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Women celebrated Island wide rom the new “Vagina Dialogues” to Styrofoam mosaic vulvas, Langford is launching into its first own V-Day and International Women’s Day celebrations with an estrogen-rich mission: bring big messages as DANIELLE close to home as you can.

POPE International Women’s Day news@ (March 8) is now in its 51st mondaymag.com year of marking the achievements of women around the world. Meanwhile, the V-Day movement to end violence against women is celebrating its 14th year, through local benefit productions of playwright/founder Eve Ensler’s award-winning play The Vagina Monologues and other artistic works.

Yet 2012 marks the first time Langford has hosted an official event to highlight the achievements.

“The [Vagina Monologues] has been well received in bigger cities like Victoria, but it feels like people there have seen it, and it carries too important a message to deliver to anything less than a packed house,” says Neely Hourigan, a coordinator for the V-Day Langford events. “We felt it was really time to bring this closer to home, maybe in a community that still needs to learn a lot from these messages, and we’ve received a lot of support and very little resistance.”

Hourigan, 38, grew up in the West Shore community and has been involved with Victoria’s version of the Vagina Monologues for the last three years. In Langford, she and a team of people have put together a month-long event, starting on March 9 with “The Vagina Dialogues.” The evening will start with Wrenna Robertson, author of I’ll Show you Mine, giving her presentation “The Constructed Vulva,” followed by discussion with Dr. Thea Cacchioni, professor of Women’s Studies at UVic. Studio TwelveNineteen will then lead an interactive group project: a community-constructed mosaic vulva, built out of Styrofoam and other materials. The mosaic will be showcased in future events. On March 16,

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Human Body Project creator Tasha Diamant (right) and team exposes vulnerability to Douglas Street.

Diamant has vowed to do so once a month in 2012.

Think you see eroticism in nature? Enter the V-Day Langford “Sensual Nature” Facebook photo contest.

V-Day Langford will host an evening of art and performance poetry, followed by the grand finale of Langford’s own Vagina Monologues on March 31. All proceeds go toward Langford’s Pacific Centre Family Services Association, where the event is hosted — specifically, the centre’s “Stopping the Violence Against Women” program.

“This is really a time to shine light on what’s not being talked about,” says Hourigan. “Whether we’re drawing in a general audience, women who are thinking about altering their bodies or young people who have not heard some of these messages yet, we need all demographics involved to make a difference.”

To learn more or enter V-Day Langford’s “Sensual Nature” photo contest, see the group’s Facebook page.

HUMAN BODIES: ALL THE RAGE Spectators near City Hall got quite the eyeful on Wednesday, Feb. 29, when Tasha Diamant and her team of unveiled volunteers exposed just how “Vulnerable” they are to Douglas Street traffic.

Diamant has made a vow this year to take her interactive performance, the Human Body Project, outside at least once a month for all of 2012.

January’s display was at Cadboro Bay Beach, and Diamant says she’s working up slowly.

“Cadboro Bay was pretty easy, Douglas Street was certainly tougher, and I’m thinking next — or at least in the future — we’re going to aim for a temple of consumerism: a shopping mall or something,” says Diamant. “But we’re mindful of people’s reactions to this, so we hold up the letters of ‘Vulnerable’ out of respect to those sensitivities.”

Despite what onlookers might initially think, Diamant’s mission isn’t about exibitionism or nudity — it’s about the vulnerability of all humans.

“When you tell people ‘We’re vulnerable,’ they kind of say, ‘Yeah, sure.’ But when you show them, they have an instant emotional reaction,” says Diamant. “We had people walking by stop, ask what we were doing, then join in. It went really well.”

Police were called to the event, but the group was dressed by the time VicPD arrived. No tickets were issued to the dozen or so participants.

To find out more, or partake in Diamant’s next performance, visit humanbodyproject.com. M

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ou may have noticed Victoria’s police officers wearing fuchsia-coloured ribbons in support of Stop Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week. Sitting in the middle of the week is also International Women’s Day — a day intended for celebration, but one which tends to give voice to just how far we, as a fair and equal society, still have to go.

Fuchsia was chosen for the ribbons because it is a GRANT combination of red, for red light districts, and purple, MCKENZIE the provincial colour for violence prevention.

It’s difficult to think of Victoria’s children being editor@ exploited for sexual purposes — yet nearly everyone mondaymag.com who ever attended high school has a story of the girl with low self-esteem and loose morals who was used and dumped by boy after boy. Nobody probably stopped to ask her “Why?”, especially not the boys who offered alcohol, drugs or simply a moment of tenderness in exchange for sex.

I wonder if those grown-up boys ever look back and feel shame about their behaviour, or if they’ve become the predators who still haunt our streets and offices today. In talking with a VicPD officer who patrols our bars and nightclubs, I asked if drugs such as GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) are as prevalent as TV shows make it seem.

His answer was simple: If you’re a woman and you lose sight of your drink, forget it. Get a fresh one.

But the way in which children can be exploited really hit home recently when a 22-year-old Victoria man was charged with kidnapping and prostituting a 16-year-old girl, using the internet as his street corner.

Stephen Charlie is facing charges related to forcing the girl into prostitution, using threats to live off the avails of prostitution, extortion, assault and kidnapping. The identity of the teen is protected by a court order.

At the time of the arrest, Cpl. Kathy Rochlitz of the West Shore RCMP said, “This type of crime often targets vulnerable, at-risk youth with the lure of money, drugs and attention. . . . But, in the end, the youth is left victimized, with nothing to show for the abuse they have endured.”

The fuchsia ribbons are designed to get people talking, and also to show those vulnerable young women that, despite what they may have been led to believe, there are still people out there who care and want to help. M

QUIRKY CRITTERS We’ve extended the deadline for our fun Quirky Critters photo contest to Friday, March 16. The rules are simple: bring in a fun, crisp photo of your favourite pet doing something, well, quirky. I’m hoping the winner will be cool enough to make the cover. Prizes and full rules on Page 17.

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KIERAN REPORT

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GEORGIA NICOLS HOROSCOPE and WESTCOAST WELLNESS

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Re: Dumpsters closed for business, Feb. 23 - 29 In the 1970s, when I was a university student, I bought large bags of dried organic beans and rice at a discount for buying in bulk. I was able to eat fresh fruit and veggies because the IGA marked down all the leftover produce on Saturday afternoon. I bought nearly out-of-date milk at a discount price to make yogurt. I wonder why Thrifty’s and other grocery stores can’t have a discount cart with marked down products that have bruises or are ripe? Superstores have those carts so it can’t be illegal. Sears had a ‘bargain basement’ where slightly damaged goods were offered at great discounts with no returns. My parents

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When I got married in 1974, my husband, a builder, bought me a pair of steel shank and toed boots because we went into dumpsters gathering nails and other building supplies. We picked up pop bottles to help pay down the mortgage. We were middle-class people trying to make ends meet. I have my Food Safe training. I never

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KIERAN REPORT

Harper can weather political robo-stink he sewers are backing up on Parliament Hill and everyone who is not Conservative is getting a whiff of dirty election politics.

BRIAN Eleven months KIERAN ago, in the run up to bkieran@ the May federal elecmondaymag.com tion, I penned my first Monday Magazine column on the issue of voter suppression — “disengagement by design.�

Voter suppression comes in many guises, but the most obvious to the electorate a year ago were the venomous and relentless Tory attack ads aimed at hapless Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, the ugly American.

I wrote that “there is one national political party, the Conservatives, that benefits from voter apathy and is actively cultivating it.�

You may recall that Prime Minister Stephen Harper kept insisting that the election was “unnecessary� even though he demanded nothing less than the majority he believed he so richly deserved.

Behind a highly organized, committed and motivated base of support, the Conservatives cultivated disgust and apathy wherever possible, knowing if they could sully the process many non-Tory Canadians would lose interest in voting.

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There is a reason why voter suppresHowever, a disclaimer of sorts came sion has been described as one of the almost immediately when the PM’s staff dirty little secrets of political consultants. made it clear the boss was talking about A year into Harper’s mandate, the the national campaign and not right-wing country is learning of a twist on voter zealots fighting individual riding battles. suppression — robo-calls — that is utterly NDP interim leader Nycole failing the political smell test.

Turmel says: “Ottawa is broken.� Many In this case the automated robo-calls Canadians agree, and many hope the were falsely telling voters revelations of the past few their polling stations had weeks will, at the very changed. Hundreds of votleast, humble and moderRegardless ers in Guelph, Ont. fell for ate the arrogant Harper of the noise the scam, and now more Tories. related to than 30,000 Canadians Forget about it. from ridings across the A new poll by Nanos the robo-call nation have raised their Research has found that affair, there own concerns with support for the Tories hasn’t been Elections Canada. remains constant at 35.7 Elections Canada per cent. The Liberals any material investigators have also climbed two points to 29.5 impact on been chasing complaints per cent and Turmel’s NDP Conservative about bogus phone calls remained stalled at 25 per support made to voters at inconcent. Jobs and the econvenient hours from people omy are the top of mind presenting themselves as issues for most Canadians, Liberal Party workers. To really piss off not government ethics. voters these calls came at supper time, Pollster Nik Nanos says: “Regardless late at night or on the Sabbath for voters of the noise related to the robo-call affair, with Jewish-sounding names. there hasn’t been any material impact on Elections Canada has suggested it may Conservative support.� ask the RCMP to help. It is also referring Despite the media furor, Harper knows some complaints to the CRTC, which has this stink does not represent the collapse responsibility to police our telephone sys- of western civilization as we know it. tems.

