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Whelan everything you want to know about base camp, when she launches the book at Russell Books at 7:30pm.

Michaels Junior School offers a tale about two sides coming together over a common enemy. Until June 5 at the Royal Theatre.

party with Marty at UVic’s Farquhar Auditorium. Singing, dancing, characters – we’re not sure what surprises the comic dynamo has in store.

comic collaborators Ryan Stiles and Greg Proops offer a night of laid back laughs – on a couch at the McPherson.

Royal Athletic Park when the Victoria club takes on the Portland Timbers. victoriahighlandersfc.com.

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wakey, me landlubbers! The ye ol’ seadogs in Esquimalt be offerin’ their annual celebration of maritime heritage until June 15.

Cultural Festival features amazing music, food and art from our little island. All at St. Ann’s Academy for the day. vicfest.ca.

Base Camp, 40 Days on Everest - Ask Dianne

The gypsy Baron - St.

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Victoria highlanders FC- High-level soccer at

send kids with disabilities to Easter Seals Camp Shawnigan: run or donate to the teams relaying at UVic May 31- June 1.

Priestly and Abdul Aziz host a night of (mostly) improvised standup. $5 at the door. Sign up and go up at 8pm.

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anything finer than watching a small town mayor roll from a tea cup into the Pacific? It’s only one of the delights. June 7 and 8 at Willows Beach.

life, rituals and mythology is explored while the exhibition makes its North American debut at the Royal BC Museum.

Literacy Victoria’s Peter Gzowski Invitational benefit concert returns to the Belfry Arts Centre.

local vendors set up along the avenue from 4 until 8pm.

and Leigh Dotey aren’t really cousins, but they are a lot of fun. From Halifax to Lucky Bar for one night of rock.

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day with the Do it for Dads Walk/Run, hosted by Prostate Cancer Canada. doitfordads. com.

Elite college-level baseball players take on Pacific Northwest competitors at Royal Athletic Park. harbourcats.com.

games, modern and vintage board games and plenty of drinks to choose from at Logan’s. 8pm. Free.

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breakfast season, with but another regional celebration. Until July 1. peninsulacelebrations.ca.

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McPherson in support of his 15th studio album, The Low Highway.

Oak Bay village night market - More than 100

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The Tom Stoppard comedy fills the Langham Court Theatre from June 12 until 28. langhamtheatre.ca.

Coronation Street fans can emerge from behind their tweed curtains for a night of storytelling with the guys at the McPherson Playhouse.

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Robert “Lucky” Budd joins Roy Henry Vickers at Bolen Books at 7pm.

Starlight Pops celebrates the beginning of summer with the music of masters: Gershwin, Sinatra, Ellington. At St. Aidan’s June 20 - 22.

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A fun, family-friendly festival with live entertainment, rides, games and a vendors market, 10am to 3pm. Selkirk Waterfront Community, Gorge Rd East and Jutland. burnsidegorge.ca OAK BAY TEA PARTY June 7 - 8

Celebrate 50 years of this familyfriendly community celebration, featuring a parade, midway, games, entertainment, food and special events. Willows Beach Park, oakbayteaparty.com.

festivals Victoria International Kite Festival May 31 - June 1

Brand new family-oriented festival presenting professional kite flyers from across North America with local kiting enthusiasts on the Victoria waterfront. Saturday is Open Skies – all are welcome to join professional flyers to fly kites for the day; Sunday features Kid’s Kiting, making amazingly large kites, acrobatic kite teams and more! Clover Point.

Tall Tree Music Festival June 27 - 29

Open-air music festival in Port Renfrew, west of Victoria featuring musical genres ranging from surf/folk rock to electronic.

This is a 19+ event (no minors).

The extensive line-up ranges from local favourites Jon and Roy and the Roper Show to The Dudes and Lindi Ortega. talltreemusicfestival.com.

saanich peninsula studio tour June 7 - 8

The Community Arts Council of the Saanich Peninsula offers a free, self-guided tour of the peninsula’s artists’ studios and venues, showing new works in painting, glass, wood, pottery and fibre arts. cacsp.com. buccaneer days June 13 - 15

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Take in 10 hot days of cool jazz during this 30th annual festival.

Headliners include Bobby McFerrin and his latest project, “spirityouall” Various venues. jazzvictoria.ca

Celebrations of community and Canada Day, including fireworks, parade, pancake breakfast

Burkhardt, chair of the Swiftsure International Yacht Race will be chairing and competing in the 71st annual race, or series of races, actually – off the Victoria coast, hosted by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club runs May 24 - 25. swiftsure.org.

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The St. Ann’s Academy grounds will come alive during the Vancouver Island Cultural Festival with Said the Whale, Bear Mountain, Towers & Trees, The Roper Show, Pigeon Hole, Man Made Lake, Hawk & Steel, Robbie Ayelsworth, Scotty Hills, Lola Parks, Evan Bourque, DJ Boitano and DJ Murge. Expect art installations, food, beer, wine, and a family-friendly crafting area. Charity beneficiaries Music BC hosts another intimate Songwriters Circle and Songwriters Workshop in the St. Ann’s Chapel. Tickets are available now for $45 plus tax, online at vicfest.ca, or in person at Lyle’s Place and Ditch Records.

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urban adventure race is slated for June 8, when teams of four use brawn and brains to navigate through the downtown core.

Compete for prizes and support the Victoria Prostate Centre. urbacity.ca.

of Lions and Kuba Oms. Tickets, $27, rmts.bc.ca.

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VOS remounts its popular Broadway: Decades in Review from 2011 – a showcase of a hundred toe-tapping tunes from Oklahoma, Wicked, Grease and Billy Elliot with at least 20 singerdancers. Tickets, from $32, rmts. bc.ca.

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of Esquimalt’s maritime heritage with a parade, midway, community events and more. esquimaltbuccaneerdays.ca.

Victoria’s musical history is laid out for a Royal Theatre crowd, by a selection of local favourites including Vince Vaccaro, Acres

Randy Bachman and Fred Turner are back, ready to put it in

overdrive for shows – May 26 at The Royal and May 28 at The Port Theatre in Nanaimo. Tickets at rmts.bc.ca and porttheatre.com. destroyer (solo) May 30

Dan Bejar continues his “lyrical and musical assault on all that is stagnant in modern popular music” with layers of guitar and piano at the Roxy Theatre with Blackout Beach. 7pm. Tickets, $22 advance, at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and ticketweb.ca. east marries west June 1

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Grammy winner takes to the Royal Theatre stage at 7:30pm.

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Celebrate summer’s arrival with well-loved music from George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Manhattan Transfer, Frank Sinatra and many others. St. Aidan’s United Church, 3703 St. Aidan’s St. Tickets $20 available online or at the door. starlightpops.com

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L.A. punk-bluegrass rockers come to Lucky Bar at 8pm with guests Fire Next Time. Tickets, $10 advance, at Lyle’s Place, Ditch Records and ticketweb.ca. bobby Mcferrin June 21

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Starlight Pops’ Legends of Swing June 20 - 22

AngÉlique KIDjo PLus Sekoya June 24

The vocalist fluent in four languages pulls from funk, reggae, samba, salsa, gospel, Ongolese rumba and Caribbean zouk to create an experience like none other. 7:30pm at the Royal Theatre. Tickets, from $45, rmts. bc.ca.

carmina Burana May 30 - 31

cassandra Wilson June 28

The Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist’s rich, expressive voice will fill the Royal Theatre at 7:30pm. Tickets, from $45.50, rmts.bc.ca. scott weiland & The Wildabouts June 28

Backed by his new band, Weiland doles out hits from Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver and new sounds from the Wildabouts.

7:30pm at the McPherson Playhouse. Tickets, from $75, rmts.bc.ca.

