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here’s a saying that goes, “When all else fails, take a vacation.” That’s a hard point to dispute. Take a moment to step outside and look around you. There are mountains waiting to be explored, and bodies of water calling your name. Restaurants and breweries are finally opening those big umbrellas for outdoor seating, inviting you to come take a load off. Birds are chirping, creeks are flowing, flowers are blooming and outdoor stages are flipping the lights back on. You’ve got a vacation outside your front door. Let us be your guide. To kick things off, Boulder’s “meme queen” Whole Foods Daddy provides you with a guide to making 2023 your hottest hot-girl summer yet. Will Matuska travels up into the clouds for a story on Boulder’s fearless paragliders. Perhaps you prefer to keep your
adventurers on the ground — our comprehensive gear guide has everything you need, and our “Summer Sonics” story features six Colorado artists who will provide the soundtrack all season. When you’re ready for some culture, Toni Tresca breaks down this summer’s 66th Colorado Shakespeare Festival. And don’t think we forgot about food and drink: Michael J. Casey takes you on a summer brewery tour, making stops at Boulder County’s best outdoor patios, and John Lehndorff highlights a few staple farm stands. Finally, a comprehensive directory of our state’s best summer festivals and concerts, all wrapped in a handdrawn front cover by Front Range artist Mike McPuff. We don’t want to brag, but this edition is a roadmap to your best summer yet.
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HEATING UP Local meme queen charts the definitive guide to your hottest hot-girl Boulder Summer
BY GABBY VERMEIRE, AKA WHOLE FOODS DADDY
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he beginning of September brings a sense of regret for all the Boulder-centric things you didn’t do over the summer (along with spray-tanned, Orange Countysourced freshmen). Despite your best intentions and the vision board you made with your therapist in the spring, you spent yet another summer scrolling Instagram only to come to your senses in the fall with a raging case of FOMO. This year, what if you didn’t waste your wild and precious summer and instead sucked the marrow out of its bones as ravenously as you suck
the last drops of a WONDER Press smoothie? Repeat after me: This summer, I will not cave to the Instagram algorithm and buy another Outdoor Voices athletic dress. (Let’s get real: That shit is only getting worn to Rayback.) Babes, it is officially time to do all the things, kiss all the hot people, smell all the flowers and drink all the Illegal Pete’s margs. Here are some tips on how to have your hottest hot-girl Boulder summer.
GET FREAKY IN THE CREEKY
Like an artery of fun and E. coli, Boulder Creek supplies the life force of
horniness and human connection for our town in the summer. To go to Eben G. Fine Park on a hot, sunny afternoon is an automatic entry into a ruthless game of posturing. From the Naropa hot girl in an impressive but totally unnecessary side crow pose on the grass, to the thirsty dad in the throes of a midlife crisis using his progeny to pick up women, everyone is flexing. The only way to win is to reject the game entirely by embracing your inner creek freak and becoming the
most uncool, unhinged, feral creature in the riparian ecosystem. Leave the sexualized semi-nudity for the normies; be a real freak by experimenting with nonsexual full-nudity in Dream Canyon. And, instead of pretending to read Osho by the creek, read milk and honey by Rupi Kaur and loudly tell anyone who will listen that you’re only looking at the illustrations. (Or, better yet, read the latest issue of Boulder Weekly and loudly tell everyone to support local journalism.)
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Best dating app? Not Hinge or Tinder or Bumble, please; I’m so tired.
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Listen, of course you’re tired. Not only do the interfaces of these apps fry your dopamine receptors, but you can only go on so many Bitter Bar dates that lead to situationships with men in their 20s and 30s before you want to throw in the towel. I hate to be the one to tell you, but that 37-year-old bartender isn’t interested in someone your age because you’re “so special”; it’s because he’s special. That’s why I say step over coded transactions and download Seeking Arrangements. Gen X-ers are the ideal relationship material; they’re just cool enough to have an Instagram with climbing pictures, but they still need your help with editing the post caption.
While I’m a strong proponent of the nips-bare-everywhere-legally-allowed philosophy, the farmers market is hands down the best place and time to pop ’em out. Even more than a place to find 12 stands devoted to hot sauce, the Boulder Farmers Market is the town’s unofficial fashion show. Completing your cute ’n crunchy ’fit with your two cutest accessories might even get you a few extra zucchinis (Disclaimer: The fine people at the BCFM would likely appreciate it if you kept your shirt on).
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SMOOCHIN’ AND KOMBUCHIN’
Let’s not pretend we’re not looking forward to some sweet summer lovin’. If you haven’t noticed, Boulderites are super hot. So, how does one kiss as many people as possible this summer? First, apply some Burt’s Bees peppermint chapstick to your lips and eyelids. Burt from Burt’s Bees is a certified daddy sex symbol and you will become more kissable by association; the chapstick on your eyelids won’t make you more attractive, but it does feel weird. Next, try a date idea that isn’t drinks at Avanti or Rosetta Hall. That’s not a knock on Avanti or Rosetta Hall, it’s just that they’re much more enjoyable as sites for anthropological studies of other people’s Hinge dates (or, in Rosetta Hall’s case, for the unreal amount of sexual tension between you and the person washing their hands next to you in the co-ed bathroom). Unpopular opinion: Scrambling the second Flatiron on a first date is not a terrible idea. Somewhere between rope climbing and an unpleasantly steep hike exists scrambling, a word that suggests desperation, which makes it an ideal experience for a first date (most ideally with a stranger you have yet to meet in real life). I find that increasing
the “danger factor” of a date is a quick way to make you and your partner remember that life is nasty, brutish and short, and there’s no time like the present to celebrate surviving another day by making sweet, dusty love off-trail (but please, don’t disturb nesting raptors). Plus, if you do end up breaking your body in the process, Emergency Medical Technicians (or E-M-cuTies) in Boulder are somehow all ridiculously good looking.
EAT INTUITIVELY
“hAvINg YOuR beST sUmMeR iS aLL AbOuT EatINg CLeaN aNd hEaLThY…” um, with all due respect, screw that, and an extra screw that to the word “healthy,” which happens to be the most useless word ever used to describe food. To have a hot-girl Boulder summer is to eat as much as possible. I promise, you’ll always regret that extra spoonful of grassfed butter you didn’t add to your coffee, or the combination of steak juice and grease you didn’t lick off your plate (and your date’s). Maybe some woo-woo nutritionists will call this “intuitive eating.” I don’t know what that is, but my intuition tells me a hot ’n fresh Lucky’s rotisserie chicken sensually torn apart in communion with your clos-
est friends plus enough cherries as it takes to induce a bowel movement is a summer night well spent. An important exception to the anti-diet culture rule: Ordering a skinny marg at T/aco is permissible due to the fact that it contains more alcohol than the normal one.
