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Call the guards to Ogden Point or almost 100 years, Victorians and visitors have been walking 800 metres out into Victoria’s harbour, with only a cement platform at their feet and the breeze as their barrier. Now, for the first time since its completion in 1916, DANIELLE the Ogden Point breakwater will POPE be strapped with guardrails. news@ The Greater Victoria mondaymag.com Harbour Authority (GVHA) has announced that handrails will be installed along the Victoria landmark “to make the breakwater more accessible and enhance safety.”

“The world has changed a lot from 100 years ago, and our sense of safety and understandings of that are different from what they used to be,” says Curtis Grad, GVHA president and CEO. “This was something that, for myself as chief executive officer, I had to do.”

Grad says the decision came when a review showed the current structure would not match the Canada Labour Code, which requires fall protection for GVHA workers and contractors maintaining the breakwater.

“The option was either install guardrails or close down the breakwater, and the latter was not an option,” Grad says.

The new post-and-cable design handrails are estimated to cost $400,000 to $500,000 for installation and an annual $10,000 to $20,000 for maintenance, which the GVHA is funding through its internal capital reserves. The rails will meet the labour code and will also allow the breakwater to open for those in wheelchairs and scooters to freely access its full length. Grad believes it will also provide peace of mind for families with small children, the elderly and those with balance/vertigo conditions walking on the breakwater, or those pausing to take in the view.

“Retaining the unique experience of the breakwater was an important consideration in designing this safety upgrade,” Grad says. “In selecting a handrail design, GVHA was very conscious of preserving the spectacular views while providing the necessary protection for the public and our maintenance team.”

Installation of the guardrails will begin in January, and will see the breakwater closed for construction until its completion, estimated around March. The project also includes a new set of stairs by the lighthouse and upgrades to the entrance. Access to the fishing area will not be affected, and Grad says the GVHA spent time consulting with First Nations advisors, who impressed the importance of fishing off the breakwater for cultural traditions. Grad says he is expecting some backlash from the community on the decision, but adds that while he is not aware of any accidents or deaths off the breakwater, the accountability lands at the feet of the GVHA. “Doing the right thing is not always the popular thing, but it’s still the right thing to do as a responsible property owner,” says Grad. “Ten years from now, people will say, ‘Can you believe they ever didn’t have handrails here?’”

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The Odgen Point breakwater will be receiving handrails (artistic render above) from the GVHA for Christmas this year, in a “done deal” that will see installation close the 800-metre structure from January to March.

GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST Twinkles on the tree will be more symbolic on Friday, Dec. 21, as the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness will host a candlelight vigil to remember those we lost in 2012.

All are invited to the annual National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to remember Victorians experiencing homelessness who died this year.

Cities across North America will host similar vigils on the first day of winter and the longest night of the year.

In Victoria, the event is a venue for public reflections on recent deaths and how to address the causes and consequences.

Join the remembrance Friday, 4:30-5:30pm at the Whale Wall Park (Yates and Wharf).

SANTA FILLS EVERY STOCKING Santa will come again this year to those living in Pacifica Housing’s four supported housing complexes, as each individual will receive a stocking, thanks to the Extreme Outreach Society’s Warm-ASoul program.

This is the second year in a row Pacifica Housing tenants will benefit from the program, which sees nearly 1,000 stockings collected and delivered to those in need each Christmas.

“The holidays are a particularly challenging time for a lot of the individuals living in our supported housing as many are estranged from their families,” said Karyn French, executive director of Pacifica Housing. “The stockings will mean a great deal.”

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Have a cigar . . . or not n a cold, wet wintry day this week (which particular day doesn’t matter since they were all cold, wet and wintry), I had a sudden urge to get out of the house, call up some pals and enjoy a rich, Cuban cigar, a mug of good coffee and a jovial chat.

Some of the lads said they would rather have a hearty pint of chocolate stout or at least a wee snifter of cognac on the side.

GRANT Unfortunately, the only place we’re allowed to McKENZIE indulge in such socially repellent habits is in somebody’s cold garden shed with a handmade sign outside that editor@ reads: “Cuban Appreciation Society. No Entry Allowed mondaymag.com — unless one of us is in trouble with a spouse and the rest of us can rib him/her about it.”

I remember fondly those wintry nights when the lads and lassies could head to the neighbourhood pub, slip our shoes off by the fire, order a pint and light up a cigar. Everybody knew pubs were smoky and boisterous and no place for kids — and everyone was happy.

But then Big Brother decided that the good of the many outweighed the needs of the few, so smoking — although cigarettes and cigars would remain legal to purchase — should be banned in all indoor public places.

No exceptions. No arguments. Just do as we say.

I’ve never had a problem with smoking being banned in restaurants and movie theatres and any place that allows children. But I find it ridiculous that pubs and cigar lounges can’t get special licenses to operate a smoking environment. The free market should be allowed to decide if this is a moneymaking or money-losing proposition, not a government mandate.

But government loves laws.

“Marijuana is illegal. Why?” “Because we say so.”

“But alcohol is more dangerous and its legal. Why?” “Because we say so.”

“Cigarettes are legal.”

“Yes.” “But we’re not allowed to smoke where we enjoyed it most. Why?” “Because we say so.”

“What’s next?”

“You can’t feed the birds.”

“Really?”

“Yes. You also can’t feed the raccoons, squirrels, rabbits or deer.”

“What if the raccoons sneak through the cat door and eat my cat’s food?”

“The fine is $350.”

“Raccoon stew it is. Thanks, Big Brother. Have a cigar.” M

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UMBRELLAS TO BLOCK RAIN OF VIOLENCE While Red Umbrella Day quietly happened on Dec. 17, there’s still time to call for an end to violence against sex workers — a stat that has risen by 56 per cent in Victoria over the last three years. Learn more: peers.ba.ca.

TOPPING OFF SANTA’S NAUGHTY LIST We’re pretty disturbed by the reported gun-point mugging that happened in Hillside area on Tues., Dec. 18, adding to an increasing list of not-so-nice crimes. Come on, people — Santa is going to pass Victoria by completely.

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CONTENTS VOL. 38, NO. 51 Dec. 20 - 26, 2012

NEWS & VIEWS

MONDAY LIFE

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THE WEEK

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FOOD & DRINK - PAM GRANT

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REPORT CARD

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GEORGIA NICOLS HOROSCOPE

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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LETTERS

MONDAY GUIDE

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KIERAN REPORT

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CITY WATCHDOG

CITY SOMETHING Unleash your inner bombshell, but stay classy

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LIVE MUSIC Three performance venues closing in the city

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FILM & LIBATION Hobbit entertains, but some scenes carry to point of tedium

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SURVIVING CHRISTMAS

Richard Routledge still remembers the woman who called him in tears a few Christmas Eves ago. Her husband had just left her and she wanted to know: how could she explain to her young children why there would be no presents and no daddy?

Designated driving services, such as Home Safely — brainchild of Michael Hardie, left, and Justin Wayne — are redefining how Victorians experience the party.

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Re: Installation of handrails at Ogden Point Breakwater Instead of fencing, why not just install a wheelchair-friendly, still lockable gate?

One assumes that the three-metre breakwater width is sufficient for safe mobility; or will fencing also entail a hefty, regularly scheduled, not-forprofit of course, maintenance contract to repair damage from impacts that have prevented wheelchairs from otherwise careening off into the drink? But locking (the gate) denies users a really neat benefit of fencing: no

need to deny stormwatchers the joys of getting out onto the breakwater in wild weather! Doubtless, scores of people will want to get soaked right through, headto-toe, by walls of biting cold spray.

Currently, when in stronger gusts spray comes over the walls along Dallas Road, no one scurries “almostgot-me!” out of the way; on the contrary, folks habitually dash right in with great enthusiasm to revel in repeated hits of refreshing Salish Sea, don’t they? For more, check out: breakwaterbuzz.blogspot.com BAT-AMI HENSEN, VICTORIA

Protest can’t be denied Re: Spectators barred from Enbridge hearings in Victoria Let me see if I have this straight, here.

We send our F-18s and our warships to the Mediterranean to protect the people in Libya and enforce their right to demonstrate, but the hell with our right to demonstrate a pipeline or anything else right here at home? When did we become Communist China, North Korea or the Soviet Union? Last time I checked, our constitution and charter of rights included the right to demonstrate. Do you feel and hear that earthquake

across our land? That rumble and tumble is over a million Canadians who fought against Germany, which we defeated in two world wars, twisting and turning in their graves cause the very rights they fought for are being subverted.

Since when are we locked out of meetings that can affect our lives and our environment?

I am calling on people to come out in the masses on Jan. 5 and Jan. 7-11 at the Delta Ocean Pointe and protest anyway. Regardless of what side you're on over the pipeline, we can at least all agree on our right to demonstrate.

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STREET SMARTS What did you ask Santa for this year?

KIERAN REPORT

You may already be supporting Enbridge wonder how this province’s tens of thousands of working and retired public servants would feel if they knew that hundreds of millions of their precious and powerful BRIAN pension-fund dollars KIERAN are being dedicated bkieran@ to the pumping of tar mondaymag.com sands bitumen across B.C. and to the export of raw logs?

I suspect they’d be righteously ticked. I have discovered that the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCIMC) has heavy investments in Enbridge Inc. and Brookfield Assets Management, which owns Island Timberlands.

Enbridge needs no introduction. Its plan to pump bitumen from Alberta to Kitimat through the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline has galvanized many thousands of British Columbians in protest. Many of those protesters are public servants and the unions that represent them and they were very well represented when more than 3,000 citizens protested the pipeline on the front lawn of the legislature in October.

In last week’s column, I wrote about Island Timberlands and its plans to log

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in ecologically sensitive old growth stands on Cortes Island. The company likes to export raw logs to the U.S. and Asia. In that column, I mused about the provincial government’s lack of stewardship on the issue. Now, I know why my antenna was vibrating.

What we have here is a corporation joined at the hip with government which is investing public money to support corporate agendas that most of their clients oppose vehemently. I know some Third World tin pot dictators who would be green with envy.

What kind of coin are we talking about? In the case of Enbridge, 10.4 million shares worth $405 million. In the case of Brookfield, 6.5 million shares worth $205 million. (Source: BCIMC Investment Inventory List as of March 31, 2012) BCIMC administers $92 billion that finance the retirement benefits of more than 500,000 members of public sector pension plans, including university and college instructors and staff, municipal employees, healthcare workers, firefighters, police officers, public servants, teachers, and employees of WorkSafeBC, ICBC and BC Hydro.