He knows he can sit back and weather As the stench permeates the majority this political plumbing malfunction. He Conservatives, Harper is defiant: “The knows his solid base of supporters crave Conservative Party can say absolutely, stable federal government even if they definitively, it has no role in any of this.� have to hold their noses. M

CITY WATCHDOG

ith the recent removal of one half of the Blue Bridge, debate over refurbishment or replacement has been locked ďŹ rmly into the past.

Having lost the first battle, critics of the project have shifted their attention to points of contention in the construction of a new bridge. Climbing costs coupled SIMON with loss of amenities, like rail capability NATTRASS and shortening of the bridge span (which snattrass@ determines what size ships can make it into mondaymag.com the upper harbour), have been responsible for the latest bout of hand-wringing both inside and outside of city hall.

Two weeks ago, Victoria’s three newest councillors — Ben Isitt, Lisa Helps, and Shellie Gudgeon — voted for a motion to stop the design of our new signature, solid-gold-plated Johnson Street Bridge and instead put out a call for a redesign by another company. This newest bridge would incorporate the city’s earlier promise of rail capability and, presumably, a simpler and therefore cheaper design.

With only three votes in favour, the motion failed, guaran-

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Bridge debate changes focus to cost, design

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teeing us both the aesthetic and the cost of those brand new sweeping archways.

Councillor Ben Isitt explained that the motion gave the city an out — an opportunity to rethink a bridge that was designed at a time when cost may not have been the top priority. “I think there is a real concern for potentially significant cost overruns, and I think it’s incumbent on council to provide much greater oversight of the project than it has provided to date,� he said.

With the failure of the motion, Isitt says there is little chance council will reconsider its current path. “In the absence of revelations of huge cost overruns or compelling technical or political reason . . . the city will proceed with the current design.�

However, that revelation might just occur. Immediately after passing over Isitt’s motion, council approved a motion from Lisa Helps to receive a report detailing the project’s progress, cost, and risk management plans. While council’s vanity seems set on the prettier option, the report — due March 15 — could tip the scales in favour of concrete and steel over chrome and glass. With an ongoing recession, the city’s $467 million infrastructure deficit, and a rich history of private companies vastly underestimating the cost of public projects, it’s a good bet taxpayers are willing to make a change. M

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THE STRATH’S FIRST-EVER FEMALE BOUNCER TAKES ON UNRULY STIGMAS

osée Boyd stands at a petite 5’3” tall.

Meanwhile, the thought of her new gig She’s 120 lbs of muscle, but with her dark became an obsession for Boyd. She knew a thing hair and slight frame she is easy to lose or two about being tough: she worked as a naval in a crowd. In fact, that was one of the signalman in Quebec in the late ’80s, has owned first hazards she discovered about her her own martial arts studio for the last four years job: she needed to wave a flashlight to be seen. and has a 10-year-old son. But Boyd soon learned Then she discovered the second, more serious door work is a work of brains over bronze. problem: her voice grew too high-pitched in an “It’s not the size that counts, it’s how you use emergency and her male colleagues couldn’t hear it — they say I am like their private missile. Each her over the raperson has a different technique, and a different DANIELLE POPE dio system. talent they bring to the role. Ari encourages us to Boyd is have our own styles in getting the job done.” news@mondaymag.com the Victoria When it comes to that style, Boyd says it can Strathcona’s first-ever female door staff — more often be surprising: some of the biggest guys commonly known by the term bouncer. But while use humour to diffuse tense bar situations, plenty has changed for the Strath since the hissome unassuming ones use flirtation, some a toric gold rush years when the Victoria landmark listening ear and others — like Boyd — a more first began serving up good cheer, adapting to firm approach. a female in its bouncer line-up is still causing “People often assume that, because I’m a adjustment for the group. woman, I would be more sensitive or relate to Boyd, nicknamed “Phoenix” by her co-workwomen easier in a situation, but the opposite DANIELLE POPE ers, is a former military officer, an active Mixed seems more true,” she says. “Female guests often Martial Arts and Zen practitioner and a mom Josée Boyd is enjoying her job as part of the door staff team at The Strath. prefer dealing with our male door staff, while who has been ready to serve and protect from we’re discovering that it’s not hard for me to tone the beginning.

Ari “Bolden” Knazan decided to hire her last July. At first, down a situation between men.”

“Someone asked me, ‘Josée, is there anything you Knazan says, the 22 other door staff members were surKnazan has worked at the Strath for 16 years and, in all haven’t done yet?’ And I said, ‘Yes, I’ve never been a bounc- prised with his decision. the time he’s worked as door staff at various establishments, er’,” Boyd, 43, says with a laugh. “Ari, my now manager, “I sat them down and told them, look, this isn’t going to he’s only seen two women work alongside him. There is a was standing beside me in his martial arts studio and said, be the boy’s club anymore,” says Knazan. “And many of them perception, he says, that only “tough chicks” can do it.

‘We can change that.’” were excited to change it up, but there was this general level Continued on Page 12 And they did. Having trained and worked with Boyd of discomfort, at first — it would be a bit of a learning curve, through the martial arts world, Strath Security Manager you could say.”

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angham Court Theatre is shifting gears after the successful sold-out run of The Drowsy Chaperone to a thoughtful drama with Rabbit Hole. Directed by Langham veteran Sylvia Rhodes, Rabbit Hole looks at the different ways people grieve. Opens Thurs., March 8. Read more at Mondaymag.com.

The 15th annual Victoria French Fest runs March 8-11 with a magic show by Alain Choquette March 9 at the McPherson Playhouse and Dream Circus with Ben Labarouette the following night. Visit www.francocentre.com for a full schedule of events.

Former Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page is playing a show at the Alix Goolden Hall with Craig Northey, Wed., March 14 at 7 p.m.. Read a full story

by Kyle Mullin online at Mondaymag.com.

Salt Spring Island resident Helani Davison has led a remarkable life. Raised by a mother with paranoid schizophrenia, she left home at a very young age and became a model in Toronto, where she later became addicted to amphetamines. Davison was also later diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder and an eating disorder. What also makes Davison a little different is that she chooses to treat her illnesses holistically. Davison will be performing her onewoman show about her life Daughter of Chaos at the Eric Martin Pavillion, Sat., March 10 at 7 p.m. by donation. Her own daughter, who remarkably has no diagnoses, will be in attendance for a Q and A after the show.

Join the Victoria Downtown Public Market Society at Canoe Brewpub Wed., March 14 for an evening of food, farm folks, film and beer. The VDPMS is screening a documentary about the rise of the local food movement called Ingredients with guest speakers, treats from market vendors and free samples of Canoe’s new Golden Lion Belgian Ale. Tickets $10, beer tasting starts at 5 p.m,, screening at 8 p.m..

Friends of James “Jamer” Lindsay are hosting a memorial fundraiser Sun., March 11 at Lucky Bar in order to raise some cash to build an addition to the Vic West Skatepark in Jamer’s name. Local businesses have come together to offer some amazing schwag for the silent auction, with tattoos, decks, clothes and more up for grabs. Music by Rennie ‘DUB-NUT’ Foster and DJ SQUANTOS. Doors at 9 p.m.. Get there early to avoid being left out.

Scrumpy Productions is workshopping a new play by Pick of the Fringe performer Julian Cervello, Sat., March 10 at the Intrepid Theatre Club as part of the You Show. Cervello’s play, The Wyf of Bathe is described as a 600-year-old comedy similar to a fourth century Vagina Monologues. The Wyf of Bathe will continue on to the 2012 Fringe. 8 p.m.. Tickets at the door. Cash only.

The iconic Alonzo King LINES Ballet company from San Francisco arrives at the Royal Theatre with a gorgeous new piece – 13 exquisite contemporary ballet dancers and 200 pounds of salt that showers the stage, cascading off their bodies and scattering shards of light in a flurry of gorgeous movement.

The company will perform two new works March 9 and 10 presented by Dance Victoria. Tickets start at $25 at DanceVictoria.com, rmts.bc.ca or (250) 386-6121. M

REVIEW: THE CRACKWALKER Theatre Inconnu is providing a rare glimpse into the lives of the destitute with their revival of The Crackwalker by celebrated Canadian playwright Judith Thompson. Carpeted floor to ceiling and dressed up in retro logo t-shirts, The Crackwalker takes an intimate look at the lives of two downand-out couples in Kingston, Ont. Their reality is one that is familiar, yet somehow disturbing; the need for love, friendship, housing and security and the money to get another smoke, drink, hit, or in this case, donut.

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ARTS & CULTURE CALENDAR STAGE THURS. MAR. 8 COMEDY ON CAMPUS – With Brett Martin. 9pm at Felicita’s. $8/ $10. felicitas.ca.

FRI. MAR. 9 FESTIVAL DE LA FRANCOPHONIE: ALAIN CHOQUETTE - Magician and entertainer. 7:30pm at the McPherson (3 Centennial Sqaure). $40. rmts.bc.ca.

DANCE VICTORIA PRESENTS: LINES BALLET - 7:30pm at the Royal Theatre (805 Broughton). Also SATURDAY 7:30pm. $25 and up. rmts. bc.ca.

MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S - Peninsula Players present a light suspense comedy about a love triangle in a Howard Johnson Motor Inn. 7:30pm at the Berwick Auditorium (4680 Elk Lake). Also SATURDAY 7:30pm and SUNDAY 2pm. $15. 250-580-1525, peninslaplayers.bc@gmail.com.

SAT. MAR. 10 AN AWESOME COMEDY SHOW - An evening of amateur comedy hosted by Kirsten Van Ritzen and featuring her comedy students. 8pm at the Moka House (1633 Hillside) $5 cash only. 250-480-3709.

