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F#ck Yeah! Enthusiastic Consent promotes positive sexual conduct

ast week, a handful of Edmontonians gathered in The Aviary to listen to music and discuss enthusiastic consent. The event was named F#ck Yeah! Enthusiastic Consent within the Music Community. The event could not have been held at a better time, in light of events happening both here and abroad—more than 50 women accusing Hollywood mogul producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and harassment, the #metoo campaign, and Edmonton’s own theatre celebrity, Chris Craddock, admitting over social media that he has “touched women without permission.” “The point [of the event] was twofold: to raise awareness in the concept of enthusiastic consent, and also to educate ourselves and our community,” musician and event creator Kimberley MacGregor says. “The stellar education portion, delivered by Nikki Bernier from SACE (Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton) focused on Canadian law for

consent, which is ‘affirmative.’ She also led a very informative group discussion on behaviours or attitudes that can contribute to a culture of violence, as well as how to be aware of those and avoid participating.” For an entire year, MacGregor worked on setting up the event, trying to figure out the best way to address sexual violence within the community. “I spoke with experts, mentors and trusted friends and allies, and got feedback and advice during the planning stages,” she says. “It was very important to keep the tone positive and solutionoriented. Education and awareness emerged as the approach that felt most productive.” While the #metoo movement was related to the event, MacGregor points out that its focus is on women, whereas her event focused on enthusiastic consent within the entire community. “Perhaps [the #metoo campaign] highlighted the need for the event.

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I was moved to see my news feed dominated by people I care about coming forward in solidarity,” MacGregor says. “I think it is extremely important that the shame falls on the abuser instead of the survivors, so hopefully coming forward was helpful to that end. I also think it is good to have people talking about the scale of this problem and not ignoring it.” As we have found with the developing Weinstein story, ignorance has been a huge part of the problem. How many stories have leaked proclaiming that actors, colleagues, and directors knew about Weinstein’s egregious behaviour towards women? “If everyone is complicit in turning a blind eye, behaviours are not likely to change,” MacGregor says. The event was a success, with the room packed and the audience eager to learn, listen and dis-

cuss. It proves that raising awareness about consent is something the Edmonton arts community is passionate about. “To see that many people come out on a Thursday night to learn about consent is so encouraging and reassuring,” MacGregor says. “The crowd was totally respectful, attentive and participatory, with amazing insights and discussion points.” MacGregor worked with musician and visual artist Raine Radtke to develop stickers that say, “Enthusiastic Consent, F#ck Yeah.” Donations were accepted at the door, with all the funds raised used to produce the stickers. “The imagery on the stickers was inspiring to me. [They] depicted non-gendered, body positive images, depicting people getting down to a sexy time, who are super into it,” MacGregor says.

“Already these stickers have initiated so many conversations, and that is the whole point. The stickers will be divvied up between the three musicians who performed at the event, to be given away for free with their merch.” The work is far from done, but the F#ck Yeah! event and sticker crusade are positive steps forward. MacGregor has already been contacted by organizers looking to have future events in their communities, and she hopes the message will be an ongoing thought in people’s minds. “Ultimately, holding ourselves and our communities accountable to healthy and caring standards will create an environment where abusive behaviours are not okay,” she says. “The conversation needs to continue.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

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Eyebrows are raised as World Health Organization appoints questionable goodwill ambassador

ruth is stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be plausible. Reality is under no such constraint, and regularly produces events that would never be credible in a novel. Like the decision last Thursday to appoint Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as the World Health Organization’s goodwill ambassador. The newly elected head of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he hoped that the Zimbabwean president would “influence his peers in the region” to devote more effort to health care, but Mugabe doesn’t really have much by way of peers. Mugabe, in power since 1980, is effectively president-for-life, whereas all the neighbouring countries, except Angola, are more or less functional democracies. All of them, again except Angola, provide better healthcare to their citizens than Zimbabwe. Not good, but significantly better. In Zimbabwe, heathcare improved significantly in the first

20 years of Mugabe’s rule, as did the economy in general. He built clinics, hospitals and schools, and Zimbabweans became one of the healthiest, best educated, and most prosperous populations in Africa. But then, it all went wrong. After a referendum in 2000 rejected a new constitution designed to strengthen Mugabe’s grip on power, he became increasingly paranoid and authoritarian. The sole purpose of government became hanging on to power at any cost (to others), so favoured cronies in the ruling party and the military were allowed to loot the economy— which duly collapsed. By now, in fact, there is hardly any Zimbabwean economy left beyond subsistence agriculture. Unemployment has soared to 75 percent or higher, and the schools and hospitals have fallen apart. Adult life expectancy has plunged from 61 years to 45, and state-run hospitals and clinics frequently

run out of even basic medicines like painkillers and antibiotics. Mugabe has presided over this catastrophe for 17 years now, insisting all the while that all is well. At the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban last May, he claimed that “Zimbabwe is one of the most highly developed countries in Africa.” He is planning to run for re-election as president next year at the age of 94, and nobody dares to defy him. He will win, of course, after the usual number of opposition activists have been beaten up, jailed or murdered—if he lasts that long, but he is beginning to show serious signs of wear. In fact, Mugabe has made three “medical visits” to Singapore for treatment this year. Why Singapore? The presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, says that it’s a problem with Mugabe’s eyes, which would helpfully explain the fact

that he frequently appears to fall asleep at public meetings. (He’s just resting his eyes, really.) He needs a foreign specialist for that, but for everything else, Charamba claims, Mugabe goes to a Zimbabwean doctor—who is, he assures everybody, a “very, very, very black physician”. There are very good Zimbabwean doctors, of course, but most of them, frustrated at the lack of medical supplies, have long since left the country for greener pastures. It does seem unlikely that it’s an eye problem that has caused Mugabe to make three “medical visits” to Singapore this year. It’s probably something more serious, and Mugabe just doesn’t trust his own health service to deal with it. How did the new head of WHO hit upon the idea of making this man, of all people, the organization’s “goodwill ambassador” for Africa? He and his advisers must have discussed it in various meetings for weeks before announc-

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ing it. Did nobody ever bother to point out that it would be a public relations disaster? “Special ambassadors” don’t have to do very much, but their choice does shine a light on the judgement and integrity of those who choose them. In the event, the public outcry about the choice of Mugabe was so instant and widespread that within three days his appointment was cancelled. Mugabe had been the head of the African union when the organzation endorsed Tedros as the sole African candidate for the WHO job, and no doubt Tedros felt some obligation to return the favour, but the organization’s financial support comes from elsewhere. So it’s just politics as usual. The WHO’s reputation will eventually recover, but healthcare in Zimbabwe won’t as long as Mugabe is alive. The world will continue to rotate in an easterly direction. Gwynne Dyer gwynne@vueweekly.com front 3

Takami’s fresh fish menu sets a new standard for Edmonton sushi SUSHI

Takami Sushi 10430–61 Ave. 587-523-4695 www.takamisushiyeg.com

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ho would have guessed a generation ago that Edmonton would one day be home to so many sushi restaurants? Seafood on the prairies doesn’t make intuitive sense and yet here we are. It could even be said that a bad sushi restaurant wouldn’t last a week here, between established dynasties like Kyoto and Mikado, and up-and-comers like Takami, denizen of a new professional building along Calgary Trail are looking to make a mark on the local raw fish scene. Browsing Takami’s menu online, it doesn’t look like there’s much to set them apart selectionwise—they seem to deal in the same sorts of starters, entrees, nigiri, sashimi and maki you’d find just about anywhere with a faintly Japanese-sounding name. The difference, co-diner and I were about to discover, lies in their very splendid fresh fish menu, which is not presented online. In point of fact, the fresh menu was somewhat diminished by the time we arrived for our reservation on a Friday evening. A party of 30—who had a lot to answer for—had swooped in and eaten the hell out of the place, and the fresh fish menu that’s usually marked up with erasable pen to reflect market prices and availability, was all smudgy from being denuded of item after item. The servers also scapegoated them for time lapse between ordering and eating, though the pace of service wasn’t remarkably slow. Takami makes much of a not-

entirely-promising space—basically a corridor between northand south-facing glass doors that they’ve dressed up with wooden dividers, leatherette booths and arty photos of blossoms, given a subdued feel by gold-hued lighting. They were playing Coltrane and Miles Davis as well, which never hurts. Despite the siege by the table of 30 and the ensuing disarray, service was prompt and attentive, though coordination between the three servers who visited our table was not optimal. In the absence of much novelty on the menu, co-diner and I ordered as usual: beef tataki ($14), deluxe tempura ($18), rainbow roll ($15) and salmon nigiri ($2.50/piece). The erosion of selection wasn’t going to keep us from trying the fresh fish menu. We opted for a sample of the Bluefin tuna chutoro ($33/five pieces). We later found out they reserve a little bit of everything on that menu to serve in their combo platters, though that called for a significant outlay of cash on one platter of food. The tempura came first and while the broccoli, yams and shitake were in the distinctive tempura batter, the shrimp and oysters had been coated in panko breadcrumbs and were better for it. Though the scantly battered mushrooms were tasty, the broccoli’s coating was doughy, not at all delicate as tempura batter should be, and the yam was on the wrong side of al dente. The shrimp were pleasingly crunchy, though, and the oysters so flavourful I wondered why more places don’t include them in the tempura mix.

