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Italian Day on the Drive was a resounding success, if the goal was to pack as many people as humanly possible into a confined area. My friends and I couldn’t even see what was being sold on either side of the street. If the organizers are hoping to recreate the European piazza feel, large seating areas and open spaces might help. –Anonymous
SUPPORT THE ATHLETES, NOT FIFA
RE:“FIFA scandal...”, June 11, 2015. I hopeVancouverites don’t let the ongoing FIFA debacle dissuade them from coming out and supportingTeam Canada (and all the other teams taking part, for that matter) in
the FIFAWomen’sWorld Cup. While it’s pretty obvious at this point that FIFA is a horrendously corrupt organization in bad need of an enema, the athletes themselves shouldn’t be made to suffer.They’ve trained their whole lives for this moment and have no doubt made tremendous sacrifices to be here and take part in the tournament. I sincerely hope Vancouverites won’t let FIFA’s antics prevent them from enjoying the beautiful game. –Go Matildas
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There has been power washing going on daily Monday to Friday this past week, and again today (Monday, June 8), on the ONE tennis court. It borders on Barclay Street behind the high school. How
much water has been wasted? Why is it necessary to power wash for six days in a row, the same small court?We are now in the midst of climate change.The noise pollution, the cloud of exhaust that I had to walk through, and the utter complete waste of clean valuable water; is this acceptable anymore?Three types of pollution were generated to clean one tennis court. Is this wise any more, given what is happening, to Mother Earth with global warming ?The whole west coast of North America from Alaska to California is in a state of drought.The city has to address this drought potential ASAP.We have to reconsider all activity that creates “pollution” as a by product, or wastes water. –Concerned
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Pianos in the streets Grant Lawrence Vancouver Shakedown @GrantLawrence
A homeless man is pushing an overly-stuffed shopping card along a city sidewalk. He’s trundling under the south side of the Cambie Street Bridge, near the bike path by the Canada Line station. The man spots a colourfully decorated piano, exposed to the elements.The man brings his shopping cart to a halt alongside the piano, and shuffles up to the keys. He takes a seat on the piano bench, and for the next several minutes, his dirt-encrusted fingers make the piano come alive, entertaining surprised passersby with a transcending, 10-minute piano concerto. Once finished, and to a round of polite applause, the man rises from the bench, returns to his shopping cart, and rolls on, as does the audience, more than one with a smile on their face. That’s just one of the memories for the organizers of last summer’s city-wide, interactive, public piano installation known as Keys to the Streets, which placed 10 pianos in
GP Mendoza is a key player with the Keys to the Streets project. Dan Toulgoet photo various public locations for anyone to play. Pianos were tuned regularly and barbeque covers were provided in case of rain.The project was originally the idea of GP Mendoza, an alumnus of the CityStudio program, which brings university students together with City staff to cocreate ideas and initiatives for a healthier, greener, and more engaged Vancouver. Despite skepticism from the City, GP placed the first “test piano� in Robson Park near Kingsway and Fraser a few summers ago. It proved to be a tinklin’ hit, and everyone respected the instrument. Besides the odd bit of minor graffiti, the piano remained upright and un-
touched but for butts on the bench and fingers on keys. That success counted in the rest of the project for the past few summers. Keys to the Streets very much hopes to bring their pumpin’ pianos back for your sizzlin’ summer of 2015. Plans are in place to hopefully have another 10 pianos in outdoor locations near Science World, the Aquarium, Chinatown, and other spots with heavy foot traffic.To do that, they’re asking for your help through an ongoing fundraising campaign. The goal is to raise $20,000 by Canada Day, when they hope to have their first piano outside of Canada Place in Coal Harbour.The money
raised goes towards their costs of running a program where the average installation piece weighs 800 pounds, needs care, maintenance, winter storage, and regular tuning by a professional, not to mention extremely strong and skilled movers to transport and lift these great eighty-eights into place.The pianos are also brightly decorated by a team of local artists. The pianos themselves surprisingly don’t cost a thing. They’re all donated.Who knew so many Vancouverites had pianos they wanted to get rid of? “I’m staring at six emails right now from people who want to just give us their pianos,� says Aaron Tilston-Redican, who, along with Becky Till, is organizing this year’s Keys to the Streets. Aaron is also quick to point out that there’s a charity element with Music Heals. One piano will be auctioned off at the Music Heals year-end gala and will be placed permanently in a hospital or hospice somewhere in Vancouver. Here’s hoping Keys to the Streets will bring back the ivories to our city this summer, because really, there are few things more soothing than the sound of live music floating on a salty summer breeze. And hey, it’s a lot better idea than a mass yoga sit-in on a bridge, right? W
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Vancouver Opera moves to new festival model MICHAEL KISSINGER @midlifeman1
Faced with shifting demographics, its traditional audience diminishing and shrinking finances,Vancouver Opera and its Board of Directors announced this morning that the company will ditch its current format of presenting four productions per season and transition to an annual festival model in spring 2017. “During Vancouver Opera’s 55-year history, our city has grown increasingly vibrant and diverse, and is internationally renowned for its festivals and celebrations,� said James Wright, General Director of Vancouver Opera, in a press release after Tuesday’s press conference. “By transforming our core programming into a festival format, we are evolving with our city and continuing to build our reputation for artistic excellence
and innovation.� Instead of staging four productions between September and May,Vancouver Opera will present three major core productions over a threeweek period.The inaugural Vancouver Opera Festival will commence April 2017 with more than 20 performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse Theatre and its adjoining plaza spaces. Although complete programming details have yet to be solidified,Wright said that 2017’s festival will launch with a production of Verdi’s Otello, an opera the company has not produced in more than 30 years. According to Pascal Spothelfer, Chair of Vancouver Opera’s board of directors, the decision to shift formats came down to “staying ahead of the curve� and saving the company money. W –Courtesy ofVancouver Courier
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NPA’s Christopher Richardson resigns as VSB chair
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The NPA’s Christopher Richardson resigned as chair of the Vancouver School Board Monday for what he said was the good of the board. A new chairperson will be elected June 24. “As we’re moving forward at this complex time, we’ve got the budget to finalize, we’ve got the seismic submission to make by the end of June, that for the best of the board moving forward, which has been the most important thing that a trustee can look out for, that I should step aside and allow them how they want to move forward in terms of governance,� Richardson said Tuesday morning. He will remain a trustee. Green Party of Vancouver vice chairperson Janet Fraser assumed the role of interim chair. Vision Vancouver trustee Patti Bacchus, a former board chair, said she respects Richardson’s decision to resign. “There have been a number of incidents that have been challenging that I would say he made the right decision, but it’s up to him to really explain why he did it,� Bacchus said. “It doesn’t surprise
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The NPA’s Christopher Richardson made the surprise decision to step down as school board chair on Monday. He will remain on the school board as a trustee. File photo me and I think it’s appropriate given what has occurred.� Bacchus wouldn’t specify what she was referring to. “Some of this is in public, some of this is not in public and there have been some recent incidents that I would assume had an impact,� she said. “It was my opinion he needed to take this step, but it was a step he decided. I have not discussed it with him.� Richardson didn’t shed light on the incidents to which Bacchus referred. “I’m not at liberty as a trustee to confirm or deny anything that may have occurred or didn’t occur
in camera,� he said. “I just thought it in the best interest of the board, for the good governance of the board, that my stepping aside would be the right thing to do.� Richardson said some would speculate he’d had a “rough ride� with the Ministry of Education appointing a special adviser after the board had contracted PricewaterhouseCoopers to complete a review of the VSB. He also referred to the sharp reaction he received from councillors when he spoke June 11 at a hearing about the city’s proposal to regulate illegal marijuana dispensaries.
