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He says the performances are all about the real-time presence of the dancer – there’s no choreography, and the only element that remains consistent from one performance to the next is the score. “The movement actually just occurs to you in the moment,” House says. “You’re discovering the dance at the same time as the audience is. It’s a pretty risky process!”

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ance fans rejoice! Christopher House, Toronto Dance Theatre’s influential artistic director, is finally returning after four years to Vancouver as part of Dancing on the Edge (July 3-12). This is an even bigger feat, considering House has only lately returned to the stage as a regular performer. “I’ve danced more this year than I have for the past 20 years put together,” he says in a phone interview from his office in Toronto. “I’d been really busy directing the company […] and I didn’t really have anything to dance. There was no time to do it.” Now, with The Body in Question (his adaptation of Deborah Hay’s two solo works At Once and News) he’s tapped into a new realm of experience through dance.

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He likens it to juggling, – once he’s practiced the movement a few times, he’ll add more the routine. And like juggling, the threat of a public failure is built into it. “In some ways, you could describe the work as minimal, but in some ways its extremely detailed and complex work.” This year also marks Vancouver choreographer Karen Jamieson’s 30th anniversary, and Dancing on the Edge will feature solo|soul, a solo dance work created by Karen Jamieson Dance. Guntar Kravis photo

Experience Latin America Now in its sixth year, Carnaval del Sol, is back July 5 and 6 as part of Vancouver’s week- long Latin America Week celebration. Each year Carnaval recreates the quintessential Latin American plaza experience for more than 100,000 people on Granville Street Mall, between Nelson and Dunsmuir. Sights and sounds include worldrenowned Latin musical artists, folk dance troupes, a marketplace featuring the work

of Latin American artisans, and games. Dance along to bachata, cumbia, meringue, and salsa on Granville and at Robson Square’s VIVA plaza. There will also be tasty homemade cuisine and local food trucks to keep your dancing feet fueled. New this year is the Latin America House at Edgewater Casino (750 Pacific). Throughout the World Cup you can watch the games on 18-foot screens, and sign your team up for Carnaval del Sol’s Mini World Cup, supported by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. More at CarnavalDelSol.com.

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Not everyone pleased with Happy Hour laws By Stephen Smysnuik

hen the BC Liberals announced their plans for Happy Hour last week, some beer and wine enthusiasts have decried their decision to set minimum drink prices, effectively increasing the price of booze rather than decreasing it in some cases. The change prompted columnist and political commentator Bill Tieleman, who led the fight to repeal the HST in 2009, to launch a new Fix BC Happy Hour campaign. WE Vancouver reached out to Tieleman about just why this needs to happen.

Briefly, why do you think the happy hour rules need fixing? Well, everyone in the world knows that happy hour is a time when the price of drinks go down to encourage patrons to come to a restaurant, a bar, or a pub to have a slightly cheaper pint of beer, a glass of wine or a cocktail. Only in British Columbia will the price go up for happy hour now, now that it’s been approved that the price goes up, not down. It makes us a laughing stock in terms of the entire world! There’s nowhere else you can go to where the price goes up, you know? Well, all prices are going up. Well, yeah. That’s the whole problem. You’re allowing happy hour but you’re setting a minimum price on all these drinks, which was higher than what they were currently being charged. Happy hour is really a 24-hour price increase. Do you think most bars and restaurants won’t even bother with the happy hour and serve at the minimum cost? Well, some of them are obviously charging more. If you have a drink downtown at a lot of big hotels and things, they’re well over the minimum amount to start with. That’s not the problem. It’s a number of bars, it’s legions, ones that have a special niche or are just looking for a volume deal. The Pumpjack on Davie St. has been quite vocal about it. There are only two things that can happen with the happy hour legislation: Either it makes no difference whatsoever or it increases the price. Neither of those is good! What do you think the logic is with this new pricing structure? Well, there is no logic behind it because you wouldn’t call it “happy hour,” you’d call it “anti-drinking hour.” You’d call it “disincentive to have a beverage hour.” But, more seriously, clearly what happened is the government didn’t do its homework. It didn’t do the obvious thing, which is send a couple of researchers with a wonderful assignment to go check out beer prices in pubs, wine prices in saloons and bars, then go back and say what the minimum price should be. It doesn’t appear to me to be rocket science. You would think, even more simply, they could talk to bartenders and co-owners of pubs and say, “We need a minimum price for our happy hour. What should it be and how high would be a problem?” I just imagine that you could approach this in any other way. It beggars the imagination that someone can’t get that right. These plans seem to run against what the BC Liberals often say, how they’re trying to reduce complications for businesses. Is this plain ineptitude? Is there something more untoward going on here? Oh, no. This is plain ineptitude. There can be no other explanation, short of paranoia. Really. They just screwed up. That’s why I say, how can you screw up happy hour? And they did. So, the solution is extraordinarily simple. That’s why I set up the Facebook page and did the column on it. Just fix the

Donnelly Group director of marketing Damon Holowchak enjoys Happy Hour at The Blackbird. Rob Newell photo.

Bar owners welcome liquor law changes By Jennifer Thuncher

n the first official weekend that many bars and pubs in Vancouver instituted happy hour specials, many patrons and bar keeps seemed, well, happy. On June 20, the provincial government caught up to provinces in the rest of Canada when it relaxed liquor laws to allow licensed bars and restaurants to change drink prices over the course of a day. The change also came with new minimum drink pricing. Andy Gillooley, a British expatriate and fan of the pint, was thrilled he can finally have a cheap brew at his favourite Vancouver watering hole, the Butcher and Bullock, where he regularly gathers with fellow Liverpool countrymen. “Coming from Britain, it seems like it is a step forward in many respects. Obviously we are a little bit more laid back about things like that,” said Gillooley, 31, a marketer who managed pubs in Liverpool. “Vancouver is an expensive place to have a drink at the best of times and it means now we can get out and just enjoy a quiet pint,” he said. According to Jeff Donnelly, founder of the Donnelly Group, which operates 14 pubs in Vancouver including the Butcher and Bullock, the most important result of the relaxation of the rules may be a shift in the culture of drinking in the city. “You never want to mention No Fun City, if you don’t have to, but maybe this will take us out of that a little bit,” he said. He thinks happy hours will en-

courage more after work parties. “Welcome to the 21st century, I guess,” he said with a laugh. Donnelly isn’t concerned more relaxed rules promote irresponsible drinking. “This has been seen and studied and research has been done on this all over the world, the more relaxed they are with the laws, the more relaxed people are,” he said. “In Europe kids start drinking at 14. Vancouver riots because we hold on to them so tight that when we finally let them go, everyone goes crazy.” Donnelly said for his pubs, which now offer Happy Hour Prohibition is Over specials – $3 beers, wines and highballs from 3 to 6 pm – the change will likely mean hiring more staff and for customers it will mean being able to try higher quality drinks at lower prices. Donnelly said while he couldn’t speak for bars in the suburbs, he didn’t think bars in Vancouver would charge more for beer to meet the government’s new minimum pricing, as has been claimed by some, including NDP liquor-policy critic and Vancouver-Hastings MLA Shane Simpson. Donnelly admits some city bars may take advantage of the new cheaper price allowances and offer drinks at a reduced rate for an extended period as a way to lure business from other pubs, but he isn’t worried about a race to the bottom in liquor pricing. “I think everyone is going to try whatever they can try and they are allowed to do that,” he said. – Story courtesy of the Vancouver Courier

