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Law of the land Durangoan leads the effort to enact Colorado’s new oil and gas law

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April showers got you down? How to pamper yourself like a local

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Ear to the ground: “We call it the Caveman Channel.”

– Local remarking on the newfound pastime of watching her chickens for entertainment

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William Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and five volumes of poetry in his short 52 years. But was the so-called Bard of Avon really responsible for all that work?

A new podcast “Don’t Quill the Messenger” seeks to uncover the truth about the Shakespeare authorship question once and for all. And what better time for English lit nerds to tune in than this week, the 455th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth (and death, which both happened on April 23. But if you’re a true Bill-head, you already knew that.)

Featuring guest scholars from all walks of life, “Don’t Quill the Messenger” takes an investigative and often humorous look at the details surrounding the works in the Shakespearean canon.

Current episodes include “Shakespeare Authorship Question 101;” “Shakespeare and the Law;” “The Will of Shakespeare;” and “It was all Greek to Me.” "There is so much rich background evidence to uncover, colorful stories about the real-life people characterized in the plays and their personal relationships, and contemporary scandals that have never been studied in depth,” Julie Sandys Bianchi, podcast curator for the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship, said. "Exploring the 400-year-old Shakespeare authorship mystery through the magnifying glass of an Oxfordian can be the most satisfying adventure for a modern-day internet sleuth.”

The podcast is hosted by Steven Sabel, who is no stranger to the airwaves or to Shakespeare. His previous experience includes four years as the host of “Progress Live,” a weekly AM radio talk show. He is the artistic director of Archway Theatre Co. in Burbank, Calif., and also writes a monthly entertainment column for an L.A. trade publication. He served 10 years as the artistic director for the Redlands Shakespeare Festival.

“The flavor of ‘Don’t Quill’ is very light and humorous, while still addressing the available facts and evidence surrounding Shakespeare’s works, and dissecting the outright holes in the traditional narrative,” said Sabel.

Sabel said the goal of the podcast is to ask the difficult questions that the established orthodoxy doesn’t want to answer or acknowledge.

“This question has been lingering for hundreds of years, while those who have a vested financial interest in the Stratfordian myth have sought to silence anyone who doubts the moneymaking tourism scheme,” said Sabel. “What we encourage through the podcast is the continual asking of questions in order to get past the myths and seek the truth.”

The podcast is produced by the Dragon Wagon Radio network and new episodes are released every other Wednesday. It is available on most major podcast downloading sites or at dragonwagon radio.com.

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LaVidaLocal The triple crown It’s the most wonderful time of year for sports fans – when professional baseball, basketball and hockey all coalesce into a dizzying array of nonstop televised offerings.

Of course, here in the mountains, where most folks don’t own TVs let alone the satellite package to deliver more than snowy reruns of “Murder She Wrote,” sporty types get excited in the spring for a different reason. It’s the magical time of year when one can carve high-country corn by morning, float the river by afternoon and get in some time on the crag or singletrack by evening. Yes, I’m talking about the elusive yet highly regarded three-sport day. The crown jewel of mountain machismo, an “11” on the recreation rad-o-meter, the feather in your sweat-stained trucker cap.

Sure, many of us may be familiar with the two-sport day, some of us even knocking them out on a regular basis without so much as getting a hair out of place, raising the suspicions of the boss or having to change sports bras. But the three-sporter is only for the truly hard-core, or those lucky enough to have bomber knees, no regular job to speak of and very understanding significant others (or better yet, none). That’s because there’s no friends on a three-sport day (also known as “3SD.” Don’t worry if people have no idea what you’re talking about when you use this term. It just shows you’re in the know and they’re not.)

Of course, 3SDs don’t just happen by accident. Careful planning, training and preparation go into mastering the 3SD. Only the strong and masochistic survive.

What follows is a step-by-step guide to upping your game and having the best 3SD ever.

The night before: If we’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: hydration is key. But then again, so is carboloading. We see no reason not to combine the two with a warm-up jaunt down to the friendly neighborhood brewatorium. Just remember, late-night nachos don’t count as dinner, and when you begin to skip the lime and just shoot the tequila straight, out of someone else’s glass, it’s time to go home.

The next morning: Up and at ‘em. Triple-sporters don’t get that way sleeping until noon or lounging around in their jammies all day like a Kardashian. It’s best to wake up at the crack of dawn, or at least when your parched throat is as dry and cracked as that nacho cheese dried to your shirt. Head to the kitchen, where you should proceed to pound copious amounts of coffee (again – hydration!) and crank the Velvet Rut for audio inspiration and commiseration. Decide that it’s probably too late to grab fresh corn, which has likely turned to grits by now, and hop on your bike instead. Don’t worry about breakfast – coffee is the most important meal of the day.

Sport No. 1: Greedily guzzle water bottle within first 10 minutes like a beached flounder. Start to feel somewhat human again, maybe even bordering on normal.

Come home, somewhat amazed that you survived and didn’t crash once, and inhale greasy breakfast (which at this point is technically classified as lunch.) Pass out on patio chair under guise of a quick “recharge of batteries” (watch the sock tan lines!)

Sport No. 2: Still slightly groggy, it’s time to wake up with a bracing slap in the

face with ice-cold Animas River water. Except the river has turned an unsightly shade of liquid ashtray, and the sky is threatening rain and haboob-like conditions.

Feel secretly relieved when paddling partner texts to cancel, reminding oneself that the river will still be there tomorrow. It’s OK to accept that you’re a fair-weathered paddler – there’s something to be said about self-preservation. Which brings up the next vital step in 3SD success …

Flexibility: It’s important, when in pursuit of a 3SD, to keep your options open and fluid. For example, there are lots of things that constitute “sport,” just look at the Olympics (curling, anyone?) A spin around the block on your longboard or maybe some backyard target practice – both of which require precise hand-eye coordination, balance and the ability to stand for long periods of time – are perfectly acceptable alternatives. We suppose this could also apply to hula hooping, corn holing, axe throwing and even giant backyard Jenga, which of course leads us straight into the next requirement for any successful 3SD …

Be Creative: So, if somehow the day gets away from you – again – don’t stress. Remember: a day is technically defined as one 24-hour period. That means if you commence sport No. 3 less than 24 hours after finishing sport No. 1, you’re golden. So take a load off, crack another can of carbs, and relax. Sleep well knowing you got this!

The next, next morning: The finish line is in sight.

Dig deep! It may seem strange to be packing cold beers into a backpack at 10 a.m. (or maybe not) but you’ll thank us later. You’ve worked hard to get this far, and now is not the time to dilly dally, get into yard work or pick up that New Yorker that’s been carelessly discarded next to the toilet all week. Delve into the quiver, grab those skis and head north. Chances are you’re exhausted from your quest, in which case it’s perfectly acceptable to let gravity do the work and ride the chair for your grand trifecta. (Plus, when’s the last time you got to ski the mountain in late-April?)

Sport No. 3: The skis hit the snow at noon, precisely 23.99 hours, give or take a few minutes, from whence you began your grueling slog to glory. You’ve done it – 3SD bragging rights are yours.

Revel in your accomplishment as well as how good you feel for just crushing three sports in one day. If you were a large sea-going animal, you’d be a gnarwal. In fact, you feel so good you even venture all the way to Chair 3, where you rip the blue runs like Lindsey Vonn with one leg tied behind her back, including a few runs you can honestly say you’ve never skied before. (Bonus points for first descents!)

The cool-down: Perhaps the most important step in any 3SD is replenishing all those spent reserves. Grab a comfy chair in the sun (of which there are plenty) and crack a cold one. While your two-sport buddies start whining about how they rode their bikes to the mountain, uphill both ways, be sure to regale them in your epic and heroic 3SD feats. They may glare at you with disdain or possibly wrestle you into a headlock. Pay them no heed – they are just jealous. But you, my friend, you are a champion and already scheming next weekend’s 4SD.

