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Welcome to the first issue of the new Uniter. Over the course of the summer I’ve had the good for- tune of working with creative director Ayame Ulrich and senior editor Harrison Samphir on this new look. Web designer Derek Hogue also rebuilt uniter.ca from scratch. On behalf of City editor Brian Lorraine, photo editor Daniel Crump, business manager Rob Holt, returning Arts & Culture editor Jared Story and all of our new and returning contributors, I hope that you’ll enjoy what you see in the magazine. On a weekly basis we’ll aim to cover music, film, visual art, literature, fashion, dance, theatre, pop culture, food and more - always going local first. Yes, we will still cover student/campus life and news, in addition to featuring columns and comments pieces representing various views. Students are heavily involved in the arts. Much of the staff is made up of current university/college on the cover students. Don’t worry - students will be represented. The City section will focus less on covering day-to- The Union Sound Hall gang, photographed for The day news and go more in depth. We’re a weekly and Uniter on Friday, August 23. we’ll leave covering the day-to-day stuff to the daily Back row l-r: Kevin Trosky (owner), Dave Davis (owner), news outlets. This gives us an opportunity to provide Tyler Sneesby (owner), Dean Fawley (bar manager), a different type of coverage and perspective. Fraser Auld (owner), Lonnie Compayre (owner) We understand there will be some resistance to the Front row l-r: John Lambert (owner), Tim Hoover format change, but we’re excited to tell your stories (owner), Dave Schellenberg (talent buyer/booker), in new and exciting ways. Daniel Crump (Uniter photo editor) If anyone has any questions about any of this, my door is always open. And if anyone wants to see a different point of view in the Uniter - they are more Cover photo: Daniel Crump than welcome to pitch a story and volunteer. Behind the scenes: Nicholas Friesen Get involved. That’s what I do, and will continue to do. -NJF

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This week, check out an exclusive online photo gallery from Royal Canoe’s Today We’re Believers album release show at Union Sound Hall, featuring shots by staff photographer Kevin Legge.

Each week the Uniter’s homepage hosts a Free Weekly Download, putting the spot- light on a local recording artist. The first installment of this features Electric Soul’s “Amber Rose” from the brand new Second Paradise LP. The track is a killer, featuring Zappa-esque riffs, Manzarek-al keys and a rhythm section that does its job. Deborah Remus spent some time with the band and you can re-live that on page six of this online issue before you catch the band live at the Windsor on Friday, September 6. Check the site each Thursday for a new download from your new favourite exclusives Winnipeg musician!

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Plaything paradise Words + images by Kaitlyn Emslie Farrell @kemsliefarrell When it comes to toys, Dr. Phibes doesn’t toy around Arts Reporter

 By day, he’s a “jack of all trades, master of none”, but by night,  1960s Japanese toy robot  Taxidermy red crested crane  164 G.I. Joe Soldiers of the he’s a serious collector of toys and antiques. World, Second World War soldier. “I’ve had this since my fourth birthday. It’s “It took me seven years to get the previous Dr. Phibes – who’s not comfortable using his real name or being photographed – loves the coolest toy ever.” owner to trade. This crane is a sacred bird “I bought this from a silent auction near collecting everything from “toys to taxidermy and anything creepy or cool in between.” in Asia and the only other one I’ve seen is in new. It’s so great it deserved a reproduc- An only child with collector parents, Phibes had a lot of toys growing up, however he  Britains display case the museum downtown.” tion box. It’s the only one I’ve ever seen in didn’t consider himself obsessive until the Star Wars action figures came out in 1977. “Full of crazy, Corgi character cars and person.” For the good doctor, collecting is a passion that has turned his home into a toy chest. One Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior vehicles. Nothing beats the original Corgi  common misconception that Phibes would like to clear up is that you need a lot of money  Turn of the century coffins Batmobile or James Bond Aston Martin “It’s made by AUTOart, which is one of the to be a collector. DB5.” kings of modern die-cast collectibles. It’s the “These are hard to get because they’re “Since I was 21 I’ve probably spent more money on cigarettes than this collection” he says. limited edition of 2000, Max’s car from The usually buried in the ground. Then they Yes, thrift stores, garage sales and antique shops are always full of goodies, however  Giant robots and giant Road Warrior. It’s the first car that he runs become the ground.” trading is his favorite way to add to the ever changing collection. Godzilla off the road in the movie. The Road Warrior “I’ve saved it from obscurity and sometimes destruction and I ultimately make the object “Who doesn’t like giant robot toys?” is the coolest movie ever made.” immortal.” Arts The Uniter // September 5, 2013 05

Critical Hit with Drew Nordman

This past Sunday marked the halfway point happens to be a perfect storm; a rare series sympathetic characters. It’s a far leap from AMC’s marathons, Netflix, DVD or oth- for the final season of AMC’s massively whose sum is exponentially increased by the commercials for Juicy Fruit and Vanilla erwise also plays into their success. Since popular show, Breaking Bad. If you haven’t the superlative quality of its parts. Coke the actor previously appeared in. the Breaking Bad story is one cohesive seen the show by now, then I’m just dis- The show’s leads, Cranston and Aaron However, all of the actors’ performances piece told in a serialized fashion, usually appointed in you. Seriously, stop reading Paul, have spent the last five seasons flip- would be worthless if not for the writing of with the action happening in the final this right now. I don’t care if you sign up ping expectations based on their previous creator Vince Gilligan. Getting his feet wet moments, prompting the viewer to want for Netflix, or pirate it, just go watch it. If work around (as a good actor should). fifteen years ago on the X-Files, Gilligan to continue immediately (not unlike Twin you have even an ounce of interest in story Cranston, best known for his bumbling has all but perfected his craft. In contrast to Peaks) it makes it all the more addictive. telling, you owe it to yourself to experience patriarchal role in family sitcom Mal- such shows as Lost, whose writers seemed ThatBreaking Bad’s events happen over the this series. With its previous season hold- colm in the Middle, has hit his stride and to make it up as they went along, Gilligan’s course of about a year also plays into its ing a rating of 99/100 on Metacritic, and proven his immense versatility in playing meticulous use of thoughtful design is a watchability - it seems like it’s happening a record 5.9 million viewers tuning in to White. You’d expect that his ability to breath of fresh air. It’s been noted that Gil- in real time. watch the season premier, you’re obviously portray such a complex character so pro- ligan carefully crafted Walter White’s evo- So what will happen when the show missing out on a significant contemporary foundly would overshadow the rest of the lution from pushover teacher to sympa- has reached its conclusion in just under cultural landmark. cast, however the opposite is true. The thetic cancer patient to the eventual king- a month? While I have faith that Gilligan If you are one of those weirdos who cast’s chemistry (no pun intended) seems pin known occasionally as Heisenberg, as and company will leave us with a satisfying hasn’t yet partaken in the show’s majesty, to thrive upon Cranston’s tenacity. This is to have the audience love such an evil guy. end to Walt’s saga, the team is already gear- here’s the Cole’s notes; white collar chem- especially apparent in Paul’s portrayal of That said, the program falls into a popu- ing up for a spin off series centered around istry teacher Walter White (Bryan Crans- Walt’s sidekick, Jesse Pinkman. Though lar category - shows involving middle-aged Walt’s scumbag lawyer, Saul Goodman ton) gets cancer and becomes a meth cook- initially appearing as a hyperbolic wannabe men who keep secrets. White joins Tony (Bob Odenkirk). I honestly feel a lot of ing drug lord, while his brother-in-law, gangster, Paul proves there’s more going on Soprano, Don Draper and a host of other ambivalence towards the existence of this DEA agent Hank (Dean Norris) is none under Pinkman’s hoodied head than just protagonists who may or may not have project. While I have nothing but respect the wiser. So how is it that a show with pot and girls. Jesse goes from an unfortu- had second cell phones, getting away with and admiration for Mr. Odenkirk, I’d such an absurd premise has resonated so nately necessary annoyance who facilitates murder while their blonde wives look on. rather the Breaking Bad universe be left as strongly with critics and audiences alike? It Walt’s cooking, to one of the series’ most The ability to binge-watch these shows on a self contained masterpiece.

