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Looking for listings? Cover Image CAMPUS & COMMUNITY LISTINGS AND University project “Vortex (safety first)” VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES  page 4 revisits Gordon Bell Backyard chicken initiative MUSIC  page 8 BY ROSEMARY SCANLON field acquisition saga gaining ground FILM & LIT  page 10 Watercolour and gold-leaf on paper, 2012 GALLERIES & MUSEUMS  page 10 This piece is part of the Whorl of Sleep NEWS  page 3 comments  page 5 THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY  page 10 exhibit currently showing at Ace Art Inc. For details, visit www.aceart.org. AWARDS & FINANCIAL AID  page 10 Science complex receives accessibility award UNITER STAFF

Administration and students discuss potential disparity between older campus buildings Managing Editor Aaron Epp » [email protected] Carson Hammond rather than something to pursue proactively,” Bsusines Manager Beat reporter said Radi. “Now, it’s just sort of what we do. Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] Universal access is a fundamental part of how PTRODUC ION MANAGER The Richardson College for the Environment we plan campus spaces. It’s no longer an after- Ayame Ulrich » [email protected] and Science Complex has received official praise thought.” copt y and s yle editor from the city for its universal incorporation of But do older buildings on campus still Britt Embry » [email protected] accessible design. embody the university’s more modern design Photo editor Completed in 2011 as part of the university’s philosophy? Dylan Hewlett » [email protected] ongoing downtown expansion, the $66-million Jesse Turner, accessibility advisor for the uni- ne ws aSSignment editor project earned a City of Winnipeg Accessibility versity’s accessibility services department, says Ethan Cabel » [email protected] Award at a ceremony at City Hall Oct. 16. despite challenges, the main campus has man- net ws produc ion editor Chris Sobkwicz, access advisory committee aged to stay on par in terms of access. Matt Preprost » [email protected] co-ordinator for the city, says the new complex “I wouldn’t really consider (the difference in goes “above and beyond” to remove barriers for accessibility between buildings) a disparity - it’s asrt editor Nicholas Friesen » [email protected] the disabled. just different,” said Turner, who uses a wheel- “They included a ton of little things,” said chair. CULTUE R editor Dunja Kovacevic [email protected] Sobkwicz. “A lot of the building’s accessibility “It’s always more difficult to retrofit a space » features are so seamlessly a part of the design as opposed to constructing from the ground up comments editor that they won’t be noticed by the general pub- and incorporating universal design.” Katerina Tefft » [email protected] lic at all.” Whether or not all of the subtler accessibility loistings c -ordinator features found exclusively in the new Richard- Ken Prue » [email protected] “Accessibility has moved so son complex will eventually make their way to CAMPUS BEAT REPORTER far beyond just constructing a older campus buildings, they certainly appear to Vacant » ramp or putting a button on a be the way of the future. B EEAT R PORTER Carson Hammond [email protected] door.” The award-winning features are also slated » to make an appearance in the future UNITED D HyLAN ewlett B EEAT R PORTER -s Jes e Turner, accessibility advisor, Accessibility Health & RecPlex. Turner and Radi in the Richardson College for the Alex Paterson » [email protected] Services “Accessibility has moved so far beyond just Environment and Science Complex. A ERTS R PORTER constructing a ramp or putting a button on a Kaeleigh Ayre » [email protected] According to Sobkwicz, these features include door,” said Turner. its resource centre’s move from the basement of o nline edit r cutting-edge accessible washrooms, strobe lights In the meantime, accessibility continues to Graham Hall to the first floor of Manitoba Hall Harrison Samphir » [email protected] on fire alarms and strategic use of colour to assist expand on the main campus. last year, Turner said. with orientation, along with accentuated door According to Turner, the university is cur- Over the course of the move, the department, frames to help the visually impaired, all of which rently considering making the main building’s previously called Disability Services, changed its C RONTRIBUTO S: add to the interior’s aesthetic appeal. Balmoral entrance accessible and a fully acces- name to its current, more inclusive designation. Debra Radi, executive director to the sible washroom for the main floor of Manitoba The Accessibility Resource Centre provides vice-president at the University of Winnipeg, Hall - which will incorporate the extra features exam accommodations, volunteer note-taker says universal design with respect to accessibil- found in the Richardson complex’s accessible coordination and many other services for reg- Louise May ity has grown into a major priority for the insti- washrooms - is officially in the works. istered students and is located in 1A08 on the Jordan Power tution over time. Accessibility Services has seen 200 new users main campus building. Deborah Remus “Many years ago services for people with dis- this year bringing the total number of students The Forks’ playground, the Centennial Cen- Jesse Rodgers abilities were always considered an afterthought registered with the program to 500, a result of tre and the Birth Centre also received an award.

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Some councillors, including retract information contained within the ad, R 4oom Orm1 after the one-year grace period, claims Ger- Dan Vandal, felt they had no choice but to ap- titled For Sale, the city will consider all legal University of Winnipeg basi purposely withheld knowledge of the prove the expansion of Station No. 11 by 6,500 action available. According to the Free Press, 515 Portage Avenue deadline. Gerbasi is not permitted to speak square feet, as council was not consulted until the ad accuses city council of selling city in- Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 about the development until a public hearing construction had already begun. Coun. Paula frastructure to private companies and fire in December. Havixbeck voiced concerns over a lack of de- halls to their friends. Launched Oct. 31, the tail on the reason for the cost overruns. union’s website says the ad will air through- Mouseland Press Board of Directors: City acknowledges zoning out November. Ben Wickstrom (interim chair), Peter Ives, violation Human rights advocate Robert Galston, Sara McGregor, Justin In September, residents of the River Heights remembered Leblanc, Lindsey Wiebe, Melissa Martin, area were enraged that Fort Distributors con- Wade Kojo Williams, a long-time advocate of Emily Guttormson, Chris Hunter, Shannon Sampert and Noor Bhangu. For inquiries e-mail: [email protected] News 03 www.uniter.ca November 15, 2012 The Uniter News University project revisits Gordon Bell field acquisition saga Grassroots movement leaders discuss lessons, frustrations encountered along the way Carson Hammond Beat reporter

