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VIEWS WHERE HAVE ALL THE VOTERS GONE? Windsor has a new mayor, elected with less than 40 per cent of eligible voters.

In the past four municipal elections, over 50 per cent of eligible voters have failed to vote. Either those people made a conscious decision to stay home or they feel alienated not just from the electoral process but perhaps society at large. That’s a pity because municipal politics has the greatest impact on daily life of citizens.

It’s easy enough to say, “You snooze, you lose.” I suspect most of the people who do show up to vote tend to be older, richer or better-educated. They vote their agendas and their values, as well they should (to a point). While the vote may be a democratic right, the act of voting is a learned behaviour. People who grow up surrounded by family and friends who vote and value voting are likely to become voters themselves. What worries me is that many in the 60 per cent have eaten plenty of shit in their life and don’t feel they have much individual agency. The polling booth seems just another place to be worked over or forgotten. At the risk of sounding like Karl Marx, people are often complicit in their own subjugation.

I believe the Silent 60 is an ominous canary in our coalmine. Any candidate who won on Oct. 27

should take a moment to reflect on his or her victory. Is it really a win?

Windsor simply can’t afford a massive segment of wasted and disenfranchised human capital — people with potential who need help salvaging their lives and their children’s lives to all our benefit. Yes, some people are dumb, some are doomed and they must be treated with realistic and humane expectations. But how many times can we go to the provincial and federal governments asking them to buy us off because we’re in a bad way down here and probably always will be. To be completely frank, if Windsor wants any hope of attracting knowledge-based industries to our region, this city needs a massive social engineering initiative that includes infant reading programs, mandatory physical activity in schools, compulsory sex ed, rehab support and farm to table food programs through the missions and charities like Forgotten Harvest.

The list goes on. We need to support not just at-risk children but all children in Windsor early so that they win their rightful place in that life as productive and respected citizens who earn good paychecks working in jobs of the future, pay taxes and show up on voting day.

Bring on ranked ballots.

Bring on Internet voting.

Help people help themselves to participate in their own governance.

— TIMOTHY DUGDALE

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SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Social media is an ever larger part of people’s lives in Canada, and politics is no exception. Increasingly, social media is becoming as much of a political tool as leaflets and lawn signs. In the 2014 municipal election campaign, many candidates across the city used social media to get their message out.

I was a close observer of the 2014 campaign and found myself using Facebook “likes” as a shorthand to gauge candidates’ relative support. After the dust settled, I did a little bit of number crunching to see how useful Facebook page “likes” really are as a metric.

I focused on Facebook because with 95 per cent penetration it’s by far the most popular social network in Canada. Nationwide, Twitter is more of a niche network with 19.5 per cent penetration. If you want to use a social network to reach the masses in Windsor, Facebook is the way to go.

To test the relationship between “likes” and votes, I examined the top three candidates for mayor and in each ward race and looked at their ratio of “like” to vote count listed on windsorvotes2014.com.

One thing that surprised me is how many candidates didn’t have a Facebook page at all. Six out of the 10 winning council candidates don’t use Facebook for politics, or use a personal account. It’s not impossible to do a good job with social media using a personal account. For instance, Irek Kusmierczyck has a good understanding of social media and uses it very well both as candidate and

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councillor, but doesn’t have a candidate page.

Some candidates who were successful have little or no Facebook presence. If you’re an incumbent, you may see less need to use tools like Facebook to get the word out. This is borne out by the lack of Facebook presence on the part of the winning candidates in Wards 5, 6, 8 and 9.

Leaving aside the candidates who didn’t use a Facebook page at all, there are huge variations between candidates in terms of the ratio of “likes” to votes. The mayoral race results look upside-down when you look at social media performance. Larry Horwitz was a distant third in terms of votes (7,293), but he had the most “likes” (1,776) of any candidate by a wide margin.

Mayor Elect Drew Dilkens by contrast had 32,271 votes and 979 “likes.”

In my view, the Horwitz campaign made excellent use of social media in general and really pushed their message with extensive Facebook ad buys. Unfortunately for Horwitz, that didn’t translate into votes.

And that, I think, is the point to take away from these numbers.

NEW COUNCIL, NEW CITY The election is over. Thank God. While I’m not a religious person, the end of this brutally long and drawn out election surely must be brought about by some greater power. What started out as a relatively quiet election campaign back in January gradually evolved degraded into an all out clusterfuck of epic proportions.

While this election was one of the most publicized and talked about ones in recent memory, voter turnout was abysmal. There were 58,770 voters of an eligible 156,788 that decided to cast a ballot on Oct. 27, or 37 per cent. That number is down nine per cent from 2010 which saw 70,597 votes for 152,557 eligible voters, or 46 per cent.

The reasons why voters stay home vary, and without an option to decline your ballot or vote none-ofthe-above, there is no way to formally voice your displeasure with the slate of candidates. Perhaps voters weren’t turned on by what A Facebook presence is very candidates were saying or much like an electronic lawn who was talking. sign. It can tell you something about a campaign’s performance — a campaign What we do know is that we have Mayor Drew with a message that doesn’t connect with voters is going Dilkens and councillors Fred Francis, John Elliott, to struggle to connect on Rino Bortolin, Chris Holt, Facebook — but it doesn’t Ed Sleiman, Jo-Anne Gigtell you everything. Just as candidates can try to fudge nac, Irek Kusmierczyk, Bill their apparent level of supMarra, Hilary Payne and port by stuffing signs onto Paul Borrelli. Have a nice public property, they can use ring to it? Better get used to Facebook ads to inflate their it? You’ll be hearing these number of “likes.” Maybe we names a lot more in the should coin a new political coming four years. cliche: “Likes don’t vote.”

Most of the names are — DOUG SATORI hardly new: Dilkens, Sleiman, Gignac, Marra, and

Payne have served together for a long period of time, while Kusmierczyk joined the group almost a year ago. Francis, while a new face, is not a new name, and Elliott, Bortolin, Holt and Borelli have regularly been featured in local media for their community endeavours.

And while the attacks of the formal campaign period have finally subsided, a new form of attack has taken shape: personal attacks against councillor-elects.

It’s manifesting itself across the city’s various wards, and it’s disgusting.

Everyone expects candidates who lost to be upset and potentially say something they’ll regret afterwards, but what separates the true winners from the losers — in this case, winners can be both successful and defeated candidates — is humility and the ability to remain humble in the face of defeat.

