Bridges - October 25, 2012

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Regina yard calls on the undead for Halloween inspiration P. 20

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Reporter Ashley Martin’s futuristic cyborg costume P. 22

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An aquatic eel-like salamander slithers into owner’s heart P. 25

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Zombie Makeover Tamsen rae makes the undead come to life. P. 6

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Nicola Tabb opened Better off Duds, a play off the 1980s classic “Better off Dead”, in March, 2012. Many say it has the best vintage finds in the city. Better off Duds stands out from other thrift stores because it is carefully cultivated, filled with oneof-a-kind clothing in a variety of sizes that are washed and dried in store. Tabb is a thrift store fanatic and has a knack for finding gems in small town thrift shops and church sales.

She focuses on 1960s attire to current day fashions. If the clown from Scream or plastic vampire teeth aren’t what you’re looking for this Halloween, there is an affordable vintage Halloween rack and a trunk filled with $5 finds that could finish your costume. Bet-

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Tamsen Rae poses with her Gypsy Fortune Teller Zombie, Carlene Haday. Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

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INVENTORY — 2 For a unique costume, head to Better Off Duds READ MY BOOK — 4 Are there ghosts at the Western Development Museum?

MUSIC — 5 COVER — 6 PARENT TO PARENT — 9 What will your children be dressing up as for Halloween?

GARDENING — 10 Last-minute tricks for reducing workload in the spring

CROSSWORD/SUDOKU — 11 IN THE CITY — 12, 14 Spooky finds at the Museum of Antiquities CITY NEWS — 16 WHAT MOVES YOU — 18 An inspiring wheelchair athlete SPACES — 20 FASHION YXE — 22 The Cyborg Cigarette Girl from the Future OUTSIDE THE LINES — 24 A new creation from artist Stephanie McKay meant to inspire children of all ages

MEET MY PET — 25 A treasured aquatic salamander EVENTS — 26 ON THE SCENE — 28 Photographer Michelle Berg’s best shots from the Day of the Deadly Glamour fashion show Horoscope — 29 SHARP EATS — 30 Nothing says Halloween better than gross-out food WINE WORLD — 31 Ultra-ripe, this Spanish red is made for meat

Tracene Harvey, director/curator at the Museum of Antiquities, stands by the replica of a tomb that adds to the eerie feeling of the potentially haunted Room 116 in the College Building at the University of Saskatchewan. QC Photo by Michelle Berg

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Our aim is not only to educate but to entertain the public we serve.

We are proud to release You Are Not Alone, a compilation of mysterious stories from three years of paranormal investigations. The book is available at all Western Development Museum locations in Saskatchewan.

list of Top Ten haunted locations in Saskatoon.

What stories had put us on such a list? Museum staff had heard claims of paranormal activity but had not investigated to see if the rumours could be true. Making this Top Ten list inspired a look for paranormal investigators in Saskatoon who would be respectful of the institution and our artifacts while searching for evidence.

It was important that the investigators came from a valid organization with a reputation for thoroughness. We found this in the Sask. GhostHunters Society Inc. (SGHS). SGHS showed a keen respect for our mandate and brought a scientific approach to their work. SGHS relied on technology and specialized equipment designed to detect paranormal activity.

The paranormal project has given us a unique

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For those who believe in the paranormal, it is natural to expect activity at the Western Development Museum (WDM), where personal items may still harbour a connection to their original owners. Ghost hunters, both amateur and professional, have approached us about investigating paranormal activity. Some requests have been as simple as students looking for a Halloween fright. Others have come from groups possessing a full battery of gadgets to help find ghosts.

The recent popularity of ghost-hunting programs on television and movies, has increased the number of requests coming to the museum.

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“His mom’s retired and she’s taken it upon herself to have almost a fulltime job, as much as she can anyway, to get him over to her house,” says Kerestesh.

“She’s in her glory,” adds Williamson.

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But there’s not much time to write, between his job as an accountant at SGI and raising a baby.

“He’s a new dad. Where does he find the time? I don’t know,” says Kerestesh.

“Funny, now that I don’t have much time to write is when I’ve written most of my songs,” adds Williamson, who named his band to reflect the style of their music: “empire” for old and “associate” for new.

“Basically we are taking an old genre and mixing in our own modern or new flavour,” explains Williamson, whose influences include Mumford & Sons, The National, The Beatles, Bob Dylan and The Wooden Sky. The band plans to record again in February and has several Regina shows coming up: Oct. 27 at the Creative City Centre, Nov. 10 at the Fainting Goat, Nov. 21 at Bushwakker, and two December gigs in Moose Jaw.

“I was pregnant when we were recording the last time, so we were actually kind of wondering if he was hearing some of it,” says Kerestesh, who sings and sometimes plays mandolin in the four-piece.

The Empire Associates had their CD release show at Regina’s The Club in January, when Kerestesh was seven months pregnant.

“I was worried about standing in front of everybody and just toppling over. (The stage) was just one step but you never know,” she says.

Luckily, having a baby hasn’t slowed them down. With the help of an agent, the band is getting all kinds of gigs.

“I think if we wanted to make it full-time, we could, but right now I think we’re just going to see where this goes,” says Williamson, the band’s guitarist and sole songwriter.

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To take something and transform it completely into something else is pretty cool.

— Tamsen Rae

Halloween

Tamsen Rae will zombify you

Kevin Greggain takes a photo of Tamsen Rae’s makeup process for his Gypsy Fortune teller Zombie concept shoot with Carlene Haday. Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

By Jeanette Stewart

Most people don’t get to spend an entire Friday afternoon turning someone into a zombie.

Tamsen Rae is not most people.

The Saskatoon makeup artist has an ability to create both glamorous and ghoulish looks.

“Since I was a little kid, I’ve always loved to experiment with makeup and playing dress-up,” she said. “To take something and transform it completely into something else is

pretty cool.

This Halloween, Rae is the queen of the undead, tasked with zombifying about 10 different clients.

“Everybody’s being a zombie,” she said. TV’s The Walking Dead can take a lot of credit for that. On a Friday afternoon a few weeks before Hallow-

een, she’s working on a zombie photo shoot with photographer Kevin Greggain. Greggain has worked with Rae since finding her work on Facebook.

He’s hoping to capitalize on the public thirst for zombie culture with his latest series of photos, which will be turned into a calendar and prints.

He chats about Rae’s skills while she works in her home studio, metal music emanating from laptop speakers. Rae spent about three hours to build up the model’s cheekbones and eyebrows then cover her in a grey pallor and several layers of fake blood.

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She can do wedding makeup as beautiful as you can think it, and she can turn that same person into a mutated, bloated corpse. — Kevin Greggain

“She’s pretty well the only person I’ve met — and I’ve been doing this for 30 years — that has that edge. That leading edge. She can do wedding makeup as beautiful as you can think it, and she can turn that same person into a mutated, bloated corpse,” said Greggain.

Rae did makeup for years before she realized it could become a profession.