Rockers Ann & Nancy Wilson perform their hits, with special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience. Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, 250-220-7777. saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com Sooke Philharmonic – Solstice Spectacular June 29

Uno Fest until May 31

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Stage Equivocation Until May 25

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iconic singer/songwriters Connie Kaldor and Russell deCarle take to the stage for Literacy Victoria’s Peter Gzowski Invitational benefit concert at the Belfry Arts Centre. Doors open at chicago 6pm with the- show set for 7. Tickets are $45 and $100. Find all the details at tickets.belfry.bc.ca.

las vegas or busts May 30 - 31

The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue has been invited to the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas this June! It’s the biggest burlesque event in the world, and the Cheescakes are one of only four troupes invited to compete. Help send them there by attending the razzle, dazzle, tassel fundraiser at 8:30pm at the Roxy Theatre (2657 Quadra), doors at 7:30pm. Tickets, $22/$25. cheesecakeburlesque.com

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Ballet Victoria presents a dramatically different show, a fiery love story inspired by Carmina’s medieval songs. Paul Destrooper’s choreography is backed live by members of the Victoria Symphony and Choir, conducted by Joey Pietraroia. balletvictoria.com.

Can William Shakespeare write the “true history” of Guy Fawkes and the thwarted Gunpowder Plot for King James – without losing his head? At the Belfry Theatre, 1291 Gladstone. Tickets to Bill Cain’s ode to art, politics and the perils of negotiating both, start at $25, belfry.bc.ca.

Now in its 17th year, Intrepid Theatre’s annual Uno Fest, is a favourite of local audiences, bringing some of the best solo performers from across North America to Victoria every spring. unexpected, heartbreaking and hilarious. At Intrepid Theatre Club and Metro Studio. Tickets, $20 or $79 for a five-show pass. intrepidtheatre.com. 250-590-6291.

The GYpsy Baron June 4 - 5

St. Michaels University Junior School takes on an operetta by Johann Strauss: the tale of a young Hungarian man who has inherited his father’s dilapidated castle. 7pm at the Royal Theatre.

Tickets, $24, rmts.bc.ca.

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Jon and Roy - Victoria roots staples, Jon and Roy are ready to break the silence on a quiet year, with the release of By My Side, their fifth album due out May 27.

By My Side follows Let It Go, the band’s 2012 releases, for which Jon Middleton and Roy Vizer were honoured with a Western Canadian Music Award.

The seven-track project is a departure for the band in that the songs, of which there are fewer than on previous recordings are deliberately more cohesive, intended to offer a more complete listen as a group. With bassist Louis Sadava and backing vocals by Carmanah’s Laura Mitic, Middleton also stretched his vocals more than ever.

“On past releases my voice is kind of restrained in terms of the range I go for. I guess that’s just developed naturally over the years. We do a number of covers where I sing more aggressively. There are a few songs on this album, where my voice is the most stretched it’s ever been on a recording. I think that’s a little bit of a sign of where we’re headed.”

Find out more about Jon and Roy at jonandroy.ca and hear their new music in person June 28 at Tall Tree Music Festival in Port Renfrew (talltreemusicfestival.com).

“We’ve been doing this now for like 10 years,” Middleton says. “You always want to keep moving on and trying new things. Our sound has always been developing in certain ways.”

While the sound may be in perpetual motion, the guys aren’t. Middleton says the band, all based within the city, like Victoria way too much to leave.

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It’s snowing my friends! What sweet, holy Hell is this?

I write to you with worry in my heart folks – I may not survive this. Right now I write to you from the future! Well, kind of … I’m in Newfoundland, so technically I’m a half-hour ahead of anybody who will likely read this. There is snow in the future my friends – and I don’t like it.

As we waited for our plane to take off and take us from Halifax, NS to Gander, NL I looked at my phone to see what the weather would be like when we landed. My phone showed that, not only was it freezing, but that there was a SNOW WARNING. It’s spring time! I couldn’t believe what my phone was saying. I ended up shaking it like an etch-a-sketch to frantically try and make it better, but it didn’t work. Instead, we landed in the white tundra that is Atlantic Canada.

That’s right, Atlantic Canada. I didn’t know

that they called themselves Atlantic Canada. I thought it was the Maritimes, but apparently “The Maritimes” includes everything but Newfoundland and Labradour. That doesn’t seem fair to me, but I guess that’s just how it is. I like the name Atlantic Canada. I think if they can call themselves that in the East, then Vancouver and Victoria are in Pacific Canada.

So far I have done six shows in five days in five cities, playing to just under 5,000 people and driving a grand total of 2,200 kilometres.

Now I am in the booming metropolis that is Grand Falls-Windsor, NL. So far I have had a mediocre steak and been pulled over by a very kind police officer who let us off with a warning, despite the fact that we were going 24 kilometres over the posted limit. He even said he would come to the show tomorrow.

Newfoundland is a strange place so far. Their humour seems to come at odd times. Normally we stay at very nice five-star hotels, but in this

town, that will get you the Mount Peyton Hotel which is fresh out of the 80s with its wood panelling, floral bed spreads and tube TVs. When we checked in, the woman told me I would be on the second floor (there are only two floors) and I jokingly said: “Oooo, top floor, I’m up on the penthouse level,” to which she replied, they didn’t have a penthouse and that if I wanted to read there was a Gideon’s bible in the drawer.

The second town we went to on tour was Pictou, NS, which is apparently world famous for its lobster.

Everybody around said that I just had to try the lobster there, and to be honest, I didn’t. I don’t like lobster. The restaurant we went to was raising money for charity and was selling bright, red shirts that said: “I GOT LOBSTER IN PICTOU.” The other guys on the tour got them, and I didn’t. They kept saying that I had to get one, but I just said it was okay, I already have a shirt that says: “I GOT CRABS IN HALIFAX.”

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Kyle Slavin, right, gets coached by Olympic rower Dave Calder in the Selkirk Waterway.

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efore setting out from the starting gate in Beijing, David Calder and Scott Frandsen metaphorically threw all the undesirable dead weight off their shoulders into the waters to give it their all.

This was a ritual for the two Olympic rowers before each race. Had I been sitting in Frandsen’s seat on Aug. 16, 2008, Calder probably would have tossed me in – not metaphorically.

It’s a sunny Sunday morning when Calder and I meet on a quiet Selkirk waterway. I’m thankful the water’s dead; it’s my first time rowing, Rowing 101 and even though there’s no with Dave and Kyle one better than an Olympic medallist to be in the doumondaymag.com

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ble scull with me, I’m terrified of somehow wrecking the boat. Or worse, injuring Calder by doing something amateurish.

Calder throws a lot of information at me – and rightfully so. I’m asking him to condense a monthslong rowing course into a couple of hours.

Rowing, I quickly find out, is a complicated sport.

From falling into a rhythm so your legs, body and arms are timed perfectly with the boat’s momentum, to getting the oar in and out of the water smoothly and in sync with Calder, it’s very easy to injure yourself or mess up the fluidity needed to propel the boat.

“When you were really thinking about it, really analyzing it and trying to think of all the 1,000 things that I threw at you, that’s when you started to gum up and make mistakes,” Calder tells me off the water. “But as soon as you just wanted to make the boat go, as soon as you tried to use your intuition, that’s when you started to flow.”

Maybe he’s just humouring me, but I did better than I expected to do. I caught many crabs (rowing slang for messing up a stroke), and my good strokes didn’t last long before I caught another crab. But Calder and I made it back to shore both dry and in one piece. (The boat was also undamaged!)

Now that he’s seen what I’ve got, Calder, a four-

time Olympic athlete who earlier this year left a government job to manage the St. Michaels University School rowing club, admits he’s still happy he had Frandsen as his other half in Beijing and not me.

“With Scott, our time in that Olympic final was 6:39,” he says. (That time earned the duo a silver medal.) “You and I, conservatively, we would’ve been 12:46 at the fastest. … I would’ve just been happy getting across the finish line with you without flipping.” I think ‘happy’ is Calder mincing words.

He is as professional as athletes come.

“I stuck around from Olympics to Olympics [he and the men’s eight team finished seventh in Sydney in 2000, and he and Frandsen were disqualified in Athens in 2004] because what I wanted more than anything and what any athlete wants more than anything is an opportunity in a fair and clean setting to demonstrate how good they are,” Calder says.

“When Scott and I lined up on August 16 in 2008, that’s what we did. We demonstrated from stroke 1 to stroke 263, how good we could be. And no slight against you, you and I wouldn’t have had that opportunity.”

I’m glad that serious weight to perform alongside Calder was never on my shoulders – both in Beijing and on the Selkirk.

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Scott Weiland

Three hours before a scheduled interview with the former lead singer of ‘90s-defining band Stone Temple Pilots, supergroup Velvet Revolver and man known for his dubious, drug-addled past, this writer receives an email from Scott Weiland’s PR rep: Please stay away from the following topics: STP. Velvet Revolver.

