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Budget quiet on arena Last week's provincial budget had the opposition parties and various stakeholder organizations up in arms well before Minister of Finance Doug Horner stood up to deliver his speech.

My favourite part was when the Canadian Taxpayers Federation spokesperson threatened to tunnel under the legislature when he learned of Horner's (later reversed) decision to bar him from the budget embargo festivities, but that's fodder for another column.

Like many other Edmontonians, I was eager to see if the province came through with funding for the downtown arena. Sure, the province has been saying for months—no, actually years— that they wouldn't. And, yeah, the optics would be so tremendously bad if the province found the money for an arena while slashing postsecondary funding and freezing almost everything else that even the Premier's crack communications team could see it coming (what with Daryl Katz and his business still under investigation by Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer for a reported $430 000 donation to the Progressive Conservatives in the dying days of last year's election campaign and all).

But despite all evidence to the contrary, Mayor Mandel kept insisting right up until the budget was delivered that the money would be there. Hell, he kept insisting that the money would be there even after the money clearly wasn't there. He even got a number of

councillors to take to the media circuit to nod their heads and agree with him. There will be shovels in the ground in August, they say. One might be inclined to make reference here to a certain emperor with no clothes on.

In the meantime, the city has spent well over $100 million on this project without any idea of how they are going to pay for it. The motion they passed back in the spring of 2011 was not to proceed until all funding was in place. Now we're told it doesn't matter. Apparently a wingand-a-prayer is all you need.

An application for a Community Revitalization Levy has been submitted to the province which, if approved, will divert many millions of dollars from the provincial education budget in order to finance the arena. We'll see how well that goes over with those angry parents who were just informed their children are going to be bussed because their brand-new schools are already over capacity. I'm guessing not well.

The mayor has indicated he will announce on April 2 whether or not he will be seeking another term. Mandel has successfully managed to stick-handle this issue to avoid having the matter put before voters for years now. That's not going to be the case in October's election.

As one local wag said on Twitter, "If there's shovels in the ground by August, the only thing this council will be digging is their own graves."

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As the director of the Edmonton Valley Zoo, I would like to correct the portrayal of Lucy the elephant's life in Edmonton. Lucy has unique needs and must be understood and treated as an individual elephant.

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She has a complicated medical condition that is being managed responsibly at the zoo. Elephants usually breathe through their trunks; Lucy breathes through her mouth. Under stress, or during other times of increased need for oxygen, Lucy's ability to breathe is stretched almost beyond her capacity. It is imperative to keep her calm and quiet.

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No bitterness, no hate (Feb 7 – Feb 13)

I have noted, for quite some time now, a lack of "Letters to the Editor" (save for a letter from CJSR commenting on CKUA's policy to carry BBC World News instead of Edmonton local news) in Vue's news section. Whether this is policy now, or lack of response, I don't know.

With that being said, I would like to comment on the story in Vue's February 7 edition—very well done "No bitterness, no hate" (Rebecca Medel), and one that needed to be said. I hope Chevi finds things better now. Also, the article "Eat your greens" in the Dish section was informative and well-written (Meaghan Baxter). As a closing note, I wonder if one of your music critics could review Til Your River Runs Dry by Eric Burdon, of '60s Animals fame on ABKCO Records.

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STORIED STREETS Edmonton's street signs tell a story of its past E

dmonton's past is all around us. It's wrapped up in the city's historic buildings and sites, as well as in its old neighbourhoods and homes.

You can feel it in Old Strathcona, in the Garneau Theatre and when you're crossing the High Level Bridge. And you invoke it every time you give or receive directions, referencing people, events and places of the past. But who do these names refer to? Who's Ada? Who's Whyte?

When did Alberta Avenue get it's name? And who had the honour of naming these streets?

During Edmonton's early years—when there was a system of numbered streets and named avenues—avenue names were often chosen by the developer. This system changed in 1914, two years after Edmonton and Strathcona amalgamated. At that time, the city realized developers' haphazard naming of streets was becoming confusing and repetitive.

"They were having trouble with ad hoc names," says Elizabeth Walker, an archivist with the City of Edmonton Archives. So the city turned to an all-numbered approach. Named streets returned after the city moved away from the grid system, welcoming innovative subdivision designs.

In 1956, the city formed the District Names Advisory Committee, today known as the Naming Committee. The committee, in its current form, approves names for municipal facilities, new neighbourhoods, parks and roads.

"The intent was to have meaningful names picked, so people who have contributed to Edmonton or historical figures, things like that, and to try to eliminate some of the duplication," Walker explains.

ADA BLVD Ada Boulevard, located on the bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the city's east end, was named long before the city formed its naming committee.

"It was named after the developer's wife," Walker says, referring to Ada Thirsee Magrath, whose husband William J Magrath was a pioneer real-estate developer. On the boulevard still sits the Magrath mansion. The 14-room, three-storey house, which boasts a billiards room, ballroom and swimming pool, is now a historic site.

Ada, born in 1863 and raised in Tamworth, ON, was on Edmonton's first board of directors of the YWCA and was active in numerous churches. She and her husband made the move to Edmonton in 1905, taking the first Canadian Northern Railway train west of Battleford. Although the name Ada Boulevard has been in use since the Magraths built their home in 1911, it wasn't formally put into use until 1949.

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WHYTE AVENUE EDMONTON

TOMMY BANKS WAY Tommy Banks Way was named in honour of Edmonton jazz musician Tommy Banks in 1999. Banks is a pianist, conductor, composer, TV personality, producer and former senator born in 1936. His music career began at the age of 14 when he played in the band of jazz saxophonist Don Thompson. Later he led his own groups, including a jazz quintet at Expo 67, and won Juno and Gemini awards. In 1991 he was made an officer in the Order of Canada and between 2000 and 2011, he was a senator for Alberta. Banks continues to live in Edmonton.

EDMONTON

FOX DRIVE Fox Drive was named in 1968 in honour of Thomas and Clara Fox. The naming committee originally proposed the name Foxdale Drive, but the recommendation was denied by city council. Thomas and Clara Fox were honoured after the couple donated a piece of land in the Whitemud area to the city.

Thomas was a pilot in the Second World War and moved to Edmonton from British Columbia in 1941. He was also a champion horseman, race-car driver and community leader, working with the Edmonton Community Chest and the YMCA. In 1983, he was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.

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CALGARY TRAIL Calgary Trail was originally a trail from Fort Edmonton to the mission at Morley, 80 kilometres west of Calgary. The trail was cleared in 1873 by Rev John McDougall and his brother, David. When Fort Calgary was established two years later, the remaining 80 kilometres were cleared by the North West Mounted Police. The trail became a busy supply route after the 1883 arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Calgary. Its use declined after the completion of the Calgary and Edmonton Railway in 1891, but it picked up again after the advent of the automobile.

The trail was formerly broken up into northbound and southbound, but in 2000 the names changed, with the southbound route becoming Calgary Trail and the northbound route becoming Gateway Boulevard.

Whyte Avenue got its name in 1891 when the Calgary and Edmonton Railway surveyed and named the roadways in Strathcona.

The street was named in honour of Sir William Whyte, a railway executive who emigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1863. Whyte's first job with the Grand Trunk Railway was as a brakeman.

Later he became a freight and station agent, and then the superintendent of the Ontario division for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1902, he became the assistant to the president and by 1904, he was the second vice-president. The name Whyte Avenue was made official aretirement from the railway.

ALBERTA AVENUE Alberta Avenue was named in 1904. It's believed the name was chosen after the provisional district of Alberta, which was named after HRH Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the wife of the Marquess of Lorne, Canada's governor general from 1878 to 1883.

The name Alberta Avenue only lasted 10 years before it was changed to 118 Avenue when the city made the change to a numbered system. It wasn't until 1994—80 years after 118 Avenue was named—that the city's Naming Committee changed the name to 118 Avenue (Alberta Avenue).

The neighbourhood of Alberta Avenue, developed during the First World War era, was first named in the '20s. Before that time, the area between Norwood Boulevard and 118 Avenue was called Norwood and the area from 118 Avenue to 121 Avenue was West Delton.

EDMONTON

WAYNE GRETZKY DR Wayne Gretzky Drive was named in 1999 after No. 99's retirement from hockey. Gretzky had played with the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 – 1988, helping the team win four Stanley Cups.

"The Great One" played out the rest of his career with three other teams: the Los Angeles Kings, St Louis Blues and New York Rangers. In his 21 years in the National Hockey League, Gretzky won 10 Art Ross Trophies for most points scored in a season, and (among others) he also received the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy five times for sportsmanship and performance. He also left the league with 40 regular-season records and 15 playoff records.

Formerly, Wayne Gretzky Drive had three different names. In 1995 it was known as Capilano Drive. In 1967 it was Capilano Road and before that it was Capilano Freeway.

EDMONTON

ALLARD WAY Allard Way was named after Charles Alexander Allard, who was born and raised in Edmonton. Allard graduated from medicine at the University of Alberta in 1943. In 1947, he constructed a clinic that housed his own practice.

He later became a surgeon, then chief surgeon, at the Edmonton General Hospital. As well as medicine, Allard was involved in real estate, aviation, sports and media. Allard lived until he was 71.

The naming committee approved the naming of Allard Way shortly before his death in 1991.

EDMONTON

If you're interested in the history of your own street name, pick up a copy of Naming Edmonton: From Ada to Zoie, or visit the City of Edmonton's online archives at archivesphotos.edmonton.ca and type your street name in the search box on the left hand side.

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Province missed the mark in budget

Afghan president Karzai blames foreigners for Taliban unrest

Opportunity lost In his speech delivering Alberta's Right-wingers like Jack Mintz have 2013 budget, Minister of Finance repeatedly called for a sales tax to Doug Horner referred to this budget ensure adequate funding for our pubas a "once-in-a-generation restruclic services, while folks on the centre turing". He also said the budget was and the left, like the Parkland Instibased on the priorities and wishes tute, have pointed to a progressive tax of the people of Alberta who told structure and increased corporate taxthe government "they expect a budes as the way forward. Either way, the get that is responsible, balanced and consensus is broad: Alberta has a revfacilitates economic growth." After enue problem that needs to be fixed. hours of digging through the budget documents in-depth, however, there However, beyond economists and is no evidence to support either of think-tanks, Albertans themselves these statements. have made their fiscal priorities The only restructuring clear time and time again. A ICAL evident is that instead of P O L I T pre-budget report released ACE by the Parkland Institute one budget, the govern- I N T E R F om eekly.c ment actually presented included polling data from @vuew ricardo o three: an operating budthe University of Alberta's Ricard AcuĂąa Population Research Laboraget, a capital plan and a savings budget. There is a strong tory showing that 60 percent of argument to be made that, at least Albertans agreed or strongly agreed in accounting terms, it makes good with adding some degree of progressense to separate out the numbers sivity to our tax system. This was supinto these three key areas. It is a ported by an Environics poll commisfairly common practice to budget sioned by the Alberta Federation of and track operations, physical asLabour earlier this year which found sets and financial assets separately. that 72 percent of Albertans favoured Different strategies and goals are a return to a progressive tax and 77 required in each area and it can percent favoured an increase in cortherefore be argued that each area porate taxes and taxes for the very deserves its own budget. wealthy. The same poll found that Of course, it could also be argued over 70 percent of Albertans rejected that separating the provincial budget the notion of cuts to public services into three separate documents was as a way of balancing the books. Even little more than a shell game by the the Wildrose Party's "alternative" Conservatives to make it next to imbudget included a multi-billion dollar possible to identify the total annual deficit because they also refused to deficit and debt and to make it even change the revenue stream. harder to compare expenditures and Again, the polling shows a pretty revenues with the previous year. clear consensus among Albertans Either way, the shift from one budabout the changes needed in Alget to three does not, in and of itself, berta's fiscal framework. Somerepresent anything close to a "oncehow, however, the government in-a-generation restructuring". It just who claims to have heard both the represents moving the numbers economists and Albertans at large, around in a type of fiscal shell game. decided instead to present a budget The main essence of the budget itself with no changes to the province's has not changed in any significant revenue stream, funding to 'priorway. We're still dealing with a fiscal ity' areas that fails to keep up with framework that is overly dependent population growth and inflation and on non-renewable resource revenues, a multi-billion dollar deficit. makes education, health care and huBudget 2013 was indeed an opporman services completely contingent tunity for the provincial government on the price of oil and is willing to to listen to Albertans and fundamensacrifice the interests of the majortally transform the province's fiscal ity of Albertans in order to protect structure. Despite their rhetoric, the wealth accumulation of the one however, the government passed percent. All of these things were true up this opportunity in favour of when Ralph Klein got hold of the maintaining and defending the dysprovincial budget in 1993 and they functional status quo. The question remain true today. Where is this masAlbertans have to ask themselves sive restructuring? today is, "Why?" The answer to that As for the expressed wishes of Alquestion will reveal exactly who this bertans, it really is difficult to fathom government is working for and lisexactly which Albertans the governtening to, because it's certainly not ment chose to listen to. A plethora the majority of us. V of economists, on both the right and Ricardo AcuĂąa is the executive dileft of the ideological spectrum, have rector of the Parkland Institute, a spent the last six months telling anynon-partisan, public policy research one who will listen that Alberta's fisinstitute housed at the University of cal future depends on fixing the provAlberta. V ince's revenue problems.

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side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Join Vincenzo and Ida Renzi every Friday at Foot Notes Dance Studio for an evening of authentic Argentine tango • Every Fri, 8pm-midnight • $15 (per person)

St Jean, Rm 3-18 • 780.490.7332 • Program for HIVAID’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

ARTY PARTY • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • Art

MAKE IT SPEAK • Artery, 9535 Jasper Ave • Ed-

with Charity Brown 7:00pm to 10:00pm, bring own supplies • $15; pre-register at Register @ YEGlive, info@expressionzcafe.com; 780.437.3667 • 60 Sketches in 60 Seconds: Apr 4, May 2, Jun 6

BRAIN TUMOUR PEER SUPPORT GROUP

monton Design Students Organization (DSO): dedicated to the power of words and print posters.

Chat with the designers, enjoy live music by the Exciting Times Jazz Party, and Cashbone • Fri, Mar 22, 7pm (door) •Free

GREAT EXPEDITIONS • St Luke’s AnglicanChurch, 8424-95 Ave • 780.469.3270 • 1st Mon every month, 7:30pm • Suggested donation of $3 HEALTHY LIVING THERAPIES ALBERTA ASSOCIATION • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • hltaa.org • Meeting with speaker; open to the public • 4th Wed every month, 7-9pm • $10 (member)/$15 (non-member)

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK • U of A,

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

BAILEY THEATRE–Camrose • Lorne Elliott •

DROP-IN MEDITATION CLASSES • Sherwood

monton.org • Weekly meditation drop-in; every Tue, 7-8:30pm

• Pixie Glassworks studio, 9322-60 Ave • 780.436.4460 • Focus on the many ways that certified pure, therapeutic grade essential oils can help to ease pain • Mar 23, 2-4pm • Free

MILL CREEK MORNING AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • Open to

PROTECTING ALBERTA'S WATER COMMONS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES • U of A

anyone who has been affected by somebody else's drinking • Meet every Wed 10-11am, admission by donation

Telus Centre, Rm 134, 111 St, 87 Ave • Is Alberta's Water being Managed Sustainably? featuring speakers Cindy Chiasson, Rachel Notley, Shannon Stunden-Bowers • Mar 21, 7-9pm

Mar 14, 7pm (door) • $35 at Bailey box office

BRIXX Comedy and Music once a month as a part of Ruby Tuesdays CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:30-9pm • Gilbert Gottfried; Mar 15-16; $29

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jeff Leeson; Mar 14-16 • Gene Renfroe; Mar 21-23

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Steve White; Until Mar 17 • Mike Dambra; Mar 20 • Deon Cole; Mar 21-24

DOW–SHELL THEATRE–Fort Saskatchewan • Clockwork Mysteries, take a journey through time with Ted and Marion Outerbridge, masters of illusion • Mar 16, 7:30pm • $25 (adult)/$20 (senior/youth)

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

Park Community Centre (Mon); Amitabha Centre, 9550-87 St (Tue, Fri) • info@meditationedmonton.org • Every Mon, Tue 7-8:30pm and Fri 10-11:30am

EDMONTON NATURE CLUB • King's University College, 9125-50 St • Monthly meeting, with lecture presented by Lu Carbyn Beaverhills Lake in a perspective over time • Fri, Mar 15, 7pm (refreshments), 7:30pm (presentation) • Donation

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

EDMONTON YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • Every Fri, 7:30-8:30pm; doors at 7pm for coffee

ELIZABETH'S ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE SALE • Alberta Aviation Museum, 11410 Kingsway Ave • Pop Culture, Vintage Clothing, Advertising Collectibles, shabby chic, antique furniture, militaria, jewelry, petroliana, art glass, vintage toys, china, lp records, sports memorabilia, coins, stamps, watches, comics, buttons and so much more • Mar 15, 2-8pm; Mar 16, 10-4pm • $5

FABULOUS FACILITATORS TOASTMASTERS CLUB • 2nd Floor Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Ave • 780.467.6013, l.witzke@shaw.ca • fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org • Can you think of a career that does not require communication • Every Tue, 12:05-1pm

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VAULT PUB • 8214-175 St • Comedy with Liam

Creswick and Steve Schulte • Every Thu, at 9:30pm cedmonton@gmail.com • Learn about menstrual cycle Motorcycle repair shop – sales in excess of $400,000.00 and charting and share your personal experiences in a WINSPEAR CENTRE • 780.428.1414growing • The magisupportive Manufacturing operation covers for boats, trucks pricegroup environment • 1st Mon of the month cal misery tour: Stand-up comic Jeremy– Hotz • Mar $82,000. from Oct-Apr, 6:30-8:30pm • $5 (suggested donation) 17, 7:30pm • $37.50, $42.50 at Winspear box office Liquor Store – land, buildings & eq. northern Alberta FOOD Restaurant – no franchise fees, full• service sales 1.4 MADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 8424WUNDERBAR • 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Crane & Picker operation – well established, 95 owner’s wishes to retire sales 800,000.