“I guess I’ve kind of always done makeup,” she said.

Her work began more than 10 years ago in high school with weddings and graduations — making people look good.

Rae began getting more involved with fashion shows and concept photography a few years ago. From there, it evolved into creating characters.

“There’s something really appealing about transforming yourself. It’s one thing to make a girl who maybe never wears makeup and do some really nice makeup on her and have her look in the mirror,” she said. “It’s the total reverse taking this normal looking person and just making them look disgusting. That is way more exciting for anyone, I think, just to see

what they look like as a rotting corpse.”

About a year ago, Rae’s first bottle of liquid latex turned her on to creating more fantastical and freakish forms.

“I’ve been loving it. I haven’t really put it down.”

Last Halloween, she and a friend were determined to win a local bar’s costume contest.

She decked him out in elaborate makeup with ghoulish skin and finger extensions. When she got to the bar, however, the bouncers demanded her friend take off his mask. The makeup was too good.

“We couldn’t prove who he was,” she said.

But they talked their way in and won the contest.

Rae is typically so focused on helping her friends and clients prepare for Halloween that she doesn’t get a chance to put as much effort into her own costumes. But she typically eschews the stereotypical “sexy” style for horror.

“For me, the coolest costumes are the scariest,” she said.

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Tamsen Rae puts the finishing touches on the Gypsy Fortune Teller Zombie, Carlene Haday.

Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

Douglas Snowsell was born and raised in Kelowna B.C and is part of a third generation orchardist family.

After the death of his father he left farming and, almost inadvertently, became a successful banker. At age 34, he took an unexpected turn and entered a Bible seminary. After he successfully graduated he and his wife Ann took their young family to South America and began a second career in ministry.

During his sixteen-year career as a missionary for the Christian & Missionary Alliance, Doug Snowsell pioneered a modern approach to urban Latin church growth, first in Santiago, Chile and later Madrid, Spain. Douglas Snowsell lives in Victoria, B.C., where he is still involved in growth, although principally of the vegetable variety.

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It’s the total reverse taking this normal looking person and just making them look disgusting. That is way more exciting for anyone, I think, just to see what they look like as a rotting corpse. — Rae

The zombie guide Kevin Greggain recommends his “zombie essentials”: 1) The Zombie Survival Guide, by Max Brooks: “It’s a book out there, which is a mock instruction manual on what to do when the zombie apocalypse happens.”

2) Night of the Living Dead (1968): “Classic. That was pretty well the movie that started it all.”

3) Return of the Living Dead (1985): “It was amazing as far as pumping the culture up. There’s been a billion zombie movies since then.”

4) Dead Set (2008) 5) The Walking Dead (2010 — present)

Rae has looked into studying makeup at different schools, but with tuition more than $30,000 and all the information available online, she’s been able to teach herself any technique she’s curious about.

“I just educate myself. It’s something that I’m really passionate about. I dedicate a lot of time to training myself,” she said.

“I watch a lot of YouTube tutorials. I read a lot. I try. It’s a lot of trial and error and playing around.”

Rae’s portfolio already includes one challenging short film (Ogilthorpe, shot in Humboldt), and she hopes to move to a city with more film work. She plans to relocate to a larger centre like Montreal, where there is more work available in the horror genre.

Greggain believes her work is on par with top level artists in bigger centres.

“In the U.S., I worked in New York a lot,” he said. “Tamsen’s work is up there, if not better than anything I saw.”

For now, she’s focused on creating some frightening zombies to celebrate Halloween. The look can be simple, or take almost six hours.

“It’s fun makeup to do. It’s really fun, you can’t really screw up,” she said. ” Rae recommends hitting dance stores or Halloween stores for supplies and waiting until Nov. 1 to stock up on deals for next year.

She can be found online through Facebook under “Tamsen Rae Makeup Artist.”

An example of Tamsen Rae’s finished work. Photo cOURTESY Kevin GregGAIn

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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:

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What costumes are your children wearing for halloween?

“A cute, wittle elephant.” — Taron Cochrane “Pirates for the family. I’m making mine & the hubs’ (steampunk styles) but snapped up a steal for the boy’s.” — Tiffany Wolf “Megamunch.” — Jess Paul “A penguin and a pumpkin.” — Jennifer Zaplitny Rathwell “My six-year-old son is wearing a Spider-Man costume. My four-year-old daughter is wearing a Little Mermaid costume.” — Dee B.

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“My daughter will be wearing a Big Bird costume and my son will be wearing a Winnie the Pooh/ Tigger costume this year for Halloween.” — Anjlee Bansal “My daughter is wearing a cute ladybug costume that is a hand-me-down from her older cousin.

She’s excited to wear it! My son is also wearing a hand-me-down from his cousin, a cute fuzzy monkey.” — Chera Miller “My eight-year-old boy is a zombie and six-yearold girl is going to be a dancer.” — Jason F. “Will be up in the air until whatever event occurs: dance class, school, school dance and trick or treating will all be different. She has a lot of dress up clothes and ideas of her own even at five. Favourites so far will be princesses, or a bat.” — Angie Douville “Since we are huge Halloween fans, we do a couple of costumes! For the kids Halloween picture I send out, my daughter will be an electric guitar and her big brother will be a rock star. As for trick-or-treating she will be a shark and he will be Bumblebee the Transformer. The trick-ortreating costumes are much warmer!” — Alysia Czmuchalek

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“Bumblebee and skunk.” — Angela O. “Depending on mood, time of day, most recent TV or movie watched and conversations with other kids, the costumes have not been narrowed down to any one thing. The decision will probably be made the day before and will be dependent upon what’s available!” — Carla Contreras “My seven-year-old is going to be a devil and my four-year-old is going to be a witch.” — Kim Hambleton “My six-year-old has decided to be a witch, Hello Kitty, Batman and any other variety of characters … who knows what Halloween will actually bring!

My eight-year-old is an avid Rider fan and will be a Rider cheer girl all the way!” — Terri Leniuk “An evil pumpkin head.” — Jill Smith

“My kids are certainly aware of Halloween, but as a family we choose not to participate because we believe the negatives associated with it outweigh the positives. Instead, we go out for a family night (swimming, bowling, minigolf, or a

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It’s not too late to prepare for next year

By Erl Svendsen As long as the ground’s not frozen or covered in snow, the garden season is not over yet. So there’s still time (but not a lot) to take care of a few last-minute chores to get your yard and garden ready, and save yourself some time next spring.

1. Rake leaves and fallen fruit Don’t give mold, mildew and other pathogens a chance to take hold on your lawn. Rake up all leaves, fallen crabapples and other fruit, and anything else that will trap moisture or rot. These will make an excellent addition to your compost bin.

2. Mow lawn Mow your lawn one last time, but leave it longer than you would normally to help it

survive the winter condition. You can your mower to suck if you don’t want rake.

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3. Cut back perennials If you do this now, there’s less chance of damaging early succulent spring growth. In my garden it‘s the ornamental grasses that start growing, sometimes before even the snow is completely gone.

