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It’s been a year since a strike at the Electro-Motive Diesel 

(EMD) plant made London’s name synonymous with 

the changing face of labour in North America. 

Showdowns between unions - which in EMD’s case was 

represented by the plant’s 475 Canadian Auto Worker (CAW) 

employees - and big business – represented by EMD’s USbased 

parent company Caterpillar – played out south of the 

border in 2012 as well, with one important exception. 

The heartland of the US labour movement – states like 

Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan – have all recently 

adopted so-called “right-to-work” (RTW) legislation. RTW 

legislation prevents unions from requiring workers to pay 

union dues, which limits the union’s fi nancial and political 

clout. 

Proponents of the legislation said it was unfair to force 

workers to contribute money to a union, and that the law 

would encourage employers to move to the state. Critics 

countered that unions would face a “free rider” problem - 

representing workers who did not pay their dues - and that 

the legislation would force wages down. 

While RTW laws are now active in large parts of the US, 

Ontario jurisdictions have not been subject to the same 

changes. To stay competitive with American manufacturers, 

though, some observers have suggested that RTW or similar 

legislation may one day be introduced by the provincial 

government. 

Since EMD’s February closure, hundreds of workers – and 

not just from EMD - have been laid-off in London. Most of 

these individuals are eventually reabsorbed into the regional 

labour force; they’ll fi nd a new job, retrain for a change 

in career, or start their own business. 

According to numbers released by Statistics Canada on 

January 4, there was little change to London’s unemployment 

levels between the end of 2012 and the end of the 

previous year. The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in December 

was 8.6 percent, unchanged from the same month 

in 2011, and up nominally from November’s rate. 

Participation in London’s labour force declined by 0.6 

percent from the previous month, but rose 0.2 percent from 

totals reported in December 2011. Overall employment 

levels from December to December also increased by 0.9 

percent. 

One of the biggest challenges faced by London’s labour 

market is common almost everywhere in Canada – chronic 

unemployment of educated, motivated young people. 

Recently, CAW union president Ken Lewenza called on 

the government to prioritize tackling this joblessness conundrum. 

His comments followed the release of a national 

labour force survey in November which showed a drop in 

youth unemployment from 14.7 percent to 14 percent. 

Lewenza said that although the drop in youth unemployment 

was encouraging, the rate remained “stubbornly” 

high - at nearly double the national average. 

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“Governments at all levels must develop strategies alongside 

industry and unions to take on chronically high levels 

of youth unemployment. Young workers are among the best 

educated at any time in our national history, but their job 

prospects are insufferably poor,” Lewenza said. 

Part of the national plan to address youth joblessness 

involves the federal government’s $300 million Youth Employment 

Strategy (YES). YES helps young people obtain 

career information, develop employment skills, fi nd jobs 

CAW UNION PRESIDENT KEN LEWENZA 

SAYS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ACROSS 

THE COUNTRY IS “STUBBORNLY” HIGH 

and stay employed. 

The program also includes the Skills Link and Career 

Focus programs and the Canada Summer Jobs initiative, 

which creates thousands of job opportunities for students 

every summer. 

In a local connection, the Ausable Bayfi eld Conservation 

Authority received over $19,000 from the YES Career Focus 

program to help a recent graduate gain on-the-job experience. 

The participant will perform duties such as web programming 

and redesigning a database to better gather information 

on visitors. The participant will also receive training 

and mentorship from executive staff. 

Another federal investment targeting youth employment 

was announced in Waterloo in early December. Government 

offi cials announced $1.7 million in funding for Perimeter 

Institute for Theoretical Physics. 

The not-for-profi t institute said the money will help 

encourage young people to pursue studies in the fi elds of 

science, technology, engineering and math, developing the 

skills that will allow them to better handle the demands of 

the changing Canadian workplace. 

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Rocky’s at 

World of Motorcycles Expo 

One of Southwestern Ontario’s best known motorcycle businesses has kicked 

into high gear for 2013. Rocky’s Harley-Davidson (900 Wilton Grove Road) offers 

excellent service and selection of Harley-Davidson bikes, with rental, fi nancing 

and demo options to suit all occasions. Over the next several months, Rocky’s 

will be involved with a number of events for novice and expert riders alike. “The 

biggest one is the World of Motorcycles Expo, which runs from February 8 to 10 

at Western Fair District,” Rocky’s promotions director Sean Duncan told SCENE. 

“Rocky’s is doing something a little different this year. We’re taking the fi ve Harley 

Davidson families, and we’re going to be customizing one bike from each 

family,” he said. As afi cionados know, there are fi ve categories, or families, of 

Harley-Davidson bikes - Touring, Softail, Dyna, Sportster and Vrod. “The next 

big event is the Ladies Only Garage Party, which is on March 28, from 6pm ‘til 

around 10,” Duncan said. “This event is for any ladies who are thinking about 

getting into riding, or want to meet other women who are already into riding. A 

silent auction helps benefi t breast cancer research, and there’s a fashion show, as 

well as free food and beverages. Admission is free. Register at sean@rockys-harley.com. 

“That’s always a well-attended event, but we do ask that people register 

because space is limited,” he said. “We have the same thing for men on April 4, 

which is a motorcycle boot camp, for any guys who have thought about getting 

into riding, and want to know more about motorcycles, how to get into it, what 

it’s all about. Guys only, from about 6pm ‘til 8,” Duncan said, and added, “That’s 

about it – until riding season starts.” 

Nine Londoners 

added to Mayor’s Honour List 

The newest inductees to the Mayor’s New Year Honour List were announced 

December 31 by Joe Fontana. One Londoner is named in each of the nine categories 

as one who has proven to go above and beyond to make a signifi cant 

difference in our community. Honourees for 2013 are as follows – Diversity and 

Race Relations: Meredith Fraser, co-ordinator of the Anti-Hate and Anti-Bias 

Program with LUSO Community Services and member of several committees 

dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding. Housing: David Nelms, in- 

BRAMWELL GREGSON, OF BRASSROOTS, 

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volved with creating affordable housing for 30 years, including developing and 

managing housing projects with the Alice Saddy Association. Sports: Bruce Huff, 

acclaimed sports journalist and chairman of the London Sports Hall of Fame. 

Persons with Disabilities: Carmen Sprovieri, lecturer at Western’s Faculty of Information 

and Media and volunteer with a number of organizations focused 

on supporting people with disabilities. Humanitarianism: Suzanne Huot of the 

Community Connections Program at CFO. Arts: Bramwell Gregson, artistic director 

of Brassroots and respected music adjudicator and clinician. Safety and 

Crime Prevention: Lou Rivard of the Children’s Safety Village of London and 

Area. Environmental: Shane O’Neill, tireless advocate of environmental sustainability 

and co-founder of Post Carbon London. Heritage: Joseph O’Neil Jr. of the 

London Advisory Committee on Heritage. 

Milk, bread, carrots… 

Jack Daniels? 

The Ontario government recently announced plans to open ten pilot LCBO 

outlets in grocery stores across the province. Branded “LCBO Express”, the 

smaller operations will allow access to beer, wine and spirits in a retail setting 

traditionally unavailable to consumers. The mini LCBOs will open over 

the next 12-18 months in ten locations, but the initiative could quickly be 

expanded to many more grocery stores if successful, Finance Minister Dwight 

Duncan said on January 31. “This is a new way to distribute our product, 

make it more consumer accessible, and at the same time make sure we don’t 

have alcohol on every street corner in Ontario,” Duncan said. “What we fi nd 

is most Ontarians like the LCBO and the way it operates. They want more 

convenience.” Five VQA boutiques offering the best of Ontario wines will also 

be placed within larger LCBO stores. The announcement of the new LCBO 

ONTARIANS MAY SOON BE GETTING THEIR WINES 

AND SPIRITS AT A LCBO EXPRESS 

outlets came several weeks after Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak 

publically promoted a new Tory policy that would privatize the sale of alcohol 

and liquor across the province. 

The fl u – it’s everywhere 

One need simply look around their workplace, school, and neighbourhood to 

understand that the fl u is packing a full-force wallop this season. London isn’t 

the only city reporting fl u outbreaks of epic proportions. South of the border, the 

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are calling it the worst infl uenza 

epidemic in a decade. More than 40 states have declared widespread fl u activity, 

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related deaths. Boston Massachusetts has been particularly hard-hit, causing the city’s mayor to 

declare a public health emergency. 

Locally, infl uenza activity is signifi cant. Between December 18 and January 7, a total of 216 new 

laboratory-confi rmed infl uenza cases were reported to the Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU). 

Of those, there were 106 hospitalizations reported as well as nine deaths. However, the MLHU notes, 

that number may be incomplete. There have been 21 new cases of fl u in long-term care settings, 

retirement homes, and assisted living facilities, bringing the total to 30. University Hospital declared 

an Alert Level 2 fl u outbreak on January 2, and Victoria Hospital followed suit two days 

later. A Level 2 occurs when there have been two lab-confi rmed cases of hospital-acquired fl u. As of 

January 7, there have been 325 confi rmed infl uenza A cases, and two infl uenza B cases reported in 

Middlesex-London so far this season. 

Bill 115 comes into effect, unions comply 

One day strikes planned for early January by unions representing the majority of Ontario’s elementary 

and high school teachers were aborted when the province’s labour board ruled the work 

stoppage would be illegal. The strikes were announced in the wake of contracts imposed on January 

1 this year - the consequence of the Liberal government’s highly controversial Bill 115, which 

forced teachers to accept a two-year wage freeze and reduced benefi ts. Leaders for both the Elemen- 

TEACHERS PROTESTING BILL 115 LATE LAST YEAR 

tary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation 

(OSSTF) promised strikes in the wake of the legislated labour agreements, but after an 11th 

hour decision by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruling the walkouts illegal, both 

unions ordered their members to show up for work. In the end, eight Ontario school boards opted 

not to hold classes on January 11 – the day of a planned ETFO strike - including boards in the Ottawa 

area and Windsor. Educators, support staff, unions and the government will now await court 

decisions concerning the constitutionality of Bill 115, and the limits of workers’ right to strike. 

Also, with a new provincial leader only weeks away from selection, the possibility exists that a fresh 

approach may yet invigorate talks between union brass and a reconstituted Liberal administration. 

Newspaper publisher fi ned 

The Toronto Star newspaper company was fi ned $85,000 recently for violating the Occupational 

Health and Safety Act after a worker at a printing hub was injured. On June 6, 2011, a crew was 

working at the publishing company’s Vaughan Press Centre in Woodbridge, ON, where the newspaper 

is printed. One crewmember was assigned to clean the rollers on a press unit to prepare for 

bearer pre-tensioning, which involves the adjusting of pressure between the rollers. The worker 

activated the “crawl mode”, which rotates rollers at fi ve revolutions a minute. While cleaning the 

bottom roller, the worker’s rag got caught, and was pulled into the unguarded pinch point, also 

drawing in the worker’s hand. As a consequence, the worker sustained hand injuries. In receiving 

the $85,000 fi ne, the company pleaded guilty to failing as an employer to ensure that the rollers 

were stopped during its cleaning, and that it was properly blocked to prevent its movement. The 

fi ne was imposed by Justice of the Peace Grainne M.K. Forrest. 

Matthews names holiday card winners, 

joins Wynne’s leadership campaign 

Not one, not two, but three young artists were chosen as the winners of MPP Deb Matthews’ annual 

holiday card design contest. Distributing cards featuring children’s artwork is something that 

Matthews has been doing since 2004. “I used to choose one picture, then one year I couldn’t decide, 

so we put one on the front and one on the back. This year, I really couldn’t decide, so we put one 

on the front and one on the back, and one on the inside,” Matthews explained. “On the front is a 

group of children, with a globe in the background; I see it as refl ective of a wonderful diversity. On 

the back is the picture of a traditional Canadian Christmas tree, with snowfl akes coming down, 

and the other one is a palm tree, and 

instead of snowfl akes coming down, 

there’s coconuts coming down. It says 

‘Wherever you celebrate’ – beautiful,” 

she added. Kassandra Wice, 11, Olivia 

Farquhar, 10, and Kaylie Frewen, 10, 

were the winning artists. Each year 

the contest is open to young people in 

grades 5 to 8 who live or go to school 

in Matthews’ riding of London North 

Centre. “It’s a lot of fun to make the 

call to tell people that their entry will 

be on the card. And I just love them,” 

Matthews mused. 

In related news, Ontario Liberal 

leadership hopeful Kathleen Wynne 

met with supporters at the Honest Lawyer 

in downtown London on January 

5. The Toronto-area MPP announced 

Matthews as a co-chair of her campaign 

to succeed Premier Dalton Mc- 

Guinty late last year. 

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DEB MATTHEWS IS THE CAMPAIGN 

CO-CHAIR FOR KATHLEEN WYNNE 

Sally Ann to London: Thanks! 

The Salvation Army is expressing their appreciation to all Londoners who stopped to put money 

in the red kettles over the holiday season. This year’s donations helped to provide more than 5,800 

households throughout the city with a Christmas hamper, and will continue to support community 

services throughout the year. “We are so grateful to the people of London for their generosity and 

support of our work, not just at Christmas, but all throughout the year. We are overwhelmed and 

humbled by the confi dence shown in us during these extremely diffi cult economic times,” said 

Perron Goodyear, public relations representative for The Salvation Army. Murray Faulkner, 2012 

Christmas Kettle Champion, added that without the efforts of the many volunteers, the campaign 

would not be possible. “This truly is the ‘miracle of Christmas’ for so many London families. Hope 

continues in our city thanks to you,” Faulkner said. 

In related news, the provincial government recently announced a one-time investment of $42 

million to help eligible municipalities in the development and implementation of their Community 

Homelessness Prevention Initiative plans. The funding was announced in the 2012 budget and 

will be made available over the next two years. 

Western Fair receives 

international recognition 

London’s annual Western Fair has received a number of awards – including four fi rst-place 

honours – at the International Association of Fairs and Exhibitions convention. Held in Las Vegas 

last November, the event is the largest of its kind serving fairs, shows, and expositions. Entries into 

fair award categories are evaluated and judged by a team of industry leaders. The Western Fair 

took fi rst-place for Best Brochure, Best Radio Ads, Best Overall Social Media Campaign, and Best 

Individual Social Media Effort (the latter two honours are shared with local ad agency Surge Communications). 

The fair also won recognition for their agricultural programming. 

Long & McQuade 

raises $325G for music therapy 

For the past fi ve years, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments have been raising money for various 

music therapy initiatives in children’s hospitals across the country. In 2007 – the fundraiser’s 

fi rst year – the company collected $10,000 for three hospitals. Last year, it raised $103,000 for 15 

hospitals, including the Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre which received $950 

for the art therapy program there. The drives, which take place annually each November and 

December, have amassed a total of $325,000 to date. In regions where music therapy programs 

do not exist, the money is donated to the Child Life Services department. In other places, such as 

Edmonton and the Maritimes, the donations have enabled hospitals to develop such programs for 

young patients. Long & McQuade is the largest musical instrument retailer in Canada with over 

60 locations, including three in London. Part of their mandate is promoting the healing power of 

music creation. 

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Owners sought in dog attacks 

Police are looking to speak to the owners of dogs wanted for biting 

people in two separate incidents in early January. The fi rst incident 

occurred on January 2 at around 6pm in Hyde Park near Canterbury 

Park on Prince of Wales Gate. A woman was walking two small Jack 

Russell Terriers when one of them jumped on a passing male jogger 

and bit him on the leg. The dog is approximately 20 lbs, with white 

fur and black spots. The second incident occurred in Whitehills at 

around 10am on January 9. A female paper carrier stopped to pet 

four small dogs that were being walked by a woman in the area of 

Sandalwood Crescent and Hawthorne Road when one of them bit her 

on the face. The dogs are all described as small breeds, one possibly a 

six-month-old Shih Tzu. The owners in both cases are unknown and 

police would like to speak with them to confi rm vaccination records 

of their dogs. Anyone with information about either of these cases is 

asked to call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 

TIPS (8477). Information can also be provided anonymously online. 

Two busted for 

child pornography 

Two London men are facing child pornography-related charges after 

a pair of investigations spearheaded by the London Police Cyber Crime 

Unit late last year. Search warrants were executed at two residences 

– one on Gainsborough Road and another at Huron Street. Andre De- 

Frada, 25, has been charged with possession of, making available and 

accessing child pornography, and breach of recognizance. DeFrada’s 

charges follow an investigation which began in October. William Allard, 

36, was separately charged with possession of and accessing child 

pornography after an investigation that started last month. London 

Police Service is a member of the provincial strategy to protect children 

from sexual abuse and exploitation on the Internet. 

Enhanced mental health 

supports now in place 

London Police have joined forces with the Canadian Mental Health 

Association (CMHA) to better assist people experiencing a mental 

health crisis. Operating since last November, the new Mobile Crisis Response 

Team has been piloting protocols with LPS and other partners 

such as the London and District Distress Centre to get timely and appropriate 

help for those who need it. “Having a Mobile Crisis Response 

Team is intended to de-emphasize and de-escalate police involvement 

with persons in mental health crisis and, most importantly, effectively 

provide them with the health care services they need to overcome their 

crisis and address their mental health issues by Community Mental 

Health Service providers who are mandated, funded, trained and have 

the expertise to do so,” Police Chief Brad Duncan remarked. Michael 

Petrenko, executive director of CMHA London/Middlesex, reported a 

240 percent increase in responses since the enhanced Mobile Outreach 

Team has been in place. “Between November and December, we received 

an average of six mobile crisis calls per day,” Petrenko said, 

adding that police offi cers have been the biggest referral sources since 

the program’s soft launch on October 31. 

Images released of 

Pharma Plus robber 

Police have released surveillance images of a man wanted for 

the December 17 robbery of a Rexall Pharma Plus. The man entered 

the pharmacy, located in the plaza at 611 Wonderland Road 

North near Oxford Street, at 5:30pm and confronted an employee 

with a knife. He fl ed with an undisclosed quantity of cash, leaving 

ANYONE RECOGNIZING THIS SUSPECT IS 

ASKED TO CONTACT POLICE 

the staff member unharmed, prior to police arrival. The suspect 

is described as white and 6’ tall. He was wearing wearing a brown 

jacket, blue jeans, a grey toque, black shoes and sunglasses (see 

photo). Anyone who thinks they can identify this suspect is asked to 

call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS 

(8477). Information can also be provided anonymously online. 