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minimum price. Fix it. Lower it. Make it work. Go to the Pumpjack. Go to the folks who run bars and pubs and say, “What’s your lowest price beer at any point in the week? What’s your lowest price high ball, what’s your lowest price glass of wine? If we set the price at this, will that be a problem?” They say, “No.” And it should, in a way, be lower than what their lowest price already is. Or, you take a really radical step, which some people are advocating, and say we don’t have minimum prices. The government can just say they’ve decided to eliminate minimum prices. If you want to sell alcohol at wholesale price, if you want to sell it at a loss to get people into your bar for an hour, then we’ll just do. Now, that would just be the purists saying let the market decide. I think that’s a perfectly reasonable argument. I think there are people that are concerned that it may lead to ridiculously priced booze and all that, but I’ve been to New Orleans where there’s a restaurant with 10-cent martinis. They seem to still be in business. I didn’t see anyone passed out in their chair. It’s a gimmick to get people in. I’m looking on your Facebook page and there are some comments on there that happy hour is a bad idea in general. Is that a popular notion? There’s a professor at the University of Victoria who’s regularly advocating for much higher booze prices as a reason to fight alcoholism and fight the encouragement to drink and all that stuff. My view is, when you have higher prices, people just seek out lower priced booze. All you’re really doing is encouraging people to drink gut rot as opposed to a better quality product, by and large. The fact that we haven’t had a happy hour has clipped pretty close to a certain puritanical view of the world. Seattle is our sister city, basically. They have great restaurants, we have great restaurants. We have great bars, they have great bars. Great scenery. A lot of similarities. And they have happy hour, and have had it for a long time. No one has pointed out to me that they have a huge or different alcohol problem, that they have a huge drunk driving problem in comparison to Vancouver, or anything of the social ills and problems. Why are you personally invested in this one? I like happy hour (laughs). And I thought, when I read it, this is ridiculous. I’m a wine collector, I enjoy beer, wine, and spirits and thought it was ridiculous they didn’t have happy hour before. Then they say they fixed it and then, no! They didn’t fix it. They made worse! How can you make it worse? But they did. The political point I made is, if you can’t get happy hour right, how is it you’re going to set up a tax regime for liquefied natural gas in an extraordinarily competitive world market, with players putting down billions of dollars of investment for these LNG plants, transportation and everything else – how can you get it right on that when you can’t figure out that happy hour means cheaper drinks?

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Music fans are once again spoiled for choice with a bumper crop of awesome music festivals this summer By Kelsey Klassen

very year the list of summer music festivals in BC gets stronger, as promoters discover that live music in gorgeous locations is pretty much a can’t-lose equation. From the woods of Vancouver Island to the sun-drenched interior to Vancouver’s sparkling beaches, it’s no longer a matter of wishing for your favourite artist to tour BC, it’s a matter of waiting just a few more weeks to see them. Of the dozens of impressive 2014 lineups, we’ve handpicked 14 of the highlights:

Keloha A “waterfront escape into music and art”, Keloha is expected to draw 15,000 people to the shores of Okanagan Lake this year. More than 30 of the best names on the indie and alternative scene – think The Naked and Famous, Local Natives, and St. Lucia – will be tearing apart two stages by day, and 40 more will be keeping Kelowna awake with the After Party Series every night. Year founded: 2012 What it’s like: Running through a sprinkler in Hawaiian clothes. When & Where: July 11-13; Kelowna Tickets: Three-day passes start at $99, after

party wristbands $39. Don’t miss: Synth-pop singer-songwriter and model Sky Ferreira in her only North American tour date this summer. • Keloha.com

Vancouver Island Music Fest One of the most popular summer events on Vancouver Island, tickets for the 10,000-capacity event are already gone, baby, gone – making this the third consecutive sell-out for the up-island festival. This year, the lineup will feature more than 50 blues and roots artists, such as Bonnie Raitt, The Mavericks, and Angelique Kidjo, on the treed 40-acre Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds. Year founded: 1997 What it’s like: Eating a Nanaimo bar with your ears. When & Where: July 11-13; Courtenay Tickets: $81-$159 Don’t miss: The Blind Boys of Alabama, a group that has harmonized throughout the turbulent 20th century – from Jim Crow through Civil Rights – and into the Obama era. • IslandMusicFest.com

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(“Which Way You Goin’ Billy”) performing alongside members of Destroyer, Black Mountain and the New Pornographers, and punk rock provocateur Jim Cummins backed by a band of cartoon monsters. Last year saw over 118,000 people swarm West 4th to experience the one-day-only music, shopping, food and art event that spans the 10 city blocks between Burrard and MacDonald. Year founded: 2011 What it’s like: The city’s coolest garage sale. When & Where: July 12; Vancouver Tickets: Free Don’t miss: Planet X: The Underground World of Jim Cummins and I, Braineater anchoring the arts programming between Trafalagar and Stephens. • Khatsahlano.com

Pemberton Festival As bills go, this is the biggest. It’s also the iffiest, having taken a five-year hiatus to sort out nightmarish site logistics. The resurrection features more than 100 acts, including Nine Inch Nails, Outkast, Soundgarden, Deadmau5 and Blondie, and a supporting cast worth camping out for in almost any conditions. Year founded: 2008 What it’s like: Threading 30,000+ music fans through the needle of the unknown.

When & Where: July 16-20; Pemberton Tickets: $299-$1699 Don’t miss: The hip hop trifecta of Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, and Snoop Dogg. • PembertonMusicFestival.com

Vancouver Folk Fest The first Vancouver folk festival took place in Stanley Park in the rain. Inspired by the Winnipeg folk scene of the mid ‘70s, volunteers from Winnipeg actually drove to Vancouver to help organizers with the inaugural event, and headliners included Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer. Thirty-six years later, from its encampment at Jericho Beach, the folk festival is still carrying the torch of togetherness and the best of the genre (this year Joan Baez, Great Lake Swimmers, Andrew Bird) are drawn to it like moths. Year founded: 1978 What it’s like: Hearing the strains of a song you remember from childhood through a window as you walk by. When & Where: July 18-20; Vancouver Tickets: $45-$170 Don’t miss: The six-course meal that is Vancouver jazz-pop sextet Brasstronaut. • TheFestival.bc.ca

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Mission Folk Music Festival In its 27-year history The Mission Folk Festival has presented over 2,500 musicians, singers and dancers from nearly 100 countries on the festival stage in the Fraser River Heritage Park, creating a small village of world cultures, languages, foods and creations under the banner of music. Expect the best of the rare and unfamiliar, from Dulsori of Korea to Alpha Yaya Diallo from West Africa to VOU of Fiji, (and the “best toilet facilities of any outdoor festival”) to amaze. Year founded: 1988 What it’s like: The United Nations of music. When & Where: July 25-27; Mission Tickets: $45-$110 Don’t miss: One of Ireland’s alltime favourite musical groups, Dervish, who will be heading to Mission after performing at Glastonbury in England. • MissionFolkmusicFestival.ca

Monster Energy Center of Gravity Billed as Canada’s Hottest Beach Festival, Monster Energy Center of Gravity is the largest bro safari event of its kind in Western Canada. EDM stars like Calvin Harris, main stagers such as J. Cole and Tegan and Sara, and some of the world’s top professional extreme athletes will compete for the attention of Kelownafornia’s young and restless.

and Colour and more – is sure to get the crowd buzzed (as long as the festival’s liquor license pulls through). Year founded: 2005 What it’s like: Giving 14,000 gatecrashers your home address. When & Where: Aug. 1-3; Penticton Tickets: $250-$400 Don’t miss: Langley punks Gob. • Boonstock.ca

