The Durango Telegraph, Sept. 7, 2023

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6 Making right

Reflections on life, death and the art of making tortillas by Kirbie Bennett

8 Painting the town

Durango Arts Week calls on everyone’s inner creative to shine by Missy Votel

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Ear to the ground:

“Did he get a DND – drinking ’n’ driving?”

– Or was it driving and Dungeons and Dragons? Either way, it’s dangerous, so don’t do it.

One dam solution

We may not need Hayduke to blow up Glen Canyon Dam after all – it appears irrigators in California are coming around to the idea of draining Lake Powell to help alleviate the strain and stress on the over-allocated and diminishing Colorado River.

In a Sept. 5 report in the Los Angeles Times, some of the most influential farmers in the California Imperial Valley are urging the federal government to decommission Lake Powell and have that water stored downstream in Lake Mead.

“Past proposals by environmental groups to decommission Glen Canyon Dam or to operate the reservoir without power production as a primary goal can no longer be ignored and must be seriously considered,” the farmers wrote to the Bureau of Reclamation.

For decades, some environmentalists have called for the draining of Lake Powell as a way to restore river health in the Colorado as it flows through the Grand Canyon. And of course, in 1975, Edward Abbey published “The Monkey Wrench Gang,” in which ecologically minded misfits target their arch nemesis, Glen Canyon Dam.

Climate change-fueled aridification of the West gripping the region is only compounded by the fact that available water in the Colorado is extremely over-allocated. The situation is made even more dire as stakeholders eye a 2026 deadline for new water management rules.

So, the fact California’s top farmers are jumping on board the dewatering Powell train is kind of a big deal.

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For farmers, having more water stored downstream in Lake Mead would function as a sort of insurance policy in low-water years. Farmers also argue the original 1922 Colorado River Compact prioritizes agriculture use over hydroelectricity. Also of note, about 500,000 - 600,000 acre-feet of water evaporates from both Lake Powell and Lake Mead a year. Why not just cut one of those reservoirs out of the equation?

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“I think (farmers) see the writing on the wall,” Kyle Roerink, director of the Great Basin Water Network, one of the environmental groups calling for the draining of Powell, told the Los Angeles Times. “Farmers understand the future probably better than many right now. And they know issues of scarcity are only going to become more incendiary.”

But don’t start planning your Glen Canyon rafting trips just yet. Where this all goes is anyone’s guess as stakeholders continue to find a long-term solution.

On the cover A marmot steps out of its home high up in the scree of the San Juans just to make sure everything is up to snuff./ Photo by Andy High the pole telegraph

Life, death and tortillas

The last time I saw my youngest cousin Delilah was a month ago at her mom’s funeral in New Mexico. I was one of the pallbearers, carrying my aunt to bed in the desert that is our home. After my aunt was lowered into the ground, all the pallbearers grabbed shovels and began filling the grave with dirt. Delilah watched while holding a bouquet of flowers for her mom.

Today, we are in the Chuska Mountains of Arizona for a family reunion. The gathering is at my family’s sheepherding site on Roof Butte, the highest peak in the Chuskas. Relatives are setting up their campsites while others move about in the shade house (chaha’oh in Diné), preparing a fire for cooking. The mountain air is resurrecting, and in the shade house, Delilah is showing me how to make tortillas.

For years now, I’ve been trying to replicate how women in my family make bread. And Delilah’s gained a reputation for top-notch tortillas. Also, we have to feed 30 relatives, so it’s all hands on deck. So I clean my hands and reach into the container of dough, and because time is non-linear, I’m taken back to that afternoon at the cemetery. As I grab a ball of dough, all I can hear is the sound of a shovel digging into sand. There’s a distinct music to it, but it drops to a minor key when you’re doing that work to bury a loved one.

The campfire burns, and I’m in wonder over the labor our hands do for life and death.

I want to mention all this to Delilah, but I don’t. More than likely, it’s already on her mind. We’re also in a different atmosphere. Laughter surrounds us. The evergreens tower over us. To the south, clouds congregate, ready to drop rain like roses. A few more cousins help us prepare food. Joy abounds today.

On the rez, the work of shaping and stretching torillas (náneeskaadi in Diné) is done by hand. I douse the sticky dough with flour, and Delilah watches me. At a certain point, stretching the bread gets unwieldy for me. Nearby, some of my uncles watch and chuckle. “Just put it on the ground and step on it. That’s how the Pueblos do it,” one of them jokes.

Delilah intervenes and offers tips. “It’s kind of hard to explain,” she says.

Thumbin’It

Hometown cyclist Sepp Kuss maintaining the red leader’s jersey in the Vuelta a España going into stage 10 on Wednesday (which hopefully we didn’t just jinx by writing about it).

The City of Durango set to officially approve the annexation of 1,928 acres of land to be used for recreation, including a new mountain bike park, known as Durango Mesa Park.

Four NASA astronauts safely returning to Earth, wrapping up a six-month mission. Oh crap, who’s gonna be the one to explain the whole “Twitter” is now “X” but also referred to as “X, formerly known as Twitter,” thing?

“Just watch what I’m doing.” She shapes the dough until it’s a little bigger than her hands and then folds her fingers partially into fists. She pounds the dough back and forth against her hands while rotating it. A clapping sound emanates, and it’s gentler than a metal shovel stabbing into sand. The dough is stretched just enough and then placed on the grill where it comes to life over the fire. I follow Delilah’s technique, and a round shape forms. It feels like I might be getting good at this, but as soon as I place that dough on the grill, it folds up and the circular shape is ruined. It’s too late to undo. But there’s plenty of dough, so I try again. Turns out I’m still hit or miss. “They look like footprints from Bigfoot,” one uncle says.

