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Fashion central10 high-end showrooms and collections by more than 50 int’l designers populate East Vancouver’s Parker Building 7

Lindsay Wallis of the Parker Building’s SKOUT agency.Rob Newell photo

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The Art of a SailorThere are two things Kathryn Mussallem can’t resist: a man in uniform and anything that evokes nostalgia for the 1940s and 50s.

“I had a fetish for sailors as a young girl,” the Vancouver photographer says with a grin at the opening of the Tattoos & Scrimshaw: Art of the Sailor exhibit at the Maritime Museum. So imagine her delight when she accidentally found herself in New York City just as Fleet Week 2011 took over the city. “It’s a week when thousands of sailors come to ports where they don’t usually go. I got thrown out of bars, got in a ght — all sorts of shenanigans.”

One of the photos she took that rst night now takes centre stage at the museum. The black and white image shows two young sail-ors, arm in arm, looking as if they stepped o the set of the 1964 version of McHale’s Navy. Wearing uniforms that have changed little in design for generations, their spirit is a physi-cal manifestation of the era she loves most. “They’re my boys,” she says.

And there are a lot more of “her boys” in the exhibit. One wall is covered with dozens of pho-tos of sailors she met when travelling with the US Navy for two years (when she wasn’t teach-ing photography at Emily Carr College of Art.) Many of the sailors are showing o their tattoos — another signature element of the show.

Guaranteed to draw a young crowd to the museum, Art of the Sailor celebrates both tattooing and the incredibly intricate art of scrimshaw — engraving or carving whale teeth. Sailors on whaling ships had a lot of time to spare — they’d be away from home for two or three years — and while the artifacts of how they whiled away their time have great value today, the term scrimshaw indicates that they didn’t always garner the same respect. Scrimshaw comes from the navy slang word, scrimshanker — “someone who avoids their responsibility or is lazy.”

Art of the Sailor is at the Maritime Museum until October 13. VancouverMaritimeMuseum.com.

Vancouver Auto ShowWhether you want to make a statement about your environ-mental ethos by test-driving an eco-friendly vehicle, or you want to tout your car-guy status by checking out a $300,000 Aston Martin Vanquish, the Vancouver Convention Centre is the place to be. From March 26 to 31, the Vancouver Interna-tional Auto Show has some fun features, including the Green Ride and Drive, Hagarty Classic Alley (which also includes a McLaren 12C, pictured),The Exotics Truck City and the Redline Stage. It’s open from noon to 10pm Wednesday and Thursday, 10am to 10pm Friday and Saturday, and 10am to 6pm on Sun-day. Tickets are $15; $10 for seniors and students. For informa-tion on how to win a family pass for four, see our contest ad on page 12. Stay up to date on special events at the show atVancouverInternationalAutoShow.com

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Interactive mental healthAn innovative Vancouver theatre company has been tackling the issue of mental health with maladjusted. The interactive play is

created and per-formed by patients with mental health issues and caregiv-ers, and gives the

audience a chance to weigh in on how the stories will end. Misdiagnosis, improper care, and caregiver burn out are all topics, though none of the stories reach conclusions. On until March 24 at the Firehall Arts Centre, $12. Pictured: actors Micheala Hiltergerke and Pierre Leichner. David Cooper photo

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Catch a Shooting Star

By Jenn Chic

It was a dream come true. For 25 years, Kendra Sprinkling worked as a professional singer with stars such as BB King and

Taj Mahal. She had been living in San Francisco when she received an invitation to play a fundraising gig in Vancouver. David Harrison, of the Arts Club, was putting together Starry Nights, a fundraiser for AIDS, a mysterious disease that wasn’t re-ally even recognized in Vancouver at the time. She couldn’t say no.

In San Francisco, Sprinkling had seen first-hand the effect of this horrendous disease. Sadly, in 1995, Harrison passed away from AIDS but he made sure to leave his fundraiser in good hands. Sprin-kling took over and founded The Shooting Stars Foundation — one of the most successful non-profit organizations in Vancouver.

