ntertainment EDITOR JESSE WINTER THE VOICE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2011 7 Local Innovators in politics and business have learned to lead through failure By SHAWN GILL | e structure of city govern- ment in Canada is beautifully set up to stifle leadership,.” That was the word from Sam Sullivan, Langara grad- uate and former Vancouver mayor, last Friday at Leadership: In- spiring Our World, Langara’s first TEDx event. Democracy’s founders envisioned three branches of government, each serving as a check and balance on the others: the legislative, the executive and the judicial. But, according to Sul- livan, “Canadian cities are completely dominated by the legislative [branch],” thwarting visionary mayoral leader- ship. Sullivan’s speech on the need for in- novation in civic politics was one of several insightful talks during an after- noon that featured speeches from sev- en business and politics leaders in front of a gathering of 100 students, fac- ulty and members of Vancouver’s busi- ness and political elite. “If good leadership is about a lot of failures, I'm a very good leader,” quipped Faye Wightman, CEO of the Vancouver Foundation, in her intro- ductory remarks. It was often repeated by the speech- makers that embracing the possibility of failure is critical for success. “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original,” said Sir Ken Robinson, in his 2006 TED conference speech that was replayed on video screens. “Leadership is about making your- self redundant. If I decided to go on a twenty year vacation the businesses I’ve created would go on thriving,” said Terry McBride, the CEO and co-found- “We need to be more sophis- ticated in how we design our democracy,” says Sam Sullivan, Langara graduate and former mayor, speak- ing about the need to reform Canadian municipal poli- tics at TEDx Langara, on Friday, November 18. SHAWN GILL photo er of Nettwerk Music Group, a major Canadian record label, and co-founder of Y Yoga. “If [you] love something and do a really good job communicating it, it will resonate with millions of peo- ple,” McBride continued. “Find what suits you” because “Selfishness leads to selfless.” Langara graduate, Ron Kubara, a salesman for Noritsu, a Japanese com- pany that invented one-hour photofin- ishing, shared what makes him an in- dustry leader. “My Langara education gave me a solid start, but my education has never stopped,” he said. Kubara said that his most valuable asset is his reputation, which he has gained by never lying and finding topics that need to be talked out to find the truth about them. “There are lots of ways to be a lead- er, not just from the top down,” said Jordan Rourke, a Langara business student sharing ideas that he took away from the conference. In his closing remarks, Christian Westin, business student and lead or- ganizer of TEDx Langara urged his fel- low students in the audience to: “Spread the ideas that we’ve learned here today.” The first TEDx was held in 2009. 66 If good leadership is about a lot of fail- ures, ’ma very good leader Faye Wightman, CEO Vancouver Foundation Rockin’ record sale this weekend Vinyl collectors salivate at the chance to bargain hunt this weekend By RUMAN KANG ing next weekend is shaping up to be a record hunter’s dream. The fair taking place on November 27, at the Biltmore Cabaret will feature 14 vendors and thousands of records to Te: Main Street Vinyl Fair happen- peruse. The admission to the fair will be $2 and trades are welcome. The fair is set to start at noon but organizers are sug- gesting that treasure hunters come early. Record enthusiasts paruse the sales at last year’s festival ws “Tf you are looking for some sort of a gem and you’re a huge serious collec- tor than be there at 12:00; the earlier the better really,” said Robert Privett, event co-organizer. The fair will feature live music from the Knights of the Turntable, an eclec- tic group of seven DJ’s who don’t use any electronic media and spin only real records. “They will be spinning for the whole show. They have a great selection of music and they create a great ambient vibe,” said Raien Naragh, event co-or- ganizer. SUBMITTED photo RUMAN KANG photo Robert Privett shows off his poster for the Vinyl Fair Privett and Naragh both for- mer Langara stu- dents organized the event as a hom- age to music. “It brings you back to the music, you can find amaz- ing classics. It real- ly allows you to connect to the al- bums,” said Privett. “When you come to this event everyone is there for the music, peo- ple stick around for hours to talk to each other, it’s a great atmosphere,” said Naragh Some students at Langara are anx- iously waiting for next weekend to search for new vinyl to add to their col- lections. “T just got into vinyl a few years ago and I love it. I’ve been looking for a few specific albums for a while and hope- fully I'll be able to find some of them next weekend,” said Sam Fervon, an arts and science transfer student. According to the organizers prices for the records generally range from $2 to $10 but for a really rare records the price can go up to $1000. If you are looking for a unique Christmas present for that vinyl lover in your life check out the fair next weekend. RECORD deal details HM Where: The Biltmore Cabaret HB When: November 27, Noon till 5 p.m. HM what the chance to hunt through boxes of vinyl a How much: $2 entry and record prices starting around $2 - $10 Why: cause vinyl is back, yo! Grey Cup Party plans Vancouver gears up for another major sports festival that city officials say will be safer and more controlled than last summer’s Stanley Cup riots By LYNDA CHAPPEL party hat once again in Vancouver as the city is hosting the 99 Grey Cup at BC Place stadium along with three days of pre-game festivities. “The four-day event kicks off Thurs- day with the Gibson’s finest awards ceremony,” said Randy Clegg spokes- person for the 2011 Grey Cup Festival. Friday is when it all gets going for the public with the Calgary Stampede Breakfast. It’s a tradition that stems from Cal- gary’s Grey Cup win in 1948. A group of dedicated Calgarians will serve-up breakfast for Vancouver fans for free from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. both Friday and Saturday outside B.C. Place stadi- um. Clegg says his top three must-see picks for this years Grey Cup festival include the Safeway Grey Cup Festival Parade, Molson Canadian House and the TELUS StreetFest. The TELUS StreetFest starts up on Friday running through Sunday until 3 p.m. It features thea a main stage of live music with 17 acts such as Stars of the Boulevard, Said the Whale and Hey Ocean! Over at the Vancouver Convention Centre West you can find 90,000 square foot Molson Canadian House. This beer garden and live music ven- ue for the over 19 crowd is reminiscent of the same venue that was popular during the Winter Oympics in 2010. The stage at the Molson Canadian House will host bands such as Bar- ney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, Colin James and lo- cal blues legend Jim Byrnes Clegg said. Te weekend it is time to done your One of the favou- PARVEERPAL GIL rites of the week- Arts and Science end, next to the student game itself, is the parade. “We expect r4 4 125,000 people to check that out,” J don’t said Clegg. ° ve) The Grand Mar- thin kit's shall for the parade going to be is Cory Monteith, who plays “Finn as bad as Hudson” on the t.v. after the series, “Glee” and they have added Stanley special guests and Cup finals Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and _ his family. Clegg said he does not anticipate any trouble at this year’s event. “We have been working closely with the city long before June,” Clegg said. Parveerpal Gill, a first-year arts and science student isn’t too worried about are-play of past problems. “T don’t think it’s going to be as bad as after the Stanley Cup finals,” said Gill. “T think people will be a lot more cau- tious this time.” Vancouver Police were planning to release its plan for security mid-week.