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Health of the community

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The Edmonton Men's Health Collective widens the focus to all aspects of health A recent community survey of 203 GBQT (gay, bi, queer and trans*) men in Edmonton revealed that less than half were satisfied with their healthcare providers' knowledge of queer men's health, more than half had been called a homophobic slur and about 20 percent had been physically assaulted due to their sexuality. However, a new grassroots initiative seeks to address these issues.

Launched last week, the Edmonton Men's Health Collective (EMHC) is aimed at improving health equity for GBTQ men in the city.

The initiative is comprised of about 30 people, most of whom either work or study in health-care fields or LGBTQ service organizations. The initia-

tive's first step was to conduct a community-needs assessment to make sure it was speaking to the issues that were important to the community.

Not only did it reveal the above statistics, but it showed that queer men have a larger interest in body issues and relationship challenges than HIV and STIs—the usual suspects when it comes to queer men's health. As such, EMHC plans a broader focus than just sexual health.

"GBQT men are more than just their sex lives," says Brook Biggin, one of the driving forces behind EMHC. "People are whole beings, and the various facets of their health cannot be dealt with in a vacuum. People's experiences of stigma and the size of their support

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Safe schools for all The next month will show us whether the Alberta government is serious about protecting LGTBQ students from discrimination in its schools.

As of March 31, 60 of 61 school boards, along with 81 private schools and 13 charter schools, had submitted their policies to education minister David Eggen on how to make their schools safe and inclusive for LGBTQ students. The lone holdout was the Lethbridge public school board, which delayed its policy review until April after outraged parents petitioned the board.

As it stands, the policies are an ideological mishmash. On the progressive end is the Red Deer public school board, which, surprisingly, assumes a firm stance on students having the right to go by their preferred pronouns and use washrooms that correspond to their gender identity. On the flip side, we have the Fort Vermilion public school board, which initially refused to draft a new policy, and when forced to submit guidelines, avoided any reference to students' rights to establish gay-straight alliances.

Eggen has said that school board guidelines must comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which, given their vague language and outright omissions, an alarming number have failed to do. We can be grateful that gay-bashing mentions of a "lake of fire" have become politically lethal in this province. But school boards are employing new sinister rhetoric to dodge the issue; the safety of our kids must be balanced with "parental rights" and "religious beliefs."

There is no waffling on this issue. Schools, Catholic or not, must protect LGTBQ students from discrimination. Yet, the consequences for schools failing to adopt appropriate policies remain unclear. Minister Eggen has played diplomat in the months leading up the policy review—often to a disappointing degree—as school boards have publicly condemned his guidelines. The real test of his leadership will play out in the coming weeks, when we'll learn whether the rights of our most vulnerable children succumb to political interests.V

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networks can directly impact their mental health. Their mental health can directly impact their vulnerability to physical health outcomes such as HIV. In order for our community to truly experience health and wellbeing, we need to look at the whole person."

To look at the whole person, the group set up a resource website (yegmenshealth.ca) that is full of GBQT-relevant information covering social, mental and physical health, with links to service providers and support. Biggin notes that one of the primary commitments of EMHC is "full representation," and the site looks like it's doing an amazing job. Along with diverse representation, the site shows a range of bodies: people of colour,

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trans* men (some in binders!) and men of all shapes and sizes.

"We've made a commitment to not use stock photos—ever!" Biggin says. "We also don't want to hire a bunch of young, six-foot-tall, white, fit-bodied models for things like our website. We want the EMHC to be reflective of the community."

Not only is the group committed to looking at the whole person, it also plans to take on whole systems.

EMHC is planning to partner with other stakeholders to talk to the government about PrEP access. (PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, involves the daily use of a medication that can greatly reduce the chance of HIV in-

fection, which has yet to be approved for use in Canada.) EMHC also plans to start a discussion about LGBTQ competency within the health-care system in Alberta.

There's a subtler agenda to this initiative as well. Biggin notes that there is a lot of research and programming that comes out of other major cities in Canada, but not Edmonton. It doesn't always reflect the lived realities of people here in Alberta.

"Just because we're not Vancouver or Toronto doesn't mean we have to settle for scraps," Biggin says. "We want the best for our community because that's what our community deserves."

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Negotiating the best of a bad situation What would a Syrian peace deal look like?

After the Syrian army recaptured the city of Palmyra from Islamic State a week ago, US State Department spokesman John Kirby admitted that the liberation of the ancient city was a "good thing." But he could not resist adding: "We're also mindful, of course, that the best hope for Syria and the Syrian people is not an expansion of [President] Bashar al-Assad's ability to tyrannize the Syrian people."

This was entirely in line with the longstanding US policy of seeking to destroy both Islamic State and the Syrian government (ie, the Assad regime) at the same time. But that was never more than wishful thinking, especially as the United States was quite sensibly determined not to commit its own ground troops to the conflict.

If the Syrian army actually had collapsed (as was looking quite likely before the Russians intervened to save it last September), nothing could have prevented Islamic State and the rival Islamist forces of the Nusra Front from taking the whole country. They might then have fought each other for control, but all of Syria would have ended up under extreme Islamist rule.

But the opposite is not true. The revival of the Syrian army, and even its reconquest of Palmyra, does not mean that the Assad regime can destroy Islamic State, let alone regain control of the whole country. Nor does Russia have any intention of helping President Assad pursue such an ambitious goal, as Moscow made clear by withdrawing most of the Russian combat aircraft from Syria two weeks ago.

Russia's strategy has been more modest and realistic from the start. It was to restore the military stalemate that had persisted

until the spring of 2015, and to convince the remaining non-Islamist rebel groups that they had no chance of somehow riding to power on the coat-tails of an Islamist victory over the Assad regime.

This hope was as delusional as the American policy in Syria. By mid-2015 between 80 percent and 90 percent of the Syrian rebels actively fighting the Assad regime belonged to Islamic State or to al-Qaeda's Syrian franchise, the Nusra Front, and its Islamist allies in Ahrar ash-Sham. Moreover, the remainder of the rebels, the non-fanatics or so-called "moderates," were mostly allied to the Nusra Front.

This curious alliance came to pass mostly because the Nusra Front wanted to avoid the American and "coalition" bombs that were falling on Islamic State. So it created a broader alliance called the "Army of Islam" that wrapped these small "moderate" groups around the Islamist core, and the United States fell for it. Or at least American propaganda fell for it.

The Russians cheerfully bombed all these forces indiscriminately, making no distinction between Islamists and the allies of Islamists.

The United States ritually condemned the attacks on the latter groups (always described as "moderates"), and the Russians cheerfully ignored that too.

And after five months, when most of the "moderates" had been persuaded that they were never going to gain power through an alliance with the Islamists, Moscow proposed a ceasefire that would include the "moderates" but exclude the Islamists. That ceasefire has now been in effect for almost a month.

The negotiators for these moderate groups are still demanding the departure

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of Assad from power as the price of a permanent ceasefire. They haven't a prayer of getting such a sweet deal, but the Russians are putting pressure on Assad to come up with a formula of words, however vague, that will persuade them to accept amnesty and come in from the cold without losing too much face.

The Islamists, although largely surrounded and blockaded, will not be defeated any time soon by military force, but they are growing weaker and may fall to fighting among themselves.

And the Syrian Kurds, the only American allies on the ground in Syria, will probably manage to hold on to the long strip of territory they control along the border with Turkey.

However, they may have to settle for being an "autonomous province" within Syria if they wish to avoid a Turkish invasion.

President Vladimir Putin's goal was to isolate the Islamists and reconcile the rest of the rebels with the Assad regime, and it is well on the way to accomplishment. It will not be a happy ending for any of the groups involved in the Syrian civil war, but it is the least bad outcome that can now be realistically imagined.

It will not put an end to all the fighting on Syrian territory. Not all the refugees will want to come home to such a country, and the terrorism abroad will continue. (But then, it would continue even if Islamic State disappeared—you don't need a state to plan terrorist attacks.)

When no decisive victory is possible for any side, it makes sense to stop as much of the shooting as possible.V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

FEATURE // VOLUNTEERS

Building resilient communities National Volunteer Week celebrates Canadians who give back

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dmonton is a city of volunteers: you need only look to two of our largest festivals for proof of that. Each year, 1200 people give their time at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival; the Edmonton Folk Music Festival runs smoothly thanks to a veritable army of over 2500 volunteers, according to the festivals' respective websites.

Nationally, almost half of Canadians (44 percent) volunteer at some point each year. (In comparison, just under one-quarter of Americans volunteer annually.)

Volunteers across the country are celebrated every year during National Volunteer Week (NVW), which runs this year from Sunday, April 10 to Saturday, April 16. NVW was founded 13 years ago by Volunteer Canada, an advocacy organization that seeks to increase and support volunteerism through collaboration with volunteer centres, local organizations and national corporations.

Locally, the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) has mounted a campaign during NVW to put a face (or rather, faces) to our city's volunteers. Sharon Mvundura, program coordinator of ECVO, explains that throughout the week, the ecvo.ca website will feature a series of stories featuring Edmonton's volunteers.

"We basically hit the ground and went and collected stories from Edmontonians, all across the city and doing a variety of volunteer roles, and talked to them about why they volunteer, what value it brings to their lives and any advice you'd give for someone who [was] looking to volunteer," Mvundura says. "Really, we just want to promote the diversity of volunteer roles and people in Edmonton, and really talk about how volunteers really are the strong roots of communities and really make our city great."

The ECVO is a capacity-building organization whose mandate is to help make

the non-profit and charitable sectors successful. That takes many forms, such as providing advisory services, training and professional development, news and resources, networking events and consultation on public policy matters relevant to the sector.

Mvundura's enthusiasm for volunteering started in university, when she helped at a fundraiser for the the University of Alberta's Campus Food Bank. After that, she began volunteering there regularly, eventually becoming the assistant director volunteer coordinator.

"It really just started my passion for the value of volunteerism," she explains. "I saw really good people of all ages banding together for a cause and to spread goodwill. That's one of the reasons why I joined [ECVO], because my job is really about promoting that value here in Edmonton and I think that's really important."

Also part of this year's volunteer week is the sixth-annual Edmonton Volunteer Fair, which the ECVO is hosting on Saturday, April 16. It's the largest volunteer fair in town, featuring over 70 organizations raising awareness for their causes. Mvundura notes that it's the best opportunity all year to gain a breadth of knowledge, all in one shot, about the sheer number of opportunities available— including those that may not come to the forefront of one's mind when thinking of a place to help out.

"I don't think there's a lack of volunteers in Edmonton ... but the causes never end, right?" she notes. "Organizations are always looking for volunteers no matter the size, no matter what organization. I wouldn't say necessarily there's a lack of Edmonton volunteers, but I will say that organizations all across the city are always looking for more volunteers."

that the ECVO has been working on, as well: to extend the awareness and promotion of volunteerism beyond one week of the year.

"We really want to be able to build on the idea of a city-wide volunteer movement," Mvundura explains.

While this is still in the very early stages, the ECVO has already convened a committee including Volunteer Management Group, Volunteer Alberta, the Alberta Ministry of Culture, Northlands, the City of Edmonton and Edmonton's NextGen to collaborate and work on future initiatives. They envision a "YEGvolunteers" movement that will engage people through social media, events and activities—starting with this year's National Volunteer Week, during which Mvundura encourages people to tweet about volunteerism with the hashtag #yegvolunteers.

"We really want to engage every single individual as much as possible on why volunteering is important and promoting that value of kindness and giving back in the city," Mvundura says.

"What that will look like, we don't know ... but really, the sky is the limit. I feel, because already there [are] many wonderful organizations and people

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in Edmonton doing incredible things, what we do with those things and how we promote that and make it big in Edmonton—the possibilities are endless."

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Volunteer Resources

Go Volunteer govolunteer.ca - Listing of current opportunities from various organizations in Edmonton Volunteer Edmonton volunteeredmonton.com - Information on what volunteering is, how to start and where to find opportunities in Edmonton Volunteer Alberta volunteeralberta.ab.ca - Member association serving and supporting the work of nonprofit organizations through network stewardship and workforce development

Volunteer Canada volunteer.ca - National voice for volunteerism in Canada, offering resources for individuals, organizations and corporations on finding volunteer opportunities and providing information on research, resources and public policy Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations ecvo.ca - Offers support and advocacy for the nonprofit and charitable sector Volunteer Management Group Edmonton vmgedmonton.ca - Promotes and develops the volunteer management profession through shared resources, education and advocacy

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Now available The Power of Pulses

By Dan Jason, Hilary Malone,

The Power of Pulses

Alison Malone Eathorne

Douglas & McIntyre, 208 pp, $24.95

Learn how to grow and cook pulses in approachable new book plenty of brightly lit, beautiful photographs of pulses in various states, from alive and growing to shelled and dried, as well as prepared in a number of dishes. (Unfortunately, there isn't a photo for every recipe.) The photography might feel a bit redundant to some—and like pure, unabashed gardening porn to others—but it's varied enough to pique interest in a subject that might otherwise conjure images of drab baked beans or monochrome chilis, which undoubtedly form the breadth of many Canadians' entire experience with pulses.

The loopy, coloured serif font chosen for the chapter and recipe titles, and the floral pattern running along the edge of each new chapter page and beside some of the recipe photos, might feel a bit dated. But the overall effect of The Power of Pulses is generally appealing in a down-to-earth way, striving for approachability and a lack of pretension.

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ulses are getting a lot of love this year, thanks to the UN declaring 2016 the International Year of Pulses. It was a serendipitous boon for author, gardener and seed seller Dan Jason, who was already working on a book about the subject, drawn from his decades of experience growing various beans, lentils and peas on Salt Spring Island.

Jason wrote The Power of Pulses: Sav-

ing the World with Peas, Beans, Chickpeas, Favas and Lentils along with cookbook authors Alison Malone Eathorne and Hilary Malone. He handled the first half, drawing on his decades of gardening experience to discuss the health and environmental benefits of eating and growing pulses, offer tips on growing them, and profile the five main types of pulses that grow well in North America (peas, favas, lentils, chickpeas and

beans). The second half of the book delivers dozens of recipes developed by Eathorne and Malone, spanning appetizers and finger foods to salads, soups, entrées and desserts.

The publisher (Vancouver-based Douglas & McIntyre) has opted for a homey design in a colour palette of minty greens and dusty pinks and purples—reminiscent of the pulses themselves. The pages are fleshed out with

In keeping with the book's noviceoriented focus, the collected recipes are fairly simple and widely appealing, offering a solid introduction to cooking with pulses. They also happen to be all vegetarian too, and quite a few of them are vegan, or could be easily adapted.

A few pages of basic bean cookery introduce the section—fear not if you've never boiled a bean before.

A number of the recipes are quite simple and/or familiar, often riffs on classic

PREVUE // FOOD GUIDE

Look to the west

Jennifer Cockrall-King's new book is all you need to plan a BC foodie adventure

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ancy a trip to the Okanagan this summer, but don't know where to start? A local food writer has got you covered.

Jennifer Cockrall-King's Food Artisans of the Okanagan, the second in a series by Victoria-based publisher TouchWood Editions, aims to whet one's appetite with a sampling of the food products and culture on offer in the Okanagan, as well as its neighbour, the Similkameen Valley.

"What's happened in the past couple of years is the chef community has really been able to harness the energy that is being created by the beekeepers and the farmers and the orchardists, and turn it into a really amazing food culture there, and food and wine destination," Cockrall-King says. "Then in the last year we've had this boom of distilleries and cideries and craft beer and good mead. So there's just been this kind of coming together of so many elements that I thought it was high time that somebody captured this lightning in a bottle."

Cockrall-King writes about food for

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numerous publications and authored a book on the urban agriculture movement, Food and The City: Urban Agriculture and The New Food Revolution (2012). She also hosts the annual Okanagan Food & Wine Writers Workshop each fall. Hers is an enviable schedule: she splits her time between Edmonton and the Okanagan, an arrangement she's maintained for the past decade. That regular, longterm exposure to the Okanagan's agricultural bounty put her in the perfect spot to collate a collection of some of the region's foremost food artisans—the people growing and preparing the area's fare, from bakers and beekeepers to farmers and foragers.

Food Artisans is organized geographically, for the Okanagan is a land of intensely varied microclimates and correspondingly diverse produce. By no means is it a definitive guide, however, as Cockrall-King admits readily in the book's introduction. Rather, she explains it's a sampling of some of the best products that she's tasted, quite literally: she

let her tastebuds make the first call when it came to picking people who appeared in the book. While she admits that she could have made the book twice as long, when she was deciding on the final roster, she kept her reader's situation at the forefront of her consideration.