It began with one impassioned voice and grew into a student movement that is seeing sod replace concrete at the corner of Broad- way and Portage. Now, the University of Winnipeg’s Insti- tute for Urban Studies is revisiting the sequence of events that saw Gordon Bell High School find grassroots success with good, old-fashioned citizen activism. The high school is the subject of the first installment of In-Brief, a series of book- lets the institute is releasing on community engagement in Winnipeg. Mike Maunder, who headed the first vol- ume of In-Brief, says the Gordon Bell tale was too interesting to pass up. “It was a small story, but an important one,” said Maunder. “It shows us it’s possible for a determined group of citizens to actually affect government.” The saga began in 2008 with the sugges- tion that Gordon Bell High School, whose downtown location offered students zero green space, acquire an adjacent property to transform it into a field for outdoor activities. D HyLAN ewlett Within the year, and countless rallies, pro- Gordon Bell High School’s greenspace development story is a small but important one, according to the U of W’s Institute for Urban Studies. tests and petitions later, the province buckled under demands to purchase the land from Chippendale, who first suggested in a Winni- field all along.” Chippendale and her peers, says she’s excited Canada Post, who had plans to turn the lot peg Free Press editorial that the school get the Still, the process of actively pressuring gov- to see the positive impact the new field will into a mail-processing facility. lot. “I would drive past Kelvin and see their ernment to make change was a good thing have on the community. big field, then by Gordon Bell and see noth- for students, who have raised more than “I’m really hoping (the field) will act as a “It was a small story but an ing but pavement.” $300,000 to help redevelop the site. place where downtown kids can go and enjoy important one. It shows us Despite the movement’s eventual success, Morgan Hoogstraten, who graduated themselves, and blow off steam without get- it’s possible for a determined Chippendale can’t help but wish the lot was from Gordon Bell in 2009, played a key role ting into trouble because there’s nothing else group of citizens to actually better used in the first place. in rallying students. to do,” she said. affect government.” “So much expense, worry and concern Now working as a fundraiser for World “I expect the school spirit will really could have been prevented if inner-city rid- Vision, Hoogstraten says she learned a lot strengthen and its sports teams will flourish.” - Mike Maunder, Institute for Urban Studies ings in Winnipeg were valued like suburban from her trial-by-activism. Construction on the new field, which ones,” said Chippendale, who believes area “It was me proving to myself I could con- began in the spring, is set for completion In the project, Maunders identifies Gor- politicians could have been more proactive in sciously manifest change in reality,” she said. sometime next year. don Bell alumnus Nancy Chippendale as the acquiring the land for students. “I’ve been carrying that with me ever since.” To learn more, visit Going Old School: overall movement’s initial catalyst for change. “The provincial government could have Hoogstraten, who attended weekly pro- Activism Reborn in Winnipeg’s Inner City at “I thought about this for many years,” said put up a few million dollars and bought that tests at the Legislative Building alongside www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/ius-publications.

BYrson Ca Hammond Q: Do you think the University of Winnipeg is properly accessible to people with physical disabilities?

K arlie Stewin, S amuel Unrau, fourth-year Adaptive Services student, Honors students’ coordinator Advertising – Media English “The university has Management “I think so. The come a long way (in Alternative Dispute Resolution elevators are fairly terms of accessibility). easy to get to and However, the biggest Event Management the floors them- challenge (the main Fashion Management & campus) faces is being selves seem pretty Promotions accessible once you in an older building. I’m get to them.” happy the university is Financial Planning trying, but we’ve got Global Business Management a lot of work to do to make it more acces- Human Resources sible for individuals Management who use mobility aids. International Development Also, fully accessible washrooms on the main Marketing Management campus are something Public Administration we really need.”

Irlanda Gomez, Sam Okwudili, first-year student, third-year student, Arts Chemistry 10 WAYS “It’s not something “We do have a lot of you usually think of ramps and things, but if it doesn’t directly what about people who affect you. I would take the bus here? If TO LAUNCH say it seems acces- there was a shuttle sible, though.” program like Safe-Walk for people with (mobil- YOUR CAREER ity-related) disabilities that would be good.” FIND YOUR NICHE WITH A POSTGRAD IN BUSINESS

