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STREET SMARTS

Re:“Rant/Rave,” Dec.22, 2016

To Anonymous, who stopped to talk to homeless people on Granville.You are a kind soul, but having been on the streets myself I can tell you most of those people are not there because of societal neglect, but because they have made bad decisions or have bad habits.The tearful story you got from the guy who said he’d lost his Fort Mac job and had a sick daughter was possibly genu-

ine, but more likely he saw you as a mark for a sob story, channeling Bob Cratchit from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.Trying to get a fat $20 from you, which within the hour would have been shot into his veins, hopefully without the accompaniment of fentanyl. Anyone who lost a job at Fort Mac would have been eligible for months of EI benefits – more than enough time to find other employment. Perhaps not as lucrative, but even flipping burgers or washing dishes has

got to be better than begging on Granville. Even binning is better. Dry your eyes, Anonymous, and console yourself with the thought that you did one smart thing that day -you decided against inviting that con to your house. Don’t ever. –Scrooge

NEW YEAR’S NICETIES

I’d like to thank some people out there this time of year. I’d like to thank the driver who stopped and assisted an older lady to get up a slippery hill this week;

I’d like to thank the driver who gave me time to cross the road without riding one metre behind my heels; thanks to the neighbours and businesses who cleaned their sidewalks recently. One way to increase your business? Make it safe to enter! Genius! Thanks to the pedestrians for not talking on your cell phones when crossing a street or giving me the finger when I honk (just once) to suggest you move a bit faster due to oncoming traffic.Thank you to the random people who smile at others. Also, thank you to the people at Main and Hastings; when I sometimes drop off food, you are always appreciative.

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A banner year for local cultural milestones Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown

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Happy New Year! As you likely know, Canada celebrates its 150th birthday this year. What you might not be aware of are several other significant anniversaries and birthdays that are occurring during 2017 in our city and its surrounding area.

STANLEY PARK BE-IN

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the hazy Summer of Love.That means it’s also the GoldenYear for the first-ever Human Be-In, which occurred on March 26, 1967. About 1,000 hippies gathered in Ceperley Meadow, in Stanley Park, to enjoy music by Country Joe & the Fish and other assorted acts booked by local impresario Jerry Kruz. Kruz promises the Be-In will be back in the park this summer for the big 5-0, details pending.

UNDER THE VOLCANO

The world-famous book

by British literary titan (and infamous drunkard) Malcolm Lowry turns 70 in 2017.

While the novel – cited as the 11th best of the 20th century

by Modern Library – is set in Mexico, it was completed while Lowry and his wife, Margerie Bonner, were infamously living in a waterfront squatter’s shack in what is now Cates Park in North Vancouver.When the shack caught fire in 1944, Lowry’s wife braved the flames to save the manuscript, but all of Lowry’s other works were lost.

In 1947, the book was published.Ten years later, Lowry was dead “by misadventure.”

His legacy on our shores lives on:The Malcolm Lowry Trail can be found in the eastern

Stanley Park’s Be-In Music Festival, circa 1967. Contributed end of Cates Park. No word on any official recognition of the book’s anniversary, or if the long-running Under the Volcano music festival, held in the park during the 1990s, will be resurrected.

THE REAL MCKENZIES

Who would ever have guessed that the drunken lark started in 1992 by local Scottish-Canadian musician Paul McKenzie would make it to the 25-year mark?

That’s right: 2017 notches a quarter-century for the pioneering bagpipe-blaring Celtic punkers. Over that time, the McKenzies have released 12 albums, racked up countless world tours, had a book written about them (the outrageous Under the Kilt by Chris Walter) and seen dozens upon dozens of sporran-sporting musicians stumble through their ranks.

Their 25th-anniversary album, Two DevilsWill Talk, will be out this spring. See the local legends live at the Rickshaw on March 4.

VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL

Lordy, lordy, look who’s 40! While our venerable folk festival actually held its firstever gathering (in the rain

in Stanley Park) in 1978, the way counting works, this summer’s edition is the 40th.

Years ago, the fest made the wise decision to relocate to the world-class Jericho Beach Park, and has never looked back. Discounted early bird tickets for the 40th-birthday edition (July 14-16) are already on sale. See you there!

NARDWUAR THE HUMAN SERVIETTE RADIO SHOW

Thanks to his incredible catalogue of online video interviews with everyone from Snoop Dogg to Justin Trudeau, Nardwuar is a genuine YouTube star and a Vancouver treasure. Before the internet, the manic journalist had a long career on MuchMusic, but no matter what he’s been doing elsewhere, the Nard has steadfastly hosted his own radio show – a mix of interviews, music and live call-ins – every Friday at 3:30pm on UBC’s CiTR Radio (101.9 FM).

In 2017, he celebrates the incredible milestone of 30 years of weekly broadcasts.

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Students of the TCSBC Tamil school performing at a Kalai Vizha event in November at the Scottish Centre in Vancouver. Bala Yogesh photo

Cultural Society connects Tamils with their heritage BALA YOGESH @yo_bala

The Tamil population in Vancouver may be small, but its cultural impact can be felt across the city. From temples and restaurants to festivals like Bogi and Kaanum Pongal, there are myriad ways to interact with and celebrate the Tamil culture in Vancouver.There is arguably no better time to experience it, however, than the month of January, which was declared Tamil Heritage Month by the Canadian House of Commons this past October.

The timeframe for the celebrations coincides with ‘Thai Pongal’, a four-day harvest festival for Tamils that is held during this period.

Over 74 million people in the world can speak Tamil, with most of them residing in the southern parts of India and northern parts of Sri Lanka. Nearly 200,000 people speak Tamil in Canada, with an estimated 10 per cent of them living in BC. Jayakumar Rathinavelu,

president of the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCSBC), said the society will be holding a cultural event on January 7 at the Scottish Cultural Centre to celebrate the government recognition and to connect with the Tamil diaspora and other communities.

“Tamils always give importance to ‘Isai Nadagam,’ which means literature, music and drama,” Rathinavelu said. “Our programme will be based on that and there will be speeches by scholars. Basically, this will give exposure of Tamil culture and language to people of different ages.”

TCSBC runs two weekend schools, one of them in Vancouver and the other in Surrey, to promote Tamil culture and language. For 2016, the schools had 80 students registered at different age groups. TCSBC also holds a variety of events every two months to promote the culture.

Rathinavelu explained that

the language and the culture can get lost when one is away from home or moves to a different country.

“There is no more teaching or spreading to the younger ones. The efforts that we make in BC through Thamil Cultural Society of BC really helps in giving good exposures to youngsters,” he said.

Balaji Dasarathan, assistant secretary of TCSBC, said that having the heritage month allows people from other communities to take note of the language, which dates back 2,000 years and has native speakers in over 25 countries worldwide, adding that it’s important for them to preserve the history of the language.

“It’s not just the language, it is a culture,” said Dasarathan said. “People from Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and Singapore speak Tamil and in fact in Singapore, it is one of the official languages.

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CITY SHORTS // SNOW PATROL

The city is taking court action against 36 property owners who have not cleared their properties of snow and ice and issued more than 1,700 warning notices to others.

The city announcedTuesday that it will begin issuing tickets, which begin at $250 each, to property owners who fail to keep sidewalks clear.

Commercial property owners, which have been the most defiant, will be the primary target.

“I just want to emphasize we try not to go right to enforcement,” said Jerry Dobrovolny, the city’s general manager of engineering, as he explained the city’s so-called

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“snow fight” plan. “We try to emphasize that we want to encourage people to clear their walk, give them notices to do that, give them warnings and largely that’s the case.”

At a news conferenceTuesday near the heavily-salted back steps of city hall, Dobrovolny acknowledged the city -- which has already spent $2.5 million on snow removal -- still had some work to do in clearing its own properties of snow and ice.

“The rules apply to the city as well as to the public and to businesses,” he said. “We are working hard with our partners both at the school board, at parks board and our civic properties to clear all the sites.