"I'm very aware: if somebody's going to pick up this book, they might jump in the car and drive for two hours to try a product," she explains. "Is that product really—does it make the mark? Does it pass that test, that somebody would spend half a day doing a little foodie adventure, just for that one product or just to meet that producer?"

The couple of paragraphs Cockrall-King wrote about each producer are also only a sampling of each artisan's particular story.

"I know I didn't write volumes about everybody, so I hope what people get is: if they're in the book, go seek them out," she explains. "Discover for yourself. The couple of paragraphs that I put in per producer, per arti-

san—it's really just a teaser. It's just to get you there, and then you can talk to them; you can taste all the different products that they make.

"Everybody's got a really interesting story that I could have spent five or six or seven pages on, but nobody wants to read that much, first of all," she continues.

"And there's no sense of discovery for the reader once they get there if everything has already been told on the page."

MEL PRIESTLEY

MEL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

The Calgary launch will be on Thu, Apr 21 at 6:30 pm at Cookbook Co Cooks.

Tickets for the event are $32, which includes sips, snacks and a copy of the book.

The Okanagan launch is on Sat, May 21 from 2 to 4 pm at Bench 1775 in Naramata.

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recipes with straightforward substitutions of pulses for meat: maple-baked northern beans, black bean burgers, lentil and mushroom cottage pie, mac and peas, power pulse chili. There are also two simple "mother" recipes for salad and soup—basically a shopping list of ingredients alongside a rough skeleton of how to throw them all together—offering inspiration for endless combinations.

A handful of the recipes will appeal to the more well-versed or adventurous cook, though none are overly complex.

A few ethnic dishes (socca tart with olive tapenade; curried peas and paneer) touch on some of the innumerable ways pulses are enjoyed daily by various cultures around the world. Possibly the most intriguing—and decadent— recipe is the black bean brownies with espresso ganache. Parents of picky children, take note: these brownies use black beans, blended into a paste, as a base—a completely undetectable way to get in a serving of protein.

Overall, this is a very friendly introduction to a subject that the average North American home cook is likely only passingly familiar with. It's designed to be a weeknight, go-to resource—and in this it certainly succeeds.

MEL PRIESTLEY

MEL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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Now Available Food Aritsans of the Okanagan

By Jennifer Cockrall-King Touchwood Editions, 320 pp, $24.95 Wed, Apr 13 (7 pm) Edmonton book launch Audreys Books

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It was awful. I remember it tasting quite bad, even to my seriously limited palate—at the time, I thought Gato Negro was pretty good.

I wouldn't fully realize it for a few more years, but I had unwittingly stumbled into the legacy of Chianti's notorious dive in quality, which reached an all-time low in the 1970s.

Much of this was due to the "Chianti formula" or "Ricasoli formula," so named after its originator: Bettino Ricasoli. Back in the mid-1800s, Ricasoli—who was head of the estate that boasts the honour of being Chianti's oldest, dating to the 12th century— put forth the idea of adding a white grape (Malvasia) to Chianti's red grape blend of Sangiovese and Canaiolo.

Adding white grapes to red wine isn't unheard of; the most well-known example nowadays is probably the Australian penchant for adding a splash of Viognier to Shiraz to perk up the nose with floral aromatics. Ricasoli suggested using Malvasia to brighten up Chianti and render it more drinkable when young—Sangiovese can have some pretty crunchy tannins that need aging to mellow out.

While justifiable and even beneficial at the time, as decades passed and Chianti became more and more popular internationally, producers began using neutraltasting, cheap Trebbiano grapes instead of Malvasia, in ever-increasing quantities—up to 30 percent in some bottles.

After the Second World War, in the rush to replant vineyards spurred by the Italian government's investment in the industry, much of Chianti was

planted with inferior clones of Sangiovese; many new vineyards were also located in poorly chosen sites.

Combined with the increasing white grape dilution and overproduction in general, Chianti plummeted in quality and esteem.

Seeking inspiration to return Chianti to its former glory, a few producers in the 1970s looked to the newly minted Super Tuscans. These wines used international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot instead of Sangiovese, and were aged in small, new French oak barriques instead of large, old Slavonian oak barrels. After the legal classification was revised in 1984, Chianti producers could begin including those international varieties (up to 15 percent of the blend) and skip the white grapes entirely.

Chianti has since recovered from its crash in quality—but not universally.

It remains a region of significant variations in quality at both the upper and lower end. A poorly made bottle of Chianti is insipid and disappointing, just as it was a dozen years ago when I bought that last holdout of the old packaging. (Which, by the way, is still on the Alberta market—and still best avoided.)

That said, price is generally a decent indicator of quality, if only vaguely: you probably won't find a very good Chianti under $25, and especially not under $20, except in remarkable vintages. Choosing a Chianti with the Classico designation offers a bit more insurance for a better bottle.

A good Chianti, tricky though they can be to find, is one of my favourite wines. A perfect marriage of low and highbrow, good Chianti is understated but elegant, with subtly complex flavours and a wonderful, mouth-watering backbone of acidity. It is one of the foremost food wines, especially for

any dish including tomatoes—from its classic partners of pizza and pasta to more unusual pairings like lingcod in tomato broth. V

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S T E F E U T M U T R S E A P With Kobzar, Shumka seeks to mix preservation with contemporary ideas

'H

ave you ever seen Shumka in action?"

The question arrives early into an interview with John Pichlyk, director of the company's upcoming Kobzar. The honest, guilty answer is no, despite Shumka being one of Edmonton's lodestar cultural arts companies. For more than half a century, it's preserved the high-flying, colourfully costumed leaps of Ukrainian dance with acclaimed touring and a sterling reputation around the world. And yet I've never actually sought a seat at a show.

Pichlyk doesn't seem particularly upset at the response—he's a genial chat throughout—though it doesn't seem to have been unexpected, either: you get the sense he's heard it many times before, and that he's ready to challenge the assumptions that a company rooted in preservation can't hold contemporary reach.

"I mean, I guess that's what this is all about," he says.

With the world première of Kobzar, Pichlyk is looking beyond cultural preservation: to have the dance company's heritage fit in with a contemporary future.

"To try to find the stories and themes that are relevant," he states. "Not just to our past and our museum way of thinking of preservation—how do they relate to the actual feelings of being a Canadian citizen in Edmonton, with a cultural heritage? How does that all melt into place so we can be a choice for someone on a Saturday night, for someone who wants

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to experience dance, experience live theatre, experience the dynamics of the music, the score, the whole ball of wax. That's what Shumka is about: trying to blend all those opportunities, and be relevant in the mainstream society that we live in.

"My dancers—and again, they're fourth generation, fifth generation— they are proud of their heritage, but they see their heritage on how it shapes their world that they live in currently," he continues. "That's the balance, and it's a wonderful balance.

In my day, when I was [the dancers'] age years ago, it was all about preservation. We were under the whole idea of trying to just hang onto something before someone snuffs it out. ... Now the world is a less intimidating place, from that point of view, but now it's about relevancy: what's important to me, why should it be important to you?"

Those are questions the company's been exploring for some time, often through collaboration: in the past, Shumka's worked with the likes of Brian Webb to add an unusual edge to its cultural offerings; more recently, its take on The Nutcracker, Clara's Dream, was this year a collaboration with Citie Ballet.

"That's the challenge: it's a new challenge," Pichlyk says, of finding ways to connect with other companies and newer audiences. "Our idea is to become part of the feel of this magical city, and Kobzar fit into that nicely,

even though it's probably the most Ukrainian piece we've done, in its content and in its inspiration."

Kobzar's inspired by the 200th anniversary of poet Taras Shevchenko's birth. It draws its narrative from his works and ideas—namely his four biggest concepts: destiny, soul, courage and hope—rather than the company's more usual character or storyline-based offerings. The narrative, such as it is, follows an orphan's arc from innocence to experience through a series of mentors and a battle against forces of imposing darkness, as performed by the corps and a 53-piece orchestra. (This weekend of performances will see Kobzar paired with another, more classical Shumka piece: Travelling Chumaky, which toured Canada in the '90s and is seeing a touch-up for this remount.)

"I wanted to reflect the pillars of thought that existed in [Shevchenko's] legacy of work," Pichlyk notes.

The man was very loyal, very patriotic, very spiritual, very respectful, very bold, courageous. Very sensitive. We picked four of his strongest literary works that we thought would represent his pillars of thought, and built the show around that.

"There's all these interwoven themes," he continues. "And this work seemed to bring all those questions together, to try and take stock—not find the answers, but take stock of what you represent, what you believe in. What are your principles? Your values?"

Pichlyk seems to be the right person

to be navigating those questions with Shumka; his own history has long been interwoven with the company's.

He first got involved with Shumka as a dancer back in 1976, after moving to Edmonton to finish a forestry degree (decades on, he laughs at the thought). He eventually served as the company's artistic director from 1982 – '96, then stepped back to raise a family. But the 200th anniversary of Shevchenko's birth twigged his artistic impulse, and the timing seemed right: his children were a little older, and he could commit to a creative project. So he returned for a shortterm contract to craft Kobzar.

Pichlyk sees the show as a fitting

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Sat, Apr 9 (8 pm) & Sun, Apr 10 (2 pm) Kobzar Jubilee Auditorium, $25 – $60 bookend to his time with the company, as he looks to marry its past to the greater cultural future, and once again broaden the company's clout in Edmonton and beyond.

"It's a little bit not typical of Shumka," he says. "But [with] this one here, I really wanted it to be more relevant to anyone who sees it: to sit back and say, I'm really grateful for the kind of world I live in, and not take it for granted."

PAUL BLINOV

PAUL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

FEATURE // BOOKS

DONIZETTI

Pressing north

MARIA STUARDA

New book imprint Polynya offers access to a wealth of circumpolar material

T

he launch of Polynya Press, a new imprint at the University of Alberta Press (UAP), will create the world's largest collection of materials on the circumpolar north. Along with the launch of new titles, the imprint will dig into a collection of work on the region reaching as far back as 1960, digitize that material once hidden away, and put it up for open access on the UAP website.

"It's an opportunity to revitalize the materials," says Peter Midgley, senior editor of acquisitions at the University of Alberta Press.

The Polynya Press will release titles boxed up and packed away with what was the Canadian Circumpolar Institute Press (CCI). When the UAP acquired the CCI a few months ago, over 140 titles were backed up, analyzed, and the process of digitization began under the guidance of an academic press committee. As the institute itself morphed into the Institute for Northern Studies, Midgley says it was an opportunity to dive in and release the older, but pertinent, works on the circumpolar north.

"With the re-envisioning, we could take a new look and start fresh with new ideas and new titles," Midgley says. "These are not only focused on the Canadian north, but the whole international north."

The circumpolar region is traditionally thought of as the Arctic, and includes eight countries: Canada, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.

Midgley says the imprint maintains a close relationship with the University's Institute for Northern Studies, and the director of UAlberta North, Roger Epp, which ensures the publication knows the most recent and pertinent issues affecting the North.

The definition of Polynya was relevant to the mandate of the imprint,

ARTIFACTS Glengarry Glen Ross / Until Sun, Apr 16 (8 pm; 2 pm Sun matinee) Are you a Realtor? That will get you a free ticket to Walterdale Theatre's latest production, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross, which follows the story of real estate agents who use unethical and illegal practices to sell bad properties to buyers.

Who doesn't like a story of bad people doing bad things in pursuit of the mighty dollar? (Walterdale Theatre, $12 – $18) APN 30th Anniversary Showdown / Sat, Apr 9 (7 pm) The Alberta Playwrights' Network is celebrating 30 years with a good ol' showdown: you vote for your favourite scripts as 30 years of award-winning plays are pitted

notes Linda Cameron, director of the UAP, in a press release. A polynya is an area of seasonally open water surrounded by sea ice.

"These areas are culturally and economically important for people living in the North," Cameron writes. "They are places for finding one's way."

The Polynya Press will include new titles evaluating the effects of crossborder decisions and the effects of issues without boundaries, such as climate change.

"We want to look at anything that deepens our understanding of the North," Midgley says.

The imprint's first three titles demonstrate that mandate, with books that look at the effects of cross-border disputes and decisions on the cultural definition of north, the continued use of traditional healing practises of the Sami in northern Europe, and the evolution of community based economies in Canada's north.

Midgley says the imprint will continue to look for new publications that will feature the most pressing issues of the northern regions with an upcoming title looking at climate change.

"We'll examine the effects of climate change: not just on the land but also on the lifestyle of people who still live as traditional a lifestyle as possible," he notes.

As climate affects the land and lifestyle of the North, it will increase the political ramifications on not only the region but international relations.

"If there is snow melt and the Northwest Passage opens, how are we going to deal with this?" Midgley points out.

"There are territorial disputes among circumpolar nations, and the North becomes increasingly important to us on a number of levels."

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JASMINE SALAZAR

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against each other. Excerpts will be read from the works of Vern Thiessen, Gordon Pengilly, Meg Braem and more. There will be food, wine and a wine raffle, too.

(Tucker Amphitheatre [Citadel Theatre], $15 – $20) Odd Wednesday / Wed, Apr 13 (8 pm) Your Wednesdays just got a little more interesting, thanks to a new ongoing sketch comedy show happening every second week. Brought to you by local sketch group the Débutantes, the show will feature Edmonton's funniest acts, character performances, short films and anything else that doesn't quite fit the traditional “stand-up” labels. (The Sewing Machine Factory [9562 - 82 Ave])

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ARTS REVUE // THEATRE

Happy National Volunteer Week!

April 10-16, 2016 Thank you to the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival Volunteers!

You are an essential piece. We can’t imagine us without you!

780-448-9000 FRINGETHEATRE.CA

The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux

// Ian Jackson, EPIC Photography

W

e meet the Passion of Narcisse Mondoux's titular figure as he stumbles past the church door he's looking for. It happens more than once, actually—the music shifting from sombre organ to more of a goofy bustle—as he goes back and forth at a frantic clip, but Mondoux (Brian Dooley) isn't hurrying to pay his respects—he's there to hit on the stillliving. Specifically, the now-widowed Laurencienne (Manon Beaudoin) as she's head-to-toe in mourning blacks for her now-departed husband, a city councillor in their tiny village. Having just-retired as master plumber, Mondoux convinces her to let him fix a sink gurgle at her house, which is where the bulk of The Passion unfolds: in her living room, with him confidently blustering towards a long-awaited romantic coup—complete with knowing nods out to us, each scored by a musical note—only to find himself undercut by her own passions and intents.

Swapping between English and French performances on alternating nights, The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux is a rom-com written by Quebecois playwright Gratien Gélinas in the '80s for his wife. That decade is definitely where a lot of its thinking lives: Narcisse scowls at feminism, spurts off a torrent of boxed-in gender-role thinking that wouldn't be out of place in some of the more uncomfortable corners of the Internet today. But if there's something to be gained in blowing the dust off the script like this, it's that ultimately, this production makes The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux as much a

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Until Sat, Apr 9 (7:30 pm; English performances on Apr 8 [7:30 pm & 11:30 pm], Apr 9) Directed by Trevor Schmidt La Cite Francophone, $23 – $28 redemption of a small-minded love-fool as it is a sunset-years romance. He blusters out his ideas while she sits, listening, then neatly undercuts them with rational precision, bringing him around to a new way of thinking. "It's more than I deserve," he offers late in the play, and, honestly, by modern standards, he's probably right. But it's to the credit of this co-production between Northern Light Theatre and L'Uni that the change feels earned, the source material elevated by the production's approach.

Partly, that's direction—Trevor Schmidt inflates the clownier aspects of the script, allowing the ridiculous to seem ridiculous—and partly it's casting: Dooley's adept at the self-confident bluster of Mondoux, capable of being challenged and changed without losing steam.

And Beaudoin is excellent: her Laurencienne radiates a confident intelligence and warmth.

It's a bit on the saccharine side, and quick to find its ending. But there's a certain charm to The Passion, too, creeping through its age to offer up that understanding and compromise are key to matters of the heart.

