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University of Winnipeg budget maintains faculty cuts Managing Editor Provincial Bill 2 makes no move to address funding disparity, says faculty association Aaron Epp » [email protected] Business Manager Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] entirely. Ethan Cabel Gazel Manuel, president of the PRODUCTION MANAGER Volunteer Staff Sociology Society, said that many Ayame Ulrich » [email protected] introductory sociology courses have been moved online as a result Over a month after protests of department cuts. CONTRIBUTORS: exploded at the University of Win- “That online intro course, I just nipeg around projected cuts to ten- think it's so wrong,” she said, add- Rod Beilfuss, Ethan Cabel, Melanie ure track faculty positions, the uni- ing that the quality of education versity's board of regents approved has taken a major hit. Dahling, Kent Davies, Timothy Dyck, the 2012-2013 operating budget; a Pauline Pearson, president of Britt Embry, Robert Galston, Amy spending blueprint that retains all the University of Winnipeg Fac- the controversial cuts. ulty Association (UWFA), argues Groening, Carson Hammond, Dylan “It seems to me that the univer- long-term budget planning, with Hewlett, Stephen Kurz, Mark McAvoy, sity is balancing two rather noble rigorous faculty consultations, is causes,” said Gabriel Hurley, pres- necessary in order to avoid the sud- Lauren Parsons, Stefan Tkacz, Eva ident of the U of W History Soci- den departmental cuts seen in the ety. operating budget. Wasney “We are spending a lot of money “When they knew how much bringing people into university money was coming in, and when The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the that couldn't afford to do it oth- they knew what their expenses University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland Press Inc. is a membership erwise … However, if you spend were … I don't understand the based organization in which students and community that money and aren't able to offer justification that was given for the members are invited to participate. For more them the quality of education you cancellation of the faculty hires,” information on how to become a member go to promised, they start to wonder she said, adding that the adminis- www.uniter.ca, or call the office at 786-9790. whether you're actually benefiting tration had essentially confirmed SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in them.” which positions would be filled text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to editor@ The history department is one before news of the cuts started roll- uniter.ca, or the relevant section editor. Deadline for Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell/Uniter Archives of several arts departments facing ing in in March. submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before cuts to tenure track faculty posi- According to Bill Balan, vice Gazel Manuel, president of the U of W Sociology Society, is concerned about what the publication. Deadline for advertisements is noon Friday, university's latest budget means for the quality of education it offers. six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves tions, with the retirement of pro- president of finance and adminis- the right to refuse to print submitted material. The fessors Garin Burbank and David tration at the U of W, the budget Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, Topper. process works on a schedule con- BU and the U of M receive $12,000 ability for University Students Act, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. We also reserve the Hurley, who sat on the hiring ducive to proper hiring practices. per student, the U of W receives by the province makes no move right to edit for length and/or style. committee to select a replacement “When those positions are just $6,500 per student from the toward such a system. CONTACT US » for professor Burbank, said the posted, they are posted subject to provincial government. This fund- Instead, the Council on Post- General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 Advertising: 204.786.9790 committee poured over the appli- budgetary approval,” he said, add- ing is not based on enrolment. secondary Education (COPSE), Editors: 204.786.9497 cations of 100 individuals, antici- ing that most hires are made in the Over the past 10 years, the U is required to let university's know Fax: 204.783.7080 pating a tenure track hire to teach fall and winter. of W's student body has grown how much funding they will receive E-mail: [email protected] United States history. Faculty cuts for 2012-2013 were by 55 per cent, outpacing the U in operating grants over three-year Web: www.uniter.ca “The day before the history made largely in departments faced of M, which saw only 29 per cent periods. LOCATION » Room ORM14 department was set to approve the with shrinking or stagnant enrol- growth. It also gives COPSE the author- University of Winnipeg recommendations of the commit- ment, Balan added, citing the dis- As enrolment goes up, the ity to approve or cancel a course- 515 Portage Avenue tee, we got an e-mail from the dean sipating class sizes in German stud- funding gap widens, according to fee increase based on the univer- Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 of arts saying the position was can- ies as one example. Balan. sity's costs. Additionally, the bill celled,” he said. “We've been growing at a much mandates that universities can only Funding woes and Bill 2 The history department is not faster rate … and part of it has to increase tuition by the rate of infla- Mouseland Press Board of Directors: alone in facing cuts. Other affected Pearson and Balan agree there is do with the great emphasis we've tion. Ben Wickstrom (interim chair), Peter departments in the $110 million a severe funding disparity between placed on accessibility, so it's not “It should be noted that the Ives, Robert Galston, Sara McGregor, operating budget include sociol- the University of Winnipeg, Bran- an easy issue for us to say we're problem Bill 2 proposes to fix by Justin Leblanc, Lindsey Wiebe, Melissa ogy, modern languages, classics don University and the University going to change feet and now we're limiting tuition increases does not Martin, Emily Guttormson, Chris Hunter and criminal justice. of Manitoba. going to shrink, although finan- exist. University tuition in Mani- and Shannon Sampert. Overall, the university is add- Balan argues that this dispar- cially it does make sense for us to toba is among the lowest in Can- For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] ing 11 tenure track positions, five ity has in part precipitated the cuts consider shrinking,” he said. ada,” Pearson wrote in a UWFA of which are going to the faculty of seen in the 2012-2013 budget. “They (the provincial govern- press release in May. arts. The operating budget has also Since receiving its charter in ment) should be looking at some “It makes sense to leave the added 11 term instructors, nine of 1967, the University of Winnipeg sort of enrolment-based granting authority to set tuition fees with which are going to the arts. These has been given a comparatively low system, like other provinces have.” those who actually deliver the www.Uniter.ca figures do not include positions rate of funding among Manitoba The recent passage of Bill 2, also goods.” that were cancelled or not renewed post-secondary institutions. While known as the Protecting Afford-

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It’s not uncommon for friends who haven’t seen Rob Koske in a few months to walk right past him. He’s lost so much weight, they don’t even recognize him. “They ask me, you’re not sick, are you?” says the 47-year-old aircraft mechanic, who has lost 50 pounds over the past seven months. “I am the opposite of sick. I’m feel- ing better now than I have in a long time.” Koske and his wife went on a vaction to the Dominican Republic last October. Unhappy with how he looked in the pictures they took on the trip, Koske could barely bring himself to look at them. “I was looking at some of the photos thinking, wow, I really need to do something with myself,” Koske says. He signed up for a CrossFit class, changed his diet and hasn’t looked back. “I’ll never be a super-athlete, but I’m able to be fitter and stronger,” he says. “CrossFit has really been able to help me achieve some of these successes.” Growing popularity Koske is one of hundreds of Winnipeg- gers who flock to CrossFit gyms - or “boxes,” as CrossFit enthusiasts refer to them - multi- ple times each week for a strength and condi- tioning program that combines weightlifting, gymnastics and cardiovascular exercise. It’s a training method, sport and company created in 2000 by Greg Glassman, a former gym- nast from Santa Cruz, California. CrossFit has grown enormously in recent DYLAN HEWLETT years, as evidenced by the success of the Above: CrossFit gym owner Mike Warkentin says the training method is growing in popularity because it makes exercise fun. Below: Rob Koske performs a series of box CrossFit Games - an annual competition jumps. The 47-year-old aircraft mechanic has lost 50 pounds since starting CrossFit seven months ago. where athletes from around the world gather to compete and the winning man and woman CrossFit, on the other hand, is popu- CrossFit experience. est affiliate with 275 members, is what keeps are dubbed the fittest people on Earth. lar because it’s a constantly varied program To open an affiliate, all you have to do is him going back. The CrossFit Games were held on a farm where every workout is different. pay a $3,000 annual fee. CrossFit HQ does “There are a lot of people there I like, and in California when they started in 2007. And it works, Warkentin says. not monitor affiliates and does not retest the coaches definitely make it a good envi- Jump ahead five years and in 2012, the Cross- “People can literally look at their times on CrossFit trainers at regular intervals. ronment,” says the 28-year-old, who’s lost 50 Fit Games are being sponsored by Reebok the board or look at their weights and real- On top of that, some in the fitness com- pounds since starting CrossFit seven months with the male and female individual winners ize they’re getting better,” he says. “If you munity are critical of the training methods ago. “There’s a definite contrast between that each taking home $250,000. The Games will do a workout in five minutes and then three used in CrossFit. There are also boxes where and (my) bad high school experience. Just be held in the Home Depot Center in Car- months later you do the same workout again overexerting one’s self to an unsafe degree is being a geeky, overweight kid in high school son, California, and although they don’t hap- in three minutes, I can tell you you’re fitter. championed. Some boxes award stickers and/ gym is unpleasant.” pen until July 13-15, the 8,000 tickets avail- It’s clear. And you know you’re fitter.” or t-shirts to clients who throw up during a Karolya Vargscarr, a 27-year-old Master’s able to spectators have been sold out since the But while many people are emerging from training session. student, says CrossFit has been nothing short end of May. CrossFit boxes with stories like Koske’s - sto- There is also a mascot called “Uncle of life changing. In Winnipeg, there are five CrossFit affil- ries of weight loss, improved athletic ability Rhabdo” who appears in the CrossFit com- “The thing that I appreciate about Cross- iates. and better health - some people in the fitness munity. Uncle Rhabdo is CrossFit’s term for Fit most is that it trains you to be mentally “It makes fitness fun again,” says Mike community are critical of how easy it is to Rhabdomyolysis, which is caused by strenu- tough,” says Vargscarr, who started Cross- Warkentin, 35, owner of CrossFit 204 and become a certified CrossFit trainer and open ous overexertion during exercise. Rhabdomy- Fit to supplement her training as an amateur managing editor of the CrossFit Journal, a an affiliate. olysis is the breakdown of muscle fibers that Muay Thai fighter. “In CrossFit you don't get digital publication dedicated to the train- To receive the Level 1 CrossFit certifica- leads to the release of muscle fiber contents to work on what you're good at, or practice ing method. “Sitting on a treadmill is boring tion, all you need to do is attend a two-day (myoglobin) into the bloodstream. Myo- the same routine every day that you like and - nobody likes it. People do it because they seminar and then pass a 50-question multi- globin is harmful to the kidney and often are used to, you do something different that think they have to, but they don’t enjoy it.” ple-choice test. You do not need any previous causes kidney damage. is guaranteed to be physically uncomfortable If the stakes are so high, why is CrossFit and mentally stressful - that's why people get becoming so popular? such impressive physical results.” When you get used to being uncomfort- A powerful experience able, after awhile you see it “bleed into the Brendan Sonnichsen recalls a time when rest of your life,” Vargscarr adds. no one else in Winnipeg was doing Cross- “When you embrace the idea of bettering Fit. The 29-year-old paramedic first heard of yourself and can accept being uncomfortable the sport in 2004 while researching differ- with a greater goal in mind, I think it makes ent training programs online. There were no you a stronger person,” she says. “I know the Canadian CrossFit affiliates at that point, let mental toughness aspect of CrossFit will help alone any Winnipeg boxes, so he began doing me when I return to Muay Thai, but also WODs - the CrossFit acronym for Workout in other areas (like finishing) my thesis and Of the Day - in his parents’ backyard that he moving on to other challenges in life.” learned about from the CrossFit website. Sonnichsen says he was “skinny fat” before Some concerns starting CrossFit. While being active in high But for all the good CrossFit is doing, crit- school sports had given him a decent base icisms still remain. For one, there’s the ease of fitness, chronic wrist and neck problems with which people can get their Level 1 Cross- from sitting and working at a computer all Fit certification. day were beginning to wear on him. Continued on page 14 Since discovering CrossFit, he’s become “a fitness enthusiast, through and through.” He enjoys the challenge and he likes to test his limits. “CrossFit competition has every sin- gle time proven to me that I can do more than I thought I could. It’s broken my lim- its every single time in terms of my percep- tions of what I could handle,” says Sonnich- Follow us on Twitter sen, who used to own an affiliate called River City CrossFit. “Particularly the first competi- @TheUniter tion that I ever did. It was really a very spiri- tual and very powerful experience for me.” For Jason Therrien, the community he’s found at CrossFit Winnipeg, the city’s larg- MIKE WARKENTIN 4 Comments The Uniter July & August 2012 www.Uniter.ca Comments What we can learn from Detroit Greater infusion of ideas and capital needed at the ground level to reverse decline in Winnipeg