Man sought for 

armed East London robbery 

Police are searching for a suspect wanted for the January 11 

robbery of a variety store that left a clerk with minor injuries. The 

man, armed with a knife, entered the Simpson Variety at 1004 

Oxford Street East after 9pm and demanded cash from the clerk. 

The suspect proceeded to assault the clerk and fl ed with an undisclosed 

sum of money. He was last seen in the area of Glasgow and 

Oxford Streets. No medical treatment was required for the clerk’s 

injuries. The suspect is described as between 25 and 40 years old 

with a slim build. He was wearing a red and black jacket, a dark 

hat, dark pants and dark gloves. Anyone with information about 

this case is asked to call police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers 

at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be provided 

anonymously online. 

~ Amie Ronald-Morgan 

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Idle No More awakens 

The last two months of 2012 witnessed the emergence of Idle No 

More, a grassroots organization of First Nations individuals and interests 

pushing for greater autonomy and equity for Canada’s aboriginal 

people. The movement fi rst came to public attention in November, when 

founders in Saskatoon began protests over the federal government’s 

A HUNGER STRIKE BY ATTAWAPISKAT FIRST NATION CHIEF THERESA SPENCE 

IS PART OF THE IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT 

omnibus budget legislation Bill-45. Omnibus bills have been used by 

various governments to consolidate the work of lawmakers, but the 

Conservative administration of Stephen Harper in particular has favored 

the method, which often results in unrelated pieces of legislation being 

bundled together to expedite their passage through parliament.In 

the case of C-45, Idle No More protests began in response to sections of 

the bill that changed laws protecting Canada’s waterways – waterways 

that First Nations claim under treaties signed with the Crown. It didn’t 

take long for Idle No More’s cause to catch fi re; fi rst nationally, then 

internationally. Teach-ins, rallies and protests took place on December 

10, closely coinciding with the decision a day later by Attawapiskat First 

Nation Chief Theresa Spence to stage a hunger strike until a meeting 

with Prime Minister Harper and Governor General David Johnston was 

scheduled. Idle No More-related demonstrations continued through the 

holiday season, with fl ash mob protests reported at numerous malls 

across the country, including the West Edmonton Mall in Alberta and the 

Rideau Centre in Ottawa. On December 30, as part of a day of nationwide 

actions, activists thought to be involved with Idle No More blocked the 

Canadian National main railway line between Toronto and Montreal at 

a point near Belleville for approximately three hours. Solidarity protests 

on January 5 shut down multiple border crossings, including Blue Water 

Bridge in Sarnia, International Bridge in Cornwall, the Peace Arch 

crossing in Surrey, BC, the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie and Buffalo in 

the Niagara region, and the Northwest Territories’ Deh Cho Bridge. The 

much-anticipated January 11 meeting between First Nations chiefs and 

representatives from the federal government - made possible by Spence’s 

heavily-publicized hunger strike - resulted in little concrete action, but 

served to acknowledge that the relationship between federal government 

and aboriginal peoples required improvement. Spence herself came under 

fi re ahead of the meeting after a report released by an independent 

auditor showed little or no accounting for millions of dollars sent to the 

Attawapiskat reserve. 

The rise of Idle No More demonstrations in December coincided with 

the release of a UN Amnesty International report that damned Canada’s 

recent human rights record, especially with regards to the country’s native 

population. “Indigenous peoples across Canada continue to face a 

grave human rights crisis,” the report said. 

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US update: 

domestic and international 

After weeks of meetings, American lawmakers negotiated a January 1 

deal to avoid the so-called fi scal cliff and the recession that could have 

followed. The deal brings temporary relief by eliminating wide-ranging 

tax increases and postponing automatic spending cuts for two months. 

Critics say the deal fails to address larger issues, however, and have compared 

it to the last-minute fi xes and avoidance of long-term strategies 

used by Europe to deal with the eurozone crisis. 

American employers added 155,000 jobs in December, maintaining a 

jobless rate of 7.8 percent. The job gains, driven by the health care, food 

services, construction and manufacturing sectors, are seen as a positive 

sign when combined with increases in wage growth and working hours. 

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By the end of February, Congress must address the nation’s debt ceiling 

and revisit automatic spending cuts, and many worry any deals reached 

will hamper job growth. 

In other domestic news, Vice President Joe Biden is leading efforts to 

reduce gun violence after a number of violent attacks in 2012. Biden met 

with victims’ groups, gun safety organizations, and state and local leaders, 

while other cabinet offi cials met with a variety of education, mental 

health, medical, faith and business groups. By the end of the month, 

Biden will present recommendations to President Barack Obama, who 

will put together proposals to “pursue without delay”. 

In a story that began nearly two years ago, the State Department announced 

suspicions that Korean “juicy bars”, in which primarily Philippine 

women fl irt with men to sell them expensive drinks, were engaged 

in human traffi cking and prostitution. Now, US Forces Korea has ac- 


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knowledged that thousands of American soldiers visit such bars, but that 

offi cials have tried to ensure frequented bars are not engaged in illegal 

practices. In addition, the Philippine government has changed emigration 

policies to discourage their citizens from seeking employment at 

such establishments. 

Rendition, a practice that involves holding and interrogating suspects 

in other countries without due process, has been widely condemned in 

the years following the 9/11 attacks. The Obama administration and 

Congress have been unable to agree on legal standards governing suspected 

terrorists apprehended overseas, allowing the administration to 

continue to use the tactic. 

The president recently completed his national security team, naming 

former senator Chuck Hagel to run the Pentagon, and John Brennan, 

previously assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, 

to head the CIA. The nominations, along with John Kerry for 

secretary of state, are not without controversy, but are seen as a serious 

break from foreign policy under former President George W. Bush, with 

greater emphasis on diplomacy and alternatives to military action. 

Women bear brunt of 

insane male behaviour 

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, was 

discharged January 4 from a British hospital. She will continue rehabilitation 

at her parent’s temporary house nearby, visit the hospital 

for physiotherapy, and is scheduled to undergo reconstructive surgery. 

Yousafzai’s father took a position with Pakistan’s consulate, which will 

allow the family to remain in Britain for the near future. Authorities 

say the family would be a target if they returned home. At 11, Yousafzai 

became well-known for her blog describing life under Taliban rule in 

northwestern Pakistan. 

On December 10, in nearby Afghanistan, gunmen shot and killed 

women’s affairs offi cial Najia Sediqi less than six months after her pre- 

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decessor was assassinated by a car bomb. Most believe the Taliban responsible, 

since they have performed similar attacks in the area. Women 

and girls have seen an increase in basic rights in Afghanistan since the 

2001 defeat of the Taliban, but many worry these rights will be lost again 

when international troops leave in 2014. 

On December 16, a 23-year old woman was raped and murdered in 

New Delhi by six men, sparking protests across India. The woman and 

a male companion boarded a bus and were beaten with an iron rod before 

being thrown naked and bleeding from the moving vehicle. Special 

courts have been convened to deal with the case, allowing for prosecution 

much faster than the years such cases usually take to work through 

backlogged courts. If convicted, fi ve of the attackers could face the death 

penalty, while the sixth will be tried in juvenile court. The woman’s male 

companion, who survived the attack, has alleged police took too long 

to arrive, argued about jurisdictional issues, and took the couple to a 

hospital that was too far away. Although much of India has a reputation 

for poor safety for women, the country also has a liberal constitution 

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Laugh along on the journey 

as Mr. Kim, the Korean owner of a convenience store, and his fractured 

but loving family confront the future and attempt to forgive the past. 

and many progressive laws, as well as high-ranking women politicians, 

judges and journalists. Protesters hope their actions might help change 

how women are treated across the nation. 

A similar attack in the South African capitol of Pretoria saw a woman 

raped by fi ve men early in January. Women’s rights advocates in the 

country are disappointed at the lack of public outcry like that seen in 

India, especially since no arrests have been made. Police documented 

more than 64,000 rapes last year in South Africa, known to many as the 

rape capital of the world. 

Keep the car running: NAIAS 2013 

Automakers roll into Motor City this month to participate in one of 

the world’s best attended car shows. The North American International 

Auto Show (NAIAS) runs from January 14 – 27 at Cobo Center in Detroit, 

Michigan, and features over 50 vehicle debuts from the traditional 

“Big Three” automakers – Ford, GM and Chrysler – as well as new cars 

from international manufacturers like Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan and 

Honda. Show highlights include GM’s new Corvette, new GMC Sierra and 

Chevy Silverado pickups, as well as a new Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid 

based on the Chevrolet Volt. Ford will be touting its F-150 pickup-truck 

concept and vehicles that it hopes will reinvigorate its Lincoln brand, 

while Chrysler Jeep will unveil a new diesel version of its popular Grand 

Cherokee. Among international automakers, Lexus brings back the IS 

nameplate with new IS250, Honda is expected to introduce a compact 

crossover, and Nissan will show off its new budget-friendly version of 

the Leaf EV. “This show is a refl ection of the positive changes that are 

occurring in our industry. Automakers from around the world continue 

to place NAIAS at the top of their global auto show strategies,” NAIAS 

chairman Jim Seavitt said. “Our hotels are fi lling up, our international 

media registration is up 15 percent, and the energy is back. It’s show 

time in Detroit.” 

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WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT (900 King St.) - Friday 

Night Likes, every Friday. All-You-Can-Eat 

Top of the Fair Buffet plus Yuk-Yuk’s Comedy 

Show plus Slots & Raceway Gaming Vouchers. 

$45.00. Call 519-438-7203 x 252 to reserve 

your package. 

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF LONDON & 

AREA (543 Ridout St.) - Be a part of something 

BIG! Be a mentor! The need for mentors in our 

community is growing! By spending three to 

four hours a week together, Big & Little Brothers 

& Sisters form lifelong friendships that 

help provide care, stability & support for young 

people in their developmental years. Text “Big- 

Impact” to 45678 to donate $10. Call 519-438- 

7065 x 6200. 

LONDON BLOOD DONOR CLINIC (840 Commissioners 

Road East) - Canadian Blood Services, 

Whole Blood Clinic Hours: Mon & Thurs 

3 –7 pm, Tue 9 am – 1 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 

– 1:30 pm, Sat 9 am – noon. Platelet Clinic 

Hours: Call 519-690-3929. 

DUNDAS ST. CENTER UNITED CHURCH - Selfhelp 

Meetings, every Mon, 11:30 am–1:30 

pm. Group meetings to help people cope with 

anxiety, stress & mood disorders. Call 519-679- 

0804. 

SHADES OF HARMONY INC. (557 Clarke Rd.) 

- Ladies Barbershop, every Mon, 7 – 10 pm. A 

cappella singing, no instruments. Come visit to 

see if we are a fi t for your type of singing. Call 

519-290-0948. 

BEACOCK LIBRARY (1280 Huron St.) & 

NORTHBRAE HUB (335 Belfi eld Dr.) - Shared 

Beginnings Program, Beacock Library, Tues. & 

Northbrae Hub, Thurs, 9:30 – 11 am. Shared 

Beginnings is a family literacy program for 

adults & their infant, toddler, preschool & 

kindergarten aged children (0-6 years), crafts, 

stories, songs, rhymes & fun in a safe & caring 

setting. Email: resource@lusocentre.org. 

VICTORY LEGION (311 Oakland Ave.) – Euchre, 

every Tues, 1 pm; Cribbage, every Thurs; 

Bridge, every Wed & Thurs. An afternoon for 

seniors 55 & older. Cost: $3. Call 519-649- 

2910. 

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) 

- Adult Discussion Group, every Thurs, noon. 

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Led by Ken Lumpkin, this series explores a variety 

of topics within the Anglican faith. Call 

519-434-3225. 

LONDON CITY HALL (300 Dufferin Ave.) - 

Toastmasters Meeting, every Thurs, noon – 1 

pm. Come visit us & see how we hone our 

Communication & Leadership Skills & utilize 

them in our work life, home life & social life. 

Admis. Fee: $40 initiation, plus $72 yearly. Call 

519-661-2500 X 4879. 

LONDON CENTRAL LIBRARY (3/F Arts Dept.) 

- Forest City Backgammon Club weekly meeting, 

every Thurs, 5 – 9 pm. New or experienced 

players, young or old, all are welcome! Call 

519-719-4615. 

IMPACT CHURCH OF LONDON (220 Adelaide 

St.) - Healing Rooms of London, every Thurs, 

7:30 – 9 pm. Come & be healed physically, 

emotionally & spiritually by a group of well 

trained, caring people. Call 519-438-7036. 

CANADIAN CORPS (1051 Dundas St.) - Karaoke 

& DJ with “Cowboy Shea”, every Friday, 8 

- 11 pm. Call 519-438-4205. 

WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT (900 King St.) - Yuk 

Yuk’s Comedy Club, every Fri & Sat. Comedy is 

back in town! Call 519-931-3636. 

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond St.) - 

Knitting for Peace, every Sat, 10 am – 2 pm. 

This group will create a number of knitting 

projects intended to provide warmth & comfort 

for those in need in our community. Knitters of 

all abilities are welcome. Call 519-434-3225. 

ACFO DE LONDON-SARNIA (495 Richmond 

St., Suite 200) - English Conversation Group, 

Sat, once a month, 10 am – 11:30 am. Open 

to people interested in learning & improving 

their English speaking, all levels. Volunteers 

needed. Practice French or help newcomers 

to integrate in the community. Call 519-850- 

2236 x 223. 


Celtic Way of Evangelism - Led by Dean Kevin 

Dixon, every Sun till End of June, 9 – 9:45 am. 

Call 519-434-3225. 

UNITY OF LONDON (4026 Meadowbrook Dr. 

Unit 137) - A Positive Path for Spiritual Living, 

Sunday Service: 10:30-11:30 am (Appreciation 

Sundays: 1st Sunday of each month; Celebration 

Sundays: 2nd Sunday of each month. 

FANSHAWE COLLEGE CONTINUING EDUCA- 

If you require assistance with any federal government issue, 

please contact my office. My staff and I would be happy to help. 

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TION (1001 Fanshawe College Blvd.) - Winter 

Registration is Open, to Feb. 28, 8:30 am – 4:30 

pm. Come share your interests, learn something 

creatively new or add to your resume 

with all we have to offer. 519-452-4444. 


– DivorceCare, to Apr. 15, 7 – 9 pm. A special 

weekly seminar & support group for people 

who are separated or divorced. Call 519-434- 

3225. 

LONDON WALDORF SCHOOL (7 Beaufort St., 

NE of Oxford & Wharncliffe) - Watercolour 

Painting & Pencil Drawing Workshop, January 

19, & 26, 9:30 – 11 am. David Hadden leads 

a three-part adult workshop for working with 

colour through wet-on-wet & veiling techniques, 

enhanced by coloured pencils. Cost 

$55; all materials supplied; no experience necessary. 

Register by calling (519) 858-8862. 

HANGER 18 TATTOOS & PIERCING (417 Richmond 

St.) - 2nd Annual Charity Tattoo Day, 

Jan. 19, 9 am – 5 pm. Get a Permanent Tattoo 

for $ 50 or a Temporary One for $ 5.00. Call 

519-432-7666. 

GERMAN CANADIAN CLUB (1 Cove Rd.) - Irish 

Dance Ceili, Jan. 19, 8 pm. Come dance to 

some traditional Irish music & learn some 

Irish ceili dances. No experience necessary, all 

dances instructed. Cost: $12 advance, $15 at 

the door. Call 519-471-9008. 

WOODLAND HEIGHTS PUBLIC SCHOOL (474 

Springbank Dr.) - International Style Ballroom 

Dancing Lessons / Foxtrot & Tango, Beginning 

the week of January 21, 2013. Offering 

dance lessons from beginners to experienced 

dancers; email us for times, classes & registration. 

Partner required. Email: londonballroomdanceclub@gmail.com. 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR Day (USA) - Jan 21 


- London’s Tuesday Noon Hour Organ Recital 

Series, Jan. 22 – Janet Hereema; Jan. 29 – Angus 

Sinclair; Feb. 5 - Andrew Keegan, 12:15 

pm. Call 519-434-3225. 

London Central Library, 251 Dundas St Nature 

in the City: Ferns and their Allies. Lecture by 

Jane Bowles Jan 22, 7:30 pm. Co-sponsored by 

Nature London and London Public Library. No 

charge, free parking. 519 661-4600 

PROPHET’S BIRTHDAY (Muslim) - Jan 24 


- From Deacon to Primate: What does it all 

mean? Jan. 24, 5:30 pm potluck, talk begins @ 

6:30 pm. Call 519-434-3225. 

HILTON HOTEL (00 King St) - The London Fire 

Fighters Pipe Band 4th Annual Robbie Burns 

Dinner, Jan 25, 630 for 715pm. Come join us 

and enjoy and evening of Scottish entertainment 

featuring the Anne Sutherland School of 

Dance and the London Firefi ghters Pipe Band; 

Dinner, dancing & silent auction. Tickets $75 

or table of ten $675. Call 519-204-8138 

MARY CAMPBELL CO-OP (587 Talbot St.) Pa- 

FREE 

gan Coffee Social, Jan. 25, 7 – 10 pm. Admis. 

Fee: min. $2 donation. Call 519-433-7673. 

NORTH LONDON OPTIMIST COMMUNITY 

CENTER (Highbury & Cheapside St.) - North 

London Optimist Club Family Roller-Skating, 

Jan. 25, 7 – 10 pm. Email: emaustin@sympatico.ca. 

ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH (1246 Oxford 

St.) – Jazz by the Bog “The Ladies of Jazz” featuring 

Sonja Gustafson, Jan. 25, 8 pm. Warm 

up your winter evening with the unique & 

polished styling’s of Sonja along with Charlie 

Rallo & Kevin Muir as we continue our “Ladies 

of Jazz” series. Cost: $20. Call 519-471-1430. 

WESTERN FAIR SPORTS CENTRE (865 Florence 

St.) - London Blizzard 9th Annual Sledge 

Hockey Invitational, Jan. 25 – 27, 3 pm. 30+ 

teams in the world’s largest Sledge Hockey 

Tournament. 

TU B’SHEVAT (Arbor Day, a Jewish holiday) - 

Jan 26 

CHURCH OF ST. JUDE (1537 Adelaide St.) - Inspirational 

Expo, Jan. 26, 10 am – 6 pm. Call 

519-672-8469. 

