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6 Juno Week venue guide 5 Your City 4 Food Nerd 10 Music Reviews 18 On Screen 14 Restaurant reviews 19 On Stage 20 100% Local Comics 20 Free Will Astrology 22 Savage Love

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FOODNERD

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he composer Ludwig van Beethoven is credited with having said, “Only the pure of heart can make good soup.” There is considerable evidence that Beethoven was a curmudgeon and a loon, so who knows what he was thinking? I’m a proper monster half the time, with a heart as black as pitch and twice as smelly, and I make a damn fine pot of soup, thank you very much.

I know that soup seems like kind of a fallish-winterish thing to make, but let’s be honest here: it’s April in Newfoundland. We could still have a month of snow ahead of us. Aside from that, though, I have a deep-freeze full of little baggies of prepped, chopped ANDREAE CALLANAN veggies from dreae@thescope.ca last summer, and I need that sucker emptied out by the time this year’s harvest rolls around. I have also been on a campaign to chuck less food waste. When you have little kids, you end up having to toss a lot of food—there’s just no way to estimate how hungry they are going to be come supper time, or to know if they even like, say, carrots this week.

Soup stock (the brothy stuff that all the other stuff gets cooked in) is the first place you can use up a few bits and pieces from the fridge.

Whenever I have good veggie trimmings, like the green parts of leeks or celery leaves, I stick them in a bag in the freezer, and then when I have a pile of chicken or turkey bones ready for the pot, I simmer the bones with the veggie bits, a quartered onion, some brokenup carrots, a few (a generous few) peppercorns, and call it done. By the time the simmering is finished I’m usually ready to go to bed, so I let the whole pot sit overnight, either in the fridge or, if it’s winter, between my two basement doors, where it’s every bit as cold as the fridge is. Then, the next day, I take out all the bones and veggie bits and peppercorns, and if there’s a thick layer of gelatinous goo on the top I take that off, too. Then I make soup with the tasty liquid that’s left.

I think that what makes for the

best leftover-fridge-and-freezerstuff soup is a measure of restraint.

It is tempting to throw every little bit and scrap of food into the pot in the name of Depression-style thriftiness. But don’t do that. Sure, you can cook lettuce—the French have been known to do it—but should you? Likewise, cucumber is

I’m a proper monster half the time, with a heart as black as pitch and twice as smelly, and I make a damn fine pot of soup, thank you very much.

Soup advice for the impure of heart Not all vegetables can hold up to a long simmer: broccoli and cabbage will stink up your house if cooked too long, so save them for last or leave them out altogether. Sturdy greens like chard and beet tops can stand about 8 minutes of simmering, and delicate greens like spinach should be stirred in just before serving. Likewise, pre-cooked leftover vegetables like green beans or peas should be added just long enough before serving to

best left out of the soup pot about 98% of the time. And there are some foods that just shouldn’t go together: I can’t bear the thought of broccoli in the same pot as sweet potato, or as tomato, for that matter.

Here’s my advice: Rather than just going willy-nilly through the fridge or freezer, take a minute to assess your leftovers and come up with a theme. Say you have slightly wilty red or green peppers, some black beans, and half tin of tomatoes in the fridge, and some corn in the freezer, well, that adds up to something with southwestern flavours—fry up some onions and a lot of garlic, throw in some cumin seeds and chili powder (or chipotle chilis, if you have some), maybe a splash of brewed coffee and a ¼ teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa, add your veggies and beans, add stock (you can use store bought stock if you like, I do it all the time), and let it cook about 20 minutes. Stir in some shredded cooked chicken or beef if you have such a thing, finish it off with a squeeze of lime juice (out of a bottle is a-ok), and a dollop of sour cream or yogurt. Eat with corn chips. Happiness.

See how easy that was? Now, say you have carrots and sweet potato to get rid of. Peel them and chop them up (or not, if they’re already cooked), fry them with some onion, garlic, and ginger, grab your curry

warm through.

If you want to add rice or noodles to your soup, but don’t want them to turn into slimy, starchy exploded yuckness, cook them separately (or use leftovers) and add them to the bowl before topping with the hot soup.

A tin of V-8 improves the flavour of almost any soup. V-8 or orange juice. I put them in soup all the time.

Soup always seems fancy if you dollop or sprinkle something on top. Kind of how drinks always taste better with a straw. Chopped herbs (green onions are cheap and pretty), a swirl of coffee cream, a spoonful of chutney, finely diced apples and raisins, whatever, so long as the flavours match up with what’s in the soup. It makes you feel like you’re in a nice restaurant and not at home eating leftovers.

paste or powder of choice (Indian, Thai, Caribbean, however you like it), dollop an appropriate amount of that in, and cover it with water, or a combination of water and white wine (put the wine in first, then top up). Add a tablespoon of uncooked white rice, let everything come to a boil, simmer until everything’s cooked through, then purée it all in the blender. Same formula works great with squash and nice tart apples, with a warm

garam masala blend instead of the curry powder. Top with chopped, toasted almonds, peanuts, cashews, coconut, whatever. Maybe some coconut milk to stir in.

It’s your soup, dude.

And really, the purity of your heart has nothing to do with it, thank goodness.

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tonnes of waste diverted from the landfill, but the carbon footprint from shipping recyclables off the island will not look so great.

Surely we could find more imaginative and innovative ways to deal with our waste, and what better opportunity than a spare 850,000 bucks?

What do you think the city should do with the money saved? Without pressure from the public, this money will surely be swallowed up into the rest of the budget, and then we will have squandered the greatest opportunity for city council to encourage recycling ever. Or at least since the last two times they delayed the program.

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lack of funding.

The real beauty of delaying the curbside recycling program for at least five months is that we now have five months of funding available in the budget that hadn’t been there before.

By my quick reckoning, this means that there should be over $850,000 available.

So! Why not take this money and distribute it to organizations which will start their own waste diversion programs?

Communities could gather their own bottles and return them for deposit, collect tin cans and plastics to be stored until the program gets off the ground, or start a community compost and garden...

The possibilities of where this money could go, and what could be done with it, are as endless as our collective imaginations.

The current waste diversion plan involves collecting recyclables, and shipping them to the mainland for sale and processing. This approach is a great way to put up numbers of

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Hopeful recyclers all across St. John’s breathed a defeated, unsurprised sigh on March 25th, when the city once again postponed the city-wide curbside recycling program. The pilot project has been running successfully in Cowan Heights and parts of downtown since May 2007, and a city-wide program was originally slated to begin in the fall of 2009, but in November 2008 the program got cut during the budgetary process, and was delayed. The new start date was set for May 17th, 2010.

After issuing ANDREW a request for HARVEY andrew@thescope.ca proposals to find a contractor to operate the new recycling facility out in Robin Hood Bay, the city only received a single bid. This bid was apparently unacceptably high, and the city will be “going back to the market place for [a] recycling facility operator” as they state in their press release.

Dennis O’Keefe assures us that the city “remain[s] firmly committed to introducing a residential curbside recycling program this fall.” But I would not recommend holding your breath for this. But maybe third time’s the charm, as they say?

I would prefer to think of this most recent delay as an opportunity.

Usually initiatives are stalled before they get off the ground because of a

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JUNOGUIDE

VENUE GUIDE

On patrol with Martin Connelly — Hot venues for Juno Week

O’Reilly’s

14 George Street, 579-1070 O’Reilly’s is the longest-standing Irish bar on George Street, and the recent addition of the former Black Dog Pub makes it the longest bar, period. They put on a well-known open mic on Tuesdays—one that Russell Crowe (yes, that Russell Crowe) and Jason McCoy have played at. Can’t make it? Don’t worry, there will be a live stream soon at www.tinyurl.com/yfunr5z.

Shamrock City

265 Duckworth Street, 753-3870‎ The Ship Pub used to be called The Ship Inn, though it’s never had rooms, and is now mostly known just as “The Ship.” According to a turtleneck-sweatered patron, The Ship is “the epicenter of creative activity in St. John’s.” It’s also one of the city’s best-loved venues.

Wednesday night folk nights are a big draw, and their Friday happy hour is legendary. It’s where everyone’s going on any given weekend night.

YellowBelly Brewery

177 New Gower Street, 757-3784‎ YellowBelly is the only brewpub downtown, and all their beer is brewed and bottled right in the basement. There are five floors in the massive old building, parts of which actually survived the Great Fire of 1892, and the Juno shows will go down on the topmost two.

340 Water Street, 758-5483 People told owner/manager Anne Broderick she was crazy to open a bar off George Street, but hot food and nightly music have done well to bring people in. After two years on Water Street, business is “fantastic.”

Don’t look for any of that hippity hop, Shamrock City is all trad all the time.

Fatcat Blues Bar

The Levee

Dusk Ultralounge

Junctions

The Martini Bar

Holdsworth Court, 746-4942 “Anyone can come here,” says Gene Browne, owner/manager, “just act regular and you’re more than welcome.” The Levee has a reputation as a metal/hardcore bar, but Browne says that it’s much more diverse than that. “We try to have something for everyone,” he says, “and people actually make friends coming here.”

208 Water Street, 579-2557 Junctions is a popular venue for local rock and hardcore/metal bands.

They serve beer, and they play their music loud. Really loud.

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George Street, 739-5554 ‎ There aren’t enough blues bands in St. John’s to keep it true to its name, but the owner makes a point of listening to every band that’s going to play, just to keep the quality up to snuff. It’s typically a key stop in a good romp around town on a rowdy Saturday night.

14 George Street Dusk is not a bar, it is an ultra lounge. They specialize in style, atmosphere, and class. They’re best known for expert martinis and cocktails, as all their bartenders are trained mixologists. They also have a dress code: Baseball caps, athletic wear, shorts, and flip-flops are all considered unclassy, as are those under 21.

George Street, 739-9180 The name says it all, but if martinis aren’t your thing, the bar staff have you covered. Perhaps a mojito? The spacious front deck gets good use on all three warm evenings a year.

390 Duckworth Street, 754-8780 The Majestic Theater is indeed quite majestic. Originally used for theatrical productions, and then film screenings, it is now a venue for hire. The building has been around since 1918, and is rumoured to be haunted. The ghosts don’t stop the crowds, though.

CLB Armoury

82 Harvey Road, 722-1737 The Armoury is the headquarters of the CLB (formerly Church Lads Brigade) a non-denominational, non-gendered Anglican equivalent to Boy Scouts. The original structure burned down to the concrete arches in 1992 in a fire that took out most of the block. Check out the museum if you get a chance.

CBTG’s

Holdsworth Court, 722-2284 CBTG’s has been around for 8 years, and is home to Newfoundland’s only Barcade (with XBOX 360, and old school games too).

“It’s a liberal minded, multi-genre venue”, says owner Sandy Chisholm. It’s where you can hear acoustic sets, jam bands, and, yes, very very loud rock and roll. And hang out on the infamous deck.

“For the love of music, we inspire fun.”

The Rock House

George Street, 579-6832 Sure, the Rock House is not creatively named, but the title is apt. It’s a big performace space with fantastic sight lines and a killer sound system. Manager Tony Murray puts it this way: “This isn’t a cozy lounge to sit and drink a cappucino—it’s a great venue to hear and see live music. That’s what it was built for.”

Barter’s Hill

Harbour Drive

2 George Street, 579-9630 Not to be confused with Turkey Joe’s, TJ’s is known best for screeching in more than 100,000 poor souls over the last 25 years. Plus, it’s a museum. Fire codes have moved most of the artifacts to the walls, but look up when you’re lining up for the bar, and you’ll see the remains of a giant anaconda. Why? Why not?

The Majestic

Water Street

Trapper John’s

The Ship Pub

George Street, 753-7877 Club One can handle more than 700 people, and that’s what it does well. It’s wide enough that the people at the back of crowd are still pretty close to the stage, and the soundsystem will just about melt your face off. When there isn’t music on the go, you can sometimes catch some professional wrestling.

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14 George Street, 579-1070 If you venture upstairs from Green Sleeves you’ll be in The Well. Not much is different, but there’s more of a sporty vibe.

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Delta Ballroom

120 New Gower Street, 739-6404 The Delta Ballroom has been St. John’s go-to gala and fundraiser spot since the hotel opened in 1987.

Great Big Sea, Blue Rodeo, and Sum 41 have all rocked out on the massive carpet, and an as yet unnamed member of the British Royal Family will be attending a ball there later this spring. If it’s good enough for blue bloods and Blue Rodeo, it’s good enough for you.

14 George Street, 579-1070 Green Sleeves is more restaurant-y than most bars, but they put on live entertainment nightly, and pull a good beer, too.

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and Sally Morgan, Craig Francis Power, Chris Driedzic, Jesse Walker, Sarah Joy Stoker, Tammy MacLeod, Mark Bath, Catherine Wright, Andrea Tucker and Mark White Tickets & map: Anna Templeton Centre Venue: Various locations in St John’s $12 • Free for kids under 12 Sat 10 & Sun 11 — 1pm-5pm

JUNOGUIDE

Juno what to do Or maybe you don’t, and are awash in the tidal wave of Canadian music that is Juno Week.

