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Danse Russe (premiere April 2011)
music by Paul Moravec, libretto by Terry Teachout
Danse Russe made its world premiere at the Kimmel Center in April 2011, alongside the Philadelphia premieres of dance pieces "Ragtime" and "Renard" by Igor Stravinsky, in an event titled "Rites, Rhythm... Riot!"
Danse Russe is a one-act, vaudeville-style chamber opera that depicts the events leading to the creation, premiere, and infamous riot of Igor Stravinsky's ballet "Rite of Spring"
Principal cast included Chris Lorge (Stravinsky), Paul Corujo (Monteux), Matthew Maness (Nijinsky), and Jason Switzer (Diaghilev). "Ragtime" and "Renard" performed by Kun Yang Lin Dancers, accompaniment by Orchestra2001.
Moravec/Teachout interview with Soundcheck's John Schaefer on WNYC:
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THE ALWAYS PRESENT PRESENTBased on the true story of Renée and Ted Weiss, this chamber opera follows the love and courtship between a young musician and future-renowned poet. Conceived for two singers, two dancers and piano-trio this opera is sung in English. Join us as we explore and celebrate the couple who changed the face of poetry in the modern era.
Peter Westergaard, Composer
Renée Weiss, Librettist
Based on the book of poetry and letters The Always Present Present by Ted & Renée Weiss.
World Premiere Cast:
Jason Switzer, Darlene Kelsey, Jesse Jones, Nicole LaBonde, Jennifer K. Lee (violin),Glenn Fischbach (cello), Jody Schum (piano), Farin R. Loeb (stage director), Andrew M. Kurtz (conductor) PERFORMANCE DATES:August 29 @ 7:30pm Princeton University, NJ This performance includes a viewing of the film documentary The Making of a Poet & Poem: A Year in the Life of Ted Weiss Matthew's Acting Studio
September 8-12, 2009Lantern Theater Center City, Philadelphia All performances at The Lantern Theater were double billed with Stefan Weisman's Darkling.
Text: Darkling: A Poem by Anna Rabinowitz Music by Stefan Weisman "The Darkling Thrush" song by Lee Hoiby
About Darkling
Commissioned by American Opera Projects (AOP) DARKLING explores the outer edges of the operatic form with an experimental opera-theatre work conceived by Michael Comlish, with original music composed by Stefan Weisman and Lee Hoiby. Darkling was created for four singers (soprano / mezzo / tenor / baritone), seven actors, and string quartet with optional piano. This touring version of Darkling reduces the number of actors to one and is adaptable to multiple venues.
Spanning the decades from the 1930's to the post-World War period, DARKLING is a remarkable story – both poignant and humorous – of love, loss, calamity and hope. Past and present blur, characters are swept along by the great forces of history and lives are bowed and buffeted in this uniquely moving and captivating work. "Brave and sensitive" (The New York Times), DARKLING uses opera, avant-garde theatre, vaudeville and cutting edge technology to create "an unlikely collaboration of Wagner, Sally Bowles and Steven Spielberg" (Time Out/New York). Performed in English, American Opera Projects' dramatic tour-de-force views history not from a grand geo-political perspective but from the insightful, intimate outlook of a poet whose ordinary Polish-Jewish family is unexpectedly affected by extraordinary events of the Holocaust.
About the Creators
ANNA RABINOWITZ (text: Darkling: A Poem )
Anna Rabinowitz was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for 2001. She won the Juniper Prize for her first volume of poetry, At the Site of Inside Out, which was published by the University of Massachusetts in 1997. Her work has appeared widely in such journals as Atlantic Monthly, Boston Review, The Paris Review, Colorado Review, Southwest Review, Denver Quarterly, Sulfur, LIT, VOLT, and Doubletake. Her work has also appeared in the anthologies, The Best American Poetry 1989, edited by Donald Hall, Life on the Line: Selections on Words and Healing, and in The KGB Bar Reader. She edits and publishes the nationally distributed literary journal, American Letters & Commentary, and is a vice-president of the Poetry Society of America. Her most recent book, The Wanton Sublime, appeared in March 2006. For more information, visit www.annarabinowitz.com.
STEFAN WEISMAN (composer for Darkling)
Stefan Weisman opera FADE was premiered during Center City Opera Theater's 2008 ConNEXTions presentations. Mr. Weisman first worked with American Opera Projects as a member of its annual Composers & the Voice program. His music has been heard at places such as Symphony Space, the June in Buffalo festival, the Flea Theater, and Guggenheim Museum's "Works & Process" series. His compositions include chamber, orchestral and choral pieces, as well as music for theater, video and dance. Among his commissions are works for Sequitur, the Minimum Security Composers Collective, the Gay Gotham Choir, and the Oregon Bach Festival, which commissioned a piece in honor of George Crumb on the occasion of his 75th birthday. His orchestral work "The Bird Happens" was selected to be included in the American Composers Orchestra's 2005 Underwood New Music Readings, and was conducted by Steven Sloane. His piece "From Frankenstein" won the Chicago Ensemble's 2005 Discover America Competition and was presented by male-soprano Anthony Costanzo with the ensemble Newspeak, conducted by James Lowe in Merkin Hall's "Ear Department: Emerging Composers" concert series, moderated by composer Michael Gordon. His piece "Skin Nails Hair" was performed in New York City by the Lost Dog New Musik Ensemble. Stefan participated in AOP's Composers & the Voice during the 2003-04 season. For more information, visit his website.
LEE HOIBY (song composer – "The Darkling Thrush")
Lee Hoiby is beloved by performers as diverse as Leontyne Price and Jean Stapleton, for his numerous settings of texts from Emily Dickinson to Julia Child. Mr. Hoiby was introduced to opera by his teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music, Gian Carlo Menotti, who involved him closely in the famed Broadway productions of The Consul and The Saint of Bleecker Street in the early 1950s. His works have been recognized by awards and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Institute of Arts and Letters, the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1989 his work was the subject of a retrospective concert at the Kennedy Center on the American Composer Series, and a two-week festival of his work was presented by the music department of the University of California at Long Beach. His principal works include the operas The Scarf (1958 ), A Month in the Country (1964), Summer and Smoke (1971) and The Tempest (1986). He is also the composer of nearly 100 songs, as well as music for orchestra, solo instruments, chorus and the theater. He lives in upstate New York. For more information, visit www.leehoiby.com
Presented by CCOT September 8-12, 2009 as part of the Philadelphia Live Arts & Fringe FestivalMatt Gray, Stage Director Maeve Hoglund, soprano Hai-Ting Chinn, mezzo-soprano Jon Garrison, tenor Martin Hargrove, bass-baritone Jason Switzer, baritone Sharon Sigal, speaker All performances at The Lantern Theater are double billed with The Always Present Present.
PAUL'S CASEMusic by Gregory Spears Libretto by Gregory Spears and Kathryn Walat Based on the story by Willa Cather ------ About Paul's Case
Based on Willa Cather's story of the same name, Paul's Case chronicles the dissolution of a high school dandy living in sooty turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul, fleeing the "petty economies" of life, eventually escapes to New York City's Waldorf Astoria to experience a world of "shiny surfaces" and "cool luxury." Unable to avoid a world that demands payment, Paul martyrs himself in a final act of shocking audacity that has troubled critics and readers alike.
Equal parts angry teenager, anti-capitalist, decadent aesthete and cold realist, Paul is also an American symbol of passive dissent in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener, and Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.
Paul's Case is being developed in part with generous grants from the BMI Foundation, the Virgil Thomson Foundation and the "Composers & the Voice Circle of Friends".
