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What’s inside Volume 3 Number 6 Thursday, November 30, 2017

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Durango’s cool and quirky DGO photo contributor Lucy Schaefer was out last weekend, spying the cool and quirky of Durango

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Parties Love it

I go out, my partner stays home, and it’s great: Lives of an introvert and extrovert

icture this: You have a co-habitating couple. One is always going out while the other is always staying in. Not only that, the one who goes out doesn’t mind the other staying in and actually sometimes prefers it. And the one who stays in often enjoys seeing the other walking out the door, en route to the latest beckoning social engagement. To some it might appear like an unhappy relationship between two people drifting apart who don’t like spending time together. But for me, the above scenario is a close description of my relationship, and it’s a huge source of happiness in my life. Often when I am out hanging with friends or at parties, I get the same question: “Where’s Stephanie?” It’s a valid question. Over the last year and a half, my hilarious, beautiful, devoted, brainy, silver foxette of a future wife has rightly become a darling of my friend circles. Yet, eight out of 10 times I’m out in public, she’s nowhere to be found. I used to have excuses ready: “Oh, she’s at home working on a paper.” (She’s a doctoral student.) Or, “She’s at home grading papers.” (She teaches online college courses.) But now, I’m fine with what is more than likely the simple truth: “She’s at home.” Generally, it comes down to this: She’s an introvert and I’m an extrovert (note: there are varying shades and degrees of introverts and extroverts and many people exhibit characteristics of both at different times or circumstances. For the sake of argument here, I will stick with the generality of introvert vs. extrovert). I always knew of the concept of introvert vs. extrovert but never quite placed myself or my romantic partners on the scale until Stephanie came along. But now having done so, it has made it easier to understand what each of us needs as individuals and a tool to understand the needs of the other. As many introverts I’ve known have said, we all live in an extrovert’s world. I see it too. Extroverted behavior is more visible and seen as positive: The affable, outgoing life of the party, the person telling stories to large groups at barbecues, the person who speaks up in class or asks questions during meetings. Introverts are often misunderstood as being shy, meek or anti-social. In general, the biggest difference between introverts and extroverts is what energizes them

(and how they recharge that energy). I see these differences all the time between Stephanie and me. While my idea of fun is hosting 30 people for a beer-tasting party, she prefers a homemade meal, one or two friends, and spirited conversation. When we returned recently from a 10-day vacation, I was antsy and anxious to go hang out with my friends. When I told her of my plans, she said, “Yeah! Imma stay here and watch ‘Walking Dead!’” looking forward to time alone to do whatever she wanted. At one stretch before I met Stephanie, I had gone out on the town 18 days in a row, often wondering who I might run into but knowing I’d run into someone. Sometimes now there’s no place I’d rather be than with my closest friends, standing or sitting at a table at Steamworks talking and laughing. When left without social time, I begin to feel stagnant. Social engagements are times for me to air out ideas and issues. Like a healthy lake, I need a regular influx of fresh water, rivers and streams rushing through. It’s the opposite for Stephanie. She said that if she socializes too often without properly recharging with alone time, she’ll begin to disengage. She’ll get annoyed (even with me!), irritated, or emotional. She’ll become drained. Alone, she can let her mind wander, she can reflect and problem-solve. Alone time gives her energy and clarity. Understanding this in each other has been vital. When I go out, Stephanie understands that it’s something I need to be the best me. And when she stays in, she thrives because of it. This is not to say that we don’t make time for each other – time together takes precedent. It is also not to say that we won’t make extra efforts for the other if we know or are made aware of a special occasion or need. At a party last weekend that I went to solo, I was asked if I ever wanted Stephanie to change so that I could have a partner who came out with me more. No way, I said. We are individuals with different needs. Often when I’m out I can’t wait to get home, back to Stephanie. She likes hearing my tales and war stories of what I did, the conversations I had, the jokes I heard and made, all while laughing at the shenanigans of my crazy life. She’ll tell me about something she watched or read, devised, or thought about. And in the end we’ll both be recharged and refueled, clear-headed and fulfilled, ready and equipped to continue loving each other madly.

Of course, I don’t like all parties. A bad party is like having the middle seat on an overcrowded airplane where on one side is a blathering chatterbox and on the other is a manspreading giant snoring and coughing: You simply want to get out as soon as possible. But a great party? Yes, and all of the time. I love a party where you can survey a room of 30 or so people and can’t decide who you want to talk to first, saying, Oh I need to talk to him and her and her and him. I need to catch up with those two. And who is that stranger? I definitely need to see what her story is. I love a party for the food, a place where cheese and crackers and carrot sticks and mystery dip never tasted so good. I love a party where the lights and music have an inverse relationship. For the first half the lights are up (but not too bright) and the music low (but not too low), inviting conversation and catching up. For the second half, the lights go down, the music goes up, and people are dancing. There’s almost no better place than a good party. Food, drink, people, music, and movement. Let’s get it on. —— David Holub

Hate it OMG, nine out of 10 parties can suck it. As Virginia Woolf wrote in “Mrs. Dalloway,” “It was a great mistake to have come. He should have stayed at home and read his book, thought Peter Walsh; should have gone to a music hall; he should have stayed at home, for he knew no one.” Parties are terrifying. They are full of people who are full of talking in a room that is already full of bustle-bashing-about noise. I have two solaces at parties. One is trying to find a face I know or the face that looks even more somber and awkward than mine in the crowd. If I can find the person in the room who looks even lonelier than myself, I know that the party won’t be a wash. I will make a new friend, one of the wallflower tribe. Two, if there is music I can dance to. If there is music I can dance to and a semi-appropriate space to dance in, I can ignore the fact that I am in a room full of people I don’t know and flail to tunes instead. Parties usually fall into the category of “intimidating.” I tend to do better one-on-one at coffee in a quiet diner booth. —— Patty Templeton

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What the Fork | Lindsay Mattison