Scott’s past.

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Natalie North arts@mondaymag.com

RESURRECTION Short of offering spring cleaning tips with one of the musical icons of our generation, the option is to play by the rules, start in the moment with his current band, The Wildabouts and hope for something genuine. We don’t need to talk about the legal suits with STP, who expelled him from the band in 2013 and hired Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington as his replacement. We needn’t get into his decision to leave Velvet Revolver.

We can start with the fact that a 35-year veteran of rock is willing to rise above pneumonia and spend his down time talking about his new music with The Wildabouts. It’s clearly a product he believes in.

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atalie North: Tell me about the sound of The Wildabouts.

Scott Weiland: It’s definitely different right now, because we’re a four-piece instead of a five-piece. The songs that we’re writing and the way that we’re playing has changed. It’s not as muddled as it was before and the writing process is different. I’m writing with the guys in the band, which is a different process from what I’ve done before on my two solo albums, where the writing was generally with myself and one other person. This is a band process. We’re sharing ideas. I still write all the melodies and all the lyrics. Someone comes up with an idea and we just kind of suss it out, do a demo and record it.

We’re recording the album with Rick Parker, who recorded a couple of the better-known Black Rebel Motorcycle Club albums, as well as some other really great records.

NN: What instruments or tools are you using to write with when you’re working solo?

SW: Basically it starts out, I listen to the rough ideas that the guys in the band have demoed in their own homes on their laptops. It usually starts with a couple of parts, like a verse, a pre-chorus, then we get together and arrange and write the rest of the song and I write my lyrics and melody to it and melodies, for me, usually come before the lyrics.

NN: Any themes or ideas you’re into right now?

SW: Every album’s different. It’s always a new challenge. Like lyrically, but this is also a new challenge sonically. It’s a very unique sound, not a sound I’ve really delved that much into before and I just think more than anything, we’re creating the sound that’s the sound of this band. It’s a lot different than it was before with

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two guitar players and now there’s just one who plays rhythm as well, so there’s a lot more space between the notes.

In a sense, the difference in the band is that space that exists without there being all that clutter.

NN: Do you think that’s a part of being a more mature artist and not having to show it all off, to be more comfortable having less?

SW: Yeah, I do. I think there was a time when, after being in STP for a long time, then in Velvet Revolver, when I made my first solo album, it was kind of like making an art project, a giant collage. I used to take the approach with solo albums, I wasn’t afforded being in a band like STP where everything was done in a democratic fashion, everyone sharing ideas, so when I made my solo albums before, they were more like art projects where I just layered different sounds, different strange instruments. Even though they may have had a little space here and there, it was definitely more difficult to blend it and then when we performed it live, we had to use loops, drum beats that I had programmed along with Danny, our drummer. It was a different experience. They were both artistic ones that needed to be done, but this feels like a new thing. We’re creating our own sound and we’re discovering it as we go along.

NN: Are you able to go back and listen to some of those early STP recordings – and what do you hear?

SW: I think there’s some great songwriting. I remember going back to the ideas, the memories of writing the songs, the excitement at the time. There were a lot of great times. There were difficult times, but I had some great experiences making those STP albums.

NN: How has sobriety has affected your creativity, your drive and your songwriting?

SW: It’s definitely made it a lot more easy to get to one emotional side. In the beginning with that kind of thing, you want to push the envelope, but the envelope ends up closing out under your feet. It’s definitely made it a lot easier to access feelings.

NN: I want to ask you about the release of your book (Not Dead & Not for Sale: A Memoir) and how vulnerable you were feeling prior to putting all of that personal information out there – and then if you were treated in any way post-publication that you weren’t expecting.

SW: Well, my initial reason for doing the book was because I felt like after all the hundreds of thousands of interviews that I had done, which in the end were

edited down to a page here or maybe eight pages or 15 pages if you’re on the cover, but it still didn’t really tell the whole story. It’s also seen through the eye of the person who’s interviewing you, so there’s some colouration added there and I didn’t want that. I wanted to be able to tell my story up until that point and be able to put it out there and in a sense, shut the door on that chapter as well.

NN: Was it able to provide some closure for you?

SW: Yeah, in a lot of ways, definitely.

NN: What do you do for yourself to preserve your privacy and stay grounded, to stay producing your music right now?

SW: Well that’s a much more difficult question now in the information age with Facebook and Twitter and all those avenues. I don’t really engage that much. I think that’s probably the best route, really. A long time ago I used to read every SCOTT WEILAND & interview or every review THE WILDABOUTS that I got and you can end up allowing yourself to McPherson get caught up in it. I don’t Playhouse do that anymore. I choose June 28 to live a private life even rmts.ca though I’m a public person when I’m out on the road.

NN: Is there anything that you would like to add about the Victoria show or the Canadian leg of the tour in particular?

SW: The last time that I was in Victoria was quite some time ago and it was definitely a beautiful city. I’m looking forward to it very much and to seeing the town as well. Playing in Canada – we’ve always had great fans there and we’ll be seeing those fans again.

NN: Will you still play some hits along with the new music?

SW: It’s a pretty cool set. We’ve re-worked some of the older STP stuff and some of the older Velvet Revolver stuff to our own sound and the vibe and the spirit of how we’re making this new album, and we’re also playing songs from the new album, which we never could do before because we had to make sure that there were no leaks, but that doesn’t really matter anymore. The set has gotten really tight. I’m hoping that all the fans in Victoria and the rest of Canada will be diggin’ it.

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Gaudin has been touring local schools with the comics, the first of which launched last September. His eldest daughter, Enid Jupiter, too, has been swept into the limelight.

“Every time we go out she has to sign autographs, which is crazy,” Gaudin says. “She’s proud as hell. She loves being a superhero.”

While Enid Jupiter is aware of the subtleties of the project and supplies useful advice on the plot, Gaudin says, Lyra Gotham is just happy to be along for the ride.

The cover of issue No. 2 features the front of the Turner building on Fort Street – an illustration the artist sold in a successful effort to save the iconic building from demolition. Rich in Victoria history, thanks largely to his research at RBCM, the comic books have quickly become Gaudin’s most successful to date.

Issue No. 3 of Enid Jupiter and Lyra Gotham, the Monster Sisters, launches on June 14 from 1 to 4pm at Dales Gallery (537 Fisgard). The event is open to all the kids who read it.

“I’ll be teaching and drawing with them and we’ll all create superheroes together,” he says.

Had I known we would meet Norm Bucsis and see his ski fence, there wouldn’t have been a problem. But we didn’t know and we didn’t see and that’s why the videographer and I spent the drive from Victoria to Highlands feeling so anxious.

We were embarking on a new assignment for a new segment on the news. The goal was to randomly find an interesting story about an interesting person. We didn’t usually work that way.

I asked the Belfry Theatre’s artistic associate and local costume designer Erin Macklem for advice. I assumed that somebody who helps actors change into characters through changing their clothes must know something about change.

She suggested I embrace the change.

“Treat it as an adventure rather than an obstacle. Be curious about the process.”

Macklem is confronted with change regularly. She begins the design process without the performer’s input and makes her best guess about how the character will end up. Then she meets with the actor who may have different opinions about their role. Although an enormous amount of effort was put into the initial design, Macklem doesn’t resist collaboration or making alterations.

She says it’s important to enter into the creative process with questions rather than answers. “If you come into it thinking you already have the answers, you’ll end up with a less interesting final product.”

With a renewed commitment to curiosity we continued our search. We spotted

something on the other side of some cedars – a forest of skis. It stretched as far as we could see – countless colours, lengths and brands of skis.

Then Norm Bucsis walked down to meet us and told us about his fence.

“I started off with a couple pairs five years ago,” Norm said with a laugh. “And now people just come and drop them off.”

It now includes more than 200 pairs.

He decided to build the fence when he was advised to stop skiing. “I had a triple bypass, a hip replacement, both knees replaced and a pacemaker,” he said.

After 29 years of skiing, a cane has replaced Norm’s pole and the ivy growing on the fence binds his bindings.

Although Norm experienced a major life change, he embraced the process through creativity.

