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Queer eye for a 'sports bro'

Reimagining traditional sports; including drag-baseball, potluck circuit and cruising

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o word on the street—from my friends in the know—is that there’s some kind of sports thing happening around town.

Now, I know I shouldn’t be snarky: if watching underage, overpaid dudes skate back and forth across a cold rink while stick-handling their substitute phalluses, then more power to you! And I suppose there’s a kind of energy in the city that is exciting in its novelty. But any tolerance I may have had for Stanley Cup fever was dashed the morning of the very first game.

A caller on a local radio morning show said she wasn’t a huge fan of hockey. Shortly after, the host began to read the barrage of gross misogynistic messages the station received in response, because how

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dare a woman have an opinion about sports.

If I am really being fair, I suppose my resistance isn’t to the sport of hockey itself (which, let’s be real, is where a not-insignificant number of lesbians have found community and first girlfriends) so much as to bro hockey culture. But I’ll spare you a rant about how bro hockey culture is a breeding ground for toxic masculinity and instead skip to the fun bit: let’s imagine a world where queers have taken over and redesigned sports in our image. Ready?

Drag baseball/bingo/karaoke will rule the pro sports circuit: baseball will run during the spring and early summer with bingo and karaoke taking over during the fall and winter.

There will be a lengthy pause in July and August for what we’ll say is for tanning and high heel repair but everyone will know it’s because spirit gum, heavy eye shadow and high temperatures don’t mix. There will be three leagues: kings, queens and smash the gender binary.

A small but mighty offshoot sport will grow out of this trifecta: glitter application. Points are awarded based on creativity, coverage and limiting glitter contamination.

For those who prefer contact sports, there will be cruising. We’ll do it old school: dark nights, great parks with lots of secluded nooks— no Grindr allowed. Audience participation is mandatory.

Naturally, not everyone likes being outside or physically active. For the

more cerebral, we’ll have the ultimate queer Olympics. And no, this isn’t the normal Olympics but only with queer athletes. This is a competition to see who is the most queer.

Will the bisexual power femme who only uses organic sex toys manage to best the vanilla polysexual polyamorous bear? It’ll be a nail-biter!

After the gold medals are awarded (of course they aren’t real gold because mining is environmentally devastating; in fact, they are less of a physical object and more of a feeling that you get to brag about on social media), make sure to stick around for queer theory trivia. Pro tip: when in doubt, guess “Judith Butler.”

The potluck circuit is especially competitive. Regulation season includes creating delicious dishes that

are gluten-free, soy-free, tree-nut and peanut-free, vegan, sugar-free, kosher, trans-fat free, free-range, locally produced and raw. The playoff season ups the ante by catering to people who are also allergic to fruits, vegetables and carbon.

Burlesque, boy-lesque, cage dancing and bathing suit competitions are also de rigueur. Naturally, they are inclusive of all bodies.

In the meantime, while I wait for my queer utopia to arrive, I’ll continue to roll my eyes at obnoxious bros, walk around pools of vomit, occasionally let my wife have the tv to watch the game and hope that at least local businesses are making a killing. Besides, this is the year that the Flames are finally going to go all the way.

GWYNNE DYER // GWYNNE@VUEWEEKLY.COM

Dying Turkish democracy

President Erdogan slowly clamps down on citizen rights after a close referendum

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dolf Hitler’s 1934 referendum— abolishing the office of prime minister (Chancellor) and concentrating all power in his own hands— was the final step in consolidating his control of Germany.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has just won a referendum abolishing the office of prime minister and concentrating all power in his own hands, is not another Hitler, but he is starting to look like another Putin.

He didn’t win his referendum by Hitler’s 88 percent majority. He didn’t even win it by the narrow 52 percent to 48 percent majority that decided the United Kingdom’s Brexit referendum last June. He only got 51.3 percent of the vote, against 48.7 percent for keeping Turkey’s existing parliamentary system. But it’s still a victory, and if Erdogan can go on winning elections, he could have almost absolute power in Turkey until 2029.

He can certainly go on winning elec-

tions for a while, because his support is rock-solid among the half of the population who felt oppressed by the secular state created by Ataturk almost a century ago. His Islamism is the main source of his political support, and the devout will go on voting for him no matter what he does. You almost wonder why he bothered with this referendum.

He already has almost absolute power in practice. Since the attempted coup last July (whose origins are

still murky), the country has been under a state of emergency. The government controls almost all the mass media and 150 journalists, 13 members of parliament and at least 45,000 other people are under arrest. Upwards of 130,000 academics, judges, police, teachers and civil servants have been fired from their jobs on suspicion of disloyalty.

Those who urged against the constitutional changes have been publicly denounced as coup-plotters, traitors and terrorists—it’s remarkable that almost exactly half the population still dared to vote against Erdogan’s plan. But that doesn’t really help: Erdogan wanted to have the law underwrite his power, and now it does.

He can dismiss parliament whenever he likes. He can enact laws by decree. He can declare a state of emergency. He can directly appoint senior officials and judges (handy, given the evidence of massive corruption in his inner circle that emerged in 2013). He can be a democratic leader if he wants, but he can also be a dictator if he likes. All the checks and balances are gone.

It is a great pity, for Turkey was turning into a genuinely democratic country. Five years ago there was still a free press, civil liberties were generally respected, the economy was thriving (highest growth rate among the G20 countries year after year), and the country was at peace. And much of this was at least partly due to Erdogan’s own efforts.

Erdogan once famously said democracy is like a train.

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"You get off once you have reached your destination."

The few remaining free media outlets are under siege, civil rights are a joke, the economy has plunged into recession and the country is at war.

And this is mostly Erdogan’s fault.

The wars in particular are his own fault. He restarted a war against the Kurdish minority in the east to win over nationalist Turkish voters after he lost an election in June 2015. (He won the rerun in November.) He intervened in the Syrian civil war and eventually alienated Islamic State (for whose members he once left Turkey’s borders open), so now both the IS and Kurdish terrorists are attacking Turkish cities.

At least 2,000 people have died in the war against Kurdish separatists in the past year, and 500 have been killed in terrorist attacks in the big cities. Ordinary Turks are shaken by all the violence, and at least half of them clearly don’t buy Erdogan’s explanation that evil foreigners who hate Turks are to blame for it all. Unfortunately the other half— mostly pious, rural and/or ill-educated—believes it all and sees him as the country’s saviour.

Erdogan is unlikely to last until 2029: the failing economy and the wars will gradually drag him down.

But he has divided the country so deeply with his determination to “re-Islamise” Turkey that an attempt to oust him, even by democratic means, could easily end in a civil war. What has happened to Turkey is a tragedy, and it’s hard to see a safe way back.

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Cannabis cooking

with Crystal An expert on marijuana edibles shares recipes and crumbs of knowledge

VW: Where do you see edibles/cannabis cooking in the upcoming years?

C: My biggest hope is to see all of the many forms of edibles/medibles available to people through licensed producers and dispensaries someday, 100 percent legally.

I think that once it is legalized, we will see edibles/medibles go absolutely crazy, as far as options go.

There have already been devices released to simplify certain methods, for instance, the Magic Butter Machine. Just put your stuff in the machine, and it does it all for you!

I imagine more and more devices will hit the market, offering to simplify your cooking.

I also imagine more "ready to bake" products that will be packaged and sold together, for instance, add one bottle of cannabis oil to this muffin mix etc.

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lthough inhalation is the most popular form of marijuana consumption, there is still fun to be had with sticky-icky in the kitchen.

We've reached out to Crystal, who teaches a monthly culinary cannabis class in Calgary, for edible insight.

VUE Weekly: Have you seen a rise in cooking with cannabis/edibles in recent years?

Crystal: Absolutely. More and more people that suffer from various ailments are turning to cannabis to find solace and relief.

I find that many people, especially on the medical focused side of the industry, like the idea of eating it more than inhaling it, and many would agree that it is certainly a healthier practice as well.

There is also a comfort to food. Everybody loves food. People that are suffering or are sick may not want to inhale smoke or vapour into their lungs. So, learning how to cook with it has become more and more popular, and I believe, will continue to do so.

VW: Is there a difference in the traditional 'high' of inhaling versus ingesting?

C: When you inhale cannabis, I find that you can also reach a plateau as far as feeling the effects as well.

Once you feel the effects from inhaling, it generally does not increase significantly by inhaling more and more.

When you ingest it, it can take anywhere from a half hour to two hours

little counter top oven) at 240°F for one hour. Then grind it up into a powder and sprinkle or incorporate into your food.

Suggested dosage on average is a half gram. I find that is quite strong for most people (even myself some days) and highly suggest starting with a quarter gram or less to start with. If you follow this for a quarter gram dosage, for every gram you bake in the oven, it will yield four dosages or more. Remember to start small. Quarter gram might not seem like a lot. I remember thinking that about half grams and I was proven wrong. Wait at least two hours before taking more.

to take effect. The effects can last anywhere from a few hours, to 24 hours or even more, again depending on the person and potency.

When ingested, it is often much more powerful than smoking it and you can increase the amount you consume and feel more effects. I always tell people to start small and increase gradually when trying for their first time, as it can be quite overwhelming if you take too much.

VW: What recipe would you recommend for a first-time cannabis chef?

C: Making some cannabis flour would certainly be a good way to start. I believe it to be the easiest without spending a lot of time on an oil or butter recipe.

Simply take however much cannabis you like and put it on a baking tray.

Place in the oven (I prefer using my

VW: Is there a recipe you would recommend for the more advanced user/ cannabis chef?

C: I absolutely love my glycerin recipe.

This recipe inspired me to try more types of gummies, candies and caramels. I have a huge sweet tooth, so using a cannabis extract for candy really makes me happy.

VW: On average, how much marijuana is needed to create oils and butters?

C: The recipes I teach at the 420 Clinic all call for an ounce of cannabis. However, you can absolutely alter them in order to make smaller batches.

The cooking processes are a bit time consuming, so the more you can do at a time, the less time you are spending making your edibles/medibles.

Downsizing the liquid oil recipe for instance, which is normally one ounce of cannabis and six cups of oil, you could reduce down to three to four grams of cannabis and three quarters of a cup of oil (olive, walnut, safflower, etc).

The butter recipe is one ounce of cannabis per one pound of butter.

You could reduce down to three to four grams and a quarter cup of butter.

You can really alter most recipes by just equally decreasing your ingredients accordingly.

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Glycerin recipe 1 oz of cannabis—broken into small pieces but not finely ground 2 cups food grade glycerin (I use True Essence brand but you can find other brands at health food stores, make sure it says Food Grade) 1/2 a cup of water Combine all ingredients into a double boiler or slow cooker. You want to simmer between 175-190°F for at least three hours, making sure the temperature stays steady between 175-190°F the whole time. Start timing when you reach the desired temperature.

Allow to cool until it can be handled.

Strain in small batches, using a small fine mesh metal strainer or doubled cheesecloth. Squeeze all the glycerin you can from the saturated cannabis, then just discard or compost the cannabis after straining thoroughly.

Store in glass jars with tight fitting lids (I use mason jars), in your refrigerator for up to six months.

When I incorporate cannabis into candy, I look for recipes that call for corn syrup. I will decrease the amount of corn syrup by approximately one third, and will substitute glycerin. You may have to play with particular recipes to make this work well, but it works great for many recipes, if you can get the ratio correct for substituting. My first batch of caramels were really soft when left out of the fridge. I didn't mind the consistency, they were just messier to eat but truly delicious. My remedy was to dip them in chocolate to help them hold their shape. It was a win.

If the candy recipe calls for butter as well, great. I will often use a mixture of both sober butter and medicated butter in my candy as well. It’s a great way to increase potency of the candy.

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Choreography in Citie Ballet's Boundaries pushes the artform's limits

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his weekend, Edmonton’s Citie Ballet wraps its fifth season at the Timms Centre for the Arts with Boundaries—dance that challenges traditional balletic conventions.

The company’s artistic director, Jorden Morris says the two-part performance features something for everyone.

