| ENTERTAINMENT,
DINING, MOVIES, MUSIC, THEATRE |
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Static
in Stereo are (L-R) John Kerns, Todd Kerns, Ryan Kerns and Scott
McCargar. They perform at the Commodore Ballroom June 9.
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| DINING |
| Check
our new Restaurant Guide,
complete with PDF's of menus and links to advertisers
websites. |
Quality sushi at reasonable
prices
The Hired Belly is intrigued by the notion of changing
restaurant spaces, specifically, how they reflect our evolving
palate.
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| ENTERTAINMENT |
kudos & kvetches
The end of the world is upon us. This is no joke. After two
incidents of computer failure over the weekend, we are now fully
convinced the apocalypse is nigh, especially since it
interrupted our alcohol consumption.
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Debut Diner collection shows
promise
In the opening sentence of Sputnik Diner a skydiver’s chute
fails to open. He hits the roof of a mall. In Rick Maddocks’s
brutally effective prose, the skydiver "pollinated the
employees’ parking lot."
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Seven Days Ahead
NeWorld Theatre has made a name for itself over the last few
years creating original, fantastical works that feature
everything from acrobats to kids and the pet pooch.
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| MUSIC |
Static in Stereo a family
affair
When mid-’90s Canadian alt. rockers Age of Electric disbanded
three years ago, frontman Todd Kerns was encouraged to go solo.
He wasn’t interested.
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| THEATRE |
Honesty and betrayal collide
in Closer
On a bright, nearly cloudless Thursday afternoon, in a
low-ceilinged room in a building next to the Vancouver East
Cultural Centre, two relationships are unraveling.
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Faith not so much drama as
discussion
Articles of Faith is not a play. But it may not matter what
you call it if it succeeds in doing what playwright Mark
Leiren-Young intended it to do: to present as objectively as
possible the issues facing Anglicans with regard to the blessing
of same-sex relationships.
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