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You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack by Tom Gauld

SCOOTERISTSHAVERIGHTS TOO

To the self-righteouscyclist who told me that Ican’t take my 49cc scooteron the BC Parkway: First ofall, who died and appointedyou the BC Parkway cop?

Secondly, some of us arenot as fortunate as you tobe heathy enough to com-mute by bicycle. Some ofus have health issues thatexclude that method oftravel.

Thirdly, if you’re going tobe a self-appointed cop, youshould at least take the timeto find out what the lawsare before you go shootingoff your mouth. Under theBC MotorVehicle Act, thereare currently no regulationsthat prohibit small motor-

ized vehicles on statutoryright-of-ways. Although theBC Parkway is considereda cycle path, it’s primarypurpose is for maintainingthe Skytrain right-of-way (arailway). Under BC law, itsatisfies the legal definitionof a statutory right of way.

On a final note, stay outof my face, asshole!

–DWM

DON’TEXPECTTHEGOV’TTOHELPWITHHOUSINGCRISIS

Vancouver has the high-est average house price inCanada, and yet averageincome is lower than mostmajor Canadian cities.This is not an accident butthe result of the efforts ofgovernment at all levels. To

keep wages low here andmaintain a job market fa-vourable to employers, highmigration has been en-couraged from around theworld and also from otherprovinces for many years.

The status quo suits theinfluential few in this city,but those who fear changeneed not worry, after yearsof blissfully ignoring theproblem the provincial andmunicipal governmentsare being forced to be seento be acting on this issue,but I suspect that after avery long process of datagathering they will proposesome impressive sound-ing but very ineffectivepolicies. Business as usual,sadly.

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Preliminary renderingsreleased last week that depictthe proposed Kettle Boffobuilding redevelopment willspur more Grandview-Wood-land residents against the proj-

ect, according to opponents.Barbara Cameron, one

of the organizers behind theneighbourhood’s NoVenablesTower coalition, calls the scale“massive” and argues it’s toohigh and too dense for the siteatVenables Street and Com-mercial Drive.

“I think the actual render-ings are going to galvanize thecommunity in opposition tothis because it’s finally becom-ing real what the massivenessof this development will be,”she said. “Drawings that wereprovided earlier didn’t identifythat there would actually bethree towers. So we’re notdealing with one, we’re dealingwith three towers on a foot-print that is really not appropri-ate for this kind of density.”

Proponents argue that alongwith market housing, the proj-ect will deliver much-neededsupportive housing and a newexpanded space for the KettleSociety’s services.

The Kettle Society, whichis a non-profit that provideshousing and support to peoplewith mental illness, needs toexpand the services it offersat its 1725Venables location.However, the society couldn’tget government funding soit formed the arrangementwith Boffo Properties for theredevelopment. Boffo ownsbuildings on either side of theKettle, while the city owns theparking lot to the north, whichcould be amalgamated into theproposed redevelopment.

The society and Bofforeleased the preliminary draw-ings Feb. 26.The proposalenvisions 200, one-to-threebedroom market housing units,as well as 30 supportive hous-ing units for the Kettle to ownand operate, and a larger spacefor its other services.

Daniel Boffo, principalof Boffo Properties, said theKettle services would be relo-cated during construction withcosts paid by the project.

He described the design asone building “massaged” intomulti-levels. At its lowest it’sfive storeys, while at its highestit’s 12 storeys. Small scale retailand a public courtyard areincluded in the plans.

“The goal is to mimicsomething like Gaolers Mewsin Gastown where when you’reat grade you’ve got retail withinthe courtyard and it’s not justa podium and tower project,”Boffo said. “It feels like abunch of separate buildingsgrouped together in varyingheights.”

Boffo Properties andThe Kettle Society releasedpreliminary renderings of theirproposed redevelopment proj-ect last week.

He said the proposed designwas informed by four years ofpublic feedback and the heighthas been dropped from theinitially proposed 15 storeysbased on input from the com-munity and the city.

Many individuals andgroups have voiced support forthe project, according to Boffo,including housing advocateJudy Graves.

“You’ll never satisfy every-

body and I think when yousatisfy everybody somethinggets lost.What we’re hoping toachieve is to build on the com-mon ground that we have.

The common thread thatI’ve heard is [both sides]believe in strong, inclusivecommunities,” he said.

It’s unclear what the citywill allow on the site.TheGrandview-Woodland commu-nity plan hasn’t been adoptedyet.The draft plan goes out forpublic review this spring, al-though no dates have been setyet. Boffo is waiting to file theapplication until after councilapproves the plan.

Neighbourhood reaction hasbeen mixed.The Grandview-Woodland Citizens’ Assemblydidn’t reach consensus on whatheight should be allowed, but16 members signed a “minorityreport” backing the project.

When asked what shedefines as a tower, Cameronsaid, “We have a point ofview that we need to keep theCommercial Drive area underfive storeys. Our slogan hasbeen, ‘Keep the Drive underfive’ and so we don’t want toget into this discussion of whata tower is and what a towerisn’t because right now we’retalking at least 12 storeys forthis one and that’s certainly atower.”

The coalition has collectedmore than 3,560 petition signa-tures against the development.Cameron acknowledges someresidents support the proposal.

“But I think people are bit-ing their tongues and saying,‘Well, if this is the way theKettle would get what it wantsthen we’re OK with it.’ But Idon’t think people really wanta great amount of densityin Grandview-Woodland, atleast not density in the way oftowers.We’ve always felt, andthis has been reflected in a lotof different ways, that peoplewant gentle density.”

Cameron argues towers putupward pressure on land pricesand contribute to the loss ofaffordability.

“It’s not about the Kettle.It’s never been about the Kettleand I say that 100 times a day.This is about a tower or tow-ers, in this case three towers,and the imposition of such amassive development on thecommunity.We think there arealternatives.”

Boffo, who maintains theproject is respectful of theDrive’s character, wants to seethe project move forward.

“We’re excited to hear whatthe city’s going to come outwith in April with their plan.After hearing that, then we candecide what the next steps are.But we’ve been talking aboutthis for four years.We need toget an application in ASAP,” hesaid. W

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Commercial Drivedensity debate heats up

Boffo Properties and The Kettle Society released preliminaryrenderings of their proposed redevelopment project at thecorner of Commercial and Venables last week. Contributed


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You’ve probably read thenews. It appears that Vancou-ver will finally catch up tocities like Toronto, Ottawa,NewYork and LA, and manyother modern cities aroundthe world, with our very ownpublic bike share program.It’s been eight long years ofpromises, speculation, andspinning our wheels, so I’llbelieve it when I see it.

According to the City, wereally will actually see thebike share program roll intoour streets this spring.Youcan apparently expect 1,500bikes at 150 solar-poweredstations, positioned everytwo to three blocks through-out downtown. Stations willstretch into the West Side asfar south as 16th Avenue, asfar east as Main, and westto Arbutus. If all goes well,those boundaries will be ex-panded west to MacDonaldand east to Commercial.Thedate for the first 1,000 bikesis June 15, 2016, expandingto the full 1,500 bikes byJuly 15, 2016.

Critics want to jam on thebrakes, citing cost (the citywill spend $5 million overfive years and absorb a loss ofparking meter revenue wher-ever the stations go in) andharmful impacts on the bikerental industry. But come on,even the crotchetiest critic hasto admit it: a bike share pro-gram looks great on any city.

Bike shares are health-con-scious, sophisticated, and sexy.When done right, they areconceptually aimed at bothlocals and tourists alike to hopon the bikes for handy A-to-Brides. I’ve employed the bikeshares in bothToronto andMontreal, and loved the free-dom these simple, easy bikesprovide, despite being slightlyfreaked out that they didn’tcome with helmets (but eventhat felt somewhat old-schoolliberating).

You may have read themany reasons why Vancou-ver hasn’t hopped onto thebike share phenomenonsooner. It’s convoluted andmessy, but it mostly involves

a previous potential bikeshare partner wiping out intobankruptcy.That left a lot ofcities that had struck dealswith that company forced totake over their bike sharesand deal with the financialfall-out. Because of our vari-ous delays, we actually man-aged to avoid all of that.

Vancouver has finallyfound a willing and suppos-edly stable partner, but thehelmet thing remained anissue. Our helmet law hasalways been one of the bigroadblocks for a public bikeshare program in Vancouver.As mentioned, bike shares inmost if not all other majorcities – even NewYork -don’t provide helmets.Therewas a rumour as recentlyas 2013 that the Vancouverbike share stations wouldbe equipped with massivehelmet vending machines,which would have beenridiculous.

A much simpler solutionhas been agreed upon: all1,500 Vancouver bikes willcome with a helmet, at noadded cost, waitin’ for yournoggin in the front basket.And how about this addedperk for urban cyclists whocare about such things (ie,people fromYaletown): thesehelmets come complete witha hygienic disposable liner!(I play filthy beer leaguehockey and have two kidsunder three – I stoppedcaring about catching yourcooties long ago).

