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If ever there were a political minefield in this city, it is the Downtown Eastside. As long as I’ve been reporting about the good and the bad of the community, opposing views from politicians, poverty activists, health care people, cops, non-profit employees and anybody with an opinion persist on all the important issues: drug addiction, mental health, housing, development, policing, etc. It’s just the way it is, the way it’s always been. So, no doubt, Vancouver Coastal Health’s announcement Sept. 3 that it is restructuring health services in the Downtown Eastside will be criticized or embraced, depending which side of the fence people do their finger pointing from. Before I get to explaining some of the changes, let me tell you how much this “second generation strategy” will cost. Apparently, the $55 million for programs and services in the Downtown Eastside will remain unchanged.

Which is good news, right? But is it good news if new programs and services will be paid for — as the health authority’s press release puts it — by “reallocating resources”? That phrase, as many readers will attest, has become commonplace and a sad reality in business these days. Yep, do more with less. What it means in this case is that existing contracts from non-profits and others who do not have “a clear health mandate or those offering stand-alone services without formal connections to health care services may not be renewed.” As one long-time nonprofit manager concluded in an email to me, “cuts and more services run by bureaucrats.” The health authority would not be surprised by such criticism and anticipated the pushback in preparing its media strategy. Here’s what Dr. Patricia Daly, VCH’s chief medical health officer, said in the health authority’s release: “We know not everyone will agree with the changes being made, but as health care pro-

viders we know that services in the Downtown Eastside can be improved — and it’s our responsibility to ensure that people in this area receive the type of care that will improve population health.” Her comments were supported by Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/ AIDS (“This will result in improved quality of life…”) and Vision Coun. Kerry Jang, who is also a professor of psychiatry at the University of B.C. (“These improvements are long overdue…”). So what does this strategy look like? The breakdown of what’s to come is written in a language only a bureaucrat could fully understand. So I’ll do my best to interpret. My words are in parentheses: • A new mental health and addiction drop-in model with stronger connections to health services. (Use drop-in centres more effectively, so people truly get hooked up with the health care they need.) • A new low-threshold addictions service that removes obstacles to treatment and provides untreated people

with a range of medical addiction therapies. (Located in the same building as the B.C. Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS on Powell Street, doctors and pharmacists will confer as needed with up to 200 addicts to prescribe and dispense medications and monitor treatment.) • A new peer navigation program that employs people with lived experience to help others access services and supports. (Essentially, do more of what already exists at many agencies, where people having gone through severe addictions and mental health issues counsel those needing support and treatment.) • New hours for the Insite supervised drug injection site. (Change hours from the current 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. to 3 a.m., a move that answers calls from addicts to open the facility earlier in the morning.) • Shelter pilot to improve transitions from acute care. (Set up at least 10 shelter beds at non-proﬁts so that homeless people being discharged from hospital have a place to stay.) @Howellings

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use of Canada’s military bases for possible immediate relocation of Syrian refugees from Europe, and consulting with provincial ministers responsible for immigration. 2. Consult immediately with UN’s refugee agency and European states to determine current Syrian refugee resettlement needs. Multilateral consultations are needed to finalize an emergency resettlement target. “In February of this year, the UN had an immediate appeal for 100,000 [Syrian refugees] and given the historic context that we take by and large one out of every 10 refugees for resettlement through the UN request,” said Friesen. “Canada should accept 10,000 over and above our current commitment.” 3. Process all Syrians in Europe who have direct family ties in Canada for emergency family reunification including, if necessary, the issuance of a minister’s permit to expedite their immigration process. Family should be defined as it was during Kosovar refugee movement in 1999 as “extended family” members that include grandparents, uncles, aunts, parents, nephews, etc. “Any family that has a direct tie in Canada — regardless of what county they currently reside in, they should be processed

immediately with ministerial permit with immediate transportation to Canada,” said Friesen. “That process can be as short as 72 hours if the government of Canada wants to do because they have the policy and the system in place. Up to now they have not.” 4. Increase funding to the UN refugee agencies emergency operations. Canada currently contributes $81 million annually to these operations. The CISSA suggests Canada make a one-time initial emergency contribution of $400 million. “To put that into perspective,” added Friesen, “less than six months of their Iraqi military exercise cost Canada $500 million. We can easily find $400 million to support our European colleagues.” 5. Provide through the ministry of citizenship and immigration $10 million annual funding for refugee reception centres to implement first-language trauma support programs. An increased number of resettled refugees are arriving with significant trauma that require immediate professional interventions to assist their long-term integration process. Similar federal government commitment has been in place for years in Australia where, like Canada, health is a provincial responsibility. @MHStewart

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tiating Canada emergency refugee contingency plan, which nobody is talking about. We developed this in 2002 after the Kosovar refugee resettlement in 1999. “Canada accepted about 20,000 Kosovar refugees from the former Yugoslavia during the bombings,” said Friesen. “At that time, close to 20,000 Kosovars came in a fourmonth period and the Canadian armed forces were involved. They open up military bases back east so that refugees could be immediately ﬂowed out of parts of Europe and the Mediterranean.” In February, the UN appealed to developed nations to accept 100,000 Syrian refugees. In response to similar appeals, Canada has historically resettled one in 10 refugees. The CISSA is calling on Canada to increase funding, enact existing policy and basically open Canada’s borders to refugees as the country has done in the past. These are ﬁve things the CISSA is calling on the government to do: 1. Immediately implement the pre-activation stage of Canada’s Emergency Refugee Contingency Plan, which includes putting on alert Canada’s current 36 refugee reception centres, sponsorship agreement holders and the Ministry of Defence in the

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Canada no longer a leader when it comes to immigration

tephen Harper’s tepid response — so far — to the crisis facing Syrian refugees should come as no surprise. Take a leaky boat ride through Canadian history and you will encounter not infrequent examples of our governments’ callous disregard for the needs of those who either turn up on our shores or those who were here before socalled “European settlement.”

The tipping point for our concern may well have been the picture of three-yearold Alan Kurdi’s dead body washed up on a Turkish beach. If nothing else, it should serve to remind us that it is far better to open our arms today than say we are sorry for not doing enough tomorrow. It took almost 100 years before the government apologized for the egregious treatment of 376 Sikhs, fellow citizens of the British Commonwealth, who sat on board a ship in Burrard inlet hoping for entry to Canada before being sent back to a violent reception in India. It was equally difﬁcult to get any acknowledgement of the destructive policy that caused Chinese men to have to pay an exorbitant head tax to come here and work while being separated from their families. Canadians citizens of Japanese heritage never did fully recover from having been stripped of all their assets during the

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Second World War and then shipped off to what were essentially prison farms in B.C.’s Interior or further east in Canada, or offered the option of “returning” to Japan, a country many had never even visited. Not to be forgotten in all of this is what we, as a matter of national policy, did to First Nations, tearing their children from families and sending them to residential schools and the frequent hell of sexual and physical abuse. We have since ofﬁcially expressed regret over that, too. Then there was the case of Jewish refugees, some of my ancestors I have been told among them, who were ﬂeeing the pogroms of Europe and Hitler’s “solution” only to be turned back by Canada before, during and after the Second World War. This is not to say we have not had moments to be proud of. Recollections of Canada’s racist policy towards Jewish immigration prompted quite a different response in 1979 to the Vietnamese “boat people” escaping the Communist regime. Globe and Mail reporter Sean Fine noted this last week in a story with the headline “When Canada was a leader.” Deputy Immigration Minister John Manion brought the manuscript of None Is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948 to Ron Atkey the Immigration Minister in the new Tory government of Joe Clark. “This should not be you,” Manion told Atkey. Atkey took that message to the Progressive Conservative cabinet table. While there was some resistance, both Clark and External Affairs minister Flora MacDonald were in support. Last week, Clark told the Globe, “He drew the parallels to our attention.” That, and a conversation with thenU.S. president Jimmy Carter, led to Canada stunning the world by upping its

refugee target from 12,000 to 50,000. It was also proof that Canada was capable of handling relatively massive refugee resettlement programs. Unfortunately we seem to have slipped back to being our more traditional parsimonious selves. Regardless of Harper’s claims to the contrary, we are no longer leaders or even close. While Germany is talking about accepting refugees and migrants in the order of 800,000 and allocating a budget of $6.6 billion dollars, Harper has set our target most recently at 10,000. (At one point, when asked about how much of that target Canada had met, journalists were told they would have to ﬁle a request under Freedom of Information legislation.) In spite of Harper’s reticence there is a ground swell of support from Canadians to do more.

Mayors of major cities across Canada, including Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson, are encouraging folks to ﬁnd out what they can do. Tuesday night there was a forum at City Hall explaining how to do just that. But while many hold out the hope that this will not become a partisan issue, many, including Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, point out how Harper’s regime has made it more difﬁcult for both immigrants and refugees to enter Canada; they’ve changed the rules and reduced resources available to process applications. The tipping point for our concern may well have been the picture of three-yearold Alan Kurdi’s dead body washed up on a Turkish beach. If nothing else, it should serve to remind us that it is far better to open our arms today than say we are sorry for not doing enough tomorrow. @allengarr

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Paradise lost at Queen Elizabeth Park Re: “Q.E. zipline brings in crowds and cash,” Aug. 27. Thank you very much for your well balanced piece on the Q.E. Park zipline. As was hoped for by the park board, it has proven to be a relatively good cash cow so far for their coffers and has been a bit of fun for those willing to shell out $20 for a thrill ride that lasts about ﬁve seconds. Your writer also highlighted some of the many reasons this attraction should not be located where it is. The Q.E. quarry gardens has long been a place where families like mine could enjoy the quiet and beauty of nature. I’d been avoiding it since the zipline went up, but checked it out yesterday and my low expectations were met and surpassed. It is a garish contraption dropped into a formerly pristine and well-managed green space, with multiple cables now blemishing the quarry gardens like so many telephone wires. Now instead of peaceful conversation and birds, one hears the high pitched “zip” at frequent intervals along with the whoops and hollers of the riders. No longer is our park free of crass commercial moneygrabbing. Paradise lost. I hope the park board members who voted for this have all visited the gardens to see the fruits of their votes. And if there is (as the article announced) a review of the project in the fall, then the “extensive consultation with the public” had better be more transparent and public than it was when the backroom deal was rubberstamped after one brief and poorly publicized meeting. Peter O’Loughlin, Vancouver

immigrants, the number of refugees accepted by Canada has declined from roughly 35,000 in 2005 to 23,000 a decade later. Canada’s commitment to welcoming people displaced by war seem meager when compared to Germany, which this year has committed to taking in 800,000 refugees, or Sweden, which accepts more refugees per capita (8,400 per 100,000 citizens) than any other nation. Instead of taking urgent action following revelation of the Canadian connection to the tragic death of threeyear-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, the Harper government is pointing a ﬁnger at others. The prime minister is highly critical of opposition parties’ suggestion that a humanitarian rather than a military solution is urgently needed. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander, who for two years has dodged questions about the exact number of Syrians that Canada has accepted, recently blamed the media for ignoring the crisis. Although the federal government constantly exaggerates its generosity, in the past couple of years we have accepted a mere 2,500 of the millions of individuals displaced by the war in Syria. Canadians are so much better than our current government. There is an untapped spirit of compassion comprised of generous individuals and organizations anxious to offer sanctuary and a chance for a new beginning to families ﬂeeing the ravages of war. It is time to lift the bureaucratic barriers and shed this insidious distrust of foreigners that has been propagated by our prime minister. It is time for Canada to open its arms and reclaim its identify as a benevolent nation. Conor Murphy, Vancouver

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Re: “Five things Canada’s government can do now to help Syrian refugees,” Sept. 4, online. In his response to the refugee crisis in Europe, Prime Minister Stephen Harper claims that Canada has the most generous immigration and refugee system in the world. The numbers, however, do not support his assertion. Although Canada has thrown open its doors to a wealthy class of economic

Re: “Urban foragers enjoy Vancouver’s bounty,” Sept. 3. And what happens when everyone is foraging and the forest are stripped away of important fungus and plants? The Sumerians were onto something when they developed modern agricultural techniques 7,000 years ago. Foraging is a twee modern hobby, not a practical food solution. Citizen Five via Comments section ADVERTISING

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Community

READY FOR ITS CLOSE UP: The Whistler Film Festival Society hosted its annual fundraiser in preparation for its 15th installment Dec. 2 to 6. Founder and executive director Shauna Hardy Mishaw once again welcomed actors and industry leaders to the cinematic celebrations at Blue Water Café, honouring two entertainment industry leaders: film and television producer and president of Brightlight Pictures Shawn Williamson and Neal Clarance, president of NG Clarance, both longtime friends of the festival. Yours truly emceed the swish $250-a-ticket affair. In addition to the industry toasts, Mishaw revealed the first six of 80 films to be screened at this year’s festival. All B.C.-grown, the films included O. Corbin Saleken’s Patterson’s Wager, Siobhan Devine’s The Birdwatcher and Jeffery Lando’s Suspension. Mishaw aimed to generate upwards of $25,000 from the curtain raiser. LOOKING FOR LOVE: The new Canadian series First Dates premiered Sept. 1 in Vancouver. The made-in-B.C. TV program for the Slice Network based on a U.K. show captures all of the awesomeness and awkwardness of first dates, more specifically blind dates. The Loft at Earl’s Restaurant in Yaletown served as the backdrop for the 14 halfhour episodes of singles searching for love. Forty hidden cameras — barely visible to the eye — caught the participant’s first meeting, first bites and, if all went well, first kiss. Earl’s Yaletown hosted the premiere, with many of the daters from the series on hand for all the heartfelt and cringe-worthy moments. And from the first six dates aired, both charming and funny, the results only reinforced the ongoing cry of Vanhattan singles: meeting someone (of quality) in this city is hard. Fortunately, for these first-daters, producers Remedy Canada picked up the tab. UNION MEETING: More than just a statutory holiday, Labour Day is a day to celebrate working people, a reminder of the struggles and victories of individuals who brought us the eight-hour work day, employment standards and health and safety guidelines and benefits, just to name a few. In Metro Vancouver, the largest gathering took place at Swangard Stadium. Yours truly was master of ceremonies once again at the annual celebration hosted by B.C. Federation of Labour, Vancouver and District Labour Council and New Westminster and District Labour Council. Looking to win the votes of working families, many politicos were on hand for the picnic in the park. Activities included a kids play area, interactive booths and special concert by legendary rockers Chilliwack. Celebrating achievements, the only lines drawn on this day were for the always-popular IAFF-sponsored hot dogs and CUPE B.C.-sponsored Chilliwack sweet corn.

