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Am I The Only One: Struggling Being A Teen It didn’t take long after my first book, Eating Myself Crazy, that I knew a second one was not far behind. However, the next one would be for teens.

During my book signing events with Eating Myself Crazy, I would frequently be engaged in conversations with parents about how they were worried about their teenage son or daughter, specifically around body image issues and self-talk. I would be asked by these parents if I could write a book for teens. How could I say no when there is such a great need?

The world has become a harsher and more critical place to grow up in and our teens are being hit from all sides. With the bombard-

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ment of messages that we need to be talented, beautiful and smart to be successful many teens feel they are not measuring up. It is during this stage, where self-esteem is being developed, that our Western culture continually keeps knocking it down. Kids are caught up in the same level of hyper-com-

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READ MY BOOK — 2 Treena Wynes’s book offers help for teens struggling with teen issues

OUTSIDE THE LINES — 24 Each week Stephanie McKay creates a timely illustration meant to please children of all ages

ON THE SCENE — 4 Bridges was on the scene at the annual Folkfest event

RECIPES —25 Dehydrating is an easy way to use up seasonal produce

ON THE COVER — 6 Don Kerr’s poetry is infused with the history of Saskatoon and the entire province

CROSSWORD AND SUDOKU — 26

MOMENT IN TIME — 10 A moment in time: Photographer Liam Richards’ shot that defines Saskatoon

WINE WORLD — 27 Dr. Booze says if it’s time for a change of wine, try a Viognier

MUSIC — 19 The Karpinka Brothers’ new album has a different sound, but they are still the ‘nicest guys in Saskatoon’

GARDENING — 28 Raspberries are hardy, not difficult to care for, generally insect and disease-free, and well worth the effort

EVENTS — 20 What you need to know to plan your week.

The Kaprinka Brothers, Aaron, left, and Shawn have found success after years of playing the bar scene around the province and beyond. Bridges Photo by Liam Richards

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I don’t have any choice. You just have to keep doing it. If I did nothing I’d hate myself.

— Don Kerr

DON KERR

A scholar — and poet — of the people

Don Kerr has been a professor, poet, playwright and historian throughout his prolific career.

By Sean Trembath Don Kerr’s poetry is infused with history. His fascination with Saskatoon and the entire province of Saskatchewan has long been one of his primary muses, and the well is far from dry.

Even today, more than a decade after he retired as a professor at the

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University of Saskatchewan, Kerr makes almost daily treks to the Broadway Roastery, his de facto writing studio.

Kerr has acted as professor, poet, playwright and historian throughout a prolific career. His place in the province has been officially recognized, first with an Order of Merit in 2007, then with a three-year stint as

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Saskatchewan’s poet laureate starting in 2011.

“I love it when someone you know well surprises you, and he has really surprised me with the breadth of his work through the years,” says David Carpenter, a longtime colleague and collaborator.

Kerr’s life and work are so intertwined with Saskatoon that Carpen-

ter thinks of him as a constituent part of the city.

“If Don were to pass on, it’s almost like Saskatoon would lose its memory,” he says.

■ ■ ■ ■ Born in 1936, Kerr has spent most of his life in the Broadway area of Saskatoon. He has watched the city

change for better and worse.

“I grew up in a city that had nothing to do with this city,” Kerr says.

The population was around 40,000 at the time, and it was reflected in the city’s geography being much more compact. Kerr describes walking two blocks from St. Joseph School, located where Oskayak now sits, and reaching open prairie.

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“I still don’t believe all those suburbs,” he says.

He went to high school at Nutana Collegiate.

He looks back at those teenage years without much fondness.

“I wasn’t an athlete and I wasn’t going out with girls. I was shy. And the teachers weren’t any good, either,” he says.

It was only after heading to the U of S that he found the academic environment he had been craving.

“Leaving high school and going to university was like leaving hell and going to heav-

en,” Kerr says.

He enrolled in arts and sciences, partially because he determined it would give him the most free time. He also took some commerce classes to appease his father, an accountant.

His eventual decision to drop commerce and focus on English led to the only fight he can remember having with his father. For three hours, his dad berated him about the value of an English degree. Kerr stuck to his guns. Afterward, his mother told him in private that she supported his decision and was proud of his conviction.

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I love it when someone you know well surprises you, and he has really surprised me with the breadth of his work through the years. — David Carpenter

Even in retirement, Don Kerr continues to read and write poetry at his favourite coffee shop on Broadway Avenue.

Kerr had fallen in love with literature and poetry. In his second year, he read everything Yates had ever written.

“I didn’t understand it all, but I kept on going,” he says.

His voraciousness carried over to his master’s degree at the University of Toronto, where his thesis focused on Charles Dickens.

