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New lease on life for this globetrotter p. 11

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2 April 2011 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Ackerman’s Rover online magazine turns heads in arts review world Irwin Block “I have my own vision of where we Special to The Senior Times have to go next, but we had to de- velop a format for one new or two Park Avenue, for many of us, was new stories a day, on average, allow- the highway of our growth and gen- ing the other stories to hang around eration, so the uproar was broad on the home page so people have and deep in the fall of 2006 when time to read yesterday’s and the day- the city tried to rename it in honour before contributions, but not to hang of Robert Bourassa. around too long. Remarkably, the turning point in “It’s a writer-driven site. We have a rolling back this proposal came not pool of writers, we do workshops from the politicians, talk-show hosts, and we have get-togethers. We have a or even the 30,000 who signed a peti- style guide and we talk a lot about tion: It came from a story by a free- good writing. The writers pitch ideas. lance journalist who has sunk deep If the writer is excited about some- roots into this city’s cultural land- thing and feels it will be interesting, scape after moving here from Ontario. chances are it will be.” Propelled by her love of the city’s Apart from such well-known occa- older neighbourhoods and her finely Marianne Ackerman at her favourite café, La Croissanterie, on Hutchinson sional contributors as David Homel, honed journalistic instincts,Marianne novels, Ackerman’s strong journalis- editorial and writing side is very satis- Claire Holden Rothman, Noah Rich- Ackerman, in late January 2007, tic impulses vibrate strongly within fying, but now we’re into Year 3 and ler and Brian Demchinsky, some of booked an interview with the late pre- her. She has loved its immediacy from the business plan is back on the table. the most energetic and perceptive mier’s mild-mannered son,jazz pianist the time she was paid for her first We have some new ideas to increase writing is from people just out of uni- François Bourassa, resulting in a dev- story for the Kingston Whig-Standard the number of clicks,”she noted. versity or building careers, such as astating disavowal and embarrassment at the age of 18.“It’s the world I know. It has what Ackerman describes as a Alex Woolcott (theatre), Julia Vyse for renaming proponents. On Febru- I feel comfortable in that world.” “very quiet” look, one that invites (jazz), Shawn Katz (visual arts.) ary 3, The Gazette slapped the story The omnipresence and reach of the contemplative reading. Continued on Page 8 on Page 1 under the headline Dad Internet opened her eyes. would cringe and three days later the “I realized you could deliver the idea was dropped. news almost for nothing. People have Coincidence? We think not. Cer- the machinery to read your product. tainly, it was par for the course for The medium really attracted me.” Ackerman, who made her mark here She finished her second novel, Mat- as the Gazette’s award-winning drama ters of Hart, before researching and critic, then, with Clare Schapiro, planning the first issue of Rover, moving on to found and run The which came out in October 2008. Theatre 1774 company for eight years With no outside investment, Acker- before becoming a successful novelist. man says she put in about $20,000 of She has three books under her belt her own money to get the project off and another in progress. the ground. Today Ackerman uses her journalis- It has since published almost 900 tic acumen and organizational energy individual posts and through word to put out The Rover (roverarts.com), of mouth and positive notices is at- which she founded in October 2008. tracting about 9,000 page views a It’s turning heads and attracting month—not a huge readership, but a growing reader interest as a premium quality demographic that is growing site for reviews and overviews of the and should be attractive to advertisers. city’s vibrant cultural scene. “We get about 2,500 people who Returning to Montreal in 2004 check in each month. It’s increasing all from Provence, where she lived for the time, and we are quoted a lot. It’s six years and married Gwyn Camp- definitely a niche market,”she observed bell, a McGill University economic in a recent talk at a Mile End café. historian, Ackerman recalled being Part of the secret, of course, is vol- struck by two trends: the Internet unteers. Usually, those who offer culture, where you walk into any cof- their services are propelled by the fee shop and everyone is engaged best of instincts, Ackerman noted. with their laptops, and the decline of “There just seems to be this incredi- mass media arts coverage. ble need among writers to write for an Though committed to writing more intelligent class of people. The

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But this to nature. For there could not have and“egg”competed for supremacy.In dles, namely orange the fruit vs. latter sense is really a morphed form been a first egg to give a beginning to 1490, William Caxton wrote, “What orange the colour, and ass the animal of “arse,” which came into the lan- birds, or there should have been a first shoulde a man in these dayes now vs. ass the buttocks. The fruit beats guage along with the “ass” in the year bird which gave a beginning to eggs; wryte ‘egges’ or ‘eyren’,certaynly it is out the colour by three centuries as 1000. So “ass” became “donkey” and for a bird comes from an egg.” hard to playse every man.” the fruit “orange” is first recorded in “arse” became “ass.”Why? To which I say, “That’s your opin- The word chicken, on the other In many languages the letter “r” ion, Ari.” hand, doesn’t appear until the year stops being pronounced when it pre- What is fact rather than opinion is 930 and its first recorded citation is cedes the letter “s.” This occurred in the lexicographic answer to the age- in the Lindisfarne Gospels in the many places in England as well as old enigma.Egg comes before chicken. form of the word cicceno. Many sim- parts of New England and the south- Now pedants might argue that be- ilar forms of chicken are found in the ern U.S. Thus, “horse” could be pro- cause chicken starts with“c”and“egg” Germanic languages, such as kuiken Photo: Sanao nounced as “hoss” and “arse” as “ass.” with “e,”ergo chicken precedes egg in from Dutch and kylling from Danish English at the beginning of the 14th It just would not do for “lass” to a dictionary, ergo I am lexicographi- and Norwegian. century, whereas the colour only sur- rhyme with the new pronunciation of cally incorrect. I, however, am refer- It is generally believed that all these faces early in the 17th century. The “arse” and by 1770 “decent folk” ring to the dates the respective words variations come from an ancient Sanskrit word naranga,“orange tree,” started to replace “ass” with “donkey ” entered our language.According to the word keuk, which may have given eventually morphed into the Old in their everyday speech. By 1840, the Oxford English Dictionary, “egg” is rise to the word “cock.” If this is so, French orenge, which then came into use of “ass” to refer to the animal was first recorded between 805 and 831 etymologist John Ayto in Dictionary English as “orange.” In the Middle restricted mostly to scriptural usage. and was originally spelled aeg,and had of Word Origins informs us that Ages, the Seville orange was brought In any case, please remember to put several plural forms including eyren, “chicken amounts etymologically to by the Arabs (called naranj in Ara- your eggs in the same basket before eyron and ayren. Over the next num- a little cock.” The word cock was the bic) to Sicily from where it was in- you count your chickens. ber of centuries, it was spelled in many original word for the domestic fowl troduced to the rest of Europe. Howard Richler’s latest book is different ways, including ey, ay and and it first surfaces in 897. 