While I can’t say for certain there wasn’t voter manipulation or vote rigging employed during the campaign — both serious charges to levy — I can say it’s offensive to baselessly suggest such actions occurred without providing proof. If there is merit to the claims being cast, then the accusers should go to the authorities. If residents are simply talking out of their ass, rather than try to change them, perhaps we should tune them out.

What we can do is remember what attacks are being made and by whom and tuck it away in the back of our heads until these characters inevitably enter the public sphere once again.

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Q With the Windsor municipal election finished, and a new mayor and a record number of first-time councillors elected, which results most surprised you?

Don Merrifield

Well nobody can say it wasn’t an entertaining election for Windsor this time around.

There were many new councilors and a wide array of candidates and campaigns. I guess in following the election, the results produced two interesting results in a couple different wards for me.

Ward 4 probably had the most capable number of candidates running for one seat.

In what seem to be a positive and respectful campaign run by all candidates, Chris Holt came out on top. No disrespect to the new councilor, but this was probably the most unexpected result in my opinion. My politics are quite at the opposite end of the spectrum from all the candidates who were running in this ward, so looking at this from an “I don’t agree with any of them” point of view I really believed this would be Remy Boulbol’s ward this time around. After watching the debate she seem the most polished and prepared of the candidates.

There has been some talk of her religion coming into play in a negative way after the despicable killing of two Canadian soldiers in the week leading to the election. If this actually is the case, the voters of Ward 4, the entire city, and possibly the citizens of the entire country should be embarrassed of themselves. I’m not going to solve ignorance and prejudice in my little opinion column, so I will leave my comments at that. Chris Holt is a bright, engaged guy and I wish him the best, and he shouldn’t take my surprise of his win as an insult or negative view of him or his campaign. He will be a fine representative for the citizens of Ward 4.

Mark Boscariol

Rose City Politics:

»Post election shocks!?

My happiest surprise is for the voters of Ward 10. Coun. Al Magneigh being sent home in shame with a fifth place finish in this election is the best result I could of wished for. Honestly, I thought with vote splitting he would win. Fortunately, I wildly underestimated the ability of the voters to see through what was the most insincere, narcissistic, politically motivated shameful attempts to pretend to make amends for what was basically theft from the citizens of this city. As soon as Magneigh was elected in the last election the first thing he did was betray the voters trust and basically embezzle money for his own personal use.

His shallow, pathetic theatre of an apology and new proclaimed self awareness was the saddest example of a politician having no respect for the intelligence of the voting public I have ever witnessed. So congratulations to Ward 10 voters for somewhat restoring my faith in the voting public. I wish Paul Borrelli the best as their new councilor, but honestly I would of voted for a stale piece of cheese before reelecting Magneigh.

It would of passed the smell test better than anything I heard coming from the former councilor.

Mark Boscariol I thought Windsorites sent a clear message that they will not vote for candidates that felt that they had to build themselves up by tearing others down. You want to disagree with the status quo, many of victors did that, but they kept personalities and insults out of it.

My only disappointment was the turnout for Randy Diestelmann. I have no quarrel with Coun. Ed Sleiman and my support for Diestelmann was simply out of the utmost respect I have for how much he’s educated himself on how to help his community and how he has walked the walk. I can only attribute it to the low voter turnout by the very people Diestelmann has been helping.

Husband, father, and entrepreneur, owner and/or creator of Tecumseh Roadhouse; Walkermole; Bedroom Depot; Chanosos; Oishii; Buda; Flying Monkey; Automatic Slims and Windsor International Film Festival, advocate for Windsor and supporter of all things good.

Don Merrifield Jr.

I only respect him more as this election has reinforced what a thankless job he’s done to date and his will to keep helping his community regardless.

council and new issues have been brought to the forefront through the electoral process. This is incredibly positive for our community in my opinion.

From what I’ve seen from the councillors elect I know, they have never sugarcoated their disagreement with me regardless of my support for them. Councillor Elect Rino Bortolin’s vociferous criticism of his own provincial Liberal party last provincial election is a sign of how these councillors are not beholden to anyone. I’ve debated Chris Holt for years and my friendship with him is founded on our healthy debates. This new independent minded council will make for some messy debates. The day of the 9-1 vote where consensus was obtained behind closed doors are over. I’ve heard some say people don’t like their politics messy and they want to be ruled by a strong leader.

Well, I like my politics messy, hope Windsor likes this new order of multiple swing voting councillors who let Windsorites see both sides of an issue. The difference is, it won’t be personal, people’s arrogance will know their bounds.

However, the biggest shocker for me this election was the very low voter turnout numbers. Over the last couple of municipal elections I reasoned that the low turnout numbers were a function of an uncompetitive mayor’s race and several established incumbents running for council positions.

I always thought Windsor had a bad habit of making every political disagreement personal, I hope we see a new era of political discourse. I hope Windsor did elevate the debate!

Kieran McKenzie This municipal election for me was a life changer in so many very positive ways.

As many of you know I ran for a council seat and finished a close second to a well known incumbent. I am proud of what my team was able to accomplish and I was incredibly humbled by the outpouring of support from numerous people I both respect and admire.

I said all along that this election would be transformative and I was right — there is a significant influx of new leadership on

Fourteen years as a Windsor realtor, musician, father of one son Miles, politics-run financially conservative yet socially liberal. Merrifield Jr. was a candidate in the 2010 municipal election in Ward 3 for city councillor, a cigar aficionado, motorcycle enthusiast and lover of travel.

My logic is as follows: Incumbency feeds apathy and drives down electoral participation rates.

This election was supposed to be different — a new mayor was guaranteed with Mayor Eddie Francis opting not to run along with several long serving councillors. So why did we in fact see lower participation rates in this municipal election than in BOTH 2010 and 2006?

I’m going to spend a lot of time thinking about this question, but after talking to thousands of people in this election I found consensus around one general concept. There is a feeling of powerlessness amongst the people in our community — an overwhelming sense that “you can’t fight city hall.” It’s alarming and needs to change. Recognizing this characteristic may give us the opportunity to begin to understand why we are moving in the wrong direction from the standpoint of civic engagement and perhaps begin the process of improving our democracy.

Catch the Rose City Politics crew in every issue of The Urbanite. Have a question?

Tweet us @urbanitenews or email info@ urbanitenews.com. You can also listen to Rose City Politics Wednesday’s at 8 p.m. on CJAM 99.1 FM.

Kieran McKenzie

Political activist/organizer with a passion for social justice issues. A lifelong Windsor-Essex resident, Kieran McKenzie holds an honours BA in political science from the University of Windsor and has been campaigning in both elections and on issues since he could walk.