About the Creators
GREGORY SPEARS (composer / co-librettist)
Gregory Spears has written music for the American Composers Orchestra, the New York Youth Symphony, the NOW Ensemble, So Percussion and Eighth Blackbird. His music has won prizes from ASCAP and BMI as well as grants and honors from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Fulbright Foundation and Yaddo. Recent commissions have come from the Present Music Ensemble, the Bard Summer Music Festival and choreographer Christopher Williams. In 2007 Spears worked with musicologist Simon Morrison to reconstruct the original score for Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet for premiere by the Mark Morris Dance Group. For the 2007-2008 season, Spears was a participant in American Opera Project's Composers and the Voice Residency Program. In addition to composing, Gregory teaches a Writing Seminar at Princeton University called Music and Madness. He lives in Brooklyn. (www.gregoryspears.com)
KATHRYN WALAT (co-librettist)
Kathryn Walat's play Victoria Martin: Math Team Queen premiered Off-Broadway at the Women's Project, and was published in New Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2007 (Smith & Kraus) and in Dramatics magazine. Her play Bleeding Kansas premiered at the Hangar Theatre (Ithaca), and was also produced at Moxie Theater (San Diego). Her work has been also been performed at Actors Theatre of Louisville, La Jolla Playhouse, Salvage Vanguard Theater (Austin), and Perishable Theatre (Providence); and developed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater, Sundance Institute Theatre Program, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Boston Theatre Works, Ars Nova, MCC, and New Georges. She received her BA from Brown University and her MFA from Yale Drama School, and is currently working on a commission for Yale Repertory Theatre entitled Creation, a play about music, obsession, and the creative process.
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Six years ago, Mandeville High School sophomore and oboe player Liam Oliver began a musical journey that has taken him to remarkable places. On May 11, it will take him to Loyola University. As the winner of the 2014 Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition, he will perform the Ralph Vaughn Williams Oboe Concerto accompanied by a full symphony orchestra.
Oliver has also received scholarships to attend the John Mack Oboe Camp in Asheville, North Carolina and the Philadelphia International Music Festival this summer. Leaving in June, he will be studying with professional oboists from major universities and music conservatories nationwide. He plans to return to Mandeville in time for the M.H.S. marching band camp in late July.
Oliver started playing clarinet in fifth grade, under the direction of Joel Childress at Tchefuncte Middle School. He auditioned into the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra the following year and began weekly treks into New Orleans to play with symphony ensembles. At Mandeville Junior High, with the encouragement of band director Jennifer Pulling, he made a fateful decision to begin playing oboe.
Good oboe players are rare for a number of reasons and Oliver has proven to be among the best at his age. The double reed instruments have a reputation for being difficult to play. They are also quite expensive. As a result, few students attempt to learn the techniques necessary to play at the highest level of expertise.
Oliver has been fortunate to have good direction, mentors and the opportunity to borrow a school oboe and then buy a good one from a benefactor at a bargain price. He has also put in the countless hours necessary to hone his skill.
Over the years, he has developed a knack for putting together groups. At Mandeville Junior High he formed a chamber music ensemble that was recognized for their accomplishments by the Louisiana Music Educators Association. The GNO Youth Orchestra encouraged him in chamber music and he formed the "Five Reeds Trio." The group includes fellow collaborator, St. Paul's student and bassoon player James Pagnutti. They auditioned into the Birdfoot Chamber Music Festival at Tulane University in May of 2013.
Oliver and Pagnutti pair currently play in the "Who Dat Five" woodwind quintet which also includes Youth Orchestra students from Ben Franklin High. The group will perform Lalo Schifrin's La Nouvelle Orleans on May 11 at 3 p.m. at Loyola.
Whenever possible, Oliver performs at Mandeville's St. Timothy's United Methodist Church and at Christwood Retirement Community in Covington. He is currently under the direction of Rossi DiBenedetto at Mandeville High, where he has represented the school at Louisiana All-State for the past two years. In the marching band, Oliver leads the "Pit Percussion" section of melodic vibes, xylophones and bells.
He is also a student in the studio of Jaren Philleo Atherholt, the principal oboist of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.
""Having put forth such an effort to develop this Concerto, the experience of performing it before a full symphony orchestra will be one I could have only hoped to achieve 3 years ago when I was only first embarking on my journey as an oboist. It will be amazing," said Oliver.
His mother, Robin Perkins, has proudly watched his journey.
"Liam's musical life is blossoming this year due to his dramatic talent and remarkable determination," she said, " However, his development also owes a tremendous amount to the school band directors, private music teachers, and the New Orleans Youth Orchestra directors who have encouraged him every step of the way. We are so grateful to them for their kindness and incredible musicianship which they have shared with him over the past six years. It's been a true team effort!"
DiBenedetto said, "Liam is a hardworking and very talented student. He has shown great leadership, musicianship, and commitment to the band program. I have no doubt that he will be very successful after high school in becoming a professional musician, and I look forward to seeing his progress in the future.
As, as for the director who helped steer him toward the oboe, Pulling said, "I was very happy for Liam when I heard he won the concerto contest. It is a pleasure to see what he is accomplishing as a young oboist. I wish him the best!"
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DETROIT -- Not everyone can be a standout in the playoffs. Occasionally, there needs to be a few duds.
And, given the Detroit Tigers' offensive struggles this postseason, there were a handful of underachievers that stuck out like a sore thumb.
Here's a list of five Tigers players that failed to live up to expectations this postseason. The top five overachievers will be released
later today Wednesday.
5. Alex Avila
Give credit where credit is due: Avila played through pain in Games 1 and 3 of the World Series. A lot of pain. A foul tip struck his right wrist and it didn't take long for serious swelling and inflammation to render it useless. That said, the injury didn't occur until the Fall Classic, the final round. It doesn't excuse his poor offensive output in the ALDS and ALCS, which saw him hit a combined .227 with 10 strikeouts in 22 at-bats.
4. Gerald Laird
Statistically speaking, Laird was arguably the worst of the worst as he pieced together only one hit in 20 at-bats. The lone hit, a single, occurred in Game 1 of the ALCS. It mattered little as Austin Jackson, the next batter, hit into an inning-ending double play. It's a tough way for Laird, an impending free agent, to end his season with Detroit. He batted .282 this season and proved to be a bargain for the Tigers, signing a one-year deal for a cheap $1 million.
3. Miguel Cabrera
It's tough to declare Cabrera a bust in the playoffs. His eight RBIs fell one shy of team-leader Delmon Young. His .265 average was third-best on the team and his .368 on-base percentage was tied with Austin Jackson for tops on the team. But when a player wins the Triple Crown, a higher bar with higher expectations is automatically set. And, after hitting a less-than mediocre .231 with four strikeouts in 16 at-bats in the World Series, it's fair to say Cabrera fell short of meeting those goals.
2. Prince Fielder
Of all the Tigers that struggled at the plate this postseason, none were more apparent than Fielder. Whether it was a four-seamer or a curveball, if it was off the plate, chances are Fielder chased it. In 52 at-bats, Fielder could only muster nine hits and only one that went for extra bases. The worst part? The troubles came to a head in the World Series when the Tigers needed him most. He batted 0.71 in the Fall Classic with four strikeouts in 14 dismal at-bats.
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By this time he'd made other choices: three-dimensional design, contemporary aesthetic, Eastern principles, organic forms, natural materials. He also chose to return to the Northwest, working out of a studio space in Pioneer Square.
When the contemporary space he built with his mother, Bainbridge artist Katherine Michaels, became available, he came full circle back to the island.