And there you have it. Here’s to spending this summer in the People’s Republic of Boulder living like John Denver, getting lost in the Colorado sauce and only emerging when you are fully covered in dirt, sweat, blood and someone else’s essential oils.
What is ‘in’ and what is ‘out’ for summer?
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• Setting boundaries with your parents, who only want to hang out with you now to smoke weed • Making the Thursday Night Bike Ride vibe even weirder by aggressively shaming anyone not wearing a helmet • When a server asks if your request for the gluten-free option was because of a sensitivity or Celiac disease, looking them dead in the eyes and saying it’s a preference
• The word “healthy” being used to describe anything but boundaries • Wearing underwear (aka the chains of the oppressor) with sundresses • Talking shit about John Mayer every time Dead and Company comes to town (sorry, but the sensitive bro has talent, and Jerry was the OG sensitive bro anyway)
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FLYING HIGH How ‘hanging 10,000 feet above ground from a couple pieces of nylon’ became a summer staple in Boulder BY WILL MATUSKA
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etting high is easy for a lot of Coloradans. But staying high can be a challenge. Such is the case with paragliding — where pilots navigate technical weather patterns searching for thermal lifts (rising hot air) that push the aircraft higher for hours in the clouds. Without finding thermal lifts, a launch from Boulder’s Wonderland Lake site means a four-minute “sled ride.”
But it’s not just the elevation that’s appealing to paragliders. “You ever wanted to be a bird?” asks Sebastian Nider, a pilot in Boulder, answering what he likes about paragliding. “There’s no way you can get closer to it than paragliding. You are in the most simple human aircraft ever built.” That aircraft consists of a lightweight wing with no rigid structure. After launching off a slope by foot, the pilot
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steers from below in a seated position. “Nothing feels cooler than to be hanging 10,000 feet above the ground from a couple pieces of nylon,” says Nider. Nider is part of a growing community of paragliders in Boulder, a place not historically known for the sport. Today there are 300 members of the Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding Paragliding Association’s (RMHPA) Boulder chapter, and it’s growing. Brian Doub is an instructor at Red Tail Paragliding, one of the handful of paragliding companies in Boulder. He says he’s flown in at least 13 countries over his 22-year career as a pilot after first learning in England. “Boulder is unique,” he says. “We have a saying here in the Boulder paragliding community that if you can fly in Boulder, you can fly anywhere,” as he describes weather patterns and launch environments that can make it tough to take to the air. There’s only one launch site in Boulder County (Wonderland Lake), made up of four individual launches, all facing east. Northeast winds are ideal for flying at that location, but the prevailing winds move southwest. This can
lead to turbulence as winds move over the hill, 600 feet above the Foothills Community Park landing site. Emergency landings are possible in other non-designated areas, but pilots could contend with upset landowners or a ticket from authorities. Pilots undergo rigorous training before their first flight. At Red Tail Paragliding, Doub puts students through ground handling sessions so they learn how to control the wing before getting in the air. He says whenever he helps someone on their first flight, which is typically off the 300-foot launch, it takes him back to his own first flight. “It’s so much fun to see the work they’ve put in pay off in a safe launch and landing,” he says. “You get a lot of yelling and screaming at the top of their lungs, they’re so excited.” Nider remembers his first flight, but he wasn’t too nervous about it. “You could be a sack of potatoes and the thing will fly,” he says.
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tandem clients of the season, which typically runs from May through September. Amrat isn’t learning how to fly solo, but wants the in-air experience. “I like a lot of adventure, so that’s why I’m paragliding today,” he says. “I’m excited, and a little bit scared.” The two get dropped off via Uber on Pine Needle Road behind the ridge from the Boulder South launch site. Getting a ride is the only alternative to get there besides hiking up. They walk the rest of the way, which takes about 15 minutes — a courtesy to residents in the area. Fleitas is consistently analyzing weather conditions for the perfect com-
Dusty Miller grew up in Boulder and works for RMHPA to ensure access to free flight. That includes maintaining positive relationships with landowners and government officials by regularly organizing trail maintenance events and meeting with Boulder Outdoor Space and Mountain Parks. He’s grateful to be part of the community. “It’s amazing being a part of this growing sport that is still relatively new,” he says. “It’s this exciting, uncharted frontier, where it’s just starting to really gain some traction, and more and more people are realizing that this is something they can do.”
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there isn’t as much time to do it because of the low elevation launch. This helps create lots of talented pilots in the community, Miller says. Around here, it’s all about distance for experienced pilots. So far, there have been 13 flights from Wonderland Lake to Wyoming, which is nearly 100 miles. Not everyone who flies is aiming for distance, though. Some enjoy it for the views. “Flying in beautiful Boulder Colorado allows you to experience the magic of seeing the Rocky Mountains from above, the whole city from above, the Flatirons and the
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bination of wind speed — about 10 mph — and direction on the way to the launch site. By the time the two are ready to launch, they have to wait for these conditions — “para-waiting,” as Fleitas calls it. A group of paragliders are at the Boulder North launch site doing the same. When the moment comes, Fleitas pulls the wing up behind them and the two sprint down the hill. Before you can blink, they’re in flight. While paragliding is gaining attention in the U.S., it’s more popular in other places like Europe. There, pilots describe a culture that is more understanding of their sport, where landowners and governments often provide more flexibility in launch and landing sites. 16
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Continental Divide,” says Fleitas. To really understand what it’s like and why they do it, Nider encourages participation. “I think one of the biggest ways you can connect with the community is for people to just try it,” he says. “It’s not as dangerous as it may seem and it’s very beautiful.” On a sunny day in Boulder, it’s typical to see a few paragliders high in the sky. Those who participate in the sport are hooked after their first launch. “As I tell my students, I really haven’t come down since,” says Doub.