PAUL BLINOV

PAUL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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DANCE BONES IN MOTION DANCE • GWDC Studio Space, 11205-107 Ave • 780.802.6867 • info@ goodwomendance.ca • A gentle warm up and variety of combinations moving in, out and across the floor, exploring the sense of bone • Apr 7-8, 10-11:30am • $100 (10 class pack), $65 (5 class pack), $15 (drop-in) CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUE DANCE CLASSES • GWDC Studio Space, 11205-107 Ave • 780.802.6867 • info@goodwomendance.ca • goodwomen.ca/classes • Contemporary technique dance instruction • Every Tue, Thu-Fri in Apr, 1011:30am • $100 (10 class pack), $65 (5 class pack), $15 (drop-in)

EVOLUTION • Timms Centre for the Arts - Main Stage, 112 St, University of Alberta • citieballet.ca • Presented by Citie Ballet. Featuring Tierra and brand new performances by two emerging young Canadian choreographers • Apr 15-17 • $20-$40

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail. com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm

THE IRRELEVANT SHOW • Victoria School of the Arts, 10210-108 Ave NW • The final taping of the season. Featuring new comedy sketches, songs and more • Apr 9, 7:30pm • $17.75 (student), $34.50 (adult) KOBZAR • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • shumka.com • Featuring the dance group the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers. Inspired by the works of Taras Shevchenko and exploring the themes of destiny, identity, courage and hope • Apr 9-10 • $25-$60 LOVE FAIL • Studio 96, 10909-96 St • 780.802.6867 • goodwomen.ca • Presented by Good Women Dance Collective. A co-production with Pro Coro Canada and New Music Edmonton • Apr 15-17, 7:30pm; Apr 16, 2:30pm (matinee) MZD MAINSTAGE: BAM (BEINGS AND MATTER) • Mile Zero Dance Company, Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • milezerodance.com • An MZD mainstage production in Spazio Performativo featuring choreography by Gerry Morita in collaboration with sound artist Parker Thiessen and scenographer Patrick Arès-Pilon, exploring notions of hoarding and immediacy • Apr 15-17, Apr 22-24, 8pm • $15 (MZD members), $20 (non-members)

SACRED CIRCLE DANCE • Riverdale Hall, 9231100 Ave • Dances are taught to a variety of songs and music. No partner required • Every Wed, 7-9pm • $10 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM • 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check web; $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry

FILM ANCIENT GREECE AT THE MOVIES FILM SERIES • Tory Breezeway 1, University of Alberta • kelly.macfarlane@ualberta.ca • Featuring the film Black Orpheus in Portugese with English subtitles and a pre-show talk by university staff • Apr 3-17, 2-5pm

CINEMA AT THE CENTRE • Stanley Milner

• Schedule: A Patch of Blue (Apr 8), Slender Thread (Apr 15)

Place: Milne, Roberts, Cowley, Kipling; until Apr 9

METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • DEDFEST: Baskin (Apr 8) • METRO BIZARRO: Reform School Girls (Apr 13, 7pm) • QUENTINSSENTIAL: The Hateful Eight (Apr 9-10, Apr 14); Pulp Fiction (Apr 10, Apr 12) • REEL FAMILY CINEMA: The Muppet Movie (Apr 9), Best of NY International Children’s Film Festival – Kids Flix 1 (Apr 16) • STAFF PICS: Tootsie (Apr 11, 7pm)

NATURE FILM NIGHT • Shaw Theater, NAIT Main Campus, 11762-106 St • fwb-fsf.org • Films from the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival will be shown.

Includes: Elephants without Borders, The Man Who Stopped the Desert, Unnatural Selection and Amazing Grace • Apr 7, 6pm (doors), 6:30-10pm (show) • Free (voluntary donation to Forests without Borders will be accepted); register at Eventbrite

PHAEDRA • Tory Breezeway 1, University of Alberta • kelly.macfarlane@ualberta.ca • Screening with an introduction by the Department of History & Classics staff prior to film showing • Apr 10, 2pm • Free

SATURDAY DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS • Earth's General Store Downtown, 10150-104 St • michael@egs.ca • earthsgeneralstore.eventbrite.com • Screenings of documentaries with subjects such as: climate change, animal welfare, plant based diets, and much more. Attendees will then discuss the film • Every Sat, 7-9pm • Free (register at EventBrite)

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS ACUA GALLERY & ARTISAN BOUTIQUE • 9534-87 St • 780.488.8558 • info@acuarts.ca • acuarts.ca • Youth Night Out; Apr 9-23, 6-8pm; $40

DRAWING ROOM • 10253-97 St • 780.760.7284 • admin@drawingroomedmonton.com • Photography Workshop With David Hernandez; Apr 16-17; $40 (one day), $80 (both days)

FAB GALLERY • 1-1 Fine Arts Bldg, 89 Ave, 112 St • 780.492.2081 • Bachelor of Design Graduate Show 2016; Mar 29-Apr 9 FRONT GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • Inner Perceptions, Outer Reflections: artwork by Blake Ward; Apr 2-19 GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Members Show & Sale; Apr 1-May 1; Opening reception: Apr 8, 7pm GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/art-gallery • Marks of Meaning: artworks by Bonnie Patton; Through Apr • Display cases and cubes: Quiet Moments: Wood carvings by Crystal Dreidger; through Apr • Live creation session with Crystal Dreidger: Apr 9, 23 & 30, 10am-2pm; in the Gallery

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Dead Record Office: artwork by Audint; Mar 10-Apr 15 • Bed Linens: artwork by Sara Mckarney; Mar 10-Apr 15

JAKE'S GALLERY AND FRAMING • 10441-123 St • 780.426.4649 • jake@jakesframing.ca • Inspired Creations: artwork by Saeed Hojjati; Mar 14Apr 9 • The Great Outdoors Indoors: artwork by Jason Blower; Apr 11-Apr 30

JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY (JAAG) • Strath-

A.J. OTTEWELL COMMUNITY CENTRE • 590 Broadmoor Blvd • 780.449.4443 • artstrathcona.com • Art Society Spring Show & Sale; Apr 15-17; Opening reception: Apr 15, 7-9pm

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Discovery Gallery: Inventing Narratives: artwork by Corinne Cowell; Mar 26-Apr 30 • Discovery Gallery: Get a Handle on It: artwork by Mynthia McDaniel; Mar 26-Apr 30 • Feature Gallery: #ABCRAFT: artists using digital technologies; Apr 2-Jul 2 ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Fabric: Charrette Roulette; Nov 21-Apr 10 • The Blur in Between: artwork by an international roster of artists from Chile, the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, as well as Canada; Jan 23-May 8 • The Flood: artwork by Sean Caulfield; Feb 6-Aug 14 • Out of the Woods: artwork by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven; Feb 13-Apr 17 • 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc; Mar 5-Jul 3 • Little Cree Women (Sisters, Secrets & Stories): artwork by Brittney Bear Hat & Richelle Bear Hat; Mar 5-Jul 3 • Conversation with the Artist: Sean Caulfield: The Flood (Apr 10, 2-3pm) • Open Studio Adult Drop-In: Wed, 7-9pm; $18/$16 (AGA member) • All Day Sundays: Art activities for all ages; Activities, 12-4pm; Tour; 2pm • Late Night Wednesdays: Every Wed, 6-9pm • VIBE: The gallery is transformed into a laid-back lounge with Vibe, a pop-up live music showcase; Apr 15 ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert. ca • Overburden: artwork by Jessica Plattner; Mar 3-Apr 30; Reception: Apr 2, 2:30-5pm • Show Off: artwork by Nathalie Quagliotto; Feb 10-Apr 9 • Art Ventures: Wonderful Weaving (Apr 16), 1-4pm; dropin art program for children ages 6-12; $6/$5.40 (Arts & Heritage member) • Ageless Art: Encaustic painting (Apr 21), 1-3pm; for mature adults; $15/$13.50 (Arts & Heritage member) • Preschool Picasso: Whimsical weaving (Apr 16); for 3-5 yrs; pre-register; $10/$9 (Arts & Heritage member)

BEAR CLAW GALLERY • 10403-124 St • 780.482.1204 • info@bearclawgallery.com • bearclawgallery.com • Artwork by Maxine Noel; Apr 16-28

cona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • A Fiesta of Colour: artwork by Maura McGarrigle and Joyce Bjerke; Mar 31-Apr 27; Opening reception: Apr 13, 6:30-8:30pm

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • Lando Gallery April Group Selling Exhibition; until Apr 29

LATITUDE 53 • 10242-106 St • 780.423.5353 • latitude53.org • War. 11: portraits by Taras Polataiko; Mar 24-Apr 30 • The Reflex: artwork by Paul Bernhardt, Mar 24-Apr 30

MACEWAN UNIVERSITY CITY CENTRE CAMPUS • Room 7-266 • amatejko@telusplanet. net • Pre-Suburbia, Utopian Desires: Photography by Jason Symington; Mar 30-Jun 24

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

• dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Sweet Jesus: artwork by Borys Tarasenko; Mar 19-Apr 30

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124

PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Mountain walks, paintings by Marla Schole • Artisan Nook: Finding frames & framing finds, upcycled artworks by Gail Rydman • Both exhibitions run Apr 7-May 19 • Opening reception: Apr 7, 7-9pm; artists in attendance

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Shoreline: artwork by Phil Darrah; Mar 30-Apr 5 • The point is...: artwork by Alice Teichert; Apr 15-May 1 • A Conversation with Colour: artwork by Jonathan Forrest; May 26-Jun 14; Opening reception: May 26, 7-9pm Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Marlena Wyman: Illuminating the Diary of Alda Dale Randall; Feb 2-Aug 20

Library Theatre, bsmt, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7070 • Film screening every Wed, 6:30pm • Free • Schedule: Le régne de la beauté (Apr 13)

St • bugeramathesongallery.com • New Works: artwork by Jim Visser; Apr 8-21; Artist reception: Apr 8, 6-9pm, Apr 9, 1-4pm

EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta

CAFE BLACKBIRD • 9640-142 St • 780.451.8890

SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print

• cafeblackbird.ca • Artwork by Odette Lackey; Through Apr

-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists. com • Ingrid Ledent; Feb 3-Apr 14

CREATIVE PRACTICES INSTITUTE • 10149-

SPRUCE GROVE ART GALLERY • 35-5 Ave,

122 ST, 780.863.4040 • creativepracticesinstitute. com • A House is a Home: Artwork by Emily Geen; Mar 9-Apr 16

• Featured Gallery: At Water’s Edge: artwork by Joyce

Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com

• fava.ca • A week-long celebration of our members work. The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta celebrates the 5th annual FAVA FEST with screenings by local and international filmmakers • Apr 11-16

DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • Three Minute Miracle: artwork by Amalie Atkins Mar 10-Apr 16 • All Things to All Men (and Women): artwork by Cindy Baker; Mar 10-Apr 16 • Don’t Breathe, Don’t Drink: artwork by Ruth Cuthand; Mar 17-Apr 16

FROM BOOKS TO FILM • Stanley A. Milner, 7

DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY (DUG) • 10332-124

FAVA FILM FEST • 9722-102 St • 780.429.3636

Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Films adapted from books every Fri afternoon at 2pm

• 10240 Kingsway Ave • Community: artwork by various artists; Mar 28-May 9

St • douglasudellgallery.com • View From a Painting

CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A

St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Femme Noir: by Larissa Hauk and Marina Alekseeva; Mar 22-Apr 29

WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • This Urban Life: artwork by Fraser Brinsmead; Apr 9-21 WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@ wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • Bookmarks: variety show; Apr 2-May 14

LITERARY AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • 780.423.3487 • audreys.ca • Audreys Bewitching Books presents - An Enchantingly Magical Day; Apr 2, 13-4pm • Wendy Newman "121 First Dates" Reading and Signing; Apr 7, 7pm • Blaine Greenwood "Black Cat in the Shadows" Reading & Signing; Apr 9, 2pm • Mark Lisac "Where the Bodies Lie" & Garry Ryan "Indiana Pulcinella" Double Launch; Apr 12, 7pm • Jennifer Cockrall-King "Food Artisans of the Okanagan" Book Launch; Apr 13, 7pm • Karen Bass "The Hill" Book Launch; Apr 14, 7pm

CREATIVE CONNECTIONS • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ca • Writer in Residence Marty Chan to learn all about the perks and pitfalls of indie publishing • Apr 14, 7-9pm • Free (register online sclibrary.ca, or 780.410.8600)

EDMONTON POETRY FESTIVAL • Various venues, varying prices (many free events) • edmontonpoetryfestival.com • Celebrating poetry in all its forms and showcasing local, national and international poets • Apr 17-24 • Sponsored by Vue Weekly

MARGARET ATWOOD • Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Presented by the Canadian Literature Centre. Part of the 10th Annual Kreisel Lecture • Apr 7, 7:30pm • $36 (adult), $20 (student) NAKED GIRLS READING • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St NW • 780.691.1691 • There will be different themes each month. Get Baked! Recipes for the 420 (Apr) • Every 2nd Tue of month, 8:3010:30pm • $20 (door); 18+ only

PRESENTATION SKILLS WORKSHOP • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ca • Metro Federation Writer in Residence Marty Chan as he spills his secret techniques for turning a book reading into a lively performance. Guests must bring a five minute excerpt to work on • Apr 18, 7-8:30pm • Free (register online at sclibrary.ca, or phone 780.410.8600)

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Spoken Word Tuesdays: Weekly spoken word night presented by the Breath In Poetry Collective (BIP); info: E: breathinpoetry@gmail.com SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artists from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm TALES–Monthly Storytelling Circle • Parkallen Community Hall, 6510-111 St • Monthly TELLAROUND: 2nd Wed each month • Sep-Jun, 7-9pm • Free • Info: 780.437.7736; talesedmonton@ hotmail.com

Boyer; Mar 22-Apr 16

TRIFECTA! AN EDMONTON INDIE SCENE COMIC RELEASE • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-

STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park •

104 Ave • happyharborcomics.com • Celebrating the release of three indie comics from local creators. Also featuring an in-store signing • Apr 13, 4:30-7pm

strathconacountymuseum.ca • Making Their Mark: the Land Surveyor's Role in the Peaceful and Orderly Development of Alberta; Jan 4-Apr 30

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Free-$117.95 • The International Exhibition Of Sherlock Holmes; Mar 25-Sep 5

10330-84 Ave (North Side of the ATB Financial Arts Barns) • grindstonetheatre.ca • 90 minutes of improvised entertainment that unveils scenes, songs and choreographed numbers completely off the cuff based on audience suggestions • Every Fri, starting Sep 25-Jun 25, 11pm • $15 (online, at the door)

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave,

happyharborcomics.com • Canadian comics creator Faith Erin Hicks will be showing off her new graphic novel, The Nameless City: Book 1, and signing copies • Apr 20, 11:30am-2pm

9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • volunteer@thenina. ca • Centre for Autism Services Alberta - Art Show & Sale; Apr 4-14; Meet the artist: Apr 9, 12:30-2:30pm

11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • The Backstage Theatre,

BONFIRE FESTIVAL • The Citadel Theatre - Ziedler Hall, 9828-101A Ave NW • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s annual romp of new ideas in long-form improv. Featuring sketches such as Edmonton, I Love You, The Kevin McDonald Show, SherlockFringe Files and much more • Apr 5-10

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca • The True Cost of Oil: Canada’s Oil Sands and the Last Great Forest: A photographic exhibition by Garth Lenz; Feb 4-Apr 17 NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS •

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visualartsalberta.com • Draw More Income: A mail-art exhibition by snail mail, email and fax where artists complete a drawing or artwork on a template that include an ornate frame and the words "draw more income"; Mar 3-May 28

VAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St •

FAITH ERIN HICKS IN-STORE SIGNING • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 Ave •

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Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.439.5285 • edmontonfilmsociety@gmail.com • royalalbertamuseum.ca/movies • This winter film series will feature the theme: Love is in the Air • Schedule: To Have and Have Not (Apr 11) • All films begin at 8pm • $6 (regular), $5 (seniors 65+/ students), $30 (all eight films)

Open: Thu-Fri, 12-6pm, Sat 12-4pm • China through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872): photos by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • The Mactaggart Art Collection: Beyond the Lens: artwork by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • Show Me Something I Don't Know: images, photographs and travelogues created by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31

Stony Plain • multicentre.org • hiraeth: artwork by Gillian Willans; Apr 3-29

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UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series: Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)

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Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) • Until Jun

DIE-NASTY • The Backstage Theatre at the ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-83 Ave • communications@varsconatheatre.com • die-nasty.com • Live improvised soap opera • Runs every Mon, 7:30-9:30pm • Until May 30 • $14 or $9 with a $30 membership; at the door (cash) or at tixonthesquare. com GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS • Walterdale Theatre, 10322-83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre. com • Glengarry Glen Ross is David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about desperate men in a real-estate office. Using unethical and illegal acts to sell bad properties to unsuspecting buyers, the men compete to be top salesman or risk losing their jobs.