A year and a half ago, he opened the expansive, minimalist space he dubbed studio(p) for salon-style gatherings among island artists.
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His last salon drew "70 or so people," but he realized the effort to host them put his own work on the backburner.
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"It's hard to balance those two things. You either need a regular job and do the art on the side, or you need to find a way to make money with your art," he said.
He turned his focus on developing his line of lighting, home decor and jewelry, exhibiting in a juried show at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City in May. He signed up for the studio tour. He said he'll resume the salon gatherings next year.
"I think that art and aesthetics are an important part of life," Perhacs said. "Some people think the arts are not important, but if you take that away, it is a horrible state to be in. Art makes life worth it."
Perhacs, the son of artists and grandson of an inventor, thinks art is in his genes.
"I get more satisfaction from someone having an amazing experience around art, than making a sale. And yet…you have to pay the bills. It's a really tough balance."
With every choice he makes or doesn't, he "sculpts" his version of the creative life.
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Perhac's mother has made her own choices, walking that fine line between art and the business of living. Once a successful carver and sculptor, the toxic chemicals of the foundry she co-owned forced her to abandon her first love.
Slowly she is "forging" a new body of work: bowls made of paper handmade by women in Zimbabwe. Michaels repulps the material, mixing and adding organic components – seedpods, blossoms, rocks, plant fibers – mixing in bee's wax to harden the forms.
"It's a feminine thing, the concept of doing vessels," she said in her upstairs studio at her home on the south end of the island.
"They are meant to hold things, hold spirit," she said. "It's the feminine concept of holding."
She experienced a time of gestation around this new work, which she has only shown at Island Gallery, so far.
To balance the bills and artmaking, Michaels makes documentary videos with her husband, Alan Honnick. One she is particularly proud of is "The Art of Lost Wax Casting" about an old-school method for casting sculpture.
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Mother and son respect each others aesthetic and seek the other's input on their individual work. They have collaborated on many creative projects, including the space that is now Perhacs Studio. Both will show their respective work there as part of this year's Bainbridge Island Winter Studio Tour.
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Photo enforcement in Federal Way gets the green light through 2013
Federal Way will continue to use photo enforcement cameras into 2013.
On July 20, the city council unanimously approved renewing and extending the city's contract with Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions (ATS). Council member Roger Freeman was absent.
The company's cameras capture photos and take brief videos of red light and school speed zone violations. The city has contracted with ATS for the cameras since 2008. Use of photo enforcement has generated mixed reactions from the public. Local leaders say the cameras make the city's intersections and school zones safer.
"I know that a lot of people have a problem with the red light cameras," mayor Linda Kochmar said. "Part of the problem is, how do you improve the situation? This really was effective."
Camera locations
Eleven cameras are used in Federal Way. Seven red-light cameras are located at three intersections.
• Four cameras monitor the South 320th Street and Pacific Highway South intersection.
• Two cameras are located at the South 348th Street and Enchanted Parkway South crossing.
• One camera photographs red light runners at South 312th Street and Pacific Highway South.
Four speed violation cameras are located in school zones.
• Cameras are placed at Twin Lakes Elementary, 4400 S.W. 320th St.
• Cameras are also at 21st Avenue Southwest, near Saghalie Middle School and Fred Meyer.
The city began photo enforcement in January 2008. Two cameras each were placed at the South 320th Street and South 348th Street intersections. An eight-month warning period ensued before the cameras began photographing violators that September. That year, a total of 4,154 tickets were issued, according to police records.
In 2009, the program was expanded. Two more cameras were placed at the South 320th Street/Pacific Highway South intersection, and cameras were introduced to the two school zones. One camera was installed at the South 312th Street location. A total of 12,318 tickets were issued, according to police records.
Revenue generator
The cameras usher in much-needed revenue for the City of Federal Way. Red light infractions typically cost $124. School zone speeding infractions vary in price.
In 2009, the city netted $849,277 from the program, according to city records. As of May 2010, the city has gathered a net revenue of $445,871 from the cameras this year.
The money goes to the Traffic Safety Fund, which pays for traffic safety, compliance, education, prevention and enforcement, finance director Tho Kraus said in an e-mail. Ongoing allocations include $450,000 to police operations, $50,000 to municipal court operations and $330,000 to traffic division operations, she said.
"The whole purpose is simply to improve what was happening at our intersections," Kochmar said.
Public response
The cameras are controversial. In June 2009, Federal Way and 17 other Washington cities were named in a class action lawsuit due to their use of photo enforcement cameras. The lawsuit was brought by eight individuals claiming the cities charged too much for the photo enforcement tickets. In March, U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour dismissed the lawsuit.
Police records show collision rates at South 320th Street/Pacific Highway South and South 348th Street/ Enchanted Parkway have wavered since cameras were installed. Records for the South 312th location were not available. Despite public complaints, records show rear-end collisions at the intersections have not dramatically increased since photo enforcement began. From 2005 to present, they account for around 40 percent of collisions at the two intersections.
• In 2005, there were a total of 95 collisions; rear-end collisions accounted for 35.
• In 2006, 102 collisions took place; of these, 43 were rear-end incidents.
• In 2007, 73 collisions occurred and 29 were rear-end collisions.
• In 2008, the year the red light photo program began, 58 collisions, 28 of them rear-end incidents, were documented.
• In 2009, which brought additional cameras to the system, 101 collisions were documented. Rear-end collisions accounted for 41 of those.
• Through April this year, 22 collisions, eight of them rear-end collisions, have taken place at the two crossings. Police expect around 66 total collisions by year's end.
Rules of the road
Red light and speeding violations are documented with ATS and reviewed by Federal Way police before motorists are issued a ticket.
Infractions are not issued unless a driver enters a photo-enforced intersection after the signal has turned red, or is speeding in a school zone during hours in which children are typically present. Signs and warning signals alert motorists to the cameras.
To escape a ticket, motorists must make a full stop before crossing into the crosswalk or intersection. They must also fully stop before making a right-hand turn. Most of the complaints about the cameras are regarding tickets issued for failure to come to a full stop before turning right, Kochmar said.
The enforcement cameras record a 12-second video of each violation. The video does not capture the face of the driver. ATS sends violators their ticket, with a link to the video. The driver can then personally view the violation.
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- the popular Prenatal Series, open to pregnant women and their families in the community, which covers labour and delivery, breastfeeding, family concerns and more;
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Baby Hitler
Boy this reeks of trying too hard. If you're looking for a way to tell the world, "I am way too edgy to be a parent" dressing your kid like Hitler will do the trick. Amazing attention to detail on the costume, though. That had to take 10's of hours to make. Which means this kid's mom or dad sat for a couple of late nights, stitching on swastikas and thinking, "this is gonna be so CUTE!"
Congrats, Baby Hitler, on winning the Douchebag Olympics, Parenting Division. Perhaps next year mom and dad will dress you as a cancerous tumor or genocide.
Alien Bursting out of a Chicken
Stick with a plan, people! Your child can't be both the Fist Fighting Chicken from Family Guy and a victim of an Alien Chestburster. I swear, it's like you guys start mixing up the blood syrup before you come up with a solid idea.
Michael Jackson
Is it just me, or has this year had an inordinate amount of really famous people dying? Looking at this Michael Jackson costume makes me realize we should expect to see a ton of Baby Patrick Swayzes, Baby Ted Kennedys and Baby Billy Mays' on doorsteps this year. Stay classy, America.
Tree Air Freshener
No arm or leg holes? How is this not child abuse?
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Since I'll be posting all about my wedding and sharing my photos with you next week, today I wanted to share the board that I made WAY back in late 2008 (I think) as the inspiration for my wedding. And I still love the board. It is the exact same one I'd use if I got married now. Wouldn't change a thing!