Instead of facing down the slopes of Mt Washington – Norm’s skis are looking up at 842 Finlayson Arm. Employed at Victoria General Hospital for more than 35 years, Norm is still a caregiver. He is caring for all of those who happen upon his home, by inspiring them to smile at his skis. For us – being able to share his story is perhaps the reward for choosing to be curious in the midst of change.

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NATALIE NORTH arts@mondaymag.com Six men are slathering neon poster paint across their jugulars and philosophizing about the symbolic weight of a triangle.

One man, Man Made Lake’s lead singer-songwriter, Colin Craveiro is doling out most of the paint, while four others lie face-up, heads encircling a triangle smeared on a warehouse floor.

Drummer Morgan Hradecky chimes in with notes on the power of the pyramid while hoisting our photographer to the rafters in an effort to capture a bird’s eye view of the psychedelic death scene – something he thought of when he was drunk.

In a half-hour, the colours washed from their faces will reemerge in soft hues; red lights and party lanterns warm the core of a former grain silo in Saanich. A drum kit, keyboards, guitars and a mess of cords leave just enough room for the six, next to a tower still filled with whole wheat flour.

If there’s one take-home from an evening spent with Man Made Lake – Hradecky, Craveiro, who also plays guitar, Nate Bailey on piano and synth, Steve Parker on lead guitar, Brent Gosse on the keyboard and synth and Aaron Blair on bass – it’s that they do

things differently. From their start in China with punk Wu Wei, to polishing their harmonic rock tunes in a repurposed grain silo.

“We all wanted to make music our own way,” Craveiro says. “We didn’t really care whether Man Made Lake, clockwise from left, Aaron Blair, Brent Gosse, Nate Bailey, Steve Parker, Colin Craveiro we got known or not; it and Morgan Hradecky. was like a therapy. This “You go to China and for people kind of alienates us but in another way, band’s kind of like a weird there it was a fucking party,” Craveiro people see it as endearing because Alcoholics Anonymous – we are alcosays. “When a band was on stage we’re doing something completely difholics and we all do drugs, but we rocking out, everyone’s just mosh pitferent.” don’t do it anonymously.” ting and dancing. Who gives a fuck?

Dates throughout the summer – The lack of concern over recognition Beer was being splattered on the stage including June 14 at VIC Fest – are set couldn’t have been more apparent in and there were real punks who live in to back their third album, Bodhicitta: the first chapter of the band’s story, squats. Everyone was smoking inside The Shepherd, then they’re ready to the one where founding members and it was a really hazy, gross atmoleave again. The goal, Hradecky says: Craveiro, Bailey and Gosse met twice sphere. No bouncers. No cover. It was get the album heard, find managea week for a year in Bailey’s parents’ ment, tour the world. basement without ever playing a show. just nuts.”

In other words: not Victoria.

“I don’t feel like I ever have time When Craveiro decided to travel to Criticisms aside, they have been to reflect on it because it’s always China, he successfully convinced Bailey wholly embraced by the local music changing,” Bailey says. “Right now I to come along and suddenly they had scene. love where we’re at because it’s always landed a Chinese drummer who spoke “There’s a West Coast vibe of music moving and it’s shifting and changing, no English, a Californian bass player that’s very popular among lots of cirso there’s no complacency. It moves and a steady stream of show dates. quick.”

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It’s the approach 64-year-old Canadian comedian, actor and writer Martin Short has taken in show biz since his early days at SCTV and Saturday Night Live.

“At a certain point in your career, you’re driven by paying the rent and putting food on the table for your family, which is a fine thing to do, but then at a point, you kind of have that covered, then it almost becomes more daunting because you have to do something that you’ve done for many years and keep yourself interested in it,” Short says, en route to the Performing Arts Centre in New York.

While writing a memoir, promoting a new fall FOX series (Mulaney, in which he plays Lou Cannon, a self-centred comedy legend and game show host who hires SNL alumnus John Mulaney as a writer), and hitting the stage with fellow comic legend Steve Martin, Short has also found the time for a solo tour.

The one-man show stops by the University of Victoria June 5. If you ask Short, it’ll be a “Party with Marty.”

“I don’t think it’s about: does every joke work? Does every second work? What I think is more important is that the audience, particularly if they’ve know you for a long time, or indirectly, they can tell if you’re nervous or not comfortable and that affects the whole evening. I think if they think you’re having fun and you’re loose, they feel that they’re experiencing a special night with you and they feel a connection – that’s the goal.”

Short on Canadians in comedy

“I see myself as Canadian, because I am. I don’t necessarily have a strong belief that comedy is based on childhood influences. I don’t think it matters if you were born in Buffalo or Toronto, necessarily. I think that Canada is a great place for people in comedy because it has so many influences: the American influence, the Canadian influence and the British influence.

I think that we also just support odder behaviour comedically. If you went to Second City in Toronto, for example, you would see people doing more character work. Second City in Chicago is more political satire and to me the Canadians are always funnier. I think Canada’s a great way to grow up and be nurtured because nothing is drummed into your head as much. We’re freer agents in a way. But in the same respect, artistic and comedic experiences are often borderless.”

While stage fright and stress aren’t factors in the veteran performer’s routine, and he struggles to identify a current challenge within his wide range of projects (the memoir writing might comes closest to satisfying that criteria), he states emphatically that he could improve on everything he does.

“There’s nothing at this stage that makes me say: ‘Oh my God, can I make it?’ If there was, then I’d quit. I’m 64,” Short says. “I just do the most interesting job offered to me and try to do the best I can doing it. But I don’t say: ‘Gee, this will lead to something, or this is my goal. My goal is to be successful at the time.

For me, I’m not particularly goal-oriented. I don’t have seven-year plans.”

Had he, there’s no knowing where he might have set his trajectory after having landed a coveted position as an SNL cast member and writer during the 1984-85 season.

“I had left SCTV which I adored, because it ended. I didn’t really feel competition with anybody as much as it was hard to come up with something that would work in front of a live audience.

It was like final exams every week. I was working with Billy Crystal and Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer – really great people. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. It’s a pressure situation, that show. Everyone’s trying to do the best they can and it’s impossible for it to be perfect because nothing’s written on Monday and you do it on Saturday.

But I was glad I only did it one year. I found it a lot of pressure, but I’m glad I did it.”

From Broadway to Hollywood, recurring characters and a primetime talk show, projects past and present – Short remains grateful.

“The reality is, that everything is subjective. Even a film like Three Amigos, at the time was not well-received by critics and now it’s iconic.

I think with an actor, any experience is a positive Martin Short experience if he learns at University something from it.

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ndrew Barrett, the 24-year-old founder of Victoria’s Impulse Theatre and director of their new production, Wolf in the Mirror, uses some unusual methods to coax the performances he needs from his actors.

He doesn’t expect his cast to conform to his singular vision, but instead encourages a concerted effort that cultivates creativity.

“With Impulse, I can’t be the vision-driven director,” says Barrett over lunch at a downtown deli. “I can’t sit them down and say ‘this is what I want.’

Instead, I ask them, ‘what do you think should happen?’ and if it jives with the way I feel about the piece, we implement it.”

Many directors see the cast as employees, rather than partners, but Barrett trusts the actors involved in his productions. After all, there is a reason that he selected them for their parts.

“The actors do their own research, and I never want to know very much about what they learned. Then I say, ‘go Watch for the Wolf away, and come up with a shape based on depresat Metro Theatre sion, or a waterfall, or a June 19-22. tree.’ ” impulsetheatre.ca Shapes. Emotion.

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“I did a show at the Fringe Festival in 2012, and there was a girl in the cast who didn’t gesture at all, but she carried the story because she was actually listening and being affected. She created a whole inner world around her, just by acting. When I think about her performance it makes me cry.”

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“I’d like the audience just to sit and not try to figure out what the actual story is. I love it when the audience tells me what the story was about.”

So what is Wolf about? Well, Barrett seems reluctant to proffer an explanation, but after a deep breath, he gives it a try.

“The story follows a girl, and her transformations into a witch by a man who has an ensemble of shadows around him. Ultimately, the piece is about rising up against a tyrant who has stolen your identity.”

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rohibition conjures up images of pin-striped American gangsters, bootleggers and moonshine brewed in a garden shed. British Columbia’s largely forgotten experiment in prohibition took place first and its story is no less colourful.

