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NEWS & VIEWS > THE WEEK
The Grinch who stole parking hile holiday shoppers meander blissfully through the mall this week, selecting the last of their Christmas treasures, that employee ringing up the items is not-soblissfully thinking about the DANIELLE long march home — at least if POPE she works at Mayfair Mall. news@ With the crush of shoppers mondaymag.com inundating Mayfair’s parking lot, management sent out a note to employees earlier this month stating that anyone driving to work must park off-site or face getting towed. While the request isn’t unusual around this time of year, the news came as a shock to employee Anna Parker, who drives to work daily due to distance. “Unlike downtown, there is really nowhere to park in the area; the roads alongside the mall are full of cars by 9 a.m., and all the surrounding businesses charge money for the use of their lots,” she says. “As a student with limited time and money, this is not affordable for me ... and I am wondering why the spirit of Christmas that Mayfair markets so strongly is not extended to people who work there year-round.” Parker is often faced with closing shifts, and says she was concerned for her safety when walking the longer distance to her car, alone, after hours. When she attempted to make use of the offered security walk, she discovered yet another caveat: the walk must be “within reasonable distance,” and within “reasonable hours” as the notice states. “The impact for me has been one of constantly feeling unsafe,” says Parker. “My car is usually the only one left [where I park], and I have wondered a couple times if anyone could hear me in the event anything happened.” Mayfair General Manager Ken Hoang says the move is essential to make shopping easier for customers. “At the end of the day, that’s who we are here for, and we know nothing is more frustrating to our customers than being unable to find parking — that’s why people come to Mayfair instead of downtown,” says Hoang. “We have 400 to 500 employees who work here over the holidays, so you can imagine that could be a lot of spaces taken away from our customers.” Hoang says the rule has been in effect for at least five years now and notes, before that, Mayfair did receive complaints from customers unable to find parking in the lots or in surrounding areas. He says the mall is offering employees a discount of $10 off the regular $82.50 monthly transit pass. When asked about complaints he has had from employees about the restrictions, Hoang replied, “What I have heard, is that our customers are very happy.” Meanwhile, Parker says bussing isn’t an option for her, and she has spent over $70 in parking since the rule struck Dec. 1. It will be removed Dec. 27. “My main point of contention is that there is no recourse,” says Parker. “West Edmonton Mall, for example, often provides employees with a sufficient amount of bus tickets ... everyone has the same right to safety.”
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Red Umbrella Day gave everyone a chance to stand up for sex workers who face violence and stigmas without a voice — during the holidays, and every day.
STAND UNDER MY RED UMBRELLA If you wondered how so many people managed to coordinate the colour of their umbrellas at the legislature last Saturday, it will come as little surprise that Dec. 17 marked International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, commonly know as Red Umbrella Day — the day people around the world draw attention to some of our most marginalized and stigmatized community members. In Victoria, hundreds gathered to do the same. “According to research, street sex workers are 60 to 120 times more likely to be assaulted, mutilated or murdered than the general population in Canada,” says PEERS Victoria Executive Director Marion Little. Little adds that, because sex workers are both criminalized and stigmatized, they are often afraid to report the violence committed against them. But while the day largely focuses on women, Little says it’s really about extending the UN Declaration of Human Rights to all sex workers — male, female and transgender. To learn more, visit peers.bc.ca.
JUST LIKE TINY TIM SAID As over 1,000 people gathered on Tuesday, Dec. 20, to feast at Our Place’s annual Christmas dinner, and as Rainbow Kitchen prepares to serve its last meal to those in-need on Dec. 23, the Vancouver Island Crisis Line wants to remind everyone it’s a good time to think about ways you can reach out — or be reached. “For some, the reality is that they will not be waking up to presents or a hot meal,” says Heather Owen, VCL community relations coordinator. “What do you do if you are all alone, broke and every day is a struggle — no matter what day it is on the calendar?” Owen urges anyone struggling this holiday season to reach out. The crisis line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-888-494-3888. M
EDITOR’S NOTE
Head + Ass = statistics his close to Christmas, I don’t want to tip the balance of my yearly stats and slide onto the naughty list, but clearly someone at Maclean’s has his head up his ass. According to the magazine’s numbercrunching math whizzes, Victoria is the country’s second most dangerous city in Canada. Which just goes to show that when it comes to reflecting the truth, statistics rank up there with Reality TV. (And if I’ve told her once, I’ve GRANT told her a hundred times: no, Ms. Kardashian, I won’t be MCKENZIE your rebound toy boy.) Or to paraphrase Irish mathematician and author Des editor@ McHale: If a statistician was asked to describe the human mondaymag.com race to a group of visiting aliens, he would say the average human has one breast and one testicle. Which also explains why math geeks are rarely invited to the cool parties. “Hey, there, sexy. Did you know that an average sneeze can hit 100 miles per hour? Uh, wait, where are you going?” And the truth of the matter is, Victoria’s ranking created so much media buzz because nobody can believe our sleepy little city is such a hotbed of danger. And the reason they can’t believe it is because it just isn’t true. We can argue the math and point out the population stats don’t reflect the actual number of people (including tourists) who flock to our downtown core; we can also point to the city’s own stats that show crime has been dropping in Greater Victoria for the last five years in a row. But the bottom line is how you feel when you step outside your own front door. Admittedly, Victoria has been the scene of several absolutely horrific crimes over the last few years. And because of our mild climate, it is also a popular destination for the homeless and addicted. In the last year alone, all three members of Monday’s editorial team were victims of vehicle break-ins. But when it comes to danger, I can honestly say I’ve never lived in a city that I feel safer in. M
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THE DOONESBURY DILEMMA Several readers have noticed that the Doonesbury cartoon strip is no longer nestled in the back pages of Monday. The decision to stop carrying the strip is not one that we took lightly, but in listening to our readers, it became apparent that we needed to use our editorial space to its best advantage. In this case that meant expanding our Community Calendar. There are so many fabulous things to see and do in Victoria that we want to make sure none get missed. So if you have an event that you feel should be included in our expanded calendar listings, please email calendar@mondaymag.com. Also, look for our new website launching in the next few weeks at mondaymag.com that will also include a brand new online calendar that makes it easy to add your own events, fairs and concerts. And, if you miss Doonesbury, you’ll find it at doonesbury.com
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LOVED ONES, YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED Our heads bow to the Committee to End Homelessness and those who joined the candlelight vigil at Pandora and Johnson (Dec. 21, 4:30 p.m.) to honour those on the street who have died in this past year.
GIVE A GREENER CHRISTMAS — WHY NOT? We appreciate the province’s wish for us to give green this holiday by sending replaced toys, clothes and furniture to thrift stores, buying package-free gifts and donating recycling refunds to charity. Ho ho.
YOUR CHANCE TO PLAY SECRET SANTA Those still looking for a way to give back will be pleased to discover HomelessPartners.com — a site that links the stories (and wishes) of homeless Victorians to those who want to give. Check it out, Santa.
