4 points, april 17, 2009

Music • Scene • Arts • Film | 4 Points Steamboat Today • Friday, April 17, 2009 • 1

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5 | Ashley Raines sings from the heart

6 | Twigs, threads used to create sculptures

Steamboat Today | Friday, April 17, 2009

7 | CMC students ready for annual art show

9 | ‘State of Play’ a brilliant political thriller

2 • Friday, April 17, 2009 • Steamboat Today 4 Points | Music • Scene • Arts • Film

Today➤ Bunkhouse Bull Session and Steak FryWhen: 5 p.m.Where: Routt County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall, HaydenCost: $30 for one ticket, $25 per ticket when bought in bulk, $10 for children; proceeds go to 4-H events and scholarships and FFA scholarshipsCall: Routt County Extension Office at 879-0825 or event organizer Don Hayes at 846-9233Why you should go: Events include cowboy poets and other live entertainment, and a dinner menu featuring beef produced in Routt County. The group will operate a Kiddie Corral in the gym at Hayden Valley Elementary School; tickets are $5 per child.The seventh annual Northwestern Colorado Bull Sale starts with viewing at 9 a.m. Saturday, with lunch served by the Routt County CattleWomen from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a live auction at 1 p.m. For more infor-mation, call 879-4370.

➤ Matt Hires, acoustic popWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101Why you should go: After singer-songwriter Matt Hires leaves Steamboat Springs, he’ll move on to a tour opening for pop singer sensation Kate Voegele. The Florida-based musician also has shared stages with the Dave Matthews Band and Marc Broussard, an experience evident in his laidback but emotional singing style. Listen to Hires at www.myspace.com/matthires.

Today and Saturday➤ “Cabaret Bails the ’Boat,” a fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Arts CouncilWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel ballroomCost: $30; tickets available in advance at the Depot Art Center, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through FridayCall: 879-9008 for tickets or more informationWhy you should go: Each year, the cast of “Cabaret” writes skits and songs that make light of the current events and quirks that make Steamboat Springs — for better or worse — what it is. This year’s show includes

at least one appearance from a raccoon named “Sparky,” who you might recognize as the crispy critter responsible for multiple summer power outages in Routt County.

Saturday➤ Ashley Raines, roots country and bluesWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-3773Why you should go: Ashley Raines is a sort of modernized, road-wary Hank Williams, writing and singing songs that come from his personal experiences and his fascina-tion with matters of good and evil. Listen to Raines at www.myspace.com/ashleyraines, and read an interview with him on page 5.

Saturday and Sunday➤ “Balls for Caress” dodgeball tourna-mentWhen: Games start about noon SaturdayWhere: The Tennis Center at Steamboat SpringsCost: $100 per team, maximum of 10 play-ers per teamCall: Anthony Miriani at 248-770-4351 or e-mail [email protected] Why you should go: Help Steamboat Springs tennis pro Andy Caress — co-creator of the Steamboat Dodgeball League — through his ongoing battle with skin cancer by doing what Andy does best: having fun.

Wednesday➤ Painting workshop with Glenna OlmstedWhen: Noon to 1 p.m.Where: Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts, 56 Ninth St.Cost: FreeCall: 846-5970Why you should go: Olmsted will cover plein air painting and brushstroke techniques. Her work is featured this month at the Center for Visual Arts. Bring a lunch to the workshop; drinks are provided.

Margaret’s picksWhat Margaret Hair thinks you should do this week:

On the coverThis historic cash register is located behind the bar at the new Ghost Ranch Saloon in downtown Steamboat Springs. The cash register is part of a large bar in the new enter-tainment venue, which is scheduled to open in May.Photo by John F. Russell.

— To reach Margaret Hair, call 871-4204 or e-mail [email protected]

Saturday and Sunday➤mentWhen: Where: Cost: ers per teamCall: e-mail Why you should go: tennis pro Andy Caress — co-creator of the Steamboat Dodgeball League — through

Concert calendarParamount Theatre1621 Glenarm Place, DenverBox office: 303-623-0106www.paramountdenver.com

Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m.Mike Epps$38 to $58

Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.An evening with QueensrycheTBA

The Fillmore Auditorium1510 Colfax St., Denver Box office: 303-837-1482Ticketmaster: 303-830-TIXSwww.fillmoreauditorium.com

Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.Pennywise, w/ PepperTBA

Friday, April 24, 8 p.m.My Bloody ValentineTBA

Tuesday, April 28, 6 p.m.No Fear Energy Music Tour, featuring Lamb of GodTBD

Bluebird Theater3317 E. Colfax Ave., DenverBox office: 303-322-2308www.bluebirdtheater.net

Friday, April 17, 9 p.m.Michelle Shocked

$25 advance, $30 door

Saturday, April 18, 9 p.m.Forth Year$10

Sunday, April 19, 8 p.m.Chairlift$10 advance, $12 door

Tuesday, April 21, 8 p.m.The Black Lips$13 advance, $15 door

Wednesday, April 22, 8 p.m.Junior Boys, w/ Max Tundra$15 advance, $20 door

Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m.

See Concert calendar, page 12

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Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on April 13:

McClatchy-Tribune News Service

The culture killjoys might consider it Much Apu About Nothing, but the new stamps honoring “The Simpsons” mark the dysfunctional five’s latest Brush With Greatness.

Cowabunga, dude!But the U.S. Postal Service

isn’t just issuing 44-cent stamps featuring Homer, Marge, Lisa,

Bart and Maggie on May 7, but it also is instigating a Homerpalooza.

“Vote Early and Often: It’s the American Way,” the Postal Service news release says, encour-aging the masses to pick their favorite among the fab five.

