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Binge-watching Ru Paul’s Drag Race Proof that reality TV can subdue even the most critical of minds
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ou might want to be sure you’re sitting down as you read this because what I am going to say next may very well shock you. Ready? Are you sitting (or at the very least leaning against the nice yellow box from which you just jauntily grabbed a copy of this paper never suspecting you might need its support as you are greeted with a shocking confession)? Yes? Ok, deep breath: I watched my very first episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race a few weeks ago. I know, I know. What kind of queer am I, anyway? To the six of you who persevered and didn’t throw your paper away in disgust or throw your phone across the room: thank you for persevering. No doubt the queer police are on their way to confiscate my credentials, but before I sashay away (see what I did there!) I want to share with you my profound joy and happiness in being introduced to the most wonderful television show on earth. Let’s be clear: of course I have known
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about Drag Race’s existence for years and seen obsessive Facebook posts and blistering critiques about it (She-Mail, anyone?), but I haven’t had cable in more than a decade and it just didn’t seem worth the effort to acquire through quasilegal means. Plus, I am not a huge reality TV fan to begin with and have never seen shows like America’s Next Top Model or Project Runway or whatever, so I just filed the show under “Not My Cup of Tea” and went on with life. Pity past Ashley, for the terrible life choices she has made. This all changed a fateful night a
few weeks ago when Netflix started streaming Season 8. I figured I would get half an episode in, but from the moment the first queen
wakes up, starts working, drives to work, works all day, comes home, has dinner and then works again until it is time to go to bed, 6 days a week) wandered into the living room at one point to see what I was up to and didn’t go back to work. In fact, she didn’t work at all for the three nights it took us to binge the full season. This has never happened before.
I figured I would get half an episode in, but from the moment the first queen sauntered into the workroom, I was hooked.
sauntered into the workroom, I was hooked. This show is so wonderful that my wife, a business owner who works fucking hard (and by “fucking hard” I mean she
At one point, after I laughed, sobbed, and had to close my eyes because I was stressed about who was going to be voted off (all in the space of a single episode), I turned to my wife
and asked, “is that what it feels like to enjoy sports?!” The show certainly struggles with moments of misogyny (and has a history of conflict with the trans* community) but I can’t even get mad about it. I get mad about everything! Honestly, there was an off-hand comment about fish that in literally every other circumstance would get my blood boiling and the channel changed, but in this case only got an eye roll and an unhappy sigh. Who am I? I’ll tell you who I am: a bloody evangelist for this show. I’ve had a religious experience and Ru is my saviour. This show perfectly captures the essence of drag: it’s formulaic, campy, glittery as all get out, and raunchy as hell. It really shouldn’t work but yet somehow it does. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to stream more episodes and practise my walk. Purse first, of course.
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Possible stripping of voting rights Poland stands on the threshold of massive social changes from EU DYERSTRAIGHT
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f you are wondering why the European Union is “very close” to stripping Poland of its voting rights in the EU’s Council of Ministers (the closest thing the EU has to a government), the answer lies in something that the Polish foreign minister, Witold Waszczykowski, told the German newspaper Bild recently. The government he serves, “only wants to cure our country of a few illnesses,” the foreign minister explained. Diseases like, “a new mixture of cultures and races, a world made up of cyclists and vegetarians, who only use renewable energy and who battle all signs of religion.” The true Poland Waszczykowski claims to represent, by contrast, values “tradition, historical awareness, love of country, faith in God and normal family life between a woman and a man.” It is “real Poles” (conservative, Catholic and super-patriotic) against the manifold evils foisted on the country by ill-intentioned foreigners and the corrupt Poles whose loyalty they have bought. In this struggle, it is right and necessary that the government—run by real Poles (the Law and Justice Party) takes control of the media, the courts, the civil service and all the other institutions that might hamper its crusade to cleanse the nation of secret Com-
munists and liberal traitors. The EU’s objections to all this just prove it is part of the plot against Poland. Just because you are paranoid, it doesn’t mean you don’t have enemies, and Poland has had many in the past. In the 18th century Germany, Russia and Austria carved Poland up and shared it out among themselves. In the 20th century Hitler’s Germany and the Soviet Union did it again. After the Second World War the Poles live for 44 years under Communist rule imposed by the victorious Russians. And every time the foreigners found local Poles to do their bidding. But it’s the 21st century now, and Poland is a free, united and democratic country without any real foreign enemies. Well, okay, maybe Russia could turn into a threat, but Poland’s NATO membership takes care of that. And yet Poland’s national identity is still wrapped up in notions of marty-
dom (“the Christ of the Nations”) and fears of foreign conspiracies. Paranoia and self-pity dominate the nationalist discourse in Poland—and now the nationalists are in power. The Law and Justice Party won the presidency and an absolute majority
the professionals with its own party loyalists. But it was when it turned on the courts that it really got into trouble with the EU. The EU is probably the only reason that the former Communist-ruled states of Eastern Europe almost all became democracies. They had little historical experience of democracy, but they d e s p e r a te l y wanted to be members of the EU as a safeguard against renewed Russian interference in their affairs—and the EU insists that all its members be democratic. Not only that, but it carefully defines how democratic states should behave, and a basic principle is the separation of powers: the courts must not be under government control. So when the Law and Justice Party introduced laws letting it fire judges it doesn’t like (including, potentially, the entire Supreme Court) and choose the new judges who take their place, it ran head-on into the EU’s rules for membership.
Paranoia and self-pity dominate the nationalist discourse in Poland—and now the nationalists are in power.
in Parliament in the elections in late 2015, although it only won 37 percent of the vote. It is changing the law in ways that threaten not just the independence of the courts, but democracy itself. As soon as it won office 20 months ago, it turned the state-owned broadcaster, previously politically neutral, into the propaganda arm of the ruling party. It also destroyed the independence of the civil service, replacing
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That’s why the EU is now close to stripping Poland of its voting rights until it restores the independence of the courts. If that doesn’t work, it could resort to financial measures as well. Poland is by far the biggest beneficiary of transfers from the EU budget to poorer member countries: in the budgetary period 2014 to 2020, it is scheduled to get $96 billion. Some or all of that money might stop coming if it were no longer a member in good standing. Nor can the Polish government plausibly threaten to quit the European Union: 75 percent of Poles see EU membership as a vital counterbalance to the looming presence of Russia to their east. The EU holds all the best cards in this game, if it chooses to play them. But will it? That is not clear. The EU is not famous for its willingness to take bold action, and it would have to overcome the opposition of Hungary, another ex-Communist EU member that also displays authoritarian tendencies. But the current throngs of protesters in the streets of Polish cities deserve its support, and its own cohesion will suffer if it does not defend its fundamental values. UP FRONT 3
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PREVUE // BURGERS/SHAKES
Popular restaurant RE:GRUB opens on Whyte Avenue
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f you haven’t already seen the over-thetop, extra indulgent milkshake trend circulating your Instagram or Facebook feed lately, you’re bound to see it pop up in the near future. RE:GRUB, a modern burger joint based in Alberta, has been perfecting monstrous milkshake concoctions and delicious locally-sourced food, and now they’ve brought the fun to Edmonton’s Whyte Avenue. “The reason we chose Whyte Avenue is because it’s a very creative and quirky neighbourhood," says Jose Azares, the restaurant’s founder. Having the new restaurant in a hip area of the city goes along well with the innovative concept of RE:GRUB. “The idea was to create an innovation hub,” says Azares. “The whole concept was to create something cool and innovative.” When conceptualizing the restaurant, three different models inspired Azares. The upscale restaurant model, the burger joint model, and the food truck model, all of which have elements that came together to create what is now RE:GRUB. They have quality food, casual atmosphere, and creativity packed into one concept. The ethically sourced eatery, as it states on their site, features unique burgers, fries,
onion rings, shakes and more. The shakes, which come in mason jar style mugs, are stacked high with different toppings like cheesecake, donuts, cotton candy, and even mini pancakes, making them the perfect candidate for an enviable Instagram post. Don’t count out the burgers though— they are just as interesting as the shakes, even down to the quirky names. “Cheesy” which features a deep fried cheddar cheese block, is one of the crafted burgers and one of the most popular on the ever-evolving menu. “We have a section called crafted burgers, and a section called experimental burgers,” says Azares. “In experimental, we try new ideas, or ideas that come from fans or employees, and depending on how they do, we bring them into our crafted burger section.” Having the experimental portion of the menu for both milkshakes and burgers allows items to get switched around and refreshed, giving customers a renewed experience each visit. The set up of the trendy eatery works similar to that of a fast food shop where customers line up to order first, and then grab a table to eat and enjoy, but the food quality is far superior. “We use grass-fed beef. We don’t use ground beef, we actually use brisket. We do everything from scratch, even our buns. Ninety five percent of our toppings we do in house,” says Azares. The Edmonton menu is currently the same as that of their Calgary shop, howev-
RE:GRUB 8219 103 St 780.761.6500 regrub.ca
er Azares says they have plans to change it and make every RE:GRUB location unique. “In one month, we’re going to have a brainstorming session here in Edmonton with some of our fans and employees, and we’re going to have a different menu,” he says. With Whyte Avenue being one of the most popular areas in the city for eateries and nightlife, RE:GRUB is already showing popularity with lines down the street that will no doubt continue for the rest of the summer and into the fall. “We knew it was going to be busy, but we didn’t know it would be this crazy. But it’s crazy good,” says Azares. “It’s been challenging as well because we’re not a group of investors that come from the industry. I can see this industry and concept from different eyes, because I don’t come biased.” The original Calgary location has grown so popular they have included a “queue cam” tab on their website so potential visitors can see how long the line is in real time. There is also one in place for the Edmonton location, making it easy to see the best time to visit. Azares reveals they have plans to expand further into Canada, noting they want to find the more unknown and unusual spots to open up shop. “We want to make sure we go to different locations. We will try not to go to the typical places, and we want to go a different route from what everyone else does. One step at a time.”
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PREVUE // OPERA
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Derrick Davis and Eva Tavares // Matthew Murphy
Phantom of the Opera adds new technology to a musical theatre classic
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sk whoever you like, there’s hardly a theatre goer in the world who doesn’t recognize the songs of Phantom of the Opera, or the iconic mask for that matter. With the aid of legendary producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh and director Laurence Connor, one of the greatest stories in musical theatre is heading to Edmonton to reinvigorate the stage. “The story is the same, the music is the same, the costumes are the same,” says Eva Tavares, who plays Christine in the Edmonton run of the play. “There are certain key elements that are still present, like the boat going down to the lair, and the wedding dress at the end of act two, and the chandelier falling. It’s just been updated in certain ways just
because technology has changed since the show was first created.” For the uninitiated, Phantom of the Opera is based on the 1905 book by Gaston Leroux. It tells the story of a beautiful young soprano who is swept into the dark and magnificent world of a disfigured musical genius. While still faithful to its source material, Phantom of the Opera has gotten a bit of an upgrade. Pyrotechnics and a greater effects budget serves to accentuate the tenser and more malevolent moods, deeds, and struggles of the characters. Tavares is joined by Derrick Davis as the Phantom, and Jordan Craig as Raoul. Tavares, new to the production and the only Canadian in the cast, says her castmates have become like family. “Working with Derrick, I am just so
thankful for him,” says Tavares. “My rehearsal process was quite short, and just knowing that he 100 percent has my back no matter what happens out on that stage is so comforting. We have these scenes … fight scenes, and singing in each other’s faces, and emotions are high. Given that I’ve only done four shows, I’m still kind of figuring stuff out. To know that he’s there, and Jordan Craig who plays Raoul, it’s the same thing. I just feel so supported and I’m very thankful for that.” The play has been a runaway hit ever since Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, and Richard Stiligoe first released it in 1986, and is one of the longest running musicals in the world. It’s won a laundry list of awards and recognition from both audiences and
critics alike. Simply put— it’s a big deal for the performers. “I feel honored to be representing a story that is so inspiring to so many people,” says Tavares. “I feel that responsibility of serving it so it can continue to do that. For me, it was the first show I saw when I was 10, and it was in the theatre that we’re currently in in Vancouver, which is also surreal. I remember leaving and saying to my mom, ‘This is something that I want to do.’ That’s what this show does for people.” It's near impossible to encapsulate what Phantom of the Opera is in the history of musical theatre. After 25 years of entrancing and captivating imaginations, the Phantom continues to play a major role in the lives of both performers and audiences alike.