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Richardson irritated Vision Vancouver city councillors and trustees when he recommended on behalf of the VSB that the city increase the distance between licensed marijuana stores and schools from the proposed 300 metres to 500 metres, stick to its proposed ban on the sale of marijuana-infused goods, and direct a portion of licensing fees towards preventative education for youth.Those recommendations had been discussed at VSB committees but Bacchus believed those recommendations were only to be forwarded to the city in written form, were devised by a committee that didn’t include Vision Vancouver representation and weren’t approved by the whole board. Bacchus was also upset the ministry briefed Richardson on the special adviser’s report on the evening of June 8, while other trustees had to wait to learn about it through the media release June 9. Bacchus said in December Richardson offered her the vice-chair position on the board and a committee chair position, both of which she declined in favour of a stronger advocacy role. Nine trustees form the Vancouver School Board:
four from the NPA, four from Vision Vancouver and the one Green. Fraser is considering whether she wants to be chair. “I was a definite no when I was first elected and now, I’m not sure,â€? she said. “I’ve been in the job for six months and I’ve seen Christopher in the role as chair and I’ve learned a lot about the way the board works and part of that is seeing how hard it is to be chair.â€? Bacchus, who served as chair for six years, said she isn’t sure whether she wants to resume that role. “There are pros and cons and I would have to talk to my caucus about where we see we can be most effective,â€? she said. “I certainly have enjoyed being out of the chair. The last six months [have] given me a little more freedom in terms of being able to speak out in terms of advocacy towards government and that has been helpful‌ What is best for the district needs to be the next question.We have some huge challenges coming up and we need to really think through what that’s going to take in terms of leadership in the chair to navigate the next steps.â€? The Ministry of Education released its special adviser’s
review of VSB finances, asset management, administration and governance June 9.The report includes 52 recommendations for potential changes that EY, formerly Ernst andYoung, says could save the board $250 to $750 million in one-time savings and $72 million in annual savings.The report suggests with 10,000 empty seats, the district could close up to 19 schools. A Vision Vancouver motion to extend a moratorium on school closures until December 2018 was defeated by the four NPA and lone Green trustee in January. The school board is finalizing its facilities plan for the end of the month. Richardson said it’s working on a seismic submission and the board must submit a report that demonstrates the board considered the recommendations in EY’s report prior to adopting the 2015-2016 budget. “We already had an extremely busy June ahead of us, so this is really going to make a busy end of the year for the school board,� Fraser said. The June 24 meeting starts at 5pm at 1580 West Broadway. –Courtesy ofVancouver Courier
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Win Father’s Day with these menswear masters Niki Hope Style File
@NikiMHope Quote-machine Muhammad Ali famously said, “It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” The team behindVancouver menswear lines Reigning Champ andWings + Horns could get away with some well-backed bragging about their quality threads. Fashion insiders have long known that Reigning Champ andWings + Horns deliver stylish menswear for every occasion. But like the classic understated apparel they make, the brands have maintained a relatively low profile when it comes to the masses. Part of the reason might be because founder Craig Atkinson is media shy, though TungVo, creative director and designer for both lines, says it’s part of an overall brand ethos to let the well-made clothes do the talking.
“Our mentality is very close to our apparel, we don’t really shout.We try to let the product speak for itself,” saysVo, who has been with Reigning Champ andWings + Horns for almost two years after making the leap fromVancouver’s hugely successful Arc’teryx technical outerwear brand. Still, they’ve gotten lots of notice globally through Reigning Champ collaborations with high-profile companies, including J. Crew, Club Monaco, Converse, Nonnative, MLS/LA Galaxy, and Everlast. Wings + Horns also has an impressive list of alliances with New Balance, Canada Goose, Viberg, George Cox, and more. Both lines are owned by Vancouver-headquartered parent company CYC Design. Reigning Champ is an athletic brand of casual year-round staples in superior fabrics.The core of the line features lightweight terry hoodies, classicT’s and tanks, pull-on sweatpants and shorts in slimmer silhouettes.
Tung Vo, creative director and designer for Vancouver’s Reigning Champ and Wings + Horns, in the West Fifth Avenue studio and retail shop. Dan Toulgoet photo The sporty pieces come in a monochromatic colour palette that includes black, grey, white, turquoise, and navy. Prices range from $48 for a jersey T-shirt up to $220 for a terry varsity jacket. “The whole idea is the clothes are comfortable, yet
they still feel robust and durable,”Vo explains. It’s an exciting time for the brand that launched in 2007; Reigning Champ is expanding its retail presence with the opening of a storefront onWest Fourth Avenue in August. Meanwhile,Wings + Horns
is a more expansive sportswear line with a higher price point that ranges from $95 for a jersey crewneckT-shirt up to $595 for a nylon jacket. The varied collection includes linen blazers, jackets, pants, Henley’s, and even Italian-made shoes, which Vo says have been such huge sellers they are expanding the collection with a leather trainer in the fall. “Wings + Horns is more collection-based, with a wider range of outerwear. Although there is still a very strong knit component, it’s not as athletic,” Vo says, explaining the difference between the two lines. The Souvenier jacket, constructed from a combination of smooth nylon satin and breathable Japanese waffle-knit cotton, is a recent top seller forWings +Horns, which has been around since 2004. “I think it’s the visual interest in having the two fabric combinations that’s been a hit,” Vo says about the fitted jacket available in army
green and black. Wings +Horns is also known for its connection with the hip US boutique chain, Ace Hotel.The company custom makes hooded French terry bathrobes, inspired by old-school boxing robes, exclusively for Ace. Both brands have a slightly slimmer fit for a contemporary feel and feature Japanese design sensibility. Owner Atkinson spent several years living in Japan and found inspiration in the culture’s attention to detail, Vo explains. Describing that influence, Vo says, “We are not about flash.We don’t have crazy embroidery or loud prints; the garments are very simple on the outside, but there is a lot of detail.” Find Wings + Horns and Reigning Champ online or in store at 133 West 5th. Both lines are available at Hills of Kerrisdale and Gravity Pope; Reigning Champ can also be found at Haven, Livestock, and Roden Gray. W
Home Is a Where The Art Is: Benjie Nesdoly of Field In Town Jennifer Scott A Good Chick to Know
@Jennifer_AGCTK In the creative industries, it is so common for someone’s reputation or craft to precede meeting them, and collaborative bonds are often formed through social media or online platforms. In the case of Benjie Nesdoly, however, I feel
very fortunate to have had the pleasure of meeting him and becoming acquainted with his down-to-earth charm before getting to know his skill set. As lovely as his personality, Benjie’s work has become one of my favourite recommendations to make for clients and other designers alike – the juxtaposition of a skilled and creative craftsman with a modest, collaborative spirit allows for a beautiful product that embodies the character of
both the Benjie and the client. Whether you are on the hunt for a custom furniture piece or warm-spirited inspiration, I sincerely suggest checking out Benjie and Field InTown online FieldInTown.com or @ FieldInTown via Instagram.
How did you get started in woodworking and what led you to where you are now? I mentioned to a friend of mine that I had just built a shelving unit for my records
and that I had really enjoyed the process. He said he had a wood shop that he’d be happy to let me use any time I wanted and off I went!The shop is part of a warehouse complex full of all kinds of different artists and artisans. I continue to be inspired and helped every day by all the amazing people there.
How would you describe Vancouver’s artistic/creative community? It’s tight-knit and friendly! Everyone I’ve met has been so helpful and generous with their time, skills, advice, contacts, you name it. Who is your idol or mentor? There’s a shop two doors down from mine run by a guy named Jamie Douglas. He has a company called Douglas Solutions that does millwork. He’s recently taken me under his wing and taught me all sorts of things, but especially about spraying lacquer and varnish on wood projects to give them a flawless finish. He’s a really great teacher. If you weren’t doing this, what would you be doing? Probably something else in the trades, as well.There are so many things I’d love to know how to do, but life’s too short to do them all. What is your most quirky attribute? I’m quite obsessive-compulsive. I leave the house like five times every time and lock the doors and windows over and over again. Can’t help it. What gets your creative juices flowing?
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Woodworker Benjie Nesdoly crafts custom home furnishings under the name Field In Town. Dan Toulgoet photo These days, I’m really into a bunch of different podcasts. Hearing all the different voices and learning about ways of life that I can’t even imagine is really inspirational.
Just do it! Find someone who knows how to do the thing you want to do and ask them if they’d mind teaching you.You’ll never know if you don’t ask!
Do you have a favourite creative space? I can’t imagine a more perfect creative space than my shop.That warehouse complex is just full of amazing people. There’s Randi who runs Ora Bags and Aro Upholstery (hand-made leather bags and custom motorcycle seats, etc.), Kassy, who runs Old Fashioned Standards (custom oil cloth everything). My nextdoor neighbour,Tony, runs a metal shop called Raincity Welding, there’s a pottery studio...If I ever need help with something or want to collaborate, it’s all right there! Everyone is so good at what they do so it’s inspirational and challenging in this very healthy, non-competitive way.
Is there one area of your craft you find especially challenging? It’s difficult to be patient all the time. Sometimes I get so excited about seeing the end result of a project that I’ll rush and make a mistake that makes it harder for me to get there.That’s frustrating for so many reasons.
If you could speak to someone considering a career in the arts, what would your advice be?
Do you find gloomy weather or sunshine to be more inspiring? I feel better about working inside on a cloudy day. If it’s sunny out, I’m not very good at being inside, though if something needs to be done I’ll work any day. If not, I’ll be riding my bike to the beach or a park in no time! That’s actually where my company name, Field in Town, came from. I love hanging out in parks with my friends! W $ #(/) *1&(-*(!)(.,+1" '1. "1.( 0%1*1-,
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So you go to a restaurant, enjoy the food and decide to go back for that reason alone. However the next time you go, it’s not the same. It could be due to inconsistency, one of the most challenging aspects to running a successful restaurant, or perhaps there was a change of chef you were unaware of. Regardless, you’re disappointed and may never return. These situations happen often, and because of what I do, I take for granted being “in the loop” of who’s working where. Part of me feels like unless you’re industry, close to people in the industry or well-acquainted with the restaurant staff, it’s unlikely you’ll know or inquire about a chef change. For the most part, people don’t ask unless the food was drastically different, and it’s rare for a restaurant to advertise a chef change unless the previous chef was a disaster. Generally, it’s not a good sign if a restaurant can’t keep a chef, but a change of chef isn’t always a bad thing. In most cases if the change is positive, the owners are enthusiastic to share, but if it’s a loss for the restaurant, then its hopes for a seamless transition or one that is unnoticeable – fair enough. I bring up chef changes because I’m open to second chances. Far too often people write off a restaurant based on experiences that happened a long time ago. And in some cases, little do they know there was a chef change; and if the poor experience was based on the food, than a change in chef is possibly all they need to return again.