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A new chapter Winnipeg band Electric Soul starts fresh with Second Paradise

Deborah Remus @DeborahRemus

Arts Reporter Supplied After some blood, sweat and tears, Winni- Burns Beneath, which is mostly comprised on Second Paradise.” Overall, the band seems happy with the peg band Electric Soul is releasing Second of songs from the Fusion Daze-era. Overall, the band isn’t afraid to admit results. Paradise, its debut full-length album which “It just shows where we were at that that the recording process was difficult for “This is our first statement as Electric incorporates elements of rock, funk and jazz. point. It was a good experience for us to everyone involved. Soul to everyone,” Durocher says. “I just The band formed in June 2011 from the see what it was like recording something,” “The hardest part was honestly every- wanted us to make a good cohesive album ashes of Fusion Daze, the group that Elec- Guenette says. “It wasn’t all bad. It had its thing, the whole shebang,” Durocher says. and take it from there.” tric Soul vocalist/keyboardist Dave Guen- moments, but the overall sound quality “Just learning how shitty we actually ette and guitarist/vocalist Ed Durocher wasn’t that great either.” are,” DeCosse adds. used to jam together in. The project was In January and February of 2013, Electric “Everything we’ve learned over the past relatively short-lived, however, and its Soul took the next step and headed to Bed- two years we had to throw out the window demise is linked mostly to its name. side Studio with local producer Len Milne and start fresh for the sake of the album,” “As my then-girlfriend told me, it (D-Rangers) to record the 11 songs that are Guenette says. “It was like a musical boot Electric Soul releases Second Paradise sounds like something some 14-year-old known collectively as Second Paradise. camp. You go in there to get in shape and at the Windsor Hotel on Friday, Sept. 6 kids would come up with,” Durocher says. “Not that it’s a concept album, but there by the end of it you’re ripped.” Mariachi Ghost and DJ King Cabernet The guys ended up settling on Electric are some themes and I think the title says In the end the band left the studio with will also perform Soul, which is also the name of the King’s it all right there,” Durocher says. “It’s our a friend in Milne and a record it’s happy Show starts at 10 p.m. Head Pub house band that Durocher used second release and the songs kind of tell the with, though Durocher admits some songs Tickets are $12 at the door or $10 in to play in with bassist Chris Tuscherer on story of a starting over period.” like “Vagabond Sighs” probably represent advance at Music Trader or Into the Thursday nights. “Like we said before, our EP didn’t turn the band better in a live setting. Music The band continued to move forward out as well as we hoped,” Guenette adds. “I think that’s my fault because I didn’t Visit www.facebook.com/electricsoulwpg with drummer Joey DeCosse and in May “But the biggest reason it’s called Second speak up. We were a little timid with 2012 it released an EP called The Light That Paradise is because everyone actually agreed Lenny,” Durocher says.

You’re Dancing on March 22 in Australia. first time early this month, stopping in “I wrote that title down in my notebook Winnipeg at the Park Theatre on Septem- and I just liked the idea of it,” Joy says over ber 9 before eventually crossing into the the phone from Sydney, in the middle of U.S. for some more shows. an Australian tour. “I’m excited to be on the road in a differ- “I just wanted to capture that sense of ent country, meeting people and just hav- abandon, when you’re dancing or doing ing lots of discoveries,” Joy says. “I wouldn’t anything that’s kind of liberating like that.” mind going fishing, wherever that is, if it’s The album’s ukulele-based second track a possibility. Being from Australia I kind of “Riptide” has gone on to receive lots of have this romantic idea of fishing in Can- radio play and last month it garnered Gold ada. I think it would be a nice thing to do.” First Australia, then the world status in Australia. After his Canada/U.S. shows, Joy will “When I was working on that song, it return to Australia, where he plans to begin Melbourne musician Vance Joy signs with Atlantic felt like all of the pieces of the puzzle just recording his first full-length album which Records and hits the road fell together,” Joy says. “It’s based on con- he hopes will be released sometime in 2014. versations that I’ve had and characters out “The writing is a work in progress,” Joy of films and books. It just kind of all came says. “I’ve already started chipping away Deborah Remus @DeborahRemus together and became a song.” and it’s my next challenge.” The single’s popularity helped him sign a Arts Reporter contract with major label Atlantic Records, Supplied which just released the EP in North Amer- ica on Sept. 3. Vance Joy doesn’t even have a full-length In 2012, Joy started to record some songs “That song got on the radar of one of the record out yet, but the Melbourne-based at The Shed Studios in Melbourne with A&R guys and I ended up going to New See Vance Joy at the Park Theatre on folk-pop singer/songwriter is already gen- producer John Castle, who’s worked with a York, which was almost frightening at the Monday, September 9 erating a lot of buzz in his home country. wide variety of other Australian artists. time,” Joy says. “I went over there for three Show starts at 8 pm Influenced by such other Aussie acts as Joy’s first single “From Afar” was released or four days to play for them and I ended Tickets are $15 plus fees at Ticketmaster Paul Kelly, Joy – whose real name is James in September 2012 and then in January he up getting a deal, which definitely helps me Visit www.vancejoy.com Keogh – began performing his own music was picked up by Liberation Music. The label get to Canada and America.” at open mic nights. released Joy’s debut EP, God Loves You When Joy will be coming to Canada for the

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The debut record from local group, The Bros Landreth, holds nine tracks of competent roots rock with sexy lead and slide guitars accompanied by Eagles-inspired harmonies. Veteran sidemen Joey vance Joy with guest keri Latimer (guitar) and David (bass) Landreth (of Wyrd Sisters, Imaginary Cities etc) teamed up with drummer sepTember 9, park TheaTre Ryan Voth and keyboardist Alex Campbell to make $15.00 in advance the disc, which includes timeless songs lead by the Bros’ vocals, which sound like the Sheepdogs’ Ewan Currie’s were put through a juice strainer. the dodos “Firecracker” is a back porch dreamer, while opener with guest cousins “Our Love” kicks off the boots and airs it all out. sepTember 15 With production (and guitar peppered on a few park TheaTre tracks) by ex-Doc Walker slinger Murray Pulver, the $17.00 in advance recording has a crisp, full sound. The lyrics aren’t going to make you feel anything more than what is on the radio today, but as a first effort it stands THE BROS LANDRETH up musically. If these guys had something to say it Michael franti Let it Lie might warrant a recording, but for now they should & spearhead Independent stick to the sidestage. with guest michael bernard Fitzgerald - Nicholas Friesen sepTember 29 burTon cummings TheaTre $39.50 in advance Odario Williams has been writing rhymes for as long as most of us have been listening and due to this, nearly every lyric on his band’s third disc sounds co-presented by West end cultural centre as natural as freestyle, yet as prepared as poetry. Opener “Lion Head” somehow manages to drop austra with guest moon king nods to Neil Young and Burton Cummings without sounding like anything an ex-Winnipeg resident has ocTober 5 ever produced, while “Guys and Girls” holds the garrick cenTre most pep you’ll get outside of cheerleader practice. $20.00 in advance There’s layers in the music and production that 90% of hip hop doesn’t have the attention span to swim through and that sets this disc apart in major

ways. The slew of guests - from Saukrates to Shad TickeTs – Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store - 204.231.1377 and Amanda Balsys - are essential but don’t take or visit ticketmaster.ca away from the cohesion of the final product. It’s the record you’ll want to sweat along to in the dying winnipegfolkfestival.ca days of summer. GRAND ANALOG - Nicholas Friesen Modern Thunder Shadow Cabinet

