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young & farming They’re eschewing corporate life for greener pastures in an aging occupation

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Also: Loving and hating yer mom, Get Smart about speed dating, cat cafĂŠs, and a new Everyday mural

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What’s inside Volume 1 Number 27

May 5, 2016

Chief Executive Officer

8 Discovering Era Art

and Vintage

Douglas Bennett V.P. of Finance and Operations

You may recognize Tirzah Camacho from the last 15 years of her involvement as an artist in the creative fields here in Durango. Tirzah recently opened Era Art & Vintage in downtown Aztec.

Bob Ganley V.P. of Advertising David Habrat V.P. of Marketing Kricket Lewis Founding Editors

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From the Editor

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Love it or Hate it

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Sound

Downtown Lowdown

Amy Maestas

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David Holub

16 Movies

Katie Klingsporn

10 Illustrations, weird

and whimsical

Editor/ designer/ art director David Holub dholub@bcimedia.com

Courtesy of Dustin Stein

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Staff writer

Burk Beef in Mancos.

Anya Jaremko-Greenwold anya@bcimedia.com 375-4546 Contributors Katie Cahill Christopher Gallagher Bryant Liggett Jon E. Lynch Heather Narwid Cyle Talley Robert Alan Wendeborn

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Get Smart on speed dating Looking for love? Have an attention span of five minutes or less? Speed dating is coming to Durango, so we asked Cindy Fisher and Sharon Hermes, event organizers for next Wednesday’s Love on the Run event at Four Leaves Winery, about what to expect.

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7 Apparently this is a thing: Cat cafés

Don’t get carried away: You can’t eat the cats. But you can play with them.

Gatos y Galletas (“cats and cookies”) is a brand new cat café that just opened in Albuquerque.

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Album Review 6 Beer

17 Pages 18 Weed

Local illustrator Erin Camarca’s art is Western inspired, though she is by no means a “Western” artist. Her work is much weirder.

Seeing Through 18 the Smoke

Review 19

Netflix and chill ‑ 420 edition 19

20 Savage Love

11 Solo grrl takes on

a mural

21 Happening

Danya Aletebi, the first girl to ever take on the Everyday gas station mural space by herself, talks about completing the Everyday wall public art project alone.

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23 Horoscope/ puzzles/ Bizarro

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On the cover Kellie Pettyjohn stands with her new pup, Oliver Gumbo. She doesn’t really farm in a dress and Oliver Gumbo may or may not have had anything to do with Pettyjohn’s left boot.

Photo illustration by David Holub/DGO

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Yer mom Love it

I’d like to tell you my story – just the facts, and fiction, too

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f you’ve read this column at all, you know there’s one subject I can’t shut up about: Myself. I’ll write about my non-masculine bike, or what I did over the weekend or the people and places I love in Durango. Me, me, me.

Believe it or not, I actually stay up thinking about how much of a self-indulgent navel-gazer I really am, which results in even more self-indulgence.

“Get over yourself !” I shout at myself nightly.

I want to acknowledge that I am aware of it and that you’re free to hate me because of it. But I’ve come to know in my writing career that it’s kind of what I do. It’s my thing, trying to turn my experience into something relevant to others. Shared experience and first-person storytelling definitely has a place in society and in literature and has for eons. The challenging part is getting others to come along and buy in to your story, for them to see the value you see, to derive what you hope they might derive. Not because I or any personal essayist is any more special than you, but because we have stories to tell, communicators trying to make sense of the world.

I say this all to preface the fact that I’m doing a show at the Durango Arts Center on May 19. It’s called “We Are Broken and We Are Whole,” and it’s a one-man show that I wrote and will perform. Surprise! It’s about me. And my life. And something I went through, something big, a life experience. It’s a story about being trapped in a life that I needed out of and a woman, my ex-wife, who became collateral damage as a result.

It’s a deeply personal story where I share longings for love and freedom, where I admit mistakes and failures, where I confess anxieties, fears and triumphs.

As my dear friend and the director of my show, Sarah Syverson, wrote for the program, “A story told in

equal parts fiction and truth about what it means to be caged and what it takes to be free. Both captivating and revealing, David Holub guides you through the mysteries found in the most common places of our lives.” It’s an eloquent description that would have taken me a year to write on my own.

While the show is blatantly and intentionally a mix of fiction and nonfiction, being a writer of both genres, I always wonder where the line between fact and fiction lies. I wonder this even when I am, say, writing in this space about an experience I had. As I write in “We Are Broken,” “The stories we tell are our own and they are as much true as they are false.”

When I participate in personal writing, as I do so much in this column, I always try to remember just how subjective our experience is, the things we assume as “truth,” how our account of “what happened” might have been a different experience entirely for someone else, with different outcomes and conclusions. With every experience, every interaction we have, we bring our own histories, our upbringings, our biases, our strengths and shortcomings. Often we hear and see what we want to, what we already know, what we’ve come to expect, what makes us comfortable, what makes the world make sense to us.

The truth (if there is such a thing) and what “really happened” is often secondary, whether we mean it to be or not.

I’m going to keep writing about myself, what I’m thinking about and what I’m up to. Because that’s what I do. It might come off as self-indulgent at times, and it probably is on occasion. I won’t pretend that I am telling you the truth. I am telling you my truth as I know it.

Oh, and come see my show, as selfindulgent as that sounds. I’d love to share my stories with you.

Yer mom is so fat. In a good way. She has the warmest, squashiest body that can envelope you in a swift embrace. Her dressing gown has enough fabric to catch all of your tears. She’s so fat, she knows exactly what home-cooked meal you want according to your petulant moods. She knows how burnt you like your toast and what flavor pasta sauce is your favorite.

Yer mom is so stupid. But some lessons can’t be learned in school. She worked two jobs rather than send herself to college. She also saved money to make sure you could go. She’s so stupid, she gets angry when you decide to major in something impractical like philosophy, but then lets you crash in her basement when you can’t find a job and slink home with yer tail between your legs.

Yer mom is so old. And she’s filled with wisdom; how best to get stains out of blouses, how to find the cheapest airline tickets, how to seduce unsuspecting men. She’s been taken advantage of, deceived, congratulated, interrogated, praised, looked after, abandoned and finally – reincarnated. With you, she thinks she gets a second chance. You’ll do everything she couldn’t.

—— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold

Hate it Think it’s impossible for me to hate yer mom, like yer mom is some sort of heaven’s gift? Let me try.

There were all those times yer mom bragged about you embarrassingly to her friends when you were standing right there and you just had to take it. Because it’s always the unimportant stuff that she brags about, like your career achievements and the charming and stable relationship you have with yer significant other. When will yer mom brag to her friends about something that actually matters, like how you graduated college in five years, not six like all your friends, or how you haven’t stolen money from them in three years?

Or how yer mom made you breakfast every day during high school and she would cut the fruit so nicely and display it on a plate. And then one day she stopped, and just started putting a whole apple or peach in front of you. What was that?

Or how yer mom said you could get a puppy and then was talked out of it by yer dad.

Blame yer dad, but that’s totally on yer mom, getting yer hopes up like that.

Or how yer mom would always make sure you did yer homework, or ate three solid meals a day, or later, when you were an adult, she’d call every week to check in, if only to make sure yer life was OK or that at least that you weren’t dead. Yer mom is rather pesky like that.

—— David Holub

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[Expert Advice on Trivial Affairs]

Cyle Talley | Get Smart

Speed Dating Looking for love? Have an attention span of five minutes or less? Speed dating is coming to Durango, so we asked Cindy Fisher and Sharon Hermes of Four Corners Expo and the event organizers for next Wednesday’s Love on the Run event at Four Leaves Winery, about what to expect.

What prompted trying this in Durango?

I thought it would be something fun, simple for us to do, and something that would be neat in commit-o-phobe Durango.

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Cost: $20 (includes a glass of wine and appetizers)

Men have been a little slower to sign up, as you can imagine. They probably think they can just show up the day of.

Must be 21 or older To sign up or for more info, go to http://loveontherun.fourcornersexpos.com/ or call 375-4599

How does it work, exactly?