So here are a handful of restaurants that have had some recent chef changes. Some of these changes have happened over a year ago now, but I still feel like people don’t know. Chef changes happen all around town, and for some reasons these are all in Gastown, and it’s definitely not the only place I dine. Having a chef change might not affect your decision to visit or re-visit, but at least you can consider based on updated facts.
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Makoto Ono had a quiet exit and it wasn’t officially announced until March this year that the executive chef position was filled by Shin Suzuki. Suzuki is Canadianborn Japanese from Toronto and trained under chef Alain Solivérès in Paris.
BLACKTAIL
From House X Guest to Blacktail Florist and now Blacktail… (I could be missing a name in between), this spot has had an identity crisis until now. Executive chef Geoff Rogers took over August last year, and he’s doing the restaurant good. I don’t expect it to change names as long as he’s cooking.
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This is another one that has gone through growing pains. Executive chef Curtis Luk took over October last year, and he’s an excellent fit. Culinary trained in French cuisine, and with Chinese roots and recipes from his aunt, he’s doing modern Chinese justice. I went on Mother’s Day and loved it. Shout out to barman Tarquin Melnyk who joined the team in May last year and has excelled their cocktail program.
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Left: Kitchen on Main St. exterior. Right: Classic beef balls and fire roasted tomato sauce with a side of roasted vegetables and bread. Dan Toulgoet photos
Kitchen on Main doesn’t surpass its name KITCHEN ON MAIN ST.
3941 Main St. 604-620-8300 KitchenOnMainSt.com Open nightly from 5pm; brunch Saturday-Sunday, 11am-3pm.
The long-running Crave on Main was popular for its burger and brunch menu, but most of all for its lovely back patio, the walled garden oasis that was prime real estate on any given weekend. Crave eventually closed, and an easily-forgotten tapas joint enjoyed a brief stint before giving way to the latest incarnation, Kitchen on Main St., back in April of this year. The press release listed chef Uli Schnur and partner Herschel Miedzygorski as the brains behind the balls.That’s not a pun: the menu’s focus is the humble meatball. Schnur is listed as having apprenticed and worked at Michelinstarred restaurants across Europe, as well as working as executive chef at Settebello and Umberto in Whistler. Miedzygorski is the former owner of Harry’s on Robson
and Harry’s Diner on Pender. The two met when Miedzygorski opened Southside Deli in Whistler in 1984. With such a pedigree, I expected something rather wonderful. Press releases, however, are known for their hyperbole for a reason.The room has been updated nicely, and the service was excellent, but the menu is a spectacular fail, for several reasons. First, the meatballs. A skillet of four goes for around $16, and you get a choice of side, ranging from grilled vegetables to mac ‘n’ cheese, fries, garlic bread or mixed greens. Lamb-chorizo balls were just spicy enough to overwhelm the presence of the lamb, but at least were moderately moist, as opposed to the dried-out chicken balls (which tasted as if they had chorizo as well, although it wasn’t listed on the menu). The classic Italian combo of beef, pork and veal was heartbreakingly bland. It was all so boring – as were the plain, grilled vegetables – that I wondered if they were trying to avoid
repeat customers. Sides were marginally better. Goat cheese balls ($9), deep fried and served with herbed honey, were a nice starter, as were the potatocrusted chicken wings ($9), which were thinly coated, with a nice crunch and juicy flesh. My child enjoyed the ice cream sandwich, but what kid doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies with ice cream and strawberries? These were the only redeeming items on the menu. Pastas (which don’t appear on the website for some reason), used more of the balls, except paired with lacklustre sauces. Fire-roasted tomato sauce on the spaghetti and meatballs, for instance, tasted canned and flavourless. My dessert was lamentable. A skillet of apple pie with a pleasant vanilla-banana ice cream showed promise, and the apples were caramelized and tender, but the crust was stretchy and wet, obviously not baked to doneness. Even a simple caesar salad ($9 for an enormous bowl) was thrown together without
any care. The anchovy dressing was non-existent, apart from a couple clumps of mayonnaise attached to some bottom leaves. And, that, right there, is the crux of the issue here. There is virtually no care given to the ingredients or how they’re used, so why should customers care? Over several visits, the patio was almost never full, and the room was always empty. If the food doesn’t get any better, not even the summer season and that gorgeous patio will save this wreck of a kitchen. W Anya Levykh has been writing about all things ingestible for more than 10 years. Hear her every Monday on CBC Radio One’s On the Coast and find her on Twitter @foodgirlfriday and Facebook.com/ FoodGirlFriday. Food: !!!!! Service: !!!!! Ambiance: !!!!! Value: !!!!! Overall: !!!!!
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@FoodGirlFriday Truffles Fine Foods & Catering, the popular café at VanDusen Botanical Garden, has opened a new standalone location called Kitchen at 785 Davie. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. TrufflesFineFoods.com Sean Heather, proprietor of Heather Hospitality Group, which includes The Irish Heather, Shebeen, Salt Tasting Room, et al, has sold Bitter Tasting Room to Lightheart Hospitality, own-
ers of Darby’s in Kitsilano. The new owners intend to keep the same name and concept. The Vancouver regional finalists have been announced in the Hawksworth Young Chef Competition. First place went to Kevin Tang of Shangri-La Hotel. The other finalist was Keith Hodgson of Rosewood Hotel Georgia. The final round of the competition will take place this September at Vancouver Community College. HawksworthScholarship.com Patrick Corsi, formerly of the Quattro group of res-
taurants, has announced he is opening a new restaurant this July. Baccano OsteriaBar will open at 1889 West 1st in Kitsilano, in the old Smoking Dog space. Yew Seafood & Bar is offering some surf ‘n’ turf specials for Father’s Day this Sunday, June 21.The Father’s Day brunch is $59 per person, or go for the $69 dinner menu, which includes a beer or Caesar for dad.YewSeafood.com On June 25, Basilio Pesce of Toronto’s Porzia will be joining chef Robert Belcham in the Campagnolo kitchen for a special col-
laborative dinner. Fratello (“brother” in Italian) will include a five-course dinner, beverage pairings, and a copy of the summer issue of Montecristo magazine. Tickets $100. CampagnoloFratello.Eventbrite. com
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CRAFT BEER Continued from page 7 I must mention Luk is opening his own restaurant in Kitsilano soon, but I have no further information on his role at Bambudda once that happens. Consulting perhaps? I hope.
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I’m not sure if this change will make you stop scratching your head with this spot, but only time will tell! One of Vancouver’s underrated and under celebrated chefs has found a new home. Previously sous chef at MARKET by Jean-Georgoes, Montgomery Lau, aka “Monty”, has taken
the executive chef position at Secret Location. Those familiar with the soft-spoken Monty know he can cook – like “lay the smack down” cook, and hopefully he can show us that here. He also trained chef Kevin Tang, winner of the Vancouver heat at the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition, which took place last week. W Find out more about Mijune at FollowMeFoodie.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram @followmefoodie.
