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Becoming a modern man

Dragon boats pad the way t first glance, dragon boats and cloth menstrual pads might not have an obvious link — at least until you meet the two women who are behind an initiative to turn a little activity into a lot of funds.

DANIELLE For the second year, the LIV POPE Your Life Project is searching news@ for paddlers (novice or expemondaymag.com rienced) to form 10 teams of racers that will swirl up the money to fund menstrual kits for girls in Malawi, Africa. Each year, 24 million girls worldwide miss school and other activities due to a lack of access to menstrual supplies. In Malawi, menstrual hygiene management is so underfunded that girls and women often reuse disposable pads and tampons, and a 2012 study by UNICEF found that 81 per cent of primary schools in the region lacked any type of hand-washing facilities. Add to that the often superstitious cultural beliefs surrounding menstruation, and young girls are met with more shame than answers when Aunt Flo pays a visit.

Back in North America, this reality shocked author and acupressurist Kyla Plaxton, who has dedicated much of her adult life to helping young women learn to understand their bodies.

“Growing up, every period would just take me out, and it was a very painful process, so I had to take my own journey through that,” says Plaxton.

“Even here we still see a sense of embarrassment or humiliation around menstruation ... but if you teach women when they are young how to listen to and respect the natural process their body is going through, it can become a blessing.”

Plaxton, who has a four-year-old daughter, recently published her book aimed at helping grade schoolers learn more about their cycles, as led by protagonist LIV (Little Inner Voice) — Little Women’s Guide to Personal Power: How to turn your monthly menstruation into the biggest blessing of your life. Yet, last year, Plaxton felt inspired to do more. She partnered with Jude Knowles, manager of Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre, and rallied 40 people to fill two dragon boats and celebrate activity. The teams raised $1,100 for the parent fundraiser Transformational Textiles and, for just $5 a kit, 220 girls in Malawi were each sent three pairs of adjustable underwear and six reusable cloth pads.

This year, the aim is to secure 10 boats of 20 people each and raise $40,000 through personal fundraising goals, prizes and an official race scheduled for May 11 on the Gorge Waterway.

“There’s nothing better than exercise for girls going through puberty, and paddling was a lifesaver for me at that time in my life,” says Knowles, who has been paddling since she was 10. “You’re outside on the water, with a community surrounding you — what’s not to love?”

hat does it mean to be a man? It’s a question that is constantly being weighed and challenged by both sexes as expectations evolve and change with the times.

If you’re too gentle, do you risk being seen by the opposite sex as unexciting? If you’re too rough, do you risk being seen as a brute? If you show emotion at work, will you be considered weak? If you show anger and GRANT frustration, will you be considered unstable?

McKENZIE Can you be a gentle father at home, yet an effective boss at work? And how do you meld the two together? editor@ We haven’t strayed far from the jungles and caves of mondaymag.com our ancestors (especially in the corporate world) as it’s still an eat or be eaten world, but, for generations now, we can no longer rely on the actions or inactions of our parents to be the role model of how we’re meant to behave. It wasn’t that long ago when young girls were taught to cook and bake from their stay-at-home moms, while the boys were told to get an after-school job to prepare them for a life ahead of supporting their families. Now, it’s more likely that both partners work fulltime and neither of them knows how to cook.

But is the man still supposed to be the major wage earner? And if he’s not, is he able to set aside feelings of guilt or inadequacy that crackle deep in his DNA? And is there still some part of us that needs to thump our hairy chests and howl at the moon?

Grant Waldman, executive director of West Coast Men’s Support Society, believes that men need to take care of themselves and learn how to ask for help when needed rather than becoming isolated and “sucking it up.”

In supporting The New Warrior Training Adventure, April 12 to 14 in Shawnigan Lake, Waldman wants to help men create a new sense of purpose and to understand what it means to be a healthy mature male.

The weekend will offer men the opportunity to “take a good look at themselves and talk about what’s working and what’s not in their lives,” says Waldman who has both experienced and witnessed the transformational power of the program for himself.

Developed and delivered by The ManKind Project, the program opens the door for men to experience a level of energy, a quality of masculinity, a deep sense of safety, joy and laughter, anger and fear, physical challenge and an opportunity to look with fearless honesty at the life they’ve created.

In short, Waldman adds, “You’ll discover your unique connection to manhood, explore a new way of understanding masculinity, and step fully into the man you envision yourself to be.”

The program costs $700 (although no man is turned away for financial reasons) and more details can be found at westcoastmen.org. M

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Kyla Plaxton (left) and Jude Knowles are seeking teams of dragon boaters to raise funds for the menstrual kits girls in Africa need to stay active and stay in school.

Now 59, a svelte Knowles understands a whole lot more about what it takes to find good flow.

“Dragon boating is such a team sport because anyone can do it, but you have to have those 20 people working together or no one is going anywhere,” says Knowles. “It’ll teach you a lot, and it is a really obtainable challenge.”

When it comes to obtainable, Plaxton hopes people of all ages and genders will consider coming out to support the effort as a chance to reflect on their own abilities to get active.

“Puberty is such a confusing time no matter where you are, and the average age of menses has gone from 11 or 12 years old to now ages 8 or 9 becoming quite common,” says Plaxton. “I really want to find ways that I — and other adults — can be good examples for helping these girls learn about this part of themselves without a sense of shame. It’s crazy to understand the power you have inside of you — that you can create life.”

To join in the LIV Your Life Project and rally your own team of dragon boaters, contact Plaxton at 250-885-0566, or email livyourlifevolunteer@ gmail.com. Entry fee to the May 11 race is $5 and pledge forms are available from Women In Need Westside Village (174 Wilson). For more information, visit ilovemyperiod.com.

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Campers of the Occupy movement unite: one local student wants to learn from your experience.

UVic Sociology graduate student Rob Duncan has put a call out for anyone involved in an Occupy protest camp to participate in a study that will examine the meanings people were communicating by camping out during the movement in 2011 or 2012. Interviews are volunteer-based and anonymous, at a location of your choice.

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‘I finally fit in’ AUTISM’S OWN CONFERENCE ASKS VICTORIA FOR AWARENESS

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blossom: the sensitivity, the missed social cues, the lifelong frustrations. For the first time, every trigger made sense. “All my life, my parents were pulling their hair out thinking I was just doing all this stuff to get attention or to be a brat,� Gray says. “I always saw ‘autistic’ as the weird kid rocking in the corner, but Asperger’s — what was that? It was on the autism spectrum, but everything I read sounded like me. And, to be honest, finding out was a relief.�

Gray, who is better known as “Rainbow,� is now the organizer of the Victoria Asperger’s Syndrome Meetup Group, and will be speaking at Autism’s Own Conference — a UVic event featuring speakers and performers from Victoria’s autism community to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on Tues., April 2. Gray never did tell her parents about her findings, but her older sister saw the diagnosis as an answer to a lot of questions. “There’s no treatment, no real change, nothing I have to do, but suddenly I became

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ounds have always been distracting for Iris Gray. Not just loud trucks driving by or a gaggle of friends giggling at a table, but the buzz of uorescent lighting, the tick-tock of a clock, the background hum of a computer monitor. Sometimes, it’s enough to make her leave a room — but then, this is normal.

It’s just as normal for Gray to visually memorize the placement of everything in a space, to feel a little clumsy wherever she goes, to have few, if any, friends — some people have trouble understanding her.

But it wasn’t until Gray was 36 that a frustrated partner broke up with her and pointed out how “socially awkward� she was, then referred her to some literature online. Gray was shocked — here, in a neat and tidy condition called Asperger’s Syndrome, Gray saw every aspect of herself

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part of a community,� says Gray. “Suddenly, I started meeting people who were just like me, and I didn’t feel so isolated anymore.