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After more than half a century of decline, Detroit - the symbol of urban America's dramatic rise and fall - is making a modest comeback. It is not all good news for the Motor City. Abandonment continues to dominate much of the landscape, and recent census figures show that Detroit's overall popula- tion shrank by a staggering 25 per cent over the past decade. However, in that same period, the num- ber of university-educated people under 35 living in downtown Detroit grew by almost 60 per cent. The improvements in Detroit are not from an influx of big development proj- Stefan Tkacz ects, or major funding initiatives - the city into market gardens. hoods from each other. most modest has had no shortage of these over the years. Perhaps part of the appeal of doing things It is relatively easy to start a design firm of infill developments are at the mercy of the Rather, the improvements are from count- in Detroit is the ability to feel like one is in in an old garment factory loft on McDer- local city councillor. less smaller initiatives, from urban gardens on the ground floor of something. mot, but to build new mixed-use buildings Attracting higher levels of investment cap- started by penniless activists, to art deco In a city that has nowhere to go but up, on former industrial land on Higgins Ave- ital is tricky in a city that has been psycho- office towers redeveloped by deep-pocketed every new coat of paint on a house, every nue is something else altogether. logically hostile to enterprise for decades, but risk-takers. new coffee shop in an abandoned storefront, Physical disconnection prevents Winni- creating more predictable rezoning approval As Phillip Cooley, one of Detroit's prom- is an exciting improvement. peg from being concentrated and practically processes - ones that actively support doing inent entrepreneurs and boosters says, turn- While Winnipeg's level of decline can- walkable, and from being more than just a the right kinds of development - can go a ing Detroit around should be thought of as not be compared to Detroit's, there is a sim- few tiny, isolated islands of street life. long way in changing Winnipeg's risk-averse many small solutions to many small prob- ilar feeling here as North Point Douglas This limits the ability of a city to attract development culture. lems, rather than as one or two solutions to becomes West Broadway's cooler and grit- talent from other places. While innovative urban gardening co- one big problem. tier older cousin, and as a residential popula- Talented young people put up with crush- operatives and collaborative work spaces Small solutions abound. tion and creative sector slowly emerge in and ingly high rents in New York, San Francisco make excellent copy on the Atlantic Cities In Corktown, a neighbourhood a kilo- around the Exchange District. and Toronto because the concentration and blog, they alone are not enough to reverse metre or so west of downtown, a boutique Slow as it may be, things are finally hap- connectivity improves both their quality of deep-seated decline in cities like Detroit and hipster coffee shop - the bellwether of any pening. life and their professional opportunities. Winnipeg. emerging neighbourhood - sits among a row For cities like Detroit and Winnipeg, the Winnipeg can make good redevelopment It will take an entirely new and concerted of old commercial buildings on Michigan old neighbourhoods with a dense collec- easier through continuing to reform zoning approach to planning and zoning at the gov- Avenue. tion of readily available storefronts, lofts and regulations, and by pre-approving certain ernment level, and a greater infusion of ideas Elsewhere in Corktown, and in places houses are the low-hanging fruit that can be types of development - or at least expediting and capital at the ground level. like downtown and midtown, new com- reused without great sums of money. and de-politicizing the approval process. mercial establishments are opening. Artists The challenge is the spaces in between: Too often, civic authorities are more per- Robert Galston is a University of Winnipeg and entrepreneurs work in forgotten ware- the long-abandoned buildings, large parking missive of landowners sitting on a vacant student who writes about urban issues. Visit house spaces, house-buyers fix up houses lots, rail yards, and freeways and freeway-like and derelict building than of them rehabil- his blog at http://riseandsprawl.tumblr.com. and urban agrarians transform vacant lots roadways that separate the city's neighbour- itating one. Without a planning board, the Quebec student movement, Occupy Wall Street replete with flaws Protesters, policymakers need to find common ground, respect

Works Protection Act, which led to severe to student groups, we know low-income nomic crisis since the Great Depression. Ethan Cabel abuses of power by police in Toronto during students (ie. with families earning $45,000 The one per cent versus 99 per cent dichot- Volunteer staff the 2010 G20 summit. a year or less) will be unaffected by the $325 omy irrevocably changed the way we talk It was Bill 78, which shifted the emphasis annual increase. We know that Quebec faces about economic issues. It inserted inequal- of the movement from tuition to the viola- significant fiscal challenges and freezing ity into a public policy debate that had, up As thousands of Quebecers continue to defi- tion of civil liberties, that galvanized popu- tuition fees blindly (ie. without correspond- until that point, focused almost exclusively antly take to the streets of Montreal against lar support outside Quebec (and even within ing economic goals) is foolish. on bank bailouts and corporate confidence, Premier Jean Charest's Liberal government, the province). While many argue the real issue is stu- to the exclusion of abating real human mis- their indignation has been compared to the Suddenly it became meaningful, even dent debt, surely reversing a modest tuition ery. Occupy Wall Street movement that stole “revolutionary,” to don the emblematic red increase for higher income students won't As we face staggering levels of unemploy- headlines across North America and much square. put much of a dent in what protesters decry ment and a eurozone preparing for collapse, of the developed world last fall. Student protest leader Gabrielle Nadeau- as a profuse, systemic problem. nothing could be more important. Although vastly different, both move- Dubois became an overnight celebrity. Additionally, there are other ways of Occupy Wall Street's problem was one of ments have made an important contribu- I'm just as outraged by Bill 78 as well as addressing the debt burden beyond a tuition style. tion to the global dialogue around austerity, the rampant corruption between the Charest freeze. As police began forcefully evicting camp- inequality and the role of government. Liberals and the provincial construction In short, the student movement should ers from public parks and meeting places Both, however, are replete with flaws, industry as Nadeau-Dubois and his support- be lauded for sparking a debate around post- across North America, and as Occupiers including an entrenched mindset that ers appear to be. secondary education. forcefully fought for their “right” to sleep assumes the street, rather than the ballot box, I believe an unconstitutional law should Yet it is astounding how little of value outside, the real message of the movement is the primary venue for political change. be flouted and that protests against corrup- they have contributed to that debate. was lost. But while Quebec students remain fix- tion are warranted. But even if tuition is paramount, Pre- Contrast this with the intense outpouring ated on modest tuition increases, Occupy However, I remain convinced that pro- mier Jean Charest must call an election of emotion accompanied by police crack- Wall Street continues to bring arguably the tests in this regard, though initially power- before December, 2013 and both social dem- down of Quebec student protests, where the most important issue of the 21st century to ful and important, have used up their poten- ocratic parties in the National Assembly - movement was strengthened by being off the fore - mounting inequality. tial. the Parti Quebecois and Quebec Solidaire - message. Ultimately, in the case of the Quebec stu- Bill 78 is currently being challenged have vocally supported the striking students Whether it's about student debt or mac- dent movement, the protesters harbour a before the courts as unconstitutional and the and have vowed to reverse the planned fee roeconomic policy, what these youth-led problem of substance. In the case of Occupy corruption scandal is being investigated by increases. movements ultimately seek is a future not Wall Street, it remains a problem of style. Superior Court Justice France Charbonneau Why aren't more students demanding an plagued by struggle or despair. On the 100th day of student protests, through a public inquiry. immediate election call rather than holding Protests are an important venue for voic- many Canadians (myself included) were At its core, though, the movement is out for a tuition freeze? ing this kind of discontent. moved as hundreds of thousands of Quebec- about tuition fees and using protest dis- Perhaps because the Charest Liberals But so long as protesters and policymak- ers flooded the streets of Montreal to assert ruption as leverage to force the hand of the could win yet again. But that's the give-and- ers refuse to understand their mutual impor- their civil rights in defiance of Bill 78, emer- Charest government. take of democracy. tance and distinct roles, our democratic gency legislation to clamp down on pro- The movement's core message, then, is its So why is Occupy Wall Street ultimately institutions will not respond or operate as tests. biggest problem. more substantial, but less stylish? they should. The Quebec Bar Association has decried Ultimately, average Quebecers and those Regardless of the trumped-up media many of the bill's measures as violating the in the rest of Canada realize that Quebec attention given to the tents in Zuccoti Park Ethan Cabel is a politics student at the Uni- rights of peaceful assembly and freedom of students already pay the lowest tuition fees and the communitarian general assemblies, versity of Winnipeg and The Uniter’s news association. Some have compared the bill to in the country. the movement was really about America's assignment editor. the 1970 War Measures Act and the Public As part of a package of early concessions inadequate response to the greatest eco- Twenty-five years on the Fringe THE UNITER ARTS 5 Winnipeg Fringe Fest returns with more shows and more fun than ever before CARSON HAMMOND VOLUNTEER STAFF