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» Photos Syx Langemann

cocktails go craft Windsor captures craft drink culture natasHa Marar Jordan Douglas gets ready for work lining up various potions, glass bottles and a C02 machine, but he’s not the average scientist.

The 26-year-old computer science grad is the general manager and main slinger behind the bar at The Foundry Pub in downtown Windsor. He’s among a small group of bartenders elevating cocktails for a new generation.

A growing number of local bars are introducing cocktail menus, including The Foundry, Panache, Vermouth, Rockefeller, The Bourbon Tap & Grill and The Sugar House in Detroit.

Craft cocktails feature fresh ingredients, juices, bitters, craft spirits, infused liquor and higher-end presentation. Douglas said the big trends is toward gin, scotch and bourbon and using bitters and fresh juices. He’s introducing fall flavours such as vanilla, ginger, nuts and cinnamon into the new seasonal menu which is expanding from seven to 15 cocktails.

Douglas said serving craft cocktails “sets you back a bit when bartending was a higher end profession, pre-prohibition. It’s nice to bring something back that people took pride in and made well instead of just throwing two ingredients in a glass to get drunk.”

The American Distilling Institute reported last year that micro-distilleries have grown from 50 in 2005 to around 300, with a projected growth of 1,000 in less than 10 years.

The industry has been slower growing in

Canada, but that’s changing. There are eight in Ontario — 66 Gilead (Bloomfield), Magnotta Distillery (Vaughan), Still Waters (Concord), Mill Street and Toronto Distillery Company (Toronto), Vieni (Beamsville), Waverley Spirits (Perth) and Dillon’s (Beamsville).

Dillion’s family-run distillery started less than two years ago and is already producing a number of varieties of rye whisky, vodka, gin, bitters and fruit spirits in the Niagara region.

“I fell in love with distilling halfway through university, this stuff is amazing.

It’s such a blend of art and science,” said distiller Geoff Dillon.

Dillion said the enticing aspect of craft distilling is being able to create unique products, which in his case includes using 100 per cent Niagara grapes and 100 per cent Ontario rye.

Dillion’s took home three awards at the 2013 San Francisco World Spirits for its Unfiltered Gin, Method 95 Vodka and White Rye. Now, they’ve taken the award winning gin recipe and infused it with rose, cherry, strawberry and plum. Bitters are also a big seller for the distiller. “Bitters is half the business, it’s crazy!”

Dillon’s is exporting into the U.S. market now in Florida, with plans to sell in New York and New Jersey this winter.

“Other than B.C., Canada is 10 years be-

Foundry Pub creations Coco Roll C02 pressure infused COCO NIB makers mark, egg white, vanilla simple syrup, Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters The Room Key Plantation five-year rum, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, lemon juice, ginger syrup, topped with Angostura Bitters

Apple Wood Smoked Old Fashioned Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Angostura Bitters, brown sugar simple syrup, smoked with apple wood Brunswick Sour Wisers Deluxe Rye, lemon juice, raw sugar simple syrup, topped with open merlot

hind the U.S. in craft distilling. It’s kind of exploded in the States … we’re just getting started, especially in Ontario,” said Dillion, adding that there are relaxed laws for distillers in B.C. while taxation represents challenges for small producers in Ontario.

“There is such a different world of flavours out there other than the five major brands. I think people are getting turned on to that cocktail-wise,” said Dillion, who likens the popularity of craft culture culture to the explosion of craft beer and gastronomy.

Whether behind the barrel or the bar, proponents of craft spirits enjoy the creativity and passion in their work.

“When you make something they’ve never had before …. it’s really nice to have a good reaction, to have someone enjoy something new,” said Douglas. “There are certain tools that you use. Even stirring a cocktail, there are certain ways to do it …

There’s a lot to it, you have to have a passion for it.”

Pumpkin spiced everything

Move over lattes, everything is going gordy

Ask a brewer...

What is a milk stout? with Paul Brady,

head brewer, Walkerville Brewery What is a milk stout?

A milk stout is a stout that is brewed and has lactose sugar added to it, or milk sugar. It’s an unfermentable sugar, meaning that the yeast cells that we use for fermentation to create the alcohol are unable to metabolize it. So it survives the fermentation process and stands up as a residual sweetness in the finished product. It’s beautiful.

We add the lactose pre-fermentation during the boiling process and when it goes through the fermentation process, it still comes through on the end, it doesn’t get eaten.

What does the lactose specifically impart?

A sweetness. Depending upon the quantities that you use it can even present a malt like texture. If you’ve ever had a malted shake, it has a grainy texture, if you over do the lactose you can wind up with that.

Different quantities can affect how it’ll feel on the palate later. Some brewers want that. We are going for a silky smooth, soft delightful dance across the palate, and I think we’ve achieved that.

What makes Walkerville’s Milk Stout unique?

Our milk stout is designed to be an easy drinking, full-bodied beer because of the sweet soft silkiness. The mouth feel and texture are very presentable to almost any palate.

The finish has a touch of a roast note, and a semi-sweet dark chocolate note, which gives it a bit of a dessert feel. That sweetness initially, a touch of roast, and dark chocolate finish, it’s kind of set to not be so decadent that it’s heavy, but just enough decadence that it’s delightful and you want to try it again.

What malts do you use to impart the dark colour it has?

The colour is all dependent upon the malt,

which we’ve talked about before. This has specialty malts known as chocolate malts because it tends to impart a touch of a chocolate flavour to the beer as well, depending upon the proportions you use and what you do with it.

What do you pick up when you smell it?

I smell sweet, kind of roasty chocolate notes.

It’s not really a potent aroma, just enough to give you a nip of it.

What more could be done to a milk stout?

Nothing, this is the epitome (laughs). I’m kidding. I’ve had many over the years, you can take things in any direction you’d like.

Some brewers want to be more lactose heavy, other’s want to have it be very subtle, some will have a higher chocolate note, more roasty notes. This is our attempt at a well balanced drinking beer that everyone can enjoy.

What food is good to pair with a milk stout?

Anything beef or barbecue style, I say some spicy oriental foods will work … and of course anything dessert-like. A rich decadent dessert, this would go perfectly hand in hand with it.

Although it is my opinion that this would go with just about any food pairing, nearly.

Maybe not salad so much … the balance of the beer allows for it to be very utilitarian, as far as that goes.

Is this a good beer to introduce to non-beer drinkers?

Many people are turned off by colour, and they pass the judgement. But you’d be surprised at how many new people to craft beer are getting behind this beer because it’s not an intense version of anything … it’s actually a very good entry level beer to get into the darker beer world.