Now, I don’t have to worry about being different. These people get me.�

While autism has received some hype from movies like Rain Man, so much stigma and misunderstanding surrounds the condition — and its close sibling Asperger’s — that people like Joseph Z. Sheppard have “come out� in an effort to break down the painful belief that people with the diagnosis are any less normal. “The stigma around autism is so entrenched that it can, literally, make a difference to your paycheque — whether or not you have the capability,� says Sheppard, codirector of the Centre for Autism Research, Technology and Education (CARTE). “So, it’s a huge risk to be ‘out’ in the community and open about that, but it’s also what’s most needed.�

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terns that people think of when they hear the word autism, and those things aren’t practical as you grow up and try to raise a family.�

Though he lives with high-functioning autism, Sheppard is a father, an author, a graduate student, a volunteer coordinator at Uni 101 (a non-credit UVic program for people with educational barriers), the grad representative for the Society of Students with a Disability, a facilitator of Authors with Autism, the senior editor of Autism’s Own Journal and a participant on the planning committee of Emanu-El Synagogue. He also creates photographic art exhibits. “This [conference] is a rare time when persons with autism gather together to create their own social spaces,� says Sheppard. “My purpose is to bring hope to adults with autism who have lost hope and share how I have gone from non-functioning to being able to live a full life as a contributing and respected member of society.�

Ryan Huyton found his own sense of self thanks to the meetup group that gathers twice a month at QV CafĂŠ & Bakery. “I’ve always felt like people just kind of put up with me, but here I finally fit in well, probably for the first time in my life,â€? says Huyton, 32, who was diagnosed with severe autism as a young child. “This group has made me more comfortable being around people in general.

I used to not be very comfortable with my autism, but I’m OK with it now.�

Gray says the Asperger’s diagnosis will disappear in coming years, due to new understandings about the reality of the autism spectrum, and how more scientists are seeing variables in both. “What’s unfortunate is that if you are a low-functioning Aspie, people don’t recognize your abilities. And if you are a highfunctioning Aspie, people don’t recognize your challenges,� Gray says. “I’m great with words, but I can’t clean New! my apartment to save my life. We don’t want to be cured or fixed, just accepted and understood.� M

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KIERAN REPORT

Green Party needs collapse of Liberals ith the Liberal brand in tatt e r s and the NDP’s potential vote maxed at 53 per cent of Vancouver Island, the B.C. BRIAN Green Party actually KIERAN has a fighting chance bkieran@ in a handful of Greatmondaymag.com er Victoria ridings.

It would be nice to credit Green Party Leader Jane Sterk for some of the party’s polling gains on the Island, but that’s a tough sell. Sterk has utterly failed to capture the imagination of the media and the voting public at large. In fairness, wedging into the political news cycle is always a challenge for an also-ran, but in Sterk’s case she has done nothing compelling to shift the focus away, even briefly, from the gasping Liberals and surging NDP. The polling twins — Ipsos and Angus Reid — confirm this month that Sterk seems powerless to pump excitement into her leadership. The Ipsos Reid poll finds that a majority of voters (56 per cent) say

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they have no impression of the job Sterk is doing as Green Party leader. Angus Reid reports that a mere four per cent of the electorate think she would make the best premier. And, when it comes to dealing with governance issues, other than the environment, Sterk barely gets her head above the margin of error registering two-to-three per cent approval on the big ticket items like health care.

Worse, Sterk’s personal leadership momentum has been slipping for three months and she isn’t attracting refugees from war-torn Liberal ranks.

Still, the over-arching numbers are encouraging. On the Island, the Green Party is moving into contention with numbers that rival the Liberals. The Angus Reid poll finds that the Greens have 18-per-cent support on the Island compared to the Liberals’ 20. Amongst the eco-aware 18 to 34-year-old demographic, the Greens are tied with the Liberals at 19 per cent.

If Sterk has a prayer, it is in the prospect that the Liberal death spiral has not bottomed out. Going into the election campaign, the Liberals have a paltry 24 per cent of the women’s vote. And, 21 per cent of voters who supported the Liberals in 2009 have migrated to the NDP.

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Finally, more than 60 per cent of all voters say it is time for a change of government. Fully a third of 2009 Liberal supporters are in that camp. On the flip side, only half of 2009 Liberal supporters say it is not time for a change.

Sterk has great expectations for three of her candidates: Andrew Weaver in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, Susan Low in Esquimalt-Royal Roads and Adam Olsen in Saanich North and the Islands. She also muses about grabbing VictoriaBeacon Hill for herself, but that is dreaming in HD unless she can lock incumbent NDP MLA Carole James in a closet for the duration.

If the Greens have a chance, I think it will be in either Oak Bay-Gordon Head where incumbent Liberal Ida Chong is in a dither or in Saanich North and the (green) Islands where the Liberals have nominated unknown Salt Spring Islander Stephen Roberts to replace retiring Murray Coell.

However, it will take nothing short of a collapse of the Liberal vote into single digits for the Green candidates to have any chance of out-flanking the NDP in these seats. It will also take a flawless, tsunami-scale, get-out-the-vote campaign by the Greens in May. M

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Restrictive policies continue to risk lives n the distant memory of 1999, Judge Thomas Gove ruled that Victoria’s “Red Zone” policy prevented people from “carrying out normal social interaction with their peers” and accessing health services, violating their Charter Rights. Lawyers involved in the case prophesied doom for the practice of banning people from the Red Zone, an area bounded SIMON

by Cook, Store, Belleville and Discovery NATTRASS streets. Surely, any policy which couldn’t snattrass@ survive a constitutional challenge was desmondaymag.com tined to fail.

It was almost a surprise when I was reminded by a local social service provider that members of The Capital’s street community continue to face exile from our downtown. Nor is this fate reserved for a few habitual trouble-makers — at least two recent operations carried out by the Victoria police resulted in many of those arrested being banned from the Red Zone. Judges regularly choose exile as punishment for

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drug-related offences. The Vancouver Island Health Authority also enforces a semi-official no-go zone for the distribution of harm-reduction services. The zone encompasses a two-block radius around St. Andrew’s School — notably including the 900 block of Pandora — and prevents several organizations from distributing supplies such as clean needles within its borders.

VIHA’s no-go zone has serious implications for public health. According to a 2010 study by the Centre for Addictions Research BC, the policy resulted in a “substantial reduction in the level of health service delivery provided by AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI) and of clean needles, and has impacted their ability to meet the provincial policy of providing drug users with one clean needle for every injection.”

Like the Streets and Traffic Bylaw that prevents the street community from resting their bodies on Pandora Green, Red Zones and no-go zones do much more than force visible poverty out of the downtown core and into neighbourhoods. Policies that limit free movement and restrict access to social services only serve to deepen the impact of The Capital’s failure to secure a fixed-site needle exchange and safe-injection site.

Continuing to embrace the wildly anachronistic idea of exile as a form of punishment presents addicts and other streetinvolved people with an impossible choice: risk arrest in order to obtain food, shelter and clean needles, or risk your life to comply with a court order. M

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Even just 80 years ago, if a child complained to his father about a priest, he'd be slammed against

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One might say that the editor's comment about a new enlightenment is a challenge to all of us to wrest control of our lives from the powerhungry authorities of whatever hue. It is up to us.

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ow, more than ever, Victoria’s Acres of Lions is feeling at home in its sound. With its third album Home(s) about to drop (April 2 on Cordova Bay Records), the band is also getting used to the idea of being at home on the road.

“We were on the road all year,” says Tyson Yerex (guitar, keys, vocals).

A gig it took with the Ministry of Jobs brought the band on a three-month tour of communities across Northern B.C. last spring.

“It must have been 50 shows in three months,” says Yerex.

Since it was a government tour, it was “more slow-going” than the guys were used to. At each venue, the 15-person crew would have to set up the portable stage and generator, which took a whole day, so the bandmates had plenty of time together for songwriting.

“The album was written entirely on the road. A lot of the lyrics are about longing for relationships back home,” says Yerex.

COLBY JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY The single “Bright Lights” (released Shane Deyotte (left), Jeff Kalesnikoff, Tyson Yerex and Dan Feb. 12) is the kind of pop-rock anthem Ball are Acres of Lions, playing Lucky Bar Fri., March 29. that begs you to sing along. And instead of his usual formula of chorus-heavy tunes, singer-songwriter Jeff Kalesnikoff’s (vocals, “Drums is one of those things that need fancy guitar) work on Home(s) is more mature, and incor- equipment and a large acoustically treated room,” porates more diverse song structure. says Yerex.

