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Today➤ “Class Acts,” a concert by pianist Alpin Hong and student musicians from Routt and Moffat counties, featuring a performance of “Rhapsody in Blue”When: 7 p.m.Where: Strings Music Pavilion, off Pine Grove RoadCost: Free; tickets are required and are available in advance at www.stringsmusic-festival.comCall: 879-5056Why you should go: On his past two educa-tional tours of Northwest Colorado, pianist Alpin Hong has shared his talents and tidbits about musical expression with students across Routt and Moffat counties. Somewhere along the way, Hong got a mind to tap into the talent he saw in band rooms and string sectionals. At 7 p.m. today, Hong and the Strings Music Festival youth outreach program will wrap up a week of workshops with a concert featuring local musicians and a per-formance of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” As of Wednesday afternoon, the concert was at capacity. A waiting list is available at www.stringsmusicfestival.com.

➤ Teen Battle of the Bands, presented by city of Steamboat Springs teen pro-grams, emceed by Kat-N-Tha-HatWhen: 9 p.m.Where: Steamboat Grand Resort HotelCost: $5Call: 879-4300Why you should go: Seven bands of teen-age musicians from Routt and Moffat coun-ties will perform three songs each at the

sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands. Styles on the roster for this year’s competition include rock, hardcore, ska, hip-hop, reggae, punk and more. See story on page 4.

Saturday➤ REPS Great American Garage Sale; booth rental proceeds benefit Reaching Everyone Preventing SuicideWhen: 8 a.m. to noonWhere: Steamboat Springs Middle School parking lotCost: $20 for a single booth spaceCall: Ronna at 875-2941 or Laurie at 846-3456Why you should go: Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide partners with NRC Broadcasting to a put on a yard sale with vendor spots the size of parking spaces. A $2 suggested donation at the gate gets you into the sale, which features food for sale by Fireside Catering and inventory for sale from Steamboat Flyfisher.

➤ “007 Cocktail Party,” part of Mambo’s Mud Season Recession Relief Party SeriesWhen: 9:30 p.m.Where: Mambo ItalianoCost: $2Call: 870-0500Why you should go: It’s an excuse to wear a little black dress or a nice tie to a Steamboat Springs bar without looking ridiculous.

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

On the coverThe Westons are planning on making their mark at this year’s Battle of the Bands. The group includes, counterclockwise from left, guitarist Noah Pfaff, drummer Connor Hagerty, bass player Graham Geppert and guitarist River Loughran.Photo by John F. Russell.

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

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

Friday, May 15, 9 p.m.Del The Funky Homosapien, w/ Mike Relm$22.50 advance, $25 door

Saturday, May 16, 9 p.m.Trampled by Turtles$13.50 advance, $15 door

Sunday, May 17, 4 p.m.Faultline$10

Monday, May 18, 8 p.m.Lady Sovereign, w/ Chester French$20 advance, $25 door

Tuesday, May 19, 8 p.m.Cloud Cult$13.50 advance, $15 door

Wednesday, May 20, 8 p.m.Horse Feathers and Joe Pug$8.50 advance, $10 door

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

Friday, May 15, 8 p.m.Milkman$15

Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m.Tipper$25

Sunday, May 17, 7 p.m.My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult$15

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

Friday, May 15, 9 p.m.Gregory Alan Isakov, CD release show$10 advance, $12.50 door

Saturday, May 16, 9 p.m.Mike, Aaron & Eddie Tour

$16 advance, $20 door

Sunday, May 17, 6 p.m.Music 4 Youth, featuring Hazel Miller and Wendy Woo$22

Thursday, May 21, 9 p.m.Mountain Standard Time$8 advance, $12 door

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

Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m.The Flatlanders$30

Sunday, May 17, 7 p.m.E-Town with Mike Doughty and Zee Avi$18.75

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

Saturday, May 16, 9 p.m.Bob Schneider$25 advance, $30 door

Monday, May 18, 8 p.m.Fisherspooner$20 advance, $25 door

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

Monday, May 18, 9 p.m.Ghost$10 advance, $12 door

Tuesday, May 19, 8 p.m.Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele$8

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

Thursday, May 21, 8 p.m.Ozric Tentacles$8

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Music • Scene • Arts • Film | 4 Points Steamboat Today • Friday, May 15, 2009 • 3

For the five years I’ve been reporting for arts and entertainment out-

lets, everything I’ve done has been on a weekly cycle.

In college, that meant mara-thon Tuesday-night production and design sessions, putting together a section of concert reviews that might be more than a week old, movie reviews for films that came out the Friday before, and CD reviews of albums that were released the previous Tuesday.

At internships, it meant watching our arts editor stare madly at a computer screen for something like 18 hours in a row every Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

And for 4 Points, it means writing a budget for the Friday section about a week in advance and spending the first three days of the week produc-ing content that might not be fresh by the time it gets to you.

A&E weeklies have been my favorite part of the news-paper for years, but I have to think the magazine-daily newspaper hybrid we’re work-ing with stunts the ability to provide current, engaging arts coverage.

You can get around that roadblock in a lot of ways — almost all of them lead to the Internet. Online content provides opportunity for sound clips of a band that’s playing in town, video clips of events or

rehearsals, photo galleries of art openings, and most impor-tantly, up-to-the-minute cover-age of arts and entertainment in Routt County.

For larger newspaper mod-els, the answer has been to con-tinue printing a weekend arts section and pair that content with a music blog, features in the daily newspaper, an online events calendar and anything else you can think of. For the Steamboat Pilot & Today, we’re going to have to get more cre-ative with our resources. We might have to look at the old way — the weekly cycle that produces a full-fledged 4 Points — and let it go.