Jenn McMULLen There are certain things we can expect to happen as fall comes around, the leaves start to change, the hideous moustaches come out and everything turns to pumpkin. Pumpkin is no longer just in our pie, it’s seeped its way into our coffee, our beer, our breads, even our entrees. Love it or hate it pumpkin is the hottest fall trend since someone decided to wear non-prescription oversized glasses.

Check out the best pumpkin flavours Windsor has to offer.

Pumpkin Salad Despite our early memories of pumpkin weighing us down, it doesn’t always have to have the after effect of a heavy Thanksgiving meal. The Fall Oasis salad allows you to get the taste of pumpkin without the impact on your caloric intake or summer wardrobe. The salad consists of spring mix, roasted cinnamon sweet potatoes, sweet red peppers, cucumbers, green onions, raw walnuts and a homemade creamy pumpkin dressing.

Where to get it: Carrots N’ Dates Price: $10.75 Pumpkin Soup Before the pumpkin craze continues and we have pumpkin deodorant and pumpkin flavoured bacon a more traditional way to get the flavour is a bowl of soup. During the colder weather, pumpkin soup is a great warm up meal. This one is blended with pumpkin, butternut squash, apple, sweetened with maple syrup and topped with seasoned pumpkin seeds.

Where to get it: Anchor Coffee House Price: $5 Pumpkin Risotto This comfort food dish is more reminiscent of a hearty Thanksgiving meal. The creamy entrée is the perfect mix of savoury and sweet all in one delicious bowl, with roasted pumpkin, roasted pecans, pumpkin seeds, sage, parmesan cheese and spiced maple drizzle.

Where to get it: The City Grill Price: $18

Pumpkin Beer Drinking pumpkin beer isn’t just for quenching your pumpkin cravings, it’s also a great way to tolerate all those girls wearing dish cloths as Halloween costumes. For those who view the skimpy costumes as the best time of the year, pumpkin beer can help you see two of them. For a lighter ale try St. Ambroise pumpkin ale, if you prefer a darker brew try the Black Creek Pumpkin Ale. Where to get it: LCBO Price: $9.95 (four-pack St. Ambroise Pumpkin Ale), $3.95 (Black Creek Pumpkin Ale)

Pumpkin Desserts Baking pumpkin pie is as dated as wearing a scrunchie to a Backstreet Boys concert.

Using pumpkin in deserts is still the best way to enhance the pumpkin flavour, but these deserts allow you to get the flavour in a more subtle way. Try these top three Windsor pumpkin desserts: pumpkin spiced cookies, pumpkin squares and pumpkin swirl cheesecake with pecan brittle and caramel sauce.

Where to get it: Anchor Coffee House (Pumpkin Spiced Cookies & Pumpkin Squares) The City Grill (Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake) Price: $1 (cookies); $3 (squares); $7 (cheesecake)

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Veteran Canadian actor Art Hindle on the set of Stephen Wallis’ newest film, The Performance, at The Captiol Theatre last month » Photo Jay Verspeelt

a capitol performance

Canadian film, The Performance, wraps up production at Windsor’s Captiol Theatre JaY VersPeeLt The Capitol Theatre is as much a star as notable Canadian actor Nick Mancuso in Stephen Wallis’ The Performance.

Wallis himself knows regret. He worked for years in IT to support his family while holding off on a career in film.

The film, which wrapped up three weeks of shooting in Windsor, paints a dramatic portrait of a life filled with inevitable regret.

“I was in film school when I was much younger. I had a daughter when I was very young and my sense of responsibility was stronger than going off and chasing dreams.

I’m glad I made that decision but when I hit my mid 30s I was kind of stable financially to pursue a dream without affecting the rest of my life,” said Wallis, who has written and directed a handful of films over the last decade that vary from comedy to thriller, horror and drama.

The Performance is about an aging actor at the end of his career who decides he will mount an autobiographical performance about his life. He arrives at The Capitol Theatre the same day his ex-wife is committing suicide. There, he encounters his director and actors who will be playing his mother and his wife. He starts running into old friends. All these events and interactions start a process where he is forced to reexamine his life in what he’s written in his play versus what really happened.

“My father passed about a year ago,” said writer and director Stephan Wallis. “He wasn’t like our protagonist [but] he was certainly affected by the weight of the regrets that he had over a lifetime. I was fascinated by how that little bit of weight comes from every wrong decision and how that can affect every other decision you make.”

Wallis now resides in California but made his way back to his native Ontario to shoot The Performance, which stars bigger Canadian names such as Nick Mancuso, Graham Greene, Sienna Guillory, Art Hindle and Men with Brooms actress Polly Shannon.

There’s also one Windsorite on cast, Rhys Trenhaile, who doubles as a producer. He is credited for securing Windsor as a filming location.

“With The Birder it was two Windsorites that were thinking about making a movie

down here. With The Performance it’s me, with the Scarehouse it’s me and Gavin [Booth]. For all these movies you’re talking about five Windsorites total and it doesn’t take much more than that to start creating a cottage industry down here,” said Trenhaile.

“The Performance is arguable the biggest movie ever shot in Windsor to date. Especially if you base it on the quality of how big the names are,” he added.

Wallis said some of the film’s producers are from Windsor and “are extremely passionate about their town in a way that we really hadn’t seen before.”

“I went down to Windsor, which was a city I wasn’t very familiar with, and really loved it.

It’s ... perfect for the movie,” he added.

Although the theatre had initially been named The Riverside in the film, audiences will see The Capitol Theatre being represented as its true self. The movie, however, doesn’t suggest it takes place in Windsor.

“Sometimes it’s just better to let a place play as itself,” said Wallis.

Inside the theatre the lights are being made to flicker, the venue is supposed to look as weathered as its performer.

“It’s had better days … but it’s still a magnificent theatre,” said actor Art Hindle, who plays a director in the film. “I think Windsor [is] a fabulous place to film. Like many other cities a lot of the population ... has moved to the suburbs so the downtown streets tend to be deserted. For that reason it would be a fabulous place to shoot street scenes. I’m hoping this is the beginning of a lot of films that happen in Windsor.”

Wallis thinks Canada has gotten into more quirky cinema over the last 20 years, but said this is an old fashioned gut wrenching drama.

“This is a movie that isn’t made very often in Canada anymore. It’s something I’m not sure has ever been done here … It’s a different kind of movie,” said Wailis.

The Performance will premiere in Windsor in fall of 2015.

Meanwood brings attitude with Postcards from Essex County: new lineup From Essex with Love

» Photo courtesy Warren Hrycun JAMIE GREER Rock and roll isn’t a sound or a progression of chords. It’s an attitude. Toronto’s Meanwood not only exudes that attitude, but they deliver it to you in a package that teases at roots rock like early 70s Stones and the best of The Band.