Dan Toulgoet photo We will clear all of our sites.”

All property owners and landlords are responsible for clearing snow and ice from sidewalks that surround their property by 10 a.m. the morning after a snowfall.

In a prolonged period of snow and freezing temperatures, which has occurred this winter, the city will issue first

and second notifications to those who don’t clear their sidewalks.The next step could be prosecution or have the city clear the sidewalk and charge the property owner for the work.

To date, the city has received more than 1,800 complaints related to snow and ice through its 311 phone line and theVanConnect smart phone app. Staff has cleared more than 1,300 of the complaints.

“Typically, we don’t go in and clear the neighbourhood residential streets because there’s so many more of them [than main roads],” Dobrovolny said. “And, typically, the weather breaks.”

With the cold spell continuing this week and snow in the forecast, the city has redeployed more than 260 workers from areas such as construction to assist with snow removal, including salting, sanding and plowing alleys to ensure recycling and garbage trucks can access recycling bins and garbage cans.

That effort has seen the city use more than 7,000 tonnes of salt, about seven times what was used in recent years.

Dobrovolny said the city is well stocked with salt and will provide the ice-melting mineral to residents, if they can’t find any in stores.

StartingWednesday, free salt will be available at 10 fire-

halls around the city. A maximum of one bucket is allowed, with the city encouraging donations to local charities.

Residents should bring their own buckets and shovels.The halls’ locations can be viewed on the city’s website.

All that snow and ice has meant more work for the city’s volunteer corps and its “snow angel” program, which has received 320 requests from people who are unable to clear their sidewalks.

“This winter is not typical,” said Dobrovolny, noting Vancouver went 1,000 days without snow before the white stuff came down this winter. –Mike Howell, Vancouver Courier

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Left: Idris Elba stars in the long-awaited ‘Dark Tower’ adaptation, based on the popular Stephen King novels. Columbia Pictures (Sony) photo. Middle: The feisty Lego animators are back at it again with ‘The Lego Batman Movie’. Warner Brothers photo. Right: Gal Gadot graces the silver screen alongside an impressive cast in ‘Wonder Woman’. Warner Brothers photo

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THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

Starring Will Arnett, Ralph Fiennes Directed by Chris McKay Following the massive global success of 2014’s The Lego Movie – which featured a scene-stealing Caped Crusader – it was inevitable we would eventually get The Lego Batman Movie. Batman (Arnett) is struggling with his own loneliness, until he adopts a young boy who is destined to become his sidekick. With a solid cast including Michael Cera (Robin), Zach Galifianakis (The Joker), Mariah Carey (Mayor McCaskill), Rosario Dawson (Batgirl), and Ralph Fiennes as the stalwart butler Alfred, this family-friendly flick promises amazing vocal talents, top-notch animation, elaborate action sequences, and some well-pointed jabs at the franchise that should satisfy kids and adults alike.

Release Date: Feb. 10

LOGAN

Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart Directed by James Mangold Taking a page from the massive success of 2016’s Deadpool, Hugh Jackman’s ninth and final kick at the can as the mutton-chopped mutant will be an adult-driven, R-rated Logan. Intended to be the 10th installment in the X-Men film series and

the third solo film, the story is set in a bleak future where mutants are nearly wiped out, and follows an aged Wolverine as he tries to protect a young girl with similar powers. Inspired by the ‘Old Man Logan’ comic storyline that saw Boyd Holbrook and Richard E. Grant playing villains, Logan will hopefully provide a cinematic swan song befitting of the iconic fan-favourite character.

Release Date: Mar. 3

• GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 • SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING • THOR: RAGNAROK

2017 is sure to be a banner year for Marvel Studios with two sequels and a reboot on the way. Director James Gunn and the rest of the cast return for Guardians of the GalaxyVol. 2 (May 5), as the gang must unravel the mystery of Peter Quill’s (Chris Pratt) true parentage.

We’ll be getting yet another web-slinging adventure on July 7 with Tom Holland’s solo feature debut in SpiderMan: Homecoming, with hot commodity Michael Keaton portraying the antagonistic Vulture and Robert Downey Jr. providing comic relief.

Finally, the god of thunder (Chris Hemsworth’s third standalone movie) teams up with the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to protect his home world in Thor: Ragnarok (Nov. 3) with Taika Waititi at the helm. Let’s be totally honest, you’re gonna see at least one of them.

ALIEN: COVENANT

Starring Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender Directed by Ridley Scott Following 2012’s ambi-

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tious but flawed prequel Prometheus, Ridley Scott returns to the 38-year-old Alien franchise and the terrifying universe that launched his career. This time around, the crew of the spaceship Covenant discovers a seemingly utopian world; however, its sole inhabitant – an android named David (Fassbender reprising his role) – carries a dire warning. Many supporters of the franchise were turned off by some of the hackneyed writing and religious allegory found in Prometheus, but early indications suggest Covenant could provide another Hitchcockian space thriller, more akin to the original with its ‘truckers in space’ motif and female lead (Waterston) reminiscent of Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley character from the previous films.

Release Date: May 19

WONDER WOMAN

Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine Directed by Patty Jenkins Forget next year’s crowded Justice League flick, because all eyes are on WonderWoman as she finally graces the big screen to wield the golden lasso in her very own standalone flick. The plot sees Amazonian warrior Diana Prince (Gadot) leave the island of Themyscira in an attempt to end World War I. After the bitter disappointment of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, eyes are keenly fixed on this movie to see if Warner/DC can establish a truly credible superhero series to rival the likes of Disney/ Marvel. An impressive cast (Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston), dazzling visuals, an old school vibe and

emphasis on butt-kicking give this upcoming comicbook adaptation a genuine sense of hope for fans.

Release Date: June 2

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES

Starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson Directed by Matt Reeves Since the release of 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes and 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the franchise has never been so revered or perhaps relevant. In the third installment of the (locally shot) rebooted sci-fi saga, the apes and humanity are at war as Caesar (Serkis) is drawn into battle with a ruthless colonel (Harrelson).

It’s still early to make a call but, judging from its predecessors, this movie promises bar-raising motion capture technology and state-of-theart visual effects mixed with thought-provoking themes, convincing performances, and a downright chilling premise. The end result will surely be a far cry from the visual of Charlton Heston screaming on a beach in a loincloth.

Release Date: July 14

DUNKIRK

Starring Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy Directed by Christopher Nolan Filmmaker Christopher Nolan (of The Dark Knight trilogy and Interstellar fame) is never one to shy away from ambitious projects.

The acclaimed director gets historical with the story of the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, where civilian ships helped evacuate over 300,000 men from France as Allied forces began to withdraw in

the Second World War. Nolan has never actually been nominated for an Academy Award for directing but that could all change soon. Shot on IMAX 65mm film and featuring a strong ensemble cast, Dunkirk is sure to deliver a gripping dose of historical drama, intensely realistic battle scenes, a signature aesthetic and some largerthan-life production design.

Release Date: July 21

THE DARK TOWER

Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey Directed by Nikolaj Arcel The long-awaited big screen version of Stephen King’s dystopian sci-fi/fantasy novels – stuck in development hell for years with various directors, including JJ Abrams, jumping on and off the project – finally comes to fruition this year.

A young boy is transported to another dimension called Mid-World, where he aids a gunslinger named Roland (Elba) on a dangerous quest to the enigmatic Dark Tower as they’re pursued by a malevolent sorcerer known as The Man in Black (McConaughey). Described by many avid readers as “unfilmable”, the production team’s biggest challenge will be to streamline a complex series while offering a satisfying adaptation for extremely devoted fans.

Release Date: July 28

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford Directed by Denis Villeneuve The buzz surrounding the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 cyberpunk classic is palpable. French Canadian director Denis Villeneuve

(Arrival) takes the helm along with lead star and fellow Canuck, Ryan Gosling; Harrison Ford (reprising his role from the first one); original writer Hampton Fancher; composer Johan Johansson; and veteran cinematographer Roger Deakins.