“Usually the process is Jeff has the big songwritYerex, a budding keys player who toured with ing idea and then we work on shaping it as a band,” Against Me!, recorded all his piano parts on a Yamaha says Yerex.

C7 Grand piano. “I’m not a classically trained piano The band is rounded out by Dan Ball (bass, player, but I’m slowly building my skills,” he says. vocals) and Shane Deyotte (drums), who replaced The rest of the album was recorded over a sixLewis Carter recently. week stint just north of Toronto. It was the first time The album was recorded with producer Brian all the band members were in the studio at the same Moncarz, instead of Victoria’s Adam Sutherland time for the length of the recording process. who recorded the two previous albums.

“For all our previous records, we all had day jobs, “The two albums with Adam sound incredible so I’d be working while someone else was recordand they stand up on an international level,” says ing,” says Yerex. “This is the first time we all get to Yerex. “But we’re more of a rock band than we come write musician as our occupation because we got rid across on our records and we came into this one of our day jobs.” wanting to make it sound more raw … It was fun Other highlights of the last year include playing to record in Toronto and work with someone new.”

Toronto’s Edgefest alongside Yukon Blonde and Billy The members decided on the title Home(s) Talent. because they don’t really have a home base any“We played on the second stage and we knew more. three quarters of the bands. At that “We spent extended periods of moment we said ‘This is where we ACRES OF LIONS time in different places,” says Yerex. were supposed to be.’ It really felt ■ Fri., March 29 at “All of these different places have like we were making some progLucky Bar, 8pm. $12 been our homes.” ress.”

■ Sat., March 30 at The band stayed in Edmonton The band also played Rifflandia Cobblestone Pub in for three weeks, setting up a stuand Canadian Music Week last year. dio at a family member’s house, After a few shows at Canadian Cobble Hill, 9pm where it recorded some demos for Music Week in Toronto and a few ■ Wed., April 3 the album. shows in Victoria, Acres of Lions at Victoria House The guys also rented a studio on is setting out on a cross-country Concert ”B,” 8pm London’s famous Denmark Street tour with The Town Heroes (where the Rolling Stones and the (Frankie Muniz from Malcolm in Sex Pistols made records), for a the Middle’s band); and Kingsfoil week while in town for meetings with their new U.K. and Thunderhawk. record label Fierce Panda (they’re also represented Victoria fans will get another chance to catch

by Bullion in Japan).

Acres of Lions live at Rock the Shores, Sat., July The drum tracks for Home(s) were recorded at 13, alongside City and Colour, Matthew Good, The Revolution Recording in Toronto.

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MONDAY MORSELS a drive up the > Take Malahat and drop into Shawnigan Lake’s Steeples Restaurant for a taste of their new Asian fusion menu, available for a limited time only, with dishes from $6.99 to $14.99.

Refresh yourself upon arrival with complimentary green tea and a steaming hot towel before spooning into shrimp won-ton soup with shiitake ginger broth, sesame crusted tuna tataki with soy ginger glaze, chicken satay with peanut sauce, Szechaun beef lettuce wraps with crunchy noodles, or fragrant red curry with your choice of chicken or seafood.

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WEST SHORE’S EVEDAR’S BISTRO IS WORTH FINDING hen Marc and Fran Jinnouchi bought Evedar’s Bistro a few PAM GRANT years ago, they had a simple pamgrant@ vision for a spot where patrons mondaymag.com would be guaranteed a warm welcome and good food.

Luckily, they were able to retain Marnie Anderson who had already been whipping up the kind of breakfasts and lunches that create a strong, loyal following. Drop by Evedar’s in the morning and enjoy a quick cappuccino and a freshly baked muffin, or if you’re really hungry, maybe a stack of pancakes or French toast crowned with mixed berries and whipped cream.

Other popular breakfast options include omelettes and breakfast wraps filled with eggs and tossed with a variety of fillings including ham, cheese, mushrooms, peppers and spinach. Visit for lunch and enjoy freshly prepared soups, perhaps with a sandwich (try tuna and dill or ham and Havarti, served on whole wheat bread — gluten free is

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Wraps include chicken and bacon with Caesar salad, and the very popular mix of barbecued salmon loaded with cream cheese, lettuce, cukes, tomato, carrots, cilantro, lime and balsamic dressing.

If you want something hot, grab a bowl of chili served with a chunk of baguette, a hot turkey sandwich served with mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry dressing and fresh vegetables, or lamb and sweet potato pie.

When the Jinnouchis looked for someone to create an upmarket evening experience, they found chef Tom Corless and soon earned a reputation as a great dinner option, too. Though Corless

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Begin with something from the small plates menu ($8-$12), perhaps a wild mushroon tart, crisp wonton-wrapped, togarashi-spiced prawns served with sauce remoulade. Gluten-free choices include a skewer of grilled tiger prawns and scallops scented with sesame and citrus, and Best of the Bay seafood tasting, featuring a Thai crab cake, mini smoked albacore tuna taco and maple cold-smokedjumbo scallop on rissotto croquettes, or pan-seared haloumi cheese paired with chorizo sausage and red pine nut pesto, or handmade spinach ravioli stuffed with crab, ricotta and fresh dill.

If you prefer soup or salad to start things off, you have plenty of options. Savour Davidge’s maple butternut squash potage, his take on the classic French onion (with a nod given to the French Laundry’s Thomas Keller), or a hearty fisherman’s soup loaded with salmon, God’s Pocket halibut, Salt Spring Island mussels, prawns, squid and orzo in a saffron tomato broth, which is also available as a main course.

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Downtown worthy entrees ($19-$24) include coconut and bamboo steamed halibut, offered with orange ginger sesame fennel slaw, spicy saffron, sweet corn risotto and candied coconut shavings; grilled flat iron steak crowned with a Bermuda onion ring and paired with seasonal vegetables and Madagascar peppercorn and brandy sauce; or phyllo-wrapped salmon. I recently devoured a grilled lamb sirloin, served with truffled leek, mushroom and cheese pave and French onion demi glaze that was a steal at $24.

Fancy dessert? Try Davidge’s latest creations, including Gala apple strudel drizzled with condensed caramel and green tea foam or blueberry and white chocolate croissant bread pudding with Baileys-infused creme Anglaise sauce and grilled Okanagan peach soup.

Though Evedar’s was briefly closed in the evenings, it is back with a skilled chef, great prices and attentive service. Call or visit their website for details on live music and specials. Drop by Tuesdays for pasta nights with customized options for penne, linguini, spaghetti, fettucine and gnocchi (and gluten free options), and wine for $5 a glass — or free corkage.

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OUR FOR MAR. 28 –APR. 3

ALL-STAR BLUEGRASS CELEBRATION rganizers of the Sooke River Bluegrass Festival are gearing up for the best festival yet with a fundraiser Sat., March 30 at Oak Bay United Church (1355 Mitchell), at 7:30pm.

Featuring The Sweet Lowdown, The Clover Point Drifters, The Moonshiners and The Riverside Trio, the concert will be only a taste of what’s to come at this year’s summer festival. Tickets are $20 and are available at rmts.bc.ca. M

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THURS • FRI • SAT CANADIAN CELEBRITY CAST BRINGS LOVE TO BLUE BRIDGE REPERTORY THEATRE anadian Comedy and Genie Award-winning actress Janet Wright is making her debut with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre this weekend, starring alongside Bruce Greenwood (Star Trek, Double Jeopardy, Flight) in Blue Bridge’s production of A.R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prizenominated drama Love Letters.

Wright, most recently known for her role as Emma Leroy on the hit Canadian TV show Corner Gas, is connected to Blue Bridge in other ways.

She started Saskatoon’s Persephone Theatre in 1974 with Blue Bridge’s artistic director Brian Richmond (and director of Love Letters) and her sister Susan. Richmond and Janet were married at the time, and their son, and popular Blue Bridge adn Atomic

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Vaudeville director, Jacob Richmond, was born that first season.

