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Working in the arts inspires creative coordinating colleagues P. 4

EVENTS:

What you need to know to plan your week P. 10

SHARP EATS:

Wine and slow food, plus an argument for liquor warehousing P. 14

HOW TO BUILD A COMMUNITY DEBRA BUTTON HAS A GIFT FOR LEADERSHIP P. 6

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

FASHION — 4 Colleagues coordinate outfits in an arts-inspired workplace

OUTSIDE THE LINES — 12 A weekly colouring creation for kids of all ages by artist Stephanie McKay

ON THE COVER — 6 Debra Button has a gift for leadership

READ MY BOOK — 13 Author was inspired by the prairie

CROSSWORD/SUDOKU — 8

SHARP EATS — 14 Wine and slow food, plus an argument for liquor warehousing in Saskatchewan

EVENTS — 10 What you need to know to plan your week Send listings to: qc@leaderpost.com

WINE WORLD — 15 Tempt your palate with a tasty and cheap French white

Saskatchewan Arts Board colleagues Sabrina Cataldo and Aaron Clarke have discovered a fashion twinship. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

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R E G I N A FA S H I O N

Aaron Clarke and Sabrina Cataldo:

RAD IN RED

Coordinating colleagues

SABRINA

By Ashley Martin

1. GLASSES: JJ’s Optical Gallery.

“They’re really different and that’s what I like about Joey’s store. It’s a local store and someone I know, but he always brings in stuff that is really different and he’ll only bring in one of each kind, so it feels like I have something that not everyone has.”

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It started two years ago with an unplanned purple pairing.

A co-worker noted that Sabrina Cataldo, in a violet dress, and Aaron Clarke, in a suit jacket, smacked of similitude.

From that day forward, the Saskatchewan Arts Board colleagues have noticed an unintentional clothing twinship half a dozen times or so.

“Do you guys call each other in the mornings? Do you contrive this?” said Clarke, relaying his co-workers’ reactions. “Sometimes we match the art.”

“Like the day we did the red and we were in front of the David Dreher and all the colours were coordinating,” said Cataldo.

It happened last summer when — not on a Rider game day — they each showed up to work dressed in green.

“You wouldn’t expect the two of us to be dressing alike,” said Cataldo.

“I think we’re pretty different people. … Cats and dogs.”

Cataldo enjoys a retro silhouette, vintage pieces and wrap dresses.

“I like to be bold,” she said.

“Full chroma,” Clarke described her. “You don’t do the pastels, you don’t do the paisleys, you don’t do plaid very often.”

And while Cataldo likes a sale, she doesn’t swear by them.

Clarke, on the other hand, “can’t remember the last time I bought clothes for myself if it wasn’t a band that I saw.”

When it comes right down to it, “It’s gotta be free and it’s gotta smell nice today” — which can be a challenge given a household of dogs (Clarke’s fiancée Jamie Parker founded Bright Eyes Dog Rescue) and children.

As a Regina Cat Rescue volunteer, Cataldo keeps her clothes well away from her pets.

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2. NECKLACE AND EARRINGS: “I made (them) myself.” The Scrabble tile is from Etsy.

3. DRESS: Banana Republic online 4. RING: Anex 5. MUG: Etsy

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7. JACKET: Moores. “My mother dresses me. She goes, ‘Aaron, I can’t believe you’re wearing those, I’m taking you to the mall.’ It’s usually Moores.”

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8. SHARPIES: “I teach drawing with Sharpies at the Neil Balkwill Centre. ... I’m dependable to have a Sharpie on me at any time.”

9. SHIRT: Cornwall Centre. “It’s from that mall kiosk where you can get a shirt and tie for 15 bucks.”

10. ANARCHY BELT: A gift from his

sister 12 years ago, which came from a chain store in Winnipeg. “Cheap and chintzy made-in-China readymade punk rock. It’s a gift. I can’t turn my nose up at a gift.”

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80 per cent off.”

12. SOCKS: Cornwall Centre kiosk

Sabrina Cataldo and Aaron Clarke’s coordinating styles. QC PHOTO BY TROY FLEECE

13. SHOES: Aldo in Vancouver

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1. GLASSES: JJ’s Optical Gallery. “He’s like, ‘You have to come in and see these.’ ‘Aw dammit, another one.’” She has seven pairs of glasses.

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3. NECKLACE: Megan Hazel. “I like that I know her and that I’m supporting her and I work here and I support artists personally, so that’s something that’s really important to me.”

