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Playing video games became my act of resistance Why watch the news when you can assume control in your own world, fight back against the evil and restore justice? I’m discovering that there is considerable importance in making space for fiction in our daily lives.

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veryone has a travel story. And if you don’t, it’s either because you’ve never traveled or you’re just not thinking hard enough. The experiences we garner through travel make for perfect, compelling stories: There is drama, action, characters, conflict, tension, humor, universal truths, triumphs and lessons learned. There was the time you had to use the airplane bathroom, ahem, seven times on a three-hour flight. Or that time you found yourself walking down a strange Texas interstate at 1 a.m. hoping to God that the glowing sign in the distance was a motel and that someone was at the front desk. Travel takes us out of our comfort zones; it can test us. Often, we find ourselves helpless, at the whim of an airline, or saved by the kindness of a stranger. Travel induces discovery – of different places, people, cultures, and customs. But while the trip might last for a week or a month, it’s the stories we bring back that allow the trip to live on. And by sharing those stories, we not only connect with others in an “I’ve been there” kind of way, but we connect with ourselves through reflection. We come to know ourselves better through travel, through tests of will and obstacles and challenges encountered. Travel and the stories we tell afterward can teach us. There was the Mexican shop owner you were haggling a couple bucks off a cowboy hat with when he said in broken English, “You are very rich, and I am poor.” The best travel stories (or my favorite at least): When things go wrong. Cars break down. Bones get fractured. Passports fly out of cab windows. Dogs get adopted. Arrests are made. Airport floors get slept on. Food-borne illness wreaks havoc. Bags containing everything you ever needed to be comfortable get lost. Really, any trip that goes exactly as planned with no hardship whatsoever is probably not very memorable. A refreshing, invigorating soak in a pristine resort hot spring is a boring

story. A refreshing, invigorating soak in a pristine resort hot spring that was ruined by the drunk, pony-tailed, naked guy creepily ogling everyone is likely more interesting. But travel stories need not be horrific. Maybe you met your future spouse or the president of Portugal. I probably don’t need to be telling you any of this; you know you have a great travel story. Or three. And if you stopped the next person who walks past you and asked them to tell their best travel story, they’d produce it within moments. Which is why we want to hear your stories. Starting in next week’s issue, we here at DGO will begin a new feature called Wanderlust in which we share your travel stories, the good, bad, and ugly. Of course, in the end, the reason why we love hearing travel stories is because it’s a way to connect – we’ve all been there in some way, at some point. And because, usually, there’s a takeaway of some sort; we learned something about others, about ourselves. The best travel stories will be in the spirit of connection and ultimately have something uplifting or valuable about the human condition, even if not explicitly expressed. They’ll also have a beginning, middle, and end, along with plenty of rich details to paint an image for the reader. The best stories will have that “so what” element: OK, your flight was delayed for 72 hours – so what? Show us the conflict – internal or external. Show us the vulnerability, the test of will, the overcoming of obstacles. Tell us something unbelievable. In some way, show us the value of having had this experience. If you want to write your own story, do it in about 400 words and send it to editor@dgomag.com. If you’d rather tell your story, send a brief synopsis along with your name and phone number to the same address. Either way, your story should be true. Also, be sure to include your full name and town. We’re looking forward to hearing your stories. Now, it’s time to get telling.

Some years back, I read “Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash.” The book talked about how much waste Americans make and how this was a relatively new phenomenon. For example, in olden times, when a shirt wore out, you cut it into rags and then you used the rags until they disintegrated. You didn’t throw away the shirt as landfill fodder or send it to Goodwill, which then has a chance to ship it overseas where it could become landfill fodder in India. The book was hella dense, but a wake-up call. I was being an a-hole. Up until that point, I didn’t really consider the Earth, at all, in my purchases and only minimally thought about recycling. I’m not saying I’m now Queen Trash of Recyclesville, but I’m more aware and try to do my part. The average person makes 4 pounds of trash a day and 1.5 tons of solid waste a year. The EPA estimates that 75 percent of Americans’ waste can be recycled, and yet we recycle only 30 percent of it. Not cool, dudes. I don’t wanna live like that. I wanna try a little harder. — Patty Templeton

Hate it It’s almost dogma, right? What red-blooded progressive could even begin to form the thought that recycling is anything but the easiest and purest way to protect the environment and save the Earth, one plastic bottle at a time? Why waste new resources when perfectly reusable materials are right here. Open and shut. Done deal. No argument. Recycling is a no-brainer. And that’s the problem. That’s what I hate. Recycling isn’t always as straightforward as it seems. The effectiveness and environmental impact depends on the material being recycled. For instance, making cans from recycled aluminum requires 96 percent less energy, while recycled glass uses 21 percent less energy, according to an article in “Popular Mechanics.” This does not include the water we use to rinse our recyclables, and the time and energy expended throughout the entire process. The biggest reason I hate recycling dogma is that it provides cover for counterproductive behavior. Like someone who reasons to eat three donuts because they went on a hike, the intent of recycling can help us justify behavior, like buying water in a plastic bottle instead of using our own reusable container. Or instead of buying a used car, even with higher emissions, we reason that buying a new electric car is automatically better despite the energy it consumes up front to make. There are three “Rs” in this equation: Reduce, reuse, recycle. The first two seem way more straightforward. The third is more complicated than filling the bin under your sink and forgetting about it. —— David Holub

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he news is troubling. When you sit and listen to the radio, a romantic piece of equipment characterized by the joy it brings us, it quickly becomes a messenger of impending doom. News headlines seemingly scream, desperately trying to warn us of modern dangers – news anchors constantly chattering, always informing on the latest unthinkable tragedy. These are the “normal” things that helped turn my attention to video games at a young age. I couldn’t understand why my parents watched the doom and gloom on purpose. It was like their lives were too comfortable at home so they needed to spice up their narrative by injecting some insane drama. I have since learned the more practical reasons of watching the news, but at the time it seemed more like a severely masochistic act. Why watch the news when you can pilot a starship and save the galaxy? Why, when you can assemble a team of heroes, travel across unimaginable landscapes, build close partnerships, form true companionship? Why, when you can assume control in your own world, fight back against the evil and restore justice? I’m discovering that there is considerable importance in making space for fiction in our daily lives. In a fictional world, you can assume the role of the hero, the martyr, the law enforcer, the rebel, the dictator, a god, or an innocent bystander. From so many perspectives and stories, we build tools for empathy and compassion. People we love and encounter in-game continue to influence us beyond the screen, guiding our behavior in the real world. The experience of improving someone else’s life in-game, no matter how small, can be intoxicating and eye-opening. Have you ever been influenced by the actions of Atticus Finch or perhaps Dumbledore? Have paths in your life been even slightly guided by a character you admire? Imagine being given agen-