Unfortunately, much of the play resonates today as it did in the early '80s. Desperation and the hunt for the mighty dollar keep this play relevant in the most uncomfortable ways • Apr 6-16 • Sponsored by Vue Weekly

HAIR • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Set in an East Village park in the age of Aquarius, when sex and drugs were used as vehicles to evade reality, Hair is the musical story of a group of hippies who celebrate peace and love—and their long-hair—in the shadow of the Vietnam War • Apr 12-Jun 12 HEATHERS THE MUSICAL • Theatre Lab, Centre for the Arts and Communications, 10045-156 St • A darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High – the Heathers. However, before she can get comfortable atop the high school food chain, Veronica falls in love with the dangerously sexy new kid J.D. • Mar 30-Apr 9

PASSION OF NARCISSE MONDOUX • La Cité Francophone, 8627, Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 St) • northernlighttheatre.com • Narcisse Mondoux, retired Master Plumber, sets out to woo the recently widowed Laurencienne Robichaud—at her husband's funeral. Thinking he knows the secret to her heart, he soon discovers that she is a liberated woman who intends to fulfill her secret ambition by herself • Mar 31-Apr 9 • Sponsored by Vue Weekly

MICHAEL JACKSON IS: BACK FROM THE FUTURE • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, Phase II West Edmonton Mall, 8882-170 St • jubilations.ca • Amazing adventures with Doc and Marty, set to the timeless tunes of the legendary King of Pop – Michael Jackson and other hits from the '80s • Feb 7-Apr 10

OTHER DESERT CITIES • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • A searing comedy drama about the reunion of an elite Republican family in California. All unravels over the daughter's determination to publish a memoir of family secrets. Nominated for five Tony Awards and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • Apr 9-May 1 SNOW WHITE • Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Known for their retellings of original fairy tales and Shakespearean classics, this time DuffleBag Theatre is taking on Snow White - complete with a wicked step-mother, a talking mirror, and plenty of dwarves. Their goofy antics tickle children’s funny bones and their wit entertains parents • Apr 9, 2pm • $12; All ages

THEATRESPORTS • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep-Jun • $12/$10 (member) at TIX on the Square THREE ON A SEESAW • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Lower Hall 10037-84 Ave • Three very different men arrive in the same room, all for very different reasons. They find themselves trapped together for the night with bizarre, irrational, almost miraculous incidents happening all around them. As the night wears on, they find themselves confronted with questions about mortality, God, and the meaning of life • Apr 13, Apr 15-17, 7:30pm (second performance on Apr 16, 2pm) • $12-$18

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came to see a king, not a row of corpses."

Thus spoke Augustus Caesar upon visiting the tomb of Alexander the Great. The 100 000 fans who packed AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday for Wrestlemania had similar hopes. But when Roman Reigns finally defeated Triple H, the King of Kings, to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the venue may as well have been Texas' largest tomb.

It's easy to assume that crowning a new champion on The Biggest Stage Of Them All would be met with adulation from the WWE Universe, especially when the supposed good guy defeats a dastardly heel who's been holding him back for months. But Reigns' journey to the top has been addled with a narrative identity crisis since it began, leaving fans wanting anything other than a straightforward, no-nonsense victory—which is exactly what they got on Sunday.

For the uninitiated, Roman Reigns has been presented, in-story, as the WWE's perpetual underdog—the plucky hero who's been kept down by a malevolent corporate authority. Behind the scenes, however, fans know that Reigns has been handpicked as the Next Big Thing, and WWE has been anything but subtle about it. He's been catapulted to the forefront of every main-event story for the past year, often at the expense of legitimate fan-favourites. When given the ball, Roman frequently fumbles, tripping over obviously scripted lines and showing the charisma of a busted steel chair. But it's been a foregone conclusion for well over a year now that Reigns would eventually ascend to the top of the mountain, and now that we're here, the problems plaguing WWE's creative process couldn't have been clearer on Sunday night.

It's not to say that Roman Reigns is solely to blame for a lacklustre Wrestlemania this year. The lukewarm—or outright hostile—fan response could be attributed to any number of issues surrounding the Wrestlemania weekend. It could be that, from start to finish, the entire show ran just short of seven hours—a marathon expectation for even the most dedicated wrestling

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fan. It could be the technical difficulties fans entering AT&T Stadium encountered on Sunday—including ticketing issues that resulted in late admission, angry mobs and people passing out from heat stroke. It could be that we'd just witnessed one of the greatest wrestling shows of the decade at NXT TakeOver: Dallas—WWE's supposed "developmental league" show, which was packed with five-star matches from top to bottom, including the debut of international superstar Shinsuke Nakamura, and proof positive that at least someone in the company knows how to write compelling narratives. Or it could just be plain, simple exhaustion.

Since the beginning of the Roman Reigns Experiment, WWE has often been criticized for staying the course and ignoring negative crowd reactions.

Live shows have evolved into a grapple between paying audiences who want to see their favourites succeed, and writers who stubbornly refuse to change the script in response. But after Wrestlemania, it's clear that WWE's problems aren't just based in ignoring what the fans want; it's that they seem to have forgotten how to tell a story altogether.

It's a problem that manifested through the majority of the show. It began with promise—in the first match, eternal jobber Zack Ryder somehow bested six other combatants to win the Intercontinental Championship, suggesting that anything could happen. But then Chris Jericho, the aging has-been, defeated upand-comer AJ Styles in a disappointing bout with little drama. Fan-favourite faction The New Day emerged from a giant box of cereal, cosplaying as Dragon Ball Z Saiyans, only to lose a nothing-match to the bumbling losers in the League of Nations. Shane McMahon met The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell—a high-stakes match with weeks of build, and a list of stipulations that all but promised WWE would turn a corner—and The Undertaker pinned him uneventfully.

Sure, Shane dove off the top of the cage in a spot that'll be forever burned into highlight reels, but the match's outcome reminded fans that, ultimately, nothing in WWE changes, and nothing matters.

It wasn't all disappointments, though.

Wrestlemania gave us possibly the most revolutionary change in company history, unveiling what might be the only prize that now matters. After months of false starts with the so-called Divas Revolution (not to mention years of pretending that calling their female talent "Divas" is anything but a regressive, demeaning reminder of the gulf between genders on WWE programming) WWE finally did away with the old Divas belt to formally introduce the new WWE Women's Championship. No longer destined to fight over a sparkly pink butterfly belt, WWE's women will now compete for a gorgeous trophy modelled after its male equivalent—a design decision that's anything but accidental. Proving it's more than a symbolic gesture, Charlotte, Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch put on what was undeniably the greatest women's match in Wrestlemania history, and the match of the night, gender be damned.

Then, Monday night brought even more promise, suggesting that, de-

spite everything Wrestlemania may have led fans to believe, WWE's writers actually might be listening to fans.

It's impossible to consider Wrestlemania in a vacuum, after all, when the traditional Monday Night Raw program serves as both the show's denouement, and a prologue to a new "season" that sets up the most important stories of the year to come. The show was packed with surprise returns and debuts, including actual perpetual underdog Cesaro, and the NXT call-up of Enzo Amore & Big Cass—legitimately two of the most talented talkers the wrestling world has seen in years, and heirs-apparent to the promo throne.

Meanwhile, Reigns entered the arena to an unsurprising chorus of boos, carrying himself with a newfound swagger. Fans cringed as he grabbed the mic, expecting yet another underwhelming sequence of forced oneliners, but Reigns delivered the most effective promo of his career.

"I'm not a bad guy. I'm not a good guy. I'm The Guy." Many have suggested for months now

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that the only solution to Reigns' character flaws is to turn him heel, and let him tear up the main event scene as an unapologetically evil character to gain some badly needed depth. But WWE's writers have, ironically, insisted that the Heel/Face dichotomy no longer exists in the modern era. If they honestly believe that, they've suddenly somehow managed to tap into it perfectly with this new, smug version of Roman Reigns, who spent Monday night brushing off a flight of fresh challengers and showing a newfound sense of entitlement to his position at the top of the card.

It's been said that Alexander wept upon witnessing the breadth of his domain, for he had no worlds left to conquer. After Monday night, Reigns seems to have embraced the same attitude, despite an entire roster of promising talent dying for a shot at his gold. If WWE is smart, they'll keep him on this path of self-destruction, and when the time finally comes, the fall of the Roman Empire will be glorious.

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Rex Manning Day / Sat, Apr 9 (6 pm – midnight; screenings at 8 pm and 10 pm) It's that time of year again—time to celebrate the awesomeness of the '90s and Rex Manning, star of the cult-classic film Empire Records. While Rex Manning Day is normally on April 8, Variant Edition will be holding its event a day later, featuring two screenings of Empire Records with snacks and comics.

As an added bonus to the late-night partygoers and shoppers, the store will be open until midnight. (Variant Edition)

Gaming with Cats / Sun, Apr 10 (Noon – 4 pm) Board games and cats are not best friends—game pieces can be batted around the room, or maybe kitty decides, during a crucial moment of the game, to take a nap in the middle of the board.

But a new event hopes to finally bring the two together for a good cause: Zoe's Animal Rescue, a local volunteer-run rescue shelter. Kitties will be available for adoption if guests fall in love with one, and food, drinks and board games will be available as well. (Variant Edition, $10 in advance) V

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Hank Williams biopic suffers from a lack of depth

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hough it stars a characteristically charismatic Tom Hiddleston, this biopic about legendary musician and songwriter Hank Williams does not sing. Written and directed by prolific producer Marc Abraham, and based on Hank Williams: The Biography by Colin Escott, George Merritt, and William MacEwen, I Saw the Light takes a sensational singular subject and renders his peak years in a sequence of tokenistic scenes of drinking, womanizing and performing only greatest hits. The film is handsomely dressed, largely factual and uniformly inert.

Like so many movies about the troubled lives of famous male musicians, the most glaring weakness here has to do with women, who fill the margins of our protagonist's life with a ball-busting blend of support and conflict yet never emerge from the confines of gynophobic cliché.

Hiddleston's Hank is stuck between a pretty first wife, Audrey (Elizabeth Olsen), who expects her husband to support her delusional musical aspirations, and an oppressive mother and manager (Cherry Jones) whose grip on Hank's psyche is fierce. No

wonder Hank drinks, both on stage and off, a habit that will fuel his penchant for self-sabotage and, along with spina bifida and pain meds, hasten his eventual collapse into an early grave. He does not seem so big on eating, in any case, and complains of Audrey's cooking, to which he is compelled to apply much catsup.

Echoing a trope at least as old as Citizen Kane, Abraham imposes structure on I Saw the Light's narrative with an unseen interviewer collecting testimonies from Williams' intimates

and associates, but the device serves little aside from piling on exposition.

You have to wonder if some of that material couldn't have been dished out through deeper exploration of Williams' music, which is paid surprisingly scant attention here—surprising because, in case you haven't heard, Williams was one of the greatest tunesmiths in American music.

Among his most beloved songs are "Lovesick Blues," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and among those who feel forever indebted to his legacy are Willie Nel-

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o end Athens' war with Sparta, Lysistrata commands her sisterly soldiers to not man-handle their lovers' things—a sex-strike will bring peace. Spike Lee tries to radically update Aristophanes' classical play, taking the (no blow)job action to gun-violence-riddled Chicago, where Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris), inspired

by Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, decides that, if women hold out, their men will stop carrying on in Chicago's streets.

If that already seems a lot of info, Lee and co-writer Kevin Willmott are intent on bombarding us with lots more in Chi-Raq. The opening song's lyrics appear on screen, body counts (of Americans in Afghanistan and Iraq

son, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

"Everybody has a little darkness in them," Hank says at one point in I Saw the Light. "I show it to 'em, and they hear it and they don't have to take it home." That darkness, as well as the fiery, fun-loving, mischievous spirit that delivered it, remains accessible and vibrant on Williams' recordings, but what this film offers of it is but a wan shadow.

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versus Chicago) explain the city's sobering sobriquet, Lysistrata Googles Gbowee to watch snippets of an interview with her, there's of-the-moment sermonizing about Dylan Root and South Carolina racism, characters directly address us, etc. Lee even shows a mother (Jennifer Hudson) striving to scrub her murdered child's blood off the spot on the sidewalk where she died.

[in] Sandy Hook: when they murder white babies and things don't change, / Savin' black life is way out of range"—than smoldering narrative. Docu-realism's mixed up with too-broad farce—Lysistrata's sexy bamboozling of General King Kong

(David Patrick Kelly) is derivatively Dr Strangelove-esque.

Dialogue's usually rap-like rhyme, a nod to Aristophanes' verse, while Samuel L Jackson's Dolmedes, offering interlude-like asides, is a nice touch. (For The Wire fans, it's neat,

though pointless, to see Isiah Whitlock Jr say "Sheeeeeeee-it" again.)

Some shots—a Jordan statue; a coffin slid into a hearse; a subway train zooming along—seem slick and indulgent. Characters remain mouthpieces; black feminism's neutralized here by crude sexual politics. It's all noble and good to rage against the NRA, gun culture, and black-on-black shootings in US cities, but Lee, going overlong and theatrical with this concept-film/ disquisition about Chicago's tragic street-scene, mostly misfires.

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The film's heart-on-sleeve power is muddled by its confusion of brash with blatant and politics with polemics—Chi-Raq pounds the pulpit, like Father Mike Corridan (John Cusack), dropping snappy points: "We go from third-rate schools to first-class, high-tech prisons."

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Finders Keepers documents a bizarre argument over, seriously, who owns a disembodied limb

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"Human Foot Found in BBQ Grill." It seems like a headline ripped from those '90s tabloids in the racks around grocery-store checkouts. But in North Carolina in 2007, a man who bought a smoker-grill at an auction found a left leg, complete with foot, in it. The story soon made the news rounds on local TV stations and then online, especially as the fight over who owned it—barbecue buyer or amputee—flared up. Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel's documentary Finders Keepers (2015), opening the lid on the lives of the two men at odds over this oddity, discovers a lump-inthe-throat poignancy as it re-appraises just how hard it can be to pick up the pieces of a life.

The two men—John Wood, who lost the leg in a plane crash; wheeler-dealer Shannon Whisnant—both grew up in Maiden, NC. Wood had kept the leg in a storage facility, but his possessions were auctioned off after he stopped paying for the service. Whisnant snapped up the smoker-grill only to find the embalmed, mummified leg in it ("A wha?" "A foot, y'know—five toes an' five toenails"). But even as Carberry and Tweel trace the to-ing and fro-ing of the dispute, Wood and Whisnant

meeting in a parking lot, their TV appearances, and even Whisnant's merchandising (T-shirts declaring "Foot Smoker Bar-B-Que Grill"), they interview friends, family and the men themselves to build a more nuanced, psychoanalytical portrait of this strange stand-off.

Wood grew up on an estate—tennis court, roller rink, go-kart track— but got caught up in drugs soon after finishing military boot-camp; he was only starting to reconnect with his dad when, on the last flight in Tom Wood's plane (to be sold the next day), the aircraft stalled out, nosedived, and Tom Wood was killed. So his amputee son, wracked with guilt (he was the co-pilot), held onto his former leg as if still holding onto the past and to his father (he and sister Marian don't understand how their mother could just leave their dad's ashes in a non-descript box in the house). But Wood was still disintegrating—struggling with alcoholism and other drug addictions, he even lived under a bridge for a time, penniless.

Whisnant, meanwhile, has his own daddy issues—his father "whupped" him, hard and often. His distance

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from the man surely accounts for his striving for attention (he even appeared on Jerry Springer). The entrepreneur, spinning and spieling, can keep drawling on, joking, even about himself: "Yeah, I'm crazy, but good-crazy." But in one wrenching moment, Whisnant recalls, with an edge, how John Wood was "kind of a spoiled brat"—if you were a somebody, you'd be invited to his house for his birthday when he was a kid, but "I guess I'm a nobody." Soon, Whisnant seems sadly lost in his search for fame.