FESTIVAL DE LA FRANCOPHONIE: BEN LABAROUETTE AND THE DREAM CIRCUS - 4pm at the McPherson (3 Centennial Square). $21.75. rmts.bc.ca.

SCRIPT TEASE - Part of CCPA's Festival of New Works 2012. 7:30pm at the CCPA Perfromance Hall (1701 Elgin). By donation. 250-595-9970.

THE WYF OF BATHE - Part of the You Show, this 600-year-old comedy is a 14th century Vagina Monologues.

8pm at Intrepid Theatre (1609 Blanshard). $10/$15. 250-383-2663.

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CASTING CALL FOR DOC/REALITY SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT - Do you feel like an outcast in your own neighbourhood? Are your neighbours giving you grief about your house, your yard or something you do? Need some help to bring a little peace to your life and your neighborhood? 250217-9006, castingcallvic@gmail.com.

WORDS THURS. MAR. 8 WADE DAVIS – Signing copies of The Sacred Headwaters. 4:30pm at Bolen Books (111-1644 Hillside).

250-595-4208.

FRI. MAR. 9 PLANET EARTH POETRY -Governor General Award-winner Pamela Porter launches her poetry collection No Ordinary Place alongside local poet Judith Castle. 7:30pm at The Moka House (1633 Hillside). planetearthpoetry@gmail.com.

SAT. MAR. 10 FOUR LAYER METHOD OF REVISION - Award winning author Shelley Adina presents a workshop.

1pm at St. Aidan's Church (3703 St. Aidan's). Free. 250-216-7207, vicrwa@ gmail.com.

SUN. MAR. 11 IRVNG LAYTON'S CENTENARY CELEBRATION - Launch of 2012 Spirit of Canada Poetry, spoken word, singer songwriter contest. 6pm at The Well (821 Fort). 250-590-4995, thewellvictoria.com.

ONGOING VICTORIA ANARCHIST READING CIRCLE - Discuss the latest in anarchist reading. TUESDAYS 7pm at Camas Books (2590 Quadra). Free.

250-381-0585.

PHILLIPS COMEDY NIGHT – This month's featured performer Mike Delamont, with your 'M Award'winning host Wes Borg. 8pm at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). $8/$10. 250-995-1292.

TRIVIA NIGHT - With Mosquoy.

Free. TUESDAYS 8pm at Felicita's (UVic). 250-721-8626.

OPEN MIC - Poetry night.

WEDNESDAYS 7-9pm at The Well (821 Fort). Free.

SUBMISSIONS THE VICTORIA WRITERS’ SOCIETY 11TH ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION - 1st prize, $100. $15/$20 entry fee. Categories are Fiction, Creative Non-fiction and Poetry. Deadline May 1. victoriawriters.ca.

GALLERIES THURS. MAR. 8 LANGHAM COURT THEATRE - Mail Art and Collages Show, exhibition of recent Mail-art and Collages by Sébastien Liénard-Boisjoli. 8pm at 805 Langham.

FRI. MAR. 9 DELUGE CONTEMPORARY ART Robert Youds, an exhibition including work with aluminum, Plexiglas, LED and fluorescent lights and digital signs. Opening reception 7pm. To Apr. 15 at 636 Yates.

WED. MAR. 14 SHE SAID GALLERY - Illustrations

by Saanich artist Kristi Bridgeman from the children’s book “Uirapuru’”

by P.K. Page. To April 28 at 2000 Fernwood.

ONGOING ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA - Throw Down, an exhibition using sculpture, video, photography, drawing and public intervention. Featuring Sonny Assu, Gregory Ball, Megan Dickie, Tyler Hodgins, Alison MacTaggart. To May 6 at 1040 Moss St.

ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA - Victoria Collects: The Salish Weave Collection, an exhibition of works by contemporary Coast Salish artists George and Christiane Smyth. To May 6 at 1040 Moss.

DALES GALLERY - ENCOUNTERS in a traveling life, an exhibition of intimate moments of engagement with people and places around the world. To Apr. 3 at 537 Fisgard.

ECLECTIC GALLERY - Blackbirds, Stooked Wheat and Prayers, exhibition by Deryk Houston about the earth and creating conditions for seeds to grow. A metaphor for the search of peace. To Apr. 7 at 2170 Oak Bay. FIFTY FIFTY ARTS COLLECTIVE Canadian Multiculturalism Visualised,

by Willie Seo and Shea Hermanson.

To Mar 22 at 2516 Douglas St. GALLERY AT THE MAC - Visions of Community, exhibition of St. Michaels University Youth Art Exhibit. To Apr. 2 at 3 Centennial Square.

GOWARD HOUSE GALLERY - Show and Sale. Artist reception 1:30pm. To Mar. 28 at 2495 Arbutus.

LEGACY ART GALLERY - Shining Examples, exhibition by Mark Laver.

Dark, wet, Vancouver Island nights receive a painterly treatment. To Mar. 31 at 630 Yates.

MALTWOOD PRINTS AND DRAWINGS GALLERY - Silent Observer, an exhibition of photos

by Ted Grant. To Apr. 2 at the McPherson Library (UVic).

MARITIME MUSEUM- What Lies Beneath, an exhibit of the past, present and future of underwater exploration. $5-$30. Through August at 28 Bastion Square.

MARTIN BACHELOR GALLERY - Leaving Charlie, an exhibition of mixed media by Will Gordon. To Mar. 29 at 712 Cormorant.

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Examining genocide through a series of concentric stories.

Goodness is about what happens in the gaps between experiencing, telling and hearing. To Mar. 18 at the Belfry (1291 Gladstone) $10-$20. sparkfestival.ca.

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WED. MAR. 14 KITT AND JANE - Part of Spark Fest. These 14-year-old socialrejects (and possible geniuses) host an interactive survival guide to the post-apocalyptic future. To Mar. 18 at the Belfry (1291 Gladstone) $10-$20. sparkfestival.ca.

ONGOING THE GAMESTER - Based on JeanFrancois Regnard's Le Joueur. Full of witty verse, mistaken identity, gambling, gossip and elaborate costumes and set. To SATURDAY, 7pm at the Glenlyon Norfolk School Performing Arts Centre (801 Bank). $12/$14. 250-370-6800, icollett@ mygns.ca.

SIN CITY IMPROV: CARNIES This completely improvised play unfolds in 24 weekly episodes.

Every week the cast of characters move the story forward in hilarious and unexpected ways as they respond to live direction. 8pm.

TUESDAYS to Apr. 17 at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad Street). $12/$15. 250-480-3709.

THE CRACKWALKER - By Judith Thompson. The four characters are lowlife misfits as far as respectable community is concerned, but their interaction demonstrates a symbiotic relationship that is every bit as rich and complicated as those in more “elevated” circles. 8pm and 2pm SATURDAY and SUNDAY. To Mar. 17 at Fernwood Little Hall (1923 Fernwood). $10/$14. 250-590-6291, ticketrocket.org.

IMPROV CLASS WITH DAVE MORRIS – Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). 12pm and 3pm SUNDAYS to Apr. 15. davemorrisisa. com.

Learn more at a Tuesday info session: March 13, 2012, 5:00pm April 10, 2012, 5:00pm May 15, 2012, 5:00pm City University of Seattle in Victoria 305-877 Goldstream Ave. Langford, BC V9B 2X8

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OFF THE FRONT > FEATURE CONT’D and to keep them all safe,” says Knazan. “We’re in the people management biz and, sometimes, that’s “You do have to be mentally tough, but it’s not a lot like parenting.” all about strength anymore. Even the toughest guys Often, that management is what makes bouncdon’t know what will come through those doors and ers seem like the “bad guys,” says Knazan, who what will happen, until it does,” says Knazan, who adds that the term “bouncer” is no longer used, as will be publishing his tell-all book The Doorman’s it gives a crude representation to the job — door Credo: behind the Velvet Rope this winter. “Alcohol can men and women are not there to throw people out; turn the nicest people into the biggest assholes. They they’re there to protect. will attack you, then the next day “People see us make an ejeccome back just to apologize.” tion [removing someone from the Alcohol can The Strath remains one of the bar], and they instantly think we largest, highest staffed and best manare being unfair and cruel, but turn the nicest aged bars around Victoria, accordthey didn’t just see that guy punch people into ing to reports from Victoria Police another guest in the face with a the biggest Department. beer glass,” Knazen says.

With the number of people that Boyd’s biggest personal challenge assholes. They come through the facility’s doors on in the job, which Knazan says he’s will attack a nightly basis, it’s impressive how seen her develop, was to stop seeing you, then the orderly the team is able to keep the things in black and white because, as next day come environment. Knazan says the job she says, the job is filled with grey. is 90 per cent greeting people, and “Just when you think you’ve got back just to 10 per cent dealing with altercations everything mastered, it changes. apologize. and medical emergencies. But while You can’t worry about the past, or most patrons are out for a good time, about what you think you know,” Knazan admits you can never predict says Boyd. “In many ways, this is the environment when alcohol is present. my Zazen practice because, in this job, you have He recalls his scariest moment in 2005, before to stay present. But you can’t put down your guard Boyd was on the scene, when 18 of his 40 door staff for a minute, or you could get hurt. And I want to were injured in a mass bar brawl. A bachelor party be careful — I have a child to go home to at the gone wrong turned into a fight that escalated so fast end of the night.” one bouncer was sent to the hospital with a broken That presence manifested itself only a few weeks face, and some of the burliest employees were left after Boyd started her job. While staff members are in tears, says Knazan. In that regard, while a pass trained to attend altercations in pairs, one night Boyd to becoming a bouncer used to be whether or not found herself in the bottom of the Strath’s 9one9 you could fight, now credentials are strictly around dance club when an altercation between two female whether or not you have your “papers” — a Basic guests broke out in the women’s bathroom. She Security Training (BST) from a registered source. called into her radio for backup, but no one came.

