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EVENTS CALENDAR
MONTHLY EVENTS
Friday 1.10.2021 Gallery Show Opening: Following Paint by Joni
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Laberge @ The Arts Station
Saturday 2.10.2021
High Roller Bike Ride @ Fernie Mountain Bike Club, fmbc.ca Pottery Studio Supervised Drop in @ The Arts Station, 1pm Lifelong Learners @ Fernie Heritage Library, a monthly DIY group for adults including crafts, homesteading, life hacks and other projects. 2pm
Sunday 3.10.2021
Ironman Open @ Fernie Golf Club
Virtual Fernie Half Marathon, 3-Person Relay
and 10km @ ferniehalfmarathon.com/races Scalawag @ Kodiak Lounge, instrumental folk music.
Monday 4.10.2021
Kids Clay @ The Arts Station for ages 5-7, 3:30pm Intensive Pottery Workshop @ The Arts Station, 7pm
Wednesday 6.10.2021
Pottery Wine and Wheel @ The Arts Station, 7pm
Reclaim: Parent and Caregiver Self-Care
Support Workshop Series @ Branch Out Learning, 8-9pm branchoutlearningtherapy.com
Thursday 7.10.2021
Fernie Ambassador Program @ College of the Rockies, 12:30pm
Friday 8.10.2021
Fernie Ghostriders Hockey Game @ Fernie Memorial Arena
WEEKLY EVENTS
Mondays
Parent-tot Funtimes @ Facebook Page Les Tiguidous @ AFRosFernie, outdoor activities with songs, stories in French ages 0-5. 10:15am Club All Play – Fernie Pickeleball @ Max Turyk Courts, 8:30-10:30am Le Club Baguette Junior @ Rotary Park, outdoor activities and games in French ages 7-12, 3:30pm After School Adventures @ Branch Out Learning, 3-6pm
Tuesdays
Storytime (ages 3-5) @ Fernie Heritage Library Live Instagram and Facebook After School Adventures @ Branch Out Learning, 3-6pm
Fernie Options for Sexual Health Clinic
Open @ Elk Valley Hospital, 6:30-8:30pm by appointment Parent-tot Funtimes @ Facebook Page
Monday 11.10.2021 Happy Thanksgiving Monday
Tombstone Event and Closing Day @ Fernie Golf Club
Tuesday 12.10.2021
Regular Council Meeting @ City of Fernie, 7pm
Wednesday 13.10.2021
Intro to Adobe Illustrator @ The Arts Station, 7pm Special Meeting of Council @ City of Fernie, 8pm
Reclaim: Parent and Caregiver Self-Care
Support Workshop Series @ Branch Out Learning, 8-9pm branchoutlearningtherapy.com
Friday 15.10.2021
Winter Season Pass – Fall Sale Ends @ Fernie Alpine Resort Fernie Ghostriders Hockey Game @ Fernie Memorial Arena
Monday 18.10.2021
Kids Clay @ The Arts Station for ages 5-7, 3:30pm Committee of the Whole Meeting @ City of Fernie, 4pm Intensive Pottery Workshop @ The Arts Station, 7pm
Wednesday 20.10.2021
Fernie Ambassador Program @ College of the Rockies, 12:30pm
Reclaim: Parent and Caregiver Self-Care
Support Workshop Series @ Branch Out Learning, 8-9pm branchoutlearningtherapy.com
Sunday 23.10.2021
Fernie Ghostriders Hockey Game @ Fernie Memorial Arena
Monday 25.10.2021
Kids Clay @ The Arts Station for ages 8-12, 3:30pm Intensive Pottery Workshop @ The Arts Station, 7pm Regular Council Meeting @ City of Fernie, 7pm
Tuesday 26.10.2021 Read Local Book Club: Waiting for the Cyclone
by Leesa Deen @ Fernie Heritage Library zoom, 7:30pm
Wednesday 27.10.2021 Reclaim: Parent and Caregiver Self-Care
Support Workshop Series @ Branch Out Learning, 8-9pm branchoutlearningtherapy.com
Thursday 28.10.2021 Tean Book Club: Aggie Morton Mystery Queen:
The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn @ Fernie Heritage Library, 6:30pm Booked! With Jon Turk @ Fernie Heritage Library, discussing his new book Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu. 7pm
Friday 29.10.2021
BOO! Storytime @ Fernie Heritage Library, dress up for Halloween! 11:15am ages 0-5
Tea and Talk: Autopsy of a Boring Wife by
Marie-Renee Lavoi @ Fernie Heritage Library Fernie Ghostriders Hockey Game @ Fernie Memorial Arena Fernie Business Excellence Awards @ TBD, 6pm. Visit ferniechamber.com for details.