Nearly everyone here seems cut off, stuck in their own worlds; some are holding onto the past too tightly. They're weathered, worn down by life's bitter blows and raw deals. But it's John Wood whom the documentary follows most closely—as his own mother admits, "You can't help but like him." He finds a strange path to recovery—via the Judge Mathis TV show—and seems to gain a modicum of solace. In this backroads-of-America story, stopping in and sitting down with a few folks who are just struggling along mightily, all that's freakish in Finders Keepers are the strange, fateful turns in everyday lives. V

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all Street dirt-bag Davis Mitchell (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his lovely wife get into a nasty collision on the BQE while discussing refrigerator repair. Davis comes out of the accident intact, but the lovely wife is dead. Davis wasn't all that present to begin with, and the crack-up doesn't shake up his quasi-sociopathic numbness. Whether out of shock or a general dearth of affect, he appears to feel nothing. Demolition is about Davis attempting to feel something.

Seemingly bored by all the fuss, Davis takes a break from his wife's wake to compose a letter to the Champion Vending Company, complaining of a "poor vending experience" he endured in the ER. His letter contains comically superfluous personal information, which functions as a peculiar sort of icebreaker with its recipient, Champion's customer service representative Karen Moreno (Naomi Watts).

Karen feels a surge of sympathy for Davis and calls him in the middle of the night to give him the audience he so obviously needs but doesn't know how to find or ask for. A relationship develops between the two, and kudos to scenarist Bryan Sipe and director Jean-Marc Vallée for at least allowing

these characters to take a decidedly circuitous, downright loopy route toward deeper connection. Among Demolition's sources of complication is Karen's rebellious adolescent son, who's really into tight pants and classic rock and is undergoing something of a sexual-identity crisis, for which he receives terrible advice from Davis while the pair buys sledgehammers at the hardware store. If there's one thing that becoming a widower has really brought out in Davis it's the desire to dismantle everything in sight before smashing, crushing and beating it to smithereens. Indeed, for a movie about tender emotions, Demolition is surprisingly akin to a monster truck rally.

Not unlike Vallée's Wild, this is a story about renovating one's life and the kooky things we do while grieving. There's something inspired about the film's concept and, thanks in large part to some ferociously committed, frequently funny performances from both Watts and Gyllenhaal, there are passages of Demolition that make for an unnerving, chaotic-cathartic, batshit sort of fun. It's a shame, then, that Sipe, whose most recent credit was

Opens Friday Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée  the Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Choice, just can't keep from beating the destruction metaphor to death.

The script becomes extremely literalminded and overwrought, and certain revelations concerning the dead wife make it far too facile to sympathize with Davis, truly an insensitive asshole with his wife's grief-stricken family generally, and in particular her father (Chris Cooper), who is also Davis' boss and makes for a risibly easy adversary. On top of this there's an entirely unnecessary and unearned development concerning Karen's kid, who's never satisfyingly developed.

Which is all to say that Demolition ultimately proves disappointingly superficial and incongruously tidy. Vallée for his part seems to be checking off a list of favourite tropes that align with earlier films (C.R.A.Z.Y., Café de Flore, Dallas Buyers Club) and above all seems happy to squeeze some Fairport Convention, Bad Company and Heart tunes on the soundtrack.

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Local pros weigh in on trends for spring Sandy Karpetz

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pring is upon us—maybe, anyway; this is Edmonton, after all—which means it's time to put away the heavy coats and think about updating your look. Vue asked a few stylish Edmontonians about their clothing, footwear, hair and makeup tips for the season.

SK: Florals for spring is a pretty tired

trend but who knows, someone could always surprise us by making it seem fresh again.

Sandy Karpetz, stylist and blogger (theprettysecrets. com) VUE WEEKLY: Tell us a little bit about what you're wearing and why you chose it.

SANDY KARPETZ: I'm wearing: Sunglasses - Tom Ford from Holt Renfrew Jacket - vintage black wool coat from my mom Top - Theory from Holt Renfrew Skirt - Theory from Holt Renfrew Boots - Alexander Wang Bag - 3.1 Phillip Lim from Holt Renfrew I've always been heavily influenced by the '60s, and it's nice to finally show a little leg now that the weather has decided to be cooperative.

VW: Which spring trend are you excited about this year?

SK: I try not to let trends dictate my style choices. I always find that the outfits I regret the most (and there aren't many) are the ones in which I wasn't true to myself.

VW: Which spring fashion trend is played out or best avoided?

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VW: Spring in Edmonton can be a tricky season. What's your staple clothing item?

SK: I never leave home without sunglasses anytime of the year. For spring, a good pair of shoes that can withstand water and lots of gravel are key, as well as a coat that's both warm but isn't bulky if you need to take it off and carry it.

VW: Any advice for people looking to shop for new spring clothing?

SK: Invest thoughtfully on pieces you'll love for a long time, not just for one season.

VW: Spring in Edmonton can be a tricky

VW: What's on your spring clothing wish list?

SK: The Brown Springbok Palma Bag

by Brother Vellies at newclassics.ca is a real stunner! Aside from that, a new scent perhaps.

VW: Much like clothing, there's sea-

Craig Boa, owner of Weekly - Trim True (weeklyyeg.com) VUE WEEKLY: Tell us a little bit about what you're wearing and why you chose it.

CRAIG BOA: I'm wearing a pair of Wings + Horns chinos, a Wings + Horns long sleeve crewneck and a Saturdays NYC down-filled vest.

The reason I wear the Wings + Horns gear is because I really appreciate the best of the basics. Nothing flashy but really, really well-done pieces. As for the vest, this one in particular is great because it offers quite a bit of insulation, but it's not too chunky or boxy. It also layers really well with shirts like I'm wearing here and/or flannels and hoodies.

VW: Which spring clothing trend are

you most excited about?

CB: I keep my style pretty basic, but with that said, I always like what Reigning Champ and Wings + Horns come

out with. I feel like the chinos may be making a comeback on the joggers, and I'm down with that.

season. What's your staple clothing item?

CB: The vest is definitely a good piece to have as well as a good flannel. Pendleton makes some pretty solid ones.

sonal trends for hair too. What are you seeing in terms of that this year?

CB: I feel men are just doing what's classic, handsome and simple these days.

Nothing too exaggerated or try-hard— just a good clean cut that makes sense.

I think women are finally starting to come to terms in realizing they shouldn't be hanging on to the raggedy ends to have it as long as possible. You can get a much nicer, cleaner look that waves (which is really in right now) much easier as well.

VW: Any advice for people looking to

change up their hairstyle this season?

CB: Come to Weekly - Trim True. Haha.

VW: Are there any important tips for

Kendall Barber, co-founder of Poppy Barley (poppybarley.com) VUE WEEKLY: Tell us a little bit about what you're wearing and why you chose it.

KENDALL BARBER: Self-Portrait Blouse: Ruffles are a key detail for spring. In the shirt I'm wearing, the ruffles feel sophisticated and edgy.

Poppy Barley Mules in Stardust Silver [These can be seen in her photo on the front-left of the table]: The shoe and colour are perfectly on trend, unbelievably comfortable and insanely versatile.

Midi Skirt from Aritzia: the midi has been trending for a while, and I love this one with the front and back slit in a soft pink.

VW: Which spring trend are you excited

about this year?

KB: White shirts have never been so

fun! This season, I'm loving the unique draping techniques and design elements like extra-wide sleeves, ruffles and lace. I'm excited by the return of the slip-dress; practical in the heat, stylish for a night out and practical layered over top of a white dress shirt. And I'm loving all the exposed shoulders.

hair care at this time of year?

VW: Which spring fashion trend is

products in the shower (shampoo and conditioner) at home to get out whatever they worked into their hair. Builtup products in hair can make styling hair quite tricky at times.

KB: For an easy update, retire your plaid

CB: It's always helps having some good

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played out or best avoided?

shirts. Replace them with stripes or gingham prints.

VW: Spring in Edmonton can be a tricky

season. What's your staple clothing

item? What about footwear?

KB: Spring in Edmonton requires transitional clothing. For footwear, I choose a spring style in a closed-toe variation.

I'm loving our D'Orsay Flat with its nod to the mule and side cutouts. For clothes, the right jacket tops my list.

This year, I'd reach for a bomber jacket.

VW: Any advice for people looking to

shop for new spring shoes?

KB: I buy fewer, better shoes. Following this philosophy, this spring I'm gravitating towards mules and lace-ups for their versatility with shorts, dresses and pants. At any height, whether heeled or flat, mules are the go-to

shoes this season. Play with interesting neutrals and textures in a palate of silver, white and black to make your shoes easily work across almost every outfit in your closet. And be sure to include an "urban sneaker"—comfortable kicks are still fashionable and practical.

VW: What's on your spring clothing/

shoe wish list?

KB: The perfect pair of culottes, a

dramatic off-the shoulder top, a silk bomber jacket, an architecturally interesting white blouse, white sneakers, silver mules, a shirt in bold stripes and a slip dress versatile enough for day and night.

Amber Victoria Prepchuk, makeup artist and educator (ambervictoriaprepchuk.com) VUE WEEKLY: Tell us a little bit about what you're wearing and why you chose it.

AMBER VICTORIA PREPCHUK: I'm wearing a local tank made by my friend Nicole—Preyonce (a time before bae)— a Levi's boyfriend denim jacket (both from Bamboo Ballroom) and an old pair of Cheap Mondays skinny black jeans. My shoes are from Aldo because I'm a sucker for a sale and a comfy heel.

I love the peep toe and fringe detail. My hand chain is Annette + Simone, made by myself, sold at Bamboo Ballroom. I chose this outfit because I like casual comfort and I find it lets my makeup and hair take centre stage.

VW: Which spring clothing trend are

you excited about this year?

AVP: I'm happy that over-accessorizing is coming back. I love wearing all the rings and all the necklaces. I'm also a fan of anything '90s-inspired: thigh-high socks, matte brown lips and sneakers. I have too many Converse, yet somehow not enough.

What about spring makeup trends?

AVP: I'm excited for colour to come back to makeup, whether it's dark blue or electric, this colour made itself known on the runway for spring '16. I'm getting bored of the neutral, contoured eye looks—it's time for a pop of colour.

Also, lashes—always lashes!

VW:

you need a basic hoodie underneath for warmth. I also like to throw my favourite vest over a light coat when I need to be more dressy. Basically, layering is key.

VW: Any advice for people looking to

shop for new spring makeup?

AVP: Go to a makeup counter where

they actually do makeup. Trying a new look or trend is tricky enough, but if it's not done successfully it's unlikely you'll be willing to try any new trends in the future. Have an expert sit you down and teach you ways for you to comfortably pull off a new look. Then practice!

VW: What's on your spring makeup/

clothing wish list?

AVP: Makeup: House of Lashes, any

and every pair; NYX Cosmetics liquid suede cream lipsticks; MAC skincare and prep and prime; L'Oreal voluminous mascara in blackest black; Melt Cosmetics—everything they make.

Amber Victor ia Prepchuk Clothing: I promised my boyfriend I wouldn't buy any new clothes this year, so I would take pretty much any new piece I could get my hands on— specifically a leather bomber jacket. I think that will be my first splurge when shopping's back on.

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VW: Which makeup trend is played out

or best avoided?

AVP: Cream contouring, baking, con-

cealing around your brows and Photoshopped Instagram makeup. We've had enough, thank you very much!

VW: Spring in Edmonton can be a tricky

season. What's your staple clothing item?

AVP: My staple in spring is a light coat that has enough room in it to wear a hoodie underneath. Some days you need just your cute coat and other time

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Klassen notes that part of this is adjusting the way he approaches certain aspects of your life, such as diet and exercise—having disciplines can make for a healthier mind, he says—in addition to how you relate to others. But he's also quick to point out that all of this is only in relation to his own experience with depression, and it's by no means a blanket solution that will be appropriate for everyone.

"I know there are people who have very serious mental illness where they basically need to be medicated for the rest of their lives, and that's totally legit," he says. "I'm talking about the depression and anxiety I see day-to-day among my peers."

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Jordan Klassen reflects on growing up and mental illness on Javelin

ge can be a funny thing. Children yearn for the days when they're older, more grown up, while those of us firmly entrenched in adulthood often wish for the opposite. Plus, there's the inherent pressures society places on us as we age: how we're supposed to act, what we should strive for and what we ought to have accomplished by the time we reach (often dreaded) milestone birthdays.

It's a topic Jordan Klassen has explored in-depth, with his previous album, Repentance, examining the tumultuous coming-of-age decade that is the twenties. Now he's navigating his early thirties, having just turned 31 a couple of weeks ago.

"For me, at least, I was really afraid of it," he says of approaching the big 3-0, noting the majority of that fear came from the feeling of potentially allowing his life to slip through is fingers. "And then as soon as it happened, I felt really great about it. I don't know, at least for me, you just feel like you're in your prime, at least mentally. You have a better idea of who you are."

Klassen's new album, Javelin, builds on this with its focus on memory and perspective, as well as how certain situations can often become clearer in hindsight—particularly when it comes to processing ostensible successes and failures. For example, he explains, a person's neuropathways in

own struggles with depression, and Klassen points out that this, along with other forms of mental illness, are much more prevalent than we often like to admit.

"I think a lot of people I know struggle with depression and anxiety. The thing about it is it's such a mystery to

I think I'm someone who sees things through a grid of emotion. So processing that in a healthy way is actually a skill to be learned their twenties can be more inclined towards chaos—Klassen admits his certainly were—but they can't grasp why that's happening.

"I think I was just dealing with stuff from the past and what it means to be a person—not that I have figured it out," he notes. "But I think that looking back I can see now how self-absorbed I was, and I think I'm

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better at coming to terms with my self-absorption and choosing—at least attempting to choose—away from it now. I think I also have a better perspective on my emotional state and what it means to be a feeling person.

"I think I'm someone who sees

things through a grid of emotion," he continues. "So processing that in a healthy way is actually a skill to be learned."

Klassen addresses all of this with a strong sense of candour, particularly when it comes to discussing mental illness, which also plays a pivotal role on Javelin. He's had his

me, because it's not completely just biological and it's also not completely emotional. It's a very holistic illness, so that's really interesting to me," he says. "I don't like struggling with it, but I think I found peace in knowing that there's not just one kind of black-and-white answer to becoming emotionally and mentally healthy. It's a kind of a very all-around thing."

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All of these lyrical musings are backed by what may at first sound like an incongruous aural pairing: melodies influenced by '90s ethereal music. It's a style Klassen notes has been a prevalent influence in his life, but one he was reticent to apply to his own music until now.

"I think it makes a lot of people gag, and I know why. I get why, so I've always kind of held off from really indulging," he laughs. "And [on] this record I just decided to do that, and so I think the kind of heroes of that for me were early '90s new-age artists that I grew up listening to, that my mom really loved: Enya, Yanni, Loreena McKennitt, and I just wanted to go there.

But go there in a way that was kind of fresh to me."

Klassen also decided to record nearly every instrumental part of Javelin's mellifluous, layered melodies himself rather than bring in a band—though he does often perform with one.

"I always see our live show as kind of four people, five people interpreting the record," he explains.

"Like the drums on the record are very rarely an actual drum kit: it's often drum stuff that's pieced together and played separately and overdubbed, so my drummer Simon [Bridgefoot] has created his own parts. So I feel that the live show is a lot more collaborative than the record and the writing process."

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he path of least resistance, I find, is the best one," Jen Lane says. "Have a little faith and let things fall into place."

Speaking on the phone from her hometown of Saskatoon, the folk singer-songwriter is reflecting on the series of challenges and happy coincidences that transpired while crafting her latest album, This Life Of Mine.

The record is Lane's first since releasing For the Night in 2010, an admittedly long stretch between releases, due to factors out of Lane's control.

"I had a couple of major foot and ankle reconstructions that kept me off the road for quite awhile," she says— she prefers to leave the cause of her injury up to the imagination, insisting the real story is quite boring. "It'll never be a normal foot, just because it's literally been reconstructed, but my limitations are much better. I can finally sort of enjoy that performing experience of the same level I did before I hurt it. But I had a very low tolerance for awhile there, so it feels good."

She jokes she was lucky it wasn't her hand that was injured, considering she's a guitar player, but having an injured foot proved far more limiting than she bargained for. It meant she was sequestered to plenty of bed rest during the bleak Saskatchewan winter, causing her to go a little "shack wacky." Although, binge watching Orange Is The New Black during that time did inspire her first single from the album, "Shoe," which was released late last year.

And what about the aforementioned serendipitous moments? The first occurred when Bottega, Lane's "dream studio," which is normally booked quite far in advance, happened to be available after she stumbled upon it during a tour stop at the Streaming Cafe in Kelowna.

