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Welcome to this month’s issue of kali and May is sure to be very ex-citing if only for the fact there are two bank holidays. This issue is special for we are celebrating wom-en and all the achievements you have made and should be proud of. As usual we have features on the most exciting artists, musicians, designers and everything happen-ing around the country surround-ing the arts. This month focuses on young women just starting out on accomplishing their dreams and aspirations with the hopes of in-spiring kali readers too. We love to hear all your views, comments and how we can improve this magazine so feel free to e-mail us at: www.kali.co.uk and leave us a message. Enjoy May and the sun!

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CinemaJust because summer’s here doesn’t mean you have can’t spend some time indoors; especially with such fine cinema heading your way across the next month.

The sexiest thing to cross the Atlantic this May

Directed and written by Michael Patrick King and featuring the usual all-star cast which made the series and previous film utterly fabulous this newest yet un-imaginatively titled install-ment, Sex and the City 2 is making waves even weeks before its release date. Un-fortunately there have been no previews yet with the trailer including scenes of

the girls jetting off to AbuDhabi for some sun and the re-introduction of the be-loved Aiden, it’s sure not to disappoint. Opening in cin-emas from the 27th of May this is an unmissable film hopefully answering the much agonizing question of whether Carrie did finally get her happy ending? And if it was Mr. Big she shared it with. Certified 15

Once again Amanda Seyfried stars in another chick flick. With a stellar cast including Vanessa Redgrave and Span-ish actor Gael Garcia Bernal Letters to Juliet is a heart warming and inspiring film if a little predictable, common with every chick flick Hol-lywood seems to be throwing at us. Seyfried’s character, Sophie travels to Italy with her fiancé Bernal and comes across a love letter in Verona left in a wall to Juliet. Sophie answers it, which Clair re- ceives who then travels to

meet Sophie with her grandson, played by the stereotypically handsome Christopher Egan, previous-ly of Home and Away fame. The ending progresses to its obvious conclusion how-ever the film has no sexual innuendo or swearing and is suitable for all ages. The scenery is beautiful and will make you want to get on the next flight to Italy to find your own Romeo. Simply a beautiful love story released on 21-05-2010. Certified PG

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MusicAll the newest releases from the best musicians. Here are our favourite upcoming albums:

Set for release on 10 May 2010 Total Life Forever is the second studio album by Foals, a 5 piece indie rock band from Oxford. Produced by Luke Smith, of Clor fame, the album has been named by many as ‘emotional’. It is a perfect progression from the last, antidotes, which reached number 3 in the UK albums chart. Track 5 Spanish Sa-hara, is simply beautiful combining a magical melody with whimsical lyrics, the techniques used display the marked changes form the hy-peractive guitar pop of Foals’ universally-well received past to a more mature band really finding and exploring on their sound.Released: 10-04-10/ ****

American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter latest release So Runs the World Away is Ritter’s sixth studio album. Ritter himself said that the album Ritter said of the album that it ‘marks the beginning of a new period in [his] life,’ and that over-all, ‘the songs are larger and more detailed, and feel to me as if they were painted in oil on large canvasses.’ So Runs the World Away is like a book of short stories - some sad, some gritty, some life affirming, but all as rewarding as each other. He gives a sense of charac-ters through his lyrics and his haunting voice conveys a passion so few musicians lack nowadays. Skip to Change of Time, which is utterly perfect.Released: 04-05-10/ ****

Placebo’s Covers features a selection of 10 covers from throughout their career, which were previously only available on 2003’s ‘Sleep-ing With Ghosts’ limited edition bonus disc. Included tracks are covers from the likes of Pixies with Where Is My Mind, The Smiths, Bigmouth Strikes Again and Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill. Unfortunately the album lacks any real creativity and originality, you would expect Placebo to conjure up. All the songs sound a little tired yet with entertain fans nonetheless.Released: 03-04-10/ *

Just because summer’s here doesn’t mean you have can’t spend some time indoors; especially with such fine cinema heading your way across the next month.

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Theatre All the best from the stage perfomed throughout May

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Arthur Miller’s famous All My Sons opens at the Apol-lo theatre pre viewing from the 19th of May whilst the show opens the following week on the 27th. It is a gripping tale of forbidden love, guilt, loyalty and the corrupting power of greed.Alleged to have supplied fighter planes with defec-tive engines during World War 2 which led to the deaths of many innocent pilots is a crime which Joe Keller many to avoid pun-ishment for instead letting

his business partner take the blame instead. Else-where one pilot, Keller’s son dies in action which his mother cannot accept especially when her dead son’s fiancée falls for her other son. Ensuing are con-frontations which lead to the uncovering of a world-shaking family secret.Poirot actor, David Suchet plays Joe Keller. Zoe Wana-maker from the comedy My Family plays his wife. It is directed by Howard David who previously won a Lau

rence Olivier Award for his production of All My Sons back in 2000.