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CONTENTS VOL. 37, NO. 51 Dec. 22 - 28, 2011
NEWS & VIEWS
MONDAY LIFE
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THE WEEK
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SUDOKU & STR8TS
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REPORT CARD
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EDITOR’S NOTE
GEORGIA NICOLS HOROSCOPE and WESTCOAST WELLNESS
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LETTERS
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KIERAN REPORT
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CITY WATCHDOG
MONDAY GUIDE
FEATURES
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CITYSOMETHING Nutcrackers, wildlife and more
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DANCE Ballet Victoria goes beyond Disney iteration
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ARTS FUNDING Performance arts groups seeking Santa
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FILM & LIBATION Guy Ritchie revs up Sherlock Holmes
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MAIL Crime bill is sinister for Canadians
I am a 31-year-old female, and I am Canadian. I didn't vote for Stephen Harper's sinister government, and neither did the majority of Canadians. Their agenda is against the best interests of Canadians in terms of so many things, but in particular I am thinking of civil liberties, the environment and their cruel crime bill that is being pushed through into law. Fact: The Omnibus Crime Bill is a proven failure. Conservative Texans are warning us not to follow a failed fill-theprisons approach to justice, and the Canadian Bar Association, representing 37,000 Canadian legal professionals, has said the Bill “would move Canada along a road that has failed in other countries, at great expense.” Fact: Mandatory sentences backfire. They take precious resources from crime prevention programs and rehabilitation, and turn minor offenders into hard-
Don’t just sit there and fume, write to us. Snail: 818 Broughton, V8W-1E4 E-mail: letters@mondaymag.com Click mondaymag.com to comment directly Not every letter makes it to print, but we do read everything we receive.
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towards hiring a few more techs to handle those calls for technical help that are so, 'important to us.' Can you imagine a real human being cheerfully answering on the first ring instead of an answering machine to put you on a three hour hold? PATRICK MACKINNON, VICTORIA
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ened criminals. Fact: The Crime Bill will make inequality worse. It's not tough on crime, it’s tough on Canadians suffering from mental illness, addictions and poverty. It targets youth for harsher punishments, and it will put more Aboriginal people in prison. Fact: The Crime Bill threatens valuable programs. Mandatory sentences will clog the justice system and fill prisons, forcing the provinces, who pay for most of our justice system, to raise taxes, increase debt, or cut spending on essential pro-
grams like health and education. Fact: To reduce crime we should focus on what's already working — prevention and rehabilitation — and address the major causes of crime by reducing inequality and supporting people who need help. ROSEMARY BOCKNER, VICTORIA
Once Upon A Time Reading about Bill Shaw (Shaw Cable) and his $25 million annual pension. Perhaps just one of those multimillions could go a long way
Re: Living on the edge of welfare; Dec. 8-14 I was just reading your story about Dolores Campbell and it's truly heartbreaking. I know this happens to far too many people and it's very frustrating. WENDY MCLEOD, VICTORIA
Fun without violence I feel that males who drink too much in the bars, then fight on the streets need to wake up. If you have substance abuse issues then it's best to get help. The local bar scene is for entertainment and meeting new people. Fighting is not acceptable. MICHELLE CATHARINA, VICTORIA
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KIERAN REPORT
What are you hoping to get from Santa?
Clark’s reign founders on Liberal muck h e n Christy Clark decided to abandon her cushy gig as a radio talk show diva and reenter politics, she did BRIAN so with her instincts KIERAN intact. bkieran@ She knew B.C. mondaymag.com needed a radical departure from the detached, autocratic, arbitrary decade of Gordon Campbell. She sought to personalize her forthcoming agenda with a “Families First” strategy underpinned by a “Canada Starts Here” jobs creation vision. It should have worked wonders. However, she failed to fully appreciate that a debilitating culture of political cronyism had taken root in the legislature, that demoralization was epidemic in the public service, that voters were angry to their core and thirsting for revenge and that she had almost no fiscal wiggle room to fund her miracle of inclusion. As 2011 winds down, I sense that Premier Clark feels very alone at the top. Her Liberal colleagues are scrambling for safety as the NDP tsunami gathers strength and her extended “family” is first and foremost up in arms. Little wonder her year-end media interviews were filled with: “I don’t
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regret doing it, that’s for sure ... I don’t office were characterized by an arrogant regret it because I still believe in the rea- belief that the obligation to consult was sons I did it ... So I don’t regret it at all a fetter to be borne by lesser political because we’ve still got all those things to mortals. continue to do.” While Premier Clark cannot be directFor Clark, 2011 has been a year of ly blamed for Campbell’s HST or OBC, living dangerously aggrathe two have reinforced vated by a profound disthe widely held belief that B.C. needed connect between the govshe is leading a political ernors and the governed. a radical party totally out of touch Nothing illustrates this with the people it serves, a departure better than the HST uprisparty obliged solely to the from the ing. gratification of its own. detached, In July, I was labourWorse still, her “Families ing under the silly notion First” and “Canada Starts autocratic, that much of the public Here” initiatives have done arbitrary fury over Campbell’s HST little to check the spiral of decade of double cross had dissipatcynicism that is gathering ed. In that faint hope, the momentum. Campbell Liberals invested millions Families First was iniin a “stickman” TV camtially undermined by the paign to encourage voters to consider the premier’s disastrous decision to appoint “facts.” As it turned out, punishing the her sole caucus supporter Harry Bloy as Liberals was a stronger motivation for the intellectually-challenged Minister of axing the tax. Social Development. On Bloy’s watch, One of the most insulting manifes- Community Living BC, guardian of the tations of this disconnect came short- developmentally disabled, became mired ly after the HST vote when our gov- in controversy over its failed stewardernment’s appointed cronies decided ship. to bestow the Order of B.C. (OBC) on And, Canada Starts Here has stalled Campbell as he was packing his bags to because it is largely unfunded and its begin his twinkie-waving diplomatic gig benchmarks — like eight new mines by in London, England. 2015 — are the stuff of pixie dust. Let’s not mince words ... he was nothPutting 2011 behind her, Premier ing more than a failed politician whose Clark may insist she has no regrets, but international persona was a Hawaii jail- I fear her regrettable state of denial will house mug shot and whose last years in catch up with her in 2012. M
Something for the family — maybe a memory card with all our photos. ALISON HITESMAN, Victoria
I think I’ll be getting boots. PAUL SWALWELL, Victoria
Some camping gear would be really nice. PERRY WATSON, Victoria
I’m probably getting curtains. KATE BOUTTELL, Victoria
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AG for LG could be WTF, but maybe not here’s always something going on in politics. If you’re lucky, whatever happens to be occupying Stephen Harper or Christy Clark or Adrian Dix — and therefore the news — is at least interesting enough to hold your attention while you finish a coffee. At the local level, we’re usually not so lucky. Our issues tend to be either merciSIMON lessly boring or too deeply convoluted — NATTRASS or both — to warrant the attention of any snattrass@ sane, thinking member of the public. mondaymag.com Take the recent proposal by Minister Ida Chong to create a provincial watchdog for lower levels of government — the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG). Despite being mercilessly boring, the idea sparked controversy among local politicians, some calling it a much-needed layer of oversight, others a wasteful, treacherous plot to undermine the authority of local governments. This is where the deeply convoluted part comes in. The position has the potential to be either purely bureaucratic — and possibly redundant — or purely political, a way for the minister in power to cause problems for