4. SWEATER: Costco 5. DRESS: eShakti, online 6. BRACELET: Leni and Eva from Anex. The fishbone is from a keychain.

7. SHOES: Rhodas Elegance Again. “I love these shoes — they’re something I get comments on them all the time but where would you find them?”

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AARON 8. TOQUE: Stolen from Jamie

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9. GLASSES: Golden Mile Optical 10. EARRING: His cousin made them as

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He took his kids in too: “It was like National Lampoon’s European Vacation, that scene where they all walk out dressed all Euro.”

14. RINGS: Claddagh from the Ceilidh Sur-

prise. The other is “probably the Cornwall Centre — the gum machines.”

15. BRACELET: A dog rescue bracelet that

reads: “On a mission from dog.”

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16. KGB BELT: Claire’s or Ardene in Cornwall.

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“I think I broke a belt and needed a new one.”

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17. JEANS: H&M 18. BOOTS: They were his father’s.

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I thought maybe this is the stuff my grandma heard. It made me realize: Whose shoulders am I standing on? – Debra Button

DEBRA BUTTON

SUMA president a role model for all women

By Jenn Sharp When Debra Button talks to elementary school classes, she asks the kids to imagine the school’s playground equipment has been removed. She then says a meeting will be held the next day in the gym, but only the boys will be allowed to choose new equipment. The girls are always in an uproar over the scenario.

“If you don’t run,” Button tells them, “if you don’t think, when you get older, the boys are going to pick the playground equipment. We need to make sure that we’re there giving our voice.”

Button likes to share what she’s learned during her two-decade-long career in politics. She speaks frequently in classrooms, from ages seven to 15, about civic governance.

She also speaks on behalf of municipalities across the province.

In February, she took the stage at Saskatoon’s TCU Place to address delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention. She’s the association’s first female president in its 110-year history.

Her rousing and enthusiastic oration on community building and working for the people of Saskatchewan was not a political move. It was authentic. With Button, what you see is what you get; a more honest, virtuous leader is hard to find.

■ ■ ■ ■ When Button decided to enter city politics in Weyburn in 1996, she had never spoke in public.

To prepare, she practised her speech every Sunday for seven months in an old auditorium. And, every Sunday, her husband Greg would give her feedback while their two-year-old son Ryley ran around and played.

“It was probably one of the best things that I did for myself. I was (comfortable) that night, standing in front of a room full of people and

Debra Button, mayor of Weyburn, is the first female president of SUMA (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association). QC PHOTO BY LIAM RICHARDS

you’re not sure what the questions are going to be,” she said.

Eleven people ran for the six seats.

Button, 27 at the time, just wanted a seat; she ended up topping the polls.

“We worked really hard to get that and I was quite proud of that.”

She sat for two terms as a councillor, then ran for mayor of Weyburn in 2003 but was defeated. She won the 2006 election handily (and is now in her third term).

She wouldn’t have gone into politics at all if it weren’t for encouragement from her friend Gail Mehler, who saw Button’s potential.

“She has always been a really good, genuine person. She tells it how it is but she’s still got that old soul about her. I don’t know where her wisdom comes from. She knows how to get things done and she’s really good with people,” said Mehler, who has helped with all of Button’s campaigns.

SUMA was in need of a new president in 2013. Regina’s mayor, Michael Fougere, was convinced Button would be the perfect woman for the job. She had impressed him by the way she dealt with flooding in Weyburn and spoke on behalf of her

community (the city issued a state of emergency in June, 2011).

“She handled herself with remarkable clarity and really took charge of the situation. As a leader, she demonstrated her skills right there,” Fougere said.

Those leadership skills are what made him encourage her to run for SUMA. “She’s definitely a welcome addition, and brings a voice of clarity and strength to the position.”

Fougere said that Button has become a role model for other women — something Mehler agrees with.

“She gave me something to believe in when I thought all politicians were corrupt. She’s one of the few people that, when it really matters and she tells people that she loves Saskatchewan, I believe it. She’s not doing it because she’s a politician.”

Alison Hamilton, Mehler’s daughter, said Button’s appointment as SUMA’s first female president gave her hope — for her own career and for gender equality.

“I think the world is still lacking.

When I see (Button) step up in nontraditional female roles, it really does renew my spirit.

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I know people who run the grader in their small village. They do it for free because they love their community. To give them anything less than my whole heart wouldn’t be fair when they’re working for next to nothing. — Button

“It’s given me that confidence to think there’s roles in my career that I didn’t really think I could strive for but now I think I can,” said Hamilton, a change manager for SaskEnergy who travels to offices around the province to help employees with organizational changes.

