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Alberta's eggs are still in one basket It's time for a real conversation about pipelines OK, Alberta: it's time for a genuine conversation.

Not a screaming and yelling match about manifestos and plans. Not name-calling based on where people are from or what they do for a living.

Not even empty rhetoric about jobs and the climate.

What we need is a serious, informed conversation about the future of our economy and what we want it to look like. A discussion about whether we are seriously interested in reducing our greenhouse-gas emissions as a province in the short to medium term and if so, how. About whether we actually want to reduce our economic and government dependence on the fossil-fuel sector and if so, how much we actually want to diversify our economy going forward. And we need to be clear on the fact that if we are serious about building a new relationship with indigenous peoples and communities, then that has serious implications not just for what kind of public policies we embrace, but also for how we develop and prioritize those policies in the first place.

These are not separate discussions and issues that can be addressed in

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isolation, because the answer to any one of the questions above will have an impact on our answer to every other one of the questions above. It's one big conversation we need to have, and we need to have it thoughtfully, with as much evidence and concrete information as we can find.

It's not enough to say that we need to build pipelines because we need jobs—we need to know how many jobs we are talking about and on what timeframe. If a pipeline to tidewater existed today—or two or more as the government is now suggesting— would there be any more jobs in Alberta than there are now? Ten years ago when our economy was booming, we couldn't find enough workers to fill the jobs we had. Won't an increase in oil prices bring more jobs and revenue to the province, whether we have new pipelines or not? Won't a drop in oil prices cost Alberta thousands of jobs and billions in revenues, whether we have new pipelines or not? Is the problem really that we don't have a pipeline to tidewater, or is it that our economy is too dependant on one volatile resource? And if it's the latter, won't the expansion of trans-

portation capacity, and by extension production, make our dependence worse?

Likewise, it's not enough to loudly assert that building new pipelines will either help or hurt our ability to meet our emissions and climate change targets. We need to know what level of bitumen production our current targets are based on, what the impact will be on emissions of projects that have already been approved, and how much production and emissions will increase beyond that as a result of these proposed timelines.

We need to keep in mind that the province's Climate Leadership Plan does not actually foresee a reduction in emissions in the short or medium term, but rather an eventual flatlining. If it is a reduction in emissions that we want, then we need to be clear about how expanding capacity and production will impact that.

Is the oil-and-gas sector our only option for job creation in Alberta, or is it possible to reduce emissions and create jobs at the same time? A new Greenpeace report says with the right investments and policies, Alber-

ta could create 145 000 new jobs in climate-friendly fields. If this number is accurate, how does it compare to the jobs that would be generated by investing all these resources and energy into pipelines?

The provincial government has embraced the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, and signalled its interest in building a new relationship with First Nations—one based on respect for their constitutional rights, protection of the land, air and water they depend on, economic self-sufficiency and cultural survival. How do we then ensure that whatever economic policies we develop going forward do not just take those goals into consideration, but actually include indigenous peoples in a genuine way in every step of policy development and implementation? How do we reconcile the government's push for pipelines and bitumen expansion with the fact that most First Nations, both on the proposed pipeline routes and downstream of the oilsands, have strongly stated their fundamental opposition to both?

In the end, it is clear that the Al-

berta government has decided that, given the general mood and dominant discourse in Alberta today, it has no choice politically but to support the building of new pipelines and the expansion of bitumen production. That's fair; that's what governments do.

What it means, however, is that it is now up to the rest of us to engage in these difficult conversations, figure out the policies we want and need going forward, and show the government that there are alternatives, both economically and politically.

Otherwise, we once again risk putting all our eggs in the oil-and-gas basket, without ever having had the conversation as to whether it's in our longterm collective interest. It will not be an easy conversation, but it is a necessary one, and it needs to include all of us and our government.V

The one consolation in this dreadful situation was that, until recently, it wasn't a tribal confrontation. In both Rwanda's genocide and Burundi's civil war, the majority Hutus (85 percent of the population) were on one side and formerly dominant Tutsi minority on the other. Since the civil war, however, Burundi's army has been evenly divided between the two ethnic groups, and the opposition groups have also included both Hutus and Tutsis.

The other besetting sin of African presidents, unfortunately, is that if they come from the biggest tribe (as they most often do), when they get into deep political trouble their default solution is to fall back on tribal loyalties. That is what Nkurunziza is doing now. The army is being purged of Tutsis, and the very same language used by the Hutus in the run-up to the Rwanda genocide is now being used by Nkurunziza's Hutu backers in Burundi.

Révérien Ndikuriyo, the president of the Burundian senate, has been referring to the regime's opponents as

"cockroaches" (the same word used for Tutsis by the Hutu extremists in Rwanda). He has even called on the government's supporters to "start work" ("kora"), which was the codeword used in Rwanda for the launch of the 1994 genocide.

Nkurunziza is trying to turn a political confrontation he might lose into an ethnic conflict that he could win, but the cost would be another genocide. The future of an entire country of 10 million people is being put at risk by his personal ambition.

The African Union offered to send 5000 soldiers to help quell the violence, but backed down when Nkurunziza objected. There are 19 000 United Nations peacekeepers just across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the political will to send them in is lacking.

So far the opposition parties (which are, of course, mostly Hutu) are resisting Nkurunziza's attempts to scapegoat the Tutsis, but in the world's poorest country many ordinary Hutus will be tempted to go along with the regime's lies in order to steal their Tutsi neighbours' land.

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Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

The views and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Institute.

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Burundi: the next genocide?

Hearing the same rhetoric used in Rwanda in 1994 The good news is that the killing in Burundi has not yet grown into a civil war like the one that killed 300 000 people in 1993 – 2005, let alone a genocide like the one that killed 800 000 people in neighbouring Rwanda in 1994. The bad news is that Burundi is getting there.

It's hard to speak well of Sepp Blatter, the disgraced former head of FIFA, the international football federation. But Africa would owe him a large debt of gratitude if he had persuaded Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza not to seek a third term, and instead to accept a job as FIFA's "ambassador for football" to the world.

When the story came out recently in Blatter's autobiography, the Swiss foreign ministry (which asked Blatter to make the offer) explained that "The intention was to contribute to a peaceful solution in order to prevent the current crisis in Burundi."

It might even have worked. Nkurunziza is a keen footballer, and he certainly has put aside enough money to retire on. But he chose to stay on and run for a third term, and started Burundi on the road back down to hell.

African presidents suffer from two besetting sins. One is the belief that they are irreplaceable: almost twothirds of African countries had twoterm presidential limits in their constitutions by 2000, but since then

10 of them have seen attempts by their presidents to remove the limit.

The most recent was Rwanda, where President Paul Kagame's last permitted term will now end in 2034.

But Nkurunziza's excuse was particularly pathetic. He became president at the end of the civil war in 2005, when the peace was precarious. There was no time for a presidential election, so he was elected to the presidency by a parliamentary vote.

On the basis of that, Nkurunziza began claiming last year that his first term shouldn't count towards his constitutional two-term limit because he was chosen by parliament and not by the people. Even Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe (seven terms and counting) saw the humour in that.

"They say the first term was not a real term," he said at an African Union summit last June, "but you were there for five years!"

Burundi's Constitutional Court accepted Nkuruniza's claim, however, as it would have been hazardous to

the members' health to do otherwise.

(One of the judges then fled the country, saying that they had all been bullied and threatened into giving that judgement.) The opposition parties all boycotted the election last July, so Nkurunziza "won"—and by then the level of violence was rising rapidly.

The killing started after a failed

If governments fail to resolve these comprehensive land claims, or modern treaties, they have free reign on lands that they may not legally have rights to.

military coup that tried to stop the sham election, and the reported death toll is now around 400. The known victims are mostly political activists and ordinary citizens murdered by the police in Bujumbura, the capital, but the real total of the killings must be far higher. Rural killings are rarely reported, but a quarter-million people have fled the country in the past year and now live in refugee camps in neighbouring countries.

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Careers in cannabis

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THE B*KING ROUTE IS HERE! CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON THE 102 AVENUE AND 83 AVENUE BIKE ROUTES The City of Edmonton is hosting pre-construction open houses to present construction staging for these two bike routes.

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he federal government's marijuana legalization plan couldn't have come at a better time—and no, this isn't a reference to it being announced on 420 (though that's admittedly pretty great). It's perfect timing for Women Grow, a networking organization whose Edmonton chapter is about to host the first of many networking events for women (and men) involved in the cannabis industry.

"The goal is to have a professional conversation about cannabis in Edmonton, in a city where there's not a lot of mainstream dialogue on this topic," Alison McMahon says. "In a lot of ways the horse is out of the barn: this is happening whether people like it or not. It's an opportunity, I think, to have a more elevated and mainstream conversation about the topic."

McMahon is the Edmonton chapter chair of Women Grow and owns a business called Cannabis at Work, which helps employees and employers understand how medical cannabis

needs to be approached and accommodated in the workplace. It's only one example of the multitude of cannabis-based businesses that exist—and McMahon notes that with the impending legalization of cannabis, the economic potential for other businesses is huge.

"There are a number of licensed producers, which are the Health Canada licensed growers," McMahon explains. "It's been in the news that they have way more stock—meaning the marijuana—than they can actually sell, so the industry today is in this interesting kind of holding place. But there's projects around once we see full legalization, that we could have a one billion dollars in tax revenue from that by 2020."

Edmonton's first Women Grow event will feature plenty of networking opportunities for attendees, as well as presentations from the event sponsors (NutraPonics Canada and

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Just Bio Fibre) and keynote speaker John Vidmar, COO of NGX Biologics.

McMahon explains that the goal is simply to create a forum for women to come together at any stage of participation in the cannabis industry— and men are welcome, too.

"The idea [is], this is happening, let's have a conversation about it, let's engage people around it, let's make it OK for people to be having these conversations," McMahon says. "It's intended to be an inclusive group and event, so if somebody's interested in learning more about this, they're more than welcome to attend—they don't have to be actively own a business in this space so far."

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Grassroots change

A group of medical students are promoting LGBTQ health education

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t's an obvious oversight, and so prevalent: medical professionals are often unprepared to address the specific needs of individuals in the LGBTQ community. In many cases, they're even totally unaware that such differences exist.

A group at the University of Alberta has been working to change this. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advocacy Committee was founded back in 2010 by a handful of medical students at the U of A. The initial goal was broad: to create safe spaces for and within medical school for LGBTQ students. Since then, however, the committee has successfully launched the annual Inclusive Health Conference and spearheaded curriculum improvements that provide doctors the education and tools they need to better connect with LGBTQ patients.

"We started realizing, as I was was starting to go through med school, and some of my classmates [were] as well, that we didn't really get a lot of education on how to care for patients who were sexual or gender minorities,"

Jocelyn Andruko, president of the committee, says. "For example, we were doing endocrinology and learning how to give hormone treatments and to treat people with hormone problems, and we didn't learn how to give someone hormone treatment if they were transgender—information like that, that we knew was out there."

Andruko, who is currently in her third year of med school and hopes to do a residency in emergency medicine, notes that the group just hosted the third year of the Inclusive Health Conference.

While making wholesale curriculum changes is very difficult, the conference was a manageable step that med students could achieve, she explains, and has been their main focus.

"After our first year that we hosted the conference, which was in 2014, myself and members of the conference were invited to a committee put on by the curriculum team at the Faculty of Medicine, to develop the learning objectives and the lectures and the content that we wanted to see taught within the medical school," she explains. "Some

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of it was taught [the] next year to myself and my classmates, which was really cool to see. There's still all sorts of improvement that could be made, but there's progress, and it was really cool to see that it was kind of inspired by something that we had done."

In recognition of their achievements, the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Advocacy Committee was chosen as the recipient of the 2016 U of A Community Leader Award. That was very exciting, Andruko says, but so was the spread of the committee's vision: a very similar group has originated in Calgary, and just hosted its own inaugural conference that was modelled after Edmonton's. Every school is pretty much on its own as far as such initiatives go, Andruko explains, but she hopes for more future collaboration between different universities.

"It highlights that the stuff that we're doing is important to people outside of our little med-school bubble," she says. "It's reassuring."

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Workplace deaths In Grant Notley Park on Thursday, April 28, you will find people gathered around the Broken Families Obelisk, a massive sculpture made of stainless steel, granite and concrete.

On each of its four sides, a silhouette of a family is cast in bronze—each with one family member missing to symbolize the one who went to work, but didn't come home.

At the obelisk and across the country on every April 28 since 1984, people remember the workers who are killed and injured on the job. In Alberta, we remember the 125 men and women who lost their lives at work in 2015 and the four who have fallen so far this year.

Last month was the 12th anniver-

sary of Bill C-45, often referred to as the Westray Bill, which amended the Criminal Code to establish a crime of occupational health and safety criminal negligence. The 2004 amendment followed the 1992 mine disaster that caused the deaths of 26 Nova Scotia miners.

By law, employers found guilty of negligence causing death can receive imprisonment up to and including a life sentence, and corporate defendants are liable to unlimited fines. In reality, little has changed.

Take the case of the two Chinese temporary foreign workers killed in a 2007 workplace accident at CNRL's Horizon Oil Sands site in northern Alberta, for example. An 18-page Al-

berta Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) report released this February—eight years after its completion—revealed that a lack of professional oversight and failure to follow the building code contributed to the deaths. In a case that screamed out for application of the C-45 provisions, no criminal charges were ever laid.

All of the charges laid against CNRL under OH&S legislation were stayed; no fatality inquest was held until the inquiry was reopened in February.

When a worker dies and there is negligence involved, it's a criminal offence in this country. It's about time the provincial ministers of justice and attorneys general directed police forces to start treating it as such.V

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he Edmonton Resilience Festival has lived up to its namesake and is back for a second year.

Last year's inaugural festival introduced Edmontonians to the idea of resilience, a quality that can take innumerable shapes and forms. Through hands-on workshops and activities, conversation cafés and networking, the festival aims to give the public a way to expand their own resilience, and, in turn, that of the broader community. About half of the workshops involve food in some capacity: from sausage-making to beekeeping to creating a food forest in your backyard.

"It's being able to adapt in a really healthy, positive and collective way," Tonia LaRiviere explains. She's the festival director and a member of the steering committee (PR and community outreach) of The Local Good, the networking organization that hosts the Resilience Festival.

A number of things have changed since last year, the biggest being the dates: last year, the festival was held in February and a snowstorm interfered

with some of the events and suppressed attendance numbers; it also meant that it was difficult to get food trucks at the event.

"There was quite a bit of an oversight on our part, [of] a vegan component to the food choices," LaRiviere says.

"We rectified that this year. We do have vegan options. We have two food trucks coming, and then Sarah Jackson from Luzzara is going to be on site and she's going to offer up some glutenfree, vegan fresh baking, and coffee and tea."

Workshop tickets are also being sold individually, instead of in "streams" as they were last year. LaRiviere notes that a few of them are more expensive than the average of $20, but that's to cover the cost of materials; participants will be taking something home with them from those workshops (homemade jam, a bee hotel). Most of the events are being held in the festival's original location at the Boyle Street Plaza, though a few are taking place at other spots around town.

