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SILENCE IS GOLDEN

Autumn is approaching, dry leaves are falling, and the leaf blowers are once again out in force. Everyone who lives in the West End should know: leaf blowers are banned in the West End by a City of Vancouver noise control bylaw (No. 6555). If you are pissed off by the noise of leaf blowers, contact the city at 311 or through their VanConnect app. Give them the address where the leaf blower is being used, and the name of the landscape company if possible (but not necessary). Unfortunately, other loud, poorly-designed machines are still allowed, like power washers and gaspowered hedge trimmers, but at least we can prevent

some of the stupid noise (use a broom!) that plagues our high-density neighbourhood. –Leaf Blowers Suck

SUNS OUT BUNS OUT

Re: “Naked truth,” Sept. 1, 2016. I agree with the rant about those idiots who come down to Wreck Beach and will not strip off – they just sit there sometimes in jeans and T-shirt. Wreck Beach should become a fully nude beach only. Then again, us naturists should start stripping off at English Bay, Kits, Sunset, and other beaches, and just dare for anybody to complain, and dare for the police to arrest us. So come on, if you want to come to visit Wreck Beach, strip off, and relax.

If you can’t strip nude, keep off our beach. –Ron MacDonald

POLICE PRIORITIES

I just observed a gaggle of cops, hiding their motorcycles behind the shrubs along Beach Avenue at Jervis, issuing a ticket to a well-dressed commuter for not wearing a bike helmet. Perhaps the police could make friendly and turn their efforts to more important crimes. How about all the cyclists using the sidewalks as their bike roads? Or maybe all the drivers speeding along Beach and Paciﬁc? It’s a 30km/h zone. Or the deafening motorcyclists cruising around our residential neighbourhood. Priorities? –Anonymous

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The simple-minded nature of human super predators David Suzuki Science Matters @DavidSuzuki

Hastings-Sunrise may have lost Horses, but it’s gaining a Red Cat! Grant Lawrence photo

As the vinyl turns: Red Cat Records to open second store a different neighbourhood in this city. “I was actually eyeing that exact location for a second store before Horses Records scooped it,” says the affable Dave Gowans, who has co-owned Red Cat Records with Lasse Lutick since 2008. “The idea of a second store has been on my mind for awhile, and several of our staff live in that neighbourhood.” Just a few years ago, the thought of a record store expanding to a second location would seem unthinkable in our times of streaming, filesharing, and downloading. Vinyl ain’t coffee or cupcakes, but Gowans has done his research. “Opening second record shops in the same city has happened frequently in the States. There’s several examples of it working,” explains Dave. “We just hope it works for us in Vancouver. The new shop will be a smaller space, with a focus on new vinyl, turntables, hard-copy concert tickets, a limited amount of CDs, and some live, in-store performances. We’re currently cleaning it up, painting, and putting in a new floor. Our goal is to fit in with the neighbourhood.” That fit-in attitude has been resoundingly success-

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How quickly things change. It was only about a month ago in this very column that I lamented the summer closure of two record stores within two blocks of each other in Hastings-Sunrise. The eclectic Horses Records closed in July and the punk-focused Hits and Misses will shutter in the coming weeks. That had me waxing nostalgic for the days of Seymour Street’s famed Record Row, and many of you joined me in that stroll down musical memory lane. Seymour Street remains devoid of anything resembling its rock ‘n’ roll retail glory years in the 1990s, but Hastings-Sunrise has rebounded quickly with big news for lamenting audiophiles. Red Cat Records, a thriving Main Street mainstay since 2002, will make Vancouver record store history in September. They’ll open a second store in the former location of Horses Records, at 2447 East Hastings at Nanaimo. No other indie record store has ever opened a second location in

ful for Red Cat at the Main Street location, which is often packed. Bucking the High Fidelity record store cliché of clerks looking down on or belittling their customers has been a major part of Red Cat’s prosperity. “From Day One we have always wanted people to feel welcome when they come in the store, a place where no one is left out,” says Dave. “I’ve always been against that indie-record-store-withattitude thing. It’s something we work very hard on avoiding. We have a friendly and helpful staff. It doesn’t matter if you’re 10 or 82. If you want something that we don’t have in stock – be it jazz, new country, or rock ‘n’ roll – we’ll order it and we’ll get it in really quickly for you.” Like any great team leader, Gowans is repeatedly heaping praise on his staff. “We wouldn’t have been able to pull off a second store if it wasn’t for them. We have a really strong crew.” Some, like musician Ford Pier, have been with Red Cat for close to a decade. Evan McDowall, another long time employee, was instrumental in securing the second space. Thanks to Red Cat, the records will keep spinning on East Hastings Street. W

Humans are the world’s top predator.The way we fulfil this role is often mired in controversy, from factory farming to trophy hunting to predator control.The latter is the process governments use to kill carnivores like wolves, coyotes and cougars to stop them from hunting threatened species like caribou – even though human activity is the root cause of caribou’s decline. Predation is an important natural function. But as the human population has grown, we’ve taken over management of ecosystems once based on mutually beneficial relationships that maintained natural balances. How are we, a “super predator” as the Raincoast Conservation Foundation dubs us, aligning with or verging from natural predation processes that shaped the world? One way to tell is to examine the extent to which we emulate natural processes. This principle is applied in biomimicry, where humans base inventions on natural forms and functions. (Think Velcro, patented in 1955 after George de Mestral studied the burrs on his dog’s back.) Some resource-management disciplines employ biomimicry. For example, forestry management is often based on trying to imitate disturbances caused by natural events such as fires. If we are to emulate natural predators, we must look at the types of prey killed. Non-human predators usually take down the injured, old or young.This leaves the strongest genetic material to be passed on. Human predators

often target the largest males (trophy hunting) or entire packs (predator control). In the wild, non-human predators rarely kill top predators. A Science report concluded humans kill large predators at nine times the rate at which carnivores typically kill each other. There are also differences in how prey are killed. Natural predation is violent. But human predation often goes to another level. In addition to using aerial shooting and poison baits, reports indicate British Columbia employed “Judas wolves,” radio-collared wolves used to track down packs so they can be killed. The Judas wolves are left alive so that if they join a new pack, those wolves can be killed, too. It’s hard to see how this ﬁts within the boundaries of natural predation. (The BC government denies using Judas wolves.) Human management regimes such as predator control and trophy hunting disrupt healthy predatorprey dynamics and damage ecosystems. Sadly, this is often a moot point: Alberta and BC use predator control because the landscape has been so pummelled by industrial activity that the large, intact forests caribou need to survive and avoid predation no longer exist. Predators are targeted as scapegoats for human activities. Predators usually kill for sustenance. For millennia, indigenous peoples have also relied on hunting to maintain traditional ways of life. But with trophy hunting, the government’s impetus is to make money. Governments that allow continued resource extraction in imperilled caribou habitat are using predator control as a stopgap measure to keep caribou alive. In ecosystems managed by