Established under the Public Sector Pension Plans Act in 1999, BCIMC is headquartered all snuggly with other government ministry offices over at the Selkirk Waterfront complex. The corporation advertises itself as an independently man-

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aged investment agency “at arm’s length from government thereby avoiding potential conflicts that can develop between government’s policy decisions and the management of public sector trust funds.”

This arm’s length relationship to government policy makers sounds pretty convincing on paper. But, the devil is in the details.

In BCIMC’s case, the devil is the finance minister who appoints three of the seven members of the BCIMC board of directors.

One of those three has to be the chair of the board.

The fact of the matter is that when this duck quacks it sounds just like any other government agency. Arguing that BCIMC is immunized against governmental influence is about as valid as making the same assumption about a corporation like BC Ferries with its theoretical independence.

BCIMC says it has started to actively monitor and encourage companies in its portfolio to implement responsible environmental practices. But, this is strictly a bottom line consideration. “If companies are aware of and responsive to the environmental and social impacts of their operations, they can reduce risk to long-term profitability,” the BCIMC spin doctors say.

They might want to consider a caveat about avoiding companies whose corporate agendas offend the majority of the population.

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CITY WATCHDOG

Budget proves huge challenge for council or many of The Capital’s residents, December marks the season of extravagance — of feast and family, celebration and giving. For the City of Victoria, the coming months may well be the season of thrift and sombre contemplation of the cold, hard months of winter yet to come. A few months back, the city made a commitment SIMON to increase property taxes by no more than NATTRASS 3.25 per cent per year for the next three snattrass@ years. This necessitated an immediate budmondaymag.com get cut of at least $6 million — a target that still hasn’t been met.

A recent press release deftly avoided any concrete budget changes, but announced a series of options — including a long overdue cap on police budget increases — that would hold the city over until 2014.

The same release admits that the proposed changes are not a solution, and “a lot of work remains” to achieve 3.25 per cent for 2014 and 2015.

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a challenge. In October, council flinched at the last minute when everything from parking rates to community grants were offered up to fill the budget shortfall. Five options were presented, but in a few short hours expenses had actually increased by $100,000/ year with an additional contribution to the CRD housing fund.

There is another option. The promise to limit rate hikes to 3.25 per cent doesn’t extend to utilities, regional taxes, or any other fees above and beyond property tax. If the city shies away from budget cuts, taxpayers could just wind up paying the same dues from a different pocket. Taking into account the potentially disastrous future of the Johnson Street Bridge and an impending storm drain overhaul, this future is seeming ever more likely.

Even if Victoria manages to simultaneously scale down and avert any financial surprises, outside forces are starting to chip away at The Capital’s savings. BC Transit has voiced its intention to charge the region an additional 7.4-8.4 per cent to maintain its current service level, a threat dwarfed by the $100-million spectre of a new sewage treatment system.

The choice between financial security and largesse is not an easy one, and the city is taking its time picking sides. Unless more can be done to balance the books, the coming New Year will bring little joy for the city and its taxpayers. M

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NEWS & VIEWS > HOLIDAY HELP FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH TRANSITION, CHRISTMAS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE ichard Routledge still remembers the woman who called him in tears a few Christmas Eves ago.

Her husband had just left her and she wanted to know: how could she explain to her young children why there would be no presents — the man had left them with nothing and had frozen her accounts — and why Daddy wouldn’t be with them this year?

“She told me, ‘I just didn’t know who to call, and I don’t know how to do this. I can’t make this work,’” says Routledge, the executive director of BC Families in Transition. “We talked for a while, and I told her we would help her and work with her as long as it takes.”

The story isn’t a rare one to the non-profit organization.

In the 34 years that BC Families in Transition has been in Victoria, the group has helped approximately 10,000 people per year with everything from legal advocacy and counselling to education, access to community resources and helping families find the reset button. But of all the seasons Routledge and his team serve the city’s clientele, none are quite as charged as Christmas.

“We’re bombarded with these images of what the holidays are ‘supposed’ to look like, and so there is so much pressure to perform that it can be the most stressful time,” says Routledge, who has been in the counselling field for 27 years. “Really, Christmas is a time of grieving — and yet it’s also the time when everyone is trying to put on a happy face and pretend everything is perfect, just the way it looks in the movies.”

While January is the busiest month for BC Families in Transition — many couples wait until after the holidays to file for divorce, for DANIELLE POPE example — Routledge still has some words news@mondaymag.com of advice for making it through the season with sanity in tact.

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A challenging time of year

DECLINE INVITATIONS TO BE GUILTY With pressures from family, friends, kids and colleagues, one jovial invitation after the next can quickly become a burden. Instead of saying yes to everything, Routledge suggests getting choosy.

“There is so much pressure to perform beyond what is reasonable, whether that means creating the best decorations, buying everyone the most expensive presents, attending all the parties we’re invited to, or trying to make everyone happy,” he says. “Eventually, we have to say, ‘No thank you,’ and not feel guilty about that.”

Though this step can be the hardest at first, Routledge points out that children who are able to watch parents say ‘no’ guilt-free will grow up knowing where their own comfort limits are, too. And, in the long run, everyone will be happier.

“Commercialism really obscures the view of reality, but people are starting to reject this idea that we should be spending and doing beyond our means,” he says. “It can be a slow process, though, so have patience.”

HONOUR YOUR GRIEVING TIME Sometimes, you have to give yourself the gift of grief, says Routledge. While it can feel easier or stronger to “power through” the holidays with a smile, that message of phony fun creates more tense feelings within ourselves and those around us.

“Be honest with yourself, and honour yourself and your losses enough to allow that grieving process,” he says. “It’s not something that can be rushed, but if we give ourselves space and permission to feel that sadness it relieves so much pressure, rather that pushing it aside to stay ‘happy.’”

CREATE NEW TRADITIONS Nothing softens the realities of loss more than highlighting the new. Though it will be “different,” Routledge suggests encouraging children, family members or even just yourself to develop new traditions, no matter how small, to look forward to.

“Life is a fundamental journey of gains and losses, and the holidays are a time to reflect on the years that have had real losses, but also the new wisdom gained, and the new things that have been brought into our lives — maybe even because of those losses.”

GIVE (UP) MORE TO GET MORE While passing Christmases and blended families can pile on those traditions and expectations, Routledge suggests making some important cuts.

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Richard Routledge of BC Families in Transition says Christmas “can be the most stressful time” for families.

“Sometimes we have to give up more so we can get more, and it can mean cutting some of the things you kind of liked for the things you really loved, so you can get so much more out of that,” he says. “Make some decisions about what really holds meaning to you.”

ENJOY A PIE — THE CHART VARIETY Balance plays an important role this time of year against already hectic schedules, but Routledge says it’s often a time when couples will put time together or time for themselves on the backburner, and avoid bringing up things that need to be talked about in an effort to keep the mood amicable.

“If we think of a pie chart, there’s time for work, time for family, time for spouse and time for self,” he says. “Of all those, self usually goes first, then time for spouse, but that’s when things start to unravel.”

The extra demands of the holidays often accentuate these choices, Routledge says, but aim to balance out the pie, guilt free, even if it only means taking 30 minutes for a solo walk, or setting one evening aside for a date, or de-stress night.

LIGHTEN SANTA’S HOT AIR BALLOON December can highlight all the “needs” and “wants” of the year, which can also inflate overwhelming feelings of stress.

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Routledge says it’s the most important time to consider what’s being held onto that you no longer need — especially the emotional variety.

“Picture yourself in a hot air balloon, and you’ve got your stereo, and your bed, and your stresses, and your baggage, and pretty soon you realize that balloon can’t float anymore,” he says. “You have to decide, ‘What is it time to get rid of?’

Because soon you won’t be able go anywhere.”

STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF While the holidays can be laden with “guilt mines,” Routledge says the best way to step over all of them is to stay true to yourself — aim to budget within your means, do what you truly feel excited to do, and say ‘no’ when you know you should.

“When people talk about regret, the one thing I hear a lot is ‘I could have avoided these losses if I’d just listened to myself.’ But that’s life,” says Routledge. “We learn as we grow, but we don’t always realize that as we are living through the lessons.” M BC Families in Transition relies largely on public donations to fund its programs, and is in need of donations for the new year. To learn more or access resources, visit bcfit.org or call 250-386-4331.

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t’s the moment you take that second drink, but know you still have your car. It’s the time you calculate you’ll have to wait for a cab. It’s the cost of getting all your friends home safely for the night. Designated driving services are redefining how Victorians experience the party scene, with more ways than ever before to get under the influence and not drive.

ing friends to re-launch the business from an idea that first bloomed in 2005. But for Hardie, Home Safely is more than a ride — it’s a tribute.

“Back in 2005, my mom helped me with starting my own business. She came up with the name and the design of the business card, but she passed on over two years ago now with cancer,” says Hardie. “I would like to see this company grow in her memory.”

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Like Home Safely, a handful of other driving services have seen an increase in popularity. Call Mom Designated Driving Service has been delivering Victoria and Duncan residents for the last six years. Owner Kelly McGuire started her company after years of working in security at Sopranos Bar and Grill.

In 2009, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada McGuire now has a team of almost 20 drivers who field up to estimated that a minimum of 1,074 people were killed in 150 calls each weekend. impairment-related car crashes across Canada, and approxi“I just decided that I would rather deal with smart drunk mately 63,338 people were injured. Two years after B.C. people — the ones who call for a ride home,” says McGuire. introduced Canada’s toughest provincial impaired-driving “I’ve still seen some pretty wild things in this job, but it’s law, the Ministry of Justice important to me to know we are taking people off the road DANIELLE POPE estimates that, as of before someone else does.”

November, 104 lives have Of those wild stories, one of McGuire’s favourites is the news@mondaymag.com been saved and impaired man who asked if he could pee out the window of his BMW. driving has dropped significantly in B.C. “I told him, ‘Hey buddy, I can pull over right here,’ but he With a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 per cent now at Criminal said ‘No, no, I’m in a hurry to get home. Do you mind?’ And Code threshold, impaired drivers in B.C. face immediate pen- with that, he unzipped his pants and there he went,” McGuire alties that can take away their vehicle, their licence, and cost says with a laugh. “A few seconds later he was yelling ‘I think them anywhere from $600 to more than $4,000 I’m spraying myself!’ and his girlfriend in the back started in administrative and remedial program costs. screaming ‘You’re spraying me!’”