Few details are known about the plot at this time but the main story focuses on an LAPD blade runner (Gosling) on a mission to find Deckard (Ford), who has been missing for 30 years, and prevent a major catastrophe. Blade Runner 2049 looks great on paper; the true test will be whether the film will be a worthy companion to its predecessor.

Release Date: Oct. 6

STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII

Starring Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley Directed by Rian Johnson Still untitled as of press time, EpisodeVIII will hopefully answer many lingering questions from the box office juggernaut that was The Force Awakens. Questions like: ‘Who are Rey’s parents?’, ‘Will Kylo Ren stay on the Dark Side?’ and ‘Will Mark Hamill actually get some dialogue?’. The stillsecretive plot involves Rey (Ridley) teaming up with Luke Skywalker (Hamill) to continue her epic journey.

With auteur director Rian Johnson (Looper) behind the camera and cast additions including Laura Dern, Kelly Marie Tran, and Benicio Del Toro, the next installment in the beloved space-opera saga will hopefully dispense with the abundance of fan service and take the series in a bold new direction.

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Sounds of 2017

The albums our music critics can’t wait to hear

has been delayed until spring.

The album is out digitally Jan. 27.) –MichaelWhite

CLOUD NOTHINGS

LifeWithout Sound (Carpark/ Wichita Recordings) On his band’s early releases, Cloud Nothings main-man Dylan Baldi dabbled in perky pop-punk and discordant alt-rock. On 2014’s Here and Nowhere Else, he got the balance exactly right, with harsh arrangements that culminate in cathartic, euphoric crescendos. Now, Baldi and co. are back with their fourth album (not including a disappointing collaboration with Wavves in 2015). Baldi released a statement describing LifeWithout Sound as “my version of new age music. It’s supposed to be inspiring.” Lead single “Modern Act” makes good on this promise: It sounds like the crunchy, guitar-driven powerpop that Cloud Nothings do best, but with the usual angst toned down and replaced by mature self-reflection.The chorus’s admission of “I am alive, but all alone” is a perfect blend of salty and sweet, making this album a must-hear for indie-rock lovers. (Out Jan. 27) –Alex Hudson

FANCEY

Love Mirage (Stoner Disco) While bandmates AC Newman, Neko Case and Dan Bejar have drawn worldwide acclaim for their respective solo work, the New Pornographers’ unassuming guitarist,Todd Fancey, seemingly retired his eponymous sideline after the albums Fancey (2004) and Schmancey (2007), and the EP Magical Summer (2005), arrived and departed with little notice. (This was nothing to do with their content; the now-defunct labels that released the records didn’t so much promote them as push them out of the nest without a parachute.) After a decade’s absence, the Fancey project returns this month with an album that, like its predecessors, combines virtually every golden sound of 1960s and ’70s AM-pop radio, with the new addition of disco beats and a Steely Dan-like air of sonic spotlessness. Hear a preview track, “Baby Sunshine,” at Vimeo.com. (Note: Due to a last-minute production snag, the vinyl pressing

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TOMMY GENESIS

WorldVision 2 (Awful Records) It’s been a crazy couple of years since Vancouver rapper Tommy Genesis snuck off of Soundcloud to deliver World Vision through Atlanta’s Awful Records. She’s moved from Mount Pleasant to Los Angeles, undertaken a number of tours around North America and Europe, been embraced by small blogs and The Guardian alike, and moved into a modelling side-gig that’s included billboards as part of Calvin Klein’s #mycalvins campaign.

Genesis has been teasing WorldVision 2 for some time now, not to mention a third chapter in her mixtape series.

Though there’s no word yet on when the self-described “fetish rapper” will actually drop these things, here’s hoping her coolly delivered mix of sex-positive wordplay and conceptual beats get here sooner than later. A homecoming show would be great, too, but there’s a lot more of the globe that needs to experience Tommy G. (Release date TBD) –Gregory Adams

JAPANDROIDS

Near to theWild Heart of Life (Anti-/Arts & Crafts) With the possible exception of Destroyer, Japandroids are Vancouver’s most beloved indie-rock export of the decade, which is why their absence over the past few years has been so acutely felt. After 2012’s glorious Celebration Rock, the duo of Brian King and David Prowse more or less disappeared; prior to embarking on a short tour this past fall, they hadn’t so much as posted a social-media update since 2013.The guys have promised that Near to the Wild Heart of Life features an overhauled instrumental palette that includes synths and acoustic guitars.That said, the album’s title track (which is also its lead single) sounds like another of the band’s classic fist-pumping anthems, full of thundering drums, giant-sized guitar distortion and seize-the-day lyrics.

Honestly, I’m not too fussed about whether this is a radical reinvention or simply more of the same – I’m excited either way. (Out Jan. 27) –AH

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MODEST MOUSE

Whabever (label TBD) Isaac Brock seems like the kind of person you wouldn’t want to be alone with. His cock-eyed, manic expression while singing spastically performed songs recalls someone who may have just had his first ayahauscainduced breakthrough – it’s both inspiring and jarring. It’s the same quality that makes Modest Mouse’s music so damn interesting. Just when you think you’re being lulled into a predictable southern ballad punctuated by jangling spurs (“Cowboy Dan” from The Lonesome CrowdedWest, anyone?), you’re hit with a raucous turn. So it comes as no surprise that the Modest Mouse front man has said his band’s upcoming release – their seventh full-length – will “be as dumb as fucking possible.” Brock is no stranger to keeping people on their toes: Aside from reports that exNirvana bassist Krist Novoselic will appear on the album (possibly titled Whabever), Modest Mouse have given us no inkling as to what to expect on this 2017 release – only that it’s on its way. (Release date TBD) – Kristi Alexandra

PISSED JEANS

Why Love Now (Sub Pop) Four years on from Honeys, their last batch of self-deprecatingly-delivered noise-punk, Pennsylvania quartet Pissed Jeans seem ready to deliver something especially bitter. Just so we’re clear, the tracklisting possesses feel-bad titles includ-

ing “Love Without Emotion,” “Not Even Married,” and the mundane objectifying of “Have You Ever Been Furniture.” While, in the past, the band have howled like the bastard child of Black Flag and the Jesus Lizard, Why Love Now’s first tease, “The Bar is Low,” is an unsettlingly straightforward hard-rock stomp. Matt Korvette’s sneer has transformed into a cutrate, quasi-melodic Lemmy Kilmister wheeze, while the guitars fritz out like an AC/ DC D-side. Considering the bleak line of humour Pissed Jeans have been pushing since 2004, the mediocrity seems menacingly self-aware, and damned if it’s not hard to cast your attention onto a train wreck – there’s just something that draws us toward the ugly. That said, taking a peek at the full-band promo shot that graces the album cover reveals that Korvette’s got abs for days.

(Out Feb. 24) –GA

SAM PHILLIPS

World on Sticks (self-released) The California singersongwriter best known for composing Gilmore Girls’ signature “La-la-la” soundtrack is, unbeknownst to many, a

veteran artist who has been producing some the most unusual yet consistently engaging music in the pop realm for almost 30 years.

Since becoming independent at the beginning of the decade, her music has acquired a freedom of expression that evinces someone in full command of her territory, variously beautiful and strange, hilarious and profound. Following up the career high-water mark of 2013’s Push Any Button, this summer brings World on Sticks, an album Phillips says is her first to deeply address the political and social frictions of her homeland – an inevitable response to the flabbergasting events of the past year. Four tracks were made available late last year as part of the download-only EP, Human Contact is Never Easy; hear them on iTunes or her Bandcamp page, SamPhillips1.Bandcamp.com.

(Release date TBD) –MW

morose, minimalist self-titled debut and 2012’s followup, Coexist, with little sonic change between the two.The result is two beautiful, moody electro-pop records with recognizability – the familiar elements being the exchanges between Jamie xx’s narrative verses and Romy Madley Croft’s crooning replies over a simple electronica framework.

