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WHO’S WATCHING? »» Jim Belushi comes to town for film screening, concert

»» 10 films not to miss: The buzziest feature-lengths, docs and shorts

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What if we just laugh at Trump?

It might be our best weapon This piece was written for and read at Studio &’s “Action/Reaction” collaborative piece where “over 30 artists have added their reactions, perspectives and creative solutions to this collaborative art installation ...” I present it here in a shortened version.

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lay along with me for a moment. Set aside, if you can, all the suffering, present and future – human, environmental, intergalactic – so we can talk about Donald Trump as a comical figure. Take away the corruption and cronyism, the fear-mongering, the power grabbing, the bigotry and bullying, the xenophobia, and the fact that this megalomaniac is president. Take that all away and you have the makings for a hysterical comedy.

And Trump has absolutely no idea – zero self-awareness – which is usually the first step in making character-based comedy.

Think about your favorite fictional comedic characters. Chances are they, too, have very little self-awareness when it comes to what makes them funny to us, walking through life unaware that they’re hilarious.

And while we who watch are rolling on the ground laughing, no one else in these fictional worlds understands that the thing happening in front of them is funny.

Now, look at Trump: He’s gaudy and tacky. He styles his allegedly-real hair to look like the world’s cheapest wig. Trump wigs in the Halloween costume section at drug stores look too respectable. And his embarrassing orange-trash spray tan looks like something you’d see on an episode of “Cops” on the swerving driver who is pulled over and discovered not to be wearing any pants. You take away this guy’s inherited money and he’s a raving lunatic sitting in a lawn chair at a neglected Florida retirement community wearing a worn-out bathrobe and house shoes.

This is a man who trots out the phrase “bad hombres” to a torch-and-pitchfork campaign-rally crowd and gets roaring adoration. And so he tries it out again on a nationally-televised debate, having to ignore the ridicule of basically everyone ever. But then, as president of the United States, he uses the phrase again while

talking to the president of Mexico. That’s hilarious if it weren’t so horrifying.

Given this, I say we laugh at Trump for the joke he is. Nothing would needle him more than to not be taken seriously. Make it Trump’s next news conference, if the mainstream press isn’t barred in its entirety.

Reporters could be a real-life laugh track.

As he waves his arms and vomits illogical and frightening strings of words, the press laughs at him. He will in turn, rant and rave and spew more bile. And they will laugh even louder. What better way to make him insecure and ultimately ineffective, preoccupied with petty feuds that demean the office, than to turn him into a joke right to his face?

After all, what good will it do to play the game of reporter-politician? You don’t ask serious questions of an unserious man. You ask an unserious man unserious questions, questions like, do you prefer Cocoa Pebbles, Cocoa Puffs, or Coco B. Ware? Or, do you pronounce it “Woost-ashire sauce” or “Wershersher shauce”?

Or, why are unicorns hollow? Or, Grape Nuts: No grapes, no nuts, what’s the deal?

No matter what the press reports, even if everything was verified 100 percent accurate by nonpartisan library nerds in the most neutral pockets of Scandinavia, Trump would brand it “fake news” and label serious reporters enemies of the state.

So why not impose the worst possible punishment on Trump: Laughter? When he’s frothing behind a podium, trying to get everyone to take a bite of his baloney and Easy Cheese sandwich, reporters laugh.

Meanwhile, we continue to fight and resist. We stay awake and vigilant, we stay loud and forceful in our ideals and activism. Reporters continue to shine light, doggedly working, questioning the almighty out of his policies and actions. Tune in to John Oliver and Stephen Colbert and “SNL” and Trevor Noah. Because if we laugh, he’ll be too preoccupied to inflict even more damage on our country. His delicate ego will be too wounded, his flimsy masculinity too threatened; he’ll be too distracted to fully unleash his agenda of cruelty. It’ll be our best medicine until he leaves or, more likely, is escorted from the White House with a jacket over his hands.

I’m not gonna say all old movies are rad. Jesus H. Look at “Birth of a Nation” – what a piece of S. BUT! OMG. So many old movies are good. And really, what counts as an “old movie?” Is it anything over five years? Ten years? Only black-and-white movies? WHAT IS OLD!?

For my purposes, I’m reaching back to 50+ years old. That takes us to pre-1967.

Do you know what comes before 1967? Nick and Nora’s brilliant, comedic bickering and sleuthing in “The Thin Man.” Stanley Kubrick’s “Spartacus,” starring Kirk Douglas with a script by Dalton effing Trumbo. The cinematic gorgeousness of every frame of “Night of the Hunter” – let alone, Robert Mitchum’s Love/Hate knuckles. The German expressionist wonderland that is “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.”

We haven’t even touched on Alfred Hitchcock. I mean, he may have, supposedly, been a real douchetroll to his actors, but holy f – “Psycho”? Come on! So good! And the music and other films that film has inspired? LOVE IT! Constant reader, I still haven’t even touched on the Universal monster movies. “Dracula,” starring Bela Lugosi, is a thing of beauty.

The soundtrack that Philip Glass created for it 68 years after it was born is equally GD beautiful.

Lovely friends, I haven’t even yet talked about my adoration for VINCENT PRICE! I just. I can’t even.

There’s too many. ::swoons beneath the weight of lovely old movies:: — Patty Templeton

Hate it No, I’m not talking about classic old movies, your “Citizen Kanes” and “Casablancas,” the movies that have stood the test of time because their stories are so universal, their themes so timeless. I’m talking about the old, forgotten movies you happen upon in the wilds of bad cable at 1 a.m.

I need movies that stimulate my brain in a modern way, that address problems and issues to which I can still experience, with quick pacing and streamlined stories. I need a more sophisticated sensibilities in a movie. The great movie decade of the 1970s managed this, speaking to modern issues in a more relevant way, with an awareness that didn’t exist before. They became more personal in the characterization, in the issues they were willing to broach. The storytelling became more point of view, more identifiable.

I can’t handle the contrived acting of old movies, the actors who seem to shout every line, the over-dramatics that take you out of the moment, and the sappy music drowning out dialogue.

It’s the same with visual art. Of course, there were monumental works before 1920. But for me, it’s mostly uninspiring before then, as it fails to spark me with ideas and images I can apply to my work in a modern world.

—— David Holub

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Plate’s Tyler Henderson:

‘Their jaws drop when they see me’ »» Durango chef discusses

his stint on ‘Chopped,’ food trends, and ingredients he always keeps on hand

Plate executive chef Tyler Henderson describes himself as a large but “gentle” guy (with an impressive red beard, you may have noticed), who doesn’t appreciate Gordon Ramsay’s television portrayal of an angry chef yelling at his kitchen staff. Henderson hails from Houston, where he studied restaurant management and taught culinary school, and said he had to adjust to very different cuisine styles here in health-conscious Colorado. Here’s what Henderson had to say about his constantly changing menu, his experience competing on The Food Network’s “Chopped,” and the ingredients you should always keep in your kitchen.