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Wed., July 26 – Wed., Aug. 2 Phantom of the Opera Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, $35-$130 “It’s for sure changing my life,” says Tavares. “The biggest thing for me is Phantom changes people’s lives. Derrick has this great saying, ‘Every time we do a show, someone’s coming to see it for the first time and someone’s coming to see it for the last time.’ Phantom is one of those shows that anyone you talk to who’s in theatre, I’ve found, says something along the lines of ‘Phantom was the first show I saw." LUCAS PROVENCHER
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ARTS PREVUE // FESTIVAL
Vanessa Cardui // Llisa Bastard Photography
Keeping sci-fi local
Small-scale sci-fi festival continues to thrive in Edmonton
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ith the massive, over-the-top success of the Edmonton Expo, it’s easy to overlook smaller pop culture conventions that occur in the city, such as the Pure Speculation festival. Pure Speculation, a sci-fi literaturebased festival, has been running in Edmonton since 2005. “At the time I looked around the Edmonton sci-fi scene and there wasn’t a lot going on, and it didn’t seem like anyone else was going to try and put anything together,” says Brent Jans, festival chair. “So for better or worse
I took it into my head to try and put something on.” The festival is not only for those who love literature, but has a bit of excitement and activity for everyone’s interests. In addition to the various panels, which feature special guests and discussions, there are unique demonstrations for guests to take part in. This year a local steampunk group will be showing people the art of parasail duelling, and a local Jedi group will be doing light saber demonstrations. Each year the festival welcomes a
guest of honour, and this year’s honouree, Vanessa Cardui, is a worthy candidate. Hailing from Calgary, Cardui is a musician who has often taken inspiration from sci-fi and the geek community, and incorporated those themes into much of her music—especially in her album Filk and Cookies, which she dedicated to the fandom community. “I started by writing music about many different topics, which I still do, and not specifically about fandom or geek culture,” says Cardui. “But I got
involved in that scene, in the conventions and so on. The people are so wonderful.” When looking for what to study in post secondary, Cardui decided not to pursue music education because of her mothers caution against it. “In university I studied Greek and Roman studies as a major, but I also took a bunch of music history courses there,” says Cardui. “I eventually went to SAIT, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. I took a diploma program there for audio engineering, so I am now a producer of my own records from the education I got there.” Cardui will be holding both a Q&A session and a songwriting workshop at Pure Speculation, and will cap off the weekend by performing at the Saturday night party. “Based on my past experience, the song writing work shop is going to be very much based on the audience and where they all are. I touch base with each one of them,” says Cardui. “For the Q&A, I’ll answer anything anyone asks, but I’m hoping to also have an instrument with me because I’m always more comfortable talking about myself if I can also interject with music from time to time.” Patience, her new album slated for a September release, is a culmination of all her past works, with some influence from Renaissance music, something new she is exploring. Pure speculation has seen a lot of growth and change over the years, the most notable of which is the introduction of free admission, and the move from fall to summer. They're also
Fri., July 28 - Sat., July 29 Pure Speculation Festival Alberta Avenue Community League, Free admission introducing a membership for those who want to donate and participate in other events they hold throughout the year. “Our last fall festival was in 2015, and we took a year off to move ourselves into the summer, and sort of re-work the festival a little bit,” says Jans. Though they are making changes, the core goal of the festival is to unite a more locally-focused geek community. “It’s important for community groups and for grassroots community groups to have a way to celebrate the thing that they love,” says Jans. “I love the Edmonton Expo and I actually, for the last few years, ran their tabletop gaming area, and I get out to it every chance I get. But it’s not necessarily accessible to everyone.” Cardui has a similar perspective on local conventions, reinforcing Jans’ idea that community-minded events are integral. “We’re all like-minded in that we have passion, and we want to share that passion with others. That really gets lost in big festivals,” she says. “They are a family reunion. When you go year after year, there are special friendships that I don’t think really emerge in any other context.” HEATHER GUNN
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PREVUE // EXHIBIT
Trampled under foot
Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo’s art is purposefully made to be destroyed
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emember that little old lady who turned a 100-year-old fresco of Jesus Christ into some sort of screaming, chinless homunculi? Remember that sharp collective inhale we all did as we beheld the vandalism of a piece of art? For some artists, that sharp inhale is part of the piece. Artists like Osvaldo Ramirez
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Castillo insist you quite literally walk all over his work. “I’m now doing these sawdust drawings, these floor drawings, and they look like tapestries,” says Castillo. “Tapestry-making techniques are basically an ancient practice in Central America, and these are basically tapestries that are made in
public during religious celebrations. I’m just taking that practice into the gallery context.” How long the individual piece lasts depends entirely on the audience around it. In Santa Fe, the tapestry only lasted a few minutes. In Vancouver, people were too bashful to step on it until some poor young woman did it by accident and was instantly mortified. Castillo’s art is designed to engage people, even if that means letting it perish under their heels. “Destroying the image, whether they are willing to do that or not, is really up to the audience,” says Castillo. “In real life, these carpets or floor drawings or whatever the hell you want to call them, they get stepped on due to overcrowding quite accidentally. Sometimes you actually have religious processions walking on top of the carpet and destroying it deliberately. What I’m doing is just, ‘here’s a floor drawing. You guys want to walk on top of it?’" Besides the work with sawdust, Castillo is also exhibiting some of his drawings and stop-motion art as well.
His work is incredibly distinct, sometimes dealing with historical atrocity and personal trauma. He says one of his main focuses now is images that convey power, like soldiers. “Often images of the silhouette of a soldier as one of my floor drawings,” says Castillo. “In Santa Fe, I did the image of a portion of the border wall that stands between the U.S. and Mexico. Iconic images of repression and power, and I’m going to be doing the same in Edmonton.” Castillo was born in 1978 in El Salvador, a year before the civil war between the Salvadoran military oligarchy and several far-left guerrilla groups. The period between '79 and '92 was characterized by death squads, child soldiers, and numerous other deliberate human rights violations. The war, and reconciling it within both his art and himself, has been a long and hard process for Castillo. “It’s a desire that has come naturally,” says Castillo. “It definitely wasn’t forced, it just had to happen, and I’m glad that it did. The impact of the past caused some problems
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Fri., July 28 – Sat., Sept. 9 (7 pm - 10 pm) Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo Latitude 53 in my adolescent years emotionally, in terms of isolation and experiences with addiction. What I’m trying to do now is just talk about that experience of reconciliation with the past.” While historical trauma and issues of cultural identity are hard themes to express through lead and dust, Castillo seems undaunted by the task. His work transcends the challenge, and even destruction. It’s memorable, even if it only lasts a short while. “It’s taken me a lot of effort. By that I mean a lot of healing work in terms of professional help,” says Castillo. “My work as an artist has helped me do that, to express a form of recovery in my work. I’m just trying to explore a language for reconciliation these days, whatever that looks like.”
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PREVUE // EXHIBIT
Language and culture
CAVA gallery expounds the importance of displaying Franco-Albertan artworks
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he roots of Edmonton’s French community run deep, right back to the settlement of the city. Located near the heart of this community, in Edmonton’s French Quarter, is the Centre d’arts visuels de l’Alberta (CAVA) gallery, a growing cultural anchor of the francophone community. Elise Almeida, an acrylic artist showing at CAVA’s upcoming members show this month, says that the tightknit community has maintained its culture predominantly by preserving language and connecting Edmonton's French speakers with the francophone cultural world at large. “[In Edmonton] it used to be mostly Franco-Albertans and they came from small towns like St. Paul and Falher, and now it’s much more international,” she says. The community has seen rapid growth in recent years with immigration from Africa and Europe, creating more demand for cultural services catering to Frenchspeaking residents. Watercolour artist Andrew Raczynski, though not French himself, has been attending CAVA art shows for about two decades. He was initially unsure if he could show and sell his works through CAVA, but with many friends in the community and speaking passable French himself, he became a member last year. Growing up with a grandfather that spoke six languages, he saw firsthand how vital it was to maintain cultural integrity, but also how easy it can be to lose your culture when not exposed to things like language. “That’s I think why it’s really important to speak the language and to live it, but it’s more important than just speaking the language,” he says. “You have to immerse yourself within the culture.
“In this part of the world, unless you’re really connected with a community that speaks French every day, it’s kind of lost, because the French people here will speak English to accommodate you.” But Francophones are reassured by the presence of groups like CAVA, whose community presence and programs work to protect cultural roots. Almeida agrees that having a place to feel at home and comfortable, whether that’s speaking your first language or finding like-minded individuals, is important. “It is intimidating to show things for the first time and expose yourself to criticism, but it’s a very non-judgmental place,” she says of CAVA. Soapstone carver Rénald Lavoie, another of the artists showing at the exhibition this month, agrees that CAVA has helped keep French culture alive, but to him, it’s more than that. “My art, it’s not just francophone, it’s multicultural. Culture is culture,” he says, “and the message is the same for all culture. If you go to Rome or Greece, all the art has a message.” Lavoie is right. When we live in a country this culturally rich, there are always opportunity to deepen your own roots as well as learn about others. CAVA’s gallery space not only offers an opportunity for Franco-Edmontonian artists, but for the larger community as well.
Fri., July 28 - Sat., Aug. 12 Members Exhibition Centre d’arts visuels de l’Alberta
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PREVUE // POETRY
Marvelous night for a moon bathe Tab C.A.'s late night writing culminates in new poetry book, Moonbather
Tab C.A. // Jonathan Deschenes
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eading your personal feelings in front of a crowd of strangers takes guts, and putting those feelings into the hands of everyone with $10 to $15 to spare takes even more. Despite the trepidation, that’s exactly what writer, poet, and dancer Tab C.A., a.k.a. Tabitha
Woodford, has done in their new book released by Double Lunch Productions—Moonbather. “A lot of the poems in there are talking about being a tenderhearted person,” says Woodford. “I actually have one poem called Tender Hearts Club, which is speaking very spe-
cifically to softer, more emotional people. I think the main theme with most of the poems is me just coming to grips with my emotional self and what that looks like and trying to be hopefully optimistic when it comes to dealing with them.” C.A., who identifies as queer non-
binary and uses they/them pronouns, knows a thing or two about heavy emotions. Having dealt with depression and anxiety, their poetry has been a deeply personal journey, and something they say has been heavily influenced by friends and fellow artists. “The person who did the cover, Maddison [Hills], we would spend a lot of time out at night and we’d be like, 'we’re moon bathing,'” says Woodford. “Instead of sunbathing, we bathe in the moon. I used that for the title because for me, looking at the moon and going and doing a little moon bathing is kind of an introspective time. I wanted the title to reflect that this was an emotional introspection. Most of these poems were written in the night.” No stranger to the Edmonton poetry community, C.A. started doing open mics like Breath In and became a regular at events like the Edmonton Poetry Brothel. Finding styles like slam a little too judgmental for personal poetry, C.A. began searching for another way to present their poetry to the people. The book was difficult to assemble, being the work of not only C.A., but several other artists working as far away as Toronto and Colorado. C.A.
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Tab C.A. Moonbather $10-$15 Double Lunch Productions says that collaboration was part what makes the book special. “I’m very much of the mind that if I can collaborate in any capacity, I’m just going to do it,” says Woodford. “Why not? Why not uplift my other friends who are artists? It gives so much more to poems as well if they’re visual. I very much appreciate pairing visual art with things like poetry.” Having released the book, C.A.’s focus has shifted. With the book out, they’ll likely write more poems dealing with queer and gender issues. “I’ve matured to a certain place and, I think a lot of it was, I just needed to sit with those poems for a while,” says Woodford. “To see what I wanted to put into the book, how I wanted the flow of the book to go, how much I was willing to share, because there’s a lot of work I decided not to put in the book. But, I think I just really wanted to be in a really present and conscious place with my poetry."
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ARTS PREVUE // BURLESQUE
Show of support
Closure of Edmonton Burlesque Centre ripples through the community
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dmonton’s performing community was struck quite the blow this week with the closure of one of its beacons in the city, the Edmonton Burlesque Centre. The Centre has been a space for numerous performance groups and was primarily operated by the River City Revue burlesque troupe. Kiki Quinn, who has been head of the troupe for years, has been managing the abrupt closure with the
help of the Edmonton community. “It was always my life-long dream to open a space for the burlesque community,” says Quinn. The news came as a shock to those involved in the local burlesque scene, as the centre has been a space for not only River City Revue but was also utilized for burlesque classes, yoga and fitness events and gatherings such as cocktail and movie nights. Quinn helped
launch the centre more than two years ago and long before then was an integral voice when it came to the growth of the immense Edmonton burlesque scene. “Even before my own troupe was active I’ve always made it my goal to be involved,” says Quinn. Ideas for solutions were conjured in light of the sudden news but with the circumstances involved no permanent fixes were
implemented. In light of those circumstances, numerous members of the Edmonton nightlife scene have come out in support of the troupe with hopes to find them a new home within the city. “We’re hand in hand with the LGBTQ community here in Edmonton and numerous people from that community, including the Evolution Wonderlounge, have reached out in support, even with the possibility
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of being a venue for future events,” says Quinn. News has reached beyond Edmonton and outcries of support have been sent from the global burlesque community. Quinn has made it her goal over the years to make Edmonton-based burlesque stand out and the result has been immense. “We’ve bridged the gap from Edmonton being a small little hub to being recognized in the global burlesque scene … it’s nice to know that something like this made an impact outside of Edmonton," Quinn says. Future activities for River City Revue have been put on a temporary hiatus and they plan on emerging after the summer with new goals in sight for the direction of their company. Regardless of the news, River City Revue still plans on having a final event in late August, which will surely wield all of the energy and tantalization that they have been supplying this city with for years. “I know we have a really strong community and everyone is going to keep going,” she says.