“I changed careers without even knowing it. It was the most organ-ic process possible,” she admits.

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credits the longevity and success of Shooting Stars events to a platform that is a win-win for everyone involved. The upcom-ing Motown Meltdown is a perfect example of this symbiotic relationship.

“Everyone involved con-tributes their time for free,” explains Sprinkling. “There are 25 performers for the show and they love the networking factory that the backstage inevitably be-comes. The band loves it because they get to play with 12 people — and that big band experience is like no other. The audience gets to enjoy a show that no pro-ducer could afford to produce. And, something I’m most proud of, is that for our sponsors, we guarantee that with every dollar donated to the foundation, we can double that.”

So far, Shooting Stars Founda-tion has raised $1.8 million for direct-service AIDS agencies in Vancouver with five annual events. With the help of an incredible board and an army of loyal volunteers, Sprinkling puts on Motown Meltdown, Fit For A Queen, Gambado! Dinner and Auction, Undercover Wine Tasting and Starry Night, giving Vancouverites a good reason to get out and eat, drink and dance the night away, while contribut-ing to a very worthy cause.

Motown Meltdown is March 23 at the Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville). Advanced tickets are $30 and available at TicketMas-ter.ca. There’s a second Motown Meltdown at the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam on April 6.ShootingStarsFoundation.org.

The Sojourners, Mary Zilba, Jaydee Bixby to perform at Mar. 23 Motown Meltdown

Motown has influ-enced almost every singer out there, as the line-up for this

year’s Motown Madness illustrates. Twenty-five Canadian performers gather for one night on stage in Vancouver to play with a 12-piece band, complete with horn section and background singers.

“I think everyone has a rela-tionship with the classic tunes of Motown,” says Kendra Sprin-kling, executive director of the Shooting Stars Foundation. “And I just love those horns. It’s like a train coming down the tracks.”

All musicians chose their favourite Motown hit, and sur-prisingly there was no overlap — except for one song, that is.

“Everyone wants to sing ‘I Heard It Through The Grape-vine,’” says Sprinkling.

This year’s performers get soulful and funky in ways the audience may not expect.

David Wills, co-hosting with Lori Paul, was once the hard-rocking lead man of Stonebolt.

Country singer Jaydee Bixby may be best known for his cow-boy hat and runner-up win on Canadian Idol, but this country guy will be doing a a fabulous version of “My Girl.”

Roy Forbes, one of Canada’s most beloved acoustic folkies, kicks the dickens out of his song.

There’s no rival for Real House-wives of Vancouver’s Mary Zilba’s version of “Let’s Stay Together.”

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When womenswear designer Dace Moore established her first studio overlooking the steam clock in Gastown in

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“I felt that I was at a crossroads with my career. I needed a change,” says Moore, look-ing up from sewing her Fall 2013 collection. “It’s inspiring for me to have a storefront.”

The 11-year-old label has built a faithful following in North America with versatile collections known for their wearable yet classy femininity.

Light streams in through the nearly floor-to-ceiling store windows, illuminating the modern 800 square feet of Rennie-owned space. Like Moore, the gritty stretch of Hast-ings east of Main is transitioning. Moore has joined a growing colony of creatives populating the refurbished 700 block of East Hastings. In a neighbourhood associ-

Designer Dace Moore pushes Hastings boundaries

ated with drug use and prostitution, this enclave — including a wood worker, artists and architects — stands out from businesses like the now defunct Cigar Emporium. Not far away there are already established signs of the neighbourhood shift in the form of Les Amis Du Fromage cheese shop, Au Petit Chavignol wine bar, the new Finch’s Tea & Coffee House and The Wilder Snail grocery.

“We have a tight little community on the block. We’re a young, family-oriented group. Every suite has a dog in it. We go to the park together. Most of us live and work in Strath-cona,” says Moore, whose coon hound Trout hangs out at the store.

