Welcome to 2012, the year the Mayans gave up on calendars, life, the universe, and everything. Well, not til December at least...which means we have 11 more issues of Northern Groove mag to go until, much like Y2K, nothing exciting happens and we sit around and wait for the next bit of nonsense about the end of everything to come around.
But, in the meantime lets put on our happypants! 2012 is off to a freakishly awesome start. From the warm winds blowing through Christmas, we get to the "hope it's cold enough for the High On Ice Festival, then it can warm right up again" weather. We hope.
This month, we celebrate the chills and thrills of competitive ice carving on our cover as doodled by Tyson Mowat, local amateur cartoonist and bass player. What does playing bass have to do with being a cartoonist? Well...nothing, other than both require a sense of humour. From a hungover Rainbow Owl to manifesting yoganess, this issue has it all. We recap another monstrously successful Music That Moves You Holiday Edition, and Margaret May profiles local "arteest" Sonja Butts (who FYI was involved, along with the local Arts Council, in making High on Ice happen in the first place many moons ago). Speaking of High on Ice, we have the most current sked of stuff that's goin' on as part of the festivities. We'll also post that nifty stuff on this here website to keep ya informed. NENAS profiles John Cardinal, and Jenny Cazes talks with Alli Peck about her freshly shorn dome. Tony Warriner says "let's dance" and boogies his way through the why's and wherefore's of putting one foot in and shaking it all about a la Evangel Chapel style. Russell Eggleston swings in with news about the kickoff of the Musicians Exchange Program and much, much more. Want to know what it takes to put on a Stage North performance? Sue Popesku details that. How about the latest on the new FSJ Hospital? Yep, we have that too.
Check out the mag online, or find an old-school paper copy at locations throughout the city!
On behalf of all of us at Northern Groove, thanks for making 2011 a phenomenally mega-tastic year!!! All the best for 2012, and let's just ignore the Mayans. We don't think they'll notice.