But it’s a balancing act. Some perennials benefit from being left intact as the dead aboveground plant material acts as a protective layer against low temperatures. It can also trap an insulating snow layer.

4. Mulch garden Organic mulch breaks down over time. Mulch performs a number of functions including protecting the root zone from our ultra-low prairie winter

temperatures. Those leaves you picked up with your lawn mower make excellent mulch.

5. Water trees and shrubs This is especially important for your evergreens like spruce and cedars. Even though they don’t grow in winter, they are still respiring and require water throughout the fall, winter and spring. Deciduous trees and shrubs also benefit from a deep drink, providing a spring reservoir to draw from when they start to grow again.

6. Rototill Get your vegetable garden and new planting beds ready now. This is an excellent time to add compost, manure, ground up leaves, etc. to enrich the soil. But do not add diseased plant material to your garden.

Blighted tomatoes, plants with mildew, insect-infested plants

and the like will only perpetuate these problems.

7. Plant bulbs It’s getting pretty late to be planting bulbs, but there are likely some good deals by now.

Take a chance and you’ll be rewarded with early spring colour.

8. Turn off outside water/blow out sprinklers/drain hoses Water has the unique property of expanding as it becomes a solid. And while this characteristic means that ice floats and gives us ponds to skate on in winter, it also means that water filled pipes will burst when that water freezes. The $40 it costs to blow out sprinklers is well worth the investment considering the potential effort and cost to repair and replace pipes and hoses or clean up after a flood.

9. Winterize mower/ rototiller/ pressure washer There are two approaches to winterizing gas-powered equipment. (A) Drain the gas.

Or (B), fill the tank and add fuel stabilizer according to label instructions. In fact always use fuel stabilizer when you fill the jerry can to prevent the fuel from breaking down even during the summer. If you have a pressure washer, you will need to drain any water in the lines.

You can buy a can of pressurized air to blow out the lines.

This is also a good time to give any gas-powered equipment an oil change, replace air filters, get blades sharpened, refill the string in our lawn edger, etc.

10. Clean/sharpen tools Clean your hand tools and sharpen shovels, hoes, pruners, etc. before putting them away for the year. You can give

them a light wipe with mineral oil to prevent rust.

11. Clean gutters Gutters are a great water distribution system. But they are also excellent leaf collectors which impede their ability to handle water. Now that most of the leaves have fallen and before the bitter cold hits, get out and remove the trapped leaves. You’ll thank yourself the next time it rains.

12. Get out the snow shovel Climate change will never give us a tropical prairie winter. You’ll have to get on a plane and go elsewhere in February to have one of those.

This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www14. brinkster.com/saskperrennial; hortscene@yahoo.com).

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Tracene Harvey is the curator at the University of Saskatchewan’s Museum of Antiquities.

The small museum is located in the Peter MacKinnon Building (formerly the College Building), and hosts a trove of ancient artifacts.

One of these artifacts may harbour some paranormal energy from the time of ancient Egypt.

“There’s been a few odd things.

We haven’t seen anything or captured anything on camera yet,” said Harvey.

She takes Bridges to see the artifact, a small example of an Egyptian “false door,” which was believed to allow spirits to pass from one world to the next.

Q: What is the purpose of a false door?

A: It’s a really fun artifact to take into consideration, especially when we’re thinking about Halloween because, of course, Halloween is all about mummies.

The interesting thing about the false door is that many Egyptian tombs were designed with this false door in place in some part of the tomb. They come in a variety of sizes. Ours is a fairly small one. The British Museum has ones that are 15 or 20 feet high. They don’t function like a physical door, but it was a portal, according to the Egyptians, between the realm of the living and the afterlife world of the dead. In Egyptian popular belief, when you die you more or less kept going as you would in your every day life while you were alive.

They believed the false door functioned so that your spirit could pass back and forth freely between the land of the living and the land of the dead. There were different levels of spiritual existence, but on the most basic level they believed that you were able to go back and forth.

Tracene Harvey, director/curator at the Museum of Antiquities stands next to the Egyptian false door which is a portal to the afterlife thought to be the cause of mysterious happenings in Room 116 in the Peter MacKinnon Building at the University of Saskatchewan. Bridges Photo by Michelle Berg

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Q: What is the history of this particular door?

A: Our false door belonged to a woman named Irti. She was a priestess of the Egyptian Goddess Hathor. Hathor was a bovine goddess, so she’s often depicted as a cow. Irti obviously had an important place in society as a priestess of this goddess. The date of the false door is 2,200 B.C., so the artifact is over 4,000 years old.

Q: Where did it come from?

A: We don’t have the original archaeological context for it. It most certainly came from Egypt, but where precisely we’re not sure. It was donated to the museum in the late 1990s by a private collector of antiquities. In order to preserve the false door he wanted it to be in a place where it would be safe and cared for by professionals.

Q: How did you become aware the object might be haunted?

A: At first it was a funny “haha” thing, where

if I had a file or something that went missing, you’d blame it on the false door. There’s been a few really odd things, like stuff moving in the case. There are certain cases that have such fragile objects volunteers are not allowed in those cases without permission. There’s been the odd thing that’s moved and there’s been no clear explanation of it. There could most definitely be explanations or causes, but there’s the odd thing that just seems weird. Well, we do have a portal to the other world here at the museum. Maybe that’s got something to do with it. And it’s fun, especially around Halloween time. The students have a great time with that.

Q: How did you determine it was the haunted item?

A: Just because of the reputation behind false doors. We know what they were for, we know what the Egyptians believed about them, that they were a spiritual portal. It’s kind of a fun thing to think about and imagine. What if?

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Lack of arts funding a scary situation

By Jenn Sharp An eerie gathering is objecting recent cuts to arts and culture funding in a performance event perfectly suited for Halloween.

Ghosts of the Arts: Saskatchewan is planned for Tuesday, Oct. 30 in both Regina and Saskatoon. Organizers are hoping to raise awareness about the negative impacts cuts to arts funding brings.

Event attendees are asked to wear a white sheet or shroud to the silent protest. The white sheet symbolizes a blank canvas, a shroud of death and of loss, according to event organizer Sarah Abbott.

“The white sheet hides diversity and diversity could be lost with cuts to the arts. We all really value diversity.”

After the provincial budget was announced in March, many in the province’s arts community were outraged at the cuts made to culture spending.

“Keeping the (Saskatchewan) advantage will be hard for the artists, arts organizations and cultural/creative industries given the budget delivered today,” stated a March press release from the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance.

The Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit Program was terminated, meaning Saskatchewan is the only province in Canada without such a program. The negative effect on the film industry has been wide spread, with many involved in protests and letter writing campaigns.

The Saskatchewan Arts Board allocation in the provincial budget remained unchanged at $6.433 million.

According to the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance, given increases in the cost of living, this amounts to a decrease.

“This puts significant pressure on the arts sector to meet its increasing obligations and stifles growth.”