Sign of the Downfall:

Thumbin’It Durango’s grassroots approach to helping fight childhood hunger with a Facebook campaign raising funds to pay off student lunch debt at Miller Middle School A Cinderella season for the Colorado Avalanche, who went from bottom of the barrel this winter to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs New Mexico’s largest electric provider, Public Service Co. of New Mexico, taking a bold step away from fossil fuels this week by announcing it plans to be emissions-free as early as 2040, the first investor-owned utility in the United States to set such a goal

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– Missy Votel

Revelations that LPEA’s energy wholesaler Tri-State funded the lobbying group Utility Air Regulatory Group, which fought environmental regulations including the Clean Air Act and is under congressional investigation for ties to the EPA Dozens of undetonated avalanche mitigation bombs, masquerading as unassuming Nerf footballs, that are believed to be littering Colorado’s high country in the wake of this year’s massive winter A stark reminder that locals still need to remain vigilant with open flames despite this year’s big snowpack, with a grass fire burning 25 acres near County Road 172 last weekend

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Check your selfie The Grand Canyon claimed another victim Tuesday. No – not a rafter or kayaker running the famed rapids below, but a sightseer who, unfortunately, got a little too close to the edge. The 70year-old woman had been walking off trail along the South Rim, west of a popular overlook, when she apparently fell. Curiously, this is the third “over-the-edge” death in a month in or near the Canyon’s South Rim. Another tourist was also found dead in the national park recently, but away from the rim. Could it be some sort of evil vortex or Kaibab Triangle at play? Not likely – selfie sticks have been implicated in at least one of the deaths.

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ReTooned/by Shan Wells

Sparking a Bears Ears conversation To the editor, This is the time of year, as the saying goes, when license plates in Utah turn green. So many of us in Durango cherish the Bears Ears country just across the state line. There’s something special about that vast landscape of stone and sky. I can only imagine how personal that connection is for native peoples to whom it has always been home.

Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk, of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, is coming to the Durango Public Library on Tues., May 7, at 7 p.m. to speak about Bears Ears, her experience on the Intertribal Coalition that helped form the national monument in 2016, and the legal battle to reverse the Trump Administration’s efforts to break that treaty.

Lopez-Whiteskunk says she hopes to spark a conversation with the audience on the nature of tribal sovereignty and the use of public lands. She will be joined by fellow Coalition member Alfred Lomahquahu, of the Hopi Tribe. Indivisible Durango and Great Old Broads for Wilderness are proud to sponsor this event, and we welcome your attendance and questions.

– Clint McKnight, Durango

Tri-State attacking Clean Air Act To the editor, Press reports have surfaced recently showing that TriState and other large coal-burning power companies have funneled large sums – $7.8 million in 2017 and up to $8.8 million in 2018 – to a D.C.-based, “K” Street firm to lobby the EPA to gut the Clean Air Act. Current EPA officials charged with enforcing the act were, in 2017, senior partners in this lobbying firm. Indeed, one of these officials was paid $2.1 million that year for his lobbying

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immediately before he left for the EPA to oversee Clean Air Act implementation.

It also bears noting that Tri-State and the others used a

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secretive group in the hope they could hide from the public their sizable funding and lobbying efforts.

Congress has now gotten involved in this obvious 4

conflict of interest. On April 11, the House Energy Committee told Tri-State and the other utilities to identify the source of their funding and to “explain how your substantial annual contributions … are consistent with your obligations to ratepayers.” Tri-State must respond by April 25.

This is an important development. But Congress’ focus understandably is on the allegations of unethical behavior by EPA officials. There is a much more important concern to us locals – namely that Tri-State has been using our money to gut the Clean Air Act. This is not acceptable, and Tri-State’s actions do not reflect LPEA values.

LPEA cannot sit on the sidelines and do nothing. After all, Tri-State is itself a cooperative and must act consistent with the wishes of LPEA and its other member-owners.

LPEA should therefore take three steps in response to this development: 1. Its Board should hold a vote to confirm LPEA’s continuing support of the Clean Air Act. I expect this Board vote will be unanimous. After all, how could any Colorado resident vote against the Clean Air Act? 2. With fellow rural coops, LPEA should form a special committee to investigate and audit all the money Tri-State has spent (and continues to spend) for its own political agenda – and then fix Tri-State’s gross misuse of our money.

3. Finally, LPEA should file a complaint with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The PUC in the DeltaMontrose complaint case, as recently as April 1, reaffirmed that it has regulatory authority to consider complaints alleging that Tri-State has engaged in an unjust and unreasonable practice. Unquestionably, TriState’s use of LPEA’s money (which, in turn, is our money) to gut the Clean Air Act constitutes a clear violation of State law that prohibits Tri-State from engaging in an unjust or unreasonable practice.

– Jeff Bork, Durango (This letter was prepared from the sources cited in two articles written recently by Joe Smyth of the Clean Cooperative, see https://www.cleancooperative.com.)

Shedding light on electricity facts To the editor, Lorraine Trenholm appears to be stuck in the past. In her letter to the editor, she asserts that Kit Carson Electric Co-op is “in default and forcing rate increases on its members” due to buying out its contract with Tri-State Generation and Transmission. Actually, KCEC’s “technical default” began in 2014, well before they left Tri-State.

This was primarily due to the closure of its largest customer, the Questa molybdenum mine. Based on their 2014 financials, KCEC requested a rate increase from the NM Public Regulatory Commission, which was granted in 2016. This is documented in articles by the Santa Fe New Mexican and the Taos News, published in 2016 and available online.

She also points out that if La Plata Electric Association leaves Tri-State, we will have to pay for usage of their transmission lines. But we already do! As she says, it’s included in our rates; it’s not free. If we pay less for power and the transmission charge remains the same, our overall bills will be lower. The directors who are exploring the possibility of leaving Tri-State are looking to lower rates over the long term and will not lock us into a contract with worse terms than what we’re paying now.

We need directors for LPEA who look to the future, not ones who are stuck in the past. Vote for Jack Turner in District 4, or for Jeff Mannix in District 2.

– Laurie Roberts, Bayfield

Mannix will work for lower rates To the editor, If you care about rising electric bills and future economic development in our county, you should vote for Jeff Mannix in the LPEA election. Jeff will work for lower rates, local economic development and greater

energy independence.

Currently, LPEA is bound by a contract to Tri-State that will not expire for 31 years! Tri-State is a coal-driven power company, and our contract limits the amount of power we can buy from alternate energy sources to 5 percent. That 5 percent is almost maxed out.

As the rest of the world moves away from coal to safer, cleaner, renewable energy sources are we going to spend the next 31 years tied to an archaic, environmentally damaging energy source?

In a county that boasts 300 days of sunshine a year, we shouldn’t live with a contract that restricts individuals and businesses from developing solar energy. Think of the economic development that would be realized without this restriction. Some serious work needs to be done to alter this dead-end direction we are headed in.

The solutions are not simple but they are available.

Working toward those solutions are the only reasonable, fiscally responsible actions to take.

I trust Jeff Mannix to study the issues, find solutions and make prudent financial and environmental decisions.

Please vote for Jeff Mannix.

– Antonia Clark, Durango

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On April 16, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 181. The new law contains some of the most sweeping reforms to oil and gas regulation in the state’s history. At the forefront of getting things started is director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Jeff Robbins, whose family has called Durango home for almost 25 years./Photo by Stephen Eginoire

Laying down the law Durangoan Jeff Robbins leads effort to implement state’s new oil and gas rules

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ver the past couple decades, Jeff Robbins’ work as an oil and gas lawyer – with a specific focus on serving local communities – allowed him to build relationships and gain the experience needed to carry out one of Colorado’s most sweeping reforms to oil and gas regulations, Senate Bill 181.

“I feel like I’m in a good place to implement this legislation,” Robbins, a Durangobased lawyer who’s currently serving as the director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said. “I believe my background and Robbins my work has accidentally

placed me in this unique position.”

Robbins was born and raised in Georgia, but he’s called Colorado home for almost 25 years. When he first came to Durango in 1996, he was hired by a private law firm to help La Plata County with legal matters specific to oil and gas development.

During the county’s oil and gas boom in the 1990s, Robbins helped leaders navigate state, federal and local regulations. Over the next decade, he expanded his clientele to include other municipalities, like Boulder and Lafayette, eventually opening a private practice on the Front Range.

After years of working with communities in the Southwest and on the Front Range – even consulting for thenU.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder – Robbins was tapped by former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper to serve on the 2014 Oil and Gas Task Force.

The Task Force, which was chaired by La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt, worked to bring stakeholders from the oil and gas industry together to come up with

ideas to improve regulatory issues and try to bridge the growing divide between developers and conservationists.

Robbins said if someone had told him during his days on the Task Force he’d eventually be heading up the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) he would have thought it quite curious.

But, today, that’s exactly where he sits.

Not only does Robbins now find himself at the helm of the commission, he’s in charge of enacting the most comprehensive regulatory changes to oil and gas development the state has seen.

