Bridges - April 15, 2015

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Entangled Roots: The Mystery of Peterborough’s Headless Corpse town of reeling when his corpse was discovered the morning after, missing its head!

Hessie Gray, my grandfather’s aunt, went down in history as a possible axe murderess. Although after a lengthy investigation, inquest and trial, she was acquitted, no one knew for sure if she was really innocent and Bev Lundahl no one knew what happened to David Scollie’s head.

Old documents from Indian Affairs in Library and Archives Canada

Travel with me down the paper trail into a courtroom in 19th century Ontario. My book, Entangled Roots: the Mystery of Peterborough’s Headless Corpse takes one on a research adventure that lasted 40 years.

When my grandmother secretly shared with me a 1975 newspaper article published in the Peterborough Examiner and mailed anonymously to her and my grandfather in Saskatchewan, I did not know then that decades later I would publish a book about one of Canada’s most famous trials. The mysterious unexplained death of David Scollie in a house fire in Peterborough, Ont., in 1894 left the

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One of the Hiawatha witnesses had moved west to the Shaunavon area in 1910 to take up a homestead. If I vis-

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My book is well documented, contains pictures of the main players in this human drama, and has five family trees at the back of the book of the families whose lives were so intertwined more than a century ago.

Published by ‘Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing’ in 2014 and is available at Amazon, Chapters, Coles, McNallyRobinson and the U of R bookstore.

Meet the author during a book signing on April 18, 12-4 p.m., at Coles in Northgate Mall.

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Christie Peters, executive chef at the Hollows and the newly opened Primal, operates with sustainability always in mind — from composting everything from the restaurants, to butchering, tanning and making making soap from animals, and harvesting veggies from a hydroponic garden in the basement of her restaurant. BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG.

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READ MY BOOK — 2 A look at Entangled Roots: The Mystery of Peterborough’s Headless Corpse MUSIC —4 Pandacorn prepares for gruelling tour and sheds their skin ON THE COVER — 6 How chef Christie Peters helped transform a neighbourhood and elevate the city’s dining scene SHARP EATS — 12 Spice mixes to help you make gourmet Indian food ASK ELLIE — 13 IN THE CITY — 14 A moment in time: Photographer Michelle Berg’s shot that defines the week

CROSSWORD/SUDOKO — 15 EVENTS — 16 What you need to know to plan your week Send listings to: bridges@thestarphoenix.com OUTSIDE THE LINES — 19 A weekly colouring creation for kids of all ages by artist Stephanie McKay

Local entrepreneur Arati (Chatty) Chattopadhyay has developed a selection of spice mixes to help the average cook make gourmet Indian food. BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

GARDENING — 22 Lesser known bulbs worth of a try in your garden

BRIDGES COVER PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

WINE WORLD — 23 Italian red helps you venture beyond the French varietals

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Pandacorn shedding their skins

By Sean Trembath Pandacorn was named for a pair of fun costumes, but as the Moose Jaw band prepares for their most intense tour to date, their eponymous getups are taking a back seat to the music.

“It was fun to dress up as a unicorn for the first few years, but then I just got lazy. I just want to get up on stage and be a boring old human,” says Megan Nash, who plays synth and sings.

Pandacorn started three Halloweens ago, according to guitarist Brodie Mohninger.

Nash was performing as a solo act, with Mohninger backing her up. In the spirit of the holiday they dressed up, Nash as a unicorn and Mohninger as a panda. Someone at the show told them about pandacorns, a mythical combination of the two beasts.

“That was the day we said, ‘You know, this is a really interesting thing.’ ” Mohninger says.

They started writing and performing as Pandacorn. Three years later, they’re promoting an album and getting ready to launch a new video and a tour of Western Canada with a show at Amigos on April 24.

The album, Synthesis of Opposites, features the group’s trademark synth-dance-rock style, with Nash and Mohninger sharing vocal duties. They picked up drummer Ryan Schnell, formerly of Short Stories, as a third piece two years ago, but Nash and Mohninger still do the songwriting.

The tour starts in earnest April 30 in Medicine Hat, Alta., the first of 13 shows in 16 nights. Everyone in the band has experience with long tours, but Nash says there’s always challenges.

“It’s a very strange lifestyle to live.

People tend to romanticize touring, but it’s quite the opposite. It can be quite a gruelling, stinky, exhausting endeavour.” she says.

With her and Mohninger being

While fans will be seeing less of Pandacorn members in their unique costumes, the music will continue to entertain as the band tours Western Canada.

busy with other projects, this tour could be the last for some time.

“I think we’ll be taking a break.

I’ve been telling some friends in Saskatoon this will probably be our last

show for a very long time, so come out for it. We may not play again in Saskatoon for about a year,” Nash says.

Whatever break they take, both

Nash and Nohninger say the band will be back, and look to tour Eastern Canada next year.

The costumes that earned the band its name have been through a

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lot. Nash recalls her unicorn head getting lost for five hours after a set at Ness Creek. People kept telling her they had seen it on various other people’s heads.

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MUSIC “It has seen a lot of things,” she says of the hat, laughing.

A set at this year’s LUGO celebration at the Mendel may have been the death of the costumes. The theme for the party was gold, and they spray painted their costumes for the occasion. Now Nash says they look brown and gross.

Mohninger said the costumes have been both good and bad, depending on who you talk to. Some people gave the band a chance they might not have otherwise, while others think it’s a gimmick and pay less attention because of it.

“When you get to the point where people throw the word gimmick at you, you start to think maybe you should rebrand. But then you get people who really love that we do it,” he says.

They’ll never completely abandon the theme, but it may become less literal. He says he will sometimes wear a black-and-white suit, for example, rather than a full panda costume.

“It’s always been more of a themebased thing. We never made the promise we were always going to dress up in panda and unicorn costumes. But we’re keeping the theme,” Mohninger says.

It’s not to say the old costumes — or others like them — will never make appearances, but Nash says the band doesn’t need them as much as they used to.

“The point, at the time, was we wanted a way to differentiate from our other musical projects. Now I think people know,” she says.

If anyone is truly bothered by a show without them, she won’t mourn their loss as fans.

“I don’t worry about losing fans for not wearing costumes. If they were only into us for the costumes, that’s not really the point of making music.” strembath@thestarphoenix.com twitter.com/strembath

Pandacorn members Brodie Mohninger and Megan Nash.

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That’s what I chose my career for, to do it the right way. – Christie Peters

CHRISTIE PETERS

All roads led to Saskatoon for this worldly chef

Christie Peters is the executive chef at the Hollows and the newly opened Primal restaurants and one of just a few female head chefs in the province.

