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The Listings For myself and many other Londoners, it is com-fort food and then some - Mykonos keeps me coming back for more.

As a former Old East Village resident, I was a fre-quent patron of the stalwart London eatery as it was just steps away from home. Friday nights were take-out nights, and my order usually consisted of fi sh and chips and shrimp brochettes.

You know a dish is good when just the thought of those brochettes makes my mouth water. It’s been well over a decade since those near-weekly visits, and every time I return to the little blue and white building on Adelaide Street North at Elias Street, it’s the shrimp I want. I went against instinct this time.

Service, as always, was very prompt and friendly.

With any eatery that has been around for a long time (in the case of Mykonos, four decades and counting), you’ll encounter people with stories of subpar service at your favourite restaurant.

However, this has never been my experience here, no matter if it’s a Friday night or a slower weekday. I was greeted right away and seated at a comfortable booth near plenty of charming decorative pieces - all with the common Mediterranean theme and befi tting of the blue and white palette.

Though I sat inside this time, it should be noted that one of the distinguishing features of this restaurant is the covered outdoor patio that is open year-round. Laid back and comfortable, the patio is an ideal gath-ering space for functions in addition to casual dining.

Mykonos owners Heidi and Bill Vamvalis regularly

host community events, such as the monthly London Open Mic Poetry Night and other special occasions such as wedding receptions and birthday parties.

I opted for the Mykonos Platter - a popular go-to that gives diners a sampling of a variety of dishes that can be ordered as entrees in their own right. For a dollar more you can order fresh-baked bread and an olive oil and feta-heavy Greek salad to go along with it.

The tzatziki is the star of the show - garlicky and tangy, most of the other items on the platter found their way to being dunked in it (spanakopitaki, spin-ach and cheese in phyllo pastry; tiropitaki, cheese in phyllo; souvlaki; spicy wood-smoked sausage known as loucanica; and the bread).

Moussaka - a traditional and well-known Greek dish consisting of meat and eggplant with aromatic spices, topped with a mild and creamy bécha-mel sauce - is served in a small portion alongside pastichio, lasagna made with elbow macaroni instead of fl at noodles. Tasty.

Dolmathaki, grape leaves stuff ed with rice and ground beef that is comparable to a cab-bage roll, rounds out the platter.

It may surprise people that Mykonos started out as a fi sh and chips place, and as such off ers an extensive seafood menu with many diff er-ent types of fi sh that can be either grilled or bat-

tered, the aforementioned shrimp (I promised myself I would order that next time), calamari, and scallops.

There are also vegetarian options including Heidi’s Special, a popular choice which includes Greek salad, gigantes (giant beans baked in tomato sauce), spana-kopitaki, tiropitaki, and tzatziki.

Roasted lamb entrees, and pork or chicken souvlaki are other menu highlights.

I had my dinner hot and in front of me within 15 minutes of arriving. Serving up great Greek comfort food in a welcoming, cheerful atmosphere, I will be back here soon and I hope you will be, too.

Mykonos is located at 572 Adelaide Street North. Call 519-434-6736 for reservations.

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SpringWorks FestivalMay 12-22Various venues in downtown Stratford$20 mainstage shows; $10 (kids 12 and under); passes availableA unique cultural event in Stratford featuring indie theatre, art, poetry, dance, and puppet shows.

London Festival of Trees

May 13, 10am-2pmProgress Building, Western Fair District, 316 Rectory Street519-438-7203$11 (plus HST)An awesome family-friendly event for kids who love to read. This “rock concert” of reading is a recreational program with literary activi-ties, your kids’ favourite authors and illustra-tors, prizes, and books o’ plenty.

Last Night of the PromsMay 14, 7:30pmFirst St. Andrews United Church, 350 Queens Avenue$21.80/general admission; $11.20/studentA celebration of patriotic music from World War II, performed by London Pro Musica and the London Community Orchestra. Conducted by Dr. Vicki St. Pierre.

Fanshawe Pioneer VillageVillage opens for the season on May 21Fanshawe Conservation Area, 1424 Clarke Road519-457-1296$7; kids 3 and under freeThe 57th season of Fanshawe Pioneer Village kicks off on May 21, with Queen Victoria’s Birthday Celebrations happening on May 23.

Victoria Day PicnicMay 23Eldon House, 481 Ridout Street519-661-5169$8Meet royal guest Queen Victoria at Eldon House and enjoy Victorian games, lemonade and cook-ies on Eldon House grounds and gardens

Dennis Kalichuk 30th Anniversary Art Show & Sale

May 27, 6pmCaso Station, 750 Talbot Street, St. Thomas 519-637-8757

Free admission, $5 cover for concert and party starting at 8pmCelebrate the life and work of artist Dennis Kalichuk at this anniversary event. New paint-ings and sculptures on display, as well as an-niversary specials. Kalichuk’s band, Jumbo Train, performs original music. Cash bar, patio available.

Six Plays on the Theme of Love Triangles

May 27, 8pmThe Palace Theatre, Procunier Hall, 710 Dundas Street East519-642-4844$5 at the doorSix plays written by London Playwright Lab members on the theme of love triangles.

Grickle Grass FestivalMay 28London Children’s Museum, 21 Wharn-cliff e Road South519-434-5726$30/advance; $40/doorA festival highlighting sustainable living and responsible choices geared towards families in the day and adults at night. Ten musical acts will perform and art will be displayed during this unique event.

Race for Kids May 28, 10am-1pm, registration opens at 9amBoys and Girls Club of London, 184 Horton Street519-434-9115 x 229An Amazing Race-type event that helps fund-raise to provide subsidies for children and youth in our community to attend summer camps.

London Fringe Festival 2016

May 31-June 11Various downtown venues519-434-0606London’s biggest festival of indie theatre is the ideal time to enjoy local and visiting perform-ers on several stages. Fringe has something for everyone, including a concurrent Visual Fringe art show.

Fleetwood Country Cruize-InJune 4-5, 7am-5pmPlunkett Estate, 9282 Elviage Dr, London519-657-9040

Event prices vary This automotive extravaganza boasts 3000+ cars including classics, hot rods, specialty ve-hicles and this year will host Jeff Lutz with his record-breaking Street Outlaws pro street cars.

Gathering on the GreenJune 4, 10am-5pmLondon Normal School grounds, 165 Elm-wood Avenue Eastoscolondon@gmail.comFreeGathering on the Green is a fun day of free ac-tivities and entertainment held every year on the fi rst Saturday in June, rain or shine.

Forest City Flea Market June 5, 11am-5pmParking lot across from the Convention Centre, 300 York StreetFree admission & parkingLove shopping for funky fi nds? Clothing, handmade goods, vintage and retro furniture, antiques, and more can be found at the Forest City Flea Market.

Geranium Heritage House Tour – Sydenham Saunter

June 5, 1-5pmOld North London519-645-2845$20/advance; $25/doorEnjoy a guided interior tour of several homes in the Old North neighbourhood, and learn more about the history and architecture of the heritage streetscapes. This event is 43 years strong.

Fanshawe Dragon Boat FestivalJune 11The Doug Wells Rowing Centre, Fan-shawe Conservation Area, 1424 Clarke Rd A recreational event designed to promote the sport of Dragon Boat Racing, community spirit, active living and friendly competition.

Bark in the Park Festival 2016June 12, 10am-4pmPlunkett Estate, 9282 Elviage Dr, London519-451-0630 x 228, barkintheparkfest@gmail.com$10 per vehicleEnjoy a day of pet-centric activities with your furry friend at 32st annual Bark in the Park Festival at the Plunkett Estate in support Lon-don Humane Society.

London Beer & BBQ ShowJune 17-19Western Fair District, Metroland Media Agriplex, 845 Florence Street519-438-7203

$12/advance; $15/door. 19+. No children or babies.Beer and barbeque, what could be better? A

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showcase of craft breweries from across South-western Ontario paired with BBQ prepared by a variety of grill masters from area restaurants.

Kids ExpoJune 17-19Victoria Park, Downtown LondonFree admission519-432-5189Activities, crafts, family-friendly perfor-mances, ride on toys, interactive displays, and vendors galore. Geared towards kids ages 3-15 and their parents/caregivers.

Historic Woodfield St FairJune 18, 11am-3pmPrincess Avenue between William and Palace, LondonFreeFun and food in grand Victorian fashion. Enjoy horse and carriage rides, mini Highland games and much more!

Grand House Party 14June 24, 8pmThe Grand Theatre, 471 Richmond Street519-672-8800$45A rockin’ concert featuring the best tunes of

the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Held in support of Women’s Community House. Now in its 14th year, the band is comprised of local musical luminaries.

Oxford Renaissance FestivalJune 24-26Dorchester Fairgrounds, Dorchester519-532-2211Adult (19+) $22; Seniors (60+) $17; Stu-dents (13-18) $17; Children (6-12) $7Step into another time and place! Music, larp and boff er tournaments, live jousting and oth-er performances will make you feel like you’re in medieval times. Don’t forget your costumes.

London International Food Festival

June 24–26Victoria Park, Downtown LondonFree admission, food prices vary519-432-5189Fill up on delicious cuisine from around the world including Portuguese, Caribbean, Mexican, Chinese, Serbian, Italian, Greek, and much more, at prices everyone can aff ord.

London Celebrates CanadaJuly 1Harris Park, Downtown LondonAll day, starting at 12 noon FreeGrab your red and white lawn chair and head to Harris Park for a day of patriotic fun. This fun and free event kicks off at noon and ends with fi reworks at night. Tons of great performances in between!

Dominion DayJuly 1, 10am-4:30pmFanshawe Pioneer Village, 1424 Clarke Road 519-457-1296$7/Admission ($16 for buff et meal/$8 children 12 and under) Celebrate the day Canada became a self-gov-erning colony within the British Empire in 1867. Victorian games, speeches, cake, lemonade, and a BBQ meal in the Pioneer Village Cafe make this the place to be on the nation’s birthday.

Trackside Music FestivalJuly 1-2The Raceway at Western Fair District

519-667-5700Various packages availableFor two days in July, the Western Fair District’s Raceway infi eld will be transformed into a state-of-the-art music venue for a mammoth country music concert.

TD SunfestJuly 7-10Victoria Park, Downtown LondonFree admissionLondon’s biggest music festival and one of the top three fests in Canada, this popular event draws musical talent - and music lovers - from all over the globe to Victoria Park.

Art in the Barn Arts & Crafts Festival

July 9, 9am-4pmDorchester Fairgrounds, 4939 Hamilton RdFree admission, free parkingEnjoy the work of the region’s crafty and in-ventive hands and minds at this early summer event in Dorchester, just minutes from the 401. Stained glass, pottery, wood-working, metal and glass art – all here for your enjoy-ment.

West Haven Charity Golf ClassicJuly 13West Haven Golf and Country Club, 7038 Egremont Drive519-472-6381$250 registration fee includes golf, cart, prizes, lunch and a gourmet dinner

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Over $30,000 in prizes!

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Compete in 2 person teams. • $250 per player includes golf, cart, • prizes, lunch and gourmet dinner.

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Register by May 13th to save $25 per golfer!Phone: 519-472-6381 Email: events@huttonhouse.com

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“I’ve always enjoyed this tournament - it’s fun, well organized and the food is fabulous!” - David

The food at this golf event is the best in the city and the format is one-of-a-kind. Overall, a great day and the best charity tournament I play in each year.” - Ron

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This annual tournament is the largest single fundraiser for Hutton House, a local organization dedicated to help-ing adults and youth with disabilities.

Rock the Park Music Festival

July 13–16Harris ParkAdmission prices vary depending on day and package2016 playbill features acts from new country, hip hop and modern rock genres, including recording artists City and Colour, Brad Paisley, and Flo Rida.

Pride LondonJuly 14-24Various venues in Londoninfo@pridelondon.caLondon’s annual Pride festival pro-vides an opportunity for celebratory, cultural, artistic and educational events which affi rm the lives of LGBT people, through activities promoting unity, inclusion, and awareness of sexual and gender diversity.

Home County Music & Art Festival

July 15-17Victoria Park, Downtown London519-432-4310Admission by donation ($5 recom-mended)The Forest City’s venerable music and art festival features some of the fi n-est regional and national performers, instrumentalists, craftspeople and artisans.

Ribfest LondonJuly 28-August 1Victoria Park, Downtown London519-432-5189Free admission, food prices varyRibbers vying for a place on your plate battle it out for awards alongside doz-ens of other food vendors over fi ve fi nger-licking-good days.

Forest City Beer Fest

August 13, 1pmCovent Garden Market, 130 King StFreeForest City Beer Fest invites you to discover your new favourite beer and enjoy the company of friends on Ro-tary Square.

Iron Horse Festival

August 18-21Elgin County Railway Museum lands, Downtown St. Thomas(519) 207-4000Enjoy midway rides and a vintage rail-way experience, not to mention live music and tasty vittles at this year’s Iron Horse Festival in downtown St. Thomas.

Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival

August 19-21Kelso Park Beach, Owen Sound519-371-2995Various ticket packages availableHosted by the Georgian Bay Folk Soci-ety, Summerfolk attracts performers and fans from across North America and the globe to Kelso Beach Park located on the west shore of Owen Sound on Georgian Bay.

Harvest Picnic Christie Lake

August 27-28Christie Lake Conservation Area, 1000 Highway #5 West, Dundas1-888-732-1682Early bird tickets: $69.50 (available until May 15)Country star Johnny Reid, song-writ-ing legend Ian Tyson, new country act Autumn Hill, local alt-country songwriter Lori Yates, folk songwriter Sylvia Tyson, Calgary-based roots art-ist JJ Shiplett, and folk/rock group The Redhill Valleys are some of the musi-

cal performers lined-up for this year’s event on beautiful Christie Lake in Dundas, Ontario.

Dundas Street FestivalSeptember 16-18FreeOver three days, Dundas Street will be shut down to vehicular traffi c between Wellington and Ridout for a block party celebrating London’s downtown cultural scene and local businesses.

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Fitzrays110 Dundas Street519-646-111211-2am weekdays; 12-2am weekendsThis gem of London’s downtown is a great place to unwind after work, meet friends before (or after) an event, or enjoy live entertainment. Check the website for upcoming events. Wednesday Night Jams high-light local musicians.

Mykonos Restaurant11am-9pm, Thursday-Friday; 2:30-9pm, Saturday-Wednesday572 Adelaide Street North519-434-6736Enjoy sumptuous Mediterranean and Greek cuisine in a casual dining set-ting.

Royal Canadian Regiment Museum

(Wolseley Barracks)701 Oxford Street East519-660-5275 x 5102Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10am-4pmThursday, 10am–8pmSaturday and Sunday, 12pm–4pmArtifacts, archives and other militaria relevant to the history of the Royal Ca-nadian Regiment.

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Run the District – the local road race series inaugurated in 2015 – has returned for its second year.

Western Fair District, along with New Balance London, Investors Group, M&T Printing, Spectra, London City Chrysler, In Motion, Village Cycle, CBI Health Group and PowerAde present a series of fi ve races that will be run before the end of 2016.

Like last year, the races will be thematically linked to activities in the District. Here’s a rundown of what participants can expect from those events.Chuckle Run - May 29, 10amPresented by Bentley Hearing Services/ In support of Kids Sport London, Vanier ServicesEnjoy miles of laughter striding through courses dot-ted with humorous banners, while comedians egg you on. This race will begin and end inside the Metroland Media Agriplex Arena, and remain on the Western Fair District grounds to take participants on a behind-the-scenes tour of the District Registration for 2.5K, 5K or 10K: $50.00Fun Run Registration: $7.00Registration includes Yuk Yuk’s London tickets for the big kids (19+) or Western Fair tickets for the younger ones (under 19). Laugh out Loud medals for all.Run to the BBQ – June 17, 7pmPresented by Orangetheory FitnessHere’s a saucy run that promises fi tness, fun, food and good times. Run to the BBQ is a 5K, early evening jaunt that kicks off outside the Metroland Media Agriplex. When runners return to the fi nish line, a post-race party featuring awards and barbeque will be in full eff ect. Registration for 5K: $45 before May 30; $50 after May 30Registration includes an offi cial New Balance Run to the BBQ technical tee when registered before May 30; admission to the London Beer & BBQ Show after the run and sample tickets (19+) or Western Fair tickets (under 19). Also, Grill-tastic medals.I Run for Ice Cream – July 17, 10amPresented by Nestle / In support of Ronald McDonald House CharitiesThere’s no doubt this is coolest race taking place in London in July. Bring your friends and family to West-ern Fair District’s Queens Park for a fun run, 5K or 10K. Cone-heads of all ages will ice this cool course, and end the run with a favorite frozen treat. Registration for 5K and 10K: $45 before June 20; $50 after June 20Fun Run Registration: $5 before June 20; $7 after June 20

Registration includes an offi cial New Balance I Run for Ice Cream technical tee when registered before June 20.Also, all-you-can-eat Nestle frozen treats and the coolest medals ever.Women Run London – September 25, 10amPresented by Sole Science / In support of London Abused Women’s ShelterWomen run the world in offi ces, at the wheel, at home, in politics, at desks, as creators and in service to others - now it’s time to Run London. Girl power guides this race, which starts at Western Fair District’s Queens Park and follows a course through Downtown London.Registration for 3K and 10K: $45 before August 29; $50 after August 29Registration includes an offi cial New Balance Women Run London technical tee when registered before August 29, Oktoberfest tickets (19+) or Western Fair tickets (under 19), and glittering medals for all.The Classic Championship – November 6, 10amPresented by M&T Printing GroupThe Classic Championship is the Super Bowl of the Run the District series. The race kicks off with the ‘pop’ of the confetti cannon as champions stride out of the West Annex. Once out of the building, the battle truly begins as runners keep pace with their competitors, challenge their best times, and ultimately cross that fi nish line.Registration for 5K and 10K: $55 before October 11; $65 after October 11Fun Run registration: $10 before October 11; $12 after October 11Registration includes an offi cial New Balance Classic Championship technical tee when registered before October, a post-race pasta lunch, and a medal to mark the participants’ achievement.

To register for a Run the District event or to fi nd out more information on the races, visit Western Fair Dis-trict online.

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RETURNS FOR HEALTH, FUN, PRIZESBook Camp London

London Public Library Central Branch, Citi Plaza, 251 Dundas StreetSession dates: August 8-12Cost: N/ARegistration: currently full, waiting list availableBook Camp London off ers fun and cre-ative workshops over fi ve days for children ages 10-15. The camp, inspired by similar ventures in other communities, connects children to professionals in the world of children’s literature.Boys & Girls Club of Canada Summer Day CampsBoys & Girls Club of Canada, 184 Horton Street EastSession dates: Weekly, between July 4-Sep-tember 2Cost: $185/member per week; $195/visitor per weekRegistration: Online, in-person/mailCampers have their choice between 14 diff erently-themed camps, including Art-rageous (art), Bust-a-Move (dance), Master Chef Junior (food prep) and Splash Works (water-based activities). Age range for camps is 4-13, but eligibility for specifi c programs varies. Camp OK – Original Kids Summer The-atre CampHuron College, 1349 Western RoadSession dates: Bi-weekly, starting July 4Cost: $475 Registration: online, mailCamp OK is a safe environment where young people can grow and learn among friends. Theatre is not the only aspect of Camp OK; it also off ers lunchtime games, sports activities, water events and more.Children’s Museum Summer Day CampsChildren’s Museum, 21 Wharncliff e Road SouthSession dates: Weekly, starting July 4Cost: $190/member per week; $210/visitor per week (regular fi ve-day program)Registration: Online, mail/in-personDay Camps at the Children’s Museum are a time fi lled with fun, play and learning, too! Through interactive, hands-on experiences, campers will learn about the world around them, and have the opportunity to explore what the Children’s Museum has to off er.City of London Summer Day CampsVarious locationsSession dates: Weekly for nine weeks, start-ing July 4Cost: Varies depending on campRegistration: Online, in-person/mailCity of London Day Camps off er a variety of

activities for campers aged 5 to 12, such as sports, crafts, games, music, drama, neigh-bourhood outings, swimming and outdoor programming. All Day Camps run from 9am-4pm. Discovery CampWestern University, Spencer Engineering BuildingSession dates: Weekly, starting July 4Cost: $200/fi ve day camp; $160/four day camp; $250/ENGventors and Maker campsRegistration: Online, in-person/mailDuring July and August, Discovery Western off ers an exciting summer camp for youths with a special interest in science, engineer-ing, and technology. Over 120 campers in Grades 2-8 enjoy dynamic learning environ-ment every week.Museum of Ontario Archeology Day CampMuseum of Ontario Archeology, 1600 At-tawandaron RdSession dates: Weekly, staring July 4Cost: $125/member per week; $135/non-member per weekRegistration: Online, in-person, 519-473-1360Enjoy a summer fi lled with fun games and activities at the Museum of Ontario Archae-ology! Site located in North London, near the intersection of Wonderland and Fan-shawe Park Road.Sports Western Summer CampsWestern University, Student Recreation CentreSession dates: Weekly, starting July 4Cost: Varies depending on programRegistration: Online, in-person/mailA wide selection of sports-themed sum-mer camps is available through the athletic faculty of Western University. Campers can pick from a number of diff erent activities, including rugby, track & fi eld, volleyball, ball hockey and softball.YMCA Day CampsVarious locationsSession dates: Weekly, starting July 4Cost: $180/member per week; $220/non-member per weekRegistration: Online, in-person, 519-453-8858YMCA day camps are structured around the developmental age and stage of the camp-er. Unique age groupings allows programs to be progressive in nature adding new and more challenging activities as time goes on.

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Recently announced provincial funding re-gimes are giving a significant shot in the arm to Ontario’s cash-strapped municipal

services, while also helping society’s most vul-nerable.

The $325 million Green Investment Fund –

which was announced in the Liberal govern-ment’s 2015 fall economic statement – is dedi-cated to projects that will fight climate change, grow the economy, and create jobs.

One of the areas aided by the Green Invest-ment Fund is social housing.

Some $82 million from the fund has been dedicated to retrofits which will benefit from economic opportunities offered by clean tech-nologies, including improved energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Many of the province’s social housing towers were built in the 1960s and ‘70s, and use up to 25 percent more energy than a house.

To ensure these buildings can meet the chal-lenges of climate change, high-rise social hous-ing towers of 150 units or more will have en-ergy-efficient boilers, insulation and windows installed. Officials expect up to 50 of Ontario’s social housing apartment towers will be retro-fitted through this program.

Since the Green Investment Fund is a down-payment on the province’s pending cap-and-trade program, these retrofits send a strong signal of what Ontarians can expect from pro-ceeds of the carbon reduction initiative.