Ave • 780.465.2019, 780.634.5526 • Food Addicts Comedy every 2nd Mon • UIG: A Space Odyssey. in Recovery@ Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery Call Conroy 403-346-6655 Improv Comedy Night • DrBill Jokes; Mar 18 or Keith Acheson program for anyone suffering from food obsession, Independent Pizza- steady family bus, 75% takeout/delivery estimate net $172144 ZEN LOUNGE • 12923-97 • Theup Ca$h Prize comovereating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings DQ Grill & Chill-St Sales newly upgraded/Reno cash flow up to $241188 edy contestQuiznoshosted bysales Matt Alaeddine and Andrew growth potential could net $255000 every low Thu,rent, 7pmcan open 2nd location 30 yr Established Glass Shop- Auto, builders, residential, commercial, 2 owners with 2 staff Iwanyk • Every Tue, 8pm • No cover HEALING CIRCLE 780.570.0475 Full Service Laundromat-commercial sales over expectations; hit a• Call profit of $155141 for location • spiritualawakeningcentre.com • Begins with a guided Call Mark Hansen 10 am-5 pm Mon-Fri @ 403 343 0824 or email meditation moving into an affirmative state where gmarkhansen@shaw.ca healing on all levels occurs • Every Wed, 7-8pm AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old The above is a selection of choices please visitSpiritual our website HOME–Energizing Community for Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial www.advantagecommercial.ca Passionate Living • Garneau/Ashbourne Assisted Art of Aikido • Every Tue 7:30-9:30pm; Thu 6-8pm Living Place, 11148-84 Ave • Home: Blends music, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON drama, creativity and reflection on sacred texts to • 8307-109 St • edmontonamnesty.org • Meet the energize you for passionate living • Every Sun, 3-5pm 4th Tue each month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul, LOTUS QIGONG • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • PracAug) E: amnesty@edmontonamnesty.org for more tice group meets every Thu info • Free

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MEDITATION • Strathcona Library • meditationed-

NSAI 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

NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • 780.458.6352, 780.467.6093 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

OCCUPY EDMONTON GENERAL ASSEMBLY • Grant MacEwan City Centre Café, 10600-104 Ave • oc.yeg.info@gmail.com • A leaderless space where everyone is welcome to organize and/or assist with all forms of Edmonton based non-violent activism • Every Tue from 6:30-8:30pm & Sat from 2-4pm

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey 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, Bishop St, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon, 7:30pm 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 • Centennial Rm, (basement) Stanley A. Milner Library • Monthly roundtable 1st Tue each month • edmontonatheists.ca; E: info@edmontonatheists.ca

SOL CAFÉ • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • thesolcafe.com • Meet Sundays 4:30-6:30pm

STAMP SHOW • WEM, 3 Fl, Above Europa Blvd • Edmontonstamp.com • Edmonton Stamp Club: Stamps for sale, exhibits, Jr table, free evaluations, and more • Mar 22-24

SUGARSWING DANCE CLUB • Orange Hall, 10335-84 Ave or Pleasantview Hall, 10860-57 Ave • 780.604.7572 • Swing Dance at Sugar Foot Stomp: beginner lesson followed by dance every Sat, 8pm (door) at Orange Hall or Pleasantview Hall

VEGETARIANS OF ALBERTA • vofa.ca/event • Sai Baba Centre, 9619-82 Ave: Cooking Demo with Chef Laura Lynn Johnston and Speaker David Parker; Mar 23, 3-5pm; free, pre-register at info@vofa.ca • Idylwylde Library, 8310-88 Ave: Film: Earthlings; Mar 26, 7-9pm

WALDORF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL • Waldorf

• 780.463.1626 • Vegetarian Potluck: Bring vegetarian/ vegan/raw dish for 6 plus a 2nd dish if bringing a guest/ partner featuring Vegetable Farming on a Farm in Edmonton with speaker, Janelle Herbert • Sun, Mar 24, 5pm; come at 6:30pm for lecture only • $6 each

THOUGHTFUL TUESDAY • Earth's General Store, 9605-82 Ave • Half the Sky; Mar 19, 7-9pm; Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide takes on the oppression of women and girls worldwide WAM'S THE SHE SERIES–SHARING HER EXPERIENCE • Whitemud Crossing Library Theatre, 141 Whitemud Crossing Shopping Centre, 4211-106 St • 780.803.2016 • wamsoc.ca • One piece at the time, a talk by Edmonton mosaic artist Erin Pankratz-Smith • Sat, Mar 23, 1:30pm • Free • info@wamsoc.ca

WHAT'S TO BE DONE • Telus 236/238, U of A • 780.492.4949 • A dialogue on how communities can better respond to relationship violence in LGBTTQ lives • A dialogue on how communities can better respond to relationship violence in LGBTTQ lives. Presented by Gender Based Violence Prevention Project in conjunction with UofA Pride Week, session led by Janice Ristock • Mar 18, 7-9:30pm

QUEER 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

BEERS FOR QUEERS • Empress Ale House, 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

BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B 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 EDMONTON PRIME TIMERS (EPT) • Unitarian Church of Edmonton, 10804-119 St • A group of older gay men who have common interests meet the 2nd Sun, 2:30pm, for a social period, short meeting and guest speaker, discussion panel or potluck supper. Special interest groups meet for other social activities throughout the month. E: edmontonpt@yahoo.ca

EPLC FELLOWSHIP PAGAN STUDY GROUP •

WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood

FLASH NIGHT CLUB • 10018-105 St • 780.969.9965 •

WOMEN IN BLACK • In Front of the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market • Silent vigil the 1st and 3rd Sat, 10-11am, each month, stand in silence for a world without violence

Y TOASTMASTERS CLUB • Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (north door, stairs to the left) • Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month. Help develop confidence in public speaking and leadership • Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS DESIGN ENTREPRENEURSHIP • John L. Haar Theatre, MacEwan University, 10045-156 St • The Convergence of Design and Organizational Decision Making lecture by Richard Buchanan • Mon, Mar 18 • Free INNOVATIVE WOOD DESIGN–FIRE SAFETY AND THE BUILDING CODE • Petroleum Club, 11110-108 St • The Next 20 Years, The Next 20 Storeys • Mar 19 • Free, with pre-registration (by Mar 15), and has been submitted for AAA and AIA learning credits; ams.cwc.ca/Live/AMS/EventRegistrations/ EventDetails/1603

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SOUTH EDMONTON VEGETARIAN AND GARDENING CLUB • Park Allen Hall, 11104-65 Ave

Independent School, 7211-96A Ave • 780.935.8372 • Open House: Find out about Waldorf education, and tour the classrooms. Public registration open: ParentTot, Nursery, Kindergarten, Grades 1-4, Homeschool Arts Enrichment classes, and Homeschool Board Facilitation • Mar 16, 12-3pm

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

105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • edmontonillusions.ca • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7:30-9pm

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Show: A buffet of comedy sketches and songs • Sat, Mar 16, 7:30pm • $20

Theatre, 9030-118 Ave • Get together and make something based on your own ideas, skill and talent • Mar 21, 5:30-8:30pm • Free

ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB • Pride Centre, 10608-

INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-based

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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

Katz 1080 • mentalhealthawarenessclub@gmail.com • Week-long event dedicated to raising awareness of mental health. Lunchtime talks: topics such as schizophrenia, the importance of work-life balance, and stigma around mental health • Until Mar 15, 12-1pm • Interactive booths fair: Thu, Mar 14, 10am-1pm

• 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

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G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg,

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 Thu Goth + Industrial Night: Indust:real Assembly with DJ Nanuck; 10pm (door); no cover • Triple Threat Fridays: DJ Thunder, Femcee DJ Eden Lixx • DJ Suco beats every Sat • E: vip@flashnightclub.com

G.L.B.T. SPORTS AND RECREATION • teamedmonton.ca • Hockey: at the Sportsdome; E: hockey@ teamedmonton.ca • Blazin' Bootcamp: Every Mon, 7:30-8:30pm at Garneau Elementary School, 10925-87 Ave; $30/$15 (low income/student); E: bootcamp@ teamedmonton.ca • Badminton (Co-Ed): Every Wed, 6-7:30pm; St Vincent School, 10530-138 St; $5 (drop-in); E: badminton@teamedmonton.ca • Cross-Country Skiing: Strathcona Wilderness Centre; E: Colette at crosscountry@teamedmonton.ca; facebook.com/ events/511701118849342 • Outdoor Skating: Hawrelak Park, Victoria Oval; E: Teresa at skating@teamedmonton. ca • Yoga: Gay/Lesbian yoga every Wed, 7:30-9pm, at Lion's Breath Yoga, 206, 10350-124 St; Instructor: Jason Morris; $10 (drop-in) • Indoor Cycling: Terwillegar Recreation Centre; drop-in; E: 311@edmonton.ca • Running: Every Sun, 10am, at Kinsmen • Swimming–Making Waves: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) pool, 11762-106 St; E: swimming@teamedmonton.c; makingwavesswimclub.ca • Volleyball: until May 2013; E: recvolleyball@teamedmonton.ca • Curling: Every Tue, 7pm at the Granite Curling Club (8620-107 St; E: curling@teamedmonton.ca • Bowling: Every Tue, 6:30pm; at Ed's Rec Room, WEM; $15/week • 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

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organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transidentified 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

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.

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SPECIAL EVENTS DOWNTOWN DINING WEEK • Various Venues • edmontondowntown.com • Dine and discover a whole new world of scrumptious cuisine–at a fraction of the cost. Menu exclusively for Dining Week: lunch or dinner for $15, $25 or $50 at the finest downtown eateries • Mar 15-24 HOME AND GARDEN SHOW • Northlands Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave • 780.491.5548 • Mar 21-24

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COVER // FAVA FEST

Second annual FAVA Fest showcases all things 3D Mon, Mar 18 – Sat, Mar 23 FAVA Fest 3D: Film and Video Arts Festival fava.ca

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ou've donned the plastic-framed red and blue glasses and are now sitting in the dark feeling just a little silly while waiting for the action to start—and then it hits you, leaping from the screen in a way that's so vivid, so captivating, you have to resist the urge to reach out and touch it.

3D film, when used effectively, can become another vehicle to tell a story and provide a whole new sensory dimension to cinema. Its prevalence has been seeping into big-budget blockbusters from Alice in Wonderland to Avatar, and while it seems like the wave of the future, the truth is, 3D has been around in some form since the early 20th century—and now it's FAVA's turn to break out the glasses and show what the independent film community can do with it as part of its second annual FAVA Fest.

"It has a niche where some films it compliments, and others it doesn't," Fava's interim executive director Dave Cunningham notes. "Our job is to let people do what they want to do here, so if there's a big group of people here who want to do 3D, we need to make that happen."

This year's red carpet is rolling out to showcase more than 30 films from across Northern Alberta and beyond, along with a 3D trade show, equipment demonstrations, an artist talk and FAVA Gala, where $20 000 worth of awards

will be handed out in nine different categories to further the production of independent film.

Among this group of 3D enthusiasts is FAVA board president Dylan Pearce, who recently shot his first 3D short, The Babysitter, a story of two girls whose older cousin comes over to babysit and takes them on a journey through various fantastical worlds. For Pearce, utilizing 3D was a matter of enhancing the story without detracting from it, and knowing when to push or ease off the effects to differentiate the worlds. The film also proved to be an intriguing exercise in the technical components of filmmaking for himself as well as his crew, which included fellow FAVA members Wes Miron and Andrew Schultz.

"Lighting was completely backwards because you didn't have to light to create your depth because everything was already there; you had to light to help motivate it and just establish things, so on the technical side it was an interesting little experiment," notes Pearce, who is curating a presentation of 3D shorts at this year's festival.

As with integrating any form of technology into a familiar practice, Pearce notes 3D may

very well remain a niche component of film, but it could also catch on as more filmmakers begin to use the tool and realize its capabilities beyond a novelty.

"For me as a director it's just another tool ... it's been tough because there's been so many bad 3D films that have come out that have tarnished the idea of what 3D is," Pearce says, adding numerous major studios have used 3D as a money-grab. "But people forget that when colour, when sound, even when HD, CG, all that stuff, when it first started to come out it was just exploited to the max and then it hit a peak and started to go away. That's when the people who are really passionate about it get involved and push the art form of it forward and that's what allows it to have a life."

When 3D is applied in a way that isn't gratuitous and is used to enhance the film and its concept, Pearce believes it can allow for a more immersive viewing experience, musing that it's all part of furthering technology, speculating that down the line, viewing TV or films will be an entirely different experience all together.

"What I'm trying to do is make people aware

of what you can do as a storyteller with using that as another tool," Pearce notes. "So right now on the local scene, it's kind of just hitting the cusp. People are just getting interested and getting away from the idea that it's just a gimmick—kind of."

In addition to showcasing 3D film and its place in the industry, FAVA Fest and its events are also crucial in assisting the community at large further recognize what FAVA is, its contributions and the level of talent that exists within the co-op.

"I think one of our problems at FAVA has been that the community doesn't necessarily see us, and our members are busy doing what they do, so they're not necessarily thinking about the community either," Cunningham notes, noting that in the last year FAVA's sponsored approximately 436 projects within the community through sister societies and co-ops, with plans to continue branching out into other facets of media, such as FAVA TV, which will increase FAVA's online presence through downloading or streaming projects. "If you come to the gala you'll see the faces of people who are making films in the community. In particular, you'll see the faces of people who make independent work."

These independent voices, Cunningham notes, are in need of support, particularly from their communities. All too often, they can be brushed aside in favour of big-budget projects, which may or may not carry a great deal of artistic merit, but already have the clout behind them to get attention.

"The problem with us is we don't see ourselves uniquely different enough from our neighbours to the south and people are watching drivel from the United States and supporting that and overlooking the stuff that's coming out of Canada, and Alberta certainly," he adds. "Those films have budgets that are 30 times the budget of the entire co-op, so we can't compete against money, but we can certainly compete with ideas and verve and execution—and we do."

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Magnetic Reconnection

The sky in magnetic green

Sun, Mar 17 (4 pm) Part of the Alberta Biennial Films Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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he camera is a custom-built, IMAX resolution, one-of-a-kind digital camera," Kyle Armstrong begins. "Designed by a scientist out of Boston, who has been studying the aurora. He's in his 70s, now, I think.

He spent a decade in Antarctica back in the '60s. They named a mountain after him in Antarctica when he left— he's the only person I know who has a mountain named after him."

It's this unique piece of hardware that allowed Armstrong to make Magnetic Reconnection. Or, at the very least, it's

what let him capture its subject matter—the aurora borealis—with previously unseen clarity. Over its 12-minute runtime, fat ribbons of neon-green light swirl and tangle in a dance with an unbelievable clarity, while a voiceover

by Will Oldham (better known as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) and score by Sonic Youth's Jim O'Rourke illuminate the visuals in a more aural way.

Magnetic Reconnection is screening as part of the Alberta Biennial's short film program at Metro Cinema, included alongside Trevor Anderson's musical doc The Man That Got Away and Amanda Forbis's Wild Life, which was nominated for an Academy Award this year for best short.

Reconnection's inclusion in the Biennial screening is just one measure of the film's success; sitting with his hand over his coffee as he talks, Armstrong notes that there are some 60 – 70 screenings booked for this year, scattered across the continent. Too many to get out to himself, though he is trying for a couple (a few days after our chat, Armstong headed down to SXSW to screen it there.)

The idea for Reconnection began some 10 years ago, in a discussion with an auroral scientist Trond Trondsen. Three years ago, it got serious: funding came through, and after a couple of postponements, Armstrong and Trondsen went out

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to Churchill, Manitoba for 10 days to shoot the aurora.

"We had astonishing, almost divine luck on this project," he says, "Because we were there on 10 nights, and we captured footage on nine of those nights. [Trondsen had] been on many trips to study the aurora in a more scientific capacity, and on a 10-day trip, even with optimal conditions, you might see it three, maybe four nights. So to get nine nights is almost unprecedented. And he said the quality that we saw there—and he grew up in Norway, and [there] the aurora is like selling sand to the desert—but he said it's on par with some of the best he's ever seen. And you happen to have a camera pointed at it."

It's worth noting that Magnetic Reconnection shares a subject, shooting location and even sound design

by O'Rourke with another flick, Peter Mettler's Picture of Light. Armstrong was aware of the film before setting out to make his—he'd seen it twice, actually—and did his best to excise Mettler's voice from his head when approaching it for his own.

In Armstrong's film, shots of the aurora are juxtaposed with abandoned or damaged man-made debris around Churchill. There are

clips of the wreckage of a crashed C-46 aircraft, called Miss Piggy, that went down in 1979, as well as the Ithaca Four, a Greek steamship once owned by Mussolini. Armstrong isn't completely sure he knew he'd include that footage when he set out to make the doc, but when he was in Churchill, it naturally found a place.

"I've always been attracted to erosion and decay; I think it's very beautiful," he says. "And there were these modern remnants of the modern era that were left to rust; in most other situations, someone would come in and cart away a plane wreck or shipwreck, but they were just left there.

And so we spent a lot of time shooting there, walking out to remote spots ... that was part of the plan.

I think it was part of the plan. Like most projects that are a bit ambiguous, they can go through various stages of ebb and flow and they become malleable. I usually start projects with an idea but not a script; like an essay, but not something formally written out as a script, with storyboards. I tend to just capture what I see and what grabs my eye based on themes that I think about in my life."

PAUL BLINOV

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REVUE // DRAMA

A Royal Affair

Rust and Bone shots—taken in the Czech Republic— only add to this sense of a fairy-tale, selfcontained, snowglobe world.) But when Johann Struensee (Mads Mikkelsen), the new court physician, arrives, he sees the King's oddness as escapism, not lunacy, and encourages the theatre-loving ruler to act the part of policy-maker.

Revealing royalty

Fri, Mar 15 – Thu, Mar 21 Directed by Nikolaj Arcel Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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rom multiplex-masterpiece-theatre-piffle (The Queen) to royalguy-overcomes-psychological-impediment-to-rally-the-nation (The King's Speech), there's been a renaissance in monarchy flicks. And A Royal Affair isn't the first to tell of a supposedly mad king (see 1994's The Madness of King George) or even this particular mad Danish king (see 1935's The Dictator). But what Nikolaj Arcel's film

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does is dance palace-drama into the waiting arms of royal-farce—and the odd couple hits it off pretty well.

The story's crowned couple is King Christian VII (Mikkel Følsgaard) and his pre-arranged bride, British royal Caroline Matilda (Alicia Vikander). Arriving in Copenhagen in 1768, Caroline (a cousin of King George) finds her husband tetchy, theatrical and childish, when not treating her rudely or roughly and whoring around. When nobles are bowing to the king in a brothel as he's boinking a prostitute, or he demands, after returning from abroad, "I want to be greeted by my people—get them!," any gold leaf of the monarchy's half-amusingly stripped away to reveal a closed-off court that's infantilized its leader. (The sumptuous

When Caroline realizes her main function is producing heirs or the inoculating Dr Struensee declares of his success in inoculating against smallpox, "God has nothing to do with this," A Royal Affair, though set during the Enlightenment, betrays a too-modern sensibility. The film's approach—suggesting the monarchy's a playhouse-charade trapping the royal leads in their pre-assigned roles— is more daring and intriguing than its slick-but-prosaic portrayal of politics or palace plotting. (Although, even in this cool, slightly skeptical approach to kingdom, it seems more 21st- than 18th-century.) Out of some deliciously dry lines, Shakespearean allusions and its playing with statecraft as stagecraft, A Royal Affair slowly emerges as more than just some ruffle-collared, frilly-cuffed throneporn—there's a sharp quill and glinting eye behind the gilt-edged curtain.

BRIAN GIBSON

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Frozen emotions thaw in Rust and Bone

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t's not easy to follow up a modern-day masterpiece, but Jacques Audiard has at least done something prettily different. After the 2009 stand-out A Prophet, he's scraped away Rust and Bone, paring Craig Davidson's short-story collec-

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tion down to a tale of two lovers trapped by frozen emotions and searing physicality.

The look of the film is stunning.

Opening shots resemble scuffedup Polaroids. Askance angles slip us into dog pens or next to longhaul trucks. Twice the camera floats us underwater, into swirls of nightmare. And through much of the film, the relentless sun's glare CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 >>

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REVUE // REVENGE HORROR

Oldboy

Girls, girls, girls

Reality crushes fantasy in Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture

Oldboy should probably get out more

Tue, Mar 19 (7 pm) Directed by Park Chan-wook Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally released: 2003

his only friend and lover even after it's told him that his wife's been found murdered with his fingerprints at the scene. Dae-su's dogged plan for vengeance—chipping away at the walls of he silver screen shoots on so rehis prison from 1988 to 2003—is delentlessly these days that, with livered in a clipped voiceover and some not one but three Korean directors stabbing shots. (Memory, it turns out, hitting Hollywood this year, it alis like videotape, with trauma on reready seems forever ago that the unrun unless it's erased—maybe—by holy trinity—Bong Joon-ho (Mother), hypnosis.) Wall-hardened by the time Kim Ji-woon (A Tale of Two Sisters) of his mysterious release, Dae-su stutand Park Chan-wook (Oldboy)—was teringly devours violence and life—the setting film-fest red carpets ablaze famous scene where he eats a squirmas torchbearers for a new, populist ing octopus—like a newly freed, nearKorean wave of stylish, smart horror catatonic wild child. and revenge-action flicks.

There's a baroque, operatic quality Oldboy's best known, blessed in to Oldboy—even the (also justly fa2004 by the West's king of genre remous) hallway battle is a wide-canmixes, Quentin Tarantino (president vas, Bosch-like painting of primal, of the Cannes jury, awarding it the pent-up rage. Still, its mid-section Grand Prix). Ten years later, it's getdoes get a little flabby and scuzzy; ting its Western remake at the hands the plot slicks into surveillanceof Spike Lee, even as its writer-directhriller fare for a time. But the tor makes his English-language debut vengeance here's a clever, evolving with Stoker. So now, its blood dried a beast. Dae-su's guardian-like enemy SO007027 decade after it loudly splattered onto stokes his bloodlust, embittering the scene, does the middle chapter the free man's returning love of (loosely adapted from a Japanese life. The climax is a scarlet swelling manga) in Park's Vengeance Trilogy into Greek tragedy as truth, reprisal still glisten and glower? and justice smear. Revenge turns out to be the nightmare-dark side Squid-ink-black comedy still oozes of empathy—where you make anthrough the film's beginning, where a other feel just how tormented and drunk-tanked bit of an oaf, Oh Dae-su trapped and wounded you've felt (Choi Min-sik), is mysteriously abductfor so long.