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LISTINGS COMMUNITY EVENTS on how to go about the process and more. There will also be Do you want to meet a new friend and learn about a new cul- a trade booth area. Entry fee is $45. ture? Do you have an hour to spare each week? If so, con- International WINDOW is pleased to present its fourth installation, MES- sider becoming a language partner as a part of the Univer- MERIZING, a nomadic movie-poster project by artist DAVID ON CAMPUS sity of Winnipeg’s LANGUAGE PARTNER PROGRAM. Contact LARIVIERE. Check it out on the ground level of the Artspace Julie McKirdy at 204-982-1151 or visit uwinnipeg.ca/index/ ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA GRAND CHIEF DEREK NEPINAK will News Briefs Building. elp-partner for more information. present a free public lecture titled “Making First Nations Compiled by Matt Preprost PHASES OF HEALING is an eight-week group beginning in Treaty Rights Contemporary” on Nov. 16 from 12:30 p.m. to THE WRENCH, a non-profit organization that strives to make November at 1150A Waverley St. This is a facilitated, closed 1:30 p.m. in Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg. bikes and knowledge of bicycle repair and maintenance group for women who have experienced partner and/or accessible to the public, is looking for bike mechanics and On Nov. 17, head down to Herzing College for a three-hour Britain cuts aid to India childhood abuse and are ready to explore healing and mov- all-around bike enthusiasts. No experience required. Come workshop with MARJORIE ANDERSON. She will discuss her BRITAIN: British officials say the ing forward in their lives. Please call 204-477-1123 for reg- out to a volunteer orientation and learn how you can get experience as an editor and what she has learned about col- istration information. In-person intake with facilitator is involved. Contact the WRENCH at [email protected] country will stop all aid to India by laborating with both writers and other editors. She’ll identify required; space is limited. Dates and times for the group will or 204-296-3389. 2015 while cutting its remaining some of the wonders as well as a few of the challenges in be provided within the intake. handouts, Al Jazeera reports. Last working with creative talents at all stages of experience and WAYFINDERS is an in-school and after-school mentorship week, Justine Greening, the coun- TECHNOLOGY SAFETY: A WORKSHOP FOR COMMUNITY WOMEN expertise. She’ll also ask participants to tell about their own program that provides high school students, who come from try’s international development sec- is being held Nov. 15 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 1150A Waverley relevant experiences and discoveries and will then provide diverse backgrounds and reside in the Maples, with the sup- retary, said the British government St. The workshop is presented in honour of Domestic Vio- brief editing exercises that emphasize some aspects of edit- ports and encouragement needed to graduate high school, lence Prevention Month by a representative from the Family ing that can be most challenging for story editors. and make a successful transition to post secondary train- recognizes India’s “changing place Violence Consortium of Manitoba. Space is limited. Pre-reg- ing or education. Wayfinders is looking for individuals who You are invited to attend a talk by LEITH SHARP, entitled in the world,” according to a report. istration is required by calling 204-477-1123. This is a wom- would like to use their educational and/or professional train- “Sustainability: Who are the Change Makers?” on Nov. 19 at The move is expected to save Britain en-only event. No childcare is available. ing to tutor high school students in social studies, history, the Richardson College for the Environment & Science Com- math, physics, geography and other high school subjects. If about $320 million from 2013 to 2015, THE HOLIDAY MARKET, a unique new holiday craft show fea- plex. Through her extensive experience, Sharp shares valu- though it will still give India about interested, please contact Awit Marcelino at 204-801-7136 or turing over 35 local artisans, will be held on Nov. 17 from 9 able insights about building sustainability. She will discuss [email protected]. $445 million in aid until 2015. Aid to a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of how we can accelerate the transformation necessary for India was first reduced last year as Wellington Crescent and Academy Road. Free admission, free driving sustainability in institutions, and how institutions THE PLUG IN ICA is looking for enthusiastic and reliable vol- part of austerity measures to reduce parking and wheelchair access. enable or resist change. Admission is free. unteers to help in a number of areas of our operations. Vol- unteers gain valuable experience and meet artists and other record deficits, the report notes. On Nov. 18, THE CENTRAL CANADIAN CIRCUS CLUB is taking The Oral History Centre at the University of Winnipeg is interesting people. Email [email protected] for more Greening said Britain’s new relation- off. So dress up, grab your toys and come on down to the pleased to present a BROWN BAG LECTURE AND DISCUSSION information. ship with India, a former British col- Broadway Neighbourhood Centre for three hours of amaz- SERIES. This lecture series will provide an opportunity for ony that is now able to fund its own ing skills and fun. researchers to share their current practices, approaches and THE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION OF experiences of doing oral history from a variety of perspec- MANITOBA (IRCOM) is seeking committed individuals to help BEYOND BORDERS invites you to an educational symposium space program, will focus on trade. tives and across diverse populations. Lectures will take place out with our Newcomer Literacy Initiative (NLI) program. The featuring experts on the subjects of child sexual exploita- in 2B22/2B23 Bryce Hall on from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. On NLI is a program that offers English as an Additional Lan- Obama pushing deficit tion in sport and online on Nov. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 Nov. 19, the topic will be DOING RESEARCH WITH INNER-CITY guage (EAL) classes and childcare to newcomer families liv- a.m. Speakers include SANDRA KIRBY, JONATHAN ROSENTHAL plan forward RESIDENTS with JIM SILVER and SHAUNA MACKINNON of the ing at IRCOM and in the broader neighbourhood. Volunteers and DARREN OLEKSIUK. The symposium takes place at the UNITED STATES: Re-elected presi- Department of Urban and Inner City Studies. generally help us one day per week for 2.5 hours each shift. dent Barack Obama says he is willing Fort Garry Hotel. NLI Volunteers are expected to be fluent inE nglish, open THE EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is avail- You are invited to the first DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY RESI- to learning about different cultures and very supportive to compromise on his plan to cut able to all regular University of Winnipeg employees. As part DENTS ASSOCIATION (DCRA) meeting at Union Centre, 272 of adult learners. Volunteers should also be patient, open- the country’s ballooning $1.2-trillion of this program, Shepell-fgi offers a wide range of seminars Broadway Ave. DCRA is a newly forming group of Winni- minded and flexible. federal deficit, Al Jazeera reports. on a variety of physical, emotional and general well-being peg residents who reside in the downtown area. The aim of topics. All seminars are lunch ‘n’ learn format, 60 minutes in If you are interested in volunteering, contact Wade Parke at Obama, who won a second term in DCRA is to bring together the community and create a uni- length, with a facilitator on site. Human Resources at the U [email protected] or give him a call at 204-943-8765, exten- early November, is looking to corral fied voice to represent the interests of those living in the of W would like your feedback on which seminars you would sion 23. both Democratic and Republican downtown area. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Nov. 25. It be most interested in attending. Visit www.uwinnipeg.ca/ is a free event but the organizers request that you RSVP to To volunteer for the UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG STUDENTS’ leaders to pass a bill preserving tax index/hr-benefits-education for more details. cuts for 98 per cent of the coun- [email protected] so they can provide ade- ASSOCIATION fill out an application on their website, theu- quate seating arrangements. wsa.ca, or grab an application from their office in the Bul- try, while increasing taxes for the VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES man Centre. wealthy. The bill is a package of Built in 1971, THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY is regarded as one of the finest late-modernist buildings in the coun- Strategic planning is one of the most written about aspects To volunteer for the UWSA FOOD BANK email foodbank@ spending cuts and tax increases that of organizational life. Like dental work, everyone knows stra- is expected to amount to $7 trillion try. Join architectural historian SUSAN ALGIE from the Win- theuwsa.ca, or grab an application from the UWSA office in nipeg Architectural Foundation for an in-depth tour and tegic planning is necessary at regular intervals, but most the Bulman Centre. over the next decade, according to learn about the architect, the design and the history of this people don’t look forward to it. Well, fret no more. Strate- the report. The battle, however, is gic planning should not feel like a root canal. It shouldn’t THE UNITER, the weekly rag you are holding right now, is important structure. The tour will take place at 2 p.m. on looking for contributors. See your words in print or your expected to be difficult, as the U.S. Nov. 25. Admission is free, but space is limited. Please call take forever and it shouldn’t leave you with a numb sensa- tion that keeps you from doing anything useful for days and photos and drawings on the page. Email Aaron at editor@ House of Representatives is still 204-786-6641 ext. 227 or send an email to [email protected] uniter.ca. to reserve your spot. weeks. So, on Nov. 16, head down to United Way Winnipeg for controlled by the Republican Party. TURNING YOUR MISSION INTO ACTION: A PRACTICAL PLANNING Republicans are suggesting Obama CKUW 95.9 FM is seeking volunteers for the music and news Come one, come all to the 10th annual JUNTO LIBRARY DIN- FRAMEWORK FOR STRATEGIC LEADERS. Visit www.volunteer- departments, and as hosts for programs. Email ckuw@uwin- raise revenue by closing loopholes in NER, SPELLING BEE AND DANCE PARTY, Saturday, Dec. 1 in manitoba.ca for full details. nipeg.ca. Mondragon Restaurant. The vegan lasagna dinner with salad the tax code instead of raising taxes SILOAM MISSION offers hot meals, clothing, emergency shel- on the wealthy. and dessert begins at 5 p.m. and costs $15, the spelling THE WEST BROADWAY YOUTH OUTREACH CENTRE is always bee begins at 7 p.m. and costs $5 to enter, the dance party ter, holistic health care, employment and life-skill training to looking for more volunteers to help with a variety of pro- begins at 9 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the Junto the homeless. Volunteer opportunities include food services, grams including sports, tutoring and other programs to ben- Manning pleads guilty to clothing, entertainment, events, healthcare and administra- some charges Library, a radically free and open book and zine library on efit inner-city youth. Call 204-774-0451 or stop by 222 Furby the 2nd floor of the A-Zone at 91 Albert. tive. Visit www.siloam.ca for more details about the types of St. to offer your skills. UNITED STATES: The U.S. army pri- volunteering opportunities they have to offer. The 9TH ANNUAL HOLIDAZE CRAFT SHOW has got what it THE SPENCE NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION is looking for vate facing charges for leaking war The UWSA and U OF W’S CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE are documents to whistleblowing web- takes to stuff everyone’s stockings. The show is taking place volunteers to help with their programming. Interested vol- on Dec. 7 from noon to 9 p.m. and Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 already planning the details of this year’s sustainability fes- unteers can download a volunteer application form at www. site WikiLeaks is pleading guilty to p.m. at 75 Albert St. tival. Will you contribute? THE GRASS ROUTES SUSTAINABIL- spenceneighbourhood.org or call 204-783-5000 for more lesser charges involved in his case, ITY FESTIVAL is an opportunity for us to collaborate with information. Al Jazeera reports. According to THE EIGHTH ANNUAL FUNDERS FORUM will take place Dec. 7 partners beyond our departments on issues of sustainabil- from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Delta Hotel, 350 St. Mary Ave. ity, to think creatively about how to celebrate the talent and RUPERT’S LAND CAREGIVER SERVICES RING-A-RIDE PROGRAM lawyers, Bradley Manning is ready to This event is an effective and efficient way to learn about creativity at U of W, and to experience a shared sense of needs drivers to take clients residing in South West Winnipeg admit guilt in passing government funding opportunities. The morning features funders mak- campus community. Email [email protected] or to appointments, shopping and social outings. Compensa- information to WikiLeaks, though he ing presentations covering the details about their funding - call 204-789-1478 for more details on how you can help. tion for gasoline and parking is provided. For more informa- is not pleading guilty to the “speci- who they fund, what they fund, what the process is like, tips tion please call 204-452-9491 or email [email protected]. fications as charged by the govern- ment.” Manning is charged with leak- ing classified military documents on Iraq and Afghanistan, which include more than 260,000 files, to WikiLeaks. His trial is expected to begin February 2013. A military court will have to rule whether or not the plea will be legally permissible, according to the report. If deemed legal, it could potentially shield Man- ning from being convicted on more serious federal offences under the Espionage Act. Iraq cancels Russian WINNIPEG WINKLER arms deal Downtown Next to The Bay IR AQ: The Iraq government is can- 204-325-8986 Dr. Ross F. Moore, celling a $4-billion deal to buy arms 204-942-0059 Optometrist, B.Sc. O.D. from Russia, the BBC reports. The purchase, which was to include at- www.drrossmoore.ca tack helicopters and missiles, was approved in October. However, a spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minis- ter Nouri Maliki told the BBC he has Now accepting Dr. Ross F. Moore, B.Sc, O.D. suspicions of corruption within his team. The sale would have made new patients is pleased to welcome Russia the world’s second-larg- est arms supplier after the United both in Winnipeg Dr. Benjamin D. Itzkow, O.D. States, the report notes. Russia has not released a statement about the and Winkler to the practice of Optometry deal. A Russian military expert, how- ever, has suggested Iraq scuttled the offices. deal under pressure from the U.S. Russia was the main arms dealer to Dr. Benjamin D. Itzkow, Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Optometrist, O.D.