But how to choose just one without causing a Brawl in the Family?

Oh, Homie.What would Milhouse do?Should Homer, that dough-

nut-snarfing, Duff-swilling Stark

Raving Dad get to be King of the Hill?

D’oh!What about Marge, The Last

of the Red Hat Mamas with the towering blue hair? She’s bound to issue a Diatribe of a Mad Housewife if she doesn’t win.

The contest could be All About Lisa, that iconoclastic tree-hugger, but how could her stamp not picture Lisa’s Sax?

Lisa might appeal to ethical brainiacs, but she’s not the only Simpson who’s Smart & Smarter.

In one 20th-season episode, that feisty little scamp Bart writes on the chalkboard, “My piggy bank is not entitled to TARP funds.”

Aye carumba! Bart the Genius?

Binky-sucking baby Maggie might see a surge of last-min-ute votes. According to online sources, she’ll talk like Jodie Foster in an episode called Four Great Women and a Manicure, scheduled to air on Fox TV on May 10.

President George H.W. Bush might have wanted American families to emulate the Waltons more than the Simpsons.

But Homer drove him out of Springfield, didn’t he? And “The Simpsons” has humored (horri-fied?) audiences for 20 years.

Now that’s sticking power. No wonder they’re getting their own stamps.

As Mr. Burns might say, “Ex-cel-lent!”

Hurry — voting ends May 14.

‘Simpsons’ mania at the post office

Happy hours3 Saddles LoungeWhere: Sheraton Steamboat ResortWhen: 3 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $3 Coors and Bud drafts; $5 all well drinks and select house wines by the glass; $6 chicken quesadilla

Amante CoffeeWhere: Wildhorse MarketplaceWhen: 4 to 7 p.m. dailySpecial: $1 off beer, wine and liquor

Big House Burgers and Bottle Cap BarWhere: 2093 Curve PlazaWhen: 4:20 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $1 off bottled beers; half-price appetizers

bistro c.v.Where: 345 Lincoln Ave.When: 5 to 6:30 p.m. dailySpecial: Half-price wine by the glass, well drinks and beer; half-price small plates

The Boathouse PubWhere: 609 Yampa St.When: 3 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: Buy one drink, get one free; $1 off appetizers (the bar runs specials nightly, including half-price appetizers on Mondays and $1 Bud drafts on Tuesdays)

Cantina Mexican RestaurantWhere: 818 Lincoln Ave.When: 4 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $4 margaritas and 50 cents off bottled and draft beers

Cugino’s PizzeriaWhere: 41 Eighth St.When: 3 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $5 martini selection of the day, $4 wine selection of the day, $2 Budweiser drafts and $2.50 Jagermeister shots

Double Z Where: 1124 Yampa St.When: 2 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $1 off pitchers, 50 cents off drafts

The EpicureanWhere: 825 Oak St.When: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through SaturdaySpecial: Get a glass of wine for half price with the purchase of an appetizer

Fiesta Jalisco Where: Sundance PlazaWhen: 3 to 6 p.m. daily

Special: $1 off bottled beers and margaritas, special prices on food

Glen Eden Family Restaurant & TavernWhere: 54737 Routt County Road 129, ClarkWhen: 4 to 7 p.m. dailySpecial: $2 wine, well drinks and pints of beer; $1 off appetizers

L’Apogee/HarwigsWhere: 911 Lincoln Ave.When: 5 p.m. to closeSpecial: Wine bar menu is available daily; complimentary wine tasting from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays

Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillWhere: Fifth Street and Lincoln AvenueWhen: 4 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: Half-price drinks and $1 tapas

Mambo ItalianoWhere: 521 Lincoln Ave.When: 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; all night Friday in the barSpecial: 99 cent Bud, Sierra Nevada, 90 Shilling and Fat Tire drafts, $1.99 Guinness drafts; half-price pizzas at the bar

Mazzola’s Italian DinerWhere: 917 Lincoln Ave.When: 5 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $1 off all drinks

Off the Beaten Path BookstoreWhere: 68 Ninth St.When: WednesdaysSpecial: Half-price wine by the glass

Old Town PubWhere: 600 Lincoln Ave.When: 4 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $2 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts, 50 cents off other beers and well drinks

Old West SteakhouseWhere: 1104 Lincoln Ave.When: 5 to 6 p.m. daily Special: $1 off all beers and well drinks, $1.50 off house wine by the glass, half-price appetizers

Panda GardenWhere: Central Park PlazaWhen: 3 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: Half-price appetizers, drink specials daily

Rex’s American Grill & Bar Where: 3190 S. Lincoln Ave., next to the Holiday InnWhen: 4:20 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $1 off all drinks and half-price appetizers

Riggio’sWhere: 1106 Lincoln Ave.When: 5 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $2 Stella and Newcastle drafts, half-price martinis and selected specialty drinks, half-price appetizers

Rio Grande Mexican RestaurantWhere: 628 Lincoln Ave.When: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday through ThursdaySpecial: $1 off margaritas and draft beers, half-price quesadillas

SaketumiWhere: 1875 Ski Time Square Drive, in Torian Plum PlazaWhen: 5 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: Reduced prices on selected drinks and appetizers

Slopeside GrillWhere: Torian Plum PlazaWhen: 10 p.m. to midnightSpecial: $3 draft beer pints and $7 pizzas

Snowbird Restaurant & LoungeWhere: 2304 Apres Ski Way, at the Ptarmigan InnWhen: 3 to 5 p.m. dailySpecial: $7 Steamboat Pale Ale pitchers, $2 Steamboat Pale Ale pints, $2.50 domestics, appetizers starting at $2.99