Senate Bill 181 passed the Legislature in early April and was signed into law by Gov. Polis on April 16.

Under the new law, the director of the COGCC is the one tasked with putting it into practice. This means quickly setting up guidelines for oil and gas permitting across the state, coming up with criteria for when the commission will require additional review of a permit application, overseeing changes to the makeup of the 4

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The new law has 16 different sections detailing new regulations, rules and more. It also repeals and revises sections from previous laws, like the Oil and Gas Conservation Act which was last amended in 2007 to create the COGCC. The revisions include what Robbins said were the two key changes coming out of SB 181. The first is about priority. No longer is the state looking to balance oil and gas development with public health and environmental concerns. Instead, the priority is to protect public health and safety, and the en-

vironment.

State officials have described it as a change from “fostering” oil and gas development to “regulating” it.

The other key difference is the authority given to local governments.

Robbins said historically communities have had some say in oil and gas development within their borders, but this was implied. With the new law, they have real regulatory authority.

This power doesn’t extend so far as to allow communities to completely ban oil and gas development or even require specific setbacks, Robbins explained, but it does give local governments the leverage to modify which areas are open to permitting and even regulate noise-related issues.

“Local governments can be stricter,” he added. “It’s really up to each community.”

The effects of SB 181 will likely not lead to big changes on the oil and gas landscape in La Plata County. For years, production has been on the decline. The challenge for county officials today is not how to address increasing oil and gas development, but how to address the revenues lost from a lack of production.

Communities on the Front Range, however, are confronting a different problem.

Robbins said some are facing significant pressure from oil and gas, and those are the communities that will be affected the most by the new law.

Adams County, for example, which encompasses Thornton, Westminster and Brighton, adopted a moratorium on oil and gas permits in March.

The reason given by leaders was a concern that the community could see a rush of ap-

plications in the wake of SB 181’s passage. For now, the county is waiting to see some of the rules coming out of Robbins’ office before deciding what regulations to put in place.

Aurora, which overlaps Arapahoe, Douglas and Adams counties, is going in another direction. The city has already entered into agreements with oil and gas drilling companies within its borders and addressed issues like setbacks from schools and homes.

Although some local governments, like Adams and Aurora, are moving fast in response to SB 181 and looking to set their own standards, Robbins said it will likely take years to truly implement the new law.

And, he’s ready to stay on until the job is done. “It has been a tremendous amount of work and a tremendous challenge,” Robbins explained. “I’m honored and excited to take up the opportunity and to be involved.” n

Speak your piece: Comment period open on new oil and gas rules Senate Bill 181 requires the director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to almost immediately put out guidelines and draft criteria for oil and gas permitting across the state.

These guidelines and criteria were officially released April 19, just three days after the bill was signed into law.

The Operator Guidance document sets up guidelines for companies who are currently seeking a permit and gives them some understanding of how the process will move forward while the state rolls out the new law. The Draft Objective Criteria lists the standards by which the COGCC will require additional analysis of future permit applications.

Once the Objective Criteria is finalized, which is expected to happen by May 16, the Guidance document will be rescinded.

The criteria are not specific regulations or limits on oil and gas permits. They’re more like benchmarks that trigger a closer look. Some of the standards included in the draft are locations that are within: • A municipality • 2,000 feet of a school property line • 1,500 feet of a municipal boundary, platted subdivision or county boundary • 1,000 feet of a designated outdoor activity area

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• A floodplain or sensitive area for water resources The draft of these specific criteria is open for public comment until Mon., April 29. COGCC Director Jeff Robbins, who lives in Durango, is required to move quickly under the law, but he also said public involvement is essential.

“We are going to hold a robust and transparent rulemaking process,” he added. “It’s important to hear from all sides of the debate.”

To read and comment on the proposed criteria, visit cogcc.state.co.us/comments/view/.

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“Coal keeps the lights on,” signs used to read in Craig. That’s where energy wholesale provider Tri-State Generation and Transmission owns the majority share in three coal-fired power units.

But as Xcel Energy and other large utilities are showing, it’s also possible to keep the lights on with renewables. Xcel serves Colorado’s Summit County, Steamboat Springs, Vail and Aspen.

By 2026 it expects to be at 55 percent renewable generation. In December, it announced it was confident it could hit 80 percent renewables by 2030 using existing technology.

Meanwhile, directors of La Plata Electric Association were told last week by consultants that the utility could purchase 100 percent renewable power on the open market in 2020 at a cost of 6.84 cents per kilowatt hour. It currently pays Tri-State 7.48 cents.

Tri-State was formed by electrical co-operatives in 1952 to distribute hydroelectric power from the giant dams of the West. As power needs grew, it invested heavily in coal-fired generation and then natural gas. More than 60 percent of Tri-State’s power comes from coal or natural gas. That will decline in the next few years as a couple of coal plants close and as Tri-State adds renewables.

But Tri-State still lags behind the shift being engineered by Xcel.

Why doesn’t LPEA make the switch? It’s not that simple, Mike Dreyspring, chief executive, stated in a press release. “We need to further study the transmission system,” he said.

The cost of bringing the power into Southwest Colorado has not been established, according to Dreyspring.

Tri-State has been facing revolt elsewhere. In 2016, Kit Carson Electric, in Taos, bought out its contract with Tri-State for $37 million. It is now developing solar farms around Taos and expects to have enough production to meet day-time demand by 2022.

Colorado’s Delta-Montrose Electric informed Tri-State it wanted a divorce as well. But after a year of fruitless negotiations, the coop appealed to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to arbitrate. The PUC agreed to do so in a week-long hearing for June. Tri-State argues that the PUC has no jurisdiction and has filed suit.

Taking note of this dissent was Moody’s, the credit-rating agency. “… the dispute between the parties is credit negative for Tri-State because of the challenge it may pose to the generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative’s independent governance and rate autonomy, while raising broader questions about TriState’s historically strong member and regulatory relationships,” it announced.

Tri-State spokesman Lee Boughey downplayed the significance of the report in a February e-mail. “Moody’s did not have a rating action, outlook or watch change,” he wrote.

Several other coops, most notably United Power, near Denver, with three times the customers of LPEA, have also indicated dissatisfaction. A new policy being drawn up could potentially ameliorate concerns. But various devils may lurk in the details.

All of this is being watched carefully by the coops that serve Telluride, Crested Butte, Fraser and other mountain towns.

Another big question remains how Tri-State’s new chief executive, Duane Highley, will steer Colorado’s second largest utility (Tri-State also serves portions of New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska). So far, those who want change like what they hear.

The most challenging is what do you do with the 21st century equivalent of DVDs, the old coal plants and, perhaps, natural gas plants, too. But unlike DVDs, Tri-State is still paying heavy debt on its fleet of fossil-fuel infrastructure.

The bigger question, one defined by environmental author Bill McKibben, is at what point does a new technology cause an existing industry to start losing significant value?

Nobody, including Colorado’s Xcel Energy, has yet figured out the pathway to 100 percent renewable energy. Xcel itself says that coal-fired generation, coupled with carbon capture and sequestration, hitherto a very expensive process, still remains on the table, as does the idea of modular nuclear power. They are also expensive.

But the economics of renewables have swiveled significantly, as McKibben points out. In 2017, sun and wind produced just 6 percent of the world’s electricity. However, they made up 45 percent of the growth in supply, and the price of wind and power continues to fall by about 20 percent with each doubling of capacity.

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FRISCO – Scattered around Colorado’s high country above highways after this winter of deep snows lie 22 explosives colored yellow, orange and blue, all of them shaped like mini-torpedoes. The Summit Daily News says they resemble Nerf footballs.

The Colorado Department of Transportation launched or dropped 1,569 explosives into avalanche paths this winter, but some of the explosives failed to detonate.

Tracy Trulove, a spokeswoman for CDOT, tells the Summit Daily News that the agency has 70 trained individuals who will try to locate the explosives. Just the same, there could be some things that look like Nerf footballs lying about. It’s best to not fiddle with them.

Questions arise as cell coverage expands JACKSON, Wyo. – The National Park Service favors adding 13 cell towers to supplement the two existing towers in Grand Teton National Park. Whether this is good is being debated.

The intent, say park officials, is to improve reception in the front-country portion of the park. They acknowledge a small increment of new telephone reception in backcountry areas.