Lead by frontwoman extraordinaire Viktoria Belle, Meanwood has been tearing up Toronto’s eclectic music scene for years with showcases at such festivals as NXNE and Canadian Music Week. On Nov. 8, Meanwood returns to Windsor for their first appearance in over a year, following the release of their amazing debut EP, Trials, in 2012 and a lineup change that almost ended the band. The Urbanite caught up with Belle and guitarist Harley Haskett as they continue work on their highly anticipated follow-up album.

You guys have been staples on Toronto’s indie scene for a few years now. How did you guys get together to start Meanwood?

Belle: I was writing while living in England, I came back with some ideas and I knew I always wanted to be in a band with Mikey (our drummer) - we’ve been friends for years. So I called up some friends and Meanwood happened! Looking back a lot of booze was involved as well …

Haskett: The whole thing was definitely a quick connection as far as immediate friends and friends of friends go. The final piece of the puzzle was the low end side of things and Eric came into the fold quickly to lock in all that bassy goodness.

Your recordings are fantastic in their own right, but live you’re a different animal. Do you feel more comfortable on stage?

Haskett: If you can take a similar approach to recording as you do with a live show that result is far better. That being said, it’s really hard to capture what it’s like to play to a

packed room where we’re feeding off of each other on stage, feeding off of the crowd, the crowd feeds off us, and then it just keeps cycling. I think what we do will always be way more at home on the stage.

Belle: We feel the most in sync and the most natural when we are on stage, we’ve been lucky to recently record in a way that will capture our grit and translate what we do live.

You’ve gone through a slight personnel change since you last played in Windsor. How has the lineup change affected the vibe and energy of the band?

Haskett: The state of the band now reflects where the songs are going stylistically.

Things are a bit more stripped down but just as loud, if not louder. It’s been a push to really look toward simpler tunes that are hook laden and fun to play and get a crowd riled up, more than anything.

Belle: The way this band is now, Harley, Mikey, Eric and I, is how Meanwood will be forever more. It’s a perfect balance and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’d steal a marble rye for any of these dudes.

It’s been a while since your last recording (2012’s Trials EP). When can we expect the next release?

Belle: We are really excited to release our self-titled 7” in the next few months along with some demos of new songs! We will be recording our full length this winter. It’s gonna be pretty darn excellent!

Haskett: We already have a stack of great new material that we’ve road tested a bit and are excited to lay down ASAP. And Windsor’s gonna get a good taste of it all!

Meanwood play The Windsor Beer Exchange Saturday Nov. 8 with Windsor’s Tara Watts, South River Slim and Chris Crossroads.

Loren Mastracci David Newman’s passion for postcards started when he was 18 as a member of the Windsor Essex Stamp Society. Thirty three years and 6,500 postcards later, his collection is the largest one known. But what makes Newman intriguing is not the sheer fact that he collects postcards, it’s that his postcards are all from Windsor-Essex.

So why postcards?

“They preserve the history of what it used to be,” said Newman, adding, “It’s a way of keeping the history of a city or the county alive for everybody to see.”

The history of Windsor’s Armouries, for example, is preserved in the oldest postcard in Newman’s collection which dates back to 1902 — the year the landmark opened to the public.

$250,000 in damage,” as the caption reads.

Another postcard depicts the Mettawas Hotel and Casino in Kingsville, built by Hiram Walker in 1889. The glamorous hotel welcomed Walker’s workers as well as socialites from Detroit, in a distant and longgone era where wealthy Americans used to spend their vacations in Essex.

Most postcards are accompanied by captions and writing.

“Some of the funny things that people back then would say and that we think are funny was just every day talking,” said Newman, adding he has included some of the writing on the back of the postcards to add humour and interest.

“I’ve always wanted to know how we got here and what happened to put us where we are today.”

Another postcard represents Jack Miner with his granddaughter looking at the geese swimming in their pond. This and other postcards of remarkable historical significance can be found in Postcards from Essex County, Newman’s second book, published by Biblioasis.

Newman’s book will be launched in conjunction with The River & The Land by Patrick Brode. Set in a different time and narrated in a distinctly different way than Newman’s Postcards from Essex County, The River & The Land is a dynamic and readable history of Windsor.

Newman chose over 300 postcards out of his vast collection to narrate the history of our county in an effective and new way.

In one postcard, the dishevelled parlour of the Royal Hotel in Essex is shown after the explosion of 1907, which was caused by explosives and resulted in “a blast felt as far away as Detroit, creating a crater 10-12 feet deep and 20 feet across, and causing over

This historical survey of Wind sor leads to the events up to 1900, approximately where the history in Postcards from Essex County begins.

The book launch will be held at The Walkerville Brewery on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.

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HEY ROSETTA! SECOND SIGHT SONIC RECORDS

Hey Rosetta! continues their ascent into the indie pop stratosphere with their fourth full length, Second Sight.

What started as a quirky indie pop journey in St. John’s, Newfoundland back in 2005 has blossomed into bona fide international indie pop darlings.

Much like the band’s dramatis personae, their songs are BIG. They create anthems that are meant to be sung along to, danced in unison with and celebrated along with their audience. And Second Sight continues that trend from the start of “Soft Opening” (despite beginning a tad Coldplay-esque).

While it houses its share of quirky dance tunes like “Gold Teeth,” “Dreams,” and “Neon Beyond,” they also display a tenderness and reserved passion on “What Arrows,” and end the album on the beautiful “Trish’s Song.”

Second Sight is sure to appease fans of the band, but it almost feels like something that we’ve heard before, unfortunately, as if Canadian indie pop has stop braving new waters and is relying on familiarity to push through. A solid effort from a solid band, but a possible signifier that perhaps indie music needs to forge braver faces and push themselves a little further.

— JAMIE GREER

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AMOS THE TRANSPARENT THIS COLD ESCAPE S/R

There’s something very strange about Ottawa. It’s mostly boring, filled with tourists, shawarma on par with Windsor and very, very few musical acts which call the capitol home. But good God, the ones that do are amazing.

Ottawa band Amos the Transparent’s new record, This Cold Escape, is here right in time for the cold winter months approaching with ferocity. It’s rolling out warmth in the form of sprawling melodic choruses and walls of sound that will chill the listener before being washed over by the coursing through veins. This is a record from and for the heart.

Such is the perfect winter album in much the way that is Tegan and Sara’s The Con or Silverstein’s When Broken is Easily Fixed. There’s a beautiful capture of longing and abjection that resides in the notes that exhibits the death of the season.