The beef tataki—thin slices of seared, blue rare beef in a pool of vinegary, sweet sauce with shaved red onion and seaweed—was solidly executed, if not incredibly distinctive, but a fair price for the portion. The rainbow roll—inside out maki rinded on the outside with avocado and strips of tuna, snapper, mackerel, surf clam and cooked shrimp—set itself apart from other examples of the form with its crab and mayo filling and unexpected assortment of fish. Any quibbles we had about the preceding were entirely forgiven when the Bluefin chutoro sashimi hit the table—five generous slices of pearlescent tuna on a bed of crushed ice that set a new standard for sushi lusciousness. We savoured each piece in drawn-out, probing nibbles after dredging it through wasabi-imbued soy sauce, letting them fall apart on our tongues, cleansing our palates with pickled ginger between slices so we could experience the subtle flavour and sublime texture anew. A further dynamite roll ($15) filled with chopped scallop, mayo, tobiko, avocado, cucumber, tempura shrimp and hot sauce was entirely adequate but totally anticlimactic. The pieces of salmon nigiri were lovely mouthfuls, but no match for the chutoro. Co-diner and I vowed on the next trip to Takami to skip everything else and lay our money down for the deluxe assortment of fresh fish (22 pieces for $120) to see what other wonders lurked there. We had no doubt it would be money well spent. Scott Lingley dish@vueweekly.com

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HAUNTING BURLESQUE

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Scaring your pants off at Clue: A Burlesque Murder Mystery Sat., Nov. 4 (7 and 9:30 pm) Clue: A Burlesque Murder Mystery (18+) Freemasons Hall $25 in advance

reep, Coquette, Kingfisher, Quinn, Lexington, and Von Sinn are all at Mr. Boddy’s 1930s cocktail party. Unfortunately, he’s not much of a host though— rather than providing cocktails and music, he roams the dinner hall with a vengeance. After selling out last year’s first ever performance of Clue: A Burlesque Murder Mystery, Coquette and her fellow producers, Beau Creep and LeTabby Lexington, decided to up the ante by running two performances this year (early show and late show). All six of the classic-coloured

Clue characters will be featured throughout the night, says Violette Coquette who plays Col. Mustard, with some gender fluidity twists. “We basically chose the characters based on who we thought would play the character best, regardless of gender,” she says. “So Miss Scarlet, for example, is played by Beau Creep.” The show includes a ghostly Mr. Boddy (played by Die Nasty’s Jason Hardwick) and an inquisitive Prof. Eugene Organ (Rapid Fire’s Julian Faid) playing detective to catch the miscreant by any means necessary. Most of the performers played their respective characters last year, something Coquette says has only added more dimension to this year’s performance as the characters and costumes have further detail and embellishment, adding to the plot and its spectacle.

“Each year, our goal is to up the level of the show,” Coquette says. “So, adding more levels to it and more character depth and more acts and better costumes, better props. And, of course, rhinestones to the nth degree.” Desperation, unrequited love, sanity and love triangles all play a part in this story, told through burlesque and some wicked Halloween comedy. Set in the ballroom of the Freemasons Hall downtown, the performance will run amongst rows of dark, stained glass windows, dramatic vaulted ceilings, creaky floors and a massive old organ in the balcony—a fitting backdrop indeed. “It’s just the perfect venue for a murder mystery, especially for Clue,” Coquette says. “The Free-

masons Hall is this very gothic architecture and it’s [almost] 100 years old.” “We had a lot of people who were curious last year about the venue,” she adds. “With it’s history and spooky, secret society manning it; definitely a lot of haunted house stories associated with it.” Beyond all the murder mystery and phantasmal buzz, the audience is encouraged to dress up in 1930s cocktail party attire, or “in whatever other creepy costume you’re in the mood for,” says Coquette. An early-bird detective often does get the worm, or in this case, the cold-blooded killer. Coquette hints that tardy detectives will miss the bonus of some pre-show clues while the cash bar is open.

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“For instance, while you’re buying your wine, you might run into Prof. Plum or Col. Mustard or Mr. Boddy in character.” But don’t expect the same narrative to play out twice. This is, after all, a live-action show of the beloved 1950s game, Clue. For anyone who’s played the game, just because you may always suspect your Uncle Scott, it doesn’t mean he’s that adept at chance-based fictional killing. Since last year, the performers have been working on and rehearsing two divergent endings of bloody murder and spinechilling mystery. Whodunnit? Where? What with? And most importantly, why? Someone’s responsible and it’s up to you to catch the culprit. Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com arts 5

ART GALLERY

PAST INSPIRES PRESENT

Inaugural John and Maggie Mitchell Gallery exhibit features fine art alumni Until Sat., Dec. 16 Where This Goes John and Maggie Mitchell Gallery MacEwan Univeristy

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arolyn Jervis, curator of the new MacEwan gallery space, The John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery, is asked a specific question quite often. “One of the things that fine art students ask me a lot, and people starting out their careers as artists, is, ‘Where does this [degree] go,’” Jervis says. “Some of these [featured] works are a representation of the diverse ways that artists have gone about their practice.” The John and Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery, which recently opened in Allard Hall, plans to host roughly five or six exhibitions each year, on top of the April to May grad shows. The first exhibition, Where This Goes, which opened last week, displays works from seven alumni of the Fine Art Program, dating back to the ‘80s when the program was first started. “You see professors, you see people working at artist-run centres, people who have dedicated their entire lives to their art practice. There’s a lot of different examples of how to be an artist,” Jervis says. “They’ve all started in the same place, although temporally different, but institutionally the same.” Professional artist Sean Caulfield graduated from the program in ‘88, and has since exhibited around the world, from Norway to Japan. His piece in the exhibition, “The Anatomy Table” is a work of several prints focusing on the effects society has on our environment. “I think it’s just good for the province and the city,” Caulfield says. “As our province needs to think about diversifying our economy, culture is a great thing.”

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Named after John and Maggie Mitchell, two well-known supporters of the arts in Edmonton and MacEwan University, the gallery space is designed to house all forms of art, including digital. A television sits to the left of the gallery space opening, allowing students from Allard Hall to view alumni artist Deirdre Logue’s video piece concerning memory and sound. Mediums including kinetic, video, mixed media, sculpture, photo and print are featured in the fine art alumni exhibit. Although the pieces come from past alumni, Jervis says it was important that the pieces chosen were all from the last two years, proving the ability of each alumni to continue on with their art past graduation, and in many cases make a career of it. “There’s a tether between past and present by showing really recent work by people who have been a part of the history of the program.” There was an audible excitement about infrastructure potential when the MacEwan University Faculty of Arts moved downtown this fall. This is due to the two new theatres, Triffo Theatre (a hightech proscenium with 415 seats, and a smaller unnamed space still under construction with 215 seats), the Betty Andrews Recital Hall (a more intimate 215 seats), and a professional recording studio with the first university-run Canadian record label, Bent River Records. Allard Hall was designed to bring MacEwan University and the city into the modern era with top technologies and spaces for creativity to be brought to life. “It’s good for our spirit as a city,” says Caulfield. “But also the nuts and bolts economy of our city.” Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

OPERA REVIEW

CURIOSITY IN THE LIMELIGHT

2017 — 2018

Alberta Premiere

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They want what happened to live forever. What is being written down today they say will change the world.”

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Edmonton Opera’s season opener both shines and wilts Fri., Oct. 27 (7:30 pm) Lilies (Les Feluettes) Northern Alberta Jubilee From $45

n the surface, Lilies, the 2017 Edmonton Opera season opener, has all the makings of great theatre. The source material, for instance, screams tragédie lyrique, as LGBTQ issues are put to stage in a tale of unbridled passion colliding with morbid obsession and intolerance. Based on Michel Marc Bouchard’s 1987 play of the same name, the story concerns Simon, an aging prisoner who surreptitiously invites a Catholic bishop to hear his final “confession,” a retelling of his first love some 40 years prior. Using his fellow inmates as characters in a play within a play, we see a love triangle emerge: Simon falls in love with a man named Vallier, while a young seminary student (a younger, less-deluded version of our bishop) wrestles with his desire for Simon and devotion to the clergy. Eventually, this marriage of passion and jealousy reach a fever pitch; the young bishop murders Vallier and blames the innocent and heartbroken Simon.

The libretto—provided by Bouchard—is a masterwork and the highlight of the show. Every word in every bar simultaneously harkens classic opera while remaining faithful to the contemporary nature of the piece. The love story is made outstanding and beautiful by visceral lyrics matched by an impressive physicality on the part of our two leads, Zachary Read and JeanMichel Richer. The rest of the ensemble is equally impressive, approaching the material with enviable skill. In particular, Daniel Cabena’s portrayal of Lydie-Anne is marvellous; the decision to avoid a comic falsetto and approach her as an actual character is well-rewarded (you’ll find no Buttercup here). Indeed, it is a decidedly bold opening for Edmonton Opera— while certainly not a first for the medium, this is the first Canadian opera to tackle LGBTQ themes, a triumph in it’s own right. Despite the undeniable importance and hype, Lilies isn’t without sin. There is greatness, but it’s fleeting. For starters, the concept of subtlety is lost—or is at least

perilously unbalanced—in the set design. Using colossal prison bars as your main set-pieces is effective (albeit blatant) in getting the themes of restraint across. But, in the quieter moments, they fail at depicting a space or a setting leaving almost too much to the imagination. What’s more, the utter bombast in Kevin March’s score seems counterintuitive to the themes suggested by our libretto. The story and lyrics are soft and tender, much like the romance we watch unfold. The accompaniment, on the other hand, is cinematic; only when the manor house is engulfed in flame does it seem fitting. These issues, coupled with a plodding final act, makes Lilies the curious piece that it is: it’s good and, occasionally, attains greatness, before succumbing to it’s flaws. The lyrics are marvellous, but the music is cookie cutter. It’s very important, while also being self-important. Nevertheless, as a spectacle and evening of theatre, it’s fine—a suitable opening for this year’s opera season. Buchanan Hunter arts@vueweekly.com

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“Now, we always seem to turn away from sketch comedy and try to do sitcoms,” she says. “Sitcoms don’t leave a lot of wide open space. There’s three enclosed rooms and it’s a real Brooklyndense urban population. With the Canadian stuff, you can go anywhere. You can be in outer space or the prairies. Basically anywhere.” That’s precisely why Walsh wrote Canada, It’s Complicated in sketches. She could go back in time through song, dance, and comedy. “Our show celebrates, but also questions Canada and our image and the image we have of ourselves,” Walsh says. “We start it off quick too. The opening number is called, ‘“The Foundation of Our Nation is a Big Fat Lie.”’

The cast of Canada, It’s Complicated / Greg Locke

OH, CANADA!

Canada’s comedic minds unmask our nation’s dark history

Fri., Oct. 27 (8 pm) Canada, It’s Complicated Horizon Stage, $24.50

ith comedic determination to reveal that Canada’s history is not as charming as we would like it to be, writer, actor, and comedian Mary Walsh has created a live performance titled,

Canada, It’s Complicated. The comedic revue is structured with episodes of satirical sketch comedy that pokes fun at the dark side of Canada’s history. Walsh is no stranger to satirical sketch comedy. She helped create This Hour Has 22 Minutes back in 1993, along with a slew of Canadian talents like Rick Mercer,

Cathy Jones, and Greg Thomey. “To me, sketch comedy is what we Canadians have been best at,” Walsh says. “We are sketch comedy people. CODCO, SCTV, Kids in the Hall, this is stuff we do well. So why change a good thing?” She wonders why there’s been a noticeable decrease in Canadian sketch comedy.