Each half of Boundaries is separately choreographed within the titular theme. While Morris choreographed the second half's Turas, 22-year-old Kylee Hart choreographed the first performance, FIVE. Hart employs a handful of dancers across five sections of her 20-minute ballet, with inspiration from the 19th century music of Franz Schubert’s Trout Quintet. Two songs from the quintet are contrasted with the music of contemporary English composer Oliver Davis.

“They match together, even though they were really composed nearly 200 years apart,” Hart says.

“I’ve been able to sort of play around with the idea of having this older music and newer movement, and then juxtaposing that with the new music and new movement.”

Morris says Hart’s choreography in FIVE uses several technically challenging aspects of traditional ballet that many young artists

aren’t necessarily drawn to. Hart's interests led Citie Ballet to offer her the guest choreographer role.

“Immediately, I was impressed and intrigued as to what this young mind was going to do with classical/ neo-classic movement,” Morris says.

Hart chose to play with familiar, yet novel dance ideas in her choreography.

“I really tried to push the dancers to find some kind of new and unique movement qualities while still having the shapes familiar to an audience member,” she explains.

“An audience member can expect to see things that they would see at a classical ballet, but maybe off-kilter or off-balance.”

Hart says those distorted shapes and figures are modelled after modern visual art, another huge inspiration in her first professionally choreographed ballet.

“In order for new, exciting work and art in general to be born, you have to keep pushing it in a forward direction,” Hart says. “So as a choreographer, I've really had the opportunity to be able to kind of share my voice in that spectrum.”

Morris’ ballet, Turas—which is Gaelic for pilgrimage—takes a more programmatic approach, based on the story of the Celtic immigrants

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Fri., Apr. 21 to Sun., Apr. 23 Boundaries Timms Centre for the Arts, $40 Fri.-Sat., $30 on Sun. who came to Canada following the 19th century potato famine.

“It’s sort of like ballet meets some of the traditional Celtic and Irish dancing," Morris says. "So it was kind of interesting to see the dancers have to start learning different movements that they don’t necessarily do in ballet."

He says the fusion between the historical folk style and balletic vocabulary helped evoke the tale he’s telling—set to music from Scottish folk singer-songwriter Julie Fowlis as well as Edmonton musician Maria Dunn.

“It could be one of a thousand stories," Morris explains. "But I think a lot of people can identify with how hard it was to leave the old country and how challenging it was to come to a new country."

While Boundaries’ two halves are stylistically different, both ballets push the limits of dance in their own varying ways while maintaining cohesiveness.

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Unbreakable Irma Voth

Theatre Network play discusses oppression and liberation

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laywright Chris Craddock's latest production, Irma Voth, tells the story of daughters in a Canadian Mennonite family, transplanted suddenly to rural Mexico for mysterious reasons. The Theatre Network play is an adaptation of Miriam Toews' 2011 novel of the same name.

Directed by Bradley Moss and starring Andréa Jorawsky as Irma, the play tells the story of the exuberant rebellion of the daughters of a Canadian Mennonite family transplanted suddenly to rural Mexico for mysterious reasons.

This is the second Toews adaptation

by Craddock, who previously tackled Summer of my Amazing Luck for Theatre Network in 2005. The production was met with success across Canada and fostered an ongoing relationship with the Manitoba Theatre Centre— the co-commissioners of Craddock’s script with Theatre Network.

Ascetic religious cultures that reject the world and its modern conveniences seem to be having a moment in artistic portrayals. The story of young women seeking freedom from the religious oppression of their families and communities, is familiar not only to Edmonton audiences—who have been treated to a wide variety of Mennonite perspectives through Fringe Fest and other productions—but also internationally.

In the 2015 season of Orange is the New Black, one of the inmates had fled a Pennsylvania Dutch upbringing, resulting in future addiction and misfortune. I asked Craddock about the current popularity of these stories.

“I think there’s a curiosity with what life is like and what it’s like to be selfsufficient in these fraught times," he says. "When our corporations stop bringing food to the door, how are Mennonite farmers going to fare compared with us? I think they’re going to do better, and I think that’s interesting to people right now. Also, we’re soaked in technology all the time, with our wearables, Fitbits, and phones. In such a world it’s in-

creasingly fascinating to think about people who just don’t do that.”

The story centres on the oppression and subsequent liberation through art of two of the family’s daughters, Irma and Aggie. They are bursting with enthusiasm and wonder, but habituated to a life that constrains their curiosity. At its core, an obedience without substance for the entire family, since their mother and father seem to have lost their way but are going through the motions of a strict Mennonite rejection of conventional conformity.

No one seems to know why they are doing what they are doing.

“Like a lot of Miriam’s books, it’s based on a secret.” Craddock says. “I think it’s one of her most powerful themes that comes up again and again in her books—that the truth will set you free.”

From this senseless oppression burst the vibrant personalities of Irma and Aggie—funny, shy and eager to experience the world. The play unfolds as the two tell stories, which are supplemented by video projections, and morph into new dramatic scenes as the characters they introduce appear on stage and interact.

The production is lively and immersive, with quick dialogue, music and video, an impressive set and scenes that flow quickly into one another.

The catalyst for Irma’s separation from her family is the arrival of a film crew to make a film about Mennonite farmers. The Spanish-speaking director requires a translator to communicate with a German-speaking Mennonite actress, and Irma is hired to do the job.

This experience brings her into contact with people driven by creative expression at all costs, and this transforms her.

“There are two themes that intersect in the book and in the play,” Craddock says. “Art is redemptive, soothing and necessary for the human mind to have sanity. And religious extremism kills women, and this needs to be challenged and talked about.”

Thurs., Apr. 20 to Sun., May 7 Irma Voth Roxy Theatre $30

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8. Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathemeticians Who Helped Win the Space Race - Margot Lee Shetterly 9. Elon Musk: Tesla, Spacex, And the Quest for a Fantastic Future - Ashlee Vance 10. Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss - Anderson Cooper , Gloria Vanderbilt * ALBERTA AUTHOR + ALBERTA PUBLISHER List compiled by Audreys Books and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta

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PREVUE // FESTIVAL

It's hard out there for a witch The Witchery Market opens one last time before October return

Sat., Apr. 22 - Sun., Apr. 23 The Witchery Market 10433 83 Ave. Katie Karpetz // Supplied photo

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he mere mention of witches usually conjures dark images of midnight rituals, bubbling cauldrons and frightening spells. But the reality is very different, and the scope of witchcraft and pagan practices reaches far and wide.

As local witch Katie Karpetz explains, “Everyone’s practicing magic, all the time, and they don’t even know it. Like, you wishing for stuff is basically you doing magic. You’re setting intentions."

Paganism and witchcraft incorporate a myriad of beliefs such as spiritual healing, shamanism and natural devotion. Practices include everything from geometric designs, crystals and herbs, incantations and spell

kits—all designed to be executed with focused intention.

Many of these will be available for investigation at The Witchery Market, which has found a new home at the little brick hall in the heart of Old Strathcona just off Whyte Avenue. Two dozen vendors participate, bringing everything from jewellery and natural products to bags and decor items, and of course, all things witchy.

During the two-day market, which will be the last until October, free presentations—tarot readings, manifestation demonstrations, talks of ghosts and hauntings—are offered on the hall’s second floor, which at other times is also used as an altar

room by local Freemasons.

Karpetz, also know as The Witch, has always been into ‘witchy’ things.

She and Debra Bourne—of Where Faeries Live pagan supply—began constructing a magical arsenal with, from oils and incense to dusting powders, ritual washes and witch bottles. She created an Instagram account and her products started earning a demand.

“Have you ever read about those old European witch bottles they find in England and stuff? And they’re like, ‘Oh, we dug a hole and found this bottle full of nails and pee,’” Karpetz asks.

Liking the concept, but keeping it clean, Karpetz began making her own witch bottles and calling them batteries because they include a first and last layer of magnetic sand, along with herbs and ingredients that align with the intentional purpose before it’s all sealed off with wax.

“The idea is you can bury it on your property to draw money, or whatever, but I’ve made it in such a way that it’s beautiful so you can put it in your window instead,” she explains.

Karpetz would generally classify herself as a practitioner of Slavic folk magic and hoodoo, and has been studying magic for most of her life.

Having completed a hoodoo-specific magic course, Karpetz heads to California next month for her third and final year of a hands-on internship.

She considers herself spiritual, and although her practices incorporate items and influences from various faiths, this is not a religion to her.

“Wicca is a religion, but witchcraft is not. And you can be a wiccan and a witch, but can also be a witch and not a wiccan. So, it gets weird with stuff like that,” she says.

Witchery is a vague and indeterminate definition, which is partly to blame for the surrounding controversy and confusion. A couple weeks ago, Karpetz found the square credit card reader she uses as a vendor blocked and disabled. Some investigation turned up an explanation from the company saying it was against its policy to use the reader to sell occult items, but it is fine to use it to sell religious things. Frustrated by the practical obstacle to her business as well as the discrimination, Karpetz put up a post on Facebook that went viral and instigated a call from Vice Magazine to investigate the issue.

They received no comment from the company behind the readers.

Otherwise, Karpetz says the only adversity she encounters as a contemporary witch is the occasional church-goer posting theoretical threats from Christ on her site.

“I just ban and delete automatically.

I won’t put up with stuff like that. I’m like, ‘I don’t go to your church page and poop on it, so don’t come to mine and do that.’ But, it doesn’t happen that often,” she says.

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Absorption on Earth Day

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Resilience Festival teaches sustainable skills with variety of workshops

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aturday’s third annual Edmonton Resilience Festival explores the many facets of sustainable living. Held at Waldorf Independent School, it is timed to coincide with the change of seasons in Edmonton and Earth Day. More than 40 workshops are offered, allowing attendees the chance to learn new skills, network with their community and even manage mental health.

Featured are hands-on panels with tips for growing and producing food in a permaculture style, as well as lessons on basket-weaving, natural dyeing, sustainable energy retrofitting and more.

“Resilience is kind of a complicated topic,” festival director Laura Ward says. “It doesn’t mean the same thing for everybody, but I feel like in order to have resilience sustainably, you have to have personal resilience and community resilience.

So all of the workshops are kind of in that vein.”

The majority of the festival is comprised of workshops, but also includes a Edmonton premiere screening of Silver Donald Cameron’s movie, Green Rights and a YEG Earth Day Party in the evening— headlined by local funk band, Carter and the Capitals.

Each session is individually ticketed, with online registration up to an hour before start time, or cash tickets at the door (depending on availability). Some events are pay what you can, while others—like the open market, or the festival’s keynote resilience panel discussion with communities leaders—are free to attend.

“They’re bringing these skills back that maybe we’ve lost,” Ward says. “Getting people to use their hands and having that act of creating something, and also doing that in a community setting is really empowering.”

Ward says the workshop organizers come together in an effort to help each other live better, so sessions focusing on financial literacy and emergency preparedness are also offered.

Sat., Apr. 22 (10 am) Edmonton Resilience Festival Waldorf Independent School Prices vary per workshop Another workshop, presented

by Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton, teaches attendees about indigenous rights throughout Canada’s history.

“I think we become better people and a lot more accepting, and I guess you could say resilient, when we start to understand the history of the land that we’re on,” Ward says.

Helping the community change how they think about sustainable practices or discover new tricks for everyday use is an important part of the Edmonton Resilience Festival. Ward explains the festival’s key impact stems from a feeling of togetherness.

“The hope that we have is that people will stick around for the whole day and really kind of soak in the community vibes,” she says.

The several bands and dance groups performing foster that idea, and will wrap up the event at the YEG Earth Day Party.

“We wanted to highlight some awesome local entertainers that we have, and these are people that in someway felt connected with Earth Day and being a part of this community,” Ward says. “We want to have an opportunity for people to bring that into one space and find a way to connect in a more festival atmosphere.”

Atmosphere is key, as Ward says the idea of resiliency is crucial to the way modern society functions.

“I think it’s a really important topic just because of a bit of madness that’s going on in the world,” Ward says. “It’s really trying to come back to our own communities and start to take a bit of responsibility for ourselves, and just do as much as possible to live with integrity, and live in a way that allows you to be self-resilient.”