BRIAN GIBSON ed and imprisoned in a small room; he // BRIAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM grows more wretched, the television

T I can't add much to the ongovolved with a couple of fellows (one ing maelstrom of dialogue about an egotistical YouTube hit who's Girls—due to a lack of cable and an also an incredible mooch, the othapathy towards torrenting I er a pill-popping cook in the haven't actually seen an epT restaurant she works for).

ASPEC isode—but Tiny Furniture But mostly, she just flails (2010), Lena Dunham's through her life while prem ekly.co vuewe first written/produced/ senting the veneer of bepaul@ Paul directed feature film cering cool and hip.

Blinov tainly offers insight into why In that, Tiny Furniture Dunham's work is presently such seems to share a familiarity with scrutinized territory. Tiny Furniture plenty of films about privileged saw a Criterion release back in 2012, twentysomethings trying to find but it's also streaming on Canadian themselves, but lacks the treacly Netflix right now. whimsy that makes most of them Returning home from liberal arts into cheap spectacles of forced percollege, hamster in hand, Aura sonal growth. What Tiny Furniture (Dunham) isn't so much welcomed does best, actually, is falter: it sets as she is acknowledged as an interits central character adrift in realruption. In the family loft, Mom is ity and refuses to flinch when her downstairs shooting photos with internal fantasies don't play out: reher sister (both acted quite well by lationships fail to pan out; working actual blood relations of Dunham); in a restaurant after college—that mom's engrossed in her work and fresh film studies diploma sitting unmostly indifferent, and the sibling's used—feels reductive; mom doesn't got some serious snark on for her offer any comfort when Aura needs older sister. it (a relationship she then uses as an Aura makes some fleeting atexcuse to blow off moving in with tempts at independence: she gets a her college friend, claiming "mom job hostessing, and tries to get inreally needs me"). Yet Aura's defen-

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sive about it all, including in a squeamish scene where she turns an argument about basically being a shitty houseguest (she is) into an aggressive, overpowering plea for sympathy. Aura's having a really hard time, she frequently spouts off, but she seems content to use that excuse as a crutch for as long as she can.

Dunham's a capable actor, but it's as a director and writer that she offers the greatest nuance, highlighting how expectation/reality play out with skill and economy. The interplay of clinging to fantasy while being crushed by reality is what gives Tiny Furniture its drive, with Dunham positioning audiences as the judge over her onscreen characters; you can see people you know in them, glaring faults and all.

If this is Dunham's general MO, for films and for Girls, I can see how it can frustrate people, but that's also the point—she's found the zeitgeist.

Dunham's more in tune with modern living than her detractors will admit.

And while there are limits to the range of exploring that, for now, it's right on the money. V

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their previous friendships murky.

Events don't define them so much as unfold around them—their reacslashes in on France's Mediterra- tions, thoughts and feelings, even nean coast. It's Antibes, where Ali for each other, are opaque. What (Matthias Schoenaerts) has come Audiard's trying to pull off—two with his son (Armand Verdure). people numbed by the physical (one They stay with Ali's sister (Corinne by being all body all the time, the Masiero) but, one day, working as a other from losing limbs) who finally bouncer, Ali meets Stéphanie (Mar- crack for each other—is admirable, ion Cotillard). She works with orcas at times visceral in its wrestling with at a marine park until, one fateful the body's repressions and urges, afternoon, she loses her legs to CCCN_REWARDS_2 a but it's not substantial. Flashes of whale. Ali and Stéphanie reconnect, Rust and Bone seem like art-film with his matter-of-fact attitude images made for academic discus12345 pushing her on—minutes after they sion—of performativity, disability, reunite, he's casually hitting the surveillance, masculinity—but can't beach for a swim as she looks on flare into a steady brilliance. Fade from her wheelchair. Soon, she's as- outs and time jumps imply a gathserting herself again and attending ering of stories and episodes more his underground street-fights. But than a sustained narrative. The film's both of them are near-inscrutable, flecks of rust and shards of bone are self-preserving battlers. gritty, pretty bits of poetry, littering the screen, but they don't amount to The weight and shape of the film, quite enough. though, is unwieldy. Ali's and Stéph- BRIAN GIBSON // BRIAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM anie's backgrounds are unclear, << CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12

REVUE // RETURN TO OZ

Oz The Great and Powerful seems to be running the Emerald City well enough despite killing its king. I guess it depends exactly how terrifying you find flying baboons.

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here is nothing egregiously wrong with Oz The Great and Powerful.

In fact, the team of visual artists that created the wondrous world of Oz did a delightful job. Landscaping the magical forests and towns that surround the Emerald City with a colour palette that screams "now in Technicolour!", there is a clear affection here for the original—its innocence

and optimism.

But while the film is visually stunning and the characters show quite a bit of pluck, there isn't a lot of tension when it comes to the battle to save the Emerald City from the clutches of the wicked witch or the "weak, selfish, slightly egotistical" antihero we have to rely on to do the saving. The wicked witch doesn't actually come off as all that wicked, as the film never really goes into any kind of wicked resumé, nor provides wicked references and, in truth, she

When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), or Oz for short, arrives in his impressively sturdy hot air balloon, the audience is meant to doubt this carnival magician's ability to take on true magic and, more importantly, whether or not he will even try. But it never seems like Oz is fully committed to being a self-serving asshole. Sure, he's a little bit of a ladies' man and kind of jerk, but in a land where you can travel by bubble, you just know he'll shed the anti eventually and end up its hero. He simply shows too much empathy throughout the film to give you the sense he might actually leave the good witch to her own devices.

Oz The Great and Powerful is cute and imaginative, and it certainly won't be giving anyone nightmares. But even children's movies deserve a little more risk and insecurity than this one has to offer. Instead, in Oz we are presented with pleasant, placid and, in essence, just kind of "meh" two hours of movie magic.

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THE GUILT TRIP (PG language may offend) FRI-SUN,

TUE 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 9:55; MON, WED-THU 4:25, 7:20, 9:55

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:30; 3D: DAILY 5:00, 8:45

JACK REACHER (14A violence) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45; MON, WED-THU 4:10, 7:00, 9:45

LES MISÉRABLES (PG violence, not recommended

for young children) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:10, 4:45, 9:00; MON, WED-THU 4:45, 9:00

ARGO (14A) DAILY 4:35, 7:15, 9:50 GANGSTER SQUAD (18A gory brutal violence) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:05, 6:50; MON, WED-THU 6:50

PARENTAL GUIDANCE (G) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:55 LINCOLN (PG violence, not recommended for young

children, language may offend) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:00, 4:30, 7:40; MON, WED-THU 4:30, 7:40

MAMA (14A frightening scenes) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:50, 4:40, 7:00, 9:45; MON,WED-THU 4:40, 7:00, 9:45

A MOMENT IN TIME (PG) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:45, 4:20, 6:40, 9:10; MON, WED-THU 4:20, 6:40, 9:10

I, ME AUR MAIN (PG) Hindi W/E.S.T. FRI-SUN, TUE 1:35, 4:05, 6:55, 9:25; MON, WED-THU 4:05, 6:55, 9:25

CINEPLEX ODEON NORTH 14231-137 Ave 780.732.2236

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN-THU 1:10, 3:45; SAT 10:30, 1:10, 3:45; 3D: FRI, MON-THU 2:00, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20; SAT 11:20, 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20; SUN 2:00, 4:45, 7:40, 10:20

SAFE HAVEN (PG not recommended for young

children) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN-WED 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55; SAT 11:10, 4:20, 7:10, 9:55; THU 1:40, 4:20, 9:55

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening scenes) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN-THU 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; SAT 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; 3D: FRI, SUN-THU 2:10, 5:15, 8:20; SAT 11:15, 2:10, 5:15, 8:20; 3D ULTRAAVX: DAILY 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50 A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (14A violence) Closed Captioned DAILY 6:30, 8:50

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (14A coarse language) DAILY 1:00, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) FRI, MON-THU

2:20; SAT 11:30, 12:30, 2:40; SUN 12:30, 2:40; 3D: FRI, MONTHU 4:45, 7:00; SAT-SUN 4:50, 7:00

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content) Closed Captioned DAILY 1:20, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 21 AND OVER (18A) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT, MONTHU 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:15; SUN 12:45, 3:10, 8:00, 10:15

DEAD MAN DOWN (14A brutal violence) FRI-TUE, THU

1:45, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10; WED 4:40, 7:20, 10:10; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00

SNITCH (14A) Closed Captioned DAILY 1:50, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI LIVE (Classification not available) SAT 10:00 THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG

coarse language, not recommended for young children)

Closed Captioned FRI 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 8:00, 9:15, 10:40; SAT 10:15, 11:45, 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 8:00, 9:15, 10:40; SUN 1:15, 4:10, 5:30, 7:15, 9:45; MON-TUE, THU 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45; WED 4:10, 7:15, 9:45; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00

MON-THU 8:15

SNITCH (14A) Digital Presentation FRI 7:05, 9:40; SAT-SUN 1:25, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40; MON-THU 5:30, 8:20

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Digital FRI 6:50, 9:00;

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening

5:30, 7:40

scenes) Digital Presentation FRI 8:15; SAT-SUN 1:30, 4:45, 8:15; MON-THU 4:50, 7:45; 3D: FRI 6:30, 9:25; SAT-SUN 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:25; MON-THU 5:10, 8:05

HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS 3D (18A gory brutal violence) FRI 7:20, 9:45; SAT-SUN 1:35, 4:25, 7:20, 9:45; MON-THU 5:25, 8:25 IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content)

Digital Presentation FRI 6:50, 9:35; SAT-SUN 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:35; MON-THU 5:00, 8:00

FRI 7:00, 9:20; SAT-SUN 12:55, 4:10, 7:00, 9:20; MON-THU

5:20, 8:10

scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation SAT-SUN 1:15; 3D: FRI 6:40, 9:30; SAT-SUN 4:00, 6:40, 9:30; MON-THU 4:55, 7:50

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) Digital Presentation SAT-SUN 1:40; 3D: SAT-SUN 4:15

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK 2020 Sherwood Dr Sherwood Park 780.416.0150

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) FRI 4:25, 7:20, 10:10; SAT-SUN 1:35, 4:25, 7:20, 10:10; MON-THU 7:00, 9:45

3:30, 6:30, 9:35; SUN, TUE-WED 12:40, 3:35, 6:30, 9:25; MON 12:40, 9:50; THU 12:45, 3:40, 6:35, 9:30

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) FRI 2:10, 5:05, 7:55, 11:00; SAT 11:20, 2:10, 5:05, 7:55, 11:00; SUN-TUE, THU 1:35, 4:20, 7:05, 9:50; WED 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55

SAFE HAVEN (PG not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI 1:45, 4:35, 7:20, 10:15;

SAT 4:35, 7:20, 10:15; SUN-TUE 1:20, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35; WED 1:20, 4:05, 9:40; THU 1:20, 4:05, 9:35

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening

scenes) FRI-SAT 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:25; Closed Captioned FRI 3:10, 6:15, 9:25; SAT 12:10, 3:10, 6:15, 9:25; SUN-WED 1:45, 4:45, 7:45; THU 4:45, 7:45; Star & Strollers Screening: THU 1:00; 3D: FRI-SAT 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:55; SUN 11:15, 12:50, 2:15, 3:45, 5:15, 6:45, 8:15, 9:45; MON-TUE, THU

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG

PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave, 780.433.0728

AMOUR (14A) FRI 6:50; SAT-SUN 1:00, 6:50; MON-THU 6:50

RUST AND BONE (18A sexual content) FRI 9:20; SATSUN 3:30, 9:20; MON-THU 9:20

QUARTET (PG coarse language) FRI 7:00, 9:10; SAT-SUN 2:00, 7:00, 9:10; MON-THU 7:00, 9:10

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM WEM 8882-170 St 780.444.2400

LIFE OF PI 3D (PG) DAILY 7:00, 9:50 JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) DAILY 12:50, 3:40; 3D: DAILY 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:20

SAFE HAVEN (PG not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned DAILY 6:50, 9:40

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening scenes) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 12:00, 3:05, 6:45, 9:45; MON, WED-THU 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:45; TUE 6:45, 9:45; 3D ULTRAAVX: DAILY 1:30, 4:35, 7:45, 10:45

coarse language, not recommended for young children) Closed Caption, Descriptive Video FRI-TUE, THU 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40; WED 5:20, 8:00, 10:40; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: PEOPLE (Classification not available) THU 7:00

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Closed Caption , De-

scriptive Video FRI-TUE, THU 1:00, 3:30, 5:55, 8:20, 10:45; Wed 3:30, 5:55, 8:20, 10:45; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL : AN IMAX 3D

EXPERIENCE (PG frightening scenes) FRI-SUN 12:45, 3:50, 7:15, 10:15; MON-THU 1:00, 4:05, 7:15, 10:15

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin 780.352.3922

SNITCH (14A) DAILY 7:00, 9:30 ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) SAT-SUN 2D: 1:10, 3:25

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

children) Closed Captioned FRI 4:15, 7:05, 9:55; SAT-SUN 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55; MON-THU 6:50, 9:35

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Closed Captioned

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) FRI-SUN 12:10;

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening scenes) SAT-SUN 2D: 12:55; SAT-SUN 3D: 3:40; DAILY 3D: 6:55, 9:40; TUE 2D: 6:55; TUE 3D: 9:40

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 12:00, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:30; MON-THU 2:00, 5:10, 7:50, 10:30

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) SAT-SUN 1:05, 3:25; DAILY 7:05, 9:25

FRI-SAT 12:35, 3:05, 5:35, 8:00, 10:30; SUN-TUE 12:30, 2:55, 5:30, 7:55, 10:15; WED 12:30, 2:55, 10:15; THU 12:30, 2:55, 6:50, 10:15; WED 7:35

THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (PG violence) SAT 11:00

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: PEOPLE (Classification not available) THU 7:00

MADOKA MAGICA PART 2: ETERNAL (PG violence) WED 7:30

CINEPLEX ODEON WINDERMERE CINEMAS Cineplex Odeon Windermere, Vip Cinemas, 6151 Currents Dr, 780.822.4250

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) Vip 18+ FRI 4:40, 8:00; SAT 3:00, 6:10, 9:40; SUN 2:30, 6:00, 9:10; MON-WED 8:00; 3D: Closed Captioned FRI 4:10, 7:10, 9:50; SAT 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:50; SUN 1:20, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40; MON-THU 6:45, 9:45

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening

scenes) Closed Captioned FRI 3:55; SAT-SUN 12:50, 3:55; 3D: FRI 4:55, 7:00, 8:00, 10:05; Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:55, 7:00, 8:00, 10:05; MON-THU 6:45, 7:35, 9:45

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (14A violence) Closed Captioned FRI 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; SAT-SUN 1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; MON-THU 6:50, 9:20

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) SAT-SUN 12:30; 3D: FRI 5:10, 7:30; SAT-SUN 2:50, 5:10, 7:30; MON-THU

6:40

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content) Closed Captioned FRI 4:30, 7:15, 10:00; SAT-SUN 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00; MON-THU 7:10, 9:50 21 AND OVER (18A) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN 9:50; MON-THU 9:00

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG

coarse language, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; SAT-SUN 12:15, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; MON-THU 7:20, 9:50

ZERO DARK THIRTY (14A violence, coarse language)

11:00

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (14A coarse language)

FRI 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sat 12:50, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sun 12:50,

3:40, 6:30, 9:20; Mon-Thu 6:35, 9:25

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) SAT 12:00; SUN 1:10; 3D: FRI 3:40; SAT 2:20, 4:35; SUN 4:00

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI 3:30, 6:50, 10:00; SAT 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10; SUN 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15; MON-THU 7:00, 9:30 THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG

coarse language, not recommended for young children) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; SAT 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; SUN 1:00, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40; MON-THU 7:15, 9:40; VIP 18+: FRI 3:40, 6:50, 10:30; SAT 12:00, 3:45, 7:10, 10:30; SUN 1:00, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50; MON-WED 7:10, 10:00; THU 7:30, 10:15

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: PEOPLE (Classification not available) VIP 18+ THU 7:00

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI LIVE (Classification not available) VIP 18+: SAT 10:00

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI 4:20, 7:30, 9:50; SAT 12:30, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:30; SUN 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50; MON-THU 7:25, 9:45

CITY CENTRE 9 10200-102 Ave, 780.421.7020

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content)

Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; MON, WED-THU 4:10, 7:10,

10:10

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (14A violence) Closed

Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital DAILY 7:15

SIDE EFFECTS (14A sexual content) Closed Captioned,

Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:20; MON, THU 3:40, 6:40, 9:20; WED 9:20

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Closed Captioned FRI 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; SAT-SUN 12:35, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; MON-THU 7:15, 9:40

THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (PG violence) SAT

GRANDIN THEATRE–ST ALBERT Grandin Mall Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert, 780.458.9822

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG

coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 1:20 3:20 5:20 7:20 9:25

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content) DAILY 8:30

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) DAILY 1:00 3:00

4:50 6:40

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) DAILY 1:45 4:30 7:00 9:20 OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening

scenes) DAILY 1:30 4:00 6:30 9:00

LEDUC CINEMAS 4702-50 St Leduc, 780.986-2728

ALL NEW STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) SAT-SUN 2D: 12:50; SAT-SUN 3D: 3:35; DAILY 3D: 6:50, 9:35; TUE 2D: 6:50, TUE 3D: 9:35

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening scenes) SAT-SUN 2D: 12:55; SAT-SUN 3D: 3:40; DAILY 3D: 6:55, 9:40; TUE 2D: 6:55; TUE 3D: 9:40 SNITCH (14A) DAILY 7:00, 9:30 ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) SAT-SUN 2D:

1:10, 3:25

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) SAT-SUN 1:05, 3:25; DAILY 7:05, 9:25

METRO CINEMA AT THE GARNEAU Metro at the Garneau: 8712-109 St 780.425.9212

A ROYAL AFFAIR (14A sexual content) Subtitled FRI,

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (14A coarse language) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; MON, WED-THU 3:50, 6:50, 9:50

THU 6:45; SAT 4:15, 9:00; SUN @ 1:00, 6:45; MON 8:45

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

MAD DOG MORGAN (STC) Metro Bizarro FRI 11:00

Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 1:15, 4:15, 7:15; MON, WED-THU 4:15, 7:15

scenes) Closed Captioned, Dolby Stereo Digital, Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:10, 9:40; MON, WED-THU 9:40; 3D: Digital DAILY 3:20, 6:30

DEAD MAN DOWN (14A brutal violence) Digital Pre-

sentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00; MON, WED-THU 3:00, 6:00, 9:00

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:30, 3:30, 6:20, 9:30; MON, WED-THU 3:30, 6:20, 9:30

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG

coarse language, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; MON, WEDTHU 4:00, 7:00, 10:00

EMPIRE CLAREVIEW 10 4211-139 Ave, 780.472.7600

THE LAST EXORCISM PART 2 (14A frightening scenes) Digital Presentation FRI 6:55; SAT-SUN 1:45, 4:30, 6:55; MON-THU 5:40 21 AND OVER (18A) Digital Presentation FRI-SUN 9:10;

MON-THU 1:15; 3D: FRI-SUN 2:30, 4:45; MON-THU 4:15

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (14A coarse language)

scenes) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; SAT 12:20, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30; SUN 2:30, 5:30, 8:30; MON-THU 6:25, 9:20; 3D: Vip 18+: FRI 6:00, 9:30; SAT 11:00, 2:15, 5:25, 8:40; SUN 1:45, 5:00, 8:20; MON-THU 6:20, 9:30; 3D Ultraavx: FRI 4:00, 7:20, 10:20; SAT 1:00, 4:00, 7:20, 10:20; SUN 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45; MON-THU 6:55, 9:50 FRI-SAT 7:00, 10:30; SUN 6:20, 9:40; MON-THU 7:40

