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BEER SNOB HAS A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF HIM

Hoyne’s Summer Haze if you like that style of beer”. Or, “you enjoy <insertbland-generic-lager-here>? Certainly easy drinking, but next time it’s a hot summer day consider giving Breakside Pilsner a try!” This doesn’t denigrate your stylist’s (or anyone else’s) choice but uses your knowledge to steer her in what you, and I, consider to be the right direction. Cheers. –Cameron

Re: “Beer snobs are boorish…”, April 30, 2015 Stephen Smysniuk touched on the problem with beer snobbery in last week’s column but didn’t really explain the actual solution. He, and any “beer snob”, should indeed try every beer out there. That way he could steer the uninitiated or advertising-induced macrobrew drinker to a suitable microbrew alternative. “You like Kronenbourg Blanc? I’ve tried it and it’s okay but you really should try

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Re: “Beer snobs are boorish…”, April 30, 2015 “It seems that any time the subject of beer comes up with a cute Caucasian female in her 20s or 30s, the words “Kronenberg Blanc” are usually uttered. “ So “cute” white women can’t appreciate anything beyond mainstream beer? Yes, you have a lot of work ahead of you, indeed. –Shannon Du Bois

Re: “Suzuki blowing smoke?”, Rant//Rave:Week of April 23, 2015 If Tom Harris of the International Climate Science Denial Coalition is not ignorant, then he is a deliberate liar, which is worse. Anyone with a search engine, let alone a professed expertise in climate science, knows that the statement, “After 18 years with no global warming” is false. As for his red herring about

pollution versus climate change, does Harris really not know that the main cause of pollution, as well as climate change, is burning fossil fuels? He likely does, but his job, and the job of his friends at various oily organizations such as the Friends of Science and the Heartland Institute is to sow doubt and confusion about the overwhelming evidence from around the world and over many decades for human-caused climate change – accepted by all the world’s reputable scientiﬁc organizations and academies, governments and even industry. Harris can’t even keep his story straight, arguing variously over time that climate change isn’t happening or that it is happening but humans aren’t responsible or that it is happening and humans are causing it but it isn’t dangerous. Here’s more about his unctuous efforts: DesmogBlog.com/ tom-harris –Ian Hanington, senior editor, David Suzuki Foundation

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The Vancouver Police Department will not appeal a BC Human Rights Tribunal decision in March that ruled officers discriminated against a transgender woman for using male pronouns to describe her in a police report and failed to provide her with proper postsurgery care while in custody. Instead, the department said in a report going before the Vancouver Police Board Wednesday that it will use the case involving Angela Dawson as an opportunity to improve its relationship and understanding of transgender persons. In taking this approach, however, the department noted officers “were acting in good faith and were not being malicious” in the incidents involving Dawson, who underwent sex re-assignment surgery in 2010 and is often seen around the city on rollerblades directing traffic. “The failure to respect Ms. Dawson’s gender identity was deemed to be discriminatory by the tribunal,” the report said. “The cause of this was attributed to a lack of training of police members and a lack of clear VPD policy as it relates to transgender identities.” The report outlines four recommendations to assist police in its commitment to improve relations with transgender persons, including: % ,'4.21 1(. 0.9541".!173 diversity and aboriginal policing section to “engage and partner with the transgender community for improving awareness.” % +9051. 8145!3).!0.4 awareness training” to all officers, including jail guards and community safety personnel. % $5-. 1(. 0.9541".!173 planning and research unit develop policy regarding transgender identification and the recording of a person’s gender in documents. % /".!0 1(. *6,73 &5'# manual of operations to ensure medical concerns of a prisoner are brought to the attention of the officer in charge of the jail. Have that officer ensure steps are taken by medical staff to ascertain the validity of a prisoner’s medical concerns and address them. The VPD’s report is in response to the tribunal’s

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#Manshower! The Vancouver Police Department has outlined a series of recommendations to improve relations with transgender persons. Dan Toulgoet photo ruling March 24, 2015 that ordered the police board to pay Dawson $15,000 for injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect. Dawson’s complaints against police relate to being arrested in March 2010 on a warrant for breach of probation and in June 2010 for breach of the peace related to an incident in the street. In the first incident, Dawson complained the jail’s nurse did not respond to her concerns about post-surgery requirements related to her sex re-assignment surgery, which she underwent in Montreal a few weeks before her arrest in Vancouver. “I find that [the nurse] treated Ms. Dawson as a male and made no effort to investigate her claim any further,” said tribunal member Catherine McCreary in her ruling. “Apart from looking something up on the Internet, which information he did not share with Ms. Dawson, [the nurse] did nothing to ease Ms. Dawson’s concerns about her post-surgery care.” Though McCreary singled out the nurse, she also concluded jail staff, particularly the officer in charge, bore responsibility to ensure proper care was provided. In the second incident, police arrested Dawson to avoid her getting in a fight with another person or persons. Dawson told two officers on patrol that a person tried to trip her or fight with her and she wanted them to investigate.

Police testified at the ruling that an investigation would have been “fruitless” because Dawson provided no description of the assailant and officers had no evidence from bystanders. Officers said Dawson was “agitated to the point of causing a disturbance.”When police told her she was under arrest, Dawson protested and officers “brought her to the ground using knee strikes, handcuffed her and arrested her for breach of the peace.” The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner investigated Dawson’s complaint of excessive force and concluded reasonable force was used in the arrest. In writing a report on the arrest, a constable with the surname Grewal (his first name was not published in the tribunal’s report) referred to Dawson as Jeffery in documents. Dawson’s legal name is Jeffery Allan Dawson. “Cst. Grewal stated that he used the name Jeffery and male pronouns because of what he saw in PRIME, a police database that contains a person’s name, aliases and their criminal record,” McCreary said in her decision, adding that “notwithstanding that her legal name is Jeffrey, she advised the officers that she was a transsexual female and was not treated as such.” The police report pointed out the tribunal ruling indicated that Dawson was not found to be a credible witness during the tribunal and many other allegations were

dismissed. The tribunal report said Dawson was born “intersex” in 1968 and assigned the male gender designation at birth at her father’s insistence. Dawson has identified as a female since her teens. She said she had a difficult childhood, was abused by her father as a child and “escaped from her abusive home” at around 16 years old. She has limited education, never graduated from high school and reads at a grade six or seven level. Dawson said in an affidavit that she is not violent or aggressive by nature. But her criminal record shows she has a history with police for violence, weapons, burglary, theft, drugs, fraud, sex, arson and served 10 years in a male penitentiary for manslaughter, according to the tribunal report. “While incarcerated, Ms. Dawson says she was diagnosed with gender dysphoria, and she began hormone therapy,” said the ruling, which also included details on why Dawson is often seen in rollerblades directing traffic at intersections such as Cambie and Broadway, and Main and Hastings. “She says that she began directing traffic after she saw a fatal accident between a truck and a pedestrian. She says she likes to help people cross the intersections and feels that her role in the community is important.” –Courtesy ofVancouver Courier

taxis “in the coming weeks” to indicate the vehicles have free wireless Internet access. The service will be available to customers sitting inside the cabs whether or not they’re Telus customers. Meanwhile, no passwords will be needed to access the Internet connection and no personal information will be collected from riders. Once passengers leave the vehicle, their smartphones

or tablets will automatically revert back to their mobile data plans. Yellow Cab president Kulwant Sahota said in a release the free Wi-Fi would not affect taxi fares. Last week, the City of Vancouver selected Telus as its provider of free Wi-Fi at 43 spots throughout the municipality. The yearlong arrangement with Yellow Cab marks

the ﬁrst time free Wi-Fi has been offered in taxis in Canada and could be extended if the program is considered a success, according to Telus. A Telus spokeswoman said in an email the company would await customer feedback before determining whether to continue the program beyond May 2016. –Tyler Orton, Business in Vancouver

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“Always point the penis down. Always wipe the poo away from the vagina. And tell your wife to stop washing her nipples immediately”. When I got the call for my Manshower, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I was within a week or two of becoming a father for the first time, and my best friend was on the phone with an invitation I never expected to receive. Nick wanted to gather up friends who were already fathers, to head out for a night of dinner, drinks, and dad advice for me, the novice father-to-be. My wife was all for it, immediately dubbing it a “Manshower”. I found the term mildly offensive, but I went through with it, got soaked with baby information, soused with beer, and still managed to remember most of the parental knowledge passed on to me that night. It was great. Cut to last week: it dawned upon me that Chris, another good friend, was about to become a dad for the first time. It was my turn to Play It Fatherhood. I made some calls, set the date, and it was on: Manshower! Monday night at Tacofino Gastown! Six dads and one to be! No gifts! These dads have kids ranging in ages from as old as 20 to as young as six months, so it was going to be good. It didn’t take long for the advice to start flowing like poop into Pampers. Every dad at the table had a different experience and different take on parenting. For instance, if you hire a doula, make sure you make it clear in advance that you cannot hook her up with VIP parking at the Folk Fest. If you have a homebirth, make sure the inflatable pool you set up in the living room doesn’t leak everything all

over your white shag carpet and couch. And if you save the placenta, make sure you remember where you saved it, why you saved it, and which bowl in the fridge contains the placenta, and which has the leftovers to heat up for dinner. As the Tofino Ale and margaritas kept flowing, so did the baby tips, including whether to remove them or not. But if you don’t circumcise the little guy, then when do you start cleaning under the hood? Apparently pretty soon, which I guess is something I have to get on… or under. Snipped or not, make sure you point that tiny penis downward in the diaper, otherwise you’re in for a hot wet mess. On the flipside, if you have a little girl, a heads up that it’s important to wipe the poo away from the vagina to avoid infection. And a polite finger dabbing of the sphincter will make sure the rest of the poo party arrives while you’re in the midst of removing a dirty diaper, instead of into a clean one minutes later. Cloth diapers are great if you want your entire house to reek like human shit. Cloth diapers are really great if you enjoy carrying human excrement around with you while on outings or travelling with your baby. Oh, and the not-washingthe-nipples thing? In the weeks leading up to the birth, your wife/chosen life partner should stop washing her nipples! They give out an oozing secretion that attracts the baby to breastfeed, which soap can mess with. A few more rounds later, the bill was finally paid (we took care of Chris’) and the last few slurry, fatherly facts were shed like cradle cap. We set Chris off into the night, wide-eyed and stunned, and ready to become a dad. Here’s hoping he can Play It Fatherhood for the next dude somewhere down the dad line. A few days later, Chris’s wife Lauren gave birth to a baby girl named Georgia. Awww. #Manshower! W

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1. Janaki Larson Pottery Available at Le Marche St. George, 4393 St. George; inquire in store for pricing. When Le Marche St. George – already known within the city as a destination for beautiful coffees, nibbles and leisurely visits