“In one year I read, in order, 16,000 pages of Dickens. I loved it,” he says.

After Toronto, he headed to the University of London for a PhD. The degree was not to be, but his time in London shaped the intellectual

groundwork for his entire teaching career at the U of S. “All I did was go to movies and plays for two years,” Kerr says.

He says he saw five movies and a play every week. Being in Europe in the ’60s, he was exposed to that continent’s cinematic movements — Italian Neo Realism, the French New Wave — and he was hooked.

“Godard was my favourite. As I told people in my film class, there’s only a few of us who love Godard, and we’re smarter than anyone else,” Kerr says.

After returning to Canada, he was offered teaching jobs at the U of S

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and York. Saskatoon was the natural choice, both because he grew up there and because he never learned to drive a car. He settled back in the Broadway area and rode a bike to work.

Despite his formal education in literature, film and theatre became his specialty.

“The things I educated myself in were the things I taught all my life.

I never taught anything I was taught myself,” Kerr says.

He took the job very seriously.

Bob Calder, who has known Kerr for more than 50 years beginning as a colleague at the university, talks

about Kerr taking his work with him when he would walk down to see Blades games at the old Saskatoon Arena downtown.

“What he would do is take half a dozen or so essays or exams he needed to grade. When the fights broke out he would mark a paper,” Calder says.

Kerr still found time for other endeavours. During his years at the U of S, he was involved with the World University Service of Canada, the Saskatoon Public Library Board, the Meewasin Valley Authority, the Saskatchewan Arts Board and SaskFilm. He has also served on the

board of two regional publishers, Coteau Books and Edmonton’s NeW NeWest Press, where he remains a member more than 30 years after first stepping up.

Through it all, he continued to work on his own projects. Although he says he could only finish the larger works on sabbatical, he has written poetry since he was an undergraduate.

Kerr and David Carpenter have been pushing each other for decades.

At first, Carpenter says they were “closet poets” in an era when there was much less of a scene in the province.

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Godard was my favourite. As I told people in my film class, there’s only a few of us who love Godard, and we’re smarter than anyone else. — Kerr

“We’ve been each other’s enablers,” Carpenter says.

He encouraged Kerr to keep at it as soon as he started reading Kerr’s work.

“Not only was it wonderfully rooted in the history of Saskatoon and the history of this province, but also very satirical about it. He was able to take certain historic and economic trends and attack them in a gently biting fashion,” Carpenter says.

He also praises Kerr’s variety. Af After a biting piece of satire, he can turn out a lyrical examination of love or loss. Also, his work isn’t limited to poetry, with books and plays to his name.

“He has so many strings to his bow,” Carpenter says.

Kerr’s tenure as poet laureate took him all across the province, to readings great and small. On top of fond memories of his travels, he credits the post with making him a better performer.

“I became a better reader. I had to read so often, I began to read more slowly, so everything was clear,” Kerr says.

Bob Calder says Kerr was a brilliant selection for the honour.

“It was a wonderful choice. Don’s poetry is subtle, but it’s also accessible to the general public,” he says.

These days, Kerr says most of his inspiration comes from reading.

He’ll sit at the Roastery, read a periodical and start scribbling poetry into the margins.

Some of his earlier work stemmed from current events. One of his personal favourites was written the day the old Capitol Theatre was demolished in Saskatoon. Looking back, he remembers that day as a black mark on Saskatoon’s history.

“Some of us like myself have never forgotten it, and our fury remains undimmed,” he says.

After the demolition began, Kerr wandered to the nearby Ritz bar, drank about six beer, and turned out Capitol Punishment, a poem he says is one of his best.

Tipping back beverages with Kerr is one of Carpenter’s favourite memories of their time together.

“One of the things that saddens me is he doesn’t drink very much anymore. He used to be a great drink-

Don Kerr was awarded the Saskatchewan Order of Merit in 2007 an a three-year stint as Saskatchewan’s poet laureate starting in 2011.

ing buddy,” Carpenter says.

“He’s a great conversationalist and storyteller. If you ask Don a simple question, he’ll come out with a beautifully detailed story that resonates with the past.”

Kerr’s love of history shows in his non-poetic work, which is extensive enough to be hard to catalogue succinctly. Among his books are two chronicling the work of visual

artists — Regina’s Victor Cicansky and Winnipeg’s Don Proch. He contributed an essay on nature writing to a book on the literary history of Saskatchewan. He has edited many books through his work with NeW NeWest Press. He wrote another book on the history of Saskatchewan’s public library system, something he speaks of as one of the province’s great triumphs.

“Saskatchewan had a library system in the ’30s that was among the three worst in all of North America,” he says.