natural processes, and not for resource extraction, predators play a key role in maintaining the environment’s health. In Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Enric Sala notes that predators “can regulate the structure of entire communities.” Ultimately, natural predator-prey relationships are symbiotic. Predators not only keep prey populations in check and maintain natural cycles, they can even heal degraded ecosystems.Wolves reintroduced intoYellowstone National Park in 1995 restored the natural biodiversity that had diminished in their absence.To avoid predation, elk spent less time in valley bottoms, which allowed plants and trees to regenerate, in turn attracting birds, bears and beavers.Vegetation stabilized riverbanks, beavers altered waterways and soon turtles, amphibians and river otters returned. When judged by this dynamic of upholding natural balances, humans are failing terribly as predators. It’s hubris to think we can manage complex ecosystem dynamics using simple-minded band-aid approaches. What can we do to become better? We can stop looking for scapegoats and look in the mirror at the primary cause of species’ decline across Canada.We can end trophy hunting.We can end predator control by maintaining and restoring the habitat that caribou need to survive and recover.We can plan to operate within natural limits. It’s shocking that Western society villainizes predators like wolves, even though they’re highly intelligent, social creatures that play a critical role in regulating nature.The predator we need to control is us! ( %+"#& '$#+ "! )"-*,./zuki.org. W

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Chef Chris Andraza is at the helm of Fanny Bay Oysters’ flagship oyster bar and shellfish market. Dan Toulgoet photos

Vancouver’s first “tide-to-table” restaurant makes waves Anya Levykh Nosh

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MARTIN LUTHER CHURCH 505 East 46th Avenue, Vancouver (one block West of Fraser St)

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Pastor Manfred Schmidt Sunday, September 11

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762 Cambie 778-379-9510 FannyBayOysters.com Open Monday-Friday, 11amlate; Saturday-Sunday, 10:30am-late. Unless you’ve been living under a rock with some reclusive molluscs for the last decade, the name Fanny Bay should instantly conjure up an image of big, juicy, local oysters. The Vancouver Island-based shellﬁsh farm has been producing sustainable fruits of the sea to ever-growing applause, and is now globally recognized. With several species of oysters – including the eponymous variety that has justly made them famous – as well as clams and mussels, Fanny Bay has taken the guilt out of enjoying this succulent pelagic delicacy. With the opening of its new – and ﬁrst – oyster bar in downtown Vancouver, the hype and expectations were fairly high for what was termed Vancouver’s only “tide-to-table” restaurant. And, the ingredients do not disappoint. The oysters, whether the sweet and shallow Fanny Bays, or the deeply-cupped and complex Kusshis, are excellent and

perfectly shucked. Geoduck sashimi ($18), delivered in a scallop shell, is delicate and fresh, served with pickled ginger and watermelon radish. Mussels and clams in a French broth are perfectly plump, although the Thai curry version is more ﬂavourful. Executive chef Chris Andraza has a fairly good hand when updating classics, like the “Oyster Casino,” which seem to be a light take on a classic Rockefeller. Bacon, roasted red peppers, bread crumbs and parmesan make for a fun dish. Surprisingly, not all items on this menu are Ocean Wise. The jumbo chipotle prawns ($16) are missing the distinctive marker, as are the crab cakes and the tomato-based chowder. The cream version of the latter ($9) is delicious and has the Ocean Wise symbol, if runnier than one would like, but the ceviche from another visit is overly sharp, with a malodorous vinegary scent that completely destroys the delicate taste of the mixed seafood. Seafood is the one thing that should never smell like what it is, but dousing it in so much acid makes the star ingredient redundant, both in taste and scent. Service here is generally prompt and knowledgeable, if occasionally nervous. A wine order that fell through the cracks elicited three separate apologies within a ﬁve-minute interval before the actual glass was de-

A selection of locally-cultivated oysters. livered. Otherwise, this is a friendly bunch and the casual vibe lends itself to extended and comfortable evenings drinking over large platters of bivalves. Brunch here is also worth noting. “Kentucky fried” oysters and waffles ($14) are a pleasant change from the ubiquitous chicken, with a chili butter that gives just enough heat to spark the tongue without killing the buds. The smoked oyster fry-up ($14) is another good choice, with its mix of sautéed peppers, onions and spinach. The classic fish and chips ($17), made with beerbattered ling cod, are light on batter, with moist flesh

and ﬁnger-lickin’ properties, especially when paired with the housemade tartare sauce. The dinner menu has been inconsistent on the last few visits, but brunch and lunch are promising, and some dishes, like the pork belly and scallops ($17), are instant hits. It would be nice to see an entirely Ocean Wise or otherwise-accredited menu, but this is a good start for a ﬁrst-time restaurant venture. W Food: !!!!! Service: !!!!! Ambiance: !!!!! Value: !!!!! Overall: !!!!!

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James Lester of Sons of Vancouver Distillery stands in front of the modest distilling set-up he hopes to upgrade with a new Indiegogo campaign. Dan Toulgoet photo

Sons of Vancouver turn to crowdfunding funding to help ﬁnance the purchase, and are asking fans of the brand to donate to the effort through an Indiegogo campaign. With a week left to go, they’ve already managed to secure more than $8,500 in donations towards their $15,000 goal. Donors, of course, will be rewarded with some pretty awesome perks. In addition to options like barrel-aged spirits and private parties, donors have the opportunity to learn the art of distilling from Lester and Klaus themselves with a week-long crash course where the pair “will teach you everything you need to know to put us out of business” for just $750. For a donation of $2,000, donors can even design and distill their own custom 30L barrel of whisky. “We used an Indiegogo campaign to build the tasting room a year and a half ago, and we thought this would be a good way to raise money for a new mash tun,” says Lester. “It’s pretty exciting to see the response! We already sold out of the [barrel-aged] amaretto.” To contribute to Sons of Vancouver’s crowdfunding campaign, visit their website at SonsOfVancouver.ca W

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Having a product so popular you can’t keep up with demand is a good problem to have if you’re a recent startup – but it’s still a problem. James Lester and Richard Klaus of Sons of Vancouver Distilling had big dreams when they opened for business in a North Vancouver industrial unit last year. It didn’t take long for their amaretto, vodka, and chili vodka to find a home in bars and liquor cabinets across the city. But keeping the booze flowing has proven to be increasingly difficult as the capacity of the “really, really small distillery” is too low to meet the demand. “Were at the point where the accounts we have are ordering more and more, and we’re having a hard time keeping up,” says Lester. The main problem is the distillery’s mash tun: It’s tiny. “Our current mash tun we bought from a Seattle distillery and it’s a repurposed dairy pasteurizer,” says Lester. “We’re hoping to buy something three times as big.” Since mash tuns don’t come cheap, the pair have decided to turn to crowd-