Totally understandable! This may just be the busiest week of music for the city since, well, the last time the Junos were in town in 2002. Never fear. Whether you’ve just pulled into town, you’re already sick of it, or are simply looking to snap a selfie with Michael Bublé, we’ve got suggestions for places to be.

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Friday, April 16

Keep your stick on the ice at the Jack Byrne Arena for the Juno Cup hockey game, which pits Canadian hockey legends against Canadian music legends for a fundraising hockey game in support of MusiCounts. The first face-off goes down at 7:30pm. Allan Hawco versus Paul Coffey? We’re there.

Next, head on over to the Delta Ballroom to catch the all-ages, sold out Metric show, which starts at 9:15. They will be letting 100 lucky folks with JunoFest wristbands, so hope is not lost.

Then wrap up the evening at Trapper John’s, where Rex Goudie hits the stage at midnight.

Saturday, April 17

Alexisonfire

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An evening of New Dance

with Denise Fujiwara Jo Leslie Andrea Tucker Performance by Denise Fujiwara, Louise Moyes, Mark Bath and Tammy MacLeod

April 23 and 24 LSPU Hall $20 722-3663

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You know ‘em, you love ‘em, and you might want to touch ‘em.

The city is sure to piled high with Canadian celebrity, and you want autographs, dammit! Or at least an opportunity point and gawk. Here are the best shows and events to do some serious star spotting.

From 12am until 3pm, Juno Fan Fare is your chance to schmooze with all your favorite Candian music stars, including Alexisonfire, Carly Rae Jepsen, Classified, Danny Fernandes, Faber Drive, George Canyon, Johnny Reid, Shiloh, Stereos, Terri Clark, and The Road Hammers. You’ll barely notice the chains around their ankles securing them to their autograph stations! (Just kidding, we think!)

This is an all-ages event. Venue is the Village Shopping Centre, and admission is free.

Alexisonfire starts rocking the second big Delta Ballroom show at 9:15. This show is all-ages, and, like the Metric show, is sold out, but they have 100 first-come-first-served spaces for JunoFest wristband holders.

Sunday, April 18

This is it! The red carpet! The Ben Mulroney sightings! Blue Rodeo!

Teen sensation Justin Bieber! Bublé! Bublé! Bublé! The Juno Awards Broadcast gets rolling at Mile One Centre at 7:45pm, but you might want to show up early for a chance at some hobnobbing. Grab your tickets at admission.com or at the Mile One Centre box office.

No matter where you’re from, if it’s not the island of Newfoundland, it’s Away. If you’d like to get better acquainted, and see who’s really filling the bars in St. John’s, check out these shows.

April 15th-20th

From April 15th to April 20th, CBTG’s is hosting The NoCase In Your Face Festival, “No-casing a multi-genre sampling of the best of St. John’s.” Highlights include the Mudflowers, Colonel Craze and the Hunch, AE Bridger and Local Tough. Check out the event at bit.ly/d3xtxV for the full line-up.

Friday, April 16

Saucy, electro-pop kids Mercy, the Sexton are slated to open up the night at The Ship, starting at 10pm. Then check out the carnival-esque Mark Bragg, the wide-eyed ringmaster of a twisted, Nick Cave-like circus. He’ll be taming the animals at The Well, beginning at midnight.

Saturday, April 17

Catch a set by the wildly popular newcomers Matthew Hornell and the Diamond Minds at 10pm at the Greensleeves Pub or let the Pathological Lovers kick a hole through your residual Friday night haze, 10pm at The Ship.

Then go check out more phenomenal musicianship of a different sort—the hippest-trad-band-on-the-go sort—at the Greensleeves when the Dardanelles take the stage at midnight.

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First up at The Well, Postdata, comprised of Wintersleep’s Paul Murphy and his brother, will break a few hearts as they strum their way through their warm and hushed collection of songs from their self-titled album, apparently recorded as a gift for their mother. Then at 11pm, Bahamas, aka Afie Jurvanen, busts out his pink Strat for a few rolling, heart-in-your-mouth-and-handsin-your-pocket little ditties. To finish off the night, the ever-engaging Julie Doiron graces us with her fiercely delicate vocals and kickass guitar.

Over at The Ship, 11pm brings Amy Milan to the stage. Oh, she’s in Stars. She’s in Broken Social Scene. And now she’s in St. John’s, playing her low-slung and heartbroken, pedal-steel-and-Emmylou-Harris-style solo material. Next up at midnight is another Broken Social Scener’s project, Land of Talk.

Elizabeth Powell fronts this one.

It’s actually totally cool to be a bit stoked about the whole thing, which is weird because it’s like this big-name, corporate awards show thing. But seriously, a lot of sick bands are playing.

I know, right?

Friday, April 16

The crowd at the Handsome Furs show, 10pm at Club One, will be dancing their asses off to the Furs’ signature drum-machine beat battalion and face-shredding guitar riffs. Wolf Parade yadda yadda... This is the band Dan Boeckner was made for. Then, one small, serene step away from the mighty Broken Social Scene, The Most Serene Republic bring their dense instrumentation and winding, open-heart pop epics, to The Ship at 11pm.

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Friday, April 16

Gypsophilia, a seven-piece Django-funk-klezmer outfit from Halifax are set to burn holes in the bottoms of your shoes at Dusk (10pm). On the same night, The Novaks hit the stage at The Ship (midnight.) The kids will be out to pump their fists for St. John’s own gritty little rock outfit that could.

Meanwhile, The Idlers also play a midnight show a few blocks away at The Levee. Someone’s going to try and pack the 11-piece reggae band and their rabid entourage into this little bar. We suggest you tag along. This will be the party show.

Saturday, April 17

The Good Lovelies will be sure to charm show-goers with upbeat folk tendencies... Western swing and sugar-sweet three-part harmonies at Green Sleeves (11pm).

Meanwhile, Carolyn Mark and alt-country group N.Q. Arbuckle are all set for midnight at Trapper John’s. You cannot, not ever, beat Carolyn Mark for show-womanship. She could get up and sing Bon Iver covers all night and it’d still be a raucous, kick-up-your-heels kind of night. Have fun.

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MUSICREVIEWS

Patrick Canning picks some of his favourites from the 86 successful local RPM submissions. Listen at www.rpmchallenge.com

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Where would the RPM challenge be without am/fm dreams? Or vice-versa? In their third RPM album and thousandthsome-odd album they’ve put out in the last three years am/fm dreams continue to prove themselves to be one of the most consistently great recording acts in town, and one of the most prolific. The End of Happy Endings is stylistically somewhere in between the organic acoustic of their last album Whistle and Sing (released about three months ago) and the more straight ahead rock of their last RPM The Plaid Album. It’s nice to hear them continue to expand their sonic palette with the inclusion of some woodwinds and Marc Poirier seems to be taking larger share of the singing duties lately. I find myself drawn more to their ballads than their rockers this time around with the aching harmonies on “Silver Dollar” and the delightful pop of “Submarine.”

Another strong entry in a string of creative successes for these talented Mount Pearlers.

Last year’s RPM from Pilot to Bombardier (AKA Bryan Power of The Subtitles) was one of my favorite albums of that year. A delicate blend of laid back and hypnotically meditative songs in a style that brought out comparisons to Smog or JJ Cale. This year’s entry doesn’t stray too far from last year’s in terms of songwriting, but it changes up the recording style, which shoots for a more live band feel than the layered style of last years album. I hear more of a Neil Young influence here, and while I miss the immediacy of the double-tracked vocals and the nuanced orchestrations of the previous album, the openness of the production and the warm languorous grooves of the band don’t leave me disappointed. I like an album that can keep a consistent mood or atmosphere throughout without getting boring, and at the same time can express universal sentiments without being hackneyed or clichéd; this album does both.

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One of the bigger surprises from this year’s RPM was the amount of really high quality electronic and experimental acts that seemed to come out of nowhere.

Osprey Signal is an act I have absolutely no information on but have produced a densely fascinating and complex string of compositions that drone and convulse in compelling ways. A strong sense of order and composition tempered with an very inventive approach to texture and space is particularly evident here. Field recordings give way to swells of buzzing appliances and cavernous organ drones while glitched out break-beats wait under blankets of suspended audio fog for just the right moment to pounce on the listener only to disappear shortly after. This is a very rewarding and obsessively crafted auditory hallucination of an album that demands repeated listens to fully parse out the flavours and sensations present.

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JUNOFEST

Tickets are available at Mile One box office at 576-7657. Wristbands priced at $30 offer fans priority access to all JunoFest venues over both nights, subject to capacity.

(With the exception of the Delta Ballroom, where only 100 wristband holders will be permitted access on a first come first serve basis.)

RUCKUS ON THE EDGE

Advance tickets for Ruckus on the Edge are available at Fred’s Records, O’Brien’s Music, MUN Copy Centre and Atlantic Place Food Court.

THURSDAY

APR 8

CARL PETERS & BOB TAYLOR (7pm), Middle Tickle (11pm), Shamrock City Pub CRAIG YOUNG (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat Blues Bar DAVE PANTING, Erin’s Pub DES GAMBIN, 7pm, West Side Charlie’sKenmount Rd DJ BIG FRANK, Konfusion DJ LEO VAN ULDEN, no cover, Martini Bar DJ NU ROCK, The Breezeway JERRY STAMP, Sharona Clarke, no cover, Bull & Barrel LARRY FOLEY & PATRICK MORAN, 10:30pm, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub STIXX & STONES, The Dock SUPPORTING HOPE CONCERT (Janeway benefit) 8pm, Arts & Culture Centre TERRY MACK (acoustic) Loft 709 THE EARLY SHOW: Ian Foster, Sherman Downey, 9pm, no cover, Rose & Thistle THE UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF MONTREAL, The Eddy Blake Band, Texas Chainsaw, CBTGs THIRSTY THURSDAYS: DJ JayCee, Turkey Joe’s UNLISTED, Green Sleeves Pub

FRIDAY

APR 9 709, Club One ART GARFUNKEL, $65+, Mile One AT SHIPS END, Stone Rogues, Baytown Connection, 10pm, $10, Junctions BARCODE (classic rock) West Side Charlie’sParadise BEARDAPALOOZA: Dodgeband, One Day in February, Overlay. Prizes for best beard, 10pm, The Levee BREAKAWAY, Clocked In, Nightmen, Dig up the Dead, 11pm, $5, Rose & Thistle CHRIS HENNESSEY (5pm); Bill Kelly (8pm), The Punters (11:30pm), O’Reilly’s Irish Pub COVER SHOW (featuring music by Nirvana, NoFx, Smashing Pumkins,and Motorhead), $5 Distortion D’ARCY BRODERICK & RON KELLY (5pm); Barry Kenny & Glen Harvey (8pm); Kilkenny Krew (11pm), Shamrock City Pub DAMIAN FOLLETT, Greg Bolger, Green Sleeves Pub DAVE REARDON, 5pm, Station Lounge DENIS PARKER & SCOTT GOUDIE BAND, Fat Cat Blues Bar DJ FABIAN, no cover, 11am, Zone 216 DJ MAYEHEM, Loft 709 DJ SINA, Konfusion FILTHY FRIDAYS: DJ JayCee, Turkey Joe’s MISSCONDUCT, 10pm, Martini Bar THE ASCOT ROYALS (Ontario pop), Tims Fine Grind, CBTGs

SATURDAY

APR 10

709, Club One BARCODE (classic rock) West Side Charlie’sParadise COUNTRY MUSIC CAFÉ, 8pm, $5/kids free, St Augustine’s Church Hall-Westerland Rd DAVE PANTING (5pm); Bob Taylor, Carl Peters & Pat Moran (8pm); Kilkenny Krew (11pm), Shamrock City Pub DENIS PARKER & SCOTT GOUDIE BAND, Fat Cat Blues Bar DJ ALLIGATOR, Whiskey Weist, Loft 709 DJ BIG FRANK, Konfusion HAWKSLEY WORKMAN, 8pm, $32.50/$37.50, Holy Heart Theatre JERRY STAMP (War Child benefit), Adam Baxter, Quiet Elephant, 11pm, $5, Distortion MISSCONDUCT, 10pm, Martini Bar ROB COOK (4:30pm);Fergus O’Byrne (8pm); The Punters (11:30pm), O’Reilly’s Irish Pub SAID THE WHALE, Matt Hornell & The Diamond Minds, Rock House SEXUAL SATURDAY: DJ JayCee, Turkey Joe’s THE ASCOT ROYALS (Ontario pop), Col Craze & the Hunch, CBTGs THE SELLOUTS, The Wolves, Smiley Ralph, The Living Daylights, 10pm, The Levee VJ ERIC, DJ Fabian, 11pm, $5/$7 after 1:30pm, Zone 216 WARCHILD BENEFIT FEATURING QUIET ELEPHANT, Jerry Stamp, and Adam Baxter $5, Distortion WEAPON, Jefford, Dawn Awakening, $5, Junctions