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Dance Boundaries • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave and 112 St • citieballet.ca • Apr 21-23 • $20-$40 Dance Classes with Good Women Dance Collective • Muriel Taylor Studio at Ruth Carse Centre for Dance, 11205-107 Ave • info@goodwomen.ca • goodwomen.ca/classes • Every Tue, Thu, Fri; 10-11:30am • $15 (dropin), $65 (5 class pack), $100 (10 class pack)

Grimm's Rejected Fairy Tales • German Canadian Culture Centre, 8310 Roper Rd • 780.466.4000 • Presented by the Bavarian Schuhplattlers of Edmonton. Includes folk dance, comedy and a live band • Apr 22, 7pm (doors) • $15 (phone)

Mile Zero Dance Drop-In Dance & Movement Classes • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • mzdsociety@gmail.com • milezerodance.com/ classes • Mile Zero Dance holds a number of drop-in dance & movement classes for people of all experience levels & ages; Mon: Professional Technique (10-11:30am), Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: Kids 6-10 (4:30-5:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:30-6:45pm), Butoh (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (10-11:30am); Thu: Preschool 3-5 (10-10:45am), Beginner Contemporary (5-6:15pm); Sat: House (7-9pm) • $15 (regular), $12 (members), 10-class cards available for $100

Mr. Gaga at Metro Cinema (Mile Zero Dance) • Metro Cinema, 8712-109 St • milezerodance.com/mr-gaga • Featuring a live pre-show of dance artists from Victoria School for the Arts, Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy as well as Joshua T. Wolchansky • Apr 23, 1-3:30pm • $10 (adult), $6 (student/senior)

Rouge–Gorge The Dress Writer • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave, 112 St NW • 780.420.1757 • Inspired by words that fall between stories of sex and castration, fly-fishing and lost eggs • Apr 28-29, 8-10pm • $35 (general), $25 (student/senior); Tix available at Tix on the Square

SubArtic Improvisation & Experimental Arts • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • milezerodance.com • Features dance, music, and visual artists performing live together for the first time within an improvisational framework. Each event features six to eight artists • Apr 20, May 18, Jun 22; 8pm • $15 or best offer at the door

What’s Cooking? • PCL Studio Theatre, 10330-84 Ave • goodwomen.ca • Artists of all disciplines show their in-process work and receive feedback and questions from the audience • Apr 29 • Admission by donation (suggested $10 minimum)

FILM Edmonton Film Society • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.439.5285 • edmontonfilmsociety@gmail.com • royalalbertamuseum.ca/movies • The theme: Laughter's Best • Schedule: Blazing Saddles (Apr 24), The Return Of The Pink Panther (May 1), The Solid Gold Cadillac (May 8), Silver Streak (May 15), Move Over, Darling (May 28), Airplane! (Jun 5), The Major and the Minor (Jun 12), Monty Python And The Holy Grail (Jun 19) • 8pm • $3-$6

Films at the Art Gallery of Alberta • Art Gallery Of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • youraga.ca • Coast Modern, 2012 (Apr 20, 8pm) • Free

metro • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • Local Filmmakers: She's Back in My Life – Web Series Launch (Apr 23), Albertan Filmmaking Pioneer: A Colin Low Tribute (Apr 30) • Reel Family Cinema: Sing (Apr 22), The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (Apr 29, May 1) • Staff Pics: The Adventures of Robin Hood–1938 (Apr 24) • Strange Canada: Cheech (Apr 27)

Movie Night • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • mcdougallunited.com • Movies that are family friendly and always inspiring and entertaining. Popcorn and lemonade are

available • Monthly, 7:30pm • Free

Black: Ceramic work by Aba Garbrah; until Apr 30

No Impact Man • Westwood Unitarian Congregation, 11135-65 Ave • About a family living in Manhattan without electricity, television, fast-food, elevators, taxis for one year. Discussion to follow • May 5, 7pm • Free

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Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • Nature in Harmony: artwork

by Sharon Vanderwolf and Hilde Keller; Apr 6-May 3

ACUA Gallery & Artisan Boutique • 9534-87 St • 780.488.8558 • info@acuarts. ca • acuarts.ca • ReGeneration: group show of artists with a Ukrainian background; Apr 7-31

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Citizens of Craft; Jan 21-Apr 22 • Simpler Slower Silver: artwork by Soma Mo; Apr 15-May 27 • Ceremony: artwork by Kenton Jeske; Apr 15-May 27 • Women's Hands Building A Nation: artwork by Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts; May 6-Aug 19

Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove • Melcor Cultural Centre, 355th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Rotation - Gallery; Jan 21-May 5

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Survival Guide; Jan 28-May 7 • Clocks for Seeing: Photography, Time and Motion; Feb 18-Jun 18 • Fischli and Weiss/Ibghy and Lemmens; Feb 18-Jun 18 • Cyclorama: artwork by Blaine Campbell; Mar 11-May 28 • Weekly Drop-in Activities: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer ArtBreak Camp, Jul-Aug • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • High Energy 22:Tracing Space; Apr 27-May 26

Bear Claw Gallery • 10403-124 St • 780.482.1204 • info@bearclawgallery.com • bearclawgallery.com • The Adventures of the Curious Bear in the Red Canoe: artwork

by Jason Carter; Apr 22-May 4 • World In Transition: artwork by Jane Ash Poitras and Michael Robinson; May 6-18

10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse. ab.ca • Artwork by Mandy Espezil & Paul Boultbee; Apr 20-May 20

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • April Group Selling Exhibition: artwork by various artists; Until Apr 29

Latitude 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Skin Glowing in the Moonlight/Based on a True Story; Until May 27; Opening reception: Apr 13, 7-10pm Loft Art Gallery • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Sat-Sun, 12-4pm • Artwork from 12 local artists of the Society MacEwan University, City Centre Campus • Centre For the Advancement of Faculty Excellence CCC 7-266 • amatejko@ icloud.com • Just a Hard Rain: artwork by Bradley Necyk; Apr 6-Jun 26

McMullen GAllery • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • The Lake: artwork by Pamela Thurston; Mar 4-Apr 23

Musée Héritage Museum • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • The Life and Legacy of General Sir Arthur Currie; Apr 1-Jun 11 • St. Albert History Gallery; Opens Apr 1 Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts • 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • volunteer@ thenina.ca • A Long Walk: artwork by Crystal Dillon, Krista Hamilton, Tess Stieben; Mar 21-Apr 21

Paint Spot • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240

Bleeding Heart Art Space • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • TEXT+IMAGE: A Group Show Curated by Edward Van Vliet; Apr 22-May 20 Borealis Gallery • 9820-107 St • Storytellers: Alberta and the Great War; Feb 17-May 22 Bruce Peel Special Collections • Lower level, Rutherford Library South, University of Alberta • 780.492.5998 • bpsc.library. ualberta.ca • Mon-Fri, 12-4:30pm • Mounties on the Cover: cover illustrations of Mounties; Mar 20-Jul 21 BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Soma Mo at Gallery Walk; Apr 22-23

The Carrot • 9351-118 Ave NW • thecarrot. ca • Spring Forward Gallery Opening: artwork

by Gary Phil and Julie Drew; Through Apr

• paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Sketches in the Wild: sketchbooks, paintings, and more

by Justina Smith; Until May 20 • Artisan Nook: Paper Body: small sculptures by Stephanie Medford; Until May 20 • Holbein Pastel & Watercolour Tastings with Jamie-Lou Nicol at The Art Bar; Apr 24 • Holbein Acrylic & Gels Tastings with Jamie-Lou Nicol at The Art Bar; Apr 24, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm each day; $5 (reserve a seat), free (standing room)

Peter Robertson Gallery • 12323104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery. com • Tempered Steel: artwork by Isla Burns; Apr 6-22 • In Pursuit: Contemporary Abstraction and Persuasion: artwork by Frances Thomas; Apr 6-22 Picture This Gallery • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • picturethisgallery.com • Spring it on!: artwork by various artists; Mar 21-Apr 30 • Art Event with Jonn Einerssen & Vance Theoret; Apr 21, 2-6pm Provincial Archives of Alberta

West End Gallery • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • W.H. Webb; Mar 18-30 • Solo exhibition of new work: artwork by Guy Roy; Apr 8-20 • Iconic Hotels of Western Canada: artwork by Fraser Brinsmead; Apr 22-May 4 • 2017 Spring Gallery Walk; Apr 22-23

Literary 11TH ANNUAL EVENING OF POETRY • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • metrowir. com • An evening of poetry • Apr 22, 7-9pm • $5 (reserve your seat by registering online or calling and pick up your tickets at the door. Wine will be served) • 18+ only

Audreys Books • 10702 Jasper Ave • Alexis Marie Chute "Expecting Sunshine" Book Launch; Apr 22, 2-3:30pm • Rob Soria "Connor McDavid: Hockey's Next Great One" Book launch; Apr 24, 5:30-7pm • Into the Fire: The Fight to Save Fort McMurray; Apr 25-26

Book Launch: Cumulous Capers • Indigo, South Edmonton Common, 1837-99 St • dkanebooks.com • Apr 22, 1-4pm • Free

Book Launch: Cumulous Capers • Chapters, 10504-82 Ave • dkanebooks.com • Apr 29, 1-4pm • Free

Books, Bites & Bubbly • Spark Centre, 2257 Premier Way, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8612 • Sip and sample wine, beer and spirits, while you enjoy a spring fashion show from some of Sherwood Park’s premier boutiques: Bella Maas, Key Lime, Style Lounge and Trendz Optical• May 1, 6:30-9:00pm • $35 (ticket price includes tastings and appetizers) Edmonton Poetry Festival • Various locations around Edmonton • edmontonpoetryfestival.com • Featuring readings, panels, poetry slams and much more • Apr 16-23 • Prices vary

Edmonton Story Slam • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam. com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (signup); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner Literary Cocktails • Faculty Club, U of A Campus, 11435 Saskatchewan Drive • Part of the 2017 Edmonton Poetry Festival. Readings and refreshments featuring the U of A's newest literary titles • Apr 20, 4-6 • Free

Naked Girls Reading • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St NW • 780.691.1691 • There will be different themes each month • Every 2nd Tue of month, 8:30-10:30pm • $20 (door); 18+ only Poetry Night • The Carrot, 9351-118 Ave NW • Apr 26, 7-8:30pm • Pay-what-you-can Rouge Poetry Slam hosted by Breath In Poetry Collective • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue

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

• 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Let Justice Be Done: The Alberta Provincial Police, 1917-1932; Until Jun 17

Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A monthly play reading series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright

Common Sense Gallery • 10546-115 St • New Works: artwork by Andrew Hellmund; Apr 18-May 2; Opening reception: Apr 18, 6:30-9:30pm

Scott Gallery • 10411-124 St • scottgallery.com • Shadow Cities: artwork by Andrea Kastner; Apr 8-29 • Mind Body Context: artwork by various artists; Apr 8-29

• Parkallen Community Hall, 6510-111 St • Monthly TELLAROUND: 2nd Wed each month • Sep-Jun, 7-9pm • Free • Info: 780.437.7736; talesedmonton@hotmail.com

dc3 Art Projects • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • box factory: artwork by Mitch Mitchell; Apr 21-23 • Industry show; May 5-Jun 10

sNAP Gallery • Society of Northern Alberta

Upper Crust Café • 10909-86 Ave •

CAVA Gallery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Grecopolis: artwork by Jean René Leblanc; Apr 7-May 20

FAB Gallery • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/ artshows • Between Us: 2017 BFA Graduation Exhibition; Apr 18-29; Opening reception: Apr 20, 7pm Foyer, St. Albert Place • 5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert • Oh Canada–The Spring Art Show and Sale: artwork by the St. Albert Painters Guild; Apr 28-30; Opening reception & Canada 150 celebration: Apr 9

front gallery • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • Spring Exhibition; Through Apr; Opening reception: Apr 13, 7-9pm

Gallery@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • O Canada (I'm sorry): artwork by Diana Thorneycroft; Mar 3-Apr 30 Gallery U • 9206-95 Ave • 780.913.5447 •

Print­- Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • The Formalist's Library: artwork by Jason Urban; Mar 16-Apr 22 • Great White North: artwork by Jordan Blackburn; Mar 16-Apr 22