A second fund, the Local Poverty Reduction Fund, announced last April, supports innova-tive, community-driven programs and fosters collaborative partnerships across the province.

The fund will provide $50 million over six years to support local initiatives that measur-

ably improve the lives of those most affected by poverty.

Through funding, the provin-cial government will invest in programs that will help break the cycle of poverty for children and youth, increase employ-ment and income security, and eventually end homelessness in Ontario.

This year, the government introduced two special streams of funding from the poverty re-duction program.

In the first stream, up to $10 million will be allocated for projects related to homeless-ness from this year’s budget to help deliver on the commit-ment to end chronic homeless-ness in a decade.

The second stream allows a minimum $2 million to be dedicated to projects in First Nations communities and by Indigenous-led organizations.

Social organizations eligible for funding from either of these streams can register now and begin developing their pro-posals. More information about the application process, timelines and resources is available at Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Proposals can be submitted starting in May 2016.

“It is more important than ever that we mea-sure our results and invest in initiatives that work,” said London MP and Deputy Premier Deb Matthews, who is also the person responsible for Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy.

“The Local Poverty Reduction Fund is helping government, communities and all of our part-ners to design and deliver more effective pro-grams using proven approaches. That means a real difference in the lives of people who are working hard to leave poverty behind,” Mat-thews said.

Last year, Ontario supported 41 projects in 20 communities with a total investment of over $12.6 million as part of the first round of the Local Poverty Reduction Fund.

- Chris Morgan

SAVING FOR THE FUTURE: SOCIAL HOUSING AND POVERTY REDUCTION

DEPUTY PREMIER AND LONDON MPP DEB MATTHEWS WANTS TO END HOMELESSNESS IN ONTARIO

Ryerson P.S. at 100Calling all alumni! Ryerson Public School is celebrating

its 100th anniversary with an open house on May 14. Doors open at 10am with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for 12:30pm; refreshments and birthday cake to follow. Entertainment will be provided by the student choir and orchestra. Decade rooms and a memorabilia display are planned, and there will be notable graduates in atten-dance including former Ontario Premier the Hon. David Peterson (class of ‘56) and retired Toronto Maple Leafs hockey player Walt McKechnie. In commemoration of the milestone and to enhance the school’s heritage appear-ance, stone signage has been designed and donated by alumni family D’alton (Bill) and son John Rudd (classes of ‘42 and ‘75). Due to limited parking, shuttle buses will be operating from King’s University College parking south parking lot to the school premises at 940 Waterloo Street throughout the day. All are welcome. A dinner will be held the night before (May 13) at the Convention Centre ($100 per person). For further information, call 519-679-6669/rosek@rogers.com, also check out Ryerson100 on-line or on Facebook.

Belt gifted in the spirit of friendship,

collaboration Mayor Matt Brown unveiled a special gift during a coun-

cil meeting on April 19. The Two Row Wampum Belt is a replica of ‘the grandfather of all treaties’, and was given as a present from the Chippewa of the Thames First Nation in the presence of the Oneida Nation of the Thames on February 26 at a workshop of the First Nation - Municipal Community Infrastructure Partnership Program. “The belt will be prominently displayed in my offi ce as a reminder of the importance of working together more closely as we move forward,” Brown said. “In the spirit of gift-giving protocol, today marks a historic fi rst step towards moving forward in developing meaningful relationships between the city of London and Chippewas of the Thames First Na-tion. We see this as an opportunity to learn more about our shared history here at the forks of the Thames and

chart a path forward where we work together on issues and opportunities of mutual interest in a way that the Two Row Wampum speaks of - that is friendship, respect and peace,” Chief Leslee White-Eye of the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation said.

Uber now legal...in Ottawa

Ride-sharing company Uber has consistently battled with municipalities for the right to operate in their juris-dictions since it began in San Francisco in 2009. On Sep-tember 30, the national capital will be counted among the more than 300 cities worldwide that have legalized the service. Those in need of a ride can simply access a driver through an app on their smartphone, which has raised concerns about driver screening, safety, and the impact on established taxi cab companies. Ottawa city council recently voted to permit the service under a new licensing system. The dual system will have separate rules for the taxi industry and alternative transportation methods such as Uber. Cabbies present at the meeting expressed anger and frustration at the increased compe-tition they will face. The city has issued nearly 200 fi nes to Uber drivers since October 2014, when the service was launched in Ottawa.

Music, Art and Africa in Port StanleyThe sounds and the sites of Africa are coming to Port

Stanley on May 15. From 2-6pm at the Port Stanley Le-gion, there will be an event in support of the Art and Music Camp in South Sudan, a project of Canadian Aid for South Sudan. The camp was launched by London songstress Denise Pelley and artist Lucy Ogletree in 2007. The afternoon will feature the music of Pelley and an art exhibition and sale by Two Girls and an Elephant - former London broadcaster Jacquie Gauthier and South African artist Alicia Fordyce. Work by Ogletree and Nicola Coady - a Canadian artist now living in South Africa - will also be displayed. As well, Gauthier’s new book, The Gift of an Elephant, will be launched. Gauthier volunteered at the

camp in 2009 and met a South Afri-can paramedic who would become her husband - their story is told in the book. “The South Sudanese are remarkable people; resilient and courageous. They are grateful for any help they receive and it’s a pleasure to be able to help them in a small way with the Music, Art and Africa event,” Gauthier said. Tickets are $25 in advance (avail-able through Ticketscene), or $30 at the door.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan and Chris Morgan

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Science meets science fiction at annual

Smithsonian FestivalFrom April 22-24, The Smithsonian magazine hosted their 4th

annual Future is Here festival in Washington, aiming to spark con-versation and “provide an eye-opening look into the near and far future”. The festival features talks, interviews and performances from entertainers and experts in a variety of science and techni-cal fi elds, and past topics of discussion included colonization of other planets, future evolution, the genetic rescue of endangered wildlife, and human-machine interaction. Among this year’s

guests were William Shatner, X-Files creator Chris Carter, authors Bruce Sterling and Andy Weir, Lockheed Martin’s Tony Antonelli, explorers Alexandra and Celine S. Cousteau, and a performance by ArcAttack, a group that combines Singing Tesla Coils with rock music. A larger group from NASA, a special partner for the event, was led by “rock and roll engineer” Adam Steltzner and Alex Men-zies, software lead for virtual reality.

Staying pumped at Forest City Surplus

How many infl atable balls, rafts, air mattresses and water wings will you blow-up this summer? Save your breath, and invest in a Campbell Hausfeld 3-Gallon Air Compressor instead, now available for $59.95 at Forest City Surplus (1712 Dundas Street East). This nifty unit is perfect for powering small air tools, brad nailing, stapling, paint spraying, air brushing – not to men-tion infl ating tires and sports balls. The user-friendly design is easy to operate and the 120V compressor runs to a maximum 100 psi. Other product benefi ts include an easy-to-read pressure gauge. To fi nd out more about the Campbell Hausfeld 3-Gallon Air Compressor, visit Forest City Surplus online or at their Dundas Street location.

SWIFT financial platform hacked

A February theft from the Bangladesh central bank by cyber attackers was likely carried out by hacking the SWIFT fi nancial platform at the heart of the global fi nancial system, according to British defense contractor BAE Systems. While most of the

fraudulent transfer attempts aimed at the bank were blocked, the thieves, who are still unidentifi ed, were able to steal nearly $81 million. Following the theft, a spokesperson with SWIFT said they were aware of malware targeting client software, and an-nounced updates and special warnings to “assist customers in en-hancing their security”. While the malware used was specifi cally designed to target the Bangladesh bank and cover the tracks of those involved, BAE warned that the same type of vulnerability could be exploited to strike the roughly 11,000 other banks and institutions using the SWIFT network.

Seduced by driverless cars

Both federal bureaucrats and industry experts are raising con-cerns that drivers in increasingly autonomous cars will “naturally” take advantage of reduced driver input to perform ever more distracting activities. And once computers take over most driving responsibilities, that could even include “a lot more sex in cars”, among other things, predicts Barrie Kirk of the Canadian Auto-mated Vehicles Center of Excellence. Fully autonomous cars are still several years away, but regulations are now being developed to cover their eventual introduction onto Canada’s roads, including requirements for failsafe mechanisms to ensure a driver is able to take over if necessary. Kirk echoed the need for such a failsafe, but noted that ensuring the driver in the seat is paying enough atten-tion to assume vehicle control is far easier said than done.

Shanghai mall slide opens to mixed reviewsShanghai’s Printemps Department Store Mall opened their

‘Happy Slide’ to the public last month, a fi ve-storey high stainless steel tube slide inspired by a traditional Chinese dragon. Part of a promotional campaign to help reverse a period of declining sales, the slide met with mixed reviews, both before and after its open-ing. While many liked the appearance and decoration of the slide, others discussed potential safety hazards or the possibility of a rider becoming stuck in the tube. Opinions from the slide’s fi rst

customers varied as well, with some riders excited by the speed, while others said they were scared. Erica Liu from the mall’s mar-keting department noted that while many curves were added to slow descent time to approximately 16 seconds from top to bot-tom, “those people who are afraid of heights” should probably use the elevator or stairs.

- Adam Shirley and Chris Morgan

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It was global pageantry worthy of Earth Day.On April 22, political leaders from 175

countries signed the historic Paris climate ac-cord, using the annual environmental event as a backdrop for the ceremonial inking of a deal that aims to slow the rise of greenhouse gases.

“We are in a race against time,” UN secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned, speaking to a gathering at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

“The era of consumption without consequenc-es is over. The poor and most vulnerable must not suffer further from a problem they did not create,” Ban said.

The non-binding treaty was approved in Paris last December after years of climate negotia-tions, and is intended to curb the rise of green-house gases like carbon dioxide and methane, which are blamed for overheating the planet.

As it was intended to do, the Paris agreement sets a target of limiting global warming by 2100 to “well below” 2°C, as compared to pre-indus-trial levels. To accomplish the result, each na-tion sets its own target for reducing emissions and updates that benchmark each year.

Many now expect the Paris Agreement to en-ter into force long before the original deadline of 2020, and some suggest it could even happen this year.

French President François Hollande, whose country hosted the initial climate talks, was the first to sign the agreement. France’s environ-ment minister supervises global climate nego-tiations, and Hollande said he intended to have the deal ratified by summer.

“There is no turning back now,” Hollande told the UN gathering.

Other countries with the intention of joining the agreement this year include Mexico and

Australia, but large oil producing nations – like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Nigeria and Kazakhstan – have not yet indicated if they will support the deal.

Some of the cosignatories to the agreement make strange bedfellows, yet states estranged from the international community – North Ko-rea among them – also signed the deal, dem-onstrating that certain global issues can still trump political rivalries.

Even controversial Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe invited applause when he de-clared, “Life itself is at stake in this combat. We have the power to win it.”

When it comes to the success or failure of the Paris Agreement, how-ever, all eyes are on the US.

Kerry said Washington “absolutely intends to join” the agreement this year, but the world is watching.

Analysts suggest that if the agreement enters into force before US President Barack Obama leaves office, it would be more complicated for his successor to withdraw

from the deal because it would take four years to do

so under the agreement’s rules.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was

also in New York to sign the climate deal, and announced his intention to ratify the Paris Agreement in 2016.

“Today, with my signature, I give you our word that Canada’s efforts will not cease. In ev-ery possible sense we are all in this together,” Trudeau said.

“Together we will make this a better world,” he added.

According to scientists, global average tem-peratures have already climbed by almost 1°C and last year was the hottest on record.

Recent analysis by the Climate Interactive re-search group showed the Paris pledges put the world on track for 3.5°C of warming. A separate analysis by Climate Action Tracker, a European group, projected an increase of 2.7°C.

Either way, scientists predict the consequenc-es of continued warming could be catastrophic in some places, wiping out crops, flooding coastal areas and melting Arctic sea ice.

- Chris Morgan

WARM RECEPTION: WORLD LEADERS SIGN

PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD

SHANGHAI MALLʼS NEW FIVE STOREY TUBE SLIDE EXCITED SOME AND SCARED OTHERS

REPRESENTATIVES OF 175 COUNTRIES SIGNED THE PARIS CLIMATE ACCORD ON APRIL 22

M AY 5 - J U N E 1 • 2016 9CELEBRATING 27 YEARS

165 ELMWOOD AVENUE EAST - Gathering on the Green, June 4, 10 am - 4:30 pm. Join us for All Day BBQ, Char-lotte’s Tea Garden, Silent Auction, Children’s Area, over 50 Craft & Plant Vendors & more!ACFO DE LONDON-SARNIA (495 Richmond St., Suite 200) - English Conversation Group. Once a month Sat-urday. Open to those interested in learning & improving their English speaking skills (all levels). Also volunteers needed for the community connections program. 519-850-2236 x 223.AEOLIAN HALL (795 Dundas St.) - PFLAG & PRIDE LON-DON FESTIVAL Celebrate National Day against Hompho-bia, Transphobia & Biphobia, May 17, 6 – 11:30 pm. PFLAG London in conjunction with PRIDE London Festival invite you for an evening of entertainment in celebration of National Day against Homphobia, Transphobia & Bi-phobia. Musical performances by Sarah Smith, Askher, Jessica Vanden Boomen & Fatima Muhamed. Drag shows by “Lucinda Miu, Orion & Prince Johnny” & “Justin Herr & Rhythm Rhinestone”.519- 719-7883.AEOLIAN HALL (795 Dundas St.) - Inspiring a Culture of Inclusion: An Evening with Dan Habib, June 8, 7 pm – midnight. Community Living London presents a screen-ing of “Including Samuel”, a documentary by award-winning fi lm maker Dan Habib. This heartwarming fi lm examines the educational & social inclusion of people with disabilities. $40. 519-686-3000.BEACOCK LIBRARY (1280 Huron St) on Tues & The Family Centre (335 Belfi eld Dr.) on Thurs - Shared Beginnings Program, 9:30-11:00 am. A family literacy based play group for adults & their infant, toddler, preschool & kindergarten aged children (0-6 years) - crafts, stories, songs, rhymes & fun in a safe & caring setting. 519-452-1466.BEACOCK LIBRARY (1280 Huron St.) - Coff ee & Games Fun Group meets every Fri, 10 am- noon for Euchre, Cribbage, Scrabble, Chess & lots of other card/board games avail-able. We also off er bi-weekly Craft projects, Tatting les-sons, & Line Dancing from 11am- noon. Casual, friendly & inclusive atmosphere; Open to All Ages. All activities, lessons & materials are free. 519-451-1840.BEST WESTERN LAMPLIGHTER INN (591 Wellington Rd.) - ADSTV Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Gala, June 2, 5:30 – 9:30 pm. Join us for Delicious Cuisine, Live Entertain-ment, Auction & More. The Gala will inspire, celebrate successes & look forward to the future, to a day where the stigma of addiction is gone & the real stories of the heroes of recovery are there to encourage. $150. Email: dcooke@adstv.ca.BEST WESTERN LAMPLIGHTER INN (591 Wellington Rd.) - Handbags for Hospice, Jun 8, 6 - 9pm. This chic cocktail party appeals to the handbag enthusiast in all of us, while raising funds to support vital programs and services for the terminally ill, their caregivers and the bereaved in London and Middlesex County. Bid on beau-tiful handbags in live and silent auctions, enjoy delicious food and drink, and learn about the important role St. Joseph’s Hospice plays at the end of life. $75.00. Call (519) 931-3463BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LONDON & AREA (543 Ridout St.) - Start something BIG by donating your time at Big Brothers Big Sisters of London & Area Big Brothers Big Sisters of London & Area enriches lives by providing quality mentoring relationships to young people in need, helping to create strong & productive community mem-bers. 519-438-7065 x 6223.BOLER MOUNTAIN (Griffi th St) - Take to The Trail For Nutrition (May Court Club of London), May 14, Regis-tration 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., event runs at 9am to 2pm. 5K Trail Walk/Run or 1K Family Fun Walk; goodie bags draw

prizes. Proceeds support May Court’s School Nutrition Program. Fee: $50.00 Children 12 and under $15.00. Phone # 519-439-4811CENTRAL LIBRARY WOLFE PERFORMANCE HALL (251 Dundas St.) - What’s On Your Plate? Food & Trade Sym-posium, May 31, 7 – 9 pm. A symposium on how trade agreements aff ect food sovereignty. Email: meg.borth-wick@gmail.com.CENTRAL LIBRARY (3/F Arts Dept.) - Forest City Backgam-mon Club weekly meeting, every Thurs, 5 – 9 pm. New or experienced players, young or old, all are welcome. 519-719-4615.CHURCH OF ST. JUDE (1537 Adelaide St N at Fanshawe Pk Rd) - 50/50 Yard Sale, May 28, 8.00 am to 12.00 noon. The Youth will have a BBQ as well. Sellers share their proceeds 50/50 with the church, which will go towards bursary funds to send kids to Huron Church Camp. Phone 519-660-6198COVENT GARDEN MARKET (130 King St.) - Youth Bash 2016, May 7, 4 – 6 pm. Calling all youth 13 to 24 years of age! This unique event brings youth & service providers together where youth are able to promote their talents while having loads of awesome fun enjoying the many activities & enhancing their networking skills.DUCHESS OF KENT LEGION (499 Hill St.) – Mixed Dart League, every Mon, 7 pm. 519-204-3775.DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB (Gore & Clark Rds.) - London Philatelic Society meets 2nd & 4th Tues, 7:00 pm Contact Sherwin 519-472-5786. Everyone welcome!EAST VILLAGE ARTS COLLECTIVE (757 Dundas St.) - Black Flag Anarchist Free School, Every Wed, 5-9 pm. Free classes on a variety of topics. // Safe Space London, Ev-ery Mon & Tues, 6-11 pm. Drop- in centre for women in crisis.FANSHAWE CAMPUS GYMNASIUM (1001 Fanshawe Col-lege Blvd.) - Beyond the Bump: Parenting Showcase, May 28, 10 am – 4 pm. This show is great for parents of all stages: new or expecting, or the more seasoned par-ents. Beyond the Bump welcomes children of all ages & is sure to make a great family excursion. 506-447-2196.GERMAN CANADIAN CLUB (1 Cove Rd) - Accordion Club of London Get Together, every 4th Thurs (except Jul & Dec), 7 pm. Bring you accordion & play a few tunes or just sit back & enjoy the music. $5. 519-439-9314.GIBBONS PARK - Mother’s Day Walk, May 8, 11 am. To fund breast cancer research at London Health Sciences Centre. 1-800-567-8767.GIBBONS PARK (Victoria Street Entrance) - Lions Founda-tion of Canada Purina Walk for Dog Guides, May 29, 11 – midnight. The Walk for Dog Guides is a national fundrais-ing walk in support of Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides. One Hundred percent of funds raised go directly to providing specially trained Dog Guides to Canadians with physical & medical disabilities. 519- 680-7710.GREENHILLS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (4838 Colonel Talbot Rd) - 6th Annual Dr. Ed Brecevic Memorial Smash and Drive golf and tennis event for the ACT Now for Cancer Fund, Jun 8, 9am. Golf, tennis, dinner, silent and live auc-tions and lots of fun to raise money for cancer patients in London who need non-OHIP funded treatment. Golf & dinner = $200, Tennis & dinner = $150, Dinner only = $100. actnowforcancer@gmail.comGREENWAY PARK (50 Greenside Ave.) – Walk for Mother’s Day, May 7, 9 am – noon. Save the Mothers is hosting a 5 km Mother’s Day Walk in communities around the world to raise awareness & support to improve mater-nal & child health in the developing world. It is open to participants of all ages (under 16 must have a parent authorize their participation). Email: christina.chalupa@cheshirelondon.ca

HARMONY MANOR (55 McKay Avenue, at Langarth) - Men of Accord - London Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society, every Monday evening, 730 - 10pm. Call 519-667-1418HELLENIC COMMUNITY CENTRE (133 Southdale Rd. W) - ACFOLA Fundraising Dinner, May 14, 6 pm – midnight. Join us to celebrate a Cultural & Entertaining Evening with Dinner, Dancing, Entertainment such as the Baro Dununba African Drummers, Sudanese Music Group, Helen Hibbert (Singer) & more, Silent Auction, DJ, Door Prizes, 2 Keynote Speakers & lots of fun. Buy tickets be-fore Apr. 30, @ $45, Table of 8 $320 or at the door $55. 519-686-8466.LONDON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC (820 Wharncliff e Rd. S) - Canadian Blood Services, Whole Blood Clinic Hours: Mon, Tue & Thurs 3 –7 pm, Wed noon – 8 pm, Fri & Sat 9 am – 1 pm; Plasma Clinic Hours: Tues & Wed 12:30 - 7:30 pm, Thurs & Fri 7 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon. Platelet Clinic Hours: 519-690-3929.LONDON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (85 Charles St) - Game On: Sports & active games for children with neurologi-cal conditions, Sat. mornings, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Game on provides children with neurological conditions & op-portunity to learn physical literacy skills in a safe, fun, & inclusive environment. $60. 519-433-4073 x 204.LONDON CITY HALL (300 Duff erin Ave.) - Toastmasters Meeting, every Thurs, noon–1 pm. Come visit us & see how we hone our communication & leadership skills to utilize them in our work, home & social life. $40 initia-tion, plus $72 yearly. 519-661-2500 x 4879.LONDON CONVENTION CENTRE (300 York St.) - Magical Memories with Mom, May 8, 11 am – noon. Please join us for an upscale brunch, music, shopping & more in celebration of the most important women in our lives! Our special features include the musical styling of “It’s a String Thing” string quartet, a photo booth provided by Music Central Entertainment, to capture that special moment with mom, & a unique marché featuring Jim Anderson’s Flowers, Forrat’s Chocolates, & the Italian fashions from Boutique Firenze, Fine Italian Gloves & Scarves! $50.519- 661-6371.LONDON HEALING ROOMS (220 Adelaide St.) - Healing Rooms, every Thurs, 7:30 – 9 pm. Come & be prayed for by a group of caring specifi cally trained individuals. 519-438-7036.LONDON HUNT & COUNTRY CLUB (1431 Oxford St W) - Jewels & Jeans Gala, May 6, 630pm. Shine in your jewels while in the comfort of your blue jeans! $150 per person. Call 519-433-2191.MASONVILLE LIBRARY (30 North Centre Rd.) - All Fran-cophones & Francophiles welcome, every Friday, 10 am – noon. 519-60-4646.MOUNT ZION UNITED CHURCH (471 Ridgewood Cres.) - Special Treasure Chest Sale, May 14, 10 am – 1 pm. 519-471-9130.MOCHA SHRINE CENTRE (468 Colborne St.) - Annual Lun-cheon & Card Party, May 25, 11:30 am – 3 pm. The card party includes a delicious cold buff et lunch, bake table, plant sales, book sales, DeLovely Jewellery & many door prizes. $20 can be obtained from Marilyn McFadden at 519-660-0185. Advance tickets only.PET VALUE (1201 Oxford St.) - Pet Rescue BB, May 28, 11 am – 2 pm. 1st Choice Home Solutions & Paws United are hosting a Pet Rescue BBQ! We will be selling Hot Dogs, Hamburgers & Beverages with 100% of the profi ts going to Paws Untied. 519- 268-6331.POACHER’S ARMS (171 Queens Ave.) - GOES Presents: Video Game Night at The Poacher’s Arms, May 8, 4 pm. Come join Team GOES for an evening of video game fun, great food & good times. $10. Email: gameonservice@gmail.com.POLISH HALL (80 Ann St.) - LUSO Laughs for Literacy 2016, May 12, 6:30 pm. Event raises funds to support lit-eracy based programs in NE London. Entertainment fea-tures London’s own- Shut The Front Door Improv Group. Tickets include dinner buff et, show, silent auction, raffl es