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Miller is working with the city to open new launches as the paragliding community grows, comparing the current one launch site option for paragliders to a mountain biking community with one trail. While he says those conversations are positive, factors like protecting native grasses or burrowing owls have prevented the establishment of additional sites. Despite this, Boulder is starting to make a name for itself as a destination for paragliders — where the tricky conditions and low elevation launches are becoming a proving ground of sorts for veteran pilots. Miller calls Boulder a “world-class” site because it requires more skill to find lift than a typical launch site, and
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From top-tier athletic gear to fun-in-the-sun apparel and gadgets, prepare yourself for the season with these duds
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Park picnic at 11 a.m., Sunshine Canyon hike at 2 p.m., and a dinner party at 6 p.m.? Try these multi-faceted pieces:
Rain or shine, cold or hot, two miles up or 10 miles down — these products will keep you cool, comfortable and collected during your summer excursions:
OLUKAI MIO LI SNEAKER
Buy at: Pedestrian Shops, multiple locations Price: $130 Rocks, sand, grass, pavement — throw any surface at OluKai’s versatile sneaker, and it will surely pass the test, all while making you look stylish.
GONZO CAMP COLLAR SHIRT
Buy at: Roark, 1810 29th St., #1024, Boulder Price: $79 This multi-functional button-up is airy, comfortable, and perfect for any summer occasion — no wonder adventure lifestyle brand Roark calls it an “everyday shirt.”
Buy at: REI, 1789 28th St., Boulder Price: $140 For the comfort-forward hiker, Salomon’s X Ultra Low shoes are a must. They’re grippy, and will have your feet thanking you after a long trek.
ORTOVOX 120 COOL TEC FAST UPWARD TOP — WOMEN’S HOKA ONE ONE TRANSPORT SNEAKER
Buy at: Pedestrian Shops, multiple locations Price: $140 Everyday tasks and fitness collide with Hoka’s Transport kicks. Commuting, hiking or lounging? Have no fear in these these eco-friendly joints.
SALOMON X ULTRA LOW HIKING SHOES
Buy at: Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Unit A, Boulder Price: $80 Aren’t the best running tops the ones you don’t notice? Ortovox takes this seriously: The Fast Upward Top allows for full freedom of movement, no matter the activity.
NATHAN RUN COOL
Buy at: Amazon Price: $25 This hat rocks: glare reduction, UPF, hidden pockets, washer-friendly — there’s very little the Nathan Run Cool can’t do.
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COALATREE TRAILHEAD PANTS
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Buy at: Helly Hansen, 1207 Pearl St., Boulder Price: $35 When the hot Colorado sun comes out, so do the hats. Don’t step out into the BoCo wilderness with just any old brim — trust Helly Hansen’s Roam Cap 2.0. It dries quickly and looks really sharp.
SAXX MEN’S AERATOR TEE
Buy at: Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Unit A, Boulder Price: $45 The Men’s Aerator shirt screams universality. Built to accommodate all shapes and sizes, give your body a breather on your excursion and try this one out.
HH LIFA ACTIVE SOLEN T-SHIRT
Buy at: Helly Hansen, 1207 Pearl St., Boulder Price: $60 Helly Hansen wants you to “have limitless sunny adventures” in the Solen T-shirt. It’s got UPF 50+, is light as a feather, and wicks away all your midworkout sweat.
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Who wants to be up the creek without a paddle? Or deep in the woods realizing you forgot your tent? Not us — maximize your overnight connection with the great outdoors with these great finds:
Summer isn’t all hikes and camping trips — it’s casual drinks, block parties and music festivals too. Consider these items for optimal summer fun:
STANLEY LEGACY QUADVAC TRIGGER-ACTION MUG
Buy at: Neptune Mountaineering, 633 S. Broadway, Unit A, Boulder Price: $28 Crawling out of your tent to the smell of morning coffee over a campfire is a great feeling — give your brew a place to stay warm with this tough, ergonomic mug by Stanley.
MOOSEJAW ICE FORT 25-QUART HARD COOLER
Buy at: Moosejaw, 1750 29th St., #1042, Boulder. Price: $150 It’s big, it’s easy to haul (comes with a strap), and it’s ready for a road trip or a day at the park — Moosejaw’s Ice Fort is a freezer-grade, antimicrobial machine calling your name this summer.
POLER FOUR-PERSON TENT
Buy at: poler.com Price: $300 Poler has a foothold in the outdoor community for its commitment to style and function. Their biggest addition to their camping lineup, the Poler four-person tent, is no exception — in fact, it’s a glowing example. Set it up quickly with their mechanical hub system (30 seconds, they timed it), and comfortably share a space with family and friends.
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GERBER PACK HATCHET
Buy at: gerbergear.com Price: $45 The Gerber Pack Hatchet is small but mighty. Whether you’re clearing a campsite, cutting rope or carving wood, Gerber’s corrosion resistant little giant works with you, not against.
MARSHALL EMBERTON II
Buy at: Amazon Price: $26 (set of 6) What’s summer without a refreshing margarita? Give your cold concoction a place to call home with this stemless glass, perfect for preventing any spills or breaks.
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MARIDALEN FLEECE
Buy at: Helly Hansen, 1207 Pearl St., Boulder Price: $100 From the city to the great outdoors, the Maridalen Fleece is a hit for its comfort, and a home run for its unique design.
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Buy at: kanjam.com Price: $40 Mix the stress-free vibe of a casual frisbee toss with the competitive spirit surrounding Ultimate Frisbee, and you’ve got Kan Jam, a fast-growing summer pastime that rivals Spikeball as the best way to have a drink and play a game in the sun.
COMPADRE BAG
Buy at: Roark, 1810 29th St., #1024, Boulder Price: $59 Fanny packs have become an essential for festivals, outdoor activities, or hikes and runs. Roark’s Compadre Bag holds far more than meets the eye, and looks super slick. (You can get it in camouflage too).
L.L.BEAN BEACH LOUNGER
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SUMMER SONICS Fill your summer playlist with these Colorado acts BY CARTER FERRYMAN
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a windows-down drive through the mountains, a picnic at the foot of the Flatirons, the winding route of a weekend hike or a stroll on Pearl Street among the tulips, just to name a few. And since every scene in your summer movie could use a soundtrack, what better way to make that score special than with Colorado artists? Here’s a rundown of some of our state’s most exciting creators, their stories, playlist “must-adds” for the coming months, and where you can catch them next.