Tell me about the kind of food you serve at Plate.

We do New American, Southwest, farm-to-table cuisine.

I get bored very easily, so I have changing features that aren’t pigeonholed to any theme, based on what I want to eat that day. The majority of the menu is Southwest; we’ve got a lot of New Mexican peppers, for example.

But almost every menu item has at least one thing on the plate from some farm around Durango.

What dishes are most popular?

We have a really popular popper burger with a green chile ball. We sell a lot of cold-smoked elk tenderloin fillets. And quail kisses are our most popular appetizer – that’s quail stuffed with three different kinds of Mexican cheeses and roast peppers, wrapped in bacon, then deep-fried. Those are super delicious. But every two months I change the menu completely.

Why do you change the menu so often?

It’s like painting the same picture over and over, cooking the same food. We do get quite a few people who come in and request something they had here before. If I can’t make them exactly what they had, I can make them something cool along the lines of what they’re asking for.

I have a bunch of regulars who come in and ask for that.

How are the tastes of customers in Durango different from those in Texas?

I’ve seen a better appreciation here for local representation on the menu. In Houston, people were always changing what they wanted, and didn’t really know where it came from. A lot of the New Mexican flavors that I’ve learned to love are far more popular here ... I never thought they’d have so many green chiles in Colorado!

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»» Plate chef Tyler Henderson. up with something to cook with all the random shit ... but time was the hardest part. I underestimated my anxiety level at seeing the chefs I’ve grown up watching on TV. I wanted to touch all of them, to see if they were real. I made it to dessert, and I got beat by this 50-year-old restauranteur from San Francisco. A lot of the camera crew, and probably like 200 people, messaged me on Facebook after and told me I should’ve won. I have a bunch of kids who will come into Plate and their jaws drop when they see me, because they’re big “Chopped” fans.

sauces: an Asian one, a Louisiana one, a Mexican one and a super-spicy one. I always keep chicken stock; you can just get the shelf-stable box chicken stock, that stuff is like $1 at City Market. I keep that around so I can make a soup, and I make a lot of Crock-Pot stuff. Another thing is pasta; I’m a big starch guy.

Starches are cheap, quick to cook, and they last a long time. I always keep gulf shrimp in the freezer in Ziploc bags, to pull out and grill or boil. And curry powder, which I add to different soups, also good to make sauce with and Indian food.

Tell me about your experience on “Chopped.”

What are a few useful ingredients people should keep in their kitchen at all times?

If you were going to be executed, what would you request for your last meal?

I’m not super competitive, so this was a personal feat for me. I went up to New York for a week. There’s no prior notice of what you’re going to cook, so it’s crazy. I thought the hardest part would be coming

I always keep a big, 20-pound bag of Uncle Ben’s rice. There’s millions of things you can do with easy, 15-minute rice, and it’s cheap. That’s my favorite rice for sure. I always keep four different kinds of hot

What kind of food is especially trendy right now?

Brussel sprouts are trending right now. They’re cheap for restaurants and easy to fix up and make delicious.

Gastropub-style food, too. And southern food is making a huge comeback in the U.S. now, as a more higher-end option.

Tamales. And burnt ends on some brisket. Gosh, I would need all the food! I would just take Fifth Street Eatery’s whole menu with me. I just ate there today; it’s good stuff. And my drink of choice would be an Arizona Green Tea.

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News you need to know In the past two weeks, President Trump has called the mainstream media “fake news” five times through his Twitter posts. These tweets regularly receive 20,000-plus retweets and hundreds of thousands of hearts. Recent outlets namechecked as fake are NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and The New York Times. This is in addition to countless cries of fake news in speeches from his presidential campaign onward.

Why this is not normal

Ernest Hemingway said, “Really brave men do not have to fight duels, and many cowards duel constantly to make themselves believe they are brave.” The description was of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini after an in-person encounter Hemingway had as a journalist.

Fascism is an authoritarian, nationalistic system of government that restricts the rights of people while increasing the power of corporations and the government.

A key to the rise of fascism and Mussolini in Europe was the censorship of the press. Mussolini wanted to micro-manage the public appearance of his country. He wanted to erase and silence information that would allow opposition or suspicion of him. He constantly tried to ensure that public opinion of his government was a positive consensus at all times. Differing opinions were not allowed.

Sound familiar?

The New York Times alone has garnered 119 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism since 1918, considered the highest national honor in the field of print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition in the United States.

When Trump dresses down the press as fake news, especially trusted outlets with universal symbols of acclaim, he is tearing down democratic discourse in an effort to build up his own administration.

As George W. Bush said on the “Today” show Monday, disparaging the press in such a way hurts us abroad as well. “It’s kind of hard to tell others to have an independent free press when we’re not willing to have one ourselves,” he said.

Today’s demands of positive-only opinions lead to tomorrow’s government controlled Ministry of Pop Culture.

—— Patty Templeton DGO Staff Writer

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»» An illustration in the Durango Herald-Democrat, May 3, 1943.

World War II inventions:

Bird-proof glass The war effort throughout the 1940s brought forth a great number of inventions like duct tape, the Jeep, radar, and blood banks. A lesser-remembered WWII invention was bird-proof glass.

During early aviation, a pilot had no roof overhead and was exposed to the elements. By the 1930s, planes were reaching speeds too high to safely fly with the wind and elements in their face. Cockpit canopies became common.

Glass canopies were the starter invention. But that wasn’t going to work. If a bird hit your windshield you were effed in the A, or maybe it is more accurate to say effed in the face. By the time World War II hit, pilots could fly at speeds over 600 mph. Nobody wants a bird smashing through a flimsy, multi-piece glass canopy at any speed – let alone at 600-plus mph. Acrylic, one-piece canopies became the new norm, which were lighter in weight and gave an all-around better visibility to the pilot.

Sorry birds, you gotta be more clever than that to kill us and take over the world.

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

Belushi headlines film fest, on the screen and in front of the mic

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t’s a great attraction for the film festival. Bring in a celebrity and generate some buzz, generate some talk, interest, and perhaps some ticket sales via star-power.

Now in its 12th year, the Durango Independent Film Festival remains a cinema overload that features titles attractive to fans of sentimental narrative, extreme sports, noir, dark comedy, and weirdo animation, while maintaining an indie vibe.

The celebrity appearance this year comes from Jim Belushi, who has maintained a steady career in both film and television since the early ’80s.

His brief yet memorable performance in “Trading Places” as Harvey the drunken chain passenger is fantastic; Belushi is the comic relief in the eternally-hysterical gorilla costume.

“Monkey? Monkey? I’m a [effing] gorilla you clown!” he screams at an actual clown, defending his costume before losing it and continuing to party in his underwear; and his career didn’t start, nor end, there.