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Running a beer festival is harder than you think Stephen Smysnuik The Growler @TheGrowlerBC
Two weeks ago,Vancouver Craft BeerWeek (VCBW) had its largest edition yet. If you like/ love beer, there’s a really good chance you had a great time. But it wasn’t fun for everyone! As with everything craft beer related, there’s been a cranky and vocal minority that bemoaned everything about the festival. Some of these were the fault of the festival organizers (ie: the lengthy wait for entry and for beer tokens), but the most of them were the result of restrictive BC liquor laws. Because there are so many beer festivals now, and because festival organizers hear the same complaints year after year, I figured its best to explain why the crummier aspects of local beer festivals will remain crummy. They’re listed as a series of complaintsVCBW organizers have had to deal with and have virtually no control over. There were no beer tokens with entry! Giving tokens away with entry is technically illegal. In the province of British Columbia, it is illegal to give out free alcohol at public events. If, say,VCBW was caught doing this, they could lose their liquor license and be shut down. With that said, some festivals get away with it by pre-selling tokens at the point of ticket purchase. It’s rolled in to the price. Like anything with the govern-
ment, it’s all about semantics. Some festivals, likeVCBW and Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF) inVictoria, choose not to offer pre-sale tokens for logistical reasons. The four-ounce taster cups are too small (and therefore stupid) While it’s legal to pour up to 12 ounce tasters at events in BC, the particular liquor license most beer festivals apply for restricts vendor pours to four ounces. A license for anything more than that would likely be more difficult to have approved. But this is primarily a logistical issue. Most beer festivals prefer to give smaller sample sizes to ensure people try more different styles of beer while also decreasing the rates of intoxication (which is also why festivals are normally four or five hours, rather than all day). There was only one entry point and so the lines were too long OMG ugh! Liquor-focused festivals can only have one entry point. It’s a requirement for the liquor license, to keep control of how many people are on site. That’s standard for any event where hoards of people are converging on one location at the same time.There’s going to be some waiting! Beer tokens cost too damn much! Blame the government (again).The BC government recently set a minimum price of beer at $.25 per ounce, which means, for four-ounce pours, the minimum that festivals can sell tokens for is $1.VCBW sold
their tokens at 16 for $20, which is $1.25 per token.Yes, that’s a $.25 above the legal minimum, but they do need to be able to sustain the festival and help it grow.With that said, the maximum an event can charge for a four-ounce pour is $1.75 (including tax), unless organizers get an exemption to charge more. Even then, the proceeds go to charity (see below). The festival has become “too corporate.” In order to be “corporate” or whatever, beer festivals technically need to make a profit. Beer festivals aren’t legally allowed to turn a profit.They must be run by a not-for-profit organization (like GCBF) or run by a corporation on behalf of a charity. In the case of the Gibbons Group, they run theWhistlerVillage Beer Festival (WVBF) on behalf of theWhistler Community Services Society.Where Gibbons makes their money is by selling tickets to satellite events throughoutWhistler outside of the festival. “People don’t realize that these are charity events,” says Liam Peyton,WVBF’s cofounder and producer. “We’ve just managed to cover the costs of the festivals ourselves, while still managing to raise over $10,000 in the first two years of our operation to our charity.” There you have it: If you’re frustrated with your local festival, blame the government! And if you have any other festival complaints, tweet them to me @TheGrowlerBC. W
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You and I have been on quite a journey since this column launched in March 2014. We’ve been visiting film sets, bingeing on locally produced movies and series, and getting to know the people – the (ahem) Reel People – who propel our film and television industry forward. Reel People began in the final days of the industry drought (remember #SaveBCFilm?), when a ghastly number of American productions moved on to faraway climes offering more favourable tax credits. Once thriving studios sat empty. Auditions dried up. Talent from all parts of the industry struggled to make ends meet. But times have changed, at least in the service part of the industry. Foreign productions have returned in a big way, and BC’s once again proving itself as one of the top soundstages in the world. The thing that really impressed me during the darkest days of drought was the way that the industry continued to create evocative and powerful indie work (including 2013’s critical hit, Down River, which is now available on iTunes, and Fade Out, the directorial debut of actress Agam Darshi, which will screen at a Celluloid Social Club event on June 24). Red carpets and autographs aside, film andTV isn’t a
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glamorous biz for the bulk of the people who work in it. They’re not getting rich from their indie films,TV roles, and web series. Many of the people I write about have to work at another job just to keep a foot in the industry they love. It’s a sad truth that the people who work in our creative industries aren’t reaping the full benefits of their efforts, despite the staggering impact that said industries have on our economy and culture as a whole. So that’s why I love to share their stories with you.That’s why, I’m guessing, you’ve been devouring their stories in print and online: you’re intrigued by their passion, maybe even the crazy paths they’ve tread to bring their work to screens big and small. And that’s why the three nights of the Leo Awards are so sweet, and why I make a point of being present while every single award is handed out. I get to hear the whys: Why they do what they do, a question that was answered by Josh Huculiak as he accepted the Leo Award for Best Motion Picture for Violent, a film that was made on the scantest of budgets – and took home a staggering eight Leo Awards: “We all do this because we love it. That’s why we do what we do, even though we don’t make any money from it.” So when the Reel People you’ve been reading about head up to the stage to collect their awards – or talk to media outlets who only cover the industry a couple of times a year – I’m proud, and you should be, too. These are our People. Here’s a sampling of some of the top-drawer talent who took home the hardware at on the final night of the 2015 Leo Awards, all 96 of which were handed out over three
the planet that we all love some prehistoric carnage at the movies. But just how does this sequel live up to its 22-year old predecessor and does it even matter? Granted, there is plenty of eye candy, but this new installment can’t match the tension and sheer wonder of Spielberg’s original; but
ceremonies on June 6, 13, and 14. For the complete lists of winners, red carpet anecdotes, and a photo gallery, head to Westender.com.
MOTION PICTURE BEST MOTION PICTURE Violent Josh Huculiak - Producer BEST DIRECTION MOTION PICTURE Andrew Huculiak Violent BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE BY A MALE MOTION PICTURE Matthew MacCaull Black Fly BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE MOTION PICTURE Julia Sarah Stone Wet Bum BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE MOTION PICTURE Christopher Heyerdahl Eadweard BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE MOTION PICTURE Gabrielle Rose Two 4 One
DRAMATIC SERIES BEST DRAMATIC SERIES Motive Dennis Heaton, Rob Merilees, Louise Clark, Erin Haskett, Rob LaBelle, Lindsay MacAdam, John Lenic, Ben Brafman, James Thorpe (producers) BEST DIRECTION DRAMATIC SERIES David Frazee Motive, “Raw Deal” BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE BY A MALE DRAMATIC SERIES Louis Ferreira Motive, “For You I Die”
that clearly wasn’t the point. Today’s audiences want bigger and bolder dino action and JurassicWorld certainly delivers in that department. Set several decades after the events of the first film, the park is fully operational with many resident creatures that attract millions of visitors each year. But,
Christopher Heyerdahl, gala host and Leo Award winner for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture for his work in Eadweard, chats with Reel People on the red carpet on June 14. Paul Furminger Photo BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE DRAMATIC SERIES Sara Canning Remedy, “Scary Bears”
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE BY A MALE DRAMATIC SERIES Louis Ferreira Motive,“For You I Die”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE DRAMATIC SERIES Martin Cummins When Calls The Heart, “Rules Of Engagement”
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE DRAMATIC SERIES Sara Canning Remedy, “Scary Bears”
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE DRAMATIC SERIES Anne Marie DeLuise Strange Empire, “The Cage”
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people have become bored with the same old thunder lizards so the company has ingeniously decided to create a hybrid, much to the vexation of animal trainer Owen Grady (Pratt), that will make T-Rex look like an adorable puppy. Unsurprisingly, all hell breaks loose soon enough. He teams up
with no-nonsense operations manager Claire Dearing (Howard) to stop the behemoth from running amok. JurassicWorld boasts its share of spectacular action and elaborate reptilian visual effects but is sorely lacking in the polished script and character building departments. One main
Wayne Wapeemukwa, Matt Drake, Riley Harvey - Producers BEST DIRECTION SHORT DRAMA Wayne Wapeemukwa Luk’Luk’l: Mother
TELEVISION MOVIE BEST TELEVISION MOVIE Zapped Lisa Towers, Michael Prupas, Harvey Kahn, Joel Rice, Jane Goldenring, Carol Baum (producers) BEST DIRECTION TELEVISION MOVIE Peter DeLuise Zapped W issue, given the modern state of CGI, is the lack of restraint. Filmmakers used to be bound by practical special effects; now, literally anything that can be imagined can be created onscreen and the results, much like the film, are often painfully hollow. –Thor Diakow
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AGALLOCH Metal-progressive rock band from Portland, OR, bring their explosive and emotional stage show to town in support of their latest release The Serpent & the Sphere, with special guest Helen Money. 8pm at Venue. Tickets $18 at Red Cat, Scrape, Neptoon and TicketWeb. ca or $20 at the door.
PHONIX FUNK TRAIN A Soul Train Revival with all the amazing ‘70s music and dance from Vancouver’s nine-piece funk, soul, and R&B band with special guests David Ward and Project Soul. 9pm at The Imperial. Tickets $15 at TicketWeb.ca
DEATH GRIPS American hip hoppers from Sacramento on tour in support of their latest release The Powers That B. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $24 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca
WILLOWS Vancouver Festival d’ete francophone marks Canada’s Aboriginal Day with Metis folk-vocalist-pianist Genevieve Toupin from Manitoba. 12:45pm at Trout Lake Community Centre. Admission is free.
SWERVEDRIVER English indie rockers on tour in support of their latest release, I Wasn’t Born To Lose You with special guests Did You Die. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
COMEDY VANCOUVER COMEDY COMPETITION Every Thursday until August 27, come watch the best and the worst of our local comics duke it out for comedy glory and some cold hard cash. 8pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $10 at the door.
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 August 1.
LAMONTASAURUS The all-star line-up of members from The Unknown Soldiers, Themasses, Slow Nerve Action and Red Eye Empire mix rock, funk, country and pop with special guests Japanese Cowboy. 9:30pm at Fairview Pub. Tickets $10 at the door. BUDDY GUY Coastal Jazz presents the Grammy-winning blues-guitar legend from Chicago as part of Jazz Fest. 7pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at NorthernTickets.com. All ages show.
COMEDY TOBY HARGRAVE Improv and sketch comedian, turned stand-up comic with appearances on Corner Gas, and his one-hour Comedy network special. 8pm & 10:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $18 at TheComedyMix.com
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Godspell, June 18 THE WAY BACK TO THURSDAY Inspired by Hollywood films and Rock Hudson, Theatre Passe Muraille brings us the story of a grandmother and her gay grandson as they struggle to connect through his coming of age. 8pm at Arts Club Revue Stage. Tickets at VancouverTix. com. Runs until June 21.
