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DEATH TO THE LEAF BLOWER!

I had a close encounter with a leaf blower the other day, and it caused me to almost become murderous. So unfortunately, my rant cannot be short and (bitter) sweet because I’m really pissed-off and full of hot air.

One of the most useless pieces of crap ever invented was the leaf blower. Maybe if it were a vacuum cleaner type tool I’d tolerate the noise and the gas fumes better. The leaf blower is pure evil and I cannot believe that it ever was allowed to make its way into existence.

I did some checking with City By-Laws and was utterly outraged by the fact that my good friends and neighbours in the West End are totally exempt by the disturbance of this monstrosity and my good friends and neighbours everywhere else in Vancouver have to put-up with this atrosity.

Los Angeles has banned gas-powered leaf blowers! Why can’t we be as good as them!

1. It is an instrument of severe health and environmental risks – noise and air pollution, especially to those people with allergies, breathing problems and/or sensitive ears.

2. It is a weapon of assault to the earth and any living thing in the path of the hurricane-like blasts of air.

3. It is an aid to minor vandalism by disposing de-

bris on other people’s property – even if that property belongs to the City.

4. It is a fraudulent device by deceiving one into believing that some kind of cleanup is being done when, in fact, the wind might blow in the other direction and litter the space that was cleared five minutes ago.

5. It is a cause of major annoyance and irritation which can cause psychological stress in people leading them to anger, and the dangers that anger might lead to.

In other words, the use of this thing should be deemed illegal as it is (in all intents and purposes) a criminal activity. And anybody or group of people who allow this “landscaping practice” to happen are aiders and abettors to this criminal act.

Police and the army should use leaf blowers in their arsenal as a crowd-control detractor. I can imagine that this weapon might even be more effective than tear gas. Then the police could add ear plugs to their face masks, carry these leaf blowers and gear to add to their armour and look and sound and blast away just as ferociously as beasts in sci-fi movies.

–Irate Rabid Ranter

PITBULL NOT TO BLAME FOR ATTACK

Re:“No place for pitbulls in the city”, Rant/Rave, July 2, 2015.

Well, it should warm the cockles of your heart to learn it wasn’t a pitbull, but rather an “unleashed four-year-old male American bulldog-mastiff cross” who had an incident with another animal one month prior, and was supposed to be leashed and muzzled at all times when in public.

It is extremely unfortunate the irresponsible and negligent owner who is responsible for their aggressive animal couldn’t be bothered to even put a collar around it’s neck, let alone a leash and also tried to leave the scene. If you really think that level of behaviour is legion and therefore acceptable, well, I’m glad I don’t live in Yaletown. Despicable and yes, definitely punishable behaviour by the owner of a bulldog/mastiff cross.

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DON’T FENCE ME IN

What’s with the Park Board erecting the blue fences on Beach and Denman 12 days (at time of writing) before the first bangs of the fireworks will be heard? I’m sure the thousands of tourists will be thrilled sending pictures home of the Laughing Men and the city’s floriculture designs surrounded by these monstrosities.

–William Muller

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YOUR CITY BATTLE BREWING OVER PROPOSED TOWER

A petition opposing the construction of a tower that would provide housing for people with mental illness at Venables and Commerical Drive surpassed 1,000 names this week. Barbara Cameron, one of the organizers behind the No Tower Coalition, said the names are being collected online and door-to-door.The petition aims to stop a proposal by developer Boffo Properties and the Kettle Society to redevelop land at that location.

The proposal includes a 12- to 15-storey building.

The Kettle Society, which provides housing and support to people with mental illness, needs to expand its services at 1725 Venables. It couldn’t get government funding so it formed an arrangement with Boffo Properties.The developer owns buildings on either side of the Kettle, while the city owns the parking lot to the north, which could be amalgamated into the proposed redevelopment that envisions 150 units of market housing, 30 supported housing units for the Kettle to own and operate, and a larger space for the society’s other services. Cameron said the coalition supports the Kettle Society, but it can’t support a tower.

“This is not about the Kettle or its services.This is about changing the streetscape of the Drive,” she said.

Cameron, who’s lived in the neighbourhood for 30 years, said the No Tower Coalition came together over the past few months in an effort to block the highrise. Its informal steering committee includes long-time Grandview-Woodland residents Penny Street and Jak King. “[The site] is an inappropriate place for the massive building that they’re proposing,” Cameron said. “I know the Kettle has explored many options but I think the exploration is not complete yet.

There are other ways to create supportive housing than to rely on private developers. It sets a very dangerous precedent to rely on private developers for public health and mental health programs.”

Cameron maintains the city and provincial government should work together to enable the Kettle expansion and the city-owned property could be a part of those discussions. W –Naoibh O’Connor,Vancouver Courier

Mayor plans to renew call for Pope Francis to visit DTES Mayor Gregor Robertson to visit the Vatican July 21-22 MIKE HOWELL @howellings

If the opportunity presents itself when he visits the Vatican next week, Mayor Gregor Robertson says he will renew a request from a delegation of faith groups to personally invite Pope Francis to the Downtown Eastside in an effort to bring international attention to the city’s mental health, addictions and homelessness crises.

Robertson will be in Vatican City July 21-22 as a participant in a two-day workshop with the Pope in which climate change and “modern slavery” will be discussed among city and state leaders, including the mayors of Seattle and Portland and California governor Jerry Brown.

“If I have the opportunity, I’ll certainly be restating that invitation to come visit Vancouver and see our challenges with poverty firsthand, which is surprising for such an affluent city,” Robertson said Monday. “We have our set of problems that have been tough to solve and he’s demonstrated his commitment to tackling poverty in all its forms.”

Robertson believes a visit from the Pope would draw “enormous attention” to poverty and its associated problems in the Downtown Eastside. Such a visit, he added, would signal the importance of the provincial and federal governments to commit to a second round of investments to continue the work of the now-defunct Vancouver Agreement, which saw all three levels of government spend money in an effort to improve life for residents.

“There’s been slow change in the neighbourhood and lots more people housed, but there’s a lot more work to do

The Downtown Eastside and its residents’ problems with addictions, mental illness and homelessness are topics Mayor Gregor Robertson hopes to address with Pope Francis at the Vatican next week. Photo Dan Toulgoet and it would be great to have that level of attention from the Pope to catalyze some change with the BC and Canadian government,” the mayor said.

In February, a group representing a broad range of faiths, including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim, sent a letter to Pope Francis requesting he visit Vancouver to walk the Downtown Eastside and “break bread with the residents and others.”

The group, which is led by the city’s former homeless advocate Judy Graves and lawyer Tom Beasley, also wants the Pope to visit an urban and remote reserve in Canada to better understand the plight of aboriginal people, many of whom move to the Downtown Eastside and end up on the streets.

Graves said a return letter from the Vatican stated the Pope had no immediate plans to come to Vancouver, although she said Robertson being singled out as the only

Canadian politician to travel to Rome and meet with the Catholic leader is encouraging news. If the mayor doesn’t get an opportunity to renew the group’s invitation directly with the Pope, Graves said she is confident Robertson could speak to senior leaders in the Vatican’s administration.

“I’m not giving up,” said Graves Tuesday morning before leading a tour of the Downtown Eastside.

Like Robertson, Graves believes a visit from the Pope would bring international attention to the Downtown Eastside much the way the Pope’s presence in a shantytown in Paraguay over the weekend captured the media’s attention. While in Paraguay, the Pope characterized the excesses of capitalism as “the dung of the devil” and how the greed for money creates a subtle dictatorship that “condemns and enslaves men and women.”

Susan Tatoosh, executive director of the Aboriginal

Friendship Centre and a member of the committee which wrote to the Pope, said she is hopeful the pontiff’s focus on eradicating poverty will extend to Vancouver with a visit.

“In all of his messages, he’s really spoken to the homeless as well as the people who are living in poverty around the world,” Tatoosh said. “We can only keep hoping positively that he will look at our request.”

The City of Vancouver released statistics last week that showed 1,746 people were counted as homeless during a two-day count in March. About 32 per cent of those people identified as aboriginal, a significant overrepresentation when the same group’s population in Vancouver is only 2.5 per cent.

“We do have to come to the urban areas to get the services that are lacking in our communities and a lot of times the people are coming totally unprepared,” she said.

“They come for education, they come for employment and they don’t realize just the differences between coming from a rural area to a metropolitan area like Vancouver where there are huge costs. Things soon spiral out of their control.”

If the Pope agreed to visit, the faith groups plan to have him celebrate mass from a barge in English Bay, surrounded by indigenous canoes. The Pope would be transported by canoe to the barge, symbolizing “a moment on the journey of reconciliation between indigenous peoples and Christians,” according to the group’s letter.

Earlier this month, the Pope released a document called an encyclical devoted to environmentalism, where he tied how the deterioration of the environment and society affects poor and vulnerable people more than those above the poverty line. He has also said there is a moral imperative for addressing climate change.

“He’s connecting the dots between climate change and the deplorable conditions of the world’s poor, and he’ll be looking for us to support his call for urgent action on climate change and global poverty,” said Robertson, whose administration has committed to become the “greenest city” in the world by 2020.

“His convening power is drawing a great team of mayors and governors together to talk shop and to then go out and advocate vigorously to our national leaders to set significant and binding targets on reducing climate pollution.”

Pope John Paul II was the last pontiff to visit Vancouver. In 1984, he spoke to thousands at BC Place Stadium, where he directed his comments of hope and the “meaning of life” to children, seniors and the disabled. He returned to Canada in 1987 to meet with First Nations in Fort Simpson, NWT. W –Courtesy of Vancouver Courier

PlentyOfFish sold to American dating site giant for $575 million USD

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Vancouver’s PlentyOfFish (POF) has been purchased

by The Match Group, which operates OkCupid, Tinder, Match and Meetic, in a US$575 million cash deal.

POF, which employs 75 people, has grown steadily since it was founded in 2003

by CEO Marcus Frind, and in March it announced it had reached 100 million users and $100 million in annual revenue.

“For over a decade I have followed the consistent growth of PlentyOfFish, first within North America, then globally, and most recently across platforms, as one of the most popular mobile dat-

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ing products in the world,” said Match Group CEO Sam Yagan.

“As more people than ever use more dating apps than ever with more frequency than ever, PlentyOfFish’s addition both brings new members into our family of products and deepens the lifetime relationship we have with our

users across our portfolio.”

Both POF and The Match Group earn money through a combination of subscriptions and advertising. The Match Group is a subsidiary of IAC (NASDAQ:IACI) and has over 50 brands in 200 countries around the world. The company said it adds more than seven million users to

its services every month.

POF founder and CEO Markus Frind is the only shareholder of the online dating service, which will put all profit generated from the sale directly into his own bank account.

POF got into some hot water earlier this year when it was fined $48,000 after the company allegedly violated

Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) by sending users commercial emails that did not have a clear “unsubscribe” option.