& a whole lot of fun! Tickets have to be purchased in ad-vance. $50. 519-452-1466.RICHARDS MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH UCW (360 Edge-worth Ave.) - Perennials, Annuals, Mulch, & Top Soil will be available; hamburgers and hotdogs, May 7, 9am - 1pm. Call 519-268-0188RIVERBEND GOLF COMMUNITY (1200 Sandy Somerville Drive) - Junior Achievement’s Invest in Kids Golf Tourna-ment, May 30, 1030am - 8pm. To raise funds to continue to impact youth in the community through in class and after school programs. $250. Email: dpelley@jalondon.org.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, Victory Branch (311 Oakland Ave.) - Euchre, every Tues, 1 pm; Cribbage, every Thurs; Bridge, every Wed & Thurs. An afternoon for seniors 55 & older. $3. 519-649-2910.RYERSON PUBLIC SCHOOL (940 Waterloo St) - Ryerson Celebrates 100th Year in Old North London! Open House, May 14, 10am - 3pm. Call 519-679-6669ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH (1246 Oxford St.) - Silver Saints: Operation Walk, May 18, 10:30 am service, 11:30 am lunch. If you are a senior citizen located in the North-west area of London & are interested in getting together for senior-oriented fun & exciting activities, St. Aidan’s Anglican Church welcomes you to join us for a Silver Saints Lunch following our mid-week service. Parishio-ners Bob & Donna Bourne will be sharing their experi-ences with Operation Walk in Ecuador. 519-471-1430.ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) - Refl ection & Prayer, every Wed, 10 am. Join us for an hour of clergy-facilitated refl ection, prayer, & sharing. Presented by St. Paul’s Social Services. Facilitated by clergy who regularly volunteer with St. Paul’s Social Services. 519-434-3225.ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) - The Celtic Way of Prayer - Bishop’s Prayer Conference, May 15, 9 am. Deeply grounded in creation & the ordinary. The speaker this year will be the Bishop Barry Clarke, currently serv-ing as Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral. $20 (registration required). Email: kametelka@gmail.comST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) - Gigantic Spring Thrift Sale, May 14, 9 am – 1 pm. 519-434-3225ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) - Choral Even-song, May 15, 4 pm. This evening service uses the tradi-tional language of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer’s Book of Common Prayer. 519-434-3225.ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) - LIFE ISSUES: Wills, Estate Planning & Power of Attorney, June 7, 10 am. Wills, Estate Planning & Power of Attorney with Guest Speaker: Andrew Hentz – Miller Thomson LLP. Hosted by Renew the Cathedral. 519-434-3225.SPRINGBANK PARK (1958 Storybook Lane) - Push For Your Tush1K/5K Walk & 10K Run, June 5, 10 am – 12:30 pm. Push for Your Tush is Canada’s largest colon cancer-focused event series in the country. With communities nationwide, Push for Your Tush has raised $4.9 million dollars to date & continues to grow to support research, education, aware-ness & patient support. 416-785-0449.SUNNINGDALE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (465 Sunningdale Rd W) - Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids, June 5, reg-istration noon; shotgun start 1 pm. A charity fundraiser golf tournament that is just for kids to support Children’s Health Foundation. $25 registration fee plus min $200 in pledges. 519-432-8564.TD WATERHOUSE STADIUM (100 Philip Aziz Ave) - Ca-nadian Cancer Society Relay For Life, Jun 4, 5 - 11pm. Join Relay and proudly carry the baton - every step you take helps fund vital support services and Canada’s most promising cancer research. $15 registration. Call 519-432-1137TD WATERHOUSE STADIUM (100 Philip Aziz Ave) - The Walk to Fight Arthritis! Jun 5, 10am. Come out and sup-port the millions of Canadians living with Arthritis! Free rtenhaaf@arthritis.caTOBOGGAN BREWING COMPANY (585 Richmond St.) - Deloitte’s TMT Predictions - The Future in Technology, Media, & Telecommunications, May 17, 4 – 7 pm. Learn which disruptions in technology, media & telecom-

munications will be game-changers within the next 12 months.connect@connectdot.caVARIOUS LOCATION - Spring Running Program, May 16 – July 11, 6:30 pm – midnight. Running clinic for adults. Work on improved form, strength & speed in a fun environment. Try out cross country, track, road & trail running. Lead by certifi ed coach & members of the London Pacers Running Club. $35. Email: londonpacers@yahoo.com.VARIOUS LOCATIONS - Kids First Day, June 10. Kids First Day, presented by Investing In Children & sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London, is a city-wide event that celebrates all of the wonderful opportuni-ties available to families in London. Email: sfi nch@in-vestinginchildren.on.caVICTORIA PARK (580 Clarence St) - HOLI 2016, Apr 16, 1 - 4pm. Three hours, 1000 Kgs of seven colours & over 1500 people celebrating the ancient Indian Festival of HOLI. “Riot of Colours” that will colour London with co-lours of nature, life & spring, featuring Dholis & other live acts, lots of dancing & synchronised colour throwing’s, savoury choice of North Indian & South Indian Cuisine & traditional Ganesh Puja to kick start celebrations. Admis-sion is FREE. Natural Corn Starch colours will be available at nominal cost. Call (519) 319-0863VICTORIA CARTER LONDON DANCE CENTRE (160 Syden-ham St.) - 43rd Annual Geranium Heritage House Tour: Sydenham Saunter, June 5, 1 – 5 pm. Join ACO London’s 43rd Annual Geranium Heritage House Tour in historic St. George - Grosvenor & enjoy guided interior tours of nine heritage homes! $20 advance available on Eventbrite; $25 at the door. info@acolondon.ca.WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT, Carousel Room (900 King St) - Wine, Dine & Showtime: Abracadabra! May 6, 530pm for 6pm. Sexual Assault Centre London’s annual gala fund-raiser where we will raise money & awareness to make sexual violence disappear. $75. Call 519-439-0844WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT Carousel Room (900 King St) - Laugh Lines: Comedy for a Cause, May 13, 6:30 – 11 pm. This is the fi rst year the London & District Distress Centre is hosting “Laugh Lines - Comedy for a Cause” Fun Raiser! The event features Dinner & Entertainment by TedxTalk Speak-er Kevin Breel, ‘Shut The Front Door’ Improv Group, & Peter Mennie Comedian & entertainer. $95. 519-438-7203.WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT, Carousel Room (900 King St) - London & Area Works, Job Fair, May 18, 2 - 7pm. Employ-ers, small and large, will share their open positions and tips for employment success.WESTERN UNIVERSITY, University College, Room 117 (1151 Richmond St) - Italian Conversation Club, every Wed., 2:30 – 4:30 pm. For those who want to practice their Italian. All levels are welcomed! Free.WESTERN UNIVERSITY, Stevenson Hall Building Room 3101 - La Tertulia, in the summer every Wed, 4:30 – 9:30 pm. Spanish conversation group addressed to everybody. Email: tertulia@uwo.ca.WOLFE PERFORMANCE HALL, London Central Public Library (251 Dundas St) - What’s On Your Plate? Food and Trade Symposium, May 31, 7 - 9pm. A symposium on how trade agreements aff ect food sovereignty. Free. meg.borthwick@gmail.com.OTHER IMPORTANT DATES

MOTHER’S DAY - May 8YOM HAATZMAUT - May 12PENTECOST - May 15WHIT MONDAY - May 16TRINITY SUNDAY - May 22VICTORIA DAY - May 23CORPUS CHRISTI - May 26LAG B’OMER - May 26RAMADAN BEGINS - Jun 7WORLD OCEANS DAY - Jun 8

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A long-time Vancouver resident now living in Nashville, TN, Juno-winning artist Steve Dawson is a man of many talents. Guitarist, singer, producer, arranger, session musician, and la-

bel owner – Dawson is a busy man with a resume a mile long. “I like it all. The part I like least is the physical travel. But the playing

and being in new places is great as a performer and sideman. The production side I love as well because I get to spend so much con-centrated time on music. I feel the most creative when I’m recording and producing, but there’s no way I could stop playing live. As far as juggling it all, it can get a little hairy, but I don’t really think about it. It’s all just work like anybody else does, and I’m glad to have it,” said Dawson.

Although Dawson is now based in ‘Music City,’ he still stays in touch with his friends and fellow performers in Canada. His Henhouse Stu-dio is able to accommodate guests and he’s hosted many Canadians there as visitors and to work with on the production end. In fact, he’s made about 15 albums for Canadians since he arrived in Nashville, a city he’s grown to love.

“It’s very vibrant. There’s so much going on under the surface. I’m not involved in much new country at all, so I don’t pay attention to it. There are so many great musicians and writers that it’s overwhelming sometimes. I’m invigorated by what the city has to off er and have met a great crew of people I work with regularly and seem to really gel with. I’m enjoying that part, and just playing as much as I can.”

As for his own recordings, Dawson recently released his seventh, full-length release, Solid States and Loose Ends (Black Hen). Backup on the album was provided by Gary Craig (drums) and John Dymond

(bass), two players who will work with him at his Music Club gig, along with Mike Bub (bass), Kevin McKendree (piano/organ), and Fats Kaplin (fi ddle).

“I feel like it’s an organic and bluesy record, although I don’t con-sider myself a blues artist. Just someone who has been greatly in-fl uenced by it as well as many other things. But the drive and groove of the album is overall infl uenced the most by blues and soul records form the 50’s and 60’s. I wanted to capture that feel without at all trying to recreate a ‘retro’ sound or feel. I just like that era of music and want that to come across in what I do.”

Always on the go, Dawson is currently touring in support of Solid States and Loose Ends. Following a May 11 show in Hamilton, On, he’ll make the short drive down the 401 for his gig at the London Music Club, a date he’s eagerly looking forward to.

“I played in London a couple of years ago and loved it. It’ll really be the fi rst full gig I’ve ever done with John and Gary. I’ve played with them a lot over the last couple of years, but always short gigs, or in the studio, so this will be a really fun night to be able to stretch out a bit and have some fun with my music. Some old blues, country and maybe even a little Hawaiian stuff to round it all out!”

- Rod Nicholson

STEVE DAWSON MAKES HIS MARK IN MUSIC CITY

IN ADDITION TO HIS MANY DUTIES, STEVE DAWSON HOSTS A WEEKLY PODCAST ON HIS WEBSITE CALLED MUSIC MAKERS AND SOUL SHAKERSii

London Music Club. Steve Dawson performs on Thursday, May 12, 8:30pm. Call (519) 640-6996 for more info.

Thanks to the eff orts of FitzRays’ owner Mark McGonigle and well-known London musician Jeff y Bialkowski (aka Jeff y B.), local artists now

have a new outlet to showcase their talent. Every Wednesday, FitzRays (110 Dundas St.) hosts Indie Night, a night when the focus is on original music.

“Mark and I came up with the idea of running an indie night as we saw the loss of The APK and The Blackshire Pub as a hole that needed to be fi lled. FitzRays is a live entertainment bar that does host cover bands and tribute bands but we also feel that if an original band can come in and do a great job we should support them. So far, we’ve had a good re-sponse from the musicians on the scene. We provide the gear, guaranteed money and friendly hospital-ity. We try to make performing at FitzRays a pleasant experience,” said Bialkowski.

Not only are musicians happy for the exposure, but McGonigle says Indie Night has been a great addi-tion to the club’s entertainment schedule.

“We have been receiving tons of new faces com-ing out to support Indie Night. Some are even look-ing for me to come on stage, take the risk and try an original song or two. Indie Night allows ‘Peter Pans’ to earn some money for practising live and it also gives us a chance to fi nd new bands to book. We videotape each band on Wednesday and put it on our YouTube site. Tara Scott, our photographer/social media person, also takes still shots of each band featured. We give bands these tools to help them book gigs in the future. If you’re an indepen-dent band or even a cover band that has even one, two or three original songs, speak with Jeff y or myself and let’s get you on stage.”

Artists scheduled to perform at upcoming Indie Nights include Jeff y B. (May 11), Ken The Zen (May 18), Hamish Patterson (May 25) and Donald Waugh (June 1). For more info, please call (519) 646-1112.

- John Sharpe

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VETERAN MUSICIAN JEFFY BIALKOWSKI HOSTS AND OFTEN PERFORMS AT FITZRAYSʼ INDIE WEDNESDAY

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Comprised of Jesse MacCabe (drums), Mike Spero (guitar), Travis Getty (bass) and Kris Pageau (guitar/vocals), Traumahawk is a Lon-don-based rock group that came together after stints with groups such as Baptized In Blood, Single Mothers, and Skag Barons, among others. “We were all good buds who hung out all the time. I had been playing guitar and wanted to get back into playing drums. Mike was not doing anything band- wise and wanted to start jamming so I picked up an old kit and we rented a jam space. It wasn’t long after that when Kris joined and  songs started to take shape. We needed

a bass player to round out the group and one day we mentioned to our pal Travis, who played guitar and bass in the past, ‘Hey, you should buy a bass and amp’ and he did,” said MacCabe. Infl uenced by such diverse groups as Torche, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer, Black Sab-bath, Tom Petty, and Jimmy Eat World, Traumahawk features a sound they’ve dubbed ‘doom pop.’ To date, Traumahawk has recorded three tracks at EMAC and followed that up with doing a few tunes with Jimi James at The Vault. They are now in the process of arranging time at EMAC to rerecord a few of their older tunes and get all the new ones down so they can put together a full-length album.

Brodie Lodge: Last Kiln Standing

Although he now lives in Norfolk County, songwriter/musician Bro-die Lodge has deep ties to the Forest City. His late father Tom Lodge started Fanshawe’s MIA program back in 1971 and Brodie played in several groups while living in London. “My Dad was a huge infl uence in my life. I learned about channelling and tuning in to all frequencies. It is like a conduit, a dial on your forehead, just waiting for another

song to appear,’ said Lodge during an interview with cashboxcanada.ca. Now, Lodge fronts a new group called Brodie Lodge & The Kiln-hangers, who recently released their debut CD, Last Kiln Standing. “I was a bit of a nomad, hitchhiked around Canada, working the farms as casual labour, occasional construction. There are hundreds of tobacco farms in Norfolk County, each one had a ‘Kiln Yard’ made up of about 10 Kilns. Now they are being torn down. But some farms keep one for storage like a ‘Last Kiln Standing.’ I was a kiln hanger. I hung tobacco on some of those farms, in some of those kilns. I did the cover artwork for the CD from memory and tried to capture the aloneness of a ‘last kiln standing.’” An eclectic mix of alt.country, folk and rock, Last Kiln Standing was recorded at WOW! Recording Studio, St. Catharines ON and produced/engineered by Joe Lapinski and Dave Clark.

Come Up Show Celebrates

Fuelled by his passion for music, DJ Chedo (aka Adulis Mokanan) began spinning records on CHRW 94.9FM way back in 2007 on a program he called The Come Up Show. Currently celebrating its 9th Anniversary, The Come Up Show is now a multi-media presentation of hip-hop culture that features in-depth interviews, a podcast, news and commentary. “I wasn’t hearing that kind of music anywhere in my city, the kind of music that I listened to everyday and was a part of my life. That sparked my passion to share music with people. My fi rst time slot was 2 a.m. – 6 a.m. every Wednesday. Not too many people tuned in because of the time, but I got to play the music I love and I enjoy the most, and my passion to share music and artist people might not know,” Chedo told hiphopcanada.ca. In the beginning his playlists were mainly comprised of American artists, but now Chedo is

bullish on the future of home-grown talent. “Now is the best time to be involved in Canadian music, especially hip-hop. I’m really excited for now and the future. Now I don’t gotta search for Canadian hip-hop, I gotta search for American hip-hop. But that’s what The Come Up Show is about; it’s about discovery and new artists. If the music’s good people will listen even if they don’t know the artist.” The Come Up Show airs every Saturday from 6-8:00 p.m. on CHRW.

Dave Semple SingsWhen not teaching English and Drama at Saunders Secondary

School, Dave Semple enjoys indulging in his passion for songwriting. Inspired by the life of Francis Pegahmagabow, a First Nations WWI soldier who is recognized as the most highly decorated for bravery

in Canadian military history, Semple wrote ‘Fighting Fire With Fire’ in his honour. “For the most part, I recorded the song in my home studio, but I went to my friend’s house, Bill Hill, and recorded more in his living room. Bill sings the chant and plays the hand drum, the grandfather drum, and the turtle shaker. I did all the other vocals and instruments. Bill is Mohawk and a wonderful man who has been my friend and mentor on my path to having a better understanding of First Nation’s culture and traditions. So much of it resonates with my own spirituality,” said Semple. On June 21 the Francis Pegahmagabow Commemoration Committee will unveil a life-sized bronze sculpture, created by Sudbury-based artist Tyler Fauvelle, honouring Francis Pegahmagabow. Semple has been invited to Parry Sound to play ‘Fighting Fire with Fire’ at the reception following the unveiling of the sculpture. “Fauvelle heard my song and asked if he could share it with the Pegahmagabow family and with ONECA (Ontario Native Educa-tion Counselling Association), the organization planning the com-memoration. They contacted me on March 29 to invite me to attend the unveiling and perform the song at the reception. I was deeply honoured.” 

The Ukellettes For Life*Spin

It’s a safe bet that The Ukellettes are the only group around that employs the humble ukulele as their main instrument. The brain child of June Cole, The Ukellettes currently includes six very talented ladies -- Anna Chamberlain, Annie Grindstaff , Jo-Ann Lawton, Amber Ray-mond, Libby Wheeler and Karen McLaughlin. “We play ukuleles only, but we use many instruments of diff erent styles, sizes and shapes and with diff erent tunings. For example, we use standard soprano, concert, tenor and baritone ukuleles, and we also use several types of banjo ukuleles. We employ a variety of strumming and picking pat-terns to add complexity and interest,” said McLaughlin. For some time now, The Ukellettes have held a regular gig at the Life*Spin Living Room (868 Dundas St. E.), with all proceeds going to Life*Spin. The next Ukellettes Benefi t Concert for Life*Spin will take place on Friday, May 6, 7-9:00 p.m. “Our most precious commodity in this world is our children. They are the future. Life*Spin off ers hope through the em-powerment of single parent and low income families. Each member of The Ukellettes contributes favourite songs to the repertoire, so we have a wide variety of genres of music, from Hank Williams to The Beatles and everything in between. Our music is familiar to most,

TRAUMAHAWK REFERS TO THEIR BRAND OF HEAVY, YET MELODIC, HARD ROCK AS ʻDOOM POP.ʼ

IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS, BRODIE LODGE PLAYED WITH SUCH GROUPS AS NOSMO KING JR. AND THE CORNDOGS

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Scallywag Releases Sea

FeverFor their season fi nale, the Cuckoo’s

Nest Folk Club presents Scallywag on Sunday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. at Chaucer’s Pub (122 Carling St.). Comprised of four veterans of the London-region folk scene, multi-instrumentalists and singers – Bernie Gilmore (guitar/banjo), Bob Cun-ningham (guitar/mandolin), Doug Long (guitar/violin) and Barry Nunn (acoustic bass/guitar/harmonica) -- joined forces to present original and traditional mate-rial touching on Celtic, traditional and contemporary folk favourites and hearty pub songs. “The name, ‘Scal-lywag’ just seems to fi t the mischievous outlook we have on life. Sometimes it’s diffi cult to get a name that works, but for whatever reason, when people ask me what is your group called and I reply ‘Scallywag,’ it brings a smile and a nod. They will often reply, ‘that’s a great name,’” said Gilmore. Scallywag was formed fi ve years ago, soon after Gilmore returned from Newfoundland, where he heard a number of great vocal groups there. “I was inspired to get back into playing and singing in a band. I called up my buddy Bob Cunningham who I knew was singing in a trio and informed him it was now a quartet! We then called a mutual friend and band mate Barry Nunn and invited him to come for a beer at the East Coast music festival. We drank a few and signed a pledge on one of the picnic tables to form a band and learn a new instrument in the process. Barry vowed to start learning bass, an instrument he always wanted to play.” Scallywag’s May 15 date at Chaucer’s celebrates the release of their fi rst CD, Sea Fever. The album was produced by Paul Mills, of Sharon Lois and Bran fame who is also known for his work with Stan Rogers, at Mill Stream Studios in London. “Sea Fever is a folk/roots recording featuring seven originals and fi ve covers. For the CD release our producer, Paul Mills will be our special guest. As well as producing for Stan Rogers, he played guitar on Stan’s recordings and was known as ‘Curly Boy Stubbs.’ He’s a fi ne singer-songwriter in his own right. We are also hoping to feature local singer-songwriter Joanne Does who was an original member of Scallywag and has a busy career as a music practitioner.” For tickets and more info, please call (519) 473-2099.

Maritime MagicFounded in 1996, the Canadian Celtic Choir consists of about 50 men and women dedicated to singing

about and promoting Celtic choral music and culture. Multiple winners of a London Music Award as ‘Best Classical Vocal Group,’ the Celtic Choir are guided by conductor William Zadorsky, while pianist Jean Willadsen acts as the group’s accompanist.

In 2017, the London-based Canadian Celtic Choir will embark on a tour of the Maritimes for the fi rst time. To prep for the tour, the Celtic Choir will present Maritime Magic at the Aeolian Hall (795 Dundas St.) on Saturday, May 28, 7:30 p.m. The evening will feature traditional music inspired by the East Coast of Canada, and the

many who settled there after emigrating from the UK and Ireland. Maritime Magic will also include some very talented musicians as the Canadian Celtic Choir’s special guests: multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Duncan Cameron (formerly of The Irish Descendants), Jacob McCauley on bodhrán (of NUA), and award-winning Mari-time fi ddle specialist Arthur Ross (The High Drive). To purchase tickets, please phone (519) 672-7950.