ART MELANCHOLY BAY A variety of artistic perspectives that illustrate how the port of Vancouver and its environs have been represented over several decades in this project that began as a response to the recent oil spill in English Bay. Opening reception 6-9pm at Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (UBC). Free event. Runs until Aug. 23.
BARD ON THE BEACH LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST opens the season on the Howard Family Stage with a musical adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s early comedies, set in the roaring 1920’s Chicago. 7:30pm at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org. Runs until September 20.
EVENTS HANDS ACROSS THE RAINBOW Rainbow Refugee Vancouver Womyn’s Caucus invites you to an evening of fundraising to support their successful sponsorship of lesbians at risk of persecution because of their sexual identities. 8pm at The Wise Hall. Tickets at Sophie’s Pet Palace, Little Sister’s and BrownPaperTickets.ca POINT GREY FIESTA A familyfriendly start-of-summer celebration with carnival rides, pancake breakfast, parade, lawn bowling and live entertainment. 3pm at Trimble Park (Trimble & West 8th). Runs until June 21.
LOCALS ONLY A new showcase featuring local artists, this week Chesto, Laberge, Kinship and Solitaire take the stage. 11pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $10 at the door only. A TRIBE CALLED RED Changing the sound of the electronic scene with their pow wow vocals and drumming, the native producer/ DJ crew is back in support of their second full-length album Nation II Nation. 6:30pm at Malkin Bowl. Tickets $35 at Red Cat, Highlife, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca ALGIERS Experimental post-punk band from Atlanta, on tour in support of their self-titled debut release. 8:30pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca
COMEDY STORY STACK Instant Theatre Company celebrates the infinite possibility of a child’s imagination with this improv show hosted by puppets who whip up a show based on the kids’ suggestions, resulting in a wonderfully unexpected silly stack of stories. 4pm at Havana. Tickets $5 at EventBrite.ca and kids under 12 are free.
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EVENTS NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY CELEBRATION A traditional Coast Salish welcome is followed by a day of storytelling, live performances, traditional carving, drum-making and dance workshops and Tee-Pee Theatre. 11am-5pm at Canada Place. THE GATHERING FESTIVAL The fourth annual gathering to support Vancouver’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged inner-city populations includes a free pancake breakfast, hands on crafts, games, street poetry, stilt dancers, face painting, food and performances by Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues, Jim Byrnes, the Carnegie Jazz Band, Jack Garton’s Demon Squadron and more. All day at Emery Barnes Park (Davie & Seymour). All events are free. RIO TINTO ALCAN DRAG ON BOAT FESTIVAL The annual race returns with a global tea lounge, marketplace with local vendors, family-friendly activities, beer garden and live entertainment at the World Beat stage. All day at False Creek. Admission is free. Runs until June 21.
DOUG STANHOPE American stand-up comedian, actor and author brings his brand of controversial cynicism to town. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $40 at RickshawTheatre.com
CAR FREE DAYS The 11th anniversary of Vancouver’s infamous street parties celebrate the vibrancy of our neighbourhoods with performers, artisans, live music, food and fun! 12-6pm at Davie and Robson.
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HOW TO BURY A MILLIONAIRE The story of a deceased millionaire’s family and friends who learn upon his death, that his estate comes with a very unexpected condition. 8pm at Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at OnceUpon.org. Final performance.
Draw Down: Strathcona Drawing Party A collaborative community art project taking place at several locations throughout the day is an exploration of unique cultural spaces in Chinatown/Strathcona where folks are welcome to create and experiment at three separate drawing events. 11am-5:30pm at various locations. Admission is free. Visit ContemporaryArtGallery.ca for info regarding venues.
CYRILLE AIMEE French pop-jazz vocalist from Brooklyn performs with guitarists Michael Valeanu and Koran Agan, bassist Samuel Anning and drummer Rajiv Jayaweera as part of Jazz Fest. 7pm at Performance Works. Tickets $38.50 at NorthernTickets.com
COMEDY THE SUNDAY SERVICE Two halves of fast-paced, absurd and hilarious improv, favouring discovery over str ucture, to carry the audience through a kaleidoscopic trip. 9pm at Fox Cabaret. Admission is $9.
THEATRE/DANCE HOLMES & WATSON SAVE THE EMPIRE The most famous supersleuth and his faithful friend and sidekick are thrust into a mystery that could topple the British Monarchy, and the prime suspect is none other than Professor Moriarty. 4pm at Metro Theatre. Tickets at Tickets.MetroTheatre. com. Runs until June 28.
EVENTS CAR FREE DAYS The 11th anniversary of Vancouver’s infamous street parties celebrate the vibrancy of our neighbourhoods with performers, artisans, live music, food and fun! 12-7pm at Main Street (Broadway to 30th) and Commercial Drive (Venables to Grandview).
CHEAP & FUN BIG TREES WEEKEND Venture into Stanley Park with Ralf Kelman to hear the story of the infamous Hollow Tree, then adventure deep to discover some of the park’s biggest trees you didn’t even know were there. 2pm-4pm at Hollow Tree Parking Lot (Stanley Park). Tickets $10 at StanleyParkEcology.ca
Swervedriver, June 22 TOR MILLER Indie-pop singersongwriter out of Brooklyn tours in support of his recent EP, Headlights with special guests Windmills. 8pm at Media Club. Tickets $12.50 at LiveNation.com BEN FROST AND TIM HECKER Electronica composer and sound artist, Frost from Iceland coheadlines with Montreal’s Hecker. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $22 at Red Cat, Highlife and TicketWeb.ca STANLEY CLARKE BAND American jazz bassist and his band play Jazz Fest in support of their latest release UP. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $49 at NorthernTickets.com CHOR LEONI – MANELY CANADIAN The showcase production at Bard on the Beach features a program of Canadian acts to close the season for Vancouver’s reigning men’s chorus. 3pm and 8pm at Vanier Park. Tickets $15/$40 at BardOnTheBeach.org
EVENTS VELOPALOOZA Vancouver’s two week festival of bikes kicks off the fun with over 70 cycling events, including group rides, maintenance workshops, wine tours, barbecues, seawall cycles and an all ages bike decorating ride to Trout Lake. Various Vancouver venues. For more info visit Velopalooza.ca. Runs until June 28.
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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GAYTHEIST Portland’s own fast, loud and heavy rockers play tunes from their upcoming release Gay*Bits with Vancouver’s War Baby, Anchoress and Ape War. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $10 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com
LINDSAY FERGUSON Canadian musician born in Bermuda, raised in PEI and now living in Switzerland and Quebec brings her eclectic and captivating melodies to town in support of her album Chameleon. 8pm at Backstage Lounge. Tickets $10 at the door.
TELEVISION American innovators of punk and alternative from NYC return to Vancouver 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $35 at Red Cat, Highlife, LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca
SAX IN THE CITY The Saxalamode Quartet performs a program of music by Duke Ellington, Lennie Niehaus and Herbie Hancock. 7pm at Alice MacKay Room (VPL). Admission is free. ADONIS PUENTES CubanCanadian vocalist performs with the Voice of Cuba Orchestra featuring tres player Pancho Amat, as part of Jazz Fest. 7pm at Performance Works. Tickets $35 at NorthernTickets.com NATURALLY 7 New York City a capella group performs with David Ward, as part of Jazz Fest. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $55 at NorthernTickets.com Erykah Badu American R&B-soul singer-songwriter returns to Vancouver to play Jazz Fest. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets $81 at NorthernTickets.com
THEATRE/DANCE THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Double trouble has never been more delightful as two sets of long-lost twins meet up unexpectedly, creating hilarious confusion for their loved ones – and themselves. 7:30pm at Bard on the Beach at Vanier Park. Tickets at BardOnTheBeach.org
EVENTS INDUSTRIAL FURNITURE DEBUT POP UP Local entrepreneur Kav Sahl arrives to Chinatown to share his line of imported furniture in this pop up shop where a portion of sales are sent to Jaipur to contribute to the construction of desks and chairs for school classrooms. 11am-7pm at This Open Space (434 Columbia). Runs until June 28.
KHAGO Jamaican reggae artist comes to Vancouver for the first time with special guests DJs Hoppa, Able, and Matrix Sounds. 10pm at Alexander. Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca The Bad Plus Joshua Redman American jazz trio performs with Redman and Kneebody as part of Jazz Fest. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $55 at NorthernTickets.com JACLYN GUILLOU & THE JAMES DANDERFER TRIO Classically trained vocalist from performs with the Canadian jazz trio under the direction of composerclarinetist Danderfer. 8pm at Pyatt Hall. Tickets $23 at TicketFly.com
THEATRE/DANCE THE TAMING OF THE SHREW A glamorous retelling of Shakespeare’s controversial battle of the sexes, told with an energetic 1950’s twist. 8pm at Pacific Theatre. Tickets at PacificTheatre.org. Runs until June 27.