As the newspaper looks for ways to provide up-to-the-min-ute content online and in-depth coverage in print, 4 Points is looking for a way to cover the arts in a way that is relevant, interactive and useful.

Online, that could mean a more accessible events calen-dar that’s updated daily, event previews that run a few days in advance of an event, mul-timedia clips, concert reviews and more live A&E coverage.

That could be fleshed out with reader-submitted reviews and comments about concerts, mov-ies or visual art events.

In print, that could mean a modified weekend arts section that still tells you what’s going on in music, art, dance, film, theater and community events. That section could be shorter; it could run in the Friday edi-tion of the Steamboat Today. If that happens, the change would provide the time needed to produce arts content for the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday newspapers.

Whatever changes we con-sider, you’re going to be the people most affected. 4 Points exists to tell its readers what’s happening in arts and enter-tainment in Routt County, and we’re interested in feedback about what kind of coverage you’d like to have, and how you’d like it to reach you.

More coverage of concerts and other events? Previews that run a few days in advance, to give a chance to buy tickets? Multimedia content on an A&E Web site?

Send your suggestions to me at [email protected], or call in with your thoughts, 871-4204. While we’re gathering input about how to reinvent the way we do A&E at the Pilot, look for Twitter updates about events around town on the “this just in” tab at the top of www.steamboatpilot.com.

Over the A&E horizon

Margaret Hair4 POINTS

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

Black Mountain TavernWhere: 202 Sharp St., Oak CreekWhen: 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through SaturdaySpecial: $2 Budweiser pints, $3 well drinks, special appetizer menu

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. Wednesday through SundaySpecial: 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: All day, every daySpecial: $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. dailySpecial: $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; happy hour specials are at the bar onlySpecial: 99 cent Bud, Sierra Nevada, 90 Shilling, Sunshine Wheat and Fat Tire drafts, $1.99 Guinness drafts; half-price pizzas (any pizza, any size)

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MusicToday➤ “Class Acts,” a concert by pianist Alpin Hong and student musicians from Routt and Moffat counties, featuring a perfor-mance of “Rhapsody in Blue”When: 7 p.m.Where: Strings Music Pavilion, off Pine Grove RoadCost: Free; tickets are required, and are available in advance at www.stringsmusic-festival.comCall: 879-5056

➤ Live jazzWhen: 7 to 10 p.m.Where: Three Peaks GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-3399

➤ Teen Battle of the Bands, presented by city of Steamboat Springs teen programs, emceed by Kat-N-Tha-HatWhen: 9 p.m.Where: Steamboat Grand Resort HotelCost: $5Call: 879-4300

➤ Worried Men, classic rock coversWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-3773

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

➤ String Board Theory, jam rockWhen: 10 p.m.Where: The Boathouse PubCost: FreeCall: 879-4797

➤ Blue Rooster Band, rockWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101

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

➤ “007 Cocktail Party,” part of Mambo’s Mud Season Recession Relief Party SeriesWhen: 9:30 p.m.Where: Mambo ItalianoCost: $2Call: 870-0500

➤ Good Gravy, jam rock and bluegrassWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Mahogany Ridge Brewery and GrillCost: $5Call: 879-3773

➤ String Board Theory, jam rockWhen: 10 p.m.Where: The Tap House Sports GrillCost: FreeCall: 879-2431

➤ Me & Ed’s Music Machine, rockWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101

➤ Missed the Boat, rock and bluegrassWhen: 10 p.m.Where: The Boathouse PubCost: FreeCall: 879-4797

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

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John F. Russell/4 Points

Noah Pfaff, right, and River Loughran jam while rehearsing for this year’s Battle of the Bands. The young musicians will be part of the Westons.

Margaret Hair4 Points

Every chance she’s gotten for the past couple of weeks, Ellana Williams has been play-ing her guitar.

Before she goes to school, when she gets home, when she’s watching TV, and when she’s practicing with her recently formed rock band, After Shock, Williams has her guitar in hand, working out lines from the Guns N’ Roses and Avenged Sevenfold songs After Shock will perform at the sixth annual Teen Battle of the Bands.

Williams’ nerves are under-standable: Guns N’ Roses guitar lines aren’t known for their simplicity; and the Battle, which will be After Shock’s first public performance, draws about 400 people each year. Doors open at 9 p.m. today at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel.

“I went to it last year, and it’s really cool,” Williams said. “A lot of people go, and the bands are really good. And there’s not a lot of stuff you can do here for teenage musi-cians, so it’s a really good opportunity.”

‘The audience is No. 1’Battle of the Bands started

after city of Steamboat Springs teen services coordinator direc-tor Brooke Lightner saw a need for a place for teenage

bands to play.“We knew that there were

teenagers out there practicing their music, but not too many opportunities to showcase their talent,” Lightner said. The first battle drew mostly punk and

hard rock bands, she said; over time, the set list has grown to include a wide array of musi-cal styles, including, punk, ska, hardcore, reggae, hip-hop and

Preparing for battle7 teen bands get ready to compete in annual music contest

Key points➤ Teen Battle of the Bands, presented

by city of Steamboat Springs teen programs, emceed by Kat-N-Tha-Hat

➤ 9 p.m. today➤ Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel➤ $5➤ 879-4300

Teen Battle of the Bands participants:

➤ The WestonsBand members: Graham Geppert, bass;

River Loughran, guitar and lead vocals; Noah Pfaff, lead guitar and backup vocals; Connor Haggerty, drums; Weston Kim, other

Styles of music: Ska, reggae, rock and hip-hop

Time playing together: Eight monthsListed musical influences: Sublime, Jimi

Hendrix, NOFX, Slightly Stoopid, Chuck Berry and about 50 others

➤ ReachtheskyBand members: Anthony “Kinne”