By Jenn Sharp Christie Peters just wanted to learn how to butcher a pig.

She modelled for a few years in Toronto after high school, then decided to become a chef. She went to Vancouver to learn in some of the city’s best restaurants. But she didn’t want to be stuck making salads or desserts.

In an industry notorious for fixed gender roles, Peters struggled to get

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on the meat stations. It was hard to convince the men in the kitchen to teach her the art of butchering. But eventually, she did.

After a decade learning from the best in the world — she’s worked in restaurants from Amsterdam to San Francisco — she came home four years ago to open The Hollows with her husband Kyle Michael in Riversdale. They recently opened Primal in the neighbourhood, too.

Peters is one of just a few female head chefs and restaurateurs in Saskatchewan. Her restaurants are popular because the food is like nothing else in the province. Multi-component and vegetable-filled dishes can feature obscure foraged plants with varying cuts of meats (both restaurants incorporate whole animal butchery). Sustainability is foremost for Peters, who makes her own soap for the restaurants and tans hides

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from the animals they butcher.

The Hollows opened before the boom in Riversdale. Peters and Michael heard a lot of skepticism about opening a business in what was considered a rougher neighbourhood.

“We were in love with the area and wanted to make it happen,” he says.

Thanks to like-minded young entrepreneurs, Riversdale has become an eclectic, thriving community of independent businesses.

LEARNING FROM THE BEST Peters always wanted to return to Saskatoon, repeatedly describing it as the “land of opportunity” to friends in Vancouver and abroad.

Watching the Food Network fuelled her chef aspirations. She particularly liked New Classics with Rob Feenie, so she moved to Vancouver to find him.

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I’m in this unfair system and I’ll just exit out of it. I can make my own system and be the boss of all these dudes.

— Peters

Christie Peters butchers a pig at The Hollows in Saskatoon.

“At that point, I thought the way that you learned things wasn’t by going to school. It was by finding someone who was doing that thing and learning under him,” says Peters.

The top restaurant in Vancouver was Lumière, Rob Feenie’s renowned fine dining spot. She went to apply but walked through the wrong doorway — Feenie’s, a more casual joint next door.

Her tryout shift was a success and she stayed (although they never did teach her how to butcher an animal).

“I’m super good at cooking vegetables because I’ve cooked them for years. I used to refuse pastry — just because I’m a girl, I’m not doing that,” she says, a sly grin lighting up her strikingly beautiful face.

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She met Michael there, along with close friend Scott Dicks, who moved to Saskatoon in September to become the head chef at The Hollows.

She left Feenie’s because a new chef didn’t like women in the kitchen. At her next job, she told the head chef she wouldn’t work there unless she could learn butchering skills.

“I would do anything. I ended up lifting the pig onto the table myself and straining (huge) stocks. If a man can do it, I can do it and I wanted to show (them) that that’s what’s happening.”

But it was still frustrating.

“That drove me faster and harder to get my own place. I’m in this unfair system and I’ll just exit out of it. I can make my own system and be the boss of all these dudes,” she laughs.

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I always knew that I had a limited amount of time to make my career happen. I did it fast and hard and knew that Saskatoon was always the place I wanted to come back to. — Peters

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After Feenie’s, she worked at some of Vancouver’s top restaurants.

Then, it was time to shake things up.

Michael went to Europe and Peters met him in Amsterdam, where she worked at a restaurant that had been converted from an old greenhouse.

De Kas (the glass) grew all its own vegetables. The seed was planted in her mind of what The Hollows would eventually become.

“I just thought that whole process was so amazing that I wanted to model my future restaurant after that.”

The two friends, who had become a couple by this time, worked throughout Europe, then in San Francisco.

Peters cooked at an “inspirational” two Michelin star-rated restaurant that did hyper-local food. The head chef foraged in parks near the restaurant and created new dishes out of seemingly inedible ingredients like weeds and obscure berries.

Peters didn’t work there on a whim.

She always had a bigger plan in mind and she didn’t want to wait too long.

“I always knew that I had a limited amount of time to make my career happen. I did it fast and hard and knew that Saskatoon was always the place I wanted to come back to.”

COMING HOME

Christie Peters examines the hydroponic garden in the basement of The Hollows.

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Dicks says she’s been talking up Saskatoon for years.

“You could see the fire and the passion and all the big dreams and ideas that she had. She was always talking about her own place and how she wants to do things, even way back then.”

Having her for a boss is “fantastic.

It’s just like old times,” he says.

For Peters, Saskatoon offered a chance she never would have had in a bigger city.

“You can only go so far with no money. But here, I felt like I had a chance to own a building, I had a chance to start a restaurant with no investors. I had a chance to grow as the city grows and hopefully get somewhere.”

And get somewhere they have. The lineups often stretch out the door on weekends for a coveted brunch spot at The Hollows.

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I would do anything. I ended up lifting the pig onto the table myself and straining (huge) stocks. If a man can do it, I can do it and I wanted to show (them) that that’s what’s happening. — Peters

The plan was to buy a small space for her and Michael to run. The pair spent a year looking; owning the building gave them more security.

However, there was nothing in their price range.

The former Golden Dragon on Avenue B was a perfect fit.

“This place is a pretty cool time capsule, and I don’t think we would change a thing. And we can’t afford to so it works out great,” says Peters of signing the lease.

The detractors didn’t discourage Michael. As long as you have a good product that’s different from everything else, “the right people will venture out to it,” he says.

If you’re looking for a sirloin steak with a baked potato, this isn’t the place to come.

“There’s a million other places like that. A lot of people understand the labour (we put) into it, the love.

And not even just us cooking; (the animal) being raised and fed by hand is a lot more effort and it’s more expensive,” he explains.

PRIMAL INSTINCTS Owning a building was still the goal, so when a former restaurant on 20th St. W came up for sale, they bought it.

They spent weeks cleaning the kitchen, something Peters says she should have hired out. But that’s how she operates, doing as much as she can herself to keep costs down.

It’s a beautiful space, perfect for a sensuous evening dinner. Primal’s menu is a mixture of pasta (the beef heart bolognaise is to die for), rotating cuts of meat and delicious shareable starter plates, like bone marrow and elk carpaccio.

At night, the place comes alive. It’s a busy, lively room where people feel free to mix and mingle. There’s room at the bar to take a seat on luxurious furs Peters tanned. The decor was inspired by a recent trip to Iceland the couple took.

“It’s kind of a dance but we love it. It keeps the whole place exciting and a good, vibrant atmosphere,” she says.