Year founded: 2007 (formerly known as Volleyfest) What it’s like: Hot. When & Where: July 25-27; Kelowna Tickets: $99-$399 Don’t miss: Montreal-based electrofunk duo Chromeo at their only Western Canadian stop this summer. • CenterOfGravity.ca

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An international yoga festival celebrating the mind, body, and soul wouldn’t be complete without some seriously spiritual tunes. Ringing out through Whistler’s crisp mountain air this year will be soul music sensation Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, beatmaker RJD2 and more. Oh, and there’s yoga. Well known on the West Coast, make time for the teachings of Eoin Finn and Ryan Leier. Year founded: 2009 in California. What it’s like: Ommmmmmmm. When & Where: July 31-Aug. 4; Whistler Tickets: $95-$900 Don’t miss: The inspirational and unstoppable force that is Charles Bradley. • Whistler.WanderlustFestival.com

Fueled by what festival goers call “Shambhalove”, a 10,000-personstrong art, EDM, and organic food family is drawn each year to dance and be free on a tract of farmland in interior BC. Led by the likes of Z-Trip, Moby, and Beardyman, and eschewing any corporate sponsorship, this enchanted party is the longest-running of its kind in BC and attracts delegates from all the woodland clans. Year founded: 1998 What it’s like: The X-Files meets The Warriors. When & Where: Aug. 8-10, Salmo Tickets: $330 Don’t miss: Locally roasted coffee from Night Owl, Farm Phresh smoothies, and Blaze Burgers (produced from happy cows raised on the Salmo River Ranch grounds) • ShambhalaMusicFestival.com

Boonstock Booted out of Alberta after a few too many complaints about mayhem, Boonstock has found a new home in sunny Penticton just in time for its 10th anniversary. Disgruntled regulars from the other side of the Rockies can take solace in the fact that the new grounds are just a four-minute walk from Skaha Lake and the festival’s private beach. The wildly diverse lineup – boasting Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Wolfmother, Armin van Buuren, City

Squamish Valley Music Festival Years of steady growth has lead to the upstart Squamish festival now being able to fight in Pemberton’s weight class.

Music BC showcases local artists It’s not easy being a fledgling musician nowadays, especially if you call BC home. With the demise of CD sales and the prevalence of illegal downloading, there’s been a tidal change in the music industry, and that means artists have to hit the road to earn a buck. “Making money from recorded music is very difficult,” says Music BC executive director Bob D’Eith. “There was a time when touring wasn’t important… [Now], an artist who’s not willing to tour is going to have an extremely difficult job of making it.” Music BC is a non-profit society representing the BC music industry, and offers a plethora of resources for BC musicians, including networking events, how-to seminars, grants, career development workshops, and marketing advice (every BC musician needs to check out MusicBC.org). Life isn’t easy for BC touring musicians, D’Eith explains. The province’s geography and sparse population makes touring an expensive prospect. Restrictive and expensive visa requirements prevent many musicians from

Music BC’s Bob D’Eith playing south of the border. The high cost of living on the West Coast also makes it difficult for artists struggling to live off of their work. So, Music BC is hoping to expose local artists to new audiences through their showcase series. In addition to their annual Peak Performance Project (PeakPerformanceProject. com), Music BC is sponsoring a series of BC artist showcases at festivals across the province this summer. D’Eith – who authored the musician’s resource bible, A Career in Music: The Other 12-Step Program – says if fans want to see the music scene in BC thrive, come out and support the artists. “Go to gigs and buy music; don’t steal it.” • Look for Music BC showcases at Keloha, Khatshalano Festival, Pemberton, Mission Folk, and Rifflandia.

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summer festival guide Continued from p. 5 Stepping into the Live Nation corner is Bruno Mars, Eminem, and Arcade Fire, backed by seconds like alt ingénue Lykke Li, the stadiumready Arctic Monkeys and hip hop luminaries Nas and The Roots. The bout will be refereed by the Chief and an anticipated 35,000 attendees. Year founded: 2010

What it’s like: Partying between a rock and a perfect place. When & Where: Aug. 8-10; Squamish Tickets: $149-$325 Don’t miss: Any of it? But if we had to pick…CHVRCHES. • SquamishFestival.com

Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival More like a really diverse

concert than a full-length festival, this nine-hour showcase of world-class music in the picturesque Deer Lake Park is a family-friendly afternoon of blues and roots. This year features Canadian reggae-rock band Big Sugar, New Brunswick guitar powerhouse Matt Andersen and the Mellotones, and stirring American soul singer Bettye LaVette. Year founded: 2000 What it’s like: A festival EP.

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When & Where: Aug. 9; Burnaby Tickets: $50-$65 Don’t miss: Finding out which is the Harpoonist and which is the Axe Murderer. • BurnabyBluesFestival.com

Otalith Music Festival Named after the inner ear of a fish and almost as small, Otalith might be the most intimate music festival experience in BC. Showcasing 30 new indie/bluegrass/folk acts at venues between Ucluelet and Tofino, the festival tops out at 1,500 attendees, which works out to about 10,000 cubic feet of serenity per person. Year founded: 2013 What it’s like: Wandering around the set of a Sigur Ros video. When & Where: Aug. 22 & 23, Ucluelet Tickets: $100 Headliners: Bright Light Social Hour, The Allah-las, Wake Owl Don’t miss: Vancouver electro-dance act and large festival pros Bear Mountain. • OtalithFestival.com

Rifflandia

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The first wave of artists have been announced for Rifflandia (a festival that comes with its own beer) and they include Grammy-winning Seattle rockers Death Cab for Cutie, Toronto dubstep duo Zeds Dead, LA indie rockers the Airborne Toxic Event, and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. The full roster will feature more than 150 artists spread across 15 stages throughout the city, including Royal Athletic Park – a far cry from the festival’s first year in a tent outside McPherson Playhouse. Year founded: 2008 What it’s like: If you’re trying to see it all, you might need a spreadsheet to manage logistics. When & Where: Sept. 11-14; Victoria Tickets: $125-$295 for a park pass; $65 for a night pass Don’t miss: Australian hip hop kings Hilltop Hoods. • Rifflandia.com

Summer music festival survival guide By Robert Mangelsdorf

Footloose While a six-inch heel may give you a better view of the stage, it will come at the cost of a broken ankle and miserable day. Likewise, if you are feeling like connecting with Mother Earth, you are better off eating dirt than going barefoot: One errant step and you’ll need stitches, not to mention antibiotics for the nasty infection you’re likely to get. Appropriate footwear is a must. If you are going the utilitarian route, designer gum boots are all the rage. Just bear in mind you will be standing (and dancing) for 12 hours straight, so make sure they’re comfy.

Stranger danger Remember what your mother told you about strangers with candy? After all, dudes with facial tattoos named “Spider” generally don’t have your best interest in mind. Avoid a trip to the infirmary tent and Just Say No. And stay away from the bad red rope licorice while you’re at it.

Water relief If it’s 40C and you’ve spent all day in the beer garden marinating, you are in for a world of hurt. Mitigate the damage by keeping yourself properly hydrated with small, frequent amounts of clear fluids (of the non-alcoholic variety). Most festivals will allow you to bring in an empty water bottle up to two liters in size which you can fill up for free inside.

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Rays blaze Sunglasses, sunblock, a hat, an umbrella, that white zinc cream your dad puts on his nose, or even a proximity suit. What ever you need to do to protect yourself, do it. A sun burn can ruin your weekend, and worse. Over 80,000 cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in Canada each year, the most common cause of which is overexposure to UV radiation from the sun.