Steamboat SmokehouseWhere: 912 Lincoln Ave.When: 4 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $2.50 Bud and Bud Light pints; $2 off well drinks, wine by the glass and margaritas,; $1 sliders, $3 chili nachos and 2-for-1 chopped brisket sandwiches

Steamboat Lake OutfittersWhere: Routt County Road 129 near ClarkWhen: 5 to 7 p.m. SaturdaySpecial: Select drinks are cheaper

Steamboat Yacht ClubWhere: 811 Yampa St.When: 5 to 7 p.m. dailySpecial: Bar menu is available from 5 to 7

p.m., drink specials are offered from 5 to 7 p.m.; free hors d’oeuvres from 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays

The Tap House Sports GrillWhere: 729 Lincoln Ave.

When: 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through FridaySpecial: $1 off all draft beer pints, $2 off all draft beer pitchers

To update or add Happy Hour submissions, call Margaret Hair at 871-4204 or e-mail [email protected]

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MusicToday➤ “Cabaret Bails the ’Boat,” a fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Arts CouncilWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel ballroomCost: $30; tickets available in advance at the Depot Art Center, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through FridayCall: 879-9008 for tickets or more informa-tion

➤ Missed the Boat, folk rock and bluegrassWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-3773

➤ DJ Also Starring, dance partyWhen: 10 p.m.Where: The Tap HouseCost: FreeCall: 879-2431

➤ Matt Hires, acoustic popWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101

Saturday➤ Live musicWhen: 9 a.m. to noonWhere: Steaming Bean CoffeeCost: FreeCall: 879-3393

➤ “Cabaret Bails the ’Boat,” a fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Arts CouncilWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel ballroomCost: $30; tickets available in advance at the Depot Art Center, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through FridayCall: 879-9008 for tickets or more informa-tion

➤ “Dirty Dancing/Swayze Crazy” dance party (costumes encouraged), Mambo’s Mud Season Recession Relief Party SeriesWhen: 9:30 p.m.Where: Mambo ItalianoCost: $2Call: 870-0500

➤ Ashley Raines, roots country and bluesWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-3773

➤ Kort McCumber, Americana singer-songwriterWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101

➤ DJ Also Starring, dance partyWhen: 10 p.m.Where: The Tap HouseCost: FreeCall: 879-2431

Sunday➤ Live musicWhen: 9 a.m. to noonWhere: Steaming Bean CoffeeCost: FreeCall: 879-3393

➤ Live triviaWhen: 6:30 p.m.Where: The Rio Grande Mexican RestaurantCost: FreeCall: 871-6277

Monday➤ Open mic nightWhen: Sign-up at 8 p.m., music at 9 p.m.Where: Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-3773

April 17, 2009● scene ● arts ● film

Ghost Ranch goes big

Margaret Hair4 Points

Any musician who might be skeptical about sound equip-ment quality in a completed Ghost Ranch Saloon could refer to venue co-owner Amy Garris’s reaction to the speak-ers, soundboard and preamp that arrived at the bar early this week:

“Toys got here,” Garris said, between petting the ste-reo equipment and eyeing it adoringly. “I’ve never owned any equipment like this. I’ve just stared at it in the record-ing studio — it’s so fancy.”

Ghost Ranch has announ-ced a three-date opening weekend lineup starting May 22. Managers of the bar, res-taurant and music venue are working on hiring staff and putting finishing touches on what will be a late-night food stop, honky-tonk bar and 400-person concert hall.

The nearly finished Ghost Ranch is decorated in an updated saloon style, with four VIP rooms in different motifs, an upstairs dance floor that looks like a flattened lava lamp and balcony-level stage views.

“Just about everything in here is just extremely over the top,” said Joey Rind, manager of security and band relations for Ghost Ranch.

Over-the-top elements include an 1893 back bar with an extensive front bar designed to match, at least one moun-tain-lion-skin rug, dozens of taxidermy specimens and mosaic-tile walls in one of the VIP corners.

The speakers have a low profile and high output, Garris said, and bands will be able to record live sets through the Ghost Ranch soundboard, housed in a booth on the venue’s second floor. An LED light board allows touring bands to plug a laptop with a pre-programmed light show into the Ghost Ranch system.

Garris, a musician herself, planned to test the sound sys-tem Tuesday night.

New bar, music venue to offer

VIP rooms, lion-skin rug, late-night food

john F. Russell/4 Points

Managers Joey Rind and Amy Garris stand on a floor, which changes colors and design when stepped on, located on the second level of the Ghost Ranch Saloon. The venue is nearly complete, and the managers are excited about the establish-ment’s planned opening in May.

➤ May 22 (opening night): The Informants, free

➤ May 23: Tony Furtado, $15 advance, $18 door

➤ May 24: Agent Orange, $10➤ May 25: Local band (to be deter-

mined), free➤ May 29 and 30: Filthy Children, $10➤ May 31: Aaron Watson, $10 advance,

$12 door

➤ June 5: The Infamous Stringdusters, $12 advance, $14 door

➤ June 25: The Nadas, $8 advance, $10 door

➤ June 26 and 27: Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Revue, $10

➤ July 18: The Reverend Horton Heat, w/ Nekromantix, $25 advanceGhost Ranch booking agent David Arthur

has contracts out to about 20 bands for

dates between opening weekend and the end of August, said Joey Rind, manager of security and band relations for Ghost Ranch Saloon.

Those contracts have not been con-firmed.