Cue Home Safely, the brainchild of If McGuire’s tale is any indication, the job requires Michael Hardie, 35, and Justin Wayne, 26. a good sense of humour (or at least patience), I’ve The service functions as an alternative to a solid emergency plan (flashing brake som still s the classic cab: for a few dollars over taxi lights at the chase car) and a e e e fare, drivers will come to collect both clihefty insurance plan. But while p n r thin ent and car. And with one chase car tailsome criticize this type of sergs i etty wi n but l ing the driver, Hardie and Wayne are vice as encouraging people to it’s this jo d able to ensure everyone who fits in the take cars on the road when they imp to m b, client’s car gets home safely. plan on drinking, McGuire ensures o e r t to k a The two men have worked for it’s just the opposite: wait times are are n taki now w t driving companies in the past, but shorter, comfort is ensured and the after the death of two friends in price is barely more than a cab — drivoff t ng peo e highly publicized drunk-driving ers charge by the kilometre rather than p le befo he ro cases, they decided to turn their time plus distance. For example, from a re s d efforts into something more Sopranos (730 Caledonia) to Cook Street o m else e meaningful.

Village is about $17, to UVic is $28 and to doe one “I have lost a few friends Brentwood Bay is $59. s. from drinking and driving and, to be “We will have people call us to drive them honest, I don’t want to lose any more,” says — in their cars — out for the evening and Wayne. “Our dream is to get all drunk drivers off our back again, just because they want to listen to city streets, and make Victoria’s roads safer.” their tunes and be comfortable in their cars and In the early morning of July 16, 2003, at age 19, Beau know they don’t have to wait on a cab later,” says Stirling was driving his 1963 Chevrolet Impala at speeds the McGuire. “And the people who are calling us are RCMP would later determine reached 139 km/h. Wayne’s already making a responsible decision.” friend, Ken Hamilton, was killed along with another man.

Since the September 2010 launch of B.C.’s immediate Court testimony indicated all four people in the car had been roadside prohibition (IRP) program, the number of alcoholdrinking and taking ecstasy. Stirling was convicted on two related motor vehicle deaths decreased to an average of 62 a counts of criminal negligence causing death, and was sen- year, which represents a 46 per cent decrease from the average tenced to three years in jail. of 114 in each of the previous five years. These numbers well In November the same year, Wayne and Hardie lost another exceeded the government’s goal to reduce alcohol-impaired friend, Jesse Briscoe, 17, who had been driving three friends driving fatalities by 35 per cent by the end of 2013. on the TransCanada Highway near Saanich. According to The provincial 2012 Roadside Alcohol and Drug Survey police, the car was likely going double or triple the posted found that 44 per cent fewer drivers had a blood-alcohol speed limit of 80 km/h when Briscoe lost control of the car, content of 0.05 per cent and over, and nearly 60 per cent crossed the highway, struck the concrete divider and flipped fewer drivers were at or over the Criminal Code threshold over several times before slamming into an embankment on of 0.08 per cent. In Saanich and Vancouver particularly, the the other side of the road. Three, including Briscoe, were percentage of drivers with a blood-alcohol content at or above killed, one of whom was pregnant. One person in the car sur- 0.08 per cent fell by 75 per cent between 2010 and 2012. The vived with severe injuries. results also showed that levels of drinking and driving were “We wanted to do something good for our community and the lowest recorded since 1995. our friends, and this seemed like the best option,” says Wayne.

While McGuire is in the business of getting people home “You can still go out and have a good time, but you don’t need to unharmed, she echoes a sentiment that has been heard get your car impounded or endanger everyone’s lives to do it.” through bars and cab companies: the new restrictions have Last month, the two men drew on their team of driv- affected business.

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■ TOW TRUCKS: Many towing companies will tow patrons and their vehicle home. While waits can sometimes be longer, tow trucks are typically less busy than cabs in a Saturday night pinch.

■ BCAA: BCAA’s Safe-Ride-Home Service allows BCAA members one Safe-Ride-Home call per year for the driver and vehicle. 1-800-222-4357 (BCAA membership number required).

■ PUBLIC TRANSIT: BC Transit offers special holiday service on New Years Eve, with all rides free after 6pm. See schedules at: transitbc.com. Some bars and establishments will also offer bus tickets to ensure patrons arrive home safely.

“Those guys who used to tell themselves ‘I’ll just have one beer’ knew they were lying to themselves, then would have to call a cab home, or whatever. Now that it’s one-beer-andyou’re-done, they just don’t go out,” she says. “That $4 beer is automatically a $20 cab ride, just for one. It’s not worth it; we’re feeling that, and the bars are feeling it, too.”

In the government’s survey, B.C. drivers aged 25 to 54 were most likely to have changed their behaviour as a result of the legislation, while those under 25 were most likely to say they never drink and drive.

Yet the government’s survey also found the prevalence of drug use by drivers was essentially unchanged from 2010.

Currently, there is no instrument-based roadside test for drug impairment in Canada, but drivers can be required to submit to a blood test and a complete drug recognition evaluation.

“We still see it — impaired driving — and that’s the problem,” says VicPD Cst. Michael Russell.

Twenty nine impaired drivers were taken off Victoria and Esquimalt roads in VicPD’s first Counter Attack road check campaign, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3.

“Most people understand not to drink and drive, but some people forget that impairment includes drugs, too,” says Russell. “The message is simple, and it’s better to be talking to an officer on the side of the road than have to have an officer visit your family at home.” M

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From now until Jan. 6, the price of admission to Butchart Gardens will not get you the usual abundance of flowers, but tens of thousands of coloured lights. Enjoy dazzling displays featuring the Twelve Days of Christmas, skate on a 5,000-sq.-ft. outdoor rink (skate times run on the hour and last for 40 minutes. $3-$5 admission; $3 rentals) and live music in the piazza from 5pm to 9pm nightly. Drop by the coffee shop to warm up with a chai latte or an eggnog cappuccino. If you’re hungry, add a bowl of clam chowder or turkey stew encased in puff pastry and served with green salad. For heartier fare, visit the Blue Poppy Restaurant dining room for braised lamb shank with creamy polenta, citrus-marinated feta and toasted pine nuts and lamb jus ($16.25) or spicy pork vindaloo served with naan bread and raita ($13.50). Or push the boat out and head to the main dining room of West Coast seafood potage, featuring ling cod, mussels, clams, grilled fennel confit and fingerling potatoes in saffron-scented lobster broth ($34), or pecan-crusted half rack of lamb served with Israeli couscous, kohlrabi, apricot gremolata and demiglace ($39). The Butchart Gardens are open every day of the year at 9am except for Christmas Day when it opens at 1pm. Located at 800 Benvenuto, Brentwood Bay. 250-652-5256.

was worried when I stepped into the elevator to Vista 18 a couple of years ago . . . and it had nothing to do with the food. Things have been pretty stable since chef Garrett Schack took the reins in 2007. I was more concerned that I would find one of the best restaurant views in the city obliterated. With The Falls next door and mini Yaletown to the south and west, it’s definitely different, but it was fine. The food, however, is even better.

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Schack first arrived on the Island from New Brunswick when he enrolled in the professional culinary arts program at Camosun College. Afterwards, he travelled (and cooked) his way through Australia and southeast Asia, developing a passion for fresh, local ingredients along the way, and eventually found his way back to Vancouver Island.

Five years after Vista 18 was lucky enough to land him, Schack still enjoys playing with his food, even with a busy schedule that now includes hosting YUM TV on CHEK. Visit the restaurant in the evening and you have three options for dinner. Enjoy signature dishes like rabbit ‘tagine’ with Moroccan spices, olives, preserved lemons, apricots and pine nuts; or honey- and fig-roasted lamb shank served with polenta and minted crème fraîche.

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His respect for fresh, seasonal ingredients speaks for itself and Schack has also developed the Simplicity Menu.

Featured items are served with seasonal vegetables VISTA 18 ~ at the top of the Chateau Victoria and parsley-buttered potatoes. Choose from Angus beef sirloin or tenderloin, wild Pacific salmon or albacore, Island-raised chicken, venison strip loin, Arctic char or Peace Country lamb. Complement your choice with a sauce such as demiglace with red wine, warm five-spiced, local apple sauce, black garlic butter, cranberry orange mint jelly and roasted curry aioli.

The third option might be my favourite. Choose three to five dishes from the appetizer list and create your own tasting menu for $35/$45/$55. A nice option when you want a light but satisfying meal. Begin with the addictive root chips with curried aioli, or a salad of organic greens, edamame beans, cucumber, local hazelnuts and creamy parmesan dressing. Continue with a spring roll of Arctic char and kasu-marinated julienne vegetables, or local mussels in chili cream sauce finished with fresh coriander and lime. Rabbit pâté is garnished with pine nuts, gherkins, pickled shallots and served with a freshly-baked baguette. Local oysters are served with bacon, vodka, tomato granitée, while the slighty sweet Korean BBQ ribs come with sui choy slaw.

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If you want something savory, finish with a selection of artisan Canadian cheeses, but if you prefer a little something sweet, choose an after-dinner coffee with a couple of the house-made truffles. If you’re still hungry, skip the small options and order the chocolate cheesecake with chocolate espresso crust, or the sticky-fig pudding with salted caramel dust and crème anglaise. You can always take the stairs on the way down.

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Crystal Head Vodka is the brainchild of actor Dan Aykroyd and veteran fine artist John Alexander. This award winning premium grain vodka won double gold at the 2011 World Spirit competition in San Francisco.

A refreshingly pure spirit, Crystal Head is a grain vodka, made from a combination of peaches, corn mash and water sourced from the province’s deep aquifer glacial pools, which are located more than a thousand miles away from major sources of continental pollution.

At around $60 a bottle, it’s more expensive, but unlike most vodkas that rely on additives such as sugar, glycol and citrus to improve smoothness and flavor, no additives are used, so you won’t feel poisoned the day after a couple of ample martinis. Quadruple distilled, Crystal Head is then twice triple-filtered — first through charcoal and then though Herkimer crystals “from one of the planet’s rarest deposits of close concentrated semi-precious stones,” according to Aykroyd. Best of all, Crystal Head vodka comes in a cool bottle that’s shaped like a skull — and if any member of my family is reading this and feeling bad for all the times that they gave me a combination birthday and Christmas present, yes, I would love one. Or even two. M

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BOXING DAY BROUHAHA fter ringing in the Mayan New Year at Chichen Itza and celebrating Christmas in Bethlehem, international man of mystery Max Power is pulling over his private jet in San Francisco to pick up long-time friend and chess partner Fred Everything for a quick trip to Victoria. The two plan to spend Wednesday afternoon taking advantage of massive discounts at boutiques on Lower Johnson, before making their way to Sugar Nightclub where Fred Everything will headline Radio Contact Productions’ fifth annual Boxing Day Hullabaloo (9pm).