SUNDAY

APR 11 CHRIS HENESSEY (7pm); Con & Arthur O’Brien (10pm), Shamrock City Pub DAMIAN FOLLETT, Green Sleeves Pub MIKE DUGUAY BAND (of The Burning Hell), CBTGs MIKE HANRAHAN, Irish Session, Bridie Molloy’s NOISE TERROR 11: Regurgitation, Options, La Malediction, 10pm, $5, The Levee OLD SCHOOL SUNDAY, Turkey Joe’s SARAH CAINES (vocal recital) 6pm, free, DF Cook Recital Hall

MONDAY

APR 12 ANTHONY MACDONALD & RONNIE POWER, 10pm, Shamrock City Pub DAMIAN FOLLETT, Green Sleeves Pub LARRY FOLEY & PATRICK MORAN, 9:30pm, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Gospel Night with Gary French, Dan Bursey, Wendy Woodland, Mark House & David Chafe, $15, 8pm, Cochrane Street United Church RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Classical Composer Showcase: Duo Concertante, Ora Ensemble, MUN CHamber Choir, Jane Leibel, Karen Bulmer & Maureen Volk, 8pm, $15, Petro Canada Music Hall

Irish Pub LMFAO (all ages) $45+, St. John’s Convention Center LMFAO, DJ Sina, 10pm, $15adv, The Majestic RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Songwriters Circle: Maureen Ennis, Mike MacDonald, Harry Martin, Ron Hynes, Sherman Downey, Terry Penney, Karla Pilgrim & Amelia Curran, 8pm, $20, The Delta SHAWN BERESFORD (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat Blues Bar THE GAMBIN BROTHERS (acoustic duo) no cover, 10pm, Martini Bar

WEDNESDAY

APR 14

ANDREW PIKE (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat Blues Bar BLACKIE O’LEARY (7pm); The Navigators (10pm), Shamrock City Pub CHRIS HENNESSEY (7pm); Con O’Brien & Duncan Cameron (10:30pm), O’Reilly’s Irish Pub DAVE WHITE, 10pm, Turkey Joe’s DJ MARK POWER, no cover, Loft 709 FOLK NIGHT: 9pm, $5, The Ship JERRY STAMP, Adam Baxter, Ian Foster, Andrew O’Brien, 10:30pm, $5, Distortion KRONIK, Green Sleeves Pub RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Our Heritage: Shanneyganock, The Navigators, The Once, Harry Martin & Rich Neville, Daniel Payne, Tzu-Hao Hsu, Vive La Rose (screening), 8pm, $20, Delta Hotel STIXX AND STONES, 10pm, no cover, Martini Bar VIC LEWIS JAM, CBTGs

THURSDAY

APR 15

CARL PETERS & BOB TAYLOR (7pm), Middle Tickle (11pm), Shamrock City Pub CRAIG YOUNG (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat Blues Bar DAVE PANTING, Erin’s Pub DES GAMBIN, 7pm, West Side Charlie’sKenmount Rd DJ BIG FRANK, Konfusion DJ LEO VAN ULDEN, 10pm, no cover, Martini Bar DJ NU ROCK, The Breezeway DJ SINA, Loft 709 FERGUS O’BYRNE (7pm); Larry Foley & Patrick Moran (10:30pm), O’Reilly’s Irish Pub JERRY STAMP, Andew O’Brien, Ian Foster, Adam Baxter, 11:30pm, no cover, Bull & Barrel NIGHT MUSIC (Sound Symposium) Anchor band Nuke Neck. Improvisers welcome, 9:30pm, $4, The Ship NO-CASE IN YOUR FACE: The Black Mask Brigade (11pm); The Mudflowers (12am); Texas Chainsaw (1am); The Pathological Lovers (2am), CBTGs RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Jazz & Blues Night: Bill Brennan Band with Jeff Dyer & Katie Hopkins, Duane Andrews Quartet, Rowdy Blues Quintet, 7pm, $20, The Majestic RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Rock Night Blast Off with Hey Rosetta!, The Idlers & The Novaks, 8pm, $20, Delta Hotel STIXX & STONES, The Dock

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TUESDAY

APR 13 CARL PETERS & DAVE WHITE, Turkey Joe’s CONNEMARA, 10pm, Shamrock City Pub DAMIAN FOLLETT, Green Sleeves Pub DJ PADDY GREEN (hip hop) Loft 709 DT, Mast & Friends, CBTGs HOT TUESDAY: Dave Walsh, Robbie MacDonald, Sharona Clarke, 9:30pm, no cover, The Levee LARRY FOLEY & ROB COOK, 12am, O’Reilly’s

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MUSIC VENUE

DIRECTORY ARTS & CULTURE CENTRE, Prince Philip Dr, 729-3900 THE ATTIC, 2 George St, 579-9632 BAR NONE, 164 Water St, 579-2110 BELLA VISTA, 26 Torbay Rd, 753-2352 BIG BEN’S, 55 Rowan St, 753-8212 BLACK DOG PUB, 318 Water St, 726-6015 BULL & BARREL, Holdsworth Court, 579-7077 BULL & FINCH, Torbay Rd, 738-7007 THE BREEZEWAY, MUN Campus, 737-4743 BRIDIE MOLLOY’S, 5 George St, 576-5990 BROWNINGS PUB, Hotel Mount Pearl, 364-7725 CBTG’S, Holdsworth Court, 722-2284 CHRISTINE’S PLACE, 210 Lemarchant Rd, 722-6400 CLUB ONE, George St, 753-7822 CROW’S NEST (OFFICER’S CLUB), 88 Water St (by War Memorial), 753-6927 D.F. COOK RECITAL HALL, Memorial University 7374700 CORNER STONE SPORTS BAR, 16 Queen St, 754-4263 DARNELL’S PUB, 1570 Topsail Rd 782-2440 DISTORTION, Holdsworth Court, 738-8833 THE DOCK, 17 George St, 726-0353 DUSK ULTRA LOUNGE, George St ERIN’S PUB, 186 Water St, 722-1916 FAT CAT BLUES BAR, George St 739-5554 GEORGE STREET BEER MARKET, George St, 753-7822 GEORGETOWN PUB, 754-6151 GREEN SLEEVES PUB, 14 George St, 579-1070 THE GRAPEVINE, Water St, 754-8463 GRUMPY STUMP, Torbay Rd, 753-2337 HOLY HEART THEATRE, 55 Bonaventure Ave, 579-4424 JUNCTIONS, 208 Water St, 579-2557 KARAOKE KOPS PARTY BAR, 10 George St, 726-8202 KELLY’S PUB, 25 George St, 753-5300 KONFUSION, George St, 753-4884 KRUGER’S BAR, 986 Conception Bay Hwy, Kelligrews THE LAST DROP, 193 Water St, 726-3767 THE LEVEE, Holdsworth Court LIQUID NIGHT CLUB, 186B Water St, 754-5455 LOFT 709, 371 Duckworth St 351-2183 LOTTIE’S PLACE, 3 George St, 754-3020 LOWER PATH GRILL & BAR, 312 Water St 579-1717 LSPU HALL, 3 Victoria St, 753-4531 MAJESTIC THEATRE, 390 Duckworth St MARG’S PLACE, Kelligrews MARTINI BAR (Above Peddler’s On George) 739-9180 MASONIC TEMPLE, 6 Cathedral St, 579-3023 MICKEY QUINN’S, 120 New Gower St, 739-6404 MILE ONE CENTRE, 50 New Gower St, 576-7657 MUN MUSIC, 737-4455 MRS LIDDY’S, Torbay 437-6005 THE OLD MILL, 271 Brookfield Rd, 368-1334 O’REILLY’S IRISH PUB, 15 George St, 722-3735 PEDDLER’S ON GEORGE, George St, 739-9180 PETER EASTON PUB, Cookstown Road PETRO-CANADA HALL, Memorial University PLAYERS CUE, 50 Commonwealth Ave-Mt Pearl 3682500 REPUBLIC, Duckworth St, 753-1012 ROB ROY PUB, George St, 739-6270 THE ROCKHOUSE, George St, 579-6832 ROSE & THISTLE, 208 Water St, 579-6662 SHAMROCK CITY PUB, 340 Water St, 7585483 SHIP PUB, 265 Duckworth St, 753-3870 SPIN, 2 George St SHARKY’S PUB, Manuels 834-5636 THE SPROUT, 364 Duckworth St, 579-5485 SS MEIGLE LOUNGE, Seal Cove 744-1212 STANLEY’S PUB, 26 Torbay Rd, 754-0930 STATION LOUNGE, 7 Hutchings St STELLER CLUB, Henry St, 753-8222 STETSON LOUNGE, 260 Water St, 753-8138 SUNDANCE, George St, 753-7822 TOL'S TIME-OUT LOUNGE, 74 Old Placentia Rd 745-8657 TOPSAIL BREEZE TAVERN, Topsail 781-0010 TRAPPER JOHN’S PUB, 2 George St, 579-9630 TRINITY PUB, George St, 579-5558 TRIP IN LOUNGE, Kelligrews 834-4002 THE WELL, 14 George St - 2nd level Green Sleeves WHALEN’S PUB, 32 George St 722-4900 ZONE 216, 216 Water St, 754-2492. Do you host live music or DJs? Joining our directory is free. E-mail listings@thescope.ca

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC: A Tribute to ABBA featuring Janet Cull & Kelly Ann Evans, 8pm, $25/$30, Arts & Culture Centre THE EARLY SHOW: Ian Foster, 9pm, no cover, Rose & Thistle THIRSTY THURSDAYS: DJ JayCee, Turkey Joe’s UNLISTED, Green Sleeves Pub

FRIDAY

APR 16 DAVE REARDON, 5pm, Station Lounge DJ SINA, Konfusion ELEGANTLY WASTED WHITE PARTY: Spesh K, Solo Red, DJ Trigger, Kid Norm, Antics, The Rit, Lee Fitz, Star Hall FILTHY FRIDAYS: DJ JayCee, Turkey Joe’s HIDEAWAY (classic rock) 10pm, West Side Charlies-Paradise JUNO CONCERT: Arkells (8pm); Metric (9:15pm), sold out but 100 wristbands permitted access, Delta Ballroom JUNOFEST: Carl Henry III (10pm); Tanya Mullings (11pm); Idlers (12am), $12/$30 wristband, The Levee JUNOFEST: Doug Cox (9pm); Thom Swift (10pm); Romi Mayes (11pm); Dave Carroll (12am), $12/$30 wristband, YellowBelly Brewery JUNOFEST: Duane Andrews (9pm); Gypsophilia (10pm); Alex Cuba (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, Dusk UltraLounge JUNOFEST: Spesh K (9:40pm); J-Bru (10:15pm); Chin (10:55pm); Classified (12am), Junctions JUNOFEST: Handsome Furs (10pm); Wintersleep (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, Club One JUNOFEST: Jeff Dyer & Bill Brennan (9pm); Treasa Levasseur (10pm); Digging Roots (11pm); Chris Kirby & The Marquee (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Fat Cat Blues Bar JUNOFEST: Jerry Stamp (10pm); Lazy Bones (11pm); Sherman Downey (12am),$12/$30 wristband, Green Sleeves JUNOFEST: Pathological Lovers (10pm); Most Serene Republic (11pm); The Novaks (12am), $12/$30 wristband, The Ship JUNOFEST: Kim Wempe (9pm); Karla Pilgrim (10pm); Terri Clark (11pm); The Keats (12am), $12/$30 wristband, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub JUNOFEST: Michael Hanrahan (10pm); Ashelin (11pm); The Navigators (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Shamrock City Pub JUNOFEST: Rich Aucoin (10pm); Great Lake Swimmers (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, Majestic JUNOFEST: The Heartbroken (10pm); Gloryhound (11pm); Rex Goudie (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Trapper John’s Pub

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JUNOFEST: The Mountains & The Trees (10pm); 1977 (11pm); Mark Bragg (12am), $12/$30 wristband, The Well JUNOFEST: The Once (10pm); Madison Violet (11pm); Amelia Curran (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Martini Bar JUNOFEST: The Stanfields (8pm); Over the Top (9pm); Down With Webster (10pm); Ten Second Epic (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, CLB Armoury MUSIC NL AT JUNOS 2010: Terry Penney & Andrew O’Brien (10pm); The Dardanelles (10:45pm); The Subtitles (11:45pm); Matt Hornell & The Diamond Minds (12:45am); Pathological Lovers (1:45am), $10, Rock House NO-CASE IN YOUR FACE: Dan Trouble (8pm); The Drunks Rule This Place (9pm); Standard 45 (10pm); Juicer (11pm); AE Bridger (12am); Col Craze & the Hunch (1am); Local Tough (2am), CBTGs QUEENS DO JUNOS: Local drag stars perform songs, DJ Fabian, 11pm, Zone 216 REMIX 86, Midnight Crusaders (DJ duo), $5, Loft 709 SHELTER WITH THIEVES (Halifax), Alert The Medic (Halifax), Iron Giant (Moncton) 10pm, $8, Distortion THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC: A Tribute to ABBA featuring Janet Cull & Kelly Ann Evans, 8pm, $25/$30, Arts & Culture Centre YYT (rock covers) 10:30pm, no cover, Darnell’s Pub