The sale is set to close in 2015’s fourth quarter and is subject to approval from the Canadian Ministry of Industry. W –Courtesy of Business in Vancouver

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How to survive a drought in a rainforest Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown @GrantLawrence

Call it karma. In this very column way back in February, when the sun was shining brilliantly, when we were wearing short-sleeve T-shirts and Instagramming our early cherry blossom and daffodil blooms, yours truly urged you to #weatherbrag to your friends back east of our good weather fortune. What a difference a couple of months make.

Damn.

In an attempt to make it through our Summer of Sizzle, here’s a few quick tips on how to survive a drought in a rain forest (many of which can be read in further detail in previous columns).

SKIP THE BATH!

That’s right, those luxurious lavender bubble baths you take every damn night use an outrageous amount of water, so unless you enjoy seeing a miniature imitation of our mountain reservoirs when you pull out the plug at the end of your soak, stick to a quickie shower every couple of days, like me. No one minds the stink… I don’t think?

RIDE YOUR BIKE!

Yes, I’m back in that saddle again. Hopping on your bike not only allows you to catch a refreshing breeze when you hit a downward slope, but it also keeps you out of your sweltering, disgusting, exhaust-belching car as you sit in gridlock traffic. Those cyclists breezing by? That could and should be you!

PUT AWAY YOUR GARDEN HOSE!

You don’t need to wash your bird shit-encrusted car this summer. Just let it get even filthier sitting on the curb as you chill out cycling everywhere. And you sure as hell don’t need to use your sprinkler on your lawn, or hose down your sidewalks. The City has

already imposed restrictions of watering your lawn once a week, eh? If you’re caught watering more than that, you face a $250 fine. Vegetable and flower gardens are exempt, as are trees and shrubs.

NO PRESSURE WASHING!

Speaking of sidewalk spraying, on my ride to work, I can’t help but notice several Gastown establishments, none of which I’ll mention here – ok fine, the Blarney Stone – hosing off who-knows-what from the night before. We’re in the middle of a drought, man! And the City agrees with me: pressure washing is “only for health and safety purposes … washing for aesthetic purposes is prohibited”. So unless it’s barf, blood, or worse, just get out the damn broom.

ZIP DOWN!

Ok fine, ride the damn zipline at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park. It’ll at least cool you off.

Have any more tips of keeping cool and conserving water this summer?

Tweet me up @GrantLawrence.

What not to do in drought, exhibit A. Grant Lawrence photo

EAT ICE CREAM!

Vancouver is lucky enough to have some fantastic, independently owned ice cream shops, like Earnest Ice Cream, La Casa Gelato, and, across the border and up the hill in Burnaby, the astounding Glenburn Soda Fountain.

DON’T SMOKE!

Seriously. You smokers in this city already have an outrageous habit of flicking cigarette butts wherever you seem to please, somehow not registering that this is not only littering but also a major fire hazard. We ask you… we plead with you… this is your summer to quit. You’re burning down our province with your flicking. If you insist on smoking, please, please, please don’t flick your butts. Extinguish and dispose of them properly, in a garbage can, or cigarette butt receptor.

DRINK CRAFT BEER!

If you pay attention to the Westender’s beer column, The Growler, you’ll be fully aware of the craft beer revolution going on in Vancouver. Save water, drink our finest craft beer instead.

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Home Is Where The Art Is: Paegan Ritual

after influential women in our lives, songs we love, and places we have been.

Jennifer Scott A Good Chick to Know

@Jennifer_AGCTK I met the design duo behind local label Paegan Ritual in preparation for this past weekend’s Khatsalano festival; I was working with the team to curate their booth and create a space that visually represented the style philosophy of their clothing and accessories label. Paegan Ritual embodies a bohemian twist on an LA-meets-Vancouver aesthetic, with a focus on both stellar everyday basic pieces as well as statement selections that act as art for the modern wardrobe.What I love about the Paegan Ritual style is how the design elements can translate between fashion and décor, creating an overall lifestyle aesthetic for the brand.

Tell us a little about yourself.

Paegan Ritual was founded by Helena Luciano & Tatianna Taylor-Tait; we are a company that is proud to represent our community, bringing together local artists to share their passion in their respective industries. Helena has an extensive background in the fashion industry, from modelling to behind-thescenes experience with major fashion brands. Tatianna has a comprehensive background in business, with a strong skill set in marketing and consumer behaviour – it is this balance between our areas of expertise that drives our brand’s success.

If you could speak to a room of youth who were considering careers in the arts, what would your advice be?

Don’t let your fears or doubts get in your way, even the most successful people in the world have made mistakes or failed before. Follow your dreams, take that leap and don’t look back, you will never regret it.

What is your favourite accessory?

Our favourite accessory right now is our new handmade Talulla Friendship Bracelets.

Offered in an assortment of colours, this set of bracelets represent true friendship.

Tatianna Taylor Tait and Helena Luciano of Paegan Ritual. Jennifer Gauthier photo.

How did you get started with Paegan Ritual and what led you to where you are now?

We are two very motivated independent women who like to surround ourselves with positive, like-minded people. A lot of people talk about their dream and for many, talk is all that materializes. Together we decided to take a leap of faith, take that dream and turn it into a reality. We are proud to join the strong community of creative, entrepreneurial women that Vancouver offers.

Tell me a little bit about your shop?

Established earlier this year, Paegan Ritual is an online retail destination that offers pieces from around the globe for fashion-forward, think-for-yourself women.

We offer exclusive designs for clothing, swimwear and accessories, allowing our brand to become a part of women’s daily style ritual.

What do you love about your location?

Our company is built upon the beauty and roots of Vancouver.We are in love with all the characteristics that make up a Vancouverite, and try to work those elements into

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our collections.We feel that the city of Vancouver is finally growing to its true design potential so we love to incorporate not only the beauty of our city but the people that create a true west coast lifestyle.

Vancouverite should be without are a great statement jewelry piece (such as our Triangle Solstice Pendant), a classic pair of denim jeans, and a go to playsuit for those sunny days.

If you could describe your artistic style in one word, what would it be?

YOU. It’s all about being true to oneself, independent and discovering best version of YOU.

What gets your creative juices flowing?

We are extremely in tune with all of our surroundings.

Every moment in our lives has been incorporated in each piece we bring to the line, from a song that has made us feel a certain way, to an individual who has completely inspired us. A lot of our jewelry and clothing is named

What three items should no Vancouverite be without?

We feel that the three core items no fashion-forward

What is your most quirky attribute?

A touch of cheekiness, which we incorporate throughout our style and social media outlets.

Do you have a most popular item?

Currently, our most popular item is our Compass Playsuit. White in colour, light in weight, the romper has a laced design, making it the perfect flirty summer goto piece for day or night.

Artistically, what is your favourite part of the city?

Our favourite part of the city is Gastown.We love Gastown because it visually restores the city’s history and that’s something you cannot buy. W ' -")*"$/(!."&+,#%

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California dreaming with Gitana Niki Hope Style File

@NikiMHope Like many artists and seekers before her, local designer Laura Wiet was inspired by California’s golden beaches and laid-back vibe.

Three years ago, she drove with strangers to the Golden State and came home with the idea to create her own scarf line, called Gitana – the word means gypsy in Spanish and sums up Wiet’s hunger for travel and adventure.

She was 27 at the time with a month off work. None of her friends were available for a lengthy getaway, so Wiet bravely (or foolishly) took to Craigslist to find fellow travellers – a British guy and a couple from the Netherlands – to make the road trip with her.

“We drove from here down to San Francisco, then parted ways, then I actually drove back with this guy who lived on a boat in Seattle and this homeless girl. I wasn’t nervous on the way back, but I was on the way down. I was like what am I doing? What if these people are going to murder me?” she laughs.

It was a brazen getaway that paid off, rousing in her the idea to merge her fashion design expertise with her selftaught love of graphic design.

“I’m really into graphic design, as well as accessory design, so I wanted to find a way to combine my love of graphic design in a wearable way,”Wiet explains.

Along with California, she

A road trip with strangers provides inspiration for Laura Wiet’s scarf line, Gitana. Contributed photo is also drawn to Mexico’s beautiful coastlands.

“I’ve been to Mexico 20-plus times, and I’ve just always been really inspired by their culture, their art, and their beaches.”

For her first Gitana collection, she used the photographs from her travels for the graphics on the fabric.

The line featured silk scarves with palm trees set inside moody blue and purple tones.

Another scarf inspired by her coastal tours, aptly called Baja, is a psychedelic piece with fluorescent clouds, a disco-ball moon and colourful cacti.

But it’s her spring 2014 capsule collection that is one

of the most fetching. It’s peppered with Pop Art humour, including a baby blue scarf with a darling banana print.

Vintage black roses also make their way into the collection, along with cute cacti and Aztec geometric shapes.

The only problem – many of the past collections are sold out as she produces small runs for the purpose of exclusivity. Wiet is used to hearing from people who visit her website and want to find the out-of-stock pieces.

If there is enough demand for a piece and she’s able, Wiet will sometimes rerelease it.

There’s no question Wiet is a busy traveller, juggling

both a full-time job as a designer for lululemon’s popular active line for girls, ivivva, along with her Gitana line, which also includes canvas purses, headbands, and in-demand kimonos.

Currently in stock, she has the Venice Kimono ($150) in the morning mountain print; the bold blue, purple, and black wavy print was inspired

by Wiet’s own backyard. And then we go back to California with the Palms scarf ($78), a mixture of palm trees and soft blue ombre drawn from a photo Wiet took in southern California. One of the best aspects of her scarves is that they require little dress-up.

They are stunning statement pieces that stand on their own.Throw one on with a white T-shirt, denim pants or shorts, and sandals, and you’re set for a summer festival.

Her latest capsule collection – inspired by fruit (watermelon gets heavy play) – is set to come out next month. Keep an eye on Gitana’s website, GitanaOutfitters.com, or look for the line locally at Woo To SeeYou inYaletown. W ) (*!"&"0/!,!!+$#-.%'

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DINING OUT

Clockwise from top left: Tea soaked tuna; Sai Woo sous chef Hector Laguna (L) and owner Salli Pateman; Beef carpaccio salad. Dan Toulgoet photos

What’s old is new again at Sai Woo Anya Levykh Nosh

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158 East Pender St. 604-568-1117 SaiWoo.ca Open Tuesday to Friday, 11am-late; Saturday & Sunday, 5pm-late.

In the early part of the last century, Sai Woo Chop Suey was a large and popular eatery in Chinatown that became infamous as the gathering place of a group of assassins after they had finished a particularly gruesome job. It operated for several decades before being taken over by New Town Bakery, which still operates next door. New Town

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@FoodGirlFriday Mission, the new Kitsilano restaurant from chef Curtis Luk (Bambudda, The Parker) and sommelier Chase MacLeod, is now officially open. The restaurant focuses on affordable tasting menus, as well as a select number of a la carte items.