Federal Lights’ debut LP follows up last year’s Carbon EP and its sounds are bigger, with a more fleshed-out sound and a higher profile (it’s the band’s first for Toronto indie label Aporia). Singer/ guitarist Jean-Guy Roy’s raspy yet subtle howl accompanies his working class hero/guy in love lyrics perfectly, especially when blended with the competent vocals of the rest of the group (all Rent fearlessly Winnipeg music vets from Quinzy and the Attics + producer Dana “Rusty” Matyas of Imaginary Cities). The diversity is there without compromising the overall sound, from super popper “I See Love” to Walkmen-esque “This Would Be A Fine Job To Retire From” and the brooding charm of “Sharks” - it all works as one piece or radio-ready singles. Between the producer’s clear ability to flesh things out and the chemistry the band has developed since its FEDERAL LIGHTS formation, this one’s a winner. We Were Found in the Fog - Nicholas Friesen Aporia

Royal Canoe’s first proper LP finally gives listeners an opportunity to answer the question, What can these guys do with a full-length record? The answer is, well, quite a lot. Today We’re Believers is a 12-track affair running the gamut from shimmering, summery indie pop (“Exodus of the Year”) to heav- ily-syncopated, contemporary hip hop-influenced jams (“Button Fumbla”) and reworked versions of You can highlight and write in your books. past singles (“Bathtubs”, “Nightcrawlin”). It’s also Normal wear and tear is OK! immaculately produced, thanks in large part to John Paul Peters (Propagandhi). Fans can expect more of Royal Canoe’s variable time signatures and the adept percussion work of Derek Allard and Michael Jordan, while the vocal direction of Matt THE UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG BOOKSTORE Peters is remarkably polished. Solid work from this local six piece. 491 Portage Avenue Unit 5 - Harrison Samphir www.universityofwinnipeg.bkstr.com ROYAL CANOE /UnivWinnipegBookstore Today We’re Believers Roll Call Records *Valid on rental titles. Based on average savings versus new book price. Checked-in books must be in resellable condition. See store for details. 08 The Uniter // September 5, 2013 Arts Visual Uniter summer festival roundup

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Just do you Two Winnipeg visual artists tap into their inner selves with their latest exhibitions

Women, without exception Inclusivity is the name of the game at FemFest

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Brittany Thiessen’s not a ditz, but she does A recent graduate of the University of On the first Friday of each month, gal- Top: play one in the upcoming FemFest pro- Winnipeg’s Acting Honours Program, leries in the Exchange District open their Artwork from Russ Henry's If I Could be Anything duction of Harold and Vivian Entertain Thiessen is very interested in examining doors to the public. Bottom: Guests, a new play by Winnipeg writer the development and change that takes Dubbed “First Fridays”, it’s a night to A collage from Anthony Nelson's Paper, Scissor, Jessy Ardern. place over the course of an actor’s career. expose new artists, open new exhibitions Glue. With blonde hair and blue eyes, Thies- “I don’t think an actor’s training is ever and show off Winnipeg talent. Supplied sen acknowledges that her appearance really over, just like a samurai’s training is Anthony Nelson – a member of local has often landed her stereotypical female never over,” she says. arts initiative Synonym – premieres his idea that it’s okay to be yourself and to be roles. Hope McIntyre, artistic director of show Paper, Scissors, Glue on Friday at 5 different from the norm. “Not everyone is Barbie and Ken,” Sarasvàti Productions, stresses the impor- pm at Tara Davis Studio Boutique (246 “The theme is really encouraging indi- Thiessen says, noting that many of the tance of the educational and opportunis- McDermot). viduality,” Henry says. “I think today theatre roles for women are an oversimpli- tic nature of FemFest. She makes sure that The exhibition, which runs until the more than ever, we all have the opportu- fication of the female sex. even those without blonde hair and blue end of September, features approximately nity to look inside ourselves and decide However, Thiessen senses a larger, more eyes are afforded the same opportunities 150 small collages featuring images, sym- who we want to be.” female-inclusive trend gaining momen- to share and develop their work. bols and artifacts from various cultures. Henry says he admires such musicians tum in the Winnipeg theatre scene. “The festival has truly become a place With Paper, Scissors, Glue, Nelson says as Johnny Cash, Neil Young and k.d. lang, “The younger generations want new where those who often are not heard, are he’s trying to catch a “momentary glimpse artists who followed their heart and in the plays and they want plays written by them given a voice,” McIntyre says. “We’d like of the collective unconscious, where process “really broke ground.” which means representation from women to keep expanding this mandate by giv- distinctions between cultures become “These are people who didn’t try to and homosexuals,” she says. “FemFest is ing voice to more and more women from blurred, creating a unifying pattern and become somebody but they discovered embedded in this awareness.” diverse backgrounds.” an archetypal narrative.” their own style, their own unique voice,” Since 2003, FemFest has been pre- Nelson says he creates his collages ran- Henry says. “So instead of trying to sented by transformative theatre company domly. He claims that by doing it blindly, become something, do your level best and Sarasvàti Productions, and this year marks he’s able to tap into what’s deep inside of try to become you. the second time Thiessen has acted in himself. “The real tragedy occurs when people the annual festival but the first time she In addition to the existing collages, the don’t explore that, when they don’t look has contributed her own piece of theatre. Paper, Scissors, Glue opening reception will inside themselves and really discover who In addition to playing Janet, the “dumb FemFest runs from Sept. 14 to 21 also feature on-site collaging. Visitors are they want to create themselves as. That’s blonde” in Harold, Thiessen and fellow at the Asper Centre for Theatre encouraged to get their hands dirty and the concept behind If I Could Be Any- playwrights Devan Gingrich and Megan and Film. Catch Harold and Vivian try collaging for themselves. thing.” Sekiya are debuting their own creation, Entertain Guests on Sept. 15 at 7 Of course, First Fridays aren’t the only Acquetoré: Swan Doll. p.m., Sept. 16 at 9 p.m. and Sept. day for visual art appreciation. Veteran “The show is exploring our experi- 21st at 4 p.m. Acquetoré: Swan Doll Winnipeg artist Russ Henry opens If I is presented on Sept. 14 at 7 pm as ence in acting school, what it means to Could Be Anything September 5 at 7 pm at part of FemFest opening cabaret be a good actor, what it means to be an and reception. Cre8ery (2nd floor, 125 Adelaide St.). experienced actor and what it means to be Henry says the show – which runs until Check out firstfridayswinnipeg.org Visit sarasvati.ca for more infor- a bad actor,” Thiessen says. “A lot of its September 17 – features many pieces por- for more information. mation. influences come from Kill Bill and samu- traying animals in unnatural colours or rai training.” shapes and notes his exhibit celebrates the Special Feature

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The newest venue to open in Winnipeg definitely aims “First Ave./7th St. Entry was definitely a venue that to give music fans what they’re after, with a team of came up a lot amongst the group in early meetings,” A-list investors/operators/music fans that may or may Sneesby says. “We like their big room/small room not have been assembled like the A-Team. format, and we also admire how rigid they are in “Gee, which one of us is Murdoch, I wonder?” Co-owner terms of scheduling their set times – if an opener is Tyler “Hunnicutt” Sneesby jokes. “Kevin Trosky is scheduled at 9 PM, they’re strumming their first chord definitely the Hannibal. He was the one that brought at 9 PM. That’s something we’d like to push Winnipeg- the opportunity to all of us. He’s had success with gers towards because we are notoriously late-arriving Greenroom and wanted to open another room. So audiences.” when the space became available, he rounded us all up Hosting recent gigs by hometown heroes Royal Canoe to help with the vision of the room. Luckily, we’ve all and Grand Analog, as well as this week’s James Murphy worked together lots over the years so there’s no odd DJ set, has brought the audiences out in droves. So far, man out.” the reaction to the space has been positive. Drawing inspiration from such venues as Vancouver’s “It’s been a little overwhelming,” the DJ says. “I’m just Fortune, Calgary’s Commonwealth and the legendary waiting for the backlash to begin – I’m predicting it will First Avenue/7th St. Entry in Minneapolis, the group happen after people see our goofy mugs on the cover also wanted to make Union Sound Hall its own animal. of this issue.” 12 The Uniter // September 5, 2013 The Uniter // September 5, 2013 21

T he Uniter’s ultimate downtown venue guide Whether you're a new post-secondary student wondering where the cool music can be found downtown or a music lover that can't keep track of which venues are open or closed (the last year has seen the Lo Pub, Negative Space, Pop Soda's, Republic and more shut down) the Uniter hopes this grid of its favourite downtown live music venues will fill your sound-hungry belly.