“A lot of the roles at SaskEnergy are very technical and fairly maledominated. So when you’re dealing with a bunch of other males in that kind of environment, you need to have that self-confidence and know your worth and that you’re worth being listened to.”

As SUMA’s president, Button made headlines last month when she defended the current revenue sharing policy with the province and called for an improvement to northern and southeastern roads in Saskatchewan.

The other major issues on her plate are diverse — everything from keeping up with infrastructure costs to implementing a multi-material recycling program.

“Recycling is something Saskatchewan is lagging behind on across the country. We need to get moving on it and start to be responsible to the environment,” she said.

Button also represents Saskatchewan at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, where rail safety is a big topic.

Once a year, she goes on the “SUMA roadshow” to meet with partners across the province at regional meetings. In getting to know the people who run the communities, she can say with confidence that no one wants to raise taxes or do something that’s not in a town’s best interests.

And it’s a sentiment she knows she must return.

“I know people who run the grader in their small village. They do it for free because they love their community. To give them anything less than my whole heart wouldn’t be fair when they’re working for next to nothing.”

■ ■ ■ ■ It would be hard to find anyone who loves their job as much as Button, but it’s still her second love.

First is her family. She and her husband Greg have four children, Ryley

Debra Button and her daughter Annie ringing the Weyburn Post Office bell during the city’s centennial celebration. SUBMITTED PHOTO

(19), Kyla (12), Dakota (10) and Annie (5). All were adopted; they waited seven years before they were able to bring home Ryley. The others came to them via Social Services.

After Button lost the mayoral race in 2003, she and Greg decided to become foster parents.

“Everyone said, ‘You can’t do this, Debra.’ My sister said, ‘You can’t give away a kitten. How are you going to let kids leave?’ She’s kind of right.”

They fostered several different children and teens over the years, one of whom got married last summer.

“My husband was fighting tears watching her walk down the aisle,” Button said.

A brother and sister would change their lives forever though. Kyla and Dakota were only meant to stay with the family for a few months. Then they were going to be sent to separate homes. The couple decided to adopt them, not wanting the siblings split up.

Meanwhile, Button won the next election and became mayor of Weyburn in 2006.

Then, a call came from the hospital. A foster home was needed for a baby for 30 days.

“I said, ‘You get her out of my house in 30 days or after that, you won’t get her back,’” Button laughed.

Annie turns six in May. “She is the most independent little girl I’ve ever met. We’ve got an age

gap of 20 to six. The kids at daycare one day said, “Annie! Your grandma is here!’ ” Button laughed again.

■ ■ ■ ■ Button’s playground equipment analogy is a comparison everyone can understand. She wants to see more women in politics and making decisions for the broader populace.

“It’s that simple. You need to be in the gym. More and more, I think women are starting to get into the gym, but we’re not even close to meeting the United Nations standards (on gender equality for women).”

She was part of a five-year gender diversity and local economic program in Ukraine, funded by the

former Canadian International Development Agency. She and other delegates travelled to Ukraine to mentor and give women tools to help them enter business and politics.

Button gave a talk titled Keeping Your Head Above Water as a Woman in Politics — referring to the 2011 Weyburn flood.

One woman in the crowd stood up and said that although they fundraise (through bake sales) to help repair aircraft carriers and buy helmets and bulletproof vests, every day they also bury another dead body.

“I just sat there thinking, ‘My flood story is nothing.’ How many cakes do you have to bake to repair an aircraft carrier?”

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I hope my boys support their wives just as well as they see me being supported, and my girls aren’t afraid to step outside the society norm. — Button

An older man in the crowd gave a patriarchal speech, questioning the need for women in politics and business while affirming their place was in the kitchen taking care of their men.

“After I quit laughing, I thought maybe this is the stuff my grandma heard. It made me realize: Whose shoulders am I standing on?”

She would like to see more women in politics but thinks the negative aspect (the bickering and personal attacks) is dissuading.

“It turns a lot of women off and they don’t see that they can come and really make huge impacts. (Women) bring a different perspective and you get a better outcome.”

■ ■ ■ ■ There are downsides to being in the public eye.

Last year, someone made a mock Twitter account, complete with a picture of Button that had been defaced.

It’s a hateful page with just a few posts, all attacking Button’s physical appearance or her adopted children.

When she saw the posts, it hurt her deeply.

“When my husband got up in the morning, I had hardly slept and had actually written my letter of resignation. I said if (my job) ever started to affect my kids, that’s when the line was crossed.”

