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INSIDE THIS WEEK RANT//RAVE email: rantrave@westender.com ALL RANTS ARE THE OPINION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF THE WESTENDER. THE EDITOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EDIT FOR CLARITY AND BREVITY, SO PLEASE KEEP IT SHORT AND (BITTER)SWEET.

HAZY DAYS

Re:“Positively 4th Street: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Hippie Mecca,” Grant Lawrence, Oct. 20, 2016. I remember hanging out on West 4th at the Last Chance Saloon with a few friends when a friend of ours got busted for hashish and was taken away. We saw him an hour later, and he said they couldn’t hold him as there was no law on hash yet, just marijuana! -George Lee

We even knew about [Abe Snidanko] in Ontario. Perhaps from reading the Georgia Straight. Mayor Tom and the Pigeon Park war (Gastown riot) come to mind, as do pictures of splintered doors after the narcs broke into people’s houses. It was the sign of the times; what happened in the States had nothing on us.They just like to think they are the centre of the universe. But we had many of their best people,

draft dodgers that they were, that added greatly to our communities. –Gragor11a

SHIFT YOUR THINKING

Re:“Stock Response,” Rant/ Rave, Oct. 13, 2016. There are numerous medical studies that show that shift work impairs the health of the worker. Shift work has been linked to certain chronic diseases and illnesses. Long-term night shift work is associated

with an increased risk of certain cancers, heart disease and heart attacks, diabetes, ulcers, gastrointestinal problems and obesity. For women, there is an increased risk of breast cancer, miscarriage, low birth weight and prematurity. Finally, there’s the increased risk of errors and accidents affecting both the employee and the employer. Workers shouldn’t have to risk their health and eventually even their lives just so that shoppers can avoid making their way around them. Shift work should be limited to emergency services that are required 24/7, i.e. police officers, firefighters, nurses, doc-

tors, pilots. Even those should be kept to the minimum necessary. –Sandy Bauer

LIBERAL JUDGMENT

So we live in the most expensive city in Canada with a minimum wage of $10.85, welfare rates have not increased in eight years ($610 monthly which allows $18 week for food). One in ﬁve children live in poverty, and we are faced with increases in hydro, medical premiums and ICBC. I could go on.Yet 39 per cent of British Columbians support Christy Clark! Who are these supporters? No one I know! –Mallydee

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Two out of three of these Halloween costumes would be deemed inappropriate in 2016. Jean Lawrence photo

Wildly inappropriate Halloween parties Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown

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If you’re anything like me, Halloween officially marks the start of the rainy party season. I come by my love of Halloween parties honestly: over the course of about 30 years, my parents hosted absolutely raging Halloween bashes. Their first Halloween hootenanny was in 1969, when they lived in an apartment on Hardwood Street. A couple dozen costumed couples showed up and went West End wild. When our young family moved to West Van in the 1970s, my parents’ Halloween parties swelled, often cramming 80 or more partiers into our home. So many people would show up that my folks sometimes didn’t even recognize the “B-List-ers.” My childhood memories of the Halloween bashes are distinct: I would lay awake in my bed when I should have been asleep, listening to the festivities raging forth. I’d strain to pick up on the bawdy jokes and ribald conversation. Occasionally, I’d be startled by someone stumbling into my room in a Raggedy Ann, Al Capone, or Labatt stubby costume, as they drunkenly searched for the bathroom. I’d drift off to sleep to a white noise of laughter, shouted conversation, and cranked Rolling Stones records. For better or worse, the costumes at those parties often reflected both the laissez-faire attitude of the 1970s, and the afterglow of the sexual revolution. I remember lots of exposed skin, like the couple in the outrageously skimpy Tarzan and Jane loincloth and bikini. I also remember the

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gender-bending: men would dress as a nun, a cowgirl, or Wonder Woman, and women would dress as a priest, a cowboy, or Superman. Freud would have loved it. Looking back at our family photos albums, I can’t help but cringe at the brazen get-ups people would show up in, costumes that these days would be considered so intensely politically incorrect, so utterly appropriated, and so racially charged, you’d be publicly shamed so fast on social media it’d make your giant afro wig spin. But hey, it was West Van in the ‘70s, it was anything goes. Nowadays, you can’t even wear a clown costume, thanks to this “creepy clown” phenomenon. I was shielded from the most sexually perverse costumes of the roaring Halloween parties. One year, my dad’s best friend showed up in his regular business attire (probably looking a lot like a modern-day Donald Trump). When my dad gave him the gears about not wearing a costume, his pal whipped open his trenchcoat to reveal a massive prosthetic penis. He proceeded to ﬂash and rub it up against everyone throughout the night (also, arguably, a lot like a modern-day Donald Trump). The morning after, my little sister and I would plunder through the Halloween party wreckage, eagerly searching for evidence between the empties. We’d ﬁnd leftover swords, wigs, gavels, guns, and one year, even a tiny Tarzan loincloth(?!). We’d surprise our sleeping parents by bursting into their bedroom wearing the leftover costumes. Luckily, we never found the giant prosthetic penis. Happy Halloween, but remember, when selecting this year’s costume, it ain’t 1976 anymore. W

A tent city in the heart of the Downtown Eastside has increasingly become the subject of scrutiny and security, as city officials attempted Tuesday to move dozens of homeless people from the city-owned site into shelters. Located at 58 West Hastings St., the site has been on the city’s radar since July. A notice was issued to those camping in the area on Oct. 21, giving them a deadline of noon on Oct. 25 to relocate. Officials say the camp violates city and fire bylaws, and presents serious health and sanitation concerns. A press release from the city notes the area is monitored on a 24-hour basis. More than 60 calls for service – including four assaults – have been made to the Vancouver Police Department since July. More than 20 emergency calls for service have been fielded by the Emergency Health Ser-

The Vancouver Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Division Captain Marcus von Minder checks tents for campers. Dan Toulgoet photo vices, and two Fire Chief’s Orders have been given to campers for the removal of ﬁre hazards. The recent wind storms have further deteriorated conditions at the camp. Shelter spaces have been made available to accommodate those living in the area. “Despite the city,VPD and VF&RS’s efforts, the camp continues to deteriorate, posing signiﬁcant health and safety risks to everyone on the site,” the press release notes. “As a result of this continued deterioration, it has become necessary for the city to take action.” 9HL%N G171=ID*AN=L1/:7 2L17$:7

HOME SALES TO SLOW OVER NEXT TWO YEARS

The implementation of the provincial government’s 15 per cent foreign buyers tax is one of the reasons home sales will likely continue to slow in Metro Vancouver, according to a report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released this week, but sales over the period are expected to remain over the 10-year average. CMHC forecasts that in 2016 overall, between 38,600 and 41,400 homes will change hands.This is down from 43,145 units sold in 2015 but remains well above the 10-year average of

33,000 units. In 2017, home sales will dip to between 33,500 and 36,300 units. In 2018, sales are expected to grow slightly, to a range of between 34,400 and 37,600 units. “Sales this year are expected to slow after three consecutive years of doubledigit gains,” the CMHC said in its outlook. “A potential increase in mortgage rates may also have a dampening effect on sales in the outlook, while positive underlying demographic and economic fundamentals are projected to support housing demand.” These fundamentals include increases in employment and population. Prices are expected to increase over the next two years, despite slowing sales. In 2016, the average sale price will be between $957,400 and $1,056,600, up from $902,801 in 2015. In 2017, the range will grow to between $966,200 and $1,089,900, and in 2018, the average price will be between $1,006,900 and $1,161,100. 9.OOA 27A-)L7< JAO8:!D 516$N:66 $N*AN=L1/:7

Heated debates ignore an overheating planet David Suzuki Science Matters @DavidSuzuki