“I can’t think of a better way to spend a night of post-shopping awesomeness,” says Power from a satellite phone in the Yucatán.

Fred Everything’s set of deep house will cap off a jam-packed lineup including violinist-extreemist Kytami, the eclectic Electric Timbre Company, Moses and Mike Gano, DJ Nigel, Whitebird’s John Beaumier and host Dylan Willows.

The pristine interior of Sugar will be transformed with artwork from Trust 36 and Gordon Blunt.

And as a special apres-Christmas gift, Powers will announce the lineup for Song and Surf 5 in Port Renfrew.

Also: This is the only Boxing Day party that guarantees at least 100 people will get lei’d — by a mullet no less. Chris “Mullet Man” Mackey is wishing a few fine folks a “Mele Kalikimaka” by personally slapping a lei on the first 100 through the door.

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UNLEASH YOUR INNER BOMBSHELL adies looking for a lastminute sexy gift need look no further than themselves — or perhaps themselves as a classic pin-up model.

Victoria’s renowned pin-up model and burlesque queen Bettina May will be back again on Dec. 22 from her abode in New York with extra blush for a special pre-Christmas pin-up class.

With no experience needed, participants of all shapes and sizes have the option of observing how to create the classic pin-up hair and makeup look just in time for all the festive parties, or upgrading to the full session with Bettina, where she will create your coif and 1950s-inspired make-up style, then offer posing les-

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Ladies will leave with their vintage makeover, photo CD, Bettina May’s Style Manual and a new sense of confidence: her women-only class takes place in a safe, supportive environment and she guarantees participants will leave feeling more confident and glamorous than when they came in.

Advance sign-up required for the class, Sat., Dec. 22, noon-6pm at a private home in Fernwood. $50 for two-hour style instruction, $200 for full lesson and photo shoot.

Register at pinupclass.com/schedule.htm#BCDec222012. Learn more about Bettina’s accolades, visit betti— By Danielle Pope na.ca. M

Enjoy the art of doing things together.

Christmas is a great time to visit the Gallery with family and friends. Be inspired by the many works on display, and by great gift ideas… including annual memberships to the Gallery.

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STAY CLASSY, VICTORIA fter three sold-out shows, The Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad) and Wes Borg are proud to present A Very Special Derwin Blanshard’s Extremely Classy Christmas Programme Sun., Dec. 23 at 8pm. The fourth episode features HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Carolyn Mark, Sarah Jane Pelzer, The Bachand Family, Dave Lang and Hearse, as well as the regular cast of awesome and hilarious talents. $12. M

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SATURDAY DANIEL LAPP CHRISTMAS ecent Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient, Daniel Lapp is presenting the ninth-annual Home for Christmas concert featuring Juno nominee Mae Moore, The Joy of Life Choir, The BC Fiddle Orchestra, Folkestra, and The Swingin’ Shepherds House Band (featuring local music icons Adrian Dolan, Adam Dobres, Rick May, and Kelby MacNayr), 2 and 7pm Sat., Dec. 22 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (680 Courtney). Tickets available (cash only) at Ivy’s Books and Hemp and Co. M

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A YEAR AND A DAY ith all the talk about the end of the incredibly complicated Mayan calendar, there is no better time to think about the merits of our own Gregorian calendar and where it came from.

Two local authors, Jessica North-O’Connell and Yvonne Owens, are preparing for the winter solstice and upcoming “paradigm shift” by co-hosting the workshop Renewal: A Year and a Day — Grounding the Sustainable Calendar Dec. 21 from 7-10pm at the Victoria College of Art (1625 Bank).

Experts on the 13-month Celtic Druid Lunar Calendar, Owens and North-O’Connell will teach this wisdom-based seminar and celebratory ritual to lead you through the end of this world and into a new age.

Tickets are $25/20 students/unwaged and are available at Triple Spiral Metaphysical (3 Fan Tan Alley). More information at 250-749-7759 or yewtree@islandnet.com. M

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fter eight years as one of the cornerstones of James Bay, The Superior is closing its doors Dec. 23.

No more open stage, no more delicious food by Torin Egan (he is leaving for a new adventure), but The Superior will live on when it reopens Feb. 14, 2013 as a modern supper club; open Thursday and Friday evenings with a prix-fixe menu (available on the website Monday mornings) and live music by new house band Dave Lang and the Twin Otters (reservations recommended).

The space will also be available for private events, weddings and fundraisers, says owner Lisa Boehme, who is a member of the Victoria Wedding Collective.

Lisa’s husband, Kevin Hernandez is taking over as head chef and is bringing his experience cooking West Coast flavours in Seattle, Portland and Bellingham north of the boarder, with the same focus on local, organic product. They also plan to host special guest chefs monthly.

“We want to provide a nice kitchen for up and coming chefs to showcase what they can do,” says Boehme. “Just like we did with the open stage for performers.”

When Boehme found out chef Egan was leaving, she knew it was the end of the current chapter for The Superior and that it was time to make a change. Unfortunately, the current model, which boasts live performance (by donation) and a standard food and drink menu hasn’t been working.

“People just don’t understand that you can’t just come watch the show. We’re a restaurant.

We contribute to the tip jar, and we ask that others do too, but we also ask that they contribute to The Superior ... A lot of the time, that doesn’t happen and people are coming in just to drink tea all night,” says Boehme. “Because people are thinking small, they don’t see the larger picture.”

The big picture is that The Superior is just one of three restaurants/live performance venues closing their doors this month; along with The Fort Cafe (742 Fort, Dec. 15) and The Well (821 Fort, Dec. 31). The closing of these three

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“Our hearts as owners are there. We want to support local,” says Boehme. “I started the open stage because my daughter is a fiddler and needed a place to play. Young upcoming performers need to learn how to work a stage, how to work a job, how to make a contract, how to deal with people not necessarily paying attention to them. It started that way, and we’ve had a lot of those people on our stage.

And I’ve had to say to parents, ‘No, you can’t just come in for free and sit down and watch your son play — because this is a restaurant.’”

The Superior stage has played a part in the careers of Emily Braden, Oliver Swain, Daniel Lapp, Paul Laverick, Maureen Washington and emerging performers Fox Glove, the Bastion Jazz Band (led by Aaron Watson) and Matt Goud (of Northcote).

The Well hosts poetry, music, art, film and more in its eclectic and holistic atmosphere, which also offers groceries, new and used books and an Indian-fusion style menu. Owner, Hopeton Anderson says he is looking for a smaller, less expensive location in which to reopen.

The Fort Cafe will reopen with a similar format at a new location in the future. The Fort Cafe team has been busy raising the funds needed for the move through a crowdfunding website (kapipal.com/supportthefort) and have already raised more than $20,000 towards the cause.

“Supporting local businesses is huge,” says Boehme. “You have to support what you love or they’ll be gone.”

The Superior is closing its doors after hosting its already sold-out fifth-annual open stage jam session hosted by Aaron Watson Sun., Dec. 23.

Dave Lang and the Twin Otters (Dec. 20), Foxglove (Dec.21), and Oliver Swain (Dec. 22) will also be taking the stage before the final celebration.

Reservations are available at 250-380-9515 or thesuperior.ca. M

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One-man-a-thon STAR WARS & LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGIES ON STAGE

n a rather strange twist, my interview with One-Man-A-Thon Charlie Ross began with an inquiry into my life. Eight minutes in and I realize he knows about my time in China, my relative newness to Victoria, my partner, my place of birth and my childhood hometown. I know he’s heading to the Yukon to perform his One Man Star Wars and One Man Lord of the Rings (LOTR) Trilogies, but I knew that before we sat down.

I caught up with the inquisitive and self-professed geeky Charlie Ross a week before his performance of both shows as a fundraiser for Intrepid Theatre:

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M: Is Victoria home base now?

Ross: Oh yes. I went to university here [UVic]. I’ve lived here off-and-on since 1992. I’ve actually just bought a house up in Gordon Head, which is an adjustment. I’ve always lived downtown.

Rinaldi. They were working on radio plays for a live audience, about 60 people. The two shows together were only about 20 minutes of actual material and we thought we’d fill out the evening with some sketch comedy as well. I wanted to do a five minute Star M: Your show has been seen in 180 countries, 1,200 per- Wars sketch, but when I tried to write five formances, almost 12 years performing Star Wars, eight for minutes that encapsulates Star Wars it was LOTR. Where do you mostly tour? just getting longer and longer. I didn’t want Ross: Most of the work I do is in the States because there to do it by myself, so I wrote a three-person JASON WOODRUFF are so many markets. Asia’s obviously an untapped market, script where we all play multiple roles. We Charlie Ross is bringing One Man Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to Metro Studio. but there’s a language barrier and cultural barrier. In a lot of had a director, Paul Rivers, and we tried ways I’m not sure if the sense of humour completely trans- to read it [together] and they didn’t underlates. stand the humour. So I started reading it myself, to tell them Ross: No costume, no set, no props. I don’t want any of how it worked. Mike said, ‘why don’t you just do it yourself?’ that. In the beginning I couldn’t afford to carry around a bunch M: How is Victoria’s art scene for your work?

Then TJ said, ‘yeah, just do it yourself.’ So I rehearsed a bit of costumes, sets and props. I also thought, if it’s just me, it Ross: The one-man-show-thing, I think is necessary. A lot that lasted about 35 minutes and I performed it that evening should be, just me. TJ was really supportive of that. Let’s get of us [performers] are like cockroaches. We have to survive ...It went really, really well… TJ and myself were the only two it down to just the characters. Just the physicality. I rememand we’re not handed everything. There’s not all the infra- guys that continued to work on it. TJ knew Star Wars as well ber when we were kids and we’d play superman or guns and structure here. There are fantastic theatres and there’s the as I knew Star Wars and we hammered out the details. He you’d get shot and make the impression of it. We understand arts council if you can get something from them, but there’s almost became the director, though not in the conventional that. I can kind of reawaken that language that we have as only so much to go around. In a lot of ways making a one- sense. Because TJ was well known on the Fringe and my kids. As far as taking time, it didn’t take any time. I think I can person show is just being realistic about the intention was to perform this on the Fringe, I still play. M way the arts are funded or not funded. If you said, ‘Do you mind if I put you as the director?’

