Remember back in 2006 when Boulder voters approved the Climate Action Plan (CAP) and it’s accompanying carbon tax? Neither do I, but it sounds like something we would do. Well, here is a concrete opportunity to take advantage of our tax dollars at work. Discounted (actually subsidized) prices are available until the funds run out at McGuckins on the following eco products:

• Compact flourescent light bulbs - for as little as a buck each 

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photos courtesy of Miranda Pearl

I was at the Sustainable Style Show in Toronto this past weekend. It was a great turn out and I had a lot of fun meeting all the vendors and hearing their stories. I also got to attend the Green Gala an ultra chic event showcasing (sustainable) couture from some of Canada’s freshest designers but more on that next blog…

I got to talk to Kealan, a charming and very hip Torontonian who owns 69 Vintage, a mini vintage store chain and Sonja from Thieves, the designer of the futuristic fashion luxury brand. The girls from Preloved were cool too (I didn’t get to meet the boy). They showed some cute recycled sweaters this time, one of their most popular items. They deal in hundreds of pounds of old used clothing, cut them up with innovative seasonal patterns and create completely new garments. They now get huge orders from some grand scale boutique clothing chains such as Urban Outfitters and Anthropology. (more…)

The Dhamma Brothers: East meets West in the Deep South (more…)

: Pull Up A Seat - A Dinner Series of Nine

: 11/19 - 3/19

: Lola Coastal Mexican

: www.loladenver.com

: Happy Hour Performance

: Friday, November 14

: The Pearl Street Pub

: Free

5:00 - 8:30pm

Chris Wayne Petry (Boulder) will be opening for the regional act of Gigi Love (Durango) with a special solo acoustic performance of original works and some obscure goodies from the Americana and roots spectrums. You may know him, the front man for The Slippery Elm Medicine Project.

 If you have been looking for an outlet for your strong (and of course, correct) opinions on the future of Boulder, here is your chance. I heard about this event through the Boulder Green Building Guild. Titled “Blueprint Boulder”,  It is a grassroots effort to consider the questions of “How do we create the best Boulder possible?” and “What makes great neighborhoods?” They hope to attract broad public participation in this FREE one-time event. (more…)

: House Concert: Western Tales and Trails with Adam Klein

: 7 pm, Sunday, 23 November, 2008

: Nomad Cohousing Common House, 1460 Quince Ave., Boulder, CO 80304

: Donation

: Josh Berman: jberman@gmail.com

“Klein channels the folklore of the American West with great precision, clarity, and effect. And his is a unique perspective, stemming from perhaps a most unlikely of places.

Listen to Adam’s music here: http://www.myspace.com/adamkleinmusic

: Boulder Adventure Film Festival

: November 6th-8th

: Boulder, CO: Boulder Theatre & B. Side Lounge

: Event Price

: adventurefilm.org

The international arena for the best and most inspiring independent films of the year encompassing all aspects of adventure, from serious exploration to environmental heroism to gripping tales from the edge of believable.
This event is going to be a great retreat from all the political news.

: Holiday Happy Hour Yoga and Spa

: 11/14/2008

: Alaya Yoga Spa Louisville, CO

: Free!

: www.alayayogaspa.com

Join us for our annual Holiday Happy Hour Yoga & Spa Night. Friday, November 14th from 4:30-7:30 pm.
4:30-5:30 FREE Yoga Class
5:30-7:30 FREE Chair Massage and Ayurvedic Tongue Analysis.
This event is FREE, but please sign up so we have an accurate count for appetizers and drinks

: Adventure Film Festival

: 11/6/08

: Boulder Theater

: www.AdventureFilm.org

Climb. Ride. Slide. Fly. Fight for your Environment. Inspire. Go Higher than you’ve ever dared to go… Three Days with Over 40 Films, Filmmakers, Art, Athletes and After-parties, November 6-8th in Boulder, Colorado. Be inspired with serious exploration, environmental heroism, and overcoming monumental epics. Festival Passes on sale at www.Adventurefilm.Org.

: Sensorielle Natural Spa & Wellness Center

: Nov. 13th, 2008, 6-8pm

: Sensorielle Natural Spa & Wellness Center, 1801 13th St., Suite 150, Boulder

: $0

: RSVP to experience@sensoriellespa.com

Sensorielle is hosting an Open House to show appreciation to our clients and members of the community.