Kinnecom, vocals; Andrew Kinnecom, bass; Shane Burdette, drums; Johnny Strahan, guitar

Styles of music: Post-hardcore, ambient and electro

Time playing together: One yearListed musical influences: Attack Attack!,

We Came As Romans, Emarosa, The Acacia Strain and A Skylit Drive

➤ Fistful of FlamingosBand members: Nicolai Buccino, guitar

and lead vocals; Jack Massey, guitar; Graham Geppert, bass; Andre Buccino, drums

Styles of music: Acoustic, alternative and reggae

Time playing together: One monthListed musical influences: Slightly

Stoopid, Jack Johnson, Pepper and Sublime

➤ After ShockBand members: Ellana Williams, guitar

and vocals; Maddie Traverse, guitar and vocals; Dalton Perry, bass and vocals; David Kelley, drums

Styles of music: RockTime playing together: One monthListed musical influences: Guns N’

Roses, Led Zeppelin and Avenged Sevenfold

➤ Silence the FollowersBand members: Chase Stuart, guitar;

Dustin Camp, bass; Josiah Trujillo, vocals; Sean Schneegas, drums

Styles of music: Heavy metal, hardcoreTime playing together: Five monthsListed musical influences: Avenged

Sevenfold, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu, Parkway Drive and Belie My Burial

➤ Knock on WoodBand members: Connor Birch, lead gui-

tar; Max Shoffner, bass and vocals; Jake Supple, guitar and vocals; River Loughran, drums

Styles of music: Reggae, ska and rockTime playing together: A little less than

a yearListed musical influences: “Sublime to

Clapton and everything in between”

➤ Basically SoundBand members: Guerin Lewis, lead guitar

and vocals; Daniel Melvin, drums and back-up vocals

Styles of music: Punk, alternative and rockTime playing together: One year, five

monthsListed musical influences: The White

Stripes

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Music • Scene • Arts • Film | 4 Points Steamboat Today • Friday, May 15, 2009 • 5 MUSIC

Mixing it up: A local’s favorite tunesHunter GiffordAge: 23Occupation: Cook, Steamboat Smokehouse

Side A:1. “Whipping Post,” by The Allman Brothers Band2. “Kaya,” by Bob Marley3. “Wharf Rat,” by the Grateful Dead4. “Hey Joe,” by Jimi Hendrix5. “Local,” by Keller Williams6. “When the Levee Breaks,” by Led Zeppelin7. “Gone Gone Gone,” by The New Deal

Side B:1. “Susie Greenberg,” by Phish2. “Spanish Moon,” by Little Feat3. “One of These Days,” by Pink Floyd4. “Smoke & Mirrors,” by RJD25. “Bigs,” by STS9

6. “Crosseyed and Painless,” by Talking Heads7. “Pressure Drop,” by Toots & The Maytals

Bonus Track: “Raleigh and Spencer,” by Yonder Mountain String Band

Gifford

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Fort Collins band Good Gravy uses two drummers and an electric mandolin to push its bluegrass roots to new musical horizons. The band plays Saturday at Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill.

Branching from bluegrassMargaret Hair

4 Points

When percussionist Kyle Vanbuskirk joined the Fort Collins bluegrass band Good Gravy, the group ran into a problem: traditional bluegrass acts don’t have a drummer; with Vanbuskirk, Good Gravy had two.

“When that happened, there’s really not a whole lot a percussion player can do in a bluegrass band,” Vanbuskirk said. The change ended up working well — Good Gravy’s set now is closer to a jam band, dipping into genres from rock to electro dance.

“I kind of pushed us into a more dance kind of theme and

more genres of music, because that’s really what I can add,” Vanbuskirk said.

The band plays a blend of funk, jazz, rock and electronic music — all rooted in the blue-grass tradition that started Good Gravy, all influenced by growing up on diverse music fes-tivals — Saturday at Mahogany Ridge. Vanbuskirk talked with 4 Points about pushing genre norms aside and sacrificing a set to the whims of a crowd.

4 POINTS: How did Good Gravy land on the sound it has now?

KYLE VANBUSKIRK: Our roots come from bluegrass, so most of our songs are in the

style of bluegrass. But we do a lot of other styles of music — electronica, we do a lot of funk and jazz — and we kind of blend a lot of different styles together and reach out to a lot of different crowds.

CD reviewThe Hold Steady“A Positive Rage (Live)”

There is little, if any, noticeable difference between a live Hold Steady CD and one that’s been recorded and mastered in a studio.

The Hold Steady has made a handful of albums in the past few years that are appeal-ing for just that reason: It’s low-fi and lowbrow, and that’s the way the band’s bar-going fans like it.

“A Positive Rage,” released in April as a CD and DVD, is a sort of make-do best-of collection recorded in Chicago on Oct. 31, 2007. Much of the assumed crowd noise has been edited out of the sound recording, making it more of a Hold Steady mix tape than a live album.

The only element that couldn’t be re-created by

spending about 10 minutes with iTunes is the 10-minute final track, “Killer Parties,” which includes about three minutes of stunted babbling by lead singer Craig Finn, who eventually concludes that “there is so much joy in what we do up here.”

That joy, unfortunately, does not come through on this CD.

Rating: ★★— Margaret Hair, 4 Points

Good Gravy creates tasty grooves with traditional base

Key points➤ Good Gravy, jam rock and bluegrass➤ 10 p.m. Saturday➤ Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill➤ $5➤ 879-3773➤ Songs by Fort Collins-based jam

and bluegrass band Good Gravy are streaming at www.myspace.com/goodgravygrass

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ScenePage 6 May 15, 2009● arts ● filmmusic ●

On sceneNotes from around town

Outdoor adventuresArmed with a new BAP tent,

a bag of trail mix and an incred-ibly vague plan, I headed north last weekend to Wyoming.