“In all these years, after Persephone, we haven’t really worked together at all,” says Wright.

“I spend Christmas and holidays with family, but this will be neat.”

Because Greenwood is currently working on another project, and will arrive in Victoria Thursday (the day Love Letters opens), he and Wright won’t have much time to rehearse, but Wright says the life-long friends will still be at the top of their game.

Love Letters opens 8pm Thursday at the McPherson Playhouse and runs Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Saturday at 2pm. Tickets start at $39.50 and are available at rmts. bc.ca or 250-386-6121. M

WEEZER ROCKS THE SHORES

By Mary Ellen Green arts@mondaymag.com

os Angeles-based alternative rock band Weezer is headlining the second annual Rock The Shores festival in Colwood.

The second year boasts not only twice the bands, but twice the fun — with a second day added to the event, July 13 and 14.

The concert, by Rifflandia organizers Atomique Productions and Coachella Music and Arts Festival organizers Goldenvoice, will convert the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre’s lower bowl sports fields (1767 Island Hwy) into the largest outdoor music event of the summer in the CRD, featuring two full days of music, topped off by local food and beverage vendors.

Saturday’s lineup inlcudes City and Colour, Matthew Good, The Sheepdogs, 54•40, Jimmy Eat World, and current Monday Magazine cover models, Acres of Lions (see feature on Page 9.)

Sunday’s line-up features Weezer, Sam Roberts Band, Mother Mother, Awolnation, Vince Vaccaro, and Reignwolf.

Gates open each day at 1pm and close at 10pm.

Single day tickets start at $59.50, with a festival pass costing $89.50. Single day tickets for the exclusive V.I.P. section are $109.50, with a V.I.P. festival pass running $189.50. There are three-packs of single day tickets available on a limited basis for $99.50.

Tickets are available at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records, the Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre and online (or over the phone) at Ticketmaster.ca. M

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JOEY MACDONALD

The InterArts Centre for Makers is one step closer to becoming a reality after organizers secured a building.

Making dreams a reality INTERARTS CENTRE FOR MAKERS TO OPEN SUMMER 2013

By Mary Ellen Green arts@mondaymag.com

he InterArts Centre for Makers is one step closer to becoming a reality after organizers secured a building in Rock Bay. The 4,000-sq.-ft., two-storey building is the former home to Allied Glass, 2610 Rock Bay Ave. It also has a 3,000-sq.-ft. outdoor mezzanine with loading docks and gated parking, and has M2 zoning, which would encompass the needs of all three non-profits (Olio Artists and Workers Cooperative, CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers, and Victoria Makerspace) currently moving into the space.

It is slated to open this summer — right on schedule.

“We have a place to do it. It’s our first concrete element and we’re phenomenally excited about it,” says Joey MacDonald of Olio at the building announcement held at Phillips Brewery Thurs., March 21. “We would try to take the whole building. If we couldn’t, we’d take just the ground floor.”

The next step is a call for proposals from other arts groups, makers, non-profits and other organizations to share the space, which is larger than the needs of InterArts alone.

“So from here we’d like to put out a request for proposals to see who else can use the space, because it’s really, really big and we know how we can use about half of it immediately and functionally, but there’s another half that we have the option of taking, the upstairs, that could make it a lot more relevant to a lot more people,” says MacDonald.

The building is open and functional. The front third of the building needs major renovations before it could open, while the back of the shop needs less work.

“It’s a fixer-upper,” says MacDonald.

InterArts organizers have been busy applying for grants that would help cover renovation costs.

The building is centrally located one block off Bay Street, is highly visible, and is close to many suppliers and amenities (read: breweries).

The lease, however, is relatively low cost, thanks in part to a soft commercial real estate market, says MacDonald. The building has long-

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term prospects, with the possible option to purchase or rent-to-own.

Thursday is the last day to donate to the InterArts Indiegogo campaign (indiegogo.com/ interarts), which is non-essential, but beneficial funding and a measure of the community’s confidence in the idea, says MacDonald.

Another benefit is that almost all of the equipment that will fill the space already exists, some of which is in storage because the organizations don’t currently have functional space to use it in — like Olio’s letterpress studio.

InterArts would house the letterpress shop, large format and giclee printers, flatstock and textile screenprinting, colour photocopying, die cutting, embossing, plate making, book binding and publishing, laminating, foil stamping, paper and vinyl cutting equipment from Olio; professional video equipment, 8mm and 16 mm film facilities, audio/video recording and editing suite, lighting and grip equipment, dollies, jib-arms, tracks and more from CineVic; and a full wood working shop, metal working and welding shop, laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC wood cutting, metal forge, prototyping and arduino resources and other tools from Victoria Makerspace.

There is also the opportunity to rent the space for events, openings and other private functions (the large outdoor deck would come in handy here).

“We’re still hammering out the details and after that all the organizations would look at the lease offer. How else can we use the space? What haven’t we thought about? Anytime we put out feelers about it, it’s come back with an amazing result.”

Contact MacDonald (make@interartscentre. ca) from Olio, Vanessa Pattison (Vanessa.pattison@gmail.com) from Makerspace or Bryan Skinner (Bryanskinner@mac.com) from CineVic with any proposals or requests for information.

There will be a Build The Space benefit event for InterArts, Fri., April 26, possibly in the new space. Tickets go on sale Friday. Don’t wait to buy them, because if the turn-out to the launch event in January was any indication, they will sell out!

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MONDAY GUIDE > FILM

Stoked on family horror ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEBUT OF CHAN-WOOK PARK

By Robert Moyes arts@mondaymag.com

THE WHITE HOUSE TAKES THRASHING

n what is essentially an impressive melding of Hitchcockian psychological creepiness with Asian-style splatter cinema, we have the ever-so-stylish Stoker, which marks the English-language debut of the cool and elegantly brutal South Korean auteur Chan-wook Park (Oldboy).

In this tale of family dysfunction writ large, we start with 18-year-old India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska), a withdrawn teen whose birthday is shattered with news that her father has just been killed in a car crash. She’s left alone in a big house with her brittle and unstable mom (Nicole Kidman), when an uncle she never knew she had shows up unexpectedly and moves in. Weird but charming, Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode, Match Point) soon lets loose a subtle eroticism vibe affecting both women. Less subtle is the way that people who know about Charlie’s mysterious past seem to go missing. And what’s with all those Psycho-style dead birds in the study, mementos of father-daughter hunting trips from happier days?

Exquisitely filmed and marvelously acted, Stoker revels in its gothic expressionism, ranging from arch foreshadowing to recurring images of a spider whispering its way up the leg of an indifferent India. There are two moody piano pieces by Phillip Glass, and nods to the “master of suspense” where you can imagine Hitchcock and Park having themselves a sly chuckle. This is a spooky tone poem that, ultimately, plays a familiar melody — but plays it very well indeed. There is no insight to be had here, just great pleasure at watching a master create deliciously morbid entertainment.

It seems that the perfidious North Koreans didn’t learn their lesson after getting a huge ass-whoppin’ for invading the United States in the 2012 remake of Red Dawn. In fact they’ve upped their game for Olympus Has Fallen, a rousing actioner wherein the White House is successfully breached by a small army of North Korean soldiers, who take the President (Aaron Eckhart) hostage. The Speaker of the House (Morgan Freeman) is made acting President, but effectively has his hands tied as a diabolical terrorist named Kang (Rick Yune, Die Another Day) starts making demands with a gun at the head of the President.

It’s a slick setup, one requiring a durable and slightly scruffy hero. Enter Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), a disgraced ex-member of the President’s Secret Service detail who just happens to drop by when all hell is breaking loose. Needless to say, Banning is the only man left standing after literally a hundred cops and soldiers are mowed down. And so he sets to work, using his assassin skills and intimate knowledge of the White House to whittle away at the numerous terrorists prowling about. Ultimately, though, he has to confront Kang for some mano-amano en route to saving the President.

