Bridges - January 17, 2013

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FASHION:

Striking a balance between Italian influence and Sask style P. 13

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ON THE SCENE:

The Mendel’s LUGO Saskatoon’s favourite art party P. 14

SHARP EATS:

Three Farmers camelina oil poised to become nationally known P. 30

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A WAR IN WORDS WRITING HER NOVEL ABOUT SUDAN CHANGED MELANIE SCHNELL’S LIFE P. 6

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H A Collections is the first store in Saskatoon to sell Pakistani and Indian dresses, along with jewelry.

Huma started the business two years ago from her home after moving to Saskatoon from Toronto. She noticed there weren’t any stores to buy Indian or Pakistanistyle clothing. She opened her store in October and has noticed a positive response from the growing Pakistani and Indian community, along with many others in Saskatoon.

There are dresses (lehngas), shirts, trousers (churidars), necklaces and stitching material. H A Collections also offers in-house stiching and alterations to dresses and saris.

Huma plans on expanding her store to include more accessories like bags and footwear before the

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H A Collections is located at #6B, 1006 Eighth St. E. and is open from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday.

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Melanie Schnell is an author who just published her first book, While the Sun is Above Us, a fictional story set in South Sudan. Before writing the book, Schnell spent time in Sudan as a volunteer for Canadian Aid for South Sudan, an experience that changed her life. Bridges Photo by Don Healy

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INVENTORY — 2 South Asian fashion you won’t find elsewhere in Saskatoon

FASHION YXE — 13 Striking a balance between Italian influence and Saskatchewan style

READ MY BOOK — 4 Former high school English teacher fulfills lifelong desire to write

ON THE SCENE — 14 LUGO: Saskatoon’s favourite art party attracts a cool crowd

MEET MY PET — 5 Low maintenance corn snake performs in music videos

PARENT TO PARENT — 19 Tips on explaining divorce to your children

COVER — 6 Author captures Sudanese conflict in debut novel

SPACES — 20 ’30s era home modernized with respect to its character

IN THE CITY — 10 Photographer Michelle Berg’s moment in time snapshot

WHAT MOVES YOU — 22 Economy and functionality drove couple to buy two Honda Fits

CITY FACES — 12 Local family bonds over the candy business

CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU — 23

EVENTS — 24 MUSIC — 26 Inspiration strikes Have when they least expect it GARDENING — 27 Well-known gardener Hugh Skinner’s favourite perennials OUTSIDE THE LINES — 28 Artist Stephanie McKay’s latest creation SHARP EATS — 30 Dragon’s Den exposure does wonders for Three Farmers camelina oil WINE WORLD — 31 Do your bit for the environment and buy this Chilean wine

James Romanow sits in his favourite bench at Kinsmen Park. Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

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Lo ca l AUT H O RS: Writers tell us what makes their book worth reading

TERRY CHAMBERLAIN

Author hits literary paydirt I was a teacher — mostly high school English — for 33 years and farmed for 13 of those years.

Upon retirement, I finally found time to submit to a burning lifelong desire to write.

Thistledown Press published my first two books, The ABCs of Farming, a Dictionary of Stubblejumper Jargon and The ABCs of Retirement, How to Not Work and Love It. I have also written over 600 columns for Saskatchewan newspapers and magazines as well as CBC radio, and have compiled 192 of them, plus some new material, into a book.

Stories in the Dirt and Other Rural, Urban, Universal and Comic Themes. Many of the columns, e.g. “A Confession from My Sordid Past” are whimsical pieces, intended for nothing but fun. But there is also a section of columns on teaching, a section on rural life today, one on homesteading stories, one on

heroes, and nine other sections on storytell- ski, and leave to sing and play at local events, ing, personal opinions and a variety of other go camping and promote our books. (Esther is an endless source of material subjects. And even the serious for my columns and sometimes pieces generally have dashes of not all that pleased about it.) humour included.

This book is self-published by A sampling of titles: A FoolEsther and I — an unexpectedly proof Solution to Hockey Viohuge task that makes us apprelence; Rural Folk: Wake Up ciate what was formerly done and Procreate; Those Stubborn

by Thistledown. It is available Homestead Roots; Quit Thinkat McNally Robinson in Saskaing, Leave It to the Experts; The toon.

Bachelor Boys of Homestead Contact us at 306-426-2409 or Days; The Crude, the Lewd, the etathome@sasktel.net for a list Rude and the Nude; Wheatfield of places in other communities to Battlefield. where the book may be purI live on an acreage at the edge Terry Chamberlain chased or to buy directly from of Smeaton village with my wife Esther, where we garden, tap and process us. We have done readings and signings at limaple syrup, write, and entertain family. braries and are willing to do more beginning From there we snowmobile, cross-country in March.

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Krysa and Merlin

Merlin’s low maintenance is magical

By Jeanette Stewart

Brynn Krysa has had her pet corn snake Merlin for six years and enjoys having a pet that’s so easy to keep — if you don’t mind reptiles.

The busy young photographer and musician plays bass with local bands Young Benjamins and Pirate Fridays, and recently brought Merlin to star in a music video for the local band Bass Invaders.

Bridges caught up with Krysa and Merlin on set to talk about the unique pet.

Q: Why did you get him?

A: It was between a bird and a snake, and I think I realized that a snake would be less annoying.

Q: Where did he come from?

A: A pet store. He was like a second-hand pet. Someone had him for a year and I don’t think they could take care of him and took him to the pet store.

Q: What’s different about having a snake?

A: They’re the easiest pet ever. You feed them once a week and most of the time they’re hanging out sleeping. They don’t make any noise. They shed occasionally and then you have snake skin to deal with, but that’s about it.

Q: Where do you keep his food?

A: In the freezer. Frozen mice.

Q: Does feeding him gross you out?

A: No, actually. I thought it would but it doesn’t. I’ll just defrost a mouse and then put it in his cage and he attacks it and coils around it. It’s pretty cool.

Q: What kind of snake is he?

A: He’s a corn snake, but I think he’s half albino or something because he has a white tummy.

Q: Is he poisonous?

A: No. I’ve actually been bitten by him. Once. He thought I was feeding him.

It was when he was smaller too, so it was like a paper cut, it didn’t really hurt.

Q: Do you think he knows you?

A: I read up on it once to see if they recognize their owners. I think they can. They can only really differentiate between ‘food’ and ‘not-food,’ but I think he can.

Q: How long can they live for?

A: I think they can live for 15 years.

Q: What are people’s reactions when they see him?

A: Usually not positive. Surprisingly, today everyone here is stoked on snakes but a lot of the time people are freaked out by them and don’t really want to look at him.

Q: Where do you keep him?

A: Right now he’s at my parent’s house in his tank. Just in the basement.

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Brynn Krysa shows off her corn snake Merlin after his performance in a local music video. Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

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Melanie Schnell

The drive for me to write this story and tell this story in the best way I could was so strong that it overtook me.” — Melanie Schnell

Author captures Sudanese conflict in her debut novel

By Ashley Martin Melanie Schnell’s first impression of Sudan was the certainty that her plane would crash.

“I thought I’d experienced turbulence. I’d never experienced turbulence until being in that plane,” she said.

It was 10 years ago this month that the tiny aircraft bound from Kenya landed safely in Wun Rok, Sudan — much to Schnell’s relief.

After the plane touched down, hordes of people dressed in rags rushed toward it. “I kept thinking, ‘Stay away from the plane, you’re going to get hit.’”

Though Schnell first set foot on Sudan’s red soil in January 2003, her relationship with the war-torn country began three years earlier, when a magazine article changed her life.

The cover of the April 10, 2000 issue of Maclean’s read “Freeing the slaves of Sudan” in bold type.

Inside was an account of the oilmotivated Sudanese war, told in part by Jane Roy and Glen Pearson, a London, Ont. couple who run Canadian Aid for South Sudan (CASS). “(They) would raise money in their hometown and go to Sudan and buy back slaves; people had been enslaved for $50 a head, people who had been enslaved for, like, 10 years.”

Schnell might have done as many readers probably did — recycle the issue and file the story in the back of their minds. But she didn’t.

“The pictures struck me and I was obsessed with this article. I still have it, actually; I ripped it out and I underlined it and I highlighted it and I read it over and over.”

The story of those women and children — in a country more than 11,000 kilometres away from her southeast Saskatchewan hometown of Lampman — stuck with Schnell, a writer living in Toronto.

The article inspired Schnell to create two characters: Adut, a south-Sudanese woman who was stolen as a slave, and Sandra, a Canadian aid volunteer. Schnell started writing their story; then it hit her: “I can’t write a story set in Sudan without going there.”

She tracked down Roy and Pearson, took out a line of credit and, to the dismay of her parents David and Kathy, flew to Sudan to volunteer for CASS. She spent five months near Wun Rok in 2003, then seven months near Juba in 2005 and 2006, enduring some difficult times, all in the name of her book.

“These characters were so clear to me; they just came along and there they were and that was it, and I had to follow their stories.”

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After landing in Wun Rok, Schnell was taken to a compound not far from the airstrip. About as large as an average North American residential property, the compound was enclosed by a nine-foot-high thatched grass fence. Inside was a latrine, a shower of sorts (“basically you pour a bucket of water on yourself”), a wooden structure containing the aid organization’s office and kitchen, and a few tukels — round huts about eight feet wide made of local grasses, each with one door and one window. “It was really roughing it.”

Schnell and the other volunteers underwent a safety orientation, “just in case our compound was raided,” and after a few days of settling in, she began her volunteer work: distributing school materials and sewing machines, overseeing grain mills and gathering information for grants to finance teacher training.

When the heat climbed too high to work — temperatures could reach 50 C — people would laze about in the shade trying to keep cool.

The inspiration for Melanie Schnell’s first book began upon learning about Canadian Aid for South Sudan. Bridges Photo by Don Healy

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I just tried to absorb everything because I was writing from the point of view of a Sudanese woman as well as a Canadian woman. — Schnell

Even the women, whose days consisted of fetching water, harvesting and pounding grain, cooking, bartering at the markets, doing laundry, building tukels and raising children, were afforded a break.