Glancing over the 25th annual Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival’s extensive lineup of shows, it’s immediately apparent there will be no shortage of intriguing entertainment, what with titles such as The Complete History of the Moustache, Surf Chimps and Pretending Things are a Cock finding their way onto the recently finalized list. North America’s second-largest fringe the- atre festival returns to town from Wednes- day, July 18 to Sunday, July 29 for a land- mark year. With a whopping 173 shows - up from last year’s 150 - Chuck McEwen, the festival’s executive director, promises that there will be something for everyone. “Even if you think it’s not quite for you, if you come out, out of 173 shows, you can always find something that will speak to you, (something) that you’re really going to like,” McEwen says. Although for the last decade-and-a-half festivals have been assigned unique themes, such as last year’s “Big Top Fringe” or 2010’s “Fringe and Beyond!,” the event’s silver anni- versary will be going theme-less, instead opt- ing for the more general tagline of “Get your fringe on.” According to McEwen, the phrase is meant to highlight the unique experience of “fringing” itself, which includes the quirky atmosphere of the overarching event along with its theatrical core. Among new additions to this year’s festi- val - many of which, true to its aforemen- tioned non-theme, build upon the event’s community and social aspects - are featured musical performances from the Old Mar- ket Square stage every night at 9 p.m., which will include local favourites such as Romi Mayes, Cannon Bros., The Liptonians and SitDownTracy, as well as something known as the “25-Hour Fringe Event.” Smiling, McEwen describes what he Supplied refers to as “a special event for those extra- This year's Fringe Festival includes (clockwise from top left) Unadulterated Love, Redheaded Stepchild, Fresher and The Good, the Bad and the Stupid. crazy Fringers,” during which - from 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 21 until noon the follow- vious years - a change which McEwen hopes “People that don’t normally go to see reg- ing theatre at the Fringe,” Peterson says. ing day - theatre junkies will embark upon a will increase the event’s accessibility for new- ular (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre) shows “(During production of Fresher) we would non-stop Fringe-a-thon that will usher them comers. will go see Fringe shows, so you get a much often find ourselves saying, ‘Oh, wouldn’t it through what up until now has only taken However, the Fringe Festival - aside from wider variety of people out,” says Peterson, cit- be cool if we could do that,’ about things we place within the whims of zany thespian- its array of globe-hopping street entertain- ing the festival’s comparatively budget-priced normally wouldn’t do.” insomniacs the world over. ers, lively atmosphere, outdoor snacking admission fees as a probable explanation. “But then,” he adds with a laugh, “we just According to McEwen, the event will be and shopping, and all-important beer tent - Although not all of the festival’s titles decided, ‘Hey, let’s do it anyways!” the first-ever of its kind. remains, above all else, about theatre. could be described as avant-garde, perhaps Attendees of this year’s festival will also Colin Peterson, director of Winnipeg the quarter-century-old institution’s great- The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival takes be able to purchase tickets for shows at their Studio Theatre’s Fringe Festival production est appeal stems from its principled commit- place Wednesday, July 18 to Sunday, July 29. respective venues (of which there will be a of Fresher, The Musical, attests to the festi- ment to the unrestrained artistic freedom of Visit www.winnipegfringe.com for full list- staggering 31) instead of having to pick them val’s importance in terms of the city’s broader its participants. ings of shows, show times and venue loca- up from the Exchange District hub as in pre- theatrical scene. “You can do much more boundary-push- tions.

July 18-21 at 7 p.m., July 22 at 2 p.m,. July 24-28 at 10:45 p.m., July 21 at 9:15 p.m., July 23 at 7 at 7 p.m. and July 29 at 2 p.m. p.m., July 25-26 at 7:30 p.m., July 27-28 at 9 p.m. and July 29 at 7:45 p.m. Adapted from Mike Daisey’s critically- A quintet of shows you shouldn’t acclaimed monologue of the same A unique, genre-bending production miss at this year’s Winnipeg Fringe name, The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve that promises live songs and “edible Theatre Festival Jobs presents a critical examination of puppets” (among other things), Lit- its namesake and the profound influ- tle Orange Man follows Kitt, a “high- ence upon global culture of his com- octane Danish girl whose great- 1. N.C.S.I.S.N.Y.P.D. pany’s products. You’ve been warned, est delight,” according to the show’s (aka The Procedural) though: you may never look at your description on WinnipegFringe.com, Presented by Monkey Centurion Productions iPhone the same way again. “comes from re-enacting her grandfa- Plays at the WAG’s Muriel Richardson Auditorium ther’s grisly folk tales to young neigh- (Venue #12, 300 Memorial Blvd.) 3. Body Language bourhood children.” An ideal mixture July 19 at 1:45 p.m., July 20 at 7:15 p.m., July Presented by Hot Thespian Action of structural experimentation and fine N.C.S.I.S.N.Y.P.D. Little Orange Man 21 at 12:00 p.m., July 22 at 1:30 p.m., July 24 at Plays at the Gas Station Theatre (Venue #18, 445 storytelling, LOM looks like a winning 7:15 p.m., July 26 at 5:15 p.m. and July 29 at River Ave. at Osborne) bet for just about any type of Fringer. 8:30 p.m. July 18 at 7:30 p.m., July 21-22 at 5 p.m., July 24-25 at 7 p.m., July 28 at 5 p.m. and July 29 5. Lulu: A Monster Tragedy According to MonkeyCenturion.com, at 4 p.m. Presented by Echo Theatre this comedy is “a crime drama that’s Plays at Absurd Machine Studios (Venue #25, 72 even more similar to other crime dra- This local five-piece laugh factory is Princess Street) mas than any other crime drama perhaps the ultimate sure-thing pick July 18-19 at 6:30 p.m., July 20 at 8:30 p.m., before it.” Prepare for an endearing for Fringe Fest comedy-seekers out for July 21 at 6:30 p.m., July 22 at 1:30 p.m., July and hilarious satire of one of televi- a good time. The group’s various on- 24-25 at 6:30 p.m., July 26 at 8:30 p.m., July 27 sion’s most oversaturated and thor- stage antics have earned them praise at 6:30 p.m., July 28 at 8:30 p.m. and July 29 oughly cliché-ridden genres. Whether and yuks from audiences across Can- at 1:30 p.m. you genuinely love stories full of bad- ada. Hell, they were even nominated ass detective/forensic scientist/sharp- for Canadian Comedy Awards in 2011 Not in the mood for the festival’s many shooter protagonists or just enjoy and 2012 in the “Best Sketch Comedy light-hearted theatrical offerings? This trolling all over them, N.C.S.I.S.N.Y.P.D. is Troupe” category. local production of Frank Wedekind’s a solid pick. haunting 1895 drama features hearty doses of greed, morally-corrosive lust 2. The Agony and Ecstasy of 4. Little Orange Man and at least a handful of murders. Oh, Presented by SNAFU Dance Theatre Steve Jobs and Jack the Ripper makes an appear- Plays at the School of Contemporary Dancers Presented by The District Theatre Collective ance (so, extra murder, presumably). Plays at the Folk Exchange Crocus Building (Venue #31, 221 Bannatyne Ave.) (Venue #26, 211 Bannatyne Ave.) July 18 at 9:30 p.m., July 19 at 7 p.m., July 20 Body Language - Carson Hammond 06 Arts & Culture The Uniter July & August 2012 www.Uniter.ca Arts & Culture

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There’s a lot of music to be seen and heard The 28th annual festival boasts a The festival returns this year for two a piece of private land just south of St. in Manitoba this summer. Whether you line-up that includes Judy Collins, Jane days of total brutality at Negative Space Malo, roughly 45 minutes outside of like folk, rock, country, blues or metal, Siberry, Kinnie Starr, Geoff Berner and (253 Princess Ave.). Winnipeg. there’s a music festival happening in or Wax Mannequin, alongside Manitoba Bands performing at the festival include Rob Crooks, The Empty Standards, near this province that’s just for you. acts like Nathan, The Crooked Brothers, Enabler, Archagathus, The Great Saba- Feed the Birds, Ultra Mega, Heartbeat We’ve got the information you need Michael Peters, Demetra, Federal Lights tini, Bridgeburner, Burning Ghats, Vio- City, Smoky Tiger, Jenny Berkel, The to plan your summer festival attendance and Mama Cutsworth. lent Gorge, Honor and Devour, North- Bokononists, The Blisters, Pop Crimes right here. There is a campsite located a 15-foot less, Misanthropic Noise, Violent Res- and The Hoots are just some of the walk from the main gate, and for the first titution, Putrescence, Gowl, Cetascean, diverse acts already confirmed. time ever, the festival is offering a “qui- Scab Smoker, Flash Out and Plague. There may also be a massive water eter campground.” Admission is $15 per night (tickets fight. More than just music, the festival will available at the door) and proceeds go to feature the premiere show of the Com- Sisters in Spirit, a campaign that raises munity Portrait Project, which is a pho- awareness of the alarmingly high rates As if all that wasn’t tography exhibition and community- of violence against Aboriginal women in based project. Photographs from Bran- Canada. enough, there’s also a don’s downtown core were curated from Visit the event’s Facebook page at an open call, as well as distribution of 25 www.tinyurl.com/Arsonfest2012 for viking warfare tactics disposable cameras to people who live details. and work in the downtown. The exhi- demonstration bition will be a celebration of Brandon’s Trout Forest Music Festival oldest, most vibrant neighbourhoods and Aug. 10 - 12 “Bring water guns,” organizer Ben communities. Jones wrote in a post in the festival’s Ticket price ranges from $28 to $80 for Started in 1996, just 106 people attended Facebook group in June. “Just imagine the entire weekend. Visit www.brandon- the first Trout Forest Music Festi- 400 water guns blazing all at once (and) folkfestival.ca. val. Since then, it’s grown into a great it makes sense. Participation = the best Dauphin’s Countryfest party whose list of artistic directors has time ever.” June 28 - July 1 The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba included Devin Latimer of Winnipeg Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 7. Aug. 3 - 6 roots act Nathan. Join the festival’s Facebook group at www. More than 14,000 people will head to Although this festival doesn’t hap- tinyurl.com/RTMF2012 for details. Dauphin, Manitoba for the 23rd annual Cannon Bros., The Noble Thiefs, Mise pen in Manitoba, it’s only 400 km. away Countryfest, the longest-running coun- En Scene and Del Barber are just a few of and has become a favourite among many Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival try music festival in Canada. Country- the acts set to appear at the Icelandic Fes- Winnipeggers over the past 16 years. Aug. 17 - 19 fest is also one of the largest camping fes- tival of Manitoba, which is believed to be More than 1,800 people are expected tivals in the country, with 4,300 camp- the second-oldest continuous ethnic fes- at this year’s festival, which features music This brand new event takes place at the ing spots. tival in North America. from acclaimed Canadian folk singer- Red River Exhibition Park and will fea- Headliners include hit country acts The first Icelandic festival in Man- songwriter Jon Brooks, “the yodeling ture the best in local, national and inter- Reba, Zac Brown Band, Ronnie Dunn itoba was held in Winnipeg in 1890. It farmer” Stew Clayton and Juno Award- national blues performers along with a (pictured), Jimmy Rankin and Jerrod was held there annually until 1931, and winning Cuban/Canadian singer-song- “Pit Masters” BBQ competition. Niemann, as well as veteran Winnipeg since 1932 has been held in Gimli. writer Alex Cuba. Beginning at noon each day, blues rock act Bachman & Turner. Little House, The Happy Unfortu- Manitoba acts on the bill include musicians will perform on three differ- If you’re looking for more local con- nate, Christopher Cool, Hey Pilgrim, Rambling Dan Frechette, The Magnifi- ent stages. Confirmed acts include Jim- tent at the festival, take in performances Dry Bones, Lindy Vopnfjord, Sweet cent 7s, Scott Nolan, Red Moon Road mie Vaughan and the Tilt-a-Whirl Band, by Big Dave McLean, Romi Mayes, Alibi, Reverend Rampage and The Vopn- and Fred Penner. Little Miss Higgins, The Sojourners, Jim Keith & Renee and Still Standing. fjords will also be at this year’s festival. Festival camping is on the shores of Byrnes, Romi Mayes, Steve Dawson, The And if you’re tired of tunes and want There’s a lot more to it than just music, the English River, which is part of the Perpetrators and Big Dave McLean. to try something different for a while, hit though. There are pancake breakfasts, historic Red Lake Gold Rush trail. There are $10,000 in prizes at stake up the beach, go for a helicopter ride, pole vault competitions, beach volleyball Ticket price ranges from $11 to $70. in the BBQ competition, which is com- enter the Texas Hold ‘Em tournament or tournaments, a fine art show, a parade, Visit www.troutfest.com. prised of four meat categories: pork butt, get dressed up for July 1’s “Craziest Cana- family sports and, as if all that wasn’t pork back or St. Louis ribs, chicken, and dian” contest. enough, there’s also a viking warfare tac- Rainbow Trout Music Festival beef brisket. According to the event’s Ticket price ranges from $75 to $535. tics demonstration. Aug. 17 - 19 website, “This event is sanctioned by the Visit www.countryfest.ca. Visit www.icelandicfestival.com. Kansas City Barbecue Society and their Operated with revenue generated at official rules and regulations will apply. Brandon Folk, Music and Arsonfest fundraising events, grants from local All judging will be double blind by Art Festival Aug. 10 - 11 and national arts organizations and by KCBS trained judges.” July 19 - 22 the generously-donated efforts of the We’re not sure what that means, but it Inspired by the More Than Music Festi- organizing committee and its volun- sounds impressive. The Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festi- val in Dayton, Ohio - a benefit festival teers, the Rainbow Trout Music Festival - Ticket price ranges from $22.50 to val takes place in the wooded area at the that combined music and social activ- that delightfully DIY festival and fishing $37.50. Keystone Centre, which is right on one ism - Arsonfest was started in 2000 by derby that does its darndest to promote Visit www.winnipegbbqandblues.ca. of Brandon, Manitoba’s main drags, 18th local metal musician and promoter Mike local talent - is back for its fifth year. - Aaron Epp Street. Alexander. 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Stephen Kurz 08 Arts & Culture The Uniter July & August 2012 www.Uniter.ca Following their hearts Amid growing popularity, the members of The Head and the Heart are staying true to their craft