Scientists worldwide accept that Earth is warming at an unusually rapid rate, that humans are primarily responsible, mainly by burning fossil fuels, and that the consequences for humanity will be disastrous if we don’t take immediate, widespread action. The US Defense Department calls climate change a security risk “because it degrades living conditions, human security and the ability of governments to meet the basic needs of their populations.” People in the US and around the world are already experiencing the costly impacts: more frequent and intense extreme weather, prolonged droughts, flooding in coastal areas, contaminated water, ocean acidification, growing refugee crises and more. Every month this year has become the new hottest on record, and the past three years have also broken records. Considering the magnitude of the threat, you’d think global warming would merit an entire debate between the two contenders for president of what is still the world’s most powerful and influential country. At

the very least, it’s significant enough to warrant numerous questions from debate moderators and thorough policy discussions from the candidates. So, in three debates, how many questions have moderators asked about climate? How much time have candidates devoted to discussing it? The answer to the first question is zero. They’ve been asked about email usage, abortion, Muslims and taxes, but not about an issue that overwhelms all the others. The answer to the second question is “barely five minutes,” mostly about energy rather than climate. One candidate extolled the virtues of fossil fuels and mythical “clean coal” while the other promoted the misguided notion of natural gas as a “bridge fuel” to help us transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. But for much of the three debates, one candidate threatened and called the other names and discussion centred on issues such as tweets about a former Miss Universe and who has the required “stamina” to lead. That doesn’t mean both candidates and their parties are equal on climate change. One talks about the need to shift to renewable energy and has a party platform that outlines solutions. The other

calls climate change a “hoax” perpetrated by the Chinese, and believes in promoting fossil fuels at the expense of renewables. But even their differences on this critical issue aren’t getting airtime. “I’ve been shocked at the lack of questions on climate change. It really is fiddling while the world burns,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology climate scientist Kerry Emanuel told the Guardian, calling it “collective cowardice.” Although the US joined 194 other countries and the European Union in December 2015 in agreeing to keep global average temperatures from rising more than 2 C above pre-industrial levels, and has now ratified the Paris Agreement, the country’s oil industry is booming. In Canada, which also ratified the agreement, governments continue to approve, promote and subsidize fossil fuel projects like pipelines, LNG development, coal exports and oil sands expansion. Although we’ve known about climate change and its causes and consequences for a long time, and we have a wide range of viable solutions, with more and better ones developed daily, our political representatives – and, to be fair, many people they were elected to represent – don’t appear to understand the gravity of the situation

or to have the courage to address it. A complacent public and compromised media mean the topic is all but ignored during one of the most important, albeit bizarre, political campaigns in recent history. Solutions and opportunities could and should be included in these debates, as well as in media coverage and everyday conversation: carbon pricing to provide incentives for clean energy and disincentives for outdated, polluting technologies; increasingly efﬁcient and cost-effective clean energy and storage technologies; protecting natural carbon sinks; and changing agriculture practices. We’ve ignored the problem for so long that a smooth transition is becoming more challenging every day. For those hoping to head a country that has shown leadership in so many ways to ignore or outright deny the problem is a punch in the face to humanity. Let’s hope that, whatever the outcome on Nov. 8, the US government will heed its experts at the Pentagon, NASA, NOAA and every other scientiﬁc and policy department and get serious about climate and the measures needed to ensure citizens’ well-being and survival. 3 F:A7N OL7: A4 0A/$<,1C I1"$BL7' W

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Five reasons not to miss this year’s Cornucopia time now. This four-course tasting menu, served in the restaurant’s famous cellar, offers a quartet of sweet creations, each paired with a wine or spirit. It’s well timed for some post-dinner fun, but I recommend eating lightly beforehand.

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@FoodgirlFriday Everyone knows the wine ﬂows with abandon at Cornucopia,Whistler’s annual gastronomic bacchanal.The lavish debaucheries of old, however, have slowly died out, leaving some seriously impressive seminars, dinners and workshops – and even a few parties – in their wake. This year marks the 20th edition of the festival, which runs from Nov. 10-20. If you’re still wondering whether you should go, here are a few enticements to tempt you down the merry path. Araxi: Best of BC with guest chef Benito Molina ND-7M(? <F>A LL? 2EH ! %L0, Everyone and their great aunt has likely heard about – and salivated over – Araxi’s Big Guns dinner, which is among the few remnants of Cornucopia’s obscenely decadent past. (If you’re going, I recommend skipping break-

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team behind Manzanilla, cited as one of Latin America’s 50 best restaurants. (Molina is widely credited with being one of the founding chefs of Baja cuisine.) Araxi wine director Samantha Rahn will be pairing each dish in this culinary showdown with a BC wine. Bearfoot Bistro Dessert Tasting Extravaganza

ND-7M(? <F>A LL? LOEH ! %.4 The Bearfoot is famous for its lively hospitality, Ketel One Vodka ice room, gargantuan wine cellar and, of course, the food of executive chef Melissa Craig. What’s slightly less known is the amazing skills of executive pastry chef Dominic Fortin, a young talent who has been putting Bearfoot under the dessert spotlight for some

Nourish: Health and Wellness Microfestival Multiple days and events You’ve gotta get rid of that hangover somehow, so you may as well do it with some relaxing yoga moves at the Nourish Retreat, followed by healing foods, forest tramps, an exploration of local First Nations history, spa treatments and more. Apart from the retreat, the fest features seminars and workshops on natural fermentation and raw-food cooking, and interactive meals and discussions with chefs from around the world. Brewed: The BC Craft Brewers Guild Winter Beer Festival ND-7M(? <F>A L. ! %8, And you thought it was

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Mother’s milk Rob Mangelsdorf The Growler @TheGrowlerBC

It might be hard to believe now, but there was a time – not too long ago, in fact – when beer was actually marketed as a health drink. “Guinness is Good For You” was the popular catch phrase for the world’s most famous dry stout, and doctors once routinely recommended nursing mothers have a pint a day to help with breast milk production. Anheuser-Busch (the people behind Budweiser and other watery garbage) even sold a low alcohol “health beer” called Malt-Nutrine, marketing it directly at nursing mothers. As one magazine ad stated: “The Healthy, Happy Mother owes to Malt-Nutrine, liquid food and tonic, her excellent state of well-being. It gives her endurance and quick restoration and an ample supply of nourishment for the little one at her breast.” Of course, people also

used to drive without seatbelts, smoke in hospitals, and take morphine for colds. Today, we know better (thanks, science!). The only thing alcohol cures with any consistency is sobriety. My wife is currently extremely pregnant, so being the supportive husband that I am, I’ve been researching (AKA Googling) different ways to help ease her transition into motherhood. Naturally, my “research” led to beer, and lo and behold, there might actually be a kernel of truth to the long-held belief that beer can help with breastfeeding. Beer, especially stouts like Guinness, contains these things called galactagogues. And what are they, you ask? “Galactagogues are substances that help promote breast milk supply,” says Vancouver-based International Board Certiﬁed Lactation Consultant Roxanna Farnsworth (who obviously knows way more about this stuff than I do). As it turns out, oats, hops and brewer’s yeast are all galactagogues, and can help promote the release of

From 1895 to 1942, Anheuser-Busch marketed a low-alcohol beer called Malt-Nutrine to nursing mothers, claiming it would help with milk production. prolactin, a hormone that allows for the production of breast milk. While Farnsworth is quick to point out that research on non-pharmaceutical galactagogues is sadly sparse, she adds that, “many mothers find that

consuming natural galactagogues, whether its oats or fenugreek – when paired with blessed thistle – help their milk supply.” But then there’s the issue of alcohol. Just to be clear, neither myself nor Farnsworth are advocating for

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nursing mothers to consume alcohol. The research is clear and unequivocal: getting drunk while breastfeeding is a really bad idea. About two per cent of the alcohol a mother consumes will make it through to the breast milk, so if you’re

getting wasted, baby will be too. According to a study by the American National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, “infants actually ingest less milk at the breast during the hours immediately following maternal alcohol consumption. Furthermore, exposure to alcohol in mothers milk disrupted the infants sleep wake pattern and motor development in ways that are contrary to the folklore.” So, while there may be beneﬁcial properties to the galactagogues present in some beer, they seem to be offset by the presence of alcohol. And, unfortunately, O’Doul’s doesn’t make a stout. There’s been little (actually, none, as far as Farnsworth can tell) research into the effectiveness of low-alcohol, galactagoguerich beers on breast milk production, but Farnsworth notes that it’s perfectly ﬁne for breastfeeding moms to have a beer (lord knows they’ve earned it). “It’s important for breastfeeding moms to be relaxed, and for some people a glass of beer can help with that,” she says. “If mom is super stressed, that doesn’t help anyone.” I’ll drink to that! W

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Wines for Halloween (or anytime) Michaela Morris By the Bottle @MichaelaWine

While I do occasionally indulge in candy, I don’t typically have it with wine. So, my Halloween wine recommendations aren’t aimed at matching them with the treats your household collects. Instead, I’m highlighting some common tricks of the trade that make wine a treat to drink. There’s no nefarious trickery here; just honest wines you can sip on while handing out goodies, or bring them with you to a costume party.