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Not only Canadian and American, have been were kept in ministry after allega- was Law not fired, he was summoned waiting patiently for the priest sex- Pit Stop tions against them were made raises to Rome, where the Pope gave him a abuse crisis to finally come to an questions about abusive priests still promotion. end. Sadly it has not happened yet. Neil McKenty in ministry in other dioceses. There are rumours the same thing This spring, two developments in- “We have no reason to think that may happen to Cardinal Rigali. If dicated the crisis is far from over. In Philadelphia is unusual in all this. No things get too uncomfortable for him fact, it may be getting worse. diocese to “review all of the old alle- doubt there are priests who remain in Philadelphia, he will be offered a In the American Northwest, the gations against currently active in ministry in other dioceses and no sinecure in Rome. But the Church as Jesuit Order was forced to pay $166 priests and to remove from ministry doubt review boards there are doing a whole is paying a heavy price for million in damages caused by Jesuit all the priests with allegations against pretty much what they did in this unjust policy. Priests complain priests and brothers mostly in native them.” The archdiocese did not re- Philadelphia, which is to protect they are being left out to dry while residence schools centred in Oregon. lease a list of the suspended priests, priests in the system instead of pro- their superiors, the bishops, get off This is one of the largest payments but local media were running the tecting the children.” scot-free. The faithful in Philadephia made by the church or its religious names of priests who had been sus- In a piece in the National Catholic are in an uproar at the way the scan- orders since the scandal began in pended. Named on the list were nine Reporter, editor Michael Sean Win- dal has played out there. Boston some years ago. pastors, five parochial vicars, three ters called on Cardinal Rigali himself It is likely the national scandal (the In a shocker, the archbishop of chaplains, one pastor emeritus, two to resign. The cardinal, writes Win- worst crisis to hit the Catholic Philadelphia, Cardinal Justin Rigali, retired priests and one archdiocesan ters, “was not only derelict in his du- Church since the Reformation four placed 21 priests on administrative administrator. ties, he completely misunderstood centuries ago) is having a terribly leave from clerical assignments in re- Victims’ advocates expressed scep- the nature and import of the prom- negative effect on Catholics in the sponse to allegations of sexual abuse. ticism about the effects of the move. ises made to the faithful at Dallas.” pews. Statistics show that 75 per cent This is the largest group of priests re- “The suspensions are a long-over- By “Dallas” Winters means the Dal- of Americans espouse the religious moved from ministry in the history due and begrudging step forward las Charter, the norms and guidelines tradition in which they were raised of the American Catholic Church. that temporarily makes kids safer, for the protection of children the but that is not true for Catholics. This unprecedented step to remove but they do nothing to address the U.S. bishops adopted in 2002. About 60 per cent of Americans at one swoop such a large group ongoing deceit and callousness by The problem with the Dallas Char- raised as Catholics no longer practice came in the wake of the Philadelphia Philadelphia Catholic officials,” said ter is that there is not a single word their faith and about one-third have grand jury’s February report that David Clohessy, a founder of the in it about the culpability of bishops left the church entirely. charged Msgr. William Lynn, who Survivors Network of Those Abused themselves. One of the biggest of- This is a fateful trend for the led investigations of abuse allega- by Priests. fenders was Cardinal Bernard Law, Catholic Church. If a few culpable tions for the archdiocese between the “A grand jury found that the arch- who presided over the church in bishops resigned, that might begin to years 1992-2004, with two counts of diocese misleads victims and endan- Boston when the sex-abuse crisis ex- turn the trend around. endangering the welfare of children. gers kids and has done so for years. In other words, he is alleged to have That requires major reform by secu- shuffled priests around who had lar and religious authorities,” Clo- abused children. hessy added. The report also called for the arch- Another spokesperson for the vic-

www.theseniortimes.com April 2011 9 THE SENIOR TIMES Noreen Hickey, Advisor Who’s responsible for the kids? [email protected] H&R BLOCK Spring is just around the corner and Tax Preparers with the nice weather, children will Legal Ease Two locations for your convenience Vaudreuil be playing outside more.What hap- Jonathan Hickey-Lemay NEW ADMINSTRATION Joyce Blond Milena Soilova pens when they hurt each other playing sports? Just how responsi- Frank NEW HOURS 2555 Dutrisac HOURS Ile-Perrot B.A., B.C.L., LL.M. 351 Grand Blvd. Mon.-Fri. Vaudreuil QC Mon.-Wed. ble are we for the acts of our minor Jessie Flejszon Ile-Perrot 9 to 9 450-455-2251 9 to 5:30 children? Simon Lachance 514-425-4676 Sat. 9 to 5 Thurs.-Fri. 9 to 7 The law presumes we are responsi- equipment was inadequate. Because Aubin Bouaza Sat. 10 to 3 ble for the harm our children cause to the teachers had failed to rebut the someone else and this presumption presumption of responsibility for the can only be refuted if we can establish acts of the minor students under that we have carried out our obliga- their care, the school was held liable. tion to supervise and educate them When a 12-year-old boy lost most of properly. the function of an eye as a result of a This liability applies to those who schoolyard brawl with another 12- may be entrusted with and paid for year-old boy, his parents sued the par- the supervision or education of our ents of the other boy, their insurance children. Examples would be school- company and the school. teachers, daycare employees, camp The judge held that both boys were counselors, sports coaches, and park at fault and had contributed equally monitors. Those who care for a child to the injury. He was convinced that without payment will not be held re- the parents had properly educated sponsible unless they themselves have their son and that his action was a committed an act of fault. spontaneous reaction to the actions of To illustrate, a 13-year-old girl was the other boy. The school had re- injured playing hockey during a gym butted the presumption of inadequate class and her parents sued the school supervision as the event occurred board. The court did not hold the de- quickly, there was nothing about the fendant responsible because the rules boys that could have led anyone to had been explained to the students suspect that anything like this could prior to the start of the game, several happen and even had there been ad- games had been played over a reason- ditional supervision, the incident able time period, the players were could probably not have been pre- supervised by an experienced in- vented. Consequently only the boys structor, they wore protective glasses were held accountable and only 50 per and their equipment was adequate cent of the damages were granted to and conformed to regulations. The the injured boy. accident was unforeseeable and in- When, as part of a game, a father voluntary and the board had done instructed his 7-year-old son to everything it could to prevent such an throw a stick that hit a 12-year-old occurrence. girl in the eye, the court held the boy On the other hand, when a 15-year- was too young to realize the danger old boy incurred a body-contact in- but the father should have realized it. jury during a high school sporting The father was held personally liable event, the court held that the school for the injuries and ordered to pay had an obligation to keep its students damages to the girl. safe by explaining the risks involved, So with the nicer weather of spring by supervision and by providing se- upon us, when your children and cure equipment and a safe environ- grandchildren take out their balls and ment in which to play. The court bats, be sure they know what they can found there had been insufficient in- and should not do. And when you struction given, there was no close wind up and pitch that first baseball surveillance, and the protective of the season, be careful!