“This can be a thankless job. You have to take She called again, this time more frantic, and still no a massive amount of abuse, and people think they response. She hesitated, then decided to go in alone. need you only when something goes wrong, but Meanwhile, staff upstairs heard Boyd’s panicked calls we’re here to ensure our guests have a good time, but, due to her high-pitched tone, the men couldn’t make out what she was saying, or where she was.

By the time they found her, it was over.

“That really was the scariest moment for me, and the one that left me feeling that maybe I wasn’t right for this job, you know?” says Boyd.

“I don’t have anything to prove at my age, but there are so many barriers you can face as a woman in a so-called ‘man’s industry,’ but a lot of them you just don’t think about until they crop up.”

Boyd managed to resolve the situation in the bathroom alone, and now practices lowering and calming her voice when speaking into the radio. She also carries her flashlight and waves it when she needs the other members to see her in the dark, over a thick crowd.

“The single worst thing you can do in this job is try to be the hero and think you can handle everything yourself,” says Knazan. “This is a team sport. You have to realize where you are weak, and get someone else involved — that’s part of why I hired Josée. I didn’t need a token female, or someone to play the role of eye candy. I needed someone who could strengthen our team.

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ocal electronic duo Greenlaw is getting ready to release its long awaited third album Break the Cycle March 8 with a CD release party at Club

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Made up of Skyla and Ozzie (from local band Skyla J and the Vibes), Greenlaw is merging its downtempo past with its electronic future. The new album, a double-disk, offers one CD of downtempo tracks and the another of hardcore electronic remixes.

“We’re originally a downtempo act — soul and funk,” says Ozzie. “The JASON CARR label is drum and bass, so we decided Ozzie and Skyla make up electronic duo Greenlaw. to merge. A lot of our old fans were wondering what happened. First we’re a downtempo act and now were an electronic act, Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Puerto Rico but we haven’t lost that downtempo and beyond. side, we’re just merging the two “Nothing before it’s time, into one.” right? You have to trust,” says GREENLAW CD “We really like to work with conSkyla. “Having the album take RELEASE trast,” adds Skyla. so long, it was a real test of trust With DJ SS and Crissy “Sound Boy,” the new single and faith and it’s easy to say Criss, Thurs., March 8 from the album, has four remixes that, but when it’s tested, how Club 9ONE9 — which will all be released at the much faith do you really have?

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How much do you trust that advance at Lyle’s “We’re going to corner the marthings are going to happen as Place and Ditch ket basically,” says Ozzie. they should?”

Records Skyla and Ozzie have been makSkyla and Ozzie are also ing music in one form or another launching a new label, Skylab, for 14 years. After playing with a under which they host their funk band for four years, they decided to buy each Wednesday night gigs at the Office Lounge. M other instruments and do their own thing.

“I bought him a bass and he bought me a flute,” says Skyla.

“People aren’t used to seeing a flute at a drum and bass show,” she giggles.

“The live show is one of our biggest strengths,” says Ozzie. “How many times have we played a show were people come up and say, ‘We didn’t know this is live’?”

It’s been five years since they were first introduced to their new boss DJ SS, founder of Leicester-based drum and bass label Formations Records in the U.K..

Just after recording their second album and touring in England, Greenlaw was playing a show at the Mint in Victoria. That’s where DJ SS first heard them perform.

“Five years later, here we are,” says Skyla. “It’s been a lot of back and forth, a lot of long trips and a lot of late night sessions.”

DJ SS and labelmates Crissy Criss and MC Warren G are joining Greenlaw in Victoria for the launch of Break the Cycle and to kick off the World of Drum and Bass tour, which will take them to Vancouver, Las

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MONDAY GUIDE > FILM BAD SEED, BAD MOTHER? or a dark film experience check out We Need to Talk About Kevin, a provocative look at the relationship between a mother and her son, an angry child destined to commit a terrible act of violence. The great Tilda Swinton (Orlando, Chronicles of Narnia) stars as Eva, a travel agent who very gradually begins to fear that her first-born, Kevin, is a bit strange. As a toddler he is late to talk, and is challenging and defiant. The hearty and oblivious father (John C. Reilly) thinks Eva is imagining things. As Kevin gets older

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he becomes moodier and displays acts of cruelty that alarm Eva. By the time the teenaged Kevin has gotten a professional bow and arrow set from his dad for his birthday, it’s clear that this latter-day “Bad Seed” is heading towards a bad end.

Swinton gives an award-winning performance here, and lets us inside her psyche as she worries to what extent she may have shaped or encouraged Kevin’s continued slide into malevolent darkness. She is the best thing in a film that tries too hard to be “arty,” complete with jagged visual rhythms and a needlessly complex sequence of flashbacks.

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ne of the highlights of the recent Academy Awards was the acceptance speech of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose domestic drama A Separation won gold for best foreign language film. At a time of increasing tension and hostility, the dignified Farhadi made an eloquent plea for the world to see the humanity of ordinary Iranians.

His film is similarly eloquent in its depiction of a bitter marital dispute and the widening series of unexpected consequences stemming from it. Separation begins with a married couple seeking guidance from a judge.

Both parents love their 12-year-old daughter, Termeh, but the mother, Simin, wants the family to move to another country where she can have a better life. The father, Nader, refuses to leave because that would mean abandoning his Alzheimer’s-afflicted father. Simin moves back to her mother’s house and Nader is forced to hire someone to supervise his father while he is at work. That arrangement goes disastrously awry and results in a complex lawsuit that could send Nader to prison. The underlying truth of

the matter is hidden by a bewildering series of claims and counterclaims, and as the misunderstandings and lies pile up the well-meaning couple at the centre of the film see their marriage splinter ever further.

Despite the seeming ordinariness of the middle-class lives depicted in Separation, the film has an extraordinary impact. The humanity of these flawed characters is conveyed with marvelous naturalism, while the mixture of the familiar with the slightly exotic – the strong religious aspect to their lives, and the deeply-ingrained sense of formal politeness even while angrily disputing life-and-death issues with strangers – adds a further layer of fascination. Well acted and emotionally compelling, Separation is, quite simply, a great film. M

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ARTS & CULTURE CALENDAR GIGS THURS. MAR. 8 ISOBEL TRIGGER - With Ocean Noise and No Island. Eclectic indie pop rock. 10pm at Logan’s. $8.

CARLOS DEL JUNCO - With the Blues Mongrel. 8pm at Hermann’s. $22/$25.

WORLD OF DRUM AND BASS TOUR 2012 - Greenlaw Album Release Party. With Crissy Criss and DJ SS and more. 9pm at 9one9. $20.

SPRUNG VISUAL ARTS PARTY WITH WOODSMEN - Alt rock.

10:30pm at Visual Arts Building (UVic). $5.

STRINGS ON KINGS PRESENTS: KC KELLY & DAN WEISENBERGER - Blues. 7:30pm at Caffe Fantastico.

Appreciation by donation.

THE SEXY OFFENDERS - With Deckard Cain and Purple City. Grunge metal and rock. 10pm at V-lounge. $5.

THE BAD PLUS - With Microbongo Sound System. Jazz. 8:30pm at Upstairs. $29.50/$35.

THE TOWER OF DUDES - With Dave Lang and the Black Squirrels. Folk gypsy country punk. 9pm at the Fort Café. $5.

FRI. MAR. 9 3 LADIES AND A DAME - Dame Alexander, Anna Crosby, Marina Marina and Lola Parks. Original acoustic folk. 8pm at Merlin’s Sun Room. $12.

BACK IN THE BUFFET AGAIN: TRIPLE SHOT O PUNK ROCK - The Hoosegow, Fableway, The Role Models. 10pm at Logan’s. $10.

DON ROSS AND BROOKE MILLER 8pm at Hermann’s. $20/$25.

GRIME MACHINE V23 - Deeps, Mr. B, DJ JD and Space Age. Dubstep to crunk. 10pm at Sunset Room. $10/$15.

GYPSY HACKS AND INSOMNIACS - With Black Valley Gospel and the New Krime. Blues garage rock. 9pm at the Cambie. $7.

JIM MOFFATT - Folk, roots and blues. Vocals, guitar and harmonica.

With Mike Sampson on guitar. 8pm at James Bay Coffee and Books. By donation.

MATHLETES VS. ATHLETES - With The Pilgrimms. 9pm at Felicita’s. $3.

ZOEY OCKENDEN AND KINGSLEY CRICKET - 7:30pm at Solstice Café. $5

SAT. MAR. 10 2ND ANNUAL TREE HUGGERS' BALL - With The Stowaways and Compassion Gorilla. 9pm at Felicita’s. $10.

BILL JOHNSON AND DAVID VEST - BC Cancer Fundraiser. 6:30pm at Hermann’s. $25.

CANADIAN BEAUTY - A tribute to the Grateful Dead and Allman bros.

9:30pm at Logan’s. $10.

CASEY RYDER BAND AND MANNY MODESTO QUINTET Jump blues. 9pm at the Cambie. $10.

DECKARD CAIN - With Sexy Offenders. Tristan Taylor Fundraiser.

7pm at the Esquimalt Legion. $10.

250-383-1624.

MCGILLICUDDY'S PRE-ST. PADDY’S DAY PARTY - Celtic Rock n’ Roll. 11am at the Tudor House Pub. Band at 9:15pm. Free.

