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** 4th Annual Pulp City Indie Bazaar **

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Happy December to you all! Twinkling lights, snowy treetops, rosy cheeks, and, ah yes, blatant consumerism. The good news? You can avoid supporting exploitative, money-hungry, eco-unfriendly corporations by shopping LOCAL this weekend!

Prince George grassroots project Home Sweet Home is proud to present the 4th Annual Pulp City Indie Bazaar! This event is your one-stop shop for holiday treats, snacks, and gifts.

When? THIS Saturday, December 5th, from 10am-4pm Where? Knox United Church, 1448 5th Avenue

Vendors include Ribbon & Sparks, local artists Frances Gobbi and Maureen Hamilton, Hunter + Thistle Creative, Cards by Cori, Farlane Supply Co, Wild Rising + Friends, Hygge Hearth, Na-Dene Arts and Design, Molipop, and many, many more!

Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/1399333687025097/

 

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The Rat Queen-- Goodbye to Rdio

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Hey CFUR!Recently my favourite streaming service died. It was RDIO. it was the best, because it emphasized the social aspect of listening to music, namely, that the best music recommendations you're going to get are going to be from your friends. Alas and alack, they were right. unfortunately, RDIO remained sort of the audiophile's option, refusing to get into bed with labels and promote top forty artists, or give away subscriptions. I mean, streaming services are still a capitalist nightmare in terms of money paid to actual artists for their time and labour. but if you're a music fan and want to just listen to absolutely everything all the time forever, rdio was the best one. I have to sully my pretty white underthings in the filth-bath that is spotify now, but my ultimate satisfaction lies in the knowledge that hopefully this rdio death is a canary in the coal mine, and a more sustainable method of streaming music is developed. I would pay $100 a month for rdio to be sustainable for artists and the app company, but until that happens, I'll be trying spotify. like some sort of common layabout.

Anyways, here's my nightmare disaster show.

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FRESH SHEET-Ep #4: The Fresh D-eet

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The Fresh Sheet talks about some very important issues and events that are happening in the community. We ALSO chat with Dave a little about the First Waltz show from Saturday Nov 21st and how FABULOUS that was. Hope you like all the new music the Dave's picked for you guys! The Mental Health Association Contact:

Coordinator- Rochelle Frigon: rochellefrigon@cmhapg.ca

The Montreal Massacre Event Contact:

Womens Center- Sarah Boyd: empower@unbc.ca

 

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Back and Bad

Bad Not Cheap accidentally took some embarrassing time off from radio to get a handle on adulting. But now it's December and Darcie has started knitting ugly things once again, and grad school is about to hit the road.

Tune in on Wednesday at 6:00pm BC time (ha ha) and hear everything that you've ever wondered about Darcie's days without you.

Riyl:  Neil Young, Modest Mouse, early 2000s PG music, Darcie

Eggs in Purgatory because it's November on Suppertime!

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20151124_085242 This week on suppertime we cook a very simple yet satisfying meal. It can be a breakfast lunch or dinner or desert. And it's very good because it is November and people are busy and frantic and feeling hellish, yet so cold, and this quick one pot meal is warm and comforting.

Go ahead and jazz this sauce up. I like it super simple and garlicy with a small amount of spice but you just do what you want!

This recipe makes 4 poached eggs

1 can of whole or diced tomatoes

1/2 tsp or more ( go up by increments of 1/2 tsp for more spiceyness) of red pepper flakes

3 cloves of garlic, minced

4 eggs

mozza cheese

fresh basil

  • In a frying pan or pot, warm up about 2 tbsp of oil on low-medium heat
  • add garlic and chili flakes - over low heat, let these little buddies sizzle together
  • After about 5 minutes on low heat ( do not burn! ) add a can of tomatoes
  • add some salt and pepper
  • raise heat to about mediumish and let simmer for at least 15 minutes ( the longer the better)
  • raise heat to about medium high so the eggs don't drastically bring down the temperature
  • Once bubbling away on medium high, crack your eggs into the sauce
  • let bubble with the lid off for about 5 minutes
  • reduce heat to medium and put a lid over your eggs
  • depending how many eggs you are cooking, the times may vary. check back in about 5 minutes
  • once the eggs look close to your preferred doneness, add some slices of mozza or any cheese you have on top and put the lid back on to melt your cheese
  • top off with fresh basil and serve!
  • eat with toast! or for supper with noooodles! or desert, ice cream! just kidding

Listen to an Italian/hell/devil/fire/frantic inspired playlist!

 

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Bah-Humbug! (A Review of Theatre Northwest's New Show)

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There are numerous versions of Charles Dickens’ beloved tale “A Christmas Carol” out there. It’s a timeless story, really; we never tire of watching Ebenezer Screwed - I mean, Scrooge- get scared out of his mind by a couple of spirits until he understands the meaning of Christmas. Ah, joy. Recently I had the chance to watch Theatre Northwest’s brand-new spin on A Christmas Carol, adapted and directed by Heather Davies; I was not disappointed in the slightest.

The show starts out in the future, with Scrooge and his family and friends all gathered round on Christmas evening and ask Scrooge to regale them with the story of how he came to join them in their festivities. And so the adventure begins.

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It is charming, energetic, humorous at times; (“What’s that upon your cheek?” The Ghost of Christmas Past says when she watches Scrooge cry. “A pimple,” he replies dismissively, wiping it away.) and made my otherwise cold and deadened soul feel the full range of emotion over the course of two hours. It had everything I wanted in any rendition of the Christmas Carol and more; I loved the steampunk elements (a unique Theatre Northwest twist!), I loved the acting (some great local work), the singing (Christmas music sung well is my favourite), the special effects (they really did make it look magical), and the costumes (wardrobe department was very on point with the Ghosts).

I was so very impressed by the production; it was clear that an enormous amount of work was put into it. I recommend this show to anyone and everyone who loves the holidays (and if you don't love the holidays maybe this is just the thing you need.). If you think you’ve seen everything when it comes to this classic story, think again. Theatre Northwest delivers a fresh take, and I personally left the show humming “Joy to the World” under my breath, so that probably tells you what kind of mood it put me in.

The show runs until December 9 only, and tickets run out fast. I highly advise you to go to their website (theatrenorthwest.com) and book a ticket for you and your family/friends as soon as possible. This is one rendition of A Christmas Carol you definitely don’t want to miss!

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Celtic Fire Season 11 Episode 8

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Episode 5 of Season 11! Celtic Fire - CFUR's long-running Celtic music show is back with the start of the annual Countdown To Christmas. Christmas music gradually takes over the program every week until the week before Christmas.

On tonight's show: More from Mairi MacInnes, tunes from the Barra MacNeils, Daimh, Dominique Dodge, and more!

 

 

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