Picture the scene: the Bomber Brewing booth at last year’s Whistler International Beer Festival. Bomber’s Choqlette Porter, a gently sweet, malty and smooth ale, is proving popular on what’s an unseasonably wet and chilly day. The punters are full of questions.Where are you guys based? Is that a new release? What are the IBUs on the porter? Um, excuse me? The latter question stumps the server, so she asks one of the brewers nearby. “I don’t know… 15?” he replies, taking an educated guess. The punter looks disappointed. “Is that all? Give me the IPA.” It’s not an unusual exchange, judging by reports from many breweries at festivals and tasting rooms. As ever more craft beer converts are welcomed into the fold, they’re seeing a growing amount of information on the labels of packaged brew. Most of us know alcohol by volume (ABV). And it’s always good to see water, barley, hops, yeast listed in the ingredients, alongside any additional natural adjuncts. But just as common are International Bittering Units – and they’re clearly causing some confusion. The IBU measures hop bitterness. Speciﬁcally, it’s a measurement of the hops’ bitter alpha acids dissolved during the boiling process. It generally runs on a scale of 0-110, beyond which it’s accepted that the human palate can’t detect any difference in bitterness. The biggest problem with the IBU is that it only measures hop bitterness, and not the overall perceived bitterness of the beer. It’s more of a

IBU measure a beer’s hop bitterness, but take the numbers with a grain of salt. iStock photo tool for the brewer – and not really that useful for the consumer. “Bitterness is just a tool to balance your beer and a lot of people don’t really get that,” says Parallel 49 brewmaster Graham With. “It’s just the scientiﬁc side of beer.” So, a barley wine with 70 IBUs still tastes a little sweet, but balanced; whereas a lager with 70 IBUs would taste horrendously bitter.The barley wine’s huge malt sweetness from its greater grain content has to be balanced with more bittering hops than a lighter lager would need. “It’s an analytical measurement. It’s not a relative or perceived measurement, and I think that’s where people get caught up,” says Michael Kuzyk, co-owner and brewmaster at Category 12 in Victoria. “It’s really diving in to the geeky mechanics of devising a recipe.”

Here’s the other thing: For most brewers, IBU is a rough calculation used to determine how to balance out the wort’s sweetness. IBU can only be accurately measured in a laboratory, which only bigger breweries can afford – so what you’re seeing on many labels is an educated guess. “I don’t think the consumer should be too gung-ho on IBU,”With says. “I don’t think brewers fuss too much about it – at least not when they’re at the bar getting a beer.When they’re developing a recipe, it’s just part of the process.” With says a more useful measurement for consumers would be a ratio between IBU and the beer’s ﬁnal gravity – its residual sugars after fermentation. “People would know if it’s in balance, your balance between your sugar and your bitterness.That’s how beer works.

“A ratio of residual sugar content and bitterness would be a better number. So people could say, oh, it’s really bitter but it’s a big sweet beer, so I can drink this.” Kuzyk, for his part, admits he’s an “unashamed data geek” and likes having all those statistics – ABV, IBU, original gravity and final gravity – on his bottle labels. He included a new one for Category 12’s first kettle sour – total acidity (TA), which ranges from 0 to 15 grams of acid per litre of sour wort. TA is a more clearly defined measurement of sourness than the pH scale, Kuzyk says, and should give the consumer an accurate indication of perceived sourness. As for IBU, it shouldn’t have any bearing on whether you buy a beer or not. Unless you see a 70 IBU chocolate porter. Don’t buy that one. It’ll taste like ash. W

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A new plant-based restaurant is coming to 583 Main Street in Chinatown on Sept. 10. Virtuous Pie features plantbased pizzas, non-dairy ice creams and seasonal salads, as well as local beers and wines on tap.The cultured and nut-based cheeses, along with most other ingredients, are being made in-house by executive chef Jim Vesal.The restaurant will be working with the Downtown Eastside’s Pivot Foundation, as well as Mosaic BC and Growing Chefs.VirtuousPie.com Mensch. Jewish Delicatessen, the summer pop-up at Fraser Street and East Broadway, is now a permanent ﬁxture. The popular deli from chef Nitzan Cohen will be open Sunday-Wednesday, 11am-3pm, and ThursdayFriday, 11am-7pm (closed Saturdays). The poké craze continues…Pokérrito has opened on Dunsmuir Street. The counter-service restaurant serves up the popular Hawaiian dish in burritos, bowls and salads with a Japanese twist. Pokerrito.ca

Looking for some interesting fall TV programming? The second season of Moosemeat & Marmalade is launching this week on Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN), featuring co-hosts Art Napoleon (acclaimed bush cook and Cree musician) and Dan Hayes, chef and owner of The London Chef in Victoria.The pair will continue exploring food production and sustainability around the globe while providing a unique window into First Nations culture. APTN.ca/ MoosemeatAndMarmalade Chef James Walt of Araxi Restaurant in Whistler has launched his much-anticipated new cookbook, Araxi: Roots to Shoots, Farm Fresh Recipes. Designed for the home cook, the book contains 80 recipes based on popular items from the restaurant’s dining room and its signature longtable dinner events. Available at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks in Vancouver. Araxi.com On Sunday, Sept. 18, Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver is celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with a special afternoon tea available from 12pm to 5:30pm. Served on the sixth ﬂoor outdoor heated terrace, the meal includes barbecue duck

salad steam bun, Dungeness crab Louis, emperor ham sandwich with pickled lotus root and warm sidestripe shrimp fritter, as well as various sweets and one mooncake to go. Tickets $60 per adult, $30 for children 10 years and under. Call 604661-3321 for reservations. Yew Seafood will launch a reverse happy hour on Sept. 19, available nightly 8pm11pm.The ﬁve new cocktails, created by mixologist Lauren Mote, and ﬁve new dishes from executive chef Weimar Gomez, are available for $10 each. Plates include lobster bisque poutine, albacore tuna poke, tempura rock shrimp, and seafood paella arancini. YewSeafood.com Vancouver Aquarium’s popular Toast to the Coast is back on Oct. 14.The annual fundraising gala and BC wine showcase features bites from top Ocean Wise restaurants, including Boulevard, Cin Cin, Hapa Izakaya, Minami, Miradoro,Tableau, and Yew Seafood. Participating wineries include Burrowing Owl, Hillside Winery,Tinhorn Creek, Poplar Grove and Monster Vineyard.The evening also includes live music, dancing and a silent auction.Tickets $150 per person. VanAqua.org/TTTC

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Ever wonder what wine pros chat about when we get together to drink wine? I can see you yawning already. Sure there’s a certain amount of “geek factor,” but the colleagues I hang out with are pretty well-rounded. We tend to keep the technical chatter to a minimum and discuss the juicier tidbits about the wine. Usually it revolves around whatever wine destination someone has returned from. Then we gossip, laugh and swap stories just like less wine-obsessed folk. Alcohol is a great leveller. And wine has a way of leading the conversation. Here’s a few bottles to loosen your lips. 2005 Anciano Tempranillo, WNZS @;M;NHZ # )Z2=;Q;PZM $CI -QZ6S # 'Y<K55I BC Liquor Stores This Spanish red should inspire at least a few comments. At over 10 years old, it’s a departure from the fruit forward youthful wines that dominate the shelves. Instead, leather, sweet spice, dried fruit and vanilla waft from this charmingly rustic gem. Introduce your friends to something new.The general consensus will be the excellent value for money Spain can offer.