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local politicians who don’t play ball. You’re probably wondering why I’m wasting your time with boring, complicated provincial bureaucracy. Since this issue is one of those rare gems that causes even hardened politicians to cringe and go for the cliff notes, what better opportunity to put Victoria’s three newest members of city council to the test. Ben Isitt said: “I don’t think that greater external oversight is a bad thing,” but added that regardless of the outcome of Chong’s proposal, he hopes that municipalities would be able to curb their own spending. “I believe that the implementation of a Municipal AG will be good for the taxpayer,” agreed Shellie Gudgeon, saying it would result in more local accountability “... and an opportunity for municipalities to share best practices and learn from each others successes and mistakes.” Lisa Helps was the most critical, saying: “It’s odd to create a layer of bureaucracy to curb the spending of another layer of bureaucracy. And, the AGLG will perform a strict financial audit, won’t use a full cost accounting (economic, social, environmental) approach; this is twentieth-century thinking.” You’re going to have to decide for yourself which answers are right or wrong, but I’m going to give everyone here a point for not coming back with an, “Uh... what?” M
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Gift of good food gives needy a healthy choice By Danielle Pope
takes time, and more than just saving a considerable amount of money, we also do all the running around for you,” says Saini. “So, we drive to the diff you’re still searching for that last-minute gift ferent farms, we look for the best deals, we search for the person who “has it all,” you might take out the highest-quality produce and we can even note that some who hardly have anything are deliver it straight to your doorstep.” searching, too — at least for a way to snag So far, six families have been sponsored for biquality food — and this can help you. weekly service, and Saini has a goal to make it 10 For the first time ever this holiday season, the before the year is out — the deadline to sign up Fernwood-driven Good Food Box Society has a as a sponsor has been extended to Dec. 30. While solution that fills the needs of that hard-to-find the hamper program is designed for families in person, and the ones scrambling: need, Saini is quick to point out the Christmas Hamper Program. that the Good Food Box Program THE 411 Donors can sponsor a family or on a whole is meant for everyone For more information individual for a year by buying — boxes come in a variety of sizes about how to sponsor them a regular box of handand mixes, from $6 for a Small Box a family or join selected, locally grown, organic to the $15 Fruit Box, to $18 for the the program, visit food. The sponsored family is Large Veggie Box. And whether its flush with what would otherwise thegoodfoodbox.ca the price, savings in time or just be hard-to-afford grub, and your friendly energy that draws you hard-to-buy-for loved one will in, she encourages everyone to have the honour of a donation given in their sign up for a box or a year’s supply — in fact, the name — no wrapping required. more people use the program, the cheaper prices “We’re so excited about the hamper program become for everyone. this season, because of all the people that are being “Some of the stories we’ve heard have brought helped when you sponsor a box,” says Sushil Saini, tears to my eyes, like this one mother who said she executive director of the society. “It serves the local felt ‘so rich’ the first time she was able to cut up farmers, the in-need families, all who use the Good an apple for her son’s snack,” says Saini. “People Food Box Program and, of course, yourself — or have such a complex relationship with food, but whoever you are giving in the name of.” the more accessible we can make healthy options, For a total of $252 or $525 respectively, the the better the benefits for all of us.” family sponsored will receive either monthly or The program has been around in some form bi-weekly boxes for all of 2012. Each box contains — from kitchen table gatherings to a loose orgaa variety of goods that adjust based on the Victoria nization — for the last 13 years, but was incorpoclimate, time of year and availability. December’s rated into its current form about two years ago, box, for example, included golden beets, brussel and gained society status half a year later. About spouts, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, cab- 375 to 430 individuals and families order at least bages, onions, squash, organic Christmas oranges, one Good Food Box each month, and the program pomegranates and more. But while its value at works closely with Fernwood’s Best Babies Program most stores would tick in at $34 or more, Saini and local schools, like George Jay Elementary, works with local farmers and suppliers, like the since offering healthy nutrition options to children Root Cellar, to drop that price to $18 a box. Most is paramount in the program’s goals. are dropped off at nearby community centres Jasmine Dixon, an outreach worker with Best for pick-up, but clients can also have their boxes Babies, refers her clients to the Good Food Box delivered for just $3 a trip. This month’s boxes Society for intake, and uses the program herself. even included some easy-to-make holiday recipes “I buy the box myself because it makes every(like directions for maple syrup, mustard carrots), thing easier, and I have so much faith in Sushil tailored to the box goods. that she will select products that speak for them“Getting the quality of food we are looking for selves,” says Dixon. M
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The 12 “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t thought of before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?” — How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss fter 50-plus days, Christmas shopping season is almost done. As the last bedraggled remnants of Halloween were being hauled away in late October, shelf worn zombies passed the retail torch to Santa and the snowmen in a seamless retail ritual that had us listening to endless carols in the malls before the kids had even hung up their spooky costumes. Now Christmas morning is only days away. Yikes! Small wonder that the shops and malls have taken on a frenetic quality generally reserved for incoming tropical storms and other TIM COLLINS natural disasters. Shoppers have officially lost their news@mondaymag.com collective minds, knowing that if they’re to meet the Stats Canada prediction that they’ll spend some $36 billion this Christmas, they had better get out there and buy, buy, buy! And buy they will. They’ll be charging and debiting all manner of toys, clothing, electronics, gizmos and doo-dads; all those over-packaged, gaily wrapped bits of happiness that our loved ones desire and can’t live without. It’s a pity though that, when it comes to seasonal cheer, too many of us allow the Grinch in our souls to rise to the surface. “It’s like customers forget that we’re just people trying to do our jobs,” says Rebecca, a Victoria retail sales clerk. “They take out their frustrations and mistakes on us and all we can do is smile.” (Rebecca, like the rest of the clerks contributing to this piece, can’t give her last name or the name of the store she works in for fear of getting fired. It seems that it doesn’t do to criticize customers at Christmas.) Still, Monday talked to dozens of retail sales staff to compile a list of a dozen rules for keeping the spirit of Christmas alive when we’re interacting with those poor clerks behind the counter. 1. Get off the phone. “We get people coming through on their phones while we’re trying to do their order,” says Donna, a clothing store clerk in Mayfair Mall. “They wave at us in response to questions like ‘Do you need a gift receipt?’ and then get pissy when we get the answer wrong. It’s pretty frustrating.”