It was only the efforts of multiple provincial governments, from the CCF to the Liberals to Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservatives to Allan Blakeney’s NDP, that moved the institution to where it is today.

His next project is another history,

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this time on the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.

Despite reaching an age where none would fault him for slowing down, Kerr has no intention to do so.

“I don’t have any choice. You just have to keep doing it,” he says.

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Music education boosts More than test scores School is much more than a place where students gather to learn. For children, school is their first opportunity for social development and introduction to people outside of their family unit. Lessons learned in school go beyond mathematics and language arts.

Students learn to cultivate individual interests and find other people who share their interests. Music is one of the ways like-minded children come together.

When many people talk about the benefits of music education, they’re quick to point out all of the quantitative and measurable results of that music education. For instance, numerous studies have shown the positive impact music programs can have on children in other areas of study.

Dr. Laurel Trainor, a professor of psychology, neuroscience and behavior at McMaster University, has said that young children who take music lessons show different brain development and improved

memory compared to children who do not receive musical training. Stanford University researchers have found that musical training improves how the brain processes the spoken word, a finding that researchers say could lead to improving the reading ability of children who have dyslexia and other reading problems. Furthermore, in an analysis of data on more than 25,000 secondary school students, researchers at the United States Department of Education found that students who report consistent involvement in instrumental music during middle school and high school perform significantly better in mathematics by grade 12 than those who do not participate in music programs.

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endeavor, and music education can set the course for lifelong friends and help create social groups that last through school and beyond.

Music education breeds familiarity during a school

career, when going from class to class or from school to school every year can be nerve-wracking and unfamiliar. Walking inside of a band room, whether in elementary school or high school, can create a sense of belonging. It is also a place where students not involved in sports or other activities can gather.

Children who move a lot due to a parent’s work may find that joining the marching band or participation in the choir is the one portion of school that is familiar no matter where they attend school.

While neighborhoods may change and teachers differ from school to school, music can be a reliable constant.

While not every child will go on to be the next, great musical sensation, thanks to music education at school, he or she will have learned lessons in working as a team and other social benefits that will help in all areas of life. (MNS)

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BY JENNIFER JACOBY-SMITH OF SP SPECIAL PROJECTS Rock the River was so much fun last year, organizers say they had to do it again in 2015. Presented

by SaskTel Centre, Rock 102 FM and the Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatchewan’s classic rock festival proved very popular right from the launch. According to SaskTel Centre executive director Scott Ford, the festival sold out all three days.

The event happens August 21 to 23, at the same time as the Rock 102 Show and Shine Weekend, giving tourists a double bang for their buck.

“It’s classic cars and guitars. It was just a perfect fit. It really generated a lot of excitement. Certainly the two events happening together made it a really exciting focal point for somebody wanting to come to Saskatoon.

And go to the beautiful Delta Bessborough Gardens and listen to some great classic rock,” says Ford.

The success of its inaugural year helped the event nab a nomination for New Tourism Product of the Year at the Tourism Saskatchewan Awards.

The location of the festival also has an added bonus for attendees as well. They are close to downtown accommodations, restaurants and shopping. The festival site at the iconic Delta Bessborough Gardens offers a beautiful backdrop along Saskatoon’s riverbank.

“What else is unique about it, is because it’s downtown in Saskatoon it’s different than most (music) festivals where you go and you camp. Ours is downtown it actually fills a lot of hotel rooms downtown and has some great spinoff economic benefits for not only the downtown hoteliers, but also for downtown shopping, downtown restaurants. It’s a very strong tourism product in the market,” says Ford.

For its second year, Rock the River has once again found a killer lineup of classic rock bands to delight fans. Friday will see Chilliwack, Doucette, and April Wine take the stage. On Saturday the event has Kick Axe kicking things off at 4 p.m., followed by Saga, Kenny Shields and Streetheart, and Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad to wrap things up. Sunday’s lineup features Carol Pope of Rough Trade, The Stam-

Harlequin was one of the acts from last year’s line up at Rock the River. This year’s festival at the Delta Bessborough Gardens features Chilliwack, April Wine, Kenny Shields and Streetheart, Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad, Kim Mitchell and Trooper, among others. Rock the River After Party follows the main stage shows at O’Brians Event Centre with tribute band Snake Oil Sinners. (SP FILE PHOTO)

peders, Kim Mitchell, and Trooper.

This year the party doesn’t have to stop. If music lovers can’t get enough of the main shows, organizers

have added the Rock the River After Party featuring Snake Oil Sinners. Friday and Saturday night Snake Oil Sinners will rock the O’Brians Event Centre, just a short walk from the festival site starting at 10 p.m.

“The Snake Oil Sinners are a tribute band that plays all the classic rock hits,” says Ford. “They’re booked in festivals all over North America. They are tons of fun.

