EDITOR BRENNA BROOKS THE VOICE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013 4 The B.C. Lions practice hard in Surrey at Tom Binnie Park on Wed. Oct.2 to prepare for their next game B.C. Lions ticket sales will support Langara athletics Discounted game tickets available for Langara students and faculty By KENDRA WONG e B.C. Lions are giving Langara students a discounted opportu- nity to see the Vancouver-based football club play. The Lions offered tickets to the Oct. 4 game and will continue to sell tickets for the home game versus the Calgary Stampeders at BC Place up until the Nov. 1 game day. Students and faculty can buy an un- limited amount of tickets in the lower touchdown end zone, lower touchdown corner and upper red zone. The Lions are also offering a special section that is not open to the public which will allow students to sit on the coaches’ sidelines. There is roughly $10 of savings per ticket and of the ticket sales, and $3 from every ticket sold will go toward Langara’s athletics department. “It’s a great opportunity because your proximity to our team is very close and because of the accessibility of the SkyTrain,” said B.C. Lions ticket representative Hermon Tesfaghebriel. “T thought it made perfect sense for people to come out and support the Li- ons.” Jake McCallum, acting director of athletics and intramurals at Langara, said the program is a chance for the Li- ons to boost community involvement. “Tf (the Lions) can help out Langara or Langara athletics, I think it’s a great idea,” he said. “They’re one of the big- ger shows in town and if we can attach our name to them... it’s a huge benefit to us.” The department does not have the money earmarked for anything specific but, according to McCallum the extra cash will be put toward the athletics that need it most. Ticket sales were disappointing for the Oct. 1 game, having sold no tickets due to a lack of advertising before the first game. But Tesfaghebriel hopes the dis- count program will be more successful for the next game. Anyone looking to purchase tickets under the discount program should contact Tesfaghebriel at hermont@ belions.com or call 604-930-5452. KENDRA WONG photo Seats available and their costs 1 Lower touchdown end zone $33 Lower touchdown corner $42 Upper red zone $60 mG NS Coaches’ sidelines $78 The art of acting Langara grad stars in play about a family’s dark secrets, until Oct. 20 By ANDREA ANTHONY was meant to be a performer ever since he went face-first into the chocolate cake on his first or second birthday. “She knew I did that for laughs,” said Elliott. “People always seemed to be entertained by my pres- ence.” When he was eight or nine years old, Elliott attended the Young People’s Theatre, in Toronto where he grew up. Being on stage came naturally to El- liott. “ve always been in love with it,” he said. Elliott graduated from the Studio 58 theatre program at Langara College in 2010 and has been acting ever since. “lve worked solidly. I haven’t had to have a job on the side,” said Elliott. “And I owe most of that to Studio 58.” Elliott said that acting is not an easy business to succeed in. “There’s a lot more actors than roles out there,” he said. “And you’re gonna face a lot of re- jection. And you’re constantly gonna be battling your own ego and getting criticized. “Even if you’re good at it, you’re not going to make a lot of money doing it.” Elliot says that “acting was just a path to expressing myself artistically through any means.” One of the difficult parts about being an actor is all of the extra work that goes into it. “You don’t get paid to audi- tion. You don’t get paid to memorize your lines,” he said. “You have to do a lot of extracurricu- lars that you don’t really get compen- sated for.” Elliott is currently starring in Other Desert Cities, a play about a woman who has written a book divulging her family’s deep, dark secret, which will be playing at the Stanley Industrial Al- liance Stage until Sunday, Oct. 20. The day after Other Desert Cities closes, Elliott will be going into re- hearsals for another show, Chelsea Ho- tel, a musical featuring Leonard Co- hen’s songs. Beene Elliott’s mother knew he #oatefest music festival promotes all-ages music venue Concerts will run at venues throughout Vancouver with proceeds going towards Safe Amplification Site Society and The Music Tree By AMY JONES val happening this weekend, will give underage students access to Vancouver’s music scene. Local band BESTIE is presenting the four-day all- ages festival from Oct. 10-13. For those under 19, going to see live music in Vancouver is nearly impossi- ble. Many underage Langara students are being excluded from these con- certs. “I wanted to go see Tiesto [this month] and I couldn’t,” said business student Amir Rahmdel, 18. Photography student Warin Rych- kun, 18, was also barred from a concert recently. “It was at the Roxy and I couldn’t get in,” she said. Bassist for BESTiE, Rob Cameron, said the band wants to, “give those peo- ple that feel a bit disenfranchised from the music scene a chance to be a part of it before they’re old enough to drink.” Liquor licenses in B.C. prevent bars and nightclubs from hosting all-ages events at any time. Venues are not al- PE sr np a multi-day music festi- lowed to temporarily de-license mak- ing it impossible for minors to attend concerts at these venues. Underage musicians wanting to perform in Van- couver venues must wait until they turn 19. With over 70 bands on the schedule, finding venues was one of the biggest challenges, said Cameron. “The goal with the festival is to pro- mote awareness of the fact that this is a problem,” said Cameron. “There are kids that want to go see music but can’t and there are ways around it.” Affordability is another major point that the band wanted to address. Full festival passes are a bargain at just $15. “We're gearing it towards people of any age, said Cameron. “We wanted to make it as accessible as possible to ev- eryone.” All proceeds for the festival will go to the non-profit organizations Safe Am- plification Site Society and The Music Tree. Safe Amp is currently working toward establishing a permanent all- ages venue in Vancouver. SAFEFEST Concert info SATURDAY, OCT. 12 NEPTOON RECORDS 3561 MAIN STREET 4:15 - 6:15 P.M. She Dreams in Colour Little Wild Crystal Swells SUNDAY, OCT. 13 THE CHAPEL ARTS 304 DUNLEVY ST. 8 P.M. - 2 A.M. Twin Bandit Bucksman Coe BESTIE The Boom Booms Can | Live DJs + Guests FOR MORE INFORMA- TION ON CONCERT VENUES AND BANDS VISIT SAFEFEST.CA BESTIE photo BESTiE band members Rob Cameron, Andrew Janczewski, Tristan Orchard and Daniel Ruiz will be performing at Safefest on Sunday, Oct. 12.