He went on to do some time on

Bryant’s best Friday: Sunny and the Whiskey Machine, 5:30 p.m. No cover. The Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave. upstairs. Information: 422-8008.

Saturday: The Durango Independent Film Festival presents blues music with Jim Belushi and The Sacred Hearts, 7:30 p.m. $48/$58/$98.

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“Saturday Night Live,” have some smaller roles in scores of films, and star on the television series “According to Jim” for eight seasons on ABC. Eight seasons. That’s a long life on sub-par, non-cable television. He’s also done voice work for commercials and animation, and was in three episodes of the critically-acclaimed mini-series “Show Me a Hero.” I hear work in Hollywood is good if you can get it, and he’s had it, steadily.

Older brother John will always be tied to blues music as “Joliet Jake”

Blues, but Jim has been a life-long fan of the genre as well, performing as “Zee” Blues for Blues Brothers events, and leading his band “The Sacred Hearts.”

Jim Belushi and the Sacred Hearts will play Saturday at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

The film festival will also screen the 1986 film “About Last Night,” which starred Belushi and Rob Lowe, with Belushi in attendance.

Actor/comedian and Durango resident John Rubano, a regular around the film festival who also plays in The Sacred Hearts as well as appearing “According to Jim,” pushed getting Belushi here to perform with the band. While having a big name may add to the star-power of the festival, it remains an indie-event.

“John Rubano and I have talked about it for years and felt like this was the year. Jim has worked with a lot of well-known directors and been a multifaceted performer on many levels for a long time,” said Joanie Fraughton, executive director of the

festival. “Bigger names can sell tickets to one retrospective film from the body of that person’s work for that screening, but we have noticed that it doesn’t really carry over into other film screenings. It might lend a little more credibility to the festival, but we are still focused on championing independent filmmakers.”

Belushi and his band’s shows are a straight-ahead shot of American blues music, a classic bar-bands dip into the end of the blues pool that’s filled with familiar and traditional cuts. And Belushi is the star of the show, a dancing, screaming, hamming it up blue-collar performer. You see it in his acting, and you see it in his musical performance. It’s not pretty, it’s not perfect, but it’s a good, solid dose of the recognizable American blues canon with a fan at the helm.

The Durango Independent Film Festival runs March 1 to 5.

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

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Available: March 10, via Polyvinyl Record Co. in various formats: Digital download, cassette tape (with an accompanying digital download code), compact disc, and 180-gram orange vinyl.

Deciding on a single album to review for this week proved difficult. Mostly because the stars aligned to play catch up and dump a slew of releases in my lap, many of which have been ignored by the music media. Glam and psych revivalists were treated to a stellar release from Meatbodies in early February, and Froth released a more-than-worthy

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March 3 Ed Sheeran,“Divide” Eclectic is usually a word with positive connotations. This album, upon first listen, struck me as trying to do too much in too little time, like an open mic performer who won’t stop playing. It struck a false chord, but this is one of those times when I am very clearly not the target audience.

But if you like some crooning, some rapping, and sickly-sweet songs about love and growing up and nostalgia, you will probably already be all over this.

Noam Pikelny,“Universal Favorite” Noam Pikelny, of Leftover Salmon and Punch Brothers fame, should, at this point, practically be a local hero. Dude helped revitalize the banjo and make it cool again with his friend Steve Martin.

His last album “Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe” won him accolades the world over, including a Grammy nominee and a Banjo Player of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. The opener to the new album, “Waveland,” is true to its name, starting off with a cascading ripple of banjo shreddery that is downright beautiful and is one of the best arguments for the man’s skill that I can point at. Legitimately a masterclass musician that almost any music fan in this little town should be able to appreciate.

Bela Fleck,“Juno Concerto”

If there is one banjo player who can step to the man mentioned previously, it is Bela Fleck. Written for his and fellow musician Abigail Washburn’s newborn child Juno, the “Juno Concerto” is a live recording of Fleck playing with the Colorado Symphony and it is one of the strangest things I have heard in a long while. Banjo is not often associated with classical music, at least not until Fleck came onto the scene. What results from this strange mish mash is banjo music having a strange sense of gravitas, and showing that it can stand alongside traditional chamber instruments. There are epic moments that would fit with any big budget fantasy action movie, and quiet touching moments that evoke memories of Tchaikovsky’s 6th or Gorecki’s “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs.” All told, I was blown away by this. I went in expecting not to get it at all, and I was wrong.

So why Jay Som? I wanted to review the Polyvinyl debut from 22-year-old Melina Duterte because I knew relatively little about the band/ recording project.

That, and what little I had heard, was charming and infectious. The record label offers a bit of insight: “Duterte’s production was inspired by the complexity of Tame Impala, the simplicity of Yo La Tengo, and the messiness of Pixies.” Honest sonic touchstones, sure, but I hear other influences on

one man trying to make noise emotional. There is an aspect of terror to these recordings that transcends what most consider “scary music.” It’s unsettling in how well it sits with the listener, making them find terror within themselves. It also dangles something more in front of the listener, the aural carrot

a record that was written, recorded, played and produced (mostly ... backup vocals aside) singularly. See those below. There are a variety of textures on the album that could, sonically, come off as disjointed upon first listen. The stylistic shifts here work wonderfully – beautifully even – constructing instead a cohesive record that nestles comfortably into one’s psyche. There are quiet-loud-quiet moments that require close attention and active listening.

Well worth that extra time and energy.

Recommended for fans of Courtney Barnett, Cat Power, Car Seat Headrest, Speedy Ortiz, Alex G, or YUCK. —— Jon E. Lynch KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

of something more true and deeply emotional. Not in a horrific way, but an almost happy melancholy. The record is infinitely hard to describe, but if you want an electronic music listening experience unlike most you have heard before, check out “World Eater.”

—— Cooper Stapleton

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They lament the state of the world while giving a cathartic means of change.

Junius has always been about light overcoming dark, and with these new rituals, hopefully that may finally happen.

Blanck Mass,“World Eater” Blanck Mass sure does a good job of escaping genre conventions. An offshoot of drone/noise scene heavyweights Fuck Buttons, Blanck Mass is

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First Draughts | Robert Alan Wendeborn

Beer and pizza are a natural pair. Here are Durango’s best

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hefs and brewers exploring the culinary side of beer has been a big trend the last few years. I never really mention it as a trend because it’s a no-brainer to me: As the popularity of craft beer, the sophistication of the drinker and producer all increase, of course we’ll see fine cuisine starting to notice fine beer. I’ve had the honor of attending a few very nice beer dinners (thanks, Seasons), and it is quite amazing to see what professional chefs do with the beer, and how they approach beer and flavors. I’ve seen mussels steamed in beer, beer and elk sausage, and whole game hens,roasted with a can of beer inside them. It’s

just as impressive as seeing water, grain, and hops turn into beer.