What it’s like being a chef, beyond the Food Network glamour

Somehow, miraculously, none of hen I tell people I’m that deters your customers, who are a chef, I get this look. packing in droves to order their favorThere’s this fascination with restaurant ite meal. You make it through, and a life, a desire to know more about hellish day becomes a story shared what happens behind the food. over a shift drink. You laugh instead of Perhaps it started with Anthony cry. Those experiences are inevitable, Bordain’s tell-all book “Kitchen and life on the line creates a certain Confidential,” or maybe when cooktype of comradery. ing shows stopped targeting only You get stronger as you accept that stay-at-home moms and TV person“it is what it is.” You start to crave the alities became Food Network stars. rush instead of fearing it, and all the good aspects of restaurant life unfold People are usually filled with quesin front of you. Before you know it, it’s tions, but it’s really one thing they the toughest job you’ll ever love. Every want to know: What’s it like being a challenge is an opportunity to perfect chef ? The short answer – unbelievably your skills and you slowly become a demanding and incredibly rewarding. total badass. I mean, how many jobs The long answer: really allow you to see your creations It’s hard work. It’s long hours, go from paper to plate? From time to sweaty balls (ahem, or underboobs), time, people might even compliment and tired feet. If it’s not your throbyour food! bing back/knees/shoulders, then it’s You come to hate slow nights and that toothache you’ve been ignoring become so proud of your cover counts because you don’t have time (or insurthat you call your friends at neighboring ance) to get it checked. You’ll inevirestaurants to compare (see, brag) about tably burn or cut yourself, no matter who was busier. Being in the industry how careful you are. Even if it’s really is like having a membership to an exbad, you’ll probably tough it out until the end of the shift. No matter what clusive club. It certifies that you can you do, you’ll find that restaurant life not only handle the heat, but you can is often little or no recognition, and evwear your burns and cuts like badges of honor. The community takes care of its erything feels constant struggle. own. I mean, we relentlessly poke fun at Outside the physical aspect, there’s each other at any given opportunity, but something else (and it’s a big one)– we also lend money we know we’ll never you miss out on big life occasions. get back, or offer up a free room to a coWeddings, birthdays, funerals, and parties. If you’re lucky enough to get worker after a bad breakup. consecutive days off, the weekend you Despite all the challenges, I love it. It know doesn’t start with an “s.” You pulls me in, and I can’t imagine myself will apologize. Constantly. “I’m sorry, anywhere else. The food service indusI can’t make it” becomes your mantra. try is my home, my community, and its They don’t understand, and they won’t people speak my (very dirty) language. Courtesy of Arian Stevens/@arianstevens understand. After all, it’s easy for them If that was the answer you were »» Lindsay Mattison in action. to take a day off. Why can’t you? looking for, then hell, you can be a It’s hard to ask for a day off from chef. Just make sure you pursue it chef life. And calling out sick? Forget relentlessly, with everything you have. about it. The schedule is lean and mean, and every Leave your ego at the door and humble yourself the busiest-brunch-of-your-life, boiling stockpots man counts (even if he’s so hungover he can barely enough to learn everything you can. Commit to it, of water to keep everything sanitary. Don’t forget, function). But, even though you never call off, you and no matter what you do, don’t look back. you’re down a man so you’re trying to do the job of better believe that someone else will no-call-nothree people. It’s probably also the same week that show/call you from jail/get stuck in some city withsomeone parked in the alley, blocking the dumpster Lindsay D. Mattison is a professional chef and food writer so the garbage company refused to take the garbage. out a ride back to town. living in Durango. She enjoys long walks in the woods, Trash is overflowing everywhere, but of course, no Since that Murphy guy is a jerk, this always hapthe simplicity of New York style cheese pizza, and she’s one thought to tell you about it until this exact mocompletely addicted to Chapstick. Contact her at pens on the same day that the water heater goes lindsaymattisonwriter@gmail.com. out. So there you are, hand-washing dishes from ment. �� Thursday, November 30, 2017 | 5

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GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING:

Leave Walmart, Amazon out of it »» Durango holiday art markets can make shopping local a part of your gift-giving OH CRAP. Tis the season of finding gifts that don’t suck and don’t break the bank. Sure, you could feed the ever-growing beast that is Amazon, OR! you could shop local. There are a plethora of art markets upcoming in Durangolandia to snatch up stocking stuffers and heavy-hitter, hell-yeah presents. “If someone says, ‘Eh, I can get a better deal on Amazon,’” said Tim Kapustka, co-owner of Studio & Gallery, “Well, that might be true but that gift certainly won’t be made by someone’s hands who you got to look in the eye. One of the things I love about (Studio &’s) Bizarre Bazaar, and I think is also true of the Winter Solstice Artisans Market and most of Durango’s art markets, is that you get to interact with the people who made the thing ... You have a bond, even though it is a brand new one, and that puts a weight behind the gift. You give your mom some jewelry that a new friend of yours made and it’s already Courtesy of Studio & Gallery special to her because it is »» Tim Kapustka’s logo for Studio &’s annual Bizarre Bazaar. a nice piece of jewelry and it came from you, but then you get to add to the experience by saying, ‘Oh my gosh, my friend Carol made this,’ and then there is a story behind it. There is still value to connection and story.” With local art markets, you aren’t giving a bullshit, last-minute, Walgreens gift someone doesn’t really want. “If you ‘have to buy’ six gifts,” said Kapustka, “you can go to Walmart or Amazon and buy crap that could be in the landfill in six months. Or you can say, ‘I have to buy six gifts, and there’s six artists I really admire in this town ... At the holidays, sometimes people are giving each other things with the attitude of, ‘Hey, YOU throw this away.’ Whether it’s our mother, sibling, or friend. That sucks. That is consumerism and stuffism.” Instead of giving a random lavender-scented soap set or re-gifting that boxed set of Arizona truckstop hot sauces, you can use that 10 bucks to support a local creator. “Why not use it not for ‘that thing that the internet is telling me to get,’ but as an excuse to buy art from someone that you might not have bought art from before but always admired,” said Kapustka. Another bonus of buying local: your money stays in Durango. Sales tax does everything from fund the library to making sure all those alleys eventually get paved. Buying local is also about having a physical experience. “In the time that we’re talking,” said Kapustka, “I could do all of my Christmas shopping on my phone and have it here in two days. That’s a fact, but I don’t want to do that. I want to grab a basket and wander through the Bizarre Bazaar and find three things that I didn’t know existed and talk to the people who made them.”

Holiday market schedule Here’s the upcoming holiday art markets that can next-level your holiday gifts and shopping experience. Many open on Noel Night, Friday, Dec. 1. For deets, hit up www.facebook.com/LocalFirstLaPlata.

One day only Holiday Cheer Open Studio with No-Wow and Colors of the Earth »» 5-8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1., 862 Main Ave., Suite 219 »»Open studio with handdyed wearables and affordable, handmade couture. Artisan Market »»4:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1., Leland House & Rochester Hotel, 726 East 2nd Ave. »»Eight artists display jewelry, photography, and more. St. Columba Christmas Bazaar »»8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2., St. Columba Parish, 1801 East 3rd Ave. »»Over 35 vendors sell handcrafted goods, like stained glass, quilts, and wreaths. Holiday Craft Bazaar »»10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2., Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. »»Crafters take over the Senior Center. St. Mark’s Christmas Bazaar »»9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East 3rd Ave.

Dec. 9., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. »»Local artisans with handmade foods and gifts

Weekend to extended run Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar »»5-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1 and 9-3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2., Animas Museum, 3065 West 2nd Ave. »»Crafters aplenty at the Animas Museum Fifth Annual Bizarre Bazaar »»Open from (most days) 10-6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 9., Studio & Gallery, 1027 Main Ave. »»Everything from low-cost, quirky coloring books to fine art oil paintings by 25 local artists. 43rd Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show »»10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 3., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. »»Four Corners’ crafters and artists’ showcase. Winter Solstice Artisans Market

»»A gaggle of local crafters and artisans display their wares.

»»10 a.m.-5 p.m., through Saturday, Dec. 23., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.

Holiday Farmers Market

»»DAC features 40 high-quality, regional artists.

»»9 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday,

—— Patty Templeton

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DURANGO STREET STYLE:

Reconsidering heels and fashion meeting memories ALERT! Style crush! Stacey Sotosky is a multidisciplinary artist (with a focus on media and culture) and professor of English at Fort Lewis College. Her installation pieces, documentary work, and performance art invoke mind-expansion and stirring conversations. But heck, even brief fashion discussions can cause deep thought around Sotosky. DGO admired Sotosky’s shoes, told her so, and left the chat debating the feminist history of footwear.