THEATRE PREVIEW

COMPELLING UNIVERSES

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Nick Payne’s Constellations explores romance, possibilities, and the power of emotion

e’ve all walked away from a moment with someone we loved wanting to do it over again. Maybe you’d say something different, maybe you wouldn’t say anything at all. You play the encounter over again in your mind and that nagging feeling of what might have been rests heavy inside your chest. It is the infinite possibilities that 8 arts

exist within those interactions that playwright Nick Payne attempts to detangle in Constellations. Directed by Amy DeFelice, Constellations imagines the romantic relationship between a beekeeper named Roland and a physicist named Marianne who meet at a barbecue hosted by friends. They fall in love quickly, despite their inherent differences, and

that connection is nurtured in a world that doesn’t adhere to the normal boundaries of time or space. Not like the world we live in now where you have to live with the consequences of your poorly timed joke at last year’s office Christmas party. Instead, the two fumble through their newly discovered romance, multiple universes

The show also features characters like Canada’s first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, and Manitoba founder, Louis Riel. “John is in it a little bit, but Riel is kind of like our comic book hero in the show,” Walsh says, “I think we can now all agree that Louis Riel is sort of a hero. He wanted rights for Métis people and didn’t care if they lived under the Queen. He just wanted to make sure the people kept their land and rights. They hung him instead and quelled his rebellion. So we do a ‘Riel the musical,’ kind of like Hamilton.” Walsh had a tremendous amount of help from Indigenous

Until Sun., Nov. 12 Constellations Varscona Theatre $27 playing out the possibilities of what their relationship could eventually become. “He spends a lot of time trying to find the right words,” says Mat Busby, the actor who plays Roland. “He has a hard time articulating his thoughts, whereas his counterpart Marianne is much more verbose, always putting together these long speeches in her mind.” Actress Liana Shannon plays Marianne and echoes Busby’s sentiment, adding that her character’s personality exists within a microcosm of different temperaments. “In the different parallel universes you see different parts of her personality,” Shannon says. “At some points she’s a goofball, fun, insecure, uptight, in others she’s a professor, an academic. And in some, she’s her best self. I believe all of those things live in all of us.” The differences between their natures ultimately lead to missteps, so Roland and Marianne attempt to rewrite their future, hoping to bring out the best in one another as the parallel universes unfold. “It begs the question about what our existence means,” Shannon says. “What are the parts of ourselves that remain dormant and what comes to the surface?”

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author Thomas King as well as Métis playwright/writer Marie Clements and screenwriter Mike Allison (current head writer for This Hour Has 22 Minutes). “I also worked with Quantum Tangle, who are two Indigenous young that do the music and won a Juno,” Walsh says. “We wanted to hire young comedic and artistic talent from all across the country to give them a chance to be a part of this.” The show was only made possible because of the Canada 150 funding program and is touring for 10 weeks across the nation. The tour dates focus is to hit Canadian communities that usually aren’t able to book the bigger productions. “I saw that the Canadian National Orchestra went to England for the 150, but that’s not really a Canada 150 celebration is it? People in Newfoundland are never going to be able to see a symphony, but in England, you can see them all the time,” Walsh says. Simply put, the 150 celebrations should be Canadian-specific for Canadian audiences. “Like, when it’s my birthday, I want you to give me a present and not one to buddy next door,” Walsh says. “So in celebration of this country, it would be great if all of the people in this country that don’t necessarily live in the centre, got to enjoy some of the great cultural riches.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

Constellations made its debut in London in 2012. In 2015, it moved to Broadway where actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson played out the two-character drama to acclaimed reviews. “I saw the play five years ago in London, which is what made me fall in love with it,” Shannon says. “It was a simple play, not elaborate—just a fantastically beautifully story about the human experience and the nature of love and existence.” Perhaps what makes Constellations such a compelling story isn’t the question of what could have been. Not knowing where our lives could have led is as relentless and familiar a feeling as forgetting to turn a light off and wondering if you had. No, it’s the pile of feelings that the questions stir up that may draw one to this story. Fear of missing the chance to tell someone how you feel; guilt for saying it wrong in the first place, anger for not understanding, sorrow for knowing they didn’t either. It’s a mix of feelings we all know too well. “In the end I think it comes down to the questions you ask yourself,” Busby says. “[With Constellations], you get this beautiful insight into what a world of possibilities could look like and where a relationship can go, depending on a single word or emotion.” As Shannon aptly puts it: “Sometimes we’re heroes and other times we’re not.” Kassandra Mitchell arts@vueweekly.com

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epl.ca • Films adapted from books every Fri afternoon at 2pm

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• 780.453.9100 • royalalbertamuseum.ca •

VAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St •

ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34 St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum.com • Open weekends May 20-Sep 4, 10am-5pm • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/child under 3 free; $5 (train rides), $3 (motor car rides)

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• Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St NW • 780.974.4956 • hello@ludiczouk.com • ludiczouk.com/buy • Every Wed, Jan 18-Jun 28, 7-8:30pm • $20 (drop-in, at the door); discount on classes online

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 • Sep 7 (exhibits run all month)

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11455-87 Ave • Shumka's Nutcracker, "Clara's Dream" returns. A holiday classic, this production features ballet, folk dance, and character dance in a celebration of Tchaikovsky’s beloved score • Dec 29-30, 7:30pm, 2pm (Dec 30 only) • $20-$80

DIRT BUFFET CABARET• Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary, diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wide-ranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene • Nov 9, Feb 1, Mar 8, Apr 26, May 24, 8pm • $10 or best offer at the door SUBARTIC IMPROV & EXPERIMENTAL ARTS • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St

• milezerodance.com • Co-curated by Jen Mesch and Allison Balcetis, these unique events combine forces of local and visiting artists, who share with the audience to a melange of dance, visual art, music, and text • Nov 24, Jan 12, Feb 16, Apr 6, May 4 • $15 or best offer at the door

Lower level, Rutherford Library South, University of Alberta • 780.492.5998 • bpsc.library.ualberta. ca • Mon-Fri, 12-4:30pm •

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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 •

LITERARY FRANK WARREN • Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • A talk with Frank Warren, creator of the PostSecret project, where strangers anonymously mail their private thoughts on postcards • Feb 3, 7:30-9:30pm • $45 (online or by phone)

THE MORAL WORK OF NURSING: ASKING AND LIVING WITH THE QUESTIONS–BOOK SIGNING • Chapters–Old Strathcona, 10504-82

124 St • douglasudellgallery.com •

Ave • hazelmagnussen.com • Nov 19, 12-4pm

FAB GALLERY • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/artshows • Artwork by Liz Ingram and Meghan Pohlod; Nov 21Dec 9 • MFA Sculpture: artwork by TJ McLachlan; Dec 19-23 & Jan 2-13 • The Light Through the Window: artwork by Noemi De Brujn; Dec 19-23 & Jan 2-13 • Feeling the Flesh of the Other as Our Own: artwork by Angela Marino; Jan 23-Feb 10 • Alcuin Awards for Book Design in Canada 2016; Jan 23-Feb 10 • lacuna: artwork by Becky Thera; Feb 20-May 17 • Not Yet Earth: artwork by Madeline Mackay; Feb 20-Mar 17 • BDES 2018; Mar 27-Apr 7 • BFA 2018; Apr 17-28 • Light/Matter: Art at the Intersection of Photography and Printmaking, 1954-2017; May 8-Jun 2 • Czecho-Slovak Fine Art Exhibition; Jun 12-Jul 6

STEPHEN LEACOCK DINNER SHOW • Chianti

GALLERY 7 • Bookstore on Perron, 7 Perron St,

Cafe, 10501-82 Ave • 780.420.1757 • gailbrown4@ shaw.ca • voyageurstorytelling.ca • Part of TALES Edmonton's popular storytelling-dinner series. "My Discovery of the West" is a touring tribute to the great Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock around a delizioso 3-course Italian dinner • Nov 9, 6-9pm • $50 (includes the show, dinner, taxes, and gratuity); Adv only by phone or TIX on the Square

THEATRE A CHRISTMAS CAROL • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Three Ghosts of Christmas show Scrooge the value of giving. A heart-warming family classic to raise the holiday spirits • Dec 1-23

St Albert • 780.459.2525 •

A DOLL HOUSE • Timms Centre for the Arts,

GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner

87 Ave • 1.855.985.5000 • jubileeauditorium. com • A movie-in-concert. Experience the multiAcademy Award winning 1984 motion picture Amadeus on a vast HD screen while Mozart’s most celebrated works are performed live in-sync by a full orchestra and choir • Nov 17-18, 7pm • $26-$85

GALLERY U • 9206-95 Ave • 780.913.5447 • contact@galleryu.ca •

87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta. ca/artshows • Ibsen’s ground-breaking classic reframed and reimagined in 1950s America. What first appears to be a satisfying marriage soon reveals itself to be one of entrapment, unhappiness and suffocation • Nov 30-Dec 9

JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY (JAAG) •

CHILDREN OF GOD • Citadel Theatre, 9828-

CINEMA AT THE CENTRE • Stanley Milner Library Theatre, bsmt, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7070 • Film screening every Wed, 6:30pm • Free

MULTICULTURAL CENTRE PUBLIC ART GALLERY (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51

FROM BOOKS TO FILM • Stanley A. Milner,

• 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • volunteer@ thenina.ca •

FILM AMADEUS LIVE • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-

7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 •

Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/gallery-at-milner •

Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org •

St, Stony Plain • multicentre.org •

101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • A haunting tale of two siblings taken away to a residential school. A story of redemption: for a mother who was never let past the school’s gate, and her kids, who never knew she came • Mar 3-24

EMPIRE OF THE SON • Citadel Theatre, 9828-

NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • A dynamic solo performance about an emotionally distant father whose legacy is felt beyond his lifetime • Jan 31-Feb 18

EN MÉMOIRE DE MOI // DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME • Theatre of La Cité francophone, 8627 rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.469.8400 • lunitheatre@lunitheatre.ca • lunitheatre.ca • Set in Montreal, 1963–when the world was on a precipice of major change in the fields of science, civil rights and women’s liberation • Mar 13-24

EXIT THE KING • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta.ca/ artshows • A great classic following King Berenger, who believes himself immortal. Upon discovering he is dying, he becomes fascinated with every sensation from the lives he has not lived • May 17-26

HADESTOWN • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Orpheus’ mythical quest to regain the favour of his one true love, Eurydice, infused with the music of American folk and New Orleans jazz traditions • Nov 11-Dec 3 THE HUMANS • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • A family reunion at Thanksgiving causes tensions to rise to the surface as secrets and hardships are revealed • Jan 6-28 LES NEIGES • Theatre of La Cité francophone, 8627 rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • lunitheatre. ca • Les Neiges presents a poetic, poignant and amusing look at our chilliest yet, most nostalgic season and what it often has to offer–in abundance • Dec 7-10