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Brightlight Pictures president Shawn Williamson and Neal Clarance, president of Neal Clarance Inc., were feted for their contributions to B.C. and Canada’s film industry.

Jeff Parr and owner/chef Michael Robbin’s new Kits eatery AnnaLena, an ode to his grandmothers, already has food critics singing its praises. The pair recently extended their dinner service to include Saturday and Sunday brunch.

From left, director O. Corbin Saleken’s film Patterson’s Wager staring Fred Ewaniuck and Alex Zahara was one of six made-in-B.C. films announced at the Whistler Film Festival fundraiser to be screened at the upcoming cinematic celebrations Dec. 2 to 6.

Tyler Williamson won the judges’ choice with a cocktail based with Hendrick’s gin. The Fairmont Pacific Rim barkeep bested others at the annual Made With Love drink competition held at the Hotel Vancouver.

Singles Edward Hodson and Marisa Sopel shared the outcome of their blind dates on Slice TV’s newest show First Dates filmed in Vancouver. Earl’s Yaletown hosted the series premiere.

From left: Vancouver and Labour District Council president Joey Hartman, NDP provincial leader John Horgan and B.C. Labour Federation president Irene Lanzinger hosted Metro Vancouver’s largest Labour Day celebrations at Swangard Stadium.

Michael Meneer of the Pacific Salmon Foundation fronted the firm’s bi-annual barbecue at Kits Point to celebrate Fraser pink salmon, our most sustainable salmon species. Hundreds enjoyed the pinks, which are traditionally undervalued as a seafood source.

Garrett Schack (Chateau Victoria) and Kristina Moore (Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts) served up delicious pink salmon in support of community-led salmon conservation projects across B.C. This year about 16,000,000 pinks are forecasted to flood the Fraser River.

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Opinion

Are young men rental market losers? Jessica Barrett

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I’ve been helping a friend who is new to Vancouver look for a place to live. This, as you all know, is no small feat. In addition to contending with our ever-shrinking vacancy rate, out-oftowners have to ﬁgure out some of Vancouver’s quirks before they can ﬁnd a place to call home. For one, we, apparently unlike the rest of the country, favour Craigslist over Kijiji as our go-to source for classifed ads. For another, there is a recurring theme among them. Based on my perusal of the site, a high percentage of people with affordable, funky, well-located places to share seem to be looking for roommates that are clean, quiet, respectful and, above all, female. This does not help my friend, for he, alas, is male. Now, it’s hard for me to shed too many tears for the male renter. Ca-

sual sexism, belittlement and harassment aside, women earn less than men and hence our hefty Vancouver rent cheques take a bigger bite out of our income. So there’s a part of me that derives some schadenfreude from the fact that, in this one arena, the single man seems to be the unabashed loser. Another part of me, a bigger part, feels sorry for my nice, clean, quiet, respectful male friends who’ve talked of the difﬁculties of ﬁnding a decent place to live for years. The journalist part of me wondered whether this blatant gender discrimination was legal. Turns out, yes, in certain circumstances. “There are exceptions under the human rights code where it’s permissible to discriminate with respect to tenancy,” says Robyn Durling, communications director at the B.C. Human Rights Clinic. As it turns out, Section 10 of the B.C.

Human Rights Code states that you can reserve premises for certain classes of people, those over 55 say, or those with physical or mental disabilities. “Or,” Durling continued, “if you share a bedroom, bathroom or cooking facilities, you can discriminate.” There are valid reasons for that, he pointed out. Some women do not want to share bathrooms or bedrooms with men, and ostensibly vice versa. Likewise, Jewish people who keep Kosher may not want to share kitchens with non-Kosher folks, vegetarians with meat-eaters and so on. It makes sense. The roommate relationship is by far the most delicate, strange and intimate many of us will ever have. There’s so much potential for things to go horribly wrong. Why complicate that with factors you know could breed conﬂict or discomfort?

But that’s shared living situations. Landlords, on the other hand, are not supposed to discriminate on the basis of sex, race, sexual orientation, family status or any other factor that isn’t in keeping with our human rights law. David Hutniak, CEO of Landlords B.C., was adamant he counsels his members to make tenancy decisions based on objective criteria such as credit checks. “We have lawyers come in and talk to our members about human rights,” he said. “We’re very adamant [discrimination] is unacceptable and unprofessional.” It’s good to know landlords have access to that education. Indeed, I rarely see discriminatory preferences in their postings. In person, however, biases are sometimes glaringly evident. My own experience is that single women and couples tend to have an edge. I once shamelessly batted my eyelashes for a

perfect studio at an unbelievable price at a time when I was broke and desperate for a place to live. (I did, however, pay the price of living with a creepy landlord who riﬂed through my laundry, threatened my thenboyfriend, and gave me a bad reference when I moved out.) Another friend said she’s had landlords explicitly tell her they prefer to rent to females because they are generally tidier and quieter. And when her former boyfriend roomed with a female friend, the landlords became abusive when they found out the pair wasn’t a couple. Another friend, a black man, said he felt he’d been discriminated against, but wasn’t sure whether it was on the basis of gender or race. Discrimination in the rental world is nothing if not idiosyncratic, however. A different friend said his landlords preferred single men since

“they tend to want less stuff fixed” or can do it themselves. But they had their limits. “They didn’t want two guys unless they were gay.” I should note, none of this shows up in the official channels. I called the Human Rights Clinic, the Tenants Resource Advisory Centre and Landlords B.C. looking for documentation to back up these anecdotes. No one could produce a thing. In fact, Durling said he rarely hears of cases regarding discrimination in tenancy at all. When he does, it’s usually to do with family status — for instance, a single mother rejected for having kids. So maybe it’s all overblown, or my friends just have bad luck. Or maybe we just all realize that being a renter means butting up against bias and there’s really nothing you can do but cross your fingers and hope that it’s in your favour. @jm_barrett

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SCHEDULE EVENTS Most events happen Saturday and are located along West 41st between Larch and Maple Streets and on West Boulevard and Yew Street

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Bell-E-Buttons Clown

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Elm Park (FREE) Princess Bride (Fri.) Grease (Sat.)

Sidewalk Sales

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All Day

Village of Kerrisdale

Face Painting

Fri. & Sat.

12-4pm

Royal Bank (RBC) W. 41st St. & Yew St. S.

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Sylvan Learning W.41st St Yew St North

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Under the Clock W. 41st St. & Yew St. S. E. Blvd. & W. 41st Ave.

Balloons

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All Day

TD Canada Trust 2198 West 41st Ave.

Food Trucks

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West Boulevard & W. 40th St

Face Painting

Saturday

12-4pm

West Boulevard & W. 40th St

Pancho & Sal

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West Boulevard & W. 40th St

Kerrisdale Idol Sign Up

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N. Yew St. & W. 41st Ave. (First 30 performers)

Balloons

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All Day

Hills of Kerrisdale 2125 W. 41st. Ave.

Kerrisdale Idol Contest

Saturday

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N. Yew St. & W. 41st Ave.

Free Horse & Carriage Rides

Saturday

11-4pm

N. Yew St. & W. 41st Ave.

Madison Connection

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12-4pm

RBC Royal Bank W. 41st Ave. & Yew St. S.

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VANCITY 2380 W.41st Ave.

Timothy Hewitt Duo

Saturday

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BCAA 2347 W. 41st. Ave.

Huge Inﬂatable & Balloons

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Provident Security S. Yew St. & W. 41st Ave.

Balloons

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Luxor Hair Salon 2173 West 41st Ave.

Community Police

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Life in Kerrisdale

Five great things about living in Kerrisdale: Here’s why it’s a great spot to call home Christina Newberry REW.ca

With 50 structures listed in the Vancouver Heritage inventory and plenty of grand, estatestyle homes, Kerrisdale is a tony neighbourhood with strong ties to its British colonial past. Tree-lined streets Kerrisdale is paradise for those who love to stroll. Its streets are lined with large trees that make just about any side street worth exploring. To take it up a notch, wander along one of the old streets where grand estate-style homes are nestled behind those trees. Even for those just driving through, the trees give Kerrisdale the feeling of a country town rather than a bustling community in a major city.

The Kerrisdale Village shopping area has plenty of modern shops, but Kerrisdale is also home to some classics. Hills of Kerrisdale has been outﬁtting the area’s trendy men and women since the 1920s, while the Kerrisdale Lumber Company has been taking care of the community’s hardware needs since 1921 and Buchan’s Kerrisdale Stationery has been a community staple since the 1950s. When shops stay put that long, they build relationships with regular customers. Kerrisdale is the kind of place where shopkeepers still make the effort to get to know their customers by name.

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It’s also home to a large population of new Canadians — many from Asia — who have brought with them an excellent selection of food options. And with a good inventory of condo buildings, including several co-ops, Kerrisdale has a diverse group of residents, from students to retirees, who enjoy the self-contained village feel in a location that’s well connected to both downtown and UBC.

Some of the city’s oldest shops

A great place to eat — from sushi to high tea

Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena

A sense of civic pride and community

With its strong British heritage, Kerrisdale has plenty of spots for those craving an afternoon cuppa. Adonia Tea Shop, the Secret Garden Tea Company and La Cuisson Café all serve up traditional afternoon tea. But the inﬂux of Asian immigrants who started to arrive in the 1980s brought great cuisine with them as well and the area is now a hotspot for sushi and Chinese food at spots like Ajisai Sushi Bar and Golden Ocean Seafood Restaurant. The Avenue Grill has been serving up hearty meals to local customers since 1927.

These days, the arena spends most of the year as an ice rink offering public skate times and drop-in hockey, while in the summer the ice is removed and the rink is transformed into a giant indoor “play palace” complete with bouncy castles and an obstacle course. But the arena has a storied past as the go-to venue for alternative music acts from the 1950s through to the ‘80s. Most recent events are decidedly tamer — think antiques fairs and charity hockey games — but the arena remains an icon in Vancouver’s music history.

Kerrisdale was one of the ﬁrst communities to have a business improvement association, and the BIA is an active presence in the neighbourhood, working on beautiﬁcation projects among other activities. The community hosts several festivals throughout the year, including Carnival Days in April and Kerrisdale Days in September, as well as community movie nights in Elm Park and regular free skating events at Kerrisdale Arena. Kerrisdale is truly a great spot to call home. For the complete version of this story, visit REW.ca.

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Lifestyle and lumber for all Kerrisdale Lumber is deﬁnitely not your grandfather’s building supply store Sandra Thomas sthomas@vancourier.com

istorically the store, which opened in 1921, was a haven for hard-working men who could buy a thousand board measure for $10. Merchandise was brought in by horse and wagon or rail car. Sidewalks were made of wood and cleared by a one-horse plough.

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Lyle Perry, great-grandson to owner Bert Perry who bought the store not long after it opened, said a survey completed a decade ago showed more women than men now frequent Kerrisdale Lumber in search of not only hardware but also décor elements for the home. Those ﬁndings are the inspiration behind the company’s ever-growing home décor and lifestyle department. Perry added the lumber side of the business is still the driving force behind the company’s success.

Perry said when his dad and mom, Mark and Alejandra Perry, realized just how many women were shopping at the store, they responded with an increase in lifestyle merchandise. “We also increased our barbecue selection and that’s been a smashing success,” said Perry, a fourth generation employee. “They’re our second biggest seller after building supplies.” Perry noted after 94 years, Kerrisdale Lumber is a large part of the community. “It’s a bit of an institution,” said Perry. Kerrisdale Lumber is located at 6191 West Blvd.