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eventually didn’t need the space, which was lucky for Salli Pateman, former owner of Section (3) in Yaletown (now closed). Pateman was looking to start a new venture after selling her long-running (an impressive 18 years) business.

From the outside, the tiny, almost invisible entrance on East Pender implies an equally miniscule space inside. Step in, and you’re amazed at the expansive, light-filled room. Extensive renos revealed original Douglas fir that could be re-purposed, a large skylight and classic brick walls. The new space seats 113 on the main floor and another 75 in the lower lounge. Large “button” lights, living trees and that Douglas fir, now lovingly sanded to a healthy, warm gleam, make for a se-

rene, airy environment, one in which tables are decently spaced apart, and rounded booths offer privacy and comfort.

The bar is long and heavy on quality hooch. Bar manager Dave Truscott has created a list that’s heavy on housemade infusions and syrups, and exotic fruit.

Menus are backed with translations of Chinese phrases from an old business traveler’s phrasebook: “Have your assistant provide me with four goats,” or “This man has had too much wine and should be carried to his room.” It’s all light-hearted and fun, like the cocktails.

There is wine, but I would stick to beer or the mixed drinks, it’s a better match for the food.

The food, created by executive chef Douglas Chang,

formerly of New York’s Eleven Madison Park and Vancouver’s own West, is an eclectic collection of dishes that hint at Chang’s Chinese and Caribbean roots. Some of these are outstanding, like the tamarind-glazed sweetbreads ($16) that are lightly battered and silky on the inside. Tong mein ($12), a hearty bowl of egg noodles with pork belly and lovely slow-cooked tea egg, is a solid lunch, especially when paired with the delicate bao ($6 for two) stuffed with pork belly and pickled vegetable threads. Crunchy and juicy is always a good textural combination, especially when it involves slightly sweet pork and perfectlybrined crispy carrots. The pork belly makes another appearance on the dinner menu, this time braised in

fermented red tofu and sided with taro puree.

Coca-Cola chicken wings ($14) were decidedly less impressive, despite the nicely done dark laminated skins.

The chicken wasn’t dry, but it also wasn’t flavourful, and tasted surprisingly bland.

Chinese sausage rice bowl ($13) was better. The excellent, slightly-fermented sausage is one of the few things that isn’t made in-house, but comes from a neighbourhood supplier. The egg-fried rice was fluffy, with a slight bite, but could have used more flavour.

If you’re hankering for dessert, try the Szechuan peppercorn panna cotta ($6).

The name is slightly misleading, as the peppercorn is just a faint whisper that lingers on the tongue after the fresh and poached strawberries,

dotted with lemon crumble, are consumed. It’s sweet, tart and refreshing; a perfect summer finish.

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locations for the duration of the conference for $2 each, and will donate 100 per cent of the proceeds from the macaron sales to BC-CfE research and treatment efforts.

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WildTale Coastal Grill will be holding a crab boil on the last Sunday afternoon of every month starting on July 26. Tickets are $25 per person and include crab, mussels, prawns, clams, sausage, corn and potatoes, and, naturally, bibs.

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yard barbecue. The event will feature casual sporting competitions, picnic food and drinks (the event is licensed, so alcohol will be available), and country and bluegrass music. Unbuckled.ca

In support of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/ AIDS’s fundraiser for the International AIDS Society Conference July 19-22 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, Faubourg Paris is selling special red-ribbon macarons at all three of its

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The BC Association of Farmers’ Markets is hosting Meet My Market month across BC. Introduce a friend to your local farmers’ market and be entered to win prizes. Follow the #MeetMyMarket on social media for more info. BCFArmersMarket.org

For the fourth year in a row, Dîner en Blanc is back on Aug. 25 for another all-white celebration of food, fashion and dining en plein air. The event has expanded to offer 4,500 seats at a

The PNE has unveiled its line-up of food offerings for this year’s Fair, starting Aug. 22. Look for the bacon s’mores waffle sandwich, cactus burgers, mini doughnut jalapeno poutine, Jurassic pork mac ‘n’ cheese, red velvet chicken strips, and other wacky fare.

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Tickets are now on sale for Vancouver Aquarium’s annual Toast to the Coast fundraiser in support of ocean conservation. The event features top local restaurants, BC wines and an after-party with Side One, dancing and bubbles. Tickets $125. VanAqua.org

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The Growler guide to summer beers @StephenSmys

Yeah, yeah, this is a little late coming since it’s bloody well July already, but honestly, it’s better late than never. As this summer heat conspires to burn our beloved British Columbia to the ground, it’s important we get answers to the really important questions.

For example: What beer should I be drinking?

It’s an excellent question, folks. Here’s a list of light, easy-drinking beers perfect for that patio, that stoop, that patch of grass down the block…or wherever you prefer to soak in the rays (and this ashy haze) with a glass o’ beer.

33 ACRES OF SUNSHINE, 33 ACRES BREWING

A beer that seems engineered for summer drinking. Just look at that name.

It’s a light and hazy wheat beer, and very approachable for people who think they hate beer.

tastiest and most refreshing beer. A light and hoppy India session ale with hints of grapefruit flavour.

BURNABARIAN, DAGERAAD BREWING

Burnaby’s Dageraad excels at making delicious Belgian beers and their session ale is a great introduction. Like every other beer on this list, it’s light and refreshing, but has a unique and robust flavour that’s highly approachable.

CRAFT LAGER, PARALLEL 49 BREWING

Vancouver’s breakout brewery has a few beers geared for summer drinking, but we needed to throw a lager on here. But this isn’t your average lager – not by a long shot. It’s clean, crisp and surprisingly full of flavour from the traditional German lager yeast. Kokanee this is not.

HONEY ALE, DOGWOOD BREWING

A light and highly drinkable brew, made for drinking more than a few. It’s also the first local craft beer distributed in a 12 case.

Camping, anyone?

The city’s first organic brewery is also making some of the finest introductory craft beers in British Columbia. Their Honey Ale is as sweet as the name suggests, but very well balanced. If you want to introduce your grandparents to craft beer, this is the one. It’s available only at the brewery by the glass or in growler fills.

BOTTLE ROCKET, PHILLIPS BREWING

PARK LIFE, BOMBER BREWING

BLONDE ALE, POSTMARK BREWING

It’s an oldie, but a goodie, and arguably Phillips’

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ale has been extremely popular since its six-packs were released. It’s really no wonder – it’s clean, fruity (obviously) and hardly tastes like beer at all. It’s another beer ideal for beginners, but easily enjoyed by all.

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Keep an eye out for Issue No. 3 of The Growler Craft Beer Handbook, available at your favourite craft brewery, liquor store, or brew pub July 30.

This black raspberry grisette is technically a sour beer, but the sourness is balanced by a hearty dose of the raspberries, making

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The ABCs of Portuguese whites Michaela Morris By the Bottle @MichaelaWine

Getting to know Portuguese wine is a like learning a new language. Quite literally.

Wines are typically labeled by regions and made from blends of unpronounceable grapes. Don’t expect to be fluent over night. Like any language, you’ll need to immerse yourself and stick with it. Summer is the perfect time to take a crash course on the ABCs of their whites (that’s branco in Portuguese).

I’m warning you that the following wines aren’t the most widely distributed.

However, for the love of wine, they’re worth seeking out.

A is for Arinto and Antão Vaz. The former is grown throughout Portugal and prized for its minerality giving a crisp spine and freshness to many a blend.

The latter, Antão Vaz, is cultivated predominantly in the southern Alentejo region, where it thrives in the warm dry conditions. It lends tropical aromas and adds weight.

2014 Esporão, Alandra Branco, Alentejo $16* Alandra brings together Arinto and Antão Vaz for vibrant aromas of honeydew melon and apple blossom with greengage plum and nectarine. Fleshy yet cleansing, it calls sardines.

Tripling up on the Bs, may I first present Bical.

This grape is also known as Borrado das Moscas, which translates (politely) as “fly droppings” due to the brown spots its skin develops. Bical has an affinity for the chalky clay soils in the delimited region (or DOC) of Bairrada in northern maritime Portugal and is grown throughout the broader area of Beiras.

Subtle in aromas, its calling card is a backbone of acidity.

2012 Luis Pato, Vinhas Velhas Branco, Beira Atlântico $25.99 Here Bical is blended with Cerceal and Sercialinho.

Citrus, bay leaf and lemon balm greet the nose while a creamy texture is balanced by succulent golden delicious apple. Friendly with just about any pork dish.

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Cerceal isn’t the most important Portuguese white.

Usually relegated to a minor role in blends, its contribution, however, is laudable.

Austere and steely, it makes wines mouth watering.

2012 Porta dos Cavaleiros, Dão DOC $10* Cerceal gives extra zip to Encruzado and Malvasia Fina. Expect baked apple, ripe pear and smoke notes with pineapple on palate.

Rich but still juicy, it packs personality for the price.

Ideal for corn fricassée.

D and E go hand in hand.

D is for Dão. Surrounded by mountains, this gorgeous region with its glinting granitic soil offers the ideal terroir for E: Encruzado. Often compared to Chardonnay, Encruzado is made both oaked and unoaked and shows up as a single varietal as well as in blends.

aked 100 per cent Encruzado, is slightly reminiscent of Chablis. Hello! Medium weight but elegantly balanced by bracing acidity, all it needs is some cheese.

2012 Alvaro Castro, Encruzado, Branco Reserva, Dão DOC $29.99 Leesy with white peach, lemon and chalk, this uno-

Doubling up on the last round means I can slip one more letter in. I’m skipping all the way to V as Vinho Verde may already in

your vocabulary. This cool wet region in the northern reaches of Portugal produces light lively whites. Styles vary but most of what we see is fizzy and a bit sweet with lower alcohol.

high-acid Azal. Despite a touch of sweetness, it’s still thirst quenching with lime, pink grapefruit and green apple sorbet. You’ll find this summer guzzler at Legacy Liquor Store. W

Casa de Oleiros, Vinho Verde DOC $18* Revisiting A, Arinto is blended with the equally

*Private wine stores only, prices may vary. All other wines available at BC Liquor Stores. Prices exclusive of taxes.

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The Suffers bring Gulf Coast soul to Pemberton LOUISE BURNS @_louiseburns_

On paper, all odds appear to be against The Suffers.

The Houston-based “Gulf Coast soul” band have 10 members, are not signed to a label, and have not yet released a full-length album.

Their specific blend of R&B, soul, reggae and rock is often mistakenly written off by critics as yet another neosoul band, swimming for an identity in a highly saturated ocean of derivative sound.

In reality, this could not be further from the truth.

They have managed to tour North America several times, appear on David Letterman for one of his final shows (he’s a fan), and maintain a dedicated fan base despite not being signed to a label, having a full-length record, and touring with a large and costly caravan.