When The Hollows opened, few places were doing five-course tasting menus in Saskatoon. The complex

Christie Peters cleans a sheepskin at The Hollows. Peters butchers her own meat and uses the whole animal, including the skins for seat coverings and the fat for soap.

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menu changes frequently and always features obscure foraged ingredients (think pickled wild rose and dandelion fritters). Preserves are a staple at this time of year.

“I feel like it’s a labour of love.

That’s what I chose my career for, to do it the right way,” says Peters.

She employs a woman who grows several gardens just for The Hollows, including a hydroponic one in the restaurant’s basement.

“We’re growing these things the only way we can in Saskatchewan.

It’s a long winter.”

She’s worried about the world’s use of meat, calling it “overly-excessive.”

She prefers to buy an animal from a farmer who can tell her how it was raised. “(We) use that animal in its entirety, so we’re really honouring that animal. We can make a whole animal stretch really far because we serve smaller portions of meat and bulk up the vegetables.”

“It’s inspiring to cook like that — using what you have and trying to figure out how to keep things, how to preserve. When the bounty is there, it’s unbelievable,” adds Dicks.

Having one cut of meat on the menu year round is not sustainable.

“Where are you getting those pork

chops from and where is the rest of the animal going?” Peters says.

She makes liquid soap for the bathrooms from animal fat and adds lavender or fur tip essence for fragrance.

Dicks appreciates the direct relationship he has with local growers.

“You have more of a personal relationship with the ingredients you’re using as opposed to something that comes in a big grocery box from a big company. There’s not a lot of soul in that,” he says.

“This is our little piece of the world and I want to represent us in a way that I would like to live my life,” Peters says.

Several of the hides on the bar stools came from an Icelandic sheep Peters tanned; she’s currently experimenting with brain tanning.

“It’s kind of gruesome, but we took a (bone saw) and sawed (the sheep’s) head open.”

The fatty brain is cooked with water to resemble soup, then blended.

It comes out looking like a puttycoloured pate or sauce. You smear it on the hide then leave it to sit for a few days. Next, the brain is removed with a damp cloth and the hide is stretched on a frame.

“All that fat from the brain has cured the hide. It’s really wild.”

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We are so good at completely different things that we’re really good together. . . . Scott runs The Hollows, I run Primal and Christie runs us. — Kyle Michael

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Primal chefs Christie Peters and husband Kyle Michael. The couple met while working at a restaurant in Vancouver and worked together in the U.S. and Europe BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG.

TWO PEAS IN A POD Michael says it takes a special kind of connection to run two restaurants with his wife.

“It’s actually really awesome and I couldn’t see it any other way. We’re with each other 24/7 but we always know what’s going on.”

Chefs can have big egos and are notorious for butting heads with one another. Not so with these two.

“We are so good at completely different things that we’re really good together. We make it easier to run a restaurant,” says Michael, who thrives on the adrenalin of a dinner service rush.

“Scott runs The Hollows, I run Primal and Christie runs us.”

The kitchens at both are beautiful, calm environments — not the way it is at many other restaurants. Peters doesn’t see the point in yelling at a server who just dropped a plate of food, something she attributes to: “The beauti-

ful efficiency of women.”

Peters concedes it’s a lot of work to run a restaurant this way: whole animal butchering, preserving, composting, making soap.

But it gives her day meaning, a meaning that wouldn’t be unfamiliar to her pioneer ancestors.

“I just want to save on the waste that’s happening. We have everything we need right here, but people don’t see that anymore.”

She and her restaurants represent the face of a changing neighbourhood and a changing city, one where people welcome an elevated dining scene and respect the chefs who make it happen.

To see a video of Christie Peters and Kyle Michael butchering a pig, go to www.thestarphoenix.com/bridges. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com Twitter.com/JennKSharp

Dear Chip, What do pelicans eat? I thought it was only fish.

Grace Dear Grace, You’re right! The pelican’s main food is fish, but their diet also includes crayfish, salamanders and other amphibians. To capture their food, pelicans float on top of the water and scoop their prey into their bill pouches. They then tilt their head upwards to drain the water from their pouch and swallow their prey whole! The average pelican can eat up to four pounds of fish per day and travel great distances in order to get to their feeding grounds. If they cannot find enough food, pelicans will become skillful thieves stealing food from unsuspecting cormorants and other pelicans. Sometimes, you will see a group of pelicans circled around one another like they are in a huddle at a football game.

These pelicans are working together to drive fish towards the shallow waters where it is easier to scoop them up! Watch the river this spring and maybe you’ll see it in action!

Come to Beaver Creek to learn more about our flying friends returning from their long journey back to Saskatoon.

Send your questions to me at the address below, then watch Bridges for the answers.

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Spice mixes to help you make gourmet Indian food

By Jenn Sharp Getting the spice right in Indian cooking is an art.

So says Arati (Chatty) Chattopadhyay, the owner of Chatty’s Indian Spices.

“You need to have the right combination (and) the right amount to make that food really appealing and tasty. For people that have never eaten spices, sometimes it’s scary.”

The combination of spices in Indian food makes it different from anything else. It also makes the food incredibly attractive to Saskatchewanians — it’s like nothing many of us ate growing up. “Indian food is not a light food.

It’s filling, very filling,” adds Chattopadhyay, who, along with her husband, P.K., is from Calcutta.

No one dish is typical ‘Indian food’ as it varies throughout the country. In Calcutta, cinnamon and nutmeg are typical, whereas in the north, fried spices, onion and garlic are more prevalent. In southern India, the food is usually very spicy. “(The variety) is very attractive to people. It really is very addicting. People get used to that and they love it. And everything else seems so bland after that to them.”

Chattopadhyay started Chatty’s Indian Spices in 1996. She got the idea years before from friends who enjoyed her cooking and told her she should sell her spice blends.

“I play with it. I really do. I love playing with spices, making different combinations.”

Chattopadhyay, a nurse at the time, tested her blends on doctors at work and her daughter’s friends until she got it just right.

“I knew that if I wanted to target the mainstream Canadians, then I needed to have a perfect recipe.”

She knew she wanted her products to reach farther than Saskatoon. She worked with a company in Ontario which helped her with distribution and growing the business. Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan provided guidance as well.

In 1998, she entered a competition sponsored by the Saskatchewan Food Processors where her signature spice mixes, chicken curry, Calcutta curry and tandoori BBQ, won the award for best new food product in Western Canada.

Media exposure after winning the award helped her product get into stores across the province. She then expanded the company into Alberta and Manitoba. Chatty’s Spices are now

Arati Chattopadhyay makes chicken curry and roti in her kitchen.

available in Co-op, You Independent Grocer and many Sobey’s, especially in Alberta.

