JENNIFER LANG Around Town it’s true VANCOUVER, Toronto, next stop... Terrace? As unbelievable as it may sound, 54:40, a band that’s defined the Canadian alternative rock scene for more than 20 years, heads north for a special con- cert at the Kit- sumkalum Hall Oct. 4. The B.C.-based band is one of the country’s best- na known recording 54:40 acis, responsible for numerous hils over the years, including earnest ‘80s all-pop anthems like ] Go Blind, One Gun and Miss You to more cynical but no less catchy numbers in the 1990s like Love You All, Assoholic and Cheer Up Peru. The band has shown no signs of slowing down in the new century. The latest effort, Goodbye Fiatiand, will be released soon. Tickets at Northern Motor Inn and the Bear Country Inn. Flight of fancy WINGED MIGRATION, the first of eight films showing in Terrace this winter as part of the Toronto Film Circuit series, plays tonight at the Tillicum Twin Theatre. Take flight with flocks of migrating birds as they soar past breathtaking natural, and hu- man-made, landmarks. Vancouver's savvy entertainment weekly, The Georgia Straight, recently described Winged Migration as “marvellous”. The show starts at 7:15 p.m. Next up on Oct. 22 as part of the Film Circuit Series is Whale Rider the much-anticipated modern day fable about a Maori girl's attempt to claim her birth- tight — despite the objections of her stern grandfather. And don’t forget, on Monday night (Sept. , 29), the second movie in the Travelling Pic- ture Show's fall tour, will be playing. Flower & Garnet is a B.C. drama about a widowed fa- ther and the disintegration of his family. Toe-tapping talent A FUNKY jazz quartet that combines easy, breezy improv with a rock-solid foundation in classical music performs at the R.E.M. Lee ‘Theatre Friday evening. The Buhr Quartet, formed by international- ly-renowned composer, conductor and pianist Glenn Buhr, is comprised of some of Winni- peg’s biggest musical talents. Guitarist Greg Lowe (also of Swing Soniq) has already established a successful solo car- eer, while vocalist and viola player Ri- chard Moody has a mellow, rich voice that's been compared to a combination of Harry Connick Jr. and Sting, is also an ac- complished musician. Bassist Gilles Fournier, meanwhile, has performed with i jazz greats like Tito Puente and Clark Terry. - The four musi- cians are interesting, inventive, curious performers — and often funny, choosing musical selections that range from jazz to gypsy, classical, bluegrass and avant garde. The performance starts at 8 p.m. sharp Sept. 26. Tickets at Cook's Jewellers in the Skeena Mall. Presented by the Terrace Concert Socie- ° Author, fly fisher to read at the college CONTRIBUTED KNOWN FOR his ability to tell a good story, his sense of humour, his keen eye for detail, and his love for the intricacies of the lan- guage, Saskatchewan writer and consummate fisherman David Carpenter holds a reading Friday in Terrace. Carpenter’s most recent novel, The Banjo Player, is a young man's coming-of-age story. He also wrote a collection of seasonal es- says, Courting Saskatchewan, which explores the highs and lows of a year on the prairies. Writer and English instructor Sheila Peters met Carpenter at Banff’s Writing Studio last year, when he read an essay about his father. “The writing was beautiful, but the way he captivated the very diverse audience - well, you knew you were in the presence of a great storyteller.” His work includes Fishing in the West, a Glenn Buhr one-hour CBC Ideas program on the art of fly” fishing and his latest book, a brand-new col- lection of poetry from Coteau called Trour Stream Creed. The reading takes place Sept, 26 at 8 p.m. at the Kiva coffeeshop at NWCC. Admission | is free. It’s sponsored by the Canada Council and NWCC, TERRACE STANDARD The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 24, 2003 - 83 Feeding the hunger crisis New Wednesday soup kitchen set to open just a few months before Terrace’s poor will feel the full force of welfare cuts ex By JENNIFER LANG THE SALVATION Army is opening up a Wednesday after- noon soup kitchen to help people cope with a “real and legitimate crisis” of rampant hunger among the commun- ity’s poor. Anywhere from 100 to 150 people are expected to use the community soup kitchen when it opens up next month. lan McDonough, director of fa- mily and community services, said the Salvation Army wanted a soup kitchen in place before 2004. That’s when provincial govern- ment changes to welfare come into effect that will make it harder for some people to receive bene- fits, among other changes. “If we can start start something now, those cutbacks won't hit us by surprise,” McDonough said. In a region that’s already home to fewer jobs due to a continuing economic downturn, it’s a certain- ty Terrace’s most vulnerable citi- zens will experience further dis- tress as a result, he said. ' “There are a whole bunch of different changes that are going ta make it harder for people.” Local front-line agencies and service providers dealing with Tertace’s poor are already bracing for a boost in demand for their services. “Anyone working on the front lines dealing with the problem of hunger see it's a real and legiti- mate crisis,” he said. “I think right now the biggest need on hand is hunger and proper nutri- Comic tale opens new ; TLT season | By JENNIFER LANG PERHAPS ONLY Norm Foster could turn the elements of a tragedy into successful comedy like Ethan Claymore. The prolific Canadian playwright is a fa- tion,” The soup kitchen starts up on Oct. 15, and will run indefinitely, opening once a week on Wednes- day afternoons from 3-5 p.m. out of the Carpenter’s Hall on Sparks Ave. It’s the same location as the soup kitchen run by