- John Sharpe

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SCALLYWAG IS (L-R) BARRY NUNN, BERNIE GILMORE, DOUG LONG AND BOB CUNNINGHAM

HAVING ALREADY PERFORMED IN HAWAII, SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND, THE CANADIAN CELTIC CHOIR WILL TOUR THE MARITIMES IN JUNE 2017

and always joyful. At our monthly benefi t concerts at Life*Spin, we provide songbooks so that audience members can join in some of the singing.” Call (519) 438-8676 for more info.

Cordcalling Goes Old School

Based in the Forest City, Cordcalling – the husband and wife rock duo of De-nise (drums/vocals) and Brian Conway (guitar/vocals) – are fi rm believers in ‘doing more with less.’ Since the release of their latest album, Obsessed By The

Light, Cordcalling have been hard at work on their next album entitled, We Are Still. Bucking the digital trend in recording, the duo decided to adopt a mostly ‘old school,’ analog-retro approach to producing their newest project. The fi nal product will be pressed onto vinyl. “We stuck to our original vision as much as we could, using analog tape, and analog mixing and mastering gear, all provided by EMAC Studios and Los Angeles’ Capsule Labs. EMAC engineer Matt Grady gratefully pointed out that working on our album forced him (in a good way) to work with the most analog gear that he has ever used on an LP. He also mentioned that at least one of the tape machines hadn’t been used since the 1990’s,” Cordcalling said in a press release. Denise and Brian concede that making the record ‘proved to be challenging,’ in the end, they deemed it a ‘very worthwhile endeavour.’ “We’re able to hear the sonic diff erences that tape and outboard eff ects bring to the music - most notably, warmth, atmosphere, and character - in comparison to modern widely-used digital techniques.”

- John Sharpe

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ii 765 Old East Bar & Grill. The Distillery performs on Saturday, May 28, 9:00 p.m. For more info, call (519) 601-1765.

The death of rock, pop, funk, R&B, jazz and disco star Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) on April 21, 2016 at the unex-pectedly early age of 57, set off a tidal wave of reaction from

both the media and his many shocked fans all over the world. The reclusive musician was found unresponsive in an elevator at his lavish Paisley Park complex in Minneapolis and eff orts by an emergency response team failed to resuscitate him.

The circumstances around the actual cause of his death are un-der investigation and controversy has already sprung up in the media as to what a close examination of the facts might bring to light. Ironically, controversy became a constant in Prince’s ca-reer from the time he hit the charts for the fi rst time with 1978’s For You album and its suggestive hit single, ‘Soft And Wet’ set off alarm bells amongst media commentators.

After a series of albums that culminated in 1982’s 1999 album, featuring the chart-toppers ‘Delirious’ and ‘Little Red Corvette,’ Prince followed up with his career-defi ning 1984 Purple Rain soundtrack recording for the fi lm of the same name. The entire enterprise was such a resounding success that at one point that year Prince had the Number One album, fi lm and single in the U.S.

Prince would go on to release a series of successful recordings including Around The World In One Day, Parade and the 1987 epic double album Sign O’ The Times. As his musical output on the charts blossomed he threw himself into touring and a studio regi-men that produced hundreds of recordings even as he guarded his private life and refused to do interviews.

Controversy again plagued Prince in the 90s as an ongoing series of disputes with his record company Warner Bros saw him at one point changing his name to a symbol and appearing onstage at his concerts with the word ‘Slave’ written on his face. After even-tually parting company with Warners he subsequently set up his

own record label whose initial release was the fi ttingly entitled Emancipation.

Although his career cooled somewhat during this period he re-turned resurgent during the Oughties, gaining yet another Num-ber One album with 2006’s 3121 and making a splash with criti-cally acclaimed media shots such as his spectacular appearance at the 2004 Grammys with Beyonce Knowles and his memorable half-time show at the 2007 Super Bowl in Miami.

Recently, Prince had signed a new contract with his former le-gal nemesis Warner Brothers that saw ownership of all his master recordings formerly held by the corporation reverting to him. He had been performing until a short time before his passing as he continued his eff orts to reinvent himself on his Piano And A Mi-crophone Tour which saw his show and the material he performed stripped down to its most basic elements.

- Rod Nicholson

Infl uenced by artists like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Etta James and Koko Taylor, Toronto-based blues trio, The Distillery

is comprised of Neil Hendry on guitar, Jor-dan Safer on harmonica, keyboards and lap steel, and the band’s newest member, vocalist Chloe Watkinson. The band de-scribes itself as ‘deceptively mellow at times’ but warns us not to relax too much, as they ‘bring out the sabre tooth tiger when you least expect it.’

Equally adept at both covering traditional standards and writing original songs, The

Distillery released What You Told Me in 2012, which won the Toronto Independent Music Award for Best Blues and in 2015 the group launched their new EP, How We Carry On. In between releases, the band made a number of festival appearances (includ-ing JunoFest, Barrie Jazz & Blues, etc) and toured the West Coast of Canada. The group also embarked on two US tours, which pro-duced some of the lighter moments in the band’s history.

As the group tells it, they were booked at the House of Blues in Chicago to go on before Guns n’ Roses on their fi rst US tour and packed a venue at their fi rst show in NYC because college students thought ‘The Distillery’ was a drink specials night. It’s all

a laugh to the band now though. The Dis-tillery is all about taking in life with a grin, and their storytelling version of the blues refl ects that.

Currently enjoying a regular Wednesday residence at Toronto’s Cameron House, The Distillery will travel to the Forest City for their fi rst appearance in London on Sat-urday, May 28 at the 765 Old East Bar & Grill (765 Dundas St.) as part of the club’s Blues Weekend event. They will perform an acoustic show and the club’s cozy Backstage Lounge should provide The Distillery the

perfect setting to highlight their mellow grooves and high-energy jams.

“The best part of intimate acoustic shows is the direct feedback,” says Chloe Watkin-son. “We like to play live and drink scotch with you. We play and then get to hang out with everyone to fi nd out what they really think. How else would Jordan ever fi nd out his fl y was undone?”

Looking ahead, The Distillery are currently working on a new recording and are sched-uled to perform at a number of festivals this summer, including Tremblant International Blues Festival, TD Toronto Jazz Festival, Southside Shuffl e and Lighthouse Blues Festival.

- John Sharpe

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MUSIC ICON PRINCE SOLD MORE THAN 100 MILLION RECORDS AND WON SEVEN GRAMMYS DURING HIS STORIED CAREER

THE DISTILLERY DISPENSES THE BLUES

THE DISTILLERY ARE (L-R) NEIL HENDRY, CHLOE WATKINSON AND JORDAN SAFER.

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Merle Haggard, at times one of the most revered and con-troversial fi gures in country

music history, died aged 79 on April 6, 2016 at his ranch in northern Califor-nia. According to his agent Lance Rob-erts, Haggard had recently been forced to cancel several concert appearances as he battled double pneumonia.

Haggard in many ways personifi ed the central myth of classic country music as the perennial outsider, hav-ing endured a poor upbringing as his parents fl ed the Great Depression dust-bowl of Oklahoma seeking a better life in California. He went on to have several brushes with the law and eventually spent time in San Quentin prison before being paroled in 1960 and embarking on his singing career.

The singer-songwriter cut his teeth in the bars of Bakersfi eld, California, modelling his style on performers such as Jimmie Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell and even spent time as bassist in singer Wynn Stewart’s band. His matter-of-fact vocal delivery and lyrics were infl uenced by his mentors and served to secure his eventual reputation as a prime example of the gritty Bakersfi eld school of country music.

Haggard’s fi rst real claim to fame was the runaway success of his 1969 single ‘Okie From Muskogee,’ a song that con-tained a litany of hippie put-downs and enshrining the Oklahoma town as

a place ‘where even squares can have a ball.’ Haggard has been quoted as say-ing that he and his band could barely record the song for laughing. Neverthe-less, the song became a touchstone to those yearning for a return to all-Amer-ican values.

As his career went on Haggard scored many country music chart-toppers such as ‘Mama Tried,’ ‘The Fightin’ Side Of Me’ and ‘Workin’ Man Blues’ that underlined his reputation as a sup-porter and chronicler of the tribulations facing blue-collar Americans. He was even invited to play at the White House where then-president Richard Nixon welcomed him warmly as a staunch champion of the ol’ Glory school of American values.

In later years Haggard experienced several marital breakups and bouts

with the bottle inspiring subtly nu-anced classics like ‘It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad),’ ‘The Bottle Let Me Down’ and ‘I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink.’ Subsequent hits ‘Amber Waves Of Grain,’ ‘I Had A Beautiful Time’ and ‘Pancho And Lefty’ showed him taking a sadder but wiser look back at times gone by.

Classic country music fans mourn the loss of a man who was an inspiration to both those who followed him into a life spent playing music and those whose lives have been enriched by his songs. Haggard perhaps summed it all up best when he once told journalist Paul Hemphill that he wanted to be re-membered ‘as a writer, somebody who did some living and wrote songs about what he knew. That’s all.’

- Rod Nicholson

Any affi cionado of the golden age of Philly Soul and the general ambience on pop radio during the early 70s is surely going to recall a certain song about an

illicit love aff air. And to this day you can be certain that some radio station somewhere is playing ‘Me And Mrs. Jones’ and some listener’s memory is going way back.

The recent death of Billy Paul, the man who recorded that song and made it his own, saddened classic soul fans everywhere. The singer passed away at age 81 on April 24, 2016 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. After a short stay in hospital Paul died at his home in Blackwood, New Jersey, but his achievements as a recording artist and per-former will serve well to keep his memory alive.

Young jazz singer Paul Williams decided after a time spent performing under his own name that too many folks might be confusing him with a well-known saxophonist with the same name. On advice from his manager after a 1951 show at the Apollo Theatre he began performing as Billy Paul and never looked back.

Upon his return from Army service (where he found him-self stationed in Germany along with a recent recruit by the name of Elvis Presley) Paul resumed his singing career. A fateful meeting with future Philly Soul maestros Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff would take his career in a new direc-tion from the jazz-based vocal style he’d been working in.

After a couple of albums for Gamble and Huff ’s Philadel-phia International record label at their Sigma Sound Stu-dios that achieved some modest chart action, Paul released his 1972 album, 360 Degrees Of Billy Paul. The album’s single ‘Me And Mrs. Jones’ went on to sell over two million copies in the U.S. alone and won a Grammy for Best Male Rhythm And Blues Vocal Performance.

Paul rode high on the success of his worldwide smash hit, touring with The O’Jays and The Intruders and cutting a live

record before releasing the follow-up single from the 360 Degrees album, ‘Am I Black Enough For You?’ Many have said that the song’s release at a time of heightened racial tensions may have alienated radio programmers and con-tributed to Paul’s lack of signifi cant chart hits thereafter.

Although Billy continued to be popular with primar-ily black audiences his mainstream success had already peaked with ‘Me And Mrs. Jones’ and his career was buf-feted by controversy over the lyrics to his 1976 single ‘Let’s Make A Baby.’ Paul was also forced to later initiate legal ac-tion against Gamble and Huff , eventually being rewarded $500,000 in unpaid royalties.

In the later years of his career Billy Paul continued to per-form regularly at clubs and festivals in the U.S. and abroad and more recently had been the subject of a 2009 docu-mentary fi lm, Am I Black Enough For You?

- Rod Nicholson

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SOUL GREAT BILLY PAUL

OVER THE COURSE OF SIX DECADES, MERLE HAGGARD COMPOSED AND PERFORMED ONE OF THE GREATEST REPERTOIRES IN COUNTRY MUSIC KNOWN FOR HIS UPLIFTING, MELLIFLUOUS VOICE,

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765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Open Mic (9 pm)/Cinco De Mayo Salsa Party (8 pm)

COVENT GARDEN MARKET-Aaron Pritchett (4pm)

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Murray Snelgrove (8pm)

FOX & FIDDLE-Three Penny Piece

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke/Cinco De Mayo Party

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- The Big Rock Electric Jam (8pm)/The Michael Schatte Band (8pm)/Alex Ma-son/Greg Mashinter/Deni Gauthier (9pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band

NORMA JEAN’S – Nasty Alex Live Band Karaoke

POACHER’S ARMS-The Fairmonts

RICHMOND-Open Mic w/Billy Paton

RUM RUNNERS-Motel Raphael/The Wet Secrets/Waterbaby/Old East (8pm)

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Open Mic w/Terry G

WINKS EATERY-Open Mic w/David Usselman

FRI. MAY 6

765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL- Karaoke/Kill Eff ect

AEOLIAN HALL-Smales Pace/Change Of Pace Re-union (8pm)

BACKDRAFTS- Geoff Masse Band

CALL THE OFFICE-Raygun Cowboys/Gutter Demons

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Kate Channer Band

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL –Christina Leroux

FITZRAYS-Smokin’ Dave

LAVISH-Dirty Bingo/Ladies Night

LIFESPIN LIVING ROOM-The Ukellettes (7pm)

FOX & FIDDLE-Karaoke w/Joe

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Robbie Antone

GRINNING GATOR-J Lately

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY – Karaoke w/Maggie (10pm)

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Acoustyle Open Mic w/DeRok (8pm)/Shut The Front Door Improv (7:30pm/10pm)/Ben Heff ernan/Justin Maki (8pm)

LONDON WINE BAR-Patrick James Clark (8pm)

McCABES-Sole Motive

MOLLY BLOOM’S-Mike O’Brien Band

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (8pm)

NORMA JEAN’S-The Kebobs (5-8pm)/Highway Jones

OLG SLOTS-Live DJ (8pm)

OLIVE R. TWISTS-DJ Alpha Soundcrew

POACHER’S ARMS-Two For The Show

PROHIBITION-DJ Escoemoecity

RICHMOND-Glen Garinther (5-7pm)/Harbour/Red-ambergreen/Respire/Sincerely, Me

ROOSEVELT ROOM- Reef The Lost Cauze/Robbie G

ROXBURY-DJ Hex

SCOTS CORNER-Cal Goodman

SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Tim Woodcock (6-9pm)/Zach McCabe

VIC TAVERN-Ten Heads

VICTORY LEGION-Jacob Timmerman (8pm)

WINDERMERE MANOR-Gina Farrugia & Oliver White-head

WINKS EATERY-Don Campbell

WORTLEY- Wrif Wraf

YUK YUK’S-Jay Brown/Ashley Moff att/Richard Ryder (8/10pm)

SAT. MAY 7765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL- Karaoke/Dry Heave/Meat Bag/BSHC/Klazo (8pm)

AEOLIAN HALL-De Temps Antan (8pm)

A.N.A.F.-Grace Stevens/Jason Mathews/John McK-ay/Murray Wacthorn/Jason Girodat/ Martin De Wilde

CALL THE OFFICE-Heart Attack Kids/Bike Thiefs/Chas-tity/Strange Ways

CANADIAN CORPS.-Acoustic Jam (3-6pm)

COLBORNE ST. UNITED CHURCH-Reynolds, Robinson & Lodge (7pm)

CROSSINGS GRILL (HYDE PARK)- Kyle Geraghty

CROSSINGS GRILL (LAMBETH)-Chris Casserly

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larry-oke

DUNDAS ST. UNITED CHURCH-Dynamic Duos w/Rick Loucks & Marie Bottrell (8pm)

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL- Karaoke w/Ken Richardson (6-9pm)/Squeeler

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Alien Mix Tape

FITZRAYS-Rearviewmirror

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Gordy’s Country Showcase

GRINNING GATOR-Jessica Vanden Boomen/Hillary Watson/Renee & Noelle Coughlin (4pm)/Robbie Antone

GROOVES-Ben McLellan (2pm)

HENRY’S-Chris Schramek (8pm)

JACK’S-Jason Mercer

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-Seline Arsenault & Joseph Kennedy (8pm)

LONDON WINE BAR- Patrick James Clark (8pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band

MOOSE LODGE-County Road (1-4pm)/The Paul Elvis Show (7pm)

NORMA JEAN’S-Crush

POACHER’S ARMS-Greg Lirette

RICHMOND TAVERN-Tom Dunphy & The Cold Hard Facts (4pm)/Titanium Blade/Alexander Mils/Chris Worsfold

RUM RUNNERS-Vekked/Mista Twista/Ian Cognito/Mark The Mechanic

ST. JOHN THE DIVINE ANGLICAN CHURCH-Celtic Shift (7pm)

ST. REGIS TAVERN- Nora Galloway & The Tearjerkers

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-The Farewell Stanleys

VICTORY LEGION-Allen James (2-6pm)/Great Lake Privateers/Johnny & The Shenanigans/Three Penny Piece (8pm)

VIC TAVERN-New Cumberland (4pm)

WINKS EATERY- David Usselman

WORTLEY- Wrif Wraf

YUK YUK’S- Jay Brown/Ashley Moff att/Richard Ryder (8/10pm)

SUN. MAY 8765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Acoustic Brunch Sundays (11: 30 am)/Karaoke (9 pm)

AEOLIAN HALL-From Memphis To Folson w/Jim & Pam Yorfi do (3pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

LAVISH-DJ Pablo

POACHER’S ARMS-Video Game Night

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE- Kate Channer/Jasmine Long/Dana Hartman (4pm)

WINKS EATERY-Karaoke

WORTLEY-Chris Murphy & The Village Blues Band wsg/Chuck Jackson (4-8pm)

MON. MAY 9765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Trivia Night (8pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Open Mic w/Stu

LAVISH-DJ Pablo Ramirez

POACHER’S ARMS-Funny Comedy Show w/Patrick

Coppolino

VIC TAVERN-Karaoke w/Jeff y B.

TUES. MAY 10765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (9 pm)/Blues Society Workshop

BUDWEISER GARDENS-James Taylor & All-Star Band (8pm)

FACTORY-DJ Drama

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Open Mic Night

GRINNING GATOR-Metal Night

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (8pm)

LONDON MUSIC HALL-Sloan (7pm)

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (7-11pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Trivia w/Richie

WINKS EATERY-Rock ’n’ Roll Bingo

VICTORY LEGION-Country Road (8pm)

WED. MAY 11765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Comedy Night (7:30pm)/Karaoke

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL –Open Jam (8pm)

FITZRAYS-Indie Night w/Jeff y Bee

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke

GRINNING GATOR- Karaoke

LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Amy

O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS- Open Mic w/J-Me

ROXBURY-Open Jam w/Shawn Cowan

WINKS EATERY-Pubstumpers Trivia (8pm)

THURS. MAY 12765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Open Mic (8pm)/Kara-oke

AEOLIAN HALL- Royal Wood/Elizabeth & The Cata-pult (8pm)

CLARKE ROAD S.S.-Monsters Of Rock (7pm)

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Murray Snelgrove (8pm)

FOX & FIDDLE-Three Penny Piece

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke w/Bill Savage

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

LAVISH-DJ Finally Famous

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- The Big Rock Electric Jam (8pm)/Steve Dawson (8pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Mike O’Brien Band

NORMA JEAN’S –Nasty Alex Live Band Rockaoke

POACHER’S ARMS- The Fairmonts

RICHMOND-Open Mic w/Billy Paton

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Open Mic

WINKS EATERY- Open Mic w/David Usselman

FRI. MAY 13

765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (9 pm)/Live Music

AEOLIAN HALL- Royal Wood/Elizabeth & The Cata-pult (8pm)

BACKDRAFTS-Inside Out

CLARKE ROAD S.S.-Monsters Of Rock (7pm)

DAWGHOUSE PUB-The Cherry Dogs

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL –After Midnight

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Nathan Ouellette

FITZRAYS-Blackwing

FLAVURS-The Geoff Masse Band

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Ken Thorne

GRINNING GATOR-Latin Salsa Night w/DJ Gali

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY – Karaoke w/Maggie

LAVISH-DJ Lady Finesse (10pm)

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-Enchante & Celtic Shift (4:30pm)/Micah Barnes (8pm)

LONDON MUSIC HALL-David Wilcox/Twin.Fin/Fockler (7pm)

LONDON WINE BAR-Leah Morise (8pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S –Molly’s Chamber

NORMA JEAN’S-Newman (5-8pm)/Full Throttle

OLIVE R. TWISTS-DJ Alpha Soundcrew

OLG SLOTS-Live DJ (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Samurai Night Fever

RICHMOND TAVERN- Glen Garinther (5-7pm)/The Mojo/Open Air

RUM RUNNERS-Repartee/Kid Royal/The Stereo Division

SCOTS CORNER-Hollow Romance/Spencer Frost/Atodaso

SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)

TALBOT ST. WHISKY HOUSE-Rick Taylor (6-9pm)/Zach McCabe

VICTORY LEGION-Luisa Marshall

WINDERMERE MANOR-Larry Smith & Darryl Stacey

WINKS EATERY-Patrick James Clark

WORTLEY-Bucket List

YUK YUK’S-Jeff Elliott/Sean Emeny/Sam Easton (8/10pm)

SAT. MAY 14765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Heavy Gloom/MDV/Revisionist/Curt Murder/Old Towns

AEOLIAN HALL-Royal Wood/Elizabeth & The Catapult (8pm)

BUDWEISER GARDENS-Eric Ethridge/Genevieve Fisher (2-6pm)/Jason Aldean/Thomas Rhett/A Thousand Horses/DJ Silver (7:30pm)

BYRON LEGION-Radio (8pm)

CLARKE ROAD S.S.-Monsters Of Rock (7pm)

CROSSINGS GRILL (HYDE PARK)-Nathan Ouellette (8pm)

CROSSINGS GRILL (LAMBETH)-Jeff Cain

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larry-oke

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Karaoke w/Ken Richardson (6-9pm)/Blind Dog Joe

EAST VILLAGE ARTS CO-OP-Kite Trio/A Priori (8:30pm)

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Shawn Cowan Duo

FIRESIDE-Patrick James Clark (7pm)

FITZRAYS-Crued (8pm)

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Hip-Hop Anonymous

GRINNING GATOR- Sprocket Damage/Crimson

HENRY’S- Chris Casserly (8pm)

JACK’S-Jason Mercer

LONDON ALE HOUSE-AskHer

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Danny Michel (7:30pm)/ Her-vana Unplugged/Taylor Holden (10pm)

LONDON WINE BAR- Leah Morise (8pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S-Pop Agenda

MOOSE LODGE-Country Classics (1-4pm)

NORMA JEAN’S-Hot Tub Hippies

POACHER’S ARMS-Live Music

RICHMOND TAVERN-Carly Thomas (4pm)/Cease & Desist/Sixteen Scandals/Jetfi ghter/Youngest And Only

ST. REGIS TAVERN-Tuerto Loco

VIC TAVERN-Jacob & The Bluesbusters

VICTORY LEGION-Bridlington Road (2-6pm)/Country Classics (8pm)

WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT (CAROUSEL ROOM)-An Eve-ning With Elvis & Tom w/Tim E & The Yes Men/Lou Nelson (8:30pm)

WINKS EATERY-UFC

WORTLEY-Bucket List

YUK YUK’S- Jeff Elliott/Sean Emeny/Sam Easton (8/10pm)

SUN. MAY 15765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Acoustic Brunch(12 pm)/Karaoke (9 pm)

A.N.A.F.-Karaoke (2-6pm)

CHAUCER’S PUB-Scallywag (7:30pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke w/Axle

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Karen Emeny/Katie Rigg/Cat Clyde (4pm)

WINKS EATERY-Karaoke

MON. MAY 16GRINNING GATOR-Royce Da 5’9”

LONDON MUSIC HALL-Enter Shikari/Hands Like Houses/The White Noise/Sparrows (6:30pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic Comedy

RICHMOND-Karaoke

VIC TAVERN-Karaoke w/Jeff y B.