They dress up in costume and I think people are really going to enjoy watching them as well.”

Day passes are quickly selling out for the event.

Tickets for the After Party are also selling well, and available at Ticketmaster.ca.

Ford says while none of the bands are major headliners, each band had some major hits back in the day guaranteed to bring back memories for fans.

“When you put them all together the shows are great. The fans love it. The bands love it,” Ford notes.

“It was just a fun event to work and we’re looking forward to hosting it again this year.”

More information can be found at www.rockthe riversaskatoon.ca.

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DeFrancesco has played with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith and has recorded more than 30 albums, some while working with Ray Charles and Bette Midler.

“He’s a genius and the modern day star on the jazz organ,” says Don Griffith, artistic director of the society. “And since we have the Hammond B3 organ in The Bassment, what better way to showcase the man and the organ?”

DeFrancesco will appear at The Bassment, which is located at 202 Fourth Avenue North, on Friday, Oct. 30, in what Griffith calls his Jazz Travellers’ Series.

Griffith has been the artistic director of The Bassment ever since November, 2008, although the club itself didn’t open

Legendary jazz artist Joey DeFrancesco will entertain audiences October 30 at the Saskatoon Jazz Society’s Bassment. (PHOTO: JOEY DEFRANCESCO)

until the following September. He has been a music educator at Bishop James Mahoney High School for 25 years and retired in June. He has been a musician of note, widely-known for his piano stylings but has also shone in horn sections.

With The Bassment, he books acts for about 40 weeks of the year, concentrating

on jazz on Saturday night, building on a strong Roots following on Friday nights, and adding other acts in mid-week if artists are on tour.

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Tara Davidson, a talented saxophonist,

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Another early guest will be Steve Hill, a virtual one-man band who will be at The Bassment on Oct. 10. Hill did a show of his own during the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival and was an opening act for Matt Andersen at the festival’s main stage.

Rob Young is a Calgary interpreter of Frank Sinatra songs and will be headlining Nov. 8. It’s part of a celebratory season because Sinatra fans are recalling that 2015 is the 100th anniversary of his birth.

There will be a strong focus on homegrown talent again. Griffith, David Fong,

Kim Salkeld and Ray Stephanson will test the new Yamaha C7 piano, donated to the society of the Whit Firor family, on Oct. 24 and it promises to be a night of two pianos, with four-handed and eight-handed repertoire.

Jack Semple, the Regina guitarist, will deliver two nights of blues on Dec. 4-5.

Pianist Maurice Drouin will return with his Christmas Show on Dec. 12-13. Outside The Wall, with its Pink Floyd tribute show, will appear on Jan. 14-15. Rosie and the Riveters will sing up a storm on March 31-April 1.

There is a stronger concentration on the blues and among the season’s first acquisitions are the Harpdog Brown and Little Victor on Sept. 30.

Henri Loiselle is lending his operatic voice to a jazz partnership with pianist Martin Janovsky on Nov. 29.

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David Braid, a Canadian pianist who is an annual visitor to Saskatoon, will likely be on the schedule in January. Oliver Jones, the legendary pianist from Montreal, likes to come to Saskatoon every second year and negotiations are under way for a Jones date in May. The Roots series is now solidly entrenched and the season’s first two shows feature Dennis Ellesworth on Sept. 10 and In With The Old on Sept. 11. Also signed are the Claire Lynch Band, American bluegrass specialists on Oct. 16; Tom Wilson, with his Lee Harvey Osmond presentation on Nov. 6; Slocan Ramblers, fresh from Ness Creek, on Nov. 13; and other favourites like Colin Linden, the Barrelmen, Alexa Cuba, Catherine McLellan, Belle Plaine and Ken Whitely as the season progresses.

One of the strengths of the society has been the growth in memberships, where the total has now surpassed 1,600. Card holders get discount rates at most performances.

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Students of a Registered Music Teacher benefit from a variety of performing opportunities, workshops, awards programs and scholarship support. (PHOTO: FOTOLIA)

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Last year the Saskatoon branch hosted

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The upcoming 2015-2016 season features many fabulous events planned for RMT teachers, students, and the community. These include November’s Canada Music Week, various recitals featuring our students, and numerous workshops and educational opportunities. In May of 2016, RMT members will play a huge role in supporting many students entered in the Saskatoon Music Festival and other competitions. It is a very exciting schedule designed to provide educational and performance opportunities for both teachers and students!

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DeFrancesco has played with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith and has recorded more than 30 albums, some while working with Ray Charles and Bette Midler.

“He’s a genius and the modern day star on the jazz organ,” says Don Griffith, artistic director of the society. “And since we have the Hammond B3 organ in The Bassment, what better way to showcase the man and the organ?”