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Hot Shops

Blake & Riley Darling decor for the little ones has arrived in Kerrisdale Adrienne Matei vitamindaily.com

lake & Riley, a new boutique named for the toddler sons of its young husband and wife proprietors, is stocked with cool gear from design world up-and-comers. The aesthetic is modern-whimsical — a little Ferm Living kid’s tent feels ready for use on a Wes Anderson set, while a big, squishy La De Dah Kids plush whale toy is beautifully knit. “Taxidermy” bunny and unicorn heads are irresistible. The shop also carries its own house-line of kids’ clothing, including sweet party dresses printed with blue foxes and little fox-face purses to accessorize. A must-visit for design buffs with a soft spot for pint-sized accoutrements. Blake & Riley is located at 2150 West 41st Ave. Visit blakeandriley.com.

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Event Highlights Top ﬁve Kerrisdale Days events

Sandra Thomas sthomas@vancourier.com

There’s always a lot going on in this West Side community, but never as much as during Kerrisdale Days. And whether it’s a singing competition with a $1,000 prize or a free movie in the park, there is literally something for everyone. Kerrisdale Days runs Sept. 11 to 12 in Kerrisdale Village with free birthday cake, music, clowns, face-painting and plenty of sidewalk sales. Check out the highlights below. OUTDOOR MOVIES You’ll want to take blankets and lawn chairs to this free outdoor movie event in Elm Park. On Friday, Sept. 11, the Kerrisdale Business Association and Provident Security present The Princess Bride at dusk — complete with popcorn. On Saturday, the screening is the always popular Grease.

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CANSKATE (group lesson)

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KERRISDALE IDOL The annual Kerrisdale Idol singing competition accepts only 30 contestants, so be aware it’s ﬁrst-come, ﬁrstserved. Amateur singers can sign up to receive a same-day audition time on Sept. 12 starting at 8:30 a.m. The competition and performances take place between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. under the clock at the corner of West 41st Avenue and Yew Street. Contestants must bring their own music, CD, cassette tape or guitar.

KERRISDALE VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET Get your fresh veggies, fruit, eggs and even wine and spirits at the Kerrisdale Village Farmers Market, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. near Point Grey School at East Boulevard and West 37th Avenue. The farmers market features more than 40 vendors selling farm produce, prepared foods and craft items from across B.C.

YOGA LOVERS REJOICE! A yoga demonstration takes place at 10 a.m. on Yew Street at West 41st Avenue. Namaste. FOOD TRUCKS With so much to do, visitors to Kerrisdale Days are sure to work up an appetite and that’s where food trucks come in. Check out some of the best street food this city has to offer and listen to live music while enjoying lunch or a snack. For more information on Kerrisdale Days visit kerrisdalevillage.com.

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1. The 12th annual Corn Festival is hosted by the Canada El Salvador Action Network and the Grandview Woodland Food Connection, which focuses on Latin American culture and food, and the central role corn plays in both. 2. Festival participants took part in a traditional dance to bless corn crops. 3. Francisca Salez, a gardener from the Maya in Exile Garden at the University of British Columbia farm, took part in Sunday’s celebrations held at Britannia Community Centre. 4. Mariachi band Los Dorados added live music to the festivities. 5. Many who worked and attended the festival wore Che Guevara’s likeness on everything from T-shirts to kitchen aprons. It was the place to be for those who love Latin American food, which included tamales, pupusas, tacos, and everything else made with corn. See photo gallery online at vancourier.com. PHOTOS REBECCA BLISSETT

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Festival celebrates Latin culture, community and corn Rebecca Blissett

rvblissett@gmail.com

Most days, the outdoor pathway between the family activity room at Britannia Community Centre and Gym D is the kind of nondescript space one would expect to ﬁnd between two buildings. But on Sunday it was the site of the lively Corn Festival, which celebrated its 12th year with music, dancing and a row of temporary kitchens and stoves under tents cooking up all things corn. Women expertly folded together Guatemalan pork tamales, festival-goers made the excruciating decision

between a Mexican carnita (fried pork marinated in orange juice) and a birria (beef baked and marinated in dry chilies) and much ﬁnger-smacking after devouring traditional Salvadorian deserts ﬁlled the air. The Corn Festival, hosted by the Canada El Salvador Action Network and the Grandview Woodland Food Connection, is also called by its Spanish translation — Festival Del Maiz. Corn is often referred to as maize, which is derived from the indigenous Taíno word for the maiz plant. Maize was developed from a wild grass that grew in Central America 7,000 years ago,

and Native Americans transformed the kernels through special cultivation techniques. North Americans are familiar with sweet corn, but it is hopeless for making tortillas and other Latin American staples, which instead rely on the coarser pinto corn and white corn. “Corn is like the Canadian wheat for Latin America. It’s a staple,” said Corn Festival organizer Gayle Robinson. “This festival means community, big-time community. It’s getting people together who may not see each other more than once a year, sharing recipes, ﬁnding out about new food like

pastel de choclo, corn pie. It’s like our shepherd’s pie but instead of potatoes, it’s crushed corn.” Robinson has been involved with the Corn Festival since its humble beginnings in a church. Her introduction to Vancouver’s Latin American community came by chance when she was carrying photography gear for a boyfriend, who was covering a celebration of life at the Vancouver Art Gallery in 1981 for Oscar Romero, an El Salvadorian archbishop who had been assassinated at the altar the previous year while imploring soldiers to stop killing civilians.

“It wasn’t a demonstration per se, it was commemorating a life — openly. I was so impressed, they were so open about it and these are people who had to move from El Salvador all throughout the 1980s for fear of persecution [during the El Salvadoran civil war],” recalled Robinson. “I was hooked on the warmth and openness of Latin culture.” Also ﬂeeing home during the same decade were Mayan families who escaped Guatemala because of the scorched earth military operation that targeted the country’s indigenous communities. While the majority of

Mayans ﬂed to Mexico, a few landed in British Columbia, and ﬁve of those families started the Maya in Exile Garden at the University of British Columbia farm in 1986. A sampling of the garden’s crops — corn, beans and squash, considered the three “sisters” of the Mayan diet — were on colourful display at the Corn Festival. “Even though these people have been through so many things, they still stand up and have food festivals,” said Robinson. “This is the community basically coming together, and eating.” @rebeccablissett

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Community PACIFIC SPIRIT

Hindus honour Krishna with week of festivities Birthday celebrations for lover, ﬁghter, slayer of demons full of revelry and food

Pat Johnson

PaciﬁcSpiritPJ@gmail.com

As Saturday night became Sunday morning, Hindus in Vancouver and worldwide marked Krishna Janmashtami, the birthday of Krishna, the most venerated figure in the Hindu pantheon. In fact, at the Vedic Cultural Centre on Number 5 Road in Richmond — known as “the highway to heaven” for its density of religious buildings — festivities began a week earlier, with revelry and meals served every night in the lead-up to what Malti Singh, a founding member of the centre, says is the most important holiday in the calendar. I spoke with Singh and, with her translating, to Pandit Chaman Lal, the priest of the adjacent Ram Krishna Mandir. (A mandir is a Hindu temple. Pandit is the honorific for priest or teacher, and is sometimes spelled pundit, from which English corrupted that word.) Krishna came, Singh says, “to spread the divinity, the spirituality, the truth, the path of realization, yoga, love and devotion, not only to just the supreme divine figures but to mankind.” Krishna is believed to have lived in the third

millennium before the common era, a time when Singh says “unrighteousness was spreading… just like what we are having now. He appeared on the planet and spread the path of righteousness.” Krishna is considered the most important and powerful incarnation of Vishnu, who in turn is the supreme being for many Hindus, depending on tradition. He is, according to Singh, the most popular of all the avatars, or incarnations, of Vishnu. Dark, handsome and mysterious, he broke the hearts of many girls, she says. He is considered a protector, philosopher, teacher and friend. Because he is the killer of evils, the narratives in which Krishna features abound with violence. Even in his childhood, he was slaying demons and dispatching serpents, killing one female demon by suckling her breasts. As a youth, he returned to the town of his birth, killed his uncle, King Kamsa, along with all the king’s evil cronies, and freed his imprisoned parents. In another instance, he is said to have lifted up a mountain with one ﬁnger and used it as an umbrella to protect townsfolk from torrential rains caused by an annoyed Lord Indra.

According to Pandit Chaman Lal, the priest of the Ram Krishna Mandir in Richmond, Krishna came to spread righteousness and install the power of truth on the planet. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

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(which an epic poem says is now submerged) in the sea off Gujarat. After defeating the demon King Nakasura, Krishna is said to have freed the 16,000 princess-

es the king had abducted. Since they had nowhere to go, Krishna married them all. In an epic battle, Krishna volunteered to serve as charioteer for the master warrior Arjuna. It was during this war, when Arjuna had a crisis of conscience, that Krishna delivered his most enduring advice, which takes the form of the holy book, the Bhagavad Gita. In it, Krishna extols “Nishkam Karma,” action without attachment, or selﬂessness in the service of a greater good. But Krishna was not only a warrior, he was a lover as well. He worked hard and he played hard and is perceived as showing god’s playful, mischievous, sensual side. Playing his ﬂute and dancing soulfully, Krishna captured the affections of the cowherdesses of Gokul. One of his exploits involved stealing butter, which has come down through the ages in the form of young men marking his birthday by forming a human pyramid to reach a pot of butter (or, more often, buttermilk), smashing it like a pinata and being drenched in the contents. Like many aspects of Krishna Janmashtami — and Hinduism generally — these rituals vary greatly by region. Hindu-

ism differs sharply from most other religions. No single founder is acknowledged and no single body of teaching is universally accepted. While Hinduism is by far the dominant religion in India, Hindus make up a small part of Vancouver’s multicultural mix. About 1.4 per cent of Vancouverites, according to the 2011 census, are Hindu. (There are twice as many Sikhs.) At the Vedic Centre in Richmond, Saturday night and the week leading up to it were ﬁlled with festivities. “We start eight days before,” says Singh, “to purify, to bring the people into this celebration. They start doing the prayers, the chanting, they start reading and we start distributing free meals once a day and it goes on for seven days. On Saturday is the real celebration. [Krishna is said to have] appeared in the in the dark moon, so we celebrate at midnight, at 12 o’clock.” The epic stories surrounding Krishna are colourful and numerous, but Lal, the priest, sums up his legacy simply. “He came to spread righteousness,” Lal says, “to install the power of truth on the planet.” @Pat604Johnson

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One-man Fringe show explores race, identity, small town culture Pedro Chamale’s provocatively titled play represents playwright’s journey

Emily Blake

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From growing up idolizing cowboys in small town B.C. to exploring race and identity in Vancouver, Pedro Chamale’s new oneman play documents his personal story. The play, Small Town Hoser Spic, will be part of the 31st annual Vancouver Fringe Festival, which runs Sept. 10 to 20. It tackles themes of race, identity and what it means to be Canadian. Chamale knows the title is provocative but says it represents a journey he has gone through to be able to say those words. “It’s an ownership thing that I am owning those facts about myself and that I cannot escape them no matter how hard I try,” Chamale says. “And that I don’t want to escape them because everything that has happened in relation to those words and myself has made me into who I am today.” Chamale was inspired after writing a play about his parents, which made him want to examine his own story further. “I explore this thought or these feelings that have been going around in me for awhile about identity and about what I identify with and with in this case Caucasian being the default,” he says. Chamale is a ﬁrst generation Canadian who was born and raised in Chetwynd, B.C., a small town of

Pedro Chamale’s new play about growing up Latino in rural B.C. runs at this year’s Fringe Festival. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER

less than 3,000 people. He describes himself as a Latino Canadian, playwright, performer and director. “There were no other Latinos around and my father was the poster boy for immigration in Canada. He even told me I didn’t need to speak Spanish because we were the only Spanish people there,” he says. The poster for the play shows a young Chamale in cowboy garb sipping a grape soda. He says he spent every weekend in the summer watching cowboys and even had a friend almost make it to the Stampede. “I used to think I was a cowboy,” Chamale says. “That’s one of the many

faces and iterations of who I have been.” Chamale loved the sense of community growing up in Chetwynd where he made lifelong friends. He says some of his favourite memories involve doing things you could only get up to in the country. But he says there is a darker side to small towns, which includes a culture of underage hard drinking. “There’s harshness there but it’s an experience that I wouldn’t trade for the world,” he says. “I would love to go back and grow up again in Chetwynd because who else could say that your parents would open the doors in summer and say ‘see ya at dinner time.”