NORTHLAND MALL (1275 Highbury Ave.) - 

Family Literacy Day Celebration, Jan. 26, 11 

am – 2 pm. The goal of the event is to encourage 

a love of literacy & parental involvement 

in the promotion of literacy development, 

while giving families the opportunity to learn 

about community organizations & have fun 

together. Call 519-452-1466. 

CHRIST ANGLICAN CHURCH (138 Wellington 

St.) - Open House, Jan. 26, 1 – 4 pm. Come & 

experience music, dance, yoga & art for all to 

enjoy. Call 519-204-1958. Free 

THE CHURCH OF ST. JUDE (1537 Adelaide 

St. N) - Past Lives, Dreams, & Soul Travel, 

Jan. 26, 2:15-2:45 pm. Interested in uncovering 

past life memories? Want to understand 

dreams? Explore soul travel? Open discussion 

sponsored by the London Spiritual Experiences 

Meet-up Group & London Seekers at the annual 

Inspirational Expo. Free 


St. Paul’s Cathedral Bells - Guided Tour, Jan. 

27, 11:30 am. Call 519-434-3225. 

UNITY OF LONDON (137-4026 Meadowbrook 

Dr.) - Addictions: There is a Spiritual Solution, 

Jan. 27, 12:30 – 3:30 pm. Facilitated by Chuck 

Smith (Addictions Coach/Counsellor), this 

seminar will overview the true nature of addiction: 

that it is rooted in fl aws in one’s personal 

belief system. Call 519-652-9294. 


- Diocesan Choral Evensong for the Patronal 

Festival, Jan. 27, 5 pm. Call 519-434-3225. 

BUFFALO WILD WING (Wellington Rd. at 

Southdale) - NFL Pro Bowl Party for Crime 

Stoppers, Jan. 27, 6:30 pm. Come join us for 

the Pro Bowl with a portion of your meal going 

towards the London Elgin Middlesex Crime 

Stoppers. 

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LONDON CENTRAL LIBRARY, 251 Dundas St 

Nature in the City: Backyard Birds. Lecture by 

Gail McNeil. January 29 th, 7:30 pm. Co-sponsored 

by Nature London and London Public Library. 

No charge, free parking. 519 661-4600 

CENTRAL LIBRARY (251 Dundas Street) - 

Abraham’s Cafe, Jan. 30, 7 pm. Rev. Dr. John 

Young (Queens University) asks the question: 

“Does organized religion have a future? Call 

Mark Richardson at 519-661-4600. 

SOUTH LONDON COMMUNITY CENTRE (1119 

Jalna Blvd.) - South London YOUTH Job Fair, 

Feb. 1, 1:30 – 4:30 pm. Youth Job Fair, for ages 

16 to 30 years. Call 519- 686-8600 x 7031. 

GROUNDHOG DAY - Feb 2 

LONDON CONVENTION CENTER (300 York 

St.) - Charity Ball 2013, Feb. 2, 9 pm. Charity 

Ball is presented by the University Students’ 

Council with all proceeds going to support the 

Canadian Mental Health Association’s Wait 

List Clinic. Cost: $30. Call 226-235-2200. 

CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS (300 Dufferin 

Ave.) - Public Participation Meetings, 

Feb. 13, 4 pm. Members of the public are encouraged 

to make a written submission, or 

request delegation status to speak at a public 

participation meeting to provide their input 

on the Budget. Members of the public who 

wish to make a written submission or request 

to speak at either meeting can call 519-661- 

2500 x 4599 or e-mail: hwoolsey@london.ca. 

The deadline for submissions or delegation 

requests for the for the Feb. 13th meeting is on 

Feb. 4, 9 am. 

CITY HALL 

Public and Political 

Input Meetings 

• Civic Works Committee, Jan. 21, 4 pm 

• Community & Protective Services 

Committee, Jan. 21, 7 pm 

• Corporate Services Committee, Jan 

22, 1 pm 

• PM Planning & Environment 


• Strategic Priorities and Policy 

Committee (Operating Budget), Jan. 

24, 9 am 

• Strategic Priorities and Policy 

Committee (Operating Budget) - if 

needed, Jan. 25, 4 pm 

• Investment and Economic Prosperity 


• Council Meeting Jan. 29, 4 pm. 

• Civic Works Committee, Feb. 4, 4 pm. 

• Community & Protective Services 

Committee, Feb. 4, 7 pm 

• Corporate Services Committee, Feb. 

5, 1 pm 

• Planning & Environment Committee, 

Feb. 5, 4 pm 

Call 519-661-2500 x 4937 


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COVER�STORY 

BRUNO 

MARS EARNS 

SOPHOMORE 

SUCCESS 

LONDON, ON 

It was clear to young Peter Hernandez 

when he was growing up 

in Hawaii that being a singer and 

performer was all he wanted to do. 

Known locally as a precociously talented 

kid who had the ability to pull 

off dead-on imitations of his idols Elvis 

Presley and Michael Jackson, the boy 

who would one day make his mark 

performing as Bruno Mars never let 

go of his dream and his present-day 

achievements are testimony to his tenacity 

and natural ability. 

After years spent performing in several 

different bands, Mars scored signifi 

cant chart success with his 2010 

debut solo album Doo-Wops & Hooligans 

(Warner), selling millions of records 

and going on to receive a major 

accolade from his music biz peers in 

the form of a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance 

Grammy for his single ‘Just 

The Way You Are.’ Bruno’s efforts to 

make its recently released follow-up 

Unorthodox Jukebox, a truer expression 

of his artistry have already borne 

fruit critically and commercially. 

“I wanted to be as creative as I could. 

I wanted to mix things up and not be 

trapped in any one genre or stay in one 

lane. I wanted to do R&B, rock, soul, 

and love songs, whatever. I don’t think 

as an artist you need to lock yourself 

into one thing. On Unorthodox Jukebox 

I was able to express myself exactly 

the way I wanted. I don’t know what 

the public will think, but if you don’t 

take risks, you’re not going to evolve,” 

Mars told Eyesin.com. 

Bruno was also aware that he had 

lacked control over the direction and 

content of his debut release. At times 

that was frustrating artistically but 

had in some ways confi 

ned him to writing and 

performing songs that 

created a less than accurate 

public image of 

what he was capable of 

both as a singer and a 

songwriter. 

“I didn’t have the kind 

of creative control over 

that album the way I 

would have liked. I was 

forced to make some 

changes that really disgusted 

me and left me 

with a bad feeling. I 

swore to myself that for 

the next album everything 

would change and 

I would call the shots. So 

I brought in my dream 

team to help me out. But 

if this album fails, it’s my 

failure alone, because I was the guy 

calling the shots.” 

Mars’ prior experience as a member 

of studio production team The Smeezingtons 

had given him the opportunity 

to expand his knowledge of how hit 

singles were created. Picking up on 

the mixture of musical know-how and 

magic necessary to create commercially 

successful recordings for other 

THE SECOND STUDIO ALBUM FROM BRUNO MARS, UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX, 

INCORPORATES INFLUENCES OF R&B, SOUL AND REGGAE INTO 10 NEW SONGS 

artists extensively increased his readiness 

to take the reins of his solo career 

when the time arrived to let the world 

hear what he could do. 

“It helps to understand the mechanics 

and technology of the process. 

I understand as much about chord 

changes and sonic effects as anyone 

and I know the kinds of things you 

can do with music to create a very 

particular sound and feel. I know how 

to break down a song to its different 

components and appreciate this and 

that aspect which makes me appreciate 

it. I like being able to keep pushing 

myself creatively and developing very 

original material. That’s the kick I get 

from it all.” 

Mars shrugs off the comments of 

media pundits who complain that his 

music is too overtly commercial and 

therefore in some way not deserving 

of critical acclaim as well as chart 

success. His fi ery performance during 

the 2012 Grammy telecast, reminding 

many of a young James Brown with 

Bruno’s energetic dance steps and precision 

backing musicians, went a long 

way toward making it clear that Mars 

was a serious contender who had more 

to offer than a few hit tunes. 

“It’s kind of scary to be in this position 

and know that the music is fi nding 

a big audience and that I didn’t try 

to pander to any particular trend. A lot 

of people might think that my success 

kind of came overnight, but it took me 

a long time before anyone would even 

let me in their offi ce to listen to some 

tracks. My head was exploding with 

ideas. I couldn’t wait to show the world 

what I was capable of. So to be able to 

fi nally have people hear your music 

and go out on tour and make that connection 

with an audience screaming in 

front of you is the best feeling in the 

world.” 

~ Rod Nicholson 


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Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club 

in association with the Home County Folk League present 

Haines & Leighton 

Sunday, Jan. 27, 7:30 pm 

Inventive, eclectic Irish & Scottish folk 

NUALA KENNEDY 

(vocals, flute, whistles) 

with 

Andy Hillhouse (vocal, guitar) 

New CD 

NOBLE STRANGER 

(Compass Records) 

Sunday, Feb. 17, 7:30 pm 

American Harmony Trio 

Brother Sun 

Pat Wiktor Joe Jencks Greg Greenway 

Sunday, Feb. 24, 7:30 pm 

Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London 

$15 advance ~ $18 door 

Tickets: Centennial Hall, Chaucer’s/Marienbad, 

Chapters North (Masonville) , Village Idiot or on our website 

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SOUTH LONDON 

YOUTH JOB FAIR 

Friday, February 1st 2013 

(1:30-4:30 pm) - 1119 Jalna Blvd. 

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CORY WEEDS: 

JAZZ RENAISSANCE MAN 

Vancouver’s Cory Weeds loves jazz and is 

heavily involved in promoting the music 

to a wider audience. To that end, the hardbopping 

saxophonist tours on a regular basis and 

releases records on his Cellar Live label. But the 

endeavour that consumes much of his time and 

energy is the Cellar Jazz Club, located at 3611 W. 

Broadway Street in Vancouver, BC. Weeds bought 

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the club in 2000 and since he opened its doors the 

club has featured some of the best talent in jazz. 

“If you had asked me back then whether I’d 

still be running a club after 12 years, I’d probably 

have said you were crazy. But here we are. It’s a 

fun business, but it’s very diffi cult. That said, it’s 

part of how I make a living and it’s important on 

a musical and cultural level for so many musicians 

as well. I have thought of shutting it down 

over the years but it’s so important to so many 

people,” said Weeds. “The advantage I have over 

many club owners is that I do understand things 

from the musical side. I think the success of my 

club is directly linked to the fact that I am a musician.” 

Weeds’ father was also a musician who loved 

jazz and felt his son had talent, so as a youngster, 

Cory was encouraged to pursue a music career. In 

fact, his father offered to pay his fi rst year of tuition 

if he went to music school. Ironically, Weeds 

was not initially enamoured with the saxophone 

and actually preferred another instrument. 

“I grew up with a guitar-playing father 

so I was into Wes Montgomery and other 

jazz guitarists. Through Montgomery I 

was introduced to sax men like Johnny 

Griffi n, Dexter Gordon and Stanley Tur- 

rentine. I like stuff with a beat to it so 

I’m drawn to hard bop from groups like 

Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. I just love 

the soul-jazz organ stuff as well.” 

In 2001, Weeds decided to preserve 

some of the music happening at his 

club and thus his record label, Cellar 

Live, was born. Over the years the label 

has released recordings featuring jazz 

legends like trumpeter Jim Rotondi, 

saxophonists Charles MacPherson and 

David ‘Fathead’ Newman, Hammond B3 

organ gurus Lonnie Smith and Joey De- 

Francesco, along with a good number of 

local performers. 

“I think we’ve released between 60 and 

70 albums, so far. I got into the record 

business because I didn’t think the club 

would be around that long and I wanted 

i AEOLIAN 

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to document everything. We sell enough downloads 

and physical product to keep churning out 

more records. Until that changes, we’ll keep doing 

it.” 

In addition to quality music, Cellar Live releases 

feature bold, classic cover graphics that recall 

the glory days of the iconic Blue Note label. That 

comes as no surprise when you consider Weeds 

is a huge fan of the Blue Note era and the many 

gems it produced. 

“We went through several different designers in 

the early days, but over the past two years we’ve 

used the same designer. He’s a good friend of mine 

from New York and he’s done a great job of capturing 

how I want the label to look. When someone 

notices the covers, that’s as big a compliment 

to me as saying the music’s good.” 

When Weeds performs at the Aeolian Hall, he’ll 

be doing so in support of his latest Cellar Live 

release, Up A Step, his fi fth CD as a leader. The 

album is a tribute to the composing talents of one 

of Weeds’ favourite saxophonists, Hank Mobley. 

SAXOPHONIST CORY WEEDS, WHOSE NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH JAZZ IN CANADA, 

BRINGS HIS STELLAR QUARTET TO LONDON ON JANUARY 26 

Weeds recorded the album at the conclusion of 

an eight-night tour with organist Mike LeDonne, 

guitarist Oliver Gannon and drummer Jesse Cahill. 

“I have my opinions on what my best records 

are and I was really excited about Up A Step, but I 

had no idea it would garner the type of press and 

reaction it’s received. I think it came in at number 

28 on the top 100 jazz charts in the States. 

That’s pretty impressive for a guy that many 

people don’t know a lot about. What people get 

from that recording is guys just throwing caution 

to the wind and not worrying about making the 

perfect sounding live recording. It’s a really fun, 

loose sounding CD.” 

Joining Cory Weeds in London will be trombonist 

Steve Davis, pianist Tilden Webb, bassist Ken 

Lister and drummer Jesse Cahill. 

~ John Sharpe 

HALL. THE COREY WEEDS JAZZ QUINTET PERFORMS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 

8:00 P.M. FOR TICKETS AND INFO, CALL (519) 672-7950 


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Hillside Inside 

Now celebrating its 6th Anniversary, the Hillside Inside 

Festival will take place in Guelph, Ontario from 

February 1-3. Along with nightly concerts, Hillside 

events include workshops, sports, hand drumming, 

short fi lms and dance performance, many of which are 

geared towards the younger set. “This is the fi rst year 

it’s going to be a three-day festival and we’re accenting 

youth performances in amongst the concerts. As far as 

the concerts are concerned, Hillside has always looked 

for performers who appeal to a wide demographic since 

FOLK/ROOTS GROUP GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS ARE 

FEATURED AT THIS YEARʼS HILLSIDE INSIDE 

Hillsiders range in age from 3 to 93 and we like to give 

them all a really good time. Since it’s not prime touring 

season for many artists, most of our shows are one-offs. 

We go through tons of acts to fi nd those that are available 

and fi t our vision,” said Marie Zimmerman, Executive 

Director. On February 1, the Great Lake Swimmers, 

wsg Suzuki String School of Guelph and Elliott Brood, 

are on the bill at the River Run Centre. Hannah Georgas 

and Doug Paisley entertain at St. George’s Anglican 

Church on February 2, 3:00 p.m., followed that night 

at the same venue by Hollerado and Born Ruffi ans. On 

February 3, K’naan, wsg Sarah Felker, wraps up Hillside 

Inside at the River Run Centre. For tickets and info, call 

877-520-2408. 

In Memoriam 

As 2012 ended and a new year began, the music world 

mourned the loss of two legendary performers. Sitar 

player Ravi Shankar, who taught George Harrison how 

to play the stringed instrument and brought Indian 

music to the West, passed away at age 92 on December 

11. In the 1960s, Shankar lent ethereal, spiritual sounds 

to the Fab Four through his friendship with Harrison, 

who recorded them on the Sgt. Pepper’s album in the 

song ‘Within You Without You.’ Virtuoso performances 

at Monterey in 1967 and Woodstock in 1969 helped ce- 

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ment Shankar’s place in Western musical history. Patti 

Page, one of the most successful pop stars of the ‘50s 

– famed for hits such as ‘Tennessee Waltz’ and ‘How 

Much Is That Doggie in the Window?’ – died on Tuesday, 

January 1. She was 85. Although Page sold more than 

100 million records during her long career, her singing 

style and sentimental hits, though favoured by the 

public, did not always receive critical praise. ‘’A couple 

of critics back then said my voice was like milquetoast,’’ 

Page told the New York Times in 2003. ‘’My music was 

called plastic, antiseptic, placid. It was only fi ve or so 

years after the war, a different time. A simpler time. The 

music was simpler, too.’’ 

Mraz At Myanmar 

On Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, singer-songwriter Jason 

Mraz mixed entertainment with education to become 

the fi rst world-class entertainer in decades to perform 

in Myanmar, with a concert to raise awareness of human 

traffi cking. Mraz performed before a crowd of 

about 50,000 people at the base of the famous hilltop 

Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the country’s biggest 

city. Local artists also played at the event organized by 

the anti-traffi cking media group MTV EXIT and the 

anti-slavery organization Walk Free. Mraz called his 

top-billed appearance at the concert a “tremendous 

SINGER-SONGWRITER JASON MRAZ 

RECENTLY BECOME THE FIRST WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINER 

IN DECADES TO PERFORM IN MYANMAR 

honour.” “I think the country is, at this time, downloading 

lots of new information from all around the 

world,” he said. “I’ve always wanted my music to be 

here, (for) hope and celebration, peace, love and happiness. 

And so I’m delighted that my music can be 

THE MUSIC WORLD LOST TWO GIANTS WITH THE RECENT PASSING OF PATTI PAGE AND RAVI SHANKAR 

a part of this big download that Myanmar is experiencing 

right now.” Organizers said Mraz was the fi rst 

international artist to perform at an open-air, mass 

public concert in Myanmar. Jazz artists Count Basie, 

Duke Ellington and Charlie Byrd visited the country in 

the 1970s, when it was still called Burma, but played at 

much smaller venues. 

Psy Makes History 

South Korean pop artist Psy and his ‘Gangnam Style’ 

video marked a historic milestone recently, becoming 

the fi rst YouTube video to receive one billion views. 

In fact, the video, featuring Psy’s giddy up-style dance 

moves, has been averaging more than 200 million views 

per month since it debuted in July, 2012. Justin Bieber’s 

video for ‘Baby’ held the previous YouTube record at 

more than 800 million views. Now that the Korean pop 

star has reached such a milestone, he feels it’s time to 

put the biggest song of 2012 into semi-retirement. Prior 

to performing ‘Gangnam Style’ during Dick Clark’s New 

Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Psy told MTV that he will be “ending” 

his smash hit. “The song became too popular, and so 

you start to have some concern about its life period,” he 

said. “I still have a lot of invitations to perform it so I’ll 

be in Paris, and in February I got invited to perform in 

China. Let me say that in America I need a new single 

because ‘Gangnam Style’ got too popular, so I’ve got to 

write a new single.” 