DeFrancesco will appear at The Bassment, which is located at 202 Fourth Avenue North, on Friday, Oct. 30, in what Griffith calls his Jazz Travellers’ Series.

Griffith has been the artistic director of The Bassment ever since November, 2008, although the club itself didn’t open

Legendary jazz artist Joey DeFrancesco will entertain audiences October 30 at the Saskatoon Jazz Society’s Bassment. (Photo: Joey Defrancesco)

until the following September. He has been a music educator at Bishop James Mahoney High School for 25 years and retired in June. He has been a musician of note, widely-known for his piano stylings but has also shone in horn sections.

With The Bassment, he books acts for about 40 weeks of the year, concentrating

on jazz on Saturday night, building on a strong Roots following on Friday nights, and adding other acts in mid-week if artists are on tour.

The jazz season will be launched on Sept. 12, with the Stone Frigate Big Band, a Saskatoon stand-out act.

Tara Davidson, a talented saxophonist,

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Another early guest will be Steve Hill, a virtual one-man band who will be at The Bassment on Oct. 10. Hill did a show of his own during the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival and was an opening act for Matt Andersen at the festival’s main stage.

Rob Young is a Calgary interpreter of Frank Sinatra songs and will be headlining Nov. 8. It’s part of a celebratory season because Sinatra fans are recalling that 2015 is the 100th anniversary of his birth.

There will be a strong focus on homegrown talent again. Griffith, David Fong,

Kim Salkeld and Ray Stephanson will test the new Yamaha C7 piano, donated to the society of the Whit Firor family, on Oct. 24 and it promises to be a night of two pianos, with four-handed and eight-handed repertoire.

Jack Semple, the Regina guitarist, will deliver two nights of blues on Dec. 4-5.

Pianist Maurice Drouin will return with his Christmas Show on Dec. 12-13. Outside The Wall, with its Pink Floyd tribute show, will appear on Jan. 14-15. Rosie and the Riveters will sing up a storm on March 31-April 1.

There is a stronger concentration on the blues and among the season’s first acquisitions are the Harpdog Brown and Little Victor on Sept. 30.

Henri Loiselle is lending his operatic voice to a jazz partnership with pianist Martin Janovsky on Nov. 29.

Continued on p. 15

Continued from p. 14

David Braid, a Canadian pianist who is an annual visitor to Saskatoon, will likely be on the schedule in January. Oliver Jones, the legendary pianist from Montreal, likes to come to Saskatoon every second year and negotiations are under way for a Jones date in May. The Roots series is now solidly entrenched and the season’s first two shows feature Dennis Ellesworth on Sept. 10 and In With The Old on Sept. 11. Also signed are the Claire Lynch Band, American bluegrass specialists on Oct. 16; Tom Wilson, with his Lee Harvey Osmond presentation on Nov. 6; Slocan Ramblers, fresh from Ness Creek, on Nov. 13; and other favourites like Colin Linden, the Barrelmen, Alexa Cuba, Catherine McLellan, Belle Plaine and Ken Whitely as the season progresses.

One of the strengths of the society has been the growth in memberships, where the total has now surpassed 1,600. Card holders get discount rates at most performances.

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SRMTA encouRAgeS pRofeSSionAliSM in MuSic educATion The Saskatoon Registered Music Teachers’ Association (SRMTA) is an organization of professional, dedicated, energetic, and qualified teachers within your community. RMT members teach a variety of instruments and related theoretical subjects, from beginner to the most advanced levels. Each Registered Music Teacher holds at least one degree or diploma from a University, Conservatory or recognized school of music. RMT members are also committed to continuous professional development. The Association’s objectives include promoting progressive ideas in music education, encouraging professionalism in the art of teaching, and stimulating a high standard of music and culture.

The student of a Registered Music Teacher benefits from a variety of performing opportunities, workshops and recitals with visiting artists, and opportu-

Students of a Registered Music Teacher benefit from a variety of performing opportunities, workshops, awards programs and scholarship support. (Photo: fotolia)

nities for awards and scholarship support.

RMT members are privileged to continue their association with the Saskatoon Ki-

wanis Club in the successful awarding of Bursaries to some deserving students.

Last year the Saskatoon branch hosted

a very successful Provincial Annual Convention. It was a wonderful opportunity for fellow teachers from across the province to meet and learn from internationally recognized performers and teachers.

The upcoming 2015-2016 season features many fabulous events planned for RMT teachers, students, and the community. These include November’s Canada Music Week, various recitals featuring our students, and numerous workshops and educational opportunities. In May of 2016, RMT members will play a huge role in supporting many students entered in the Saskatoon Music Festival and other competitions. It is a very exciting schedule designed to provide educational and performance opportunities for both teachers and students!