“A lot of people don’t realize that,” says a relaxed, yet raspy Kam Franklin, lead vocalist and primary lyricist for The Suffers. “We’ve done a lot of this on our own with the help of a really great, but small team of managers and publicists and friends who know what they’re doing. But everything that we’ve done so far has been seriously hard work, then more hard work.”

Franklin has been singing in clubs in the Houston area since the tender age of 17, cutting her teeth amongst singers of “higher caliber that would destroy me every night”. She is also a seasoned touring musician, most notably joining the London-based AfricanWestern dance/Malawi duo The Very Best. Now at 28 years old, Franklin has the poise and self-possession of someone many years her senior, a quality that no doubt drew the other players of The

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Led by frontwoman Kam Franklin, The Suffers are bringing their unique brand of soul to the Pemberton Music Festival this weekend. Daniel Jackson photo Suffers to her, even if it did take a decade to get where they are today.

“It was really a long term series of relationships that formed over 10 years,” she says about the formation of the band. “It was one of those things where we’d end up on bills together, or we’d end up on the same showcase or festival, and we’d be like, ‘man I really like that bass player, man I really like that drummer’.”

The band initially began with bassist Adam Castaneda and keyboardist Pat Kelly.

They recruited local musicians of a similar distinction, including Franklin, Alex Zamora (guitar), Kevin Bernier (guitar), Nick Zamora (drums), Jose Luna (percussion), Cory Wilson (saxophone), Jon Durbin (trumpet) and Michael Razo (trombone).

The band’s first incarnation leaned heavily on the ska and reggae influences

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Currents (Interscope) Producing a follow up to two monstrously successful albums can be nerve wracking.

Even more so knowing that must not only please critics, but an entire league of fans that linger on your every word, drum sound and synth modulation.Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker faces this predicament head-on with 4399=Q68, the third LP from Australia’s biggest export since Uggs boots and Kylie Minogue. On opener “Let It Happen”, he is the guru of positive affirmations, repeating

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the phrase over electric Kool Aid disco. “Yes I’m Changing” has a similar theme of selfacceptance and go-with-theflow-isms. Parker sings “Yes I’m changing /Yes I’m done / Yes I’m older /Yes I’m moving on”. It is ambiguous and dreamy, suitable for a breakup or life transition.

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of its members. 2013’s Slow it Down b/w Step Aside is a mélange of rocksteady, reggae, soul and R&B, but also a hint of creole, hip hop and funk. On both tracks, Franklin’s powerful, showstopping voice slithers over dense horn orchestration and bright guitar upstrokes.

Their follow up single, “Gwan”, could easily be at home on a Quentin Tarantino film soundtrack, boasting late ‘70s America soul grooves and a feisty delivery of Franklin’s powerhouse vocals. It even caught the attention of a one Mr. David Letterman, who invited them to perform it on his show.

The Suffers are currently touring in support of their most recent EP, Make Some Room, four songs that include the aforementioned “Gwan”, “Make Some Room”, an anthem for the patient girlfriends and wives of the group, and “Stay”, the first song Franklin ever wrote.

“Even though I wrote the song when I was 17, it still rings true now,” she says.

“It’s gone through so many makeovers throughout the years. It never really got the proper recording that it needed until I was with the The Suffers.”

Their long anticipated full length will arrive later this year, on which the band embraces “the more soulful side of our music”, putting more emphasis on “the soul, rock and roll or afro-beat vibe”.

Thanks to the pesky lag in the vinyl production industry, the release date has not yet been set, but they plan on launching a Kickstarter campaign to keep the momentum while they wait.

“The music is already fully recorded, but we are doing the Kickstarter in order to make sure it gets the proper marketing campaign that it needs to get, because we’re not signed to a record label.” she says.

of Tame Impala still ring true on 4399=Q68, though they have mostly replaced fuzz guitar with glowing synths.Their sound remains stadium sized, but Parker is growing up and moving on. His ability to balance real-talk with psychpop is his legacy on 4399=Q68.

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in all things Nina Simone, (a Netflix documentary, ,'E6 ME;;=Q=?H J%88 .%ROQ=:, an upcoming biopic, etc.) there’s no better time than now to unleash a tribute album to the High Priestess of Soul. Curated by Lauryn Hill, a controversial deity in her own right, the compilation features covers

by Hill, Usher, Mary J Blige and many more.

Hill contributes six tracks.

On “I Got Life”, she samples Simone’s original vocal, and delivers a politically charged, perhaps over-bearing rap.

It is not the album’s finest moment, but she comes close with the mellower “Wild Is The Wind”. Her

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The Pemberton Music Festival will be the band’s first official Canadian festival, followed by an East Coast tour, including the infamous Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, and Voodoo Fest in New Orleans. Life on the road is becoming the norm for The Suffers, so what is it like being the solitary female in a group of nine men?

“It’s like having nine brothers,” says Franklin. “We fight, we argue a lot, but it’s more so outweighed by the respect and love and admiration for everybody.

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powerful take of “Feeling Good” is charged with the same confidence and sexuality as the original.

While Usher’s “My Baby Just Cares For Me” is kinda corny, and Mary J Blige’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” is somewhat redundant, there are some transcendent moments.

Hailing from Iqaluit, Nunavut,The Jerry Cans’ bilingual lyrical approach reflects the cultural roots of the band. At the centre of the group are husband and wife Andrew Morrison and Nancy Mike. Morrison, the band’s vocalist and guitarist, is an Iqaluit-raised English Canadian, while Mike is an Inuk throat-singer.Together they create music that combines the energy of a rollicking Celtic bar band with the passion of traditional Inukitut singing.

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The autoharp isn’t exactly a popular weapon of choice for today’s musicians, and Basia Bulat might be its most wellknown practictioner since Joni Mitchell or June Carter. Of course, the autoharp isn’t what stands out about Bulat’s music – it’s her voice. Simultaneously powerful and delicate, it’s no wonder she’s one of Canada’s most interesting singer-songwriters. W 5 .E639?E0H L3!0 B$H &"@);R PJE%Q .6E(=N Simone’s daughter, Lisa Simone offers a smoky rendition of “I Want a Little Sugar In My Bowl”. Alice Smith’s hauntingly beautiful cover of “I Put A Spell On You”, wrought with raw emotion over a simple reverse-effect guitar.

Paying tribute to a legend is never easy, and sure to leave a few upsets on the way. Hill has managed to put together an array of artists as diverse as Simone herself, but above all, it is the love, care and respect that each of them brings to the music that makes this tribute worthy. <KO3%8= 739Q8 /E6%Q(" !!!1/2

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MUSHY CALLAHAN WITH DEAR ADELINE Neo-vintage rockers from Toronto, on their third Canadian tour in support of the radio release of their single, Coyote Country share the bill with the Vancouver band and special guests Bed of Stars, Ark & Ocean, and Mausiki. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $7 at ThePointOfSale.com and $10 at the door.

COR FLAMMAE: FALLEN ANGELS Vancouver’s budding chorus of classically-trained, queer singers perform a program of historical and modern queer content, revealing the hidden queer heritage often ignored in the conservative, classical music world. 8pm at St. Andrew’s Wesley Church. Tickets $25 at CorFlammae.com

JOHN MELLENCAMP American singer-songwriter-musicianpainter-actor brings his signature catchy, heartland rock to town on his Plain Spoken Tour. 7:30pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

JOHN TWO HAWKS Grammy and Emmy nominated Native American Flute Music recording artist, stage and screen actor, brings his breath taking symphonic sounds to a flute class followed by an evening concert.

4pm & 7pm at Unity of Vancouver (5840 Oak). Tickets $35/$20 at UnityOfVancouver.org

FROM BRITAIN WITH LOVE FT. AMANDA WOOD A celebration of the divas from across the pond is this uniquely feminine perspective of ‘60s era British music and its influence on modern music today featuring vocalist Amanda Wood. 8pm at Historic Theatre (The Cultch). Tickets $40 at Tickets.

TheCultch.com SPRING East Van psychedelic quartet take the stage with Heatwarmer, Colin Cowan & The Elastic Stars, and Still Creek Murder. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $8 at TicketFly. com and at the door.

ENCHANTED EVENING Spend a summer evening dining and dancing in the enchanted setting of Vancouver’s own urban oasis during this year’s concert series, featuring Deanna Knight & The Hot Club of Mars. 7pm at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. Tickets at EventBrite.ca

COMEDY DINO ARCHIE LA comedian returns to his home away from home after having recently opened for Reggie Watts and toured with Chris D’elia, on his Humble Beginnings tour. 8:30pm at Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE GODSPELL Stephen Schwartz’s Tony Award-nominated exuberant pop musical about Jesus and his apostles will raise your spirits in a timeless tale of friendship, loyalty, and love.

8pm at Granville Island Stage.

Tickets at ArtsClub.com. Runs until Aug. 1.

SNOW THA PRODUCT Underground MC from Texas on tour in support of her upcoming debut studio album 40z in First Class with special guest Audio Push. 7pm at Venue. Tickets $15 at Zulu, Beatstreet and BPLive.ca THE NEW JACOBIAN CLUB Gothic shock rockers from Saskatoon, on tour in support of their latest album, Soldiers of the Mark with special guests The Shit Talkers and Trench Knife. 9pm at Funky Winker Beans. Tickets $12 at the door only.

LUCID AFTER LIFE Indescribable rock four-piece return to the Rickshaw stage for their album release party with special guests Elysium Echoes, Shotgun, Soul Carver, Critical Junction and Bone State Rebellion. 7pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $15 at Scrape, Highlife, Zulu and RickshawTheatre.com GENES & JAZZ The Indian Summer Festival presents an evening with Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Harold Varmus and New York jazz group the Jacob Varmus Quintet.

7pm at Vancouver Playhouse.

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COMEDY CAT’S ASS COMEDY SHOW A night of comedy with some of Vancouver’s funniest performers (April O’Peel, Erica Sigurdson, Morgan Brayton) in support of Vancouver’s most in-need cats and kittens; a fundraiser for Vokra.

7:30pm at Biltmore Cabaret.

Tickets $15 at CatsAssComedy.

BrownPaperTickets.com JANE STANTON Winner of Vancouver’s funniest female comic, featured on CBC Radio 1, XFM and the Can West Comedy Festival brings her brand of casual, hilarious standup comedy with John Perrotta and Garrett Quinton. 8pm at Yuk Yuk’s.

Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

PUNK ROCK RIOT The fourth instalment of PRR at The Rail brings together different sounds and showcases acts not yet seen including Fu Kon Riots, The Gnar Gnars, The Fatalz, Surf Dads, Trailer Trash Hero & The Beer Banditos. 9pm at Railway Club.

Tickets $10 at the door only.

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THEATRE/DANCE LOST SOULS OF GASTOWN Step back in time to venture into Vancouver’s earliest and most gruesome history for a gothic theatre experience/walking tour, complete with the stories of Vancouver’s Klondike Kate and the infamous Gastown fire.

8-9:30pm at Cathedral Square.

