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PAT T R A S K

The Man Behind Handsome My name is Pat Trask. I have recently published a book of my memoirs, titled The Man Behind Handsome.

This book is the story of my growing up years on a small farm in Saskatchewan, living in a home with my mother, five sisters and my handsome father who was a bully and was physically and mentally abusive.

He was a totally unreasonable man who kept my mother and her six children totally under his control through all of our childhood years …

Author Pat Trask a man who made sure that no one else ever got to see his dark side.

To our relatives, neighbours and friends, he was a handsome, happy, friendly man. To us, his family, he was a man we feared beyond anyone’s

The Faris family.

belief. We never knew when his temper would explode without reason, and any of us who were in his presence at the time dared not attempt to leave the room, or his vengeance would be aimed at you.

This man had huge hands with a deep blood stained birthmark. His favourite action when he was raging wildly at us was to grab each girl’s

head in those huge hands and bang them together as hard as he could, leaving us staggering and trying hard not to cry.

This story is about growing up in Saskatchewan and what was hidden behind the doors in many homes. No one was allowed to tell anything outside of the home. It is a story about the children and the wives (or husbands) who suffered the abuse, with nowhere to turn for help. It is a story that I have been told, from people who have read my book, (that) they highly recommend everyone should read it to understand that it is all right to talk about (abuse). In fact it is necessary to talk about it, that is a part of the healing. My plea (for those who have been abused) is to expose these bullies and realize it wasn’t their fault. Just because someone ruined the early years, doesn’t mean you need to allow them to ruin the rest.

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READ MY BOOK — 2 The Man Behind Handsome by Pat Trask

EVENTS — 18 What you need to know to plan your week

SPACES — 4 Prolific printing press prompts primo new pad

ON THE SCENE — 22 At the YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

ON THE COVER — 6 Graffit doctor: Pavlo Isak will go from spraypainting faces to treating them as a surgeon

CROSSWORD/SUDOKO — 23

Hardpressed Print Studio’s new space at 220 20th St. W. BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

IN THE CITY — 12 A moment in time: Photographer Michelle Berg’s shot that defines the week GARDENING — 13 The winning photos and a selection of entries from our Signs of Spring contest ASK ELLIE — 17

SHARP EATS — 24 How to be a raw food vegan... for five days OUTSIDE THE LINES — 26 Artist Stephanie McKay’s weekly colouring creation for kids of all ages HEALTH — 27

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Spaces celebrates beauty both indoors and out. If you have a living space we should highlight email bridges@thestarphoenix.com

Prolific printing prompts primo pad

By Sean Trembath WHO? Steve Thomson, owner of HardPressed Print Studio WHAT? HardPressed’s new studio.

After three years in a smaller space at the Two Twenty building in Saskatoon, Thomson needed more room. Lucky for him Two Twenty was expanding, making his move a short one.

Thomson took some time to tell us about the new digs, his business and why he likes the building he works in.

Q: How did you end up at Two Twenty?

A: I was working out of my house originally. I met the owner of the building through making a few decals for them. I was working out of Martensville and it just kind of made sense to move into the city.

I didn’t know if I could afford my own building, so the concept of sharing the space with a bunch of other businesses, and collaborating, appealed to me.

The first year we were here I saw a dramatic influx of orders coming in.

Being in the building kind of paid for itself in advertising.

Q: How many shirts do you print in a day?

A: It depends on the time of year.

During touring season in the fall it’s a lot of bands. Right now it’s a lot of summer camps, bible camps, church groups — anyone doing an activity or festival in the summer.

I think we did about four or five hundred yesterday, and we’re on track to do about 200 today. Usually about 100 to 200 a day at least.

Q: What kind of ink do you use?

A: We have a couple types. This is called plastisol. It’s a plastic/rubber.

It never dries out without being heat cured, but once it’s on your shirt, if it’s cured properly, it shouldn’t ever come off.

We have another ink that’s water based, and a soy-based one as well.

All the inks we use are as environmentally friendly as you can get in the industry.

Even when we clean the screens, we put them into a tank of a soybased product, rather than an acid or a harsh chemical.

Q: You started selling your own merchandise with a focus on Saskatoon and Regina. Where did that come from?

A: I got back from Christmas holidays and just decided to design some stuff. I decided to focus on locally inspired things, and wanted to kind of keep it positive. Cool, simple designs for (Saskatchewan). Not your typical wheat sheafs.

We started doing that, and it took off when we started our online store.

Q: What prompted the move to a new space?

A: We just needed more space. We were in the spot next door with about 600 square feet, and we quickly bought another press and bought some more equipment. We’re also looking at buying an automatic press.

Q: Does being around the other creative people in the building help your creative process?

A: Yeah, it’s good. You kind of feed off each other, in the morning, or in line for coffee. It gives you a different outlook than I would have if I was just in the north end by myself.

Q: Do you see yourself staying in the building indefinitely?

A: It’s so hard to say. I hope to be here as long as possible. But if you would have asked me three years ago, when I moved into the old studio, I thought the same about that space. I thought there was more than enough room.

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I guess it’s kind of an ingraining. You’re putting it into stone. — Pavlo Isak

PAV L O I S A K

Graffiti Doctor trades his spray can for a scalpel

Graffiti artist Pavlo Isak is one year away from being a doctor. Once he’s finished school, he plans on specializing in facial, head and neck surgeries. BRIDGES PHOTO BY GREG PENDER

By Sean Trembath Pavlo Isak has been working on faces for years, but lately his work has become even more real.

For years, the Saskatoon graffiti artist has painted murals on walls around Saskatoon. His days of illegal

graffiti long gone, Isak’s work now lives on free walls — like the one behind the White Buffalo Youth Lodge on 20th Street — and consenting businesses — like Undergrind downtown.

His characters are stylized, defined by exaggerated facial features. It’s a style he developed over years. During

that time, he had no idea it would inform his future career path, one that very few would associate with the stereotypes of a graffiti artist.

Isak is a year away from being a doctor. Once he graduates medical school he plans to specialize in facial, head and neck surgery.

He’ll still be sculpting faces. They’ll just be on people.