Eva Wasney Volunteer staff

Dropping grad school or a steady day job to start a band is not usually regarded as the smart thing to do, but for indie folk darlings The Head and the Heart, that’s exactly what needed to happen to make the band a suc- cess. Hailing from Seattle, the band is made up of singer-guitarists Josiah Johnson and Johnathan Russel, keyboardist Kenny Hen- sley, violinist Charity Rose Thielen, bassist Chris Zasche and drummer Tyler Williams. “We’re definitely coming to terms with the idea of being known on a larger scale.” - Tyler Williams, drummer, The Head and the Heart

Speaking by phone with The Uniter, Wil- liams reveals during a recent interview why he left the band he was in, Prabir and the Substitutes, to join The Head and the Heart. “John sent me a demo of Down in the Val- ley in May of 2009 and I just fell in love with it,” Williams explains. “I had been playing in Shawn Brackbill the same band and touring the same route on Harmonious indie folk: Seattle's The Head and the Heart sold 10,000 copies of their debut album before SubPop Records signed the band. the east coast for two-and-a-half years at that point, and I was ready to give it one more “I think we tapped into something that insists that it hasn’t gone to their heads. he jokes. “No, I think we’re mostly looking shot at music.” we all felt in our hearts, a communal kind “We’re definitely coming to terms with forward to recording in January. We have a The grassroots beginnings of the band of familial thing,” he says. “You can see that the idea of being known on a larger scale. I bunch of songs written and we’re working on led them to sell 10,000 copies of their self- people want to have fun and people want to think mostly what’s changed is our inspira- a bunch more, and basically picking produc- produced, self-titled debut album by word have a reason to smile or to just get involved tion towards music,” he says. “We’re getting ers and the studio where we want to work.” of mouth alone. In 2010, they were picked in the show.” into new territory with the new songs that up by SubPop Records, which subsequently Over the course of touring across the U.S. we’re writing.”  See The Head and the Heart perform on the remastered and re-released the disc. and Europe, The Head and the Heart has This songwriting inspiration comes mostly Winnipeg Folk Festival Mainstage on Saturday, The band’s sound is a mix of harmonious become renowned for their energetic and from the experiences of traveling and the July 7 at 9:30 p.m. vocals and uplifting acoustic guitars, and can engaging live shows. They have opened for ever-persistent tug-of-war between logic and  The band will also perform earlier that day (4:15 be described as dance-folk. acts such as Vampire Weekend, the Dave emotions that the band’s name alludes to. p.m.) at the Green Ash stage and at 4:30 p.m. on Williams is quick to point out that the Matthews Band and My Morning Jacket, Williams has a pretty good idea of where Sunday, July 8 at the Big Blue Stem stage band isn’t coming from a folk purist place, and have performed on the television show he’d like to go with the band in the next  Advance tickets available at the Winnipeg Folk but rather is trying to do an experimental, Austin City Limits. year. Festival Music Store and Ticketmaster feel-good take on playing honest music. Yet with such recent successes, Williams “Probably to the moon - that’d be cool,”  Visit www.theheadandtheheart.com Three to see at this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival A trifecta of acts you shouldn’t miss

Tedeschi-Trucks Band Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires Bahamas Friday, July 6 Saturday, July 7 Sunday, July 8 10:40 p.m. at the Main Stage 7:10 p.m. at the Main Stage 8:45 p.m. at Big Blue @ Night The nephew of a founding member of the Allman Broth- Charles Bradley only released his debut album last year, but This critically-acclaimed sideman-turned-solo artist returns ers, Derek Trucks formed the Derek Trucks Band and per- the 64-year-old has been making music for most of his life. to the Winnipeg Folk Festival for a performance on the formed with Bob Dylan before he even turned 20. He has The acclaimed musician, whose voice has drawn compar- alternative stage. released nine albums and twice appeared on Rolling Stone’s isons to Otis Redding, was discovered by record label exec- Known for his work with Feist, Jason Collett and Great list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. utives while performing a James Brown tribute act under Lake Swimmers, the artist born Afie Jurvanen released His wife, Susan Tedeschi, is no slouch either, having the name Black Soul. Barchords earlier this year, his second collection of quiet, released five acclaimed studio albums, opened for B.B. Having left his James Brown impersonations behind, stripped-down folk songs that showcase his acoustic guitar King and the Rolling Stones, and recorded with Double Bradley’s debut album No Time for Dreaming was named playing and compelling voice. Trouble. one of Rolling Stone’s top 50 albums of 2011 and he per- The Los Angeles Times called Barchords “that delightfully In 2010, the duo joined forces to create an 11-piece blues formed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Last Call rare kind of record that commands an instant replay,” while rock band and release the Grammy-winning album, Reve- with Carson Daly in support of it. the Globe and Mail called Jurvanen “a sublime, incompara- lator. A new documentary that premiered at SXSW earlier this ble leading man, one with a soulful, sweet and stylish touch The band is currently touring in support of a live album, year, Charles Bradley: Soul of America, chronicles the singer’s in his song-writing." titled Everybody’s Talkin’. Download a free song from the incredible journey out of poverty. If seeing him perform Sunday evening isn’t enough, you double-disc set when you visit www.derekandsusan.net. Don’t miss the Screaming Eagle of Soul. can also see Jurvanen participate in a number of workshops Visit www.thecharlesbradley.com. throughout the weekend, including Sunday afternoon’s Levon Helm tribute. Visit www.bahamasmusic.net. Arts & Culture 09 www.uniter.ca July & August 2012 The Uniter ‘The festival is about discovery’ Winnipeg Folk Festival offers big-name acts alongside lesser-known bands you’re bound to fall in love with

SUPPLIED Belle Starr (above), Orchestre Poly Rythmo (top right), Emmanuel Jal (bottom right) and Blitzen Trapper (below) are four of the diverse acts performing at this year's Winnipeg Folk Festival.

Eva Wasney Woody Guthrie tribute act. Band member Nathan Rodgers is looking out for a full day of programming on Friday, Volunteer staff While these larger acts, including K’naan forward to it. Saturday or Sunday from 11 a.m. until mid- and Billy Bragg, are sure to boost attendance, “I’m always delighted to see that there are night. During this time, the six daytime stages they make up only a handful of the almost local musicians booked into the Winnipeg will feature artist workshops and concerts in Simply calling the Winnipeg Folk Festival an 70 different bands performing over five days. Folk Festival,” Rodgers says. “I hope that the full swing, and the alternative evening stage, outdoor music festival is an understatement. Some smaller but noteworthy bands per- people in charge of that continue to draw on Big Blue at Night, will also be bumping. While excellent folk music remains at the forming at this year’s festival are folk-rockers the great talent here in Winnipeg.” With so much to see and do, the Folk Fes- core of the festival, it also provides attendees Blitzen Trapper, world-indie band Devotchka tival is a testament to Winnipeggers’ appreci- with an eclectic artisan village, burgeoning and Latin-inspired group Ozomatli. “I’m not always thinking ation of good grassroots music and getting in visual artists, local food vendors and a five- “I’m not always thinking about how many touch with our community. day tenting community that makes campers tickets a band will sell. It’s more about how about how many tickets The festival is a rich part of the music cul- reluctant to leave Birds Hill Provincial Park much people will love it when they see it,” a band will sell. It’s more ture in Winnipeg, says Alexa Dirks of local come Monday morning. Frayer says. “The festival is about discov- vocal ensemble Chic Gamine, who will also “It involves a pretty comprehensive expe- ery - trying to get people out for one band about how much people will be appearing at this year’s festival. rience,” artistic director Chris Frayer says of that they like and then checking out a whole love it when they see it.” “It’s not just something that is about the the festival’s many attractions. “The fact that bunch. That’s typically the experience we summer,” Dirks says. “It perpetuates through- summers are so short in Winnipeg (means) want people to have.” - Chris Frayer, artistic director, Winnipeg Folk out the year and I think it’s great what it does people really enjoy the whole event. They It’s also important to take note of the many Festival for the city.” come for the music then they get turned on up-and-coming artists featured in the Galaxie to other things.” Young Performers Program, as well as the If you’re a first time folkie, getting the most The 38th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival hap- The 38th annual Winnipeg Folk Festival established local artists performing through- out of the festival is important, but it can eas- pens Wednesday, July 4 to Sunday, July 8. begins on Wednesday, July 4 with a main out the weekend, such as Black Sea Station ily become overwhelming. Tickets are available for a variety of different stage performance featuring Feist and James and Fish & Bird. Frayer maintains that open-mindedness prices at Ticketmaster. For more information, Vincent McMorrow, and comes to a close Another local act performing at the festival will go a long way. visit www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca. on Sunday, July 8 with Iron & Wine and a is folk trio Dry Bones. For day-trippers, he recommends coming

For many long-time and returning folkies, the While researching interesting bands and pro- positive atmosphere of the Winnipeg Folk Fes- curing a djembe for the Pope’s Hill drum cir- tival is just as important as the music. This cle are all part of the fun, looking out for year, the festival is promoting an initiative your friends, being wary of over-consump- called “How to Folk” in an attempt to stay true tion, bringing enough food and having proper to its roots. rain gear can go a long way in improving your “It’s about reinforcing that sense of com- camping experience. munity and neighbourliness that our audience Another aspect of the campaign revolves has always had but that maybe some of our around the festival’s goals of environmental younger audience needs to learn more about responsibility and reminding people to leave from our older patrons,” Chris Frayer, the fes- no trace when the weekend comes to a close. tival’s artistic director, says of the initiative. Every one of the thousands of people With 70 per cent of the audience camp- camping is hoping to have the best time pos- ing, much of the initiative's focus is on per- sible. Remembering that the laws of the land sonal safety and general preparedness in the do in fact apply during the festival can help campgrounds. ensure that this happens, Frayer says.