The new Dace storefront/studio is a nov-elty in Vancouver retail.

“The concept is to have an open, working studio. The front functions as a showroom. It’s not open to the pubic as a retail store in the traditional sense. If we’re here, we’re here. It’s nice to have people drop in and have a look.”

Moore relies on the studio space to sell special items, like her new children’s line, in order to avoid wholesaling and keep the prices down. The range of kids’ dresses and separates made with luxurious European and Japanese cotton prints runs $55-$125.

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collection including three styles of tailored cotton button ups, darling peter-pan col-lared tanks and playful striped dresses in neutral colours, with the occasional mint green accent.

“Spring 2013 is not fancy; it’s day to day. The look changes with how I’m changing. I had a baby. I’m thinking cotton, but I’m still going for stylish items you’d want in your closet.”

As if the fashion wasn’t enough, you can also purchase the handmade wood furniture by Beau Kerner, Moore’s husband, who works out of the neighbouring studio. Dace.ca | 725 East Hastings

East Hastings’ evolution continues with the arrival of Dace’s first storefront/studio. While not a retail store in the traditional sense, you can drop in and have a look at what designer Dace Moore is up to.


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Meet the Parker ProjectBy Kelsey Klassen

Not every girl dreams of a career in fashion, but for those who do, walking into the 10 showrooms of

the Parker Building is like walking into a dream. One you can work in.

Based on the theory “if you build it, they will come,” the 10 Parker agencies are a joint force, representing more than 50 high-end designers, and drawing retail buyers from across the country to their showrooms.

Stylists and buyers can sit down in an overstuffed wing chair with a Perrier and their iPad, and be pitched, or pull from the racks and play, and then place their orders.

And they can do that nine more times without leaving the build-ing.

The additional perk of gather-ing all these labels in one place is that it makes local shoppers more aware of Vancouver boutiques that carry the brands they love. In fact, I’d had no idea some of these lines, such as United Nude, were available in Vancouver until the Parker Project party last month.

WE Vancouver dropped in on Day 1 of being “in market,” kind of like TV’s Sweeps Week, when next season’s hottest collections are rolled out to the masses who have own in to view them.

At some of the larger show-rooms such as Skout and Dakota,

it was a veritable bee hive of neon-lipped, high-bunned (which will be low-slung buns by summer), suit-jacketed young things running product numbers and garments for the managers and the clients.

In the more intimate show-rooms, some managers sat regally behind lacquered desks, overseeing their stylish domains and tapping out emails, while others walked their serene, white-on-wood aisles with a buyer and an assistant.

Designer Joyce Ma founded her agency, Edit Space, for one simple reason: “Fashion hates families. Fashion Week is during Spring Break, and then it happens again when it’s opening week for school.” After having children, she

wanted to remain in the industry, and found that running an agency that helps designers get expo-sure has been much more family friendly.

It might sound competitive, but there is an innate camaraderie to the collective.

“We had to set everything back up after being on the road in Edmonton, and we ended up hand-bombing 12,000 lbs of goods off the truck as a team,” says Jason Phillips, co-founder of Skout.

“Glamour,” adds his business partner, Lindsay Wallis, with an eye roll.

But it is. Those crates carried lace-and-leather cut-out clutches, suede booties that literally kick ass,

and racks upon racks of clothing, smoothed out to dazzle once again under the showroom chandeliers.

But what every showroom loved to point out is that it was all just a sh factory a handful of years ago.

“This was the freezer,” says Wal-lis, gesturing to the sunlit corner of Skout where we sat, anked by an Ilse Jacobsen boot display.

It took the vision of Dakota Group’s Allan Loomer and Lib-erty’s Glenn Bailey in 2009 to transform the industrial space at 1355 Parker Street.

And while no shopping can be done in the building, they do open for sample sales (50 per cent off retail!), one of which is approach-ing on April 4, 5 and 6.