Southgate Centre • 5015-111 St NW • fleursdevilles.com • Fleurs de Villes: a combination of fashion and flowers; Apr 19-23

Strathcona County Museum & Archives • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • strathconacountymuseum.ca • Showcasing Tales from the Oral History Collection; until Oct

Telus World of Science • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • Wild Africa; opens in late Oct • The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition; Opens Jul 1 • Free$117.95 VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Members Spring Exhibition; Apr 2-29

TALES–Monthly Storytelling Circle

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)

Theatre 11 O'Clock Number • Basement Theatre at Holy Trinity, 10037-84 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • This completely improvised musical comedy is based on the suggestions from the audience who will get to experience a brand new story unfold in front of them, complete with impromptu songs, dance breaks and show stopping numbers • Every Fri, starting Jan 20-Jul 30, 11pm

Art • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave NW • shadowtheatre.org • Three old urbane friends have gathered for dinner, but not before one reveals his latest coup: a very expensive painting by one of the hottest artists around, painted entirely in shades of white • Apr 26May 14

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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A groundbreaking rock opera that tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus through an extraordinary score • Apr 11-Jun 11 Bone Wars: The Curse of the Pathological Palaeontologists • Backstage Theatre (ATB Financial Arts Barns), 10330-84 Ave NW • punctuatetheatre.com • When four kids are forced to abandon their canoe trip down the Red Deer River, they take refuge in an abandoned mined and become embroiled in a historical quarrel • Apr 22, 24, 28, 29 • $14-$25

Bring It On • ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Featuring the high stakes world of competitive high school cheerleading, Bring It On: The Musical was inspired by the movie of the same name • Apr 17-22 • $25 ($20 for preview night) Cinderella • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • jubileeauditorium.com • A Tony Awardwinning broadway musical from the creators of Oklahoma! and The King and I. Featuring beloved songs such as “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago” • Apr 18-23, 7:30pm (Tue-Sun), 2pm (Sat-Sun) • $20-$120 Chimprov • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm; Until Jun • $15 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square)

Die-Nasty • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • die-nasty.com • Live improvised soap opera.

Join the whole Die-Nasty family REBORN, for a whole season of great artists, earth-shaking discovery, glorious music, hilarious hi jinx ... but mostly Machiavellian Intrigue • Runs every Mon, 6:30pm (doors), 7:30-9:30pm • Oct 17-May 29 • $18 or $13 with a $40 membership; at the door (cash) or at tixonthesquare.com. Season passes are available at the door (cash or cheque only) for $400 with a reserved seat Flashdance: An 80’s Flashback • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • infoedmonton@jubilations.ca • edmonton. jubilations.ca • Welder and go-go dancer Alex convinces the enrollment committee of the Royal Moose Jaw Academy of Dance to come see her dance at the club. On that same night, the owner of the mill, comes to the club; Alex, worried that he might fire her from the mill if he finds out she is a dancer, enlists the help of her crazy group of friends to help fool her boss • Apr 7-Jun 4 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95

Irma Voth • Roxy on Gateway, 8529 Gateway Blvd • theatrenetwork.ca • Irma and her sister Aggie live in a Mennonite colony in Chihuahua, Mexico under the dutiful watch of their father. When a famous Mexican filmmaker and his crew arrives to shoot a movie within the colony, the artists involved inspire Irma to seek out new ideas and bravely blaze a trail for her and her sister • Apr 20-May 7, 8pm (Tue-Sat), 2pm (Sun) Night of One Acts • Performed by the St. Alberta Theatre Troupe. Featuring three different acts • Apr 27-May 13 (Thu-Sat) • $50-$55 Open Jam • Holy Trinity Church, 10037-84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre. Swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play. For those of all levels • Last Tue of each month Over the Edge with 4 Play • ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Four playwrights, four directors, four designers and four actors take on 12 hours of frantic creation.

In half a day, four plays are written, designed rehearsed and performed • Apr 28, 9pm (doors), 9:30pm (show) • $20 Peter and the Starcatcher • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • The Peter Pan prequel for all of those who never grew up • Apr 1-23 • $25-$105 (available at the Citadel box office or online)

Stage Struck! 2017 • La Cite Francophone, 8627 rue Marie-Gaboury (91 St) • Featuring six plays, four original works by local playwrights and more • Apr 21-22 • $14 (adult), $12 (seniors/students)

Terminus • PCL Studio, ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • fringetheatre.ca • A hard hitting urban tale combining elements of the fantastic, gothic horror, cartoon violence, poetic verse and human pathos • Apr 13-23, 7:30pm (Tue-Sat), 2pm (Sun)

TheatreSports • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep-Jun • $15

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lberta is known for its three separate entities: hockey, oil and the cold. But in early 2018, cannabis production will join the ranks.

Yes, the construction of medical marijuana company Aurora Cannabis’ Aurora Sky facility began construction in early December near the Edmonton International Airport and will be the world’s largest cannabis production facility with an area of almost 75,000 square metres. That measures up to be the size of 16 football fields of sweet, sweet green.

“It will be capable of producing in excess of 100,000 kilograms of high quality cannabis per year,” Cam Battley, executive vice president of Aurora, says.

Aurora Sky was already in development to target the medicinal market before the Liberal government’s promise of legislation. Now, with legislation being announced for 2018, the facility will be the strategic mother for Alberta’s recreational use of marijuana.

“We made a bet sometime ago that legalisation would actually pass and now with the tabling of the bill, it only validates our business strategy to be a leader for cannabis production,” Battley says.

Aurora Sky will also be home to possibly the most advanced cannabis production in the world. It takes

its design from the Dutch “closed system” greenhouse.

“It will be a hybrid greenhouse system and the first of its kind in cannabis production," he says.

"With this closed system we can control all of the environmental variables including light, temperature, humidity and nutrients.”

The facility will also be highly automated with extensive use of robotic cranes programmed to pick up tables of marijuana plants ready for harvest.

“This ensures that human contact is very minimal in the growing space thereby further reducing the risk of any contamination, but we still have a staff of over 200 to 300 people,” Battley explains.

Aurora has also developed a research partnership with a local company called Radient Technologies to create and validate a technology of radiance to boost “efficient extraction" of cannabinoids.

This means lower grade plant material will be immediately trimmed during the growing stage.

Basically, Aurora plans to only produce “super weed” in its facility.

There are more than 75 different strains of mother plants that span from high THC (the compound that gets you high), midgrade, and high CBD (the nonpsychoactive cannabinoid).

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Battley also believes Aurora Sky will have monumental economic benefits for Alberta, and has already seen the financial growth gained from its 5,100 square metres sister facility outside of Cremona, AB. “I think we have really been a ray of sunlight in a difficult Alberta economy,” he says.

Being involved in the cannabis sector for three years with a background in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, Battley is still astounded about how quickly the attitude towards medical cannabis has changed positively in Canada.

And he should be. Aurora Cannabis now boasts a staggering 160,000 Canadian users of medicinal marijuana. Battley adds that they’ve seen a growth of “10 percent a year.”

With legislation being announced, this an exciting time for Canada.

Foreign countries will be keeping us under a magnifying glass to see if national regulation is a viable option in the future.

“We're establishing a world leadership in the cannabis space,” Battley says. “These next few years are going to be crucial. We are inventing a brand new industry and regime, so we have to get it right from the beginning.”

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Creating community one puff at a time Cannabis Clubs of Canada to be community focused hub for marijuana users

(Left) Samra and Keshwani spark up // Stephan Boissonneault

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ince the Liberal’s announcement of marijuana legislation, the media has been in an absolute frenzy, attempting to answer the question of what regulation in Canada will look like. In this pot-centric media storm no one has really approached the question of how recreational use will happen in a community setting.

Enter the Cannabis Clubs of Canada.

Much like Spain’s underground canna-

bis club scene, these collective hubs will allow people to consume marijuana on club property without worry.

The local company began after cofounder Aman Samra ventured to Barcelona, Spain last year and saw first hand how these clubs operated, specifically with a club called El Circulo.

“When I got back to Canada, the government had just released its regulated task force document, so

the dream finally seemed like a possibility,” Samra says.

Samra then drew up a business plan for Cannabis Clubs with his long-time friend Irfan Keshwani.

“Alternatively, we want to create a safe area to use cannabis and get rid of the stigma of smoking pot.

It’s just another way for people to connect and let creativity flow,” says Keshwani.

“You will still be able to come in and buy craft weeds, but the focus will be more on creating the environment to smoke it,” Samra adds.

Even though these clubs are not in existence yet, the two cannabis entrepreneurs already have plans to situate them not only in Edmonton, but throughout Canada.

“We are creating a brand where people can go province to province, or city to city, and see one of our clubs and know it's a place to congregate and use cannabis,” Keshwani says.

Each club will have a unique spin and look depending on where it’s based within a community. Keshwani and Samra have many different visions and concepts for different clubs, but right now that’s all they are until they get the go ahead from the city.

“We’re just waiting for word to come down the pipeline. The city has been a little reluctant to jump on the ball, but we’re confident they will soon,” Samra says.

“We’re hoping by the end of the year that we will be open. It’s a weird time. The city knows it can’t be reactive and they have to be a little bit proactive,” Keshwani adds.

The two hope their clubs will combat the negativity around social cannabis use.

“Right now it’s a couple people hiding while smoking a joint behind a bar or a park or something. That can have a very negative impact on the community and the people who don’t want to be a part of it. So communities realistically need these places,” Samra says.

“We definitely need to be conscious of the people who also don’t want to be a part of cannabis culture. We don’t want to be in their face,” Keshwani adds.

It’s good to see Keshwani and Samra have done their research and are collectively thinking about the non-user community. Right now there are too many hookah bars or vape lounges that give off that unwelcoming vibe to people uninterested or just trying to jump into the culture.

“If we don’t think about everyone, then there will be chaos between users and non-users,” Samra says. “Even though we are dealing with weed meant for recreation, we have to look at this responsibly.”

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SPOTLIGHT // STONED FITNESS

Stashing the slacker stoner stigma Trip Longer founders praise benefits of toking before exercise

(Left) Mathieu LeBlanc and Ali Becker

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here are few scenes in the history of cinema as pleasing to the soul as the one in Pumping Iron where Arnold Schwarzenegger casually smokes a fatty at Lou Ferrigno’s birthday party. He lays his gargantuan head back and exhales with a big relaxed smile as the room starts singing “Happy Birthday” to a gleeful

'70s-era Incredible Hulk.

Cannabis is a poorly kept secret among circles of endurance athletes and ultramarathon runners.

Now, everyday folks looking to stay fit are incorporating it into their workout routines.

“I think it’s funny for a lot of people because we know the ste-

reotype exists about lazy stoners sitting on the couch and eating junk food,” says Ali Becker, who owns and operates Trip Longer with her partner Mathieu LeBlanc.

Trip Longer specializes in creating handmade leather goods—like stash tubes and rolling trays—for the active cannabis enthusiast.

LeBlanc and Becker met in 2013 at a mutual friend’s house and the two hit it off. The next day, LeBlanc shattered his pelvis snowboarding and Becker jokes that it gave her a chance to catch up to him on the fitness level. In September, they bought a purple van from a guy named "Bob," which they gutted and winterized.

The van is also named "Bob." Every morning, the pair wake up, make coffee, meditate, pile out of the van, take a hit and run anywhere from five to 15 kilometres. Then it’s off to the gym.

“You can get high and eat ice cream or you can get high and have carrots and hummus,” says LeBlanc.

“It's not the cannabis that's making that choice, but for me it helps highlight what the obvious right thing is to do.”

There are specific benefits to a cannabis infused workout. Its effects on muscle inflammation and pain management are what usually comes up first, but the duo at Trip Longer thinks the first step is concentration.

“I certainly see the benefits, especially on more a long-distance sort of endurance run with my focus and my brain,” says Becker. “Just being able to stay present, stay in the moment, and maybe take my mind off when my knees are feeling a bit of discomfort or my feet are feeling a little bit

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fatigued. Just kind of being able to stay the course.”

Then, of course, there’s the runner’s high—that point in an exhausting run where your brain floods your system with endorphins.