THE LOWER DEPTHS • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta.ca/artshows • A modern update of Maxim Gorky’s masterpiece of the human condition. A group of people displaced by economic and political upheaval scratch out a life on the margins of society • Feb 8-17 MAMMA MIA! • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Chase away the winter blues with the smash hit musical featuring all favourite ABBA songs • Feb 17-Mar 18

2. In the Cage - Kevin

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Cité francophone, 8627 rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.469.8400 • lunitheatre@lunitheatre. ca • lunitheatre.ca • Confronted to a world deprived of all freedom, condemned to survive, Tubby and Nottubby will be carried by the turbulent flows of History and Time, in an epic journey of their own selves • Feb 7-10

UNDERCOVER • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • One grizzled cop. One audience-memberturned-rookie-detective. One unsolved case • Apr 4-29

St, St Albert • stalbert.ca/exp/arden • Ta Da! finds Morton dreaming of becoming a magician. A school talent show seems like the perfect chance, but Morton is afraid! Can he overcome his fears with the help of his rabbit Henry? • Feb 17, 2-3pm • $15 (adult), $12 (child/ senior); available online or by phone

ONEGIN • Maclab Theatre at the Citadel, 9828-101A Ave • 780.425.1820 • A new indie-rock musical. Tells the story of Eugene

Chasa Densa Mei Kien, documentary premiere NAIT Shaw Theatre Oct. 28, 6 - 7 pm $20

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Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood - Pauline Dakin

the Petroleum Industry Undermines Democracy and Slows Action on Global Warming - in Alberta, and in Ottawa - Kevin Taft *

4. One Day We Will All Be

TEMPUS EXTRAORDINARIUS • Theatre of La

Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone - Brene Brown

Celebration of Indigenous Literature in Canada 19802010 - Tomson Highway

Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City Tanya Talaga

SISTER ACT • Triffo Theatre (proscenium), Allard Hall, 11110-104 Ave • macewan.ca • When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won't be a found: a convent! Disguised as a nun, she finds herself at odds with both the rigid lifestyle and her uptight Mother Superior • Nov 22-Dec 2, 7:30-9:30pm • $25 (adults), $20 (seniors 60+), $15 (full-time students)

6. Braving the Wilderness: The

1. From Oral to Written: A

3. Seven Fallen Feathers:

Ave • citadeltheatre.com • The world premiere of a new twist on the classic Robin Hood adventure story, featuring a female protagonist and aweinspiring aerial acrobatics • Apr 21-May 13

Derrick *

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THE SILVER ARROW: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROBIN HOOD • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A

TA DA! CREATED BY SHELDON CASAVANT • Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne

Week of Oct 16 - 22, 2017

1. Few and Far - Allison Kydd +

THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta.ca/artshows • Lady Sneerwell sets out to spread scandal in this quintessential Comedy of Manners. Set in the 18th century, this is a play full of wit, mistaken identities and intrigue • Mar 29-Apr 7

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Onegin, a wealthy Russian playboy who, bored with seducing women in Moscow, sees a chance for a change when he inherits a country estate. He soon becomes fast friends with Vladimir, his new neighbour, who introduces Onegin to the love of his life, Olga • Jan 17-28, 7:30pm (nightly), 2pm (weekends) • $17

8. In Search of a Better World:

A Human Rights Odyssey Payam Akhavan

9. The Patch: The People,

Pipelines, and Politics of the Oil Sands - Chris Turner

10. The Power of Moments:

Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact - Chip Heath, Dean Heath

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Mariana Lafrance, ‘Fragile’ exhibit - Photo by Janet Savill

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ALMOST ABSOLUTE ZERO Tomas Alfredson’s The Snowman melts into confusion

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In these “peak TV” days, Scandinoir mystery-thrillers—chilly, dark, brooding—have had their moment in the midnight sun. There was the Swedish-Denmark co-production The Bridge, England’s Wallander (adapting Henning Mankell’s novels), even our own Northern Ontario-set Cardinal. But, it’s not just that The Snowman, adapting Norwegian Jo Nesbø’s novel, comes late to the party. This flick can’t quite put its feet right, stumbling around in deep powder, getting colder and colder. In Oslo, the reportedly masterful detective and clearly alcoholic Harry Hole (also winner of worst-ever character name in an English-translation bestseller) finds he has a Jack (Frost?) the

Ripper-style pen pal—he gets a taunting note with a drawing of a snowman. Soon, Hole (Michael Fassbender) and new partner Katrine Bratt (Rebecca Ferguson) are finding one murdered woman after another, the location of their cut-up bodies marked by a snowman. There’s also an overwrought childhood flashback prologue meant to explain the killer’s psychopathology and an unnecessary side-trip that Hole takes to Bergen, Norway part of a backstory where Val Kilmer is distractingly odd as yet another drunken Norwegian detective. Most of this thriller’s quite wonky, really, its rhythm jagged and its pacing off. (Speaking of big holes, director Thomas Alfredson has complained/explained that 10 to 15 percent of the original screenplay wasn’t shot because of shooting schedule constraints.) One murder scene’s made con-

fusing when the victim’s identical twin suddenly pops up; the action climax of Hole’s showdown in a house with the killer is choppily edited. All the menace can get garbled by kookiness and (Norwegian blue?) cheese. A laughable sex scene’s scored to a Sigur Rós track (surely not even snowboots-knocking music in Iceland); a background event is Oslo’s “Winter Sports World Cup” bid, featuring fancy-dress guests’ glowing ice blue lapels. The hunt for the killer gets so personal for Hole that this adaptation would have had more gravitas as a late entry in a TV series where we’ve already gotten to know Hole, and even Bratt, much better. The movie’s rather leering in its look at decapitated and blown-off heads. Basically, The Snowman’s just not worth sticking your neck out for. Brian Gibson film@vueweekly.com

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“We’re at the heart of evil, Carpentier,” Commander Van der Weyden (Bernard Pruvost) tells his partner, but French philosophizing is twisted into oddness, even pseudo-farce—it’s a funhouse-mirror-reflection of the evil that men do. Van der Weyden’s constant tics and twitches raise his thick eyebrows; he can seem closer to Clouseau than Columbo. Quinquin’s hare-lipped, a hearing-aid in his left ear. But his and Eve’s (Lucy Caron) love seems to be all that’s innocent in this Boulonnais village. The improvisational nature of these first-time actors’ scenes makes for oddball whimsy. A funeral service takes the starch out of Catholic rites thanks to: altar boy Quinquin spitting in the thurible to stop its incense smoking; Eve’s sister warbling her own English pop song; a ski-masked man in the pews; graveside, a dance troupe twirling batons. Yet, Dumont’s arthouse auteur flourishes—see La vie de Jésus

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hildren sing over the opening credits of Bruno Dumont’s four-part rural-mystery miniseries P’tit Quinquin. They speak Picardie (a.k.a chti), the same Northern-France language the famous 1853 lullaby is in. But “quin” (quinquin is “child”) is just one vowel-shift away from “con” (idiot, stupid, etc.) and then “cou” (ass), all repeated here often. Indeed, the investigation begins when body parts of a headless woman are found “stuffed up the ass” of a dead cow, airlifted by police out of an abandoned Second World War bunker. The series’ underlying concern is if carefree children—firecrackersetting, sporadically racist Quinquin (Alane Delhaye) is biking around on his first day of summer vacation—will turn into evil, wayward adults. The only hope is kids, claim two clergymen, but the policeman in charge doesn’t give a damn about them, calling them “cons.”

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(1997) or L’humanité (1999)— are here: the Northern France setting; coarse, disaffected, callow youth; wide shots of farm lanes, country roads, and fields; grotesque murder or sudden violence amid tranquil nature. Only this is his most vivacious, even affable work, blurring mystery and comedy—as if, some have noted, Dumont’s taking the starch out of his big screen dramas with this warm, wacky small-screen series. There’s a bizarro, screwball piquancy to P’tit Quinquin— a grandfather tossing glasses onto the dinner table; flashes of France’s racial tensions; cops tearing around in a car or falling over; a costumed kid, dubbing himself “Ch’tiderman,” trying to cling to farmhouse walls—but what it all means is itself something of a mystery. Perhaps the anticipated season two will resolve that ... or just stretch out the strangeness. Brian Gibson film@vueweekly.com

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uno Award-winning Canadian guitarist, composer and producer Jesse Cook isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t only a master of spanish guitar, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a jack of all trades. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I write the songs, I arrange the songs, I record the songs, I mix the songs, I write my own string arrangements, I do the artwork, I mean, I even take the pictures sometimes.â&#x20AC;? One might ask why he continues this workload when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold 1.5 million records worldwide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just love every aspect of it,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like being the conductor when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the engineer. You get to decide how loud each part is, what it sounds like, what space itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in. It gives you a whole other dimension.â&#x20AC;? Like a master craftsman, Cook can stitch a Persian singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s melody, to an Indian dhol and Middle Eastern goblet drum, to a synth, to his sublime flamenco riffs. This is exactly what he does in the title track of his newest album, Beyond Borders. He also filmed (including drone footage) and edited his latest video released in September titled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hembraâ&#x20AC;? with his good friend Juan Medrano. Drawing his inspiration from Peter Gabriel, his sounds and melodies are weaved into a similar unboxed version of musical genres. Cook has never been one to label his sounds. In fact, he says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably next to impossible to do so. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those boxes have been kind of the bane of my existence,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People would put me in the classical section, or sometimes theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d put me in the jazz section, or, God forbid, they put me in the new age section, like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re suppose to do yoga to this.â&#x20AC;? With no section to call home, Cook says music outlets would put him in the world section, but suggests they may have struggled even with that

choice, â&#x20AC;&#x153;because my nameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jesse Cook and I live in Canada.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an artist, your job is to learn the rules and break them, your job is to try and create something we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard before,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My whole career has been that square peg in a round hole.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his gypsy soul that has carried him toward different parts of the world and their arrays of music. But beyond his travels to Cairo and Cartagena, Cook thinks his music speaks to the country he calls home. Living in Toronto and amongst the many cultures and ethnic backgrounds, Cook has rubbed shoulders with masters of flamenco guitar, West African drumming, North Indian tabla and South Indian mridangam. Since releasing his first album, Tempest, over 20 years ago, Cook has garnered fans around the globe. Beyond Borders marks his 10th studio album, and as such, includes a lot of substance. But, it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always easy to relate his messages due to his music being solely instrumental. While his music draws from the music of Colombia, Egypt, Brazil, Turkey and many others, the spirit of his music is in the knocks on his guitar and the taps of his feet, as he effortlessly picks the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wordsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from his heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think a lot of people assume when I called it Beyond Borders that it really just was about musical borders or even cultural borders,â&#x20AC;? Cook says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But, we live in a time now where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re building walls on borders when for many years we were pulling them down.â&#x20AC;?