- Eva Wasney 10 Arts & Culture The Uniter July & August 2012 www.Uniter.ca

Music Listings

THURSDAY, JUNE 28 TO DAYGLO ABORTIONS! Holy (expletive)! are play- WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL kicks off at Bird's Wednesday, July 18. Thursday, Aug. 9. ing Ozzy's with THE PINKSLIPS, SEAL THE DEAL, Hill Park with FEIST, JAMES VINCENT MCMOR- WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 Saskatchewan acts ZOMBIFYUS and FERAL GORDIE TENTREE and SCOTT NOLAN are at the NOB GOBBLERS and MUNG on Saturday, June ROW and SNOWBLINK performing opening night CHILDREN play Frame Arts Warehouse on July Park Theatre on Aug. 9. Superstarr KINNIE STARR plays the West End 30. Wednesday, July 4. 18 with DUST ADAM DUST and ATOMIC DON AND Cultural Centre on Thursday, June 28 with local A WASTE ODYSSEY releases a CD at the Park Another blast from the past THE CHOCOLATE MANITOBA MUSIC NIGHT at NEW MUSIC WEDNES- THE BLACK SUNRISE. folkster KERI LATIMER opening. Theatre on Friday, Aug. 10. BUNNIES FROM HELL return to the stage at the DAY'S continues on July 4 with COTTONMOUTH, THE BOKONONISTS, SPIRIT CHILDREN, THEE AHS, Cavern with THE BOTTLE ROCKETS on June 30. DAVID ST. GERMAIN, and KAYLA LUKY at Ozzy's. THURSDAY, JULY 19 TO ARSONFEST the loudest festival of the year and EACH OTHER perform at the Frame-Arts WEDNESDAY, JULY 25 returns with two days of total brutality featur- JACK MARKS AND THE LOST WAGES plays the FRED EAGLESMITH returns to the Park Theatre Warehouse on June 28. ing ENABLER, ARCHAGATHUS, THE GREAT SABA- Times on June 30. on July 4. PROJECT MARS and RIDING SHOTGUN are at the THE VILLAGE MARKET PATIO SERIES continues Zoo on Thursday, July 19. TINI, BRIDGEBURNER, BURNING GHATS, VIO- at the Gas Station Arts Centre with TRIO BEMBE The Red Thread Movement BenefitC oncert THURSDAY, JULY 5 TO LENT GORGE, HONOUR AND DEVOUR, NORTH- performing on June 28. hits the West End Cultural Centre with FRESH WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 THE SCARLET UNION and THE ELECTRICS play LESS, MISANTHROPIC NOISE, VIOLENT RESTITU- I.E., SEAN QUIGLEY and KARLI GERBRANDT on the Frame on Friday, July 20. TION, PUTRESCENCE, GOWL, CETASCEAN, SCAB Alt-roots act THE BEAUTIES play the Times June 30. THE WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL continues at SMOKER, FLASH OUT and PLAGUE at Negative Rockstar SLASH performs at the Burton Cum- Change(d) High & Lonesome Club on June 28. Bird's Hill Park from Thursday, July 5 until Sun- Space on Friday, Aug. 10 and Saturday, Aug. 11. mings Theatre on Saturday, July 21. Head down to the Osborne Village Canada Day day July 8 with performers ABIGAIL WASH- BURNT WITCH SURVIVORS GROUP, CROSS and weekend as the Music Trader stage hosts the GRAND MASTER, ANNEX THEORY and VIRIDIANS BURN, BETH ORTON, BILLY BRAGG, DEVOTCHKA, Folk-rock legend STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES MT. NOLAN play the Lo Pub on June 28. best of local music with FOREIGN EXCHANGE, are at the Park Theatre on Aug. 11. IRON & WINE, CHALRES BRADLEY, MATT ANDER- play the McPhillips Station Casino on Sunday, POP CRIMES, 77 GUNS, MYSTICS, HAUNTER, MISE JAMES STRUTHERS plays his welcome home SEN, K'NAAN, SIDI TOURE, THE HEAD AND THE July 22. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 TO show at the Park Theatre on June 28. EN SCENE and the RIPPERZ on June 30. HEART and much, much, much more. Country-Folk songstress GILLIAN WELCH per- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 Osborne Village Inn's CANADA DAY PARTY 2012 DAUPHIN COUNTRYFEST takes care of business It's a battle of the Edmonton Rockers on July forms at the Garrick Centre on Monday, July 23. Winnipeg expat JENN MIERAU returns to Win- with BACHMAN & TURNER, REBA, RONNIE DUNN, starts on June 30 with SONS OF YORK, THEY 7 with SLATES playing the Lo Pub while NN are nipeg for a show at the Lo Pub with OLDFOLKS ZAC BROWN BAND, JIMMY RANKIN, KENNY SHOW, SAY, MAD YOUNG DARLINGS, THIS HISSES, THE at the Kings Hotel with KATO DESTROY and 77 MAIDEN! IRON MAIDEN! TUESDAY! JULY 24! MTS HOME on Thursday, Aug. 16. JJ ROSS, MELANINE MORGAN BAND, AARON MANIC SHAKES, ONE BLUE DOOR, ELECTRIC SOUL GUNS. CENTRE! AND TIM BUTLER. PRITCHETT, ALEX RUNIONS, DALLAS SMITH, JACK It's the battle of the V bands with VEENERS and The latest incarnation of sludge-psych-alt-rock Shoe-gaze rock act HAUNTER tour kick off gig MARKS & THE LOST WAGES from Friday, June 29 VIRIDIANS facing off at the Lo Pub on Satur- The Canada Day celebration continues on Sun- legends THE MELVINS destroys the WECC with is at the Lo Pub July 25. until Sunday, July 1. day, Aug. 18. day, July 1 at Music Trader with ULTRA MEGA, RETOX on Monday, July 9. ROYAL CANOE, VIRIDIANS, VIBRATING BEDS, THURSDAY, JULY 26 TO The newly re-formed experimental act SUTURE SPUTNIK and ENJOY THE COMPANY hold a dou- THE THRASHERS, THIS HISSES and THE NOBLE WHITE LUNG and POP CRIMES plays NGTV Space WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 perform alongside BEARDED BROTHERS and ble CD release party at the Park Theatre on THIEFS. on July 9. FLAT CITY FOLK at the Winnipeg Free Press Country punk act SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB Tuesday, Aug. 21. News Cafe on June 29. Osborne Village Inn's CANADA DAY PARTY con- are going to open up the gates of hell as they THURSDAY, JULY 12 TO The MASON RACK BAND is at the Park Theatre tinues on Canada Day with EL DIABLO, THE TRE- unleash a sermon of epic proportions at the DON AMERO plays the Cube in Old Market WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 on Wednesday, Aug. 22. Square at noon on June 29. BLE, JAILBREAK, CHEERING FOR THE BAD GUY, WECC on Sunday, July 29 with the VIBRATING JASON MASS & THE LOWER COMPANIONS, THE The SOCO-REGGAE FESTIVAL featuring EVERTON BEDS opening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 TO DAVID ST. GERMAIN plays the Ranch Saloon, 1931 INH'ALIENS and LEGS. BLENDER, HUNTER and much more is at the Pembina HWY on June 29 and June 30. Cube in Old Market Square From Friday, July 13 THURSDAY, AUGUST 2 TO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29 Canada Day at the Forks features SOL JAMES, until Sunday, July 15. Ire! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 It's GARY BUSEY VS. CANADA with EX MODERN The West End Cultural Centre presents ARCHI- SONS OF YORK, DON AMERO, FLYING FOX and TECTS UK with STRUCTURES and A SIGHT FOR TEEN, THE HOOTS, and LLOYD & SELLECK los- One-man sound art genius act PETER QUIST- POP CRIMES tour kick off is at the Lo Pub on THE HUNTER GATHERERS, JODI KING, THE LYT- SEWN EYES on Friday, Aug. 24. ing their minds Busey-style at the Standard ICS and of course the WINNIPEG SYMPHONY GARD from Amsterdam will blow your mind Saturday, Aug. 4. June 29. ORCHESTRA accompanying the FIREWORKS dis- with PSYCHIC TUBERCULOSIS, SLATTERN and “The Iron Will Tour 2012” takes over the Park Metalocalypse fans rejoice! DETHKLOK, the play. NOT HALF at Negative Space on Thursday, Theatre on Aug. 24 with performances by KAT- SPLIT CROOKED plays Shannon's June 29. greatest metal band of all time, plays the Win- July 12. AKLYSM, ORIGIN, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ROSE nipeg Convention Centre with LAMB OF GOD on CITY STREETS play the Lo on June 29. Celebrate Canada Day with bands ROCKIN' FUNERAL and DIABHOLICO. HORSE and THE ARNIE BAND at the ANAF Club The rescheduled BUCK 65 show with ROB Tuesday, Aug. 7. FUR EEL and C.LADD are at the Cavern on 60 also in Osborne. CROOKS is at the Pyramid Cabaret on Friday, WARSAW, a band featuring members of Electro June 29 July 13. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 TO Quarterstaff, Projektor, Meatrack, Burnthe8t- THE ENGLISH MOCCASINS are doing their WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 rack and Hide Your Daughters, makes its debut The Manitoba House Fundraiser features JAY- Hoodies, neon glasses and v neck shirts will annual Canada Day gig at the Cavern on July 1. at the Lo Pub on Saturday, Aug. 25. POP CRIMES LENE JOHNSON, KERRI WOELKE and the POINT descend upon Shaw Park as SKRILLEX, GRIMES, After appearing at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and STILL LIGHTS are also on the bill. DOUGLAS GOSPEL CHOIR at the WECC on June THIS HISSES, FERAL CHILDREN, and ZOMBIFYUS DIPLO, PRETTY LIGHTS, KOAN SOUND, TOKIMON- JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW returns to our city 29. play the Lo pub on Tuesday, July 3. STA and other party monsters perform all day for a show at the West End Cultural Centre on MORE MUSIC THIS summer