– hosts one of their popup shops, the design savvy community ﬂocks. The café has a reputation for curating a housewares, clothing and found object collection that brings together a seamless amalgamation of treasures from their travels, local ﬁne art and artisanal goods. The current pop-up, Campesino (running through until May 10) does not disappoint; one of my favourite items at this months display are the pottery pieces of café owner,

Janaki Larsen. Beautifully crafted in an invitingly muted palette, her pieces range from decorative to multifunctional dinnerware. I love the organic feel within the shapes as the natural details of the material become the focal elements of the designs. 2. Love You graffiti pillow Available through Pillow Fight Factory or multiple retailers; $119 for 16”x16” size. My most favourite design ﬁnds are those that make you

feel something; often vintage pieces nail this because they have a previous story to share. In some cases, as it is with Pillow Fight Factory pillows, new items are able to share their own inspiration through their design and make you want to be a part of the story they are creating. Locally designed, these pillows use imagery of East Van street art that owner Erika Pantages discovers while exploring the city; she then digitally prints the images onto hand freed cotton panels, and layers this onto Tuscan linen pillow covers. The end result are decor pieces that mix the edge of

the graffiti scene with the softness of beautiful textiles, finished with a true sense of support for local art. 3. Hyacinth ottoman Available at 18 Karat, 3039 Granville; $350. With urban living, small space design is commonplace; the need to maximize floorspace is paramount, therefore elevating the importance of stylish pieces that can double-duty when necessary. Structural ottomans are ideal for just this: they act as great coffee or side tables but offer up extra seating for entertaining. The Hyacinth ottoman is a beautiful choice because, despite its generous sizing, it has an airy, lightweight feel. Light in its natural colour tone, the ottoman is handcrafted from water hyacinth, a fast growing sustainable material; a versatile option for those seeking out green design, the Hyacinth brings out vibes of coastal beach houses or global inspired bohemian spaces (a personal fave design trend right now). 4. The Lyla Dining Chair Available at EQ3, 2301 Granville; $179 - $199 ea. Inspired by the Scandinavian Windsor chair, the Lyla brings the best of classic European minimalism home. What I find most charming about this collection is the nuance of a family farm table dinner even through the modernity of the design – this juxtaposition of a simplistic shape with a nostalgic feel creates a design that can play up to the decor of any space. The design

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comes in both a side chair and an arm chair, allowing the choice between either a lower, more curved comfort seat or a streamlined, leaner high back; further customization comes through the colour options, ranging from the traditional black or white to a washed grey, and then into the pop colours like red, teal and coral - I can see a mix ‘n’ match of colourways perfectly complimenting the playful side of a modern family home. 5. Crystal cross sculpture Available at Peridot Decorative Homeware, 1512West 14th; inquire in store for pricing. There is always inspiration to be found within the beautiful walls of this décor and design shop tucked just off South Granville. Owners Leah and Rashell have created and curated a boutique that exempliﬁes glamour. Their selection reads as ultimately feminine, especially within their white washed character storefront, but each piece can be taken out of context and provide a stunning statement in any type of space. One of the edgier pieces I’ve long coveted is the raw crystal cross; simplistic in silhouette and palette, the details of the natural stone create a sculptural accessory that can carry the style of a table or mantle on its own. It becomes a blend of a beautiful bohemian vibe from the crystal with strong minimalistic appeal within the shape and design. Overall, this piece is most appropriately described as striking. W

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Beauty and airline travel don’t go hand in hand. The very nature of air travel – hours in a cramped space while recycled air wreaks havoc on your skin and hair – makes it next to impossible to arrive at your destination bright-eyed and fresh-faced. But wouldn’t it be great to touch down looking (and feeling) like you’ve just stepped out of a travel brochure? As summer nears and many of us prepare to board planes for faraway climes, we turned to the experts at Emirates Airlines for their secrets to long-haul beauty. At airports around the globe, Emirates Airlines’ female flight attendants are easily identifiable by their hats, white scarves, red lipstick, and flawless skin. This is by design: Emirates Airlines flight attendants are trained to maintain that fresh and composed look for their 21-hour work days. Such training is compulsory for all of Emirates’ 19,000 flight attendants, male and female. The following travel beauty tips come courtesy of Marilee Vermaak, an image trainer for Emirates Airlines. Vermaak schooled journos from across the country at a

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The Ramen Butcher at Georgia and Main serves up ramen and Japanese izakaya classics in Chinatown. Rob Newell photos.

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have traditionally been found in the environs of Robson Street, but recent additions have popped up near the ﬁnancial district (Gyoza Bar) and, now, in Chinatown. Ramen Butcher is part of the large Menya Koji franchise out of Japan (almost 200 restaurants and counting). Each franchisee is free to use their own name and recipes, and the name here is a play on the Japanese words “buta” (pork) and “chasu.” It’s more of a mom-and-pop operation than a McFood establishment, thankfully, although the limited beer selection (Sapporo, Asahi and Pabst) could use a

makeover. (Ramen and beer is a classic, am I right?) The space is small, sleek and grey, with a stellar sign over the bar; the restaurant name hand-hammered with about a zillion nails from the looks of it. It’s an amazing work of perseverance and gives a nice sheen to the room. There are less than 30 seats, so line-ups on rainy nights are to be expected. Go for lunch if you can or earlier in the week. The menu is equally minimalist. Four main ramen bowls ($10.95-$11.55), all with a tonkotsu (pork broth) base that is given hours

and hours to simmer and percolate, make the bulk of the menu.The broth itself is fairly good, although it lacked ﬂavour on two early visits, and did only marginally better on a third visit. Roasted garlic and roasted garlic oil with chashu and marinated egg was my favourite version, but could have used a little more depth. Fresh basil paste in the “green” version was an odd addition that didn’t add much to the ﬂavour.The noodles, on the other hand, are made in-house and are excellent, as is the chashu pork. A chicken-based broth ($9.95) was lighter and surprisingly,

more aromatic and flavourful. Chicken karaage ($5.35) is delicious and oven-baked to perfection.The crispy exterior is paper-thin and the flesh is juicy and tender. Mini pork chashu don ($3.75) was less impressive. The pork that was so buttery and delicious in the ramen was dried out in the rice bowl and lacked definition. Gyoza ($5.95) were a much better option. Lots of umami here in the pork with okonomiyaki, and the sharpness of the green onion was the perfect finish. Ramen Butcher has a lot going for it, and it’s a nice

addition to Chinatown, but the inconsistency in the dishes needs work, and the “bone broth” thus far isn’t enough to draw me away from ramen stars like Hokkaido Santouka or Kintaro. W Hear Anya Levykh every Monday on CBC Radio One’s On the Coast and ﬁnd her on Twitter @foodgirlfriday and Facebook.com/FoodGirlFriday.

Just in time for summer… Rain or Shine has opened a second location of their much-lauded ice cream shop on Cambie at West 18th. RainOrShineIceCream.com

Central City Brewers & Distillers has collaborated once again with Jeff O’Neill of CFOX for the Jeff O’Neil Show Red Racer Maple Bacon Ale. Available at BCLDB and private liquor stores in 650 mL bottles ($5.25). CentralCityBrewing.com

service afternoon tea with Kusmi Tea ($31.50, FridaySunday). There is also a new macaron-making class and kit, for those looking for more interactive gifts. FrenchMadeBaking.com

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Miku has introduced three new Kaiseki menu options. Kaiseki refers to the art of combining meticulous preparation, beautiful presentation and an air of mystery. Expect unique dishes such as scallops with yuzu puttanesca, Kaisen temari, and beef carpaccio with jalapeño-garlic ponzu. The three options include Shokai ($68), Kaisen ($88) and Aburi ($118). The latter requires 72 hours’ notice. MikuRestaurant.com W

Yaletown just got another dining destination. Malt and Marrow is a new gastropub that has opened at 1269 Hamilton.The concept revolves around BC craft beer and European comfort food. Let’s hope they can beat the curse that seems to sit on this block. MaltAndMarrow.com

Just in time for Mother’s Day, French Made Baking has launched a new Parisian-themed afternoon tea service, with both a light bites option ($15, available every day), and a full-

The next installment of the Greasy Spoon Supper Series will take place on May 19 at Save On Meats with executive chef William Tse of BC Place Stadium. Each dinner is in support of A Better Life Foundation and its community programs.Tickets

On May 20, Yew Seafood & Bar wine director Emily Walker is bringing together six of the city’s top sommeliers for a wine-themed six-course dinner that will cover a variety of wine regions and styles. The line-up includes Jason Yamasaki of Chambar, Mike Bernardo of Vij’s, Lisa Haley of Boulevard, Sally Campo of Vino Volo, and, of course, Emily Walker and Steven Lane ofYew.Tickets $295. Picatice. com/SixSommDinner

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Did you neglect to make Mother’s Day plans? By now, it may be too late to secure a table at her favourite brunch spot on May 10. Rather than compromise, treat your mother to a home-cooked meal. The effort is far greater and the impact will likely be as well. If you are cooking at her place though, just make sure you clean up, too. And don’t forget the wine. I would never deign to stereotype mothers so suggesting wine is not

straightforward. The most important thing to remember is that you are honouring your mother and she deserves nothing but the best. If you don’t already know what wine she likes to drink (shame on you), find out and treat her to the finest example. For my mum, that means rosé and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. I’m starting with these and have added a few other homeruns. Once you’ve figured out which bottle will suit her, you can plan the menu around it. Brunch is a Mother’s Day classic. Call it lunch if she isn’t a fan of eggs. In either case, a long, leisurely afternoon meal

will give you time to catch up and savour a few glasses together. 8:9! -3/ #*3.1/ 4. +)*' &5/% 2 $3,3773/ 0"(' #1)763 2 $13.29 Pure pink pleasure at a very reasonable price. Mouth ﬁlling and ﬂeshy, it offers juicy cranberry, succulent strawberry and tangy nectarine notes. Serve with a vegetarian frittata accompanied by green salad and goat cheese. A lunch sure to transport all to the South of France. How’s that for a Mother’s Day gift?

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Set on the multi-cultural corner of Kingsway and Tyne Street, Bernie’s Bureks & Restaurant specializes in Eastern European and Balkan Cuisine. “It’s authentic, home-style European comfort food,” says Erika Marinovic, owner and chef at Bernie’s. Marinovic took over the business 11 years ago, back when it was a deli and take-out service in Burnaby’s Highgate area. Now, it’s a 50-seat, one-of-a-kind in restaurant in Vancouver, being an eat-in experience as well as a convenient take-out. “My customers are going to get the best fresh-baked handmade burek in Vancouver, because we make them on the premises,” says Marinovic. Though the filo pastry pies are known by several different names, depending on where you come from, one thing is certain: when you want a fresh burek, Bernie’s is the place to go. The delicious filo pies, made from savoury spinach, beef or cheese, and sweet sour cherry or apple, are made on-site at the open-concept restaurant. Even the filo dough is made from scratch, and diners are able to watch and appreciate the process to create this old world product.