The bikes will also suppos-edly come with a cable lockfor stopovers between stations,something other bikes sharesI’ve used never had.Take itfrom me: keeping an eye onyour unlocked rental bikepropped up outside a brewerycan be constant source ofstress when you have to checkon it every two minutes.

The proposed fee forVancouver’s bike share is$2.50 per half hour (or a oneway ride) or a $20 monthlyfee for unlimited rides. Aftereight years of waiting, I stillwon’t actually believe wehave a bike share until I seeit with my own eyes, but ifand when the bikes do rollout, count me in as a pedalpusher. Let’s strap on thosehygiene helmets and enjoythe ride, finally! W

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Pedal pushingfor the bike share

Vancouver is finally getting a public bike share program.

The principle that pollutersshould pay for the waste theycreate has led many expertsto urge governments to puta price on carbon emissions.One method is the sometimescontroversial cap-and-trade.Quebec, California and theEuropean Union have alreadyadopted cap-and-trade, andOntario will join Quebec andCalifornia’s system in January2017. But is it a good way toaddress climate change?

The program sets an overalllimit – a cap – on the amountof greenhouse gas emissionsa province can emit. It thentells polluters, such as heavyindustry and electricity gen-erators, how many tonnes ofcarbon each can release. Forevery tonne, polluters needa permit or “allowance.” So,if a company’s annual limitis 25,000 tonnes, it wouldrequire 25,000 allowances. Ifa company exceeds its limit, itcan purchase additional allow-ances from another firm that,because of its greater efficien-cy, has more allowances than itneeds.This is the “trade” partof the equation.

Although an individual com-pany can exceed its greenhousegas limit by purchasing credits,the province as a whole can’t.The overall limit is reducedevery year, so if the law is fol-lowed, cap-and-trade guaran-tees annual emissions reduc-tions.The declining cap is thesystem’s great strength and theway it protects the environment.

How effective is it? Althoughthe answer isn’t straight-forward, there’s evidencecap-and-trade played a key rolein reducing acid rain in theUnited States.The 1990 CleanAir Act allowed power plants tobuy and sell the right to emitsulphur dioxide. Since then,US sulphur dioxide concentra-tions have gone down by morethan 75 per cent. As NobelPrize-winning economist PaulKrugman wrote in the NewYorkTimes, “Acid rain did notdisappear as a problem, but itwas significantly mitigated.”

Despite this and other suc-cesses, some experts are skep-tical, arguing that cap-and-trade amounts to little morethan a cash grab by govern-ment, a tax in everything butname. Others say it’s a mistaketo expect climate change canbe addressed through markets,when the problem actuallyrequires changing our entireapproach to economics, with a

commitment to a steady-stateeconomy and an end to thecommodification of nature.

Some experts have alsonoted that the emissionsreductions it brings are oftenmodest. A 2015 paper inCanadian Public Policy claimedQuebec’s system “is still tooweak to meaningfully addressthe environmental imperativesas outlined in the Intergov-ernmental Panel on ClimateChange’s 2014 Fifth Assess-ment Synthesis Report, inwhich fully eliminating carbonemissions is the benchmark forlong-term policy goals.” From2013 to 2014, California’s al-lowance cap went from 162.8to 159.7 megatonnes, a dropof less than two per cent.

Ontario’s proposed legisla-tion indicates its program willhave some great strengths anda number of shortcomings. Itwill likely have wide coverage,applying limits on most of theprovince’s emissions, includingthose from transportation fuels.(California’s system did notinitially include these fuels.)

Ontario is expected to re-duce emissions by over four percent a year – about twice theinitial rate of California – andgenerate $1.9 billion annuallyfrom the plan.That money willbe invested in “green” projectsthroughout the province with

the goal of reducing carbonemissions even further.

Ontario’s proposal to giveaway many allowances to bigemitters is less encouraging.The government says it willeventually phase out thisfree disbursement, but in themeantime millions of dol-lars in government revenuethat could be used to supportrenewable energy and publictransit will be lost.

To keep the bulk of fos-sil fuels in the ground – asscientific evidence says wemust – we need a variety ofstrategies. Cap-and-trade helpsreduce emissions and gener-ates billions of dollars for otherstrategies to address climatechange. It also embodies thepolluter pays principle. But it’snot enough on its own.

The David Suzuki Foun-dation and others have longargued that provinces and thefederal government shouldput a price on carbon, throughcarbon taxes, cap-and-tradeor a combination of both.Theurgent need to address globalwarming means provinces thathave adopted cap-and-tradeneed to strengthen it by ensur-ing emissions drop faster andpolluters pay a price that trulyreflects the damage caused bycarbon pollution. W& ,*3#0 2-#* 3: )379+68'859(-#"(

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Suki’s pros weighin on colours andstyles for the season

A “celebration of the individ-ual” is how famed hairstylistEugene Souleiman describes2016 spring looks.With avaried assortment of colours,textures, and accessoriesstrolling down runways –some of them put togetherby Souleiman himself – it’sclear we are in an uncompro-mising era of individuality.

But even in this period,when we are blasted withimagery and inspiration viasocial media, a few favouritesstill manage to emerge.Wecalled on the team at Suki’s– a Vancouver hair institu-tion, started more than 40years ago by matriarch SukiTakagi – to weigh-in on thelatest in hair. Credited withchanging the hairdressinglandscape in Vancouver,Suki’s continues to be quiteliterally on the cutting edgewhen it comes to educationand training. Ashley Hood,a colour designer, instructorand creative colour specialist,offers her views on how toachieve some of spring’s bestlooks – for every individual.

STROBINGThe senior colour designer

and L’Oréal Artistic educatorspends a ton of time training(it’s part of the Suki’s cul-ture). Recently, she was inTo-ronto for training where shelearned about the latest tech-nique, called strobing. Similarto the contouring trend inmakeup, strobing works witha women’s face shape, usingcolour to highlight and accenther best features.

BABYLIGHTSANDBALAYAGE

Babylights, or natural-looking highlights that mimicthe sun-kissed tones yourhair took on as a tot.Thedelicate highlights are cre-ated using a very fine hair

colour technique to mimicsubtle highlights.

Balayage is a French wordmeaning to sweep or topaint, and offers colour withsofter and less noticeableregrowth lines.The colourtechnique has taken overfrom ombre (the gradualblending of one hair tone toanother) as the go-to soft,natural look, and expertstylists know which colourssuit your skin tone, so that itlights up your features.

“Everyone realized thatbalayage looks likeVictoria’sSecret hair, so they wanted toswitch over to that,” Hood says.

PASTELSThis isn’t a new trend per

se, but it’s gaining traction asmore and more women takethe dip into unconventionalcolours. For those of us justoutside the Millennial gen-eration (and I’m not sayingany numbers), Hood suggeststip-toeing the pastel worldwith a rose gold tone. Shecalls the coppery/pink coloura “mature pastel,” becauseit’s subtle, but still interestingand with a little edge.

For younger women inter-ested in taking the leap intocandy-coloured hues, Hoodsays the rule of thumb forthose with fair, pinkish skin isto opt for lighter shades: softlavender, pink, baby blues.Lavender and grey work gor-geously on yellow-toned skin,she says. Darker skin tonesbenefit from vibrant colours:orchids, deep blues, turquoise(“really, really pretty on Asianhair,” Hood says).

But if you’re going to gothis route be prepared tomaintain it, notes Hood, whosays to expect touch-upsevery three weeks.

MAKINGTHE CUTMeanwhile, when it comes

to hairstyle, senior stylistAmy Husche, who also re-cently returned from trainingin NewYork and Toronto,says to look for sleek up-dos,as opposed to the loose bunsof last season.

French braids are big, butin terms of cuts, generallyspeaking, it’s all about whatworks for the individual. W

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Rose gold pastel hair from Suki’s. Submitted photo

After spending endless nightsin various hotels, riads andother accommodations thisyear, I returned home seekingto recreate the same sense ofluxury in my own bedroom.As I began to break down thedifferent elements of comfortand style within the roomsI had enjoyed, I realized it’spretty simple to pamper your-self at home, for a fraction ofthe cost of a luxury getawaysuite. I’ve rounded up a few ofmy favourite things that makeme feel glamorous in my ownbedroom; from the sheets tothe decor, here are my FiveFinds for a fabulous sleepingexperience at home.

1. Linen sheet set andpillow-cases. Available fromRothman&Co. (RothmanAndCo.com);$295 – $395 depending on size.

Let’s be serious – nothingmakes a bedroom feel moreluxurious than amazing sheets.My new must-have is the linencollection from Rothman &Co., which offers 100 per centlinen sheet sets in fresh white,natural linen and light blue.