ONE MAN STAR Read more of the interview with Charlie Ross at Mondaymag.com. can do a show that’s just yourself and work He said ‘That’d be great,’ and that’s how it on your own steam, you only have to worry started. My second kick at the can (with LOTR) WARS about your own overhead, your own schedwas a lot more editing and Thurs., Dec. 20, 8pm ule. For me that’s been the nice thing about script writing.

LORD OF THE this. I’ve just added another dimension, RINGS which is this humongous world franchise.

M: Are all the lines from Fri., Dec. 21, 8pm Lord of the Rings. Star Wars. I’ve got those the movies?

Metro Studio (1411 huge banners and I’m licensed by them.

Ross: It’s all lines from Quadra) the films. I know there are $25/20 M: How does one get licensed by Star people who don’t like Lord ticketrocket.org or Wars? of the Rings and Star Wars 250 590 6291 Ross: It was a whole lot easier than and that’s fine. When peoI thought it would be. I went about it the ple know the story of Lord wrong way. I never asked for permission. I of the Rings and know the just started doing it. On a local level, then on the Fringe and it story of Star Wars, I’m just doing these just sort of blossomed in an organic way. I think that’s the only stripes and dots and doing impressions, of way to do something like this. If I had gone to George Lucas course, but people fill in the blanks. There’s saying ‘Hey can I do a one-man Star Wars show?’ they prob- something utterly absurd about seeing a ably would have said ‘no’ because it doesn’t cost them any- 38-year-old man flipping around on stage thing to say ‘no’. [Instead] They put me in front of thousands like an 8-year-old kid. I’m sweating my ass of people and it worked. off. That’s kind of the childlike exuberance some geeks, some nerds still have. That M: You mean the Star Wars fairs? also touches on what fandom is all about.

Ross: Yeah, the big science fiction conventions. They’re People get absolutely giddy about NASCAR. insane. They’re like a religious revival. Someone had writ- It seems absurd to me, but that’s the wonten that once and I thought I’d never heard it put quite so derful thing about geekdom or nerdom. You perfectly. can apply it to crotchet, NASCAR, whatever you like and it’s just as valid…I guess I’m M: So how did this all happen? trying to bring some of these things togethRoss: The origins are kind of murky even for me. I just er by saying ‘Laugh at me, laugh with me. remember I was out in Halifax trying to write my own shit. It Laugh at each other as well. wasn’t even interesting to me and if I’m not interested no one else is going to care... I got a call from my buddies, TJ Dodd, M: How long does it take to actually get who’s a very well known Canadian solo performer, and Mike those faces, that physicality right?

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PART 3 IN THE HOLY VICTORIA SERIES Sakya Buddhism

Holy Victoria: Dharma Centre Victoria celebrates Sakya ALTERNATIVES TO CHRISTMAS: SAKYA IS ONE OF FOUR LINEAGES IN BUDDHISM, WHICH REVERES SAKYA PANDITA

By Colin Cayer

he ornate meditation room at the Victoria Dharma Centre might seem a contradiction to the fundamental teaching point of emptiness.

“Would you like an apple?”

Lama Jampa Tenzin extends a bowl of the red fruit. After a second offering, the dismissive, down-to-business air lifts and Tenzin, who goes by Lama Jampa, begins explaining his faith.

“We are all going to Vancouver.

You try ferry. You try helicopter. I try something else. It is a different viewpoint of the same place.

From the Buddhism point, this [destination] is emptiness. It is very delicious!”

ebrates him. He mastered all of the 10 sciences and he is the only one to have done so.”

His lesser-used Tibetan name is Kunga Gyaltsen Pal Zangpo.

Lama Jampa came to Victoria in 2009 to continue imparting Sakya teachings to the Dharma Centre, established here in 1974.

Before that he was in India where he worked with leaders from many other faiths to bring the diverse, and at times volatile population together.

“Here in Victoria, I think many people are educated. I have met some who speak Tibetan, not so in India. There are so many people and not all can get education. We [different faith leaders] spoke at each other’s houses [places of worship] and slowly people began to come together.”

HONORING A GREAT SAKYA TEACHER

LIGHT, MEDITATION AND FEAST

Dharma Centre Victoria will celebrate the most famous and learned of the five founders of the Tibetan Sakya faith on Dec. 27. Sakya is one of four lineages in Buddhism and Lama Jampa beams with pride as he speaks of Sakya Pandita.

“He is the most famous.

Everyone calls him Sakya Pandita, the name given him by the Hindu faith, which also cel-

The celebration of the great teacher, born in 1142 AD, will take place from 7-10pm at the Maplewood Road centre.

Sakya Pandita’s text, translated as Valid Cognition, is composed entirely in Sanskrit. All Buddhist scholars must study this text and there will be readings from it to commemorate the Sakya holy man.

A light offering, reading of the history prayer and poem, yoga

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Lama Jampa Tenzin will celebrate one of the founders of the Tibetan Sakya faith Dec. 27 at Dharma Centre Victoria.

and finally meditation during the feast rounds out the night’s events.

The Tibetan New Year, the largest Buddhist holiday, follows in February.

Prayer flags from last year are removed from the Dharma

Centre’s roof and replaced by the prayer flags for the next year.

One flag flies high above the rest honoring the Dalai Lama along with a smoke offering of sandalwood and juniper.

Prayers are carried in the smoke and in the swaying of

flags to all who need them.

The Dharma Centre is always open to new members, new meditation students and the simply curious. Stop in Monday evenings to learn more or visit www. victoriabuddhistdharmasociety. org. M

McBean juggles mountains — both black and pink LOCAL MUSICIAN MAKES A TRIUMPHANT RETURN

By Nick Lyons

still love to play to one hundred people in Prague who’ve never heard of our band.”

For the past decade, McBean has been at the quarter of a century ago, an underage helm of two very different bands with deceptively Stephen McBean similar names. managed to bypass In many ways, Pink Harpo’s air tight seMountaintops has played the PINK MOUNTAINTOPS curity to see up and friendly, though overshadowed with Himalayan Bear coming bands such as The Melfoothills to the towering Black Fri., Dec. 21 at 7pm vins and The Red Hot Chili PepMountain.

Upstairs Cabaret pers, who are now hailed as legWhile Black Mountain (formerly Harpo’s, ends; on Friday night, McBean has played some of the larg15 Bastion Square) will return to the club, this time est venues on earth, Pink Tickets $15 in advance at as a legend in his own right. All Mountaintops has done much Ditch Records, Lyle’s Place of the proceeds from The Pink smaller tours throughout and online at rmts.bc.ca or Mountaintops’ homecoming the Mid-West and down into by phone at 250-386-6121 will go to Autism research.

California.

All proceeds to the McBean’s rise to the top Pink Mountaintops’ albums Victoria Society for Children has been a long and winding are just as strong, however; with Autism road. He’s played in a number their most recent release, of bands over the years — Jerk Outside Love boasts an incredWith a Bomb, Blood Meridian ibly strong track list, which just — but it was Black Mountain that launched him out so happens to feature a host of Victorian talent. of tiny clubs and onto some of the world’s largest The choir consists of local musicians such as stages in support of Coldplay.

Rachelle Reath, and the album was recorded at the As McBean explains, however, his idea of a ‘good 50/50 by our own Tolan Mcneil. show’ hasn’t really changed all that much.

On Friday night, these songs, along with the “Sure it’s great to play huge shows with thou- man who carefully crafted them into the gems sands of people. It’s great to feel the energy of that they are, will return to town. It is an event not to many people in one place for one reason, but I be missed. M arts@mondaymag.com

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Bilbo Baggins and a team of dwarves take on the dragon Smaug to reclaim a vast fortune of dwarf gold.

Middle Earth entertains, but . . .

SOME OF THE SCENES CARRY TO THE POINT OF TEDIUM

By Robert Moyes arts@mondaymag.com

airy-footed hobbits have been spotted at theatres across North America as the decade-long wait of Tolkien fans is over. The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey is here, and Middle-earth is once again open to visitors (all major credit cards welcome).

Based on the relatively short prequel to the Ring trilogy and set 60 years prior to its dire events, Journey is the down payment on a project that has ballooned into its own trilogy. The backstory involves the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was shattered by the vile dragon Smaug, who now squats malignantly on a vast fortune of stolen dwarf gold. After many years in exile, a band of 13 dwarves decide it’s time to reclaim the treasure.

And so, accompanied by the wizard Gandalf the Grey and a reluctantly conscripted hobbit named Bilbo Baggins, the dwarvish contingent sets forth on a long and dangerous trek where they encounter fearsome beasties such as goblins, orcs, wargs, and a deadly sorcerer. After many heroic battles — including a 15-minute dust-up in a labyrinth of goblin caves whose interior decorator seemed to be Hieronymus Bosch — our brave crew get within sight of their destination, little realizing that there are still six hours of screen time left before we all can reach a happy ending.

Solidly entertaining though it is, Journey is a bit too meandering for its own good. Director Peter Jackson seems besotted with his own storytelling tricks, with some of the scenes carrying on to the point of tedium. But the New Zealand landscape puts in its usual great performance, and the sense of a medieval English arcadia is persuasive. Serious fans will undertake this Journey with great enthusiasm; others will enjoy it, but wonder what all the fuss is about.

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THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY ★★★ Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman PG 13 - 161 minutes • Continues at Capitol, Uni 4, SilverCity, the Westshore

HITCHCOCK: A LOVE STORY lthough unable to match the fan base of The Hobbit, there’s a biopic about legendary director Alfred Hitchcock that has created a notable buzz amongst cinephiles. The witty and psychologically intriguing Hitchcock is catnip for those who remain in thrall to the mordantly-voiced “master of suspense” whose iconic films include Vertigo and North By Northwest. Hitchcock was notorious for his obsessions with his icy leading ladies (just how unhealthy were the inclinations of the voyeuristic and controlling Hitchcock is still subject to debate), and this is a key theme in a movie focused on Hitchcock’s struggles to make the artful slasher flick Psycho.