cy and power in your own world, safe to do what you thought was right. The lasting impressions of Commander Shepard can be very deep when her actions become your own. The real-world implications are numerous. When you see protests become characterized as riots in the news, you may be reminded of the media-controlled world of “Deus Ex.” When you see families suffering in a militarized zone of the world, you may think of your fellow companions in “Wolfenstein II.” When you try to understand if it’s worth it to constantly resist, fighting an endless uphill battle, you may ask if it was also the right thing to do in “Half-Life 2.” Reading and being constantly informed about the world’s situations can take you only so

far. When given the power and responsibility to explore an entire galaxy filled with moral uncertainties and circumstances, you can build a new way of perceiving the world around you. It does not matter what kind of family you grew up in. If you went to church, if your parents were liberal or conservative, you can, and should, develop your own framework of seeing things. It has become apparent to me that it is an absolutely crucial act to develop our own repertoire of critical thinking to draw upon when interpreting the world around us. I cannot say with any scientific evidence how important playing video games is for informing our behavior in the real world, but we are constantly reminded by the state of the news the importance of being proactive with our awareness. Too frequently do we repeat headlines and opinions of others. Too frequently have we assumed the role not of the individual, but of the member of a misguided movement. Take steps to alter your foundation of thinking to be more comprehensive. Go deeper. Compromise and change your own beliefs. It’s OK to change your mind. When you next fall into that downward spiral that is the news and can’t make sense of all the doom and gloom, maybe take a break and play a video game for a bit. Hit me up for some co-op and we’ll suss it out. Don’t copy+paste some headline you agree with. Don’t take on another’s opinion just because it sounds good. Find your own agency in a world trying to hand you someone else’s. Come back after a while with a different self. Brett Massé is currently playing “Bash the Fash” by destroyfascism.

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mindful living and the inaugural Jumpsuit Records Family Gathering The world is a terror pit of bad vibes, alternative facts, and the Earth trying to kill humans with climate change before we murder it with pollution. It can be hard to see the gold in the gravel, but scratch the surface and there’s shine under the grime. Electronic musician and DJ The Polish Ambassador zeroes in on this brightness and then transmits a bold positivity into daily being through audacious, thoughtful electropop. Jumpsuit Records, The Polish Ambassador’s label, will host an array of artists in genres as wide as neo-folk, post-funk, electronic, and world music. They’ll host their inaugural Jumpsuit Records Family Gathering in Taos from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1. Beyond The Polish Ambassador, headliners include Wildlight, Ayla Nereo, Ample Mammal and SaQi. There’ll be yoga, the Wild and Scenic Film Fest, a three-day permaculture workshop, and other good vibes, with educational and body movement opportunities. The Polish Ambassador gave us the down-low of who he is and what to expect out of his (and the fest’s) intentional music. True or false: You are a hybrid alien being sent to soothe and activate earth with party tunes. True. There’s a rumor that your neon jumpsuit protects your skin from intergalactic bad vibes. That is also true. Is performing draining, charging, or both? How are you able to be in front of so many people so often and still be at full energy? For quite a while when I started making music, I didn’t actually know how to take care of myself. What I was doing was playing all of these shows, all over the country, in these highly stimulating environments and then I would come home to my apartment smack in the middle of a city, which is also a highly stimulating environment.

What I’ve done over the last four or five years is I’ve relocated into the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas. That’s my recharge station. Especially in the summertime, almost every weekend I am going out to a different festival. When I’m not doing that I’m coming home and hanging out on our land, with the dog, going to the river, and having a very non-stimulating, more grounded experience. That, essentially, is what allows me to continue to go out and be in these stimulating environments. It’s really fun to be entertaining people in that way, but there does need to be a bit of self-care if you’re looking at it to be a long-term thing. There is a lot of activism surrounding your music. Do you think other people in positions of influence should use their platforms for activism? I don’t think an expectation necessarily should be placed on any mu-

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sician to do anything besides make music. That’s what they’re claiming to be – musicians. The same with actors. I don’t think that there should be an expectation. What I would say is it feels like a very natural thing if an artist is weaving elements of their spirituality or ecological practices or idealism into their music. Why not look at it as an opportunity to speak and say, “Hey, this is why I make music – because of these feelings.” Can you talk about Action Days, your consciousness-raising, community-building activities on show days? Action Days sprung from this idea that, “Hey, we’re all coming together at a show or festival and celebrating – let’s create something together that is a good something, a useful thing for a community near where the show is.” The action before the show or after the show becomes the reason that people are celebrating at the show. It creates more potency at the show when people celebrate something they’ve created together. With the record label expanding, now we’re starting to get other artists involved doing their own Action Days, like Ayla Nereo. She has herbalism Action Days where she invites all of her

fans to come out the next day to learn about herbalism from local herbalists. The label, in general, all the artists are really excited about finding out what their personal Action Days might look like. We’re stoked to be able to spread good intentions with the music and good action the day after a show. Tell us about the Jumpsuit Family Gathering. It’s our first festival. There’s a lot of people who are coming together to work on it ... There’s an Action Day in the festival where we’re going to learn how to use Earthbags and build with them. We’re going to have a mini-film festival. There’s all sorts of really cool stuff, plus music. There’s always that little spark, that magic that can happen at a festival that you can’t really put words to. We’re all really excited to see what that looks like and feel what that feels like ... Things fell into place and the right people came in and, not to say there hasn’t been a lot of work involved, but it feels like it was meant to be, in some way. We’re so excited about it and it potentially being a launching pad for other events like this around the country. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. —— Patty Templeton