Abbott says these cuts are troubling for everyone in Saskatchewan.

Ghosts of the Arts came from envisioning a society without the arts. It’s one she says would be vacant and de-

Ghosts of the Arts: Saskatchewan is a silent event planned as a protest against recent cuts to arts and culture funding in the province. SUPPLIED PHOTO

pressing. She hopes that message is clear in the Ghosts of the Arts event.

“Having us all look the same shows a lack of creativity. And that’s what we’re showing — what would happen if we lost the arts.”

People in both cities are asked to meet at City Hall at 7 p.m., dressed for the weather under white sheets.

A prayer and smudge will begin the Regina event, after which the ‘ghosts’ will float around City Hall, down Albert Street and to the Legislative Building. In Saskatoon, the route will wind through downtown, to the Remai Arts Centre and end with a discussion at Collective Coffee on 20th Street West. About 150

people have joined the event on Facebook and Abbott expects many more will attend.

Katrina German is attending Saskatoon’s Ghosts of the Arts walk and says the arts play an important part in any thriving society. German is the president of Lifetime Productions, a television, film and online

media company. She’s participated in several events protesting cuts to the film tax credit in Saskatchewan.

“Participating in events like the Ghosts of the Arts and other conversations sends a clear message that we value a vibrant lifestyle in Saskatchewan, for ourselves and for our children,” she says.

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By Edna Manning For a group of Saskatoon artists, relationships are just as important as the paintings they make. The 17 members of the Saskatoon Painters Club all agree that their weekly painting sessions help to inspire and motivate, while learning new techniques.

They’re excited to be celebrating their 20th anniversary with a show and sale on Oct. 26 to Oct 28. Preparation for this show is a year-long endeavour for full time and drop-in members. Christine Devrome, president of the club, says the annual show is the highlight of their year.

“We love what we do and it’s a treat for us to share our work and see how others respond to our creations. The community gets to come to an art show and it’s a treat for us to meet the people who come to see our works.

Of course it is an added bonus when they also buy our paintings.”

Four of the founding members of the Saskatoon Painter’s Club are still active in the group. Grace Boyle, Linda Popkin, Gert Hunker and Helen Bouthillette met in 1991 and organized their first show and sale in 1992. Boyle had been taking classes at the University of Saskatchewan and wanted to paint more often than just during class time.

Her professor suggested she start a painting group.

Today the weekly painting sessions, held from September until April, continue to provide numerous benefits for the 17-member group.

“It’s nice to be able to share ideas, experiences, how we gather information, how we use our mediums, and learn

Christine Devrome’s, right, favourite painting she has created is Light Through the Trees, above. PHOTO COURTESY EDNA MANNING

different styles and techniques.

“The group, in a sense, is like a catalyst to a lot of new movements. Historically, when you think of how new movements in art began — they started with people getting together and talking about their genres, styles, techniques, and wanting to know how to improve and promote their work,” says Devrome.

Member Vicki Chapman says her membership enables her to be included in shows at various locations in the community.

“Some of the other mem-

bers help me tremendously — hanging my work (I work full time), and organizing various shows. Being part of the group also helps me to stay focused. I would never have evolved as a painter without them.”

The Saskatoon Painters make up an eclectic group in terms of genre and styles using mostly watercolour, acrylic and collage.

“That’s the beauty of the group — if somebody is good in a specific area, the others will gather around, learn and try something they might not have considered otherwise.

Having a sense of variety and trying something new is good for the soul,” adds Devrome.

Members of the group show their work at a number of venues throughout the city.

Some of the upcoming venues for 2012 — 2013 include the Parkridge Centre, Mystic Java, Edwards School of Business, Raymond James Ltd., Meewasin Valley Centre and Calories Bakery and Restaurant.

Whether it is art, music, writing or the performing

arts, pursuing one’s passion is essential for a balanced and healthy life.

“It keeps us excited about life and thrilled about trying new things. I paint because I must — it is part of my being,” says Devrome.

Work from all the members will be on display at the show and sale. Styles range from impressionist and realism to abstract. Expect to see works depicting agricultural and historical themes, spiritual

impressions of nature, florals, still lifes and winter scenes.

The Saskatoon Painters Club 20th Anniversary Show and Sale will be held at the Grace Westminster United Church Auditorium at 50510th Street East, Oct. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m., Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Oct. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact Christine Devrome at 373-9296 or email cdevrome@ sasktel.net.

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Racers shares his love for the road

Julian Nahachewsky loves hitting the open road in his wheelchair racer. Bridges photo by Andrew Spearin

By Jenn Sharp Julian Nahachewsky broke his back about four years ago but didn’t let the injury slow him down. The 22-yearold has competed in races around the world with a wheelchair built for speed.

He says he was honoured to place in the top 50. With his impressive skills and inspiring attitude we’re not surprised at his success. He’s now pursuing triathlons and

was happy to tell us what moves him.

Q: Describe your ride: A: This is a wheelchair racer.

It’s different from my hand cycle because there’s no gears. You’re kneeling in it and your legs pop out the back.

You push on the rims and wear special gloves to protect your hands because it would destroy your hands.

Biking in this is the equivalent of going for a run.

Q: How long have you owned it?

A: About three and a half years.

Q: When did you get into racing?

A: Almost as soon as I left the hospital. Two days after (leaving) I joined a race club.

Q: What do you love about it?

A: I like the training part of it and staying fit. I like the freedom it gives you. It’s made for

disabled people. The way it’s set up — you feel like you’re having a good workout.

Q: So it’s a good workout?

A: Ya for sure! Especially for your arms, chest and abs.

A: (He laughs) I don’t wear reflective stuff — I should. I wear a helmet. I’ve been out there for three years.

Q: Where do you go in it?

A: I always go down Highway 16 east (outside Saskatoon).

Q: Have you had any close calls?

A: Actually just recently some person almost smoked me! It was honestly like three metres from me.

Q: Do you get nervous on the highway? Do you wear reflective gear?

Q: What kind of events have you raced in?

A: I’ve raced internationally

in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 metre (events) and up to a half marathon. I did a triathlon with it too. I used my hand cycle for the biking portion and this for the running — that’s the way it will be done in the 2016 Paralympics. In my triathlons I did pretty good for my first time. I had a time that was decent enough to compete at Worlds, which was kinda crazy. I didn’t expect that to happen. Now I’m going to focus strictly on triathlons.

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Front yard takes a spooky turn in October

By Ashley Martin WHO? Pat Molloy, a lifelong lover of Halloween.

WHAT? The Halloween scene at his home in northwest Regina’s Normanview neighbourhood.

WHEN? Molloy and his family — wife Cheryl, daughters Caitlyn, 22, and Emily, 11, and sons Tristin, 19, and Conor, 14 — moved into this house in 2000, which is about the time he started decorating. Then three years ago, he really got serious about it.

WHY? “I have a creative need that I have to fulfil and I’ve always been that way. I’ve always built weird things and I’ve always tinkered with electronics and electrical,” Molloy explains. “This just gives me an outlet where I can do it all.”