Noise annoys After a long day rockin’ out in the pit, it’s only natural to want some peace and quiet back at the campsite so you can rest up for the next day’s awesome lineup. Given that most festival campsites resemble a post-apocalyptic refugee camp, that’s not likely to happen. Ear plugs are your best friends back at camp, so lay back and let the sweet high-pitched whine of your newly acquired tinnitus lull you to sleep.

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Norm Sharkey rollerblades 50 km each day. Dan Toulgoet photo. “Once I dropped my rollerblades and got on the seawall, I said I got to move here,” said Sharkey. He decided the city had a need for the program after speaking to some individuals on the West End who said they would consider getting clean if they had a place to live. Weekday sessions at Our House run as long or as short as residents need to talk. Addicts who relapse or use are not asked to leave the program as it is understood that getting clean isn’t something that happens overnight. There is no minimum or maximum time required for stay and Our House tries to make room for new individuals when able. The Surrey location has 10 individuals living together. Sharkey says the program is no differ-

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usion” has always been a bit of a dirty word in the restaurant industry. Say it to most chefs in relation to crosses like Japa-ribbean, and the usual response is a slight curling of the lip. Nonetheless, it’s the rare chef these days who doesn’t indulge in cross-border cooking. Call it “globally influenced” or “pan-[insert region here],” and it has been – and continues to be – done. When the late Cobre first opened in Gastown, chef/ owner Stu Irving’s unique brand of pan-Latin cuisine was one of the first such offerings in the city. After closing due to the landlord’s desire to take over the space, Irving was left at a bit of a loss, until a space just east of Main Street on Powell came up. Cuchillo (meaning “knife”) opened last year and is a continuation of what Irving launched at Cobre. Things have settled down after last summer’s antigentrification protests and it felt like a good time to revisit. I wanted to see how the menu, which I originally wrote off as lacking in many areas, had evolved through the more-than-usual growing pains of a first-year operation. The room is a narrow, deep cavern divided by a long communal table down the middle. Plenty of banquette seating and some high tops make for a comfortable mix, and skylights keep things from getting too dark. The open kitchen runs along the back of one side, and judging by the size, I’m in awe of the organizational skills needed to prep the reasonably large menu in such a small space. Service is excellent. Perhaps being located east of Main takes the pomp out of the east side cool, but here, it’s all about friendly, prompt, and knowledgeable attention that even took a seven-month-old infant in stride one night. Co-owner John Cooper leads a tight frontof-house team that turns every evening into a fantastic experience, and the cocktails, like the enjoyable twist on a Pisco sour, are easy to imbibe. The food offerings haven’t changed much, with the main focus still on small plates. Of the four ceviche dishes, the sidestripe shrimp and scallop option is the best, with citrus-cured seafood, a delicate honey-lime coconut cream, and a pleasant papaya salad. The presentation is rather deconstructed for my taste, but the flavours work. At $15, however, it feels overpriced and under-portioned. The chipotle and sea salt fry bread ($6) off the snacks (antojitos) menu is solid, as are the yuca fries ($6). White bean parmesan fundido (think cheese fondue), served with corn chips ($9), is too dry and thick, however, to be enjoyed properly with the easily-breakable corn chips that taste like they came out of a bag. A jicama,

Co-owner John Cooper ensures service at Cuchillo is friendly, prompt, and knowledgable. Rob Newell photo. cucumber, and Asian pear salad ($6) is a much better option, and has a lick of heat from the vinaigrette that plays nicely with the fresh and sweet flavours. A half-dozen tacos, all $9 and served in deuces, show better promise, with the pulled pork, doused in morito chili barbecue sauce and served with a mango-papaya salsa, coming out a clear winner. The problem is that the jerk chicken, lamb, and mushroom versions all had similar levels of heat, making the flavours blend into each other. The flat iron steak ($24) is as good as it was at Cobre, which is pretty excellent, and was the only main I tried apart from the pork belly confit ($21), which was not memorable. A little more variety in heat levels, and a lot more acidity to balance out the heavy richness of many of the dishes would be greatly appreciated. Irving’s cookery shows promise, but the edge here is still a little dull. All ratings out of five stars. Food: ★★1/2 Service: ★★★★ Ambiance: ★★★ Overall: ★★★

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rockenbeerenauslese is the longest word I can use in a sentence. You know, the German wine term from the Prädikatswein system? Yup, it’s yet another one of those big, complex German wine terms found on labels, confusing many on a daily basis. (For the record, it’s the highest level in the sugar-content system of classifying wines, and in this case includes grapes that have been affected by botrytis, or ‘noble rot’.) Winemaker Martin Tesch of Tesch Vineyards in Nahe, Germany, family-owned since 1723, was growing tired of the global frustration with German wine terms. In particular, his concern honed in on those hoping for a quality, dry Riesling, but abstained from a purchase due to an inability to decipher labels and fear of something too sweet and not to their liking. To the dismay of traditionalists, he decided to do away with them. In his mind, Riesling should be more about site, or terroir, than its sugar levels, and besides – he really wasn’t a fan of the sweet stuff anyways. He colour-coded his Rieslings according to the five single-vineyard sites on the small, 20-hectare estate they came from. He also ditched cork in favour of stelvin closures (screw caps); the critics howled, his customers balked, and his sales initially plummeted 40 per cent. As he’d anticipated, there was redemption and the new generation came to his wines, first as a trickle and then as a flood. Many of them got to know each wine’s character based on the vineyard-name and colour on each label; each one dry, delicious, and unique. Those labels, including a sixth ‘entry level’ black-labeled Riesling dubbed Unplugged, all include a portrait of his great-grandfather, a gesture of respect to the winery’s heritage. A slew of fresh 2012 vintages are heading to our market; here’s what you can find in the meantime. Don’t let the older vintages be of concern, these wines age and evolve well. Scoop ‘em while you can!

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Tesch 2009 Königsschild Riesling | Nahe, Germany | $32-35 | Everything Wine/Kits Wine Cellar I find the blue-labeled Riesling coming out of the Königsschild vineyard block has slightly more candied notes; lemon Jolly Rancher, wine gums and SweeTarts dominated the otherwise fresh mandarin orange fruit, with a nice rip of acidity throughout. Make no mistake, it’s still dry, but with nicely rounded, supple edges.

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July 16-20 Destination: New Orleans I’ve been to New Orleans, but not to this festival which has been on my radar since experiencing it in Vancouver a couple years ago. It’s the birthplace of the world’s premier cocktail festival. If you’re a cocktail geek, you’ve probably already been, and if you haven’t, don’t admit it because it’s already in its 12th year. Mix, mingle and learn from top bartenders in a series of seminars, dinners, competitions, and tasting rooms. And if you’re not into cocktails, the food scene won’t disappoint, as long as you can handle rich food!

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Aug. 21-25 Destination: Montréal Keeping it within Canada, The Omnivore World Tour – which started in Paris – stopped in Montréal for the first time last year. By popular demand they’re returning and I’ve already booked my flight. Meet me there! The Omnivore festival celebrates Montréal’s young and upcoming chefs. International chefs also travel to the festival and a series of cooking demos, seminars, chef collaboration dinners, and foodcentric parties take place over five days.