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

Remembering Durango punk star Billy Pfalmer with tribute show at Ska

he bulk of the punk bands that existed in mid- to late-1990s Durango were made up of teenagers. The Letdowns, the Quails, Hawaii 5-O and The Randibles all consisted of a dedicated and rowdy group of late teens or 20-somethings, reared on classic American Hardcore and influenced locally by showing up to see The Thirteen’s. A central figure within that scene and in those bands was Billy Pfalmer, a tall, lanky and charismatic kid oozing energy and rock ’n’ roll swagger, unaware of his own captivating stage presence that would make audience members – at times audience members with punk-rock resumes older than Pfalmer – take notice of his on-stage magnitude. Pfalmer passed away 11 years ago. In remembrance of their friend, his old bandmates and buddies are hosting the second “Bill Phest.” Titled “Bill Phest II: The Reckoning,” the concert on Saturday at Ska Brewing will feature Pfalmer’s friends and old bands, including The Randibles, Hawaii 5-0, The Quails, and Busters Ghost. The Randibles, Hawaii 5-0, and The Quails are all American punk rock and do-it-yourself in its most traditional definition, and Busters Ghost is a local Ska band led by Pflalmer’s old Dugouts bandmate Dan Szabo. Along with the concert, funds are being raised for a memorial bench in Pfalmer’s name, a stand-the-test-oftime tribute to a dude who, in a short time, left a good mark on a portion of the Durango music scene. My own time knowing Pfalmer is short and nothing compared to that of his friends. I was one of those older people who watched his band, The Dugouts, play at The Olde Schoolhouse in 2004. My lasting impression of Pfalmer is a sweet memory: I sat on the bar watching the band plow through a set in front of a packed and crazed house, at one point I was yelling in Dave Thibodeau from Ska Brewing’s ear about what a great frontman that dude was. He was doing so with a bold confidence. Backed by a great band, he screamed, he thrashed, he entertained. Other bands followed. Described by friends as prolific, there was also Colorado Folk Revival and Red Herring. The guy got after it as far as throwing himself into whatever musical project he was working on. “In terms of Bill’s assessment, not so much of being a frontman but being in a band in general, you had to show up and you had to rock,” said Szabo. “He really instilled that in everybody in the band. You have to show up ready to play. His energy was palpable to put it mildly; he was this fierce spirit. It oozed from every pore. It was rally time, for better and for worse. You went into everything full force.” This will be a DIY punk show at its best. Organized by

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GO Saturday: Randibles, Hawaii 5-0, The Quails, Busters Ghost. 4 p.m. No cover. Ska Brewing, 225 Girard Street in Bodo Park. Information: 247-5792. some friends who have since left Durango, it’s a coming together of people and bands that are unified by one common thing: Being Pfalmer’s friend. “This show is important because it’s been 11 years since our friend died and we want to get together and remember him,” said event organizer and Randible drummer Noah Lyman. “We’re in a different stage of our lives now, one that Billy unfortunately didn’t get to see. Life’s a bitch; memory is fleeting, and we’ve lost plenty of good people even since Bill passed. This is our chance to honor our lost ones and remind ourselves that we bring them with us on our own journeys.” Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

The Richmond, Virginia-based band consisting of J. Roddy Walston (lead vocals, piano, guitar) and the current lineup of The Business, Billy Gordon (lead guitar, vocals), Logan Davis (bass guitar, vocals) and Steve Colmus (drums), have released a straightforward album of full-throttle yet restrained Southern-soaked rock ’n’ roll. The record was recorded in their hand-gutted and built-fromscratch studio (in a former WWII bomb shelter in Richmond) by famed Northwest-based producer Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, The Shins). There is a drawl, warmth, and comfort to the songs that can only come from taking time to hone and feel out a new space. Not just the physical space, but the head space that comes with grander life changes and a band fully gelled and cohesive. There seems to be a maturity, both lyrically and sonically, with songs exploring themes of interpersonal relationships and what would normally be the banality of day-to-day life. Here, the daily ritual is transposed into songs that I’d bet are even more compelling in a live setting. Recommended for fans of anthemic Americana-tinged rock ’n’ roll in the thread of early My Morning Jacket, Dawes, Bruce Springsteen, Deer Tick, or Lucero. —— Jon E. Lynch KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

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jazz as boring or lacking movement, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. As evidence, listen to “Truth” from “Harmony of Difference” and experience all the different moods therein.

from the story leading into strange vocal delivery from the masters of weird. Propagandhi,“Victory Lap”

Sept. 29 Primus,“Desaturating Seven” When I saw the album cover accompanying “Desaturating Seven,” I was thrown for a loop. The album follows the story of “The Rainbow Goblins,” a children’s story that was a huge part of my growth, centered on seven goblins who steal and devour all the colors of the rainbow for their own. If that story wasn’t tailor-made for a Primus album, I don’t know what was. This record feels a lot more cohesive than the Willy Wonka-inspired previous effort, with the songs following the bizarre storyline, Les Claypool’s bass always driving forward in its strange spiral. The album opener, “The Valley,” is one of my favorite Primus tracks in a long time, a strange and sparse meandering of rising action, starting with an actual reading

After five years aslumber, Propagandhi has returned when punk rock is vital again. The imagery of the cover accentuates the storyline of the record in the best way, a roller-coaster under water off a coast. Growing older has done nothing but benefit the dudes in Propagandhi, and the new blood coming from Sulynn Hago and her ripping guitar adds a breath of vitality as well. They eschew expected lyrical themes and anger, in lieu of thoughts about parenthood and growth in uncertain times. It actually hit me harder than I expected. I am ready for anger on a punk rock album, but I am not always ready for actual, valuable insight. Kamasi Washington, “Harmony of Difference” With his debut in 2015’s “The Epic,” Kamasi Washington made a massive splash in the contemporary jazz

Zola Jesus,“Okovi”

scene as only something titled “The Epic” could. “Harmony of Difference” is as lofty of a followup as you can imagine, centering on the musical idea of counterpoint, where pieces are linked harmonically but not rhythmically or structurally. The EP is five unique compositions culminating in a sixth piece that is a massive combination of the previous five. It is an absolutely demanding listen but ultimately just as rewarding as “The Epic” was. People tend to brush off

I discovered Zola Jesus just a few years ago with the release of the first John Carpenter album, “Lost Themes.” My favorite track on that was a remix of the song “Night” featuring Zola Jesus on vocals. The haunting ethereality of the remix grabbed me immediately, and with her new album “Okovi,” I was excited to see that carry over into her own studio work. The record gnaws on the marrow at the root of a lot of goth-focused music, a depression that can take hold at any moment. Her music calls to mind the tragic deaths of figures in literature like Ophelia, or the Romantic trepidation of “Faust.” The record varies in tempo, from moody dirges to bumping goth club beats, all with a gorgeous vocal delivery at the center. —— Cooper Stapleton

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Sean Moriarty | Special to DGO