To begin with, Molloy used storebought props, but “I was just not impressed with what I was seeing in the stores.” Further, “it got to the point where just putting stuff on the lawn wasn’t enough. It had no cohesion.”

HOW? A web search led him to some online forums for people who build their own Halloween props. He followed their lead and three years ago, Molloy developed a vision for his front yard Halloween scene.

The backstory goes as follows: The wife of an arrogant young doctor named Dr. Chard fell ill. When his modern medicine failed to save her, he sought help from three witches, the Weirding sisters. Even though they had some very powerful magic, they couldn’t help her. Chard stole their magic and in doing so, “he kind of created a portal that shouldn’t have been created and here it is.”

Molloy built the fence out of wood and grey PVC conduit.

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Saturday, November 3 The tombstones are made of rigid foam insulation. The gate posts are hollow and inside one is the “nerve centre for the yard” — a picaxe micro controller that runs the motorized props. The gargoyles on top of the gate posts are made of pop bottles and papier-mache and have the capability of blowing smoke out of their mouths.

There are five pneumatic (startle) props, five motor-driven props and several static props, including the three witches, Dr. Chard and the bride’s coffin. The extension cords run in bunches to keep as clean an environment as possible, because “I will be in here, my son will be in here, I’ve got a couple of buddies who help out” scaring visitors. The whole scene takes two full days to set up.

Molloy loves seeing the reactions to his Halloween scene. “We have had tears. I haven’t had anybody wet their pants yet. ... People love to be scared; it’s why horror movies are as big as they are.”

The proof is in the numbers. Most of Molloy’s neighbours get about 25 kids, but “we get about 250 and we get that many or more adults as well on Halloween night, plus all the nights leading up to it. There’s a constant parade of cars that come through here.”

To put that traffic to good use, this year Molloy is asking visitors to bring a cash donation for Hope’s Home or a non-perishable food item for the Regina Food Bank.

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Hardware store provides inspiration for cyborg costume

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CYBORG CIGARETTE GIRL

To properly celebrate this futuristic costume, we must look into the past.

Ashley Martin, the creative reporter whose work usually graces the fashion page in QC in Regina and Bridges in Saskatoon, agreed to resurrect her fashion-conscious costume from 2011.

If there were an Olympics for Halloween costume design, Martin’s silvery Cyborg Cigarette Girl from the Future would win gold, if not only for its merits as a piece of fashion, but for its originality.

Martin’s first idea was to somehow transform herself as an “alien or robot or something.”

She set off to Lowe’s in Regina for inspiration and found herself in an aisle full of appliance accessories, including aluminum ducts and other silver bits and pieces.

“I found this one little piece that looked like a cigarette girl hat … that’s when I thought ‘cyborg cigarette girl,’” said Martin, adding she still isn’t sure of the real purpose of her makeshift hat.

“I think it’s something you put under your washing machine, but I’m not sure.”

The rest of the costume was easier, especially since it meant she could apply paint to her face, one of Martin’s favourite Halloween initiatives.

“I have this weird compulsion to want to paint myself on Halloween.

Some people want to dress sexy. I just want to paint myself.”

As for her dress, she made it herself using shiny material purchased from Globe Fabrics in Regina. “It’s pretty rough. I am not a great seamstress. But it works pretty good as a Halloween costume.”

There’s more to Cyborg Cigarette

Girl than her clothes — she sells cigarettes, after all.

The outfit comes with a tray full of cigarette packages with company logos made using Photoshop with similarly creative names like Martian Marlboro and Player’s Robot Cut. There’s also a version of the du Maurier brand, but there’s a bilingual component — the name appears in English and in a madeup alien language. Cigarettes are rather expensive in the future, as you might guess.

The Cyborg Cigarette Girl from the Future made two public appearances last year including the 2011 Halloween party at Crave, as well as at a show by Toronto indie band Zeus at the Exchange.

This year, Martin plans to resurrect her costume of the secretary from the movie Beetlejuice.

“I don’t normally like repeating costumes year after year ... but (this) was one I did when I was 20, so I think enough time has gone by.”

Other unique costumes Martin has developed include a leprechaun — with a painted green face, of course — and the victim of a meatclever attack to her head, which was made with the help of her father when she was in Grade 7, a getup that earned her an award for best costume.

As she ventures out this Halloween, she scoffs at suggestions that Halloween should only be celebrated by children.

“I think the love of dressing up isn’t just for kids. I think you can be a grown up and still like getting dressed up in costumes,” she said.

“In my real life, I am never going to be a cyborg cigarette girl. I am never going to be an undead receptionist …

I guess it’s about having the chance to become somebody you’re not.”

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By Jeanette Stewart Natashia Gagnon is a true animal lover.

With two tiny dogs and two aquariums full of sea creatures, she’s got her hands full. But the Saskatoon stylist has one treasured pet, her Lesser Siren, an eel-like aquatic salamander named Snakearm that rules the tank, and sometimes the living room — he’s escaped on a few occasions.

school of them in there. I got them at the same time as Snakearm and he ate all the other glass fish. For some reason these guys have a bond. He ate all the other glass fish, but he wont eat this guy. They have some type of deal.

Q: What is Snakearm?

A: Snakearm is a Lesser Siren. Siren means mermaid.

Q: How does having fish compare to having dogs?

A: You have to know a lot.

You have to keep the water at the right temperature.

You have to keep your tank refilled all the time and have the right amount of chemicals and test your water, otherwise you’re going to kill everything. It’s less work but really it’s not that much less work. You still have to feed them almost every day, you just don’t have to walk them.

Q: How did you end up getting him?

A: I got him a few years ago.

He was just at Petland. He was in a big aquarium with a bunch of them, but they were puny. He was as thick as a pencil.

Q: What attracted you to him?

A: The coolness. I always like freaks of nature pets.

Weird pets. Instead of the most beautiful fish I always like the weirdos. He was different.

Q: Was that your first aquarium project?

A: I worked up to that. He was in a smaller aquarium. I didn’t realize how big he was going to get. I got him and he kept getting bigger and bigger and eating all my other fish. He couldn’t even lay out all the way. I had to buy him this massive tank.

Q: Does he have to be alone?

A: He actually has one other buddy in there. He’s called a glass fish. He’s nothing special. I had a whole little

Q: How long do they live?

A: They can live 24 years. I’m stuck with him until I’m 50.

Q: Was he expensive?

A: Snakearm was only 20 or 30 bucks. I’ve had some other guys that were more than that. That he ate.

Q: Do you have any tips for keeping aquarium creatures?

A: Keep your aquarium clean but not too clean.

Make sure their aquariums are the right size for them, otherwise they’re not going to be happy. Snakearm is so happy in this tank because he can just dive around.

Q: What are people’s reactions to him?

A: Girls always scream and think he’s disgusting. Guys think he’s really cool and want to touch him.