End result baked bureks are sold by the slice or whole, either fresh or frozen. And if Marinovic’s customers want something other than Bureks, there’s a whole menu of Eastern European and Mediterranean comfort food to choose from, such as “Balkan Burgers,” chevapi, and kalamari, among other dishes. Bernie’s Bureks & Restaurant is located at 3484 Kingsway (entrance on Battison Street). There is plenty of parking at the back of the building. They’re open from noon to 9 pm Wednesday to Sunday, and starting Sunday, May 10th, will feature a Saturday & Sunday night buffet. —by Kristi Alexandra

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If there’s a beer nerd’s dream job, I think the Brew Dogs has made it. Brew Dogs is a TV show on the Esquire network (which, who knew Esquire had a network?) hosted by Scottish brewers James Watt and Martin Dickie. These guys also founded BrewDog Brewery in Ellon, UK, which specializes in weird and wild beers that occasionally push the limits of what beer can be. Like, in 2010, they brewed The End of History, a 55 per cent ABV freezedistilled beer packaged in small taxidermied animals. These guys know beer, and they get to travel all over the world because of it. A curse upon them! I want to be them. Going on three seasons, they traveled to different cities around the world (mostly the US) to collaborate with a craft brewery in each, with what they

call “brew stunts”. Basically they brew beers in extreme and preposterous situations. If you haven’t seen the Vancouver episode that premiered last week, I’m going to spoil it for you. They brew hot chocolate stout whilst bombing down the backside of Blackcomb Mountain. It’s worth watching. They collaborate with Jack Bensley, brewmaster at Main Street Brewing and they haul a mash tun down the side of a mountain. They go ziplining, and attach the mash tun to the zip line. It’s gimmicky as all hell, but as riveting as reality TV gets. A mash tun on a zip line? Come on! Now that I’ve seen it, I’ll place Brew Dogs alongside Property Brothers as the only reality TV worth watching. (Yes, Property Brothers.) There’s absurd sense of humour weaving throughout the program, and the Brew Dogs themselves are extremely knowledgeable about their beer. How their MSB collaboration actually turned out is a different issue all together (I wasn’t invited to

the taste test they ﬁlmed at the brewery last winter), but this sort of exposure proves that Vancouver has arrived as a recognized international beer city. Kardashian sisters they are not, but Watt and Dickie are reality TV stars of a popular TV show and, for better or worse, now hold considerable weight in the craft beer industry. A nod from them, in a televised format, is something not just for MSB to celebrate, but Vancouver as a whole. I hear it said often that Vancouver’s beer scene is way behind other cities. We have the breweries here, but we don’t yet have the beer. We’re still too young. Maybe this is true. And maybe Watt and Dickie were blufﬁng when when they lauded Vancouver’s innovations so far. It is reality TV after all. But they do reach a segment of the American population that probably would otherwise have no idea had a burgeoning beer culture. Vancouver’s out there now, in a way we haven’t re-

ally been so far. Some dude watching in Louisville, who probably can’t locate Vancouver on a map, has had Main Street Brewing beamed into his eyeballs. This is good! The show also listed its Top 5 Vancouver breweries, which were as follows: 1. Central City 2. Powell Street Craft 3. Parallel 49 4. Brassneck 5. Bomber The order of the list is questionable, and Main Street is conspicuously absent (Why would they proﬁle them if they’re not considered one of the best?) but I’m willing to forget all that because our groovy local industry has been featured on American television! Reality television, yes, but American all the same. It’s truly surreal watching my local watering hole immortalized in high quality digital cinematography. I guess what I’m saying is, Brew Dogs is a good show and reality TV will surely save us all. Go team. W

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RITE Ballet BC closes its 201415 season with a program of two extraordinary world premieres in RITE at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, May 7-9. Inspired by The Rite of Spring, choreographer Emily Molnar, Ballet BC’s artistic director, collaborates with Omer Arbel, an internationally renowned Vancouver-based lighting designer and creative director of Bocci, alongside Jeremy Schmidt of Vancouver band Black Mountain – “Vancouver’s godfather of contemporary space rock”. Molnar’s choreography, combined with Arbel’s set design and Schmidt’s original score, create a hallucinatory, otherworldly homage to The Rite of Spring. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca ROEDDE HOUSE MUSEUMTravel back in time to discover the way things were in the early days of Vancouver at the “no-ropes” museum tucked away in the West End. To commemorate its 25th anniversary, Roedde is celebrating throughout the month of May with various events including live classical and jazz music, candlelight tours and a Community Farmstead Day. Admission to the museum is by donation all month. TRACKS: COMMUNITY PLAY & ARTS SYMPOSIUM A six-day national symposium to bring together community-engaged indigenous and settler/immigrant artists, thinkers and educators returns for its seventh year. Through dialogue, performance and creative practice, the symposium explores arts and living together in the shadow of colonialism. May 13-15 at various venues. Registration and info at TracksSymposium.com CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: VAREKAI The whimsical and enchanted creatures inhabiting this captivating forest return to Vancouver to perform an acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul for a four-night run at Pacific Coliseum. Tickets available at CirqueDuSoleil.com REVOLVER FESTIVAL The latest evolution in Upintheair Theatre’s 10-year history of festival production builds on the success of the Walking Fish and Neanderthal Arts Festivals, and takes place over the course of 11 days at The Cultch in East Van. rEvolver, The Changing Stage presents adventurous and sophisticated new work at the only venue dedicated to offering professional presenting opportunities to emerging companies and artists. May 20-31 at Vancouver East Cultural Cent re. Tickets and show times at UpInTheAirTheatre.com

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THE KIDS IN THE HALL Dave, Bruce, Kevin, Mark and Scott whose acclaimed TV series aired the CBC in the early ‘90s and whose 1996 full-length film Brain Candy become a cult favourite are bringing their sketch comedy back to town on their comeback tour. 8pm on May 20 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

ART! VANCOUVER Inspired by the world renowned Art Basel, Art! Vancouver is a four-day local and international art fair offering a prestigious platform to showcase diverse collections and original artwork to the public. The cross-genre collaborations between all art mediums means a presentation of painting, sculpture, installations and photography. May 21-24 at Vancouver Convention Centre. For more info check out ArtVancouver.net. Tickets also available at the door. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL The most fun you can have as a family in one day! VICF is back inspiring and motivating young minds with professional artistic experiences to transform a child’s understanding of the world around them and creative possibilities. Bring the family or bring the classroom and enjoy world-class live performances from Les Parfaits Inconnus, I Think I Can, Bon Debarras, Anne Glover and more. May 25-31 at Granville Island. Check out ChildrensFestival.ca for tickets, show times, workshops and venues. WINE IN THE GARDEN VanDusen Botanical Garden is the magical setting for Summerland’s Bottleneck Drive wineries arriving with over 75 wines to taste, alongside food pairings from Truffles Fine Foods. Enjoy live music from the Okanagan’s Ari Neufeld while sipping wine and bidding on silent auction items. All proceeds benefit VanDusen’s Education Program. 6pm on May 28 in the BMO Great Hall at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Tickets at EventBrite.ca VANCOUVER CRAFT BEER WEEK This year’s theme is lumberjacks, since half of the industry looks like it could walk out of the brewhouse and into the woods. The biggest and baddest beer festival this city has ever seen is a 10-day marathon of the city’s craft beer at events like Battle of the Bartenders, Cicerone vs. Sommelier and What the hop? Beer Trivia! all culminating at the VCBW Festival, held this year at the PNE where over 100 breweries will serve up 400 brews. May 29-June 7 at various Vancouver venues. Tickets at VancouverCraftBeerWeek.com

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BARD ON THE BEACH Celebrating its 26th season, the annual Shakespearean festival unique to Vancouver, returns to the tents at Vanier Park for another year of creative undoing and revamping of William’s words. Presented in a magnificent setting on the waterfront, this year’s offerings include The Comedy of Errors, King Lear, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Shakespeare’s Rebel. June to September at Vanier Park. Tickets available at BardOnTheBeach.org MUSIC WASTE After a successful 20th birthday last year, the long-running volunteer-driven celebration of music and art returns, showcasing the talents of Vancouver’s independent art and culture makers. New venues this year include The Lido and What’s Up? Hot Dog! as the festival boasts over 80 different bands, art exhibitions and comedy revues in various venues across East Van. Also happening in conjunction is Art Waste, the premiere exhibition of emerging visual artists. June 4-7. Tickets available at Horses Records, Zulu, Red Cat, Neptoon and Audiopile. Check out MusicWaste.ca for details and volunteer opportunities. LEVITATION VANCOUVER The first international, multivenue festival to take place in the heart of Vancouver brings three days of music, art and entertainment offering a wide range of international and local talent across the musical spectrum. Daytime events take place at the majestic outdoor Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park and will be open to all ages. Venues along Main Street include Electric Owl, The Cobalt, The Imperial and Rickshaw Theatre. A line-up spanning garage rock, electronic, psych and experimental music features The Black Angels, Twin River, Black Lips, Curtis Harding, Black Mountain and others. June 5-7. Tickets available at Red Cat, Neptoon and Zulu Records. Check out LevitationVancouver.com for details. VELOPALOOZA After a few Vancouver cyclists travelled to Portland for Pedalpalooza, they were inspired to bring that kind of community-driven bike fun to Vancouver in 2010. Since then, subsequent festivals have sparked many beloved rides, including the infamous Bike Rave and historical rides by John Atkin and Gordon Price. There have also been chicken coop tours, the Mount Pleasant Family Bike Ride, and the Mystery Ride. There are currently 69 events put on by people like you running between June 12 and 28, so let your creativity run wild

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RIO TINTO ALCAN DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Join over 100,000 people at this visually stunning event featuring cultural music, globally inspired dance performances, international cuisine, artisan crafts and the famous dragon boat race that takes place on False Creek. June 19-21. Check out DragonBoatBC.ca for info. CAR FREE DAY The familyfriendly street festivals return for their 11th year with a party in every neighbourhood. Denman Street gets it all started Saturday, June 20, while Commercial Drive and Main Street take over their blocks on Father’s Day, the 21st, and Kitsilano gets into the mix over the weekend as well. Expect live music, tasty bites, hordes of people and (hopefully!) lots of sunshine. Check out CarFreeVancouver.org for info. VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL TD Bank, in collaboration with the Coastal Jazz and Blues Society of Vancouver present the annual festival featuring local and international acts with everyone from Erykah Badu to The Modelos to guitar legend Buddy Guy in various venues around Vancouver across 10 days with over 400 performances in 35 different venues including hundreds of free events. Check out CoastalJazz.ca for specific events and tickets available at NorthernTickets.com EAST SIDE PRIDE The annual kick-off event for Pride season celebrates the LGBTQ community in East Van with a day in the park with family-friendly activities, an artisan market, live music performances and a serenade from some of the city’s top drag performers. A sober event, ESP provides ASL interpreters, shaded tenting and accessibility for those with mobility issues. It starts at 11am, June 27 in Grandview Park on Commercial.