When Schnell wasn’t doing CASS work, she pursued her real purpose for being in Sudan: interviewing anyone and everyone about life there. She talked to displaced people, widows of war, returned slaves, family members of slaves, people who’d lost limbs. She came home with a stack of notebooks a foot high.

“I just tried to absorb everything because I was writing from the point of view of a Sudanese woman as well as a Canadian woman.”

Being there was overwhelming. “You’re in the middle of a war; you can’t take a step without seeing tragedy. Learning about the history and the politics, it was such a huge lesson. Everywhere I turned I was learning something new.”

Sudan’s second civil war raged from 1983 to 2005, a conflict between the central

government in the Arab, Muslim north and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in the Christian or animist south. Millions of people were killed or displaced in a fight over who would benefit from oil revenues.

Thousands of southern people were stolen as slaves to work in cattle camps or residences in the north.

Schnell’s observations informed her novel, but so did some of her direct experiences: Sandra’s turning point in the book was based on a harrowing accident Schnell was in.

About six weeks after arriving in Sudan, she was travelling in a truck with a Kenyan aid worker and a Dinka translator when one of their passengers, a young man, jumped from the back of the truck and died. Even though it was an accident, the group had to flee for their lives.

“The mentality of war was still very alive there and the rule of law there is a life for a life,” said Schnell. The group got back to the compound just in time. They later learned that men from the boy’s vil-

lage were “on our tails with guns.”

That night, the municipal governor rounded up soldiers to guard the compound. Two days later, Schnell was flown out to Nairobi, Kenya.

■ ■ ■ ■ When she returned to Wun Rok a month later, Schnell was ordered to stay inside the compound. With persistence, she was able to move in with a family to see firsthand how Dinka women live and work. For three weeks, she lived with a SPLA leader’s five wives and dozen children. She stayed in a hut with two of the wives.

“I just lived with them and watched them cook and ate with them and watched their lives, and so much of that time informed my research for Adut’s life.”

Meals consisted of dura (a grain), okra, and sometimes chicken or goat. The country was in a drought, so there was no fruit.

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Melanie Schnell authored a fictional story set in South Sudan about women and children who were taken as slaves during the long war there. She saved the 2000 Maclean’s article which first alerted her to their plight. Bridges Photo by Don Healy

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I was just so angry at how we don’t see joy. I came from a place that was so dark, learning about the things that were done to these people, and meanwhile they have smiles. — Schnell

Even though there was a language barrier, the women seemed excited at the prospect of being interviewed and photographed. Schnell formed a connection with the women through gesturing and smiling, while her translator filled in the gaps — although, because he was a man, she believes the women were not totally honest.

Throughout this time, Schnell held onto the idea of meeting a slave still in slavery. Her translator, who worked for Veterinaires Sans Frontieres, eventually made that happen.

She accompanied him on a VSF trip to northern Sudan, past the front lines. On the second day, they saw three figures approaching — two lighter-skinned men and a Dinka man, leading a camel by the reins.

They joined the group, the Dinka man sitting behind the other two.

The air was tense.

Schnell was given five minutes to talk to the Dinka man, a 21-year-old slave who had been stolen from his family at age six. He spent his years working in cattle camps.

“He was kind of laughing at me throughout the whole interview and he said, ‘My life’s OK. This is my life, I have to accept it. I can’t leave or I’d be killed,’” Schnell recalled.

He stopped laughing when she asked if he thought he’d one day be free. “I hope peace will come someday” was all he said.

After the interview, Schnell asked her translator why they couldn’t have stolen the slave back; the two men he was with were unarmed. The translator explained there would be retribution. “How many more would be killed for that one?” she remembers him saying.

Viewing constant hardship in Sudan, Schnell would sometimes think “what am I doing?” But she always came back to the same reasoning: “My only answer to it to this day is the drive for me to write this story and tell this story in the best way I could was so strong that it overtook me.”

■ ■ ■ ■ Things were less dangerous during her second stint in Sudan — the peace agreement had been signed in

2005 — but Schnell still had a rough time. She contracted brucellosis from eating contaminated meat.

The disease affects the nervous system and can drive a person insane if left untreated. She spent months on harsh antibiotics, preferring to stay in Africa for treatment because doctors there were more familiar with the disease.

In May 2006, “I came home a mess.”

Schnell spent the next year living in her sister Nannette’s basement.

Sudan had had a profound effect on her mental state. She’d seen true evil, that “people can raid a village and rape and torture a pregnant girl and chop off the limbs of the men, and shove people into a hut and lock the door and burn it down, and take the boys and girls and the women as slaves for years and beat them daily.”

Despite the horror, most Sudanese were still happy. But in Regina, people were unsatisfied.

“I was so appalled and so disgusted by people who complained about their lives, who complained about nothing,” she said. “I was just so angry at how we don’t see joy. I came from a place that was so dark, learning about the things that were done to these people, and meanwhile they have smiles.”

Schnell spent her days writing for a TV company and teaching drama and storytelling in schools — she has a bachelor of education degree from the University of Regina. In July 2006 she began a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of British Columbia, which she tackled online over four years. The novel was her thesis. During that time, she received the “best surprise” of her life: She found out she was pregnant with her son Gabriel, now 3 1/2.

“He’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”

Schnell believes Gabriel is the reason she has stayed rooted in Saskatchewan for this long. She was previously overtaken by wanderlust, having lived in Boston, Colombia and Thailand, among other places.

But she wanted Gabriel to be here with family — his father’s family lives in Regina, as do Schnell’s two siblings, Nannette and Bartley.

Melanie Schnell with her three year-old son Gabriel. Schnell is now a sessional professor of English at the University of Regina. ridges Photo by Don Healy B

■ ■ ■ ■ Writing the novel didn’t come easily. Her two narrators, Sandra and Adut, each experience a lot of trauma. “Whenever I went to write from these characters, one of them being from South Sudan, I’d have to go back there again and I wasn’t always willing to do that every day.”

After a decade of having these characters live in her mind, Schnell was eager to move on. She completed the novel in April 2010 and pitched the book to three publishers. While the Sun is Above Us was published

by Calgary’s Freehand Books in April 2012.

“It’s a difficult read not only for the emotional content but because of the timeline,” in which Adut and Sandra speak to one another through time and space. “I find that it’s a word of mouth kind of book.

Book clubs really seem to like it,” said Schnell, who is now working on her second novel, set in Virginia.

While the Sun is Above Us has met with positive reviews. Sarah Petz of The Winnipeg Review writes, “Schnell tells her story with such clarity that I could smell the blood on their clothes and feel the hot sun beating down above them.”

Schnell’s thesis adviser Lisa Moore, an author, says her “prose is transparent and true, and her voice is haunting.” It was one of Freehand’s best-selling titles of 2012 at around 1,000 copies.

Though she now has a book to show for it, Schnell doesn’t consider the novel to be the most important aspect of her journey.

“I gained so many valuable friendships and I learned so much about my role in the world and who I am and what really goes on.”

Spending a year in Sudan taught her about being realistic. Schnell says her upbringing was rather sheltered, and she wants to make sure her son’s is a bit less cloistered.

“Being idealistic in today’s world creates cynicism and anger, too.

I just want him to know what the world’s really like, that there’s light and dark.”

Though South Sudan gained independence in July 2011, slavery in Sudan still exists.

“There’s still people in the north who’ve been enslaved for years and years and years, who haven’t been set free since the south seceded,” said Schnell. The number of people still enslaved is impossible to calculate, but the South Sudanese government estimates 35,000 women and children remain enslaved in Sudan.

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Bench brings solace to local writer

By Jenn Sharp

A bright red metal bench sits nestled in the trees in Kinsmen Park.

A plaque says the bench is dedicated to Rene’s memory. The park is flagged by City Hospital, the YWCA and the Mendel Art Gallery. But, according to local writer James Romanow, you’d never know you’re in the heart of the city when you sit on this bench. It’s quiet and serene, and just the right place to stop and think about your next creative endeavour.

Q: Why is this bench your favourite place in Saskatoon?

A: I’m not sure. There’s just something very pleasant about this spot in the park. The slightly sunken position keeps the traffic noise away. In the summer you sit under the tree in the shade. And in the winter you face the sun. And the bench itself is very inviting. I’d like to know the story behind Rene and his bench. So far nobody seems to know the story.

Q: You have a second favourite bench too right? Where is that one?

A: My other is more ‘classically’ Saskatonian. It’s overlooking the river past the Circle Drive Bridge. Everybody here extols the river, me included, but the rest of the city is worth looking at too. Also, that bench takes about an hour to walk to, so I get to it less often than this one. And it’s deteriorating. The park service seems to be unaware of the benches there, and the wood on the seats is rotting, making for uncomfortable seating.

But the river is beautiful, and not many people walk up that far.

Q: How often do you visit the Kinsmen Park bench?

A: I go by this bench at least a couple of times a week. In the summer I’d guess I come here and wander around two times or so each week.

I have to admit I end up being too restless to sit most days.

James Romanow sits on his favourite bench at Kinsmen Park Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

Q: What do you do if someone else is sitting on your favourite bench?

A: Smile at them and say ‘hello.’

And keep walking. There’s room for at least four people but people in this province seem to require a lot of personal space. Have you

ever noticed how far apart people stand when they’re in line? Half the time I’m never sure if they’re actually in line or merely thinking deeply.

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another favourite place in Saskatoon during a different conversation. Can you tell me about it?

A: Yeah, I used to go to Octane in the SaskTel building, ground f loor. They made the best espresso in town, and during the work day

it was almost empty so you could sit by the window and watch the world go by. On the Rene bench in winter there aren’t a lot of people to watch. Even the ravens move to the suburban malls looking for fuller garbage bins.

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Marie’s Gourmet Toffee

Candy business a family affair

By Edna Manning Gary and Linda Boyle’s three children have attended craft shows nearly from Day 1.