SWEETNESS

I’m not against a little sweetness in white wines. When the acidity is searing, a bit of sugar can balance it out, making the wine friendlier – less austere or sour. The key is that the wine remains thirst quenching. IOL6 '5*JM9/ :-5C*-G1 ! =F; C5*? K5DHMG( ! %L4A,, A lively combination of crisp Granny Smith, ripe orchard fruit and citrus

sorbet, with pleasant sweetness offsetting the tangy backbone.

dried cherries, spice and mocha.

BARREL FERMENTING

Most wines are blends at some level, whether it’s combining a number of barrels or vats, bringing together grapes from separate plots of land, or mixing together different grapes varieties. Like cooking, the idea is that each component has something to add or counteract. Even when a wine is labelled by a single variety, a small percentage of other grapes is usually allowed. Most countries require a minimum of 85 per cent of a stated single variety, though this varies between jurisdictions.

BLENDING

Whether red or white, aging a wine in oak barrels can impact it in a variety of ways. The most obvious is the ﬂavours imparted by new oak, such as toast and vanilla. Whites, like Chardonnay, may also be fermented in the barrel, which is said to give better integration of the oak. 2014 Quails’ Gate ChardonKP- ! ?/PKP4PK &P..7-C %# &>' ! $LQE80 Forty per cent barrel fermented, with the remaining 60 per cent fermented in stainless steel. Flint, lemon peel and peach meet nuances of pie crust and cream in this juicy, balanced Chardonnay.

BUBBLES

The world of sparkling is vast and beautifully diverse. When it comes to bubbly wines made with aromatic grapes (like Muscat or Riesling), that trapped CO2 is an important vehicle to transport whatever heady scent the variety has to offer.

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LQO6 %PFPG1J.J +%JG; 9*.P <71* @JG;PFJ 9*'GF1 "?#N ! AFP.- ! $LQE80 Moscato Bianco is one of the most gorgeously aromatic grape varieties. It lends itself to sweet sparklers, with Moscato d’Asti being the apogee.This low-alcohol (5.5 percent) delight actually smells and tastes of fresh grapes, as well as pretty orange blossom.

DRYING THE GRAPES

Appassimento – the process of allowing grapes to dry before being crushed – is one of the oldest tricks in the book.

Most common in Italy, it concentrates ﬂavours and sugar, producing a weightier wine with higher potential alcohol and, logically, a dried-fruit character.While Amarone della Valpolicella is the bestknown dry example, it isn’t the only one. 2011 Masi Grandarella Re5JG;J 97..7 &7K7,17 AN( ! AFP.- ! $L3E80 Crafted from the characterful Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso grape, Grandarella is a rich, generous red, offering seductive notes of prune,

LQO: @JKF7G '.I2P #PM7HK7F )PDB14KJK ! #J.;2P4DP &P.= .7-C #21.7 ! $L:E00 The character here is very much Cabernet Sauvignon: full-bodied with blackcurrant and mint notes, along with lots of enveloping tannin. But it beneﬁts from the addition of 10 per cent Merlot, giving a bit more lushness and charm in the mid-palate. Prices exclusive of taxes. All wines available at BC Liquor Stores. W

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Browns Restaurant Group (best known locally for Browns Socialhouse) is looking to up its culinary game and, as a ﬁrst step, has brought onboard a trio of new chefs: Kristian Eligh (former culinary director for Hawksworth), Damon Campbell (former executive chef at Bosk in the ShangriLa Hotel Toronto) and Michael Steh (former executive chef for Chase Hospitality Group in Toronto). Acclaimed catering company Culinary Capers has announced the appointment of Stewart Boyles as its new executive chef. Boyles previously worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in Scotland, as well as locally at Hawksworth. Safety alert: If you’ve shopped at Foody World in Richmond in the past few months, be aware that several people have become ill (and one person has died) as a result of Listeria in some of its products.Vancouver Coastal Health is advising the public to throw away any products purchased since July of this year. W

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@WholeNourishBC Between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the Blue Jays’ ultimately tragic playoffs streak, and an epidemic of clowns trying to lure children into the woods, we have plenty of distractions nowadays. (Seriously, we really need Batman right now, guys.) All of which means a lot of eating in front of the TV. And I admit that we’ve fallen into this trap a few times in our home over the last few weeks. Unfortunately, being distracted while eating is basically the worst, so I think this is a good time to talk about what happens to our digestion when we aren’t fully “present” while we eat, and why it’s important to avoid that. Anyone who reads this column regularly or has attended one of my workshops has, at some point, heard me go off about digestion being one of the fundamentals of good health. So this might be redundant for some of you. That’s OK: It’s always a good idea to go back to the basics when we’ve lost our way. To quote myself from a previous article: “Your digestive system is made up of several different organs working together for the common good, which is your health. Think of a hippie commune, but in your body… Digestion, simply

Good digestion is crucial to maintaining overall health. iStock photo put, is the process by which your body breaks down food into molecules that can be absorbed for nourishment. So, if it’s out of whack, it throws you off completely… If one hippie in the commune isn’t pulling its weight, it can throw the whole community off and cause chaos among the masses.” Let’s all remember this the next time we decide to binge-eat while going down a Netﬂix rabbit hole. Here are some tips to get you back on track:

SIT DOWN WHILE YOU EAT

Don’t multitask during your meal. Sit down and enjoy your food – and I don’t mean in front of the TV, chewing while in anticipation of who Trump is going to offend next. Sit down at a table, take a deep, cleansing breath, and spend some intimate time with your food.

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Halloween in Vancouver is truly a spectacle. Here’s a taste of what is in store this year as we celebrate All Hallows’ Eve.

HIDDEN

The bone-chilling, sitespeciﬁc horror event blurs the lines between performance and reality as audiences are guided on the Lost Lovers Murder Tour, armed with only ﬂashlights in an interactive, part historical tour, part outdoor adventure and part meta-theatrical thriller. 6pm and 8pm on Oct. 27-Nov. 13 at UBC Botanical Garden. Tickets $32 at BrownPaperTickets.com

DEAD IN THE WATER

The Zombie Syndrome is an all-new, immersive and spine-tingling theatrical adventure challenging audiences as they travel by land and sea to race to confront a monstrous hybrid of zombies and vampires in this interactive production. 6:30pm on Oct. 27-31 on Granville Island. Tickets at ZombieSyndrome.com

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

The Geekenders present the cult classic that warps time, space and sweet transvestites forever. As always, audience participation is encouraged so dress in costume and get ready to be dazzled by Vancouver’s favourite nerdlesque troupe. 7pm on Oct. 27-29. Tickets $20 at RioTheatre.ca

grotesque fest of jaw-droppingly queer proportions, a harrowing drag revue with live performances and spinetingling party jams by DJ She and Miss M. 9pm on Oct. 28 at The Cobalt. Tickets $15 at BPT.me, $20 at the door or e-mail ManUpDrag@Gmail. com for sliding scale.

WALDORF HAUNTED HOTEL

A ﬁve-room ghostly bash combines world-renowned talent on three ﬂoors of music, with theme rooms, live burlesque and surprises to create a Halloween experience sure to leave you with chills. 9pm on Oct. 28 at The Waldorf Hotel. Tickets $29 at MyShowPass.com

TRUNCATE

Subspec and Eternal Drive team up to bring you this year’s worldclass techno stylings with Jay Zoney, JGarrett and Paul Carmody and visuals by C-130. 11pm on Oct. 28 at Media Club. Cover is $20.

FEAR AS FUNK III

East Van’s favourite funk outﬁt Queer As Funk is back with the third edition of their annual Halloween show featuring the stylings of Tonye Aganaba, new tunes, dance moves and contest for the

best costume. 7pm on Oct. 29 at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $20 at BPT.me or $30 at the door.

on Oct. 29 in the Commercial Drive area.