To find a teacher in your area or to learn more about Registered Music Teachers, visit www.srmtasaskatoon.com.

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WHAT’S IT LIKE TO PLAY THE HANDBELLS?

BY BLAIR BRAITENBACH FOR SP SPECIAL PROJECTS As I take hold of a glimmering bronze handbell for the first time, I quickly discov discover there are more to these heavenly-sounding chimes than I previously imagined.

Betty Alexander, director/conductor for the Bronze Reflections handbell choir in Saskatoon, has prepared a few tables where a four-octave set of 49 bells lay before us.

Providing me with an introductory lesson, I immediately learn that handbell ringing even requires proper posture and grip with specific starting and stopping techniques (something my musically-challenged hands struggle with). Holding the instrument in an upright position, one must move it forward and flick the wrist to allow the “clapper” to strike while continuing the movement in a backward circular motion – letting the ring fade out or “damping” it just below the collarbone to stop the sound.

After a few tries under Alexander’s tutelage, I more or less get the hang of the basics (at least I think I do). But when my teacher for the day performs a simple alphabet song on her own with about 10 bells, I fully realize how intricate this music style is – and the amount of skill and practice it takes to ring with confidence and expertise.

“A lot of people are not familiar with handbells, or they don’t understand everything that’s involved,” Alexander explains after my lesson.

“If you came to one handbell rehearsal, you would put on a special pair of gloves and I know you would be surprised at all that is required in ringing a handbell – not just the movements themselves but all the techniques, tempos, dynamics and expectations of the director and ringers. It is quite something.”

That high level of musicianship extends

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to understanding how to read music competently, as well as where one’s notes are played during a particular song. Typically Alexander directs 12 ringers in her adult choir, emphasizing the importance of each player as they contribute to the whole.

“With handbell music, each ringer has the complete score and from this they

need to be able to find their own designations, be it two, four or more bells. Every assigned note is required and necessary.

Every ringer is essential and equally important to the group,” she says.

When everything is pieced together, Alexander says the beautiful music that radiates from the bells – which varies from “sacred” to secular to contemporary and more – can stir up all kinds of feelings within both listener and player alike.

“I don’t know how to explain it, it just amazes me. The wide range of emotions that bell music will evoke is incredible and sometimes leaves you quite speechless. You almost can’t believe what you have just heard,” she describes.

While the bells can be rung as a solo instrument, Alexander emphasises the camaraderie aspect of a handbell choir – noting that choir members provide invaluable mentorship and assistance to one another. Each of her musicians practice together at least once a week – with

the group performing at a host of venues, including churches, weddings, memorial services, private functions and public events like the Western Development Museum’s Festival of Trees.

“An important part of handbell ringing is sharing your love of music, talents and repertoires with other people,” she says.

After 25 years directing handbell choirs, Alexander has cultivated an impressive ringing ability. However, the retired school teacher says it’s the pursuit of lifelong learning and passion for the instrument that pushes her to further hone her skills.

As such, the conductor attends as many handbell workshops and symposiums across Canada and the U.S. as possible.

“It’s the challenge, the ringing and directing, the ringers, the versatility and creative use of the instrument and the wide range of repertoires available that keep me at it,” she says. “You can work with choirs at many different levels and still come together to create and share a love of music.”

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SASKATOON STRING ENSEMBLE MAKES ANY OCCASION MORE SPECIAL The Saskatoon String Ensemble is a flexible and versatile entertainment service. This ensemble of professional musicians will perform any kind of music, anywhere, for any kind of event, with any number of players.

They most often perform as a string quartet, but can expand to a small string orchestra, or can downsize to a trio or duo for smaller locations and budgets.

Their extensive repertoire includes the traditional classical repertoire for string quartet, as well as arrangements of jazz standards, and contemporary music. They really can play anything from

Bach to Beethoven, Gershwin and Cole Porter, Argentinian tangos and Scott Joplin, right on up to the entire Beatles songbook, themes from the movies, and contemporary songs and soft rock.

The Ensemble will take special requests and then make arrangements of almost anything – and they have had some unique requests! Recent weddings have featured groomsmen arriving to music from Star Wars and couples exiting their ceremony to the music of Viva la Vida by Coldplay. Weddings with a theme such as Beatles music, Disney songs or movie theme songs, are also popular trends.

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Saskatoon String Ensemble can play at large and small venues, indoors or outdoors. They can easily move locations during an event – such as from the ceremony to the cocktail reception, and then on to the dinner.

Bookings can be made online or by telephone.