JULY MOVIES IN THE PARK Stanley Park’s weekly outdoor movie night, In The Park After Dark, offers free open air cinema every Tuesday from July to September at Second Beach. Movies start at dusk, but get there early for a good seat! CANADA DAY AT CANADA PLACE The largest Canada Day celebration outside the nation’s capital is 13 hours of free family fun featuring live performances, breathtaking exhibits, food vendors, artisan booths and interactive displays, all taking place at the Waterfront Party. The evening

Powell Street Festival, July 31-Aug. 2. Jeanie Ow photo culminates with a fireworks display over Burrard Inlet in Coal Harbour. July 1 from 10am-6pm at Canada Place. KHATSAHLANO STREET PARTY Vancouver’s biggest free music and arts festival returns to shut down the streets of West 4th for a 10-block street fair featuring live music on eight different stages, local artisans, street performers, delicious food, and outdoor beer gardens. July 11 from 11am-9pm on West 4th between Burrard and MacDonald. Check out Khatsahlano. com for info. VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL The 38th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival and its 38,000 attendees return July 17-19 to the urban seaside beauty of Jericho Beach Park. Around 60 performers coming from over 14 countries, 10 US states, and seven provinces and territories will reflect the festival’s longstanding global vision of featuring well-known names along with a wealth of new artists, music, and cultures. The roster includes blues legend Taj Mahal, singersongwriter and guitar genius Richard Thompson, and the bluegrass/folk/rock sounds of Minnesota’s Trampled by Turtles, alongside Canadian talents Basia Bulat, Hawksley Workman, Frazey Ford and more. Tickets at TheFestival. bc.ca HONDA CELEBRATION OF LIGHT It’s the three nights of every summer when Vancouver shines the brightest. The annual fireworks extravaganza returns for its 25th anniversary with a fierce competition of dancing lights on English Bay with Team China, Team Brazil and Team Canada. The longest running offshore fireworks competition in the world is BC’s largest public event and regularly attracts up to 400,000 people, so get there early and get comfy, it’s a long night! July 25, July 29 and August 1 at English Bay.

AUGUST PRIDE It’s Gay Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year! Festivities kick off the evening of July 31 with the annual Davie Street Block Party,

followed by the Dyke March Saturday on Commerical Drive. The 37th Annual Pride Parade winds its way through downtown Sunday afternoon landing at the Sunset Beach Festival and from there its any number of fabulous parties from Celebrities to The Junction to The Cobalt to the WISE Hall. The annual weekend draws crowds from all over the world and is generally the only guaranteed weekend of sunshine and sparkle in a Vancouver summer. July 31-Aug 3. Check out VancouverPride.ca for more info. POWELL STREET FESTIVAL Celebrating its 39th year cultivating Japanese Canadian arts and culture to connect communities, the festival features live performances, children’s activities, food and craft booths and the Jackson Street Market. Enjoy traditional dance, food and martial arts in a rich multicultural and intercultural expression unique to Canada. July 31Aug. 2 in the Powell Street Area. Check out PowellStreetFestival.com for info.

VANCOUVER WATER FIGHT Raise your hands and pull the trigger cause we’re getting soaked! Cool down with the masses because no one’s going to stop until this town runs dry. Expect total saturation. August 8 at 1pm at Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park. TD VANCOUVER CHINATOWN FESTIVAL Come experience the sights and sounds of one of the world’s largest Chinatown neighbourhoods. The Chinatown BIA society hosts the biggest multicultural summer celebration in town with the day market, kids corner, stage performances, the “Historical & Food Tasting Tour” and of course, Streetfest. August 8 and 9 in the Chinatown neighbourhood at Columbia and Keefer Streets. THE FAIR AT THE PNE The annual send-off to mark the last few weeks of summer features the agricultural fair, animal displays, rides and attractions, live performances and the nightly summer concert series all over the PNE grounds and throughout Playland. August 22-Sept. 7 at the PNE Vancouver. W

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The secret and not-so-secret eats to try on Granville Island Mijune Pak Follow Me Foodie

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When it comes to favourite foods, Mijune says you can’t go wrong with a stop at Go Fish! for sea-worthy offerings like the fish tacos, or these fish ‘n’ chips. Mijune Pak photo

Granville Island might be touristy, but that’s no reason to hate. I was born and raised in Vancouver, and, as a local, I love Granville Island. Sometimes for eating and sometimes just to walk around and peoplewatch (geez, I sound like a creeper), but I never get sick of the view and ambiance. The only thing I do get sick of is the parking… but don’t forget about the Aquabus, which isn’t just for tourists. To be honest, there are restaurants here I avoid completely because they are “tourist traps”, but there are plenty of legitimate eateries and vendors doing an incredible job. So here are a few secret and not-so-secret things to check out next time you’re in and around Granville Island.

FISH TACOS AT GO FISH!

For food, it’s actually my go-to on Granville Island. It’s the benchmark for fish tacos in Vancouver, although I must say chef Robert Clark of The Fish Counter is serious competition. TacoFino is also fantastic for crispy fish tacos, but Go Fish is nostalgic for many and they’re still doing a great job. Of course their fish ‘n’ chips are also great, but they also have this rather new-ish Togarashi tuna sandwich with nori, Japanese pickles, greens, ponzu sauce and wasabi mayo. I’d double up on the albacore tuna, but it’s an enjoyable sandwich and so very Vancouver with the Japanese-inspiration.

SMOKED SPRING SALMON AT ORGANIC OCEAN

I wanted to keep this one to myself, but I can’t. I have to share the love. When I first tried this I thought it was sablefish, it was incredible. It was rich and buttery and silky

smooth and I still think about it – even weeks after. You can only buy it direct at the Organic Ocean cold storage facility at the False Creek Fishermen’s Terminal (1505 West 1st) from fisherman Steve Johansen. Tell him Mijune sent you! It comes in a frozen pack (maybe 12 slices?) and I ate the whole thing in five minutes.

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It’s arguably the industry favourite for charcuterie, sausage, ham and pâté. Owned by John and Christine van der Lieck, John is a fifth-generation sausage maker and he’s perfected the art. They offer a large variety of sausages made the traditional way, but with international flavours. All their products are handmade in Vancouver with free range meats too. Some personal favourites are the duck prosciutto, black truffle pâté, guanciale (cured pork cheeks), Grelots salami, and Swedish ham.

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Pacific Theatre adapts hit Freudian script The father of psychoanalysis faces death, God, and CS Lewis in Paciﬁc Theatre’s ﬁnal show of the season

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Sigmund Freud was the father of psychoanalysis and one of the foremost atheists of the 20th century. CS Lewis, author of the Chronicles of Narnia series, was one of its most celebrated Christian apologists. As bombs start dropping and Britain descends into the SecondWorldWar, Freud – battling advanced cancer – contemplates ending his own life. Before making his decision, however, he pays a hypothetical visit to Lewis – imagined in all its repartee by Mark St. Germain in the off-Broadway hit Freud’s Last Session – to debate love, sex, the existence of God and the meaning of life. As the two men explore these fundamental questions of humanity, audiences are witness to surprising emotional revelations and brilliantly opposing world views. We caught up with Paciﬁc Theatre artistic director, actor, and CS Lewis enthusiast Ron Reed to learn more about their staging of this famous meeting of the minds: This play tackles a lot of subjects – assisted suicide, God, love – that people still debate today. How did Mark St. Germain imagine that these two people would discuss these topics? It’s fascinating. It actually originated in a Harvard University course seminar, and that led to a book and a PBS special about Freud and Lewis. DuringWorldWar II, Lewis was on BBC [radio]

giving talks about the Christian faith, and they say he was the second-most recognized voice in all of England. Second only to Churchill.

Wow. Was he putting the war in perspective with Christianity? In most talks it wasn’t directly about the war, but the reason for the broadcast and the whole context was all these young men going off to war and facing their own deaths. And all their families. And indeed, in London, the bombing began fairly early in the war, so experiencing death ﬁrsthand. So this Harvard professor chose Lewis and Freud – two of the most well-written men and most-documented (we know day-to-day their lives through journals and letters) – to put forward these profound questions about life and death, the nature of God and the existence of God, the arguments for and against that. And then the playwright was intrigued by this dialectic, this battle of two great minds and souls, and said, “What if I had the two men actually encounter each other and have this conversation?” Does the play take actual words and writings from these men? Or does it imagine those as well. It does imagine them. I’m much more conversant with Lewis – I’m writing a play about Lewis right now – but he uses many of the ideas and phrases and thoughts of the two men. It’s interesting... On the same stage 10 years ago, this director, Morris Ertman, directed me when I played CS Lewis in Shadowlands. In it, Lewis’ wife dies of cancer, and here we have Freud, 20 years earlier in this imagined meeting, who is dying of cancer. And Shadowlands begins with Lewis giving a talk on love, pain, and suffering. It was a central question in Lewis’ life. He fought inWorldWar I, he lived throughWorldWar II, he

Evan Frayne (left) and Ron Reed (right) star as CS Lewis and Sigmund Freud in Pacific Theatre’s presentation of Freud’s Last Session, on now until May 30. Emily Cooper photo lost his mother at an early age, he lost his wife to cancer late in life, so these questions were front and centre. In the play, how does Lewis handle being confronted by Freud’s ideas? It’s quite wonderful. Lewis would be just over 40 when the play happens – the 3rd of September, 1939; just as Chamberlain comes on the radio and announces England is now at war with Germany. And, as it happens, that is three weeks before Freud has his physician help him take his own life. So Lewis is just over 40 years old, not a young man anymore, and yet Lewis has basically published only one book. And

Freud has published a bookshelf full of books. Lewis is not well known, there’s no fame to this man yet. He’s a brilliant professor at Oxford and has been for a decade and a half at this point. So Lewis really comes in as the “younger” man against this formidable, famous, acclaimed man.

But Freud comes in and says, “How could you have shared my convictions that there is no God” – Lewis was formerly an atheist – “and abandon truth to embrace an insidious lie?” So really Lewis is called on to make a case for his faith, his beliefs and his life, with Freud arguing every step of the way.

And how does he fare? In the invented world of the play, Freud has contacted Lewis to say, ‘Will you come and meet with me in my study in London?” Meanwhile Lewis has written condescendingly, negatively about Freud in his book, Pilgrim’s Regress. So Lewis thinks Freud is going to take a piece out of him.