So, musical tables ...

For the men, anyway.

What sort of questions will you be providing?

They won’t be too in-depth. Nothing like “What’s your yearly income?” or “How many people have you slept with?” More general information. “What are your hobbies?”, “What sports do you like?”, “What’s your favorite season?” You know, just getting a conversation started.

Is it that difficult to meet someone in Durango?

It can be. For both men and women, walking up to someone in a bar or some other place is sort of scary.

You don’t know if they’re single or if they’re looking – it kinds of takes away some of the pressure, because everyone’s in the same boat. ’Cause finding out that the person you got up the guts to talk to at the coffee shop has been married for the past five years is no fun.

What can two people really learn in five minutes?

I think, to a degree, you can get an idea of – you know, from their body language and whatnot – if they’re nervous or calm, if they’re outgoing or a little shy. I think you can tell a lot that way. At least as much as you’d get from asking questions. You know, how they

When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 Where: Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave, Durango

What’s the response been like?

There’ll be wine, hors d’oeuvres and a little light mingling before. Then we’ll give each of the people who come a card with some prompting questions.

We’ll encourage them to have their own questions, too. The ladies will be seated, and the men will have five minutes at each table. Five minutes for each person to figure out if the person sitting across from them is somebody they want to date, or even see again.

What: Love on the Run speed dating

So everyone meets everyone, and then what? look, how they talk, how they act – that sort of thing.

What sorts of questions should speed daters prepare?

I suppose you could ask someone what their sign is, if you wanted. It’s cliché, but it matters to some people.

Ask about fun. Do they bike or fish or read or cook?

Find some shared interests.

And what shouldn’t they ask?

Like I said, I wouldn’t ask about more specific things or talk about specific information. I wouldn’t tell someone where I lived, for example, in case they turn out to be a stalker or something. I wouldn’t ask about how many sexual partners someone has had. Anything you wouldn’t ask someone upon first meeting them, you wouldn’t ask here.

What should the men bring to the table?

An open mind, I think. Be ready with questions and be ready to listen. It’s so quick – five minutes! It’s almost nothing. Also, try. Don’t show up in Chacos. Look nice.

Maybe shave; a little deodorant doesn’t hurt. You don’t want to give someone an impression of who you’re not, because then it’ll never work. It’s kind of like a job interview. Be clean, look nice and presentable, maybe just a few steps above what you would normally do.

And the women?

Again, an open mind. Don’t be shy. Have your questions ready, but also give them a chance to get some questions out, too. Give and take.

We’ll have a type of scorecard where they can keep track of people they’ve talked to and mark a like or not like. In the end, it has to be mutual. If she says she likes a guy, he has to say he liked her, and then we’ll exchange their information. But, there’s nothing that says that if a woman likes a guy that she can’t, you know, follow him out the door and say, “Hey, enjoyed meeting you!” Sort of a *wink wink, hint hint*.

What’s the best case outcome for the evening?

I can’t imagine everyone’s going to find someone, but if one or two found someone they could date, that’d be great! Maybe a friendship or a funny story. Maybe if they don’t find someone there, someone they met might say, “Well, not me, but you’re perfect for my brother or my cousin or roommate.” That’d be good.

And the worst?

People don’t enjoy themselves; no one connects with anyone. Lots of silence. We want it to be fun, nothing too serious.

What’s been most surprising about putting this all together?

I was surprised to find that I got some response from the much older crowd. I figured this would attract mostly 20- and 30-somethings, but I’ve heard from the much older as well as the middle-aged. I guess we’ll have to do it again!

Cyle Talley just wants it to be warm already. Ugh. If there’s anything you’d like to Get Smart about, email him at: cyle@cyletalley.com

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

Why indie record labels still matter

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ndependent record labels continue to be the lifeblood of cuttingedge music. Forget the big-name labels and the artists dying to be on those labels. The important sounds, the timeless stuff people will write about and remember all have been birthed by small labels. Hell, even Sun Records, with its notable lineup of Cash, Presley, Lewis and Perkins, was an indie.

They are the time capsules that document small scenes in cities everywhere, founded by fans and musicians eager to boast about and proud to showcase whatever their “underground” scene may be.

Some have formed and gone away, others purchased by major labels and more have hung on, despite existing in a society where people think art should be free. But it’s not free, and the indies are the farm-totable restaurants of the music world while the major labels are the places serving up $5 bowls of endless pasta.

Let this be the first column in a series that honor the indies, many which are well worth the attention.

Like Bloodshot. The Chicagobased label has led fans down a long, dark path into a drunkand degenerate-filled, musically-rowdy world of what people now call “alternative country” for years. Discovering the early Bloodshot releases of The Old 97’s, The Sadies, Moonshine Willy or The Waco Brothers, if you were willing, led to discovering more titles and scenes older than you that you ignored most of your early life. Many associate the genre of “cow-punk” with Bloodshot.

Founded in 1994 by Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller during a time when angst-driven guitar rock was making its way into living rooms, other bands in Chicago were chewing up what is now called “Americana” and spitting out their version

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of roots music in punk clubs.

“We were part of a scene that was embracing more country and bluegrass,” Warshaw said. “But it was certainly within the punk rock underground scene, playing in the same dive bars around town.”

Their roster continues to include Jon Langford and the Waco Brothers, angry country musician Robbie Fulks, Lydia Loveless, Barrence Whitfield, punk banjo player Al Scorch and countless others worthy of an ear.

Support of any indie label, whether it is a start-up in a dorm room or a 22-year-old outfit that has stretched beyond its geographical boundaries, continues to be a valid pursuit of art. Many of these labels are formed not only to buck normal trends, but to document important work.

“We got into this because we were absurd music fans and couldn’t help ourselves and had the fortune of being able to keep doing this for years and work for lots of great artists,” Warshaw said. “Once punk rock kind of got co-opted by the major labels and grunge had become a major commodity, we were looking for the next kind of music that spoke to us that was intimate, and personal, and dark. When we found these bands that were playing the same clubs we knew and were doing something new and different, it was exciting.”

Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

What’s new Julianna Barwick,“Will” Available: Friday, May 5, as a download, CD and LP via Dead Oceans The notion or mere suggestion of experimental music as a descriptor can often be an instant deterrent for even the most open minded music appreciator.

Many tend to gravitate or adhere to the familiar and outright abhor the challenge of the complex or nonlinear. (I often consider this when having a discourse on music and the other person quips “Oh, I listen to everything.” No, no. You really don’t.) Most listeners want music with a hook or refrain, something for toetapping and sing-alongable, or easily contextualized, categorized or identifiable. For those a little more daring and willing to maybe try something out of their preferred wheelhouse, Julianna Barwick’s latest album is an easy, welcome digest.

On her third full-length, the Brooklyn-based pianist and vocal artist layers loops and sound textures over ambient, lilting drones. There are minimal(ist) discernible vocals, which allow the listener to concentrate on the lush compositions themselves. On the album, Barwick has contributions from Thomas Arsenault (aka Mas Ysa) and Dutch cellist Maarten Vos, along with percussion from Jamie Ingalls (Chairlift, Tanlines, Beverly). The resulting effort is a rich, down-tempo and contemplative electro-ambient mood record.

Recommended if you like Floating Points, Phillip Glass, Meredith Monk, Glasser, Jenny Hval or Mas Ysa. —— Jon E. Lynch KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

New at Southwest Sound May 6 »»1. Homeboy Sandman, “Kindness for Weakness” »»2. The Rides, “Pierced Arrow” »»3. Keith Urban, “Ripcord” »»4. Mary Chapin Carpenter, “Things That We Are Made Of” »»5. Jean-Michel Jarre, “Electronica 2: The Heart of Noise” »»6. Cole Swindell, “You Should Be Here”

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Apparently this is a thing:

Cat cafés

»» We spoke to Julia Grueskin, owner of

Albuquerque’s Gatos y Galletas

Don’t get carried away: you can’t eat the cats. But you can play with them. Gatos y Galletas (“cats and cookies”) is a brand new cat café that just opened in Albuquerque. This peculiar dining-with-felines trend began in Taiwan in the ’90s, spread to Japan (a country that now has over 150 cat cafés), and finally made it overseas. The first stateside café opened two years ago in Oakland, California; now there are more than a dozen popular locales. The Meow Parlour in NYC. The KitTea in the Bay area. Purrington’s Cat Lounge in Portland. And now one a little closer to home.