Chattopadhyay produces the sauces, such as rhubarb hot sauce and mango-mustard chutney, at The Food Centre in Saskatoon. Ingredients are sourced locally when possible.

At trade shows, she helps people understand how to use the spices with complementary foods.

“It was part of my duty to educate people; Indian food, in particular, (most) were not aware.

It’s good for the customers (to meet) the face of our products, particularly in the small towns.”

When Chatty first started her company, Indian food wasn’t well known in Saskatchewan.

Now, it’s easy to find good Indian restaurants, which often feature buffets that introduce

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people to new dishes. Recreating the dishes at home is hard for those who aren’t familiar with grinding and roasting spices. That’s where Chattopadhyay’s mixes come in handy.

One of the Indian spice superstars today is turmeric, which has antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

“Spices are good,” says Chatty of Indian cooking. “What is not good is the salt and the oil used.”

When you’re cooking Indian at home, she recommends reducing the amount of oil, upping the veggie content and marinating your meat in yogurt instead of heavy cream. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com Twitter.com/JennKSharp

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It’s not possible to move on while re-living the past Q. I have a significant other, but can’t stop thinking about my ex.

She and I had broken up, but live together, because I recently moved back to this state and we were going to “try” again.

It didn’t work out because I was experiencing “culture shock” trying to re-live my previous life before I moved.

I convinced myself that I wasn’t in love with her. But I really was.

I just needed time to sink back into my old life. But she’d moved on.

She wouldn’t look at me, or talk to me. She was constantly cold and angry, and still is.

I started to accept that we were done.

When I’m with my current girlfriend (for whom I have very deep feelings), my ex doesn’t cross my mind.

But at home, when she walks past, all I want to do is reach out and hug her.

Lately, it’s getting worse. I know it’s not smart to live with her. I’m working on that. I just need help to

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figure out why I can’t seem to move on.

Stuck A. Just move, anywhere. A shortterm rental, till you find something more permanent.

Stop over-analyzing the obvious: You’re living with a woman with whom you used to make love. She’s rejected you. You both have other lovers now, but staying in her physical presence becomes a cat-andmouse game.

Focus on your current life and where it’s going — out of this past unworkable relationship, and moving forward.

Q. My older brother and I, both

early-20s, were never close until he moved away to university. When he’d come home, we’d go shopping or for a meal together.

However, this past Christmas he was very distant. When I asked about doing something together, he called me very ugly, rude names.

I was in tears, but he later laughed it off as only kidding. The next day, when he asked to accompany my mom and me, I said I didn’t want him along because he’d called me those nasty names.

He freaked out, yelling, and getting in my face. So I reached out my arm to him to create distance. He started shaking and squeezing me.

My mother called my dad to come home.

He then told my dad how he restrained himself from hitting me and my dad almost congratulated him!

My brother now won’t speak to me.

It’s strained my relationship with both him and my father. I’ve apologized for putting my hand on him when he was so angry.

I don’t live at home anymore, support myself, and have a generally happy life.

Should I just speak to my mother and be cordial to the others?

Dysfunctional Family A. Your brother’s sudden harsh rudeness and later physical reaction should’ve been a signal to all.

Either something serious was bothering him at the time, or there’s a deeper underlying problem.

Mention this to your mother with concern, not to get back at him. Ask her to discuss this with your father so he can try to probe his son about what’s going on.

It’d be wise for your parents to suggest a medical checkup for him.

If that’s clear, they should discuss his short-fuse response to anger, and recommend that he talk to a counsellor about it.

Stay connected to your family through your mother. But don’t isolate yourself completely from your father. He was probably shocked at what transpired and didn’t handle it very well.

You may all need to pull together regarding your brother.

Q. I’m a tomboy, my best friend’s a “girlie” girl. She invited me to a water park party.

But when I arrived at her house, she and some of her girlie friends grabbed me, blocked me when I tried to run, and started my “makeover.”

My friend said it was so I can be pretty and fit in with them. I was screaming.

They put me in a pink sparkly dress, then brushed and curled my hair. I looked hideous!

Should I still be best friends with the girl who started this?

A. She didn’t behave like a best friend. If she wanted you to try some “girlie” looks, she should’ve suggested you do it with her privately.

Instead, she and her friends bullied you and ignored your discomfort.

A true best friend accepts you for who you are. This girl showed that you can’t trust her. Tell your parents what happened and avoid her.

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Tallest to Shortest w/ The Bad Decisions and Boomlag Capitol Music Club, 244 First Ave. N.

Jerk in the Can w/ Shockflesh and Lake of the Woods Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave.

Basket Piggy’s Pub and Grill, 1403 Idylwyld Dr. N.

Basket Piggy’s Pub and Grill, 1403 Idylwyld Dr. N. Hotel Senator’s 107th Birthday Bash Winston’s English Pub, 243 21st St. E. Sat., April 18

CFCR Membership Drive Party w/ Host DJs Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave.

Piano Saturdays: Maurice Drouin Jazz Singer Series: Crestwood The Bassment, 204 Fourth Ave. N.

Piano Friday: Ray Stephanson Roots Series: Eileen Laverty The Bassment, 204 Fourth Ave. N.

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Kashmir Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

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Forever Young Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N. Donnie Anaquod Toon Town Tavern, 3330 Fairlight Dr.

Forever Young Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N. Phoenix Downtown Legion, 606 Spadina Cres. W. Wires & Wood McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. Strung Out w/ Masked Intruders and La Armada Louis’ Pub, 93 Campus Dr.

Ages Past McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E.

Young Benjamins w/ Bears in Hazenmore Amigos Cantina, 806 Dufferin Ave.

BACA Event: The Dead South and The Classy Chassys Capitol Music Club, 244 First Ave. N.

The Missing Link Tour: Mastadon & Clutch w/ Big Business O’Brians Event Centre, 241 Second Ave. S.

Colour in the Clouds w/ Why, Marilyn, Destrier and Passion State Beaumont Film & Record, 100-220 Third Ave. S. Hotel Senator’s 107th Birthday Bash Winston’s English Pub, 243 21st St. E. Sun., April 19 Acoustic Jam Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Chris Carmichael Village Guitar & Amp, 432 20th St. W. Hotel Senator’s 107th Birthday Bash Winston’s English Pub, 243 21st St. E. Mon., April 20 Whitehorse Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Ave. R.ariel and Jaron FreemanFox Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave. Tues., April 21 Whitehorse Broadway Theatre, 715 Broadway Ave.