For the Box office ring:0844 412 4658

Tickets £20-£49.50 & the show runs until the 11th September 2010.

Winner of the 2005 Orange Pize for her novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, Shriver is back with another classic, yet this time it’s not about a highschool massacre, it’s the US health-care system, in So Much For That. After Shepherd Knack-er’s dream of uprooting to a small island off the coast of Africa is ruined when his wife is diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive form of can-cer, Knacker chooses instead to devote himself to caring for his sick wife. His best friend Jack-son also knows just how life

destroying the disease can be after his daughter spent her life on every drug available, feed-ing their other daughter sugar pills so she doesn’t feel left out. However, Jackson himself then undergoes a medical procedure, which has horrifying conse-quences. Shriver pulls off the narrative without sentimen-tality and is ambivalent when dealing with motherhood much like the predecessor. The story is surprisingly humorous It’s a delight that subject matter on the surface so bleak can be transformed into something so uplifting.

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Inspirational women specialThis May issue we bring to you just a trio of fabulous young women all making a name for themselves in their own genres and in their own ways. Each one personifies why we should be proud to be women as they share with us their intimate thoughts on how they struggled to overcome everything that life has thrown at them and how they are kali women just like you!

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It’s official; there’s a star about to explode on to the music scene. At only 19 years of age, Amy Antrobus is fast making a name for herself as the singer/songwriter to watch out for this year. Rosie Sullivan caught up with her in sunny park to hear what she makes of her music and her rise upwards. “I got my first quitar from my dad at seven but I didn’t learn how to play it until I was much older, until all my friends had one; I thought it looked cool.” She tells me very embarrassed. Amy is a beautiful redhead and her blushed cheeks are traitorous allies when trying to hid emotions. “But I wouldn’t let anyone listen to me. I would only ever play if there was no-one in the house, I would let my mum hear some-times.” Amy lack of self confidence is evident from the word go and I’m curious to find out more from a girl who truly believes she’s not worth a second look on the music scene. When asked who she thinks she sounds like I don’t get the straight forward answer I was expecting. “I don’t sound like anyone. To me my sound changes to suit whatever song I’m sing-ing.” Ok then, I guess I’ll have to be the judge then and hope that I can give a truthful representation. “I’ll play you the newest song that I’ve written. It’s really just about growing up in a shit neigh-bourhood.”

“If you want something you’ve got to work for it.I always think there’s some-one better than me and I know it sounds tacky but I know that I’ve got to believe in myself a bit more.”

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but I want a band behind me and I want to play around the world; even if I’m unknown I want to go on playing.”Currently playing in trendy venues around Chester, Amy’s confidence is slowly growing. “If you want something you’ve got to work for it.I always think there’s someone better than me and I know it sounds tacky but I know that I’ve got to believe in myself a bit more.” It won’t be long until this reclusive gem is discovered and the person who does won’t believe their magical find. “I play all around Chester and also in Liverpool. One bar in particular lets me use their dancefloor space to let me practice in the day; it’s people like them who’ve be-lieved in me that make me really want to get out there and play everywhere.” Over the course of the in-terview I’ve really felt for Amy. She’s got a true talent but lacks any self confidence whatsover and she really deserves to under-stand just how good she is. I try to reiterate this fact, telling her to just stick at it and she’ll get there eventually. “I’m just going to continue playing gigs and if people say I’m crap, so what I’ll just continue playing. After all what do they know?” Well said Amy and I sincerely recommend that if you’re in the North West area anytime soon to check this girl out; if only for the shivers she’ll send right up your spine.