Delilah laughs, and not only does she look like her mom, but she laughs like her. Immediately, childhood memories are unshoveled in my mind. In one, I’m 10 years old, driving with Aunt Jen and Uncle Dave. I’m in the backseat with my other cousins, Third Eye Blind plays on the radio. Aunt Jen turns up the volume while everyone else groans because they prefer heavier stuff. But I like her taste in music, from Gin Blossoms to Mariah Carey, so I speak out to support her. In the passenger’s seat, Aunt Jen laughs at the uproar and smiles at me.

My cousins and I eventually complete our task. That mound of dough turns into a stack of tortillas. Yesterday we butchered a sheep. Now we have made a feast out of its life. We add the bread to the table, and everyone gathers. My mom says a prayer as rain arrives. It taps on the tarp we use for a roof.

At these gatherings, we can’t help but think of the many relatives lost. I pray for a year without death, but that’s a difficult demand. Maybe it’s better to tell god that we deserve to die peacefully. I look at my cousin, and I see my aunt. The rain remains throughout our meal. One of my elders reminds us that the rain is our loved ones letting us know they’re still here. Amen.

– Kirbie Bennett

Kirbie Bennett is part of the creative team behind The Magic City of the Southwest – a podcast aiming to add new stories to Durango’s history books. The series premieres Sun., Sept. 10, on KSUT Public Radio. Find out more at themagiccity.org

It’s official – this summer was the hottest on record in the Northern Hemisphere. And not hot in the good way, like we all looked really sexy and thin. Hot in the bad, climate-change way.

The loss of the Patron Saint of Fun and Sun – Jimmy Buffett – who died at the age of 76 and probably had a cheeseburger in heaven waiting for him.

Chinese construction workers accused of plowing a hole through the Great Wall. Uhh, yeah, sounds like there’s gonna be a couple job openings in a certain construction company …

SignoftheDownfall:

Twenty-Twenty-Fro Afroman, the “Because I Got High” rapper who’s been the “sign of the downfall” almost more times than Crocs, is officially running for president. His platform promises legal weed, legal prostitution and longer end zone celebrations in the NFL. He’s running as an Independent, and his campaign has a staff of two. His “Social Media Advisor” even has 272 followers on Instagram. True, it’ll be difficult for Afroman to get elected because he was once arrested for punching a woman on stage, but so what? He still has three fewer indictments than the presumptive Republican nominee.

The Golden Rule

Yes, there’s such a thing as trail etiquette

by Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff

The uppermost switchback on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is 8 feet wide. Yet the last time I hiked out, I was stymied by a group of young hikers walking down shoulder to shoulder, tapping on their phones.

Even when I said, “Ahem, excuse me,” I was unceremoniously nudged out of the way – not off the cliff side, but still.

It shouldn’t need mentioning, but while walking on a rocky trail where one may fall to one’s death, it is best not to be watching one’s phone. And in case you were wondering, uphill has the right-of-way.

I am often told that people coming downhill should have the right-of-way because they might lose control and can’t easily stop. Well, on a shared trail, one should not be losing control, and certainly not on a trail where a fall could lead to dying.

Uphill has the right-of-way because it is harder to stop and restart while climbing. Yes, some hikers want to stop and rest, and that is their prerogative. But if I have my uphill mojo going, I don’t want to stop.

Downhill hikers also have a much wider field of vision. Climbing up, I usually see only my feet, particularly if I’m wearing a sunhat. Since most injuries occur on the way down a trail, it might behoove one to slow down and pay attention in any case.

Nor does this apply only to hikers. On a four-wheel drive road, the driver coming down must pull over for the driver coming up.

In mountain biking, uphill has the right-of-way as well, partly because if the uphill rider has to stop, they will likely be walking up the rest of the hill.

Standing at the top of a steep hill and yelling “Clear!” before bombing down is not sufficient. Perhaps that is why more and more trails around Arizona have signs posted warning riders that if they cannot comply with the rules, the routes will be closed to bikes.

Mountain bikes are supposed to yield to hikers, but because I know how hard

it is to stop and start on a bike, I usually step out of the way anyway.

All trail users must yield to horses. I have met horses that freak out upon seeing a piece of blowing paper, so I cannot imagine how they would react to a fastmoving bike.

Regarding those annoying downhill hikers and runners who say they “need” the right-of-way, I have not done the study, but I would bet they never yield no matter which direction they are heading. They have important things to do and places to go, apparently.

As absorbing as it is to walk hand-inhand with your sweetie, or arms linked with your BFF, you probably would not force people off the sidewalk into traffic just to keep your bestie right there. So why, on a trail, would you force other hikers to give way?

Faster hikers overtaking another party should politely make their presence known. A curt “on your left” as you elbow them out of the way does not suffice. Neither does stepping on their heels until they finally acknowledge you.

Speaking for myself, I often fall into a reverie while hiking, and I do not always notice someone dogging my foot-

steps. So please say something.

I’ve been startled more than once by a runner brushing against me as they sped past, sometimes on a trail narrow enough that had I stepped (or tripped!) to the side, I would have knocked the runner off the cliff.