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EVENTS VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL The 38th annual folk fest presents some of the world’s finest traditional and contemporary folk, world and roots artists featuring 60 extraordinary acts from over 14 countries on six stages, over 3 days with workshops, sessions, an artisan market, folk bazaar, food from around the globe and the Little Folks Village for kids.

2pm at Jericho Beach Park.

Tickets at TheFestival.bc.ca.

Runs until July 19.

ART UNFINISHED A multidisciplinary art installation honouring the missing and murdered women of the DTES, this one-night only exhibit and performance consisting of video, visual and community art and open mic aims to create a cohesive piece reflecting on the theme, and on violence against women in general. 7-11pm at Interurban: Gallery & Community Art Space.

Admission is free.

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH American indie rockers celebrate the 10th anniversary of their selftitled debut album, performing it in it’s entirety, along with other favourites from their catalogue.

8pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

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MY BODY SINGS ELECTRIC Indiealt-rock-pop outfit from Denver CO, plays in support of their latest release Part 1: The Night Ends with special guest Lotus Crush. 9pm at Media Club. Tickets $10 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com FU MANCHU The 25th anniversary show features a performance of the entire King of the Road album, along with crowd favourites over the course of two sets with special guests Waingro. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu, Neptoon, Scrape and TicketWeb.ca

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LILLY SINGH Indo-Canadian YouTube personality (aka “Superwoman”) from Scarborough, ON. Motivational speaker and comedian brings an evening of laughter, positivity and love to the stage on her first ever world tour, A Trip to Unicorn Island. 8pm at Vogue Theatre.

Tickets at LiveNation.com

THE CHILDREN’S HOUR Lillian Hellman’s 1934 breakout hit play, a heart-wrenching cautionary tale is the story of scandal at a girls’ boarding school in New England.

2pm at Jericho Arts Centre.

Tickets at Vendini.com. Runs until August 6.

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EITHER WE TALK OR WE DON’T The cast of this hard-hitting collaboration wrote and will perform these edgy and inspiring pieces of original theatre, brought to life by the entire ensemble, providing sound effects and music, using only their voices and bodies. 8pm at Studio 1398.

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INDIA LIVE The culture of India takes over Granville Street for a festival of live music, cooking workshops, yoga, dance, a henna station and delicious eats.

12pm-7pm at Granville Street downtown. Admission is free.

‘TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE A complex tragedy brimming with passion, deception, intrigue and revenge; John Ford’s most famous drama is re-imagined in 1930’s Italy, a dark and unnerving story of moral corruption within a mafia family. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at Vendini.com.

Runs until Aug. 8.

QUEERS & BEERS: PRIDE EDITION Your favourite monthly get together for all things queer and beer, is expanding to the parking lot patio for the ultimate craft brew tasting with 24 beers on tap and food trucks to keep you satiated; a fundraiser for Genderfest. 5-10pm at The Cobalt.

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MUSIC PERCH CREEK Multi-instrumental, harmony driven roots group from Melbourne, Australia, return to Canada upon the release of their new single, “Mama Sings”. 8pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at BrownPaperTickets.com PENGUIN PRISON New York City electro-pop producersinger-songwriter-DJ, on tour in support of his latest release Lost In New York. 9pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca KARATE KIDS French singingscreamo-punk duo share the stage with Edmonton’s Exits and Vancouver’s Altona. 9pm at The Hindenburg. Tickets $5-$10 at the door only.

THE VSO AT BARD ON THE BEACH: A BAROQUE JOURNEY Join the VSO, with associate conductor Gordon Gerrard for a program of music of the Baroque era, featuring Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets $26 at VancouverSymphony.ca

COMEDY QUEER PROV The Bobbers have returned to the Davie Village and are performing hilarious queer improv comedy every week with a whole new format and a new cast!

8pm at 1181 (1181 Davie).

CHEAP & FUN SICK BOSS MONDAYS AT THE LIDO Every Monday night in Mount Pleasant there’s avantgarde, improvised jazz and rock accompanied by warped analogue visuals, good (craft) beer and German pretzels. 9pm at The Lido. Admission is always free.

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SHAKEY GRAVES Americana musician from Austin, Texas on tour in support of And The War Came with special guest NQ Arbuckle. 9:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $25 at LiveNation.com

SHAKEY GRAVES Americana musician from Austin, Texas on tour in support of And The War Came with special guest NQ Arbuckle. 9:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $25 at LiveNation.com

YUMI ZOUMA Indie dream-pop band from New Zealand, on tour in support of their new EP release with special guest Mesa Luna. 8pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

RICKIE LEE JONES American singer-songwriter-musician, on tour in support of her new release The Other Side of Desire.

7pm at Rio Theatre. Tickets $48.50 at TicketWeb.ca

DEVIL IN THE WOODSHACK Alternative-country rockers from Vancouver share the stage with Scarborough trio Stinkbox, urban folk-bluegrass outfit The Bottom Shelf Bourbon Trio and Toronto folk balladeer Caela Butt. 9pm at Lana Lou’s Rock n Roll Eatery.

Tickets $10 at the door only.

JAMIE XX UK electronic music DJ, producer and member of The XX, plays two shows in one night, in support of his debut solo release In Colour with special guest Young Marco.

7pm & 10:30pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $25 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

YOUNG RISING SONS Alternative rockers from take the stage with special guests Hunter Hunted, and Dreamers. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $16 at Red Cat, Highlife and LiveNation.com HEEMS Punjabi-American rapper from Queens, known to his parents as Himanshu Kumar Suri, and former member of alt-hip-hop group Das Racist, performs in support of his debut solo effort, Eat Pray Thug with special guests Spank Rock, Horsepowar & Lil India. 8pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $15 at BPLive.ElectroStub.com CHOIR OF SELWYN COLLEGE The acclaimed choir of Selwyn in Cambridge comes to the Pacific Northwest in support of their latest release The Eternal Ecstasy, under the direction of Sarah MacDonald. 7:30pm at St. James’ Anglican Church.

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CHEAP & FUN SUMMER CINEMA Grab a lawn chair, a blanket and a buddy and head to Stanley Park for this summer’s incarnation of movies in the park, this week featuring Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. All movies start at dusk at Second Beach. Admission is free.

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DICK DIVER Australian indie-pop quartet tour in support of their latest release Melbourne, Florida with special guests Knife Pleats and Gal Gracen. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $12 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com

QUARTERED Five-piece progressive metal band from Vancouver take the stage with guests Over The Coals, These Colours Don’t Run and Ugly Men. 9pm at Red Room Ultra Bar. Tickets $10 at TicketZone.com

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FROST/NIXON A riveting portrayal of the British talk show host’s groundbreaking interviews with the disgraced former US President is a study in contradictions, and set the template for how journalists approached hardhitting exposes; a must-see for political junkies. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at Vendini. com. Runs until Aug. 8.

MATT BILINSKI Making a name on the comedy circuit for the past 12 years, Bilinski draws humour from his own life, no matter how embarrassing or incriminating, building a solid reputation for witty, creative and clever material. 8:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS Celebrating 75 years of song and dance filled summer nights in picturesque Stanley Park, TUTS presents Hairspray: The Broadway Musical, providing theatrical delight in the outdoor splendour of Vancouver’s iconic park. 8pm at Malkin Bowl. Tickets at Tuts.ca.

Runs until Aug. 22.

CHEAP & FUN AGING WITH PRIDE: PARTY! The annual pride event for queer seniors and their allies to mix and mingle enjoying finger foods, entertainment and prizes for the most glamorous outfit! 2pm at Coast Plaza Hotel. Admission is by donation.

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EVENTS QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL – TRIGGER: DRAWING THE LINE One of the top five queer arts and culture festivals worldwide, the annual artist-run multidisciplinary gathering celebrates the unique creative expressions of visual and performing artists who identify as LGBT2SI. Various exhibition/event/show times at Roundhouse Community Centre.

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Drawing the line between queer and queer art KELSEY KLASSEN @KelseyKlassen

When the pendulum of public opinion swings your way, it can be tempting to grab on to it with both hands and claim your victory, the fight for acknowledgement and acceptance seemingly over.

That pendulum, though, can just as forcefully be pulled away. Such is the queer struggle in an uneven field of civil rights.

More than 26 million Facebook users have given their profile photos a rainbow hue in support of the US Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage in the last two weeks.

However, in January,Vancouver writer Raziel Reid, who at 24 is the youngest person ever to win the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature, still found himself at the centre of a bizarre petition and national controversy over whether Canada could handle a book about the “vulgar” sexual experiences of a trans teen.

As Vancouver arts collective Kiss & Tell celebrates 25 years since their groundbreaking participatory look at queer censorship, pornography and female sexuality, pornography has never been more ubiquitous, Internet trolling and anonymous commenting devastate the collective dialogue, and “meninists” aggressively accuse feminism of oppressing men’s rights and subverting masculinity.

And even though national arts critics extol the talents of queer artists, many still disdain “queer art”.

The weight of this imbalance rests heavily on SD Holman and Rachel Iwaasa, two of the key people responsible for Vancouver’s acclaimed Queer Arts Festival.

QAF celebrates the work of artists who identify as LGBT2SI – people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, and intersex. Each year, local and international visual and performing artists bare their bodies, minds and politics in the curated visual arts exhibition, performing arts series, and workshops for adults and youth.

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Queer Arts Festival orgainzers SD Holman and Rachel Iwaasa have curated a two-week exhibition of work by queer artists that explores the LGBTQ identity and experience. Jennifer Gauthier photo Art Society board in 2006, Holman and Iwaasa have, through fearless programming, pushed the festival to new heights, gaining the attention of the international community and earning a topfive ranking in the Melbourne Sun-Herald of queer arts festivals around the world.

This year, QAF has chosen the 25th anniversary of Kiss & Tell’s Drawing the Line exhibition to celebrate the impact of that show and question where Canadians draw their moral lines now.

“We’re theming the whole festival after Kiss & Tell,” says Iwaasa, seated next to Holman on a couch in the Westender office one recent afternoon.

Drawing the Line was a belief- and identity-challenging photography show from 1990 that displayed erotic images of women in escalating degrees of sexual embrace, from kissing to whipping and bondage, and encouraged the audience to scrawl their reactions to the photographs directly onto the walls of the exhibition – to show where they met their limits.

“In the Oxford Dictionary of Art, the reference source for visual arts, they actually

surprisingly pick out one show as the one they feel is the most representative – the epitome – of what LGBT arts are, and that was Kiss & Tell’s Drawing the Line,” explains Iwaasa, QAF’s director of development.

It’s an incredible feat, to be exemplified in the annals of international art history; and a reflection of how influential the Vancouver show – which went on to tour internationally – truly was.

For Iwaasa, a student at the University of Victoria at the time, Drawing the Line was transformative. “[Co-creator] Lizard Jones came to the campus to do a talk, and I bought a copy of the postcard book, and it literally changed my life. I went to that talk, I heard what she had to say and I looked through the images, and I said to myself, ‘My life doesn’t have to be the way it’s been. I can be something completely different than I ever imagined,’” she says, her eyes welling up with tears.