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Fri, Apr 29 – Sun, May 1 Boyle Street Plaza edmontonresiliencefestival.com Resilience is intangible, but its resistance to being pigeonholed is key to its very nature; it's also something that LaRiviere feels everyone needs to develop and evolve.

"Resilience is part of the human condition," she says. "It's essential that we become resilient on some level, whether it's personal or within your neighbourhood. We just really want to make it clear that this is a festival for everybody and not just an isolated demographic.

"We kept [the definition] very broad," LaRiviere continues. "Personal resilience, community, neighbourhood, city resilience—which ultimately could make a difference in global resilience.

I mean, we're not going to be changing the systems overnight, but we can make really impactful changes to our own personal lives and the lives of our family and community within the course of a weekend."

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Pure Prairie Eating Plan

U of A researchers are being honoured for their evidence-based meal plan tes after using our resources," Chan explains. "Certainly that might not be true of absolutely everybody, but the reality is, if you read the nutrition guidelines for people with diabetes, they basically say follow ... Canada's Food Guide. The take-home message is that a healthy diet for people who have diabetes is the kind of diet that we would hope everybody would eat."

Because of this universal applicability—and its clinically proven results— over 4000 copies of PPEP have been sold or distributed to both the general public and healthcare professionals.

The book is accompanied by a website (pureprairie.ca), blog, quarterly newsletter and Facebook page.

A sequel is in the works, though there's no set release date for that yet.

Chan notes that it will follow a similar concept, but it will be organized by season this time. As with the first plan,

many of the recipes will come from their commodity partners: agricultural organizations like Alberta Livestock and Alberta Pulse Growers. Many of these groups provided financial support in publishing PPEP, and Chan notes that this is why they donate all proceeds from the book sales back to their research program at the U of A. "The whole concept is that if people are going to adopt a healthy eating pattern, then it needs to be something that they can sustain for a really long time—like decades. Fads just don't work in that kind of context," Chan says. "It's really a case of everything in moderation. ... It doesn't really make sense to make a villain out of one particular food, or one particular nutrient, because that's really not how we eat or what our bodies respond to. It's about variety and minimal processing and those sorts of things."

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PPEP was developed as a research project to support people living with chronic disease, particularly Type 2 diabetes. Chan and Bell conducted two studies in which people with diabetes were asked to follow the menu plan—which spans 28 days and includes recipes, shopping lists and nutritional information—and attend their education sessions.

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his season, Ainsley Hillyard has enriched the performances of numerous shows (from Theatre Network's The Other to Workshop West's Ursa Major) by choreographing movement pieces for other actors. But in Northern Light Theatre's WISH, Hillyard is finally getting a chance to appear on stage herself— as a 300-pound gorilla. "[This] kind of physicality is definitely a new thing to explore and a new modality of being," Hillyard says. "So that's been really exciting for me—to step into not even a new role, but a new species."

Hillyard plays Eliza, an eight-yearold silverback gorilla who's been rescued from a research lab by animal rights activists and is now being raised in the countryside as their adopted daughter. When signlanguage instructor JJ (Christopher Schulz) comes to teach her ASL, Eliza learns to communicate at a level which blurs the line between human and animal.

"If somebody who knows sign language comes to the show, we want it to be really specific so that they would know what we were saying even if we're not vocalizing," she says. "And [for] people that don't know sign language, obviously there will be inflections and context. So

they'll get the gist of it, but they might miss something that we actually say, like a certain specific word or a certain tone of what's going on.

Whereas someone who is fluent in ASL might catch things that other people won't."

In addition to learning all her lines in ASL, Hillyard also had to challenge herself physically to prepare for her role.

"I started rock climbing in January just to get my grip strength and my upper-body strength prepared ... I really want to captivate people with this performance. I don't want people to think: 'Oh, Ainsley's playing a monkey.' I want them to be like: 'That's a gorilla!'"

The choreographer and dancer focused on depicting the weight of her character, and the way in which her colossal power is tempered by a calm nature.

"They're massive, huge, powerful creatures that are so intelligent and so gentle and so trusting," she explains. "A big part of it has been about that weight, because I'm definitely not 300 pounds. But [also] how to actually physicalize myself—and not only physically, but in terms of having a presence, of being that weighted and taking up that

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much space, but in a very innocent and gentle way."

Hillyard hopes that WISH will make people think more about the fundamental similarities between humans and animals and the fundamentally unequal way that we treat them. She admits that it's not the hottest or most controversial topic, but she also thinks that we still have major cultural problems to address when it comes to animals.

"I'm hoping that it'll put a bit of a human face on animals," she says.

"Having a woman play a gorilla, for instance, might make people think about the treatment of animals and the equality of animals in a different way. To put a human face on a gorilla might make people more connected or more empathetic towards their situation."

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iven that the company often concerns itself with the darker sentiments of human interaction, it's been a relatively buoyant season for Theatre Network. So far, its main season's offered up a pair of musicals, neither lacking in depth— The Last Five Years featured the full arc of a relationship, one half starting at its beginning, the other at its end, while Klondykes took a genderbending look at the gold rush era—but not quite plumbing them for darkness, either.

Consider Gordon, then, a return to more familiar territory: the script, by Morris Panych, finds itself in an industry-derelict Hamilton. The titular would-be criminal, his pal and his girlfriend are in the midst of a break-and-enter when they encounter his father, also named Gordon. The scenario derails from there; it's not usual sort of warm family reunion, exactly, but that's one of the things (along with the complexity of that situation) that Ben Stevens and Patricia Cerra— both making their company debuts here—found particularly compelling.

"They all do bad things. They're all complicated people—which I like," Stevens notes, sitting backstage. "None of them are perfect; they're all deeply flawed, but I can get onboard with each character. I can cheer for this one for a little while, then I can cheer for this one for a little while. I feel for all of them."

"It's about what you know, and where you've come from," Cerra adds. "You are a product of

ARTIFACTS Raymond Biesinger / Thu, May 5 (doors at 7 pm, talk at 7:45 pm) Even if you don't know the name, it's pretty unlikely that you wouldn't recognize one of Raymond Biesinger's illustrations. One of Canada's most idiosyncratic image makers, the now-Montréal-based illustrator's works have popped up in places like The Economist, GQ, Wired, Sub Pop Records, and, uh, Vue (he's originally from Edmonton), among many more. (Plus, he plays in the Famines, one of Canada's most effectively scrappy rock 'n' roll duos.) The Graphic Designers of Canada's local chapter is bringing Biesinger back to town for a chat about design and illustration, but if you asked him about rock 'n' roll, I'm sure he'd be just as amiable. (Lift Interactive [10139 - 81 Ave] , $10.95 – $21.30) Blackheart Burlesque / Sat, Apr 30 (7 pm) The touring burlesque component of alt pinup site Suicide Girls has come through town before, brandishing its particular style of popculture coquetting. This return heralds a revamped setlist: under the choreography of Manwe Sauls-Addison—who's worked with the likes of Beyoncé, J-Lo and Lady Gaga—the

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Until Sun, May 15 (8 pm; 2 pm Sunday matinees) Directed by Bradley Moss The Roxy on Gateway, $24 – $30 your environment, and if you are conditioned to think a certain way, you will act a certain way— for them, what everyone is doing is right. They believe that that is the option and that is the correct one, which is so interesting. Because it throws you off your traditional train of thought."

Which isn't to say Gordon's sole concern is grit: it's a black comedy, and the actors note that playing bleak situations can bring out the deepest sort of comedy.

"The script, the way [the humour's] been dropped in: the horror of the situation is very bizarre, but you play the honesty of the words, and that's what makes the comedy pop," Cerra says.

"Which is so great in what Morris has done, and what makes it fun. We were talking today even, with a new energy in the [rehearsal] room, hearing a reaction at a certain moment, you're like, 'Oh yeah: I didn't even realize that that could pop out as funny, when something so traumatic is happening.'"

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troupe will tease out references to Star Wars, Zelda, A Clockwork Orange and Fifty Shades of Grey, among myriad others. (The Ranch, $32.50 or $102.50 VIP) @tensions / Until Fri, Apr 29 (7:30 pm; additional 2 pm matinee on Thursday) Chances are preeeeetty good you have some sort of social media presence, whether it's limited to a lone Facebook account or you lose sleep when your Klout score drops (and if you don't have any sort of social media, well, congratulations, you high-minded e-hermit). Directly or not, you're constantly curating your online presence and, in effect, your presence in the world.

And in an experimental blend of theatre and tech, @tensions—created by an ensemble of current and recent U of A students—looks to explore the compounding effects of how our online lives intertangle with our face-to-face ones. The show's Friday night performance will be livestreamed on HowlRound TV (howlround. com/tv), so you don't even have to leave your home to ask some questions about whether or not you spend too much time on the Internet.

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ob Baker practically collapses into his seat in the Citadel boardroom. It's exaggerated for effect—he grins as he groans—but it's in no way fake: on a break from rehearsing West Side Story and mere hours from the show's first preview audience, the drain of the last big push is palpable.

"I've been so busy on this show, it's all I'm thinking about," he admits. "But I'd be happy to be doing this show any time, especially a second time."

That first time was 11 years ago, so Baker's made it through the enduring musical's particular rigours before—"You can go in with a certain sense of confidence that somehow, in my vague memory, we pulled this off, so it's doable," he says—but this second go-around is in no way a replication. For starters, this West Side is getting a jagged, cold, abstracted design, to frame the violent world of New York gangs. Further to that, Baker's mounting it on totally different type of stage: the proscenium of Shoctor's been traded for the 3D thrust of the Maclab.

The adapted Romeo and Juliet story—set in 1957 New York, with young love blooming between members of bitterly rival gangs, each just attempting to carve out a space to call their own—will jut out into the audience, rather than halting at the lip of the stage. Which, given the sheer song-and-dance scope of the show, has been an adventure in staging.

"I don't think we've ever done a full-on dance show in that room. It's fun. It's interesting," Baker says."I think it's fitting really well. You're close—the fight scenes are really physical and animated, and aggressive, and some people are sitting as close as you and I are to pretty believably tough, sweaty sweatzone action. When the actors are doing some of the numbers, you actually feel a breeze on you in the audience. You're that close."

The cast are this year's graduates from the Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, which annually sees Baker, instructors and

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Until Sun, May 22 (7:30 pm; additional 1:30 pm matinees on Sunday) Directed by Bob Baker Citadel Theatre, $30 – $120.75 the participants decamp to the centre for five weeks of theatrical boot camp: unlearning bad habits and approaching different elements of the craft in an instruction-based setting. It’s a rare opportunity, once you're out of theatre school and into the professional world.

"A lot of them were musical-theatre people, and they hadn't said Shakespeare before, or Chekhov, ever. So they got deeply immersed in that and discovered, 'Hey, I can actually do this,'" Baker notes. "They've got the same kind of hunger that the characters in the play have, for protecting their turf. They have passion, and they've just turned that passion towards telling this story. They took it out of my hands quite quickly. I don't have to say, 'Mean this more!'—they get it, and they're ready to go, and they're ready to combat, and they're ready to commit."

This West Side Story also marks the end of Baker's final season as the Citadel's artistic director, though he isn't vanishing from the company. He'll continue to lead the professional program for a few years, and direct; but for the first time in a long time, he'll be able to focus solely on the art, without having to juggle the administrative duties alongside the shows.

"It's bittersweet," he admits. "I don't want to ever stop directing or teaching, but I don't necessarily need to be an administrative end of a large institution any longer, because that's a road I've travelled. I'm looking forward to not carrying that weight on a 24/7—for 17 years here—basis, and to be able to focus just on a show I'm doing."

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DANCE BALLROOM DANCE PARTY • Central Lions Recreation Centre, 11113-113 St • May 7, 7:45pm (door), 8-midnight (dance)

BURLESQUE MARATHONG - EDMONTON EDITION • Freemasons' Hall, 10318-100 Ave • hellothere@ violettecoquette.com • marathong.eventbrite.com • Cheer performers on as they put their best pasties forward on film in order to submit these acts to burlesque festivals, including the Edmonton and Calgary Burlesque Festivals • Apr 28, 6:30-9pm • $15 (adv), $20 (door)

com • The Opening Act: artwork by Natasha Pestich; Apr 28-Jun 11

Wednesdays: Every Wed, 6-9pm

ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron

ST ALBERT PLACE • 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • St. Albert

St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Overburden: artwork by Jessica Plattner; Mar 3-Apr 30 • High Energy 21: The Future Museum: artwork by St. Albert high schools; May 5-31; Opening reception: May 5, 6-8:30pm

Potters' Guild Show and Sale; Apr 28-30

ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL • 10830-109 Street NW

BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Sweet Jesus: artwork

by Borys Tarasenko; Mar 19-Apr 30

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Seeking Horizons: artwork

by Pascale Ouellet; Apr 29-May 13

CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA (CAVA)

THE TEA GIRL • 12411 Stony Plain Road •

• 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • savacava.com • Artwork

by Leonie Poole, Rhéa Royer Plouffe and Elaine Berglun; Apr 22-May 11

780.932.0095 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • karenbishop.ca/a-nice-cup-of-tea.html • Paintings by Karen

GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/ art-gallery • Marks of Meaning: artworks by Bonnie Patton; Through Apr • Display cases and cubes: Quiet Moments: Wood carvings by Crystal Dreidger; through Apr • Live creation session with Crystal Dreidger: Apr 30, 10am-2pm; in the Gallery

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Disbound: artwork

by Kim Bruce; Apr 21-May 27 • Meanders: artwork by François-Matthieu Bouchard; Apr 21-May 27

FIRST INTERNATIONAL SCREENING OF THOMAS CHAPIN, NIGHT BIRD SONG • Yardbird Suite,

MAESTRO • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • Rapid Fire Theatre • Improv, a high-stakes game of elimination that will see 11 improvisers compete for audience approval until there is only one left standing • 1st Sat each month, 7:309:30pm • $12 (adv at rapidfiretheatre.com)/$15 (door)

OTHER DESERT CITIES • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • A searing comedy drama about the reunion of an elite Republican family in California. All unravels over the daughter's determination to publish a memoir of family secrets.

Nominated for five Tony Awards and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize • Apr 9-May 1

TEN TIMES TWO: THE ETERNAL COURTSHIP

LENDRUM COMMUNITY LEAGUE • 11335- 57 Ave (Entrance off 113A St) • Lendrum Pottery Group Mother's Day Sale; Apr 30, 10am-2pm

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

“She’s not a beast. She’s a person.”