“Looking back now, I can see the connection. I do like facial anatomy,” Isak says.

You don’t need to convince people of the nobility of a career in medicine, but Isak has used his other skill

set, the one that involves a spray can, to help breed creativity and confidence in young people.

“I really do believe in instilling ideas into a younger generation,” he says.

Earlier this year, a different sort of classroom project let him do just that.

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When they’re able to be creative in a project like this, they’re able to see themselves as an artist, or as successful, and it builds their confidence. — Jennifer Gallays

■ ■ ■ ■ Jennifer Gallays is always looking for new ways to engage her students.

St. Anne, the elementary school in Saskatoon where Gallays teaches, employs an “inquiry school” model, which focuses on students asking questions and teachers modelling lessons around the children’s interests.

This can mean many things.

Earlier this school year, a focus on business and economics led to students having a chance to pitch original ideas in a Dragon’s Denstyle event.

This January, they started something new. During a previous session involving spoken word poetry, a local artist named Jordan Schultz had impressed Gallays and the kids with a hip-hop performance.

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Jennifer Gallays and her class were at the Mendel Art Gallery on May 22 to view a piece by Pavlo Isak, a graffiti artist who came to their class to teach them about the art form.

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If I see chicken scratch on someone’s property, I feel bad. Some old lady has to go clean that up. I’ve been there, but looking retrospectively, it’s annoying. I just picture my parents getting a tag on their garage. — Isak

The idea came up for a hip hop centric project, but it would involve more than just rapping. While most often associated with music, the term “hip hop” is really a cultural umbrella term, encompassing styles of dance, art, clothing and more.

They focused on three aspects — the music, the dance and graffiti. With the help of a grant from the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the students were exposed to these different veins of creativity.

“When they’re able to be creative in a project like this, they’re able to see themselves as an artist, or as successful, and it builds their confidence,” Gallays says.

But beyond the creative output, she saw it as a way to show students that certain types of culture aren’t always what they are perceived to be.

“Doing a project like this, where kids can see the beauty in other cultures, the beauty in urban art, to start to see things from that perspective, we can break down stereotypes,” she says.

Isak himself was a great example of this, with his budding medical career.

“We talked about how we would assume a person doing this stuff is ‘low-life,’ but here we have someone who is going on to become a doctor,” Gallays says.

They also talked about the appropriateness of graffiti. Gallays says there was some concerns from parents that the kids would be encouraged to go out and start tagging private property.

“That was the first thing we asked kids: is graffiti art or vandalism? They decided it was art, depending on where it is and whether you have permission for it. It was vandalism if it was a swear word, or it was ugly, or you didn’t have permission,” she says.

Isak himself accentuated this part of the lesson. He admits his early days involved a lot of illegal graffiti — although he says he mostly focused on power boxes and train cars rather than personal property — and says a program like St. Anne’s might have steered him in a different direction.

“I think it would have inspired me,” he says. “It probably reduces some of the vandalism in the neighbourhood, so kids won’t be running around painting on things.”

Isak still keeps an eye out for graffiti around town, and is put off by vandalism.

“If I see chicken scratch on someone’s property, I feel bad. Some old lady has to go clean that up,” he says.

“I’ve been there, but looking retrospectively, it’s annoying. I just picture my parents getting a tag on their garage.”

He was impressed by the project, and how Gallays used the framework of hip hop to touch on a variety of subjects. With his graffiti, they got into math, thanks to the geometry required to make a three-dimensional image on a two-dimensional plane, and even social studies, when they discussed the history of graffiti and tied it into other cultures’ traditions of visual art.

Most importantly for him, Isak was able to expose a new generation to an art form that has been important in his life.

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Pavlo Isak painted a large, stylized clown in an overgrown area beneath a bridge while he was teaching in South Korea. SUPPLIED PHOTO

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I was never bored of the painting. I still do a lot of legal murals, but I guess just putting up a name to get fame, to repeat your tag over and over, it started to get old. — Isak

Graffiti artist Pavlo Isak walks in downtown Saskatoon, looking at illegal tags that have been left on businesses. BRIDGES PHOTO BY GREG PENDER

■ ■ ■ ■ Isak remembers the first piece of graffiti that really spoke to him. It was sometime around the seventh grade.

There was a business close to his childhood home. Someone had painted a character on the side.

“I can probably still draw it.

When I looked at it, I thought, ‘man, that looks cool,’” he says before sketching out a rough version of the figure.

It’s a man, his long, bald head accentuated by big beady eyes and a chin that juts out. He is wearing a tie, something that Pavlo mentions

several times but can’t quite pin down the appeal of.

At first he was doing the type of illegal graffiti he later warned the St. Anne’s students against. As he got older, it lost its appeal.

“I guess I just got bored of it. I was never bored of the painting. I still do a lot of legal murals, but I

guess just putting up a name to get fame, to repeat your tag over and over, it started to get old,” he says.

His quest for new spots took him far outside Saskatoon. After a couple years of undergrad at the University of Saskatchewan, he got a short-term U.S. visa and went to Hawaii. When he wasn’t working at

IHOP, he was looking for places to paint.

“I did a lot of graffiti in Hawaii.

There was a lot of awesome places to do graffiti in Hawaii, that were very low key, and no one would bother you about it. There was also a lot of legal walls,” he says.

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That was the first thing we asked kids: is graffiti art or vandalism? They decided it was art, depending on where it is and whether you have permission for it. — Gallays

While he used to paint illegally, Pavlo Isak now creates his large murals on free walls or other legal spaces.

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“Ditches were cool. I’d go paint there in the middle of the day and no one would bother me,” he said.

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He also got his first opportunity to work with kids. He found out about a local high school with a graffiti wall and spoke to a teacher there about doing a piece. It worked out, and Isak spent some time in the class-

room showing the kids how it’s done.

Later, he spent some time in South Korea teaching English. Isak left his mark there in the form of a large, stylized clown in an overgrown area beneath a bridge.

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Jennifer Gallays stands in front of the piece her class at St. Anne School worked on with Pavlo Isak.