She slept on it and decided not to resign, thinking instead about how to turn the experience around.

Shortly after, a Weyburn restaurant was investigated for alleged abuses of the temporary foreign worker program. Two employees claimed they were fired and replaced by temporary workers from outside Canada. The entire program was evaluated and new rules for hiring workers implemented.

Button said it was a difficult time in her city.

“There was some awful things being said on social media. One of the comments on Facebook said: ‘Go home, preferably in a pine box.’

“How do you get up every morning and feel that that’s OK to say to anybody?”

She was asked to attend staff meetings at several businesses that employed temporary foreign workers.

ADVICE FROM DEBRA BUTTON FOR WOMEN CONSIDERING POLITICS: “It is crucial that your spouse and family understand what you will be taking on. You need support and buyin from those who will support you win or lose. You need those around you to understand that sometimes the public is very hard on elected officials. It is those in your immediate circle who will help you through those days. My family is truly my best asset; somedays my strength comes from them.”

She addressed bullying in the community by sharing her Twitter experience.

She also uses the Twitter example when she talks about the effects of social media in Grade 2 classrooms.

“How is it that a (grown) woman can be brought down to her knees?

And I’m a fairly confident woman.

How would I expect my 12-year-old (to deal with it?).”

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When Button’s dad died four years ago, she told Greg she had lost her biggest cheerleader.

“No, you didn’t. I’m sitting right here,” said Greg, the husband who has supported all of her political moves, and the many days she spends on the road.

Her absence has given her kids independence — they all learned to pack their own lunches at an early age.

More importantly though, is the role model they have in Button.

“My boys and my daughters both see a working mom who works for her passion, who believes in what she’s doing,” she said.

When Button doubts herself or feels like a bad mom for missing a school event, she reflects on the powerful lesson she’s teaching them.

“I hope my boys support their wives just as well as they see me being supported, and my girls aren’t afraid to step outside the society norm.” jksharp@thestarphoenix.com Twitter.com/JennKSharp

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Debra Button’s husband Greg, with Annie and Dakota, takes care of the family when she’s on the road. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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Big Bad Storm Broadway’s Lounge, 1307 Broadway Ave. The Tilted Kilts McNally’s, 2226 Dewdney Ave. S a t u rday, M a rc h 1 4

The Alley Dawgs Leopold’s Tavern, 2330 Albert St.

Open Acoustic Jam 3:30-8 p.m. Broadway’s Lounge, 1307 Broadway Ave.

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A Clown’s Guide to the Orchestra: Melvin Tix Clownductor Regina Symphony Orchestra SaskPower Family Series 3 p.m. Knox Metropolitan United Church, 2340 Victoria Ave.

Irish singalong Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Free Spirit & Friends.

7 p.m. Our Lady of Peace, 425 Broad St. N. Brian Sklar and the Tex Pistols, Jack Semple, Frogs Back Fundraiser for SCEP Centre and Regina Early Learning Centre 6 p.m. Casino Regina Show Lounge, 1880 Sask Dr. Live music Fat Badger, 1852 Scarth St. Queen City Rocks The Wolf battle of the bands The Exchange, 2431 Eighth Ave. The Tilted Kilts McNally’s, 2226 Dewdney Ave. Friday, M arch 13 Open jam 6-11 p.m. Eastview Community Centre, 615 6th Ave. Edmonton Children’s Choir 7:30 p.m. Westminster United Church, 3025 13th Ave. Weekly Drum Circle Instruments provided 7:30-9 p.m., The Living Spirit Centre, 3018 Doan Dr. Call Mike, 306-550-3911.

Pavlo The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. Black Drink Crier, Vintage Children O’Hanlon’s, 1947 Scarth St. The Electric Revival, Whiskey Manner, Johnny 2 Fingers and the Deformities The Club at The Exchange,

strong sense of purpose An immersive installation by Montreal-based artist Tricia Middleton. An uneasy marriage of materials and process, Middleton’s practice incorporates castoffs and debris from consumer culture, organic elements, byproducts from studio production, and utilitarian building and craft supplies.

Until April 22. Dunlop Art Gallery – Sherwood Village Branch, 6121 Rochdale Blvd.

2431 Eighth Ave.

Pavlo The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave.

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Alex Runions McNally’s, 2226 Dewdney Ave. Big Bad Storm Broadway’s Lounge, 1307 Broadway Ave. Rhythm Run The Lancaster, 4529 Gordon Rd. S u n day, M a rc h 1 5 Open jam Every Sunday 3-8 p.m.