“I never wear heels but I found a Patty Templeton/DGO brand that is super »» Stacey Sotosky comfortable and creative. They are L’Artiste and I get them from Zappos. They have 200plus options and they’re amazingly comfortable, painted leather. I’m interested in Durango-professional look: Clothes that have a flexible, leisurely component but that communicate a business tone simultaneously. The necklace is amber. My ex-mother-in-law, it’s one of her pieces. She’s an artist and a cool lady. This piece keeps me connected to this lady who I am divorced from. A few people in my life have done this. I’ll say I like something and they’ll go, ‘Here, have it.’ That was this necklace. She gifted it to me. It gives an increased value of narrative and a proximity to the personal, to connectivity. But back to the shoes, I learned from Mervin (Stilson) the cobbler what to look for in shoes, and even though they are from Zappos, I am supporting a brand that I believe to be worthwhile. And, women in heels, there’s a lot to unpack there. I used to think that women who wore heels were exploiting themselves. It’s not the case. Heels can be a feminist choice. Fashion is complicated and deeply personal. Also, men first wore heels. It’s not just a women’s shoe. The history of heels goes back to centuries and it’s a complex history of height and domination and class, and so much more.” Interview edited and condensed for clarity. —— Patty Templeton

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Downtown Lowdown | Bryant Liggett

J-Calvin’s Funk Express: The funky formation of an all-star Durango band

-Calvin’s Funk Express formed inside of three minutes. Its core members, who also play in Stillhouse Junkies, Hello, Dollface, and Farmington Hill, among others, had been playing in the house band for the “Rocky Horror” Halloween performance when an impromptu soundcheck jam led to the birth of the band. Bands often form via serendipitous occasions – Scrubber was a shortlived Durango band that formed after someone made a cool sticker for a joke band. However, a built-upon melody by a house band giving birth to a new group full of excited and anxious players is a more ambitious yet traditional path. “We were sound-checking and someone started playing something, and we all started riffing on it,” said drummer Ted Moore, who also holds down drumming duties for Farmington Hill. “The whole thing lasted two and a half minutes; we were then backstage and we were talking, saying it was a lot of fun, and agreed we should do a project just like that. The next day, Jesse (Ogle) came up and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got us two nights on Dec. 1 and 2.’ And we go from there.” J-Calvin’s Funk Express’ Durango debut will be Dec. 1 and 2 at El Rancho Tavern. Recently, Durango has seen an increase of local musicians forming bands outside of their more established bands. The core of bass player Ogle (of Hello, Dollface and who is also the J. Calvin namesake of the band), drummer Moore, guitar player Fred Kosak (Stillhouse Junkies, Badly

Bryant’s best Friday: Rock, funk and blues with The Missing Lynx, 9 p.m., $5. Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. Information: 799-2281. Friday/Saturday: Funk, soul and more with J-Calvin’s Funk Express, 9 p.m. No cover. El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave. Information: 259-8111.

Bent), saxophone player Jeff Giroux, and guitar player Guillaume Metz are joined by Sam Kelly (Elder Grown), Brandon Clark (Elder Grown), Bradley Hoessle (Afrobeatniks), and vocalist Angi Gulino. Funk may be a loose term when it comes to this band’s description, as the music is borderless. They’re a new

band with a growing list of originals peppered into explorations of funk, soul, jazz, and funked-up versions of ’90s rock. “It’s paying tribute to a lot of cool artists that we all like,” said Ogle. “It’s funky but it’s also down-tempo” “We’re casting the net widely to stuff not typically done with a funk feel,” added Kosak. “We’re exploring some stuff that lends itself well to a groove, seeing what we can do with it, making it more suited to this rhythm section and have some tunes people will know.” Talking to Moore, Ogle, and Kosak reveals three things. One is a general love of playing. The second is a love of playing music with the members of this band; despite being a new band, there’s a youthful exuberance excitement of what’s to come. Third is the common bond of many musicians, a love of music. Not just funk, or punk, jazz, rap, drone-womp, or bluegrass, but a love of all music and an excitement knowing what they do in this band can be brought back to their other bands. It’s proof Durango is currently fertile with musicians, established bands, and bands on the up-and-coming. “I like how open it is. I like playing all sorts of stuff, and I really like playing with people who have a broad palette, have a good ear, and that can land me anywhere. It landed me in Farmington Hill and Hello, Dollface,” said Moore. “This is another thing and even more exciting because it’s happening now, and evolving now. It’s really dynamic; there is a lot of back and forth. That gets me there, that’s the common thread through any group I’ve played with.” Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. liggett_b@fortlewis.edu.

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[sound] What’s new Cindy Wilson,“Change” Available: Friday, Dec. 1, via the once Olympia, Washington, now Portland, Oregon-based Kill Rock Stars record label. The album is available on various digital formats, compact disc, and on an initial pressing of pink vinyl. You can also pre-order the record through Cindy’s Pledge Music page to receive some truly unique record (and recording)-related ephemera. There are, of course, autographed copies of the album, T-shirts, and normal run of the mill options. For the deeper-pocketed hyper fan, there are a slew of can’t-pass keepsakes: Test pressings, microphones

New at

Dec. 1 Neil Young and the Promise of the Real,“The Visitor” Neil Young has seemingly been going through a renaissance of late, and the addition of Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real has certainly been a welcome addition to the equation. Young has never been one to hide his political inclinations behind layers of obtuse metaphor, but on “The Visitor,” he really isn’t pulling any punches. The record opens with some fuzzed-out riffing and banjo plucking and Young reminding his audience that “(he is) Canadian by the way, and (he) loves the USA” before talking about how America is already great. There are a lot of phrases borrowed from the campaign trail of our president, turned into some biting sarcasm sung through gritted-teeth smiles. The record holds this sarcasm at its very core, but musically is very uplifting, bringing in choral arrangements and full orchestras to round out the strippeddown fuzz of the lead guitars. The Faceless,“In Becoming A Ghost” After five years of rumors, adding new members and subsequently kicking them out, false promises, and even more rumors, The Faceless finally are releasing their follow-up to “Autotheism.” The Faceless have always been at the forefront of progression within

and drum heads used in the actual recording of the record, autographed set lists and hand-written lyric sheets, or a Skype chat with Cindy and a personalized recorded voicemail greeting. Shell out a grand or more to have dinner with the band, perhaps a private concert, or even a guided tour of Athens,

the small subset of death metal they reside in, and they continue to wear that mantle proudly on the new record. Easily the most standout moment on the album is “Digging the Grave,” the final single released just a few weeks ago. The guitars swirl inward creating a claustrophobic sense of space while the production house tricks that main man Michael Keene has become infamous for, soar, ending the track with a wonderful melding of blast-beat drums, string quartet, and jazz flute that has to be heard to be fully absorbed. There are a few jarring moments, like current vocalist Ken Sorceron being absent on a track, replaced by former vocalist Derek Rydquist, which is welcome but odd, and Keene’s almost always ill-advised sections of clean singing. But the record remains a memorable one, though whether it was worth the wait is up to the listener.