Advance tickets for Ghost Ranch shows will be available closer to concert dates at Pioneer Spirits, All That Jazz and online at www.ghostranchsaloon.com.

Confirmed bookings for Ghost Ranch Saloon

See Ghost Ranch, page 8See Music calendar, page 8

Music • Scene • Arts • Film | 4 Points Steamboat Today • Friday, April 17, 2009 • 5 MUSIC

Mixing it up: A local’s favorite tunesKatie LettunichOccupation: Student

Side A:1. “Kiss Me Thru the Phone,” by Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em2. “These Are My People,” by Rodney Atkins3. “Never Wanted Nothing More,” by Kenny Chesney4. “Starstrukk,” by 3OH!35. “Right Round,” by Flo Rida6. “Phone Home,” by Lil Wayne

Side B:1. “Live Your Life,” by T.I. featuring Rihanna 2. “In This City,” by Iglu & Hartly 3. “I’m Yours,” by Jason Mraz 4. “Electropop,” by Jupiter Rising 5. “Just Dance,” by Lady GaGa

6. “Something You Forgot,” by Lil Wayne

Bonus track: “It’s Tricky,” by Run-DMC

Lettunich

Living to ‘serve the song’Margaret Hair

4 Points

In 2007, singer-songwriter Ashley Raines had just come off tour, and he wondered where to go next. What was he doing away from home 10 months out of the year, playing in bars where bad things were happening?

“I gave up, is what came out of that. I didn’t quit — I surren-dered, I guess is the difference. And through that process of kind of surrendering to what it is that I do, I found my voice,” Raines said.

That voice is Hank Williams meets Robert Johnson, paired with a lifetime of hard living and a fascination with the jux-taposition of good and evil. It

goes beyond cultural context or personal history, and gets right down to the songs in the back of all of our minds, Raines said.

“Country and folk and blues are the roots of American music, and I’ve always wanted to know what it is we’re rooted in. And it took me a long time to find that,” Raines said, describing his path from folk songs through rock and into country blues.

Raines and his band mates “live to serve the song,” he said, as they try to get to the roots of American music. With a storied bio — Raines left home at 14, then train-hopped, camped and hitchhiked his way through his teen years and early attempts

at being a musician, he said — Ashley Raines and his band come to Mahogany Ridge on Saturday with a set of songs about good and evil, and the life in between.

Ashley Raines sings matters of the soul from the heart

Courtesy photo

Singer-songwriter Ashley Raines and his band come to Mahogany Ridge on Saturday to share their Hank Williams meets Robert Johnson style of country music.

See Q&A, page 8

Key points➤ Ashley Raines, roots country and

blues➤ 10 p.m. Saturday➤ Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill➤ Free➤ 879-3773➤ Songs by roots country and blues

singer-songwriter Ashley Raines are streaming at www.myspace.com/ashleyraines.

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Scene April 17, 2009● arts ● filmmusic ●

On sceneNotes from around town

Ozomatli rocks mountain during closing weekend

It takes a certain kind of party band to incorporate a clar-inet intro or lead off a song with a line played by a melodica, and have those touches come off as something other than supremely nerdy or horribly misguided.

Los Angeles dance band Ozomatli can do those things, easily blending instruments of every kind into its stew of Latin hip-hop, funk, rock and world music. Touching on songs from its catalogue dating back more than 10 years, a seven-piece incarnation of Ozomatli took the Steamboat Ski Area stage as the sun broke through the clouds for the first time on Closing Day of the 2008-09 season.

Ozomatli charged the Gondo-la Square crowd’s energy level with the Latin dance-rhythm-infused “Can’t Stop” early in the set. The band followed soon after with “Cumbia de los Muertos” — written by Jurassic 5 member and former Ozomatli rapper Chali 2na, and featured in the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy “Never Been Kissed” — and Sublime’s “April 29, 1992.”

That was about all it took to get a Closing Day crowd going, as the members of Ozomatli mined every style of music they’ve ever heard to craft a genre-bending dance party set in tune with a packed, Bud Light-soaked Gondola Square.

The band was a success-ful cap to what at first looked to be a miserable last day on the mountain. Rain fell at the base until mid-afternoon, and a mix of snow and freezing pre-cipitation higher up on the hill made visibility nonexistent and carefree spring skiing elusive. Those who decided to pass the less-than-ideal conditions at Stoker made an inadvertently wise choice, as the clouds broke around 3 p.m.

An early start for Cardboard Classic on Saturday was less of a damper to the events’ par-ticipants than it was in 2008. At least for me, knowing the race start time and then competing slightly after it was much more pleasant than the way things worked out for our team last year, when half of us were run-ning up the bunny slope to the race after 10 a.m. when the event moved faster than scheduled.

As expected, my team’s not-exactly-structurally-sound sea-foam-green dragon didn’t move quickly down the hill — until we started to pull it — and the shape imploded after about 20 feet. To any future Cardboard Classic competitors, I recom-mend considering the aerody-namics of your sled before you transport it to the Ski Area, and definitely before you try to ride it down the slopes.

— Margaret Hair, 4 Points

Flexible fiber artBeth Banning uses twigs, threads to create sculptural pieces

Margaret Hair4 Points

Beth Banning was driving through downtown Steamboat Springs on a summer after-noon when a pile of twigs caught her eye.

The thin, pliable willow branches were perfect for the kind of fiber art Banning prac-tices, a sculpturally influenced creation that pairs parts of trees with synthetic and natu-ral fibers. All Banning had to do was knock on the door and ask the home’s owner if he minded her digging through the mound of yard clippings out front.