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Vancouver residential property purchase can reveal some ugly surprises, from a marijuana grow-op and meth lab damage to old oil tanks, aboriginal middens, or a heritage designation, all of which can prove costly to the buyer. Thankfully there are a number of resources available to prospective homebuyers to help them unearth any surprises before signing on the dotted line. Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver recommends the first step should be to check with the City of Vancouver. The City will confirm if a property has been

used as a grow-op or illegal drug lab to anyone phoning 604-871-6231. The City does not provide the owner’s name in keeping with privacy legislation. While there is no available universal public registry of homes previously used as grow-ops and illegal drug labs, the RCMP maintains a national registry which covers municipalities policed by the RCMP. There is a BC Heritage Sites Inventory contains information about its properties sourced from local governments. To investigate the potential aboriginal history of a site, check the BC Archaeological Site. You can also phone 250-953-3338. To find out if your potential dream home is sitting on toxic land, search the BC Government’s Contaminated Sites Registry, which lists some contaminated sites. It is available through BCOnline.gov. bc.ca (go to “Products”). There is a charge to access the database. – Story courtesy of Business in Vancouver

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OPEN: SUN 2:00 - 3:00 1740 Comox #302 Live at the sought-after Sandpiper, one of English Bay’s best run strata buildings with great management and an entire block of landscaped gardens. One + enclosed solarium in mint condition with a lush outlook and small glimpse of English Bay. 640 sf. $324,900.

New Listing 1934 Barclay #10 Patio! Patio! Patio! West of Denman 3 level unique townhouse with 2 decks, vaulted ceilings, windows on 3 sides & pet & rental friendly.1240 sf + 200+ sf of deck. $624,900.

1819 Pendrell #102 English Bay Views! West of Denman two bedroom + enormous deck in a pet & rental friendly strata. Water view. $469,900.

1949 Beach #104 Heritage Character West of Denman 2nd floor 1272 sf houselike 2 bdrm with water views from every room. Roof deck. $858,000.

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Back to the mosque for Zarqa Nawaz Creator of hit CBC series brings book tour to Indian Summer Festival

Reel People By Sabrina Furminger

hen Zarqa Nawaz pitched her idea for a television series to CBC execs back in the mid 2000s, she didn’t fully comprehend just how high the deck was stacked against her. The pitch came at the height of post9/11 Islamophobia, and it had Muslims as its main characters building a mosque in a prairie town. Nawaz envisioned her show as a sitcom. The CBC hadn’t made a sitcom since The King of Kensington. Then there was the not-so-little fact that Nawaz – a journalist and documentary filmmaker – had zero experience in television. “I was too ignorant about television to even know how crazy the odds were that [my idea] could possibly be made,” says Nawaz. And yet, despite the apparent stumbling blocks, CBC green-lit Nawaz’s idea, and soon Little Mosque on the Prairie was airing in households across the country.

Little Mosque logged 91 episodes over its six seasons, and transformed its creator into a hardened television pro. “Considering the show was about a minority community and a minority religion in the prairies, I felt we did well,” says Nawaz. On July 9, Nawaz will discuss her little series that could in a storytelling event presented as part of the Indian Summer Festival. The event coincides with Nawaz’s promotional tour for Laughing All the Way to the Mosque, a tongue-in-cheek memoir chronicling Nawaz’s experiences growing up with culture-shocked immigrant parents in the suburbs of Toronto. Nawaz studied science at the University of Toronto at the behest of her parents, despite the fact that she had no interest in becoming a doctor (although they wised up when she couldn’t get into medical school). She found her storytelling voice in journalism, and its written and audio-visual outlets. It was during a screening of her first short film BBQ Muslims that she realized that her stories could be funny – and that the heavier the subject matter, the funnier she could and should be. “I feel that no matter what situation you give me, I will twist it and make it funny. It’s unconscious. I think about the absurd right away,” she says. “That was the great thing about working on the show. It

Zarqa Nawaz is discussing her experiences creating the CBC sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie as part of the Indian Summer Festival, this Wednesday, July 9, at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Submitted photo. was very good training to slow down the absurdity and bring more humanity to the plot and to the story.” Not everyone was as receptive to Nawaz’s idea as the national broadcaster. From the moment Little Mosque on the Prairie went into pre-production, Muslims

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across the country were voicing their concerns, according to Nawaz. “They were a little upset because they didn’t quite understand who I was or whether or not I was going to make fun of the community,” she says. “It went after all the sacred cows, and it was hard for them.” But Nawaz was able to present the version of her community that she felt wasn’t being seen enough on television screens at the time. “The only [Muslims] you’re ever exposed to [on television] are the ones who live in Afghanistan, wearing burkas and hiding in the caves, and that’s not who we are,” she says. It was a couple of seasons before she felt she’d truly won over her community. Nawaz thought she was providing a window into a unique community with Little Mosque on the Prairie, and she was surprised when non-Muslim Canadians told her that they recognized their own communities in her quirky representations of mosque life. “It didn’t occur to me that it was universal, because when you belong to the community, you think only your community is that weird,” says Nawaz. Nawaz’s Indian Summer Festival event takes place on Wednesday at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. She’ll share stories, answer questions, and sign copies of her book. Tickets at IndianSummerFestival.ca.

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Panoramic city, water and mountain Fabulous en concept studio with views from this RARE TOP FLOOR, 2 generous bedroom nook, private level, 1010 sq.ft. PENTHOUSE LOFT east-facing garden view plus 9’x5’ at Artworks. Soaring 16’ ceilings, patio. Superior quality finishing floor to ceiling windows, great throughout. Pet and rental friendly! open plan, quality renovations, New lobby, new roof, newer plumbing great artist live/work tax incentives. and elevator. Move in now.

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Choose this charming reno’d 1891 character home in this most fantastic neighbourhood. 1600 + sq. ft. of pure charm where you can entertain with pride in your private fenced back garden or simply relax and enjoy. Only mins. to Skytrain, shopping, parks, Douglas College recreation, this home has everything including the best price. Tour at V1071603.

• Investment • Tete A Tete • First time home owner, this 10th floor studio is delightful. Tenant (1300 mo), parking, storage, in suite laundry, outdoor balcony, city view and fantastic amenities. Could you find a better location? Tour at MLS V1070937.

Waterfront life at its finest. This 2 bd SW facing home is superb. Enjoy your river view from the living room or your large covered deck & the relaxing “fountain” courtyards. New HW & fresh paint. Rain screened in 2010 (warranty balance) This home is a must see. Immediate possession. Tour at V1071840.

785 sPeNce $1,590,000 Opportunity knocks - 2 acres. 2 homes. 30 yr 4200 sf main home & 1100 sf 10 yr cottage. Both homes sit on one acre. One acre ready for subdivision (PLR letter available). Revenue • Building site • Estate lot • Your choice • Easy to view. Tour at V1041663.

403-428 agNes $175,000 • Student • First time home owner • Downsizing • This 1 bed/ den home is perfect. Steps to Skytrain, Douglas College, shopping & revitalized downtown. Why rent?? So affordable. Tour at V1072596.

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Transformers brings the ‘Bay-hem’ TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci Directed by Michael Bay ‘Bay-hem’ is in full effect during the punishing 165-minute runtime of the fourth Transformers flick. Director Michael Bay has assembled a brand new cast for Age of Extinction including Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, and Stanley Tucci, but it really doesn’t matter. The franchise has become a massmarketed, bloated behemoth that resembles an extended commercial rather than an actual film. To dissect the ludicrous plot would be an exercise in futility. We have the macho hero, an inappropriately dressed actress posing as a teen, a shadowy group of government villains, some comic relief, an omnipresent MacGuffin that always manages to be the source of all the transformative powers (in this case it’s dubbed the

ubiquitous ‘Seed’) and, of course, massive, sentient, shape-shifting robots based on an ‘80s Hasbro toy for teen boys. By now, Bay has established himself as a summer blockbuster-seeking filmmaker who is no stranger to a $200 million budget because his efforts are generally massive cash cows at the box office. It would be a discredit to the technical team behind Transformers to not mention the aesthetic of Thor the movie though. The visual Diakow effects have never looked better in the series, a testament to the truly impressive pioneering work being done at ILM. Yet, Age of Extinction’s embarrassingly expository script, written by Ehren Kruger, does exactly what the producers want – it makes a highly commercialized product accessible to adolescent males on a massive global scale; this is not heartfelt moviemaking, this is soulless, cynical pandering at its finest.