“In fact,” recalls Gary, “Linda went into labour while she was at the Wintergreen Festival in Regina in 1996, and I was at another craft sale in Edmonton.

The other crafters pitched in to man her booth while her sister rushed her to the hospital. I had to learn about the birth of Keith over the phone.”

Gary is an artist and printmaker who works from his studio on the family’s acreage south of Saskatoon.

A portion of the building also serves as a candy kitchen where the Boyles prepare chocolate-covered toffee for a home-based business called Linda Marie’s Gourmet Toffee.

As their children, Keith, Nicole and Jamie, reached school age, the couple felt it was important to spend more time together.

“Gary and I were away at craft shows all weekend and they were at school all day. We hardly saw them. And that is not part of being a successful parent. I think you need to be at home with your kids,” says Linda.

“It’s all about building a family,” adds Gary. “My parents grew up on a farm; they worked together with their parents. I thought that was a good model. Farming and owning your own business have similarities. We have a harvest time just like farmers, only ours comes at Christmas.”

The couple made the decision to begin home-schooling and get the children involved in the business. It’s meant learning how to manage their time effectively. School begins at 8:30 a.m. around the kitchen table and goes all year. One of the positive aspects of home-schooling is the flexibility it provides. As the business levels ebb and flow, the school schedule can easily adapt.

Socialization has never been an issue. The children have been in competitive gymnastics and have cultivated many positive friendships.

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Gary Boyle and his daughter Nicole at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market. The three Boyle children are learning the family’s candy business. Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

tics, so that’s never bothered me,” says Nicole, 14.

“I’m quite happy with my friends at gym,” adds Jamie, who is 12.

Keith, aged 15, recently decided to attend Tommy Douglas High School.

“I had my friends at the gym, but now at school, I have a lot more friends.

I think it would be a little more difficult to go back to home-schooling, but I have the best of both worlds. I liked home-schooling — being able to learn what I wanted to learn, not what’s put in front of me on a platter.”

The Boyles’ children have been involved in the business as soon as they could safely do so.

“They were not in the candy kitchen until they were obviously old enough to understand about the machinery.

Mostly they were just packaging. Now they’re able to run the entire kitchen,” says Linda.

The children learn many aspects of managing a business and earning a living.

“They know about responsibility and good salesmanship while working in the booth — being at the show on time, and proper behaviour when they’re dealing with customers. They also understand that not everyone loves your product and that’s OK,” says Gary.

The children acquire knowledge on how to handle finances, balance books and use their time wisely.

“It’s helped us be responsible with the money we earn,” says Keith.

Gary’s parents and one of their senior friends frequently come to assist in the family business. Nicole says they enjoy hearing stories from the older generation.

“It’s nice to hear about their lives and how hard it was for them — learning about all they had to do on the farm.”

The seniors demonstrate a strong work ethic and valuable traits. The children watch how consistent and

steady the grandparents work; they learn how to work efficiently and take pride in creating a superior product.

“Our business is based on quality of the product. We’ve never tried to go with cheaper ingredients simply because we’re not willing to risk alienating our loyal customers who come back every year. The kids learn to do the job right as opposed to just getting it done,” says Gary.

Linda Marie’s Gourmet Toffee is available at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market and Sask Made Marketplace on Eighth St. For more information, call 3841718.

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Greg Moore:

Fashion appreciation formed in Italy

By Ashley Martin Before going to Italy for a university exchange last January, Greg Moore only cared about being comfortable in his clothes. That didn’t last long.

“I was there for probably about a week and I was looking around and I was like, ‘Even the kids are dressed better than I am.’ I was in Milan, granted,” he said.

Four months in the fashion capital of the world, while working on his University of Regina business degree, gave Moore a different kind of education outside of the classroom. He began to see clothing as art rather than just strategically placed fabric.

“For the first time I saw the difference between just dressing well and art. It was neat for me because normally I don’t care.”

His wife, on the other hand, cares a lot: Brittany Gogel, who also went to Milan on an exchange, is a fashionista.

“She’s my inspiration for wanting to learn this stuff and being exposed to it,” said Moore.

Fashion Week was another eye-opener for Moore.

While standing outside the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show, the couple was surrounded by bloggers taking photos of the well-dressed masses — “people actually get dressed up for this stuff.”

Moore took his camera and jumped into the paparazzi fray, while Gogel waited on the sidelines. Later, she recognized many of the people in the photos.

“She’s like, ‘Oh this is this editor, this is this person, this is this celebrity,’ and she starts freaking out about all these people. Anna Dello Russo? She’s some fashion designer woman (a longtime editor of Vogue). She’s famous, and I was like (two feet away) taking pictures of this woman. (Gogel was) screaming when she saw it.”

Though he now has an appreciation for fashion, Moore isn’t style-obsessed.

He hopes to strike a happy medium between Italians, who he believes are a little too wrapped up in fashion, and Saskatchewanians, who “care less about having the most up-to-date wardrobe but they know what’s important in life: family, friends, having a good time.”

Since returning to Regina, Moore is trying to use fashion as a form of selfexpression. He says his style is a work in progress, but he’s aiming for something dapper with an edge.

“It’s been neat trying to take what I learned there and implement it back in my life here,” said Moore, who works as an account manager at Look Matters in Regina.

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Billed as a love letter to Saskatoon’s cultural scene, LUGO is a celebration of creativity. The fourth annual art party is held every January in the Mendel Art Gallery between exhibitions. More than 800 people grooved to live tunes, ranging from chamber music to heavy psychedelic metal. Hula hoop dancing and a drawing jam, along with films, visual art, theatre and poetry entertained the sold-out crowd. All this activity called for ample refuelling and local restaurants Sushiro, The Hollows, Weczeria, Duck Duck Goose and Souleio were happy to provide sustenance to the diverse crowd.

“We’re thrilled with the public response. LUGO has brought together hundreds of curious and engaged folks to share an art experience and celebrate the creative pursuits of our city,” said the Mendels’s associate curator and LUGO organizer Troy Gronsdahl.

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SYSTEM SUPPORT TECHNICIAN The Role At the Leader-Post we are passionate about what we do and the vision we have for our clients and customers.

Join our team.

We are looking for a Systems Support Technician to provide technical support and services for Postmedia Business Technology primarily from the Regina Leader-Post office.

Key responsibilities:

• Analyze, diagnose and solve problems and escalate more complex issues for resolution or arrange for outside service when necessary; • Install and support desktop, and server technology related hardware and software; • Ensure security procedures are implemented and enforced; • Provide timely and customer service focused technical assistance for end-user support issues; • Provide basic training and guidance to users; • Process issues using a problem management database/Service desk system using ITIL best practices including problem logging, problem recognition, research, isolation, resolution and follow-up steps; • Maintain existing documentation according to defined standards and develop new procedures and documentation as required; • Recommend solutions and alternatives for related hardware and software purchases and usage; • Maintain IT related assets inventory; • Handle traditional IT operations related functions; • Perform and attend to other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Preferably have Microsoft and/or Apple Certifications that relate to the above responsibilities, and experience in an Microsoft support environment; • A computer science degree. Technical school and/or a combination of some university will be considered when combined with experience; • In depth knowledge of Windows 2003/2008/XP/Windows7 and/or Apple OS 10.3.x – 10.8.x client and server an asset; • Excellent knowledge using all Microsoft Office applications; • Knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Adobe InCopy an asset; • Excellent analytical skills, able to suggest alternatives for problem solving and to effectively question users to resolve problems; • Strong communications and interpersonal skills; • Highly organized and able to work comfortably in a multi-task environment; • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline driven environment and with limited supervision; • A team player with excellent customer service skills with the ability to work with a variety of customers at all levels; • Must be able to work rotating shifts (days, nights and week-ends) and be available to meet response time requirements when on call.

• Some travel may be required to work at other Postmedia locations especially The Saskatoon StarPhoenix office for temporary assignments when the need arises.

Interested applicants may apply in confidence before Tuesday, January 22, 2013 to:

Human Resources Manager Leader-Post a division of Postmedia Network Inc. 1964 Park Street Regina, SK S4P 3G4 humanresources@leaderpost.com

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Performed in Season Title Sponsor

Live Five Theatre: Girls! Girls! Girls!

January 17 – 20 & Jan. 24 - 27, 2013 8 pm, Monday through Saturday The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.livefive.ca (306) 653-5191

BMO 2012/2013 Season

Sam, Caroline and Trish have known each other for longer than they can remember.They’ve been there for the ups and downs and all the stuff in between. So why is this night different than the rest? This ridiculous comedy is about friendship, the pursuit of happiness and what exactly “scissor sisters” entails. Adult tickets: $21. Students & seniors: $18.50

Shirley Valentine

By Willy Russell

January 23-February 10, 2013 Comedy

The Caretaker

By Harold Pinter

March 6-March 24, 2013 Drama

By Michele Riml

April 17-May 5, 2013

Dramatic Comedy

The Deep End Series

Ride the Cyclone

Persephone Theatre Main Stage: Shirley Valentine January 23 – February 10, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Mondays.

Also shows the 2nd Wednesday and Sundays at 2pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727

By Jacob Richmond Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond An Atomic Vaudeville Production

April 17-April 21, 2013

Presented in partnership with The Broadway Theatre “...probably the most uproarious and outrageous piece of musical theatre Canada has ever produced.”

-The Globe and Mail

3 8 4 -7 7 2 7

woman comedy by Willy Russell proves that it’s never too late to find yourself.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Variety Show Night January 26, 2013 Doors 7 pm; Show 8 pm Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

Please join the Rosebud Burlesque Club and friends for a night of tropical-themed works to help heat up those winter blues.The show features Sadie Sugarbottom and Pina Colada in a new burlesque duet, a burlesque solo from Lola Du Mon and premieres by Zar Redlips, Phoenix and Belle Ringer. Guest artists include: Desert Beats Belly Dance, Regina’s Deadly Dames Burlesque, spoken word by Jessie Brown, music by Peter Abonyi, Saskatoon Hooping Community and tribal fusion dance by Jen Rae.Tickets available at the door: $12.