Why this play? When I read the play a few years ago I thought it was fairly clinical and academic, just these two guys talking about ideas. I wasn’t going to do it, but I talked to someone on our board of directors who saw the play in NewYork, and he said, “Oh no, I cried, I wept, by the end of the play.” And I said,

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frequently expresses himself through verse. If that wasn’t enough of a stretch for a classical-leaning actor, there’s also a fair bit of choreography required in the role. “One of the biggest challenges,” says Roderique, “is just maintaining breath while rapping huge, long verses and maintaining all of your business on stage and dancing and doing it all in front of 500 people. A lot of it was prepping the music like crazy, and then prepping my body to withstand [it].” According to director Bill Millerd, the rigours of the production actually created a casting challenge. “Casting this show with Vancouver-based musical theatre artists was a challenge,” he says in the press release, “not only for the setting for the piece, but also the demands on the type of music and lyrics that Lin-Manuel Miranda has written.” For Roderique, a Studio 58 alumnus, it was a role he had hoped to land since discovering the work of 35-year-old creator/composer Miranda. “I had been interested in this role and this play ever since I first heard the music,” says Roderique. “I was exposed to the score around two or three years ago, and it just really resonated with me. “I don’t bear extreme similarities to Usnavi,” he explains, “but I understand him and the way he speaks through music.” Taking place over three days, In the Heights explores the universal themes of family, community, gentrification, and the struggle to find where you belong, while commiserating with the iconic hiss and hum of NewYork.The musical opened a three-year run on Broadway in 2008 and garnered 13 Tony Award-nominations and four wins: for Best

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DAN DEACON Baltimore-based electronic musician-composer brings his renowned interactive live show back to town in support of latest release Gliss Riffer. 8pm at Electric Owl. Tickets $15 at Red C at, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

JENNIFER CASTLE Canadian singer-songwriter tours in support of her latest LP Pink City with special guests Louise Burns and Darcy Hancock. 7pm at Media Club. Tickets $12 at Red Cat and TicketFly.com

A NIGHT IN ANCIENT AND NEW CHINA The final concert of the Chan Centre’s season features pipa virtuoso, Wu Man with the Shanghai Quartet featuring the great music of China, from its traditional roots to more contemporary expressions. 8pm at Chan Centre Concert Hall. Tickets at ChanCentre.com

KODALINE Irish rockers formerly known as 21 Demands appear on their Ones To Watch tour in support of Coming Up For Air. 8pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $20 at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca

RAVEL AND FALLA Kazuyoshi Akiyama conducts pianist Angela Hewitt and the VSO in a program of Marquez, Falla and Ravel. 8pm at Orpheum Theatre. Tickets at VancouverSymphony.ca

BORODIN QUARTETS II A rare chance to hear a triumph of modern Russian music with all fifteen of Dmitri Shoshtakovich’s string quartets in concert, presented by Friends of Chamber Music. 8pm at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets $45 at FriendsOfChamberMusic.ca THE MATADORS Horrobilly rockers from London, Ontario hit the stage with special guests the Dusty Aces and Butch Haller. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu, Neptoon, Highlife and NorthernTickets.com GAY NINETIES Local indie rockers play a FREE show with special guests Oceanographers and Dan Moxon. 8pm at Venue. RSVP at BPLive.ca

THEATRE/DANCE DISSOLVE Bring your teens and bring yourselves to the awardwinning and heartbreaking one woman theatrical tour-de-force about sex starring the hilarious Emmelia Gordon. 8pm at Studio 1398. Tickets at ShamelessHussy. com. Runs until May 9. INTO THE WOODS The Brother Grimm hit Broadway with an epic fairytale where worlds collide when everyone’s favourite storybook characters meet in this timeless, yet modern classic. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight.ca. Runs until May 16.

ART IT’S NOT ME YOU SEE A group show exploring glitched or obscured identity in a time of constant surveillance through the fantasy of anonymity in drawing, painting and collage. 12-5pm at Hot Art Wet City. Admission is free. Runs until May 30.

SWEET ALIBI Winnipeg-based folk-pop trio of Jess Rae Ayre, Amber Nielsen and Michelle Anderson perform with special guests The Rakish Angles from the Sunshine Coast. 7pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $20 at Red Cat, Highlife, Prussin Music, Rufus’ Guitars and RogueFolk.bc.ca YES WE MYSTIC Winnipeg art-pop quintet play an early show, on tour in support of their upcoming release Vestige. 6:30pm at Railway Club. Tickets $7 at the door. PIGGY Vancouver’s unstoppable, undignified punk rock ‘n’ roll juggernaut is out for a jaunt with special guests Thee Ayatollahs, Crummy and Schatzis. 8:30pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at the door only.

COMEDY DAN QUINN The natural born storyteller and weekly host of Comedy at the Biltmore, with appearances on CTV and the Comedy Network. 8pm & 10:30pm at The Comedy Mix. Tickets $18 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE BALLET BC’S RITE Widely considered to be one of the most influential and revolutionary works to shape 20th century art with its bold venturing, this program in two parts is inspired by The Rite of Spring, the ballet and orchestral work that premiered in 1913. 8pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at BalletBC.com. Runs until May 9. 6TH ANNUAL BALKAN-ROMA SPRING FESTIVAL One of Vancouver’s most unique and exciting springtime festivals features two evenings, six bands, two dance troupes and special guest master trumpeter from Serbia, Demiran Cerimovic. 7pm at Grandview Legion Hall. Tickets $20 at Highlife Records or CaravanBC.com or $25 at the door. Runs until May 9.

TACOFEST Live music, tacos, and pinatas, together at last. Day-long event features 15 bands, including Eric Campbell and The Dirt, Bog, Car 87, 88 Mile Trip, and Blacked Out, along with BIIPIIGWAN from Ontario and Dead Ranch from Winnipeg. Show starts at 5pm sharp and goes until 3am at the Taco Dome (aka The Harbour Event Centre, 750 Pacific Blvd.). Tickets $12 at the door, presale tickets available at Sal y Limon, Scrape Records, Neptoon Records, Redcat Records, Suna Studios. SOME NIGHTS SOUND ECLECTIC Vancouver vocal harmony ensemble of talented and spirited men and women present an evening of jazz, blues, swing and folk. 7:30pm at Waterfront Theatre. Tickets at SoundEclectic.ca GRIZ American DJ and electronic music producer from Michigan brings his self described ‘futurefunk’ to town in support of Say It Loud with special guests The Floozies and Muzzy Bearr. 9pm at Commodore Ballroom. Tickets $25 at LiveNation.com or Ticketmaster.ca SWOLLEN MEMBERS Out of a dark period and back , sounding more revitalized than ever the Vancouver hip-hop trio appear in support of their 11th studio album Brand New Day with guests Alpha & Omega, Neph, Mugg Shot, B.O.S.S. and PSLCD. 9pm at The Imperial. Tickets $18.50 at Red Cat, Highilfe, Zulu, Netpoon, Dipt! And TicketWeb.ca CRUSH: HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA John Korsrud’s 18-piece jazz powerhouse performs with special guests Christine Jensen and Ingrid Jensen. 8pm at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts. Tickets $25 at SFUWoodwards.ca

Eric Campbell and The Dirt headline Taco Fest, May 9. AMONG THE BLIND Local rockers release Long Time, a record of their eclectic synthesis of old school rock, soul and R&B with heavy roots influences tapping elements of Motown, Brit Rock and reggae with special guests The Milk Pipes and Whiplash Escalade. 8pm at Railway Club. Tickets $10 at ImuProductions.com/tix

COMEDY MARC MARON Legendary standup comedian, writer and podcast host swings through town on The Maronation Tour. 6:30pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $29.50 at TicketFly.com. All ages show. DAMONDE TSCHRITTER The first Canadian winner in the 27 year history of the Seattle International Comedy Competition has been hailed by the Globe & Mail as comedy’s new superhero. 7pm & 9:30pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20 at YukYuks.com

THEATRE/DANCE BC BUDS FESTIVAL Thirty different music, theatre, dance, interdisciplinary artists take over every conceivable nook and cranny of the Firehall, turning it into a giant arts factory for four days of inventive and innovative live sitespecific performances from BC artists. Various performance times at Firehall Arts Centre. Admission is free! Runs until May 10.

EVENTS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD The Maritime Museum debuts a new long-term exhibit chronicling the quest for the Northwest Passage, centered on one of the greatest stories of exploration and discovery based upon James Delgado’s book of the same name. 10am-5pm at Vancouver Maritime Museum. Exhibit included with admission.

GONZALO BERGARA QUARTET A modern variant of 1930s Django Reinhardt-inspired sound featuring Bergara with Leah Zeger on fiddle, Jeffrey Radaich on rhythm guitar and Brian Netzley on acoustic bass. 7pm at St. James Hall. Tickets $24 at Red Cat, Highlife, Prussin Music, Rufus’ Guitars and RogueFolk.bc.ca

THEATRE/DANCE TRACKS: 7TH ANNUAL CANADIAN COMMUNITY PLAY & ARTS SYMPOSIUM A six-day national symposium that brings together community engaged Indigenous and settler/immigrant artists, thinkers and educators collaborating to make art with, for and about community. 10am-7pm at Roundhouse Community Centre. Tickets at TracksSymposium.com. Runs until May 15.

EVENTS MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT HYCROFT Celebrate the most important women in life with style and taste at the historic mansion indulging in a gourmet brunch buffet designed by executive chef Walter Messiah. 11am-1:30pm at Hycroft Manor. Tickets $45 at UWCVancouver.ca VBT CELEBRATES MOTHER’S DAY Or take Mom for some delicious craft brew! Let Vancouver Brewery Tours shuttle you around, visiting Brassneck, Strange Fellows and Odd Society, departing from Waterfront Station at 1 pm. Tickets $79 at VancouverBreweryTours.com

CHEAP & FUN MAIN STREET VINYL FAIR Come check out the record event of the year with 50 independent vendors, a vinyl donation program, vintage audio market and DJ’s The Knights of the Turntable. 11am5pm at Heritage Hall. Admission is $4.

JOE BONAMASSA Blues-rock guitar hero from New York plays the first of two nights in support of his latest release Different Shades of Blue. 8pm at Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at Ticke tmaster.ca BORODIN’S QUARTETS All 15 of Dimitri Shostakovich’s string quartets in concert, a rare chance to hear a triumph of modern Russian music, presented by Friends of Chamber Music. 8pm at Vancouver Playhouse. Tickets $45 at FriendsOfChamberMusic.ca

COMEDY THE LAUGH GALLERY WITH GRAHAM CLARK Legendary weekly stand up show of East Vancouver’s biggest and brightest comics. 9pm at Havana Theatre. Tickets $5 at Eventbrite.ca

THEATRE/DANCE NATHAN THE WISE Blackbird Theatre presents a reading of Gotthold Lessing’s profoundly relevant 1793 play – never performed in the playwright’s lifetime after a Nazi ban – a plea for racial and religious tolerance with a dose of humour, compassion and reason. 7:30pm at Temple Sholom (7190 Oak). Admission by donation.