NOLAN0001 1 10/3/12 4:36:46 PM Comments 05 www.uniter.ca November 15, 2012 The Uniter Comments Abusive men get off scot-free Chris Brown, Sean Penn make gender double-standard obvious

Brown was charged with felony assault, Katerina Tefft but did no jail time. Comments editor In February 2012, he won the Grammy award for Best R&B . His performance at the award show on the This article may be triggering for those who third anniversary of the assault was heralded have experienced domestic violence. as his comeback. I view it more as a perverse and demented Lately a disturbing trend in the popular glorification of domestic abuse and brutality. media has come to my attention. Given Brown’s total lack of believable I don’t often place much importance on remorse or evidence of maturation since the pop culture, but occasionally a celebrity gos- assault, how anyone is still buying his sip story will make me stop and take notice, and nominating him for awards is beyond and it’s usually because of the way in which my comprehension. it reflects a broader social trend as a macro- There has also been a lot of speculation cosm of society. in the gossip rags lately about a potential A UyAME lrich This trend that I see becoming all too prev- reunion between Madonna and her ex-hus- alent is our society’s uncanny ability to for- band, Sean Penn. abusers can’t change and never deserve a sec- ing a man who wasn’t her boyfriend. give and forget when male celebrities horrifi- What bothers me is that the columnists ond chance. The media and social networking sites cally abuse their partners, while female celeb- who so gleefully speculate on this rumour But unless these men have sufficiently went crazy, calling her a tramp - coining the rities are shamed and vilified for much less. and lament the initial demise of their rela- showed their remorse by actively volunteer- term “trampire” in reference to her role in By now it’s pretty common knowledge tionship completely fail to mention the fact ing their time and using their celebrity sta- Twilight - and aggressively shaming her. that Rihanna has reunited with her former that Penn was a violently abusive partner tus to campaign against domestic violence, She immediately dropped out of media boyfriend, Chris Brown, who is currently on during their relationship. and spread the message that their actions appearances and upcoming film roles, and probation for assaulting her in 2009. In one incident, Madonna ended up in the were not acceptable (which they have not), disappeared from the public eye for months. Describing the gruesome details of this hospital after Penn hit her in the head with a they do not belong in the position of celeb- Now that there is speculation that she has assault is absolutely necessary in order to baseball bat. rity where they have the power to serve as role reunited with her boyfriend, many pop cul- grasp its severity. Another incident saw Penn chase Madonna models for so many people. ture enthusiasts are positively aghast that he As described in the court documents from as she was trying to leave their home during What I want to know is how men like would take her back. the incident, on the eve of the 2009 Grammy an argument, tie her to a chair with heavy Brown and Penn - and Sean Connery, who The message is that if you are a man, you Awards, Rihanna and Brown were driving, twine, threaten to cut off her hair, beat her has been quoted as saying that there’s noth- are allowed to violently abuse your partner with Rihanna in the passenger seat. A ver- for several hours, and leave her bound and ing wrong with hitting a woman if she’s “a and the world will forget all about it, but if bal argument ensued. Brown then slammed gagged while he went out to buy more liquor. bitch, or hysterical,” and Tommy Lee, who you’re a woman and you cheat on your boy- Rihanna’s head against the car window, When he untied her, he forced her to per- spent four months in jail in 1998 for beating friend, your life is over and no one will ever punched her repeatedly in the face causing form a degrading sex act on him. Pamela Anderson while she was holding their want anything to do with you again. her to choke on her own blood, bit her ear A week later Madonna filed for divorce, infant son - still have successful careers and We need to seriously examine this cul- and fingers, placed her in a chokehold until but she also dropped all assault charges have experienced little or no public fallout ture of misogyny and start actively working she began to lose consciousnesses, and ver- against him. from these incidents while female celebrities toward changing it. bally threatened to kill her. Nowadays, Penn is a celebrated actor and are made social pariahs for doing a whole lot When she managed to scream for help, he “humanitarian,” and these vicious assaults less. Katerina Tefft is a fourth-year honours poli- got out of the car, walked away, and left her aren’t even common knowledge. Take, for example, Kristen Stewart, who tics student at the University of Winnipeg and for dead. I’m not trying to send the message that was photographed several months ago kiss- The Uniter’s comments editor. Backyard chicken initiative gaining ground Small-scale chicken farming would increase food security for many