"I phoned my good friend John MacArthur Ellis and said, 'What are

the chances that you're not busy for these two weeks?' And he wasn't, miraculously," Lane recalls. "Within a couple of phone calls we were back there recording. I had no expectations going in."

The tranquil surroundings of Bottega proved to be a positive setting for Lane, particularly after she received news of her grandfather's death—on her first day in the studio, no less. She briefly considered putting the brakes on recording, but knew her grandfather, who was a visual artist, would have "kicked her ass" for not pursuing her craft. His indelible influence on Lane as a person and musician is apparent as she speaks, as well as on the album: the title track was written for him, after all, and Lane is wearing his old cowboy boots on the cover—

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Jeff MacCallum and Carey Newton started the Cups N Cakes podcast two years ago after the pair noticed careers and commutes were driving them further and further apart. It was then they decided on a regime of forced hangouts under the guise of a bi-weekly podcast.

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Learning social media—I never had any kind of Twitter or Instagram until we started doing this, so that's a lot of learning. Still learning," MacCallum chuckles. "I self-taught myself the recording side of things, and we just recently got a brand-new setup—some better mics and better software, so I'm relearning that. Figuring it out as we go, always trying to get better."

MacCallum cites every band-visit to the podcast headquarters as his career highlights, without any mention of the time he got the crest of the pair's scotch club tattooed on the back of his leg while on-air.

"I totally forgot about that one, honestly," MacCallum laughs. "That one was a lot of fun, too. But every time we have guests in it's always great, and typically it's people we've never met.

The show we just put up has Sean [Picard] and Mark [Davis] from Concealer, who are headlining the show on Friday. They sat in with us for most of the night, and it was awesome."

But ultimately, it's the enthusiasm for music that drives the Cups N Cakes podcast, with a special focus on Canadian music, and especially Edmonton's fertile music scene.

"I think it's pretty incredible. I think it's so underrated across this country, and I think the people here that are involved in it are doing really cool things," he notes. "It's a really healthy scene, and no matter what happens it's going to support itself and it's not going to go away. Some of the music coming out of Edmonton right now is really incredible. It's always exciting. And maybe—hopefully—in a few years there will be less bands leaving to go to other cities like Montréal or Toronto."

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bers take the time to communicate and educate those who they feel have acted in an offensive manner.

Whether or not it's received is immeasurable, but the intent to make the world brighter is obvious in their infectious, easygoing attitudes.

Guitarist Kyle Turner, who writes most of the lyrics, made light of a recent situation: "We have this neighbour who kept calling the cops on us," he explains with a smile. "They even went to find out who owns the land the house is on so he could tell them he was intimidated by our death metal and that it was ruining the neighbourhood, which made us laugh a lot.

So we wrote the song, 'Death Metal is Ruining the Neighbourhood.'"

or a band with the name Johnson From Accounting, its songs make no mention of stealing office supplies.

Rather, the band uses short, punchto-the-heart hardcore punk songs as a platform to vent its memebers' experiences within the music community.

They claim to have no aspirations or goals in this regard, but during our conversation provided several examples of their actions speaking louder than words—inclusivity in particular is ostensibly the largest connecting thread within the band's music.

"A lot of the lyrics are from personal experience and seeing some of the attitudes from some people who believe that punk is about being an offensive asshole, and I just don't feel that way," says vocalist/bassist Megan Doyle. "That's not how I interpreted punk, which doesn't make it better or more right than anyone else. I just wonder, why would people want to go to those shows? Why are there no women in those rooms?

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They haven't even tried to make it accessible. So we respond to that attitude and feeling frustrated."

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Fuqn’ Fridays FIONN MACCCOOL'S– MAYFIELD Cody Mack (rock/

pop/indie); 8pm JUBILATIONS DINNER THEATRE Michael Jackson

Is: Back From the Future; until Apr 10 LB'S PUB Jack Drebit (blues);

9:30pm MACEWAN UNIVESITY OF ALBERTA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Heathers the Musical; until Apr 9 MERCURY ROOM T'Gera

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

NAKED CYBER CAFE Fear The

House Function Thursdays; 9pm

FRI APR 8

Karaoke; Every Thu, 7pm

THE ALLEY Hewson Grey

FESTIVAL PLACE Maria Dunn

(adult contemporary/ adult pop/alternative/folk/

CD release (folk); 7:30pm; $28-$32

DV8 Koncept Tha Truth with

WINSPEAR CENTRE ESO and

every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Thu; 7pm

members)

Travelling Roadshow Revue (folk); 7:30pm; $34-$38

CD release (rock) with The Middle Coast, Make Out City and Grounded Star; 8pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door)

9910 Double Lunch pres.

Paul Collins Beat with Danny Laj & The Looks + Thick Lines; 8:30pm; $12

CAFÉ HAVEN Music every

FESTIVAL PLACE Black Hen

Winspear Overture Tour; 12-1pm; Free

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Kevin Martin; Wooftop: DJ Remo & Guests; Underdog: Rap, House, Hip-

Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri THE BOWER Strictly Goods:

Old school and new school hip hop & R&B with DJ Twist, Sonny Grimez, and Marlon English; every Fri THE COMMON Quality Control Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan DRUID IRISH PUB Live DJs;

Every Fri, 9pm EL CORTEZ TEQUILA BAR AND KITCHEN Kys the Sky;

First Fri of every month, 9pm

Mammoth featuring SHAG; 6pm (door), 7pm (show); $9 (adv), $11 (door); 16+ only

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Fridays; 8pm

Happy Hour featuring High Tides (alternative/electronic/ jazz); 5:30pm • Maracujah; 9pm; $10 (adv), $15 (door)

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Friday

NEW WEST HOTEL Hurtin

Artzy Flowz: featuring DJs and artists teaming up; 9pm

Horsemen; 9pm

Flashback Friday; Every Fri MERCER TAVERN Movement

Nights: Video Music DJ; 9pm-2am SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

Whistle Karaoke Thursdays HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE Bistro Jazz; Every

Thu, 7:30pm; Free

One Pilots - Blurryface Tour with guest - Coleman Hell; 8pm; $35; All ages

MERCURY ROOM Railtown

Park CD release Railtown Park (alternative/folk/rock) with Desperado Pilots and Guiding Lights; 7pm; $10 (adv), $15 (door) NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Thu open

stage; 7pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour featuring Altameda (folk); 5:30pm • Intronaut with Scale the Summit and North; 8pm; $21 (adv) NEW WEST HOTEL Canadian

Country Hall of Fame Guest host Bev Munro (country); Every Thu, 7pm; No minors NORTH GLENORA HALL

Jam by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers every Thu; 7pm O’BYRNE’S IRISH PUB Live

music SANDS INN & SUITES

Karaoke Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Troy

Turner Thursday Jam (blues); 7:30pm SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live

Blues every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm

24 MUSIC

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Daisy Blue Groff; 4-6pm; No cover GAS PUMP Saturday Jam;

3-7pm JUBILATIONS DINNER THEATRE Michael Jackson

Is: Back From the Future; until Apr 10 LB'S PUB The Tomatoes

(rock/pop/indie); 9Pm LEAF BAR AND GRILL Live

music; 9:30pm MACEWAN UNIVESITY OF ALBERTA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Strand with The Forever Tree Band; 6pm (door); $9 (adv), $11 (door); All ages NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN The

KRUSH ULTRA LOUNGE Open

Heathers the Musical; until Apr 9

Duo (rock/pop/indie); 8pm; No minors

NAKED CYBER CAFE Alyssa

northlands.com

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM Twenty

MACEWAN UNIVESITY OF ALBERTA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

Keeken & Time Loop; 7pm FIONN MACCCOOL'S– MAYFIELD Mike Dominey

MARKET Live Local Bands every Sat; this week: Jason Greeley

Is: Back From the Future; until Apr 10

Every Thu, 7-11pm

FIONN MACCOOL'S– DOWNTOWN Amy Van

MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER

JUBILATIONS DINNER THEATRE Michael Jackson

LIZARD LOUNGE Jam Night;

Tony Kaye Trio with guests Injun Josephine; 4pm; No cover • Later: Tallest To Shortest with guests Toques & Beards and Darrek Anderson; 8pm; $5

Brigade (punk/rock) with Feminal Fluids, Johnson From Accounting and along with Math Debate; 3:30pm; $10 (adv)

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Wet Your

hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Early:

MERCURY ROOM Royal Red

Circle Jam; 7:30-11:30pm

L.B.'S PUB Open Jam

of The Last Waltz with Front Porch Roots Revue (folk); 7:30pm; $34-$38

Heathers the Musical; until Apr 9

FIDDLER'S ROOST Acoustic

stage with host Naomi Carmack; 8pm every Thu

FESTIVAL PLACE The Music

pop) with Birds Bear Arms, Abandon Your Town and Fashion Police; 9pm; $10 (door)

O'BYRNE'S IRISH PUB

THE ALMANAC Cups 'n'

9pm

Cakes 2yr Anniversay featuring Concealer; 8-11:30pm; $12 (adv), $15 (door)

Edmonton's best solo musicians ON THE ROCKS Live music; PALACE CASINO The Nervous

Flirts; 9:30pm

9pm

RENDEZVOUS PUB Koperlose Stimme, Traer, Hive, Wraith Risen; 8pm

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

REXALL PLACE Iron Maiden:

APEX CASINO Pepperland;

Sweet Vintage Rides; 8pm BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

Lisa Brokop: The Patsy Cline Project; 8pm; $30 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Blue Chair

Band; 8:30-10:30pm; $15 BOHEMIA Jimmy Whiskey

& The Pepper Grinder EP release with Lusitania Lights; 7pm; $10 (door), 18+ only BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

Live music; Every Fri; Free BOURBON ROOM Live music

each week with a different band each week; 8pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every TueFri, 5-8pm CAFE BLACKBIRD Jack

Semple Trio; 8pm; $35

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

(adult contemporary/ country/pop); 9pm

BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

Ryan Andrew (folk); 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Mike Letto (folk/rock); 9pm

Sweet Vintage Rides; 8pm Nuela Charles with special guest Jaron Annick Reid; 8pm; $25 (general), $15 (students) BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

music every Fri with local musicians UNION HALL Yellow Claw

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ An evening

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Joanne Janzen

(adult contemporary/ country/pop); 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

Ryan Andrew (folk); 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Mike Letto (folk/rock); 9pm SNEAKY PETE'S Sinder

with Boodang Residents; 9pm; $45 and up; No minors

with Lionel Rault; 7-10pm; Cover by donation

Sparks K-DJ Show; 9pm-1am

WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

TWIST ULTRA LOUNGE Mikey

Live music; Every Sat; Free

Fridays; Each Fri, 8-10pm; $5 suggested donation

ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL Greenwood

TAVERN ON WHYTE Open

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY

MUTTART HALL Ekachai

stage with Michael Gress (fr Self Evolution); every Thu; 9pm-2am

DV8 Future Is Grim Presents:

VUEWEEKLY.com | APR 7 – APR 13, 2016

9pm

Hair of the Dog: Hi-Strung Downers (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover

TIRAMISU BISTRO Live

9:30pm; $8 (door)

(Hip Hop); 8pm; No minors

PALACE CASINO The Nervous

Flirts; 9:30pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Joanne Janzen

Singers presents Scherzo Encore; 8pm$11.75-$22

Dwayne Allen (rock); 9pm

Copies & Melted Mirror; 9pm; $10

ON THE ROCKS Live music;

9pm

Saturday Electric Blues Jam with Rotten Dan and Sean Stephens (blues); Every Sat, 2pm; No minors • Later: Rockin' Highliners (blues); 9pm; $20; No minors

STARLITE ROOM Intronaut with Scale the Summit & North; 8pm; $21; 18+ only

THE COMMON DJ Marvel;

9910 Tee Tahs, Physical

APEX CASINO Pepperland;

Classical

Factor (rock); 9pm

SAT APR 9

Saturday Country Jam (country); Every Sat, 3pm • Later: Hurtin Horsemen; 9pm

Rockin' Highliners (blues); 9pm; $20; No minors

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Yana Loo Quartet; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door) CASINO EDMONTON Chill

Fridays

NEW WEST HOTEL Early:

RENDEZVOUS PUB Holiday Monday, NewSchooled, DYI; 8pm

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE The

Vent; 9pm

Y AFTERHOURS Freedom

THE ALMANAC Smokey (Canadian/country/folk) with Dumb Angel and Roberts Hall; 9:30pm; $10 (door)

The Book of Souls World Tour 2016; 7:30pm; $25$100

YARDBIRD SUITE Manuel Valera Trio; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $24 (member), $28 (guest)

CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

VIDA LATIN NIGHT CLUB

Electric Fridays; Every Fri, 9pm; No minors

Wet Secrets with Lindsey Walkerand mei mei and more; 7pm; $20 (regular), $25 (door), $100 (VIP)

Jearakul (guitar), presented by the Edmonton Classical Guitar Society; 8pm; $25 (regular admission), $20 (students, seniors and ECGS

BOURBON ROOM Live music

each week with a different band each week; 9pm CAFE BLACKBIRD The

Statistics with Fear The Mammoth and Cale Michael; 8pm; $10 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

Vent; 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASK AND BARREL Sean

Brewer (of the UNCAS, Switchmen); 4-6pm; No cover; All ages DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY

Dwayne Allen (rock); 9pm

Wong and his lineup of guest DJs YARDBIRD SUITE Alex Goodman Quintet; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $22 (member), $26 (guest)

Classical MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH

Trois prières; 7:30pm; $10-$20 UKRAINIAN YOUTH UNITY COMPLEX Lemon Bucket

Orkestra; 9pm; $32.50 WINSPEAR CENTRE Nathan

Berg Sings Opera; 7:30pm; $24-$79

DJs

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions

with Miss Mannered featuring Alt.Rock/Electro/ Trash; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic Hip-Hop and Reggae; Underdog: Hip Hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack THE BOWER For Those Who

JUBILATIONS DINNER

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

THEATRE Michael Jackson Is: Back From the Future; until Apr 10

Wooftop: Metal Mondays

MERCURY ROOM Modern

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open

Space (alternative/pop/ rock) with Matchbreaker and Space Classic; 6pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door) O’BYRNE’S Open mic every

Sun; 9:30pm

Know...: Deep House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests; every Sat

Ammar's Sunday Sessions Jam; Every Sun, 4-8pm

THE COMMON Get Down

SANDS INN & SUITES Open

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

RICHARD'S PUB Mark

with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox Stage; 7-11pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S Classic

Rock Monday KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL

Various locations through Edmonton; Runs Apr 11-30

Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm

MERCURY ROOM Gorod (metal) with Bookakee, Without Mercy and Tales of the Tomb; 7pm; $15 (adv), $20 (door)

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Sunday BBQ Jam Every Sunday hosted by the Marshall Lawrence Band (variety); Every Sun, 5pm; All ages

Happy Hour featuring Ken Stead (adult pop/rock); 5:30pm

Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat

Classical

ON THE ROCKS Killer Karaoke

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH WindRose Trio;

DRUID IRISH PUB Live DJs

every Sat; 9pm EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB

Saturday Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

Psyturdays: various DJs; 9pm SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM

Swing Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,

Motown, Funk, R&B and more with DJs Ben and Mitch; every Sat; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Release

3pm; $20 (adults), $15 (students/seniors) MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH Edmonton

Kiwanis Music Festival Gala Concert; 2:30pm; Admission by donation O. EVAN HOWARD THEATRE

Nadia Dance 15th Anniversary Concert; 2:30-4:30pm; $25 (adult), $10 (kids) OLIVETTO TRTTORIA Opera NUOVA Presents Simple Gifts; 5-9pm; $90, including a 4 Course Meal and a $25 tax receipt OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

Cosmopolitan Music Society with Monday Band and Jazz Big Band; 2:30pm; $20 (before Apr 7), $25 (after Apr 7)

Songbook Sunday; 2pm; Free

ROBERT TEGLER STUDENT CENTRE Bella Voce: Good

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Brunch -

Strawberries in Your Garden; 3pm; $13.75$16.75

Saturdays

SUN APR 10

PM Bossa; 9:30am-2:30pm; Cover by donation DANCE CODE STUDIO

Flamenco Guitar Classes; Every Sun, 11:30am12:30pm DIVERSION LOUNGE Sunday

Night Live on the South Side: live bands; Free; All ages; 7-10:30pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S Sacrilege

NEW WEST HOTEL Sonny &

The Hurricanes; 9pm Monday PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

DRUID IRISH PUB Karaoke

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Filthy

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed

Bingo! Tuesdays

open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

GAS PUMP Karaoke;