Sleekly directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and peopled with fine supporting actors such as Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, and Dylan McDermott, this is a premium popcorn flick. The scale of the carnage is staggering, and the plotting and dialogue are as decent as you could expect for a leave-your-brain-at-the-door thriller. Whatever will Obama make of it? M

STOKER ★★★½ Directed by Chan-wook Park Starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman R - 100 minutes Continues at The Odeon

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN ★★★ Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart R - 100 minutes • Continues at The Odeon, Empire Uni 4, Westshore and SilverCity

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PERFECTLY POTABLE Spain is a prolific producer of reliably tasty and affordable wine, and the tradition continues with Pablo, a hearty “Garnacha” (a.k.a. Grenache) that comes from vines up to 100 years old.

Named after Picasso, this artful charmer is rustic in style, with notes of cherry, blackberry, leather, and spice. It’s round in the mouth and boasts a long, savoury finish — and definitely worth it at $14.

FILM & CINEMA CALENDAR OPENING G.I. JOE: RETALIATION -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore) This cartoonish action series gets really amped up in a threequel where the good guys are not only battling arch enemy Cobra but also struggling against dark forces lurking within their own goverment. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Pryce and Channing Tatum. Starts Wed. SPRING BREAKERS -(Empire 6/ SilverCity) It's girls gone really wild, as four criminally inclined co-eds in need of spring break money start working for a drug and arms dealer.

This is getting great reviews, but some critics have wondered if the movie is really satirizing teen-culture excess or merely wallowing in its most grotesque qualities. Starts Fri. THE HOST -(Empire 6/Westshore) The latest from Twilight author Stephanie Meyers is a sci-fi tale where aliens inhabit human bodies and erase their memories. But will true love be strong enough to help a hero and heroine fight back? I'm guessing the answer is yes. Starts Fri

LEAVING THURS. ★★★½ LES MISERABLES -(Empire 6)

SCREENINGS MOVIE MONDAY - Screening Wretches and Jabberers, a documentary that portrays the amazing "world tour" of a pair of middle-aged persons with autism who are determined to banish the stigama of their misunderstood disease. 6:30pm MONDAY in the 1900-block Fort. By donation. 595FLIC. moviemonday.ca.

CONTINUING ★★½ ADMISSION -(Odeon/ SilverCity) Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in a likable but meandering comedy about an Ivy League admissions officer who takes a very unprofessional risk after meeting an unusual alternative-schooling kid. Lily Tomlin steals the show. ★★½ THE CALL -(Odeon/ Westshore) Halle Berry stars as a 911 operator who ultimately takes extreme measures to save the life of a girl who has just been kidnapped by the same psycho who killed an earlier 911 client of hers six months earliers.

This is a slick, well-acted and (mostly) credible thriller. ★ A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD -(Caprice) In this tedious turd of a would-be thriller, Bruce Willis once again reprises his role as supercop John McClane, this time mixing it up with Russian mobsters.

THE CROODS -(Empire 6/ SilverCity/Empire Uni 4/Westshore) A prehistoric family taking an unexpected "road trip" into a magical land is the plot of this whimsical animated charmer (which has been getting great reviews). With the vocal talents of Emma Stone, Nicolas Cage, and Ryan Reynolds. ★★★ DJANGO UNCHAINED -(Roxy, 8:50) Quentin Tarantino's latest is a gory tale about a freed slave-turned-bounty-hunter (Jamie Foxx) tracking down the brutal plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio) who has bought his wife. This mash-up of spaghetti western and blaxploitation flick is clever, but many people will find the idea of Tarantino riffing on a holocaust for his own movie-making amusement rather offensive. Note: new show time as of Friday. ★★★ THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY -(Caprice) 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.

★½ IDENTITY THIEF -(Empire 6) The considerable talents of Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) are wasted in this witless and often mean-spirited would-be comedy about a mildmannered businessman who makes the grave mistake of tracking down the seemingly gentle woman who has stolen his identity. ★½ THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE -(Odeon/ SilverCity/Westshore) Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi don't bring much joy to this uninspired comedy about a pair of Vegas magicians whose act has gone stale. Jim Carrey steals what little show there is as a Criss Angel-style "mind rapist" who specializes in extravagant displays of self-mutilation. ★★ JACK THE GIANT SLAYER(SilverCity/Westshore) This is a disappointing, rather joyless variation on the Jack and the Beanstalk tale.

Directed by Bryan Singer (Usual Suspects, X-Men) and starring Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, and Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies). ★★★½ LIFE OF PI -(SilverCity/ Odeon) Oscar winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) added a new golden statuette to his collection with 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.

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FRI. MARCH 29 APRIL FOOL'S WEEKEND SCAVENGER HUNT - Don’t let the Royal BC Museum dupe you.

To mark the occasion, our staff will place unusual objects alongside artifacts and specimens in exhibitions throughout the museum. Some of these things are not like the others, and it’s your job, Sherlock, to identify the objects that don’t belong. To MONDAY. 10am-5pm at Royal BC Museum (675 Belleville). Free with membership/admission. 250-356-7226.

SAT. MARCH 30 BUNNY BONANZA - All bunnies are invited for a neighbourhood Easter egg hunt. Make bunny ears and craft an Easter basket before hunting for Easter eggs. Ideal for families with children under 9 years old. 10am-noon at Victoria West Community Centre (521 Craigflower). $3/child. 250-5908922, victoriawest.ca.

MARVELOUS MATHESON (GUIDED WALK) - Join us for a ramble 'round the lake, far from the sounds of urban traffic, with lunch at a scenic viewpoint. This beautiful park is rich in cultural and natural history. Bring a snack and water and wear sturdy hiking shoes. 8+.

10:30am-1:30pm at Matheson Lake Regional Park (parking lot at the end of Matheson Lake Road, Metchosin).

Free. 250-478-3344.

WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP - Competitive curlers from all over compete in hopes of becoming one of the Canadian World Champions crowned. Various times to April 7 at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre (1925 Blanshard). $20-$349. 250-220-2600, curling.ca/ championships/worlds.

NEW DAY! TEA LEAF READINGS - See into your cup and have your tea leaves read by Ellena. SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS 2-4pm at James Bay Coffee and Books (143 Menzies). 250-3864700, jamesbaycoffeeandbooks.com.

EASTER VINTAGE, RETRO & COLLECTIBLE SHOW AND SALE - This Easter Sunday show features 100 tables of fab finds for you and your eclectic abode! Sixty different vendors equals a super selection to suit every taste and budget! Retro glam accessories, mid-century modernist decor, boho & shabby chic accents, old dolls, bears, toys and more. 9:30am-4pm at Mary Winspear Centre (2243 Beacon). $3.

250-744-1807.

HORSESHOES - Greater Victoria Horseshoe Pitching Association's "Mixed Spring League" meeting.

Spectators welcome. Lunch and beverages available SUNDAYS 10am at Glanford Park (one block north of McKenzie). Free. 250-727-2543, victoriahorseshoeclub.com.

MOUNT WELLS VISTA (GUIDED HIKE) - If you’ve never hiked to the summit of Mount Wells, here is your opportunity. Join a CRD Regional Parks’ naturalist and explore for early spring wildflowers. 9+. 11am-2pm at Mount Wells Regional Park (information kiosk in the parking lot off Humpback Road, Langford). Free.

250-478-3344.

HUMMINGBIRD DAY - It may seem early, but it won’t be too long before the summer hummers return for their annual visit. Discover how to get the most hummingbirds in your neighbourhood through crafts, stories, hands-on exploration and song. Noon3pm at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary (3873 Swan Lake). By donation. 250479-0211, swanlake.bc.ca.

KID CACHERS - Do some real-world treasure hunting! Kids will learn how to use a GPS and compass to hunt through natural areas for hidden Geocaches. Kids are dropped off and picked up at a new park each week. Bring small toys and trinkets for trading. Dress for the weather and wear good footwear. 7+. Registration required through Victoria West Community Centre. 12:30-2:30pm at Mount Doug Park (Gordon Head). $12/ week or $30/3weeks. 250-590-8922.