But I’m not the type of person to totally dive into fine cuisine. Given the chance to do a food collaboration of my own recently, I chose to lead a beer and doughnut pairing with a local doughnut shop. I’m a simple man. I like simple things. I think the best beer pairing of all time is simply beer and pizza.

Durango is blessed when it comes to pizza, too.

»» The Bacon Green Chile pizza from Fired Up Pizzeria.

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follow, like, tweet us... dgoma g /dgomag This small town has everything from the big New York-style slices at DSP, to fancy brick oven at Ska and Fired Up, to the hearty, hand-tossed pies at Homeslice and JBo’s. All of them serve an awesome assortment of local beer to pair with their pies, so coming up with a good pairing isn’t that hard. I reached out to the pizza professionals of Durango to get some advice about pairing.

Tyson Jeffreys, Fired Up Pizzeria All pizza and beer go well together, you can’t really go wrong, but the best pairings are probably fresh ingredients and fresh beer.

We have all local or regional beer on tap, and one freezer, and it’s for ice cream, so all of our ingredients and beer are super fresh.

Ian Kitch, Homeslice I’d say our Five Cheese, with the Whiteout Pils from Durango Brewing is a solid pairing. The cheese flavors are pretty subtle, and they go well with the delicate pilsner style.

Max Fields, JBo’s Our Godfather Pizza, which is four meats, pepperoncini, and

cheddar, is our most popular pizza, and I think it pairs really well with Odell’s IPA. It has some strong citrus and herb flavors and aromas that will cut through the grease of all the meats. For the vegetarians I suggest the Durangatarian with a good, clean Pils World.

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My favorite Durango pairing The BBQ pizza from Steamworks (smoked pork shoulder, gouda, mozzarella, BBQ sauce) paired with the Devil’s Fruit Basket, a tart Belgian strong ale, aged with Colorado peaches, apricots and cherries in Chardonnay barrels. The tartness and fruitiness of the beer balances the spice and strong flavors of the pizza, while the smokiness of the pork and the BBQ sauce is complemented by the subtle oakiness of Chardonnay barrel in the beer. Both the beer and the pizza together elevate each other, acting as a catalyst for each other, which is what a truly good pairing will do.

Robert Alan Wendeborn is a former cellar operator at Ska Brewing and current lead cellar operator at Tin Roof Brewing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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“LOST IN PARIS (PARIS PIEDS NUS)” Playing: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Gaslight Theatre; 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Durango Stadium 9 Librarian Fiona rushes from Canada to Paris to take care of her 93-year-old auntie. Only, when Fiona gets there, Aunt Martha has disappeared. Fiona’s search is interrupted by whimsical disasters and a tramp named Dom, who might as well be a puppy following at her heels. If you are a fan of “Amélie” or Buster Keaton, you’ll probably dig “Lost in Paris.”

French-Belgian comedy.

NOT TO MISS

“POWER LINES” Playing: 1 p.m. Friday, Gaslight Theatre; 5.30 p.m. Saturday, Durango Stadium 9 Halee is a 16-year-old Diné poet who runs away from an abusive home to take a journey of self-discovery. She’s a refugee with her best friend by her side searching out a place to call home. A film by Klee Benally, lead singer of Navajo punk band, Blackfire. (This film will be shown in conjunction with the 15-minute short, “Nowhere Land.” Combined running time is 90 minutes.)

Coming-of-age feature.

»» The buzziest feature-lengths,

documentaries and shorts from the 115 films you can catch at the Durango Independent Film Festival

“THE TIGER HUNTER” Playing: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Gaslight Theatre; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Durango Stadium 9

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Sami’s father was a legendary tiger hunter. How can someone live up to a legacy like that? You move away from home and do your best. In 1970s Chicago, a highend engineering job falls through Sami’s grasp. Stuck in a dead-end job, there is no way he can live up to his father’s life or impress the woman of his dreams ... until a motley gang of oddballs enters his life and give him a little help. Folks will recognize Sami as actor, Danny Pudi, best known for his role as Abed on “Community.” Comedy.

or 12 years, the Durango Independent Film Festival has been hauling hella rad films to our mountains. Francis Ford Coppola said, “I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.” If that’s true, then Joanie Fraughton, executive director of the fest, is a conjurer extraordinaire.

There are 100-plus films to see.

Here are 10 to squeeze into your must-see movie list.

FEATURE FILMS “JUNE FALLING DOWN”

“WICHITA”

Playing: 9:30 a.m. Friday, Animas City Theatre; 5 p.m. Saturday, Gaslight Theatre

Playing: 10 a.m. Thursday, Gaslight Theatre; 3 p.m. Saturday, Gaslight Theatre

It’s been one year since June’s father died after a long battle with cancer. June has aimlessly wandered the world grieving. Now, she has to return home to Door County, Wisconsin, for her best friend’s wedding. On top of her bestie growing up and getting married, June has to deal with real life. That means deciding if she’s going to stay in small town Wisconsin to rebuild her relationship with her mom or return to a crap barista job in California. Drama.

Jeb leads a writing retreat in the mountains. What starts as a story workshop for his failing children’s TV show becomes voyeuristic obsession. Jeb places cameras all around the writing cabin to spy on his coworkers and provocative games of manipulation soon spiral out of control. Psychological horror.

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DOCUMENTARIES

“THE BACKWATER GOSPEL”

“HERE COME THE VIDEOFREEX”

Playing: 8 p.m. Friday, Animas City Theatre; 4 p.m. Sunday, Animas City Theatre

Playing: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Gaslight Theatre; 8:30 p.m. Friday, Gaslight Theatre In 1969, Sony created the first hand-held video cameras. Soon after, the Videofreex helped start radical pirate television.

Throughout the 1970s, the Videofreex covered events, like Woodstock, and people, like activist Abbie Hoffman and Black Panther Fred Hampton. They were a gang of artists and politically-active youngsters who demanded a democratized media be a part of the future.

“MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE BRAIN: THE LIFE AND SCIENCE OF DR. MARIAN DIAMOND” Playing: 10 a.m. Friday, Gaslight Theatre; 6 p.m. Saturday, Gaslight Threatre Dr. Marian Diamond carries a preserved brain around in a hat box to show to students. She’s will utterly charm you with the joy she takes in science. Discover the mysteries of your own brain and the 90-year-old YouTube megastar who helped to found the field of neuroscience.

“SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY” Playing: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Gaslight Theatre; 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Durango Stadium 9 Over the centuries, 94 percent of seed varieties have disappeared as farming turned into industrial agriculture. Farmers, scientists, lawyers, and indigenous seed keepers battle big business to try and keep seed diversity alive so that a healthy environment can thrive. By the same filmmakers as “The Real Dirt on Farmer John.”