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Murmer by Meryl McMaster is on display at the Mendel Art Gallery. mentorship exhibition, Time and Water, with works by Dee Gibson and mentor Terry Billings. Reception for School Art April 19, 2 p.m.

Artwork by Grades Seven and Eight students from St. Anne School in the auditorium until April 19. Check out the closing sale in the Gallery Shop. The gallery will be closed June 8.

The Gallery at Frances Morrison Central Library April 15 until May 21 at 311 23rd St. E. Badlands: A Geography of Metaphor by Ken Dalgarno. Reception and author reading April 15, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Art of Conversation April 17-24 at Ideas Inc, 120 Sonnenschein Way. A fine art show and sale. Featuring an original series of paintings by Janet Williams.

Opening reception with live music by Colin Schwartz, April 17, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Affinity Gallery April 17 until May 23 at 813 Broadway Ave. The Narrative Dish. Work by six ceramic artists: Jenn DemkeLange, Mariko Paterson, Elizabeth Burritt, Aura Carney, Cathy Terepocki and Carole Epp. Reception May 7, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Gordon Snelgrove Gallery Until April 17 in Room 191 of the University of Saskatchewan’s Murray building. Interface by senior sculpture and extended media students.

Reception April 17, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

SCYAP Art Gallery Until April 17 at 253 Third Ave. S. First solo show by Trevor Martin.

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EVENTS 330 Design Group April 17, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 330 Ave. G S. An art show and sale celebrating excellence in art and supporting LCBI High School. Work by Kathryn Gorectke, Dale Hicks, Jordan Miller, Kevin Hastings, Holly Dyrland and Lynne Hermanson. Admission at the door.

Ethereal, a local perspective exhibit by Sharon Eisbrenner, runs until June 27.

Watermarks Art Show and Sale April 17, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., and April 18, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Luther Riverside Terrace, 915 Saskatchewan Cres.

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AKA Artist Run Until April 25 at 424 20th St. W. Interior Latex Eggshell by Robert Taite.

Artists’ Workshop 25th Annual Art Show April 17, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and April 19, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Grace-Westminster United Church auditorium, 505 10th St. E. Presented by Virginia Beaubier, Valerie Borycki, Margaret Bremner, Lou Chrones, Kathryn Green, Lorraine Khachatourians, Karen Maguire, Val Miles, Valerie Munch, Eva Peters-Kooy, Gail Prpick, Kathleen Slavin and Marilyn Weiss. Information at artistsworkshop1.wordpress.com.

Prairie River Artists April 17, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; April 18, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and April 19, noon to 4:30 p.m., at Albert Community Centre.

Their 13th annual art show and sale. Wheelchair accessible.

Artists’ Loft Studio April 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 617 Main St. Open studio featuring Denyse Klette and Cheryl Tuck-Tallon.

SCYAP Art Gallery April 20 to May 8 at 253 Third Ave. S. No Reason. Artwork by past UCPX participant Andy Zimmerman.

Humboldt and District Gallery Until April 23 at 601 Main St., Humboldt. Garden Immaculate by Linsday Arnold.

An OSAC touring exhibit of ink and watercolour works.

Eye Gallery Until May 9 at 117-1132 College Dr. My Point of View, a student art exhibition by artists from Kindergarten to University level. Opening reception April 23, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Thomas More Gallery Until April 25 at 1437 College Dr. Collective Observation, the 10th annual USCAD Instructors’ and Certificate Students’ exhibition.

Paved Arts Until April 25 at 424 20th St. W. Video Terrarium by Allison Moore. A collection of panoramic video landscapes over multiple screens.

Hues Art Supply Until April 30 at 1818 Lorne Ave. Painted Knots by Marvin Swartz.

The Gallery at Art Placement Until April 30 at 228 Third Ave. S. Towards the Strawberry Hills by Clint Hunker.

Station Arts Centre, Rosthern Until April 30 at 701 Railway Ave., Rosthern. Works from the Young Artist Program.

Gallery on Third, Watrous Through April at 102 Third Ave. E., Watrous. It’s a Shoe In, a Sask Terra Members’ juried ceramic exhibition.

Art in the Centre Through April at Parkridge Centre, 110 Gropper Cres.

Work by the Saskatoon Quilt Guild.

Western Development Museum Through April 2015 at 2610 Lorne Ave. Big Bert Travelling Exhibit. In partnership with the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. A 92 million-year-old crocodile skeleton brought

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Calories Bakery & Restaurant Until May 2 at 721 Broadway Ave. Posies & Places, new work by Cindy Hergott-Pellerin.

Handmade House Showcase Until May 30 at 710 Broadway Ave. Prairie Elemental, a show of fibre art by Cindy Hoppe.

Western Development Museum Until July 5 at 2610 Lorne Ave. Echoes on the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship. A travelling exhibition that uses artifacts, images, audiovisual presentations and art.

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Stay and Play Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., through April. For children up to age five. Semistructured, crafts, snacks, story time, toys, activities.

Email stayandplaysaskatoon@gmail.com or visit the Facebook page.

Alphabet Soup in Motion Wednesdays until April 29, 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Albert Community Centre, 610 Clarence Ave. Presented by Conexus Credit Union. A free Family program for parents with preschoolers. Stories, active rhymes and family games.

Snacks and parent discussion follow. Pre-registration required as space is limited.

Register at READSaskatoon. com or 306-652-5448.

LLLC Saskatoon Daytime Series Meeting The third Wednesday of the month through April, 9:30 a.m., at Emmanuel Anglican Church, 609 Dufferin Ave. All women interested in breastfeeding are welcome.

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

Stars and Strollers Wednesdays, 1 p.m., at Centre Cinemas in The Centre. Choice of two movies

Check out Bridges events listing to find the various children indoor playgrounds throughout the city. each week. A baby-friendly environments with lowered volume, dimmed lighting, a changing table and stroller parking in select theatres.

CJ’s Climb and Play Daily, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., in Bay 4 of 619 South Railway St. W. in Warman. Saskatchewan’s newest indoor playground.

For children up to age 12. Visit cjsclimbandplay.com or their Facebook page.

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.

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.

Scooters Indoor Playgroup Thursdays, 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., through May, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1636 Acadia Dr. Parent-supervised playgroup for kids up to age five. A bounce house and toys

for kids, designated infant play area, coffee/tea for parents. Registration on arrival.

Information at scooters@ ebap.ca or their Facebook page.

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.

Pop In & Play Thursdays until May 21, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at Erindale Alliance Church, 310 Perehudoff Cres. For children and their parents. Monthly themes, learning centres, snacks and occasional speakers. Information at office@erindalealliance.ca.