Every song that pours out of the speakers is well paced and thought out, in a way it’s similar in mood and method to Brand New’s The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me. This is most noticeable in the short but paramount song “Out to Sea,” which should be much longer.

There are two things misguided with this album: one is the particularly awful segment at the end of “Big City Lights” that tries to make believe the listener is hearing a radio DJ; the other is the title track doesn’t fit the rest of the record.

That’s not to say it’s a bad song, it’s not.

It should have been a B-side to a single, it sounds a lot like Springsteen in the guitar hook. All the same it still has the same fantastically layered sound as the rest of the album.

— JAY VERSPEELT

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CJAM’s pledge drive kicks off and The Other Guys pop-up another vintage vinyl shop It’s a sad state of affairs at The Loop complex. Disregarding the “he said, they said” between articles both here in The Urbanite last month and The Windsor Star, that building is a historical landmark for the local music scene. For decades, the Coach & Horses was THE proving ground in Windsor. It didn’t matter if you were metal, punk, folk or electronic, unless you played the Coach stage, you hadn’t made it yet in Windsor. Between the intimacy and griminess of the Coach, the acoustics of The FM Lounge or the sheer size of The Loop, that building houses three great venues for the local music scene. It wasn’t the architecture or the geography that made it appealing — clearly, for anyone who experienced the “ambience.” It was the staff and their knowledge, love and symbiotic nature with the musicians who played there. Here’s hoping these venues can continue serving Windsor musicians well under new management.

couldn’t recover from. New locals Breakrr open the show.

Windsor’s noise rock masters Cellos perform at The Windsor Beer Exchange (493 University Ave. W.) tonight for their TBX debut with a couple of Toronto bands, Mad Ones and Shahman, in tow. Cellos has yet to have a bad show and for fans of early Nirvana and fiftywatthead, they throw a musical punch that even Rocky Balboa

Toronto’s Graydon James & The Young Novelists return to Windsor for another intimate performance at Phog Lounge on Saturday, Nov. 8, bringing their indie pop stylings for another round. Perfect local pairing in Dave Russell & The Precious Stones opening up.

Saskatoon folk-rock artist Zachary Lucky (ex-We Were Lovers) hits Phog Lounge (157 University Ave. W.) on Thursday as he skirts across this great country. The grandson of Canadian music legend “Smilin’” Johnny Lucky, the younger member of this musical family is touring in support of last year’s The Ballad of Losing You. Oklahoma by way of New York City band Young Readers opens up the show.

CJAM’s pledge drive showcases continue with one at Villains Beastro (256 Pelissier Ave.) on Saturday, Nov. 8. Headlined by rock and roll favourites Years of Ernest, tickets are $7 at the door (with proceeds going to CJAM). The bill also features new local buzz band Safe Word and a solo performance from Locusts Have No King songwriter Dave Dubois.

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Toronto’s Meanwood has been tearing up Toronto for the past few years, along with stops in Windsor as guests of the unquiet dead. Combining burlesque blues with Band-esque roots rock, these vets return to Windsor on Saturday, Nov. 8 with a show at The Windsor Beer Exchange, this time sharing the stage with Tara Watts, South River Slim and Chris Crossroads for an eclectic yet energetic night of bluesy, swampy rock and roll.

The Other Guys present another great Record Show at Villains Beastro on Sunday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local vinyl vendors from around the country converge with tasty musical treats from days of yore up to the present — a great afternoon to find a musical gem. Music is supplied by Mrs. Smith and George Manury (itzjunk, Magic Hall of Mirrors, ten indians).

Local rock and roll songsmith Dennis Cantagallo and his most recent band of outlaws, The Dead Samaritans, continue to inspire and incite with a show at Phog Lounge on Saturday, Nov. 15. Former bandleader for 90s and early 2000s rock stalwarts ten indians, Cantagallo has been a musical staple in Windsor for years.

Alt. Rock newcomers Siren Phase teased

an EP a few months back, but now the real deal is finally here. The album drops Saturday, Nov. 15 at Villains Beastro, and for only $10 you get into the show plus get a free copy of the album. Warming the crowd up will be Gypsy Chief Goliath, in what appears to be their final area performance as they work on their next album.

The FM Lounge (156 Chatham St. West) will house an intense showcase on Saturday, Nov. 15 featuring Cellos, Toronto’s Public Animals (featuring members of C’Mon, Tricky Woo and more) and Butchers. The surprise of the night could be Butchers, a new Windsor power trio featuring Ben Guthrie and Jay Drummond from fiftywatthead with Adam Craig (Poughboy, Measured in Angles, Club Thunderbolt) on drums. This could be the scary start of one of Windsor’s next big players.

Detroit’s experimental indie pop Jamaican Queens performs at Phog Lounge on Sunday, Nov. 16 with a couple of Toronto bands — Sex Tape and Junior Bob — who have been including Windsor more and more on their recent escapades. While it may not register on your radar yet, this could be the most fun Sunday you have this month.

SAVAGE LOVE

Q:

Is this even Dan? Probably not, probably an assistant, but maybe this will eventually get to him. I have a spanking fetish. I love to be spanked. I live in Oakland, California, so San Francisco is 10 minutes away. Seems like I’m in one of the best places in the country to have a kink, but I’m having a hard time figuring out where I can find a spanking community. I know there are BDSM clubs, but is there another way I can connect with spanking people? Any suggestions or resources?

Sincerely Panicked And Needing Knowledgeable Mentorship, Edification

A:

This is Dan, SPANKME. I read all my own mail. And I found someone for you —a ll by my lonesome — who is more qualified than I to answer your question.

“This lady sounds like she needs to be severely punished,” Jillian Keenan joked when she read your e-mail. “I’d love to help her get what she deserves!”

Keenan is a very serious journalist who writes about very serious subjects — climate change, economic policy, nuclear proliferation — but she’s also a very serious spanking fetishist. She came out about her kink in a Modern Love column in the New York Times (“Finding the Courage to Reveal a Fetish,” November 9, 2012), and she’s written a series of pieces about kink, consent, and stigma for Slate and other publications.

So, SPANKME, where can you find your kink community?

Where everybody finds their kink communities these days: online.

“FetLife.com has profiles of more than 300,000 spanking fetishists, including several groups specifically for people in the Bay Area,” said Keenan. “FetLife is a good way to chat with people online and ease into the scene. On FetLife, she can also learn about where local spanking enthusiasts go for parties and munches.”

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trustworthy kinkster.

and his and they pop right up.)

