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Vancouver’s relationship with nature is more culturally attuned to (and integrated with) than any city of comparable size on earth. Despite this, our city has dramatically transformed the natural environment. Opening Feb. 27 at the Museum of Vancouver, Rewilding Vancouver explores the city’s nature as it was, is, and could be. The exhibition — guest curated by author J.B. MacKinnon and running until Sept. 1 — is comprised of taxidermy specimens, 3D models, soundscapes, videos and photo interventions that challenge viewers to envision a future world where the city is a wilder place.

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A Tribe Called Red has become so popular that a second date was added to their sold-out Feb. 22 Commodore Ballroom show.

The Ottawa-based aboriginal production/DJ crew will not only play the Salish Coast Live event of the 13th annual Talking Stick Festival Saturday, but also a Friday night show.

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The Talking Stick Festival, which runs until March 2, includes national and international artists in theatre, dance, drumming, multimedia performances, spoken word and music. FullCircle.ca.

Ballet BC dreams in Symmetry Ballet BC, along with Turning Point Ensemble, one of Canada’s leading chamber orchestras, presents Grace Symmetry at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Feb. 20-22). With two world premieres by Kevin O’day and Medhi Walerski, as well as a reprisal of Wen Wei Wang’s In Motion, Grace Symmetry will confuse your reality with its seemingly effortless majestic movements. Accompanied by enchanting sounds, you’ll be transported to a dream-like state. All three pieces will be performed to live music and promise an inspiring, striking and daring journey. Tickets range in price from $22.25 to $70 and are available at Ticketmaster at 1-855-9852787 or Ticketmaster.ca. Michael Slobodian photo

Disney hits the road On Feb. 21, 22 and 23, Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show! Will be at the Pacific Coliseum at the PNE (2901 E. Hastings). It features classic Disney characters in an original storyline from the producers of Disney On Ice. Characters include Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Cinderella and Tigger, along with Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear from Disney/ Pixar’s Toy Story. Tickets range from $26, $32, $55 (VIP floor seats) and $80 (front row).

Opening night discount tickets are $20 for select seating. TicketLeader.ca or 604-757-0345.

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A Tribe Called Red started with Electric Pow Wow parties in Ottawa in 2007. Witness, DJ NDN and others would mash up electronic and other beats with traditional powwow vocals and drums.

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Crystal Pite: ‘Faking it’ behind the white masks and shipwrecks International dance sensation Crystal Pite reflects on success, motherhood, and The Tempest Replica

By Sabrina Furminger

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t seems a little odd, considering the scope and scale of Crystal Pite’s career, that she would ever use a word like “fake” to describe anything about herself.

The Victoria-born, Vancouver-based choreographer has earned the word “internationally-acclaimed” that often precedes her name. Her career as a professional dancemaker has taken her around the globe and garnered her a slew of awards, including a Governor General Performing Arts Award.

Her brand is strong. Her performances routinely sell out at home and abroad.

Companies are eager to dance her choreography. Dance in Canada doesn’t get much bigger than Crystal Pite. How can there be anything fake about her?

And yet faking it, according to Pite (who sat down with WE as her company rehearsed to tour her 2011 work, The Tempest Replica), is “one of the most important skills of my life: how to fake it and wing it and just jump in and pretend that I know what I’m doing.”

It’s a skill that Pite put to good use at the age of 17, when she joined Ballet BC as an apprentice dancer and found herself dazzled and intimidated by the dance veterans around her.

“I don’t think I’d ever even done a double pirouette on pointe by the time I got there, but I had to keep up, and if I didn’t know how to do something, I just had to pretend

that I did,” says Pite, 43. “I was in survival mode.”

But she learned, and she survived, and by the time she departed Ballet BC to join William Forsythe’s celebrated Ballett Frankfurt at the age of 25, she was an award-winning veteran dancer and an emerging in-demand choreographer. Faking time over, right?

Wrong. “Again I was faking and imitating and pretending until I could assimilate what I needed to assimilate in order to really feel like I belonged,” she said. “It was such a challenging company to be in. It was so wonderful.”

Pite’s five years with Ballett Frankfurt catapulted her into the global spotlight.

When she finally moved on, it was back to Vancouver, which she calls a city “rich with dance.” She founded her company Kidd Pivot here in 2002.

Much has changed for Pite since then, including this biggie: she doesn’t dance on stage anymore. “There’s a separation that has happened because I’m not on stage with the dancers now, and I feel a sense of loss. I accept it, but I do miss it a lot,” she says.

“What is wonderful is that it’s put me in the position of having to deliver more and more of what they can do rather than getting them to do what I can do. That’s been a visceral experience for me, because I feel like I can still dance through them, and because I’m dancing through them, I’m dancing better than ever. It’s not at all what I feared.”

Today, she crafts choreography for Kidd Pivot and dance juggernauts such as the National Ballet of Canada, Netherlands Dans Theatre, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Alberta Ballet, and Ballet BC. Works for Kidd Pivot include Lost Action, Dark Matters, The You Show, and The Tempest Replica.

Pite’s “fake it ‘til you make it” philosophy extends to her choreography, perhaps now more than ever before. “I think I’m more terrified now as a choreographer than I was in those early years, because when you first

start, there’s not a lot of expectation, there’s not a lot of pressure. Ten years into a full-on choreographic career, you’re feeling all of that expectation and pressure.”

By all accounts, Pite is exceeding every expectation thrown her way. The Tempest Replica was a hit when it premiered and toured in 2011, and again when it was remounted in 2012.

The work for six dancers is representative of Pite’s interest in the structures and devices of story. “I’ve always been interested in story, but I’m working with narrative in a more overt way.”

In Pite’s take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, audiences are treated to an onstage storyboard where the narrative is delivered through gesture, posture, and text projections. “This is not a story that most people know, so I knew I had to tell the story properly in order that they’d be able to invest in the performance,” she says.

The Tempest Replica was born during a period of paradigm-shifting change in Pite’s life: in December 2010, Pite and her partner Jay welcomed their son Niko to the world.

“The other day, [Niko] jumped up on my bed and he did this big, wide stance and he put his hands on his hips and he said, ‘Let’s dance like Kidd Pivot men.’ And he started doing these

crazy karate chops and fancy spins and all of these amazing flip flop kamikaze dance moves. It was so exciting.”

The Tempest Replica begins its 10-city, three-country tour on March 6 at SFU Woodward’s. For tickets and information, visit KiddPivot.org.

The Tempest Replica dancers, Jorg Baumann photo | Crystal Pite, Michael Slobodian photo

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Goh Ballet collaborates across continents

by Qi’s troupe. Qi is in Vancouver for two weeks on her own so she can work with Goh Ballet’s dancers and then 15 of her dancers will arrive 10 days before the performances so they all work together.

“My dancers need to feel and experience the voice of the choreographer,” Goh says of Goh Ballet’s first collaboration.

Goh Ballet is known as a classical ballet company but Chan, a former principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, knows that her students need to be versatile.

In that way, Qi is an excellent bridge because Quangdong Modern Dance Company has been a pioneer of contemporary dance in tradition-rich China.

“It’s already getting there as a distinctive voice,” Goh says. “They draw on different influences in their life and that’s what we’re getting here. Maybe Liu doesn’t even have to try and already to us it’s out of the box.”

The evening will feature Mustard Seed as well as a piece by Qi’s company and a Goh Ballet performance of George Ballanchine’s Walspurgisnacht Ballet.