“A lot of times, if I’m driv-ing around and I see stuff I like, I’ll stop and ask if I can trim their shrubbery,” she said.

The resulting piece, “Spring Creek,” is on display as part of an all-artists show at K. Saari Gallery. Banning is one of sev-eral gallery artists represented in the show, which will be on display through May 24.

Digging through roadside tree trimmings isn’t Banning’s preferred method of finding

material — she picks branches near Spring Creek often, and looks for willow trees in friends’ yards.

Banning studied fiber and textile arts with a minor in costume design while she was working on an undergraduate art degree at San Diego State University and California State University—Bakersfield, and in graduate school at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She worked with fibers when she had studio space, but had to change her artistic habits when she had children.

“When I had kids and I had no studio space anymore, I started looking for ways I could still work in fiber art but

JoAnn Baker Paul/courtesy

Beth Banning’s fiber art sculptures are on display now at K. Saari Gallery as part of an all-gallery show that runs through May 24.

JoAnn Baker Paul/courtesy

Banning’s fiber art sculptures, on display now at K. Saari Gallery through May 24, use twigs and threads to create art..

Key points➤ Two of Beth Banning’s fiber art

pieces are on display through May 24 as part of an all-gallery show at K. Saari Gallery. For more informa-tion, call 870-0188 or go to www.ksaarigallery.com.

See Fiber art, page 8

ArtsEvents➤ The Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts hosts a free lunchtime mini-workshop from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday with exhib-iting artist Glenna Olmsted, who will share plein air painting and brushstroke tech-niques. Bring a lunch; drinks are provided. For more information, call the gallery at 846-5970.

➤ Urbane clothing store is hosting a skate-deck-themed call-for-artists show in May. Blank decks are available at the store for $15, with a $15 deposit. Completed decks are due by April 27. Organizers also are accepting completed decks that were not purchased at Urbane for a $10 entry fee. The skate deck show will be up May 1 through May 31. For more information, call Urbane at 879-9169 or stop by the store at Seventh Street and Lincoln Avenue.

Exhibits➤ Abracadabra Gallery features paintings by Zanobia. Call 871-8000.

➤ Artists’ Gallery of Steamboat presents an all-gallery show, featuring work by the co-op’s 28 member artists in media including paintings, sculpture, fiber art, fused glass, ceramics and photography. The show will be up through the end of May. Call 879-4744.

➤ Blue Sky Pottery features handmade work by local ceramic artists including Sally Bow-den, Patti Retz, Anita Pajon, Jody Elston, Di-ane Kelly and Deb Babcock. Call 846-9349.

➤ The Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts features paintings by Lance Whitner, landscapes by Glenna Olmsted, bird col-lages by Nadine Sage and work by the gallery’s more than 80 local member art-ists. The gallery also hosts an exhibit of work by art students and faculty from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus; the show is up through April 26. Call 846-5970.

➤ Colorado Group Realty features “When the World is Mudlicious,” paintings by Susan Schiesser and Janice Lawrence, at its 509 Lincoln Ave. office. The show is up until April 28. Call 870-8800.

➤ Comb Goddess features photography by Debbi Funston. Call 871-0606.

➤ Creekside Café & Grill features abstract paintings on tile and canvas by Jan Maret Willman. Call 879-4925.

➤ Dovetail Designs features new paintings by Maggie Fleming Mitchell. The series of Colorado landscape images uses ashes and beeswax. The show also includes a display of furniture made from beetle-killed pine. Call 736-8244.

➤ Gallery 11 features images by resident photographer Ken Lee. Call 870-8887.

➤ The Hayden Marketplace, a co-op of local artists, features a variety of crafts, including pottery, jewelry, mosaics and paintings. Call 276-2019.

➤ K. Saari Gallery features new work by gallery artists. Call 870-0188.

➤ Leisure Mountain Studio features graphic art, photos and art made from coffee bags by Megan Morgan. A reception for Morgan is from 4 to 7 p.m. April 25. Call 638-4500.

➤ The Mugshot in Oak Creek features paint-ings, sculpture and mixed media work by Patsy Stewart. Call 736-8491.

➤ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore features “Everybody Loves Raymond, CA,” a collec-tion of black and white photography by Steamboat Springs High School art teach-er Morgan Peterson. Call 879-6830.

➤ Portfolio Publications showcases land-scape photography by Jim Steinberg. Call 879-3718.

April 17, 2009 ● film music ● scene ●

See Arts calendar, page 8

Hanging with the prosMargaret Hair

4 Points

For two days at the begin-ning of April, art students from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus took over the floor and wall space at the Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts.

They learned how to orga-nize and hang an exhibit that includes about 90 pieces of art created by anyone who has taken a visual arts class at CMC during the past school year.

The resulting Student & Faculty Art Show is a diverse but unified collection of paintings, drawings, pottery and abstract art, said Linda Laughlin, owner of the Center for Visual Arts.

“Overall, there’s really something for everybody here,” Laughlin said, describ-ing the work that takes up the back part of her gallery space. “It’s a much bigger show than last year. … (There are) more pieces, more colorful pieces; it just seems to hold together better.”

Jacob Thaden, a full-time CMC student who is majoring in visual arts and participated in the Student & Faculty Art Show last year, said he had an easier time getting his work together the second time around.

“I kind of knew what I was doing and didn’t really have to ask as many questions,” Thaden said.

“It was more the students doing the work and the professors standing by and answering questions.”

CMC art instructor Keri Searls said there are about 50 students and teachers includ-ed in the show, with commu-nity members and traditional students sharing studio time and wall space.