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phone. “Basically, [Giorgio] made incredibly complex and beautiful modern arrangements that swirl around my performance of the Buffy. So I play the songs fairly straightforwardly while the orchestra’s doing completely insane things around me, and it takes a lot of concentration for me to perform it.” As Hille focused on executing the 25-minute set – made up of piercing classics like “Cripple Creek” and “Little Wheel Spin and Spin” – that concentration allowed the veteran local performer to discover something about music itself. “In 2007, when we made that performance, it took every ounce of concentration I had just to deliver the songs. And in that, I found there was a stripping away of false emotion,” the East Van Panto star and Songs About People and Buildings singer explains.

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Veda Hille wasn’t really familiar with the songs of First Nations folk singer and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie when she was invited to perform them for the CBC Radio’s Great Canadian Songbook project. In tandem with the late, great CBC Radio Orchestra and composer friend Giorgio Magnanensi, however, Hille had a personal breakthrough as she tackled Magnanensi’s complex new arrangements live. “The Buffy Sainte-Marie set was one of the highlights of my performance career,” says the unequivocally delightful pop singer-pianist, mere minutes into our conversation by

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Composer Giorgio Magnanensi and singer-songwriter Veda Hille team up to perform works inspired by Emily Carr on Sept. 10 at the Vancouver Playhouse. Dan Toulgoet photo

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Continued from page 7 “Like, it was so hard to sing the songs accurately, that I couldn’t indicate to anyone what they should be feeling,” Hille continues. “[…] And I feel like I discovered something about how music takes care of itself, if you surrender to it completely.” Meanwhile, her equally formidable Emily Carr collection – more than a dozen songs based on the diarized thoughts and feelings of the West Coast landscape artist – had a similarly lifechanging effect. Commissioned almost 20 years ago as a dance score, Hille says the Carr project (which was ultimately recorded for the album Here Is A Picture, and then rearranged and extended with Magnanensi and longtime Hille collaborator Ford Pier for the Victoria Symphony Orchestra in 2011) is the reason she’s been able to create music for so long. “As a young artist, to read such a clear and concise version of an artist’s life, in her own words, was hugely inspiring and incredibly easy to relate to,” recalls Hille, who would have been in her 20s at the time. “Like, the way she wrote about making things felt completely true to me, and still does. And I’ve always credited that work with teaching me about not writing solely about myself. That has sustained me over a very long writing career because, if it was all about me, I think I would have stopped a long time ago!” she laughs. “And to

inhabit someone as amazing as Emily Carr was a huge experience – one that has continued on.”

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Yet the Buffy remix was only ever performed the once, in 2007, and the Emily Carr songs have never been performed live in Vancouver, so it’s ﬁtting that they be combined into one ambitious musical evening – Plastic Acid Orchestra with Veda Hille and Friends – that celebrates Canadian icons past and present. Spurred on by Magnanensi, both the complete Buffy remix and the entire hour’s worth of Emily Carr creations, including the extended works that have never been recorded, will see new life on stage at the Vancouver Playhouse Sept. 10 at the hands of Veda’s longtime band, as well as underground iconoclasts, the Plastic Acid Orchestra. “As always happens with these big projects, CBC only presented this project once, and we tried to make it happen other times with other orchestra organizations, but it never happened in the last 10 years,” says Magnanensi, who also serves as artistic director of the Vancouver New Music society. “And so when I ﬁnally got to start working with the Plastic Acid Orchestra, I saw the opportunity there to, you know, just get on the ball and try to get this together again.” “Giorgio is really the kingpin of this whole show,” says Hille, “because he’s the person who’s worked with

both of us. When we hadn’t managed to get this work up again, he took it in hand and brought it to Plastic Acid and they were super keen. And,” adds Hille, appreciatively, “I always like working with outsiders, and I think [Plastic Acid] would call themselves that as well.” To wit, Plastic Acid has long been recognized on the Vancouver scene for their sweeping orchestrations of contemporary classics like Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” and Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” as well as their genre-bending original compositions. That boldness made them an ideal sonic backbone to this already kaleidoscopic evening (which also features new work by Maria in the Shower’s Martin Reisle and violinist Elliot Vaughan). “My orchestrations are kind of an attempt to create a sound environment that, in a way, destabilizes,” says Magnanensi. “[With the Buffy remix], I wasn’t really keen on doing an arrangement per se; you know, just doing some decoration around a song that doesn’t really need anything,” the gregarious conductor explains. “[…] And in fact, the funny thing is, at the ﬁrst rehearsal with the CBC [in 2007], the orchestra was a bit bafﬂed, because they were rehearsing without Veda and without the piano and there was no song, so the orchestration sounded really strange and odd. And the orchestra said, ‘Whoa, what is this? It’s not Buffy Sainte-Marie. What’s happening??’” he recalls, with a laugh. “But as soon as Veda

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ing that Macleod has never done a Fringe show before, let alone a one-man show. The unofﬁcial home of the one-man show – the monologue epicentre of Vancouver – the Fringe Festival (Sept. 8-18) was a logical next step for a performer with 10 years of experience behind him. “I’ve been doing solo sketch comedy for you know, like 10 years… and I always said that I wanted to do a one-man show, but I never really knew what that oneman show would consist of, or what the theme would be,” the crackly-voiced comedian explains, seated in a busy Gastown coffee shop one recent afternoon. “I gave myself the goal at the beginning of this year that by the end of the year I would

Cameron Macleod is a grizzled, veteran face on the local comedy circuit. When he’s not directing ﬁlms or curating comedy festivals, Macleod can usually be found inhabiting odd and unlikely characters as host of the long-running Hero Show out of the China Cloud off Main Street. The Hero Show is a place for sketch and improv comedians to test out new ideas and try things they might not have the freedom to do on other stages around the city, and Macleod is among the best at getting up on stage by himself and bringing wild and wonderful imaginary tales to life. Which is why it’s surpris-

produce a one-man show and perform it to a sold-out audience.” So he applied to the Fringe thinking that would be a good place to start, and when his name serendipitously came up for a slot earlier this year, Macleod’s hypothetical deadline became real. In a festival where audiences are on a ﬁrst-namebasis with Fringe veterans, though, and a few great nights can make you “Fringe famous” across the multicity circuit, there is a special pressure reserved for people making their Fringe debut. And picking a compelling theme or topic for your show – something that’s just quirky enough to stop people as they read the sandwich boards and playbills on

Granville Island – can be the difference between a packed house and crickets. Enter Macleod’s inaugural show: I Had Sex Until My Heart Stopped (cheating death and ﬁnding love in the modern age).

“For the ﬁrst one, I obviously wanted it to be something special,” Macleod says with a wry smile, “and just kind of in the past two years, I’ve had some new experiences that are similar to some past experiences

I’ve had, that involve near death experiences and weird sexual encounters. Which the majority of the show is based on.”