TUFF BLUFF
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reestyling in high school led to writing and recording in college, and when Aurora rapper Devin Arnold, known musically as DNA Picasso, moved back to Denver in 2016, a creative spark had already turned into a flame. “After trial and failure, persistence, learning from my mistakes and a little bit of magic,” Arnold says, “I’m here today.” The local music scene is better because of it. DNA Picasso’s newest album, The Color Blü, has garnered local acclaim for its cohesion, sharp lyricism and catchy hooks. Arnold combines veteran chops and bouncy summer anthems with ease and precision. And there’s no shortage of tracks that embody the summer sound. Picture yourself at the tail end of a barbecue. The sun is setting, but it’s still blazing hot outside. You’re about to hop from the house with the grill to the one with the pool for a night swim. In the car, windows down, BOULDER WEEKLY
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surrounded by friends, is when you toss on “PLZ,” DNA Picasso’s bright, glitchy collaboration with Malcolm Whyz3 and Soul Pesci. Warm like the weather, quick and clever in delivery, it’s a foolproof addition to the summer rotation.
DNA PICASSO’S SUMMER SONICS: ● “PLZ” by DNA Picasso ● “Watermelon Sundae’’ by Dom Kennedy ● “Heatin Up” by Forty $even ● Anything by Blxst, a talented emcee hailing from Los Angeles
ON THE BILL: DNA Picasso with Christian Angelo, Malcolm Whyz3, Chris Cart3r, U.T.I.C.A. and Holiday. 7-midnight. Saturday, May 27, The Black Buzzard at Oskar Blues, 1624 Market St., Denver. $20
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enver and the Front Range at-large have no shortage of DIY music. Tuff Bluff, a noholds-barred trio born in the depths of lockdown, lives and dies by their independence, and punk rock be damned if it hasn’t paid dividends for the local music scene. You want summer speed? Guitarist-vocalist Sara Fischer, bassist-vocalist Tom Dodd and drummer Ryan Heller have what you need. But summer is more than drinks outside and dry Colorado heat — it’s also about slowing down and reflecting. “Not all days are sunny,” says Dodd. One day, all that’s on your mind is the excitement of hanging out with friends in nature, the world in the palm of your hand, but the next day you’re weighed down by the anxiety of living with the slow-moving disaster of climate change. Tuff Bluff wraps it all together in their music. Close your eyes: It’s early summer dusk, and the air is pungent with ozone, wet pavement and dirt. There’s
a warehouse party on the horizon — Flora de la Luna and Glueman are set to perform. Your step is quick and steady with a “shake off the bullshit cadence.” You cannot wait to meet up with your friends. Tuff Bluff’s “Shadow” is in your headphones, driving you forward.
TUFF BLUFF’S SUMMER SONICS: ● Anything by Fake Fruit or SPELLS, two explosive rock groups from Denver ● “Constructive Summer” by The Hold Steady ● The Sidekicks, Dodd’s “quintessential summer band.”
ON THE BILL: OWTH with Single Mothers and Tuff Bluff. Time TBA. Sunday, June 25, Marquis Theater, 2009 Larimer St., Denver. Price TBA
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CHRIS CART3R
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hris Cart3r will never forget calling in to the Time2Grind radio station to freestyle to the tune of “Let it Go” from Frozen and getting booed off the airwaves. It was a blow to the ego, but the experience didn’t stop him: He kept filling the pages of a notebook with lyrics — sharpening, polishing and transforming a dream into a reality. In the past year, the picture has come into sharper focus for Cart3r. His versatile sound is made clear on FOREVER LOST, an EP just six songs in length, but containing a full day’s worth of game. His music is somewhere between the two coasts, pairing downtempo vibes with uptempo bars, sometimes within the same track. “My musical style could really take you through an entire summer day,” says Cart3r. Imagine you’re starting off a perfect Saturday in June with a blunt and a cruise to the corner store. Indie 102.3 is playing his infectious single, “Lost.” Then comes the rooftop party
— DJ Don P is spinning Cart3r’s summer 2023 release (stay tuned), and as the sun falls gently behind the mountains, “Dame Time” is the soundtrack for your ride back to the crib.
CHRIS CART3R’S SUMMER SONICS: ● “PEP IN MY STEP” by Doe Boy ● “Ron Artest” by Babyface Ray ● “Nonstop” by Drake ● “The Thrill” by Wiz Khalifa ● “Cameras” by Jay Critch ● “Too Comfortable” by Future ● “Beach Front” by Chris Cart3r and GetItRogers.
ON THE BILL: DNA Picasso with Christian Angelo, Malcolm Whyz3, Chris Cart3r, U.T.I.C.A. and Holiday. 7-midnight Saturday, May 27, The Black Buzzard at Oskar Blues, 1624 Market St., Denver. $20
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or Denver pop artist Grace DeVine, it’s more than the music that makes summer special. It’s all the sounds synonymous with our hottest months. “The sound of a bluetooth speaker powering up, or the crack of a condensation-covered White Claw,” she says. “The hiss of a sunscreen bottle and a crowd roaring before a festival headliner.” That being said, there are few things DeVine loves quite as much as a confident pop song that girls can listen to while getting ready for an unforgettable summer night with the squad. Fittingly, DeVine is in the business of making those. DeVine wants you to imagine you’re on a roadtrip across the country with your best friend. Sunglasses on, shoes off. It’s hot, but not uncomfortable, especially with the A/C on
and the windows down. You stick your head out the window — it’s you, the deafening wind, and “Mangoes,” DeVine’s dazzling soft-pop banger, beating like a heart through the car speakers.
GRACE DEVINE’S SUMMER SONICS: ● “Mangoes” by Grace DeVine ● “Orange and Foggy” by Little Trips ● Anything by Donna Summer, Fresh Fruit!, Neoma, Remi Wolf and Lorde, a lineup of pop, disco and indie bliss
ON THE BILL: Grace
DeVine at The Dru Project Fundraiser. 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3, Left Hand Brewing Company, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont
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usic is more than a professional path for Denver hiphop artist Cat Evans. “It’s the gas that fuels my resistance,” she says. One of Denver’s most relentless emcees needs a soundtrack to her life, and the warm-weather season offers more than its fair share of inspiration. “Summer is a time to shine, to reveal personal development and engage new ways of visibility and transparency,” she says. So it’s no surprise Evans’ summer go-to tracks are those that summon confident, freeing honest emotions: good kid, m.A.A.d. city-era Kendrick Lamar, “Girls Love Beyonce”-era Drake, Johnny Cash, Kanye West, Brandi Carslile. Like these artists, she moves with purpose on her records. Evans’ perfect summer setting is intimate. It’s a freeing space. Strangers begin telling each other secrets — opening up, fueling a fire
— “a desire to feel something other than everything we always feel,” Evans says. “Turn Me On,” her empowering, upbeat single from 2022, hums in the background; not as a song trapped in the corner on a portable speaker, but as a soundtrack for a profoundly honest moment.