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Starring Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche Directed by Fred Schepisi As an English teacher (Clive Owen) and art instructor (Juliette Binoche) mobilize their prep school students in a “words vs. pictures” throw down to determine which discipline is superior, Fred Schepisi’s romantic dramedy unwittingly proves the importance of music. Owen and Binoche conduct themselves with such dignity here that it’s often only Paul Grabowsky’s cloying score that lays bare just what contrived pap this actually is. One can’t help but wonder exactly what these accomplished actors saw in Gerald Di Pego’s script that lured them to such middlebrow fare. On the page, their characters must have read as completely insufferable: an alcoholic who smugly insists on sharing the etymology of every word and an arthritic

ice queen who inspires through admonishment. Both are unbecomingly pleased with themselves and devote the majority of their energies to reducing their teenaged acolytes into the equivalent of feuding frats. It would seem that Schepisi is squarely in the word camp, if only because he hasn’t any idea of what to do with the camera other than train it on his leads and let them do the heavy lifting. Given that, it’s inevitable that the strain should eventually show. Owen can barely mask his disdain for the film’s inane title when it’s shoehorned into a climactic speech. Even more awkward is the unconvincing gaiety that he and Binoche must exude as Di Pego takes a page from Benedick and Beatrice’s begrudging acceptance of their mutual attraction in Much Ado About Nothing. Much like that storied pair, we come to understand what it means to “suffer love.” –Curtis Woloschuk

DELIVER US FROM EVIL Starring Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, directed by Scott Derrickson

There are so many people slumming in Deliver Us From Evil that the film might just qualify for social assistance. Not that the latest based-onpotentially-true-events horror flick from Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) seems hard up for cash. The rain machine budget alone must have been in the seven figures as, following an Exorcist-indebted Middle East prelude, the story unfolds in New York City in the throes of an apparent monsoon season. Bronx cop Sarchie (Eric Bana) is out on patrol with his partner (Community’s Joel McHale, desperate for a witty line) when he uncovers a string of violent assaults perpetrated by Iraq War vets who share Luis Suárez’s taste for human flesh. While searching for a sinister painter (the College Pro variety) who appears to be the puppet master, Sarchie is joined by a Jesuit priest (Carlos’ Édgar Ramírez, checking his charisma at the door)

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who believes a greater power is pulling the strings. Unfortunately, it’s all as ridiculous as it sounds and not nearly as entertaining as it could be. Combining procedural and supernatural elements should ensure a proactive protagonist who isn’t prone to the same panicked decisionmaking that plagues most horror victims. Alas, Sarchie’s agency drives him to do such

remarkably dumb things as stroll into the Bronx Zoo’s lion enclosure. That said, the most risible mistakes are the writer-director’s. The Doors’ lyrics haven’t been assigned such undeserved significance since the last time a teenager got high and discovered “The End.” The only faith shaken here is our belief in Derrickson’s ability to deliver a better breed of horror. –CW

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comedian Scott Thompson (The Kids in the Hall). July 11 & 12 at Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway). $39.25-$49.75 at TicketsTonight.ca.

PECHA KUCHA NIGHT VOL. 33: Latest edition of popular idea-sharing event features Christopher Gaze, Sandra Singh, David Pay, and nine other speakers. July 3 at Vogue Theatre (918 Granville). $11 at NorthernTickets.com.

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS: Enjoy theatrical adaptations of two blockbuster films in an open-air theatre: Shrek: The Musical, about an ogre, a talking donkey, and a beautiful princess with a shocking secret; and Legally Blonde: The Musical, in which sorority girl Elle Woods follows her boyfriend to Harvard Law School. Plays run alternate nights July 11-Aug. 23 at Malkin Bowl (610 Pipeline Road, Stanley Park). $25-$40 at TUTS.ca.

INDIAN SUMMER FESTIVAL: Annual celebration of South Asian arts features exhibitions, lectures, culinary experiences, workshops, and dance and music performances. Highlights include a delectable feast curated by chef Vikram Vij and an evening of jazz, poetry and visual art inspired by the Komagata Maru incident. July 3-12 at various Vancouver venues. Free and ticketed events; more at IndianSummerFestival.ca.

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI: A revenge plot takes shape when a widowed Duchess secretly marries her steward. July 12-Aug. 16 at Jericho Arts Centre (1675 Discovery). $20-$25 at EnsembleTheatreCompany.ca.

GLOBAL RELAY GASTOWN GRAND PRIX: Cyclists from all over the world gather to compete in one of the most exhilarating bike races in North America. Part of BC Superweek. Free to attend, July 9 in Gastown. QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL: Artists from more than 20 countries navigate queer identity through dance, music, theatre, literature, workshops, and visual arts. July 23-Aug. 9 at Roundhouse Community Centre (180 Roundhouse). Tickets at QueerArtsFestival.com. THE DEIGHTON CUP: This sophisticated day at the races includes craft cocktails, Southern-style canapés, live jazz, fashion and julep competitions, a cigar lounge, and eight adrenaline-pumping horse races. July 26 at Hastings Racecourse (Exhibition Park). $65$150 at DeightonCup.com.

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Mark Patterson, Peter Regier, Cher AKA Tracey Bell, and Naomi Brunemeyer were in attendance at the Project Empty Bowl fundraiser in support of A Loving Spoonful at Coast Coal Harbour Hotel on June 26.

MUSIC

RED ROCK DINER: Set in 1957, this infectious musical captures the excitement and innocence of our city’s burgeoning rock ‘n’ roll scene. Until Aug. 2 at Granville Island Stage (1585 Johnston, Granville Island). From $29 at ArtsClub.com.

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Nadia Albano, owner of Nadia Albano Style, Donna Pepin of Malene Grotrian Design, Jeweliette Jewelry owner Madalena Corsi, and designer Elsa Corsi at Albano’s third anniversary celebration on June 18.

CAPITAL, ALICE!: Satirical show takes liberty with Lewis Carroll’s classic tale in a complex and often hilarious musical comedy creation. July 18-20 at Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright, Granville Island). $15 at CapitalAlice.com.

THESE THREE THINGS: Three short comedies about life and love. July 24-27 at Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright, Granville Island). $15-$20 at TheseThreeThingsProduction.com.

THEATRE

THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: Music, comedy and dance converge in this pantomime featuring 21 young performers from Vancouver’s Eastside. July 13 at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (149 West Hastings). $10$15 at ProjectLimelight.ca.

THE NORMAL HEART: Largely autobiographical account of the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York in the early 1980s. July 18-Aug. 16 at Jericho Arts Centre (1675 Discovery). $20-$25 at EnsembleTheatreCompany.ca.

HONDA CELEBRATION OF LIGHT FIREWORKS: The largest offshore fireworks competition in the world features displays from the United States (July 26), France (July 30), and Japan (Aug. 2). Best viewed from English Bay. Reserved seating in VIP areas can be purchased at HondaCelebrationOfLight.com.

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THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN: Set in a small island community off the coast of Ireland in 1934, this dark comedy follows a lad eager to escape poverty by way of show business. July 11-Aug. 16 at Jericho Arts Centre (1675 Discovery). $20-$25 at EnsembleTheatreCompany.ca.