At the age of 18, Chamale moved to Vancouver to pursue a BFA in Theatre Performance at SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts. It was then that he began to struggle with his identity. “Everyone here seems obsessed with where you’re from. I mean it’s natural to happen because people in the city come from a lot of different places,” he says. Chamale found that many people weren’t satisﬁed

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when he self-identiﬁed as Canadian. It made him start questioning what it meant to be Canadian and he began researching his heritage. “Now I’m in a place where I can’t call myself Canadian and I can’t call myself Latino because I feel like I abandoned part of that through no fault of my own with my parents immigrating here and not hammering away this Latino culture to me everyday,” he says. He wanted to bring his

struggles with race, identity and heritage to a wider audience with his play. “I felt it was just time to explore this issue because I wasn’t seeing people like me with my stories being represented on stage,” Chamale says. He hopes that people will be able to connect to his stories and experience and take away a greater understanding of small towns and what it means to be Canadian. “Just because our skin colours are different and our speech patterns are different or our names are different, we don’t necessarily have to come from somewhere else,” he says. “It’s OK to be Canadian and only Canadian, there’s nothing wrong with that and there’s nothing wrong with trying to embrace where you came from.” Small Town Hoser Spic is one of two plays that Chamale’s company Rice & Beans Theatre will be performing at this years Vancouver Fringe Festival. His partner, Derek Chan, wrote Starstuff, which Chamale will also be performing in. Chamale will perform his play at the Cultch between Sept. 11 and Sept 19. For more information, visit vancouverfringe.com. @BlakeEmily

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The annual event brings together internationally celebrated designers and local talent to create three-dimensional dining instillations created to charm and delight. These extraordinary dining environments set the stage for two days of fun and fascination. Dinner by Design offered 15 renowned West Coastbased interior designers free rein to create extraordinary tablescapes within a 12 by 12-foot space — the only limit was their imagination. These tablescapes, as well as six high-style bars, will serve as the backdrop for two magical evenings.

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Cocktail Art, Sept. 20, will bring together 750 guests for an extravagant showcase of this city’s cocktail culture with an allstar bar helmed by Absolut brand ambassador Jacob Sweetapple, who will concoct a series of signature drinks each conceived to push the limits of mixology. There will be just enough time to recover from all those cocktails to enjoy

Dinner by Design the next day, Sept. 21, an exclusive event for 150 guests who have the opportunity to sit at one of the tablescapes for a multi-course feast prepared by Chef Taryn Wa of Savoury Chef Foods complete with wine and bubbly pairings. In addition, former Whitecaps captain Jay Demerit and Calgary design star Amanda Hamilton will head a roster of celebrities and VIPs in creating killer cocktail bars.

at a student-friendly viewing Monday, Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The suggested donation is $20 with 100 per cent of proceeds beneﬁting the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research and Emily Carr University of Art & Design. Dinner by Design is presented by GW Monogram and the Social Concierge in partnership with Interior Design Show West. The events take place at Studio 40, 700 Hamilton St.

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American design guru Jonathan Adler is slated to speak at this year’s Interior Design Show West, Sept. 26, but he ﬁrst answered Vitamin Daily’s burning questions about the show and his personal style

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The 11th annual IDSwest, which runs from Sept. 24 to 27 at Vancouver Convention Centre West, is expected to draw more than 35,000 design enthusiasts, architects and designers from Los Angeles to Alaska. Visit idswest.com for a complete schedule.

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What will you focus on during your presentation at IDSwest? I’ll be talking about my favourite subject: me, me, me. I’m going to talk about my career – everything from my time right out of college working in the entertainment industry (where I got ﬁred from a series of jobs) to my time as a production potter rollerblading to work seven days a week (it was the ’90s) to today. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and, hopefully, you’ll learn from my mistakes. There will be more, but for the rest you’ll have to come to the show and hear me in person.

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What other aspects of the show are you looking forward to experiencing? My plan for the show is to stroll around and be wowed by all the groovy design packed into one place.

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Have you visited Vancouver before? What are you most excited to see and do? I’ll be losing my Vancouver virginity in September. Everyone who has ever been

raves about the people, the food and the weather. I can’t wait to join the ranks of Vancouver zealots.

Any tips for smallspace décor (we’re clearly thinking of Vancouver’s many cozy condos)?

Just because you live in a tiny condo doesn’t mean you have to ﬁll it with tiny things. Small furniture can make a small apartment feel even smaller. Fill it with pieces you love — just fewer of them. Start with a chandelier that is bigger than you think you need and more expensive than you think you can afford.

And make sure it’s on a dimmer. You’ll seem even more glamorous than you really are and it’ll make your pad look mysterious and jewel box-y.

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What pieces from your collection are set to make a real splash this season? There’s the slightest chance I’m biased but I think everything from our line is a standout. If I had to pick — a nearly impossible Sophie’s Choicetype dilemma – I’d say I’m in love with my new Aries table. It’s a pared-down interpretation of the classic ram’s-head table, but done in purple Lucite. It makes me feel like an eccentric glamour-puss.

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Will our city be getting its own Jonathan Adler boutique soon?

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I’d love that — more, more, more! The truth is, our countries need to get together and make it easier to do business.

ASIATIC LILIES CAUSE A CONUNDRUM

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My Asiatic double lilies are about three years old. This year the foliage started turning brown right away after they bloomed. They’re about three feet tall and looked quite unsightly. Is this a common problem? They didn’t do that in previous years. Do you think they have some disease or nutrient deﬁciency? Another puzzle — though they’re generally double, some of my Asiatic lily blooms came out as singles. Is that common? DIANA JEWELL, MISSION

My guess about the early-browning leaves is that your lilies are reacting to the exceptionally hot, dry weather we’ve had. Drying foliage has also happened with my native alliums — many allium leaves die back naturally when ﬂowering starts (and sometimes before). My Allium cernuum plants usually hold their leaves until at least early fall – but not this year.

If just one of your double Asiatics had brown foliage but the other doubles were okay, I would suspect more severe problems. But Asiatic lilies have been hybridized and often the hybrids have then been hybridized further with more demanding species and/or other hybrids to get even more exotic colours and shapes. With hybrids it’s hard to know what exactly you’re dealing with because of the often-convoluted genetic background. It’s very likely your doubles are the product of more intensive hybridization than your other Asiatics. As for your double-then-single ﬂowers on the same plants, this isn’t exactly common but it’s not abnormal either. Some other plant families do the same thing, begonias and clematis, for example.

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Sunday starts your last ten days of “overwhelming” work, Aries. Plunge in and get as much accomplished as you can, as September 17 (Thursday) to October 9 will bring back neglected chores, and will make it difﬁcult to complete ongoing tasks. Do not begin new projects now; they would fail. The four weeks ahead could bring a former ﬂame or spouse. He/she was/is a better person than you might have admitted.

A former lover, teacher, voyage, educational experience, lawsuit, cultural involvement or intellectual project (e.g., a poem or book you wrote) could return to both haunt and please you in the weeks ahead (to October 9). If you’re unsure whether this is a good thing or not, just bide your time – the ﬁrst ten days of October will tell you, and permit you to make a wise decision; or, these days will simply ensure that the outcome is good.

Start no new projects nor relationships before October 9, Taurus. Instead, work to complete ongoing tasks (especially this week) and protect existing situations from delays, shortages, etc. (For example, if you utilize materials in your assembly line, make sure you have enough if a supplier doesn’t deliver on time.) A former task, co-worker or employer might return – in a beneﬁcial way.

Don’t start any new projects nor relationships, nor buy anything important now to October 9. (Don’t make any long-range plans, either, as you’d simply change them later due to changed circumstances.) Instead, use this week to wrap up ongoing projects asap, and/ or protect ongoing situations from near-future snafus such as supply shortages, misunderstood directions or meeting times, etc. The few weeks ahead will be rife with mistakes, indecisions and delays.

Start nothing new, projects, relationships, before October 9. Buy nothing important (e.g., clothes, TV, car). Expect delays, mistakes, indecision — double-check ﬁgures, protect ongoing projects from delays and shortages. An old ﬂame might appear — if so, chances are he/she is, always was, a good person, and might – just might – be destined to be in your life. You might also reprise a former project, especially a creative one.

A former friend or group might return to your life before October 9. This could lead to a new (or renewed) partnership, career opportunity, or marriage prospect — even, in some cases, to a revived relocation plan, or a “fame” opportunity. However, unless it is connected to the past, do not chase nor start any new project, relationship or major purchase before Oct. 9. Instead, protect ongoing situations from delays, misunderstandings, and indecision.

Strive to complete ongoing projects this week, Cancer — or to protect them from future delays, shortages and misunderstandings. (For example, if you make toys from rubber bands, buy extra bands this week, as they might be in short supply in a week or two.) A period of “backwardation,” of postponement, indecision, second-thinking, missed meetings and mistakes, exists from September 17 to October 9.

Start nothing new before October 10, Cap. That includes relationships, projects — and large purchases (clothes, cars, computers, etc.). Especially avoid new initiatives in career and status zones. Neither make nor accept promises, especially to/from higher-ups, parents and VIPs. Wrap up tasks this week, and for the next few weeks protect ongoing projects from delays, indecision, misunderstandings and shortages. Realize some scheduled meetings might be called off.

Don’t start any new projects or relationships now to October 9, Leo. Instead, complete ongoing projects asap, or “insulate” them from a looming period of mistakes, delays, indecision and misunderstandings (technically, from Sept. 17, Thursday, to Oct. 9). For example, get extra supplies now for your factory, or mail those items early week. A rather casual friend or two from the past could reappear soon; there’s no harm here, and renewing acquaintance could be a good thing.

Start no new projects, ventures nor relationships, especially in legal, far travel, schooling, publishing nor intellectual zones, before October 9. A past involvement in one of these could re-appear during this interval. It will probably be a good one, so don’t worry about reprising it. A former love could appear also – indications are that this is a good person, perhaps even that you are meant to be together. By October, you should be reassured on that point, either way.

Start nothing new before October 9, Virgo. Projects, plans and relationships can run into delays, indecision, mistakes, altered schedules, shortages, etc. What seems like a great idea one day, might not seem so great a week later. Be very careful about purchases – avoid anything signiﬁcant. Pay neglected bills before they start a tangled web. Collect money owed you, also. A former money source might return. A former sensual affair might return also, but this person bored you before, and probably will again.

Don’t start any new projects nor relationships before October 9, Pisces. Especially avoid new investments, new debt, lifestyle changes, new sexual partners, or major commitments of any kind. You can, though, engage quite fruitfully in research or detective work. A health diagnosis could be either right, or wrong — wait until October 9 onward, then get a second opinion. A former investment or intimate lover might return for a second go-round. This can be quite beneﬁcial (if neither person is married, of course).

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Simon Fraser University is offering a lecture series this fall dubbed It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: Revisiting the 1960s. This six-lecture series explores how the fashion, music, politics, art, architecture and science of the era responded to the social upheavals of the time.

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Bouffants, Miniskirts and Tie-Dyes: Fashion in the 1960s Fashion during the 1960s was a keen barometer of the social and political changes taking place in society at large.

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The 1960s: Soundtrack of a Decade The tumultuous decade set the stage for dramatic changes in social, political, cultural and sexual norms that still reverberate through society.

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The Great Society and the Welfare State From the war on poverty to the civil rights movement, the political environment of the decade was one of great idealism. From the Earth to the Moon: The Apollo Program SFU will provide a brief overview of the space race and Projects Mercury and Gemini before looking in detail at the Apollo program. Pop Art to Op Art: The psychedelic 60s This lecture will examine some of the inﬂuential artists and modes of expression pioneered during the 1960s and look at how art responded to the ferment of the times. Questioning Modernism: Architectural Revolutions of the 1960s This lecture examines the social, intellectual and aesthetic changes underpinning such movements as Brutalism and the less-is-more ethos of the previous decade. Visit sfu.ca/continuing-studies for more information.

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SEPTEMBER 9-13 The 11th annual Boldfest takes place this weekend with speakers, musicians, comedy, live theatre and the Woman of the Year Award, which this year goes to outgoing MP Libby Davies. The conference, organized for bold, old(er) lesbians and dykes from across Canada and the U.S., takes place at the very gay-and-dog friendly Coast Plaza Hotel. Workshop highlights include local singer/ songwriter Kate Reid and friend Chelsey Hauge’s story about her breast cancer through song and video, and Jill Cruse, photography award recipient from National Geographic, who will lead Photography as a Spiritual Practice. Visit boldfest.com. SEPTEMBER 13 Sponsored by the Vancouver Humane Society, a screening of Vancouver Aquarium Uncovered by local independent ﬁlmmaker Gary Charbonneau takes place at the Vancouver Public Library downtown branch Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. A panel discussion

follows the screening with former park board commissioner Sarah Blyth, animal law lawyer Rebeka Breder, biologist Dr. Lawrence Dill and conservationist Dr. Jeff Matthews. Visit vancouveraquariumuncovered.com. SEPTEMBER 20 The Original Costume Society presents Ivan Sayers’ Favorite Things, featuring a live fashion show of vintage and historic treasures. Sayers, a costume historian, will showcase highlights of his stunning collection of historic clothing and accessories spanning six decades of collecting. The event also marks Sayers’ Big Birthday Bash, so be sure to join in for some glitz, glamour and birthday cake. The celebration takes place Sunday, Sept. 20 at Hycroft Ballroom from 2 to 4 p.m. with doors open at 1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at SMOC.ca or reserve limited advance tickets at ranav@shaw.ca. @sthomas10

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Fall kicks off city’s arts season Sure, fall might have browning leaves, a preponderance of scarf fashions, colder temperatures, less sunlight and more rain than its fun-loving sibling summer, but for the arts community it’s a time of rebirth and new beginnings. Fall is when dozens of theatre and dance companies, symphonies and performing arts groups launch their new seasons. It’s a time of festivals and festivities, including the Fringe Festival, the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Vancouver Writers Festival and literary street fest Word Vancouver, to name a few. This fall is also a season of milestones. Langara’s theatre program Studio 58, which has launched the careers of many an actor, writer, costume designer, stagehand and theatre critic, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival marks 25 years of stomping across local stages, and Ballet BC turns 30, although it doesn’t look a day over 29. So before you bundle up and hunker down for the dark, damp days of autumn, be sure to get out there and enjoy the bounty of arts events, plays, concerts, exhibitions, films, readings, live performances and happenings Vancouver has to offer.