Mojo Club, 639 Victoria Ave. M o n day, M a rc h 1 6 Monday Night Jazz & Blues: Danny Jones Jazz Group Bushwakker, 2206 Dewdney Tu esday, M a rc h 17 St. Patrick’s Day party Featuring Squeeze of Scotch.

Bushwakker, 2206 Dewdney The Great Plains Celtic concert 7-9 p.m. Wesley United Church, 3913 Hillsdale St. Johnny McCuaig Band McNally’s, 2226 Dewdney Ave. Jam The Lancaster, 4529 Gordon Rd. Pile Of Bones Brass Band O’Hanlon’s, 1947 Scarth St.

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Annual Salon Show March 11-April 25.

Michael Bell’s fine art exhibition Light Passing Through Glass is at the Creative City Centre until April 15. PHOTO BY MICHAEL BELL Opening reception: March 11, 7-9 p.m.

Art Gallery of Regina Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre 2420 Elphinstone St. Light Passing Through Glass Michael Bell’s photographs display a highly technical and inquisitive pursuit of light refraction through coloured glass marbles. Until April 15.

Opening reception: March 11, 7-9 p.m.

Hague Gallery, Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. Undergrowth: Brendan Schick Intricate organic patterns influenced by nature’s creatures delicately rendered in graphite.

Until March 21. Slate Fine Art Gallery, 2078 Halifax St. Landscape and Sky, People and Place: Contemporary Canadian Fine Art The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Until March 22. Government House, 4697 Dewdney Ave. Martha Cole: Patterns of Excitation March 15-April 18 Reception: March 15, 1-4 p.m.

Mata Gallery, 106–2300 Broad St. Intimate Details in Textures A collection of 18 framed prints on archival watercolour photographic paper. Through the camera lens, the artists have probed and explored textural elements in the ev-

eryday world to allure, entice, tease, excite and compel us to see beyond that which is in front of us and to experience a powerful visual impression and examine more deeply the notion of sensuality.

Until March 31. Artful Dodger, 1631 11th Ave. Material Girls Works by 24 female artists of different ages, from a variety of disciplines and cultural backgrounds, using both traditional and new media overload the senses with bright colours and decorative motifs.

Until April 5. Dunlop Central Gallery, 2311-12th Ave. Persons of Interest Is this moment public or private? Recorded or unrecorded? Intimate or anonymous?

More than ever, how we see ourselves is inseparable from how we are being seen. Art by Vancouver artist Ken Lum. Until April 5. MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Moving Forward, Never Forgetting This exhibition creates a space for intercultural dialogue and storytelling, encouraging sharing, empathy, and deeper understanding of what it means for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to coreside in these territories.

Until April 19. MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Tricia Middleton: Joy is just melancholy with a really

Quixotic Susan Bozic and Evan Tyler’s two-person show of performative photography. Both artists use store mannequins, which they animate as actors in dramas that each directs and then visually records.

Until April 24. 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday to Friday.

U of R University Club, College West room 215.

Landscape and Sky: Contemporary Canadian Fine Art The Artists of Scott Nicholson Fine Arts Until April 30. Regina Centre Crossing, 1621 Albert St. --Assiniboia Gallery 2266 Smith St. Open Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Neutral Ground #203-1856 Scarth St. Open Tues. to Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nouveau Gallery 2146 Albert St. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Oakland Gift and Fine Arts Oil and ink paintings by Chinese artists Lingtao Jiang and Huaiyi Tian.

2312 Smith St. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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The Laugh Shop Live standup every Saturday night, 9:30 p.m. Ramada Hotel, 1818 Victoria Ave.

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Playwright Reading — Jordan Tannahill March 11, 8 p.m.

U of R Education Auditorium Combat Dance IV

Come join FadaDance as you cheer on your favourite team to victory. Also Featuring silent auction and cocktails. $15 for adults.

March 14, 8 p.m.

The Artesian, 2627 13th Ave. Ultimate Diva Experience March 14, 8 p.m.

The Owl, U of R Riddell Centre The Drowning Girls Until March 22 Globe Theatre, 1801 Scarth St.

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DANCING

Friday Night Dancing Hosted by Adult Social Dance Group. $5 per couple includes tea and coffee.

Every Friday, 8-10 p.m.

St Mary’s Anglican Church, 3337 15th Ave. Club 66 Dance Featuring Leon Ochs.