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10 April 2011 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Mebbie had a choice to make: “Pick up the pieces or go to pieces” and learn from what you find.” Roads A few years ago, Mebbie hopped on Scholar a cargo and passenger freighter trav- eling throughout French Polynesia. Mark Over the last decade, she has jour- Medicoff neyed to Botswana and Victoria Falls, Iceland, Antarctica, China and the Come along with me: We’re going to Yangtze River, Thailand and South- visit with Mebbie Aikens. east Asia. Hers is a story about those mo- Her most memorable journey was ments when we feel down and out, to Machu Picchu in Peru. when life is beating us down. “I have never felt so connected to It began after she and her husband, the past as I felt there.” Eldie, a Presbyterian minister, had Between adventures, Mebbie has Photo courtesy of Mebbie Aikens just celebrated 43 years of marriage Mebbie Aikens with two guides during her tour of Pakistan. moderated the memoir-writing pro- and were entering retirement. gram at McGill and subscribes to a Mebbie returned home from a gro- fered a bit more adventure than she women, washing clothes and bathing long list of volunteer activities—in- cery-store run to find Eldie sprawled had anticipated. She found herself iso- at the edge of a lake, rushed over to cluding cooking for Meals on on the floor, a victim of a massive lated in Peshawar,Pakistan, on the day her group, wanting to touch these ex- Wheels. She gives presentations to and fatal heart attack. terrorists attacked the United States. otic foreigners. groups on her life experiences “That happened 19 years ago, and I She and her two traveling compan- “They were urging us to come through the McGill Institute for found myself with no job and no ions had intended to follow Marco bathe with them … but they were Learning in Retirement. husband,”says the 84-year-old. Polo’s Silk Road, but when circum- wearing clothes,”she says, giggling. Mebbie’s secret throughout her After a whirlwind life ministering to stances conspired against them, the Her traveling strategy circum- journey though life is clear. a Town of Mount Royal congregation three fled Pakistan and raced to scribes small group tours with built- “You have to feel positive about life alongside her husband, and after 30 Tajikistan, where they boarded a in independence—never more than every day, she asserts, “and you have years raising her two children and a plane for Moscow. about 15 people—and she studies to be connected with other people.” collection of seven strayed or adopted “We were careful not to be too vis- the places she intends to visit as Elder Trek is the first adventure kids, Mebbie found herself, for the ible,” she says. much as she can. travel company designed exclusively first time in her life, alone and scared. For Mebbie, traveling opens the “One fault I find in those who travel for the people over 50. Since 1987 it of- “I had a choice,” she said. “I could mind and heart to other cultures and is that they compare everything with fers exotic journeys to small groups of be bitter or I could be busy.” people. It has led to a realization what they have in their home coun- travelers by both land and sea in over She decided to travel the world as about how small the world is and try,” she says. “You have to appreciate 100 countries. Info: eldertrek.com her first step to self-sufficiency and how grateful she feels to be Canadian. chose China as her first destination: “Traveling is a way to make sense of “I needed to go somewhere so far our lives,”she says. that I couldn’t turn back if I got Most of her traveling adventures upset,” she says. “It takes a little grit are organized through ElderTreks to get back on your path.” (eldertreks.com), which focuses on She came back renewed by her exotic destinations for those over 50. newfound independence and signed They include such places as Mongo- up for a creative writing program at lia and the Gobi desert, Antarctica Concordia University (then Sir and the Arctic, Iran, Africa, the Gala- George Williams) where “she wrote pagos and Ecuador as well as Europe, herself to death.” She’s never looked Asia and the Pacific. back because you either “pick up the Mebbie recalls a thrilling trek pieces or go to pieces.” through the hinterlands of Burma Her next trip, on Sept. 11, 2001, of- (now Myanmar) where some

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Here they are portions of cassoulet are almost fin- month, wrote Eliot, doling out thrown off in desperation. My inner ished (beans again?). lilacs. If he were in Montreal, he town crier shouts: “Hear Ye! Get that Now we anticipate early local as- would be talking not just about one Flavour Guy spring while it is still here.” paragus. I go to the Jean-Talon mar- month, but about spring, which Barry Lazar The day before the equinox, I wore ket eager to see whether Alain rarely lasts as long as April. sandals. To hell with it, I muttered, Darsigny has stopped importing veg- My wife,Celina,born in Poland,once spring is about to be here. I was deter- etables from the southern U.S.A. and said that I,born and raised in Montreal, three months long. I find such stead- mined to embrace her as, briefly, the Mexico and is filling his bins with never knew spring and she was right. fastness amazing. For me, that is the sun was shining; and then, of course local produce. Already, by mid- Our spring is a fortnight crammed essential difference between Europe, it was minus-3 Celsius that night. March, the first season’s canning of between winter and summer,between with its traditions, history and respect April is the cruelest month because maple syrup was at the market. slush and mud. When we were In for the past,and North America,where it is a tease. How else could we make Passover has its own demands and Poland in the spring, I noticed that time is money and we never have time maple syrup were it not for those teas- the order of the service dictates the things moved more slowly, the days for anything, not even Spring. ing warmish days and coolish nights? bitter and the sweet. The haroset— were warm, and nights were cool. In Krakow, I moved between coat We are teased into spring with a that masonry confection made from Europe has four seasons, each about and jacket, sweater and shirt. Layers promise of budding pussy willows and dried fruits, nuts and wine—is the a crocus poking through the snow. last remnant of winter for me. Win- I shovel the snow from my balcony, ter is the time of eating what was pre- urgently promising to reward myself served. Spring awakens the senses with that first spring barbecue. In- and Passover promises greenery and Delivered to your home! evitably, after I toss the last shovelful flowers and the first season’s taste of Lower in salt and made with fresh onto the yard, a weather warning an- fresh local vegetables. Passover ingredients. Meals come in biodegradable nounces a snowfall. I contemplate re- comes at the full moon, bridging one containers for easy freezing, and can be moving snow tires from my bike and month to another and the winter heated in the microwave or oven. car and won’t dare do either until at past to the spring of hope. For Menu call: least the middle of the month. 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It also proposes creating a Stranded Pension Fund to fulfill May’s dream of establishing the • $700-million annual boost to the Guaranteed Agency to give Canadians new and safe options to Montreal International Sculpture Garden. Income Supplement to reduce poverty among sen- manage their private pensions after corporate The Cutler boys are tall and well spoken. Actor iors, especially women and people with disabilities. bankruptcies. and playwright Keir led the memorial and ended Martin Cauchon, the Liberal candidate in Out- “Fewer and fewer Canadians have access to a the afternoon with a tribute to his mother based remont seeking to unseat New Democrat Thomas high-quality, employer-sponsored pension plan,” in part on Shakespeare’s All The World’s A Stage. Mulcair, says the proposed Secure Retirement Op- Cauchon said. “Contrary to what the Conserva- Adam, Roger and Michael were joined by three tion would help those Canadians without access tives believe, a private option on its own would fail other speakers: Mayor Peter Trent, Catharine to a pension plan. to meet the needs of Canadian families. Mitchell, May’s book publishing partner, and “Canadians who work their whole lives to pro- “We can strengthen families—without raising Roch Carrier, author of The Hockey Sweater. The vide for their families deserve a secure retirement your taxes or making Canadians wait another five children’s book, published by May’s Tundra with pensions they can count on,” Cauchon said years—if we stop the Conservatives’ corporate Books, “changed my life,” he said, and led to his in a recent interview. giveaways and the billions they’re wasting on jets becoming head of the Canada Council. “Stephen Harper chose to abandon the Cana- and jails,”Cauchon said. Born to a strict Irish “orange” cop, May became a journalist and liberal champion. At 20, at McGill, she campaigned to allow Jewish refugees King Solomon would’ve loved Schwartz’s:e Musical into Canada.A world traveler, she visited Antarc- Byron Toben tica at 86, last year. Info on the fund: avenueart.ca Religion, sex, and horses: not so funny “For lo, the winter is past. The rain is over and In contrast to the frivolity of Schwartz’s, theatre- Conservative candidate woos seniors gone … The time of the singing of the birds is goers should not miss Village Scene Productions’ Last week, 40 residents of Place St. Moritz turned come and the voice of the turtle dove is heard in classic drama Equus. This play is about the psy- out to hear Svetlana Litvin, Conservative candi- the land.” —Song of Songs cho-religious-sexual confusion of a troubled date for St.