The idea — which turned out to be a little premature, as camping in early May tends to get a little cold at night — was to go toward the state line through Walden, landing in the Medicine Bow National Forest, near Saratoga, Wyo.

The U.S. Forest Service keeps pretty clear updates of what campgrounds, hiking trails and other public land amenities are open; I learned that those updates should be confirmed with a phone call. After collecting additional sup-plies in Saratoga, I drove down the Scenic Snow Byway toward my intended destination, Ryan Park; according to the Internet, this campsite is open year-round.

A few wrong turns led me to the conclusion that Ryan Park might well be open year-round, but that it is beyond my navigation abilities to find it. A Forest Service road labeled with a camping sign offered a handy backup plan, and a tip from the driver of a mud-plastered pick-up landed me at Lincoln Park campground, looking out over North Brush Creek just on the edge of the forest.

More or less deserted in early May — for reasons that became painfully, shiver-inducingly obvi-ous about 9 p.m. — Lincoln Park is a developed campsite with vault toilets, a creek over-look, camp grills and proximity to a crazy-steep hiking trail. I plan to head back there, and to the Turpin Reservoir site a few miles further up the road, later in the summer.

For the next month and a half, I’ve learned my lesson, and will be confining outdoor adventures to day trips in Routt County.

The marina at Steamboat Lake State Park is open, and the campsites open May 22. Stagecoach State Park has been letting boats and fishermen take advantage of its waters for a few weeks now. Both parks will be instituting frequent boat inspec-tions throughout the summer to prevent the spread of invasive mussels.

Steamboat Lake and Stagecoach also offer camping, which I plan to check out after buying a sleeping bag, warm outdoor-oriented clothes, a sleeping pad and various other implements most reasonable people take with them on camp-ing trips.

For information about state park and Forest Service recre-ation in Routt County, go to http://parks.state.co.us and www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr.

— Margaret Hair, 4 Points


A student holds her position while listening as ballet instructor Heidi Meshurel-Jolly talks with students Katelyn Ihrig, reflected in mirror at far left, and Emily Laurinec-Studer at Northwest Ballet. Pointe is one of many dance styles covered in the studio’s upcoming summer schedule.

Get a move onMargaret Hair

4 Points

For the lifelong dancer or studio newcomer, Steamboat Springs dance instructors are offering an array of classes from mid-May to late August. Styles include classic jazz steps, African, hoopdancing, Irish step, hip-hop, ballet and belly dancing.

To help prospective danc-ers navigate class schedules and decide on a preferred fit, 4 Points has compiled a listing of classes available to adult dancers of varying levels.

Some classes have been going for a week or two, and all the classes listed have openings for interested danc-ers:

➤ Intermediate jazz workshop, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays, May 18 and June 1, Northwest Ballet Studio: Some experience is required for this classic jazz dance workshop, but instructor Renee Fleischer said she can adapt some steps to a more beginner level. The four-part series started May 4,

and Fleischer said she hopes to continue offering classes through the summer. Each session starts with a warm-up and some technique exer-cises, and ends with a dance routine, she said. Fleischer describes classic jazz dance as ballet-based steps set to mainstream music. Classes are $15 for drop-ins. For more information or to regis-ter, call Fleischer at 970-390-1150.

➤ All-levels African dance, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays or

Thursdays, May 19 through Aug. 13 (class started May 12), the Depot Art Center: These African dance classes, taught through the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus, are listed in the CMC course guide as African Dance I and II. That setup has been changed to offer two mixed-level classes on Tuesday and Thursday eve-nings; the classes started May 12, but registration is open and unlimited for either night.

Instructor Nicole Idzahl teaches Tuesdays, and Jen Lowe teaches Thursdays. Each class starts with a warm-up and works through a new dance; instructors offer information about what each dance is, where it comes from, and steps set to live drum-mers, Idzahl said. The dances are kept as traditional as possible and are adapted for beginner or experienced danc-ers, Idzahl said.

Tuition for either the Tuesday and Thursday class is $45 for the summer session. Registration for the class is done through CMC.

➤ Hula dance Level 2, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays, May 20 through June 24, Northwest Ballet Studio: HulaFool defines “hoopdance” as “danc-ing using a large weighed hoop for self-expression. A beginner level 1 hula dance class is 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesdays, July 1 through Aug. 5. Dancers can build on those skills with a level 2 hula class Aug. 12 through Sept. 16. According to the HulaFool Web site, tuition for a six-week session is $66. For additional class and pric-ing information or to register, call Jennifer Harlan at 970-309-9612 or register online at www.hulafool.com. Drop-ins are welcome, and professional hoops are provided for the class.

➤ All levels adult hip-hop, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, June 4 through July 9, Northwest Ballet Studio: In the past five years, Nicole Curd has trained herself in hip-hop through annual performances

Summer dance classes cover a variety of stylesFor moreFor more information about dance classes at Northwest Ballet Studio, at 326 Oak St., call 871-1880. To register for African and Irish dance classes taught through the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus, call 870-4444 or register online at www.coloradomtn.edu. The summer session of children’s danceworks starts July 27 and runs through Aug. 20. Classes are offered for chil-dren ages 3 through 12. For more information about class offerings and pricing, contact Wendy Smith Mikelsons at 736-1005 or e-mail [email protected].