EVENTS MAKE MUSIC VANCOUVER Hundreds of musicians playing Water Street for free at this community-based live-music festival featuring performances by local artists including Woodshed Supply Co., Tie Blaske, The Spheres, The Roam Antics and many more. All day in Gastown. Admission is free. SAINT-JEAN BAPTISTE DAY Celebrate French-Canadian culture with food, kids’ entertainment, Frenchie the Clown and live music by Jocelyn Petit Band, Louis Riel Metis Dancers, and Le Destin du JazzClub. 11am-4pm at Canada Place.
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THE WICKS Bi-coastal folkrockers rip through town as part of their Canadian summer tour with special guests Spencer Winston and Echo Nebraska. 8pm at The Media Club. Tickets $8 at NorthernTickets.com
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From best buddies to cool cats: co-founders Ken Pickering and John Orysik celebrate 30 years of the TDVancouver International Jazz Festival KRISTI ALEXANDRA @westendervan
They say friends who play together, stay together. But what about the friends who grow up a few blocks apart, discover jazz music together, and eventually go on to curate a world-renowned international music festival? Such is the case for John Orysik and Ken Pickering, co-founders of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, who are kicking off the event’s 30th incarnation today (June 18). In case you haven’t guessed it, they’ve stayed together. The pair have been best buddies since the second grade, and came to bond over their mutual love of jazz. Now – more than four decades later – they run Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, the not-forprofit organization responsible for the distinguished annual festival (and several other concerts year-round, to boot). “The jazz thing didn’t start in grade two,” Pickering, artistic director of Coastal Jazz, jokingly clarifies at the organization’s Mount Pleasant office. This time of year, the guys don’t get out of the office
much, except to grab an espresso or two at their favourite nearby java joint, Milano Coffee.With more than 300 shows coming up for the festival over two weeks, it’s not difficult to see why they have a lot of joe to drink, and a lot of buckling down to do. “I think the jazz discovery, for me, happened around the age of 15, and I was immediately proselytizing for jazz. It was just the biggest thing in my life, and I became a bit of an evangelist,” says Pickering with a laugh. Orysik’s love of the music coincided with Pickering’s, and the duo waxed philosophical on their walks to high school. “John lived down by Rupert and Williams and I lived by Renfrew and Parker, and he would roll by and we would talk all the way to school about music and life and all that. I think John’s passion for jazz music began almost coincidentally with mine, just because I think we were very influenced by each other’s tastes – in music and life – in those tender teenage years.” “It was a time of great discovery,” Orysik, media director of the society, adds in, noting
that their developing values happened to parallel the basic values of jazz music. “It was about searching for meaning, it was about creating community, it was about being creative and expressing your humanity through music,” he says. “We were attracted to that, and there was so much variety, and it was coming from all over the world. Jazz is a global music, and we were listening to the artists that were coming to town that were important,” Orysik explains, adding that the duo even travelled across the border a few times to catch acts that didn’t stop in the Rainy City. Those were the elementary steps that would eventually lead to Pickering and Orysik forming Coastal Jazz. Pickering went on to fulfil one of his passions – opening up a jazz and blues record store in 1975 called Black Swan Records, while Orysik started writing about jazz for Coda Magazine. In the meantime, the duo took advantage of co-op radio and started programming jazz in the early ‘80s, with Orysik eventually snagging a job at commercial radio station C-Jazz.
“So, jazz became this thread through our lives, in different areas, where we could express our knowledge and passion of it,”Orysik reveals. “We wanted to create some kind of platform where our love for jazz and our knowledge of it could be shared through concerts and a festival, so make a long story short, we created Coastal Jazz with the idea of being able to present concerts year-round with an annual summer festival, and that’s kind of it.”
STARTING WITH A BANG
Enter the first, unofficial Vancouver Jazz Festival in 1985: a self-financed venture that ran out of the back office of Pickering’s Black Swan Records.The record shop, located at West 4th and Bayswater in Kitsilano, now stands as a Starbucks. “We tend not to count our 1985 event, which was very small in nature, but it did enable us to attract corporate sponsorship and enabled us to really do a proper, full-size festival at Expo 86,” Pickering divulges. That corporate sponsorship led to an 18-year relationship
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with Du Maurier, becoming known as the Du Maurier Vancouver International Jazz Festival until 2003 – the year tobacco companies were barred from advertising through sponsorship in Canada. “That original deal was a one-year deal, and my memory of that period was ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe that we’re in a position to actually do an international jazz festival’ and [I was] totally wet behind the ears,” he says. Going from zero to 60, the 1986 festival brought in acts such as Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton,Wynton Marsalis and Miles Davis. The inaugural festival made headlines worldwide after the infamous showdown between Miles Davis and Wynton Marsalis, in which the young trumpeter rushed the stage during Davis’ set. “Wynton more than anyone was feuding with Miles and calling him names in the press, and then he basically tried to crash [Miles’] show and Miles wasn’t having anything to do with it. Next thing you know, calls were coming in from New York saying, ‘What happened?
What’s going on there?’ And then Miles put the incident in his autobiography.They’re still talking about Miles Davis and Wynton inVancouver 30 years later, so that is something that I just love to hear about,” Orysik says with a chuckle. “It was the major international jazz incident of our time,” Pickering exclaims, “but here’s the irony: I think I was at the Jim Byrnes show across town because we divided up.” His co-founder, however, was right in the middle of the action. “I was side stage, and it was memorable watching the whole thing unfold before my very eyes, and you knew that this was something important, but I didn’t know just how strong an effect it would have and how long lasting an effect it would have,” recalls Orysik, “but I’m glad it did.”
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Each year, the festival has expanded and along with it, the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society. From its humble beginnings in Gastown that saw Water Street closed for a weekend, to becoming an iconic
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And, as the City ofVancouver’s multicultural landscape grows, so, too, does the Jazz Fest. “I was just looking at the program and just analyzing the international component of what we do, and there are 25 countries represented in this 30th anniversary program,” says Pickering, who’s also made a point to include the South Africa Now! concert series within this year’s programme. “The city has changed demographically.When we started in the mid-‘80s, it was a different city.There’s been more immigration, it’s different. I think the festival reflects all that,” says Orysik. “We have strong Asian programs, we have strong European programs…”
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Cultural diversity isn’t the only way Coastal Jazz is creating an inclusive festival. A big feature of the multi-venue event is providing free performances – something that was important to Orysik and Pickering from day one. This year, 150 of the 300plus performances are free of charge. “Accessibility is something that is completely built into what we do.We want to make sure that we can take music to people,” Orysik says. “If
you buy tickets to the festival, and then augment it with free shows, then you’re getting an amazing experience.” Pickering echoes the sentiment. “Some of the bands that are playing [the free shows] could easily be ticketed… it’s so diverse and those are portals for people to enter the world of jazz.There’s no price barrier to experience the music. I think that’s one of the important rules that we apply, is creating that accessibility for the people ofVancouver and anybody that happens to be visiting,” he says. And bringing the world together, musicians and audiences, to experience jazz? Priceless, says the duo. “All of this reflects the pioneering element of Coastal Jazz,” says Orysik. “Always being ahead of the curve, always looking to bring these threads together in what, essentially, is a musical summit.” So, as the Vancouver International Jazz Festival continues to reach new heights, the founders’ friendship won’t be going anywhere. After all, the friends who discover jazz together – well, we now know the rest. W
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Vancouverites who have little furor left to burn after the transit plebiscite – and who liken yoga on bridges with mayonnaise being left in the sun too long – will probably be tickled by the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival’s sensitively-titled “Destroy Vancouver” music showcase. Central to Destroy’s mandate is to present artists with dissimilar qualities and practices.The emphasis is on variety. “I wanted to create a series that mixed genres of experimental music,” says show curator John Brennan. “I found [at many experimental music shows] it would be mostly all noise – three hours of harsh noise.Which is cool, because I dig it, but it just becomes hard to maintain your focus. So I was really interested in combining genres of experimental music and showcasing them together and having very short sets.” Started in 2011 by Brennan, Destroy Vancouver was made part of the official VIVO Media Arts Center programming in 2012, and has now grown to be part of the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. It continues to feature local artists but has also been looking further afield. NewYork’s celebrated purveyor of illegal drum science, Chris Corsano, was featured in 2012 and, whether or not you think playing with three sticks simultaneously is impressive, his appearance was among the first that helped get Destroy on the map. This summer’s show promises to deliver on the custom of diversity by celebrating three artists with their own distinct palettes. Local, reading-on-the-Richter-scale JP Carter can be heard as a collaborative member with many well-known Vancouver artists (Dan Mangan, Destroyer, and Fond Of Tigers) but, when given complete ownership of the stage as he will have at
Destroy, he can sound like a King Kong wrecking crew. “You go to a lot of rock shows and the way they use volume is a similar thing,” observes Carter. “I feel that’s where noise music comes from. Especially at a metal show or something loud – you’re getting bombarded with bass frequencies and this all-encompassing threshold of sound”. Vancouver’s own Lisa Cay Miller delves into fleets of sonic fancy that occur when the pianist interacts with raw string under the lid. Miller inherits the foundling tradition of prepared piano; a practice where the pianist will place objects on the strings so that when the instrument is played the sound is almost unrecognizable. “A few colleagues of mine know a lot about how to prepare a piano, or use objects on the instrument without damaging it,” says Miller. “I worked with them to make sure that the instrument stays intact, in tune, and undamaged. Although, in this concert, it might sound like I’m actually wrecking the piano”. Once you’re acquainted with it, it’s hard not to recognize drummer Billy Martin’s unmistakable gait behind the kit. He’s brought it to no small prominence in his long-standing role as the Martin of Medeski, Martin, and Wood. Martin has been ambitious in his nonWestern music studies and his playing is peppered with nigh unfamiliar clave. He wears an irony of being simultaneously unfamiliar yet fundamentally recognizable along with a performance practice that borders on the spiritual. “The most important thing is feeling it from within, which is the ultimate thing I can give to the audience,” explains Martin. “I want to take them on a journey. I want to go in the direction of finding something in the moment that’s new and exciting. It’s a commune of the audience and the performer.” W DestroyVancouver takes place Friday, June 19 at Ironworks Studio.
