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COMEDY black dog freehouse • Underdog Comedy show: Alternating hosts • Every Thu, 8-11pm • No cover centurY casino • 13103 Fort Rd •
780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:30-9pm
coMedY factorY • Gateway Entertain-
ment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Thu: 8:30pm; Fri: 8:30pm; Sat: 8pm and 10:30pm • Chris Heward; Jan 3-4 • Tom Liske; Jan 10-11 • Danny Acappella; Jan 16-18 • Brian Work; Jan 23-25
coMic striP • Bourbon St, WEM •
780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Hit or Miss Mondays: Amateurs and Professionals every Mon, 7:30pm • Battle to the Funny Bone; last Tue each month, 7:30pm • Als Fundraiser; Jan 2 • Ralph Harris; Jan 3-5 • Jay Pharoah Special Presentation; Jan 9-11 • Hannibal Buress Special; Jan 16-18 • Jake Johannsen; Jan 22-26 • Ben Gleib; Jan 29-Feb 2
druid • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119
• Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm
filthY McnastY's • 10511-82 Ave •
780.996.1778 • Stand Up Sundays: Stand-up comedy night every Sun with a different headliner every week; 9-11pm; no cover
oVertiMe Pub • 4211-106 St • Open mic comedy anchored by a professional MC, new headliner each week • Every Tue • Free
rouge lounge • 10111-117 St • Sterling
Scott every Wed, 9pm
ruMors ultra lounge • 8230 Gateway Blvd • Every Thu Neon Lights and Laughter with host Sterling Scott and five comedians and live DJ TNT; 8:30pm Vault Pub • 8214-175 St • Comedy with Liam Creswick and Steve Schulte • Every Thu, at 9:30pm
Zen lounge • 12923-97 St • The Ca$h Prize comedy contest hosted by Matt Alaeddine and Andrew Iwanyk • Every Tue, 8pm • No cover
GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS aikikai aikido club • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue 7:30-9:30pm; Thu 6-8pm aMnestY international edMonton
• 8307-109 St • edmontonamnesty.org • Meet the 4th Tue each month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul, Aug) E: amnesty@edmontonamnesty.org for more info • Free
argentine tango dance at foot notes studio • Foot Notes Dance Studio
(South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15
brain tuMour Peer suPPort grouP • Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 11533-135 St NW • braintumour.ca • 1.800.265.5106 ext. 234 • Support group for brain tumour survivors and their families and caregivers. Must be 18 or over • 3rd Mon every month; 7-8:45pm • Free
canadian inJured workers association of alberta (ciwaa) •
Augustana Lutheran Church, 107 St, 99 Ave • canadianinjuredworkers.com • Meeting every 3rd Sat, 1-4pm • Injured Workers in Pursuit of Justice denied by WCB
edMonton needlecraft guild •
Avonmore United Church Basement, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/ workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue each month, 7:30pm
edMonton ukulele circle • Bogani
Café, 2023-111 St • 780.440.3528 • 3rd Sun each month; 2:30-4pm • $5
(carpool); $20 (annual membership)
food addicts • St Luke's Anglican
Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019, 780.634.5526 • 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
waskahegantrail.ca • Meet: McDonalds, 14920-87 Ave • 10 km guided hike on a portion of the 309 km Waskahegan Trail; hike from Laurier Park to Government House with hike leader Helen 780.468.4331 • Jan 19, 9:45am-3pm • $5 (carpool); $20 (annual membership)
lotus Qigong • 780.477.0683 • Down-
waskahegan trail hike •
town • Practice group meets every Thu
Madeleine sanaM foundation • Faculté St Jean, Rm 3-18 • 780.490.7332 • madeleine-sanam.org/en • Program for HIV-AID’S prevention, treatment and harm reduction in French, English and other African languages • 3rd and 4th Sat, 9am-5pm each month • Free (member)/$10 (membership); pre-register
waskahegan trail hike •
waskahegantrail.ca • Meet: McDonalds, Argyll Rd, 81 St • 10 km guided hike on a portion of the 309 km Waskahegan Trail; hike the Fort Sakatchewan city trails with hike leader Bev 780 469-7948 • Jan 26, 9:45am-3pm • $5 (carpool); $20 (annual membership)
wild rose antiQue collectors societY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515
songwriters grouP • The Carrot, 9351-118 Ave • 780.973.5311 • nashvillesongwriters.com • NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) meet the 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm
Delwood Rd • wildroseantiquecollectors. ca • Collecting and researching items from various periods in the history of Edmonton. Presentations after club business. Visitors welcome • Meets the 4th Mon of every month (except Jul & Dec), 7:30pm
northern alberta wood carVers association • Duggan Community Hall,
woMen in black • In Front of the Old
3728-106 St • 780.435.0845 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm
Strathcona Farmers' Market • Silent vigil the 1st and 3rd Sat, 10-11am, each month, stand in silence for a world without violence
organiZation for biPolar affectiVe disorder (obad) • Grey
Yoga Meditation-fitness • Rosslyn
Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free
sawa 12-steP suPPort grouP • Braeside Presbyterian Church bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon, 7:30pm seVenties foreVer Music societY • 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 sherwood Park walking grouP + 50 • Meet inside Millennium Place,
Sherwood Place • Weekly outdoor walking group; starts with a 10-min discussion, followed by a 30 to 40-min walk through Centennial Park, a cool down and stretch • Every Tue, 8:30am • $2/session (goes to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta)
societY of edMonton atheists •
Community Centre, 11015-134 Ave • New year! New you! Free meditation-Yoga-Fitness; all levels welcome. Drop-in • Wed, Jan 8, 6-7:30pm • Info: FitSteenfitsYou@gmail.com
LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS oPera and the christian faith– nathan berg • Tegler Centre, Concordia
University College of Alberta (CUCA) Auditorium • An Evening with Nathan Berg, FaithLife lecture • Tue, Jan 7, 7pm
great exPeditions • St Luke’s Anglican
Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.469.3270 • 1st Mon every month, • Christmas In Hawaii (2012) presented by Al Cosh • Jan 6, 7:30pm • Suggested donation of $2
seeing is aboVe all • Acacia Hall, 10433-83 Ave, upstairs • 780.554.6133 • Free instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light • Every Sun, 5pm undoing border iMPerialisM–harsha walia • Telus Centre, Room 150
Stanley A. Milner Library, Centennial Rm (bsmt); edmontonatheists.ca; E: info@ edmontonatheists.ca; Monthly roundtable 1st Tue each month
(corner of 87 Ave and 111 St), U of A • Book launch and discussion with author and activist Harsha Walia • Thu, Jan 16, 7pm
sugar foot swing dance • Sugar
QUEER
Swing, 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music– check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry
affirM sunnYbrook–red deer • Sunnybrook United Church, Red Deer • 403.347.6073 • Affirm welcome LGBTQ people and their friends, family, and allies meet the 2nd Tue, 7pm, each month
sugar foot ballrooM • 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check web • $10, $2 (lesson with entry); first event this year is on Jan 17
beers for Queers • Empress Ale House,
take off Pounds sensiblY (toPs) •
buddYs nite club • 11725 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm
Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm • Info: call Bob 780.479.5519
toastMasters
• Fabulous Facilitators
2nd Fl, Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Ave; 780.467.6013, l.witzke@shaw.ca; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331 Toastmasters Club:
waskahegan trail hike •
waskahegantrail.ca • Meet: McDonald's Capilano • 10 km guided hike on a portion of the 309 km Waskahegan Trail; in the Sherwood Park area with hike leader Michele 780.417.6928 • Jan 5, 9:45am-3pm • $5 (carpool); $20 (annual membership)
waskahegan trail hike •
waskahegantrail.ca • Meet: Capilano McDonalds, 9857-50 St • 10 km guided hike on a portion of the 309 km Waskahegan Trail; hike through the Kennedale Ravine to Sunridge with hike leader Sandra 780.467.9572 • Jan 12, 9:45am-3pm • $5
9912 Whyte Ave • Meet the last Thu each month
bisexual woMen's coffee grouP • A social group for bi-curious and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups.yahoo.com/group/bwedmonton
ePlc fellowshiP Pagan studY grouP • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-
105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • eplc.webs.com • Free year long course; Family circle 3rd Sat each month • Everyone welcome
eVolution wonderlounge • 10220103 St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Community Tue: partner with various local GLBT groups for different events; see online for details • Happy Hour Wed-Fri: 4-8pm • Wed Karaoke: with the Mystery Song Contest; 7pm-2am • Fri: DJ Evictor • Sat: DJ Jazzy • Sun: Beer Bash g.l.b.t. sPorts and recreation
• teamedmonton.ca • Blazin' Bootcamp: Garneau Elementary School Gym, 10925-87 Ave; Every Mon and Thu, 7pm; $30/$15 (low income/student); E: bootcamp@teamedmon-
VUEWEEKLY JAN 2 – JAN 8, 2014
ton.ca • Mindful Meditation: Pride Centre: Every Thu, 6pm; free weekly drop-in • Swimming–Making Waves: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; E: swimming@teamedmonton.c; makingwavesswimclub.ca • Bowling: Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes: Every Tue, 6:30pm; until Apr 1, 2014; $15/week • Volleyball: St Matthew Elementary School (NE): Tue, until Mar 11, 8-10pm; Stratford Junior-Senior High School (west end): every Tue, Mar 18-Apr 29, 7-9pm, $65 (season), $35 (Half season), $5 (drop-in) • Curling: Granite Curling Club: Every Tue, until Mar 25, 7pm • Martial Arts–Kung Fu and Kick Boxing: Every Tue and Thu, 6-7pm; GLBTQ inclusive adult classes at Sil-Lum Kung Fu; kungfu@teamedmonton.ca, kickboxing@teamedmonton.ca, sillum.ca