PARADE OF LOST SOULS

After the parade, send the kiddies home and continue the party with the family of creatures exploring their wild roots, featuring Leland Riiivr, The Tailor, Tripzy Leary and Helixza. 9pm on Oct. 29 at The Legion on Commercial Drive (2205 Commercial Dr.) Tickets $25

The Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret celebrates The Wild, inviting you to follow your instincts and transform into a wild thing sharing the landscape of East Van with other fantastical creatures in the annual parade down The Drive. 7pm

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HALLOWEEN FREAK SHOW

A Halloween experience unlike the rest with live performances from aerial acts, contortionists and more from The Underground Circus, a plethora of the strange, the weird and the bizarre with DJs Darylo and Downlove. 9pm on Oct. 29 at Venue. Tickets $30 at ElectroStub.com

PSYCHO CIRCUS

Three rooms of music, custom Halloween installations, live performances by Big Daddy Mac and April O’Peel and music from Howl Sound, Hebegebe, Erica Dee and others spinning disco, funk and house mixes. 9pm on Oct. 29 at Beaumont Studios. Tickets $40 at TheBeaumont.org

DEVIL’S NIGHT EVE

Spend the night before Halloween with grindcore metal bands Infectious Decay, Functor, Vomitself and Ashes of Purgatory. 9:30pm on Oct. 29 at Funky Winker Beans. Cover is $10.

HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL

Step right up for a Halloween carnival ex-

travaganza starring Reverend Heathen Strangefellow & The Vaudeville Vagabonds, an awe-inspiring spectacle of epic proportions with monsters, belly dancers and special guests Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus and Au4. 8pm at Pat’s Pub. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife or $13 at the door.

HAUNTED GALLERY

Looking for something new this Hallow’s Eve? Join the ﬁrst ever haunted gallery party, if you dare. This private gallery space will be transfomred into a multi-room event with eerie décor, local DJs for a twisted evening. 10pm on Oct. 29 at Satellite Gallery. Tickets $20 at TicketZone.com

HALLOWEEN ON THE DRIVE

A fun, safe, family-friendly event features free pizza, trick or treating merchants along The Drive, facepainting, balloon-twisting, caricatures and a photo booth with a ﬁreworks ﬁnale and spooky Halloween music. 12-8:30pm on Oct. 31 at Grandview Park.

HALLOWEEN HOWLER

British alt-rock band Bush keep the Halloween weekend alive with a special performance with an opening set from the Dead Deads. 7pm on Oct. 31 at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $49.50 at LiveNation.com

MAYHEM ON MAIN STREET

A two-ﬂoor Halloween blow out featuring spooktacualr thrills, live performances from The Lost Girls burlesque troupe conjuring up an evening of sumptuous Satanism, and some of the city’s hottest DJs. 8pm on Oct. 31 at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $15 at FoxCabaret.com

THE PEAK HALLOWEEN PARTY

Spend all Hallow’s eve with a low-key rock show featuring live performances from Bear Mountain, Little India, Trizzy and Harvey Harvey. 7:30pm on Oct. 28 at The Imperial. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highilfe, Neptoon and TicketWeb.ca

NIK TURNER’S HAWKWIND

English musician Nik Turner is back fronting the space rock pioneers known for experimental free jazz stylizations and outrageous stage presence with special guests Hedersleben and Twin River. 8pm on Oct. 31 at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $18 at TicketFly. com W

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smears like the real deal. When I come at you with a handful and smear it all over your face, people are pretty fuckin’ horrified, until they smell it. It does have a smell, but it smells like its ingredients, not poo. But the look on their face is just as rewarding as if it was the real thing!” Besides fakin’ the poop, does Bathory sidestep any other aspects of Allin’s stage show? Are there songs of his she won’t perform – “Expose Yourself to Kids,” perhaps? “I’m Going to Rape You?” Did Allin ever go too far for her? Not really, she says, laughing. “I have a really, really warped sense of humour. I don’t agree with any of that stuff – I’m not condoning it – but I find it fucking hilarious. And I figure, if you’re going to go for an offensive show, just go for an offensive show and see how far you can push it.” Bathory has gotten into trouble with more than one venue in town for the “horrible things” she does onstage. “Sometimes I’m the only person who’s laughing afterwards,” she says. “So when I was going to do a tribute to somebody, it had to be someone more disgusting than me.” Which didn’t leave many options. “Plus, I always wanted to wear a bald cap and a tiny penis and smear poo on myself in front of people, so…” It sounds like the ultimate Halloween dress-up gig, in fact. And fans of “Bloody” Betty will be pleased to note she’ll also be fronting the

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When transgressive burlesque bad girl “Bloody” Betty Bathory approached club promoter wendythirteen about bringing her GG Allin tribute band, BB Allin & the Stabbers, to Thrashers (AKA Funky Winker Beans), wendy laid down the law: Bloody Betty was welcome, but there were no fish allowed. GG Allin, who died in 1993 of a heroin overdose, was arguably more famous for what he did during his performances than for his music. The Hangover director Todd Phillips, in his documentary about Allin, Hated, shows the misanthropic shock-rock reprobate fellating his brother, assaulting audience members, and crapping on stage, whereafter he would either smear the feces onto his naked body or, occasionally, slurp it up. (And then there was Allin’s body of work, which included brutal but surprisingly catchy tunes like “I Want to Fuck Myself” or “Eat My Diarrhea.”) It takes a pretty resilient soul to embrace all that Allin did in the name of, um, art, to say nothing of his conviction for sexual assault. But to my knowledge, he never did anything particularly outré with fish. So, why no fish? Bloody Betty laughs. “Yeah, there’s a story there! The Bloody Betty fish ban – it was about seven years ago. I was putting on a metal birthday party” for Three Inches of Blood’s Justin Hagberg and his twin brother, both of whom are fishermen. “Me and Tristan Risk – Little Miss Risk, the burlesque performer – decided we would do a tribute as them, so we sat onstage dressed up as these two redheaded Viking metal twins, and gutted a fuck-load of fish and threw them into the audience.” They weren’t particularly fresh fish, either. This took place at wendythirteen’s former venue, the Cobalt – which, back in the old days, didn’t smell so good at the best of times. But after the fish episode, “It smelled so bad that wendy was walking around with Tiger Balm and putting it under people’s noses all night.” Bathory laughs proudly as she relates the story. “I’ve been told by a few promoters now: ‘No fish!’” She also seems pretty pleased to have perfected what she calls her “poo recipe” for the performance. “Not only does it look exactly like poo, but it doesn’t fall apart in my diaper, and it

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DEBORAH LEDON Vancouver singer-songwriter performs an evening of Latin-inspired jazz and pop. 7pm at Fairview Pub. Cover $5.

THE NAKED AND FAMOUS Electronic-pop band from L.A. play tunes from their latest release, Simple Forms, with special guests Xylo and the Chain Gang of 1974. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $39.50 at TicketFly.com. All-ages show.

SOCIAL ARSONIST The Chilean metal band kick off their Burning Ground Mini Tour, with special guests Beneath the Throne and Johnny and the Tit Whistles. 8pm at Funky Winker Beans. Cover $10. PERNELL REICHERT BAND Three-piece folk-country band performs. 8:30pm at Wolf and Hound (3617 West Broadway). No cover. ADRIAN GLYNN Vancouver singer-songwriter performs songs from his second solo record, morelightthannolight. 8pm at The Emerald. Tickets $12 at EventBrite.ca

COMEDY DANNY BHOY Gemini-nominated “Commonwealth Comedian” – as seen on Live at the Apollo,The Late Show with David Letterman and the one-hour Comedy Central special Subject to Change – brings his stand-up to town. 6pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $45.50 at TicketFly.com. All-ages show. CASEY CORBIN Just for Laughs regular – with appearances on MTV, Bite TV, SiriusXM Radio – performs his stand-up act with opening sets from Tamer Kattan and Charlie Demers. 8:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

SUNFLOWER BEAN New York City rockers on tour in support of their full-length debut release, Human Ceremony, with special guests the Lemon Twigs and Did You Die. 7pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $12 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW Rock ’n’ roll duo return to Vancouver in support of their latest release, Bad News Boys, with special guests Paint Fumes and Jock Tears. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $18 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

THEATRE/DANCE MAMAHOOD: TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE Nicolle Nattarass wrote and performs in this tale of a first-time parent’s descent into motherhood as she travels to an alternate time and place, Planet Mamahood. 8pm at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at FirehallArtsCentre.ca. Runs until Oct. 29 SUITCASE STORIES In this onewoman show, survival turns into a journey of self-discovery as Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada. 8pm at Pacific Theatre. Tickets at PacificTheatre.org. Runs until Nov. 12

The King Khan & BBQ Show, Oct. 28

Sa/29 K. Flay, Oct. 29

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BOY & BEAR Australian rock band swing through town in support of their latest release, Limit of Love, with special guest Cobi. 6pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.com

THE FLICK A sideways look into the lives of young people navigating their place in the world, set in a run-down movie theatre where three underpaid ushers are willing to do anything to keep the endangered local landmark running. 7:30pm at Granville Island Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Final performance.