I SeeYou, however, seems to be driving in an upward direction.The band has teased several songs from the album, including the danceable synth-carried “On Hold.” It holds fast to the sound fans have grown to love: velvety, meek vocals soaked in melancholy, splashed with slow synth lines and minimalist beats, and there’s an evident ’80s influence that recalls the Cure.The verdict? We can’t wait. (Out Jan. 13) –KA W

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A Brew Horizon: The most anticipated breweries of 2017 and owners are hopeful the city will approve their application for a lounge licence (Maple Ridge city council shot down Ridge Brewing’s application in 2015).While the brewery isn’t open yet, Silver Valley has been busy collaborating with Maple Meadows Brewing, where its Mocha Stout is currently on tap.

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@TheGrowlerBC If you thought the craft beer revolution was slowing down, well, how wrong you are!

Every corner of this province is experiencing a beer boom, and we, the thirsty public, are the beneficiaries.

The forecast for 2017 sees breweries popping up all over BC, with a number of areas becoming beer destinations in their own right. Nelson, despite a population of less than 10,000 people, will boast four breweries within walking distance once Backroads Brewing opens. It joins Torchlight Brewing,The Savoy Brewery, and the iconic Nelson Brewing Co., which will be opening a tasting lounge of its own in 2017.

The Mid-Island region, with the pending opening of Twin City Brewing in Port Alberni and Mount Arrowsmith Brewing in Parksville, will soon be home to 11 breweries stretching from Nanaimo to Campbell River.

Northern BC is another area of growth, with close to

SOOKE BREWING

Left: Andina Brewing will be bringing Colombian-inspired beers to Powell Street. Jonny Healy photo. Right: Veteran brewer David Woodward is set to open the Mount Arrowsmith Brewing Co. in Parksville on Vancouver Island. Contributed photo half a dozen breweries strung along Highway 16.

Here are some of the new breweries (in no particular order, that we think are going to do some amazing things in 2017.

ANDINA BREWING

Vancouver Projected opening: February 2017

After numerous setbacks, brothers Nicolas and Andres Amaya are hoping to bring the flavours of their homeland – Colombia – to the Vancouver craft beer scene.

This long-awaited and long-stalled project is set to open on Powell Street in February after construction delays, permit issues and an unexpected water upgrade

have delayed the opening by more than eight months.

The owners are optimistic that they’ve cleared the last of the hurdles, which is great news because I can’t wait to see what Colombian-inspired craft beer tastes like!

ANGRY HEN BREWING

Kalso Projected opening: Mid-2017 Former Steamworks and Big Ridge Brewpub brewer Shirley Warne is behind this brewery in the tiny hamlet of Kaslo on Kootenay Lake. Kaslo village council approved Angry Hen’s development permit in November, and the owners of the brewery are hoping to be operational by mid-2017.

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New Westminster Projected opening: Mid-2017 There was a time when Sapperton was the brewing capital of BC, but since the Labatt brewery closed in 2005, there’s been sad lack of beer in an area now known as “The Brewery District”. Alex Jopson and Clete Hanson are hoping to change that and are planning to open Another Beer Co. just a few blocks away from where the historic brewery used to stand (it’s a Save-On-Foods now).They are working towards a midyear opening.

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Nelson Projected opening: February 2017 Former Nelson Brewing brewmaster Mike Kelly will be at the helm of this West Kootenay Brewery. Owner Brent Malysh says he expects to open shop on Nelson’s Baker Street by late February, making Backroads the fourth brewery to call the Queen City home. In addition to its regular roster of IPAs, porters, pilsners and pale ales, Back-

roads will be rotating one-off specialty brews and cask beers.

BACKCOUNTRY BREWING

Squamish Projected opening: March 2017 Brewer/co-owner John Folinsbee, formerly of Steamworks, is returning to his hometown to open the SeaTo-Sky’s latest craft brewery.

There’s a definite mountain theme to this brewery, which is designed to look like a rustic ski cabin. Backcountry’s five co-owners will all be handling the day-to-day operations of the brewery, so this is a true labour of love. Expect lots of hop-forward beers, including dry-hopped pilsners, juicy East Coast-style IPAs and West Coast pale ales. Not surprising given that coowner Ben Reeder also owns Maple Bay Hop Farm on Vancouver Island.

MOUNT ARROWSMITH BREWING COMPANY

Parksville Projected opening: Late spring 2017 Local boy David Woodward (formerly of Tofino Brewing, Axe and Barrel Brewing and The Whistler BrewHouse) is returning home and is bringing his 15+ years of brewing experience with him.

The focus will be on “crisp and tasteful West Coast and British-inspired beers,” with much of the ingredients being sourced locally.Yet another fantastic reason to visit the Mid-Island.

SILVER VALLEY BREWING

Maple Ridge Projected opening: Early 2017 Silver Valley Brewing is hoping to become downtown Maple Ridge’s third craft brewery, alongside Maple Meadows and Ridge Brewing.

A 1,600-sq.-ft. tasting room and brewery is in the works,

Sooke Projected opening: Summer 2017 Not to be confused with Sooke Oceanside Brewing, Sooke Brewing will be located in the South Island hamlet’s “downtown”, in a stunning 3,500-sq.-ft., purpose-built brewery. The tasting room will have a lounge endorsement, making it one of the few breweries in the region to offer pints on site. No word yet on who the brewmaster will be, but I’ve been assured that he is an “award-winning BC brewer” by co-owner Yari Nielsen.

Collaborations are already being planned with nearby Tugwell Meadery and Sheringham Distillery. Neilsen says Sooke Brewing hopes to use local products and ingredients whenever possible.

TRENCH BREWING AND DISTILLING

Prince George Projected opening: Late spring 2017 Trench will be offering spirits as well as craft beer when it opens its doors this spring, and promises to “have something for everyone”, with styles that are “diverse, clean and inspired by flavors native to the North.”

Co-owners Jesse Hoefels and Craig Schwenning will be handling brewing duties.The long time homebrewers both recently trained in the Czech Republic to enhance their knowledge, and plan to offer pilsners and lagers “brewed in the traditional Czech brewing method.”

TWIN CITY BREWING

Port Alberni Projected opening: February 2017 Port Alberni’s first craft brewery will be offering “approachable versions of both European and North American styles with an emphasis on using local ingredients and providing an awesome learning experience with every visit,” according to owner/brewer Aaron Colyn. Colyn was a pre-med student who decided to forego grad school and come home and brew beer instead, “starting with nothing but passion and a not-entirely-useless degree in microbiology.” He’s hoping the Lucky Lager-loving locals are ready for craft beer, and his successful crowdsourcing campaign to help raise the money for the brewery’s pilot system proves he may be right. W

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Be ahead of the curve Holiday hangover: Eat your way back to health Anya Levykh with 2017 wine trends Nosh Michaela Morris By the Bottle @MichaelaWine

Whenever I’m able to pull my nose out of my own glass, I’m curious about what everyone else is drinking. And there’s no better person to ask in BC than Barbara Philip, a Master of Wine and the category manager for European wines at BC Liquor Stores. Philip keeps a close eye on the stats and has a knack for making them exciting. She provided me with a snapshot of sales (by value) in BC Liquor Stores from April to November 2016 – those with steady growth will surely be filling glasses in 2017. My recommendations combine following fashion with bucking the trends.

ROSÉ

This is one craze that shows no signs of waning. Despite a less-than-stellar summer, rosé sales were up 15 per cent in 2016 over 2015. Surely sales spiked on the warmest days, but the sustained growth year-round suggests it’s no longer taboo to drink pink after Labour Day. 2015 Domaine L’Ostal Cazes Rosé • IGP Pays d’Oc, France • $14.99 (BC Liquor Stores) France tops the rosé charts at a whopping 50 per cent increase; as well, three of the 10 top-selling French wines are rosé.With its pale-pink hue, L’Ostal Cazes clocks in at number six of all French wines. Gorgeous scents of thyme blossom and dried lavender, and flavours of fresh strawberries and raspberries, make it so appropriate with a garlicky fish soup.