Cook references the fall of the Berlin Wall, the removal of European borders and the increase in free-trade as testaments to how things were at one point. But today, he says, we have events like Brexit and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;us versus themâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rhetoric to reference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have Donald Trump supporters who come to my shows and think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great. And I start to wonder: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do they realize that all of these musical voices are the very people that Donald Trump wants to silence?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realized thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a point where you actually have to stand up and say something,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like my music alone has been a statement â&#x20AC;Ś You can think of it as a metaphor: this is what cultures coming together can be, it can be a beautiful thing.â&#x20AC;? Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

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NEWSOUNDS

Mauno Tuning Idée Fixe Anxiety and insecurity surrounding love are major topics found within Mauno’s (pronounced Mao-no) sophomore album, Tuning. Frontman Nick Everett sets the theme on the first track “Or Just,” a song about believing love given is not being reciprocated. The lyrics are repeated throughout the song to help burn the idea into the listener making it easy to find throughout the next 13 tracks.

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Musically, the album has an unpredictable quality that helps reaffirm the uncertainty of relationships. Moving from quietly sung lines over gentle guitar to clashing cymbals and soaring distortion, it gives the feeling of unease as a song can zig when intuition says it should zag. The band explores the idea of everyday sounds and the importance of time and place by using field recordings taken from various regions that were at times called home. As complex as Tuning can seem, the genre that permeates throughout is pop. Although the melodies can seem odd, they are still comforting and recognizable which reinforces a style unique to Mauno. A great pop album is immediately familiar and enjoyable, but an incredible pop album is also intriguing enough to dissect. Mauno’s Tuning is an incredible pop record worth playing over and over.

MUSICNOTES

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The Jesus and Mary Chain / Sun., Oct. 29 (7:30 PM) In 1999, fans thought they had seen the last of the Scottish shoegaze pioneers The Jesus and Mary Chain. You could blast Psychocandy all you wanted, but it didn’t help that the creators resented one another. The brothers Jim and William publicly stated that they hated each other’s guts, while Jim showed up to concerts hammered, barely able to stand. We have the Coachella Music Festival to thank for their 2007 reunion and Christmas came early this March when they released Damage and Joy, the band’s seventh studio album and the first in 19 years. (Northern Alberta Jubilee, from $29) Silversun Pickups w/ Minus The Bear / Sun., Oct 29 (7 PM) In the early 2000s, music was going through a strange flux. Most new bands sounded relatively the same, trying to rekindle that perfect alt-rock sound. Silversun Pickups were not one of these bands. It had the same energy as an alt-rock band, but the sound stemmed from dream-pop harmonies. The band released Better Nature in 2015, which was another reinvention for the sound. With support from the strange math-rock wiz kids Minus The Bear, this show promises to be a spectacle. (Union Hall, $36.50) Wares album release w/ Blessed and Sister Ray / Thu., Oct. 26 (9 PM) A Wares show is often like looking at a piece of abstract art. You don’t know how to look at what you’re seeing, but you find yourself being drawn in. It’s from the raw, free-spirited emotion Cassia J. Hardy presents on stage. The local musician just released her fourth full-length recording, Wares, earlier this month and is her greatest achievment to date. Every song is very well thought out and ranges from folk punk to experimental power pop. (9910, $8) 12 music

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(From left) Adam Bergren, Richard McCreery and Craig Milne / Nikola Pekas

Nanolog Audio discovers the future of guitar pedal technology

one-hungry guitar players can rejoice, thanks to a state-ofthe-art guitar pedal created by the Edmonton-based Nanolog Audio. The Wavefunction Overdrive pedal is powered by molecular electronics, a nanotechnology science that was completely theoretical until Adam Bergren, one of the University of Alberta’s researchers for the National Research Council, applied the technology to his instrument. “When we discovered how to use this science, we discovered that the first low-hanging fruit was with guitar pedals,” he says. Bergren decided to test his research on the Boss SD-1, a super overdrive guitar pedal he was trying to modify while researching electronic capabilities with senior research officer and professor Dr. Richard McCreery at the National Institute of Nanotechnology. “I was looking up the circuit diagram and I saw a feature in there

that made me connect the dots between this and molecular electronics,” Bergren says. “I bought an SD-1, took it back to the lab, drilled some holes in it and took out some components. Eventually, we found a way to make the device on a chip so I could tape it on a pedal and try it out. I realized that if I wanted a softer onset and not such a harsh sound, I needed molecular electronics.” When Bergren says “softer onset,” he means the warm vintage tube amp sound synonymous with the ‘60s rock ‘n’ roll sound. Guitar pedal companies have tried to perfect this sound for 50 years, and they’ve come quite close. But to the accurately tuned ears of a tone perfectionist, they haven’t come close enough. The problem is that they are siliconbased products. “Silicon is the basis of everything in electronics,” McCreery says. “It

doesn’t conduct until you get to a certain voltage, so it distorts too much. The only difference between the Wavefunction Overdrive and a pedal with silicon is the distance in nanos. So our distortion is much more subtle, but also variable and smooth. I can’t speak to the music, but on the diagram, the molecule is a better conductor.” “That’s a real example of nanotechnology,” Bergren adds. “You change a nano scale and you get a different physical property and in this case, a different sound.” Molecular electronics is by no means a new type of science. Bergren and McCreery say it originated in 1974 referenced purely for theoretical papers. It wasn’t until the ‘90s that the real experimentation began. Still, nothing was ever physically created that used molecular electronics until Bergren and McCreery’s creation.

“Molecular electronics was supposed to be the new class of electronics,” McCreery says. “The field is fairly large, but it uses different laboratory techniques than we do. From a scientific standpoint, this pedal is not adding anything to the technology itself, but it’s an application of credibility and something that’s real for people to appreciate.” Bergren adds, “We have a platform that is used for making devices that is tough and able to be integrated on a chip. Many other ways of studying it require an instrument the size of this room.” The Nanolog device is made out of carbon, giving it longlasting performance. “Carbon is very good stuff if you know how to use it,” McCreery says. “It’s tough and it isn’t fragile. They glue it on the bottom of space shuttles as a heat shield. It’s one of the toughest bonds in mother nature.”

The Wavefunction Overdrive is not the first guitar pedal to use molecular electronics. Ryan Clarke, who goes by Dr. Scientist, a popular boutique pedal maker who originated in Edmonton, first developed The Heisenberg Molecular Overdrive pedal with the help of Bergren and McCreery a few years ago. “He (Dr. Scientist) was critical in recognizing what we were saying,” Bergren says. “He kind of designed a bunch of different circuits in a package that really let us test it out. We wrote our scientific manuscript largely based on that prototype.” Bergren and McCreery are not interested in keeping this technology for themselves. In fact, they have shared it with other guitar industry heads like JHS, Boss, and Roland. “I don’t think we’re interested in holding the technology close to our chests,” Bergren says. “We wanna get it in people’s hands so people can create something with it.” The Alberta Centre for MNT Products is in the process of developing 400 little package devices that contain the molecular electronics chip and will be distributed to other national labs across the world. “The ‘tip of the iceberg’ analogy is very reasonable here,” McCreery adds. “Molecules are different animals than silicon. We’re not trying to replace silicon. You’d be nuts to try, but we can make more devices with this technology and not just in the guitar world. More experimenting is needed.” Besides the Nanolog website, Leprechaun FX is the only retailer selling Nanolog’s Wavefunction Overdrive. Bergren is also working on creating more pedals like a fuzz that will use the technology. “The possibilities are endless,” he says. “This can go in any guitar pedal circuit, but there are better guitar pedal builders than me. So the idea is for other people to get creative with it.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

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GOTHIC ART-ROCK

(From left) Rat King, The Horde, Poison Candi, Mistress Nagini, The Luminous, and The Ruin of New Jacobin Club / Kathryn Trembach

AESTHETIC MADNESS The New Jacobin Club combines turn-of-the-century look with haunting arena rock

Sat., Oct. 28 (8 pm) New Jacobin Club w/ Lord Montague’s Steampunk Funk Bizarre The Forge, $15

ith the cynicism of Oscar Wilde and a Victorian carnival horror aesthetic mixed with H.P. Lovecraft, Sas-

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katoon’s art rock-band New Jacobin Club is waiting for the world to slowly expire. Each member sports a stage name that evokes supernatural beings inhabiting a human body, with the de facto leader of the group named Xerxes Praetorius Horde (The Horde). “I like to think of us as ancient beings here on Earth who all just

happened to figure out that playing in a band was a good thing to do while we watch humanity fall and wait for the end of days,” The Horde says. The New Jacobin Club’s roots go back to the mid-’90s. Beginning as a three-piece, the band evolved into the current sixmember lineup. It consists of The Horde on gui-

tar and vocals, The Rat King on the drums, Poison Candi on vocals and Theremin, The Ruin on bass, The Luminous on cello, and Mistress Nagini on keyboards and backing vocals. “We started off with every character being a biblical creature or demon,” The Horde says. “Like The Horde, The Swarm, The Fury. If you look in movies like The Exorcist or even parts of the Bible, the devil is known as this plural being. We took that idea and found that we are these colonies of supernatural beings inhabiting bodies. That’s why our names were all pluralized and that’s still lingering too.” Early on, the band was lumped in with the horror-punk genre because of its gothic turn-of-thecentury look. While the group does have some elements of horror punk, its sound is curiously diverse. The sound switches through glam rock, power metal, dark pop, and psych—basically all of the fringe sounds that were being experimented with in the ‘80s and ‘90s. “When the band first started, two of the songs we played live were based on Lovecraft stories so we had that theme from the get-go,” The Horde says. “We were singing more epic fantasy stuff as opposed to stuff about slasher films, but we’ve always had this element of Victorian horror and Lovecraftian occult no matter what genre we’re playing.”