The Cavern Osborne Village Inn

112 Osborne Street 160 Osborne Street toadinthehole.ca facebook.com/pages/Osborne-Village-Inn One of the most intimate and drunken spaces in the city is often The Zoo and Ozzy’s are always homes to something loud, with the host to classic pub-style acts (soul & classic rock covers) but it's latter (located in the basement of the Osborne Village Inn) having the nightly local shows that keep Osborne loud. The odd Monday gone through a bit of a renaissance in the last few years hosting night Three for Free!!! series always works and the jam nights and New Music Wednesdays. It's the most bang for your buck when it Trivaoke (yup, it's what you think it is) are fan favourites. comes to local - three bucks gets you three bands and a chance to dance the night away with local man about town Robbie Rousseau. Exchange Community Church Pyramid Cabaret 75 Albert Street exchangechurch.ca 176 Fort Street pyramid7.com This space seemed to become a venue out of necessity for a lack of them on Albert Street this past spring. With its high ceiling, well- The Pyramid is one of those rooms that's a little bigger than a worn entranceway and giant neon cross, it's eclectic yet welcoming bar and a little smaller than a sit-down venue, the sound quality stage hosted many a charity event and straight-up rock show this depends on who is operating the board and if you can only get 50 year. people to your gig, it's gonna look like there's only 10. But during a “A peaceful space that can get pretty darn noisy,” says Andy packed Jazzfest show or a sweaty dance party (combined with the Cole of local trio Eagle Lake Owls. “You'll hear every nuance of a ability to grab a drink at either side of the room) there's probably folk show, bang your head to a rock show and swear you heard a nowhere else a Winnipeg music fan wants to be. Hey - there's not a marching band coming out the windows as you walk by on Albert bad spot to sit or stand in there. The sight lines are great. Street.” Times Change(d) High & Lonesome

Frame Arts Warehouse 234 Main Street highandlonesomeclub.ca 318 Ross Ave frameartswarehouse.com Some people would argue that you're not a musician until you've played the Times, you haven't drank until you've bought a round of This five-story former sewing factory has been a hub for the arts in Standards there or you haven't tossed a chicken into a bucket until Winnipeg - from its art gallery to studio spaces and the fact that it … well, you get it. plays host to a slew of rock shows, art installations, comedy nights and plays, it's also been home to the Purple Room, a 50 seat venue, since March of this year. West End Cultural Centre “A visitor from New York said it had the feel of her favourite 586 Ellice Avenue underground concert spots in Brooklyn, and that's what we're wecc.ca going for - a rough-around-the-edges place where art, creativity, and weirdness can flourish,” Purple Room founder Paul Little says. This beautiful old church in the Exchange got a bit of a reno a few “Since opening, it's been home to touring singer/songwriters, years ago and has always been one of the most diverse venues in improv comedy, zumba classes, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the city. From metal to pop punk to local Christmas celebrations all-ages afternoon punk & hardcore, slam poetry, swing dancing, and album release shows, the WECC makes everything sound good. international fringe theatre, experimental rock, and even laser tag.” “It was always the place that I could count on seeing really good music of any genre as well as emerging and local artists,” Artistic Garrick Hotel Director Jason Hooper told the Uniter earlier this year. “Really top-calibre people that were really strong musicians and songwrit- 287 Garry Street ers, and even if they were just starting out, there was a chance you facebook.com/GarrickHotelWinnipeg were going to see something really good.” With a strong Facebook presence and a whack of local shows, the 107-year-old Garrick Hotel is looking to re-establish itself as an The Windsor important live venue - and it is. Featuring local and touring bands Thursday-Saturday night (most recently Toronto neo-vintage 187 Garry Street rockers Mushy Callahan and local guitar guy Vince Andrushko) and facebook.com/the.windsor.blues drink specials throughout the week, it's on its way to being your new favourite just-off-Portage watering hole. "There will always be a home for the blues at the Windsor," booker Sam Smith told the Winnipeg Free Press late last year of the bar’s musical shift towards more rock shows. "It would be foolish to Greenroom deny the history that makes this place special to so many people. That said, it's an extremely rare breed of live music venue in this 108 Osborne Street day and age that can rely on a single genre seven days a week. greenroom108.com In the interest of keeping the room viable for the future, we have Greenroom operates Thursday-Saturday nights and features some to diversify and open the doors to a wider variety of artists and of the most talked about DJ sets you'll find in Winnipeg - from local patrons. There's room for everyone here." favourites Hunnicutt and Co-op to Canadian legend Scratch Bastid. Occasionally you'll find an original band playing to an intimate crowd (or a cover band getting people moving) but for the most part the line up is down Osborne to get into this place. The spirit of the Collective/Die Machine (and maybe even Goth Night) is alive and well here, it's just wearing different makeup. King's Head Pub

120 King Street kingshead.ca The King's Head's website advertises itself as "your favourite post-shopping, pre-game, dinner date, post-concert downtown destination" and it very well could be (we always thought it was just where CreComm kids got hammered in the late afternoons). The pub food is arguably some of the best in the Exchange and the patio is the place to be seen (while there's a little summer left). One of the few bi-level venues in the city, the first floor doesn't host acts (just darts and pool) but the second is home to All the Kings Men, comedy nights and your drunken cousin who grabbed the mic from the band to propose to his new girlfriend. UNLIMIT YOUR WORLD. Only MTS offers students Unlimited Data in Manitoba.