People are allowed to periodically pause on their treks. I was berated recently, because I was standing with my pack facing the trail. I was informed hotly by an approaching runner that he had to slow down to pass me, and next time would I please move out of the way? I did not realize I was upsetting his Best Time Ever.

More and more it seems, we needs must share our wilderness with all sorts of users.

Yes, we all get hot and sweaty and cold and tired and exhausted and hungry and thirsty, but we can still be polite. To paraphrase the immortal Robert A. Heinlein, politeness is what characterizes a civilization.

Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. She is an educator in the Grand Canyon. ■

Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park./ Courtesy photo

Steps toward healing

Fort Lewis College part of effort to reconcile past Indigenous boarding schools

by Rachel Estabrook Colorado Public Radio

The state of Colorado is outlining how it could begin to reconcile with a history of separating Indigenous children from their families and communities and forcing them to assimilate into white European culture at schools around the turn of the 19th Century.

A state-mandated, year-long investigation into the boarding schools era ended this summer, though History Colorado said it will continue its research. As part of the mandate, History Colorado was tasked with laying out steps toward healing. It released preliminary steps Sept. 1 along with a brief summary of the investigation to date.

“We knew from the get-go that a little over a year was a very ambitious timeline,” Dawn DiPrince, CEO of History Colorado and the state’s historic preservation officer, said.

The investigative summary intentionally leaves out many details about what happened and who was affected. Researchers said they will release more information Oct. 3, “after the tribal nations impacted by this history have had time to review, reflect and process its contents.”

Likewise, at this point, the steps toward healing are focused on setting up tribal consultations over a period of years.

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Southern Ute Indian Tribe, which participated in the state’s investigation, each declined to be interviewed for this story.

The investigative summary emphasizes some new information. It says that children at two Western Slope boarding schools were sometimes placed with white families over the summer or during the school year and had to work for below-market wages in the fields or in their homes. The researchers note that while that work often

started near the schools, “by 1909 there was an emphasis on sending students to places such as Rocky Ford as industries such as sugar beets ramped up production.”

“That is just a reminder that this was not confined to particular locations; that this really is something that is threaded throughout the state of Colorado and threaded throughout our history,” DiPrince said.

Origins of the investigation

In 2022, lawmakers tasked History Colorado with researching the boarding school era and making recommendations about how to heal the harm done to Indigenous communities.

Like in the rest of the country, institutions in Colorado used federal funds to assimilate Indigenous chil-

The Indian boarding school on the site of Fort Lewis College operated from 1891-1910./ Courtesy of FLC’s Center for Southwest Studies

dren, removing them from their families and communities, and suppress the children’s identities, languages and beliefs from 1880-1920. Children were subjected to abuse, forced labor and disease, and some children died at the schools and were never returned home.

History Colorado researchers have been working on this review since June 2022. It has searched through archives in Colorado and in Washington, D.C.; used radar, infrared and other technologies to search the properties where some of the schools were located; and consulted with tribes.

A 2022 federal investigation of boarding schools nationwide identified five in Colorado, including the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School near Durango and the Teller Indian School in Grand Junction. In the summary report, History Colorado says the scope of forced assimilation, funded by the federal government, was even larger. The state researchers list nine institutions in Colorado, which were a mix of on-reservation day schools, on-reservation boarding schools and offreservation boarding schools.

As part of its investigation, last fall, History Colorado identified the precise location of a cemetery at the site of the Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School near Durango. The land is now part of a satellite facility of Fort Lewis College. The college’s president said since the boundaries of the cemetery were identified, the land has been fenced off.

Movement towards reconciliation

In order to address the harm caused by the federally funded, forced assimilation program, History Colorado recommends starting with further consultation with

tribes, additional archival research and the sharing of oral histories. Some of this work would require additional funding, DiPrince said.

“If we just rely on this singular archival documentation, we will not have the whole picture,” she said. “All of that’s going to require travel and time.”

In a previous interview with CPR near the start of the state’s investigation, Ute Mountain Ute Chairman Manual Heart said the healing process should include investments in teaching children the languages, cultures and traditions that were taken away from their ancestors.

At Fort Lewis College, staff and students have been taking steps towards reconciliation for a few years. The school removed displays that whitewashed its history and has invested in teaching Indigenous languages, among other things. Still, Heather Shotton, Fort Lewis College’s vice president for diversity affairs and a member of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, said History Colorado’s investigation will help inform the college’s next steps.

“I think that it brings to light an important part of not just tribal history, but American history, of U.S. history, and how we begin to confront that and reconcile and learn from it moving forward,” Shotton said.

Shotton will oversee the college’s efforts to help students when History Colorado’s full report is released in October by offering counseling services and spaces for discussion.

But Shotton also said that on a campus where more than 40% of students are Indigenous, she sees signs of resilience and reclaiming of the cultures that were forcibly diminished a century ago.

“When I hear Indigenous students use their tribal languages to introduce themselves, when I hear tribal languages spoken on campus, it is a reminder that there is still so much hope in what they offer in the futures for our tribal nations and communities,” she said.

The complete list of forced assimilation schools identified by History Colorado includes:

The Grand Junction Indian Boarding School, also • known as the Teller Indian School or the Teller Institute, off-reservation boarding school, 1886-1911.

Fort Lewis Indian Boarding School, off-reservation • boarding school in Hesperus, 1892-1909.

Ignacio Boarding School, on-reservation boarding • school, 1884-1890.

Good Shepherd Industrial School for Girls, board- • ing school in Denver, 1893-1895.