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In Southeast Asia he saw a shop with an old mural painted on the side. He spoke to the owner, and they split the cost of paint for Isak to do a large piece of his own.

The medium of a wall appeals to Isak because of its size — he likes to work big — but also because of the permanence inherent in concrete.

“I guess it’s kind of an ingraining. You’re putting it into stone,” Isak says.

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In Gallays’ class, Isak had each of the students select a tag, an alias that represents their personality.

Gallays had them pick their tags from a list of virtues taught at the school. Rather than darker monikers, the kids went by names like Peace, Joy and Service.

They used acrylic paint rather than the traditional spray for safety purposes.

Together, they painted a mural. with each student’s tag laid out in a Saskatoon cityscape and the word “United.”

All the while they were also working on the other facets of hip hop. After three months of work, Gallays’ students presented their music, dance and graffiti in public performances.

“I had parents tell me, ‘My kids are really into sports, and I want to thank you for introducing arts into their lives.’” she says.

The graffiti mural is on display at the Mendel Art Gallery through June 8 as part of their an-

nual School Art exhibit.

“When I first told them about it, they were so blasé about it. They were like, ‘No big deal, our stuff ’s going to the Mendel,” and I was like, ‘you don’t realize how cool this is.’

“When they finally went there and saw what it looked like, it was real for them,” she says.

It’s the kind of out-of-the-box experience that is central to what they do at St. Anne’s.

“Kids learn so much better when they’re being creative. Tapping into creativity opens doors to all kinds of learning.”

■ ■ ■ ■ If all goes according to plan, Isak will finish this last year of medical school and go on to a career as a surgeon.

“I think it comes down to my personality.

I’m always looking for something challenging, and always looking to push myself,” he says of his decision to pursue medicine.

His busy schedule prevents him from doing as much painting as he used to, but Isak doesn’t plan to ever give it up. It has allowed him to leave marks on the places he’s been, but it has also done the same to him.

“Graffiti is not actually about damaging or destroying things, in my perception. Graffiti is to fuel your own curiosity. Or just to fuel yourself, really,” he says. strembath@thestarphoenix.com twitter.com/strembath

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ASK ELLIE

You’re either with the partner you’ve got, or not Q. I have a great relationship with my boyfriend of two years. It was rocky for a few months, but we both made some changes and are very happy together.

I’ve been spending time with a friend whom I’ve known for six years, and am developing heavy feelings for him. I think about him all the time.

He makes me smile, laugh, and I have a strong sexual attraction to him.

We can talk about deeper topics, but he also wishes to live life to the fullest, just as I do (my boyfriend is much more cautious).

I love my boyfriend, but I can’t stop thinking about this guy! I’m approaching some big life changes, getting my first house. My boyfriend seems quick to settle down, which only makes me desire this other man more.

My boyfriend is my first serious relationship, but I’m not his first (he’s older), and I’m worried that we may be at different stages, whereas this new guy is going through much the same life phases as me.

Falling In and Out of Love

Ask Ellie

A. Get honest with yourself. You can’t be having a “great relationship” and also be thinking of switching partners.

You’re clearly worried about “settling” too soon, and blaming your boyfriend for this possibility.

Have you told him you’re hesitant about this big step of buying a house, or that you need more of a sense of living life to the fullest? Or, are you letting this other guy convince you that you’re missing some excitement?

It’s not necessary to be at the exact same stage in life with a partner, if you can compromise and balance each other in some of your choices.

But it is necessary to focus on one partner at a time. You’re either with your boyfriend, emotionally, or you’re not.

Q. My son was killed in a car accident 18 months ago, at 29. I was a single mom and he was the light of my life.

I’ve married a man I met four years ago. He has a daughter, 44, with whom I’m not close.

It’s obvious that she doesn’t respect me and says things to me that have been very hurtful. She would say that I’m too sensitive and need thicker skin — and I would say that she’s mean and insensitive.

On Mothers Day — a very difficult day for me — she chose to post a photo of herself as a young child with her mom and dad on my personal Facebook page and wish me a Happy Mother’s Day. I said nothing, but I deleted the post. She told her father she was doing something thoughtful.

Need Help on This One

A. I’m sorry for your loss and yes, you are naturally sensitive, especially on occasions such as Mother’s Day. It’d be hard for anyone not close to you and caring to say something that was truly soothing and thoughtful.

Perhaps she intended a nice message that you’re part of her family, too. Perhaps not. When you don’t feel respected to begin with, things get interpreted negatively.

Losing your son is a blow that will re-surface on other occasions too, which you already must know. Accept that most people don’t know how to handle others’ grief, especially as time goes by.

Hold onto your memories, be civil, and try to be respectful of her, as your husband’s daughter, and hopefully the relationship will improve.

But, unless she does something purposefully mean, don’t involve your husband. She’s responsible for her own actions.

Q. My dad was an engineer, but when he emigrated here, he could only get

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a manual labour job, which he hates (language barrier).

He’s still in an unhappy marriage with my mom. When happy, he’s a wonderful caring person. When something doesn’t go his way, he becomes hostile and cruel.

He ignores problems, and has no friends as he finds fault within everyone except himself.

When I was nine, he told me he was miserable and he should just kill himself. He grew up in a toxic family.

I suggested counselling, but he’s culturally very uncomfortable with this topic.

He is an intelligent person with so much potential.

What To Do? A. Tell him you want to avoid becoming critical and unhappy like him, so you need to go to counselling together. Make an appointment after researching for a decent fit (see my guide, Find a Therapist at www.ellieadvice.com).

Go with him until he’s comfortable to have individual appointments.

Family artmaking every week, PLUS these special events:

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June 8 at 2 p.m. Urban Landscape Workshop for Adults Artist Lorenzo Dupuis guides you through painting the urban landscape. All skill levels welcome. Materials provided.

Call Carol at 306-975-8144 to register.

Persephone Theatre Box Office or

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MUSIC

Wed. , Ju ne 4 Feeding Fiction Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

Black Spruce Gallery June 6 on Hwy#2 Northside. Seeing Red

by Cheryl Tuck-Taylor.

Abstract’s the Thing, a group show, opens June 20. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Visit blacksprucegallery. com.