STEPHEN BROWN AND THE BASTION BAND - Jazz, blues, and rock. 8:30pm at Ocean Island Inn. Free.

SUNSET SOUNDS 5.7 - With Phrase, Spoon, Mykee, Noodles. Drum and bass. 10pm at Sunset Room. $10/$15.

TEE JAY - Rocks the house with his amazing, blazing ukelele. After open stage 8pm at James Bay Coffee and Books. By donation.

SUN. MAR. 11 CIRCUIT BREAKER - DJs GP, Munster, Saccharide and Caligari.

Electronic. 8pm at Paparazzi. Free.

JAMES LINDSAY MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER - Silent auction. With DJ Squantos. Supporting the Vic West skatepark. 9pm at Lucky. By donation.

WED. MAR. 14 DANIEL WESLEY - With Kim Churchill. Rock. 7pm at 9one9. $18.

FRED PENNER - With Andrew Wright. Acoustic. 8pm at Felicita's. $7-$12.

ONGOING ACOUSTIC JAM - With Dylan Stone.

6pm SATURDAYS at The Cambie. Free.

OPEN MIC - Open to all musicians.

THURSDAYS 6pm at Paradiso Di Stelle. Free.

THURSDAY BLEND JAM - Any and all string players welcome. Hosted by Rick Van Krugel. THURSDAYS 7pm at the Well. Free.

OPEN MIC - Scott Longworth hosts an open forum for original tunes.

All ages. THURSDAYS 8pm at the Fernwood Inn. Free.

THEORY - Dubstep. THURSDAYS 10pm at Hush.

THIRSTY THURSDAYS - With DJ $RITCH$. THURSDAYS 10pm at Paparazzi. Free.

KARAOKE - With Stacey and Fran.

THURSDAYS 9pm at Felicita's. Free.

NYPD - A lethal dance party with Kenzie Clarke. THURSDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA. OPEN JAM - FRIDAYS 8pm at the Langford Legion (761 Station). $TBA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAM Hosted by Ian & Carolynn McDowell.

SATURDAYS 2pm at V-Lounge. Free.

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH - Hosted by the Stowaways. SATURDAYS 2pm at Logan’s. Free.

BLUES JAM - Hosted by Summer and the Sinners. SATURDAYS 3pm at My Bar and Grill. Free.

SEXY SATURDAY SLAM- With DJ $RITCH$. 10pm at Carlton Club.

SOLID! - Dance your ass off with DJ Longshanks. SATURDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA. SUNDAY BLUES JAM - With the Deb Rhymer Band. SUNDAYS 3pm at the Upper Deck Sports Lounge at Travelodge on Gorge. Free.

HOOTENANNY - Join Carolyn Mark for some first-rate hootenannin'.

SUNDAYS 4:30pm-midnight at Logan's. Free.

JACK’S OPEN MIC SUNDAYS Welcoming atmosphere. SUNDAYS 7pm at Serious Coffee (230 Cook).

Free.

BLUEGRASS SUNDAY - Hosted by The Stowaways Duo. SUNDAYS 8pm at Ocean Island Café. Free.

OPEN MIC - Hosted by Steve Barries.

MONDAYS 9pm at Logan’s. Free.

JAMAROKE - Karaoke with a live band (Party on High Street). MONDAY 9pm at Felicita's (UVic). Free.

JAM SESSION - Play till you can’t play no more! All ages. MONDAYS 9pm at Ocean Island Café Lounge.

Free.

KARAOKE - With your hosts Stacey and Thor. 10pm at Paparazzi. Free.

90210 MONDAYS - DJs Jay Somethin' and Levi Somethin' Else spin all your favourite pre-millenium classics. MONDAYS 10pm at Lucky. $TBA. INDUSTRY UNDERGROUND Electro-step and funky house. With Soulfix and Chino. MONDAYS 10pm at Hush. $TBA. OPEN MIC - Hosted by Katherine & David. TUESDAYS 6pm at The Well.

By Donation.

B FLAT ACOUSTIC JAM - The music sounds better with you. TUESDAYS 7:30pm at Slider's (3115 Cedar Hill).

Free.

OPEN MIC - Bring your friends, grab a drink and listen to music. TUESDAYS 8-11:30pm at Whitebird Lounge. Free.

KARAOKE - Hosted by Tina Turnover.

TUESDAYS 8pm at The Castle. Free.

MY BAR KARAOKE STAR - $500 prize for first place. With Miss Liz Barrett. TUESDAYS 8pm at My Bar & Grill. Free.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Felicita's (UVic). $3.

OPEN STAGE - Acoustic or electric, solo or with your band. Amps, drums, piano provided. Dylan Stone hosts.

WEDNESDAYS 8:30pm at the Fort Café. Free.

ZIPP GUNN & GHOSTBELLY Spinning ska, rocksteady, early reggae, soul & funk. WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Logan's. Free.

OPEN MIC NIGHT - Musical madness! Sign up with our host Jack.

WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Ocean Island Café. Free.

BONESHAKER - Goth and industrial DJ night. WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Paparazzi. $3.

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WED. MAR. 14

CAPRICCIO VOCAL ENSEMBLE: TAVERNER TO TAVENER - 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral (930 Burdett). $10-$25. 250-386-1676, choir@ capriccio.ca.

FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES: THE LAFAYETTE STRING QUARTET - Celebrating 20 years at UVic with their School of Music Colleagues. Program includes: SaintSaëns – Septet, Op. 65. 8pm at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. $13.50 & $17.50. finearts.uvic.ca.

LEE ADAMS DONOVAN TRIO - Presented by Open Space. New music. 8pm at Wood Hall, Victoria Conservatory (900 Johnson). $15/$18.

QRISTINA AND QUINN BACHAND - With guests. Celtic. 7:30pm at Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield). $12/$15. 250-472-0999.

THE SUSAN JACKS BENEFIT CONCERT - Promoting organ donation.

7pm at the Farquhar Auditorium (UVic).

250-721-8480, ticket@uvic.ca.

GRADUATING COMPOSERS CONCERT - Composition majors Alex Loewen, Irena Perkovic, and Kevin Thomson present their graduating compositions. 8pm at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall. Free. finearts. uvic.ca.

ED SULLIVAN CARAVAN OF STARS - Rock and roll. 7:30pm at the McPherson (3 Centennial Square). $39.75. rmts.bc.ca.

ROYAL TEA CONCERTS: THE ROMANTIC TENOR - 2:30pm at the Royal Theatre (805 Broughton). $38. rmts.bc.ca.

STEVEN PAGE - Pop. 7:30pm at Alix Goolden Performance Hall (907 Pandora). $25.

A WOMAN’S SHOWCASE Friends of Music Society celebrate International Women's Day. Featuring our women members. 7pm at Eric Martin Theatre (2328 Trent). Free.

250-592-5114.

FRI. MAR. 9 ISLANDS - With Idiot Glee and Kingdom Cloud. Pop. 8pm at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). $15+ service charge. 250-818-2703, michelle@animalproductions.ca.

SONIC LAB - Ajtony Csaba, conductor. 8pm at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (UVic). By donation. finearts.uvic.ca.

TUBA AND EUPHONIUM CLASS RECITAL - Students from the studio of Eugene Dowling. 1pm at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall (UVic). By donation. finearts.uvic.ca.

VICTORIA SYMPHONY LEGACY SERIES: KUERTI, KUERTI AND BEETHOVEN - 8pm at the Royal Theatre (805 Broughton). $33 and up. rmts.bc.ca.

TUES. MAR. 13 STRAIGHT NO CHASER - Acapella.

8pm at the Royal Theatre (805 Broughton). $37.50 and up. rmts.bc.ca.

THE PINNACLE BRASS QUINTET IN CONCERT - 7:30pm at the Church of St. John the Divine. $10/$20. 250858-7380, pinnaclebrass@gmail.com.

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BARD AND BANKER - Tumblin Dice THURSDAY. Run for Cover FRIDAY. Geoffrey Lundstrom SATURDAY .

Kurtis & Ross SUNDAY 8pm. Lola Parks MONDAYS. All shows 9pm unless otherwise noted.

BARTHOLOMEWS -Momentum THURSDAY 8pm. Rock of Ages FRIDAY and SATURDAY 9pm. Randy Tucker SUNDAY 6:30pm. Auntie Kate and the Uncles of Funk WEDNESDAY 8:30pm.

CANOE BREWPUB - Geoff Lundstrom & Jason Cook - The Adults THURSDAY. The Broken Strings FRIDAY. Run For Cover SATURDAY. DJ Primitive WEDNESDAY. All shows 9pm.

DELTA VICTORIA OCEAN POINT RESORT AND SPA - Karel Roessingh FRIDAY and SATURDAY. All shows 6pm.

HERON ROCK BISTRO - Reuben Wier & Stuart Munroe FRIDAY. Janalee and Toni Blodgett MONDAY. All shows 7pm.

HOTEL GRAND PACIFIC - Weekend Jazz. Aurora Scott, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS. 8pm.

IRISH TIMES PUB - The Starbirds THURSDAY-SATURDAY 8:30pm

ONGOING LENTEN LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES - WEDNESDAYS 12:10pm to Apr. 4 at Church of St. Mary the Virgin (1701 Elgin). Admission by donation with proceeds to the BC Cancer Foundation. Bring lunch; coffee and tea provided. 250-598-2212.

VICTORIA FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY: IVONNE HERNANDEZ AND JEREMY WALSH - After open stage. 7:30pm at Norway House (1110 Hillside). $5. victoriafolkmusic.ca.