Julia Grueskin, creator of Gatos y Galletas, is a culinary artist and yoga teacher. She decided to open the business to equalize animal appreciation.

“There are more opportunities to be out with dogs than cats,” said Grueskin. “A lot of people like cats – but there aren’t too many good ways to interact with them. Going to a shelter is sometimes not the most welcoming environment.”

Grueskin’s café currently houses eight cats, but that number might swell to 12. All cats are fixed (no threat of kittens) and available for adoption.

They’re young, each around a year old, but Grueskin plans to accumulate a few older cats in the future, too; it tends to be harder for the older ones to find homes. The organization providing the cats, (Fat Katz), previously had people fostering the animals that will live in the café. Some are siblings, others have cohabited already, and Fat Katz specifically chose mousers that do well in new environments or enjoy interacting with new people. “There have been a few scuffles, but overall they get along well,” said Grueskin.

Scientific evidence proves pet owners are happier and healthier than non-pet owners. But some people can’t own pets (their apartment doesn’t allow it, they have allergies, their partner has allergies) so this is the perfect compromise. Interaction and cuddles with no commitment. Grueskin will not only serve coffee and cookies in her establishment but is hosting yoga classes with the cats, too. It seems likely they will just climb all over customers and try to take a nap on someone’s back once they’re in downward dog – but it

»» Julie Grueskin

GO! What: Gatos y Galletas Where: 414 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Tuesday closed; Friday, Saturday 10 a.m.- 9 p.m.

More info: Call (505) 243-9955 or visit www.gatosygalletas.com

sounds like fun. “The cats will be roaming around, sometimes you might pick one up and put him on your back, have it balance there, stuff like that,” said Grueskin.

—— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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[Sartorial over-enthusiasm with Heather of Sideshow]

Style Fetish | Heather Narwid

Discovering Era Art and Vintage This week, we are spotlighting a new venture by former Durangoan Tirzah Camacho.

You may recognize Tirzah from the last 15 years of her involvement as an artist in the creative fields here in Durango: she worked at the now-gone Lost Dog Bar & Lounge, was a member of Studio &, has curated art shows at Steamworks and elsewhere and worked alongside me at Sideshow selling clothing during Snowdown: Back to the Eighties this past January.

Tirzah recently opened Era Art & Vintage in downtown Aztec, and we spoke about the new shop.

In what ways has your artistic, professional and personal background, and history in Durango prepared you for opening Era in Aztec?

Over the last 15 or so years in Durango I tried to be as involved in as many different art-oriented “things” as I could, from juried shows, to curating alternative space, to group studio space, you name it. With that, I’ve learned a lot about myself and what I need as an artist to thrive. Durango was to me artistically, as your 20s are to you socially: I tried things, I learned and I’m moving forward.

What exactly do you sell at Era? Era is a hybrid, both vintage shop and gallery space.

Combining the things I love most in the world and curating them together makes for a softer, more approachable environment. See the art as you might see it in your home, next to your “stuff” – not perfectly lit, on a white wall, surrounded by nothing.

Courtesy of Tirzah Camacho

ethic and ability to grow and change with this business. I have lots of parallel ideas to explore as time goes on. I am not apprehensive, I am thrilled!

The vintage inventory is broad, small furniture, midcentury modern pieces, vintage kitchen, chairs, linens, jewelry, ephemera, with a sprinkle of fun clothing.

Tell me about Era’s gallery walls and the art and artists you would like to show?

What’s most satisfying for me is that the sales of wares from the vintage side of the business offsets the need to hike original art prices through the roof.

Typical gallery pricing is double what the artist would like to see. Era is organized to be able to pay the artist more and well and keep retail pricing reasonable, benefiting the artist and the patron alike.

The artists I’d like to show slant on the contemporary, or modern side. I’ve got a bit of bias for artists who incorporate recycled materials also. I’d like to show artists who have never shown work in the Aztec area, bringing new conversation here. I’m planning to bring artists in from out of the Four Corners area as well.

What are your goals with the space?

My goals are numerous. Mostly I’d like to help culturally nurture Aztec by bringing artists into the area and represent them FOR this community. I’m also extremely Earth-conscious, selling vintage wares and

Heather Narwid /DGO

»» Tirzah Camacho at her shop Era Art & Vintage in downtown Aztec. clothing is reusing with style. My goal is to sleep each night knowing that I’m contributing as little as possible to our environmental crisis. I’ve created a job for myself where I can do just that.

How are you still involved with Durango and its culture?

I volunteer at a public school in Durango every week.

Being involved with the kids is as culturally relevant as anything, probably the most important part of our culture. Art-wise I don’t have any plans – perhaps the DAC juried show; I enjoy the variety it brings.

What are you most apprehensive about in having your own retail business?

I’ve done a lot of planning. I know that I’m offering a particular service to this community with a twist, something new. I’m confident in my abilities, work

What are you most confident about in having the business?

I have faith in people! Humans are hungry for newness, cultural exchange, conversation, growth! I addressed my attendees at my opening last week and said, “I’m honored you’re here, because without you, this doesn’t work, so thanks for showing up!” ... and I meant it. People show up.

Tirzah Camacho’s new shop Era, Art and Vintage is located at 103 Chaco Street in downtown Aztec and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment. Call (970) 769-7492 for more information.

Tirzah is on Instagram as Tirzah_art and #eraaztec Heather Narwid owns Sideshow, a vintage and modern clothing store for men and women. Sideshow is now located in Durango at 208 County Road 250 in the fabulous commerce corridor between Florida Road and 32nd Street. Sideshow is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. till 6 pm.

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First Draughts | Robert Alan Wendeborn

Learn from my mistakes and day drink like a pro

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he time for day drinking has finally arrived here in Durango, and there are many, many occasions for it, whether it be graduation, Cinco de Mayo, Taste of Durango, River Days, Mother’s Day or simply ‘Tuesday.’ A good allday booze fest is a thing of beauty: beer bongs, shotguns, keg stands, all that white girl, Jell-O shots, anonymous drunken makeouts in any place that hints at seclusion, the one douchebag who wants to fight everybody, a shirtless roommate attempting to roundhouse kick a piñata filled with shooters and joints, lawn games that turn into the Olympics, that one drunk girl from sea level who tries to make out with everybody. And oh, the food, the delicious, amazing, mouth-watering food.

But, anyone who’s been day drinking with me will tell you, I’m not good at it. I bow out early, wandering off in a sunlit yet somehow blackish haze, to find my bed and sleep the end of the daylight hours away, waking up alone, sweating and covered in beer with nacho cheese and/or bbq sauce crusting in my beard. I may not be the best at it, but I when I do it, I do it with professionals. People who are in for the long haul. People who plan for every contingency. People who keep their shit together (for the most part).

The best way to plan for a good day drink is to start at the end: How the hell am I getting home? Last year at River Days, I found myself at Santa Rita Park, starving, tired, cold and wet, and completely trashed. With no mode of transport, no phone and no money, I had to think on my toes, and really just use them to get me home.

I walked back downtown in my bathing suit and immediately passed out.

Had I thought ahead, I would have arranged for some sort of ride, maybe left my bike chained up in the park somewhere. Even a wet-assed drunken bike ride is preferable to walking in that pre-blackout haze.

It also would have been a great

»» Festival season is upon us and there’s no better time for day drinking. Here, festival-goers get down at the 2015 Dolores River Festival.

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idea to have eaten food at the park. I love love love summer festival food: hotdogs, funnel cakes, turkey legs, etc. etc. etc. I mean, I had friends working the Ska Brewing tent: I could have left them money in advance. I could have asked for a small advance on the bounties of our friendship. I could have traded my access to cheap beer for someone’s access to cheap food. Getting proper sustenance is paramount to enjoying a proper day drink and this is likely where I failed. We should have had food on our boat! We should have barbecued at the beach! Something, anything, and I would have been able to continue on with my day.