CHEAP & FUN SICK BOSS MONDAYS at the Lido Every Monday night in Mount Pleasant there’s avant-garde, 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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REEL BIG FISH Southern California ska-punk band behind the hit single Sell Out with guests. 7pm at Venue. Tickets $20 at BPLive. Electrostub.com

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN The Scottish rockers celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album Psychocandy with special guest The Black Ryder. 8pm at Vogue Theatre. Tickets $49.50 at TicketFly.com. All ages welcome.

AK-747S Blistering local rock band celebrates the release of their second full-length album, War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning. With guests Still Spirits, Soulsucker, and R.d. Cane. 8:30pm at the Red Room. Tickets $10 at the door.

TRADE YOUR CHILDREN Vancouver four-piece punk band appear with special guests The Remedials and I’m Not Chris. 9pm at The Astoria. Tickets $5 at the door only. CHOR LEONI IDOL Karaoke supremacy is on the line as eight of Chor Leoni’s most entertaining singers vie for the title in the return of this popular fundraiser favourite. 6-10pm at The Lamplighter. Tickets $18.25 at TicketsTonight.TicketForce.com

THEATRE/DANCE GASTOWN CABARET: A-MAYZING! The monthly variety show birthed by t he incomparable April O’Peel sees you through three sets of belly dancers, drag performers, comedy, contortionists, burlesque and random hilariousness. Start the long weekend on Tuesday! 8pm at Gastown Cabaret. Suggested donation of $10, all proceeds to the artists.

The Jesus and Mary Chain, May 13 at the Vogue. OTHER LIVES Indie rockers out of Stillwater, Oklahoma on tour to support their upcoming album Rituals with special guests Riothorse Royale. 8pm at Biltmore Cabaret. Tickets $17 at Red Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION NYC rock n’ rollers perform tunes from their new album Freedom Tower: New Wave Dance Party 2015 with special guests We Are Hex. 8pm at The Imperial. Tickets $25 at red Cat, Zulu, Highlife and TicketWeb.ca

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MISS SHAKESPEARE/J. CAESAR Tracey Power (Chelsea Hotel) is re-imagining Shakespeare and redefining gender roles in this saucy, new, original musical, playing in repertory with an all-female, futuristic adaptation of J. Caesar. 8pm at Performance Works. Tickets at TicketsTonight. ca. Runs until May 29.

THE GRADUATE Based on the iconic 1967 movie, a disillusioned college graduate, Ben Braddock tries to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking while an unexpected diversion crops up in the form of a bored housewife named Mrs. Robinson. 8pm at Metro Theatre. Tickets at MetroTheatre. com. Runs until May 23.

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HEAVEN, HELL & SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN: PORTUGUESE POPULAR ART This extraordinary collection, premiering in North America includes an eclectic mix of graffiti and mural paintings, puppets, figurines, carnival masks and more reflecting the national identity, history and creativity of Portugal. Opening party and preview, 7pm at Museum of Anthropology at UBC. E xhibit included with admission. Runs until Oct. 12.

INTO THE WOODS The Brothers Grimm hit Broadway with an epic fairytale where worlds collide when everyone’s favourite storybook charact ers meet in this timeless, yet modern classic. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre. Tickets at TicketsTonight.ca. Runs until May 16.

NEEDS Vancouver post-hardcore outfit plays in support of their debut self-titled album with special guests Brass, Low Levels and Flowers & Fire. 8pm at Fortune Sound Club. Tickets $10 at Red Cat, Zulu, Highlife, Beat Street and FortuneSound.com THE REZILLOS A punk/new wave band from the ‘70s Edinburgh scene appear in support of their new album ZERO with special guests Kid Congo & the Pink Monkey Birds and Fashionism. 8pm at Rickshaw Theatre. Tickets $22 at Red Cat, Highlife, Neptoon and RickshawTheatre.com

COMEDY IMPROV FIGHT CLUB A fundraiser to benefit Aprons For Gloves features an improv performance of some hard-shitting comedy, 50/50 draw, a Battle Royale and more as The Fictionals’ celebrate their four year anniversary. 7pm at Joe’s Apartment. Tickets $10 at the door.

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Boss Hog (with wife Cristina Martinez). After playing phone tag for about 30 minutes, I reach him in the back seat of his van, somewhere in Northern Ohio.Yeah, Jon Spencer, the man who has worked with Elliot Smith and RL Burnside and once made a video with ‘90s-zenith Winona Ryder, still tours in a van. The Blues Explosion is currently on the road to promote Freedom Tower: NoWave Dance Party 2015, the latest album from Spencer, Judah Bauer and Russell Simins. It is a love letter to New York City, their home for about 30 years. “It’s pretty much impossible to live in the city and not be impacted by it on a daily level,” says Spencer. “It’s a big, loud, overwhelming place. In some way with this record we sort of claim it as our own.” The album celebrates

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notch, giving us moments that are more Springsteen than Seeger. This is most apparent on the standout track “Darkness of a Dream”, a lush, full band affair with melancholy synthesizers under a subtle yet reverber-

a pre-gentriﬁed NewYork City, a time where “no wave” wasn’t just a hashtag that new bands used to look cool. There are threads of funk, blues, soul and punk woven throughout their gritty rock and roll. Spencer is quick to point out that Freedom Tower is no walk down memory lane: “It’s not meant to be a nostalgic piece, I’m not bitter about anything...Some songs are about an NYC that never did exist, but one that lives in my head or my heart.” The Blues Explosion has had the same lineup for its entire existence: Spencer, Bauer (who moonlights as a backup musician for Cat Power and Tom Waits), and Simins (who has worked with the likes of YeahYeahYeahs,Yoko Ono and Ween). I ask him how this is possible in an industry that thrives on interpersonal relationship breakdowns. “We enjoy making music

ating piano and full-on blue collar drum beat. A similar approach is heard on “Slow Dance”, a real jig of a tune, contrary to its name, in which Matsson dances with his despair with lyrics like, “I guess my rhythm grew through my darker time”. Written primarily in different locations across the globe, there is a wayfaring charm to The Dark Bird Is Home: the story of a wandering stranger taking a moment to dance in the dark, rather than running from it. –Louise Burns Rating:

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together, and that’s the most important thing, so we keep doing it. I don’t have any secrets or tips or anything. It means a lot to us to keep going,” he says without a flinch. “It’s very much a collaboration. I don’t think that we could survive any substitution of personnel. It is very much a sum of its parts.” That’s an understatement. For anyone who has seen them live will know that they are in their very own category of visceral, primal energy. Bauer and Simins light up the stage like fireworks, illuminating the tall and suited figure of Spencer, the patron saint of rock and roll, with an electric red glow. “It’s no surprise that live music continues to thrive while other parts of the industry wither,” he says. “Going to see a band play is almost like a church. It satisfies some very deep need

in people to do something together and shake it loose for a bit... We’re trying to do right by our elders, or our peers. [We’re] trying to keep this thing alive.” Maintaining a career as long as Blues Explosion has is no small feat for an independent band, yet steering clear of major labels was very much a conscious decision. Even in the mid-‘90s when celebrities were appearing in their videos (see the video for “Talk About The Blues”), or the early aughts, when a brand new wave of blues-garage revivalists like The White Stripes and The Hives overtook the mainstream seemingly overnight, Blues Explosion kept their heads turned, disinterested in a fleeting moment bloated by media hype. “We’ve always been fiercely independent, and always a little bit fierce. There were people that had some ideas

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Sprinter (Partisan) Mackenzie Scott, aka Torres, has a voice like a hungry tigress: she wails, she howls, she snarls, and sometimes, she purrs. It is this feral, animalistic approach to the confessional singer-songwriter genre that has drawn up so many comparisons to PJ Harvey, the savage queen of vicious melody. On her sophomore record, comparisons are not likely to wane: she employed longtime Harvey collaborator Rob Ellis to

produce Sprinter, who in turn brought Portishead’s Adrian Utley to add a little atmosphere. This triad of talent shines brightest on tracks like “Cowboy Guilt”, in which Scott explores her southern conservative roots over a fuzzed-out,

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about a crossover, but they were put off by our… I don’t know…. by the Blues Explosion.” says Spencer. “We’ll always make the records mainly for ourselves.” Jon Spencer is a classy cat. A true gentlemen in a world of jaded grousers, and awfully generous with his time.The hills of Ohio are calling, so we end with one ﬁnal question.What is their secret to longevity? “I’m just a big fan [of music]…The Blues Explosion at heart are just a garage band. We’re nothing but greasy rock and roll.” Amen, Reverend Spencer. W

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twinkling canvas, or the brooding “Son,You Are No Island”, where spacey synthesizers hold up lyrics like, “Son you’re not a man yet / you’re just a ﬁrstborn feeling left behind.” Scott is only 24 years old, yet she sounds as though she has lived one thousand lives. While the occasional moment of pent-up teen angst surfaces, she is in complete control of her confession: an outsider embracing the darkness on the edge of town. –Louise Burns Rating:

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Two of Vancouver’s most innovative and exciting artistic companies have joined forces to create an experimental dance piece that goes deep into the senses. In this cross-disciplinary collaboration, pioneering local dance company 605 Collective has sought out the artistic direction of MaikoYamamoto of Theatre Replacement, and merged forms into The Sensationalists, one of the dance season’s must-see performances at The Cultch. “It’s been surprisingly easy,” says 605 co-director Josh Martin of the crossover. “It’s been surprisingly nice to have these two conversations with somebody who isn’t just purely a choreographic mind, but also theatrical – thinking about narrative, thinking about text, thinking about the audience experience in a different way.” WithYamamoto’s direction, Martin says that 605 has pushed beyond what is already an exciting and established aesthetic immersed in the creation of new work, into something informed by an outsider’s perspective. “[We wanted to] use Theatre Replacement and to use Maiko to get us out of the way that we were making things as a collective,” says Martin. But Martin is quick to point out that the two mediums of expression – experimental dance and experimental theatre – share many similarities when partnered properly. “It became apparent, because they’re so deeply rooted in collaboration themselves, that [Theatre Replacement] just made sense.We knew they were going to be interested in doing this type of thing, and good at compromise, good at negotiating a process like this, and would want to explore something new. I couldn’t really imagine a better pick.” Over the past two years, the two busy artistic arms have been coming together and workshopping the piece in stages – forging a relationship that will likely last long after the chairs are folded and the programs recycled. And 605 is already feeling the effects. In addition to learning a new artistic language, the dancers say they have learned new ways of inserting the audience into the choreographic process. “We’ve talked a lot about the audience experience in this piece and how they’re experiencing us,” says co-director Lisa Gelley, who dances in the piece alongside Martin and four others. “It makes us move differently and sort of… be in our bodies in a different way.To be less internal, to involve the audience and have the investment not just be in