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah.org/mcmullen-gallery • Works from the Field: artwork by Dan Bagan; May 7-Jul 3

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St

St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Discovery Gallery: Inventing Narratives: artwork by Corinne Cowell; Mar 26-Apr 30 • Discovery Gallery: Get a Handle on It: artwork

by Mynthia McDaniel; Mar 26-Apr 30 • Feature Gallery: #ABCRAFT: artists using digital technologies; Apr 2-Jul 2 • Discovery Gallery: Echoes: artwork by Mia Riley; May 7-Jun 11; Artist reception: May 14, 2-4pm • Discovery Gallery: The Inhabited Landscape: artwork by Bettina Matzkuhn; May 7-Jun 11; Artist reception: May 14, 2-4pm

Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca • Celebrate St. Albert: looking back at 150 years of celebrations in the community; Apr 26-Jun 19

LOCATION: PCL STUDIO, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS, 10330-84 AVENUE TICKETS: PLEASE CALL NORTHERN LIGHT THEATRE AT 780-471-1586 OR VISIT WWW.NORTHERNLIGHTTHEATRE.COM

PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Mountain walks, paintings

by Marla Schole • Artisan Nook: Finding frames & framing finds, upcycled artworks by Gail Rydman • Both exhibitions run Apr 7-May 19

Bishop and tiny teapots by P J Groeneveldt; May 1-31; Tea party: May 7, 7-9pm

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12304 Jasper Ave

U OF A MUSEUMS GALLERIES AT ENTERPRISE SQUARE • Main floor, 10230 Jasper Ave • Open: Thu-Fri,

• 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • The point is...: artwork by Alice Teichert; Apr 15-May 1 Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta. ca/paa/eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Marlena Wyman: Illuminating the Diary of Alda Dale Randall; Feb 2-Aug 20

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

ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL GALLERY • 10240

VAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St •

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

visualartsalberta.com • Draw More Income; Mar 3-May 28

PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA • 8555 Roper

• Backstage Theatre 10330-84 Ave • Cursed with immortality and spurred on by a mysterious host, evil doer Ephraim vows to capture the heart of the serving wench Constance after meeting her in the Middle Ages. First driven by lust and then by love he woos her repeatedly over the millennia, as she is reincarnated in an astonishing parade of unpredictable women. It’s an epic pursuit that turns into a wild and witty exploration of the heart of humanity • May 4-22

THEATRESPORTS • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep-Jun • $12/$10 (member) at TIX on the Square

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

Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.

ca • A scheming delinquent breaks into the home of his father. Gordon has dreams of a building a criminal empire, but Gord is determined to set his son on the right path at last • Apr 26-May 15

MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSON'S • St. Albert Theatre Troupe, 47 Riel Drive, St. Albert • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre.com • All is fair in love....and murder, in this dark-ish comedy by Sam Bobrick and Ron Clark. It's two against one, three different ways, and nobody's very good at it • Apr 28-May 14 • Dinner theatre: $55 (adult), $50 (senior)

latitude53.org • War. 11: portraits by Taras Polataiko; Mar 24-Apr 30 • The Reflex: artwork by Paul Bernhardt, Mar 24-Apr 30

SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print-

GORDON • C103, 8529 Gateway Blvd • theatrenetwork.

SOCIAL SCENE • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • grindstonetheatreyeg@gmail.com • grindstonetheatre. ca/scenestudy.html • Fellow theatre lovers share excerpts of plays that they have been reading • First Mon of every month, 6-8pm; until Jun 6 • Free

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

Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • The Blur in Between: artwork by an international roster of artists from Chile, the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, as well as Canada; Jan 23-May 8 • The Flood: artwork by Sean Caulfield; Feb 6-Aug 14 • 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc; Mar 5-Jul 3 • Little Cree Women (Sisters, Secrets & Stories): artwork by Brittney Bear Hat & Richelle Bear Hat; Mar 5-Jul 3 • A Parallel Excavation: artwork by Duane Linklater & Tanya Lukin Linklater; Apr 30-Sep 18 • The Unvarnished Truth: Exploring the Material History of Painting; Apr 30-Sep 18 • Open Studio Adult Drop-In: Wed, 7-9pm; $18/$16 (AGA member) • All Day Sundays: Art activities for all ages; Activities, 12-4pm; Tour; 2pm • Late Night

WISH

• landogallery.com • Lando Gallery April Group Selling Exhibition; until Apr 29

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston

broadway.com • The world’s best-loved musical returns.

Annie includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow” • Apr 30-May 1

Financial Arts Barns, 10330-83 Ave • communications@ varsconatheatre.com • die-nasty.com • Live improvised soap opera • Runs every Mon, 7:30-9:30pm • Until May 30 • $14 or $9 with a $30 membership; at the door (cash) or at tixonthesquare.com

Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • Earth and Sky, Watercolours and Drawings: artwork by Michael Mott; Apr 29-May 25; Reception: May 11, 6:30-8:30pm

LATITUDE 53 • 10242-106 St • 780.423.5353 •

780.425.9212 • ASIAN CANADIAN FILM SERIES: One Big Hapa Family (May 4), Evangeline (May 11) • MUSIC DOC: Bayou Maharajah (May 3) • REEL FAMILY CINEMA: The Secret Garden (Apr 30), Little Women (May 7)

ANNIE • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • edmonton.

CITY OF ANGELS • Auditorium at Campus St Jean, 8604-91 St • elopemusicaltheatre.ca • May 5-14, 7:30pm (2pm on Sun); No shows Mon-Tue

JAKE'S GALLERY AND FRAMING • 10441-123 St •

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161

METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St •

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

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

GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park •

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

Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Films adapted from books every Fri afternoon at 2pm • Schedule: In the Heat of the Night (Apr 29)

401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ca/humanlibrary • Borrow a person instead of a

THEATRE

DIE-NASTY • The Backstage Theatre at the ATB

JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY (JAAG) • Strathcona

FROM BOOKS TO FILM • Stanley A. Milner, 7 Sir

2016 HUMAN LIBRARY • Strathcona County Library,

780.492.2081 • Graduation exhibit; Apr 19-30

WHAT'S COOKING • PCL Theatre, Art Barns •

10203-86 Ave • 780.432.0428 • info@yardbirdsuite.com • thomaschapinfilm.com • Tells the story of an outstandingly gifted alto sax and flute master who was on his way to becoming a well-known virtuoso of jazz when he died after a year-long battle with leukemia at age 40 in 1998 • Apr 30, 8-10pm • $10

• audreys.ca • Walter Hildebrandt "Documentaries" Book Launch; Apr 28, 7pm • Robin Esrock "The Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List" Book Launch; May 1, 3:30-5pm • Julie M. "Erosion" Signing and Meet & Greet; May 3, 12-1:30pm

FAB GALLERY • 1-1 Fine Arts Bldg, 89 Ave, 112 St •

Ranch Roadhouse, 6107-104 St NW • ticketfly.com • Featuring a geeky twist to burlesque • Apr 30, 7-10pm • $32.50 (general), $102.50 (VIP)

FILM

AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • 780.423.3487

douglasudellgallery.com • Next to Nothing: artwork by Dean Drever; Apr 23-May 14

780.426.4649 • jake@jakesframing.ca • vice-president@ imagesalberta.ca • imagesalberta.ca/iacc-exhibitmay-2016.html • Images Alberta Camera Exhibit 2016: exhibition of photographic works by 40 members of Images Alberta Camera Club; May 2-31; Opening reception: May 7, 7-9pm

780.802.6867 • goodwomen.ca • Presented by Good Women Dance Collective • Apr 24, 12-9pm

LITERARY

• dc3artprojects.com • Artwork by Sean Caulfield; From May until Jun

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

SUICIDEGIRLS: BLACKHEART BURLESQUE •

WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-AnneGaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • Bookmarks: variety show; Apr 2-May 14

DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211

780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Members Show & Sale; Apr 1-May 1

587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome.

Occasional live music–check web; $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry

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

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

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM • 10545-81 Ave •

SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper

• westendgalleryltd.com • Joanne Gauthier; Apr 23-May 5 • Destinations: artwork by Destinations; Apr 23-May 5

CREATIVE PRACTICES INSTITUTE • 10149-122 ST, 780.863.4040 • creativepracticesinstitute.com • Solo Exhibition of Kasie Campbell; Apr 27-May 21

DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY (DUG) • 10332-124 St •

Ave • Dances are taught to a variety of songs and music. No partner required • Every Wed, 7-9pm • $10

STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • strathconacountymuseum. ca • Making Their Mark: the Land Surveyor's Role in the Peaceful and Orderly Development of Alberta; Jan 4-Apr 30

DIRT BUFFET CABARET #10 • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St NW • mzdsociety@milezerodance.com • milezerodance.com • Edmonton's monthly performance lab & avant-garde variety show. Featuring 10-minute performances of dance, spoken word, music and more • Apr 28, May 26, Jun 9; 9-11pm • $10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

SACRED CIRCLE DANCE • Riverdale Hall, 9231-100

• Heroes of 107th: community exhibit to share some of the comic book pages, photography and also a short video along with having community roundtable discussions • Apr 30, 12-4pm; exhibit will travel through May-Jun

WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Femme Noir: by Larissa Hauk and Marina Alekseeva; Mar 22-Apr 29

book. Over a cup of coffee, listen to your book tell his or her story and be able to ask questions • May 1, 1:15-4pm • Free

EDMONTON RESILIENCE FESTIVAL • Boyle Street Plaza, 9538-103A Ave • edmontonresiliencefestival. com • Consisting of hands-on practical workshops, guided conversation cafés and a fair showcasing the work of community organizations called the Community Connections Fair. Also featuring family friendly activities indoors and outdoors and film screenings • Apr 29-May 1 • Tickets available at edmontonresiliencefestival.com ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Spoken Word Tuesdays: Weekly spoken word night presented by the Breath In Poetry Collective (BIP); info: E: breathinpoetry@gmail.com

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UNDER COVER • La Cité francophone, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury (91 St) • On the surface, Ella is just like any other girl wandering the halls of a Canadian High School. Although she has immigrant parents, she was raised to embrace western values. But when Ella makes the decision to wear a hijab after a life changing summer with her grandmother overseas, suddenly her religion is front and centre • Apr 29-Apr 30, 7:30pm (1pm on Apr 29, 2pm on Apr 30) • $19 (adults), $16 (seniors/students) & pay-whatyou-can (Apr 30, 2pm performance) • Available at Tix on the Square or by cash at the door WEST SIDE STORY • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • Inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is one of the greatest musicals of the 20th century—a love story set on opposite sides of a turf war between rival street gangs • Apr 23-May 22 WISH • Northern Light Theatre, 201, 8908 99 St • 780.471.1586 • northernlighttheatre.com • A co-production with Good Women Dance Collective. The hearing son of deaf parents, J J agrees to teach sign language to the mysterious Eliza, a gorilla rescued from a research lab by animal-rights activists. Eliza demonstrates a gift for signing and bonds passionately with her new teacher until they face an ethical conundrum• Apr 29-May 7

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Now available In-Between Days

By Teva Harrison House of Anansi Press, 128 pp, $19.95

// David P Leonard

Accepting the In-Between Teva Harrison's graphic memoir deals with the realities of a cancer diagnosis

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hen I first got sick, I was drawing really as a way of coping," Teva Harrison offers in a warm, quick voice over the phone. At first, it was "tiny, pretty things" that she wanted to meditate on, while learning how to cope with the seemingly insurmountable nature of her situation: Harrison had been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at age 37. As she grappled with the realities of her situation, her drawings became more personal, working through the large and small ways her life had to shift, and the sentiments that emerged in the wake of that.

"When I started going into therapy to deal with the depression of my diagnosis, I was coming out with things I needed to respond to, or do more than just ruminate on," she continues.

"And since I'd been drawing, that was the language that I think was most ready for me. So it wasn't a clear decision: I just found myself drawing little stories about what I was feeling, or what I was experiencing, that felt strange and new to me."

Harrison's now collected her experiences in In-Between Days, a mix of short comics and written essays about living with an uncertain future.

It details her arc from diagnosis to the present, but also some of the more complicated situations that have arisen—signing up for experimental drugs that went through animal testing, for one—as well as her family history (her cancer's hereditary), her fears, and stories about finding a life worth living in spite of her diagnosis.

In-Between Days began with just a series of online comics on Harrison's

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personal blog. Shortly after she started posting, The Walrus got in touch; and after her comics started appearing on the magazine's website, House of Anansi Press reached out too.

"I have been told by my editor that this process was uncommonly fast," she laughs. "In that initial conversation [with Anansi], we had this immediate agreement about what the right form was going to be. Because there wasn't a negotiation around concept, it was easy to go straight to the process of writing it."

Posting her work on The Walrus— which she still does—opened Harrison up to a much broader audience, including many more who share her experience, who helped her understand ways of continuing to live as best they can.

"That's been a tremendous gift, having people from not just across Canada, but people internationally find me through my comics being online, and either feel like I was expressing something they wanted to say, or coming to me to encourage me— people who have been living with this disease much longer than I have," she says. "Exceptional responders, we call them, have been around for maybe 12 or 15 years, living with cancer, telling you, it's possible! Look!'

The immediate online feedback cycle also helped Harrison learn how to hone her contributions to the greater conversation about living with cancer.

"I think that the nature of conversation and dialogue between strangers—sometimes, people just aren't as careful, you know?" she continues.

"They're more likely to just say what they feel, regardless of the potential personal consequences. That can be ... not always the most pleasant thing, but I think it's a good thing in dialogue, and it's a good thing when you're sharing work. Having had this project evolve online, it's an iterative process, because you get immediate feedback. You understand if you're not conveying what you're trying to convey, and trying to improve the conversation. I think it's one of the gifts of social media. It can go very wrong, but it can also go very right."