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Who is to blame when bad tidings come to a small downtown? The tiny town of Backwater is trying to figure out if the tramp who has set up a shack in the middle of town is the cause for Death and his Undertaker coming around. It seems like people die when the tramp sings merrily. This gritty, lusciously-grim 10-minute film will play during the “Expect the Unexpected” Shorts Program. Total running time for the shorts grouping that includes “Backwater Gospel” is 98 minutes. Animated short.

“POSHIDA: HIDDEN LGBT PAKISTAN” Playing: Noon Thursday, Gaslight Theatre; 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Gaslight Theatre Sexuality and gender identity are explored in a South Asian setting. With unprecedented access, “Poshida” reports on the lives of the underground LGBTQ culture of Pakistan. The effects of British colonialism, religion, class, and U.S. foreign policy tie into this historical and modern view of a hidden people. Documentary short.

The Durango Independent Film Festival takes place at varied venues across Durango. Having a festival ticket does not guarantee seating. Arriving early is a good idea. Additionally, saving seats is not permitted. Movies are shown at these fine establishments:

GO! Durango Independent Film Festival Passes and Tickets Ticket prices range from $12 for a single movie ticket to $250 for an all-festival pass that includes all movies, all VIP parties, and first-tier seating.

All Festival Pass: $250 Admission to all festival film programs and VIP parties with first-tier seating All film Pass: $175 Admission to all festival film programs 10-punch pass: $100 Admission to 10 film programs 6-punch pass: $65 Admission to 6 film programs

Animas City Theatre: 128 E. College Dr. For details, visit durangofilm.org.

Durango Stadium 9: 900 Translux Drive Gaslight Theatre: 102 E. Fifth St. For more information about the schedule and pricing of events, visit durangofilm.org.

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THE PROFESSOR WHO STUDIED

EINSTEIN’S BRAIN

»» A talk with Luna Productions about Dr. Marian Diamond and ‘My Love Affair with the Brain’ BRAINS! Specifically, Albert Einstein’s. For 26 years, Einstein’s preserved brain was waiting for someone to study it, then – bazinga! – Dr. Marian Diamond made it happen. That ain’t all she’s done, either.

Diamond is a 90-year-old scientist and YouTube sensation who has worked in neuroanatomy for 60 years. She’s the subject of the documentary “My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond,” which is playing at the Durango Independent Film Festival on Friday at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Gaslight Theatre, 102 E. Fifth St. DGO chatted with Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg of Luna Productions about who the heck Dr. Marian Diamond is and why they made a movie about her.

Who is Dr. Marian Diamond?

Gary Weimberg: Two major things: she’s a pioneering researcher and she’s a truly beloved professor.

The fact I always mention is that her YouTube anatomy lectures have 1.7 million hits, which makes her the fifth most popular college professor in the world.

In terms of hard science, we could call her one of the founders of neuroscience. Her breakthroughs in what we call brain plasticity are one the pillars of neuroscience.

Brain plasticity?

Weimberg: It’s the fact that our brains are not totally determined by our genetics at birth. What we do, how we think, and the environment we are in – whether we are stimulated or not stimulated – has huge effects on our brain ... Marian Diamond says that the brain is similar to any other muscle, you use it or lose it. What’s amazing about this is that people didn’t used to believe that. We were prisoners of our own genetics. She is the first person to ever to have hard evidence that decisively demonstrated that the brain can change based on what you do.

Dish more dirt on Dr. Diamond.

Weimberg: She is the first person ever to publish a study on Einstein’s brain. When I say that, there is a “Yeah, duh” factor. Like of course! If you are a brain scientist, of course you would want to study Einstein’s brain.

But the fact of the matter is that that happened 26 years after his death. No one else had thought to do that before Marian Diamond. It seems obvious, but this is one of her gifts as a scientist. She has the gift of asking the right question that yields an important answer.

How did Luna Productions come to create a Marian Diamond documentary?

Catherine Ryan: We had finished another longterm, in-depth documentary that was about war. It was called “Soldiers of Conscience.” It was in film festivals and

it did very well, but it was a grueling experience to spend five years inside the heads of soldiers and really understanding their lives ... Documentaries so often portray the harsh»» Dr. Marian Diamond ness of life. I needed to find something that was not so harsh and maybe even something that was elevating. Not silly, but good news. When I came across Marian Diamond and her anatomy lectures, I was mesmerized and I was not a scientist. I do not come from a science background. The fact that she could turn me on to being interested in hearing the minutia of anatomy, I thought, “I gotta at least meet this woman.”

What kind of questions did Dr. Marian Diamond ask?

Ryan: Part of what is so interesting is that Marian Diamond was always looking and asking questions that would result in people having a more enhanced possibility for life.

She didn’t do any work on pathology. Which is interesting.

Most people who study anatomy and who are in neuroscience study disease. It’s very important work, but it’s so interesting that her questions weren’t about disease. They were questions like, “Can our brain still grow when we are over 90 years old?” and “Are there differences between male and female brains?” and “What might those differences mean?” Questions about potential.

What do you think the impact of the film is?

Weimberg: If you are empowered to understand your own brain, you’re more of who you are. You are better able to deal with the world. You are so much improved in the quality of your life. We call it the Marian Diamond effect. You watch her for an hour and you really

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can have your whole life changed for the better.

There’s also an educational level. Marian is retired from teaching, but if this film can continue her teaching to tens of thousands more students, that’s good for society. Marian has, more or less, created a significant part of a generation of doctors and scientists through her 60 years of teaching. That’s an incredible achievement that I would hope, in some way, could go on forever.

Documenting Marian Diamond means preserved brains laying around.

What’s it like being around brains?

Weimberg: What you don’t know is how stinky that brain in the hat box is. If you think it is gross visually, wait till you smell it. WHOOO – people leave the room! It’s the formaldehyde.

Check out “My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond” and other rad movies at the Durango Independent Film Festival.

More info at http://durangofilm.org.

This interview has been edited and condensed for space and clarity.

Editor’s note: DGO is an official sponsor of the 2017 Durango Independent Film Festival.

—— Patty Templeton DGO Staff Writer

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Sleazy and diverse reads for cinephiles

Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Here’s a starter list of books every movielover will dig, especially after getting film-high on flicks at the Durango Indie Film Fest.

“Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910– 1969,” by William J. Mann This is not about how LGBTQ people are portrayed in film, but how they helped shape the industry. Mann collected hundreds of hours of interviews with LGBTQ golden-age actors, directors, costume designers, prop-makers, and more to show how their lives and fluid sexuality changed the silver screen.

“Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood,” by Donald Bogle Bogle explores the story of black Hollywood, from “Birth of a Nation” in 1915 through the 1960s.

Interviews, personal recollections, and extensive research form a political and social history of African Americans during early film history.

“Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film,” by Peter Biskind Starting in the 1980s, independent filmmakers got big. Biskind chronicles the indies who conquered Hollywood, like Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino, and how Sundance Film Festival helped power the engine of exposure.

“The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry,” by Legs McNeil Legs McNeil, best known for authoring “Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk,” outlines the beginnings of the $10 billion U.S. porn movie industry. Did you know that the mafia was involved? Crabs and all, here’s your adult film history.

“The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film,” by Michael J. Weldon A lovingly-crafted encyclopedia of the weirdest films of all time up through the 1990s. B-horror, so-bad-it’s-good sci-fi, and cheapo genius filmmakers at their fabulous worst. This will become your checklist of geeky and creepy cinema.

—— Patty Templeton DGO Staff Writer

Toke a moment to remember the benefits of marijuana

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s we wind our way through the end of winter, let’s take a minute to look at the balance sheet of Colorado’s wonderful experiment known as Legal Weed.

First of all, let’s roll/ light/smoke one for the geniuses who proposed the idea of tying the taxes raised by the sales of cannabis to Colorado’s education budget; when discussing state taxes, there’s this giant, nebulous blob known as the General Fund, and the money that lands in there is basically free game for whichever politician is able to wheel, deal, and convince the rest of his or her compadres of the best use for the cash available during the budget year in question. Whether the folks in Denver manage this fund well is certainly up for debate from time to time. But we are not here to complain, we are here to celebrate the cannabis windfall spurred by Amendment 64.

Approximately 30 percent of the price that you pay for bud (or oil, hash, other smokeables, tinctures, edibles, etc.) at the register is made up of a variety of taxes including regular and special state sales taxes and regular and special local sales taxes.

These added up to nearly $130 million in 2015 and more than $150 million in 2016. The first $40 million of each fiscal year is earmarked for use in the BEST (Building Excellent Schools Today) Program, a “construction grant program ... [which] focuses on helping public schools with a multitude of capital construction needs, from new roofs and boilers to major renovations and new schools.”

This is the type of program that will, over time, keep the state’s public schools ahead of the curve of entropy and will create great learning environments for the schoolchildren of the next generation.

After the state’s commitment to the $40 million

Colorado ‘sin’ taxes 2015-2016 (in millions)

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for the BEST Program is met, the funds from cannabis taxes are distributed by way of the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund, or MTCF, among a wide range of departments throughout Colorado, including Education, which oversees anti-bullying and dropout-prevention programs, among others; Human Services, to coordinate services directed Continued on Page 17

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Cash-only operations: Unsafe

By Jennifer F. Knight SPECIAL TO DGO

(but relief appears on the way)

Problem: Mountains of Cannabis Cash in Colorado Is private banking the answer to getting more than $1.3 billion in cash off the street and out of the backpacks and briefcases of dispensary owners, good men and women who are forced to trade only in cash and aren’t allowed to deposit said cash into an honest account with any federally-insured institution?

Solution: Safe Harbor Private Banking from Partner Colorado Credit Union

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issonance with state and federal law is nothing new in colorful and cannabis-friendly Colorado, but a solution to the weed industry’s banking problem is. Safe Harbor Private Banking from Partner Colorado Credit Union is rising to the occasion with something like a 50 percent market share in the state. Sundie Seefried, author of “Navigating Safe Harbor: Cannabis Banking in a Time of Uncertainty,” is CEO and president of the Denver-based credit union.

Seefried joined forces with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Institute of Cannabis Research at Colorado State University-Pueblo last month to present at the Cannabis Policy Initiative Forum, which was sponsored by the CHASS Center for Social and Economic Justice.

According to its website, Safe Harbor, “is the nation’s first and only subscription-based banking program designed to help both financial in-

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stitutions and dispensary owners create a legitimate business banking relationship that is fully compliant with current and future government regulations.”

At the federal level, by choosing to put her 30-plus years of experience in the banking industry to work for cannabis clients, Seefried may or may not qualify for a 10-year prison sentence in the name of money laundering. Business and personal banking for people in the weed industry, to include budtenders and trimmers, is incredibly tough with any federally-insured institution. Seefried shared the organization’s unofficial mantra: “Every dollar is a cartel dollar unless we can prove it otherwise.”

Seefried is the daughter of Baptist

missionaries and seems to understand the age-old concept of “reputation risk” and the importance of solid and effective strategies for risk mitigation. During the presentation in Pueblo last month, Seefried told a story about her CPA asking her to read “Orange is the New Black,”

by Piper Kerman. The CPA wanted to make sure Sundie understood the dangerous nature of her business plan and the inherent risk of prison time. She acknowledged the risk and moved forward in spite of the terrible threat of incarceration.

And that, I think, is the American dream in action, folks.

She justified the decision by explaining: “Way back in the early 1900s, the reason credit unions were chartered

by Congress was to serve the unbanked and underserved. Normal consumers could not get bank accounts with big banks, so Congress said, ‘We have to fix this. We have to get people banked.’ They chartered this tax-exempt corporation called credit unions – owned by the members, so that’s why we’ve been tax-exempt on the federal level for all these years, because we respond to the needs of our members. When we make money, the only place that money can go is back to our members.

So that’s the difference between a credit union and a bank.”

When you consider the $1.3 billion in 2016 revenue from cash-only

marijuana sales in the state of Colorado that netted something like $200 million in tax payments by these highly regulated and almost entirely legitimate business owners, you also need to consider the harsh realities of those same business owners being forced to carry loads and loads of cash around in backpacks and briefcases to trade said cash for money orders.

This practice is unfair and it is unsafe.

And it appears to be changing, but if you’re considering a cannabis client account with Safe Harbor, be prepared for some fairly serious vetting and a considerably long waiting list.

Jennifer Knight is a freelance writer, thanks in no small part to her day job with Durango Solar Works. (jenn@bathtubjenn.com) Roldo (the illustrator) is an ink-slinging angel, an investor of true talent.

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toward youth mentoring, substance treatment, and mental health; a wide variety of other programs helping to provide analysis of the money used within these programs to educate the public about cannabis issues, and to self-fund cannabis programs at the state and local levels.

As these programs develop over

time, there are sure to be some interesting and creative positive uses of the funds generated by cannabis sales. Pueblo County, for example, recently ratified a measure earmarking $425,000 collected from excise taxes on cannabis cultivation to create a scholarship fund for high school students matriculating to colleges within the county.

It is nice to know that some part of

the money we pay to support our cannabis intake is being used to support ends that we can feel good about – a nice little karmic circle. With that in mind, extra-enjoy as you partake this week, and keep the goodwill flowing.

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Savage Love | Dan Savage

Oh man, I’ve come upon some real issues Fortyish, straight, white dude here.