From a designer standpoint,I love the look of linen on thebed: it creates an effortlesslychic vibe while also offeringtactile interest and movementwithin the room. But asidefrom the look, linen is superpractical as well – it’s a morebreathable fabric than cotton,ideal for sheets, and it has theability to keep you cool duringthe warmer months, yet cozywhen the weather gets cold.My favourite part about linen?It gets better with age.Themore you wash these sheets,the softer and more invitingthey become. Genius.

2. JoueDesigns xDanaMooney Lumenance throwpil-low. Available at Bayside Furni-ture, 1456West 8th; $120–$245.

When you stick to neutralsfor your main décor and useaccent pieces to amp up thecolour (my top tip for most

clients) you get to really havefun with the little things. Inthe bedroom, I swear you cannever have too many pillowsand it’s an opportunity toplay with pattern and paletteto give life to the space.Withthese Joue Design pillows,it’s also an opportunity tosupport local art.Working incollaboration with well-knownVancouver-based artist, DanaMooney, these pillows bringthe soft, creative quality of amuted abstract art piece to theroom with Mooney’s designsimprinted on the collection.

3. Isabelle custombedframe.Available fromRothman&Co.(RothmanAndCo.com); pricingavailable in store.

One of the best tricks I’velearned from designing homesis how effective custom piecesare at making a statement. Ilove the traditional feel of theIsabelle bedframe by Rothman& Co., with deep tufting and anumber of high quality fabricchoices for the finish; pairedwith the above-mentioned ca-sual-chic linen sheets and boldart, the frame fits in beautifullyto any modern bedroom.

4.WhiteMoroccan leatherpouf. Available at The Cross De-cor &Design, 1198Homer; $395.

My décor preferences have

definitely been influenced bymy recent travels, not the leastof which is my love for thepouf. One of the most versatileaccessories, these leatherMoroccan poufs can offer easycozy seating, foot resting or achic spot to store your bedsidereading; I’m loving these as aglobally inspired alternative totraditional chairs or benches atthe foot of the bed. Available ina wide array of colours, fromthe naturals and tans, to candycolours like pinks and blues, toa crisp white, there is certainlyan option for every décor.

5. Fresh cut flowers. Availableat The Flower Factory, 3604Main; prices varywith selection.

The biggest no-brainer tofeeling pampered at home is abeautiful bouquet of fresh cutflowers.Whether you prefer afew stems of your favourite va-riety or a full blown elaborategathering, a fast way to ampup the “I-feel-special” mood isto add flowers. Fresh bloomsadd a fragrant appeal whileappeasing our love for beauty.If fresh-cut stems aren’t yourjam, you can still add thevibrancy of plant life with apotted option – orchids andsucculents are ideal plantedoptions for an easy yet prettybedroom vibe. W

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While most B.C. drivers are honest when it comes tomaking insurance claims, there are a few that are hurtingthings for the rest of us in the province.

Industry studies estimate that about 10 to 20 per centof all insurance claims contain an element of fraud orexaggeration. Applying those estimates here meansfraud is costing us up to $600 million per year, or morethan $100 annually on every auto insurance policy.

Fraud cheats everyone and comes in all shapesand sizes.

Some fraud is organized and orchestrated by a groupof individuals, namely, staged accidents and stolenvehicle rings.

Other types of fraud are less obvious. Fraud likethis includes exaggerating the extent of an injury,misrepresenting a previous medical condition orslanting the situation when reporting a claim. It�s notunheard of for people to embellish their claim byincluding vehicle damage unrelated to the crash, orto claim they can�t work when they�re actually back onthe job. These tactics may not make the news, but thecosts add up and come out of all of our pockets � we allend up paying for those who cheat the system.

ICBC combats fraud with their Special InvestigationUnit, which last year looked at more than 5,000claims Tles. This includes a cyber unit that employsinformation publicly available on the internet andsocial media to investigate suspected fraudulentclaims. They�re in the process of increasing their focuson investigations, including training and analyticstechnology that Sags patterns and predictors of fraud.

By stepping up efforts to reduce fraudulent andexaggerated claims, along with managing injury claimscosts, ICBC is working to take pressure off risinginsurance rates.

Fraud. It cheats us all.

To learn more about auto insurance fraud,go to icbc.com/fraud

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KINOME2511 West Broadway778-379-1925Facebook.com/KinomeJapa-neseKitchenOpen Thursday to Monday,5:30pm until food runs out.

Anyone who remembers thelegendary Dan Japanese Res-taurant will likely be familiarwith Tokyo-trained chefRyoma Matarai, who workedthere before taking over thespace and relaunching it asKinome last year.The small,elegant space isn’t imposing;in fact, a multi-generationalfamily of six one night are aperfect example of the regu-lar crowd in here. Kinomehas mass appeal, thanks tothe polite and friendly ser-vice, the greetings from thekitchen when you walk in,and the pervasive “there’s-no-rush” attitude.

Food comes out whenit’s ready, and you’re donewhen you’re done. And, oh,the food. Matarai’s sobanoodles have received oodlesof praise since he opened,and it’s all deserved. Madefrom a combination of local,

organic buckwheat flour andmore-finely-milled Japa-nese buckwheat flour, thenoodles are flash-cooked fora minute, then run undercold water to halt the cook-ing process.There’s also abit of wheat flour in the mix,but it’s minor, and leaves thenoodles without the heavyglutinous taste. Slightlysquare and beautifully cut,they’re served cold withvarious dipping sauces. Myfavourite was the warm duckbroth ($15), lightly salty andearthy.There’s a note onthe menu reminding you toeat the noodles quickly, asthe texture changes withinminutes.We accordinglyslurped down a couple bowlsquickly, and felt refreshed,without that heavy feelingthat usually accompaniesmore-glutinous varieties.

If you’re looking forsushi and sashimi, there issome on the menu, but it’sdefinitely not the focus here.The rotating sashimi plate($18) is lovely, if tiny. Onenight featured glass shrimp,local sea urchin, ahi tunaand Japanese mackerel.Thelocal seafood is all OceanWise-approved, but thatfrom Japan is simply listedas wild-caught. All meats arelocal, free-range and certifiedorganic. All vegetables are

locally farmed or foraged (orfrom the chef’s own gar-den), and the bonito dashistock is freshly shaved anddeeply aromatic.This is alsoa zero-waste kitchen (there’sno garbage bin). In fact, therestaurant will accept plasticbags, clean Styrofoam con-tainers and batteries fromcustomers for recycling.

The care taken in sourcing

ingredients is very clear in thefinal product. Prawn and veg-etable tempura ($7) is a smallsquare dish of perfectly friedgreen beans with a paper-thin,crunchy coating.The prawnsare juicy, fresh and melt awayjust past the teeth. Chawan-mushi ($7) was less impres-sive, although the steamed eggcustard had good texture, if abit bare in flavour.

If you have the time andinclination, go for the omak-ase menu. At $50, it’s anever-changing list of five tosix dishes that will consis-tently impress, like the miso-marinated Berkshire porkor the delicate egg omeletteflavoured with dashi.

There is dessert, butopt to finish with the sobanoodles (which traditionally

are served at the end of ameal).That light, refreshingslurp makes for a very happybelly. W

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Casual atmosphere belies Kinome’s elegant menu

Clockwise, from left: Kinome’s chef Ryoma Matarai; Asakusasoba noodles; Dashi-maki egg omelette. Jen Gauthier photos

Macaron lovers are on highalert. Ladurée, the world-fa-mous Parisian patisserie andtea room that has been serv-ing up some of the world’sbest macarons since 1862, isopening up its first Cana-dian location this spring onRobson Street.The shop willsell macarons, viennoiseries,teas, jams, and a selection ofperfumed candles and homefragrances. In addition, therewill be a small tea salon.Laduree.com

Vancouver’s own Giancar-lo Quiroz Jesus of TheDiamond has been namedwinner of the 2016 CanadianBacardi Legacy CocktailCompetition. Jesus willgo on to compete in SanFrancisco as the Canadianrepresentative in the GlobalLegacy Competition.