SATURDAY

APR 17

BARCODE (classic rock) Paradise Community Centre DJ BIG FRANK, Konfusion DJ NU ROCK, Loft 709 HIDEAWAY (classic rock) 10pm, West Side Charlies-Paradise IRON GIANT (NB metal, Ceremonial Death (death metal), Kill the Shepherd (death metal), One Day in February (groove metal), $5, Distortion JERRY STAMP, Andew O’Brien, Ian Foster, Adam Baxter, 11:30pm, no cover, Bull & Barrel JUNO CONCERT: The Motorleague (8pm); Alexisonfire (9:15pm), sold out but 100 wristbands permitted access, Delta Ballroom JUNOFEST: Alert the Medic (10pm); Hollerado (11pm); Arkells (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Junctions JUNOFEST: Annie Lou (10pm); Daniel Payne (11pm); Shanneyganock (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Shamrock City Pub JUNOFEST: Carmen and Camille (7pm); Jhevon

WEDNESDAY

Paris (8pm); Carly Rae Jepsen (9pm); Danny Fernandex (10pm); Stereos (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, CLB Armoury JUNOFEST: Darren Sigesmund (9pm); Sultans BLACKIE O’LEARY (7pm); The Navigators of String (10pm); Dominic Mancuso (11pm), (10pm), Shamrock City Pub $12/$30 wristband, Dusk Ultralounge CHRIS HENNESSEY (7pm); Con O’Brien & DunJUNOFEST: Filthy Gentlemen (10pm); U.G.O can Cameron (10:30pm), O’Reilly’s Irish Pub Crew (12am), $12/$30 wristband, The Levee CHRIS KIRBY (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat JUNOFEST: Jessica Rhaye (9pm); Tim Chaisson Blues Bar & Morning Fold (10pm); Wayne Lavallee (11pm); DAVE WHITE, 10pm, Turkey Joe’s The Road Hammers (12am), $12/$30 wristband, DJ MARK POWER, no cover, Loft 709 O’Reilly’s Irish Pub EPIC WEDNESDAYS: Adam Baxter, 10pm, $5, JUNOFEST: Kim Davis (10pm); Jarvis Church Distortion (11pm); Jully Black (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Martinit Bar FOLK NIGHT: 9pm, $5, The Ship JUNOFEST: Lucie Idlout (10pm); NQ Arbuckle KRONIK, Green Sleeves Pub (11pm); Carolyn Mark (12am), $12/$30 wristLANTERNS AT DUSK (Victoria Park Lantern band, Trapper John’s Pub Fest fundraiser) Seagull Soup, 9:30pm, $10, JUNOFEST: Matthew Hornell & The Diamond Dusk Minds (10pm); Good Lovelies (11pm); The NATHAN ROGERS (son of Stan Rogers), MatDardanelles (12am), $12/$30 wristband, Green thew Byrne, 8pm, $25, Gower Street United Sleeves Pub Church JUNOFEST: Mary Barry (9pm); Ian Janes (10pm); NOISE TERROR 12: The Black Mask Brigade, Downchild (11pm); Garrett Mason (12am), The Dead Peasants Revolt, The Levee $12/$30 wristband, Fat Cat Blues Bar STIXX AND STONES, 10pm, no cover, Martini JUNOFEST: Mercy, The Sexton (10pm); Amy Bar Millan (11pm); Land of Talk (12am), $12/$30 VIC LEWIS JAM, CBTGs wristband, The Ship JUNOFEST: Postdata (10pm); Bahamas (11pm); Julie Doiron (12am), $12/$30 wristband, The Well MUSIC NL AT JUNOS 2010: Jerry Stamp & Ian Foster (10pm); Karla Pilgrim Band (10:45pm); ALEX CORNICK JAM, CBTGs Chris Kirby & The Marquee (11:45pm); Mercy The Sexton (12:45am); Idlers (1:45am), $10, CARL PETERS & BOB TAYLOR (7pm), Middle Rock House Tickle (11pm), Shamrock City Pub NO-CASE IN YOUR FACE: Bonavista Chain CRAIG YOUNG (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat Locker (11pm); The Japan Batteries (12am); The Blues Bar Subtitles (1am); Rich Aucoin (2am), CBTGs DAVE PANTING, Erin’s Pub ROOTS MUSIC SHOW: Joe Belly & The Rolling DES GAMBIN, 7pm, West Side Charlie’sFog Review, Sherry Ryan & The Wonderful Kenmount Rd Cures, Matthew Hornell & The Diamond Minds, DJ BIG FRANK, Konfusion 10pm, $10, Rose & Thistle DJ LEO VAN ULDEN, 10pm, no cover, Martini SPRING FLING 2010: DJ Trigger, Kid Norm, Bar Smooth Poet, Young Blood, Star Hall DJ NU ROCK, The Breezeway SEXUAL SATURDAY: DJ JayCee, FACE OFF: Battle style DJ tournaTurkey Joe’s T S ment, Loft 709 O M VJ ERIC, DJ Fabian, 11pm, $5/$7 E H T FIND -DATE FERGUS O’BYRNE (7pm); Larry after 1:30pm, Zone 216 O UP-T GS Foley & Patrick Moran (10:30pm), LISTIN AT O’Reilly’s Irish Pub ONLINE e.ca JERRY STAMP, Danika Drover, no thescop cover, Bull & Barrel STIXX & STONES, The Dock THE EARLY SHOW: Ian Foster, Adam Baxter, CHRIS HENESSEY (7pm); Con & Arthur O’Brien 9pm, no cover, Rose & Thistle (10pm), Shamrock City Pub THIRSTY THURSDAYS: DJ JayCee, Turkey Joe’s DAMIAN FOLLETT, Green Sleeves Pub UNLISTED, Green Sleeves Pub DEADMAU5 (prog house & electro) Junctions

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THURSDAY

APR 22

SUNDAY

APR 18

JUNO AWARDS BROADCAST: Billy Talent, Blue Rodeo, Classified, Drake, Great Lake Swimmers, Johnny Reid, Justin Bieber, K’Naan, Metric, Michael Bublé, $49/$99/$189, Mile One Centre 576-7657 MIKE HANRAHAN, Irish Session, Bridie Molloy’s NO-CASE IN YOUR FACE: The Sarah Budden Band (11pm); Matt Hornell & The Diamond Minds (12am); Japan Batteries (1am); The Cold River Choir (2am), CBTGs OLD SCHOOL SUNDAY, Turkey Joe’s

MONDAY

APR 19 ANTHONY MACDONALD & RONNIE POWER, 10pm, Shamrock City Pub DAMIAN FOLLETT, Green Sleeves Pub LARRY FOLEY & PATRICK MORAN, 9:30pm, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub

TUESDAY

APR 20 CARL PETERS & DAVE WHITE, Turkey Joe’s CONNEMARA, 10pm, Shamrock City Pub DAMIAN FOLLETT, Green Sleeves Pub DJ PADDY GREEN (hip hop) Loft 709 DT, Mast & Friends, CBTGs HEDLEY, Faber Drive, Stereos, Fefe Dobson, $42.50+, Mile One LARRY FOLEY & ROB COOK, 12am, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub SHAWN BERESFORD (solo acoustic) no cover, Fat Cat Blues Bar THE GAMBIN BROTHERS (acoustic duo) no cover, 10pm, Martini Bar

ALLAGES TUESDAY APR 13 LMFAO, $45+, St. John’s Convention Center 576-7657 FRIDAY APR 16 AT 8PM JunoFest: The Stanfields (8pm); Over the Top (9pm); Down With Webster (10pm); Ten Second Epic (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, CLB Armoury FRIDAY APR 16 AT 8PM Juno Concert: Arkells (8pm); Metric (9:15pm), sold out but 100 wristbands permitted access, Delta Ballroom SATURDAY APR 17 AT 7PM JunoFest: Carmen and Camille (7pm); Jhevon Paris (8pm); Carly Rae Jepsen (9pm); Danny Fernandex (10pm); Stereos (11pm), $12/$30 wristband, CLB Armoury SATURDAY APR 17 AT 8PM Juno Concert: The Motorleague (8pm); Alexisonfire (9:15pm), sold out but 100 wristbands permitted access, Delta Ballroom SATURDAY APR 17 AT 3PM Shelter With Thieves (Halifax), Iron Giant (Moncton), R.F.S.(Stephenville), Rocketrocketship, $8, Distortion

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reader restaurant reviews Recent positive reviews from

thescope.ca/Scoff Merlo’s Press and Bean 291 Water Street, 753-2457

 Reviewed by Shell

Spirit of Newfoundland Productions Presents

JUNO

GYPSY NIGHTS

Featuring the Neighbourhood Strays Exotic Food & Bellydance April 16 & 17, 2010 Kitchen closes at 10 pm www.spiritofnewfoundland.com Masonic Temple 6 Cathedral St. 579-3023

“Remember the tea kettle – it is always up to its neck in hot water, yet it still sings!”

— Unknown Have a great Juno Week!

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HAVA TIME AT THE JUNOS

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stalko-rama JUNO

WS PEE CEI AKL

This was our first time at the Press and Bean at any location, and it was fantastic. The decor was modern but comfortable, service was wonderful and the food fantastic!

Wine was typically overpriced, but that’s not unusual. I had tomato curry soup (I hate curry!) which was fresh and tasty. My husband had scallops in an almond and ginger sauce I believe. Perfection! Steaks were done exactly as we ordered, and with the sauces on the side, it was melt in your mouth. Dessert fantastic as well. Will definitely be going back.

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The Sprout

364 Duckworth Street, 579-5485

 Reviewed by Ashley

The food is fantastic. However, the seating takes away from the tasty delights. It is hard to savor the flavour when your sitting in a booth and it’s frail construction makes every movement from the person behind you take away from your own experience. Great food, great people, terrible booths. My tip… try and get a table.

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Bacalao Nouvelle Newfoundland Cuisine 65 Lemarchant Road, 579-6565

 Reviewed by an accidental foodie

I love, love, love this restaurant!

The ambiance is wonderful, the service is very attentive and the food is fantastic... For appetizers, I recommend trying the jiggs dinner cabbage rolls, but I’ve also had the mussels and daily specials. They really know how to enhance the natural flavours and textures of the local ingredients. For the mains, I’ve had the seafood risotto, which is absolutely fantastic, rich and creamy with a very generous serving of seafood. I’ve also had the lobster and caviar pasta on Valentine’s Day, which was probably the best meal I’ve had this year. My husband usually sticks to the game meat they serve. He is never disappointed.

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I eat my sandwiches at night Eating after midnight in the city of legends.

PHOTOS AND WORDS BY ANGUS WOODMAN

Saturday, 3am

I was driving down East White Hills Road when I saw the shape of a moose on the road. I think the lateness was getting to me, because my first thought was, “did someone leave a moose-shaped cutout on the road?” I stopped just short of the moose and sat there waiting for it to move. And I waited. And waited.

I thought that if I had a license and a gun and knew how to skin it, he could be my late-night meal. But none of those things were the case, and Folly’s lentil burger so my search for food would have to continue.

If he’d ever get out of my way.

The moose was yet another obstacle during an already-difficult task. That task: searching for latenight places to eat. I spent three nights searching in total. Three days in which I didn’t allow myself to eat unless it was between midnight and 8am. And I couldn’t prepare my own food.

Hopefully by doing so I would discover what options there were for the late-night eater, and what it was like to live on those options.

Friday, 12:30am

I started at the place whose hour changes triggered this adventure, Folly (5 Bates Hill). Folly is my ideal late-night place. It has the perfect vibe. But as the new year rolled around, they moved their hours back to noon-2am. (4:30pm-2am on Sunday.) As they became more popular, the post-George-Street tomfoolery was getting too much to handle. Understandable.

I walked in just after midnight and grabbed a table for one. I decided on a lentil burger. I thought

I’d go with a vegetarian option because it didn’t seem likely I’d have that choice very often for the next few days.

The patty was made of lentils, sweet potato and some other ancillary ingredients. The patty was very soft, which made it an interesting complement to the focaccia bun, which is a tough bun for anyone accustomed to fast-food burgers.

Though while this combination threw me on the first bite, I sunk into its deliciousness on bite two on until my plate was bare.

Friday, 4am

Feeling a little peckish and fighting my body’s desire to sleep, I headed to Tim Hortons. I had donuts on my mind, but was also curious to see what else they serve at that hour.