La Troupe du Jour: Coffre-fort (Strongbox) January 31 to February 10 2013 8 pm : Jan 31st, Feb 1-2; 7-9 / 2pm : Feb 3, 10 With English Surtitles on Jan 31st (Premiere), Feb 2,3,7, 8, 10 Studio 914, 914 – 20th Street West www.latroupedujour.ca (306) 244-1040

Sexy Laundry

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For Shirley Bradshaw, the years have gone by far too quickly since she was the fun loving rebel Shirley Valentine. Now a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, unappreciated in her marriage and ignored by her children, she shares her deepest thoughts with a kitchen wall. But when her best friend offers up a trip to Greece, she jumps at the chance to escape and meets the true love of her life - herself.This hilarious and inspiring one-

Gertrude has struck a deal with God to die on her 75th birthday. As she nears this important date, she enthusiastically plans every detail of the end of her life, leaving nothing to chance and indulging in her favourite pleasures in the meantime. But life never goes as planned...

February 3 at 2:00 pm at The Refinery Director: Ron Knoll; Producer: Scott Rosendahl The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.saskatoonsummerplayers.ca

Broadway Bash is celebrating its 10th birthday!

This year, this annual musical revue by Saskatoon Summer Players will feature hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical repertoire. It includes numbers from Webber classics such as ‘Cats’, ‘Evita’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to lesser known shows like ‘Aspects of Love’ and ‘The Likes of Us’.

The Bash will be showcasing many of Saskatoon’s most talented performers, all accompanied by a live band. Escape those winter blues and enjoy the ‘Music of the Night’! Tickets available through McNally Robinson (306- 955-3599) and On The Boards box office (306-653-5191 or http://www. ontheboards.ca ).

Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company: Agokwe by Waawaate Fobister February 6 – 10, 2013 Alberta Aboriginal Arts Touring Presentation North Studio Theatre, U of S Drama Department www.sntc.ca (306) 933-2262

Agokwe is a tragic story of unrequited love between two teenage boys from neighbouring reserves. Courageous, honest and revealing, this spectacular and award-winning one-man show speaks to bullying, homophobia, social isolation and the lost traditions of the Anishnaabe. Directed

by Edward Roy.

With surprising farcical twists, the bent universe of Coffre-fort showcases the colourful and comedic voice of emerging Regina-born playwright and Italian-trained actress, Marie-Claire Marcotte.

Saskatoon Summer Players: Broadway Bash X – A Salute to Andrew Lloyd Weber February 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.;

On The Boards Staging Company: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit February 14 - 16, 2013 Show at 8 pm The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.ontheboards.ca (306) 653-5191

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LIVEtheatre LIVE theatre

An actor enters, is handed an envelope containing a script he or she has never seen before. For 90 minutes, with no idea of what is going to happen, what will be asked of them, the actor reads and performs from the page. Hilarious, stunning and finally gut-wrenching,White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour exchanges big fun for big questions. Presented by Kamikaze Archive Theatre.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Bouquet of Roses Valentine’s Show February 15, 2013 Doors 8 pm; Show 8:30 pm

Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

Join the Rosebud Burlesque Club for an intimate evening of sassy numbers celebrating all things “Love”, featuring Mona Handful, Miss Miss, Conrad Fusion and Stella Behavior.Tickets are limited to 40 seats as the show will be cabaret style seating. Advance tickets: $50 per couple.

Single: $25.

Wide Open Children’s Theatre: Massive Munsch February 16 - 24, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.wideopen.ca (306) 683-9460 Six stories by Robert Munsch, adapted by Wide Open and performed in puppet.

Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company: “X” March 7 – 15, 2013 Featuring: Circle of Voices Youth North Studio Theatre, U of S Drama Department www.sntc.ca (306) 933-2262

X is a dramatic thriller by Arron Naytowhow in which a society of youth find themselves in a distant and mysterious time and place.The only clue to their identity and the past is a bundle of contents that has been left with them, which they must learn and understand in order to survive a forthcoming disaster.

Newman Players, St. Thomas More College: Much Ado About Nothing March 14 - 17, 2013 7 pm,Thursday through Saturday 2 pm Sunday matinee 1437 College Drive www.stmcollege.ca/newsmanplayers (306) 966-8900 William Shakespeare’s famous rom-com featuring a battle of the sexes, wild rumours, mistaken identities, charming songs, plot twists and happy endings.With a significant amount of prose in the text, this play is easy to follow and a favourite with modern audiences.

Persephone Theatre Main Stage: The Caretaker March 6 – March 24, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Mondays.

Also shows the 2nd Wednesday and Sundays at 2pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727

When Aston offers Davies, a elderly vagrant, respite in his cramped home, Davies quickly realizes that Aston and his brother Mick have very differing views on the world around them.

Surrounded by a jumble of odds and ends, Aston’s half-finished projects and Mick’s never to be realized grand plans, the unlikely trio try desperately to find some common ground.

Featuring the talents of Harold Pinter’s dear friend and local theatre icon Henry Woolf, in the play that established Harold Pinter’s reputation as a major playwright.

Live Five Theatre: The Science of Disconnection March 14 – 17, March 21 - 24, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.livefive.ca (306) 653-5191

The RiverCity Theatre Ensemble Co-op is a group of theatre artists coming together to produce The Science of Disconnection by David Belke.The play is based on the life of physicist Lise Meitner, a shy and withdrawn woman from Vienna, with a genius for mathematics and a passion for science whose discoveries literally changed the world. It is a story of quiet triumph in the face of discrimination, danger and betrayal.

Greystone Theatre, U of S Drama Department: Into The Woods March 20 - 30, 2013 8 pm, Monday through Saturday John Mitchell Building, 118 Science Place, U of S campus www.artsandscience.usask.ca/ drama/greystone (306) 966-8900

Once upon a time, there was a Tony awardwinning musical that took Grimm’s fairytale characters on a journey through an enchanted forest. Explore what happened on the other side of “happily ever after” in this adaptation of James Lapine’s book, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Julia Jamison.

La Troupe du Jour: Discovery Festival: Building Community across Languages and Cultures March 22-24, 2013 With English, French and Cree surtitles on March 23 and 24 Produced by La Troupe du Jour, Saskatoon, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company and Dancing Sky Theatre Studio 914, 914 – 20th Street West www.latroupedujour.ca (306) 244-1040

The Emperor loves to buy buy buy! He is taught a lesson in being happy with what you have by two fast-talking tailors.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Variety Night April 13, 2013 Doors 7 pm; Show 8 pm Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

triumphs, dreams and defeats, culminating in a show-stopping ride at a carnival in Uranium City. A roller coaster ride of hope, fear, fun and passion, with music and lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond.

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Join the Rosebud Burlesque Club and friends as we feature an evening chock full of entertaining and amazing acts including burlesque, dance, theatre, spoken word, music, circus and more! Tickets at the door: $12.

Persephone Theatre Main Stage: Sexy Laundry April 17 – May 5, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Mondays.

Also shows the 2nd Wednesday and Sundays at 2 pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727 After 25 years of marriage, Alice and Henry have fallen into a predictable rut. In hopes of rekindling the flames of passion and unearthing her inner vixen, Alice whisks Henry away for a weekend.

She has packed Sex for Dummies and some.. um.. interesting wardrobe, he’s packed a bad attitude.

Sexy Laundry is by turns a touching and delightful comedy by Michele Riml that strikes a chord in all of us.

March 2–24, 2013 will be the second edition of La Troupe du Jour’s Discovery Festival, a French and multicultural event that brings the community together for a stimulating weekend of public readings of new plays, roundtables, playwriting workshops, and discussions with authors across many disciplines and traditions. Discover new stories, discover new voices, and discover our community of artists!

The Deep End: Ride the Cyclone Persephone Theatre presented in partnership with the Broadway Theatre April 17 – 21, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Monday An Atomic Vaudeville Production Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727

Wide Open Children’s Theatre: The Emperor’s New Clothes March 29 – April 6, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.wideopen.ca (306) 683-9460

A teenage chamber choir from a small town meets their demise in a freak roller coaster accident at a travelling fair. In this twisted cabaret, emceed by a fortune-telling machine named Karnack, all of them are called back from the grave to perform one last time.With eerily toe-tapping tunes and outrageous storytelling, six teenagers explore their fears,

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Performed in Season Title Sponsor

Live Five Theatre: Girls! Girls! Girls!

January 17 – 20 & Jan. 24 - 27, 2013 8 pm, Monday through Saturday The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.livefive.ca (306) 653-5191

BMO 2012/2013 Season

Sam, Caroline and Trish have known each other for longer than they can remember.They’ve been there for the ups and downs and all the stuff in between. So why is this night different than the rest? This ridiculous comedy is about friendship, the pursuit of happiness and what exactly “scissor sisters” entails. Adult tickets: $21. Students & seniors: $18.50

Shirley Valentine

By Willy Russell

January 23-February 10, 2013 Comedy

The Caretaker

By Harold Pinter

March 6-March 24, 2013 Drama

By Michele Riml

April 17-May 5, 2013

Dramatic Comedy

The Deep End Series

Ride the Cyclone

Persephone Theatre Main Stage: Shirley Valentine January 23 – February 10, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Mondays.

Also shows the 2nd Wednesday and Sundays at 2pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727

By Jacob Richmond Music and Lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond An Atomic Vaudeville Production

April 17-April 21, 2013

Presented in partnership with The Broadway Theatre “...probably the most uproarious and outrageous piece of musical theatre Canada has ever produced.”