Melvins Lite Federal Lights Jenn Mierau

Buzz Osborne (above) is excited to return to Canada with his band, Local music scene veteran Jean-Guy Roy (The Morning After) Talk about doing it yourself. For her latest album, Hush, Winnipeg legendary sludge-metal weirdos the Melvins. doesn’t have any earth-shattering ambitions for his new proj- expat and current Montreal resident Jenn Mierau not only wrote “We don’t come up (to Canada) very often. Most of that has ect, Federal Lights. and recorded all the music herself, she also created the album art- to do with the hassle at the border,” the 48-year-old says by phone “We just want to write good music that we like to listen work by rug-hooking a 14,400-stitch self-portrait. from Los Angeles. “I apologize to our Canadian fans. If we didn’t to and play it for people,” the 33-year-old says. “That’s pretty “That was a moment of sheer and utter insanity, of course!” have that worry, we’d add at least 10 (Canadian) shows to every tour much it.” Mierau says with a laugh, recalling the moment she decided to cre- we do.” Federal Lights started out as a solo project, with Roy record- ate the self-portrait. “It literally took me three months of doing it Osborne will be performing at Winnipeg’s West End Cultural ing most of the band’s debut EP, Carbon, by himself at home. almost every day, almost like a full-time job. By the end, I’m sit- Centre on Monday, July 9 with the latest incarnation of the ever- He didn’t want to do the singer-songwriter, one-guy-with-a- ting on my couch and I’ve got braces on both my wrists and I can’t evolving Melvins. guitar live thing though, so he enlisted the help of bassist Rob tell you how many times I was thinking, ‘I make really horrible life This version of the group, dubbed Melvins Lite, consists of Mitchell (The Attics), drummer David Pankratz (Quinzy) and choices. This is ridiculous.’” Osborne and long-time drummer Dale Crover partnering with his wife, keyboardist/vocalist Jodi Roy. The musician laughs about it now, especially since the hard upright bass player Trevor Dunn of Mr. Bungle fame. The trio Federal Lights released Carbon with a show at the Lo Pub work paid off. It’s a great looking cover and you can witness its cre- released an album, Freak Puke, at the beginning of June. last month. It’s a stark collection of melancholic rockers that ation on YouTube via a stop-motion video Mierau made during “We’re a weird, eclectic band. There’s no two ways around that,” you can download for free from the band’s Bandcamp page. the rug-hooking process. Osborne says. “I understand that. I’m not trying to write bright and “I think I was kind of just coming out of a remorseful time But beyond the homemade cover art, Hush contains some breezy pop tunes - never have” in my life I suppose,” Roy says when asked where he was at great, dark pop songs with Mierau’s alluring voice singing over Melvins fans are sure to enjoy Freak Puke, and people who have mentally when he began writing the material on the EP. “The programmed beats and the warmth of a vintage Wurlitzer elec- never given the Melvins a chance before ought to do so. They are Morning After had disbanded and basically I went through a tronic organ. truly one of a kind. two-year drought of no music or anything. It took me quite She says that since she released the album last fall, she’s been Witness their touring schedule, for example. Beginning with a awhile to get over that failed relationship of a band, and it took working on perfecting her live show. Sept. 5 show in Anchorage, Alaska, the trio will attempt to play 51 me a long time to get back into writing and come to the place “I’m constantly tweaking the live show because, for the most shows in 51 days, with each show taking place in a different U.S. state where I just wanted to write songs on my own.” part, I’m always playing by myself,” she says. “I’m doing the live and one in Washington, D.C. It’s a good thing he did, because Carbon is a great EP. See looping, I’m making live beats on my MPC2000 sampler, and “I think at our age, it’s a good idea to do things as weird and stu- Federal Lights perform live this summer at the Brandon Folk, then playing the keyboard and singing. It’s such a coordination pid as you can,” Osborne says of the plan. “I think there’s something Music and Art Festival, as well as at the Trout Forest Music between all limbs that after each show I go, ‘OK, now that I feel healthy about a massive amount of stupidity.” Festival. more comfortable doing this, let’s add (more) to it.’” See the Melvins Lite perform at the WECC on July 9 with Retox. Visit www.federallights.org and read more from this inter- See Mierau perform at the Lo Pub on Thursday, Aug. 16 with Visit www.themelvins.net and read more from this interview at view at www.uniter.ca. Oldfolks Home and guests. Visit www.jennmierau.com and read www.uniter.ca. - Aaron Epp more from this interview at www.uniter.ca. - Aaron Epp - Aaron Epp

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MUSIC PREVIEWS Ferro Montanino: Hanging with Skrillex and drawing inspiration from boy bands Aaron Epp Managing editor

What’s it like to spend an evening with one of the world’s most popular electronic musi- cians? Ferro Montanino knows. When Skrillex performed in Winnipeg in February 2011, he invited Montanino to the show after seeing Montanino’s piano cover of the hit Skrillex song, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, on YouTube. Recorded at the Palm Lounge in the Fort Garry Hotel, where Montanino performs four times a month, the video has been viewed more than 600,000 times thanks in part to Skrillex promoting it on his Facebook and Twitter pages back in December 2010. Montanino heard the song for the first time the day before making the video. “I didn’t know who the hell (Skrillex) was, but I heard the song and thought, ‘This would make a wicked piano cover,’” says the 30-year-old, who studied music and com- puter science at the University of Manitoba. “I just listened to it a bunch of times and the next day at the Fort Garry, I tried it for the first time.” It’s a beautiful rendition of what was origi- nally an aggressive, glitchy dubstep track. Turning pop hits into beautiful ballads is par for the course for Montanino, though. When performing at the Fort Garry, he likes to play classical piano versions of ‘90s R&B and pop hits, plus songs by Lady Gaga and Dylan Hewlett Nirvana. Dirty pop: Winnipeg musician Ferro Montanino began writing songs at the age of four and took classical piano lessons for seven years. In his music, he combines his But as he notes online, when he’s not classical training with his love for '90s pop. “fooling snooty old people into tipping me money for playing ‘such pretty songs’ (which together. Recording is a time-consuming process end of the year and plans to assemble a band probably happened to be by Slipknot),” “It sounds hilarious, but there’s something because he does everything himself, but he to start playing the songs live. he’s producing his own brand of heavy pop beautiful about the songwriting that happens says it’s worth it. “I just want to build interest in this music. music in his home studio. in boy bands,” he says. “To me, boy band “I love having complete control over every I’m trying to do something a little different,” “My philosophy is simple,” says Mon- songs are like these very perfectly-sculpted single aspect,” Montanino says. “It comes Montanino says. “I hope the weird mash-up tanino, who plays all the instruments and gemstones, and it’s not easy to do. back to the classical training where compos- of genres doesn’t scare anybody away. I hope sings all the vocals himself. “Catchy and “Most people trash-talk boy bands as just ers didn’t necessarily know how to play the it’s actually a little intriguing.” musical is good.” being a superfluous type of pop music, but tuba and the violin and all these different The classically-trained pianist says Bach I think there’s some genius in guys like Max instruments in the orchestra, but they knew  See Ferro Montanino play piano at the Fort Garry inspires his chord progressions, the Back- Martin, who wrote (many) of the Spice Girls how to write for all of them. Hotel’s Palm Lounge on Wednesday, July 18 and street Boys inspire his melodies, Kurt Cobain and Backstreet Boys songs.” “I’m taking that approach. I enjoy learning Tuesday, July 24 inspires his visceral vocals, Nine Inch Nails Montanino has recorded and released four the ins and outs of all the instruments and  Check out his Skrillex cover at www.tinyurl.com/ inspires the grittiness and modern pop music originals so far, all of which can be found exploiting them to the best of my ability.” FerroSkrill provides the production aesthetic tying it all online. He hopes to release an album before the  Visit www.ferropop.com Playing to a room full of puppets Local pop-punk band Dangercat gets down with some inanimate objects in their new music video

Mark McAvoy “We wanted to put our jam space sound Volunteer on an album,” he says. “We want to sound the same at the Lo Pub as the way we sound on our album.” Masters of puppets. The band recorded the disc at two dif- In the video for the title track of their new ferent studios in January, and although the album, Where I’ll Be, local pop-punk power process took longer than anticipated, they’re trio Dangercat plays live to a roomful of looking forward to recording more in the puppets. future. Singer-guitarist Keith Dueck had access “We want to just hit the road and keep to over 100 puppets his parents used when givin’ ‘er,” Roemer says. “Just record, tour, they put on puppet shows in churches. record, tour, until nobody wants us to play “Filming it was the funnest thing; (it was) at their bar anymore. super laid back,” Dueck says over coffee at “Until they've had enough of Dangercat, the Fyxx with Dangercat bassist Ryan Roe- we're gonna keep givin' ‘er.” mer. “It took a few hours, we just did it. We drank a lot of beer.”  See Dangercat perform at the Park Theatre on “We'd shoot, break, shoot, break,” Roe- Tuesday, July 3 mer adds. “Played a lot of dice in between.”  Everyone Everywhere, A Waste Odyssey and Dis- tances will also perform “Until people have had  Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m.  Tickets $10 advance at the Park Theatre, or $12 enough of Dangercat, we're at the door gonna keep givin' ‘er.”  Visit www.dangercatband.com - Ryan Roemer, bassist, Dangercat

The song is fast, fun and a good introduc- tion to the album, which the band - rounded This is the last issue of Courtesy Keith Dueck The Uniter for the summer. out by drummer Dylan James - released in Bringing back '90s-style melodic punk: Local pop-punk trio Dangercat (from left: Dylan James, Keith Dueck and May as a follow-up to their four-song demo Ryan Roemer) released their first full-length in May. Be sure to pick up our first issue EP, 2010’s Head in the Clouds. of the 2012/2013 school year when Where I'll Be has a working-class theme that Dueck says is more honest than any- sound live than the last recordings, for sure. up on and that's what I love. It's very nice we get back to our weekly thing the band has previously recorded. It represents us a lot better. It's just from the to hear.” publishing schedule starting “It's just every day stuff. It's who we are,” heart, I think. It may just be simple, three-chord punk, Thursday, Sept. 6. says Dueck, who formed the band in 2007 “A lot of people are saying we're bring- but Roemer says Dangercat’s sound is differ- www.uniter.ca under the name Making Waves. “This album ing back the '90s melodic punk vibe and I ent from any other band - at least, he hopes sounds real. It sounds more like what we think that's pretty cool. That's what I grew it is. 12 Arts & Culture The Uniter July & August 2012 www.Uniter.ca