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER Indie folk-roots act from North Carolina led by MC Taylor, on tour in support of Heart Like a Levee. 7pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $20 at LiveNation.com K. FLAY LA-based hip-hop artist comes north to share tracks from her latest EP, Crush Me, with special guests Nightly and Layne. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca LA FEMME French surf-pop band cross the pond to play an early show in support of their second studio album, Mystére. 7pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca THE PASSING OF THE YEAR Choral ensemble Phoenix Chamber Choir kick off their season with an extended composition for double choir and piano. 7:30pm at Ryerson United Church. Tickets $30 at PhoenixChoir.ca

COMEDY KATHLEEN MCGEE Vancouver stand-up and podcaster brings her unapologetically dark and sassy sense of humour to the stage, with an opening set from Ryan Paterson. 7pm & 9:30pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

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FIGHT NIGHT Looking south and feeling frustrated? This timely and immersive exploration into the intricacies and traps of voting systems is an interactive experience, where the outcome of the show is your decision. 2pm & 8pm at Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets at TheCultch.com. Final performance. WICKED CREATURES A Stranger Things-inspired Halloween spectacular with big hair, meddling kids and creatures from the wicked unknown. 8pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets at EventBrite.ca. Final performance. THREE STORIES UP Part radio play, part film noir, in which a female cop tries to solve the murder of her husband. Performed in complete darkness for the theatrically adventurous. 8pm at 805 East Pender (meeting spot; location TBA). Tickets at TheatreWire.com. Runs until Oct. 31.

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A TRIO OF TRIOS The extraordinary musicians of the VSO step into an intimate setting to perform some of the greatest chamber music by American, Argentine and Austrian composers. 2pm at Pyatt Hall. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca

NIK TURNER’S HAWKWIND Former member of space-rock pioneers Hawkwind, with special guests Hedersleben and Twin River. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $18 at Red Cat, Highilfe, Zulu and TicketFly.com

POST MALONE American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist plays tunes from his debut album, Stoney, with special guests Jazz Cartier and Larry June. 7pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $36.50+ at TicketFly.com

COMEDY THE SUNDAY SERVICE The award-winning improv comedy troupe bring their high-energy commitment to comedy with a little slapstick shtick, carrying the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip where scenes barrel into tangents and stories smash together. 9pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $7 at the door.

THEATRE/DANCE SULTANS OF THE STREET A Carousel for Young People production about the courage and tenacity of children living in the face of adversity on the streets of Kolkata, India. 2pm at Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at CarouselTheatre. ca. Runs until Nov. 13. BAKERSFIELD MIST A comedy about discovering art in unexpected places, set in a trailer park in Bakersfield, California, where Maude – totally broke and on the wrong side of 50 – stumbles across a long-lost painting by the renowned Jackson Pollock. Or is it? 2pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub. com. Runs until Nov. 20.

BUCKCHERRY LA-based hard-rock outfit performs a Halloween show with special guest the Wild. 9pm at Venue. Tickets $32 at Red Cat, Zulu and BPLive.ca HARPDOG BROWN Canadian blues singer and musician plays in support of his album, Travelin’ with the Blues. 9pm at Ivanhoe Pub.

COMEDY STACKED COMEDY Don’t want to go buck-wild on Halloween but still want to have something to report when your co-workers ask what you got up to? Come down for some of the city’s best comedians, featuring headliner Harris Anderson. 9pm at Yagger’s Kitsilano. Cover is $5. HALLOWE’EN THRILLER FLASH MOB Ready to break a Guinness world record? Join the world’s largest Zombie Dance flash mob, set to the sound of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” 6pm at a location to be disclosed; register at EventBrite.ca. Free to participate.

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EVENTS DIWALI FEST Dance, music, storytelling and more at this annual South Asian arts and culture festival. Oct. 11-Nov. 30 at various venues. Details at DiwaliFest.ca

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MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA Europe-residing American expatriates – widely considered to be pioneers of electronic improvisation – take to the stage with a post-concert talkback. 8pm at Western Front. Tickets $21 at MyShopify.com. All-ages show.

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PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT Former bassist for Joy Division and New Order tours with his new band in support of their latest album, So This is Permanence. 8pm at Venue. Tickets $28 at Red Cat, Zulu and BPLive.ca

HANNAH GEORGAS Hometown singer-songwriter performs in support of her fourth studio album, For Evelyn, with special guests Louise Burns and the Darcys. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $25 at LiveNation.com

NIYKEE HEATON American R&B and hip-hop singer-songwriter brings the Centerfold Tour to town. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $25 at TicketWeb.ca

DEEP CEDAR Alberta folk-rockers tour in support of new album Loons, with special guest No Mothers. 7pm at Café deux Soleils. Cover $5-$10. All-ages show.

NICOLAS JAAR ChileanAmerican composer, producer and recording artist returns to Vancouver in support of Sirens. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $35 at Ticketmaster.ca

DANIELA ANDRADE Toronto acoustic singer-songwriter plays tunes from her latest release, Shore, with special guest Tim Atlas. 7pm at Rio Theatre. Tickets $25 at LiveNation.com

CL South Korean singer, songwriter and rapper brings the Hello Bitches World Tour to town in support of her EP, Lifted. 7:30pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $99.50 at TicketFly.com. All-ages show.

MARIZA The queen of Portuguese fado returns to Vancouver in support of her latest album, Mundo. 8pm at Chan Centre. Tickets $62 at ChanCentre.com

COMEDY DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS IMPROV SHOW The hit improv show that started in New York City has arrived in Vancouver with a cast of our city’s top improvisers. 7:30pm at XY. Cover $5 and a secret to share.

THEATRE/DANCE THE ELEPHANT WRESTLER This story of a poor Indian tea seller as he attempts to solve the interwoven mysteries of true love, tragedy and joy explores the contradictions of modern India. 8pm at Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets at TheCultch.com. Runs until Nov. 5.

WET Indie-pop outfit from Brooklyn play tunes from their debut album, Don’t You, with special guest Demo Taped. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets at Red Cat Records and Ticketmaster.ca

COMEDY DYLAN MORAN Irish comedian, writer and actor brings his Off the Hook tour to town. 7:30pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $40 at TicketFly.com. All-ages show.

THEATRE/DANCE THE PIANIST: A CONCERT CATASTROPHE Classical clowning mixes with contemporary circus in this production centred on, in, under and around the grand piano, with a character at the peak of high-society entertainment as he glides through life without a foot out of step. 7pm at York Theatre. Tickets at TheCultch.com. Runs until Nov. 6.

DUOTANG Reunited two-piece mod/power-pop band from Winnipeg appear in support of their fourth album, New Occupation, with special guest Uptights. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at TicketFly.com KILLER DWARFS Heavy metal rockers from Oshawa play an early show, with special guest Whisky River Gun Club. 8pm at Red Room Ultra Bar. Tickets $20 at TicketZone.com or $25 at the door. GALACTIC PEGASUS Vancouver metal band share the stage with special guests Shark Infested Daughters, Corvus the Crow, and the Waning Light. 9pm at Funky Winker Beans. Cover is $10.