Even a small increment doesn’t set well with Jim Stanford, boatman on the Snake River and a Jackson town councilor. “Are we losing something here?” he asks the Jackson Hole News&Guide rhetorically. “Are these places becoming less wild for the sake of modern convenience?”

Franz Camenzind, a well-known conservationist, also has reservations. “Providing extensive coverage to the general public, I don’t think it’s (the Park Service’s) responsibility. I think it’s contrary to the value that natural areas and national parks can provide to the public.”

The new coverage will not be comprehensive, says Rusty Mizelle, but he had advice for those bothered by the coverage: “Turn your cell phone off.”

On the other hand, cell phone service has fundamentally altered rescue operations in the last decade, says Cody Lockhart, of the Teton County Search and Rescue. First responders now initially use cell phone forensics to determine locations.

“A decade ago, most of our incidents started out as a search, and then became a rescue,” he said. This shift has “definitely saved lives.”

Dumpster-diving bear pays the price STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – The blond-haired black bear first attracted attention in Steamboat Springs for its Dumpster diving. But when it started hanging around a day care center, state wildlife officials knew that the bear had to go.

But where? In this case, the bear was captured and released about 50 miles west of Steamboat, in the piñon-and-juniper country near Meeker. But the bear got into trouble there, going after honey in a bee farmer’s hive. That earned the 2-year-old a death sentence.

Kris Middledorf, a wildlife manager for Colorado, told the Steamboat Pilot & Today that when bears cause agricultural damage, they must be killed, because the state must compensate the farmers and ranchers for their losses. It quickly becomes expensive.

The Department of Parks and Wildlife has sometimes provided electric fencing, to keep the bears out of the apiaries. But there are just too many new apiaries in that area during the last 10 years, he said.

Last year, 18 bears were relocated in northwestern Colorado, of which eight were subsequently killed because they got into trouble a second time.

Earlier berries may be trouble for bears BANFF, Alberta – By 2080, warming temperatures may cause buffaloberries to ripen three weeks earlier than they do now in Alberta’s Bow Valley. At higher elevations of Banff National Park, the earlier ripening could come 40 days earlier, according to a study by a University of Calgary researcher.

That could make life more difficult for grizzly bears, researcher David Laskin told the Rocky Mountain Outlook.

“The buffaloberry crop ... is a critical buffet for the bears late in the season, and it’s an opportunity for them to gain a lot of weight before hibernation,” he said.

A male grizzly can eat up to 220,000 berries in a single day.

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Southwest Wedding Bazaar

NEW WEDDING EVENT SHOWCASES LOCAL WEDDING VENDORS

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rends can be weird. Fashion can change from parachute pants to rainbow-colored hair in the blink of an eye. People can dance on the side of moving cars for no apparent reason, and what once was considered brunch is now a $10 cup of frothy art and a piece of toast with avocado on it.

Staying with the trends can be stressful, and being hip can be straight-up bizarre—but sometimes that’s what makes it so fun, or so thinks Meg Roberts.

Roberts is a local wedding planner and current curator of the first annual Southwest Wedding Bazaar, an event that is sure to showcase any wedding trend from the last couple of years and maybe even a few to come. Her eye for what’s up-and-coming in the wedding scene has led her from being a wedding planner in the Four Corners region to where she is now: planning a big, fake wedding party.

On Saturday, April 27, at River Bend Ranch just north of Durango, Roberts—along with 42 other local vendors—will be throwing a big wedding party showcasing the trendy wedding expertise of professionals doing what they do best. The wedding itself is not a real wedding, mind you—no one will actually be getting married—but there will be three fake ceremonies, live music, libations, yard games, cake, and even an aerialist performing in the middle of it all.

Yes, it’s all very bizarre.

Southwest Wedding Bazaar Saturday April 27th / 2-8PM 27846 US-550, Durango

The event runs from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., so guests can shop for vendors under the warm sun and the backdrop of River Bend Ranch’s red cliffs until the sun sets and the real dancing begins.

Local DJs and the live band “Liver Down the River” will be taking the stage to keep the party going and the dancing flowing. And when it’s time to go home? Buck Horn Limousine will be safely shuttling wedding “guests” from 11th Street Station to the venue and then offering rides back at the end of the night, when there will be an after party back at 11th Street.

The event is sure to be a big party, full of plenty of wedding vendors and even some bizarre trends. But it’s sponsored by and also supports Local First, which will ensure that it’s also filled with all of our favorite local, independent wedding vendors who can show us the way around latte art and a piece of avocado toast.

“The event is really meant to be a big party,” Roberts said.

A party where the soon-to-be-betrothed can don their favorite fancy attire and shop for local wedding vendors with a cocktail in one hand and a slice of cake in the other.

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Crosses to bear

by Stephen Eginoire

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and-written notes, flowers, colorful inscriptions and various mementos stretch along a desert highway, hinting at sad stories and too-soon endings. Descansos, as they are called, commemorate a

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Lemon blender bender

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f I could get across one point today, it would be that people should be putting lemons in blenders. Everything but the seeds. Don’t stop blending until all the lemon flesh, pith and zest have been homogenized into a creamy vortex in the center of the blender.

Blending a lemon makes a pale yellow puree with a bright flavor that embodies everything good about lemons. Any recipe that calls for lemon juice, from ceviche to salad dressing, lemonade to lemon pie, will also benefit from this lemony foam. Blended lemon does lemon juice’s job, but with more zeal and texture. And there is more of it, per lemon, than juice alone.

Eaten straight with a spoon, it’s a blast of sharp, refreshing complexity. The aromatic oils from the zest, sour sweetness of the fruit, and bitterness of the pith create a symphony of citrus that many will find exciting as is, without sweetening or salting. The thick structure won’t separate, thanks to pectin from the pith, which binds it all together.

There are a few things worth adding to blended lemon. Lime juice fills out the lemon flavor, a combination captured in Sprite. But lime pith is ruthlessly bitter, so it doesn’t work to blend whole limes as we do lemons.

Squeeze the limes, the old fashioned way.

I’m still glowing from a recent batch of scallops, marinated in the fridge overnight in blended lemon puree, with lime juice and soy sauce. Since then I’ve mixed blended lemon with olive oil, lime and salt, into a simple, refreshing salad dressing.

But let’s be realistic: you will probably be adding sugar to your blended lemon, along with that lime. Blending in the sugar makes the texture even smoother, and makes the slurry so dangerously edible you might need to hide the spoons. You are now at the lemonade stage of the blended lemon sequence. From here, mix this concentrate with water, in a blender or in a glass, at about a tablespoon concentrate per cup of water. You are now ready

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The next stage of the blended lemon sequence is what I call the custard stage. It includes the likes of blended lemon pudding, pie, curd, pots de crème and bars.

Pots de crème have a decadent, cheesecakey body, but the cream is slightly at odds with the lemony zing. Cream would be better added in whipped form, atop a lemony treat. A pot of blended lemon curd, meanwhile, stirred carefully in a double boiler, has a taffy-like density and piercing, lemony flavor.

But at the end of the day, it’s a pot of yellow goop. A pie is basically a baked version of curd, and the baking gives it a rich and dense texture, but who has time for crust? Not I. You won’t find me shaving frozen butter or rolling out batter or powdering the room with flour. I just apply a dusting of flour on the bottom of a pan, and pour the curd mixture over it. The butter in the curd seeps down into the flour while it’s baking, forming a crust-like material that does what I need crust to do. Namely, allow me to remove my goodie cleanly, with no chunks left behind, and leave the pan easy to clean. The relative blandness of this invisible crust does, admittedly, offer a pleasant refuge from the deluge of bright flavors in the baked custard. The flour humbly does its job, giving the curd a platform on which to do its golden, lemony thing.

Most blenders will need at least two or three whole lemons’ worth of material in order to form a smooth vortex. Here we use four, just in case.

Blended Lemon Yields about 2 cups 4 lemons Wash lemons, slice off the nub at one end of each fruit, and cut the lemons into quarters. Squeeze them through a strainer, as if you are making lemon juice. Be sure to push out all the seeds. Add the lemon quarters and lemon juice to the blender, and start it on low. Stop and scrape down the sides if necessary, and keep it on low until it makes a smooth vortex. Turn up the speed progressively higher, as high as you can and still be able to

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have a vortex. When you get to the highest speed, hold it there for about 30 seconds.