Georgia, hot spots. Crowd-funding an album has revolutionized the way we interact, not only with the music, but with the artist(s) themselves. Cindy Wilson is perhaps best known as a vocalist for the B-52s, the new wave post-punk outfit that had a handful of hits in the late ’80s and early ’90s. On her debut solo record, the first in her 40-year career, the shine and glitter glean of the

same-y. Vocalist and spouse Morgane Stapleton is all over this record once again, and her voice is definitely welcome. They counterpoint each other extremely well, and it makes some of the songs a joy to listen to, to the point of it feeling almost voyeur-like, in that these are songs that they sing together, not always for an audience. As a whole,

B-52s is supplanted with future pop, electronica, strings, and synthesizers. The music delves into experimentation that would’ve been out of place within the confines of the 52s, but here, the electro-pop and harmonies instead birthed a new genre the band themselves call “Turbo Chill.” What started as casual jamming amongst musician friends turned into a record of downtempo, electronic-steeped psychedelia. Recommended for fans Broadcast, Stereolab, Air, Enon, Portishead, Gary Numan, and, of course the B-52s. —— Jon E. Lynch KDUR_PD@fortlewis.edu

I think “Volume 2” is a bit more successful than “Volume 1,” but it remains to be seen how they work in context with each other. Other releases: Major new albums from U2, Van Morrison, Action Bronson, Morbid Angel, and more! —— Cooper Stapleton

Chris Stapleton,“From a Room Volume 2” Chris Stapleton has made a lot of headway in making me care about contemporary country music. Between him and genre darling Sturgill Simpson, they may make a fan out of me yet. “Volume 2” follows the predictably titled “Volume 1” from earlier this year. Stapleton has been slowly moving outside normal country music genre staples to bring in some of the singsongy elements of folk, the beat of soul and R & B, and the rustic easy going nature of some of the best Americana. This record flows a bit more smoothly than its predecessor, turning itself into a bit more of a session record than one made up of singles, but it does get a bit

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[beer] Beer and Loathing in Durango Sean Moriarty

Beers with brewers: An interview with Steamworks’ Chad Quinn The best conversations happen over a glass of tasty brew. I thought there was no better way to pick the brain of Durango’s brewers than to invite them out for a pint or two. This week, I met with Chad Quinn of Steamworks Brewing Co. to get his take on what it’s like being in the craft beer industry.

actively pursuing my other profession, geology, and when the market slowed down in 2015, Steamworks had an assistant brewer position available. I applied, not really knowing what my future was, took the job, and here we are.

Quinn

How long have you been brewing beer? In the commercial industry, I’ve been brewing for about three years. As a home brewer, though, my passion began about 10 years before that. What made you want to step up from home brewing to commercial? To be honest, it all happened by chance. I was

What beer recipe that you have created is the one that you’re the most proud of?

When I was a home brewer, I had an idea for who I wanted to be as a brewer and I think that’s drastically different than who I am as a commercial brewer. Without the Steamworks brewing crew, my best recipe wouldn’t be what it is. It was one of my home brew recipes, but it’s drastically different now. It’s called Dubbel D, which is part of our Belgian series. It’s a Belgian-style Dubbel, of course, and I’m pretty proud of it. It’s found a spot in the rotation every year since I’ve been with Steam-

works. I tend to gravitate to Belgian styles. They’re malt-forward with a generally higher alcohol content, but still maintain a good balance. What beers should someone try when they come into Steamworks? Thank you for asking me this! A lot of people don’t realize how many different styles we have on and rotate through in a year. Our Colorado Kölsch, Steam Engine Lager, and Third Eye Pale Ale are our biggest sellers, but we have tons of other brews on all the time. I mean, we have 22 different brews running through our lines right now. Try our Macho Man Russian Imperial Stout or our Spruce Goose, which are great beers for the season. The Spruce Goose is actually made with spruce tips that we harvested by hand in the San Juan National Forest and it has a really unique flavor. Continued on Page 11

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‘I look up and there is another boulder coming’ Continuing with Part II of Brad Tafoya’s epic tale of his trip to Nepal. In Part I, his crew arrived and experienced multiple setbacks due to rain and rockslides while installing solar lights in teahouses along the Great Himalaya Trail.

there waiting and our guide says, “We need more money.” Travel stories worth telling We say, “What do you mean?” and he says, “We need more money.” And we say, “Fine,” We see them go over and he’s handing these bills to somebody. Then we start to see all these pissed-off looks from all these Nepali people and what had happened is we had pushed off local people from the flight because we had more money.

WANDERLUST

“We continued on from (a village that had been partially wiped out by a rock in a landslide). We are at the Tibet border. We go into a village that hardly has any visitors ever, (though) it has the oldest monastery There is this huge rainstorm coming in, in Nepal and Tibet. From there, we climbed and we don’t even know if we’ll be able to a 16,500-foot pass and there was a day fly because they typically don’t fly in the Tafoya where I was ahead of everyone trekking afternoons and the winds are coming in. along and I hear this loud sound and I look They get us in the plane and we take off up just in time to see this boulder the size and the airstrip is very short and you have to pull up of a dump truck flying through the air that lands on right away or else you hit a mountainside. I’m right the trail, which is like a wide road, literally 20 feet in up front, behind the pilots, and I can see everything. front of me; scares the shit out of me. I’m standing When we pull up to miss the mountainside we go there shocked that this just happened, and I hear a right into the eye of the storm. I kid you not, as we sound and I look up and there is another boulder comgo into that thing, everything is black. You can’t see ing. It’s a ways up there, so I decide I am going to get anything on the outside. The pilots flick on their radar a picture of this one. My friends are all below me and and maneuver the plane through this deep mountain they don’t think I see this boulder and I wave a, “Yeah valley for 15 minutes using only radar and that is all whatever,” because I’m watching this thing, but when they can see. It’s rocky and bumpy and everyone is it gets 50 yards from me it’s headed right for me and upset and nervous but we landed and, I never thought you start to think, “Which way do I go? Which way do I would do this, but when we landed I got down on I move?” and as I thought that, another little boulder my knees and kissed the pavement because I was so bounced and careened about 30 feet behind me on happy.” the road. —— Brad Tafoya We finished our trek and get back to the village with the plane that will pick us up, but we are delayed Got a travel story worth telling? Write it in about 400 again for two days because of rain. The planes, they words and send it to editor@dgomag.com. If you’d rather keep telling us they are coming and they don’t come tell your story, send a brief synopsis along with your full ... So the last day that we can go before missing our name and phone number to the same address. Either way, Kathmandu flights to home, a plane comes in and your story should be true. we’re told to go to the airport strip. We are standing

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What do you think is the most important ingredient in beer that people may forget about? Water. Historically, every region has different types and quality of water and they change the flavor and the process quite a bit depending on where you are. Our water is great for brewing because of its high mineral content. That’s one of the reasons that all of Durango’s brews are so delicious and different. What is the biggest issue that craft beer is facing today? People feeling like craft breweries are pitted against each other. Craft breweries are a close-knit community, especially on a local level. If you just look at Durango, so many people think that we’re working

against each other and there must be fierce competition or maybe even bad blood between us. We’re all on the same team and are all making products that we love. If we’re out of a certain yeast, we’ll reach out to Carver or Ska because we’re all friends and we help each other out. When one of us wins a medal at the Great American Beer Festival or the World Beer Cup, we cheer for each other. It’s a win for the whole town. Besides brewing, what would you say is your biggest passion? For me, it’s been mountain biking. Seeing the influences in mountain biking that we have in Durango like Todd Wells, Ned Overend, or even the younger kids I get to ride with, like Quinn Simmons, is amazing. Their level of heart and skill and also how they give back to the community is a big inspiration. I want Steamworks to be a part of that, too. I am trying to create a new team with