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PAUL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

POPCULTURE HAPPENINGS Game Night – Board Games / Fri, Apr 29 (6 pm – 9 pm) The library isn't just for people to find a quiet place to read, surf the Internet or borrow various items—it's also a place to play board games. The Edmonton Public Library Makerspace will be open for guests to pull up a chair and play a variety of card, tabletop and role-playing games. Staff will also be on hand to show guests how 3D printing can be used to make their games better. (Stanley Milner Library Makerspace)

Heroes of 107th Community Exhibit / Sat, Apr 30 (Noon – 4 pm) Edmonton's Avenue of Nations (107 Avenue) has a rich history, and now its history and current reality are being told and preserved through a new collaborative project featuring a comic, photo and video exhibit, with additional roundtable discussions and storytelling. Food and drinks from local 107 Avenue restaurants will also be served. (St Joseph Catholic High School, Free)

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Lightsaber Training/May the 4th Celebration / Wed, May 4 (7 pm – 9 pm) May the 4th is a special day for celebrating Star Wars. And you can learn the ways of the Jedi in a galaxy closer to home (Churchill Square), as Padawans young and old will be kicking off lightsaber training. All attendees must bring their own lightsaber (makeshift lightsabers are welcome), and be prepared to face the dark side. As part of Happenings on the Square's programming, lightsaber classes will be held every Wednesday. (Sir Winston Churchill Square, Free) V

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Edmonton Animethon 23 / Aug 5 – Aug 7 / animethon.org Animethon is Western Canada's largest and longest-running event celebrating Japanese animation and comics. The festival features panels, anime viewings, special guests, vendors and more. Don't forget to dress up! (Grant MacEwan City Centre Campus) Beaumont Blues & Roots Festival / Jun 17 – Jun 19 / bbrf.ca An Edmonton festival that prides itself on its 100-percent Canadian lineup. This year, catch headliners Sloan, LeE HARVeY OsMOND and Jr Gone Wild. Plus, there'll be performances from Rend, Royal Tusk, Collective West, Stephanie Harpe Experience, Rooster Davis Group with Ann Vriend, Lindsey Walker and many more. (Four Seasons Park, Beaumont) Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Society Festival / Jul 29 – Jul 31 / blueberrybluegrass.com/ Three days of bluesgrass and country music from the Earls of Leicester, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen,

Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, David Parmley and Cardinal Tradition and more. (Heritage Park, Stony Plain) Cariwest / Fri, Aug 5 – Sun, Aug 7 / cariwest.ca Take in the sights and sounds of the Cariwest Festival, which celebrates Edmonton's vibrant Caribbean community. Don't forget to watch the annual Cariwest parade on the Saturday, which fills the streets of downtown with reggae, soca and dancehall beats. (Churchill Square) Edmonton Blues Festival / Aug 19 – Aug 21 / bluesinternationalltd.com Enjoy blues music under the Heritage Amphitheatre tent from Jack de Keyzer, Shemekia Copeland, Paul Oscher's Austin All Stars, Fiona Boyes Trio, Jarekus Singleton, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Paul James Band and a whole lot more. (Hawrelak Park) Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival / Aug 19 – Aug 21 / edmontondragonboatfestival.ca Watch as competitors rip up the Saskatchewn River in this annual

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(Louise McKinney Park) Edmonton Folk Music Festival / Aug 4 – Aug 7 / edmontonfolkfest.org Folk Fest is a string that holds Edmontonians together—think of it as a rite of passage of Edmontonness. You'll have to wait until June 3 for the full lineup to be released, but don't delay getting tickets for this fest, because it's guaranteed to sell it out. (Gallagher Park) Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival / Aug 11 – Aug 21 / fringetheatre.ca Every August, life truly is a stage as the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival unfolds its curtain with more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world—plus an array of shows from street buskers, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans. (Various venues) Edmonton International Street Performers Festival / Jul 8 – Jul 17 / edmontonstreetfest.com Magicians, clowns, jugglers, mime artists, musicians and comics take over Churchill Square for 10 funfilled days. (Churchill Square)) Edmonton Pride Festival / Jun 3 – Jun 12 / edmontonpride.ca The Edmonton Pride Festival aims to unify and educate the community by celebrating gender and sexual diversity through a parade, Mayor's lunch, shows and more. (Whyte Avenue; Various venues throughout Edmonton) Edmonton Rock Music Festival / Aug 12 & Aug 13 / edrocks.ca Randy Bachman, Kim Mitchell, Lou Gramm (the voice of Foreigner), 5440, David Wilcox and more will be providing the classic rock tunes all weekend long. (Hawrelak Park) Freewill Shakespeare Festival / Jun 21 – Jul 17 / freewillshakespeare.com Where art thou, Romeo? Find Romeo—and friends—at this year's festival when it showcases a performance of Romeo and Juliet and Love's Labour's Lost. (Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park) Found Festival / Jun 23 – Jun 26 / commongroundarts.ca/foundfestival/ The festival places innovating new works in unconventional spaces—on a bridge, in an alley and in the river valley—around the Old Strathcona area. (Old Strathcona)

Heritage Festival / Jul 30 – Aug 1 / heritagefestival.com/ Take a trip around the world by visiting the cultural pavilions at the Heritage Festival. Enjoy dancing and performances from all over the world, while sampling some of each country's best cuisine, too. (Hawrelak Park) Historic Festival & Open Doors Edmonton / Jul 3 – Jul 10 / historicedmonton.ca The festival is focused on enriching the community with stories of our urban and rural history. This festival hosts family oriented events such as tours, workshops and activities at local museums and historic sites.

(Various venues) Improvaganza / Jun 15 – Jun 25 / rapidfiretheatre.com Rapid Fire Theatre plays host to some of the best improvisors from around the world. Other events include Theatresport matches and speciality shows. (Citadel Theatre) Interstellar Rodeo / Jul 22 – Jul 24 / interstellarrodeo.com/edmonton// The festival is turning five this year, and its sharing the celebrations with Sam Roberts Band, Lord Huron, Kathleen Edwards, Cat Power, Whitehorse, Jose Gonzalez, The Strumbellas and more.

(Hawrelak Park) K-Days / Jul 22 – Jul 31 / k-days.com Ten days of fun-filled games and rides on the midway, deep-fried delights, and don't forget foot-long corn dogs. Yum. Entertainment-wise, there's daily headliners including Ria Mae, X Ambassadors, Wes Mac, Shawn Hook, the Trews, Tom Cochrane with Red Rider, Monster Truck and Finger Eleven. (Northlands) Nextfest / Jun 2 – Jun 12 / nextfest.org A glut of up-and-coming playwrights, choreographers, songwriters, spoken-word raconteurs, filmmakers, rappers and artists take over various venues around the city for 11 days. (Various venues) NUOVA Opera & Music Theatre Festival / May 21 – Jul 3 / operanuova.ca Canada's only summer opera festival is held in our very own city, which celebrates local and national operatic vocalists and chamber musicians.

This year's highlights include a special performance of Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto setting of I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Romeo & Juliet), Alfred Uhry's Parade and Giacomo Puccini's

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La Bohème.

(Various venues) Porkapalooza BBQ Festival / Jun 17 – Jun 19 / porkapalooza.ca For its third year, the Porkapalooza BBQ Festival is launching a threeday concert series—featuring the Sheepdogs, Gord Bamford, Loverboy, the Washboard Union, Prism and more—in addition to the barbecue competitions, food trucks, beer gardens and more. (Clarke Stadium) Rock'n August / Aug 3 – Aug 7 / rocknaugust.com Pancake breakfasts, music, casino nights and street dance combine in this four-day fest that celebrates classic cars. (Servus Credit Union Place, St Albert) Seven Music Festival / Sat, Jul 9 / sevenmusicfest.com After a rockin' inaugural festival last summer, the event returns with performances from Walk Off The Earth, Dear Rouge, the Bros Landreth, the Elwins, Leeroy Stagger, Eyes on Ivan and the Carolines.

(Mission Park, St Albert) Sonic Boom / Sep 3 – Sep 4 / sonicboomfestival.com Wrap up the summer with some of the best rock and pop music out there. The lineup is yet to be released, but expect it to be an eclectic mix of toe-tappers, shakers and boppers. (Borden Park) Summer Solstice Music Festival / Jun 20 – Jun 28 / edmontonchambermusic.org/solstice_2016.php Celebrate the summer solstice with the sounds of Beethoven and Chopin alongside the Edmonton Chamber Music Society and it's lineup featuring the Fine Arts Quartet, Matt Haimovitz, Patricia Tao, Charles Richard-Hamelin and more. (All Saints' Angelican Cathedral; Convocation Hall [U of A]) Taste of Edmonton / Ju; 21 – Jul 30 / tasteofedm.ca Treat your taste buds to Edmonton's finest eateries when local restaurants set up shop in Churchill Square.

There's plenty of live entertainment going on too, so pace yourself with the eating frenzy. (Churchill Square) The Works Art & Design Festival / Jun 23 – Jul 5 / theworks.ab.ca Thirteen days of free art with over 63 exhibits at 33 venues throughout Edmonton's downtown core. (Various locations downtown)

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Never enough

The Not Enough Fest organizing committee // Haley Pukanski

Not Enough Fest returns for a second year

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ast year, Edmonton's inaugural Not Enough Fest showcased a huge slate of brand-new bands, all featuring women, queer, genderfluid, trans and other non-binary people who aren't always well-represented across the city's venues and stages.

With the festival's second iteration just under a month away—on May 21 and 22 at the Ritchie Community League, to be precise—two members of its organizing team, Kendra Cowley and Clare Grehan, collectively answered a couple of questions about the festival's second run.

VUE WEEKLY: Not Enough Fest is happening in May this year, so we're just about a month away. What part of the festival prep are you working on right now? How's it going?

NOT ENOUGH FEST: We still have a couple of events happening before the fest in May, so we're busy pulling those together as well as making sure bands have everything they need before and during the fest such as gear, instruments, jam space and actual band members.

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What were some of the things you learned last time? Any major changes going into the second go-around?

NEF: Last year there was a huge turn out, and we ended up reaching capacity during most of the day. This year we're going with a bigger venue and holding a weekend-long festival to accommodate the 20 bands who have registered so far and all the volunteers and participants we're expecting.

VW: On a similar line of thinking: what sort of conversations happened after the first Not Enough Fest? Did any of the feedback surprise you?

NEF: There were a lot of conversations that we anticipated continuing after NEF, like the use of Safe/r Spaces policies, inclusive booking practices, re-

source allocation etc. We are so glad people are talking about what it looks like to centre the art and experiences of folks who are often silenced or dismissed. But there were also some really legitimate, critical conversations that came up after NEF '15 regarding who is represented in the organizing committee, how we interact with our supporters and whether or not our role is to work within an established community, to try to create our own, or to find the best way to navigate both. These conversations really challenged us to consider how we engage with the larger music community and the role and the responsibility we have to honour connections and pre-existing relationships that continue to be valuable to our participants and supporters. This year facilitated a lot of reflection, conversations we know will be essential to any continuation of NEF. VW: Do you have any particular stand-out memories from last year?

What are you most excited about this time around?

NEF: Last year was so special. So many people showed up, were responsible for their actions and to each other, were enthusiastic and encouraging and honoured the vulnerability of our participants. It was a space so warm, welcoming and accepting that we could feel it profoundly in our bodies. One stand-out moment was watching a band of 14-year-olds play in front of their first crowd—the White Stripes have never sounded so good. The support for all these new artists was so tangible, nerves muddled with excitement, admiration and appreciation and allowed artists to share of themselves in such vulnerable and creative ways.

This year, we are excited about all the projects that were inspired by last year's fest. We keep hearing about bands we didn't know existed who are gearing up for NEF independently of our supports. There are

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people coming from Vancouver and Winnipeg to share their first show with us, and we have had artists of all different mediums reach out to discuss collaboration. Also, last year was fairly indie-rock heavy; this year there seems to be a broader spectrum of genres and multi-media performers.

We are so excited to see how weird NEFers can get.

VW: Anything you want to add?

NEF: We would love to acknowledge

all the incredible support and inspiration we have gotten from other folks doing vital work in the city.

Brown, Black and Fierce continue to challenge us to think about the ways we can act in solidarity with IBPOC [Indigenous, Black and People of Colour] initiatives essential to the scene we want to see. Venues like the Nina Haggerty Centre and Harcourt House have demonstrated how sharing resources across communities and mediums is essential to supporting a more inclusive arts community. iHuman, Cypher Wild and other youth art-based initiatives in the city remind us of all the people and places that have been doing this long before us and who continue to create spaces for healing, expression and collaboration. Promoters, bands and allies have demonstrated how to show up and provide support in tangible and meaningful ways. Volunteers have shown us how invested they are in seeing NEF continue, in standing by us as we learn, grow and challenge ourselves to do better. We are regularly awed, inspired and moved to action by all those invested in an Edmonton arts community that celebrates the vibrancy of complex identities and experiences, that opens up space for expression and collaboration for all and that continues to engage in transformative conversations in the face of overwhelming obstacles.

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calgary Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary / Jun 20 – 25 / aawc.ca Since 2011, during the week leading up to National Aboriginal Day, Aboriginal Awareness Week celebrates, promotes and crafts understanding of aboriginal culture, traditions and achievements in Canadian society.

(Various locations) Afrikadey! / Aug 10 – 13 / afrikadey.com Afrikadey! is marking its silver jubilee anniversary this year, so expect a big ol' celebration that'll get you grooving. There'll also be delicious food, dance and theatre performances, as well as visual arts displays—all celebrating African heritage. (Prince's Island Park) BBQ on the Bow / Sep 3 – Sept 4 / bbqonthebow.com If it can be barbequed, expect to see it here when teams compete for prize money and a chance to cook at the American Royal in Kansas City. (Montgomery Community Centre) Calgary Folk Music Festival / Jul 21 – 24 / calgaryfolkfest.com Catch performances by Tallest Man On Earth, Oh Pep!, Foy Vance, Whitehorse, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, the Cave Singers, Sam Outlaw, Braids—and that's not even all of the artists slated to play this outdoor fest. (Prince Edward Park) Calgary Fringe Festival / Jul 29 – Aug 6 / calgaryfringe.ca Celebrating uncensored, non-juried indie plays from Calgary and beyond.

Expect lots of laughter and tons of fun. (Various venues) Calgary Horror Con / Jun 11 & Jun 12 / horror-con.ca This convention is entirely dedicated to the horror genre, which means a whole lot of scary events going on. This year's guests include Tyler Mane from Halloween, Derek Mears from Predators and Emily Perkins from Ginger Snaps.

(Clarion Hotel) Calgary International Blues Festival / Jul 25 – Jul 31 / calgarybluesfest.com/ Some of the best blues music summed up in a week. Appearances by 24th St Wailers, Albert Cummings, Alittle Voodoo, Brandon Santini and more. (Various locations)

Calgary Stampede / Jul 8 – Jul 17 / calgarystampede.com This ain't your average rodeo, baby.

Join the 1.2 million people who take part in this grandiose festival that features a rodeo, midway, carnigames, deep-fried eats and music— this year includes performances from Zac Brown Band and Lady Antebellum. (Stampede Park) Chasing Summer / Jul 30 – Jul 31 / chasingsummerfestival.com/ This EDM-focused festival will get you sweating with the hard electronica beats of Martin Garrix, Hardwell, the Chainsmokers, Zeds Dead, Galantis, Marshmello and more.

(Max Bell Centre Festival Grounds)

Shakespeare by the Bow / Jun 21 – Aug 21 / theatrecalgary.com/ artists-and-learning/shakesbow Enjoy some iambic pentameter through Theatre Calgary's 2016 presentation of Shakespeare's Hamlet in an outdoor setting. (Prince's Island Park)

heaven, the Sonics, Angel Olsen, Built To Spill, HEALTH and more. (Various locations)

Terminus / Jul 29 – Aug 31 / terminus-festival.com Remember seasons four and five of The Walking Dead when the cast Sled Island / Jun 22 – Jun 26 / all head to Terminus—a mysterisledisland.com ous place promising sanctuary for For five days, Calgary is transformed all? Well, forget that. This festival into an eclectic music-and-arts hub might share the same name as that featuring over 250 bands, comedians, fictional place, but that's where the 1 be a fiFF16SymmerFestad.qxp_Layout lmmakers and artists from all over 1 2016-04-25 comparison1:00 ends.PM ThisPage fest will the world. This year's rendition brings haven for dark-electronica / industrial in Guided by Voices, Peaches, Deaffans with a lineup featuring Noisuf-x,

Venetian Snare, Cold Cave, Daniel Myer, 16 volt and more. (Dickens Pub) When Words Collide / Aug 12 – Aug 14 / whenwordscollide.org Enthusiasts of words and the English language, this festival is for you: When Words Collide provides a platform for readers, writers and publishers to meet and celebrate prose. Featuring Marty Chan, Julie E Czerneda, Ian Hamilton, Robert Runté and Eve Silver. (Delta Calgary South)

Country Thunder Alberta / Aug 19 – Aug 21 / countrythunder.com The Country Thunder festival— dubbed the world's greatest country music festival—has residencies in Arizona, Wisconsin and now Alberta.