SPARKLING WINE

Bubble is another hot category, with Champagne and Prosecco battling it out for top dog.The former currently has the edge, boasting almost $7 million in sales (up 17.5 per cent) versus Prosecco, which clocks in just under $6.9 million (up 16 per cent). Cheers to both, and kudos to Prosecco for being the catalyst for making sparkling wine an everyday drink.

Villa Conchi Brut Selección Cava • Spain • $15.99 (BC Liquor Stores) If you have Champagne tastes but a Prosecco budget, my answer is Cava.Though

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less complex and racy than Champagne,Villa Conchi is characterful and affordable, with subtle toasty notes and lots of pear, red apple and lemon flavours.

BC RIESLING

Our local wines aren’t just a trend; they’re a going concern. Although Merlot is the most planted grape, the latest acreage report (2014) showed Riesling to be on the rise, with plantings up 16.3 per cent since 2011. It’s also one of the varieties that’s constantly trotted out when we’re showing off our wines abroad.

2015 Wild Goose, Riesling • Okanagan Valley, BC VQA • $15.99 (BC Liquor Stores) I never run out of recommendations for BC Riesling.

In the spirit of post-holiday austerity, this is the perfect time to include this,Wild Goose’s subtly sweet yet vibrant (and well-priced) gem.

CHILE

At 20 per cent, Chile gets the prize for the country showing the most growth.

This is driven by cheap and cheerful labels, often in large-format bottles and bag-in-box.

Cono Sur Viognier is Chile’s top-selling wine and, at $9.99, is one of the best budget whites out there. Keep buying it – but don’t forget Chile when you’re looking to spend a bit more, too.There is value to be had at all prices.

2013 Koyle Royale Carmenere • Alto Colchagua, Chile • $28.99 (BC Liquor Stores) This Carmenere packs in tobacco, blackcurrant, black pepper, toast and dark chocolate with lots of ripe, chewy tannin.The perfect winter red for a braised-beef stew.

REGIONAL AUSTRALIA

With sales in decline (-5.3 per cent), Australia appears to be the anti-trend. However, more than one local importer has suggested peeling back the layers.While generic critter labels and wines of that ilk fall out of favour, there is small but promising growth for Australia’s premium offerings. If you want to be ahead of the curve, now is the time to start exploring Australia’s regionally distinct wines.

2008 Bellwether Cabernet Sauvignon • Coonawarra, Australia • $38.99 (BC Liquor Stores) Cab fans should definitely turn their attention to South Australia’s Coonawarra region. In this full but well-balanced beauty, classic eucalyptus and cassis meet developing savoury nuances of black tea and cedar.

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get a shout-out at the brandnew Arbor, little sister to the Acorn. Some fried items – like broccoli popcorn and artichoke nuggets ($8 each) – might not be the healthiest items (albeit tasty), but there’s no arguing with the vegan pulled-jackfruit steam buns ($9) stuffed with shitakes and barbecued jackfruit, or marinated tofu salad rolls ($8) with Thai basil, crispy yam, vermicelli and tamaricashew sauce. TheArborRestaurant.ca

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The holiday season, in all its gluttonous and bacchanalian glory, has come to a close.

(Praise be!) We’ve toasted the start of a new year and the much-anticipated end of what will surely come to be known in the history books as theYear that Killed Almost Every Good Person and Ideal We Ever Had.We’ve eaten our weight in turkey, mashed everything, fried foods, chocolate and latkes.We’ve drunk our way through more bubbly, beer and craft spirits than were thought to exist. In short, we’re now fatter, happier (hopefully), and slightly more mentally fortified to take on what is sure to be a newsworthy year.

Meanwhile, our bodies are still a bit lethargic comatose and our brains a bit befuddled.With school and work itching to make us miserable again, the only recourse is to eat foods that will give us energy and the will to live another day. (And maybe go easy on our much-abused livers.)

To that end, here are a few places where eating out will not add to your already high cholesterol count or brandnew muffin top.

FIELD & SOCIAL

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@FoodGirlFriday The 39th Vancouver International Wine Festival returns Feb. 11-19, at the Vancouver Convention Centre and other venues around Metro Vancouver, for eight days of tastings, dinners, galas, seminars and more. In honour of our nation’s 150th birthday this year, Canada

SMAK FAST FOOD

Yes, a burger can be healthy. The Arbor/Facebook photo bringing up again. This is a lovely salad purveyor that creates a seasonal list of healthy bowls filled with beauty, like the Persian Herb Salad ($12) with various herbs and lettuces, shallots, tomato, cucumber, radish, walnuts, black-sesame feta, and a side of sangak, a lovely, chewy Persian flatbread. Another excellent choice is the Farmer’s Crop ($11); warm potato, arugula, seared Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, shallot and a softboiled egg make for a hearty yet healthy meal, especially when paired with toasted rye bread.You can also add on items like a ramen egg, mixed veggies, smoked tofu and various proteins for an additional charge (and for extra padding against the cold). FieldAndSocial.com has been chosen as the theme country, with 76 wineries from BC, Ontario and Nova Scotia participating.

Tickets for all public events go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 9:30am. VanWineFest.ca Railtown Café’s new, second location (at 968 Howe; two more are on the way) is now open, offering signature sandwiches, a build-your-own salad bar, pastries, and licensed seating for 45. RailtownCafe.ca

RAILTOWN CAFÉ

The popular café and catering company just opened a second location on Howe, and it features an epic build-your-own salad bar that includes greens, grains, pickled and fresh veggies, seeds, nuts, dried fruits, and crispy things like bacon and squash chips. Plus, there are a handful of cheeses, about a dozen dressings, and optional additional proteins. At $10 all-inclusive (apart from the optional proteins), you can create a salad that will fill you up without filling you out. Plus, their sandwiches will trick you into thinking they’re less healthy than they really are, which is always appreciated. RailtownCafe.ca

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Vegetarian and vegan eats

A new juice spot and health-focused café is coming to Strathcona. Roots + Fruits Café will be opening soon at 848 Powell. In addition to cold-pressed juices, there will be “mylk” beverages – like matcha cashew and chai-spiced cashew – to accompany the plant-based menu. RootsAndFruits.ca Fife Bakery has opened its doors at 64 E. 3rd. The bakery focuses on naturally fermented breads, and ap-

Healthy fast food might seem like an oxymoron, but thanks to SMAK, it’s now a reality. The menu is entirely gluten-free, and everything from the takeout containers to the ingredients are sustainable and fair trade.

The sausage breakfast sandwich ($6.65) is made with multi-seed bread, organic free-range eggs, onion jam, and organic, house-made pork sausage. For something more substantial, the veggie hash ($8.95) is a bowlful of roasted Portobello mushrooms, tomato and spinach, with that lovely onion jam and scrambled eggs over a thick bed of potatoes. This is also one of the few places in the city offering gluten-free oatmeal. SmakFastFood.com Anya Levykh is a food, drink and travel writer who covers all things ingestible. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @foodgirlfriday. W proximately 95 per cent of its ingredients come from BC (with the remainder sourced from elsewhere in Canada).

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VAN ISLE ICED TEA This drink – created by Robyn Gray and Brad Stanton, head bartenders at Prohibition in the Rosewood Hotel Georgia – taps into several of 2017’s cocktail trends: infusions, new white spirits, and mixing multiple spirits together.

Note that you can purchase jars of hibiscus flowers in syrup at stores like Gourmet Warehouse, or make your own using the recipe online at Westender.com.

@TheAlchemistBC Well, thank goodness that’s over. This past year was enough to drive a person to drink. Luckily, the city’s best bartenders know just what we’re craving right now and in the year ahead. Here are the top five cocktail trends they say we’ll be enjoying in 2017. Cheers!