Iwaasa says the images released her from a vicious cycle where her politics and sexuality were at war.

“At the time, I was barely out,” she recalls, softly. “I was

involved in the women’s centre and people in that context sort of knew me as bisexual, but I was in an oppositesex relationship. I was very timid and measured about exploring my sexuality, and I had bought – hook, line and sinker – the idea that sexual representation of women was automatically exploitative; that there are certain types of sexual acts that are acceptable and others that made me a part of the patriarchy; that I couldn’t be a feminist and explore what in my secret self I desired.”

Seeing her sexuality juxtaposed in Kiss &Tell’s photographs forced Iwaasa to examine her ideas about intimacy and feminism.

“Which of the philosophers said, ‘What we march against by day we fantasize about by night’?” asks Iwaasa reflectively. “I guess it’s the classic Rocky Horror [line]: Don’t dream it – be it,”’ she finishes with a smile.

Holman was an Emily Carr student at the time, and sought out mentorship from Kiss & Tell member Persimmon Blackbridge after Drawing the Line debuted.The photography-based artist was also powerfully affected by the

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“Where do you draw the line in 2015?”. July 23–Aug. 7, Roundhouse Exhibition Hall

23–Aug. 7, Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium.

of Little Sister’s. July 25, 7:30pm, Roundhouse Performance Centre.

TRIGGER: Drawing the Line in 2015 Curated by SD Holman, QAF’s signature visual arts show honours the 25th anniversary of Kiss & Tell’s legendary Drawing the Line exhibition. Artists are asked,

Salon des Refusés In a cheeky salute to the iconoclastic 1863 Paris exhibition of the same name, anticensorship champion Little Sister’s exhibits visual. July

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Kiss & Tell Notorious Vancouver collective Kiss & Tell’s first public appearance together in 13 years, co-presented with Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture. Videos with talkback moderated by Janine Fuller

Sister Mary’s a Dyke?!

Co-produced with the frank theatre, this coming-out tale set in a Catholic girls’ school becomes a fantasy of attacking church patriarchy.

show, and attests that Drawing the Line had an impact on almost every woman who experienced it.Twenty-five years later, though, a simple restaging of Drawing the Line at QAF would hardly have the same affect.

“When we approached Kiss & Tell about doing [QAF] they were resistant at first, and part of it was they were saying that show was about a particular time in history, interrupting a particular thing,” says Holman, who just recently won theYMCA Woman of Distinction Award for her work as QAF’s cofounder and artistic director.

“It was the censorship, it was the Canada Customs [book] seizures, it was the Red Hot Video bombings…

“That’s when I learned ciu bono,” she continues. “Who benefits? That was a really important thing that they were talking about.Who’s making the rules? Who benefits from that? Because we know the seizures often went after queer work. It didn’t go after some of the really nasty pornography that the feminists, that the women, were having a problem with.”

So, Holman started thinking instead about how those Kim Villagante stars in Flerida Peña’s energetic solo show.

July 28–Aug. 2, Roundhouse Performance Centre.

A Queen’s Music: Reginald Mobley in Recital Countertenor Reginald Mobley and harpsichordist/ pianist Alexander Weimann

challenges manifest now.

Where do people – the rule makers, the activists – draw the line of censorship now?

It was only a matter of reading the headlines to find out.

“Part of the reason we’re calling it Trigger: Drawing the Line in 2015, is that our lines are drawn in very different places then they where,” says Iwaasa. “In 1990, 25 years ago, the conversation was largely about censorship, pornography, representation.That was a really key flashpoint for activist art.

“And we’ve come an interesting full circle.You only have to look at the Raziel Reid controversy around the Governor General’s Award and Canada Reads [competition], where, in that final show, all the people … kept [saying] the reason they were choosing the other book was that they didn’t think Canada was ready.”

Meanwhile, it can be difficult to even have clear discourse anymore when the Internet has dramatically altered the world into which Drawing the Line was born.

“The Internet has changed those parameters completely,” says Iwaasa.

“Pornography is ubiquitous now. But also, at that time, the idea that the audience could respond was absolutely revolutionary. And now it’s not. Look at every newspaper article; anybody who reads the comments section of any news website has thoughts about the wisdom of giving a platform to anyone, everyone, all the time.”

However, Holman was ultimately able to persuade Kiss & Tell to reunite for QAF – for the first time publicly in 13 years – and bring with them 30 images from that original show.

And the festival, running July 23-Aug. 7, further expands on their Trigger theme with a number of highly provocative pieces, starting with performance artist Aiyyana Maracle at the opening night party July 23.

“She’s going to have people drawing lines on her. And in light of the revelations that have rocked the country with the Truth and Reconciliation shine a light on music by gay composers from the 18th century onwards. Copresented with Early Music Vancouver. Aug. 6, 7:30pm, Roundhouse Performance Centre.

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Holman has also invited Montreal performance artist Coral Short to do a video curation called TriggerWarning (July 27), as well as a reprise of her devastating performance piece, Stop Beating Yourself Up at the opening night of the festival.

“She’s only done it once before and she said she’d probably never do it again because she got a concussion the last time she did it,” says Holman, leaving the implications of that to the imagination. “But she was really enthralled with the festival and just said yes.

She was willing to do it again because she thinks this festival is so important.”

Meanwhile, the festival continues to intrigue with more than a dozen other art, theatre, dance and performance pieces, including its tongue-in-cheek Salon des Refusés at Little Sister’s for artists who are considered too risqué for the main exhibition at the Roundhouse.

“Because it’s a community

centre, they don’t allow frontal nudity,” explains Holman.

“But our communities are very sensitive about being censored, so for the last couple of years I’ve been wanting to do a Salon des Refusés, which is a wink and a nod to the famous 1863 French show for artists who were ‘the rejects’.

“It’s a celebration!” she says with a laugh. “It’s like reclaiming queer.”

But for all the winks and jokes and cheeky nods, the Queer Arts Festival has a serious mandate – to increase and expand queer representation in art.To allow queer people to see themselves not just represented sexually in art, but recognized as artists.

“We’ve come to a place where we can name artists as queer, but not claim that as having any kind of deeper import,” says Iwaasa.

“It’s right in our mandate to show the historical contributions that queer artists have made,” adds Holman. “It’s a disservice that the art world – from Michelangelo on – that most of our masters have been homosexual, and we’re told that that doesn’t matter.”

According to Iwaasa, even the imperiously impartial – the art critics – aren’t immune to having biases.

“I was talking to a critic at the Globe and Mail who will remain unnamed, who I’ve

known for a very long time,” says Iwaasa, “and he said to me, ‘Well, you know, queer art is basically crap.’ And I said to him, ‘WH Auden and Claude Vivier are your two favourite artists, and they’re queer. How can you say that queer art is crap?’ And he said, ‘Well, yeah, they’re queer, but they don’t make queer art.’”

For Holman, the distinction is confounding.

“Everybody loves queer art.

Everybody loves queer art,” she says again, for emphasis. “But the mainstream doesn’t like it to be named that. It’s very much about the naming. Andy Warhol never really became famous until he went back in the closet and became this androgynous dandy who never talked about his sexuality.

“We’ve gained so much,” she concludes, ironically, “so it’s ‘not supposed to matter’. But it does. It still really does.” W

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runs July 23-Aug. 7 at the Roundhouse Community Centre (181 Roundhouse Mews). Tickets range from free to $40, available at QueerArtsFestival. com and Little Sister’s Bookstore (1238 Davie).

One of the photos included in Kiss & Tell’s provocative Drawing the Line photo exhibition, which first premiered in 1990.

Kiss & Tell: 25 years later

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Twenty-seven years ago, an interactive art exhibit of images depicting lesbian sexuality and sex practice, asked visitors to “Draw The Line”. Allowing outsiders to pick up a pen and write directly on the wall, thereby contributing to the piece, it ultimately let art-goers dictate what they deemed offensive, or unsettling. Over 30 photographs were put on display atVancouver’sWomen In Focus Gallery in 1990.The work of the Kiss & Tell Collective – Lizard Jones, Persimmon Blackbridge and Susan Stewart – whose presence as writers, photographers, artists and women in the LGBT com-

munity, found meaning in the cross hairs of politics and art.

At the time, Jones remembers an ever-present discussion regarding pornography and sexual representation happening in both the art and queer communities.

“A lot of people hadn’t seen porn and the conversations were intense,” she explains, “but there were also women saying the porn that did exist was not representative of ourselves, and the people we knew.”

Long before Fifty Shades of Grey made bondage, S&M, and power play appealling to the masses, Kiss & Tell’s aim was to give a voice to women, while promoting ideas of consent and empowerment in a sexual space.Thirty years ago,

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Thu Jul 23 - Fri Aug 7 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | QAF’s signature Curated Visual Art Exhibition.

QAF’s curated exhibition honours the 25th anniversary of Kiss & Tell’s legendary exhibition, Drawing the Line. Artists are asked, Where do you draw the line in 2015?

ART PARTY!

Thu Jul 23 | 7pm Proudly sponsored by the Health Initiative for Men | Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | QAF’s spectacular opening night gala–amazing art meets queer conviviality.

Pride in Art Community Visual Art Show

Thu Jul 23 - Fri Aug 7 Roundhouse Great Hall | From the roots of the Queer Arts Festival, this open visual art show celebrates queer artists from our communities.

Thu Jul 23 - Fri Aug 7 | Opening: Jul 26 | 7pm Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium | In honour of the iconoclastic Paris 1863 exhibition, anti-censorship champion Little Sister’s exhibits visual art by queer local talent.

Salon des Refusés Queerotica

Fri Jul 24 | 7:30pm Community Partner Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium | Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | Anti-censorship readings to tantalize and titillate–aka Catherine and Jim’s dirty porn night.

Sat Jul 25 - Sun Jul 26 | 10:30am-1:30pm Tough Language, Tender Wisdoms Roundhouse | Back by popular demand! Critically acclaimed author Amber Dawn hosts a two-day workshop on memoir-writing for transgressive voices.

Kiss & Tell

Sat Jul 25 | 7:30pm Co-presented with Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture | Roundhouse Performance Centre | Notorious Vancouver collective Kiss & Tell’s first public appearance together in 13 years! Videos with talkback moderated by Janine Fuller of Little Sister’s.

Sun Jul 26 | 3pm Curator Tour of TRIGGER: Drawing the Line in 2015 Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | Join QAF Curator SD Holman and artists in an informal tour through TRIGGER: Drawing the Line in 2015, followed by a salon co-hosted by Daily Xtra to discuss where we, as a community, draw our lines today.

Mon Jul 27 | 7:30pm TRIGGER WARNING: a video curation by Coral Short Roundhouse Performance Centre | Fearless queer video art curated by international curator Coral Short. Followed by a dialogue with artists and curator facilitated by Gwen Haworth.