-Laurent—Cartierville. King Solomon, who liked spices, would have loved teenage lad who blinds six horses. Litvin introduced herself as an immigrant who Schwartz’s: The Musical. Based on Gazette colum- While blinding is not new in fictional theatre— came to Canada 14 years ago and learned both nist Bill Brownstein’s best-selling book Schwartz’s Oedipus, King Lear, The Lieutenant of Inishmore — languages. She told them her party “recognizes Hebrew Delicatessen: The Story, this show is an all- Equus is based on a real event in England. It was seniors as valuable members of society who con- dressed tasty plate including music and lyrics by dramatized in 1973 by Sir Peter Shaffer, who has tribute to the progress of their families, neigh- Bowser and Blue, deft direction by Centaur head written 18 plays, including Amadeus. bourhoods, communities and country.” Roy Surette; a clever set by the award-winning The New York production of Equus won the She reminded them that the Conservatives have John Dinning; 10 top actors including my 1975 Tony for Best Play and became a controver- introduced measures to improve the financial se- favourite funny people, Gordon Masten and Feli- sial 1977 Sidney Lumet film starring Richard Bur- curity of seniors, including allowing pension split- cia Shulman; a plot including bad guys from ton. This version is directed by Paul Van Dyck, ting; raising the age limit for converting an RRSP Toronto, and the pastrami debate. fresh from Paradise Lost in New York. 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We dred spirits. were treated to one fabulous meal My family has been regaled with after another, played volleyball and many a tale of their escapades at tried bellydancing. Trafalgar (punishments meted out Maila showed us some of the included polishing the school’s illus- sights, offering a unique perspective trious front doors with a tooth- into her world, which included a brush). crowded hippy market. Over the years, their bond endured, The narrow road was swathed in and my memory is filled with fond stores lined with jewelry, figurines, recollections of birthday parties brilliantly patterned cloth and bois- thrown at Summit Circle on Mount terous vendors. Maila deftly haggled, Royal organized by Maila. I remem- her hard-hearted bargaining prowess ber accidentally trekking through and Western appearance startling the stinging nettles as my best friends shop-owners and saving us from and I searched tirelessly for gifts hid- Alice and her parents under giant trees overhung with vines in India. many an overpriced item. den in trees as part of a scavenger devastated. I didn’t think at the time ans; their allegiance is to their state. Walking through the market, we hunt. I remember the great anticipa- of the effect this would have on my Goa’s beaches have been a prime tried to avoid rampaging scooters tion with which my brother and I mother, who would lose one of her tourism spot for years. ferrying whole families of hippies, as greeted Maila when she returned oldest and best friends to a foreign After moving between conflicted well as the occasional cow, whose be- from winter travels to spend the country and a man we’d never met. Kashmir in the north and Goa in the nign but lordly gaze sends tourists summer with us. And I remember Maila met her husband, Rashid southwest of India for several years, scuttling out of the way. It was amaz- being upset, shocked, and stunned Lone, in Goa, a former Portuguese Maila and Rashid winter in Goa, ing to watch Maila navigate this ut- when one summer we were informed Colony only emancipated in 1961 where they run a beach-side resort. terly foreign world. that she was getting married—in and the continued residence of many My mother, father, brother Isaac We ventured off the beaten path India, which had been her part-time hippified travellers from (or longing and I arrived in Mumbai and were and found an immense tree, a tow- home for years. She would not visit to return to) that era. Many Goans immediately assailed by the ubiqui- ering behemoth that would seem us with the same constancy. I was do not perceive themselves as Indi- tous smell of India that always clung more at home in a science-fiction to Maila’s clothes. Mumbai was in- movie. We contemplated the possi- credible but overwhelming, and we bility of swinging on the multitude were exhausted by the time we ar- of massive vines. Maila eyed a dis- CALDWELL RESIDENCES rived in Goa. turbingly thin vine, and said, “This As we stumbled from the cab, we should do the trick.” She drew back Why live ALONE? were greeted by Maila, who ushered the vine, took a small run, swung, us and our bags down the small hill and promptly plummeted to the that led to her beach resort, Meems’ ground, laughing. My brother and I Arabian Sea (Maila is the Meem were more careful in our selections Sahib). I drifted semi-consciously and our vines held. over to a bed swathed in mosquito Examining a shrine at the base of netting and slept. the tree, we were chastened to realize The next day I fared better. Aside that this place is recognized as sa- from the inescapable gastric com- cred. We had felt its sanctity. Caldwell Residences offers subsidized housing within a safe plaints that accompany travelers in When we finally left our second community environment to independent people who are tropical climes, my family and I were home, it was sad for Mom and Maila. 50 years and over with a low to moderate income. healthy for the next three weeks. But they’ll see each other again this Given the torrent of responsibilities summer. Our buildings are in Cote St. Luc & the Snowdon we endure at home and the limita- area close to Golden Age. tions on our time as a family, it was wonderful to kick back on the beach and feel utterly devoid of obligation. • Security Maila was unfortunately dealing • Sprinkler system throughout For more information with a slew of new neighbours who the building call Caldwell Residences felt the need to infuse the natural • Cleaning Services on demand sounds of the ocean with pounding • Recreational and Educational 5750 Lemieux Ave techno-music, keeping the guests Activities Montreal awake at night. She was also grap- pling with irritating roadwork, not • Exercise Program to mention all the tasks that keep a • Holiday Celebrations 514-737-7774 resort running. Meems’ Restaurant • Oneg Shabbat was the most popular on the beach. • Close to Shopping Center, Between crises she would sit with Bus, Metro, Pharmacy, Bank, Caldwell Residences is a constituent us as we ate a leisurely meal, enjoy- synagogues and Local CLSC agency of Federation CJA ing the breeze off the ocean. Maila and Rashid love dogs, and the local Photos courtesy of Alice Abracen dogs know that they’ll be cared for at Alice Abracen’s brother in Goa. 26 April 2011 www.theseniortimes.com THE SENIOR TIMES Effects of dementia on family can be gruelling Lynda Pitt-Taylor BSW Geriatric consultant Jeff Sidel four independent home-care providers. - Seniors’ accommodations An accountant established the payroll system - Home care - Respite care My mother-in-law’s bills weren’t being paid on and it became her most important tax deduction, - Case management - Alzheimer’s expertise time. She felt she was losing control. ensuring that she would not have to pay income N E C T I O O N N It was early 2007 and she was suffering from taxes again. C S Free initial consultation short-term memory loss as a result of progressive By mid-2009, living at home was no longer an 514-369-2185 S S E R dementia. She had always been a formidable, take- option, and she moved to Maimonides. R V I O 877-878-6676 I C N E S F O R S E charge woman and this was frightening for her I did not log my hours or keep a diary of the connections servicesfor seniors.com and her family. hours I spent managing her affairs. My best esti- My wife and I realized we had become part of mate is that I spent 1,400 hours over four years. the “sandwich generation.” We were baby- I am not alone: Many of us are sandwiched be- For Health boomers, caught between raising our teenagers and tween the needs of our children and our parents. & Stress Control assisting my mother-in-law, who was in her 80s. We have reached the point where we are “club- When I was called on to help with her finances, sandwiched” as our children have children. & Qigong Jerry Spinak I didn’t think it would take me far beyond the My experience has shown me that you can’t go it PERSONAL TRAINER straightforward task of paying her bills. alone. A multi-pronged approach including such ALSO: GROUPS AND CORPORATIONS But I was about to embark on a four-year institutions as trust companies is important. 