What finally changed my mind on pumpkin beers

y hatred for pumpkin flavored everything is long and storied. Don’t get me wrong: I love pumpkin pie. I do have a human soul, after all. It’s the “everything else” that I can’t stand. Offer me a pumpkin-spiced latte and I’m likely to pontificate my distaste like Winston Churchill on a boozy, oratorial bender. Pour me a pumpkin beer, and I’ll chuck it at the horizon, hoping it leaves our orbit, travels millions of light years through space, is found by aliens, and justifiably starts an intergalactic war. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the taste of pumpkin, or the spices that ride with it. What really upsets me is the over-satura-

tion of pumpkin-flavored/scented products from September to early December every year that smell or taste exactly the same. But, I’m not mad ... not anymore. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to travel to Denver with the Steamworks Brewing Co. crew for the Great American Beer Festival. Having been in the craft beer industry for over a decade at that point, I was stoked to attend the largest brewfest in the country. I was also aware that pumpkin beers were popular, and it was early October. I had planned on being vigilant in my avoidance of these nasty concoctions, lest I be swindled into swallowing poison by ManBun Brewing, or some such brewery. On the second day of the festival, I

was the proper mix of hung over and almost drunk – a magical fringe state that makes me vulnerable to surprises, pranks, etc. Someone handed me a glass with a coppery, spicy elixir in it. “You have to try this,” they said with an air of mischief. Wanting my hangover to subside as quickly as possible, I knocked the four ounces down without a second thought. What happened to my taste buds could best be illustrated by appropriately ripping off Jack, The Pumpkin King: What’s this? What’s this? There’s pumpkin everywhere What’s this? I don’t quite seem to care What’s this? I can’t believe my mouth

I must be dreaming Wake up, Sean, this isn’t fair! What ... IS ... THIIIS!? What was this magical brew? Why did the pumpkin flavors not force me into a self-righteous tirade, a vomiting spell, or some comical combination of both? I asked my friend, “What was that?” “Rumpkin, “ he said, “from Avery Brewing in Boulder.” This was the pumpkin ale to end all pumpkin ales. It was evenly spiced, not too sweet, and had been aged in fine, fresh rum barrels to give it a satisfying oak and molasses flavor. It also came in at a liver-bashing 16 percent alcohol by volume, but wasn’t as astringent as most beers of that octane. It completely defied all of my prejudices against the style.

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[travel] What’s a six hour drive compared to viewing over 1,500 dinosaur fossils? Like, why complain about six hours of sweetass podcasts and roaddoggin’ when the outcome is touching dino bones 149 million years old? What we’re talking about is the Dinosaur National Monument located both in Dinosaur (CO) and Jensen, Utah.

This led to me seeking out more pumpkin ales that stood above the rest. Punkin Ale from Dogfish Head was a delicious brown ale with hints of coffee, chocolate, and brown sugar. Epic Brewing’s Imperial Pumpkin Porter had a unique pecan and cocoa flavor, with just a touch of marshmallow on the finish. Just like any style, pumpkin beers are not all gems. In fact, they’re mostly below average. But, that doesn’t mean they should all be tossed aside and ridiculed with blanket hatred. I suggest looking for the words “imperial” or “barrel aged” to make sure you are tasting only the finest pumpkin ales. That should ensure that you are tasting something unique, strong, and delightful. If I, the staunchest pumpkin cynic, could be swayed, so could you. My war against the pumpkin beer has reached an armistice. I am left to walk to the Earth unsure of so many more steadfast convictions. What’s next? Will I suddenly love “The Big Bang Theory”? Will Justin Bieber’s voice start to sound less like someone hitting a tree with a bag of cats? We shall see.

Iffin you’re looking to bone-pet and connect with the late Jurassic era, you’re going to want to hit up the Quarry Exhibit Hall, 11625 E. 1500 S., Jensen, Utah. Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodicus, and Stegosaurus remains are on view and friendly rangers are around to chat about the dinosaurs on display. Be sure to budget a couple hours at the park so you have plenty of time for the indoor fossil exhibit and the easy-to-moderate hikes in the surrounding Canyonlands.

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Bonus: If you go near evening, you’ll see the Milky Way galaxy in dramatic clarity. Dinosaur National Monument is one of the darkest places remaining in the United States due to the absence of light pollution. Check the park’s calendar for night sky programs near the Split Mountain Campground.

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MOTHER OF ALL BEER FESTIVALS Durango breweries going to GABF discuss the spectacle of thousands of beers and tens of thousands of beer drinkers

e, gods! Over 60,000 people will descend like soon-to-be tipsy locusts on Denver for the annual Great American Beer Festival (GABF). If you don’t got a ticket, you probably ain’t gettin’ one. The fest, which runs Oct. 5-7, is sold out. It’s not surprising. Who wouldn’t want to communally soak in over 7,000 unique beers from near-800 American breweries, plus, ya know, PARTIES! GABF is America’s largest, most important beer fest. This year there are 98 beer categories being judged (not including subcategories!) for gold, silver, and bronze medals. The fest is open to industry folks stacking their beers against one another and the general public, who get to taste ’em all. Being as we can’t drop the StubHub hundos for tix, DGO talked to the four local breweries headed to Denver to compete. Patrick Jose, head brewer at Carver Brewing Co.; Ken Martin, director of brewing operations at Steamworks Brewing Co.; Tyler Brewer, head brewer at Durango Brewing Co.; and Kurt Randall, head brewer at Ska Brewing Co. gave insight into the festival and what they’re bringing for judging. What’s the Great American Beer Festival like? Carver’s: (Laughs) Imagine about three football fields-worth of people and beer crammed between them. It’s massive, it truly is. They’re getting to the Continued on Page 14

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point where they’re running out of room. It begins on a Thursday evening, then a Friday evening, then all day Saturday. For brewers, it’s great because it gives us a chance to reconnect with people we may not get to see from out of state or people we used to work with who have moved out to other breweries. It also gives a chance to interact with the drinking public. GABF brings people from all over the world. Granted, you’re kind of one brewer in a sea of breweries, but you get to meet people you normally wouldn’t, especially for us because we don’t distribute. People come and see what we’re all about and we get to meet and greet and shake hands.

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Every year there’s always an unknown brewery that has never been heard of that will win a gold. It makes it exciting. Whoever produces a good tasting beer, true to style, has just as much chance to win a gold as Avery or any of the other big names.

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Tyler Brewer, head brewer at Durango Brewing Co.