Thurs. , Ju ne 5 Neil Roston Trio Crackers Restaurant & Lounge, 1-227 Pinehouse Dr. Feeding Fiction Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Pop Crimes w/ Haunted Souls and Riot Porn Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Kongos Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr. Fri., Ju ne 6 Hung Jury Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Piano Friday: Paul Suchan Roots Series: Anderson Burko The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N. Stetson Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N. Barrel and Crate McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. Dallas Boyer Band Toon Town Tavern, 1630 Fairlight Dr. The Northern Lights w/ Doug Hoyer and Jesse and the Dandelions Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. The Seahags Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E. Spent Penny Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E. Transcontinental Blues

Dylan and Jesse Kongos of the band Kongo will be performing at Louis’ Pub on Thursday. AP FILE PHOTO Band Piggy’s Pub & Grill, 1403 Idylwyld Dr. N.

Camille and Dale McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E.

Legendary Rhythm & Blues REVUE Somewhere Else Pub & Grill, 2605 Broadway Ave.

Chad VanGaalen w/ Viet Vong Amigos Cantina, 632 10th St. E.

S a t . , Ju n e 7 Hung Jury Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Jazz Singer Fest II The Bassment, 202 Fourth Ave. N. Stetson Army and Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.

The Gay Nineties w/ The Wet Secrets Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Spent Penny Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E. Transcontinental Blues Band Piggy’s Pub & Grill, 1403 Idylwyld Dr. N. Su n., June 8

Les Barrington Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.

Harrison James Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

Barn Dance: Phoenix Downtown Legion, 606 Spadina Cres. W.

Les Barrington Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.

Mon., Ju ne 9 Eddie Robertson Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Tu es., June 1 0 Eddie Robertson Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

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The Gallery at Frances Morrison Central Library Until June 5 at Frances Morrison Library. Canadian Palette by Joy Mendel. Dead Rock Stars by Kevin Hastings runs June 10 to July 11. Drawings of images represented in Wes Funk’s novel Dead Rock Stars.

Mendel Art Gallery Until June 15 at 950 Spadina Cres. E. David Thauberger: Road Trips

and Other Diversions and the RBC Artists by Artists Mentorship Program, Mary Longman and Joi T. Arcand: Through That Which is Scene. School Art, art by 200 students in Saskatoon schools, runs until June 8. Artist Lorenzo Dupuis leads a workshop on painting the urban landscape, June 8, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. To register call 306-975-8144.

Gordon Snelgrove Gallery Until June 6 in Room 191 at the U of S Murray Building. Against the Grain. Featuring awardwinning graphic design from Saskatchewan.

Paved Arts Until June 6 at 424 20th St. W. Stereo Malala by Keeley Haftner. A multimedia sculpture tribute to young feminist Malala Yousafzai. Inaugurations by Yam Lau runs

Affinity Gallery June 6 to July 12 at 813 Broadway Ave. Art of the Book. A juried exhibition by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild for their 30th anniversary. Includes binding, calligraphy, fine printing, paper making and decorating, box making, and artists’ books. Open house and book arts discussion June 7, 2 p.m.

330g Until June 7 at 330 Ave. G. S. Excerpts by Martin Bennett and MarieClaude Bouthillier.

Diefenbaker Canada Centre Until June 8 at 101 Diefenbaker Pl. A Queen and Her Country. This exhibit commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from a uniquely Canadian perspective.

Darrell Bell Gallery Until June 14 at 405-105 21st St. E. Cheryl Buckmaster: Electric Jesus and Other Culminations.

Musée Ukraina Museum Until June 15 at 222 Ave. M S. Pysanky (Easter egg) paintings by Ann Baron.

Art Trek 2014 June 13, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and June 14, 10 a.m. to 5

p.m., around Saskatoon.

A self-guided studio discovery tour. Featuring nine studio groups in Saskatoon, demonstrations, and chances to talk to the artists. For a map visit www.facebook.com/ ArtTrekSaskatoon.

Trio Gallery Until June 15 in Market Mall. Works by artist-inresidence Lesley Kerpan.

Opening reception June 4, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

SCYAP Gallery Until June 20 at 253 Third Ave. S. RIC CYCLE 2.0 Acknowledging the Voices

by Ric Pollock.

Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery Until June 24 at 601 Main St. in Humboldt. A Local Perspective, paintings and sculptures by Toni Ambrose and Sandy Christensen. Elevators, photography by Greg Raskob, runs until June 28.

Ukrainian Museum of Canada Until June 21 at 910 Spadina Cres. E. Moved by the Spirit: Artistic Interpretations on the Life of Jesus. A multimedia exhibition featuring the works of 12 artists.

Prairie Star Gallery Until June 22 at 1136 Eighth St. E. Sea to Sky: Shoreline, Farmland, Mountaintop by Ava P. Christl and Interior Lives

by Lorraine Weidner.

The Gallery/Art Placement Until June 26 at 228 Third Ave. S. Jonathan Forrest’s Field Notes. New acrylic paintings as “notes” from the “painting trenches.”

Station Arts Centre, Rosthern Until June 28 at 701 Railway Ave., Rosthern.

Mennonite Women and Mennonite Men Evolving.

Artwork by Bev Friesen and Gail Sawatzky.

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EVENTS at John Dolan School gym.

Four-week sessions for kids ages three to five. With music, action rhymes, puppets and instruments. To register call 306-493-2955.

LLLC Saskatoon Toddler Meeting First Wednesday of each month at Augustana Church, 1201 Broadway Ave. All interested women are welcome.

Call 306-655-4805 or email lllcsaskatoon@gmail.com.

Meewasin Valley Centre Gallery Through June at 402 Third Ave. S. Along the Riverbank

by Connie Schuler. A collection of new paintings of the Meewasin Valley.

Riverhouse Studio & Art Gallery Through June at 308 Spadina Cres. W. Spring Into Spring by Cecelia Elizabeth.

Stars and Strollers Wednesdays, 1 p.m., at Centre Cinemas in The Centre. Choice of two movies each week. A baby-friendly environments with lowered volume, dimmed lighting, a changing table and stroller parking in select theatres.