TheVancouver Inter-nationalWine Festival hasannounced the 2016 tradecompetition winners. Nor-man Gladstone was namedSpirited Industry Professional,for his significant contribu-tions to the sales, serviceand promotion of BC wines.AlistairVeen, chef/ownerofTap Restaurant in SouthSurrey, was named Sommelierof theYear. As well, theWineProgram Excellence Awards,

sponsored byVancouverMagazine, were also awardedto multiple restaurants in BCand Alberta.VanWineFest.ca

Fat Mao, chef AngusAn’s new casualThai-focusednoodle joint, now has a liquorlicense and is open seven daysa week from 11:30am-9pm.The AfterWork Special (4pm-7pm daily) offers any bowl ofnoodles plus a beer for $14.99.There are also some new smallplates and desserts on themenu. FatMaoNoodles.com

Lauren Mote of UvaWine & Cocktail Bar haslaunched a “World Class”happy hour program, en-compassing the cocktails thatmade Mote the first womanto win the DiageoWorldClass Canada bartendingcompetition. Drinks includethe Middle Earth (rye, whitevermouth, amaro, balsalmfir, and orange and juniperbitters) and the Choclair(fresh espresso, bourbon,Grand Marnier, cacao, redberries, gentian and chocolatebitters), among others. Eachcocktail is priced at $12 andis available daily 2pm-6pm.UvaVancouver.com

After five, sold-out nightsat NewYork City’s ExhibitC,The Acorn is re-enactingtheir five-course vegan tast-ing menu on March 6.Thedinner also includes winespaired by sommelier KurtisKolt.Tickets are $95.TheAcornRestaurant.ca W

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There’s no question BCis overloaded with beerfestivals. There are justtoo many choices for whatamount essentially to thesame concept: sip beerout of four-ounce tastingglasses amongst a bunch ofstrangers, then get drunk.They’re the same, right?

Well, not really. VictoriaBeer Week (March 4-12)

offers a week’s worth ofunique events designedto satisfy all the differ-ent angles that craft beerenthusiasts are comingfrom – from the seasonedveterans to casual drinkersto obsessed foodies. Andwhile there are a few ofthe quintessential tastingevents, they’re all uniqueenough to warrant buying aticket (or three).

“Basically, we wanted tobring a lot more awarenessabout craft beer to Victoria,to introduce more peopleto it and satisfy the demandof people who are alreadyinto it here,” says festivalorganizer (and regularGrowler contributor) JoeWiebe.

This year, organizershave introduced new eventsalongside popular onesfrom past years. There’s acruise, plenty of booze, andsome educational com-ponents for those that areinterested. Ultimately VBWis as low-key as a beer weekcan get, promoting thefine art of hanging out anddrinking good beer.

Here’s a list of events youreally ought to check out.Sold-out events haven’tbeen included.

OPENING WEEKENDCASK NIGHTSFriday, March 4 and Satur-day, March 5, 7:30-11pm,Victoria Public Market$56 (per night)

VBW’s opening week-end events offer 28 uniquecask beers from breweriesall over the province. Eachnight has a completelydifferent lineup of beers(though some brewer-ies are participating bothnights), which means, ifyou’re crazy, you could try56 different beers in twonights. Tickets come witheight drink tickets, one foodticket and a VBW samplerglass.

DRINK IN THE STORYTuesday, March 8, 7-10pm,The Drake Eatery, $35

Last year’s night of beerand storytelling was such

a hit in 2015 that they’vebrought it back. Andbecause it lands on Inter-national Women’s Day, thenight will focus on femalebrewers, who’ll share theirstories of inspiration, frus-tration and education in themale-dominated BC beerindustry. Tickets come withthree 10-ounce servings ofbeer and three paired foodsamples.

PUCKER UP: A SOURBEER SHOWCASETuesday, March 8, 7pm,The Churchill, $30

If storytelling ain’t yourthing, there’s always VBW’snerdiest event – the sourbeer showcase. This yearoffers 12 unique sour beersfrom Driftwood, FourWinds, Fuggles & Warlock,Strange Fellows and more.Admission includes with sixdrink tickets.

FISHING FOR BEERFriday, March 11, 7:30-10:30pm, Victoria PublicMarket, $40

For it’s newest event,VBW has partnered withCowichan Bay Seafood for abeer-pairing event, featur-ing13 BC breweries andfresh local fish and shellfishdishes. Tickets come witheight beer tokens, two foodtickets and a VBW samplerglass. Crab boil plates (halfa crab) are available for anextra $20.

LIFT OFF! A CRAFTBEER LAUNCH EVENT.Saturday, March 12, 1-7pm,Market Square, $25

The Growler is co-present-ing VBW’s largest (and onlydaytime) event of the week.Unlike most beer festivals,this one will feature onlynever-released beers. The12 breweries involved hadto create brand new recipesin order to participate.Tickets include four beertickets and a VBW samplerglass.

VisitVictoriaBeerWeek.comfor a full schedule, as well asticket and travel info. W

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Victoria’s 4 Mile Brewing will be one of the many Vancouver Island breweries showcasing theirwares at Victoria Beer Week, March 4-12. Contributed photo


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I’m still recovering from a weekof sipping, spitting, speakingand socializing.TheVancouverInternationalWine Festival istruly a marathon tasting wherestamina is put to the test. Besidestrolling booths for great newfinds, learning the latest atsit-down seminars and rubbingshoulders with wine producersfrom around the world, the otherobjective of this festival is to raisemoney forVancouver’s Bard onthe Beach Shakespeare Festival.

Fundraising endeavours areat the fore of the BacchanaliaGala Dinner + Auction whichalways kicks off theVIWF. OnSaturday, Feb. 20, myself and399 other guests dressed tothe nines and indulged in afive-course meal with stellarpairings while we bid on a bevyof collectible wines.

Wine is a common auctionitem at many local benefits,but Bacchanalia surely offersthe most extensive selection.Local and international winer-ies contribute special cuvéesand large formats to garnerexcitement. Big-ticket items hailfrom private collectors who digdeep in their cellars to find aprized bottle that might cause abidding war.These philanthro-pists donate rare bottles thathave increased in value overthe years.Why would they givethem away? Perhaps their tasteshave changed or they purchasedmore wine than they canconsume themselves. In manycases, it is simple generosity.

The cream of the crop isfeatured in a live auction wherepublic bidding will hopefullydrive up the price.The spotlightthis year was placed on a bottleof 1906 Château Latour.Valuedat $10,000, this 110-year-oldbottle from one of Bordeaux’most prestigious propertieswent for $8,500. I guess youcould say the highest biddergot a deal but it’s certainlynot something he’ll crack ona Monday night, or even everperhaps.The most successfullot was a quartet of Bordeauxfirst-growths from the highlytouted 2000 vintage.Togethera bottle each of Mouton-Roth-schild, Lafite, Latour and LaMission Haut-Brion exceededthe $10,750 value bringing in afinal bid of $13,000.

Well over a hundred otherlots ranging from $60 to $3,600were sold off in a silent auction.Traditionally these wines weredisplayed in a reception areaaccompanied by a sheet ofpaper where eager purchaserscould place their bids.This yeartheVIWF introduced electronictablets at each of the dinnertables.After perusing the selec-tion, guests sat down to eat anddidn’t need to interrupt their

meal to continue bidding.Abrilliant move indeed. In play-ing with the tablet, I somehowfound myself one click awayfrom being the proud ownerof six bottles of 2002 Châteaud’Yquem Sauternes. (That wasthe $3,600 lot.)

Between live and silentauction, Bacchanalia drew in$210,000 this year.The totalnet proceeds that theVIWFwill contribute to Bard on the

Beach will be announced inJune. By that time, Bard onthe Beach will be in full swing.Even if you didn’t make itto Bacchanalia or any of theotherVIWF events, you can stillsupport our local ShakespeareCompany by catching a show.Best of all you can purchasean affordable glass of wine andtake it into the theatre with you,kind of like in ancient Romantimes. Cheers to that I say. W

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Vancouver International Wine Fest’s 2016 Bacchanalia Gala raised $210,000, with net proceedsbenefitting Bard on the Beach. Contributed photo

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REDRICK SULTAN Experimentalfunk-jazz and prog-rock from lo-cal rockers as they celebrate therelease of Jest Us with Super-moon and Jo Passed. 9:30pm atThe Cobalt. Tickets $10 at thedoor only.

FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEP-ING SOULS English folk singer-songwriter brings his backingband, on tour in support of Posi-tive Songs for Negative Peoplewith special guests Northcoteand Mo Kenney. 8pm at Com-modore Ballroom. Tickets $30+at Red Cat, Ticketmaster.ca andLiveNation.com

THE BILLS BC’s finest string-band appear in support of theirnew album Trail of Tales. 8pmat St. James Hall. Tickets $24at Red Cat, Highilfe, Tapes-try Music, Rufus’ Guitars andRogueFolk.bc.ca

COMEDY

DINO ARCHIE Vancouver comicfrom Fresno, California playsthe first of three nights withlocal comics Chris James andCharlie Demers. 8:30pm at TheComedy Mix. Tickets $15 atTheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE

FOUTREMENT Quebec’s laudedcontemporary dance company,Compagnie Virginie Brunelle,makes their highly anticipatedwest coast premiere in this pro-vocative and physically complexwork exploring themes of loveand infidelity. 8pm at YaletownRoundhouse Exhibition Hall.Tickets $25+ at VIDF.ca. Runsuntil March 5.

ART

ANTISOCIAL MEDIA A collectionof works from iheart, eafo andThe Grominator made in thewake of several cliché personalexperiences involving love, ad-diction, and stupidity simulta-neously mourning and rejoicingin this unsolicited eduation.12-5pm at Hot Art Wet City.Runs until March 19.

