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The CFUR Crew Did A Prince George Historic Downtown Walking Tour, and You Should Too!
Here's a neat summer program: Prince George's Public Library offers Historic Downtown Walking Tours. These tours, meticulously researched and presented by CFUR alum and host of Bad Not Cheap, Darcie Smith, enlighten and entertain tour participants with information about the history of downtown Prince George. The tour takes about an hour, and shifts your perspective on a town you thought you once knew. Fun facts: city hall once proceeded in a building that was once a brothel, there used to be a venue famous for it's collection of stuffed animals, there have been a surprising amount of building fires in Prince George, and Northern Hardware is so old that their original bank account number with BMO was '5'. No kidding.
The Downtown Walking Tour departs from the Bob Harkins Branch of the Prince George Public Library every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am starting July 3rd until August 28th 2014. The tour takes approximately one hour to complete.
Contact the Prince George Public Library at 250-563-9251 for more information on the guided walking tours or to book a private tour for your group of five or more. All tours are absolutely free. For more information, check out their website HERE!
Ian the Anarchist Stakes Out New Late-Night Territory
Listen to Ian The Anarchist's brand new show, with 2 Hours Solid Anarchy! Dr. Funk and Flurgy 5000 making frequent guest appearences, on Monday from 12:00 AM to 2:00 AM, with repeats on Saturday, from 1:00 AM to 3:00 AM. It's going to be a wild ride and a mystery surprise. We at CFUR bring it to you with the pride of ten thousand mama hens. Here's a taste treat of what you can expect if you tune in:
The Pack A.D. LIVE at CFUR, today!
Tune in at 3:00 PM PST to CFUR, live online here, or at 88.7 fm on your FM dial in Prince George, BC. You read that right: Becky Black and Maya Miller, the duo otherwise known as The Pack A.D., will be live in our performance studio for an exclusive interview and acoustic performance! They'll be playing at the CN Centre tonight at 6:30, opening for Alice in Chains, along with Monster Truck! Expect videos of the performances up on our website within the upcoming weeks. 
CFUR Does Artswells 2014: Some Photos of The Crew
For the second year in a row, CFUR's hardworking crew of staff and volunteers trooped down to Artswells Music Festival in Wells, BC. Tune in to Festival Fridays to hear live recordings of Artswells musicians, or tune in to our Artswells playlist for the next couple of weeks! Check our schedule here for more information on air dates and times. Listen to Artswells coverage on CFUR by tuning in to our Festival Fridays at 9-11 pm, and the CFUR interview hour on Saturdays at 6 pm. Tune in to our Artswells music hour on Tuesday at 8, and Saturdays at 3! To learn more about Artswells, check out their website here.
Lazy Daisy Cake! Lazy Muzic.....suppertime.
Lazy Daisy Cake is a very simple yet delectable cake. Perfect for summer lazy Sundayz. Here is the recipe and some tunes to get lazy to!
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
4 tbsp butter
Topping:
3 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp cream
1/2 cup grated coconut
- preheat oven to 350
- butter/flour 8 inch cake pan
- beat eggs and vanilla till begninng to thicken
- gradual add sugar, beat thoroughly
- mix dry ingredients ( minus the topping ingredients) and add to first mixture
- blend until smooth
- heat butter and milk together until the butter is melted. Add to cake mixture, this batter will be runny!
- Add to pan and ,ox well
- bake for 25 min or until done
- mix brown sugar, cream and coconut
- spread onto cake, put under broiler for a minute or two
- waaallaaa!
Lazy tunez ( in no particular order):
The Moody Blues - Lazy Day
Nina Simone - Laziest Gal In Town
Louis Armstrong - That Lucky Old Sun
Lewis - Lets Fall In Love Tonight
Frank Black And The Catholics - Valentine and Garuda
Julie Doiron - Life of Dreams
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Lazy Music
The Wallflowers - Three Marlenas ( Palate cleanser)
Morrissey - Lazy Sunbathers
Beirut - A Sunday Smile
Townes Van Zandt - When She Don't Need Me
Andrew Bird - Lazy Projector
Francoise Hardy- Le Premier Bonheur Du Jour
Devendra Banhart - Angelika
Midsummer's Dream 2014
Midsummer's Dream - The Dream Team Does It Again
This year's Midsummer's Dream festival happened right here in Prince George, B.C and for those f uslucky enough to attend it certainly was a Midsummer's Dream!
This local event, which took place over July 18th and 19th has been gathering momentum over the past few years. This year, festival goer's were treated to not just one stage but two with 44 DJ's and muscian to entertain. Along with all that good music there was a variety of workshops ranging from yoga to belly dancing to human planting and so much more.
On top of that were the festival grounds which local artists and volunteers transformed into a playground of fantasy and wonder! Walking around the 10 acres or so you may have been lucky enough to witness a number of delightful installations such as the hand made string fort (built by Prince Gerorge locals Sara Duncan, Brandon Cote, Leane Dawson and many others). This incredible structure provided a sanctuary of tranquility and comfort wherre festival goers could safely gather for some much needed down time. With an eye catching sign that reads "Elevated Thoughts", a slide for easy descent and a number of cosy cusions and blankets it is no wonder that one festival goer was heard saying "I would have paid the $90 just to sit in this string fort all weekend". Other fabulous creations included a trampoline suspended within a creative pine form pyramid, supported by parachute chords. I call this the double bounce"! The Trampoline itself provides a bouncy platform and coupled with the parachute chords it creates an entertaining attraction that delighted many of the intrigued attendees.