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MUSIC ACCORDION NOIR FESTIVAL Now in its ninth year, the celebration of underground squeezebox culture dubbed Love Potion #9, features homegrown talent and acts from around the world for four days of culture-smashing, eclectic, border-blurring music for all ages in various venues across the city. Sept. 8-11. Visit AccordionNoirFest.com for schedule and tickets. PLASTIC ACID ORCHESTRA Vancouver’s modern full symphony orchestra combines original compositions with those of young Canadian composers and modern symphonic arrangements of popular music with special guest Veda Hille. 8pm on Sept. 10 at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets $31.75+ at TicketsTonight.ca SIGUR ROS Icelandic dream weavers perform their most intimate tour in a decade road-testing new material on a North American tour with just three Canadian dates, two in Vancouver. 8:30pm on Sept. 18-19 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets $56.50 at Ticketmaster.ca DOLLY PARTON The most honoured female country performer of all time hits the road in support of her latest studio album Pure & Simple. 7:30pm on Sept. 19 at Rogers Arena. Tickets $39.50+ at Ticketmaster.ca HUUN HUUR TU Caravan World Rhythms presents the legendary Tuvan throat-singers with special

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SYMPHONY OF THE GODDESS The four-movement symphony features music from the Nintendo video game series and highlights orchestral renditions of music from Link’s Awakening, Majora’s Mask, Skyward Sword and Tri Force Heroes. 8pm on Sept. 23 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets $35+ atTicketmaster.ca THEATRE FRINGE FESTIVAL Vancouver’s annual alternative theatre festival is a showcase of all artists from beginners to veterans whose productions sit on the fringe of traditional theatre experiences employing an “everyone is welcome” selection technique – literally drawn out of a hat. Sept. 8-18 at various Vancouver venues. Visit VancouverFringe.com for tickets and schedule. STRANGER TO HARD WORK BY CATHY JONES Canadian cultural icon, comedienne and one of the funniest women on television returns to the stage in her third onewoman show sharing her unique perspective on topics as varied as food, money, and the troublesome people in her life in a thought provoking look at what she’s learned in life so far. Sept. 28-Oct. 8 at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at FirehallArtsCentre.ca HELEN & EDGAR A story of Savannah told by celebrated raconteur

Edgar Oliver is a mesmerizing, hilarious, and heartbreaking tale of Oliver and his sister Helen’s strange childhood in the south, and their mother’s struggle with madness. Sept. 29-Oct. 8 at York Theatre. Tickets at TheCultch.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 beloved and endangered local landmark running. Sept. 29-Oct. 29 at Granville Island Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com COMFORT COTTAGES Four single friends of retirement age are unsettled financially and emotionally when one inherits a 40 year old motel from her aunt, it might just solve their problems in this brilliantly funny play that makes you think about life and attitudes. Sept. 30-Oct. 23 at Western Gold Theatre. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com DANCE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FLAMENCO FESTIVAL Now in its 26th year, the festival celebrates flamenco’s Spanish Gypsy origins with a spellbinding lineup of local and international flamenco artists as well as free workshops, and ticketed performances from Mercedes Amaya Company, Flamenco Rosario & Toque Flamenco among others. Sept. 10-20 at various venues. Details at VancouverFlamencoFestival.org

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FALL ARTS PREVIEW Continued from page 11 ALICE COOPER The Godfather of Shock Rock, Detroit’s heavy metal legend brings the nightmare to town. 7pm on Oct. 19 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets $45+ at Ticketmaster.ca PET SHOP BOYS English electronic pop duo brings the SUPER Tour to town in support of their 13th studio album Super. 9pm on Oct. 24 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets $45+ at Ticketmaster.ca THEATRE PIYA BEHRUPIYA (TWELFTH NIGHT) The Company Theatre, one of Mumbai’s most innovative theatre groups presents a Bollywood-meets-Shakespeare musical adaptation of Twelfth Night in Hindi with English surtitles. Oct. 11-22 at York Theatre. Tickets at TheCultch.com MAMAHOOD: TURN AND FACE THE STRANGE Nicolle Nattarass wrote and performs this tale of her descent into motherhood as she travels to an alternate time and place, Planet Mamahood in a story told with both humour and pathos in her search for help to heal and find her way home. Oct. 18-29 at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at FirehallArtsCentre.ca BAKERSFIELD MIST A

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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 fifty, stumbles across a long-lost painting by the renowned Jackson Pollock – or is it? Oct. 20-Nov. 20 at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com SUITCASE STORIES Maki leaves her home in South Korea and takes off for Canada with only a small suitcase in tow and a cross-country tale of survival turns into a journey of self-discovery in this one-woman show filled with winsome vulnerability and plucky humour. Oct. 28-Nov. 12 at Pacific Theatre. Tickets at PacificTheatre.org DANCE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Innerspace Dance Theatre presents a trailblazing movement invention; a hybrid performance language including infrared technology and onstage surveillance as seven dancers fight for the theatre, exploring timely themes of otherness, propaganda, surveillance and belief through eccentric and lawless characters. Oct. 12-15 at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at FirehallArtsCentre.ca

Five picks for fall As summer comes to an end, the arts calendar comes alive. Here are five shows we can’t wait to see this fall. TIL DEATH: THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII We never miss a chance to see Tara Travis at the Fringe. This time, the prolific Van City actor/creator/puppeteer is back with her 2012 Pick of the Fringe smash, Til Death:The SixWives of HenryVIII. A fast-paced onewoman romp through the infamous amours of the British monarch, the Ryan Gladstonepenned Monster Theatre hit introduces us to the betrayed wife, the scheming wife, the “tarty one” and more as they encounter one another in the afterlife and dish hard on the dallying dude. Sept. 8-17 at the Rio Theatre. VancouverFringe.com STRANGER TO HARD WORK Another powerhouse Canadian female, comedian Cathy Jones opens the Firehall Arts Centre’s 34th season with her fire-cracking brand of funny.The This Hour Has 22 Minutes

star’s third one-woman show, Stranger to Hard Work sees Jones rifﬁng on everything from money to food in a self-deprecating blend of stand-up and sketch comedy. Sept. 28-Oct. 8 at the Firehall. FirehallArtsCentre.ca JESSICA LANG DANCE Noticing a trend here? Some of this season’s most exciting fall shows have women at the helm, and Jessica Lang Dance is no exception. The acclaimed New York City troupe, led by Bessie Awardwinning choreographer Jessica Lang, makes their Canadian debut with The Thousand Yard Stare. This piece for nine dancers, set to a Beethoven string quartet, honours those affected by war. Oct. 28-29 at the Playhouse. Dancehouse.ca CO.ERASGA DANCE Vancouver choreographer Alvin Erasga Tolentino pays homage to his Asian indigenous roots with Collected Traces and Still Here – an ensemble creation featuring seven dancers from Vancouver and