Steamworks: It’s a little overwhelming at first. It’s a lot. There’s a din to the whole place when you walk in the door. There’s bagpipes going. A lotta beer. A lotta people. Some of them misbehaving. But it’s a pretty cool, awe-inspiration place. Thursday night is a little tame and Friday it ramps up. There’s a midday session on Saturday that’s almost entirely industry folk so it’s much quieter, but Saturday night is almost like a frat party. Durango Brewing: You get inside and there’s any style of every quality that you could have ever imagined. It’s grown so big that it takes your breath away the sheer size of it all. Other than the World Beer Cup, which takes in beers across the globe, GABF is the nation’s largest beer competition. Ska: It’s busy. (Laughs) It’s a full-on zoo. There’s a ton of people, a ton of great beer.

Why is the festival important to breweries? Steamworks: It’s the highest level of competition we have as brewers. It’s a big honor in our industry to be able to go onstage and collect some hardware. Durango Brewing: There’s tons of competitions for professional and homebrewers alike, but this is one of a handful that has worldwide recognition. If you walk away with a medal from GABF, everyone knows exactly where it came from and the underlying meaning. You are going toe-to-toe with virtually every microbrewery in America.

GABF has so many categories, what’s the deal? Carver’s: Every beer is going to fall into

some category from white lagers all the way through barrel-aged barely wines and experimental sour beers ... Instead of having just an IPA category, there are subcategories of American IPA, English IPA, International IPA, and you break it up beyond a general label. There’s 100 entries or more in every category. Durango Brewing: There’s categories so big, like the IPAs. There are tons of rausch beers (a smoked beer). There are categories that used to be small but have grown in popularity, like sour beers. Barrel-aged beers are now almost as popular as IPAs in this competition. There’s so many different styles. Steamworks: There’s very few, if any, lonely categories anymore that have only 30 or 40 entries. Those are a thing of the past. Almost 8,000 beers get spread out over 90 categories to be judged.

Do the same breweries wind up winning every year? Durango Brewing: Yes and no. There are some breweries that consistently make good product and you always see them elevated in the ranking of things, but it is not like a professional sport where a dream team can’t be beat. It’s all blind tasting; it comes down to subjective opinions of judges across the board. Every beer is judged on the style guidelines and it opens it up. Every year there’s always an unknown brewery that has never been heard of that will win a gold. It makes it exciting. Whoever produces a good tasting beer, true to style, has just as much chance to win a gold as Avery or any of the other big names.

There are some awesomely weird beer styles judged at GABF, like “Historical Beer.” Carver’s: Every brewer tries to find their niche and experimentation is a big part of everything we do. Historical beers are interesting. Dogfish Head is a prime example of a brewery that would enter that category. They make a habit out of finding old beer recipes that were written on walls in pyramids or on parchment somewhere and try to recreate them purely because they’re interested in knowing what beer tasted like back then versus now.

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Historical beers are interesting. Dogfish Head is a prime example of a brewery that would enter that category. They make a habit out of finding old beer recipes that were written on walls in pyramids or on parchment somewhere and try to recreate them purely because they’re interested in knowing what beer tasted like back then versus now.

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Patrick Jose, head brewer at Carver Brewing Co.

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Ska: One of the more entertaining categories is the Field Beer category. It’s about as vague as you can get. That’s what Pink Vapor Stew is going into. It’s supposed to not be overly hoppy or malty and a strange category. There’s no specific target or ABV, it’s wide open. Judges want to know and recognize ingredients in a beer that doesn’t fit in any other category.

What category would you like to enter and haven’t yet? Carver’s: Next year, the plan is to enter a barrel-aged beer. Any time you brew a beer destined for a barrel you’re about a year out before you can do anything with it.

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There’s very few, if any, lonely categories anymore that have only 30 or 40 entries. Those are a thing of the past. Almost 8,000 beers get spread out over 90 categories to be judged.

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Ken Martin, director of brewing operations at Steamworks Brewing Co.

Steamworks: We would love to get something in one of the sour beer categories. We’ve tried and made it to the medal round on some of them and not on others. As they limit your number of entries, which they’ve done increasingly over the years, it’s a little harder to throw in a wild card category if you don’t even know it fits that category in terms of what judges expect.

What breweries are you amped to see at the fest? Carver’s: The former head brewer at Carver moved to a brewery in Fort Collins called Jessup Farm Barrel House. He makes experimental fermentations all in barrels and really delicious beers. I have a good friend at Comrade Brewing. They make incredible beers. I love hanging at their booth. There’s some breweries from out east. The ones I don’t get to try ever that I’ll never see. Those are the gems. You hear about Russian River and you hear about Rogue but you don’t hear about some of the most amazing breweries out there because they’re just a little pub making incredible beer in quantities only enough for their area. Ska: I’m looking forward to trying a friend’s brewery, Scofflaw Brewing out of Atlanta. I enjoy getting to taste beers that I don’t have access to – smaller breweries. I did a trip to Boston a couple years ago and I’d love to check some of those breweries out again. Trillium was one of them

and Night Shift. Steamworks: I try to hit ones we don’t see in our market. Like Chuckanut out of Bellingham, Washington. They make solid beers and all sorts of styles, German lagers and traditional style beers. Great job of it. Saint Arnold out of Houston always does a good job and I like to see what they have cooking. Durango Brewing: Over the years, my thing is to focus on one or two styles of beer that I want inspiration from and I’ll walk the line and find breweries that are making very specific styles of beer, like gose. I always try to find the obscure beers in weird categories. A lot of breweries aren’t production breweries and you can’t find in bottles or maybe they’re only distributed locally or regionally. It gives you the opportunity to taste these beers without going on a fanatical, expensive road trip.

What beers are you bringing or categories are you going for? Steamworks: For categories, we’re entering the Kölsch, Munich Helles, Oatmeal Stout, and German Wheat Beer subcategory Dunkel Weizen. Carver’s: We are bringing four beers that are ours and a fifth that is a Pro-Am style beer ... The Pro-Am Competition is for homebrewer recipes that have been brewed on the professional level. The local homebrewers, Animas Alers, got together with us to hold a homebrew competition and a local guy, Jeff Titus, won best of show with a rauchbier, a smoked beer. It’s like an Oktoberfest brewed with malt that was smoked with Cherrywood. It’s delicious. That’s one that we’ll enter. Outside of that, we entered our Colorado Trail Nut Brown Ale, Garden Brau Hefeweizen, and our Lightner Creek Lager, which won silver last year at GABF, and our Fresh Hop. Ska: True Blonde is going in, Buster Nut Brown Ale, Mexi, and Pink Vapor are all going up. Tyler: We’re gonna bring our India Red Ale which is like an IPA but a red ale. We’re gonna submit our IPA, the Vienna Lager, which is a seasonal style lager, and our Saison. Interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity.