Not only do we see Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) forced to mortgage his house to fund a movie that no studio would bankroll, but relations with his wife and long-time collaborator Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) become increasingly strained: she is hurt by his all-too-obvious infatuation with Hollywood blondes, while Hitchcock thinks Alma is having an affair with a second-rate screenwriter (Danny Huston). Alma and Hitch become like two spiders in a jar, viciously taunting each other over real and imagined slights.

Things aren’t going well on the set either, and the film repeatedly shows an anguished Hitchcock being visited by the spirit of serial killer and body snatcher Ed Gein, the freak whose repulsive crimes inspired the novel that Psycho was based on.

Marvelously acted and frequently clever — the framing device for the film mimics the morbidly droll way that Hitchcock introduced his Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV shows — this isn’t a Christmas movie per se, but it is a grand present for those with a fondness for movie history. And in its own odd way, it’s a fascinating love story.

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THE GUILT TRIP -(Odeon/Uni 4/ Caprice) Seth Rogen plays a hapless inventor who is embarking on a lengthy road trip to flog his latest invention — and has the possibly terrible idea of inviting his mother (Barbra Streisand) along to keep him company. The laughs start Wed. (but Friday at the Caprice).

MONSTERS, INC. -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Westshore) Ten years ago the Toy Story team cut loose with a cavalcade of cuddly ghoulies in a popular romp, which was funny and gorgeous to look at but a bit thin in the plot department. Here is the 3D re-release. Starts Wed. JACK REACHER -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Westshore) Tom Cruise stars in the much-anticipated — and much-debated — screen debut of author Lee Child's manly and admirable knight errant, Jack Reacher, an ex-military sniper and MP who has become a drifter with a knack for finding trouble. In this tale, Reacher helps an old friend who has been framed for a mass murder.

Starts Fri. THIS IS 40 -(Odeon/SilverCity) This sequel to the raunchy Judd Apatow comedy Knocked Up shows an older Pete and Debbie, complete with two kids, who now find themselves colliding with a mid-life crisis.

Starts Fri.

CONTINUING ★★★ ANNA KARENINA -(Odeon) English director Joe Wright reunites with Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice) to present a glossy and intriguingly stylized version of Tolstoy's classic tale of a doomed, adulterous love affair set amidst the aristocracy of 1870s Russia. With Jude Law and Emily Watson. ★★★½ ARGO -(Caprice) Despite some liberties taken with the facts, this account of a CIA agent who managed to smuggle six Americans to safety from Iran during the famed 1979-'80 hostage crisis is surprisingly even-handed, very suspenseful and truly entertaining. Directed by and starring Ben Affleck. ★★½ CLOUD ATLAS -(Odeon/ Caprice) German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) combines forces with Andy and Lana Wachowski (The Matrix) to take us on an exotic, wildly ambitious trip as characters lead parallel and contrasting lives in six different storylines in the past, present, and future. Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, and Hugh Grant.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS -(Caprice) Greg is totally ready for summer when suddenly his plans all fall apart. What's the poor guy gonna do now? ★★★½ FRANKENWEENIE -(Caprice) Tim Burton, master of the amusingly morbid, is in fine form in this darkly droll animated tale of a boy who uses lightning to bring his beloved pooch back from the dead.

Not surprisingly, there are unexpected consequences. ★★★★ HITCHCOCK -(Odeon) Anthony Hopkins (aided by several pounds of latex) stars as the brilliant — and rather warped -- director Alfred Hitchock, in a witty and entertaining film that depicts the creation of the sublimely creepy Psycho. With Helen Mirren as his long-suffering wife and Scarlett Johansson as the girl who gets stabbed in the shower. See review. ★★★ THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Uni 4/Westshore) This long-expected Lord of the Rings prequel has a young Bilbo Baggins head off with a posse of dwarves to reclaim some treasure stolen by a mean old dragon named Smaug.

Hobbit fans will love it, people with less of a passion for those with hairy feet should merely be entertained.

With Ian McKellen, Ian Holm, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee, and Andy Serkis as the perfidious Gollum. See review.

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA -(Caprice) A hotel where vampires and sundry other monsters hide out from humans gets a big scare when a backpacking dude shows up looking for a room. This animated comedy features the voices of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Andy Samberg. ★★★½ LIFE OF PI -(Odeon/ SilverCity) Oscar winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) helms this visually gorgeous adaptation of Yann Martel's magical and spiritual novel about a young man's epic adventures while lost at sea -- most of which are shared with a terrifying Bengal tiger. ★★★★ LINCOLN -(Odeon) Stephen Spielberg directs awardwinning playwright Tony (Angels in America) Kushner's account of Abraham Lincoln's darkest days as he fights the Civil War and also fights political battles in his cabinet over plans to free America's black slaves.

The superb cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field. ★★★½ LOOPER -(Caprice) This trippy, noir-tinged sci-fi thriller is a stylish mash-up of hitmen and time travel. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Premium Rush), Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt.

★★★ RISE OF THE GUARDIANS -(Capitol/SilverCity) Jack Frost, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and other magical icons come together to save childhood innocence after a very evil spirit named Pitch starts making trouble. This animated lark is voiced

by Hugh Jackman and Alec Baldwin. ★★★ SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK -(Odeon) A bi-polar man (Bradley Cooper, The Hangover) is trying to put his life — and his marriage — back together when he meets a fascinating woman (Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games) with problems of her own. This quirky romantic comedy is directed by David O. Russell (Three Kings, The Fighter). ★★★★ SKYFALL -(Capitol/ SilverCity/Uni 4/Westshore) The latest James Bond spy thriller features cool gadgets, exotic locales ... and a villain with a vendetta against poor old M. Easily one of the best Bonds ever, this has all the usual thrills but also an elegiacal tone and some unexpected drama that will leave the audience shaken and stirred. Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, and Ralph Fiennes. ★★½ TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART 2 -(Caprice) This most underwhelming vampire-werewolf soap opera finally comes to an end.

The good news, such as it is, is that this is the best of a lame series, mostly because droopy emo-girl Bella has now transformed into a kick-ass vampire. ★★★ WRECK–IT RALPH -(SilverCity) John C. Reilly provides the voice for a video-game villain who tires of being a bad guy and sets out on a quest that throws an entire video arcade into chaos. This occasionally-inspired animation lark includes the voices of Sarah Silverman and Jane Lynch.

LEAVING THURS. ★★ THE MASTER -(Caprice) ★★ PLAYING FOR KEEPS -(Capitol/SilverCity) ★★½ KILLING THEM SOFTLY -(Capitol) ★★½ TAKEN 2 -(Caprice) ★★★ FLIGHT -(Odeon)

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HITCHCOCK ★ ★ ★ ★ Directed by Sacha Gervasi Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren PG 13 - 98 minutes Continues at The Odeon MONDAY MAGAZINE DECEMBER 20 - DECEMBER 26, 2012 mondaymag.com

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ll Signs: This week, encouraging warm, diploChristmas day will matic exchanges with othbe full of surprises, ers, especially partners, and detours and unexMercury opposite your sign pected happenings. (More makes you particularly talkthan usual.) Regrettably, it’s ative. You’ll enjoy chatting also an accident-prone day. with everyone. But a new However, the overall tone is influence that is being introone of wanting to improve GEORGIA duced is a desire to travel or everything in a practical way. NICOLS do something different. You’ll

By Thursday, tension before love taking courses, getting Friday’s Full Moon will build more education, training or up. But hey, we deal with this every learning something new because you month and we always survive. Fiery want to expand your experience of life.

Mars now moves into Aquarius where You’ll be particularly ambitious it will stay until February. This will in areas dealing with publishcharge the batteries of Gemini, Libra ing, the media, medicine, and Aquarius, as well as Aries and the law and higher educaSagittarius. When you’re revved up tion. and raring to go, it’s good to blow off steam with outdoor exercise. (Of CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 course, for many, pushing 50 or 60 is You need more rest now because the exercise enough.)

Sun is far away from you. Recognize ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 This is a high-viz. time because the Sun is at the top of your chart acting like a spotlight on you, which means bosses, parents and VIPs notice you more than usual. (This means the police notice you more than usual as well.) Travel for pleasure will please you. You’ll also be attracted to art exhibits and cultural events. Romance with someone from a different background or another culture might blossom. You will be quite charged with energy now and your desire to relate physically with groups will be strong.

Some of you will enter into competition with others or join sportsrelated clubs or gym classes.

You’re going to prove something and you’re gonna to do it with style!

TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 You want adventure and a chance to learn something new and broaden your horizons. The good news is you can pull this off because right now you’re attracting gifts, goodies, money and favours from others. In fact, this is a good time to ask for a loan or any kind of financial support. Meanwhile, intimate relationships will be particularly sweet and meaningful. New romance that begins will be intense and memorable. You’ll notice that your ambition is increasing in the next few months because you’ve decided there is something in particular that you want to achieve. Oh boy. Once you make your mind up about something, it’s gonna happen.

GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 Things are looking good because lucky Jupiter is still in your sign until the summer. But right now, you feel passionate about everything. Venus is

this need and get more sleep. Relations with partners and close friends are a strong focus. In fact, you can learn a lot about your style of relating to others with a little self-scrutiny. A workrelated romance could be in the works.

Certainly, praise and possibly a raise are in the stars. In the next month, you will probably have confrontations with others. These might be disputes about shared property, insurance matters or inheritances. You might be forced to re-examine your own position on something. In fact legal conflicts over negotiations are practically unavoidable. Sexual relations will be intense and transforming.

Be reasonable about your expectations from others.

LEO JULY 23-AUG 22 You’re working hard because you feel the need to be on top of your game.

Both Venus and Mercury guarantee pleasure, romance and fun social occasions. However, do take note: Even though you will be busy socializing (and this will continue for months), in the next six weeks, while Mars is opposite your sign, you will be at odds with partners and close friends. Oh yeah. From your point of view, it seems that they are annoying. And perhaps they are. But you find it difficult to compromise right now. You also find it difficult to be patient with others.

Although this is a chance to clear the air of secretly held grievances, you can also use this energy to co-operate with others to get a lot done.

VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 22 This is a fun-filled time for Virgos.

You want laughter, entertaining diversions, romance, and a nice table at a good restaurant. This is a perfect time for vacations, sports events and play-

ful activities with children. Jupiter continues to boost your reputation among your peers, and Venus urges you to redecorate at home so you can entertain with confidence and style.

