| a a | The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - B1 TERRACE STANDARD . , a! fi tk ‘DUSTIN 4 | 638-7283 “QUEZADA “Friday. - Around Town ue “MEMBERS of the ‘local. Diabetes Education | “. Clinic .are staging a | regional workshop. this. 7 . FILE PHOTO Jf . All day Diabetes ~ dialogue - TERRACE Is about to. be inundated with health 2 i care professionals descending upon the Best ‘Western Terrace Inn for a professional workshop on Diabetes. _ . The’ Diabetes Update for Professionals and Caregivers takes place this Friday, Feb. 24 and lo- . cal organizers say it’s a first for the Northwest. “This is like a template,” said Lilia Heslenfeld, manager of the Diabetes Education Clinic at Mills Memorial. Hospital. “We've been looking forward to. [Friday]. and bringing together Northern Health °| . » like never before.” a | _ The purpose is to get all the Northwest’s Diabe- : tes educators to come as speakers and participants will return to their communities with a model of : _ shared care a and. capacity building, added Heslen- feld. | ; _ The participants, who had to book i in advance, * include a wide range of. health care providers from * registered nurses, dentists, physiotherapists and ambulance attendants. “Recipients will have increased knowledge about Diabetes and Diabetes care,” said Trudi Ma- cLean, the clinic’s nurse educator. viepiortanth says sharing knowledge i is especial- population. — “We work in isolated communities,” Heslenfeld said. “The education, networking and camaraderie (during the workshop) will lead to far-reaching contacts that are tremendous for Diabetes educa- tion. More than 120 people have registered for the workshop that takes place between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. .Elementary bands getting together. THE 2006 band retreat for elementary school band students from five local schools (including Veritas and Centennial . Christian) goes this Friday and Saturday. The Dare to Dream Foundation and the elemen- tary band teachers use this event to help develop and enhance the ‘activity in the classroom..: © The events for the Friday night and all day Sat- urday include sectional practices in a classroom setting and Grade 6 and 7 full band rehearsals. The event is made. possible with more than 75 parent volunteers and corporate support. The young musicians will also take part in other: . fun activities, such as a pizza party and sock hop ‘during the Saturday sessions and are topped off with a gala concert featuring all the Grade 6 and 7 bands and special guests Don Clark, Julia No- lan and Laszlo Klein — all accomplished musicians leading the retreat. The gala concert is on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 7 _ p.m, at the Dr. R. E.M. Lee'Theatre. Artists: your help i is wanted at the GLH ROBERT E. STANLEY Sr. is hard at work painting traditional Nisga‘a designs on the walls in _ the basement of the Geo: rge Little House. It’s called the carving shed — a place where Nisga’a artists can work and where visitors can see, the art they create. The ‘Terrace Nisga’a Society signed a_ three- year lease with the _ City ‘of Terrace in December: of 2005 and is in the process of prepar- ing the space to be used. 2 Stanley: is — looking for more Nisga’a artists to - volunteer __ their time and. efforts to create a space that reflects the oe . Nisga’a culture. Robert E. Stanley ing now is look ing for-artists to put up designs downstairs on the ’ walls,” says Stanley, who has already painted a sun, raven and killer whale on the walls. . international ~ Hall Feb. 25. By DUSTIN QUEZADA - THE HOMEGROWN; authors of the hot single Hello make | their anticipated Terrace stage debut tonight at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. Melody Park. can be forgiven if its members hope it will be some time. before they play here again.. Since the December 2005 local release of their self-titled debut album, the five-piece group has plunged headfirst i into. the.music ‘business, says gui-* tarist Brian Condie. “As of Jan. 15 (2006) we're in this full time, 100 per cent,” said Condie, ~. who quit his job coordinating and running gas to the regional airport. For Condie and lead female vocalist Christa Klukas, who were part of the band Snowbaby, the October 2004 formation of Melody Park was just part of an evolutionary process. “We've been writing songs for a number of years, Condie said, “We just didn’t want to be a cover band anymore.” When the band hit the studio in March 2005, they found something spe- cial in the mix. Joining Klukas and Condie were drummer. Brian Wilson (who also played with Snowbaby), Rossano Valmonte on keyboard and bassist John Taunton. * Threatened with a break in the creative process, the band. decided. it couldn’t keep a lid on it and stayed | the course, says Klukas, emerging with a 40-song repertoire. The band began the recording process here and finished it at ‘Vancouver's S.