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ourselves, but in them in relation to us.” “To actually consider the audience experience as part of the choreographic craft – attaching each moment of what we’re doing to what it does to the viewer – that’s a different way of working,” agrees Martin. “I found with Maiko, we’ve really been working from the inside out as opposed to the outside in.” It’s a perspective Martin says the company has already started working into their next piece. “With 605 previously, we’d really build these phrases, these sections of work, and then we’d drill into them. Whereas with Maiko, we’re talking about what it is that we’re trying to build, and then building it piece by piece from that idea.” But the performance is still very much rooted in dance. The Sensationalists is built around an unofﬁcial 605 mantra that says their vocabulary of movement is developed almost entirely around the sensations of the body. “We’ve kind of had a narrative overriding throughout the creation process, which is, ‘We are the Sensationalists’ – this group of people or this society who meet together to feel things,” says Martin. “And it’s not something that you actually see inside of the work when you’re watching, but it’s something we’ve kept there, because we ﬁnd it so akin to what it is to create dance – what movement feels like, as opposed to what it just looks like.” “It’s about the sensation of the body,” says Gelley. “From the repetition and the discovery of that movement comes whatever the emotional content is.” The show is also based around the message “Feel Better” – a play on words to encourage viewers to feel emotions and tactile experiences more richly, but also to walk away feeling lifted and engaged by the art.To achieve this, the audience will even be invited to take part. The bold souls who take their spot in the “Participation Seating” won’t be asked to dance, but they will be invited to respond – to move and shift according to the needs of the dancers. Martin is prepared for stage crashers, however. “We have to prepare for everything I think!” he says with a laugh. “There’s always going to be those people who are willing to test the full limits of it. And then there are the people who are going to be very timid and shy and want to stay out of any sort of sense of being viewed. “But nobody has to dance,” he assures. “We don’t make anybody do anything they don’t want to do. It’s really ‘Choose your own Adventure’

in terms of how little or how involved you become.” The duo began researching the concepts for The Sensationalists in May of 2013, and soon discovered there is a whole other community of sensory beings out there: some out on quite the fringe. “Some of the research that we’ve been playing with is based around sensory phenomena, and there’s this one sensorial experience called ASMR – Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response,” says Martin. “It’s all about this warm, fuzzy, tingly feeling that people get when special attention is paid to them – at the doctor’s ofﬁce or getting their face painted …,” he explains. “And there’s a whole community of people online who collect videos that cause ASMR and they all share them.These videos have become viral where people get ASMR from watching them!” “It’s one of those phenomena that has yet to be proven,” says Gelley, “but it seems to be a little bit of a buzz around it right now.” The Sensationalists is rooted in that world as a place to jump out of and shock the senses again. And does it have to be real to be enjoyable? That is a question 605 hopes to answer. “Is this something we actually feel, or something that we make ourselves think we feel?” asks Martin. “I think it’s all kind of in the same world as performance. “These people have all come to see something they’ve never seen before and feel something they’ve never felt before. And so we are all Sensationalists, and all the people who have come to watch us are Sensationalists.” W

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“I’ve never been so busy in my entire life.” Dorothy, a PARC resident, has never felt so energized. She attends exercise classes three times a week, plays Bingo and goes to the casino. Her favourite pastime? The weekly afternoon card game she plays with two other residents. With Dorothy’s social life in full swing and her non-stop smile, it seems she’s hit the jackpot with PARC Retirement Living. But that’s how it is at PARC Retirement Living communities. Residents get involved. They stay active. And pursue passions. They eat healthier and laugh more. Life’s just better here.

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When Dorothy Woodend ﬁrst screened Kurt Walker’s 2014 documentary Hit 2 Pass, she just about fell off her chair. And that’s really saying something. As director of programming for DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Woodend waded through more than 1,200 submissions to piece together the 2015 edition alone. She thought she’d seen it all – and then she screened Hit 2 Pass. The homegrown documentary delves deep into an annual full-contact demolition derby car race in Prince George called Hit to Pass. What Woodend found compelling was not just the subject matter (in the aptly titled race, drivers literally crash into each other to get ahead), but also the way in which Walker – an emerging ﬁlmmaker – chose

to tell his story. The film employs a catchy 16-bit soundtrack, video game interludes, and a shaky cam recorded from a child’s point of view, before taking a turn for the more reflective. “[Hit 2 Pass] really is upending conventional ideas about what documentary and non-fiction is, in an inventive and playful way,” says Woodend in a recent phone interview. “I think its greatest charm is that it does away with all of these conventions about, ‘this is the way you tell a story,’ and wipes the board clean and creates this new type of storytelling.” Hit 2 Pass (May 9,Vancity Theatre) is but one of 90 films that will screen as part of the 2015 DOXA Documentary Film Festival, which wraps up this Sunday. The films span the globe and the gamut of POVs. Some, like GTFO: Get the F&#% Out (about the harassment faced by women in gaming; May 8,Vancity Theatre), seem pulled from the headlines. The magic of DOXA is in its diversity, according to its programming director. Anyone can make a documentary about anything at all. “Documentary, not neces-

sarily more than narrative, is far less driven by financial agendas, so people can pick up a camera and just make this crazy film in their backyard or with their buddies in Prince George, and it’s great,” says Woodend. “And documentary films have, in the last several years, moved into the mainstream in an amazing way.” DOXA’s Special Programs include returning series like the Justice Forum, Satire & Subversion, and RatedY for Youth. New additions for 2015: a focus on new French documentaries (French French), and Wild Grass: New Chinese Images, in which the spotlight is on cinematic trends in China. It’s difficult for Woodend to single out her favourites from among DOXA’s 90 films, but among her picks is Le Paradis (May 7, Cinematheque). “The filmmaker, he’s 83 at the moment, and he’s doing something quite similar to what much, much younger filmmakers are doing where he does his own thing.” W

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Their newly minted talk show only premiered on April 30, but Bianca Solterbeck and Peter Verge are already bantering like they’ve been co-hosting for years. And they have – just not in a talk show format. Solterbeck and Verge spent three seasons ﬁne-tuning their rapport on Dream Homes, where they shone the spotlight on some of the most unusual abodes on the West Coast. Now, they’re mostly staying put in Shaw TV’s Coal Harbour studio and transmitting a traditional talk show – the Vancouvercentric That Talk Show – into homes across the Lower Mainland. They’ve got chemistry. They’ve got camera presence. They’ve got experience. But do Verge and Solterbeck have what it takes to host a weekly, 30-minute gabfest – notably on a channel where a previous

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sports reporters, but I’m going around and trying out for local sports teams that I probably shouldn’t be trying out for,” laughs Verge. “You’ll have to watch the show to see how that goes.” The show also takes Solterbeck back into familiar territory. In the One Room segment, local celebrities like Entertainment Tonight’s Erin Cebula and Love It or List It’s Todd Talbot give Solterbeck a peek into their favourite rooms. difﬁcult It’s difﬁ cult to imagine a talk show on Shaw without casting a thought back to Urban Rush, and Shaw’s latest

Each episode includes two-hander talk show (the an in-studio chat with a long-running Urban Rush) Vancouverite of note, a DIY catapulted its hosts – Fiona Forbes and Michael Eckford demo, and a segment called ﬁnds – to local legends status? The Try Out that ﬁ nds Absolutely, and they’re Verge auditioning for arts eager to get started, accordgroups and sports teams ing to the co-hosts, who around the GVRD (includspoke with Reel People ing Ballet BC, a North one week before the Vancouver lawn bowling launch. team, and the “There’s no Vancouver lack of content,” Whitesays Verge, seatcaps). ed next to his “I’m co-host in a not a green room sports adjacent to guy, unthe new set. like most of “There are the guys I went so many to broadcastcool things ing school going on.” with who That Talk wanted Show showto be cases Metro Vancouver and its extraordinary citizens. “We’re celebrating the people who live here, and we’re doing it in a very fun, fast-paced way,” says Bianca Solterbeck and Peter Verge are the bantering hosts of Shaw TV’s Solterbeck. That Talk Show. Eyoalha Baker photo

dynamic duo has received words of wisdom from their predecessors. “One of the best things we did was sit down with Fiona and ask her what were the toughest situations she was in, and how did she handle it, and she had some great stories,” says Solterbeck. “[Forbes and Eckford] have this legacy in the city,” says Verge. “Everybody knows who they are and what they did. It’s intimidating to follow in their steps, but because they’re so encouraging, it makes it less daunting and more just really exciting, and we get to make it what we want.” Verge will get Vancouver laughing, according to Solterbeck. “He makes me laugh multiple times a day, even if it’s the same joke,” says Solterbeck. “He doesn’t take himself too seriously.” Verge lobs a compliment back to his co-host. “What’s

awesome about Bianca is she’s very, very organized, and gets stuff done, and I’m more all over the place,” says Verge. “She likes to take charge, and without that, I probably wouldn’t be sitting here right now.” Viewers will likely learn more about the off-screen lives of That Talk Show’s co-hosts as the show progresses. “This will be very different for us, because on Dream Homes, we were the deliverers of information, but on That Talk Show, we’ll have an opening chat, and this will be a chance for us to talk about our lives,” says Solterbeck. Solterbeck calls downtown Vancouver home, and Verge commutes from Coquitlam, where he lives with his wife and toddler. But don’t expect Verge – unlike many talk show hosts on American networks – to regale viewers with TMIladen tales about his family. “My wife says her worst nightmare is my job, so I don’t think she’ll be on TV,” says Verge. W

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@PlayOutdoorsVan Life is hectic, especially for mothers. With maxed-out schedules, family duties and career demands pulling them in all directions, a self-induced adult recess is like mission impossible. Recreational time outdoors is more often a luxury rather than a reality. So celebrate Mother’s Day this year by giving her permission to play, to take that hike, bike or camping trip purely for the joy of it. Gear is a gift that keeps on giving. Since most Moms would prefer to see you save rather than spend money on her, don’t bother with the big ticket items. Keep your purchase simple, economical and easy to use. The point is to inspire her to get outdoors more often. A one-stop gear shop like MEC has all the latest outdoor gear essentials under one roof.You don’t need to go nuts, but do show you care. Here are a few recommendations that every Vancouver mountain mama will love.