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IN SPITE OF ITS ENORMOUS SUCCESS, PSY FEELS IT MAY 

BE TIME TO ABANDON HIS ICONIC PONY-RIDE 

We Goofed 

We completely missed it, but Scene’s sharp-eyed readers 

were quick to point out that we inadvertently misspelled 

Justin Bieber’s name on the cover of our December 

20 issue. Oops! Scene regrets the error. 

January 22 - February 02, 2013 

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~ John Sharpe 

Opening Reception: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 7:00 pm 

Special performances by Quique Escamilla’s Quartet & The Alfredo Caxaj Latin Ensemble 

Featuring new works by: Maca Suaza (Chile), Laura Acosta (Colombia), 

Juan Manuel Vasquez (Guatemala), Margarita Alex Flores (Mexico), César Leiva (Chile), 

Gilda Monreal (Chile), José Ortega (Ecuador), & Juana Zuniga (Ecuador). 

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LONDON’S�INDIE�POP�BEAT 

At The Corner 

Popular downtown Forest City nightspot, Scots Corner (268 Dundas St.) welcomes a couple of local favourites and a new 

hometown group to their stage over the next few weeks. On Friday, January 18, London guitarist Jim McGinley teams up with 

classy fi ddle player Lisa Reilly to present a selection of folk, Celtic and Irish tunes. Formed one year ago, Sonny Wails -- Aivi Dam 

(vocals), Matt Quinn (drums), Brad Laking (guitar) and John Drahushchak (bass) – makes its Scots Corner debut on Friday, 

January 25. “For most of our bar shows, including Scots Corner, we try to cater to the crowd and play popular rock covers. Our 

SONNY WAILS ARE (L-R) BRAD LAKING (GUITAR), AIVI DAM (VOCALS), 

JOHN DRAHUSHCHAK (BASS), AND MATT QUINN (DRUMS) 

set lists usually draws from the classic rock and blues rock genres. However, we also incorporate some songs from newer bands 

that have that vintage vibe. Some of our favourites to play include ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash,’ ‘Respect,’ ‘Fat Bottomed Girls,’ ‘Hello 

Operator,’ and ‘Hold On.’ We have a growing list of original music (blues rock, mostly) that we try to incorporate into live shows 

as well since for us, the greatest part about playing together is the opportunity to actually create and share music. Infl uences 

vary for each band member but include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and The White Stripes. This will actually 

be our fi rst show at Scots Corner and we are very excited about it!” said Quinn. Phone (519) 667-2277 for more info. 

Saturday Live Music 3 - 6 

JAN 18 

THE SMASHTONES 

JAN 25 

THE FULL TILT 

JAN 19 

SNAKEBITE 

W/ MATINEE 3 - 6 

JAN 26 

FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK 

AC/DC TRIBUTE 

Open Jam Nite every Wednesday 8 - 12 

with Tommy Solo 

750 Hamilton Road (519) 457-7467 

www.eastsidebarandgrill.ca 

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Eastside Action 

The Smashtones, a four-piece, high energy rock outfi t, will visit the Eastside Bar & Grill (750 Hamilton Rd.) on Friday, January 

18. Rockin’ country band SnakeBite will slither into the Eastside Bar on Saturday, January 19 for matinee and evening 

performances of new country music, along with tunes from classic country giants like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. Top 40 

party band Full Tilt are the feature attraction on Friday, January 25, followed on January 26 by AC/DC tribute band, For Those 

About To Rock. Now in its 10th year, For Those About To Rock is comprised of Spudzy James (vocals), Rob K (guitar), Eric K 

(bass), Al Boriska (guitar) and Diamond Jim Campbell (drums). “AC/DC is just the most straight ahead, all out; sweat your 

butt off hard rock band of all time. The tunes make you wanna get up and rock out. The crowds are awesome at the Eastside. 

Nothing like lookin’ out from the stage and seeing a dance fl oor full of people getting the lead out. This is a group of guys that 

just like to get out and play. The crowds make the show. If they get into it, we play harder,” said James. The Eastside also hosts 

Karaoke every Saturday (6:00 p.m.) and an Open Jam every Wednesday (8:00 p.m.). For complete info, call (519) 457-7467. 

Lawyers Salute Dylan 

Over the past 10 years, the London Lawyers Feed The Hungry Program has raised well over $200,000 to support the hungry 

in our community via hospitality meals, collective kitchens, community gardens, Ark-Aid Mission, the London Coffee House, 

the Unity Project, My Sister’s Place and Investing In Children Inc., to name a few. On Saturday, January 26, 7:00 p.m., London 

lawyers and friends working in the judicial system will present a fundraising concert at the London Music Club (470 Colborne 

St.) that celebrates the music of Bob Dylan. “People don’t always associate lawyers with being creative or musical, so when we 

started it was a rather novel idea. It was like pulling teeth to get people involved, but once we did our fi rst event they saw it was 

pretty good,” said event associate Dan Mailer. “The show is going to start out with Dylan’s acoustic folk tunes and then we’re 

going to move onto his electric era. I’ve been a huge Dylan fan since day one. The legacy he’s built over the years is tremen- 

dous; he really spoke for a generation. I’m going to perform in three different sections of the show. Justice Eleanor Schnall is 

putting together a band, a lawyer from Lerners, Ted Kalnins, will perform songs that were on Dylan’s Basement Tapes album, 

a rockin’ group named Wyld Stallions, which is comprised of a number of London lawyers, will kick off the electric set, Claude 

Pensa may give a short vocal tribute to Dylan, Crown Attorney Adam Campbell is involved in the folk set, and Janet Clermont 

is another lawyer who will be part of the event.” Call (519) 640-6996 for more info. 

~ John Sharpe 

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GUITARIST ROB K AND SPUDZY JAMES OF FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK ROCKINʼ OUT AT A RECENT EVENT 

THE WYLD STALLIONS WILL TAKE PART IN A TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN ON JANUARY 26 

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THE�LISTINGS 

CONCERTS/LIMITED 

ENGAGEMENTS 

(SEE ALSO HOUSE BANDS, 

DJS, KARAOKE) 

THURS. JAN. 17 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Lord Thunderin’ Thursday 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO- Open Mic w/Carole Allison 

BURLESQUE-DJ Doran 

FORWELL HALL-Patrick Dorie (Noon) 

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-The Big Rock Electric Jam/ 

Ben Sures/Nancy Dutra 

MOLLY BLOOM’S – The Mike O’Brien Band 

MUSEUM LONDON-Saigon Pharmacy (7pm) 

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

RICHMOND-Karaoke w/Billy Paton 

TOWN & COUNTRY –Karaoke w/Dion Ford 

WINKS EATERY-Katlina 

WITS END PUB-Karaoke w/DJ Tatz 

WORTLEY-Duncrief Rising 

YUK YUK’S-Scott Faulconbridge/Bobby Knauf/Lawrence 

Morgenstern 

FRI. JAN. 18 

AEOLIAN HALL-Don Ross & Brooke Miller (8pm) 

BACKDRAFTS-HooDoo2 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Tim Woodcock (6pm) 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO-Orlando Valencia’s 

Pachanga Band 


BYRON LEGION-Karaoke 

CALL THE OFFICE-F**ked Up/Moon King 

CAREY’S BAR & GRILL-The Offenders Of Comedy 

CENTENNIAL HALL- The Music Of Simon & Garfunkel 

w/Orchestra London & Jim Witter (8pm) 

CLUB LG-Young Guru/Young Mase 

COATES OF ARMS-Pauly Fagan 

DAWGHOUSE PUB-In My Defense 

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-The Smashtones 

EAST VILLAGE ARTS CO-OP-Mark Martyre (8:30pm) 

FITZRAYS-Carly Thomas 

GROOVES-Mark Martyre (2pm) 

HONEST LAWYER-Bill Savage 

JACK’S-Verbal Karate 

LAVISH-DJ Eddy 

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-Acoustyle Open Mic (9pm)/ 

Poetry Slam (8pm) 


NORMA JEAN’S-River City Ransom/Persist 

ONYX-Project 46/Loud Luxury 

OUT BACK SHACK- Treetop Entertainment/Smash 

Brovaz/Pocket City/A-Fos 

POACHER’S ARMS-Spoonmen 

RICHMOND- Cotton Mouth 

SCOTS CORNER-Jim McGinley & Lisa Reilly 

SMOKE-N-BONES-Mister E w/Laura G 

TOWN & COUNTRY – Karaoke w/Dion Ford 

UPFRONT BAR & GRILL-Stacey Zegers 

WESTERN FAIR DISTRICT ANNEX-Comet (8pm) 

WINDERMERE MANOR-Murray Snelgrove (5-9pm) 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Open Mic 

FORWELL HALL-Andrew Searles (Noon) 

NORMA JEAN’S-Karaoke w/Maggie 

VICTORY LEGION-Don Thornton (8pm) 

WINKS EATERY-Smokin’ Dave 

WED. JAN. 23 

WITS END PUB-Dark In The Glow 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Hey Lorretta (8pm) 

WORTLEY–Funk Eh! 

CALL THE OFFICE-Indie Underground w/DJ Aaron 

YUK YUK’S- Scott Faulconbridge/Bobby Knauf/Law- McMillan 

rence Morgenstern 

CHAUCER’S PUB-Alex Richmond Trio 

SAT. JAN. 19 

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Open Jam (8pm) 


FRIDAY KNIGHT LIGHTS-Karaoke w/Bruce Al- 

CALL THE OFFICE- The Hi-Tones 

mighty 

CENTENNIAL HALL- The Music Of Simon & Garfun- JACK’S-Canal Street 

kel w/Orchestra London & Jim Witter (8pm) MOLLY BLOOM’S-The Al Rowe Band 

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larryoke 

NITE OWL LOUNGE-DJ Eedy 

DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB-DJ Wolfeman (8:30pm) O’MALLEY’S-Karaoke w/Music Central (8pm) 

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Karaoke (6pm)/SnakeBite 

(Mat: 3pm) 

FITZRAYS-Bender 

HONEST LAWYER-Arkham Dispatch 

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-New Cumberland/The 

Schotts (7pm)/Graham Nicholas/Mack Edwards 

(10pm) 

POACHER’S ARMS-Open Mic w/J-Me 

SCOTS CORNER-HooDoo2 


WOLF PERFORMANCE HALL-The David Priest Trio 

(7pm) 

THURS. JAN. 24 


BLACK SHIRE PUB- Lord Thunderin’ Thursdays/ 

NORMA JEAN’S-Cowboy Project/Suburban Presence 

ONYX-DJ Everfresh 

POACHER’S ARMS-Greg Lirette 

RICHMOND-The Urge (3-6pm)/Poison Spur/Vimana/Disrape/Gatgas 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO- Open Mic w/Donna 

Creighton 


CENTRAL LIBRARY-The Will Knots (7:30pm) 

FORWELL HALL-Dan Howler (Noon) 

ST. REGIS TAVERN- Kevin’s Bacon Train w/Marty LAVISH-Karaoke 

Kolls 

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- The Big Rock Electric Jam 

TOWN & COUNTRY –Karaoke w/Dave 

(9pm)/Mark Henning 

VICTORIA TAVERN- 

MOLLY BLOOM’S- The Mike O’Brien Band 

VICTORY LEGION-CW Country (2-6pm)/Sunrise NORMA JEAN’S –Live Band Karaoke w/Nasty Alex 

(8pm) 

RICHMOND-Karaoke w/Billy Paton 

WINKS EATERY-Mike Todd 


WORTLEY-Funk Eh! 

WINKS EATERY-Jay Davis 

YUK YUK’S- Scott Faulconbridge/Bobby Knauf/Law- WITS END PUB-Karaoke w/DJ Tatz 

rence Morgenstern 

WORTLEY-Parallax 

SUN. JAN. 20 

YUK YUK’S-John Ki/Eric Andrews/Patrick Haye 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO-Coalshed Willies (5-9pm) 

FRI. JAN. 25 

CONNIE’S BAR & GRILL-Frank Ridsdale (3:30pm) 

BACKDRAFTS- Mike Fagan 

FITZRAY’S- Sweet Leaf Garrett 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Alfi e Smith (6pm) 

PLAYERS ATHLETIC-Smokin’ Dave (4-8pm) 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO-Orlando Valencia’s 

RICHMOND-Open Mic w/Patrick (4-8pm)/Karaoke Pachanga Band 

w/Lizzie & JJ 


ST. REGIS TAVERN- Tommy Solo (3pm) 

CALL THE OFFICE-Motion Grove/Bet Your Life/Al- 


mighty Slag/Greedo Slowhand 

WINKS EATERY-Karaoke w/The A-Train 

DAWGHOUSE PUB-The Warlocks 

WORTLEY-Soul Sausage (4pm) 

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL- The Full Tilt 

MON. JAN. 21 

FAIRMONT UNITED CHURCH-Jenn Kee/Barry Usher 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Quiz Night (8:30pm) 

Quartet (8pm) 

CALL THE OFFICE-Child Bite/I Smell Blood 

FITZRAYS-Hurtin’ Merv 

FRIDAY KNIGHT LIGHTS-Karaoke w/Bruce Almighty FORWELL HALL-USS/A Tribe Called Red 

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke 

NORMA JEAN’S- Open Band Nite w/Shepherds Pie 

OLD EAST STUDIOS-Southern Ontario Ukulele 

Players (7-9pm) 

FRIDAY KNIGHT LIGHTS-Karaoke w/Bruce Almighty 

HILTON HOTEL-Robbie Burns Gala 

HONEST LAWYER-Mr. Bill 

RICHMOND-Karaoke 

JACK’S-Verbal Karate 

TOWN & COUNTRY –Open Mic 

TUES. JAN. 22 

BARKING FROG-Murray Snelgrove w/Doug Varty 

LONDON MUSIC CLUB- Acoustyle Open Mic (9pm)/ 

Irish Folk Club Ceili (8pm) 

MOLLY BLOOM’S-Driver 

NORMA JEAN’S- Demolition Rage/Yours To Take/ 

Cheapwings/Droghanger/Deathcharger 

OLD EAST STUDIOS-Electronic Music Magic (8pm) 

POACHER’S ARMS-Stephen Fisher 

RICHMOND- Dirty Kills/Thunderbitchin’/Oily Birds 

ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH-Sonja Gustafson 

w/Charlie Rallo & Kevin Muir (8pm) 

SCOTS CORNER- Sonny Wails 

SMOKE-N-BONES-Tom Cat Prowl 


WINDERMERE MANOR-Jason Mercer (5-9pm) 

WINKS EATERY-Jesse Parent 


WORTLEY-Rumblefi sh 

YUK YUK’S- John Ki/Eric Andrews/Patrick Haye 

SAT. JAN. 26 

AEOLIAN HALL-Corey Weeds Jazz Quintet (8pm) 

BLACK DIAMOND BAR-The Black Diamond Blues 

Band (4-8pm) 

BLACK SHIRE PUB- Lock & Key/High School Sweetheart/The 

Gypsy Ghosts 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO-Orlando Valencia Band 


BYRON LEGION-The Outcasts (8pm) 

DAWGHOUSE PUB-Larryoke 

DUCHESS OF KENT-Kurtis & Nick w/Steve McNappy 

(3pm) 

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-HooDoo2 (2-5pm)/For 

Those About To Rock 

FITZRAYS-The Warlocks 


HONEST LAWYER-Comet 

JACK’S-Jason Mercer 

LONDON MUSIC CLUB-The Music Of Bob Dylan 

(7pm)/Cloe Klaus/Hiroshima Hearts/The Tin Can 

Dinner Band (10pm) 

MOLLY BLOOM’S-Driver 

NORMA JEAN’S- Dave’s Not Here 

OLD EAST STUDIOS- Linda Lucas & Marty Mason- 

Grant/The Improv Club/Dan Ebbs/Roger Fisher/ 

Harry Booker/Jake Levesque/Dave Dillon (8pm) 

ONYX-DJ Everfresh 

POACHER’S ARMS- Stephen Fisher 

RICHMOND- Pauly Fagan & Drunkin’ Nights 

(3pm)/Scum Runners/Cockeyed Christ/Motive 

Force/Congression/Anathamtized 

ST. REGIS TAVERN-The Dear Johns 

SHOELESS JOE’S-Doug Varty Band (8pm) 


VICTORY LEGION-Allan James (2-6pm)/Bridlington 

Road (8pm) 

WINKS EATERY-Brother Time 

WORTLEY-Rumblefi sh 

YUK YUK’S- John Ki/Eric Andrews/Patrick Haye 

SUN. JAN. 27 

BRENNAN’S BEER BISTRO-Coalshed Willies (5- 

9pm) 

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

CHAUCER’S PUB-Haines & Leighton (7:30pm) 

CONNIE’S BAR & GRILL-Frank Ridsdale (3:30pm) 

THE LISTINGS CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 


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WE LOVE LIVE MUSIC 

Don Ross & Brooke Miller 

Friday January 18 

Sarah Slean with Strings 

Saturday February 16 

Ben Caplan 

Olenka Krakus / JP Hoe 

Sunday February 17 

Janina Fialkowska 

Friday February 22 

Jason Marsalis 

Vibes Quartet 

Monday February 25 

Whitehorse 

Melissa McLelland / Luke Doucet 

Wednesday Feb. 27 

Birds of Chicago 

Oh Susanna 

Sunday March 3 

DALA 

Wednesday March 27 

Best Live Music Venue 

Jack Richardson Music Awards 

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FITZRAY’S- Sweet Leaf Garrett 

NORMA JEAN’S- Karaoke w/Maggie 

FRIDAY KNIGHT LIGHTS-Karaoke w/Bruce Almighty VICTORY LEGION-Don Thornton Band (8pm) 

LONDON TAP HOUSE-DJ Everfresh 

WED. JAN. 30 

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke w/Axle 

BLACK SHIRE PUB-Hey Lorretta (8pm) 

NORMA JEAN’S-8 Bit Ghost/High School Sweetheart/ CENTENNIAL HALL- Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin 

The Tracks/Trash Alex/DeadRock/Basement Bound Experience (8pm) 

(6pm) 

CHAUCER’S PUB-Alex Richmond Trio 

PLAYERS ATHLETIC-Smokin’ Dave (4-8pm) 

EASTSIDE BAR & GRILL-Open Jam (8pm) 

RICHMOND-Open Mic w/Patrick (4-8pm)/Karaoke 


w/Lizzie & JJ 

JACK’S-Canal Street 


MOLLY BLOOM’S-The Al Rowe Band 

WINKS EATERY-Karaoke w/The A-Train 

NITE OWL LOUNGE-DJ Eedy 

WORTLEY-The Village Blues Band w/David Vest 

(4pm) 

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

MON. JAN. 28 


BACKDRAFTS-Smokin’ Dave 

SCOTS CORNER-HooDoo2 

BLACK SHIRE PUB- Quiz Night (8:30pm) 


FRIDAY KNIGHT LIGHTS-Karaoke w/Bruce Almighty HOUSE BANDS/DJS/KARAOKE 

MOLLY BLOOM’S- Karaoke 

THURSDAYS 

NORMA JEAN’S- Open Band Nite w/Shepherds Pie BARKING FROG – Thirsty Thursday 

OLD EAST STUDIOS-Southern Ontario Ukulele Play- BLACK SHIRE PUB-Lord Thunderin’ Thirsty Thursers 

(7-9pm) 

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TOWN & COUNTRY –Open Mic 

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CAREY’S BAR & GRILL- DJ All Request Night 

COATES OF ARMS-Trivia Night 

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FITZRAY’S-Shaun Sanders 


GRAD CLUB-Open Mic (8-11pm) 

JACK’S- Jerzy & Stirling 

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JOE KOOL’S-Black Belt Jones 

LONDON ALE HOUSE-Karaoke (10pm) 

MONGOLIAN MARTINI BAR-Wayne Holden & Robbie 

Antone 



ROXBURY-DJ Mystic 

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SPOKE & RIM-Rick McGhie 


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arts� 

Stepping into the main exhibition space of the McIntosh 

Gallery at Western University is like descending into a 

twisted fairytale starring cartoon hippie rockers, longhaired 

slackers and other assorted oddballs, all of them engaged 

in questionable activities. 