TUES. APRIL 2

AUTISM'S OWN CONFERENCE - A celebration of autistic community featuring speakers, writers, dancers, performers and musicians diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

7-9:30pm at UVic's Harry Hickman Building (Room 105, 3800 Finnerty).

Free. 250-389-6772. (See story, P4.)

WED. APRIL 3 YOUNLIMITED - Join the Downtown Women's Learn and Network Lunch. Speakers Frances Litman, Linda Campbell, Stef Barber and Women In Need will be speaking on business, personal and spiritual development, health and community.

11:30am-1:30pm at the Union Club of BC (805 Gordon). $35. 250-479-4235, registration@younlimited.com.

WORDS THURS. MARCH. 28 FREESKOOL - "Rebel Phys-Ed." 9am at Camas Books and Infoshop (2620 Quadra). Free. 250-381-0585.

A GOOD REPUTATION IS MORE VALUABLE THAN MONEY "Women, Knowledge and Slander in 16th-Century France." In the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society Public Lecture Series talk, Justine Semmens, a UVic PhD candidate in history, explains how women often possessed an impressive arsenal of strategies used to their own benefit as both defendants and plaintiffs. 4:305:30pm at UVic's Social Sciences and Mathematics Building (Room A110, Ring Road). Free. 250-721-6325.

POLY 101 - Learn all about the polyamorous lifestyle. 7pm at Camas Books and Infoshop (2620 Quadra).

Free. 250-381-0585.

EVEREST: HIGH EXPECTATIONS - Slide and video presentation

by Canadian mountaineers, Pat Morrow and Sharon Wood about their successful 1982 and 1986 Mt. Everest expeditions. Tickets at MEC, Robinsons and at the door. 8-9:30pm at St. Ann's Academy Auditorium (835 Humboldt). $10. 250-888-8370, accvi.ca.

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.

250-412-8500, esquimalt.ca.

QURAAN STUDIES - Join Muslim Faith Advisor Sheikh Afraz Baksh for recitation, explanation, contemplation and deductions for everyday living. All welcome. THURSDAYS 4:30-5:30pm at UVic Multifaith Services Centre (Ring Road, next to UVic Bookstore and bus terminal). Free. 250-885-5635, muslim@uvic.ca.

MON. APRIL 1 THINK, SPEAK, ACT TO INSPIRE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION - Explore language literacy that will create ease in your connections and expand your understanding of how to take the power out of bullying experiences, based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication.

MONDAYS to April 15. 7-9pm at Monterey Recreation Centre (1442 Monterey) $90/six sessions.

250-370-7300, insideawarenessblog. wordpress.com.

TUES. APRIL 2 VIC YOUTH SLAM - The qualifying slam of our youth slam season. Poets will be competing for a chance to rep Victoria at Nationals this summer: 12 poets will sound off in three-minute rounds for a spot at Youth Slam Finals in May. 7pm at Solstice Cafe (529 Pandora). $5. 250-217-1886.

SAFETY IN THE GREY LANE When and Where Older Adults Drive.

Join UVic researchers Holly Tuokko (Psychology/Centre on Aging) and Phyllis McGee (Centre on Aging) in this Café Scientifique event as they share preliminary findings and invite discussion on a five-year national study underway at UVic’s Centre on Aging. RSVP. 6:30pm at The Strathcona Hotel Maple Room (919 Douglas). Free. 250-721-6369.

PRESENTS

WED. APRIL 3 WRITING IN STONE - The Royal BC Museum's Live @ Lunch series welcomes Tim Willis, Director of Exhibitions & Visitor Experience, for a journey to an extraordinary place: Writing on Stone Provincial Park, on the Alberta border with Montana. For centuries, First Peoples have travelled and lived in the valley of the Milk River and have told their stories on the sandstone rocks. It’s a place Willis fell in love with when he first came to Canada and the subject of his first video diary. Noon-1pm at Royal BC Museum (675 Belleville). 250-356-7226.

SPOKEN WORD CLASS - Learn to take your poetry from the page to the stage in this six-week course with M-Award winning spoken word artist Missie Peters. Improve your writing and performance through on-your feet exercises and class discussions. WEDNESDAYS, March 13-April 17. $125. 7-9pm at Intrepid Theatre (1609 Blanshard). Register: notyourgrandmaspoetry@gmail.com.

CITIZENSHIP 101 - Victoria Immigrant Refugee Centre Society (VIRCS) will launch Citizenship 101, a free and interactive learning experience that prepares newcomers for Canadian citizenship. We are also looking for mentors and participants for the program. WEDNESDAYS to April 10, 6-7pm at Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre (637 Bay). Free.

250-361-9433, keri@vircs.bc.ca.

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. 250-721-8339, catholic@ uvic.ca.

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GALLERIES THURS. MARCH 28 WEST END GALLERY - Ken Faulks: An Exclusive Exhibition of New Work.

Preview to April 4 at 1203 Broad.

ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA - Art Gallery Drop-In Tour: TRACES: Fantasy Worlds and Tales of Truth. 7-8pm at 1040 Moss.

OPEN SPACE - Wendy Hough Wall Drawings. To June 29 at 510 Fort.

SAT. MARCH 30 LITTLE FERNWOOD GALLERY Anticipation, featuring the artwork of James Roney. Opening reception 1pm-4pm. To April 30 at 1923 Fernwood.

ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA - Art Gallery Drop-In Tour: Emily Carr: On the Edge of Nowhere.

2-3pm at 1040 Moss.

SUN. MARCH 31 ART GALLERY OF GREATER VICTORIA - Art Gallery Drop-In Tour: Koshashin. 2-3pm at 1040 Moss.

MON. APRIL 1 THE GOWARD HOUSE SOCIETY Vista 45 Art Show and Sale by Nenagh Molson and Ann Redford Nolte. 9am4pm. To May 1 at 2495 Arbutus.

THE GALLERY AT MATTICKS FARM - Featured artist for the month of April will be Carmen Mongeau. To April 30 at 5325 Cordova Bay.

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CRIDGE TRANSITION HOUSE Looking for female volunteers to drive women to appointments, take them apartment hunting, spend time with children letting them know they are valued and cared about, fill the house with delicious smells of baking and help out with dozens of other tasks and errands. 250-479-3963.

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED To drive cancer patients to medical appointments. Contact the Canadian Cancer Society at 250-414-4253 or visit us online at cancervolunteer.ca.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Volunteer with Victoria Therapeutic Riding Association. No experience necessary. 16+. Classes OctoberJune, MONDAY-THURSDAY mornings and TUESDAY-THURSDAY afternoons.

778-426-0506, volunteer@vtra.ca.

MUSIC THURS. MARCH 28 THE MIDNIGHTS LIVE SHOW! The Midnights motown, funk, pop, rhythm & blues band will bring their high-stepping energizing performance to Victoria. The group is a dynamic 12-piece choreographed band fronted by five male and female vocalists. All proceeds from this event are being used to subsidize the band's tour to Iceland and Denmark this summer.

9pm-midnight at Victoria Events Center (1415 Broad). $10/$5 students.

250-858-7380, themidnights.com.

OPEN MIC - Dylan Stone hosts an open mic at The Breakwater Cafe and Bistro (199 Dallas). 8:30pm. Free.

FRI. MARCH 29 UVIC CONGRESS 2013 SEEKS VOLUNTEERS - Canada’s biggest multidisciplinary academic conference, will be hosted at UVic June 1-8, and volunteers are needed. Training provided in areas such as campus hospitality, wayfinding, residence support, transportation services, social media and audiovisual services. Sign up online at uviccongress2013.ca/ staff-volunteers or email volunteers@ uviccongress2013.ca.

ANIMAL LOVERS - Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders needs compassion homes to foster rescued cats while together we find their forever homes. info@animalcrusaders.ca.

FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP - For families of those with mental illness, with or without addiction. Second THURSDAY of every month. 7-8:30pm in the BCSS Board Room (941 Kings).

Free. 250-384-4225.

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. WEDNESDAYS 7-9pm 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. 250-389-1211.

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.

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.