OSWEGO HOTEL - Live Jazz at the O Bistro. Miranda Sage WEDNESDAY 6pm.

PENNY FARTHING - Ben and Sam THURSDAY. Twango FRIDAY. Roland Barett SATURDAY. All shows 8pm.

STRATH’S CLUBHOUSE - DJ Bellyfish THURSDAY. The Sutcliffes WEDNESDAY. All at 9pm.

SWAN'S - Summer and the Sinners THURSDAY. Backstage Betty FRIDAY. Harris Gilmore and the MoJos SATURDAY. The Moonshiners SUNDAYS 8:30pm. Flying Saucers MONDAYS. Rock Island Ramblers TUESDAYS. House Cats WEDNESDAY. All shows 9pm unless otherwise noted.

THE OFFICE - Northcote THURSDAY and FRIDAY. DJ Dubber SATURDAY. Momentum WEDNESDAY. All shows 8:30pm.

THE SPIRAL - Open mic THURSDAY 6:30pm. Spiral Groove, MONDAY 7pm.

Spiral Swing Orchestra WEDNESDAY 7:30pm. All by donation unless otherwise noted.

THE SUPERIOR - Sunyata THURSDAY. Dave Lang Trio FRIDAY and TUESDAY. Aaron Watson SATURDAY. Rich Brothers SUNDAY. Paul Laverick WEDNESDAY. All shows 6:30pm unless otherwise noted.

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FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST

Recognize Victoria’s best and brightest with Monday’s 10th annual M Awards.

• Vote online at mondaymag.com or

complete this ballot by 5 p.m.

Fri., March 23.

• Qualifying voters entered in a draw for a pass to the gala Tues., April 24, at Club 9ONE9 emceed by Wes Borg.

• Winners announced in April 26 issue of Monday Magazine.

WHO’S ELIGIBLE FOR AN M AWARD?

P Kathryn Calder P Georgia Murray P Vince Vaccaro P Aidan Knight P Mike Edel Other: _______________________________________

P Mary’s Wedding (Pacific Opera Victoria) P Inside (Phoenix Theatre) P The Fabulous Miss Rosie Bitts P Sin City Carnies (Broad Theatrics) P Little Orange Man (SNAFU Dance Theatre) Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE BAND

FAVOURITE OVERALL PRODUCTION

P Slam Dunk P Current Swell P Quoia P Rocky Mountain Rebel Music P Open Relationship Other: _______________________________________

P Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

(Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre) P The Laramie Project (Langham Court Theatre) P Twelfth Night (Phoenix Theatre) P A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. (Theatre Inconnu) P Ride the Cyclone (Atomic Vaudeville) Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE JAZZ/BLUES ARTIST OR GROUP -

Victoria —or have lived here for part of 2011.

• Performances/shows/events must

have taken place in Greater Victoria in 2011.

• For publications and recordings,

publisher/label can be outside Victoria, but writer/artist must be from Greater Victoria and the work issued in 2011.

• This is the nominee list.

Votes determine the short list.

Only the short list invited to the gala.

RULES • One print or online ballot per person.

Must vote in minimum of 10 categories.

P Emily Carr String Quartet P Ken Lavigne P Victoria Symphony P Greater Victoria Youth Orcherstra P Shoko Inoue Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE HARDCORE/METAL/PUNK ARTIST OR GROUP P SYN{A}PSE P Reaver P Unicron P Angry Snowmans P Open Relationship Other: _______________________________________

NEW P Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra P Brad Prevedoros, Niel Gordon and Greg Joy v v P Bucan Bucan P Adonis Puentes P Qristina and Quinn Bachand Other: _______________________________________ NEW FAVOURITE HIP HOP/R N B/URBAN ARTIST OR GROUP P Langdon Auger P Georgia Murray P DRLCTS P Fight in the Fields P Ashleigh Eymann Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE COMEDY PERFORMER

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL DANCE ____________________________________________

FILM & VISUAL ARTS FAVOURITE VISUAL ARTIST -

NEW BEST ELECTRONIC MUSIC/DJ

P Steve Chmilar P Linny D Vine P Deryk Houston P Hinda Avery P April Caverhill Other: _______________________________________

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BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL FILM

FAVOURITE FICTION BOOK P Half Blood Blues - Esi Edugyan P I’ll See You in my Dreams - William Deverell P The Hunt of the Unicorn - C.C. Humphreys P Into That Darkness - Steven Price P Prick: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist - Ashley Little Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE NON-FICTION BOOK P Come From the Shadows - Terry Glavin P Death Benefits - Sarah N. Harvey P Campie - Barbara Stewart P Walk Like a Man - Robert Wiersema P Glorious Victorians- Nick Russell Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE BOOK OF POETRY P Apologetic - Carla Funk P Framing the Garden - Linda Rogers P Unearthed - Janet Marie Rogers P Voices from the Edge - Dvora Levin P Small Mechanics - Lorna Crozier Other: _______________________________________

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL LITERATURE ____________________________________________

COMMUNITY FAVOURITE FOODIE EVENT P Dine Around Victoria P Culinaire P Feast of Fields P Taste P Fernwood Bites Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE BOOZY EVENT ______________________________________________

FAVOURITE ANNUAL MUSIC EVENT OR FESTIVAL ____________________________________________

FAVOURITE ART SHOW

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL MUSIC

P Greenwash (Open Space) P Transformations (V.I. Sculptor’s Guild) P Contemporary North: Drawings from Cape Dorset (Madrona Gallery) P Retinal Circus (Olio Cooperative) P The Rosen Women (Martin Batchelor Gallery) Other: _______________________________________

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BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL VISUAL ARTS

NEW BEST OPEN MIC

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

NAME:

P Ballet Rocks (Ballet Victoria) P Dream Cab (Monique Salez and Jenny Clarke) P Cheesecake Burlesque Revue (various) P The Nutcracker Suite (Canadian Pacific Ballet) P Recuerdos (Alma de Espana Flamenco) Other: _______________________________________

P Bright and Vivid - Kathryn Calder P Long Time Ago - Current Swell P The Shivers - Slam Dunk P Livin’ on the Island - The Stowaways P Hard Times - Himalayan Bear Other: _______________________________________

NEW FAVOURITE ART GALLERY

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Employees of Black Press and sponsors may not vote.

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FAVOURITE DANCE PERFORMANCE BY A LOCAL COMPANY

____________________________________________

FAVOURITE CONCERT PROMOTER

FAVOURITE LOCAL FILMMAKER

FAVOURITE DIRECTOR

FAVOURITE ALBUM

NEW FAVOURITE LIVE MUSIC VENUE

name, address and phone number on the ballot.

P Movie Monday P Open Cinema P Victoria Film Festival P Quote Along Classics P Antimatter Film Festival Other: ______________________________________

LITERATURE

BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF LOCAL THEATRE

NEW FAVOURITE RECORD STORE

• Include your

FAVOURITE FILM EVENT

____________________________________________

____________________________________________

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23 at 818 Broughton Street, V8W 1E4.

______________________________________________

P Sylvia Rhodes (The Lady in the Van) P Zachary Stevenson (FIRE) P Dennis Fitzgerald (And Slowly Beauty...)

P Meg Tilley (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

P Melissa Blank (A Day in the Death of Joe Egg) Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE SPOKEN-WORD PERFORMER

NEW CLUB 9ONE9’S FAVOURITE EMERGING ARTIST

• Return ballot by 5 p.m. Fri., March

FAVOURITE MULTIMEDIA EVENT

FAVOURITE PERFORMER

____________________________________________

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destroyed before counting.

P Art Attire (AGGV) P Off the Grid Art Crawl (Ministry of Casual Living) P Fernwood Pole Painting Project P Iconocraft P Victoria Emerging Art Awards Other: _______________________________________

P Michael Shamata (And Slowly Beauty...)

P Brian Richmond (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

P Linda Hardy (Twelfth Night) P Jacob Richmond and Britt Small (Ride the Cyclone) P Graham McDonald (Pornography) Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE VOCAL ENSEMBLE

• No faxes, e-mails or photocopies.

• Duplicate (stuffed) ballots will be

FAVOURITE ART EVENT

P Ride the Cylcone (Atomic Vaudeville) P Nevermore (Urban Arts Productions) P Good Timber (Other Guys Theatre Co.) P 2 Pianos 4 Hands (Belfry Theatre) P Son of Africville (Justin Carter) Other: _______________________________________

FAVOURITE CLASSICAL PERFORMER OR GROUP

DEADL E MARCHIN 23!

____________________________________________

FAVOURITE MUSICAL

P Kelby MacNayr P Miranda Sage P Marc Atkinson P Josh Dixon P Cold Cut Combo Other: _______________________________________

NEW

14 New C ategories !

NEW FAVOURITE EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST

NEW FAVOURITE NEW PRODUCTION -

FAVOURITE ROOTS/WORLD ARTIST OR GROUP

• Individuals must live in Greater

CONCERTS THURS. MAR. 8

MON. MAR. 12

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ADDRESS:

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FAVOURITE ANNUAL NON-MUSIC EVENT OR FESTIVAL ____________________________________________

NEW FAVOURITE NEW FESTIVAL ___________________________________________

NEW FAVOURITE ATHLETE OR TEAM ___________________________________________

NEW FAVOURITE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ___________________________________________

NEW NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR ___________________________________________

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People from our past are back in our lives

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your past, this is a certainty. What ll Signs: Mercury is interesting is these contacts retrograde is here might prompt you to modify your and it lasts until goals for the future in some way.