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QUEER JULY 23 – AUGUST 7 ROUNDHOUSE ARTS FESTIVAL Cor Flammae: Fallen Angels Fri Jul 17 | 8pm - Sat Jul 18 | 9pm Co-presented with Cor Flammae | St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church (Friday) and Club 8x6 (Saturday) | Pre-Festival Fluffer. A concert of sacred & profane choral works by queer composers. Choose your venue–church or sex club.

pornography was considered a man’s world, and women were often represented in an oppressive way.

Jones elaborates, “We said, if we make these images ourselves and say no one was hurt and the women involved had complete control, what do you think of them now?”

Audiences weren’t quite ready for the piece, Jones says thinking back to the years the collective spent touring the exhibit worldwide. However, from great conflict can sometimes, come great progress, and Jones believes the work propelled the feminist and lesbian movement forward.

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I am ME

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Cosmophony Sat Aug 1 | 2pm Co-presented with the Powell Street Festival | Firehall Arts Centre | Pianist Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa performs contemporary music inspired by the beauty and mystery of the cosmos.

12 composers share their inner reflections on outer space.

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A Queen’s Music: Reginald Mobley in Recital Thu Aug 6 | 7:30pm Co-presented with Early Music Vancouver | Roundhouse Performance Centre | Reginald Mobley, countertenor, and Alexander Weimann, harpsichord & piano, shine a light on music by gay composers from the 18th century onwards.

Glitter is Forever: Closing Night & Volunteer Fri Aug 7 | 7:30pm Appreciation Party Roundhouse Exhibition Hall | QAF 2015’s final blowout – revel in We Acknowledge the Financial support of the Province of British Columbia

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Scary Movie’s Lochlyn Munro on doing the work and teaching young actors Sabrina Furminger Reel People @Sabrinarmf

You might not recognize Lochlyn Munro by his name alone, but if you’ve been a filmgoer or television viewer for any stretch in the last 30 years, you’ve probably seen him in something.

Take a closer look at his face. It’s familiar, right?

Munro’s stolen his fair share of scenes in movies like White Chicks, Night at the Roxbury, Dead Man on Campus, and Scary Movie (“A small dick’s like a disability, man!”) and on television shows like Northwood, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Castle, and Arrow.

To date, Munro has amassed nearly 200 credits – dramatic and comedic, American and Canadian – far more than the bulk of actors working the Vancouver screen scene today.

Now, the prolific actor who grew up loving hockey and music in Lac La Hache shares his tips for surviving and thriving in the biz as part of the elite acting program at Vancouver’s New Image College.

Like generations of Canadian boys before him, Munro’s original life plan was to make it to the hockey big leagues – but he broke his femur, and opted to pursue music instead.

It was while he was playing pubs in Vancouver and Whistler that Munro met people working in (or trying to break into) the local film and TV biz.

This was back in the day when the Vancouver industry was still in its infancy.

Munro’s new friends spoke enthusiastically about acting classes and working as background performers, and his curiosity was piqued enough to make a go of it himself.

Munro’s first time on set was in 1988, when he logged some screen time as background on The Accused (the film for which Jodie Foster won her first Academy Award).

“You can see me at the end of the movie when they come out of the courthouse after they won the trial, and I’m standing on the steps while they’re sitting on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery,” says Munro in a recent phone interview from his Vancouver-area home. “I just thought it was interesting and something I thought I could do.”

Munro was, in his words, “lucky out of the gate. My first ever audition was for 21 Jump Street, and I booked the part,” he recalls. “I’ve been very fortunate to be able to work steadily for almost 30 years.”

Despite the fact that Munro is now easily recognizable

REVIEW // MINIONS

Starring Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm Directed by Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda It may be breaking box office records but the Minions can’t sustain an entire 90-minute film. Relegated to adorable comic relief in the Despicable Me movies, the pint-sized characters, who speak mainly in broken gibberish, wear out their

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welcome quite quickly in this tiresome origin story; kids will most likely love their manic antics, adults will be fighting their mounting annoyance.

Curiously, the plot begins at the dawn of time, when the gang starts out as single-celled organisms following the biggest, baddest predators around like a pack of opportunistic remoras. Some amiable time lapses ensue that depict them evolving and teaming up with the likes of T-Rex, Dracula and even Napoleon. But, after

for his work in a boatload of comedic flicks (including several by the Wayans Brothers), at the beginning of his career, Munro didn’t think he was all that funny.

“Up until I did Dead Man on Campus and Night at the Roxbury, I’d never really done any comedy,” says Munro. “I was doing all of those TV movies in the mid ’90s, and was always the guy that people would go, ‘oh, he can’t be the rapist,’ or ‘he can’t be the killer,’ and then at the end, yeah, he was.”

With comedy, Munro enjoys playing the realism. “I know sometimes my characters can be a little bit bigger, but I don’t try to play them big,” says Munro. “I try to play them real. Honest, with energy.You’ve got to have a bit of truth in comedy.”

Munro is hard-pressed to choose a favourite from among his many credits, although, when pressed, he many eons, the bunch is left aimless without a master so a trio embarks on an adventure to find a new boss.

It’s not that Minions isn’t entertaining, the film is sometimes beautifully rendered, utilizes 3D technology effectively and does contain its fair share of clever gags.

However, it’s hard to avoid cynicism when Brian Lynch’s overly familiar story makes it all seem like a cash grab.

The movie also strikes out in the vocal talent depart-

offers up a guest role he did on Without a Trace.

“I hate to say this, but I’m still striving to play the part that I come home to my wife and go, ‘oh my god, this is so inspiring,’” laughs Munro.

But, according to Munro, he’s entering a new stage of his career.

“I feel like now, I finally get it. I feel like I’m now in the time where I really understand my job and I feel like now is when I’m going to get more opportunity to do stuff that is more interesting, and I feel like now my career will start,” says Munro.

And now that he gets it, he’s sharing what he knows with the next generation of actors.

He’ll be shaping young minds as part of the film acting conservatory program at New Image College, a Vancouver-based post-secondary institution

offering real-world training in film and television acting, makeup and effects artistry and esthetics.

“I think really what I try to tell the young people is if you take care of the work, everything else takes care of itself,” he says.

“And it’s a marathon, not a sprint.Young actors always have that grandeur of being on The CW, but I think that they should learn that some of these young actors that move to LA to get on a TV show at 17, and have a five-year run on The CW, are done at 23. I feel like maybe the good advice would be to learn to be an actor before you be a star, and then that way you’ll have longevity.” W

For information about New Image College, visit NewImage.ca.

Continued from page 15 “These images were difficult to look at for some, but art has always been about challenging people and sexual images have always been created by the art world,” she says. “The purpose of art is to look differently at the world around you, and you can’t do that without opening up and exploring.”

Jones has always thought of DrawingThe Line as a living being, as evidenced by its interactive nature, “we did our thing, we listened,” she says. “And, it was up to others to further the concept.”

Trigger: DrawingThe Line in 2015 at this year’s Queer Arts Festival asks “where do you draw the line in 2015?”

Celebrating the collective’s work, QAF challenges the notion of trigger warnings surrounding art - alerting viewers to potentially traumatizing material - and questions what is being sacrificed for safety’s sake.

Jones stresses these images are a contextual piece, that it’s important for people to understand it would be impossible to remount the original show.

“It was really a different time, we were different, and gender is so different now,” she adds, “I was so naive then.”

Images are easier than ever to make today, and masses of porn are easily accessible on the internet with a few clicks of a button.The pornification of popular culture has resulted in a substantial shift in society’s mindset, and there are things we are more willing to turn our eyes to now; things that three decades ago were considered wildly inappropriate by many.

As QAF prepares to revisit the work, the philosophy of Kiss &Tell – to provoke, interest and garner discussion – remains the same.

“We never said you couldn’t hate the images, you just can’t say they shouldn’t exist.” W

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exhibition will be on display at the Roundhouse Community Centre July 23-Aug. 7. The artists will be onsite for a video installation and moderated talkback with Janine Fuller on July 25 at 7:30pm.

ment. Sandra Bullock, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, and Jon Hamm lend their voices to the escapade but can never elevate their thin characters beyond anything more than annoying cartoons.

Bullock in particular, playing the film’s central villain, almost seems bored in her role as Scarlett Overkill.With so much depth in today’s animated flicks, Minions merely offers cheap and repetitive fodder. W –Thor Diakow

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Your guide to surviving the summer music festival Stephanie Florian Play Outdoors

@PlayOutdoorsCA Give up any preconceived notions that music festivals are just for hippies and transients. We all have an inner free spirit waiting to be released through music.

Who doesn’t love dancing outdoors, listening to our favorite bands play live under a starry summer sky with a collective group of happy people?

Even if you shy away from large groups, it’s time to embrace the crowds and the buzz. Festivals are a celebration of peace, love and summer fun you don’t want to miss. This handy festival guide covers festival prep,

arrival and survival, plus tips from local radio host and festival lover Laurie Logan.

Planning and preparation You’ve been bombarded by propaganda for weeks leading up to festival season and hopefully have narrowed down your choices.

Time is running out and ticket miracles rarely occur, so get on it. Line up reliable transportation, accommodations and time off work well in advance. Give yourself a travel time buffer to allow for unforeseen circumstances, especially if you’re hitting up a music festival further from home.

Arrival Don’t forget your tickets! Bag contents are checked at the gate so keep it legal. Big bags are not good dance partners so opt for a small backpack or a

Let yourself go Festivals are one of the few occasions when it is cool to cut loose.

Let your hair down, go bohemian, and over the top is always welcome. Dancing outdoors to live music with tens of thousands of other music lovers is an experience in itself. People are too absorbed in their own little world to worry about yours, so cut up a grass rug.

Anything goes and what happens at the festival stays at the festival.

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Don’t forget a reusable water bottle Buying water at $2 a hit adds up pretty quickly. Most festivals have water taps for refills so do yourself and the planet a favour and bring a reusable

water bottle. Plus, if you end up at a friendly campsite and are offered a happy pop you’ve got a glass at the ready.

Wear a big scarf Even if it’s 30 C outside during the day, evening temperatures can drop quickly so you might to need to add another layer. A scarf is a great option because its light and stashable, can double as a blanket, or even a headscarf if you need an emergency change of clothes.

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What’s in season this summer Patty Javier Gomez Whole Nourishment

@WholeNourishBC Summer is here again!Yay! And besides the overwhelming heat and the lethargy that comes with it, there is lots to do in this beautiful city of ours. For some of us that means patio drinks or maybe microbrewery tours for a Sunday Funday, for others it’s the allure of picnics and barbecues with families and friends at the park.

The common denominator with all these activities is food, and BC has a lot of fresh produce right now!

Summertime means an overabundance of fresh, local, nutrient-dense foods. We are so lucky to live in a city where we have such a variety of great wholesome produce, and where farmers’ markets are in so many corners of the city making it convenient for us to take advantage of this season’s harvest.