Make the descent – you’ll be glad you did. 

Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out Of Towners is 

a collection of fl ashe vinyl paint drawings by Adrian Norvid, 

including fi ve large-scale pieces that are virtually life-size. 

The incredible amount of detail and clever wordplays incorporated 

into these drawings will have viewers lingering long. 

The Montreal-based artist’s show is the last part of a series 

this season which delves into work stemming from the postunderground 

and alternative culture. Think Fantagraphics 

and Drawn and Quarterly comics and graphic novels, the latter 

company having published 

Norvid’s book Nogoodniks 

in 2011. James 

Patten of the McIntosh 

originally curated the 

show for the Art Gallery 

of Windsor in 2009. 

The show follows Jason 

McLean’s if you could 

read my mind, Raymond 

Pettibon’s The Punk 

Years, and Graphic Underground: 

London 1977 

– 1990, a group show of 

posters held at the Forest 

City Gallery advertising 

local indie concerts during 

that time period. 

The current exhibition 

is comprised of six pieces and one three-dimensional sculpture 

on display in the main room, and a collection of smaller 

works, including one large piece in the second room. Those 

with a propensity for doodling will surely be in awe of the 

stream-of-consciousness, decidedly obsessive style in which 

Norvid works, fed by a highly sardonic wit. 

The massive pieces include abundant puns and jokeswithin-jokes-within-jokes, 

in such great numbers in fact that 

viewers can study them for hours and still not isolate every 

clever little thing. This can be said of all of the large works, 

making for a unique immersive experience. It is this aspect 

that makes the show special. 

The impressive piece entitled Hermit Hamlet (2008, measuring 

more than three by fi ve metres) takes us into a ‘70sera 

white trash slumscape with a hotel and shacks that give 

new meaning to the word derelict. One such structure is 

mounted onto the back of a pickup truck – a do-it-yourself 

camper van of sorts, a favoured subject of Norvid’s. Several 

ne’er-do-wells hang out on the requisite outdoor furniture, 

one seemingly taping an impromptu piano performance on 

a ‘phony Sony’ cassette recorder while a dude nearby bends 

�FEATURES 

INSIDE THE WEIRD, WILD 

WORLD OF ADRIAN NORVID 

AT THE MCINTOSH 

LONDON, ON 

ADRIAN NORVID, TRAILER HOME, 2002, 

FLASHE VINYL PAINT (300 X 300 CM) 

over a record player, giving us a rather unsavoury view of his 

backside. 

“Recluse/Foot loose/Screw loose/No use” can be read on 

a sign hanging from a dilapidated shed. “Permanently Unhinged” 

hangs from the hotel’s broken door. 

Losers Weepers (2005), depicting a cube van-cum-tour bus 

of an over-the-hill band, and Woodie Hoodie, a psychedelic 

forest scene with a screaming tree and numerous references 

to crackers, are both heavy on the hatching. This rendering 

technique lends an air of rusticity, bringing to mind John 

Tenniel’s Victorian-era illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in 

Wonderland. 

Pairing this aesthetic with the subject matter is absurdly 

hilarious. The underachieving musicians of Losers Weepers 

travel in a van with ‘overinfl ated,’ ‘Not a Very Goodyear’ 

tires. The front licence plate reads ‘Fuelled by Muesli.’ The 

‘doom and gloomers/ 

late bloomers’ are heading 

out on their ‘Weep No 

More’ Tour. We certainly 

are not weeping for them 

– on the contrary! 

Sit Your Sorry Asses 

Down (2008) is an account 

of a communal 

dinner gone terribly, terribly 

wrong. Decimated 

by drink, the party-goers 

are passed out around a 

table laden with everything 

from a giant pine- 

apple to a severed head. 

A Christ-like fi gure sits 

with his eyes bugged out 

into a punch bowl while 

another man is sizing-up a bottle of Jack Daniel’s (called ‘Jack 

Offalot’s’ here – snicker) that is almost as tall as he is. 

Given Norvid’s refi ned drawing style and the sheer scale of 

these pieces, this show is a treat for fans of the genre as it is 

not often that we see cartoons in such a format. There is a 

certain charm inherent in his work and an odd friendliness 

to this motley crew of hillbillies, despite their shiftlessness. 

One walks away from the gallery with an appreciation of the 

imagination these dudes sprang from. 

Born in the UK and raised in Southern Ontario, Norvid 

holds a BA in music and an MFA in studio art from York University. 

He teaches drawing at Concordia University and has 

participated in many solo and group exhibitions. Drop in and 

see Showstoppers, Whoppers, Downers and Out Of Towners 

before it closes on February 16. 

i THE 


MCINTOSH GALLERY (WESTERN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS) 

PRESENTS ADRIAN NORVID: SHOWSTOPPERS, WHOPPERS, 

DOWNERS AND OUT OF TOWNERS, UNTIL FEBRUARY 16. FOR 

MORE INFORMATION CALL 519-661-3181. 

LAUGHING ALL THE WAY 

UP: LCP’S LAUGHTER ON 

THE 23RD FLOOR 

LONDON, ON 

Coming to the Palace Theatre near you! 

Hilarity! Hijinks! Zingers! Mania! 

And that’s just what happens behind 

the scenes of the TV variety program, The Max 

Prince Show. 

For the fi rst time ever, London Community 

Players will present Neil Simon’s Laughter on 

the 23rd Floor from January 18 to 26. Penned 

in the early 90s, the iconic American playwright 

excavated his own past as a junior writer for Sid 

Caesar on Your Show of Shows, which aired on 

NBC during television’s Golden Era. 

Called The Max Prince Show in the play, Simon 

based his characters on actual members of the 

writing team of which he was part – an eccentric 

bunch that included Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, 

Carl Reiner, Mel Tolkin, Woody Allen, and of course, Sid 

Caesar. 

Director Tim Condon saw the original Broadway production 

in New York City, starring Nathan Lane as Max Prince, 

the character whose real-life counterpart is Sid Caesar. As a 

playwright himself, Condon fell in love with the show and 

thought it would be perfect to bring to local audiences. 

“This play is similar to Neil Simon’s better works, such as 

The Odd Couple, in that it’s a character-driven show, and 

yet it’s also current. The language is fresh and provocative, 

and the comedy is certainly universally relevant,” Condon 

remarked. 

The script is so true-to-life that audiences will get a taste 

of what it was like in a room with some of the brightest 

comedic minds of that generation. 

“Neil Simon called Larry Gelbart and said, ‘we did this 

joke when we were in the writers’ room and I want to use 

it in my new play.’ And Larry Gelbart said, ‘Neil – that was 

your joke, so God speed.’ So this play really feels like there 

are various pages torn out of Neil Simon’s journal; there’s 

no beginning, middle, or end to this kind of story. These 

are little things that happened to him, memories strung 

together,” Condon added. 

Besides delving into the personalities behind the show, 

the play also takes a look at the factors that ultimately led 

to its demise at a time when television was in its infancy, 

explained Michael Wilmot, who plays Max Prince. 

“What I found was interesting about this time in American 

television is when Your Show of Shows started, TV was 

mostly in the large urban centers like New York and Chicago. 

But when they started widening their broadcasting 

range into the less populous states and areas, they realized 

they needed another type of humour that was not as 

sophisticated as the type that New Yorkers, for example, 

would get. That’s basically what killed the show,” Wilmot 

said. 

Considering what passes as entertainment in the age 

of reality TV, things have clearly gone downhill since the 

1950s. 


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L-R: MICHAEL WILMOT (STANDING), JO-ANNE BISHOP, TIM 

BOURGARD, MATTHEW STEWART, CHRIS ALBERT, 

PAUL BLOWER, AND RICK SMITH (ON FLOOR), 

IN A SCENE FROM LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR 

“I’d like people to take away a bit of the feeling of what 

the humour was like on television then. In Sid Caesar’s 

show, they laughed with people. Now, the audience laughs 

at people. Back then, it was genuinely clever humour that 

you had to think about,” Wilmot added. 

As someone who has worked as a freelance comedy writer 

for Jay Leno and Saturday Night Live as well as being 

a playwright himself, Wilmot is particularly drawn to the 

script. 

“The interplay between the characters – how they’re 

always trying to top one another and they’re giving each 

other little shots all the time – the franticness of it appeals 

to me,” he said. 

The stories of what happened in the writers’ room at NBC 

are legendary and the shenanigans referenced in the play 

are culled from real events that took place. In the interest 

of not giving away spoilers however, you’ll have to come see 

the play to see how crazy it actually got. 

“Not only was there the pressure from the network to 

dumb it down, they had Joe McCarthy breathing down their 

necks, telling them they can’t talk about the big fi ve taboo 

subjects. So what you had was the television world, which 

was totally PC, and what happened behind the scenes, 

which was the complete opposite,” Condon said. 

Joining Wilmot onstage are Matthew Stewart (as Lucas 

Brickman), Paul Blower (Milt Fields), Tim Bourgard (Val 

Slotsky), Chris Albert (Brian Doyle), Mark Speechley (Kenny 

Franks), Rick Smith (Ira Stone), Jo-Anne Bishop (Carol 

Wyman), and Megan Williamson (Helen). 

The success of an ensemble piece such as Laughter on 

the 23rd Floor relies on the strength of its cast, and Condon 

believes this one has what it takes. 

“The actors all understand the material, and from the 

fi rst reading it’s been wonderful,” he said. “They are all that 

strong in what they do.” 


i LONDON 

COMMUNITY PLAYERS PRESENTS NEIL SIMON’S 

LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR AT THE PALACE THEATRE 

(710 DUNDAS STREET), FROM JANUARY 18 – 26. FOR 

TICKETS, CALL 519-432-1029.

LONDON, ON 

IS ALL FAIR IN 

LOVE AND WAR? 

UWOPERA PRESENTS 

COSI FAN TUTTE 

Students at Western University’s 

Don Wright Faculty of Music are 

set to bring a contemporary version 

of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte to the 

Paul Davenport Theatre. 

The show, a lighthearted comedy that 

dares ask if there is any such thing as 

a faithful woman, is set in the present 

day at Western – sure to make it all the 

more accessible and enjoyable to students 

as well as the wider community. 

Director and Don Wright Faculty 

professor Theodore Baerg says that 

the popular opera, fi rst performed in 

Vienna in 1790, transforms well into a 

modern tale. 

“The name that is often given to this 

opera is ‘The School for Lovers,’ which 

is a theme that can absolutely be applied 

to any time period, and it works 

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quite wonderfully,” Baerg remarked. 

The playful story is one of scheming, 

seduction, and a whole lot of silliness. 

Ferrando is in love with Dorabella, 

Guglielmo is in love with Fiordiligi. In 

the UWOpera version, the couples all attend 

Western; Ferrando and Guglielmo 

are on Canadian military scholarships. 

The guys confi dently proclaim that 

their lady loves will always be true to 

them. 

Don Alfonso, a young professor that 

the guys have been hanging out with, 

challenges the notion. He makes a bet 

that Dorabella and Fiordiligi will indeed 

stray if left to their own devices. 

Just give him some time, follow his lead, 

and he will prove that all women are 

alike – fi ckle. 

The bet is made, and the pair tells 

their girlfriends that they have been 

called away for military duty and that 

they will be gone for several months. 

“The guys return in short order, of 

course, all decked out in over-the-top 

disguises, and go for the opposite girl,” 

Baerg explained. 

“They are the kind of guys these girls 

wouldn’t be caught dead with. These 

are not people you take home to Mom. 

The girls are very, very absolute at the 

beginning that they would never be unfaithful, 

and gradually things happen 

and the guys fi nd ways to make the girls 

feel sorry for them. There are all kinds 

of twists and turns, but it’s all very funny,” 

he added. 

The opera is double-cast, comprised of 

masters and undergrad music students. 

Together, along with the orchestra and 

the students working behind the scenes, 

the production is around 60 strong. 

Music direction is provided by Orchestra 

London’s Alain Trudel. 

In a novel move, stage designer Eric 

Bunnell has set the girls’ apartment at 

the so-called ‘towers of spite’ – the colourfully 

controversial buildings on the 

northeast corner of Huron Street and 

Audrey Ave. Another scene takes place 

i 

WHEN THE BOYS ARE AWAY, WILL THE GIRLS PLAY? 

on a set made to resemble a popular 

student watering hole, an idea that is 

sure to appeal to local audiences. 

For those who are hesitant to give 

opera a try for fear that the language 

(Italian) may be lost on you, rest assured 

– you won’t be left wanting. 

UWOpera was the fi rst university program 

of its kind in North America to 

utilize Surtitles, computerized projections 

that translate the libretto on a 

screen above or near the stage. 

Interestingly, Baerg’s wife, soprano 

Irena Welhasch Baerg, had one of the 

leading roles in the 1983 Canadian 

Opera Company production of Strauss’ 

Elektra, the very fi rst show that employed 

the Surtitle technology. 

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“People were skeptical – including 

the singers – that the audience would 

be looking at the translation instead 

of the stage. But within 15 minutes I 

thought, this is fantastic,” Baerg remarked. 

“I’m very proud that it was 

invented in Canada.” 

Furthermore, the music will make it 

seem familiar to those who are not acquainted 

with the opera. 

“You don’t get anything that’s easier 

to listen to than Mozart; it’s so melodic 

and quite beautiful,” Baerg mused. 

Cosi fan tutte runs February 1 – 9 at 

the Paul Davenport Theatre. Tickets 

are $35 general; $25 for students and 

seniors. 


WESTERN UNIVERSITY’S DON WRIGHT FACULTY OF MUSIC AND UWOPERA PRESENTS COSI FAN TUTTE, 

FEBRUARY 1 – 9 AT THE PAUL DAVENPORT THEATRE (TALBOT COLLEGE, WESTERN UNIVERSITY). 

FOR TICKETS, CALL 519-672-8800. 

UWOpera 

presents 

Così fan Tutte 

Paul Davenport Theatre 

Talbot College, Western 

February 1 at 8 p.m. 

February 2, 3 at 2p.m. 

February 7 at 7:30 p.m. 

February 8, 9 at 8 p.m. 

Mozart’s 

Tickets: $25/$20 (seniors and students) 

Call 519-672-8800 or go to 

tickets.grandtheatre.com. 


arts� 

VISUAL ARTS 

AEOLIAN HALL (795 Dundas St) – Aeolian 

Winter Group Art Exhibition: Jan 

23 – Mar 15. Reception Jan 23, 6:30pm- 

9:30pm. 519-672-7950. 

THE ART EXCHANGE (247 Wortley Rd) 

– Jill Price: Process-ed, until Jan 26. 

8th Annual Juried Miniature Show: Feb 

12 – Mar 2. Reception Feb 15, 7:30pm. 

519-434-0000. 

THE ARTS PROJECT (203 Dundas St) – 

Oswaldo Deleon Kantule: Between the 

Jungle and the Sea of Delirium, until Jan 

19. Colores de Latinoamerica: Jan 22 – 

Feb 2. Reception Jan 25, 7pm-10pm. Melissa 

Fernandes: On This Eve, An Introspective 

Look, Feb 19 – Mar 2. Reception 

Feb 22, 7pm-9pm. The Dog Show II... and 

Friends, Apr 1 – 6. Reception Apr 2, 6pm- 

9pm. 519-642-2767. 

CENTRAL BRANCH LIBRARY (251 Dundas 

St, Red Wall Exhibition Space) – 

London Black History Month Art Exhibit: 

Feb 8 – 28. Reception Feb 8, 5pm-6pm 

in the Stevenson & Hunt Room A. 519- 

661-4600. 

DOLLIRIUM DOLL ART EMPORIUM (1 

Cliftonvale Ave) – Exhibition: The Island 

of Misfi t Toys, until Feb 2. 519-675-0111. 

FOREST CITY GALLERY (258 Richmond 

St) – Dickson Bou and Thomas Chisholm: 

Bracket(ed), until Feb 15. 519- 

434-4575. 

MCINTOSH GALLERY (Elgin Drive, Western 

University) – Adrian Norvid: Showstoppers, 

Whoppers, Downers and Out 

Of Towners, until Feb 16. Jane and Tony 

Urquhart: Power and Place: Landscape 

in the Visual and Literary Arts, Jan 20, 

2pm. Talk takes place at Conron Hall. 

Free. Germaine Koh, Allyson Mitchell, 

Payton Turner, Kelly Wood: Secret Stash. 