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Natashia Gagnon’s Lesser Siren named Snakearm swims and slithers around his tank in Saskatoon. Bridges photo by Michelle Berg

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Halloween!

Tequila Nightclub, 1201 Albert Ave.

Glen Adair Crackers Restaurant and Lounge, #1-227 Pinehouse Dr.

Jett Run Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E.

Jazz Jam: Brent Balon Trio The Bassment, B3-202 Fourth Ave. N.

Saturday, Oct. 27 Michelle Wright Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Ave.

Wild Uprising Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. ThunderRiot w/ Conky Showpony The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave. Fri day, O c t . 26 Unchained Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Piano Fridays w/ Ray Stephanson Guitar Series: Jack Semple Band The Bassment, B3-202 Fourth Ave. N. The Zolas w/ The Bell Game Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. Cutting Edge Army & Navy Veterans Club, 359 First Ave. N. Stone Mountain Music McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. William and the Shadows Fairfield Seniors’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Cres.

Midnight Love Toon Town Tavern, 1630 Fairlight Dr. Halloween Party w/ Deadinger Dakota Dunes Casino, 204 Dakota Dunes Way, Whitecap Overcome w/ Colfax and Feeding Fiction The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave.

Unchained Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Guitar Series: Jack Semple Band The Bassment, B3-202 Fourth Ave. N. Saskatoon Concert Band — Halloween Extravaganza Third Avenue United Church, 304 Third Ave. N. Fur Eel w/ Liam Titcomb Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave. Liam Titcomb Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. Cutting Edge Army & Navy Veterans Club, 359 First Ave. N.

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Band The Bassment, B3-202 Fourth Ave. N. Lady Hawke Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. Blues Jam Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Bahamas w/ Jason Collett Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. Black Label Society w/ Protest the Hero The Odeon Events Centre, 241 Second Ave. S. Tonight It’s Poetry Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave. Matt Mays Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. Monday, Oct. 29 Undercover Pirates Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Metal Monday Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave.

James Irving of Nickeltree McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E.

Mad Young Darlings w/ The Criminal Kid The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave.

Night of the Living Fez w/ The Pistolwhips, Blackwater and Charly Hustle & Ricky Rock The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave.

Bill Anderson — Night with a Legend Tour Dakota Dunes Casino, 204 Dakota Dunes Way, Whitecap

Lady Hawke Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

Halloween!

Tequila Nightclub, 1201 Albert Ave. Jett Run Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E.

Hawksley Workman Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Ave. Undercover Pirates Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

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The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave. Open Mic Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave. The Zombie Ball w/ DJ Charley Hustle and Chad Reynolds Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. Wednesday, Oct. 31 Who Drew a Porno Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Halloween!

Tequila Nightclub, 1201 Albert Ave. Open Mic The Fez, 834B Broadway Ave. Souled Out Lydia’s Pub, 650 Broadway Ave.

#A R T Mendel Art Gallery Beneath a Petroliferous Moon features work by 11 artists, from Canada and around the world, responding to the impact of the petroleum industry. Bill Burns: Bird Radio and the Eames Chair Lounge continues the Toronto artist’s curious work about animals, knowledge, and society’s relationship with nature. The names of things, including works by Terry Billings, Zachari Logan, and Stacia Verigin, examines the relationship between human experience and the natural world. Artists

by Artists displays works by Megan Morman, created during her mentorship with Ruth Cuthand. The Mendel (www. mendel.ca) is open 9-9 daily.

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St. Thomas More Gallery Until Oct. 26 at 1437 College Dr. Through the Window: A Retrospective 2005-2012,

by Cathy M. Lacey. A closing reception will be held Oct. 26, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Western Development Museum Until Oct. 27 at 2610 Lorne Ave. S. Two Views, a collection of photographs by renowned photographers Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank. It presents two views of Japanese American and Canadian internment and incarceration in the early 1940s.

Gems, their annual Christmas small work show, with more than 40 artists’ works, runs Nov. 16-18. and features works by 11 local artists.

SCYAP Gallery Until Oct. 27 at 253 Third Ave. S. SCYAP Staff Art Show. This collaborative show features artwork made by the staff at SCYAP. Street Graphics runs Oct. 29 to Nov. 9 and features collaborative multimedia work with Saskatoon Health and several artists.

The Gallery, Frances Morrison Library Until Nov. 15 at 311 23rd St. E. Allyson Glenn: The Body, Inside Out, with drawings and sketches by University of Saskatchewan art students, exploring human anatomy and the body.

Void Gallery Until Oct. 28 at 2-1006 Eighth St. E. Play structures, new works by Cameron McKay.

The Mix Artist Collective Nov. 16-18 at 529 24th St. E. Little Gems, their annual Christmas small work show, with over 40 artists’ works.

The Hand Wave Gallery Until Oct. 31 at 409 Third Ave. in Meacham. SURES 2012, an exhibition of new ceramics by Jack Sures of Regina.

Station Arts Centre, Rosthern Until Oct. 31 at 701 Railway Ave., Rosthern. A collection of Leona Larsen’s fibre art, including quilting and thread painted landscapes. Includes traditional and contemporary pieces.

Watrous Library Through October in Watrous.

Scenes from Saskatchewan, paintings by Frank Wilson of Watrous.

Parkridge Centre Through October at 110 Gropper Cres. Works by the Saskatoon Painters’ Club.

The Mix Artist Collective Nov. 3-4 at 529 24th St. E. Enduring the Elements, three visions of the Saskatchewan landscape in paint and iron.

It is a collaborative art show featuring the works of landscape painters Paul Constable and Rolf Krohn and ironwork sculptor James Korpan. Little

The Gallery/Art Placement Until Nov. 8 at 228 Third Ave. S. Last Summer by Clint Hunker.

Oils on panel and canvas by the Saskatoon-based artist.

Affinity Gallery (Saskatchewan Craft Council) Until Nov. 18 at 813 Broadway Ave. Random Acts of Light, an exhibition by the Saskatoon Glassworkers’ Guild. The works explore the many uses of light within the world of glass.

Centre East Galleries Until Nov. 25 at The Centre.

A display by Castle Designer Glass, work by Shirley Taylor and Kyla Tulloch, photography by Scott Chapman, a display by the YWCA and displays from the Saskatoon Public School Board, run until Sunday. A Remembrance Day display by the Royal Canadian Legion, work by students of Rajinder Dhand, Artisans Craft Market Cooperative, Saskatoon Camera Club, Saskatoon Quilters; Club and displays from the Saskatoon Public School Board.

Ukrainian Museum of Canada Until Jan. 31 at 910 Spadina Cres. E. Red and Black, the artworks of Iryna Karpenko. A reception will be held Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.

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Farragut North Oct. 25-28, 8 p.m., at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. A Live Five Independent Theatre performance. Stephen Bellamy is a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career envied by men twice his age. During a tight presidential primary, Stephen’s meteoric rise is threatened by the backroom maneuverings of more seasoned operatives.