SKOUTCreated by Lindsay Wallis and Jason Phillips

Labels represented: Many strong men’s and women’s collections, notably Gentle Fawn, Left on Houston and Fidelity Denim, which are owned and operated in Vancouver.

Pictured: Bed Stü “Bonnie” in Coral Lux; available at Edge of Fashion.

What Skout is known for: Skout staff has built a reputation for excellent customer service, while nurturing the integrity of their lines. With a combined 30 years’ experience in the eld of wholesale fashion, Skout has cultivated relationships with Canada’s top retailers.

Twitter: @SkoutAgency

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BROCK AGENCYCreated by Sharon Brock

Labels represented: Salt and Pepper, Makers denim, Babakul, Body Frock.

Pictured: Lolita’s knit dress; available at C’est Moi.

What Brock is known for: Contemporary European brands that exude style and quality for the busy woman. Brock has forged 20-year relationships with independent boutiques that are as individual as the brands she represents.

Twitter: @BrockAgency

CAMILLE KELLYCreated by Camille Kelly

Labels represented: Gentle Fawn, Lifetime ladies, Plush Apparel.

Pictured: Left on Houston “Station” sweater, available at Moule, Hills of Kerrisdale and Charlie&Lee.

What Camile Kelly Agency is known for: CKA focuses on West Coast contemporary women’s collections and thrives on providing quality goods with superior service.

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DAKOTA GROUPCreated by Ava Loomer

Labels represented: Matt & Nat, Soia & Kyo, Hudson Jeans, Chinese Laundry shoes, Kangol hats.

Pictured: Soia & Kyo “Benetta” trench; avail. at Fine Finds and Twigg & Hottie.

What Dakota Group is known for: A great work environment and fashion know-how with strong customer relationships, and creating a positive and pro table experience for our clients.

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EDIT SPACECreated by Joyce Ma

Labels represented: Collection Iris, Ca Va de Soi, 10 Feet Amsterdam, Jensen Denmark, Solow, St-Martins.

Pictured: St-Martins “Julia”cardigan and “Fuji” dress; available at The Urban Rack, Courtneys and Lut Boutique.

What Editor is known for: Ma and her associate transitioned their design background into representing Canadian designers and forward European brands.

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EDITORCreated by Kenda Haga with sales by Nora Marvin

Labels represented: Mimi & Marge Jewelry, Harriet Grey Jewelry, Chandi Scarves.

Pictured: Mimi & Marge sterling silver “Bullet” earrings; available at Blue Ruby, BeautyMark, and House of Jewels.

What Editor is known for: Being one of Canada’s leading fashion accessory agencies, and supplying retailers worldwide with sterling silver jewelry, costume jewelry and scarves.

Twitter: @EditorAgency

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KENT BITZCreated by Kent Bitz

Labels represented: Naked Boxer Briefs, Agave Denim, Marco Nils, No Brand shoes, Lief Horsen.

Pictured: Agave Whidbey Indigo French Terry pant (online only). Agave denim is available at Finn’s, Quorum, Brascia’s, Harry Rosen, J Gregory, So Blu.

What Kent Bitz is known for: Bitz has been in the clothing business for over 40 years and endeavours to be an innovative supplier of contemporary to high fashion menswear from medium- to high-end price points, and to provide cutting edge merchandise to not only the urban but also the rural retail base in Western Canada.

CHERYL LINTONCreated by Cheryl Linton

Labels represented: Marc Aurel, Betty Barclay, Monari, Kapalua, LuckyLu.

Pictured: Celile Benac cape; available at Spill It Sister, Fine Finds and Prelude.

What Cheryl Linton is known for: The agency specializes in European collections from Germany and Italy. The showroom also represents Cecile Benac, a Vancouver designer.

YBRANDS APPARELCreated by Yasmin Akmal, with Kathy Sinclair joining as a partner in 2011

Labels represented: Fluxus, Line knitwear, One Teaspoon, Bloch London, Black Orchid, 525 america, Ted Baker, La Mer watches.