The Tim’s nearest my apartment (besides the one on Duckworth, which is closed at night) had only bare shelves and they don’t serve anything meal-like that late. They Lopsided muffin had some limited baked goods in the back though and after a couple unsuccessful queries I left with a lop-sided blueberry muffin.

Mmmm…lop-sided. It was more towards the sweet-and-greasy side of the muffin spectrum, but tasted like a dream at the time and kept me running for a little while longer.

Friday, 7am

As night turned to day, I realized

something. There’s a rather blurry line between late-night and early morning. So I wondered, what was the earliest breakfast place? Cora’s (Atlantic Place & 80 Kenmount Road) wins this one on weekdays at 6am (both locations) but ties just about everywhere else at 7am on weekends. That is, unless you can stomach fast-food breakfasts.

Tim Hortons and McDonald’s start serving breakfast at 5am. I’ve eat a Cora’s—is it cheating? lot of different things, but McDonald’s breakfast is where I draw the line. So when I say it’s available at 5am, I’m only passing on what the drive-through guy told me before I drove away empty-handed.

So I chose Cora’s. I had the Cora’s special because it would have to last me for a while and there isn’t a type of breakfast food it doesn’t include. My plate arrived with eggs, bacon, a crêpe, ham, sausage, hash browns, fruit and two slices of multigrain toast on the side. Egads!

It wasn’t perfect— the bacon was a very un-pig-like color, and the giant strawberry on my plate tasted of regret—but I sucked it all down before my stomach knew what was happening.

Saturday, 12:01 am, (pre-moose)

For the days leading up to and during this adventure, I’d been asking everyone I saw if they knew of any place to eat late at night.

It became secondary to hello.

I decided I’d give it a try.

Unfortunately, I had not yet been I initially found little beyond the told of any place I didn’t already usual snack food, but I hit pay dirt know about. So when I attended at an Irving. Smith’s Snacks! My a potluck on the second night, I options were different kinds of subs, queried the entire party. And I got and different sizes of different kinds one good suggestion. of subs. I choose a small sub with I was told of a place various called Monroe Take meats.

Out on Monroe Street I added that serves Chinese and orange Canadian food. They juice and are only quasi-late chocolate though, open until 2am nuts and Fri-Sat and 12:30am chowed otherwise. I didn’t get a down. chance to try them out Boy Gas station meal for myself, but I have it was I glad on good authority this I never got place is more than mere legend. the large one. I would say the roast Then there’s the option I went beef slab was not unlike the sole of with that night: the tail-end of shoe, but I wouldn’t want to insult a potluck. You won’t find many shoes. And oh how it was dry. After dinner parties that start after a couple bites, I attacked it with midnight, but there is never a condiments and microwaves, but it potluck at which all the food is did little to help the cause. eaten. It just doesn’t happen. I’m not advising crashing random Sunday, 4am potlucks whenever you’re hungry After the gas station, which did at night, but if you do get invited live up to its name by supplying to one, eating up all the cold food gas, I went to the 24-hour Sobeys before you leave is a fine way to fuel on Ropewalk Lane. There are two up for the night. things you will always find on a latenight trip there: someone doing Saturday, 3:50 am their grocery shopping in pajamas and an employee washing the floor (post-moose) with a giant round machine. I have After the scare with the moose no further comment on this. separated me from my wits, I The options at Sobeys are thought a sub might calm my endless. There’s fruit, baked goods, nerves. Most Subways, including self-opening canned foods (options the one on Water Street near expand considerably if you travel George, are with a can opener) and there’s a 24-hours. prepared-food section.

I had a turkey Me, I ended my late-night and ham on adventure by doing some grocery honey-oat bread shopping so I’d never have to eat with every from a gas station again. vegetable they offer. Now, I remember a time For future when eating a sub consideration at this hour meant dealing with bread It seems the only option for allnight sit-down table-service is the that wasn’t soft. That’s just the way it was and we all accepted it. But the Celtic Hearth. At least we have one, though it can be a zoo in the hour or bread on this (and other late-night subs I’ve had recently) was perfectly two after the bars close.

For take-out, though, there are soft. Appreciated, but I probably plenty of options. A walk through don’t want to know how they’re the yellow pages will reveal a pile of doing that. pizza places open late, especially on I also had a nice chat with the weekends and Boston Pizza’s dining sandwich artist. He works the night area is open till 2am on Fri-Sat, and shift by himself on Friday and 1am every other night. McDonald’s Saturday, which must get lonely. drive-through is I couldn’t open all night. imagine only You can also find a having bread scattered mealand sliced like foodstuff meat to keep at 24-hour me company convenience all night, I stores. And then thought, as I there are the chip sat alone in my trucks and street car in an empty vendors that popparking lot at Subway at 3:21 up as needed in 4am eating a and around George St. sub and singing along to my Justin And if all that fails, perhaps you Bieber CD between bites. could have moose burgers.

Sunday, 2 am

While doing this search, I started noticing 24-hour signs I had never seen before, many of which were on gas stations. At some point, I got the idea of having a gas-stationsourced meal. So on the third night,

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Video hits & misses Ah, the Juno’s Video of the Year Award: could there be a more subjective category? What the heck do you judge, the music or the video? Is the award for something that captures the spirit of a Canadian artist? Or does the award recognize videos that manage to successfully blend creativity and technology?

Adam Clarke and Jillian Butler make like the Juno judging panel to bring you a highly unscientific evaluation of this year’s nominees for Video of the Year.

Classified “Anybody Listening?”

Directed by Harv Glazer Link: bit.ly/ca4W4S

Adam Clarke: Shot in the curiously-isolated streets of Toronto, this video presents Nova Scotia rapper, Classified, as he pouts about being overlooked.

Accompanied by the text “Anybody Listening?” popping up all over the city, it’s a leaden attempt at capturing the feel of being on the streets. And it doesn’t get much more “street” than Canadian hip-hop. Everything about this one was awful. I never thought I’d have to say

The Most Serene Republic “Heavens To Purgatory” Directed by Ben Steiger Link: bit.ly/9CRwM8

AC: The song and the video are my favourites of the set.

The vid depicts the song as performed by the band in a large, white room. There’s a gimmick, of course, but it’s a good one: each of the band members are seen only as a set of spare limbs sticking out of empty shirts draped across the walls, sofa and ceiling. Also, the two vocalists are grafted together like a live action CatDog!

Land Of Talk “It’s Okay”

Directed by WeWereMonkeys Link: bit.ly/1ZnBof

this, but someone should’ve really spelled this out for Classified: Phil Collins is not cool. Do not sample him.

Jillian Butler: Normally I would defend Phil Collins on some level, but here I just can’t. It seems like an effort to be groundbreaking—sampling an artist incongruous to your genre—but feels more random than cleverly mismatched. Also, when was the last time Yonge Street was so barren? Very polite of the pedestrians to cross the street to make room for all the fat beats.

AC: If there’s one thing Torontonians are praised for, it’s their politeness.

JB: While I enjoyed it, it’s there’s a sliding scale of whimsy vs. terror going on—the more whimsical and perky the disembodied vocalists seem, the more terrified I become. Why does this man have his too-hip bandmates on his mantelpiece? What does it all mean?

AC: I wonder if disembodied limbs and heads will become the next big thing in music videos, like facial morphing was in the early 90s.

and Salvador Dali enthusiasts-- that just absolutely love this video. Artistically and technically, it’s very accomplished, but for most people I think one viewing will be enough.

AC: Mountains crumble upwards, cartoon wolves shoot flame from their torsos and some chump in a skull mask rides a horse. Plus, masses of crows and a huge amount of boredom on my part There’s nothing necessarily wrong with the song, but it’s all just a bit bland together.

JB: I have a feeling there’s a very specific group of people -- a blend of cinematographers, insomniacs

Beast “Mr. Hurricane” Directed by Ben Steiger Link: bit.ly/wmW6y

JB: “Mr. Hurricane” is an atmospheric, unexplained happening, as bees collect by the hundreds in a run-down house. Hey, this one from Montreal-based electro-indie duo Beast was also nominated for a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video.

JB: I have loved this strange video for a long time. It’s Canadian Gothic in all the right places, from the grimy, swamp-adjacent shack to the unexplained bees to the illustrious funk that well-hatted drummer is laying down. I’m swayed by a simple, well-executed concept, and this video is that and then some. Plus Betty Bonifassi holds the microphone like a gun and it’s scary and exciting all at once.

AC: What did we see? Was it a parallel dimension? We saw bees, lots of bees.

Serena Ryder “Little Bit Of Red” Directed by Marc Ricciardelli Link: bit.ly/9bz80s

AC: Singer-songwriter Serena Ryder wanders around smearing red paint on the screen while I wince from the dangerously high levels of Pure Annoying contained in this video.

JB: Okay, I’ll be good cop. The video is really a very literal interpretation of the song. I’m going smear this bright paint on boring old you to complete my metaphor! It’s a cute idea, and executed convincingly,

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but it ends up looking so manufactured compared to the others. Also, it’s all one shot, so the poor thing seems out of breath by the last bar. I just want to give her a glass of water and a chair.

AC: The competence of the production still doesn’t make up for such a generic piece of work.

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Dirt! The Movie—it’s not what you think. Or maybe it is, especially if you’re thinking of soil. Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network and MUN Student Union will present this film to celebrate Earth Day a day early with a screening on April 21.

LIMITEDRUN THURSDAY APR 8 AT 7PM A SINGLE MAN (MUN Cinema) Colin Firth is single? Don’t get your hopes up, ladies, because he’s gay. That he’s plotting out his suicide after his lover’s death doesn’t help.

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follows, free, Centre for Social Justice-204 Water St WEDNESDAY APR 14 AT 7PM THE HIDDEN BLADE (Global Cinema) Based on the novels by Shuuhei Fujisaw, The Hidden Blade presents the world of the samurai as it going through a change, as the warriors adapt to a new world. Directed by Yoji Yamada (JAP 2004) $8, Inco Innovation Center WEDNESDAY APR 21 AT 7PM DIRT! THE MOVIE (NLEN & MUNSU) In celebration of Earth Day this new documentary examines our most vital & under-appreciated resource - dirt! An inspirational film with ‘heart & soil’! Free/donations welcome, MUN EN-2006

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by Tim Burton, so expect lots of spindly trees and an “ooh, ahh” choral soundtrack courtesy of Danny Elfman. (Avalon Mall) AVATAR: In search of a mineral called Hardtogetmium, the military threatens to eradicate the offspring of the Blue Man Group. Loosely based on The Smurfs with the military standing in for Gargamel. (Mt Pearl) DATE NIGHT: Steve Carrell and Tina Fey are a bored couple who inadvertently become the target of the mob while trying to dine at a shmancy bistro. (Avalon Mall) DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: Young Greg is a middle-school child who must outwit bullies, a girl who is far too eager to wrestle him, and something called “the cheese touch.” (Avalon Mall) GHOSTWRITER: If you’re expecting a disembodied ball of energy helping kids to solve crimes, prepare to be disappointed! This similarly-titled film stars Ewan McGregor as a writer who knows too much. (Mt Pearl) GREEN ZONE: Paul Greengrass, best known for the Bourne sequels and almost making Watchmen (along with half of Hollywood), directs this Iraq War drama about a soldier gone rogue.

Matt Damon stars. (Mt Pearl) HOT TUB TIME MACHINE: Ensemble comedy about, yes, a hot tub that sends four men back to the 1980’s. To borrow the tagline from Pieces, Hot Tub Time Machine is exactly what you think it is. (Avalon Mall) HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: A viking named Hiccup domesticates a dragon to the disbelief of his fellow Norsemen. Remember, this is a Dreamworks cartoon, so expect celebrity voices and Smashmouth on the soundtrack.

(Avalon Mall & Mt Pearl) CLASH OF THE TITANS: Greek gods, a Norwegian monster (the Kraken), an Australian monster (actor/plank of wood, Sam Worthington) and Djinns (for some reason) all show up for an epic showdown. Release the 3-D! (Avalon Mall) REMEMBER ME: In this romantic drama, Robert “Glitterati” Pattinson falls in love with Emilie de “That’s So” Ravin in the wake of his brother’s suicide. (Avalon Mall) SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE: In the tradition of every single Judd Apatow film, this sex comedy (from Apatow alumnus Jay Baruchel) asserts what Sinbad was telling us all along: women be different from men. (Avalon Mall) SHUTTER ISLAND: Tiger Beat poster boy hall of famer Leo DiCaprio plays an edgy detective investigating the disappearance of a mental patient from a mysterious, isolated insane asylum.

Directed by Martin Scorsese. (Mt Pearl) THE BOUNTY HUNTER: When a bounty hunter (Gerard Butler) is ordered to rub out his exwife (Jennifer Aniston), he decides to save her instead. Despite this, both still nag and bicker down wacky-plot lane. (Avalon Mall) THE LAST SONG: If you’re a rebellious teen with musical talents, would you “protect a sea turtle nest to get closer to some dude”. If so, this is the film for you. Also, you’re weird.