“But great dominants are not rare,” said Keenan. “It won’t take long to find someone else—someone with whom she’ll feel safe.

And no matter what she and a potential partner agree on before a scene, she can always change her mind later if something feels uncomfortable. And there is absolutely no shame in using a safe word. So pick a fun one!”

Q:

My brother and I married two incredible women. Our wives were good friends before we started dating them. My brother has always been my best friend, so the four of us spend a lot of time together. Recently, a couple of drinks turned into a bunch, and Munches are informal get-togeththen my wife and sister-in-law ers where kinksters meet to talk, started making out. Then they not to play. You might connect fucked. It was the hottest thing I’ve with a potential playmate at a Follow Jillian Keenan on Twitter ever seen. We ended up pairing munch, but you won’t be presat @jilliankeenan. off with our respective partners sured to play right away. and having sex in the same room.

We have a new shortThe next morning, the same thing “When she starts to meet potenhand term for BDSM happened again — wives fucked tial playmates, the most impordoms who are abusive each other, we watched, then we tant thing I can recommend is assholes: Ghomeshi doms. Good fucked our wives in front of each to be as detailed and honest as other — and now my wife tells possible,” said Keenan. “What are guys into BDSM should stick this her fantasies? Does she want to be in their online profiles: “I’m a nice, me that she and her friend would non-Ghomeshi dom looking for a like to date each other. The group spanked with a hand, hairbrush, lady who is into…” sessions would continue. (But no belt, paddle, or something else? wife-swapping: MW sex between Does she want to call her partner Banish Abusive Doms husband and wife only!) Everyone ‘sir’ or ‘ma’am’? Would she prefer Jian Ghomeshi is the seems on board. I knew my wife a punitive dynamic, or does she CBC radio host who was bi before we married, and fantasize about erotic spankings? was fired last week after we’ve talked before about her havIs she excited by any of our kink’s ing a girlfriend, so I’m fine with side dishes, like standing in a cor- three women leveled accusations of sexual assault against him. that part. It’s hot and it feels safe ner, writing lines, being scolded, Eight women have now spoken to since we all trust each other. I guess or getting her mouth washed out with soap? What implements, ac- the press; two have allowed them- my question is: Is this a terrible idea? Is it creepy and/or incestutivities, words, or pain thresholds selves to be named. Ghomeshi claims that he is into BDSM and ous to watch your brother fuck his are absolutely off-limits? Such specific details can feel embarrass- that all of these encounters were wife? Does this sound like a setup consensual, BAD, but I don’t befor the messiest breakup ever, or ing at first, but if she talks about lieve that Ghomeshi is a consendoes something like this ever work them honestly with a potential partner, it’s much more likely that sual kinkster. I believe he’s a serial out long-term?

Brothers Respectfully Aroused she’ll find a good match and have abuser who leveraged his fame against the women he assaulted a great experience!”

Humping Spouses and who is now hiding behind the The exact same things culture of consent that characterA safe, responsible, and trustthat make this arrangeizes responsible BDSM communiworthy kinkster — the only kind ment feel so safe and so ties and practitioners. So I think it of kinkster you ever want to play would be a mistake for BDSMers logical — your wives were friends with—will agree to meet you in before you and your brother marto work his name — even in a a public place to talk about your negative sense — into their lingo/ ried them, the four of you were kinks and limits before setting tight before your wives started up a playdate. If you find yourself slang/shorthand, BAD. He’s not talking with someone who refuses one of you. He never was. (I wrote fucking each other — will turn this into a screaming nightmare to meet prior to playing, SPANK- two long posts about Ghomeshi should things go south. If things on my blog — Google my name ME, they’re not a responsible or

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get messy — if there’s one or more conflicts that require taking sides — you and your brother are going to find yourself in positions that make Reverse Cowgirl Bleached Anal Handstand look easy.

Because you’re all so close.

But the train has already left the station, BRAHS: Your wives are doing each other, and they’d like to date each other, and you and your brother want to keep watching your wives fuck and then fucking your respective wives in front of each other. I would advise you all to get together for nonalcoholic beverages and for everyone to promise that you will be mature, reasonable, and forgiving adults if/when this — the wives dating, the semi-incestuous (but maritally binary) quad-ways — comes to an end. Agreeing to an amicable breakup in advance of a breakup is no guarantee that things will end amicably, of course, but it improves the odds.

As for the incest and long-term angles: Watching your brother fuck someone strikes me as creepy, BRAHS, but it doesn’t meet the legal definition of incest.

So Yahtzee for you. And while I haven’t heard of an arrangement like this working out over the long-term, BRAHS, I’ve also never heard of an arrangement like this. Some things you expect to work out don’t, and some things you don’t expect to work out do. Good luck, gang.

On the Lovecast, Dan chats with sex party luminary Polly Superstar: savagelovecast.com.

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EVENTS

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FIND AND SUBMIT EVENTS AT Leamington Yeast URBANITENEWS.COM/EVENTS Leamington Arts Centre | 12-4 p.m.

Biblioasis Book Launch: Patrick Brode & David Newman Walkerville Brewery | 6-9 p.m.

COMING UP

TALK: Art as Social Force w/ Harrell Fletcher MOCAD (Detroit) | 1 p.m.

DJ Shadow w/ Cut Chemist Majestic Theatre (Detroit) | 8 p.m. | $25 ADV/$30 ATG

6th Annual Canadian Labour Int. Film Festival City Cyclery | 7 p.m.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Julie Robinson Dominion House Tavern

Family Day Extravaganza MOCAD (Detroit) | 12-4 p.m.

Retro Arcade Night Phog Lounge | 8 p.m.

Mary Poppins The Chrysler Theatre | 2 p.m. | $16-$36

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Open Mic Poetry The Green Bean Cafe | 6-8 p.m.

Jake Miller, Becky G & Colette Lee Brice w/ Kelleigh Bannen Carr St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 7 p.m. The Fillmore (Detroit) | 7 p.m. | $29.50-$45 | $27.50 Cashmere Cat Magic Stick Lounge (Detroit) | 8 p.m. | $14 ADV/$16 ATG THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Colton Young Dominion House Tavern Lecrae w/ Andy Mineo & DJ Promote The Fillmore (Detroit) | 6 p.m. | $28-$37

Breathe Carolina w/ Candyland & Flinch Majestic Theatre (Detroit) | 7:30 p.m. | $20 ADV/$25 ATG

Sun Tribe w/ Trace of Lime, Jay Fry & United Affair Magic Stick Lounge (Detroit) | 8 p.m. | $8

Mike Lebovitz Comedy Quarry | 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. | $15

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Denigan Taloola Cafe | 8-9 p.m.