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The West End of Vancouver is a prime example of an area of single-family homes that has been turned into a high-density neighbourhood that is still desirable and liveable, veteran developer Michael Audain told a packed ballroom at the Hyatt Regency on June 11 – adding the City of Vancouver needs to carry out much more of this kind of urban change. The chairman of Polygon Homes was speaking at the Urban Development Institute (UDI) BC chapter lunch entitled “The Legends” – a panel event that charted the successful real estate development careers of Audain, Nat Bosa of Bosa Properties and David Podmore of Concert Properties. Audain was the only panel member to speak out against the City of Vancouver and its part in what he sees as the slow pace of housing development in the city. He said, “We should recognize that even since the 1960s, we’ve always had high housing prices. The housing affordability crisis is not new, and it’s not going to go away – but the supply just hasn’t kept up. Unfor-
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tunately some cities are not taking their fair share of growth in supply. “The West End used to be almost all single-family homes with a few low-rise apartments, then in the 1960s – wow, the whole place sprouted up and became a fairly high-density community. But so what? It’s a different community than what it was, but it’s still a beautiful community and people love living there. “We do need to densify – we can’t freeze communities and neighbourhoods forever, there’s too much demand for housing. And if we just push further people out of central areas then we have to spend much more on transport infrastructure. He concluded, “I really
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A little love for the lemon Patty Javier Gomez Whole Nourishment
@WholeNourishBC There are many foods trends that I sometimes find myself rolling my eyes over. Like the black-coloured food trend (yes, this is a thing), things made from ramen other than ramen, or the baby food diet (à la RoboCop). One of the trends that has been on the up-and-up for a while now that isn’t so ridiculous (and is something that as a nutritionist I can really get behind), is lemon water. It’s so simple, so good, and very much packed with a ton of health benefits. The humble lemon has always been a hot commodity. These yellow citrus wonder balls were highly-prized by miners and cultivators during the California gold rush in the mid 19th century as it was used to protect against scurvy which resulted from a deficiency of vitamin C. Another group that cherished these amazing fruit for their health benefits were people making long sea voyages. Pirates probably considered
them precious loot, alongside their gold and treasure. Cultivated for about 2,500 years and thought to have originated in China or India, today the leading producers of lemons are the United States, Italy, Spain, Greece, Israel and Turkey. There is no shortage of alternative uses for lemons, including medicinal purposes and even as a common house cleaner. One of the best ways to achieve the health benefits the lemon can provide is with lemon water.The first thing that I do in the morning is grab a glass of water and squeeze half a lemon into it. This will kick-start the day by having cleansing and detoxing effects on my liver and a start off my hydration and digestion process. Lemon juice helps increase hydrochloric acid in your stomach, which aids in the breakdown of food as the major component of gastric acid. In fact, a lot of digestive problems and illnesses can be the result of not having enough stomach acid, and healing your stomach always equals fantastic results for your health. So what are other the benefits of diluting a little lemon in your water? Let’s explore a few:
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Because of its high vitamin C content, it aids in boosting the immune system, so it comes in handy during cold and flu season.
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10 reasons to visit breweries by bike this summer Stephanie Florian Play Outdoors
@PlayOutdoorsVan If you like the idea of trying new adventures and being outdoorsy, but aren’t quite ready to go bush deep and burly (or perhaps you’ve got a growler collection at home that’s been collecting dust), this is for you. Here are 10 reasons why a brewery tour by bike is a must do summer adventure.
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1. Cycle chic: Pedaling a cruiser bike is one of the few outdoor adventure activities that permit cyclists to get away with fashion over function. Skinny jeans, stretchy pants, even wife beaters are acceptable. Go gangbusters with your personal style but stay practical with critical gear like footwear and a helmet. Don’t forget sunscreen and water, essential sun protection for cyclists in the heat of the summer. 2. Cool cruiser bikes: Cruisers have removable baskets and bells for a reason. Plus, you won’t get a sweaty back from schlepping your stuff in a knapsack. By the end of the day, you’ll find yourself your chiming bike bells all around the city. 3. Really good food: Who needs coffee when Postmark Brewing’s breakfast stout is
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served with a few pounds of bourbon maple syrup smoked bacon? Fill up and then hit the road. Drop by other breweries like Main Street and Bomber with a full belly for safer sampling. 4. Hire a guide: If you are lucky enough to get a bike dude like Nick Anderson to guide you, you’ll learn a thing or two about craft beer, the brewing process and cycling. His main gig is managing Bike to Work Week and he’s got back door bro rapport with all the breweries. All in all, beer and cycling are his shtick. 5. Free beer calories: Cycling is a workout. Even pedaling easy, flat routes will burn calories and get your heart pumping. Add a few hills and kilometres in between brewery stops and you’ll feel a whole lot better about any additional calories you may consume along your adventure. 6. Triple your pleasure: Each local brewery has a distinct vibe and story behind it. Making a three sample limit at each stop is both responsible and road safe and absorb as much beer education and city history as you can along the way.There’s no limit to fun when it comes to cycling the city in search of craft beer. 7. Tourist in your own city: Whether or not you’ve lived in Vancouver your whole life, this is the ultimate way to
check out the back streets and scenic bike routes. One of the best ways to people watch is on a bicycle. Everyone and their dog are out enjoying the seawall on a summer day and because you’re moving at a nice clip, you get to observe the big people picture. 8. VIP treatment: Make your personal tour anything but ordinary. For example City Cycle Craft Beer Tours offers VIP treatment including parking your two wheels inside next to the beer barrels which is convenient and fun, a great photo op and stellar service. What a way to sample beer. 9. Beer tastes better après outdoors: As a rule après involves sports gear, beer and friends. Like an all-day après, daytime brewery cruising will still leave your summer evenings open to other adventures. Be sure your bartender is aware that you are travelling on two wheels so that he or she doesn’t over pour. Road safe can still mean a hops and barley flavor sensation on two wheels. 10. A beer brigade: Expect to meet some new friends along the way or bring your own.The more the merrier. This is a great activity for a stag, birthday or summer-fun in-the-city group activity. Get your adventure on the calendar ASAP. If you prefer an organized tour visit CycleVancouver.com W
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Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Would you like to stop pushing and struggling for a while? Is there a clenched attitude you would love to let go of? Do you wish you could take a break from having to give so much and try so hard and be so strong? Then do it! Now would be a good time to take a sabbatical from any situation that feels too demanding or frustrating. You wouldn’t incur the wrath of the gods or the twists of karma if you sneaked away to indulge in some recreational frivolity. For the foreseeable future, “relax” and “surrender” are your words of power.
Theologian Karl Barth speculated that when the angels get together to praise and honor God with music, they perform the compositions of Bach. But when they are playing for each other, they are more likely to choose Mozart. I guess that’s because Mozart’s stuff is loose and free and inventive compared to Bach, who’s formal and sober and systematic. Mozart is more for parties, while Bach is for serious occasions. I’m seeing the coming days as a time when you, like the angels, should be especially willing to express yourself in very different ways, depending on the audience.
Before E. Annie Proulx became a Pulitzer Prizewinning novelist, she wrote a series of how-to books, including a dairy foods cookbook and an instructional text on making your own hard cider. But the manual of hers that I especially want to call your attention to right now is Plan and Make Your Own Fences & Gates, Walkways, Walls & Drives. It might be inspirational for you to read it. You’re in a phase when it makes perfect sense to create new paths for yourself to travel on. This will allow you to forgo at least some of the paths that others have built and that can’t actually take you where you need to go.
I’m getting itchy to see you blow your own cover. I would love you to come all the way out of your hiding place, even if just for a while, and see what happens if you make full disclosures and brave displays. My hope is that you will close the gap between the real you and the images that people have of you. Does that sound interesting? Or have you become so fond of being a big riddle that you can’t imagine any other way to be? Maybe I can tempt you to be more self-revelatory if I add this: Taking your disguises off even briefly will enable you to discover intriguing secrets about yourself. And then once you put your disguises back on, you will seem more mysterious than ever.