CAT EVANS’ SUMMER SONICS: ● “Turn Me On” by Cat Evans ● “Moonwalking in Calabasas (remix)” by DDG ● Anything by Frank Ocean or Tracy Chapman, two of music’s foremost songwriters
ON THE BILL: “I’ll be performing all summer long,” Evans says. “I never stop performing. I will be doing more shows — stay tuned.” — Cat Evans
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am sessions in 2015 at drummer Shaun Goodwin’s house, tucked into the no-frills, neon-tinged hum of Colfax Avenue, was the birthplace of Denver’s Love Gang. Goodwin, guitarist-vocalist Kameron Wentworth, bassist Conner Murphy and organist-flutist Leo Muñoz have carved out some space for their brand of hard rock: lively, hot, perfect for summertime. Goodwin says their songs are “perfect jams for a greasy summer barbecue with the crew.” Join Love Gang in painting a perfect summer picture: You’ve decided, on a whim, to pack up the van with friends and head on a summer getaway south of the border. Straight road, nothing but desert, the evening sky is turning purple, and it’s time to post up for the night. Among the sand and cacti, you’re sitting at a bonfire — beer is flowing, a bag of mushrooms has made its way around the circle, and Love Gang’s bluesy tune
“Headed Down to Mexico” blares through the van speakers behind you.
LOVE GANG’S SUMMER PLAYLIST ADDITIONS: ● “Headed Down to Mexico” by Love Gang ● “Invisible Hand” by Smokey Mirror ● Motörhead, Mountain, Free and James Gang, four bands that embodied the excitement of rock in the ’60s and ’70s
ON THE BILL: Smokey
Mirror & Love Gang. 9 p.m. Thursday, June 1, The Crypt, 1618 E. 17th Ave., Denver. $12. Love Gang Tour Kickoff. Time TBA, Saturday, July 15, Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. Price TBA
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Shakespeare 66 Summers of
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im Orr’s history with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) began as an actor in 2007 — his favorite roles at the company include Lucio in the 2010 production of Measure for Measure and Horatio in the 2009 production of Hamlet. In 2011 he joined the staff as the associate producing director and was eventually promoted to his current role as producing artistic director. “It’s been a slow, steady progression every year,” Orr says. “We have been building the brand and
Boulder’s Premiere Shakespeare Festival returns June 11 with a focus on ‘hope within loss.’ BY TONI TESCA
expanding the budget by focusing on what we hope we do best, which is the plays of William Shakespeare.” The Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) has been delighting crowds since 1958. Last summer, the festival celebrated its 65th year in operation with its first full production season at its usual capacity since it was forced to cancel its 2020 season due to the pandemic.
In 2021, CSF produced an all-outdoor season in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre before returning in full force in 2022. “It was great to be back,” says Orr. “And what I noticed from our patrons was that there was a real hunger for Shakespeare. “As a company, we want to mix in newer titles and create the classics of tomorrow,” Orr says, “but man, our audience really loves Shakespeare.”
In order to give patrons the classic Shakespeare they’re seeking, this year’s CSF will offer three classics from the Bard on the outdoor stage: Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, and an original practice performance of The Comedy of Errors. But at the indoor Roe Green Theatre, the company will present a lesser known Shakespeare work, The Winter’s Tale, as well as One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s contemporary adaptation of the 1743 Italian comedy Il servitore di due padroni.
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Planning for this season began during the height of the pandemic, and these titles were selected when the organization thought it might be coming back with a complete season in 2021. “Obviously, that was not the case,” Orr says. “We are always working two to three years out on the next season for CSF and making adjustments as needed.” And though the pandemic was an unexpected bump in the road, Orr had been working at the organization long enough to feel confident they would survive. Putting together a festival of this scale “is a lot,” says Wendy Franz, managing director of CSF and director of The Winter’s Tale. “There are six of us who are full-time, and we operate like a small nonprofit or start-up. What we do from May to August is very intense; we have two casts of around 45 actors, plus another 70 artisans, to produce all the shows.” Heidi Schmidt, CSF’s resident dramaturg, begins talking to directors about the seasons’ shows in October or November “A lot of my dramaturgical work so far has been getting a sense of where the directors are coming from, reading the scripts, and asking myself what will be the biggest barrier to the audience getting the most out of this production,” Schmidt says.
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The creative team agonizes over questions like these at production meetings until their first day of rehearsals, which began this year on May 23. “We rehearse and open a season one [show] at a time,” Orr says, until all shows are open and in repertory by the end of July.
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Its first show of the season is the witty romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing, which opens at the Mary Rippon Theatre on June 13. The play tells the story of how bickering enemies Benedick and Beatrice become lovers.
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“Much Ado About Nothing is everything we love about Shakespeare,” Orr says. “It has romance, themes of growing up, falling in love and what our relationships are with our parents. I think it is important to remind ourselves that for a lot of people, especially young people, this is probably their first Shakespeare play, and it may even be their first time at live theater; so, we want to invite them into that experience by presenting this relatable story in an understandable way.” After opening its first outdoor show, CSF will premiere The Winter’s Tale in the Roe Green Theatre on June 25. “Though we love the classics, there
is a segment of our audience who adores Shakespeare’s richly complex plays that don’t get produced every two to three years,” Orr says. “We haven’t done The Winter’s Tale in a long time, but it is this psychological drama that has elements of comedy and has so much to say about our current time.” Though Franz is a fan of Shakespeare, she hadn’t read The Winter’s Tale until Orr asked her if she was interested in directing the show. She was struck by the intensity of the play’s story, which features King Leontes inexplicably accusing his pregnant wife of infidelity, an act he ultimately spends two decades repenting for. “Even though the king abuses his power, I was moved by how many characters throughout the play stand up to the tyrant to protect the vulnerable,” Franz says. “As awful as it could have gone, people kept it from going too far and made it possible for a magical resurrection at the end.” Next up on the outdoor stage is CSF’s take on King Lear, which opens July 9. In the titular role of the king, the tragedy features Ellen McLaughlin, who originated the role of Angel in the original production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. King Lear foolishly gives his property away to the daughters who profess MAY 25, 2023
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their love the most rather than the daughter who actually loves him. “I was drawn to King Lear during COVID,” Orr says. “It said a lot to me about how hard the pandemic was hitting our parents and grandparents; however, I felt it would be too soon to approach that title in 2021-2022 because we might not have enough perspective.” After the madness of Lear, audiences can cleanse their palates with the uproariously hilarious farce One Man, Two Guvnors on its indoor stage when it opens July 23. The play, set in Brighton, England, in the swinging 1960s, is a fresh adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s 1743 commedia dell’arte The Servant of Two Masters. “During the pandemic, I watched the filmed version of One Man, Two Guvnors starring James Corden,
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and I enjoyed how much it was a party in the theater,” Orr says. “The play was everything that excites us about adaptations; it’s a smart reimagining of a classic play that still maintains the spirit of the original work. It’s not quite a musical — it might be easier if it were — but there is a band who plays interludes; I wanted us to get some experience with musical theater, and this felt like a great way to learn as a company.”