Feb 28 – Apr 6. 519-661-3181. 

MICHAEL GIBSON GALLERY (157 Carling 

St) – Kelly Wallace: Level Grounds. Until 

Feb 2. 519-439-0451. 

MUSEUM LONDON (421 Ridout St N) 

– Events - 11th Annual Black History 

Month Opening Celebration: Feb 2, 1pm- 

4pm. Free. Exhibitions - Imaging Disaster: 

Jan 19 – Mar 31. Wind Work, Wind 

Play: Weathervanes and Whirlings, Jan 

26 – Apr 7. Under the Weather: An Inclement 

History of London, Jan 26 – Apr 

7. The Art of Work: A Student Exhibition, 

Feb 16 – June 2. London Works: Labouring 

in the Forest City, Feb 23 – Sept 22. 

Breaking the Mould: H. B. Beal Secondary 

at 100, until Jan 20. Brave New 

Worlds: until Jan 20. Bob Bozak: Realignment, 

until Feb 10. Wonderwall: A Cabinet 

of Curiosities, until Feb 17. Stories of 

War, a personal 1812: until Nov 24. 519- 

661-0333. 

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond 

St) – Knitting for Peace: Meet to knit 

projects to provide warmth and comfort 

for those in need in our community. 

Knitters of all abilities are welcome. 

Saturday mornings 10am-Noon. 519- 

434-3225. 

THIELSEN GALLERIES (1038 Adelaide St 

N) – Group Exhibition featuring Leslie 

Sorochan: Until Feb 23. 519-434-7681. 

PERFORMING ARTS 

AEOLIAN HALL (795 Dundas St) – A 

Prime Time Valentine: Feb 8, 8pm. $30/ 

Adv; $35/Door. London Opera Guild 

Meeting & Lecture, featuring Howard 

Dyck on Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. 

Feb 10, 2pm. Free. Christiane Riel’s Voice 

Studio: Life is a Cabaret, Feb 15, 8pm. 

Admission by donation. The Great Canadian 

Fiddle Show: Mar 10, 7:30pm. $25/ 

Gen. 519-672-7950. 

THE ARTS PROJECT (203 Dundas St) – 

Richmond and Tower: Killer Joe, Jan 31 

– Feb 9, 8pm. $20/Gen. 519-642-2767. 

BISHOP CRONYN MEMORIAL CHURCH 

(442 William St) – CentreSpace for the 

Arts Series: Women of Note featuring Lesley 

Andrew, Feb 1, 8pm. $20/Gen; $15/Sr; 

$10/St. Dinner by Element Catering (at 

6:30pm, advance reservation required) 

$25/Guest. 519-432-5718. 

CENTENNIAL HALL (550 Wellington St) – 

Orchestra London Red Hot Weekends Series: 

Feelin’ Groovy, the Music of Simon 

and Garfunkel, Jan 18 & 19, 8pm. $37 - 

$60. Orchestra London Masterworks Series: 

Schubert’s Unfi nished Symphony, 

Feb 2, 8pm. $41 - $64. Orchestra London 

Pops Series: Orchestral Showpieces, Feb 

10, 2:30pm. $37 - $60. 519-679-8778. 

CHAUCER’S PUB/CUCKOO’S NEST FOLK 

CLUB (122 Carling St) – Haines and 

Leighton: Jan 27, 7:30pm. $15/Adv; $18/ 

Door. 519-473-2099. 

FIRST-ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH 

(350 Queens Ave) – February concert 

by First-St. Andrew’s Strings (and friends), 

featuring Sonja Gustafson . Feb 3, 2:30pm. 

Freewill offering. 519-679-8182. 

GRAND THEATRE (471 Richmond St) – 

Kim’s Convenience: Until Feb 2. $31.64 

- $59.89. Student Club: Sneak peek 

behind the scenes, see the MainStage 

productions and meet cast and crew following 

the shows. Thursdays, 6:30pm – 

10:15pm, until Apr 25. 519-672-8800/1- 

800-265-1593. The Grand Academy: a 

pre-professional musical theatre intensive, 

Mar 11 – 15, 10am-5pm. $385/person. 

519-672-9030 x 280. 

THE�LISTINGS 

MCMANUS STUDIO THEATRE (471 Richmond 

St, Inside the Grand Theatre) – 

Playwrights’ Cabaret: Jan 25 & 26, 8pm. 

$22.60/Gen; $16.95/17 and under. Bat 

Boy the Musical: Feb 14 – 23, 8pm. $25/ 

Gen. 519-672-8800/1-800-265-1593. 

MUSEUM LONDON (421 Ridout St N) – 

Third Thursday: a new music & art event 

featuring Saigon Pharmacy. Jan 17, 7pm. 

$5/Gen (advance tickets recommended). 

519-661-0333. 

OLD EAST VILLAGE STUDIOS (755 Dundas 

St E) – London to the Max Variety 

Show featuring Linda Lucas & Marty 

Mason-Grant, The Improv Club, Dan 

Ebbs, Roger Fisher, Harry Booker, Jake 

Levesque, and Dave Dillon. Jan 26, 8pm. 

$10 suggested donation. 519-719-8670. 

PALACE THEATRE (710 Dundas St) – 

London Community Players: Laughter 

on the 23rd Floor, Jan 18 – 20 & 23 – 

26. $22/Gen; $18/Sr; $16/St; $8/Under 

18. Swing Dance: Feb 7 – 16. $15/Gen. 

To Kill a Mockingbird: Feb 23 – Mar 2. 

$22/Gen; $18/Sr; $16/St; $8/Under 18. 

London Black History Coordinating 

Committee: To Kill a Mockingbird Fundraiser, 

Mar 2, 6pm-8pm. $15/Gen; $20/ 

Couple; Reception & play: $30/Gen. Dasein 

Dance Theatre: FLUX 2013, Mar 23, 

8pm. $22/Gen. 519-432-1029. 

PAUL DAVENPORT THEATRE (Talbot 

College, Western University Campus) – 

UWOpera: Cosi fan tutte, Feb 1 – 9. $35/ 

Gen; $25/St&Sr. 519-672-8800/1-800- 

265-1593. 

ST. AIDAN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH (1246 

Oxford St W) – Jazz by the Bog: The Ladies 

of Jazz featuring Sonja Gustafson, 

Jan 25, 8pm. $20/Gen. 519-439-0101, 

519-471-1430. 

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL (472 Richmond 

St) – St. Paul’s Diocesan Patronal Festival 

Choral Evensong: Jan 27, 5pm. Free. 

Orchestra London Classics and Beyond 

Series: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Feb 6, 8pm. 

$46/Gen; $19.15/St. 519-679-8778. Noon 

Hour Organ Recital Series: Every Tuesday 

at 12pm - Jan 22: Janet Hereema. Jan 29: 

Angus Sinclair. Feb 5: Andrew Keegan 

Mackriell. Feb 12: Michael Bloss. All free. 

519-432-3475 x 225. 

UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP OF LONDON/ 

SHADES OF HARMONY INC (557 Clarke 

Rd) – Find Your Voice! Ladies barbershop/ 

a cappella singing, harmony style, and 

audition for voice placement weekly practises. 

Free. Mondays (excluding holidays), 

7pm – 10pm. 519-290-0948. 

VON KUSTER HALL (Don Wright Faculty 

of Music, Music Building, Western Campus) 

– All Poulenc: Sophie Roland, Jana 

Starling, Stephan Sylvestre and Thomas 

Wiebe, Jan 18, 12:30pm. Free. 519-661- 

3767. 

WINDERMERE CAFE (200 Collip Circle) 

– Live classical guitar by Kevin Love during 

brunch: Sundays, 11am-2pm. 519- 

858-5866. 

WOLF PERFORMANCE HALL (Central Library, 

251 Dundas St) – Serenata Music: 

From Baroque to Benny featuring Julian 

Milkis and Fiona Wu. Jan 19, 8pm. 

$30/Gen; $15/St. 519-433-8332/519- 

679-8778. Jeffery Concert Series: Les 

Violins du Roy, Jan 26, 8pm. $30/Gen; 

$25/Sr; $15/St. 519-672-8800. 11th Annual 

Brickenden Theatre Awards: Jan 

28, 7pm. $10/Gen; $5/St. 519-657-7868. 

11th Annual Black History Month Closing 

Celebration: Feb 24, 2pm-4pm; reception 

4pm-5pm. $12/Gen; $6/Kids 12 

and younger. 

YFC LONDON YOUTH CENTRE (254 Adelaide 

St S) – delilah: a play by Len Cuthbert: 

Apr 3, 5, 6, 7pm-9pm. $15/Gen or 

less. 519-495-7305. 

LITERARY 

LANDON BRANCH LIBRARY (167 Wortley 

Rd) – Poetry London: Reading by Susan 

Musgrave. Jan 23, 7:30pm. Free. 519- 

439-6240. 

MUSEUMS 

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 celebrating 

the accomplishments of Canada’s medical 

heroes. Admission by donation. 519- 

488-2003. 

ELDON HOUSE (481 Ridout St N) – London’s 

oldest residence is a provincial 

historic site preserved from the 1820s. 

Exhibitions - January: Victorian Tweets. 

Speaker Series - Off the Shelves of Eldon 

House: Charles Dickens, Jan 22, 2pm. Admission 

by donation. Regular admission: 

$6/Gen; $5/St&Sr; $1/Under 13; $11/ 

Family. 519-661-0333. 

FANSHAWE PIONEER VILLAGE (1424 

Clarke Rd, use Fanshawe Conservation 

Area entrance) – Closed until May. 519- 

457-1296. 

FREE 


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FIRST HUSSARS MUSEUM (1 Dundas 

St) – Displaying the history of London’s 

oldest regiment. See artifacts from First 

Hussars participation in 20th century 

confl icts, including the D-Day Invasion 

during WWII. Open by appointment only; 

please call 519-455-4533. 

LABATT BREWERY (150 Simcoe St) – 

Brewery Tours. Mon - Fri at fl exible start 

times. Tours must be pre-booked. $5/ 

Gen. 519-850-8687. 

LONDON REGIONAL CHILDREN’S MU- 

SEUM (21 Wharncliffe Rd S) – A playful 

learning environment that engages 

children through hands-on exhibits and 

interactive experiences. London Black 

History Month programs for families: 

Feb 18, 10am-3pm. Regular admission: 

$7/Gen; $2/1 – 2 years old; members and 

kids under 2 admitted free. Free admission 

Friday evenings from 5-8pm. 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. Admission 

by donation. 519-691-5922. 

THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT MU- 

SEUM (701 Oxford St E) – Celebrates the 

achievements of Canada’s oldest regular 

infantry. $5/Gen, $4/St, $3/Child. Free 

admission for veterans, regimental family 

members and preschool children. 

519-660-5102. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

CENTRAL LIBRARY (251 Dundas St) – 

Nature in the City Lecture Series: Ferns 

and their Allies with Jane Bowles, Jan 22, 

7:30pm. Backyard Birds with Gail McNeil, 

Jan 29, 7:30pm. Turtle Tales with Will 

Lyons, Feb 5, 7:30pm. Green Roofs with 

Kees Gover, Feb 12, 7:30pm. Westminster 

Ponds with Dave Wake, Feb 19, 7:30pm. 

All free/free parking. 519-661-4600. 

HILTON HOTEL (300 King St) – 4th Annual 

Robbie Burns Gala: Jan 25, drinks 

6:30pm, dinner 7:15pm. $75/Guest or 

$675/Table of 10. 519-204-8138/lffpba@ 

gmail.com. 

LISTINGS IN SCENE ARE FREE ~ Email: arts@scenemagazine. 

com. Please Include: Venue Name, Address, Event Title, Date, Time, Brief 

Description, Admission Fee and Phone Number. 

Deadline for January 31, 2013 edition~January 26, 2013 

FREEALL 

~ Amie Ronald-Morgan/Chris Morgan

GUITAR 

VIOLIN & PIANO 

ORCHESTRA 

CLASSICAL�CDs 

Guitar Wall 

A promising start to 2013’s crop of new releases, this recording 

by Canadian guitarist Ed Henderson is a delight from 

start to fi nish. Comprised entirely of new music, the CD starts 

with the light Latin vibe of ‘Corazon’, which then yields to the 

sentimental beauty of ‘Old Dear’. Early on, it becomes apparent 

that this is the work of a mature, gifted performer who 

possesses superior abilities. ‘Sweet Home’ is a rustic revelry, 

euphoric and refl ective, described by Henderson as “a theme with variations”, while the 

CD’s fi nal track, “Friends” was inspired by the rhythms and melodies of Brazil. Though understated 

in presentation, Guitar Wall is a staggering accomplishment that should appeal 

to almost anybody who enjoys music. In the liner notes for the CD, Henderson describes the 

recording as feeling like he’s in the kitchen, just having fi nished a meal. “The guitars come 

off the wall; I’ll play some of my new guitar pieces, improvise new music, play old favorites, 

tell some stories and remember our friends and family who aren’t with us,” he writes. If 

that kitchen sounds like the place to be, get this CD. You’ll be glad you did. 


> Ed Henderson 

> Independent, 2013 

Wolfgang Rihm – Complete 

Works for Violin and Piano 

This recently released CD from Naxos features the work of German 

composer Wolfgang Rihm, specifi cally pieces he has written 

for violin and piano. It is an impressive and nuanced collection, 

prefaced by the languorous opening phrases of Phantom und Eskapade, 

the CD’s fi rst track. A sprawling, enigmatic, 18-minutelong 

composition that evolves in fi ts and starts, Phantom is an 

ideal introduction to both Rihm’s musical sensibility and the profi ciency of the performers here, 

violinist Tianwa Yang and pianist Nicholas Rimmer. Rihm is a prolifi c composer, having written 

over 400 works in all major musical genres. But it’s with the spartan arrangement of a lone 

piano and violin that he can, as a writer, express the raw emotion, refi ned dynamics, and simple, 

disparate melodies that have come to defi ne his oeuvre. From the shrill violin conceit of Hekton to 

the most recent composition on the recording, the spontaneous sounding Uber die Linie VII from 

2006, Rihm’s commitment is absolute. The soundscapes he maps with his explorations are strange 

indeed, but strange is the sound of the human heart, and Rihm’s heart will not be denied. Affecting 


> Tianwa Yang (violin), Nicholas Rimmer (piano) 

> Naxos, 2012 

This England 

Composers Edgar Elgar, Ralph Vaughn William and Benjamin Britten 

have their works featured on this new release from PentaTone 

Classics, which is devoted to music from that fair maritime kingdom 

known as England. These anthems evoke everything from Victorianera 

extravagance and preciousness to the bleak resolve of empire in 

decline, and the acute anticipation of a newly dawning day. Elgar’s 

Cockaigne (In London Town) is particularly vital, expansive and 

charged with the sort of lyrical imagery that connects easily with listeners. Vaughn Williams’ ethereal 

masterpiece, Symphony No. 5 in D major suggests little of the wartime anxiety associated with the 

months during which it was composed in 1943. On the contrary, the work is gallant and magisterial, 

pervaded by a serenity that beggars description; ineffably brilliant. Meanwhile, Britten’s Four Sea 

Interludes and the Passacaglia – from the opera Peter Grimes – are tributes to England’s elemental 

origins and maritime history. The fi rst interlude begins in desolation, but with rising strings, silver 

light appears, illuminating waves which rise and fall with the music’s natural rhythms. This opening 

belies the turbulence of the fi nal composition, Storm, which – as the name suggests – is a full-tilt 

orchestral onslaught of strings and timpani; listen to the chromatic brass churn, full of menace, 

before a brief respite promises a break in the weather. Walk again on Albion’s shores. 


> The Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar (conductor) 

> PentaTone Classics, 2012 

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MEMOIR 

SHORT STORIES 

COMEDY 

�physical reviews 

�BOOKS 

Cures for Hunger 

Everyone knows that you can’t choose your family, but Deni Bechard realized 

at an early age that he didn’t really know his. Born to a French-Canadian 

father and American mother, Deni had a unique childhood that he addresses 

in this recently published memoir. After leaving home as a young man, Deni’s 

father runs into trouble and becomes a bank robber; soon, he is incarcerated 

for his crimes. When he is released from prison, he chooses to change his name 

and break off contact with his family in Quebec, either to spare them the upset 

or himself the embarrassment of facing up to his crimes. Along the way he 

meets Bonnie, and has three children with her. They establish a home of sorts 

in British Columbia. Deni knows his father as Andre; a fi ercely independent 

man with a short temper and a penchant for fi ghting. When Andre and Bonnie 

separate, Deni bounces between his father and mother, trying to fi nd his place 

in the world when he isn’t really sure who he is or who he wants to be. Bechard’s 

writing is honest and he does not hold back, laying out his life for the reader to share. His confusion and pain, as 

well as that of his family, are expounded in great detail in the narrative. Bechard writes his own history, seeming to 

easily travel back to his childhood and connecting with the feelings of love and admiration, irritation, and frustration 

stemming from dealing with a father who cannot bring himself to stop running from his own past. It’s clear 

from reading this book that Deni Bechard has not repeated his father’s mistakes. 

~ Merry Hakin 

> Deni Bechard 

> Goose Lane Editions, 2012 • 319 pages 

Instruction Manual For Swallowing 

Read an Adam Marek short story for the experience of it. In his debut collection, 

Instruction Manual For Swallowing, each tale builds with mysterious suspense, 

bringing to mind Neil Gaiman with his fantastical imagination or Bret Easton 

Ellis with his frenetic intrigue. Marek takes things all out of context, for effect, 

looking through the wrong end of the telescope at us all. “Jumping Jennifer” is a 

story that may remain with the reader for a long to come. It is a provocative tale 

of a callous campus reacting to a fellow student’s leap to her death from her dorm 

window. The story ends with a devastating fi nal sentence both painfully funny and 

poignant. Sometimes Marek’s writing pops audibly with the infl uences of television 

and fi lm culture, as he moves in for the big gross-out. This is an odd book, 

with stories like “Testicular Cancer vs. The Behemoth”, where a man receives a 

devastating diagnosis the same day a gigantic Godzilla-like monster stomps into 

town. Marek pulls you right into his stories, leaving much of what is beside the 

point unexplained. He takes the reader into the familiar-but-sideways world of the ordinary, seated in the lap of the 

biggest moment of your life - and sometimes the other way around. His stories are never quite about what they appear 

to be. This is a book that may hold a broad appeal for lovebirds, philosophers and zombie-lovers alike, and that’s part 

of the fun. 