Had I received the sustenance I so required, I would have been set: The Ska beer tent was pouring beautiful cold libations, but had I not been so lucky? I would have eaten, and began sobering up/started getting a hangover. And yes, you can get a hangover on the same day as getting drunk. It’s the worst! Imagine all the anxiety, body aches and pains, and stomach ills of a hangover, when just hours ago you were doing shot-skis with strangers. The best way to avoid this is to keep drinking. When you’re

tired of drinking cheap beer, switch to expensive beer, when that’s gone, drink some punch, and on and on until all the booze is gone. Because you have to keep drinking to keep the hangover away, make sure you never run out of booze. If you have to start making margaritas out of Jagermeister, you’ll do it. If you have to drink a warm Bud Light Lime that the rando girl from Texas fished out of the back seat of her car, you’ll do it.

So if you don’t want to drink a warm Bud Light Lime, or a Jagerita, plan

ahead. Have a case of PBR to throw on ice when your keg of Mexican Logger kicks. Have a pitcher of vodka punch sitting in the back of your fridge.

So yeah, always wear a PFD, give your mom flowers for Mother’s Day and conGRADulations.

Robert Alan Wendeborn puts the bubbles in the beer at Ska Brewing Company. His first book of poetry, The Blank Target, was published this past spring by The Lettered Streets Press and is available at Maria’s Bookshop. robbie@skabrewing.

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»» “Jackalope” - colored pencil on cotton rag

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»» “Unicorn: Autumn” - colored pencil on cotton rag

Illustrations, weird and whimsical »» We spoke to Durango artist Erin Camarca about her beastly work Local illustrator Erin Camarca’s medium of choice is colored pencil, and the Southwest’s strange beauty is her subject. These pencils add to the delicate, slightly sinister flavor of Camarca’s fanciful drawings; oil paint would probably be too harsh and bold. Camarca lives in Durango with her husband, son and horses (she’s been here for 35 years). Her art is Western inspired, though she is by no means a “Western artist,” illustrating tourist-appropriate cowboys on horses or desert landscapes. Her work is much weirder. She will be signing her first illustrated book, Rattlestiltksin, at Maria’s Bookshop on Friday, May 13. Written by Eric A. Kimmel, the book is a reimagining of the classic tale of child-snatcher Rumplestiltskin, with a Southwestern setting and Spanish vocabulary.

There are lots of references to both the American West and folktales in your work.

What are some of the mythologies you draw from?

There’s references to all sorts of mythologies from around the world.

I’m mostly inspired by the animal side of mythology, the beasts. A lot of them do happen to be Greek, and I do a lot of research for each piece. I feel like the frontier spirit – in Durango especially, and also the West in general – is being lost to a great extent. I’m trying to capture some of it. My art comes from feeling a loss or a nostalgia for that.

What are you working on now?

I recently had my first baby, so finding

time to illustrate has been difficult. Things have been a little bit on pause.

You expect to do the same kind of work – and then your life Camarca changes. I’m just kind of getting back into it. I’ve completed two pieces so far this year, and they’re up now at Maria’s.

Who are some of the illustrators who have inspired you?

The old pre-Raphaelite art. Those George Stubbs racehorse paintings.

Brian Froud, the fairy books. And Mi-

chael Hague.

Tell me about Rattlestiltskin.

It’s the first book I’ve illustrated. I don’t know the author, but I was contacted by the publisher and hired to do the illustrations for his manuscript. It took me nine months to complete the book, and it came to 34 pages of illustration.

That’s the most I’ve ever done in that time frame, the most prolific I think I’ve ever been.

You use mostly colored pencils, which seems like it would take a long time and isn’t the medium of choice for a lot of working artists.

Why is that a medium you love?

I’m really comfortable with it; I started when I was probably 7 years old. The pencils allow me to do the detail I really like, and I feel my technique has become competent that way. I’ve been noticing colored pencils are becoming more widely accepted now. I’ve seen them in galleries and stuff. It’s thought of maybe as a more temporary medium – like, oil paintings last for hundreds of years. But there’s so many other mediums out there now; mixed media and digital has its place in the art world. So why not colored pencils? But Rattlestiltskin is actually all watercolor. I was trying to make sure I could get it done within my contract, and what with the shading and building up of layers, colored pencils take too much time!

—— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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Solo grrl takes on a mural »» Danya Aletebi talks about completing the Everyday wall public art project alone Danya Aletebi is the first woman to ever take on the Everyday Gas Station Mural Space on College and Eighth in Durango all by herself. Battling wind and rain and the challenge of covering an enormous canvas with paint sans assistance, Aletebi has completed her project in the name of female empowerment. She believes strongly in defying social norms and the power of womanly strength.

Born in Saudi Arabia, Aletebi moved to Durango with her family when she was young; she also lived for years in the Bay Area (during college and after), always deeply entrenched in the art scene. Aletebi recently moved back to Durango, where she hopes to practice tattooing and painting, in addition to remaining an enthusiastic participant in the feminist, queer, alternative and recovering addict communities. We spoke to Aletebi about her painting process and feminist perspective.

How did you get the Everyday gig?

When I lived here eight years ago, there wasn’t a space for artists to paint legally. But when I first moved back to Durango, I noticed this wall. I immediately went into the gas station and asked about it. It’s usually a bunch of artists who come and do it together. I came and realized there was only one woman painting with a ton of dudes. So I asked to do the wall alone.

How did you decide on the design and what’s the significance behind it?

My brain works like a magic pot. It’s sort of stewing all the time. Usually I incorporate female faces into everything I do. I’ve been in the riot grrl and feminist community for over a decade, and I feel like portraying women as a strong, kind of whimsical force is really powerful.

I wanted to do that on this wall.

Aletebi

For a video of Danya Aletebi discussing her mural at the Everday Gas Station, go to dgomag.com

Have you ever painted anything this big before?

No! It’s taught me to be extremely humble. I painted murals in the Bay Area and on the East Coast, but standing next to a 30-foot wall when you’re 5’8” will teach you a lesson.

What were the biggest challenges of the mural?

Ego and self-expectations. The idea I had in my brain of taking this project on was like taking on every female in the world, showing you can do something this big. But once I let go, that’s when it all started coming together.

What medium did you use?

Spray paint, and I mix my own acrylic latex-based paints at home to get the right colors.

Can you talk a little about your beliefs in defying social norms and female empowerment?

I 100 percent believe in smashing social normality. And the power of the female. I think it’s often

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»» Danya Aletebi shows off her partially-completed mural at the Everyday gas station on College Drive and Eighth Avenue.

Her work will be up through May.

forgotten that every person walking around and driving by right now is here because of a woman.

I think women naturally have to work harder than men – it’s just the basis of how we’re socialized.

Especially in communities like reporting, spray painting, tattooing ... because it’s male-dominated.

I don’t believe that’s right and I don’t think it’s the way it needs to be. That’s not to say I’m anti-male.

I’m just pro-female.

been an issue; it’s physically impossible to spray paint when it’s raining or blowing wind. And because I use acrylic paint, it will run in the rain.

What do you love about Durango and the arts community here?

Until the end of May.

I love that Durango has changed a lot. I was gone for eight years in California, and when I came back it was amazing to see diversity, both in skin color and in projects like this. I feel like there’s kind of a trembling of movements getting ready to happen here. And it’s a beautiful place ... there’s nowhere like this town.

How did the weather affect your painting process?

This interview was edited lightly for clarity.

How long will the mural be up for?