You are now at a crossroads, with many directions to explore. I submit that a blended and baked lemon curd is a good place to start. All that pectin-filled pith dulls the yellow flavor a bit from what you would expect from a lemon bar. Reducing the eggs and halving the depth of the curd will brighten the yellow, but whatever the hue, if a flavor could make you wish for sunglasses, this would be it.

Up next is my lemon con lime curd, which is based on a lemon curd filling – made in a double-boiler – at the center of a phyllo puff pastry recipe from the World in a Pocket blog. Baked curd has more body than stirred, but not the dry stiffness of a lemon bar, and must be treated accordingly. The flour at the bottom keeps it from sticking, but the soft pieces must be handled gingerly.

Blended Lemon Curd Bars Fills a 13-x-9-inch pan, ¾-inches deep 4 blended lemons (see above) ¼ cup lime juice 2 cups sugar, which will leave the curd on the sour side; add more to taste if you wish (or dust the finished product with powdered sugar) 8 tablespoons butter, room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla 6 eggs 1 tablespoon flour 2 teaspoons salt Optional: a cup of frozen blueberries; whipped cream; powdered sugar Preheat oven to 350.

Add the sugar and lime to a blender that contains four recently atomized lemons, and blend at high for 30 seconds. If you are keeping score, this is the lemonade stage.

Add the butter and vanilla, blend on high until mixed, about 15 seconds. Finally, add the eggs, and blend once more until smooth. This is the custard stage.

Scatter the flour and salt on the bottom of a nonstick or glass baking pan. Spread it evenly but not obsessively; don’t try to cover every place where you can see the bottom of the pan. Slowly pour the raw curd into the pan. It will be about an inch deep in a 13-inch pan. Place it in the center of the oven.

After 30 minutes, scatter the frozen blueberries, if using, atop the deep yellow curd.

The sides cook first, bubbling under a shiny skin that creeps inward toward the middle. When the edges start to lightly brown – about 45 minutes – turn off the oven.

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Lucinda, Southwest Revival, and new hot chicks

by Chris Aaland

Oxygen on Embers, made up of local artist McCarson Leigh and Telegraph wordsmith Zach Hively, will debut their he Shoulder Season is upon us. Skiers have disappeared, col- album “Southwest Revival” from 5-7 p.m. Friday at Animas Tradlege students will be graduating or heading home to mom ing Co. The event kicks off an 11-date tour of quirky venues & dad this weekend, out-of-town cyclists are still a month across Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. In addition to peraway from arriving and tourists – let’s hope they come en masse forming the tunes from the record, Oxygen on Embers will share this year – probably won’t show up in full force until June. That the stories behind the songs and greet supporters with conversameans slim pickings for live music for a bit. But that’s OK – you tion and cake. The event is free. probably need to stow A new restaurant and your winter gear and tune tavern is opening at 2957 up the mountain bike anyNorth Main! Bird’s Roway. tisserie, the latest restauThe Animas City Therant from the crew that atre hosts a make-up show gave us Steamworks and El from Euforquestra & Moro, has its ribbon cutBuster’s Ghost at 9:30 ting ceremony at 12:15 p.m. Friday (doors at 8:30). p.m. Monday and its Regulars at the ACT and grand opening on Sat., on the festival circuit, EuMay 4. Bird’s will serve forquestra is a Fort Collins breakfast, lunch and dingroup that originated in ner from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Iowa. Their fifth fulldaily. “Bird’s is designed as length album, “Fire,” was an ‘approachable’ neighproduced by Kyle borhood restaurant and Hollingsworth of the tavern, as well as a driveString Cheese Incident. through, with a focus on Buster’s Ghost, of course, healthy foods and cenis Durango’s hometown trally, chicken,” Kris Oyler, ska band.

CEO of Peak Food & BevEclectic is the word that Iconic Americana singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams performs at the erage, the parent company best describes tonight’s Concert Hall on Fri., June 28. Tickets go on sale at noon this Friday. of the three restaurants, (Thur., April 25) performsaid. The menu is based on ance by Evanoff and Amoramora at the Animas City Theatre. (but not limited to) chicken – rotisserie-style, in particular – with Evanoff is the musical experience created by Denver musicians whole birds, half birds and breast-and-leg options accompanied Jake Hall, Parker Oberholzer and J.J. Evanoff. The high-energy by such sides as cheddar mac ’n’ cheese, miso green bean salad trio blends a tasteful mix of classic rock and contemporary dance and onion rings. Sandwiches will feature the rotisserie chicken music to create a genre they call “dream rock,” which adds soul (like on the Animas Hot, a spin on Tennessee-style hot chicken); and rock to the EDM scene. Amoramora features an upbeat blend vegetarian options like salads and soups will also be available. For of funk, bluegrass, African highlife and jazz fusion. Think Blind breakfast, burritos and chilaquiles will be featured. The building Melon, String Cheese Incident and Strangefolk and you get the is the former KFC on North Main, which closed several months gist. Doors open at 8 p.m., with music to follow at 9. ago. It has family ties to Oyler, whose uncle used to own the local The Community Concert Hall and KSUT just announced a sec- franchise. ond joint production for late June as iconic Americana Speaking of chickens, The Roost has added some new weekly singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams will perform at 7:30 p.m. events. Ben Bernstein hosts The Trivia Factory each Tuesday Fri., June 28, at the Concert Hall. Touring in celebration of the from 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Alex Vick hosts a comedy, poetry and 20th anniversary of her highly influential masterpiece, “Car music open mic each Wednesday from 7:30-10:30 p.m. (free Wheels on a Gravel Road,” the three-time Grammy winner will drink for all performers!); and Bernstein returns to host Beer perform the album in its entirety, followed by a second set that Bingo from 8-10 p.m. each Thursday. spans her entire career. Tickets go on-sale at noon this Friday at While still more than a week away, if you want to make reserdurangoconcerts.com, by phone at 970-247-7657 and in person vations for the San Juan Symphony’s Spring Gala on Cinco at the Concert Hall’s downtown ticket office inside the Durango de Mayo at Sow’s Ear Restaurant, you need to do so by Sunday.

Welcome Center at the corner of 8th and Main. This show is exThe evening’s schedule includes a wine reception at 5 p.m., an pected to sell out quickly, so don’t dally. It falls at the end of a oyster bar, authentic Mexican family style dinner, silent auction particularly busy week for the two entities, as they combine to (house concerts, artwork, Follies tickets and more) and a flapresent Patty Griffin on Wed., June 26, (tickets are nearly 80 menco performance by Spanish Broom during the dessert & cofpercent sold for this one), and KSUT welcomes back popular altfee reception at 7 p.m. It’s a pricey affair at $120 per person ($150 country band the Black Lillies on Thur., June 27, at the Henry per person includes lodging at the Silver Pick), but proceeds supStrater Theatre. But when a legend of Lucinda’s stature comes aport our local symphony. knockin,’ who can refuse?

Elsewhere: this week’s Ska-B-Q features live bluegrass from The Mancos School of the West hosts a Wine & Whimsy La La Bones at 5 p.m. tonight; the Jeff Solon Jazz Trio fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. tonight (Thurs., April 25) at Olio in Manswings at Seven Rivers Steakhouse at the Sky Ute Casino Resort cos. If you’re unfamiliar with the organization, the school is a nonin Ignacio at 6 p.m. Saturday; Stillwater Music hosts a rock profit entity run entirely by volunteers who have come together to band showcase to benefit music scholarships at 7 p.m. Saturgive working artists an opportunity to share their special skills and day; and the Pete Giuliani Trio plays at the 11th Street Statalents with others. More than 200 artists call the Mancos Valley tion at 7 p.m. Saturday. home, bringing inspiration in the shadow of Mesa Verde and the La Platas. The event celebrates their fifth anniversary.

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Thursday25 “Yoga for Good,” proceeds go to a different local charity each week, 8 a.m., Pine Needle Dry Goods, 858 Main Ave. ​ aby Meetup with Durango Café au Play, 9:30-11:30 B a.m., 2307 Columbine. 749-9607.

Bonita Peak Community Advisory Group meets, 3-6 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Office. www.bonitapeakcag.org.

Drop-in Tennis, 4 p.m., Needham Elementary School, 2425 W. 3rd Ave. “Doc Swords,” PTSD Social Club for Veterans, 4-6 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave.

Submit “On the Town” items by Monday at noon to: calendar@durangotelegraph.com

Durango Green Drinks, hosted by Turtle Lake Refuge and Sherpa Sustainability Institute, 5-6:45 p.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.