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Langara College’s Studio 58 has put on many memorable performances since launching 50 years ago, but a show with unexpected nudity still gets a laugh when artistic director Kathryn Shaw remembers it more than a decade later.

The surprise disrobing happened during the musical Hair, a show that sparked controversy when it originally premiered in the 1960s because actors took off their clothes. In Studio 58’s production, only a single male actor bared all on stage — but the audience was a different story. “There were old hippies who would come, and one night there was a guy out in the audience who completely stripped off,” Shaw laughs, recalling the scene of an adult male relaxing naked, à la Burt Reynolds, on a couch as he

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took in the show. “The cast was so shocked.” She can’t remember what happened to the hippie nudist that night, guessing he was likely asked to put his clothes back on during intermission. But a handful of free-spirited ladies, also at the Hair show, burned their bras, so to speak, taking in the entire musical with their tops off. “I think it’s a weird thing to do to watch a play [topless], but I guess they wanted to relive their youth, who knows,” chuckles Shaw, who has taught at the school since the summer of 1974.

But nights of unexpected nudity aren’t the only memorable ones. Another stand-out is the A Midsummer Night’s Dream production for Studio 58’s 30th anniversary. Set in the 1960s, it featured performances by graduate Kevin McNulty (a prolific actor with a lengthy list of credits) and Studio 58 founder Antony Holland. “Antony was about 83, I think, when he did it. He was the age of King Lear,” Shaw says. “Seeing Antony, who was actually the right age for the part, was incredibly touching. It was a beautiful performance.” It was Holland who in 1965 put together a humble theatre program in portables at Vancouver City College,

which took on the Studio 58 name (after the theatre’s room number) when it moved to the Langara campus in 1970. The new program meant aspiring theatre actors could find professional-level training in Vancouver. From the school, a community of alumni grew — theatre companies were born, homegrown talent found roles in major Hollywood productions that were drawn to Vancouver, and Studio 58 developed a reputation for churning out quality actors and production staff. Today, hundreds of Studio 58 alumni are professionals in performing arts, working in organizations such as Bard on the Beach, the Arts Club, the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, Soulpepper Theatre, the Belfry, the Citadel and Britain’s National Theatre.

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Others appear in film, TV, write plays, screenplays and TV shows, program lights and sound, design sets, and stage manage at theatres across the country. Sadly, Holland, a member of the Order of Canada, passed away this past July at the age of 95. (“The oldest working actor,” Shaw notes, proudly.) “We’re sorry he didn’t make it to the 50th, but he was an inspiration to all of us for many, many years,” says Shaw, who took over as artistic director in 1985. Shaw acknowledges the three-

year acting and production programs are demanding with 12-hour days being the norm, but it’s all meant to prepare students for a tough business. Even after more than 40 years with Studio 58, Shaw still finds it gratifying to watch students develop into “amazing, creative” adults. The secret to being a great actor, according to the master teacher, is to know yourself — you can’t be somebody else unless you do, she says. For 50 years Studio 58 has been a “starting point,” as Shaw describes it, for

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hundreds of students on the way to knowing who they are and who they can be. Celebrate Studio 58’s golden anniversary with a special season of performances and a celebration event on Sept. 12, from 4 to 11 p.m. at the college. The event is free, though registration is recommended at tinyurl.com/Studio58. Studio 58 artistic director Kathryn Shaw has worked at Langara Collegeʼs prestigious theatre training program for more than 40 years. The professional acting and production school celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. PHOTO: DAN TOULGOET

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A Dylan Thomas Christmas

From Byrd to Bard

The Glorious English Tradition 8pm Friday, September 25 Ryerson United Church

A Child’s Christmas in Wales 8pm Friday, December 18 Shaughnessy Heights United Church

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

A Charlie Brown Christmas

The Early Baroque Masterpiece 7:30pm Friday, October 23 Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

New Wave

The Latest in the Choral World 8pm Friday, November 13 Ryerson United Church

Christmas in the Orpheum

Renaissance, Baroque & Carols 8pm Friday, December 4 Orpheum Theatre

Finding the True Meaning 8pm Saturday, December 19 Shaughnessy Heights United Church

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The Maestro’s Art

The National Conductors’ Symposium Concert 8pm Saturday, January 23 Ryerson United Church

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On the town Where to go before and after the show SANDRA THOMAS sthomas@vancourier.com

It’s this city’s ability to attract the best of the best of all genres that has lovers of the arts pouring into downtown, Granville Island and South Granville on any given night.. And of course anyone driving in from the ‘burbs, or walking from Yaletown will want to make a night of it with pre-concert coolers before Taylor Swift, a robust red before the symphony, brews before blues, or martinis on the way to the theatre. And while there are many fabulous restaurants, lounges and bars to grab a drink and bite before and after the show in the city, the Courier has the following suggestions:

SOUTH GRANVILLE This warm, rustic room offers a SIENA bounty of Italian and Mediterranean flavours, perfect before a show at the nearby Stanley Theatre. The entire wine list is half-price Monday nights. Free parking. 1485 West 12th Ave., eatsiena.com. A highlight of West’s dining WEST room is a temperature-controlled wall of wine and the long cherrywood bar where martinis and cocktails are created. 2881 Granville St., westrestaurant.com. Following the theatre, CHEESECAKE ETC. wander down to Cheesecake etc. for classic jazz standards and delicious cheesecake until 1 a.m. 2141 Granville St., cheesecakeetc.com.

GRANVILLE ISLAND EDIBLE CANADA BISTRO Located directly across from the Public Market at Granville Island, Edible Canada is an homage to all things fresh and local, including the cocktail menu. ediblecanada.com/bistro. This 300-seat room specializes SANDBAR in fresh seafood and spectacular views. 1535 Johnston St., vancouverdine.com/sandbar. BACKSTAGE LOUNGE This Granville Island mainstay is a casual place to kick back and enjoy some great food, drinks and live music before and after performances at the Arts Club Theatre, Fringe Festival, Touchstone Theatre or Improv Centre. 1585 Johnston St., thebackstagelounge.com.

DOWNTOWN CAFÉ PACIFICA RESTAURANTOn Saturday nights, PAN PACIFIC HOTEL enjoy the wonderful combination of exquisite Italian cuisine and live opera at Café Pacifica Restaurant with a full buffet. The Opera Buffet is a Pan Pacific tradition worth checking out. 999 Canada Place, panpacificvancouver.com. PROVENCE MARINASIDE AND For a gorgeous view THE WINE BAR of the seawall, and regular celebrity sightings, the newly renovated Provence Marinaside and its adjacent lounge, the Wine Bar, is the place to be. Check out Tappy Hour daily. 1167 Marinaside, provencevancouver.com. Located in the HAWKSWORTH Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Hawksworth Restaurant is the ideal location for a pre-theatre glass of wine and bite from the bar menu. The KFC, Korean -ried cauliflower, is to die for. 801 West Georgia St., hawksworthrestaurant.com. YEW SEAFOOD & BARFOUR SEASONS VANCOUVER Let the bartenders at Yew mix you a classic cocktail, an adventurous, fresh invention or simply pour your favourite wine. 791 West Georgia St., fourseasons.com/vancouver. OPUS BAR-OPUS HOTEL Classic and reinvented cocktails are always on offer, along with a diverse wine list. Live music every Wednesday and DJ’s Thursday through Sunday ensure you won’t be sipping in silence. Late night snacks until 11 p.m. 322 Davie St., vancouver.opushotel.com. Besides THIERRY CHOCOLATES decadent pastries and chocolates, this cafe offers indoor seating with a direct view into Chef Thierry’s busy pastry kitchen, as well as a popular year-round heated patio. 1059 Alberni St., thierrychocolates.com.

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Shay Kuebler Radical System Art PHOTO DAVID COOPER

DANCE PROJECT SOUL AND SOUTH ASIAN ARTS

Two of VancouverÕs hottest dance companies join forces to present an exuberant program of hip hop and bhangra, contrasting styles which share deep connections to music and rhythm, as part of the noon hour series, Discover Dance! Sept. 17 at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight and TicketForce.com.

UNWRAPPING CULTURE

This collaboration combines the technique, theatricality and storytelling elements of Khon with the paraphernalia of todayÕs rampant materialism to create a devastating critique of the corruption of authentic Thai culture by forces of commercialization. Oct. 15-17, 8 p.m. at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight and TicketForce.com.

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A mainstay of VancouverÕs arts scene since 2002, this series showcasing cutting edge dance on a minuscule stage is devoted to producing new work that is both artful and accessible. Oct. 20-23 at the Anza Club. Tickets at EventBrite.ca.

DANNY NIELSEN AND FRIENDS

One of CanadaÕs brightest young tap talents with a rising star on the international scene teams up with dancers and jazz musicians to present a dynamic and entertaining program highlighting the infectious rhythms, expressiveness and ebullience of tap dance, as part of the noon hour series, Discover Dance! Oct. 22 at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight. TicketForce.com.

CARMEN

Karen Flamenco presents the tale of passion and love told through vignettes of Carmen Suites, in an irresistible union of flamenco dance and orchestral melodies featuring a live

chamber orchestra. Oct. 23-24, 7 p.m. at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at KarenFlamenco.com.

THE DOG DAYS ARE OVER Choreographer Jan Martens, stays true to form in what is perhaps his most audacious work to date. Eight dancers surrender to one act: the jump. Oct. 29-31, 8 p.m. at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight and TicketForce.com.

PROGRAM 1

Ballet BCÕs 30th anniversary season commences with three distinct perspectives on the future of dance with three works that will thrill

and move you: New Work from choreographer Stijn Celis in collaboration with Chor Leoni, Solo Echo from choreographer Crystal Pite with music by Johannes Brahms and Twenty Eight Thousand Waves from choreographer Cayetano Soto with music by David Lang and Bryce Dessner. Nov. 5-7, 8 p.m. at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at BalletBC.com/tickets.

SUNYA

Four dancers, three musicians, a sound designer and a video artist break boundaries to create a truly unique artistic experience, where world music meets

dance in a journey thatÕs both celebratory and spiritual. Nov. 10-14 at the Cultch. Tickets at Tickets. TheCultch.com.

BARBARIANS

Hofesh Shechter returns to wow Vancouver audiences with a trilogy of captivating new works, commencing with Barbarians, where the complex beauty of baroque music inspires a sparse world in which dancers move with mathematical precision to a percussive score. Nov. 13-15, 8 p.m. at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at DanceHouse.ca/tickets.

An investigation into the architectural history of Canada’s newest territory. Opening October 8.

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Friday October 2, 7:30 pm

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The Company of James and the Giant Peach

extravaganza, this time in 1920s Brewery Creek, where the suspects are at large in Mount Pleasant. 12:30 p.m. at Broadway City Hall meeting point on Sept. 27. Tickets at ForbiddenVancouver.ca.

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ARE WE COOL NOW?

Inspired by and featuring the songs of Dan Mangan, this innovative rock music/theatre fusion piece written by Amiel Gladstone is the story of a couple who, on a road trip and away from it all, are forced to reflect on their place in the world and with each other; a unique musical exploration of relationships, full of humour and insight. Sept. 29-Oct. 10 at the Cultch. Tickets at Tickets.TheCultch.com.

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THEATRE FRINGE FESTIVAL

The annual celebration of Òtheatre for everyoneÓ is back for its 31st year with more than 700 performances by 89 artists over 11 days. Sept. 10-20 at various venues. Check out VancouverFringe.com for the tickets and schedule of events.

DISGRACED

The Canadian premiere of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play opens conversations around faith and politics, when a Pakistani-American born

Muslim lawyer hosts a dinner for his African-American co-worker and her Jewish art curator husband. Sept. 17Oct. 18 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com.

THE BEST LAID PLANS

Based on Terry FallisÕs awardwinning novel, the show follows a speechwriter who manages to convince a crusty old Scot to let his name stand in an election heÕs sure to lose. However, even the best laid plans go hilariously awry, as FallisÕs unforgettable characters sing us right off the

stage and into CanadaÕs real federal election. Sept. 19-Oct. 3 at York Theatre. Tickets at Tickets.TheCultch.com.

