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IN CONCERT The Victoria Philharmonic Choir: J.S. Bach's Mass in b Minor When: Saturday, 8 p.m. Where: First Metropolitan Church Tickets: $30 regular, $15 students, free for children under 12.

Like athletes who stop training, children who stop reading for the summer can take a few steps backward in their learning journey. Elementary school teachers call it the "summer slide" or "summer reading loss." It's been studied extensively.

Dear Eric: My "old-country" farmer's-wife mother-in-law advised me always to add a teaspoonful of baking soda to pulses when boiling. She said it softens the skin. Another idea was taught to us at dietitian's school in Berlin.

Mr. Churchill's Profession By Peter Clarke Bloomsbury, 352 pp., $34.50 Winston S. Churchill spent a couple of days in Victoria in September 1929, during a tour of sa国际传媒 and the United States.

Vogue fashion photographer captures Elizabeth in different eras

IN CONCERT CapriCCio Vocal Ensemble: Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem, conducted by Michael Gormley When/where: Saturday, 7: 20 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral (Quadra Street at Rockland Avenue) Tickets: Adults $25, seniors $22, students $10.

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Quick-cooking prawns are accented with a pleasing mix of sweet, sour, salty and spicy flavours. Serve the prawns with steamed rice and a steamed green vegetable, such as baby bok choy.

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