April 4 (although Privately, you feel inspired about not until April 23 something or by someone. You can things truly go forward). feel more in touch with what is Since each Mercury retrograde good within you (if that doesn’t takes place in a different sign, sound too corny). Even though it affects us differently each children are a big responsibility time it occurs. Generally speakfor many of you, you have a sense ing, Mercury retrogrades bring GEORGIA of getting closer to what it is you transportation delays, car and NICOLS really want to do. Maybe you just truck problems, delayed mail, have to give yourself permission? delayed services and misplaced paperwork along with lost keys, books, gloves — you name it. (Also strikes.) Silly goofy errors CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 in communication abound. People from our It’s been decades since Mercury retrograde past are back in our lives. The good news is this took place at the top of your chart. This is week Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto are dancnew! Essentially, it means you’ll be in contact ing with each other, which is a powerful blesswith authority figures from your past: bosses, ing! (Hey, you win some, you lose some.) All we parents, teachers and VIPs. This could be an can do is work with what we have and make the opportunity for closure. It could be an opporbest of it. (I like life; it’s something to do.) tunity to reopen a job or a project. It could be an opportunity to reconnect. Meanwhile, enjoy a wonderfully popular week ahead! All ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 group situations, whether they are small coffee You’ll feel this particular Mercury retroklatches or large conventions, will please you. grade because it starts off in your sign and More than that, they will benefit you. Get out then retrogrades into Pisces on March 23. It and schmooze because this is where it’s at for is virtually a strong Aries hit. (“Agent down!”) you this week.

Your best defense is to allow extra time for everything and be extra mindful about what you say to others and where you put things. You LEO JULY 23-AUG 22 can also expect to run into ex-partners and old It’s a bit touch-and-go for your sign because friends, which could be delightful or horrific Mercury retrograde will impact your travel. In depending on the past. The good news, howother words, trips could be delayed, changed or ever, is lots of wonderful activity is taking place complicated. (I hate it when “it’s complicated.”) in your House of Earnings. Expect more money.

You can also expect confusion regarding the Expect more goodies. You will probably buy media, television, radio and publishing, as well yourself lovely things as well. You might even as anything to do with higher education, medisee new ways of earning money. Ka-ching! cine and the law. This is the downside. The upside is that past projects in publishing, higher education and the media will be unusually easy TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 to finish. (Yes!) Meanwhile, your reputation Any of the difficulties you experience this is shining! Everyone notices you and is totally weeThis is a powerful and wonderful time impressed. This is a good week to ask for a raise for you. For starters, this Mercury retrograde or promotion, or for anything that can promote can be useful to you because it will hugely your good name. “Look at me! facilitate any kind of research you’re doing. In other words, if you’re digging for answers or solutions, you can easily find them. Beyond VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 22 that, both Jupiter and Venus line up in your The month ahead is an excellent time to sign this week (which is fantastic), in addition deal with old matters related to taxes, debt, to which, they’re enjoying a lovely dance with bills, insurance, inheritances and shared propPluto and Mars. It’s a great time for creativity erty. You can accomplish a lot. Your energy and artistic efforts. New opportunities to travel plus the energy of the universe will facilitate or explore publishing, legal matters and even your attempts to wrap up loose ends in these belief systems might evolve. Lots of very excitareas. Things will fall into place like magic. ing changes are at hand. You are blessed. (“Afghanistanbananastan!”) Meanwhile, wonderful opportunities to travel for pleasure and explore romance with people from other GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 countries and different backgrounds exist for Mercury is your ruler, and this month you this week. (Hola!) In addition, favourable everyone is in the thick of Mercury retrograde. situations with the media, higher education, Expect communication snafus and lots of silly publishing, medicine and the law also exist. errors that cause inefficiency and frustrations.

Milk this for all it’s worth!

You’ll definitely be in contact with friends from

LIBRA SEPT 23-OCT 22

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22-DEC 21

AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18

This is a beneficial week for you. Of course, Mercury retrograde is opposite your sign, which means you’ll be dealing with ex-partners more than usual or they will figure in your life in some way. (“Go! And never darken my towels again.”) But the major benefit for you will be financial. It looks like all kinds of gifts, goodies and favours from others will come your way. Some of you will inherit, others will benefit indirectly through your partner’s raise or bonus. All these good vibes can also translate into great sex for many of you. (Woody Allen was right. “Having sex is like playing bridge.

If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.”)

Things are looking so good in your job! Of course, you expected this because this is the year when you can get a better job or improve your existing job, or at least get a few perks or make where you work more attractive and beautiful — something! This week is a beauty!

Ask for a raise. Ask for a promotion. Ask for anything you want. The odds are you’ll get it. Work-related travel is likely. Even romance might spring up at work. It’s all good and it should lead to increased earnings and a better reputation with bosses. Meanwhile, old flames are back on the scene along with a prior situation with kids. Deal with this with grace. (Don’t be too frank.)

I figure forewarned is forearmed so let’s take a look at this again. Mercury retrograde is actually taking place in its own home this time when it comes to the chart of Aquarius. That’s almost a surefire guarantee for transportation delays, car problems, missed buses, delayed mail, confused communications and increased involvement with siblings and relatives who you haven’t seen for ages. (“Can you spare $50?”) The good news is everything to do with home, family and your whole domestic scene is beautifully blessed this week! You might move to nicer digs. You might improve your home through redecorating or pleasing purchases.

Family gatherings will delight you. It’s all very warm and loving. (Gosh.

SCORPIO OCT 3-NOV 21

CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 19

You can’t avoid it. This Mercury retrograde is hitting you in your job, your health, and anything regarding small pets. (Whaaat?) This means you might lose your pet or have silly frustrations with your precious friend in the next month. (“Oh where, oh where, has my little dog gone?”) The angst in your job will be classic: cancelled meetings, staff shortages, lost paperwork, cheques late in the mail, missed deliveries, confused communications, equipment breakdowns and power outages. Oy vey!

But hey, there is an upside. You can also finish or wrap up a tremendous amount of work that has already begun. Just do it. Meanwhile, friendships and partnerships blossom beautifully!

It’s fun city for Capricorns this week! Time to par-tay! In varying degrees (the extent to which you socialize on a regular basis), you’ll enjoy parties, the theatre, sports events, fun occasions, flirtations, love affairs, romances and getaway vacations. Playful times with children will delight. Your motto this week is, “Be happy! Have fun!” And why not? After all, you’re a hard-working sign and you are reaping the rewards of the seeds you have planted in the last decade. Why not enjoy yourself? Live a little! Meanwhile, back at the ranch, relatives you haven’t seen for ages are gathering and foraging through your fridge. (“Prime rib!”) Many of them will want bedding and blankets as well.

(You got it – they’re here to stay.)

PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20 There’s no question that this month you’re determined to wrap up old financial matters.

You want to clean this stuff up! Some of you are dealing with old problems at work. And for many, if you’re looking for work, retrace your steps and apply where you worked before or where you might’ve applied before. However, this is a lovely week for you! You feel happy, optimistic, excited and playful. Something about your everyday surroundings is more upbeat. You’re enthusiastic about whatever is happening. Time spent with siblings and relatives will be rewarding and happy. This is also a great week for writers, teachers and actors. (Go do that voodoo that you do so well.)

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FRI. MAR. 9 2012 HOME AND GARDEN SHOW - Featuring Jillian Harris from The Bachelorette. 12pm at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (1925 Blanshard). To SUNDAY. info@ chbavictoria.com. $7-$17.50.

SMALL CHANGE PERSONAL FINANCE EXPO - Lectures, prizes and more. 12pm at the Victoria Conference Centre (720 Douglas).

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WEDNESDAYS to Feb. 29. 7pm at the Church of Truth, Community of Conscious Living (111 Superior). Free or by donation. cotvictoria.ca, 250380-6383.

A COURSE IN MIRACLES - Unite the light in you. In-depth study group.

MONDAYS 7pm at James Bay New Horizons (234 Menzies). $2. 250-2209797.

WAY OF MASTERY - Taking you from sleep to wakefulness, from illusion to reality. Reminding you of who you are. WEDNESDAYS 7pm at 415-200 Dallas. By donation. 250920-0948.

ZEN MEDITATION - Learn Zen mediation. TUESDAYS 7pm in the Interfaith Chapel (UVic). Free. 250721-8338.

DROP-IN MEDITATION - Includes guided meditation, practical instruction and discussion. MONDAYS 7pm and WEDNESDAYS 10am at Bodhichitta Buddhist Centre (2020A Douglas). WEDNESDAYS 7pm at Fairfield United Church (1303 Fairfield).

THURSDAYS 7pm James Bay United Church (511 Michigan). 250-592-7164, meditateinvictoria.org.

COMMUNITY BECOME AN AVI VOLUNTEER Volunteer with AIDS Vancouver Island. AIDS Vancouver Island (713 Johnson, 3rd floor). 250-384-2366 ext 2262, leslie.robinson@avi.org.

THE ARAB SPRING ONE YEAR LATER: REVOLUTION, RESOLUTION AND RESENTMENT - A public forum with UVic scholars.

THURSDAY 7pm, Harry Hickman 105 (UVic). Free. 250-721-6325.

GIGGLES AND WIGGLES - Wiggle to the library for a 20 minute storytime.

For young children and their families.

Kids under 3 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required.

THURSDAY 10:3am at Emily Carr Branch. 250-475-6100.

AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR DIANNA BONDER: MAKING A PICTURE BOOK - Wonder what it takes to make a picture book? For Grades 4 to 6. FRIDAY 10:30am Bruce Hutchison Branch, 250-727-0104 and FRIDAY 1:30pm Oak Bay Branch, 250-592-2489.