Between 1917 and 1921, the province banned the production, distribution and consumption of alcohol in public. Drinking in “private dwellings” and obtaining liquor for “medicinal purposes” were exceptions largely open to creative interpretation. This largely forgotten era is when the bar taps went dry; at least in theory.

Fueled by a religious current and the belief that the “demon drink” was responsible for society’s ills, the temperance forces reached a turning point during the First World War when patriotism and prohibition gained public support. Following a national trend, British Columbia’s Prohibition Act was passed in 1916 and in a referendum 56 per cent of British Columbians voted to go dry.

The law came into effect in 1917 and proponents claimed early victory as public brawling and drunkenness seemed to disappear from city streets. Victoria’s hotels and saloons were forced to serve soft drinks and non-alcoholic beer. These beverages, called “near-beers” were limited to 1.5 per cent alcohol content and were rejected by almost everyone who took a sip. Victoria’s drinkers were forced underground, and a secret network of speakeasies and an opportunistic bootlegging industry sprang up overnight. Alcohol was shipped into the province for illicit

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sale; a sudden rise in orders of “do-it-yourself embalming fluid” and oversized barrels of amber coloured “ink” from Montreal aroused police suspicion.

Possession of alcohol outside the home resulted in a fine of up to $100 or up to 65 days in jail. For those who sold alcohol, the law was harsh: up to 12 months of hard labour and two years in jail. Police were given special powers to raid at will without a warrant.

The medical exemption turned into farce. In Interior of a Victoria saloon (corner of Broad and Johnson Streets), circa 1914.

1919, doctors filled 315,000 prescriptions for medicinal province, saddled by war debt, sought new revealcohol in a province of only 450,000 people. An epi- nue sources. Another referendum was held and the demic of ailments hit around Christmas, as thousands choice was between the status quo or a new system of people lined up to get their “prescriptions” filled. of government control of booze. In 1920, nearly Some enterprising doctors were signing thousands of two-thirds of voters supported the latter which led prescriptions a month, charging $2 each time. to the establishments of BC’s system of government Police enforcement was inconsistent. British liquor stores. On June 15, 1921, alcohol could once Columbians started to disregard the law and after again be sold and consumed in public. Many British war ended, public attitudes shifted. A turning point Columbians celebrated together with a legal toast – occurred in December 1918. W.C. Findlay, British to God, King, country and reason.

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In these days of instant gratification, waiting for up to two years to sample home-brewed beer seems an unlikely occurrence. But for Tim Travis and other members of BrewVIC, a club for those who take DYI seriously, great beer is all about timing.

“I make a fair bit of sour beers, they take a year or two years to make, it’s quite a process,” says Travis. “There’s a long lag time, it’s not like making dinner.”

From beer kits, which can take as little as two weeks time to be ready for tasting, to those two-year brews, the members of BrewVIC are passionate about them all.

The club has been around for about three years and boasts more than 300 members on Facebook; an average of 20 people attend its monthly meetings and more than 100 will turn out for a special brew days, says Dave Shaykewich, one of its founding members.

“It’s the creativity of it we’re interested in – not the drinking – we like making it more than drinking it … but we like drinking it,” says Shaykewich with a laugh.

Brewing from a kit is like making frozen macaroni, according to club members: pop it in the microwave and you’re done. Many club members are making all-grain beers, buying malted barley, hops, and yeast, mashing the grain, collecting the wort and boiling it with hops, chilling the wort, pitching the yeast, all of which can take up to six hours. But all levels of home brewers are welcome to join and learn about the craft which has come a long way in recent years.

Unlike do-it-yourself wine kits, home beer brewers can access the same ingredients as the breweries, resulting in delicious beer, customized to an individual’s taste.

“That really levels the footing,” says club member Rob Reynolds. “There’s a stigma that home brew tastes like crap.

Some of the brewers in our club are making better beer than you can get anywhere.”

Most brew what they like to drink or experiment with different ingredients to create something new.

“It’s a hobby of creativity,” says Reynolds. “Some Dave Shaykewich and Rob Reynolds people have boxes of raise a glass to home brewers. bottles they’ve made and never drank because they’re onto the next thing.

“We have one member who’s a PhD student who keeps an amazingly detailed notebook and another brewer who just throws things into the pot and magic comes out the other end.”

The cost to start out can be as low as $15 to $20. “Used Victoria has a section with tons of supplies,” says Travis. And home brewing doesn’t take much room. “$100 and a closet,” is all it takes, says Reynolds.

“You can also spend $10,000,” says Travis, who usually has several batches on the go at once.

The men are enthusiastic about Victoria’s craft beer industry and its continued growth. Listing the number of local breweries, Reynolds says they’re all making “really good beer.”

“It really raises the bar,” adds Travis.

“The variety of different breweries producing great beer is great, and the fact that they are economically viable now and that people are buying beer differently, it’s all really great,” says Shaykewich.

“The more people there are making really good beer, the more everyone else wants to make really good beer,” Reynolds says.

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Established in 1989, West Coast Brew Shop was one of the first full service on-premises beer and wine making facilities in Victoria.

Gurmit and Jo Ann Sandhu have owned the business for more than five years and always put the customer first.

“Customers have the choice of making their own recipe or having our recipes adjusted to their own preferences in terms of alcohol strength and hoppiness,” says Gurmit. “We make both all-grain beer as well as kettle extract beer and have six double clad stainless steel steam kettles.” They also have a large selection of beer recipes developed by some of the best brewers in the city.

All of their fine products are managed with careful attention to quality with testing at every stage of production to ensure customer satisfaction.

All beers are filtered prior to carbonation with the exception of a few special types of beer such as their superb Hefeweisen.

“Our counter pressure bottling machines maintain optimal carbonation and canning is also an option,” says Gurmit.

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He points out that on-premises beer and wine making is one of the most environmentally friendly options to enjoy your favourite beverages.

“We have a waste reduction and recycling protocol to minimize waste and strongly support customers to reuse their bottles.”

They also provide full service wine and cider making facilities including oak barrel aging and they carry a full line of Winexpert wine kits which consistently deliver top quality results.

“Our customer loyalty program nets customers a 10 per cent discount on all product purchases,” adds Jo Ann.

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ryan Paler confidently studies the sea of pilsners, ales, stouts and lagers lining the shelves of Cascadia Liquor Store in Colwood.

“We have 23 categories of beer in 84 distinct styles and anywhere between 300 to 600 offerings at our stores,” says Paler, Canada’s only certified sommelier and certified cicerone.

A cicerone, or expert guide, is the accreditation awarded by The Craft Beer Institute for identifying a beer expert.

“It’s essentially the equivalent of a wine sommelier, but for beer,” Paler says.

There are currently 37 certified cicerones in Canada, including four in Greater Victoria, but Paler’s combined titles put him in a league of his own when it comes to curating craft beer and imbibing good wine.

“If I’m wrong and someone else does hold both certifications, I will buy that woman or man a beer or glass of wine of their choosing and apologize

for having stood up on that soapbox,” he says.

The advantage of being a cicerone, Paler says, is that he can easily explain to both his customers and employees what comprises good beer. It also allows him to stay on top of craft beer trends and source out limited release brews as they become available.

“We’re fortunate in the Pacific Northwest to have just a booming industry – a person can get lost in it.

There are so many producers producing the same styles and there are different styles coming forward every day,” he says.

Many liquor store customers are looking for smaller quantity with better quality in their beers, but when it comes to demographics Paler said he’s thrown curveballs daily.

“We have one older lady who’s a label hunter. Her goal is to try a beer from every country in the world. If you sat next to her on the bus, you’d expect her to be a teatotaller, not a craft beer enthusiast,” he says. “And I’m always amazed when 19-year-old kids come in keen to learn about the craft beer varieties. How did they get into it this quickly?”

But even for a cicerone, it’s not all about barley wines and hophead beers.

“There’s something to be said about a really crisp, clean pilsner,” he says. “I drink Steamwhistle when I’m thirsty.

It’s a great beer.”

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interest. People are into local things. that’s what I really notice.” Rashleigh says. “It’s quite exciting because farmIn the background you can hear ing was getting stale and it’s nice to a tractor as Bryce Rashleigh talks of see some more variety and options out planting the first barley today for next there.” year’s beer.