Pictured: Gypsy 05 print silk top; available at Twist, Holly’s and Kiss & Make Up.

What YBrands is known for: Ybrands has always focused on choosing to represent leading designers with a strong brand identity and strength in design and aesthetic. The team is well-rounded with experience in sales, merchandising, social media and buying.

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BRUNETTE SHOWROOMCreated by Miriam Alden

Labels represented: Desigual, Seychelles and BC Footwear, BB Dakota, Birds of a Feather Jewelry, Lisbeth Jewelry, Alden Rae Bracelets, CPAK Jewelry.

Pictured: BB Dakota “Tenesa” top and “Litzy” short; available at Plenty, Fine Finds, Kiss & Makeup, Muse, Privilege Clothing.

What Brunette is known for: Founded on Alden’s simple, but strong, business and personal values, Brunette Showroom is an agency built on honesty, loyalty, solid relationships and a true love for fashion, people, creativity, travel, growth and life.

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Film funding demysti edOn April 6, lmmaker Peg Campbell and Walter Quan of the BC Arts Council are holding a seminar called Grant Writing Demysti ed. It will explore all the public funding options and also put partici-pants through a mock jury process so they can “see what the funders see” when requests are made. The workshop is from 9am to 4:30pm at Cineworks. The cost is $20 for members of the BC Arts Council and $25 for non-members. Call 604-685-3841 or email [email protected] to register. Meanwhile, May 31 is the deadline for BCAC’s Project Assis-tance to Media Artists.

Shark spotted o Stanley ParkLast week, seawall strollers were buzzing about a mottled grey shark n lurking in the waters off Stanley Park. Was it the result of rising ocean tem-peratures, or a publicity stunt? While a large shark sighting in Vancouver would be… terrifying interesting, the n is, thankfully, attached to a clever Vancouver Aquarium ad, which is only revealed when the ocean is at low tide. A time lapse of the tide creating the illusion is up on the aquarium’s Youtube channel. Those looking to scare the kids can enjoy the gag until March 28. Once they’ve caught their breath, head on over to The Secret World of Sharks and Rays, at the aquarium until April 30.

Post o ce’s future unknownDo you have an opinion about what should happen to the massive Canada Post building on Georgia after the post of ce moves out? Want to nd out why Heritage Vancouver wants to preserve it? It’s hosting an evening discussion with guest speakers Philip Boname, Patricia Bourque and Bruno Freschi on March 27 at 7pm. The event is free but you must pre-register by emailing [email protected]. Space is limited.

West End grantsDo you have a “small but powerful” idea that would bring people together to help make their neighborhood feel more connected? You may be eligible for some funding to make that idea a real-ity. Gordon Neighbourhood House, the Vancouver Foundation and the City of Vancouver are banding together to offer Neighbourhood Small Grants and Greenest City Grants to residents of the West End, including Coal Harbour, Davie Village, downtown and Yaletown. Previous grants, which range from $50 to $1,000, have been used for such things as community BBQs, tness for seniors and cycling initiatives. The deadline for online applications (NeighbourhoodSmallGrants.ca/west-end) is March 31. If you have any questions, contact Gordon Neighbourhood House at 1019 Broughton St., 604- 683-2554 or [email protected].

Waldorf nds new homeWaldorf Productions, the creative heart and soul behind the reimagined Waldorf Hotel, has teamed up with the business minds behind The Rickshaw to turn Vancouver’s last remaining porn theatre into a new live music venue. Slated for Fall 2014, the old (and infamous) Fox Cinema will become Fox Cabaret, and, by all likelihood, the “new Wal-dorf.” The Mount Pleasant location of 2321 Main St. is a prime relocation for the Waldorf’s tight-knit arts oasis, which had been set adrift since the ho-tel’s abrupt closure on January 19. Under the new agency name Arrival, the team will also relaunch the wildly popular Food Cart Fest and have part-nered with July’s annual Khatsahlano block party. Keep abreast at FoxCabaret.com

Facebook to open Van o ceFacebook is looking to recruit up to 150 staff, including a large group of software engineers, to ll a temporary of ce it’s setting up in the city. The of ce, which is expected to open in May, will serve as a boot camp for the social media rm, and would train recent software engineering grads for potential full-time employment.