Caption & Descriptive Video FRI, SUN, TUE-THU 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:45; SAT 4:10, 7:10, 9:45; MON 1:10, 4:10, 10:00

FRI 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sat-Sun 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; MONTHU 6:30, 9:25

HERMAN'S HOUSE (14A) FRI 9:15; SAT 12:45, 7:00; TUE 9:30; WED 7:00

SCARFACE (STC) Gateway to Cinema: WED 9:00;

LIFE OF PI 3D (PG) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 12:30,

DARK SKIES (14A frightening scenes, gory scenes) FRISUN 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; MON-WED 1:40, 4:50, 7:40, 10:10; THU 1:40, 4:15, 10:30

scenes) FRI-SAT 9:30; SUN 8:20; MON-THU 9:25

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening

1525-99 St 780.436.8585

scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital SATSUN, TUE 12:50; 3D: Reald 3d FRI 6:10, 8:40; SAT-SUN, TUE 3:30, 6:10, 8:40; MON, WED-THU 5:15, 7:50

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI LIVE (Classification not available) SAT 10:00

scenes, not recommended for young children) SAT-SUN 2D: 12:50; SAT-SUN 3D: 3:35; DAILY 3D: 6:50, 9:35; TUE 2D: 6:50; TUE 3D: 9:35

ALBERTA BIENNIAL FILMS (STC) SUN 4:00

CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

SAFE HAVEN (PG not recommended for young

21 AND OVER (18A) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo

11:00

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: MARIA STUARDA ENCORE (Classification not available) MON 6:30

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (14A violence) Closed

THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Closed Captioned FRI

THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD (PG violence) SAT

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) Digital FRI 7:00, 9:20; SAT-SUN, TUE 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:20; MON, WED-THU 5:40, 8:20

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (PG violence, frightening

scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:20; 3D: Closed Captioned, Digital 3d DAILY 3:10, 6:10, 9:10

12:55, 3:15, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35; SAT 11:00, 12:55, 3:15, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35; SUN-THU 12:55, 3:15, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30

SNITCH (14A) Closed Captioned FRI-WED 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:00; THU 1:00, 4:00, 10:00

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation FRI 6:45, 9:15; SAT-SUN 1:20, 3:50, 6:45, 9:15; MON-THU 5:05, 7:45 THE CALL (14A brutal violence) Digital Presentation

21 AND OVER (18A) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35; MON, WED-THU 12:40, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35; TUE 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:35

SAT-SUN, TUE 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:00; MON, WED-THU

DARK SKIES (14A frightening scenes, gory scenes) Digital Presentation FRI-SUN 6:35, 9:05; MON-THU 5:35, 8:30

THE LAST EXORCISM PART 2 (14A frightening scenes) FRI-SAT 10:45; SUN-THU 9:10

WED-THU 8:00; 3D: Reald 3d FRI 6:30; SAT-SUN, TUE 3:20, 6:30; MON, WED-THU 5:00

CHASING ICE (PG coarse language) SAT 2:30; SUN, THU 9:15; MON 7:00

OLDBOY (R, brutal violence, disturbing content) Subtitled; Graphic Content Film Series: TUE 7:00 students free

EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave

WESTWARD THE WOMEN (1951, PG) MON 8:00

EMPIRE THEATRES–SPRUCE GROVE 130 Century Crossing, Spruce Grove 780.962.2332

SAFE HAVEN (PG not recommended for young chil-

dren) Digital FRI 6:00, 8:30; SAT-SUN, TUE 12:40, 3:10, 6:00, 8:30; MON, WED 5:10, 8:10; THU 8:10

IDENTITY THIEF (14A coarse language, sexual content) Digital FRI 6:40, 9:10; SAT-SUN, TUE 1:10, 3:40, 6:40, 9:10; MON, WED-THU 5:20, 8:15

ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (G) Digital FRI 6:20; SAT-SUN, TUE 1:00, 6:20; MON, WED-THU 5:45; 3D: Reald 3d SAT-SUN, TUE 4:10

21 AND OVER (18A) Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 8:50; MON,

WED 8:30

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG frightening scenes) Digital FRI 9:30; SAT-SUN, TUE 12:30, 9:30; MON,

VUEWEEKLY MAR 14 – MAR 20, 2013

FILM 15

ARTS

PREVUE // VISUAL ARTS

Navigating the negative

A pair of graduation shows explore what lies inbetween Field Notes Works by Lisa Matthias the space between us Works by Alysha Creighton Until Sat, Mar 23 FAB Gallery

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egative space: the space around and between. It's a fundamental concept to the visual arts, and the two disparate collections currently on display at the FAB Gallery—Lisa Matthias' Field Notes and Alysha Creighton's the space between us—share one very important feature: both artists delved deep into negative space.

When Matthias creates her massive woodblock prints, which feature impressionistic patterns evoking the vessels that run through leaves, seeds or those that run beneath our own skin, she actually works in reverse—cutting away at the negative space.

"It's a very old technique," Matthias explains. "It dates 500 yearsplus since the first wood engravings were done in Europe and the far East. So there's a lot of tradition there. But it's a very straightforward way of working; it's a very physical way of working. For me, it's definitely an outlet. Working on these pieces it's [a] very fast and energetic way of getting these images into a piece of wood."

These large-scale pieces are balanced by smaller prints drawn from copper etchings that reflect just as clearly her background as a biologist and her interest in the delicacies of the environment's complex construction.

While Matthias's project explores the possibilities of a traditional medium in a contemporary context, Creighton uses the relatively new world of digital art to focus the viewer on "the silences, the spaces, the moments that pass between us when

we encounter an other."

"The idea of negative space became an interesting way to think of the spaces between us," says Creighton.

"In terms of not just the physical space, but the social, psychological space between people and how we experience that space."

Surrounded by video screens that loop images that draw the viewer's attention not to the subject, but to the distance between two subjects or the viewer and the piece itself, Creighton hopes people will leave the exhibit with a heightened awareness of how we interact with each and how we know each other.

These master's theses shows for the two graduate students at the University of Alberta consist of strong pieces that summarize months, if not years, of artistic investigation—both drawing the eye to the details of this world that are in between and rarely seen.

KATHLEEN BELL

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Of/Off Course Until Fri, Apr 12 Works by Steven deBruyn Harcourt House

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isual artist Steven deBruyn may not be the next skateboarding star, but his appreciation for the sport's culture and esthetic has translated into larger-than-life installations filled with colour and patterns reminiscent of skate-park obstacles.

"I'm trying to make something fantastical," states deBruyn, whose exhibition Of/ Off Course is currently up at Harcourt House. The title is also a nod to this being the first time deBruyn has had to ship any of his installations, as opposed to his usual process of constructing them on-site.

"I saw that this is a change in course and it's a departure from what I usually do," he adds. "The pieces on the wall that I did end up shipping, they fit together; they can be read as a course, kind of like a Hot Wheels track."

An installation like a Hot Wheels track // Steven deBruyn

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DeBruyn's interest in skateboarding dates back to his teenage days, when he began dabbling in carpentry in order to build obstacles and ramps. This transferred to art five or six years ago, when deBruyn's focus shifted from obstacles to artistic installations, which often encom-

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pass all facets of a gallery space from floor to ceiling.

"I was always trying to be an artist, but I kind of found my stride with that," he notes, adding skateboard culture may be the foundation of his work, but it isn't the only focus. "That's a raw ingredient, an inspiration. It's not really about skateboarding at all. It's mostly about shapes and wood and materials and forms and colours. It's a raw ingredient, right? But it's the flour in the bread or the lettuce in the salad. There's lots of other things."

Another constant in deBruyn's work is the use of found materials whenever possible. Whether the wood for his pieces comes from the side of the road or a construction site or a friend's garage, it's given new life and purpose through deBruyn's whimsical and intricate work.

"Sometimes a piece of wood can have a history to it," deBruyn says. "A couple of times I've gotten signs from restaurants. They'll get a new one so I'll have this 20-year-old sign that has been painted and I can cut it up. Usually it's not recognizable as that in the end, but I'll know it's there. It still has an inherent history to it. I don't necessarily use that history, but I know it's there."

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The Kite Runner Until Sun, Mar 31 (7:30 pm; Sunday matinee 1:30pm) Directed by Eric Rose Citadel Theatre, $35 – $75

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here's always that fear when staging an adaptation of a beloved book or film that it won't measure up to the original material.

"Probably at least half the audience every night knows the story from either the film or the book," says Eric Rose, director of the Citadel's production of The Kite Runner, which just finished up a three-week run in Calgary.

"It's not that we're trying to compete with what you see in your mind as the reader, but rather trying to inspire and engage the mind in a way that actually deepens the experience of the work through the live theatre."

Spanning several decades, Khaled Hosseini's bestselling 2003 novel tells the story of two children, Amir and Hassan, that begins in Afghanistan's so-called "Golden Years" of liberal society in the '70s, before the Soviet invasion and rise of the Taliban; the story offers a particularly poignant window into a society which has come under close Western scrutiny in the 21st century.

"When the book was published, unfortunately, the image that was coming out of Afghanistan was of the Taliban, of a backwards society that was basically a haven for terrorists and drug smuggling," Rose says. "I think it's an unfortunate depiction of a country that has been there for thousands of years and has an amazing history that we only know a mass-media version

of. So I think when [Hosseini] wrote the novel he was really trying to place that human context to what is a very big story, and a very complex one. So I think what the audience will get is a large part of that context story, told in a very fundamental, human way, which tackles redemption and the idea of forgiveness.

"I think that the story has a kind of visceral nature to it," he continues.

"There's this feeling that you want reach into the novel and change some of the actions of Amir, and I think that the live experience only gets at that in a more palpable and visceral way. Every night in Calgary there was someone that would actually yell out during the performance."

MEL PRIESTLEY

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A different time // Trudie Lee

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ack Rice (Christopher Hunt) used to be an actor. He used to work alongside Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre. He used to be happy. When we meet Jack, however, the Puritans have condemned theatre to a long list of sinful activities that are no longer permitted, and so Jack takes refuge in the abandoned theatre of his childhood.

As he sips some stolen w i n e and sits in his tattered clothes, our protagonist is kept company by the ghosts of his past, and the audience is quickly

swept away in his reminiscences of the golden days of his youth.

Nostalgia is a powerful and very relatable human exercise. Watching Jack depict the stories of his past ranges from funny, to touching, to downright heartbreaking. Hunt plays nearly 30 characters throughout the show and each depiction is beautifully executed.

The use of props is particularly creative, as evidenced by Hunt's capability to make the audience believe that a mere piece of knotted cloth is Shakespeare's son, Hamnet. When depicting Hamnet's death, Jack simply unknots the cloth. At this, many in the audience let out a sad gasp, which served as a clear testament to Hunt's phenomenal skills on stage.

The set, lighting and sound designs are phenomenal in this production and compliment each other beautifully.

This show is an apt example of how effective a story can become when all the elements of a production directly

compliment one another. The times when Jack would transport us to the stage in its heyday were particularly affecting. The sound and the lights partnered to completely change the landscape of the set, and, suddenly, we would be softly dropped back into the abandoned theatre where Shakespeare's personage became Jack's weary self yet again.

If you're someone who usually passes on all things Shakespeare, this might be the perfect way to access the Bard in an unconventional way. In one sense, the show will please the dedicated Shakespeare fans in attendance, but in another, this show has a new story to tell: Jack's. Shakespeare's in it, but Jack is the one who pulls us along. He grounds us, and we relate to certain quintessential human emotions that he so honestly displays. Above all in When That I Was, Jack is an exquisitely crafted character who, in the hands of Christopher Hunt, is a joy to watch.

SALIHA CHATTOO

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Blue Heaven

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Until Sun, Mar 17 (8 pm) Directed by Amanda Bergen Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, $20 – $28

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lue Heaven opens sleepily with a quiet song about one man's dream of simple domestic bliss.

The audience quickly learns that the world he belongs to couldn't be further from the reverie. Life on stage in Chester Field's Vaudeville Spectacular begins to unfold as the rest of the cast comes barreling into the dressing room with an energy that remains high throughout the show.

Chester (Mathew Hulshof) runs his production with a desperate and greedy "show must go on" attitude, and the audience constantly gets a view of his slimier characteristics. Chester is engaged to

the kind and talented Daisy (Adrianne Salmon), who will be the star of his show until—much to her dismay and surprise—they have their first child. After that, it's off to the realm of housewifery for Daisy, according to Chester. Opposite to her is Mollie (Erica Ullyot) who is desperately trying to steal the spotlight, and lastly we have the sweet and sensitive man who we met at the start of the show played by Byron Martin.

The set consists of two main spaces: onstage and offstage. The action is split between the two, and the stories compliment each other well. Onstage the audience is tickled by the various antics of the players, and offstage we are afforded a deeper look into the characters' lives and motivations beyond their show. The cast works well together:

developed characters, excellent acting and fun plot developments all combine to create a very entertaining production.

The show's only major shortcoming has to do with the musical nature of the production. Each cast member is a talented singer, and the piano is played well, but the two aren't partners in the show. Rather, they bump along each other unevenly and never work together to achieve the satisfying combination that the best musicals offer. The acting and overall energy of the show, coupled with the excellent script, combine to make this an enjoyable production, but it would have easily reached for excellence if only the live music and singing had complimented one another more effectively.

SALIHA CHATTOO

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March 23: Jayme Stone. Celebrate the arrival of spring in the Rockies with

two-time Juno Award-winner and undisputed banjo big-wig Jayme Stone. 9:30pm at The Club, Theatre Complex in Banff. Tickets are $15.

April 5 - 21: springstART Festival. Come celebrate the 2nd Annual

springstART Festival, as it shines a light on Banff's vibrant cultural, historic and artistic scene. From art exhibitions to photography workshops to live performances, this festival promises to deliver a fresh perspective on Banff National Park!

June 22: Performance in the Park. Celebrate the arrival of summer with soulful Canadian songstress and Juno Award-winning artist Serena Ryder. She will be joined by special guests Coeur de Pirate and Said The Whale. 3:00pm at the Cascade Gardens in Banff. Don't miss your chance to see this amazing outdoor concert.

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Age of Arousal lover, Rhoda (Kristi Hansen), sets the story in motion by taking pity on a destitute friend and her sisters by offering them places in the school.

The play's setting is a peculiar moment in history that marked the rise of "the new woman," a significant shift in women's societal roles that, as the audience witnesses, was alternately regarded as a curse or a blessing depending on who you asked. While some of the discourse, and certainly most of the period's immediate steps towards women's equality are, of course, outdated (learning to type and becoming secretaries as their major goals towards liberation, for example), it's fascinating to see that the basic impetus behind these actions still resonates strongly with a 21stcentury audience.

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uman sexuality is a moving target. That's a glib way to put it, certainly, but it's nevertheless a persistent idea running through Linda Griffiths' Age of Arousal.

So, too, is feminist discourse a slippery slope, and we certainly hear a lot of it over the course of the play, Edmonton's current production of which is, significantly, a partnership between women-oriented The Maggie Tree and male-led Blarney Productions.

Age of Arousal begins with a bloodcurdling scream issued by Mary Barfoot (played by the excellent Sandra Nicholls), an ex-suffragette who runs a secretarial school for "odd" women— those who will never be paired with a man, thanks to the hugely unbalanced population of 1885 London, when there was nearly half a million more women than men. Mary's business partner and

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Griffiths' rich script dances between heavy-handed feminist rhetoric and clever, deliberate undermining of said rhetoric; it's also quite hilarious, largely owing to a wonderful device coined "thoughtspeak" by the playwright, in which characters jump from their external conversation with another person to an internal monologue about their true thoughts and emotions.

No small amount of dramatic irony is created by this machination, and the actors all do a wonderful job keeping the different lines of dialogue clear and separate—not to mention maintaining a straight face whilst on a particularly bawdy streak.

Lest you think it's all raunchy double entendres and frivolous banter, however, know that the second act delivers a veritable blitz of bombs dropped in succession, as all the big issues come bubbling to a head. Six months pass between the first and second acts, which seems initially jarring after returning from intermission and seeing several characters suddenly behaving very differently. While this is certainly a sign of their dynamism, not everyone will appreciate or accept these changes—depending on your personal convictions, you might even take offense to some of them. The changes in Rhoda's character present some particularly troubling implications for both feminism and queer politics.

Though set in a specific historical time period, Age of Arousal isn't really a period piece—or at least, it certainly doesn't look like one. The costumes are slick, stylish mash-ups of contemporary and period clothing, as well as feminine and masculine styles: a boyish tie and button-down shirt underneath a leather corset, for example.

It's details like these, along with the script's contradictory politics and frustrating character turns, and especially the excellent performances by the entire cast, that make this production highly provocative—in all connotations of the word.

MEL PRIESTLEY

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DANCE BOUGE DE LÀ–L’ATELIER (THE STUDIO) • Arden Theatre, St Albert • Dancers Audrey Bergeron, Nicolas Labelle, Jean-François Légaré, and Jessica Serli • Mar 17 • $15 (child/senior)/$18 (adult) at Arden box office • Free family pre-show visual arts activity and post-show juice and treats

FILM CINEMA AT THE CENTRE • Library Theatre, Stanley A. Milner Library bsmt, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.496.7000 • Holy Motors: France/Germany, 2012, 18A; Mar 20, 6:30pm EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave • Membership for each film: $6/$5 (senior/student); $30 (membership for the series –8 films) • Westward the Women (1951, PG); Mar 18, 8pm FAVA FEST • fava.ca • Presented by the Film and Video Arts Society– Alberta (FAVA): 3D Trade Show, screening films from Northern Alberta, Artist Talk: Todd Cherniawsky; Mar 18-23 • FAVA GALA: 'le show de Peep' by Le Tivoli, silent auction, after party with Amy van Keeken's Rock and Roll Singa-Long; Mar 23, 6pm (cocktail), 7pm (ceremony), 8pm (music, Goldtop), 10pm (after party) FROM BOOKS TO FILM • Stanley A. Milner Library Audio Visual Rm, main fl, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.496.7000 • Films adapted from books • Madame Bovary; 1949, b&w, 14A; Mar 15, 2pm • Anna Karenina: 2012, PG; Mar 22, 2pm GRAPHIC CONTENT • Metro Cinema, Garneau Theatre • Comics-to-film adaptation of Oldboy, a Japanese manga adapted into film • Mar 19, 7pm • $10 (adult)/$8 (student/senior) SOLIDARITY WEEK–U OF A • Education South, Rm 107, U of A • Film screening of Bottled Life – The Truth About Nestle’s Business with Water • Mar 18, 5:30

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186106 St, 780.488.6611 • Discovery Gallery: THE RECIPIENTS: Recipients of the 8th annual Alberta Craft Awards; until Mar 23 • Feature Gallery: GOLDEN EDGE: Artworks by 16 craft artists; until Mar 30 • The Recipients of the 2012 Alberta Craft Awards; until Apr 13 ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.422.6223 • THE NEWS FROM HERE: The 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art: Curated by Nancy Tousley; until May 5 • This Alberta Biennial showcases the work of several Alberta filmmakers and performance artists. Filmmakers with guest curator Nancy Tousley for an interactive Q&A session • THE STORY OF CANADIAN ART: As told by the Hart House Art Collection; until Jul 1 • THE BEQUEST: Ernest E. Poole and the AGA Collection; until Jul 1 • DAVID JANZEN: TRANSFER STATION: until Jun 16 • DUTCH LANDSCAPES FROM REMBRANDT TO VAN GOGH: Mar 23-Jun 16 • All Day Sunday: Art activities for all ages 3rd Sun every month, 124pm; free with admission • Art for Lunch: Theatre Foyer: Casual and informative discussions about AGA exhibitions, held during the lunch hour, 3rd Thu every month ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert, 780.460.4310 • MIGRATING COLONY: Charcoal drawings and raku installation

by Erin Schwab • PASSERIFORMS II: Paintings and mixed media works by James Trevelyan • Until Mar 16 • ArtVentures: Think Big: Drop-in art program for child 6-12 yrs; Mar 16, 1-4pm; $5 ART SOCIETY OF STRATHCONA COUNTY • Loft Gallery, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • Artwork by society members, and a gift shop of artist made items; open to Jul • Red Barn: Art Society of Strathcona County DVD lecture series: Sat, Apr 13, 1-4pm; $5; 790.559.4443 BIBLIOTHÈQUE SAINT JEAN • 8406-91 St, Rm 1-12, Campus Saint-Jean • QU’EST-CE QU’UN CITOYEN RESPONSABLE? / WHAT IS A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN: Created based on the citizenship and identity concepts found in the social studies program. The UA students used recycable materials to create their "bonhomme" French texts; until Mar 28 • RÉVÉLATIONS!: Students artworks; until Mar 27 • LES CORDES À LINGE DE POÉSIE/POETRY CLOTHES LINE: Gathering poems for its clothes line. Compose a poem or choose your favourite and hang it on the clothes line; until Mar 28 BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY (Agnes Bugera Gallery), 12310 Jasper Ave, 780.482.2854 • New work by artists Janice Mason Steeves and Scott Pattinson; until Mar 22 CAFÉ PICHILINGUE–RED DEER • 4928 Ross St, Red Deer • 403.346.0812 • Artworks by Harvey Brink • Until Mar 31 CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA (CAVA) • 9103-95 Ave, 780.461.3427 • Group show, works by members • Mar 15-Apr 9 DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • TOPO-