“Both highs really complement each other. They almost merge into their own concoction," LeBlanc explains. "Depending on how I ingest the cannabis it's a bit different, and of course depending on the dosage you get different results. Edibles tend to have the most profound effect to physically enhancing my stamina and my ability to fall into a comfortable trance [both] physically and mentally.”

With legalization potentially around the corner, Leblanc is hoping that some of the stigma around marijuana use will dissipate and people will be able to more freely integrate the plant into their lifestyles.

“It doesn't only enhance the actual workout, it enhances the rest of my life around it too, making the workout that much better,” he says.

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REVUE // DOCUMENTARY

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Limited access to Gaga guru Choreographer Ohad Naharin keeps intimate details hidden

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r. Gaga, the 2015 documentary effort by Israeli filmmaker Tomer Heymann, examines the life and work of famed modern dance choreographer Ohad Naharin.

Naharin is the sort of person for whom the documentary genre exists.

A brooding genius, he is the kind of artist we imagine artists to be, yet Heymann fails to illuminate his subject beyond the charm and allure of his constant scowl.

The film opens with Naharin sitting in a folding chair to the side of a rehearsal stage. In the center of the stage, a young female dancer is mid-routine. She begins to quiver, her spasms grow stronger and with a

thud she collapses to the floor.

“Way too much control, did you sense it?” he asks the dancer as she collects herself. Thud. She hits the floor again, and again and again. “Are you stressed?” he asks. “No,” she says.

“So do it again,” he answers.

The film follows Naharin’s progression in dance, from his childhood in Israel, to the beginnings of his career in New York and to his appointment as director of the famed Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv.

The film’s title comes from the movement style known as Gaga, which Naharin developed at Batsheva. More a language than a technique, Gaga is a form of dance in which the

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body’s instinctual movements are valued over the constraints of classical training and form.

On the surface, this premise—the uncompromising virtuoso mixed with a disruptive take on a notoriously conservative art form—has all the features of a compelling documentary, yet the sum of this film is less than that of its parts.

The execution is at times confusing and the filmmaker’s intent is not always clear. Heymann intercuts many of the films segments with situated vignettes from Naharin’s productions. Typically this maneuver is used to highlight the artist's progress toward actualization. These scenes are more a “best of” highlight reel and

dislocate the narrative arch in which they are placed.

Compounding this, the timeline is further muddied as much of the archival footage jumps back and forth between periods of Naharin’s life without warning. There is a moment in the second act where Naharin, who also narrates the film, reveals a lie on which the first act was structured.

Rather than pressing Naharin on this subject, the incident is passed over and is neither revisited nor reconciled.

Many aspects of Naharin’s personal life are only teased, leaving a true understanding of the man absent from the film's overall discourse. In this respect, the film feels incredibly behind the times when stacked up against contemporaries in the genre.

Ultimately the film falls victim to the level of access Naharin granted it. Heymann appears to hesitate at any opportunity to be critical of Naharin. In avoiding conflict, Heymann deprives the film of any true drama.

This would be half-forgivable if in turn the mechanics and innovations of Naharin’s style were closely examined, but here too the viewer is left wanting. The vernacular of modern dance is left esoteric and foreign and little is discussed of what made Gaga so groundbreaking.

Insiders will enjoy the access to Naharin, but for those not already familiar with his work, or the basics of modern dance, this is perhaps not the best place to start.

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REVUE // STONER FILM

Some green left in the bowl Does Dave Chappelle's beloved canna-comedy still hold up?

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n the spirit of this week’s green holiday, it seemed appropriate to dig up a stoner flick from back when smoking out of fruit and pop cans was a thing but, what to watch?

In light of the madness of the world, a simpler time was craved in my opinion. A time before high speed internet and when Dave Chappelle wasn’t deadlifting. It was time to go back to the high days of the '90s with Half Baked.

A dominating concern with any of these movies is, do they still retain the charm and hilarity of when they were first viewed through glassy eyes? Revisiting the days of poorly rolled joints can be risky business and can often result in disappointment.

This wasn’t the complete case with Half Baked, and some classic pothead

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charm came through—with a little herbal assistance.

It all seemed familiar at first, with Thurgood Jenkins (Chappelle) and his stoner pals in their tale of trying to get their mild mannered friend out of jail after accidently killing a police horse.

The beginning of the film was fun and one can accidentally find themselves quoting along to recognizable scenes.

But as the plot moves along, certain things begin to stand out. The bright colour palate of the character’s outfits against the New York backdrop makes them seem like they walked out of some stoner’s colouring book.

Perhaps this is what they were going for. There is appeal in the film looking like a hippie’s daydream, but it takes some getting used to.

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After the second herbal aid, the film’s aesthetic became the last concern and the inconsistent and poor writing became the issue. Only every second joke that Chappelle and company makes lands where desired. It seems like everyone got a boorish copy of the script, relying on the odd “Yeah man,” after a sentence for a cheap laugh. The startling factor here is, those cheap laughs began to work over time. Some of the clownish chronic charm began to pick up speed and the odd celebrity cameo helped. This resulted in such thoughts as “Are these writers secretly geniuses?” “Am I just too high?” “Oh hey look, Janeane Garofalo is in this.”

In conclusion, Half Baked isn’t a perfect stoner flick by any means but its throwback appeal and accessibility make it a good Saturday morning wake and bake treat.

Half Baked after two decades, still has some green left in the bowl; I give it the classic stoner rating of three out of five lost lighters.

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eedeater is a band meant to be played loud. Not the kind of loud where someone asks you to turn down the volume, but the kind of loud that destroys your stock car speakers while you speed a buck 20 down a midnight highway.

The name evokes an image of three guys who heroically injest their collective body weight in weed. While this is not far from the truth, the stoner sludge band actually gets its name from bassist/vocalist, “Dixie” Dave Collins’ old hound dog.

“It comes from years ago when we were trying to figure out a band name and my dog ate all my weed from the tray on my table. She died later on.

Not from the weed, no, she just slept for a whole day,” Collins says with a thick Southern accent from his tour trailer in Dayton, Ohio.

Weedeater originated in Cape Fear, North Carolina 19 years ago and quickly became an essential name within the genre due to its begriming guitar and bass riffs, powerful vocals and lead-footed drums.

The band went on to release five albums with its most successful being 2011’s Jason … The Dragon. Soon after Weedeater entered the studio to record Jason … The Dragon, Collins had a minor accident while cleaning his favourite shotgun.

“I passed out on New Year’s and left it sitting in the corner with one shell in it," Collins explains. "So nine days later, the barrel was right on my foot and I brushed the trigger and blew a hole right through my foot and the floor. So everything past the knuckle on my little toe is gone.”

The shotgun incident doesn’t bother Collins anymore. Now he wears it with pride.

"One day I think I might have that one shoe where the shell went through bronzed like they do baby shoes,” he laughs.

Weedeater’s latest album, Goliathan, came out in 2015, but the band has plans to release some new material.

“We’re not trying the reinvent the

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Mon., Apr. 24 (8 pm) Weedeater w/ Primitive Man Starlite Room, $23 wheel," Collins says. "It’s still going to be cave metal, but with some newer sounds and acoustic stuff. We hope people will like it and if not, fuck it, ‘cause we do.”

It’s Collins’ voice that separates Weedeater from every other band in the genre. Picture the rasp of AC/DC’s Bon Scott, but submerged in a heavier and angrier growl.

That harsh vocal style can cause a strain on Collins' voice, but not to worry. The veteran has developed a foolproof remedy of bourbon and Robitussin cough syrup.

“I tape a bottle of cough medicine to my amp and put a little cocktail straw in it. Our guitar player calls me the hummingbird,” Collins laughs.

Of course, he does this to soothe his throat, but also gets a pretty consistent buzz from the codeine mixed with Evan Williams bourbon.

The members of Weedeater also seek musical inspiration from their good friend mary jane, and have always been lucky enough to receive all types of it from fans while on tour— so much so that they stopped bringing or buying their own all together.

“We do like our marijuana," Collins says. "People give us weed and edibles all the time. Last night a gentleman gave us some edibles and they were delicious."

During our conversation, I tell Collins about Canada’s plans for legalization of marijuana by 2018.

“Seems like Canada’s got her head in the right place," he says. "We’re just passing medicinal in Carolina, but it’s the stupidest prohibition that’s ever been. I mean clearly liquor is way worse for you and so are cigarettes so I really don’t understand why you can buy as much bourbon as you want to, but you can’t smoke a joint.”

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MUSIC PREVUE // SINGER/SONGWRITER

Finding narrative bliss

Juno-nominated artist writes from a number of perspectives

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ocal Juno-nominated musician Maria Dunn makes narrative recourse her music's primary focus, using story through song as a force for change.

When it comes to her songwriting approach, Dunn puts heavy emphasis on ensuring each piece works within its own musical structure.

“I want the emotion and the individual story to speak to me, and from there I will construct a narrative,” Dunn explains.

Dunn pursued a life of music while in University, developing a distinctive style taking heavy inspiration from her Celtic roots as well as musical cues from American folk and bluegrass styles. Her early career focused

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on these methods, and as Dunn progressed, she focused on a solid narrative structure in her songs.

Her 2012 album Piece by Piece told the story of immigrants who came to Canada and were put in the textile workforce. Additional stories from across the globe began to thematically bleed into Dunn’s songs and this resulted in a dynamic shift in her future albums.

With the success of Piece by Piece, Dunn’s storytelling became increasingly integral in portraying the hardships of her characters.

“It’s all about reflecting the stories of these people,” says Dunn.

Dunn crafted this philosophy around her 2016 release, Gathering.

Unlike her previous album, Gathering focuses on telling a different story each song, as opposed to a linear theme. In this creative territory Dunn wanted to embrace the cultural and musical styles of the geography the songs are influenced by.

“When I’m writing these songs I want to evoke those countries of origins,” she says.

Dunn enlisted the help of local musicians as well as players from the countries of inspiration. The result is a mighty sound that blends Dunn’s style with the flavour of each culture she's portraying in song.

“It seems natural to blend those elements musically," she explains. "It’s been an extremely rewarding mental and musical exercise.”

The songs on Gathering each have a unique story to tell, with a heavy emphasis on love, humanity and community. Dunn is most exited for audiences to hear the song “Malala,” which was inspired by the actions of the famous Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai.

“These are different stories with different themes, but at the core of all of that is a love that fires you up,” she says of the work.

Dunn believes that the power of stories in music can benefit the world and hopes that her music will stir

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Canadian star soprano Karina Gauvin performs with musicians from Les Boréades baroque orchestra in The Purcell Project – an exquisitely crafted program of some of the finest sacred and secular songs in the English language.

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“I hope that my music can inspire people in moments where they feel like the world is a thankless slog."

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Tracking down vinyl and building the ultimate collection

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ocal DJ Jason Morton has 4,000 to 5,000 records in his collection.

It's loaded with '70s and '80s material, particularly peppered with Britpop, and yet one piece of vinyl still escapes him. It’s a record by Edmonton’s own Mary Saxton, a soul singer from the '60s which Morton calls his ‘Holy Grail.’

Record Store Day (RSD) is Apr. 22 and stores around the world have spent weeks amping up up for the occassion.

Most will feature sales on inventory, refreshments, giveaways and even live performances, but the biggest draw for phonophiles are the RSD-exclusive vinyl releases. Some are reissues of old, classic music while other releases are limited runs of new music that will definitely be fodder for collectors. Stores may only receive a handful of these popular releases, which prompts earlymorning lineups and other strategies to make sure the gems are secured.

While this doesn't help Morton's search for the elusive Saxton album, he does have a wish list, which includes a box set of 7" singles from

The Ramones' early days.

"Their earlier pop songs are really hard to find [on vinyl]," says Morton, who spins records professionally as Champ City DJs with his partner Ryan Rathjen. “DJing vinyl takes years to acquire a song you want to put in your set. As opposed to digital DJs who can download stuff."

When Champ City DJs aren't pumping out vinyl hits ahead of Oilers' games at Rogers Place, Morton helps Freecloud Records' owner Rich Liukko keep the shelves stocked at the long-standing, brick-and-mortar store just north of downtown.