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ELEANOR FRIEDBERGERAmerican singer-songwriter andvocalist for The Fiery Furnaces,on tour in support of her thirdsolo release, New View, withspecial guests Icewater andRolla Olak. 8:30pm at The Cobalt.Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu andTicketWeb.ca

JOSEPH Indie-folk-pop sister triofrom Portland, Oregon on tour insupport of their debut release,Native Dreamer Kin, with specialguest Corey Kilgannon. 8:30pm atBiltmore Cabaret. Tickets $15 atRed Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

HEY MARSEILLES Seattle indierockers on tour in support oftheir latest release, Lines WeTrace,with special guest Hibou.8pm at Media Club. Tickets $13 atRed Cat, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

LENNIE GALLANT Acadian sing-er-songwriter-guitarist performsan intimate show of his signaturefolk, rock, country and Celticsounds. 8pm at St. James Hall.Tickets $24 at Red Cat, Highlife,Tapestry Music, Rufus’ Guitarsand RogueFolk.bc.ca

JAMES PRESCOTT TRIO Anevening of high energy jazz fromVancouver’s best up and comingin the genre featuring Prescott,Nikko Whitworth and Chris Rob-erts. 9pm at Skinny Fat Jack’s.Tickets $5 at the door only.

CHORAL TAPESTRY Vancou-ver Chamber Choir presentsan outstanding repertoire ofNorth American choral musicbased on the models of musicalimmigrants from Europe. 8pmat Shaughnessy Heights UnitedChurch. Tickets $27.50+ at Ticket-master.ca

BONGZILLA AND BLACK COBRAWisconsin stoner metal bandand San Fran doom metal rock-ers co-headline with Lo-Panand Against The Grain. 7pm atRickshaw Theatre. Tickets $25at Red Cat, Neptoon, Scrape andTicketFly.com

MUSIC

AN EVENING OF SONG Reunitingunder one roof, Elliot ChristopherWay of The Wild North, BrotherBob Sumner and Dirty Luke dustoff and get back in the saddle withnewmaterial, old favourites andspecial guest cowboy poet, DavyLongworth. 8pm at WISE Hall.Tickets $10 at the door.

REBELUTION Roots-reggae bandfrom Santa Barbara bring theWinter Greens tour to town withspecial guest Proteje. 8pm atCommodore Ballroom. Tickets$23.50+ at Red Cat, Highlife, Liv-eNation.com and Ticketmaster.ca

COMEDY

THE SUNDAY SERVICE Theaward-winning improv comedytroupe brings their high energycommitment to comedy with alittle slapstick shtick, carrying theaudience through a kaleidoscopictrip where scenes barrel into tan-gents and stories smash togethercreating comedy gold. 9pm at FoxCabaret. Tickets $7 at the door.

THEATRE/DANCE

THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECTBuddies In Bad Times Theatrereturns to Vancouver with thisproduction from three of thecountry’s most gifted creator/performers who uncover a richhistory of LGBTQ culture not oftenshared and shine new light oncontemporary gay culture. 2pm atVancouver East Cultural Centre.Runs until March 19.

GO, DOG. GO! Carousel Theatrefor Young People brings PD East-man’s classic children’s book tolife on stage in a zany, tongue-wagging, tail-spinning musical,fun for the whole family. 2pm atWaterfront Theatre. Tickets atTickets.CarouselTheatre.ca. Runsuntil March 20.

MUSIC

BLACK SABBATH Legendary Brit-ish rockers make good on promiseof a rescheduled show, part of TheEnd tour with special guests RivalSons. 7:30pm at Rogers Arena.Tickets $49.50+ at LiveNation.comand Ticketmaster.ca

COMEDY

QUEER PROV Back for anotheryear of hilarious antics, Vancou-ver’s unique Queer Improv Com-edy troupe hits the stage featuringPearce Visser, Amy Lucille, JamieChrest, Shane Edwards, AamirKhan, and Josh Rimer. 8pm at XY(1216 Bute).

THE LAUGHGALLERYGrahamClarkwants you to comeand laughat his jokes as he hosts thiswonder-fully eclectic show featuring someof the best andbrightest comics inthe city. 9pmatHavana Theatre.Tickets $5 at EventBrite.ca

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LIKE A ROLLING STONE Anexhibition about rock and rockconflates geology and rock musicconsidering the ways in whichtwo seemingly unrelated subjectslinked by the same homographshare associations and pointsof contact. 12-5pm at Charles H.Scott Gallery. Runs until April 17.

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BOOB TUBEMONDAYS Join EastVan’s oddball drag couple Ponyboyand Thanks Jem at Uncle Abe’s,AKA the reincarnation of your fam-ily’s rec room, for this new queerweekly viewing party launchingwith Season 8 of RuPaul’s DragRace and just like home – thedrinks are cheap, there’s no coverand somebodywill be performingin front of the TV. 9pm at UncleAbe’s (3032 Main).

MUSIC

ANDERSON EAST American R&B-blues-pop musician from Athens,Alabama, swings through townin support of his debut album,Delilah, with special guest DylanLeBlanc. 8pm at The Cobalt.Tickets $13 at Red Cat, Zulu andTicketWeb.ca

AOIFE O’DONOVAN Americanfolk-rock singer-songwriter ontour in support of her latestrelease, In The Magic Hour, withspecial guests Robt Sara-zin Blake. 8:30pm at BiltmoreCabaret. Tickets $20 at Red Cat,Highlife, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

COMEDY

JOHN BEUHLER One of NorthAmerica’s fastest rising andcontroversial comedians, theWest Coast native has openedfor Martin Short and Joan Riv-ers, with appearances on JustFor Laughs, and star of his ownGlobal mockumentary Chill withKelly Dyer and Kyle Jones. 7pm &9:30pm at Yuk Yuk’s. Tickets $20at YukYuks.com

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WAIT UNTIL DARK A masterfullyconstructed thriller woven withsecret identities, a sordid drugsmuggling ring, and murder as arecently blinded woman unwit-tingly finds herself in possessionof a doll filled with heroin. 8pmat Havana Theatre. Tickets atBrownPaperTickets.com. Runsuntil March 12.

EVENTS

SHE In honour of InternationalWomen’s Day, SHE spotlightsindigenous, black, mixed racewomen who gather to rock mics,bodies and hearts with live po-etry and sound featuring JillianChristmas & Chelsea Johnson,Tasha Receno, Okalani, QuanahStyle, Mam Rudegyal, Miss Chris-tie Lee and Succulents, hostedby the amazing Jazmine Khan ina trans-friendly, hate-free queerspace. 8pm at WISE Hall. Tickets$10-$20 sliding scale at the door.

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Regardedas the biggest death metal bandin the world, the American rockoutfit appears with specialguests Obituary, Cryptopsy andAbysmal Down. 8pm at Commo-dore Ballroom. Tickets $32.50+at Scrape, LiveNation.com andTicketmaster.ca

WETT STILETTOS Vancouverpunk rock outfit hits the stagewith special guests The Get-mines, Dried Out and Bound ByNone. 9:30pm at Railway Club.Tickets $10 at the door only.

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CHICKENS TAKE EUROPE: ABURLESQUE SPECTACULARAs Western Canada’s largest andlongest-running, award-winningburlesque troupe get ready topack their bags and travel acrossthe pond to headline in Munich,they give a hometown audience asneak peek in true chicken may-hem. 8pm at WISE Hall. Tickets$15 at ChickensTakeEurope.BPT.me or $20 at the door.

POSTSECRET: THE SHOWProjected images, videos, threeactors and a guitarist guide theaudience through an immersive,poignant journey through thehumour and humanity of thepersonal stories we keep toourselves, and on rare occa-sions, share with others. 8pm atFirehall Arts Centre. Tickets atFirehallArtsCentre.ca. Runs untilMarch 5.

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SILVERSTEIN Canadianpost-hardcore band on tour insupport of the recently releasedI Am Alive In Everything I Touchwith special guests Being AsAn Ocean, Emarosa, YouthDecay and Rarity. 6:30pm at TheImperial. Tickets $20 at Red Cat,Scrape, Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

RUN RIVER NORTH Indie-folk-pop band from LA on tour insupport of Drinking From A SaltPondwith special guest The WildReeds. 9pm at Biltmore Cabaret.Tickets $15 at Red Cat, Zulu andTicketWeb.ca

HEART Legendary rock duo,sisters Ann and Nancy Wilsonhit the stage with special guestsJoan Jett & The Blackhearts.7:30pm at Orpheum Theatre.Tickets $85+ at Ticketmaster.ca.All ages show.