-The Globe and Mail

3 8 4 -7 7 2 7

woman comedy by Willy Russell proves that it’s never too late to find yourself.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Variety Show Night January 26, 2013 Doors 7 pm; Show 8 pm Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

Please join the Rosebud Burlesque Club and friends for a night of tropical-themed works to help heat up those winter blues.The show features Sadie Sugarbottom and Pina Colada in a new burlesque duet, a burlesque solo from Lola Du Mon and premieres by Zar Redlips, Phoenix and Belle Ringer. Guest artists include: Desert Beats Belly Dance, Regina’s Deadly Dames Burlesque, spoken word by Jessie Brown, music by Peter Abonyi, Saskatoon Hooping Community and tribal fusion dance by Jen Rae.Tickets available at the door: $12.

La Troupe du Jour: Coffre-fort (Strongbox) January 31 to February 10 2013 8 pm : Jan 31st, Feb 1-2; 7-9 / 2pm : Feb 3, 10 With English Surtitles on Jan 31st (Premiere), Feb 2,3,7, 8, 10 Studio 914, 914 – 20th Street West www.latroupedujour.ca (306) 244-1040

Sexy Laundry

B OX OFFICE

CUE! CUE!

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www. persephonetheatre. org R emai Arts Centre 100 S padina Crescent E ast S askatoon, S K S 7K 0L3 SAS00223075_1_1

For Shirley Bradshaw, the years have gone by far too quickly since she was the fun loving rebel Shirley Valentine. Now a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, unappreciated in her marriage and ignored by her children, she shares her deepest thoughts with a kitchen wall. But when her best friend offers up a trip to Greece, she jumps at the chance to escape and meets the true love of her life - herself.This hilarious and inspiring one-

Gertrude has struck a deal with God to die on her 75th birthday. As she nears this important date, she enthusiastically plans every detail of the end of her life, leaving nothing to chance and indulging in her favourite pleasures in the meantime. But life never goes as planned...

February 3 at 2:00 pm at The Refinery Director: Ron Knoll; Producer: Scott Rosendahl The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.saskatoonsummerplayers.ca

Broadway Bash is celebrating its 10th birthday!

This year, this annual musical revue by Saskatoon Summer Players will feature hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical repertoire. It includes numbers from Webber classics such as ‘Cats’, ‘Evita’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to lesser known shows like ‘Aspects of Love’ and ‘The Likes of Us’.

The Bash will be showcasing many of Saskatoon’s most talented performers, all accompanied by a live band. Escape those winter blues and enjoy the ‘Music of the Night’! Tickets available through McNally Robinson (306- 955-3599) and On The Boards box office (306-653-5191 or http://www. ontheboards.ca ).

Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company: Agokwe by Waawaate Fobister February 6 – 10, 2013 Alberta Aboriginal Arts Touring Presentation North Studio Theatre, U of S Drama Department www.sntc.ca (306) 933-2262

Agokwe is a tragic story of unrequited love between two teenage boys from neighbouring reserves. Courageous, honest and revealing, this spectacular and award-winning one-man show speaks to bullying, homophobia, social isolation and the lost traditions of the Anishnaabe. Directed

by Edward Roy.

With surprising farcical twists, the bent universe of Coffre-fort showcases the colourful and comedic voice of emerging Regina-born playwright and Italian-trained actress, Marie-Claire Marcotte.

Saskatoon Summer Players: Broadway Bash X – A Salute to Andrew Lloyd Weber February 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m.;

On The Boards Staging Company: White Rabbit, Red Rabbit February 14 - 16, 2013 Show at 8 pm The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.ontheboards.ca (306) 653-5191

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LIVEtheatre LIVE theatre

An actor enters, is handed an envelope containing a script he or she has never seen before. For 90 minutes, with no idea of what is going to happen, what will be asked of them, the actor reads and performs from the page. Hilarious, stunning and finally gut-wrenching,White Rabbit, Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour exchanges big fun for big questions. Presented by Kamikaze Archive Theatre.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Bouquet of Roses Valentine’s Show February 15, 2013 Doors 8 pm; Show 8:30 pm

Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

Join the Rosebud Burlesque Club for an intimate evening of sassy numbers celebrating all things “Love”, featuring Mona Handful, Miss Miss, Conrad Fusion and Stella Behavior.Tickets are limited to 40 seats as the show will be cabaret style seating. Advance tickets: $50 per couple.

Single: $25.

Wide Open Children’s Theatre: Massive Munsch February 16 - 24, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.wideopen.ca (306) 683-9460 Six stories by Robert Munsch, adapted by Wide Open and performed in puppet.

Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company: “X” March 7 – 15, 2013 Featuring: Circle of Voices Youth North Studio Theatre, U of S Drama Department www.sntc.ca (306) 933-2262

X is a dramatic thriller by Arron Naytowhow in which a society of youth find themselves in a distant and mysterious time and place.The only clue to their identity and the past is a bundle of contents that has been left with them, which they must learn and understand in order to survive a forthcoming disaster.

Newman Players, St. Thomas More College: Much Ado About Nothing March 14 - 17, 2013 7 pm,Thursday through Saturday 2 pm Sunday matinee 1437 College Drive www.stmcollege.ca/newsmanplayers (306) 966-8900 William Shakespeare’s famous rom-com featuring a battle of the sexes, wild rumours, mistaken identities, charming songs, plot twists and happy endings.With a significant amount of prose in the text, this play is easy to follow and a favourite with modern audiences.

Persephone Theatre Main Stage: The Caretaker March 6 – March 24, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Mondays.

Also shows the 2nd Wednesday and Sundays at 2pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727

When Aston offers Davies, a elderly vagrant, respite in his cramped home, Davies quickly realizes that Aston and his brother Mick have very differing views on the world around them.

Surrounded by a jumble of odds and ends, Aston’s half-finished projects and Mick’s never to be realized grand plans, the unlikely trio try desperately to find some common ground.

Featuring the talents of Harold Pinter’s dear friend and local theatre icon Henry Woolf, in the play that established Harold Pinter’s reputation as a major playwright.

Live Five Theatre: The Science of Disconnection March 14 – 17, March 21 - 24, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.livefive.ca (306) 653-5191

The RiverCity Theatre Ensemble Co-op is a group of theatre artists coming together to produce The Science of Disconnection by David Belke.The play is based on the life of physicist Lise Meitner, a shy and withdrawn woman from Vienna, with a genius for mathematics and a passion for science whose discoveries literally changed the world. It is a story of quiet triumph in the face of discrimination, danger and betrayal.

Greystone Theatre, U of S Drama Department: Into The Woods March 20 - 30, 2013 8 pm, Monday through Saturday John Mitchell Building, 118 Science Place, U of S campus www.artsandscience.usask.ca/ drama/greystone (306) 966-8900

Once upon a time, there was a Tony awardwinning musical that took Grimm’s fairytale characters on a journey through an enchanted forest. Explore what happened on the other side of “happily ever after” in this adaptation of James Lapine’s book, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Directed by Julia Jamison.

La Troupe du Jour: Discovery Festival: Building Community across Languages and Cultures March 22-24, 2013 With English, French and Cree surtitles on March 23 and 24 Produced by La Troupe du Jour, Saskatoon, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company and Dancing Sky Theatre Studio 914, 914 – 20th Street West www.latroupedujour.ca (306) 244-1040

The Emperor loves to buy buy buy! He is taught a lesson in being happy with what you have by two fast-talking tailors.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Variety Night April 13, 2013 Doors 7 pm; Show 8 pm Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

triumphs, dreams and defeats, culminating in a show-stopping ride at a carnival in Uranium City. A roller coaster ride of hope, fear, fun and passion, with music and lyrics by Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richmond.

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Join the Rosebud Burlesque Club and friends as we feature an evening chock full of entertaining and amazing acts including burlesque, dance, theatre, spoken word, music, circus and more! Tickets at the door: $12.

Persephone Theatre Main Stage: Sexy Laundry April 17 – May 5, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Mondays.

Also shows the 2nd Wednesday and Sundays at 2 pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727 After 25 years of marriage, Alice and Henry have fallen into a predictable rut. In hopes of rekindling the flames of passion and unearthing her inner vixen, Alice whisks Henry away for a weekend.

She has packed Sex for Dummies and some.. um.. interesting wardrobe, he’s packed a bad attitude.

Sexy Laundry is by turns a touching and delightful comedy by Michele Riml that strikes a chord in all of us.

March 2–24, 2013 will be the second edition of La Troupe du Jour’s Discovery Festival, a French and multicultural event that brings the community together for a stimulating weekend of public readings of new plays, roundtables, playwriting workshops, and discussions with authors across many disciplines and traditions. Discover new stories, discover new voices, and discover our community of artists!

The Deep End: Ride the Cyclone Persephone Theatre presented in partnership with the Broadway Theatre April 17 – 21, 2013 Shows nightly at 8 pm, except Monday An Atomic Vaudeville Production Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727

Wide Open Children’s Theatre: The Emperor’s New Clothes March 29 – April 6, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.wideopen.ca (306) 683-9460

A teenage chamber choir from a small town meets their demise in a freak roller coaster accident at a travelling fair. In this twisted cabaret, emceed by a fortune-telling machine named Karnack, all of them are called back from the grave to perform one last time.With eerily toe-tapping tunes and outrageous storytelling, six teenagers explore their fears,

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Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company: Café Daughter April 19 – 28, 2013 Studio 914, 914 – 20th Street West www.sntc.ca (306) 933-2262

Written by Kenneth T.Williams, Café Daughter is a one-woman show about a young girl,Yvette Wong, growing up in Saskatchewan during the 50’s and 60’s.Yvette is unique, her mother is Cree and her father is Chinese. It’s a story about a girl fighting loneliness, isolation and racism as she carves out her own place in the world. Inspired by the life of Dr. Lilian E. Quan Dyck, a well-known neuro-psychiatrist and current member of Canada’s Senate.

Dancing Sky Theatre: “Somewhere Sk.” April 26 – May 12, 2013 Dinner or brunch available before most performances Dancing Sky Theatre, Meacham www.dancingskytheatre.com (306) 376-4445

For our spring show, we are excited to announce the world premier of a new Saskatchewan play!