AKA Gallery Until July 4 at 424 20th St. W. I laughed, I cried, I split my side. Works by Kyle Beal, Erica Eyres, Christine Negus and Shanell Papp.

Centre East Galleries Until July 6 at The Centre.

Display by the Summer Festivals in the Royal Gallery; art

by Different Strokes in the Jade Gallery; display by The Saskatchewan Norwegian Cultural Society in the Amber Gallery; display by Thickwood Hills Studio in the Sienna and Crimson Galleries; display by the students of Father Robinson School in the Lavender Gallery; display by the Saskatoon Public School in the Magenta and Indigo Galleries.

St. Thomas More Gallery Until July 25 at 1437 College Dr. Sharon Ceslak: Ruins and Refinements. Photography

by Sharon Ceslak.

The Stall Gallery Until Aug. 1 at City Perks, 801 Seventh Ave. N. New works

by Henry van Seters. New works by Jory Simpson are on display until Aug. 15 at Collective Coffee, 220 20th St. W. Handmade House Showcase Until Aug. 2 at 710 Broadway Ave. Heart to Hand. Featuring new works by Saskatoon fibre artist Monika KinnerWhalen.

Fun Factory Indoor Playground Daily at 1633C Quebec Ave. A giant indoor playground for young children. Adults and children under one year are free. There is a separate fenced in area for children under two.

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Parent and Tot Yoga Wednesdays at the Farmers’ Market at 10 a.m. Led

by Dianna Stampe and her grandson. For parents with children ages 16 months to three-and-a-half years old.

Admission is free with a suggested donation to Vinyasa Yoga for Youth. Bring a mat and snacks.

Park. Celebrate the arts with entertainment from around the world. Music, theatre, dance, puppetry and handson activities for children of all ages. Visit potashcorpchildrensfestival.com.

Mom and Baby June 4, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Legends Centre in Warman.

Learn, share and connect with other moms and babies in your community. Learn from local experts about a variety of topics for modern moms. Visit mommyconnections.ca/saskatoon.

Sign, Play and Explore Workshop First Wednesday of each month through December, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Pregnancy and Parenting Health Centre, 248 Third Ave. S. Parents and their babies/ toddlers explore their world, develop skills and engage in developmental learning experiences. Monthly registration is required. Email tanyamw@mysmarthands. com, visit mysmarthands. com.

PotashCorp Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan June 4 at Kiwanis Memorial

Singing with Sylvia Music Classes June 4, 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.,

Children’s Play Centre Daily at Lawson Heights Mall. A fun, safe, environment for preschool children to play. Please note this is an unsupervised play area, and adults must stay with and supervise children at all times.

Market Mall Children’s Play Centre Daily just off the food court at Market Mall. This play area is free and has different level slides. Children must wear socks in the play area.

Breastfeeding Cafe Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Westwinds Primary Health Centre, 3311 Fairlight Dr. A drop-in support group for breastfeeding women.

Sessions will be facilitated by a lactation consultant with a brief educational presentation, and time for interaction with the other mothers.

Dragon Tales Den The first and third Thurs-

day morning each month during the school year at St. George’s Anglican Church, 624 Ave. I S. A free mom and tot program. Call 242-7973.

Movies for Mommies Thursdays, 1 p.m., at Rainbow Cinemas in The Centre.

An infant-friendly environment with reduced sound, change tables, bottle warming and stroller parking.

Canadian Light Source (CLS) Public Tours Thursdays, 1:30 p.m., at the Canadian Light Source, 44 Innovation Blvd. The synchrotron research facility is open for the public.

Preregistration is required.

Call 306-657-3644, email outreach@lightsource.ca or visit lightsource.ca/education/public_tours.php.

Shop ‘n Stroll Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., meet in front of Customer Service at The Mall at Lawson Heights. Classes consist of power-walking, body-sculpting moves using exercise tubing and a socializing for parents and babies.

Preregister at runnersandbootiesfitness.com. No classes on stat holidays.

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Coffee Time for Mom Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, 11-705 Central Ave. Moms enjoy a free cup of coffee while children play in the playroom.

Baby Talk at SPL Fridays, 10:30 a.m., at Alice Turner Branch; Mondays, 10:30 a.m., at Carlyle King Branch and JS Wood Branch; and Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., at Cliff Wright Branch. Halfhour singing and rhymes, then mingle with other parents.

Mommy and Me The first Friday each month, 6:30 p.m., at Wet Paint Pottery, 5-3110 Eighth St. E. a one-project, one-evening class designed for one parent with one child. Painting techniques, tips and ideas.

To register call 306-3733219.

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The Storefront Until June 30 in the Two Twenty. Local Furniture Design, the first shows.

The new design gallery celebrates local furniture makers.

Wednesday Never ver Tasted So Good!

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EVENTS Craft and Story Time Saturdays, 11 a.m., at Indigo Books, 3322 Eighth St. E. in the kids’ section. Call 306244-5317.

Recipes for Success: Family Cooking Class Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., through May at the Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre, 202 Ave. C S. A free family cooking class where families cook together to prepare nutritious meals.

Call 306-374-7323, email phitchings@frontiercollege.ca.

Postnatal Yoga Mondays, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at Pregnancy and Parenting Health Centre, 248 Third Ave. S. Beginner to intermediate yoga designed to help with postpartum recovery. Baby friendly class with a certified yoga teacher. Suitable for four weeks to two years postpartum. Register at msjpriestley. wix.com/pureenergy. No class on stat holidays.

Prenatal Yoga Mondays, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Pregnancy and Parenting Health Centre, 248 Third Ave. S. Taught by a doula and certified yoga teacher. Informative and safe for any stage in pregnancy. Call 306-2510443 or email msjpriestley@ gmail.com. No class on stat holidays.

Drop-In Playground Mondays to Fridays through May, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Henk Ruys Soccer Centre, 219 Primrose Dr. An indoor public playground with rideon toys, sporting equipment, toys and books for children up to age six. Food and drinks are welcome, but the building is peanut-free.