I have this weird (possibly misogynistic) belief that, when it comes to sex, I can’t win. Actually, I think men in general can’t win. Thoughtful, well-meaning men at least. It comes down to this: During sex, if the man doesn’t come, it’s the man’s fault, because he clearly has problems with his dick and is barely even a man and should be ashamed of himself.

If the woman doesn’t come, it’s also the man’s fault, because he’s clearly bad at sex and doesn’t even care and is barely even a man and should be ashamed of himself. So am I a misogynist or just a guy with issues? Any advice for me moving forward?

And you’re familiar with the clitoris, right? (If you weren’t, google it, and you’re welcome.) But if you find yourself in bed with a woman and you’re having difficultly helping her come (you’re there to help not make), ask her if she can make herself come. If she can’t, odds are you won’t be able to help her come, either – not you, not anyone else. If she can make herself come, ask her to masturbate to climax while you watch. Make a close study of what works for her. If she touches herself in a certain way, learn to touch her in that way. If she busts out a vibrator, use that vibrator before, during, and after PIV or instead of PIV. Good luck.

Yeah, I Got Issues If you’ve been with women who blamed you when you didn’t come, YIGI, and then turned around and blamed you when they didn’t come, well, that had to be annoying. Or maybe you’re referring to something in the ether and not to any inability-to-climax/inability-to-induce-climax shaming you’ve actually come in for. (Have you been with women who shamed you like this? If so, and again, that had to be annoying. Have you been with any women at all? If not, it’s possible your letter is an MRA setup and/or you’re a misogynist with issues.)

If this has actually happened to you, YIGI, chalk it up to “some people are awful, women are people, some women are awful” and let it go. And remember this about men: Sometimes we come during sex, sometimes we don’t, the number of times we don’t increases with age. Focus more on intimacy, connection, and mutual pleasure, YIGI, and less on spooging all over everything – and seek partners with the same focus.

As for women: You do know that dick alone isn’t gonna do it for most women, right? Only a small percentage of women can come from PIV intercourse alone. (If you didn’t know, you know now, and you’re welcome.)

I’m a fan from way back. A therapist told me to go out and have some fun – I’m a married woman with teen boys and feeling a bit lonely – but I’m not looking to have an affair. I just want a spanking now and then.

I found the one kink club I visited in New York to be kind of depressing, and my spanking friends are more of a social group who hang out on the weekends. I just need a little recreation – some good, clean, spanking fun. Would love your advice.

Seeks Paddling And Needs Know-How Kink enthusiasts, like dentists and accountants and troglodytes (hey there, CPAC), have conventions, SPANK, where like-minded/employed/ aroused folks meet and socialize before heading up to their hotel rooms for some good, clean, kinky fun. I think you should get your ass to one of the many spanking conventions out there – and so does Jillian Keenan, journalist and author of “Sex with Shakespeare,” a memoir about your shared kink (spanking) and how Shakespeare’s plays helped Keenan discover and accept herself, as a human being and as a kinkster. (It sounds like a stretch, I realize, but do yourself a favor and read “Sex with Shakespeare” – it’s a funny,

moving read, and it’s packed with fresh and convincing kinky reads on Shakespeare’s plays.)

Moving On, Remembering Ex

“National parties are a great way to get safe, fun, no-sex spankings and meet other people in the scene in a low-pressure environment,” said Keenan, who sent along a list of events all over the country: Shadow Lane (Las Vegas), Boardwalk Badness Weekend (Atlantic City), Crimson Moon (Chicago), Spanking Club of New York (New York City), Texas All State Spanking Party (Dallas), and Lone Star Spanking Party (Houston).

When you say you know “this is BS,” MORE, I trust you’re referring to the text she sent when she dumped you – “I don’t have room for a relationship right now” – because that is definitely bullshit. People say that to be kind, and it’s our job to hear what they’re really saying: “I’m not interested in being in a relationship with you, right now or ever.” But if what you mean by “this is BS” is that she loves you too but had to call it off to go [eff] some other guy and you still might have a shot with her, please disabuse yourself of that belief.

“There are some parties I’ve chosen not to attend for political reasons,” said Keenan. “The spanking community isn’t immune to heteronormative bullshit, unfortunately, and some parties explicitly prohibit M/m play. Any party for sexual minorities that prohibits expressions of other minority sexual identities doesn’t deserve our time or our money!”

Someone asked me to pee on them and offered to pay me. I didn’t know what to do. They weren’t unattractive. Would you pee on someone for money?

Perplexed European Enquires I’m not ready to go pro at this stage in my career.

I’m a straight man who was recently dumped over text by a woman after we dated for about four months. I thought we were in love, but she said she doesn’t have room for a relationship in her life right now. I know this is BS. I think she dumped me so that she could sleep with another guy. In fact, I think I know who the guy is.

Anyways, I recently had some rebound sex (it was awesome), and the whole time during it, all I could think about was my ex-girl sleeping with this other guy, and it kind of turned me on. Am I weird?

Now, in answer to your question, MORE, you’re not weird. I don’t think your reaction is typical, but variance is the norm when it comes to human sexuality. It’s high time we all embraced this bit of cognitive dissonance: Everyone is weird, so no one is weird.

If you and your ex are still speaking/ texting, and you think you may be on potential future-FWB terms, MORE, you could go for broke and tell her about your weird-but-not-weird (and unexpected) reaction to the thought of her with this other guy. If your convos gravitate toward sex or sexy memories – mutually – let her know you’re up for either a FWB/MMF threesome sometime or some cuckolding-themed dirty texting. She may be game, she may not be – but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

ITMFA! Let people know you want to impeach the mother[effer] already!

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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 Independent Film Festival, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.,

Native cinema reception This year, the Durango Indpendent Film Fest is fulla powerful works. Get a chance to talk out your feels or congratulate the filmmakers of the Native cinema programming track by hittin’ up Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., on Thursday, March 2. The public is invited to mix with movie folks and enjoy the elegant, Western art adorning Sorrel Sky from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

No cover, refreshments served, and fabulous filmmakers means your Thursday just got better.

Downtown Durango, 375-7779, info@durangofilm.org.

Family story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

First Thursdays Art Walk,

Co., 3000 Main Ave., 247-3396.

Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave., 422-8008.

Tango Guided Practica, 7-9

p.m., Cerda 7 Cantina y Comida, 639 Main Ave., 769-7053.

Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

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

p.m., Jean-Pierre Bakery, 601 Main Ave., 385-0122.

Open Mic, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937

Jack Ellis, 7-11 p.m., The Office

Irish music jam session,

Main Ave., 259-9018.

12:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200, www.theirishembassypub.com.

Wednesday

Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 2474431.

Sneaky Pete and the Secret Weapons, 8 p.m., Balcony Back-

stage, 600 Main Ave., 422-8008.