While Rashleigh’s on a tractor planRight now Victoria beer brewers are ning for the fall, Doehnel’s getting using barley harvested last fall by the ready to develop a malting machine Saanichton farmer. The Rashleigh famand sharing his knowledge just south ily has been scattering seeds for beer of the border. barley the last few years on farmland “I still produce a little bit at my around the region, particularly on the house, but not a lot,” Doehnell says Saanich Peninsula. in a phone call from a farm in Eugene, The limiting factor of going from OR where the farmer’s looking to seed to beer all within Greater Victoria cut out the middle man and malt his is the malting process – own grains. “I don’t have germinating then drying time to do it as much as 600 acres of – producing enzymes that before.” local land turn the grain’s starches to Philosophically both men grows crops for are all about farming, crop sugars. craft beer “One guy locally, has rotation and adding value done it in a small way but to the family farm. there’s two people who are working “Every year we’ve tried to improve on malting production (equipment) to what we’ve been doing,” Rashleigh produce it,” Rashleigh says. says. This year they’ve added a Local malting pioneer Mike Doehnel de-bearder because “the little whisis that man. Doehnel started out testkers” need to be knocked off before ing different varieties of barley for you sprout it. “The infrastructure is our coastal climate, looking for top coming along.” yield, and high disease resistance, Rashleigh farms 600 to 700 acres then painstakingly malted the grains between his own land and others. If the himself. The Peninsula beer farmer’s plan for Victoria malting comes to fruipatience and dedication paid off, when tion, the need could extend to up-Island an ale made with his malt hit shelves in farms. private liquor stores in 2011.

“Will they be successful? Time will tell.

The goal is to increase the value of People are supportive in many ways of the end product farmers sell, so value local, and why wouldn’t local beer be is added at the farm instead of after just as popular,” he says. “People are it’s left the land, Doehnel says. “That pretty good to share their knowledge, way the value is added on the farm everyone knows it’s bigger than just their rather than by somebody else down farm.” the line.”

Meanwhile, with two season beers last Up to now Doehnel’s hand-malted year, and two this year (one expected barley beers have been the only all-loto be unveiled by its local brew comcal beer on store shelves. That could pany any day now), Doehnel’s is the change this fall, as one brewer looks only Island-grown and produced beer. to build a malting machine that could Despite not being a big beer drinker, incite a growing frenzy Island-wide.

Rashleigh says he gets great feedback “It will be interesting to see what from friends. “I have some in my fridge, can happen with it, and there’s good I keep a bottle from each batch.”

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They brew a wide selection of beers that are created with old-world care and without compromise. No syrups, sugars or “adjunct” are used in their 100 per cent grain mashes – only barley and wheat malts, plus oatmeal in their special stout. All of their specialty malts are imported from the UK, as is their unique strain of yeast. The ales are naturally carbonated and left to settle or “fine” at cold temperatures, resulting in crisp, refreshing flavours.

Since 2003, Andrew Tessier has been mastering the craft of brewing award winning ales at Swans Brewery. During this time the Canadian Brewing Awards have recognized Swans Brewery with 30 awards. In 2006, the Swans was given an Honourable Mention as 1st Runner up for National Brewery of the Year. Now that’s a fantastic accomplishment!

Swans has much to be excited about as it celebrates it’s 25th anniversary with their new vibrant and enthusiastic General Manager Theresa Dickinson.

Theresa even worked alongside Andrew in the brewery to produce their latest batch of I.P.A. “You can enjoy all our expertly brewed beers at Swans Brewpub along with live music every night, or fill up one of our growlers and take it with you to enjoy anywhere,” says Theresa. Now that’s worth celebrating.

Andrew Tessier inspecting a new batch of Swans I.P.A. brewed with the new Swans General Manager Theresa Dickinson.

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I answer the call of the narrow patio at Be Love and enjoy the sun while awaiting chef Yasunobu Uchida for an early dinner.

I peruse the menu as traffic flows by on Blanshard.

Raw designations on the vegan and vegetarian “thoughtfully sourced” menu tempt even this meatetarian. For example the ZLT – zucchini, lettuce, tomato, avocado, red onion and sprouts with honey mustard ‘mayo’ – sounds pretty darn tasty, despite the lack of bacon.

Uchida arrives with a cheery hello, and quickly settles down with the menu, professing his hunger.

The owner and chef at Uchida Eatery chose the locale because he enjoys a good vegetarian meal and the selections on chef Heather Cunliffe’s menu don’t disappoint.

Be Love’s concept is similar to his, made from scratch using as much local and organic product as possible.

“I like when the chef try something different and new, and care about the ingredients,” the Japanese chef says.

Uchida’s quick to select spring rolls (those are raw) and the Green Bowl. “It’s popular here, lots of people order it, so I wanted to try it. Experiment,” he says with a grin.

Under advisement, and because he’s previously tried the lasagne (loved it), a Carmanah Bowl gets the final nod alongside

a couple of house-made sodas. cherry on top.

“Nice atmosphere, not too fancy, not too We both prefer the thick comfort of the casual,” Uchida says, glancing inside the Green Bowl with its creamy coconut texfast-filling restaurant – a decent crowd for a ture. Baby bok choy, dark greens brocolini, Monday. mushrooms and veggies mingle in a coconut Drinks arrive and Uchida prefers the sweet cream curry on steamed brown rice, topped Quetzal cola while I’m digging the underwith sliced avocado and toasted cashews, tone of apple cider vinegar in the Lavender fresh cilantro and scallions.

Strawberry Bush, a nice contrast to the pink The favoured plate has only a slight edge, berry colour. and we have no problem polishing Jasmine arrives with the off the bowls, and the super seedy Chef appetizer that Uchida notes accompanying cracker.

Heather looks “more spring than the The cracker nearly stole the Cunliffe’s regular spring roll.” He grins show, and I’m willing to fight for at the brilliantly coloured the last bite, but the chef easily menu doesn’t bouquet of red peppers, concedes. disappoint orange carrots, mango, avoUchida settles back, a silly pat to cado and sprouts peeking his stomach. “It’s very light, you from two halves of the bundle wrapped in never feel like you had too much.” brilliant green blanched collard greens.

My fear of the wheat, gluten, dairy and The spiced Thai almond dipping sauce most of all meat-free meal is abated. balances the sweetness of the fresh, raw veg I’m full. perfectly, Uchida says, reaching for more.

We deny dessert, despite the delighted Then the main. sounds of the ladies at the next table sharing The Carmanah carries a lot of flavours. a slice of Matcha blueberry cheezecake.

Uchida starts ticking them off: wild nettles “This food we ordered today, they wanted sautéed with shiitake mushrooms, onions to make this food. Not just ‘here’s a recipe.’ and kale on steamed quinoa with local seaThey want to make it and they know how,” weed, house sauerkraut and hunks of roastUchida says. “I can taste the passion. They ed sweet potato. But they don’t combat, care about it.” rather complement. Again, a light drizzle of Living up to the Be Love moniker while the miso-ginger sauce provides the figurative sating the appetite.

JOIN THE REVOLUTION PREP YOUR PALATE Joe Wiebe, author of Craft Beer Revolution: The Insider’s Guide to B.C. Breweries hosts this educational event. Enjoy samples and snacks at Moon Under Water, June 10. moonunderwater.ca

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MAYOR’S OPEN DOOR Mayor Dean Fortin invites you to discuss issues that matter to you in the City of Victoria.

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Not vodka martinis, cosmopolitans or white Russians – all too obvious. Instead, I’m going to take you down memory lane if you are of a certain age or perhaps introduce you to some classics – both movie and spirited.

Starting with the drink I’ve been on a quest for of late, an old fashioned. In current media I wouldn’t look any further than Crazy Stupid Love – I mean really, if only that cocktail could make me as cool as Ryan Gosling … sigh. No wonder they’ve become an incredibly popular drink again – I’m totally blaming him and Mad Men. If you’d like a different spin on this venerable cocktail, look no further than It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World –remember it’s the only way to fly.

Speaking of flying, check out Roger Thornhill ordering a Gibson in North by Northwest – I certainly think he rivals Ryan Gosling for suave. And while we’re on Cary Grant (yes, he played Thornhill) his popular choice across several films was the stinger. It’s his drink of choice in The Bishop’s Wife, Kiss Them For Me and he orders up a stinger for Katherine Hepburn’s character in The Philadelphia Story.