DRUM CAMP - Learn rhythms from around the world, take as many or as few workshops as you like such as Haitian Drumming (10:30am-noon, $25), Drumming From Ghana (1:303:30pm, $35), How To Play Drums With Any Kind Of Music (7-8:30pm, $25).

To MONDAY. Various times at UVic School of Music (MacLaurin "B" Wing, Room B016). Two days $79, three days $99, all four days $129. 250-384-3786, drumvictoria.com.

HANDEL MESSIAH PARTS 2 & 3 - Experience the show on Good Friday, featuring the Christ Church Cathedral Orchestra and Choir, and the St. Christopher Singers under the direction of Michael Gormley. The four soloists are Cathedral Choral Scholars: Esme Liddicoat, soprano, Kassandra Schantz, alto, Josh Lovell, tenor and Nick Allen, bass. 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral (930 Burdett). $20. 250-383-2714.

JENNIFER LOUISE TAYLOR AND ROSE BIRNEY - These two get the audience singing along with guitar, mandolin and rich harmonies. 8pm at James Bay Coffee & Books (143 Menzies). 250-386-4700. By donation. jamesbaycoffeeandbooks.com.

TOWER OF SONG: A CREATIVE TRIBUTE TO LEONARD COHEN - Join Oliver Swain, Anne Schaefer, and Glenna Garramone as they reimagine the genius of Leonard Cohen.

With special guests Richard Moody (The Bills) and Shayne Avec I Grec.

Songs will be performed from every era of Cohen's epic career. Doors 6pm, show 8-11pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). $18 advance at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records and Larsen Music / $20 at door. 250-388-9166.

ACRES OF LIONS - Victoria poprockers release latest album Home(s) alonside Chris Ho and Sunhawk. 8pm at Lucky Bar. $12 at Lyle's Place, Ditch Records at ticketweb.ca (see story P9).

SAT. MARCH 30 ALL-STAR BLUEGRASS CELEBRATION CONCERT - The Victoria Bluegrass Association and Sooke River Bluegrass Festival Society present the All-Star Bluegrass Celebration Concert with The Sweet Lowdown, The Moonshiners, The Riverside Trio, The Clover Point Drifters. Proceeds go toward the annual Sooke River Bluegrass Festival (June 14-16). 7:30pm at Oak Bay United Church (1355 Mitchell). $20 at Royal MacPherson Box Office, Oak Bay United Church and door.

250-812-8144.

THE JON MILLER QUARTET - See the new edition of the Jon Miller Quartet featuring saxphonist Monik Nordine, Rob Cheramy on guitar, James Young on bass and leader Miller on drums. 8pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). $15.

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ll Signs: By It’s just what’s happenApril 9, feel ing. But it’s important to free to buy cars, know that this planetary trucks, motoremphasis is flattering to cycles, computers, printers you, which is why bosses, and cell phones. Although parents, teachers and VIPs Mercury retrograde was are so impressed with you. technically over on March This is also why some of 19, the “shadow” of when them will ask you to take to avoid these purchases on increased responsibilicontinues for a couple of ties because they see you as weeks. But by April 9, it’s someone with special abiliall systems go! Meanwhile, GEORGIA ties. Hey – relax. You don’t we have a big planetary NICOLS have to be a superhero to punch with the Sun, satisfy their wants. Just be Venus, Mars and Uranus yourself and you’ll do a all in Aries. Yowsers! This makes us stellar job. Romance with a boss might eager and pushy. We’re pumped! We’re happen for some of you. Others will going after what we want because why feel unusually ambitious. not? No one’s getting any younger. (Ah yes, G.B. Shaw said, “Youth is wasted LEO JULY 23-AUG 22 on the young.” This ancient sport of This week is full of unusual activity. deriding the young hasn’t changed You so want to blow this pop stand! for eons; I suppose the upside for All Leos are eager for a change of our aging population is it assists their scenery and lucky Leos are travelling. blood circulation.)

If you can’t travel, you can at least be a tourist in your own city. And ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19 you can also travel by exploring film, Your ability to schmooze is strong books, talking to people from differnow. (Ya think? With four planets in ent backgrounds and learning new your sign?) Take note: This is also an things. In other words, you want to be excellent time to buy wardrobe good- stimulated! You want adventure. You ies for yourself because you like what want to break free from your daily you see in the mirror. In fact, because ho-hum routine. In fact, romance you’re so charming and diplomatic with someone from another culture (and yet highly energetic!) all your will blossom for some of you. (It’s in relationships with others will be suc- the stars.) Others can explore fresh cessful, vivacious and charged with ideas related to publishing, the media, energy. You make a wonderful impres- medicine and the law. And of course, sion on others, which is why sit-down your popularity continues. discussions about shared property and how to divide something will be a VIRGO AUG 23-SEPT 22 good idea. After all, these issues, along You continue to have this strong focus with inheritances, wills, estates, taxes on debt, taxes, shared property, inheriand debt, are uppermost in your mind tances, wills and all that red-tape stuff. for the next year.

With this kind of focus, you can surely clear up a lot of loose ends. (Which TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20 will no doubt be to your advantage Continue to lie low because all your and your greater peace of mind in energy is “hidden” right now. That the future.) However, this planetary makes this the perfect time to con- emphasis also means this is a perfect template what you want your new time to ask for a mortgage or loan and year (birthday to birthday) to be all to expect favours from others. If you about. Think about it this way: As want to borrow something, ask for it. your birthday approaches, your old If you need the help of others or you year is ending and your new year is want to use things they own, ask for about to begin. You can live life by it. Even if you don’t ask, many of you just responding to whatever happens will receive gifts, goodies and favours – management by crisis – or you can from others. Lucky you! (Timing is set yourself some guidelines and steer everything.) your course. All kinds of studies have proven that when people set goals LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 with timelines, their ability to achieve A handful of planets now opposes those goals is hugely improved. Why you, which has advantages and disnot try it this year? Especially because advantages. The disadvantages are this year is a turning point for you. you might approach people with new ideas and feel that you encounter only GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20 obstacles. You might also feel others You are still out there with your colours resent you or oppose your success. flying! This heavy emphasis of four But that’s only one minor aspect of planets in Aries makes Gemini people this situation. Actually, this kind of want to be social. You want to interact opposition sets up a useful tension with others through clubs, groups and for you. You’re a people pleaser, and organizations. You want to hang out now you’re ready to put your cards with friends. But more than that, for on the table and clear the air. That’s a various reasons, you’re giving more good thing. You also feel emboldened thought to your hopes and dreams for to express your affection for others the future and wondering how you and make your feelings more clear can make them a reality. You might be to partners and close friends. That’s competitive with a friend. You might also a good thing. Use this to your also feel attracted to someone and advantage. a friend could become a lover. One thing is certain: In your discussions SCORPIO OCT 23-NOV 21 with others, their feedback to you Because the planets are helping you about your hopes for the future will be to be enthusiastic about getting your helpful. “I wanna be a ballerina.” life better organized, it is to your advantage to go with this flow! In CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22 other words, it’s never easier to do a With a gaggle of planet at the top of job than when you actually feel like your chart, there’s no question that doing it, right? In fact, your attitude people notice you more than usual. to your job is so positive and gung

ho right now, many of you can get a raise or praise or both. You’re working so hard you are delegating to others.

Others are trying to figure out ways to be self-employed. All of this adds up to high energy and ambition that you are bringing to every task at hand and even to your health. You might say that you are turning over a new leaf in your life. (If it’s fig, this could be fun.)

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22- DEC 21 This is a playful time! Leos want to travel but Sagittarians (who always want to travel) want to be on vacation because your motto now is, “I want to have fun!” This is a strong time for those of you involved in competitive sports because you believe in yourself and you’ve got the energy, drive and confidence to give it your best. This is also a great time for those of you in artistic endeavours. Once again, you believe in yourself and you are in touch with your Muse. Let us not overlook all the romantic possibilities; opportunities for flirtations and new romance abound. And opportunities to rekindle existing relationships are just as strong. Smoochy boochies!