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One of the more entertaining categories is the Field Beer category. It’s about as vague as you can get. That’s what Pink Vapor Stew is going into. It’s supposed to not be overly hoppy or malty and a strange category. There’s no specific target or ABV, it’s wide open. Judges want to know and recognize ingredients in a beer that doesn’t fit in any other category.

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Kurt Randall, head brewer at Ska Brewing Co.

—— Patty Templeton

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[ weed ] Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Moisture is your enemy; patience is your friend

our plants are grown. The soil has been properly flushed with nothing but pure water for a couple weeks. The scissors have done their work and your beautiful green is hanging in the dark from twine with an oscillating fan gently moving the air beneath it. The next stage of your process involves ushering your trimmed buds from the time you begin the hang-drying process to the day when they are actually ready to be rolled up (though you will be forgiven for making a couple early attempts at smoking your not-quite-primed weed), or ripped up for placement in a bong or pipe. Your secret weapons in this transition from string line to smoking apparatus: Paper bags and mason jars. Your enemy: Moisture. Every fiber of your being, for the next two to three weeks, should be directed toward eradicating vestiges of the liquid that ran through the veins of your plants (aka the xylem and phloem of middle school biology class fame) and supported their growth from the time they were little baby seedlings or clones. This is the enemy that will, if not addressed properly, turn your trichrome-dazzled glory into a pile of acrid moldy mush and leave it about as smokeable as a pile of week-old lawn clippings. And your best friend: Patience. You now face a window of time during which you will look upon, several times a day, the most glorious shades of green you have ever witnessed in all the days you have traveled this earth and you will be almost completely unable to do anything that you want to do with it. Couple that reality with the fact that there is an almost tremor-inducing level of anxiety that comes with the knowledge that a summer’s work could potentially be scrapped if the drying period is not handled properly. These can be some strange

days, but fear not. A little patience and diligence over this span of time will reward you with stoner-movie-status buds. Cue choir: “Aaaaaaahhhh”. After several days – could be four, could be a week – of hanging in darkness, the individual buds and branches, generally from smaller to larger, will begin to reach the next level of dryness. You will know when this has happened when you bend the stalk the buds are attached to and it fully goes, with a little “snap” sound. The buds will have a thin, candy-like shell at this point. Grab a decent sized bowl and begin to gently snip the flowers from the stalks, taking care not to drop them too far or agitate them to the point where you might waste trichromes. Now it is time for the paper bags – lunch sacks. Dumping a pound into a grocery bag with no room for air circulation will turn your weed to swill just as sure as Monday follows the weekend. You want the thinnest, flimsy little sandwich bags in the store. Added bonus: They are usually the cheapest. Very lightly, with the density of popcorn, fill your bags to just under halfway. They can stay right there in the same room but do not have them in the direct path of the fan. Leave the tops open for the first two nights. Twice daily, move the buds gently around the bag to unstick them and to create new pathways for air to travel. For the next two nights, repeat the process, but leave the bags closed for subtly slow drying. From here, it is into the mason jars – the place where the real magic happens. And, that, amigos, is what we will have a look at next week. Be well ’til then. Christopher Gallagher lives with his wife and their four dogs and two horses. Life is pretty darn good. Contact him at chrstphrgallagher@gmail.com.

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[love and sex]

Savage Love | Dan Savage

Savage: Short and to the point I had a blast hosting Savage Lovecast Live at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts. Audience members submitted questions before the show, and I consumed a large pot edible right after the curtain went up and then raced to give as much decent sex advice as I could before it took effect. Here are some of the questions I didn’t get to before my judgment became too impaired to operate a sex-and-relationship-advice podcast. I’ve been on the dating apps a while. What’s up with serial first daters? Back when people primarily met at parties, bars, clubs, etc., we established baseline physical/chemical attraction before learning someone’s name and long before a first date. (We eyeballed ’em, we said hello, we made a moment’s small talk.) With apps, however, we can’t establish baseline physical/chemical attraction until our first face-toface meeting – until after that “first date,” which itself comes after we’ve swapped flirty messages, sent additional pics, and made a plan to meet. Since apps mean more “first dates,” it feels like we’re meeting a lot more “serial first daters” these days. We aren’t – it’s just that now we have to meet up with people to eyeball ’em, say hello, and make small talk. Don’t think of that first meeting with someone you met via an app as a “first date,” think of it as the pre-interview before the first date. What is the appropriate amount of side boob? This is outside my area of expertise/ giving a shit. So I’m going to pass this question on to Tim Gunn. I’ll let you know what Tim has to say should he respond. My best friend is in a relationship with a really jealous, controlling guy. He guilt-trips her constantly and gets passive-aggressively mad whenever she tries to hang out with people

besides him. When she complains about him, I want to say [eff] him, he’s a dick, except ... she’s having a full-on affair with another guy and seems not to feel bad about it! I don’t know what advice to give or how to make sense of the situation. What’s my responsibility to her? To her boyfriend? Maybe your best friend’s boyfriend is jealous and controlling because he senses – or because he knows – his girlfriend is cheating on him. Or maybe it didn’t occur to your best friend to cheat on her boyfriend until after he accused her of cheating for the millionth time – maybe she figured she might as well commit the crime since she was already being punished for it. Or maybe they’re both terrible people who deserve each other and neither is your responsibility. My partner and I are a straight couple in our 20s/30s. We’re curious about straight PDA in gay bars. She feels it should be kept to a minimum, but a little is OK. He feels it shouldn’t happen, as it may make people uncomfortable. Thoughts? I think this is something you and your opposite-sex partner should discuss over drinks in one of the thousands of straight bars in the San Francisco Bay Area.