"A lot of people are collecting right now," says Liukko. "One of the things we're getting massive requests for is Aqua's "Barbie."

It's just one example of a band releasing popular music in a rare medium that will drive collectors to extreme measures to secure.

Vinyl fans agree collecting and discovering are part of the drive, and the never-ending hunt culminates on this special day every spring.

Record Store Day was initially spawned 10 years ago to specifically support independent record stores and celebrate the unique phonophile culture.

Liukko is obviously a cheerleader for both and believes one of the many qualities of records that people are attracted to is their practicality.

“If you collect hockey cards or beanie babies, you are likely putting them in a binder or on a shelf. Records you can play. You can enjoy them,” says Liukko.

Jason Troock, manager of Blackbyrd Myoozik, says RSD is also a way to champion the physical act of visiting a store and shopping in-person as opposed to the online experience.

Of the many benefits, including a tactile and immersive experience, Troock adds that only a physical store offers, “passionate and knowledgeable staff and the idea of discovering something you haven’t heard of before."

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COMEDY AT THE CENTURY CASINO

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Jake

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

Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

CAFE BLACKBIRD Michael

HAVE MERCY Thigh Thursdays with El Niven & The Alibi and friends; Every Thu, 8:30pm; No cover

DRAKE HOTEL Open Jam–Saturdays; Every Sat, 2-5pm • House band; 5-8pm • Guest band; 8pm • No minors

Every Fri, 9pm BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

Flo with special guest Auresia; 8pm; $25 at the Bailey Box Office or online BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Rob

HAVE MERCY Resident DJs playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover IRONGATE PUB Bryant

ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE– CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

Music DJ; 9pm-2am

SAT APR 22

ROSE & CROWN PUB Duff

ARCADIA BAR 780 Turnpike;

Chenoweth; 8pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour featuring Von Bieker; 5:30pm NEW WEST HOTEL Nash

Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs;

8pm ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

Jimmy Whiffen; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN &

Ramblers; 9pm

PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Sat, 9pm

O'BYRNE'S IRISH PUB

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair

Edmonton's best solo musicians ON THE ROCKS Chronic

Rock; 9pm PALACE CASINO River City Jukebox; 9:30pm ROSE & CROWN PUB Duff

Robison; 9pm SANDS INN & SUITES

Karaoke with entertainment, Every Fri SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Whiskey Business; 9pm; $5

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

BOHEMIA Friends of Foes with Evergreen & Laura Halvorsen; 9pm; $10; 18+ only

Stu Bendall; 9pm

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

TIRAMISU BISTRO Live

VUEWEEKLY.com | APR 20 – APR 26, 2017

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Video

LION'S HEAD PUB Mike

9pm

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

9pm

LB'S PUB Sweet Tequila; 9pm; $5; No minors

BLUES ON WHYTE The Mike

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

REC ROOM Jeff Hendrick;

GAS PUMP Live DJ; 10pm

Ragtime & Riffs; 7:30pm; $12 (adult), $5 (kids 12 & under), at the door

Heath; 8:30-10:30pm; $10

Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm

Friday; Every Fri

Folk Club: Maria Dunn; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $23 (adv), $27 (door, if available)

Every Fri-Sat

Sailor; Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;

Mackenzie Band; 9pm

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE Flashback

SIDELINER’S PUB Friday

Night Bands: live music; Every Fri

of the Dog: Danielle French Presents: Miss Scarlett & the Madmen; 4-6pm; no cover BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Merle Haggard Tribute; 8:3010:30pm; $15 BLUES ON WHYTE The Mike

Mackenzie Band; 9pm BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm CAFE BLACKBIRD The Kingfish; 8pm; $15

9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Stu Bendall; 9pm STARLITE ROOM

Stickybuds, Fort Knox 5; 9pm; $25 (adv, may be higher at the door); 18+ only YARDBIRD SUITE Michael

Musillami Trio; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $24 (members), $28 (guests)

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 109th

Live music; 9pm

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Cinderella; 2pm & 7:30pm; $20-$120 (Ticketmaster)

Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON Mojave

Iguanas; 9pm CASINO YELLOWHEAD

Pepperland; 9pm

WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music

CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT Brenda Lee Cottrell;

Higgins' Atlas Revolt; 7pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;

Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival; Runs until Apr 28

CASK AND BARREL Ben Spencer; 4-6pm; Free

YARDBIRD SUITE Bret

Whiskey Business; 9pm; $5

CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

music every Fri with local musicians

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

Robison; 9pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

9pm; Free DENIZEN HALL Champ City Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

WINSPEAR CENTRE Raffi 40 years of singable songs; 1pm & 4:30pm; $30.50-$68

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/ indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic hip-hop and reggae; Underdog: hip-hop open Mic

followed by DJ Marack THE COMMON Get Down

It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with Wright & Wong, Dane EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR

Resident DJs playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover ENVY NIGHT CLUB

Resolution Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB

Saturday Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM

HAVE MERCY YEG Music

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

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

Wooftop: Metal Mondays with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Sunday

BLUES ON WHYTE Lazy Mike

MOONSHINERS Sunday

CAFE BLACKBIRD Edmonton

THE BUCKINGHAM Dune

Noon Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm

Ukulele Circle; 6:30pm; Free

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

CHA ISLAND Karaoke

Rats with Husk, Street League with Hockey Dads; 8pm; $12 (adv)

Monday

JT'S BAR AND GRILL

NEWCASTLE PUB Sunday Soul Service: acoustic open stage; Every Sun, 3pm

Stage; 7-11pm

Karaoke; Every Tue-Wed

HAVE MERCY Mississippi

LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open Jam Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge

LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Tuesday

MAMA'S GIN JOINT

Sun; 9:30pm

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

ON THE ROCKS Party

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every

Panther; 9pm SANDS INN & SUITES Open Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm

Happy Hour featuring Chef; 5:30pm NEW WEST HOTEL The PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme

TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul, motown, funk, R&B and more with DJs Ben and Mitch; every Sat; 9pm-2am

YARDBIRD SUITE Yardbird

UNION HALL D.R.I; 7pm

Suite Jazz Orchestra with guest conductor Jerrold Dubyk; 1:30pm (doors), 2pm (show); $24 (members), $28 (guests)

Every Fri-Sat

Classical

SUN APR 23

ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 109th

Song Stage Hosted by Rhea March; Every Sun, 6:3010pm; Free AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show;

Every Sun, 9pm BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm

Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival; Runs until Apr 28 JUBILEE AUDITORIUM

Cinderella; 2pm & 7:30pm; $20-$120 (Ticketmaster) LENDRUM MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH Sing

Me Another Story; 7pm; Admission by donation WINSPEAR CENTRE

Tchaikovsky & Chopin; 2pm; $24-$59 • The Gospel Side of Elvis; 7:30pm; $40-$49.50

DJs

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Jazz Brunch with Jim Findlay; 9am-2:30pm; Cover by donation

Sun

BLUES ON WHYTE The Mike

GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ;

Mackenzie Band; 9pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every

8pm

DRAKE HOTEL Sunday

Jamming; Every Sun, 2pm; No minors

MON APR 24

Fiddlers Association: Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted

by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30pm STARLITE ROOM Weedeater

with Primitive Man; 8pm (doors), 9pm (show); $23; 18+ only WINSPEAR CENTRE Jackson Browne; 7:30pm; $53-$103

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 109th

Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival; Runs until Apr 28

9:30pm

Open Mic; Every Tue, 9pm; Starts Jan 3; Free NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Big

Dreamer Jam featuring Amy Metcalfe; 8pm NEW WEST HOTEL The

Ride; 9pm O’BYRNE’S Guinness Celtic

jam every Tue; 9:30pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday

Session: Peter Belec Trio; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 109th

Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival; Runs until Apr 28

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/ indie; Every Tue

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR

JT'S BAR AND GRILL

Karaoke; Every Tue-Wed

BLUES ON WHYTE Lazy Mike

& The Rockin' Recliners; 9pm

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

W/ BEACH SLANG

Happy Hour featuring Trace Italian; 5:30pm • Emo Night hosted by local pop-punk princess Katie Sutton; 8pm; $5 (door)

MAY/2

MRG CONCERTS & JCL PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

NEW WEST HOTEL The

MAY/3

CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENTS

MAY/4

UBK PRESENTS

Ride; 9pm ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass

jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Guests and newcomers always welcome; every Wed, 7pm; $2 (donation, per person), free coffee available Karaoke Wednesday SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4

Dollar Bill Country Jam; 7pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.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–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 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 DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8/MAMA'S PIZZA 7317-101 Ave NW EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW

ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780.

424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN 10200-102 Ave THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca 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 JT'S BAR AND GRILL 1107 Knottwood Road East JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LENDRUM MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 11210-59 Ave NW MAMA'S GIN JOINT 11723 Jasper Ave, 780.705.0998, mamasginjoint.com 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'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 PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 9135-146 St NW PINT–DOWNTOWN 10125-109 St NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave POURHOUSE BISTRO & TAPROOM 10354-82 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St ROBERTSON-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH 10209-123 St NW ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE– CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 73 St & 112 Ave ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead

MRG CONCERTS PRESENTS

MAY/6

ALLEVIATE ALBUM RELEASE SHOW

MAY/7

CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENTS

HED P.E. W/ GUESTS MRG CONCERTS PRESENTS

MAY/12 PLANET X W/ NADA DEVA, KALI YUGA & THE GENESA PROJECT ASTRAL HARVEST & THE GENESA PROJECT PRESENT

Main Floor: DJ Late Fee;

Every Wed PINT DOWNTOWN Wild Wing Wednesdays at the Pint with DJ Thomas Culture; Every Wed, 10pm

Trail SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch. com STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TIRAMISU 10750-124 St TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 10014-81 Ave NW, 780.433.1604, trinity-lutheran. ab.ca UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe. com Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428

SAID THE WHALE W/ THE FAST ROMANTICS

MAY/12 PRINCESS NOKIA W/ GUESTS

MAY/13 ANDY C (RAM RECORDS UK) W/ GUESTS UBK IN ASSOCIATION WITH YEG D&B AND FUNK BUNKER PRESENT

VENUEGUIDE 9910 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS– MACEWAN 10050 MacDonald Dr NW 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 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR #1638, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722, aussierulesedmonton.com BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU

W/ DEXTRESS, A GENTLEMAN’S PACT, ECHOES OF APATHY

Classical

Buie; 9pm

HAMMERFALL W/ DELAIN

MAY/5

TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;

9pm

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

TIMBER TIMBRE W/ THE WOODEN SKY

W/ TAIKI NULIGHT FREE FOR MEMBERS

THE PROVINCIAL PUB

Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival; Runs until Apr 28

TUE APR 25

APR/29 SOLD OUT JIMMY EAT WORLD

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

WED APR 26

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

UNK PRESENTS

Wednesday Karaoke; Every Wed, 9pm; Free

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with

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

ALL SHOWS 18+ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

APR/22 STICKYBUDS W/ FORT KNOX 5

Dang Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm

ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 109th

BLUES ON WHYTE Jason

MAIN ROOM

Karaoke Kraziness with host Ryan Kasteel; 8pm2am

Taco Tuesday with resident DJs

Eddie Lunchpail

WWW.STARLITEROOM.COM

KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE

DJs

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic

TICKETS FOR STARLITE ROOM SHOWS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

Wednesdays Live Piano Karaoke featuring the Fab Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open

Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

10030 - 102 STREET

9:30pm HAVE MERCY Whiskey

GAS PUMP Karaoke;

Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm

THE ALMANAC Sunday

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle

Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg

GAS PUMP Karaoke;

Karaoke night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB

StarliteRoom

open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

Futures Fest Musical Theatre Final Showcase; 12pm; No cover • Vibe on Sundays, presented by: Alize and Koba; 9pm; No cover

Ride; 9pm

Edmonton Band Aid V Music Festival in Support of Little Warriors; 2pm; $25 (adv), $30 (door); Available at edmontonbandaid.com

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed

& The Rockin' Recliners; 9pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The

ALBERTA AVIATION MUSEUM

Jazz; Every Wed, 9pm

Jam out in your Jammies; Every Sun, 3-10pm; Free

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

Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs;

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

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

JUN/2

UBK PRESENTS

JUN/3

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

SPACE JESUS W/ WICK IT THE INSTIGATOR HOLLERADO W/ LITTLE JUNIOR, EVERETT BIRD

THE STARLITE ROOM IS A PRIVATE VENUE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. IF YOU REQUIRE A MEMBERSHIP YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE AT THE VENUE PRIOR TO / OR AFTER THE DOOR TIMES FOR EACH SHOW.