PROTOMARTYR & CHASTITYBELT American post-punk bandheadlines with the Seattle rock‘n’ roll outfit. 8pm at FortuneSound Club. Tickets $13 at RedCat, Zulu and BPLive.ca

THEATRE/DANCE

GA TING A powerful and emo-tionally charged story centresaround an immigrant Chinesecouple trying to come to termswith their death of their son,as they invite his Caucasianboyfriend for dinner after thefuneral. 8pm at Vancouver EastCultural Centre. Tickets at Tick-ets.TheCultch.com. Runs untilMarch 19.

CATS The musical theatre phe-nomenon, based on the poetryof TS Eliot tells the story of theannual gathering of Jellicle Cats,where upon one special cat is se-lected to ascend to the Heavisidelayer. 8pm at Jericho Arts Centre.Tickets at TicketsTonight.ca.Runs until March 12.

MUSIC

ANDREWWEDMAN: BASS PIANOINSTALLATIONMusician/pianotechnician transforms an uprightpiano turning it down a fulloctave, taking on a unique tonalquality for an installation/concert.7pm at Western Front. Admissionis free.

ELAQUENT DJ/producer fromOttawa swings through town insupport of Less Is More,with spe-cial guests Nick Wisdom, JosephL’Étranger and BSD.U. 9pm atBiltmore Cabaret. Tickets $13 atRed Cat and TicketFly.com

ROBERT SARAZIN BLAKE Belling-ham folk singer-songwriter beginshis March residency, telling talesand singing raw, honest songswith surprise local guests eachweek. 8pm at Skinny Fat Jack’s.

RANDY MCALLISTER One of themost versatile bluesmen in Texas,McAllister plays driving drums andworld-class harmonica, writesincredible songs and sings like noone else. 7pm at Fairview Pub.Tickets $15 at the door.Theatre/Dance

TU TE SOUVIENDRAS DE MOIWhen a retired history teacherstarts to lose his memory, theman used to expressing his ideasin the media via his position as apolitical analyst must suddenlystep out of the spotlight, andin doing so revisits a part of hispersonal life he had chosen to for-get. 8pm at Studio 16. Tickets atSeizieme.ca. Runs until March 12.

THE HOOKER MONOLOGUES Acollection of true stories paint acandid portrait of various aspectsof the sex work industry, challeng-ing myths and dispelling stigmas,as created and performed by acollective of active and formersex workers and allies. 8pm atFirehall Arts Centre. Tickets $20 atFirehallArtsCentre.com. Runs untilMarch 13.

MUSIC

REVERENDHORTONHEATLegendaryTexaspsychobillytrio returns to townwith specialguestsUnknownHinson, Legend-aryShackShakers andLincolnDurham.8pmatRickshawTheatre.Tickets $26.50atHighlife,Neptoon,RedCat, ZuluandTicketFly.com

JUNIORBOYSCanadian electron-icmusic duo stop by in support oftheir new release,BigBlack Coat,with special guests Jessy LanzaandBorys. 9pmat The Imperial.Tickets $20 at RedCat, Beat Street,Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

ROBYN HITCHCOCK Britishsinger-songwriter andmulti-instrumentalist plays tunesfrom the recently released TheMan Upstairs,with special guestEmma Swift. 9pm at BiltmoreCabaret. Tickets $20 at Red Cat,Zulu and TicketWeb.ca

ANJUNABEATS An evening ofEDMwith performances fromAndrew Bayer, iLan Bluestoneand Jason Ross. 9pm at Com-modore Ballroom. Tickets $38.50at LiveNation.com

THE REAL MCKENZIES Blisteringpunk rock boot stompers andpassionate sing-a-long balladsfrom this road-hardened crewof travelling minstrels, as theyhit the stage with special guestsBishop’s Green and Boids. 8pmat Venue. Tickets $16 at BPLive.Electrostub.com

COMEDY

ANDREWGROSE Charlottetown,PEI comedian heard weekdays onAlberta’s 630 CHED’s AfternoonNews brings over twenty-fiveyears of live comedy club andtheatre performance experiencewith opening sets from SophieBuddle and Darcy Michael.8:30pm at ComedyMix. Tickets$15 at TheComedyMix.com

THEATRE/DANCE

MOLL CelticFest presents thisproduction of Irish playwrightJohn B. Keane’s award-winningplay, an uproarious comedy thatparodies the goings-on in a ruralpresbytery in Kerry in the 1970’s.8pm at St. James Hall. Tickets$20 at BrownPaperTickets.com.Runs until March 16.

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Vancouver Operabrings back belovedItalian classic

The very first time LeslieDala conducted the operaMadama Butterfly, he noticedit: a kind of Puccini code talk-ing to him from the score.

Like Robert Langdon ona DaVinci quest, Dala leansforward excitedly in his chairin theVancouver Opera meet-ing room as he describes themoment:

“The last time I did this,I discovered what I think isa sort of morse code in onesection in Act 3, where But-terfly says to Suzuki, ‘Ma nonviene più.Te l’han detto?’ [Hetold you that he is not comingback?].”

In the haunting silence ofthe orchestra, they answer herquestion with two notes, twoplucks that seem to say whatgoes unspoken.

“It’s his kind of joke,” hecontinues. “[Suzuki] doesn’t

say anything, but the orches-tra does.”

Dala grins at his obscurerevelation and MihokoKinoshita, seated next to himon break from rehearsals forthe lead role of Cio-Cio-San(Butterfly), is agape.Thestoried soprano knows exactlywhat he is referring to, andstarts humming the notesover and over in confirma-tion, like a veritable JapaneseSophie Neveu.

It’s an altogether joyous,fascinating interaction. Onethat can only take placebetween two musical savants,sharing the experience ofstaging one of opera’s mostbeloved classics.

Written in 1903 by Italiancomposer Giacomo Puccini,Madama Butterfly tells theexotic, heartbreaking tale ofa young Japanese geisha whofalls for an American navalofficer.While the 15-year-oldButterfly remains faithfullycommitted to their marriagein her home of Nagasaki, theolder Pinkerton is only brieflyenchanted and entertained,eventually abandoning herfor his real life and returning

casually years later to collecttheir child.

Like many operas, But-terfly still tells a familiarlydramatic tale of star-crossedlove, leading to transcen-dently romantic duets andsoul-shattering conclusions,

but it does so with the gritand verismo, or realness, thatdefined much of Puccini’scareer. It is also loaded withthe soaring melodies andmemorable arias that makethe La Bohème and Toscamaestro a household name.

Furthermore, this is the11th timeVancouver Operahas staged the tragic lovestory – tied for the most ofany opera in the history ofthe 55-year-old organization– and for good reason. Notonly is Madama Butterfly a

wonderful introduction to theart form for newcomers, it isalso widely considered Puc-cini’s masterpiece.

It is Kinoshita’s mas-terpiece – the role she hasperformed more often andto more acclaim than anyother in her career – as well.In fact, Kinoshita – whofirst appeared in Vancouveras Butterfly in 2010 – is re-garded as one of the greatestCio-Cio-Sans in the world.So much so that Tom Wright,Vancouver Opera’s directorof artistic planning, revealedin conversation that one ofthe organization’s biggestdonors specifically offeredfinancial help to ensure herreturn for this one.

“For me it’s such a plea-sure to work with Mihokobecause she’s done this somany times and she’s somusical and so instinctive,”praises Dala, as she listenson. “To me she is Butterfly –she inhabits that world.” W

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Madama Butterfly conductor Leslie Dala, with soprano Mihoko Kinoshita. Dan Toulgoet photo

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On the cover of Rae Spoon’snew album Armour, is an ar-madillo.The geometric imageof a tiny mammal protectedby its leathery armour shell isthe artistic interpretation of arather comical tale Spoon tellslike the opening of a joke.

“You know the one aboutthe man inTexas who triedto shoot an armadillo” theystart, “the bullet just bouncedright off its shell.”

For the transgender Ca-nadian artist, who grew upin a strict Pentacostal familywith a schizophrenic father inrural Alberta, the metaphorresonates. Spoon has dodgeda few bullets of their own injust over three decades, witheight albums, two books anda documentary film to proveit.

On Armour – released Feb.19 on Coax Records – Spoontakes on yet another role,that of producer. Collaborat-ing with Lorrie Mathesonand Alexandre Decoupigny,Spoon calls this collectionof songs, “A tribute to theintimate space where bothhope and despair have spaceto share the same voice.”

“I wanted to move into

producing others, so I hadto start with myself,” Spoonsays on the line from theirhome inVictoria. “I like totry new things, and don’talways expect I’m going to begood at them, but I think youget good at things by doingthem. And anything that is anextension of music makes alot of sense to learn.”

On Armour, Spoon relieson analogue synths instead ofthe computer-based electron-ic sounds that have defined

her work over much of thepast decade.

“If I switch instruments,I find I write differently,”says Spoon. Armour’s soundseamlessly aligns with theirsignature vocals, wherefragility and strength coexist,embodying the duality that isRae Spoon.