FILM MOVIE REVIEWS JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI shows at the Cinema- theque from Wednesday, July 4 until Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m. The film centres on 85-year-old Local filmmakers’ documentary Documentary chronicles director’s Jiro Ono, who is considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef. Visit www.winnipeg- filmgroup.com/cinematheque for showtimes. reveals the reality of creating fantasy experience under house arrest in Iran The Park Theatre presents HIP HOP EH, a doc- umentary on Canadian Hip Hop, on July 22 at Timothy Dyck 7:30 p.m. The everyday Canadian doesn’t know Volunteer staff much about the trials and tribulations of the hip hop scene in Canada. This documentary asks the question, “What is the identity of Cana- dian hip hop?” Indie Game: The Movie Directed by Lisanne Pajot and James The Park Theatre presents HELL NIGHT AT THE Swirsky, 2012 PARK with NIGHT OF THE DEMON AND THE EXOR- CIST showing on July 25 at 8 p.m. 94 minutes Plays at Cinematheque July 6-7 at 9 p.m., July 8 at LITERATURE 7 p.m. and July 12 at 9 p.m. Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club hosts a launch party for DOWN IN THE FLOOD, a novel by local writer and musician Sheldon Birnie on Sat- Video games are challenging. urday, July 28. Opening the night will be music They’re difficult to make because by the Reverend Rambler, followed by two sets they are hard to finance, demand- from Cheering for the Bad Guy. ing of personal time and money, There will be a book signing for AMERICAS by and once released, there is virtually Jason Lee Norman at McNally Robinson on Sat- no guarantee that anyone else will This is Not a Film could be used in surprising ways? urday, July 28 at 2 pm. Jason’s first short story feel the same way about the game Directed by Jafar Panahi, 2011 Although Panahi doesn’t out- collection Americas was released in April of this 75 minutes year and the stories focus on each of the 22 that the creator does. ing Fez, has worked on his game right explain his situation, the countries in the Americas. This uncertainty is what faces since 2008. While fans can be Plays at Cinematheque Aug. 3-4 at 9 p.m., Aug. 5 at camera plays witness to it. As his designers Edmund McMillen and vicious with their clamouring for 7 p.m. and Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. friend and fellow filmmaker Moj- GALLERIES & MUSEUMS Tommy Refenes, who are creat- the game, stamping impatiently, taba Mirtahmasb arrives to take Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg pres- ing Super Meat Boy. Three years Phil is immersed in making the the camera, the viewer slowly gets ents CONTEMPORARY FIRST NATIONS AND INUIT of development and broken busi- best possible product. He wants to Censorship and art make strange a larger picture of what is happen- ART FROM THE UNIVERSITY’S COLLECTIONS in ness relationships are plaguing Phil make “a nice place to spend time bedfellows. This is Not a Film is ing. until August 30. The works are drawn from the Fish (pictured), the designer of the in.” the product of such a coupling. Panahi’s politics do not sit well U of W's permanent art collection and from game Fez. Offering his own insight Besides immersing the audi- Chronicling a day in the life of with the government, and the gov- the collection of the Anthropology Museum at from a place of acclaim and mis- ence in the lives of these people, director Jafar Panahi (pictured), ernment has forced him to stop U of W. conception of the gaming world is Pajot and Swirsky give new life under house arrest for propaganda producing work. Whether through Graffiti Art Programming Inc. presents BINHI an Jonathan Blow, designer of Braid. to the documentary format. The against the Islamic government, defiance or an inherent need to exhibit of artwork featuring the work of nine Indie Game: The Movie, a doc- establishing and location shots the story that is captured is almost express himself, Panahi attempts to Winnipeg artists in their twenties and thirties on growing up and living as Filipino-Canadians umentary from local filmmakers are beautifully delivered. Effort too bizarre to be non-fiction. reenact the script to the film which on display until June 30. Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, has been put to draw the camera Panahi is stuck in his apart- he was banned from making. shows the viewer what life is like slowly across landscape and inter- ment while waiting for an appeal A mere diatribe would only Urban Shaman’s Main Gallery presents OMIN- behind the pixels and mayhem on view alike, leaving a dynamic and to a 20-year ban on filmmaking entrench ideas. Panahi’s experience JIMENDAAN TO REMEMBER CHARLENE VICKERS from Friday, June 29 until Aug. 2. The opening screen. rich viewing experience. and a six-year prison sentence. – with confinement, control bro- reception will be on Friday, June 29 at 8 p.m. Indie Game does an excellent Each designer has put their The camera filming is left rolling. kered from afar and the impend- job with set-up. Each designer is heart into their work, as well as the Panahi just picks it up and moves ing chaos of the evening – all Urban Shaman’s Marvin Frances Media Gallery presents DISPARITY by Tania Willard from Friday, shown intimately, with joys and directors of this doc. from room to room. Phone calls, allude to a deeper anxiety of living June 29 to Aug. 2. Opening reception and art- anxieties all displayed. Designing With such commitment to meals and cigarette breaks are doc- in a country that can so callously ist talk is on Friday, June 29 at 8 p.m. In Dispar- is “the most effective way to express an experience, to an interactive umented, as well as interactions turn on its own people. ity, Willard investigates Interior Salish basketry myself,” says Tommy. Without environment, one can’t help but with some strange guests. Shot partially on an iPhone and as a way of knowing and seeing, a skill linked to having the money or control of an admire the subjects’ dedication to Who would have believed that smuggled into France in a cake the worldview and the territory of Secwepemc industry company, creative free- their art. the comedic foil would be an for a last-minute submission to culture. dom is possible. This is doc is certainly a nice iguana or that the sudden intro- Cannes Film Festival, The is Not a Urban Shaman’s AND Gallery presents I SHALL Phil, the perfectionist design- place to spend time in. duction of a substitute custodian Film is well worth seeing. LISTEN FOR YOU A NDINAWE YOUTH EXHIBI- TION. Friday, June 29 to Aug. 2 at Urban Sha- man Gallery 203-290 McDermot Ave. The Ndi- nawe Youth Resource Centre is proud to pres- ent an art and sound art exhibition entitled, I ‘Why remake the Mona Lisa?’ Shall Listen For You, created by the inner city youth of Winnipeg. A tactic approach inspired through the Spirit of Third Generation Artists Four films you need to see if you haven’t already artistic expressions about the affects of Cana- dian Aboriginal Historical Trauma and Intergen- erational Impacts. Rod Beilfuss a n d Geoffrey Brown described in strange ways since it delves into the VOLUNTEER STAFF sordid reality that exists beneath the pruned, Wayne Arthur Gallery presents NEW WORKS by Peter Dumans and Zeljko (Jack) Dermek from mowed and sanitized world of suburban/small July 1 until August 1 at 186 Provencher Blvd. town mid-20th century North America, where All manner of dreck will infect your local mul- many mainstream critics are comfortable. The Winnipeg Art Gallery presents SNAP- tiplex this summer, and while some of it will be Lynch brilliantly combines frightening sym- SHOT: SELECTIONS FROM THE WAG’S PHOTOGRA- PHY COLLECTION. Over 1,300 works in its pho- entertaining, and some of it may even be artis- bolism, exceptional cinematography, a genu- tography collection and a selection of them tically challenging, you may find yourself want- inely fascinating mystery, plus an authentically will be on view this summer. View exhibitions, ing to stay in at home for an evening to watch a crazy and nitrous oxide-addled Dennis Hop- four galleries featuring works from the collec- film on DVD or Blu-ray. per. Isabella Rossellini and Dean Stockwell also tion that span 400 years from the Renaissance If that’s the case, we recommend one of the provide superb performances as a kidnapped and Baroque through to the 20th century. The following four classic films. lounge singer and a dandy debonair drug dealer, exhibit lasts until Sept. 2. respectively. The Winnipeg Art Gallery presents FAIRY TALES, Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Oh! And hipsters, you’ll certainly enjoy the MONSTERS AND THE GENETIC IMAGINATION, antagonist’s fervent endorsement of PBR! works by 60 contemporary artists from around Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb the world who have conceived human-like, ani- mal or hybrid creatures to symbolize life’s mys- Depicting humanity’s final minutes on Earth, Withnail & I teries, desires and fears. On now until Sept. 2. Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 masterpiece brilliantly PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts captures both the horror and the absurdity of Bruce Robinson’s 1987 debut is a darkly comic presents RESET: POST CONSUMER GAMER CUL- the Cold War arms race. bromance-political satire set in 1969 about TURE, curated by mrghosty. The exhibit will fea- George C. Scott, Slim Pickens and Peter Sell- friendship and disillusionment, but with lines ture new media work in print, projection and ers deliver stellar performances conveying the such as “my dear boys … we’re shat on by A lot of people dismiss the film as “kids’ stuff.” hand-held interactive form by six well-known sheer madness and ignorance of the politicians Tories,” the work screams contemporaneity. What they fail to notice is its elements of par- artists in the field machinima, game culture and and generals who compete childishly in a fran- Withnail & I tells the story of two “resting” ody - which, when analyzed, elevate the movie video. The exhibit closes on July 28. tic race to undo humanity’s destruction via sev- actors who set out to spend a weekend in the to the masterpiece level. THEATER, DANCE & COMEDY eral thousand hydrogen bombs. English countryside in order to “rejuvenate.” RoboCop successfully prophesied the col- Currently, we are witnessing the emergence of Unable to cope with an un-urban existence, lapse of Detroit’s economy and the downfall The 25th annual WINNIPEG FRINGE THEATRE China as a military superpower and the United Withnail and Marwood spend their time drink- of America’s corporate structure. The film also FESTIVAL is on July 18 to 29. Two weeks of 170 companies from around the world showcasing States will likely be unable to continue com- ing ridiculous amounts of booze, running away paints a witty portrait of the greedy ‘80s Yuppie amazing plays to Winnipeg audiences. peting and spending to remain the sole global from randy bulls and spewing some of the most culture, with young men in suits snorting coke superpower. beautifully written lines in film history, such as and fighting over profit as if comparing penis CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: QUIDAM shows nightly from The likelihood of any nation state to relin- “I can never touch meat until it's cooked. As a sizes, as evidenced by one of my favourite lines: July 19 until July 22 at 8 p.m. at the MTS Centre. quish such power could very likely end cata- youth, I used to weep in butcher shops!” “I had guaranteed military sale … who cares if MAMMA MIA! The ABBA-inspried hit musical strophically for all. Watch it, and have booze with you whilst it works or not?” returns to the Centennial Concert Hall July 28 Dr. Strangelove remains as relevant today as it doing so. In fact, the film is so multi-layered that, dare and 29. was when first released. I say, RoboCop’s tag-line “Dead or alive, you’re COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHTS in the Peg: Sundays RoboCop coming with me” can be seen as a critique of at The Cavern with JOHN B. DUFF, Tuesdays at Blue Velvet Reaganomics. The King’s Head Pub and at the Mondragon, Wednesdays at Pop Soda's and Thursdays at the Another 1987 film, Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi action There is an unnecessary remake in the works, Standard Tavern. Many words have been used to describe David work is set in a decadent Detroit of a dysto- by Brazilian director Jose Padilha, and starring Lynch’s 1986 classic: surreal, neo-noir and pian future, and it tells the story of a man who’s Gary Oldman. I say, avoid it like the plague. ultra-weird are among them. The film is often brought back to life as a robotic police officer. Why remake the Mona Lisa?! Arts & Culture 13 www.uniter.ca July & August 2012 The Uniter

VISUAL ARTS PREVIEW Some kind of monster New WAG exhibition aims to provoke enchantment, fear and curiosity

SUPPLIED Art from Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Generic Imagination. Clockwise from top right: "The Long Awaited" by Patricia Piccinini, "Watering Hole" by Amy Stein and "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" by Yinka Shonibare.