Red Legacy Dominion House Tavern FASHION: Anab Jain MOCAD (Detroit) | 6 p.m.

Sloan St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 9 p.m. COMEDY: Fruitpunch | $17.50 Walkerville Brewery | 7-11 p.m. | Ty Dolla $ign w/ Lil Bibby, Joe $20 GA/$30 VIP Moses & Chavis Chandler St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 8 p.m. Sarah McLachlan Caesars Windsor | 9 p.m. | $35+ Mary Poppins | $20 The Chrysler Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | Mod: Grand Night, Great Art $16-$36 S.M.U.T. Detroit Institute of Arts | $100 Villains Beastro | 10 p.m.

Tye Tribbett & William McDonnell WFCU Centre | 8 p.m.

Zachary Lucky w/ Young Readers Years of Ernest w/ Safe Word & David Dubois Phog Lounge | 10 p.m.

Villains Beastro | 10 p.m. | $7 Chris Crossroads Taloola Cafe | 8-9 p.m.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Graydon James & The Young Novelists w/ Dave Russell Luke Ashlocke Drown the Noise Phog Lounge Comedy Quarry | 9 p.m. | $15 Dominion House Tavern SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9

USA vs Canada Hip Hop Show Part 3 The Windsor Beer Exchange | 9 p.m. | $5 The Dead Samaritans Phog Lounge | 11 p.m.

Mike Stud w/ Clinton Sparks Magic Stick Lounge (Detroit) | 8 p.m. | $15 GA/$60 VIP DJ Godfather Level 3 Vodka Emporium | 10 p.m.

Jamaican Queens w/ Sex Tape & Junior Bob Phog Lounge MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Kelsey Laliberty Taloola Cafe | 8-9 p.m.

Ryan Adams w/ Butch Walker The Fillmore (Detroit) | 6:30 p.m. | $35-$60

Sensation Ticket Giveaway Level 3 Vodka Emporium | 9 p.m.- MUSIC: Dustin Wong + Takako Minekawa 2 a.m.

MOCAD (Detroit) | 8 p.m. | $10 ($7 for members) REO Speedwagon Caesars Windsor | 9 p.m. | $25+ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Mike Lebovitz Alt-J Comedy Quarry | 9 p.m. | $15 The Fillmore (Detroit) | 7 p.m. | $29.50-$45 Anthony Di Fazio for Ana Stulic Fall/Winter 2014 Pushers Collective | 9:30 p.m. | $5 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

The J. Geils Band The Fillmore (Detroit) | 7 p.m. | $39.50-$99.50 Luke Ashlocke Comedy Quarry | 8 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. | $15 Jerrod Niemann w/ Chris Lane St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 8 p.m. | $26 The Band Perry Caesars Windsor | 8 p.m. | $25+ Broadway Lights Kordazone Theatre | 8-10 p.m. | $5 & $7.50

The Wild Feathers w/ The Apache Relay & Desert Noises The Shelter (Detroit) | 7 p.m. | $18 Trevor Malcolm Jazz Trio Trivia w/ Dan Walsh Taloola Cafe | 8-9 p.m.

Dominion House Tavern WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Antemasque w/ Le Bucherettes ShopEco/Faerhaven Soapmaking Artilicious Giovanni Caboto Club | 5-8 p.m. Magic Stick Lounge (Detroit) | 8 Workshops p.m. | $20 | $15 Breathe Pilates and Fitness Studio | 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | $30 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

MONDAYS Open Mic Surgery w/ James O-L Phog Lounge | doors 9 p.m.

TUESDAYS Open Stage Night w/ Andrew Macleod and Leigh Wallace Dominion House | 5 p.m.

V.O.M.I.T. (Vocal Open Mic Instrumental Talent) Villains Beastro Free One-on-One Entrepreneurial Coaching WEtech Alliance | 12-1 p.m.

Open Mic w/ Jamie Reaume The Manchester Pub Open Mic w/ Pat Robitaille The Willistead | 8:30 p.m.

1-on-1 Entrepreneurial Coaching WEtech Alliance | 12 p.m.-1 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS P.U.K.E. (People Using Karaoke Equipment) Villains Beastro

Alex Clare w/ Taylor Berrett St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 7 p.m. | $20 Vice Aerial TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Fitz and the Tantrums w/ Big Data The Fillmore Detroit (Detroit) | 7p.m. | $27.50-$45 The Steve Miller Band WFCU Centre | 8 p.m. | $56.75$86.75

B.O.B. w/ Kevin Gates MiMOSA w/ Swindle St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 9 p.m. St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 8 p.m.

ShopEco/Faerhaven Soapmaking | $35 | $20 Workshops Breathe Pilates and Fitness StuSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 TOAST: Open Mic Poetry dio | 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Phog Lounge | 8 p.m.

Trivia w/ Mark Crampsie Kingsville Folk Music Festival The Record Show Dominion House Tavern Presents: Wendell Ferguson & Villains Beastro | 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

Katherine Wheatley Mary Poppins Lakeside Park Pavillion | 7-10:30 Issues w/ I Killed the Prom The Chrysler Theatre | 7:30 p.m. | p.m | $25 Queen, Ghost Town, Nightmares, $16-$36 & Marmozets Vance Joy St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 7 p.m. St. Andrew’s Hall (Detroit) | 6 p.m. The Band Perry After Party | $18 Bull N’ Barrel | 7 p.m.-1 a.m. | $18 Preview Party for 2014 Art for the Holidays Detroit Artists Market (Detroit) | 5-9 p.m. | $10 (DAM members)/$20 GA

WEEKLY

Phog Lounge | 10 p.m.

Trivia Night w/ Francois Jacques The Manchester Pub | 7 p.m.

Dave Russell Dominion House Tavern FRIDAYS Sky High Fridays Level 3 Vodka Emporium | 10 p.m.

Loveless Fridays w/ Daniel Victor The Loop | 10 p.m.

After Work Party

Rino’s Kitchen & Ale House | 7 p.m.

SUNDAYS Dusty

Dominion House Tavern

ONGOING Possible Futures: What is to be done?

Art Gallery of Windsor, The Leamington Arts Centre, Leamington; The Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex, Lasalle; Drouillard Road, Ford City; The Capitol Theatre | until Jan. 11 Art for the Holidays Detroit Artists Market | Nov. 7-Dec. 30 Provincial Junior Gold Tournament Windsor Squash & Fitness Club | Nov. 14-30 | 4 p.m.

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