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Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers 1.
On the Road with the Coking Ladies: Let’s Get Grilling Phyllis Hinz, Lamont MacKay
2. Welcome to Radio! - Bob Layton * 3. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Harari
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Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers 1.
Alphabet Stage (Children’s) Linda M. Phillips *
2. Swimming Lessons - Claire Fuller 3. The Alice Network - Kate Quinn 4. Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood 5. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - Arundhati Roy 6. Here I Am - Jonathan Safran Foer 7.
Do Not Say We Have Nothing Madeleine Thien
8. The Hate U Give - Angle Thomas 9. Camino Island - John Grisham 10. The Spawning Grounds - Gail Angerson-Dargatz
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4. Embers: One Ojibway’s Meditations - Richard Wagamese. 5. Passage Across the Mersey Robert Bhatia * 6. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future - Ashlee Vance 7.
Finding Gobi: A Little With a Very Big Heart - Dion Leonard, Craig Borlase
8. No is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need Naomi Klein 9. Astrophysics - Neil DeGrasse Tyson 10. You Might Be From Canada Michael De Adder * ALBERTA AUTHOR + ALBERTA PUBLISHER List compiled by Audreys Books and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta
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Rubbish to Runway // Sun., July 30 (5 PM) The second Rubbish to Runway is set to be chock full of performers, vendors and a fashion (trashion?) show. All proceeds go to Long Way Home (a nonprofit that uses sustainable design and materials to construct self-sufficient schools that promote education, employment and environmental stewardship). Alternative names for the event are: Garbage to Glamour, Refuse to Radness and Trash to Sexy Clothes. (Rocky Mountain Icehouse, $15 to $25)
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Kale Vandenbroek’s Autospect opening // Fri., July 28 (7 PM) Calgarian Kale Vandenbroek is bringing Autospect to Latitude 53. A collection of printmaking and illustration, his work is ‘hypercritical of every movement and thought.’ His introspective work is like looking into a broken dream mirror (not a mirror of broken dreams, but a mirror in a dream that is broken). (Latitude 53, donations appreciated) How to Learn Anything: Series Screening // Wed., Aug. 2 (7 PM) How to Learn Anything hits the big screen in all its teachable glory. From Storyhive to silver screen,
this collection of six episodes is a must if you want to learn how to flip a car while doing the splits. You know, practical stuff. (Garneau Theatre, $10) Schizophrenia script read through and monologue slam // Mon., July 31 (6 PM) A night of reading, acceptance, and the live read of a script about schizophrenia. Hosted by the Edmonton Actors Muscle Group, a group of like-minded individuals who create a safe space for those who want to work on their acting chops. For more information, check out their page on Facebook. (Venue TBD)
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COMEDY BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's, 11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@ gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu
COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Chris Heward; Jul 28-29 • Tim Kubasec; Aug 4-5
COMEDY ON THE ROCKS • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • A weekly comedy show featuring rotating headliners and more • Every Sun, 7-8:45pm
COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • James Davis; Jul 27-30 • Vladmir Caamano; Aug 2-6
EL COMEDY • El Cortez Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar, 8230 Gateway Blvd • Hosted by Dion Arnold with weekly headliners and guest comics • Every Wed, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show) • No cover
EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave • Empress Comedy Night: Highlighting the best stand-up Edmonton has to offer. New headliner every week • Every Sun, 9pm • Free
YUK YUKS PRO-AM SUMMER NIGHTS • 13103 Fort Road • yukyuks.com • A night of hilarity featuring amateur and professional comedians • Aug 24, 8:30pm • $5
DANCE ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio (South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15
BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION • Central Lions Recreation Center, 11113-113 St • 780.893.6828 • ebda.ca • An evening of ballroom, latin, country dancing • First Sat of every month, 8pm (doors)
DANCE CLASSES WITH GOOD WOMEN DANCE COLLECTIVE • Muriel Taylor Studio at Ruth Carse Centre for Dance, 11205-107 Ave • info@goodwomen.ca • goodwomen.ca/classes • Every Tue, Thu, Fri; 10-11:30am • $15 (drop-in), $65 (5 class pack), $100 (10 class pack)
FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm
FRIDAY NIGHT STOMP! • Sugar Foot Ballroom, 10019-80 Ave NW • 587.786.6554 • dance@sugarswing.com • sugarswing.com • Swing dance social • Every Fri-Sat, 8pm (beginner lesson begins) • $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • All ages
THE GREAT CANADIAN BEAVER PARTY • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • milezerodance.com • A curator-led performance party exposing, exploring, and celebrating Canadian life • Aug 5, 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show) • Free (donations accepted for iHuman Youth Society) HELL BENT: A KINKY CABARET • Evolution Wonderlounge, 10220-103 St • A delicious and devious display of burlesque, drag, and kink • Jul 28, 7:30pm • $5
MILE ZERO DANCE DROP-IN DANCE & MOVEMENT CLASSES • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • mzdsociety@ gmail.com • milezerodance.com/classes • Mile Zero Dance holds a number of drop-in dance & movement classes for people of all experience levels & ages; Mon: Professional Technique (1011:30am), Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: Kids
6-10 (4:30-5:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:30-6:45pm), Butoh (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (1011:30am); Thu: Preschool 3-5 (10-10:45am), Beginner Contemporary (5-6:15pm); Sat: House (7-9pm) • $15 (regular), $12 (members), 10-class cards available for $100
SACRED CIRCLE DANCE • Riverdale Hall, 9231-100 Ave • Dances are taught to a variety of songs and music. No partner required • Every Wed, 7-9pm • $10
FILM
(exhibits run all month)
BIG PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY • 10 Sturgeon Rd, St. Albert • The Happening: Art Show & Sale; Every Sat until Oct 7, 10am-4pm
BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Jennifer Berkenbosch; Sep 9-Oct 14
BOREALIS GALLERY • 9820-107 St • The Dream We Form By Being Together; Jun 29-Oct 1 BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-
Cinema SerieS • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca • Each film in the series is selected by artistic director Dana Anderson, who introduces the film each week. Every month features a new line up of popular movies from the past. This month: "The Sound of Music 1965" (Jul 27), "Forrest Gump 1994" (Aug 3) • Every Thu until Oct 19, 7:30pm • $10 +GST (adv, online), $11.43 +GST (door)
METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema.org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • Canada ON SCREEN: Meatballs (Aug 6) • Citizen Jane: Battle FOR THE CITY: Jul 27 • dawSon City: Frozen time: Jul 28-31, Aug 2-3 • endleSS Summer: Summer Wars (Aug 5, Aug 7, Aug 9); Wolf Children (Aug 11-12); On Any Sunday (Aug 13-14) • FaVa: Video Kitchen (Aug 16); Main Course (Aug 30) • Homo-Cidal drag SHow: Spice World (Aug 12) • MUSIC DOC: Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (Aug 1) • my entire HigH SCHool Sinking into tHe Sea: Jul 29-30, Aug 1 • Quote-a-long SerieS: Back to the Future (Aug 6) • reel Family Cinema: The Gold Rush (Jul 29); The Iron Giant: Signature Edition (Aug 5); Space Jam (Aug 12) • tHe room: Aug 4 • RUST MAGIC STREET MURAL FESTIVAL: Style Wars (Jul 27) • StaFF PiCS: Lenny (Aug 28) • Strange Canada: Exotica (Aug 31) • SCULPTING IN TIME: THE FILMS OF ANDREI TARKOVSKY: Nostalgia (Nostalghia) (Aug 5-6, Aug 9) • tHe wedding Plan (laaVor et Hakir): Jul 28-31, Aug 3
MISS REPRESENTATION–DOCUMENTARY SCREENING • Council Chambers, Strathcona
124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • In the Mood: artwork by Kerensa Haynes; Aug 4-19
CaVa gallery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • The Artist’s (Invisible) Work: artwork by Caroline Blais; Jul 7-Aug 12
FAB GALLERY • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1
GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Joe Fafard: Retailles: artwork by Joe Fafard; Jul 7-Aug 27; Artist reception (artist in attendance): Aug 10, 7pm
GALLERY U • 9206-95 Ave • 780.913.5447 • contact@galleryu.ca • Psychosomatic: artwork by Vera Schneckenburger and Billy Marshall; Until Aug 5
HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse. ab.ca • Curious Things: artwork by Wei Li; Aug 10-Sep 22; Opening reception: Aug 10, 7-10pm • Substratae: artwork by Margie Kelk; Aug 10Sep 22; Opening reception: Aug 10, 7-10pm
NW • latitude53.org • Catastrophe, Memory and Reconciliation: artwork by Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo; Jul 28, 7-9pm • Autospect: Kale Vandenbroek; Jul 28, 7-9pm • Artist Engagement: Talk and One on One Tours; Jul 29, 11am-1pm
GROVE • Melcor Cultural Centre, 355th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Member's Silver Show; Jul 11-28 • Louise Mcbeath Schoepp & Al Schoepp; Jul 11-28 • Margriet Hogue; Jul 31Aug 9; Reception: Aug 5, 1-3pm
MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • see me, hear me, heal me; Jun 22-Aug 3
ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • for the time being: 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art; May 27-Sep 10 • Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail; Jul 1-Nov 12 • Zachary Ayotte + Nulle Part—Shelter; Jul 1-Oct 8 • Past Imperfect: A Canadian History Project; Jun 17-Oct 8 • Gretzky is Everywhere; Jun 10-Sep 24 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer ArtBreak Camp, Jul-Aug • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:1012:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm
ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Technological Wanders: artwork by Twyla Exner; Jun 1-Jul 29 • Healing Process: artwork by various artists; Aug 3-Sep 2; Opening reception: Aug 3, 6-9pm • Dreaming of Canada: A Mail Art Project: artwork by various; Aug 12Sep 30; Opening reception: Sep 7, 6-9pm ARTWALK • Venues include WARES, Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, A Boutique Gallery Bar By Gracie Jane, Art Gallery of St Albert, Bookstore on Perron, VASA • artwalkstalbert.com • The art hits the streets again! Discover a place to enjoy, view and buy art to suit all tastes and budgets. Featuring returning artists and new ones • Aug 3, Sep 7
LOFT ART GALLERY • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Open Fri-Sun, Jul 21-Aug 13 (exc long weekend), 10-4pm • Artwork from local artists of the Society. Including the winning art entries from the three zone shows of the Art Community Art Clubs Association LOTUS ART GALLERY • 10321-124 St • lotus-gallery.com • Group show: artwork by: Mariam Qureshi, Nicole Stadt, Keith MacPherson, and more; Until Jul 27 • Paint Your Friend Neon Party; Jul 29
ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE
STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • strathconacountymuseum.ca • Showcasing Tales from the Oral History Collection; until Oct
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BOTANIC GARDEN • 51227 AB-60, Parkland County
thefrontgallery.com • Excavating; Opening reception: Aug 24, 7-9pm; Artist Talk: Aug 26, 2pm
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St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum. com • Open weekends May 20-Sep 4, 10am5pm • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/child under 3 free; $5 (train rides), $3 (motor car rides)
Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Monument: Coding a Woodcut: artwork by Beth Howe and Clive McCarthy; Jun 22-Jul 29 • Fractures: artwork by Emmanuel Osahor; Jun 22-Jul 29
FRONT GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave •
LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St
ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34
SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta
TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition; Until Jan 7 • Free-$117.95
LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • July Group Selling Exhibition; Jul 4-31 • August Group Selling Exhibition; Aug 1-31
10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Women's Hands Building A Nation: artwork by Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts; May 6-Aug 19 • Relocations: artwork by Sam Knopp; Jul 22-Sep 2 • Painted with Fire: artwork by Ken Lumbis; Jul 22-Sep 2
SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St • scottgallery.com • Zones One and Two: New Alberta Landscapes: artwork by Michael Miller and Mitchell Fenton; Jul 8-Jul 29
FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/ artshows • A Sculptor’s Life: artwork by Peter Hide; Aug 22-Sep 14 • Performative Documents and the Labouring Body: artwork by Michael Woolley; Aug 22-Sep 14
County Hall, 2001 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park • 780.449.0900 • Exploring the underrepresentation of women in mainstream media outlets • Aug 2, 6:30-9:30pm • Free (donations welcome and will go to Saffron Centre)
ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY •
REYNOLDS-ALBERTA MUSEUM • 6426-40 Ave, Wetaskiwin • history.alberta.ca/reynolds • 780.312.2065 • The McLaughlin Story: Discover how the McLaughlin family of risk takers helped shape Canada’s auto industry; Until Oct 9
• botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Date Night–An Evening of Paint; Jul 27, 6-10pm • Parkland County Art Show: exhibition and sale by members of the Parkland Art Club; Jul 28-31, 10am-6pm
VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Glorious and Free A Celebration of Canada: artwork by various artists; Jun 27-Jul 29
WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Scenes of Canada group show: artwork by Sacha, Guy Roy, Dana Irving, Blythe Scott, Blu Smith, Steven Armstrong and more; Until Jul 29 WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@wamsoc.ca • wamsoc. ca • Alberta Girls: Excerpts: artwork by Rhonda Grywacheski; until Aug 18
LITERARY AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • Rich Theroux and Jess Szabo "Wake in the Undertow" Book Launch; Jul 27, 7-9pm
DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB • Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042-103 St • facebook.com/declorg • Open to anyone who lives, works, or plays downtown and wants to meet new people, have great conversations, and read cool stuff • Every 2nd Wed, 7-8:30pm
of month, 8:30-10:30pm • $20 (door); 18+ only
ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue
SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artists from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm
SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A monthly play reading series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright
THEATRE 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • Basement Theatre at Holy Trinity, 10037-84 Ave • grindstonetheatre. ca • This completely improvised musical comedy is based on the suggestions from the audience who will get to experience a brand new story unfold in front of them, complete with impromptu songs, dance breaks and show stopping numbers • Every Fri, starting Jan 20-Jul 30, 11pm CirQue du Soleil–kurioS: CaBinet OF CURIOSITIES • Under the Big Top at Northlands Park • cirquedusoleil.com/kurios • Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him • Jul 20-Aug 13 • Tickets starting at $49
EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL • Throughout Old Strathcona • fringetheatre.ca • Featuring hundreds of plays, artists and more • Aug 17-27
GREASED 2 • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061, 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • infoedmonton@jubilations. ca • edmonton.jubilations.ca • The T-birdies prepare for the big drag race with the Hot Rods, their rival boy gang • Jun 9-Aug 13 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95 I HEARD ABOUT YOUR MURDER • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave NW • A new comedy which throws in some deception, betrayal, and suspense • Jul 13-29 • $23-$37; pay what you can (Tue evenings)
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A hilarious musical comedy about that terribly wonderful, simply complex thing called love • Jun 16-Jul 30
oPen Jam • Holy Trinity Church, 10037-84
EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Mercury
Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre. Swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play. For those of all levels • Last Tue of each month
Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam. com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (signup); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave NW • jubileeauditorium.com • Based on the classic novel • Jul 26-Aug 6 • $35-$130 (at Ticketmaster)
NAKED GIRLS READING • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St NW • 780.691.1691 • There will be different themes each month • Every 2nd Tue
MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • Technological Wanders; Jun 1-Jul 29 • Take Your Best Shot: Youth Photo Exhibition; Jun 20-Sep 10
THE POLLS ARE STILL OPEN FOR THIS YEAR’S
MUTTART CONSERVATORY • 9626-96A St • True North: Celebrating Canada 150: artwork by Sculptors Association of Alberta; Jun 22 -Sep 6
PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Panel Discussion: artwork by various artists; Jul 6-Aug 16 • Artisan Nook: Mandala Love: artwork by Sonia Kandera, Jul 6-Aug 16 PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery. com • Summer Group Show: rotating exhibition of work by a selection of gallery-represented artists; Jul 13-Aug 31
PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • info@picturethisgallery.com • picturethisgallery. com • Canada Scapes & Spaces: artwork by various artists; Jul 1-Aug 31 PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA • 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Open Tue-Sat, 9am
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LOCAL INTEREST FEATURE // SEA CAN SUSTAINABILITY
Local developers break ground with Edmonton's first shipping container apartment complex
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rchitectural evolution, often in the context of sustainable development, has slowly grown into our common lexicon. Tiny houses, off-grid and net-zero buildings, renewable and recycled materials are all a part of this mammoth trend changing the way we put roofs over our heads. These fringe developments still represent a minority in the construction world, showcased often as the work of experimental designers and wealthy industry leaders, but lately they’ve been finding a footing on the residential streets of cities all over the world. Homes with a vastly reduced carbon footprint can be commissioned these days by anyone with a deep enough purse, but a new development here in Edmonton is ushering in sustainable living for the average citizen. The multi-family development uses modular construction, but unlike the traditional stick-build structures we’ve seen for years, this low-rise apartment is made of shipping containers—a first in our city. Step Ahead Properties was started more than a decade ago by AJ Slivinski and his wife Mary Jo who began investing in and managing average walk-up apartment buildings in Edmonton. Six years ago, they bought Westgate Manor, two 20-unit lowrise buildings along 149 Street with a large enough footprint to eventually add a third. The concept of repurposing shipping containers, a.k.a. sea cans, had always interested AJ, but he began researching the possibility and potential construction partners in earnest about three years ago. “At that time, before the oil crash, all they wanted to do was make buildings for the oil patch,” AJ says of local sea can builders. “I couldn’t find anybody who really wanted to explore this niche of the market. And one day, Ladacore called, they’d seen my profile on LinkedIn and said, ‘Hey, we’re really interested. We see you have some interest in these shipping containers, we’d like to work together and develop them into a multi-family space.’” Ladacore was founded in Calgary five years ago with the express purpose of exploring modular construction using sea cans. The owner was already working in the pre-engineered steel construction industry, so it was a natural shift. Rhys Kane, Ladacore’s director of business development, says the first two years
were strictly dedicated to research and development, and then it was time to set up the factory where all the sea cans are repurposed, eventually heading out on flat-bed trucks 90 percent finished and ready to be assembled, just like Lego. “It’s like the way they build cars. They build cars in factories, they don’t turn up on your driveway and assemble your car in the driveway, it arrives predone,” he says. “That’s the future of construction.” The benefits of using sea cans for construction purposes are many and varied. First and foremost is the benefit to us all in the way of environmental responsibility. Our consumer-driven existence fuels a fierce demand for products from Asia, but only 25 percent of the shipping containers bringing goods this way are sent back full. It is more cost efficient to build a new shipping container in China than ship back the empty container, so the other 75 percent are quickly stacking up along the west coast. “It’s like people going to the grocery store and using those plastic bags and then discarding them at the end, it’s the same principle as a shipping container,” says Kane, adding the sea cans they use—all engineered for a structural integrity far above building codes—must have been used at least once and they don’t ever use new containers. “If they’ve been used a few times and we can identify them as being good quality, then that’s what we’ll use. And we have a strict, rigorous inspection before we repurpose it into a building block because obviously the building industry is very highly regulated and you have to use a really high-quality sea container, but there is very many of them around and this is just putting a small dent into it, but it is recycled.” Aside from reusing discarded material, the efficiency of pre-building in a factory eliminates construction waste. With traditional wooden construction, 30 percent waste is routinely accounted for in the overall cost of a project. As for the builders, having trades people work indoors at the same site where challenging elements and travel to remote sites isn’t necessary keep costs down. This controlled environment also offers greater consistency for the product and less waste producing it. Developers and business
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owners cash in on the fact construction and turnover time is slashed at least in half so interest on loans is far less and spaces are occupied more quickly. Sea cans also equate to lower insurance premiums because they are non-combustible structures, something residents can appreciate. While it doesn’t mean the building won’t burn, you’ll have a heck of a lot more time to get out because of the steel construction, which also provides superior insulation against temperatures and sound. Ladacore has completed two hotels for major chains and are looking into other markets such as senior complexes, student and First Nations housing, but Westgate Manor is the company’s first apartment building. “The construction itself didn’t take a long time. It took us over 18 months to get to the permits,” AJ explains during a tour of the new building. “The fact that it’s shipping containers had no bearing on the delay, it was trying to build an infill to new code ... putting 88 parking stalls on a footprint this size or upgrading sewer and these types of things.” The ground at Westgate Manor broke right around the new year, and while traditional construction would take 12 to 18 months, AJ and Mary Jo are aiming to have renters in by Sept. 1. “The building itself started May 18 and was completely erected by June 18,” AJ says of the actually sea can blocks constructed atop the 58 pilings and beams laid down as a foundation. “It’s all planned. They come up in the morning from Calgary and they’re all lined up out here at about seven in the morning and then they just drive in. There’s a huge construction crane here and he just picks it off the truck and places it, picks it off the next truck, places it and they’re done by 10 or 11 o’clock, 12 o’clock in the afternoon.” After that, the modules—prefit with all the plumbing and systems ready for connection, and suites already laid with cabinets and flooring—only need to be connected. As for the stairwells, they simply take that sea can block and pop it up vertically. Easy peasy. Westgate Manor, 16315 96A Ave., is hosting an open house on June 29 from 12 to 3 pm for those curious about this forward-thinking development.
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REVUE // MYSTERY/HISTORY
Wed., July 26 - Thu., Aug. 3 Dawson City: Frozen Time Metro Cinema, $12
Treasure trove of lost film reels tell stories from the turn of the last century
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onald Trump and his family fortunes, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson and the 1919 baseball world series, Sid Grauman and his famous Chinese theatre, Klondike Kate, and elephant racing in Malaysia are hard to imagine woven together into one tale. While the story is hinged by the famous gold rush of 1897, the historical treasure trove unearthed far up in the Yukon Territory holds more than a monetary value. And the myriad stories told in Dawson City: Frozen Time are as rich and unexpected as the loot itself. It was a perfect storm of elements that aligned to preserve more than 500 reels of silent films from the beginning of the last century, many of them titles and footage believed to have been lost
forever. While the discovery was made back in 1978 as Dawson City residents were renovating their rec centre, filmmaker Bill Morrison recently went above and beyond with the material at hand and crafted an exceptional film that deftly portrays a far deeper understanding of our civil history, while telling the bizarre story of how these reels lived to again see the light of day and share endless stories of their own. The majority of the film plays like a silent movie, endless incredible clips needing no more than a few subtitles for context and added fact, but Morrison embellished every possible moment of the modern interviews and discovery using smart clips from 124 of the reels dating from 1910 to the early ‘20s.
The stage is set with a lesson on nitrate film, unexpectedly developed in 1846 during the manufacturing of explosives, commercialized by Eastman Kodak in 1889 and used until safety stock film hit the market in 1949. Highly flammable itself, it was the cause of numerous tragic fires claiming hundreds of lives and 75 percent of all films ever shot with it. In tandem with the films, more than a hundred spectacular glass-plate negatives shot by American prospector Eric Hegg in the late 1800s were discovered around the same time and are used to give us an exceptional look at life up north, including Tr'ochëk, the Han fishing camp of Chief Isaac which was relocated down river from the the
site which quickly grew into the remote gold mecca of Dawson City. In just a few years, cargo loads of gold worth today’s equivalent of $1.5 billion were being shipped out of a town now populated by 400,000 people. Casinos, gambling halls and theatres were the entertainment of the day and Dawson City was the end of the film circuit line, so far away the titles were out of date by the time they arrived and no distributor would pay the shipping fees for their return. So, they were stashed. The silent films of Hollywood are well
known, but weekly newsreels from the day make up a large part of the collection depicting everything from the 1917 Silent Parade in New York protesting violence against African-Americans and draft-dodger trials to the latest fashions and food trends of the day. The sheer volume of information packed into two hours is enough to justify a second watch, especially for history and sociology buffs, a fascinating, in-depth look at the life we’ve lived. JENNY FENIAK
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Unfinished business
A Ghost Story brings a new darkness to a familiar story
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t is how we all foresee the supernatural as wide-eyed children; a bed sheet with two holes leering at us from the darkest corners of our bedroom. Ghosts are peppered throughout our childhood stories—the timeless idea of the dead coming back to haunt those of whom they have unfinished business with. As kids, we’re almost certain ghosts don’t exist but you can’t help but be cautious, especially at night when our white billowy friends are most likely to appear. David Lowery’s new film A Ghost Story uses that image from our childhood to tell the haunting story of a young couple—Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara—in love. Their characters are never given names but Lowery is quick to build up the intensive tone of Affleck and Mara’s relationship in the first moments of the film. The two are passionately bonded, the kind of romance that always seems wildly unstable; like all big love stories, intense affection is coupled with equally intense angst. Almost immediately into A Ghost Story, Affleck dies in a sudden car accident. Soon thereafter, you’re taken to Mara
standing over his body in the hospital. A few minutes after she pulls the sheet over his eyes, Affleck rises from the table and follows her home. Affleck passes slowly between rooms in the couples’ home, watching Mara as she tries to come to terms with her grief. At one point Mara finds herself sitting on the floor eating a pie with a spoon, gorging herself until she is sick. The scene lasts a painfully long four minutes but serves to compliment one of the many themes Lowery ribbons throughout th e movie; the idea that time has no meaning or place for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. Affleck is not the only ghost haunting someone. He often stands at the window and speaks with another spirit in the house across the street. They move in and out of time periods, communicating with those still alive through the flickering of a light switch or the angry toss of a book to the floor. They cannot speak directly with those left behind, however, and it quickly becomes apparent that it haunts them almost as much as they themselves haunt the past.