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The final product will be much like a science project. Liu will be tweaking it right up to the performances at Vancouver Playhouse on March 7 and 8, and then tweaking it long afterwards as the dance grows from the

Goh Ballet’s adaptation of Sleeping Beauty is in June. Go to GohBallet.com for details.

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This March, a ground-breaking collaboration between Guangdong Modern Dance Company in China (pictured) and Goh Ballet in Vancouver will take to the stage. Li Jianyang photo

Tickets are $50-$60. If you match it with tickets to Galvan on March 22 or 23, the Playhouse pass is $96. Go to VIDF.ca or call 604-662-4966 for tickets and details.

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collaboration between Vancouver’s Goh Ballet and Guangdong’s Modern Dance Company is breaking new ground.

There’s no way the two dance companies, with an ocean between them, could pull off the world premiere of Mustard Seed at the Vancouver International Dance Festival in March without technology bringing the two worlds together beforehand.

“Technology has definitely made it easy.

It’s really helped,” says Chan Hon Goh, the Vancouver ballet school’s director.

When Chan was in Guangzhou — Vancouver’s sister city — as part of last year’s trade mission with Mayor Gregor Robertson, she met with Liu Qi, the Guangdong Modern Dance Company’s choreographer.

(Guangzhou is the capital city of Guangdong province.) Their idea of a dance performed by the two companies was embraced

by VID festival founders Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi (Kokoro Dance).

The constant back-and-forth communication between continents is especially important because the new dance piece is, by its very nature, spontaneous.

“It is something that Liu has wanted to do for a while,” Goh says. “It’s based on games — it’s play. It’s not meant to have too many restrictions or limitations. She said, ‘I’ve put combinations together and I want to see how the dancers take it further and explore it within themselves so it truly is a collaboration.’”

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The taste of a sense of place Celebrate terroir with these five picks

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by Kurtis Kolt

often get asked if I have a favourite wine. The answer, simply, is that I don’t. Sure, there are grape varieties that I often find myself gravitating towards, such as Riesling, Pinot Noir and Gamay, but I usually move the goalposts of the query a bit, explaining that my favourite wines are the ones that share a sense of place.

Any wine suggesting hints of the soil it came from, or shares the long, sunny days or cool mountaintop air of its home, is the kind of wine that floats my boat. ‘Terroir’ is the most common word that gets thrown around in these discussions, although to many that term isn’t just about soil or climate, but can also refer to the style of wine and how it perfectly suits the cuisine of its region.

This week, a few recently-tried wines offer a good dose of terroir, or sense of place.

La Chablisienne 2011 1er Cru Fourchaume | Chablis, France | $50-ish | Private Wine Stores The region’s limestone-heavy Kimmeridgian soil also harbours fossilized shellfish (hence oysters being a no-brainer with

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Chablis), bringing some chalky, lemony delight. I love the texture of this Chardonnay, a touch creamy and custardy, with some fresh-torn lemon balm and a bloom of honeysuckle on the finish.

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Casa Lapostolle 2011 ‘Casa’ Chardonnay | Casablanca, Chile | $25-ish | Private Wine Stores The breezy, coastal region is as dreamy as it sounds, notable for bright and well-structured Chardonnays, Sauvignon Blancs, Rosés and Pinot Noirs. When you’re close to the ocean, you’re probably eating a lot of fish, and this Chardonnay will certainly treat fish well. There’s some well-integrated oak, so if you’re having salmon or halibut, you needn’t worry if you’re looking to step it up with soy or other bolder dressings.

That soy would probably work well, as there’s a hint of plum sauce on the nose, then papaya, mango and a sea of other tropical fruits on the palate. The pinch of baking spices on the finish ties it all together.

Coldstream Hills 2011 Pinot Noir | Yarra Valley, Australia | $35-ish | Private Wine Stores The cool-climate Yarra Valley in Victoria is turning a lot of heads for good reason

lately. Breezes flowing up from Antarctica over the Great Southern Ocean moderate temperatures well, providing lovely acidity in the area’s wines. This splendid Pinot has oodles of truffles on the nose, as perfumed cherries and raspberries swarm the palate.

Fresh, clean and lovely.

Rothschild Mouton Cadet 2010 Réserve Médoc | Bordeaux, France | $25-ish | Private Wine Stores Textbook ‘Left Bank’ Bordeaux. Cabernetheavy, a handful of gravel from the soil, pencil shavings on the nose, currants, violets, blackberries and more.

COFFEE TALK Costes du Chateau Féret-Lambert 2010 | Bordeaux, France | $23-ish | Private Wine Stores Textbook ‘Right Bank’ Bordeaux. Merlotdominated, a subtler texture from the finer clay soils, plus round, dark berry fruit and a strip of black licorice with a good grip of tannin.

I’ve been able to find most of these at Legacy Liquor Stores in Vancouver or Everything Wine on the North Shore. Need a hand finding one of these wines? Drop me a line via KurtisKolt.com or Tweet me @ KurtisKolt.

Micro (breweries, distilleries, roasteries) is all the rage these days.

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Rahn reigns at the Wine Festival

By Martha Perkins

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he Vancouver International Wine Festival has been very, very good to Samantha Rahn.

Sure, there was the honour of being chosen as last year’s Sommelier of the Year — which means she gets a gold pass to this year’s festival, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2 — but the festival was also responsible for a parking lot conversation that led to finding the man of her heart.

Rahn had grown up on a farm in Saskatchewan and was training to be a classical musician — clarinet major, bass trombone minor — when she went to Banff to find a summer job to help pay for her university tuition. She was hired as a supervisor at Wendy’s and lived with four other people in a “super rundown” apartment. One of her roommates worked in a wine store and he’d bring home bottles of cheap wine for them to try.

Goodbye Mozart, hello Merlot.

Farewell Prairies, glad to get to know you Rockies.

The competitive spirit that she had applied to her music education then found an outlet in snowboarding. In 2007 she devoted a winter to competing at NorAm snowboard cross events, one of which was a test event for the 2010 Olympic Snowboard Cross track at Cypress.

In between races, she’d sneak

down to the wine festival, knowing that she needed to start getting back into sommelier mode.

On the last day of the festival the afternoon training was cancelled and she was standing in Cypress’s parking lot with a group of fellow competitors. One of them was a Barefoot Bistro waiter from Whistler, Jamie May. He said he was going to a trade event at the festival, too.

“I tested him,” Rahn says of what turned out to be a pivotal moment in her life. “I wanted to know if he was really into wine or just a server who wanted to go to get drunk.”

That’s why she casually let drop, “I had a Pingus yesterday,” referring to a cult wine from Spain. (“It’s $1,000 a bottle and very rare.”)

Jamie looked at her and replied, “What vintage?”

Time stopped for Rahn. “I remember thinking, ‘So, this is how your life is going to be now.’”

May — who went on to compete in the 2008 nationals and 2009 World Cup test event — helped Rahn get over her homesickness for the Rockies and embrace Whistler.

As far as career moves go, she’s landed it. Rahn is the wine director at Araxi, one of the most popular and respected restaurants in the resort town.

From those early days Rahn has been fascinated with wines, reading everything, trying everything.

SAMANTHA RAHN’S WINE FEST TIPS • “Do not go to the tables of your favourite wineries. Go find something different or someone from a region you’ve never heard of.”