members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, which operates Sunday afternoons on a weekly basis. Those volunteers have seen as many as 160 people turn up for homemade soup and a bun. McDonough said the Salvation Army deliberately chose the same lacation in order to supplement the existing soup kitchen service. The Salvation Army operates a daily soup kitchen in Prince Ru- pert, but a daily soup kitchen hasn’t been a reality here for years. Local anti poverty advo- cates set up a daily soup kitchen in Terrace to battle the economic collapse here in the mid- 1980s. in time, the Salvatian Army may increase the frequency of openings here in Terrace. “It’s a small step, but it is a step,” he said. It was decided to open between 3-5 p.m, rather than at lunchtime so families with children in school will be able to make use of the program, People on income assistance have trouble affording nutritious food, even if they may not exper- ience hunger, he said. “The cheaper foods are not al- ways the most nutritious,” he added, Or they go without other neces- pected to make it harder for some GETTING READY: Salvation Army community services director lan McDonough holds soup pot. Homemade soup and a bun will now be offered to folks twice a week. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO silies like proper winter clothes or school supplies for their children because they need to spend money on food. Meanwhile, the Terrace Chur- ches Food Bank is readying for another season. For more details on the food bank, including the results of last week’s massive fundraising drive, turn to Page B2 (“Food Bank Ser to Open in October")... vourite of community theatre troupes across the country, and it’s little wonder. His access- ible comedies go beyond sitcom sweet, re- vealing the sharper edges of the human condi- tion. The plot line for Ethan Claymore, kicking off the Terrace Little Theatre’s 2003-04 season tomorrow night, certainly doesn’t sound like a comedy — at least not al first. It’s the story about a widowed egg farmer whose well-meaning neighbour is trying nudge him into dating again — only to learn his estranged older brother has suddenly passed bee] ACTOR BRIAN Wilso Willlam Fisher, left, and 15-year-old T.J. Turner. nH n, right, who plays the litle role in Ethan Claymore in a scene with JENNIFER LANG PHOTO came estranged in the first place. “The whole thing is about friends and fami- alive, making it difficult to meet with St. Peter’s good graces - decides to pay his away. But here’s the trademark Foster kicker: the deceased — a used car salesman when he was younger brother an otherworldly visit. The story scenes that reveal how the two brothers be- ly,” explains director Jerry Stuebing, who's is told through partial flashback particularly fond of Foster, both as an actor Continued on Page B5 Show by performance artist will be a springboard to understanding By JENNIFER LANG ‘DO YOU have something to say about racism that you'd like to get off your chest? Or how would you like to understand what it's like to stand in someone else's shoes for a moment? All That Flows is a per- formance piece focusing on the subtle and blatant forms of racism that exist in Canadian communities —~ as seen from a First Na- tions perspective. It’s being presented for free Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Terrace Art Gallery. (The doors open at 4:30 p-m., so participants can enjoy culturally diverse East Indian, First Nation, and Filipino food and so- cialize before the perfor- mance, Which starts at 3:30 p.m.) The show features Mar- lena Dolan, a First Natlons performance artist with 10 Sasa Loggin years experience who uses video, movement, and an audio soundscape to tell the story. It's followed by a dis- cussion with a trained fa- cilitator aimed at creating a community dialogue on racism. The event is presented by the Skeena Multicultur- alism Diversity Project, a provincial government-fun- ded. project that’s entering phase three of a commun- Nirmal Parmar ity action plan on racism. The group recently un- veiled its Anti-Racism Re- sponse Handbook, an inci- dent guide for local resi- dents, institutions and workplaces, Member Sasa Loggin hopes the evening will help break down barriers between people in the community. “We all see the world a. little differently,” she says. By listening to other — people describe their ex- periences, you can start to understand where they're coming from, she says. In March, the group presented another perfor- mance piece aimed at combaling racism and promoling awareness among local service agen- cies. About 40 people at- tended that evening. “It ends up being a bridge between people,” says society member Nir- mal Parmar, who attended that event as well. He says All that Flows is designed to promote si- milar understanding, and he hopes people will keep an open mind and come out to the show. “There’s always room io learn more or to find out more aboul other people in the community,” Parmar says. "At the end of the day, we are all cilizens of Terrace.” The show's aboriginal point of view is a great fit with Terrace, particularly considering. the way the cily’s cultural landscape has evolved in the past two decades, Parmar says. Back in 1986, 7 per cent of Terrace’s popula- tion described themselves as First Nations. That more’ than doubled by 2001, with 15.5 per cent claiming aboriginal ance- stry. He says the society’s next task is lo incorporate the ideas from the hand- book inte real life and the workplace, Parmar says. He'd jike to see the day when the pamphlet is handed out to every new employee at orientation, Funding for the Skeena Diversity Project came from the Ministry respons- ible for Community, Abor- iginal. and Women's Ser- vices.