Mother Nature, right? Yet another mother. Gotta love her, gotta despise her sometimes. The weather has

—— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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Young people are turning to agriculture as a way to get in touch with the land, support food consciousness and escape cubicle life

Wanted: Fresh young farmers

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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n our country, the average age of a farmer is 58. Farmers over 65 outnumber farmers under 35 by 6 to 1. Unfortunately, those hardened agrarians over 65 are aging and retiring – leaving an anticipated two-thirds of the agriculture lands in the U.S. in need of new management over the next 20 years (or sooner). About 573 million acres of land will be in transition. And in Colorado, there has been a 20 percent decrease of beginning farmers and ranchers. Translation: We need more young farmers to step up and get out in the fields.

Why farming appeals to millennials

Although many young farmers in the “millennial” age bracket of 20 to 34, or slightly older, didn’t grow up with a grand tradition of agriculture in their families, the trend is still growing in appeal. “Pretty much every young farmer I know doesn’t come from a background of farming,” said Kellie Pettyjohn, 37, owner of the Wily Carrot in Mancos.

“I think what draws young people to it is the freedom.” Indeed: Millennials are famously doing things different from their baby boomer parents. They aren’t getting married, starting families or buying houses out of college at the same times; many are traveling or putting their careers first. Post-college, Pettyjohn initially accepted a corporate 9-to-5 job; but she loves how farming, in contrast, has given her back control. She keeps her dogs with her all day long and sets her own schedule. “You see an impact, you’re able to feed your neighbors and take care of the soil,” said Pet-

tyjohn. “I like the idea of being my own boss. I work hard, but I can tell myself when to do it.”

“Farming is a tangible way to see the product of your work,” adds Kate Greenberg, 29, the Western Water Program Director for the National Young Farmers Coalition (her chapter is called the Four Corners Farmers and Ranchers Coalition). “You see what you’ve accomplished every single day. There’s a pride and independence in agriculture. It’s not theory anymore – you get to practice what water stewardship and soil management looks like.

Farmers feel like they’re taking care of a piece of this earth.”

The Young Farmers Coalition was formed in 2010 by a few members in Hudson, New York. They went looking for affordable farmland, couldn’t find it, and realized there was no organization advocating for the needs of young Continued on Page 14

»» Kellie Pettyjohn stands in one of her fields on her Mancos farm the Wily Carrot. The field is a mix of forage radishes and turnips, sorghum sudan and austrian field peas, all which help put nutrients back into the soil between cash crops.

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farmers. “We want to reduce the barriers to a young farmers’ success,” said Greenberg. They have helped shape a USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) program getting people microloans for starting their operations, covering equipment costs and more. “When young people band together to fight for policies that support them, Washington responds,” reads the manifesto on the Young Farmer’s website. There is power in youth. The food movement could be no exception.

Too many young people leave college buried beneath debt and student loans. But a degree isn’t totally necessary to get started in ag.

Pettyjohn studied journalism, anthropology and geography in college, landing a job in D.C. doing homeland security work for Conservation International.

“I thought that would be my dream job, traveling the world and saving it,” said Pettyjohn.

“But I was miserable. I was Custer in a cubicle.” She started leafing through a WOOFer book (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) and found Dave Banga’s farm in Mancos.

“I quit everything, threw my dog in the car and drove out here without a strong plan,” said Pettyjohn. “I didn’t spend years thinking about it – but it’s been the best decision I’ve ever Greenberg made. I’m poor and dirty, but I’m the happiest person.”

After WOOFing for a season on Banga’s Farm, Pettyjohn decided to stay and farm in the West indefinitely. Several years later, Pettyjohn started the Wily Carrot, her very own (small) farm. This year marks the operation’s sixth season.

Pettyjohn grows spinach, Stein lettuce, arugula, tomatoes, peppers, beets, kale, cabbage, carrots (of course), and plenty more. As for the name?

“I really liked the word ‘wily,’ and ‘carrot’ is the only food that sounded good with it,” laughed Pettyjohn.

“I also liked ‘crooked,’ but Crooked Carrot sounded kind of phallic.” Growing all that food might seem like an impossible task unless you’re born with a green thumb, but Pettyjohn is encouraging. “I can’t keep a house plant alive!” she said. “A lot of it is determination: Even when you’re not good at something, you’re dumb enough to keep going. My first two years were definitely a struggle, and I still kill things all the time.”

Greenberg, who has farmed in three different states plus Mexico, also attended college – but didn’t feel like her work had tangible outcome. “It was lots of studying, but I learn by doing,” she said. Concerned about the state of water, land and how we think about ourselves in relation to the world, Greenberg found agriculture the ideal vehicle with which to negotiate that

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»» Kellie Pettyjohn surveys the inside of one of her high houses on her farm in Mancos.

»» An old gas can holds the outhouse door shut on Kellie Pettyjohn’s Mancos farm the Wily Carrot.

animal husbandry, and I’ve had to figure out a lot of stuff as I go along.”

Travis Custer, 29, agrees the industry isn’t all sunshine, rainbows and delicious fresh veggies. Though Custer isn’t a farmer himself, he works closely with many (both young and old) in the region, as the agricultural consultant for the High Desert Conservation District and board member of the Mancos Conservation District. “We’ve seen a growing interest from young people looking to get into the field, but they don’t have access to land, capital, equipment or livestock to get that going,” said Custer.

“There are resources out there, like the USDA, loans and grants, but sometimes those are difficult processes. A lot of young farmers are left trying to pull themselves up by the bootstraps in an industry that doesn’t make it easy.”

Is Durango a good place for it? terrain. She has alternated working as an intern on a draft horse farm in Washington, farming on wineries in California and managing a native tree restoration project in Mexico. She came to Durango as a Colorado liaison to the Young Farmers (the other two members remained in the New York office).

Dustin Stein, 32, has been the ranch manager at the Stubborn Farm & Burk Beef in Mancos for the past four seasons. He’s a Fort Lewis College graduate who studied Adventure Education, and though his grandparents were dairy farmers in Wisconsin, the tradition skipped a generation before him. “I think education is one of the areas agriculture is lacking,” said Stein. “The programs that do exist are fairly traditional and conservative, not doing a great job of teaching sustainable ag. I would’ve benefited from having more book knowledge about botany or

In a sense, Colorado is a more difficult territory for agriculture than the East Coast, where there is less land and therefore more farmers to cover it all.

“We have so much space between us in the West,” said Greenberg. “People are operating on hundreds of thousands of acres. It’s harder to have face time.”

And while you might assume Coloradoans are pros at eating local and regional food, Greenberg claims we still have a long way to go. “We have a strong consciousness here, but we need to scale up,” she said. “If you look at the amount of food we produce and consume locally versus the amount of food we consume, it’s barely a blip on the map.”

As for our locale’s other challenges, Custer admits, “We have a short growing season and we’re Continued on Page 15

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Farmers and student loan debt: Waiting on legislation Purchasing farm land is expensive, especially for young people saddled with student loan debt. The Young Farmers Coalition is working to add farmers to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

The proposal is that after 10 years of full-time service in agriculture and on-time, income-based loan repayment, farmers in the program will be eligible for the margins of their loans to be forgiven. “We got it introduced bipartisan in the U.S. House last sum-

mer,” said Kate Greenberg, the Young Farmers’ Western Organizer. “Now we’re in need of a Republican senator to introduce the bill in the Senate.”

Lenders look at applicants with student loan debt and feel reluctant to lend them money to start their own farm.

“We do think farmers should be taking risks, and debt is often part of building a business,” said Greenberg. “But with this much debt, you can’t even take that first step.” Lenders don’t trust that you’ll be able to make your payments.

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»» A refrigerator that holds irrigation equipment sits in the “packing shed” on Kellie Pettyjohn’s Mancos farm the Wily Carrot.

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a long way away from distribution points. When we saturate a farmer’s market with local food, it’s easy to see that as a positive thing – and it is – but it’s only a small piece of the picture.

For food to be accessible and equitable, it has to be produced at a price everybody can afford.” Dustin Stein agrees: “There’s definitely a large market for local agriculture here; a lot of restaurants, farmer’s markets and grocery stores. But one of the challenges is the cost of land, and access to it. The price point most of us get for our products doesn’t reflect the true cost of living here.”