35 years training experience odyssey that would plunge me into a labyrinthine Jeff Sidel is the managing director and architect of Improves physical functioning , balance, immune system world of lawyers, courts, financial advisers, rental BGK Seniors Advisory Group Inc., a division of and sleep; helps alleviate arthritis, diabetes, shingles boards, doctors, social workers, home care and as- Bessner Galley Kreisman accountants. Learn in your own home or your building's workout space ...alone or with friends sisted living and geriatric care institutions. Noth- ing had prepared me for this. Find out today how T’ai Chi & Qigong can bene!t you! Quebec boasts an impressive collection of pri- Volunteer fair at New Hope Call Jer ry for in form ation 514.569.1947 jspinak@videot ron.ca vate and public services for the elderly and their New Hope will host a volunteer fair funded by caregivers, but I could not find an agency or group the Montreal Volunteer Bureau titled Helping that would provide an overall roadmap for con- Seniors, Friday, April 29. Many of N.D.G.’s sultation. community groups will be looking for volun- Because of the memory loss, it was difficult for teers. The fair will take place from 11am to 2pm her remember which financial institutions she was at New Hope Senior Citizens Centre, 6225 God- Healthy Women dealing with, and after four days of sifting through frey Ave. A free barbecue lunch follows. The McGill University Health Centre is recruiting documents I discovered her holdings were spread Info: 514-484-0425 healthy women for a study of metabolic responses to meals. among four investment firms and three banks. CANDIDATE PROFILE I was surprised by the size of her portfolio. She • women of 55 years of age and older had been her family’s breadwinner and had earned • normalweight • ex-smoker a modest salary as a bookkeeper. Family folklore Loving Care Nursing Home • non-vegetarian would have it that $5 was pinned to the butcher’s For autonomous people Length of study: Two 3-day stays bill on the fridge, and slated for payment every INVESTIGATORS • Loving & caring environment • Beautiful atmosphere : Stéphanie Chevalier, PhD and Sunday morning. ErrolB. 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She became the employer of www.theseniortimes.com April 2011 27 THE SENIOR TIMES When considering a broker, think about the dollar value of peace of mind The Greater Montreal Real Estate based on market conditions best for marketing and selling their prop- Board recently announced that the suited for this goal, was factored in. erty with their own money and time. real-estate market in Montreal is Real Estate Additionally, management of the sale In the end, do you really save money becoming more balanced. Realities process, which included marketing, selling on your own? First, the market eased the most for visits, taking offers and negotiating, One seller stated that selling with a single-family dwellings in Vaudreuil Daniel Smyth was discussed. broker brought peace of mind, which Soulanges and on the north shore, Peace of mind and being able to con- is hard to place a dollar value on. while condominiums moved toward increased by 13 per cent overall in tinue to lead a normal life throughout Furthermore, another seller stated a more balanced market in the north February 2011 vs. February 2010. the process was emphasized. that they did not feel that the com- shore and Laval. This will give more choice for buyers Buyers also appreciated the negoti- missions were high. The word used Conversely, on Montreal Island, the and may slow average price increases ation skills of their brokers but added was “fair.” market favoured sellers, both of sin- for various types of properties. So, long story short, take advantage gle-family dwellings and condos. So what does this mean for buyers Being able to lead of the knowledge and expertise of a Second, in February 2011, com- and sellers? a normal life while selling real-estate broker. pared with a year earlier, more mod- It would be beneficial to know the is important. It will be worth the money you pay est price increases were seen. For market conditions in any place that and the peace of mind you achieve example, the median price of a sin- they are looking to sell or buy given their appreciation of the research on throughout the process of selling or gle-family dwelling and a plex (two to that there are indications of market the property conducted by the bro- buying, especially in fluctuating mar- five units) increased by only four per changes in various sectors and for ker in finding the home and poten- ket conditions like we are seeing in cent and three per cent respectively. various types of properties. Buyers tial pitfalls with buying the home. the Greater Montreal area. Only condominiums maintained a and sellers would benefit from work- They also noted the buying process, sustained increase of nine per cent. ing with a real-estate broker. which included the presentation of Decision Canada Furthermore, sales transaction Recently, the real-estate board in- the offer, the management of the in- Just like you and the candidates numbers reduced in Montreal in terviewed numerous consumers who spection, and pre- and post-sale in your neighbourhood, THE 2011 in comparison with 2010, by were looking to sell and/or buy prop- problems that can occur. SENIOR TIMES has the May 2 seven per cent for single family erties. They were questioned about Buyers emphasized that using an election on its mind. dwellings and condos and 11 per their experience working with a bro- agent does not cost a thing and even Look for us in all the regular cent for plexes. This was also the case ker and what value it brought them. vendors stated they could sell on places a few days early, on April in January, which was down nine per Sellers appreciated the brokers’ their own and save the commissions, 26, to find information and dis- cent overall. market knowledge in establishing but in the end, sellers questioned cussions about the issues that Finally, the number of active list- reasonable asking prices. whether there would be a savings matter to you. ings in the Multiple Listing Service The timing of the sale, which was given that they would be responsible

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Schwartz, who survived by working Photos courtesy of the Montreal as a maid and posing as a Gentile in Holocaust Memorial Centre a home on the so-called Aryan side Clockwise from top: The wedding of in Warsaw. Stephen Molnar and Edith Gero; Songs and poetry in Yiddish feature Salomon and Sarah Heiss at their Rivka Augenfeld, Sara Igelfeld and deli; Purim play in Poland in 1934. Janie Respitz, with Rachel Rosenstein at the piano. The main community-wide event, ties and cultural effervescence de- co-ordinated by the Montreal Holo- stroyed by the Nazi juggernaut. caust Memorial Centre, takes place Tuesday May 3, a commemorative Sunday, May 1, at 7:30pm at the service will be conducted by mem- Tifereth Beth David Jerusalem Con- bers of the Drop-in Centre for Holo- gregation, 6519 Baily in Côte St. Luc. caust Survivors of the Cummings The theme is The Life That Was, Centre at 5700 Westbury Ave. highlighting the vibrant communi- Info: 514-345-2605. Fitness program targets type-2 diabetes The Canadian Centre for Activity pant will receive a pre- and post-fit- and Aging, affiliated with Univer- ness assessment to help monitor sity of Western Ontario, has devel- their progress. oped an exercise and education A pilot program begins at Cum- program targeting 55+ who are pre- mings Centre, 5700 Westbury, May 3 diabetic or type-2 diabetic. and runs for eight weeks, Tuesdays The program is geared toward and Thursdays, 1:30pm-3pm. $85. those who are physically inactive and Info: Annette Vezina, 514-342-1234. encompasses cardio-respiratory, The program has received funding strength training, balance and flexi- from the Public Health Agency of bility, and education. Each partici- Canada. Concert will benefit Japan quake victims The Japanese Canadian Cultural to the Canadian Red Cross with a Centre of Montreal has organized a clear indication that the funds are benefit concert, in partnership with destined for disaster relief in Japan. the Canadian Red Cross, to raise A tax receipt can be issued. funds for survivors of the Japanese Info: arashidaiko.org earthquake. Donation boxes can also be found The concert, April 9 at 8pm at La at Yuki Bakery, 5211 Sherbrooke W. Tohu, 2345 Jarry E., is one of a series in N.D.G., and the Japanese Cana- of fundraisers organized in Montreal dian Cultural Centre of Montreal, since the March 11 tragedy. 8155 Rousselot. “Funds raised at the event will be On April 11 at 6:30 pm, an event pooled together and donated to the called Reactor will feature music and Canadian Red Cross, who will send lectures on the theme of energy and the funds to the Japanese Red Cross,” lifestyle, at La Sala Rossa, 4848 St. says Donald Watanabe, president of Laurent. Info: [email protected] the cultural centre. “Red Cross dona- Info on how to donate and on tion boxes will be available at the event coming events: 514-728-5580. as well as at various Japanese busi- Info on N.D.G. businesses where nesses.” Cheques should be payable you can donate: 514-313-9945.