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Playroom Mondays to Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and late night Thursdays, at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo, 11-705 Central Ave. With a vet area, kitchen and shopping centre, puppet theatre, stage and crafts. To book groups, or to check for availability, call 306-3844791 or email bbbprincess@

sasktel.net.

Mom and Baby Mondays until June 30, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Ave. Learn, share and connect with other moms and babies in your community. Learn from local experts about a variety of topics for modern moms. Visit mommyconnections.ca/saskatoon.

Playgroup Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Grace-Westminster United Church. Hosted by Prairie Hearts Learning Community, a group of families inspired by Waldorf philosophies. Programming is aimed at children ages two to five, but all ages are welcome.

Preschool Story Time Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., at McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. For children ages three to five in the Circle of Trees. Call 306-955-1477.

Naturally Yours Tuesdays until June 17, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at Pregnancy and Parenting Health Centre, 248 Third Ave. S. A comprehensive childbirth education series, preparing parents for the birth of a child. To register visit birthrhythms.ca.

Read & Paint The first Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., each month, at Wet Paint Pottery, 5-3110 Eighth St. E. Suitable for ages two to four. Each month features a different story, followed by a related painting project.

Mom and Baby Outdoor Stroller Fitness Classes Tuesday and Thursdays June 3 to Aug. 28, 10:30am, along the Meewasin Trail. Meet new moms and get a whole body workout. To register and for starting location call 306370-2838 or email SaskatoonStrongMoms@gmail. com. More information on Facebook.

Can-Am Gymnastics Camps Until June 27, and July 7 to Aug. 29 at 3702 Mitchelmore

Ave. Various schedules for ages two to 16. Visit canamgymnastics.ca.

BRICKS 4 KIDZ® Saskatoon Regular after-school programs, preschool classes and camps for kids of all ages at various locations in Saskatoon. An atmosphere for students to build unique creations, play games, and have fun using LEGO® bricks.

Visit bricks4kidz.com or call 306-979-2749.

Saskatoon Public Library Programs Ongoing daily programs for children and families. Find the calendar at saskatoonlibrary. ca/node/1016.

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17th Annual Fundraising Evening June 4. Hosted by Saskatchewan Friends of the Shevchenko Foundation.

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko, and more than 50 years of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko supporting Ukrainian culture in Canada.

An evening of entertainment and fundraising for the foundation. Advance tickets only.

Email shevchenkofriends@ gmail.com or call 306-2301131.

Health Fair June 5, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at White Buffalo Youth Lodge, 602 20th St. E. Hosted by Aim 4 Health. Learn more about living a healthy lifestyle. With healthy, snacks, door prizes and a Fresh Food Market. Call 306-655-5483.

Evening Market The first Thursday each month, 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market.

The Potluck 15.0 June 5, 6 p.m., at Capitol Music Club, 244 First Ave. N. Featuring music by All Mighty Voice, The Pistolwhips, Whiskey Songs, The Rebellion, Sly Business, Crestwood,

Smokekiller & Jen Lane, and Prasun Das Spinning Vinyl.

With a 50/50 draw and art auction. Tickets at picatic. com. All proceeds go toward building schools in Africa.

Pura Vida June 5, 7:30 p.m., at Broadway Theatre. A Flamenco Expo music and dance concert. Original flamenco works by artistic director Kari Alba.

Featuring cantaor Celedonio Garrido from Spain and Alma Flamenco dancers. Tickets at 306-715-8223, broadwaytheatre.ca or at the door.

World Professional Chuckwagon Races June 5-7, 6:30 p.m., and June 8, 2 p.m., at Prairieland Park.

Tickets at tickets.saskatoonex.com. Visit halfmileofhell. com.

World Environment Day June 5-6. June 5, 12 p.m., on Meewasin Trail by the Diefenbaker Centre; a dedication of trail marker by the last tree planted by Richard Baker, “Man of the Trees,” on June 5, 1982. Bring a picnic lunch.

June 6, 8 p.m., at Prairie Star Gallery, 1136 Eighth St. E.; Paul Hanley and Robert White share personal memories and examine the legacy of the pioneering global environmentalist. For information call 306-664-3331.

Crisis Nursery Dinner & Auction June 6, 5:30 p.m., at the German Cultural Centre, 160 Cartwright St. Presented by K&S Potash Canada. Food, live entertainment by Fogdog, live and silent auctions.

Tickets at picatic.com, lisa@ crisisnursery.ca, 306-2423808. Funds raised support the Crisis Nursery. Visit crisisnursery.ca.

Street Legal Racing June 6, 5:30 p.m., at Saskatchewan International Raceway. Street racing in a safe and legal environment.

Admission at the gate.

Honor Fight! Fourth Battle June 7, 7 p.m., at Sutherland Curling Club, 141 Jessop Ave. An amateur fighting event

presented by Honor Fight!

Promotions. Fights are sanctioned by the Saskatchewan Martial Arts Association.

Featuring Mitch Clark of the UFC. Weigh-in ceremony June 6, 6 p.m., at Stellar Gear in The Centre. Information at 306-261-8534, honorfightpromotions@gmail.com, or Facebook.

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Home Game June 6, 7 p.m., at Cairns Field, 1202 Ave. P S. Playing against the Swift Current Indians.

Visit saskatoonyellowjackets. com.

Saskatoon Shines Leadership Gala June 11, 6 p.m., at the Ramada Hotel. Hosted by Tourism Saskatoon, Saskatoon Sports Tourism and the Saskatoon Hotels Association. Dinner and an awards ceremony honouring individuals in our community who have dedicated time and energy to bring spectacular events to our city. Tickets at 306-931-7580, cfischer@ tourismsaskatoon.com.

RSVP by June 6.

Points Race #2 June 7, 10 a.m., at Saskatchewan International Raceway.

Admission at the gate.

Summer Salad Bar Lunch June 7, 12 p.m., at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church.

With a large variety of salads, cheeses, buns and beverages.

Tickets at 306-664-6389, 306-249-3127.

Codie Prevost June 7, 1:30 p.m., at Stensrud Lodge. The country/rock singer performs as part of the Summer Fair. Tickets at 306-373-5580 or at the door.