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By any measure Metric are very much a 21st century band: They first shot to major public attention through a Polaroid commercial, they’ve been based out of five different cities in the past ten years, and for their most recent album, last year’s Fantasies, instead of going the conventional big-label route, they chose to self-release.

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The band is nominated for three Juno awards—Alternative Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year (Emily Haines & James Shaw), and Group of the Year—and they’re in town for a few performances. Martin Connelly got the chance to chat on the phone with frontwoman Emily Haines.

There was a lot of press when you released Fantasies on your own.

I’m guessing it worked out pretty well, how did it actually work?

Um yeah, really well. That’s worth researching a little if you want that angle in there. I don’t really feel like reeling off statistics but you know, we sold more copies of this record in the first four weeks than we did in the previous four years in the US. So that was good.

whole “death of the music industry” thing?

I don’t believe in the death of the music industry, so, I don’t think it’s happening. I think it’s changing hands. I think that there are people who were in power who don’t have as much power. And the average person, music fan... it’s different.... you know? It’s a shift of power. It’s not the end of the music industry, it’s just a shift in power.

So is self-releasing a model you would recommend to other bands?

I think the point is not so much that there’s a model that everyone should follow it’s that everyone should find their own way of doing things. People reference Radiohead all the time, saying, “well, it worked for Radiohead,” and then are foolish enough to think that it’s going to work for them. There are lots of bands who have been giving their music away for free for a long time and no one cares, right? What works for Radiohead works because of who they are. And what works for us works because of who we are. So if we’re going to be any kind of inspiration to other bands I would just say it’s to find whatever your actual path is meant to be, and never let someone tell you you’re supposed to do it like someone else.

So what does that mean for music fans, do you think?

It’s not for me to tell you. I don’t know. “What does it mean?” I don’t know. “What do you think it means for music?” I don’t know. I’m not an oracle, but with online music there’s more... It’s much more democratic, people can find more music. It’s not so top down.

So how does that fit in with the

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I read somewhere you said that music isn’t a monologue, it’s a conversation, so what kind of conversations are you having?

Well the point of that is that it’s not a spectator event when people come to a Metric concert, it’s like we’re all there together. It’s not as though you’re watching Metric on a big screen TV. We make the night, together with our fans. That’s why when I think it’s a great show it’s because the people who showed up actually understand that they’re the

ones making that happen.

What’s the role of place in your songwriting? It seems like whenever you write an album you go to the woods or Argentina... What’s the deal?

Yeah, it’s true. I guess we sort of realized that we only recently realized that ourselves, that that was our way of working and I’ve been interested, I wonder for the next record if it will be possible for us to just be where we are, y’know? But I think what that’s about is really really trying to, because we’re so affected by, and so inspired by places to really sort of as an experiment, almost like setting a film in a certain location, realizing that’s going to affect the story that you tell, right? If you tell a love story set in Afghanistan it’s a lot different than one set in Seattle. So I think that’s why we’re drawn to placing ourselves in definitely unfamiliar places and see what we realize while we’re there.

Metric and openers the Arkells will be performing at the Delta Ballroom on Friday, April 16. The show is sold out, but 100 JunoFest wristband-holders will be permitted access. They are also performing at the Juno Awards Broadcast at Mile One on Sunday, April 18. Tickets and wristbands for both are available at the Mile One box office, 576-7657.

ONSTAGE THEATRE DANCE & BURLESQUE SPOKEN & WRITTEN COMEDY

THEATRE BEAUTY TIPS FOR THE VAIN AND DELUDED: Culled from her recent book Rants, Riffs and Roars: The World According to Berni Stapleton this one woman show spans a universe of outrageous beauty fads (botox in the buttocks) technological warfare (text messaging while in the bathtub) and surviving life’s little atom bombs (getting sick, getting better, getting even.) $15/$20, Arts & Culture Centre 7293900 (Thu Apr 22 - Sat Apr 24) EMILE’S DREAM (Artistic Fraud & Stephenville Theatre) A theatrical and musical tribute to legendary Newfoundland fiddler and storyteller Emile Benoit. Written by Robert Chafe with words and music from Emile Benoit and directed by Jillian Keiley, $25/$28, Arts & Culture Centre 729-3900 (Wed Apr 21 at 8pm) UNTIL JUNE (RCA, East of Reason & White Rooster) Written by Jane Maggs, directed by Sherry White. Featuring Jane Maggs, Susan Kent and Mark O’Brien. Together they tell the story of Lily, a young woman who has idolized her wildchild older sister throughout her life – often to Lily’s detriment, $25, LSPU Hall-3 Victoria St 579-4424 (Wed Apr 7 – Sun Apr 11 at 8pm; PWYC Sun Apr 11 at 2pm)

PERFORMANCE &DANCE EXPOSE HUNGER TALENT SHOW: Lets Can Hunger Through Talent, $2 with non-perishable food item/$5 without, College of the North Altantic Gymnasium (Wed Apr 7 at 6pm) FUSION FASHION SHOW: Local designers, performers and musicians come together to

showcase this province’s fine talents during Juno Week and help raise funds for Planned Parenthood through a silent auction. Food and beverages available as well as door prizes, $15, Masonic Temple-6 Cathedral St 579-3023 (Mon Apr 15 at 7pm) LANDMARKED (Neighbourhood Dance Works) Part choose your own adventure, part conceptual art tour and part choreographic documentary, Landmarked addresses the value of urban space by looking at personal, shared or historical associations to the geography of downtown St. John’s. Follow a map as a guide for a day or the weekend, $12/kids free, Tickets/maps at Anna Templeton Centre-278 Duckworth St 722-3663 (Sat Apr 10 & Sun Apr 11 from 1pm-5pm) LATIN TUESDAYS, 8pm, $5, The Bella Vista TANGO ON THE EDGE: A social gathering to dance Argentine Tango, $5, RCA Club-10 Bennett Ave (Thursdays at 8:30pm)

SPOKEN &WRITTEN ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: Celebration of nominated NL authors, including Greg Malone, Trudy Morgan-Cole, Mike Heffernan, Raoul Andersen & John Crellin. Hosted by Berni Stapleton, Humphrey’s Restaurant-177 New Gower St (Mon Apr 12 at 7:30pm) ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS PANEL: Mike Heffernan, Raoul Andersen & John Crellin discuss oral history and the process of putting people’s words into writing, free, AC Hunter Library-Arts & Culture Centre (Tue Apr 13 at 7pm) BOOK SIGNING (Atlantic Book Festival) Mike Heffernan signs Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster, Coles-Avalon Mall (Sat Apr 10 from 2pm-4pm) BOOK SIGNING (Atlantic Book Festival) Raoul

Andersen and John Crellin sign Mi’sel Joe: An Aboriginal Chief’s Journey, Chapters (Sun Apr 11 from 2pm-4pm) CELEBRATE SEAMUS HEANEY: With Mary Dalton, Mark Callanan, Brid Falconer, Michael Boyle, free, Coffee & Co (Tue Apr 13 at 8pm) PARAGON BOOK LAUNCH: A new collection of creative writing with readings from local contributors. Music by Cold River Choir, The Ship (Tue Apr 20 at 8pm) PEN CANADA FUNDRAISER: Reading by Yann Martel, interview with Ian Brown, Mary Walsh, $20, MUN Arts & Admin-Reid Theatre 737-2435 (Sat Apr 10 at 7:30pm) POETRY READING: Antony Christie will be reading from Of Love and Drowning (AC Hunter Library on Thu Apr 8 at 7pm / Chapters on Sat Apr 10 at 2pm) READING: Christopher Pratt reads from his latest work and in conversation with Joan Sullivan, Emma Butler Gallery-111 George St W 739-7111 (Thu Apr 22 at 7pm) ST JOHN’S STORYTELLING CIRCLE: An open mic of local tales by local tellers with host Frank Holden, $3, Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club (Thu Apr 8 at 7:30pm) THE SALON: Spoken word, song & poetry for all ages, free, Coffee & Company-Water St 7395215 (Sat Apr 17 at 8pm) WRITE ON (RCA Theatre) Three readings from our 5th annual series. Includes Our Eliza by Megan Coles; dramaturgy by Ed Riche, free, LSPU Hall-Second Space (Mon Apr 12 at 7:30pm)

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COMEDY ON THE SUNNY SIDE: Stand up comedy, $2, The Levee-Holdsworth Crt (Sundays 8pm-11pm) PRO/AM COMEDY SLAM: Amateurs at 8pm & Ron Josol & Lori Ferguson at 9:30pm, two show $20, Yuk Yuk’s-193 Kenmount Rd 726-9857 (Thu Apr 8) SHAWN WALSH’S MUSTACHE: Open mic comedy troupe , no cover, Whalen’s Pub (Thursdays at 8pm) RON JOSOL & LORI FERGUSON: Stand up comedy, $20+, Yuk Yuk’s-193 Kenmount Rd 7269857 (Fri Apr 9 & Sat Apr 10 at 9:30pm)

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19)

It would be a good week for you to perfect your ability to crow like a rooster, Aries. I also recommend that you practice your skill at leaping out of bed in the morning fully refreshed, with your imagination primed and ready to immediately begin making creative moves. Other suggested exercises: being on the alert for what’s being born; holding a vision of the dawn in your heart throughout the day; and humorously strutting around like you own whatever place you’re in. Happy birthday to Rob Sexton, Ruth Lawrence, Gene Browne, Ritche Perez, Lori Heath and Rick Kelly.

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TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20)

I got a spam email containing supposed words of wisdom from the Dalai Lama. “We spend more, but have less,” it said. “We have more conveniences, but less time; more experts, yet more problems.” It went on like this for a while. I was suspicious. It seemed to contain too many pop platitudes to have been uttered by the Dalai Lama.

With Google’s help, I did some research and discovered that the passage was actually the handiwork of pastor Bob Moorehead, who resigned from his Seattle church under a cloud of allegations about misconduct. I urge you to make similar investigations of the ostensible truths you receive this week, Taurus. You may find discrepancies as major as the differences between the Dalai Lama and Bob Moorehead.

ing up. On other occasions, you may be hard at work while lying down. In fact, I suspect that the law of reversals will be in full bloom. Things that have been last will, at least temporarily, be first, and influences that have calmed you down will rile you up. What has been crazy may be quite sane, and what has been in the shadows will come into the light. Tight squeezes may turn into expansive releases and heavy-duty commitments will get a dose of slack -- and vice versa. Always vice versa.

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Every one of us in engaged in some ongoing battle with ourselves. Maybe there’s a conflict between our heart and head. Maybe we’re trying to stop expressing some behavior that we know is self-destructive but seems all too natural and easy to do. Maybe we feel guilty about or resentful toward some event from the past, and GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) are constantly fighting with its after-image.

A life-long dream of mine came Whatever your version of the civil war true recently, and I didn’t even know might be, Scorpio, the coming weeks it was a life-long dream until it will be an excellent time to reduce happened. It struck unexpectedly on the heat of the strife. But you’ll have a Tuesday afternoon. My daughter Listen to “Prayer for Us.” to be ingenious as you reframe the called on the phone from her It’s here: bit.ly/PrayerforUs. way you think about the situation, college dorm room, wanting to Then read the lyrics and you’ll have to locate a reservoir at bit.ly/OurPrayer. discuss an essay she’d been assigned of willpower that has been hidden in for her History of Modern Art class. your depths.

She really liked it, but there were some

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points she wanted to understand better, and she thought my input might help. The essay? The “Surrealistic Manifesto,” formulated in 1924 by the writer André Breton. Years ago, it was a crucial document in my own development as a young poet. The opportunity to share its heady brew with the beloved child I used to push on a swing was startlingly blissful. I predict a similar event for you in the coming days, Gemini: the fruition of a lifelong dream you didn’t even know you had.

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CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22)

It’s probably true for a lot of celebrities that their public personas are not accurate reflections of their private lives. One striking example is actress Megan Fox, who’s famous for being a sex goddess. But the fact is, she told Harper’s Bazaar magazine, she has only slept with two men in her life, and it makes her ill to even contemplate having sex with someone she doesn’t love. While it may not bother her to have a reputation that’s so different from her inner world, I wouldn’t say the same about you -- especially now. I urge you to do what you can to create more harmony between the version of yourself that you project outward and the version of yourself you actually live in.

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In her poem “The Gift,” Chinese poet Shu Ting writes, “I dream the dream of a pond who lives not just to mirror the sky but to let willow trees on the bank drink me up.” This would be an excellent dream for you to dream in the coming week, Leo. It would also be empowering for you to render its themes in your waking life. I think you will derive great pleasure and sound teaching from mirroring a soaring archetype and feeding an intimate primal force. (Shu Ting’s poem was translated by Tony Barnstone and Newton Liu.)