9:30pm KELLY'S PUB Open Stage:

featuring host Naomi Carmack and guest; 9pm; No cover KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL

Various locations through Edmonton; Runs Apr 11-30

Open Mic Night hosted by Adam Holm; Every Mon SIDELINERS PUB Singer/ Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30-11:30pm; Free

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest

with DJ Blue Jay - mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock

MERCURY ROOM Terence

Jack (country/rock) with guests; 7pm; $8 (adv), $12 (door) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour Featuring Celeigh Cardinal (rock); 5:30pm

MAYFIELD DINNER THEATRE

Band (country/folk) with Braden Gates; 7pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door)

CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENTS

THE STORY SO FAR W/ COMEBACK KID, & CULTURE ABUSE

APR/19

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour featuring Darrek Anderson; 5:30pm

CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENTS

KALMAH

W/ VESPERIA, TROLLBAND, & MONGOL

NEW WEST HOTEL Sonny &

The Hurricanes; 9pm

Tuesday Night Jam with host Harry Gregg and Geoffrey O'Brien (blues); Every Tue, 7:30pm; All ages

APR/29

UNIONEVENTS.COM PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH

YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday

THE PROVINCIAL PUB

APR/29

STARLITE ROOM IS PROUD TO PRESENT

Session: Celcius Quartet; 7:30pm (door)/8pm (show); $5

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Eddie Lunchpail spins

alternative retro and notso-retro, electronic & euro; Every Tue ON THE ROCKS Turn't Up

Tuesday

WED APR 13

Vriend; 9pm

Zyppy ~ A fantastic voyage through 60’s and 70’s funk, soul & R&B; Every Sun

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every TueFri, 5-8pm

Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every TueFri, 5-8pm

FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN 10200-102 Ave FIONN MACCOOL'S–MAYFIELD 10813 170 St HILLTOP PUB 8220 106 Ave HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca HORIZON STAGE 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995, horizonstage.com HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE 8336-160 Ave, 780.401.3313, hummingbirdbistro.ca IRISH SPORTS CLUB 12546-126 St, 780.453.2249 J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com KELLY'S PUB 10156-104 St NW, 780.451.8825, kellyspubedmonton.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR AND GRILL 9016-132 Ave, 780.757.2121 LIZARD LOUNGE 11827 St. Albert Tr, 780.451.9180, facebook.com/ The-Lizard-Lounge MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 MacDonald Dr NW, mcdougallunited.com MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St MUTTART HALL 10050 Macdonald Dr, 780.633.3725 NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NEW WEST HOTEL 15025-111 Ave NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 O. EVAN HOWARD THEATRE (VICTORIA COMPOSITE SCHOOL) 10212-101 St O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PALACE CASINO 8882-170 St NW, 780.444.2112, palacecasino. com PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3118 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A 8519-112 St, 780.431.0091, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com

Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHVRCH OF JOHN 10260-103 St, 780.884.8994, thechvrchofjohn. com COMMON 9910-109 St CONVOCATION HALL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DRAFT COUNTRY NIGHT CLUB 12912-50 St NW, 780.371.7272, draftbargrill.com DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8 8130 Gateway Blvd EL CORTEZ 10322-83 Ave NW, elcortezcantina.com EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780.

424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca

APR/16

MERCURY ROOM Jen Lane

BLUES ON WHYTE Ann

SOLD OUT

Karaoke Wednesday RED PIANO BAR Wed Night

Live: hosted by dueling piano players ROSSDALE HALL Little Flower

Open Stage since 1998; 8-11pm (door); no cover/ donations

APR/30

Wailin' Wednesday Jam with Hosts Wang Dang Doodle (variety); Every Wed, 7:3011:30pm; All ages

SAID THE WHALE JKS’S BIRTHDAY & CHARITY SHOW FUNDRAISER FOR CHILDREN’S TUMOR FOUNDATION STARLITE ROOM PROUDLY PRESENTS

SHORT OF ABLE W/ CADENCE & NATHAN

TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;

MAY/1

9pm TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY

Live music Wednesday's; Every Wed

DJs

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

MAGIC MAN & THE GRISWOLDS W/ GUESTS

BILLIARD CLUB Why wait

MAY/4

Wednesdays: Wed night party with DJ Alize every Wed; no cover

THE STARLITE ROOM PROUDLY PRESENTS

ANTI-FLAG W/ GUESTS

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Kevin Martin;

Every Wed

ROCKWELL // TRUTH // SKIITOUR

UNANNOUNCED SURPRISE LINE UP

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

VENUEGUIDE 9910 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 THE ALLEY 9562-82 Ave THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte. com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com THE AVIARY 9314-111 Ave, 780.233.3635, facebook.com/ arteryyeg BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BOURBON ROOM 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert 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 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd,

W/ GUESTS

jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Guests and newcomers always welcome; every Wed, 7pm; $2 (donation, per person), free coffee available

TUE APR 12

Sundays: All metal all day

BEAR MOUNTAIN

UBK PRESENTS THE FIRST ANNUAL FULLY FADED

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays with DJ

MON APR 11

STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

APR/23

The Hurricanes; 9pm

Hip hop with DJ Creeazn every Mon; 9pm-2am

DJs

APR/15

KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass

NEW WEST HOTEL Sonny &

THE ALMANAC Jordan Klassen, with Megan Bonnell, and Simon Hoskyn; 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show); $15 (adv); All ages

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic

Various locations through Edmonton; Runs Apr 11-30

Hair; until Jun 12

Hair; until Jun 12

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL

MAYFIELD DINNER THEATRE

RED PIANO BAR Swingin'

Pete Turland's Rockabilly Mondays Open Stage (rock/ pop/indie); Every Mon, 8pm; All ages

GAS PUMP Karaoke;

9:30pm

Karaoke Kraziness with host Ryan Kasteel; 8pm-2am

O’BYRNE’S Guinness Celtic jam every Tue; 9:30pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Mother Cluckin’ Wednesdays

L.B.'S PUB Tue Variety Night Open stage with Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge

Fiddlers Association: Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm Mondays; 8-11pm

Wednesdays

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COMEDY BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:30-9pm

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Tim Kubasec; Apr 7 • Tom Liske; Apr 8-9 • Bob Beddow; Apr 14-16

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 7:30pm; Fri-Sat 9:45pm • Battle to the Funny Bone; every Mon at 7:30pm • Triple Threat Tuesday; every Tue at 7:30pm • Dan Soder; Apr 7-9 • Sean Lecomber; Apr 10 • Tony Lee; Apr 11 • Funniest Person with a Day Job; Apr 12 • Ms.Pat; Apr 13-17

CONNIE'S COMEDY HOSTS THE DATING GAME • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • With Sterling Scott and The Nervous Flirts • Apr 10, 8pm

CONNIE'S COMEDY PRESENTS COMEDY • Draft Country Nightclub, 12912-50 St NW • Apr 8, 7:30pm

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 • Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou. DJ to follow • Every Sun, 9pm

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave • Empress Comedy Night: Highlighting the best stand-up Edmonton has to offer. New headliner every week • Every Sun, 9pm • Free

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • Comedy Groove every Wed; 9pm GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio (South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15

BABES IN ARMS • The Carrot, 9351-118 Ave • A casual parent group • Every Fri, 10am-12pm

DEEPSOUL.CA • 780.217.2464; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Every Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins on Les Paul Standard guitars; Pink Floydish originals plus great Covers of Classics: some FREE; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages

DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • An epic adventure featuring a variety of pre-made characters, characters that guests can make on their own, or one that has already been started.

Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue, 7pm • $5 EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD • Avonmore United Church Bsmt, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue ea month, 7:30pm

EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) • edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to join; info at info@edmontonoutdoorclub.com FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 17028-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm

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

LGNYEG (LADY GEEKS UNITE) • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 Ave • lgnyeg.blogspot. ca • Geek out with fellow geek ladies. Featuring movies, board games, artists and so much more • Apr 7, 7-9pm • Free

LOTUS QIGONG • 780.695.4588 • Downtown • Attendees can raise their vital energy with a weekly Yixue practice • Every Thu

MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game Cafe, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Meet new gamers. Go to the event solo or with a group • Every Mon, 5-11pm • $5 (one drink per person)

NIA DANCE • Roots on Whyte, #305 8135-102 St • nianow.cm/lightwalker • 780.850.2757 • Combo of dance, yoga, martial arts • Every Mon until May 23, 6-7pm • Contact 780.850.2757 for cost and details NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

NOVA BLUES - BLUES NIGHT • Shanti Yoga Studio, 10026-102 St • novablues.com • Move to the Blues and other musical styles. A social dance. Guests are asked to bring socks, no shoes will be permitted • Apr 8, 9:15pm (beginner lesson), 10pm (dance) • $8-$12

OPEN DOOR COMIC CREATOR MEETINGS • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 Ave • 780.452.8211 • happyharborcomics.com • Open to any skill level. Meet other artists and writers, glean tricks of the trade and gain tips to help your own work, or share what you've already done • 2nd and 4th Thu of every month, 7pm

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

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

every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

POOR VOTE TURNOUT • Rossdale Hall,

WICCAN ASSEMBLY • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98

10135-96 Ave • poorvoteturnout.ca • Public meetings: promoting voting by the poor • Every Wed, 7-8pm

St • The Congregationalist Wiccan Assembly of Alberta meets the 2nd Sun each month (except Aug), 6pm • Info: contact cwaalberta@gmail.com

RASC REGULAR MEETING - MEMBERS NIGHT • Telus World of Science, 11211-142

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

Yellowhead, 13920 Yellowhead Trail NW • Guest Speaker Laurie Hawn, Honourary Colonel of 401 Squadron, will be presenting a talk on his recent visit to Kuwait to visit Canadian Forces personnel participating in Operation Impact • Apr 9, 11:30am-2pm • $40 (adv), $45 (door); RSVP: 780.918.0967 or maritimer@telus.net

RAW VEGAN EDMONTON POTLUCKS • Address provided when you pre-register • 780.469.1448 • rawveganedmonton@gmail.com • rawveganedmonton.com • Find out more about the raw food diet, meet other raw or raw-curious people and taste some amazing raw food dishes.

Bring a a raw vegan dish to serve at least 6 people, plus your own plate, cup, cutlery and serving spoon • Apr 9, 5:30pm • Free

EDMONTON PODCASTERS MEET-UP • Variant Edition Comics, 102-10441-123 St • 780.452.9886 • variantedmonton.com • A monthly gathering of Edmonton podcasters. This month’s theme is “How To Keep Your Audience Happy” with guest Justin Jackson of MegaMaker • Apr 9, 1pm • Free

SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP • Schizophrenia

EMOTIONAL AROMATHERAPY • Roots on

Society of Alberta, 5215-87 St • 780.452.4661 • schizophrenia.ab.ca • The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta offers a variety of services and support programs for those who are living with the illness, family members, caregivers, and friends • 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7-9pm • Free

Whyte, # 305 8135-102 St • purelifebalance.ca • Learn how aromatherapy oils can be used to treat a variety of emotions • Apr 7, 7-9pm • Free

TOWARDS THE ENERGY UNION: EU MEMBER STATES' POSITIONS ON EXTERNAL ENERGY SECURITY INTEGRATION • School

SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm

of Business, University of Alberta • euce@ ualberta.ca • eucentre.ualberta.ca • Public talk at the U of A on external energy security in the EU and the project of the European Energy Union • Apr 5, 5-6:30pm • Free

SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm

UKRAINIAN AVANT GARDE MOVEMENT AND LVIV ART PROJECT • ACUA Art Gallery & Artisan Boutique, 9534-87 St • 780.488.8558 • info@acuarts.ca • acuarts.ca • Aimed to erase the distinction between art and life • Apr 8, 6-8pm • $10 (member), $15 (non-member)

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm

WRITE A SONG • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225-118 Ave • jocelyn@thenina.ca • thenina.ca • A workshop for anyone who loves songs and wants some skill and practice in making them • Apr 14, 6-8pm • Free (limited space); tickets at Eventbrite

TOASTMASTERS • Chamber Toastmasters Club: 6th floor, World Trade Centre, 9990 Jasper Ave; Contact: 780.462.1878/RonChapman@shaw. ca (Ron Chapman); 780.424.6364/dkorpany@ telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters. org • Upward Bound Toastmaster Club: Rm 7, 6 Fl, Edmonton Public Library–DT: Meets every Wed, 7-8:45pm; Sep-May; upward.toastmastersclubs. org; reader1@shaw.ca • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet

QUEER EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220103 St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Mon: Drag Race in the White Room; 7pm • Wed: Monthly games night/trivia • Thu: Happy hour, 6-8pm; Karaoke, 7-12:30am • Fri: Flashback Friday with your favourite hits of the 80s/90s/2000s; rotating drag and burlesque events • Sat: Rotating DJs Velix and Suco • Sun: Weekly drag show, 10:30pm

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence one-on-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance.

One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm • Info: E: Tuff69@ telus.net

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Drop in hours: Mon, Wed 4-7pm;

12-24; every other Tue, 6-8pm, every other Tue • Queer Lens: weekly education and discussion group open to everyone; every Wed, 7-8:30pm • Mindfulness Meditation: open to everyone; every Thu, 6-6:50pm • TTIQ (18+ Trans* Group): 2nd Mon of the month, 7-9pm • Art & Identity: exploring identity through the arts, a wellness initiative; Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Edmonton Illusions: crossdressing and transgender group 18+; 2nd Fri of each month, 7-9pm • Movies & Games Night: Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Thought OUT: Altview’s all-ages discussion group; every Sat, 7-9pm • Seahorse Support Circle: facilitated meet up for families with trans and gender creative kids aged 5-14; 2nd Sun of the month, 3-5pm • Men Talking with Pride: Social discussion group for gay and bisexual men; Every Sun, 7-9pm

ST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • Swimming: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • Water Polo: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • Yoga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • Taekwondo: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • Abs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • Dodgeball: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • Running: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • Spin: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• Volleyball: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • Board Games: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • All Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm WOODYS VIDEO BAR • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Sun: Last Sun each month, Woodys Jam Session with the talented regular customers; Jugs of Canadian or Kokanee only $13 • Mon: Massive Mondays features talented comedians • Tue: Domestic bottle beer special only $3.75 all night long • Wed: Jugs of Canadian and Kokanee for $13; Karaoke with Shirley from 7pm-12:30am • Thu: Highballs on special only $3.75 all night long; Karaoke with Bubbles 7pm-12:30am • Fri: Comming soon: DJ Arrow Chaser's new TGIF Party • Sat: Pool Tournement, 4pm; Jager shots on special only $4; Coming soon, DJ Jazzy SPECIAL EVENTS 2016 EDMONTON VOLUNTEER FAIR • West Edmonton Mall Level 1 Phase 1, Centre Stage by the The Bay, 8882-170 St NW • Guests will connect with non-profit charities looking for a people to share their time, talent and enthusiasm • Apr 16, 10am-2pm • Free BOHEMIAN TEA ZONE GRAND OPENING • Bohemian Tea Zone, 10173-109 St • info@bteaz. com • bteaz.com • Apr 12, 10am-9pm • Free GAMING WITH CATS • Variant Edition Comics, 102-10441-123 St • 780.452.9886 •

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Mixer - April 22 Meet, Mix, and Mingle Singles Mixer at The Druid 5:30 to 8:30pm. $5 admission and free drink per single. 11606 Jasper Avenue

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St NW • edmontonrasc.com • RASC members share their interests, projects, skills and passions • Apr 11, 7pm (pre-meeting mix and mingle), 7:30pm (member presentations) • Free (open to the public)

Fri 6-9pm; Closed Sat-Sun and Holidays • JamOUT: Music mentorship and instruction for youth aged 12-24; Every other Tue, 7-9pm • Equal Fierce Fit & Fabulous: recreational fitness program, ages

Mixer - April 8 Meet, Mix, and Mingle Singles Mixer at On The Rocks 5:30 to 8:30pm. $5 admission and free drink per single. 11740 Jasper Avenue Speed Dating Event April 14 40+ at Draft Country Nightclub www.datendash.net

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You will receive an honorarium upon completion of study, and a diet counseling session with our registered dietitian.

Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills.