FRESH AIR CINEMA: Settle into your favourite lawn chair and enjoy classic and contemporary films in a glorious outdoor setting. July 8: The Lego Movie. July 15: Pretty in Pink. July 22: Footloose. July 28: Mean Girls. Second Beach in Stanley Park (Ceperley Meadow). Free. Details at FreshAirCinema.ca/SummerCinema.

TRIP IMPROVISER: Highlights and lowlights of travel are brought to life by Vancouver Theatresports improvers. July 3-Aug. 30 at The Improv Centre (1502 Duranleau, Granville Island). $17-$22 at VTSL.com.

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BARRINGTON LEVY & DETOUR POSSE: Dancehall superstar is joined by DJ Scovie of Blacktusk Sound and other guests. July 3 at Rickshaw Theatre (254 East Hastings). $29.50 at RickshawTheatre.com. CONQUERORS OF THE WORLD 2014: Septicflesh, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Black Crown Initiate, and Necronomicon. July 4 at Rickshaw Theatre (254 East Hastings). $30 at RickshawTheatre.com. VIVA LA TRADICION: The sounds and colours of Mexico are celebrated with live Mariachi music. July 5-6 at Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright, Granville Island). $25 at LosDorados.ca.

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email: rantrave@wevancouver.com Kudos to Davie drivers Thank you to Davie Street car drivers for being careful and safe drivers. As a walker this is the only street in the west end I feel safe. Thurlow is full of drivers crossing illegally and a bus could easily hit you on Robson Street. The closer you get to the beach it’s no-walking-man’s-land. Yes, keep driving safely Davie Street users. –Anonymous

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COURTNEY BARNETT: Australian singer-songwriter tours in support of her latest record The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas and will be headlining Fortune Sound Club on July 4. Doors at 7pm, show at 8:30pm. $13 advance tickets available at Red Cat, Zulu and online at TicketWeb.ca.

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Brooklyn singersongwriter sings from her latest release Are We There. With Jana Hunter. July 6 at Rickshaw Theatre (254 East Hastings). $18 at RickshawTheatre.com.

TONY MCMANUS & LAURA SMITH: Concert by Celtic guitarist and singersongwriter. July 10 at St. James Hall (3214 West 10th). $24 at RogueFolk. bc.ca.

MOUTH MAGIC!: Improvised a cappella concert features Rhiannon (of Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra) collaborating with musical friends. July 11 at Vancouver Community College (1155 East Broadway). $20 at BrownPaperTickets. com.

WEST 4th AVENUE KHATSAHLANO STREET PARTY: 50 of Vancouver’s top bands perform in the fourth edition of this annual street party. The 10-block fair also includes 40 food trucks and hundreds of merchants, vendors, artisans and street performers. July 12 on West 4th (Between Burrard and MacDonald). Free. More info at Khatsahlano.com.

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PACIFIC CURLS + ROSS & JARLATH: New Zealand trio performs unique blend of Celtic music with Polynesian and Maori songs. Also on the bill: Traditional and original music on Scottish and Irish pipes. July 14 at Waterfront Theatre (1412 Cartwright,

Granville Island). $20 at RogueFolk. bc.ca. THE ORPHEUS PROJECT: Timeless story of Orpheus is explored via a genrespanning musical journey through the many rooms of The Cultch. July 17-20 at The Cultch (1895 Venables). From $20 at TheCultch.com. VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL: The 37th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival presents 60 folk and world music acts, including Joan Baez, Andrew Bird, Ozomatli, and Frank Yamma. July 18-20 at Jericho Beach Park (4th Avenue, just west of Alma). $40-$75 at TheFestival.bc.ca. THE WRECKTALS SAY GOODBYE: Final performance by local ska-punk band. Also Los Furios, Anchoress, Bone Daddies and Crime City. July 19 at Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward). $5 at the do0r, includes free EP. RUNWAY JUBILEE: I Am Mandrake revives vaudeville genre through dance, dance, circus, and electronic music performance. July 24 at Celebrities Nightclub (1022 Davie). $10 at Celebrities.Electrostub.com. VANCOUVER EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: Performances of music by J.S. Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Jean-Philippe Rameau, G.F. Handel, and more. July 25Aug. 15 at various venues. $20-$67.75 at EarlyMusic.bc.ca. SHOREFEST: The Sheepdogs, 54-40, The Odds, Spirit of the West, Hey Ocean! and others perform before evening fireworks displays in English Bay. New this year: A Family Zone and an allages licensed alcohol section. July 26, 30 and Aug. 2 at Sunset Beach Park. COLLEEN RENNISON WITH STEVE

DAWSON: Soulful vocalist performs with multi-instrumentalist and The Black Hen Band. July 31 at St. James Hall (3214 West 10th). $24 at RogueFolk.bc.ca.

DANCE DANCING ON THE EDGE: Yearly showcase of contemporary dance features performances from more than 70 local, national and international dance artists. July 3-12 at various Vancouver venues. $22-$28 at DancingOnTheEdge.org. SMALL STAGE POINT 5: Five local independent musicians collaborate with five in-demand dance artists. July 4 & 5 at The Emerald (555 Gore). $20-$45 at Movent.ca. ALL OVER THE MAP: Outdoor performances featuring cultural traditions from Canada and around the world. July 6: Jacky Essombe, Traditional African Dance; July 13: Caudillos del Sur, Mexican Folkloric Ballet; July 20: Alex Wells, Lil’Wat Nation Hoop Dancer. Ron Basford Park (Granville Island). All events are free to attend. 19th ANNUAL WRECK BEACH BUTOH: Kokoro Dance performs its distinctive blend of Eastern and Western choreography on Canada’s largest clothing optional beach. July 12 & 13 at Wreck Beach (#4 Trail, west of the UBC Museum of Anthropology). Entrance by donation. SONIDAS GITANOS: Spontaneity, passion, music and song converge in this fiery performance by Sonidos Gitanos, a Flamenco group from a region in Spain considered to be the birthplace of Flamenco. July 19 at Norman Rothstein Theatre (950 West 41st). $30-$55 at VTixOnline.com.

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This car is harder edged, more aggressive, and ready to shred the street BY BRENDAN McALEER

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At some point during your middle school education, your math teacher probably told you that the shortest distance between two points was a straight line. They were wrong. It’s a Subaru. Specifically, it’s this Subaru, the WRX. Since 2002, it’s been dispatching snow, gravel, rain, dirt, mud, and twisty tarmac with aplomb. Kinda makes you wonder whether our mail wouldn’t get there a heck of a lot faster if Canada Post bought a fleet of them. However, since 2002, it’s also been just a bit flobbery. That’s not really an insult, just that Subaru traditionally set their street-ready rally-rocket up as if it was about to complete a gravel stage: a softness to the springs, a bit more body roll. Totally redesigned for 2015, this new car is harder edged, more aggressive, and ready to shred the street. It’s more hardcore than ever, but have they kept that utilitarian friendliness?

Design:

Well, at first glance, you’d have to say no. The most major design difference of this new WRX isn’t the fancy new corporate grille or the reworked hood scoop; it’s the sedan-only designation. That’s right, no more wagon. The WRX wagon (later hatchback) was extremely popular in past variants, splitting sales volume with the sedan right down the middle. It provided a tough, weather-proof alternative to the VW GTI and was loved by young families and active folks alike. Sadly, it’s no more. To its credit, the new WRX looks pretty good, if a bit on the plain side. Like all WRXs, the little details grow on you, and despite the flashy, angular sheet metal, those are entirely reasonable 17” alloys tucked under the wheelarches. Replacement tires won’t break the bank. LED headlights are now available on mid-level trims, and the body’s just flared out enough from a standard Impreza to be sporty - a good start.