Many of those artists tackled the nuts and bolts of hanging their work for the first time, Searls said, from cleaning frames to vacuuming after installation.

Kit Hendrickson, a stu-dent finishing his Associate of the Arts degree this semes-ter by taking a demanding three-course load of studio art classes, said he’ll know to plan ahead more carefully for his pieces in future gallery shows.

“I would focus more on how I was going to display my works before I made them … because nothing had a frame, really, and it would look a lot better if it did,” Hendrickson said.

Cynthia Zyzda, an assis-tant professor of visual art and humanities at CMC, said she hopes community members who come see the

show get an idea of the level of work put out by CMC art students.

“I would hope that they would at least have an aware-ness of what students are up to in the visual arts up here, and see how much they’re learning,” Zyzda said.

Searls said she hopes the

CMC students embrace gallery setting in annual art show

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Colorado Mountain College student Colin Oflay works on a project in his art class. Oflay and other CMC students have an opportunity to display their work at the Center for Visual Arts during the Student & Faculty Art Show.

Key Points➤ Colorado Mountain College

Student & Faculty Art Show➤ On display through April 26; gal-

lery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday

➤ Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts, 56 Ninth St.

➤ Free➤ 846-5970

See Art show, page 12


“I’m just foaming at the mouth to get all that stuff in there,” she said about the sound equipment installation.

The venue’s opening week-end lineup starts with a free show by Denver-based blues band The Informants on May 22, folk rocker Tony Furtado on May 23 and a group of punk rock mainstays May 24.

“We’re going for Agent Orange on Sunday, so we’re giving the venue an early work-out,” Garris said.

When the venue doesn’t have a nationally or region-ally recognized band on the schedule, Rind will fill the space with a local act, he said. Wednesday nights will be

reserved for local bands and the bar plans to host live, local happy hour entertainment sev-eral days a week. The schedule will be completed by themed movie nights, DJ sets and dance nights, Garris said.

Opening each day at about 4 p.m., Ghost Ranch houses a full commercial kitchen and will offer a menu heavy on appetizers and bar food, with some salads and rotating entrees also available. A take-out food window facing the alley off Seventh Street will be open until around midnight Sunday through Wednesday and until about 1:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, Garris said.

Ghost RanchContinued from page 4


Workers install the sound system at the Ghost Ranch Saloon. The venue is nearly finished and is expected to open to the public in May.

Wednesday➤ Live triviaWhen: 6:30 p.m.Where: The Tap HouseCost: FreeCall: 879-2431

Thursday➤ Karaoke NightWhen: 10 p.m.Where: The Tap House Sports GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-2431

Music calendarContinued from page 4

Raines talked with 4 Points about his days on the road and the artists who influenced him while he was there.

4 POINTS: How would you describe the music you play?

ASHLEY RAINES: We do a lot of roots country type of sound, like a Hank Williams. My primary instrument is Dobro, which is a lap guitar played with a slide, so it’s a lot like Hank Williams with a bit of an edgier bluesy content. Most of the subject matter we deal in is making deals with the devil.

4 POINTS: Why write songs on that subject?

AR: Topics of the spirit and topics of the soul are what have always kind of moved me.

It’s easier to write a love song — everybody has unrequited love and love lost. And it’s not that we don’t do that, but at the same time the heavier subject matter … has always kind of been what’s interested me.

4 POINTS: How does that come through in your set?

AR: I do it for myself, you know, I don’t do what I do for other people. It’s nice that you can see what you’ve done is effective because people buy your albums. … But I just do what I do because it’s the only path I know to walk.

I left home when I was 14, and I spent a number of years living in a tent and playing on street corners, and I’ve been for-tunate to have a career where I

haven’t had to compromise to do what I do. It’s about being true to what I know and singing the things that matter to me. And to me it’s a cathartic process.

4 POINTS: Does having lived on the road show up in your songs?

AR: It’s not that I think of myself as a victim, but I sort of do what I do out of neces-sity. … I found myself living in my tent in Golden Gate Park and playing on street corners because it was the only option at the time. … You find your-self on a certain avenue. If I had found myself in law school, I would have been reading books about law, but instead I found myself gravitating toward the Kerouacs and the Woody

Guthries … to those characters in our culture that are uncon-ventional and blaze a trail.

4 POINTS: Where does song-writing fit into that path?

AR: Like anything, you immerse yourself in it long enough and it becomes second nature. Now it’s like breathing — I put the pen to the paper to get out of myself whatever I need to get out. … Once you write a song, it’s a totally selfish endeavor, but the juxtaposi-tion of it is that once you’re done with a song it belongs to everybody. … I hope that there’s something on some sort of human level that does touch people. I wouldn’t assume that I would be selling any records if there wasn’t.

Q&AContinued from page 5

on a smaller scale,” Banning said. That means a combina-tion of bendable branches, syn-thetic sinew and natural linens, woven together in pieces that are part sculpture, part fabric. Banning also has built large-scale installations and non-functional vessels.

“You can consider her a fabric artist, but I like her because she’s got this sculptural aspect,” said K. Saari Gallery owner Kimberly Saari. “I just love the organic effect of it.”

As the work sits in galleries, leaves turn and fall off, scatter-ing onto white sculpture plat-forms. It adds a dynamic level to the art, Saari said.

“The work takes on a lot of dimension,” Saari said. “It’s almost a performance piece … you see what’s happening to it.”

Banning was visual arts director for the Steamboat Springs Arts Council from 2000 to 2007, and served as the local coordinator for the Colorado Art Ranch — a nomadic artists’ residency program — in summer 2008. She helps hang many of the shows at K. Saari Gallery, and recently has started volunteer-ing with the Steamboat Springs Arts Council, helping revamp the organization’s visual arts component.