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.

Parent and Toddler Yoga Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., and/or Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., at Yoga Life,

2-115 Third Ave. S. Classes taught by Nina Zettl. For parents and their toddlers ages one to five. Introduce your toddler to the world of yoga.

Classes include postures, poses, meditation, movement, play and song. Classes are six weeks. Register at freedomfromwithinyoga@ gmail.com, 306-381-8852.

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.

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.

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. Half-hour singing and rhymes, then mingle with other parents.

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EVENTS Mommy and Me April 17, 6 p.m., at Wet Paint Pottery, 3110 Eighth St. E. Suitable for children ages six to 12 and their parents. A step by step art class. The project is mask and spray.

Kids Canvas Painting Class April 17, 6 p.m., at Wet Paint Pottery, 3110 Eighth St. E. A step-by-step class in acrylic painting. For ages eight and up. The project is a swimming sea turtle. Register at 306373-3219.

Kid Yoga Classes Ages five to 10 on Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; homeschoolers ages five to 12 on Mondays, 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Yoga Life, 2-115 Third Ave. S. Classes taught by Nina Zettl.

Helps kids regulate emotions, find focus, relaxation, selfawareness and inner fulfillment. Physically helps with balance, strength, flexibility, coordination and body awareness. Classes are six weeks.

Register at freedomfromwithinyoga@gmail.com.

Prenatal Partner Workshops: Yoga for Childbirth Saturdays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Birth Rhythms, 248 Third Ave. S. Instructed by Nina Zettl.

Learn various tools and techniques to help you through labour and delivery. No previous yoga experience is required.

Classes are six weeks. Register at freedomfromwithinyoga@ gmail.com, 306-361-8852.

Free Family Fun Sundays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Mendel Art Gallery, 950 Spadina Cres. E. For ages four to 12, accompanied by an adult. Art-making activities led by gallery artists. Supplies are provided. April 19, Build school art world hats for Earth Day. Mom and Baby Yoga Mondays, 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Yoga Life, 2-115 Third Ave. S. Classes taught by Nina Zettl. For mothers with babies as young as six weeks. Tone and strengthen your body, learn relaxation and meditation tools and explore breath-

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work. Classes are six weeks.

Register at freedomfromwithinyoga@gmail.com.

information and register at engineeringforkids.net/saskatoon or 306-978-4186.

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.

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.

Canadian Light Source (CLS) Public Tours Mondays, 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.

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.

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.

Engineering for Kids Children ages four to 14 can learn about technology and how engineers help it develop.

Classes, camps, parties, and clubs with hands-on STEM enrichment activities. Get

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

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Saskatoon Farmers’ Market Open year round. Wednesday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., farmers are in attendance.

Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday during market hours, food service and specialty shops are open. Information at saskatoonfarmersmarket. com. Contact 306-384-6262, skfarm@sasktel.net.

Bargain Basement Store Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church, 454 Egbert Ave. Clothing for babies, children, men and women, and jewelry.

Funds raised support the Lighthouse project.

Mayfair Carpet Bowling Wednesdays, 1:15 p.m., at Mayfair United Church. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. For information call 306-651-2151.

A silent auction is just one of the events to look forward to at the upcoming Eighth Annual Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses on April 15, 5:30 p.m., at TCU Place. BRIDGES PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG Graduates. Featuring emcees Sheri Ebert and Shauna Foster, a keynote testimonial by a past Princess Graduate, dinner, live and silent auctions, and live music by hip-hop artist Eekwol. Tickets at theprincessshop.ca, picatic.com.

Literature Matters Talk April 15, 7:30 p.m., at GraceWestminster United Church, 505 10th St. E. Don McKay’s poem “Danceland” is discussed by Wendy Roy. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free.

Seventh Annual Mutt Strut May 3, 10 a.m., at Petsmart at Preston Crossing. Hosted by New Hope Dog Rescue. A run/ walkathon. Information at newhoperescue.org/muttstrut.

Early bird registration deadline is April 15.

March for the Homeless April 15, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Kiwanis Memorial Park. Bringing attention to the issue of homelessness.

Carpet Bowl Thursdays, 12:15 p.m., at Nutana Legion Hall, 3021 Louise Ave. Hosted by the Nutana Senior Citizens Association.

Lunch and coffee are available for a fee.

Eighth Annual Glass Slipper Benefit for Princesses April 15, 5:30 p.m., at TCU Place. Presented by K + S Potash Canada. A fundraising event celebrating Princess

2015 Badge, Shield & Star Dinner April 16, 6 p.m., at Prairieland Park. Presented by the Rotary Clubs of Saskatoon. Celebrating the dedicated service of

the Saskatoon Police Service, Saskatoon Fire & Protective Services and Emergency Medical Services. With guest Sandy Davis and host Rotarian Vic Dubois. Reception, dinner and awards presentation. Tickets at picatic.com.

Proceeds support the Restorative Active Program.

Autism Services Open House April 16, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 209 Fairmont Dr. Group tours, refreshments and child and staff art for sale by donation. With a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5 p.m.

Comedy Night April 15, 7 p.m., at Capitol Music Club, 244 First Ave. N. Featuring Paul Myrehaug.

Admission at the door.

Third Annual Ensemble – A Dress for Success Benefit April 16, 5:45 p.m., at Kreos Aviation Hangar, 16 Wayne Hicks Lane. Presented by Cameco. An evening of food, music and fashion. In support of Dress for Success Saskatoon. Tickets at picatic.com, jonathan_huntington@cameco.com, 306-956-6366.

Pottery Painting Project April 16, 6 p.m., at Wet Paint Pottery, 3110 Eighth St. E. For ages 16 and up. The project is

a sushi set. Register at 306373-3219.

SIFC Dances Thursdays, 7 p.m., in room 13 at Albert Community Centre, 610 Clarence Ave. S. Saskatoon International Folkdance Club. Learn dances from many countries around the world.

First night is free. Visit sifc. awardspace.com.

Jimmy Rankin April 16, 7:30 p.m., at the Watrous Civic Centre, 404 Main St., Watrous. Presented by the Watrous & Area Arts Council and Stars for Saskatchewan.

The Canadian country/folk singer-songwriter performs.

On his Back Road Paradise tour. Tickets at the door.

The Brain and the Body: Making Connections in Understanding Contemporary Movement Thursdays until May 21, 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Free Flow Dance Centre, 224 25th St. W. Produced by the Free Flow Dance Theatre Company. Free community dance workshops for ages 17 and up. Instructors are Graham McKelvie and Jackie Latendresse. Dancers and creative movers are invited to attend any or all of the workshops. Information at freeflowdance@hotmail.com.