• “Have a couple of things in mind that you really want to go to. Choose maybe half a dozen wineries.”

• Avoid tables with lineups • Her suggested discoveries: “Check out the beautiful and great valued wines from Zinck (Alsace, both sparkling and still wines), the glorious whites of Michel Chapoutier (not to overlook the delicious reds) and, for a really outside the box but world reknowned producer, Brumont from Madiran in southwest France.

The 2013 Sommelier of the Year Samantha Rahn found her love (and love of wine) in the mountains. Martha Perkins photo

(She’s in the middle of level three of her Wine and Spirit Education Trust qualifications.)

“I always need to be challenged and growing and wine’s been a good outlet,” she says. Blessed with a good memory, she can rhyme off a wine’s provenance with the best of them but she’s never lost sight of the fact that “wine is supposed to be for pleasure.”

With a thousand wines in Araxi’s cellar, a good memory helps when

a diner asks her to suggest a wine.

“You have to make people feel comfortable,” she says. “There’s still an old school pretentiousness but people don’t want to be schooled; they just want something they like.

It’s about creating the experience.”

The wine festival is the perfect opportunity to get a taste of what’s out there, and she’s particularly thrilled with this year’s joint themes: France and bubbly.

For Rahn, the festival is also

about reconnecting with friends and associates, something that’s not easy given the hours they work.

She had resigned herself to never winning the Sommelier of the Year award, thinking, “I’m up in the mountains and no one’s probably thinking of me.”

How wrong she was. And how right a choice.

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Corey Rockl, here with Save On Meats owner Mark Brand, says she never wants to leave the sandwich counter. Rob Newell photo

Dishing out a helping hand Mark Brand commissioned Dan Climon to create the new, but retro, signs for the Hastings Street diner, which re-opened last Friday. Rob Newell photo

A re-energized Save On Meats

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he chaos theory says events that might seem random, or lacking in order, are actually quite predictable.

Last Thursday afternoon, there was a quiet sense of chaos at Save On Meats as staff scrambled to put order back in the butcher shop and diner. After months of being closed for renovations, owner Mark Brand had set that night for a soft opening.

A collection of original signs created by Dan Climon, who also did the signs when Brand breathed new life into the iconic DTES diner two and a half years ago, is lined up along the diner’s bar. (Brand also commissioned Climon to do the Talk Is Cheap sign that has a place of honour on the back wall. “I was tired of people talking shit and doing nothing,” Brand says of the sign’s motto.) Pig/Save On Meats-inspired artwork leans against the opposite brick wall, all waiting to be hung up. Over in the butcher shop, which is in a third

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of its former space, the meat display counters are being polished and filled and there’s a sense of bustle in the kitchen.

Save-On Meats, with its dancing pig neon sign, opened at 43 West Hastings in 1957. Al DesLauriers owned it from 1980 until his retirement in 2009, when it was closed. In June of 2011, Brand and his former wife Nico, who teared up when she recently toured the removated space, took a leap of faith when they took over the business.

DesLauriers held off selling the building until he could find someone who was as committed to the butcher shop as he was. The new owner, Anthem Properties, remodelled the top three floors into office space and is highly supportive of Brand’s new initiative with Vancouver Community College and the City of Vancouver to transform the bulk of the butcher shop space into an incubator kitchen for DTES projects.

“His patience has been nothing short of epic,” Brand says of Anthem’s CEO Eric Carlson, who will be charging a reduced rent for 10 years.

Working with chefs Gavin Soo, Elliott Hashimoto and Jeff McIntosh, Brand says they’ve created “the best diner menu ever.” Try the shepherd’s pie, he says, and “You’ll say, ‘Holy shit, something’s different.’”

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By Martha Perkins

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orey Rockl has one of the biggest smiles in the Downtown East Side.

“The people I meet every day make me so happy,” she says from her perch behind the Save On Meats sandwich counter. “I’ve never felt such a sense of community. The sense of belonging is phenomenal.”

As residents of one of Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods walk by, some pushing grocery carts filled with their possessions, Rockl shouts out a personal greeting, letting each person they’re a welcome and valued part of her world.

She feels blessed that she’s able to make people happy through food. Some of her customers are passersby too busy to stop by the diner next door. Many are people redeeming their tokens for what may be their only hot meal of the day.

“When I hand them their warm toasted cheesy biscuit, it’s like I’ve handed them a cheque for a million dollars.”

During the renovations, she’s had to pare down her offerings to things she could cook on her small stove, but now that the diner and butcher shop have re-opened, she’ll expand her hot menu.

Rockl never wants to leave her counter. “I’m a lifer,” she says with a laugh.

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Tips for handling negative feedback Follow Me Foodie’s social media advice to restaurants, restaurateurs and chefs

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nti-bullying day or “Pink Shirt Day” is on the last Wednesday of February. People sport the colour pink to stand together against bullying, and celebrate diversity.

I’d like to think I was never a bully and am grateful to never have been bullied… Well, maybe a bit online, but you put yourself out there and once in a while you get it back.

With the popularity of social media and “you be the judge” blogs, there is a lot of online noise — some comments are good, some are fair, while others are hurtful and disrespectful. Diners often tweet and post things in the heat of the moment with no fear of consequences, especially if they post anonymously.

I’ve seen more Twitter arguments between restaurants and customers than I want and, simply put, it looks bad. I’m not a restaurateur or chef, but I understand how damaging negative public banter can be. I get criticized, too.

So how do you handle it?

1) Pick and choose your battles There is a lot of crap out there, so you can’t answer to everything, but you have to sometimes. Pick carefully. Not everyone leaving criticism (hopefully constructive) is a troll. If the comment is serious and there is a way to contact the person, make the effort to do so.

2) Reply. Answer. Respond... Immediately I don’t get why restaurants ignore negative comments. It shows a lack of care and time for their customers and leaves them feeling undervalued. Sometimes they just want to be heard and not feel like they are talking to a wall. The dining experience doesn’t end at the bill. Replying to comments is part of hospitality and an extension and reflection of the “brand” and/or personality of the restaurant.

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SCENE | HEARD The BC Home + Garden Show is running February 19-23 at BC Place. The Urban Fare Cooking Stage has a huge line-up of guest chefs featuring everything form barbecue and beer pairings to comfort food and cocktails, and don’t miss the Chopping Block home chef competition, hosted by chef Ned Bell of Four Seasons’ Yew Seafood Restaurant. BCHomeAndGardenShow.com Tickets are still available for the International Festival Tasting Room at the Vancouver International Wine Festival next week, as well as select events. With France as the theme region and a global focus on bubbly, this is one wine fest not to miss.

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Risotto nero at Lupo with lobster and tomato sauce. Anya Levykh photo

THE DISH It’s not a new restaurant, but Lupo in Yaletown is still hot, and deservedly so. The casual vinoteca in the renovated heritage house on Hamilton Street is home to a masterful professional duo (and co-owners) chef Julio Gonzalez-Perini and sommelier Michael Mameli. They were, in fact, the winning pair (though not the owners) behind the late and more-upscale Villa de Lupo that lived for well over a decade in the same space. When the chance came up to take over the vacant building, the pair grasped the wolf by the ears and Lupo was (re)born.