Environment:

Breaking from Subaru tradition somewhat, the inside of the new WRX is actually pretty good. Make no mistake, the Germanic competition is still probably slightly ahead in terms of premium feel, but there’s much less of that old econobox

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plasticity you used to see inside the soonto-be-rattling interior of a WRX. Even better, the sedan is a little more practical than it used to be. Trunk space is up to 340L, and real legroom is up too, meaning adult passengers can actually squeeze back there without issue. The seats still aren’t quite as heavily bolstered as they were in those first early cars, but the cloth covering looks like it’ll stand up to people who have multiple MEC memberships, and the dials are big enough to be used with your gloves on. Instrumentation is a mixed bag, with a handy display between the gauges that provides a useful digital speed readout, and gentle coaching on how much gas you’re using. The centre-mounted display is a little less easy to navigate, and the small standard rearview camera is more a bonus than a reason to purchase.

Performance:

The WRX now gets a new direct-injected, 2.0L flat-four. Huffing plenty of boost through a low-mounted turbo, it out-muscles last year’s WRX by a staggering three horsepower, for a total of 268hp. Okay, hang on a minute: that’s not the whole story. The WRX’s new, smaller four is both considerably more efficient than the outgoing model, and much punchier as well. The peak horsepower improvements are only a mild side benefit compared to the improved delivery, which now knocks out a stout 258lb/ft from 2000-5200rpm. Power falls off a little at the top end, but this WRX has a spry responsiveness that even pro-tuned Subies can only dream about. With the six-speed manual, off the line holeshots are excellent. With the optional CVT, it’s still very quick reacting. Oh right, the CVT. New for 2015, the WRX is now available with an available transmission that seems selected for its likelihood of offending purists. However, it’s actually pretty good: it might not seem like it makes sense to put something as ordinarily economy-minded as a CVT in a car like the WRX, but Subaru has fettled it until it actually drives like a performance machine. Flick the adjustable settings into Sport Sharp and it even gives you eight pre-set speeds for the paddle-shifters. But if you don’t want an automatic WRX, nobody’s forcing you to

get one - yet. The six-speed manual is a little bit vague, with its cable-operated linkage, but it’s an improvement over past WRX gearboxes. Regrettably, this is quite a roughriding car, but the result is a huge leap forward in terms of cornering ability. Subaru seems to have spent their entire research budget on the new chassis, and it’s a corker. Equipped with a new torquevectoring front end that can brake an inside wheel to dial in more bite, the new WRX turns in like the old car never did. There’s oodles of grip from those stick summer-only Dunlops, and the car grips like a gecko through the corners. Forget any dreams of Scandinavian flicks through the twisty stuff – not until the snow starts flying. This new car is a much tighter drive, with good steering, and extremely composed dynamics. Anyone anticipating track day work is going to want to look at more aggressive brake pads, but as-is, it’s a very compelling package.

Features:

Now starting at just under the 30K mark, the ‘15 WRX is actually fairly well-equipped from standard. A 6-speaker stereo, iPod connectivity, Bluetooth, and that rearview camera are all standard. Moving up to the Sport trim nets you a power seat, sunroof, LED headlights and foglights – this will likely be the volume seller. The Sport-tech trim adds in satellite navigation and 9-speaker audio: while usable, the touchscreen controls for the navi and audio are a bit to small to navigate easily. If you can live without a leather interior, better to skip the top-trim. Fuel economy ratings score well at 9.8L/100kms city and 7.0L/100kms highway. As these numbers are provided under the new 2015 five-cycle testing method, they’re actually achievable – naturally, premium fuel is recommended.

Green Light:

Excellent grip; good visibility; improved interior; responsive engine

Stop Sign:

Rough ride; interior refinement still only mid-pack; where’s the hatchback?

The Checkered Flag:

A little boring to look at, but goes like a rocket.

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the Louvre Museum in Paris, but for hundreds of years it was lost – buried underground on the Greek island of Milos. In 1820, a farmer found it while he was out digging on his land. I foresee a comparable discovery by you in the coming weeks, Cancerian. You will uncover a source of beauty, love, or pleasure – or perhaps all three – that has been missing or forgotten for a long time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): According to an ancient Greek myth, Sisyphus keeps pushing a boulder up a steep hill only to lose control of it just before he reaches the top, watching in dismay as it tumbles to the bottom. After each failure, he lumbers back down to where he started and makes another effort to roll it up – only to fail again. The myth says he continues his futile attempts for all eternity. I’m happy to report, Leo, that there is an important difference between your story and that of Sisyphus. Whereas you have tried and tried and tried again to complete a certain uphill task, you will not be forever frustrated. In fact, I believe a breakthrough will come soon, and success will finally be yours. Will it be due to your gutsy determination or your neurotic compulsion or both? It doesn’t matter. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Many of America’s founding fathers believed

slavery was immoral, but they owned slaves themselves and ordained the institution of slavery in the US Constitution. They didn’t invent hypocrisy, of course, but theirs was an especially tragic version. In comparison, the hypocrisy that you express is mild. Nevertheless, working to minimize it is a worthy task. And here’s the good news: You are now in a position to become the zodiac’s leader in minimizing your hypocrisy. Of all the signs, you can come closest to walking your talk and practicing what you preach. So do it! Aim to be a master of translating your ideals into practical action. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the last two decades, seven Academy Award winners have given thanks to God while accepting their Oscars. By contrast, 30 winners have expressed their gratitude to film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. Who would you acknowledge as essential to your success, Libra? What generous souls, loving animals, departed helpers, and spiritual beings have contributed to your ability to thrive? Now is an excellent time to make a big deal out of expressing your appreciation. For mysterious reasons, doing so will enhance your luck and increase your chances for future success.

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William Su brings almost 10 years of automotive sales experience to Mercedes-Benz, having worked in a number of management and sales consultant roles throughout his career. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Affairs and is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese. William’s keen business development and client relationship skills are a perfect fit for his position as Sales Manager. He’s a key addition to the team at Mercedes-Benz Vancouver, where we place your ownership experience in a class of its own.

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Continued from page 21 SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have permission to compose an all-purpose excuse note for yourself. If you’d like, you may also forge my signature on it so you can tell everyone that your astrologer sanctified it. This document will be ironclad and inviolable. It will serve as a poetic license that abolishes your guilt and remorse. It will authorize you to slough off senseless duties, evade deadening requirements, escape small-minded influences, and expunge numbing habits. Even better, your extra-strength excuse note will free you to seek out adventures you have been denying yourself for no good reason. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the Inuktitut language spoken in northern Canada, the term iminngernaveersaartunngortussaavunga means “I should try not to become an alcoholic.” I encourage you to have fun saying that a lot in the coming days. Why? Now is an excellent time to be playful and light-hearted as you wage war against any addictive tendencies you might have. Whether it’s booze or gambling or abusive relationships or anything else that tempts you to act like an obsessive self-saboteur, you have more power than usual to break its hold on you – especially if you don’t take yourself too seriously. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Percival Lowell (1855-1916) was an influential astronomer who launched the exploration that led to the discovery of Pluto. He also made some big mistakes. Here’s one: Gazing at Venus through his telescope, he swore he saw spokes emanating from a central hub on the planet’s surface. But we now know that Venus is shrouded with such thick cloud cover that no surface features are visible. So what did Lowell see? Due to an anomaly in

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