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ArtsEvents and news➤ Local photographer Kenny Knapp hosts a workshop about Adobe Photoshop tech-niques at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Center for Visual Arts. The workshop, which is free and open to professional, amateur and hobby photographers, is presented by The Photography Forum, a group that meets once a month to discuss photo topics and tech-niques. For more information, call the Center for Visual Arts at 846-5970.

➤ Steamboat Arts & Crafts Gym is getting ready for its summer children’s art workshops. Day camps and half-day camps focus on drawing and painting, pottery or general crafts. Punch cards are available. For pricing information or to register, call Diane Davis at 870-0384. The crafts gym hosts an all-occasions greeting card workshop with Chris Erickson from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday. The free workshop is designed for children ages 8 and older; a material kit is $12.

➤ The application deadline for the Steamboat Springs Arts Council’s annual artist member show is June 5. The show, titled “On Track, Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Depot,” will be up July 3 through Aug. 16. For more information, con-tact David Jolly at 879-9008 or djolly@ steamboatspringsarts.com.

➤ The Steamboat Art Museum gift shop invites all local artists and craftsmen to sub-mit items to sell on a consignment basis. The museum is preparing for a new exhibit, set to open in late May, and the museum shop is adding new inventory at that time. For more information, call 870-1755 or e-mail [email protected].

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 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 Bowden, Patti Retz, Anita Pajon, Jody Elston, Diane Kelly and Deb Babcock. Call 846-9349.

➤ The Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts features 3-D art by students from Steamboat Springs High School, and selections of art by students at Soda Creek Elementary School, Strawberry Park Elementary School and Lowell Whiteman Primary School. The gallery also features work by more than 90 local artists. Call 846-5970.

➤ Colorado Group Realty features photog-raphy by Kim Keith; her most recent work focuses on the delicacy of butterflies. Call 870-8800.

➤ Creekside Café & Grill features work by Steamboat Springs artist Sandra Sherrod. Call 879-4925.

➤ East West Frame Shop features paintings by Michelle Ideus and handmade jewelry by Gail Holthausen. Call 879-5225. ➤ Gallery 11 features “Images of Steamboat, Colorado and the West” by resident photographer Ken Lee. The gallery has new releases on display. Call 870-8887.

➤ The new Hayden Art Gallery features original work by nine local and regional artists. The gallery is at 117 Jefferson Ave., next to Hayden Mat and Frame. For more information, call Jim Folley at 756-6288.

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

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See Arts calendar, page 12

‘A photography family’Margaret Hair

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In 2008, photographer Gerald Hardage took home awards from the Professional Photographers of America, Florida Professional Photo-graphers and Professional Photographers of Colorado for images taken in and around Steamboat Springs.

He’s been taking pictures for more than 30 years — and despite the distinctions his work has earned, Hardage is adamant he couldn’t have done it alone.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had an original idea in my life. It’s been somebody mentoring me and helping me, and me put-ting a Gerald Hardage touch on it,” he said. In the spirit of sharing the knowledge so many people gave him, Hardage formed the Steamboat Springs Photography Forum in fall 2008.

“I don’t have any secrets … I’m 71 years old and I want to give back what’s been given to me so freely,” Hardage said. “If it wasn’t for mentors, I wouldn’t have accomplished what I’ve accomplished.”

The Photography Forum meets on the third Monday of each month at the Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts, and invites photographers to speak about an area of their expertise. At 6:30 p.m. Monday, local photographer Kenny Knapp will give tips about techniques used in Adobe Photoshop.

Past forum topics include a lesson in composition by Gallery 11 owner Ken Lee, tips on entering photos in contests by Hardage, and

a presentation on archival printing by Joel Schulman of PhotoGraphicsArt. Studio pho-tographer Shauna Lamansky is scheduled to talk about posing and lighting in June, and Hardage hopes to bring Professional Photographers of Colorado president Jeff Johnson for a workshop in July.

Hardage said he’d eventually like to see 40 to 50 people at each forum meeting, exchang-ing ideas and learning all aspects of photography. The goal is to create an “unorga-nized organization,” “a photog-raphy family” and “a fellow-ship,” he said.

“I’m interested in people — I don’t care what kind of camera they’ve got or what kind of training they’ve got — just shar-ing their pictures and their infor-mation,” Hardage said.

The group is constantly seek-ing new members, said Hardage and Center for Visual Arts owner Linda Laughlin. The cur-rent Photography Forum roster comes from a list of potential members Hardage and Laughlin compiled from the Yellow Pages and their own contacts.

“Honestly we were stunned at how many people showed, and we were also pleased with the range of people,” Laughlin said about the group’s first meeting.

Forum workshops are free for now; Hardage said he’s look-ing into charging annual dues of about $60 to cover costs for bringing in national and interna-

tional photographers to speak. Monday’s workshop will start with a brief meeting to discuss membership dues, Laughlin said.

Gerald Hardage/courtesy

Photography Forum founder Gerald Hardage said he’s become fascinated with images of the West since moving to Steamboat Springs a few years ago.

Photo Forum focuses on sharing ideas, making connections

Key points➤ Photography Forum, with tips from

local photographer Kenny Knapp about using Adobe Photoshop

➤ 6:30 p.m. Monday➤ Center for Visual Arts,

56 Ninth St.➤ Free➤ Center for Visual Arts at 846-5970 or

Gerald Hardage at 321-303-2548

Courtesy photo

Photographer Gerald Hardage started The Photography Forum in fall 2008 as a way for local photographers of all skill and experience levels to share knowledge and ideas. The forum meets on the third Monday of each month at the Center for Visual Arts.