“I like genres, and I don’tthink any of them wouldbe incorrect,” Spoon saysthoughtfully. “You can stillhear in my voice I think, that

I was a country singer. Musi-cally, I identify as a songwrit-er, that’s the thing I’ve triedto carry across genres.”

Spoon’s body of work is aroaming, explorative journeythrough traditional countryand folk to indie and electron-ic-pop with pit stops inbooks (First Spring Grass Fire,Gender Failure) and film (MyPrairie Home). But what hasalways remained quintessen-tially Spoon, is their uniqueability to write so simply and

concisely, painting nuanceddepictions of broader, morecomplicated themes.

On the new record, Spoonwrites of the troubling lackof rights and freedoms fortransgender Canadians in theCharter in “Written AcrossThe Sky” and calls out gen-der and cultural appropria-tion in “Stolen Song”.

“[Am I] trans?Yes, as faras the umbrella definition assomeone who doesn’t identifyas the sex they were assignedat birth,” says Spoon. “I doget asked a lot about beingtrans, and using the pronoun‘they’ and I do talk a lotabout it.

“You can’t really separateRae the artist from Rae theperson.”

Spoon has built a careeron self-discovery, remainingtransparent enough to relateto an audience of many ona similar journey. Findingcommunity, or a “chosenfamily,” as they refer to it, isimportant for Spoon, havinggrown up in a place withoutresources for queer youth.

“When you’re a publicfigure, on any level, you dohave to make choices aboutwhat you say, how you say it,”Spoon says, reflecting on theirstatus as a role model in LG-BTQ circles. “But, becauseof my privilege I should bepushing for change, in regardto any kind of oppression.”

A shy child, Spoonmaintains writing songs andplaying them at their church

youth group enabled themto come out of their shell.Spoon soon discoveredsecular music while learningto play guitar; first pop, thenlater the burgeoning grungesound.

“Being forced to sing wasa nice parting gift the churchgave me,” Spoon says with alaugh. “Learning the punkstrum, and then to untrainthe country chords and thetwang I put on my voice. Ijoke that that was my bigtransitional point.”

Life is a little less compli-cated for Spoon these days.Recently married while onthe chaotic promotionalleg for My Prairie Home,Spoon has settled down insleepyVictoria after years inMontreal and Germany. Afterspending so much time in bigcities across the world whileon tour, Spoon says theyenjoy coming home to wakeearly, spending their dayswriting and recording, withquiet evenings around thehouse with their partner.

“I wanted this album toread like I ended up in abetter place,” says Spoon. “Inthe end, I realized I had towrite more upbeat, happiersongs so people wouldn’tworry about me.” W

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Rae Spoon’s new album, Armour, eschews the computer-generated electronic sounds of herprevious work in favour of analogue synths. Foxx Foto photo



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What does thesuccess of the serviceside of the biz meanfor indie film?

Nearly two years havepassed since Reel Peoplesprang to life in these verypages.

My original mission wasto introduce Vancouveritesto the brilliant and pas-sionate “reel people” whopopulate our city’s film andtelevision industry.

Over the course of 100columns, I’ve written aboutall manner of individualswho work in the biz: actorsand stunt artists; directorsand writers; voice perform-ers and animators; produc-ers and composers.

Reel People was bornwhen the film and TV in-dustry was recovering fromone of the slowest periodsin its history – but despiteclaims that the industryhad been on death’s door,our local reel people hadnever really ceased creatingcompelling screen-basedproducts.

Even though the Ameri-can work had dried upand the service side of theindustry was on life support,indie features and web seriesand shorts were still beinglovingly crafted by a legionof top-tier professionals.

They were doing whatartists do: creating theirwork on shoestring bud-gets, supporting each other,forgoing recompense and

personal comfort so thatthey could send meaningfulart into the universe.

And some truly remark-able work was created dur-ing the darkest days: DownRiver, which won a slew ofLeo Awards and featuredmasterful performancesfrom Gabrielle Miller,Helen Shaver, Colleen Ren-nison, and Jennifer Spence;Sociable Films’ Afterparty;What An Idiot, a cameo-heavy laugh-fest from Juliaand Peter Benson; an arrayof shorts, such as Fade Outand those created via Cra-zy8s; and some of the bestweb series offerings on theinterwebs, including Parked.

Now, the service part ofthe industry is back.Vancou-ver is the third largest filmproduction centre in NorthAmerica.The commercialsuccess of Deadpool – whichpoured nearly $40 millioninto the economy when itfilmed here last year – hasled to this moment whereexperts and stakeholders areproclaiming that the industryis stronger than ever.

Take this excerpt from aFeb. 19 press release releasedby the Mayor’s office: “TheCity ofVancouver continuesto establish itself as a premierdestination for film andTV

production with 2015 prov-ing to be a record settingyear.The City has posted anincrease of more than 40% infilm activity over 2014.”

The press release notesa record 158 commercialsfilmed in Vancouver in 2015,as well as 309 episodes oftelevision, and 10 more fea-ture films than in 2014.

A lot of people workedtirelessly to bring the servicework back to the 604. Andall signs point to an evenbusier 2016.

What the release doesn’taddress is the independentscene – which, let’s behonest, encompasses prettymuch everything that is cre-ated by Vancouver’s home-town filmmakers.

So what happens to the in-dependent arm of the industrynow that people are swampedwith service jobs? How willthis busy service period im-pact the indie scene?

I don’t know what thefuture holds for the indiescene. I know I’m not theonly one thinking aboutit, though. I’ve witnesseda number of emotionallycharged Facebook exchang-es on the subject already.

Smells like indie spirit

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It’s not a clear-cut Us vs.Them debate, either: manyof the artists who work onone side channel their pas-sion, time, and skills into theother.This is a more nuanceddiscussion than “Serviceindustry = bad! Indie scene= good!”

We need a thriving ser-vice industry.We need theinfrastructure and the jobs thatcome with being a premierefilm production destination.Our artists can stand shoulderto shoulder with best in theworld. And it is wonderfulwhenever our local stars andcrews and locations are afford-

ed the opportunity to shine onthe international stage. Heck,yes; let’s celebrate!

But we need to tell our ownstories, too, and to celebratethese local stories. Our localprojects – our independent,Canadian-helmed featuresand shorts and web series –hold up a mirror to who weare. And yet, they’re so easilyoverlooked and forgotten.

So maybe the discussionshould begin with the value weplace on our indie projects.

Our indie projects reflectour city’s heart and soul;shouldn’t we value ourhomegrown work as much asthe work we do for out-of-towners?

This is a complicated issue,

one involving funders andregulators and distributorsand, in many ways, cuts to thecore of how much Canadiansvalue (or, frankly, don’t value)our homegrown artists andstories.

Either way, we shouldn’tforget our own stories as weservice more foreign produc-tions.

Ideally, one (the money-maker) will feed the other.When I threw this question upon my Facebook page, one ofour city’s most prolific localactors posted that the “serviceside pays the bills and allowsyou some room to do the indieside.”

I encourage you – amidstthe fanfare that has character-

ized much of the industrymedia coverage of late – to,yes, absolutely, see Deadpool,and binge the new The X-Files, but please also considermaking room in your life forprojects that were created righthere in the 604 by your fellowVancouverites.

You might have to worka bit to find them – scrollthrough iTunes andVOD; popover to Superchannel; keepan eye on Canada Screens’offerings; frequent festivals andsingle-screen cinemas – but, Ipromise you, it’ll be worth it,because these reel people aretelling your stories.

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Foraging foods has become alocal urban trend, and for usVancouverites, it’s easy to getinto nature and find our nextmeal.You can literally go offthe beaten path (or on) andgrab a free lunch. Nature is sofull of edible abundance!

There is something so won-derfully primal about goingback to the hunter-gathererstage we evolved from (well,mostly).These days, we doour gathering at the grocerystore and someone else doesour ‘hunting’. Conveniencewins for most of us.

While more and morepeople get into the localsustainable food movement,foraging for food has becomeimmensely popular, and thereare tons of resources out therethat can help to guide youalong the way.There are res-taurants offering foraged foodson their menus, and com-panies likeWest CoastWildFoods that sell locally-foragedproducts.This beautiful city/province/country of ours is sofull of food, we just need toknow where to look and whatto look for to take advantage.

Foraging is a skill thathas been passed down fromgeneration to generation, atradition that was based onsurvival, and in some partsof the world it still is. It’s notonly a great way to collectfood, but it’s also a humbleway to reconnect with nature.Here is what you can find inour beautiful wilderness…

MUSHROOMSThere are good mushrooms

and there are bad mushrooms,and when I say bad, I meanslow-painful-death bad (orquick, depending on the mush-room). It is not as fun as AliceinWonderland may have led youto believe. But there are a vari-ety of wild edible mushroomsout there if you know where tolook and what you’re lookingfor. Oyster mushrooms, bluechanterelles and cauliflowermushrooms are just a few ofthe varieties that can be foundeasily and safely identified (al-

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NETTLESThese little green leaves

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DANDELIONThis versatile weed gets a

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Actress Blythe Baird writes about the problem thatarises when her dog sees her eating a peanut butterand chocolate chip bagel. Her beloved pet begs fora piece and becomes miserable when it’s not forth-coming. Baird is merely demonstrating her love, ofcourse, because she knows that eating chocolatecan make canines ill. I suspect that life is bestowinga comparable blessing on you. You may feel madand sad about being deprived of something youwant. But the likely truth is that you will be luckynot to get it.