1. We’ll be savouring the complex – and, as of this month, legal in BC – flavours of infusions, tinctures and aged cocktails.

Ingredients: 2 oz (60 mL) Van Isle spirit pre-mix (see recipe below) 1 oz (30 mL) hibiscus syrup, purchased or homemade (see recipe online) ½ oz (15 mL) lemon juice ½ oz (15 mL) Fernet-Branca 2 oz (60 mL) soda water Garnish: candied hibiscus flower

JS Dupuis, beverage director, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar: “With the recent changes to our liquor laws, I think we’re at a turning point in restaurant and bar culture in Vancouver. We can do things with cocktails now that no longer require a wink and a secret handshake, which is going to give the cocktail scene a big push in 2017.”

Dave Warren, bar manager, the Salted Vine Kitchen + Bar (Squamish): “2017 will bring a resurgence of complex and daring infusions and housemade tinctures.”

Katie Ingram, head bartender, L’Abattoir: “I also think we’re going to see a lot more barrel-aging here in Vancouver.”

Stir spirit pre-mix, syrup, lemon juice and FernetBranca together with ice

Sabrine Dahliwal, bar manager, UVA Wine & Cocktail Bar: “Cocktail programs will be able to create even more unique flavour profiles using different ingredients, such as teas, herbs and spices. It’s exciting to see what new combinations people will develop.”

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Fat Mao Noodles: “Anyone can swap an ingredient in a classic, but layering spirits with herbs and spices provides a whole new palate of versatility and flavour.”

head bartender, Mamie Taylor’s: “This could just be called bartending, and I know that the Long Island Iced Tea looms over this prediction.”

2. We’ll be mixing multiple spirits together.

3. We’ll be sipping bright new white spirits.

Brad Stanton, head bartender, Prohibition: “We’re talking about cocktails that use a combination of base spirits, sometimes infusing one or more with other ingredients – for instance, bourbon and vanillainfused rum. We’ll see more of these drinks because Vancouver drinkers are sophisticated and not necessarily confined to a particular base spirit when choosing which cocktail to drink.”

Ryley Zucca, bar manager, La Mezcaleria: “I think we’ll be seeing a rise in cocktails featuring spirits people are not as widely familiar with, like akvavit, pisco and, of course, mezcal.”

Ron Oliver, co-owner and

Max Borrowman, bar manager, Juniper Kitchen + Bar: “Akvavit is going to explode I currently have so many people asking me to make akvavit cocktails. We’re getting amazing akvavits, absinthes and white whis-

kies coming out of our local distilleries.”

JS Dupuis: “I’m also hoping to see fun things with cachaça, for no other reason than it’s an awesome spirit. “ 4. We’ll be here for the beer.

Max Borrowman: “Lately, I’ve started noticing a lot of truly unique beers coming out of the Vancouver beer scene. This will only continue to the point that no two beers will be remotely the same, and that will give mixologists a lot more to play with when it comes to cocktails.”

Ron Oliver: “I think bartenders will begin to use the best ingredients in their creations, even if they’re not

cubes in a Collins glass.

Top with soda and stir gently. Add a little crushed ice on top and garnish with a candied hibiscus flower.

Serves 1.

VAN ISLE SPIRIT PRE-MIX

Combine 1 cup (250 mL) each of Gosling’s Black Seal rum, mezcal (preferably Los Siete Misterios DobaYej) and bourbon (preferably Wild Turkey) in a large bowl, drink dispenser or pitcher. Stir in 7-8 tsp (35-40 mL) black-tea leaves (or the contents of seven black-tea bags) and let stand, covered, for 24 hours. Fine-strain mixture into a clean glass bottle.

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grown or made in the same area code as the bar they work in. They will, however, continue to drink beer from local breweries after their shifts are over.”

5. We’ll work low-proof cocktails and aperitifs into our healthy lifestyles.

Katie Ingram: “Aperitif cocktails and aperitif bars were huge in the U.S. last year and are slowly making their way up to Canada, so I expect we’ll be seeing more amaros, low-octane cocktails and delicately bitter drinks.”

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How movie style will affect our wardrobes in 2017 Aileen Lalor Style File @AileenLalor

Last year’s Oscar winners didn’t have much to offer the average woman’s wardrobe. (The Revenant, and Room didn’t exactly inspire in terms of style.) But the tail end of 2016 has seen a trio of classy movies with strong female characters that have equally strong fashion sense. Here’s what we’re predicting will be influencing your shopping lists in 2017.

JACKIE

We haven’t seen much from Natalie Portman in the last couple of years, but she’s back – and how – in an Oscar-tipped performance as Jackie Kennedy.

Costume designer Madeline Fontaine was responsible for creating the looks for the movie, and she turned to Chanel, as well as vintage and antique shops. Jackie’s look is probably a little too formal and structured for most modern Vancouverites, but we can

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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

We prefer the plot of Amy Adams’ other likely Oscar contender, Arrival, but wardrobe-wise, there’s no contest. In Tom Ford’s psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals, she plays LA art dealer Susan Morrow. Her style is sexy, rich, and high maintenance: perfectly groomed hair and makeup, monochromatic clothes, and the occasional statement accessory. The piece that everyone’s talking about? Her heavy-framed Céline glasses, which will have as much impact on spectacle style as the Tom Ford ones Colin Firth sported in A Single Man. Pictured: Amy Adams as Susan Morrow in Noctur-

nal Animals, complete with Céline specs (on the desk to the right of laptop). Image: Merrick Morton/Focus Features. Get the look: Rayon blouse, $88, Oak and Fort and Oakandfort. ca. Derek Cardigan 7003 glasses, $50, Clearly.ca.

LA LA LAND

It’s set in the present day, but this musical hearkens back to old Hollywood in both story and aesthetic.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling tap dance and waltz their way through modern LA in the loveliest costumes: wing-tipped shoes for him; flowing vintage dresses for her. Her marigold-yellow frock is a standout and the colour is bang on trend for Spring/ Summer 2017. We love how it’s paired with black-andwhite Oxfords.

Pictured: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling have sparkling chemistry and perfect style in La La Land.

Image: Dale Robinette/ Summit Entertainment.

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WHAT’S ON THURSDAY, JAN. 5 MUSIC Fireworks Bernstein’s Candide, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks play starring roles under the direction of conductor William Rowson; hosted by Christopher Gaze with EnChor.

2pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca Midge Ure Scottish singersongwriter-musician and producer (formerly of Ultravox) hits the stage with special guests Art d’Ecco. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $22.50 at Red Cat, Highlife, Neptoon, Zulu and TicketFly.com

COMEDY Michael Kosta LA comedian from the Midwest, with appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and star of his own Comedy Central special, with opening sets from DJ Sandhu and Patrick Maliha. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE And Bella Sang With Us It’s 1912 and Constables Harris and Miller, two of Vancouver’s first women police officers, arrive in the Downtown Eastside, where they run smack into societal and family pressures, and political corruption.

8pm at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at FirehallArtsCentre.ca. Runs until Jan. 14.

FRIDAY, JAN. 6 MUSIC Ellis Hall The Georgia vocalist and instrumentalist channels the soul greats in a concert featuring classics from Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Ray Charles and more. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca The Whiskeydicks Celtic Gypsy punk rockers bring their fiery fiddle licks, bombastic trumpet and vivacious drumbeats to voice the stories of good times. 8pm at Dubh Linn Gate.

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Milk Crate Bandits The duo of trumpeter Kayden Gorden and Jack Ray on banjo perform two sets, one of classic ’20s jazz and one of new, original compositions from the forthcoming EP, The Neighbourhood. 9pm at The Main (4210 Main). Admission free.

THEATRE/DANCE This is Our Youth A funny, painful and compassionate snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood, following 48 hours in the lives of three lost young souls in the big city at the dawn of the Reagan era. 8pm at Havana Theatre.

