Backbeat 7/8/09

Friday, July 10, 2009

By PJH Staff

BOONDOCKS ONLY SUMMER SHOW
Jackson Hole, Wyo.-Local bluegrass/Americana band Boondocks reunites Friday at the Mangy Moose for its only show this summer. Margot Valiente, lead singer and total babe, is back in town from Austin, Texas, excited to play again for her hometown crowd.

Boondocks formed about four years ago, and built a strong following around town. With the live music capital, Austin, in her sights, Valiente split town on good terms to pursue the scene down south. The Boondocks then became Aaron Davis and the Docks, including the same members, but featuring different songs and a more edgy tone. 

Opening bands are Benyaro, a CMJ top 200 band from New York City, and local group, Screen Door Porch. On its Web site, Benyaro is described as a “soulful acoustic phenomena,” and “a new approach to American music resulting in a unique, sweet sound.”

Screen Door Porch is a project of Aaron Davis that fluctuates between two and six members. A notable addition is a cello that Davis said gives some songs a more dramatic feel. - PD

Boondocks plays, 9:30 p.m., Friday, at the Mangy Moose Saloon. $5. 733-4913.

Write in the Tetons
Writers spend most of their time alone – frankly, some of them like it that way, but in Jackson Hole, the mountains tend to bring out the more communal minds of writers.

This weekend, poet Laurie Kutchins will lead an Earthwalking-themed discussion for more socially minded writers, as part of Grand Teton Association’s free Writers in the Park series, every second Saturday throughout the summer.

Moderator Tina Welling said she cannot imagine a better place than Grand Teton National Park to talk about writing.

At the end Kutchins will give a writing assignment, and everyone will go home with new work, Welling Said.

The Grand Teton Association, a nonprofit education group associated with Grand Teton National Park is also responsible for the Artists in the Park series featuring Greg McHuron on July 11, Jennifer Hoffman on August 8 and Lee Carlman Riddell on Sept. 12.

Writers in the Park will include Jack Turner on August 8 and Lucy Flood on Sept. 12. Bring paper and pen, appropriate outdoor clothes, water, sunscreen, and a portable chair if you rather not sit on the ground. - MI

Writers in the Park with Laurie Kutchins will meet, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, at the flagpole in front of the Moose Visitor Center. Free. 739-3300.

Reception welcomes summer
The National Museum of Wildlife Art opens its summer exhibits with a reception and lectures, this week. Publisher and owner of Dallas art gallery Collector’s Covey, Martin “Bubba” Wood will talk about wildlife art collectors Curtice and Bob McCloy, whose private wildlife art collection is on display in the museum through October.
Children’s literature expert Dr. Philip Nel will lecture on the work of famous author and illustrator Dr. Seuss whose beloved children’s book The Lorax is also on display with Seuss’s original illustrations of fantastic creatures such as the Humming Fish, Swomee-Swans and the Lorax himself. 

The McCloy family private collection is featured in the exhibit “Patrons Without Peer” which gives visitors a rare chance to view masterworks that have never been publicly exhibited together before.

Dr. Nel’s talk, “‘A Person’s a Person’: The Politics of Dr. Seuss” will address the political message in The Lorax, a story about an environmentally concerned protagonist called the Lorax. - HH

Lectures begin, 7 p.m., at NMWA. Admission is free for members or with museum admission. 733-5771.


This week in music
Calle Mambo continues smoking Cuban grooves, Outlaw Picnic’s regular gig at Q roadhouse and Grand Teton Music Festival brings back Bach.
For more on music, including CD reviews, see pages 17 and 19. - MI

Let’s go ride a bike
Dude, being a tourist in one’s own hometown can be fun. Last weekend, I grabbed my bike and made a route of Fourth of July events. In the process, I saw a number of things I hadn’t noticed before.

Speaking of bikes, Grand Teton National Park will offer a ranger-guided bike tour, this weekend, on the new multi-use pathway. Officials suggest participants bring water, rain gear and a snack for the mostly level, two-and-a-half-hour ride. The naturalist ranger probably knows more than you do about the park. - MI
Meet the park ranger, 9:30 p.m., Saturday at the Taggart Lake trailhead. Cost of park admission. 739-3392.

Courtesy photo
Calle Mambo


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