GET OUTTA TOWN Quirky & cool spots in the Four Corners and beyond

The Miraculous Staircase of Loretto Chapel OK, what you’re gonna wanna do is download Mozart’s “Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183.” It’s a dramatic, rousing piece that makes you feel like you’re in a costume drama. Where do you wanna listen to it? At the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe standing in front of their enigmatic staircase. Yes, I’m telling you to drive down to Santa Fe to gawk at a staircase. The building of the chapel began in 1873, but the nuns had shit luck, and the architect died before he could finish. The nuns had a choir loft but no way to get up there. The sisters spent nine days in prayer to St. Joseph, patron saint of carpenters, to provide a staircase that wouldn’t take up the majority of the space in the small, gothic-style chapel. A carpenter, whose name has been lost to history, appeared with but a hammer and a carpenter’s square. Supposedly, dude built the staircase and disappeared before he could be thanked or paid. The Miraculous Staircase of Loretto Chapel doesn’t use any nails, only wooden pegs. The spiral staircase doesn’t have a pole of structural support, making it an oddity worth a gander at. Make sure to check out the Loretto Chapel’s calendar before you trek down. The church hosts an f-ton of weddings but is open otherwise to tourists. Deets at www.lorettochapel.com. —— Patty Templeton

Steamworks, 2nd Ave Sports, and a few other sponsors, like Honeystinger and Yeti, where mountain biking doesn’t have to just be about racing and competition. We want it to be about community outreach as well. We want it to be like a club that people can join for free so they can get better at riding without having to invest in a trainer or a $5,000 bike. We hope to create community rides maybe once week where you can come out and ride, have fun, and maybe learn some new techniques or ride a new trail. You can get more confidence and little bit of coaching. Steamworks isn’t just about drinking beer, we’re about community involvement and this is just another way we want to give back. Sean Moriarty has been drinking craft beer since before he was legally allowed to. He managed and bartended at Steamworks Brewing Co. from 2007-2017 and currently manages their digital marketing.

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[sound]

‘WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE’:

SPLENDID DREAD AND WORLD PODCAST DOMINATION »» Show co-creator Jeffrey Cranor, on masterminding

a hit podcast, storytelling, and new projects

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friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale,” opens the first episode of Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink’s pod cast hit, “Welcome to Night Vale.” What you have is a small, Southwestern town where every conspiracy imaginable is true and it’s all reported to you by a consolatory radio station host named Cecil. Now in its fifth year, “Welcome to Night Vale” is a cult hit that has spawned two novels, “Welcome to Night Vale” and the newly released “It Devours!” Creators Cranor and Fink continue worldbuilding in the town of Night Vale, but have extended their storytelling reach with multiple other ventures, like podcasts, “Within the Wires” and “Alice Isn’t Dead.” Currently, the fellas are winding down a book tour for “It Devours!” and going full-tilt on touring the “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast as a live show with dates across the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia. You can catch the show at the Kimo Theatre in Albuquerque on Thursday, Nov. 30. DGO spoke to co-creator Jeffrey Cranor about if “Night Vale” will ever end, the new book, podcast creation, and inspirations.

For a review of “It Devours!” see Page 17

Podcast writing can be like laying railroad track for a train always rolling down the bend. What happens when you get “stuck” while writing? Do you get “stuck?” I get stuck in a way that I get stuck in a lot of things in life, which is, “I just don’t feel like doing this today.” That definitely happens and it can feel like the proverbial writer’s block. In a lot of ways, it’s like exercising. Some days you just don’t feel up for it but you know, “I need to do this.” So you start with what you know you can do ... A lot of times, to get unstuck, I say, “You know what I’m going to do? I’m going to write 500 words.” If I don’t feel it for an episode or something that is due, I’ll write 500 words on anything. To get the blood flowing. How much of a season do you have done before the season goes live? It varies. With “Night Vale,” because it’s an ongoing thing, there’s not seasons. There are bigger arcs that we have to plan out correctly, but with “Night Vale” it varies. Joseph and I are on a book tour right now and we tried to get everything done through Dec. 1st before we left so that way we’re not having to worry about writing “Night Vale” GO! scripts from hotel rooms. Touring makes it harder to keep to a See “Welcome to good writing schedule. Night Vale” live With “Within the Wires” last year, the first season, we wrote the first two or three episodes and then from then on we were about a month ahead. We were writing episodes as the season was going along. This year, we wrote all of the episodes before we recorded them. What’s the rundown of your new project “Within the Wires?”

Where: Kimo Theatre, 423 Central Ave. SW, Albuquerque When: 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, Thursday, Nov. 30 Cost: $25 Info: www.kimotickets. com

The idea behind “Within the Wires” is that each season we take a set of found audio that immerses the listener into this other universe. In the first season we took on a series of relaxation cassettes where, in the first episode, you realize you are an inmate in a medical prison and someone is trying to code messages to get you to escape. In the second season, we are taking a series of museum audio guides and have the listener as a visitor to a museum and they’re learning the story about a mysterious disappearance of an artist’s mentor. Generally, your podcasts intimately connect with the audience by having a narrator directly address them – a radio host, a museum audio guides, etc. What’s up with that? I’ve always felt that that was the No. 1 power of the podcast – Continued on Page 14

»» All Hail “Welcome to Night Vale” poster Courtesy of Jessica Hayworth

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[sound] Podcasts worth checking out “The Dollop” »»Comedy: This is a history podcast that will make you laugh out loud in public. A lot. “Ear Hustle” »»Drama: True stories of Life in prison via episodes created by those who lived it. “Turned Out a Punk” »»Music: The lead singer of the band F-cked Up interviews a famous and infamous folks exploring their personal history to punk rock. “S-Town” »»True crime: The true tale of an eccentric who invites a reporter to investigate a wealthy family possibly connected to murder. “Two Dope Queens” »»Culture: Two rad women’s deep cut, often hilarious discussions on romance, racism, big city living, and more. “Lore” »»Unsettling: Nonfiction scary stories that examine the dark side of humanity through historical events. “You Must Remember This” »»Movies: A conversational, quirky podcast on the forgotten history of Hollywood’s first 100 years. “Revisionist History” »»Hidden history: Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell delves deep into overlooked and misunderstood history. “The Moth Radio Hour” »»Storytelling: Real people tell true stories live onstage that range from funny to tragic via The Moth storyslams. “Within the Wires” »»Fiction: Co-creator of “Welcome to Night Vale” Jeffrey Cranor’s side-project, storytelling podcast of quirky, dark tales around found audio.

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»» Symphony Sanders and Cecil Baldwin, during a live performance of “Welcome to Night Vale.” From Page 13

and radio has this element, too – but podcasts came about in the era of earbuds. It’s not that people don’t listen in their car or at a computer, but I think that for the most part, the voice is literally in your ears. It’s an intimate thing. That voice so close in creates a soothing connection to the narrator. There’s a lot of power in that. In the podcasts that I listened to before we ever started “Night Vale” or I started “Within the Wires,” the ones I enjoyed the most were the ones I listened to while stress-pacing around an airport before I had to get on a flight or ones I used to go to sleep to. I didn’t go to sleep to them because they bored me but because they made me feel comfortable and I felt like I knew all of these hosts personally. I’ve always wanted to lean into that for the way that I write for Cecil or in “Within the Wires’” narrators. How did you narrow in on what story you wanted to tell in the second “Night Vale” novel,“It Devours!?” We always like challenging ourselves as writers, Joseph and I. “Welcome to Night Vale,” that first novel really was a vast exploration of the town and had a sweeping vision of seeing all it and even getting out of the town. With “It Devours!,” we wanted to tighten up and make something that was a page-turning thriller. Our goal was to make a mystery, action-suspense story. We mulled over the phrase “the Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God” as a really cool phrase and wanted to do something around that. In the spirit of how we