This year includes performances from Luke Bryan, Chad Brownlee, Tim McGraw, Autum Hill, Big & Rich, Petric, Chris Young and more.

(Prairie Winds Park) Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival / May 20 – May 28 / fairytalesfilmfest.com This festival promises nine days of LGBTQA films from all over the world. (Various locations) Funny Fest: Calgary Comedy Festival / Jun 2 – Jun 12 / funnyfest.com Can you die of laughter? Well, this festival will keep you laughing for 10 days straight with over 70 performances in seven venues. (Various locations) Ignite! Festival for Emerging Artists / June 23 – June 25 / sagetheatre.com Sage Theatre offers up-and-coming artists a platform to showcase their work across myriad art forms including music, theatre, dance and visual arts. (Location TBA) Calgary Pride / Aug 26 – Sep 5 / pridecalgary.ca Celebrating Calgary's LGBTQ community with various events around the city, plus the annual Pride Parade. (Various locations) Reggae Fest / Aug 18 – Aug 20 / reggaefest.ca Peace, love and reggae music. This blissed-out weekend focuses on the promotion and awareness of Canadian reggae artists. (Shaw Millennium Park)

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Alberta Alberta fests not in Edmonton or Calgary Alberta's Own Music and Arts Festival / Aug 18 – Aug 21 / ourfest.ca Camp out while enjoying music from some of Canada's up-and-coming artists, such as 240, Alleviate, A M, Dirty Frazier, Follow the Sorrow, Tee y Son, Thrillhouse, Whale and the Wolf, the Red Cannons, the Wild and more. Tickets include camping. (Tail Creek Raceways)

Astral Harvest / Jun 30 – Jul 3 / astralharvest.com This community-minded festival celebrates music, art, knowledge and the human experience, which translates into four days of good vibes.

Beats will be provided by local, national and international acts including Coyote Kisses, Krne, the Prototypes, the Funk Hunters, Mark Lower, Matvey Emmerson, Audio Sex and many more. (Driftpile) Big Valley Jamboree / Jul 28 – Jul 31 / bigvalleyjamboree.com Gitty up for the annual Big Valley Jamboree, which brings some of

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North Amberica's top country artists out to the prairies. This year's lineup features Randy Houser, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Sam Hunt, Jo Dee Messina, Collin Raye, Clare Bowen & Charles Eston (from the TV show Nashville), Alee and many more. Don't forget to pack your cowboy boots and hat! (Camrose) Canmore Folk Music Festival / Jul 30 – Aug 1 / canmorefolkfestival.com Three days of folk, blues and roots music. The Canmore Folk Music Festival had its humble beginning in 1978, making it the longest-running folk music festival in Alberta. This year features Basia Bulat, Adrian Nation, John Wort Hannam, Kacy and Clayton and Maria Dunn, just to name a few. (Canmore) East Coulee Springfest / May 6 & May 7 / ecsmuseum.ca/springfest/ Kicking off the festival season is the East Coulee Springfest, which boasts two days of blues, folk, rock, roots, country and jazz music. The festival is also a fundraiser for the East Coulee School Museum (East Coulee) Extreme Mudfest / Aug 26 – Aug 28 / extrememudfest.com It's going to get real dirty as highoctane machines battle it out in the mud pits for top prizes from the Canadian Mud Racing Organization.

Trooper, Chad Brownlee and Cold Creek County will perform in the evening. (Bonnyville)

Lethbridge Jazz Festival / Jun 10 – Jun 18 / lethbridgejazz.com This year's performers include Dee Daniels & The Sweet Inspiration Gospel Choir, Kat Danser, Tim Tamashiro and many more. (Various venues) North Country Fair / Jun 17 – Jun 19 / northcountryfair.ab.ca North Country Fair, which has been going strong since 1978, has become an Albertan rite of passage, offering festival-goers an authentic experience without the glitz and glam. This year's lineup includes Bend Sinister, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Fred Penner, the Fuzz Kings, Swear By The Moon, Twin Peaks, the Uncas and the Matinée. (Driftpile) North of 16 Blues and Country Music Festival / Aug 26 – Aug 27 / northof16.com After a successful inaugural event last year, the festival will be returning with plenty of blues and country artists to get your feet stomping.

(Chipman Ag Grounds) Sasquatch Gathering 21 / Fri, Jul 22 – Sun, Jul 24 / sasquatchgathering.com Think of this festival lik a huge family

picnic in the park with homecooked meals—seriously, there's a potluck dinner on the Saturday—and tons of musical performances. Music will be provided by Post Script, the Gibson Block, Gadjo Collective, We Used To Be Friends, Rend, Revenge of the Trees and more. Want to unwind?

There'll be yoga in the mornings.

(Rangeton Park) South Country Fair / Jul 15 – Jul 17 / wildmtnmusic.ca A festival that has a little something for everyone: poetry performances, art films, street performances, rock 'n' roll music and more. (Fort Macleod) Spock Days / Jun 10 – Jun 12 / vulcantourism.com/ spock-days.html Live long and prosper with the community of Vulcan for the 24th-annual Spock Days. There'll be star gazing, slo-pitch tournament, dunk tank, carnival games, and fireworks to celebrate all things Star Trek. (Vulcan) Wild Mountain Music Festival / Jul 15 – Jul 17 / wildmtnmusic.ca Nestled in the foothills north of Hinton, this fest offers a serene mountain retreat with musical offerings from Dan Mangan, Serena Ryder, Buffy Sainte-Marie and the Rural Alberta Advantage. (The Entrance Ranch)

B.C. ArtsWells Festival / Jul 29 – Aug 1 / artswell.com The festival is all about art, which translates into over 100 musical performances on 12 stages, a variety of workshops, film screenings, art walks and theatre shows. (Wells) Burn in the Forest / Jul 14 – Jul 17 / burnintheforest.com Want to experience Burning Man without having to fork out the big bucks? Try Burn in the Forest, which swaps out the Nevada desert for a British Columbia setting among the trees. The festival follows the Ten Principles of Burning Man, so it's as close as you'll get to the real thing.

(Squamish) Center of Gravity / Jul 8 – Jul 10 / centerofgravity.ca Dubbed as Canada's hottest beach festival, for good reason. The three

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The Hills Are Alive Music and Dance Cultural Fest / Jun 9 – Jun 12 / miywasin.ab.ca This festival celebrates the rich heritage of Alberta's Métis with music performances, dance and cultural workshops. (Medicine Hat)

days of heavy EDM music—this year's lineup features Skrillex, Afrojack, Showtek, Machine Gun Kelly—and sports competitions— beach volleyball and BMX—will get you sweating. (Kelowna) Go Fest: Whistler's Great Outdoor Festival / May 20 – May 23 / greatoutdoorsfest.com Experience the great outdoors with four days of active programming from music to outdoor art workshops to sports, while taking in the sights and sounds of Whistler. (Whistler) Golden Mountain Festival / May 20 – May 22 / tourismgolden. com/activities/golden-mountainfestival If your town is surrounded by the Canadian Rockies, then it only makes sense that you'd honour them. Enter Golden Mountain Festival, an annual event that celebrates the rich heritage of the mountains with musical

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Forty-one years of cultural cuisine The Servus Heritage Festival features 500 food items from around the world

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has been a mainstay of the summer since its inception over 40 years ago.

Over the weekend, Hawrelak Park becomes home to dozens of cultural pavilions that provide hundreds of

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thousands of attendees the opportunity to sample authentic cuisine, enjoy various cultural performances, including music and dance, and peruse beautiful handmade crafts.

This year's festival will be held on July 30, 31 and August 1 in Hawrelak Park. Vue spoke with Deborah Forst, marketing director of the Heritage Festival, for some insight into the festival's past and present.

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ernment of Alberta, acting through Minister of Culture Horst A Schmidt, planted the seeds of the Edmonton Heritage Festival by declaring the first Monday in August an annual holiday to recognize and celebrate the varied cultural heritage of Albertans. That year and again in 1975, a multicultural concert was held at Fort Edmonton Park to celebrate Heritage Day. The next year, 11 ethno-cultural communities banded together in Edmonton's Mayfair Park (renamed William Hawrelak Park in 1982) for a display of their cultures' traditional cuisine, entertainment, interpretive materials and crafts—thus marking the first Edmonton Heritage Festival in its current form. Attendance that year was 20 000. By 1978, 30 pavilions were taking part, and annual attendance surpassed 100 000 by 1979.

The past few years have had the highest estimated attendance to date: over 350 000 during the three-day event.

VW: How many different cultural pa-

vilions are there now, and are there any new ones?

DF: This year there are 66 cultural pavilions. We are excited that Puerto Rico will be joining us for the first time. People will have the chance to try yuca frita, which is fried cassava served with salsa or cream sauce; carne salteada—sautéed beef with peppers, onions and tomatoes; and maduros y tostones—fried sweet/ salty plantains.

Also this year, there are several new cultural beverages that are being offered. You can try tea from Iran, dogh—a yogurt-based drink served in Afghanistan, and kava: a Fijian drink made from an indigenous pepper plant that is pounded into a fine powder and mixed with water. Although we are a family friend-

ly, alcohol-free event, China and other pavilions are offering authentic non-alcoholic beers.

VW: How often do the menu items

change?

DF: Each cultural group that runs a

pavilion at the festival is responsible for their own menu. Our guidelines are that all food and beverage items that are offered must be culturally authentic. The pavilions decide when they want to add new items or keep crowd favourites.

VW: Who are the people working at the pavilions?

DF: The food is prepared by the cultural volunteers, primarily on site.

Some portions of the food may be prepared ahead of time, but all sites, including the "kitchens" at each pavilion, are inspected and approved

by Alberta Health Services. All volunteers who prepare food must be licenced or have taken a provincial food-handling course.

VW: How do new groups join the festival?

DF: If a new cultural group would like to become involved in the festival, they must apply to take part at least a year ahead of time, and they must be a society that is registered with the Alberta Societies Act—Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Government of Alberta, for a minimum of one year prior to the festival for which they are applying. They also must reflect the culture and heritage of an identifiable ethno-cultural group of which they are a part, and which is a part of their country.

VW: What are some of the challenges of organizing a food-based festival this large?

DF: The biggest challenge is trying to accommodate all the requests from groups that want to become involved. Also, as an outdoor event, it is a logistic challenge to ensure that all the pavilions have adequate power and running water. Hawrelak Park is actually outfitted with a subterranean electrical and water system that was built and paid for by the festival association. Weather can also be unpredictable—although we try to guarantee three days of sun.

If you look at how much food is cooked and consumed over the

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weekend, some of the numbers are quite staggering. One pavilion alone requires more than 1200 kilograms of flour to prepare their deep-fried elephant ears.

VW: What is your most memorable meal?

DF: It's very difficult to choose since there are over 500 items to sample. Jim Gibbon, our executive director, still fondly remembers the barbecue sardines from over 10 years ago when Portugal had a pavilion.

Some popular items are the deepfried llangos from Hungary, the roasted lamb and pork from Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia, causa rellena con pollo from Peru, and the Guatemalan mango loco.

VW: A festival this size must produce

a lot of waste?

DF: We're very proud that the Heri-

tage Festival has been a community and event leader for green initiatives since committing, in 2010, to using only biodegradable serving products for 100 percent of all the food products that are prepared and sold on-site. This basically includes every fork, spoon, plate, bowl and napkin that is present in the park.

VW: How does the festival give back

to the community?

DF: You can't really talk about food at

the Servus Heritage Festival without talking about the food donations and money raised for Edmonton's Food Bank. We don't charge an entry fee for the festival, but instead ask our attendees to bring a donation to the food bank. Over the years, we have become their single-largest charity drive. Volunteers are located at all park entrances to accept donations of food, cash or unused tickets, which are then turned in for cash. Last year, the food bank was the recipient of 81 705 kilograms of food, and over $66 000 in cash from festival patrons.

VW: What else should people know?

DF: Food is one of the most success-

ful components of our festival. It gives our guests the opportunity to try unique cultural food that they would not be able to access any other way. There are over 500 unique food items and numerous non-alcoholic beverages offered for sale during the festival.

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FESTIVALS // THEATRE

The big one

A peek into the planning of Edmonton's theatrical behemoth— the Fringe Festival

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asily one of the biggest festivals in our summer run of them, the Edmonton International Fringe Festival offers more than 200 different shows over the course of 10 days (this year, that's August 12 – 21). It's an incomparable theatrical experience, and though still months away, the festival's staff are entering into a period of heavy pre-festival lifting. The festival's artistic director, Murray Utas, was kind enough to take some time to answer some questions, via email, about their prep.

VUE WEEKLY: It's spring, and, for audiences, the Fringe is still a couple of months away. What part of the festival prep are you working on right now?

MURRAY UTAS: This is our serious planning phase and a time of meetings that involve finalizing the site map, completing the poster design (including the wordmark and icons that go with it), and jamming out all the possibilities of how to we can enhance the site for a richer patron experience. It is also our 35th year, so we are cooking up some fun ways to celebrate and incorporate that for the year. Applications are open for vendors, volunteers, and our artists are approaching one of their plenty of upcoming deadlines with the tech component of their form due early May. VW: You've been Fringe Theatre Ad-

ventures' artistic director for a few years now. Has the job shifted at all, now that you've been in the role for a few go-arounds?

MU: Each festival is unique with its own set of challenges, so it is vital to make really great notes and debrief once everyone has recovered from the beast. I would say what's different now is that the entire festival is starting to come into focus for me, and to be able to see it as a whole is allowing for where and what the growth potential could be moving forward.

VW: Given that the Fringe is famously unjuried—you don't really get a say in the art that people bring out and display—how do you see the artistic director role? What do you get to bring to the festival, in shaping it?

MU: One of my many roles is to make sure that the artists have every opportunity to succeed. When I experience something where a change can enhance that, or make it be equal for everyone, that is what I will do. For instance, I heard from the artists how they missed having Studio A [in the Arts Barns] as a green room, so we shuffled some operations around to get them that space back. I noticed the competition for artists to get their posters up in a visible hightraffic area on our site was problematic.

We are still a job site a couple days before the festival and there is equipment and set up happening all around. Artists from out of town are not getting here until a day or two before, and some are in their technical rehearsal. To alleviate this issue our production team built

this incredible poster wall by Orange Hall last year, and I asked each artist to drop off a laminated poster to our admin office and I personally put up each poster. This year I will add another area that is highly visible on site where FTA manages the walls, and

by FTA I mean ME! The idea moving forward as there is equal representation on site where there are areas for the posters to go and the artist will then only have to get their others materials up on the areas outside of the main site.