Southern Ute Boarding School, on-reservation • boarding school in Ignacio, starting in 1903.

State Industrial School for Boys, boarding and re- • form school in Golden, 1890-1926.

Navajo Day school, on-reservation day school in • Alamo, starting in 1910.

Allen Day School, off-reservation day school in • Bayfield, starting in 1912.

Towaoc Day School, on-reservation day school, • starting in 1916.

Editor’s note: History Colorado is a financial supporter of Colorado Public Radio but has no editorial influence. For more from CPR, visit cpr.org ■

Everything arts

Arts Week encompasses squeegee painting, glass blowing and everything in between

by Missy Votel

September is known for some of the more sublime things Durango has to offer: roasted chiles; prime bike riding weather; leaf peeping. And now, thanks to the efforts of some creative-minded locals, September is also known for art.

In fact, a whole week (well, technically 10 days), has been blocked off for the appreciation, creation and ogling of art.

The brainchild of Visit Durango, the inaugural Durango Arts Week takes place Sept. 15-24. Sandwiched on either end by the annual Durango Autumn Arts Fest, Sept. 16-17, and the Durango Open Studio Tour, Sept. 22-24, the event is meant to be a celebration of all things arts-related, according to Visit Durango’s Marketing Manager Nick Kogos.

“We wanted to take the Autumn Arts Fest and other events and bring them into a collaboration of every-

thing arts,” said Kogos. “The focus is to create unity in the community through art.”

The event, which is funded by Lodgers Tax proceeds and is sponsored by the Durango Creative District and City of Durango, will offer not just a chance for professional artists to showcase their works but will give regular folks a chance to explore their creative sides as well.

“We want to create access for all – not just professional artists, but people interested in learning, no matter their skill or ability level,” Kogos said.

To that end, Kogos said Arts Week features some 60 events, aimed at novices and the art-curious. Workshops, which are free or include a small fee, include everything from squeegee art (a Tik Tok thing, I am told) and dog painting (sign me up!) to jewelry making and a pop-up fashion show.

A photographer himself, Kogos will be getting in on the action by offering an intro to Adobe Lightroom and a wildlife photography class.

“It’s for people who are interested in art but are afraid to get into it,” he said of the week’s events. For many, art can seem “hoity toity,” he said, so the purpose of Arts Week is to break down those barriers.

For those who prefer to stay on the sidelines and keep from getting paint under their fingernails, Arts Week will also feature several spectator-friendly events. For starters, there is the aforementioned Durango Arts Center’s Autumn Arts Fest, featuring hundreds of artists along E. 2nd Ave. for two days of art ogling and shopping enjoyment. In addition, the DAC will stage “The Odd Couple” (the female version) weekends through Oct. 1, and Create Art & Tea (located in the Arts Center) will feature daily art demonstrations on the sidewalk outside the store. Plein air artists will also be stationed at various locations around town, and curious looky-loos are welcome to peer over their shoulders like a live Bob Ross show.

But wait – that’s not all! If getting up close and personal with the artists is your thing, then you’ll want to

An artist works on a mural in downtown Durango. Folks will have a chance to see artists live and in action – and even participate if they want – during Durango Arts Week, Sept. 15-24./ Photo by Scott Smith

check out the Open Studio Tour. The event, which was somewhat recently resurrected by local artists Heather Martinez and Cindy Atchison after a several-year hiatus, kicks off with an opening exhibit Sept. 22 from 5-8 p.m. at the Smiley Building.

“People can come and meet the artist and plan their tour for the weekend,” said Atchison.

This year, 30 artists in and around Durango will be opening up their studio for the weekend, and folks can stop in and visit, chat and see the artist in action. Disciplines include everything from painting and drawing to sculpture, mixed-media and glass blowing. (If this is too much to remember, don’t worry. Maps of participating studios will be available at the Friday night opening or online at www. durangoopenstudiotour.com)

Atchison, a graphic designer who splits her work between a home studio and a studio in the Smiley Art Room, said she looks forward to sharing her work and methods with the public.

“At the Smiley, it’s like we have open studio tours every day,” she said. “It’s so much fun, I love it. And people love meeting artists and making that personal connection.”

Martinez, who teaches handwriting

classes (of which this keyboard jockey could greatly benefit), agrees. “It’s a unique experience to step inside and learn about the creative process. It’s one thing to see art hanging up somewhere, but to get that one-on-one, it’s really unique.”

All three interviewed for this story said community response has been incredible, and there’s already talk of next year making it bigger and better.

“Next year, we have high hopes of a monthlong fest,” said Kogos. “We’ve been blown away at how engaged the community has been. Everyone is saying this is what Durango needed.”

And if all this talk of art has you jonesing to get out there, why not take a drive north this weekend to check out Silverton Creates, taking place Sept. 8-10. The weekend includes a free outdoor concert on Friday night with Latin band Nosotros as well as music from Native American roots musician Cary Morin & Ghost Dog taking Saturday evening. Other weekend activities include open studio tours, hands-on workshops, demonstrations and performances.