Fiber artContinued from page 6

➤ Sleeping Giant Gallery features “Capturing Steamboat,” photos by Don Tudor, as well as prints and oil paintings by Cully Kistler. Call 879-7143.

➤ Urbane clothing store features cut vinyl and painted works by Mike Benninghoven. Call 879-9169.

➤ Wild Horse Gallery features portrait, still life and landscape paintings by John Michael Carter. Call 879-5515.

Arts calendarContinued from page 7

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Film April 17, 2009 music ● arts ● scene ●

‘State of Play’Conspiracy thriller, PG-13, 120 minutes

As dense as a Watergate-era newspaper and as immediate as a blog, “State of Play” is an absolutely riveting state-of-the-art “big conspiracy” thriller. It’s an often-brilliant collision of political scandal, murder, a privatizing military and the rapidly evolving journalism that may (or may not) remain democracy’s watchdog once newspapers, “instant history,” are rendered history by a cul-ture that has abandoned them.

An all-star cast led by Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck Americanizes (somewhat) and gives the Hollywood touch to what began life as a ter-rific BBC-TV thriller in 2003. It’s the story of a scruffy but accomplished reporter (Crowe) using and protecting his col-lege roommate (Affleck), now a congressman, when the House member’s secret girl-friend mysteriously dies and scandal erupts.

Reporter Cal suspects there’s more to this death than a simple DC subway sui-cide. His rattled onetime pal, Congressman Collins, seems to catch on, too. Maybe this Blackwater-ish defense con-tractor that is being investigat-ed by Collins is to blame.

Cal reluctantly brings in the Washington Globe’s fresh-faced and snarky new political blog-

ger (Rachel McAdams) on the story.

Robin Wright Penn is the wife wronged by the affair, Jeff Daniels is the political heavy-weight struggling to do dam-age control and Helen Mirren as the feisty editor who curses and demands a story “before it’s ready.”

In condensing the British series (set in London at Parliament) into a compact

two hours, some of the politi-cal flavor is lost and some of the surprises, frankly, spoiled — revealed abruptly. But the charismatic cast, brisk pacing and snappy dialogue mask some of those shortcomings. Crowe makes his character the life of the piece, quick-witted, sarcastic, bluff and smart.

“State of Play” is a puzzle picture, all too ready to take us down one primrose path

only to trip us and make us consider another. The last of those misdirections seems unnecessary, but director Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) keeps the pulse pounding and the mind racing as he juggles the film’s several plots, always with his ear tuned to the last word of that title: Play.

Rating: ★★★★— Roger Moore, MCT

Chief Plaza Theater, 813 Lincoln Ave.

➤ “Hannah Montana: The Movie” (G)1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7, 7:30, 9:20 and 9:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7 and 7:15 p.m. Sunday through Thursday

➤ “Fast & Furious” (PG-13)1, 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday1, 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday

➤ “The Cross” (PG)1:15, 4:15 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday1:15, 4:15 and 7:15 p.m. Sunday through Thursday

Wildhorse 6 Stadium Cinemas, 655 Marketplace Plaza

➤ “Monsters vs Aliens” (PG)4:30 and 7:10 p.m. Friday2:10, 4:30 and 7:10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday4:30 and 7:10 p.m. weekdays

➤ “17 Again” (PG-13)5 and 7:30 p.m. Friday2:20, 5 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday5 and 7:30 p.m. weekdays

➤ “State of Play” (PG-13)4:50 and 7:40 p.m. Friday2, 4:50 and 7:40 p.m. Saturday and Sunday4:50 and 7:40 p.m. weekdays

➤ “Observe & Report” (R)5:20 and 7:45 p.m. Friday2:40, 5:20 and 7:40 p.m. Saturday and Sunday5:20 and 7:45 p.m. weekdays

➤ “Duplicity” (PG)5:10 p.m. daily

➤ “I Love You, Man” (R)7:50 p.m. Friday2:30 and 7:50 p.m. Saturday and Sunday7:50 p.m. weekdays

➤ “Knowing” (PG-13)4:40 and 7:30 p.m. Friday1:45, 4:40 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday4:40 and 7:30 p.m. weekdays

What’s playing

MCT

Russell Crowe stars as reporter Cal McAffrey in a blistering political thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders, “State of Play.”

Showtimes

Editor’s note: The movie “The Cross” was not reviewed by critics.

‘17 Again’Comedy, PG-13, 100 minutes

As a remake of “It’s a Wonderful Life” or “Back to the Future,” the movies it bor-rows from most heavily, the relive-your-senior-year comedy “17 Again” falls a little short of the mark. But as a funny, sweet and smart star vehicle tailored for Zac “High School Musical” Efron, it’s right on the money.

Rating: ★★★— Roger Moore, MCT

‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’Family music, G, 106 minutes

“Hannah Montana: The Movie” just shouldn’t be ana-lyzed from an adult perspective — which, frankly, is irrelevant. The big-screen version of the Disney TV series is not made for us — it’s made for girls ages 6 to 14 and no one else — and

so we must consider how they’re going to respond to it. Now, this will come as no surprise at all: They’re gonna love it.

Rating: ★★★— Christy Lemire, AP

‘Observe and Report’Dark comedy, R, 86 minutes

All malls may be created equal, with the same array of Gaps, Body Shops and J.C. Penneys from Bangor to Boca. But all mall cop movies aren’t. Seth Rogen’s “Observe and Report” is “Paul Blart: Mall Cop Strikes Back,” a dark comedy with “issues.”