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Rounding out the festival is its yearly one-night-only original practice production of The Comedy of Errors on Aug. 6, which has already sold out. This exploratory style seeks to stage plays as they would have been produced during Shakespeare’s era.
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GROWERS OF LIFE BRAND PLANTSTM The original practice productions are one of Schidmit’s favorite parts of the festival because “the raw energy of putting an under-rehearsed Shakespeare play in front of an audience to see how much still works is really extraordinary,” she says. “I love how this project turns the 21st-century aesthetic of polish and precision on its head. Things that seem like imperfections from that point of view are its greatest strengths — we watch actors fumble and recover with grace, humor and a lot of joy.” This is the theater’s last summer in the Rippon Theatre in its current form due to renovations the university is making to the venue. “We won’t have an outdoor season in 2024, and possibly not in 2025,” Orr says. “It’s important for people who love the CSF to come this year because this
is the last time that the old theater that people love will be in its current form.” Though last season was officially CSF’s first full season back after the pandemic, one of the things Franz observed while putting together the program was how enthusiastic the creative teams were to be producing theater again. “I was getting excited from reading the director’s and dramaturgical notes because there is a common theme of hope within loss, and I think that is poignant coming out of the pandemic,” Franz says. “And I hope that people pick up on those themes when they see the shows this year; we all go through this stuff together. Whether it’s joy or tragedy, we get to carry the lessons we learned through the theater with each other.”
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DRINKING ALFRESCO Patios to enjoy a cold one this summer BY MICHAEL J. CASEY
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s our long, cold, gray winter finally — finally — gives way to the spring bloom and the promise of a warm summer, it’s time to partake in one of Colorado’s greatest pleasures: drinking alfresco. Granted, this is something most hardy Coloradans do 365, but in the summertime, when the weather is hot, and sunshine dapples through mesh awnings and tree canopies, when sunsets turn a simple orange into an array of ombre, drinking on a patio is a pleasure that can’t be beat. And that pleasure got a considerable upgrade during the pandemic. Thanks to inside capacity constrictions, many resBOULDER taurants, bars and breweries all over the AVERY BREWING COMPANY state moved outdoors. Some were 4910 Nautilus Court North already prepped — Left Hand Brewing Company had been working on their The patio at Avery is massive. There are tables to eat at, outdoor space since 2019 — while othchairs to lounge in and a large green space for kids and ers, like Twisted Pine Brewing Company, four-legged friends to run around. And good beer is only used the pandemic as the perfect time a step away: 20-plus brews, some of them rarities from to modernize their existing structures days gone by, some of them pilots for future rollouts, while converting nearby parking spaces and all the Avery staples. You could get pretty in the into a beer garden. That means pretty weeds here — just make sure you save room for Island much any brewery you visit these days Rascal. Old-timers might recognize this Belgian-style will have some sort of patio for you to wheat ale infused with passion fruit under its previous drink, dine and relax, but here are a moniker, Liliko’i Kepolo, but a rose by any other name couple of must-dos across the county will still deliver a burst of refreshing carbonation, tonguewhere you simply must take it outside. tickling tartness and tropical flavors. It’s the perfect beer
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for when the sun is high in the sky, a soft breeze rustles the leaves, and you aren’t concerned about anything beyond this moment. Three more to try: Twisted Pine Brewing Company doesn’t just have the patio for you; they have the beer, too: Patio Pounder, a session IPA with a low ABV and a jam-packed hop profile. At Sanitas Brewing Co., you can drink next to the train tracks, and though they’re not a brewery, the West End Tavern serves plenty of local brew on their outstanding rooftop patio. It’s a treat.
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LEFT HAND BREWING COMPANY 1265 Boston Ave. If you’ve been to Left Hand Brewing Company, you probably know about the lovely patio out front. If you haven’t been in a while, then you may not know that Left Hand opened a massive beer garden next door, perfect for drinking in the sunshine, live music and playing with dogs. They’re open most Thursdays through Sundays, depending on the weather, and have food trucks on-site and a mobile tap room. Start with the crushable 1265 Pilsner, and go from there. Four others to try: Main Street’s Pumphouse Brewery sports an adjacent sports bar, the Red Zone, and a large patio perfect for people watching on weekends with a pint of Red Alert Amber. The high planters on Wibby Brewing’s patio will make you forget you’re sitting atop the bones of the long-gone Butterball plant — the Volksbier Vienna is
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spectacular — and nearby 300 Suns Brewing has a Salted Toffee Imperial Brown Ale on tap, and the one of the best hot chicken sandwiches around. Down in Longmont’s Prospect New Town, Primitive Beer has a small outdoor space and a couple of picnic tables overlooking the park to enjoy all those wild and funky ales. Buy a bottle of something sparkling and enjoy the day.
vated by COVID-19 constrictions, or maybe it was built to soak up Colorado’s outdoor splendor and provide a killer stage for up-andcoming musicians. Either way, this is a stellar place to spend an afternoon.
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That other one to try: Across the street is the brewery that made Lyons famous, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew. Truth be told, their indoor dining space is where you want to go. But you can certainly enjoy G’Knight Imperial Red Ale on the patio. Beer this good can be enjoyed anywhere.
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FRITZ FAMILY BREWERS 6778 N. 79th St. Niwot hasn’t had much luck holding on to breweries. Fritz Family Brewers, established in 2021, hopes to change that. And with beautiful digs, it just might. Though the interior is warm and inviting, stop here after the sun goes down for stargazing and a lovely glass of helles.
Crystal Springs sports two locations in Louisville, but only one has the most darling beer garden around. It’s smalltown charm inside, backyard vibes outside, and both go beautifully with the tangy, tart fruit and grainy body of Blood Orange Kölsch.