For details on Durango Arts Week, go to: www.durango.org/events/annual-events/ fall/durango-arts-week. For details on Silverton Creates, go to: www.silvertoncreates.com. ■

Local landscape painter Joe Schafer at work in his Smiley Art Room studio. In addition to participating in the Open Studio Tour, Schafer will give a talk at the Earthen Vessel Gallery on Sept. 15 as part of Durango Arts Week./ Courtesy photo

The musical heat still on

Not-to-miss shows this September around Durango

by Stephen Sellers

Greetings, dear readers! What an incredible summer of music we’ve had in Durango. As fall quickly approaches, we have several not-to-miss events rounding out the month in our growing little hamlet by the Animas. Let’s keep our music scene thriving and vibrant by not only showing up for acts we know and love but committing to see something that’s new, different and totally unexpected. And, as always, be sure to buy merch if you can to support artists directly. This is the way.

• Unison Fest at Tico Time –Sept. 7-10

Calling all ecstatic dancers on their paths to healing through the marriage of music and movement! Unison Festival –the brainchild of hometown hero Cody Reinheimer (DJ CodeStar) and his partner in smiles, Cody Edwards (Smiley Coyote) – is leveling up this year. Get yourself a ticket and go see the Polish Ambassador on a ridiculously sick sound system. Unison has become known as a safe, playful space for all stripes of humanity to come and unite around the power of music and dance. More information is available at www.unisonfest.com

• Ska Brewing 28th Anniversary Party – Sept. 9, 3 p.m.

Fishbone is coming to Durango. Why is Ska so good to us?! We should be giving them presents for their birthday, and here they are showering us with one of the most legendary ska-punk bands of all time. Not to mention Denver’s The Dendrites and Philly’s Catbite rounding out the bill. And, dig this: proceeds benefit the La Plata Open Space Conservancy. We’re not worthy, Ska! The event is sold out, but it’s not uncommon for a ticket to fall from the music gods on social media or through friend groups.

• Mama’s Broke and Westfield at Toast Records – Sept. 10, 5 p.m.

Well, hell’s bells. Mama’s Broke is going to burn down Toast Records on Sunday. A huge thank you to Josh Bensik, owner of Toast, for hosting this intimate session with two incredibly talented musicians on the rise. The evening will include banjos, fiddles, mandolins and divine two-party

harmonies. Go check out their NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Now, imagine yourself in that audience. Local support from Westfield, Annie Brook’s “Spaghetti Eastern” solo project. Congratulations to the first 30 or so people who can get a spot in this incredible shop.

• Steely Dead at Animas City Theatre – Sept. 15, 7 p.m.

OK, let’s be honest, Durango will emit a fair amount of love for jam bands. Durango is jam band safe space, you might say. Back in the days of the San Juan Room, STS9, String Cheese and moe., the heavyweights of the jam band scene were regulars in our town. Steely Dead is known for its playful mix of Steely Dan and Grateful Dead sets. This is your chance to hear “Bad Sneakers” into “Eyes of the World” on Durango’s best sound system. More information is available at www.animascitytheatre.com

• Ezra Bell at Animas City Theatre – Sept. 20, 7 p.m.

Portland. A word that has become both a clarion call for all the lefties and a scourge for all the folks on the other side of the political spectrum. One thing is for sure, this working-class city on the coast has produced some of America’s most defining rock music in recent decades. Ezra Bell is pound for pound one of the finest indie bands to come out of the city in recent memory, and it’s bringing its dreamy folk-punk to the

Steely Dan and the Dead? Yes, please.

big stage in Durango. Don’t sleep on this one, it will sell out, and you’ll have to hear all about it from your favorite barista in town! More information is available at www.animascitytheatre.com

• Jimmie’s Chicken Shack at Animas City Theatre – Sept. 28, 7 p.m.

The Animas City Theatre is out of control. Who has given them license to bring us so many wide-ranging, badass musical acts?! Hailing from Maryland, Jimmie’s Chicken Shack signed with Elton John’s Rocket Records in the ’90s, pushing out two major releases. After years of squabbling with the label, Jimmie’s set out on its own path with mixed commercial success. Don’t be fooled though, these guys kick serious ass and are enjoying a reunion tour that Durango is lucky to host for a night. More information is available at www.animascitytheatre.com

• Get the Led Out at the Community Concert Hall at FLC –Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m.

You know ’em, you love ’em. The world’s best Led Zeppelin cover band is coming to the Concert Hall to rock you like it’s 1976. We are asking in advance that you please do not trash the place, rip out the seats or set up a lot scene in the lobby area. Thank you for your understanding. Rock on. More information is available by visiting www.durangoconcerts.com. ■

Intrigue and mystery

Two books worth reading and sharing with friends

by Jeffrey Mannix

Iwas all excited to bring you “The Interpreter,” an exciting, nail-biting debut by Australian playwright Brooke Robinson. “The Interpreter” is realistic, tense and high on the suspense chart about Revelle, a single woman and licensed interpreter of eight languages.

Revelle is slowly developing trust working through an agency primarily on court trials and corporations and organizations working with foreign companies. In court proceedings especially, interpreting the words of, say, an accused murderer will likely determine the jury or judge’s verdict.

From page 1, Revelle appeared to display headstrong tendencies and poor judgement by adopting a 6-yearold foster child, Elliott, and going through an extraordinary vetting process by social services. All the while, she was figuring out how to stash Elliott while she’s in court and then stressing over calls about Elliott’s behavior from the day care she luckily found.

Revelle builds tension as she juggles

needy Elliott, assures her caseworker of her reliability in a borrowed, uptown apartment, and proves her dependability to her booking agency. One day in court, and then again and again, Revelle brings her stress and edginess to the corrupt stage of substituting pivotal words to assure guilty verdicts against people she’s convinced are blameworthy.