Proceeds support Stensrud’s Residents in Motion campaign.

A Mindful Evening June 7, 5:30 p.m., at Bessborough Gardens. Supporting RUH Foundation’s community mental health endowment. With Clara Hughes and Clara’s Big Ride. Cocktails, dinner, a program, and dancing to the U of S Jazz

Ensemble. Tickets at picatic. com.

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Home Game June 7, 6 p.m., at Cairns Field, 1202 Ave. P S. Playing against the Medicine Hat Mavericks.

Visit saskatoonyellowjackets. com.

Whack Bam Thudd 2014 June 7, 7 p.m., at Broadway Theatre. Saskatoon’s drumming celebration. Hosted by Brad King. Featuring Mark Kelso and Jeff Salem. With drum set, drum line and Latin percussion pieces. Tickets at whackbamthudd@gmail. com or 306-341-3786.

Midsummer Night’s Dream June 7, 7:30 p.m., at GraceWestminster United Church, 505 10th St. E. Prairie Virtuosi’s spring concert.

Featuring bassist Richard Carnegie. Works by Mozart, Bottesini, Mendelssohn and Haydn. Tickets at McNally Robinson or at the door. Visit pvorchestra.ca.

Bachason June 7, 9 p.m., at Cosmo Senior Centre, 614 11th St. E. Presented by Cubetazo Salsero and CHC. A live Bachata band performance. Tickets at picatic.com, EE Burritos, La Bamba or at the door.

19th Annual Gutsy Walk June 8, 12 p.m. registration, 2 p.m. walk, at North Kiwanis Park. The walk takes place across Canada. Fundraising to advance medical research for Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. For information and to register visit gutsywalk. ca or call 1-800-387-1479 or 306-664-4420.

Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes June 8, 10 a.m., at Victoria School. Raising funds and awareness to make a difference. Call 306-314-9533, email sbuckler@jdrf.ca, or visit jdrf.ca/locations/prairieregion/Saskatoon/#Telus WALK. Points Race #3 June 8, 10 a.m., at Saskatchewan International Raceway.

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EVENTS Bridge City Boogie 8 June 8, 8 a.m., at Diefenbaker Park. Walk, run or boogie on 2km, 5km and 10km courses. Featuring Kids Fest after the races, with activities for kids, face painting and food.

Register at bridgecityboogie.ca.

Urban Landscape Workshop for Adults June 8, 2 p.m., at the Mendel Art Gallery. Artist Lorenzo Dupuis guides you through painting the urban landscape. All skill levels welcome. Materials provided. To register call 306-975-8144.

Join in the fun at the annual Bridge City Boogie. The family orientated event features a 2km, 5km, and 10km run and walk, as well as a free Kids Fest with bouncy castles and fun for all ages. BRIDGES FILE PHOTO BY GREG PENDER

13th Annual Art in the Park June 8, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.,

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The Caswell Arts Festival.

Celebrate culture and community. Arts and entertainment includes artists’ village, children’s and teen’s art festival, and collaborative artmaking.

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Home Game June 8, 2 p.m., at Cairns Field, 1202 Ave. P S. Playing against the Medicine Hat Mavericks. Visit saskatoonyellowjackets.com.

Saskatoon Yellow Jackets Home Game June 10, 7 p.m., at Cairns Field, 1202 Ave. P S. Playing against the Moose Jaw Miller Express. Visit saskatoonyellowjackets.com.

Tonight It’s Poetry June 8, 7:30 p.m. at The Bassment. Highschool Flashback featuring Write Out Loud. Tickets at saskatoonjazzsociety.ca.

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Over 780 people came to cheer for their favourite nominee and honour the winner of the lifetime achievement award, Phyllis Hallatt.

The awards are recognized nationally for being one of the most prestigious for women. Over 800 have been named Women of Distinction in Saskatoon.

About $183,000 was raised, all of which will stay in Saskatoon for YWCA programs and services that work to eliminate poverty, homelessness and violence. The YWCA’s four areas of focus are housing, quality child care, employment and accessible fitness.

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How to be a raw food vegan for five days

By Jenn Sharp Vegan raw food.

Those are three words unlikely to ever escape my lips in a positive manner.

I grew up eating (and loving) meat.

While I’ve learned to like vegetarian food, I would never wholly forego meat.

On a recent trip to Vancouver, I had dinner at Gorilla Food, an organic, raw, vegan restaurant that’s been around for over a decade.

I had the lasagna. Zucchini substituted the noodles, a savoury seed mixture filled in for cottage cheese, hemp and basil pesto was the meat sauce and a walnut “cheese” graced the top. It sounds strange but it was delicious. My curiosity was piqued.

Maybe this was doable in real life.

I started researching. My main question was how do you get enough protein and amino acids through vegan raw food? The answer can get complex and it’s very difficult to get everything your body needs through food alone.

For most though, it’s entirely possible to get all the protein you need through raw veganism. Apparently most of us eat way more protein than we need anyways.

Proponents of raw food claim it has enzymes that aid digestion, nourish cells and get rid of toxins. Those enzymes are broken down when food is cooked (although there is debate on this topic).

I signed up for a five-day detox with a company making the rounds on Facebook — detoxes and cleanses (especially juice ones) are all the rage these days.

I followed the instructions almost perfectly — I even soaked my nuts and sprouted my legumes (replicating germination makes nutrients more available and helps digestive enzymes grow.) By the way, soaked nuts puff up and taste great.

A huge fruit smoothie with coconut milk or overnight oats with honey (which reduces inflammation)

Pastry chef Renee Kohlman’s first attempt at a raw vegan dessert turned out fantastic. If this is what eating raw tastes like, I want to do it every day. Try her raw key lime cheesecake at Leyda’s in Saskatoon. BRIDGES PHOTOS BY JENN SHARP

was my breakfast.

For lunch, I made a big batch of bean and chickpea salad with lots of veggies for the week. For a dressing, I asked Renee Kohlman, a StarPhoenix food columnist, for advice. She suggested chopped cilantro, vinegar, olive oil, cayenne, honey and lime juice — awesome.

