contents
news and views
BANNING DIRTY FRACKERS / 6
If oil and gas interests get their way, Colorado becomes their playground by Pamela White
OUR TAKE ON THE DISTRICT 1 COMMISSIONER RACE / 11
Elise Jones and Gary Sanfaçon would both be strong choices for county by Boulder Weekly staff
BOULDER JOINS FIGHT AGAINST FORECLOSURE SHAMS / 12
Activists aid statewide effort on bank regulations by Jefferson Dodge
buzz
THE BARD IS BACK IN BOULDER / 18
Colorado Shakespeare Festival kicks off this week by Sebastian Murdock
Overtones: Dandy Warhols get back to basics / 21
Overtones: Indigo Girls stay humble / 22
Arts & Culture: Viviane Le Courtois’ ‘Edible?’ makes food unsettling / 23
Panorama: What to do and where to go / 27
Reel 2 Reel: Pick your flick / 37
Screen: Prometheus / 39
ON THE COVER: There’s gold in them thar beers / 41
Cuisine Review: Coffee up and brunch / 43
departments
Letters: Nice fracking article; Crying wolf; Made his day / 5
The Highroad: Big shot banker proves banks are too big / 5
In Case You Missed It: Which obscurely famous people died in May? / 8
Boulderganic: Head in the cloud / 15
Adventure: Eat and run / 32
staff
Publisher, Stewart Sallo Editor, Joel Dyer
Director of Sales & Marketing, Dave Grimsland
Director of Operations/Controller, Benecia Beyer Circulation Manager, Cal Winn
EDITORIAL
Managing Editor, Jefferson Dodge Arts & Entertainment Editor, David Accomazzo
Special Editions/Calendar Editor, Elizabeth Miller Online Editor, Quibian Salazar-Moreno
Contributing Editor, Pamela White Interns, Michael Callahan, Sebastian Murdock, Hadley Vandiver
Contributing Writers, Peter Alexander, Krystal Baugher, Rob Brezsny, Chris Callaway, Paul Danish, James Dziezynski, Clay
Fong, Jim Hightower, Dave Kirby, Jessie Lucier, P.J. Nutting, Brian Palmer, Chris Parker, Adam Perry, Alan Sculley, Isaac
Woods Stokes, Tom Winter, Tate Zandstra, Gary Zeidner
SALES
Retail Sales Manager, Allen Carmichael
Account Executives, Andrea Craven, David Hasson, Lisa Secco, Brooke Sunness
PRODUCTION
Production Manager, Dave Kirby Art Director, Susan France Graphic Designer, Mark Goodman
Marketing Manager & Heiress, Julia Sallo
Office Manager/Advertising Assistant, Francie Swidler
CIRCULATION TEAM
Dave Hastie, Dan Hill, George LaRoe,
Jeffrey Lohrius, Elizabeth Ouslie, Rick Slama
12-Year-Old, Mia Rose Sallo
June 7, 2012 Volume XIX, Number 44 As Boulder County's only independently owned newspaper, Boulder Weekly is dedicated to illuminating truth, advancing justice and protecting the First Amendment through ethical, no-holds-barred journalism and thought-provoking opinion writing. Free every Thursday since 1993, the Weekly also offers the county's most comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage. Read the print version, or visit www.boulderweekly.com. Boulder Weekly does not accept unsolicited editorial submissions. If you're interested in writing for the paper, please send queries to:
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