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The theatrical component adds another layer to the eldritch feel New Jacobin Club strives for, featuring swordplay, fire play, belly dancing, snake charming, and other circus theatrics. “Mistress Nagini is our theatrical head,” The Horde says. “She plays keyboards, but also has a strong background in dance, with belly dancing and other stuff like firehandling. I myself do some fire and theatrics, but first and foremost, I’m a musician.” More recently, New Jacobin Club has identified with the steampunk genre. “I don’t really think steampunk is a kind of music. It’s an aesthetic no more than horror is,” The Horde says. “Do we have steampunk elements? Yes, but our themes are a little less sci-fi and much more occult. We’re well established in that scene, but we’ve been around a lot longer than that scene has.” The current tour will feature New York’s Lord Montague Jacques Fromage, a wandering entertainer who is a key figure in the steampunk scene. “He’s going to come on stage with us and play some original music we have written for him,” The Horde says. “Lord Montague’s stuff is very bizarre and strange, and you’d be surprised how well it works with our sound. We’re honestly most excited for that than anything else.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

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The Black Dahlia Murder tours its latest audio-obscenity, Nightbringers

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hen Elizabeth Short’s body was discovered in two separate pieces at a vacant Los Angeles lot in early 1947, the American imagination was barbarized. The gruesome crime would inspire television, films, video games, and detective noirs, but only death metal would have the stomach to stay true to the horrific soul of the crime. Over 50 years later, a bunch of stoners in Michigan decided to name their band after the unsolved murder. After seven sanguinary studio albums, The Black Dahlia Murder returns to tour its eighth release, Nightbringers. “It has a continuous theme that we’ve basically had since the beginning,” vocalist Trevor Strnad says. “Championing the nighttime as the playground for evil. Us, the tellers of horrific tales. I just see metal as a villain’s music. I equate it with Satan, and I equate it with rebellion, and freedom. Nightbringers is a definite tribute to that.” Released earlier this month,

Nightbringers peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 charts, and is one of the band’s biggest successes to date. A cannibal’s pantry, the sacrificial desecration of a church, and a particularly grisly track about a childless woman’s overwhelming desire to have a baby—Nightbringers is in many ways a return to form for the band. The blastbeats, heavy neoclassical guitar riffs, and Strnad’s potent screams and growls, make for one of The Black Dahlia Murder’s most appreciable albums to date. “I think everyone was just reaching for the stars here with this one,” Strnad says. “Putting in that extra elbow grease, but it came together really fast too. It was written over the course of about three months and we were all really in tune with each other.” While still a consistent addition to the band’s discography, Nightbringers is a new chapter in The Black Dahlia Murder’s history. It marks both the departure of former guitarist Ryan Knight, and the addition of new guitarist Brandon Ellis. At just 25 years old, there’s a decade between Ellis and some of his bandmates. Strnad says the young musician was handpicked by Knight,

and ready with four new songs to offer up to the new album. “He’s like the perfect guitarist for us,” Strnad says. “I think he has Ryan Knight’s technical ability and creativity, but also a lot of emotive content that harkens back to our old guitar player, John [Deering]. It’s kind of like the perfect balance for us. He’s been such a monster.” The Black Dahlia Murder first formed in Michigan in 2001, releasing its debut two years later on Metal Blade Records. After eight albums, only Strnad and rhythm guitarist Brian Eschbach remain of the original lineup. With each successive release, the band has been referred to as metalcore, deathcore, thrash, and everything in between. Defying easy categorization, The Black Dahlia Murder continues to be a banner under which the disparate fans of heavy metal can gather to celebrate heavy, crushing music together. “This genre fight that seems to follow us online has turned into an awesome thing,” Strnad says. “Out in the crowd I see all walks of people out there. Long haired dudes with their jackets, patched vest guys, hardcore kids, punk rockers, everybody. And I’m glad to see them all.” Lucas Provencher music@vueweekly.com

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THU OCT 26 99TEN Wares with Blessed and

Sister Ray; 8:30pm; $8 (adv), $12 (door) ARDEN THEATRE John McDer-

mott; 7:30pm ARIA'S BISTRO Open mic

with Garrett James; 6-10pm; All ages

SQUARE 1 COFFEE Singer/ Songwriter Open Mic Hosted by Tommy Barker; Every Thu, 7-9:30pm WOODRACK CAFÉ Birdie on

CAFE BLACKBIRD Casati Band

SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke

Tour with Carrie Day; 8pm; $15

with entertainment, Every Fri, 9pm

CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK Grave

New World; 9pm

SEWING MACHINE FACTORY

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live

Halloween Supreme; 9pm; $10 (door); 18+ only

a Branch; 2nd Thu of every month, 7-8:30pm; No cover (donations welcome)

music every Fri; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door)

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BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Thu Main Fl: Rock N' Roll, Funk &

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Soul with DJ Modest Mike; Every Thu; Wooftop Lounge: Dear Hip Hop with Freshlan; Underdog: Underdog Comedy Show

THE CLUB, CITADEL THEATRE

CASINO EDMONTON Nervous

Rule of Nines; 9pm; Free Freedom Singer; 8pm DENIZEN HALL Champ City

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Halloween Weekend Event ONE; 9pm; $5; No minors SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE

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Kerr; 7:30pm

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Doug

Stroud; 8:30pm AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every

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BOHEMIA Fear of City with

Freedom Singer; 8pm ers; 7:30-9:30pm; $25 with El Niven & The Alibi and friends; Every Thu, 8:30pm; No cover

8pm; $15 (adv) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring The Vidos; 5:30pm • Carter & the Capitals with Deicha & The Voodoos and Mel Afrique; 8pm; $10 (adv) THE REC ROOM Karaoke with

live band, The Nervous Flirts; Every other Thu, 7pm • No Such Thing As Ghost with Agp and guests; 9pm; $10 (adv), $15 (door) SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke

Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am SEWING MACHINE FACTORY

Hunchback, Ornament & Crime, Dual Nature; 8pm; $10 (door), $7 (with costume) SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Big Daddy Thursday Jam with host Randy Big Daddy Forsberg; 7pm SHERBROOKE PUB Jam hosted

by Rockin' Rod Jewell; Every Thu, 7-11pm

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BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Lester Quitzau; 8:30-10:30pm; $18

CAFE BLACKBIRD The Willows;

LB'S PUB Open Jam hosted by

Winner of Last Comic Standing! Harold & Kumar, Black-ish, One Mississippi, “Hemi Guy”

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: The Tsunami Brothers; 4-6pm; no cover

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HAVE MERCY Thigh Thursdays

99TEN A Nightmare on 109th

ALIBI PUB & EATERY Rising Star Showcase of Cooper Studios; Every Sat, 12-3pm

B-STREET BAR Karaoke; Every Thu-Sat, 9:30pm

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Video

Street with Eddie Lunchpail and Blue Jay; 9pm; $7 (adv), $10 (door)

Society, Temporalysis, Silent Script and more; 7pm; $5-$10; 18+ only

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playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover

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Halloween howler: Featuring The Offspring and One Bad Son; 8pm

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every

October 27 & 28

Remo, Noosh, Fingertips & guests; Underdog: Rap, House, Hip-Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri

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Uncommon Thursday: Rotating guests each week

Robison; 9pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;

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Classical HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Vaughan String

Quartet presents: Bohemian Night; 7:30pm WINSPEAR CENTRE Two

Orchestras; 8pm; $15-$87

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins

MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

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

every Sat

THE COMMON Get Down

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul Saturday Brunch with Apollo Suns; 11am; No cover • CUCA Spooka–Annual Halloween Party, with DJ Tyco; 9pm; $10 (adv)

It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with Wright & Wong, Dane

OASIS CENTRE River City Big

playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover

LEAF BAR AND GRILL

Homemade Jam; 3-7pm; Free • Halloween Bash; 7pm; $10

Band with Eric Marienthal; 8-10pm; $35 (Tix on the Square or at the door)

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs

ENVY NIGHT CLUB Resolution

Band; 9pm

Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems

REC ROOM The Dancing Dead

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

Halloween Party with Hank & Lily; 9pm; Free

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday

RENDEZVOUS PUB

Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am

ON THE ROCKS Achilles Last

GrizzleyHawk, SugarWash, Mokomokai; 8pm RIVER CREE–The Venue Gordon

SUN OCT 29

Lightfoot; 7pm (doors), 9pm (show); Tickets starting at $39.99

ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm

ROSE & CROWN PUB Joanne

Stage Hosted by Rhea March; Every Sun, 6:30-10pm; Free

Janzen; 9pm SEWING MACHINE FACTORY Fall City Fall, Anchoress, Lesserman, Suffer Me; 8pm; $10 (door); 18+ only SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Saturday Electric Blues Jam with Rotten Dan and Sean Stephens; Every Sat, 2-6pm No minors • Halloween Weekend Event TWO featuring The Mad Dogs Experience; 9pm; $20; No minors SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE

THE ALMANAC Sunday Song

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every

Sun, 9pm BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday Brunch with PM Bossa; 9am2:30pm; Cover by donation BLUES ON WHYTE Dustin

Harder; 9pm THE CLUB, CITADEL THEATRE

Freedom Singer; 2pm THE FORGE ON WHYTE The

featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm

costume); 18+ only

UNION HALL Silversun Pickups

and Sara–The Con X: Tour; 8pm; $33 and up

with Minus the Bear; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $36.50; $18+ only

Classical FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Reformation Hymn Festival; 1:30-3pm ROBERTSON-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH Bach Cantata;

10:30am-12pm; Free (donations accepted) WINSPEAR CENTRE Sacred

Music Festival; 3-5pm; $20 (adults), $17 (seniors, students and children)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun

MON OCT 30 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Wooftop: Metal Mondays with

Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox BLUES ON WHYTE King

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Tuesday Jam with Todd James Band or Right in the Eye (alternating weeks); Every Tue, 8pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Thom Bennett Quintet; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5

Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE The Monster with Dennis James on the Davis Concert Organ; 8pm; $24

Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/

punk/garage/indie; Every Tue EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM Jesse Cook; 7:30pm; $65-$75

WED NOV 1

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour featuring Lorna Lampman; 5:30pm SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with Eddie

with resident DJs

featuring the Fab Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang Dang Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm; Free MERCURY ROOM Jonathan

Vautour with Nicole Rae Johnson, David Unsworth and Erin Grace; 7pm; $10 (adv) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring The Threads; 5:30pm • Don Berner Trio; 7pm; $14 (lesson/show), $11 (show only) • Choclair with Tzadeka and Evrlove Blake; 9:30pm; $12 (adv) ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm 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 THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke

Wednesday SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4 Dollar

Bill Country Jam; 7pm STARLITE ROOM Scott Helman & Ria Mae; 7pm; $22; All ages

Classical MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH

Music Wednesdays at Noon with Hiromi Takahashi and Alexandra Munn (oboe and piano); 12:10-12:50; Free

BLUES ON WHYTE Tim Vaughn;

DJs

9pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY

Wed open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every

Wed

HAVE MERCY

Whiskey Wednesdays Live Piano Karaoke

Lunchpail

WHYTE King

Muskafa; 9pm

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM The Jesus and Mary Chain; 7:30pm; $14-$49

THE FORGE

Halloween Massive; 8pm; $20-$25; 18+ only

Absinthe, From Society, Horror Business; 8pm

Monday Night Blues Jam hosted by the Dylan Farrell Ban; Every Mon, 8:30pm (sign up); No cover

presents “Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10

UNION HALL Bad and Boojee–

RENDEZVOUS PUB Special Ops,

HAVE MERCY Mississippi

HAVE MERCY YEG Music

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul Sunday Brunch with Rebecca Lappa; 11am; No cover • The Creepshow with Sammy Kay, The Devil's Sons and Electric Audrey II; 8pm; $15 (adv)

Halloween Special featuring Happy Hour–Rising Star with Jake Perry Band, The Pedestrians, and Emerson Brent; 5:30pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;

STARLITE ROOM The Black Dahlia Murder with Suffocation, Decrepit Birth, Necrot, Worm Witch; 6pm; $33.50; 18+ only

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

DJs

TUE OCT 31

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Mark

Jam Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke

deadmau5; 7:30pm; $35 and up

Mcgarrigle; 9pm

LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open

Muskafa; 9pm

Palmer Squares with Mitchell Lawler single release party; 8pm; $10 (adv), $20 (door)

9pm

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM Tegan

BLUES ON

ON WHYTE

All Hallows Eve with DARQ and Deadfvck (featuring KC of Strvngers); 8pm; $8 (with costume), $10 (without

ON THE ROCKS Nervous Flirts;

YARDBIRD SUITE Azar

9pm

Lawrence Quintet featuring Al Mclean; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $28 (members), $32 (guests)

SANDS INN & SUITES Open

Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The

Sunday Happening Jam

Nick Samoil Woodrack Café Oct. 27, 7 - 8:30 pm No cover

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VENUEGUIDE 99TEN 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ALIBI PUB & EATERY 17328 Stony Plain Rd THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ARIA'S BISTRO 10332-81 Ave, 780.972.4842, ariasbistro.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 B-STREET BAR 11818-111 Ave BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BRICK & WHISKEY PUBLIC HOUSE 8937-82 Ave BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099

CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHVRCH OF JOHN 10260-103 St, 780.884.8994, thechvrchofjohn.com CITIE FRANCOPHONE 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury CLUB, THE CITADEL THEATRE 9828-101A Ave COMMON 9910-109 St 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 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 FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10025-105 St NW THE FORGE ON WHYTE 10549-82 Ave (Whyte Ave) HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HILLTOP PUB 8220-106 Ave NW HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR & GRILL 9016132 Ave MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 MacDonald Dr NW, mcdougallunited.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 NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca OASIS CENTRE 10930-177 St NW ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St REC ROOM 1725-99 St NW RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RIVER CREE 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch ROBERTSON WESLEY UNITED 10209-123 St NW ROGERS PLACE 10214-104 Ave ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SEWING MACHINE FACTORY 9560-82 Ave NW SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE 9797 Jasper Ave

SHELL THEATRE, DOW CENTENNIAL CENTRE 8700-84 St, Fort Saskatchewan SHERBROOKE PUB 13160-118 Ave NW SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch.com STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428

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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 • Sep 6-Apr 25, Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free

BIG ROCK PRESENTS: URBAN TAVERN COMEDY NIGHT HOSTED BY LARS CALLIEOU • Urban Tavern, 11606 Jasper Ave • Every Sun, 8pm

AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old

St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm

OPEN DOOR COMIC CREATOR MEETINGS

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

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 OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) • edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to join; info at info@edmontonoutdoorclub.com

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Thu-Fri: 8pm; Sat: 7:30pm & 10pm (until Apr) • Danny Acapella; Oct 27-28 • Brian Link; Nov 2 • Leif Skyving; Nov 3-4

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Mo Amer; Oct 18-22 • Sam Jay; Oct 25-29 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

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS ABSTRACTION IMAGES • Call Kashmir 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

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

FORT SASKATCHEWAN 45+ SINGLES COFFEE GROUP • A&W, 10101-88 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm

LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 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

LOTUS QIGONG • SAGE downtown 15 Sir Win-

Become a Volunteer Advocate and provide assistance to victims of crime and trauma in Strathcona County! Call Teddi at (780) 449-0153.

Can You Read This? Help Someone Who Can’t! Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills. Call Moncia at P.A.L.S. 780-424-5514 or email volunteers@palsedmonton.ca

18 at the back

#103-10324-82 Ave • capoeiraacademy.ca • Brazil's traditional game of agility and trickery • Every Sat, 2:30pm • Free • All ages

SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP • 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

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83

ston Churchill Sq • 780.695.4588 • Attendees can raise their vital energy with a weekly Yixue practice • Every Fri, 2-3:30pm • Free

MONTHLY MEDITATION AND VEGAN BRUNCH • Padmanadi Vegetarian Restaurant,

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave •

NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106

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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

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

VUECLASSIFIEDS Volunteers Wanted

PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United

SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY •

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1600.

0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free

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

10740-101 St • info@vofa.ca • bit.ly/2hO97nq • First Sat of every month, 9am-12pm • Free (confirm via Facebook or email)

Career, education, settlement immigrant Fair shaw Conference Centre Oct. 30, 10 am - 4 pm Free (registration online or at the door)

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm

RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy,

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu

• 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

780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm

TOASTMASTERS • 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, 10423101 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

To Book Your Classifieds, Call 780.426.1996 or email classifieds@vueweekly.com Artist to Artist

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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Artisan Callout for Carrot Christmas Arts Bazaar! ~ The Carrot is looking for artisans to sell their wares November 17 & 18! To submit: http://www.thecarrot.ca/news/? category=Events

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Join Jamie-Lou Nicol on Nov 4-5, 2:30-4:30PM for exciting demos of Holbein fine art materials. The $10 reservation fee is returned to you in the form of samples! Holbein makes acrylic, oil, & watercolour paints + mediums. The Paint Spot, 10032 81 Ave Edmonton; 780.432.0240; www.paintspot.ca.

3100. Appliances/Furniture ENJOY ART ALWAYZ www.bdcdrawz.com Check the site every two weeks for new work!

Old Appliance Removal Removal of unwanted appliances. Must be outside or in your garage. Rates start as low as $30. Call James @780.231.7511 for details

door, stairs to the left); 780.463.5331 (Antonio); yclubtoastmasters@gmail.com; Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month

YOGA, ART & WINE • 4 Points Health and Wellness, 12406-112 Ave • Gentle fusion flow yoga and painting • First Sat of each month, 7-10pm • $45 (available at Eventbrite) LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS CAREER, EDUCATION, SETTLEMENT IMmigrant Fair • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave NW • mjetelina@metroland.com • canadianimmigrant.ca/careerfair/edmonton • An expo for immigrants that includes a diverse trade show of exhibitors, a resumé clinic, an English pronunciation workshop, a networking café, and more • Oct 30, 10am-4pm • Free (registration online or at the door)

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BASIC TOOL TRAINING WORKSHOP • HFH Prefab Shop, 14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext 237 • mstannard@hfh.org • hfh.org/volunteer/basic-tool-training • Gain the confidence needed to go out to build sites through careful instruction and hands-on practice • Nov 4, Nov 17, Nov 25, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 8; 8:30am-4pm • Free

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE INFORMATION SESSION • HFH ReStore West, 16811-106 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 234 • rwiden@hfh.org • hfh.org/volunteer • Learn about Habitat for Humanity, ReStore's role in the Habitat model, new and current volunteer opportunities, work experience, and much more • Nov 4, 11am12pm • Free (RSVP)

PHILOSOPHER CAFE • Blue Chair Cafè, • bluechair.ca • Fundamentalisms–Religious and Secular– and, the New Pluralism. Providing an opportunity for the public to learn, think and discuss a variety of contemporary issues • Oct 28, 1-3:30pm

POWER OF AN UNSTOPPABLE WOMAN • Fantasyland Hotel, 17700-87 Ave NW • 780.902.2505 • josey.petterson@gmail.com • With over 25 years of expertise in natural health, Dr. Rose offers a road map for uncovering, navigating, and transforming emotions that hold one back so they can cultivate a life of connection and authenticity • Nov 4, 9am-4pm • $24.99 (via Eventbrite)

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ALBERTA HERITAGE SAVINGS TRUST FUND • Edmonton Federal Building, 2nd Floor, 9820-107 St • tracey. sales@assembly.ab.ca • assembly.ab.ca • Learn more about our province’s primary long-term savings account • Oct 26, 7-9pm

QUEER AFFIRM GROUP • garysdeskcom@hotmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet the last Sun of every month 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 • 10220-103 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 G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.4235510 (Sage) • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Tue, 1-4pm

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/calendar.html • 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 • 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

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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, 4030-117 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, 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 2017 EDMONTON SKI & SNOWBOARD SHOW • Edmonton Expo Centre, Hall H, 7515-118 Ave NW • 780.490.0215 • info@edmontonshows. com • powderfest.com • Featuring industry experts, shopping and much more • Oct 28-29 • $14 (adult), $10 (child), $19 (weekend), $38 (family)

CARROT HEADLESS HALLOWEEN PARTY • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Licensed event for young adults and adults. Costumes, treats, games, and more will be featured • Oct 28, 7pm

DEAD OF CENTRE OF TOWN • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca/deadcentre-town-x • Exhuming the sideshow oddities and forgotten stories of traveling circuses past, Dead Centre of Town X dares you to get your scare on. Edmonton’s only traveling historical live action horror show possesses the 1920 Johnny J Jones Midway at Fort Edmonton Park • Oct 13-31 (except Mondays); 7pm and 9pm • Tickets available via Fort Edmonton Park • 18+ only DIAL R FOR REFINERY • Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Inspired by classic film noir themes, this Refinery late-night art party is all about the intersections between light and dark • Oct 28, 9pm • $22.50-$45