Manila.Tracing the body’s relation to traditional indigenous arts, these two debut works celebrate the “malong,” a Filipino fabric used in every day life, and the “mudras,” an ancient hand gesture known for its sacred and medicinal effects on the body. Sept. 14-17 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. TicketsTonight.ca EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL A mainstay in the fall arts circuit, the Eastside Culture Crawl turns 20 this year. In those intervening two decades, the East Van institution has grown from a small, artist-run open house, to a four-day event that attracts nearly 500 artists, and roughly 25,000 visitors. Expect new programming for the 20th anniversary edition, including a retrospective juried exhibition that showcases artists past and present, as well as the Crawl pARTy (Sept. 30), a ticketed event that features guest appearances by Frazey Ford and Tom Arntzen. Nov. 17-20 at various venues. CultureCrawl.ca – Kelsey Klassen

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dance, and spoken word under the realm of this year’s theme “Living on Shared Territory”. Oct. 26-Nov. 6 at various venues. Details at HeartOfTheCityFestival.com

NOVEMBER MUSIC VANCOUVER CANTATA SINGERS Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Palms kicks off the Vancouver choral ensemble’s new season bringing Broadway sensibilities and lyrical, intimate styles into a compelling blend. 7:30pm on Nov. 5 at Ryerson United Church. Tickets $30 at BrownPaperTickets.com CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN Prize-winning Canadian pianist performs a programme of Chopin in support of his latest Chopin album, a CBC Music No. 1 classical album. 7:30pm on Nov. 6 at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at TicketForce.com

THEATRE BEYOND WORDS: BRAIN This hilarious, heartbreaking monologue about consciousness, mental illness, and friendship from novelist and Canadian poetry slam champ Brendan McLeod maps his experiences with obsessive compulsive disorder on a nuances journey through the nature of thought and mortality. 7:30pm on Nov. 17 at Telus Studio Theatre (Chan Centre). Tickets at Tickets.UBC.ca GOODNIGHT MOON AND THE RUNAWAY BUNNY Two beloved children’s stories come to life through puppetry and black light as Margaret Wise Brown’s 60-year old classic celebrates familiar nighttime rituals while the pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from the runaway bunny’s mum. Nov. 19-26 at Norman and Annette Rothstein Theatre. All ages performances for the whole family. Tickets at CarouselTheatre.ca

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BALLET BC Resident choreographer Cayetano Soto launches the season with four works displaying a unique range of creativity and originality featuring New Works, Fugaz and Sortijas. 8pm on Nov. 3-5 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

HANSEL & GRETEL Lost in the woods and pursued by a witch, two children find themselves on a magical adventure using all their wits and trickery to avoid a terrible fate set against Engelbert Humperdinck’s dramatic score with astonishing puppets and playful surprises in this family-friendly treat. Nov. 24-Dec. 11 at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets at VancouverOpera.ca

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BASKERVILLE When the wealthy Henry Baskerville is threatened by the fable of a bloodthirsty hound on the moors, Holmes and Watson are on the case to sniff out the culprit in this fast-paced farcical adventure where five actors portray over forty comical characters. 7:30pm at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage. Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until Oct. 9.

THE PRETTYS Vancouver rockers hit the stage in support of their sophomore release Soireé with special guests Poor Baby and Mikey and his Shame with DJ Gastropod. 9pm at The Cobalt. Cover is $10.

PLASTIC ACID ORCHESTRA Vancouver’s modern full symphony orchestra combines original compositions with those of young Canadian composers and modern symphonic arrangements of popular music with special guest Veda Hille. 8pm on Sept. 10 at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets $31.75+ at TicketsTonight.ca

BLESSED/DODGERS Vancouver experimental loud pop punk band co-headlines with the three-piece rockers from the centre of the earth with special guests Passive and Megafauna. 8pm at The Cobalt. Cover is $8.

QUEER PROV Whether you’re gay, straight, lesbian, bi, trans, queer, questioning, tall, short, stout, lean, innie or an outie – queer prov is a hilarious evening of imrpov from the non-profit society dedicated to creating queer communities supporting comedy and theatre. 8pm at XY. No cover.

CARRY ON: A MUSICAL Set in the baggage claim at YVR, this expanded production examines the convergent lives of weary wanderers and the baggage they bring with them in a common seeking of moving their lives onwards and upwards. 7:45pm at Firehall Arts Centre. Tickets at VancouverFringe. com. Runs until Sept. 18.

EVENTS ACCORDION NOIR FESTIVAL Annual celebration of underground accordion culture brings together artists from around the globe for four days of concerts, dance parties, community events and cabaret. Visit AccordionNoirFest.com for tickets and schedule. Runs until Sept. 11. FRINGE FESTIVAL Vancouver’s annual alternative theatre festival is a showcase of all artists from beginners to veterans whose productions sit on the fringe of traditional theatre experience. Visit VancouverFringe. com for tickets and schedule. Runs until Sept. 18.

CHEAP & FUN DESTROY VANCOUVER XVIII An experimental music and sound art series coalescing around improvised forms of music featuring Adriana Lopez, Christina Kubisch, Friends+War, Katharina Ernst, hazy and minimal violence with visuals by Emily Thacker. 8:30pm at VIVO Media Arts (2625 Kaslo). Tickets $15 at EventBrite.ca

CHERSEA Indie pop artist from Port Coquitlam, aka Chelsea Laing, takes the stage with special guests the Written Years and Royal. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $8 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com ECHO NEBRASKA Vancouver folk rockers play a hometown show with special guests Coastline Pilot and Ben Everyman. 9pm at Media Club. Tickets $10 at BPT.me or $13 at the door.

THEATRE/DANCE THE DANCE TEACHER A charming young man is convicted of a crime despite declaring his innocence from jail, as the story weaves back from his final days in university until the moments before his sentencing in an effort to gauge his guilt. 9pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets $10 at BPT.me. Runs until Sept. 10. AUX.LA.MORE On a journey from Walt Whitman to the Backstreet Boys, this search for connection meets dislocation, unrest, addiction and loss before it can be overcome by the simple concept of togetherness, in this rare solo performance by dance artist Kara Nolte. 6:45pm at False Creek Gym. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com

ART COSMIC SEA A nautical and metaphysical theme sets the stage for colourful new works from Jenn Brisson, Kristian Adam, and Phresha. Opening reception at 7pm at Hot Art Wet City. Runs until Sept. 30.

LITTLE WILD Vancouver based rock band plays an early show with special guests Ponytails and Dopey’s Robe. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $7 at TicketFly.com DEATH VALLEY GIRLS Tripped out proto-punk rockers from LA play an early show in support of their sophomore album Glow in the Dark. 7pm at The Cobalt. Tickets $10 at TicketWeb.ca BOYCE AVENUE Florida based pop trio of brothers bring the Be Somebody World Tour to town with special guests Leroy Sanchez and Nick Howard. 6:30pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $30 at TicketFly.com THE BINZ Vancouver punk outfit takes to the stage with friends from across the pond, Part Time Miserables and fellow Vancouverites Spring Breaks. 9:30pm at LanaLou’s. Cover is $10. HUMANS Canadian indie electronic duo of Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq appear with special guests the Passenger and DJ Billie Danger. 9pm at The Imperial. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, and Neptoon Records. THE BRASS ACTION It’s a ska dance party with the high-energy horn-driven six-piece and special guests Brehdren, the Kings, and Georgetown Orbits. 8:30pm at SBC Restaurant. Cover is $10. HIGH STEP SOCIETY Electro swing band from Eugene, Oregon helps celebrate five years of Vancouver’s Electro Swing Club with a burlesque performance from August Wiled. 9:30pm at The Waldorf. Tickets $15 at the door. ANGEL EDWARDS Vancouver singer-songwriter and guitarist performs her indie rock pop and alternative folk to an outdoor, afternoon audience. 1pm at Jim Deva Plaza. By donation.