COMEDY IAN BAGG Top-five finisher on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and star of his one-hour special, Ian Bagg: Getting to F**king Know You, takes to the stage for the first of three evening performances. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $18 at PayPal.com

THEATRE/DANCE BALLET BC Resident choreographer Cayetano Soto launches the season with four works displaying a unique range of creativity and originality. 8pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at BalletBC.com. Runs until Nov. 5. EMPIRE OF THE SON Returning after a sold-out first run, Testuro Shigematsu’s story of two generations of CBC broadcasters and the radio silence between them is an intimate look at Shigematsu’s relationship with his father, separated by language, culture and history. 8pm at Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets at TheCultch. com. Runs until Nov. 13.

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There is no word for “wild” in the Tahltan language – so how do you define terrain that other cultures consider wild? Or, as Oscar Dennis of the Tahltan Nation asks in the first minute of KONEL!NE: our land beautiful, “How do you have an up if you don’t have a down?” Who better to explore this question than a filmmaker whose last name happens to be Wild? Vancouver filmmaker Nettie Wild – whose previous documentaries include FIX: The Story of an Addicted City and A Place Called Chiapas – sought to showcase the landscape and people of British Columbia’s northwest in

KONEL!NE: our land beautiful, a feature-length film that won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary at HotDocs earlier this year. In October, it had its hometown premiere at the 35th Vancouver International Film Festival, where Wild was awarded Women in Film & Television’s Artistic Merit Award. Beginning Oct. 28, KONEL!NE: our land beautiful will enjoy an extended run at Vancity Theatre, before two screenings at the Rio Theatre in late November. KONEL!NE – pronounced Koh-nah-lee-nah – translates to “our land beautiful” in the Tahltan language. Much of the action of the film is centered in Red Chris, BC, where Imperial Metals’ open-pit copper mine has divided the local Tahltan community. In 2015, elders from the Tahltan First Nation set up a blockade to protest the design of the tailing dam – a blockade that Wild features in the film. In an era when agency and stewardship over this land and its resources is the subject of lawsuits, blockades,

Nettie Wild’s documentary, KONELĪNE: our land beautiful, screens Oct. 28 to Nov. 10 at Vancity Theatre. Contributed photo and protests, KONEL!NE: our land beautiful attempts to present the issues swirling around the land without taking a side, says Wild in a recent interview. “For myself, as an artist and just as a human being, I’ve become weary of ﬁlms that tell you what to think,” she says. Any discussion about the north seems to

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devolve into a “big, polarized rhetorical debate. It’s really loud, and I’m not sure that a whole lot of people are listening anymore. And that led me to go, as a southerner, as an outsider, as much as I love this place, what is it that I can bring? And the answer was art.” Thus, Wild and her small crew took an artfocused approach to making KONEL!NE: our land beautiful. They filmed it as if they were shooting a dramatic feature (“When we were filming, we had a saying that if it looks like a beautiful BC postcard, we’d cut, and if it look likes an abstract oil, we’d roll. We wanted to film the familiar in an unfamiliar way”), and endeavored “to find the poetry in every single person in front of our lens, no matter what they did.” They show a team of goldseekers as they examine core samples extracted from the frozen ground. They show power lines being installed, and First Nations families fishing and hunting. They include stories from people

REVIEW // JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK

Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders Directed by Edward Zwick In Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Tom Cruise returns as an ex-military investigator and, yes, he spends a lot of time running around like no one else can. Picking up four years after the ﬁrst installment, Reacher is now attempting to clear the name of his friend, Army major Susan Turner (Smulders), who has been accused of treason. Sensing something is awry, he goes on a mission

who welcome industry, and people who abhor it. “My assumption is that there is poetry in a diamond driller, there is poetry in a guy who is putting in the northwest transmission line, there is poetry in a family fishing on a river, and in a hunt,” says Wild. Like poetry, KONEL!NE: our land beautiful is sometimes uncomfortable, but it’s also free of polemics. “Good poetry has tension, it’s gnarly sometimes, and it has contradictions,” says Wild. “Most importantly, we were looking for the relationship between those people and the land.” Making her art in the north was challenging; Wild had a tough time convincing people to appear on camera. “The people who got into the film were the people who said yes instead of no, and let me tell you, there were a lot of people who said no,” chuckles Wild. “To assure a mining executive, ‘Oh, don’t worry, we’re just making art’ – it doesn’t fly. One of the guys said to me, ‘You’re not trying to set us up, are you?’ There’s this huge skepticism

to prove the head of his old unit is innocent while uncovering a government conspiracy involving the death of two US soldiers and a private security contractor. In an attempt to add some depth to the lead character, our intrepid hero must also aid a teen on the run (Danika Yarosh) who may be connected to Reacher’s past. Much of this sequel’s action, though mostly wellstaged, is fairly middling. At 54, Cruise still proves a formidable physical star, and Smulders takes command with many of the sequences, acting not as a simple sidekick but an equal player. In fact,

of cameras with many people in the north; they worry that you’re out to hang them out to dry.” For Wild, the stakes are high: sustainability and dependence on fossil fuels are issues that aren’t going away. “I feel that we’re all facing this mutual, very big project of creating a sustainable world, and it’s going to have to involve a conversation that has all of the players at the table, and right now, I’m ﬁnding the rhetoric to be dangerous. I think it’s polarizing people,” says Wild. Wild hopes that KONEL!NE: our land beautiful will give audiences pause to consider opposing points of view. “I want my audience to go to those contradictions, and do it through art,” says Wild. “In terms of the big picture politically, art has a huge role to play.” W KONELĪNE: our land beautiful screens Oct. 28-Nov. 10 at Vancity Theatre, and Nov. 20 and 24 at the Rio Theatre.

an emphasis on strong female characters permeates the ﬂick. There’s also something methodically refreshing about Never Go Back’s plot. The somewhat straightforward story doesn’t rely on tiresome twists but does contain plenty of mystery-thriller tropes; this works to both help the movie and slightly hinder it. In the end, Jack Reacher’s second big-screen adventure is silly and formulaic, but manages to stay aﬂoat thanks to Cruise’s stoic paternal performance and a genuinely engaging climax during Halloween in New Orleans. –Thor Diakow

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Vancouver audiences last encountered Spanish choreographer Cayetano Soto in 2015 aboard the undulating, sculptural voyage that is Twenty Eight ThousandWaves. With that piece, through moody lighting and endlessly shifting pas de deux, Soto evoked a ship being rocked by an ocean that both helped and hindered its passage. Now Ballet BC’s resident choreographer launches the 2016/17 season with Program 1, four works that take you on an entirely different journey – an exploration through passage of time and the evolution of his artistic vision, starting with the world premiere of a piece he calls Beginning After. “The work is very simple in its structure,” the former dancer explains by phone, fresh off the plane from Barcelona. “My sense is the people can see that, here at Ballet BC, we have dancers that are soloists. So I wanted to use the company as a soloist. Every dancer. I didn’t want to make any group sections.” According to Soto, Beginning After questions the truth of memory. For example, in one vignette, dancer Andrew Bartee can be seen performing a beautiful, minimalist sequence of movements until the lighting fades. When the lights come up again, however, Bartee is still dancing the same movements, leaving the audience to wonder if what they just saw was real or a memory, and how the memory makes them feel. “You’re questioning already what you saw,” Soto

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Choreographer Cayetano Soto in rehearsal at Ballet BC. Michael Slobodian photo explains. “Was it the same thing?” Not to be outdone, the evening then shifts to the Canadian debut of Fugaz, a piece Ballet BC artistic director Emily Molnar apparently knew she had to have within the ﬁrst few minutes of seeing it. All four works in Program 1 are very personal, Soto says, but Fugaz is especially so, as it was the last piece he created while still a dancer for Ballet Theatre Munich, and it came to pass just as his father was dying of cancer. “It’s one of the ballets that’s been [staged] so many times and so many companies have interpreted it, but we decided we have to put it in because it’s a birthing point for me,” Soto says. “Fugaz comes from the word for shooting star, […] and it was a very personal work because it was the last work I created while I was still a dancer for the company. I was 29 years old. It was a commission from the company and I had decided already that I would start freelancing and I would stop dancing.”