“Somewhere Sk.” is a collaboration between Dancing Sky Theatre and two of our favourite

artists: playwright Kelley Jo Burke and singer/ songwriter Carrie Catherine. “Somewhere Sk.” is the musical story of Ezzie, a Saskatchewan singer who becomes disillusioned with trying to make it big in the music biz in Toronto and decides to come home. On route, she runs out of gas in a small abandoned prairie town and here she decides to rebuild both her life and her dreams. But once you start rebuilding, something is usually in the way…

La Troupe du Jour: Status Quo by Gilles PoulinDenis May 3,4,5, 2013 With English Surtitles on 3, 5 Produced by Théâtre de la Seizième (Vancouver) Studio 914, 914 – 20th St. W. www.latroupedujour.ca (306) 244-1040

Sarah is about to graduate from high school in a town that is just a bit too quiet.While life motors along in other places, her own town is so still that she figures it wouldn’t even be missed if a meteorite fell from the sky and obliterated it. Sarah has to decide what part she can possibly play in a community that is just so... dull.

Live Five Theatre: The Frenzy of Queen Maeve May 2 – 5, May 9 - 12, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.livefive.ca (306) 653-5191

Bzzt! Trap Door Theatre, founded by Anthony MacMahon and Nathan Howe, is dedicated to bringing acclaimed Canadian and international work to Saskatoon stages.This new, awardwinning dark comedy is set in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, during “The Troubles.” A young Irish woman falls in love with an IRA operative and the son of an English landowner, and must decide what is more important: her country or her safety.

La Troupe du Jour is proud to host a new work for the theatre by Fransaskois Gilles Poulin-Denis, a nominee of the 2010 Governor General’s Literary Award. Status Quo was read to enthusiastic audiences at Montreal’s Festival du Jamais Lu and Ottawa’s Zones théâtrales.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: The Dirty Thirties May 18, 2013 Doors 7:30 pm; Show 8:30 pm Refinery Theatre, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

This fully immersive audience participatory style event consists of two parts. Start the evening by putting on your finest flapper inspired threads and attending a live performance with tributes to the 1930s at The Refinery Theatre.The performance will be followed by an invitationonly speakeasy at an undisclosed location, complete with live jazz, gambling and gin. Don’t forget the password to get in!

Wide Open Children’s Theatre: The Princess and The Pea May 18 - 26, 2013 The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. www.wideopen.ca (306) 683-9460

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Rosebud Burlesque Club: Variety Night June 7, 2013 Doors 7 pm; Show 8 pm Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

Join the Rosebud Burlesque Club and friends as we feature an evening chock full of entertaining and amazing acts including burlesque, dance, theatre, spoken word, music, circus and more!

Tickets at the door: $12.

Rosebud Burlesque Club: Back Alley Antics June 15, 2013 Meet at 7 pm to follow along the secret show map Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 – 25th St. W. www.rosebudburlesque.com (306) 665-5998

Back alley antics is a site-specific traveling outdoor event that takes place along the back alley ways of Saskatoon.The audience travels en masse with their “map reader” and discovers a variety of different performance-based acts along the way. Expect theatre, dance, spoken word, music, circus and more! Donations accepted.

Saskatoon Summer Players: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Director - Dennis Beerling Producer - Kelly Brophy Musical Director - Jennifer Rommens June 28 – July 7, 2013 at Remai Arts Centre Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.saskatoonsummerplayers.ca Joseph, a boy gifted with prophetic dreams, is Jacob’s favorite son.When he is given a coat of many colors, his envious brothers sell him into slavery. He lands in jail due to the thwarting advances of his master’s wife.When the Pharaoh learns of Joseph’s gift to interpret dreams, he is freed and moves on to become the Pharaoh’s right-hand man. Back home, a famine hits and his brothers travel to Egypt in search of much needed food.They find themselves begging at the feet of Joseph.Will Joseph forgive his brothers and reconcile with the sons of Israel?

Embark on a musical adventure with Joseph and enjoy some of the most catchy songs by

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Saskatoon Opera: Carmen June 15, 18, 20 at 7:30 pm June 22 at 5:00 pm Remai Arts Centre, 100 Spadina Cres. E. www.persephonetheatre.org (306) 384-7727 One of the best loved of all operas, Carmen is a powerful tale of consuming lust. George Bizet’s timeless score contains some of the opera’s greatest hits: Escamillo’s rousing Toreador Song, Carmen’s seductive Habanera and Jose’s passionate Flower Song. Leading the cast of rising Canadian opera stars is Lauren Segal in the title role with Adam Luther as Done Jose and Regina’s own Gordon Bintner as Escamillo. Maestro Jordan de Souza conducts the Saskatoon Opera Orchestra and Chorus. Maer Gronsdal (Canadian Opera Company) is the stage director.Tickets can be purchased through the Persephone Box Office by calling (306) 384-7727, or online at www. persephonetheatre.org.

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Each week Bridges, in connection with SaskatoonMoms.com, gathers advice from parents to share with other moms and dads. This week we asked:

At what age do you explain divorce to your child, and how?

“We actually had to explain divorce this summer to our six- and four-year-olds. They met another set of children that had parents that were divorced. My kids asked me why their parents lived in different homes. We didn’t go too much into detail, but explained their parents didn’t love each other anymore. They still liked each other of course as they have beautiful children together, but just didn’t love each other for reasons we don’t know why. They will never stop being those children’s mother and father — ever ! The kids seemed OK with that answer except they then worried that my husband and I would fall out of love and divorce. We told them that mom and dad have been married for almost 15 years and we love each other very much. We don’t plan on ever getting a divorce. Of course anything is possible, but we pray that we will stay together forever.” — Shelley Stahl Heuchert

“My kids are six and eight and both of them have asked questions about divorce, what is a stepmom, etc. They are exposed to these issues and terms everywhere and we answer their questions simply and honestly as they arise. It isn’t something we had to sit them down and explain to them but deal with through normal conversation as they come up.” — Terri Leniuk “No one in my immediate family is divorced so this hasn’t really been an issue. I think if my kids ever ask I will tell them that some parents just can’t live together and that often everyone is better off if they live apart.” — Nikki Melnyk “I think that by the time they are six they are probably ready to understand what ‘divorce’ means. I would still keep it as simple and as straightforward as I could, but I think that it’s important that by

this age they know the truth about what’s going on. My daughter is six and I feel that she would understand what it means but I also know that I would need to handle the situation delicately. I would also tell her it’s okay to be sad and angry as I think that’s a normal part of the grieving process.”

— Chera Miller “My children consider what their family structure is to be ‘The Norm’, so when they hear of divorce, it raises questions. Whenever that age is, is the age to talk about it. Our goal is to teach our kids to have compassion and love toward anyone, especially their friends, going through divorce or dealing with the effects of it.” — Angela Wells “Tough one! I think it depends on the situation.

Children should be spoken to by both parents close to when one intends to move out. Explain

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History alive and well in this house

By Ashley Martin

WHO? JoAnne Friesen and her husband Ed, both retired teachers.

WHAT? Their two-storey home in Old Lakeview.

WHEN? The house was built in 1933, but the Friesens moved in four years ago.

WHY? They were living nearby in another old home when they decided on a whim to check this one out. “We came in and walked out and said, ‘OK, I think maybe we should make an offer.’ The wood and everything was what we just loved.”

The house was in great condition, which Friesen believes is because only a handful of families have lived here since the house was built.

“We’re basically the fourth, which is neat,” she says. “I think that’s why so much of the house has retained its original integrity because it’s just been the few families and they haven’t painted out the woodwork or done that sort of stuff. The last four years we’ve just been working really hard to spruce it up.”

HOW? The house is structurally sound and needed just a little bit of TLC, painting and replacing doors. They chose to modernize the bathroom and kitchen, doing most of the work themselves. They also removed the glass doors to open up the sunroom, which was a 1950s addition to the kitchen, to create a more open space.

Other than that, the house was left as is. Friesen loves the character of the home: “The wood itself, the way it turns ... all the decorative details,”

which include stained glass and rounded windows. “I’ve always been so glad that people didn’t go and do anything rash to it. The three families that lived here just kept it as it was, which is so nice.”

One of the former residents, a woman who grew up in the home in the 1940s and ’50s, contacted Friesen and has told her stories about the house. “She remembers standing on the back balcony; there wasn’t a house to be seen all the way around. The bus would come lumbering along to go to the airport.

“For us that like older houses, (knowing the history) just means everything, so we’re very lucky.”

Friesen kept with a neutral colour scheme because she thought the trend of dark colours would look out of place in the home. However, she didn’t want the house to look stale or too dated because of all the wood: “You need to jazz up the wood colours.” In the dining room, for example, she painted out the base of her table and bought some modern leather chairs to make a more dynamic setting.

Friesen knows what she likes and decorates to her taste: “It’s not for show, it’s not for impressing friends, it’s me living here.” But for how long is to be determined; the couple is considering downsizing.

Friesen believes the house is ideal for a family and is also concerned it could become too much work for them as they age. Plus, the Friesens have developed a love for renovating and redecorating homes — this is their third house since they retired.

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By Andrew Matte

Justin Bender is known in the Canadian heavy metal community for his prowess on the fretboard as a guitarist for the Regina band Into Eternity. He also plays in the local band Magnetic and works as a sound engineer at Touchwood Studios. But it was his need for functionality that prompted him to buy a Honda Fit. His wife, Rachel Morris, liked her husband’s car so much that she bought one too. The economy minded car is plenty big enough for her dog Marshmallow, who rides in a booster seat.

Q: So how did you settle on a Honda Fit? A: I shopped for a car for about a year before I actually bought one. I measured the hatchbacks of a couple of cars because that was a big concern of mine. It wanted to be able to easily carry my gear around. I am always moving cabinets around.

Q: What car did you own previously?

A: I had been driving a mid’90s Mazda. I have always liked Japanese cars. My previous car was an MX6. It was a sports car and I am not really a sports car kind of guy at all. But it was also inconvenient. Any time I had to take my guitar cabinet anywhere, it would hang out the trunk.