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To The Wonder Supplied

Visit winnipegcinematheque.com for showtimes. Norse mythology Terrence Malick is a polarizing figure in the Wonder is a fictional autobiography, as many cinematic landscape. His last film, 2011’sTree of the moments in this picture reportedly of Life, received admiration from some critics happened to Malick (as is the case with Life). It in Manitoba and disappointment from just as many. To the seems that the director has entered an unpre- Wonder is no exception; it has critics and audi- dictable creative spurt, with at least two films In his books Thunder Road and Tombstone Blues, ences in a frenzied debate over its aesthetic we know about in the can, after spending his value and overall meaning in the grand scheme career taking around a decade between films. Chadwick Ginther brings Scandinavian folklore of things. Is it trash or is it gold? I thoroughly Malick drowns this picture in intellectual to the prairies believe To the Wonder is absolute gold. philosophy and non-linear storytelling, while Malick’s beautiful film is about a couple inspiring the audience with spectacular visuals. named Neil and Marina (Ben Affleck and Olga The acting is sublime and each line of dialogue Adam Petrash @AdamPetrash Kurylenko) who fall in love in Paris, only to have is presented perfectly. The cinematography is problems arise in their hometown of Oklahoma flawless, utilizing the wide angle lenses and Volunteer Staff when their relationship hits a cooling point. subtle handheld photography that lends to the Supplied Meanwhile the local Spanish pastor (Javier stream-of-consciousness editing he’s become Local writer Chadwick Ginther is en Originally, Ginther says Thunder Road Bardem) has a Bergman-esque crisis of faith. known for throughout the bulk of his career. route to becoming a literary giant in the was meant to be a stand alone book and Malick is a thinking person’s director; his To the Wonder is essentially an analysis on the sci-fi and fantasy community. not a trilogy. films are as complicated as the elusive auteur. human condition, a grand character study and Since the release of his debut novel “The decision to make it a trilogy came There are few modern filmmakers that put as an intriguing dissection of faith, both religious Thunder Road, Ginther has travelled to after I sold the first book,” Ginther says. much of themselves in their work as he does. and romantic. numerous conferences, reached bestseller “In my mind I knew what the first three lists and been a nominee and winner of books would be but I also thought that - Michael Carlisle various awards for his work. But Ginther’s the best stories have endings. I wanted love of fantasy and adventure started well there to be closure to Ted’s story and leave before any of that - it’s been embedded in the world open for more stories.” his reading DNA since a very early age. Thankfully for fans of Ginther, he “When I was growing up my great- decided to write those next two books and great-uncle lived with my family and I this September sees the release of Thunder had a great-great-great-uncle who lived in Road’s sequel, Tombstone Blues. a log cabin all year round until after his “The second book is much darker,” 100th birthday,” Ginther says over drinks Ginther alludes. “It starts off two months at Café 22. into Ted and Tilda’s cohabitation, just “They would tell me stories of their enough time for them to start getting on youth, which were almost like adven- each other’s nerves. It asks the question, tures stories, and they’d make up orig- ‘What’s it like to live with your destined inal Lone Ranger and Tarzan stories mate after knowing each other only a few when they babysat me. That was my call weeks?’” to adventure.” Ginther is busy at work on book three, Supplied Authors always came from bigger cities. Blue Jasmine They did not come from Manitoba or Winni- Check local listings for showtimes. At the age of 77 legendary American director seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night”? If peg and they sure didn’t come from Morden. Woody Allen somehow still manages to write the great actress had lived to see the premiere – Chadwick Ginther, Author and direct around one feature film a year. of Blue Jasmine, she would have likely said the Unfortunately some, like last year’s clunky To same about this film. Blanchette’s Jasmine is Rome With Love, are misses. Every few films he rotten to the core and more neurotic than any Set in Manitoba, Thunder Road follows but we’ll be seeing more of his writing does manage to produce a hit with audiences character Allen has played, full of sociopathic blue collar Ted Callan as he embarks on a before then. and critics alike, a prime example being 2011’s tendencies. Her psychological meltdown is epic road trip with “trickster Loki and beguil- “I have a steampunk werewolf short Midnight in Paris. His latest film,Blue Jasmine, and incredibly disturbing; though we may have ing Tilda” to seek out the men who have story coming out in an anthology called has received strong praise by the public, with met characters who are similar, none match the wronged him, only to discover that the crea- Gears and Growls by the end of the year many calling it the auteur’s newest master- woman’s intensity tures of Norse mythology walk among us. and I have my first Thunder Road tie-in piece. Blue Jasmine is a metaphor for the current Ginther says that setting the book in story coming out in On Spec,” he con- Starring Cate Blanchette and Alec Baldwin, American consumer culture. Woody intends to his home province was influenced by one firms. “There’s a new protagonist. Ted Allen’s latest is essentially a modern adap- expose our own lack of self-responsibility and of his literary heroes, one who he says isn’t in it but Loki is. It takes place in the tation of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar integrity within the character of Jasmine, as inspired him to pursue writing. two months between Thunder Road and Named Desire. The film begins with a life crisis, though he is holding a mirror up to our faces “Guy Gavriel Kay was the first writer Tombstone Blues. which causes a mean spirited socialite named and shouting “this is what is wrong with us!” that I not only knew to be Canadian, but “It’s a good year.” Jasmine (Blanchette) to head to San Francisco. Like Jasmine we make our best effort to look that I knew to be from Manitoba and Visit www.chadwickginther.com for more info. There she reconnects with her sister Ginger away from our misdeeds (like the financial that was huge for me,” says Ginther. “Not (Sally Hawkins), bringing old troubles along meltdown of 2008) but the past, if not dealt only was he Canadian, his characters were with her. with properly, will always come crawling back. If Canadian too. That’s when I knew writing Do you remember Bette Davis’ immortal you want to be entertained and repulsed at the was a possibility for me. Authors always line in the classic All About Eve? “Fasten your same time, then this is the film for you. came from bigger cities. They did not come from Manitoba or Winnipeg and they sure didn’t come from Morden.” - Michael Carlisle 24 The Uniter // September 5, 2013 Culture

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FILM Send + Receive presents two films cele- brating two of this years special guests of honor, artists Charlemagne Palestine (US/BE) and Tony Conrad (US). Innovators in the experimental music scene rooted in 1960’s New York and visionaries of film, performance and visual art, these two unique films celebrate and play with the eccentric singularity of these two historic artists. Showing times are Sept. 11 at Cinematheque. LITERATURE Dine- - Mite New York Times best-selling author O KELLEY ARMSTRONG launches Omens in Winnipeg on Sept. 7 at 2:30 pm at McNally Robinson Booksellers for a reading & signing event. HARVEY JENKINS will be launching his newest book Haiku Moments On the Camino: France To Finisterre at McNally Robinson Booksellers on Sept. 8. Relish that relish NERD SLAM presents STEVE CURRIE at Market Burger serves up perfect patties and a wide array of delicious relishes Frame Arts Warehouse in the Purple Room on Sept. 10. @SugarDahling Poet ANNIE DEELEY will be reading from Melanie Dahling her new collection, Brother: a subscrip- tion only chapbook available through Volunteer David Zieroth’s Alfred Gustav Press on D erek Martens Sept. 11 at McNally Robinson. Let me start by saying that I am a burger girl. er’s bathroom, decorated by local vintage NEIL MCQUARRIE will be speaking and I love hamburgers. Love them. I’ve taken on shop Rhymes with Orange. signing in support of his new book The Forgotten Trail: From Prince Arthur’s several “lifestyle diets” over the years and find The menu (shaped like Manitoba) has Landing to the Red River on Sept. 11 at myself craving burgers time and time again. a few options. You can choose one of their McNally Robinson. I have eaten amazing burgers in unexpected pre-designed burgers or build one from the ROSIE CHARD will be launching her new places and been disappointed by experiences ground up. There are two different vegetar- book The Insistent Garden at McNally in notable spots. ian patties and a dizzying array of relishes. By Robinson Booksellers on Sept. 12. So when I see a new location open up in the way, bacon relish is exactly what it sounds THIN AIR WINNIPEG INTERNATIONAL my neighbourhood I am eager to try it and like. What an age we live in! WRITERS FESTIVAL will be taking place armed with a “show me what you’ve got” atti- I chose to build a burger and my friend from Sept. 23 - 27. tude. went with the Butter Chicken Burger. We GALLERIES & MUSEUMS Market Burger lived up to my expectations split an order of “Frings”, which is a plate of The Wayne Arthur Gallery presents New in every way. onion rings and fries. You get a lot of fries but Work – New Ideas a mixed media exhibit Located in the heart of the Corydon Vil- the onion rings were less plentiful and they by artist Jean Wiens. Exhibit ends Sept. lage, the first thing you’ll notice is that it’s stole the show for me. Sides are a bit pricey 25. simply a nice place to hang out. The deep here as they don’t come with your burger, but The Cre8ery presents If I Could Be colours and clean lines make it sexy enough there is enough to share. Anything By RUSS HENRY. Regular gallery hours apply and the exhibit ends Sept. 17. for date night, while the mismatched chairs A couple bites in I stopped to enthusiasti- and large chalkboard wall (featuring info cally declare my love for the burger through THEATRE, DANCE about their locally/ethically-sourced ingredi- a very hearty mouthful, just like they taught & COMEDY ents) keep it laid back. me in finishing school. My friend agreed and ACE Art presents Artist Talk: with IAN The rooftop patio is a must-experience, we continued to eat in silent food reverie. Or MOZDEN, DOUG MELNYK and CAROL MALO- with a nice mix of shade, sun and charming maybe he was talking to me, who can say? NEY at 290 McDermot on Sept. 18. artwork that blocks your view of the less than I’ve heard some people describe the burg- YOUNG LUNGS DANCE EXCHANGE presents scenic parking lot below. ers as dry, but I did not find that to be the this years production series on Sept. 13 and 14 at the Gas Station Arts Center. My favourite installation is a skateboard case. If you like a juicy burger, I would sug- Tickets are 15 dollars, and show times light fixture from Green Apple skate shop, gest going with the multi-grain bun as their are 8pm. which is just down the street. Fans of retro signature bun is rather large and may account Head down to the Times Change(d) High design may want to move into Market Burg- for some of those issues. Also, I find that and Lonesome Club for COMEDY ON THE curry mayo solves everything and they make CORNER every Saturday. a very tasty one. The Cavern is at it again with comedy Market Burger may cost a little more than once a month, so enjoy the show and your typical burger and fries joint, especially laugh a little. if you indulge in an adult beverage (in which Check out the King’s Head Pub for your case go for the Coco Carl Mojito), but it’s well weekly dose of comedy every Tuesday at 9 p.m. worth it. You will leave full and with a clean conscience thanks to the Manitoba-sourced ingredients.