LOWER HALL (BRIXX)

VUEWEEKLY.com | APR 20 – APR 26, 2017

ALL SHOWS 18+ ONLY

APR/21 GRZ REKORDS

SHOWCASE

APR/24 WEEDEATER W/ PRIMITIVE MAN CONCERTWORKS & CROWN OF VISERYS

MAY/19 ASTRONAUTALIS W/ TRANSIT 22, BROM JCL PRODUCTIONS & CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

TOWANDA, EMPTY HEADS, MAY/27 P.M.M.A. W/ FEED DOGS MUSIC 17

EVENTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: lisTiNgs@vueweeklY.COM FAX: 780.426.2889 DEADLINE: FriDaY aT 3pM

COMEDY BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's, 11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free

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

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Ethan Sir; Apr 21-22

COMEDY ON THE ROCKS • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • A weekly comedy show featuring rotating headliners and more • Every Sun, 7-8:45pm

(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

BRAZILIAN ZOUK DANCE CLASSES • Spazio

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

LOTUS QIGONG • SAGE downtown 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.695.4588 • Attendees can raise their vital energy with a weekly Yixue practice • Every Fri, 2-3:30pm • Free

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 and Les Paul Standard; Pink Floyd-ish originals plus great covers of classics: some free; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages

MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game

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 & Wed, 7pm • $5

3728-106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

780.483.5999 • Josh Wolf; Apr 20-23 • Rory Albanese; Apr 26-30

DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park • westernwinds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer.

An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free

EL COMEDY • El Cortez Mexican Kitchen +

EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) •

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM •

Tequila Bar, 8230 Gateway Blvd • Hosted by Dion Arnold with weekly headliners and guest comics • Every Wed, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show) • No cover

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

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

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-

THE NAKED MAGICIANS • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave NW • nakedmagicians.com • Known as the world's naughiest magic show • Apr 26, 7:30pm • $39.50-$52.50 • 18+ only

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 10728-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm

115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm

ODD WEDNESDAY • Sewing Machine Factory, 9562-82 Ave • debutantescomedy@gmail.com • thedebutantes.ca • A sketch (and other) comedy showcase featuring local, national and international acts. Hosted by the Debutantes • Every 2nd Wed, 8:30-11pm • $5

TERRY FATOR • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • rivercreeresort. com • Apr 22, 7pm (doors), 9pm (show) • Tickets start at $59.99 • 18+ only

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

FRIDAY NIGHT STOMP! • Sugar Foot Ballroom, 10019-80 Ave NW • 587.786.6554 • dance@ sugarswing.com • sugarswing.com • Swing dance social • Every Fri-Sat, 8pm (beginner lesson begins) • $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • All ages

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BASIC TOOL TRAINING WORKSHOP • HFH Prefab Shop,

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON

14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 237 • hfh. org/volunteer • hfh.org/volunteer/basic-tooltraining • For people interested in volunteering with HFH. Includes an orientation and practice with various tools • Apr 29 & May 5, 6, 13, 19, 26, 27, 8:30am-4:30pm • Free

• 8307-109 St • amnesty@edmontonamnesty. org • edmontonamnesty.org • Meet the 4th Tue each month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul, Aug, Dec) • Free

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION NIGHT • Habitat for Humanity

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PAINT SPOT 10032 81 Ave 780.432.0240 paintspot.ca Holbein Pastel & Watercolour Tastings with Jamie-Lou Nicol at The Art Bar, Sat, April 24 Holbein Acrylic & Gels Tastings with Jamie-Lou Nicol at The Art Bar, Sun, April 23. Demos at 1, 2, 3, & 4PM each day. $5 to reserve a seat; free to stand.

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NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall,

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

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free

PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@ gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy, #103-10324-82 Ave • capoeiraacademy.ca • Brazil's traditional game of agility and trickery • Every Sat, 2:30pm • Free • All ages

SACRED CIRCLE DANCE • Riverdale Hall, 9231-100 Ave • Dances are taught to a variety of songs and music. No partner required • Every Wed, 7-9pm • $10 SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP • Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, 5215-87 St • 780.452.4661 • schizophrenia.ab.ca • The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta offers a variety of services and support programs for those who are living with the illness, family members, caregivers, and friends • 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7-9pm • Free

SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 1022597 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

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 1043383 Ave NW • 780.554.6133 • Instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light. Learn a simple technique that will lift you above life's stresses • Every Sun, 5pm • Free SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common

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Chalk It Up on the Ave happens every year! We are looking for Edmonton chalk artists to submit their work and play on Alberta Avenue!

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for artists of all modalities to share their work with the community at Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival. If you are a vendor, a visual artist, have a workshop to offer or any other way you would like to share your art with the community, we would like to invite you to be a part of our festival, June 3 and 4.

Email heartcityart@gmail.com or visit our website: heartcityfest.com

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TABLE TOP AND BOARD GAME NIGHT • The Carrot, 9351-118 Ave NW • Featuring a selection of over 20 board games, the entertainment budget only counts to coffee • Apr 25, 6:30-9pm

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 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 • Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion, 11150-82 St; 780.902.4605; norwoodtoastmasters.org; Every Thu, Oct 13-Jun 29, 7:30-9:30pm; Guests are free • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • Generating Power Speakers: EPCOR Tower, 10423101 St NW: Meeting will take place on the 8th floor, 780.392.5331 (Phil); 1st and 3rd Tue each month, 12:05-1:05pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until Jun, 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); 780.437.1136 (Mark) or 780.463.5331 (Antonio); yclubtoastmasters@ gmail.com; Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month

WASKAHEGAN TRAIL ASSOCIATION GUIDE HIKE: BATTLE RIVER EAST TO REST & BE THANKFUL HILL • Superstore Calgary Trail NW corner parking lot • 780.672.2873 • waskahegantrail.ca • Apr 23, 8:45am-3pm

WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood Rd • wildroseantiquecollectors.ca • Collecting and researching items from various periods in the history of Edmonton. Presentations after club business. Visitors welcome • Meets the 4th Mon of every month (except Jul & Dec), 7:30pm

WOMEN'S CRICKET • Edmonton Indoor Cricket and Baseball Ltd, 7031-56 Ave • incogswomens@gmail.com • Learn the game of cricket.

The group plays for fun and no experience is necessary • Every Fri, 8-10pm • $5

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS LUNCH AND LEARN: URBAN COYOTES IN conflict or coexiStence? • Stanley Milner Library in Enterprise Square (10212 Jasper Ave) • edmontonsocialplanning.ca • Learn how to feel safe around coyotes while supporting their coexistence and share stories in a lunchtime presentation and conversation • Apr 20, 12-1pm • Free (register at Eventbrite)

URBAN GREEN COHOUSING INFORMATION SESSION • Strathcona Community League, 10139-87 Ave NW • hello@urbangreencohousing.ca • urbangreencohousing.ca • For those looking for people of all ages who share a desire to live in an environmentallyresponsible and community-minded environment in Edmonton’s urban core • Apr 23 (2-4pm), May 10 (7-9pm), Jun 4

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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 • tuff69@telus. net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/ calendar.html • DrOp iN hOurs: Mon-Fri 12-7pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • YOga: (all ages), 4th Mon of every month, for any stage • FierCe FuN: (24 and under) Alternating Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JaMOuT: (12-24) Alternating Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • TwO spiriT gaTheriNg: 4th Wed of every month, 6-8pm, gathering for First Nations Two Spirit people • MeDiTaTiON: (all ages) 3rd Thu of each month, 5:30-6:45pm • MeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculine-identified • wOMeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOvies & gaMes NighT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • arTs & iDeNTiTY: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MeN TalkiNg wiTh priDe: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CreaTiNg saFer spaCes TraiNiNg: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or half-day options • Queer MeNTOrship prOgraM: (Youth: 12-24) (Adults-26+) Queer to Queer Mentoring TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • swiMMiNg: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • waTer pOlO: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • YOga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • TaekwONDO: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • aBs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • DODgeBall: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • ruNNiNg: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • spiN: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• vOlleYBall: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • MeDiTaTiON: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • BOarD gaMes: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • all BODies swiM: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 846881 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings SPECIAL EVENTS 26TH ANNUAL GARLIC FESTIVAL • Sorrentino’s • sorrentinos.com • Eat, drink and stink.

Featuring dishes with garlic and more • Apr 21, Apr 26, Apr 30 109TH EDMONTON KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL • Alberta College Campus, MacEwan University, 10050 MacDonald Drive • 780.488.3498 • musicfest@edmontonkiwanis.com • edmontonkiwanis.com/musicfest • A competitive music festival. Featuring Choirs, bands, singers, pianists, guitarists, harpists, speech students and more • Apr 10-28 • Free

CRAFT BANQUE: ARTISAN POP-UP MARKET • Art Gallery of St. Albert, 19 Perron Street, St. Albert • 780.651.7202 • rentalsales@artsandheritage.ca • artgalleryofstalbert.ca/exhibitionsevents/events • Apr 22, 11am-3pm • Free

EDMONTON MOTORSHOW • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave NW • edmontonmotorshow. com • Showcasing 500,000 square feet for all auto lovers • Apr 20-23 • $13-$36

INDIE HANDMADE CRAFT SHOW • Hole’s Greenhouses at the Enjoy Centre • 613.241.5777 • indiehandmade.ca • St. Albert’s newest holiday shopping event, bringing together the very best that the Canadian Handmade community has to offer to shoppers looking for the perfect gift • Apr 21-23 • $5 (general admission), free (children 12 & under)

FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): After George Washington was elected as the first President of the United States, he had to move from his home in Virginia to New York City, which at the time was the center of the American government. But there was a problem: He didn't have enough cash on hand to pay for his long-distance relocation, so he was forced to scrape up a loan. Fortunately, he was resourceful and persistent in doing so. The money arrived in time for him to attend his own inauguration. I urge you to be like Washington in the coming weeks, Aries. Do whatever's necessary to get the funds you need to finance your life's next chapter.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Fantasize about sipping pear nectar and listening to cello music and inhaling the aroma of musky amber and caressing velvet, cashmere and silk. Imagine how it would feel to be healed by inspiring memories, sweet awakenings, shimmering delights and delicious epiphanies. I expect experiences like these to be extra available in the coming weeks.

But they won't necessarily come to you freely and easily. You will have to expend effort to ensure they actually occur. So be alert for them. Seek them out. Track them down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Contagion may work in your favor, but it could also undermine you.

On the one hand, your enthusiasm is likely to ripple out and inspire people whose help you could use. On the other hand, you might be more sensitive than usual to the obnoxious vibes of manipulators. But now that I've revealed this useful tip, let's hope you will be able to maximize the positive kind of contagion and neutralize the negative. Here's one suggestion that may help: visualize yourself to be surrounded by a golden force field that projects your good ideas far and wide even as it prevents the disagreeable stuff from leaking in.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A reader named Kris X sent me a rebuke. "You're not a guru or a shaman," he sneered. "Your horoscopes are too filled with the slippery stench of poetry to be useful for spiritual seekers." Here's my response: "Thank you, sir! I don't consider myself a guru or shaman, either. It's not my mission to be an allknowing authority who hands down foolproof advice. Rather, I'm an apprentice to the muse of curiosity. I like to wrestle with useful, beautiful paradoxes. My goal is to be a joyful rebel stirring up benevolent trouble, to be a cheerleader for the creative imagination." So now I ask you, my fellow Cancerian: How do you avoid getting trapped in molds that people pressure you to fit inside? Are you skilled at being yourself even if that's different

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from what's expected of you?