Right now we have such an array of different colorful vibrant fruits and veggies that it’s almost overwhelming to choose what to eat, and there is still more to come. Basically by August my head is going to explode with having to make so many choices, but it will be super duper worth it to support local farmers and food producers.

So what’s around that you can enjoy as a culinary delight? Here are some options:

BLUEBERRIES

High in antioxidants, blueberries can help protect your nervous system. Eat them raw, or freeze and throw them into your water for an electrolyte-packed drink. These blue pebble-

Thinkstock photo like treats have also been known to lower cholesterol and help in the fight off cardiovascular disease. Eating them raw will give you the maximum amount of what they have to offer.

APPLES

Apples are a good source of fibre and help regulate blood sugar. Bake them with cinnamon and honey, cut into slices and eat with nut butters. One interesting quality of apples is that they give off a gas called ethylene, which accelerates the ripening process in fruits and veggies. Place unripe bananas, avocados, tomatoes, etc in a paper bag with an apple and it will speed up the ripening process.

STRAWBERRIES

These delectable heart shaped bundles of joy are surprisingly high in vitamin C, this of course makes them great for your immune system and it doesn’t hurt that they taste so darn good. But hold up, there’s more! Strawberries are also a great anti-inflammatory and can support your cardiovascular system like a boss.You should probably go and buy a box right now.

otene, manganese, and a good amount of vitamin E. I love them so much, that the other day I bought a box of organic local tomatoes, I diced some and made some tomato pasta sauce with the rest and now I have a freezer full of tomatoes that will last me through the winter months when they are not available locally anymore.

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By Rob Brezsny Stop Making Sense was originally the name of the film and music soundtrack produced by the Talking Heads in the 1980s, and now it is the central theme of your horoscope. I think your brain would benefit from a thorough washing. That’s why I invite you to scour it clean of all the dust and cobwebs and muck that have accumulated there since its last scrub a few months back. One of the best ways to launch this healing purge is, of course, to flood all the neural pathways with a firehose-surge of absurdity, jokes, and silliness. As the wise physician of the soul, Dr. Seuss, said, “I like nonsense. It wakes up the brain cells.”

When you read a book that has footnotes, you tend to regard the footnotes as being of secondary importance. Although they may add color to the text’s main messages, you can probably skip them without losing much of the meaning. But I don’t recommend this approach in the coming days. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, footnotes will carry crucial information that’s important for you to know. I mean this in a metaphorical sense as you live your life as well as in the literal act of reading books. Pay close attention to the afterthoughts, the digressions, and the asides.

The English word “quiddity” has two contrary definitions. It can refer to a trivial quibble. Or it can mean the essential nature of a thing – the quality that makes it unique. I suspect that in the coming weeks you will get numerous invitations to engage with quiddities of both types. Your first task will be to cultivate an acute ability to know which is which. Your second task: Be relentless in avoiding the trivial quibbles as you home in on the essential nature of things.

“A poet must not cross an interval with a step when he can cross it with a leap.” That’s an English translation of an aphorism written by French author Joseph Joubert. Another way to say it might be, “A smart person isn’t drab and plodding as she bridges a gap, but does it with high style and brisk delight.”

A further alternative: “An imaginative soul isn’t predictable as she travels over and around obstacles, but calls on creative magic to fuel her ingenious liberations.” Please use these ideas during your adventures in the coming weeks, Cancerian.

“A failure is a person who has blundered but is not able to cash in on the experience,” wrote American author Elbert Hubbard. In light of this formulation, I’m pleased to announce that you are likely to achieve at least one resounding success in the coming weeks. At this juncture in your destiny, you know exactly how to convert a past mistake into a future triumph. A gaffe that once upon a time brought you anguish or woe will soon deliver its fully ripened teaching, enabling you to claim a powerful joy or joyful power.

The poet Mary Ruefle describes reading books as “a great extension of time, a way for one person to live a thousand and one lives in a single lifespan.”

Are there other ways to do that? Watching films and plays and TV shows, of course. You can also listen to and empathize with people as they tell you their adventures. Or you can simply use your imagination to visualize what life is like for others. However you pursue this expansive pleasure, Scorpio, I highly recommend it. You are set up to absorb the equivalent of many years’ experience in a few short weeks.

Sagittarian rapper Nicki Minaj is not timid about going after what she wants. She told Cosmopolitan magazine that she’s “high-maintenance in bed.” Every time she’s involved in a sexual encounter, she demands to have an orgasm. In accordance with the current astrological omens, Sagittarius, I invite you to follow her lead – not just during your erotic adventures, but everywhere else, too. Ask for what you want, preferably with enough adroitness to actually obtain what you want.

Here’s another critical element to keep in mind: To get exactly what you want, you must know exactly what you want.

A college basketball player named Mark Snow told reporters that “Strength is my biggest weakness.” Was he trying to be funny? No. Was he a bit dim-witted?

Perhaps. But I’m not really interested in what he meant by his statement. Rather, I want to hijack it for my own purpose, which is to recommend it as a meditation for you in the coming weeks. Can you think of any ways that your strength might at least temporarily be a weakness?

I can. I suspect that if you rely too much on the power you already possess and the skills you have previously mastered, you may miss important clues about what you need to learn next. The most valuable lessons of the coming weeks could come to you as you’re practicing the virtues of humility and innocence and receptivity.

July is barely half over, but your recent scrapes with cosmic law have already earned you the title of “The Most Lyrically Tormented Struggler of the Month.”

Another few days of this productive mayhem and you may be eligible for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records. I could see you being selected as “The Soul Wrangler with the Craziest Wisdom” or “The Mythic Hero with the Most Gorgeous Psychospiritual Wounds.” But it’s my duty to let you know that you could also just walk away from it all. Even if you’re tempted to stick around and see how much more of the entertaining chaos you can overcome, it might be better not to. In my opinion, you have done enough impossible work for now.

In Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler delivers the following speech to Scarlett O’Hara: “I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken – and I’d rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.” Your oracle for the near future, Aquarius, is to adopt an approach that is the exact opposite of Rhett Butler’s. Patiently gather the broken fragments and glue them together again. I predict that the result will not only be as good as new; it will be better. That’s right: The mended version will be superior to the original.

“People who have their feet planted too firmly on the ground have difficulty getting their pants off,” said author Richard Kehl. That’s good advice for you in the coming weeks. To attract the help and resources you need, you can’t afford to be overly prim or proper. You should, in fact, be willing to put yourself in situations where it would be easy and natural to remove your pants, throw off your inhibitions, and dare to be surprising. If you’re addicted to businessas-usual, you may miss opportunities to engage in therapeutic play and healing pleasure.

Australian actress Rebel Wilson has appeared in several successful movies, including Bridesmaids, Bachelorette, and Pitch Perfect. But she didn’t start out to be a film star.

Mathematics was her main interest. Then, while serving as a youth ambassador in South Africa at age 18, she contracted malaria. At the height of her sickness, she had hallucinatory visions that she would one day be “a really good actress who also won an Oscar.” The visions were so vivid that she decided to shift her career path. I foresee the possibility that you will soon experience a version of her epiphany. During a phase when you’re feeling less than spectacular, you may get a glimpse of an intriguing future possibility.

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@MyszkaWay My friend recently and drunkenly informed me I was being a douche for treating fuck buddies too nicely. She said it’s a douche move to tell a person you’re not down for anything serious but then have sex with them like you like them and maybe get some food or something. Her words got in my head and now I’m in this weird shitty guilty limbo and it blows. Basically, I just want to have sex, but I don’t want to be an asshole while I do it.

Where’s the fun or honour in that? Admittedly, there have been times even when I have said straight up, I’m not interested in anything serious, prior to sex or directly after, and had some issues with “clingers”. My question is: am I doing something wrong? Should I feel bad?

–Potential Douche Oh, Potential Douche.

Hi! I know you. I mean, I don’t know you, but I know you. We all do. We’ve all either been you or been on the receiving end of you.

Baby, it’s okay. You are not a douche at all.

Your friend is wrong. In the case of casual sex, you have done good by letting the women you sleep with know that you are not interested in a relationship.

What else can you really do? Is it a crime for you to want casual sex and not have to invest yourself in a relationship?

Hell no.

That being said, most of the chicks you sleep with will not agree with me, which means you are going to have to deal with this reality. Just because you tell these women that you do not want anything more than great sex and maybe a meal or two, that does not mean that they will necessarily be able to curb the feelings they may have. If they like you, they like you.

The actions of “clingers” is something you cannot control. Some “doctors” will blame the neediness of female clingers on hormones like oxytocin. I think that’s ridiculous.

The thing about relationships is that rarely do the two people involved hit a stride together and when they do, they link up and call it love. The romantic in me firmly believes that when you meet the right chick, you’ll want her to stick around, but for now, you haven’t. So, it’s okay to tell certain girls you have

no interest in speaking with them when they have their clothes on. It’s your prerogative, and if they don’t like it, they can leave. Some will leave. Some will stay (getting off on mental torture is some chicks’ bread and butter). It will never be completely free of drama, but what in life is?

You are not a douche.

My girlfriend gets pissed off when I can’t stay hard.

She’s smoking hot, and I love her to death, so I’m not sure what the fuck is going on here. I want to keep her happy, so are there any tricks for sustaining a solid cock?

–Medium Softy I have so many questions. Has this happened with any other women in your life? Are your fantasies not being fulfilled? What kind of drugs do you do?

Do you drink a lot? Does this happen when you are sober? These are all things a professional doctor will ask you, and I suggest you go to see one now.

In the meantime, there are endless tricks for maintaining a hard cock and they vary in severity.

You could start easy, go the hippy route and do the recommended things like walk two miles every day, pelvic exercise, drink those tiny ginseng shooter things, take L-arginine or drink watermelon juice (also good for making your semen not taste like garbage juice).

Or you could try a cock ring. I like the Toro 2 by Lelo, but if you don’t have

that kind of money to throw away on sex toys, you can get a cheap one from any sex store. Just ask the clerk.

Lastly, you could just buck up and go for the erectile dysfunction drugs.

Levitra, Cialus and Viagra are the main contenders and they all work differently. However, these drugs will do nothing if your head is not in the right place.

Then, there’s the option of Bimix or Cavenject, an injection you mainline into your penis. You could be fucking a chicken’s anus and still maintain the best boner of your life.

However, the injections are not safe. Do not do this.

My ex-porn star friend used them and was hospitalized three times for priapism. Do you know what that is? You end up in the ER with an intern draining the blood from your erect penis with a giant needle.

This is why my friend no longer does porn.

Also, your girlfriend is getting mad for two main reasons: 1) Sex is important and she wants you, and 2) no matter how many times you tell her it’s not her fault, she will still believe it is her fault.

Don’t be a tool and shut off. Talk to her. If she’s still with you, she obviously wants to help, so be totally honest. W

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