“She Kills Monsters,” presented by DHS Theatre Troupe 1096, opening night, 7 p.m., show also runs April 26-27 and May 2-3. durangohighschooltroupe1096.thundertix.com/.

Cousin Curtiss performs, 7-9 p.m., Fenceline Ciders in Mancos.

Open Mic & Stand-Up, 8 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m.-close, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. Evanoff performs with Amoramora, 9 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 College Dr. www.animascitythe atre.com.

Plursday featuring DJ Amnesia, 9 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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La La Bones performs, 5-7 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters, 7-8:30 a.m., LPEA, 45 Stewart St. 769-7615.

George Bodde Fine Art Opening Reception, 5-8 p.m., lobby of the Rochester Hotel, 726 E. 2nd Ave. 3851920.

Free yoga, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Lively Boutique, 809 Main Ave.

Tim Sullivan performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Zumba Gold, 9:30-10:15 a.m., La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Opioid Memorial Wall on display, featuring survivor stories, speakers and Naloxone training, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Durango Public Library. www.liftthelabel.org.

Sitting Meditation, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave. Open Mic Night, 6 p.m., Eno Wine Bar, 723 E. 2 Ave.

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Information Session for vendors interested in participating in Bayfield Farmers’ Market, 6 p.m., Board Room at Bayfield Town Hall. 769-6873.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: “Charm City” screening, 6-8 p.m., Durango Public Library.

Wine & Whimsy Fundraiser for Mancos School of the West, 6-8 p.m., Olio in Mancos. schoolofthewest.org.

Shanta Foundation Founders’ Tribute: Celebrating Shanta’s Legacy, Robby Overfield performs, 6-9 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. www.shantafoundation.org.

The Animas Jazz Trio performs, 6-9 p.m., JeanPierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave. Rob Webster performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main.

Professionals of Heritage Luncheon, gathering place for people of color to network and connect, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Himalayan Kitchen, 992 Main Ave. Fort Lewis College Spring Commencement, featuring FLC alumna Jennifer Trujillo and Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, 3 p.m., event also runs 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., April 27, Whalen Gymnasium at Fort Lewis College. www.fortlewis.edu/graduation.

“Aquaman” screening, 6 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., DJ Hakan, 9 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave. “She Kills Monsters,” presented by DHS Theatre Troupe 1096, 7 p.m., durangohighschooltroupe1096.thundertix.com/.

Red Eyed Djinn performs, 7 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village.

Durango Independent Film Festival’s Best of the Fest Short Films, 7 p.m., Sunflower Theatre in Cortez. www.durangofilm.org.

Dustin Burley performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave. Marilyn Mangold Garst on harpsichord and piano, part of the 2018-19 Recital Series, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. 385-8668. www.strater.com.

Durango Comedy Album Live Recording, featuring Comedy Showcase Durango, 8 p.m., Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave. Euforquestra & Buster’s Ghost perform 9:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 College Dr. www.animascity theatre.com.

Saturday27 Home and Ranch Show, April 27-28, La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Brave the Bisti Badlands – Daytime Hike, 8 a.m.1 p.m., meet at Farmington Museum. Register at www.fmtn.org/webtrac.

Drop-in Tennis, 9 a.m., Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave.

STEAM Lab: Perler Bead Tops, for ages 5-12, 3:304:30 p.m., Durango Public Library.

Lakshmiva Kirtan & Stories, 10 a.m.-noon, Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. 799-3447.

Spanish Speaking Parents & Littles Fridays, 4-6 p.m., Durango Café au Play, 1309 E. 3rd Ave., Room 201. durangocafeauplay.org.

Henry Stoy performs, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave.

Oxygen on Embers performs songs and shares stories from “Southwest Revival,” 5-7 p.m., Animas Trading Co., 742 Main Ave. Robby Overfield performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Drug Take Back Day, Durango Police are taking back unwanted prescription drugs, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango Police Department, 990 E. 2nd Ave. Wild Woolly Spinners of the West gathering and knitting sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. 884-2222.4

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Emergency Preparedness Workshop, hosted by San Juan Basin Health Department, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Durango Public Library. 335-2068 or 335-2069.

Indivisible Durango General Meeting, 2-4 p.m., Durango Rec Center.

Trailwork Kick-Off Party on Spurline Trail, hosted

by Trails 2000, 4-7 p.m., Three Springs. www.trails2000.org.

6th annual Spring Hoedown, a benefit for the Montezuma Farms to School project, featuring live music from Six Dollar String Band and the Afrobeatniks, 5-11 p.m., Mancos Opera House.

Jose Villarreal performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. The Jeff Solon Jazz Trio performs, 6-10 p.m., Seven Rivers Steakhouse at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio.

“She Kills Monsters,” presented by DHS Theatre Troupe 1096, 7 p.m., durangohighschooltroupe1096.thun dertix.com/.

The Pete Giuliani Trio performs, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Comedy Cocktail open mic stand up, 8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar, 723 E. 2nd Ave. DJ Affex performs, 9 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Sunday28 Henry Stoy performs, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave. Traditional Irish Music Jam, 12:30-4 p.m., Irish Embassy, 900 Main Ave. Old Fort Cider Tapping, 2-8 p.m., Fenceline Ciders in Mancos.

Free Wild & Scenic Film and Talk, 5-7 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. Blue Moon Ramblers, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Roma Ransom performs, 6-8 p.m., Fenceline Ciders in Mancos.

Leah Orlikowski performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

DHS to slay last show of the season What: “She Kills Monsters,” presented by DHS Troupe 1096 When: 7 p.m. April 25-27 & May 2-3 Where: Durango High School Theatre Tickets: $15, available at troupe1096.weebly.com If pop-culture hits like “Game of Thrones” and “Stranger Things” are any indication, it’s safe to say fantasy role-playing games of the ’80s and ’90s ala Dungeons and Dragons have come out of the basement and into the mainstream. So gather up the 20-sided di and summon the dungeon master as Durango High School Troupe 1096 takes audiences on a comedic romp into the world or faeries, dragons and ogres with its latest production, “She Kills Monsters.” The troupe’s last production of the school year – which features upper classmen only – the high-octane dramedy opens Thurs., April 25, for five shows.

Written by acclaimed young playwright Qui Nguyen, “She Kills Monsters” pays homage to the inner geek and warrior in all of us. It follows the story of two teen-age sisters who, on the surface, could be none more different. Agnes (played by senior Sophie Hughes) is a cheerleader in with the “popular crowd,” while Tilly (played by junior Isabelle

Herringer) is a Dungeons and Dragons nerd. But when Tilly dies suddenly in a car accident, Agnes realizes she hardly knew her sister. Then she stumbles upon a potential glimpse into her life: Tilly’s D&D notebook. Agnes recruits dungeon master Chuck (Braden Helfrich) to guide her on a quest to learn more about her sister. However, while learning about Tilly (who, it turns out, was actually pretty cool) Agnes also embarks on a self-discovery journey of her own, with plenty of action and humorous ’90s pop culture references along the way.

DHS Director Ben Mattson said when he first saw the play a few years back, he knew it would resonate with students, especially those who may not fit in the typical high school mold.

“It spoke specifically to a sect of my students who rarely get to see themselves, or their stories, onstage. Students who felt powerless, ignored, insignificant, ostracized. Students who loved to embrace fantasy, who felt outside of societal norms,” Mattson wrote in his director’s notes. “Tilly is a hero, perhaps even a martyr, for every kid who grew up outside of the box. No other play tackles these themes in such a brilliant way.”

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Yoga Storytime, 9:30-10:45 a.m., Smiley Building Studio 10, 1309 E. 3rd Ave.

Zumba Gold, 9:30-10:15 a.m., La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.

Watch Your Step class, 10:15 a.m., Durango Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.

Drop-in Tennis, 4 p.m., Needham Elementary School, 2425 W. 3rd Ave.

Kid’s Aikido Class, six-week program hosted by Durango Shin Budo Kai, 2-4:30 p.m., Mountain Middle School.

Register at philipriffe@gmail.com.

Terry Rickard performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Bears in Your Back Yard, 6 p.m., Durango Library.

Joel Racheff performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Rotary Club of Durango, presentation on radon, 6 p.m., Strater Hotel. 385-7899.

Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Blondies in Cortez.