g.l.b.t.Q seniors grouP • S.A.G.E Bldg, Craftroom, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.474.8240 • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Thu, 1-4pm • Info: E: tuff @shaw.ca illusions social club • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • edmontonillusions.ca • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7:30-9pm inside/out • U of A Campus • Campus-
based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified and queer (LGBTQ) faculty, graduate student, academic, straight allies and support staff • 3rd Thu each month (fall/ winter terms): Speakers Series. E: kwells@ ualberta.ca
780.530.1283 for location • Classic Covers Shindig Fundraiser • Every Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins on Les Paul Standard guitars: upcoming Century Casino show as well; Twilight Zone Razamanaz Tour; all ages • Fundraising for local Canadian Disaster Relief, the hungry (world-wide through the Canadian Food Grains Bank)
deeP freeZe festiVal • Alberta Avenue Area, along 118 Ave, 90 St to 94 St • deepfreezefest.ca • The Vikings are coming: free activities, including live music, cuisine, dance, wagon rides, ice skating, storytelling, fireworks, an artisan market and gallery sale, and much more • Jan 11-12 • Free family event
ice on whYte festiVal • End Of Steel Park, Gateway Blvd, 103 St, Tommy Banks Way • 780.758.5878 • iceonwhyte.ca • International Ice Carving Competition kicks off the festival from Jan 24-26 • All 10 festival days are filled with outdoor fun. Enjoy the ice and snow carving exhibits, the interactive children's play area, the famous giant ice slide, games, ice carving lessons and much more. Every day new ice and snow carvings will be created by the Artists in Residence and special guest artists • Jan 24-Feb 2 • $5 (adult)/$2.50 (child) under 2 free
liVing PositiVe • 404, 10408-
124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca • 1.877.975.9448/780.488.5768 • Confidential peer support to people living with HIV • Tue, 7-9pm: Support group • Daily drop-in, peer counselling
Making waVes swiMMing club •
geocities.com/makingwaves_edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu
Pride centre of edMonton • Pride
Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • A safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental drop-in space, support programs and resources offered for members of the GLBTQ community, their families and friends • Daily: Community drop-in; support and resources. Queer library: borrowing privileges: Tue-Fri 12-9pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, closed Sun-Mon; Queer HangOUT (a.k.a. QH) youth drop-in: Tue-Fri 3-8pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, youth@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Counselling: Free, short-term by registered counsellors every Wed, 5:30-8:30pm, info/bookings: 780.488.3234 • Knotty Knitters: Knit and socialize in safe, accepting environment, all skill levels welcome; every Wed 6-8pm • QH Game Night: Meet people through board game fun; every Thu 6-8pm • QH Craft Night: every Wed, 6-8pm • QH Anime Night: Watch anime; every Fri, 6-8pm • Movie Night: Open to everyone; 2nd and 4th Fri each month, 6-9pm • Women’s Social Circle: Social support group for female-identified persons +18 years in the GLBT community; new members welcome; 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm each month; andrea@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Men Talking with Pride: Support and social group for gay and bisexual men to discuss current issues; every Sun 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail.com • TTIQ: a support and information group for all those who fall under the transgender umbrella and their family/ supporters; 3rd Mon, 7-9pm, each month • HIV Support Group: Support and discussion group for gay men; 2nd Mon, 7-9pm, each month; huges@shaw.ca
PriMetiMers/sage gaMes • Unitarian
Church, 10804-119 St • 780.474.8240 • Every 2nd and last Fri each Month, 7-10:30pm
st Paul's united church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship) woMonsPace • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.ca, womonspace@gmail.com • A Non-profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership. Confidentiality assured woodYs Video bar • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Karaoke with Tizzy 7pm-1am; Kitchen 3-11pm • Thu: Free pool all night; kitchen 3-11pm • Fri: Mocho Nacho Fri: 3pm (door), kitchen open 3-11pm
SPECIAL EVENTS deePsoul.ca • 587.520.3833; text to:
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