LOVE BOMB

A concert of emotion rips through JustineÕs first performance in years, and all because of one uninvited guest her music takes on a life of its own. Sept. 26-Oct. 10 at Firehall Arts Centre, Tickets at Firehallartscentre.ca.

WHO KILLED KRAFT BIER?

Forbidden Vancouver is back with another murder mystery

A moving story about family, healing and hope, this highly anticipated collaboration between John Mann (Spirit of the West) and acclaimed Canadian playwright Morris Panych is drawn from MannÕs own experience. Oct. 1-31 at Granville Island Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com.

EMPIRE OF THE SON

Tetsuro Shigematsu, (Huff Post columnist, star of Spike TV and former host of CBCÕs The Roundup) shares his personal story of his relationship with his father; separated by generations but connected by blood, Testuro and his father speak different languages and possess different values. What ultimately keeps them apart, however, are their similarities. Oct. 6-17 at the Cultch. Tickets at Tickets.TheCultch.com.

ALIEN CONTAGION: RISE OF THE ZOMBIE SYNDROME

Part-theatre production, part-scavenger hunt, allcollaboration, this exhilarating

James and the Giant Peach

zombie and alien tour lets the audience play a role, and leaves the missionÕs success or failure in your hands. Oct. 6-Nov. 1 at a secret rendezvous revealed the day before the mission. Tickets at TheVirtualStage.org/tickets.

A SIMPLE SPACE

Seven skilled acrobats present this truly unique experience, turning the circus genre on its head as they thumb their noses at the rules of gravity. This dizzying collection of works is simultaneously raw, frantic and delicate as physical limits are pushed to the brink and guards are broken down, exposing the reality of failure and weakness. Oct. 13-24 at York Theatre. Tickets at Tickets.TheCultch.com.

THE DAMAGE IS DONE A TRUE STORY

Renowned author, thinker and speaker Dr. Gabor Mate performs onstage for the first time with actor-writerdirector-therapist Rita Bozi in this production combining theatre, dialogue, essay, video, music and dance. Exploring cultural history and family dynamics that resulted in their experiences of depression, addiction and thoughts of suicide, the performance reveals how the impact continues to haunt them today and their approach to healing. Oct. 20-24 at the Cultch. Tickets at Tickets. TheCultch.com.

THE DINING ROOM

GurneyÕs Pulitzer-nominated The Dining Room is an eloquent look at the lives of 50 characters, whose most important life decisions centre around the dining room table. Western Gold Theatre, Oct 22-Nov 8 at PAL Studio Theatre. Tickets at dining. BrownPaperTickets.com.

SOLITUDES SOLO

A series of impossible and sublime solos choreographed by iconoclast Daniel Le«veille«. Five dancers explore solitude as virgin territory that reveals the depths of being. Oct. 28-31 at Firehall Arts Centre, Tickets at Firehallartscentre.ca.

COCK

Rumble theatre presents Mike BartlettÕs Olivier Awardwinning play about John, a man who accidentally falls in love with a woman during a break with his boyfriend. Torn between two lovers willing to fight for him, John faces more decisions than he expected as sexuality and identity intersect within the complexities of love in a modern world. Oct. 29-Nov. 8 at Performance Works. Tickets at Rumble.org.

THE INCOMPLEAT FOLKSINGER

Mark Hellman is Pete Seeger in the Other Guys Theatre Company adaptation of SeegerÕs, The Incompleat Folksinger. Through his own words and music, and Mark HellmanÕs inspiring performance, share SeegerÕs stories, his battles, and his favourite songs. Nov. 4-14 at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at Firehallartscentre.ca.

A CHRISTMAS STORY

Based on the iconic film, this festive musical tells a tale familiar to anyone who has ever been a kid: the dogged pursuit of acquiring a desired toy. ItÕs the 1940s and for nine-yearold Ralphie nothing under the tree will satisfy like an official Red Ryder carbine-action BB gun. Nov. 5-Dec. 27 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com.

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FALL 2015 VISUAL ARTS

LIVELY OBJECTS

The works in this exhibition take a variety of forms gloves, tables, figurines, machines, projected images Ð and lay hidden throughout the history galleries, bringing together artworks that vibrate with mechanical, digital and magical forces. While some deliberately pull focus and make a ruckus, others hide in plain sight speaking only to those who stop and listen; each will start a surprising conversation and force you to reconsider the museum experience. At the Museum of Vancouver, until Oct. 12.

and featuring a mix of Indian and Western instruments for a rich and authentic feast of Indian sounds. 7:30 p.m. at Orpheum Theatre on Sept. 23. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca.

BLACKBIRD FLY

Weaving together deeply engaging narrative, movement and music, Emmy-nominated violinist, pianist and composer Daniel Bernard Roumain. Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m. at the Chan Centre. Tickets from $20 at chancentre.com

HOT ONE INCH ACTION

Back for its 12th year is this one-night-only show of button art and social interaction where 50 different artists find their work reproduced on oneinch buttons. These limited edition pieces are displayed on the gallery wall and the audience is offered the opportunity to buy randomly selected buttons in mixed bags of five for $5. 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 at Hot Art Wet City.

BEETHOVEN VIOLIN CONCERTO

The VSO opens its 97th season with one of the worldÕs preeminent vocalists, Miriam Fried, performing some of the greatest works written for violin, BeethovenÕs extraordinary Violin Concerto. A special collaboration with the Vancouver Biennale, the VSO performs the world premiere of a new work by Juno Award-winning Canadian composer Vivian Fung, all under the direction of conductor Bramwell Tovey. 8 p.m. on Sept. 26 and 28 at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca. Joan Blackman Vetta Chamber

Exploring the realms of the ÒscarceÓ with a particular reference to endangered animal species, the work of Shwa Keirstead and Mia Dungeon looks at the notion of the ÒcityÓ and the role that urban sprawl plays in impacting wild life. Opening reception at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29. Runs until Nov. 14.

BOLLYWOOD MASALA ORCHESTRA

The BMO, along with Dancers of India and Rahis Bharti, one of IndiaÕs greatest musical figures, invite you on a lively musical journey from Rajasthan to Mumbai in The Spirit of India. Seventeen professional artists take centre stage in this bold vision of Indian live music and dance, premiering for the first time

ON GRANVILLE ISLAND

Sledge as the Duke mark these sensational melodies, heartbreaking drama and vivid characters in a dark, tender drama of love and revenge. Sept. 26, Oct. 1-4 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at VancouverOpera.ca.

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SPECIAL BENEFIT CONCERT

The visiting New Zealand National MenÕs Choir will join the Vancouver Welsh MenÕs Choir in a special benefit concert, with all net proceeds going to the Mission and Ministry of First United Church. Oct. 2 at St. Andrews Wesley United Church 7:30 p.m. Tickets at vwmc.ca.

FROM BYRD TO BARD

The Glorious English Tradition. Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir explore the magnificent choral music of England, ranging from the rich polyphony of Elizabethan master William Byrd to the jaunty Shakespeare settings of present-day composer John Rutter. Sept. 25 at Ryerson United Church, Tickets at ticketmaster.ca.

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THE MONTROSE TRIO

Anchored by none other than Vancouver favourite Jon Kimura Parker, and former Tokyo String Quartet members Martin Beaver and Clive Greensmith, this exciting new piano trio showcases the impeccable playing and captivating performance style of these accomplished soloists and chamber musicians. Sept. 16-18 at the Vancouver Academy of Music.

JORGE LUIS PRATS

Hailed as a long-lost virtuoso in the grand tradition, Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Prats plays with the Vancouver Chopin Society for a night that is sure to receive an overwhelming response. Oct. 30, tickets at vancouverchopinsociety.org.

EMBRACING CANADA

CLASSICAL/ OPERA

REIMAGINE YOUR WORLD

Music Intima will present a fall concert of Bach featuring works by four generations of the Bach family culminating with JSBÕs famous motet Singet dem Herrn! Oct. 2 at St. James Community Hall. Tickets at Eventbrite.ca.

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SCARE-CITY

Featuring major works by figures such as Cornelius Krieghoff, Tom Thomson, members of the Group of Seven, Emily Carr and David Milne, this exhibition surveys the history of artistic engagement with the Canadian landscape from the mid-19th to mid-20th century. Oct. 30-Jan. 17 at Vancouver Art Gallery.

OCTOBER 20 - 25, 2015

BACH AND THE BOYS

LIGHT AND COLOUR

Local artist David WilsonÕs latest series of paintings, partly reflecting the upheaval and turmoil heÕs experienced in recent years with chronic illness and loss within his family, is on display with vibrant colour saturating vivid views of Vancouver streets and skies. Opening reception 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Kimoto Gallery (1525 West Sixth Ave.). Runs until Oct. 10.

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ANGELI ARCHANGELI VETTA REUNION

To celebrate their 30th anniversary season, Vetta Chamber Music will present a program harkening back to the past. Vetta has invited original artistic directors Victor Costanzi and Eugene Osadchy to play one of their most memorable programs from the old days with exactly the same players as before. Oct 1 at 2 p.m.; Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m., West Point Grey United Church, vettamusic. com.

RIGOLETTO

Vancouver Opera kicks off an exciting season with Guiseppe VerdiÕs thrilling blockbuster featuring powerful baritone Gordon Hawkins in the title role. Soprano Simone Osborne as Gilda and tenor Bruce

The Vancouver Cantata Singers open their 59th season with heavenly inspiration in a program devoted to the songs of angels, featuring music by John Tavener, E. Rautavaara and Astor PiazzollaÕs tangotinged Milonga del Angel. 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Ryerson United Church. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com.

Based on the novel by Terry Fallis Book by Vern Thiessen Music and lyrics by Benjamin Elliott and Anton Lipovetsky

MONTEVERDI VESPERS OF 1610

Early Music Vancouver, in co-production with the Vancouver Chamber Choir and SeattleÕs Pacific MusicWorks bring you MonteverdiÕs Vespers Ð an undisputed masterpiece. Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets from $17.50 at chancentre.com.

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PACO PE„A

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC presents virtuosic flamenco guitarist Paco Pen ÷a. Paco Pen ÷a is a true master of his craft, widely considered to be the greatest flamenco guitarist in the world. Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Tickets from $52 at chancentre.com.

A HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR

From Byrd to Bard The Glorious English Tradition 8pm | Friday, September 25, 2015

Ryerson United Church Vancouver Chamber Choir | Jon Washburn, Conductor Jon Washburn and the Vancouver Chamber Choir explore the magnificent choral music of England, ranging from the rich polyphony of Elizabethan master William Byrd to the jaunty Shakespeare settings of present day composer John Rutter.

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The VSO Pops series gets off to a thrilling start with this concert of selections guaranteed to send chills up your spine. Vocalist Carman Price performs MussorgskyÕs Night on Bald Mountain, selections from Andrew Lloyd WebberÕs Phantom of the Opera, GriegÕs classic In the Hall of the Mountain King and even a suite of music from Harry Potter. Come in costume for a chilling and thrilling Halloween. Oct. 30-31

at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca.

BROTHERS IN ARMS

The calamitous and uniting effects of war on families is the focus of this program, where all wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers. Chor Leoni presents works from Carl Orff and Dire Straits to Lee Hoiby and Billy Joel, with guest vocalist, soprano Laura Widgett finishing with Rupert LangÕs Kontakion and The Last Post. Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. at St. AndrewÕs-Wesley United Church. Tickets at TicketsTonight.com, TicketForce.com.

LIVE MUSIC THE PIANO MAN

A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel. Sept. 11, 8 p.m. at Edgewater Casino, tickets $5 and can be purchased at Guest Services.

ACCORDION NOIR FESTIVAL

The annual gathering of squeeze-box enthusiasts returns for its eighth year with a lineup of international musicians featuring Wendy McNeill, Angelica Negron and Shayna Dunkelman, as well as local favourites Ana Bonbon, Geoff Berner, Flying Machines and more. Cabaret performances include April OÕPeel, Sharon Bayly and the Dahling Mermaid Dahlings, a puppet experience from Wryly Andherson and Dusty Hagerud. Sept. 10-13 at various venues. Check out AccordionNoirFest.com for details.

BLUES CONCERT SERIES Jerry Doucette, Murray Porter and Sibel Thrasher, with Rob Montgomery and his All-Star Band. Sept. 25, 8 p.m. at Edgewater Casino, tickets $10 at stadiumclub and ticketleap.com.

MID-AUTUMN VIP CONCERT

A tribute to Teresa Teng starring Natalie Sit. Sept. 26, 8 p.m. at Edgewater Casino, tickets $48. VIP tickets $100, stadiumclub.ticketleap.com.

UB40

Grammy Award winning British reggae-pop band and one of the worldÕs bestselling music artists, with hits like ÒRed, Red WineÓ and ÒCanÕt Help Falling In LoveÓ return to Vancouver with members of the original lineup. 9 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com.