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SaSkTel Summer InvaSIon rockS WaScana Park by blair braitenbach for SP SPecial ProjectS Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, SaskTel Summer Invasion has transformed from primarily a spectator sport event to a full-scale music and family entertainment extravaganza.

Taking place in Regina’s picturesque Wascana Centre August 28 and 29, SaskTel Summer Invasion promises a wide array of exciting activities to be enjoyed by all. Throughout the two-day event, attendees can check out skateboarding and wakeboarding demonstrations, sample a variety of local cuisine from participating restaurants and food truck vendors or catch some of the hottest provincial, national and international artists on the mainstage with evening performances from Dead South, Lights, Lil Jon and Dear Rouge. The Conexus Family Zone has face painting, games and more for the kids, while the beer gardens and Festival Village with its extensive selection of products and services offer grownups something to cheer about.

“We want SaskTel Summer Invasion to be one

last big celebration party – something for people to look forward to before they head back into their school or work environment and the long winter ahead,” enthuses festival coordinator Doug Elder.

“We’re trying to put together the best show we can for fans and spectators. It’s a special year for us, but we want to make every year as engaging as possible.”

Originally, the late summer festival catered more exclusively to the X Games-style crowd, but gradually organizers began incorporating music and other forms of entertainment to reach a more diverse audience. And, in addition to the topbilled musicians, SaskTel Summer Invasion plays host to a lengthy list of local and provincial acts.

“Music is something that is a common denominator and unites us all, and there are so many great genres that we wanted to showcase,” Elder says. “Also, music and action sports fit so well together that it’s been a natural progression. The festival is more of a complete package now.”

New to this year’s festivities is a “win-to-get-in” kick-off party on August 27 at the DoubleTree by

Hilton Hotel, featuring the bluegrass/folk sounds of Regina’s own Dead South. Elder says the inaugural gala will be a more intimate affair, but as the SaskTel Summer Invasion continues to grow and take shape, he hopes to feature more such shows away from the main festival site.

“It’s the future evolution of the event if you will,” he explains, adding that for the first time the mainstage will include a giant video wall throughout Lil Jon’s “Vegas-style DJ set.”

And perhaps one of the best enticements of all? Taking in the sights and sounds amidst one of Canada’s largest and most scenic urban parks.

“Wascana is amazing, and being in the middle of the city it’s really accessible for the entire community. It’s one of Regina’s jewels and a beautiful place to host an event like this,” Elder says.

Entrance into the festival site from noon to 8 p.m. is free for everyone. Access to the evening’s concerts is by admission. Tickets can be purchased at both OffAxis Boardshop locations, and online at www.summer invasion.ca.

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Karpinka Brothers reaching new heights

Shawn, right, and Aaron Karpinka have found enough recent success with their band, The Karpinka brothers, that they have made music their full-time gig.

By Sean Trembath The Karpinka Brothers — Aaron and Shawn — feel their careers are at an all-time high.

“It feels like we have an upward trajectory more than a downward spiral. It feels like we’re more in the sky than in the toilet. Its feels more like we’re succeeding than failing,” Aaron says.

The Saskatoon siblings have shared their sound at dingy bars, festivals and even a local care home.

Now, with a new album release just weeks away, they are preparing to take it further than ever before.

Their third full-length offering, You Can Count On Me, comes out Sept. 4.

“It’s drastically different from

anything we’ve ever done,” Aaron says.

This is true both for sound and lyrical content. It’s the first time one of their albums has featured electric guitar.

“I just want to hear the notes sound a little different and ring out a bit more,” Aaron says of the choice.

It’s also the first time Aaron has shared lyrical duties with his brother.

“It shows both of our personalities,” Shawn says. “We have very dif different personalities, and I think it reflects that.”

They only had two days in the studio, which Aaron chalked up to budgetary restraints. Even so, it was plenty of time.

“It was actually closer to one, but

we booked the studio for two so we thought we might as well go into the studio and hang out,” Shawn says.

Their no-nonsense recording schedule is nothing new. The brothers like to have all their ducks in a row before heading in to lay anything down. They’re also willing to let a song come out however it was played, even if it’s not note-perfect.

“If there’s imperfections — and there were — we just left them in.

Now when I listen back they make me smile,” Shawn says.

The accompanying tour starts Sept. 10 and will take them as far west as Vancouver, as far east as Charlottetown, and south of the border for their first time ever in New York City. It’s a massive undertaking, so big that both brothers have

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“I just found I didn’t have time.

I’m married, with family and a life beyond music, and getting ready for the album release was taking up all my time,” Shawn says.

For all the new venues they’ll see, there’s one Saskatoon spot they don’t plan to start passing over. Later this month they’ll play the Parkridge Centre Special Care Home in Saskatoon for the 25th time. It all started when a local promoter suggested them as a good fit for the venue.

