Craftshows and the Greenzone

In the spirit of things to do in a city with a weekend forecast for rain, I thought I would share some indoor alternatives to watching Law & Order reruns.
Lansdowne Park is hosting the Spring Craft Show this week end.
While traditionally this may appeal to an older demographic, there is certainly fun to be had for the $7 price tag.
Food vendors offer free samples of nearly every imaginable jam, spread, and fudge. Served with crackers, they are perfect to have around for parties or for feeding friends who stop by unexpectedly.
If you are in the market for a new piece of jewelery, this is the place to find unique and well crafted items.
Melody Cebula's line, Precious, features beautiful made recycled couture (pictured above). Well made and super cute, her shrugs and sweater are the perfect accent piece for anyone who loves jeans and t-shirts.
For the perfect fathers day gift, check out Arttech Glass Blowing Studio's hand blown steins, make from your favorite beer bottles.



Local playwright, Arthur Milner, opened his newest play, Fact, last night to a receptive audience.
Fact is a police drama set in the West Bank.
The play centers around the murder of an American archaeologist killed on Palestinian land. A Palestinian inspector and an Israeli detective are politically pressured to satisfy American authorities by solving the crime quickly.
The entire play takes place in a bare interrogation room, located on the Israeli side of the Green Line, with the two investigators and an Israeli suspect as the only characters on stage.
The 75 minute play uses shadows and light, humor and the sparring nature of the investigators relationship to stimulate the audiences interest. Fact is not a carefree night out at the theater, but rather a thought provoking look at a complicated conflict from a new, and entertaining angle.

In other news...

Over the last two weeks the government has released over 8,500 pages of documents regarding Canada's handling of detainees. This week they released another 6,200 censored pages, adding to last weeks 2600 pages released last week, in what the opposition is calling a major document dump. In an attempt to sift through all the emails, field reports, administrative reports the CBC posted the annotated versions (one, two and three) online to have have the masses rip through.

Spins and Needles, the brains behind mixing arts & crafts, DJ music and beers, are having their 5th anniversary tomorrow at the War Museum. Inspired by the Razzle Dazzle movement featured in the museums Camouflage: From Battlefield to Catwalk, the evening is sure to be filled will funky beats, cool craft projects and reasonably priced beverages.

Roy R. Behrens, Professor of Art and Distinguished Scholar at the University of Northern Iowa will hold a discussion before the event on how Dazzle camouflage was used during World War to distort the shape and size of warships.

Finally, Jonathan Roy, son of famed hockey goalie Patrick, who is best known for being charged with assault following a brawl with opponent Bobby Nadeau during a March 2008 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game, is now a singer. No punch lines here, just the facts.

Jeggings.

Tonight I learned a new word. Jeggings. Blend jeans and leggings and that is what you get. Jeggings.
It turns out these grotesquely tight pants, whose main following is in the U.K, are on their way across the Atlantic.
Their appearance -as seen above- is as offensive as their name is ridiculous.
Knitted and pull on jeans were both names that got tossed around, but according to denimology.com jeggings is what stuck.
Google recognizes the word immediately, which is either a testament to the strength of the google search or jeggings are alarmingly popular.
My roommates boyfriend discovered the term at a mall in Toronto.
A friend of his that works in a clothing store was given a free pair of the stretchy pants by her employer in an attempt to boost their popularity.
He of coursed passed this information on, ending the time before jeggings were part of my world.