~Amy Andersen 

> Adam Marek 

> ECW Press, 2012 • 252 pages 

Teaching: It’s Harder Than it Looks 

Teaching: It’s Harder than it Looks is an entertaining and mostly true story of 

Canadian comedian Gerry Dee’s odyssey through the Ontario educational system, 

fi rst as a student and later as both a substitute and full-time teacher in Toronto. 

Dee bases the book’s tales and tidbits on his own experiences, but admits that some 

events happened to other people, and a few others may have been embellished for 

effect. His stories will ring true for many teachers, however, as will descriptions of incredible 

student behaviour, interactions with parents, and the lengths to which some 

teachers go to capture student attention and get them to learn something. Dee’s gift 

for comedic writing shines throughout the book, such as his detailed account of 

what teachers wish they could say but won’t, and things they might do but would 

never admit to. Although Teaching contains its fair share of sarcasm and venting, 

Dee also talks of the many joys that made his time as a teacher worthwhile. He fi nishes with letters from former colleagues 

and students, suggesting a teacher that was both well-liked and frequently unconventional. Dee taught for a 

decade before pursuing his comedic career and now has a show on CBC based on his teaching experience, although he 

says his on-screen character is far wilder. This book is a must-read for anyone considering a career in teaching, since it 

describes in a humorous way the many trials and tribulations guaranteed to arise, as well as the shocking differences 

Dee discovered between what he expected from teaching and what he found when he got there. Any current teacher, 

student or parent will be able to identify with much of what Dee writes here, and are likely to have a good laugh as well. 

~ Adam Shirley 

> Gerry Dee 

> Doubleday Canada, 2012 • 268 Pages 


physical reviews� 

POP�DVD&CDs 

CHART�TOPPERS 

NEW�RELEASES 

ONE DIRECTION 

• TAKE ME HOME (SONY) 

Yes, it’s undeniable that Take 

Me Home from UK boy-band One 

Direction has charted large globally, 

but the scale of their success is 

strictly commensurate with the fact 

that their mentor and would-be Svengali Simon Cowell has 

cynically crafted their image and records to appeal to One 

Direction’s predominately teen market. Most of the tunes 

are mind-numbing in their similarity, but they are well 

crafted and produced. Having said all that, parents might 

want to have a close look in at some of the lyrics these 

lads are throwing down here, as many of the sentiments 

expressed in these songs should by rights be earning this 

biscuit one of those parental advisory label thingies. – Rod 

Nicholson D- 

DALA • BEST DAY 

(UNIVERSAL) 

Comprised of Scarborough, Ontario 

singer/songwriters Sheila Carabine 

and Amanda Walther, Dala 

have been labeled/pigeonholed as 

‘country’ artists. Their fi ne new album 

Best Day throws this assessment deeply in doubt as they 

present themselves much more convincingly as folk-based 

musicians who may be enjoying some country crossover appeal. 

Two things are clear however: these ladies have a great 

deal of talent as singers and writers of songs that appeal on 

many levels and their future is rosy indeed based on the evidence 

this record reveals. Beautiful stuff, well-arranged and 

the icing on the cake is the gorgeous harmony work throughout 

that immediately raises this duo head and shoulders (and 

then some) above the current crop of would-be’s crowding the 

airwaves and download sites these days. – Rod Nicholson A 

VARIOUS ARTISTS 

• A GRAMMY SALUTE TO WHITNEY 

HOUSTON (SONY) 

This DVD is sure to be another must-have for 

hardcore Whitney Houston fans everywhere. 

The progamming here includes the hour-long 

special broadcast on TV this past November, 

highlighting the tribute performances and appearances 

at last year’s Grammys broadcast featuring 

Jennifer Hudson, Celine Dion, Usher, Britney Spears, Halle Berry, 

LL Cool J and more. Among the bonus features included are eight of her 

most well-known music videos, her performance of the U.S. anthem at 

the 1991 Super Bowl, some notable Grammy moments over the years 

and her fi rst TV appearance on The Merv Griffi n Show in 1983. A nice 

package all in all and her performances included here underline the fact 

that despite her many personal problems and sadly early demise she was 

one incredible singer. – Rod Nicholson B+ 

BUDDY GUY • LIVE AT LEGENDS 

(SONY) 

Although this album is titled Live At Legends 

only eight of the tracks here are live performances 

with the addition of three studio outtakes 

including a fi ne performance of Muddy 

Waters’ classic ‘Country Boy.’ That said, it’s still a joy to hear one of the 

last of the generation of great Chicago blues players showing folks how 

it’s really done. Though in his 70s Buddy confi rms there’s plenty of fi re 

in his belly and one can be sure anyone in the room that night knows it 

too. The really hot one here is a medley of ‘Voodoo Chile’ and ‘Sunshine 

Of Your Love’ that has to be heard to be believed. – Rod Nicholson A 

THE YARDBIRDS • MAKING TRACKS 

(UNIVERSAL) 

One could be forgiven for assuming that 

the Making Tracks DVD is nothing more than 

a creatively pointless cash-grab by a couple 

of former members of an iconic band from 

the halcyon days of the British Blues Boom. 

Happily, this is not the case. Along with Dave 

Smale on bass, Andy Mitchell on vocals/harmonica 

and lead picker Ben King, original 

Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja 

do their band’s good name and reputation proud. The real revelation 

here is the manner in which the new guys burn through the Yardies’ 

hits catalogue with guitarist King leading the charge as he coaxes 

some very tasty licks from his Telecaster throughout while Mitchell’s 

vocal work recalls Keith Relf’s vibe without resorting to imitation. – 

Rod Nicholson B+ 

HOT�INDIES 

THE TEA PARTY • LIVE FROM 

AUSTRALIA (LINUS) 

After experiencing the all too-common 

series of music business ups and 

downs, personality confl icts, road fatigue, 

creative constipation and other 

ills that befall far too many bands that deserve so much 

better, Windsor, Ontario natives The Tea Party reformed in 

2011 after a fi ve-year hiatus. Live From Australia is a nifty 

sonic souvenir for their many faithful fans, documenting 

performances at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne during 

the Down Under leg of their Reformation Tour. Anyone taking 

a listen here will know that the band have lost none 

of their fi re or kick, with frontman/band conceptualist Jeff 

Martin in fi ne form both vocally and instrumentally, while 

partners in crime drummer Jeff Burrows and bassist/keyboardist 

Stuart Chatwood back him solidly every inch of the 

way. Recommended. – Rod Nicholson Performance: B+/ 

Production: B+ 

THE MAHONES • ANGELS & DEVILS 

(INDIE) 

Oh, what The Pogues (and even more blamelessly, 

Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers 

et al) have inadvertently wrought. Give them a 

couple of whistles, a would-be Dubliner accent, 

a skinful of whatever they’re guzzling, get the amps buzzing at 10 and 

a drummer who loves to double things up and there ya go. Some opinions 

have The Mahones fl ying at the level of The Pogues, which is sadly 

laughable. Poseurs they are and poseurs they shall remain as they tie 

off yet another in a too long chain of musical sausages. This probably 

sounds great at the end of the night when your ears are ringing and 

last call is looming. – Rod Nicholson Performance: C/Production: B 

ELIZABETH SHEPHERD • REWIND 

(PINWHEEL MUSIC/LINUS) 

Named one of the Top 5 Jazz Albums of 2012 

according to CBC Music, Elizabeth Shepherd’s 

Rewind is the Toronto-born vocalist/pianist’s 

fi rst full-length album of standards. The 11song 

collection features Shepherd’s sultry voice and fresh arrangements 

on classics like ‘Love For Sale’ and ‘Prelude To A Kiss,’ along 

with other less-known tracks like Gershwin’s ‘Buzzard Song’ and Kurt 

Weill’s ‘Lonely House.’ The CD also includes two French songs Shepherd 

became acquainted with when growing up in Paris. Noted jazz 

veterans like guitarist Reg Schwager, trumpeter Kevin Turcotte, drummer 

Mark Kelso and bassist Andrew Downing provide sympathetic support 

throughout. A lovely piece of work from an artist deserving of 

wider recognition. – John Sharpe Performance: B+/Production: B+ 

TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS • 

REGGAE GOT SOUL: UNPLUGGED ON 

STRAWBERRY HILL (ISIS/METROPOLIS) 

In all the fuss over post-Wailers period Bob 

Marley, many great reggae artists were overlooked 

and simply sucked into the slipstream of 

Marley’s meteoric rise. Without a doubt the magnifi 

cent Toots Hibbert was one of those unjustly sidelined although true 

believers seeking out his classic Funky Kingston (!!) and Reggae Got Soul 

releases know full well what this man is capable of. Unplugged On Strawberry 

Hill is a CD/DVD documentation of an acoustic concert Toots performed 

at former Island Records owner Chris Blackwell’s Jamaica retreat. 

The man is still in fi ne voice although his band and backing singers sometime 

struggle to keep up with him. Also includes some wonderful footage of 

Toots in full fl ight during a 1982 concert on the legendary Rockpalast TV 

program. – Rod Nicholson Performance: B+/Production: B 

JENN KEE • NO REGRETS (INDIE) 

Born in Cobourg, Ontario, singer-songwriter 

Jenn Kee spent a number of years in London 

while studying music at Western and performing 

with local indie band The Hoolie Snatch. No 

Regrets, a 5-track EP of original compositions, 

sums up her feelings on the last 10 years of her life and the time she 

resided in the Forest City. A solid mix of pop, country and R&B, No Regrets 

was recorded by Mike McKyes at the Grove Studio and features the 

talents of Jesse Grandmont (violin), Mark Laidman (bass) Dan Baerg 

(drums) and Alex Baerg (guitar/keyboards). A former Canadian idol fi - 

nalist, Jenn Kee has a very strong voice and a knack for writing heartfelt 

tunes. Both of these qualities should stand her in good stead in the future. 

– John Sharpe Performance: B/Production: B Editor’s Note: Jenn 

Kee, wsg Barry Usher Quartet, performs on January 25, 8pm at the 

Fairmont United Church. 

CARLY THOMAS • UP THIS HIGH 

(INDIE) 

While singer-songwriter Carly Thomas 

works on her next release, fans would be wise 

to check out her sophomore album, Up This 

High. Thomas has lived in faraway countries 

like Argentina, France and Thailand, but she 

now makes her home in the Forest City. No doubt Thomas drew on her 

experiences and relationships she formed in foreign lands when she 

sat down to write the nine original compositions heard here. Most of 

her indie-folk tunes amble along at a mid-tempo level and highlight 

Thomas’ strong, clear voice. Up This High also benefi ts from instrumental 

support from Matthew Burditt (piano), Angie Dunnigan (bass), David 

Picking (drums) and cousin Melissa McCready (guitar), along with 

skilful production from Dustin Yates at the Armoury Studios in Vancouver. 

– John Sharpe Performance: B/Production: B Editor’s Note: Carly 

Thomas, wsg Duane Lauzon, plays FitzRays on Friday, January 18. 

CORY WEEDS • UP A STEP (CELLAR 

LIVE) 

Vancouver-based saxophonist (club owner and 

record label boss) Cory Weeds salutes legendary 

Blue Note-label tenor sax man Hank Mobley on 

this terrifi c live recording. Up A Step features six 

Mobley compositions, a lovely cover of ‘I See Your Face Before Me’ and a 

swingin’ blues track written by New York-based organist Mike LeDonne 

entitled ‘Perfectly Hank.’ While Weeds is a strong presence throughout 

the recording, it’s LeDonne’s greasy, Hammond B3 organ sound that 

gives the session its funky, soul-jazz, hard bop vibe. Guitarist Oliver Gannon 

adds a number of tasty licks and Jesse Cahill keeps the bop train 

moving forward with his propulsive drumming. – John Sharpe Performance: 

B+/Production: B+ Editor’s Note: The Cory Weeds Quintet 

plays the Aeolian Hall on Saturday, January 26, 8:00 p.m. 


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Not Just Another 

Pimply Face 

I’ve loved my fi ancee deeply for her intelligence 

and beautiful personality since 

the day we met fi ve years ago. However, 

I don’t think I was ever really attracted 

to her. In fact, lately, I’m increasingly repulsed 

by her. I hate her slouchy, tomboyish 

walk, and I’m turned off by her 

unfeminine manners. She constantly 

has pimples; her breath smells; and her 

lips are always dry and chapped. I go 

through the motions with her in bed, but 

it’s become very unsatisfying. In all fairness, 

she has a great body, beautiful eyes, 

and a beautiful smile, and I really do love 

her and feel absolutely horrendous for 

sounding so superfi cial. I could never actually 

cheat on her, but I’ve been having 

thoughts of it, and that alone makes me 

feel terrible. 

--Confl icted 

In any relationship, there’s an inevitable 

erosion in hot and steamy, but you’re with 

the wrong woman if your sex face could 

easily be mistaken for your standing-over-aseptic-leak 

face. 

Okay, so your fi ancee could win inner 

beauty contests, but beauty on the inside 

just isn’t enough unless you’ve been reincarnated 

as an endoscopy camera and sent 

on safari down her digestive tract. Then it 

wouldn’t matter that your favorite thing to 

do in bed is roll over and realize she’s away 

on business or that your sexual fantasies involve 

picturing her fully clothed, scribbling 

out a purchase order for a warehouse of zit 

cream. 

Looks are especially important when getting 

into a long-term relationship (especially 

the “till death do us part” kind), because if 

you’re careful crossing the street, you’ll be 

spending a really long time looking at the 

person. The ultimate in well-intentioned 

cruelty is marrying somebody you aren’t 

attracted to and will come to despise as 

you fi nd her increasingly physically repellant. 

You should instead fi gure out what 

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your “type” is and only get together with 

someone who fi ts solidly into it. We all 

have a type -- looks, smell, and behavior 

we’re drawn to. For some people, it spans 

a broader spectrum of humanity (and in 

some cases, farm animals). For others, the 

range is smaller, which is fi ne, as long as 

they accept that they’re narrowing their options 

-- and don’t narrow them so far that 

the only woman they could ever go out 

with is Jessica Biel. 

The least hurtful thing you could do now 

would be to hop a bus back in time and 

sleep in on the morning you met your girlfriend. 

Barring an ability to bend the laws 

of physics, you should break up with her 

immediately. (Tell her the relationship just 

isn’t working for you anymore, not the 

whole ugly truth.) When you love a woman 

you aren’t also in lust with, you should resolve 

to love her only as a friend -- same as 

you would some loyal hairy guy you know 

who’s also “beautiful on the inside.” Nothing 

comes between the two of you, either -- save 

for the feeling that a roll in the hay with him 

would pale in eroticism to a roll in a river 

of cat vomit. 

Deck The Halls, 

Not The Guests 

At a Christmas party, a drunk man made 

a lewd comment to my wife. When she 

told me about it afterward, I got angry 

and told her I wanted to approach him 

and tell him not to disrespect her. She 

said that only crazy people do that and 

that she was sorry she’d even mentioned 

it. Isn’t demanding that he apologize to 

her the right thing to do? What man just 

lets this go? 

--The Husband 

Historically, men fought duels to defend 

a woman’s honor when her virginity was 

called into question. Just wondering: Is there 

any real worry that people at the Christmas 

party now suspect your wife has had sex 

after marriage? Sometimes you make a situation 

worse by taking action. This would 

be one of those times. The guy was drunk 

(which means you may have to remind him 

of what he said before demanding he apologize 

for saying it). He’s creeped on your 

wife only once; he hasn’t started following 

her around the supermarket, muttering that 

he’d like to jingle her bell. By chewing him 

out for what seems to have been a passing 

drunken incident, you would probably turn 

it into a lasting incident, creating lasting social 

discomfort for your wife. And as endearing 

as it is that you’re raring to go all Sir 

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Lancelot on the guy, by showing your wife 

you can’t hold back, you’d likely cause her 

to hold back news of anything more emotionally 

charged than a spilled drink. Save 

your energy for offenses with a continuing 

negative effect, like the neighbors who 

leave their blindingly bright Christmas display 

up until Easter, making every moment 

you spend in your living room feel like a 

year being interrogated by the East German 

Secret Police. 

Talk Blurty To Me 

Why are women so worked up about 

hearing “those three little words,” and 

why must they turn them into such 

a minefi eld? If a man says “I love you” 

too soon, he gets dumped because he’s 

a clingy, needy Nice Guy. If he waits too 

long, he gets dumped as a suspected 

commitment-phobe. Even when a man 

operates without any calculation -- freely 

and happily telling a woman he loves her 

-- he runs the risk of some cutting or insulting 

response from her or no response 

at all. (I have gotten tripped up by timing 

this wrong a number of times.) Methinks 

there’s a bit of self-loathing to the women 

who pull this baloney. 

--Expressing Myself 

“I love you,” said right away, suggests that 

you have great admiration for a woman’s 

unique and special qualities, such as being 

female, human, and willing to return your 

calls. 

Early on in dating, should you fi nd yourself 

brimming with emotion and unable to 

hold back, “I love bacon!” is a safer thing to 

blurt out. When somebody says that, even 

on the fi rst or second date, nobody suspects 

he’s just hoping to use bacon to patch some 

gaping emotional void. This is probably 

why, no matter how soon or how fi ercely 

you express your love for bacon, bacon will 

never respond by running away. To be fair, 

bacon also lacks feet. 

The “I love you” a woman does want to 

hear is the one that’s shorthand for “I’d like 

to be the one who’s there for you when you 

can’t quite get the Velcro to close on your 

adult diaper” -- or that at least indicates a 

desire to point the relationship in that direction 

and see how it goes. This is not a 

conclusion you hop to in a handful of dates. 

It comes out of feeling that who the woman 

is resonates with who you are and what 

you care most about, and takes seeing her 

less-than-lovable sides and deciding that the 

downsides aren’t big and hairy enough to 

cancel out the upsides. 

As for your stumbles in the “three little 

words” zone, if you’ve told a woman you love 

her and gotten an “insulting” response, could 

it be because you scribbled it on a dollar bill 

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and tucked it into her G-string? Being into 

a woman isn’t enough. First, she has to be 

together enough to be open to being loved. 

And, yes, there actually has to be a relationship 

between you -- one developed enough 

and mutual enough that even if her response 

to “I love you” isn’t “I love you, too,” at least 

it won’t be “Sorry…have we met?” 