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ART Beth Zion/B'nai Brith • Wed. April 13 ancient Christian tradition of Stations of the Cross West End Quilters Guild • April 30 & May 1 50+ Singles evening with Lewis Rosen & Dr. Joe in music and poetry. Freewill donation will bene- Quilt show. Sat. 10am–5pm & Sun. 10am-3pm, St. Schwarcz on Good Wealth, Good Health. 7pm at fit ReachOut With Music, a church project to ben- Ignatius of Loyola Church, 4455 West Broadway. 5740 Hudson Ave. $5. 514-733-5377 efit less privileged young Montrealers.

BAZAARS Canadian Legion 85/90 • Sat. April 16 Pro-Musica at Place Des Arts • Mon. April 18 Polish Bazaar • April 9 & 10 Country & Western dance with Big Iron Band. 8pm, Pianist Yevgeny Sudbin in a program featuring Sat. 9am-6pm & Sun. 9am-5pm, St. Antonin 3015 Henri Dunant, Lachine. $10. 514-639-0996 works by Haydn, Shostakovich, Chopin, Liszt, and Church, 5361 Snowdon. Ravel at 7:30pm. Tickets: 514-842-2112. The Yellow Door • Thurs. April 21 Fellowship Circle • Sat. April 16 Poetry, prose and music featuring Paule Guérard. THEATRE Spring bake sale and luncheon. 10am-4pm, Hun- 7pm. $5. 3625 Aylmer. 514-845-2600 Concordia U Theatre Dept. • April 14 -17 garian Cuisine. Hungarian United Church, 50 Scorched by Wajdi Mouawad, translated by Linda Graham, T.M.R. 514-483-6916 Canadian Legion Branch 234 • 514-684-9575 Gaboriau, directed by Vernice Miller. Seniors & • Sun. April 24 Easter Sunday Dinner, 1 pm. $8. students: $5. 1455 de Maisonneuve. Thurs., Fri., at St. Charles Parish • April 29, 30 • Fridays Fish and Chips 5-7pm. 3, 4 Ave S, Roxboro. 8pm. Sat., Sun., at 2pm and 8pm. Flea Market Fri. 9am-8pm, Sat. 9am-4pm, 2115 514-848-2424 x 7763 Centre, Point St. Charles. 514-932-5335 Provincial Council of Women • Sat. April 30 Sinclair Harris speaks on Midwifery Development Rialto Theatre • April 13 to 24 Centre Greene • Sat. May 7 9:30am-3pm at Fulford Hall, 1444 Union Ave. Village Scene Productions presents Equus, the Indoor garage sale, 10am -3pm. Tables available $15/ $8. RSVP by April 22. 514-768-1245 story of 17-year-old Alan Strang who deliberately for rent, $20; spaces limited. Spring cleaning? Do- blinds six horses. Directed by Paul Van Dyck. nate to Centre Greene, 1090 Greene. LIBRARIES $30 /$24. 514-965-9877 or villagescene.com 514-931-6202 or visit centregreene.org Atwater Public Library • 514-935-7344 •Thurs. April 14 Christina Baudin lectures on Lakeshore Players • April 9, 13-16 CLUBS Searching for Tenants' Rights Info Online. Ad- Bedtime Stories by Norm Foster at John Rennie Shaare Zedek Men’s Club • Sun. April 10 vance registration required. Noon-2pm. x 210 high school. Times and tickets: 514-631-8718 Harold Rosenberg speaks on the Montreal Black •Wed. April 20 Festival Borealis featuring music Market Baby Ring of the 1940s and 1950s. 9:30am. by Tomoko Inui and Haruyo Yoshino-Platt. 12:30. Dawson Theatre Dept • April 18-30 Info: 514-484-1122. The Coronation Voyage by Michel-Marc Jewish Public Library • 514-345-2627 Bouchard. 2000 Atwater. Tickets: 514-931-5000 Helvetia Seniors Club • Thurs. April 21 • Mon. April 11 Lecture by Elisa New, author of Featuring Dr. Joe Schwarcz. 11am-2pm, Monkland Jacob’s Cane, including book signing, 7:30pm COMMUNITY BRIEFS Grill, 6151 Monkland. 450-687-5256 • Wed. April 13 Canada Council Readings with AMI-QUEBEC offers tele-support groups for Wine Reception presents Avner Mandelman read- caregivers of mentally ill. Call 1-866-396-2433. EVENTS ing from his literary thriller, The Debba, long- Unitarian Church of Montreal • Sat. April 9 listed for the Giller Prize. 5:30 pm. Beaconsfield Seniors meet Wednesdays 10:30am- Empty Bowls: a fundraiser to fight hunger, 11am- • Thurs. April 28 Movie premiere in Spanish 3:30pm at 303 Beaconsfield till mid-May for af- 2pm.For $20,choose a hand-crafted bowl and enjoy (English subtitles): Anita by Marcus Carnevale ternoon activities. Call 514-697-3873 homemade Brazilian soup with fresh-baked bread. (Argentina, 2009). A young woman with Down’s Music of Jean Séguin. 5035 de Maisonneuve. syndrome gets lost in Buenos Aires after a bomb West Island Citizen Advocacy matches volun- attack on a Jewish community centre. 7:30 pm. teers and people with disabilities. 514-694-5850 Montreal Urban Hikers • Sat. April 9 Informative walk in Park Extension at 9:30am, MUSIC Volunteer West Island and John Abbott students corner of Acadie & Beaumont. $2. 514-938-4910 Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue • Sun. April 10 host bingo for seniors Fridays 1-3pm, 1 de l’Église, Members of the Leisure Institute celebrate its 35th Ste. Anne de Bellevue. 514-457-5445 x 228 Single Persons Association • Sat. April 9 & 30 anniversary with an afternoon with Cantor 40+ singles mix & mingle dance party. 8pm. Gideon Zelermyer and Stephen Glass performing Cantabile Chorale is looking for new singers for 448 Trudeau, LaSalle. 514-366-8600 Broadway, Israeli, Opera and Cantorial at noon. a spring concert featuring Bach’s Magnificat and Lunch followed by lecture. 425 Metcalfe. $5. Vivaldi’s Gloria. Rehearsals are Mondays at Daughters of the Nile • Sun. April 10 Reservations mandatory: 514-937-9471 x 139 7:15pm in Pointe Claire. Call 514-634-1275 Lunch & fashion show. Noon at Karnak Shriners Hall, 3350 Sources, D.D.O. $20. 514-685-7525 Oscar Peterson Concert Hall • 514-848-4848 Concordia Department of Music presents: Coming up at Cummings Cummings Centre • Mon. April 11 • Thurs. April 14 Chamber Jazz Orchestra Dr. Mitch Shulman hosts an interactive session for directed by Robin Chemtov. 8pm. Registration continues at the Cummings Centre 50+ on navigating your way through the ER, • Fri. April 15 Big Band directed by Dave Turner. for spring and summer courses and programs 7:30pm, Hampton Inn & Suites, 1900 Trans 8pm. 7141 Sherbrooke W. $5. Monday to Thursday from 9am to 3:30pm and Canada Hwy. $18/$15. 514-624-5005 x 230 Friday from 9am to 12:30pm at 5700 Westbury. Zerf Productions • Sat. April 16 A full range of programs is offered, from bridge Auberge Shalom • Wed. April 13 Music for Lent: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. 7:30pm. to global affairs. Try a book club, fine arts or crafts, Comedy night with Ryan Wilner. Proceeds to Loyola Chapel, 7141 Sherbrooke W. $10 &/or non- languages, computers, film or get fit in the well- abused women and their children. $36. 7:15pm. perishable food. 514-843-7713 ness centre. Programs are also offered in Club Soda, 1225 St. Laurent. 514-731-0833 Chomedey, Westmount, the West Island and St. Church of St. Andrew & St. Paul • Sun. April 17 Laurent. Register early to get the best selection of St. Thomas More Parish • Wed. April 13 At 3pm (doors open at 2:30pm) on Sherbrooke courses. Transportation is available from some Annual card party and military whist. $5. Noon at corner Bishop, organist Jonathan Oldengarm and parts of the city. Info: 514-342-1234 or visit 978 Moffat, Verdun. 514-768-4741 Radio-Canada host Mario Paquet present the cummingscentre.org