Market Burger is located at 645 Corydon Avenue and is open seven days a week. Culture The Uniter // September 5, 2013 25

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THURSDAY SEPT. 5 THE BROTHERS LANDRETH play the WECC. UWSA presents O-Week with perfor- mances by A TRIBE CALLED RED, THE LYTICS, DJHUNNICUT and many more artists! JAMES MURPHY (LCD Soundsystem) will be preforming a D.J. set at Winnipeg’s newest venue Union Sound Hall.

FRIDAY SEPT. 6 MER V MAUTHE and NEIL KEEP play the Palm Room. FLOOD AND FIRE play the Park Theatre. MOSES MAYES and MAIKO WATSON play Kee p your pants on the Pyramid. ELECTRIC SOUL will be playing at the A Winnipeg pole fitness company aims to strip pole dancing of its striptease connotation Windsor with support from MARIACHI GHOST and KING CABARET. VINCE ANDRUSHKO plays Prairie Ink in @mollylkarp Molly Karp McNally Robinson Bookstore. B eat Reporter THE ENGLISH MOCCASINS and THE ELDERS kevin legge OF RIGHT ON play the Cavern. I’ve never conducted an interview in just a interested to discover that not all of them are grandma for next week’s lesson. JENNY BERKEL plays the Folk Exchange. bra before, but when I sat down with Tahea young women in their athletic prime. However, I can definitely say that I will be SATURDAY SEPT. 7 Mack and Elisha Ewonchuk – owners of Fan- “There is a woman that trains here that is canceling my gym membership and replacing VIKINGS, BOATS and ALPHA are playing tasy Pole Dancing – I felt anything but dis- in her fifties,” Mack exclaims. it with what is clearly a more all-encompass- Union Sound Hall. comfort and awkwardness. Mack says the majority of her clientele is ing workout regime. THE CROOKED BROTHERS will be playing In fact, I felt slightly liberated – rather sexy aged 25 to 40 and is of varying athletic back- And who knows, maybe in the future all The Red River Co-op Speedway as part of even. grounds and body types. athletic facilities will have their own vertical DarkCross. “Beyond the fitness aspect, the confidence While this diversity in age and athletic pole. LES SEXY, NORCOMA and BRING THE FIGHT that you can get from pole fitness is exponen- ability is impressive and speaks to a shift away For more information check out fantasypoledanc- play the Windsor for Heavy, Hard, and tial,” Mack says, as we make our way from my from any automatic association with strip- ing.com Hairy. first-ever pole fitness class to the studio’s small ping, I’m not sure if I will be bringing my NIGHTFALL will be preforming at Prairie seating area. Ink in McNally Robinson. Admittedly, I felt a level of skepticism prior THE ORIGINAL PAINKILLERS and THE to visiting Mack and Ewonchuk’s 1032 Logan THRASHERS play the Cavern. Avenue location. Isn’t pole dancing just the SUNDAY SEPT. 8 process through which strippers undress Jam Night with Big Dave McLean at the themselves? Times Changed. That sentiment was clearly in accordance with many of my friends’ attitudes. Initially, MONDAY SEPT. 9 they all just laughed and suggested that if VANCE JOY plays the Park Theatre. journalism didn’t work out, I would always have pole dancing as a fall back. But when TUESDAY SEPT. 10 Mack and Ewonchuk attempted to teach me DA VID BAZAN plays St. Margrette Anglican some of the complex strength and flexibility Church. skills that go into every movement, I realized DWIGHT YOAKAM plays the Walker. that mastering the art of pole dancing would WEDNESDAY SEPT. 11 probably take me as long as my university degree. David Myles plays the Park Theatre. Mack – who’s competed in and won many TAV FALCO is back at the Pyramid Cabaret. national pole dancing competitions – feels UPCOMING EVENTS very strongly about distinguishing what she does, teaches and loves from the profession DAYGLO ABORTIONS, THE ANIMALISTICS, TROUSER MOUTH and LAST OF THE V8 of stripping. “Stripping is a job. It’s a lifestyle. It’s not a INTERCEPTORS play the Zoo on Sept. 12. commitment to a sport or a fitness activity,” Winnipeg Folk Festival presents CASSIDY Mack says, who has owned and operated her MANN at the Folk Exchange Sept. 13. pole fitness studio for five years. The M-KAPS will be playing at the Park “Pole dancing is really a form of gymnas- Theatre in support of their new album Another Day, Another Sudoku on Sept. 12. tics,” Ewonchuk adds, who swears by the sport’s transformative abilities, which she says Winnipeg musicians will be celebrating the life and music of VICTOR JARA at the are visible everyday in the athletic and emo- Paul WECC on Sept. 14. tional development of her clients and herself. “New age hippie, The WECC presents and evening with “What’s the difference between the hori- inspired by 10 years of WILLY PORTER on Sept. 15. zontal or uneven bars and our vertical bar? I university life”. The DODOS play the Park Theatre on mean really, they’re all poles.” Sept. 15. However, in a contemporary context ROSE COUSINS and RACHEL SERMANNI will where femininity and an upright pole have be playing at the WECC Oct. 5. Tickets are exclusively sexualized connotations, how do T he Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing on sale Sept. 15. you begin to associate a combination of the documentation of creative fashion in BRAIDS with MARK WEBBER will be pre- two with a prestigious level of athleticism? Winnipeg inspired by the Helsinki fashion forming at Union Sound Hall on Sept. 17. “From people coming down and trying blog www.hel-looks.com. Each issue will Bike Winnipeg presents MISE EN SCENE what we do for themselves,” Mack says. “The feature a new look from our city’s streets with INDICATOR INDICATOR and FEDERAL more people that become aware of the emo- and bars in an attempt to encourage LIGHTS on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 at the West End Cultural Centre. tional and physical benefits of the sport, the individual expression and celebrate that more the perceptions will begin to change.” you are really, really good looking. daniel Crump Of Fantasy’s 200 plus clients, I was most comments