The farming culture can be backbreaking, not meant for the weak of spirit. It’s not very profitable and involves a lot of physical labor. Many farmers take second jobs in order to

support their operations. “It’s not glamorous,” said Custer. “But agriculture is one of the foundational things about why we exist as we do, as human beings. So we still see a lot of young people enticed by the lifestyle.”

According to Pettyjohn, the benefits of making and sharing her food ultimately outweigh any hardships. “I don’t want to sound cheesy, but it’s a spiritual thing,” she said. “It’s such a cool connection to your backyard. You go to a potluck in Mancos, and everything was grown right in the valley.

And there’s no way I’d still be farming here if I didn’t have a group of other farmers who are young and in the same boat as me. Sometimes it’s just moral support, being able to go over to someone’s house and bitch, like, “my irrigation just broke!” I know someone will always come running over and help.”

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The First Monday in May Playing at Animas City Theatre Rating: PG-13 Genre: Docu-

mentary Directed by:

Andrew Rossi

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‘Captain America’ full of superheroes

By Richard Roeper The Chicago Sun-Times

Runtime: 1 hr.

30 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 75% Synopsis: Follow the creation of

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibition in history, “China: Through The Looking Glass,” an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.

A Hologram for the King Playing at Animas City Theatre Rating: R Genre: Drama Directed by:

Tom Tykwer Written by: Tom

Tykwer Runtime: 1 hr. 30 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 65% Synopsis: Cultures collide when an

American businessman is sent to Saudi Arabia to close what he hopes will be the deal of a lifetime.

City of Gold Playing at the Gaslight (Wednesday only) Rating: R Genre: Docu-

mentary Directed by:

Laura Gabbert Written by: Laura Gabbert Runtime: 1 hr. 31 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 90% Synopsis: Food critic Jonathan Gold

shows us a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the mysteries of an unwieldy city and the soul of America.

In “Captain America: Civil War,” as was the case with “Batman v Superman,” there’s a major rift between iconic superheroes over “collateral damage,” i.e., the loss of innocent human lives that occurs during epic battles between the forces of good and evil.

“Captain America” is a lighter and much more crowded film, with so many superheroes zipping around and exchanging blows that at one point it felt like the Marvel Universe equivalent of one of those music awards show all-star jams where everyone from Paul McCartney to the Weeknd to Taylor Swift to Adele is onstage.

And although there’s no shortage of dark moments and violent moments, with personal tragedy motivating some characters to attempt to maim, cripple and kill, the overall tone is relatively light (albeit in a PG-13 kind of way). Iron Man and Captain America and the Black Widow and the Scarlet Witch and Falcon and Hawkeye and Ant-Man, among others, often exchange quips even while in the middle of intense combat sequences. I guess they don’t have to worry about saving their breath.

There’s a LOT going on in this movie. A lot.

Kudos to co-directors Anthony and Joe Russo and the team of writers for juggling more than a dozen comic book characters and nearly that many plot lines, and only occasionally getting us lost in the geek weeds. They also seem to realize a movie about superheroes can respect the genre while also taking pause once in a while to acknowledge the sheer giddy silliness of the whole endeavor.

“Civil War” has a number of popculture punch lines, from a terribly green Spider-Man referencing a movie from the 1980s to Tony Stark referencing a movie from the 1960s to Ant-Man meeting Captain America for the first time and not even trying to contain his fan-boy glee. The inter-

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»» Anthony Mackie, from left, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen and Sebastian Stan star in “Captain America: Civil War.”

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ence fiction & fantasy Directed by: Anthony Russo,

Joe Russo Written by: Christopher Markus,

Stephan McFeely Runtime: 2 hr. 26 min.

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 93%

necine conflicts within the core group of Avengers are so entertaining and dramatically rich, it’s a relative letdown when the attention shifts to a generic madman villain (Daniel Bruhl) with a master plan.

But even the obligatory master plan turns out to be different than the master plan we expected it to be.

The battle lines in “Civil War” are drawn after an overseas mission led

by Chris Evans’ Captain America inadvertently causes the death of a number of innocent civilians.

Cap and his team, including Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), are deeply affected by the tragedy – but they still firmly

believe they’re saving far more lives than could be lost during their takedowns of terrorists. It’s horrible and devastating when dozens are killed, but isn’t that the better choice than hundreds, or even thousands, falling at the hands of the evildoers?

Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark doesn’t agree. World-weary and exhausted from decades of seeing the carnage caused by weapons of mass destruction – both the type his company once manufactured and the superhuman kind – Tony agrees with U.S. Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross and the leaders of 116 other nations, who have drafted a phone-book-thick accord giving the United Nations the power to decide if and when the Avengers will be called into action.

Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and War Machine (Don Cheadle) side with Iron Man, but Captain America refuses to sign the accord.

Next thing you know, Iron Man and Captain America are squaring off.

The actors reprising their superhero roles are as excellent as you’d expect them to be, although I did feel the mega-talented Downey might be getting just a tad restless inhabiting Tony Stark/Iron Man yet again.

Forget the calendar and the spring cold. “Captain America: Civil War” is a classic example of what the bigticket summer movie experience is all about.

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[ weed ] Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Finding ‘home’ when your consciousness is altered

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ltered states of consciousness, at their best, are a return to a place best described as “home”: that home of the mind, of the soul, that place where we know that we’re here on this planet at this time as the result of billions of years of ... something.

This “something” may be specifically ordered by some universal architect, a godconsciousness,or the confluence of more events of chance than could possibly be tracked or noted. Yet the result is the same: (1) A universe that produced a galaxy that produced a planet capable of supporting life as we define it; and (2) A path for our species to develop in a fashion that allowed our brains to become the guide to a journey, not only physical journeys but internal ones, journeys of the mind.

Some of these mental journeys are collective: the dreams that we as humans have dreamed together to make the world what it is today. Sometimes the journey is the individual journey, the path to personal fulfillment that each of us walks alone.

Cannabis developed right here with us over immeasurable time, from the muck and slop of our planet, a child of earth and sun and water and wind, just like us, a plant guide with its own lessons to teach.

That home, for me, is grounded on a physical place from my childhood, a stand of white pines that were located near the boundary of a property that my family rented when I was between the ages of 4 and 6 years old. The falling of the long, thin, flexible needles created a cushion on the floor beneath them that was as soft and comfortable as any mattress I’ve ever laid on.

Afternoons, when the bus dropped me off from my half-day kindergarten, I would make my way under those pines and spend hours on the earth, breezes wafting fragrant terpene scents, splintered sunlight through the whispering branches, the sun’s warmth on my skin, my senses engaged,

my mind free.

I’d stay there for hours, letting my mind travel where it may. It was the dawn of my imagination, the place where I took the parts and pieces of my experience and added elements fabricated in my mind’s eye; and there, anything was possible. I could substitute myself into the roles of those I saw and knew and create a story to play out for my own entertainment. I could use the things I was learning every day in school to build new unfamiliar worlds, places that were scary and exciting but with the built-in comfort of the understanding that I could open my eyes at any time and look around at the familiar landscape: the meadow, the forest beyond it,

the little house with my mother inside.

This is the place that cannabis takes me. Life slows down around me, my breathing slows, my mind slows and I am free from the rushes and pressures of modern life; no taxes, no deadlines, no demands. Just me, another creation of the universe, part of the weave that is everything around us, everything we feel, hear, smell, touch and see.

I breathe in the smoke, I breathe out, I am ... And I breathe.

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[Netflix and chill — 420 edition]

Strawberry Nightmare

‘Edward Scissorhands’

What is it?

The only reason to wake up terrified in the middle of the night is because you’ve run out of Strawberry Nightmare. At 28.2 percent THC, it’s enough to put any somnambulist worth their weight in weed into a pleasant coma.

She’s a newcomer to the Colorado scene, and growers are keeping her genetics closely guarded. Given the name, and the sativa nature of the high, my guess is she’s a cross between Strawberry Cough and White Nightmare.

The effect Moments after the first hit you’ll feel an extremely strong rush to the front of your head. Seconds after that initial donkey kick to your frontal lobe, you’ll notice your whole being is consumed in a soaring and elevating high. As I prepared for my second hit, the tiny part of my brain still functioning told me to wait. And it’s a good thing I did because one hit was good enough to light me up. The come down was pleasant and mostly indica.