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Amy’s childhood truth be told wasn’t a fairytale. Brought up on a council estate by her mum, her boyfriend was the one to inspire the bored Amy through music. “Jamie, her boyfriend, came into my life in year nine at school. He’s who I would say is my greatest influence. When I was that age I reallytarted to find the genres that I liked;

rock, light indie, grunge. I loved Silverchair, Snow Pa-trol, Kasabian, Nivana, Muse, Angus Young, Robert Johnson, Gun n Roses and ACDC for a while.”“I’ll play you Clockwork. I guess I envy KT Tunstall’s voice the most, she’s who I’d most like to emu-late.” She plays and I’m not even lying when I say that her voice gave me shivers. Amy possesses a somewhat hollow sound and it’s absolutley beautiful. She’s really embarrassed when she finishes and I just don’t understand why; she’s fantastic. “I guess I’ve just always been shy. My friends and family

would try and get me to play but I’ve never really wanted to be in the spotlight and the idea scares me.” How do you combat this fear then I ask for surely it’s no good being a musician if you don’t want to get upon a stage and perform. “ I focus on my voice. I usually worry about my stage presence so I tend not to look people in the face.” Amy like her voice is beau-tiful. She’s got a bohemian look, dressed in a long grey cardigan , a pretty top and her ginger hair is layered around her face. She quit college after a year when she real-ised the course she was doing, mu-sic tech, just wasn’t for her.“I really hated the course. I wanted to play instead of doing all the tech stuff.So I joined up to another course, music practice, which was more practical and we were organising our own gigs in Liverpool. But it just seemed that everyone from college were the only people in the crowd. I know it sounds strange

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Twenty-one is young to know what exactly a woman wants to do with her life. Most take every day as it comes and it’s unsurprising to know that if you interviewed one hun-dred young women, ten per cent could give you a definite answer, with perhaps only five per cent of these even being on the road to accomplishing their dreams. Yet one young woman knows what she wants to do and is on her way to success benefitting not only herself but countless others. From Salford in Manchester, Jade Murray is the director of Student Events Company, a company she set up in her first year at University with her friend and now boy-friend Andrew Johnson. Every couple of months, Jade and her team put on events with one benefactor; charity and she’s spoken to Kali about how she makes a difference and how we too can help. “When I was younger I always thought charity was old ladies working in a shop. Then in my first year at university we had a guest lecturer from Claire’s House in the Wirral.” Claire’s House is a hospice for terminally ill children relying solely on the contributions of charitable donations. “She built her career out of helping others-she inspired me showing me

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that hard work is reward-ing.” Jade’s last event for the Self Unlimited Charity set up by hairdresser Andrew Collinge helps people with physical and learning diffi-culties. It was held in Revo-lution, a bar which frequent-ly lends itself free of charge to the causes Jade promotes. “Revolution are amazing. The first event I ever put on was a Snow Ball for Claire’s House in the bar; Revolution provided free canapés, cham-pagne and gave the venue all for not cost at all. They made it really easy for us and we were so delighted to collaborate for such a great cause.” The Snow Ball raised more than £3000. “

“It was my proudest moment. The com-pany was in a lot of debt before the event; £2000 the week be-fore to be the enter-tainers and DJs. We managed to clear the debt and make so much more.”

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experience with Chester Festival where I’m the stage manager for Chestival which finds local talents like beats boxers, dancers and singers.” Chester itself is in need of help. The City’s econ-omy has taken a nosedive over the last ten years and is in dire need of a tourism boost. “We’re hoping that local talent will at-tract tourist thus boost business in the area; it’s quite an exciting venture.” Whatever Jade gets up to in her future she’s certain to make a name for herself and deservingly so.

“Andrew may think he’s co-director but I humour him; we do every-thing together but I’m sure that the main decisions are the ones I make!” The world would surely be a better place if a little piece of Jade could be bottled and dis-tributed though her self-effacing character would protest other-wise, she truly is an inspiration and she should be very proud of herself. For more information on upcom-ing events Jade is organising please contact: 07545912662

is Such an extraordinary achievement for a first time event. “Afterwards myself and Andrew visited the hospice where I spoke to the mother of a little five-year old boy who was the same age as my broth-er. She told me he had cancer. He was so frail and had lost all his hair but she informed me that even though he only had three months left to live, the money we had raised meant that there was no other place she wanted her son to be. At the hospice the kids have fun; there are entertainers, clowns and ac-tivities they can all get involved in. I felt so sad for that little boy but felt so unbelievably proud that we had made a dif-ference to even just one child.” The last event included a per-sonal consultation with Andrew Collinge himself and goody bags each worth £30. “We made £500 alone from the ticket sales.”In a time when young people are constantly making the news for all the wrong reasons it is remarkable to hear about one woman trying so hard to make a difference. “Not all the peo-ple on my course held events for charity but I realised there are so many charities out there that need help. I felt I shouldn’t leave it to someone else and if every person in the world did a little bit then a difference would be made. Just give a little bit; the difference one person can make is unbelievable.” Statistics back Jade up; at a recent pink party held at Revolution for breast cancer £1500 was raised with £500 be-ing enough to treat one cancer patient from diagnosis to cure, it really is the difference be-tween life and death.