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COMEDY ROSS DAUK National headlining comic, self professed brownie lover and host of Jokes Please! here in Vancouver performs a stand-up routine with opening sets from Jonathan Baum and Kyle Jones. 7pm & 9:30pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

THEATRE/DANCE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FLAMENCO FESTIVAL Now in its 26th year, the festival celebrates flamenco’s Spanish Gypsy origins with a spellbinding lineup of local and international flamenco artists as well as free workshops, and ticketed performances from Mercedes Amaya Company, Flamenco Rosario & Toque Flamenco among others. At various venues across the city. Details at VancouverFlamencoFestival.org. Runs until Sept. 20. THE BEAUX’ STRATAGEM George Farquhar’s glorious Restoration comedy follows two charming bachelors, broke and looking to marry for money who encounter a variety of obstacles before love presents itself, and the beaux meet their match. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at JerichoArtsCentre.com. Runs until Sept. 25.

THE SUNDAY SERVICE The award-winning improv comedy troupe brings 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 creating comedy gold. 9pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $7 at the door.

THEATRE/DANCE BERLIN WALTZ Visit the German city at the centre of the 20th century without leaving Vancouver as sock puppets, secret police and stories from both sides of that infamous wall are told set to the tunes of Devon More in this fast-paced, richly detailed Cold War Cabaret. 12pm at Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com. Runs until Sept. 15. ZE: QUEER AS FUCK! Catapaulted by a series of unlikely experiences, Michelle/Ryan stumbles through an expanding parade of LGBTQI etc. identities in search of a definitive sense of zir own queer pride detailing the gains, losses, frustrations and celebration found in the tension between being authentic and belonging. 9:30pm at Performance Works. Tickets at VancouverFringe. com. Runs until Sept. 17.

THEATRE/DANCE LEASH YOUR POTENTIAL Drawing on 15 years of experience at a Fortune 500 company, Ryan will teach you how to succeed in a modern corporate bureaucracy, where outdated notions like talent and competence are irrelevant while appearing busy, email obfuscation and avoiding blame are the keys to success. 5pm at Studio 1398. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com HOW TO ADULT: THE MUSICAL For four 20-somethings in present day Vancouver, it’s time to get their shit together, and time to adult the fuck up. 6:15pm at Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Runs until Sept. 17.

CHEAP & FUN KARAOKE MONDAYS Trevor Risk and Christa Belle invite you down to weekly karaoke where you can belt out your favourites cause you got drunk enough with cheap drink specials and no cover. 9pm at The Cobalt. No cover.

CHEAP & FUN VANCOUVER STREET FOOD FESTIVAL Over 30 street food vendors park their trucks for a family friendly afternoon of live music, entertainment, artisan market and a myriad of delicious eats from Big Red’s Poutine to Taste of Malaysia. 12pm-6pm at Concord Pacific Parking Lot (88 Pacific Blvd). Admission is free.

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ESCHER QUARTET American string quartet from New York City plays music by Schubert, Schoenberg, and Mendelssohn. 8pm at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets $50 at FriendsOfChamberMusic.ca

ATMOSPHERE Hip-hop duo out of Minneapolis swing through town on the Fly Fishermen Tour with special guests Brother Ali, Plain Ole Bill, Last Word, and Dem Atlas. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. SOLD OUT.

LUKE WALLACE Vancouver folk singer-songwriter celebrates the release of fourth album An Opportunity as he kicks off a BC tour of the coast and interior. 8pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $10 at EventBrite.ca

EMILY CHAMBERS Vancouver singer-songwriter celebrates the release of her EP Magnolia with special guest Sadie Campbell. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $10 at TicketFly.com or $15 at the door.

LEE SCRATCH PERRY Jamaican music producer noted for his innovative style and pioneering of dub music performs with special guests Subatomic Sound System and Mad Riddim. 8pm at commodore Ballroom. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.ca

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GOODWOOD ATOMS Local Vancouver electronic-folk outfit performs with special guests IMUR and Zac McMillan. 8pm at Fox Cabaret. Tickets $8 at TheJuniperRoom.com or $10 at the door.

GASTOWN CABARET: BACK TO COOL Just because summer vacation has come to an end doesn’t mean the fun has to. Join your party champions April O’Peel, Sweet Munish and Sparkle Plenty for another exciting evening of entertainment with bellydancing beauties, the diva of contortion and DJ K-Tel. 8pm at Guilt & Co. Admission by donation. HAPPINESS James Lemon and Peter Barrel host “Happiness” the immersive self-help seminar for anyone who’s ever wanted it all – and is willing to pay for it. 5pm at Performance Works. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com. Runs until Sept. 15. HANDS AROUND Ten encounters in 1890 Vienna on a breakneck path through a chain of lovers is at once both funny and dangerous, both old and new in a glimpse into relationships centered around sex between a group of characters who play each other for power. 5pm at Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com. Runs until Sept. 17.

NOTHING BUT THIEVES English five-piece rock band appear in support of their self-titled debut album with special guests Civil Twilight and the Wrecks. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $20 at TicketFly.com

COMEDY RICHARD LETT: SOBER BUT NEVER CLEAN A show consisting of stand-up comedy, slam poetry, music and storytelling chronicles the comic’s life of how we got into stand-up, how it almost killed him and how he does it sober now. 5pm at Rio Theatre. Tickets at VancouverFringe.com. Runs until Sept. 16.

THEATRE/DANCE THE GLASS MENAGERIE A Canadian production of the Tennessee Williams’ classic revealing the story of family members whose lives form a triangle of quiet desperation, each in an individual version of hell while simultaneously seeking escape from each other. 8pm at PAL Theatre. Tickets at GlassMenagerie.ca. Runs until Sept. 25.

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DAVID CROSBY American folk legend, singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash plays an intimate evening in support of his forthcoming album Lighthouse. 7pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $46+ at TicketFly.com

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GROENLAND Montreal based indie pop band appear ahead of their forthcoming release A Wider Space, with special guests Parlour Panther and Pif Paf. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $12 at TicketFly.com DOPE Illinois heavy metal rockers headline with special guests Saints of Death, the Schoenberg Automaton and Celestial Ruin. 7pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $27 at TuneStub.com

COMEDY STEPH TOLEV Awarded Best Female Stand Up at the Canadian Comedy Awards, her first stand up album Hot N’ Hungry went to No. 1 on iTunes and she performs three nights with opening sets from Kyle Bottom and Charlie Demers. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

EVENTS WAR STORIES Journalists, actors, and professors share images and stories of the impact of war on civilians, particularly in Afghanistan, Iraq and other conflict zones with a performance of Contact! Unload, a play from George Belliveau. 7pm at Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre. Admission is free.