CAPRICORN DEC 22-JAN 19 Home renovations and redecorating projects at home continue to be tops on your list. Some of this could be because you are having family reunions or entertaining at home more than usual. Certainly there is increased activity and chaos on the scene, which is why you will have to be more patient with family members.

But other planets indicate that there are good feelings and strong enjoyment of where you live, as well as enjoying and loving your relatives and loving who you live with. This is also an excellent time to explore real-estate opportunities because the gods are with you. In addition, discussions with a parent will be significant.

AQUARIUS JAN 20-FEB 18 This is a busy time for you! Short trips, errands, unusual responsibilities plus increased reading, writing and studying, to say nothing of an increased involvement with siblings, neighbours and relatives all create a jam-packed schedule for you. (Gasp!) The tempo of your days is accelerating but you love it. You’re excited by this fast pace and equally excited because your mind is racing as well. In the bigger picture, of course, you are feeling a sense of fulfillment because in many ways, your cherished dreams are starting to come true. This is why you’re giving yourself permission to take vacations and enjoy yourself. Who better than you realizes you earned this? Kudos to you!

PISCES FEB 19-MARCH 20 Your heavy focus on money and cash flow continues. Naturally, some are wondering, where is the money? And why is there so much month left at the end of the money? But another part of you is proud because you’re giving yourself a report card, especially in a financial sense, and you see you have reason to take a bow. You’re surviving!

And you did it all by yourself. This invigorates you to work even harder because you see what you are capable of. It also triggers a desire to buy lovely goodies for yourself and loved ones.

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PINNACLE BRASS SPRING CONCERT - Join the Pinnacle Brass Quintet for a spring recital featuring works by Bach, Gabrieli, Ingalf Dahl, Piazzolla and more. 2:30-4:30pm at Church of St. John the Divine (1611 Quadra). By donation ($20 suggested).

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JAZZ AT THE GALLERY - U-JAM presents the third concert in the 2013 edition of Jazz at the Gallery, featuring The Photo Realists, a four-piece ensemble, performing in the warm and intimate surroundings of the Art Gallery’s Spencer Mansion. 2pm at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1040 Moss). $30/$100 for four. 250384-4171.

ZORO - The Black Page Drumsite and Long and McQuade bring one of the world’s biggest drummers, Zoro, for a two-day drum clinic tour. 6:30pm doors, clinic 7-9pm at Spectrum High School (957 Burnside W). $15. theblackpage.net/articles/the-blackpage-clinic-tour-zoro.

NEW OPEN MIC - Deevin Avairis hosts a new weekly open mic. Fully licenced. 7-10pm at Moka House (1633 Hillside). Free.

LOVE LETTERS - Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre presents the second show of the 2013 "Dream Season" with celebrity cast Bruce Greenwood and Janet Wright.

THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY 8pm, SATURDAY 2pm at McPherson Playhouse (3 Centennial). Matinee $45.25 / evenings $54.75. 250-386-6121, rmts.bc.ca. (See story P12.)

THEATRICAL DOUBLE BILL- Two one-act comedies about language and tyranny. Lonesco's The Lesson, and Hannah Moscovitch's Essay. NIGHTLY 8pm to SATURDAY at Intrepid Theatre Club (1609 Blanshard). $20/$15. ticketrocket.org, 250-590-6291.

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JERRY BRYANT'S 90TH BIRTHDAY - This special concert will feature Jerry on vocals and piano, backed up by the 20 piece Island Big Band.

8-11pm at Hermann's Jazz Club (753 View). $TBA. 250-385-6034.

UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA CHAMBER SINGERS - Enjoy the School of Music concert, Welcome Spring! With conductor Garry Froese.

7:30pm at Church of the Cross (3787 Cedar Hill). By donation. 250-721-8634.

SAANICH INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCERS - Join Saanich International Folkdancers, no partner or experience needed. FRIDAYS 7pm at St. Matthias Hall (600 Richmond). $5/$4 students. 250-595-7661.

AS THE CROW FLIES - With Spaceport Union. Two hard-hitting psych rock bands for your sonic delight. 9pm-1am Logan's Pub (1821 Cook). $10.

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IRELAND: WHERE SONG AND DANCE BEGAN - Will Millar, one of the original Irish Rovers, hosts a special dinner theatre event with a three-course dinner, music and dancing. 6pm dinner, 8pm show at the David Foster Foundation Theatre at the Oak Bay Beach Hotel (1175 beach). FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS until April 20. $109. 250-598-4556.

SAT. MARCH 30 CONTRA DANCE - Featuring the lively sounds of Rig-A-Rig, with Rosemary Lach calling. Everyone welcome, beginner friendly, no partners required. Please wear soft-soled indoor shoes. 7pm lesson, 7:30pm dance at St. Matthias Church (600 Richmond). $8. 250-380-7602, victoriacontradance.com.

STORM THE FLOOR - The UVic Dance Company is proud to present its annual year-end gala. Dance pieces have been student-choreographed and are performed by the 20-member company. 7pm at UVic's Farquhar Auditorium (University Centre, Ring Road). $15/parking $2.25. 250-721-8480, tickets.uvic.ca.

TUES. APRIL 2 SIN CITY - The clever cast of improvisors is back with the third season of the live improvised weekly serial, Bedlam-by-Sea, set in a pub-hotel in a quaint seaside English village. Completely improvised over 21 weekly episodes. TUESDAYS doors 7:30pm, show 8pm at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad). $15/$12, cash only at door.

WED. APRIL 3 VICTORIA'S SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA - Audition for the threeweek Aug./Sept. run of "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Please bring a resume and picture. Audition is cold read, but prepared pieces will be auditioned too. 7pm at the New Horizons Activity Centre (234 Menzies). Free. robertjjlight@hotmail.com.

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

All ages. THURSDAYS 8pm at the Fernwood Inn (1300 Gladstone). Free.

KARAOKE - Hosted by Kelsey.

THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS 8pm at Upper Deck (229 Gorge East). Free.

DRINKO BINGO - Hosted by Grayson Walker. One free bingo card every game. THURSDAYS 9pm-12:30am at Logan's (1821 Cook). Free.

FRIDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC - Local talent and new guests every week.

8pm FRIDAYS at James Bay Coffee and Books (143 Menzies). Free.

OPEN JAM - FRIDAYS 8pm at the Langford Legion (761 Station). Free.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAM Hosted by Ian & Carolynn McDowell.

SATURDAYS 2pm at V-Lounge (3366 Douglas). Free.

BLUEGRASS BRUNCH - Hosted by Banjo Pete and his revolving gang of bluegrassers. SATURDAYS 1:304:30pm at Logan’s (1821 Cook). Free.

BLUES JAM - Hosted by Summer and the Sinners. SATURDAYS 3-7pm at My Bar and Grill (310 Gorge E). Free.

STEPHEN BROWN AND THE BASTION BAND - SATURDAYS 8:30-11:30pm at Ocean Island Inn (791 Pandora). Free.

SOLID! - Dance your ass off with DJ Longshanks. SATURDAYS 10pm at Lucky (517 Yates). $TBA. SUNDAY BLUES JAM - With Deb Rhymer Band. SUNDAYS 3-7pm at the Upper Deck Sports Lounge Travelodge on Gorge (229 Gorge E). Free.

BLUEGRASS SUNDAY - Hosted by The Stowaways Duo. SUNDAYS 8pm at Ocean Island Café (791 Pandora).

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OPEN MIC - Hosted by Steve Barrie.

MONDAYS 9pm-12:30am at Logan’s (1821 Cook). Free.

KARAOKE - With Stacey. MONDAYS 10pm at Paparazzi (642 Johnson). Free.

90210 MONDAYS - DJs Jay Somethin' and Levi Somethin' Else spin all your favourite pre-millenium classics. MONDAYS 10pm at Lucky (517 Yates). $TBA. JAM SESSION - Play till you can’t play no more! All ages. TUESDAYS 9pm at Ocean Island Café Lounge (791 Pandora). Free.

OPEN MIC NIGHT - Sign up with host Paul. WEDNESDAYS 9pm at Ocean Island Café (791 Pandora).

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