Durango Independent Film Festival, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.,

Downtown Durango, 375-7779, info@durangofilm.org.

March for wage equality,

noon, Buckley Park, Main Avenue and 12th Street, 247-1242.

Steam-tastic Friday, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

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The Clods Play Dead, 8 p.m.,

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

Friday

Are you in love with a movie you saw at the Durango Indie Film Fest? Tell the filmmaker how killer it was! Share a pint with a plethora of directors and meet other movie fanatics at the Irish Embassy Pub Underground, 900 Main Ave., on Friday, March 3.

When you enter the Irish Embassy, go to the back of the bar and you’ll find a route down to the Underground space. (It’s not the Steaming Bean room.)

Ain’t no need for a film fest pass to attend.

The doors are open to the 21-and-over public. No cover. Cash bar. A perfect 5 to 8 p.m. for movie fiends.

Useless Knowledge Bowl Trivia+, 7 p.m., Durango Brewing

Tim Sullivan, 7-11 p.m., The

Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 2598801.

Meet the filmmakers party

Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 2598801.

Henry Stoy piano, 10 a.m.-1

Karaoke, 9 p.m., 8th Avenue

Program at the 2017 Durango Independent Film Festival.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue

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Sunday

Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 3752568.

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ia, 6:12 p.m., Ska Brewing Co.,

5-7 p.m., participating galleries, www.durangoarts.org.

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

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Greg Ryder, 7-11 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Andy Janowsky, 5:30-10 p.m.,

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

Blue Lotus Feet Kirtan, 6-8

p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Road, www.facebook.com/BlueLotusFeet.

Sean Farley, 7-11 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Open Mic, 7-11 p.m., Steam-

ing Bean, downstairs at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 4031200, www.thebean.com.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue

Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 2598801.

Saturday Durango Independent Film Festival, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.,

Blue Moon Ramblers, 5:30-

10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Jazz church experienced musician session, 6 p.m., De-

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

Joel Racheff, 7-11 p.m., The

Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Karaoke, 8 p.m., 8th Avenue

Tavern, 509 East Eighth Ave., 2598801.

Monday Four Corners Arts Forum,

9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www. kdur.org.

People’s Practice in the Park, 12:30 p.m., Buckley Park,

Tabletop Wednesday for tweens and teens, 4 p.m.,

Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

Greg Ryder, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Acoustic jam, 6-8 p.m., Irish

Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 4031200, www.theirishembassypub. com.

Geeks Who Drink trivia,

6:30 p.m., BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 West College Drive, 2595959.

p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard St., www.skabrewing.com.

Writers and Scribblers meeting, 6:30-8 p.m., The Com-

Joel Racheff, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

mons, 701 Camino del Rio, www. meetup.com/writers-and-scribblers.

Spoken Word, 7-9 p.m., Steam-

Terry Rickard, 7-11 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

ing Bean, downstairs at the Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 4031200, www.thebean.com.

Rob Webster, 7-11 p.m., The

Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Tuesday Baby story time, 2 p.m., Du-

rango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

Pingpong and poker tournament, 8 p.m., Moe’s, 937

Main Ave., 259-9018.

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

Saloon, 601 East Second Ave., 3752568.

Submissions

Tuesday teen time, 4 p.m.,

Henry Stoy piano, 10 a.m.-1

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

Black Velvet Trio, 7 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave., 247-5440.

Fired up stories, 10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30

Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

Sean Farley, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

Park, 1565 East Second Ave., www. durangogov.org.

Pub quiz, 6:30 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave., 4031200, www.theirishembassypub. com.

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Downtown Durango, 375-7779, info@durangofilm.org. p.m., Jean-Pierre Bakery, 601 Main Ave., 385-0122.

Bird Walk, 9-10:30 a.m., Rotary

Acoustic jam, 6-9 p.m.,

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[Durango’s stories, told in their own words]

First Person | Cyle Talley

On the joys of handstands:

‘I was walking on my hands to class ...’

If the test of a city’s quality of life is its library, it’s fair to say that Durango is on the north side of “fair to middlin’.” It’s in the lobby of the Durango Public Library that I overhear Isaac Segura tutoring a high school student in mathematics. Isaac has a shock of coal black hair, and punctuates each of his sentences with short, stilted laughter. A chuckle is a period, a guffaw is an exclamation point, and so on. Though we start talking about how he got into tutoring, the conversation takes an unexpected turn when Isaac tells me how he unwinds after a long day. I tell his story here, via Q&A.

What do you do to recharge after a long day of tutoring?

weekend, randomly. We had a class together at the Fort – specifically the Engineers Without Borders class, which was a really boring class – and we would take a break mid-class and go do handstands together. I check in with her every once in a while, “Are you still doing handstands?” When I saw her this weekend, she said that it had been two weeks since she had. I was very disappointed in her. [laughs]

I like to go run after I teach, or just do something physical. Actually – this sounds a little weird – handstands. They give you a change in your blood flow, a change in your lymph flow; it’s going to get more blood to your brain. I always feel more outgoing after I do a handstand, too. Sometimes, if I feel nervous about a social event, I’ll do a handSegura stand before going. I just got done being sick, so The Fort is a bit of a weird place maybe this is just my own hoax medicine, but I and all, but that had to elicit some attribute handstands to most of the health that I stares, right? have as an individual, spending so much time upside down. If They’d kind of chuckle, but there were no remarks or anyI could sleep upside down, I probably would. thing like that. I never really felt the need to explain myself, What made you start doing handstands to either. recharge?

Have you ever had any handstand mishaps?

I think the joy of handstands came when I was teaching This was in high school. I somehow managed to – well, OK, gymnastics to little kids. We would do a lot of handstands in I was walking on my hands to class [laughs] and I fell, but that class. such that my body made this inverted U-shape. My legs Were you a gymnast as a kid? were arched back and I was, like, stuck in what felt like a really narrow doorway in this U-shape. My legs were back No. [laughs] There used to be an open gym at the old Mason behind my head and my chest was up against the other Center and for a long time – this was like five years ago – I side of the doorjamb and I remember a friend of mine – was going twice a week. Because I was going regularly and who’s still a friend, she lives here in town – just staring at getting better at the basic acrobatics, and because I’m strong me with her head sort of cocked to one side in amazement and flexible, they asked me if I wanted to maybe teach little like, “How did you do that?” I still think about that somekids. So I signed up for that. The hardest part was that I had times. Like, how does a person find themselves in that to work for a long time to touch my toes. I didn’t want to say position?! So ridiculous. I haven’t had an epic fail like that to the kids, “OK, time to touch your toes!” and be up there since, but those are the kinds of things that only seniors in grunting to myself. high school do.

So handstands are a regular thing for you?

There hasn’t been a day in the last few weeks where I haven’t done at least one handstand. I try to do them pretty regularly. Actually, I used to have a handstand friend who I saw this

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