Kenny Knapp Kenny Knapp will share Photoshop tips for all levels of photographers at a Photography Forum meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Knapp started tak-

ing photos about 30 years ago, while working as a travel-ing musician and performer; the scenes caught his eye, and Knapp decided to start cap-turing them, he said. As a member of the National

Association of Photoshop Professionals, Knapp keeps up to date on revisions to the photo editing software and the tools

it provides for photographers. He stays on top of the technology by watching instructional videos and reading books by Photoshop guru Scott Kelby, he said. Knapp’s hourlong lesson to the Photography Forum will include key-board shortcuts, photo display options such as panorama, how to enlarge a photo without sacrificing resolution, and how to add selected color to black-and-white shots, he said. Knapp has been involved in digital photography since early digital camera models came out, he said. In addi-tion to his photo business, Knapp has co-owned Windwalker Tours sleigh ride dinners for 13 years. For more information about Kenny Knapp or to see examples of his work, go to www.kennyknapp.com.

Knapp

with the Steamboat Dance Theatre. She’ll adapt that knowledge for her first teach-ing experience, a six-part adult hip-hop class that will start off with beginner moves and work up to more advanced steps and routines, Curd said.

The class will cover a vari-ety of hip-hop styles, includ-ing freestyle, pop and lock, krumping and choreographed dances.

“I’m going to try to mix it up,” Curd said. “I really want people in Steamboat to be able to experience the dif-ferent kinds of hip-hop that have come about since it came about in the ’80s.”

Tuition for the six-week session is $45; drop-ins are welcome for $10 per class. For more information or to regis-ter, call Curd at 846-5290 or [email protected].

➤ Irish dance, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, June 8 through July 17, Northwest Ballet Studio: Taught through the Yampa Valley Ceili Society and Colorado Mountain College, this beginning Irish step class focuses on traditional steps with an emphasis on music. For more information, call Nora Parker at 879-2205. Registration for the class is

done through CMC.

➤ Northwest Ballet summer session, July 1 through Aug. 20, Northwest Ballet Studio: Dance instructor Heidi Meshurel-Jolly teaches ballet for ages 7 to adult, starting with begin-ning ballet for ages 7 to 11 from 4:30 to 5:30 Thursdays. Intermediate ballet for ages 11 through teen is from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays. Beginning and intermediate ballet for teens and adults is 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Intermediate and advanced ballet for teens and adults is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays. Beginning pointe students need Meshurel-Jolly’s permission to enroll; that class is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

The drop-in rate for bal-let is $15 per class; the sum-mer session rate has not been determined. Class registra-tion is available online at www.northwest-ballet.com, and forms are available at Northwest Ballet Studio. For more information, call Meshurel-Jolly at 846-4585.

➤ Belly dancing, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays (inter-mediate) and 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays (beginner), May 19 through July 8, Northwest Ballet Studio: Molly Kuhl will teach a Tuesday evening

intermediate class for those with belly-dancing experi-ence. Meg Widmer will teach two beginner’s classes — only one of them, scheduled for Wednesday afternoons, has spots remaining. Tuition for

either class is $96 for an eight-week session or $15 per class for drop-ins. For more infor-mation, contact Kuhl at 846-2735 or [email protected].

➤ Beginning modern

dance for adults, time and date TBA, Northwest Ballet Studio: Contact Wendy Smith Mikelsons for more informa-tion about this class. Call 736-1005 or e-mail [email protected].

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Ballet students Jessica Bertrand, left, and Sophie Abate, practice under the watchful eye of Northwest Ballet teacher Heidi Meshurel-Jolly during a class at the Northwest Ballet Studio.

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Mazzola’s Italian DinerWhere: 917 Lincoln Ave.When: 5 to 6 p.m. dailySpecial: $1 off all drinks, half-price pizzas and appetizers at the bar

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; $2 sliders (sliders also available 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

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. Monday through SaturdaySpecial: $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. weekendsSpecial: Reduced prices on selected drinks and appetizers

Slopeside GrillWhere: Torian Plum PlazaWhen: 10 p.m. to midnightSpecial: $2 draft beer pints and $6 pizzas

Snowbird Restaurant & LoungeWhere: 2304 Après Ski Way, at the Ptarmigan Inn

When: 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. Tuesday through SaturdaySpecial: $2.50 Bud and Bud Light pints; $2 off well drinks, wine by the glass and margari-tas,; $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

Sunpie’sWhere: 735 Yampa St.When: 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday; late-night happy hour 8 p.m. to close on SundaysSpecial: All drinks are cheaper; Sunday late-night cocktails are double-tall for regular prices

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

Three Peaks GrillWhere: 2165 Pine Grove RoadWhen: 5 to 6:30 p.m. dailySpecial: $3 drafts, $5 well drinks, $7 martinis

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

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‘Angels & Demons’Thriller, PG-13, 138 minutes

This kind of film requires us to be very forgiving, and if we are, it promises to enter-tain. “Angels & Demons” suc-ceeds.

It’s based on a novel that came before “The DaVinci Code” in Dan Brown’s oeuvre, but is set afterward. Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is back at Harvard when he is summoned from a swimming pool by an emissary from the Vatican and flown to Rome to face a crisis. Earlier, we learned, a rare sealed vial of anti-matter was stolen from the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, and a note taking credit comes from the Illuminati, a secret society that has long hated the church because of the days when it persecuted Galileo and other scientists.

A “popular and progres-sive” pope has just died. The cardinals have been summoned to elect his successor. Four of them, the “preferati,” the favorites to be the next pope, have been kidnapped. One will be executed at 8, 9, 10 and 11 p.m., until the battery on the anti-matter vial runs out of juice at midnight, and the faith-ful will see more than a puff of white smoke above the Vatican. I don’t recall whether the Illuminati had any demands.