GRAPHIC SOUND: Photo-based works by Gary James Joynes; and Tritone (2013) a 100 day long decaying auditory chord and sculptural echo; until Mar 16 • MIDTALE: Works by Daniela Schüter; ELEG: and Stefan Demming; Mar 21-May 11 • Reception: Apr 4, 6-10pm

DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY • 10332-124 St • WATERS: Works by Nathan Birch; Mar 23-Apr 6

SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St, 780.488.3619 • CROWS AND MORE: Works by Leslie Poole; until Mar 30 • Wayne Mackenzie at the Gallery; Mar 14-16 for new jewellery makeups, jewellery remodeling, and repairs

St. Albert, 780.460.5990 • WELCOME TO BERE ISLAND: Paintings by four fine artists from an expedition to Ireland; works by Barbara Shore, Eleanor Lowden Pidgeon, Bella Totino, and Verne Busby • Until Mar 30

SNAP GALLERY • Society Of Northern Alber-

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA • CLC office, 4-115 Humanities Centre, U of A • Blue Pencil Café: Talk one-on-one with an established author. Get feedback on a writing sample, ask questions about publishing, or chat about the literary scene. Writing samples can be submitted in advance, and must be no longer than five, double-spaced, typed pages • With Nicole Luiken: Mar 14, 10am-4pm • With Janice MacDonald: Mar 15, 10am-4pm • Free, pre-register: 780.492.9505, E: greenawa@ualberta.ca • U of A Merv Leitch Q.C. Memorial Lecture with Chrystia Freeland, author of Plutocrat; Mar 19, 12-1pm

EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ • 9938-70 Ave • Olive Tree Project, Peg Barcelo-Jackson, Ginette D'Silva, Alice Dolphin, Dara Loewen • Ongoing FAB GALLERY • Department of Art and Design, U of A, Rm 1-1 Fine Arts Bldg, 780.492.2081 • Lisa Matthais: the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking; until Mar 23 • Alysha Creighton: the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Drawing & Intermedia; until Mar 23 • Artist talk, FAB 2-20: Stefan Demming (painter, video installation); Mar 14, 5:15pm

WUNDERBAR ON WHYTE • 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 • The poets of Nothing, For Now: poetry workshop and jam every Sun • No minors

THEATRE THE 11 O’CLOCK NUMBER! • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Grindstone Theatre presents a two act improvised musical every other Fri, 11pm • Mar 22 • Tickets at TIX on the Square

FRONT GALLERY • 12312 Jasper Ave, 780.488.2952 • WHISPERS OF NATURE: Andrew Raszewski • Until Mar 25 GALLERIE PAVA • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • SOUL NOTES: Abstract acrylics works by Annette Ayre, Susan Allan • Until Apr 17

AGE OF AROUSAL • C103 (Catalyst Theatre), 8529 Gateway Blvd • Presented by Maggie Tree Productions • London, 1885 – a time of great passion, great confusion – virtue is barely holding down its petticoats • Until Mar 17 • $27 (adv, adult)/$21.75 (adv, student/senior/Equity) at TIX on the Square

GALLERY 7 • 7 Perron St, St Albert, 780.459.2552 • GOD'S DOMAIN: Oil paintings by Ardath Buckaway • Until Mar 25 GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.944.5383 • 100 YRS, JUST GETTING STARTED, 1913-2013: Featuring displays showcasing EPL's history • THE POETRY ROUTE: Top four winning poems on display • Memorabilia from EPL’s history • Until Mar 31

BIG BOOM THEORY • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 2690, 8882-170 St, Phase II, WEM • All your favourite nerds are here helping Sheldon navigate his way through Canada. With plenty of Bazinga • Until Apr 7 BILLY ELLIOTT BROADWAY ACROSS CANADA • Jubilee Auditorium • Follows one boy's journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class, discovering a surprising passion that inspires his family and his whole community • Mar 19-24

HAPPY HARBOR COMICS V1 • 10729-104 Ave • COMIC JAM: Improv comic art making every 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7pm • OPEN DOOR: Collective of independent comic creators meet the 2nd & 4th Thu each month; 7pm • Comics Artist-in-Residence: with Kyle Sams; Every Fri 12-6pm and Sat 12-5pm; until Apr 7

BLUE HEAVEN • Capitol Theatre (Fort Edmonton Park) • It's a hectic evening at Chester Field's Vaudeville Spectacular! They aim to please on stage but behind the scenes it's quite another story • Until Mar 17

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • Main Gallery: OF/OFF (COURSE): Works by Steve de Bruyn; until Apr 12 • Front Room Gallery: LITTLE FEARS: Laura O’Connor; until Apr 12

BOUGE DE LA: THE STUDIO (L’ATLELIER) • Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995 • Mar 16, 2pm • $18 (adults), $15 (students/seniors), $5 (eyeGo)

JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY (JAGG) • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave • FOOD FOR THE SOUL: Paintings by John Zyp • Until Mar 27

CHIMPROV • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101 A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show • First three Sat every month, 10pm, until Jul • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square)

JOHNSON GALLERY–SOUTH • 7711-85 St, 780.465.6171 • Miniatures by Thelma Manary, Rita Briansky, Ann Huculak, Susan Gardiner, Olson; photos by David Baine; graphite works by Glen Gaillet; watercolours by Jim Painter • Through Mar

THE COMING OUT MONOLOGUES • Dewey's (Power Plant), U of A • A dramatic performance inspired by Eve Ensler’s 'The Vagina Monologues'; presented by University of Alberta Pride Week • Until Mar 22 • $11.75 (adult)/$16.75 (student) at TIX on the Square

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM • Bsmt Gallery • CIRQUE D'HOFFMANN: Artworks by members of the ASA; artshow runs in conjunction with Edmonton Opera's Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach

DIE-NASTY • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave, 780.433.3399 • The live improvised soap opera • Every Mon, until May 27, 7:30pm (subject to change) • Tickets at the box office

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DOUBLE DOUBLE • La Cite Francophone, 8627-91 St, 780.477.5955 • By Kenneth Brown • Mar 21-Apr 7

KING’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE • Atrium, 9125-50 St, 780.465.3500 • JUST FOOD: Touring art exhibit exploring the human right to food • Until Mar 15 • Free

INTO THE WOODS • Eva O. Howard Theatre, Kingsway Ave, 780.392.3552 • Gala performance of Stephen Sondheim's work. Performance, silent art auction and reception • Mar 16, 7pm • No minors • $100 at 780.392.3552

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St, 780.990.1161 • Mon-Fri, 10am-5:30pm; Sat, 10am5pm; by appointment

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037-84 Ave • Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera presented by Trinity Players • Mar 22-24, 7:30pm • $15 at TIX on the Square, door; pay-what-you-can preview: Mar 21, 7:30pm

MACEWAN UNIVERSITY • 10045-156 St, Rm 186, 780.477.5169 • A Night to Appreciate Fine Arts Gala: Showcase by MacEwan University students from the community • Mar 15, 7-10pm • $50, proceeds go to making a steel sculpture in the Stony Plain Road Business Area

THE KITE RUNNER • Citadel Shoctor Theatre, 9828-101A Ave, 780.425.1820 • Based on the novel

by Khaled Hosseini. Co-production with Theatre Calgary, directed by Eric Ross • Until Mar 31, no show Mon; Tue-Sat 7:30pm; evening and mat shows: Sun • $35

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440112 St, 780.407.7152 • THE SPIRIT OF AGING: Photographs by Sharon Moore • Until Mar 24

NAESS GALLERY • Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave, 780.432.0240 • AFTER HOURS ‘13: Works by the Paint Spot staff; until Mar 31 • UNFINISHED PAINTING CHALLENGE: Exhibition of the "Before and After"; until Apr 15

ta Print -Artists, 10123-121 St, 780.423.1492 • THE COMPLACENCY OF SEEING: Printworks

by Rebecca Beardmore • AGAIN AND AGAIN: Works by Sukha Worob; until Mar 24 • SISSIES AND PSYCHOPATHS: Works by Peter Kingstone and Daryl Vocat; answering the question, What was gay like when I was 5?; opening Apr 5

NINA HAGGERTY–STOLLERY GALLERY • 9225118 Ave, 780.474.7611 • FRENCH ROOFS VILLAGE IMPRESSIONS: Watercolours by Malcolm Johnson Mar 14-Apr 5 • Opening: Mar 14, 5-7pm; artist in attendance

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ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM • 12845-102 Ave, 780.453.9100 • RIVER'S EDGE: Until May 5 • INUUJAQ: Dolls of the Canadian Arctic; until Apr 28 • ARCTIC 4: Exploring tales and traditions from Canada's North; until May 20 • COLD RECALL: Roald Amundsen's Reflections from the Northwest Passage; until Apr28 • ECHOES IN THE ICE: History, Mystery and frozen corpses; until May 20 • IRENE AVAALAAQIAQ–Myth and Reality; until May 20 • Maple Memories: Sugar Shack—"La Tire"; Theatre Performance—"Rendez-vous" with Les Bûcherons; musical by the Forestier Family; Mar 16, 10am-3:30pm • Women in Danger Series: until Apr 8 • Westward the Women, (1951, 118 min., PG); Mar 18, 8-10pm

SPINELLI’S • 10878-95 St • Jessica Kluthe launches her memoir, Rosina, the Midwife • Mar 23, 6:309pm T.A.L.E.S.–STRATHCONA • New Strathcona Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, 780.400.3547 • Monthly Tellaround: 4th Wed each month 7pm • Free

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HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB • 15120 Stony Plain Rd, 780.915.8869 • Edmonton Story Slam: writers share their original, 5-minute stories; followed by a music jam • 3rd Wed every month, 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm (show) • $5 MACEWAN UNIVERSITY–CITY CENTRE CAMPUS • Bldg 8, 10700-104 Ave • MacEwan University Book of the Year 2012/13. presents Michael Ondaatje reading from The Cat's Table • Mar 21,

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM • Jasper Place High School, 8950-163 St • Production by Jasper Place students, held in a newly converted auto space within the school • Until Mar 15, 7pm THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS: THE MUSICAL! • Theatre Lab, Grant MacEwan University, Centre, 1st Fl, 10045-156 St • "I can't pay the rent"; "You must pay the rent"; "I'll pay the rent" • Mar 20-24, 7:30pm (2pm) • $11 (adult)/$9 (student/senior) SHEAR MADNESS • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave, 780.483.4051 • Uproarious whodunit by Paul Portner, where the audience gets to solve the crime • Until Apr 7 SPRING FLING • Sutton Place Hotel, 10235-101 St, 780.453.2440 • Theatre Network's Spring Fling gala hosted by Joleen Balledine and Julian Faid of Rapid Fire Theatre • Mar 21, 6pm • $150, fundraiser, dinner, silent auction, entertainment THEATRESPORTS • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm THE V.I.P. KID’S SHOW • Varscona Theatre, 1032983 Ave, 780.433.3399 • Variety, Improv and Puppet show • Mar 23 • $6/$60 (VIP pass) WHEN THAT I WAS • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Presented by Shadow Theatre. Mr Rice, actor and colleague of Shakespeare's is going to set the record straight and share his memories of the golden age of Elizabethan drama • Until Mar 24 • Tickets at TIX on the Square, Shadow Theatre

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DeDutch serves up hearty lunch and breakfast fare

Bring your appetite // Meaghan Baxter

DeDutch Pannekoek House 10030 Jasper Avenue 587.520.8841

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he first challenge you will face when seeking to sample the charms of DeDutch Pannekoek House is actually making it to the front door. All but hidden behind a shifting labyrinth of orange metal grates that are reconfigured daily by the constructioneers toiling on Edmonton's downtown endarterectomy, DeDutch has yet to enjoy an unimpeded view of Jasper Avenue since opening late last year, much less unimpeded access to its pedestrian traffic.

Once you've discerned a route to DeDutch's bright, spotless premises, the challenges become less aggravating—you may even be able to credit the chanceless disarray of the street outside with your ability to find a seat in a place that would likely be lined up out the door under better circumstances. Edmonton loves its breakfast, as the foyer-clogging popularity of the various Cora's franchises must attest, so it feels safe to say DeDutch may soon enjoy the kind of success that makes dropping in for a quick bite on a Saturday morning all but impossible.

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I first experienced DeDutch Pannekoek House's unique set of breakfast comestibles about two decades ago in Vancouver, where the trusty franchise has proliferated like mushrooms in the coastal damp. My west coast friends had all fallen for the eponymous menu item, a thin, giant pancake filled with your choice of sweet or savoury fillings and served with stroop, syrup's thicker, darker Dutch cousin. More of an egg man myself (coo coo cachoo), I appreciated the fact that their hearty omelets and benedicts were accompanied by a garden salad. We all agreed that they poured a decent cup of coffee.

Twenty years later, DeDutch has finally alit in the City of Champs with what appears to be a more extensive selection than I remember from history. In addition to the bewildering selection of pannekoek permutations, the new restaurant is fluent in lunch and offers burgers, toasted Dutch sandwiches (tosties) and a few other geographically evocative delicacies. Consistent with the bar set by Cora's, the prices at DeDutch skew a little higher than the average greasy spoon, but you should know that if you decide to spend $17 on a breakfast entrée, you'll probably need a

handcart to wheel you out the door afterward. Each of my meals there came in around $20 for entrée, hot breakfast beverage, tax and tip.

More than just the sparkling interior—with bright colours and cute touches like bicycle silhouettes and folk-art maps of Dutch cities on the wall—evinces the newness of DeDutch's Edmonton operation.

There's a rigour in the efficiency of customer service that is thus far undimmed by protracted exposure to the finicky, sometimes unreasonable character of the general public, a rigour that verges on apologetic if it's discovered you've had to wait more than five minutes to place your order.

This was confirmed on three separate visits where the attention was consistently doting, even toward that undesirable specimen—the solo diner.

On my first visit to DeDutch, I renewed my acquaintance with their marquee dish, the pannekoek, which I opted to have filled with apples, red onion and DeBakon, the house's back bacon variant ($12.50). There was no question it was a generous portion of my chosen ingredients arranged across a platter-filling flapjack that I gamely struggled to fold in thirds

before lavishing it with authentic stroop, which struck me as less sweet than North American table syrup. I do love the combination of sweet and savoury, so I found apple, lightly sautéed onion and bacon a winning combo with the stroop, but a perplexing array of fruits, vegetables, meats and other breakfast foods are offered as fillings for those otherwise inclined.

I broke away from breakfast on my next visit and decided to give the "Geniune Dutch" beef croquette lunch ($12) a try. Apparently the Dutch fear no carbs, as my meal came with both fries and toast, as well as a standard-issue green salad. These sides surrounded three golden-brown, oblong fried dumplings, one of which flew a little toothpick flag of the Netherlands, expertly prepared and plated to elide their tenure in a fryer basket.

The crunchy exterior gave way to a steamy, fluffy interior of shredded beef exhaling just a hint of nutmeg, while mayo and Dutch mustard lurked nearby to add further flavouring. Along with a bowl of the thick Dutch pea soup ($5), this was one substantial lunch that boded a logy afternoon.

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For my third visit, I reverted to breakfast in the form of the Boer's breakfast sandwich ($13.50), a triple-decker layering scrambled egg, sausage patties, back bacon, Edam cheese and sautéed mushrooms. Side fruit (chunks of green and red apple, orange, pineapple, melon and a quarter of strawberry) offered a patina of healthiness. I usually avoid toasted three-layer sandwiches owing to the tatters of flayed skin they abrade from roof of the mouth, but somehow the Boer's breakfast sandwich spared me that indignity while more than filling my craw, though a side of hot sauce was required to help it attain its full splendour.

So hear me, fast-breakers of Edmonton: if you're sick of getting turned away from the over-patronized, gleaming, chain-style breakfast nooks on the city's outskirt—or waiting in their drafty foyers for a table to come open—DeDutch is a more than viable alternative that's poised to remain an open, if not easily accessible, secret until the heart of Edmonton becomes unclogged, possibly in 2017.

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Six things about pierogi THE NAME GAME

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PIEROGI PROWESS

The Eastern European staple has about 12 different spelling variations, but "pierogi" is the most common English spelling. In Poland for example, pierogi is actually plural, while the singular is pieróg, but really, when would there be an instance when you are talking about just one pierogi?

Other names aside from the spelling variations include kalduny in Belarus, pirukad in Estonia, koldūnai in Lithuania and verenyky in Ukraine.

Alberta towns love their giant roadside statues, and Glendon is no exception. The village, with a recorded population of 486 according to the 2011 census, unveiled its roadside tribute to the pierogi in 1993. Complete with a fork, the monument is 7.6 metres (24.9 feet) in height. Right next to the attraction is the Perogy Cafe to satisfy any pierogi cravings the statue may cause.

Ten students from a catering school in Wroclaw, Poland secured the Guinness World Record for pierogi making. The team managed to assemble 1663 pierogi—approximately 90 lbs' worth—in 100 minutes.

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Think potato, cheese and savoury fillings are the only pierogi flavour options? Think again. Dessert variations are popular among many cultures as well, and these pierogi are filled with fruit such as cherries, strawberries, saskatoon berries, raspberries, peaches or jam.

Pierogi is said to be one of the only Polish dishes to have its own patron saint. The phrase "Swiety Jacek z pierogami!" (St Hyacinth and his pierogi!), an old expression of surprise, is roughly the equivalent of exclaiming "good grief" or "holy smokes!"

If you ever venture over to Poland, be sure to stop in at a Pierogarnia location. The restaurants specialize in pierogi—not to mention other Polish delicacies. V

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BEER

I'se da b'y that drinks the beer A look at the St John's beer scene

No one will ever question or doubt the duced by the two big corporate giuniqueness of Newfoundland. Its ants, Molson and Labatt. However, outgoing, friendly, quirky culunlike most places, the beer ture is a special character of from the behemoths are Canada. So, you can imagine regional brands specific to ly.com Newfoundland. Forty years k e my pleasure when I got the e w vue epint@ opportunity recently to head toth ago, regional brands were Jason r to St John's for a few days to e t Fos soak in a bit of Newfoundland beer culture (Oh yeah, and attend some meetings for work).

Just like Newfoundland culture, St John's beer scene is truly unique in Canada. It is a bit harder to find quality craft beer there but, wow, is it a piece of cake to stumble across a really great time in a pub or three. Let me break down the scene a bit.

First, like most Canadian cities, commonplace (Lethbridge the vast majority of beer sold is proPils and Calgary Beer are western ex-

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amples). Today, they are much rarer.

Newfoundland has more regional brands per capita than any other place. There is Black Horse, Dominion Ale, Blue Star, Jockey Club and India Beer. All of which are brewed by Molson and Labatt and all basically the same cheap, pale, corn-laden lager, but their labels go back generations.