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2. On the same note, don’t phone the store. “People call the store in December to ask if we have a certain piece of clothing in a specific size,” says Donna. “They expect us to leave the 12 customers who’ve come to the store waiting, while we go do their shopping for them. They can do that in July. In December, they have to get off the couch and come down here.” 3. Retail clerks can’t change the price. As much as you may think that your local Best Buy is a Marrakesh marketplace, you can’t bargain for a better price. Sure, you can offer two goats and your sister for that new big screen, but the retail clerk can’t take up your offer. It’s the price; live with it. 4. The “back” is not a place where enchanted elves are miraculously producing whatever you need. “‘Can you check in the back for a size 4x?’ I hear that, or something like it a hundred times a day,” says Marie, a clothing store clerk in Langford. “All we have in the back is a staff bathroom and a table where I eat lunch. Going to the back isn’t going to help, but people insist that I do.” “I go eat a sandwich. It’s easier than arguing.” 5. You want to pay for that sweater with your gas card? Really? “I wish people would find a card with some money on it and be ready with it when they get to the till,” says Marie. “They stand in line for 30 minutes but wait till they get to the front to start hunting through the 50 cards in their wallets only to come up with a gas card or something equally silly. “Or there’s the people who hunt through their purses for exact change,” Marie adds, obviously on a roll. “A dozen people in line and they’re searching for that last four cents. Just give me a dollar already and I’ll make change!” And no, you can’t write a cheque. No one writes cheques anymore. “Believe it or not” says Amir, a clerk in a local electronics store, “this one time I pointed to the guy’s debit card and said that we did accept debit. He said that he couldn’t use that because there wouldn’t be any money in the account till the end of the month. Unbelievable!” 6. It’s not their store. Don’t complain to the clerks behind the counter about the policies, price, selection, air temperature or the choice of Christmas music in the store where they work. They may agree with your assessment but they can’t
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change it. It’s like yelling at Cratchit because Scrooge’s office space is too cold. And, by the way, the fact that you had to stand in line for longer than usual is a function of it being Christmas. Maybe you’re right, the store should have more staff. The clerks would love more help. Cratchit felt the same way, but he didn’t own the company either. 7. Get real! “We don’t have any boxes left and, if you want it gift wrapped, take it to the mall and make a donation,” says Jeff, a clerk at the Mayfair Mall. “It’s a few days to Christmas,
and we’re working double shifts and not keeping up and I have people wanting me to wrap their presents in paper they bought at Costco. Next they’ll want me to drive it to their home and put it under their tree on Christmas Eve.” 8. Your lack of planning is not the clerk’s fault. “But you had a lot of the singing Elmos a while back! What happened to them?” It’s a refrain that clerks hear over and over again. “You wanna say, ‘Is this your first Christmas?’ What do you think happened? We sold them to people who didn’t wait till Dec. 22 to do their shopping,” says Rick, a toy store clerk in Mayfair Mall. 9. Respect your fellow shoppers; they’re just as miserable as you are. “I don’t even care if customers are nice to me; they’re not even nice to each other,” says Gertie, another clothing store clerk. “They see that there’re a hundred customers waiting for service, but once they have our attention, they act like they just bought us as slaves and to hell with everyone else. Some Christmas spirit, huh?” 10. Control your children. Sure, Christmas is all about kids, but that doesn’t mean that they get to make stores their playground. “I had these kids building a fort out of our coffee table books,” says Geoffry, a book store clerk. “You heard me, an honest-to-god fort! When I asked Mom to do something she called me a grouch and said she’d take her business somewhere else. I wanted to ask where so I could call and warn them.” 11. Boxing Day sales are insane. “It’s like the final day of Christmas crazies when people come in expecting us to give away product,” says Amir. “The prices are reduced, but we’re not giving stuff away. “And two more things; there are some great deals but don’t yell at me because we’re out of the thing you want, and finally, don’t bring in your gifts for refund on Boxing Day. See the thousand customers in line? We’re not doing refunds today!” 12. Finally, show a little kindness. Remember that retail clerks are people doing a tough job at a time when the customer base has officially lost its collective mind. They earn a salary within calling distance of minimum wage and while you may be feeling like the Grinch, it’s no reason to steal their Christmas spirit with your behaviour. Follow these 12 rules and you may find that your own heart will grow three sizes by the end of the season. M
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THE NUTCRACKER SUITE ictoria’s resident production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite is coming to the McPherson Playhouse Dec. 27-30. Back for its third year, Canadian Pacific Ballet is performing two shows each day at 2 and 7 p.m. Before each show, the McPherson lobby will be transformed into the Sugar Plum Fair, where children young and old will be delighted by holiday crafts and treats says Roberta Taylor, choreographer and artistic director. The five women and two men in the company will be joined by approximately 20 young local dancers, some as young as eight-years-old. Narrated by a grown-up Clara, this version of the Nutcracker is easy to follow and suitable for all ages. Tickets start at $24.50 and are available at rmts.bc.ca.M
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BALLET VICTORIA GOES BEYOND DISNEY ITERATION By Kate Shepherd arts@mondaymag.com
fter opening the season with the unconventional Ballet Rocks, Ballet Victoria is set to raise the curtain with a similarly unexpected twist on a favourite fairy tale. The company’s take on Cinderella will run from Dec. 27-30 at the Royal Theatre, and its performers are confident that audiences will appreciate the new perspective. “It’s kind of nice to do stories like this,� says Geoff Malcolm, who dances the part of the stepsisters’ dressmaker. “You take any of these classic fairy tales, and once Disney has got their hands on them, that becomes the de facto original version. It’s like when we did Beauty and the Beast last year, and people were like ‘where’s the dancing tea cup?’� Malcolm’s role is one of several elements from the story’s traditional version, but left out of the Disney canon, that Ballet Victoria includes in this season’s iteration of the tale. “You know when you watch the Real Housewives of InsertCity-Here, there’s the wives and the husbands, and then there’s always this guy who’s sort of permanently living in the house,� Malcolm says, explaining the costumier’s role. “In that sense, it’s very contemporary in that you can recognize these types of characters. It helps make it relatable for the audience.� Under the guidance of Artistic Director Paul Destrooper, Ballet Victoria has become a cultural mainstay in the city, despite its youth (the company was founded in 2002). With a combination of homeDEREK FORD grown talent and promising imports, the troupe has grown in both size and reputation. Stepping into the role of Cinderella’s fairy godmother is Sandrine Cassini, who joined Ballet Victoria this year after over a decade dancing with several renowned companies around the globe. Cassini says being part of a relatively small organization allows individuals to showcase their talents. “It’s a different dimension, it makes everyone as important as the main part,� Cassini says. “Everybody has to shine and play their own part, which is important.
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MON. DEC. 26 TRAITOR - Death metal. With Precious Dudes and Bleak Machine. 9pm at Logan's. $9. DECKARD CAIN - Rock. With Krunch Mustard. 9pm at the Cambie. $5. MURGE - Electro-house. With Verse, Same Demoe, Salamander, Just B, Phlo, and Kia Kadiri. 9pm at 9one9. $10. QUOIA - Boxing day party. With Sunday Buckets, DJ Nigel, DJ Tedder, DJ Primitive and Gordon Blunt. 9pm at Sugar. $12.
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WED. DEC. 28 DUI - Dancing under the influence? With the Royal-Tease. 10pm at Hush. $5.
ONGOING ACOUSTIC JAM - With Dylan Stone. 6pm THURSDAYS at The Cambie. Free. THURSDAY BLEND JAM- Any and all string players welcome. Hosted by Rick Van Krugel. THURSDAYS 7pm at the Well. Free. OPEN MIC - Scott Longworth hosts an open forum for original tunes. All ages. THURSDAYS 8pm at the Fernwood Inn. Free. KARAOKE - Hosted by Brandon. THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS & SUNDAYS 8pm at Upper Deck. Free. THEORY - Dubstep. With AFL & Spoon. THURSDAYS 9pm at Hush. $TBA. NYPD - A lethal dance party with Kenzie Clarke. THURSDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA.