It’s been four years, and the menu is better than ever. Octopus carpaccio, paper-thin and lively, was graced with pimentos and tingly limoncello vinaigrette. Lamb shank osso buco melted off the bone at the touch of the fork, and risotto nero, topped with copious amounts of lobster and kissed with tomato broth and lemon, was sinfully heady. We cut the richness with a surprisingly apt glass of Sauternes from the outstanding wine list, but my suggestion is to avoid the list altogether and just leave yourself in the hands of Mameli, who is a certified

Hollywood director James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) has bought Beaufort Vineyard and Estate Winery near Courtenay on Vancouver Island. The sale should bring increased attention to Island wineries. No changes in management expected for now.

Graze Restaurant is hosting a community forum on current threats to the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) on March 2 at 6pm. The forum is also a fundraiser for FarmWatch, a grassroots community-based group working to protect BC’s farmland.

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DRINK | DINE On March 12, Wildebeest will partner with Waldorf Wine Group to present “Meditations on a Tamworth Pig” wine dinner. WE’s own Kurtis Kolt will host the evening, which will focus on a tour of Old World, terroir-driven wines paired with the six-course menu. Tickets $99 each, including tax and gratuity. Email Eat@ Wildebeest.ca for reservations.

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THIS LITTLE PIGGY If you have only precious minutes at lunchtime, The Side Door at The Flying Pig is now open at the Gastown location (102 Water). Here, the same goodness found at the restaurant is available for take out, from feature sandwiches ($7) and three pea soup ($4) to quinoa salad a la grecque ($10) and hand carved ham and swiss samba ($7). No long waits here, but wellworth it just the same.

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From left: Frank Pabst, Scott Jaegar, Barbara-Jo McIntosh, Vikram Vij, Sean Cousins, Angus An and Thomas Haas are working together to create a memorable Vancouver welcome for Ferran Adria. Absent from photo is Hidekazu Tojo.

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‘Do what you do best’ Vancouver chefs prepare a special night for Ferran Adria

By Martha Perkins

F

erran Adria has been called a genius, the world’s most creative chef, a man who changed gastronomic history.

So what do you feed him when he comes to Vancouver?

That’s the daunting yet exciting task of Barbara-Jo McIntosh, who is organizing Adria’s one-night stay in Vancouver on March 8. She’s enlisted the help of seven of Vancouver’s most accomplished chefs and the Vancouver Club to pull it off.

On February 17, she gathered Frank Pabst (Blue Water Café), Thomas Haas (Thomas Haas Chocolates), Vikram Vij (Vij’s), Hidekazu Tojo (Tojo’s), Scott Jaegar (The Pear Tree), Angus An (Maenam) and Sean Cousins (Vancouver Club) to plan the menu.

Since Adria, who closed his three-star Michelin restaurant, elBulli, in 2011 so he could concentrate on training other chefs, has said he prefers that chefs not use his recipes, the chefs have been given free rein.

“Show off Vancouver to him — what we do and do well,” McIntosh said.

Surprisingly, there was relatively little talk about the food at the meeting. The chefs divvied what proteins they’d use but did not get into the specifics; that magic

will happen back in their own kitchens.

“I expect Ferran to blow everyone away,” says McIntosh, the owner of Books to Cooks on 2nd Avenue, says of the pioneering master of molecular gastronomy. “He’s driven by a desire to show the world what, in his mad scientist mind, he has created.”

The Vancouver Club event is in three parts: a Cava reception, Adria’s presentation and a Lavish after-party. Tickets to the after-party are sold out (tickets were $1,000) but there are still some left for the Cava reception and Adria’s presentation.

They are $700 each (or $800 for a pair) and include a seven-volume set of Adria’s books, including elBulli 2005-2011: A Journey Inside the Creative Process of the World’s Greatest Chef. You can also order the book set for $625. Details at BooksToCooks.com.

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t’s a rainy Saturday afternoon and Marco Biron is welcoming customers at Bernstein & Gold Interiors for one of the last times. He’s consolidating the store, which he opened in Yaletown in 1992, with his Granville Island store, Gigi B. The signs on the windows and throughout the store offer up to 70 per cent off an eclectic mix of everything from gorgeous $4,000 Italian silk ceiling lamps to $1,500 Pashley bicycles and $20 handknit mittens.

“This is my passion — beautiful things,” he says of the store’s offerings. “I have Gigi B to feed my family.”

Across Hamilton Street are three empty storefronts. A few doors down is another papered-up store.

To his right and left, Rodney’s Oyster Bar and the Flying Pig are bustling; the nail and hair salons are full. But there are few casual shoppers strolling by.

It’s not just Yaletown that’s changing, it’s the nature of retail shopping itself, Biron says.

When he opened as Yaletown’s first boutique, the former warehouse neighbourhood was just

starting to blossom as a destination. Many stores were artist owned and operated; a neighbouring furniture shop built their furniture onsite. The rent was cheap — $1,250 a month compared to $8,000 today — and many customers didn’t have much money either.

When a lot of designers and architects moved into the neighbourhood, their aesthetic informed their search for stylish pieces. Westside and Shaughnessy residents would spend the day browsing from store to store, loving B & G for its timeless, “shabby chic” pieces.

Today, Yaletown is still a destination for restaurants and nightlife but retail can have a hard go at it, he says.

“Consumers aren’t looking for heirlooms any more; they’re looking for a trendy piece,” Biron says of how shoppers have changed.

“They’re bringing in a magazine and saying, ‘I want this’ instead of having their own taste.”

Since trends change, people don’t need to know it’s well made and will last — they’re going to be changing their look in a few years.

Modern customers are also coming in with their iPhone logged into the manufacturer’s website, wondering why Biron can’t match

the online price.

Biron uses Alessi, the maker of high-end Italian kitchenware, as an example. Alessi sells things on its website with a 10 to 15 per cent mark-up. “I can’t survive on a 10 per cent mark-up the way Costco does.”

Those manufacturers are at risk of losing the brick and mortar retail stores — which have to pay rent and staff — that allow consumers to get the “touch and feel” of the products, he says.

His Gigi B store on Granville Island does well because he caters the stock to the tourist crowd who want something they can’t find at home to take back with them.

Until last October, Jennifer Gray had a storefront location for her women’s fashion boutique, Jennyfleur Loves..., in a Yaletown mall. Streetfront rents were too expensive but not just in Yaletown.

She looked at renting in Gastown, South Granville and Main Street; not only were rents expensive, many required a three- to five-year lease. “That’s crazy in this economy,” she says.

Part of the problem is how many people are involved, including realtors, with everyone adding a charge. “They are not negotiable on the rents and would rather let

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Marco Biron, one of the first retailers to open in Yaletown in 1992, is leaving Hamilton Street. Martha Perkins photo the spaces sit empty,” she says.

Some vacant stores even so no to seasonal pop-ups.

As an owner-operator, like Biron, she couldn’t sustain the hours required to be open at night to catch the Yaletown dinner crowd as well as during the day. She believes the future is in sharing spaces.

“I shared space with Holly Boutique over Christmas and we just did a collaborative warehouse sale with other retailers this past weekend. So for now I am open and free flowing and that is the

way I like it.”

Of course, she also runs her business online, selling primarily to US customers. “The challenge in Vancouver is that many customers want to try the clothes on first,” she says, which is why she also has a mobile store (a colourfully decorated cube van).

Marimekko, with its colourful clothes and home designs, recently moved its retail store from Hamilton Street into a shared, but separate, space with its Designhouse at 851 Homer.