She is overheard one day reversing testimony and gets menacing phone calls, feels she is being followed and then finds her babysitter murdered.

Revelle steps up her trickery to the extent of luring another interpreter to

a trial an airline flight away, so she could impersonate her. Such a good, cliffhanging story eventually becomes overfed and beyond fascinating. I became angry approaching the end of “The Interpreter” for being so enthralled and then exposed to such gluttony.

I’d advise trying “The Interpreter,” nonetheless. It’s a paperback original costing less than $20, and it is written well.

Now, the catch of the month is yet another gem of a thriller by Michael Koryta, who is unquestionably one of the top, if not the best, thriller writers in the business.

“An Honest Man” is a 384-page, sophisticated story set on companion islands off the coast of Maine where Israel Pike has come home from 15 years in prison. He was charged with murdering his father by haphazardly

throwing a lobster trap from the dock onto his father’s fishing boat and accidentally killing him.

Israel’s uncle, Sterling, had been the lone sheriff on the islands for some 20 years. He hated everyone who didn’t yield to his meager authority, especially Israel, who inherited his grandfather Pike’s boatyard, land, home and boats.

One day soon after Israel comes home, a large luxury yacht appears in the harbor between the two islands, obviously adrift. Israel takes his father’s dory and rows out to investigate. What he finds on this 100-foot Ferretti yacht is the most sumptuous glass, mahogany, chrome and white carpeted interior he has ever laid eyes on – and seven bodies shot dead at close range.

Th intrigue on the islands and over the dead men is all presented before page 8. What happens over the next 376 pages is perhaps the smartest crime drama I’ve ever read. I can’t say any more about “An Honest Man” without spoiling something you will want to learn for yourself.

Get either of these titles at Maria’s Bookshop, and don’t forget to ask for your 15% Murder Ink discount. ■

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Unison Festival, Tico Time Resort, near Aztec, N.M. ticotimeresort.com

Eggs & Issues: Health Care and How It Impacts Businesses, Employees and Beyond, 8 a.m., DoubleTree, 501 Camino del Rio.

The Assortment plays, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard Ave.

Community Harvest, fruit gleaning, 5:30-7:30 p.m., location at goodfoodcollective.org/harvest-fruit

Thursday Night Sitting Group, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109.

Author Event & Book Signing: Bethany Turner

“Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other: A Love Story,” 6-8 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.

Jeff Solon Jazz Duo plays, 6 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.

Marcia Ewell plays, 6-9 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Karaoke, 6 p.m., Grassburger South, 360 Camino del Rio.

Bluegrass jam, 6 p.m., Durango Beer & Ice, 3000 Main Ave. All levels welcome.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1330 Camino del Rio.

First Ladies of the San Juan Country, 7-8:30 p.m., 130 Noble Hall, FLC.

First Thursdays Songwriter Series, 8 p.m., The iNDIGO Room, 1315 Main Ave.

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Unison Festival, Tico Time Resort, near Aztec, N.M. ticotimeresort.com

Free Friday Yoga, 8:30 a.m., Lively (a boutique), 809 Main Ave.

BID’s Coffee and Conversation Meeting, 8:30 a.m., TBK Bank, 259 W. 9th St.

Gary B. Walker plays piano, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Jean-Pierre Bakery & Restaurant, 601 Main Ave.

Open Meditation, 12 noon-1 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave, Suite 109.

The art of Nan Coffey art show and pop-up shop, 4-7 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Virtual Pro Se (Free) Legal Clinic, 4-5 p.m. Call the Ignacio Library, 970-563-9287, to sign-up.

Pete Giuliani, 5 p.m., Gazpacho, 431 E. 2nd Ave.

Author Event & Book Signing: Holly Duckworth, “Finding Purpose: Surprising Wisdom From the Higher Self,” 6-8 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.

Jeff Solon Jazz Duo plays, 6-9 p.m., Fox Fire Farms, Ignacio.

Kirk James plays, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

Steve Labowskie and Friends play, 7-10 p.m., 11th St. Station.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” 7 p.m., Lions Wilderness Outdoor Amphitheater, Farmington.

Improv Night, 7 p.m., 802 E. 2nd Ave.

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Unison Festival, Tico Time Resort, near Aztec, N.M. ticotimeresort.com

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m., TBK Bank parking lot, 259 W. 9th St. Live music by 3 Way Street.

Experimental Aviation Association’s Fly-In, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Stevens Field in Pagosa Springs. Yeday.org

Jason Thies and Jeff Haspel play, 8:30 am., Bayfield Farmers Market, 1328 CR 501, Bayfield.

WholeExpo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall.  www.wholeExpo.com

Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society meeting, presentation on Union Civil War records, 10:30 a.m., Pine River Library, Bayfield.

Durango Pride Procession and Festival, march from Buckley Park through downtown at 11 a.m. and then fashion show, comedians, drag performances and other events at the park until 3 p.m.

A Brief History of Fort Lewis, 1 p.m., Animas Museum, 3065 W. 2nd Ave.

The Mosquito: A Human History of our Deadliest Predator, 1-2 p.m., Ignacio Community Library.

Fishbone plays Ska Brewing’s 28th anniversary and brewfest (sold out), 4-9 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

“Together We Grow Farm Dinner,” with music by the AfroBeatniks, 5:30 p.m., the Pond Farm, a fundraiser for La Plata Family Center Coalition, www.lpfcc.org.

Live music, 6-9 p.m., The Office & Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.