Prepping for a raw vegan bean salad. The most flavourful taste comes from allowing the ingredients to marinate overnight.

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SHARP EATS Raw Lentil and Kale Curry

Breakfast is undoubtedly the easiest meal of the day to be a raw food vegan. This smoothie bowl is topped with blackberries, quinoa, soaked almonds and goji berries.

Overnight oats are simple to prepare and make a satisfying breakfast. Just soak 1/2 cup oats in coconut milk, then top with fresh berries, cinnamon and honey (or Stevia if you’re a strict vegan) in the morning.

Dinner was a bit trickier. The provided recipes didn’t appeal to me so I made up my own.

The first day wasn’t too bad… until that night when I met friends for drinks (I had tea – no alcohol is allowed on the detox plan.) I got really hungry watching them scarf down wings. So I ordered Minestrone soup — not exactly raw but I didn’t care.

On Day 2 I hit up some restaurants in Saskatoon to see how easy it is to eat raw when you dine out. It’s not. At all. Unless you order salad all the time.

Thankfully, Nosh Eatery and Tap has a few raw items (try the beets) and Leyda’s had a delicious raw vegan key lime pie. If eating raw tastes this good, I’m in!

Day 3 and 4 passed uneventfully except for when I had to visit a deli for a column. The sandwich we took a photo of had four types of meat and cheese nestled on crusty homemade bread. I had a bite; two actually. It was amaz-

ing. I chewed it very slowly and really tasted the flavours. And, to be honest, I enjoyed those two bites more than if I would have scarfed down the whole thing.

On Day 5, the extreme bloating I’d been suffering (I looked like I was pregnant all week) finally subsided. The gas, to the extreme joy of my co-workers, also let up (one recommended renaming my column to Sharp Toots.) I guess it took my body that long to cope with all those legumes.

That night, a few of us were at a pub. After five days of saying “no,” I finally said “yes.”

We ordered a party platter and I dug into the meat wholeheartedly. I didn’t quite make the five days but I didn’t care. I probably will never adopt raw food veganism but I can now appreciate its benefits. And my co-workers appreciate that I’m off the beans. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com Twitter.com/JennKSharp

Raw food can be heated slightly, and kale is easier to digest when it’s lightly steamed. Topped with avocado and sprouted lentils that have been lightly sauteed in coconut oil and curry powder, this dish makes a filling dinner. BRIDGES PHOTO BY JENN SHARP

While it’s not technically “raw,” if you keep the temperature low and don’t overcook it, you’ll be fine. Some mildly heated foods are perfectly acceptable on a raw diet (don’t go above 115 F or 46C). Adjust the spice levels to your tastes. I like a lot of spice but you may not.

INGREDIENTS: > ½ cup sprouted lentils > 2 to 3 cups kale (tear leaves into bite-sized pieces) > 1 tsp. plus 1 tbsp. coconut oil > 1 tbsp. turmeric > 1 tbsp. garam masala curry powder > 1 tsp. cayenne > Sea salt and pepper to taste > Juice of one lime

> ¼ cup soaked pine nuts > ½ avocado, sliced

METHOD: 1. Put 1 tsp. coconut oil in a frying pan or skillet on low heat. Once melted, stir in spices, salt, pepper and lime juice.

2. Mix in the lentils and continue stirring until coated in spice mixture. Stir in the pine nuts and remove from heat. Keep it warm.

3. In same pan, melt 1 tbsp. coconut oil and add kale. Stir to coat leaves with the oil and add a dash of sea salt if you like. Once leaves wilt slightly (don’t wait until they’re floppy or getting crispy) remove from heat.

4. Arrange kale on a plate with sliced avocado alongside. Pour lentil curry on top and dig in.

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FDA issues new advice on mercury levels in seafood

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Lauran Neergaard The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is updating its advice for pregnant women on the appropriate levels of mercury in seafood. Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says the agency won’t require mercury labels on seafood packages.

In a wide-ranging interview last week with The Associated Press, Hamburg said the agency will update guidance on mercury in different varieties of seafood and what that means, a longawaited move aimed at helping women better understand what to eat when they’re pregnant.

“It’s an advisory, not an effort to mandate labelling,” Hamburg said. “Different seafood products do contain different levels of mercury, and so different seafood products can be rated in terms of levels of mercury.”

Eating fish is part of a heart-healthy diet, and many types are good sources of omega-3 fatty acids that are important for brain development.

But fish also can absorb small amounts of mercury, a neurotoxin, from streams and oceans — and a small number of varieties harbour higher levels.

For most people, accumulating mercury from eating seafood isn’t a health risk. But for a decade, the FDA has warned that pregnant women, those who may become pregnant, and young children avoid certain types of highmercury fish because of concern that too much could harm a developing brain.

Consumer groups have sued the agency, saying the warnings weren’t clear enough about what to avoid, and seeking labeling to help

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so that shoppers wouldn’t have to remember which products are OK during pregnancy or for youngsters.

“We can’t ask consumers to memorize two different lists of fish,” said Caroline Smith DeWaal of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, one of the groups that sued.

DeWaal said the new advisory will be an improvement if it gives consumers better information, especially if that information could be kept at fish counters in retail locations.

The seafood industry says the government shouldn’t look at mercury by itself, but at the benefits of seafood. Jennifer McGuire of the National Fisheries Institute says the original FDA guidelines warning against some types of fish for pregnant women just served to decrease overall seafood intake.

“That would be very concerning if there was a ‘good fish, bad fish’ list,” she said.

The government’s 2010 Dietary Guidelines incorporated FDA’s warnings to say that pregnant or breastfeeding women should consume eight to 12 ounces of a variety of seafood per week. But it said they should not eat tilefish, shark, swordfish and king mackerel because of the mercury content and it advised limiting white albacore tuna to six ounces a week.

On other food-related issues, Hamburg said deciding which businesses will have to post calorie labels has been “one of the more complex undertakings of my tenure as FDA commissioner.”

The food industry is closely watching FDA to see which establishments are included in final menu labelling rules, which are expected this year. Congress required the labels in 2010 health overhaul, and supermarkets and convenience stores have lobbied aggressively since then to be excluded.

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