What are the soulful roles you choose to embody despite the fact that almost no one understands them? Now is a good time to meditate on these matters.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the coming weeks, there will be helpers whose actions will nudge you—sometimes inadvertently—toward a higher level of professionalism. You will find it natural to wield more power and you will be more effective in offering your unique gifts. Now maybe you imagine you have already been performing at the peak of your ability, but I bet you will discover—with a mix of alarm and excitement—that you can become even more excellent.

Be greater, Leo! Do better! Live stronger! (P.S.: As you ascend to this new level of competence, I advise you to be humbly aware of your weaknesses and immaturities. As your clout rises, you can't afford to indulge in selfdelusions.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I love to see you Virgos flirt with the uncharted and the uncanny and the indescribable. I get thrills and chills whenever I watch your fine mind trying to make sense of the fabulous, the foreign and the unfathomable. What other sign can cozy up to exotic wonders and explore forbidden zones with as much no-nonsense pragmatism as you? If anyone can capture greased lightning in a bottle or get a hold of magic beans that actually work, you can.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A friend told me about a trick used by his grandmother, a farmer. When her brooding hens stopped laying eggs, she would put them in pillowcases that she then hung from a clothesline in a stiff breeze. After the hens got blown around for a while, she returned them to their cozy digs.

The experience didn't hurt them, and she swore it put them back on track with their egg-laying.

I'm not comfortable with this strategy. It's too extreme for an animal-lover like myself. (And I'm glad I don't have to deal with recalcitrant hens.) But maybe it’s an apt metaphor or poetic prod for your use right now. What could you do to stimulate your own creative production?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Now would be an excellent time to add deft new nuances to the ways you kiss, lick, hug, snuggle, caress and fondle. Is there a worthy adventurer who will help you experiment with these activities?

If not, use your pillow, your own body, a realistic life-size robot or your imagination. This exercise will be a good warm-up for your other assignment, which is to upgrade your intimacy skills.

How might you do that? Hone and refine your abilities to get close to people. Listen deeper,

collaborate stronger, compromise smarter and give more. Do you have any other ideas?

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“Hm...”-- I think it’s stuck in the middle.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "If I had nine hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first six sharpening my ax," said Abraham Lincoln, one of America's most productive presidents. I know you Sagittarians are more renowned for your bold, improvisational actions than your careful planning and strategic preparation, but I think the coming weeks will be a time when you can and should adopt Lincoln's approach. The readier you are, the freer you'll be to apply your skills effectively and wield your power precisely.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Zoologists say that cannibalizing offspring is common in the animal kingdom, even among species that care tenderly for their young. So when critters eat their kids, it's definitely "natural." But I trust that in the coming weeks, you won't devour your own children. Nor, I hope, will you engage in any behavior that metaphorically resembles such an act. I suspect that you may be at a low ebb in your relationship with some creation or handiwork or influence that you generated out of love. But please don't abolish it, dissolve it or abandon it. Just the opposite. In fact, intensify your efforts to nurture it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your astrological house of communication will be the scene of substantial clamour and ruckus in the coming weeks. A bit of the hubbub will be flashy but empty.

But much of it should be pretty interesting, and some of it will even be useful. To get the best possible results, be patient and objective rather than jumpy and reactive. Try to find the deep codes buried inside the mixed messages. Discern the hidden meanings lurking within the tall tales and reckless gossip. If you can deal calmly with the turbulent flow, you will give your social circle a valuable gift.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): The best oracular advice you'll get in the coming days probably won't arise from your dreams or an astrological reading or a session with a psychic, but rather by way of seemingly random signals, like an overheard conversation or a sign on the side of a bus or a scrap of paper you find lying on the ground. And I bet the most useful relationship guidance you receive won't be from an expert, but maybe from a blog you stumble upon or a barista at a café or one of your old journal entries. Be alert for other ways this theme is operating, as well.

The usual sources may not have useful info about their specialties. Your assignment is to gather up accidental inspiration and unlikely teachings. V

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1 “Listen up,” long ago 5 Allude (to) 10 1/8 of a fluid ounce 14 Perennial succulent 15 “I’d Be Surprisingly Good For You” musical 16 Certain mortgage, informally 17 Extinct New Zealand birds 18 Current host of “Late Night” 20 Far from optimal 22 Basic PC environment 23 Like lycanthropes 24 JetÈ, for one 26 Grand Coulee or Aswan, e.g.

28 “Kilroy Was Here” rock group 30 Anthony of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 34 Go off to get hitched 36 Mr. Burns’s word 38 This and that 39 Ceilings, informally 40 Past time 41 Emo band behind 2003’s “The Saddest Song” 43 “Ad ___ per aspera” 44 They may use tomatoes or mangoes 45 “Am ___ Only One” (Dierks Bentley song) 47 Jan. 1, e.g.

48 Dwarf planet that dwarfs Pluto 50 ___ ipsum (faux-Latin phrase used as placeholder text) 52 Longtime “Saturday Night Live” announcer Don 55 Epiphany 59 “Way to botch that one” 61 Elevator innovator Elisha 62 In ___ (properly placed) 63 “___, With Love” (Lulu hit sung as an Obama sendoff on “SNL”) 64 Golden goose finder 65 Trial run 66 Enclosures to eds.

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7 Needs no tailoring 8 “I Love Lucy” neighbor 9 Zodiac creature 10 Times to use irrigation 11 Sax player’s item 12 “The Mod Squad” coif 13 Battleship call 19 It may be sent in a blast 21 One way to crack 25 ___ out a living (just gets by) 26 IOUs 27 Hawaii hello 29 II to the V power 31 Genre for Cannibal Corpse or Morbid Angel 32 Start 33 Great value 35 Ended gradually 37 “Oh, well!”

39 Actor Oka of “Heroes” 42 Deck for a fortuneteller 43 Prefix with space or plane 46 They clear the bases 49 Island with earth ovens called ‘umus 51 Eggplant, e.g.

52 Sound from an exam cheater 53 Frenchman’s female friend 54 Decomposes 56 “Bonanza” son 57 Kroll of “Kroll Show” 58 Admonishing sounds 60 Abbr. after Shaker or Cleveland ©2017 Jonesin' Crosswords

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I’m a queer girl living with a male partner. This weekend, we found ourselves in an after-hours club, made some new friends, and ended up at a house with two other guys and a girl. Things were pretty playful with everyone except for one of the guys. We all wanted him gone, but he wouldn’t take the hint. He bought the booze for the after-party, so we were a little unsure of the etiquette of asking him to leave. Neither I nor the other girl was interested. I made it clear that penetration was off the menu for me, and everyone respected this—except the one guy. He asked if I would do anal, and I refused. He shoved his fingers in my ass, and I stopped him.

I positioned myself away from him, but he somehow got behind me again and put his bare dick in my ass—though barely. The host pulled him off me. We were admittedly all a bit fucked up from partying. I had a stern talk with him about respecting consent— but when I felt his dick enter me from behind a second time, I got upset. My boyfriend threatened him, and the guy punched my boyfriend and broke my sweetheart’s nose. The host threw the guy out with no pants, so he had a well-deserved walk of shame. We don’t know the guy’s last name, so we can’t charge him. My question is this: As a couple, we enjoy threesomes/moresomes/swingers clubs, etc., and this wasn’t the first time a fun night was ruined by a persistent dick monster. Do you have any suggestions for dealing with pricks like these?

Sober and not horny me has all the answers, but when I’m feeling violated and vulnerable, and distracted by whatever dick/ pussy is in my face, I’m not the loudmouthed feminist bitch I usually am. We all agree he should have been kicked out before the offenses added up. Maybe he should have been kicked out when we all agreed we weren’t comfortable with him playing with us. What’s the etiquette of telling someone they can’t join in? I’m done dancing around assholes’ feelings.

QUEER UNICORN EXHAUSTED ENTERTAINING NUMBSKULLS “Persistent dick monster” (PDM) is putting it mildly, QUEEN. This guy sexually assaulted you and physically assaulted your boyfriend—that guy is a VSP (violent sexual predator), not a PDM. And even if you don’t know his last name, report the night’s events to the police. It’s possible this asshole is already known to the cops—hell, it’s possible he assaulted someone else on his pantsless way home and they’re already holding him and they’d be happy to add more charges to the ones this asshole is already facing.

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I’m not saying you have to report him, of course. It’s estimated that only 15 to 35 percent of all sexual assaults are reported to the police, and only nine percent of all accused rapists are prosecuted.

While recognizing some folks have legitimate reasons for not going to the cops, we need to get those numbers up—because unreported rapes and sexual assaults can’t be prosecuted.

As for preventing a PDM/VSP from ruining your future threesomes/moresomes, etc., advance planning—and familiarity among participants—is the best way to ensure a good experience.

Spontaneous can be fun, but it’s difficult to pull off safely with groups—spontaneous fun can be difficult to pull off safely in pairs.

Another lesson to be learned from this encounter: Getting shitfaced/shtoned/shwasted may not be the best plan. It’s often the worst plan—getting fucked up rarely results in good sex, even between people who fuck on the regular. Plus, it’s easier to ignore red flags/gut feelings when you can barely shee shtraight. Having to remind someone about consent is a major red flag, QUEEN, and one we’re likelier to overlook when we’re shwasted. In a situation where you’re receiving unwanted touches, your polite dismissal of them should be enough.

If this reminder has to be repeated twice, that participant should have their pass to moresome mountain revoked immediately.

Two final takeaways: Even kind and decent people can be terrible about taking hints—especially when doing so means getting cut out of a drunken fuckfest. So don’t hint, tell. There’s no rule of etiquette that can paper over the discomfort and awkwardness of that moment, so your group’s designated speaker-upper will just have to power through it.

And if you’re going to drink and group in the future, QUEEN, hew to a strict BYOB policy. You don’t ever want to be in a position where you hesitate to show someone the door because they brought the booze.

LIKE CLOCKWORK

My wife and I are newlyweds.

My wife wants sex two to three times a week, which matches up perfectly with my desires. But her desire for sex peaks around 3 to 5 a.m. She’s a morning person with insomnia, and I’m a night owl and a heavy sleeper. She’s tried to wake me up for sex, and my unconscious self has rejected her multiple times (I never remember this). When I do wake up, the halfconscious romps we have aren’t really satisfying. My sexual desire peaks midday and after work when I have more energy to have sex or come up with a fun bondage scene. But when she gets home, she usually has a series of

chores or projects that take up all her attention.

INSOMNIA NOW SUSPECTED OF MAKING NIGHTS INCREDIBLY AWKWARD Your wife needs to save chores and projects for 3 to 5 a.m.— provided no power tools are involved—and reserve the early evening hours for romps and creative bondage scenes.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

My husband and I have been together for six years and are quite happy, much to the chagrin of his family. They are Islamophobic, antichoice, Fox News–watching, conservative Catholics. They began writing us letters about how they disapproved of us when we moved in together before marriage. One launched a campaign to break us up because they figured my then-boyfriend didn’t know I was bisexual. (He did, and I’m out very publicly.) They boycotted our wedding because it was not in a Catholic church. They would not come to a party we had because a Muslim friend would be there.

They’ve realized that in order for us to even rarely see them, they need to cool it, but they don’t think they have anything to apologize for. After Trump’s election, I’ve found it difficult to stomach them even in small doses. I grew up Catholic myself and was sent through gay conversion therapy, so I have a visceral reaction to this kind of bigotry, especially when it is directed toward my family of choice. My husband is also appalled by them and always puts us first, but the idea of not retaining a connection to his family of origin hurts him. Do I suffer the occasional visit? Help!

SHOULDN’T HUBBY UNLOAD THESE OUTRAGEOUSLY UNENLIGHTENED TURDS For the sake of your marriage, SHUTOUT, you should suffer the occasional visit—whether your husband sees his family on his own or you’re along for the ride— without punishing your husband for it. Remember: You’re in this together, and private jokes, surreptitious eye-rolls and pot lozenges can go a long way toward making these events not just bearable but (mischievously) pleasurable. And seeing as you’ve already trained his family to cool it by cutting back on your time with them—a strategy I recommend—you can train them to keep things civil, hate-free, and non-biphobic by warning them in advance that you will get up and leave if they say anything shitty or unkind to you, about you, or in front of you. Then follow through.

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