Our organization is very collaborative in nature and it is important to me that every voice is heard, but decisions need to be made and I am usually a part of those conversations. Within that there are many things that are in need of my role to curate, program and execute. I program the wine tent, special events and invite art onto the site. The Late Nite Cabaret is our show at the festival that we co-produce with our incredible partners (Rapid Fire Theatre, Catch the Keys Productions) to put on nine nights of madness.

VW: On a similar line of thinking: how does the festival change every year, if at all? What sorts of shifts happen between each festival?

MU: Refinement over reinvention.

Each year we hear from all our communities what they like, what they don't like and we listen. We make the changes where possible and communicate the why when we can't.

VW: Any particular stand-out memories

so far, from your time in the job?

MU: In my first year I got an email at

exactly midnight on the eve of opening day, informing me that, through some miscommunication, customs officials in Canada had detained two of our international artists. I stared at the ceiling of my room for three hours until the first call came: it was the producer of the show. I spent the entire day on the phone with the consulate in Toronto, lawyers and talking to the distraught cast that made it through and were here in Edmonton. I would literally hand my phone off to someone to hold to do a media interview and then [get] back on. After 11 hours of negotiating and then stepping onto the stage to kick off the festival, I lost the battle and they were put on a plane back home.

Along this day, our amazing production team had set up the venue for the group, and after much convincing they did their technical rehearsal and the show went on [without those two artists]. What they didn't know is that I had not quit. Working with one of our board members, we put together documentation and I had plane tickets waiting for the two when they landed, put them back on a plane and got them here.

As timing would have it, their ensemble had just finished their second

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performance as I flung open the door and reunited everyone. I walked quietly away and into dressing room one and had a cry. It was the most intense 48 hours of my life, and I knew at that moment I was home.

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VW: Do you have a Fringe mantra, a way

you like to think about experiencing the festival, that you'd care to pass along?

MU: Take a chance, surprise yourself, get lost in the experience.

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Motion Notion Music Festival / Jul 21 – Jul 25 / motionnotion.com This spirtual fest spans five days with lots of EDM music to get your chakras dancing. (Golden) Otalith Music Festival / Aug 18 – Aug 20 / otalithfestival.com While the drive down to Tofino might be a bit of a trek, you'll be in for a real (relaxing) treat once you arrive.

The festival takes place on Vancouver Island, surrounded by beaches and wildlife. Don't forget the sunscreen!

(Tofino) Pemberton Music Festival / Jul 14 – Jul 17 / pembertonmusicfestival.com This festival has become renowned for its universal lineup, which features musical and comedy acts in the heart of the Pemberton Valley.

For its third year, the festival's bringing out performances from Pearl Jam, the Killers, J Cole, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, FKA Twigs, DJ Snake, Miguel, Purity Ring, Billy Idol, Die Antwoord, Mac Miller, Wolf Parade, Tory Lanez, among others.

(Pemberton) Retro Concert Weekend / Aug 12 – Aug 14 / sunpeaksresort.com Tribute bands pay homage to the likes of Johnny Cash, Heart, Pat Benatar, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and John Foggerty & Bob Segar. Plus, admission is free. Score!

(Sun Peaks Resort) Robson Valley Music Festival / Aug 12 – Aug 14 / robsonvalleymusicfestivalbc.com/ Listen to folk, rock and roots music in the intimate setting of the Raush Valley, located between the Rocky

and Cariboo mountains. This year's lineup includes the Dead South, 5 Alarm Funk, the Misery Mountain Boys, Lexi Marie and many more.

(Dunster) Shambhala / Aug 5 – Aug 8 / shambhalamusicfestival.com The annual party on the farm is back. But good luck getting tickets, though: the festival is completely sold out. (Salmo River Branch) Wanderlust / Jul 28 – Aug 1 / wanderlust.com Unplug from your everyday life by taking in this five-day spiritual fest that focuses entirely on the yoga lifestyle. There will be live music— José González, Steel Pulse, Tasha Blank—yoga and meditation programs, lectures and speakeasy talks, farm-to-table dinners and a market.

(Whistler)

c h t e a w k s an a s Cinergie: Saskatchewan's Francophone Film Festival / May 3 – May 7 / cinergiesk.ca This Saskatoon festival returns for its 11th year, featuring French-speaking movies from all over the world.

Don't speak French? No problem. All the films will have subtitles.

(Roxy Theatre, Saskatoon) Connect 21 / Jul 29 – Aug 1 / connectfestival.ca It's an EDM party on the prairies, ya'll. The fest features plenty of local and international EDM acts.

Don't forget the glowsticks!

(Besant Campground, Moose Jaw) Craven Country Jamboree / Jul 14 – Jul 17 / cravencountryjamboree.com This multi-day country jammer is ostensibly the "World's Greatest Country Music Festival"—thanks in part to its lineups. This year features Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Alabama and Kacey Musgraves.

Yee-haw! (Craven) Folkfest / Aug 18 – Aug 20 / saskatoonfolkfest.com Unlike Edmonton's festival of a similar name, which boasts musical performances on a hill, this fest showcases the multiculturalism of Saskatoon. Festival-goers take a trip around the world—visiting various locations throughout the city—to learn more about the different cultures that make up the community.

(Various locations around Saskatoon) Fringe Theatre and Street Festival / Jul 28 – Aug 6 / 25thstreettheatre.org This festival has been entertaining

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Saskatoon locals since 1989 by offering accessible and affordable theatre shows from local and international artists, making it one of Saskatoon's most popular summer festivals.

(Various venues, Saskatoon) Ness Creek Music Festival / Jul 14 – Jul 17 / nesscreekmusicfestival.com This festival focuses on the environment, keeping in mind the event's ecological footprint on the earth.

Ness Creek is a community celebration with music and art performances. (Ness Creek) Regina Folk Festival / Aug 5 – Aug 7 / reginafolkfestival.com Catch the live performances of Sam Roberts Band, the Mavericks, the Wet Secrets, the Head and the Heart, Ry Cooder, the Cat Empire, Terra Lightfoot, Megan Nash and more in Saskatchewan's capital city.

(Victoria Park, Regina) Rock the River / Aug 19 – Aug 21 / rocktheriversaskatoon.ca Back for a second year, the festival showcases the a lineup of venerable classic-rock musicians. This year, Sass Jordan, David Wilcox, Starship, Rik Emmett of Triumph, 54-40, Haywire and Loverboy will take you back to the good ol' days. (Saskatoon) Saskatoon Pride Festival 2016 / Jun 5 – Jun 12 / saskatoonpride.ca Presented by the Saskatoon Diversity Network (SDN), this annual week-long festival provides an accessible space in which to celebrate queerness, fostering community pride, while raising awareness of queer culture within the larger community. During the

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week, participate in a prom, golf tournament, boat party, fashion show and more. (Various venues, Saskatoon) SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival / Jun 25 – Jun 26 / windscapekitefestival.ca Yep, this festival celebrates kites, which brings over 40 national and international kite flyers to the Saskatchewan prairies.There'll be a bunch of activities to entertain the kiddies, too. (Swift Current) Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival / Jun 24 – Jul 3 / saskjazz.com While the festival's roots are in showcasing jazz artists, it features everything in between, too. This year, catch performances from Big Boi (one-half of Outkast), City and Colour, Jesse Cook, the Legendary Downchild Blues Band, Ms Lauryn Hill, Metric, Tedeschi Trucsk Band and Royal Wood. (Various venues, Saskatoon) Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival / Jul 6 – Aug 21 / shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com This is for the Shakepeare fans and theatre lovers. This year, head down to the Saskatchewan River to take in performances of J Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Roving Show. (Saskatoon) Taste of Saskatchewan / Jul 12 – Jul 17 / tasteofsaskatchewan.ca Get a taste of the culinary delights that Saskatoon locals indulge in by sampling foods and desserts from the city's finest restaurants.

(Kiwanis Park, Saskatoon)

REVUE // INGENIOUS

FILM

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DEADPAN DYSTOPIA

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The Lobster an odd, adventurous film

fter his wife leaves him, David (Colin Farrell), in accordance with the rules of the City, is sent to the Hotel, where he's given 45 days to apprehend a new partner. Should he fail to find companionship in that time, David, in accordance with the rules of the City, will be transformed into the animal of his choice

and cast out into the wilds. David chooses the lobster.

In the dystopia of Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos' latest, solitude is forbidden. You really are nobody unless somebody loves you—or you're no human body, anyway.

The only alternative to conforming to the City's decrees concerning

coupledom is to join the Loners, a society of outlaw, poncho-clad forest-dwellers regularly hunted down by the tranquilizer-gun-totting residents of the Hotel. David eventually becomes a Loner, more out of circumstance than innate rebelliousness, though the Loners too turn out to be an oppressive

organization of the opposite credo, brutally punishing any hint of sexual contact or romantic longing between members of the group. Thus The Lobster envisions a brave and often bloody new world in which punitive social pressures and sheer desperation are the sole engines of love, which, of course, doesn't seem much like love at all.

Made in Ireland, The Lobster is Lanthimos' first English-language movie, though he wisely brings along numerous collaborators from his preceding pair of ingenious, anthropologically informed black comedies, the Oscar-nominated Dogtooth and Alps, such as co-scenarist Efthymis Filippou, cinematographer Thimios Bakatakis and actors Ariane Labed and Angeliki Papoulia. The international cast that also includes Rachel Weisz, Ben Whishaw, a lisping John C Reilly and Blue is the Warmest Color's Léa Seydoux. The collision of varied accents and speech impediments accentuate the balance of specificity and placelessness that Lanthimos' speculative conception requires. The Lobster also finds Lathimos and company embracing higher production values with invention and aplomb. A gorgeously orchestrated hunting sequence, for example, delivered in slow-motion, features dark, velvety textures, a violently sawing score for strings, and offers the disorienting amusement of watching the flesh on Reilly's excitable face shake at quarter-speed.

Opens Friday The Lobster Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Princess Theatre ¬ Lanthimos' films are so laced with cruelty and despair that it can be easy to forget how fascinating and funny they are. The City's strict adherence to binaries is conveyed in David's inability to register as bisexual—you can only be hetero or homo at the Hotel—or even get a half-size in his assigned shoes.

Perhaps the biggest, happiest surprise in The Lobster is Farrell's interpretation of David. Farrell can sometimes slip into playing attitudes rather than actions, but here he gives perhaps his strongest—and certainly weirdest— performance thanks to his understanding of Lanthimos' signature tone and insistence on mannerism. Deadpan, or dearth of affect, might look easy, but Farrell delivers his lives and gestures with a perfect concinnity of flatness and tension, doling out otherwise obscure aspects of David's inner anxieties in elegant gradations. It's a quietly masterful performance of the sort that's rarely rewarded yet is essential to making a film this odd and adventurous come across. Farrell invests The Lobster with an utterly recognizable emotional energy, no matter how fantastic the film's conceit may seem.

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REVUE // FAUX-DOC

No Men Past This Point

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he virgin births—or procreation by parthenogenesis— started in 1953 and the ratio of those children born male began to dwindle drastically. Mother Nature seemed to be weeding out a nowsuperfluous gender. By the '60s, the US had a female president; she eliminated the military and minimized funding to NASA. Who needs those phallic missiles and rockets?

By the '70s, the female population became so dominant that menstrual periods synchronized, leading to bursts of mass aggression toward the increasingly marginalized male population, who fruitlessly took to the streets to demand respect.

Nonetheless, world peace was achieved—though no one invented the Internet—and, as with any other endangered species, most men were confined to sanctuaries where they could quietly die off.

The alternative-history premise of No Men Beyond This Point isn't lacking in faux-factual scaffolding. If anything, writer-director Mark Sawers' Vancouver-shot mockumentary, peopled with numerous talking head commentators, is over-burdened with world-building exposition. It's as though Sawers is eager to show off his homework. His conception is genuinely clever, thorough and complicated: this female-dominated world feels like a generally more

Fri, Apr 29 – Wed, May 4 Directed by Mark Sawers Metro Cinema at the Garneau ¬ progressive place, yet, curiously, there's actually more ostracization placed on homosexuality.

The film's dramatic narrative, meanwhile, which concerns one Andrew Myers (Patrick Gilmore), who at 37 is the world's youngest man and an alluring distraction to certain members of the all-female family who employ him as their housekeeper, is fairly thin and predictable. The gags, many of which come packaged with the premise, largely fall flat. For all the thought put into No Men, it still feels more like the makings of some solid sketch comedy than a feature film. Perhaps the idea might have been more sustainable if realized as drama instead of fake doc. Peter Strickland's recent baroque fantasy The Duke of Burgundy conceived of an all-female society, though in that case the alternate world was presented more discreetly, providing a backdrop to a far more intimate narrative about the complexity of romantic relationships—rather than the other way around.

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FILM REVUE // DRAMA

A Hologram for the King A

Hologram for the King begins with salesman Alan Clay's dream—a tour of his little Boston life going up in smoke, karaoke-sung to "Once in a Lifetime," with car and house and wife vaporizing in purple puffs—then gets sneakily stranger.

Alan (Tom Hanks) is off to Saudi Arabia, hoping to sell the king on a hologram-based IT program for business meetings, but he soon falls into exploits with a taxi driver, a Danish businesswoman, and a doctor (Sarita Choudhury) at the local hospital. He met her because there's an alarming, golf-ball-sized lump on his back.

This adaptation of Dave Eggers' novel, from writer-director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer), is best at addling us with that jet-lagged strangeness of the first few days in a baffling new land. Sleep

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Amid such odd foreignness and Saudi-gaudy sand-sprawl, the blatantly surreal moments—that first dream; Alan's daughter blowing smoke out of the computer screen—aren't really necessary. Scenes feel more like travelogue vignettes—Tales from the Arabian Peninsula. The film flirts with but never gets into bed with political complexities or economic globalization.

Alan's never as interesting a middleaged modern-day Willy Loman as, say, George Clooney's Ryan Bingham in Up in the Air. But its shimmering-mirages of strangeness and even its mature, second-chances romance are enough to make this hologram flicker to life.

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disordered or illicitly hungover (alcohol's forbidden), Alan keeps waking up late and calling cabbie Yousef (Alexander Black, impressive) for an hourlong ride out to where the country is building castles in the sand. The King's Metropolis of Economy and Trade is a vast city-to-be where a guard stands sentry in an infant's plastic wading pool to simply wave cars on through, workers sweep sand off the dunessurrounded road, and Alan's IT team is stuck in a huge black tent, awaiting decent Wi-Fi. Their hologram, for "virtual encountering," is eerily appropriate in a country where a man and woman must meet discreetly. (Ironically, to go snorkelling out in the ocean with Alan, one woman strips topless to seem, from the shore, as if she's just another man, thus only baring her womanliness to him all the more.)