“I do not literally paint that table, but rather theemotion it produces upon me,” French artist HenriMatisse told an interviewer. “But what if you don’talways have emotion?” she asked him. This is howMatisse replied: “Then I do not paint. This morn-ing, when I came to work, I had no emotion. So Itook a horseback ride. When I returned, I felt likepainting, and had all the emotion I wanted.” Thisis excellent advice for you to keep in mind, Taurus.Even more than usual, it’s crucial that you imbueevery important thing you do with pure, strongemotions. If they’re not immediately available, goin quest of them.

Some night soon, I predict you’ll dream of being anenlightened sovereign who presides over an ecologi-cally sustainable paradise. You’re a visionary leaderwho is committed to peace and high culture, soyou’ve never gone to war. You share your wealth withthe people in your kingdom. You revere scientistsand shamans alike, providing themwith what theyneed to do their good work for the enhancement ofthe realm. Have fun imagining further details of thisdream, Gemini, or else make up your own. Now is anexcellent time to visualize a fairy tale version of your-self at the height of your powers, living your dreamsand sharing your gifts.

It’s not always necessary to have an expansive viewof where you have been and where you are going, butit’s crucial right now. So I suggest that you take aninventory of the big picture. For guidance, study thisadvice from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “Whathave you truly loved? What has uplifted your soul,what has dominated and delighted it at the sametime? Assemble these revered objects in a row beforeyou and they may reveal a law by their nature andtheir order: the fundamental law of your very self.”

Sportswearmanufacturer Adidas is looking for waysto repurpose trash that humans dump in the oceans.One of its creations is a type of shoemade from il-legal deep-sea nets that have been confiscated frompoachers. I invite you to get inspired by Adidas’s work.From an astrological perspective, now is a good timeto expand and refine your personal approach to recy-cling. Brainstorm about how you could convert wasteand refuse into useful, beautiful resources -- not justliterally, but alsometaphorically. For example, is therea ruined or used-up dream that could be transformedinto rawmaterial for a shiny new dream?

“There isn’t enough of anything as long as welive,” wrote Raymond Carver. “But at intervals asweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.”According to my analysis of the astrological omens,Virgo, you’ll soon be gliding through one of these in-tervals. Now and then you may even experience thestrange sensation of being completely satisfied withthe quality and amount of sweetness that arrives.To ensure optimal results, be as free from greed asyou can possibly be.

“Forawoundtoheal, youhavetoclean itout,”saysauthorYasminMogahed.“Again,andagain,andagain.Andthiscleaningprocessstings.Thecleaningofawoundhurts.Yes.Healingtakessomuchwork.Somuchpersistence.Andsomuchpatience.”Accordingtomyanalysis,Libra,youshouldbeattendingtothis toughbutglorioustask.Al-thoughtheworkmightbehard, itwon’tbeanywherenearashardas itusually is.Andyouare likely tomakemoreprogress thanyouwouldbeable toatother times.

“Theother day, lying in bed,”writes poet Rodger Kame-netz, “I feltmyheart beating for the first time in a longwhile. I realizedhow little I live inmybody, howmuchinmymind.”He speaks for themajority of us.We spendmuchof our lives entrancedby the relentless jabber thatunfolds betweenour ears. But Iwant to let you know,Scorpio, that themoment is ripe to rebel against thistendency in yourself. In the comingweeks, youwill haveanatural talent for celebrating your body. You’ll be ableto communedeeplywith its sensations, to learnmoreabut how itworks, and to exult in thepleasure it givesyouand thewisdom it provides.

In his “DreamSong67,” poet JohnBerrymancon-fesses, “I amobliged toperform in complete darknessoperations of great delicacy onmy self.” I hope youwillconsider embarkingon similar heroics, Sagittarius. It’snot an especially favorable time tooverhaul your envi-ronment or try to get people to change in accordancewith yourwishes. But it’s a perfectmoment to spruceup your innerworld – to tinkerwith and refine it so thateverything in thereworkswithmore grace. AndunlikeBerryman, youwon’t have toproceed indarkness. Thelightmight not bebright, but there’ll be enoughof aglow to seewhat you’re doing.

Here’s thedictionary’s definitionof theword “indelible”:“having thequality of beingdifficult to remove,washaway, blot out, or efface; incapable of being canceled,lost, or forgotten.” Theword is oftenused in reference tounpleasantmatters: stains on clothes, biases that distortthe truth, superstitions heldwith unshakable convic-tion, or painfulmemories of romantic break-ups. I amhappy to let you know that younowhavemorepowerthanusual to dissolve seemingly indelible stuff like that.Here’s a trick thatmight help you: Find anew teacher orteaching that uplifts youwith indelible epiphanies.

According topoet TonyHoagland,most of us rarely“manage to finish a thought or a feeling;weusuallyget lazy or distracted andquit halfway through.”Why?Hoagland theorizes thatwe “don’t have the time tocomplete theprocess, andwedislike thedifficulty anddiscomfort of the task.” There’s a cost for this negligence:“Wewalk around full of half-finished experiences.” That’swhyHoaglandbecameapoet. He says that “poemsmodel thepossibility of feeling all theway throughanemotional process” and “thinking all theway throughathought.” The comingweekswill be a favorable time togetmore in thehabit of finishing your own feelings andthoughts, Aquarius. Itwill also bemore important thanusual that youdo so! (Hoagland’s comments appearedinGulf Coast: A Journal of LiteratureandFineArts.)

Unlessyouworkatnightandsleepbyday,youexperiencethemorningonaregularbasis. Youmayhavea love-haterelationshipwith it,becauseontheonehandyoudon’tlike to leaveyourcomfortablebedsoearly,andontheotherhandyouenjoyanticipating the interestingeventsaheadofyou.Butaside fromyourpersonalassociationswith themorning, this timeofdayhasalwaysbeenapotentsymbolofawakeningsandbeginnings.Throughouthistory,poetshave invoked it tosignifypurityandpromise.Inmythand legend, itoftenrepresents thechancetoseethingsafresh, tobe freeof thepast’sburdens, to love lifeunconditionally.Dreaminterpretersmightsuggest thatadreamofmorning indicatesarenewedcapacity to trustoneself.Allof thesemeaningsareespeciallyapropos foryourightnow,Pisces.

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You have a real TamponTool on your hands. If youand your boyfriend werefive weeks in and he was13 years old, I could let itslide, but it has been years.It’s just cotton. It’s not likehe’s buying you a dildo.

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There are womenwho still walk down thefeminine hygiene aisle withthis movie-style fear thatthe cashier will get on theloud speaker and pricecheck their “Ribbed forHer Pleasure” condomsand lavender panty liners.It’s stupid, but it’s there.Some people figure thingsout slowly and the fact thattampons are not embar-rassing at all, is one of thebig ones.

Without a period yourboyfriend would not havebeen born. His motherneeded to menstruate toknow that she had uterus,and that she could getimpregnated and grow himinside of it. Maybe that’sjust it? Tampons are as-sociated with motherhood,life, birth? Maybe his momforced him to walk downto the CVS every cycle andbuy her the Super Pack,while all his friends wereplaying Donkey Kong?Maybe one day his buddiesbusted him walking home,sans bag, with the box?

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If you want to break theawesome roll you have go-ing and make a move forthe “real thing” then realizethat you may those thiswhole thing. Even whenyou go from friends to sex,you have put a burden onthat friendship. The risk issimple: you may never goback to the friendship youhad before because youhave had sex. Is it worththe risk to destroy what youguys have going right now

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Do you spend the nightafter sex? Do you hang outbefore or after fucking? Doyou talk in bed? Does itfeel as though you alreadyhave this special thinghappening even if it neverleaves your apartment? Ifyou answered yes to thesequestions then maybe youhave a shot and I say gofor it. Ask her out on adate. Don’t do anythingtoo big or intimidating,but just ease into it. Offerto make her dinner andwatch a movie. Keep it atthe home base, since that iswhat is familiar, and thentell her how you feel. Babysteps.You can do this. Thechances are that she likesyour company too, if shewants to cuddle with youafter sex, listen to you tellstories about your job andknows the details of yourlife. However, if she fucksand runs like she’s goddamn Liz Phair, then youmay just be her boy toy. Ihighly doubt it. Or else youwouldn’t be interested.

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