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hat happ e n s when local filmm a ke r s are randomly paired with someone else's idea for the perfect winter themed short film? How about a '50s style educational film about a worldtur ned-upside-down holiday that involves people getting married to donkeys? DEREK FORD Find out if the donkey is the bride or the groom CineVic's Film Festivus features winter themed shorts by local filmmakers. and a whole lot more at CineVic's Film Festivus, Thurs, Dec. 22 at the Victoria Event Centre. Jim Knox — A Christmas Carol, Denver Jackson In November, 13 local filmmakers put three win- — Costanza’s Festivus Origins, Natalie North — Die ter-themed story ideas into a hat, and each drew one Hard, Art Messenger — The Twelve Days of Christmas, at random. The result is at least 10 short films, rang- Melissa de Haan -— Rudolph, Matthieu Halle — ing from the traditional and touch‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, ing to puppet slashers and kung fu Dan Hogg — Home Alone, Victoria fighting. and Jen Westcott — The Trailer CINEVIC'S Filmmakers include Michael Park Holiday, Kevin Guillet and FILM FESTIVUS Korican – The Nightmare Before Jesse Cattle — Silent Night. Victoria Event Centre Christmas, Dirk Slot – The Ant and DJs B Skinnah and D Hogg Thurs, Dec. 22 the Grasshopper, Krista Loughton and will be on the decks after the Doors at 7 p.m., show Ana de Lara – Feast of Fools, The Zone screenings to help you dance the at 8 p.m. $10 91.3– Merry Christmas I Don’t Want night away. $10 non-members. to Fight Tonight, Bryan Skinner and cinevic.ca. M
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Performance arts groups seeking Santa ELEVEN ORGANIZATIONS NEED HELP TO BALANCE BUDGETS By Mary Ellen Green arts@mondaymag.com
leven of Victoria’s performing arts organizations are asking Santa for the gift of financial stability this Christmas. “I knew the situation Intrepid was in and I started hearing rumours from other organizations that things weren’t going very well, so I decided I would call a meeting to get everyone together to talk about where we were all at,” says Ian Case, general manager of Intrepid Theatre, producers of Victoria’s annual Fringe Festival which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year and is facing a $50,000 shortfall. Nine groups with annual budgets less than $1 million (Story Theatre Company, Puente Theatre, Kaleidoscope Theatre, Ballet Victoria, Theatre SKAM, Suddenly Dance, Theatre Inconnu, The Other Guys Theatre Company and Intrepid Theatre) met Dec. 6 to find a solution to their funding shortfalls (Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre and MediaNet asked to be included in the initiative after the meeting). What they discovered is that each group is facing a deficit between 10 and 20 per cent of their annual budgets, for a cumulative deficit of more than $275,000 — a number that Case says largely correlates with the loss of funding from gaming grants since 2009. “We are making adjustments but the reality is that the funding loss is so large for such small organizations that it’s having this cumulative build up and it’s putting people in jeopardy. These are people who are making very modest incomes working in the arts. They do it because they love it and they believe in what they’re doing. Those people are feeding their families, paying their rent or mortgage and buying a car, those are the people working in the arts. We have families too and we don’t see other subsidies. Because we work in the non-profit sector, we rely on grants and to be so badly decimated by the province is coming home to roost. We said it was going to happen in 2009 when the cuts
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he winner of the inaugural Montreal International Poetry Prize one-legged grasshopper won’t let me sleep,” Fischl says of his selecwas announced Dec. 15 and although none of the four Victoria tion. poets shortlisted took home the $50,000 prize, a poem written by The other Victoria poets among the 50 shortlisted from the the city’s outgoing poet laureate, Linda Rogers, was selected to be more than 3,200 entries world-wide include Night Thoughts from the basis for the limited edition broadside (or illustration poem) by Somewhere Past High Noon by Iain Higgins, The Old Man and the American painter and sculptor Eric Fischl. Beanstalk by Alina Wilson (A Uvic student), and Tamarind Tree by Rogers’ poem, The Grasshoppers’ Silence, was inspired by the Patricia Young. Gary Geddes, who had two poems on the shortlist, story of Rumana Monzur, the UBC student who was blinded by her lived many years in Victoria but now lives on Thetis Island. husband in Bangladesh in July (interestingly, Monzur’s husband The Montreal International Poetry Prize is the largest monetary was found dead in early December, just a little over a week before prize for a single poem. Find out more about the Broadside here: the winning broadside poem was announced). montrealprize.com/anthologies/the-broadside. M Rogers found out her poem was chosen by Fischl during a press conference when the $50,000 winner, Australia’s Mark Tredinnick, was made public. “It was a total surprise,” says Rogers. “The poem is very sad, that’s one reason I wouldn’t expect it to be chosen. I had another poem on the shortlist about Monday-Sunday Haiti that I thought would be suitable. But [Fischl’s] $2 from 11pm-1am got the poem and he’s got free reign. It will be really Oak Bay fun to collaborate with him and see what he comes up with.” Recreation The broadside will be a high-quality, highly-collectCentre Pool ible print, signed by the artist and poet and is being 250produced by Montreal Book Press. It will be available 595sometime in the new year. “I’ve chosen this poem because the image of the SWIM
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y far the greatest pleasure of watching Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is savouring the masterly interplay between Robert Downey Jr. as the brilliant detective and Jude Law as his long-suffering sidekick, Dr. Watson. As with the first movie, there is a virtually uninterrupted frisson of homoerotic tension between the two men, and it is played with a wonderfully sly sense of humour. The paint-by-numbers plot involves a diabolical scheme by Professor Moriarty to secretly fund anarchist groups so that their terrorist bombings set the stage for a vast European war. Holmes is the only person who suspects the dire truth, and in order to save both Europe and the just-married Dr. Watson, he ruins the poor man’s honeymoon and leads them both on a mad dash from Paris to Germany to Switzerland, battling various ruffians on the fly. Returning director, Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), is a Tarantino-esque stylist who once again brings heavy-handed vigour to this mashup of a Victorian-era setting with a modern sense of jokey violence. The look of the movie is right out of Dickens, the performances are vivid, and the action is hard core. Author, raconteur and sometime-actor Stephen Frye makes a droll Mycroft Holmes, while Jared Harris has an understated menace as Moriarty. Sweden’s Noomi Rapace has shed her dragon tattoos in favour of some gypsy drag, although her performance is wasted playing a weakly-written character. But the storyline cracks along nicely, and the jokes fly as often as the bullets do. Holmesian purists will be appalled, but this is decidedly silly fun.
he action jumps ahead a couple of decades and the war that Sherlock Holmes averted eventually comes to pass in War Horse, one of two seasonal offerings from director Steven Spielberg. Spielberg is a sentimentalist and an extremely talented director, but we get more of the former than the latter in a movie that is nicely calibrated to depict some of the horror of war without ruining anyone’s Christmas. The first half-hour is set on a farm in Devon in 1914, as a struggling farmer impulsively buys a spirited thoroughbred colt at a horse auction instead of a more practical work animal. The farmer’s son, Albert, raises and trains Joey, then is heartbroken when his debt-ridden dad sells him to the army as a war horse once hostilities with Germany have broken out. Shipped over to the European mainland, Joey has a series of adventures, starting out as the personal mount of an English officer but eventually pulling ambulance carts and heavy artillery for the Germans. Without giving too much away, let’s just say that this horse comes supplied with a fifth horseshoe up its butt. Spielberg the great shotmaker is little in evidence, but there is one dazzling sequence where a couple of hundred British cavalry soldiers mount a sneak attack through grass so tall that you can see only their heads as they rush down upon an early-morning camp of unsuspecting Germans. Unabashedly designed to be entertaining, War Horse often shows an almost corny sense of humour as it goes about its business. It’s also the sort of war movie where the French and Germans obligingly speak English, even amongst themselves. Not as emotionally engaging as it should be, this is decent but unambitious family entertainment (that won’t break the hearts of horse lovers).
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CONTINUING ALVIN & THE THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP–WRECKED -(SilverCity/Uni 4) Those helium-voiced rodents are back to bring their special brand of Christmas joy to children (if not their parents). ++½ ARTHUR CHRISTMAS -(Caprice) Heavy is the hand directing this surprisingly charmless and misguided animated fable about an overly-high tech Santa's Workshop and the chaos that results when one young girl's present is overlooked on Christmas Eve. With the vocal talents of James McAvoy, Bill Nighy and Jim Broadbent. +++ THE DESCENDANTS -(Odeon) The newest film from Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Sideways) stars George Clooney as a wealthy man who has to rebuild relationships with his daughters after his wife has a terrible accident. Although episodic and digressive, this is an affecting drama. ++ HAPPY FEET TWO -(Caprice) Those dancing penguins are back, in a bombastic and poorly plotted sequel that will only appeal to those who enjoy being bludgeoned by cuteness. Featuring the vocal talents of Elijah Wood and Robin Williams. ++++ HUGO -(Odeon/SilverCity) Although Martin Scorsese isn't exactly known as a child-friendly filmmaker he has been getting welldeserved raves for this beguiling tale of a 1930s Paris orphan who lives in the walls of a train station and gets involved with a legendary filmmaker from the earliest days of cinema. The great cast includes Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Christopher Lee. Note: leaves the Odeon on Saturday.