Karaoke, 6 p.m., Durango Beer & Ice, 3000 Main Ave.

Eric Kiefer with Oblee plays, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.

“Much Ado About Nothing,” 7 p.m., Lions Wilderness Outdoor Amphitheater, Farmington.

Durango Barbershoppers Concert, 7 p.m., FLC’s Community Concert Hall.

Pete Giuliani Duo plays, 7-10 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Carute Roma and Devin Wills play, 8 p.m., The iNDIGO Room, 1315 Main Ave.

Silent Disco, 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 11th St. Station.

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Unison Festival, Tico Time Resort, near Aztec, N.M. ticotimeresort.com

WholeExpo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall.  www.wholeExpo.com

Vinyl Sundaze, 12 noon, Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.

Josh Glenn plays, 12 noon-3 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Live music, 12:30-2 p.m., Durango Beer & Ice, 3000 Main Ave.

Jason Thies and Jeff Haspel play, 2 p.m., Weminuche Grill, Vallecito.

AskRachel

What’s love got to do with it and merging dysfunction

Interesting fact: Time magazine has a whole archival article to explain that absolutely no one understands where the tennis scoring system came from.

Dear Rachel,

I’ve been watching the US Tennis Open and don’t understand the scoring: 15 love, love 30, and then Deuce at 40 each. Why not “quad” as this is 4 and “deuce” is 2. Who came up with this system? Did the person tease the other person, “sorry love, I got a point on you?” Your tennis friends will know, but I know you have a good knowledge of racket sports.

Dear Two Wrongs,

– Double Fault

The only racket sport I have ever played in my lifetime is ping pong. And once when I got some bottle rockets with a typo. I don’t know how this became “Ask Rachel about Pickleball” but at least we have some variety now with tennis. I’m thinking, for all the interpretations of “Blinded by the Light,” I’ve never heard a tennis-related one. This is how I now choose to understand “Revved up like a deuce.”

Dear Rachel,

– Advantage, Rachel

Sitting in traffic over the holiday weekend, of course it was because a two-lane interstate

Feed the People! aid meal & gear drive for homeless community members, every Sunday, 2 p.m., Buckley Park.

Paint and Sip, 3:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College.

Prehistoric Talks, 4-5:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.

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Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St.

Meditation and Dharma Talk, 5:30 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave.

Community Harvest fruit gleaning, 5:30-7:30 p.m., find location at goodfoodcollective.org/harvest-fruit.

An Evening with Dan Schultz, author of “Dead Run,” 6-8 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.

Comedy, 7:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

went down to one lane. All the morons trying to “do the right thing” were merging a full mile before the lane ended, leaving all that empty space. You’re supposed to use the full two lanes then alternate cars at the end, like a zipper. The people trying not to be selfish end up making it worse for everyone. How can we get people to know how this works?

– Come Together

Dear Merge Simpson,

We have never ever ever been a society of what works. It’s incredible to me, though, that the one time we act on societal pressure in our cars and choose to do the seemingly kind thing (merge early), we mess it up. Take away that merge sign, and we are all raging lunatics looking to cut off whoever we can, society be damned.

Dear Rachel,

– Incoming, Rachel

Now that the Motorcycle Rally is over and a great time was had by all and the city made money, what about having an ebike weekend on the weekend after? Only the sound of wind on the wheels. Locals will be able to take out the ear plugs and come back to town. LPEA could furnish free charging for the ebikes and support a parade. Hill climb,

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Community Yoga, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.

Men in Heels, fundraiser for the Womens Resource Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 679 E. 2nd Ave.

Nina Sasaki, 6-8 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave.

Open Mic, 7 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

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Community Shred Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Alpine Bank, Three Springs.

Restorative Yoga for Cancer, 9:30-10:45 a.m., no cost for cancer patients, survivors a Green Business Roundtable kicks off, noon-1 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center.

Great Garden Series: Water Harvesting, 4:30 p.m., Durango Public Library.

flat track and trick riding… but with no noise and no pollution. Only money. We may see ebikes from all over the world.

– Ear Plug

Dear Waxy Buildup,

I think we might be risking oversaturation of bikerelated weekends in Durango. Besides, do you not remember the ebike controversies of yesteryear? The horror! I think we need an entirely distinct outdoorsy weekend to appeal to a new tourist demographic. My vote, with love, is for couples tennis.

– Meet your match, Rachel

Tim Sullivan plays, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave.

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society, talk on Puebloan Culture of Nevada, 7-8:30 p.m., FLC Lyceum.

Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Bottom Shelf Brewery, Bayfield.

Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.

Ongoing

Silverton Creates! Art Festival, events Sept. 8-10, full schedule at silvertoncreates.com

Pine River Shares 10th Anniversary, numerous events all week, schedule at www.pinerivershares.org

Upcoming

Fiesta on the Mesa, join FLC’s El Centro de Muchos Colores at Fort Lewis College to celebrate the kick off of Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 14, 4-7:30 p.m., Student Union Plaza.

by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov said war is “more like a game of poker than chess. On a chess board, the pieces are face up, but poker is essentially a game of incomplete information, a game where you have to guess and act on those guesses.” I suspect that’s helpful information for you these days, Aries. You may not be ensconced in an out-an-out conflict, but the complex situation you’re managing has resemblances to a game of poker. For best results, practice maintaining a poker face.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Raised in poverty, Taurus-born Eva Peron became a charismatic politician and actor who served as First Lady of Argentina for six years. The Argentine Congress ultimately gave her the title of “Spiritual Leader of the Nation.” How did she accomplish such a meteoric ascent? “Without fanaticism,” she testified, “one cannot accomplish anything.” But I don’t think her strategy has to be yours in the coming months, Taurus. It will make sense for you to be highly devoted, intensely focused and strongly motivated.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini author Ben H. Winters has useful counsel.