Lauren Parsons Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee where the people of No Place use our refuse,” Wool- human, part animal - be it in fairy tales, or in Volunteer staff the exhibition debuted in February. falk says. “The craft-based aesthetic is acces- our imagination - to explore something con- Scala says it’s the grotesque images that sible – you know that it’s all kind of imag- flicting or confusing that we may not want draw people in. They want to look away, but ined and child’s play and fictional. Anyone to face,” he says. Taking the first step around the corner of a are fascinated by what is first interpreted as can achieve it.” Woolfalk adds that children will know the bright green wall, you don’t know what to ugliness. Part of her artwork is a video titled “Eth- fairy tales, but they may not know the com- expect. But all at once you’re hit with fasci- The exhibition caters to each of the senses nography of No Place,” which she collabo- plexity behind them and the lessons they nation, fear and excitement. through video, sound, paintings and sculp- rated on with anthropologist and filmmaker aim to teach. A girl is singing to herself in a projected tures. Rachel Lears. Each chapter of the video is Scala notes that it’s interesting to watch video, dark and colourful images hang on “I really wanted it to be a very dynamic about a different emotion, ritual, or change a family go through the exhibition together, each wall and in the centre, a little boy sits experience for people,” Scala says. “I wanted in life - something that is important to the because each age group will experience the peacefully, lovingly holding on to a gro- the experience to be a media version of the people who are wearing the costumes for art differently. tesque creature. hybridity. Each medium has a certain kind that scene. “I hope that people come away really It’s all part of Fairy Tales, Monsters, and of impact - from enchantment, to fear, to “Everything is a part of the worldview of thinking about how much of their attitude the Generic Imagination, an exhibition cur- curiosity.” a world that I’ve been building and collabo- or life was shaped by these stories, what they rently showing at the Winnipeg Art Gallery A brightly coloured corner of the exhibit rating on for 10 years,” she says. are in relation to their physical body, or what that includes over 60 works inspired by liter- features costumes and sets made from recy- The exhibition is split into three catego- really makes a monster,” Scala says. ature, science fiction and genetic experimen- cled material. A video plays showing the cos- ries - “The Fairy Tale,” “Monsters” and “The tation. tumed creatures in action. They are plant- Genetic Imagination” - but Scala says each Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imag- “What seems to be ugly immediately is human hybrids from No Place, a utopian category adds to the others. ination is on display now at the Winnipeg actually quite beautiful,” says Mark Scala, world created by artist Saya Woolfalk. “The real point is, we’ve always felt the Art Gallery until September 9. Visit www. chief curator at the Frist Center for the “The choice of recycled materials is that need or the desire to use hybrid bodies, part tinyurl.com/WAGmonsters for details.

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Continued from page 3 Tania Tétrault Vrga, the founder and head trainer of CrossFit Winnipeg, believes Cross- “I would be concerned” if that’s all the Fit is positive because the aesthetic results training a coach has, says Stephanie Jeffrey, are secondary to the increase in one’s physi- executive director of the Manitoba Fitness cal abilities. Council, a non-profit that trains and accred- “People are interested in increasing their its fitness leaders in Manitoba. performance and along the road they real- Warkentin from CrossFit 204 believes ize they lost 20 pounds and they’ve become it’s up to the client to research what sort of really bad-ass,” the 35-year-old says. “That trainer they’re working with before commit- idea of doing something you never thought ting to a gym. you could do, and now you’re doing it - “Ultimately, what you’re looking for in there’s nothing more motivating than that.” a trainer is good coaching,” he says. “You Vargscarr adds that the world of CrossFit should look at their certifications, but you has given women positive female role mod- should also evaluate that trainer. If you els to look up to. immediately walk in and (the trainer) has “It's nice to have strong women who are no idea know what he’s doing, you shouldn’t working hard in every area of their lives as work out there. I’ve seen guys with five or 10 role models, to admire their work ethic and certifications that probably shouldn’t be per- skills,” she says, “rather than the way they sonal trainers, and on the other side of it, I’ve look in a bikini.” seen people with just a Level 1 CrossFit cer- Barb Herda-Cajas, owner of CORE tification that they got over a weekend that Training & Therapy and an instructor in the are excellent trainers.” Gail Tolentino University of Winnipeg’s kinesiology depart- While injury is never the goal, it is inevi- Tania Tétrault Vrga, founder and head trainer at CrossFit Winnipeg, likes CrossFit because it emphasizes ment says that whether it’s a fad or not, if table, Sonnichsen says. increased performance ability over aesthetic benefits. people find that CrossFit works for them, it’s “CrossFit will injure everybody at some a good thing. point in their practice of it, because it will push themselves depends on their level of just looking at different ways of applying “If people are doing the programming and exploit every single weakness, every single ability and their goals. exercise in the end. It’s about how you go getting injured and turned off from fitness, I movement dysfunction (you) have,” he says. “Our goal is to push you to a point where about applying it, and they’re just applying it would see that as problematic,” she says, not- “But, it’s the most effective system for find- you’re going to get the right fitness benefit in a different way. It’s no different from any ing that some of the clients that work out at ing out what your movement ineptitudes are and the optimal gains from the program, but other fitness trend that has come along.” CORE do CrossFit workouts. before you lose the ability to move that way not into extreme discomfort,” he says. But for those who do CrossFit, it’s more “(But) we have a problem not just in (forever).” than a trend - it’s a lifestyle. Manitoba but across Canada of obesity and Just a trend? Then there’s the matter of people being And it’s a lifestyle that’s spreading across medical-related problems - people not tak- rewarded for pushing themselves so hard Kyle Turcotte, a strength and condition- the globe. Warkentin recently traveled to ing care of their bodies. If people find Cross- they throw up. ing specialist at Canadian Sport Centre Man- Kenya with Glassman to visit a variety of Fit useful and something that they’re capa- “Some people think it’s a badge of hon- itoba who teaches courses in fitness assess- humanitarian initiatives CrossFit, Inc. sup- ble of doing, and it motivates them to move our,” Vargscarr says, adding that while there ment and exercise prescription at the Uni- ports. their body on a regular basis and helps keep are puke pails in the box she trains at, it’s versity of Manitoba says that whether or not “CrossFit, especially in the eyes of its them out of the medical system, I think it’s never the goal of a workout. CrossFit is for you depends on your goals. founder, is not just a fitness program, it’s fabulous.” “The culture is, ‘Right on, way to puke,’” “If your goal is to lose weight, you may see kind of a lifestyle program,” Warkentin says. she says. “But it’s more because people recog- some benefits from it,” he says. “If you’re an “Anyone who has done a lot of research on CrossFit 204 is hosting a CrossFit compe- nize … you went all out. You put it all out on athlete, you need to look at a variety of dif- fitness will tell you, if you just work out, tition on Saturday, Aug. 18 that will fea- the table and you didn’t hold back. I think ferent training (methods).” that’s only half the battle because you have ture some of western Canada’s top CrossFit that’s where the admiration comes from.” Turcotte says CrossFit comes up in one of to combine that with nutrition and (proper) athletes. To read more about it, to see more Warkentin says he would never recom- the classes he teaches at the U of M when lifestyle choices. If you combine an entire CrossFit pictures and to read some things that mend anyone push themself so hard that he’s discussing fitness trends. lifestyle, you can make some significant didn’t make it into this article, visit www. they get hurt, and how far clients want to “It’s a fitness trend, really,” he says. “You’re changes.” uniter.ca.

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Stefan Tkacz Arts & Culture 15 www.uniter.ca July & August 2012 The Uniter Crossword Puzzle & Sudoku 28 Solutions to this month’s sudoku and crossword on this page. sudoku Skill level: difficult 6 5 3 2 6 4 8 An Open 8 6 Relationship 7 3 with Melanie Dahling 7 6 4 Shit my guy friends say 26 17 While I consider myself to be tradition- ally feminine in many ways, I relate to 8 4 9 men better than I do women. On any given night you can find me at a bar or eatery drinking peppermint tea 37 56 with some dude(s). bestcrosswords.com www.pdfpad.com/sAudoku I’ve been fed so much information by Across 36- Writing instrument; 66- Anklebones; 10- Environment; 37- Singer Vikki; daytime television, magazines and mod- ern relationship “guidebooks” about this 38- Year abroad; 67- Men; 11- Score after deuce; 40- Italian sausage; 1- Bound; mysterious species that is man. 39- Decease; 68- Nastase of tennis; 12- Dimensions; 45- Letter; What does man want? How does he 5- Reposes; get it? How often should you take him 40- KLM rival; 69- Not barefoot; 13- Golf pegs, northern English 46- Peruke; 10- Sail support; for a walk? 41- Donkey; 70- Oodles; river; 48- Unstated; I really don’t see men and women as 14- Actress Heche; being that different. There are traits that 42- Equipment; 71- Secluded spot; 18- Fictional Jane; 50- Costly; 15- Choir members; are considered “masculine” and “femi- 43- Terminus; 19- Historical records; 52- Taj ___; nine,” but your own personal mix of said 16- Romeo's last words; Down traits depends on a lot more than what is 44- Late bloomers; 24- The laying on of paint 54- Fast fliers; between your legs. 17- Make a trade?; 1- Spanish appetizer; 46- Fleshy fruit; thickly; 55- Egyptian deity; Still, straight women seem to spend a 20- Alvin of dance; 2- Cross inscription; great deal of time putting the opposite 47- Outcome; 26- Under discussion; 56- Woody's boy; sex under a microscope. 21- PC key; 3- Hydroxyl compound; 49- Circumspection; 27- Apple juice; 58- Not many; Based on my experience talking to my 22- Dressed to the ___; 4- Imperfections; guy friends, I can give you a rundown of 51- Mother-in-law of Ruth; 28- Sheeplike; 60- Teen hangout; “what men want” in very general terms, 23- ___ de coeur; 5- ___ Tafari (Haile Selassie); 53- Ballad ending; 29- Food and water; 61- Toledo's lake; but I may as well write “how to treat any 25- Macbeth, for one; 6- "Born Free" lion; kind of person in any situation.” 54- Muscle contraction; 30- Annoyance; 62- Paradise; Maybe if we thought of dating as relat- 27- Modern; 7- Rich white cheese; 57- Simile center; 32- Captivated (by); 64- Baseball execs; ing to another human rather than going 31- Make straight; 8- Fang, e.g.; on an exotic safari, it would become a lot 59- Actress Anouk; 33- Early computer; 65- CIA forerunner; less confusing. 35- Folk singer Burl; 9- Nine-digit ID; 63- Direct; 34- ___ Dame; Make yourself clear What is it that you want? For the most Solutions to puzzles from this month's issue. part, guys want to make you happy, or at the very least not piss you off. If it’s important for you to be exclusive, get a card on Valentine’s Day, or even if all you Uniter online exclusives want is for him to keep doing what he’s doing, only lower and faster, you have to Only available at www.uniter.ca say so. If the guy in question can’t provide that for you, it’s probably best to find out sooner rather than later. Don’t assume I’ve gotten myself into trouble with this one. If a guy does something to upset you, the best person to seek an explana- tion from is the male in question. Some- times we find ourselves asking, “Why is he doing this?” when he is literally doing nothing. Don’t fill silences with your own insecurities.

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A Another challenge for me, but so

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properly with someone and they still

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I can’t tell you it’s what I’ve done every 2 164538  Plus, extended interviews with musical acts Melvins Lite, 9 7 time, but it’s what works. Federal Lights and Jenn Mierau. Have a question about relationships you’d like Melanie to address in a future col- umn? Email it to melanie_dahling@hot- Website: www.uniter.ca Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheUniter mail.com with “Open Relationship” in www.Uniter.ca the subject line. Visit http://melaniedahl- Facebook: www.tinyurl.com/TheUniter ing.wordpress.com. CHECK THE UNITER OUt ONLINE AT WWW.UNITER.CA