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++½ IMMORTALS -(Caprice) Although not one of the myths taught in school, this account of a mortal chosen by Zeus to defeat a ruthless king out to find a rare weapon and destroy all of Greece has visual dazzle and a moronic plot. And a villainous Mickey Rourke has lots of pretty scenery to chew. JACK AND JILL -(Caprice) For those few of you who just can't get enough Adam Sandler, in this universally despised comedy he plays both a normal guy and also the guy's identical twin sister -- a passiveaggressive nightmare who is coming over for the holidays. Caveat emptor! ++++ J. EDGAR -(Caprice) Clint Eastwood directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a balanced and compelling portrait of the controversial head of the FBI whose many peccadilloes included lackmailing his political enemies . . . and dressing in women's clothing. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL -(Capitol/SilverCity/ Westshore) Tom Cruise is back for a fourth outing with this uneven but undeniably turbo-charged series featuring killer spies and amazing stunts. With Tom Wilkinson and Ving Rhames. +++ THE MUPPETS -(Capitol/ Caprice) Miss Piggy, Kermit et al. make a perky return to the silver screen in a musical extravaganza chronicling efforts to save their beloved theatre from the schemes of a greedy oil baron. All the current Muppet mania seems a bit unmerited, but this is a cute exercise in happymaking nostalgia. ++½ POLAR EXPRESS -(Caprice) Although far from a train wreck, this animation extravaganza about a boy who no longer believes in Santa Claus is uneven.
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+++½ MY WEEK WITH MARILYN -(Capitol) The twice Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams does a great job playing über-sex symbol Marilyn Monroe in this factbased memoir based on Monroe's troubled film shoot of The Prince and the Showgirl in England in the 1950s. Kenneth Branagh costars in the role of Laurence Olivier. This engaging, note-perfect movie will delight film fans and entertain everyone. Moves here Fri. + NEW YEAR'S EVE -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Caprice). A variety of couples and singles cavort and stumble through New Year's, in one of those over-stuffed feel-good flicks where storylines intertwine like garlands of good cheer. This appalling dreck is courtesy of Garry Marshall (Valentine's Day), who keeps finding new ways to give schmaltz a bad name. +++½ PUSS IN BOOTS -(Caprice) The endearing feline furball from Shrek gets his own swashbuckling prequel, in a witty and entirely delightful piece of animation. Featuring the vocal talents of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis. +++ SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Uni 4) Although the 2009 original didn't appeal to Holmesian purists, Guy Ritchie's irreverently revved-up version of the Victorian sleuth and his long-suffering sidekick certainly merited this entertaining sequel, a bromantic mash-up of Dickensian vibe and jokey modern violence. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. See review. ++ THE SITTER -(Capitol) Twisted funnyman Jonah Hill (Knocked Up) plays a slacker college student who gets drafted as a reluctant babysitter, then takes his three misbehaving charges for an unexpectedly wild night on the town. Only if you're desperate. Note: moves here Fri.
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EVENTS CALENDAR EVENTS THURS. DEC. 22 THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS - Take a stroll in Butchart's Christmas lit gardens and see if you can find all of the 12 days of Christmas displays. THURSDAYS-SATURDAY 9am-9pm, SUNDAY 1pm-9pm, & MONDAY-Jan. 6 9am-9pm at Butchart Gardens (800 Benvenuto). $3-$25. butchartgardens. com/christmas. HELMCKEN HOUSE OLDFASHIONED CHRISTMAS Discover the Christmas traditions of early Victorians at Helmcken House with activities and crafts. THURSDAYS-WEDNESDAYS noon4pm. To Dec. 31 at 675 Belleville. Free with museum admission/by donation. 250-387-2137.
TUES. DEC. 27 VICTORIA A.M. ASSOCIATION MIXER - Mix, mingle and network. 5:30-7:30pm at the Sticky Wicket (919 Douglas). Free.
ONGOING EAGLE VIEWING - Drop by and see eagles as they feed on spawned salmon. THURSDAYS-WEDNESDAY 9am-4:30pm. Christmas Eve 9am3:30pm, Christmas Day closed, Boxing Day 10:30am-3:30pm, and New Years Day 10:30am-3:30pm. All at Goldstream Park. Free. 250-478-9414. FESTIVAL OF TREES - Enjoy beautifully decorated trees and help raise funds for The BC Children's Hospital Foundation. THURSDAYSWEDNESDAYS to Jan. 6 at the Empress (721 Government). By donation. fairmont.com/empress. THE VERSATILE GROUP - All artists of any genre are invited to share their ideas, work and successes. FRIDAYS 2-4pm at The Moka House, Shoal Point (16 Dallas). Free. 778-433-0537. FATHER CHRISTMAS - Visit with Father Christmas. SATURDAY & MONDAYS-THURSDAYS 11:30am4:30pm to Dec. 24 in the Old Town Exhibit of the Royal BC Museum (675 Belleville). $10-$15. royalbcmuseum. bc.ca. BOARD GAMES NIGHT - Scrabble and more! SUNDAY 5:30pm at the Superior (106 Superior). Free. 250380-9515.
SCRABBLE NIGHT - Bring a board game and a friend, or play on the in-house boards and find an opponent there. TUESDAYS 6:30-9pm at James Bay Coffee & Books. Free. 250-386-4700. BEAR WEAR - Visit some fashionable teddy bears. Proceeds support the Queen Alexandra School Age Program. To Jan. 3 at the Hotel Grand Pacific (463 Belleville). Free. jane.bowers@viha.ca.
DANCE ONGOING SALSA CALIENTE - Beginner and advanced salsa, THURSDAYS 8-10pm. Intermediate mambo, MONDAYS 6:30-7:30pm. Fundamentals of mambo TUESDAYS 6-7pm. Latin workout WEDNESDAYS 6:30-7:30pm. All at Café Casablanca (2524 Bridge). $10. 250-389-0222. SWING - Dance to Nightclub music. SATURDAYS 9pm at the Carlton Club (900 Carlton). $5. jayholman@ telus.net.
VBDS BALLROOM DANCE WORKSHOPS - Pre-Bronze/Bronze Waltz 1-2pm, $5/$8/$10 per person, per workshop. Intro to Social Foxtrot and Rumba 2-3pm, $5 per person, per workshop. Singles & couples welcome. SATURDAYS 1-3pm at the Les Passmore Centre (286 Hampton). 250-721-5483, vbds.org. WEST COAST SWING CLASSES Dance to Blues, Country, R&B and Top 40. No partner or experience required. SUNDAYS 6-7pm at Studio 7 (1221 Broad). $13 drop-in. 250382-4500. SAANICH INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCERS - No partner or experience needed. Please wear soft-soled shoes. FRIDAYS 7pm at the Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield). $5/$4 students/free children under 12. 250-384-0592, balkanbarb@ hotmail.com. TANGO VITA - Beginner classes with Hilda-René SATURDAYS 7pm, intermediate 8pm, Milonga 9pm at 306-1221 Broad, 250-477-6360. Beginner and intermediate classes with Jorge-Liliana WEDNESDAYS 8pm, Milonga 9pm at St. Matthias Hall (600 Richmond), 250-858-1234. tangovita.com.