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Juan Rodriguez Radio Caroline, the offshore pirate radio station with American-accented DJs spinning hits the Is it live or is it Memorex? Trick question. Turns fuddy-duddy BBC wouldn’t touch. out that when it comes to reminiscence of music These were the songs you could hear drifting out – call it nostalgia, if you must – it’s both. of every boutique that summer: “All aboard that In a beautifully conceived and totally unique train …” “See me, feel me, touch me …” And musical memoir, Sonata for Jukebox: An Autobiog- when the serpentine organ and heavy breathing raphy of My Ears (2004), Geoffrey O’Brien (edi- from Gainsbourg and his British paramour came tor-in-chief of the Library of America) ruminates on, it was like church meeting the boudoir. As the every which way on “how lives are lived in the BBC banned it, there was an extra vicarious thrill presence – and the memory of the presence – of hearing it waft through one of London’s signature music.” Part instant recall, part history, part spots. There’s been nothing like it since, and it reverie, the book attempts – in a highly idiosyn- brings me a smile when I listen to it today. cratic way – to make sense of what he hears, Top Hat, by Fred Astaire: A cold December in mainly through recordings, “perhaps merely to Paris, 1973, a night when I knew why they called make it his own, since appropriate music (for pur- it “the city of light.”We went to a shabby repertory poses often far from musical) can at times be al- cinema where the French, indulging in all things most a matter of survival … (The book) considers nostalgically American, held a festival of classic different ways of describing how one listener (this musicals. This 1935 offering dazzled with the listener, for convenient example) hears, or imag- lightness of being … elegant, carefree and gay ines he hears, and how he connects that listening Photo: Tristan Nitot (when the word suggested champagne fizz), re- to the rest of life.” Like they say, we’ll always have Paris. flecting an era long gone. But, like they say, we’ll It’s the kind of book I didn’t want to end. It in- never bought two albums at the same time before, always have Paris. spired me to recall the circumstances of random and felt proud of my purchases – advanced rock- Dummy, by Portishead: I lived in Berkeley, Cal- musical epiphanies that stick to this day … ’n’roll and coolly swinging jazz – and I just knew ifornia, from 1989 to 1996, where the sun shines Be My Baby and Walking in the Rain, by the this music was going to be great. What I didn’t 310 days a year. Seven weeks before I returned to Ronettes (1963-64). Every week, when I was in my know was that I’d still be listening to them today. Montreal, as fate would have it, I fell in love. Her mid-teens, I walked to a little record shop on Pet Sounds, by the Beach Boys; Collaboration, by name was Carina, born in Argentina. She was Queen Mary which, uniquely in Montreal, stocked the Modern Jazz Quartet with LaurindoAlmeida. apple-cheeked, with a big smile, full of inquisitive all the 45s from Philles Records, the indie com- Spring, 1966: We were in love – first love – and we coquettish talk, an irresistible blend of fun and pany – with the distinctive yellow and red label – lay on the carpet with a cushion by our side in front philosophy. She swept me off my feet. She loved to started by the great producer Phil Spector, who of the hi-fi at low volume in the wee hours of the drive, very fast. She drove me up twisting Diablo drenched his singers in a great“wall of sound”that morning while her parents slept. Incredibly soft ca- Range roads to the Lick Observatory, the second- I wallowed in. I played them over and over and resses as Brian Wilson sang,“God only knows what largest telescope in the U.S., east of San Jose, where over, happily getting lost in this pounding torrent I’d be without you …” And we thrilled when the we gazed at the moon, up close and personal. On of emotion and yearning (and the thunderclap MJQ reached the climax of the Adagio from the our way back, we stopped by the old mission at 4 that starts Rain). I hadn’t even heard of Richard Concerto de Aranguez as the sun came up. And a.m. (yeah, we each dropped a coin in the foun- Wagner – to whom Spector’s sound was compared then I’d walk home in a feathery daze, lighter than tain), after descending the mountain at a snail’s – but I just knew this was “deep.”And when I lis- air, sweet sounds swirling in my head … pace – with the headlights off (!), listening to Por- ten to his productions I feel the same way today as Marrakesh Express, by Crosby, Stills & Nash; tishead – trippy, ethereal, spooky, urgent – by the I did then: filled with the wonder of dense sound. Tommy, by the Who; Je t’aime (moi non plus), by light of a full moon. I haven’t seen her since I left Rubber Soul, by the Beatles; Soul Brothers, by Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin: I lived six that splendorous Western frontier, wonder how Ray Charles & Milt Jackson: A rainy November months in London in 1969, often spending sunny she’s doing, and whenever I listen to this album it’s rush hour in 1965, the downtown lights reflecting afternoons reclining on the grass in Hyde Park, all I can do to keep myself from crying. magically – like an abstract painting – off the wet reading The Times (archly formal but strangely Recorded music makes me selfish enough to pre- glistening streets. I’m at the corner of Ste. Cather- compelling) and snacking on Italian sandwiches fer listening in solitude. Like magic, past and pres- ine and Peel, eager to get home to listen. I had I’d bought in Soho, my transistor radio tuned to ent become one.