{inspiration} vintage california chic
{colors} canary, avocado, ocean, bisque
I knew I was getting married at a beautiful outdoor venue overlooking the Santa Monica Bay, so I wanted to incorporate nature into my color palette and decor. At the same time I wanted the style to reflect me and the vintage things I love. What resulted is the vintage California chic style above. And you can go here to how it translated in my own wedding photos.


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When John Allan Cameron released his first recording in 1968 he really had no idea of the impact that it and his music would have on the Cape Breton Celtic music and culture.
The LP, "Here Comes John Allan Cameron," contained some English and Gaelic songs along with some tunes, played both on the fiddle and the 12-string guitar. This is currently not that unusual a combination but back then it was unique.
I recall listening to the LP at home and being fascinated by it, to the point that an aunt (visiting from the Boston States) told me to shut it off. After all, she stated, "Who wants to listen to that foolishness anyway!" This from someone who spoke Gaelic as a first language in a house full of fiddlers.
But this recording did have an impact. By the following summer it had already sold over 5,000 copies and John Allan was featured on festival stages across Canada and the United States. More recordings followed and they received a fair bit of radio airplay. He did appearances on TV, including doing his own series on both CBC and CTV.
Back in Cape Breton other people like the Rankins and the Barra MacNeils saw this and realized that the culture, and the music that was part of it, was legitimate and that it was OK to sing Gaelic and play fiddle tunes. The Cape Breton Celtic revival was on and John Allan Cameron was the Godfather, a title that he carried with honour until his death.
That LP has not been available in any format for many years and has become a true collector's item. Recently John Allan's son Stuart joined forces with Stephen MacDonald, Paul MacDonald, Jamie Foulds and Allie Bennett to revive the recording and re-release it as a CD. It was cleaned up and remixed a bit, but it's still the same John Allan Cameron sound as before.
This CD is historic, the leading edge of Celtic music from that time, Cape Breton's first step onto the world stage. I don't know if it will be available everywhere just yet but I do know that you can get it at the Cape Breton Curiosity Shop in Sydney. Maybe you want to send one to someone in the Boston States.
I first met Dave Harley, a.k.a. General John Cabot Trail, when we worked together at CIGO Radio in Port Hawkesbury. Over the years I worked with him in various productions on numerous stages, even sharing a job at a call centre at one point. During that time he became a good friend, one you always enjoyed meeting and chatting with. His humour was infectious, his depth of knowledge was astounding and his love for Cape Breton was uplifting.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and his many friends. Dave will be sorely missed!
Saturday the Steel City Sports Bar will host Autism Rocks 2012, a 12 hour show that starts at 2 p.m. and features a great lineup of local musicians supporting a good cause.
Saturday evening Marc Boudreau and friends are playing for a dance at Sydney's Cedars Club.
British singer Graham Breeze (of Breeze & Wilson) will be joined by Kim Dunn and Rick Jones for a concert the Cape Breton Fudge Company on Sunday at 7:30. Graham is a great performer who has toured Nova Scotia before and appeared at the Stan Rogers Festival a few years back.
The seasonal concerts have started. Let's Get Into The Christmas Spirit, a concert of Christmas music with the Burke Family and Friends, takes place at St. Leonard Church, New Waterford at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25. That evening the Westmount United Church is hosting Moving Into Christmas, a concert featuring the Cape Breton Chordsmen and Godsent (who have a new Christmas CD that will be available at the show).
Bessie, John Archie and Friends are appearing at the Casino Christmas Dinner Theatre. The cast includes Howie MacDonald, Marilyn MacDonald-MacKinnon, Debbie Keating, Joe MacLeod, and Cyril MacPhee. The show runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Nov. 23 to Dec. 23 with lots of music and comedy.
The Louisbourg Playhouse has several Christmas events coming up including their Heritage Christmas concert on Dec. 7 and the return of A Lyrics & Laughter Christmas for four shows starting Dec. 14.
Dan MacDonald (BA celtic studies, cert. heritage studies) is a former Inverness County resident who now resides in the Sydney area. Involved in the Cape Breton music scene for more than 20 years, he operates his own company, Creignish Hills Entertainment. Contact him at email@example.com.


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Movie Power Rankings: 'Skyfall' knocks 'The Avengers' out of the top spot
Bond. It's one of those legendary movie names that can stand on its own. And, this week, the ageless secret agent is the one who finally stops "The Avengers" from reaching the No. 1 spot for the fifth week in a row. Without even seeing a single frame, audiences would still line up to see 007 in his latest adventure "SkyFall," but the just-released teaser seals the deal with plenty of action, a sense of mystery, Roger Deakins' lush cinematography and the steely-eyed Daniel Craig. Then there's the awesome supporting cast featuring Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris and Javier Bardem. If you're not on board after this, then there may not be much hope.
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May 24, 2012
1. "Skyfall" (Last Week: Not ranked)
The first trailer has finally arrived. We loved it.
2. The Cannes Film Festival (Last Week: Not ranked)
It's that time of year again where all the stars and movie people descend on the South of France for premieres, photo shoots and fun in the sun. Don't cha wish you were there?
3. "The Avengers" (Last Week: No. 1)
The biggest movie of the year (even if Edward Norton hasn't seen it) is also providing Robert Downey Jr. with the biggest paycheck of all-time.
4. "The Dark Knight Rises" (Last Week: No. 4)
Batman, Catwoman, Bane! Posters! And more!
5. "Anchorman 2" (Last Week: No. 9)
News team assemble! Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his pals are back for round two, and the new teasers are gonna make you cream. Plus witches!
6. "The Amazing Spider-Man" (Last Week: Not ranked)
Regular trailers just don't cut it anymore. We need a big, action-packed four-minute preview like this one.
7. "Snow White and the Hutsman" (Last Week: No. 2)
A slew of new clips featuring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron have hit the web, and fans are getting appropriately stoked.
8. "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" (Last Week: Not ranked)
Ready for a second date with Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson and, um... Mickey Rourke? The long-awaited sequel to Robert Rodriguez' sleazy neo-noir has gotten a release date.
9. "Men in Black 3" (Last Week: Unranked)
This week's big opener is building a big buzz and the ten years-overdue threequel will likely finally unthrone "The Avengers" at the top of the box office.
10. "Django Unchained" (Last Week: No. 3)
Cannes festival-goers were wowed by a sneak peek of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming all-star western (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, et al).
Watch the previous installment of Movie Power Rankings here.
What do you think of this week's rankings? Share your thoughts below. Or tweet your thoughts with the hashtag #mpr and tell us who you want to see in next week's edition.


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The savory smell of crawfish cooking will soon be wafting over Fritchie Park. The 10th Annual Hospice Foundation of the South Crawfish Cook-Off will take place April 20, and it's a cook-off no crawfish lover will want to miss.
The cook-off, the biggest fundraiser of the year for the organization, has come a long way since its beginning a decade ago, according to HFS Executive Director Kathy Busco.
"After we finished the first cook-off, we knew we had something pretty cool," said Busco. "It has just mushroomed from then, and it has a life of its own."
The 2013 Crawfish Cook-Off will feature 60 cooking teams vying for the awards for Best Tasting Crawfish and the Best Decorated Booth. The gates open at 11 a.m. and the cook-off ends at 6 p.m.
A Kids Zone play area will host games and activities. Children, 12 years of age and younger, are encouraged to come over and scoot their boots by competing in the Kids Crawfish Boots Contest. "We are inviting children to come and show off their decorated shrimp boots on stage," said Busco.