Her Suction 

Cup Runneth Over 

My girlfriend of two years is the bomb 

but is becoming a little needy. We live together 

and both have offi ce jobs, and I’m 

cool not talking to her until I get home, 

but she’ll text me several times a day. If I 

don’t respond, she texts me a sad face or 

some statement about how busy I must 

be. If I’m hanging with friends in the evening, 

she gets upset if I don’t call her at 

least once. I really love her but feel indulging 

her need for more contact will 

only cause her to be more demanding. 

--Tugged On 

Affection is not a gateway drug. Texting 

your girlfriend a few extra “luv u babe”s or 

“thinkn of u”s during the workweek isn’t 

the fi rst step to carrying her everywhere 

with you in a giant BabyBjorn. It might 

even help her stop treating that device in 

your pocket like an “Angry Birds”-enabled 

wireless leash. Consider “the dependency 

paradox,” researcher Dr. Brooke C. Feeney’s 

fi nding that, in a committed relationship, 

the more a person felt they could count 

on their partner to be responsive to their 

calls for comforting and support, the more 

autonomous and self-suffi cient the person 

would be. 

Ask your girlfriend to try a monthlong 

experiment in managing your mismatched 

need for closeness: You’ll commit to giving 

her more frequent verbal reassurance that 

you love her and are there for her and to 

dashing off a few sweet texts to her at slow 

points during your workday. She, in turn, 

needs to respect some boundaries, meaning 

not going all funeralface when you 

don’t respond to every workday text and 

not expecting to hear from you when you’re 

out with your friends unless you end the 

evening in a ditch or in jail. After 30 days, 

take stock. I’m guessing you’ll fi nd your girlfriend 

feeling -- and acting -- much less like 

the sort of woman who’s about two unreturned 

texts from sobbing to a packed restaurant, 

“He’s decided to take a break from 

the relationship!” (Translation: “He’s in the 

men’s room.”) 

© 2013, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. 

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One woman’s battle to beat some manners into 

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RAVENNA: THE 2013 ACADEMY AWARD 

MOSAIC OF HISTORY NOMINEES NAMED 

LONDON, ON 

Sixteen centuries ago, this city briefl y served 

as a capital of the Roman Empire, but it was 

not Rome or Milan. 

Welcome to Ravenna, a Byzantine jewel set near 

the shore of the Adriatic Sea, a charming ‘comune’ 

– roughly translated, a township or municipality 

- where cultural luminaries like Dante, 

Lord Byron and Oscar Wilde once resided. 

The attraction of Ravenna is well-deserved, and 

especially for travellers who delight in the presence 

of living history, the city is a rare treasure. 

For over two millennia, Ravenna – located in 

the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna 

– has been the site of settlements, commerce and 

general human activity that continues unabated, 

right up until today. 

A population of roughly 160,000 means the 

tourist traffi c isn’t as dense as many Italian destinations. 

Yet the rewards from a trip to Ravenna 

are the same as many other cities in the country: 

great food, rich cultural history, and the hospitality 

of a beautiful, gracious people. 

Designated a United Nations Educational, Scientifi 

c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

World Heritage Site, Ravenna is home to eight 

5th and 6th century Christian monuments, best 

known for their intricate, colourful mosaics. 

The mosaics were created using bits of glass and 

THE MAUSOLEUM OF GALLA PLACIDIA IN RAVENNA, ITALY 

rock, and portray images of religious or political 

signifi cance. In early centuries of the Common 

Era (CE), when only scholars and the aristocracy 

could read, mosaics were used to convey information 

to the illiterate masses. 

The oldest sites, the Neonian Baptistery and 

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, were constructed 

around the year 430 CE, and show the earliest examples 

of the famous mosaics. 

The Neonian Baptistery – which features mosaics 

of Jesus, John the Baptist, Saint Peter and Saint 

Paul (among others) – has been described by 

UNESCO experts as “the fi nest and most complete 

surviving example of the early Christian baptistery 

[which] retains the fl uidity in representation 

of the human fi gure derived from Greco-Roman 

art.” 

Experts described the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia 

as “the best preserved of all mosaic monuments, 

and at the same time one of the most artistically 

perfect”. 

Named after the daughter of the Roman Emperor 

Theodosius I – and allegedly her fi nal resting 

place – the building is covered with rich Byzantine 

mosaics. 

Natural light enters the mausoleum through 

alabaster window panels, and inside the building 

are two famous mosaic lunettes – the Good Shepherd 

lunette, and a mosaic thought to depict St. 

Lawrence standing next to a fl aming gridiron. The 

rest of the interior is fi lled with mosaics of various 

Christian and Apocalyptic symbols. 

The other UNESCO sites in Ravenna include the 

Arian Baptistry, the Archiepiscopal Chapel and the 

Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo – which were 

all built around the turn of the sixth century - the 

Mausoleum of Theodoric (c. 520), the Basilica of 

San Vitale (c. 548) and the Basilica of Sant’ Apollinare 

in Classe (c. 549). 

Of the eight UNESCO sites, the Mausoleum of 

Theodoric is notable for its lack of mosaics. Built 

for Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, the design 

of the mausoleum shows no discernible 

Roman or Byzantine infl uences. 

The Basilica of San Vitale is prized 

for its wealth of Byzantine mosaics, the 

largest and best preserved outside of 

Constantinople. 

Amidst the iconography, a mosaic of 

bejeweled Empress Theodora (c. 500 – 

548) stares across the apse (dome) at 

her husband, Justinian (c. 482 – 565), 

one of the most important political 

fi gures of Late Antiquity, standing with 

a retinue of church and military offi 

cials. 

Even 1,500 years after the death of 

Theodora and Justinian, craftspeople continue the 

tradition of mosaic work. Pieces by contemporary 

mosaicists at the Museo d’Arte Ravenna (MAR) 

are enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. 

Tourists might even investigate the cluttered 

bottegas (workshops) around the historic district, 

where modern artists use the same methods as 

their Byzantine forebears to create works of sublime 

beauty. 

After centuries of being home to so many famous 

mosaics, even the streets of Ravenna glitter. 

Come and see them shine. 


LONDON, ON 

Contenders for the 85th annual Academy Awards were 

announced on January 10, a wide fi eld of candidates 

led by Steven Spielberg’s Civil War-era biopic, Lincoln, 

which received 12 nominations. 

The epic historical fi lm about the 16th US president is up 

for best picture, best actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), best supporting 

actress (Sally Field), best director (Spielberg), and several 

technical awards. 

Lincoln explores the namesake president’s fi nal four 

months in offi ce as he attempts to shepherd passage of the 

13th Amendment to abolish slavery in a divided America. 

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS RECEIVED A BEST ACTOR NOMINATION FOR HIS 

POWERFUL PORTRAYAL OF THE 16TH US PRESIDENT IN 

STEVEN SPIELBERGʼS HISTORICAL EPIC LINCOLN 

Life of Pi – director Ang Lee’s meta-religious existential 

parable – snagged 11 noms from the Academy. Based on the 

best-selling 2001 novel by Canadian author Yann Martel, 

Life of Pi was shortlisted for best picture, best director (Lee), 

original score and original song for ‘Pi’s Lullaby’. 

Seven other fi lms were nominated in the best picture category. 

They included the romantic dramedy Silver Linings 

Playbook, the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis thriller Argo, and 

Zero Dark Thirty, an accounting of the search for Osama bin 

Laden. 

Best picture nominees were rounded out with the apocalyptic 

fairy tale Beasts of the Southern Wild, neowestern slave 

revenge fantasy Django Unchained, the fi lm adaptation of 

the musical Les Misérables; and Amour, a French language 

end-of-life love drama. 

Nominees for the best director category were criticized this 

year. Directors Ben Affl eck (Argo), Kathryn Bigelow (Zero 

Dark Thirty) and Tom Hooper (Les Misérables) were shut out 

of the category, a fact that had the entertainment industry 

buzzing - for about 30 seconds. 

(Affl eck was additionally denied a crack at the best actor 

award for his performance in Argo as CIA operative Tony 

Mendez.) 


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Along with Spielberg and Lee, Michael Haneke (Amour), 

Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and David O. Russell 

(Silver Linings Playbook) were also nominated for a best 

director Oscar. 

Day-Lewis has become the man to beat in the best actor 

category. His portrayal of Abraham Lincoln has received almost 

universal acclaim, and he’s strongly favored to win the 

Oscar. 

But his competitors have also turned in notable performances: 

Hugh Jackman for Les Mis, Bradley Cooper in Silver 

Linings Playbook, Joaquin Phoenix for The Master, and Denzel 

Washington in Flight. Any one of them could prove the 

spoiler for Day-Lewis. 

This year’s best actress category pits the oldest-ever 

nominee against the youngest-ever. 

Emmanuelle Riva, the 85-year-old star of 

Amour and nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis 

from Beasts of the Southern Wild vie for the 

Oscar prize, along with Jessica Chastain (Zero 

Dark Thirty), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings 

Playbook) and Naomi Watts (The Impossible). 

Competition for the best supporting actor and 

best supporting actress will be stiff, judging by 

the high caliber of the performances in contention. 

Nominees for best supporting actor included 

Tommy Lee Jones (Lincoln), Alan Arkin (Argo), 

Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) and two 

acclaimed Hollywood stalwarts - Robert De 

Niro (Silver Linings Playbook) and Philip Seymour 

Hoffman (The Master). 

In addition to Sally Field’s nomination in the 

best supporting actress category for her role as 

president’s wife Mary Todd in Lincoln, other 

performers shortlisted in the category included 

Anne Hathaway (Les Mis), Helen Hunt (The Sessions), Amy 

Adams (The Master), and Jacki Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook). 

Music for Life of Pi composed by Winnipeg-born, Torontobased 

composer Mychael Danna was nominated in two categories, 

best original song and best original score. 

Other Canadian noms of note included the French language 

drama War Witch for best foreign language fi lm, and 

Buzkashi Boys - a fi lm helmed by a Canadian production 

team – for best live action short fi lm. 

Nominees for the 2013 Oscars were announced during an 

early morning press conference in Beverly Hills, Calif. Oscars 

host (and Family Guy creator) Seth McFarlane and actress 

Emma Stone read the list of nominees to the press. 

In addition to the awarding of the Oscars, producers for the 

ceremony have revealed that there will be a tribute celebrating 

the 50th anniversary of the fi rst James Bond fi lm. 

The 85th Academy Awards is scheduled for February 24, 

2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The televised segment 

of the ceremony broadcast live in North America on 

ABC and affi liated stations. 

~ Amie Ronald-Morgan

Hyde Park on Hudson 

An adaptation of the BBC radio 

play chronicling the extramarital 

affair between US President 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill 

Murray) and his 6th cousin, Margaret 

Suckley (Laura Linney). 

The affair comes to light when 

the King and Queen of England 

(Samuel West and Olivia Colman) 

visit the president at his country 

home in Hyde Park, New York. As 

World War II engulfs Europe and 

the king seeks the support of the 

American government, Roosevelt 

struggles to balance his domestic 

affairs – personal and public - 

with his international obligations 

as Commander-in-Chief. Murray 

received a Golden Globe Award 

nomination for his portrayal of 

FDR. Based on Margaret Suckley’s 

private journals and diaries. 

Roger Michell directs, produces. 

Hyland Cinema (PG). 

Rust and Bone 

Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) and 

Sam (Armand Verdure), a young 

father and son arrive in the 

French town of Antibes. Ali is 

looking for work, but having no 

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money to support himself or his 

son, he crashes with his sister 

Anna (Corinne Masiero), who 

already has her own share of 

problems. Ali becomes a bouncer 

at a local club, and harbours his 

dream about becoming a professional 

kick boxer. One night, he 

meets Stéphanie (Marion Cotillard) 

and escorts her home after 

she is injured in a brawl at the 

club. Stéphanie works at a local 

marine tourist park, and suffers 

a tragic accident, which causes 

her to legs to be amputated. 

Confi ned to a wheelchair and 

terminally depressed, she reconnects 

with Ali, who is starting to 

make money from his kickboxing. 

Eventually, love conquers 

all, but not before both Ali and 

Stéphanie have faced their greatest 

fears – and triumphed over 

them. Hyland Cinema (18A). 

Anna Karenina 

Set in the late 19th century, in 

Russian high society. At the age 

of 18, elegant socialite Anna Karenina 

(Keira Knightley) has been 

pledged to marry senior statesman 

Count Alexei Alexandrovich 

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Karenin (Jude Law). Alexei is 20 

years Anna’s senior, and although 

the young woman doesn’t love 

her dull, unemotional spouse, 

she bears him a son. While at a 

ball, Anna fi nds herself attracted 

to a young, wealthy cavalry offi - 

cer named Count Vronsky (Aaron 

Johnson). Vronsky is captivated 

by Anna’s beauty and grace, and 

it doesn’t take long for the young 

man to profess his love to her. 

Anna is beguiled by Vronsky as 

well, but when Alexei fi nds out 

about the two of them, he threatens 

to deny Anna access to her 

young son. Despite the handsome 

Vronsky’s bid for her love, 

Anna struggles to accept Alexei’s 

conditions, whilst abiding by the 

guidelines put in place by her 

blueblood upper class society. 

Based on the classic novel by Leo 

Tolstoy. Hyland Cinema (14A). 

The Last Stand 

Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold 

Schwarzenegger) is a man who 

has resigned himself to a life of 

fi ghting what little crime takes 

place in sleepy border town Sommerton 

Junction. Owens quit his 

LAPD post following a bungled 

operation that left him wracked 

with a debilitating sense of failure 

and doubt. After a spectacular 

escape from an FBI prisoner 

convoy, Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo 

Noriega) - the most notorious 

drug kingpin in the hemisphere 

- is hurtling toward the border 

in a specially outfi tted car, with 

a hostage and a fi erce army of 

gang members in tow. As it turns 

out, he’s headed straight for Summerton 

Junction, where US law 

enforcement will have their last 

opportunity to intercept him before 

he slips across the border 

forever. At fi rst reluctant to become 

involved, and then counted 

out because of the perceived ineptitude 

of his small town force, 

Owens marshals his defences, 

and prepares for Cortez’s arrival. 

Co-starring Johnny Knoxville. 

Rainbow Cinemas (14A). 

Broken City 

Director Allen Hughes brings 

audiences a fi lm rife with crime, 

drama and suspense. When disgraced 

cop turned private detective 

Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) 

is hired by New York City’s 

powerful mayor (Russell Crowe) 

to tail his wife (Catherine Zeta- 

Jones), he uncovers a city-wide 

conspiracy involving corruption, 

sex, and murder. As Billy digs 

deeper into the evidence, and 

with his life threatened at every 

turn, he fi nds himself faced with 

an impossible choice, one that 

could have disastrous repercussions 

for his career and his family. 

Fortunately for our hero, proof 

can be a powerful weapon. Music 

by Academy Award-winning 

composer Atticus Ross. Rainbow 

Cinemas (14A). 

Silver Linings Playbook 

Academy Award-nominated picture 

that stars Bradley Cooper 

as Pat Solatano, a man who has 

lost everything - his house, his 

job, and his wife. Pat fi nds himself 

living back with his mother 

(Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert 

DeNiro) after spending eight 

months in a state institution on 

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fany offers to help Pat reconnect with his 

wife, but only if he’ll do something very 

important for her in return. As their deal 

plays out, an unexpected bond begins to 

form between them, and silver linings appear 

in both of their lives. Based on the 

bestselling book by Matthew Quick. Rainbow 

Cinemas (14A). 

Gangster Squad 

Set in Los Angeles, 1949, this crime picture 

tells of a secret crew of police offi 

cers led by two determined sergeants 

(Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling) working together 

to take down the ruthless mob 

king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) who runs 

the city’s underworld. Emma Stone costars 

as Cohan’s girlfriend Grace Faraday; 

Nick Nolte also appears as LAPD Chief 

Bill Parker. Based on the true story of Los 

Angeles police offi cers and detectives in 

the “Gangster Squad unit” who attempted 

to keep Los Angeles safe from the real-life 

Mickey Cohan and his gang during the 

1940s and ‘50s. Rainbow Cinemas (14A). 

Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters 

Fifteen years after the fabled and traumatic 

incident involving a gingerbread 

house, Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel 

(Gemma Arterton) have grown into 

vengeful bounty hunters dedicated to exterminating 

witches. The siblings are renowned 

for their profi ciency at tracking 

and taking down their prey. Their work is 

relatively easy because, for an unknown 

reason, harmful spells and curses do not 

work well against them. The Mayor of 

Augsburg, Germany recruits them to rid 

the town and nearby forests of an evil 

sorceress Muriel (Famke Janssen) who is 

planning to sacrifi ce many local children 

at the witches’ gathering during the upcoming 

‘Blood Moon’ in two days time. 

To make things worse, the duo also has 

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Django Unchained 

Set in the deep American South two 

years before the Civil War, Django Unchained 

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Foxx) who is rescued by Dr. King Schultz 

(Christoph Waltz), a man working as an 

undercover bounty hunter. Upon being 

freed, and having mastered vital hunting 

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skills, Django teams up with his rescuer 

to accomplish a daunting task: to fi nd and 

rescue Django’s wife Broomhilda (Kerry 

Washington), who had been captured by 

a cruel plantation owner (Leonardo Di- 

Caprio). Rainbow Cinemas (18A). 

Les Misérables 

Set in 19th-century France, this is the 

Academy Award-nominated motion-picture 

adaptation of the beloved stage musical. 

When Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) 

is released from prison after serving 19 

years for stealing a loaf of bread, he breaks 

parole to create a new life for himself. 

In the process, Valjean has to evade the 

ruthless Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe), 

who’s determined to bring him to justice. 

During the next eight years, Valjean creates 

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a wealthy factory owner and the mayor 

of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Fantine, one of the 

women who works for him, is a single 

mother who sends all her money to the 

people who care for her small daughter, 

Cosette. When the other workers fi nd out 

she has an illegitimate child, they demand 

her dismissal. Now on the street, Fantine 

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steps in and takes her to a hospital. Maltreated 

and malnourished, Fantine is on 

her deathbed. When Valjean promises to 

fi nd Cosette and care for her, their lives 

change forever. Rainbow Cinemas (PG). 

Zero Dark Thirty 

Academy Award-winning director Kathryn 

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about Maya (Jessica Chastain), a CIA operative 

whose fi rst experience interrogating 

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