My brother’s fiancée told my mom that she doesn’t like my mom’s usual lipstick color and asked my mom to wear a shade she picked out for the wedding. My mom is 75 and wears cute pink lipstick. Is it wrong if both my mom and I wear the pink in solidarity? You should absolutely wear your mom’s shade in solidarity – and send me a pic of you two at the wedding, please! (Hey, person who asked the previous question, did you pull this kind of shit? Did you order your friends around the way this woman’s future DIL is ordering her around?) Since my man and I got engaged, we’ve been fighting about wedding planning. We never fought until now. How can we move forward with the wedding without ruining our relationship? Best sex of my life, BTW. Elope. For your own sake, for the sake of friends and family members who will inevitably be sucked into your conflict about your wedding plans, for the sake of all that excellent sex ... just [effing] elope. We are two lesbians in our 20s and ready to start a family. Will you be our sperm donor? Nope! You’ve recommended marijuana to help women have better sex. I’ve tried it, but I often get so high that time seems to fracture. When that happens, I worry I’m missing orgasms. What should I do? Less!

I feel like all my friends resent me for getting married. How do I make them feel less insecure about my new relationship? Ask yourself which is likelier: All of your friends – every single one of them – are so petty and insecure that they resent you for getting married or you were a megalomaniacal bride-orgroom-or-nonbinary-zilla and behaved so atrociously that you managed to piss off all your friends? If it’s the (less likely) former, make better friends. If it’s the (more likely) latter, make amends.

I want to try the new cannabis lubes. Should I tell my girlfriend first or just do it? It’s expensive, and I’m afraid she’ll say no since she doesn’t smoke the ganja. Do not dose your girlfriend without her consent. If it’s smoke she doesn’t like, ask her how she feels about experimenting with pot edibles and spreadables. And if the answer is no, the answer is no. Spiking your girlfriend’s twat with pot lube without her consent is not an option – it would be an unforgivable

and very likely criminal violation of her bodily autonomy. DO NOT DO IT. You are always talking about adult children coming out to their fundamentalist parents about being queer, poly, kinky, etc. But how should older adults handle coming out to their batshit fundamentalist adult kids, especially when these kids control access to grandchildren? Just as an adult child’s presence is their only leverage over their parents, your presence is your only leverage over your adult children. (Unless you’re sitting on a large family fortune, of course, and you can threaten them with disinheritance.) And just as queer kids are sometimes forced to lie to their parents – they sometimes have to tell hateful parents what they want to hear in order to avoid being cut off or thrown out – you may have to tell your kids what they want to hear (or not tell them what they don’t want to hear) in order to avoid being cut out of your grandchildren’s lives. It sucks, and I’m sorry – but once your grandchildren are grown, you can say whatever you like and tell your batshit fundamentalist adult kids to go [eff] themselves. When is the best time to tell my married, ostensibly straight co-worker that I want to have sexy gay times with his bubble butt? Hmm ... maybe once you’ve updated your résumé, seeing as your gay trouble butt may get fired after you grab his straight bubble butt? What are some ways to overcome shyness and tell your partner what you want? Think how soon you’ll be dead (soon!) and how long you’re gonna stay dead once you’re dead (forever!). Then tell your partner everything. Do it in an e-mail if you can’t do it face-to-face – but do it! Donald Trump is president and we could all be dead tomorrow. Don’t delay! 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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DGO’s picks in or around Durango Folk up your Saturday Indie folk musician Jenn Rawling will play the iAm Music Institute with tunes off her new album, “Golden Colors.” Canadian-Portuguese multi-instrumentalist Awna Teixeira will add her haunting Americana to the evening, and the music doesn’t stop there. Local favorites, mandolin player Fred Kosak and violinist extraordinaire Alissa Wolf, will open the night. Recommended for those who like deep music with an edge of complicated beauty. Details: $10 to $20 suggested donation (kids free), all ages, Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 to 11 p.m., iAm Music Institute (Indigo Room), 1315 N. Main Ave. #207, 799-7450

Mega fire author dude at library

Thursday Homebuyer Education weekday class, 8:30 a.m., Coldwell Banker, 785 Main

Ave. Toddler story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango

Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Durango Green Drinks, 5 p.m., Carver

Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 259-2545. Fashion Fusion, 5:30 p.m., $18-$30, Duran-

go Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. Andy Janowsky, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium,

World War I presentation by Andrew Gulliford, 1 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065

West Second Ave., 259-2402. Kirk James Band plays the Animas Valley BBQ Showdown, 3:30 p.m., McGee

Park, 41 Road 5568, Farmington. Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Main Ave., 375-7260. “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,”7:30 p.m., $25, The Barn, 123 Mama

Llama Lane.

699 Main Ave., 375-7260.

Sunday

“Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” 7:30 p.m., $25, The Barn, 123 Mama

Fall Photographer’s Special, 7:30 a.m., $219-$349, Railroad Depot, 479 Main Ave.

Llama Lane.

Artist workshop with Robert Turner,

Friday

9:30 a.m., $450, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555.

Artist workshop with Robert Turner,

Wine and Rails, 10 a.m., $109-$169, Rail-

9:30 a.m., $450, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555. Preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Durango

Michael Kodas is a badass. He’s a bestselling author, a prize-winning photojournalist, and a firefighter. Why the hell are there so many giant forest fires these days? Kodas’ book, “Megafire: the Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame,” explores the topic. Get yer butt to the library for a good reading and talk.

1 Skier Place.

Details: Free, all ages, 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., www.durangopubliclibrary.org

STEAM lab, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library,

road Depot, 479 Main Ave. Henry Stoy piano, 11 a.m., Jean-Pierre Bak-

ery and Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave., 247-7700.

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

Bo DePea, 4 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600

Kirk James Band, 1 p.m., Purgatory Resort,

Main Ave.

Trails 2000 trail work, 3 p.m., Twin Buttes Durango, Lightner Creek Road, Twin Buttes Trails, www.trails2000.org/trails/twin-buttes.

Monday “Meet Joe Salazar: candidate for attorney general” event, 6 p.m., Durango

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

1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

The Art of Seduction, 8 p.m., $25-$50,

A Willowtail Springs arts retrospective

Reverie: Three Years of Willowtail Exhibit, 5 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East

Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave., 3757160.

The Durango Arts Center has helped sponsor 17 artist residencies at Willowtail Springs in Mancos. The “Reveries: Three Years of Willowtail Springs” opening reception will highlight artists like photographer Margy Dudley, professor and textile artist Ilze Aviks, and surrealist Dan Groth.

Bayfield Heritage Days kickoff dinner, 5:30 p.m., $20, Bayfield Community Gym,

Details: Free, all ages, 5- 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., http://durangoarts.org

Fun fashion at the DAC

Second Ave., 259-2606.