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variantedmonton.com • An afternoon of table top gaming with cats, co-presented by Zoe’s Animal Rescue Society. Proceeds go to Zoe’s • Apr 10, 12-4pm • $10

EDMONTON NATURAL HAIR SHOW • Boyle Street Plaza, 9538-103A Ave • 780.292.3293 • edmontonnaturalhairshow.com • This event aims to inspire people of all ages to embrace their natural hair as part of what makes them uniquely beautiful. Featuring workshops, hair demonstrations, and more • Apr 9, 10am-4pm • $15 (adv), $20 (door), free (kids 12 and under)

MAKE IT EDMONTON • The Enjoy Centre, 101 Riel Drice, St Albert • jenna@makeitshow.ca • makeitshow.ca • Find over 140 vendors selling

handmade accessories, jewellery, clothing, baby/ kid items, home decor, food and more • Apr 8-10, 10am-5pm • $5 (door), free (kids 12 and under)

NERD NITE #27 • Club at the Citadel, 9828101A Ave • edmonton.nerdnite.com • Featuring presentations and drinking. This months presentations include: Thinking outside the box: Advances in developing and measuring strength/ relaxation in the levator ani, Racing for Space: AlbertaSat, the Ex-Alta 1 Satellite and the Birth of Alberta’s Space Industry, and Your Kickstarter was Funded, Now What? The Chartier Story • Apr 13, 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show) • $20 (adv), $25 (door)

FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 19): French artist Henri Matisse (1869 – 1954) is regarded as one of the greats, in the same league as Picasso and Kandinsky.

Even in his eighties, he was still creating marvels that one critic said seemed "to come from the springtime of the world." As unique as his work was, he was happy to acknowledge the fact that he thrived on the influence of other artists. And yet he also treasured the primal power of his innocence.

He trusted his childlike wonder. "You study, you learn, but you guard the original naiveté," he said. "It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover." These are good, sweet thoughts for you to keep in mind right now, Aries.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 20): Taurusborn Kurt Gödel (1906 – 1978) was among history's greatest logicians. His mastery of rational thought enabled him to exert a major influence on scientific thinking in the 20th century. Yet he also had an irrational fear of being poisoned, which made him avoid food unless his wife cooked it. One of the morals of his story is that reason and delusion may get all mixed up in the same location. Sound analysis and crazy superstition can get so tangled they're hard to unravel. The coming week will be an excellent time to meditate on how this phenomenon might be at work in you. You now have an extraordinary power to figure out which is which, and then take steps to banish the crazy, superstitious, fearful stuff.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUN 20): For a time, pioneer physicist Albert Einstein served as a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. On one occasion, a student complained to him, "The questions on this year's exam are the same as last year's." Einstein agreed that they were, then added, "but this year all the answers are different." I'm seeing a similar situation in your life, Gemini.

For you, too, the questions on this year's final exam are virtually identical to last year's final exam—and yet every one of the answers has changed. Enjoy the riddle.

CANCER (JUN 21 – JUL 22): Your personal oracle for the coming weeks is a fable from 2600 years ago. It was originally written by the Greek storyteller Aesop, and later translated

by Joseph Jacobs. As the tale begins, a dog has discovered a hunk of raw meat lying on the ground. He's clenching his treasure in his mouth as he scurries home to enjoy it in peace.

On the way, he trots along a wooden plank that crosses a rapidly flowing stream. Gazing down, he sees his reflection in the water below. What? He

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imagines it's another dog with another slab of meat. He tries to snatch away this bonus treat, but in doing so, drops his own meat. It falls into the stream and is whisked away. The moral of the fable: "Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."

LEO (JUL 23 – AUG 22): "I never get lost because I don't know where I am going," said the Japanese poet known as Ikkyū. I stop short of endorsing this perspective for full-time, longterm use, but I think it suits you fine for right now. According to my astrological projections, you can gather the exact lessons you need simply by wandering around playfully, driven by cheerful curiosity about the sparkly sights—and not too concerned with what they mean. PS: Don't worry if the map you're consulting doesn't seem to match the territory you're exploring.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 22): "If literally every action a human can perform was an Olympic sport," Reddit.com asked its users, "which events would you win medals in?" A man named Hajimotto said his champion-level skill was daydreaming. "I can zone out and fantasize for hours at a time," he testified. "This is helpful when I am waiting in line." You Virgos are not typically Olympic-class daydreamers, but I encourage you to increase your skills in the coming weeks.

It'll be a favourable time for your imagination to run wild and free. How exuberantly can you fantasize? Find out!

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 22): In his book Strange Medicine, Nathan Belofsky tells us about unusual healing practices of the past. In ancient Egypt, for example, the solution for a toothache was to have a dead mouse shoved down one's throat. If someone had cataracts, the physician might dribble hot broken glass into their eyes. I think these strategies qualify as being antidotes that were worse than the conditions they were supposed to treat. I caution you against getting sucked into "cures" like those in the coming days. The near future will be a favourable time for you to seek healing, but you must be very discerning as you evaluate the healing agents.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 21): In his poem "The Snowmass Cycle," Stephen Dunn declares that everyone "should experience the double fire, of what he wants and shouldn't have." I foresee a rich opportunity coming up for you to do just that, Scorpio. And yes, I do regard it as rich, even marvelous, despite the fact that it may initially evoke some intense poignance. Be glad for this crisp revelation about a strong longing whose fulfillment would be no damn good for you!

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 – DEC 21): "When I look at my life I realize that the mistakes I have made, the things I really regret, were not errors of judgment but failures of feeling." Writer Jeanette Winterson said that, and I'm passing it on to you at the exact moment you need to hear it. Right now, you are brave enough and strong enough to deal with the possibility that maybe you're not doing all you can to cultivate maximum emotional intelligence.

You are primed to take action and make big changes if you discover that you're not feeling as much as you can about the important things in your life.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22 – JAN 19): Psychotherapist Jennifer Welwood says that sadness is often at the root of anger. Feelings of loss and disappointment and heartache are the more primary emotions, and rage is a reflexive response to them. But sadness often makes us feel vulnerable, while rage gives us at least the illusion of being strong, and so most of us prefer the latter. But Welwood suggests that tuning in to the sadness almost always leads to a more expansive understanding of your predicament; and it often provides the opportunity for a more profound self-transformation. I invite you to apply these meditations to your own life, Capricorn. The time is right.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 18): "The causes of human actions are usually immeasurably more complex and varied than our subsequent explanations of them." Fyodor Dostoyevsky said that in his novel The Idiot, and now I'm passing it on to you just in the nick of time. In the coming weeks, it's especially important for you to not oversimplify your assessments of what motivates people—both those you respect and those you don't fully trust. For your own sake, you can't afford to naively assume either the best or the worst about anyone. If you hope to further your own agendas, your nuanced empathy must be turned up all the way.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20): "Believing love is work is certainly better than believing it's effortless, ceaseless bliss," says author Eric LeMay. That's advice I hope you'll keep close at hand in the coming weeks, Pisces. The time will be right for you to exert tremendous effort on behalf of everything you love dearly—to sweat and struggle and strain as you create higher, deeper versions of your most essential relationships. Please remember this, though: the hard labour you engage in should be fuelled by your ingenuity and your creative imagination. Play and experiment and enjoy yourself as you sweat and struggle and strain! V

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Dangerous precedents

Sexual assault psychology debunks the "logical" Ghomeshi verdict I clearly have a favourite soapbox: in looking back at my previous 30 columns, I have lectured about consent more than any other topic—and here we go again.

Like many other Canadians, the verdict in the Jian Ghomeshi trial really upset me. It was not only because a public figure with a reputation for sexual predation dodged a legal bullet, but also because of the message it sent to all victims of sexual assault: "don't bother."

In presenting the verdict, Justice William Horkins was clear that his decision was based on the inconsistencies in the witness testimonies—a declaration that dangerously encourages society's mistrust of sexual assault survivors and sets an unrealistic standard for those who choose to report.

I'm reluctant to admit that the judge made the right call, given the informa-

tion that was presented. But contrary to what his statement suggests, I don't think the fault lies with the complainants, but rather with the prosecution that failed to anticipate and address the witnesses' inconsistencies and actions after their assaults.

At the heart of our judicial system is the maxim "innocent until proven guilty" in consideration of unbiased and objective interpretation of evidence. Naturally, I strongly endorse this principle as it provides necessary protection to citizens. However, I am mindful of the complexities of sexual assault and how intangible and illogical the evidence can seem when presented in a "he said, she said" trial. It is my opinion that it was the prosecution's failure to address these complexities that cost them the case.

In a previous column, I described a few of the neurological, sociologi-

cal and psychological mechanisms of trauma, offering an explanation for memory and reporting inconsistencies. It also addressed the inhibited "fight or flight" response when assaulted, as well as the instinct to reach out to the attacker after an assault. There is hard science that speaks to these mechanisms, as well as volumes of peer-reviewed research on the psychology of sexual victimization. An effective prosecutorial expert witness could have discredited essentially all of the judge's "logical" arguments, and we may have seen a different result.

Unfortunately, the verdict we got perpetuates the dangerous patriarchal myths about sexual assault: that sexual assault is uncommon, that victims somehow invite violation, that it's never sexual assault if you're in a relation-

ship, that there is a logical way to react after being assaulted and that people make fake claims to get revenge.

The fact is that sexual assault is incredibly common: one in four women will be assaulted in their lifetime. Of those, only six to eight percent will report the assault to the police, and only about three perpetrators out of 1000 will actually be convicted.

Eighty percent of victims know their perpetrator and 60 percent of assaults happen in a private home, 38 percent in the victim's home. And contrary to popular belief, only two percent of sexual assault claims are made falsely. Seriously, there's virtually zero incentive to do so, unless you're someone who likes being publicly antagonized and called a slut on social media.

As usual, the answer comes down to the need for a systemic shift. On an

individual level, we need to be more vigilant and respectful of expressed or revoked consent. But there also needs to be serious societal reexamination of the patriarchal assumptions that thwart justice. I'm not going to lie—I couldn't care less about Ghomeshi, and I don't need to see him strung up and hanged for his alleged crimes. But I do care a lot about the legal precedent reinforced by the verdict.V Tami-lee Duncan is a Registered Psychologist in Edmonton, specializing in sexual health. Please note that the information and advice given above is not a substitute for therapeutic treatment with a licensed professional. For information or to submit a question, please contact tami-lee@ vueweekly.com. Follow on Twitter @SexOlogyYEG. Dan savage savagelove@vueweekly.com

GERMANE

I am a twentysomething, straight, cis-female expat. How long do I have to wait to ask my German lover, who is übersensitive about the Holocaust, to indulge me in my greatest—and, until now, unrealized—fantasy: Nazi role-play? He is very delicate around me because I am a secular Jew and the descendant of Holocaust survivors. (Even though I've instructed him to watch The Believer, starring Ryan Gosling as a Jewish neo-Nazi, to get a better grasp on my relationship with Judaism. To be clear, I am not actually a neo-Nazi—just your gardenvariety self-hating Jew.) This persists even though we've spoken about my anti-Zionist politics. Evidently he was indoctrinated from a young age with a hyperapologetic history curriculum.

I appreciate that he thinks it was wrong for the SS to slaughter my family, but it's not like he did it himself. I know it sounds really fucked up, but I promise this isn't coming from a place of deep-seated self-loathing. Even if it were, it's not like we'd be hurting anybody. We're both in good psychological working condition, and neither of us is an actual bigot. I would try to get to know him better, but we are so different (there's a big age difference) and I don't really see our relationship being much more than ze sex.

National Socialist Pretend Party "Sex writers get all the really good religion questions," Mark Oppenheimer said. "Can we trade mailboxes sometime soon? I'm tired of dealing with all the questions about why evangelicals support a thrice-married misogynist reality-TV star who never goes to church."

Oppenheimer writes the Beliefs column for the New York Times and is cohost of Unorthodox, an "irreverent podcast about Jews and other

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people" (tabletmag.com/unorthodox). I invited Oppenheimer to weigh in because I am, sadly, not Jewish myself. (Jewishness is conferred through matrilineal descent, your mom—or, if you're Reform, either parent—has to be Jewish for you to be Jewish, so all those blowjobs I gave to my first Jewish boyfriend were for nothing. No birthright trip for me.)

"First off, I think that Die Fraulein should make her kinky proposal ASAP," Oppenheimer said. "Given the 'hyperapologetic' curriculum that her Teutonic stud has absorbed, he is probably going to freak out no matter when she asks him to incinerate— er, tie her up and fuck her. On the other hand, if he's open and kink-positive, he'll probably be down for whatever.

But it's all or nothing in a case like this.

She can't win him over by persuading him that she's not one of those uptight, unforgiving Jewesses who is still hung up on the destruction of European Jewry."

While your kink didn't really faze Oppenheimer (it's not exactly unheard of), NSPP, your discomfort with your own Judaism did.

"In her letter, she assures us that she is 'secular,' 'anti-Zionist,' and 'gardenvariety self-hating'—then jokingly compares herself to the Jewish white supremacist (played by Ryan Gosling in that movie) who in real life killed himself after the New York Times outed him as a Jew," Oppenheimer said. "Now, all of us (especially homos and Yids) know something about self-loathing, and I think Jews are entitled to any and all views on Is-

rael, and—again—I am not troubled by her kink. That said, I do think she needs to get to a happier place about her own heritage. Just as it's not good for black people to be uncomfortable with being black, or for queer people to wish they weren't queer, it's not healthy, or attractive, for Jews or Jewesses (we are taking back the term) to have such obvious discomfort with their Jewish heritage."

And finally, NSPP, I shared your letter with a German friend of mine, just to see how it might play with someone who benefited from a hyperapologetic history curriculum. Would he do something like this?

"Not in six million years."

sounds like child custody in a divorce dispute. Who is right?

Reexamining Relationship Remnants

their happiness may not be the pursuit of more outlandish sex—for some, it just might be less.

Monogamous In Montana

"They're both right," said Allena Gabosch, a poly activist, educator and podcaster (The Relationship Anarchy Show). "What the letter writer describes—a small group of people who love each other and all sleep together—is sometimes called 'polyfidelity.' It's less common, and yet I've seen it work. His ex's definition is more common: a primary couple with secondary and sometimes even tertiary partners. There is no 'one true way' to do poly, no matter what anyone says."

Your letter reminded me of Saint Augustine's prayer as a young man: "Lord, make me pure—but not yet!"

You're pure now, MIM, but first, like Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430), you had yourself some impure fun. Perhaps you would be just as satisfied, happy and smug if you'd been in a monogamous/vanilla relationship all along. But it's possible you wouldn't be satisfied and happy now if it weren't for the adventures and experiences you had then. To paraphrase St Agnes Gooch of Mame (1966): You lived! You lived! You lived! You see all that living as time wasted, MIM, but it's possible—it may even rise to the level of probable—that the perspective and self-awareness you gained during the fuck-anything-that-moves stage of your life made you the man you are today, ie, a guy who was ready to make a monogamous commitment and capable (so far) of honouring it.

Finally, monogamous/vanilla types routinely cross over into the ranks of the sexually adventurous/nonmonogamous and vice versa. (And monogamous/vanilla and sexually adventurous aren't necessarily mutually exclusive categories.) Instead of disparaging the choices others make— or disparaging the choices we once made—we're better off encouraging people to make the choices that are right for them. And choices that are right for someone now may not be right for them always—and that goes for you too, MIM, even now.

Given the 'hyperapologetic' curriculum that her Teutonic stud has absorbed, he is probably going to freak out no matter when she asks him to incinerate—er, tie her up and fuck her POLYAMORY PROSPECTS

I am fresh out of a gay relationship, which started monogamous, opened up, dabbled with polyamory, but ran out of steam. I'm heartbroken and I need you to weigh in on a disagreement we had about polyamory, which is one of the things that led to our expiration. I believe polyamory to be a small group of people all in love with each other, all sleeping together.

He believes polyamory to be different pairings, where a relationship between two people would be lived and enjoyed separately from that couple's pairings with other people. He thinks my definition would be impossible to find and sustain. I think his definition

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I've been in a fantastic monogamous relationship for almost eight years, but I used to be like a lot of your other readers. I had what I would consider an adventurous sex life, with lots of partners who were GGG, and I enjoyed continually pushing my sexual boundaries as long as everything was consensual and honest. Fast-forward to my current life: I'm now married to a wonderful vanilla woman. The transition to monogamous and vanilla was difficult at first, and I had fears about not being sexually content. As it turns out, it was a great move and I'm a better man for it. My desire to have every kind of sex under the sun has settled down considerably, and the benefit is that I have much more energy and mental focus for other areas of my life. I want your readers to know that the answer to

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