TUES. MAY 17765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Open Mic Night

GRINNING GATOR-Metal Night

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (8pm)

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (7-11pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Trivia w/Richie

WINKS EATERY-R&R Bingo

VICTORY LEGION-County Road (8pm)

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WED. MAY 18765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Comedy Nite (7 pm)/Karaoke (9 pm)

AEOLIAN HALL-Jason Collett/Zeus/Kalle Mattson (8pm)

CALL THE OFFICE-Copyrights/Ray Rocket/The Lippies/The Penske File/Snacks (8pm)

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Open Jam (8pm)

FITZRAYS-Indie Night w/Ken The Zen

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Amy

O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic w/J-Me

ROXBURY-Open Mic w/Shawn Cowan

WINKS EATERY-Pubstumpers Trivia (8pm)

THURS. MAY 19765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (9 pm)/Open Mic Jam (8 pm)

BUDWEISER GARDENS-Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (7:30pm)

CALL THE OFFICE-Jeremy Porter & The Tucos/The Mighty Ffud

COVENT GARDEN MARKET-Anthony Tullo (3pm)

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Murray Snelgrove (8pm)

FOX & FIDDLE-Three Penny Piece

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke w/Bill Savage

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke/Hip-Hop & R&B

LAVISH-DJ Finally Famous

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- The Big Rock Electric Jam (8pm)/Larry Smith

MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band

NORMA JEAN’S –Nasty Alex Live Band Karaoke

POACHER’S ARMS- The Fairmonts

RICHMOND TAVERN-Open Mic w/Billy Paton

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Open Mic w/Terry G

TIGER JACKS-DJ Sebastian

VIBRAFUSIONLAB-Lab Coast

WINKS EATERY-Open Mic w/Jason Mercer

FRI. MAY 20765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (9 pm)/Cuda Highway

AEOLIAN HALL-The Prime Time Big Band w/Gina Farrugia (8pm)

A.N.A.F.-The Stetson Brothers (5-7pm)

BACKDRAFTS-The New Redundants

CALL THE OFFICE-Belvedere/La Armada (8pm)

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Howzat

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL –Bender

EAST VILLAGE ARTS CO-OP-AHNA/The Syndrome/Child Leash/Manager

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Engine 86

FITZRAYS-The Ultrasounds

FOX & FIDDLE-Karaoke w/Joe

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Good Man’s Gun

GRINNING GATOR-Motive Force

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (10pm)

LAVISH-DJ FDJT/DJ Zoltan (10pm)

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Acoustyle Open Mic (8pm)/London Po-etry Slam (8pm)

LONDON WINE BAR-Larry Smith (8pm)

McCABES-Sole Motive

MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band

MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-DJ Double A/Neoteric

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (8pm)

NORMA JEAN’S-The Kebobs (5-8pm)/The Kate Channer Band

OLIVE R. TWISTS-DJ Alpha Soundcrew

OLG SLOTS-Live DJ (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-The Spoonmen

ROXBURY-DJ Hex

RICHMOND TAVERN- Glen Garinther (5-7pm)/Old Town Soul

ROOSEVELT ROOM-N.O.R.E./O-Beast/Labeled Minority/Don Kronic

RUM RUNNERS-Gypsy Ghosts/Run Coyote/Skye Wallace

ST. REGIS-Patrick James Clark (4pm)

SCOTS CORNER-Andrew Picard

TALBOT ST. WHISKY HOUSE-Chuckee Zehr (6-9pm)

VICTORY LEGION-Bobby Allan & Richard Wolfe (8pm)

VIC TAVERN-Diamond Dust

WINDERMERE MANOR-Sonja Gustafson & Nevin Campbell

WINKS EATERY- Smokin’ Dave & Lonny

WORTLEY- The Geoff Masse Band

SAT. MAY 21765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Paisley Road

AEOLIAN HALL-The John Tank Band (8pm)

CANADIAN CORPS.-Acoustic Jam (3-6pm)

CROSSINGS GRILL (HYDE PARK)- Justin Plet

CROSSINGS GRILL (LAMBETH)-Rhapsody Rebelz

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larry-oke

DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB-Tom Cat Prowl/The Incontinentals/John Bellone/Frankly Scarlett/DJ Dick ‘The Tall One’ Williams (8pm)

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL- AskHer

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Bill Savage

FITZRAYS-Damn Pigeon

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Patrick James Clark

GRINNING GATOR-Annette Grotentraast/Amanda Underhill/Missy Henderson (4pm)/Tri-Plains

GROOVES-We Escaped (3pm)

HENRY’S- Kyle Geraghty (8pm)

JACK’S-Jason Mercer

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-Pat Maloney/Carly Thomas/Anne Sumi/Rose-Erin Stokes (8:30pm)

LONDON WINE BAR-Larry Smith (8pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S – Mike O’Brien Band

MOOSE LODGE-Allen James (1-4pm)

NORMA JEAN’S-The Incognitos

OLG SLOTS-Live DJ (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Sole Motive

POLISH HALL- DJ Wolfeman (8pm)

RICHMOND TAVERN-Ken Ross (4pm)/Cedar And Pine

SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)

VIC TAVERN-The Traks/Hiroshima Hearts

VICTORY LEGION-County Road Trio (2-6pm)/James McDermaid (8pm)

WINKS EATERY-Nate & Trish

WORTLEY- The Geoff Masse Band

SUN. MAY 22765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Acoustic Brunch(12pm)/Karaoke (9 pm)

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Sunday Jam (3pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

LAVISH-DJ Pablo

POACHER’S ARMS-Board Game Night

RICHMOND-Karaoke w/Lizzy

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Sunshyne Doxtator/Saveria/Julia Cromarty (4pm)

VICTORY LEGION- Sunday Jamboree (1-4:30pm)

WINKS EATERY-Karaoke

MON. MAY 23BUDWEISER GARDENS-Selena Gomez/DNCE (7:30pm)

CAREY’S-Open Mic Night

GRINNING GATOR-Open Mic w/Stu

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic Comedy

VIC TAVERN-Karaoke w/Jeff y B.

TUES. MAY 24765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (9 pm)

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Open Mic Night

GRINNING GATOR-Metal Night

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (8pm)

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (7-11pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Trivia w/Richie

VICTORY LEGION-County Road (8pm)

WINKS EATERY-R&R Bingo

WED. MAY 25765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Comedy Nite (7pm)/Karaoke (9 pm)

FITZRAYS-Indie Night w/Hamish Patterson

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Amy

O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic w/J-Me

ROXBURY-Open Jam w/Shawn Cowan

RUM RUNNERS-The Algorithm/Modern Day/The Healing/The Luminary/Evolution (8pm)

WINKS EATERY-Pubstumpers Trivia (8:30pm)

THURS. MAY 26765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (9 pm)/ Open Mic Jam (8 pm)

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Murray Snelgrove (8pm)

FOX & FIDDLE-Three Penny Piece

GRINNING GATOR-Gerald Walker/Casper The Ghost

LAVISH-DJ Finally Famous

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- The Big Rock Electric Jam (8pm)/Nick Sherman/Benjamin Dakota Rogers (8:30pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Mike O’Brien Band

NORMA JEAN’S – Nasty Alex Live Band Karaoke

POACHER’S ARMS-The Fairmonts

RICHMOND TAVERN-Open Mic w/Billy Paton

ROOSEVELT ROOM-Snak The Ripper/Robbie G

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Open Mic w/Terry G

WESTERN FAIR MARKET-Taylor Holden/Mountain Of Wolves/The Lifers (7:30pm)

WINKS EATERY-Open Mic w/David Usselman

FRI. MAY 27765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Blues Night

AEOLIAN HALL-Emilie-Claire Barlow (8pm)

BACKDRAFTS-Cotton Mouth

CASO STATION-Jumbo Train (8pm)

CHIL YOGURT BAR-Coco Slade (8pm)

DAWGHOUSE PUB-The Mud Creek Band

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Chris Antonik

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Justin Plet

FIRE ROASTED COFFEE-Ben Heff ernan (7pm)

FITZRAYS-The Cherry Dogs

FOX & FIDDLE-Karaoke w/Joe

GRINNING GATOR-Newport Electric

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY – Karaoke w/Maggie (10pm)

LAVISH-What A Drag

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Acoustyle Open Mic (8pm)/

LONDON MUSIC HALL-Monkey Junk/Paul Deslauriers Band/Ce-cile Doo-Kingue (8pm)

LONDON WINE BAR-Jason Mercer (8pm)

McCABES-Sole Motive

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Clean Slate

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (8pm)

NORMA JEAN’S-Newman (5-8pm)/Diamond Dust

POACHER’S ARMS-Verbal Karate

ROXBURY-DJ Ruckus

RUM RUNNERS-Millennials/Olivia & The Creepy Crawlies/Moun-

tain Of Wolves

SCOTS CORNER-Patrick James Clark

SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Paul Langille (6-9pm)

VICTORY LEGION-Karaoke w/Annie G. (8pm)

VIC TAVERN-Greg Lirette

WINDERMERE MANOR-Rachelle Courtney & John Yun

WINKS EATERY-Lonny Chicago

WORTLEY-AutoPilot

YUK YUK’S- Kyle Radke/Travis Albers/Patrick Coppolino (8/10pm)

SAT. MAY 28

765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Robbie Antone Open Mic (4-8 pm)/ Karaoke (9 pm)/The Distillery (9 pm)

AEOLIAN HALL-Canadian Celtic Choir (7:30pm)

BYRON LEGION-The Outcasts (8pm)

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM-Yamantaka-Sonic Titan/Lido Pimienta/Fet.Nat/Whoop-Szo/Partner/You’ll Never Get To Heaven/Moth-erhood/Union Suit/BA Johnston/West Nile (8pm)

CROSSINGS GRILL (HYDE PARK)-Chris Casserly

CROSSINGS GRILL (LAMBETH)-Kyle Geraghty

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larry-oke

DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB-DJ Wolfeman (8pm)

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL- Over The Eight

FIONN MacCOOL’S-Synsonic Duo

FITZRAYS-Counterwait

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Brad Shank & J Reno/Typewriters

GRINNING GATOR-Lords Of The Trident/Opus Rex/Alyeus/Flidais

HENRY’S-Justin Plet (8pm)

JACK’S-Jason Mercer

LONDON ALE HOUSE-Electric Popsicle

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- DAU-Best Of Brazil

LONDON WINE BAR-Jason Mercer (8pm)

MOLLY BLOOM’S-Clean Slate

MOOSE LODGE-The Kards (1-4pm)

NORMA JEAN’S- Shuffl ePlay

POACHER’S ARMS-Drop Pocket

RICHMOND TAVERN-The Rizdales/Peter & The Wolves (4-7pm)

ST. REGIS TAVERN-Psycho Daisies

SWAG LOUNGE-Live DJ (8pm)

VICTORY LEGION-Sideline (2-6pm)/Brett Baker (8pm)

WESLEY-KNOX UNITED CHURCH-The Karen Schuessler Singers: Music Of ABBA (8pm)

WINKS EATERY-David Usselman

WORTLEY-AutoPilot

YUK YUK’S-Kyle Radke/Travis Albers/Patrick Coppolino (8/10pm)

SUN. MAY 29765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Karaoke

AEOLIAN HALL-London Concert Band (2pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke w/Axle

ST. REGIS-Patrick James Clark (3pm)

TALBOT ST. WHISKY HOUSE-Brooklyn Roebuck/Roxanne And-righetti/Laura Gagnon (4pm)

VICTORY LEGION-Jamboree (1pm)

WESLEY-KNOX UNITED CHURCH-The Karen Schuessler Singers: Music Of ABBA (3pm)

WINKS EATERY-Karaoke

MON. MAY 30BUDWEISER GARDENS-Carrie Underwood (7pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Open Mic w/Stu

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke

POACHER’S ARMS- Open Mic Comedy

RICHMOND-Karaoke

VIC TAVERN-Karaoke w/Jeff y B.

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TUES. MAY 31GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Open Mic Night

GRINNING GATOR-Adlib/Alpha Omega/Brothers Grim/Da Phats & Villain/Stewie/Wycked Truth/Tempomental

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY –Karaoke w/Maggie (8pm)

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke (7-11pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Trivia w/Richie

VICTORY LEGION-County Road (8pm)

WINKS EATERY-R&R Bingo

WED. JUNE 1765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL-Comedy Nite (7 pm)/Karaoke (9 pm)

BUDWEISER GARDENS-Meat Loaf (8pm)

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Open Jam (8pm)

FITZRAYS-Indie Jam Night w/Jeff y B

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

JIMBO’S PUB & EATERY – Open Blues Jam w/The Stanley Brown Blues Band (8:30pm)

LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Amy

O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic w/J-Me

ROXBURY-Open Mic w/Shawn Cowan

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Patrick James Clark (6pm)

WINKS EATERY-Pubstumpers Trivia (8:30pm)

HOUSE BANDS/DJS/KARAOKETHURSDAYS CEEPS-DJ

CRAZY JOE’S-Karaoke

FOX & FIDDLE-Three Penny Piece

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke w/Savage

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Smokin’ Dave

GRAD CLUB (UWO)-Rick McGhie (6pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

HOOPS HOUSE PUB-Karaoke w/Greg (8:30pm)

JACK ASTOR’S (RICHMOND ROW)-Extracurricular Thursdays

JOE KOOL’S-Sweet Leaf Garrett (10pm)

LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Wardrop (10pm)

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-Trivia Night

LONDON TAPHOUSE-Student Thursdays

NORMA JEAN’S- Live Band Karaoke w/Nasty Alex

POACHER’S ARMS-The Fairmonts

SPOKE (UWO)-Trivia Night

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Open Stage w/Chris Casserly (8pm)

VIC TAVERN- Open Mic w/Shawn Cowan

FRIDAYS A.N.A.F.-Karaoke (8pm)

BARKING FROG-TGIFrog

CANADIAN CORPS.-Karaoke w/DJ Cowboy Shea (8pm)

CEEPS-DJ Fahad/DJ Bobby

COWBOYS RANCH-Freedom Friday w/Country 104

CRAZY JOE’S-Latin Power Band

FATTY PATTY’S-Karaoke w/Sharpe Sound

FOX & FIDDLE-Karaoke w/Joe (10pm)

GRINNING GATOR-DJ Dominic

HUSTLER BILLIARDS-Karaoke w/Pepsi Pete

JACK’S-Graham & Kailen

JOE KOOLS-DJ Jamie Allen

LAVISH-DJ Zoltan/DJ Pablo Ramirez

LONDON TAPHOUSE-Ladies Night

McCABE’S IRISH PUB-Verbal Karate

MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-Empyrean Productions House DJs

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke w/Doug Tucker & Karen Turner (8pm)

O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (9pm)

ROOSEVELT ROOM-Forecast Fridays

ROXBURY-DJ Hex

SILVER SPUR-Karaoke w/Rob Middleton

SPOKE (UWO)-Coff ee House Night

SWAG LOUNGE-DJ

TALBOT ST. WHISKY HOUSE-Zach McCabe

TIGER JACKS - DJ Sebastian

SATURDAYSA.N.A.F. – Karaoke w/Leeann

BACKDRAFTS-Karaoke

BARNEY’S-The Fairmonts

CEEPS-DJ

COWBOYS RANCH-Jacked Up Saturday w/BX93’s Kelly Peter

CRAZY JOE’S-DJ

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL- Karaoke w/Ken Richardson (6-9pm)

HOOPS HOUSE PUB-Karaoke w/Jukebox Jeannie (9pm)

JACK’S-Jason Mercer

KUBBY’S BAR & GRILL-Bill Savage (8pm)

LAVISH-Seductive Saturdays w/DJ Zoltan/Lady Finesse/Finally Famous

LONDON TAPHOUSE-Saturday Dance Party

McCABE’S IRISH PUB-Black Belt Jones

MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-Empyrean Productions House DJs

OLIVE R. TWISTS-Retro Saturdays

PROHIBITION-Contrast Saturdays

ROOSEVELT ROOM-EDM (10pm)

ROXBURY - DJ Mystic

SCOTS CORNER-Karaoke

SILVER SPUR-Karaoke

SPOKE (UWO)-Coff ee House Night

TIGER JACKS - DJ Sebastian

VIC TAVERN-Open Jam w/Stu Warrick (3-8pm)

SUNDAYS CALL THE OFFICE – RayGun (9pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

LONDON ALE HOUSE-BuzztimeTrivia Nite w/Chris

McCABE’S IRISH PUB-Black Belt Jones

OLIVE R. TWISTS-Colin Gray (8pm)

PROHIBITION-Sin Sundays

RICHMOND-Karaoke w/Lizzy & Markus

ROXBURY- Karaoke w/DJ Tatz

SCOTS CORNER-Casey Jones (8pm)

SPOKE (UWO)-Coff ee House Night

TALBOT ST. WHISKY HOUSE-All-Female Artists Night (4-7pm)

TOBOGGAN BREWING-The Richmonds (8pm)

MONDAYS FIRST ST. ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH-Southern Ontario Uku-lele Players Open Jam (7pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Open Mic w/Stu

JACK’S-Mike Todd

MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-DJ Double Down

MORRISSEY HOUSE-Team Pub Quiz

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Pubstumpers Trivia (8:30pm)

VIC TAVERN-Karaoke w/Jeff y B

TUESDAYS BACKDRAFTS-Karaoke

BULL & BARREL-Open Mic

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Open Mic Night

McCABE’S IRISH PUB-Karaoke w/Jessie & Laura

MOLLY BLOOM’S- The Hoff s

MOOSE LODGE-Karaoke w/Karen Turner & Doug Tucker (7pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Trivia Night w/Richie

ROXBURY- Karaoke w/DJ Tatz

SCOTS CORNER-Open Mic w/Vinnie Vincenzo

SPOKE (UWO)-Live Band Rockaoke w/Nasty Alex

VIC TAVERN-Heartache String Band (8pm)

WEDNESDAYS CALL THE OFFICE-PunkPins

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Open Jam Nite (8pm)

FOX & FIDDLE-Hey Loretta (7pm)

GORDY’S BREWHOUSE-Karaoke w/Stewie

GRAD CLUB-Open Mic (8-11pm)

GRINNING GATOR-Karaoke

JACK’S- DJ Dani & DJ Rick O’Shea

JOE KOOL’S-DJ DoubleDown/DJ Mitch Perpich

LAVISH-Karaoke w/DJ Amy

McCABE’S IRISH PUB-Jessie & Jordan

MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-Jeff y B

MOLLY BLOOM’S –The Mammals

O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm)

OLIVE R. TWISTS-Karaoke w/Joe (8pm)

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic

ROXBURY-Open Mic w/Shawn Cowan

SPOKE (UWO)- Rick McGhie (9pm)

TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE-Rockaoke w/Father Nelson

VIC TAVERN-The Anti-Folk Show (8pm)

VENUE•INDEX765 OLD EAST BAR & GRILL 765 DUNDAS ST. E. 601-1765121 STUDIOS 211 KING ST. (226) 271-4753AEOLIAN HALL 795 DUNDAS ST. 672-7950AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION 2155 CRUMLIN RD. 455-0430A.N.A.F. IMPERIAL UNIT 229 38 ADELAIDE ST. N. 432-0104BACKDRAFTS 1101 JALNA BLVD. 649-7110BARKING FROG 209 JOHN ST. 850-3764BLACK DIAMOND PUB 1440 JALNA BLVD. (226) 663-3263 BLACK PEARL PUB 705 FANSHAWE PK. RD. W. 601-4782BUDWEISER GARDENS 99 DUNDAS ST. 667-5700BULL & BARREL 359 TALBOT ST. 601-8155BYRON LEGION 1276 COMMISSIONERS RD. W. 472-3300CANADIAN CORPS. 1051 DUNDAS ST. 455-7530CAREY’S BAR & GRILL 1569 OXFORD ST. E. 951-6886CASO STATION 750 TALBOT ST. (ST. THOMAS) 633-2535CASEY’S BAR AND GRILL 310 CLARKE RD. 455-4392CEEPS AND BARNEY’S 671 RICHMOND ST. 432-1232CHAUCER’S PUB 122 CARLING ST. 679-9940CHIL YOGURT BAR 620 RICHMOND ST. 601-2445CHRISTINA’S PUB 1131 RICHMOND ST. 660-8778COWBOY’S RANCH 60 WHARNCLIFFE RD. N. 679-0101CROSSINGS GRILL 2300 WHARNCLIFFE RD. S. 652-4020CROSSINGS GRILL 1269 HYDE PARK RD. 472-3020DAWGHOUSE PUB 699 WILKINS ST. 685-0640DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB 1738 GORE RD. 433-2579EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL 750 HAMILTON RD. 951-6462 EAST VILLAGE ARTS COLLECTIVE 755 DUNDAS ST. EAST VILLAGE COFFEEHOUSE 754 DUNDAS ST. 226-271-6141FACTORY 89 KING ST. 645-2582FATTY PATTY’S 390 SPRINGBANK DR. 473-5521FIONN MACCOOL’S 867 WELLINGTON RD. S. 681-5346FIRESIDE GRILL 1166 COMMISSIONERS RD. E 680-9899FIRE ROASTED COFFEE CO. 105 KING ST. 438-5225FITZRAYS 110 DUNDAS ST. 646-1112FLAVURS 855 WELLINGTON RD. 649-1103FOREST CITY GALLERY 258 RICHMOND ST. 434-5875FOREST CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH 3725 BOSTWICK

FOX & FIDDLE 355 WELLINGTON ST. 679-4238FUSE STUDIOS 402.5 RICHMOND ST. GORDY’S BREWHOUSE 1631 OXFORD ST. E. 601-4673GRINNING GATOR 391 RICHMOND ST. 672-5050GROOVES 353 CLARENCE ST. 640-6714HOOPS HOUSE PUB 924 OXFORD ST. 659-6766HUSTLER BILLIARDS 1116 DEARNESS DR. 649-2138JACK’S 539 RICHMOND ST. 438-1876JACK ASTOR’S 660 RICHMOND ST. 642-0708JIMBO’S PUB AND EATERY 920 COMMISSIONERS RD. E. 204-7991KUBBY’S BAR & GRILL 312 COMMISSIONERS RD. W. 472-9455LAVISH NIGHTCLUB 238 DUNDAS ST.