Q: Isn’t a Honda Fit essentially the opposite of a Mazda MX6?

A: I was more embarrassed that I bought a sporty car. It was sort of a girly sports car. But I didn’t really care about that. But the fact that it was sporty and a bit of a gas guzzler and wasn’t very functional was sort of embarrassing. It was kind of a waste to me. I wanted something that cost me less to operate and left a greener footprint. And I had to be able to carry gear around in it — that was my major consideration.

Rock guitarist Justin Bender and his wife Rachel Morris with their Honda Fits. Bridges photo by Don Healy

Q: What made you consider Honda in the first place?

A: I was always a Honda fan. I used to own a couple of 1980s Accords that were excellent cars. The motors never did die on them. The bodies fell apart before the engine stopped. One car had more than 300,00 kilometres on it. I wanted something small and fuel efficient. I am way more about functionality than anything.

Q: What is your favourite part about the Fit? A: The cool thing about the Fit is the

back seats. The bottoms of the back seats lift up and fold up flat with the back of the seats. And the little leg parts snap down inside. Sometimes I just roll my guitar cabinet up into the car on its wheels up behind the front seats.

Q: Isn’t it weird that a tiny car can carry so much of your bulky music equipment?

A: There’s still enough room behind the seats. When I need to, I can carry a floor monitor, a head in its case, a four-space rack, my guitar and an-

other monitor. I have routinely made a trip like that. It’s just fantastic. I love it.

Q: How did your family get a second Fit? A: Rachel fell in love with the Fit too. She would take my car as much as she could. At her job at Metro Pet Market, she sometimes needs to haul inventory from one store to the other. With that mind, she thought she’d like to get a hatchback. So to get a Fit, it just made sense for her.

Q: How old is your car?

A: I got mine used. It’s a 2007. The car has the Civic engine from the early 2000 era.

Q: How is it holding up?

A: I am up on the fluids and I have never had any issues. I bought it in 2011 and I have had no problems with it.

Q: How old is Rachel’s car?

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Belle Plaine w/ Jenny Berkel and Jeans Boots Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Fri day, Jan . 18 Piano Fridays w/ David Fong Rock and Blues Series: Outside the Wall The Bassment, B3-202 Fourth Ave. N. Riff Raff Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Tribute to the Everly Brothers w/ Tribute to the Monkees Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. Dan McConnell Band Army & Navy Veterans Club, 359 First Ave. N. Doug Boomhower Trio McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. Body LVL (Mehta/Will Kaufold) w/ Sleepwreck, Mehta Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. Ralph’s Rhythm Kings

Nelly Furtado will perform with Dylan Murry and Jessica Tyler at the Odeon Events Centre on Jan. 17. File Photo Fairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Cr. Sirvis Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. League of Nations Toon Town Tavern, 1630 Fairlight Dr. Mern and Modus Tequila Nightclub, 1201 Albert Ave. S a tu rday, Ja n . 1 9 Guitar Series: Doug Boomhower Quartet The Bassment, B3-202 Fourth Ave. N.

Riff Raff Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Leon Ochs Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. Dan McConnell Band Army & Navy Veterans Club, 359 First Ave. N. No Hurry Trio McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. Powder Blue w/ The Wizards Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E.

Elsewhere Fest w/ Jeans Boots Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Suicide Messiah, a Black Label Society tribute band w/ Black Hell Oil The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave. Albert and Dislexik Tequila Nightclub, 1201 Albert Ave. Su nday, Ja n. 2 0 Leon Ochs Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.

Blues Jam Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Tonight It’s Poetry Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave. Tuesd ay, Jan . 22 Big Dave McLean Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Karaoke Deathstar The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave. Open Mic Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave.

Mendel Art Gallery Two new exhibitions open Jan. 18. Steeling the Gaze: Portraits by Aboriginal Artists, is from the photograph and video collections of the National Gallery of Canada.

Stephen Hutchings: Landscapes for the End of Time features massive landscape paintings by the Ottawa artist. Two other exhibitions open Jan. 25. LUNA is a sculpture installation by Saskatoon artist Alison Norlen. Outsiders, the Artists by Artists mentorship program, features works by Zachari Logan and Humboldt Magnussen. The opening reception for all the new exhibitions is Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. The Mendel Art Gallery, 950 Spadina Cres. E., is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Visit mendel. ca for details on all Mendel events.

Void Gallery Until Feb. 3 at 2-1006 Eighth St. E. Oil paintings by Sandra Knoss, depicting Saskatchewan landscapes and wildlife.

A reception will be held Jan. 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Also, new landscape paintings by Tim Fisher at Luna & Hill, until March 3. A reception will be held Jan. 17, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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EVENTS The Gallery/Art Placement Until Jan. 19 at 228 Third Ave. S. New Beginnings, works by gallery artists.

communities across Canada. Featuring local musicians Magna Carta, Jeans Boots, Gunner & Smith, and Economics. The Elsething album will be available at the event.

Affinity Gallery (Saskatchewan Craft Council) Until Jan. 20 at 813 Broadway Ave. Creativity and Spirituality, an exhibition exploring spiritual concerns in the creating of Fine Craft. The works explore the many uses of light within the world of glass.

Seniors Segment Presentation by Service Canada Jan. 22, 2:30 p.m., at Saskatoon Council on Aging, 506 25th St. E. General information on Government of Canada programs and services of interest to seniors, including Canada Pension Plan, Canadian Retirement Income Calculator and information on programs for low-income seniors, Aboriginal seniors, immigrant seniors, caregivers and survivors.

To register call 652-2255 or email admin@scoa.ca.

Station Arts Centre, Rosthern Until Jan. 20 at 701 Railway Ave. in Rosthern. Prairie Pictures by Dorothy Knowles.

Ukrainian Museum of Canada Until Jan. 31 at 910 Spadina Cres. E. Red and Black, the artworks of Iryna Karpenko.

Gallery on Third, Watrous By appointment through January at 102 Third Ave. E., Watrous. The Winter Art Show and Sale, featuring local artists.

Watrous Library Through January in Watrous. ‘Tis the Season, local art and photography with a holiday theme.

Handmade House Showcase Gallery Until Feb. 2 at 710 Broadway Ave. What’s in the Box, wooden boxes by Walter McNabb.

Centre East Galleries Until Feb. 3 at The Centre. Work by Bill Epp, Scholarship Winners Kaitlyn Dirk and Laura Pritchard, Rosanna Parry, Stuart Kasdorf Photographics, Grain Elevators: Vanishing Prairie Landmarks hooked rug exhibition, and displays from the Saskatoon Public School Board.

Collector’s Choice Art Gallery Until Feb. 4 at 625D First Ave. N. Annual frame sale and art auction. Also, on display, Looking for a Home, bear sculptures by Vance Theoret.

The Gallery, Frances Morrison Library Until Feb. 7 at 311 23rd St. E. Finding a Green Photo, by Barbara Reimer.

A photo-based project dealing with

This untitled Portrait of an Assiniboine Indian by James Henderson is on display at the Art Placement. sustainability using film and coffee as conceptual elements.

Paved Arts/AKA Gallery Until Feb. 15 at 424 20th St. W. If found . . . return to me, by Elisabeth Belliveau. An exhibition of new drawing, writing and video work.

Samaritan Place Until Feb. 16 at 375 Cornish Road.

Lake, Forest, Sky, paintings by Joy Mendel.

St. Thomas More Gallery Until Feb. 28 at 1437 College Dr. Ancestral ground, a selection of prints and works on canvas, from the 1970s to the present, by local artist Ray Keighley.

Meewasin Valley Centre Gallery Through February at 402 Third Ave. S. Walks with Gina, by Erich Keser.

It is an exhibit depicting images of plants, birds and natural scenes in all seasons.

Art at Will (formerly Willow Studio) Until March 1 at The Wood Alehouse, 148 Second Ave. N. The Tree Show, works interpreting the tree motif.

Includes several Saskatoon and area artists.

The Nest Through March at 333 Third Ave. S. New work in encaustic and oil by Kathy Bradshaw.

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Elsethings Art Festival Jan. 19, 10 p.m., at Vangelis Tavern. An innovative new national arts festival bringing together 70 artists in 15

Book Discussion Group Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and March 5, 7 p.m., at the Unitarian Congregation, 213 Second St. E. A four-part discussion series based on Alain de Botton’s book Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion. de Botton suggests that even if one rejects religious doctrine there are still important insights to be gained from the study of religion.

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Trio finds inspiration in unlikely places

By Ashley Martin

The most notable thing about this upstart Regina band is probably its name: Have.

To see it there on the page, “Have,” it seems an odd choice for a band name — a verb denoting possession. But in Latin, “have” has a different meaning and pronunciation.

The band’s name, pronounced HA-vay, was borne of guitarist Mike Churko’s trip to Italy, explains guitarist/bassist Jared Schlechte.

“Have is a greeting in old Latin.

It’s like saying hello or hail basically,” said Schlechte. “We just really liked how it sounded.

“If anyone knows Latin, there’s a different pronunciation which is HA-way. There’s a bit of confusion on the name but we’re OK with that,” added Schlechte. At least it’s memorable.

The band formed about a year and a half ago when Schlechte and Churko started jamming, with Schlechte on drums at the time.

When drummer Mitchell Pockett rounded out the trio a few months later, “We had to go through the process of relearning all our songs with a third member,” said Schlechte, who moved to guitar and bass, duties he now splits with Churko.

The three bandmates, all in their early 20s, go way back. As students at St. Matthew in Whitmore Park, their musical journey began in elementary school band, in which Pockett started on percussion and the other two played trumpet. The trio moved on to LeBoldus High School and also worked together at Dairy Queen.

“We’ve been friends for a long time. That’s kind of what makes it easy for us to play together; we’ve known each other for so long we can be writing a song and just feeding off each other is really easy,” said Schlechte.