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FENG SHUI FOR A BALANCED LIFE - Did you know that the stuff you have in your home affects how you feel? This interactive workshop will give you practical changes you can make at home to improve your life. SATURDAY 10:25am at Nellie McClung Branch. Register at 250-4777111, gvpl.ca.

ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY - With Victoria MP Denise Savoie.

SUNDAY 1pm at the Belfry (1291 Gladstone). RSVP 250-363-3600.

THE VICTORIA FIBROMYALGIA NETWORKING (SUPPORT) GROUP - 1pm MONDAY at the First Metropolitan United Church (932 Balmoral). $2. 250- 381-5202, 250-381-1182.

LEGO MINDSTORMS ROBOTICS - Calling all budding engineers and scientists. Build and program a robot.

Ages 10-13. MONDAY 10am at Bruce Hutchison Branch, 250-727-0104; MONDAY 2pm at Central Library, 250-413-0365; TUESDAY 10am at Emily Carr Branch, 250-475-6100; TUESDAY 2pm at Oak Bay Branch, 250-592-2489.

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TOASTMASTERS JUNIOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP - Helping kids ages 8-11 build communication and leadership skills. SATURDAYS 10:30am to Apr. 28 at Bruce Hutchison Branch (except Mar. 17 and 24th).

250-727-0104, gvpl.ca.

TECH BUDDIES: TEEN VOLUNTEERS AT THE GREATER VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY Volunteer with older adults, using your skills with computers and other new technologies. Ages 13-18. FRIDAYS to Mar. 23, 3:15pm at Central Library.

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THE GREAT AFTER-WORK, AFTERSCHOOL UN-CRUMPLE - Massage and exercises to undo the effects of repetitive work on your hands, arms, and eyes. TUESDAYS 5:15pm at 200535 Yates. $15, profits to local health & wellness charity. Space limited.

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ARM INJURY REPAIR AND PREVENTION - Lunchtime presentation by local massage therapist. THURSDAYS 12:15pm at 200-535 Yates. $15, profits to local health & wellness charity. Space limited. 250-589-8655.

SUBMISSIONS WANTED Maritime Museum is accepting art from kids 5-12 that represents what it means to live by the ocean. Deadline June 30. 250-385-4222, mdieno@ mmbc.bc.ca.

SPACE NEEDED - After 50 years, Lansdowne Co-op Preschool needs a new home with at least 1000 square feet indoors, and an outdoor area.

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OPENING ★★★★ A SEPARATION -(Odeon) This Oscar-winning drama from Iran features a marital dispute that widens into deceit, confusion, and tragedy.

Easily one of the best films in recent years. See review.

JOHN CARTER -(Capitol/SilverCity/ Westshore) Although Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous as the creator of Tarzan he also wrote a series of epic sci-fi adventures about a Civil War vet who magically travels to Mars, there to have astonishing and violent adventures with strange beings. Starts Fri. A THOUSAND WORDS- (Capitol) Eddie Murphy, whose incredible talents sadly include a knack for starring in dreadful comedies, is back with a whopper: after lying to a spiritual guru, Murphy's literary-agent character learns a very harsh lesson about words and their consequences.

Starts Fri.

SILENT HOUSE -(Capitol) Elizabeth Olsen, who had a remarkable breakout performance in Marcy Martha May Marlene, looks equally good in a stripped-down horror flick about two people trapped in a house filled with the spirit of evil. Starts Fri. FRIENDS WITH KIDS -(Odeon) Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic. Supposedly, this is a comedy. Starts Fri. ★★ HAPPY FEET 2 -(Capitol/Uni 4) Those dancing penguins are back, in a bombastic and poorly plotted sequel that will only appeal to those who enjoy being bludgeoned by cuteness.

Featuring the vocal talents of Elijah Wood and Robin Williams. Starts Mon., Mar. 12.

ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP–WRECKED -(Capitol/Uni 4) Those helium-voiced rodents return to bring their special brand of joy to children (if not their parents). Starts Mon., Mar. 12

CONTINUING ★★ ACT OF VALOR -(SilverCity) Real Navy SEALS enact a fictional tale about elite soldiers going up against narco-terrorists, jihadists, and other threats to our comfy way of life in the west. ★★★½ THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN -(Caprice) Steven Spielberg does a great -- if slightly feverish -- adaptation of the revered comics from the 1930s and '40s starring a boy reporter who travels the world having great adventures.

ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIP–WRECKED -(Caprice) Those helium-voiced rodents are back to bring their special brand of joy to children (if not their parents). ★★★½ THE ARTIST -(Odeon) Oscar says: silence is golden! Dazzling lead performances highlight this delightful homage to silent movies (which in some ways is more a whimsy than a real film).

BIG MIRACLE -(Caprice) Drew Barrymore stars in a heartfelt movie (based on real events) about a news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who work to save a family of grey whales trapped by ice in the Arctic Circle.

CHRONICLE -(Caprice) Three high school buddies develop super powers, then find their friendship tested as their pranks start to take on a much darker aspect. ★★★ THE DESCENDANTS -(Odeon/Caprice) The newest film from Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Sideways) stars George Clooney as a wealthy man who has to rebuild relationships with his daughters after his wife has a terrible accident. Although episodic and digressive, this is an affecting drama. ★★ DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX(Odeon/SilverCity/Westshore) This is an over-stuffed, garishly coloured eco-parable that is preachy and only fitfully engaging. Featuring the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron and Taylor Swift.

GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE -(Westshore) Nicholas Cage once again reprises his role as an avenger from beyond the grave, in a third-tier Marvel Comic adaptation that has staggered from bad to worse. ★★ GONE -(SilverCity) Amanda Seyfried gets spunky in a ho-hum thriller about a young woman who survived an encounter with a serial killer only to become convinced that the same predator has just kidnapped her sister. The cops don't believe her and she has to go it alone.

GOON -(SilverCity) The subject of hockey violence is explored in a raunchy comedy that has been slashed by most critics. ★★★ THE GREY -(Caprice) Liam Neeson heads up a manly cast in an adventure-thriller about the survivors of a plane crash whose struggle to survive in snowy wilderness is exacerbated tenfold by a wolf pack that wants them for dinner. A bit talky, but a well made and thoughtful movie. ★★★★ HUGO -(Uni 4) Although Martin Scorsese isn't exactly known as a child-friendly filmmaker he got lots of Oscar gold for this beguiling tale of a 1930s Paris orphan who lives in the walls of a train station and gets involved with a legendary filmmaker from the earliest days of cinema. The great cast includes Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Christopher Lee.

★★★ THE IRON LADY -(Capitol) Meryl Streep finally got a date with Oscar for her amazing turn as Margaret Thatcher, in a biopic of England's first female prime minister that explores her polarizing politics and the price she paid for power.

Smoothly directed, although a bit of a standard "greatest hits" kind of biography.

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND -(Westshore/SilverCity) There's lots of action and adventure in this fantasy tale of a rescue mission to a mysterious island that is home to lots of strange -- and dangerous -- critters. With Dwayne Johnson and Michael Caine. ★★★★ PINA -(Odeon) This Oscar-nominated documentary by legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) is a wonderfully lensed portrait of avant garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. The braver fans of modern dance will love it; others, not so much. ★★ PROJECT X -(Capitol/SilverCity/ Westshore) Three high school seniors throw "the party of a lifetime," which inevitably spirals into chaos and debauchery -- and that's before most of the neighbourhood gets destroyed.

It's lewd, crude and occasionally funny. ★★½ SAFE HOUSE -(SilverCity/ Westshore) Denzel Washington is great playing a rogue CIA agent -- unfortunately, all the violence and jerky, Bourne-style camerawork can't obscure how derivative the plot is.

Ryan Reynolds is along for the ride. ★★½ THIS MEANS WAR -(SilverCity/Westshore) In this lively rom-com Reese Witherspoon sparks incendiary battle when she starts dating two CIA partners, who then compete increasingly aggressively for her affections. Slick, shallow, but entertaining. ★★★★ TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY -(Odeon) Don't miss this superb adaptation of John Le Carré's classic novel of double agents and Cold War espionage. The marvelous cast includes Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Toby Jones.

THE VOW -(Uni 4/Caprice) Romantics can keep the spirit of Valentine's alive by watching this sudsy confection about a woman (Rachel McAdams) who wakes up from a coma with no recollection that she's married. Her distraught husband (Channing Tatum) has to make her fall in love with him all over again. ★★ WANDERLUST -(Odeon/ Westshore) Two impoverished yuppies explore the world of a hippie commune in a hit-and-miss comedy starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston. See review. ★★½ WE BOUGHT A ZOO -(Caprice). Matt Damon plays a recent widower who takes his young family and decides to renovate and re-open a small zoo. Sentimental fluff, sure, but Damon elevates the material ... and the animals are great. With Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church. Based on a true story.. ★★★ WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN -(Capitol) Tilda Swinton is superb in an overly arty drama about a woman who realizes that her young boy is growing into a strange and violent teenager. With John C. Reilly.

See review. ★★★ WOMAN IN BLACK -(Caprice) The post-Hogwarts Daniel Radcliffe is glumly effective in this deliberately old-fashioned and eminently English ghost story that's full of gothic mood and eerie goings on in a small village..

LEAVING THURS. ★★★½ THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY -(Capitol/SilverCity)

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MOVIE MONDAY - Screening Daddy and Papa: A Story About Gay Fathers in America. This heart-warming doc from 2002 chronicles the challenges and rewards of adopting and raising children. 6:30pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595-FLIC. moviemonday.ca.

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