Live music will be provided by three bands during the day. Redline will perform from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Boogie Men will provide the musical entertainment from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and the Molly Ringwalds will take the stage from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Artist Adam Sambola has once again created the annual cook-off commemorative poster, featuring his iconic crawfish, RedBean. Copies of the 10th anniversary poster, signed by the artist, will be available for purchase for $25.
Proceeds from the event will go toward ongoing operating expenses for the organization, as well as the new three bedroom hospice home under construction outside of Slidell, according to Busco. "We worked hard to get the money needed to build the home," she said. "We now need to focus on raising the funds needed for operating expenses." The East St. Tammany hospice home is scheduled to be completed this fall.
A nonprofit organization, Hospice Foundation of the South is dedicated to providing resources for medical and emotional care for terminally ill patients and their families. Among its programs is Camp Bearable, a weekend program for children dealing with grief issues.
Tickets to the Cook-Off are $25 in advance for adults, and $30 at the gate. Children, infants through age 12, are $5. Advance tickets can be purchased at Whitney Bank locations throughout St. Tammany Parish.
The ticket price includes all-you-can-eat crawfish. Hamburgers, hotdogs, soft drinks and beer will be available for purchase.
Parking shuttles will be available from three locations: 100 Caruso Drive (the former Slidell Factory Outlets mall); the corner of Pontchartrain Boulevard and Salmen Drive; and from 1819 Old Spanish Trail (formerly the Hyundai dealership).
Pets, ice chests, tents, tables and alcohol are not allowed to be brought into the park for the event.
For more information about the 10th Annual HFS Crawfish Cook-Off, call 985.643.5470 or go to the organization's website, www.hospicefoundationofthesouth.org.


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Middlesex Township supervisors held their annual reorganization meeting Monday to select a new waste and recycling hauler, set salaries per the established 2014 budget and to review and make appointments to various township positions, almost all of which remain unchanged.
The board did not alter its current configuration, with Donald Geistwhite Jr. and Steven Larson remaining as chairman and vice chairman, respectively.
Supervisors did not move to increase their own pay, which remains fixed at $2,500 annually per board member. However, salaries and other remuneration did see some changes, with many full-time staff receiving a cost-of-living increase of 3 percent or more.
Supervisors also moved to reduce member contributions to the police pension plan from 5 percent to zero, which according to township manager Eileen Gault stems from the fund's designation as a "sound plan" currently on track to meet its future obligations.
As of April 1, Middlesex Township's trash hauler will change from Republic Services to Advanced Disposal Services of Shippensburg — the lowest, qualified bidder. According to manager Gault, customers using standard curbside poly-carts will save more than 17 percent on their quarterly bills after the switch.


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December 22–March 19
Winter is a well-deserved respite for many farmers, yet it holds just as much delicious produce as the rest of the seasons.
Citrus in the form of kumquats, grapefruits, lemons, mandarins, and navel oranges dominate the fruit scene; supplemented by subtropical fruits from Southern California, like cherimoya, white guava, and kiwi. Though apples and Asian pears are no longer in their harvest season, they are available through winter thanks to cold storage. And of course, vendors will have dried versions of your favorite summer produce available year round.
Root vegetables like carrots, turnips, and rutabagas turn sweeter as the cold weather encourages starch to convert to sugar. Roast them up with winter squash or potatoes, which should also be available through the winter via cold storage.
Cruciferous crops such as cauliflower, kohlrabi, romanesco, broccoli, and collards, thrive in the cool, wet, Californian winter, and are plentiful throughout the season. Leafy salad greens, chicory, and arugula are milder in the winter months, and asparagus begins its run in the market by mid-February.
Dungeness crab should still be available, but in limited quantities depending on how long the catch lasts. Eggs will be available throughout the season, but pastured hens lay fewer during the shorter days. Milk production also slows, so some vendors may not be at the market, though the aged cheese selection will still be diverse.
Bulb flowers will begin to bloom in January. Look for narcissus, daffodils, tulips, and irises from our flower producers.
Towards the end of winter, February's green garlic and spring onions in March will begin the market's transition back into spring.
Winter Recipes
Sage Pumpkin Galette with Spiced Pepitas and Vegan Jerky
Laura Stec, Laura Stec Innovative Cuisine
Khobz (Arab Flatbread)
Reem Assil, Reem's
Herb Simple Syrup
Old Dog Ranch Walnut Cherry Granola
Mollie Sitkin of Old Dog Ranch, and Michelle Pusateri of Nana Joes Granola
Roasted Beets, Fromage Blanc, Grapefruit, and Pistachio
Tony Ferrari and Jonathan Sutton, Hillside Supper Club
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By Allison Kanaley Trudell
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An historic win is on the horizon for Syracuse's Little League baseball, and the season hasn't yet got under way.
Later this year, ground will be broken at the Challenger Field of Dreams, a DeWitt park that will offer children with disabilities a place to play baseball, and much more.
Since plans for the park got under way in summer 2012, more than $520,000 has been raised for the complex — a staggering amount in such a short time, organizers say. They see it as a good indication that the ultimate goal of $6 million is attainable.
"It's been very exciting for me," said Dominick Cambareri, program coordinator for the area's Challenger Little League District 8, and a coach whose two children play in the league. "What a tremendous response from the community."
The park will be constructed on 28 acres off Thompson Road on land donated to the town of DeWitt by Carrier Corporation in 2010. The facility will be an integrated sports complex built over a span of about four years, designed to accommodate children ages 5 to 21 with developmental, physical and emotional special needs, but it will be open to all.
The initial phase will include handicap accessible baseball fields, playgrounds, restrooms, a concession stand and parking area. Plans call for eventually adding a pavilion, soccer fields and lacrosse fields. The park's official name is the Willis Carrier Recreation Park, but will be commonly known as Carrier Park.
For parents like Jennifer Savastino, the frustration of trying to find recreational activities for a special needs child can quickly turn to heartbreak.
"This one really hits home," she said. "I know what it's like to take a special needs child to a park that doesn't have the access he needs. It's frustrating."
She recalls driving by recreational areas where children were playing, and knowing her stepson, Daniel, who is autistic, would be unable to use typical facilities.
"It would be nice to drive them to a place that's just for them, where they can be themselves," she said. "I can let him be that at Challenger. I can say, 'Go ahead — be yourself.'"
Syracuse Challenger teams currently play two days a week during the summer months, and have to wrangle for space on existing fields that are often not accessible to children with physical disabilities.
"What we're bringing to the community is truly a unique, integrated sports complex," said Cambareri, "with special needs programs side-by-side with all the community recreational sporting activities. This project is going to allow for the development of other programs."
Cambareri said he has researched other projects, and has found none of this size and magnitude that integrates facilities like the one the Syracuse Challenger league is seeking. There are more than 220 kids on 12 teams, making it second in size in the nation only to the Tucson, Arizona league, he said.
Cambareri is quick to credit the community with the park project's success thus far, and what the future holds for the league. The town has worked closely with Challenger baseball from the park project's inception.
"The government leaders have shown us extremely strong support," he said.
For years, the town of DeWitt has been looking to develop a sports complex that would serve its residents, particularly children. The difficulty was finding the right piece of land, in the right location, and developing a project that wouldn't be a burden to taxpayers.
When the Carrier land was donated, and the Challenger group stepped up, things immediately fell into place, said Mike Moracco, DeWitt's director of operations and sustainability. "Those combinations really started to drive the project."
Town officials were encouraged by the concept of having a complex big enough to host tournaments — a revenue source that will allow the complex to be self-sustaining.