SALSA - TUESDAYS Beginner's lesson 7pm & intermediate lesson 8:15pm at Studio 4 Athletics (715 Yates). $15. salsavictoria.com. NUEVO TANGO CLASSES SUNDAYS, Beginners 2pm, intermediate 3:15pm, practice 4:30pm. All at the Martin Batchelor Gallery (712 Cormorant). $12/$9 students. 778 432-0112, passion4tango.com. CONTEMPORARY DANCE MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 6-7:30pm at the The Victoria School of Contemporary Dance (649 Gorge East). $15/$8. 250-383-7183. CUBAN SALSA - Classes with Salsa Moderna. Beginner and intermediate MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 7:309:30pm at Café Casablanca (2523 Bridge). 250-891-2310, latinvictoria.ca. VIC BALLROOM DANCE SOCIETY Practice. FRIDAYS 7-9:30pm at Les Passmore Centre (286 Hampton). WEDNESDAYS 7:45-10pm at Cedar Hill Rec Centre (3220 Cedar Hill). Free for first-timers. 250-721-5483, vbds.org.
ACTIVE WED. DEC. 28 CRD WALKS - Solve riddles and find clues hidden along the trail to discover who the mystery creature is. WEDNESDAY 10-11:30am at Lone Tree Hill Regional Park. Free. 250-478-3344.
ONGOING SKATE OUTDOORS - Skate outdoors on the Centennial Square rink. Limited rentals available. THURSDAYS-SATURDAYS & MONDAYS-WEDNESDAYS noon-8pm, SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11am-3pm. To Jan. 2 at Centennial Square. $2. MOKSHA YOGA - Find out what hot yoga is all about. THURSDAYS 2-3:30pm, SATURDAYS 1:30-3pm & MONDAYS 3:15-4:15pm at Moksha Yoga (1088 Fort). $7. 250-385-9642. AXE CAPOEIRA - Learn the Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports and music. Kids classes THURSDAYS & TUESDAYS 3:45-4:45pm. Adults classes SUNDAYS 11:45am-1:45pm. All at Burnside Gym (3130 Jutland). $65 per month for children/$50 per month for adults. 250-884-7998.
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FATHER CHRISTMAS AT THE VICTORIA CAUSEWAY, 1917. COURTESY OF THE ROYAL BC MUSEUM.
ARTS & CULTURE CALENDAR STAGE FRI. DEC. 23 MARTIN THE COBBLER - A fully dramatized pageant with costumes and special music. Proceeds benefit Our Place. FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30pm at the First Metropolitan United Church (932 Balmoral). By donation. 259-388-5188.
TUES. DEC. 27 NUTCRACKER SUITE & SUGAR PLUM FAIR - Don’t miss this chance to enjoy all the classic Nutcracker moments, with the additional magic of a Sugar Plum Fair, an interactive transformation of the McPherson lobby, where children, young and old, can enjoy the sweets of the land. TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 7pm, matinees TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 2pm. To Dec. 30 at the McPherson Playhouse (3 Centennial Square). $42. 250-386-6121.
ONGOING ALICE IN WONDERLAND - The familiar tale of Alice’s adventures through Wonderland with the White Rabbit as her guide is stretched and twisted to create surprises and hilarity zanier than the maddest tea party imaginable in this traditional panto version of Alice in Wonderland. THURSDAY, FRIDAY & TUESDAY 8pm, matinees MONDAY & TUESDAY 2pm. To Jan. 1 at St. Luke's Church Hall (3821 Cedar Hill Cross). $15/$13 students & seniors/$5 children under 5. 250-370-1291. ROBIN HOOD - A traditional pantomime. THURSDAY & FRIDAY 7:30pm, matinees TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 2pm. To Dec. 29 in the Mary Winspear Centre (2243 Beacon). $15. peninsulaplayers.bc.ca.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Performed by Clayton Jevne and Sandra Ritter, A Christmas Carol succeeds in capturing the intimacy and poignancy of a story written to delight and inspire. THURSDAY-FRIDAY 2pm & 8pm at Emily Carr House (207 Government). SATURDAY 7pm. To SATURDAY at Little Fernwood Hall (1923 Fernwood). $15/$12 students & seniors/$10 children under 16. 250383-5843, theatreinconnu.com. A CHRISTMAS CAROL - A Charles Dickens' classic, performed as a oneman show by Jason Stevens. FRIDAY, SATURDAY & WEDNESDAY 7pm at Craigdarroch Castle (1050 Joan). $20/$15. thecastle.ca.
WORDS VICTORIA ANARCHIST READING CIRCLE - Discuss the latest in anarchist reading. TUESDAYS 7pm at Camas Books (2590 Quadra). Free. 250-381-0585. TRIVIA PUB QUIZ - General knowledge, guess the song, who said it, (or our variation) who tweeted it! Free. TUESDAYS 8pm at Felicita's (UVic). 250-721-8626. OPEN MIC - Poetry night. WEDNESDAYS 7-9pm at The Well (821 Fort). Free.
GALLERIES ONGOING GOWARD HOUSE - Exhibition of Chinese brush paintings by the Studio of Harmonious Endeavours. To FRIDAY at 2495 Arbutus. VIEW ART GALLERY - The Toy Show, group exhibition of gallery and guest artist/toy-makers. Featuring artist GJ Pearson, his kinetic sculpture and creative toys. To SATURDAY at 104-860 View.
POLYCHROME FINE ARTS Monkey Island, exhibition of paintings by Thomas Anfield. To SATURDAY at 1113 Fort. AVENUE GALLERY - Exhibition of works by Kathryn Amisson, Linzy Arnott, Blu Smith, Ron Parker. To SATURDAY at 2184 Oak Bay. MARTIN BATCHELOR GALLERY - Recent paintings by Suzanne Bessette. To SATURDAY at 712 Cormorant. FIFTY FIFTY ARTS COLLECTIVE Analog Eco Exhibit, exhibition of pop art iconography by Albert Joaquin. To Dec. 29 at 2516 Douglas. WEST END GALLERY - The Winter Collection, exhibition of festive and eclectic work featuring new paintings from West End Gallery artists. To Dec. 30 at 1203 Broad. SHE SAID GALLERY - Christmas Paintings, exhibition of work by Deryk Houston. To Dec. 31 at 2000 Fernwood. OUT OF THE MIST GALLERY 19th & 20th Century Haida Jewelry, exhibition of work from anonymous artists to John Cross and Bill Reid. To Dec. 31 at 740 Douglas. MERCURIO GALLERY - Silver, Gold & Stones, an exhibition and sale of jewelry by Stuart Duncan. To Dec. 31 at 4357 Metchosin. ABSOLUTE UNDERGROUND GALLERY - XXX-mas Artshow, exhibition of work featuring Handsome Jeff, Alexandra Zaiser, Trust 666 and more. To Jan. 1 at 1215 Government. LITTLE FERNWOOD GALLERY - 3 For the Road, exhibition of work from Open Studio, Youth Art Surge and the Head Injury Society. To Jan. 1 at 1923 Fernwood. EMERGING ART GALLERY - CoLABoration, exhibition of collaborative work. To Jan. 1 at 977 A Fort.
ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA -Small Works Show & Sale, to Jan. 1. Asian Ceramics from Ancient Shipwrecks, a collection of ceramics yielded from shipwrecks dating from the 15th to 19th centuries, to Jan. 2. Collected Resonance, exhibition of work by Shelly Bahl, Sarindar Dhaliwal and Farheen Haq., to Jan. 8. Promising Objects, an evolving project corresponding with MacTaggart's interest in inventors and artists and their respective quests to devise solutions to problems and ideas, to Jan. 15. On the Edge of Nowhere by Emily Carr, semipermanent. All shows at 1040 Moss. GALLERY 1580 - Abstracted 2011, exhibition of work by Marjorie Allen, Victoria Clark, Maggie Cole, Lynda Dickson, Bonnie Kreye and more. To Jan. 3 at 1580 Cook. ECLECTIC GALLERY - Small Works, exhibition of work by twelve Victoria artists. To Jan. 7 at 2170 Oak Bay. ROYAL BC MUSEUM - See the Canadian made quilt that commemorates the British Home Child Program in Canada. To Jan. 8 at 675 Belleville. SOOKE HARBOUR HOUSE Collective of One, exhibition of work by Malcolm Barker. To Jan. 28 at 1528 Whiffen Spit. MALTWOOD PRINTS AND DRAWINGS GALLERY - Images Of Internment, exhibition of paintings by Henry Shimizu. To Feb. 2 at the McPherson Library (UVic). LEGACY GALLERY - The Emergence of Architectural Modernism II: UVic and the Victoria Regional Aesthetic in the late 1950s and 60s. To Feb. 26 at 630 Yates. MONDAY MAGAZINE DECEMBER 22 - 28, 2011 mondaymag.com
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All Signs: turned on! (Have Let us once you no shame? again ponder The rest of a quick recap the world is of Mars, working.) which usually visits each No fair. sign once every two years GEMINI and stays for about 6-7 MAY 21-JUNE 20 weeks. Currently, Mars is This lengthy sojourn in Virgo for eight months! of Mars in one sign chalOMG! This is why many GEORGIA lenges you by introducof us are exhibiting aber- NICOLS ing increased friction and rant behavior. People we conflict at home. You love view us as jerks. We put our foot in our mouths and fight might quarrel with family members with dear friends. What’s happen- or people where you live. (Or it could ing? Mars is just energy – not good be the whole fam damily!) Strife energy or bad energy. It’s just energy. with parents is classic. Some of this The thing is we’re not used to han- is triggered by chaotic activity where dling this much energy in the same you live. Perhaps it’s time to say to place for this long. (“And if you keep yourself, “Self, I want to be happy. this up I’m going to get out and This fighting has to stop.” You can’t walk.”) Read on to see how to best live with this tension in your private life and home until next summer. deal with this. This means you have to figure out a way to accept this energy and use it ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 to your benefit. Well, since You’re getting off easier than it is pure energy, you can other signs with this eight-month use it to clean up where transit of Mars in Virgo. Essentially, you live and make this situation gives you tons of enerimprovements. That’s gy to work hard at improving your obvious. health and improving your job. Yes it’s true, you might become bossy to coworkers, certainly, in their eyes. CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 This long stretch of Mars in one (Ya think?) But on the whole, you can use this energy to work and sign makes you identify with your delegate and accomplish a lot. And beliefs – vehemently. If others disyou’ll take pride in what you accom- agree with you, especially siblings plish. So roll up your sleeves and find and relatives, you’ll take it personwork to do! And since you’re pumped ally! But hey – since when do you and others agree on everything? to improve your health, embrace Not. Don’t get into battles with othphysical exercise! Hey – ers unless something important is you’ll come out smellat stake. Mars is accelerating your ing like a sweaty rose! daily activities. You have high enerMake the most of all gy to run around doing things and this energy to improve this same high energy translates your world! into your style of speech as well. You’re unusually aggressive, TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 assertive and persuasive! Like Aries, you’re one of the (Yikes.) The upside is lucky ones. In fact, you’re luckier you can use this energy than Aries! All this energy is urging to write, study, sell, act you to have fun for months ahead! and teach. Do it. (Imagine that. Who’s going to run the country?) You want to play, and go on vacations where you sit around LEO JULY 23-AUG 22 Many Leos are house proud. (It’s on white sandy beaches with halfnaked people sipping drinks with the royalty thang.) However, right little pink parasols. You don’t want now energetic Mars makes you idento discipline yourself. You want the tify with what you own. You’re unusuthrill of sports events, the arts, the ally focused on your possessions and entertainment world, playful times your wealth or lack of it. You like the with children and (how can we for- power of using your money and your get?) the thrill of frolicking through possessions to extend your influence. romantic love affairs. Oh yes, you are Naturally, we all do this at times, but
you are very absorbed with this right now. (Does this ring a bell, Pavlov?) This is why you might argue with others about not only what you own, but about what you value as well. Ask yourself if any of this is really important enough to harm friendships and relationships? Relationships are more important than stuff.
VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 22 Well, well, well. Here you are, with fiery Mars in your sign for months – certainly, the first time this has ever happened to you. Some of you will feel this energy until next winter. If you allow this energy to amplify negative impulses – you‘ll be fighting with everyone. You’ll be dominant, bossy and independent to the point where you alienate others. Hey, this really isn’t your style, is it? You like to get along! Since you’re pumped with physical energy, channel it in a way that pleases you. An obvious outlet is hard, physical work. Or a physical workout. Naturally, these workouts can be outdoors, in the gym or in the bedroom. Bwaha-ha.
LIBRA SEPT 23-OCT 22 This unusually long journey of Mars in one sign is causing you to undergo something you might never have experienced before in your life. But it’s a good thing – ultimately. You will have an opportunity to learn a lot about yourself, especially the parts about yourself you don’t readily admit to being you. (“I’m not like that.” Or “I would never do that.”) Hidden behaviour patterns that are usually subconscious are now coming to the surface. (“I see one!”) This is a wonderful opportunity for you to confront yourself about self-defeating behaviour or behaviour you would like to think you didn’t do. (“I see another!”)
SCORPIO OCT 3-NOV 21 Any kind of group activity, whether a small friendly group, a professional meeting, a conference, a team or a club, could be a source of competition and friction for you – for months ahead! You feel strongly about your
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SAGITTARIUS NOV 22-DEC 21 You are the only sign experiencing the energy of Mars at the top of your chart – and we’re talking months! Until winter of next year. This is a sure indication that you are going to be working unusually hard in the months to come because you’re ambitious to achieve something. You want recognition. You want success. You’re not too keen about sharing anything – you would prefer do work alone because you want to be your own boss. This is the classic time for clashes with authority figures – bosses, parents, teachers, VIPs and the police. Even coworkers might be threatened by your ambition. Is this what’s going on in your interconnected binary universe?
CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 19 In recent months and certainly for months in the future, you will want to travel more than you usually do – by far! At times, you will barely have time to unpack and repack your bags! Travel opportunities will come your way, and at other times, you will make these opportunities because you want to explore more of life and see more of the world. You want adventure and new knowledge. You feel strongly about your ideas and beliefs now. (Be careful of heavy-duty proselytizing.) Do whatever you can to expand your mind through study, meeting different people and visiting new places. This
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AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Mars will strongly highlight – for months ahead – anything to do with shared property, inheritances, insurance matters, taxes, debt and whatever you share or own jointly with others. In addition, it will also strongly energize your sex life. Well, none of this is boring, is it? Notice the terms highlight and energize. In other words, you can sink into conflict and do battle with others about these areas, or you can join forces to use joint resources (or even the wealth and resources of others) to do something that makes you proud. Don’t expect too much of others. Just try to get cooperation. By the time Mars has left this part of your chart, it will signal the passing of something old to make room for something new.
PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20 I think you have the trickiest and most challenging situation in the coming months because the energetic focus of Mars is opposite your sign. This opposition can easily translate into conflicts with close friends and partners. Par for the course. Textbook. But it doesn’t have to be this way. If you are very mindful and conscious of what you’re doing, you can learn a lot about how you always relate to those who are closest to you. You will see aspects of your style of relating that you are not even aware of. And also, because we often submerge our grievances, Mars will give you the courage to put your cards on the table. Not always a bad thing. Compromise is how you can best work with others.
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