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FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): I share Vincent Van Gogh’s belief that “the best way to know life is to love many things.” But I also think that the next 12 months will be an inspiring time for you to be focused and single-minded in your involvement with love. That’s why I encourage you to take an approach articulated by the Russian mystic Anne Sophie Swetchine: “To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.” Halloween costume suggestion: a lover celebrating a sacred union to the love of your life, to God or Goddess, or to a symbol of your most sublime ideal. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Yes, We Have No Bananas” is a silly novelty song that became a big hit in 1923. Its absurdity led to its wide use for humourous effect. For example, on the kids’ TV series The Muppet Show, puppets made out of fruits and vegetables sang parodies of the tune. That’s why I find it droll that the “No Bananas” songwriters stole part of the melody from the “Hallelujah Chorus,” the climax of classical composer George Handel’s religious oratorio Messiah. I’d love to see you engage in comparable transmutations, Taurus: making serious things amusing and vice versa. It’s a time when you can generate meaningful fun and playful progress through the art of reversal. Halloween costume suggestion: a tourist from Opposite Land or Bizarro World. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the next two weeks, you may have to navigate your way through careless gossip, distorted “facts,” superficial theories, hidden agendas, fake news, and official disinformation. To prevent problems in communication with people who matter, take advantage of the Halloween spirit in this way: Obtain a bicycle helmet and cover it with aluminum foil. Decorate it with an ace of clubs, a red rose, images of wrathful but benevolent superheroes, and a sign that says, “No Bullshit Allowed.” By wearing this crown, you should remain protected. If that’s too weird for you, do the next best thing: Vow to speak the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and ask to receive the whole truth and nothing but the truth. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Watch out for a fake pizza-delivery driver who’s actually trying to issue you a legal summons. Be careful you don’t glimpse a blood red sky at dusk, in case it’s a prophetic sign that your cell phone will fall into a toilet sometime soon. Beware of the possibility that a large bird carrying a turtle to its nest accidentally drops its prey into a rain puddle near you, splashing mud on your fancy clothes. Just kidding! All the scenarios I just described are stupid lies. The truth is, this should be one of the most worry-free times ever. You’re welcome, of course, to dream up a host of scary fantasies if you find that entertaining, but I guarantee that they’ll be illusory. Halloween costume suggestion: an indomitable warrior.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What is the material object you want most but don’t have? This is an object that would serve your soul’s highest purposes, although not necessarily your ego’s. Here’s another question: What evocative symbol might help keep you inspired to fulfill your dreams over the course of the next five years? I suggest that you choose one or both of those things to be the inspiration for your Halloween costume. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Did you get a chance to go to circus school when you were a kid? How about magic school? Or maybe detective school or time-travel school or superhero school? Probably none of the above, right? Much of your education revolved around what you had to learn rather than what would be fun to learn. I’m not saying it was bad you were compelled to study subjects you felt ambivalent about. In the long run, it did you good. But now here’s some sweet news, Virgo: The next 10 months will be a favourable time to get trainings and teachings in what you yearn to learn. Halloween costume suggestion: a student. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Now is an excellent phase in your cycle to scour bathrooms, scrub floors, shampoo carpets, and wash windows. The imminent future will be an even more favourable period to purify your motivations, tonify your emotions, purge your less-thannoble agendas, calm down your monkey mind and monkey heart, disinfect the moldy parts of your past, and fact-check the stories you tell about yourself. So which set of tasks should you focus on? It may be possible to make great strides on the second set as you carry out the first set. If there’s not enough time and energy to do both, favour the second set. Halloween costume suggestion: a superhero who has wondrous cleaning powers; ‘King Janitor’ or ‘Queen Maid.’ SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “You never sing the same song twice,” said chanteuse Billie Holiday. “If you sing it with all the same phrasing and melody, you’re failing your art.” That’s an extreme statement, but I understand what she was driving at. Repeating yourself too much can be debilitating. That includes trying to draw inspiration from the same old sources that have worked in the past. I suggest you avoid this behaviour in the coming days. Raise Holiday’s approach to a universal principle. Fresh sources of inspiration are available. Halloween costume suggestion: a persona or character unlike any you’ve ever imagined yourself to be. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): How can you enjoy the lavish thrills of rebirth later unless you die a little inside now? It’s the trickiest phase of your cycle, when your energies are best used to resolve and graduate from the unfinished business of the last 10 months. I suggest that you put the

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past to rest as best as you can. Don your funniest sad face and pay your last respects to the old ways and old days you’ll soon be leaving behind. Keep in mind that beauty will ultimately emerge from decay. Halloween costume suggestion: the mythical phoenix, which burns itself down, then resurrects itself from its own ashes. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There are no such things as magic healings and miraculous redemptions and impossible breakthroughs, right? Hard evidence provided by science precludes the existence of exotic help coming from spiritual realms, right? Well, no. Not right. There is, in fact, another real world that overlaps the material world, and it operates according to different laws that are mostly imperceptible to our senses. But events in the other real world can have tangible effects in the material world. This is especially true for you right now. Take advantage! Seek practical answers and solutions in your dreams, meditations, visions, and numinous encounters. Halloween costume suggestion: white-magic sorcerer or good witch. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Many years from now, in your last hours on Earth, you will have visions that show you how all the events in your life were crucial to your life story. You will understand the lesson that was provided by each twist and turn of your destiny. Every piece of the gigantic puzzle will slip into place, revealing the truth of what your mission has been. During that future climax, you may remember right now as a time when you got a long glimpse of the totality. Halloween costume suggestion: the happiest person on Earth; the sovereign of all you survey; the wise fool who understands yourself completely. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You might be able to pass for normal, but it will be better for your relationship with yourself if you don’t. You could try to tamp down your unusual urges and smooth your rough edges, but it will be smarter to regard those urges and edges as fertile raw material for your future happiness. Catch my drift? In the coming weeks, your main loyalty should be to your idiosyncratic intelligence. Halloween costume suggestion: the beautiful, interesting monster who lives in you. V

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In a frank exchange early in our courtship, I told my girlfriend that I have no kinks. As a faithful reader of Savage Love, I’m obviously not opposed to kinks—but I’ve never had any inclinations in that direction and am probably a typical hetero vanilla. As a result, I’m damn near clueless in that area. Last night, my girlfriend placed my hands around her neck and asked me to choke her. My instant reaction was to say no, not out of any objection in principle but because I thought it might be dangerous in my inexperienced hands. Later I did comply, but I was definitely holding back. I dearly love my main squeeze— clever pun there, huh?—and I want to be GGG, but … well, you see my misgivings. I know about safe words, but can we count on them when the recipient’s larynx is being compromised and she may be close to passing out? For the record, I had no difficulty in acceding to her request to be bitten, as I know where and how hard I can do that without causing damage, but choking is an area of darkness for me. Let me note that my girlfriend has no grounding in medicine, physiology, or anything that would lead me to be comfortable trusting her judgment about choking. CHOKE HOLDS OBLIGATE KINK EDUCATION I have friends who are professional dominants—women who will stick needles through the head of their client’s cock and post the bloody pics to Twitter—who refuse to do breath

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of being choked. There simply are no landmarks—meaning, you can’t say to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that if you ‘only’ choke someone for 30 seconds, they’ll be okay. People have died after being choked for less than 30 seconds.” I’m tempted to leave it there, CHOKE, because I worry that anything else I might say—anything remotely equivocal—could result in one idiot choking another to death. But the fact of the matter is that choking, despite the risks, is a relatively common kink, and almost all deaths related to breath play occur during solo scenes, not partnered scenes. So I’m going to give you a little advice about meeting your girlfriend’s particular needs safely, i.e., without wrapping your hands around her neck. So your partner wants to be choked? “What most people who are into choking want is to feel controlled,” Matisse says. “So put your hand over her mouth. Grab her hair, wrap an arm around her shoulder—not her neck— and put your other hand over her mouth. That should satisfy the urge.” Another option, CHOKE, is a gas mask. If it’s not too disturbing a look—if it’s not a boner-killer—you can put a gas mask on someone, cover the breathing hole with the flat of your hand, and cut off your partner’s air. All they have to do when they need a breath is shake their head, which will break the seal created by your palm and allow them to breathe. And finally, CHOKE, you could—if you really like this woman—take a stage combat class or book a session with

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My boyfriend of four months is great, we’re in love, and the sex is amazing. Now for the but: A strange man takes my boyfriend out once or twice a year for a fancy lunch and gives him a lot of expensive new underwear. At these lunch “dates,” my boyfriend returns the underwear the man gave him last time, now used and worn. It seems obvious to me that ‘Underpants Pervert,’ as I’ve dubbed him, is masturbating with these old pairs of underwear. This has been going on for seven years, and it makes me so uncomfortable that I asked my boyfriend to stop. He agreed, but he went back on the agreement the next time ‘Underpants Pervert’ snapped his fingers. My boyfriend says he likes this guy, doesn’t feel objectified in a bad way, enjoys their lunches, and thinks of him as an old friend. When I see my boyfriend in his underwear, all I can think is, “That pervert is going to be masturbating into those soon,” when I should be thinking, “My boyfriend is so sexy.” You’ll probably take underpants pervert’s side—since you’re pro-kink and an older gay man yourself—and tell me to get over it. But what if I can’t? HAVING ISSUES STOPPING BOYFRIEND’S UNDERPANTS MAN P.S. My boyfriend is 28 and straight. I’m a 25-year-old cis bi woman. Get over it.

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P.S. And if you can’t get over it? Well, I guess you could issue an ultimatum, HISBUM: “It’s me or ‘Underpants Pervert.’” You would essentially be asking your boyfriend to end a successful longterm relationship (seven years)—a relationship of a different sort, yes, but a relationship nonetheless—in favour of a short-term relationship (four months). You’ve already asked your boyfriend to stop seeing this man, and he chose the perverted fag over the controlling girlfriend. If you can’t get over it and you decide to issue that ultimatum, HISBUM, don’t be surprised if he chooses the pervert over you a second time.

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Just wondering why I can’t find any coverage in your many years of letters concerning the effects of pubic lice on sexual health and relationships. ASKING FOR A FRIEND No one has ever asked me about pubic lice, AFAF. Some people believe pubic lice have been driven to extinction— at least in the West—by the shavingyour-pubes trend, which is now in its second or third decade and shows no sign of abating. But that theory, which I once believed myself (and could explain why no one asks me about it), has been thoroughly debunked. So I can’t tell you why pubic lice haven’t come up in the column. It’s a mystery. Dan interviews victims’ rights lawyer Carrie Goldberg, our hero: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org

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