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Are you an athlete? If so, I suspect that you will soon make an adjustment in your training or technique that will improve your game. Are you an artist, musician, writer, performer, or dancer? I bet you will get a sweet insight about the creative process that could revolutionize your work in the months to come. Are you a pilgrim on a meandering long-distance quest to a promised land whose location you’re not exactly sure of? Any minute now, you’ll uncover a clue that will dramatically narrow down the possibilities of where the promised land is.

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This would be an excellent time for you to take inventory of what brings you pleasure. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due for an update and upgrade. Some of your tried-and-true strategies for generating joys and thrills are fraying at the edges. You should consider refurbishing them, even as you also think about going in quest of fresh sources of delight.

For extra credit, see if you can gain access to an experience that could accurately be described as “a blessed state of bliss.”

It would be smart for you to whet your appetite, but please don’t go too far and spoil your appetite. Imagine and plan for the feast to come; make sure the evolution of the feast is on track; but don’t try to actually enjoy the entire feast yet.

It’s not ready, you see. The “cooking” isn’t complete. To dive in now would be like eating a chocolate cake that has only been baking in the oven for ten minutes. In conclusion, Capricorn, strike a balance between practicing watchful patience and cultivating protective excitement.

Your key word for the week is “fulcrum.”

It’s derived from a Latin verb meaning “to prop up, support,” and its definitions include the following: 1. the stable point on which a lever pivots; 2. the crux of a percussionist’s grip as he or she holds a drumstick; 3. an agent through which vital powers are exercised. I suggest you meditate on where the metaphorical fulcrums are in your life, and then take creative measures to give them extra care and enhance their strength.

I’m wearing a replica of an ancient Egyptian atef, a white crown surmounted by two ostrich feathers. My white cashmere robe, decorated with Qabalistic sigils, was sewn for me by a Wiccan priestess. My wand is shaped like the head of a Kalao bird and once belonged to a shaman from Burkina Faso. Aided by these accessories, I gaze into my magic mirror and conjure the spirit of my deceased great-uncle Felix, a successful businessman born under the sign of Pisces. He has always been a reliable source of inside info for me in the past. “Dear ancestor,” I murmur, “do you have an oracular revelation for my Piscean readers?” And he replies: “Tell them their money mojo is stronger than usual. Urge them to bargain aggressively and make sure they get a percentage of the gross, not just of the net profits.”

EVENTS

COMMUNITY EVENTS LECTURES & FORUMS DAYTIME MUSIC KIDS & TEENS MEETINGS & CLASSES

COMMUNITY AVALON DRAGONS GALA DINNER & SILENT AUCTION: Ticket sales benefit the dragon boat team of breast cancer survivors, the Avalon Dragons, $50, Bella Vista (Sat Apr 10 at 6:30pm) CORONATION STREET STARS: An audience with ‘Becky & Sean’ with host Karl Wells, $35, Holy Heart Theatre-55 Bonaventure Ave 5794424 (Sun Apr 11 at 7:30pm) JUNO AWARDS BROADCAST: Billy Talent, Blue Rodeo, Classified, Drake, Great Lake Swimmers, Johnny Reid, Justin Bieber, K’Naan, Metric, Michael Bublé, $49/$99/$189, Mile One Centre 576-7657 (Sun Apr 18) JUNO FAN FARE: Interactive autograph sessions and interviews with Alexisonfire, Arkells, Carly Rae Jepson, Classified, Danny Fernandez, Down With Webster, Faber Drive, George Canyon, Johnny Reid, Shiloh, Steroes, Ten Second Epic, Terri Clark, The New Cities, The Road Hammers, The Trews, free, Village Mall (Sat Apr 17 from 12pm-3pm) LIVING PLANET PRINTERS MARKET: A monthly meeting place for print artists to display and sell their works. Features guest screenprinter, support & training, 20 Barnes Rd (Sat Apr 10 from 12pm-4pm) SCI-FI ON THE ROCK: NL’s premiere science fiction & fantasy convention brings actors and authors from various film-making and literary genres together to share their wealth of experiences, memories and talents with fans, $12day/$20weekend, Holiday Inn-Portugal Cove Rd (Sat Apr 17 & Sun Apr 18) SPCA ANNUAL SPRING SALE: Join us for coffee, baked goods, books, plants, antiques, pet items, crafts & homemade lunch, $2, St. Mary’s Church Auditorium-Craigmillar Ave (Sat Apr 17 at 10am)

LECTURES &FORUMS A FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF MUSHROOMS: Join Andrus Voitk for an informative discussion on his work in the field, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 (Wed Apr 14 at 7pm) CANCER: Let’s Get Personal (Terry Fox Research Institute) Researchers, health professionals and cancer survivors discuss health of the population, health care system and science behind cancer care, Inco Innovation Centre (Mon Apr 12 at 4:30pm (reception) & 5:30pm (dialogue)) EARTH DAY PRESENTATION (Natural History Society) Environmental Aspects of Petroleum Offshore Development with Ken Taylor, Environmental Compliance Officer with the Canada-NL Offshore Petroleum Board, MUN SN-2067 (Thu Apr 22 at 7:30pm) MULTIPLE GENERATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE: Panel discussion on issues like work ethic, leadership and authority, free but must register at 737-2313, MUN Arts & Admin-Reid Theatre (Tue Apr 13 at 7pm) STATE OF THE ART: Explorations in Historiography Conference: Grad students will present papers on historiographical developments within their chosen field of study, Gushue Hall (Thu Apr 15 from 9:30am-9pm) WESSEX SOCIETY LECTURE: John Crosbie, Lieutenant-Governor of NL, will give the Dr. Leslie Harris Tribute Lecture, Hampton HallMarine Institute (Wed Apr 14 at 8pm) WOMEN IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: From a train car to global health initiatives: An interview with Dr Elizabeth Hillman who has been advancing the health of women and children in numerous countries in the developing world, MUN EN-4000 (Wed Apr 14 at 7pm) WORDS IN EDGEWISE (MUN Philosophy & Eastern Edge) A speaker’s series featuring wide-ranging topics from art to philosophy, paywhat-you-can, Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882 (Thu Apr 8 at 7pm)

DAYTIME MUSIC AUNTIE CRAE’S BAND, free-no purchase necessary, Auntie Crae’s (Tuesdays at 12pm) CHORAL EVENSONG, free-will offering, Anglican Cathedral (Sundays at 6:30pm) JUNO SONGWRITERS’ CIRCLE: Amelia Curran, Bahamas, Jarvis Church, Lights, Michael Kaeshammer, Terri Clark, with host Dallas Gree, $39.95+/$44.95+, Arts & Culture Centre (Sun Apr 18 at 1pm) LEAH BASSFORD (piano recital) free, PetroCanada Hall (Thu Apr 8 at 5pm) MICHAEL BRAMBLE (organ recital) free, DF Cook Recital Hall (Sun Apr 11 at 2pm) RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Official launch with Dougie Benoit & Con O’Brien, Confederation Building (Mon Apr 12 at 12pm) RUCKUS ON THE EDGE: Random Acts of Music: Allan Ricketts at Coleman’s-Mt Pearl (1pm); Sharona Clarke at Holiday Inn (1pm); Mary Barry at Sheraton (12:30pm); Fergus Brown O’Byrne at Coleman’s-Merrymeeting Rd (1pm); Fergus O’Byrne & Jim Payne at Delta (12:30pm); Andrew O’Brien & Billy Sutton at Atlantic Place (12pm & 1pm) STEVE COWAN (classical guitar recital) free, DF Cook Recital Hall (Sun Apr 11 at 4pm) THE GREAT CASAVANT ORGAN: David Drinkell plays varied programs of sacred and secular works, free, Anglican Cathedral (Wednesdays at 1:15pm)

KIDS &TEENS CHILDREN’S CONCERT: Juno nominees Bobs & Lolo, Charlie Hope, The Bee’s Knees, The Kerplunks, Rik Barron as MC, free but must book at www.kidsjam.ca, Gower St. United Church (Sat Apr 17 at 10am) PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOLERS: Stories, rhymes & activities, free but please register 7372621, Michael Donovan Library-Topsail Rd (Wed & Thu mornings) (Ends June) SPRING SHOWERS: Interactive children’s program all about the water cycle & the importance of clean water for healthy ecosystems.

Include games, storytime, guided tour, arts & crafts, The Fluvarium-5 Nagle’s Pl 754-3474 (Saturdays & Sundays at 1:30pm) YOUNG MUSICIANS, Open mic at Shamrock City Pub (Sundays at 2pm) YOUNG PERFORMERS: Open mic with Denielle Hann, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub (Sundays at 3pm)

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IELLE HANN, O’Reilly’s Irish Pub (Sundays at 3pm) FREE CLASSES CLUBS GROUPS AVALON WESLEYAN CHURCH: Weekly meet up in a casual atmosphere with coffee & contemporary music, free, Rabbittown Theatre-106 Freshwater Rd 576-6937 (Sundays at 10am) BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP (La Leche League) The topic of discussion will be Nutrition and Weaning, babies welcome, free, Sobey’s-Torbay Rd 437-5097 (Mon Apr 12 at 7pm) BUSINESS INFO SESSIONS (NLOWE) Do Your Homework: Research, Research, Research-conducting research into international markets, Free for women but must register 754-5555 (Thu Apr 8 at 9am) CAPITAL TOASTMASTERS: Improve selfconfidence and overall leadership abilities for career and life, free, MUN Inco Centre-2014 687-1031 CAREGIVER CONVERSATIONS: A Support Group for Unpaid Caregivers, Seniors Resource Centre-Torbay Rd 726-2370 (Every third Monday) FOCAL PLAY’N: Free group photo walk. After the shoot we’ll return to Mexicalia Rosa’s 3:30ish for a snack, Cape Spear (Sun Apr 18 from 1pm-4pm) FOR THE LOVE OF LEARNING: Free workshops

in art, writing, theatre, journalism, yoga and Aikido for anyone aged 15-35, Gower St United Church-basement 722-8848 (Weekdays from 12pm-6pm) FREE HOT LUNCH: Mondays and Fridays feature a vegetarian meal. Tuesdays and Thursdays offer soup and fresh bread. Young adults aged 15-35 can come to Gower St United Church basement-99 Queen’s Rd (2pm) GREEN DRINKS: An informal get together for those who work, volunteer or have an interest in environment & conservation related issues, 7pm-9pm, no cover, The Ship (Last Wednesday of month) JUNO CUP: NHL Greats & Canadian musicians face off in a celebrity fundraising hockey game, Jack Byrne Arena-Torbay (Fri Apr 16 at 7:30pm) KNIT WITS: Drop in knitting social with help to get you started, free, Anna Templeton Centre-278 Duckworth St (Last Sunday of month from 7pm-9pm) LE CAFÉ FRANÇAIS: Qui se réunit toutes les semaines est un lieu où francophones et amoureux du français peuvent se rencontrer et faire un brin de causette, Atlantic Place-entre Starbucks et Cora’s (le dimanche à 15h) NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP: For those who know or have known a feeling of desperation due to the addiction problem of someone close to them. Weekly meetings in St John’s area. For more info call 726-6191 NEWFOUNDLAND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Monthly meet up, St David’s Church HallElizabeth Av (First Tuesday of month at 8pm) OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Help is available and it’s free, no strings attached. Weekly meetings in St John’s area. You are welcome, just as you are. For information call 738-1742 POST SECONDARY & EMPLOYMENT FAIR: Hosted by Canadian Hard of Hearing Association. All are welcome to attend, Hotel Mt Pearl (Wed Apr 14 from 1pm-3pm) SENIORS BRIDGING CULTURES: Tea, guest speakers & conversation, Seniors Resource Centre 737-2333 (Thursdays at 2pm) SENIORS FRIENDSHIP CLUB, Seniors Resource Centre 737-2333 (Fridays at 2pm) SHAMBHALA MEDITATION GROUP: Meditation helps us appreciate ourselves, others, and our world, free, Billy Rahl Fieldhouse-rear Elizabeth Towers 576-4727 (Wednesdays 7:30pm & Sundays 10am) SLEEP OUT 120: Participants commit to living “homeless” on downtown streets for 120 hours.

Donations can be made at Choices for Youth-16 Carter’s Hill Pl (Ends Apr 10) ST JOHN’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Refer to Council Agenda at www.stjohns.ca (posted Friday afternoon), Public welcome, City HallCouncil Chambers, 4th fl (Mondays at 4:30pm) SUPER TRIVIA NIGHT, Bitter’s Pub (Thursdays from 8pm-11pm) THE POTTLE CENTRE: A social & recreation centre for consumers of mental health services.