Louise May in workload to city animal services staff. are negligible. Having a registration for the and especially not for their children. Volunteer In other words, there is absolutely no rea- location of chickens in the city is, of course, That is the future that I want to be a part son whatsoever to delay the changing of this very important. of building. Lately, I have been feeling like a chicken bylaw. As a livestock manager with herds of dairy Meanwhile, like all true WinnipEGGers, I secret agent. And yet, the other side still holds onto goats, alpacas, horses and hens, people have already eagerly await spring - even as winter When I’m in public situations and people their reactionary stance. asked me why I bother with this fight. After is just appearing. recognize me, I get confessions from under- Some councillors have been quoted as all, I legally can have hens and dairy goats For me, spring is hatching time, with an ground city chicken-owners. reducing the debate to a single concept: because I live on a farm within the city limits incubator, sometimes two, on the go in my In hushed tones, looking over their shoul- chickens don’t belong in a city. but zoned for agriculture. greenhouse. der, they say, “I have three Speckled Ham- The great psychological fear of germs cre- I’ve been a lacto-ovo vegetarian - meaning A few times now I have had the opportu- burgs,” or, “I have four Rhode Island Reds, ates an unwillingness to look at or believe sci- I eat dairy products and eggs - for 30 years. I nity to move an incubator full of near-hatch- two Orpingtons and a partridge in a pear tree!” entific reports. raised my daughter entirely on this diet. She ing eggs into a classroom. I’ll never forget, as It’s a code and I know what it means - rare Instead, chicken detractors would rather is now 21 years old (and a University of Win- I entered her classroom with my incubator, breeds of poultry. believe that backyard chickens will surely nipeg student) and she’s been strong, active a Grade 1 student’s sweet little voice saying, As a breeder, I’m very excited about rare start avian flu epidemic and kill people with and for the most part, illness-free. “This is the best day of my life.” breeds. Currently, it is breeders like myself all salmonella. For the past eight years we have been This spring, if the bylaw is changed, I hope around the world who are keeping these spe- My personal pet peeve is the excuse that extremely fortunate to have our own source to be investing in a dozen incubators, to be cialty breeds from extinction. chickens are smelly and messy, which is of of raw goat milk and fresh eggs from animals building a community chicken coop in a With the growing urban poultry move- course about the humans’ management and and birds who I call my friends. North End schoolyard, to be ordering hun- ment giving breeders like myself a market, nothing to do with chickens’ inherent nature. I’ve never felt healthier and in a happier dreds of heritage chicks and to start breed- many of these breeds will have a chance at And the property devaluation argument? connection to my food. ing in earnest my two favourite breeds, Buff surviving the industrialization of domesti- Don’t get me started on class warfare. The bigger picture of food security and Orpingtons and Chanteclers. cated animals. The only concern that I could empathize food justice is the most important aspect for I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the But first, the basics. with initially in the anti-chicken argument me from a human-centric perspective. inherent righteousness of the Chicken Team Here’s a quick summary of the pro-back- was that it would make workload on Animal I feel intuitively that there is an equation to score the winning goal guided by a great yard chicken argument in Winnipeg. Services even greater. of balance to create a permanent and sustain- collective chicken spirit. We have a significant group of citizens As an animal lover, I’m always looking able food system where meat-eaters, vegetari- Go Chicken Team go! who feel strongly that they have the right to to improve the conditions for animals in ans and vegans can all live together in respect keep backyard chickens. There are over 85 cit- my own care and in general society. How- of each others’ lifestyle choices. Louise May is owner/operator of Aurora Farm ies in North America that have changed their ever, even that argument vanished as chicken A balance where self-sufficiency fanatics in St. Norbert, MB. She has participated in bylaws in favour of this right. activists pursued discussions with Animals like myself, small family farmers, and large community art and activism through the St. The scientific data on epidemic transmis- Services in other cities that have established agri-business can all make responsible choices Norbert Arts Centre for 25 years and has been sions proves that any threat is negligible. backyard chicken bylaws. to collectively provide for all, so that no one a member of the Council of Other cities have tracked minimal increases They all say the same thing - complaints need feel the threat of hunger for themselves Winnipeg Chapter for the past two years. 06 Arts The Uniter November 15, 2012 www.Uniter.ca Arts More than just Canada’s Kim Deal Julie Doiron brings So Many Days to the Park Theatre

S upPLIED Canada’s queen of indie cool, Julie Doiron, brings the loudest of tiny music to the Park Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

Nicholas Friesen ating a series. It kind of rushed everything a little bit. “I tend to let the songs dictate them- Asrt editor “When I made the first record with him “We don’t really need to communicate selves,” she says. “We end up always treat- (2007’s Woke Myself Up) I wasn’t necessarily too much, we know each other pretty well. ing each song individually. Initially, I wanted -winning singer-songwriter Julie sure, I didn’t have any plans beyond that,” He really has a lot invested in it as a friend. I to make the whole album really lush and I Doiron has been making pleasant noise for she says. “After I made that next record trust him fully and I tend to leave the songs wanted to make a big production, but then 22 years. (2009’s I Can Wonder What You Did With with him for a while and come back and some of the songs Rick and I just decided From her time as bassist/vocalist in ‘90s Your Day) we had both decided that I would hear what he added to them. It’s fun to work worked the way they were, more sparsely. noise pop legend Eric’s Trip to her solo work do this one with him. So in a lot of ways it that way.” “Some of the songs are pretty intensely and constant collaborations (Wooden Stars, is a bit of a trilogy. Although that being said, sort of sad, but I think for the most part I Snailhouse), the 40-year-old mother of three I’m pretty sure I’m going to work with him “Some of the songs are tried to stick with the positive. I think that a has cemented her place as Canada’s queen of again, though I don’t know what the word is pretty intensely sort of sad, little of what we were trying to do with this indie cool (sorry Feist) with her latest disc, for a quad.” but I think for the most one was show the various emotions that peo- So Many Days. Days marks the first time that Doiron and part I tried to stick with the ple experience either day to day or through- Working for the third time in a row with White worked exclusively on a record with- out their lives.” ex-boyfriend and Eric’s Trip bandmate Rick out any other players. White handled most positive.” Doiron is as known for her solo work as White as producer on Days was a natural of the instruments and even sent the disc off - Julie Doiron she is for collaboration, which includes work choice. The records have a lot more diver- to Doiron’s new label, Aporia, without her with (deep breath) , Mount sity than her mellow solo work from the hearing the final mix. The record is equal parts sporadic rock Eerie, Shotgun and Jaybird, , early ‘00s. “I trust Rick,” she says. “It had to all be and intimate ditties, all peppered with and Daniel Romano and Frederick Squire “In a lot of ways it is a bit of a trilogy,” done really quickly to reach the deadline of Doiron’s elegant melodies. As a whole the (as Daniel, Fred and Julie) to name a few. Doiron says over the phone from the road. when it was supposed to come out (due to a disc is hopeful, while equally documenting This September she released a 7” as Julie But the pair never had intentions of cre- grant from the government). the good and the bad. Doiron and the Wrong Guys with Mike Peters and Jaye Schwarzer () and Tripping down memory lane Eamon McGrath. With all of these collabs being incredibly Julie Doiron on the three studio LPs from her old band, Eric’s Trip positive, it’s hard to pick a favourite. “Working with someone like Gord (Downie) is really great,” she says. “Everyone I’ve worked with, the Wooden Stars (with whom she shared a Juno in 2000 for Alter- native Album of the Year) and the record I made with Herman Dune (2005’s Not on Top), was a good experience. I feel really lucky about the people I work with so I don’t know if I can say there’s one in particular.” After all of that collaboration, there are still a few people she’d like to work with. “I would love to try and do something with Chad VanGaalen at some point,” she says. “I would really like to do something again with because I think that Love Tara, 1993 Forever Again, 1994 Purple Blue, 1996 that’s really a nice project. Though it was preceded by a 1990 indie cassette, 18 songs crammed into 42 minutes is a lot to The final studio LP from the band is seen as a “I’ve been really, really lucky and I feel all Love Tara was the breakthrough for the , digest, but Doiron sees it as her personal favou- controversial one in that it was engineered by the things I’ve been a part of have taught me New Brunswick quartet, which became the first rite. “I have a really soft spot for Forever Again. Bob Weston (Nirvana), abandoning the lo-fi hum so much and everything that I’ve done has Canadian band to sign to . The haunt- Maybe I feel more towards it because of what was for a near slickness. Though it’s not what any- been so positive.” ing lo-fi tape hiss was present on the big songs going on at the time and all the different changes one would refer to as a “polished” record, it is and the little. “I guess everybody loves Love Tara in our lives. I was pregnant during the recording considered a minor misstep in a beloved record- because that’s the first one they heard, at least of that, Rick (White) and I had broken up and it ing career by many fans, despite being home to  Julie Doiron plays the Park Theatre on that’s what I feel. People have that reaction to it.” was all sort of a big deal in my life. (When I hear Doiron standouts E yes Shut and Soon, Coming Wednesday, Nov. 21 it) I kind of am transported back to the time I Closer. “It was pretty different than the first stuff,  Nova and Will Kidman will also perform when I was making the record.” but that’s where we had gotten to live. We were  Doors are at 7:15 p.m., show is at 8 p.m. doing that kind of sound more at that point.”  Tickets are $15 at the Park Theatre, Music Trader and www.ticketbreak.com  Visit www.juliedoiron.com Arts 07 www.uniter.ca November 15, 2012 The Uniter Stepping out of the shadows Ex- guitarist/vocalist proves his worth with U.K. punks Gallows Daebor h Remus Volunteer