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On a typical weekend night, strollers on Commercial Drive can catch jazz or blues at the Libra Room, rock or

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Already well known for its indepen-dent grocers, Italian cafés and bongo drums — not to mention sidewalk chalk drawings, pop-up street bazaars and one-dollar pizza joints — the East-side neighbourhood is also home to a thriving entertainment scene.

Ian McSorley, for one, would like to see Commercial Drive become more synonymous with a night out on the town. “I think it’s something we could give higher profile to; I don’t think people are aware of that activity on the Drive,” says McSorley, co-chair of the Commercial Drive Business Association marketing committee. “It’s up to us to do a better job profiling that.”

There’s lots to get the word out about, from blues and comedy at the Prophouse Café, at Venables, to live bands and DJs at Tobys Pub & Grill, near 12th. In between there’s The Rio, on Broadway near Commercial, an all-purpose venue that alternates between live music (local and international

touring acts), burlesque, comedy and movies (first-run, retro and cult); Tim-bre Restaurant, where a bluegrass band livens up weekend brunch; the Legion, which hosts events like “Video Game Burlesque” to “Dances for a Small Stage”; the Zawa Club, and more.

The Libra Room is another hotspot; it offers live music nightly, and oc-casionally during Sunday brunch. “There’re so many local musicians, and I mean people who live in the neighbourhood and are looking for a place to play,” says Libra owner Rico Bondi.“I think having local musicians play here makes a difference for the whole street vibe.”

Bondi notes that one of the musi-cians who plays the room is also the owner of Highlife Records, a long-standing Commercial Drive fixture.This urban-village feel extends to other businesses, as local owners and shop-keepers support each other by buying sometimes as local as two doors down.

There is a self-reliant aspect to the neighbourhood as well.

“Havana serves ocean-wise seafood; they go up the street to the Daily Catch to buy their fish,” says McSor-ley, naming a Drive restaurant/theatre and fishmonger, respectively. “Marco Cornale [of Fratelli’s Bakery] walks next door to La Grotta Del Formaggio for his cheese. If you need something, it’s there on Commercial.”

Federico Fuoco, who runs — and sings at — Federico’s Supper Club says he’s seen some changes in the neigh-

bourhood since opening his establish-ment 13 years ago. There are more young families now, he says, and a couple of coffee chains have moved in. But something about the Drive resists seismic shifts.

“Tim Hortons came in, and it didn’t disrupt anything,” says Fuoco. “Same with Starbucks. I think there’s so much character entrenched here it would take a lot to disrupt things. People adapt to what the Drive is, rather than the Drive adapting.”

His own business has begun to at-tract more locals, whom he thinks may once have been suspicious of just what “supper club” entails – which, for Fed-erico’s, can mean anything from com-edy roasts (comedian Patrick Maliha is booked for April 19), to ventriloquism, to Michael Bublé-style (or Frank Sina-tra, if you prefer) crooning. Along with dinner and dancing, of course.

“When I first opened I think people might have thought it was private or too expensive, but now we’re getting a lot more people from this area as well. It’s been a lot better in the last five years in that regard.”

In the coming months, the BIA will be working to promote not just the diverse offerings at Federico’s but also the many other entertainment options offered by the area’s restaurants, bars and theatres. And you might just find yourself walking Commercial on a Friday night, trying to decide between comedy, theatre — or that drum circle in the park.

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Twenty years ago, two men were sitting in the corner of Kino Café fiddling with flamenco sounds on a guitar. Soon, a stage was built, and

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“We have local artists who are passion-ate about flamenco, and I think that’s why people keep coming back after all these years,” says Kino management.