March 13, 8 p.m.-midnight Regina Senior Citizens Centre, 2134 Winnipeg St. Contemporary Singles Social Club dance March 14, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Eagles Club Hall, 1600 Halifax St. Retro Dance Party Every Sunday McNally’s, 2226 Dewdney Ave.

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Thunderstruck Canada dance competition March 13-15 Banner Hall, Evraz Place Regina Pats vs. Moose Jaw March 14, 7 p.m.

Brandt Centre, Evraz Place Unbreakable High Impact Wrestling March 13. Hungarian Club, 1925 McAra St. Regina Pats vs. Brandon March 17, 7 p.m.

Brandt Centre, Evraz Place

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Bake A Difference Combat bullying through baking; spread kindness with a cookie.

Wednesday, 5-7 p.m.

Sweet Ambrosia Bakeshoppe, 230 Winnipeg St. N.

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EVENTS Stars and Strollers Wednesday, 1 p.m.

Cineplex Odeon Southland Mall, 3025 Gordon Rd. Drop-in crafts and gym Free event for youth aged 5-18.

Thursday, 4-6 p.m.

Eastview Community Centre, 615 6th Ave. Drop In Indoor Playground Friday, 9-11:45 a.m.

South Leisure Centre, 170 Sunset Dr. Mom and Tot Bored Meetings Hosted by Kate Murray, 306-2162511.

Friday, 10-11:30 a.m. Early Learning Family Centre, Scott Collegiate, 3350 7th Ave. Build and Grow Clinics Build a special feature project. For children age 5 and up.

Saturday, 10 a.m.

Lowes, 4555 Gordon Rd. Michaels Kids Club Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon 2088 Prince of Wales Dr. Family Favourites films Enjoy a favourite film for just $2.50.

Saturday, 11 a.m. Galaxy Cinemas, 420 McCarthy Blvd. N. Family activities Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.

Saskatchewan Science Centre, 2903 Powerhouse Dr. Family Studio Sundays Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

MacKenzie Art Gallery, 3475 Albert St. Parent and Preschooler Jungle Gym Monday, 9:30-11 a.m.

Al Ritchie Family Wellness Centre, 445 14th Ave. Science Time for Tots Interactive workshop aimed at early learners.

Tuesday, 9:30-10 a.m.

Saskatchewan Science Centre, 2903 Powerhouse Dr. Drop-in crafts and gym Free event for youth aged 5-18. Tuesday, 4-6 p.m.

Eastview Community Centre, 615 6th Ave.

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MUSEUMS

Alex Youck School Museum 1600 Fourth Ave. Tours by appointment only (306523-3000).

Civic Museum of Regina 1375 Broad St.

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Journey to the South Pacific Documentary Narrated by Cate Blanchett, this is a breathtaking adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes us on a journey of discovery to this magical place where we encounter whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea.

Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday noon-4 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

Government House Museum & Heritage Property 4607 Dewdney Ave. Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

RCMP Heritage Centre 5907 Dewdney Ave. Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Interstellar Sci-Fi A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Regina Firefighters Museum 1205 Ross Ave. Tours by appointment (306-7777714).

Regina Floral Conservatory 1450B 4th Ave. Open daily, 1-4:30 p.m.

Royal Saskatchewan Museum 2445 Albert St. Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Saskatchewan Military Museum 1600 Elphinstone St. Open Monday and Thursday, 7-9 p.m., or by appointment (306-3479349).

Saskatchewan Science Centre 2903 Powerhouse Dr. Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday and holidays, noon-6 p.m.

Closed Mondays.

Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame 2205 Victoria Ave. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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RCMP Sergeant Major’s Parade Weekdays, 12:45 p.m.

RCMP Depot Division, 5600 11th Ave. Senior Power meeting March 11, 1:30 p.m.

Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre, 2900 13th Ave. Bees and pollinators Education session March 11, 7-9 p.m.

Ambassadors for Christ Church, #1 Peace Gate, Garden of Eden Estates, White City STARS Air Ambulance STARS liaison Vanessa Headford features at the Canadian Club luncheon.

March 12, noon Executive Royal Hotel, 4025 Albert St. Urbanity 101: What makes a successful city?

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The Price is Right Live is coming to Casino Regina this weekend.

March 12, 7 p.m.

Queen City Hub, 1843 Hamilton St. Open session life drawing Nude model. Bring your own drawing materials. $12 drop-in fee. Thursday, 7-10 p.m.

Creative City Centre, 1843 Hamilton St. What Women Want March 13, 5-9 p.m.

March 14, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

March 15, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Conexus Arts Centre The Price Is Right Live March 13, 8 p.m.

