April 2016 Flagstone Volume 21 Issue 4 $2.00 Denman’S Village Voice
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The April 2016 Flagstone Volume 21 Issue 4 $2.00 Denman’s Village Voice st April 1 Talent Show By Jane Guest Drag yourself away from the television set and enjoy Here are a couple of reminders from previous live action from our own Denman Island talent on Friday, shows, just to remind you of the skits which had us rolling in April 1st . Who will be the next Denman Idol? This is a the aisles, and gasping with admiration at the performers. show for the whole family, and performers come from The performance is at the hall. It begins at 7.30 and every age group, from the youngest to the oldest. It is admission is by donation. Among the acts are music, dance the third time GLAD (Grannies Linking Africa and and theatre. Forget about the rain, come and enjoy an Denman) has put on this show, and the proceeds go to evening full of surprises and promises to be lots of fun. the Stephen Lewis Foundation, providing care for orphans left by the Aids epidemic. [Type1 text]Jane Guest April 1st Talent Show The Flagstone 2 Index Address: Box 10, Denman Island, BC, V0R 1T0 3 Kevin Mitchell John Brooks Concert email:[email protected] 4 Laura Busheikin Islands Trust Notebook Advertising call Danni Crenna 5 Suzette Cullen DIRCS Report 6 Bob French Too Much Stuff Volunteer Staff 7 Graham Hayman Profile Production - Danni Crenna (250)335-0198 8 Various Writers Letters Accounting - Helen Mason (250)335-1603 9 Letters The Collating Team - Louise Bell, Graham Karl Goodwin Cartoon Brazier, Mikell Callahan, Jean Cockburn, Danni 10 Various Writers Readers' & Writers' Crenna, Cindy & David Critchley, Noni Fenwick- 11 Louise Bell DIMS Update Wilson, Sterling Fraser, Karl Goodwin, John 12 Sponsor Don Luckett Arts Denman Page Graham, Jane Guest, Harlene Holm, Helen 13 John Millen This Place Mason, Jack Mounce, Marjo Van Tooren 14 Lori Nawrot HDCHCS News Depression The Flagstone is a non-profit newsletter put 15 Sheldon Rempel Events at the Guest House together entirely by volunteers. 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Off - Island Subscriptions: Flagstone issues mailed monthly for one year - Deadline for May's $30.00 Within Canada $40 to US Addresses OR Flagstone you can now get on-line subscriptions ( a pdf mailed to your email address) for free is Friday April 15th Donations Welcome 2 Jon Brooks Concert April 14th By Kevin Mitchell Thurs April 14,Jon Brooks, with guest guitarist Neil Cruickshank will entertain at the Denman Island backhall. Doors will open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8 pm. There will be a tasty concession for the show. Admission is $15.This will be Jon's 3rd show here, and he has played to a full house both times so far! A must for the acoustic folk, songwriter type fans among us. It was in 1997, at 28 years old, and at the end of a year of travelling throughout Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and particularly, throughout war ruined Bosnia-Herzegovina - it was during this time Jon discovered what kind of song he wanted to write. In 2006 he began singing that song. In 2014 Borealis Records released his 5th album, The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside. Jon is Kerrville New Folk Winner and a four- times nominated "Songwriter of the Year" at the Canadian "Political songwriting’ is all too often assumed to be Folk Music Awards. He has released numerous albums to shouty simplistic protest, and all too often it is and critical acclaim. No Mean City, released in 2006, was the therefore tends to be ignored…Brooks knows this and his first in a trilogy of albums of sparse instrumentation and songs are songs first and messages second…a powerful and densely layered meaning - a singular writing style at times brutally clear-sighted vision armed only with an characterized by paradox, understatement, overstatement, acoustic guitar, a harmonica, and a gritty ragged and by allusion to Western religious, literary and folk voice…Brooks is a star in the making." Maverick Magazine, UK traditions. It was followed by Ours and the Shepherds in 2007 and the solo acoustic set Moth Nor Rust in 2009. Delicate Cages was released by Borealis Records in May 2012. The album earned Jon his third 'Songwriter of the Year' nomination in 5 years from The Canadian Folk Music Awards. The Smiling and Beautiful Countryside was recorded in Toronto by well-awarded and oft-acclaimed producer/engineer, David Travers-Smith. Jon's 5th full length release is an intrepid solo set that defies categorization and resists any 'folk,' 'singer-songwriter,' or 'solo acoustic' description. Some of you may know his guitarist, Neil Cruickshank as the co-founder of his Vancouver -based band, Brickhouse - a mainstay of the Vancouver blues and funk-revival scene for over 20 years now. For information and music, check out www.jonbrooks.ca. "I write songs to calm those who've looked into, and seen, what is in their hearts. I also write songs to terrify those who have not." -- Jon Brooks "(Brooks) speaks and sings words that need to be spoken and sung and he does it beautifully, perfectly, and with absolute finesse." - Rod Kennedy, Founder and Producer of The Kerrville Folk Festival, Kerrville, TX “Brooks stands among an exalted few in the enduring Canadian song tradition – Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Fred Eaglesmith, Bruce Cockburn – as a lyricist, composer and performer with a fierce commitment to his craft and his vision.” Greg Quill, The Toronto Star. 3 33 3 [Type text] By Laura Busheikin Trustee Notebook Having Your Say Part II Last month I wrote about public engagement, offering schools, seniors’ centres, etc; some practical tips about how, when and where you can Make events accessible by choosing a share your thoughts with the Denman Island Local Trust central location, ensuring the room is Committee, the body you elected for land use planning. comfortable and providing child-care and Since then I attended a workshop on public engagement refreshments as well as support for people which inspired me to write more on this topic. Although this with disabilities; event was aimed at local government, I think the challenges Ensure meetings feel safe and welcoming by and lessons are relevant for all types of community asking all participants to refrain from conversations and shared decision-making. I hope this shouting, insults, cheering and booing, and article will be useful to everyone interested in community other potentially intimidating behaviour; organizing. Offer fun and interactive activities; The Simon Fraser Centre for Dialogue sponsored the Treat residents as experts; course: “Beyond the Usual Suspects.” As the name Hold focus group sessions specifically for suggests, the focus was on finding ways to broaden public people who otherwise might be excluded (due to practical issues such as disability, or engagement. How do we ensure the quiet voices aren’t concerns about vulnerability). drowned out by the loud ones? The minority not silenced by the majority? How can we hear from the people who aren’t I was pleased to note that the Islands Trust follows comfortable writing letters, speaking at meetings or calling many of these guidelines, but I know there is always up their representatives? And how can we move towards room for improvement. collective problem-solving, rather than just engaging in I believe we – the Island Trust – are fully responsible for how we conduct public engagement. But I also polarized debates about who’s right and who’s wrong? believe every individual can make a big difference. As one elected official said, “I want to hear from the folks There are many ways Denman Islanders can (and do!) foster a community culture of constructive dialogue, in the middle, but they never show up. The only way to respect for diverse views, a culture where consensus and engage people is to piss them off.” The instructors reminded collaboration is possible, where we can live gracefully us that we do need to hear from angry people (they provide with our differences and even learn from them. One of strong arguments on either side of an issue), but we need to my not-so-ulterior motives for writing about this topic is resist the urge to give angry voices more weight than calm to encourage this culture. ones. This isn’t always easy, but we very much need the “folks in the middle” to help provide balance, analyze the big And so I will end with a few requests. To “the usual picture and identify possible common ground. suspects,” I say: keep leading the way, and keep inviting others to participate. Bring your passion to us, while also Here are some recommendations from the course: helping us provide an encouraging space for dissenting voices.