There are two micro-breweries and a fairly recent brewpub in St John's. Quidi Vidi, named after and located in the historic fishing village on the other side of Signal Hill, is the oldest, having opened in 1996. It

has a handful of fairly straightforward beer, ranging from light lager to honey brown ale. None are particularly noteworthy, but the 1892 Traditional Ale is a passable pint. However, I tried their Christmas seasonal, Hummer's Brew, which was a lovely, complex dark ale with rich toffee, caramel, molasses, nuttiness and a touch of smokiness to dry it out. Clearly the highlight of their lineup.

Storm Brewing is quite a bit smaller, opening in 1997 and remaining, basically, a part-time operation for its owners. I had a hard time finding their beer—it was sold out in the liquor store, and pubs had a limited range.

For example, I was hoping to try their Hemp Ale, but failed. I did, however, sample their Irish Red and Coffee Por-

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Yellowbelly Brewery & Public House opened in 2008 in a historic building (one of the few to survive the great 1892 fire) just beside the infamous George Street. It offers four permanent beers—a wheat ale, an Irish Red, a pale ale and a stout—and a rotating tap, which while I was there was a Christmas porter with vanilla, Belgian chocolate nibs and other additions. Yellowbelly made the best Newfoundland-made beer I tasted on my visit. Each was wellcrafted and flavourful. The wheat was more complex than expected, the red mixed caramel malt with hints of hops, while the stout had a nice roastiness to it. Plus, the food is well done.

But to be honest, the highlight of St John's is its pubs. I have been in many great pubs in my day, but I don't think that I have had such fun as I did in St John's pubs. I am not talking about the flesh exhibitions of George Street clubs (which might just be my age talking). I am talking about where the locals go when they want a couple of pints and a conversation. St John's has a handful of classic working-class pubs that facilitate exactly that. The beer selection is not always the best —although most seem to make sure to reserve a couple of taps for the local microbrewers—but if good company, laughs and a relaxing hour or two is what you want from a pub, St John's is the place to go.

I could highlight a few, but, really, I only need to talk about one. The Duke of Duckworth has recently become famous for its association with CBC's Republic of Doyle. However, it has been a St John's local watering hole for decades (left-wing politicos in Newfoundland are particularly fond of it). Located on a stepped side-alley between Water and Duckworth, it is grubby, greyed and easily passed by. In any other city it would be a destination for lonely elderly men looking for cheap beer. However, in St John's, that earthy rawness comes across as approachable and homey. Nowhere I have travelled has it been easier to strike up a conversation than at the Duke—and usually an intelligent one. And, to be clear, the 19 taps, including a house ale (made by Storm), indicate they are making an effort around beer as well.

St John's is a blast on many levels.

But for those of you inclined as I am, rest easy knowing that some decent beer and a great pub experience awaits you upon your arrival. V

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ter. Both beers were imperfect but interesting interpretations. The porter accented coffee roast, while the red started smooth and malty and finished dry.

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Captain Tractor celebrates 2o years of music Sun, Mar 17 (9 pm) Cook County Saloon, $7

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he Celtic-tinged, spirited brand of folk churned out by local stalwarts Captain Tractor is ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Not that the band ever needed an excuse to get a party started.

The six-piece has become known for its riotous live shows, with sing-along lyrics that speak of the heritage of the city—and province—through tunes like "The Bastard of Strathcona County" and "The City of Champions." Hell, the band even has its own beer—Captain Tractor Yellowhead Wheat Ale— which commemorated the band's 10th anniversary. While there'll be no new personalized alcohol to mark year 20, the group is putting together a live album to capture the spirit of its shows through songs spanning its discography.

"In band years it must be like 350," laughs co-founder Scott Peters of the accomplishment, acknowledging it can be tough for bands to stick around and that when Captain Tractor first started out he never imagined it would crack to the two-decade milestone. "We started out just to have fun and play music. I don't think we were looking too far into the future when we first got together and started doing it, but then things went on and we started touring and selling out shows and stuff in Toronto for a while.

We started to think about what we were doing ... and now it's come back to after 10 years of really slogging it out, we play just to have fun again."

Captain Tractor has remained staunchly independent during its career, something Peters jokes is likely for the best, considering no sane re-

cord company would be keen on letting the band get away with some of its antics—such as entering a recording studio without having rehearsed new material, much like Captain Tractor did for its previous album, Famous Last Words.

The ability to pull off a feat such as that is one that comes with experience and building strong camaraderie amongst one's fellow band mates.

With a deep pool of inspiration to draw from, which Peters notes stems from numerous members of the band having other projects and an array of life experiences, there's no shortage of stories left for Captain Tractor to tell.

"It's kind of cliché to say, but we'll still be doing it as long as it's fun and people want to listen," Peters says.

"We have no reason to break up."

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lex Cuba is the full package. The Latin singer-songwriter has the voice, the musicianship, the humour, the awards and even the hair to back up his stage show.

"At the very least, at my show, [the audience] will be able to stare for an hour and a half at a huge 'fro, which makes for a good show," jokes the Cuban-Canadian, who also sports a pair of impressive right-angle mutton chops.

"I'm proud of my hairstyle," he says still laughing. Of course, though, he's also proud of his music, which has garnered him two Latin Grammys and two Junos, among other awards.

Cuba, who's given name is Alex

Puentes, came to Canada with his Canadian wife in 1999 and soon after started his career as a Spanish singer-songwriter. But, unlike most Cuban musicians, he strays from stereotypical Latin music. Instead writing songs that cover multiple genres, creating what he calls Latin soul, a mixture of rock and roll, pop, and traditional Latin sounds.

"My music is very diverse," he says.

"This is why the awards keep loving me, because it sounds unique."

And, he says, that's why audiences love him, too, because they're always left guessing what's going to come next.

"That makes for a beyond language sort of connection," he says of his relationship with the crowd.

is backed by a bassist and a drummer, is currently touring in promotion of his latest album, Ruido En El Sistema, which was No. 6 on iTunes' U.S. Latin chart earlier this year.

Ruida is Cuba's fourth solo album.

Of it, he says, each song came naturally, even though the subject matter is much different than on his previous albums.

"I used to live on my own cloud of love," he says of his earlier work.

"But, this brand new album has seen me take a new turn. It has seen me talk about politics and peace and war and all of that.

"I'm really proud that it happened naturally. I didn't force it. I was just ready to take on that new identity as a singer-songwriter."

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Sat, Mar 16 (8 pm) With Mark Davis Haven Social Club, $12 The Toronto-based four-piece has become known for its unconventional instrumentation—known to include sawblades and cookie sheets—as well as its high-energy,

alt-country sound. New Country Rehab is touring in support of its new album Ghost of Your Charms, and prior to its stop in Edmonton lead singer and fiddle player John Showman, stand-up bassist Ben Whiteley and guitarist James Robertson took a collaborative approach to Firsts, Lasts and Favourites.

First album James: I bought Guns N' Roses, Appetite For Destruction at age eight.

Last concert We all went to see Jack White sidestage at his last Toronto show.

First concert Ben: Raffi at six weeks old. (His dad Ken was in the band.)

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The Real McKenzies

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wenty-odd years and 100-odd band members later and the Real McKenzies are still touring eight out of 12 months, while donning their kilts and boots.

"It's not like I have anything better to do," says Celtic rocker Paul McKenzie, the band's frontman. "I'm going to be working until the day I die."

Often called the forefathers of Celtic-punk, the Real McKenzies formed in 1992 and the band has since released 10 albums. The latest, Westwinds, dropped in March of 2012.

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With such a long history of crushing beers and performing boot-stomping punk rock, the band has lost numerous members, some on good terms and some on bad. But, whatever the case—whether they retire to have a family or they jump out of a moving vehicle because they're pissed off— McKenzie has replaced each and every one of them.

"The alumni is over 100 men," he says.

"I keep having to get younger people because they're the only ones that are good at putting up with this rock 'n' roll lifestyle, and then they last a few years, they get older and I have to find someone else young again."

eight months of the year and playing shows every night or every other night isn't an easy lifestyle.

"It can really screw up a normal person's life," he says. "I had to say goodbye to a normal life. I used to have a nice house, a nice girlfriend, motorcycles, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, but I suppose I opted for things I felt were a little more important."

Like, for instance, playing shows with NOFX, Rancid, the Misfits, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Flogging Molly. And writing songs, recording albums and having his kilt torn off by Swiss girls.

"Sometimes the kilt just drives people crazy," he jokes.

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hat began as a few beer-fuelled jam sessions between friends became the inception of a new hard-hitting thrash entity on the Saskatchewan prairies.

During the five-year hiatus of the nowdisbanded hardcore outfit DFA, vocalist Mike Lefebvre, got together with friend Adam Graves—no longer in the group due to conflicting professional obligations—and began casually writing songs in 2008. Before long they began combing the local scene for other musicians to join in. Lefebvre quickly rounded up a lineup with experience varying from reggae to metal and a new band, now known as Rehashed, took shape. Gigs began to mount around its home base of Saskatoon, as well as further afield. Connections were built with other acts and shows were traded amongst the bands' respective home cities, which has now led to Rehashed releasing a split seven inch with Wake from Calgary.

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then it just kind of snowballed from that," notes Lefebvre, who for a time was balancing not only Rehashed, but also a newly resurrected DFA and the band Poser Disposer.

With the exception of Lefebvre's connection to the others in the group, none of the other members had any experience working with one another, which Lefebvre jokes was probably for the best, as everyone was on their best behaviour for the first six months or so. Despite varying music tastes and experiences in their respective scenes, the band members bonded over a shared appreciation for acts like NOFX, '90s skate punk and Slayer.

"Everybody has pretty eclectic tastes that's for sure, but it doesn't rear its head that much ... you don't really want to start mixing in things like funk with punk and metal. It's happened before with less-thangreat results," Lefebvre notes, adding the band plans to get back in the studio once its current tour has wrapped up, channeling its already extensive song catalogue into a full-length album by the end of the year.

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he underground has risen again— for the first time since 2010 to be exact.

The Great Northern Revival, which launched in 2009 and is spearheaded by musician Scott Cook and graphic artist Steven Teeuwsen, has once again scoured the local independent music scene for a wealth of diverse talent to round out the track list on its latest compilation Notes From the Edmonton Underground Vol. 3. The two-disc collection brings together 37 different artists and bands who have released new material within the last year, including previously unreleased material from 100 Mile House, Alex Vissia, Ben Sures, Cadence and Nathan, the Collective West, Dead Red Pine, Fire Next Time, the Give 'Em Hell Boys, Joe Nolan, Nuela Charles, Picture the Ocean and the Whytes, to name a very small few.

"It's kind of like listening to a really great radio station that plays a variety of music, and knowing that there is that kind of diversity in the scene in Edmonton is great," Teeuwsen notes

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of the lineup, which is a smattering of folk, country rock, garage rock, reggae and various fusion genres. "We went through all the bands that we frequently see and then from there branched out and just did some online research into who's released music in the last year, and then who we thought would fit in well together on a compilation and just tried to pick the best talent that we could."

The collection cuts a wide swath across the music created within Edmonton, but Teeuwsen acknowledges it's only a part of it, reflecting predominantly the scenes that he and Cook frequent. He adds it also showcases the evolution that's occurring amongst folk music in particular, melding influences of country and rock with traditional sounds, something reflected in the name of the project.

In a day and age where digital ostensibly reigns supreme, Teeuwsen notes that compilation albums still have their place, and Notes From the Edmonton Underground Vol. 3 will be sent to college and community radio stations across the country to further connec-

tions for local Edmonton artists. He adds that in addition to showing off Edmonton's talent pool to broader audiences, a compilation such as this also allows easier accessibility to discovering new music.

"When you want to find out about the music that's happening in your city, there's still some research you need to go through and a lot of shows to attend, so this is a collection that people can pick up and hear 37 artists in one go, and you know, look into it more from there," Teeuwsen says, adding he and Cook are looking into funding for future Great Northern Revival releases to make it more accessible for artists, who currently have to pay an entry fee. "I guess I would like them to see the variety of talent and just the really excellent music that so many small bands are creating here ... the fact that we can, on a Saturday afternoon, go to The Empress or the Black Dog or Filthy McNasty's and see a lot of these local bands playing every week, that we have this level of talent and amazing scene going on in Edmonton."

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(Royal Mountain) spite its often lo-fi sensibilities. It's a Singer John Showman's voice is strong  continuing evolution, and while there throughout, though its placement in are some instances where songs begin the mix—dead centre and always on sounding a little too similar to one antop of the instruments rather then other, it's a cohesive, solid return for blending in—colours it again with that the group. Hollerado is at its best theatrical bent. Still, these are carefulwhen pushing full-tilt on the ska-influly constructed songs thatoffdoattheir the job drum intro to "Five Years" can be found trailing enced "So It Goes" and even the sixwell, travelling a wide range of terriDavid Bowie end of "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die." minute sonic journey that is "Fresno tory within the narrow soundscape The Next Day and lack the The only real problem with The Next Day is length Chunk (Digging with You)," an enjoyband has chosen, from the melancholic (ISO) on towards the latter half. Ever since the arrival of of cohesi able roundabout through a gamut of lament of "Home to You" to the 17 "Devil  CDs, Bowie has been trying to fill the format, and with theit. m I' , change was nt consta only genres, if you stick with Went Down to Georgia"-like fi ddling on the that When Heraclitus claimed really bonus songs if they're included songs (are bonus songs"Lizzy leon, chame the Ever Bowie.

MEAGHAN BAXTER Dying of a Broken Heart" to the David to g pretty sure he was alludin album?), the focus of the album starts // MEAGHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM on every version of thealbum s and starclosing cover of Hank Williams' he's been mechanically prolific, releasing over 20 album mediocre mid-album songs. Most to get a bit lost in some a came album every nearly "Too Many Parties."

With plays. ring in numerous films and the bonus songs included are much stronger tingly, frustra the in ing polariz often c, Mattnew Costa pop.

In fact, the album pulls a lot from While much of Ghost of Your Charms estheti new a sound, new vision and esque "I'd Rather Be High," the "Apache" quotOasisthe than time had hardly has Mattface Costa that time period with a bit of an Edseems slightly restrained, as though thinker d forwar This of his previous work. the Grass Grow?" or "Dancing Out In Space," Does ing "How Bowie y, birthda 66th (Brushfi re) ward Bear feel in "Clipped Wings," and a the band is carrying out a blueprint and hiatus r 10-yea to look back, but after a ingly goofy without actually being fun. is annoy whichthe Day.  "Shotgun" drawing from Beach the songs rather than letting go for Next The on mood seems to be in a reflective songs each tell a story in their own cryptic gh the Althou : myths own his It's hard not to get Boys' Malibu beach-party feel.

But and risking sailing over the edge into with plays Bowie Throughout the album understandably explores the theme of ager, Bowie manne apLow album into Matt Costa's don't worry, baby, Costa's music thrilling disaster, "Too Many Parties" his on s famou made various drum effects to age gracefully from a life of fame. ithemeans ing, and what title the en third full-length stands on its own, especially as is where New Country Rehab brings betwe ities similar Day, pear thoughout The Next from music and touring has lead him to away it 10 years Taking party, ng and self-titled aladds to his instrument repertoire and all together, turning the old stanlisteni our in noted were track and "Rebel Rebel" gh long, record. althou a great, ing craft Can You "If bum right from the picks up a 12-string for a few songs, of dard into an aggressive, trip through a s choru and " Now? We the end of "Where Are AS HOYER DOUGL found ent fi rst track, "Loving like the folksy seafaring ballad "Silver dimly lit world populated with broken werm empo M onal EEKLY.CO emoti // DOUGLAS@VUEW See Me" carry a similar rtal You." TheBowie man 'splays acoustic, bongos, a listen. hearts and plenty of drinks. the immo EvenWorth r Pressure."Sea." to "Unde bridge in REBECCA MEDEL EDEN MUNRO jaw harp, percussion and piano, and // REBECCA@VUEWEEKLY.COM // EDEN@VUEWEEKLY.COM sings a peppy throwback to early '70s into the expat rocker's more strippeddown moments. "Instrument of My Release"—the only track here to have surfaced later, on his 2012 album Young Canadians—sheds its ampedup assault for a simple, gentle interplay between guitar and violin. "All Roads to Heaven" again uses Norah Sadava's violin to create a simmering tension and sense of longing just under the song's surface, while "Trouble on My Mind" finds McGrath wrestling with his thoughts: "Trouble on my mind / As you're floating down the river / Laughing, drinking with the boat man / With coins on both your eyes."

These are songs touched by death, but still brimming with a quiet vitality.

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for you." It feels like the work of a man still confident in commenting on the here and now.

Together, those two singles offer conflicting messages: one says Bowie's fondly embracing nostalgia; Stephen the other, thatFearing he's charging forward as a veteran Fri, Mar 8 (8 pm) Dirocker with more say. And at its best, The Next Day vorce, remarriage,to fatherhood and dissolved business relation- "If You Can See Me" thrives on that contradiction. ships—it's been a busy lines sevenlike years finds him delivering "Now you could say I've for Stephen Fearing, and it all got a gift of sorts / A fear of rear became inspiration for his latest windows and swinging doors," while Hurricanes. the frantic music underneath them album Between Cold Water (AvenuetoTheatre, threatens tumble $20) apart, held together by Bowie's Fri, Mar 8 (9 pm) own steady delivery of the chorus.

The band is billed The title track, the album's opener, is a scrappy as country, but this rocker ostensibly about a lynching from the perain't no hoedown. A spective of the lynched: death or dying or the dread couple of the guys Brasstronaut Sat, Mar 9 (8 pm)  of death and /dying is present all over this album, used to play in postdo get when mash together David Bowie has always been the onebands, to frame but oft enyou delivered withyou swagger and spiritclarinet, you'd hardcore so the What slide guitar, trumpet, synthesizers, rhythm vocals? conversation about David throw Bowie,inand he'sinfl usually that uassociate with younger, older personasandBowie's potentially dissonant Brasstronaut makes ence and you've got for Aworn. done so through his singles.

So let's start there There are flashesmess, of thebut glam days, the Ziggy it work—and work well. (Artery, $12 in advance, $15 at something with a lithis 24th studio album, and first in a decade: examera, Eno's work, Aladdin Sane's rockstar madness, the door) tle more"Where edge. Cold ining The Next Day first through Are We even the more modern Reality and Heathen days.

Water just released Now?" the surprise leak on his birthday that herBut what emerges from it all is that Bowie isn't a seven-inch single, alded this album, and "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," looking back on the past; it's that he's calling those Wolf Willow/Buffalo its more proper single release. personas forward to the present and letting them Beans, so head down TheFair first finds its protagonist lost in thought while question the world that they see now.

Blue and check the sound wandering Berlin, or, more glibly put in "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die" fades out on Sat, Mar 9 (8 pm) reminiscing, out for yourself. (BoLocal Fair Blue therockers lyrics, "just walking thehemia, dead."$8) It's a weary point the iconic drumbeat that ushered in "Five Years" and areofdropping its brand view woven among a downtrodden, lingering guiZiggy and, really, Bowie, so long ago, and feels more new EP Loose tar sounds Cannon, and quietly humming synths, and suglike the album's proper finish than the Berlin-era baitwithgests supporting acts wants for that Bowie us to know that he's looking ing "Heat" that actually closes it out. theback evening forming an than ever. more consciously If there's a problem on The Next Day, it's that parts of it all-Edmonton lineup.

Indianbe Handcraft s / Sat, Mar (8 pm) But then "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" might feel disposable.

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evitability of death looms large—and then flowing one song into the next, each one's place essential to the whole picture.