658 S. East St., Bayfield. Friday Nights at Fox Fire Farms: Robby Overfield, 6 p.m., Fox Fire Farms,

5513 County Road 321, Ignacio. Cellist Sandy Kiefer and pianist Mika Inouye concert, 7 p.m., $5-$20, St. Mark’s

Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave., 2471129.

Fashion Fusion: Style in Motion is a runway fashion show where the clothing is made of unconventional materials. Clothes put focus not only on local businesses but on raising greenbacks for the DAC. You’ll see fashion made from wire, metal, and other radtastically sassy materials.

Llama Lane.

Details: $18, all ages, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., http://durangoarts.org/fashion-fusion

Saturday

Music fest in Mancos

Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing, all-day event, Joe Stephenson Park,

The Rhythm and Soul Fest takes over Mancos this weekend. Fusion musician Nahko (of Nahko and Medicine for the People) will headline the fest with a solo set. It’ll be a mix of music, art, and spirituality presentations and workshops, with a focus on inspiration and transformation. Details: Tix range from $48 (single day) to $128 (all weekend), all ages, Friday, Sept. 29, to Sunday, Oct. 1., Cottonwood Park, 275 Spruce St., Mancos, www. agapedurango.org

Shiprock rock out

“Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” 7:30 p.m., $25, The Barn, 123 Mama

1199 Bayfield Parkway, Bayfield. Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon,

First National Bank of Durango, 259 W. Ninth St., www.durangofarmersmarket.com. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.,

Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway 160, 8849544. “Playing with the Press” visual art workshop, 9 a.m., $80-$100, Durango Arts

Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. Artist workshop with Robert Turner,

Tuesday Portrait drawing with David Riedel, 9

a.m., $150-$175, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. “Understanding Your Customers” class, noon, $37, First National Bank of Duran-

go, 259 W. Ninth St. “The Courage of our Convictions: American Values and Vision” with Kim Martin, noon, $20, DoubleTree Hotel,

501 Camino del Rio. Watercolor Painting 101, 1 p.m., $150-

$175, Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. Baby story time, 2 p.m., Durango Public Li-

brary, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Tuesday jam, 6 p.m., Steaming Bean, 900

Main Ave., 403-1200.

Wednesday Basic first aid and CPR class, 3 p.m., $70, Durango Fire and Rescue, Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive. T(w)een Time, 4 p.m., Durango Public Li-

brary, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Gary Watkins, 7 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699

Main Ave., 375-7260.

Mac DeMarco is a singer songwriter with a weirdo sense of humor. His chill-out tunes don’t necessarily mirror his stage antics, which have included sticking a drumstick in his ass. DeMarco’s on a national tour for his latest album, “This Old Dog.” His smallest stop will be in Shiprock. It’ll be a peculiarly intimate show with equal chance of getting grotesquely humorous or heartfelt. Lo Cash Ninjas, The Flossies, and Nizhoni Girls open.

9:30 a.m., $450, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555.

Submissions

Brew Train, 10 a.m., $109-$169, Railroad Depot, 479 Main Ave.

To submit listings for publication in DGO and www.dgomag.com, visit

Detail: $20, all ages, 7-11 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, Tsé Bit’a’í Chapter/ Shiprock Chapter House, http://bit.ly/2ypsM2T

Groove U Dance Studio, 26369 U.S. Highway 160, 799-8832.

Henry Stoy piano, 11 a.m., Jean-Pierre Bak-

ery and Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave., 247-7700. Argentine tango workshop, 1 p.m., $50,

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Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

People will be happy to talk to you.

People will notice you this week, but it’s good news. Bosses and authority types are impressed with your charm and ambition. Use this to your advantage!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is the perfect week to make travel plans for a vacation or a pleasure cruise. Social diversions, sports events and playful times with children will please you. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a strong week for important discussions about mortgages, laws or financial support for your family or home. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. CANCER (June 21 to July 22)

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Relationships with partners and close friends, as well as members of the general public, are cordial and warm this week.

This is a good week for business and commerce. Don’t hesitate to act on your moneymaking ideas. It’s also a profitable week for you on the job. Well done! VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Because this is a playful, creative week, those of you who work in the arts or the entertainment world will be productive. Your imagination is strong and you are enthusiastic! LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Family discussions will go well this week. This is a good time to discuss how to make improvements to your home scene. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Writers, actors and those in sales

and marketing will do well this week because you are in command of your words. All your communications will be strong and focused.

how to divide something, perhaps an inheritance. Whatever happens, you will come out smelling like a rose!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)

This is a wonderful week to enjoy the company of partners and close friends. You will attract strong people this week. All your relationships with others will be energetic and positive!

This is a good moneymaking week. Look for ways to improve your income or make a little money on the side. If shopping, you also might be pleased with what you purchase.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)

You are an enthusiastic optimist. You are fair, tactful and serious about what you want. This year will be slower-paced. You want to rest and rejuvenate yourself. Focus on business and personal relationships. Look for ways to practice kindness and be helpful toward others. Find relationships that are mutually beneficial. It’s an intuitive year, so listen to your inner voice.

This is an excellent week for important financial discussions, especially about

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This week, the Moon is in your sign, dancing nicely with Venus and Mars. This means you are focused and strong, yet charming and diplomatic. This is a winning combination!

[beer] Beer facts to get your blotto on »»The London Beer Flood of 1814 occurred because of a broken beer vat at the Horse Shoe Brewery on Tottenham Court Road. The 15-foothigh beer tidal wave killed eight people. »»In Lebanon, New Hampshire, it is illegal to picnic or drink alcohol in cemeteries. »»The first quality beer cans that didn’t make your suds taste metallic came about in 1933. The Krueger Beer Co. of New Jersey was the first to use them on their 3.2 percent alcohol beers. »»It took till 2013 for Mississippi and Alabama to legalize homebrewing. »»If you google “George Washington beer recipe,” you can make our founding father’s favorite beer from scratch. »»How did Lincoln pay for the Civil War? Starting in 1862, he taxed beer. It was a $1 per 31-gallon barrel tax. By 1865, the tax raised $3,734,928, which is more than $52 million in today’s dollars. »»The oldest recorded evidence of brewing beer comes from the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” an epic poem from Mesopotamia.

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IAM MUSIC FEST IN PICTURES Catching the sounds and scene at the iAm Music Festival Sept. 22 and 23 at multiple venues around Downtown Durango. Photos by Lucy Schaefer

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