Tickets at BPT.com. Runs until Jan. 14.

EVENTS Vancouver Italian Film Festival A blend of classic Italian cinema combined with newer films including Roma, Theatre of Life, Il Viaggio, Franca: Chaos and Creation and Indivisible, among others, over six days. Check VIFF. org for tickets and details; films at Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour).

SATURDAY, JAN. 7 MUSIC Chad Brownlee & Tim Hicks Juno nominees and country stars co-headline, featuring special guests Jojo Mason, Tenille Arts and Dan Davidson. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $40 at Ticketmaster.com Evan Symons An evening of diverse solo acts with indie/acoustic influences featuring Orchard Pinkish, Abstract Holiday and Pete West. 9pm at LanaLou’s. Cover $10 at the door only. All-ages show.

COMEDY Dino Archie The LA-to-Vancouver comedian headlines the weekend with his conversational humour that turns everyday observations into hilarity, with opening sets from Melanie Rose and Damonde Tschritter. 7pm & 9:30pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com Phantom Signal: Season 2 Premiere Heart-pounding,

senses-shattering, full-on screaming-meemie-inducing tales of horror, madness and general malaise as a brand-new full-length episode is debuted to kick off another season of the live horror-comedy radio show. 8pm at Little Mountain Gallery. Tickets $10 at PhantomSignalRadio.com House on Fire An evening of standup, sketch comedy and improv featuring Colin Sharp, the Ryan & Amy Show, Graeme Duffy, Lauren McGibbon, Tunji Lewis and Julian Kolstee, hosted by Brian Cook and Cameron Macleod. 8pm at Fortune Sound Club. Cover is $10.

Something Wicked This Way Comes A mix of music and comedy from the Comedy Shocker team featuring Shirley Gnome, Mark Hughes, Kevin von Helvete, Stuart Jones, Steev Letts and Darryl Middleton, hosted by Sam Tonning. 7pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $10 at EventBrite.ca

THEATRE/DANCE An Inspector Calls As the unsuspecting Birling family celebrates the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft, the mysterious Inspector Goole arrives to inform them of the suicide of the young Eva Smith, in this production from the Smoking Gun Collective. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com. Final performance.

Off Key: The Improvised Musical They bring the music, you bring the noise, as Off Key performs original musicals on the spot, based on audience suggestions, so each audience witnesses the opening and closing night of a brand new show at every performance. 10:30pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets at EventBrite.ca.

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The Firebird An enchanted tree bears golden apples while an evil magician conjures up a terrible storm, in this imaginative production of the classic Russian tale of Prince Ivan and the fabulous Firebird, set to the music of Igor Stravinsky. 2pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca The Out-Middle Zone Behind the dark curtain lies another dimension where some of Vancouver’s top improvisers bring you astonishing tales from the border of the everyday and the uncanny. 7:30pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets at EventBrite.ca.

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MONDAY, JAN. 9 MUSIC Kyle Morton Lead singer and songwriter of the Portland, Oregon, band Typhoon plays in support of his debut solo album, What Will Destroy You, with special guests Anthony D’Amato and Old Soul Rebel. 7:30pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Highlife, Zulu and TicketFly.com

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DanceLab Studio Showing: Amber Funk Barton In a collaboration with theatre director Mindy Parfitt, Barton explores their shared interest in neuroplasticity and the brain’s capacity for change, in a performance combining theatre and dance with visual artist Cande Andrade. 5:30pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre. Admission free.

Amie Siegel: Quarry Known for her meticulously constructed works that trace the undercurrents of systems of value, Siegel’s exhibition moves from the vast caverns of a Vermont marble quarry to the material’s high-end destination: Manhattan skyscrapers. Opening reception 7pm-9pm at Audain Gallery (149 West Hastings). Runs until March 11.

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Jerry Paper LA/Brooklyn indierock act plays an early show with special guests Walter TV and Tonstartssbandht. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $13 at TicketFly.com

Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra The traditional-folk troubadours celebrate 10 years of music, adventure and storytelling, sharing the stage with Omnika, the Tailor and Megang. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $20 at TicketFly.com

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Tishomingo String Band Authentic bluegrass from the Vancouver four-piece, featuring Colin Cowan on upright bass, Chris Russell on guitar, Jacob Russell on mandolin and Devon Wells on banjo. 9pm at Flaconetti’s (1812 Commercial).

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Vancouver Improv Fight Club Vancouver comedians the Wedding Party battle The Questioneers, with the audience deciding the champion, followed by a short-form mixer where participants are invited to workshop and perform onstage.

8pm at Cafe deux Soleils. Tickets $7 at TheFictionals.com

T.I. Rapper and actor from Atlanta, Georgia, brings the Us or Else tour to town, with special guests Ninetyfour and CP. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $55+ at Ticketmaster.ca

THEATRE/DANCE The Fighting Season Sean Harris Oliver’s new play, inspired by his father’s deployment in Afghanistan, investigates the Afghan war through the eyes of a Canadian field medic, a doctor and a recovery room nurse. 8pm at East Vancouver Cultural Centre. Tickets at TheCultch.com. Runs until Jan. 21.

COMEDY

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UBC Concerto Competition UBC School of Music students compete to perform as a soloist with the UBC Symphony Orchestra at a special performance in the spring.

Stacked Comedy Kicking off 2017 with another incredible line-up of comedians, Stacked is back with headliner Jane Stanton, Kevin Von Helvete, Jacob Samuel,

Fox Hole Stand-Up Comedy Check out some of Vancouver’s best local comics in an intimate venue, in this new weekly showcase featuring Brad Dorion,

Tribute 4 Bowie An open-mic tribute to the iconic legend, a year after his passing.

Amateurs welcome; sign up at tribute4bowie@gmail.com. 7pm at Biltmore Cabaret.

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Strong Female Character A group exhibition featuring Mandy Tsung, Bronwyn Schuster and Sherri Rogers looks at feminine identity, both past and present, as defined within Western culture. Noon-5pm at Hot Art Wet City. Admission free.

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Spearheaded by Christine Boehringer, LonelyHomes. ca acts as collection point and data mapper for houses in Metro Vancouver that have been flagged as standing empty.

A recent survey from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation suggests that Vancouver’s vacancy rate has fallen to 0.7 per cent for two bedrooms units and under, while the average rent for two bedroom units has gone up by 5.7 per cent. Vancouver’s situation is extreme when compared to the rest of the country, where the vacancy rate currently sits at 3.4 per cent and housing prices have only gone up by 1.5 per cent.

Boehringer said that citizens have to do more than

Dan Toulgoet photo complain about the situation, and this is how her idea for the website came to life. “[I wanted] to see if I can do something to try and help, and we do think an increase in the availability of rental housing over the Lower Mainland would help alleviate some of the challenges that we have right now, trying to find a place to live,” she said.

The website lets people log in and enter the data that they have on empty houses in their neighbourhoods. The data will be sent to government organizations, Boehringer explains, to supplement the data that they already have from census responses.

Vancouver city council approved an empty homes tax last month, whereby

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Boehringer said that the data the site gathers could be very important, as it has an economic impact, as well.

“It has a financial impact on everybody in the Lower Mainland, and BC in general. It affects the taxing and it affects the other funds that Vancouver collects, and that can be applied to everything through general revenues,” she said.

Boehringer added that she feels home prices – and the housing situation in Vancouver, as a whole – are getting out of control.

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Good morning, 2017. Can you believe we made it? I can. I’ve heard far too many people whining about how 2016 was “the worst” or that they are “so over 2016.”

Get a grip. Life sucks if you make it that way. Mercury in retrograde is not the reason you blew it; you are.

You should have gone to a therapist that practices Cognitive Behavioural Therapy instead of just talking at a professional who offers nothing more than a half smile.

In the spirit of a new year, let’s not dwell on the past and look toward the future.