March 14, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Casino Regina Show Lounge 1880 Saskatchewan Dr. Regina Farmers’ Market (indoors) Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

2065 Hamilton St. Regina Outdoor Sports Show March 14-15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Evraz Place Franco Club Come practice and improve your spoken French in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

March 14, 10-11:30 a.m.

U of R Language Institute Building room 216/rotonde.

Crib tournament Fundraiser for Pioneer Village and Regina Humane Society. $20 per couple.

March 14, noon Eagles Hall, 1600 Halifax St. Policy to Prosperity U of R Engineers Without Borders gala brings together individuals from the community with an interest in fair trade, global engineering, and sustainable development for an

evening of delicious food, inspiring speakers, and lively entertainment.

March 14, 5:30 p.m.

Hilton Doubletree, 1975 Broad St. Tea Time with Regina Girl Guides March 14, 1-4 p.m.

Westhill Baptist Church, 8025 Sherwood Dr. ChewsDay Challenge Drop-in gathering of board game enthusiasts.

Every Tuesday, 6 p.m.-midnight.

Boston Pizza, 545 Albert St. N.

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Dear White People Comedy/Drama The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.

Citizenfour Documentary A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.

Regina Public Library Theatre 2311 12th Ave.; 306-777-6104 --Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Documentary Join scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help endangered lemurs survive in the modern world.

Narrated by Morgan Freeman.

D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944 Documentary On June 6, 1944, the largest Allied operation of the Second World War began in Normandy, France. This film provides a new, penetrating look at this moment in history, blending multiple cinematic techniques including animation, CGI, and live-action images.

Kramer Imax 2903 Powerhouse Dr. 306-522-4629

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Cinderella (Family) Ella (Lily James) is eager to support her merchant father as she welcomes her new stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and stepsisters Anastasia (Holliday Grainger) and Drisella (Sophie McShera) into their house.

But when Ella’s father unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a cruel new family. One day, Ella meets a stranger in the woods.

Unaware that he is a prince, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul. When Ella is forbidden to attend a ball at the palace, a kindly beggar woman (Helena Bonham-Carter) steps forward and changes her life forever.

Run All Night (Action) Jimmy Conlon (Liam Neeson) is one of the greatest hit men to work for mob boss Shawn McGuire (Ed Harris), dodging detectives for the past 30 years. Now 55, Jimmy finds himself choosing between his crime family and his actual family when he discovers that his estranged son Mike (Joel Kinnaman) might be heading down a dark and twisted path.

Galaxy Cinemas 420 McCarthy Blvd. N. 306-522-9098 Cineplex Odeon Southland Mall Cinemas 3025 Gordon Rd.; 306-585-3383 Rainbow Cinemas Golden Mile Shopping Centre 3806 Albert St.; 306-359-5250 Events listings are a free community service offered by QC. Listings will be printed if space permits. Please send information two weeks before your event.

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Author inspired by the prairie parentage, which is troubled from the Russian, Mennonite beginning. She’s a and Gypsy. He pretransplanted Vancoufers to socialize with verite who feels lonehis Scandinavian and some with nothing British friends, who but open pastures and “don’t carry all that fields around her; just Russian baggage.” a few trees around the Tina and Frank’s rehouse would help. But lationship deteriorates Frank doesn’t want as the story progresstrees. They’d make Elma Schemenauer es. He resents the fact him feel trapped. He needs to be able to see the whole that she neglects her daily chores to paint pictures. She begrudges the sky, uncluttered.

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International wine and slow food

By Jenn Sharp If you want to understand good wine, you’re already halfway there if you appreciate good food.

According to wine marketer Doug Reichel, “Quality wine is all about food.”

He was the guest speaker at a recent salon hosted by Slow Food Saskatoon, where he talked about the role of international wine in the concept of slow food.

Slow Food is an international movement that links quality of food with quality of life. Slow Food Saskatoon is Saskatchewan’s only chapter. Members promote good food, produced locally and with care to the environment.

As a marketer (he operates finewinessask. com), Reichel’s job is to find quality wines from around the world that he thinks over-deliver at the price point. That involves a lot of travel, a lot of wine tasting and a lot of talking to winemakers. Most of the wines in his profile are organic or bio-dynamic because they taste better and last longer after opening.

“When you start with healthy grapes that didn’t have to be chemically processed in the vineyard, you don’t have to do as much to them later,” he said.

In countries like Portugal, where wine has been made for over 3,000 years, the libation was always meant to be enjoyed with food. Historically, wine was intended to feed the community.