“We’d never done anything like that before, and we went and gave it a try, and it turned out to be some of the best musical experiences we’ve ever had,” Shawn says.

Aaron remembers one man who

could barely speak beckoning him over and whispering, “When you were playing, my ears are open.”

They consider the shows a great learning experience.

“You have to pull emotions and responses out of people who maybe weren’t even expecting to see music that day,” Aaron says.

The love of performing in whatever venue they find themselves in drives the siblings. Even with music now being their only source of income, they don’t let themselves feel the pressure on stage.

“I have to have the blinders on from anything financial, or exposure-wise, because it will take away from what I’m doing it for,” Aaron says. strembath@thestarphoenix.com twitter.com/strembath

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4-Front Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.

# MUSIC Wed., Aug. 19

Les Barrington Nutana Legion, 3021 Louise St.

Family Channel Big Ticket Summer Concert: The Big Ticket, Becky G, The Next Step Dancers, The Vamps, Shane Harte and The Tide SaskTel Centre, 3515 Thatcher Ave.

Wayne Bargen McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. With the Birds Vangelis Tavern, 801 Broadway Ave.

Eddie Robertson Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

Off the Grid Piggy’s Pub and Grill, 1403 Idylwyld Dr. N.

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

Classy Chassys w/ The Buzzardline, and Myles and the Blanks Amigos Cantina, 806 Dufferin Ave.

Thurs., Aug. 20 Brewster and the Roosters Crackers Restaurant & Lounge, 1-227 Pinehouse Dr.

Rock the River After Parties: Fear of Knowing and Snake Oil Sinners O’Brians Event Centre, 241 Second Ave. S.

Soul Picnic Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Jordan Welbourne Capitol Music Club, 244 First Ave. N.

Til Dawn Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E.

Fri., Aug. 21 Sun., Aug. 23

Riff Raff Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

Acoustic Jam Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

4-Front Army & Navy Club, 359 First Ave. N.

Mon., Aug. 24

The Standards Trio McNally Robinson, 3130 Eighth St. E. Leon Ochs Fairfield Senior Citizens’ Centre, 103 Fairmont Ct.

Czar Bomba Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. Singer Becky G will perform at SaskTel Centre on Wednesday as part of the Family Channel Big Ticket Summer Concert. AFP PHOTO 801 Broadway Ave.

806 Dufferin Ave.

Black Vienna w/ Silent Sea Capitol Music Club, 244 First Ave. N.

Off the Grid Piggy’s Pub and Grill, 1403 Idylwyld Dr. N.

Tyrants Demise w/ Agony Spawn Vangelis Tavern,

Autopilot w/ Off the Top Rope Amigos Cantina,

Rock the River After Parties: Fear of Knowing and Snake Oil Sinners O’Brians Event Centre, 241 Second Ave. S. Til Dawn

Stan’s Place, 106-110 Ruth St. E.

Sat., Aug. 22 Riff Raff Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave.

Tues., Aug. 25 Stereo Playground Buds on Broadway, 817 Broadway Ave. The Gratitude Tour: Tiffany Ponce w/ Cquel and Chief Beats Vangelis Tavern,

801 Broadway Ave.

# ART The Gallery at Frances Morrison Central Library Aug. 19 until Sept. 24 at 311 23rd St. E. King of Birds by Cui Jinzhe. Reception Aug 20, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Gordon Snelgrove Gallery Until Aug. 20 in Room 191 of the U of S Murray Building. Art and Soul, the ninth USCAD Certificate Student graduate show.

The Gallery/Art Placement Until Aug. 20 at 228 Third Ave. S. Abject Abstract, works by a new generation of local abstract artists.

Collector’s Choice Art Gallery Until Aug. 22 at 625 First Ave. N. City scenes by Kris Engstrom and Brent Heighton in gallery one. A gallery artists’ show is in gallery two.

St. Thomas More Gallery Until Aug. 27 at 1437 College Dr. Sequential by Monique Martin and Cathryn Miller.

Eye Gallery Until Aug. 28 at 117-1132 College Dr. Eyes. Works by Brian Bauche, Carol Daniels, Monique Martin, Quinn McDonald, John Perret, Jannik Plaetner, Trint Thomas, Karen Walpole and Fran Zerr.

Affinity Gallery Until Aug. 29 at 813 Broadway Ave. SCC 40th Anniversary Show and Sale. Works by Saskatchewan Craft Council members.

Riverhouse Studio & Art Gallery Until Aug. 31 at 308 Spadina Cres. W. Artworks by Emily Carr, a Canadian artist living and painting at the same time at the Famous Group of Seven. A Peaceful Meditation garden out front features Emily Carr quotes.