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In town: At the Far Edge of Town Students from Geordie Theatre strength of humanity and the power School will perform At the Far Edge of change. of Town on May 1. This perform- Students of both senior classes con- ance is a culmination of their 12- tributed ideas, characters and a song week session of classes. by Geordie student Jacob Simon. At The Far Edge of Town is a piece The Geordie Theatre School is inspired by The Lorax by Theodor about storytelling. Seuss Geisel, who most people just Artistic director Dean Patrick Fem- call Dr. Seuss, and written by teach- ing asks: “Is there a better story we ers Leni Parker and Julie Tamiko would want our children to tell than Manning. one that has to do with saving the The play tells the story of Sammy world?” and his fellow workers at The Eu- May 1, 3pm, FACE School audito- phorium plant. rium, 3449 University. $10. It’s a tale of environmental woe, the 514-927-9810, [email protected] ANALLNEW MUSICAL! STARRING THEODORE BIKEL BASED ON THE WORKS OF TED ALLAN

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Box Of ce: 514.739.7944 | WWW.SEGALCENTRE.ORG 5170 ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine MAY 1 - 23, 2011 www.theseniortimes.com April 2011 33 THE SENIOR TIMES ere’s a singular sense of romanticism in francophone poésie Juan Rodriguez from the French literary tradition—usually Two female québécoises of note: Anik Jean has a recorded high in the mix so that listeners can feel yearning voice that sounds morphed from ’60s girl If you think francophone music begins and the full force of their “poésie.”In this sense, there’s groups. Her most recent album, Le Ciel seigne le ends with,say,Jacques Brel,Edith Piaf,Charles still a singular sense of romanticism in francoph- martyre, is a gut-wrenching swirl of sound, pro- Aznavour and maybe Robert Charlebois, think one song craft. duced by Bowie denizen Marc Platti and featuring again.Sure,these artists—and others like Gilles Singers from France and Quebec share forms of ace guitarist Earl Slick. A sweeter, softer, huskier Vigneault, Leo Ferré, Georges Brassens, Bar- otherness, looking at anglo-American musical de- voice is Ariane Moffatt, a great talent who quickly bara and Juliette Greco—are immortals of velopments from a cultural distance (created by became an idol of a new generation of young chanson,still worth listening to if only because difference of language) but able to cherry-pick women with her first album. A musical dynamo they’re eternally “culturally relevant” in a what they like in the pop-rock vernacular. The Eu- with nuance-filled vocal oscillations, she’s at her deeply poetic sense. ropean classical tradition cannot help but add to best in Le Coeur dans la tête. But there are many others of more recent vin- the mix, and now there’s the strong rhythmic drive And from France there’s Camille, who cleaned tage, on both sides of the Atlantic, who bring of North African music from former French up at the prestigious Victoires Awards two years chanson more musically up to date. Although colonies. ago; equally adept in English, this outsize young francophone music has often been laughed at by There’s also a natural tension, or friendly rivalry, talent’s best album is Le fil, the songs connected some oh-so-hip know-nothings in the English- between Québécois acts and those of the former by a single humming note. speaking world, it nevertheless offers many quali- mother country. Quebec musicians treat North Jérôme Minière, originally from Belgium via ties often in short supply from Anglo-American American rock forms as second nature, a condi- France who made his home in Montreal’s “Petit pop fare. tion acts from Europe look at with no small envy. Italie,” is one of the modest gems of local pop. First of course is an accent on lyrics—derived Add up these historical and aesthetic factors and Don’t let his gentleness fool you: He’s highly per- we arrive at a music scene that is quite the oppo- ceptive, an anthropological rather than political site of laughable—uniquely rich and immensely observer, i.e.:“Mon pays n’a pas du nom.”(His in- fertile. And for bilingual English-language listen- genious alter-ego Herri Kopter explores the reali- ers, it can be a genuine treat, an alternative worthy ties of being a cog in a corporate machine on two of celebration. albums.) The eternal “petit cosmonaut,” he’s also We move seniors The rise of Pierre Lapointe over the last decade • Placing • Organizing • Downsizing has proved that quality sells. With the Montrealer’s • Moving • Decorating & House Staging confidence and fearlessness for musical experi- There’s a natural tension or friendly Turn-key moving service for seniors mentation matching his enormous talent, the rivalry between Québécois acts and 514-242-3420 Rodica singer-composer’s songs deal with colourful out- those of the former mother country. www.WeMoveSeniors.org sized characters and mysterious inner reveries. He W thinks big: His stage shows are spectacularly am- bitious (including a memorable outdoor affair a splendid producer. Try his latest, Coeurs. Free Denturist Parking with his rock band joining L’Orchestre Metropol- Well worth discovering is Mickey (3D) and his available consultation Mario Tzavelakos D.D. itain two years ago, captured on disc). The link be- La Grande evasion. Quirky, profoundly whimsical, tween avant-garde and pop has rarely been so and slightly lost with life passing him by, the cohesively presented. His latest album, Solo Piano Frenchman brings a unique blend of folk, pop, • Complete esthetic (he’s an excellent pianist in the European tradi- grunge and tweaks of techno. & partial dentures tion), distills his songs to their bare essences. Martin Léon’s beautiful sounding Les Atomes is Arthur H leads all singer-songwriters from the mellowest Québécois production in years. His • Dentures on implants France in all-around musical talent (he’s a superb understated warmth is by turns comforting and • Denture refilling/relining pianist in a jazzy style) and the largesse of his sub- compelling. Luc Bonin’s nom de plume is Urbain • Soft base dentures ject matter (from Marilyn Monroe and Madonna Desbois—get it? —the absurdist clown prince of to death by casino and the quest for fame by a Quebec chanson, self-deprecating and humanis- • On the spot laboratory wannabe assassin). The son of ’70s star Jacques tic. To wit: The title song of his latest album, La Higelin also has strong connections to Quebec, gravité me pèse. Other quality-conscious artists 7475 Newman Blvd, Suite 303, LaSalle having recorded here often. worth exploring include the energetic Yann Per- 514-367-2261 Recommended: Mystic Rhumba (also the title of reau, folk-rocker Vincent Vallières and ex-Beau his compilation album) and Adieu tristesse. Dommage leader Michel Rivard. Rock bands are harder to maintain than solo ca- Catharine Major is the classiest chanteuse to reers in the small local market, but Malajube and emerge in recent years, by turns thoughtful and La Musique Marlene Karkwa have both found success outside Quebec. emotional, and fine pianist. Jean Leloup is the The joke about Malajube—explaining its appeal crazy man of Quebec chanson, with a substantial Piano and Violin as a cult band around the world—is that even English following, with intensely rhythmic music Lessons French speakers have a hard time understanding couching off-the-wall lyrics. their lyrics, so buried are they in a careening joy- The rappers Abd Al Malik and Grand Corps ous rock noise. Karkwa offers more prog-rock Malade, from France, are stone sober and serious. structures—but without the bombast, for they are They replace the American braggadocio obsession excellent ensemble musicians—and have the most with “bling” with a far more cogent reflection, and recent Polaris Music Prize and several Félix analysis, of life as a minority in les banlieues (or Awards to show for it. suburbs), without shying away from their indebt- WD-40 is the hard-luck band “chez nous,” their edness to Rimbaud and Baudelaire. career sabotaged by personal hiccups and lack of Finally, save some time for the legendary Serge career direction. But they have an inimitable Gainsbourg, who died 20 years ago. Provocateur sound—lumbering country-rock with a touch of par excellence, sexual vagabond, chain-smoking punk—and a singer (Alexandre Jones) with a scourge of political correctness, there was no one booming voice like Elvis. Their last album, Sainte- like him anywhere. 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