Alexisonfire’s farewell tour won’t be hitting Winnipeg in December, but Wade MacNeil hasn’t forgotten about us. You can still catch the band’s former gui- tarist on Friday, Nov. 16 when he takes the mic and performs with the rest of Gallows, the U.K.-based band com- prising Laurent Barnard and Steph Carter on guitar, Stu Gili-Ross on bass and Lee Bar- ratt on drums. “I’m excited for both tours,” MacNeil says. “With each band I just go out there and try to play as hard as I can.” Gallows formed in 2005 and built up quite the reputation before MacNeil joined. The band is known for its intense live shows, releasing Orchestra of Wolves through Epitaph in 2006 and through Warner Bros. three years later. Dropped from the major label in 2009, the band continued on until former front man left last summer, around the same time Canadian post-hardcore supplied Though he isn’t bringing Alexisonfire’s farewell tour to Winnipeg, Wade MacNeil is bringing the band he now fronts, Gallows. group Alexisonfire announced its demise. Losing a lead vocalist can be a challenge, but Gallows seems to have successfully tran- full-length. Bridge 9 released it in North for a few days, head to mainland Europe and writing songs worked for us on this record.” sitioned into its next phase. America this past September. then come back to do it all over again.” As for 2013, Gallows plans to spend even “I think we’ve kind of moved past the “For the other guys, it was cool that they Still, the band finished the record and more time on the road. stage of me being the new guy at this point,” got to record in their hometown with some ended up with 11 tracks in total. “We’re going to head to Australia, South- MacNeil says. “The new songs are going friends they’ve grown up with,” he says. “For MacNeil’s personal favourite is Outsider east Asia and do a ton of touring. The record down well and it just feels like second nature me, it was just the most English experience Art, a song that should appeal to fans of both hasn’t been out for too long and there’s still a now.” I’ve ever had.” bands with its slow build-up and harsh cho- bunch of places we haven’t even played yet.” The band’s third LP, Gallows was recorded MacNeil also says the hardest part of rus. earlier this year at Broadfield Studios in Wat- recording was going back and forth between “We took the same approach with every  See Gallows at the Pyramid on Friday, Nov. 16 ford, a town located a few miles northwest of the studio and the stage. song,” he says. “We didn’t really fine-tune  Barn Burner will also perform , . “We just kept on getting all these offers we anything. We were just like ‘That’s work-  Doors open at 9 p.m. The band previously put out an EP with couldn’t refuse, offers to play with bands like ing, this is the song, press record,’ or we just  Tickets are $17 and available through Into the MacNeil, but this self-titled record is his first Mastodon, and Rancid. We’d write didn’t bother. I think that military way of Music and Kustom Kulture  Visit www.gallows.co.uk

Jasmine “I wear what I feel comfortable in. I like to wear a mixture of current trends and classic pieces.”

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J eSSE Rodgers 8 Arts The Uniter November 15, 2012 It came from The Girth Winnipeg five-piece’s new disc is weird, wild stuff

Nicholas Friesen Asrt editor

Winnipeg five-piece The Girth has just released its latest polished basement record- ing and the self-titled disc is a baker’s dozen of hilarious, compact tunes about living underwater, messy men and other things that could be misconstrued as children’s songs. “When I first started writing songs I would write things that were just three open chords and the song would just finish when I ran out of lyrics,” says singer/guitarist Steve Basham.

“There’s a consistent psychosis through all the songs.” -s Steve Ba ham, The Girth