LIFESPIN LIVING ROOM 868 DUNDAS ST. 438-8676LOCKER ROOM 1286 JALNA BLVD. 680-5001LONDON ALE HOUSE 288 DUNDAS ST. 204-2426LONDON CONCERT THEATRE 60 WHARNCLIFFE RD. N. LONDON MUSIC CLUB 470 COLBORNE ST. 640-6996LONDON MUSIC HALL 185 QUEENS AVE. 432-1107LONDON TAPHOUSE 545 RICHMOND ST. 601-2001LONDON WINE BAR 420 TALBOT ST. 913-3400LONE STAR TEXAS GRILL 660 RICHMOND ST. 434-4663MALTESE CLUB 70 CHARTERHOUSE CRES. 451-8563MCCABES IRISH PUB 739 RICHMOND ST. 858-8485MOCHA SHRINE CENTRE 468 COLBORNE ST. 672-1391MOLLY BLOOM’S 700 RICHMOND ST. 675-1212MONGOLIAN 645 RICHMOND ST. 645-6400MOOSE LODGE 6 WESTON ST. 434-9361MORRISSEY HOUSE 359 DUNDAS ST. 204-9220MUSIC BOX 1472 DUNDAS ST. (226) 236-3877MUSTANG SALLY’S 99 BELMONT DRIVE 649-7688NORMA JEAN’S 1332 HURON ST. 455-7711O’MALLEY’S IRISH PUB 99 BELMONT AVE. 649-7688OLD SOUTH VILLAGE PUB 149 WORTLEY RD. 645-1166OLIVE R. TWISTS 130 KING ST. 204-9184PLAYERS ATHLETIC LAGER CO. 1749 DUNDAS ST. E. 452-1030POACHER’S ARMS 171 QUEENS ST. 432-7888POLISH HALL 554 HILL ST. 434-2576PROHIBITION 153 CARLING ST. RICHARDS UNITED CHURCH 360 EDGEWORTH AVE. 455-3470RICHMOND TAVERN 370 RICHMOND ST. 679-9777ROOSEVELT ROOM 2010 DUNDAS ST. 870-5222ROXBURY BAR & GRILL 1165 OXFORD ST. E. 951-0665RUM RUNNERS 176 DUNDAS ST. 432-1107SADDLE UP BAR & EATERY 93 KING ST. 601-9191ST. JOHN THE DIVINE ANGLICAN CHURCH 21557 RICHMOND ST. N. 660-8177ST. REGIS TAVERN 625 DUNDAS ST. 432-0162SCOTS CORNER 268 DUNDAS ST. 667-2277SHOELESS JOE’S 805 WONDERLAND RD. S. 474-9505SILVER SPUR 771 SOUTHDALE RD. E. 681-5161SPRINGS 310 SPRINGBANK DR. 657-1100

STAR BILLIARDS 120 YORK ST. 432-9011SWAG LOUNGE WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT 438-7203TALBOT STEET CHURCH 513 TALBOT ST. 432-7997TALBOT ST. WHISKEY HOUSE 580 TALBOT ST. 601-2589TIGER JACKS 842 WHARNCLIFFE RD. S. 690-0292 TOBOGGAN BREWERY 585 RICHMOND ST. 433-2337VIBRAFUSIONLAB 355 CLARENCE ST. (226) 272-5185VICTORIA TAVERN 466 SOUTH ST. 902-6918VICTORY LEGION 311 OAKLAND AVE. 455-2331WESLEY-KNOX UNITED CHURCH 91 ASKIN ST. 673-4803WINKS EATERY 551 RICHMOND ST. 936-5079WOLF PERFORMANCE HALL 251 DUNDAS ST. 661-5120WORTLEY ROADHOUSE 190 WORTLEY RD. 438-5141YUK YUK’S 900 KING ST. 936-2309

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Join London Pro Musica on May 14 for a night of ‘jolly good’ fl ag-waving and inspiring patriotic music as the choir

performs well-known wartime tunes in the tradition of Last Night of the Proms.

Taking place at First-St. Andrew’s United Church, the event marks the fi nal concert with outgoing artistic director Dr. Vicki St. Pierre. After three seasons heading the city’s oldest unaffi liated community choir, it was announced last summer that St. Pierre had accepted a teaching position in the music department at Mount Allison University in

New Brunswick.Pro Musica’s Last Night of the Proms cel-

ebrates Britain and the music of World Wars I and II. The Proms are a series of classical music concerts in London, England that had their inaugural performance in 1895.

The Last Night - literally the last concert of the weeks-long series - is traditionally the most popular of the shows, and features lighter fare than one hears during a typical Proms concert.

Audience participation is a must.“What we are doing is a celebration of

standard British choral and orchestral music; of course, Canada has strong ties with Britain so we are celebrating those ties as well,” St. Pierre remarked.

The program includes the customary Last Night songs such as ‘Rule Britannia’ and ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, as well as some corona-tion songs - Handel’s ‘Zadok the Priest’, writ-ten for the coronation of King George II, and Sir Parry’s ‘I was Glad’, a traditional crowning anthem which was famously performed at William and Kate’s wedding.

The audience is encouraged to bring fl ags and wear British-themed costumes. Text to the sing-along pieces will be provided so all can join in.

The choir welcomes London Community

Orchestra as the evening’s special guests.“As a solid, long-standing arts organiza-

tion in London, it’s important that we make sure we fi nd ways to collaborate with these groups so that their longevity can be main-tained,” St. Pierre noted.

With her appointment on the east coast, the choir has taken the season to search for a new director. They’ve been in capable hands with assistant conductor Rod Culham taking up the baton in St. Pierre’s absence.

“Being the choir that they are and having terrifi c support people in place, they could

take the time they needed,” St. Pierre said.The executive board chose Dr. Charlene

Pauls from a wide pool of applicants as St. Pierre’s successor. A professional soprano and sought-after voice clinician, Pauls also heads the Oakville Children’s Choir and teaches at St. Michael’s Choir School in Toronto.

“Charlene is wonderful and I am thrilled because she will take them to new and ex-citing places,” St. Pierre remarked.

Though she became very close with the choristers, the evening will not be a sad af-fair, St. Pierre insisted.

“I’m looking forward to this last concert. They’re a close-knit group and a fantastic community choir. This is going to be a great send-off , but really, this past year the choir has adjusted and powered through this tran-sition. They are primed and ready to go with their new director in September,” St. Pierre said.

“This is going to be a really fun and excit-ing concert with lots of audience participa-tion. Get ready to do a lot of fl ag-waving!”

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

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The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) Museum could be called one of London’s best-kept secrets.

Perhaps you drive by it every day, not knowing you’re passing by one of the oldest museums in Canada.

Located in the historic Wolseley Bar-racks at 701 Oxford Street East, the RCR Museum has roots that stretch back to 1886, when the government approved the building of an infantry school to house the corps established three years prior.

Original plans show a room specifi -cally to be used as a museum, which was unique - no other armouries or military buildings of the kind had ever been given that designation in Canada before.

Construction was completed two years later, and while it isn’t clear exactly how the museum room func-tioned in the early days, the regimen-tal headquarters has been committed to maintaining the traditions of The RCR, which includes the preservation of artifacts.

When the headquarters moved to Petawawa in 2009, more space be-came available and allowed for the museum galleries to expand greatly.

“We are dedicated to the history of The Royal Canadian Regiment, which is the fi rst infantry regiment established in Canada with the regular army, back

in 1883. As such, we collect and pres-ent stories and items that pertain to the regiment,” museum director Geor-giana Stanciu explained.

Don’t let the barbed wire fences in-timidate you. The museum is located in the west wing of Wolseley Hall. Inside is a comprehensive tour through the diff erent rooms laid out in sequence - upon visiting the second fl oor, visitors journey through The Battle of Honours (1883), straight through to the Af-ghanistan confl ict.

The displays are complemented by other rooms devoted to memorials and more.

Currently, an exhibition of recently acquired artifacts can be seen in the mini-theatre on the second fl oor. Visi-tors can explore medal sets, badges, archives, original art, weapons and equipment.

Of special interest is the MGen Loo-mis medal set including the Order of Military Merit, Military Cross (Eliza-beth II type), rare badges of the Oxford Rifl es Regiment (1900s), the 7th Fusil-iers Regiment (1860s) and the Infantry School Corps (1883).

As well, post cards from London, On-tario, sent to soldiers fi ghting overseas during WWI, a pair of Liberation Clogs gifted to a member of The RCR while on duty in Holland at the end of WWII, and many other items are on display.

The museum is preparing for a spe-cial presentation on June 2 to com-memorate the centennial of the Battle of Mount Sorrel.

“The Regiment itself joined the bat-tle offi cially in 1916. Before, they were the only permanent force in the coun-try when the Great War broke out. They were sent on garrison duty elsewhere as relief for the British troops who were called at arms back in England.

“In 1915, they sailed to Europe, and by November they were in France, and eventually in March they were sent to the battle lines. Their fi rst offi cial com-bat engagement was at Mount Sorrel,” Stanciu explained.

From June 2-13, The Royal Canadian Regiment, along with other units of the 2nd and 3rd Canadian Divisions, was engaged in combat on the out-skirts of Ypres - from the Village of Hooge to Armagh Wood and Mount Sorrel.

“The battle was an important one for the Canadian military personnel that were involved in the First World War eff ort. It launched the leadership of Canadian military with the British army headquarters,” she added.

A new interactive display to inter-pret the original Flanders Fields cross showing the names of 20 men fallen in this battle will be unveiled during the presentation.

All are welcome and admission is free.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

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THE RCR MUSEUM COMMEMORATES THE

BATTLE OF MOUNT SORREL

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iiThe Royal Canadian Regiment Museum (701 Oxford Street E) presents 100 Years - The Battle of Mount Sorrel, June 2, 6:30pm. The Recent Acquisitions exhibition continues until December 10, 2016. Admission is free. 519-660-5275 x 5102.

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Motel Raphael • System

Montreal-based indie-pop trio Motel Raphael have been steadily building on the critical and fan buzz behind their live shows and their debut album Cable TV. Their new project System takes things a step further, moving beyond the nu-folk vibe they’d previously been working in with improved production values and a greater emphasis on keyboards and more deeply textured arrangements. Fortunately they haven’t forgotten to stay fi rmly based on their two greatest strengths, namely the beautifully engaging harmony work they bring to the table and the songwriting talent they possess. The lyrics in these songs brim with humanity and honesty and are happily devoid of any pretence or posturing and as such they provide a strong framework and foundation for everything else added to these tracks. Editor’s Note: Motel Raphael play Rum Runners on Thursday, May 5, 8pm. – Rod Nicholson > B+> Warner

M83 • JunkLA-based electronic pop band (basically main man Anthony Gonzalez and backing players) M83 have issued their latest studio work, Junk. The album in many ways defi es categorization as the tracks carom from borderline fl uff a la Daft Punk to gorgeous instrumental tracks seemingly downloaded from some heavenly source to straight-ahead pop songs with an electronic edge. Basically the record is just as it should be under the circumstances, a collection of songs that express the songwriter’s concerns, memories, transcendent moments and emotional ups and downs with equal clarity. Above all else the album sounds wholly unique and sonically beautiful from start to fi nish. Anyone simply seeking a really enjoyable and undemanding listen with plenty of emotion and great playing needs to check this one out. – Rod Nicholson > B+> Warner

Rainbow • Live At Donington 1980

After exiting the classic Deep Purple line-up in the mid-70s guitar ace Ritchie Blackmore put Rainbow together to act as a vehicle for his own musical ideas. Several line-ups ensued and the band (featuring vocalist Graham Bonnet, ex-Purple bassist Roger Glover, drummer Cozy Powell and keyboardist Don Airey) played the inaugural Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington in 1980. This CD/DVD package documents that gig using cleaned up audio tracks and all the surviving footage from the show. Although in many ways a bit heavy-handed and pop-infl ected in comparison to the often fl eet-footed Deep Purple (all hail drummer Ian Paice), these players deliver a nostalgic spectacle for the band’s many fans. As expected an obvious highlight here is Blackmore’s at-times simply unhinged six-string virtuosity. – Rod Nicholson > B+> Eagle

Al Jarreau • Live At Montreux 1993

As a recording artist, six-time Grammy winner Al Jarreau has been rather absent on the scene for some time now, so Live At Montreux 1993 is a fi ne addition to his catalogue. Recorded during his fi fth appearance at the famed Montreux Festival, this CD contains many tunes that Jarreau would later release on his album, Tenderness, in 1994. Kicking things off with a jazzy, soulful version of his 1981 breakout hit ‘We’re In This Love Together,’ Jarreau runs through an 11-track program that showcases his mastery of R&B, jazz, vocalese and scat. Jarreau’s stellar backup band, featuring Steve Gadd (drums), Eric Gale (guitar), Marcus Miller (bass), Philippe Saisse (keyboard), Joe Sample (piano), and Paulinho Da Costa (percussion), is in top form and contributes mightily to the album’s success. Those unfamiliar with his previous work may fi nd Jarreau’s unique vocal style something to get used to, but no one can deny his passion for the material and his inventive delivery of same. – John Sharpe > B+> Eagle

Steve Rivers • No Boundaries

There’s a wide variety of faces and players on the current Canadian country music scene and there’s more than a few who follow the New Nashville catechism to the letter to get their stuff out there, and there’s not always enough talent present to match their ambition. On the basis of his new album No Boundaries, Steve Rivers is a man to watch in a crowded fi eld. Although there’s a radio-friendly sheen on the production values here there’s also no less of a feeling of genuine emotionally-charged intent that the greatest country music always contained. At times the band’s headlong dives into a rocking groove and Rivers’ impassioned vocal delivery remind of Steve Earle in his classic mid-90s period and that’s no bad thing. Recommended. – Rod Nicholson > Performance: A/Production: A > Indie

Brutus Begins • Uncanny Valley

At times it’s easy to conclude that there’s much more talent being displayed in the current independent release scene (not necessarily indie labels themselves) than in the so-called major labels. A convincing case in point is the fi rst full-length release from Toronto-based band Brutus Begins. Three tracks on Uncanny Valley earlier made their appearance on their 3P EP and happily those tunes settle in quite well with the songs accompanying them now. The band’s sound tends toward the dark and angst-ridden but this is done with style and avoids any undue navel-gazing due to the clever lyrics and the honesty, economy and feeling with which they’re expertly delivered. Some intelligently rendered arrangements featuring synths and guitar touch on familiar infl uences without being derivative. Very promising. – Rod Nicholson > Performance: B+/Production: B+ > Indie

Brodie Lodge & The Kilnhangers • Last

Kiln Standing Brodie Lodge’s father Tom was one of the few, the brave, the pirate radio DJs who broke with convention by broadcasting whatever they damn well felt like from ships anchored off the coast of England during the mid-60s in defi ance of the music biz model of the time. Last Kiln Standing is the new album recorded with his band The Kilnhangers that aptly lays out the ideas of freedom and true expression that his dad exemplifi ed in many ways. Lodge and band deal these songs out in a straight-ahead alt/country style with more than a little garage/punk delivery that drives the honest lyrics they contain home with conviction. A truly refreshing musical interlude for those thoroughly tired of all the show biz kids out there. – Rod Nicholson > Performance: B+/Production: B+ > Indie

Howzat • Rough Cutz

Howzat -- Kevin Rudy (vocals), Greigg Fraser (guitar), Matt Minshall (bass) and Dale Penny (drums) -- are a four-piece, London-based rock group who, believe it or not, took their name from a term used in the game of cricket. Recorded at Mole Studios here in London and mastered by Siegfried Meier, Rough Cutz contains fi ve straight-ahead rockers written by Fraser and Rudy. As one would expect from veteran musicians, the band hits hard and is solid throughout. The ‘ringer’ here is Fraser, a master guitarist whose solo spots add bite to Howzat’s overall sound. Editor’s Note: Howzat rock the Dawghouse Pub on Friday, May 20. -- John Sharpe > Performance: B/Production: B> Ariella

James Danderfer • Time And Tide

Based in Vancouver, BC, clarinettist James Danderfer is known not only for his work in various jazz groups, but he’s also an award-winning composer of music for fi lm and animated features. Recorded at Systems Two studio in Brooklyn, NY, Time And Tide features Danderfer working alongside Steve Nelson (vibraphone), John Stetch (piano), Vicente Archer (bass) and Quincy Davis (drums). The follow-up to Danderfer’s 2012 release, The Hummingbird Brigade, Time And Tide contains eight original compositions that showcase Danderfer’s razor sharp tone and impressively lyrical improvisations. At times Danderfer swings hard like a young Benny Goodwin, but he also has the ability to sound sultry and introspective. Solid. – John Sharpe > Performance: A/Production: A > Reigning Parade

Linda Hoyle • The Fetch

Some artists wait several years between albums, but 44 years does seem a bit excessive. Truth is, The Fetch is singer Linda Hoyle’s fi rst release since her debut album, Pieces Of Me in 1971. A true musical collaboration between participants in London, Ontario and our namesake across the Atlantic, The Fetch includes input from Forest City guitarist Oliver Whitehead, who co-wrote many of the tunes, and production duties from OIART. Contributors from the other side of the pond include pedal steel player BJ Cole, drummer Peter Van Hooke, producer/bassist Mo Foster and artist Roger Dean, who did the album’s cover art. Highly autobiographical, The Fetch’s 12 tunes delve into jazz, folk and blues to tell nostalgic and melancholy tales of love, life and long-forgotten memories. -- John Sharpe > Performance: A/Production: A > Angel Air

Danny Marks • Cities In Blue

Cities In Blue was the title of an eight-episode TV series that ran on the HiFi channel. Hosted by Canadian blues guitarist/vocalist Danny Marks, the show delved into the music history of eight cities with strong blues connections. Marks was asked to write a song for each episode, which eventually evolved into an 11-track CD bearing the name of the TV show. Along with Marks, the album features some of Toronto’s top blues artists, from Julian Fauth (piano) and Dave Rotundo (harmonica), to the Whiteley Brothers and session guitarist Rob Piltch. Essentially, Cities In Blues acts as a musical road trip through blues hotspots like Kansas City, Memphis, New Orleans, Chicago and New York. Marks tells his tales in a straightforward manner, with lyrics often laced with humour, fond memories and musical quotes lifted from traditional songs. -- John Sharpe > Performance: B+/Production: B+> Indie

Grant-Lee Phillips • The Narrows

The term ‘roots music’ is one overused bit of terminology to say the least. In the case of the latest album from songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips that label is wholly fi tting as he explores childhood, parenthood, the loss of a loved one and the hard decisions and sacrifi ces necessary to move forward from life’s setbacks. The Narrows examines his roots and those of the ones he loves and remembers and that unfl inching approach to these subjects gives this record its power, beauty and warmth. The fact that the album was made at a full-on analogue facility in Nashville is heavily signifi cant as the old-school technology lends a depth and feeling to the tracks that would have otherwise been missing. One of the year’s best, so far. – Rod Nicholson > Performance: A+/Production: A > Yep Roc

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Bruch: String QuartetsStrains of traditional German romanticism echo throughout this new release from Brilliant Classics, which compiles a trio of string quartets composed by symphonist Max Bruch. Included in the program are quartets in C minor (Op. 9), E major (Op. 10), as well as the premiere recording of a recently rediscovered quartet, lost since Bruch’s death. In fact, the piece was written as an application for a music scholarship when the composer was only 14-years-old and demonstrates – for all time - his prodigious talent. In the hands of instrumentalists Stefan Kirpal (violin), Gundula Kirpal (violin), Alba Gonzalez i Becerra (viola) and Stephen Ristav (cello), both the energy and the formal elegance of this early eff ort is fully realized here, as are clear nods to Bruch’s infl uences – Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn. The other two pieces, opuses 9 and 10, were the only works for chamber ensemble Bruch published in his lifetime, and as such, they have been recorded many times over the years. This fresh take brings renewed vitality to the material, and highlights the world-class musicianship of the Diogenes Quartet. Play on. – Chris Morgan> Diogenes Quartet> Brilliant Classics, 2016

Bliss: Morning Heroes & Hymn to Apollo

English composer Arthur Bliss didn’t enjoy the same success internationally as younger contemporaries like William Walton and Benjamin Britten; however, his works are still a staple in the repertoire of many British orchestras. This recent release from Chandos pairs his choral symphony Morning Heroes with Hymn to Apollo, presented here for the fi rst time in its original 1926 version. This is intense, moving material that summons grand and complex emotions – of anguish, regret and anger – especially since both pieces were dedicated to the memory of the composer’s brother, who died in World War I. Presented in Super Audio format (SACD), this is a crisp-sounding recording of superlative audio quality. Bliss’ music is not for the faint of heart, and remains a sober, stirring reminder of the incalculable cost of war. – Chris Morgan > BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis (conductor)> Chandos, 2015

Philip Glass - String Quartet No. 5

American composer Philip Glass is among the most successful and recognizable composers of the past half-century. Part of the reason for this arises from the fact the Glass is willing to experiment in diff erent genres of music, whether it be popular, opera, fi lm scores or symphonic works. This adaptability is fundamental to Glass’ identity as a composer, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his latest work from Naxos shows him taking a diff erent approach to the string quartet. In past compositions, the venerable form gave Glass an opportunity to develop his distinctive minimalist style. String Quartet No. 5, however, is an evolution of that method, delivering emotional gravitas and fragility with elevated technique. Similarly, music from the score of the 1931 fi lm Dracula included here solicits a strong response, but the appeal is visceral rather than cerebral. The fi nal composition recorded for the CD – String Sextet – is a string quartet arrangement of Glass’ Third Symphony, as imagined by Michael Riesman. – Chris Morgan > Caducci Quartet, Cian O’Duill (viola), Gemma Rosefi eld (cello)> Naxos, 2015

Silvestrov: Piano Sonatas

If music is the space between notes, the deliberate, melancholic meanderings that open this new CD from Dephian are universes unto themselves. Indeed, the sonatas of Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov evoke such vivid settings and states of mind that it’s easy to see why they captured the imagination of acclaimed pianist Simon Smith. The work collected here traces Silvestrov’s evolution as a composer between the 1960s and the ‘80s, from the Mozart-inspired Classical Sonata through to the less conventional Nostalghia, a piece which stirs complex feelings, suggestive of past memories and faded love. Smith – a veteran concert performer with a comprehensive grasp of modern piano repertoire – brings his personal style to each composition on this recording. His commitment and the quality of Silvestrov’s music is a potent combination, the result of which is an authoritative work of real and lasting artistic signifi cance. – Chris Morgan> Simon Smith (piano)> Delphian, 2015

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Sir John’s Table: The Culinary Life & Times of Canada’s First

Prime MinisterLindy Mechefske has penned a delicious book. Sir John’s Table is more than the sum of its unusual parts since Mechefske might share some surprising and funny stories from our fi rst prime minister’s childhood, and then segue into popular puddings of the day. This book is delightful, releasing its readers into the theatre of the 1800s, transporting them back in time to experience a taste of the era for ourselves. It’s lovingly put together with its charming cover, its unique shape that makes the book a pleasure to hold, and the unexpected and inspiring recipes. Everything about this book is lovely. This is not a snobbish history lesson; instead, Mechefske hungrily pursues a cornucopia of subjects and anecdotes: she knows that food and life are intertwined. Her writing is lyrical and full of wit. If she mentions a curious point (such as bannock bread), she pauses to elaborate, before sating her readers’ curiosity. Sir John A. Macdonald’s life was a hard one, full of breathtaking tragedies; for instance, he was a fi rst-hand witness to the murder of his fi ve-year-old brother at the hands of a servant. “’I had no boyhood,’ [he] once said, looking back on his early years. ‘From the age of fi fteen, I began to earn my own living.’ It was an uncharacteristic lament, for although John A. was subject to occasional despair, he was usually high-spirited and frequently turned his sharp sense of humor upon himself.” And indeed, Mechefske writes with this same shimmering enthusiasm and brightness. Seconds, please!