Maybe it just wants revenge.In that case, why hide the

vial at the end of a trail that can only be followed by clues discovered or intuited by pro-fessor Langdon? Why not just blow up the place? What is the purpose of the scavenger hunt? Are the Illuminati trying to get even after Langdon foiled Opus Dei, another secret society, in “The DaVinci Code”?

I don’t know, and, reader, there is no time to care.

Langdon uses his knowledge of Illuminati symbols to fol-low the trail though four Rome churches. He has uncanny luck. He spots and correctly identifies every clue, even though they’re very well hidden. For his com-panion he has the beautiful and brilliant Vittoria Vetra (Ayelet Zurer) from CERN.

Meanwhile, there is intrigue within the Vatican and lots of red herrings among all the red hats. The young Camerlengo

(Ewan McGregor), joins the professor’s desperate quest, as does the commander of the pope’s protectors, the Swiss Guard (Stellan Skarsgard). Inside the conclave, Cardinal Strauss (Armin Mueller-Stahl) is in charge of the election.

All of this happens at break-neck speed, with little subtlety, but with fabulous production values.

Rating: ★★★— Roger Ebert

Chief Plaza Theater, 813 Lincoln Ave.

➤ “Star Trek” (PG-13)1, 4, 7 and 9:50 p.m. Friday and Saturday1, 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday4 and 7 p.m. weekdays

➤ “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” (PG-13)1:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday1:15, 4:15 and 7:15 p.m. Sunday4:15 and 7:15 p.m. weekdays

➤ “Obsessed” (PG-13)1, 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday1, 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday4 and 7 p.m. weekdays

➤ “Hannah Montana: The Movie” (PG)1:15, 4:15, 7:15 and 9:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday1:15, 4:15 and 7:15 p.m. Sunday4:15 and 7:15 p.m. weekdays

Wildhorse 6 Stadium Cinemas, 655 Marketplace Plaza➤ “Angels & Demons” (PG-13)4, 5:10, 7 and 8:15 p.m. Friday1, 2:10, 4, 5:10, 7 and 8:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday5:10, 7 and 8:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday

➤ “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (PG-13)5:40 and 8 p.m. Friday, Monday through Thursday12:40, 3:10, 5:40 and 8:10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

➤ “The Soloist” (PG-13)5 and 7:40 p.m. Friday, Monday through Wednesday2:20, 5 and 7:40 p.m. Saturday and Sunday7:40 p.m. Thursday

➤ “Earth” (G)5:20 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Monday through Wednesday12:50, 3, 5:20 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday5:20 p.m. Thursday

➤ “17 Again” (PG-13)5:30 p.m. Friday, Monday through Wednesday2:30 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

➤ “State of Play” (PG-13)8 p.m. Friday through Wednesday

➤ “Terminator Salvation” (PG-13)4:30, 5:45, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday

What’s playing

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Tom Hanks stars in “Angels & Demons” from Columbia Pictures.

Showtimes

Editor’s note: “Terminator Salvation” was not screened for critics.

‘Star Trek’Sci-fi action, PG-13, 126 minutes

Using the device of time travel, the new movie reboots the original franchise with younger characters and actors, as we meet Kirk, Spock, Scotty, Uhuru and Bones in their younger days. Lacks the twists and challenges of classic “Star Trek.”

Rating: ★★★

‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’Action, PG-13, 107 minutes

Because the modern Wolverine has amnesia and at the end of this film forgets everything in it, who cares about his origins? A monotonous, shallow and inarticulate charac-ter, used as a story device linking pointless action scenes.

Rating: ★★

‘Earth’Documentary, G, 99 minutes

A beautiful documentary of Earth’s climates and wild creatures, featuring spectacular photography. Distilled from the BBC/Discovery series “Planet Earth,” and taking advantage of the big screen to make full use of its hi-def visuals.

Rating: ★★★

‘The Soloist’Drama, PG-13, 117 minutes

Jamie Foxx stars as a home-less street musician who is written about by a Los Angeles Times columnist (Robert Downey Jr.) and becomes an overnight celebrity. He was a child prodigy but is haunted by the demons of mental illness.

Rating: ★★★

‘State of Play’Thriller, PG-13, 127 minutes

Russell Crowe is a seasoned

newspaper reporter and Rachel McAdams is the paper’s plucky young blogger; together, they uncover an unholy political and corporate alliance.

Rating: ★★★

‘17 Again’Comedy, PG-13, 98 minutes

An unhappy man in his late 30s is transported back to his body at 17 and gets a chance to fix things with his alienated fam-ily. Zac Efron is a charmer as the teenager.

Rating: ★★★— Roger Ebert

‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’Romantic comedy, PG-13, 115 minutes

Whatever it is about Matthew McConaughey that so gets under some folks’ skin, he’s well-practiced at playing the cocksure ladies’ man, turning “Failure to Launch” and “How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days” into perfectly serviceable romances.

“Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” is the best of the bunch, a roman-tic “Christmas Carol.”

Rating: ★★★

‘Obsessed’Thriller, PG-13, 110 minutes

Whoever thought remaking “Fatal Attraction” as a PG-13 thriller was a good idea earns much of the blame for this laughably arch dud.

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. The big-screen version of the Disney TV series is made for girls ages 6 to 14 and no one else.

Rating: ★★★— Christy Lemire, AP

➤ “Star Trek” (PG-13)

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acoustic rock.The competition is open to

any band from Routt County and surrounding areas; band members must be 13 to 19 years old, and must register with Steamboat Springs Teen Programs a week before the contest. The event is open to all ages but is geared toward teens, and is an alcohol- and drug-free night, Lightner said.