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We ought tration continues up till Sept. 8 – Art Classes thread winding its way through our political embody some sort of universal truth, senti- to take care in how we choose our ideology start Sept. 9. Visit www.forumartcentre.com/ classes or 204-235-1069. and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion mentalizing our concerns or feelings. – and, if you don’t think you have one, you One idea which frequently rears its head is probably haven’t examined it. Frame Arts Warehouse presents MAKERS that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is MARKET every first Friday of the month from just as good as your knowledge.’” that everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Of course, I’m not advocating a key- 5pm to 10pm at 318 Ross. Head down and At face value this statement is true, but board mashing flame war with everyone check out their huge selection of handmade - Isaac Asimov the often implied meaning is that all ideas who disagrees with me. The importance of goods and services! are equal. I think this is dangerous reasoning. getting along and communicating respect- DARKCROSS is happening again this year It is often easy to wonder whether things It’s also a bit of a misnomer. There is a differ- fully whenever possible might just be one of ladies and gentleman so head down to the were better before the advent of social media. ence between ideology and opinion. Whether those important ideological points. Like any Red River Co-op Speedway and enjoy the race on Sept. 7! Visit www.darkcross.ca for We didn’t really need to know what anybody grape or strawberry jam is the best to spread social arena, we should be able to set bound- full details. thought about every subject. We could stick on toast, or which sports team has the best aries and reduce harm by making sure they’re Fort Garry Women’s Resource Center to the things we had in common, exchange jersey are matters of opinion. Whether or not respected. 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They Skills on the Academic Advising website. school uninspired, who maintain a disinter- tinent to every facet of living. recognize that students arrive not in careers All workshops are offered FREE of charge. est in personal growth and improvement, yet You will have the tools to overcome heart- related to the content of their studies, but Registration is NOT required. keep reasonable marks. Ignore these people. break, resolve social conflict, and, perhaps careers fostered with the willpower and VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES When they graduate, they will walk away most importantly, learn. Regardless of your good-thinking developed during school. Craig Street Cats would like to hear from with worthless degrees. vocational ineptitude, people will hire you So next time, when you feel like you’re you. 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Please contact Jacinda at volunteers@wolse- leygirl.com or the Craig Street Cats Adoption will become symbols of fortitude, courage English proverb, “a smooth sea never made a Sincerely, Center (204)421-1919. and growth. skilled sailor.” Chris Hunter, former arts student When the Sirens shout, “you’re wasting You will ache for security during such Chris Hunter is mostly a writer, but periodically your time,” which they will, remember that occurrences. You will want reassurance that draws profit as a teacher, musician, and designer. growth is never a waste of time, and with one day you will have no debt, a car and a He’s never been sailing before, but hopes someone reading this will find him and take him. city The Uniter // September 5, 2013 27

City Farmers’ markets cropping up in downtown Winnipeg Residents increasingly seeing producers face to face this summer

Martyna Turczynowicz @martynaturc

B eat Reporter

Residents of downtown Winnipeg have been struggling to find locally sourced, fresh produce ever since core area grocery stores closed their doors this past spring. To deal with the lack of fresh produce downtown, The Farmers’ Market Associ- ation of Manitoba (FMAM) joined with Downtown Biz to start an outdoor market to serve the community. The FMAM is a cooperative between Manitoba farmers and producers which promotes the development of producers and provides consumers with local food. The Downtown Biz Farmers’ Market is located behind the Manitoba Hydro build- ing on Graham Avenue and takes place every Thursday from 12 noon - 5:30 pm. “It’s something that’s needed in down- town: food access and fresh food,” says Downtown Biz Farmers’ Market Vendor Coordinator Margot Malobar. “There aren’t too many options for people down- town because of The Bay closing down. “People are always wanting to try new local foods and there are some new local products that vendors have and we’re able to try. It’s a really good venue for people to do that.”

There are many other farmers markets DANIEL CRUMP in the city, Malobar contends, but this one “You see a lot of diverse ages, families together to provide fresh food without has really taken off. The market has been that come with their children, but there’s having to count on big chains, or the gov- the fastest growing in Winnipeg, with a also a lot of elderly people from the neigh- ernment to lend a hand. wait list for vendors to occupy space each bouring apartments that are buying big “These fresh food markets are really week. The market was set to close on Sep- bags of vegetables. . . having access to this taking charge instead of waiting for the tember 5, but due its immense popularity, fresh, local produce is really important.” government to intervene. It’s a grassroots vendors are looking to keep it running For a change of scenery, the West Broad- movement and we gotta take charge. We until September 19. way Farmers’ Market – located at 669 can’t wait for the government, we just gotta People are always wanting to try new local foods and there are some new local products that vendors have and we’re able to try. It’s a really good venue for people to do that. - Margot Malobar, vendor coordinator, Downtown Biz Farmers Market

The market is lively, continually bus- Broadway – is open every Wednesday from do it on our own,” he says. tling with workers and community mem- 4:00 - 6:30 pm, and is run by the Good Not only do these markets provide easier bers. It’s easy to see how reasonably priced, Food Club, a community initiative pro- access to healthy food, they allow residents locally sourced, organic food keeps people moting food security and healthy living to get together every week. And that’s what coming back each week. habits. makes farmers’ markets so special: local “It’s such a wonderful, vibrant thing Market coordinator Damien Gagne says food and community building. to have downtown,” says Jackie Avent of it came out of a need in the community Hoop Soda, a company making soda syr- for fresh produce at accessible prices. He ups from locally-sourced ingredients. points out how farmers’ markets come 28 The Uniter // September 5, 2013 City

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CITIZENS HELPING TO END THE CAT CRISIS is an advocacy group created out of public concern for the plight of cats affected by the cat over population crisis in Winnipeg. Our aim is to be a focal point for the public in highlighting this important issue. Please visit our website http://www.citizenshelping- toendthecatcrisis.com for more information. The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) is looking for positive role models to act as mentors to youth participating in our after-school programming. The successful youth mentors will work with newcomer youth (13 – 18 years old) and provide them with educational and social support. If you are interested in volunteering email a resume and short cover letter to Wade Parke at [email protected]. Visit ircom.ca for full list of requirments. Currently 20,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba is looking for volunteers to help with canvassing, data entry and answering the phones for their help-line. If you are interested in helping out this month please contact Trudy at 204-943-6622 or email World Suicide Prevention Day [email protected]. Local event promotes education, discussion The N.E.E.D.S. Center (Newcomers Employ- ment & Education Development Services) is currently looking for volunteer mentors. Mentors connect newcomer youth to the Amber McGuckin community and engage them in educational and recreational activities. For more infor- mation contact mentorship facilitator Steph City Reporter Minor at [email protected] or 204-940-1268. THE SILOAM MISSION offers hot meals, To honour World Suicide Prevention Day on cide,” she says. “Children are smart and need Klinic Manitoba's director of counseling services, clothing, emergency shelter, holistic health September 10, 2013, the Winnipeg Suicide to hear the proper information regarding Tim Wall. care, employment and life-skill training to Daniel Crump the homeless. Visit www.siloam.ca for more Prevention Network is hosting a free public what suicide means, and why someone would details about the types of volunteering event at Vimy Ridge Park from noon until make this choice, from reliable sources.” Part opportunities they have to offer. 1:00 pm. Organizers hope the event will act of the goal of the event is to create a safe place at Klinic Manitoba, co-chair of the Winnipeg The UWSA and U OF W’S CAMPUS SUSTAIN- to diminish the stigma still attached to men- to discuss suicide and educate people on the Suicide Prevention Network and Executive ABILITY OFFICE are planning the details of tal illness. topic. Director of the Canadian Association for Sui- this year’s sustainability festival. Will you Sheryl Giesbrecht, who has been with the “It’s about reducing the taboo about sui- cide Prevention, is one of the central organiz- contribute? Email sustainability@uwinnipeg. ca or call 204-789-1478 for more details on Canadian Mental Health Association for over cide,” Giesbrecht says. “This is a way for peo- ers of the event. how you can help. a decade, believes that it is not just adults who ple to become more comfortable and encour- “We are not only trying to draw attention Do you want to meet a new friend and learn need to hear the message of suicide preven- age them to talk about, discuss, and respond to ways to live a more healthy, calm, and bal- about a new culture? Do you have an hour to tion. to suicide.” anced life,” Wall says, “but also to engage in a spare each week? If so, consider becoming a “Young children attempt or commit sui- Tim Wall, director of counselling services conversation about suicide prevention.” language partner as a part of the University The hour-long event is split into two main of Winnipeg’s LANGUAGE PARTNER PROGRAM. Contact Julie McKirdy at 204-982-1151 or visit sessions. The first will be a self-compassion uwinnipeg.ca/index/elp-partner for more exercise which augments the theme of mind- information. fulness and being present in the moment. THE WRENCH, a non-profit organization that Giesbrecht explains it’s a calming approach strives to make bikes and knowledge of to addressing emotional pain, and helps to bicycle repair and maintenance accessible to reduce anxiety and overwhelming thoughts. the public, is looking for bike mechanics and all-around bike enthusiasts. No experience Wall hopes the event will break records required. Contact the WRENCH at programs@ and become the largest compassion exercise thewrench.ca or 204-296-3389. to ever be completed in Manitoba. WAYFINDERS is an in-school and after-school “My hope is also that people will make mentorship program that provides high a point of practicing this in their daily rou- school students, who come from diverse tines so they can live a more balanced life,” backgrounds and reside in the Maples, with the supports and encouragement needed to he explains. graduate high school, and make a successful The second part of the event is a celebra- transition to post-secondary training or tion of life. This will be a time to remember education. For more information, please contact Awit Marcelino at 204-801-7136 or and celebrate those who were claimed by sui- [email protected]. cide and those affected by mental illness. THE WEST BROADWAY YOUTH OUTREACH CEN- The afternoon event will also feature a free TRE is always looking for more volunteers BBQ lunch. “It will be a time to connect with to help with a variety of programs including others in the community,” Wall says. “Part of sports, tutoring and other programs to bene- what we strive to do is nurture the connec- fit inner-city youth. Call 204-774-0451 or stop by 222 Furby St. to offer your skills. tions in the community.” This day of awareness will also be focused THE SPENCE NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION is looking for volunteers to help with their on educating people on available resources. programming. Interested volunteers can “What someone knows about suicide preven- download a volunteer application form at tion could save a life,” Wall says. spenceneighbourhood.org or call 204-783- 5000 for more information. RUPERT’S LAND CAREGIVER SERVICES RING-A-RIDE PROGRAM needs drivers to take clients residing in South West Winnipeg to appointments, shopping and social outings. Compensation for gasoline and parking is provided. For more information please call 204-452-9491 or email [email protected]. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, visit www.reasonstolive.ca, or call the 24-hour crisis phone line at 1-888-322- 3019. City The Uniter // September 5, 2013 29 Green is the New Black Mind the design Locals showcase responsible development at Winnipeg Folk Festival Site