- Amy Andersen> Lindy Mechefske> Goose Lane, 2015 • 232 pages

The Diplomat: Lester Pearson and the Suez Crisis

Sparked by Egypt’s nationalization of the Suez Canal, Britain and France prompted Israel to invade Egypt in 1956, giving the colonial powers an excuse to land troops, “impose peace” between warring parties, and reclaim control of the canal from Egypt. Facing both a divided NATO and the specter of another world war, Lester B. Pearson and his fellow diplomats worked tirelessly to cobble together international approval for a United Nations peacekeeping force, helping calm international tensions and - at least for a time - bring a measure of peace to the Middle East. Antony Anderson’s new book The Diplomat dives into memoirs, interviews, and diplomatic cables from those involved in Pearson’s life, with focus on the Suez Crisis. Anderson outlines Pearson’s early involvements, infl uences both before and during his time with Canada’s Department of External Aff airs, and his diplomatic fortunes with the UN - experiences that made his later work during the Suez Crisis possible, and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. Also described in detail is a history of the Suez Canal, views and policies shaping the responses of nations involved in the crisis, and descriptions of Pearson’s encounters with prominent fi gures of the day, including William Lyon Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, Anthony Eden, and Colonel Abdel Nasser. A fi ne addition to any amateur or professional historian’s library.

- Adam Shirley> Antony Anderson> Goose Lane Editions, 2015 • 400 Pages

Trails of Prince Edward Island

Canada is a geographically diverse land possessing superlative natural beauty, as well as sundry historical and cultural landmarks. Few people know this better than Michael Haynes, who has authored best-selling guidebooks about travelling the numerous trails that wind their way through the provincial jurisdictions of our home and native land. Haynes’ latest off ering – Trails of Prince Edward Island – takes readers to the Maritime heartland, cataloguing over 50 trails in the same informative, succinct manner that has made his books so popular with casual and experienced outdoorspeople alike. Rural landscapes and miles of pristine beach, scenic villages and landmarks are documented with detailed maps and photos, while charts and metrics for time, distance and diffi culty are provided for each trail described. Haynes comes across as experienced without being overbearing, as he himself has travelled each of the trails listed in this guidebook, covering the distance by either hiking or biking. Accessible, written in conversational English, and supplemented with many colorful pictures and informative graphics, Trails of Prince Edward Island is an invaluable resource for anyone planning to travel the lush, picturesque terrain of Canada’s ‘Garden of the Gulf’.

- Chris Morgan> Michael Haynes> Goose Lane Editions, 2015 • 351 pages

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What You Seethe Is What You Get

My boyfriend of a year used to fl y into rages. He and his ex had huge, ugly screaming fi ghts. He now uses “mental tricks” to stay calmer. Ob-viously, rage is a bad thing, but it’s also a passionate thing. Is it crazy to worry that he doesn’t care enough about me to get really angry?

--FrettingWhen the cops come to the door,

it usually isn’t to say, “Your neighbors called and said they heard you loving each other really loudly.”

Rage isn’t a sign of love; it’s a sign of bad emotion management. Research by doctor and behavioral neuroscien-tist Emil Coccaro fi nds that people who are prone to angry outbursts --respond-ing to every slight like somebody just nuked Rhode Island -- have exagger-ated activity in part of the brain called the amygdala. This is a set of lima bean-sized structures that basically work as a security guard, identifying threats (or potential threats). As neuroscientist Jo-seph LeDoux explains it, the amygdala makes a “quick and dirty” assessment that danger is afoot -- before rational thought can get involved -- and releas-es chemical messengers to get us to leap into action, as in, “DO SOMETHING BEFORE YOU DIE!”

But because the amygdala is an evo-lutionarily ancient structure -- one we share with sheep and hamsters -- it’s not all that discerning. In fact, it makes a lot of mistakes. That’s because our chances of survival are better if we jump out of our skin at a rustling in the leaves that turns out to be nothing -- rather than being all, “Yeah, that could be a deadly poisonous snake, but I’m not letting it get in the way of a good bong hit.” Still, socially, a hypersensitive amygdala can pose problems -- like our going all “Kill Bill” on somebody when they, oh, graze our arm reaching for a coff ee lid.

Chances are that what your boyfriend has learned to do through these “men-tal tricks” is redirect his attention from the amygdala to the newer, thinkier “frontal” parts of the brain. Yes, your brain is about as easily fooled as Aida, my 6-pound Chinese crested. The vet holds out a treat in one hand so Aida won’t get hopped up about the other

-- which is en route to her butt with the same size thermometer they use on the Great Dane.

Your boyfriend’s newfound cool is a sign -- showing that he gets that rage is to problem-solving as a chain saw is to hangnail eradication. Of course, many people realize that they’re doing some-thing totally counterproductive -- and remain all pedal to the metal down Stupid Avenue instead of investing the

eff ort your boyfriend did (and does) to respond diff erently. As for the notion that his not blowing his top means he doesn’t care about you…right. Noth-ing says you’ve got the lukewarmies for somebody like treating them with love, patience, and respect instead of giving in to your initial impulse to stab them in the neck with a fork.

Free (Scared) Willy

I’m a woman with a high sex drive. My boyfriend and I live a long plane ride apart. Months can go by be-tween visits. On our fi rst day to-gether, he typically has erectile dys-function. The next day, everything’s good. However, it’s hard to not take the fi rst day personally. After we’re apart for a while, shouldn’t he be raring to go?

--ConcernedA classic car that’s been garaged for

the winter can also be hard to start, but that probably isn’t a sign that you need to lose a few pounds and sex up the undies.

Luckily for the car, it just needs a bat-tery jump, not reassurance from the tow truck driver: “You’ve still got it, Impala!” For a man, however, fi rst-day-back jit-ters can easily turn Mr. Happy into Mr. I Dunno What Happened. This occurs be-cause emotions aren’t just feeling-fl a-vored thoughts; they have physiologi-cal underpinnings. Anxiety is a cousin of fear. The same area in the brain -- the amygdala -- sounds the alarm, chemi-cally messaging your body to prepare it to fi ght or fl ee. Your body, in turn, shuts down processes not required for that, like digestion, and diverts blood fl ow where it’s needed most: to your heart and the large muscles (in your arms and legs) that you’d use to hit back or run.

The thing is, if your boyfriend doesn’t feel pressured to put on a big show, the show might just happen. On your fi rst day together, tell him that you just want to cuddle and reconnect -- and act like you mean it. Your overriding goal should be making him feel comfort-able -- though not the way an ER nurse would, by cutting off his jeans while he’s asleep with a big pair of surgical scissors.

All In A Day’s Jerk

I’m a happily married 30-year-old woman. A co-worker pointed out a senior trainer at work constantly sneaking lustful glances at me. I was later assigned to his section. We quickly became close friends, and he began mentoring me. He’s married, too, with two children, so though we were extremely fl irtatious, nothing inappropriate ever happened, and I told my husband about him. Recent-ly, there were rumors that this man and I were hooking up. He freaked, saying he could lose everything, and cut off our mentorship and our friendship. This was a real slap in the face, as was learning that he’d never told his wife about me. Should I con-front him about how bad it feels to be cut off by him?

--BetrayedWorkers’ comp covers many on-the-

job accidents -- but unfortunately not the kind where a married man slips into a hotel at lunch and has sex with his co-worker.

Granted, that isn’t what happened here. But you don’t have to have the fun to have the fallout, which is why some execs now avoid having closed-door meetings with opposite-sex co-workers. Also consider that when somebody has a lot to lose, they have a lot to fear. We all hope for life-changing experiences, but it’s best if they aren’t getting fi red, going through a bitter divorce, and having the ex-wife drop off the kids on alternating weekends: “Okay, boys, time to put down the Xbox and go visit your dad at the homeless shelter!”

And no, he never announced to his wife, “Hey, honey, I’m mentoring this total hotbody. There’s a rumor that we’re hooking up. Believe me, I wish we were…” Of course, he wouldn’t say that, but he probably senses what psycholo-gist Paul Ekman has found -- that we tend to “leak” what we’re really feeling through facial expressions and body language (especially if these include Gollum-like panting and slobbering: “Must. Have. The. Precious”).

You probably understand this intel-lectually. But the sting from being so-cially amputated comes out of what psychologist Donna Hicks, an inter-national confl ict resolution specialist, deems a “dignity violation.” Hicks de-scribes dignity as “an internal state of peace” we feel from being treated as if we have value and our feelings matter. Because we evolved as a cooperative species and reputation was essential to our remaining in our ancestral band, we react to threats to our dignity as we would threats to our survival.

You patch up your dignity not by marching around all woundypants while waiting for him to repair it but by calmly taking the initiative. Tell him

that you miss having him as a friend and mentor -- but that you understand. Counterintuitively, you should fi nd that being the bigger one makes you feel better. Acting like the antithesis of the scorned work wife should help him ease up, too. Though it’s unlikely that things will go back to how they were, he should at least stop treating you like poison ivy in career separates.

Trading What’s-His-Faces I’m a 34-year-old woman who’s

been in a yearlong relationship with a wonderful man. I’ve caught myself several times almost calling him by my ex’s name. Surely, this means something, but what? I loathe my ex and regret spending seven long years with him. Still, could I have un-resolved feelings for him?

--DisturbedIt’s like when you pour orange juice

on your cereal instead of milk, which surely only happens because you’ve been having sex dreams about fruit salad.

If your near name slips are a sign of anything, it’s probably that you need a snack and a nap. Your brain is an ener-gy hog, so it likes to cut corners where it can, especially when you’re tired. Ba-sically, like your web browser, it’s big on autofi ll. In researcher-speak, this means it makes “retrieval errors” -- reaching into the right fi le drawer but just grab-bing any old name and then going, “Yeah, whatever…good enough.”

Research by psychological anthro-pologist Alan Page Fiske fi nds that the biggest predictors for name swapping are the same “mode of relationship” -- like here, where both names are from the boyfriend zone -- and being “of the same gender.” Boringly reassuring, I hope. There’s also a boringly simple fi x -- from memory researcher David Balo-ta: asking and answering the question “What is my current boyfriend’s name?” using “spaced retrieval.” This means set-ting a timer for, say, 15 seconds and then 45 seconds and then two min-utes so you’re recalling the name on demand (as opposed to just reciting it over and over again).

You might also try to see these near errors as a sign of the rich tapestry of our bustling modern lives, or some crud like that. At least that’s what I tried to tell myself last week when I got off the phone with “Love you!” and heard back, “Um, yes, ma’am. Thank you for choosing AT&T.”

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Greeting and salutations, London - get ready for an exclusive opportu-nity as Musical Theatre Productions

brings Heathers to the McManus stage May 6 to 14.

Adapted from the cult ‘80s film, the rock musical is making its London debut in one of the very few occasions the show has been produced north of the border.

Antagonist J.D. believes that “the only place where different social types can genuinely get along with each other is in heaven,” and goes about implementing his

plan to kill off as many people at Wester-burg High as possible - starting with his girlfriend Veronica’s best friends, the ex-clusive clique called The Heathers.

The black comedy is as fresh today as it was when the film came out almost 30 years ago, remarked Stephen Ingram, who portrays J.D. in MTP’s production.

“Heathers deals with the high school

notion of wanting to be popular, the re-sentment towards the kids that are popu-lar, and all those issues around fitting in. ‘I wish that jock would jump off a cliff ’ - those random thoughts we all have from time to time but would never act on them - (the story) feels a lot newer than it really is,” Ingram said.

What makes Heathers the classic that it is, of course, is that the characters DO act on those impulses to end their ‘frenemies’ and make it look like suicide.

“J.D.’s been tossed around from school to school his entire life. He is alone in the world and does what he has to do to feel things. But, at this point in his life, he’s lost that need to feel accepted. From that perspec-tive it’s sad - but he’s a crazy, mur-derous, rampaging guy, so of course it’s difficult to feel for him,” Ingram said.

He believes the musical - adapted in 2010 by Kevin Murphy, Laurence O’Keefe, and Andy Fickman - will appeal to fans of the film as well as those unfamiliar with the story.

“I really think the musical ac-knowledged the flaws in the movie and improved on them. The things that were unsatisfactory are cleared up. For example, in the movie, Ve-ronica starts off as a popular girl. In the musical, there’s a big open-ing number about how Veronica became popular. Also there’s more revealed in J.D.’s character as to why

he’s doing what he’s doing,” Ingram explained.

Grab your cherry slushies and BBQ Corn Nuts and get ready for one of this year’s most anticipated live theater events. Ian Badger directs.

Wednesday May 11 is Big Fun Party Night - those attending that performance can dress up in awesome 80s gear and visit the photo booth.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

Stratford’s indie theatre and arts festival is back for an-other fabulous 10 days of

visual art, drama, cabaret, po-etry, dance, film, and more.

More than 100 juried per-formances take place in trans-formed warehouses, churches, and schools in and around downtown Stratford, bringing artists and audiences together for uniquely intimate experi-ences.

Now in its sixth season, Spring-Works opens the floors to new and established artists. A selec-tion of this year’s musical per-formers are Lara MacMillan (Lara Loves Lightfoot), Lorraine Fore-man (I Hear Music), The Honeys (Honey is Good For You), Val Hawkins and the Downie Street Collective, Sharron Matthews, and Anna Atkinson.

Independent theatre pieces to be performed include Lavinia, Le Devil’s Canoe, Much Ado About Feckin’ Pirates, Room For Fail-ure, The Sama Kutra, Silver Fish, The Second Life, and WEIRD: The Witches of Macbeth.

Mainstage ticket pricing is $20 general admission (per show),

$10 (kids 10 and under), $45 flex pass (three shows), and multi-ticket savings (three or more adult tickets $15). Family passes are also available.

Wyn Geleynse, Chris Klein, Janine Miedzik, and Tsholo Khalema are a sampling of the visual artists exhibiting during the fest. Poetry and spoken word artists include Joseph Recinos and Friends, Wendy Morton, Mia Anderson, Charlie Mountsford, and Douglas Gibson.

Also returning this year is the popular Puppet Festival, a unique family-friendly event featuring puppet performances, hands-on workshops and other activities.

Some of the highlights are Tim Holland Puppet Tamer, That’s Laughtertainment with Matthew Romain, and La Fille de Laitier’s Caisse 606 (English and French performances). Day passes are $20 (adults) and $10 (kids 3 - 12); Weekend passes are $30/$15. Kids 3 and under are free.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

HOW VERY! MTP PRESENTS HEATHERS: THE

MUSICAL

SPRINGWORKS FESTIVAL: MAY 12-22

LAURA MARTINEAU AS VERONICA AND STEPHEN INGRAM AS J.D. IN MTPʼS HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL

INTREPID PUPPET TAMER TIM HOLLAND APPEARS AT THIS YEARʼS SPRINGWORKS PUPPET FESTIVAL

ii Musical Theatre Productions presents Heathers: The Musical, May 6 - 14, at McManus Studio Theatre (471 Richmond Street, inside the Grand Theatre). Tickets are $28; call 519-672-8800. ii The SpringWorks 2016 Festival takes place at multiple venues

around downtown Stratford, from May 12 - 22. Online ticket sales and a full schedule can be found on the SpringWorks site.

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Next on the boards at the Palace Theatre is Noel Coward’s Present Laughter.

London Community Players end their season with a charming comedy drama about a successful actor, Garry Essendine, who finds himself entangled in too many amorous situations as he slides grudg-ingly into a mid-life crisis.

His plans to tour Africa become compli-cated when romantic intrigue infiltrates his inner circle. Most of the people we meet in this play are, to one degree or another, in love with him. A blessing or a curse?

“Garry Essendine is me,” Noel Coward

once remarked about his hedonistic, self-obsessed character.

Dominating British pop culture for a generation, Coward was an early celeb-rity for his mastery of many different art forms including acting, playwriting, directing, singing, filmmaking, and com-posing.

Arguably the most autobiographical of all his plays, the general population were familiar enough with him to recognize the real-life counterparts of the charac-ters in this production when it debuted in 1942.

“Pretty well all of the people in it were good friends of Coward’s. He parodied

them in the show, and they were all fa-mous people he was poking fun at,” direc-tor Rob Coles remarked.

“The show itself was also a social com-mentary on the mores of that particular period. It uses the English class struc-ture to show various aspects as well,” he added.

Essendine must deal with a series of amusing events as he works to escape the craziness only to find the crazy al-ways follows - all the while feeling his age creeping up on him.

The cast includes Todd Baubie and

Robin Rundle Drake as Garry Essendine and Liz Essendine.

Sara Brookfield, Jane Upfold, Ed Hep-burn, Elizabeth Durand, Stephen Flindall, Christopher Parker, Christopher Noble and Robyn Deverett round out the cast.

“It’s a very typical Noel Coward play in that the humour in it is wit. His humour was on the use and interplay of words; it’s light and leaves a lot of things to discuss,” Coles said.

“This is a play you leave feeling happy.”

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

COWARD’S PRESENT

LAUGHTER ENLIVENS THE

PALACE

Plan to come out to Chalmers Presbyterian Church on June 5 for a wonderful concert by Cantorion Choir - you’ll also be positively reinforcing a child’s life

through music.For the past two years, the choir has supported the Lon-

don Community Chaplaincy, which organizes the Junior Music & Arts Programs at both the Limberlost and South-dale housing complexes.

Cantorion Choir is strongly mandated to give back to the community, and they feel the chaplaincy’s music pro-

grams are greatly benefiting the youth in those areas of the city.

“I spent an afternoon with the kids in March and it was wonderful to see how the children were responding to music, and how music is really making a difference,” re-marked Don Barclay, PR committee chair and choir mem-ber.

“You see kids working together and learning new things, and at the end of my time there, a couple of kids said to me, ‘come on - I’m going to show you something.’

They picked up some violins and started to play away. They had only had two lessons. They were demonstrating that sense of confidence, that they could take on a chal-lenge, and it was really good to see. That is the kind of thing the choir loves to support,” he added.

Each year the group performs a spring concert and a Christmas cabaret as well as participating in the fall Jour-ney of Hope event. Wellspring, St. Paul Cathedral’s Daily Bread program, and the Alzheimer Society of Canada are among the many organizations that Cantorion aids. They regularly sing for retirement homes.

At their upcoming spring concert - entitled Come to the Music - the choir welcomes a group of guest instrumen-talists. Refreshments will follow, as well as a presenta-tion to the executive director of the London Community Chaplaincy.

“We will be doing everything from Irish folk to songs sung in Latin, to ABBA and Singin’ in the Rain - so it’s go-ing to be a fun afternoon,” Barclay said.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

COME TO THE MUSIC: CANTORION CHOIR’S MUSICAL HEART

CANTORION CHOIR PRESENTS ITS SPRING CONCERT JUNE 5 iiCantorion Choir of London presents Come to the Music on June 5, 2:30pm, at Chalmers Presbyterian Church (342 Pond Mills Road). Tickets are $15; please call 519-438-8648.

iiLondon Community Players presents Present Laugher at The Palace Theatre (710 Dundas Street), from Tickets are $25 (adults), $23 (students/seniors), $12 (youth). Call 519-432-1029.

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LONDON’S�INDIE�ARTMorrisey on creativity

There’s still time to view an expressive ex-hibition of paintings by London artist Cath-erine Morrisey on display at Westland Gallery in Wortley Village. Known for her paintings of the Thames River, Morrisey’s show, en-titled Rivergarden, explores the beauty of our local fl ora, fauna, and riverbanks. Moved by Morrisey’s insightful artist statement that describes her process and work, Westland’s associate director, Danielle Hoevenaars, shared it on the gallery’s website and by email. “Painting’s secret gift is uninterrupted time to think. Playing with colour, using beautiful brushes, fi nding harmony and

balance, exploring images and metaphors... These are my keys for unlocking creativ-ity.  Painting is how I express feelings, think up ideas, expand imagination, and follow intuition.  Images often suggest themselves spontaneously, and later reveal their mean-ing,” reads a selection of Morrisey’s state-ment. Rivergarden is on display until May 7, to be followed by a show by Jamie Jardine and Shane Norrie on May 10.