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Arte! Flamenco Workshops April 16-20 at Castle Theatre and Alma Flamenco Dance Studio. Workshops in guitar, voice, percussion and dance.

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The Heart Sings Peace April 17, 7:30 p.m., at Knox United Church. The Saskatoon Children’s Choir’s annual spring concert. Classical and Canadian compositions. Tickets at McNally Robinson or at the door.

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Tribute to The Ed Sullivan Show April 17, 7:30 p.m., at The German Cultural Centre, 160 Cartwright Ave. With tributes to Roy Orbison, The Beatles, The Monkees, Dave Clark 5, Del Shannon, the Beach Boys and CCR. Tickets at McNally Robinson, 306-244-6869 or at the door.

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Story Circle for Adults Third Friday of the month, September to June, 7:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Centre, 213 Second St. E. Bring a story or come to listen. Potluck snacks are welcome. Admission is free and donations are accepted. April 17 theme is road.

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Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem April 17, 7:30 p.m., at Mayfair United Church, 902 33rd St. W.; and April 19, 2:30 p.m., at Station Arts Centre in Rosthern. Presented by Station Singers. With soloists Luella Friesen and Larry Klopoushak, pianists Sharryl Riekman and Audrey Falk Janzen, and timpanist Darrell Bueckert. Tickets at McNally Robinson, from choir members or at the door.

For tickets to the Rosthern concert call 306-232-5332.

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Rusty Macdonald Branch Library 225 Primrose Dr, 306.975.7600

15 free minutes with a lawyer or mediator

Meetings are informational only, as legal advice will not be provided.

Register for this spot when you arrive at the event; spots are limited.

Ask questions and discuss legal topics Displays and presentations by community partners Food and refreshments

Saskatoon Prayer Breakfast April 18, 7:30 to 10 a.m., at Prairieland Park. An annual event that brings the community together to pray for our political leaders and to learn what it means to be a champion in our local community.

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Arte! Flamenco is performed April 18 at Castle Theatre in Aden Bowman Collegiate. Workshops run April 16-20. SUPPLIED PHOTO at tickets.saskatoonex.com or through local churches. All profits will be donated to local charities.

Flea Market April 18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Western Development Museum. Sponsored by the Pioneer Threshermans Club of the WDM. Baking, crafts, antiques, books and a 50/50 draw. Admission is free.

Westside Community Centre’s Clothing Depot Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 3488 Fairlight Dr. Free clothing for all ages, free baked goods from a local bakery. The take donations of clothing, footwear, accessories and toys.

Information at 306-222-8737.

Clean-Up Campaign Registration April 18-19 at Meewasin Valley Centre, 402 Third Ave. S. Register for this year’s clean-up campaign. Get information packages and bags to help clean up the city. Information at 306-665-6888, meewasin. com.

Arte! Flamenco April 18, 8 p.m., at Castle Theatre in Aden Bowman Collegiate, 1904 Clarence Ave. S.

Hosted by Alma Flamenco. An immersive performance of art using paint, poetry and theatre. With dancers and singers from Spain. Featuring Miguel Infante, Celedonio Garrido and Ricardo Diaz. Tickets at picatic.com, McNally Robinson, 306-955-3599 or at the door.

Food Works: Plums in the Icebox April 19, 1:30 p.m., at Emmanuel & St. Chad Chapel, 1337 College Dr. Hosted by Slow Food Saskatoon. A reading of food poetry by Saskatchewan poets. Beverages and homemade snacks will be available.

This is a family-friendly event.

Admission by donation.

Saskatoon Fiddle Orchestra April 19, 2 p.m., at Borden Community Centre in Borden.

The orchestra performs. Admission by donation. Proceeds support the Borden Volunteer Fire Department.

Septet April 19, 2:30 p.m., at the Bessborough. The Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra’s Players Choice Series. With the Saskatoon Symphony Chamber Players. Featuring works by Mozart, Sweete, Suchan and Beethoven.

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EVENTS Music from Near and Far April 19, 3 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church. The Cecilian Singers perform choral music from all genres and many nations. Tickets from choir members, McNally Robinson or at the door.

Emerging Artists & Pictures at an Exhibition April 19, 6 p.m., at Third Avenue United Church. The Saskatoon Youth Orchestra and Saskatoon Strings perform.

Works by Brahms, Mozart, Mussorgsky and Saskatoon’s Dylan Frostad. Tickets at McNally Robinson, picatic.com or at the door.

Tonight It’s Poetry April 19, 7:30 p.m., at The Woods Ale House, 148 Second Ave. N. Haiku Death Match featuring Prufrock Shadowrunner.

Kiwanis Musical Theatre Festival April 20-24, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 7 p.m., at Lighthouse Victory Church, 2802 Rusholme Rd. Youth from ages six to 26 perform show tunes. Tickets at the door.

welcome. Information at keith. carlson@usask.ca.

Saskatoon Oldtimers Association Meetings They meet May to September at the Log Cabin on the Exhibition Grounds, and October to April at Parkville Manor.

Information about the social group at 306-382-4915, 306373-1861.

Book Signing at McNally Regular book signings at McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. For schedule and information visit mcnallyrobinson. com/saskatoon_events.

English for Employment Class Hosted by the Saskatoon Open Door Society. Improve English pronunciation and communication, and learn what you need to find work in Saskatoon. Information or registration at 306-250-4337, 306-653-4464, 306-2504338, jhaugen@sods.sk.ca, ajunek@sods.sk.ca.

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Off-Broadway Farmers’ Market, International Bazaar, and Bistro Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., in the basement of Grace-Westminster United Church, 505 10th St. E. Offering a variety of locally produced food, clothing and accessories from India, pet products, baking, and bistro dishes. New vendors welcome. Call 306-664-2940 or email gerald.l.harrison@ shaw.ca.

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee April 15 to May 3 at Persephone Theatre. Six young people in the throes of nerdy adolescence compete for the Spelling Bee championship.

Overseen by a group of quirky grown-ups, and competing every night with volunteers from the audience, this charming group of outsiders learn that there is more to life than winning and losing. Tickets at 306-384-7727, persephonetheatre.org.

7 Days That Transformed the World April 21, 6 p.m., at Hose and Hydrant Brewing Company, 612 11th St. E. A public lecture series. Valerie Korinek on “The Day Gay Marriage Came to Winnipeg, Feb. 14, 1974.” A conversation with the audience will follow. Everyone is

La Raccourcie April 16-19 at Studio 914, 914 20th St. W. Presented by La Troupe du Jour. Victor goes in search of his father JeanJoseph, a social suicide who has exiled himself to Canada’s northern wilderness. Tickets at 306-667-1221, latroupedujour.ca.