It’s hard to believe Tim Burton made “Edward Scissorhands” over 25 years ago. This is his best and most iconic film; a feast for the eyes and a lyric tonic for the stoner’s soul. Like many of Burton’s projects, “Scissorhands” tells the story of an outsider.

Edward (Johnny Depp) lives alone in a towering mansion at the top of a hill, until kind Avon lady Peg (Dianne Wiest), brings him down into civilization. Edward’s pale skin is scarred from accidental run-ins with his own sharp scissor fingers.

Peg resides in Burton’s poetic version of suburbia, where the houses are pastel-colored and identical. The townsfolk are all demented caricatures of housewives and busybodies. They probably wouldn’t touch cannabis with a 10-foot pole. Edward might be the suspicious loner with no social etiquette or experiences, but in Burton’s eyes, the ordinary people are the scary ones.

The film is set to the swelling strings of Danny Elfman, a composer who has collaborated with Burton throughout most of his career. His music is haunting and ethereal and sounds like it belongs in another universe entirely – a universe Burton’s visual mastery graciously provides.

“Scissorhands” is about being a lonely artist. Edward creates: with his sharp fingers, he trims every garden hedge in town. They emerge in the fanciful shapes of dinosaurs and ballerinas. He also cuts hair; when he trims the tresses of neighborhood housewives, he gives them edgy, asymmetrical styles unprecedented in such a monotonous place.

And he carves ice sculptures. In one of the film’s most

vivid sequences, Edward’s scissorhands chip away at an enormous block of ice, sculpting it into the shape of an angel. While he works, ice billows to the ground in the form of snowflakes, and Kim (Winona Ryder), who has never seen snow before (suburbia is gloriously weather-free) dances joyfully in the impromptu blizzard. She appreciates his art, even if she doesn’t understand it.

Much like Burton, who is reclusive and rarely seen among Hollywood social circles, Edward cannot exist in the conventional “real world.” In the end, he returns to his isolated castle on the hill (where he continues sculpting). He channels his existential pain into art: He knows he is aberrant, scarred and will never fit in. But most artists feel this way.

Edward accepts his creative fate.

—— Anya Jaremko-Greenwold DGO Staff Writer

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O, the woes and worries of the aging virgins Savage Love | Dan Savage

I’m a 31-year-old straight woman.

I have a good job, great friends and average attractiveness. I’ve dated close to 30 men at this point, and I can’t wrap my head around this: I’ve never had a boyfriend or dated anyone for more than a couple months. It’s really starting to wear on my self-esteem. I don’t believe anything is wrong with me, but the more time goes on, the more I think I have to be doing something wrong. The guys ghost me or things fizzle out or we’re not at the same point in our lives. This is particularly true for one guy I’ve remained friends with (common social circle) who is struggling with his career, though things are still awkward because it’s clear there’s still something there. Another area of concern: I’m still a virgin.

Catholic guilt resulted in me being a late bloomer, with my first kiss at 21. Once I got more into dating, my low self-esteem coupled with the fact that I’ve basically decided I want to be in a monogamous, committed relationship with a guy before having sex, relationships just never happened. I don’t have unrealistic expectations that I’ll marry the first dick that sticks itself into me – but I’ve waited this long, so I’m not going to jump into the sack with just anyone without knowing that I can at least trust them. The only guy I really do trust is Somewhat Depressed Guy, but propositioning him could further complicate our already awkward friendship. Is something wrong with me, and what the hell should I do?

What’s Wrong With Me? I get variations on the first half of your question – is something wrong with me? – all the time. But it’s not a question I’m in a position to answer, WWWM, as I would need to depose a random sampling of the guys you’ve dated, interrogate your friends and grill you under a bare lightbulb for a few

days to figure out what’s wrong with you.

And you know what? Nothing could be wrong with you. You may have pulled the short straw 30 times in a row, and you just need to keep getting out there and eventually you’ll pull a guy who won’t ghost or fizzle on you.

As for the second half of your question ...

What the hell should you do? Well, gee. What you’ve been doing hasn’t worked, WWWM, so maybe it’s time to do something else. Like [bleep] some dude on the first date. Or if that’s too drastic, [bleep] some dude on the second date. Or better yet, go to Somewhat Depressed Guy and say: “I don’t think you want a relationship right now, and I’m not sure I do, either. But I like you and trust you, and I could really use your help with something ...”

While the commitment-and-monogamy-first approach has worked for some, WWWM, it hasn’t worked for you. And being a virgin at 31 isn’t boosting your self-esteem. There are lots of people out there who jumped in the sack and did a little dick-sticking with people they barely knew but had a good feeling about. The jumping/sticking/dicking approach doesn’t always lead to committed and/or monogamous relationships, but it can and it has and it does.

Somewhat Depressed Guy might be somewhat less depressed if he was getting some, you might have higher self-esteem if you finally got some and dispensing with your virginity might make dating after you part ways – if you part ways with him (you never know) – seem a lot less fraught.

I’m a virgin in my late 20s. I’m not waiting until marriage, just for the right person. I’ve dated enough and had enough fun to continue being a happy, normal, socially competent guy, much to the disbelief of my

various knuckle-dragging, vaginablinded pals. I’ve been dating this gal for a few months. She’s special – we have tons of chemistry and she cares about me. We had a brief conversation about my lack of sexperience when we first started dating, and she was very cool about it. I really like this girl, but I’m not sure yet if she’s the future Mrs. I am a worrier (thanks, mom!), and I find myself thinking that if I share this with her and somewhere down the road we end up breaking up, she’s going to be even more devastated because I shared my first time with her. Am I just having silly virgin worries? Not only am I concerned about her feelings if things don’t work out, but I’m also concerned that I might become vagina-blinded – that I might immediately tell this girl I want to spend my life with her just because she’s having sex with me only to find myself a few years down the road feeling trapped. What should I do?

Very Indecisive, Really Gettin’ Naughty You should [bleep] this girl already – provided, of course, that this girl wants to [bleep] you.

You could wind up saying things you come to regret or have to walk back – her vagina might be that bedazzling – but that’s an unavoidable risk, and not one that’s unique to virgins. The right vagina, ass, face, skill set or bank balance can blind a [bleep]er with decades of experience. The only way to avoid vagina-blindness – or ass-blindness, etc. – is to never have sex with anyone.

And I don’t think you’re interested in celibacy, so stop freaking out about the risk that you’ll imprint, duckling-like, on the first vagina your pee-pee sees the inside of.

You must also eliminate “sexperience” from your vocabulary, VIRGN, as it’s equal parts cloying and annoying.

I’ve been with my boyfriend for more than a year. He’s the first person I’ve had sex with. Four times now while we were having passionate sex, he has slipped out of my vagina and accidentally penetrated me anally. That shit hurts, and I can’t help but cry. I know he feels super

guilty each time. I love sex, but I’m kind of scared every time we have it now. We’ve engaged in a little anal play before, and I wasn’t really a fan. But I’m not adverse to the idea of using a butt plug. Do you think this would work? Surely other people have this problem too, right?

Wrong Hole, Anal Torment My own personal sexperience with anal led me to doubt claims of accidental anal penetration, WHAT, as anal penetration always required focus, precision and proper breathing techniques – in my own sexperience. But listeners of the Savage Lovecast schooled me in Episode 340, and I’m now convinced that accidental anal penetration is something too many women have sexperienced. (Do you see how annoying that is, VIRGN?) A strategically deployed butt plug sounds like a sexcellent solution to the problem, WHAT, but get yourself a plug with a wider-than-usual base to prevent your boyfriend’s misdirected [rooster] from pushing the plug, base and all, all the way in you (ouch) or his misdirected [rooster] from sliding in alongside the plug. (If you hate single penetration, you’ll really hate double penetration.)

If the problem persists even with a plug – if your boyfriend’s [rooster] is constantly slamming into the plug in a way that you find uncomfortable – a thumbtack glued to the base of the plug will inspire your boyfriend to be more focused and precise.