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28th Annual SWN Vacation Dinner Oct. 25, 6 p.m., at Prairieland Park Hall A. Hosted by the Saskatchewan Women’s Network. The theme is Buono Serata — Viva Italia!

A fundraising event with entertainment, door prizes, a grand prize all-expense-paid vacation, Italian food and wine.

2012 Saskatchewan Writers’ Guild Fall Conference Speaking in Tongues: Writing Voice and Genre Oct. 25-28 at TCU Place and Hilton Garden Inn. This year’s theme explores the concept of voice with sessions that provide a variety of choices in genre, in experience and in style. New this year is the partnership with the Ânskokh Aboriginal Literature Festival. With festival headliner Daniel David Moses, guest lecturer Sylvia Tyson, The Writers Union of Canada, Pitch Sessions with Literary Agents and Consultants, workshops, an Open Mic hosted by Gerald Hill and the SWG’s AGM. For information visit www. skwriter.com.

Texas Hold’em Tournament Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m. registration, at Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. For information call 374-6303.

Saskatoon Painters’ Club Annual Show and Sale Oct. 26, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 28, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Grace-Westminster United Church, 505 10th St. E. Artists will be in attendance.

Admission is free.

Comedian Jerry Dee Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., at TCU Place. The comedian performs on his Life After Teaching tour.

READ Saskatoon Literacy Classes

How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular goes Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 at Credit Union Centre. File Photo Oct. 26 to Dec. 14 at Friendship Inn, 619 20th St. W. READ Saskatoon is providing FREE literacy classes for newcomers to Canada.

Choose classes on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For information call 652-5448 or email paula.remlinger@readsaskatoon.com.

An Afternoon for Family Caregivers Nov. 3, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Preston Park II, 118 Armistice Way. With a guest speaker presentation, question and answer period, lunch and panel discussions.

It is the Caregiver Centre’s goal to provide resources, support and education to caregivers to prolong the independence and dignity of seniors. Call 652-4411 to register by Oct. 26. Visit www. saskatooncaregiver.ca.

Second Annual Princess & Pirate Fancy Dress Party Fundraiser Oct. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hank Ruys Soccer Centre, 291 Primrose Dr. Presented

by Wide Open Children’s Theatre. A costume party with face painting, a teddy bear hospital, a princess tea party, balloon animals, bouncy castles, costume contests and crafts. Free hot

dog and beverage with admission. Proceeds support Wide Open’s operations.

Annual Latin Halloween Fiesta Oct. 27 at St. Mary Parish Hall, 211 Ave. O S. Salsa and Latin dance beats by DJ Pancho and DJ Socal, cash prizes for the best costumes, cash bar, food by EE Burritos. Free salsa lesson at 8:30 p.m.

Sounds of Hope Benefit Concert and Silent Auction Oct. 27, 7 p.m., at Knox United Church, 838 Spadina Cres. E. Musical guests include Sarah Farthing, Kacy & Clayton, Josh Palmer and Robin Wiszowaty.

Halloween Party Oct. 27 at Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St. A Legion fundraiser. Music by Lady Hawke. Wear a costume and get in free. Cover charge is $5.

Harvest Supper Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at Third Avenue United Church. For tickets call 652-6812.

Players’ Choice: Friends and Neighbours Oct. 28, 2:30 p.m. at the Bessborough Hotel. Featuring the Principal Players of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Works by Onslow,

Forsyth and Mozart.

Fall Supper Oct. 28, 5 p.m., at St. Patrick Parish, 3339 Centennial Dr. Advance tickets only. Call the Parish Office at 384-1100 for tickets.

Boo Town Oct. 30, 5:30 p.m., at 1910 Boomtown in the Western Development Museum.

Games, crafts and stories aimed at children under the age of 12. Come out in costumes and help solve the Boomtown mystery.

Sylvia’s Halloween Howl Oct. 30 and 31, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. Through her lively music and stage shows, Sylvia Chave charms children and adults. With songs, many costume changes and Chave’s Transformation Station.

#T H E A T R E Three One Act Plays Oct. 25-27, 7 p.m., at St. Thomas More College, 1437 College Dr. Performed by the Newman Players.

Directed by Ian Elliott and Shannon Kirk. Drop, a comedy with language warnings.

The Bathroom Door, a comedy. And Go to Innisfree, a drama.

How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 at Credit Union Centre. Based on the book by Cressida Cowell.

Fire-breathing action, epic adventure and heartfelt laughter set in the mythical world of Vikings and wild dragons. Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t fit in with his tribe’s long-standing tradition of heroic dragon slayers, encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.

The Light in the Piazza Runs to Nov. 11, nightly at 8 p.m., Sundays and Oct. 31 at 2 p.m., at Persephone Theatre. A Patrick Street Production. Based on the novella by Elizabeth Spencer. In 1953, Clara, a young American, pays a visit to Florence with her mother Margaret.

There, Clara discovers an unexpected romance with Fabrizio, but Margaret harbours a secret about Clara that threatens to keep the lovers apart forever.

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Diva’s Nightclub played host to a glam but ghoulish event featuring five local designers Saturday, Oct. 20.

Day of the Deadly Glamour — which was also the second birthday celebration for Alcehmy Clothing in Saskatoon — highlighted work by local designers Melissa Squire, Reginald Sankey, Preservation Society, Ugly Kitty Accessories and Evolve Art and Clothing.

The event also featured drag performances and a guest DJ. Proceeds went to the MS Society.

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For week of Oct. 21, 2012 By Holiday Mathis

choosing.

A cycle of soul searching begins with the sun’s transit into Scorpio turning the energy inward. With this kind of excavation, the treasure isn’t always glistening like jewels and gold. You may not even realize you’ve hit on something valuable until years later. The quest for meaning becomes a reward in and of itself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). While you love being so much in the flow of life that you don’t have to think about how you’re doing, it doesn’t always work that way.

Objectivity is necessary for your growth. A bit of selfconsciousness can be terrific.

It reminds you to pull your shoulders back and watch how people treat you differently.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You’ll add new skills to your bag. Keep in mind that negativity has a disorienting effect on your learning process and choose teachers who radiate a positive attitude.

You need to be encouraged.

One or two nice comments aren’t nearly enough. Find the generous spirits who will give you more.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Adults, amused by youth’s idealistic point of view, like to ask children what they want to be when they grow

up. Ask the same question of yourself and you might be surprised by your answer.

This week shows you as wideeyed and hopeful as you were many years ago.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

There’s much you can learn on the Internet, but it’s the organization and application of information that will move you forward. An accumulation of facts is not the same thing as knowledge. This week you’ll get the hands-on experience you’ve needed to make a training process complete.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

People usually don’t have an excellent awareness of their attitude, but you’re different from most. You know what you want to project and measure it against what you are projecting. You make conscious adjustments if necessary to ensure that you’re radiating the mood of your

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). We live in a culture of labelling and diagnosing. Does everything have to have a name?

This week you’ll be dealing with a situation that truly is hard to categorize, and it will be a waste of time to try.