But then "I'd Rather Be High" happens. The song is the closest thing to a disaster here, copping a lame guitar lick as its centrepiece and finding Bowie fumbling through the lyrics without ever finding the song's spine. While that track is the worst moment on the reFour Star Version March Music Month / Until Mon, Apr 8 cord, the next couple, along with The Grant MacEwan University music program has rounded a whole official album closerup "Heat," have month of music for your listening pleasure. The students have been moments of greatnessworking but fall hard allAyear and will be featuring a range of styles, including folk, Side apart in the endjazz, as arock, mishmash hip R&B and big band. (John Haar Theatre) Next Day The hop, of musical sections never quite Dirty Boys

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Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE An American in Paris: Edmonton Symphony, William Eddins (conductor); $20

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Every Friday DJs on all three levels THE BOWER Zukunft: Indie and alternative with Dusty Grooves, Fraser Olsen, Taz, and Josh Johnson THE COMMON Good Fridays: nu disco, hip hop, indie, electro, dance with weekly local and visiting DJs on rotation plus residents Echo and Justin Foosh THE DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Fri; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO–SPRUCE GROVE DJ every Fri

FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Fri LUCKY 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri STARLITE ROOM KLUB OMFG SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE Amplified Fridays: Dubstep, house, trance, electro, hip hop breaks with DJ Aeiou, DJ Loose Beats, DJ Poindexter; 9:30pm (door) SUITE 69 Release Your Inner Beast: Retro and Top 40 beats with DJ Suco; every Fri TEMPLE Silence be Damned: with DJs Gotthavok, Siborg, Nightroad; 9pm THIRSTY CAMEL The Sinder Sparks Show with Stratosphere; 10pm - 2am TREASURY In Style Fri: DJ Tyco and Ernest Ledi; no line no cover for ladies all night long UNION HALL Ladies Night every Fri Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fridays

SAT MAR 16 ARTERY The Fuzz Kings, Wafer Thin Mints, the Frolics; 8pm ATLANTIC TRAP AND GILL Duff Robison BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Unwed Mothers (Julie Adams) (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ The Pleading Hearts with Terry Morrison, Chris Smith, Paul "Duke" Paetz, John Gorham; 8.30pm; $12 BLUES ON WHYTE Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; EVENING: The Avey Brothers BOHEMIA New Music Edmonton Presents: Kathleen Yearwood (singer songwriter), Ken Read (trombone), Erin Currie, Chelsea MCurdy, Laurel LacLure (vocals); 9pm; $15 (adult)/$10 (studnet)/$5 (NME member) at door BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Spring Cleaning: Songs of yore with Ben Todd and Rob Taylor; 9pm; $9 BRIXX BAR Early Show: Colour in Conflict, Uncle Ape; 6pm CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK Dean Lonsdale and the Ramifications CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON Suite 33 (pop) CASINO YELLOWHEAD Shannon Smith (country/rock) CENTURY CASINO Shanneyganock; 8pm

VENUE GUIDE ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179

CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482

ALE YARD TAP 13310-137 Ave ARTERY 9535 Jasper Ave ART STREAM CENTRE 11434120 St

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082

BOHEMIA 10217-97 St THE BOWER 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.425; info@thebower.ca BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY GRILL 3975 Calgary Tr, 780.487.4844

32 MUSIC

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ AND BOARDGAME EMPORIUM Thu open stage: fully equipped stage, bring your instruments and your voices; gaming everyday

LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Funk Bunker Thursdays

THE RIG Every Thu Jam hosted by Lorne Burnstick; 8:30pm-12:30am

BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981

W/ JOEY D

LIT WINE BAR Mike Morrisseau; 8pm; no cover

KRUSH ULTRA LOUNGE Open stage; 7pm; no cover

CAFÉ HAVEN Music every Thu; Shaun Bosch and Callum Walsh; all ages; 7pm; no cover

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861

THE GIBSON BLOCK

L.B.'S PUB Open jam with Kenny Skoreyko, Fred LaRose and Gordy Mathews (Shaved Posse) every Thu; 9pm-1am

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Taking Back Thursdays

RED PIANO Every Thu: Dueling pianos at 8pm

BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE–NISKU 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522

SAT MAR 16 FREE SHOW 4PM

KELLY'S PUB Jameoke Night, karaoke with a live band the Nervous Flirts; every Thu, 8pm-12am

GROVE DJ every Thu

BRIXX Hosted by Christan and Justin of the Canyon Rose Outfit: The Ultimate open stage, open jam, open turntables E: kevin@starliteroom. ca for info

AVENUE THEATRE 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149

FOR TICKETS- PLEASE VISIT WWW.YEGLIVE.CA

JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Carrie Day (pop, folk acoustic songwriter); 8pm; $10

4990-92 Ave, 780.468.2888

O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766

COOK COUNTY 8010 Gateway Blvd

HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010

OLD TIMER'S CABIN 9430 Scona Rd, 99 St

COMMON 9910-109 St

HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110, 780.452.1168

ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767

IRISH CLUB 12546-126 St, 780.453.2249

O2 JOES–NORTH 13509-127 St, 780.451.7799

J+H PUB (Overdraught Pub), 1919-105 St

O2'S–WEST 11066-156 St, 780.448.2255

J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588

CROWN PUB 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St EARLY STAGE SALOON– STONY PLAIN 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain ELECTRIC RODEO–SPRUCE GROVE 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411

JAVA XPRESS 110, 4300 South Park Dr, Stony Plain, 780.968.1860 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495

ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– WHYTE AVE 10314 Whyte Ave

LIT ITALIAN WINE BAR 10132104 St

EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ 9938-70 Ave, 780.437.3667

LIZARD LOUNGE 13160-118 Ave

FANDANGO'S 12912-50 St, fandangoslive.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378

MIXX DANCE CLUB 10551-82 Ave MUTTART HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE 10050 MacDonald Dr, 780.633.3725

FIDDLER’S ROOST 8906-99 St

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ AND BOARDGAME EMPORIUM 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730

FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557

NEWCASTLE PUB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10025-105 St

NEW CITY 8130 Gateway Blvd

FLUID LOUNGE 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 FUSIA CAFÉ CORAL DE CUBA Main fl, Edmonton Sun Bldg,

VUEWEEKLY MAR 14 – MAR 20, 2013

NOORISH CAFÉ 8440-109 St NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave

10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM 12845-102 Ave SET NIGHTCLUB Next to Bourban St, 8882-170 St, WEM, Ph III, setnightclub.ca SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE 8170-50 St

PAVILLION MCMAHON THEATRE–Faculte St Jean 8406-91 St

STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099

PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814

STEEPS TEA LOUNGE–WHYTE AVE 11116-82 Ave

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave

HALL 10860-57 Ave PUB 1824 12402-118 Ave, 587.521.1824 QUEEN ALEXANDRIA HALL 10425-10425 University Ave RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3118

SUITE 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 TREASURY 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca VEE LOUNGE, APEX CASINO– ST ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286

RICHARDS PUB 12150-161 Ave

Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com

RIC’S GRILL 24 Perron St, St Albert, 780.460.6602

YESTERDAYS PUB 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

THE RIG 15203 Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.0869 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE

ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St

CROWN PUB Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, 2-6pm; Evening: Down to the Crown: Marshall Lawrence presents great blues with Trevor Duplessis, Mad Dog Blues Band, every Sat 10pm-2am, $5 (door) DRUID St Patrick's Day Threesome: Irish dancers, pipers, live music DV8 Shotgun Dolls, the Cavalry EARLY STAGE SALOON– STONY PLAIN Devon Cuddy (2nd generation of Blue Rodeo), Whitney Rose EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Open stage jam with host Tommaso Zillio (Edmonton Guitar); last Sat each month, 2-5pm; admission by donation FANDANGO'S Joe Hikk FESTIVAL PLACE Wishbone Ash; 7:30pm; $40 (table)/$38 (box)/$36 (theatre) at Festival Place box office FILTHY'S The Gibson Block, Joey D; 4pm; no cover FUSIA CAFÉ CORAL DE CUBA St Patrick's Day Party: Sophie and the Shufflehounds; 9pm; free FILTHY MCNASTY'S Free Afternoon Concerts; 4pm GAS PUMP Saturday Homemade Jam: Mike Chenoweth HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB New Country Rehab, Mark Davis, guests; 8pm; $12 (adv)/$15 (door) HIGH RUN CLUB UFC-GSP vs.

DIAZ; $10 IRISH CLUB Mark McGarrigle JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Lucette (Lauren Gillis, pop country/folk singer-songwriter); 9pm L.B.'S PUB Sat afternoon Jam with Gator and Friends; 5-9pm 9:30pm LOUISIANA PURCHASE Suchy Sister Saturdays: Amber, Renee or Stephanie with accompaniment; 9:3011:30pm; no cover

SHERLOCK HOLMES PUBS– WEM Doug Stroud

NISKU Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett

SIDELINERS PUB Purple City; 9pm; no cover

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Jazz Passages Trio, Farley Scott, Bryan Sim, Mike Gillespie; 10am2:30pm; donations

STARLITE ROOM Electric Six, the Matinee; 9pm WUNDERBAR Rehashed, Tarantuja, Detroit, Demise YARDBIRD SUITE CrossBorder Jazz Series from New York/Edmonton: Harry Allen with the Tommy Banks Trio; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $22 (member)/$26 (guest)

Classical JOHN L HAAR THEATRE Composition Concert; 7:30pm; $11 (adult)/$9 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Gathering Places: Festival City Winds advanced band; 7:30pm; $16.75 (adult)/$13.75 (student/senior) UNITARIAN CHURCH OF EDMONTON Among Friends: Edmonton Vocal Minority, Mireille Rijavec, Joy Spring Jazz Ensemble, hosted by Kristy Harcourt and Julie Lloyd; 7:30pm; $15 (adult)/$12 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square; cabaret fundraiser for the choir’s Unison Festival WINSPEAR CENTRE An American in Paris: Edmonton Symphony, William Eddins (conductor); $20

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions: Alt Rock/Electro/ Trash with Miss Mannered; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic hip-hop and reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz; Underdog: Dr. Erick THE BOWER For Those Who Know...: House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests THE COMMON Get Down It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with resident Dane

NEWCASTLE PUB The Classics; 9pm; $15

DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Sat; 9pm

NEW CITY LEGION Third Branch (reggae), Utopian Skank, Hats and Black Ties; 8pm; $8 (adv)

FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Sat

NEW WEST HOTEL Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm

LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Nervosa Fashion Show featuring David Stone

O’BYRNE’S Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm

LUCKY 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook

OLD TIMER'S CABIN Edmonton Blues Society: Overdue Blues Band (monthly dance); 7:30pm (door), 8pm (music); $5 (member)/$10 (guest) ON THE ROCKS Bad Judgment OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Dueling Piano's, all request live; 9pm-2am every Fri and Sat; no cover

NEWCASTLE PUB Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri PAWN SHOP Transmission Saturdays: Indie rock, new wave, classic punk with DJ Blue Jay and Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); free (before 10pm)/$5 (after 10pm); 1st Sat each month RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests

PAVILLION MCMAHON THEATRE–FACULTE ST JEAN Raga Mala: local artist showcase: Ashwin and Rohin Iyer; 6pm

ROUGE LOUNGE Rouge Saturdays: global sound and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Mkhai

PAWN SHOP I love '80s Dance Party Featuring Blue Jay with Nazz Nomad Blue Jay

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M

PUB 1824 Every Fri & Sat; $5

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM Swing Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com

QUEEN ALEXANDRIA HALL Headwater (acoustic roots); 7pm (door), 8pm (music); $18 (adv)/$22 (door)/ 1/2 price child 6-12 (reimbursed at door); free under 6 RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am RICHARDS PUB St Patricks Party: Brendan Kelly, Irish daners; 7pm; no cover before 9pm THE RIG Cross the Road fundraiser: Wayne Allchin, Whitemud, others; 12pm2am RIVER CREE–THE VENUE Emerson Drive, Doc Walker, Aaron Pritchett; 7pm (door); sold out

SUITE 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests TEMPLE Oh Snap! Oh Snap with Degree, Cool Beans, Specialist, Spenny B and Mr. Nice Guy and Ten 0; every Sat 9pm UNION HALL Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN MAR 17

ROSE & CROWN PUB Amy Weymes

ARDEN THEATRE Family Series: Bouge de la performs L'Atelier

ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM Tenor Power and Martin Kerr; 5:45pm; $50 at gritprogram. com; fundraising event with a silent auction of artwork by GRIT children

ATLANTIC TRAP AND GILL St Patty's Day: Stan Gallant (noon), Tony Quinn (3-6pm) Lloyd Hobbs (6-9pm); Duff Robison (9-late)

SHERLOCK HOLMES PUBRICE HOWARD WAY Duane Allen

BEER HUNTER–ST ALBERT Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE–

BLUES ON WHYTE Celtic Fusion Illusion CAFFREY'S–SHERWOOD PARK The Sunday Blues Jam: hosted by Kevin and Rita McDade and the Grey Cats Blues Band, guests every week; 5-9pm; no cover

Concert I: Featuring emerging student musicians, alumni and esteemed faculty of the Alberta College Conservatory of Music; 2pm; $20 (adult)/$10 (student/senior)/free (youth 12 and under)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through '60s and '70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy

CENTURY GRILL Opera NUOVA: Catherine Abele, Elizabeth Turnbull, Leanne Regehr (piano); British folk songs and a 5-course meal; $85 at operanuova@shaw.ca

LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Stylus Industry Sundays: Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am

CHA ISLAND TEA CO Live on the Island: Rhea March hosts open mic and Songwriter's stage; starts with a jam session; every Sun, 7pm

MON MAR 18

COOK COUNTY Shamrock Shaker: Captain Tractor; 9pm (door), 10pm (show); tickets atcookcountysaloon.com

BLUES ON WHYTE Hurricane and the Hooligans

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover

DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB St Patty's Day Mattierin Irish Dancers; 1pm and 6pm

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Velvet Hour: every weekday with Bill Bourne, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie and guests; 4-7pm; no cover

DRUID St Patrick's Day Threesome: Irish dancers, pipers, live music

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm

DV8 This is War, Netherward, Negation

FANDANGO'S Open mic Music Industry Night every Mon

EDDIE SHORTS St Patties Day with Chris Mostaway; 8pm

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Monday Open Stage

HIGH RUN CLUB St Patrick’s Party: Juke Box Leigh; 7pm; no cover IRISH CLUB St Patrick Day: Mark McGarriigleAmie Weymes; 1-5pm; $10 (prior to Mar 17)/$15 (door) FANDANGO'S Singer songwriter open Stage every Sun FESTIVAL PLACE Terri Clark NEWCASTLE PUB Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm O2 JOES–NORTH Sunday Jam hosted by Andrew White; 4pm O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am ON THE ROCKS Mudmen OUTLAWS ROADHOUSE St Patrick's Day: Kory Wlos PAWN SHOP EARLY SHOW: St Pabst Day: Larry and his Flask (bluegrass rock), Scenic Route to Alaska, Rum Runners, Step Mothers; 1pm (door); $12 (adv); LATE SHOW: St Patty's Day: The Real McKenzies (Celtic punk), Fire Next Time, East End Radicals; no minors; 8pm (door); $17.50 at Blackbyrd RICHARD'S PUB Sun Jam hosted by Carson Cole; 4-8pm THE RIG Every Sun Jam hosted

by Better Us then Strangers; 5-9pm ROSE & CROWN PUB The Derina Harvey Band, Mattierin Irish Dancers at 8pm, ETS Pipe & Drum Band at 3:30pm SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB –CAPILANO MALL Pipe and Drum Band at 4:30pm; Mattierin Irish Dancers at 6pm; Evening: Duane Allen SHERLOCK HOLMES PUBS– RICE HOWARD WAY Stan Gallant; Mattierin Irish Dancers at 1pm and 7pm SHERLOCK HOLMES PUBS– WEM Mattierin Irish Dancers at 8pm; Doug Stroud at 1 and 7pm

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm; contact Vi Kallio 780.456.8510 REXALL PLACE Sarah Brightman; 6:30pm (door), 7:30pm (show); $34, $64.50, $94.50, $129.50 at livenation.com ROUGE RESTO-LOUNGE Open Mic Night with Darrek Anderson from the Guaranteed; every Mon; 9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay CROWN PUB A Sexy Night with DJ Pheonix and MJ with Sleepless DJ, DJ Breeze and more every Mon; 9pm-2am

TUE MAR 19 ATLANTIC TRAP AND GILL Open Mic with Ehren Flais BLUES ON WHYTE Hurricane and the Hooligans BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Velvet Hour: every weekday with Bill Bourne, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie and guests; 4-7pm; no cover BRIXX BAR Ruby Tuesdays with host Mark Feduk; $5 after 8pm; this week guests: DRUID IRISH PUB Jamhouse Tues hosted by Chris Wynters guest Michael Averill J+H PUB Acoustic open mic night every Tue hosted by Lorin Lynne; Everyone will have 10-15 minutes to play L.B.’S Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm-1am LIT WINE BAR Tiff Hall; 8pm; no cover O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm

WUNDERBAR St. Patrick's Day Party: Jim Cuming, the Rising of the Moon, Marlaena Moore Band

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK The Campfire Hero's (acoustic rock, country, top 40); 9pm-2am every Tue; no cover

YARDBIRD SUITE CrossBorder Jazz Series from New York/Calgary: Fraser Calhoun Quartet featuring Mulgrew Miller, Harry Allen with the Tommy Banks Trio; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $22 (member)/$26 (guest)

WUNDERBAR Segue, the Royal Iguana Fur, Pigeon Breeders, Snow

Classical

DJs

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Adoramus te: The King’s University College Chamber Choir, Dr Melanie Turgeon, (conductor), Dr Joachim Segger (piano); 7:30pm; $20 (adult)/$15/Seniors and Student)/$5 (King's Student/ child under 12) at King's University College Bookstore, 780.465.8306, and at the door MUTTART HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE Connections

YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Night Sessions: A/B Trio 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5 (door)

Locution Revolution, and Northside Clan DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue

UNION AND AVENUE PRESENT SAT, MAR 23, AVENUE THEATRE

RED STAR Experimental Indie rock, hip hop, electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

BORN RUFFIANS

SUITE 69 Rockstar Tuesdays: Mash up and Electro with DJ Tyco, DJ Omes with weekly guest DJs

W/ THE ELWINS

WED MAR 20 ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage Wed with Trace Jordan; 8pm-12 ARTERY The Fugitives, Anchors North, the Yunabees; 7:30pm; $12 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month; On the Patio: Funk and Soul with Doktor Erick every Wed; 9pm BLUES ON WHYTE Hurricane and the Hooligans BOHEMIA Victoria Baldwin, Bailey Sutton, Magnet BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Velvet Hour: every weekday with Bill Bourne, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie and guests; 4-7pm; no cover

TUES, MAR 26, ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM THEATRE

HAYDEN W/ LOU CANON

CROWN PUB The Dan Jam: musical styles from around the globe with Miguel and friends; musicians are invited to bring their personal touch to the mix every Wed ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– WHYTE AVE Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover EMPRESS ALEHOUSE BA Johnston; 10pm; no cover

THU, APR 4, AVENUE THEATRE

FIDDLER'S ROOST Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12

TWO HOURS TRAFFIC

HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Band Jam: every Wed with the BlackStone, 8:30pm, free HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Michael Gress; 9pm J+H PUB Acoustic open mic hight hosted by Lorin Lynne NEW WEST HOTEL Free classic country dance lessons every Wed, 7-9pm OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm2am every Wed; no cover PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:30-11pm; $2 (member)/$4 (non-member) PUB 1824 Open jam session every Wed, hosted by Indigo Storm; 8pm RANCH ROADHOUSE Krysta Scoggins (CD release party); 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $15 (incl copy of CD); Buckwild Wednesday continues after 10pm RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 RICHARD'S PUB Live Latin Band Salsabor every Wed; 9pm THE RIG Every Wed open jam hosted by Whitemud; 8pm-12am

& RAH RAH W/ SHORT OF ABLE

THUV, MAR 14, AVENUE THEATRE

NO SINNER

W/ VAN FUNK, & FRANKIE MCQUEEN

THU, APR 4, AVENUE THEATRE

TWO HOURS TRAFFIC

& RAH RAH W/ SHORT OF ABLE

SONIC 102.9 FM, AVENUE THEATRE, AND UNION EVENTS PRESENT FRI, APR 5, AVENUE THEATRE

YUKON BLONDE

& ZEUS W/ GROUNDERS

FRI, APR 13, AVENUE THEATRE

3 INCHES OF BLOOD & GOATWHORE

W/ EYE OF HORUS, AND SILENT LINE

MON, APR 15, AVENUE THEATRE

WUNDERBAR Ingrid Gatin, Natacha Homerodean, Twin Voices

PICKWICK

ZEN LOUNGE Jazz Wednesdays: Kori Wray and Jeff Hendrick; every Wed; 7:30-10pm; no cover

FRI, APR 19, AVENUE THEATRE

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative '80s and '90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe BRIXX BAR Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: It’s One Too Many Tuesdays: Reggae, funk, soul, boogie and disco with Rootbeard

THE COMMON The Wed Experience: Classics on Vinyl with Dane

CROWN PUB Underground at the Crown Tuesday: Trueskool and live hip-hop with residents Jae Maze, Xaolin, Frank Brown; monthly appearances by guests Shawn Langley,

TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed

VUEWEEKLY MAR 14– MAR 20, 2013

W/ JORDAN KLASSEN, & GUESTS

DANIEL WESLEY

W/ JOSH HYSLOP, & GUESTS

FRI, APR 26, HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB

FAMILY OF THE YEAR

W/ GUESTS

SAT, APR 27, THE ARTERY

ROMI MAYES

W/ GUESTS

MUSIC 33

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19): "If it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid."