(Some of you are tackling home repairs as well.) But in the next six weeks, your drive to get better organized will become almost maniacal. Not only will you be hustling your buns, you will delegate to others as well. “Let’s get this done!”

You’ll be equally keen to improve your health.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) You’ll enjoy redecorating and fixing up where you live in the next two months.

It’s easy to be charming and diplomatic right now because both Mercury and Venus are helping you to smooth your comunication skills. But fiery Mars is going to entice you out of your home until February. Mars wants you to play! You want to seek out amusing diversions and enjoy sports, athletic activities, and creative outlets. It could trigger conflicts in romantic situations or conflicts with your kids. (Romance will be physically passionate, by the way.) But Mars also makes you flaunt your duties and decide to do just what you want to do instead of what you should be doing.

We all know that one.

SCORPIO OCT 23-NOV 21 Your busy pace continues because you’re out there talking to everyone, taking short trips and reading and writing more than usual. But you love it. Many of you will have an opportunity to boost your earnings now and you certainly are dreaming of money-making ideas. In addition, the wealth and resources of others continue to benefit you (and will continue this way until the autumn of next year). Make the most of this. However, you will have to practice patience at home because family members might be challenging the status quo. Or perhaps renovations and visiting guests are making life more hectic. Whatever the cause, demonstrate grace under pressure. You have will power and your surprising selfdiscipline. Be cool.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22- DEC 21 Money! How to make more? (And hey, you’re spending it as well.) Admittedly, this is an excellent time to buy wardrobe items because you feel attractive and charming to others. Mercury makes you extra talkative but fiery Mars is now revving your engines until February in such a way that you will be unbelievably persuasive.

This bodes well for those of you who write, teach, act or sell and market for a living. Few will be able to resist your pitch! Meanwhile, partnerships

will continue to help you until next summer. In particular, you’ll be more involved with foreign places and people from other countries. Some will become involved with someone older or richer.

(A rich partner is a great labour-saving device.)

CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 19 This is a strong, energetic time for you because the Sun is in your sign.

In fact, soon Mercury and Venus will move into Capricorn, which is a wonderful influence for your birthday month. Job prospects can certainly improve and will continue this way until the autumn. In other words, you can improve your existing job or get a better job. Meanwhile, fiery Mars is starting to make you focus on your finances for the next six weeks. You’ll feel proud of what you own and you might want to earn more. The bottom line is that you will want to figure out how to make the things that don’t work, work for you. And why not? They shouldn’t sit around gathering dust.

AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 Mars is entering your sign now to stay until February. This will energize you and make you more forceful, decisive and assertive. You’ll find it easier to go after whatever you want and gratifying to be more physically active. However, Mars is pretty pushy! There’s a chance that you might be coming on too strong with some people – just be aware of this. This is a great time to schmooze, have fun and enjoy group activities. (A friend could become a lover.) Opportunities for vacations, meaningful self-expression in the arts and chances to explore the entertainment world, show business or the hospitality industry continue until next autumn.

Lookin’ good!

PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20 This is a popular time! You will be asked for your creative input to design, layout, office arrangement, furniture selection, whatever. Some will also begin a romantic relationship with their boss or someone older. In fact this is quite likely because another influence shows secret love affairs taking place in the next two months. (Oh my.) In the bigger picture, continue to look for ways to solidify your home base and enjoy family because this is a great time for real-estate opportunities. This blessing to home, family and real estate continues until the autumn of 2013. It also means you will experience greater joy within your family and family members will be more generous to each other. Gosh.

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PINK MOUNTAINTOPS - Stephen McBean (Black Mountain) returns to Harpo's (Upstairs Cabaret, 15 Bastion Square) for a benefit show for the Victoria Society for Children with Autism. $15 at Ditch and Lyle's Place..

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CONSENTING ADULTS - Get down without permission at Swan's Brewpub. 8:30pm. No cover.

THE DRINK - Five-peice cover band playing modern, danceable rock. $5 after 9pm at Canoe Brewpub (450 Swift).

LORRAINE NYGARD - A night of jazz, contemporary and seasonal specials, joined by Sean Fyfe, Ryan Tandy and Matt Pease. 7:30pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). $12.

MUSIC THURS. DEC. 20 BALKAN BABES- Release their long-awaited CD Volio, an album of traditional Balkan folk songs. 7:30pm at First Church of Christ, Scientist (1205 Pandora). $12/$10 with food bank donation or in advance at Larsen Music, Spiral Cafe, Lyle's Place and Long and McQuade.

60S DANCE PARTY - All vinyl with DJ Babysitter. 9pm at The Castle Video Bar (1900 Douglas). $3.

THE CARLINES -WIth Versa and The Holy Mountain Analog Band. 9:30pm at Logan's Pub (1821 Cook). $8.

FUNK VIGILANTE - End of the World Party with Scimitar. 9pm at Lucky Bar. $TBA. DAVE LANG AND THE TWIN OTTERS -30's jazz and western swing. 6:30pm at The Superior (106 Superior). By donation.

HUMANS - Electronic dance music from Vancouver. 10pm at Upstairs (15 Bastion Square). $TBA.

SAT. DEC. 22 VICTORIA BACH ENSEMBLEPresents its winter concert, A Bach Christmas concert featuring Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, Chorale Prelude Nun Komm deer Heiden Heiland and selections from Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas 36, 51 and 140, Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major and Art of the Fugue. 7:30pm at Church of St. John the Divine (1611 Quadra). $15/10.

FRI. DEC. 21 YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAYClassic cover hits. 9pm at Barholomew's (777 Doulgas). No cover.

END OF THE WORLD PARTYCanadian blues guitarist and his With TechCows. 9pm at Castle Video Bar (1900 Douglas). $12 before 11pm.

DANIEL LAPP -Presents Home For Christmas featuring Mae Moore, The Joy of Life Choir, The BC Fiddle Orchestra, Folkestra, and The Swingin’ Shepherds House Band featuring local musicians Adrian Dolan, Adam Dobres, Rick May, and Kelby MacNayr . St Andrew's Presbyterian Church (680 Courtney).

2pm matinee concert tickets are $10/5/3. 7:30pm concert tickets are $20/15/10 at Ivy's Books (2188 Oak Bay), Hemp and Company (1102 Government) and at the door if available.

AN AND BEN LUBBERTS- Earnest songwriting, delicate melodies and interwoven harmonies at Canoe Brewpub (450 Swift). $5 after 9pm.

CAROL SING ALONG-2pm at St. Ann's Academy. Free.

PABLO CARDENAS LATIN JAZZ COMBO- Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms with Hector Ramos, Peter Dowse and Jose Sanchez. 8pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (73 View). $20/16.

ANGRY SNOWMANS- Fifth-annual Punk Rock Christmas with The Mants and 24 Hour Stand Off. 10pm at Logan's Pub (1821 Cook). $15/12.

IRON MAIDEN AND VAN HALEN TRIBUTES- Pop-Americana and a comfortable Power Clown and Ham Waillin'. 10pm at Soprano's. $12.

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OPEN JAM - Fifth annual open stage jam session and last night open.

5:30pm at The Superior (106 Superior). $35. Reservations at 250-380-9515.

THE CLOVER POINT DRIFTERSThe grandfathers of bluegrass do holiday music Drifter-style. After open stage at Norway House (1110 Hillside). $5. Victoriafolkmusic.ca.

A SAXY CHIRSTMAS- Saxophone quartet Barracuda is spreading the holiday cheer at Moka House (1633 Hillside). 11am. By donation.

MON. DEC. 24 CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY - Milk Duo with guests Downtown and Catperson. 8pm at Castle Video Bar and Nightclub (1900 Douglas). $5.

WED. DEC. 26 BOXING DAY HULLABALOO - Radio Contact Productions and Philips Brewery present Fred Everything, Kytami, The Electric Timber Company, DJ Nigel and Moses and Mike Gano with art by Trust 36 and Gordon Blunt. 9pm at Sugar Nightclub (858 Yates). $15 at Coastline Surf and Sport (1417 Broad) and rmts.bc.ca. See Story on Page 12.

BOXING DAY THE STIR FRY WAY- The 15th annual Atomique Productions celebration with the original Stir Fry residents playing hip hop, dancehall, electro, mash-ups, breaks and live emceeing'. With Murge, Verse, Juest B, Salamander, Kia Kadiri, Phlo, Wood and Sam Demoe. 9pm at Club 9ONE9 (919 Douglas). $10.

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FESTIVAL OF TREES - The Victoria Festival of Trees transforms The Fairmont Empress into a lush magical forest of beautifully decorated trees to raise funds for BC Children's Hospital. Daily to Jan. 4 at The Fairmont Empress (721 Government).

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HELMCKEN HOUSE OLDFASHIONED CHRISTMAS - Helmcken House comes alive with the spirit of an early Christmas in Victoria. Visitors will discover the Christmas traditions of early Victorians through activities and crafts. Noon-4pm DAILY TO DEC. 31 at Royal BC Museum (675 Belleville).

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DREAM CATCHER COMMUNITY SOLSTICE - The Moon Collective and the One Heart Community bring you the Dream Catcher Community Solstice in honour of these auspicious times. Drum circle, tribal market, yoga and open mic from 2-6pm, solstice potluck 6pm, community dance 7pm, featuring Taiya, Dancing Wolf, DJ Rowan, Dream Catcher (Band) and Joshua James. 2pm-midnight at White Eagle Hall (90 Dock). $10-$20 sliding scale.

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MODEL BOAT PARADE - The Victoria Model Shipbuilding Society hosts its fourth-annual Lighted Model Boat Parade. Families can enjoy the magic of Christmas lights afloat.

5pm at Harrison Pond (Dallas and Government). Free. 250-385-9552.

SUN. DEC. 23 CHRISTMAS PAGEANT - This year's First Met’s annual Christmas Pageant offers Among Angels, featuring the music of Snow Angel

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TEA LEAF READINGS - See into your cup and have your tea leaves read by Ellena. SUNDAYS 2-4pm at James Bay Coffee and Books (143 Menzies). 250-386-4700, jamesbaycoffeeandbooks.com.

BOARD GAMES NIGHT - Scrabble and more. SUNDAYS 5:30pm at the Superior (106 Superior). Free.

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MON. DEC. 24 PAGEANT AND CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE - This year's First Met’s annual Christmas Pageant offers Among Angels, featuring the music of Snow Angel by Victoria composer Sarah Quartel. Christmas Eve family service at 4:30 p.m., featuring stories, a llama and other live animals, a real newborn baby and audience participation. Candelight, Carols and Communion service led by young adults at 11pm. Pageant 7:30pm at First Metropolitan United Church (932 Balmoral). Free. 250-388-5188.