“I’m really insecure about those kind of songs. These are just kids’ songs, no one wants to listen to this, so after hearing (sim- plistic Scottish duo) The Vaselines I was like, ‘OK, people like them, I guess this is okay.’” Basham is no stranger to the Winnipeg underground scene, playing in such outsider bands as JR Hill and the Oktars and The N WiGEL ebBER Unbelievable Bargains, he called on mem- The Girth will measure your fun levels with its latest disc. bers of his merry band of collaborators to form The Girth. “In between playing in bands I’d release lit- The Upsides, and they have this guitar player to know when to say, “The song is done, let’s about a thing that happened while hang- tle solo albums here and there,” he says. “A Ivar (Palmason), so on New Year’s we were record it.” ing out with (the band),” he continues. few years ago I did an album Thicker and I jamming and their friend Evan (Bowness) “There’s a point with all the songs where “Sort of the way with friends where you got our bass player Arthur (Antony) and our was there. He had his keyboard set up. There it seemed like we’d taken them to the per- re-hash things like, ‘Remember that time we drummer Toby (Gillies) and J Riley Hill was was no keyboard on the album, but I was fect length,” Basham says. “If we’d kept play- got super drunk and threw that pig in the playing keyboards, I got them together. It was just like, ‘What the hell?’” ing them we’d inevitably just start changing dumpster?’ A lot of the songs are just so I can recorded like a ‘live band’ album. So, I got Many of The Girth’s songs give off the them. They’re not too gratuitous yet. There’s tell them, ‘Look I made a song about that them to play the release and we called it Steve feeling that they’re being made up on the a consistent psychosis through all the songs.” thing we did a couple weeks ago.’ I just want Basham and The Girth because the album spot, not unlike Pavement’s Gold Soundz, in That psychosis also involves a simplicity, to make them laugh.” was called Thicker. It just seemed logical.” which Steven Malkmus sings, “And they’re in that these songs are pure entertainment. Occasionally one-off jokes turn into real coming to the chorus now,” which has long “I’ve never found with songwriting that  See The Girth live at the Times Change(d) High life bands, which wound up being the case been debated as a pre-written lyric. it’s the most important thing that someone and Lonesome Club on Thursday, Nov. 15 with The Girth. After recording another EP Though the songs aren’t improvised, the understands what you’re saying,” he says. “I  J Riley Hill and the BiPolar Bears will also per- form with the lineup, Basham made the band offi- album has a spontaneity that most planned- definitely include a lot of in-jokes within  Show is at 9:30 p.m. cial at a New Year’s show. out recordings lack. songs.  Visit www.facebook.com/thegirth for more infor- “Toby and Arthur play in this great band For songs that are ever-evolving, it’s hard “Often (the songs) are just telling a story mation MsicL u iSTINGS MONDAY, NOV. 19 Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club Nov 21. JOU RNEY, LOVERBOY and NIGHT RANGER soothe your uncle’s soul at the MTS Centre. MARK SULTAN (a.k.a. BBQ), ROCK LAKE and THE ELECTRICS destroy the Windsor Hotel Nov. 22. Karaoke is taking place at the Rose ‘n’ Bee. THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS play the MTS Cen- TUESDAY, NOV. 20 tre on Nov. 26. FABER DRIVE, VICTORIA DUFFIELD, FIGHTING FOR COLD SPECKS and DEMETRA perform at the ITHICA and THE TREBLE play the Park Theatre. Park Theatre on Nov. 26. Another round of karaoke is happening at the THE WOODEN SKY plays the West End Cultural Rose ‘n’ Bee. Centre with WILDLIFE and FEED THE BIRDS on Nov. 27. MARK SEGGER SEXTET: Mardi Jazz Series, at the Centre Cultural Franco-Manitobain. ROMI MAYES plays the Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club Nov. 29. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21 The BARENAKED LADIES become one with the MANITOBA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA is at the West- WSO for Hits and Holiday Songs at the Centen- minster United Church. nial Hall Dec. 7 and Dec. 9. JULIE DOIRON with NOVE and WILL KIDMAN are AMERO LITTLE CHRISTMAS with DON AMERO is at the Park Theatre. happening at the West End Cultural Centre on RICHARD WOOD and GORDON BELSHER are at Dec. 14. the West End Cultural Centre. BLUE RODEO plays the MTS Centre on Jan. 16, 2013. Neil Young UPCOMING EVENTS plays the MTS Centre on BARNEY BENTALL and ROMI MAYES play the Jan. 26, 2013. THURSDAY, NOV. 15 Centennial Concert Hall. BETH HAMILTON, CARLY DOW and RED MOON ROAD at the Exchange Community Church, It’s that time again! NEILFEST at the Times OLDFOLKS HOME’s Black & Blue album fund- 75 Albert St. raiser featuring KERI LATIMER and DJ HUN- Change(d) High and Lonesome Club. NICUTT is happening at the Pyramid Caba- Straight from Minneapolis, CONDOMINIUM GALLOWS with BARN BURNER play the Pyra- ret. Co-presented with UMFM, CKUW and Face plays the Windsor with SALT LICK. mid Cabaret. Entertainment. , DEVILDRIVER, CANCER BATS and LEG- NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE play the MTS J RILEY HILL plays the Times Change(d) High ACY DISORDER are at the Garrick. Centre with LOS LOBOS, EVEREST and THE and Lonesome Club. W rITE for . SUNDAY, NOV.18 JAM NIGHT at the Cavern with ROUTE 59. SATURDAY, NOV. 17 The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra presents ROCK AND ROLL DRAFT NIGHT at the Windsor MAMBO NIGHTS with trumpeter MICHEAL PHIL- NEI LFEST is around for another night at the arts hotel every Thursday brings beer and rock ‘n’ LIP MOSSMAN at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. roll together in a carnal way. Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club. BIG DAVE MCLEAN does what he does best at DANKO JONES is playing at the Oak. FRIDAY, NOV. 16 jam night at the Times Change(d) High and section METRIC and STARS are at the MTS Centre. Lonesome Club. TOM FUN ORCHESTRA is at the Park Theatre. Email [email protected] to get involved Folk Night in the Exchange presents BILL HAM- BLACKIE AND THE RODEO KINGS are at the WSO presents MASTERWORKS A: MAHLER at the ILTON, THE STURGEONS, BORLEY AND STEARNS, Walker Theatre. Arts 9 November 15, 2012 The Uniter Crowdfunding the Oldfolks Home Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar raises funds for his next record

Kaeleigh Ayre ing him to create music that comes from a Asrt reporter more honest place. He says the divorce forced him to take a A growth in confidence is not exactly an good look at himself, enabling him to make expected result from an earth-shattering the necessary changes that allowed him to divorce, but it is exactly what Winnipeg’s become more comfortable with himself. Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar needed to push him This confidence has also manifested in his to the next level musically as his one-man instrumentation. folktronic outfit Oldfolks Home. “For the first time ever, I wrote a piece for According to the CBC bio written by his a stringed instrument that wasn’t a guitar,” former Oldfolks Home “other half,” Shaun Lopez-Aguilar says. Gibson, the Details drummer had expected He wrote a cello part for the song On the unexpected end of Lopez-Aguilar’s mar- Nights Like These that was played by Emma riage to halt the pair’s imminent 2010 tour. Quackenbush of the Winnipeg Symphony Instead, Gibson says, it triggered “the start Orchestra, who is just one of many guest art- of the most insightful, self-aware and hon- ists on Black and Blue. est divorce album” he had ever come across - The album also features Gibson, Michael Lopez-Aguilar’s work-in-progress, Black and Falk (Les Jupes), Keri Latimer (Nathan), Blue. Nomad, Dan Werb (Woodhands), Tess Kitchen (E.S.L.) and Anastasia Chipelski, “I decided that I would while the live band for this show consists of let the community decide Curtis Nowosad, Ethan Osland (Burnthe8t- whether or not they wanted rack), Mike Germain (The Hummers), Rosie to help.” Blais (Enjoy Your Pumas), Dominique Lem- oine and Dan Barkman (Blue Sky Addicts). - Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar, Oldfolks Home With recording complete, Lopez-Aguilar is forgoing traditional funding methods to Lopez-Aguilar says the most tangible finish the album. growth he experienced between 2008’s debut He decided to hold a fundraising con- We Are The Feeding Line and the almost com- cert at the Pyramid Cabaret to raise money pleted Black and Blue was his level of confi- to complete post-production on Black and dence in how he writes music, his level of Blue, which took some self-convincing. comfort with what he releases and also his “It is hard to ask people for money when SILAS CHIPELSKI own voice. I know that’s a big stress factor for a lot of R icardo Lopez-Aguilar is Oldfolks Home. “On the last record I kind of buried (my people,” he says. “I decided that I would let voice) into all of the mixes, and drowned it the community decide whether or not they the artist to be very creative when presenting  Oldfolks Home’s Black & Blue album fundraiser is out with effects,” Lopez-Aguilar says. “It’s a wanted to help.” their idea to people. on Thursday, Nov. 15 Keri Latimer and DJ Hunnicut will also perform lot more prominent on this record.” So far Lopez-Aguilar has received a posi- “I think people really enjoy being a part of   Tickets are $12 and are available at the Winni- The digital-acoustic wizard is also more tive response, insinuating that the commu- something, and given the chance, they can peg Folk Festival Music Store and Music Trader, or willing to be open about the important nity does indeed want to help. He really likes take pride in donating to a project that they at the door things that have happened in his life, allow- the idea of crowdfunding because it requires care about, and seeing it to its completion.”  Visit www.oldfolkshome.bandcamp.com