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Two others to try: Not too far down Main Street from Crystal Springs is 12Degree Brewing, purveyors of Belgian-inspired ales, and worth it for the frites and Midnight Fog alone. On the other side of the tracks is Gravity Brewing, and out back, you’ll find picnic tables, planters growing vegetables and a little seclusion.
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This one’s almost too easy: It backs up to the river, for crying out loud. Currently, the patio is under renovation, but construction should be complete by mid-summer. You’ll have plenty of time to enjoy those long, hot Colorado days with a Tropical Stay-Cation juicy IPA at 8,000 feet.
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MAINSTAGE BREWING COMPANY 450 Main St. For years there was only one brewery in this mountain town. Then in 2021, MainStage came on the scene. Maybe the size of its outdoor space was moti-
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ECHO BREWERY AND PIZZERIA 600 Briggs St.
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You’ve got to go to Westbound & Down and enjoy some pizza. It doesn’t matter if you live across Baseline or across the county; it’s worth the drive. Try the 95th Street pizza with a starter of burrata and wash it down with any number of Westbound’s award-winning beers. The Coloradan Mexican Lager isn’t just crisp and clean with a snappy hop profile; chef Casey Taylor uses it in the pizza dough. Two others to try: If you’re getting tired of all this lager talk — this is a summer drinking guide, after all — head over to Cellar West Artisan Ales for something funky, fruity and wild. Perhaps a bottle of Farmhouse Saison? Or maybe apples are your thing. In that case, head up to Acreage by Stem Ciders for some of the best views in Boulder County.
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Two others to try: Located in a strip mall, Very Nice Brewing Company doesn’t have an expansive patio but does have some very nice beers — give the Monk’s Phunk Belgian-style ale brewed with honey a quaff. Knotted Root Brewing Company has scenic views (who doesn’t have scenic views around here?) and plenty of irreverent brews. Thick Strawberry Goo, anyone?
If you thought we’d overlook Erie, think again. Echo has one of the best patios in the county, hands down. It’s large; it’s on Erie’s main drag, yet it’s secluded enough that the cars don’t feel on top of you. And Echo’s indoor/outdoor space makes it all flow even better. Plus, they have TVs, so if you plan on watching the Nuggets play deep into June, then Echo — with a cold pint of Two Pup Pale Ale — might be the place for you. The other one to try: We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention The Industrial Revolution Brewing Company, 285 Cheesman St. It has that same homey charm you’ll find at Crystal Springs. If you’ve ever been drinking in the small neighborhood pubs dotting the London suburbs, then The Industrial Revolution Brewing Company will bring back some mighty fine memories.
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ence, so we offer a few tips for getting the most out of visiting Boulder County’s farm stands: • Follow farms’ social media to know which crops they will be harvesting any given week. • Arrive early in the day when the best selection is available. Translation: Get there before somebody else cleans out those tiny sugary cherry tomatoes you love. • Bring your own bags. Also, some stands are self-service so bring cash. Many also accept Venmo payments. • Buy vegetables. Pick up honey and flowers. Bring your empty egg cartons and pick up a dozen because they taste better than store-bought eggs. Spend your money here and it builds local food security and sustainability. • Visit often. Stand-visiting is a habit, not a one-and-done experience. The stands feature a constantly changing cast of seasonal treats.
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ome of us mark the arrival of summer by Memorial Day barbecues or music festivals or simply when the pool opens for the season. Diehard fresh-produce fanatics are a different breed. Their planning calendars are filled with fruits, vegetables and exclamation marks! “The crops that get our customers most excited — and us, too — are the May radishes, June carrots, July peaches, August tomatoes, September peppers and October pumpkins,” says Mark Guttridge, co-owner of Longmont’s Ollin Farms. Farmers markets are wonderful, but sometimes you don’t want to deal with the crowds, the parking and the time investment. The supermarkets advertise the Big Three: Palisade peaches, Olathe sweet corn and Rocky Ford melons, but that’s usually it for “local.” A few Boulder bistros feature local farmers’ crops, but if you really want to BOULDER WEEKLY
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get up close and personal with the freshest stuff, you have to visit Boulder County’s roadside farm stands tucked away on rural backroads. They range from well-known, long-serving spots like Munson Farms — famous for sweet corn — to the pop-up places with hand-painted signs offering eggs and honey and vegetables. No two farm stands are alike and these farmers grow varieties of vegetables and herbs that are hard to find at markets or grocery stores. That’s why setting out to visit a few of them on a Saturday morning is a good way to discover sources of big flavor for the summer cooking to come. If you drive or bike to the following stands in Boulder, Longmont and Hygiene, you can talk to the farmers and their families, get cooking advice and see the fields where the food came from. Shopping at farm stands tends to be a quirky personal experi-
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10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 7927 Hygiene Road, Hygiene. Additional days may be added later in the season, aspenmoonfarm.com Erin Dreistadt and Jason Griffith operate Hygiene’s Aspen Moon Farm. The produce fills CSA orders and a quaint roadside stand with certified organic onions, popcorn, raspberries, diverse greens and vegetables. They also offer local foods and lots of organically grown flowers.
“You can usually get a glimpse of the farm work being done when you visit,” Dreistadt says. “What we will have for sale is what’s in season to eat right now. We are known for our greens like spinach, salad mix, arugula, baby kale, mizuna, mustard greens and butterhead lettuce.”
Black Cat Farm
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, 4975 Jay Road, Boulder. Black Cat Farm also operates a stand at the Boulder Farmers Market, blackcatboulder.com Black Cat Farm is the epitome of farm-to-table fare since the produce grown by Erik Skokan and his family fills plates at Boulder’s Bramble & Hare restaurant. The Black Cat Farm Store is a year-round bodega offering vegetables from fava beans to artichokes, lamb and pork, prepared frozen foods and freshly baked bread from Skokan’s kitchens, as well as other locally produced foods. According to Eric Skokan, the summer is a succession of pleasures. “July rocks for fennel, summer squash, cherry and pear tomatoes. August crushes for tomato, pepper, eggplant, cucumber, corn. And September for winter squash,” he says. Black Cat Farm inaugurated latesummer “u-pick” events out of necessity during the pandemic, which have now become a tradition. “Our u-pick events at the farm for tomatoes, basil, peppers and eggplant have become lively and convivial community events,” he says. Continued on page 35
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SUMMER RECIPES FROM BOULDER COUNTY’S FARMS Aspen Moon Farm
“I like to tell customers that they don’t have to do much to our veggies because they taste so good already,” says Aspen Moon Farm co-owner Erin Dreistadt. “Slice small fresh bok choy in half and roast it in olive oil (either in a cast iron skillet, in the oven or on the grill). Flip once and let it get some good char marks. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. My family — including the 12-yearold — literally fights over this.”