»» “Welcome to Night Vale” co-creators Jeffrey Cranor (left) and Joseph Fink. do our novels and live shows, we want them to be one-off experiences. If you’re a super fan and a “Night Vale” completest, I hope it fills in a lot of cool gaps, but if you’ve never listened to the show or read the first book, we wanted the novel to stand Continued on Page 15

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“If I had that script in front of me right now, I’d edit it more.” That’s normal writer behavior though, to look back at what you did and say, “I could do that so much better now.” Y’all provide people with weekly moments of the weird and fantastic. Where do you go when you need that recharge? I usually go to Twitter first and try to figure out what other people are talking about. Joseph is always a great resource for that. I check in with him about weird stuff. My other friends are into cool and strange things I will check out. Photo by Whitney Browne

»» Cecil Baldwin and Meg Bashwiner, during a live performance of “Welcome to Night Vale.” From Page 14

on its own. Do you think about the audience in what you create or do you tell only the stories you want to tell? I concentrate on the stories we want to tell. I don’t ever read fan fiction. If we get an email with an idea we delete it right away. I don’t want that in my head. I feel like the show became popular because Joseph and I made a show that we wanted to listen to and then we found out a lot of other people did, too, and that was great. We want to keep making the show we want to listen to and go from there. Once you get in the mindset of creating art so that people keep listening, that can become a little bit dangerous and undermine the work you want to make. I do keep the audience in mind in terms of how an audience will receive something. If you’re doing a podcast, you have to remember how most people are listening to it. Don’t write long, weird sentences that are hard for the actors to spit out. Write how a radio host might write. Or think about how intimate the podcast medium is. Same thing happens in theater, acknowledging, “Hey, we are all in the same room together, don’t pretend like the audience isn’t there with you.” In the back of your head, do you have a vision for the someday end to “Welcome to Night Vale?” We don’t really have a vision for how

it will end. The history of humanity suggests that nobody makes it out alive so there’s that, but I think that our idea behind the show was never to create something like “Lost” or “The Leftovers” where there is a mystery at the outset that has to be solved. There’s mysteries in Night Vale and some will be solved and some won’t, but until we get in the mindset of, “Yeah, we want to wind down the show,” which we don’t want to do yet, until then, we don’t know where it will end. It depends on where the town grows up to. There’s no set end date. It’s sort of weird to predict where all these characters will be however many years from now.

Sometimes I will go back and check in on older things I have read before. One of my favorite film directors of all time is Roy Andersson who is a Swedish director. He did this existential trilogy that is outrageously funny and terribly dark. His last one was a “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.” His stuff is quiet, slowpaced, absurd, and very, very dry, but he has these beautiful moments that I find super inspirational.

Is there any storyteller you adore that you’d be floored by them attending a live broadcast of “Welcome to Night Vale?” Somebody who has been influential on me and who I have chatted with on email before, but he’s also a super busy guy who I’ve never met in person, is the New York playwright Will Eno. I really, really admire his writing style. I think I spent a long time trying to emulate what he was doing and in a way to try and make myself better because I was so enamored with his sentence structure, his storytelling style, and the way he acknowledges the audience in a strangely confrontational way. A way that is not aggressive but more a matter of making the audience feel on edge at all times. It is something that theater can and should be doing. I think “Night Vale” partially came out of plays of Will Eno’s that I had seen and read. That’s somebody that I would be excited to have in an audience. Interview edited and condensed for clarity. —— Patty Templeton

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Are there any missteps you’ve made along the way to podcast domination? There’s definitely the learning experience of doing anything. I think a lot of it is boring missteps. It’s stuff like in our early tours we didn’t know what we were doing and we didn’t have a booking agent, we didn’t have a tour manager. It was a lot of Joseph figuring out how to communicate with the stage crew at every venue – from really nice performing arts centers to really seedy rock clubs – and me trying to figure out where to print T-shirts in every town and how to set up a merch table and forgetting to get petty cash to give change. It was a lot of stuff like that. There are definitely things, over time, we’ve learned how to make easier for ourselves. Also, with writing and the stuff we’ve put out into the world, there’s moments where I look back and think,

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[ weed ] Seeing Through the Smoke Christopher Gallagher

Giving the gift of weed? This primer will get you rolling

ll Right! Now that Thanksgiving has passed (since ’tis gauche – and let me never be called gauche – to discuss the holidays before the annual eating of the turkey), let us take this opportunity while there is still time and resources to discuss gifts for those we most cherish. The crux of this biscuit, my friends, is thoughtfulness. So to begin this process, I recommend getting nice and blazed in front of a sheet of paper with the names of those for whom you will be hunting and gathering presents as we co-celebrate the winter solstice under the banners of “Christmas,” “Chanukah,” “Kwanzaa,” “Yule,” and any of the older holidays. Make the mood mellow, maybe a little music at a reasonable volume, but try not to give yourself too much in the way of distraction (put your phone away).

Next, be thoughtful. Take a few actual minutes out of your busy life and think about these people with whom you make this mortal journey. What makes them smile? What makes them comfortable? What have you come across in your travels that might push their boundaries in a good direction as we wind back around on this rock floating and spinning through space? There are a few directions to go if the decision is made to incorporate Ye Olde Weede Shoppe in your gift-giving cornucopia: (1) Get them exactly what they would get for themselves. This shows that you pay attention. If your person loves a particular strain or preparation, or if you remember a time that he or she raved about “the most delicious edible ever,” get him or her some of what you know they love – it will be much appreciated.

(2) Buy what you would like to distribute. This can be an especially fun way to distribute gifts. I remember the first time I smoked Blue Cheese – I wanted to share that feeling with everyone, so I started growing it. This is a great way to dispense some of what makes you happy to friends and family from different geographical locations. They may have different specialty strains and products in your location that will make their heads spin, in the best way. (3) Build your skill set in the process and head down to your local establishment and buy a whole bunch of supplies. Think in the direction of a few strains of flower, some oil, some keif, a few different types of wraps, and maybe a few of those oh-so-convenient smellproof, crushproof dealies. You will also need a grinder if you do not already have one. Treat yourself and buy one that sifts trichromes

through to the bottom so you can begin making a stash for yourself as you spread holiday cheer. Then, go home and start grinding and mixing, and rolling. You will not only make a bunch of folks high and happy with your creations, you will place yourself firmly in the center of what the holiday season is about: that connection we all feel to those things that we share in our common humanity as marked by the shortest day of the year, the day when the light returns past the equator to our hemisphere. That should be enough to get the ball rolling, DGO. Enjoy the start of the season and next week we will take a look at some things that will pair perfectly with your cannabanoid treats. 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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For fans of ‘Stranger Things,’ Neil Gaiman, or ‘Twin Peaks’ “It Devours!” is effing cool. It’s a sunburst yellow hardcover with the cartoonish image of a god’s gaping maw on the front. Flip it open and – HUZZAH – the endpapers are gorgeous. They’re covered in teeth. It’s a book that is marvelously fun to look at and it will make you feel cooler just holding it or having it on your shelf. Night Vale is a small southwestern town and the desert around it has been grumbling, or maybe it is more of a rumbling. Everyone can deal with a few desert murmurs, but then the sinkholes start and Big Rico’s Pizza is swallowed up. Lead scientist Carlos assigns his subordinate, Nilanjana Sikdar, to examine what the heck is going on. During her investigation, Sikdar stumbles into Darryl Ramirez, a surprisingly hot member of The Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God. Ramirez’s faith states that to find redemption, you gotta get swallowed up by – well, no one is quite sure about that. Sikdar isn’t certain, but it seems that The Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God are planning a ritual that may save/destroy all of Night Vale.