In a good wine, vintages are important because no two are ever the same (except for the mass produced ones). If you like to eat local food, the concept is easy to understand.

“The same notion that drives you about locality is the same as vintages of wine,” said Reichel.

In an agricultural province like Saskatchewan, our ties to food production are closer than we think. Yet, as Slow Food president Noelle Chorney pointed out at the salon, “We tend to undermine our agricultural roots here. We’re always comparing ourselves to somewhere else.”

Reichel proposed a challenge: Appreciate what we can grow here and that food’s value.

Saskatchewan has a higher percentage of octogenarians than Japan. Our grandparents ate preserves all winter, were active and stayed healthy.

“Now we water and take care of the lawn, but not the garden. We’ve given up the authority to

others to feed us,” said Reichel.

He said drinking international wine helps us embrace local food; the two make for a happy marriage.

He advises that if you’re going to spend money on wine imported to Saskatchewan, try to choose ones that don’t come from commercial gardens. “(Spend it on) international wine that’s produced with care to the environment and with local in mind,” he said. “Use the tradition of European countries as they’ve listened to the soil and the grapes and their local food.”

Another way to understand wine, is by attempting to understand our North American view of food.

Reichel just returned from a wine scouting mission in Spain and France. He noticed people don’t snack and that convenience foods were non-existent. Meals lasted at least two hours.

The notion of all-you-can-eat is foreign.

“What is it about our thinking that makes us think a place that serves a lot is a good place?”

Competitive selection and pricing is about warehousing accessibility

Once Reichel has sourced the wine he wants to bring to Saskatchewan, he approaches government liquor buyers to import it to the province. Once a wine has been accepted, he promotes it to the public.

Reichel said there’s a lot of misinformation around the public versus private liquor debate in Saskatchewan right now. He believes we need both systems. But simply expanding retail locations will not improve price or selection for consumers.

According to Reichel, warehousing rights is the bigger issue and one for which he has been lobbying the government. Saskatchewan currently operates on a double warehousing scenario. Wine is imported from the source country to a warehouse in British Columbia or Alberta. Saskatchewan then brings in that specialty wine from one of those province’s warehouses. Doing so raises the price upwards of 30 per cent.

“Tens of millions of dollars are spent funnelling Saskatchewan money into British Columbia and into Alberta to access the selection of wines agents have in warehouses in places where they’re allowed to have their products,” he said.

Warehouses are currently operated solely by

Saskatchewan wine marketer Doug Reichel, at the Local Coffee Bar in Saskatoon, would like to see more liquor warehouses in the province to improve price and selection. QC PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERG

SLGA in the province. The problem is that one government warehouse is not big enough to bring in all of the wines the public would like to drink. Reichel said keeping the SLGA warehouses is fine, but he would like to see wine agents allowed to operate additional warehouses.

“This is not a public or private debate. I’m for both; I think both have their benefits. The issue is warehousing.”

Warehousing would allow agents to bring in product at their expense. The government would receive liquor taxes as soon as the wines move out of the warehouse, and the public would get an improved selection of specialty products at competitive prices.

For more information about Slow Food, email slowfoodsaskatoon@gmail.com. jksharp@thestarphoenix.com Twitter.com/JennKSharp

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Tempt your palate with a cheap, tasty French white

By James Romanow Do you find yourself longing for a salad or thinking maybe that Belgium endive has appeared before you for a reason? Too many people are very lazy wine shoppers. When was the last time you bought a white wine that wasn’t pinot grigio, moscato or sauvignon blanc?

There are over 1,000 wine grape types out there and about half of them are white. What are you waiting for? There is an entire galaxy of wine to pursue. Go forth boldly and drink where you never have before!

The best choices are NOT wines from California, Australia and Canada, at least not in the SLGA. Although all of these regions have enterprising vintners playing with entertaining vari-

etals, they seldom are produced in commercial quantities. (Willow Park, Ingredients and Co-op all carry such wines to differentiate themselves from the mainstream stores.)

However, if you chase wines from Spain, Portugal, France or Greece, you can find some of these wines at the SLGA. What’s more they are often value priced.

My favourite example is Vieille Ferme. Made

by Perrin, this white is both cheap and very, very tasty. Best of all the SLGA stocks it. Hell, even some licensees in rural areas stock it. The grapes are bourboulenc, ugni blanc, grenache blanc, and vermentino if you care.

It has a great crisp fruity palate with a bouquet of grass, citrus and nuts. Lord knows how many bottles I’ve pressed on unsuspecting shoppers at

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