To pair with the flamenco atmosphere is a Mediterranean-style menu featuring tapas and their signature sangria.

“People often stay for three or four hours, to watch the whole set of performances throughout the night, and just relax with friends and family over tapas and a jug of sangria.”

There are a handful of local guitarists and singers who play at Kino, sharing the stage with dancers from the city’s flamenco schools

“It’s grown into something we are known for and it’s a nice thing people appreciate culture here in Vancouver.”

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After handling thick slabs of Gelderman Farms pork and heavy duty machinery, you go home laden with five pounds of prepared sausage, bacon and pancetta.

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Next, during sausage making, each of us ground pork shoulder and pork butt using Save On’s industrial meat grinder. After seasoning the 70/30 meat-to-fat grind to my taste (hot and heavy on the smoked paprika), I grappled with slippery hog casings, loading them onto a weapon-grade sausage filler known as Big Red — a relic from the original butcher shop which opened in 1957.

Once I’d stuffed the grind into the casing — no easy feat — I struggled to twist my wayward coil of meat into uniform links. Hashimoto was there throughout to lend a hand. I overheard a student ask: “Are you massaging my sausage?” The chef was stroking air bubbles out of the casing to form the best possible links. “Yes,” he replied, “I am massaging your sausage.”

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Manoir de la Tête Rouge 2009 L’Enchentoir Saumur-Puy-Notre-Dame | Loire, France |

$35-ish | Private wine storesWhen many think of Cabernet Franc, they recall green and ruddy, higher-alcohol Californian versions of the past, a workhorse blending grape in Bordeaux, or simply

assume we’re talking about the grape’s big brother, Cabernet Sauvignon. This take on the grape, from its second French home in the Loire Valley, is a sophisticated, lighter version, with violets and currants on the nose, bright red fruit on the palate, and a slight wisp of pepper on the finish. Great with wild game, charcuterie and bold cheeses. Oh, and do serve it with a slight chill, it’ll keep the liveliness on-point!

Domaine Marcel Deiss 2010 Riesling | Alsace, France | $40-ish | Private wine stores

The third-generation of the Deiss family now has the reins of this Domaine, and their attention to detail, coupled with rather natural farming and winemak-ing methods have raised the profile of what’s still a pretty humble estate. I love, love, love the beeswax-y viscosity of this one (I warned you I was geeking out this week!), which ties to-gether all of the lovely mandarin orange, lemongrass and lime-leaf notes. While there’s a dry finish, each sip is fruity and rich. Will

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Celler el Masroig 2009 ‘Sola Fred’ | Montsant, Spain | $18-ish | Private wine stores

While the neighbouring Prio-rat region gets all the glory as the “it” place in Spain, save yourself a few bucks and dive into Montsant and this juicy, un-oaked blend of Carignan and Grenache. The chalky, clay and schist soil provide fresh minerality that keeps all of those blackberries, blueber-ries and currants upbeat! I’m thinkin’ ratatouille or cassou-let.

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ible Burt Wonderstone decides in the end to play it safe. That being said, the movie is not without its charms.

Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi play Won-derstone and Anton Marvelton, two lifelong friends who have made a career as a perform-ing magician duo at Bally’s in Las Vegas. Tensions arise when their act begins to grow stale and outdated and Criss Angel-esque street performer Steve Gray (Jim Carrey) starts taking the magic world by storm with his daring and dangerous stunts.

The players keep this relatively mediocre comedy alive with support from the always charming Olivia Wilde, James Gandol ni as the sleazy Bally’s boss and Alan Arkin, an aging magician who provided the inspiration for Wonderstone as a young boy.

It’s Carrey who nearly steals the show as he draws from his bag of old rubber-faced tricks and gives us the old-school funnyman we’ve been craving for years. And Buscemi is refresh-ing as he breaks from his ruthles sBoardwalk Empire crime lord Nucky Thompson, to give the audience plenty of odd playfulness.