That could turn out to be a useful mantra for you in the coming week.

Being pragmatic should be near the top of your priority list, whereas being judgmental should be at the bottom. Here's another mantra that may serve you well: "Those who take history personally are condemned to repeat it." I hope you invoke that wisdom to help you escape an oppressive part of your past. Do you have room for one more inspirational motto, Aries? Here it is: "I am only as strong as my weakest delusion."

TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20): Don't you just love to watch the spinning of those wheels within wheels within wheels? Aren't you grateful for the way the ever-churning plot twists keep you alert and ready to shift your attitude at a moment's notice? And aren't you thrilled by those moments when fate reveals that its power is not absolute—that your intelligence and willpower can in fact override the seemingly inexorable imperatives of karma?

If you are unfamiliar with the pleasures I've just described, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to get deeply acquainted.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20): It won't be a good week to issue unreasonable, illogical and self-centred demands. And please don't make peanut butter and jelly a part of your sex life, take a vacation in Siberia or photocopy your butt and deliver it anonymously to your boss. On the other hand, it will be an excellent time to scrawl motivational poetry on your bedroom wall, stage a slowmotion pillow fight and cultivate your ability to be a deep-feeling free-thinker. Other recommended actions: give yourself a new nickname like Highball or Root Doctor or Climax Master; write an essay on "The Five Things That the Pursuit of Pleasure Has Taught Me;" and laugh uproariously as you completely bypass the void of sadness and the abyss of fear.

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22): In the mid-19th century, prospectors mined for gold in the mountains of western Nevada. The veins weren't as rich as those in California, but some men were able to earn a modest living.

Their work to extract gold from the terrain was hampered by a gluey blue mud that gummed up their machinery. It was regarded as a major nuisance. But on a hunch, one miner took a load of the blue gunk to be analyzed by an expert. He discovered that it contained rich deposits of silver. So began an explosion of silver mining that made many prospectors very wealthy. I suggest you be on the alert for a metaphorical version of blue mud in your sphere, Cancerian: an "inconvenience" that seems to interfere with the treasure

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LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22): When pioneer filmmaker Hal Roach worked on scripts with his team of writers, he sometimes employed an unusual strategy to overcome writer's block.

He'd bring in a "Wildie" to join them at the conference table. A Wildie was either a random drunk they found wandering around the streets or a person who lived in an insane asylum. They'd engage him in conversation about the story they were working on, and he would provide unexpected ideas that opened their minds to new possibilities. I don't necessarily recommend that you seek the help of a Wildie, Leo, but I hope you will come up with other ways to spur fresh perspectives. Solicit creative disruptions!

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22): Is the term "unconscious mind" a good name for the foundation of the human psyche? Should we really be implying that the vast, oceanic source of everything we think and feel is merely the opposite of the conscious mind? Dreamworker Jeremy Taylor doesn't think so. He proposes an alternate phrase to replace "unconscious": "not-yetspeech-ripe." It captures the sense of all the raw material burbling and churning in our deep awareness that is not graspable through language. I bring this up, Virgo, because you're entering a phase when a lot of notyet-speech-ripe stuff will become speech-ripe. Be alert for it!

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22): In 1928, biologist Alexander Fleming launched a medical revolution. He developed the world's first antibiotic—penicillin—making it possible to cure a host of maladies caused by hostile bacteria. His discovery was a lucky fluke that happened only because he left his laboratory a mess when he went on vacation. While he was gone, a bacterial culture he'd been working with got contaminated by a mould that turned out to be penicillin. I'm thinking that you could achieve a more modest, but quite happy, accident sometime soon, Libra. It may depend on you allowing things to be more untidy than usual, though. Are you game?

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21): "I am iron resisting the most enormous magnet there is," wrote the Sufi mystic poet Rumi. He was wistfully bemoaning his own stubborn ignorance, which tricked him into refusing a more intimate companionship with the Blessed Source of all life.

I think there's something similar going on in most of us, even atheists. We feel the tremendous pull of our destiny—the glorious, daunting destination that would take all our strength to achieve and fulfill our deepest longings—and yet we

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21): NASA used whale oil to lubricate the Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager spacecrafts. There was a good reason: whale oil doesn't freeze at the low temperatures found in outer space. While I certainly don't approve of killing whales to obtain their oil, I want to use this story to make a point. It's an excellent time for you, too, to use oldschool approaches for solving ultranew-school problems. Sometimes a tried-and-true method works better or is cheaper, simpler or more aesthetically pleasing.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19): The theory of the "butterfly effect" proposes that a butterfly flapping its wings in China may ultimately impact the weather in New York. Here's how the writer Richard Bernstein explains it: "Very slight, nearly infinitesimal variations and the enormous multiplicity of interacting variables produce big differences in the end."

That's why, he says, "the world is just too complicated to be predictable."

I find this a tremendously liberating idea. It suggests that every little thing you do sends out ripples of influence that help shape the kind of world you live in. The coming week will be an excellent time to experiment with how this works in your daily life. Put loving care and intelligent attention into every little thing.

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AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18): Former football quarterback Joe Ayoob holds the world's record for throwing a paper airplane the longest distance. After it left his hand, the delicate craft travelled over 226 feet. I propose we make Ayoob your patron saint and role model for the coming week. From what I can tell, you will have a similar challenge, at least metaphorically: blending power and strength with precision, finesse and control. It's time to move a fragile thing or process as far as possible.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20): A source of fulfillment you will enjoy in the future may seem almost painful when it initially announces its presence. In other words, your next mission may first appear to you as a problem. Your situation has a certain resemblance to that of prolific Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky, who produced a wide variety of enduring works, including symphonies, ballets, operas and concertos. When he was a precocious child, he was assailed by the melodies and rhythms that frequently surged through his mind. "This music! This music!" he complained to his mother. "Take it away! It's here in my head and won't let me sleep!" V

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WHARF Rescue is looking for volunteers We are a nonprofit animal rescue that provides shelter to homeless,neglected animals Please check www.wharfrescue.ca for more information Habitat For Humanity Volunteer Orientation February 8, March 9 and 22 from 8:30am – 4:00pm at the Prefab Shop (13044 Yellowhead Trail).

We are hosting a tool training and information session for new volunteers - or not-new volunteers - who would like to gain some basic knowledge of tools and learn more about how our organization works! Over 80% of all our participants have said that it increased their comfort level to volunteer on an HFH build site by at least 75%.

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Share Your Love of Art With Preschool Children ARTS FOR TOTS ARTISTS/Workshop Facilitators wanted to lead a workshop to our Preschool kids Honorarium & materials fee paid email: volunteeramity@telus.net The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is the world's foremost television and digital media content creation event, bringing together over a thousand television professionals from dozens of countries. In a conference setting at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. As a beneficial catalyst for growth and prosperity in Canada's television industry, BANFF could not happen without our invaluable team of volunteers!

The event will be taking place from June 9 – 12, 2013. Please have a look at our website for more information. www.banffmediafestival.com The Brick Sport Central is searching for volunteers to donate their time helping with collection, inventory, repairing, as well as outfitting children in need of sports equipment. Call for more information and a tour 780-477-1166

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Akokiniskway Gallery of Rosebud, AB is currently accepting submissions and is sending out a call to artists from around the province and at all stages in their art careers. For more information on this call please contact the curator, Valerie Speer at vals@rosebudmerc.com Annual Art Acquisition and Youth Art Acquisition program are due in April each year.

Submit your forms to: Strathcona County Gallery @ 501 120 - 501 Festival Avenue Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4X3 Fax 780-410-8580 (Attention: Permanent Art Collection Committee) Deadline Apr 25 Info: http://www.strathcona.ca Call for Featured Artists - 2014 The Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove welcomes all Alberta Artists to submit a proposal as a Feature Artist for a solo or group show to be held at the Spruce Grove Art Gallery located in the Melcor Cultural Centre at 35 – 5th Avenue, Spruce Grove. The portion of our gallery dedicated to our Feature Artists is about 32 feet of wall space. Application dealine is June 30, 2013. For details on application criteria please visit www.alliedartscouncil.com Call For Submissions Every Victim Matters Youth Art Show The fourth annual Every Victim Matters youth art show will be on display from April 21 – 27, 2013.

Last year the exhibition featured drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, video, rap, poetry, music, and art performances from youth.

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The performance occurs on Sunday April 28th 2013, location TBA. The submission deadline is Friday March 15th 2013 at midnight and we will notify applicants of our decision by April 1st 2013.

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (EIFF) : Call for Entries now OPEN! Alberta filmmakers and High School Student filmmakers pay no submission fee.

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Please submit your digital portfolio of 3 to 5 pieces that highlights your various styles and mediums. All work must be child/family friendly. Email to Emily Dymock, school@giovannimusic.ca or call her at 780-489-9764.

University City Public Sculpture Competition: University City Condo's in Calgary has launched a Sculpture Competition that is open to students to established artists. The budget is $100,000 CAD, the deadline for submission is June 1, 2013, and it is for Albertan artists only. More information about the competition can be obtained from the website. http://www.universitycity.ca/sculpturecompetition

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"That's a Tough One"--actually, a tough two.

COMMENT >> LGBTQ

Canada's stand-out magazine

Longest-running queer publication a comfortable old-school zine If I were to ask you to name Canada's email address or URL. Back before longest-running queer magazine, what the Internet, this was how we found would you answer? The Body Politic? each other.

Xtra? I was surprised to learn last We've all seen how the Internet has week that the honour belongs to Perchanged the way queers communiceptions, which celebrates its cate with one another. A queer 30th anniversary this month. kid in Podunk, AB can con(For those wondering, Xtra nect with other queers anycelebrates its 30th anniwhere in the world. We can om eekly.c @vuew versary next year and The find countless representaashley Ashley h tions of queer lives and hisBody Politic was in print for rg Drybu 16 years between 1971 – 1987.) tory with the flick of a finger.

Perceptions is a news magazine However, this is only true if you based out of Saskatoon, but it covhave a private Internet connection. ers queer news and communities all Broadband—let alone 4G—is still across the prairies. The magazine is not widely available in rural areas. from a different era, and I don't mean that in a negative way. Whereas Xtra or even Gay Calgary are flashy in both style and content, Perceptions resembles a zine and is obviously a labour of love for its small staff. The magazine doesn't have a website— but it does have a Wikipedia page— and the classified section still offers As an urban queer, I often forget that drawers for replies to personal ads. my lifestyle may be very different from a rural one. I have the privilege What makes Perceptions stand out of anonymity—I still encounter hois its directory in the middle of evmophobia, but the bigot yelling out ery issue. Here you will find dozens of his truck window probably doesn't of events, groups and organizations know who I am. I don't know if the from Brandon to High Level. Often same can be said in a rural community. you'll find a first name and a phone I am not trying to suggest that rural number as a point of contact—no communities are more homophobic

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Across 1 "Welcome Back, Kotter" star Kaplan 5 Unpleasant atmosphere 11 He hosted a reality show called "I Pity the Fool" 14 Vows sometimes rushed in comedies 15 "The Other ___ Girl" (2008 Natalie Portman movie) 16 "Star-Spangled Banner" contraction 17 Five on a dude's foot?

19 Clay, later 20 Passover dinner 21 "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" singer Paul 22 "Kilroy Was Here" band 23 Co-star of Morgan and Baldwin 25 Chunky milkshake ingredient 27 Words before "fire" or "emergency" 32 BFFs 35 "Are we there yet?" answer, maybe 36 Time off from the group?

40 Former NHL star Robitaille 41 Thorny trees 42 Co. whose mascot is Nipper 43 The right amount to be serendipitous?

45 "Win, Lose or Draw" host Convy 46 Herb that's also a name 47 Old-school fastener at the roller disco 49 Hit for ZZ Top 52 Bread for a reuben 53 Madcap 56 Sitcom starring a singer 59 Big name in handbags 63 Vexation 64 Ad line that caused a Muppet to answer "You bet me do!"?

66 Turn down 67 More level 68 "So Big" author Ferber 69 Nyan ___ (internet meme) 70 Nissan model 71 Awestruck response

8 Timex competitor 9 Birthday balloon material 10 Ques. counterpart 11 Drawbridge site 12 Bank (on) 13 Cereal that rarely got eaten by its mascot 18 You can dig 'em 22 Like some gummy candy 24 "That smells horrible" reaction 26 Recessions 27 Spot in the water 28 Mad Libs category 29 Apres-ski drink 30 Spoken 31 Make it really clear?

33 Jeter at short 34 "___ bleu!"

37 Candle end 38 Senegal's capital 39 Singer Perry 41 "A Death in the Family" playwright James 44 Like some truth 45 Party item with a tap 48 What this glue has 50 Where oranges are grown 51 Movie with the line "What's in the box?"

53 Stuff in lozenges 54 Opera highlight 55 "Friday After ___" 57 Like paperclips 58 Rival of Dell 60 Opera set in Egypt 61 Reading rooms 62 Posthaste 64 Primus leader Claypool 65 "... ___ mouse?"

than urban ones, but rather that the stakes are different. I organize, and hear about, most events through social media and its easy for me to forget that the kind of accessible community this garners is not a universal queer experience in this country.

I originally wanted to celebrate how Perceptions grounds someone in their local community in a way that the Internet might not. But the more I think about it, the more I realize that Perceptions is not a hipster magazine; it is not "old school" because it wants to be, but because it has to be. For queers in the smallest hamlets, Per-

As an urban queer, I often forget that my lifestyle may be very different from a rural one. ceptions is still a lifeline for those looking for a queer community. As the conversation about queer spaces continues to gear up in this city, I wonder if those of us who find community through the Internet are going to forget that this still isn't the case for everyone.

In the meantime, here's wishing Perceptions another 30 years. V

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COMMENT >> SEX

Best foot forward

Dan talks about unwittingly becoming a part of someone's fetish, HIV-postive boyfriend and dating a racist I'm an actor in New York City. A lot scene in Big Naked Feet, a fiveof people think actors are whores, scene, one-act comedy that Fusco but last week I almost became one. wrote, directed and produced at a I responded to a casting call for a small venue in New York in 2008. film project called Sniff. The ad—on "We got a good response," Fusco Playbill's website—called for two told me. "We had full houses; peomale actors to film a short scene. ple walked away smiling."

The pay was $100 for a Big Naked Feet isn't Fusco's E G A day's work. I was emailed only play. Another of his V A S the scene to study. It plays—Crossing Verrazaom no—was produced as part starts with two male .c ly k e we e@vue roommates chatting savagelov of the Strawberry One-Act n a D on a couch. The bigger, Festival in 2011. e Savag more muscular roommate I told Fusco that his six-page confronts the smaller, scrawnier script for "Sniff" read like fetish roommate about his obsession with porn ("Good dog, Paul, now take a socks. Two pages later, the smaller step back and just stare at the beauroommate is being ordered to sniff, ty of my manly feet!") and that his lick and caress the larger roomaudition notice had my bullshit demate's feet. The scene ends with tectors going off. It would be a lot the smaller roommate being forced cheaper for a foot fetishist to pay to hold the bigger roommate's big two actors to bring his fantasies to toes in the corners of his mouth life than, say, two male escorts. You while smiling for the camera. Write can find good-looking actors who'll a screenplay and hire actors—is this work for $100 a day. A good-looking something foot fetishists do to make male escort, on the other hand, will low-budget softcore porn? I'm not a run you a $1000 or more a day. But hater of fetishists, but it is a little Fusco insisted the video is intended strange to see something like this in as promo material for a planned rea casting ad. mount of Big Naked Feet, not footFreaked-Out Oblivious Thespian fetish fap material.

PS The audition was surprisingly But, come on, one hot guy going normal. I wasn't asked to remove to town on another hot guy's feet? my clothes or lick any feet. I wasn't Wouldn't Fusco beat off to that? cast. After the audition, the director Wouldn't any foot fetishist? requested a picture of my feet via "I'm so used to this stuff," he said. email. I did not send him one.

"It's nothing new to me. I'm not going to say it can't be exciting or a "Yes, I am a foot fetishist," said Anturn on. So it depends on how the thony Fusco, the writer and director final product turns out, I guess, and of Sniff and the person for whom how it looks." you auditioned. "I'm also a theatre And ... scene. person." I reached Fusco the same PS Coincidentally, FOOT, after our way you did: through the contact interview, Fusco requested a picture info in the audition notice in Playof my feet via email. And I sent him bill. It turns out that "Sniff" is one one—because, hey, why not?

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My boyfriend is HIV-positive and I am not. We haven't been intimate yet because he's not ready. He blames his HIV for everything. I know HIV is very serious, but I have some questions. I can't ask anyone I know without spilling his secret. If he misses taking his meds by 10 minutes, will it seriously affect his health? He has forced me to leave movies early, refused to go to work functions with me and even missed my birthday be-

HIV, deal with it and get on with his life," he says. "My advice to patients taking meds for HIV: the daily act of taking your meds should have as much impact in your life as the daily act of brushing your teeth. How would it sound if someone said, 'I can't come to your birthday party because I need to brush my teeth'?

It sounds like he is using his HIV as a weapon."

Shalit and I both wonder why you

You were alone in your room with your laptop the whole time, LAW, lying to a racist piece of shit and deluding and undervaluing yourself. cause we would miss his 10 pm med schedule. Anything that goes bad in our relationship, he blames it on the fact that he is positive and I am not.

I feel like he manipulates me with his illness.

Positively Flustered "My answer to PF's question—will his boyfriend's health be affected if he takes his meds 10 minutes late—is a resounding no," said Peter Shalit, a doctor, author and public speaker who has been treating HIV patients for 25 years. "Modern HIV meds have a lot of flexibility around when they are taken. His boyfriend can also carry the meds in his pocket if he's so OCD that he has to take them at the same exact minute every day."

Shalit doesn't think HIV is the problem here. "His boyfriend needs to stop blaming everything on his

put up with this guy. "He doesn't sound very pleasant to be around," says Shalit, and I agree. End this relationship—not because your boyfriend is poz, but because he's an asshole.

I met a boy on an online sports forum and I've fallen for him. And from what I can tell, he's fallen for me. The problem is that early in our relationship, he expressed certain attitudes about race that caused me to not be 100 percent honest with him. It turns out that he dislikes men of colour and feels they are responsible for many of the problems in this world. Upon discovering this, I claimed to be white and even went so far as to use Photoshop to make myself appear white in the pics I sent him. I'm not black, but I am not white. And now that our relationship has come to the point where a

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meeting is planned, I am absolutely distraught. He is always so kind and loving, but when he makes comments about "ashy knees" and "big ethnic noses," I cry inside. We've been together for a while, and I know he loves me, but I fear that he might not see past my skin colour. He's young and Canadian and I believe that he can overcome this. How do I go about confessing? Do I just show up to meet him at LAX, smile and hope for the best?

Lost And Worried First off, LAW, you're not in a relationship. You've never met this person—excuse me, you've never met this racist piece of shit—and while two people can get to know each other via email, two people who've never actually met are not "together." You were alone in your room with your laptop the whole time, LAW, lying to a racist piece of shit and deluding and undervaluing yourself.

My advice: call off the meeting and send the racist piece of shit your actual, un-retouched pics, along with an email that begins with something like "I don't know what I was thinking getting involved with you," and ends with something like "Now go fuck yourself, you racist piece of shit."

Trust me, you'll feel better about this "relationship" if you dump the racist piece of shit before he has a chance to dump you. V Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. @fakedansavage on Twitter

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