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ARTS LISTINGS FILM rating her roots as a poet, Claxton has made two video has been in operation since mid-2009 and will be making THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY installations based on her original writings she did while its official debut on this night. The evening will then con- DEEPA MEHTA’s latest film, IM DNIGHT’S CHILDREN, is now in Winnipeg. tinue with live music from local musicians and refresh- MTC presents RED by JOHN LOGAN, the story of an aging ments. If you can’t make it out that evening don’t worry screening at the new McGillvray VIP cinema. The film fol- The Cre8ery presents MICHAEL ASTILL: FINDING FLUX. Find- artist’s struggle to keep his place in the art world. Playing the fashion market will be open until Dec. 6. lows the destinies of a pair of children born at the stroke ing Flux is a search for a physical, emotional and intellec- at the Tom Hendry Warehouse until Nov. 17. Visit www.mtc. of midnight on Aug. 15, 1947, the very moment that India tual space, which allows for an escape from all the stress Martha Street Studio is pleased to announce a solo exhibi- mb.ca for more details. claimed its independence from Great Britain - a coinci- and pace of regular living. Once there, the clay and glazes tion by LEO SIMOENS. FIELDS is a collection of work span- MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET is playing at the John dence of profound consequence for both. flow into a mindset that allows for the creation without ning approximately 30 years of production. This print- Hirsch Theatre at the MTC Mainstage from Nov. 22 to Dec. STACY PERALTA, the director of the skateboarding classic, thought of mortgage, deadlines or dreaded obligations. based retrospective features work that highlights the art- 15. Visit mtc.mb.ca for more information. has created a riveting look at six misfits (including legend Exhibition closes Nov. 17. ist’s particular relationship to landscape, meditation and THE PRAIRIE DANCE CIRCUIT at the Rachel Browne Theatre, Tony Hawk) who would forever change the face of skate- contemplation. Show runs until Dec. 8. CHRISTIAN WORTHINGTON’s PAINTING IS HISTORY is taking hosted by Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers, presents TANIA boarding. BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY screens place at Gurevich Fine Arts until Nov. 24. Expect portraiture Martha Street Studio will be hosting an exhibition by the ALVARADO on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8. Visit www.winnipegscon- at Cinematheque on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. Visit www.winnipeg- and abstract in lush, emotional oil on canvas. current members of the YOUTH OUTREACH PRINTMAK- temporarydancers.ca for more information. filmgroup.com for show times. ING PROGRAM in our project space from Dec. 19 to Dec. 22. Wayne Arthur Gallery invites you to NORTH AMERICAN Get ready for the five-time Tony Award nomineeR OCK OF On Nov. 16, Cinematheque and Urban Shaman present CON- Come and see the exciting work that today’s young art- MEMORIES, a mixed-media presentation by KATHLEEN AGES from Dec. 11 to Dec. 13. The ‘80s rock hits musical TINENTAL DRIFT, a film that gives insight into the world of ists are making at a reception on Dec. 20 from 4:30 p.m. HAMANN-BUCKOSKI and JUDITH PANSON, which runs until dances through Winnipeg stopping briefly at the Centen- aboriginal art through the eyes of 11 directors. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28. nial Concert Hall just to remind you how much you miss THE STAFFORD COLLECTION OF INUIT SCULPTURE consists On Nov. 17, Frame Arts Warehouse presents LOWLIFE. A mys- The Edge Urban Artist Village presents WEAR IS WINNIPEG all your hair. terious wanderer going by the name of Asa appears to our of 121 sculptures mainly from the 1980s to the 2000s. The on Nov. 23. The evening will start off with a fashion show THE NUTCRACKER is at the Centennial Concert Hall from heroine, Elle. She quickly trades in her humdrum life as a exhibition is being held at the WAG until Jan. 25, 2013. from NEVER AGAIN CREATIONS, a local design house that Dec. 20 to Dec. 30. failing tubist to be swayed by this man’s strange charms. Comedy at the Kings Head Pub every Tuesday at 9 p.m. A modern-day fairy tale with elements of magical real- ism, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD is a powerful, uplift- ing story about a group of Louisiana bayou residents nearly undone by a terrible storm. The award-winning movie screens at Cinematheque Nov. 17 at 9 p.m. and Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. www.uniter.ca AI WEIWEI NEVER SORRY is a portrait of China’s most The Uniter is hiring famous international artist and the country’s most out- spoken domestic critic. The film screens fromN ov. 16 to Solution from last week’s issue. Nov. 22 at Cinematheque. Visit winnipegfilmgroup.com for show times. The Planetarium is showing ANCIENT SKIES, ANCIENT MYS- TERIES on Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Ancient Skies looks behind the Mayan prophecy that says arts Reporter the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012. The Planetarium is plan- ning to run the show until Jan. 6, 2013, hedging its bet that The arts reporter works closely with the arts editor to write two assigned stories the world won’t end on the date the Mayans predicted. per week and arrange for corresponding visual content. They must also regularly LITERATURE write blog entries on The Uniter’s website. Join artists SHAWNA DEMPSEY, LORRI MILLAN, KC ADAMS The chosen candidate will demonstrate a critical eye for arts content, possess supe- and DOMINIQUE REY for a lively panel discussion at the rior writing and interviewing skills, work well under the pressure of deadlines and be Winnipeg Art Gallery at 7 p.m. on Nov. 16. All artists fea- familiar with Winnipeg’s arts scene(s). The reporter must be able to work in collabo- tured in the WAG exhibition Winnipeg Now will be in con- ration with others as well as independently. versation with exhibition co-curator and art critic Robert Enright. Border Crossings editor Meeka Walsh, co-curator of the exhibition, will introduce the panel. This position is based on a term running Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, 2012 and Jan. 1 to March 29, 2013. Pay is $70 per week. SALLY ITO & JOAN THOMAS: READING IN RESIDENCE is taking PrintFreeSudokuPuzzles.com Puzzle Set #D7628 Level: Difficult [Key] place Nov. 27 at 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m. at the Carol Shields Staff members are expected to attend Mail, or deliver resumes in person, to The Auditorium in Millennium Library. weekly staff meetings and actively Uniter, ORM14 Bulman Centre, 515 Portage Prairie Fire Press and McNally Robinson Booksellers pres- engage in the development of their Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9, or email ent the 2012 WRITING CONTEST. The deadline is Nov. 30. For position throughout the course of their you application package to editor@uniter. 9 4 5271863 full contest rules check out www.prairiefire.ca. employment. ca. 1 3 8964725 GALLERIES & MUSEUMS For further information, call 786-9790 or Only those applicants selected for inter- 6 2 7853419 On Nov. 17, head down to M.E.R.C. at 430 Langside for the email [email protected]. References and views will be contacted. Applications are 13TH ANNUAL ART FROM THE HEART sale, featuring low-in- at least three writing samples must be encouraged from all interested parties. come and inner-city artists. All of the sales go to the art- 2 5 9187634 ists and there will be music. DJs MONKEY, SPARROW and attached to resumes. Application deadline for this position is STAGPANTHER will be spinning the tunes while you enjoy Friday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. 3 7 4692581 some artwork. Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg is proud to pres- 8 1 6435297 ent PLANT (IPOD) INSTALLATION, an interactive sculptural sound piece created by artist JANE TINGLEY, which runs 5 9 2716348 until Nov. 17. Urban Shaman presents TXT4WPG by DANA CLAXTON until 4 8 3529176 Nov. 17. This new body of text-based work was inspired by Claxton’s stay in Winnipeg for six weeks in 2007. Incorpo- 7 6 1348952 A

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