Opening Fri., July 28 A Ghost Story Directed by David Lowery While A Ghost Story is certainly worth a watch, the music might be the most beautiful part of the film. Daniel Hart, whose work has been showcased in films such as Ain’t Them Bodies Saints and Pete’s Dragon, finds a way to ideally mirror the loneliness of Affleck’s character through a series of perfectly synchronized melodies. You feel the couple’s sense of loss as each scene unfolds, losing your own self in the dark twists and turns of Hart’s musical choices. Sure, we all recognize the timeless story of the spirit behind the sheet— the ghost regaled to us in bedtime stories from the days of our youth. The idea that might be foreign, however, is the one that tells the story of the man behind the mask and, how ultimately, he’s just someone who wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye.
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PREVUE // SOUL/REGGAE
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elebrating diversity and equality in our evolving world has always been reggae’s intention. In the past five years, Vancouver-based musician Rick Buckman Coe, already wellversed in the aspects of social justice, has used reggae to promote his feel good message. “Some of the first songs that I wrote when I was 17 was about social justice topics,” Coe says from Vancouver’s airport parking lot. “One that comes to mind is colonialism and the betrayals by Canada and America against the indigenous people. That was in my heart mostly because of my parents. Specifically, my mom was involved in a lot of things and groups that you could judge
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as humanitarian or environmental.” Coe initially started off with a more folk/bluegrass feel with his earlier albums like By the Mountain’s Feet. While his earlier work does have elements of soul and funk, it wasn’t until he started working on his latest release in 2015, Malama Ka’ Aina, that he found his hybrid reggae sound. “I love soul and funk, but nothing makes me want to dance like reggae,” he says. “Malama Ka’ Aina has many different genres melded into one.” Many of the songs on the album stem from festive reggae downbeats but confront issues of equality, oppression, and greed with the lyrics. With Coe’s honest voice, you’re immediately drawn in.
It’s similar to the tracks found on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. “It tackles so many dark things, but it’s so full of hope and beauty,” Coe says. The title track, “Malama Ka’ Aina” comes from a Hawaiian phrase that translates to “respect the land.” For Coe, Hawaii is a sanctuary where he can relax and unwind. The bulk of the album was actually written in Hawaii with the title track’s skeleton being written with a group of locals. “I’d spend four or five hours out of the day drinking coffee and writing music in Hawaii. That song was written with some Hawaiian friends,” he says. "That song became a love song
to Hawaii and added the value of respecting the place and people.” You could take the message of “Malama Ka’ Aina,” which is, treat the environment and its people with respect, and apply it to anything in your dayto-day life. It goes hand in hand with Coe’s recurring positivity in his music. “I’m always going to turn around that positive optimism in the chorus or the verse. I’m very fortunate in my life so I’m not embittered at all,” Coe says. “I’ve seen a lot of what’s possible and that’s how I keep my positive outlook. Currently, Coe is working on releasing a folk album this fall and a reggae/ ska album next year. The upcoming show will have more
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Fri., July 28 (8 pm) Buckman Coe The Almanac, $10
of an upbeat reggae focus with a fourpiece backing up Coe. “From an audience perspective and just watching Buckman on stage, you can expect to experience a heartfelt good time,” Caleb Heart, a fan and peer of Coe says. “It’s almost like a sobering show, but you’re intoxicated by the music.” STEPHAN BOISSONNEAULT STEPHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM
PREVUE // HAZE POP
Honest and fuzzy isolation
Dadweed advises on picking the perfect band name and the art of shutting your blinds
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ith attention spans diminishing and the internet being a constant flood of miscommunication, bands need to make their names pretty quickly before being forgotten. Vancouver’s hazy pop rock band, Dadweed, understands this. Having formed only a year and a half ago, the four-piece has already produced three EPs, multiple demos, and tapes. “We’re constantly writing and just pumping out small releases to build a back catalogue for people to pay attention to right now,” guitarist and vocalist, James Frost, says. “We’re in the mindset to release music right away to build the anticipation for a full-length record.” Dadweed formed after Frost moved from Edmonton to Vancouver four years ago and got involved with the west coast music scene. “My friend Karlan was running a music venue called 333 and I kind of absorbed the music scene and met the other members through that,” Frost says. When it was time for a band name, a few were thrown around until Frost presented Dadweed, a moniker derived from an old joke where he and a friend would constantly pick out weird words or phrases and say, ‘‘Hey that’s a good name for a band." “We were smoking weed in the river valley and I was super stoned and asked him ‘Man, where did you get this?’ He [said], ‘From my dad’ and I said ‘Dadweed.’ He [responded] ‘That’s a good name for a band,’” Frost laughs. While the name is an attention grabber, Frost wants to point out that it’s just a name. "There’s no weed or 420 culture associated with the band,” he says.
(From left) Karlan Morrison, James Frost, Ben Middleton, Stephen Nelson of Dadweed // Supplied photo
“Some bands do that, but we’re in it for the music.” Dadweed’s sound fringes on many different genres such as pop rock, or lo-fi indie. There’s a constant laid back layer of fuzz and Frost’s lyrics touch on topics like isolation, apathy, and anxiety. The first track “Heavy Blankets” off the latest EP Heavy Blankets/ Anxious has a shocking resemblance to sounds found on Weezer’s earlier works like
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its self-titled debut and Pinkerton. “Heavy Blankets” also has a music video accompaniment, directed by Bryce Zimmerman, where a dog wakes up as a human man (Redi Yochim) and experiences a short love with his owner (Shannon Mendt) and what life on two legs is like. Yochim does an incredible job of looking astonished as though he is seeing life from a human perspective for the first time, but we as the viewer know it’s all a dream. It’s cheeky, fun,
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MUSIC PREVUE // METAL
(From left) Spencer Grove, Billy Hubbs, Lucas Grove, Mike Brule, and Cody McKinley // Ryan Walraven
Seeing red again
Local metal band Ravage Red to release debut EP this month
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lberta-based metal band Ravage Red is preparing for its debut EP release, a project that has been in the works for a while. Composed of friends Billy Hubbs (lead vocals), Lucas Grove (bass), Spencer Grove (lead guitar), Cody McKinley (rhythm guitar), and Mike Brule (drums), they are excited to get more original music out to the fans. “We just released our first single, “Violent Discharge,” and we’ve gotten a good response from it so far,” Hubbs says.
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The single has a more serious message to it despite the video's fun theme, which is set at a house party. “The song itself is an anti police brutality song,” says Hubbs. “We got one of our buddies to dress up like a cop and show up at the party to try and break it up. The song itself is more serious, but the video isn’t so much.” The new five-song EP Violent Discharge will feature a mix of different sounds and styles that Ravage Red has been influenced by both as
a group and individually, including hardocre and death metal. “It’s really dynamic. There are a lot of tempo changes, a lot of mood changes. The subject matter and lyrics are all over the place,” says Hubbs, whose singing style is hardcore and often indistingusihable lyric wise. “It’s very heavy, we definitely didn’t hold back whatsoever.” Hubbs notes that the band's sound has been compared to the likes of A Life Once Lost, and even Lamb of God, two bands that are no doubt part of the long list of influences.
Blessed’s second EP in as many years is yielding mass intrigue for this Vancouver band. The sounds peppered throughout the EP run the gamut from post-punk to math rock to art rock to punk to ... you get the idea. What stands out is Blessed’s ability to work together and know when a flurry of weaving guitars are needed, but also when to pare everything back to draw you in close. Strange time signatures over lengthy songs will keep you guessing as Blessed darts all over the map with frenetic urgency. Not knowing where they will venture to next is a gift Blessed delivers that many bands cannot. The band came together as a unit for this EP and decided everyone’s voice will be heard on equal scales. This explains the different sounds but the ability to blend every member’s ideas into such a cohesive experience could only be explained as magical.
“We’re pretty much influenced by anything heavy. We all have different tastes in music,” Hubbs says. Their music is the result of collaboration among the guys, with each member bringing something to the table. “The music is done by all of [us]. Spencer, our lead guitar player, writes a lot of the riffs, but Lucas and Cody contribute quite a bit as well. Mike on drums creates a lot of his own stuff. The lyrics are 100 percent me,” says Hubbs. “I’ll definitely run stuff by them, to make sure they’re cool with the subject matter. They help me out a lot with that.” The EP release show is one that Hubbs promises to be "mayhem." The band will be performing the entire EP, along with some other material.
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Sat., July 29 (9 pm) Ravage Red w/ Filthy Sinner and Dead as December BRIXX Bar and Grill, $10-$15 Ravage Red will be on hand the entire evening, and will stick around to sign EPs and chat with fans. “We’ll be there from start to finish. We always love hearing feedback from everyone,” says Hubbs. “We’ve been sitting on this for a while, so we’re excited to play it.” As for future projects, Hubbs says they have an exciting lyric and music video in the works for fans to look forward too.