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You can call teen drama Pretty Little Liars a guilty pleasure if you like, but we need no absolution for our love of it. It’s gloriously melodramatic, with preposterous storylines – little girl ghosts, vanishing bodies and at least half-a-dozen murders over the past seven seasons. And then, of course, there are the clothes. Like all the best fashion-y TV shows, from Sex and the City to Gossip Girl, we have a bunch of best friends with distinct, diverse styles, and budgets that far exceed their incomes. We’ve been loving their looks this season, from Aria’s multi-coloured animal-print sweater to Hanna’s ﬂoral cold-shoulder

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Two seven-year-old girls showed me three tricks I could use to avoid taking myself too seriously and getting too attached to my dignity. I’m offering these tricks to you just in time for the letting-go phase of your astrological cycle. Trick #1: Speak in a made-up language for at least ten minutes. Example: “Groftyp hulbnu wivgeeri proot xud amasterulius. Quoshibojor frovid zemplissit.” Trick #2: Put a different kind of shoe and sock on each foot and pretend you’re two people stuck in a single body. Give each side of you a unique nickname. Trick #3: Place an unopened bag of barbecue-flavored potato chips on a table, then bash your fist down on it, detonating a loud popping sound and unleashing a spray of crumbs out the ends of the bag. Don’t clean up the mess for at least an hour.

In accordance with the astrological omens, I suggest you spend less energy dwelling in profane time so you expand your relationship with sacred time. If that’s of interest to you, consider the following definitions. PROFANE TIME happens when you’re engulfed in the daily grind. Swarmed by a relentless flurry of immediate concerns, you are held hostage by the chatter of your monkey mind. Being in SACRED TIME attunes you to the relaxing hum of eternity. It enables you to be in intimate contact with your soul’s deeper agenda, and affords you extra power to transform yourself in harmony with your noble desires and beautiful intentions.

About 1.7 million years ago, our human ancestors began using primitive hand axes made from rocks. This technology remained in use for over 60,000 generations before anyone invented more sophisticated tools and implements. Science writer Marcus Chown refers to this period as “the million years of boredom.” Its slow pace contrasts sharply with technology’s brisk evolution in the last 140 years. In 1880, there were no cars, planes, electric lights, telephones, TVs, or Internet. I surmise that you’re leaving your own phase of relatively slow progress, Gemini. In the coming months, I expect your transformations will progress with increasing speed – starting soon.

Prediction #1: You will attract truckloads of good luck by working to upgrade and refine the way you communicate. Prediction #2: You will tickle the attention of interesting people who could ultimately provide you with clues you will need to thrive in 2017. #3: You will discover secrets of how to articulate complicated feelings and subtle ideas that have been locked inside you. Prediction #4: You’ll begin a vibrant conversation that will continue to evolve for a long time.

You know you have a second brain in your gut, right? (If not, read this: http://bit.ly/secondbrain.) During the past three weeks, I have been beaming telepathic instructions toward this smart part of you. Here’s an edited version of the message I’ve been sending: “Cultivate your tenacity, darling. Build up your stamina, sweetheart. Feed your ability to follow through on what you’ve started, beautiful. Be persistent and spunky and gritty, my dear.” Alas, I’m not sure my psychic broadcasts have been as effective as I’d hoped. I think you need further encouragement. So please summon more fortitude and staying power, you gutsy stalwart. Be staunch and dogged and resolute, you stouthearted powerhouse.

Is “Big Bang” the best term we can come up with to reference the beginning of the universe? It sounds violent and messy – like a random, accidental splatter. I would much prefer a term that suggests sublime elegance and playful power – language that would capture the awe and reverence I feel as I contemplate the sacred mystery we are privileged to inhabit. What if we used a different name for the birth of creation, like the “Primal Billow” or the “Blooming Ha Ha” or the “Majestic Bouquet”? By the way, I recommend that you consider those last three terms as being suitable titles for your own personal life story in the coming weeks. A great awakening and activation are imminent.

The last few weeks have been fraught with rich plot twists, naked dates with destiny, and fertile turning points. I expect there will be further intrigue in the near future. A fierce and tender decision at a crossroads? The unexpected arrival of a hot link to the future? A karmic debt that’s canceled or forgiven? In light of the likelihood that the sweetand-sour, confusing-and-revelatory drama will continue, I encourage you to keep your levels of relaxed intensity turned up high. More than I’ve seen in a long time, you have the magic and the opportunity to transform what needs to be transformed.

In the coming days, you will have more than your usual access to help and guidance. Divine interventions are possible. Special dispensations and charmed coincidences, too. If you don’t believe in fairy dust, magic beans, and lucky potions, maybe you should set that prejudice aside for a while. Subtle miracles are more likely to bestow their gifts if your reasonable theories don’t get in the way. Here’s an additional tip: Don’t get greedy. Use the openings you’re offered with humility and gratitude.

When my daughter Zoe was growing up, I wanted her to be familiar with the origins of ordinary stuff that she benefited from. That’s why I took her to small farms where she could observe the growth and harvest of organic food crops. We visited manufacturing facilities where cars, furniture, toys, and kitchen sinks were built. She saw bootmakers creating boots and professional musicians producing songs in recording studios. And much more. I would love it if you would give yourself comparable experiences in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It’s an excellent time to commune with the sources of things that nurture you and make your life better.

Unless you were brought up by a herd of feral donkeys, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to embark on your second childhood. Unless you’re allergic to new ideas, the foreseeable future will bring you strokes of curious luck that inspire you to change and change and change your mind. And unless you are addicted to your same old stale comforts, life will offer you chances to explore frontiers that could expose you to thrilling new comforts.

These days, my dear, your eccentric beauty is even more unkempt than usual. I like it. It entertains and charms me. And as for your idiosyncratic intelligence: That, too, is messier and cuter and even more interesting than ever before. I’m inclined to encourage you to milk this unruly streak for all its potential. Maybe it will provoke you to experiment in situations where you’ve been too accepting of the stagnant status quo. And perhaps it will embolden you to look for love and money in more of the right places.

I’m giving you an ultimatum, Pisces: Within the next 144 hours, I demand that you become at least 33 percent happier. Fifty percent would be even better. Somehow you’ve got to figure out what you can do to enhance your sense of well-being and increase your enjoyment of life. I’m sort of joking, but on the other hand I’m completely serious. From my perspective, it’s essential that you feel really good in the coming days. Abundant pleasure is not merely a luxury, but rather a necessity. Do you have any ideas about how to make this happen? Start here: 1. Identify your four most delightful memories, and re-enact them in your imagination. 2. Go see the people whose influences most thoroughly animate your self-love.

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