Rob Webster performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

Lightweight and Ultra-Light Backpacking Seminar, fundraiser for San Juan Mountains Association, 6-8 p.m., Pine Needle Mountaineering, 835 Main Ave. kathe@sjma.org.

Word Processing Basics, 7-8 p.m., Mancos Library.

Contiki Party with the Aussies, 9 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Super Ted’s Super Trivia, 6:12 p.m., Henry Strater Theatre, 699 Main Ave.

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AskRachel Interesting fact: You’d think the Earth could have its own day. But no: Earth Day has to be shared with National Girl Scout Leaders Day and National Jelly Bean Day. At least it only gets elbowed out by National Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day when they coincide on the third Friday of April.

Dear Rachel, Regarding last week’s “Ask Rachel” column, it’s about time we acknowledged the service being provided to the public by virtue of having a “National ——— Day” for everything! How else could we learn about the best hot dogs, shoelaces, squirrels, bicycle chains, goofy people and goldfish without a day to celebrate them? If it were up to me I’d have a day celebrating National ——— Day every year! (Oh, but those other people who wrote you about “old, white and crusty”, it sounds to me like he, she or them missed their early morning cup of prune juice that day. Hmmm, a National Prune Juice Day? Maybe we could start one if there isn’t one already.)

- Old, White, Not Crusty

Dear Joe Biden, Your letter supplants the original one I got for “National _____ Day” because, quite frankly, yours is longer.

It also taught me to view the plague of National Days as an educational boon. Interesting topics like yours sure beat boring days like National Siblings Day, which would be a whole lot more fun if it were full of sibling reveals, where grown people discover that their bosses, bus driv-

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ers and spouses are actually related by blood. National (insert mundane thing here) Days are getting gratuitous and obscene, and adding “National” to them does not make them any more official.

Also, thank you (and everyone else who wrote) for your comments about last week’s letter and response.

You’ve proven to me that most people really are decent.

Good things happen when you keep up with your prune juice.

– Cheers, Rachel

Dear Rachel, Spring Cleanup has got to be the greatest nuisance in Durango since tubers started peeing on the river banks. For a month, every curb looks like the dump vomited back up what it couldn’t stomach. Our beautiful town looks like the setting for a post-apocalyptic reality show, where Marie Kondo meets Duck Dynasty. (Everywhere but the “important” streets, that is.) Can you propose a better, more scenic way for locals to clean out their junk?

– Junkyard Dog

Dear Leroy Brown, I have a dear friend who lives in a wheelchair. As soon as the ice melts, abandoned couches and remnants of old appliances clog the sidewalks, and half the sidewalks in town continue to be impassable for her. Forget aesthetics, that alone is reason enough for a better way. As for that better way? Get rid of Spring Cleanup altogether.

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Email Rachel at telegraph@durangotelegraph.com ents had to do before the nanny state started bulldozing up the scraps of our lives for us: sneak your surplus garbage into your neighbor’s bin after dark, bag by bag, one night each week throughout the year, until someone mistakes you for a bear and you wake up, still groggy from the tranquilizer, in a faraway region of wilderness. I hear that’s what happened to last week’s letter writers.

My readers really are the best.

– Out with the garbarge, Rachel

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by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving typically features a spectacular shopping orgy. On “Black Friday,” stores sell their products at steep discounts and consumers spend their money extravagantly. But the creators of the game Cards Against Humanity have consistently satirized the tradition. In 2013, for example, they staged a Black Friday “anti-sale,” for which they raised their prices. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to try something similar. Is it possible you’re undercharging for your products and services and skills? If so, consider asking for more. Reassess your true worth and seek appropriate rewards.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whether or not you believe in magic, magic believes in you right now. Will you take advantage of the fancy gifts it has to offer? I guess it’s possible that you’re not interested in seeing deeper into the secret hearts of those you care for.

Maybe you’ll go “ho-hum” when shown how to recognize a half-hidden opportunity that could bring vitalizing changes.

And you may think it’s not very practical to romance the fire and the water at the same time. But if you’re interested, all that good stuff will be available for you. P.S. To maximize the effects of the magic, believe in it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 1815, the most ferocious volcanic eruption in human history exploded from Mount Tambora in what’s now known as Indonesia. It flung gas and ash all over the planet, causing weird weather for three years. Sunlight dimmed, temperatures plummeted, skies were tumultuous and intense storms proliferated. Yet these conditions ignited the imagination of author Mary Shelley, inspiring her to write what was to become her most notable work, Frankenstein. I suspect that you, too, will ultimately generate at least one productive marvel in response to the unusual events of the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): For over 40 years, Cancerian musician Carlos Santana has made music that blends rock and roll with Latin and African rhythms. In the early years, his creations sold well, but by the mid-1980s his commercial success declined. For a decade, he floundered. His fortunes began to improve after a spectacular meditation session. Santana says he was contacted by the archangel Metatron, who told him how to generate material for a new album. The result was “Supernatural,” which sold 30 million copies and won nine Grammy Awards. I mention this, Cancerian, because I suspect that you could soon experience a more modest but still rousing

variation of Santana’s visitation. Are you interested? If so, the next seven weeks will be a good time to seek it out – and be very receptive to its possibility.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Expergefactor” is an old English word that has fallen out of use. In its original sense, it meant something that wakes you up, like an alarm clock or thunderstorm or your partner’s snoring. But I want to revive “expergefactor” and expand its meaning. In its new version, it will refer to an exciting possibility or beloved goal that consistently motivates you to spring out of bed in the morning and get your day started. Your expergefactor could be an adventure you’re planning or a masterpiece you’re working on or a relationship that fills you with curiosity and enchantment.

In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to identify and fine-tune an expergefactor that will serve you well for a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): We live in a cultural moment when satire, sarcasm, cynicism and irony are prized as supreme emblems of intelligence. If you say that you value sincerity and earnestness, you risk being considered naive and unsophisticated. Nevertheless, the current astrological omens suggest that you will generate good fortune for yourself in the coming weeks by making liberal use of sincerity and earnestness. So please try not to fall into the easy trap of relying on satire, sarcasm, cynicism and irony to express yourself. As much as is practical, be kindly frank and compassionately truthful and empathetically genuine.

(P.S. It’s a strategy that will serve your selfish aims quite well.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Most people don’t find their creativity,” mourned Libran author Truman Capote.

“There are more unsung geniuses that don’t even know they have great talent.” If that describes you even a little bit, I’m happy to let you know that you’re close to stumbling upon events and insights that could change that. If you respond to the prompts of these unexpected openings, you will rouse a partially dormant aspect of your genius, as well as a half-inert stash of creativity and a semi-latent cache of imaginativity.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you know the word “sfumato?” Its literal meaning in Italian is “smoked.” When used to describe a painting, it refers to blurred borders between objects or fuzzy transitions between areas of different colors. All the forms are soft and hazy. I bring this to your attention because I suspect the coming weeks will be a sfumato-like time for you. You may find it a challenge to make precise distinctions. Future and past may overlap, as well as be-

ginnings and endings. That doesn’t have to be a problem as long as you’re willing to go with the amorphous flow. In fact, it could even be pleasurable and useful. You might be able to connect with influences from which you’ve previously been shut off. You could blend your energies together better with people who’ve been unavailable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): “You have a right to experiment with your life,” declared author Anaïs Nin. I agree. You don’t necessarily have to be what you started out to be. You can change your mind about goals that you may at one time have thought were permanent. I suspect you could be at one of these pivot points right now, Sagittarius. Are there any experiments you’d like to try? If so, keep in mind this further counsel from Nin. It’s possible “you will make mistakes. And they are right, too.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have one main task to accomplish in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’ll be simple and natural if you devote yourself to it wholeheartedly. The only way it could possibly become complicated and challenging is if you allow your focus to be diffused by less important matters.

Ready for your assignment? It’s articulated in this poem by Rupi Kaur: “bloom beautifully / dangerously / loudly / bloom softly / however you need / just bloom.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When the forces of the Roman empire occupied the British Isles from the years 43 to 410, they built 2,000 miles of roads. Their methods were sophisticated. That’s why few new roads were built in England until the 18th century, and many of the same paths are still visible and available today. In this spirit, and in accordance with astrological omens, I recommend that you make good use of an old system or network in the coming weeks. This is one time when the past has blessings to offer the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I’m not enigmatic and intriguing enough,” writes a Piscean blogger named RiddleMaster. “I really must work harder. Maybe I’ll start wearing ankle-length black leather coats, billowing silk scarves imprinted with alchemical symbols, and wide-brimmed hats. I’ll listen to Cambodian folk songs and read rare books in ancient Sanskrit. When someone dares to speak to me, I’ll utter cryptic declarations like, ‘The prophecies will be fulfilled soon enough.’” I understand RiddleMaster’s feelings. You Pisceans need mystery almost as much as you need food. But I believe you should set aside that drive for a few weeks. The time has come for you to show the world who you are with crisp candor.