But perhaps the best pairing of film and cocktails is The Thin Man in which William Powell instructs his bartender on the art of shaking. “The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you always shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to twostep time, a dry martini you always shake to waltz time.”

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The Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts MISSA (June 27-July 12) celebrates 30 years of producing a residential summer workshop series that includes photography, writing, jewelry making, pottery and more. Broadcaster Shelagh Rogers will receive the 2014 MISSA Ambassador of the Arts Award at the 30th anniversary party and annual Celebration of the Arts evening, July 4. missa.ca.

In association with The Makehouse, Theatre SKAM’s Fashion Machine premieres June 6, 7 and 8.

Adventurous attendees have the opportunity to surrender their outfits to have them remade by kids into new works of fashion art. It’s a one-of-a-kind visual art experience. Skam.ca.

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June’s YOU Show for emerging artists at the Intrepid Theatre Club features Vancouver-based Angela Ferreira’s play, The Peaceful Sea – a theatrical investigation into Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe that explores the evolving multiplicity of his identities: explorer, conqueror, hero, villain and failure, focusing on imagined encounters with historical figures. ticketrocket.org.

If you’ve ever studied Shakespeare’s Hamlet, you’ll remember two minor characters – Rosencrantz and Guilderstern. In 1966 playwright Tom Stoppard wrote a play about them, and staged it at the Edinburgh Fringe. It went on to win a Tony and a New York Drama Critic’s award for New Play. The very witty and funny Rosencrantz and Guilderstern are Dead runs June 11-June 28 at Langham Court Theatre.

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Bob LeBlanc is well known to Victorians for his depth of knowledge of Broadway musicals. He originated The Broadway Chorus, and, more recently, the vocal sextet Variety Fare. If you love tunes from shows like Annie Get Your Gun, Les Miserables,

Sound of Music and Phantom of the Opera, be sure to mark your calendars for their Broadway Showcase June 12/13 at the Metro Studio. ticketrocket.org.

June’s A Place to Listen features renowned harpsichordist Colin Tilney performing a selection of unmeasured preludes by Louis Couperin and Daniel Brandes playing Antoine Beuger’s Pour être seul(e), sans réserve. Wednesday June 18 at 7pm at James Bay United Church. aplacetolisten.tumblr.com.

There’s a new variety show in town – founded

by Priscilla Costa of SavageCreamPuff Productions – featuring clowns and bouffons. Dingbats and Dongbags (a bizarro variety show) Friday, June 27 at the Intrepid Theatre Club promises a “sparkling rainbow trip down the rabbit hole.” SavageCreamPuff on Facebook.

Victoria Fringe and UNO Fest favourite The Birdmann returns to Victoria for one night June 28 at the Metro Studio. He’s definitely one of the “fringiest” performers I’ve ever seen with his ultra-vaudeville act – an original performer that everyone should experience. ticketrocket.org.

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America’s Got Talent season 5’s top 12 participant, Connor Doran, is a passionate and inspirational kite flyer who raises epilepsy awareness through his inspirational kite performances. He originally began kite flying to ease his epilepsy-induced anxiety, and now he says “I used to live in fear of my epilepsy, but when I’m flying my kite, I don’t even think about it.” He has performed at multiple high schools and events across North America, where he promotes epilepsy education, and in the hopes that his experience will inspire and help others build confidence as well. He continues to inspire people of all ages to follow their dreams, believe in themselves, and speak out against bullying.

Connor’s next appearance will be at the Victoria International Kite Festival where he and his kite are presented inside the Bay Centre and at Clover Point. Connor will be promoting epilepsy awareness on behalf of HeadWay Victoria Epilepsy & Parkinson’s Centre. Be sure to see Connor perform at our opening ceremony on the lower level of the Bay Centre at noon on Friday, May 30th.

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KYLE WELLS @CineFileBlog Taking great (and even not-so-great) movies and reworking them into TV shows isn’t a new trend, but it’s one which seems to be coming back into popularity, after a dodgy history.

On the plus side we’ve had small screen classics such as M*A*S*H, The Odd Couple and, one of my all-time favourite shows, Friday Night Lights. Texas forever.

On the other end of the spectrum we had Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven and Highlander: The Animated Series.

When you start to dive into it, it’s hard to believe just how many television adaptations there have been of movies. Who could forget such classics as the TV versions of Casblanca, Starman, Timecop and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?

Not to mention my personal favourite: Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, a 1980s animated Rambo series for kids, only with less Viet Cong killing and PTSD than its source material.

Even with its spotty past, adapting movies for TV is back with a vengeance, and, I dare say, it’s mostly a good thing.

Fargo, the Coen Brothers 1996 film, is now a TV series of the same name and so far, so good. It has the same dark, quirky tone which made the movie so captivating but is also doing a good job of making its own way.

Martin Freeman makes for a decent William H. Macy (which let’s face it, he is) and Billy Bob Thornton hasn’t been this captivating in years.

I’ve recently been catching up with Bates Motel, which, confusingly, is a modern-day-set prequel to the events of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 slasher classic Psycho.

It’s a little hokey at times (it’s on A&E after all) but I’m enjoying it as good, cheap fun. Vera Farmiga is excellent as always, and I get a little thrill every time I see Horseshoe Bay as a location (“They’re eating in Troll’s!”).

People also be loving Hannibal, of course based on the famous cannibal from the Thomas Harris novels, but also the films based on them, particularly Red Dragon and Manhunter.

I’ve only had time to watch the pilot of From Dusk to Dawn and I wasn’t too impressed. It seemed gritty and crazy, much like the film, but the idea of following a rapist as a main character isn’t overly appealing to me.

In general, TV has become quite cinematic by nature and more actors are spending their careers jumping back and forth between the two, so it’s no surprise more stories are being shared and being shared generally well.

And I dare say these TV shows often take more care capturing the spirit of their source material than most of the sequels, prequels and reboots we see on the big screen these days.

I for one welcome the trend.

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Taylor Kitsch stars in director Don McKellar’s The Grand Seduction.

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decade ago, Quebec released a rousingly feel-good comedy called Seducing Dr. Lewis. Early plans for an English-language remake fell through, and it wasn’t until many years later, when noted actor-writer-director Don McKellar (Last Night) picked up the reins, that the renamed The Grand

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I saw this in Toronto and loved it.

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The desperate villagers arrange for the young and handsome Dr. Lewis (Taylor Kitsch, Savages, John Carter) to come for a one-month stay, and then set about trying to convince him there’s no place he’d rather be living permanently than a tiny harbour at the back of beyond.

Leading the conspiracy is Murray (great Irish character actor Brendan Gleeson), one of the most shameless rogues to ever head up a rural caper. Having been tipped off that the doc is a cricket fanatic, he’s had a bunch of the men cut down old oars into bats and then get outfitted with regulation white “uniforms” made from curtains. Two fake teams are ostentatiously playing what is

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Liane Balaban, Gordon It’s just the first salvo Pinsent in a protracted camDirected by Don McKellar paign of deception that, in a nod to the COMING SOON: Eret is a dragon-trapping pro, but NSA, has the town’s telehe may have accidentally trapped phone operator (Mary JERSEY BOYS Ruffnut’s heart too.

Walsh) secretly monitorHere’s the true story of the ing his calls so that they low-rent New Jersey gangsters who morcan custom fit the town to his needs while phed into The Four Seasons and became simultaneously creating a bogus veneer one of the most successful pop acts of the of sophistication to beguile this latte-sip1960s. ping urbanite. And then there’s the town’s young beauty, Kathleen (Liane Balaban, THE ROVER New Waterford Girl), who is reluctant to This gritty post-apocalyptic thriller from yield to Murray’s pleas to make the seducAustralia stars Guy Pearce and Robert tion of the good doctor a literal one.

Pattinson, and is the newest feature With a solid premise and tightly strucfrom David Michod, director of the hightured script, McKellar takes the audience ly-praised crime drama Animal Kingdom. and walks them through a classic Canadian charmer. Much like one of those wacky-vil- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 lage comedies that Britain produced to Parents will appreciate this follow-up delightful effect a decade or two ago, to the immensely popular animated romp Grand is grand indeed. Featuring strong about a young Viking lad with a cute supporting performances from Gordon dragon for a pet. With the vocal talents Pinsent, Cathy Jones, and several regulars of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, and Cate on the TV hit Republic of Doyle, this has Blanchett. crowd-pleaser written all over it.