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These days there are too many psychedelic garage acts to count. To rise to the top, you really need to excel above your peers. On its first full length, Halifax garage rockers Walrus prove they deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Ty Segall, Tame Impala or Thee Oh Sees. The album builds off the foundation laid down on the previous two EPs by upping the psych factor. The rhythm section churns out a steady, head-bobbing pace while the guitars deliver a reverb soaked dreamscape. Frontman Justin Murphy’s voice is superb especially on the title track as he finishes each line with a faint growl hinting that perhaps the love he sings about is slightly tiresome. All the boxes for a great psych record are checked even the “other” box as they get weird with some tape manipulation flourishes done by Charles Austin who produced the record and is also credited as their “Band Guru.” JEFF MACCALLUM
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Festival by mistake
Edmonton’s John Armstrong discusses origins of Sasquatch Gathering
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wenty-two years ago, Edmontonian, John Armstrong started a music festival as a way to fund a separate arts project he was a part of. Renamed Sasquatch Gathering, after their namesake in Washington state came about in 2002, the Alberta festival was originally named for the area it was first hosted, a campground along the David Thompson Highway. “It was very near the Bighorn Dam on Lake Abraham–a famous Sasquatch sighting spot,” Armstrong says. “When they were building the dam, there was a couple of groups of workers that all saw an eight or ninefoot, hairy ... thing,” he laughs. Though he later realized that a music festival isn’t a particularly efficient way to fundraise, the festival became a mainstay calendar item for hundreds because of the good times it begets. In the first year, Armstrong thought the gathering would be a one-off, and with roughly 100 people, the gathering was more like a large family reunion than a festival. But it has steadily increased in size since, expecting 700 this year. But keeping Sasquatch going has
not been easy. Over the years, rapid privatization of land has threatened its existence. In 1995, Sasquatch Gathering’s first year, the provincial government gave group rates at the original Nordegg campground at a steep discount. “Back in those days, the deal was you could rent any group campground for $100 a night,” he says, “but the very next year the government changed things drastically, and privatized them all.” Sasquatch turned nomad, migrating from Nordegg, to Brazeau Reservoir, to private land near Smoky Lake, to just outside Drayton Valley, finding vendor incompatibilities with each location, until they finally settled on Rangeton Park, about an hour west of Edmonton. The land was privately-owned before eventually switching hands to some festival-savvy hippies, he says. For once a land deal that worked to the advantage of Sasquatch’s organizers. “Smart hippies,” Armstrong laughs. “They managed to get grants and they built a great, big wooden stage —it’s got to be like 40-feet high, 60feet across—two cook shacks, built-
in outhouses, baseball diamond, a playground for the kids and power.” A welcome change, he says remembering the Fri., July 28 - Sun., July 30 headache of the past Sasquatch Gathering when it came to getting Rangeton Park, $100 at gate his hands on several gen(includes camping) erators, and the gasoline to run them. With 15 notable performers scheduled for this year, Armstrong and his artistic director expect the lineup to be their best yet. Ultimately, he says, the festival is upbeat and community-spirited, complete with traditions that have evolved over the years. Saturday night the festival holds a massive potluck dinner for everyone who attends, which still continues with the hundreds that now go. The festival is also one of the few that allows dogs. “If you forgot a can opener or you need some salt, you just ask the next campsite and they’re happy to oblige— probably offer you a beer while they’re at it. It’s all very indicative of the people that attend,” he says. SIERRA BILTON
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Little, Wine Alot (house, hip-hop and reggae music); Every Thu; No cover
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy
Dear Hip Hop with Freshlan; Underdog: Underdog Comedy
FIONN MACCOOL'S– DOWNTOWN Doug Mitchell;
Hour featuring Sweet Grass; 5:30pm
Show
5pm; Free; All ages
NORTH GLENORA HALL
THE COMMON The Common
Jam by Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers every Thu; 7pm
Uncommon Thursday: Rotating guests each week
FIONN MACCOOL'S–MAYFIELD
NORTHLANDS K-Days
ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks: every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow
presents: The Zolas (7:30pm), July Talk (9:30pm); Performances included with gate admission THE REC ROOM Karaoke with live band, The Nervous Flirts; Every other Thu, 7pm SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke
Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am
FRI JUL 28 ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Duff
Robison; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every
Fri, 9pm
The Dylan Farrell Duo; 8pm; Free; All ages
SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;
FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW
9pm
Cody Mack; 8pm; Free; All ages
SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM
FORGE ON WHYTE Dahlmers
SIDELINER’S PUB Friday Night Bands: live music; Every Fri
Realm tour kickoff, Cocaine Eyes release party; 8pm (doors), 9pm (show); $10 (adv), $15 (door); 18+ only HAVE MERCY Resident DJs playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-
& The Rooster, Scott Cook; 8-11pm; $10
Walking with Maintenance; 9pm; $10 (adv) Band; 7:30pm; $6
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CHA ISLAND Thursday open
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THE COMMON Quality Control
Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan
THE COMMON Lawn Summer
FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW
EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Big Daddy Thursday Jam with host Randy Big Daddy Forsberg; 7pm
BLUES ON WHYTE Joel Dasilva
Sat, 10pm; No cover
& The Midnight Howl; 9pm
IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Taste of Edmonton
BOHEMIA Hungry Hollow and
Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover
guests; 7pm; $15
LEGISLATURE GROUNDS
BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB
Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm
Fridays at the Legislature featuring Rebecca Lappa; 12pm; No cover
BRIXX BAR Eternal Prophecy
LION'S HEAD PUB The Rural
every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm
with WTHCNVTCN, Sins Of Sorrow, If I Fall; 8pm; $10; 18+ only
MILL CREEK CAFE Dead Fibres
SQUARE 1 COFFEE Singer/
CAFE BLACKBIRD Sebastian
Doug Mitchell; 7pm; Free; All ages
presents: Eva Foote, Ken Stead, The Deep Dark Woods
FORGE ON WHYTE Fresh Kils and Vekked; 8pm; No minors
SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live Blues
HAVE MERCY Thigh Thursdays with El Niven & The Alibi and friends; Every Thu, 8:30pm; No cover HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL
Open jam hosted by The World Beat Band; Every Thu, 8-12pm HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE Bistro Jazz; Every Thu,
7:30pm; Free JT'S BAR AND GRILL Open Stage–Thursday Nights; Every Thu
Songwriter Open Mic (individual performer format, first-come, first served); Every Thu, 7-9pm; All ages
Barrera; 8pm; $15
STARLITE ROOM 3TEETH;
CARROT COFFEEHOUSE
8pm-11:30pm; $20 TAVERN ON WHYTE Open
stage with Michael Gress (fr Self Evolution); every Thu; 9pm-2am
CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK
Vent; 9pm Terry Jorden & Joff Rodgers; 7:30pm; $5 (door); All ages CASINO EDMONTON Slow
Walkin' Walter; 9pm CASINO YELLOWHEAD Jukebox
with Debutaunt, Dual Nature and Dead Friends; 8pm; $10 (adv) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy
Hour featuring Ben Sir; 5:30pm • Choke with Counterfeit Jeans, Street League with Norell; 8pm; No cover NORTHLANDS K-Days presents:
Rae Spoon (7:30pm), Crystal Waters (8:15pm), CeCe Peniston (9pm), Betty Who (9:45pm); Performances included with gate admission
Leigh; 9pm
WOODRACK CAFÉ Birdie on
Potatohed; 9pm; Free
ON THE ROCKS Jellybean; 9pm
a Branch; 2nd Thu of every month, 7-8:30pm; No cover (donations welcome)
DENIZEN HALL Champ City
RENDEZVOUS PUB All Bets
Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat
MOONSHINERS Moonshiners Jam Night with Rockin' Rod; Every Thu, 7pm; No minors
DJs
Janzen; 9pm
Off, The Getmines, The Dabs, Stained Glass Cityline; 8pm (doors), 9pm (show); $12; 18+ only
DV8 Storming Alice with
ROSE & CROWN PUB Jarrett
NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Thu open
Soul with DJ Modest Mike; Every Thu; Wooftop Lounge:
MAMA'S GIN JOINT Live Music Thursdays; Every Thu, 9pm; $5 (some events)
stage; 7pm
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Thu Main Fl: Rock N' Roll, Funk &
CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT
DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Joanne
Ella Mental and The Straightjackets; 9pm
KEITH ROBOT JULY 28 - 29
16 MUSIC
Routes; 8pm
UNION HALL Northlane & Intervals; 7pm; $25; 16+ only
LB'S PUB Open Jam hosted by Russell Johnston
Chenoweth; 7-10:30pm; No cover
with Remo, Noosh, Fingertips & guests; Underdog: Rap, House, Hip-Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri
CAFE BLACKBIRD Farmer the
Circle Jam; 7:30-11:30pm
TEDDY'S PUB Michael
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Fri; Wooftop: Selection Fridays
THE BUCKINGHAM Figure
FIDDLER'S ROOST Acoustic
presents: Archaics, I Mother Earth, Jay Gilday
DJs
Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm
EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Taste of Edmonton
Fridays; Each Fri, 8-10pm; $5 suggested donation
BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB
Karaoke; Every Thu, 7pm
Mark Mcgarrigle; 9pm
WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music
BOHEMIA This Way North, Kitty
YEG Official Wrap Up Party Featuring NVS with Polyesterday, Sweat and Thomas Culture; 9pm; No cover
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Randy Mcallister And The Scrappiest Band In The Motherland; 8:30pm; $25 (adv)
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playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE
Flashback Friday; Every Fri GAS PUMP Live DJ; 10pm THE PROVINCIAL PUB Video
Music DJ; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every
Fri-Sat
SAT JUL 29 ALIBI PUB & EATERY Rising Star Showcase of Cooper Studios; Every Sat, 12-3pm ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Duff
Robison; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every
Sat, 9pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: McGowan Family Band; 4-6pm; no cover BLUES ON WHYTE Joel Dasilva
& The Midnight Howl; 9pm BOHEMIA Hard Pressed, The
Enforcers, Neck Lace & NME; 9pm (doors), 10pm (show); $10; 18+ only BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB
Bordian; 9pm
Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm
SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke
BRIXX BAR Ravage Red with
with entertainment, Every Fri
guests Filthy Sinner, Dead
As December; 9pm; $10; 18+ only CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK
Vent; 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat
Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASK AND BARREL Amy van Keeken; 4-6pm; Free CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT
Potatohed; 9pm; Free
RENDEZVOUS PUB Waking
SUN JUL 30 mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm
CHA ISLAND Karaoke Monday
RIVER CREE–The Venue
THE ALMANAC Sunday Song
DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free
Michael Jackson History Show; 7pm (doors), 9pm (show); Tickets starting at $29.99
ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open
Stage Hosted by Rhea March; Every Sun, 6:30-10pm; Free
Bordian; 9pm
Sun, 9pm
SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;
BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub
Monday Night Blues Jam hosted by the Dylan Farrell Ban; Every Mon, 8:30pm (sign up); No cover
ROSE & CROWN PUB Jarrett
9pm
DRAKE HOTEL Open Jam–
SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM
BLUES ON WHYTE Joel Dasilva
DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Joanne
Janzen; 9pm DV8 Canadian Tirefire,
PrimeApes, Borrachera; 8pm EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Bands
at the Empress; Every Sat, 4-6pm; Free; 18+ only FIONN MACCOOL'S–MAYFIELD
Mike Dominey; 8pm; Free; All ages FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW
Cody Mack; 8pm; Free; All ages
Mark Mcgarrigle; 9pm
& The Midnight Howl; 9pm
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Taste of Edmonton
CROWN & ANCHOR Jam ses-
presents: Better Living DJs, Dunmore Park, Grandtheft
Classical ROBERTSON-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH Ewald Cheung and
pianist Henry Mokken; 2pm; $15 (proceeds going to support the upkeep and programs of venue)
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every FriSat, 10pm; No cover
Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic hip-hop and reggae; Underdog: hip-hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack
IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;
THE COMMON Get Down
FORGE ON WHYTE Bass
Junkies Vol 1; 9pm; Free before 9:30pm ($5 after) HAVE MERCY Resident DJs
Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover KINSMEN GROUNDS–ST ALBERT Celebrating Country:
The Ultimate Tribute; 4pm; $45 (adv) LB'S PUB Mark Ammar's
Saturday Sessions Jam; Every Sat, 4-8pm THE LEAF The Barsnbands Homemade Jam–hosted by Mike Chenoweth and The Usual Suspects; Every Sat, 3-7pm MILL CREEK CAFE Dadweed
with Yo Bear; 9pm; $10 (adv) MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands
every Sat NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul
Saturday Brunch with Beth Portman; 11am; No cover • Fire Next Time with The Guaranteed, Point Place, Mortar & Marrow; 8pm; No cover NORTHLANDS K-Days
sion– co-hosted with Ty Jones from Tall, Dark & Dirty; Every Sun until Sep 3, 7pm
presents “Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10 MAMA'S GIN JOINT Sunday
Jam out in your Jammies; Every Sun, 3-10pm; Free MOONSHINERS Sunday Noon Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul
Sunday Brunch with Joe Nolan; 11am; No cover • Hanne Kah with Soap Box Duo; 2pm; No cover • My Son the Hurricane with Funk Velvet; 8pm; No cover
All Veliz (7:30pm), Alessia Cara (9:30pm); Performances included with gate admission
NORTHLANDS K-Days presents:
playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover
Majority; 9pm
ENVY NIGHT CLUB Resolution
ROGERS PLACE Bruno Mars;
MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey
Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday
Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM Swing
Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,
PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme
ROGERS PLACE Bruno Mars;
EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs
Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat
Happy Hour featuring Band of Rascals; 5:30pm
HAVE MERCY YEG Music
NEWCASTLE PUB Sunday Soul Service: acoustic open stage; Every Sun, 3pm
EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN
Jamming; Every Sun, 2pm; No minors
DRAKE HOTEL Sunday
It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with Wright & Wong, Dane
Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems
HAVE MERCY Mississippi
Fiddlers Association: Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm
ON THE ROCKS Visable
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Tue
The Bailey Buckaroos Summer Concert; 6pm (box office), 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $20 at the Bailey Box Office or online
DJs
HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL
BLUES ON WHYTE Randy
Mcallister; 9pm
FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm
PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam
presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Guests and newcomers always welcome; every Wed, 7pm; $2 (donation, per person), free coffee available
Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm
Every Tue-Wed
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm
LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open Jam Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge
THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke
MAMA'S GIN JOINT Tuesday
Wednesday
Classical
Open Mic; Every Tue, 9pm; Starts Jan 3; Free
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4 Dollar
CONVOCATION HALL U of A Department of Music; 2pm; Cover by donation
RENDEZVOUS PUB One The
motown, funk, R&B and more with DJs Ben and Mitch; every Sat; 9pm-2am
ON THE ROCKS Slow Walkin'
Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE
Fri-Sat
Wooftop: Metal Mondays with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox
GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ; 8pm
MON JUL 31
Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm
Classical JUBILEE AUDITORIUM The Phantom Of The Opera; Runs until Aug 6; $35-$140
DJs
LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS
SEP/19 ALLAN RAYMAN W/ GUESTS LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN
JT'S BAR AND GRILL Karaoke;
Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun
SEP/17 THE CAVE SINGERS W/ CHRIS CHEVEYO
MAMA'S GIN JOINT Wednesday Karaoke; Every Wed, 9pm; Free
ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm
GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
SEP/15&16 BREAKOUT WEST
LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang Dang
Jazz Jams: jam with cool cats and host Joel Jeschke Trio; 7pm; $5
SEP/26 DARK TRANQUILITY W/ WARBRINGER, STRIKER CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
OCT/6
UP+DT PRESENTS
OCT/7
PRESENTED BY 2017 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)
OCT/8
PRESENTED BY 2017 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)
Bill Country Jam; 7pm TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;
9pm
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
DIIV W/ PROVINCIAL ARCHIVE AND GUESTS DAN DEACON W/ GUESTS
REVEREND HORTON HEAT W/ MAD BOMBER SOCIETY & GUESTS
Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Wed
THE STARLITE ROOM IS A PRIVATE VENUE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. IF YOU REQUIRE A MEMBERSHIP YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE AT THE VENUE PRIOR TO / OR AFTER THE DOOR TIMES FOR EACH SHOW.