- Free treatments
- Product samplings
- Free ayervedic consultations
- Food and wine

Sensorielle specializes in natural, rejuvenating treatments including massage therapy, hand and foot treatments, facials, and waxing and tinting.

: Boulder Chorale: Misa Tariro

: November 8 @ 7:30 pm & November 9 @ 4:00 pm

: First United Methodist Church

: -15

: www.boulderchorale.org

A compelling new work of power and beauty, Misa Tariro combines texts of the traditional Latin mass with sacred Shona poetry. In performances dedicated to the plight of those living with AIDS in Africa, Kutandara will combine its marimba orchestra with the 120 voices of the Concert Chorale .

: Boulder Chorale: Songs of the Season

: December 13 @ 7:30 pm & December 14@ 4:00 pm

: First United Methodist Church

: -15

: www.boulderchorale.org

A Boulder holiday tradition you will not want to miss! Join over 150 Boulder Chorale singers, the Apollo Chamber Brass and the mighty Roosevelt organ at First United Methodist Church in a perennially popular, seasonally inspired program of favorites from around the world.

This Friday, November 7th, gather at the St. Julien Hotel and Spa for the Annual Gala, a special night with excellent food, decadent dessert, and a silent auction.

“Celebrate with Women’s Health as we mark 35 years of providing high -quality cutting edge reproductive healthcare to Boulder County women and teens- regardless of their income, (more…)

Photo courtesy of Vegan Society

November 1st is World Vegan day and the start to World Vegan month.

Agriculture is one of the most resource-intensive and environmentally damaging processes in our industrialized lifestyles. Vegan Society states that “[r]emoving the causes of environmental degradation is often more effective (more…)

Rusty here, dropping another elephant journal review on you. This time, I attended the 27th annual Great American Beer Festival… or what is referred to as the GABF. It all went down in Denver on October 9th-11th, and I was lucky enough to get a ticket to this sold out event (courtesy Joe Pezzillo, longtime elephriend).

I’m not talking about a small local beer event, I’m talking about the beer festival of all beer festivals… (more…)

: Dhamma Brothers

: Nov. 17, 2008

: Boulder Theatre

: http://www.bouldertheater.com/event_detail.php?id=961

THE DHAMMA BROTHERS tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation.. This film, with the power to dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars also, in the words of Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking), “gives you hope for the human race.”

: Kirtan with David Newman (Durga Das)

: Friday, October 24th - 8:00pm

: Studio Soma, Denver, CO

: .00

: www.studio-soma.com

David Newman (Durga Das) is a Kirtan Chant Artist and Sacred Musician who travels the world bringing the bliss of Chant music and devotional Yoga to an ever-widening audience. His newest CD LOVE PEACE CHANT was recently released on Nutone music.
www.davidnewmanmusic.com

: CD Release Kirtan with David Newman!

: Saturday, October 25th - 8:00pm

: Om Time Boulder, CO

: $25

: www.omtime.com

David Newman (Durga Das) is a Kirtan Chant Artist and Sacred Musician who travels the world bringing the bliss of Chant music and devotional Yoga to an ever-widening audience. His newest Cd was recently released on Nutone music.

Update: “Hi Waylon, I hope you are well and your latest issues hit the stands! Next week I am heading to the west coast to present “Enlighten Up!” at the San Francisco International Documentary Festival. We are only there for two showings: Saturday, October 25, 5:00pm; Tuesday, October 28, 7:15pm…”

Yogaing to a theater near you!

Nick Rosen’s a longtime pal who we’d be honored to count among our best elephriends—only he’s always jetsetting around the world working on climbing films, so we only ever very rarely see his scruffy wiseguy self. A new movie—in which he’s the star—is all about yoga in today’s world, and the effect it can have even on a smokin’ drinkin’ cussin’ cy-nick.

I caught this film—along with 800 other yoginis (heaven, yes) recently at The Boulder Theater, where I joined 10 buddies and devoured organic tamari popcorn and Sunshine Wheat with lemon…and was blown away by the movie, which is equally rug-pulling for those who think yoga is new agey materialistic yuppie bullshit and those who say Namaste with a straight face. Go see the movie if you’re in SF, if you’re not copy and paste this url

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/10/elefilm-enlighten-up-yoga-does-nick-rosen/

and forward to your SF friends—they’ll owe you one.

Watch the movie trailer:

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