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“I remember going into vintage stores when I was younger and I remember not being able to afford many of the pieces and feeling a little out of place. We have a lot of return customers here because we try to have a really casual and welcoming atmosphere.”

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CHERISH THE GIFT OF TIME May was a big month for birthdays in our family.

My brother’s birthday is May 2, he turned 53. Happy Birthday, Dave. You’re still my little brother no matter how grown up you get.

My mother’s birthday is May 7, she turned 81. Happy Birthday, Mom. I hope I get your genes.

My Dad’s birthday was May 10, he would have been 84.

Miss you Dad, in my mind you’ve been getting younger every year that passes since your death.

Our youngest daughter, Meghan’s birthday is May 16, she turned 23. Wow, Meg you’re making me feel old.

Happy Birthday anyway. You’ll always be my baby.

My husband’s birthday is May 29, he turns 65. Happy Birthday sweetheart, you can start looking seven years older than me any time now.

My birthday isn’t until September, but all these events have me thinking about the passage of time. It moves so slowly when you’re young. I couldn’t wait to be a teenager and then 16, so I could get my driver’s license and 18, so I could vote and 21, so I could drink. And then suddenly the years started

flying by in a bit of a blur. … 30, 40 and 50 seemed to just happen while I was having babies and working at my career. There were times when I was hard pressed to tell you exactly how old I was, because it really didn’t make a big difference.

And now, I’d love to slow things down. No matter how healthy I am or how well I eat, I am closer to the end of my life now than I am to the beginning. I’m starting to re-evaluate how I spend my time, every hour means more to me and I want to make sure I spend it well. I don’t regret the time that has gone before, but I know now that I took it for granted. It seemed like I had all the time in the world. Now I know I didn’t. But, rather than avoid thinking about how many candles will be on the cake this year, I am going to give thanks for every one of them because time is a gift. One I am trying to spend a bit more wisely these days. It’s a good thing to remember every time you wish someone a Happy Birthday.

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

This month is perfect for a short trip because you want a change of scenery and to learn something new! This is a great time to take a course or start a new study.

You will notice your daily pace is accelerating with increased activities and a general sense of excitement. Expect fun, thrilling times ahead!

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Taurus (April 2-May 20)

As the Sun shifts signs this week, it draws your attention to cash flow, earnings, investments plus shopping and major purchases. Many of you will focus more on your possessions or something specific that you own. At a deeper level, this

placement of the Sun is an opportunity for you to see how well you are using your wealth and possessions. Does what you own help you or hinder you?

or expand your world? Studies show people who are successful know where they’re going. They set goals, with deadlines. (The true litmus test.)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

This week the Sun enters your sign to stay for four weeks. This happens only once a year. When the Sun is in your sign, it attracts people and favourable circumstances to you. It’s a fortunate time! Make the most of it. It’s also a good time to take a quick report card of your life. How well are you doing at the art of living? What kind of grade would you give yourself?

Cancer (June 21-July 22) This month is the perfect time to think about what you want your new personal year to be all about. Look back over the last year. How do you want things to be different in your year ahead? What do you want to introduce that might be beneficial

You will enjoy friendships more and many will join classes, clubs, groups and associations this month. But know this: It’s important that you respond to these opportunities because in the month ahead, your interactions with others will benefit you. Iif you share your ideas, hopes and dreams for the future with others – their feedback will help you, literally or financially!

Try it.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is the only time of the year when the Sun is high in your chart acting like a spotlight on you that is favourable and flattering! This means you easily impress people in authority.

It only happens once a year and you have about a one-month run. Why wouldn’t you use it to promote your agenda or go after what you want?

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Now is the time to write a will and wrap up loose ends with inheritances, insurance matters and shared property. These are mundane issues you will find easy to take care of because as you tackle them – they fall into place quickly. Another area that will be highlighted is your sex life. (Did I hear laughter?) This sexual boost is because your

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You will need more rest this month. In addition, the polarized position of the Sun will focus your attention on partnerships and close friendships.

It will be an opportunity for you to see how to improve these relationships. Remember: For a relationship to be successful, you must be as good for your partner as he or she is for you.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You are a worker. It’s not that you don’t enjoy having fun because you do. To put it another way, you like to make your time count. This month, you want to be efficient, effective and productive will increase, which is why you will tackle To Do lists and tasks and focus on your job. You will get great satisfaction from whatever you produce. Venus still promises fun, parties, romance and social schmoozing.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Lucky you! Once a year, the Sun takes four weeks to move through the part of your chart linked with love affairs, romance, vacations, the arts, parties, social affairs, sports events and playful times with children. Yup, all the fun stuff! That time has arrived. So get out your social calendar and plan to meet people for fun occasions. Participate in sports and make more time for your kids. Look sexy because new flirtations are around every corner!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is the time of year when you are focused on home, family and your domestic life. You will entertain more at home and be more inclined to see family members or have the gang over for a barbecue.You might relate to a parent more than usual as well. Get as much done as you can because in four weeks, you will flee your home to party and go on a vacation!

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C C B B Campus Honda BC B C Super Sellers Event – Presents The –

2014 FIT DX

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Lease for

#1

67 $0 down

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0.99% APR€

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freight and PDI included.

SELLING SUBCOMPACT CAR IN BC†

Bi-weekly on a 60 month term with 130 payments.

MSRP $16,130** includes freight and PDI

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$2500 Cash Purchase Incentive Model Shown: GE8G2EEX

2014 CIVIC DX

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#1

SELLING COMPACT CAR IN BC†

Lease for

79 $0 down

$

*

0.99% APR#

‡

freight and PDI included.

Bi-weekly on a 60 month term with 130 payments.

MSRP $17,185** includes freight and PDI

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$1500 Cash Purchase Incentive

2014 CR-V LX

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Lease for

135 $0 down

$

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1.99% APR¥

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freight and PDI included.

#1

SELLING COMPACT SUV IN BC†

Bi-weekly on a 60 month term with 130 payments.

MSRP $27,685** includes freight and PDI

_____________________________________________________________________________ Model Shown: RM3H3EES

$2500 Cash Purchase Incentive

Campus Honda 506 Finlayson Street, Victoria, BC V8T 5C8

250-388-6921 • www.CampusHonda.com

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†The Fit, Civic and CR-V were the #1 selling retail subcompact car, compact car, and compact SUV respectively in BC in 2013 based on Polk 2013 Dec YTD report. ‡In order to achieve $0 down payment, dealer will cover the cost of tire/battery tax, air conditioning tax (where applicable), environmental fees and levies on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only on behalf of the customer. £Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX. €0.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDl, is $67.49 based on applying $1,100.00 lease dollars and $4 dealer contribution (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes); and $1,000.00 consumer incentive dollars (which are deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes) Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $8,773.70. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. *Limited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX. #0.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, induding freight and PDI, is $78.54 based on applying $600.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes). Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $11,001.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. ΩLimited time bi-weekly lease offer based on a new 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. ¥1.99% lease APR on a 60 month term with 130 bi-weekly payments O.A.C. Bi-weekly payment, including freight and PDl, is $134.80 based on applying $1,000.00 lease dollars (which is deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes) Down payment of $0.00, first bi-weekly payment and $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $17,397.90. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 120,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometers. **MSRP is $16,130/$17,185/$27,685 including freight and PDl of $1,495/$1,495/$1,695 based on a new 2014 Fit DX model GE8G2EEX / new 2014 Civic DX model FB2E2EEX / 2014 CR-V LX 2WD model RM3H3EES. License, insurance, registration and taxes are extra and may be required at the time of purchase. ¥/£/€/Ω/#/* Prices and/or payments shown do not include a PPSA lien registration fee of $30.31 and lien registering agent’s fee of $5.25, which are both due at time of delivery and covered by the dealer on behalf of the customer on the 2014 CR-V LX, Accord LX, Civic DX and Fit DX only. ‡/#/*/Ω/€/¥/£/**’ Offers valid from Apri1 1st through 30th, 2014 at participanng Honda retailers. Dealer may sell/lease for less. Dealer trade may be necessary on certain vehicle. Offers valid only for British Columbia residents at BC Honda Dealers locations. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. Terms and conditions apply. Visit www.bchonda.com or see your Honda retailer for full details.