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lthough we take pride in our differences in race, gender, sexual orientation and religion, Canada has the ninth highest rate of bullying among teens (Canadian Institutes of Health Research.)

Forty-seven per cent of parents report having a child who is a victim of bullying.

Pink Shirt Day, an anti-bullying campaign, aims to abolish those statistics through education, understanding and acceptance.

Vancouver advocate Marc Smith, sporting a What started off in 2007 as two teens standing up to a London Drugs pink t-shirt, encourages everyone to join the effort to take away a bully’s power bully who was picking on a by standing united. student wearing a pink shirt has blossomed into a movement.

Richard Housser, corporate relations ofOut in Schools supports ficer for Out on Screen. youth in their struggles all year round.

Last year, Out in Schools made over It works with schools and communities 100 presentations to over 10,000 stuto bring youth from isolation to a place dents across BC. where they feel safe.

Meanwhile, Pink Shirt Day is February The program is “an avenue for stu26. Taking a stand against bullying is as dents to express feelings or emotions easy as wearing pink. they may not have avenues for,” says

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Captain Phillips..............

Dallas Buyers Club ........

Gravity ...........................

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The Wolf of Wall Street

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Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity ............................

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Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club..........

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Amy Adams, American Hustle .............

Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine ..................

Sandra Bullock, Gravity .

Judi Dench, Philomena ..

Meryl Streep, August: Osage County ................

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Bradley Cooper, American Hustle .............

Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave ..............

Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street...

Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club..........

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Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle .............

Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave ..............

Julia Roberts, August: Osage County ...

June Squibb, Nebraska .

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Despicable Me 2 ...........

Ernest & Celestine ........

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The Hunt, Denmark........

The Missing Picture, Cambodia .......................

Omar, Palestine ..............

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American Hustle ............

Blue Jasmine..................

Dallas Buyers Club ........

Her .................................

Nebraska........................

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Before Midnight ............

Captain Phillips..............

Philomena ......................

12 Years a Slave ............

The Wolf of Wall Street

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Gravity ...........................

Her .................................

Philomena ......................

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Dirty Wars ......................

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Gravity ...........................

Inside Llewyn Davis .......

Nebraska........................

Prisoners ........................

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Iron Man 3 .....................

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The Great Gatsby ..........

The Invisible Woman .....

12 Years a Slave ............

Belgian designers Anton Janssens and Raf Maes, pictured here with NLA rep Wu Gagnon, celebrate the launch of Komono at Walrus Feb. 13.

Can you say ‘Komono’?

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ld habits are hard to break, but Belgian street fashion brand Komono is making it easy to put down that smartphone and start checking the watch on your wrist again. (Although the retro-futuristic sunglasses also on offer will keep the selfies going all summer.)

Meaning “small things” in Japanese, Komono showcased their current and SS14 accessories collections at a media party at Walrus Feb. 13, and it was a gender-bending mash up of big statements and bold prints.

Founded by Belgian designers Anton Janssens and Raf Maes in 2009, Komono has since built up a following of dedicated “Komonists”

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who sartorially align with the brand’s commitment to shapes, cut outs and patterns.

With its arrival in Canada, the label is now carried in 45 countries and manufactures upwards of 60,000 accessories a month. If you need help with the math, that’s popular. And a lot of their success has to do with price, ringing in around $70-$90 at local cash registers.

Despite the recession, Stats Canada reports that sales of accessories continue to grow, with shoppers looking to express their individuality through more affordable items.

So, at this price point, Komono is landing in Vancouver right on time.

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ome of Vancouver’s most notable personalities are coming together for the first Better Gnomes & Gardens feature at the BC Home + Garden Show, happening Feb. 19-23 at BC Place.

Sixteen of the city’s top movers and shakers have transformed a plain garden gnome into a whimsical treasure to benefit Sole Food Street Farms, a grassroots non-profit created to empower and employ underprivileged individuals in Vancouver.

Inspired by the world-renowned Chelsea Flower Show’s decision to lift a century-long ban on garden gnomes in 2013, the silent auction-style feature will offer the show’s 56,000-plus attendees the chance to bid on and bring home one of 16 ceramic gnomes.

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Artists are Andrea Bellamy, HeavyPetal.ca; Barbara Matson, Hodge:Podge by Markova Design; Christine Friend, Friendly Decorator; Coleen Christie, CTV Vancouver; Cory Ashworth, radio host; Dawn Chubai, Citytv Vancouver; Jody Vance, Citytv Vancouver; Johanna Ward, SHAW TV; Kaitlyn Herbst, Global BC; Laurie Logan, radio host; Mallory Bromley, 4Cats Edgemont Village; Mary Zilba, TV personality; Monika Hibbs, The Doctor’s Closet; Stephanie Rose, GardenTherapy.ca; Steve Darling, Global BC; and Todd Talbot, Love It or List It Vancouver.

Better Gnomes & Gardens will be open for bids from Wednesday, February 19 at 4pm until Sunday, February 23 at 5pm, on the concourse level of BC Place Stadium.

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Vancouver burlesque artist Nicky Ninedoors is one of the stars in Mackenzie Gray’s Under the Bridge of Fear, a previous Crazy8s winner. Tony Lee photo

Gray and noir One year later, Mackenzie Gray’s ambitious Crazy8s film continues to screen

By Sabrina Furminger

W

hen you only have a tiny window of time in which to produce a film — say, three days of shooting and five days of post-production — it’s prudent to keep it manageable: small cast, simple concept, short shot list.

But when Mackenzie Gray’s idea was selected for the 2013 edition of Crazy8s — the annual filmmaking competition so named for the eight days in which films must be created — his instinct was to throw prudent, small, simple and short out of the Mackenzie Gray window.

(Man of Steel) Instead, with help made his film from a veritable army noir in eight of cast and crew, the days.

Vancouver-based actordirector filmed and locked Under the Bridge of Fear, a highly stylized black and white homage to film noir, in the requisite eight days.

“My film was crazily ambitious,” said Gray during a recent phone interview. “We were a period film with eight locations, 100 extras, 17 speaking parts, 10 principal actors, exteriors, night shooting, and cars.

[The Crazy8s people] were nervous about letting me do it but I convinced them I had the confidence to pull it off.”

Even though he was working under the Crazy8s gun, Gray was driven to produce a film that was true to noir in every sense.

“Even as a boy I was allowed to stay up and watch Humphrey Bogart movies late at night on the CBC,” said Gray. “It’s a fantastic, edgy genre, with beautiful style and beautiful lighting.”

As with iconic film noir of the past (including The Big Sleep, one of Gray’s primary inspirations), Under the Bridge of Fear features a world-weary private investigator, and a bevy of femme fatales and gutsy dames.

Indeed, Under the Bridge of Fear is chock full of women from all walks of noir, and

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makes good use of Vancouver’s thriving burlesque community. “Burlesque is very dear to my heart,” said Gray. “They put it out to the audience to enjoy, but it’s ‘watch me, this is what I’m all about, and I’m having fun.’” Local burlesque performers featured include Nikki Ninedoors, Voracious V, and Burgandy Brixx.

Under the Bridge of Fear was filmed over three days in February 2013. Locations included an upscale Vancouver home, the Burrard Bridge, and the Waldorf Hotel during a tumultuous time in that venue’s history.