Brian Lorraine @red.river.rebel

City Editor

The word ‘sustainability’ gets tossed around quite a bit these days, but defining what it really means in a practical sense is both dif- ficult and debatable. For the folks at local award-winning design company Syverson Monteyne Architecture (SM-ARC), envisioning sus- tainable development – from conception to reality – is a part of their job description. At this year’s Winnipeg Folk Festival, SM-ARC’s collective vision helped to define what it means to design and develop infrastructure with a creative, dynamic interpretation of responsible building. The festival celebrated its 40th anniver- thought was consistent with WFF’s desire sary this summer with an unveiling of the to consider their ecological footprint. completed second component of its three- “There was the Folk Festival’s functional phase site development project. requirements, but there was also their “It’s really the first time the public has desire to tread lightly, to have a low impact, seen any changes so it was a nice time, our to be environmentally responsible,” Mon- 40th anniversary, to kind of unveil and teyne says. “Right at the very beginning reveal these things,” notes Cheryl Sluis, that was always one of their values.” WFF’s Manager of Volunteer Services and Clearly, having shared values among Strategic Initiatives. team members has been a running theme. There were several factors driving a With WFF as the client, the Provincial need for improvements to the site, as Sluis Park as the site, and the team assembled by recounts. “Six or seven years ago, there were SM-ARC, those collective guiding princi- a number of things that were sort of the ples informed the project’s direction. impetus for the project. One of them was a “It made sense here because it’s also kind little bit of pressure from our Health Inspec- of a sustainable design principle” Mon- tors to upgrade our food services... [and] we teyne notes. “That cradle to grave idea, signed a long-term lease with the Park.” you know, where as a designer you have to Supplied Any proposed changes to the site were be responsible for the whole arc of some- Project Management, were able to locate, from the main stage – and how that might contingent upon the festival agreeing to a thing... to think about when it becomes measure, purchase, and then disassemble a affect their experience and business – but multi-year lease with the Provincial Park. no longer useful, how does it get disposed local steel warehouse structure in order to according to both Sluis and Monteyne the “We would’ve taken a different path if we of? Or, can it be recycled, can it be re-pur- re-use the parts, so one day La Cuisine may response from all parties has been positive. had year-to-year leases, because the invest- posed? I think that is true sustainability.” be disassembled and re-purposed. Being conscious of the new location, ment was substantial” Sluis says. The structures on the site designed by Even though it is a massive industrial acknowledges Sluis, “a lot of energy and The scale and complexity of the project SM-ARC certainly embody those ideas. structure, it has a built-in sense of responsi- thought [went] into how that village area means that there have been many local The largest of these is La Cuisine (2012 bility; it can be relocated and reused, while became a community and brought people companies playing various roles since the Prairie Design Award of Excellence), used leaving barely a trace of impact. together, and it kind of is almost a curated initial concept of the Site Plan was envi- as a multi-purpose building. It serves as the It is this type of leadership, this vision- area itself, so people didn’t mind coming sioned – and they’ve all had to consider the festival kitchen where thousands of meals ary trend-setting, for which La Cuisine the extra distance.” requirements of regulatory bodies, along are prepared each day for performers and has gained recognition abroad. “We were So far the feedback from volunteer with the WFF’s consensus objectives, fac- volunteers, as well as a storage facility and up against projects with budgets that were crews, audience, volunteer and vendor sur- tors which quickly became problematic. a place to congregate backstage under its a hundred times bigger… multi-million veys has been overwhelmingly positive. “Inside the master plan were these lists expansive front porch space. dollar projects,” Monteyne recalls of the “Everyone was kind of in the space, of principles, or lists of things that we had It’s close to 7000 square feet, yet has no Prairie Design Awards. “And it won first using it like a public space, the way [they’re] to keep in mind, and one of them said the concrete foundation, which speaks to the prize in the commercial building category. meant to be used,” Monteyne says. “It was festival has to be able to expand, contract, or innovation of the design. The SM-ARC I mean, we were amazed… the competi- just really gratifying to walk in there and to stay the same,” says Tom Monteyne, Princi- website description reads, in part: “Syver- tion was incredible.” see people using it exactly the way it was pal at SM-ARC. “In other words we had to son Monteyne designed La Cuisine using The new Serpentine structure that thought of.” design for every eventuality that could pos- repurposed and recycled materials includ- houses the food vendors which SM-ARC sibly happen, which is impossible.” ing components from an existing steel designed as part of phase two of the project, Incorporating both WFF’s vision, and industrial complex that was slated for also used reclaimed materials when possi- complying with Manitoba Conservation demolition, salvaged hydro poles, and ble. These included salvaged hydro poles (a regulations – which the area is subject to – reclaimed cedar decking. The design also design theme running through the entire meant a lot of considerations surrounding incorporates deliberate use of festival ico- site), and trusses that were taken from an the impact on the natural ecosystem. nography – the front façade of the build- area Safeway that was being demolished. Check out Syverson Monteyne Archi- “The park is more comfortable with ing features different colours of sheet metal Though the structure isn’t as elaborate as tecture’s projects at www.sm-arc.com, stay tuned for features about other non-permanent structures because one of to symbolize the memorable way tarps are La Cuisine, it’s no less important as part companies involved in the WFF site their mandates is conservation of nature, so used at the festival each year.” of the re-design of the common area of the project, and a sneak-peak at phase if someday there was no festival there, the Monteyne, along with SM-ARC Asso- festival site. 3, in future issues. Send feedback to idea that the site would return to nature is ciate Fletcher Noonan and construction At first the food vendors were anxious [email protected] something they like,” Monteyne says. This manager Gerry Humphries of Milestone about the new structure being further away 30 The Uniter // September 5, 2013

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