“It Devours!,” by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, creators of the “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast, is a charmingly mysterious, fast-paced, standalone read. If you enjoy “Stranger Things,” Neil Gaiman, “Twin Peaks,” or the fabulist work of Kelly Link, this is a definite buy. — Patty Templeton

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[advice]

Life Hax | Carolyn Hax

Should I go down the long-distance relationship road again? I’m contemplating a long-distance relationship with a guy I met at an event through an organization we’re both part of. We’ve been texting nonstop for a few months and have had a couple of in-person dates. I’m waiting to decide until after we see each other during a weeklong event we’re both going to for this organization. The issue is we live about eight hours apart by car, and both like where we live in terms of community and job options. I’ve done long-distance before and know that the end result is either we break up or someone moves. I’ve never made final decisions about where to live and what to do based on who I was dating – I traveled a lot because I wanted to, and found a place to settle down where and when I wanted to. I may have considered someone I was dating, but they didn’t hold as much influence. But now this guy seems worth at least contemplating it. Do you have any advice for helping me either make that decision, or to go one step at a time without jumping to conclusions just because at some point that conclusion will have to be made? We’re both late 20s, if that helps. Long-Distance It’s such a personal thing. One person’s happiness could be hugely dependent on location while another could already be open to a move just to shake things up and so why not? Plus there’s the obvious X factor of how good you two are for each other. Maybe you really, really fit, and maybe you’re just enjoying a pleasant time with someone ... pleasant. If you pursue this, it’s not just that you will eventually face the whomoves-for-whom decision; you will also have to make that enormous decision without ever having lived in the same geographic area – meaning your relationship up to that point will have consisted of a series of vacations. That will deny you essential information on day-to-day (-to-day-to-day) life together that you just can’t get from

visits. So, one of you will be uprooting everything based solely on a whole lot of what-ifs – and knowing only one person but needing connections of your own outside that to maintain some healthy independence. You really have to be game for it to pull it off, so that’s what I’d be asking myself if I were in your spot right now. My daughter has been asked to be a bridesmaid for her boyfriend’s sister. She wants to say “no” because if she doesn’t marry her boyfriend, his sister won’t want to look at her in wedding pictures for years to come. I think this is silly since she and the boyfriend do plan on marrying eventually. What do you think? Thinking I think this is silly because that’s the sister/bride’s problem to anticipate, not your daughter’s. I am meeting part of my family for an early Christmas celebration. Five days out, my cousin emails everyone to say she will only be giving a present to her mom and our grandparents. She is skipping our aunt, my mom and me. That is the entire party. We gave each other small inexpensive gifts last year. I don’t know whether they are tight on money or time, or if there is a more selfish reason. I would be very happy with a card. It also hurts my feelings because I put a lot of thought into her gift and it is already wrapped. Do I not give it to her, or ignore the email and give it to her because IT IS ALREADY WRAPPED!? I don’t want to create an awkward situation or come off as passive-aggressive. It is a gift I know will make her laugh, but now it feels weird.

the giver, like being broke or tired or overextended. Reply to her email that you already got her a gift and want her to have it anyway, no reciprocation expected. Say the important thing is that you’ll get to be together again in just a few days. If she pushes back on the gift, then say OK and just UNWRAP and return it, save it for next year or keep it for yourself. My mother was raised in pretty austere financial circumstances, and for my entire life has equated things with love. My childhood was materially abundant but emotionally austere, so I’m definitely a skeptic of these values. I’m now the mom of two, and I’ve spent the last four years consistently and repeatedly asking my mom to give my children fewer things, for lots of reasons. Some are important – I am trying not to raise materialistic children – and some trivial – we just don’t have space. We have lesser means than my parents but we have everything we need and almost everything we want, too; we just want fewer things than they think we should want. My mom has fairly consistently disregarded my requests for simplicity. While I stand by my own choices, I also don’t want our Christmas morning to seem a disappointment after Grandma’s largesse. Does it seem reasonable to wait until January to celebrate Christmas with my family of origin? I am so tired of having my mother disregard my values as I parent my own kids, but I also don’t feel like having the conversation yet again. Postponing Christmas

Hurt

You’re not going to win this battle with your mother. You might as well ask her not to love your kids.

Generally – very generally – reasons to suspend gift-giving are negative for

And, you’re not going to win this battle against your own childhood by fixing it through your children’s Christmas. I real-

ize this will sound unfair, because you are doing a good and important thing in recognizing and not repeating the emotional deficits in your own childhood. But it’s also very easy to let old grievances grab the wheel while we’re not looking, and trying to push your mother into serving your emotional goals with your kids is a swerve over the line. What you can do here, within boundaries, is figure out ways to respond to your mom’s excesses that honor your values. You want Grandma in your kids’ lives, for example, so that means her gift philosophy comes in, too. You want an uncluttered house and non-greedy kids, so that means you have to stick to your values in your gift-giving and reduce Grandma’s mountain through returns, donations, specific requests (“If you need ideas, Mom, they love [thing you’d be buying them anyway].”) Work on gift messaging but rely on gift management (and generosity-seeding): For every toy coming in, your kids have to choose one to donate. There’s a bigger answer here, too. You won’t win this battle now but you will basically win all the battles against Mom where your kids are concerned, because that’s what conscientious, loving, engaged, aware parents do. You are fretting about one episode of gift gluttony per year when you are going to be the beacon for your kids the other 364. Everything you say, do, decide, buy, keep, donate, whatever, will provide a model for your kids. It’s hard to see this when kids are little, but over the span of years – and assuming your mom remains where she is in a supporting role at best in your daily lives – there will be so many more consistent and profound influences on their lives than a gift-wrap frenzy. You don’t know this, but you’ve got this. No need to push back so hard. Carolyn Hax is a syndicated advice columnist for The Washington Post. She started her advice column in 1997, after five years as a copy editor and news editor in Style and none as a therapist. Email her at tellme@washpost.com.

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[happening] DGO’s picks in and around Durango Vegan anarchist potluck Sit down for an informal meet-up with your lovely local anarchist collective. Bring a vegan dish, or share in the vegan food already there. Details: Free, 18 and over, 5:30-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, Fort Lewis College, Reed Library, Rooom 16, 1000 Rim Dr., www. facebook.com/DurangoAnarchists

Blues and rock at El Rancho The Pete Giuliani Band brings the noise to the backstage at El Rancho. Play you some pool and get down to eclectic cover tunes and original infectious grooves. Details: Free, 21 and over, 6-10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave., www.facebook.com/elranchotavern

Hip-hop multi-bill at the ACT Animas City Theatre kicks off the winter party season with a hip-hop show featuring music by Nikolai, Sub Horizon, Rize the Rebel, Astrologic, and Brain Spiders. Details: $10 advance, $12 door, 18 and over, 8:30 doors, 9 p.m. show, Saturday, Dec. 2, Animas City Theatre, 128 East College Dr., www.animascitytheatre. com

Experimental rock at Balcony Malai Llama is a passionate party band working to awakening themselves and the world through prog-jazz-rock fusion. Prepare to party at the Balcony. Details: Free, 21 and over, 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, Balcony Bar Backstage, 600 Main Ave., www.balconybarandgrill.com

Open mic raditude at Moe’s Got a song in your soul you gotta share with Durango? How about a poem? Maybe some comedy? Hit up Moe’s open mic, hosted by Rayne Grant. Every performer gets bought a drink. Details: Free to enter, 21 and over, 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 5, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave., www.facebook.com/moesdurangoOM

Thursday déjà: electro-sensual space pop aka alien lullabies, 7:30-9:30 p.m., 11th

Street Station, 1101 Main Ave., 422-8482. Durango Green Drinks, 5

p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 259-2545. A Taste of the Seasons, 5

p.m., $45, Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery, 26650 County Road P, Dolores. “Dynamics of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” training, 5:30 p.m.,

Second Ave. Noel Night celebration with Maria Samora, 5 p.m.,

Merely Players, 2 p.m., 7 p.m., $25, Bank of Colorado, 1199 Main Ave.

Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555.

Mike Testa, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

“Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures:Volume One” book signing with Beau L’Amour, 5 p.m., Sorrel Sky Gal-

Holiday party of inspiration and celebration, 6

lery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555. Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar, 5 p.m., Animas Mu-

seum, 3065 West Second Ave., 259-2402. Donny Johnson, 5:30 p.m., Di-

amond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Greg Ryder, 7 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Tuesday jam, 6 p.m., Steaming Bean, 900 Main Ave., 403-1200.

Laugh Therapy showcase,

Tim Sullivan, 7 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

8 p.m., Irish Embassy Pub, 900 Main Ave. Malai Llama, 9 p.m., Balcony Backstage, 600 Main Ave.

Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Sunday

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

“A Wrinkle in Time” by Merely Players, 7 p.m., $25,

Maria Samora, all-day event, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555.

Fusion 360 lesson, 6 p.m.,

$15-$30, Powerhouse Science Center, MakerLab, 1295 Camino del Rio.

Open Mic Night, 6 p.m., Eno

Cocktail Lounge and Wine Bar, 723 East Second Ave., 385-0105.

Andrew Schumann, 7 p.m.,

The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Sunny & The Whiskey Machine, 9:30 p.m., Balcony Back-

stage, 600 Main Ave.

Saturday Maria Samora, all-day event,

16th annual REEL Film Experience “Chasing Coral” documentary showing, 6

p.m., Fort Lewis College, Student Union, Vallecito Room, 1000 Rim Drive.

Bob Maccaroni, 7 p.m., The

Bank of Colorado, 1199 Main Ave.

Terry Rickard, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

p.m., $30-$45, Manna soup kitchen, 1100 Avenida del Sol.

Four Corners Child Advocacy Center, 140 N. Linden St., Cortez. amond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431.

3555.

Christmas Tree Train, 9:30

a.m., $39-$109, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. 43rd annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival, 10 a.m.,

Wednesday Maria Samora, 9 a.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 2473555. SMART Recovery Durango, 5:30 p.m., Suttle Street Clinic,

72 Suttle St., Suite M. Eric Mindling presentation and book-signing,

5:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College, Center of Southwest Studies, 1000 Rim Drive.

Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-3555.

La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-5582.

Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Dia-

Christmas Bazaar, 8 a.m., St.

Henry Stoy piano, 11 a.m.,

Snowdown Follies cast auditions, 6 p.m., Henry Strat-

mond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Columba Catholic Church, 1801 East Third Ave.

Jean-Pierre Bakery and Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave., 247-7700.

er Theatre, 699 Main Ave.

College, Henderson Fine Arts Center, 4601 College Blvd., Farmington, (505) 566-3464.

“Crafts for Christmas” craft fair, 8 a.m., Durango

Durango Book Rescue free book giveaway, noon,

Powerhouse holiday celebration, 6 p.m., Powerhouse

“A Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m.,

43rd annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival, 8 a.m.,

Jazz/big band performance, 7 p.m., $6-$8, San Juan

$8-$12, San Juan College, Little Theatre, 4601 College Blvd., Farmington, (505) 566-3430.

Friday Public Lands Art Show, allday event, Smiley Cafe, 1309 East Third Ave. “Live by Living” walk along the Animas River,

10 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Noel Night, 10 a.m., Down-

town Durango, Main Avenue. Preschool story time,

10:30 a.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380. Cinder Dick Bourbon release, noon, Durango Craft

Spirits, 1120 Main Ave. 14th annual Community Connections Festival of Trees, 1 p.m., Durango & Silver-

ton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. 43rd annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Festival, 2 p.m.,

La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-5582. STEAM Lab, 3:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 375-3380.

Christian Church, 255 E. 11th St.

La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave., 749-5582.

St. Mark’s Christmas Bazaar, 8:30 a.m., St. Mark’s Epis-

copal Church, 910 East Third Ave., 247-1129. Friends of the Pine River Library book and bake sale, 9 a.m., Pine River Library,

Downtown Security Storage, 923 Narrow Gauge Ave.

Science Center, 1295 Camino del Rio.

“A Traditional Family Christmas” by Durango Choral Society, 3 p.m., Fort

“Dinner and Documentary” event, 6 p.m., Pine River Li-

Lewis College, Community Concert Hall, 1000 Rim Drive. Durango Nature Studies full moon hike, 5 p.m., $0-

$10, Falls Creek Trail, County Road 205. Bluemoon Ramblers, 5:30

395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 884-2222.

p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m., Animas Mu-

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

seum, 3065 West Second Ave., 259-2402.

Christmas Tree Train, 9:30 a.m., $39-$109, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave. Senior Center Craft Bizarre, 10 a.m., Durango/La Plata

County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.

Henry Stoy piano, 11 a.m.,

Jean-Pierre Bakery and Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave., 247-7700.

Snowdown Follies chorus line auditions, 12:30 p.m.,

Smiley Cafe, 1309 East Third Ave. 14th annual Community Connections Festival of Trees, 1 p.m., Durango & Silver-

Holiday dinner, 4 p.m.,

ton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479 Main Ave.

Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East

“A Wrinkle in Time” by

fice Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Monday Maria Samora, 9 a.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 2473555. Joel Racheff, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Introduction to Arduino,

6 p.m., $50-$75, Powerhouse Science Center, MakerLab, 1295 Camino del Rio. Ace Revel, 7 p.m., The Office

Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Classic Movie Monday: “Notorious” (1946), 7 p.m.,

Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 884-2222.

Tuesday Maria Samora, 9 a.m., Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave., 247-

brary, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, Bayfield, 884-2222. Terry Rickard, 7 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Ongoing Mancos Winter Holiday Arts Bazaar call for artists, submission deadline is Dec.

9, contact Sarah Syverson, 9038831, mcddirector@gmail.com. Lily Russo “Mosaics, Man-

tras, and the Moon” art display, Nov. 7-Jan. 7, Raider Ridge Cafe, 509 East Eighth Ave. Fifth Annual Bizarre Bazaar, Open most days 10-6 p.m.,

Friday, Dec. 1, through Saturday, Dec. 9. (check website for specifics), Studio & Gallery, 1027 Main Ave.

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Expect praise and maybe a raise at work during the next few weeks. You

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Durango’s cool and quirky DGO photo contributor Lucy Schaefer was out last weekend, spying the cool and quirky of Durango, starring a garage sale on Holly Ave., Homeslice Pizza North, Dunn Deal Resale on North Main Ave., Schneider Park, and The Living Tree. For more photos, go to dgomag.com

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