For the next event Jade and her team are holding a sports party in May in aid of Sparks Charity for children born with disfigurements. Tickets will raise £1500 and the night will include goody bags donated by Collinges which will be auctioned and also designer clothes. The night is open to all and Jade is hopeful it will be a success. “We’ve invited all the sports socials from the Univer-sity to come in their uniform; the atmosphere should be won-derful.”My future, I honestly don’t know the answer. I would love to hold an annual tea dance for old people’s homes.” Like many Jade has had family members have to leave their homes for more suitable accommo-dation.

“I think standard should definitely be raised; even if it’s just an increase to one lo-cal home. The nurses are so poorly paid, there is never enough staff and there’s too many people com-ing through, it’s very personal to me, I’ve had relatives go into homes and have awful experiences.” I think everyone would agree that it is an excellent cause to rally behind. “I want to start my own charity for this cause and ideally I want to stay in Chester; I’m currently doing work

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Kali: Hi Eryn. Can you tell our readers just a little about yourself? Eryn: I’m originally from Belfast but moved to London when I was fourteen as my Dad got a job with the police force here and I’ve been here ever since. Kali: What was your childhood like? Eryn: I guess I was really lucky actually. Sometimes I felt like a bit of a misfit; I was a huge tomboy but had lots of friends. My parents are still together and I was surrounded by all this adoration and love bestowed upon myself and my older brother Joshua who they named after the U2 album ‘The Joshua Tree’. Their still so much in love and it’s true I am very lucky. Kali: How did leaving Northern Ireland affect you?

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ways been synonymous with fashionable and one artist is making sure she isn’t letting its reputation down. Starting from the 28th of May artist Eryn O’Byrne is showcasing her newest work in an inti-mate and cosy vegan cafe come gallery known for its wonderfully eclectic live music nights and hippy atmosphere. Kali spoke to this Eryn about her art and what inspires her beautiful work.

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Kali: When did you decide that you were passionate about art?Eryn (laughs): I remember watch-ing Blue Peter after school and I’d save bit of toilet tissue and ce-real boxes to make stuff out off. It would drive my mum crazy to find rubbish all over the house but she never dissuaded me. Perhaps if she had I wouldn’t be who I am now. I was encouraged to paint by my parents and teachers from a very early age; they said they could see my potential.Kali: Can you explain your art and how you get inspired to create it?

I spend a lot of time on each por-trait, I strive for perfection; I want my art to be perfect. I can go weeks without even looking at a piece I’m working on just because I don’t know how to perfect it. I have been known on many occasion to throw

Kali: It is clearly evident your love for art and appreciation for other artist’s work. What do you think you would have like to have done had you not followed your dream of becoming an artist? Eryn: I used to play cello and violin when I was younger so maybe I would have pursued that and become a musician though my other passion apart from painting is drama. I would be an actress or noth-ing at all. I’d love to work on the West End or Broadway. I was always more creative rather than academic at school; art, drama and literature were my fortes. Kali: What are your aims for your career? Eryn: Simply I want a happy career and life. I want to have more exhibitions and I want to become inspirational. I want to be someone else’s Alyssa Monks.

Kali: Just before you go, if you could live in any era or paint any decade what would it be? Eryn: Simple, I’d choose San Francisco during the Summer of Love in ’69. In the fu-ture it would be New York, that’s where I’m going once I tire of London; I want to be a part of the hustlin’ and bustlin’!

image. Keer, my favourite, takes old family photos and blows them up so they’re the size of walls and around the image weaves initials and incorporates family member’s was medals. It’s all very complicated to explain but you have to look them up. These women make me want to be and do the best I can; they make me want to push the boundaries of art.