A new cycle will begin for you after your birthday. Between now and then you will be wrapping up the current cycle. I invite you to do so with a flourish. Don’t just wait around passively for the themes of the last 11 months to fade away or go to sleep. Instead, set an intention to bring them to a climactic close. Schedule a splashy graduation or a grand finale. Plan a cathartic party or a celebratory rite of passage. Take a playful leap of faith or try that magic trick you’ve been saving for the perfect moment. Or all of the above!
“I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin deep,” said author Jean Kerr. “That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?” In accordance with the current astrological omens, Virgo, you should feel free to play around with that impish idea. Just for now, appreciate and enjoy the surfaces of things. Make decisions based on first impressions and instant analyses. Give your attention and energy to what looks appealing to you, and don’t think too hard about stuff that presents a boring appearance.
Now is a favorable time to wish upon a star. In other words, you can enhance the likelihood that your wish will come true if you choose this phase of your cycle to enlist the assistance of a higher power. It’s your duty to make sure, however, that you wish upon the right star. Pick a higher power that can truly help you with your wish, not necessarily one that has worked for other people’s wishes. Here’s another crucial detail: Be precise in formulating your wish. No foggy thinking or sloppy language allowed!
If you are fully committed to being both honest and kind, you will have more power to heal other people than you’ve had in a long time. You will have a resemblance to a magic potion or a wonder drug. Here’s a caveat, however: The therapeutic influence you have to offer might be scary to those who aren’t ready to be cured. The solutions you propose could be disruptive to anyone who is addicted to his or her problems. That’s why I advise you to be discerning about how you share yourself. P.S. The medicine you are generating is not too potent for your own use. It’s exactly what you need to transform limitation into liberation.
Each of us has at least one pesky ghost or nagging demon that occupies a dark corner of our psyches. It may have been there for years, or we might have picked it up more recently during a phase of temporary insanity. In any case, most of us can benefit from conducting a periodic banishing ritual. Now would be prime time for you to do just that. Ready? With your imagination, draw a clockwise circle of your favorite-colored light on the floor or ground. Next, identify an image that makes you feel happy and safe, and visualize four versions of it at the four cardinal points, hovering three feet above your circle. Then say this: “I dissolve any hex and banish any pest that has been draining my energy. I purge any wasteful emotions, unsound ideas, and trivial desires that I may have grown attached to.” To put the seal on your magic, laugh for two minutes.
By my estimation, 97 per cent of the population is chronically starving for the pleasure of being listened to with deep empathy and focused intelligence. Very few of us enjoy the prolonged and undivided attention of a receptive ally on a regular basis. It’s rare to be in the presence of a person whose sole agenda is to be innocently curious about you. Your assignment, Capricorn, is to go on a quest to remedy this shortfall. Figure out how you can get the skillful listening you’re missing. (PS, one way to prime the magic is to offer yourself up as a skillful listener to others.)
At this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony, British singer Sam Smith won in four categories. His tune “Stay with Me” was named Song of the Year. In one of his acceptance speeches, Smith expressed appreciation for the difficult muse who inspired the song. “I want to thank the man who this record is about, who I fell in love with last year,” he said. “Thank you so much for breaking my heart, because you got me four Grammys.” I invite you to come up with a comparable expression of gratitude, Aquarius. What experience that seemed like tough luck at the time has actually turned out to be a blessing? Now would be a perfect time to acknowledge and relish and make full use of the unexpected grace.
The Bay of Fundy is a branch of the Atlantic Ocean between the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It’s renowned for its tidal range. When high tide comes, the water may be as much as 53 feet higher than what it is at low tide. The shift back and forth happens twice a day. I’m wondering if in the coming weeks your emotional ebb and flow will have a similar variability. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you could experience both very high highs and very deep depths. Please note that when I say “depths,” I don’t mean sadness or despair. Rather, I’m talking about a profound ability to feel your way into the heart of things.
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Apple iOS 9 gets hip to periods, so let’s talk blood Sex with Mish Way
@MyszkaWay After receiving a bitch slap of flack, Apple updated its latest iPhone operating system to include a “Reproductive Tracker” in its ubiquitous HealthKit app. By doing so, Apple officially recognizes that women have periods – a shocking, progressive move for a major company in 2015. Really, Apple. Congratulations for including half the population’s biological needs in an app that tracks our biological data. “Period visibility” has become a thing in social media. There was that Canadian artist, Rupi Kaur, whose photos of her bloody, period-stained sweatpants were flagged and removed from Instagram twice for violating its community standards. The censorship went viral and ignited a feminist fire like none other after the artist herself wrote an angry statement about the so-called “offensive” image. Then, the period blood on Instagram became an even bigger thing with uterus-holders speaking out about public blood on all platforms. “What about a woman’s period is so offensive?” they asked. Furthermore, when has it not been seen as shameful and when is this going to end? Let’s be real here. The world is far too immature to handle the reality of a period. Kotex still uses blue liquid to represent menstrual blood in their maxi
pad commercials. That’s almost as ridiculous as the software I am writing this in now not recognizing the world menstrual as correct and giving no spelling suggestions when I typed it wrong. We only recognize a woman’s period when we absolutely have to. Like when a disgruntled mental head hits you in the face with her bloody tampon, Donita Sparks-style. I don’t really give a shit if Apple recognizes my cycle or not. I know I have one and I know how irritating it is. I also know that being able to turn cum spit into a child inside my womb is so powerful. We make babies in all sorts of ways now. Women are manifested, not just born into their assigned genitals and gender. Sexuality and gender are at a height of decadence, while science and technology are dragging biology by the hand as she reluctantly stumbles behind. Mother Nature is mean and ultimately still in charge, but women are being listened to. Sometimes. One thing that remains is the disgust with a woman’s period. Why can’t people handle it? Sometimes I can’t even handle it. Why is a purse full of tampons “humiliating” when it spills on the floor in public? Why do girls munch down birth control pills to eliminate their periods before sex? Why do women even stress about anyone other than other women even hearing about their period problems? Why do we even give a shit that once a month, the wall of our uterus
sheds, and we bleed? I have a rule: if I hook up with a man and find out he is grossed out by periods, I walk. It’s an instant deal breaker. If a man can not handle everything that comes along with a uterus and vagina, then he does not deserve to fuck one. I’m not saying that men have to be period fetishists or red-wing enthusiasts, but they simply should not be repulsed by the blood that brought them onto this planet. Besides, if a straight male adult has never bought box of tampons in his life, it means he’s probably never been in a serious relationship. He will take some work. That’s great that Apple decided to include a “Reproductive Tracker” into their HealthKit. Pat on the back for the coders over at Apple who couldn’t even bring themselves to use to word “period” (remember, menstruation must have a purpose, like birth, in order to not come across as totally disgusting.) Besides, we are all aware of the massive gender gap in the tech industries. Compound that with the dating success rate of most Silicon Valley nerds and the whole lack of period representation in the HealthKit was probably an honest mistake. Those boys haven’t been around a period since birth. W
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27%
product of Canada
3.99
5.49
Hardbite Gluten Free Potato Chips assorted varieties
SAVE
150g • product of BC
27%
2.19
Summer Fresh Dips
SAVE
38%
470ml • product of USA
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
28-144g • product of Israel/Peru
303ml • product of USA
FROM
29%
2/5.98
1.994.99
SAVE
50%
Sunpic Mayonnaise and Sauces
Faith Farms Cheese
McVitie's Cookies
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
400g • product of Canada
200-400g • product of UK
SAVE
450ml • product of Canada
SAVE
31%
Progressive VegEsssentials All in One Vegan Protein Shake assorted varieties 840g
59.99
Progressive WheyEssentials All in One Protein Shake assorted varieties 840g
64.99
Ascenta NutraSea Omega-3 Fish Oils select varieties 200ml or 60 soft gels
19.99
Inno-Vite Red Yeast Rice with Ubiquinol and vitamin D3 Inno-Vite Magnesium Citrate 250mg
Father’s Day or Canada Day Cupcakes or Maple Syrup Shortbread
2/4.98
package of 4
3.99
BAKERY xxx
xxx • product of xxx
Choices’ Own 9” Pies
SAVE
1.792.99
5.49
WELLNESS
GLUTEN FREE
32%
21%
2/6.48
3.99
2.99-3.29
Simply Natural Organic Barbecue Sauces
SAVE
assorted varieties
assorted varieties
Let's Do Organics Ice Cream Cones
product of Canada
( product may not be exactly as shown )
Simply Natural Organic Salsa
Old Dutch Restaurante Tortilla Chips 300-384g
1.49/ 100g
1 dozen
23%
While quantities last. Not all items available at all stores. We reserve the right to correct printing errors.
6.99lb/ 15.41kg
value pack, previously frozen
2/4.00
2/4.00
Pork Tenderloins
assorted varieties
9.99 ( product may not be exactly as shown )
27.99
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14.99 100 capsules 26.99 200 capsules
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60 capsules
Bach Flower Remedies assorted varieties, 20ml - 50g excludes Rescue Remedy
25% off
regular retail price
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