This year has so much potential! It’s like a newborn baby, doe-eyed and cooing, just ready to be absorbed with all of our neuroses.

What a gorgeous thing hitting restart can be. Here are some tips to help you have a great 2017.

WORK OUT WHEN YOU WANT

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want to. If you don’t want to work out, then fine – don’t.

If you do, I suggest taking to it 100 per cent. The only thing that helped me was seeing a personal trainer.

I don’t have the discipline to got go to the gym on my own; I need someone to guilt-trip me into getting there and going for it. It’s just like dance class when I was a kid: I never wanted to go until I got there, then I had a blast. Vancouver has some incredible boot camps, and one of the best personal trainers around is Michelle Ford of Peak Power. Full disclosure: She’s a good friend of mine, but even when we just trail ran together and did boot camp, she kept me inspired and fit with encouragement and challenging workouts. Facebook.com/ PeakPowerAthletics

DON’T DIET

Dieting is dumb.

Changing your eating habits is good. It’s all in the phrasing. Starving yourself for a month only works if you have some important event to attend. If you want to keep the weight off forever, you have to go full lifestyle change. It’s not that hard; I’ve done it.

Moderation is key.You don’t have to give up baguettes for life or never drink vodka again, but don’t live off minipizzas and sushi. This leads to my next suggestion…

GO DOMESTIC

If you want to eat healthier, you have to cook at home. Sorry, guys, that’s just the breaks. Learning to cook is total freedom. I just made my own ricotta cheese before I sat down to write this.You know how long it took and how much it cost? About 40 minutes and $2.70. Once you get some good cookbooks and learn the basics, cooking becomes something to look forward to. Buy a Martha Stewart book and The Fanny Farmer Cookbook, watch Chopped and embrace everything “from scratch.”

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By Rob Brezsny Light, electricity and magnetism are different expressions of a single phenomenon. Scottish scientist and mathematician James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) was the first to formulate a theory to explain that startling fact. One of the cornerstones of his work was a set of 20 equations with 20 unknowns. But a younger scientist named Oliver Heaviside decided this was much too complicated. He recast Maxwell’s cumbersome theory in the form of four equations with four unknowns. That became the new standard. In 2017, I believe you, Aries, will have a knack akin to Heaviside’s. You’ll see the concise essentials obscured by needless complexity. You’ll extract the shining truths trapped inside messy confusions.

“The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road,” wrote Franz Kafka. “It must catch fire if you want to go further.” Let’s analyze this thought, Taurus. If it’s to be of maximum use for you in 2017, we will have to develop it further. So here are my questions. Did Kafka mean that you’re supposed to wait around passively, hoping the thornbush will somehow catch fire, either through a lucky lightning strike or an act of random vandalism? Or should you, instead, take matters into your own hands – douse the thornbush with gasoline and throw a match into it? Here’s another pertinent query: Is the thornbush really so broad and hardy that it blocks the whole road? If not, maybe you could just go around it.

The fictional character Scott Pilgrim is the hero of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s series of graphic novels.

He becomes infatuated with a “ninja delivery girl” named Ramona Flowers, but there’s a complication.

Before he can win her heart, he must defeat all seven of her evil ex-lovers. I’m sure your romantic history has compelled you to deal with equally challenging dilemmas, Gemini. But I suspect you’ll get a reprieve from that kind of dark melodrama in 2017. The coming months should be a bright and expansive chapter in your Book of Love.

The creature known as the short-eared elephant shrew is typically four inches long and weighs a little more than one ounce. And yet it’s more genetically similar to elephants than to true shrews. In its home habitat of southern Africa, it’s known as the sengi. I propose we regard it as one of your spirit animals in 2017. Its playful place in your life will symbolize the fact that you, too, will have secret connections to big, strong influences; you, too, will have natural links with powerhouses that outwardly don’t resemble you.

“When I look back, I see my former selves, numerous as the trees,” writes Leo poet Chase Twichell. I’m sure that’s an experience you’ve had yourself. Do you find it comforting? Does it feel like being surrounded by old friends who cushion you with nurturing familiarity? Or is it oppressive and claustrophobic? Does it muffle your spontaneity and keep you tethered to the past? I think these are important questions for you to meditate on in 2017. It’s time to be very conscious and creative about shaping your relationships with all the people you used to be.

SAY YES

Don’t be a slug. Say yes to things you’re invited to.

I am the queen of being a flake, but I always try to say yes to any strange request that requires my presence.

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“‘Life experience’ does not amount to very much and could be learned from novels alone… without any help from life.” So said Nobel Prize-winning author Elias Canetti, who was born in Bulgaria, had British citizenship, and wrote in German.

Although his idea contradicts conventional wisdom, I am presenting it for your consideration in 2017. You’re ready for a massive upgrade in your understanding about the nature of reality – and firsthand “life experience” alone won’t be enough to ensure that.

I am rooting for you to be flagrantly unique in 2017. I vehemently want you to be uninhibited about expressing your deepest, rawest, hottest inclinations. In this spirit, I offer the following four rallying cries: 1. “Don’t be addicted to looking cool, baby!” – my friend Luther.

2. Creative power arises when you conquer your tendency to stay detached. – paraphrased from poet Marianne Moore. 3. If you want to be original, have the courage to be an amateur. – paraphrased from poet Wallace Stevens. 4. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.”

– Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki.

“There is a desperation for unknown things,” wrote poet Charles Wright, “a thirst for endlessness that snakes through our bones.” Every one of us has that desperation and thirst from time to time, but no one feels the pull toward perplexing enchantments and eternal riddles more often and more intensely than you Scorpios. And according to my astrological meditations on your life in 2017, you will experience this pull even more often and with greater intensity than ever before. Is that a problem? I don’t see why it should be.

In fact, it could make you sexier and smarter than ever – especially if you regard it as a golden opportunity to become sexier and smarter than ever.

I hope you will seek out a wide range of intoxicating experiences in 2017. The omens predict it. Fate sanctifies it. I hope you will gracefully barrel your way through the daily whirl with a constant expectation of sly epiphanies, amusing ecstasies and practical miracles. There has rarely been a time in your life when you’ve had so much potential to heal old wounds through immersions in uncanny bliss. But please note: The best of these highs will NOT be induced by drugs or alcohol, but rather by natural means like sex, art, dancing, meditation, dreamwork, singing, yoga, lucid perceptions and vivid conversations.

I thought of you when I read a tweet by a person who calls himself Vexing Voidsquid. “I feel imbued with a mysterious positive energy,” he wrote, “as if thousands of supplicants are worshipping golden statues of me somewhere.” Given the astrological omens, I think it’s quite possible you will have similar feelings on regular occasions in 2017. I’m not necessarily saying there will literally be golden statues of you in town squares and religious shrines, nor am I guaranteeing that thousands of supplicants will telepathically bathe you in adoration. But who cares how you’re imbued with mysterious positive energy as long as you are?

When it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the birds known as arctic terns hang out in Greenland and Iceland. Before the chill sets in, they embark on an epic migration to Antarctica, arriving in time for another summer. But when the weather begins to turn too cold there, they head to the far north again.

This is their yearly routine. In the course of a lifetime, a single bird may travel as far as 1.25 million miles – the equivalent of three roundtrips to the moon. I propose that you make this creature your spirit animal in 2017, Aquarius. May the arctic tern inspire you to journey as far as necessary to fulfill your personal equivalent of a quest for endless summer.

In June 1962, three prisoners sneaked out of the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, located on an island in San Francisco Bay. Did they succeed in escaping? Did they swim to safety through the frigid water and start new lives abroad? No one knows. Law enforcement officials never found them – even today, though the U.S. Marshals Service keeps the case open and still investigates new evidence when it comes in. Are there comparable enigmas in your own life, Pisces? Events in your past that raised questions you’ve never been able to solve?

In 2017, I bet you will finally get to the bottom of them.

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