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mirror, mirror on the wall that keeps flowing, flowing into humanoid shape? A chopping Caledonian hunk-man with nary a good plan? Hormonal half-wit dwarves? The Huntsman: Winter's War is what happens when an unnecessary sequel, CGI aplenty and usually good actors get snow-plowed into each other at hyperZamboni speed—none will survive.

Once upon a time there was a prattling voiceover—soon so tiresome that even the scriptwriters realized it should be dropped for most of the movie—and extensive prequelling: Ravenna (Charlize Theron) had a sister, Freya (Emily Blunt), whose beloved murdered her baby, leading Freya to unleash her hidden power of superSiberian-chilling things and people,

disavow love and establish her own kingdom. Stealing children and raising them as her soldiers, Freya throws up a true Brrrrrlin Wall between the Huntsman (Chris Hemsworth) and Sarah (Jessica Chastain)—aka the two pseudo-Scots-speaking ones (I cannae quite believe your accents, lad and lassie!)— before they can elope. Jumping ahead to After-Snow White, the mirror's been stolen, the Huntsman's out to retrieve it, and suddenly Sarah reappears.

If all that sounds more jumbled-up than a Rubik's Cube inside a snow globe inside a Russian nesting doll, well, I'm still sparing you the unfunny dwarf sidekicks, the goblins which look like orcs and monkeys had guttural babies, and Ravenna's habit of

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shooting out oily tentacles like an Exxon Valdez-ed Doctor Octopus.

It's a bad sign when the best actionsequence is a guy jumping onto a roof and tumbling down shingles until he can finally gain an axe-hold.

The only interesting actor here, when she's not being reduced to an F/Xthrowing fighter, is Theron, whose glacial imperiousness almost gives the screen chilblains. It's a reminder of the primal force of the wicked fairy-tale female, full of blazing betrayal and obsidian-hard obsession—so frosty to the young that their anti-maternal malevolence takes on a perverse, awesome power. If only the rest of flurrying in Winter's War weren't such a shitstorm.

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Purple Rain H

e was a sexy weirdo, beautiful and precious, ferociously talented and flamboyantly pretentious. Gender, race, sexuality, religion, politics: he was audaciously ambiguous about every aspect of identity, save his determination to generate complex yet vivacious music, his predilection for provocation and his peculiar personal relationship with God. Prince was a magisterial misfit, singular as whale music. He inspired without giving the slightest impression that you could be anything like him. (Giving you no choice but to be yourself.) How else to explain the deluge of emotion over the death of a public figure so draped in enigma?

Prince was my first hero. Seeing him perform "Little Red Corvette" on Solid Gold marked an invasion of my consciousness—and nascent sexuality, and notions of romance, and voracious

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appetite for music—from which I don't believe I ever recovered. Now he's dead, so suddenly, so young, and the enigma is all that's left for us. That and some of the most irresistible popular music of the last 40 years. And a handful of movies, all of them goofy, some of them rewarding. The big one—the one that made him insanely famous— will be given a special screening at the Garneau on Saturday night.

Directed and co-written by Albert Magnoli, Purple Rain (1984) is not a very good movie in any normal sense.

It tells the story of The Kid (Prince), a young virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and bandleader contending with a fraught domestic situation while trying to woo the gorgeous new girl in town and struggling to hold onto his regular spot at a local club. There are some very

appealing performances: Morris Day (frontman of The Time and one-time drummer in Price's high school band) as The Kid's main competition and clownpimp to The Kid's aristocratic-queerpirate; Apollonia Kotero as the achingly innocent but sexually charged object of both men's desires; and, most especially, Billy Sparks as the tough-to-please club owner perpetually robed in velvet tracksuits. But Purple Rain is awkward with plot and, most disappointingly, given Prince's habitual championing of great women musicians, bumbling and crude with its female characters.

The film accrues absurdities at an impressive rate. Does no one find it odd that The Kid still lives with his crazy, embattled parents? Could anyone ever have imagined there was so much eye shadow and creatively applied lingerie in 1980s Minnesota? Does

anyone really believe that The Kid, who dances like a red-light Nureyev, plays guitar like Hendrix and sings like a horny angel, along with his crackerjack, carefully costumed, mixed-raceand-gender band, capable of delivering a battery of complicated funk-rock or playing an eight-minute anthem—featuring an invisible cello player—without ever having rehearsed it, would be considered disposable by some Midwestern club owner? Especially given that they seem to be drawing every last black person in a city whose African-American population hovers around two percent? Are we not to notice that the love triangle ostensibly driving the narrative becomes almost totally inconsequential by the film's climax? (There's a reason why the climactic tune is called "Baby, I'm a Star.")

But here's the bigger question: who cares? Who cares if Purple Rain is silly? Who cares when so much of Purple Rain is about the sheer presence of Prince—his outrageous outfits, his

Sat, Apr 30 (11:30 pm) Directed by Albert Magnoli Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally released: 1984 strange, fey charisma and, of course, his glorious music: the eerie pulse of "When Doves Cry," the shameless shivering vamp of "Darling Nikki," the synth sizzle, delicate vocal dribble and eloquent, newly heartbreaking lyrics of "I Would Die 4 U": "I'm not a human / I am a dove / I'm your conscious / I am love ... " And there's "Purple Rain," with its veering between spiritual, sensual and romantic longing and its blissedout crescendo, featuring perhaps the most memorable guitar solo in pop history. Mostly, now, the song's mystifying title seems to allude to the inevitable tears of millions of music lovers.

Mostly, now, it sounds like goodbye.

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A complicated reclamation Phoenix gives a perfect script a noir-ish conceit A perverse notion: in the ashes of catastrophe hides opportunity, in death, reinvention. Having survived Auschwitz, Nelly (Nina Hoss), who was once a cabaret singer, returns to Berlin just as it begins its painful, protracted awakening from the Second World War. Her psyche brutalized, her body weak, her face ravaged and still swaddled in bandages, Nelly is accompanied on her journey by Lene (Nina Kunzendorf), a fellow Jew who fled Germany before the war. Lene seeks to aid Nelly in the recovery of her health, wits and sense of identity, with the goal of their settling together in Palestine and helping to establish a Jewish state. But where Lene's program for reclamation is defined in primarily social terms—though Lene's attachment to Nelly seems deeper than mere camaraderie—Nelly is drawn headlong down a far more personal and precarious route.

Nelly is given a new face, though she so wanted her old one. She trudges through canyons of rubble to a nightclub called Phoenix, providing amusements to the US GIs stationed in the former Axis stronghold. It's at Phoenix that Nelly finds Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld), the man who was both her husband and musical accompanist.

Johnny doesn't recognize Nelly's al-

tered visage, but something about this woman suggests his presumeddead wife strongly enough to prompt an urgent scheme: this woman resembles Nelly close enough that she can play the role of Nelly; they can stage a return; and Johnny can claim Nelly's unclaimed inheritance.

The process of Johnny's instructing Nelly how to convincingly play herself, or, rather, a still-glamorous, un-traumatized version of herself, makes for some of the most eerily captivating scenes I've seen in any recent film. Phoenix's is a very noirish conceit, seemingly artificial while zeroing in on chillingly resonant truths. Johnny wants to reconstruct the Nelly he once desired so as to acquire the lost funds he now desires.

Nelly wants to be reconstructed and thus recognized by the man she still foolishly loves, and to recover a sense of self untainted by years of horror and despair. Both are participating in an attempt at erasure, the erasure of Johnny's betrayal of Nelly—of which we will learn in detail—and of Nelly's internment.

They, like all their fellow countrymen, are attempting to erase the unfathomable, to elide Germany's having authored one of the most horrific events in modern history.

I love that Phoenix does all this in the form of an intimate, inventive, essentially classical genre film. The boldly expressionistic yet masterfully taut realization of a perfect script—based loosely on Hubert Monteilhet's Le retour des cendres—this latest from German director and co-scenarist Christian Petzold bears the unmistakable influence of Vertigo, just as Petzold's Yella was clearly modelled on Carnival of Souls and Jerichow on The Postman Always Rings Twice. But Phoenix shouldn't be mistaken for some academic exercise in winky cinephila; it is, rather, an authentic melodrama, carefully employing history, genre and beloved filmic precedents to generate large, complicated, unsettling emotions. Phoenix, which debuted at festivals in 2014 and began its theatrical run last year, was on my best-of-2015 list.

It is now available from Criterion in a DVD or Blu-ray package including numerous engrossing supplements, among them an interview with Petzold and the brilliant Hoss regarding their long and fruitful collaboration.

The pair has always made six films together—including Yella and Jerichow—and Phoenix is the strongest yet. Here's hoping for six more. V

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An empowering Gaze

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Marlaena Moore emerged from a week-long "creative playground" with her second album

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hen Marlaena Moore released her first album, Beginner, in 2014, she was just finding her footing in the Edmonton music scene, and with her own songwriting—the album collected songs Moore had written during her teenage years, a culminating capstone to her creativity in that era.

Just two years later—on the cusp of releasing her second studio album— she seems irremovably entangled in the scene at large, with a hand in pretty much all of the things: she co-runs upstart label Sweety Pie Records, lends her talents to various bands (Switches, the Sweathearts) and continues to create and perform under her name. Which, y'know, makes for a busy schedule.

"Sometimes I do think I may have bitten off more than I can chew," Moore admits with a laugh, sitting in a Next Act booth, awaiting a veggie burger.

Not that she's complaining, really. It's been a creatively impulsive time for Moore: she's been happy to chase ideas as they come to her, whatever they may be, from releasing a concert recording, Live at Wunderbar, in 2015 to finding non-musical forms of expression.

"If I felt like doing something, I would just do it," she says. "I really wanted to try stand-up comedy; I don't identify as a stand-up comedian, but I just wanted to try it, so I did. And then, at the very last minute, randomly I wanted to do a movie for the Blue Revue [film festival], just because I had the night off."

Gaze, her second studio album, was born of a similar impulse. Back in the fall, Moore had plans to go see BurgerA-Go-Go, a female-focused festival in Los Angeles, featuring Kathleen Hanna and Kim Gordon, among others. But she ended up cancelling the trip—the more she considered it, the less it seemed an ideal way to spend her time and resources.

"I was at a point in my life where I was really having to make choices about taking music seriously again, and going and living this life, and just basing a lot more things on fun." she explains. "And so, as hard as it was, I decided to cancel the trip."

Still, even without attending, the fest gave Moore an impulse to follow.

"It was kind of empowering to be like, OK, so what would those gals do in my

situation, exactly?" Moore says. "I think they would stay home, and write an album. And that's what I did."

Moore already had the week off work, and, in-between roommates at the time, she found herself with a perfectly uninterrupted creative space. She set out instruments and paper, and focused a week's worth of energy on writing songs, fleshing out the ideas she'd already been tinkering with while generating new ones.

"I'm a person who really needs a lot of alone time: that's where my best ideas come from, and I feel a little more peaceful, is when I'm able to be isolated," Moore says. "Especially since I had my whole house to myself, I was able to turn my apartment into a creative playground."

Later, she hired Rene Wilson to record the album, quickly assembling a backing band amid myriad schedules—Andy Mulcair on drums, Ross Nicoll on piano and organ, and Jenni Roberts on bass, with Wilson filling in when necessary— to record over a few sessions. "[Working with Wilson was] one of

those things where you're like, 'OK, I get why everyone wants to work with you.'

Because he will never, ever cater to ego, at all," Moore says. "Which, to me, is really important. I learned a lot in those sessions; it's so interesting, because you go into the studio and go, these are my songs, and he takes what you have and makes it his own, where he understands what you're trying to get, and he's going to get the best out of you that he can."

The resulting Gaze is a trenchant, guitar-led showcase of where Moore's at right now: an increasingly sharp-eyed songwriter who uses relatively spartan instrumentation to underpin her introspective musings. It finds moments of dream-like washes and crunch-toned rock with equal effectiveness, bolstered by her colossal vocal capabilities.

"I had the intention, originally, of wanting to write a concept album based on the male gaze, and feeling what it is to be a woman," Moore says. "And a lot of feminist things like that, where it kind of shows the vulnerability and the strength within that, to admit that things aren't so hot sometimes."

Those ideas emerge on the title track

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and songs like "Feel It": ostenstibly an ode to masturbation, but, Moore notes, it's moreso about reclaiming sexuality, and "not having to hinge your self-worth on someone finding you desirable."

There's also "24 Hour Drugstore," a tribute to those always-open convenience stops, which, much to Moore's surprise, emerged as Gaze's first single.

But that was the impulse—after a Sweety Pie meeting, she wandered into the store on her way home, and a melody came to mind that happened to pair with a guitar riff she liked—and, like with the rest of the album, she followed the idea where it needed to go. "[Writing Gaze was] one of those things of setting an intention, and then whatever comes, comes," she reflects.

"And, as pretty much all my songs are, they're very personal. They relate to something in my life.

"It's very simplistic, but I'm happy with it," she continues. "It is exactly what it needs to be at this point."

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igger and more badass: two descriptors Layten Kramer uses early on in our conversation to encapsulate the sonic shift he was after on his debut LP, For The Sun. "My goal was to hone in on my songwriting, and also at the same time feature the band and musicians that I worked with on the record," he explains over the phone from Victoria, BC, where he's set up shop for a couple of days to prepare for his current tour. "Layten Kramer has always been a very community-based, band-oriented project, so I just wanted to showcase that and let the world know that I have amazing people around who are supporting me."

One of the people who played a key

role in bringing this to fruition was venerable producer Colin Stewart, known for his work with the likes of Dan Mangan and Yukon Blonde.

"Every time he releases an album, or has worked on an album, I instantly fall in love with it," Kramer says. "I've worked with my fair share of producers, and he's one of the only people that I've met who can actually sit down with any band, it doesn't matter if you've known him for 10 years or if you've just met him, and he can get that out of you. ... he just has these ways of using words and references that really connect."

Plus, teaming up with Stewart resulted in another pivotal collaboration on the album, albeit a much more unexpected one. Stewart happens to be

married to Kathryn Calder of the New Pornographers; she was in the studio one day and heard the track "Nowhere To Go" and asked if Kramer would mind if she did some harmonies.

"She picked up the mic, went in the room and laid down harmonies in like 20 minutes. She also sings on another song ['Time Is Here To Stay'] that hasn't been released, and it was just like magic. She brought out these beautiful Simon and Garfunkel-esque harmonies," Kramer says, a sense of disbelief that the whole thing unfolded the way it did lingering in his voice. "It was one of those moments where the stars aligned, I guess, and we were all feeling it. She was like, I'm going to be a total badass and sing on your record."

For The Sun follows Kramer's critically touted EP Through The Days, released in October 2014. The EP offered a taste of Kramer's experimental-folk style, but For The Sun embodies what the Vancouver-based singer-songwriter (originally from Camrose) feels is a more cohesive offering.