Gray contends that the compression of Crazy8s ultimately enhanced his film. “[Crazy8s] makes you think on your feet, and makes you smarter in how you do things,” said Gray. “Sometimes necessity truly is the mother of invention.”

To date, Under the Bridge of Fear has screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Whistler Film Festival, the Vancouver Short Film Festival, and at Cannes Court Metrage (yes, that Cannes). More recently, Gray sold the film to the CBC. Gray — whose television is usually turned to Turner Classic Movies — might soon get the chance to direct a feature-length version of Under the Bridge of Fear.

“I met a number of producers at Whistler who are interested in turning it into a feature,” he said.

It’s a wonder that Gray found the time to direct and then promote Under the Bridge of Fear at all, given his packed acting schedule.

His is a familiar face to film and television viewers all over the world (he has 111 acting credits on IMDB and, according to Gray, another 20 that need to be added).

Gray is the prototypical chameleon actor, moving seamlessly from one character role to another. His credit list reads like a summary of recent filming in Vancouver: Smallville, True Justice, Fringe, Once Upon a Time, Supernatural, Sanctuary, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

He is perhaps best known for his role as Jax-Ur in 2013’s blockbuster Man of Steel, which starred Henry Cavill as Superman.

Gray has nothing but love for the Crazy8s team and process. He served on the 2014 video pitch jury and will soon be seen in the Crazy8s film Earthlickers.

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the immigrant investor program won’t cool the market down too much, if at all.

“The only impact we foresee is less pressure on the inventory of detached homes in Vancouver’s West Side, Richmond and West Vancouver,” BCREA chief economist Cameron Muir said in the report.

The new numbers also show the price of an average home in Greater Vancouver grew 8.5% in January 2014 compared with the same period a year ago.

The average price for a home sat at $748,651 in January 2013, rising to $812,536 last month.

New data from the Teranet–National Bank Composite House Price Index revealed on February 12 that house prices in Vancouver reached a record high in January.

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$645,000

West of Denman garden level suite with a private entrance, your pooch will love it. Well laid out 1,048 sq.ft. 2 bdrm, 2 bath with some updating, waiting for your personal touch. Includes gas f/p, laundry, parking & storage in this well-managed bldg. Pets & rentals welcome. 1 blk to Stanley Park & 2 blks to English Bay. Check out our website, www.dexterrealty.com for current market condition updates.

$315,000 1909–161 WEST GEORGIA ST

Fantastic opportunity to live or invest in a spacious 1 bedroom city home. Quiet south-facing garden suite with many upgrades. Situated in a well-maintained building w/ a proactive strata. Recent building upgrades include a new roof (2013), piping (2008), hot water tanks, elevator, common area upgrades & money for a new boiler. 1 parking and 1 storage locker included. Rentals and pets allowed! All this in the heart of the West End, just steps to the seawall, English Bay, shopping and all the great amenities downtown has to offer. www.candiceelliott.com

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Must see, one of a kind, custom built, Yaletown, VIEW SKYHOME @ The 501! • This luxuriously appointed urban oasis combines 2 units redesigned into a spacious 1 Bdrm plus Den • Loads of extras: Home theatre surround sound, 2 gas f/p, s/s appl., a spa-like bathroom with granite heated flrs & built in sound system, separate tiled shower & 2 person jetted jacuzzi tub. The open concept 340sf living/dining rm includes a custom millwork desk, double sided built in wall aquarium, large master with fireplace, English Bay, Marina & City VIEWS & a lg walk in closet • Outstanding building offering 24 hr concierge, 2 guest suites, indoor/outdoor pool, exercise rm, sauna, jacuzzi, 2 parking & 2 lockers!

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• Rare & Unique Townhouse Opportunity in hot Crosstown • 2 level, private entry, one bdrm+den townhome with lower terrace & upper deck plus insuite laundry, parking & storage • Flooded with natural light, space, peace, and greenery • Accessed through a gated landscaped courtyard, enjoy the benefits of a large complex (secured parking, storage, exercise facilities & low maintenance fees) & all the tranquility & privacy of a detached home • Steps to park, shopping, cafes, grocery, skytrain, theatres, restaurants, perfection!

THE OLIVE $428,800 406-3225 TUPPER ST

• Great 1 BR + den w/ gourmet kitchen w/ granite counters, quality cabinetry, KitchenAid s/s appl. • Fabulous north views & a balcony ideal for BBQs • Unit has a cozy living room with wide plank h/w flooring & fireplace • Great lifestyle unit in South Cambie steps to transit, shopping, cafes & restaurants • Pets & rentals welcome

NEW LISTING THE 501, $368,800 510-501 PACIFIC

Cozy, warm & spacious one bedroom + den + nook @ The 501! • Open plan living, dining & kitchen allows for entertaining galore; great flow to the lovely home & shows beautifully w/new stainless steel appliances (GE Profile series), granite counters, black tile backsplash, new track lighting (all on dimmers), new gooseneck industrial strength faucet etc. • The 501 boasts the best bldg amenities in Yaletown: 2 guest suites, beach volleyball court, indoor/ outdoor heated pool, sauna, jacuzzi, gym, 24 hour concierge/caretaker . . . Steps to the seawall, parks & Yaletown core • Truly one of a kind!

NEW LISTING LONDON PLACE, $363,500 306-1177 HORNBY

Completely renoed designer 1 bdrm & den @ London Place • Fantastic open concept + light thruout • Warm & bright designer colors, brand new kitchen w/quartz countertops, new s/s backsplash tiles & appls., gooseneck faucet & double undermount sink • Brand new coffee laminate h/w flrs thruout... Tinted wall to wall windows, commercial grade construction converted to condos in 1994 (built to last Proactive Complex) • Low strata fees incl heat + hot water + free laundry + rooftop patio with views + 2 storage lockers, parking, gym, sauna, hot tub • Pets allowed, rentals with restrictions • Unbelievable central location close to everything!!!

PARK 360, $348,000 2005-7088 18TH AVE, BURNABY

• This 1 bdrm plus den is Cressey built with all the premium finishing including 9’ ceilings, open plan kitchen w/ SS appl., granite counters, engineered h/w floors, custom built-ins & more • Enjoy the large balcony for BBQs & gardening, the unit has terrific easterly views • Building amenities incl. fully equipped exercise room, sauna, steam room, swirl pool, lounge & recreation room w/ billiards table • Great access to transit, be downtown in minutes • Shopping is convenient with Metrotown, High Gate Mall and Big Bend strip mall on Marine Way.

YALETOWN SUBPENTHOUSE $639,900 2809-501 PACIFIC

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RECENT SALES 410-2828 MAIN STREET 2915 ARGO PLACE, BBY 2809-501 PACIFIC ST 201-66 W CORDOVA ST 901-188 KEEFER ST 4487 EPPS AVE

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4. Science World (476,000 visitors) 5. Vancouver Art Gallery (368,000 visitors) 6. Playland at the PNE (290,000 visitors) 7. Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (250,000 visitors) 8. Stanley Park Miniature Railway (250,000 visitors) 9. Arts Club Theatre (250,000 visitors) 10. VanDusen Botanical Garden John Campbell & (225,000 visitors) Nicola Lipman in the Arts Club’s Driving Miss For a full list, go Daisy. David Cooper photo to BIV.com.