Jesse Calhoon, a local drummer who will manage the Battle of the Bands stage for the second time this year, is in charge of coordinating equip-ment needs and stage set-up with the seven bands registered. For many acts, a three-song set at the Battle is the group’s first public performance. To have 400 people hear that set is a weighty learning experience, Calhoon said.

“I think they get comfort-able playing in front of people, that’s huge, and they get reac-tion of what their music sounds

like, and that’s huge. They learn from their mistakes and what sounds good and what sounds bad,” he said, pointing out the importance of audience inter-action. “The audience is No. 1 when it comes to a band play-ing on stage, and if you impress the audience, you’re going to be a great band.”

Competing to winFive music industry judges

rate each act on originality, appearance, musicianship, sound and lyrics, and assign the group an overall score. The Battle champion is decided by the highest combined point tally.

A prize package for the winning act includes a trophy designed by the industrial arts class at Steamboat Springs High School, a band profile in the Steamboat Today, airtime and an interview on KFMU 104.1 FM, and a weeknight gig at Mahogany Ridge Brewery

and Grill.Anthony “Kinne”

Kinnecom is one of several musicians who look to the com-petition as a chance to step up his band’s musicianship and performance. Reachthesky, a post-hardcore group that takes its cues from bands such as Attack Attack!, formed a few months ago. Since then, Kinnecom and longtime friend and drummer Shane Burdette have used Reachthesky as a way to sharpen their songwriting skills.

“Basically since the day we met we’ve been trying to get bands together and get our songs going,” Kinnecom said. The band is looking forward to the crowd reaction to its set, Kinnecom said.

“It’s just kind of a way for us to get our music out there. We’re trying to take this as seri-ously as we can because we’re all dedicated musicians,” he said.

MusicContinued from page 4

➤ 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

➤ Tasty Vittles, rockWhen: 8:30 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101

Wednesday➤ Live triviaWhen: 6:30 p.m.Where: The Tap House Sports GrillCost: Free

Call: 879-2431

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

➤ String Board Theory, jam rockWhen: 10 p.m.Where: Old Town PubCost: TBDCall: 879-2101

Upcoming➤ Opening weekend for Ghost Ranch Saloon, featuring The Informants (rockabil-ly soul, May 22), Tony Furtado (Americana, May 23), Agent Orange (punk rock, May 24) and Missed the Boat (bluegrass and rock, May 25)When: 9 p.m.Where: Ghost Ranch Saloon, 56 Seventh St.

Cost: Free for The Informants; $15 in advance and $20 at the door for Tony Furtado; $10 for Agent Orange; $5 for Missed the BoatCall: 879-9898; information online at www.ghostranchsaloon.com

➤ Community swing dance, with live music by the Steamboat Swings big band; spon-sored by Steamboat Dance TheatreWhen: 7 to 10 p.m. May 22; a free dance lesson will take place about 45 minutes before the event startsWhere: Steamboat Springs Community CenterCost: $15Call: 879-3712

➤ Urbane rail jam, with live DJWhen: 1 to 4 p.m. May 23Where: Seventh Street, between Yampa Street and Lincoln AvenueCost: Free to attendCall: 879-9169 for more information or to register for the rail jam

Music calendarContinued from page 4

(We like) to be able to play a show and afterward see dif-ferent people who picked out a part of a show that they liked or they can relate to — some-thing that was enjoyable to them. And at the same time we’re just playing what we like and what sounds good to us.

4 POINTS: What does hav-ing two drummers do for a band with bluegrass roots?

KV: People think that it adds a lot of texture and it adds a lot of style, and I guess what

we can play and what we can get across musically is not as limited. So we’re just trying to keep our horizons as open as possible as far as what can we play and how can we play it. … It has opened the door to other things that we can do as a band.

4 POINTS: How did that sound develop after you joined the band?

KV: They had a lot of origi-nal songs written, so we just kept them the same, but we

would just jam out in the mid-dle of it, and we would go into a real thick electronica drum-and-bass jam. … That’s kind of how it started, and we’ve kind of gotten to the point where we are starting to write more songs that aren’t based out of bluegrass, but have bluegrass connected somewhere in the song. …

We’re looking to really broaden our experience as far as being able to mesh together all kinds of different sounds, and we’re getting there.

Q&AContinued from page 5

➤ K. Saari Gallery features new work by gallery artists. The all-gallery show will be on display through late May. Call 870-0188.

➤ Leisure Mountain Studio in Yampa features watercolors, oil painting and photography by Jeanne Willman, Carol Villa, Nita Naugle and Suzy Pattillo. Call 638-4500.

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

➤ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore features images of Steamboat and the Yampa Valley by local photographer Kevin Olsen. Call 879-6830.

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

➤ Shauna Lamansky Photographic Design is in a new location, at 928 Lincoln Ave. The studio specializes in portrait and fine art photography, and is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and by appointment at

other times. Call 879-6213. ➤ Sleeping Giant Gallery features “Capturing Steamboat,” photos by Don Tudor, as well as prints and oil paintings by Cully Kistler. Call 879-7143.

➤ The newly opened The Spa/Salon fea-tures photography by Corey Kopischke. The Spa is at 24 Fifth St. Call 871-0202.

➤ The Steamboat Springs Arts Council features its annual Routt County Youth Show at the Depot Art Center. The show includes work made by students from public and private schools in Steamboat Springs, North Routt, South Routt and Hayden. Call 879-9008.

➤ Urbane clothing store features skate deck art from its spring quarter call-for-artists. Submitted decks are decorated in media including watercolor, acrylic paint and wood burning. The show will be up through the end of the month. Call 879-9169.

➤ Wild Horse Gallery will be open by appointment in May. Call 879-5515 or 819-2850 to schedule a visit.

Arts calendarContinued from page 7

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