It seemed that every where you turned there was something to feast your eyes upon! A gallery of local artist's paintings here, a tiny village in the trees there, not to metntion my personal favorite: spinning disco balls suspended above the lake!
Other must see areas of the grounds include the intention tree (created by Carolyn Manhas) and "The Sanctuary". These were built to give a deeper menaing to the philosophy of the festival. This I think played a vital part in creating a safe and positive atmosphere where everybody was made to feel part of this epic event. As one festival goer was heard saying, "You would really have to go out of your way to feel angry at Midsummer's, it really has such as positive vibe".
This was my (Jazzy Jo) second year at the festival in the role of warm up DJ and CFUR 88.7FM representative! As per last year I turned up in Brownie the broad-cast van armed with radio equipment ready to record interveiws! With help from fellow CFUR volunteer Nelos we were able to record the DJ sets played on the main stage and interveiw the DJ's in Brownie the broad-cast van! Listen to CFUR 88.7FM for Festival Fridays broadcast from 9-11pm. Listen out for those amazing DJ sets and interveiws.
A big Thank You to Neil Steinbart (Nelos) and Phil Brown who played a key role in organizing the local DJ's (themselves included.....great sets guys!) and ensured the smooth running of the REM stage. Not only that but they were both mortaly injured (well not quite but a broken wrist and some surgery earlier in the week certainly added some drama to the proceedings). Thanks to all the DJ's who played and allowed us to record their set for CFUR 88.7FM.
More Thank You's to Blake Productions who provided such excellent sound and lighting for the REM stage as well asChinook Scaffliding with help from Chad Bo for building the monumental REM stage.
The Oracle Stage also has to be metioned! Sadly we did not have enough man power or equipment to record the preformances on this enchanting stage built at the back of the festival grounds. Those who experienced the Oracle werre delighted with its intimate ambience. Built and designed by Brett Shokra (and friends) this stage really was a work of art. Built from a mixture of natural materials found in the grounds and a man made structure designed to look like a mushrom and endorse sacred geometry the oracle was a spectacle not to be missed. The biggest dilema for festival goers seemed to be which stage to stay at?
I hope all those involved with the organization of the festival, as well as the countless volunteers who dedicated their own time to making this festival work, give themselves a pat on the back for making this year undoubtedly the biggest year yet for Midsummer's Dreamers. Keep living the dream amd we hope to see you all again next year.
By Jazzy Jo and Nelos
Iron Chef Comes to PG!
Who will test to the strength of SAE 7235!
Maybe CFUR's own Rosina Tassone!
The British Columbia Northern Expo is doing a number of outrageous things this year between
August 7 - 10th 2014
Oh yeah!
LIVE MUSIC:
From the likes of
Alice in Chains,
The Pack A.D.,
Night Train, Destroyer,
Totally Tom Petty and The Women of Rock.
Crazy Rides! Big Fun Party Stuff!
AND
IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF IRON CHEF
!#*IRON CHEF*#!
I know, "You're kidding. Right? Right Ian?"
"NO! I"M NOT!" I speak the truth folks. Iron Chef will be happening right here! CFUR's host of In the Moshpit, Rosina "ZINA" Tassone will take the stage in the style of the Iron Chef, where two chefs will have cooking stations side by side and when the judges say go, they have to whip up a four-course meal with the ingredients provided. So, just picture her...
among these challengers:
They don't stand a chance!
Who's hosting this chop off to the death you ask?
None other than the infamous
Bob Blumer
Wrap your head around that one people. Bob Blumer is a motivational speaker who can change your life and additionally, the author of an entire library of cookbooks that defy reality. In fact they enter the realm of SUR-reality. A state of being far better than our current level of awareness allows. These other worldly titles include The Surreal Gourmet: Real Food for Pretend Chefs; The Surreal Gourmet Entertains: High-fun, Low-Stress Dinner Parties for 6-12; Off The Eaten Path: Inspired Recipes for Adventurous Cooks; Glutton For Pleasure: Signature Recipes, Epic Stories, and Surreal Etiquette; and (co-authored) Pizza on the Grill. If you want to see the action up close and personal, which I know you will head to Kin 2 at the CN Centre During the Expo and look for a giant sign that says "Flavour Arena."
To get a handle on what Zina can dish out, check out her show on CFUR 88.7FM Tuesdays 10pm-12 Thursdays 4-6pm. She's also hosting wild Rock & Roll at a new venue in town, Papa Yianni's. Go ahead check them out. Listen to 
88.7FM
Anytime. Anywhere.
Get a chance to win one of two Papa Yinni's Gift Certificates awarded at random to lucky callers.
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Pemberton- Yukon Blonde
Two things: these guys are a lot younger than I thought, and holy wowzers do they have a lot of young female fans. They burst onto the stage, posing for their lives, and the high-pitched screams were like demon goats shrieking. The music was good. the crowd was fun. it was pleasant.