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Pulling back the curtain on one of art’s greatest tricks

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It wasn’t so long ago that any movie star who dared show their face on a weekly television series was derided for “slumming.” Now, in this new golden age of television, a move to the big screen often represents a step down for actors accustomed to quality episodic storytelling. For instance, Kit Harington abandons Game of Thrones’ rich mythology for a sword-and-sandals adventure-romance that’s script could’ve easily been dashed out on a napkin.

Shipped off to Pompeii in 79AD, enslaved gladiator Milo (Harington, making good use of his gym membership) experiences love-at-first-vacant-stare with rich girl Cassia (Emily Browning). Alas, she’s also being romantically pursued by a Roman senator (Kiefer Sutherland, overacting with a vengeance) who just happened to have brutally murdered our hero’s family. (It’s a conveniently small world sometimes.)

Meanwhile, Mount Vesuvius is growing ornery.

Thanks to recorded history, there’s little suspense regarding how this all plays all out. And thanks to this being another unabashed B-movie from Paul W.S. Anderson (of Resident Evil infamy), there’s nothing so pretentious as character development, subtext or themes. While this ensures that you have no investment in Pompeii other than the price of admission, Anderson’s knack for composing inspired 3D visuals ensures that costumers get what they paid for. It may offer only sporadic entertainment in its opening sections but it raises its game when it comes to raining down destruction. — Curtis Woloschuk

Before moving images danced across silver screens, people contented themselves with staring at paintings and marvelling, “How did they do that?” The majority of Johannes Vermeer’s admirers are still at a loss to explain how he instilled such nearly photographic accuracy in his 17th century masterworks.

And while most are content to allow the mystery to remain, inventor Tim Jenison has become convinced that Vermeer’s technique involved optical devices. And how better to prove this theory than by assembling just such a device and painting a Vermeer of his own with hands that’ve never held a brush?

Documenting Tim’s quest in enthralling fashion are illusionists-debunkers Penn and Teller (the former narrating, the latter directing). Known for taking magic tricks apart to show audiences how they work, they obviously share their subject’s fascination with methodology. However, when it comes to Vermeer, they can’t hold a candle to Tim in terms of obsession.

While meticulously recreating The Music Lesson’s room and then rendering it in oils, Tim’s passion burns so bright that it distracts a viewer from the fact that this occasionally feels like an extended episode of a Discovery reality series.

However, as it attempts to pull back the curtain on what could be one of art’s greatest magic tricks, the film in no way diminishes Vermeer’s accomplishments. In fact, watching Tim being pushed to his breaking point during his recreation, we come to understand the dedication and discipline that the creative process demands. — Curtis Woloschuk

Starring Kit Harington, Emily Browning Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson

Joel Kinnaman in “RoboCop.” Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures

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Starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman Directed by José Padilha While it’s far from a disaster, José Padilha’s reboot of the satirical cult classic RoboCop strives for more heart but lacks the pulpy thrills Thor that made its Diakow predecessor so memorable.

Set in 2028 Detroit, police officer and father Alex Murphy (The Killing’s Joel Kinnaman) is critically injured outside his home. Seizing an opportunity to bring its vision of a mechanized and militarized future to the streets of America in the name of security, multinational conglomerate OmniCorp (led by the underrated Michael Keaton) turns the disfigured cop into a partman, part-machine law enforcer.

Peter Weller famously played the

iconic role in the 1987 original and Kinnaman does a commendable job here, but his pre-disaster character is so bland, playing a cyber-cop doesn’t seem like much of an arc; he’s already a bit robotic. This updated version focuses a lot more on family and ethics as Murphy struggles increasingly to be a husband and dad again while Dr. Dennett Norton (the always reliable Gary Oldman) wrestles with the morality of his role in Murphy’s dwindling humanity.

These aspects help ground the film but they are also part of the problem, causing a big hindrance to the pacing around the third act. Opting for mass appeal and a bigger audience, the filmmakers and producers decided to sanitize the violence making for some rather bland action. Despite a strong, if somewhat plodding story, RoboCop is crammed with plenty of CGI effects which, in a movie that sorely needs it, don’t help sell the realism.

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The Just Film Festival brings the pursuit of social justice to the big screen.

From February 28 to March 2, Amnesty International, CoDevelopment Canada and Village Vancouver are hosting BC’s largest social justice film festival at Langara College. It showcases more than 40 social justice and environmental documentaries.

The festival kicks off Feb. 28 at 7:30 pm with a double bill about the transformative potential of art for people on the margins of society: Trash Dance and Inocente.

The full festival schedule and ticket information available at JustFilm.org.

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Many cars today have this problem: a dark interior, made darker still by upholstery or leather seating in dark hues.

But if there’s one vehicle that stands far from the pack in this respect it’s the 2014 Fiat 500L. The shape of the windshield and the (optional) large glass twin-pane moon roof collectively flood the car with daylight and make the interior feel bright and sunny.

One auto reviewer compared the view to watching an IMAX movie of the passing world. In part that’s because quarter windows separate the front windshield from the side glass, giving drivers a lot more visibility of the exterior. The 500L literally brings the outdoors, indoors thanks to all that glass.

With its unusual box-like shape the Fiat 500L is definitely a head-turner. I was anxious to clamber inside because I grew up as a passenger in older model

Fiats and have many warm memories of tootling around the streets of Cape Town in my parents’ two old Fiats. I loved that old car smell they emitted and the way the vinyl seats would toast your derriére on a cold winter’s day. Those warm and fuzzy memories were with me when I stepped into the 2014 500L, but the new Fiat was nothing like its predecessor of 35 years ago.

For one thing, the 500L has a lot more features. My test drive boasted seat warmers and the Uconnect infotainment and navigation system, an easy-to-use touch screen with a handy rear camera that makes reversing much easier. Gone are the old fans that used to circulate air in the car, and instead, there’s a dual-zone climate control system controlled by three knobs. Below it are well positioned ports for cell phones – specifically, an SD card, a USB device or AUX input.

Space-wise, there’s lots of storage in

the 500L and enough room for four adults to sit securely on the leather-trimmed seats.

Those seats could use a little work in the comfort department.

The two front seats are positioned in such a way that those in front are more upright than they might expect.

“I feel like I should be at a kitchen table in these seats,” my spouse remarked as we took the car for a spin. But the upright position does help optimize the view, and the sturdiness of the seats prevents you from slumping and phasing out on the road. In the back seat there’s an extra seat belt for a fifth passenger, though practically, this will only work if s/he is petite or a child.

In the trunk, 21.3 cubic feet of storage space easily accommodates a big grocery shopping excursion. The back seats fold forward to fit larger cargo and the floor of

The facts Base price: $25,995 Fuel Consumption: 8.7 L/100km City, 6.0L/100km highway

the trunk can be adjusted to allow for a variety of heights, a useful feature.

I’m a firm believer that there’s a car for everyone, and those who choose the 2014 Fiat 500L will love its sunny disposition and the increased visibility it provides.

New car dealers host awards New Car Dealers Association of BC at Vancouver show Our members truly are at the heart of yourInt’l communities,auto and they don’t take that responsibility lightly With 2014 now well underway, members of the New Car Dealers Association of BC are excited about the many opportunities that are coming up to grow and engage with

By Blair Qualey people in the communities where we live and work.

For those who aren’t familiar with our Association, we represent more than 350 new car dealers across the province of British Columbia, generating more than $10 billion in economic activity.

These dealers employ more than 34,000 high-paying, full-time people in the more than 50 communities they serve.