Rating: ★★★— Roger Moore, MCT

‘Fast & Furious’Action, PG-13, 107 minutes

This is an expertly made action film, by which I mean the special effects are good and the acting is extremely basic. The screenplay rotates these nouns through various

assortments of dialogue: Race. Driver(s). Nitro. Meth. FBI. Border. Dead. Murder. Prison. Muscle car. Import. Funeral. Helicopter(s). Toretto. Ten sec-onds. Corona. Cocaine.

Rating: ★★— Roger Ebert

‘Duplicity’Spy thriller, PG-13, 125 minutes

Julie Roberts and Clive Owen star as CIA and MI6 spies who go private, working for enemy soap companies. Their secret is, they’re in love. Or do they each only think they’re in love? Or that the other is?

Rating: ★★★

‘Monsters vs. Aliens’Animation, PG, 95 minutes

Monsters from the 1950s are released from a secret fed-eral prison to join the 49-foot, 11-inch Ginormica (voice by Reese Witherspoon) in saving Earth from hostile aliens.

Rating: ★★★

‘Knowing’Science fiction, PG-13, 122 minutes

Among the best science fiction films I’ve seen — fright-ening, suspenseful, intelligent and, when it needs to be, rather awesome. Nicolas Cage plays an MIT astrophysicist whose son brings home a sheet of paper after a 50-year-old time capsule is opened at his grade school. Pluck this movie, and it vibrates.

Rating: ★★★★

‘I Love You, Man’Comedy, R, 104 minutes

Paul Rudd plays a clueless Realtor engaged to Rashida Jones. He gets along fine with women but lacks a male friend to be his best man. He stumbles upon Jason Segel, who plays a best friend a lot of guys would like to have — thoroughly com-fortable within his own skin, an unapologetic hedonist who uses his intelligence as a comic weapon. A very funny movie.

Rating: ★★★★


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show will inspire community members to enroll in one of CMC’s art classes.

The CMC Student & Faculty Art Show opened with a reception April 10 and will be on display through April 26 during regular gallery hours at the Center for Visual Arts. Students were allowed to select which of their works they wanted to put up for sale in the show.

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Corbin Mellette plans out how to transfer a photograph of a sunflower onto four different panels for his next art project. Students like Mellette, are displaying their art at the Student & Faculty Art Show at the Center for Visual Arts.

Identity Pusher and Set Fire To Athens$10

Friday, April 24, 9 p.m.Yann Tiersen, w/ Asobi Seksu$23 advance, $25 door

Saturday, April 25, 9 p.m.HorrorPops$17.50 advance, $20 door

Sunday, April 26, 8 p.m.Mest$16.50 advance, $19 door

Thursday, April 30, 9 p.m.Dan Deacon & Ensemble, w/ Future Islands$10 advance, $12 door

The Gothic Theatre 3263 S. Broadway, Englewood Box office: 303-380-2333www.gothictheatre.com

Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.Kill Syndicate, CD release show$8

Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m.Eight Bucks Experiment$6

Monday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.Cold War Kids$17 advance, $22 door

Wednesday, April 22, 7 p.m.Toadies$15 advance, $17 door

Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m.Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony$25

Friday, April 24, 7 p.m.The Gaslight Anthem, w/ Heartless Bastards$13.50 advance, $15 door

Fox Theatre1135 13th St., Boulder Box office: 303-443-3399Ticketmaster: 303-830-TIXS

www.foxtheatre.com

Saturday, April 18, 9 p.m.Communikey Festival$20 advance, $25 door

Monday, April 20, 9 p.m.Rootz vs. Murphy$13 advance, $15 door

Tuesday, April 21, 9 p.m.New Riders of the Purple Sage$18 advance, $20 door

Wednesday, April 22, 9 p.m.The Kills$15 advance, $18 door

Thursday, April 23, 9 p.m.’80s Prom Costume Party, featuring the Underground Orchestra$12 advance, $17 door

Friday, April 24, 9 p.m.Vibesquad$12 advance, $18 door

Boulder Theater2032 14th St., BoulderBox office: 303-786-7030Ticketmaster: 303-830-TIXSwww.bouldertheater.com

Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.The Motet$17.50

Saturday, April 18, 9 p.m.Nershi’s Blue Planet$18.50

Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m.E-Town w/ Ralph Stanley, The Clinch Mountain Boys and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott$35

Ogden Theatre935 E. Colfax Ave., DenverBox office: 303-832-1874www.ogdentheater.net

Saturday, April 18, 9 p.m.Super Diamond (a tribute to Neil Diamond)

$20 advance, $25 door

Wednesday, April 22, 8 p.m.Franz Ferdinand$29.50 advance, $35 door

Friday, April 24, 9 p.m.Chris Cornell$30 advance, $35 door

The Hi-Dive7 South Broadway, DenverBox office: 720-570-4500www.hi-dive.com

Sunday, April 19, 9 p.m.Pretty & Nice$8

Wednesday, April 22, 8 p.m.Sole, Awol One$10

Thursday, April 23, 10 p.m.Wye Oak$8

Aggie Theatre204 South College Ave., Fort CollinsBox office: 970-482-8300www.aggietheatre.com

Friday, April 17, 8 p.m.Brandi Carlile$25

Monday, April 20, 8 p.m.Natural Breakdown$12

Friday, April 24, 8 p.m.Mavrik$10

Red Rocks Amphitheatre18300 W. Alameda Parkway, MorrisonTicketmaster: 303-830-TIXSwww.redrocksonline.com

Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m.Flight of the Conchords, w/ Iron & Wine$34.50

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