ASIAN POP CONCERT

Oct. 16 at Edgewater Casino, tickets $5, available at Guest Services.

NEIL YOUNG

The legendary singersongwriter and multiinstrumentalist/activist returns to Vancouver on his Rebel Content tour, this time jamming with Promise of the Real, the band of Willie NelsonÕs sons, in support of YoungÕs album The Monsanto Years. 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 at Rogers Arena. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca.

54-40

Canadian alt-rockers mark 35 years together with a hometown show. 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 10 at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com.

RINGO STARR

Former Beatles drummer and vocalist brings his all-star band, a rock supergroup of shifting personnel, for a rousing return to old favourites. 8 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at BoxOfficeTicketSales.com.

BLUES CONCERT SERIES: LADIES SING THE BLUES Featuring Joani Bye, Alita Dupray, Catherine St. Germain, Nadine States and Leslie Harris. Oct. 24 at Edgewater Casino. Tickets $10, available at stadiumclub. ticketleap.com

FALL 2015

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Heart of the City Festival: Sawagi Taiko and Tzokam PHOTO DAVID COOPER

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MAC DEMARCO

Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist returns to play an early hometown show, hot off the success of his last two offerings, Salad Days and Another One and Some Other Ones. Oct. 31 at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com.

QUEER AS FUNK

TheyÕre baaaaaack! Totally unique in the history of VancouverÕs LGBTQ community, this 10-piece, high-energy dance band belts out their beloved funk, soul and Motown classics along with contemporary favourites at this early Halloween show where fear is funk. 8 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets at FearFunk. BrownPaperTickets.com.

ATARI RADIO STARZ

Oct. 31 at Edgewater Casino, tickets $5, available at Guest Services.

LEON BRIDGES

American soul and gospel singer from Fort Worth, Tex. who broke out with the hit Coming Home brings his signature Õ60s R&B sound to town in support of his debut album of the same title. 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca and LiveNation.com.

YOUSSOU NÕDOUR

The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at UBC welcomes Youssou NÕDour, one of AfricaÕs most iconic voices. Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Tickets from $52 at chancentre.com.

FESTIVALS HAPA-PALOOZA

A gathering for all of our hapa/ hybrid/half-blood/cross-bred/ metis/mestizo/mixed-race/ halved-and-doubled selves Ð a place of hybridity, synergy and acceptance. Hapa places prominence on celebrating and stimulating awareness of mixed-heritage and cultural hybrid identity with music and dance performances, readings and a family day in the park. Sept. 16-20. Check out HapaPalooza.com for details.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The 34th annual celebration of film is among the five largest film festivals in North America, with three unique programming platforms such as ÒCinema of Our Time,Ó ÒSpotlight on FranceÓ and ÒArts & Letters.Ó Featuring an international lineup delivering spectacular cinema to nine Vancouver screens over the course of 16 days, VIFF saw crowds of 145,000 at last yearÕs festival and is growing every season. Sept. 24-Oct. 9 at various Vancouver venues. Check out VIFF.org for details.

HEART OF THE CITY FESTIVAL

The 2015 Festival features a feast of twelve days of music, stories, songs, poetry, cultural celebrations, films, theatre, dance, processions, spoken word, forums, workshops, discussions, gallery exhibits, mixed media, art talks, history talks and history walks, and an array of artists. Oct. 28-Nov. 8. Tickets at heartofthecityfestival.com.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL

The 28th Annual Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island, 100 writers, 89 events and thousands of readers like you. Oct. 20-25. Tickets at vancouvertix.com.

COMEDY KEVIN HART

American comedian, actor, writer and producer who first caught the attention of audiences with his comedy album IÕm a Grown Little Man stops by on his What Now Tour with his signature brand of satire and self-deprecating, observational humour. 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 at Rogers Arena. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca.

MICHAEL MCDONALD

American actor, director, writer and comedian takes his skills to the stand-up stage after rising to success all over network television, most notably as the annoying, but hilarious manchild Stuart Larkin during his 10-year run on Mad TV. Sept. 11-12 at Yuk Yuk«s. Tickets at YukYuks.com.

NORM MACDONALD

Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor best known for his five seasons as an SNL cast member anchoring Weekend Update and as a judge on NBCÕs Last Comic Standing. 8 p.m. on Sept. 12 at River Rock Casino Resort. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca.

STADIUM CLUB

JOE ROGAN

A stand-up comedian with 20 years under his belt, Rogan has been described as Òan idealistic hippy stuck inside the body of a testosteronepumped U.S. marine.Ó A colourful commentator for UFC, Spike TV and Fox, he also hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, a popular iTunes podcast. 8 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at TicketFly.com.

CARMEN ESPOSITO

American comedian from Chicago named one of the top 12 Comedy Acts to Watch by L.A. Weekly, with appearances on Just For Laughs and a recently released comedy album, Same Sex Symbol brings her hilarious but reverent take on LGBTQ issues and lesbian identity. Oct. 1-3 at Comedy Mix. Tickets at TheComedyMix.com.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

THE PIANO MAN

A TRIBUTE TO ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL Doors Open 7:30pm, Show Starts 8:00pm Tickets $5, plus get a $5 Food Voucher at the show Available at Guest Services.

JOHN HODGMAN

American author, actor and humourist, best known as the personification of PC opposite Justin LongÕs Mac in Apple ads and for his work on Comedy CentralÕs The Daily Show. 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Rio Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca.

BILL MAHER

American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic and television host of Real Time with Bill Maher brings his sarcastic attitude dosed with political satire for an evening of stand-up. 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca.

BILLY CONNOLLY

The Scottish comedian, actor and musician rides through town on his High Horse Tour with his observational, idiosyncratic and off-the-cuff humour. Nov. 9-10 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca.

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BLUES CONCERT SERIES

JERRY DOUCETTE, MURRAY PORTER & SIBEL THRASHER WITH ROB MONTGOMERY AND HIS ALL-STAR BAND Doors Open 7:30pm, Show Starts 8:00pm Tickets $10, plus get a $10 Food Voucher at the show Available at StadiumClub.TicketLeap.com 760 Paciﬁc Blvd. South Vancouver, BC V6B 5E7

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Sept. 10 to 16, 2015 1. The Vancouver Fringe Festival returns for 11 days of jam-packed, do-ityourself theatre, including local “bouffon protégé” Pricilla Costa’s Mona Monaé, Sept. 10 to 20. For a full list of performances and schedules, go to vancouverfringe.com. And look for Fringe reviews in next week’s Courier as well as online at vancourier.com/entertainment. 2. As with previous years, this year’s Fringe Festival is not just about theatre. Every night the festival hosts a party with free live music, performances and DJs at the Big Rock Brewery Fringe Bar, 1369 Railspur Alley on Granville Island. Things kick off with Adrian Teacher and the Subs, Sept. 10. Other performers include Colin Cowan and the Elastic Stars, JP Maurice and Supermoon, among others. Details at vancouverfringe.com. 3. Vancouver singer-songwriter Nat Jay celebrates the release of her new acoustic EP, Quiet Dreams, Sept. 12 at the Rickshaw Theatre. Jasper Sloan Yip opens. Details and tickets at rickshawtheatre.com. 4. The 25th anniversary edition of the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival stomps its feet across local stages Sept. 12 to 27, and includes a performance by Spain’s Andrés Peña and Pilar Ogalla. Details at vancouverﬂamencofestival.org 5. Feel the squeeze as the Accordion Noir Festival marks its eighth year Sept. 10 to 13, with performances by Geoff Berner, Wendy McNeill, Angelica Negron and Shayna Dunkelman, Kate and Rich Duo, Ana Bonbon, Steve Normandin and Compassion Gorilla, among others. Details at accordionnoirfest.com.

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Berner uses squeezebox for political soapbox Accordion player issues election song challenge

Michael Kissinger

mkissinger@vancourier.com

Despite his chosen career as a whisky-drinking, globetrotting, accordion-wielding, klezmer-playing singersongwriter, Geoff Berner is nothing if not pragmatic. Which is why, instead of writing a ditty in praise of the Green Party, which he ran for federally in a number of elections during the ’90s or crafting a musical ode to the Rhino Party, which he represented while running in thenPremier Gordon Campbell’s riding, the politically minded musician decided to pen a song throwing his reluctant support behind the NDP this federal election. Although “Probably NDP” and its less-than-enthusiastic chorus “I think that we should probably just vote NDP this time” isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement you’ll hear Thomas Mulcair and Co. blasting on the campaign trail to lather up supporters, it manages to be both humorous and instructional — a quality all too rare in contemporary music, Berner acknowledges. “What was interesting to me about the artistic challenge of the song is that nobody writes this,” Berner says. “Nobody in the indie world of Canada sits down and goes, ‘OK I’m just going to tell you how I think you ought to vote.’ It’s so verboten. You’re going to alienate some of your fans or whatever. There’s a kind of cowardice inherent in the fact nobody ever does this. It’s sort of taboo… There’s almost an inherent humour in simply saying outright, ‘OK I think we should vote for these guys.’” Although beloved children’s singer and outspoken Twitter star Rafﬁ recently released a chipper, 29-second, anti-Harper, get-out-and-vote anthem called “I Want My Country Back,” the man behind “Baby Beluga” and “Bananaphone” doesn’t go far enough for Berner’s liking. “Of course I adore Rafﬁ, but that’s not my perspective that Canada was just great before… I think he’s following the conventional thing where you can’t say who you’re voting for. He’s just saying Harper is bad.” Not that Berner is saying Mulcair and the NDP are

“Independent man of the left” Geoff Berner begrudgingly throws his support behind Thomas Mulcair and Co. in a humorous song and video called “Probably NDP.” PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

the panacea for all of Canada’s woes, either. In fact, the self-described “independent man of the left” sings that if he was ever in charge of the country, he’d abolish all private property and nationalize the banks. Besides, “After [the NDP] pass proportional representation, you can go ahead and vote your Green,” he warbles near the end of the song. “I always keep in mind this German public health guy in the 19th century named Virchow who said politics is medicine on a large scale,” Berner says. “And so when you look at who to vote for in an election, which is only part of what you should do in politics, you’re talking about triage. Let’s alleviate the maximum amount of suffering that we have the power to do. Let’s not pretend that we can create paradise on earth if we pull the right lever and we ﬁll in the right circle… It’s really just a crappy ﬁrst past the post English system designed by bad people.” Berner wrote and shot a video of himself performing the song this summer when he was in Manitoba for the Brandon Folk Festival. “I was staying in a hotel room at the Colonial Inn, where they put all the First Nation performers,” he says. “It was good that they booked so many First Nations artists but they were a little peeved about the

whole Colonial thing.” He also issued a challenge on YouTube to other Canadian musicians to tell their fans who they’re voting for in song or otherwise. So far the response has been rather timid, admits the musician. Not even his Green Party supporting friends seem offended by his turncoat music stylings, though he has received a few negative online comments. “It’s the Internet so it’s the right-wing trolls who are ironically right wing but they’re slacking off work to look at the Internet saying, ‘This is terrible, he can’t sing, he can barely play and this is the kind of stuff that the Canada Council funds. He should get a real job.’ So those guys are pretty funny, and I just tell them, ‘Get back to work.’” If listening online to Berner wax poetic on politics and proportional representation isn’t your thing, there’s a good chance he’ll perform the song when he celebrates the release of his new record We Are Going To Bremen To Be Musicians Sept. 12 at the WISE Hall as part of the eighth annual Accordion Noir Festival, although the tune is not on the album. “I plan to play the heck out of it because it will totally be useless after the election,” Berner says. The federal election is Oct. 19. @MidlifeMan1

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Reading, writing and cycling for back to school

Cycling = ﬁtness + freedom Melissa Bruntlett

melissa@modacitylife.com

School is back in session for thousands of students throughout Vancouver and it’s time to return to a daily routine for the next 10 months, including the trip to and from school. Autumn is around the corner but that doesn’t mean children’s bikes should be put away in storage. In fact, building healthy, active habits into a child’s regular travel plan is a simple and easy way to meet the daily recommended physical activity for all school-aged children. According to Canada’s Food Guide, elementary and high school children should get a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity a day. In B.C., the ministry of education requires at least 30 minutes daily, which is supposed to be built into physical education. By switching their mode of travel from the automobile to active transportation — whether by foot, bike, scooter or other people-powered means — kids can easily reach that

60 minute requirement. Most children and teens live close enough to school to get there by walking 15 to 20 minutes or cycling less than 10 minutes, said Charlotte Watson from HASTe (Hub for Active School Travel), an organization working with B.C. schools to develop active transportation plans. “Majority of students in English or mainstream programs for 2015 lived within 1.6 kilometres of the school,” she said. While high school kids often have longer distances to travel, active transportation is not an unrealistic option. For our children, they have the choice between four high schools, all of them are less than 2.5 kilometres from our front door. Watson and the HASTe team work with school administrations, parents, Translink and municipal governments to identify deterrents to active transportation. Each year they work with up to six elementary schools to encourage a move from car travel and they track improvements to apply in the future. “School travel planning aims to decrease the num–

Parents can instil a sense of independence and responsibility by letting kids cycle alone or with supervision. PHOTO DAN TOULGOET

ber of car trips and increase the number of children walking and wheeling to and from school, resulting in improved safety for students as a result of reduced congestion,” said Watson. By making travel safer and encouraging active travel, students not only have the opportunity to meet daily physical activity levels, but also, in general, are healthier, with less chance of being overweight

or obese. These continued habits built while they are young carry great benefits into adulthood. The benefits are no joke. But the risks are most definitely not a laughing matter. “The health benefits of physical activity largely accrue over the life course and influence risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke, certain cancers, dementia and depression,” said Kay

Teschke, a professor at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health. HUB, the region’s cycling advocacy organization, offers in-school bike education programs for Grades 3 to 10 to increase knowledge and conﬁdence for students. Biking to school can be seen as a reward for children because it grants them independence, said HUB’s Erin O’Melinn. “Cycling is transportation

plus ﬁtness plus freedom for kids,” she said. That freedom is arguably most crucial. By encouraging children to walk or bike to school, parents are developing a sense of independence and responsibility early on. Since day one, each of our kids has walked, biked or scooted to school. One of us makes the trip with them, and they are not only aware of the route to get there but also how to manage dangerous intersections and travel safely. Making the same trip by car every day would have shielded them from the outside world, never fully understanding the route travelled, let alone how to get there safely and independently. Because of our continued active travel to school, this year we will begin letting our children make the trip on their own. We feel safe in the knowledge that after years of making the same trek day in and day out, they will be able to navigate the route safely. Melissa Bruntlett is a cofounder of Modacity and is inspired to live a happy life of urban mobility. Reach her at melissa@modacitylife.com.