Sunday 31.2021 Happy Halloween!
Burger and Beer Night @ The Northern Wing Night @ The Pub
Wednesdays
Club All Play – Fernie Pickeleball @ Max Turyk Courts, 8:30-10:30am Curbside Craft @ Fernie Heritage Library, pick up between 12-4pm, Tuesday through Friday Toddlertime (Ages 0-2 years) @ Fernie Heritage Library Live Instagram and Facebook After School Adventures @ Branch Out Learning, 3-6pm
Inclusive Kids and Teen Mindfulness Yoga
Classes @ Branch Out Learning Team Trivia @ The Fernie
Thursdays
Bellies to Babies @ Zoom, 2pm
Club Baguette Adultes - Practice Speaking
French @ AFRos Fernie via Zoom, 7pm Pub Team Trivia @ The Pub After School Adventures @ Branch Out Learning, 3-6pm
Fridays
Club All Play – Fernie Pickeleball @ Max Turyk Courts, 8:30-10:30am Storytime (ages 0-5) @ Fernie Heritage Library Live Instagram and Facebook Fish and Chips @ The Pub Fish and Chips Take Away @ Fernie Hotel, 4pm Meat Draw @ The Fernie Club Cre8 @ The Arts Station After School Adventures @ Branch Out Learning, 3-6pm Equine Assisted Learning Life @ Fernie Therapeutic Horse and Pony Club through Branch Out Learning
Saturdays
Shawarma Take Out @ Fernie Hotel, 4pm Meat Draw @ The Legion
Lucifer
by ANDREW VALLANCE
The devil is a central figure in Western culture. The ultimate rebel, he challenges God’s very polished, very tidy status quo, and at least in North American popular culture, gives voice to the anarchic, antiestablishment voices that exist in all of us. Whether Lucifer is portrayed as evil, as is the case in films like The Devil’s Advocate and The Prophecy, or comedically as he was in Bedazzled, he is always entertaining to watch. It has to be said, however, that truly sympathetic portrayals of the devil are rare to non-existent, at least in Hollywood.
Given this state of affairs, it’s exciting when Tinseltown puts its weight on a TV show that portrays the Prince of Lies as a decent person. The show I’m referring to is Lucifer, a show dealing with the devil’s adventures during an extended vacation on earth, as he runs a night club in Los Angeles and moonlights as a consultant for the LAPD, helping to bring murderers to justice.
Lucifer is delightfully trashy. Its creators clearly know nothing about police work, and most of the characters are poorly drawn, getting themselves thrown into relationships with people with whom they have no chemistry. Overall the show is very much like a four-colour comic book, which is not surprising since the story is based on a comic book series created by the legendary Neal Gaiman.
Gaiman is an English author of short fiction novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His work includes the comic book series The Sandman (1989 – 1996) which became the first graphic novels of extraordinary success, and the basis for four ongoing series (including Lucifer) launched in 2018.
Gaiman’s novels include Stardust, American Gods and The Graveyard Book (2008), for which he won both the Newbery and the Carnegie Medals. In 2013 his book The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. Lucifer, the American television series premiered in 2016 and is based on the DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman in The Sandman.
Lucifer stars little known Welsh actor Tom Ellis, who is a double threat, meaning that he can both sing and act, and is definitely the best part of the show. He is so good in fact, that I sympathize with him. He is clearly very talented and does not belong in junk food TV.
Ellis was born in Cardiff, Wales and went on to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His notable roles include the character of Gary Preston in the British TV show Miranda (2010 – 2015), and starring roles in the ITV comedy Monday Monday (2009) as well as in the USA network series Rush (2011).
The show has a supporting cast of unnotables, including Lauren German as Detective Chloe Decker, Kevin Alejandro as Detective Dan Espinoza, D.B. Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Mazikeen, and Rachel Harris as Dr. Linda Martin.
Not unexpectedly, the ratings for the first three seasons were low, but after the series was picked up by Netflix in the fourth season, it received high ratings and critical acclaim. It was renewed in 2020 for a sixth and final season. Filming took place primarily in Vancouver, BC, before it was relocated to Los Angeles in the third season.
Lucifer isn’t totally horrible, but it is mediocre. It is, however, absolutely worth a look just to see Tom Ellis’ performance. Five seasons are available to stream on Netflix.