When you accept the way things are without calling it anything, you’ll respond to “what is” instead of “what it’s named.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

It takes an evolved and selfsufficient person to give the gift of freedom to others.

You truly want to see your loved ones happy, so this is easy for you this week. You’ll show your love by encouraging a loved one to pursue an individual path that may or may not include you. This will come back to you in a positive way.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

openly discuss mistakes and invite others to help them come up with solutions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are a touchstone in

What happens won’t matter nearly as much as who is involved. Make people your priority — not activities, money or productivity. This will be a challenge as the sun shifts into your sign and it’s a challenge to take seriously.

Your work will always be there, but the people around you will change and grow and move.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Beware of the person

who never seems to make mistakes. This is in no way a good sign, as it indicates a tendency to cover up or a resistance to risk. For happiness and success, strive to be around real people who

the lives of others. There’s no need to drum up extra excitement or do anything other than what comes naturally.

Loved ones appreciate you for who you are: A solid, consistent person. They count on you to behave in the same way with the same attitude day after day.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

With an open mind, you could be the one to come up with a brilliant solution to whatever ails people. You’ll have to reject convention, though. Also, don’t believe what you hear, especially if it’s the same thing you’ve been hearing for years now. Times are different and you’re different, too.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The routine that used to support your productivity is no longer effective. You feel driven to establish a new

way of working that makes sense in your current life. In all things ask, “What is the purpose?” With this question as a guiding principle, you will quickly figure out what needs to change.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS:

Usually wary of circumstances beyond your control, this year you’ll be more laid back and ready for the thrill of adventure. Your open attitude leads to greater spiritual awareness. Your talents will be recognized next month, though you have no need of the validation. A private goal to improve will be your driving force. You’ll make an important decision in December and you won’t look back.

There will be a financial bonus in March. May brings the happy resolution of an ongoing conflict.

Holiday Mathis is the author of Rock Your Stars. If you would like to write to her, please go to www.creators.com and click on Write the Author on the Holiday Mathis page.

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By Jenn Sharp Halloween is not the time to be serving five-course dinners replete with wine pairings.

All Hallow’s Eve calls for finger food — and the more disgusting the better.

One of my earliest Halloween foodie memories was going through the haunted house at my elementary school. Creative teachers had turned the school’s computer lab into a maze of dark tunnels and costumed ghouls were ready to pounce at every turn.

I hate being scared and practically ran, screaming, through the whole thing.

Then I got to the end where a table full of culinary creations awaited. In the dim red lighting, a bowl full of peeled grapes easily stimulated eye balls in my impressionable young mind. A pasta dish was made to look like intestines.

Jell-O felt like brains and finger-shaped cookies with almond fingernails were enough to make my skin crawl. Bloody body parts, beakers of strange green liquid, bowls of worms, all manners of creepy crawlies — the list goes on. I was fascinated! It was then that I realized the power of food and presentation.

The trick to successfully serving disgusting Halloween food is to keep the lights low and to use lots of food colouring (something I would never recommend at any other time of year. On Halloween anything goes.)

If you want to add some healthy food into the mix, peeled grapes are great, as are livers made from watermelon, bones from peeled celery sticks and cold spaghetti “worms.” As any great chef will tell you, presentation is

half the battle, so serve it on a platter with your favourite Halloween props — fake eyes, ears or a bloody hand. It all adds to the illusion.

And you can’t forget classic sugar cookies decorated as black cats, pumpkins, witches and the like. Monster or haystack cookies can easily become spiders too. Use whipped cream and chocolate chips to make little ghosts.

Try making graves by filling small cups with chocolate pudding. Top with Oreo crumbs, a candy worm and a tombstone shaped cookie that reads R.I.P. Last but not least — my alltime Halloween favourite is popcorn balls. Use candy corn to make a jack-o’-lantern face.

If you’re serving dinner at your Halloween party pick a dish with barbecue sauce.

Add a substantial amount of red food colouring to give it a blood-infused glow. Try serving it with green mashed potatoes on the side.

Renaming dishes is a fun way to get your kids involved.

Kids are all about gross-out humour and they may surprise you with their interpretation of your Halloween dish (bat poop beans was a recent one I heard.)

You can always go the traditional route at your Halloween party as well with a fall theme. Anything with pumpkin or squash, cinnamon and nutmeg goes. Try roasted pumpkin seeds with sea salt, butternut squash soup or pumpkin cheesecake.

Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party for kids or adults, people will always remember how much fun they had. So if your food falls short, no worries. You’ve still got your scary personality right?

Sugar cookies topped with red icing and almond “nails” are sure to shock guests. FILE PHOTO

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Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut Milk One of my fall favourites is butternut squash. This recipe comes from Renee Kohlman and her delicious Sweet Sugar Bean blog (sweetsugarbean.com). If you’re hosting a dinner party in the near future, this soup is a guaranteed impressive first course. Or just make it for your family on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

2 cloves garlic, minced 1-2 heaping tbsp. Indian curry paste, mild or hot (I like Patak’s best) 1 L chicken stock (or veggie stock) 1 398 ml can coconut milk 2 tbsp. maple syrup 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice salt, pepper

INGREDIENTS: 1 large butternut squash, peeled and chopped 2 tbsp. canola oil 1 large onion, chopped

METHOD: 1. In a large soup pot, heat the oil. Add the onion and saute a few minutes.

2. Add the squash and garlic (and a few carrots, chopped, if you like). Cook a

couple more minutes.

3. Add the curry paste and stir for about two more minutes. Add the stock, just to cover the veg. Cover and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer until squash tender.

4. Remove from heat and using an immersion blender, puree soup until smooth.

5. Put back on heat and add the coconut milk, maple syrup and lime juice.

Add salt and pepper, and adjust seasonings. If too thick, add more stock. Soup freezes very well, and is even better the next day.

WINE world #A l t o s

de Luzon

An ultra-ripe Spanish red

By James Romanow You will often hear cork dorks talk about New World versus Old World wine styles. The differences are primarily fruit and texture. Modern drinkers fell in love with the very ripe fruit style of red wines introduced 20 years ago by Californian and Australian winemakers. Some Europeans decried the new style preferring the higher acidity and leaner style of the traditional wines. Other Europeans jumped on the trend with both feet.

Hotter climates in Europe were better suited to this style. They could produce ripe wines without much effort and their drinkers expected something not too different anyway.

Spain is in the middle of this battle. Newer appellations like Jumilla have gravitated toward this ultra-ripe style of wine, while some of the older vineyards like Rioja are still working out what is best. Luzon is a vintner that is whole heartedly modern in style. Their vineyards are fairly high, and their Altos vineyard is located over 600 metres above sea level. Altitude matters when you have a hot climate, because quick cooling evenings result in a brighter, more acidic wine.

Altos is unique in the Luzon lineup in that it depends on Monastrell (aka Mouvedre) as the primary varietal. This is a grape that makes rich, thick, meaty wines with a great structure.

Luzon has blended Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo to add refinement to the muscular Monastrell.

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