"That's been key," Moracco said, "the cooperation across the board and the support we've gotten, and the town seeing it through. "The public sees the need for what we have proposed, and the children we should be serving. It puts them all on a level playing field."
Groundbreaking is expected to take place later this year, or in early 2014, Cambareri said.
Fundraising continues, with several events planned, including a May 22 celebration at the park site. Corporations, individuals, and other organizations have already stepped up with donations and offers to help, Cambareri said.
"The fact that we've been able to partner with them — is a very encouraging sign for us," he said. "This is truly a unique project, and the community is responding positively to that."
Savastino, now special events coordinator for the Syracuse Challenger league, has taken the lead on fundraising for the park project. She serves on the Carrier Park Fund committee; the fund was established as a charitable 501(c)(3) organization to oversee the project. Donation opportunities are listed on the group's web site, challengerfieldof
It's the children who are the true driving force behind the project, Cambareri said.
"I have a group of terrific children," he said. "It all means good news for my kids in particular who really give their all to play baseball. They're a true inspiration. When you have faith — and faith in kids — the sky is the limit."
On the baseball field, Cambareri said, "miracles happen. The children experience a true sense of independence and dignity that provides them confidence and joy. Suddenly, it's all possible."


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Congratulations to St. Charles Catholic High athletes Andre St. Martin and Jalynn Johnson, who were chosen as SCC's nominees for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award.
Congratulations also to Luke Jackson, who made the All-State football team for the defensive line; and Luke Cali, Taylor Cochran and Patrick Juneau, who received honorable mention.
Test drive a Chevy
Rainbow Chevrolet supported our basketball program Dec. 21. Before the game, representatives arrived with new Chevrolets available for test driving. Students got to test drive the Chevrolets and earn money for the school as well as enter a contest to win a laptop.
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Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse Chiefs will give away two tickets to see Carrie Underwood in concert as part of its "Winning Wednesday'' promotion against Durham on Wednesday.
The country superstar will perform at the New York State Fair on August 27 at the New York State Fair Grandstand. Fans can enter to win at the Birnie Bus Guest Services table before and during the game.
In addition, fans have a chance to win a VIP membership to Pole Position Raceway during every Winning Wednesday this season. This VIP membership carries a $199 value and allows for 10 race credits along with other Annual Membership benefits.
Earlier this season, the Chiefs made an addendum to Winning Wednesdays. Chiefs general manager Jason Smorol made the remaining five Wednesday home games into Guaranteed Win Days.
If the Chiefs don't win on any Wednesday home game, fans can redeem their game ticket for a ticket of any equal or lesser price for any home game throughout the rest of the 2014 season.
The Durham contest marks the second of six Winning Wednesdays this year. Additional Winning Wednesday prizes include a kayak, sponsored by Herb Philipson's, on June 4 and a free funeral from Farone & Son Funeral Home during Celebration of Life Night on August 13.
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Steve Maddox is WDB's 'Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year'
California dairyman Stephen D. "Steve" Maddox carries on a family tradition that started with his grandfather Rufus Maddox, and father Doug, – a passion for cows, a reputation for excellence and exceptional unselfish commitment to the dairy industry on a local, as well as national, level.
Maddox will be honored Wednesday, Feb. 9 as Western DairyBusiness magazine's "2011 Outstanding Dairy Producer of the Year." A recognition presentation will be at 11:45 a.m. during Dairy Profit Seminars in the Seminar Center at the southeast corner of the World Ag Expo grounds in Tulare, Calif.
In 1978, the Maddox family worked on passing the dairy and farming operations on to the next generation. And since July 1980, Steve Maddox has been the managing partner in Maddox Dairy, Ltd., Burrel, Calif.
Today, he manages 4,100 mature registered Holsteins milked 3X, 4,300 replacement heifers and 2,500 young breeding bulls. He has been involved in the total feed management and ration formation; coordinates and oversees 60 employees; and developed and implemented dairy and cattle management procedures as manager of the prototype "mega" dairy.
His herd's current average is 25,789 lbs. of milk, 3.59% and 927 lbs. butterfat, and 3.09%, and 777 lbs. protein.
Maddox is diversified, thanks in a big way to those who came before him. Their operation includes growing all their roughage, corn and wheat silage and alfalfa hay. They farm 2,500 acres of alfalfa, 1,800 acres of corn (33,000 tons), double-cropped with wheat silage (25,000 tons). They also farm 1,500 acres almonds and 2,500 acres of wine grapes, which have helped them survive the hard times at the dairy.
And like most dairy producers in the nation, Maddox has experienced difficult times through the last couple years of an economic downturn that has driven many out of business. He has been heavily involved in discussions with many producer groups about some of the proposals that could help them work through these issues.
"As an industry we are trying to bring dairy producers together to improve our financial stability. Whether we have a new way to price our milk, or how we manage our supply, or better matching it up with our markets, to have a more viable, bankable industry," he said. "Dairies are extremely capital intensive and producers work on very small margins, as it is. I don't want the next generation to have to go through what we've gone through.
"But, besides the financial hurdles, our biggest challenges are dealing with environmental elements, animal welfare or anti-animal groups doing whatever they can to do away with animal agriculture. Give me a true environmentalist, or someone who really cares about animals, and I can talk with them. But people who are anti-animal agriculture are just using these issues. People haven't become hungry enough yet," Maddox said.
As a youngster, Maddox was accustomed to having the local dairy farm advisor at their home on a regular basis. "I thought he (the late Richard "Dick" Eide) was my uncle for a long time," Maddox chuckled. "He was always out at the dairy doing a research trial of some kind. What I got from him was to always keep pushing the envelope…keep trying new things.
"My grandfather, Rufus and my father, Doug, believed in teaching their kids how to work and the importance of being involved in the community. Not just the local community, but within the larger dairy industry as well. My father taught me to enjoy the many great people in the dairy industry – take people at face value and learn to trust. Above all, take responsibility for my own actions."
Maddox stressed that a person must keep growing and looking for solutions to the challenges that those in agriculture face. "Don't blame others for your ills, but take the bull by the horns and address the problems to find solutions."
Maddox said he's been blessed with excellent dairy and farm staff, and with faithful support from his family. He also credited numerous "mentors" from his youth through his early days of industry involvement.
He said a Cal Poly University dairy science professor, Harmon Toone, taught him to be involved in the community and leave the world a better place. "If others don't step up, you step up," the wise professor told him.
Maddox has lived that advice and has been willing to "step-up" on many occasions. He was appointed to the National Dairy Board (DMI) currently the vice chairman; served National Milk Producers as a director, CWT board member and served on the Animal Health and I.D. Task Force Committee; served on California Dairies, Inc., board of directors as secretary and was a representative to Dairy Cares; founding board member of Dairy America; served as a Challenge Dairy Products, Inc., board member and vice president; Danish Creamery Association board as secretary/treasurer, vice president and president; served as area chairman for Western United Dairymen; Fresno Dairy herd Improvement Association board, secretary/treasurer, vice president and president; and a member of the local, state and national Holstein Association.
Maddox also serves on the Cal Poly Dairy Advisory Committee, Caruther's District Fair board member and livestock superintendent; Fresno State Animal Science Advisory Committee; served as president on the Riverdale Joint Unified School District board of trustees; and the USDA National Agricultural Research and Extension Service Advisory board.
Like his father before him, Steve has hosted tour groups from around the world as well as the elementary school nearby. He's fielded questions from knowledgeable international dignitaries and inquisitive fifth graders and their parents.