Have’s sound is influenced by the Black Keys and the White Stripes, with a tinge of psychedelic rock, funk and blues. Their lyrics are sometimes silly — they find inspiration in anything and everything, including Curious George: “He has a monkey that makes him mad, but together they are never sad. He is just very curious,” the song goes.

Writing is a collaborative effort.

“Maybe Mike will come up with a little riff and we’ll all like it and then we’ll sit there and whatever feels natural; we’ll just work at until it becomes a song,” said Schlechte. “We’re terrible at writing lyrics so we’ll write the music and we can sometimes have a song done in one hour; other times it takes us months to write a song.

“We try and do whatever makes sense and whatever flows and usually it’s just based off of somebody fooling around, ‘I like how that sounds, let’s see if we can work with that.’ ” They each wrote a verse for their song “Friends,” which is on the three-song EP they recorded in Churko’s basement and released in November.

“We just said, ‘all right, here’s the idea,’ ” explained Schlechte.

“We all took a verse and went our own ways. We came back and surprisingly enough everything kind of flowed together.”

Having known each other for so long, the guys are on the same page most of the time. While longtime friendships can sometimes result in brotherly fighting, Schlechte says it’s not usually a problem.

“Say Mitch and I have a different view, we’ll try each way and usually between the three of us we let majority win. It makes it really easy” having three people to break a tie, said Schlechte.

Check out Have’s EP on Bandcamp at thebandhave.bandcamp. com. To find them on Facebook (searching for “Have” is too vague), it’s facebook.com/thebandhave.

Watch for shows this spring.

Regina band Have (pronounced HA+vay). The unique name comes from Latin and is used as a greeting. Handout photo

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GARDENING #P e r e n n i a l s

Hugh Skinner’s favourite perennials

By Sara Williams Hugh Skinner, well known gardener, writer and speaker, will be in Saskatoon on Jan. 23 to give a presentation on his favourite perennials for the Saskatchewan Perennial Society.

While his talk will cover more than 60 hardy perennials, here’s a small sample to whet your appetite. Many of these will be available at the Perennial Society’s spring plant exchange and sale on May 28.

Double bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’) is extremely early blooming. “The exquisite double white flowers appear in May and are followed by attractive scalloped blue-green foliage that stands upright,” notes Skinner. Native to eastern North America, is does well in a shady situation with organic soil and adequate moisture. Its rugose (rough, wrinkled) texture contrasts well with the smoother foliage of hostas.

Siberian barren strawberry (Waldesteinia ternata) is also high on Skinner’s list. An evergreen ground cover native to Europe, he feels “it should be much more widely used and available.” Durable and droughttolerant, the dark green, strawberrylike leaves form a dense cover in sun or shade. It has bright yellow, discshaped flowers in spring.

‘Roy Davidson’ lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis ‘Roy Davidson’) has lance-shaped leaves with heavy silver spotting. Skinner likes it not only for the lovely sky blue flowers that grace the plant in spring, but also because the foliage stands up well through the summer as long as it’s in partially shaded locations.

Menzie’s penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii menziesii) is a low mounded plant with small, narrow, bright green, evergreen leaves ideal for a rock garden or the front of a border. Over time it will root down and spread but could never be considered invasive. “It’s really a dwarf shrub,” explains Skinner. In late spring the mounds of evergreen foliage are covered with tubular purple-pink

flowers. Plant it in full sun on welldrained soil.

‘Baby Doll’ bergenia (Bergenia cordifolia ‘Baby Doll’), only 30 cm in height, is more compact than the heartleaf bergenia species from which it is derived. Selected in the Netherlands, the flowers, produced on stalks in the spring, are a delicate pale pink. Its round evergreen leaves take on a reddish colour in the fall.

If rubbed between your thumb and fore finger, the sound produced is similar to a pig’s squeak, hence one of the common names, pig-squeak.

Plant is sun or shade. It is remarkably drought tolerant.

‘Gateway’ Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum ‘Gateway’) was developed from a species that is native to Manitoba. It prefers moist sites and will grow to 150 cm in height in favourable growing conditions.

Large fuzzy heads of purple flowers stand out in the garden in late summer and fall. Skinner notes: “This variety has dark purple stems that contrast well with green foliage. Its strongly upright growth habit makes a statement in the garden, allowing the gardener to use it as a structural element.” He further recommends leaving the stems standing to provide winter interest in the garden.

If you want to learn more of Skinner’s favourite hardy perennials, join the Saskatchewan Perennial Society at St. James Anglican Church, 607 Dufferin on the corner of 12th Street, at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 in the basement hall. There is no charge and everyone is welcome.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society.

We have a new website: www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo.com.

Sara Williams’ new book, the revised, expanded and updated Creating the Prairie Xeriscape includes over 200 genera, 300 species and 900 cultivars of drought-tolerant plants. It will be published by Coteau Books in February. Sara will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame later this year.

‘Baby Doll’ bergenia, with its delicate pale pink flowers, is extremely drought tolerarnt. PHOTO COURTESY SARA WILLIAMS

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Prairie artisanal oil earns national attention

By Jenn Sharp Appearing on Dragon’s Den is enough to strike fear into the heart of any entrepreneur. However, the promise of investment and expertise from one of the five ‘dragons’ drives many to try their luck. Most are unsuccessful — some, with admittedly terrible business ideas, are literally booed off the sound stage.

The Saskatchewan marketers of Three Farmers, Elysia and Natasha Vandenhurk, went into the Den last spring. The episode aired on Oct. 10 and, to the excitement of many in the province’s business community, the sisters were successful. Their product, the only cold-pressed artisanal oil of its kind has been renowned in foodie circles for several years. The oil is now gaining mainstream exposure and popularity on the provincial and national level, thanks in large part to the Dragon’s Den episode. The moment of tension came when the hard-talking Kevin O’Leary made the sisters an investment offer in exchange for 50 per cent of their company. They turned him down. Arlene Dickinson was next.

“We’ve tasted a lot of product in seven seasons on the show. This is as good as I’ve ever had,” she told the Vandenhurk sisters.

She then offered $150,000 for 20 per cent of the company. They took her up on the offer and are currently going through the due diligence process. They knew going into the Den that Dickinson, with her marketing expertise, would be an excellent partner for Three Farmers.

“It was about strategic cash (and) bringing someone on board that can do something with that cash,” explains Elysia.

The Three Farmers story began with the ancient camelina sativa grain. Camelina can be traced back 3,000 years to northern Europe and Central Asia. It’s called an ancient grain because it remains untouched and unmodified. Camelina is natu-

rally high in Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids and has the best ratio between these fatty acids of any other oil. This factor is just as important as the health benefits found in Omega-3 and Omega-6. Camelina oil has an extremely high smoke point (the temperature at which an oil begins to break down) at 475 F, making it ideal for cooking. Its nutty flavour is also ideal for salads and marinades. (My favourite salad dressing is 1 tbsp.

Three Farmers camelina oil, 2 tbsp. raspberry vinegar and 1 tsp. honey.)

The men that grow the camelina crops are three Saskatchewan farmers, Colin Rosengran, Dan Vandenhurk (Elysia and Natasha’s father) and Ron Emde. Second and third generation farmers, they founded Canpressco Products Inc. and began to grow camelina crops in the Midale area. The camelina seeds are processed in a facility at Spalding, Sask.

The Vandenhurk sisters say sales have picked up tremendously since the October airing of the Dragon’s Den episode but they know they can’t ride on that exposure for too long.

“There’s a shelf life to that media,” says Natasha. “It won’t carry us forever. That’s why the partnership with (Dickinson) is so important.”

The facility in Spalding currently produces about 1,500 bottles per day.

Natasha says they’re planning for an increase to at least 2,000 bottles per day once the deal is finalized with Dickinson and a new marketing campaign begins. They process is currently all manual — they will need to convert to a mechanized system in order to keep up with demand. It’s a challenge the Vandenhurks welcome. As Natasha says on a video taken at a Dragon’s Den viewing party this fall, there’s a long road ahead.

“People say this is such a successful moment, we must be so proud and we really are. This has been such a success. But there is so much work to be done and it’s just beginning so back to work tomorrow, bright and early!”

Sisters Natasha and Elysia Vandenhurk with the Three Farmers camelina oil, produced in Saskatchewan from an ancient grain, after a luncheon event for Saskatchewan Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (SYPE) in Saskatoon. The sisters accepted a deal on CBC’s Dragon’s Den to expand their product line and were sharing their experiences. Bridges Photo By Michelle Berg

With Dickinson’s support, the Vandenhurk sisters are sure to make Three Farmers a household name, while pro-

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Environmentally friendly dry farmed wine

By James Romanow

Any number of people are trying to do the right thing by Mother Earth and purchase food and products made in a sustainable way. While I applaud their morality I have to admit to a certain cynicism about some of the certifications that declare a farm or a wine sustainable.

My biggest beef with the sustainable certification process is that it seldom addresses irrigation. The single biggest impact farmland has on the planet is from massive reorientation of rivers to grow plants in deserts and semi-deserts (promptly impoverishing fish stocks and drying other parts of the planet).

Many appellations in France are forbidden the use of irrigation, but in other countries vines are also proudly dry farmed. Dry farming simply means no irrigation. It makes for stronger vines by forcing their roots much deeper into the soil and theoretically may make for tastier wines.

Carignan is a grape from Spain that takes heat and sunlight well. (Spanish vines are probably the perfect climactic match for any number of New World growing sites.) Santa Carolina, a company that makes a surprising number of interesting — and not terribly expensive — wines is cultivating the grape in Chile.

It’s a dark purple wine. The bouquet is meaty and spicy with floral hints. There’s fruit and complexity enough to keep the craziest cork dork happy. It has solid tannins, a decent acidity, and is definitely a Parmesan cheese or barbecued meat sort of wine. You can’t go wrong serving this with dark stews like chili. In short it’s a great winter wine.

At this price it’s also a deal. So buy a bottle for dinner and maybe it will even help get you into heaven.

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