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Coffee is a mom’s best friend, so why not set her up with a sleek 30-ounce French camping press. It

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With summer right around the corner, every mom needs sun protection. Sun hat styles can make or break her look, so always opt for function as well as fashion. The Ambler hats are not only made in Vancouver but are a local outdoor fashion statement. Mom will love select styles like the All Natural – Paciﬁc or the Chirp. $32

She’ll love the fun colours and the fact that even her touchscreen will works with wet hands and doesn’t blur or distort her prized photos when taken in the sleeve. Slip this one inside her Hallmark card and watch her eyes light up. $13-$18

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@WholeNourishBC Raw food diets have been in the limelight for a few years now and have developed a strong following all over the world from all walks of life. Now eating raw doesn’t mean living off veggie platters, hummus and cashews. Raw food dishes get pretty creative, I’m talking full-on raw pizzas, cookies, cakes, even pad thai! The raw foodies have definitely learned how to make a cornucopia of awesomeness without using a single pot or pan and the results are pretty delicious. So why all the hype? Did people all of a sudden just get lazy and shout “I don’t wanna cook anymore!”, set flames to their stoves to liberate themselves from the shackles of hot food preparations? No, actually there are what some call more legit reasons the movement. The definition of a raw foodist can vary depending whom you talk to. While some eat 100 per cent raw, others only eat 50-80 per cent raw and still consider themselves raw-fooders (but I’m sure raw food elitists would shake their heads and let out a huge sigh at that). The philosophy behind the raw food movement is that heating food destroys nutrients and enzymes. A raw food diet consists of uncooked, unprocessed, mostly

organic foods that are not heated above 118 F (48 C), so food preparation includes dehydration, food processing and straight-up crunchy. Now don’t throw away your pots and pans just yet! Going full raw has its downside and negative effects on your health. Like everything in life, there needs to be a balance, and going all raw all the time may actually have some negative impacts on your health. If you have thyroid or digestion problems, some raw foods will not jive well with your system, not to mention, some foods actually need to be cooked to release their nutrients and/ or enhance their nutritional value. For example, spinach has a higher volume of iron when its cooked rather than raw; lycopene in tomatoes, which acts as an antioxidant in humans and gives tomatoes its well known red pigment, increases when heated; other veggies, like mushrooms, cabbage, peppers and spinach have been shown to release more antioxidants when cooked. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t add more raw foods into your diet, there are some awesome veggies and fruits out there that highlight their awesome nutrient values in their raw naked form, and are just plain tasty.

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Free Will Astrology By Rob Brezsny Benedictine monks observe the Latin motto Laborare est Orare. The 19th-century abbot Maurus Wolter interpreted these words to mean “work is worship” or “work is prayer.” He was trying to impress upon his fellow monks that the work they did was not a grudging distraction from their service to God, but rather at the heart of their devotion. To do their tasks with love was a way to express gratitude for having been blessed with the gift of life. I propose that you experiment with this approach in the coming weeks, even if your version is more secular. What would it be like to feel contentment with and appreciation for the duties you have been allotted?

Here’s one of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health: Withdraw your attention from the life that lies behind you, and be excited about the life that stretches ahead of you. Forget about the past, and get wildly inventive as you imagine the interesting future you will create for yourself. Forgive everyone who has offended you, and fantasize about the fun adventures you’ll go on, the inspiring plans you’ll carry out, and the invigorating lessons you hope to learn.

In the children’s book The Little Engine That Could, a little blue engine volunteers to pull a long chain of train cars up a steep hill, even though it’s not confident it has the power to do so. As it strains to haul the heavy weight, it recites a mantra to give itself hope: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” The story ends happily. The little blue engine reaches the top of the hill with its many cars in tow, and is able to glide down the rest of the way. As you deal with your own challenge, Gemini, I recommend that you use an even more forceful incantation. Chant this: “I know I can, I know I can, I know I can.”

Here’s a confession: I have taken a vow to foster beauty, truth, love, justice, equality, tolerance, creativity, playfulness, and hope. To do this work is one of my life goals. I approach it with the devotion of a monk and the rigor of a warrior. Does that mean I ignore difficulty and suffering and cruelty? Of course not. I’m trying to diminish the power of those problems, so I sure as hell better know a lot about them. On the other hand, my main focus is on redemption and exaltation. I prefer not to describe in detail the world’s poisons, but rather to provide an antidote for them. Even if you don’t normally share my approach, Cancerian, I invite you to try it for the next two weeks. The astrological time is right.

The hill where I take my late afternoon hikes is teeming with the six-petaled purple wildflower known as the elegant cluster-lily. Every one of them – and there are hundreds – lean hard in the direction of the sun in the west. Should I deride them as conformists that follow the law of the pack? Should I ridicule them for their blind devotion? Or should I more sensibly regard them as having a healthy instinct to gravitate toward the life-giving light? I’ll go with the latter theory. In that spirit, Leo, I urge you to ignore the opinions of others as you turn strongly toward the sources that provide you with essential nourishment.

Am I reading the astrological omens correctly? I hope so. From what I can tell, you have been flying under the radar and over the rainbow. You have been exploiting the loopholes in the big bad system and enjoying some rather daring experiments with liberation. At this point in the adventure, you may be worried that your lucky streak can’t continue much longer. I’m here to tell you that it can. It will. It must. I predict that your detail-loving intelligence will paradoxically guide you to expand your possibilities even further.

According to the three science fiction films collectively known as The Matrix, we humans suffer from a fundamental delusion. What we think is real life is actually a sophisticated computer simulation. Intelligent machines have created this dream world to keep us in suspended animation while they harvest our energy to fuel their civilization. Now as far as I can tell, this scenario isn’t literally true. But it is an apt metaphor for how many of us seem to be half-asleep or under a spell, lost in our addiction to the simulated world created by technology. I bring this to your attention, Libra, because now is a favorable time to diminish the hold that the metaphorical Matrix has on you. What can you do to at least partially escape your bondage? (Hint: A little more contact with nature could do the trick.)

In the coming weeks, you may be as alluring and intriguing and tempting as you have been in a long time. I suggest you capitalize on this advantage. Proceed as if you do indeed have the power to attract more of the emotional riches you desire. Assume that are primed to learn new secrets about the arts of intimacy, and that these secrets will make you even smarter and more soulful than you already are. Cultivate your ability to be the kind of trusted ally and imaginative lover who creates successful relationships.

Physicist Frank Wilczek won a Nobel Prize for his research into quarks, the tiny particles that compose protons and neutrons. The guy is breathtakingly smart. Here’s one of his operating principles: “If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.” Let’s enshrine his advice as your meditation, Sagittarius. I think you’re strong enough and brave enough to go hunting for some new super-rich dilemmas. Yes, they may lead you to commit some booboos. But they will also stretch your intelligence beyond its previous limits, giving you a more vigorous understanding of the way the world works.

In 1934, Capricorn baseball player Dizzy Dean was named the Most Valuable Player after winning 30 games. It was a feat that no National League pitcher has repeated ever since. After Dean retired, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Never shy about acknowledging his own prowess, he declared that, “if you can do it, it ain’t bragging.” It is in this spirit that I invite you to freely expound on your talents and accomplishments in the coming week. You won’t be boasting. You will simply be providing information. And that will ultimately result in you being offered an interesting new opportunity or two.

There has rarely been a better time than now to refine the art of being your own mommy or daddy. You’re finally ready to take over from the parental voices in your head and assume full responsibility for raising yourself the rest of the way. What do you want to be when you grow up? You may feel a giddy sense of freedom as it becomes clear that the only authority who has the right to answer that question is you.

The universe has always played tricks on you. Some have been so perplexing that you’ve barely understood the joke. Others have been amusing but not particularly educational. Now I sense a new trend in the works, however. I suspect that the universe’s pranks are becoming more comprehensible. They may have already begun to contain hints of kindness. What’s the meaning of this lovely turn of events? Maybe you have finally discharged a very old karmic debt. It’s also conceivable that your sense of humor has matured so much that you’re able to laugh at some of the crazier plot twists. Here’s another possibility: You are cashing in on the wisdom you were compelled to develop over the years as you dealt with the universe’s tricks.

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@MyszkaWay Like 17 million other North Americans, I sat in front of my television last Friday night to watch the much-anticipated Diane Sawyer 20/20 interview with Bruce Jenner. ABC promised two full hours with the former Olympic gold medalist turned reality TV star to answer the question anyone who picked up a tabloid in the last year when waiting in line at the grocery store was asking: “Is Bruce Jenner transforming into a woman?” In the last year, paparazzi tailed Jenner around California catching photos of his increasing long hair, missing Adam’s apple and his pink, manicured ﬁnger nails. (The manicures have been going on for years, people. I called attention to them, amongst other things, in my openletter to Jenner in VICE three years ago, questioning if his aesthetic and surgical choices were a devoted, life-long comment on gender politics.) Jenner’s divorce from Kris Jenner didn’t help, but really, did the marriage? Then, there was that fatal three-car accident in Malibu a few months back in which Jenner found himself in the middle. All eyes were on him. Finally, right before the ABC special aired, a paparazzi exposed photos of Jenner outside his beach house wearing a black and white Maxi dress and smoking a cigarette. (A Virginia Slim, no doubt.) Imagine Jenner as a transgender icon? The idea seemed HUGE.

Jenner invited the world into his Malibu home and, sitting across from Sawyer, he symbolically let his hair out of a ponytail then, confirmed the rumors. “I’ve always been confused with my gender identity,” Jenner admitted. “For all intensive purposes I am a woman.” Jenner called the woman he was becoming “HER”. This moment was breaking for not only trans-identified people, but North American culture at large, especially when the Christian Republican Jenner laid out the distinction between one’s sexuality and gender. “Sexuality is who you are personally attracted to, who turns you on,” Jenner told Sawyer. “But gender identity has to do with who you are as a person and your soul and who you identify with inside.” Jenner went on to explain he has toyed with gender since he was a child, throughout his three marriages (it was Kim Kardashian that first busted him in crossdressing in recent years), numerous children, assorted careers and public persona. At 65-years-old and recently divorced, he could not live a lie anymore. “I look at women all the time and think how lucky they are that they can wake up in the morning and be themselves. I just can’t hold the curtain any longer. Bruce lives a lie. She is not a lie. I can’t do it anymore.” The following day, social media exploded with support and congratulations for Jenner. His coming out as transgender spoke volumes. (Yes, Jenner still wants to be referred to with masculine pronouns until otherwise noted.)

According to Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, Jenner’s announcement sparked a chain of positive reactions all over the country: “Cleveland-area transgender woman shares her journey” or Utah transgender teen crowned prom queen. Keisling said Jenner did the trans-community proud. TIME magazine noted the “transgender tipping point”: the lived and shared experience of Jenner and other trans folks forces cisgender people to rethink the basics of everyday existence. The celebrity of Jenner elevated his story into a mainstream discussion and provoked compassion, advocacy and support for the social and legal equality of transgender people like never had been done before. However, this should be looked at as the beginning of something big for social justice. Jenner’s wealth has afforded him the luxury of a seemingly secluded transition in his Malibu home, but it’s a Catch 22 when you account for the heavy public scrutiny he has faced for decades. But according to E!, his transformation will be documented in an eight-part series that starts July 26. Jenner used his celebrity status to open up a crucial conversation about transgender equality to the mainstream. This is a watershed moment for awareness. W

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