“Every choice forecloses on other choices,” he said. “Each step forward leaves a thousand dead possible universes behind you.” I don’t think there are a thousand dead universes after each choice; the number’s more like two or three. But the point is, you must be fully committed to leaving the past behind. Making decisions requires resolve. Second-guessing your brave actions rarely yields constructive results. So are you ready to have fun being firm and determined, Gemini?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Journalist Alexandra Robbins was addressing young people when she gave the following advice, but you will benefit from it regardless of your age: “There is nothing wrong with you just because you haven’t yet met people who share your interests or outlook on life. Know that you will eventually meet people who will appreciate you for being you.” I offer this to you now, Cancerian, because the coming months will bring you into connection with an abundance of like-minded people who are working to create the same kind of world you are. Are you ready to enjoy the richest social life ever?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Author Kevin Kelly is a maverick visionary who has thought a lot about how to create the best possible future. He advocates that we give up hoping for the unrealistic concept of utopia. Instead, he suggests we empower our practical efforts with the term “protopia.” In this model, we “crawl toward betterment,” trying to improve the world by one percent each year. You would be wise to apply a variation on this approach to your personal life in the coming months, Leo. A mere one-percent enhancement is too modest a goal, though.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In honor of the Virgo birthday season, I invite you to be exceptionally distinctive and singular in the coming weeks, even idiosyncratic and downright incomparable. That’s not always a comfortable state for you Virgos to inhabit, but right now it’s healthy to experiment with. Here’s counsel from writer Christopher Morley: “Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do you sometimes wish your life was different from what it actually is? Do you criticize yourself for not being a perfect manifestation of your ideal self? Most of us indulge in these fruitless energy drains. One of the chief causes of unhappiness is the fantasy that we are not who we are supposed to be. In accordance with cosmic rhythms, I authorize you to be totally free of these feelings for the next four weeks. As an experiment, I invite you to treasure yourself exactly as you are right now. Congratulate yourself for all the heroic work you have done to be pretty damn good.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio novelist Kurt Vonnegut testified, “I want to stay as close on the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge, you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center. Big, undreamed-of-things – the people on the edge see them first.” I’m not definitively telling you that you should live like Vonnegut, dear Scorpio. To do so, you would have to summon extra courage and alertness. But if you are inclined to explore such a state, the coming weeks will offer you a chance to live on the edge with as much safety, reward and enjoyment as possible.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Where there is great love, there are always miracles,” wrote Sagittarian novelist Willa Cather (1873–1947). I encourage you to prepare the way for such miracles. If you don’t have as much love as you would like, be imaginative as you offer more of the best love you have to give. If there is good but not great love in your life, figure out how you can make it better. If you are blessed with great love, see if you can transform it into being more extraordinary.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn author Alexander Woollcott (1887–1943) could be rude and vulgar. He sometimes greeted cohorts by saying, “Hello, Repulsive.” After he read the refined novelist Marcel Proust, he described the experience as “like lying in someone else’s dirty bath water.” But according to Woollcott’s many close and enduring friends, he was often warm, generous and humble. I bring this to your attention in the hope that you will address any discrepancies between your public persona and your authentic soul. Now is a good time to get your outer and inner selves into greater harmony.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 1963, Aquarian author Betty Friedan published “The Feminine Mystique,” a groundbreaking book that became a bestseller crucial in launching the feminist movement. She brought to wide cultural awareness “the problem that has no name”: millions of women’s sense of invisibility, powerlessness and depression. In a later book, Friedan reported on those early days of the awakening: “We couldn’t possibly know where it would lead, but we knew it had to be done.” I encourage you to identify an equivalent quest in your personal life, Aquarius: a project that feels necessary to your future, even if you don’t yet know what that future will turn out to be.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: All of them make me laugh.” Piscean poet W. H. Auden said that. After analyzing the astrological omens, I conclude that laughing with those you love is an experience you should especially seek right now. It will be the medicine for anything that’s bothering you. It will loosen obstructions that might be interfering with the arrival of your next valuable teachings. Use your imagination to dream up ways you can place yourself in situations where this magic will unfold.

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Join us for Fiesta on the Mesa! Join El Centro de Muchos Colores at Fort Lewis College as we celebrate the kickoff to Hispanic Heritage Month! Taking place on Thursday, Sept. 14th from 4:00 to 7:30 pm in the Student Union Plaza, this event will feature our Keynote Speaker Provost Dr. Mario Martinez, Mariachi Amigos de Nuevo Mexico, and Ballet Folklorico de Durango. This is a free event open to all ages. Dinner is $13 for community members.

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Record Sealing Presentation

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Multimodal Volunteers Needed for Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, Sept. 19-21 and 23. Volunteers will count the number of bicyclists and pedestrians that cross an intersection over a two-hour period. There are 11 local intersections with morning and evening time slots, totaling 77 slots. The city conducts counts at intersections every other year to collect accurate data to know how our infrastructure is being used, and it is necessary for grant funding for projects such as sidewalks, bicycle facilities, and transit improvements. Sign up at volun teersignup.org/EQ9BH