He and wife, Brenda, have three children: Melissa, Christina and Stephen Jr. Brenda has been involved in the dairy doing books and payroll. Melissa is a vice principal at a local elementary school district. Christina an environmental reporter, is married to Melvin Medeiros with two children, Keegan and Ty. Stephen Jr. is married to Haley and is taking over management duties on the dairy.


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I Killed My Mother
|I Killed My Mother
|Directed by
|Xavier Dolan
|Produced by
|Xavier Dolan
Carole Mondello
Daniel Morin
|Written by
|Xavier Dolan
|Xavier Dolan
Anne Dorval
Suzanne Clément
François Arnaud
|Music by
|Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier
|Stéphanie Weber Biron
Nicolas Canniccioni
|Edited by
|Hélène Girard
|Distributed by
|Rézo Films (France)
K Films Amerique (Canada)
Kino Lorber (US)
Release dates
Running time
|96 minutes[1]
|CA$450,000 (estimated)
|Box office
I Killed My Mother (French: J'ai tué ma mère) is a 2009 Quebec biographical drama film written and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film attracted international press attention when it won three awards from the Director's Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4] After being shown, the film received a standing ovation.[5] It was shown in 12 cinemas in Quebec[6] and 60 in France.[7][8]
The film begins with Hubert Minel giving a black-and-white monologue explaining how he loves his mother but cannot stand being her son; he also reveals that when he was younger, things were better between them.
Hubert is a 16-year-old Québécois living in suburban Montreal with his single mother, Chantale, who divorced Hubert's father, Richard, when Hubert was much younger. Hubert barely sees his father, and this adds to the animosity between mother and son. One morning, as his mother drives him to school, Hubert starts an argument with her about her applying makeup while driving. The argument ends when Chantale stops the car and tells him to walk to school. At school Hubert claims to his teacher, Ms Cloutier, that his mother is dead. After the teacher finds out that it is a lie, she expresses this lie as "you killed your mother." This inspires Hubert to write an essay for school titled "I killed my mother."
Later in the film, Hubert's friend Antonin is revealed to be his boyfriend, but Hubert has not told his mother, and she finds out from Antonin's mother, who assumed that Chantale already knew. Chantale, to some extent, accepts her son's homosexuality; however, she appears hurt that he did not tell her. Hubert wants to live in his own apartment and is happy that his mother says it is a good idea, but the next day she has changed her mind and does not allow it, claiming that she thinks he is too young.
Their relationship continues to deteriorate, and Hubert goes to live with his teacher, pretending to be staying with his boyfriend. Hubert's father invites him over for a visit; however, once there, Richard and Chantale tell Hubert they've decided to send him to a boarding school in Coaticook. Hubert is deeply angered that his father makes the decision, since Hubert only sees his father at Christmas and Easter.
At the Catholic boarding school, Hubert meets Eric, with whom he has an affair. Eric invites Hubert to go to a nightclub with the other students, where they kiss and Hubert takes speed. He takes the Metro home, wakes his mother, and has an emotional conversation with her. The next morning, she takes Hubert to Antonin's mother's workplace to help drip the walls in paint. He and Antonin finish, and he lays down. Antonin proceeds to lay on top of him and kiss him, and they end up having sex. Hubert, later at home, trashes his mother's bedroom, but he calms down and cleans it up. The two fight and, in the morning, she sends Hubert back to the boarding school.
Back at school, Hubert is beaten by two fellow students. Hubert runs away with the help of Antonin, who has borrowed his mother's car. On the journey, Antonin tells Hubert that he is selfish and only cares about himself, but adds that he loves him. The school's principal calls Chantale to inform her of the developments, revealing the note Hubert left, saying he will be "In his kingdom". The principal also begins to lecture Chantale, which causes her to have an angry outburst at him, saying how he thinks he's better than her and how he has no right to judge a single mother. Chantale knows exactly where Hubert's "kingdom" is; the house he lived in as a child with both his parents.
Indeed, she finds Hubert and Antonin there. Chantale sits next to Hubert overlooking the beach. The film ends with a home movie clip of Hubert as a child playing with his mother.
- Xavier Dolan as Hubert Minel
- Anne Dorval as Chantale Lemming, Hubert's mother
- Suzanne Clément as Julie Cloutier, Hubert's teacher
- François Arnaud as Antonin Rimbaud, Hubert's boyfriend
- Niels Schneider as Éric, a boy at the boarding school
- Patricia Tulasne as Hélène Rimbaud, Antonin's mother
- Pierre Chagnon as Richard Minel, Hubert's father
- Monique Spaziani as Denise, Chantale's friend
- Benoît Gouin as Principal Nadeau, the boarding school principal
Xavier Dolan wrote the script when he was 16 years old.[7] He said in an interview with Canadian newspaper Le Soleil that the film was partly autobiographical.[9]
The film was at first financed by Dolan, but when need for more money arose, he asked both Téléfilm and the SODEC for subsidies. Both turned him down for different reasons.[9] SODEC, who had loved the project but refused to finance it because it was submitted to a too commercial department, encouraged Dolan to submit it again in more appropriate "indie" department, which he did.
In December 2008, SODEC gave him a $400,000 subsidy. In all, the film cost around $800,000 CAD.[7] Dolan said that the system to acquire funding is "[...] an obsolete financing mechanism that holds the creative assets of Quebec hostage."[9]
Critical reception[edit]
The film received generally positive reviews from critics; review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of professional critics gave the film a positive review, with an average rating of 7/10.[10] Peter Howell from the Toronto Star said that "What makes it extraordinary is its depth of feeling, which Dolan's age makes all the more impressive: he was just 19 when he made this."[11]
Peter Brunette from the Hollywood Reporter called it "Uneven but funny and audacious adolescent comedy from a talented beginner."
Awards and accolades[edit]
Dolan won three awards at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival:
- C.I.C.A.E. Award
- Prix Regards Jeune
- SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight)
And other awards from different festivals on the international circuit:
- Bangkok International Film Festival Award (2009)
- Zagreb Film Festival Award (2009)
- International Film Festival Rotterdam Moviesquad Award (2009)
- Golden Puffin, Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF)
- Grand Prix, 2MORROW (Moscow)
- Jury Prize for Best Canadian Film, Vancouver International Film Festival
- Best Canadian Actor (Xavier Dolan), Best Canadian Supporting Actor (François Arnaud), Best Canadian Director (Xavier Dolan), Best Canadian Film, Vancouver Film Critics Circle
On 22 September 2009, Telefilm announced the film had been selected as Canada's submission for Best Foreign Language film at the 82nd Academy Awards.[12] The film also won the Claude Jutra Award for best feature film by a first-time director at the 30th Genie Awards. Prix Jutra – Best Picture, Screenplay, Best Actress (Dorval).
- ^ "J'AI TUE MA MERE - I KILLED MY MOTHER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- ^ Playback - RBC HotSheet
- ^ "Québécois filmmaker electrifies Cannes". The Globe and Mail, 25 May 2009.
- ^ "Quebec film scores hat trick at Cannes". Montreal Gazette. 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ Stone, Jay (2009-05-20). "Quebec film a hit at Cannes". Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ Bélanger, Cédric (2009-05-22). "Xavier Dolan gagne trois prix a Cannes". Canoe (in French). Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ a b c "Festival de Cannes : Acceuil remarquable pour Dolan". Radio-Canada (in French). 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ RSS Hysteria: Xavier Dolan & his mother at TIFF
- ^ a b c Provencher, Normand (2009-05-15). "Xavier Dolan". Le Soleil (in French). Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ I Killed My Mother (J'ai tue ma mere) - Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ I Killed My Mother: Brawl in the family
- ^ "Xavier Dolan's killer debut is Canada's Oscar pick". cbc.ca, 22 September 2009.