Kali: Tell us more about your upcoming exhibition.Eryn: It’s taking place in the ......... bar which is luckily just at the end of the street I live in. It’s running for a fortnight and it’s a rather small yet intimate exhibition. I’ll be there every day for the two weeks along with all some of my art including what I claim to be my best work I’ve ever created. My friends will kill be for brag-ging but I see no harm in being proud of something you’ve pro-duced from scratch.The exhibition is free and is Eryn’s first solo show. It hasn’t taken long for Eryn and her strik-ing (for many are truly graphic) portraits to turn the heads of many in the industry. This is sure to be the first of many exhibitions Eryn will be participating in and no doubt the price tag will rise predictably sky high. So whilst we have her before she shoots off we close with a couple frivolous questions from a very indomitable young woman.Eryn: I paint mostly; occasionally

I’ll sketch. I love obscure beauty, I use acrylic and oil. I use everyday life – unnoticed elements to in-

spire. My portraits try to capture the story be-hind each subject and portray their emotion and attempt to make their souls come to life through the medium of art.

away something I’ve been working on for months if I just can’t get it right; I’d say my lust for perfection is my greatest weakness, sometimes I should just accept the fact I can’t create the same image as I’ve got in my head.Kali: Sounds fascinating. Which other artists do you admire? Eryn (enthusiastically): I adore Alyssa Monks, Jenny Saville and Natasha Keer. They’re just fan-tastic. Monks depicts everyone un-derwater and Saville uses full figures pressed against glass which gives the end portrait a somewhat distorted

Eryn: At first I hated Lon-don, the accents and I missed my friends ever so badly; but I was fourteen and fickle, no I cannot thank my parents enough, I love London.Eryn’s brother Joshua is also creative, and at the age of 22 he is currently setting up his own record label in the city after studying Mu-sic Management at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.

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travel This months must go-to city: Paris

Why: Paris in the summer is even better than Paris in the winter. Sit outside one of the many bars and watch the world go by or get up an go with a visit to the famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Arc d’Triomphe or walk down the magnificant Champs Elysées. C’est magnifique!

Where to stay:The 4star Garden Elysee hotel is situated between the Champs Elysées and the Eiffel Tower, with many other landmarks nearby.Throughout May guests can enjoy breakfast outside of the terrace and the near-est metro is only 5 minutes away. Prices for May, for two people sharing a room start from £169.16 for a classic double room(below) ranging to £260.24 for the King Junior suite with gar-den views. Took book call; +33 (0)1 47 55 01 11 or e-mail reservation@paris-hotel-gardenelysee.com

Where to eat:the Charlot Roi des Coquil-lages on 81 boulevard de Clichy 9th is anart deco style brasserie serving only the most delectable seafood in the city, deser-voing of its title as being the best fish restaurant in Paris. Serving up oysters, prawns, clams and bouil-labaisse. There is a 30euro set menu available and very polite staff however be aware that meals start from 22euros. We strongly rec-ommend dining here and the watching a show at the infamous Moulin Rouge.www.charlot-paris.com

Where to shop:Galeries Lafayette,(below) a department store to rival Harrods in decadence and sophistication. Situated on the Boulevard Haussmann and opposite a metro sta-tion it is the place to shop.With ten stories to explore, personal shoppers avail-able to satisfy all your needs and every designer label gracing the walls there is sure to be something for everyone. There is also a kitchenwear and interior design section as well as a terrace restaurant on the highest level. Get off at 7, 9-Chausée d’Antin-La Fayette Metro: 3, 7, 8 - Opera

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Editor’s sayThis month marks the most important date in politics and consequently our country over the last five years. On May 6th, Gor-don Brown will try to regain his position as Prime Minister run-ning against fellow party leaders, David Cameron and Nick Clegg. But what does it all mean for us, and not just as a country but also as females? We still have an all male line-up, not a Hilary Clinton-esque champion campaigning to be our leading lady in sight. I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. I’m not going to tell you whom I’m going to vote for. I don’t know who will win and I don’t know if the man who does win will actually make a difference. However I am going to tell you why you should vote. Why you owe it as a woman to vote, and that quite simply because just 86

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years ago, we could not vote. There were women who fought long and hard for the privilege we expect nowadays. There were women who were jailed. There were women who died. Most are familiar with Emmeline Pankhurst and her struggle to let us have a voice yet there were other courageous suffragettes also. Lady Constance Lytton endured being forced fed after being arrested as she dis-guised herself as a working class seamstress. This was to prove prejudice in prisons against work-ing class women. Subsequently, her life was shortened by the bru-tality of the conditions, including being force fed in the prison. She had even attempted to carve a ‘V’ for `Votes for Women, from her chest, just above her heart to her cheek so it would be visible at all times;the plan was only aborted

when Lytton feared she would contract blood poisoning. Pan-khurst, Lytton, the heroic Emily Davison, so loyal to the cause that she died for it; women who just like us wanted to be heard and be equal. So if you are going to vote for anyone, vote for them. Vote for all those who could never vote and have a saying in the running of their country. Vote because you can vote.

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