PINT DOWNTOWN Wild Wing
Wednesdays at the Pint with DJ Thomas Culture; Every Wed, 10pm RANCH ROADHOUSE DJ Shocker and Seelo Mondo; Every Wed
LOWER HALL (BRIXX)
VENUEGUIDE 99TEN 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte. com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR #1638, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722, aussierulesedmonton.com BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca
BLIND PILOT W/ GUESTS CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
JT'S BAR AND GRILL Karaoke;
Happy Hour featuring Band of Rascals; 5:30pm
LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS
AUG/11 VNV NATION W/ IVARDENSPHERE
Every Tue-Wed
8pm; $40 and up
DJs
AUG/6
Karaoke Jockey Simonette; Every Wed, 7-11pm
CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Carrot
Frontline, White Chocolate, Thunder, The Grizzley Trail, A Gentlemans Pact; 8pm
CONCERTWORKS & INTERPOLATIONS PRESENTS
FESTIVAL PLACE Qualico Patio
HAVE MERCY Whiskey Wednesdays Live Piano Karaoke featuring the Fab Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm
ALL SHOWS 18+ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
JUL/27 3TEETH W/ PAROXYSM, HOPE HOUSE & DJ DR LAVA
DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm
GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm
TUE AUG 1
MAIN ROOM
CAFE BLACKBIRD Marina & The Specks with No Mothers; 7:30pm; $6
Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30pm
hip-hop with DJ Creeazn every Mon; 9pm-2am
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BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE
8pm; $40 and up
TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic
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SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/
Lunchpail
10030 - 102 STREET
with resident DJs
Series: Scott Cook and the Second Chances, Dirt Road Angels; 7:30pm; $8
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with Eddie
StarliteRoom Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg
EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday
SANDS INN & SUITES Open
presents: Scenic Route to Alaska (7:30pm), Sam Roberts Band (9:30pm); Performances included with gate admission Walter; 9pm
FIDDLER'S ROOST Open Stage;
7-11pm
Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat Saturdays; Every Sat, 2-5pm • House band; 5-8pm • Guest band; 8pm • No minors
Mcallister; 9pm
AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every
Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm
DENIZEN HALL Champ City
BLUES ON WHYTE Randy
Mayhem, Maelstrom Vale, Rebirth; 8pm (doors), 9pm (show); $12; 18+ only
ALL SHOWS 18+ ONLY
JUL/28 ETERNAL PROPHECY W/ WTHCNVTCN, SINS OF SORROW, IF I FALL L.T.D TALENT SERVICES PRESENTS
CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 COMMON 9910-109 St CONVOCATION HALL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8/MAMA'S PIZZA 7317-101 Ave NW EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW
ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780. 424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN 10200-102 Ave NW FIONN MACCOOL'S–MAYFIELD 10813-170 St NW FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW 13580-137 Ave NW THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL 15540 Stony Plain Road JT'S BAR AND GRILL 1107 Knottwood Road East JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 THE LEAF 9016-132 Ave LEGISLATURE GROUNDS 10800-97 Ave NW LION'S HEAD PUB 4440 Gateway Blvd MAMA'S GIN JOINT 11723 Jasper Ave, 780.705.0998,
mamasginjoint.com MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St MILL CREEK CAFE 9562-82 Ave NW NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave NORTHLANDS 7515-118 Ave NW O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PINT–DOWNTOWN 10125-109 St NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St ROBERTSON-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH 10209-123 St NW ROGERS PLACE 10214-104 Ave NW ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Downtown Edmonton SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TEDDY'S PUB 11361 Jasper Ave TIRAMISU 10750-124 St UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe. com Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com
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EVENTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: lisTiNgs@vueweeklY.COM FAX: 780.426.2889 DEADLINE: FriDaY aT 3pM
• edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to join; info at info@ edmontonoutdoorclub.com
for location • 780.482.4279 (call in the morning) • If you like to work with abstract images, come share your work and related words • Last Thu of every month, 7:30pm • Free
FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply
Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm
LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729104 Ave NW • happyharborcomics.com • Events may include guest speakers, movie nights, board game nights, video game nights and much more • First Thu of the month, 7-9pm • Free
AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm
THE CARROT COFFEE FRIENDSHIP CLUB • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Have a cup of coffee with 55+ individuals single, divorced, or widowed who are looking to make new friends with neighbours in our local communities of: Delton, Eastwood, Parkdale – Cromdale, Westwood, Spruce Ave, and Alberta Avenue • Every Wed, 11am
COFFEE WITH COPS • Carrot Coffeehouse,
9351-118 Ave • Edmonton Police Service invites the community to an open discussion • 1st Tue of every month, 10-11am
DeepSoul.ca • 780.217.2464; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Most Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins and Les Paul Standard; Pink Floyd-ish originals plus great covers of classics: some free; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages
DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • An epic adventure featuring a variety of premade characters, characters that guests can make on their own, or one that has already been started. Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5 (with drink purchase)
DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park • westernwinds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer. An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free
EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD • Avonmore United Church Bsmt, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts •
LOTUS QIGONG • SAGE downtown 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.695.4588 • Attendees can raise their vital energy with a weekly Yixue practice • Every Fri, 2-3:30pm • Free
Pitch Your Tent at Kaleido Festival Join us for Kaleido Festival Weekend as both Artisans, & Craft and Prepared Food Vendors to sell your wares to more than 60,000 festival goers! September 15-17th on 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets). www.kaleidofest.ca/artisans/
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Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, 5215-87 St • 780.452.4661 • schizophrenia.ab.ca • The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta offers a variety of services and support programs for those who are living with the illness, family members, caregivers, and friends • 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7-9pm • Free
YOGA, ART & WINE • 4 Points Health
SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm
AFFIRM GROUP • garysdeskcom@hotmail.
SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83 Ave NW • 780.554.6133 • Instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light. Learn a simple technique that will lift you above life's stresses • Every Sun, 5pm • Free
and Wellness, 12406-112 Ave • Gentle fusion flow yoga and painting • First Sat of each month, 7-10pm • $45 (available at Eventbrite)
QUEER com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet monthly at State & Main (101 St and Jasper Ave) for coffee and conversation at 12:30pm; Special speaker events are held throughout the year over lunch at McDougall Church
BEERS FOR QUEERS • Empress Ale House, 9912-82 Ave • With DJ Jos • Last Thu of every month • Free • 18+ only
EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220-
MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game
• Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul. ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm
Cafe, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Meet new gamers. Go to the event solo or with a group • Every Mon, 5-11pm • $5 (one drink per person)
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm
103 St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Mon: Drag Race in the White Room; 7pm • Wed: Monthly games night/trivia • Thu: Happy hour, 6-8pm; Karaoke, 7-12:30am • Fri: Flashback Friday with your favourite hits of the 80s/90s/2000s; rotating drag and burlesque events • Sat: Rotating DJs Velix and Suco • Sun: Weekly drag show, 10:30pm
MONTHLY MEDITATION AND VEGAN BRUNCH • Padmanadi Vegetarian Restau-
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rant, 10740-101 St • info@vofa.ca • bit. ly/2hO97nq • First Sat of every month, 9am12pm • Free (confirm via Facebook or email)
NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm
OPEN DOOR COMIC CREATOR MEETINGS • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 Ave • 780.452.8211 • happyharborcomics.com • Open to any skill level. Meet other artists and writers, glean tricks of the trade and gain tips to help your own work, or share what you've already done • 2nd and 4th Thu of every month, 7pm
ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free
PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon
• Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club:
2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook. com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • Generating Power Speakers: EPCOR Tower, 10423-101 St NW: Meeting will take place on the 8th floor, 780.392.5331 (Phil); 1st and 3rd Tue each month, 12:05-1:05pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@ norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • TM4PM Toastmasters Club: Scotia Place Conference Centre, Meeting Room B, 10060 Jasper Ave; 1022113. toastmastersclubs.org; Every Tue, 6:107:30pm • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); 780.463.5331 (Antonio); yclubtoastmasters@gmail.com; Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month
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WOMEN'S CRICKET • Coronation Park Cricket pitch (north part of park) • incogswomens@gmail.com • Learn the game of cricket. The group plays for fun and no experience is necessary. Kids and men welcome • Every Fri, 6:15pm • $5 (drop-in fee, adult), free (kids)
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Done Cafe), 10728-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm
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ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN Check The Paint Spot’s website, paintspot.ca/events/workshops for up-to-date information on art classes for all ages, beginner and intermediate. Register in person, by phone or online. Contact: 780.432.0240 email: accounts@paintspot.ca
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Create Within a Cube at Kaleido Think outside the box as a designer, sculptor, or creative, and create a 12x12x12 foot installation that will be displayed along 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets). www.kaleidofest.ca/12foot12/ Embellish the Lampposts of 118th Ave Fall In Love With Kaleido, and let your inner artist be inspired to create a 3D Lamppost installation in Deck Out A Lamppost! Sept. 15-17 on 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets) www.kaleidofest.ca/lampost/ ENJOY ART ALWAYZ www.bdcdrawz.com Check the site every two weeks for new work!
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EXHIBITION SUBMISSION REQUEST Artists interested in making a submission request to exhibit in 2018 in the Artisan Nook or the Naess Gallery at The Paint Spot are urged to visit paintspot.ca/galleries or phone 780.432.0240 for more information. Naess submissions deadline: 9PM, August 31; Artisan Nook: ongoing.