Black Cat Farm
Chef Eric Skokan of Black Cat Farm and Bramble & Hare restaurant shares these cooking tips: “Arugula is no shrinking violet; it stands up to bold flavors. In salads, it’s wonderful with things like grilled tomatoes and grated Parmesan cheese. One dish we love involves thinly sliced beef tossed with arugula — a simple and outstanding warm salad. We also frequently puree arugula in a food processor with olive oil, garlic, nuts and parsley for pesto. Put an ice cube in the blender when you purée arugula. The cold helps maintain the vivid green color, and a squirt of lemon juice helps.” Skokan also waxes poetic about his farm’s spring fava beans: “The arrival of favas brings us immense joy. We love slicking young fava pods in olive oil, showering them in salt, and popping them on the grill, turning them now and again until the jackets are blistered. And then we eat them whole — pod and all.”
Ollin Farms
“I leave the recipes to the experts,” says Mark Guttridge, co-owner of Longmont’s Ollin Farms. “We grow some incredible rhubarb, and chef Paul C. Reilly of Coperta [in Denver] uses it in this summer recipe.” Rhubarb Sangria 1 pound rhubarb, sliced thin 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 750-ml bottle dry red table wine
juice of 1 small orange juice of 1 small lemon juice of 1 small lime sparkling water
Place the rhubarb in a large pitcher or medium bowl and mix with the sugar and salt. Let sit for 20 minutes. The rhubarb will release liquid and begin to macerate. Add the wine and refrigerate for at least 45 minutes until chilled. Right before you serve, add the juices from the orange, lemon and lime and stir. To serve, fill a glass with ice. Strain the sangria into each glass with a bit of the rhubarb. Top with a splash of sparkling water and serve.
Cure Organic Farm
Anne Cure of Boulder’s Cure Organic Farm recommends sampling the sweet white hakurei turnips she and her crew grow. “Hakurei turnips are great raw — they’re sweet, crisp and crunchy. You can also peel and quarter the turnips and cook them in brown butter or use them in kim chi. The greens can be made into pesto sauce.”
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Cure Organic Farm
Noon-5 p.m. daily, 7450 Valmont Road, Boulder, cureorganicfarm.com The bustling Cure stand is packed with an expanding selection of certified organic vegetables ranging from purple string beans to potatoes and 40 varieties of tomatoes. The stand features herbs, flowers, eggs, and prepared foods from former Boulder Cork chef Jim Smailer. Owner/farmer Anne Cure says she loves using her stand to make a home for other local producers: “We have four types of meat from local ranches. Daily Grains is here with sourdough bread and cookies. The stand offers locally grown and milled flour and honey from local bees. We love late summer and fall when the melons and Western Slope fruit arrives.”
Ollin Farms
11 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, 8627 N. 95th St., Longmont, ollinfarms.com Ollin Farms in Longmont is the local standard bearer for sustainability and regenerative agriculture, not to mention tasty produce and farm fun. The stand offers vegetables, prepared foods, baked goods and other local food products. “Our farmstand has become a food hub where you can get produce from our own farm, as well as [produce from] 15 other Colorado family farms,” says Mark Guttridge, who owns the farm with his wife, Kena. “It’s a community gathering spot where families can connect directly to where their food comes from. The first Saturday of each month is Kids Day, with hayrides to see the sheep and chickens.” John Lehndorff has hosted Radio Nibbles on KGNU for more than 25 years. Podcasts: news. kgnu.org/category/ radio-nibbles
MORE BOULDER COUNTY FARM STANDS Benevolence Orchard & Gardens:
MASA Farm:
Red Wagon Farm:
Self-service 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, 6712 Jay Road, Boulder, benevolenceorchard.com
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, 1367 75th St., Boulder, masaseedfoundation. org
Growing Gardens:
Munson Farms:
Monday through Saturday starting later in the summer, 1640 Baseline Road, Lafayette, redwagonfarmboulder.com
3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 1630 Hawthorn Ave., Boulder, growinggardens.org
11 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily starting in late July, 7355 Valmont Road, Boulder, munsonfarms.com
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8 p.m. Friday, May 26, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder
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June 23-25, Bond Park, 170 MacGregor Ave., Estes Park
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Saturday, July 1, Civic Center Park, 101 14th Ave., Denver Don’t Miss: Nick Shoulders, Arkansas’ crooning, whistling, guitar-picking mastermind
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Saturday, July 2, Civic Center Park, 101 14th Ave., Denver Don’t Miss: Omar Apollo, a genrebending vocalist taking the R&B and alt-pop worlds by storm
11:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2, Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder
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11:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2, Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder
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July 13-16, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder
WINTER PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL
July 15-16, Rendezvous Event Center, 78821 U.S.-40, Winter Park Don’t Miss: Leela James, R&B and soul
GLOBAL DANCE FESTIVAL Friday-Saturday, July 21-22, Empower Field at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St., Denver Don’t Miss: SoDown, a Boulder native marrying electronic music and the saxophone
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July 28-30, Planet Bluegrass Ranch, 500 W. Main St., Lyons Don’t Miss: Big Richard, energetic bluegrass bringing fun to studio and stage
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July 28-30, Various Locations, Denver Don’t Miss: N3ptune + Rusty Steve, an otherworldly, local act you need to see to believe
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July 28-Aug.7, Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, 530 S. Frontage Road, Vail
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Aug.4-6, Del Norte Don’t Miss:The Motet, Denver-based funk, soul and jazz
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Aug. 25-27, The Junk Yard, 1098 Yuma St., Denver Don’t Miss: Two Feet, a buzzy, guitar-laden concoction of dance and alternative from NYC
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Sunday, Aug.27, Boulder Bandshell, 1212 Canyon Blvd., Boulder
Aug.11-13, Planet Bluegrass Ranch, 500 W. Main St., Lyons Don’t Miss: Charley Crockett, an Americana nomad-turned-cult favorite whose writing will leave you floored
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Aug. 25-Sept. 4, Colorado State Fairgrounds, 1001 Beulah Ave., Pueblo
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