And speaking of the Savage Lovecast, we’re coming up on our 500th episode, which is a significant milestone for this relatively new genre/platform/doohickey. If you’re not already listening, find it here: savagelovecast.com. And a big thanks to Nancy Hartunian, the Lovecast’s producer since Episode 1, and to the tech-savvy, at-risk youth who pushed me to start podcasting before it was cool.

Dan Savage is a nationally syndicated sex advice columnist writing for The Stranger in Seattle. Contact him at mail@savagelove. net or @fakedansavage on Twitter and listen to his podcast every week at savagelovecast.com

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Thursday Durango Wine Experience 10th Anniversary, various locations, www.duran-

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Opening reception:“The Thread,”

solar plate etchings by Santa Fe artist Laurie Archer, 5-7 p.m.; Artist Talk, 7 p.m., Art Library, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606.

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Tim Sullivan, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle

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Robby Overfield, 7 p.m., Office Spirito-

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Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9 p.m.,

Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 3752568.

Karaoke, 9 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Friday Durango Wine Experience 10th Anniversary, various locations, www.duran-

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Andy Janowski, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond

Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

DJ Icite, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.,

259-9018..

“Shattered Constellations,” presented by DHS Troupe 1096, 7 p.m.,

Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

“Shrek the Musical,” 7 p.m., $25, Du-

rango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www. durangoconcerts.com, 247-7657.

Contiki, Moe’s, 9 p.m., 937 Main Ave., 259-

9018.

Monday

$10/$5, Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Main Ave., 259-1630, ext. 2141 or visit www.dhstroupe1096.com.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

Dustin Burley, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium,

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

MamaLaya, 8 p.m., $3, Mancos Valley Dis-

Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

“Shrek the Musical,” 7 p.m., $25, Du-

tillery, 116 N. Main St., Mancos.

rango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www. durangoconcerts.com, 247-7657.

DJ Noonz, 9 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-

Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska

Open mic, 7-11 p.m., Steaming Bean, located downstairs at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, theirishembassypub. com.

Best of the Fest, 11 short films from Du-

rango Film’s 11th annual festival, $11, 7 p.m., Sunflower Theatre, 8 E. Main St., Cortez, www. durangofilm.org.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

9018.

Sunday Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Dou-

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Pictorial Copper Enameling with Jim and Dian Law, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mt.

Lookout Grange, 680 Grand Ave., Mancos, www.schoolofthewest.org.

Irish music jam session, 12:30 p.m.,

Saturday

Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.

Durango Wine Experience 10th Anniversary, various locations, www.duran-

“Shrek the Musical,” 1 p.m., $25, Du-

gowine.com.

“Shrek the Musical,” 1 p.m., $25, Du-

rango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www. durangoconcerts.com, 247-7657.

Street dance, music by the High Rollers Band, 1-4 p.m., Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton.

The Cannondolls, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond

Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

“Shattered Constellations,” presented by DHS Troupe 1096, 7 p.m.,

$10/$5, Durango High School Auditorium, 2390 Main Ave., 259-1630, ext. 2141, or visit www.dhstroupe1096.com.

rango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www. durangoconcerts.com, 247-7657.

Jazz church (experienced musician drop-in session), 6 p.m., Derailed Pour

Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR

91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org.

Joel Racheff, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle

Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., yoga and a pint of beer for $10, www.skabrewing.com.

Spoken Word, 7-9 p.m., Steaming Bean,

located downstairs at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, theirishembassypub. com.

Ace Revel, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Main Ave., 247-4431.

Tuesday Terry Rickard, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

So You Want to Write with Suzanne Strazza, 6-7:30 p.m., Mt. Lookout Grange,

680 Grand Ave., Mancos, www.schoolofthewest.org.

Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., free,

Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., 247-5792.

House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440, www.derailedpourhouse.com.

Tim Sullivan, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Blue Moon Ramblers, 7-10 p.m., Dia-

Open Mic Night, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main

mond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Ave., 259-9018.

Joel Racheff, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Wednesday

Bass Virtuoso Missy Raines, 7:30 p.m.,

Black Velvet trio, 5-7:30 p.m., Rochester

$18/$20, Sunflower Theatre, 8 East Main St., Cortez, http://www.sunflowertheatre.org.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue Tavern, 509

East Eighth Ave., 259-8801.

Hotel Secret Garden, 721 East Second Ave, 385-1920.

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Ongoing

Greg Ryder, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle

Solo exhibition of paintings by Patrice DeLorenzo, through May 28, Olio,

Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Ace Revel, 6-8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar and

Cocktail Lounge, 723 East Second Ave., 3850105.

National Art Honor Society students art work exhibit, through May 21, Du-

Bluegrass Jam, 6-9 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, theirishembassypub.com.

Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave.

Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900

“The Handmade Photograph,”

Main Ave., 403-1200.

Open studio figure drawing, 6:30-

8:30 p.m., $15/$10, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., www.durangoarts.org.

rango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. “Earthly Presence,” through May, Sorrel

through May 11, Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., openshuttergallery.com.

Two-step and swing dance lessons,

Art exhibit, by Cheryl Berglund and Autumn Cameron, through May 31, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

6:30-7:30 p.m., $10, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 799-8832.

Submissions

Terry Rickard, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium,

699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Pingpong and poker tournament, 8

p.m., Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., 259-9018.

Geeks Who Drink trivia, 8:30 p.m.,

BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Drive, 259-5959.

A BENEFIT FOR

114 West Grand Ave., Mancos, www.oliomnacos.com.

Karaoke with DJ Crazy Charlie, 9

p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 375-2568.

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Business, commerce and all financial dealings are blessed today – no question. Do the deal. In addition, purchases of beautiful things for yourself and loved ones will please you. Ka-ching!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You love beautiful things, good food and the outdoors, especially lovely gardens. Today is the perfect day to enjoy these things. It’s also a lovely day for romance.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will delight you today. Pamper yourself in any way that you can.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

Bizarro

You will enjoy hanging out with

creative, charming people today. You feel social and warmhearted toward others.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You will make a great impression on bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs today. In fact, a flirtation or romance with your boss or someone in a position of authority might blossom.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Give yourself a chance to see beautiful places today. Travel for pleasure will be a treat because you will truly appreciate the artistic creations of others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Because you can benefit from the wealth and resources of others today, this is a good time to ask for a loan or a mortgage. In all your dealings with others, people will be generous to you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Relations with partners and close friends are warm and friendly today. This is a great day for a date or schmoozing with the general public.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Co-workers are supportive today. You might get a raise or praise! You will enjoy making your workplace more attractive in some way. (Let others help you if they offer.)

ful for your home. Invite the gang over for good food and drink because today also favors family get-togethers.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You can make money with your words today, which is good news for writers, actors, teachers and people in sales.

Keep talkin’ while you’re walkin’ because your words will be like gold!

BORN TODAY

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)

You enjoy educating others for the purpose of enlightening them. (And you enjoy an audience who will listen!)

Something you’ve been involved with for about nine years will end now to welcome in something new this year.

Although this is a year of service for you, it is also a great year to travel. Get ready for a fresh, new future!

This is a good day to check out real-estate deals or to buy something beauti-

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Love at first sight is encouraged by the stars today. Whatever you do will be pleasant, fun-loving and enjoyable because this is a lighthearted, pleasant day.

[overread on Durango Yik Yak] “I need a mountain biking bud, I almost killed myself today and my body probably would have fed a mountain lion.”

“Is that a car alarm? Sounds like a sick beat.”

“If you get sick at the airport is it a terminal illness?”

“It’s really hard being an introverted Republican at this school.”

“When you’re at dinner alone and your phone reaches critical battery...”

“I took a 10 min study break in September that I never finished.”

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 5:30pm at Four Leaves Winery 528 Main Ave, Durango

20

$

includes a glass of wine and appetizers and the opportunity to meet your next love or a lot of really nice people. Must be 21 years of age to participate.

Ladies are Signing up!

NEED MORE MEN!!

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