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TUES. DEC. 25 SCRABBLE NIGHT - Bring a board game and a friend, or play on the in-house boards and find an opponent there. TUESDAYS 6:30-9pm at James Bay Coffee & Books. Free.

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WORDS THURS. DEC. 20 ANARCHISM 101 - Learn all about it at Camas Books' Freeskool. 6pm at Camas Books and Infoshop (2620 Quadra). Free. 250-381-0585.

STAMP AND PRINT - Create a unique stamp and stamp things with it! Materials, and instruction provided. Noon-4pm at The Makehouse (833 Fort). $30. 250888-5790.

WRITER'S GROUP - Weekly drop-in with sessions including peer support, story sharing, guest speakers and more. THURSDAYS 10am-noon at Esquimalt Recreation Centre (527 Fraser). $2/free with rec membership.

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QURAAN STUDIES - Join Muslim Faith Advisor Sheikh Afraz Baksh for recitation, explanation, contemplation and deductions for everyday living.

All welcome. THURSDAYS 4:305:30pm at UVic Multifaith Services Centre (Ring Road, next to UVic Bookstore and bus terminal). Free.

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WED. DEC. 26 SCRIPTURE STUDIES - Join Catholic Chaplain Fr Dean Henderson for guided study. All welcome.

WEDNESDAYS 4:30-6pm at UVic Multifaith Services Centre (Ring Road, next to UVic Bookstore and bus terminal). Free. 250-721-8339, catholic@uvic.ca.

LEARN TO MEDITATE THE ROSARY - Experience the power of the ancient Catholic tradition of the Rosary: and you don’t have to be Catholic to meditate or pray the Rosary. Free distribution of rosaries with pamphlets to explain the practice. All welcome.

WEDNESDAYS 5-6pm at UVic Interfaith Chapel (Ring Road). Free.

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GALLERIES THURS. DEC. 20 THE AVENUE GALLERY - All that Glitters. Handcrafted jewelry by some of Canada's finest artists: Barb Adams, Anne Kelly, Doreen Schneider, Kevin Cremin and more.

To Dec. 24 at 2184 Oak Bay. ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA - Virtuous Vendetta: The Story of the Forty-seven Ronin in Prints. To April 1 at 1040 Moss.

FRI. DEC. 21 WEST END GALLERY - New small paintings by Steven Armstrong: the perfect stocking stuffer. To Dec. 27 at 1203 Broad.

COMMUNITY CRD ARTS ADVISORY COUNCIL - The Capital Regional District is seeking individuals to serve on the CRD Arts Advisory Council, a volunteer committee that adjudicates CRD funding programs and provides advice and policy recommendations on issues relating to the arts in the capital region.

Submit a cover letter and a resume or written submission noting contact information, occupation, background and experience in the arts, special expertise and reasons for seeking an appointment by Friday, February 1, 2013 to the CRD Arts Development Office. More: 250-360-3215, crd. bc.ca/arts.

LIFERING - Looking for new group facilitators! See website. Addiction support program. THURSDAYS 7:30pm at Victoria Native Friendship Center (231 Regina). FRIDAYS 6:30pm at Pearkes Rec Centre (3100 Tillicum).

TUESDAYS 7:30pm at the Esquimalt Rec Centre (527 Fraser). 250-920-2095, michael@LifeRingCanada.org.

SCREENING SISTERS - Join the new program due to launch in October. Make a difference and provide support to women during screening for cervical cancer by attending appointments with clients and providing telephone support in between appointments. Call Sue Dakers 250-661-4413.

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY SOCIETY OF BC - Weekly support group. Friends, partners and family also welcome. WEDNESDAY, 7pm at Capital Mental Health Association (125 Skinner). Free. 250-383-5144 ext 2127, bpdsocietyofbc@gmail.com.

SUPPORT GROUP - Support group for phobias, generalized anxiety, panic attacks and OCD. With Dr. Tom Lipinski, registered psychologist.

THURSDAYS 7pm at the Bridge Centre (125 Skinner). Free. 250-3891211.

SIPCCENTRE - Counsellor-led support group for mature women ready to re-explore their sexual orientation. $8/session. FRIDAYS 5-6:45pm at James Bay New Horizons.

KIWANIS HOUSE PROGRAM LifeRing support group for young mothers dealing with addiction.

Free onsite child-minding available for young mothers participating in the program. TUESDAYS 6pm at 2652 Cook. Child-minding at 5:30pm.

Calling in advance is appreciated.

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DUAL RECOVERY ANONYMOUS Support group for recovery from both an addiction of any kind and a mental health issue. TUESDAYS 7:30pm in the BCSS Board Room (941 Kings).

Free. 250-384-4225.

ALT LOVERS - Sagacity Alternative Lifestyle Society is where awesome folks who enjoy BDSM, alternative lifestyles, kink and fetish gather to talk, laugh, socialize, share and learn.

TUESDAYS 7:30pm at the Ledge, Bedford Regency (1140 Government).

Free. sagacitygroup.net.

QUEER YOUTH DROP-IN - South Island Pride Community Centre welcomes queer youth, friends, allies and youth from queer families.

MONDAYS 6-8pm at Esquimalt Youth Centre (530 Fraser), WEDNESDAYS 6-8pm at Fairfield Community Place (1330 Fairfield). Free. southislandpridecentre.ca.

PFLAG- Confidential support for parents, families, friends, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, twospirit, intersex, queer, questioning and allies. Support meeting 2-4pm every third SUNDAY of the month at St. John Divine Church lounge (1611 Quadra). 250-385-9462, victoriabc@ pflagcanada.ca.

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.

OVERWHELMING EMOTIONS SUPPORT GROUP - Borderline personality disorder, self-harm, PTSD? B.C. Schizophrenia Society meets regularly at 941 Kings. 250383-5144, box 2127, bpdvictoria@ gmail.com.

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FILM AND STAGE LISTINGS SCREENINGS MOVIE MONDAY'S MUSIC WEDNESDAY -is screening Lightning in a Bottle, the superb documentary by Martin Scorsese featuring two dozen great blues musicians at a concert celebrating this universal art form.

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IMAX NOTE: CLOSED DEC. 25 AIR RACERS -(1 pm & 5 pm: Fri.-Mon. & Wed.-Thurs.) Paul Walker narrates this pulse-pounding documentary about the world's fastest race, as amazingly nimble planes negotiate a tricky course at 500 MPH. HUBBLE -(French only on Fri., Dec. 21, 10 am only) SKYFALL -(8 pm Fri.-Sun. & Wed. / 7 pm Thurs.)

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MYSTERIES OF EGYPT -(10am Wed.-Thurs; 3pm Fri.-Mon. and Wed.-Thurs.) ★★½ POLAR EXPRESS -(10am Sat.Mon., and 6pm Fri.-Mon. & Wed.) TO THE ARCTIC -(noon Fri.-Mon. & Wed.-Thurs.)

CINECENTA Cinecenta at UVic screens its films in the Student Union Building. Info: 7218365. cinecenta.com. NOTE: Cinecenta is closed from Dec. 22 till Jan. 1 LOVE, ACTUALLY -(Wed., Dec. 19: 7:00 only) This much-touted romantic comedy has genuinely touching moments and lots of sharply-crafted comedy, but it's also cloying and burdened with several subplots devoid of charm: it's like the highlights reel from a half-dozen mediocre chick flicks. Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson head up a huge and impressive cast.

★★★★★ IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE -(Thurs.-Fri., Dec. 20-21: 7:00 only) The real countdown to Christmas begins with Cinecenta's annual screening of this revered Capra classic, where Jimmy Stewart's Everyman embodies the true spirit of the season.

STAGE THURS. DEC. 20 A CHRISTMAS CAROL-Adapted and directed by Michael Shamata, starring Tom McBeath (Ebenezer Scrooge), Gerry Mackay (Jacob Marley), Lily Cave (Belinda), Daniel Fong (Spirit), Jessica Hickman (Spirit), Kevin Kruchkywich (Mr. Fred), Brian Linds (Mr. Fezziwig), Amanda Lisman (Belle), Adam Lolacher (Bob Cratchit), Ajay Parikh-Friese (Peter), Amisha ParikhFriese (Martha), Simeon Sanford Blades (Tiny Tim), Celine Stubel (Mrs. Cratchit), and Jan Wood (Mrs. Fezziwig). Runs WED to SAT at 8pm, WED at 1pm, SAT at 4pm and SUN at 2pm at the Belfry Theatre. Until Dec. 22 Review at mondaymag.com.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL -Fresh off a successful world premiere, Theatre Inconnu is getting into the holiday spirit with A Christmas Carol, adapted by Clayton Jevne (with live Celtic harp accompaniment). WED to SUN at 2 and 7pm at Emily Carr House. Mon at 2pm at Carr House and 7pm at Little Fernwood Hall (1923 Fernwood). $15/12/10. 250-383-5843 for reservations. theatreinconnu.com ONE MAN STAR WARS -Inspired by the film trilogy, Charles Ross presents his one-man adaptation. 8pm at Metro Studio (1411 Quadra). $25/20..

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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS - St Luke's Players present their seventh annual pantomime. 2 and 8pm Until Jan. 1 at St. Luke's Hall (3821 Cedar Hill X). $15/13/5. Limited availability. 250-884-5484.

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ONE MAN LORD OF THE RINGS - Charles Ross presents this famous story adapted as a one-man show.

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SUN. DEC. 23 DERWIN BLANSHARD -After three sold-out shows, The Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad) and Wes Borg are proud to present A Very Special Derwin Blanshard’s Extremely Classy Christmas Programme at 8pm. The fourth episode features HRH Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Carolyn Mark, Sarah Jane Pelzer, The Bachand Family, Dave Lang and Hearse, as well as the regular cast of awesome and hilarious talents. $12.

MON. DEC. 24 A CHRISTMAS CAROL -Special Christmas Eve performance with Claton Jevne of Theatre Inconnu at Little Fernwood Hall (1923 Fernwood).

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WED. DEC. 26 CINDERELLA A PANTOMIMEPeninsula Players present their fourth annual Christmas pantomime. Dec. 26-31 at Charlie White Theatre (2243 Beacon, Sidney). 7:30pm. $18/15.

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