External links[edit]
- 2009 films
- French-language films
- 2000s drama films
- Canadian films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- Films directed by Xavier Dolan
- Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award-winning films
- Canadian coming-of-age films
- Films set in Montreal
- Films shot in Montreal
- Canadian independent films
- LGBT-related drama films
- 2000s LGBT-related films
- LGBT-related coming-of-age films
- Best French-Language Film Lumières Award winners
- Directorial debut films


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Redfield in Oswego County has many snowmobile trails. Because of last years snow less winter, there has been less snowmobile registration money. Since the money is used to help maintain the trails, there is less money this year for trail maintenance and grooming. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard


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FM Preview: Wigan Athletic v Manchester City 16 Jan 2012
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FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Wigan Athletic take on Manchester City in a Premier League match on 16th January 2012 at 20:00.
History of the Wigan Athletic v Manchester City fixture
Manchester City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Monday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 2 wins, and Wigan Athletic have come away with 4 victories.
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SAUGATUCK TOWNSHIP, MI – The Michigan League of Conservation Voters criticized the state Department of Environmental Quality for its plan to approve a paved road in critical dunes as part Aubrey McClendon's proposed development on Lake Michigan.
The DEQ said it would permit construction of the road once certain conditions are met.
Related: Road to run through Aubrey McClendon's Saugatuck Township dune development
The road would be two miles long and provide access to 18 lots. Singapore Dunes LLC, McClendon's company, plans for 17 houses to be constructed on the lots. The group also has plans for a marina, condominiums and resort.
The DEQ noted that its tentative approval for the road does not mean that other construction projects are being approved.
Patty Birkholz, the West Michigan director for Michigan League of Conservation voters, said the DEQ's decision is a result of legislators' rollbacks in 2012 in the Critical Dunes Protection Act.
"Michigan's critical sand dunes are some of the most fragile, vulnerable stretches of land in the state," Birkholz, a former state legislator, said in a statement, released Wednesday, Jan. 8.
"When you pave over the dunes, you cannot get them back. The Michigan DEQ's decision opens up Michigan's shoreline to irreversible damage."
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1994 Foxes Home Game #23 – June 2
A folder was found during the renovations of Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Inside this folder, an era of Appleton Professional Baseball was rediscovered. The original scoresheets and boxscores from home games of the first half of the 1994 Foxes season. This was the time of Alex Rodriguez, Raul Ibanez, and many other future major league ball players.
Rattler Radio will look back at each of these games from 1994 between now and Opening Day, 2013. Enjoy.
DATE: June 2
OPPONENT: West Michigan Whitecaps
WHITECAPS STARTING PITCHER: Scott Baldwin
FOXES STARTING PITCHER: Ryan Smith
CONDITIONS: 65°, Sunny
In game #22, the Foxes scored two runs on an error in the bottom of the eighth inning and held on for a 4-3 win over the West Michigan Whitecaps. Appleton is 2-1 in the first three games of the series. They go for a series win in game #23.
Mike Barger – cf
Manny Patel – 3b
Giomar Guevara – 2b
Alex Rodriguez – ss
Scott Smith – lf
Brian Wallace – 1b
Alex Sutherland – c
Jose Cuellar – dh
Chad Dunavan – rf
Tony Banks – cf
Jason McDonald – 2b
Willie Morales – c
D. T. Cromer – 1b
Randy Ortega – 3b
David Keel – lf
Marcel Galligani – rf
Juan Dilone – dh
Fred Soriano – ss
The Foxes scored a first inning run to take a lead on West Michigan. Manny Patel singled with one out. Giomar Guevara was credited with a sacrifice bunt to move Patel to second. Alex Rodriguez knocked in Patel with a single.
Ryan Smith kept the Whitecaps out of two columns on the scoreboard through his first five innings.
Smith's first five innings:
1st: 1-2-3 frame
2nd: One out hit batsman followed by a 6-3 double play
3rd: Leadoff walk and stolen base left stranded with next three Caps retired
4th: 1-2-3 frame
5th: One out error on a throw by Wallace followed by next two Caps retired
The Foxes added to their lead in their half of the third inning. Rodriguez was batting with runners on the corners and one out. That would be Barger at second and Guevara at first. A-Rod sent a flyball to center that was deep enough to get Barger home. Fortunately Barger scored before Guevara was thrown out trying to advance to second on the throw home. Guevara was ruled out 8-5-4, but the run counted for a 2-0 lead.
Appleton put three runs on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Wallace singled and stole second to get into scoring position. He was still at second with two outs. Jose Cuellar singled in Wallace for a 3-0 lead. A two-out error on Randy Ortega allowed Chad Dunavan to reach base. That error set up a two-run double by Barger and the score was 5-0.
Fred Soriano broke up Smith's no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the sixth. The mark on the scoresheet for the hit gives the hint that it was either a bunt or a single off Smith. The Appleton pitcher was not bothered by the play as he retired the next three batters to strand Soriano at first base.
D.T. Cromer cracked a leadoff homer in the top of the seventh to get the Whitecaps on the scoreboard. David Keel stepped in with one out and tripled, but Smith stranded him at third to keep the Foxes up 5-1.
Dean Crow took over for Ryan Smith on the mound to start the eighth and gave up a single and a double to the first two batters of the inning. Crow got the next two hitters before giving way to Robert Krueger.
Krueger got Cromer to ground back to the mound to end the inning. In the ninth, Krueger retired the side in order – including strikeouts of the last two West Michigan hitters of the game for the save.
Ryan Smith: 7IP, 3H, R, BB, 5K, WIN
Pitching coach Juan Eichelberger is impressed!
Alex Rodriguez: 1-for-3, single, SF, 2RBI
After this game in 1994, the Foxes started a brief two game road trip to Beloit on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4. Appleton would return to Goodland Field on Sunday, June 5 for a 5pm start against Cedar Rapids.
The win moved the Foxes a record to 14-9 through their first 23 games at Goodland Field in 1994.
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation is back in Austin, TX for South by Southwest (SXSW)! EFF is the world's foremost defender of online civil liberties, so it's only natural that we have boots on the ground at perhaps the most popular showcase of Internet innovation ever. For 23 years, EFF has been uniquely suited to protecting your digital freedom by blending the expertise of lawyers, activists, technologists, and policy analysts to fight for the users. Whether advocating for software patent reform, defending location privacy, uncovering information about domestic drones, or joining forces with international activists to protect free expression, EFF has your back as we continue into the next stage of technology.
One year ago today, Internet users of all ages, races, and political stripes participated in the largest protest in Internet history, flooding Congress with millions of emails and phone calls to demand they drop the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)—a dangerous bill that would have allowed corporations and the govenrment to censor larger parts of the Web.
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EFF has long been fighting to defend your privacy in your physical movements. 2011 brought major developments around cell phone and GPS tracking in the courts and Congress. But that was nothing compared to 2012, which turned out to be a monumental year.
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I've only used the Athletics track here, but I was suitably impressed. For just £3.25 I could turn up and use the track. I went at about 6.30pm and there were quite a few kids clubs going on, so I'd probably go a bit later next time, but despite the large number of people using the track, there was tonnes of space and never an awkward moment.more
If I was rating pools - with the London Fields Lido at the top with York hall coming second (because it has a spa!! )
I would have to put Mile end next - this is a nice clean pool with great kids classes and 2 quite large pools next to each other- one for kids one for adults.The changing area is coed and easy for kids/family.
My son has classes here - he hates it - and i love it - the...more