We are the voice of the new car industry in BC, working with various stakeholders

on legal, environmental and consumer issues relating primarily to new vehicle sales in the province.

Not only do our members provide high-quality goods and services to our customers, we are also active members of our communities as individuals and through the Association itself.

Through the New Car Dealers Foundation of BC, our members collectively donate more than $13 million each year to charities across the province. As an example, our members are among the longest-standing supporters of the Special Olympics BC, having been involved in fundraising for nearly three decades. The Foundation consistently works to raise funds for important community causes, and since 1984, we have raised more than

$3.6 million for Special Olympics BC alone.

Our members truly are at the heart of your communities, and they don’t take that responsibility lightly. They’re not only involved in local charities, but also in athletics and youth programs to the point where you’d be hard pressed to find a sports team or community event that’s not in some way supported by your local new car dealers.

I am proud to announce that our members will be recognized through the first-annual Community Driver Awards at the Vancouver International Auto Show.

Preview Gala on March 24 of this year.

The event takes place on the eve of the Vancouver International Auto Show which runs from March 25 to 30 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Partial proceeds of

the Gala evening will benefit the New Car Dealers Foundation of BC. The new award is presented in cooperation with RBC and Glacier Media Group to one New Car Dealer in each of six BC regions. It recognizes those Dealers who exemplify business strength and community excellence – with a significant focus on making a tangible contribution to the growth and livability of their community or region.

I am looking forward to that event, as well as another great year of working with New Car Dealers that help to make this province a great place in which to live, work and drive.

Blair Qualey is President and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of BC. Email him at bqualey@newcardealers.ca.

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by Rob Brezsny • Week of February 20 ARIES (March 21-April 19): A woman from New Mexico wrote to tell me that after reading my horoscopes for three years in the Santa Fe Reporter, she had decided to stop. “I changed my beliefs,” she said. “I no longer resonate with your philosophy.” On the one hand, I was sad that I had lost a reader. On the other hand, I admired her for being able to transform her beliefs, and also for taking practical action to enforce her shift in perspective. That’s the kind of purposeful metamorphosis I recommend for you, Aries. What ideas are you ready to shed?

What theories no longer explain the nature of life to your satisfaction? Be ruthless in cutting away the thoughts that no longer work for you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In Arthurian legend, Camelot was the castle where King Arthur held court and ruled his kingdom. It housed the Round Table, where Arthur’s knights congregated for important events. Until recently, I had always imagined that the table was relatively small and the number of knights few. But then I discovered that several old stories say there was enough room for 150 knights. It wasn’t an exclusive, elitist group. I suspect you will experience a similar evolution.

You may be wishing you could become part of a certain circle, but assume it’s too exclusive to welcome you as a member. I suspect it’s more receptive and inclusive than you think.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The renowned Lakota medicine man Sitting Bull (1831-1890) wasn’t born with that name. For the first years of his life he was known as Jumping Badger. His father renamed him when he was a teenager after he demonstrated exceptional courage in battle. I’d like to see you consider a similar transition in the coming months, Gemini. You’re due to add some gravitas to your approach. The tides of destiny are calling you to move more deliberately and take greater care with the details. Are you willing to experiment with being solid and stable? The more willing you are to assume added responsibility, the more interesting that responsibility is likely to be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The English noun “offing” refers to the farthest reach of the ocean that is still visible as you stand on the beach. It’s a good symbol for something that is at a distance from you and yet still within view. I suggest that you take a long thoughtful look at the metaphorical offing that’s visible from where you stand. You’ll be wise to identify what’s looming for you in the future so you can start working to ensure you will get the best possible version of it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A large plaster Buddha statue was housed at a modest temple in Bangkok, Thailand from 1935 to 1955. No one knew its age or origins. In May of 1955, workers were struggling to move the heavy 10-foot icon to a new building on the temple grounds when it accidentally broke free of the ropes that secured it. As it hit the ground, a chunk of plaster fell off, revealing a sheen of gold beneath. Religious leaders authorized the removal of the remaining plaster surface.

Hidden inside was a solid gold Buddha that is today worth $250 million. Research later revealed that the plaster had been applied by 18th-century monks to prevent the statue from being looted. I foresee a comparable sequence unfolding in the coming weeks for you, Leo. What will it take to free a valuable resource that’s concealed within a cheap veneer?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Holistic health teacher Deepak Chopra suggests that we all periodically make this statement: “Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle. I relinquish all regrets, grievances, and resentments, and choose the miracle.” Is that too New Age for you, Virgo?

I hope you can drop any prejudices you might have about it and simply make it your own. It’s the precise formula you need to spin this week’s events in the right direction — working for you rather than against you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the savannas of Africa, waterholes are crucial for life. During the rainy season, there are enough to go around for every animal species to drink and bathe in comfortably. But the dry season shrinks the size and number of the waterholes. The impala may have to share with the hippopotamus, the giraffe with the warthog. Let’s use this as a metaphor to speculate about your future. I’m guessing that the dry season will soon be arriving in your part of the world. The waterholes may dwindle. But that could ultimately prove to be a lucky development, because it will bring you into contact with interesting life forms you might not have otherwise met.

Unexpected new alliances could emerge.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In his book The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall muses on the crucial role that imagination plays in our lives. “[The] average daydream is about 14 seconds long and [we] have about 2,000 of them per day,” he says. “In other

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words, we spend about half of our waking hours — one-third of our lives on earth — spinning fantasies.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because you are entering a phase when your daydreams can serve you well. They’re more likely than usual to be creative, productive, and useful. Monitor them closely.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There are 15,074 lakes in Wisconsin, but more than 9,000 of them have never been officially named. That’s strange to me. In my view, everything is worthy of the love that is bestowed by giving it a name. I have named every tree and bush in my yard, as well as each egret that frequents the creek flowing by my house. I understand that at the Findhorn community in northern Scotland, people even give names to their cars and toasters and washing machines.

According to researchers in the UK, cows that have names are happier: They produce more milk. Your assignment, Aquarius, is to name at least some of the unnamed things in your world.

It’s an excellent time to cultivate a closer, warmer personal relationship with absolutely everything.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his “Eighth Symphony” in a mere two months during the summer of 1943. He worked on it in an old henhouse on a former chicken farm. The location helped relax him, allowing him to work with extra intensity. I wish you could find a retreat like that for yourself sometime soon. I think you would benefit from going off by yourself to a sanctuary and having some nice long talks with your ancestors, the spirits of nature, and your deepest self. If that’s not practical right now, what would be the next best thing you could do?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): From 2010 to 2012, Eric Garcetti worked as an actor on the TV cop shows The Closer and its spin-off series Major Crimes. He played the mayor of Los Angeles. Then in 2013, he ran for the office of L.A.’s mayor in real life, and won. It was a spectacular example of Kurt Vonnegut’s suggestion that we tend to become what we pretend to be. Your assignment Pisces, is to make good use of this principle. I invite you to experiment with pretending to be the person you would like to turn into.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Is there one simple thing you could do to bring a bit more freedom into your life? An elegant rebellion against an oppressive circumstance? A compassionate breakaway from a poignant encumbrance? A flash of unpredictable behavior that would help you escape a puzzling compromise? I’m not talking about a huge, dramatic move that would completely sever you from all of your burdens and limitations. I’m imagining a small step you could take to get a taste of spaciousness and a hint of greater fluidity. That’s your

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