Love Triangles: May 27

Four actors are set to present six new short scripts by local playwrights as part of Love Triangles, a reading taking place May 27,

8pm, at Procunier Hall inside the Palace Theatre. The show will appeal to anyone in-terested in the process of writing plays, said director Dinah Watts. “Each play has been under development in London’s Playwright’s Lab where playwrights, actors and directors gather once a month to read out and discuss baby scripts to help playwrights progress in their work,” Watts explained. “Over the years, many of these babies have become

#UberCasting Call: An innovative way to connect

would-be actors with agents

Ride-sharing company Uber and the Nashville Film Festival recently teamed up to give actors in the Tennessee capital a unique chance to be seen by those who can take their aspirations to the next level. The Uber-CASTING call provided Uber users the opportunity to audition in front of seasoned casting directors, from 10am-6pm, on April 16. The top audi-tions will be seen by casting agents including ABC Television, Fincannon and Associates, Laray Mayfi eld and more - and it was all had at the touch of a button. Requesting an audition was as simple as entering the promo code into the Uber app on a phone to unlock UberCASTING. Those who were connected were taken to an exclusive audition with the casting di-rectors. Aspiring thespians were asked to prepare an audition piece. The auditions coincided with this year’s Nashville Film Festival, which ran from April 14-23. Launched in San Francisco in 2009, the Uber service is in 300 cities worldwide.

LAV III a would-be memorial London is seeking the acquisition of a decommissioned LAV III light-

armored vehicle to serve as a war monument. The tank would commemo-rate Canadian veterans of peacekeeping missions including the confl ict in Afghanistan. More than 40,000 Canadian soldiers served in Afghanistan over 13 years of combat - and the London-built LAV III played a major role in that confl ict. It was recommended that the city, in partnership with The

Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) Museum, be authorized to submit a joint application to obtain a LAV III as a public art monument for the community from the LAV III Monument Program Canada Company. The LAV III would be owned by the city and located at Wolseley Barracks, where The RCR Museum is located. The LAV III Monument Program Canada Company is organizing the installation of up to 250 LAV IIIs in cities across Canada in what is the fi rst update to Canadian military monuments in more than 50 years. The project’s cost to London would be the tune of $100,000, which would be provided through the city’s public art acquisition reserve fund. The issue is currently before council.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

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ART�BEAT

Artist and musician Dennis Kali-chuk is celebrating 30 years of creativity in high style with an

exhibition-concert-all-around party at St. Thomas’ historic Canada Southern Station (CASO).

Taking place May 27, the doors open at 6pm for the art show and sale, with Kalichuk’s band, Jumbo Train, set to take to the stage at 8pm. The event marks three decades of Kalichuk’s art shows in the London area.

“I expect this show to turn into quite the party,” Kalichuk enthused.

“A superlative cast of local musicians are joining me as Jumbo Train. We’ll be doing a lively couple of sets of songs from Jumbo Train’s two CD recordings, some new works slated for album number three and a few popular cov-ers as well,” he added.

Joining him for this performance is

cellist Christine Newland of the former Orchestra London, musical theatre veteran and vocalist Dean Greer, and Myles Pineau and Tyler Randall on drums and bass. Kalichuk plays guitar and sings.

“There will be a wide variety of paintings at this show, including brand new works that were inspired by a solo kayak journey I took last fall to remote northern Georgian Bay - camping on Crown Land islands near Philip Edward

Island. Not only have I created the art, but I’ve lived it, and that helps immensely with the emotion and excitement an artist is able to instil in the works,” Kalichuk remarked.

Though watercolours are his preferred me-dium, there will also be examples of his other projects on display, in-cluding his art guitars, art bikes, and his latest (and largest) sculpture made of Brazilian soap-stone.

Admission to the art show is free with a $5 cover for Jumbo Train’s performance. There will be a cash bar including Railway City beers and Quoi du Vin wines, an open patio, and lots of room for dancing.  

“Coincidentally, I have a birthday a couple of days before (the show) -

a really big ugly number... 60! I’ll be a little busy that week, so I will take advantage of this gathering to party it up a bit,” Kalichuk said.

“People who enjoy art and live music are some of the best folks around so it’ll be a great crowd I’m sure!”

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

DENNIS KALICHUK: 30TH

ANNIVERSARY SHOW & SALE

iiDennis Kalichuk’s 30th Anniversary Show & Sale takes place May 27, 6pm (art show) & 8pm (concert by Jumbo Train) at CASO Station (750 Talbot Street, St. Thomas). Free admission at door with $5 cover for the concert.

A LAV III IN COMBAT

ENJOY THE ARTWORK & MUSIC OF DENNIS KALICHUK (PICTURED) ON MAY 27 AT CASO STATION

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THE ARTS CENTRE (Westmount Mall, 785 Wonderland Rd) - Now off ering custom framing. Dare to compare our prices! // Used Books! Come fl ip through our gently used books & let your mind & imagination soar! Many diff erent genres & age groups! We are always looking for book dona-tions. Drop off at the Arts Centre. // Let’s Paint - A fun night out! You pick the night and your friends! Paint for $35ea. All supplies are included. // Art classes: Painting Waterco-lours On-going: Mon 1-3pm $25 // Painting Watercolours or Acrylics On-going: Thu 9:30-11:30 or 6-8pm $25 // Drawing Cartoons Level 2 $20 : Sat May 14: 10-12pm (12 & up) // Learn to Draw (2 classes 14 & up) $40 May 10 & 17: 6-8pm // Let’s Tangle Drawing: $10 Wed May 11: 6-8pm // Learn to Draw Caricatures: Sun, May 29: 1-2:15 or 3-4:15 pm $12 /Networking: Free adult colouring evening: Fri, May 27: 6-8pm. // For pricing on classes or more info, contact the Arts Centre at westart785@gmail.com or call 519-670-0740.

AEOLIAN HALL (795 Dundas Street) - New Canvas of Life: The Art of Transplantation, May 11 - 25. Reception May 11, 6:30pm. 519-672-7950.

ARTLAB (John Labatt Visual Arts Centre, Perth Drive, West-ern University) - The Black and White Exhibition: May 27 - June 9. Reception May 27, 7pm-9pm. 519-661-2111 x 86186.

THE ARTS PROJECT (203 Dundas St) - Ting Comic and Graphic Arts Festival: until May 21. Garden pARTy fundrais-er: May 12, 6:30pm-9:30pm. $100/Person. 519-642-2767.

CASO STATION (750 Talbot St, St. Thomas) - Dennis Kalichuk 30th Anniversary Art Show & Concert, May 27, 6pm-11pm. Free, $5 cover for concert.

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION (2060 Dundas St E) - Fashion Show: Fashions by Nygard, May 11, 6:30pm-9pm. $10 admission, includes refreshments. 519-451-7780/519-453-5324.

FOREST CITY GALLERY (258 Richmond St) - Jen Aitken & Aryen Hoekstra: Archaeological Infrastructure, until June 3. 519-434-4575.

FRINGE CUSTOM FRAMING & GALLERY (1742 Hyde Park Rd) - Summer Fling Art Exhibit and Sale: Until July 26. 519-204-0404.

MCINTOSH GALLERY (Elgin Drive, Western University) - Kim Moodie: Any Dream Will Do, until May 14. Michael Farnan: Representing Wilderness: Community, Collaboration and Artistic Process, June 2 - 25. Reception June 3, 7pm. 519-661-3181.

MICHAEL GIBSON GALLERY (157 Carling St) – Roly Fenwick: The Cumulative Eff ect, May 6 - 28. Reception May 7, 2pm-4pm. 519-439-0451.

MUSEUM LONDON (421 Ridout St N) - Exhibitions - Chro-nologues: May 7 - Aug 21. Akram Zaatari: Tomorrow Every-thing Wil Be Alright: May 14 - Sept 4. Remember When: An Exhibition of Souvenirs and Mementos, May 21 - Sept 11. Free Play, until May 8. Canada at Play: 100 Years of Games, Toys and Sports, until May 15. Play Time: Until Aug 7. A Ripple Eff ect: Canadians and Fresh Water, until Aug 14. Around the Clock: London at Work & Play, until Nov 6. 519-661-0333.

SPRINGWORKS FESTIVAL (Various venues in downtown Stratford) - Showcasing our nation’s fi nest established and emerging artists, indie theatre & arts festival. May 12 - 22. $20 mainstage shows; $10 (kids 12 and under); passes available.

THIELSEN GALLERIES (1038 Adelaide St N) – Regional His-toric Exhibition: until May 28. 519-434-7681.

WESTLAND GALLERY (156 Wortley Rd) - Catherine Mor-risey: Rivergarden, until May 7. Jamie Jardine & Shane Norrie, May 10 - May 28. Reception May 13, 7:30pm. Pat Gibson & Tim Steven, May 31 - June 18. Reception June 3, 7:30pm. 519-601-4420.

PERFORMING ARTS

AEOLIAN HALL (795 Dundas Street) - Spring Fling with the Prime Time Big Band, May 20, 8pm. $23/Adv; $26/Door; $18/St. London Concert Band: May Merriment, May 29, 2pm. $10/Gen; $5/St; Under 10 free. 519-672-7950.

AROMA RESTAURANT (717 Richmond St) - Live music by classical and fl amenco guitarist David Catallo, May 13, 7pm-10pm. 519-435-0616.

THE ARTS PROJECT (203 Dundas St) - Maybles Productions: 1-900-DEE-LITE, May 18 - 21. $20/Gen. $10/St (with ID). A Diff erent Drum Theatre Group: The Adventures of Fear-some Pirate Frank, May 26 - 28. $10/Adults; $5/12 and under. 519-642-2767.

CASO STATION (750 Talbot St, St. Thomas) - Dennis Kalichuk 30th Anniversary Art Show & Concert, May 27, 6pm-11pm. Free, $5 cover for concert.

CENTENNIAL HALL (550 Wellington Street) - The Kiwanis Music Festival of London Stars of the Festival Awards Con-cert: May 24, 7:30pm. $10/Gen; kids 12 and under free. 519-432-5183.

CENTRE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH (28 Southwick St, St. Thomas) - Choral Connection: Spring Serenade, June 11, 8pm. $20/Adults; $15/St; $10/St. 519-633-6385.

CHALMERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (342 Pond Mills Rd) - Cantorion Choir Spring Celebration: Come to the Music, June 5, 2:30pm. $15/Gen. 519-438-8648.

CHAUCER’S PUB/CUCKOO’S NEST FOLK CLUB (122 Carling St) - Scallywag: May 15, 7:30pm. $15/Adv; $18/Door. 519-473-2099.

CLARKE ROAD SECONDARY SCHOOL (300 Clarke Rd) - Mon-sters of Rock: May 12 - 14, 7pm. $15/Gen. 519-452-2640.

DUNDAS STREET CENTRE UNITED CHURCH (482 Dundas St) - London Community Orchestra: Mendelssohn & Bruch, May 8, 3pm. $18/Adults; $15/Sr; $12/St; $5/kids. Door/on-stagedirect. Dynamic Duos: A Country music tribute show featuring Marie Bottrell & SouthBound, May 7, 8pm. $25/Person. 519-672-8800/519-434-9173/519-455-5736. Val-leyview Male Chorus: Celebrating 20 Years, June 4, 7:30pm. $15/Adults; $12/St; Under 12 free. 519-438-1705.

FIRST-ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH (350 Queens Ave) - London Pro Musica & London Community Orchestra: Last Night of the Proms, May 14, 7:30pm. $20/Adv; $24/Door; $10/St. tix online or from choir members.

GRAND THEATRE (471 Richmond St) - The Buddy Holly Story: Until May 7. $29.95 - $81.80. The Grand Gala with special guest Victor Garber: May 26, 6pm. $250/Person. Dance Steps Studio: Nature & Dance 2016, May 28, 2pm & 7pm. $22/Adults; $18/St. 519-672-8800.

H.B. BEAL SECONDARY SCHOOL (525 Dundas St) - Beal Musical Theatre: Mary Poppins, May 11 - 14, 7:30pm. $15/Adv; $20/Door. 519-672-8800.

HARMONY MANOR (55 MacKay Ave) – The London Men of Accord: Ready, set, sing for men of all ages! Learn to sing for free every Monday evening, 7:30pm-9pm. More info or register at menofaccord.com/ 519-667-1418.

HILLSIDE CHURCH (250 Commissioners Rd E) - Find your voice! If you love to sing, check out the Shades of Harmony (ladies a cappella chorus) practice Monday evenings 7pm-10pm. Experience and ability to read music an asset but

not required. Come and see if we are a good fi t for you. Call Mary at 519-686-6618 or Donna at 519-290-0948 for more information.

LONDON MUSIC CLUB (470 Colborne Ave) - Shut the Front Door Improv - Make Improv Great Again, May 6, 7:30pm & 10pm. $17.50/Adv; $20/Door. 519-672-8800.

MCMANUS STUDIO THEATRE (471 Richmond St, inside The Grand Theatre) - Musical Theatre Productions: Heathers The Musical, May 6 - 14. $28/Gen. 519-672-8800.

PALACE THEATRE (710 Dundas St) - I Take Your Hand in Mine: May 12 - 23 (In Procunier Hall), $22/Gen; $20/Sr&St. London Community Players: Present Laughter, May 12 - 22. $25/Adult; $23/Sr&St; $12/Youth. Love Triangles: May 27, 8pm (In Procunier Hall), $5/Gen. 519-432-1029.

SPRIET FAMILY THEATRE (Covent Garden Market, 130 King St) - Original Kids Theatre Company: The Drowsy Chaper-one, May 5 - 8. G2K Once Upon a Mattress: May 12 - 15. Anything Goes: Young Performers Edition, May 19 - 22. Tarzan: May 26 - 29. School of Rock: The Musical, July 7 - 16. $16/Adults; $11/St. 519-679-8989.

SPRINGWORKS FESTIVAL (Various venues in downtown Stratford) - Showcasing our nation’s fi nest established and emerging artists, indie theatre & arts festival. May 12 - 22. $20 mainstage shows; $10 (kids 12 and under); passes available.

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St) – St. Paul’s Ca-thedral Choir: Choral Evensong, May 15 & June 19, 4pm. Free. Noon Hour Organ Recital Series: Every Tuesday at 12pm - May 10: John Vandertuin. May 17: John Vander-tuin. May 24: Federico Andreoni. May 31: Jeremy David Tarrant. June 7: Ronald Fox. June 14: Aaron James. June 21: Stephanie Burgoyne. June 28: Angus Sinclair. All free. 519-432-3475 x 225.

WOLF PERFORMANCE HALL (251 Dundas St) - Serenata Music: An Afternoon of Jazz featuring The Lara Solnicki Quartet, May 15, 3pm. $30/Gen; $15/St. 519-433-8332.

LITERARY

L.A. MOOD COMICS & GAMES (350 Richmond St) - Free Comic Book Day: May 7. 519-432-3987.

OXFORD BOOK SHOP (262 Piccadilly St) - Author event: Launch of Laurie D. Graham’s Settler Education, May 14, 2pm. Free. 519-438-8336.

FILM

CENTRAL LIBRARY (251 Dundas St, Stevenson & Hunt Room) - Cinema Politica London: Health Factory, May 5, 6:30pm-9pm. Free. 519-661-4600.

KING’S COLLEGE (Kenny Theatre, 226 Epworth St) - LUNAF-EST: Short fi lms by, for, or about women, May 11, 6pm (presentations), 7pm (screenings). $15/Adv; $20/Door; $12/St. 519-672-8800.

MUSEUMS

BACKUS-PAGE HOUSE MUSEUM (29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown) - Explore the life of an 1850s family in the Talbot Settlement within a Georgian-style brick house. Regular admission: $5/Adults; $2/Students, children. 519-762-3072.

BANTING HOUSE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF CANADA (442 Adelaide St N) – Explore the Birthplace of Insulin and learn about the discovery that saved millions of lives. Regular admission: $5/Gen; $4/St&Sr; $12/Family. 519-673-1752. 

CANADIAN MEDICAL HALL OF FAME (267 Dundas St, Suite 202) – The only national organization dedicated to cel-ebrating the accomplishments of Canada’s medical heroes. Admission by donation. 519-488-2003.

ELDON HOUSE (481 Ridout St N) – London’s oldest resi-dence is a provincial historic site preserved from the 1830s. Events - Mother’s Day Tea, May 8, 1pm. $35/Adults; $15/Kids. By reservation only. Victorian Herb Sale: May 14,

9am-2pm. Free admission, plants ranging $3.75 - $18. Victoria Day Picnic: May 23, 1pm-4pm. $8/Person. Fenian Pub Night: June 11, 7pm-9pm (rain date June 18). $25/Person. Exhibits (2nd fl oor) - Family Photos: The Harrises at Home, through 2016. The Lost Art of Bobbin Lace (in the Interpretive Centre), until July. Regular admission: by donation. 519-661-5169.

FANSHAWE PIONEER VILLAGE (1424 Clarke Rd, use Fan-shawe Conservation Area entrance) – A reconstruction of rural communities in the former townships of Westmin-ster, London, North Dorchester, Delaware, West Nissouri and Lobo in Middlesex County from 1820 to 1920. Events: Opening Day for the 57th season, May 21. Queen Victoria’s Birthday Celebrations, May 23. Exhibitions - Stitches: Our Textile Traditions, until Sept 30. Admission: $7/Person; Kids 3 and under free. 519-457-1296.

1st HUSSARS MUSEUM (1 Dundas St) - Follow the history the 1st Hussars from 1856 to the present, including the D-Day landings and peacekeeping missions. Open every Saturday and holiday until November 12. Free admission. 519-455-4533.

LONDON REGIONAL CHILDREN’S MUSEUM (21 Wharncliff e Rd S) – A playful learning environment that engages children through hands-on exhibits and interactive expe-riences. Regular admission: $7/Gen; $2/1 – 2 years old; members and kids under 2 admitted free. Free admission Friday evenings from 5pm-8pm. 519-434-5726.  

MUSEUM OF ONTARIO ARCHAEOLOGY (1600 Attawandaron Rd) – Devoted to the study, display, and interpretation of the human occupation of Southwestern Ontario over the past 11,000 years. Regular admission: $5/Gen; $4/St&Sr; $3/5-12yrs; $12/Family. 519-473-1360. 

SECRETS OF RADAR MUSEUM (930 Western Counties Rd) – Preserves the history, stories and experiences of the men and women who helped develop military radar in Canada and abroad. Regular hours: Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Admis-sion by donation. 519-691-5922. 

THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT MUSEUM AT WOLSELEY BARRACKS (701 Oxford St E) – Celebrates the achieve-ments of Canada’s oldest regular infantry. Events: 100 Years - The Battle of Mount Sorrel, June 2, 6:30pm. Free. Exhibit: Recent Acquisitions, until Dec 10. Regular hours: Open Tue, Wed, Fri 10am-4pm; Thu 10am-8pm; Sun & Sat 12pm-4pm. Regular admission: Free for general public, please call for group visits. Financial donations much ap-preciated. 519-660-5275/5524 or 519-660-5102.

MISCELLANEOUS

ACFO DE LONDON-SARNIA (495 Richmond St, Suite 200) – English Conversation Group, Saturdays once a month, 10am-11:30am. Open to people interested in learning & improving their English speaking, all levels. Volunteers are also needed to help newcomers to integrate in the com-munity. 519-850-2236 x 223.

CROUCH LIBRARY (550  Hamilton Rd) - Hidden History of Hamilton Road with John Lisowski, May 19, 7pm. Free. 519-673-0111.

HELLENIC COMMUNITY CENTRE (131 Southdale Rd W) - OPA Greek Festival: Authentic Greek cuisine, live music and more. June 24 - 26. Free admission & parking. 519-438-7951.

MASONVILLE LIBRARY (30 North Centre Rd) - French Discussion Group: All francophones and francophiles wel-come, Friday mornings, 10am-Noon. Free. 519-660-4646.

OLD COURTHOUSE (399 Ridout St N) - London & Middlesex Historical Society Programme: Descendant Jay Hunt on Hunt’s Mills on the south bank of the Thames River, 1853 to 1957. May 18, 7:15pm. Free.

WESTERN UNIVERSITY (Alumni Hall, Room 101) - La Ter-tulia: Spanish conversation group open to adults. Every Wednesday, 4:30pm-9:30pm. Free. tertulia@uwo.ca.

THE�LISTINGS

EMAIL YOUR LISTINGS TO SCENEEmail: arts@scenemagazine.com. Please Include: Venue Name, Address, Event Title, Date, Time, Brief Description, Admission Fee and Phone Number. Deadline for June 2, 2016 issue~May 27, 2016 ~ Amie Ronald-Morgan/Chris Morgan

the�artsfull-length plays produced in London and elsewhere in Canada and the US, includ-ing Swing Dance by Lynda Martens and Buying the Moose by Michael Wilmot. Each year the Lab introduces a theme for play development and this year the theme is ‘Love Triangles,’” she said. Per-formers Colin Foster, Paul Meyers, Jan Sims and Linda Worsley will read Rob Wheeler’s Dog + Fiancée = Problem, Denyse Gervais Regan’s Man With A Stick, Pauline Wimbush’s Zombie Love, Lynda Martens’ Isosceles, Paul Hodgson’s The Apple Man, and William Brown’s Sand-wiches Made For Two. “Audiences will walk away thinking about how diff er-ently each writer has been inspired the ‘Love Triangle’ theme. They will also have plenty to think about in terms of writing styles - comedic and dramatic - and which approaches appeal to them. The stories themselves vary widely, often thought provoking and sometimes very funny,” Watts said. “There is always a spirit of fun and discovery about these evenings and the playwrights will be there to answer questions. How many people would like to write a play but have no idea how to begin? This evening might give them some inspiration. Maybe London’s Play-wrights Lab is in their future,” she added. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Kangaroo Variety:

Magazine brought to life

Each month since January, Brown & Dickson Booksellers and UnLondon have joined together to co-host a variety show presented in an innovative format in the style of a magazine. Kangaroo Variety is an experimental live magazine that has so far showcased artists, musicians, performers and eateries inside of the Novack’s building downtown. Response has been enthusiastic. “We wanted to fi nd a format that included readings, lectures, music, fi lm - all the great things a bookshop can host,” said Jason Dick-son, co-proprietor of Brown & Dickson. “A magazine has all those things, but instead of printing it, we perform it. We edit each issue like a magazine, and then throw ourselves in front of a live audience like Saturday Night Live. Anything goes!” Dickson added. The next Kangaroo Vari-ety takes place at Brown & Dickson/121 Studios, 211 King Street, on April 30th. Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8pm. Admission is $5 at the door; ad-vance tickets are available at 211 King Street.

- Amie Ronald-Morgan

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