- Greenhouse Studios: - “Once we popped our heads up (after, the recording process), doors start-. ed opening up,” Klukas said. Condie says reaction to the 11 -track CD has ‘been very positive. “It’s the first time recording companies a are contacting us,” Condie add- ed. - By DUSTIN QUEZADA PEACE WILL’ be on the menu. this Saturday as -an al spread will be offered at.the Terrace and District Multicultural Association’s annual ‘multicultural potluck _ dinner. . The event, now in its 21st year, grew to the point last year that it moved venues to ‘accommodate the more than 400 people that attended. This year; the big scale feed will again be held at the Kitsumkalum Community And organizer Jane Dick- son says as the event has » doubled in size, the core val- © ues have-remained. ‘Tt’s a community pot-- luck for people to bring an international dish, share . food and celebrate cultures,” Dickson said. Because everyone in ev- “ery part of the world has to eat, cuisine is a surefire way to share culture. “When people sit down to eat with each other there” s an element of trust and ac- ceptance,” added Dickson. Those ideals tie in per- fectly with the theme chosen . for this year’s potluck: Peace \ sae ; Since the CD has been available locally i in January, it has sold about 500 on Earth.. ; “Multiculturalism is about, fearlessness; accep- tance, justice, tolerance and a society at peace with it- self,” said John Chen: Wing, an association member. | So while you .shouldn’t ‘expect a food fight to break out, you should expect your ' palate to touch down in the. four corners of the world and in between. Dickson says in the past, » the potluck has featured-fare from India, China, Poland, Chile, South Asia, First Na- tions and more. | | \ “Terrace is such a divérse community even ifi it doesn’t appear -that way,” Dickson said. Food may be at the heart of the yearly culinary cel-_ ebration but those in at- tendance will be treated to — much more, added Dickson. The.decor includes a map that people can identify their origin with a pin, hundreds of origami, doves symboliz- ing peace and, for the kids, post-dinner pifiatas. There will also be sev- eral community entertainers on hand for the evening that will be emceed by Reverand - Wally Hargrave. If your mouth is watering, turnout.” salute its roots. MELODY Park is from left: Rossano Valmonte, John Taunton, Christa Klukas, Brian’ Wilson and Brian Condie. The Terrace ing tracks from its. self-titled, debut release tonight ¢ at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. i ; 7 ocals “living the dreai MELODY PARK PHOTO copies and. now v Condie i is hoping for two ‘things: national distribution and a a - video shoot to accompany: the single Hello. The CD’s first single has been on the local ; airwaves three to ‘four times ae _ day and Klukas says it’s starting to draw attention here. “From young to old, everybody likes it,” singer. “I’ve had kids and parents’ approaching me and asking) if I'm Melody Park and where they can get.the CD.” ‘Condie describes the band’s, music as a “playground of sound” that i is. groove-based eclectic rock and pop.. It's that energetic playground that the fivesome will bring to the stage’ ‘ tonight, says Condie. “Pm excited for Wednesday,” Condie said. “Hopefully we eet a good said the song’ S ‘enthusiastic And while the band dreams of success outside the region, it wants ‘to That’s why a portion of the proceeds from each ticket sold for shows here, in Kitimat and Prince Rupert will go toward the school music programs _ in each centre. < “A lot of who we are is ‘community and as a. group we can do's so. much © more than individually,” said Klukas, who was born and raised i in Terrace. ‘the.main act.. ou’re invited to eat in ir u nen “We wanted to do something to support the area.”. The 7 p.m. show. will featute « opening music from local students before ‘Klukas says it was. important ‘for her to release the album and begin per- | forming locally because they feel this could be the’ start of something big...” “The window of opportunity, is right here and right now,” Klukas added... - “We're living the dream.” Melody Park: will play. the Mount E tizabeth Theatre i in Kitimat Feb. 5. and Prince Rupert’s Performing Arts Centre’ March 102.5. - Tickets for tonight’s show. are $20. and can be bought at Sight a and Sound. and Standard Radio. | Sat ; FROM left, Janie Dickson, Rani Parmar Coco Schau and Ewa Luby show their mul- | ticultural spirit during last year’s potluck dinner hosted by the Terrace and. District: Multicultural Association. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO taking part is easy. Purchase ’.a ticket and bring a dish for . a family of four. The dish you bring doesn’t have to be one of your own nationality, added Dickson. — Tans (11-year- olds and’ up) and: $1 (10 years and under) and can be “bought at Misty River : 635-6000 -to help with set-up © on Friday night. Books. The community hall doors open at 4 p.m. and the | potluck gets going at 5.p.m. 7 For questions, contact Jane at 638-1594 or Nirmal - at’ 635-3583 and Gary at Bon appétit! 1d will be play- & ee oe ee enc A ACS es Rene aE meant : ee ; a . Bg ee