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ADMISSIONStarring Tina Fey, Paul RuddDirected by Paul WeitzWhenever she’s asked what it takes to get into Princeton, admissions of cer Portia (Tina Fey) replies, “There is no secret formula.” Alas, the same doesn’t hold true for movies. Despite having Fey and Paul Rudd at his disposal, director Paul Weitz’s constant miscalculations reduce Admission into one of those unfortunate lms that’s signi cantly less than the sum of its parts.

As Weitz has always preferred coaxing his ac-tors over challenging them, it’s unsurprising that his leads play to type. Fey’s Portia is a sardonic, tightly-wound career woman who’s not particularly lucky at love. As John, Rudd plays a wry, sensitive type who teaches at an alternative school. The former Dartmouth classmates are reunited when her recruitment tour takes her to his rural campus. There, she meets Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), a straight-D autodidact, who might also be the biological son she gave up for adoption.

As Portia labours to land the socially awkward kid a Princeton acceptance letter, the lm clucks its tongue at the university’s elitist admissions process but proves aggravatingly toothless when it comes to questioning whether the institution might be anything less than the promised land for every gifted kid.

This tentativeness also manifests itself in Weitz’s scattershot direction. Clearly indecisive as to the comedic tone he’s after, Weitz stages several scenes more antically than the material calls for. Not only does this practice botch these lightweight comedic sequences, it also detracts from the lm’s more seri-ous moments. Despite Fey displaying some com-mendable dramatic chops, it’s dif cult to invest yourself in Portia’s ethical dilemmas when you’re waiting for the other clown shoe to drop. — Curtis Woloschuk

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“Real life isn’t The Biggest Loser,” she says. “It’s all about making lifestyle changes that will last.”

MacGregor lives in the West End and has always loved that she can walk and bike anywhere she needs to go. Last summer, though, she had a health scare that led to emergency surgery and she couldn’t work out for 10 weeks. The pounds just snuck on. When she read about the contest in WE Vancouver she knew she found what she needed and applied.

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“I’m jumping out of my com-fort zone,” she says. “Vancouver is such an amazing city to live in because we have so many opportunities to exercise. I don’t

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If she is the contestant with the most overall health improve-ments at the end of the 13 weeks, she will receive a $1,300 grocery credit from Kin’s Market and a cruise to Los Angeles.

“I’m always down by Canada Place and see all the beautiful cruise ships — it’s so exciting to think that I could be on one of those boats, in a two-piece, if I win Kin’s Challenge!”

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The rant trainI want to rant about Skytrain’s will-ful disregard of passengers by not installing a few washrooms along the line. I went to the Braid stop to catch a bus. I walked around the area and discovered the hidden areas that people use in lieu of a washroom. How healthy is this? The cost is outrageous given that there are so few amenities. Perhaps the unelected Translink board needs to give back their $1,200 a month car allowance, and try to rely on the transportation sched-ules. If they did, we might have a more efficient system.

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A bit of bus fussCompared with transit operations in other cities, Translink managers seem totally incompetent. For in-stance, although they can arrange an orderly rerouting of buses for a planned civic event, they are com-pletely unable to arrange for the bus stops and signs inside buses to comply with the situation. Escala-tors are given maintenance during the day instead of when Translink is not operating. Buses dismiss passengers at places other than indicated on internal signs. The list can go on, just like the salaries of these incompetent managers.

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Given that her previous documentaries delved into RCMP scandals, gang violence, and mental disorders, North Vancouver’s Helen Slinger wasn’t completely surprised by the

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477 PETS

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REG. GERMAN shepherd pups. Xrays shots, ready now. $1100. 604-512-3310

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548 FURNITURE

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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New NEC LT30LP PROJECTOR LAMP UNIT

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566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

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603 ACREAGE

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RENTALS

700 RENT TO OWN

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Life Choices Organic Pizzasassorted varieties

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Free Range Bison Sirloin Tip Steaks

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