New members welcome, 323 Hamilton Ave 753-2143 THE ROOMS: Free admission, 9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 (Wednesdays 6pm-9pm) TRIVIA NIGHT, Rose & Thistle (Tuesdays) WALK ON WATER: Get fit, meet people & learn the history of downtown, everyone welcome, free, Auntie Crae’s (Saturdays at 10am, rain or shine) WOMEN’S ACCORDION CIRCLE: An informal environment for women of all ages to perform, experiment & share stories about making music, Arts & Culture Centre-2nd Fl, Old Gallery 7462399 (Mondays at 7:30pm)

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THE CHROMATOSE ANYMATION FESTIVAL happens at the Ship in downtown

SOCIAL DANCING Learn the jive the and old

St. John’s from April 30 to May 2, 2010. The festival will be a fusion of new animation, performance art and live music events. We are still accepting submissions and are looking for handmade, DIY, cross platform and/or experimental machinima and animation from independent artists.

ASSOCIATION OF NEW CANADIANS Are you interested in meeting people from different cultures? We are looking for volunteers to provide social and/or language support to newcomers. Interested? Please call 722-9680.

HOUSING 3 TUBULAR PEOPLE Looking for Gnarly Roommate in Totally Awesome House* Big 4-bedroom house downtown. Rent: $300.

Utilities: $100-150, depending on the people and the weather. Roommates: one guy and two girls, ranging in age from 19 to 27. For more deets call or e-mail Shagg: 699-2457 / jnburridge@hotmail.com *Disclaimer: we are not nearly as cool as we sound in this description.

fashioned waltz in a social environment. New classes start April 6 at Park Place, Mt. Pearl.

For more info call 834-9683 or e-mail marg. barnes@hotmail.com

YOGA AT THE LANTERN Rebalance, recharge and restore with yoga. Gentle Flow Class Mondays 9:30 a.m. Yoga Re-Boot Class Thursdays 7:30 p.m. All levels and drop-ins welcome. Visit www.exhaleyoga.ca or call Cheryl at 237-2756.

SHOOT YOUR OWN SUPER 8MM SHORT FILM! During this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to shoot their own Super 8mm film, and get to know the techniques of film editing on AVID. NIFCO and Non-Nifco members can apply. For more info Call Roger at NIFCO 753-6121 ext 223 or email roger@nifco.org

MUSICIANS WANTED: KEYBOARD PLAYER Local Pink Floyd tribute “In the Flesh?” is looking for a new keyboard player. Call 699-9581 for more info or to set up an audition.

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SEX AND LOVE AND SEX AND LOVE I’m a young, straight feminist male, and I’ve been dating my feminist girlfriend monogamously for almost two years.

Recently, I’ve been coming to terms with the fact that I am turned on by rape fantasies.

Of course, I find the idea of actual rape repugnant, and this is probably, of course, an important reason why fantasizing about it turns me on. I sent out some feelers with my girlfriend by initiating a conversation about kinks and asking about what types of kinks she would hypothetically be comfortable accommodating. I asked her to imagine that I fantasized about feeling up women on the subway and wanted her to simulate and help realize that fantasy scenario with me. Her response was that I needed to be “cured” of my desires, and that she would help me figure out and work through the psychological gender-power issues behind it, and to that end she would try to show me how enjoyable consensual sex could be. My first thought was, “Well that’s not GGG…” but then I reconsidered: Would indulging that fantasy only reinforce patriarchal patterns of thought that I’ve worked to expunge from my brain?

How much of a point does she have?

Feminist Rape Fantasist DTMFA. I’m not telling you to dump your girlfriend because she won’t let you feel her up on the subway, FRF. She isn’t obligated to help you realize your consensual-rape-lite fantasies.

If that shit squicks her out, that shit squicks her out. But you can’t have a mutually fulfilling sexual or romantic relationship with a woman—feminist or not, squicked out by simulated nonconsensuality or not— whose first impulse when presented with a run-of-theDAN SAVAGE mill, completely mail@savagelove.net consensual roleplay scenario is to pathologize her partner, declare him sick, and accuse him of not being aroused by consensual sex when consensual sex was precisely what he proposed.

There’s nothing wrong with you, FRF, nothing that needs curing. The only thing you need to expunge is a girlfriend who regards you as a sicko and a rapist. DTMFA. •••• This is going to sound incredibly naive, but here we go: How does one get better at sex?

I’m a 24-year-old female, I’ve been with my boyfriend for four years, and the sex is just… meh. He had a couple sex partners before me, but he is my first and only. We’ve been sexual for almost all of our years together, so it’s not

like we’re wanting for practice.

We often ask each other, “What else can I do for you?” I’ve shared a couple ideas, which we’ve explored to my minimal comfort, but he always says “Nothing” when asked if there’s anything he wants to do or try. We have discovered that neither of us particularly cares if we, ourselves, reach orgasm, but we both care very deeply that the other is satisfied. In this light: While I don’t care much if the sex is mediocre for me, I do want it to be better for him. Do you have any suggestions?

Are we doomed?

Still A Noob Apparently This is going to sound incredibly unhelpful, SANA, but I don’t have any suggestions.

There are just too many potential unknown unknowns here for me to offer any concrete advice. It’s possible that your boyfriend isn’t attracted to you (or that you’re not attracted to him), it’s possible that your boyfriend isn’t attracted to anyone (or that you’re not attracted to anyone), it’s possible that he has dark and terrible sexual desires that he’s too terrified to share with you (or that you have dark and terrible etc. that you may not even be aware of).

The only thing I know for sure, SANA, is this: One of you is going to have to nut/ovum up and get selfish. You’re both so giving, so unconcerned with your own pleasure, so invested in pleasing your partner. And all of that sounds so wonderful in theory— who doesn’t want a completely selfless sex partner?—but in practice, selfless sex partners make lousy lays. Giving is great, but in every truly great sexual encounter, someone is taking: taking charge, taking over, taking control, giving pleasure to their partner by taking pleasure from their partner.

And if it’s not going to be him, SANA, it’ll have to be you. So what do you want?

Besides seeing him “satisfied.” Take a look at where your concern for his satisfaction has gotten you, SANA, and repeat after me: “Fuck him and fuck his satisfaction.” Then ask yourself these questions: What do I want? What turns me on? What do I want to experience and explore? You’re not doomed if you can come up with the answers to those questions, SANA, but if you can’t, well, then I’m afraid you are doomed. Doomed to lousy sex in this relationship, for as long as it lasts, and doomed to lousy sex in your next relationship if you wind up with another guy who’s as “giving” as you are.

•••• I’m a single, 22-year-old, adorable lesbian living in Chicago. I use a dating website, but I’d like to increase my chances of meeting

someone at the concerts and improv shows I enjoy. These events aren’t gay-specific, and I don’t look stereotypically queer, so this scenario seems unlikely. I want to get a fitted, understated (light text, no rainbows) T-shirt that says something like “Single. Lesbian.

Interested?” and wear it out. Will this increase the chances that the girl of my dreams will tap me on the shoulder? Will it make me an easier target for hateful assholes? Both?

Neither?

Looking For Lesbifriends Both, of course, and you may not like the kind of lesbians that a come-and-lick-me T-shirt attracts. But when you’re single and feeling frustrated, and your pool of potential partners is drawn from roughly 2.5 percent of the population, it helps to move on all fronts, e.g., websites, bars, T-shirts. Your T-shirt might attract the attention of some jerks, lesbian or otherwise, but that’s why God gave us Mace.

•••• Regarding last week’s reply to NORTH: Sure, it’s fucked-up that this woman is doing escort work without telling her boyfriend.

But you let him off the hook entirely, even though he snooped through her e-mail! What you have here are two people who are both untrustworthy—they sound like a good fit to me! Because if snooping is okay, who knows what else he’s doing behind her back?

JB I knew that not including a little standardissue snooping-is-always-wrong boilerplate in my response to NORTH—a woman who neglected to inform her boyfriend that she was sitting on other men’s cocks for money—would get me in trouble with some readers. But I didn’t include it because I don’t believe it.

A confession: I’ve looked through my boyfriend’s e-mail; I assume he’s looked through mine. I’ve scrolled through his text messages; I assume he’s scrolled through mine. Expecting your partner not to snoop is like expecting your partner not to fart or fantasize about other people. It’s a nice thought, JB, but knowing what we know about human nature—and knowing that we ourselves snoop, fart, and fantasize about other people—it’s a little unrealistic.

And I’m sorry, but when someone goes snooping and discovers that their partner is doing sex work—or is secretly gay or is sleeping with or visiting lesbian-bondagethemed nightclubs with Michael Steele— then the snooping is retroactively justified.

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GALLERIES OPENING ART EXHIBITION AND SALE (Art Association NL) Free, Capital Hotel, Kenmount Rd (Sun Apr 18 from 11am-5:30pm)

ONGOING CHANGING TIDES: An exhibition of artwork by young Newfoundland artists, curated by Stephanie Williams, First Space Gallery-QEII Library GALLERY EXHIBIT: Featuring a rotation of our regular collection, Leyton Gallery-Clift’s-Baird’s Cove 722-7177 GUESTS OF THE GALLERY: Seven diverse artists working in painting, sculpture, encaustic, and sound, Leyton Gallery-Clift’s-Baird’s Cove 722-7177 NEW WORKS: By Gerald Squires, Esther Squires, George Horan, Julia Pickard, Sharon Puddester, Gerald Squires Gallery-52 Prescott St 722-2207 POTS & POTPOURRI: An exhibition featuring works from splendid planters to tiny, fanciful creatures the ceramics of Toby Rabinowitz inhabit their own creative universe, Craft Council-59 Duckworth St 753-2749 SPRING IN THE AIR: New work by most of the gallery artists with a light and airy spring theme, Red Ochre Gallery-96 Duckworth St 726-6422 TEACUPS & MINK: Two sisters use art and poetry to tell the stories of their Russian immigrant family and their journey to life and success in Canada. Scuplure, painitng prints, text, short film, and handmade book with text by Leanne Averbach and visuals by Bonnie Leyton, Craft Council-59 Duckworth St 753-2749 UNREQUITED DEATH: Helen Gregory: Death, decay, beauty, and sensuality; the artist investigates the act of collecting by focusing on organic forms such as skulls, bones, desiccated birds and dead flowers. Curated by Lisa Moore, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000

exhibition of archival records relates to the life and career of Captain Bartlett, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 ENCOUNTERING GRENFELL: A Life and Legacy: Providing medical care, education & skills in craft, agriculture & animal husbandry Wilfred Grenfell sought to improve conditions in NF, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 [HERE]SAY: 26 signs on light poles, each featuring an audio story about that particular spot. Stand on the sidewalk, use your cellphone to dial the number on the sign, and hear the voices, Water St INCREDIBLE INSECTS: Come face to face with bugs in live insect exhibit, Johnson Geo Centre-175 Signal Hill Rd 737-7880 JOHNSON GEO CENTRE & PARK: See Signal Hill’s 550 million year old geology & specimens of NF rocks, minerals & botanical park, 175 Signal Hill Rd 737-7880 RAILWAY COASTAL MUSEUM: St. John’s Dockyard exhibit of model ship hulls, shipbuilding, dockyard history plus the story of Newfoundland’s railway boat service & 1940’s train diorama, 495 Water St W 724-5929 SIGNAL HILL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE: Military & communications history, meet Signalman, watch film, interactive exhibits, Visitor Centre 772-5367 THE FLUVARIUM: A panoramic water view under the surface of Nagle’s Hill Brook. Spot fish, insects & plants in natural habitat plus interactive exhibits, 5 Nagle’s Place 754-3474

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LAST CHANCE ART PRINTS: Created by senior print media students at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, St Michael’s Printshop-72 Harbour Dr 754-2931 (Ends Apr 16) KNITTING MACHINE: A knitter’s finger movements are mimicked by the kinetic dance of found objects in this installation by Janice Yan Yan Wu (Que), Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882 (Ends Apr 17) TOP 30: Julie Lequin (Que) has assembled a 3 channel video installation. Women sing a song - one for each of her thirty years. One hears highlights/downfalls from the year the song was discovered by the narrator. The middle channel depicts audio technology according to the ‘fashion’ of the time, Eastern Edge Gallery-72 Harbour Dr 739-1882 (Ends Apr 17)

MUSEUMS A TOUR DE FORT: Interpretive panels tell the story of Fort Townsend, the 18th century symbol of England’s domination over the fishery, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 ADMIRALTY HOUSE MUSEUM: 1915 navy wireless station now communications museum, 23 Old Placentia Rd-Mt Pearl 748-1124 ARCHIVAL MYSTERIES: Where Is It? Featuring unidentified photos from the archives which remain a mystery in terms of their geographical location within NL, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 COLLECTING BIRDS: A Beak Behind the Scenes: Use bird specimens to learn lots of fascinating facts about the diversity of our feathered friends, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 CONNECTIONS: This Place and Its Early Peoples: Polar bears on tundra, carnivorous plants in a bog, seabirds, sea mammals, sea life plus the people who made their lives here, The Rooms-9 Bonaventure Ave 757-8000 DISCOVERING BARTLETT: An Archival Exploration: Marking the 100th anniversary of the 1909 expedition to the North Pole, this

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