An Evening of Theatre April 17, 7 p.m., at Nutana Collegiate. Presented by Family Service Saskatoon. Featuring An Expression of Originality and The Chair, both by Geoff Bamber. Admission at the door.

Saskatoon Soaps Improv Comedy April 17, 9:30 p.m., at Broadway Theatre. The improv comedy troupe brings laughter to the stage. Tickets at 306-6526556 or at the door.

The No-No’s April 17, 9:30 p.m., at Le Relais, 308 Fourth Ave. N. The improv comedy troupe performs.

Admission at the door.

The Lucky Ones April 17 to May 3 at Dancing Sky Theatre in Meacham. The companion piece to The Selkie Wife, Dancing Sky’s 2008 play.

Tickets at 306-376-4445. Information at dancingskytheatre.com.

Short Cuts April 17-18, 8 p.m., and April 19, 2 p.m., at The Refinery, 609 Dufferin Ave. Presented by Hardly Art. A 10-minute play festival. Six plays by six playwrights, with six actors and six directors. With food and a reception to follow. Tickets at 306-653-5191, ontheboards. ca.

The Faerie Queen April 21, 7:30 p.m., at TCU Place. Presented by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. A ballet based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A story filled with love, magic and deception. Puck, a fairy with a penchant for causing chaos, ensnares both humans and fairies in romance and confusion. Tickets at 306-975-7799, tcutickets.ca.

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Lesser known bulbs worth trying in your garden

By Lyndon Penner Most gardeners, at some point, start to dabble with bulbs. Lilies, hyacinths, alliums and tulips are just a few well-known bulbs. Really keen gardeners differentiate between “true bulbs” and bulb-like structures such as corms and rhizomes and tubers. However you refer to them, there are several bulbs that are little known but worthy of far wider trials in our gardens.

Many bulbs appear, flower madly, and then immediately go dormant, thus leaving you with a gap in the border that may be unsightly or difficult to hide. Also, garden centres have difficulty selling plants if they are not in bloom at that moment. Few bulbous plants flower continually and so some people feel they are “undesirable” (those people are wrong).

Over the years, I have become especially drawn to the more unusual bulbs and so have amassed a small collection of gems and wonders. Alliums, which are really just ornamental onions, have been popular in gardens for years but there are rarely more than a dozen kinds at your local garden centre, and that’s if you’re lucky! I am amazed at the number of gardeners who are unaware of the almost astonishing diversity found here, and the vast array of sizes, colours, and shapes that they take. There are beautiful alliums like Allium cyaneum with blue flowers that rival anything monkshood or delphinium can do.

There is the beautiful Prairie native nodding onion (Allium cernuum) — rarely grown here but loved in Britain. Or what about Allium karataviense from the high mountains of Pakistan? It has big, strappy leaves and milky white blooms held low to the ground. It smells of cheap bubble gum and multiplies where it is happy.

Blue camas (Camassia quamash) is most often associated with Garry oak meadows in the south of Vancouver Island but this lovely bulb is quite

Blue camas are under-used and under-valued but absolutely worthwhile, gorgeous bulbs.

hardy and now naturalized in southern Alberta. Once an important food source for First Nations people, blue camas goes dormant quickly after blooming but multiplies freely in a moist, sunny site. There are few flowering bulbs that can compete with it for elegance and sophistication.

Some of the more tender bulbs are also worth playing with. The giant lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum) is widely considered the largest lily in the world and to say it’s spectacular would be a dramatic understatement. With its blood-stained white trumpets, haunting fragrance, and shining, heart-shaped leaves it is un-

like anything else in its family, to say nothing of the fact that it can reach almost three metres in height. While it has to be carefully wintered indoors, for the adventurous gardener who likes a little magic, this is an incomparable specimen.

Finding these plants is part of the thrill. Growing something that your gardening friends don’t have is always an occasion for joy (and a little bit of smugness), and it keeps our gardens interesting. I search through seed catalogues, Internet resources, botanical gardens, seed exchanges, greenhouses, etc. and I’m always looking for that little something un-

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usual. I never pay any attention to zone ratings (they are usually ridiculous) but instead look at its native range. Cold parts of Europe, Asia, or North America? I’ll give that a try.

From the jungles of Sumatra? Maybe that would be best indoors.

To learn more, join Lyndon on April 18 at the University of Saskatchewan. He will also be leading other workshops in April (Spring 101, Advanced Gardening, Antique Vegetables, Prairie Herbs and Spices, Ancient Chinese Gardens).

Visit gardening.usask.ca, email master.gardeners@usask.ca or call

306-966-5546 for more information or to register for these and other horticulture classes.

Lyndon Penner is an avid blogger (www.jadecypress.wordpress.com), frequent CBC radio contributor and more recently author with Prairie Short Season Yard and the new Garden Design for the Short Season Yard This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com). Check out our bulletin board or calendar for upcoming garden information sessions.

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Italian red helps venture beyond French varietals

By James Romanow If you are of an inquiring mind, or just suffer from vinous ADD (my name is James and I will always be attracted to new booze), you need to be paying attention to the Italian aisle of your favourite wine store.

The current hot trend is new wines from Puglia (the heel of the boot) and Sicily. Both of these regions were impoverished in the past, but now either they are sharing in general wine wealth or this is the latest way to launder Mafia money.

In any case there are some astounding wines coming out of Sicily these days. When you see one, you need to buy it. They have a long traditional winemaking heritage that works with New World buyers (primitivo AKA zinfandel) but they are working on blends to make them more interesting to high end buyers, as well.

All of which brings me to Intensita. This is a new wine on the SLGA shelves and well worth seeking out. It’s primarily Nero D’Avolo, the black wine of Sicily that Michael Corleone drank to get to sleep after being struck by the thunderbolt. But they’ve added another local grape, Nerello Mascalese, and then some cabernet sauvignon and Merlot. These have all spent about a year in barriques (oak wine barrels) to mellow.

The oaking is just a touch apparent. I’d guess

you could lay it down for a decade to get optimal wine. It’s still a very drinkable wine if opened tonight; a dark red, with ripe fruit bouquet and medium texture and a surprisingly elegant finish.

This is a really nice wine and a great way to start exploring grapes beyond the French varietals.

Mazzaro Intensita 2012. $18 **** More wine in Monday’s paper and on Twitter @drbooze.

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