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G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence oneon-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • pridecentreofedmonton.org • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7-9pm PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton. org/calendar.html • DrOp iN hOurs: Mon-Fri 12-7pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • YOga: (all ages), 4th Mon of every month, for any stage • TTiQ: (18+ Trans* Group) 2nd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • TraNs YOuTh TalkiNg: (24 and under) 3rd Mon of every month, for trans youth and supportive people in their lives • FierCe FuN: (24 and under) Alternating Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JaMOuT: (12-24) Alternating Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • TwO spiriT gaTheriNg: 4th Wedof every month, 6-8pm, gathering for First Nations Two Spirit people • MeDiTaTiON: (all ages) 3rd Thu of each month, 5:30-6:45pm • MeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculine-identified • wOMeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOvies & gaMes NighT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • arTs & iDeNTiTY: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MeN TalkiNg wiTh priDe: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CreaTiNg saFer spaCes TraiNiNg: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or half-day options • Queer MeNTOrship prOgraM: (Youth: 12-24) (Adults-26+) Queer to Queer Mentoring TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton. ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • swiMMiNg: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • waTer pOlO: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • YOga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • TaekwONDO: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030117 St; Contact for specific times • aBs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • DODgeBall: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • ruNNiNg: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • spiN: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• vOlleYBall: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • MeDiTaTiON: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month,
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5:30-6:15pm • BOarD gaMes: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • all BODies swiM: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm
YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings SPECIAL EVENTS CELEBRATING CANADA’S 150TH ANNIVERSARY & THE CHINESE MiD-autuMn FeStival • Edmonton Chinatown Multicultural Centre, 9540-102 Ave NW • 780.424.8124 • Featuring a public performance of Cantonese operatic drama and songs • Jul 30, 12-2pm • Free
DATE NIGHT–AN EVENING OF PAINT • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Gardens and painting go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Create a masterpiece, with inspiration all around • Jul 27, 6-10pm DATE NIGHT–SNEAK PEEK TOURS • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden. ualberta.ca • Take a guided walk through the Garden and get a sneak peek at the spectacular Aga Khan Garden while it's under development. Cultural craft for grownups, and some tasty food samples will be available • Aug 3, 6-10pm
E-VILLE ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS THE SLICE GIRLS VS THE BERZERKHERS • Edmonton Sportsdome, 10104-32 Ave • Jul 29, 6-9pm • $10 (at Mars & Venus or Brown Paper Tickets), $15 (door)
FOODIE BIKE TOUR • Various locations throughout Edmonton • 780.920.3655 • info@foodbiketour.com • foodbiketour.com • Indulge in the fine local foods and beverages of Edmonton while touring on a bike around the city. Get a taste of Edmonton without the guilt as the calories are burned off • Aug 10, 12 • $99 (register via Eventbrite, limited space available)
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY • University of Alberta Botanic Garden • botanicgarden. ualberta.ca • Experience Japanese culture in a unique setting. Japanese sweets and tea are provided to guests, as well as an explanation of the tea ceremony • Jul 30: 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:30pm and 2:15pm • Adv tickets recommended, online at Matsukaze Chonoyu Association; $7.50 (does not include admission to the Garden)
K-DAYS • Northlands, 7515-118 Ave NW • k-days.com • Edmonton's annual exhibition! Featuring 10 days of thrilling rides, music, food, rodeo action, pow wow competition and more food. Did we mention food? • Jul 21-30 • $13-$67
RUST MAGIC INTERNATIONAL STREET MURAL FESTIVAL • Various locations around Edmonton • rustmagic.ca • Over 20 live murals will be painted city wide along with exciting and unique interactive events • Jul 21-31
SERVUS HERITAGE FESTIVAL • William Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Road • heritagefest.ca • A three day event where guests can sample food from numerous cultures, and experience multi-cultural performances • Aug 5-7 TASTE OF EDMONTON • Sir Winston Churchill Square • tasteofedm.ca • Get ready to send your taste buds on a journey through Edmonton’s local food scene • Jul 20-29, 11am-11pm • Taste tickets run from $7.50 (five tickets)-$60 (40 tickets) TIGER TAILS • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • 311 • edmonton. ca • Play some tiger games, watch the tigers’ tails swish and learn all about these wonderful cats • Jul 30, 12-4pm • General admission TREE TOP PATIO PARTY • Snow Valley Aerial Park, 13204-45 Ave NW • 780.434.3991 • Climb, eat, drink, and watch the sunset from the top deck of the Aerial Park • Aug 2, 6-10pm • $46 • 18+ only
FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you feeling as daring about romance as I suspect? If so, I've composed a provocative note for you to give to anyone you have good reason to believe will be glad to receive it. Feel free to copy it word for word, or edit it to suit your needs. Here it is: "I want to be your open-hearted explorer. Want to be mine? We can be in foolishly cool drooling devotion to each other's mighty love power. We can be in elegant solid-gold allegiance to each other's genius. Wouldn't it be fun to see how much liberation we can whip up together? We can play off our mutual respect as we banish the fearful shticks in our bags of tricks. We can inspire each other to reach unexpected heights of brazen intelligence." TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You still have a wound that never formed a proper scar. (We're speaking metaphorically here.) It's chronically irritated. Never quite right. Always stealing bits of your attention. Would you like to do something to reduce the distracting power of that annoying affliction? The next 25 days will be a favourable time to seek such a miracle. All the forces of nature and spirit will conspire on your behalf if you formulate a clear intention to get the healing you need and deserve. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem "The Initiate," Charles Simic speaks of "someone who solved life's riddles in a voice of an ancient Sumerian queen." I hope you're not focused on seeking help and revelations from noble and grandiose sources like that, Gemini. If you are, you may miss the useful cues and clues that come your way via more modest informants. So please be alert for the blessings of the ordinary. As you work on solving your quandaries, give special attention to serendipitous interventions and accidental luck. CANCER (June 21-July 22): For many years, the Tobe Zoological Park in China housed a "praying panther" named Ato. The large black feline periodically rose up on her hind legs and put her paws together as if petitioning a higher power for blessings. I suggest we make her your spirit ally in the coming weeks. I hope she'll inspire you to get your restless mind out of the way as you seek to quench your primal needs. With the praying panther as your muse, you should be able to summon previously untapped reserves of your animal intelligence and cultivate an instinctual knack for knowing where to find raw, pristine satisfaction. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you really have to be the flashy king or charismatic queen of all you survey? Must all your subjects
put on kneepads and prostrate themselves as they bask in your glory? Isn't it enough for you to simply be the master of your own emotions, and the boss of your own time, and the lord of your own destiny? I'm not trying to stifle your ambition or cramp your enthusiasm; I just want to make sure you don't dilute your willpower by trying to wield command over too wide a swath. The most important task, after all, is to manage your own life with panache and ingenuity. But I will concede this: The coming weeks will be a time when you can also probably get away with being extra worshiped and adored. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dear Hard Worker: Our records indicate that you have been neglecting to allot yourself sufficient time to rest and recharge. In case you had forgotten, you are expected to take regular extended breaks, during which time it is mandatory to treat yourself with meticulous care and extreme tenderness. Please grant yourself an immediate dispensation. Expose yourself to intensely relaxing encounters with play, fun, and pleasure—or else! No excuses will be accepted. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If extraterrestrial beings land their space ship on my street and say they want to meet the creatures who best represent our planet, I will volunteer you Libras. Right now, at least, you're nobler than the rest of us, and more sparkly, too. You're dealing smartly with your personal share of the world's suffering, and your dayto-day decisions are based more on love than fear. You're not taking things too persåonally or too seriously, and you seem better equipped than everyone else to laugh at the craziness that surrounds us. And even if aliens don't appear, I bet you will serve as an inspiring influence for more human beings than you realize. Does being a role model sound boring? I hope not. if you regard it as an interesting gift, it will empower you to wield more clout than you're used to. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): During the four years he worked on painting the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo never took a bath. Was he too preoccupied with his masterpiece? Modern artist Pae White has a different relationship with obsession. To create her fabric art pieces, she has spent years collecting more than 3,500 scarves designed by her favourite scarf-maker. Then there's filmmaker James Cameron, who hired an expert in linguistics to create an entire new language from scratch for the aliens in his movie Avatar. In accordance with the astrological omens, Scorpio, I approve of you summoning this level of devotion—as long as it's not in service to a transitory desire,
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but rather to a labour of love that has the potential to change your life for the better for a long time. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers," wrote author James Baldwin. Even if you're not an artist, I encourage you to make that your purpose in the coming weeks. Definitive answers will at best be irrelevant and at worst useless. Vigorous doubt and inquiry, on the other hand, will be exciting and invigorating. They will mobilize you to rebel against any status quos that have been tempting you to settle for mediocrity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You're in a phase of your cycle when the most useful prophecies are more lyrical than logical. So here you go: three enigmatic predictions to help stir up the creative ingenuity you'll need to excel on your upcoming tests. 1. A darling but stale old hope must shrivel and wane so that a spiky, electric new hope can be born. 2. An openness to the potential value of a metaphorical death will be one of your sweetest assets. 3. The best way to cross a border is not to sneak across bearing secrets but to stride across in full glory with nothing to hide. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian novelist James Joyce had a pessimistic view about intimate connection. Here's what he said: "Love (understood as the desire of good for another) is in fact so unnatural a phenomenon that it can scarcely repeat itself, the soul being unable to become virgin again and not having energy enough to cast itself out again into the ocean of another's soul." My challenge to you, Aquarius— in accordance with the astrological omens—is to prove Joyce wrong. Figure out how to make your soul virgin again so it can cast itself out into the ocean of another's soul. The next eight weeks will be prime time to achieve that glorious feat. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Years after he had begun his work as a poet, Rainer Maria Rilke confessed that he was still finding out what it took to do his job. "I am learning to see," he wrote. "I don't know why it is, but everything enters me more deeply and doesn't stop where it once used to." Given the current astrological omens, you have a similar opportunity, Pisces: to learn more about how to see. It won't happen like magic. You can't just sit back passively and wait for the universe to accomplish it for you. But if you decide you really would like to be more perceptive—if you resolve to receive and register more of the raw life data that's flowing towards you—you will expand and deepen your ability to see. V
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I’m a reader in Kansas with two teenage daughters, 16 and 18. My girls recently met a boy where they work and both took an interest in him. The 18-yearold was devastated that he was more interested in her younger sister. I spoke to the 16-year-old about it, which is when I found out this boy is going to be a sophomore in college. The fact that he’s interested in a 16-yearold is a red flag. I asked the 16-year-old to keep her distance. She agreed, but I saw a shirtless photo he sent her. I don’t know what other photos he’s sent and I don’t know what she’s sent him, but I immediately removed all photo apps from her phone. The girls have had public fights about this boy. They’ve made peace with each other, but now my 18-year-old wants to date him. I can’t control the actions of an 18-year-old but (1) it seems likely this guy is a complete creep and (2) isn’t her relationship with her sister more important? KNOWING A NUMBSKULL STALKS ADORABLE SISTERS 1. I’m not ready to pronounce this guy a creep—at least not for the age difference. It sounds like he met your daughters someplace they’re all working this summer, which is a lot less icky than some college boy creeping on high-school girls via Instagram. And you say this boy is going to be a sophomore in college, KANSAS, but don’t give his age. There are 30-year-old college sophomores, of course, but if this boy went straight to college from high school, that would make him 19 years old. If your 16-year-old is closing in on 17, this guy could be “older” by two years and change. While I can understand why you wouldn’t want your younger daughter dating college boys, I think you are overreacting to the age difference—and it’s a moot issue, as he’s no longer pursuing your younger daughter. 1.5. You know what is creepy? Pursuing a pair of sisters. The possibility of conflict was so predictable, it was likely a motivating factor for him. Getting off on drama and public fights isn’t a crime, but it is a red flag. 2. You ordered your 16-yearold to stop seeing this guy and deleted apps from her phone. (It’s cute you think your daughter isn’t tech-savvy enough to re-download and hide all the same apps.) You should warn your daughter about the risks of sexting—it may be legal for her to have sex (16 is the age of consent in Kansas), but she could face child porn charges for sending photos and this boy could wind up on a sex-offender registry for receiving them. (Laws meant to protect young VUEWEEKLY.com | JUL 27 – AUG 2, 2017
people from being exploited are routinely used to punish them.) But don’t attempt to micromanage your daughters’ love lives. Parental disapproval has a way of driving teenagers into each other’s arms, KANSAS. If you don’t want your daughters having a fuck-you-mom threesome with this guy before the summer is over, you’ll let them work through this on their own—but go ahead and stitch “boys come and go but sisters are forever” on a couple of pillows and put them on their beds.
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I’m a straight guy married to a wonderful woman. She has a daughter. This girl’s bio dad is a checked-out deadbeat, so I have played “dad” since I met her mom five years ago. The girl who used to be a gangly, awkward 11-year-old is now 16, and there’s no other way to put this: She is hot. I’m not supposed to notice, I know, and I have ZERO interest in being creepy with her, and she has ZERO interest in me. But she has always liked to cuddle with me and still does. I believe safe closeness from a dad figure helps girls make good choices when it comes to boys. (If not for me, she might seek attention from douchebag teenage boys trying to take advantage.) I want to continue to play this role for her. But when she comes in wearing tiny shorts and puts her legs over my lap, I get rock hard. I’m not trying to be creepy, but I’m a guy and she’s a perfect female specimen. I can’t say, “We can’t be as physically close as we used to be,” because that itself would be creepy and it would make her sad. INSERT DAD ACRONYM HERE OBVIOUSLY Sometimes children grow up and get hot, and bonus adults in their lives—typically (and thankfully) not their bio or lifelong parents—can’t help but notice. The onus is on the adult in that situation to suppress that shit. Not awareness of a young person’s objective hotness, which cannot be suppressed, but all evidence of said awareness, which means setting boundaries and, if necessary, keeping your distance. No, you shouldn’t go to your stepdaughter and say, “You got hot, and I get boners when you put your legs on my lap, so stop.” But you should put an end to the cuddling. When she plops down on the couch, go take a walk or a shower or a shit. Better she be sad over the end of snuggle time than she notices your boners and feels unsafe around you. She’s most likely plopping down on you out of habit, IDAHO, not out of a need for affection from a trusted male. I promise you, she’s not going to start blow-
ing bad boys in back alleys if she can’t get close enough to give you a boner anymore. (Also, if you don’t want to come across as a creep, don’t describe your stepdaughter—or any other woman—as a “perfect female specimen.” Ick.)
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My college-student daughter lives in an apartment over our garage. She has a boyfriend, age 19. After many loud “discussions,” he is allowed to sleep over. My daughter got an IUD without informing me, so I assume they’re sexually active. Two days ago, I crept into the apartment to check on something and found bondage items on her bed—a set of formidable leather restraints. I’m worried she’s being pressured to do things someone her age wouldn’t be interested in. We agreed not to go into the apartment when she wasn’t present, and I know there will be a loud “discussion” if I tell her what I saw. The mental image of my bound daughter distresses me and I worry for her safety. What do I do? OFFSPRING HAS INCRIMINATING OBJECTS You stay the fuck out of your offspring’s apartment when she isn’t home, OHIO, per your agreement. And you keep these things in mind: Just as there are young queer people out there, there are young kinky people out there, too. Your adult daughter might be one of them. For all you know, the restraints were her idea and her boyfriend is the one getting tied up. And a scary-to-mom set of restraints is a lot safer than nylon clothesline or cheap handcuffs. Leather restraints distribute pressure evenly, making them less likely to pinch a nerve or cut off circulation. Like your adult daughter getting herself an IUD, formidable bondage gear is a good sign that she takes her safety seriously. Finally, OHIO, it’s perfectly understandable that you don’t like the mental image of your adult daughter tied to the bed in her apartment (her apartment, not the apartment), but I’m guessing you don’t like the mental image of your adult daughter with a dick in her mouth, either. Just as you don’t torment yourself by picturing the blowjobs your adult daughter is almost certainly giving her boyfriend, don’t torment yourself by picturing whatever else she might be doing with, to, or for him. Listen to Dan on the Savage Lovecast every week at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org
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