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Announcements Everyday Adventure Camp for Girls Mountain biking, hiking, nature crafts, swimming and more! M, W, F in June 8:304:30. Registration limited to 10 girls, ages 9-12. Email christinelsiodla@gmail.com The Perfect Gift for your favorite dirtbag. Literature from Durango’s own Benighted Publications. The Climbing Zine, The Great American Dirtbags, American Climber, Climbing Out of Bed and Graduating From College Me are available at: Maria’s Bookshop, Pine Needle Mountaineering, the Sky Store, or on the interweb at www.climbingzine.com.

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Turn Vehicles, Copper, Alum, Etc. Into Cash! at RJ Metal Recycle, also free appliance and other metal drop off. 970-259-3494.

HelpWanted Ranch/Farmhand Looking for self starter with skills used in ranching/farming. No farm animals.

Mowing, tree trimming, tractor skills, general cleanup, etc. 30-40 hours per week. Must be able to follow directions.

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Services Landscaping and More Looking for landscapers to join our team to help with everything from flowerbed maintenance to custom hardscape and water feature installation. Lots of variety within the work and opportunities to learn and grow with Genesis Land and Waterscapes, serving Durango since 2003. PDE. 970-259-5557.

Massage Therapist Wanted at Amaya Call Tricia 382-1115.

Job Openings at The Yellow Carrot!

Do you love food? Are you passionate about service? The Yellow Carrot is hiring high energy individuals for our Service Staff and Catering Team, as well as an Administrative Assistant! Apply in person at our new location: 3206 Main Ave., Suite #1. Only serious inquiries, please!

Work off Rent/Caring for Sled Dogs!

Room for rent at Durango Dog Ranch.

20 mins W of town, La Plata Canyon. 2BR apt to share w/female. Must love dogs.

Ability to work off rent (feed, etc) $450 mo.

Reruns – Sales Associate High energy person needed. Approximately 30hrs/week. Stop by and drop off a resume. 572 E. 6th Ave.

Classes/Workshops Tame Your Inner Critic Find Peace Mindful self-compassion Date: 8 Wednesdays: 5/1 - 6/19 Time: 5:30 8pm The Smiley Building, #105 Sliding scale fee- $250 - $350 - Payment plan available Register by e-mail - MyahMindfulness@gmail.com or by phone970-946-5379. Myah Lee, Certified Mindfulness Teacher.

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Sunrise Sprinklers It’s that time of year again! Let the experts get your sprinkler system ready for summer. We specialize in all aspects of maintenance and installation with over 20 years of local experience! Give us a call at 970-403-6631.

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therapeutic stretching & Acutonics. New clients receive $5 off first session. To schedule appt. call 970-201-3373.

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Child Care Mature, stable, day care in your home.

Reliable transportation. Stellar references 970-946-8602.

Radon Services Free radon testing and consultation.

Call Colorado Radon Abatement and Detection for details. 970- 946-1618.

Low Price on Storage!

Inside/outside near Durango, RJ Mini Storage. 970-259-3494.

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Marketing Small and Local Businesses Media, social media, website content, SEO, etc. for small, local, independent or startup businesses. Email jnderge@gmail.com Harmony Organizing and Cleaning Services Home and office 970-403-6192.

Advanced Duct Cleaning Air duct cleaning specializing in dryer vents. Improves indoor air quality; reduces dust and allergens, energy bills and fire risk. 970-247-2462 www.advanced ductcleaninginc.com

BodyWork Mother’s Day Massages 30, 60 & 90 min. Meg Bush, LMT 970759-0199. massageintervention.life Voted best massage in Durango 2018.

Couples, sauna, outdoor shower, cupping. Reviews on FB + Yelp. 970-9032984.

Massage with Kathryn 20+ years experience offering a fusion of esalen style, deep tissue massage with

Storage Unit Sale Storage unit with household items, horse tack and more, clothing, single beds, tools and much more. Email rnoosey23@aol.com or text 970-946-6916 for further details.

17’ Bluehole Whitewater Canoe w/flotation. $350. 970-749-6113.

Reruns Home Furnishings Great summer inventory arriving daily! Patio items galore, planters, bistros.

New great stuff and daily markdowns.

572 E. 6th Ave. 385-7336.

CommunityService Deadline for Scholarships with Southwest Native-American Foundation is May 1. After 15 years of serving the tribes in Northern Arizona, the Southwest Native-American Foundation (SWNAF) now seeks to serve the entire southwest region and students currently attending summer programs or college, graduate school, and vocational school. Application for these scholarships is May 1. For more info. go to www.swnaf.org Volunteer-Powered Program Offers Hope SASO seeks compassionate, caring people to become advocates on its 24-hour crisis hotline. Provide sexual assault survivors with support and resources to promote healing. Call Laura, 259-3074.

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5:30-7:30 p.m., Ignacio High School Auditorium. 335-2084.

from p. 19 Trivia Factory, hosted by Ben Bernstein, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.

Thank the Veterans potluck, Peter Neds and Glenn Keefe perform, 5:30-8:30 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave. 8287777.

DJ Crazy Charlie, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon, Gem Village.

Loki Moon – Raw Experiments, 6-8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar, 723 E. 2nd Ave.

Joel Racheff performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

Hops & Hopes, five-course beer dinner fundraiser benefitting the Durango Early Learning Center, 6-9 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4193506.

Latin Social Nights, 8-11 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave. 375-2568.

Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-close, Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Gary B. Walker performs, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Jean-Pierre Restaurant & Wine Bar, 601 Main Ave. Terry Rickard performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.

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Early Literacy Playdate, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Durango Public Library.

Free Trauma Conscious Yoga for Veterans and Families, noon-1 p.m., Elks Lodge, 901 E. 2nd Ave.

Great Garden Series with Darrin Parmenter, 2-3 p.m., Durango Public Library.

Weight Management Program, free 6-week program hosted by Mercy Regional Medical Center, 4:30-5:30 p.m., classes run each Wednesday thru June 5, Mercy Sports Medicine, 327 S. Camino del Rio. Register at 764-3422.

Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr. Karaoke, 8 p.m., Blondies in Cortez.

Karaoke with Crazy Charlie, 8 p.m.-close, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.

Ongoing

“Imprint” by Andrea Martens, thru April 27, Friends of the Art Library at Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.

Tween Time: Trivia Night, 4-5 p.m., Durango Public Library.

“The Inside Out: Visions From the Artist’s Mind,” exhibit runs thru April 2020, Southern Ute Museum, 503 Ouray Dr. www.southernutemuseum.org

Deconstructing Equity: Exploring the world of diversity, equity and inclusion, with Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler,

After-school program, 4:15-5:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Mancos Library.

Feeling lonely?

Karaoke, 8 p.m., Thur-Sun, 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E 8th Ave.

Upcoming “Pray for America: Love One Another,” celebration of National Day of Prayer, noon-12:45 p.m., May 2, Rotary Park.

La Plata Electric Association annual meeting, featuring election results, music from The Stillhouse Junkies and more, registration begins 5 p.m., meeting begins 6:30 p.m., May 2, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.lpea.coop.

Southwest Colorado Multiple Sclerosis Society annual meeting, free dinner and inspiring outdoor sports presentation, 6 p.m., May 2, Double Tree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. www.swcmss.org.

Meet the Author event featuring Luke Mehall, author of The Desert: A Dirtbag Climbing Book, 6:30 p.m., May 2, Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. “The Wild Within,” wildlife paintings of Edward Aldrich, opening reception, 5-7 p.m., May 3, Sorrel Sky Gallery, 828 Main Ave. 247-3555.

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Drinking&DiningGuide Himalayan Kitchen 992 Main Ave., 970-259-0956 www.himkitchen.com Bringing you a taste of Nepal, Tibet & India. Try our all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. The dinner menu offers a variety of tempting choices, including yak, lamb, chicken, beef & seafood; extensive veggies; freshly baked bread. Full bar. Get your lunch punch card – 10th lunch free.

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