The piece is about people who are diagnosed with cancer: those who survive and those who do not. Unfortunately, Soto’s father passed away before he could see the piece. “There were many things that were important and shifting for me at that moment: stopping [dancing], losing somebody, and the piece reﬂects all this.” Further along, we’ll also see the Canadian premiere of Sortijas, a dark, lush, music-forward duet tackling relationships and fate that Soto created for Ballet Hispanico in 2013, followed by the evening’s ﬁnal new work, Schachmatt (Checkmate), based on his acclaimed 2015 piece Conrazoncorazon, a madcap ensemble piece that reportedly had audiences laughing out loud this past summer at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. “I just decided to make [Conrazoncorazon] bigger here. It will have more sections,” Soto says. “And for me it is like a game, because sometimes the head and the heart are not together. In the end, which one is the

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LGBTQ Monthly Events November 2016 November is that month between holidays, but we can’t avoid our first mention of the “C” word as the Stanley Park Christmas Train rolls into service on the 28th. But before then, there are lots of events to enjoy in our community. That annual institution, the Prairie Fairies Fowl Supper takes place for the last time on Saturday, November 5th. If you haven’t witnessed this spectacle in the last 16 years, then get along this year. Take lots of change with you. You’ll regret it if you don’t! For the oenophiles among us, check out Stack the Rack, a benefit for Qmunity on November 29th. The perfect way to prepare for the Holiday season. Details of all the selected events in the coming month are shown on the right. If you have an event to be featured then add it to our website at www. LOUDbusiness.com. LOUD Business (formerly the GLBA) is a not-forprofit association founded on our three pillars: Networking, Community and Philanthropy. Check us out at www. LOUDbusiness.com, join us at one of our events. Come out and be LOUD!

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Netﬂix’s The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is our favourite story about a cult survivor since Katie Holmes’s divorce. It’s funny, sweet and positive, with great characters and fabulous clothes. Kimmy’s wardrobe is as joyful as her personality: bright colours, clashed with gay abandon, and quirky prints.We love that it gives the lie to the notion that redheads have to stick to a boring palette of autumn colours and the occasional moss green. Here’s how to get the look.

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Kimmy wears plenty of dresses.The rule: Shapes are feminine, not drapey or baggy. Think nipped-in waists and sheaths, and necklines are never low.This frock from Paul & Joe has a cute cat print, too. $383 at Nordstrom, Shop.nordstrom.com Clockwise from left: Style rules are made to be broken on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. (Eric Liebowitz photo) Get Kimmy’s look with the Dooney & Bourke Hallie crossbody flap bag, Paul & Joe’s cat print frock and a Zara short tapestry skirt. Contributed photos print, the better – we’ve seen Kimmy in shirts with bees and French motifs, a dress adorned with hearts, and umpteen ﬂoral numbers. To prevent things from

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Time to throw out all those old aphorisms like “Blue and green should never be seen” and “Pink and blue will never do.” Kimmy mixes and

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The nexus of Kingsway and Fraser has, in recent years, become home to some of Vancouver’s best-loved restaurants, cafés and retail hot spots.Tucked into the heart of the city’s most happening little neighbourhood, Bloom Room Botanical Gallery offers creative plant and ﬂower de-

signs to complement modern décor. Here, we chat with owner Sarah Spencer Tannahill about the inspirations behind her designs and how she turned a personal passion into a ﬂourishing career.

How did you get started in the floral and plant industry, and what led you to where you are now? I have a ﬁne-art background and somehow ended up working in the corporate world for about 15 years too long. I was offered a working apprentice-

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Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny I invite you to fantasize about what your four greatgrandmothers and four great-grandfathers may have been doing on November 1, 1930. What? You have no idea how to begin? You don’t even know their names? If that’s the case, I hope you’ll remedy your ignorance. Your ability to create the future you want requires you to learn more about where and whom you came from. Halloween costume suggestion: your most interesting ancestor.

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Why are there not more solutions for a woman’s low sex drive? Sex with Mish Way

@MyszkaWay In a recent US survey of 2,501 women, researchers found that while the majority of participants agreed that sex is an important part of their life and relationships, nearly 50 per cent admitted that low sexual desire was putting their relationship at risk. The survey included non-menopausal women, aged 21 to 49, of varying backgrounds to “bring them in line with their actual proportions in the population.” Seven per cent identified as lesbian or bisexual. The findings included: ~ | z { z | { v drive is lower than in the past ~ | z x z | low sexual desire could have a big impact on their well-being p ~ | z z z w sexual desire can put a strain on their relationship q ~ | z zz to having “mercy sex” with their partner when they were not in the mood ~ | z x z | needs to be a more honest, open discussion about women’s low sex drives Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) is defined as constant, repeated problems with sexual response, orgasm, pain or desire. The most common form of FSD is low libido that causes distress or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), which impacts four million women in the US. HSDD is a recognized medical condition that affects women who are generally otherwise healthy. The condition is thought to be caused by an imbalance in the brain of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine.

“A woman’s level of sexual desire can be caused by a number of things, including certain medications, underlying medical conditions, menopause, relationship issues, et cetera,” Dr. Leah Millheiser, a gynecologist and female sexuality expert at Stanford University, told me. “However, HSDD is when a woman is in a healthy relationship, she’s attracted to her partner, is otherwise healthy, but feels a persistent, chronic lack of desire that causes her personal distress. “HSDD is not caused by a medical or psychiatric condition or a medication, and doesn’t improve with tropical vacations, flowers or date nights. It’s a persistent, chronic lack of desire likely caused by an imbalance in the chemicals in her brain.” However, there have been connections made between clinical depression and HSDD. A diminished sex drive is often overlooked as a symptom of clinical depression, and these two problems can eat their own tail. “When individuals are depressed, a loss of sex drive is a symptom,” Dr. Debra Laino, a sexologist in Wilmington, Delaware, said in an interview with EverydayHealth. com. “Other times, loss of sex drive can lead to depression. It can go either way.” Physicians tend to treat depression first and then deal with HSDD. Antidepressants or SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor) medications are known to reduce sexual desire. Many women are quick to blame sexism or the maledominated medical field for the absence of a female Viagra, but it’s not the patriarchy. It’s biology. A while back, I spoke with Dr. Jen Berman, a Los Angeles-based urologist who works closely

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with cannabis-focused healthand-wellness brand Foria to create products for female intimacy and pain relief. I asked her why it’s so hard to create an FDA-approved drug that helps women with low sex drive. “The approval of drugs for women is lagging far behind that of men,” she admits. “[But] the causes are not so much that [the medical community] is discriminatory against women.There is actually a higher degree of caution with women due to reproductive health and safety concerns.” To help educate women about female sexual dysfunction, the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA) teamed up with leading experts in women’s sexual health (with support from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.) to launch the informational hub FindMySpark.com. The site is in its infancy, but is a useful place for women to go for help. “Find My Spark is a great first step for women who have sexual concerns to get more information on female sexual dysfunction and tips on how to initiate that conversation with their healthcare provider, as well as their partner,” says Dr. Millheiser. “Sexual dysfunction isn’t always easy to talk about, and women often feel alone. I wanted to get involved in this project to tell women that they are not alone. I want to empower women to become educated and start the conversation with their healthcare providers to find the appropriate solution to their sexual difficulties.” W

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At any one time, over two million frozen human embryos are stored in tissue banks throughout Europe and North America. When the time is right, their owners retrieve them and bring them to term. That’s the first scenario I invite you to use as a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks. Here’s a second scenario: Scotch whisky is a potent mindaltering substance. Any particular batch must mature for at least three years and may be distilled numerous times. There are currently 20 million barrels of the stuff mellowing in Scottish warehouses. And what do these two scenarios have to do with you? It’s time to tap into resources you’ve been saving in reserve – that haven’t been ripe or ready until now. Halloween costume suggestions: a woman who’s nine months pregnant; a blooming rose or sunflower; ripe fruit.

To create a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, a winemaker needs about 700 grapes. Compare this process with rain-making. When water vapour that’s high in the sky becomes dense enough, it condenses into tiny pearls of liquid called cloud droplets. If the humidity rises even further, a million of these babies might band together to form a single raindrop that falls to Earth. And what does this have to do with your life? I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will have both an affinity and a skill for processes that resemble wine-making and rain-making. You’ll need a lot of raw material and energetic effort to produce a relatively small marvel – but that’s exactly as it should be. Halloween costume suggestion: a raindrop or a bottle of wine.