T-Birds homecoming Saturday C’s sweep but can’t catch Everett

The Nill Era began at UBC with new head coach Blake Nill facing two of his greatest rivals: A longstanding adversary in the Laval Rouge et Or and a fresher foe in the Calgary Dinos. The T-Birds opened big Aug. 29 in Quebec City with a 41-16 defeat of a team that has won seven of the past 12 Vanier Cups. Two of Laval’s championship came over the Calgary Dinos, a team coached by Nill until this season. He said the T-Birds, and the defensive units in par-

ticular, played above their potential to beat a deep Laval opponent. The next week on Sept. 4, Nill and the T-Birds were in Calgary to play the Dino team he led for nine years beginning in 2006. The 4916 loss was humbling. The Dinos, said Nill in a UBC release, “have worked hard over the last decade to get the culture the way it is. And now, we’ve got to apply the same type of formula to this B.C. crew. It isn’t going to happen overnight but it will happen. We may not be at the level

that Calgary is at, but this is the ﬁrst game of the year. Where we want to peak at is the end of the season.” The Thunderbirds hired Nill in December last year. The T-Birds also enticed Canadian prospect and former NCAA quarterback Michael O’Connor to relocate from Penn State to Vancouver. In two games, the pivot threw 545 yards for three touchdowns and four interceptions. Homecoming game begins 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Thunderbird Stadium. — Megan Stewart

The Vancouver Canadians started a three-game home-stand five games behind visiting Everett AquaSox last week. The series had the makings of being one of the most exciting — and crucial — of the C’s season, but before it even started they’d been eliminated from reaching the playoffs. It marked the first time in five years the C’s didn’t advance to the postseason. But the summer still ended on a high. Over three games at Nat Bailey

Stadium, Vancouver drubbed Everett. Putting up crooked numbers like their major league brethren in Toronto, the Canadians shut out the AquaSox twice and combined for an overall 29-5 score. They won 12-5 Friday, 6-0 Saturday and 11-0 Sunday. On Sept. 6 for the ﬁnal game of the 2015 season, the single-A baseball club announced its 22nd sellout of the summer and a franchise attendance record of 215,535. C’s fans had roughly 900 more

seats to choose from at Nat Bailey Stadium this season since the Blue Jays affiliate introduced bleachers in left field. With 18 wins and 20 losses in the second half of the season, Vancouver finished two games behind Everett (20-18). The output marked an improvement on their 1622 first-half performance, which was good for last in the North Division. The playoff series started Tuesday with TriCity hosting at Gesa Stadium. — Megan Stewart

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The yards in a catch-andrun touchdown between Thunderbirds quarterback Michael O’Connor and receiver Marcus Davis in the opening play from scrimmage against the Calgary Dinos. The reception set a UBC record.

Total yards for Marcus Davis on three catches in a 49-16 loss to the Dinos on Sept. 4 in Calgary.

The team-high number of tackles by Thunderbird defensive back Taylor Loffler in the loss to Calgary. Mitch Barnett, a linebacker out of Handsworth secondary in North Vancouver, added three sacks which was half of UBC’s total in the game and one shy of the school record.

“Got the whole country on a new wave! Welcome to the #NillEra” — Thunderbirds receiver Marcus Davis celebrated coach Blake Nill on Twitter Aug. 29 after UBC trounced the Laval Rouge et Or 41-16 that day in Quebec City.

The number of times the UBC T-Birds have played and defeated the Rouge et Or.

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Harrison Mooney and Daniel Wagner founded Pass it to Bulis with one word in mind: levity. The popular Canucks blog, which makes its online debut in the Vancouver Courier on Sept. 14, is known for its sarcasm and snark. A post written during the 2014 playoffs was titled, “We asked ﬁve Flames writers about their dumb team.” “People take the Canucks so seriously,” Mooney explained. “It’s as though a Canucks loss is the end of the world. But they’ve lost over 1,500 times and the world has never ended. You’d think at some point we’d realize we’re not in any danger.” In response to what the pair felt was an over-serious market, Mooney and Wagner launched their Canucks blog in the spring of 2010. “Just before the playoffs,”

Wagner explained, “when people need to calm down the most.” The duo took aim at the notion of “bandwagonning” or joining a fanbase only when the team is winning. Whereas most fans look down on bandwagonners, Mooney and Wagner invited them aboard, writing a cheat-sheet to help newbies fake it among the

ible experience,” Mooney explained. “Suddenly, we were meeting all the reporters we’d made fun of. They were surprisingly nice. Everything was, except for sometimes they expected us to write on a deadline.” The Canucks would fall short in PITB’s ﬁrst pro season, losing to the Boston Bruins in a stunning collapse. But the pair succeed-

Read Pass it to Bulis at vancourier.com on Sept. 14 for the start of the NHL pre-season. diehards. A season later, PITB’s popularity had grown, and as the Canucks geared up for their 2011 run to the Stanley Cup Final, Mooney and Wagner got called up to the big stage as well. The blog was picked up by the Vancouver Sun for the playoffs. “It was an incred-

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“We’re excited,” Wagner explained. “The Courier has been my favourite newspaper ever since we signed this contract. Though I’m not happy that we have to write this short, introductory article about ourselves.” “Ugh, I know. This is taking forever,” Mooney complained. “Don’t put that in the article.” Wagner explained how he promised not to. Will the new home change anything about the way Mooney and Wagner run the blog? “Probably not,” Mooney explained. “I mean, it’s possible that the Canucks will crush our spirit at some point and it’ll be just too sad to make jokes. But after 30 years of cheering for this team, I’m beginning to suspect the human spirit is uncrushable.” Pass it to Bulis is Harrison Mooney and Daniel Wagner. They’re not your stereotypical bloggers. Only one of them lives in a basement.

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2015 AFC EXPO New this year, the Artists for Conservation Festival is expanding with an art expo, with 13 featured artists displaying a selection of their original artwork and giclees. JOHN BANOVICH 2015 Featured International Exhibiting Artist & 2015 Best-in-Show Winner John Banovich emerged as a talent to watch over two decades ago and today is known internationally for his large, dramatic portrayals of iconic wildlife. His deep passion, knowledge of wildlife and unwavering commitment to conservation continues to inspire. Banovich’s work is in important museum, corporate and private collections and has appeared in numerous prestigious venues including the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Wildlife Experience Art Museum, Salmagundi Club, Museum of the Southwest, Natural History Museum, Gilcrease Museum, traveling exhibitions sponsored by the Society of Animal Artists and showcases hosted by Safari Club International and Dallas Safari Club. In the press, Banovich’s work has been showcased on NBC’s Entertainment Tonight, The Outdoor Channel, The Great American Country Channel, Orion Entertainment, Versus, PBS and most recently NBC has written about his dedication to his conservation work and named him an NBC Cause Celebrity. BRENT COOKE Exhibiting Artist, 2013 Best-in-Show Winner & AFC Festival Patron Brent Cooke, an award-winning bronze artist, worldauthority on museum exhibits and marine biologist, uses his love of nature to bring form to his work. Brent’s sculptures convey a story or engage the viewer by eliciting memories of their own in the subjects depicted. Brent’s background includes underwater photography, TV and ﬁlm production and large-scale cultural and natural history projects for museums and cultural institutions.

TERRY ISAAC Exhibiting Artist Internationally acclaimed wildlife artist, and author of: “Painting the Drama of Wildlife, Step by Step”, Terry Isaac has been “Artist of the Year” at several prestigious shows, created artwork for Audubon Society handbooks and hired to develop the main character in a Walt Disney film. His works are in prominent collections such as Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, American Airlines, and in private and corporate collections around the world. MARY JANE JESSEN Exhibiting Artist In 2008, Mary Jane’s work entered into the international art market, which has taken her message of climate change to Italy and France. She is a signature member of the Artists for Conservation Foundation, and she supports young artists through the Gabriola Elementary School Art Club program, as well as conducting school tours for the Nanaimo Art Gallery. DAVID N. KITLER Exhibiting Artist, Youth Program Guesty Artist & AFC Flag Expedition Fellow A member of Artists for Conservation, Society of Animal Artists, and Canada’s Group of Twelve, David’s paintings have received numerous Best of Show awards and reflect his extensive travels. His reputation as an innovative artist, enthusiastic teacher, and passionate conservationist, has led to numerous articles, instructional DVDs, speaking engagements, and AFC’s first Flag Expedition. KIM MIDDLETON Exhibiting Artist A native of Sitka, with degrees in Biology and Chemistry, Kim

works as an ornithologist, bird trainer, wildlife rehabilitator, field researcher, birdwatcher and avian artist. Her artwork reveals her passion and understanding of birds. Kim’s avian portraits have shown in national and international exhibits, including Birds in Art, Artists for Conservation, and Women Artists of the West exhibition, as well as several galleries and museums. MURRAY PHILLIPS Exhibiting Artist, 2015 Youth Program Artist & AFC Board Member Murray Phillips is a painter who feels most at home in the wilderness and is passionate in his commitment to capture on canvas the elusive beauty that frequently lies hidden in isolated areas. It is Murray’s deep desire to awaken a yearning to reconnect with the wilderness. “The wilderness has profound lessons for us if we will make the effort to slow our pace and be silent and listen; just go into the wilderness and start to listen.” ESTHER SAMPLE Exhibiting Artist and Gala Quick Sketch Artist Growing up on the BC coast and as a former commercial fisherman, awardwinning artist, Esther Sample has experienced some of BC’s most remote wildlife and wildest waters. In 2011, Esther became the first woman to win the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s annual fishing salmon stamp award. She has been published in numerous books and magazines and her work is collected throughout the world, and shows in Canada and USA. JAMES STEWART Exhibiting Artist James Stewart is a bronze sculptor with a passion for making a difference. With experience in photography, visual effects, graphics, film, character design and contemporary art, James

regularly shares that knowledge to all ages. James’ CG work has headlined such films as “Chronicles of Narnia,” “Harry Potter,” “10,000 Years BC” and “District 9”. When not exploring or mountain biking, he displays his work in his gallery in Whistler, BC. JOYCE TRYGG Exhibiting Artist Joyce’s paintings reflect her love and empathy for domestic animals and the awe of the magnificent wildlife she feels privileged to see. In 2010, Joyce was proud to be selected by the B.C. Wildlife Federation as the B.C. Wildlife Artist of the Year. Although animals are her primary subject matter, Joyce also loves to paint the beautiful details of everyday things in her life, hopefully showing the familiar in new and unexpected ways. TERRY WOODALL Exhibiting Artist and AFC Flag Expedition Fellow Terry Woodall has achieved international recognition and numerous awards with his interpretive sculptures of wildlife interactions executed in both wood and bronze. A pivotal experience in Woodall’s career came with the Artists for Conservation Flag Expedition Award, which gave him the opportunity for an artistic field study to Lake Baikal, Russia. Terry’s articles on wildlife art have been published in numerous magazines. JEFFREY WHITING Exhibiting Artist and President/ Founder of Artists for Conservation Jeff Whiting is the founder and visionary behind AFC. Jeff is a biologist/geologist, sculptor, and author. At 16 years of age, the Canadian Prime Minister presented one of Jeff’s sculptures to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. At 18, Jeff published his first book and won first at the World Championships of Wildfowl Carving. Recipient of numerous awards, a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists and Fellow of the Explorer’s Club.

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