Some Brazilians eat the heads of piranhas in the belief they’re aphrodisiacs. In Zimbabwe, women may make strategic use of baboon urine to enhance their allure. The scientific name for Columbia’s leafcutter ant is hormiga culona, translated as “fat-assed ant”; ingesting the roasted bodies of these critters is thought to boost sexual desire. Since you’re in a phase when tapping in to your deepest erotic longings will be healthy and educational, you may want to adopt elements of the aforementioned love drugs to create your Halloween costume. Here are other exotic aphrodisiacs from around the world that you might be inspired by: asparagus, green M&Ms, raw oysters, wild orchids, horny goat weed.

Do you know how to repair a broken zipper or patch a hole in your bicycle tire? Are you familiar with the art of caulking a bathtub or creating a successful budget? Can you compose a graceful thank-you note, cook a hearty soup from scratch, or overcome your pride so as to reconcile with an ally after an argument? These are the kinds of tasks I trust you will focus on in the coming weeks. It’s time to be very practical and concrete. Halloween costume suggestion: Mr. or Ms. Fix-It.

In the film Terminator 2, Arnold Schwarzenegger played a benevolent android who travelled here from the future. As a strong, silent action hero, he didn’t need to say much. In fact, he earned $30,000 for every word he uttered. I’m hoping your speech will pack a comparable punch in the coming days. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your persuasiveness should be at a peak. You’ll have an exceptional ability to say what you mean and mean what you say. Use this superpower with flair and precision! Halloween costume suggestion: ancient Greek orator Demosthenes; Martin Luther King Jr.; Virginia Woolf; Sojourner Truth; rapper MC Lyte, Winston Churchill.

It’s the prosperity-building phase of your cycle. Let’s celebrate! Let’s brainstorm! Are there rituals you can create to stimulate the financial lobes of your imagination, thereby expediting your cash flow? Here are a few ideas: 1. Glue a photo of yourself on a $20 bill. 2. Make a wealth shrine in your home. Stock it with symbols of specific thrills you can buy for yourself when you have more money. 3. Halloween costume suggestions: a giant bar of gold, a banker carrying a briefcase full of big bills, Tony Stark, Lady Mary Crawley, Jay Gatsby, Lara Croft, the Yoruban wealth goddess Ajé.

During this Halloween season, you have cosmic permission to be a bigger, bolder, extra-beguiling version of yourself. I trust you will express your deep beauty with precise brilliance and imagine your future with superb panache and wander wherever the hell you feel like wandering. It’s time to be stronger than your fears and wilder than your trivial sins. Halloween costume suggestion: the superhero version of yourself.

I won’t offer you the cliché “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Instead, I’ll provide alternatives. How about this, from the video game Portal: “When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! Say, ‘I don’t want your damn lemons!’” Or you could try this version, from my friend Barney: “When life gives you lemons, draw faces on them like Tom Hanks did on his volleyball in the movie Cast Away, and engage them in sexy philosophical conversation.” Or consider this Brazilian proverb: “When life gives you lemons, make caipirinhas.” (Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail.) Suggestion: Play around with these themes to create your Halloween costume.

All of us are creators and destroyers. It’s fun and healthy to add fresh elements to our lives, but it’s also crucial to dispose of things that hurt and distort us. Even your body is a hotbed of both activities, constantly killing off old cells and generating new ones. But in my understanding, you are now in a phase when there’s far more creation than destruction. Enjoy the exalted buzz! Halloween costume suggestions: a creator god or goddess, like the Greeks’ Gaia or Prometheus; Rainbow-Snake from the Australian Aborigines; Unkulunkulu from the Zulus; or Coyote, Raven, or Spider Grandmother from indigenous North American tribes.

In 1938, a chef named Ruth Wakefield dreamed up a brilliant invention: chocolate chip cookies. She sold her recipe to the Nestlé company in return for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Maybe she was happy with that arrangement, but I think she cheated herself. And so I offer her action as an example of what you should NOT do. During the next 10 months, I expect you will come up with many useful innovations and intriguing departures from the way things have always been done. Make sure you get full value in return for your gifts! Halloween costume ideas: Thomas Edison, Marie Curry, Hedy Lamarr, Leonardo da Vinci, Temple Grandin, George Washington Carver, Mark Zuckerberg.

Speaking on behalf of the cosmic powers, I authorize you to escape dull realities and go rambling through the frontier. Feel free to fantasize twice as hard and wild as you normally do. Avoid literalists and realists who think you should be more like them. This is not a time to fuss over exacting details, but rather to soar above the sober nonsense and see as far as you can. You have permission to exult in the joys of wise innocence. Halloween costume suggestions: bohemian poet, mad scientist, carefree genius, brazen explorer. W

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2/4.00 B.C. Grown Organic Table Carrots from Fountainview Farm 907g bag

B.C. Grown Organic Red, Yellow and Orange Peppers from Origin Organics 10.98kg

48.48kg

21.99lb

assorted varieties

assorted sizes • product of Vancouver

SAVE

38%

5.99 to 7.99

Green & Black’s Organic Chocolate Bars

assorted varieties 100g product of EU

30% 3/9.99 Hardbite Root Chips (Parsnip, Beet & Carrot) assorted varieties

SAVE

150g • product of BC

22%

3.49

Blue Monkey Coconut Water with or without pulp 520ml +deposit +eco fee product of Thailand

SAVE

1.79

assorted varieties

While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.

assorted sizes • product of USA

SAVE

34%

3.49

Kicking Horse Organic Fair Trade Ground Coffee

Mighty Leaf Tea

assorted varieties

15 sachets • product of USA

SAVE

7.99

SAVE

50%

25%

Natur-A Non Dairy Beverages

3/6.00 946 ml

UP TO

43% 2.49 3 pack

3.69 to 3.99

SAVE

UP TO

37%

Assorted Varieties Assorted Sizes

.99 to 2.29

Regular Retail Price

New Roots Ultra B-Complex

18.99 90 Capsules 35.99 180 Capsules

UP TO

26.99 90 Capsules 49.99 180 Capsules

300g product of USA

43% 4.99

2.49 to 10.99 Sauce 4.99 to 5.99 Miso

UP TO

Halloween Mummy Cookies package of 2 or Halloween Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

Regular Retail Price

Dr. Bronners Non GMO Organic Castile Soap Assorted Varieties

5.49

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Complimentary Skin Analysis with Viva Organic Skincare

Enjoy a complimentary skin analysis while shopping at the Burnaby Crest .

944ml

To register call the number listed or visit your Wellness Department.

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3.49 to 4.99

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25% off

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BAKERY

1 dozen • product of Fraser Valley, BC

product of BC/Japan

16.99

3/7.98

Maple Hill Free Range Organic Large Eggs

assorted varieties assorted sizes

30%

6.49 each

650g product of Delta, BC

SAVE

Assorted Sizes

20% off

assorted varieties

assorted sizes product of Vancouver

SAVE

Choices’ Own Turkey, Ham or Roast Beef Sandwiches

Earthbound Farm Organic Frozen Fruit

assorted varieties

36%

4.99 6.69 to 15.99 Granola

32%

AOR Ortho Sleep or Ortho Adapt

Bio-K + Probiotics

regular retail price

Crisps

SAVE

3.79 to 9.99

Sunrise and Mandarin Tofu

SAVE

2.00 off

8.99

Olympic Natural Yogurt

113g product of USA

UP TO

Baked in store 375g

assorted sizes product of Vancouver

26%

Eden Organic Pumpkin Seeds, Pistachios and Dried Tart Cherries

SAVE

284g product of Canada

Turkey, Veggie or Beef Lasagna

assorted varieties

product of Canada

SAVE

assorted varieties

NEW AND DELICOUS DELICIOUS

Terra Breads Pecan Fruit Crisps and Granola

assorted varieties

WELLNESS

100mg

assorted sizes

4.98lb

Amano Miso and Sauces

Popcorn Indiana Popcorn

50mg

assorted varieties

DELI

Rocky Mountain Frozen Flatbread Pizza

36%

Maple Lodge Farms Oven Roasted Chicken Shingles

Halibut Fillets

GROCERY

SAVE

13.99lb

3.99lb

1.98 each

3.98

value pack

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