"I really like the idea of concept albums. I think having both lyrics and musical vibe be consistent throughout a recording or an album, that's very important," Kramer notes. "With the EP, I touched on some things, but there's only so much you can do recording in your parents' house. ... A lot of the ideas [on this album] are based off dreams I was having or particular situations that revolved around my unconsciousness, I guess, and we wanted to extrapolate those things and put them lyrically into an album and build songs on top of them."

What that translates into are songs delving into lucid night terrorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kramer had a recurring dream during the winter of 2014 about a mysterious girl whom he would follow but could never quite reach. These dreams play into several songs on the album, including "Cold In the Sea," while others tackle nightmarish situations that occur very much in reality. The new single "Thin White Lies," for example, is about one of Kramer's closest friends struggling

with substance abuse.

"It talks about wasting your time, wasting your days through substance [set] to loud, distorted guitars that are kind of supposed to emulate the demons inside someone [as to] why they do these things," Kramer explains. "I had a really hard time accepting the fact that I couldn't do anything to help him, because he wasn't doing anything to help himself, so I had to sit there and watch. It's still a big problem in his life, and the amount of love and people has has in his life is unlimited, and it just doesn't make any sense."

The other major thread on For The Sun, and one that's quite universal, is the search for individuality. Much of this stemmed from the first year Kramer was living in Vancouver, adjusting to his new life away from home and familiar surroundings.

"I still don't know who the heck I am," he says with a soft laugh. "I was writing it the first year I'd moved out to the coast on my own, and moved away from the family and was experiencing my first serious girlfriend and trying to make it as an artist in Vancouver, and consistently questioning what I was doing. I think that kind of encompasses the entire record. It's very broad and quite cliche, but it's one of the most important things on the record."

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Anti-Flag

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hris Barker seemed to be having an emotional and nostalgic morning when he answered the phone. After going through decades of memories while sorting through Anti-Flag paraphernalia, bassist Barker, more affectionately

known as Chris #2, happily took a break to chat.

"We're working on a type of retrospective project for the band, so it's been a morning of unearthing things to see what each of us have and find stuff to put into the

project," he says. "And there's a bit of romanticizing that goes on with your life. You remember things as being really cool or you find stuff that's just garbage."

It's been six years since the punk stalwarts have been to Western

Canada, and now with the US presidential elections looming over our friends to the south, it seems a poignant time as ever for the Pittsburgh boys to be touring and reminding us to take a stand for democracy. Last year, Anti-Flag released "American Spring," an offering akin to its early days: energetic and angry pop-punk spurred by classism, capitalism and nihilism.

"I've had a lot of shit happen in my life recently, and I had to reassess where the band fits into that," Barker says. "Whether or not I had a self identity outside of the band, and all these bullshit existential questions.

What it came down to was a conversation we all had amongst each other saying, 'If we're not going to care about Anti-Flag as an entity and distributing empathy as a band with an agenda, let's just put it to bed and live off legacy.'"

"American Spring" was a blatant response to those trying conversations, and it seems like a renewal of faith for a band that has always been very vocal with its beliefs. Despite moments of being tested by long tours or horrible world events, Barker was very firm in stating the band's never-ending supply of reaffirmation for the message it's sending.

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"We're fortunate in the sense that we go on tour and we meet young, excited people who want to leave the world a better place than when they found it, so we're constantly getting shot in the arm with optimism," he notes. "We have an unfair advantage compared to normal people in their day-to-day lives."

Although Barker had the daunting task of sifting through Anti-Flag relics for the aforementioned project and preparing for the upcoming tour, he finds some respite in activities outside of music, too.

"This is going to sound totally insane, and it's also going to sound like pandering because you're Canadian, but the only time my brain is turned off and I don't give a fuck about anything is when I'm playing ice hockey," he laughs. "That's mostly because if you don't pay attention in those moments, you could die. It's one of those places my brain actually turns off and hockey is all I have to think about. All I have to do is put the fuckin' puck in the net!"

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n album's genesis can be the result of myriad influences. For Calgary's Lab Coast, its latest, Remember the Moon, began to take shape following the acquisition of a Tascam 388 1/4 tape recorder.

"We've improved up to the early '80s, in terms of recording technol-

ogy," laughs multi-instrumentalist Chris Dadge.

While not the most advanced available technology, the Tascam suits Lab Coast's DIY recording ethos just fine.

Dadge points out that he's never had any formal sound-engineering training, so he often seeks out the sim-

plest, most user-friendly equipment he can get his hands on.

"It's kind of like a huge four-track— just like the ones a ton of people have—but everything about it is double, basically, so it's extremely easy to use," he explains of the Tascam. "You can make things sound

really nice and clear on it, or you can take advantage of the fact that it distorts really well too. So if you want to get something a little dirtier and a little more smashedsounding, it's really easy to get that sound as well. ... You're not hemmed into it sounding super rough all the time, but you can definitely go there if you want."

Along with the capabilities of the Tascam, Lab Coast drew on the eclectic collection of instruments friends have left around the band's practice space over the years—including a cello, which Dadge admits he's always wanted to get his hands on.

"That finally made it onto one of the records. ... David [Laing, vocals] also plays the saxophone. We used to play together years ago in a pretty improvisational group where we'd all try different instruments and play together pretty freely.

We've been able to do that with the cello and sax as well, so we'll probably get that on some stuff in the future as well, these weird little snippets," he says. "We did a split cassette with Diamond Mind awhile ago: we each had two tracks per side, and ours kind of knitted with these weird little jams we did during those sessions.

"It's kind of like a shitty music store," he

jokes. "No one would buy this gear, but it's there, and we get to use it for free."

Jamming and instrumental experimentation aside, the focus for now is Remember the Moon, which was primarily written by Dadge and Laing. The album's latest single, "Helen Bach", a title Dadge points out is essentially a bad pun, but the song makes sense of that play on words through lyrics about forging an immediate connection with another person while intertwined with personal tragedy—all backed by warm, languid bass lines and a blend of live drums and sampled percussion. Overall, the album's 14 tracks were amassed over the years following the group's previous record Walking On Ayr. "I feel like every record is just slightly better in terms of interesting melody and songwriting," Dadge says. "They get more developed each record, and then the way we're able to record and play and make ourselves sound, it seems to me like we have more control over those kinds of things than we had in the past. We're just trying to get better, really."

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here are innumerable reasons to celebrate throughout the course of our lives—be it a significant milestone or even something seemingly mundane—but how often do we find cause to celebrate the moments where we were wrong?

"It's as deserving of celebration as any time you were right," says David Vertesi with a wry chuckle.

We often struggle to even admit when we're wrong, let alone celebrate our mistakes, but Vertesi encourages this with his new single, "Forever Young"—the first from his new album, Sad Dad Cruise Ship. The track is propelled by a dreamy, hypnotic dance beat that could easily be taken at face value, but the lyrics expose another layer: rather than heralding the perceived invincibility of youth, they shed light on its finite nature. It's also a reflection of the lessons Vertesi—whose name may sound familiar for his work in Hey Ocean!—has taken to heart in the five years since releasing his debut solo record, Cardiography, in 2010.

"I'm now 31, married, and in the space between Cardiography [and this record] there's been a lot going on, a lot of maturing, and some of those lessons are really hard-fought. Those morals I've learned from my own tales aren't always the easiest to come across,

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and I think 'Forever Young' is a really great representative of the record," he explains. "It's about realizing that you were wrong—about yourself, about the fact that you wouldn't be young forever. When you're younger you didn't think about that: your own mortality and the limited amount of time you have on the planet—it doesn't apply to you, for some reason."

The introspective nature of the track stemmed from Vertesi observing the world around him—the state of the planet as well as political and social turmoil, particularly that coming from the impending US election— and realizing there is not an everlasting well of resources to draw from to solve the issues at hand.

"Time is running out, and we're the only ones to blame, so I think that's a really big learning thing that I've had over the past five years, something that I've become really interested in," Vertesi adds. "Another reason I think 'Forever Young' is a great representative of the record is for exactly the Sad Dad Cruise Ship thing: I strive to make sort of sad-happy music, so the fact that you have this sort of upbeat, dance-y anthemic song but the message behind it is a bit more sombre. I like trying to mine those two feelings."

Vertesi admits he's felt some nervousness surrounding the release of Sad Dad Cruise Ship—five years is admittedly a long stretch between records by today's standards, but there's been a Hey Ocean! release in the interim—though a lot of it had to do with settling on a direction for the album. He explains that Cardiography was a concept record born out of heartbreak, so its identity was clear-cut from the outset, whereas his sophomore album left ample room for exploration.

"Cardiography really taught me to respect the moment when you're recording" says Vertesi, who took the producer's chair on Sad Dad Cruise Ship, adding he believes capturing the raw nature of Cardiography is what made it resonate with listeners. "So carrying into this record, I really tried to keep my eye out for that: songs that made me feel a bit uncomfortable to share or felt like they were a bit of a risk in that sense. I tried to actually embrace it and go well ... all those songs that I thought were the scariest or the cheesiest or no one would care, or the most emotional, seemed to work. So I think that's a huge thing that I learned from Cardiography is trying to embrace that discomfort."

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s Jason Collett was beginning to work on his sixth album— what's now become Song and Dance Man—he had one outset goal: make an adult-minded record, something with a somewhat mature sentiment to its outlook.

But then he let Afie Jurvanen—better known as Bahamas—sign on as producer.

"There was elements of it there [on the finished record]," the folk troubadour says, of those initial "mature" ideas. "But when we got into the session, Afie commandeered the bass, and it got very playful very fast."

That's evident from the opening guitar jangle of "Provincial Blues"; Song and Dance Man immediately starts staking its claim on the Collett songbook in terms of sunshine grooves and playful rollicks: whistling propels "Forever Young is Getting Old," and an elastic bassline powers "Love You Babe," among other tracks.

Where Reckon, Jason Collett's previous album, found him focused on the politics coinciding with its 2012 release—the fallout of the economic crisis—Song and Dance Man is much closer to jubilation than critique.

Which isn't totally Jurvanen's fault: he's been a perpetual player on Collett's records (he got his start in Collett's band). When Collett handed him the producer reins, little preproduction had been done, which led to plenty of studio jamming—the result emerged naturally as the material developed.

"It's funny, because Afie's been touring in Bahamas, up until recently, without a bass player," Collett says.

"So I was fully aware, in some ways, he was indulging himself to go into funkville with the bass. But that felt good: he was really happy, and [lapsteel player] Christine Bougie falls right in, because she's such an ace

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player. It was good to work with a small team. I've typically had a revolving door of musicians come into my sessions. And this one was just really tight, and it had a chemistry, and therefore a character really quickly."

On the road, though, Collett notes there's more of an edge: live, he's being backed by the rock 'n' roll stalwarts of Zeus. And while the songs tend to toughen up with a dedicated rock band playing them, that isn't the only shift for Collett on this tour: a relatively pared-down instrumentation on Song and Dance Man means that Collett, for the first time, spends large parts of the set just singing.

"I'm not playing an instrument half the time—that changes it, too," he says. "I hardly play on the record.

And the point of that was just to set up a situation where the band can just very quickly re-interpret the songs I would deliver, and not follow me so much. It would be me following whatever they were picking up on together. So that's kind of continued a little bit live, which is good; this is new ground for me, to just be a singer, and not play along. It's been a bit of a liberating moment. I'm feeling a bit like a kid again."

And without an instrument to anchor him in place on stage, Collett's been working on his frontman presence.

"I'm dancing," he says with an audible grin. "I've got some dance moves."

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SHREDMONTON METAL FESTIVAL AND CONFRENCE PRESENTS

MON MAY 2

THE BOWER For Those Who Know...: Deep House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests; every Sat

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

THE STARLITE ROOM PROUDLY PRESENTS

featuring Mitchmatic with Shukov, Bong Sample and more; 4pm; $10 (door)

SUN MAY 1 9910 Drag Queen Bingo

with Vanity Fair; 7pm; No cover THE ALMANAC Wunderbar

Anniversary Show 2

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

STARLITE ROOM Magic Man & the Griswolds with guests Panama Wedding; 6:30pm (door), 7:30pm (show); $15

Classical MUTTART HALL Frank &

Brahms; 7pm; $20 (adult), $10 (senior/student), free (Polish Culture Society members and kids under 12) WINSPEAR CENTRE

Edmonton Youth Orchestra; 2pm; $15 (adult), $10 (senior/ student); at the door

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays

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

Open Mic Night hosted by Adam Holm; Every Mon SIDELINERS PUB Singer/

Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted

by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30-11:30pm; Free

Classical CONVOCATION HALL

Invitation to the Dance (presented by New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia); 7:30pm; $20 (adult), $15 (student/senior), free (kids 12 and under)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest with DJ Blue Jay - mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic Hip hop with DJ Creeazn every Mon; 9pm-2am

jam every Tue; 9:30pm Crazy Dave's Rock & Roll Renegade Jam; 7:30pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Paul Johnston Trio; 7:30pm (door)/8pm (show); $5

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Eddie Lunchpail spins alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic & euro; Every Tue

ON THE ROCKS Turn't Up

THE PROVINCIAL PUB

ROSSDALE HALL Little Flower Open Stage since 1998; 8-11pm (door); no cover/donations SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Wailin' Wednesday Jam with Hosts Wang Dang Doodle (variety); Every Wed, 7:30-11:30pm; All ages STARLITE ROOM Anti-Flag,

Lee Corey Oswald, The Old Wives, Worst Days Down; 8pm (door), 8:30pm (show); $22

Tuesday

TAVERN ON WHYTE

WED MAY 4

TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY Live music

BLUES ON WHYTE Riishi Von

Rex; 9pm 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

Karaoke; 9pm

Wednesday's; Every Wed

DJs BILLIARD CLUB Why wait

Wednesdays: Wed night party with DJ Alize every Wed; no cover BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Kevin Martin;

Every Wed

VENUEGUIDE

APR/28

THE FORGE PRESENTS

APR/29

STARLITE ROOM IS PROUD TO PRESENT

BENDER

W/ ULTRA MAGNUS & DJ SLAM, DJ WEEZL, ROYCEBIRTH, TOUCH CONFIRMED, J-REDS & WEEZL, BOOSH & THE DIP, FATTY JONES, NIXON DA CROOK, DIRTNAP

JFK’S BIRTHDAY & CHARITY SHOW FUNDRAISER FOR CHILDREN’S TUMOR FOUNDATION UNANNOUNCED SURPRISE LINE UP

APR/30

DUB KONTROLLA PRESENTS

AXH (TEMPA/WHEEL & DEAL/SUB.MISSION)

MAY/6

SHREDMONTON METAL FESTIVAL AND CONFRENCE PRESENTS

EVERY HOUR KILLS W/GUESTS

MAY/7

SHREDMONTON METAL FESTIVAL AND CONFRENCE PRESENTS

PLANET EATER W/GUESTS

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9910 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte. com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com THE AVIARY 9314-111 Ave, 780.233.3635, facebook.com/ arteryyeg BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BEVERLY HEIGHTS HALL 4209111 Ave NW BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BOURBON ROOM 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert THE BOWER 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.425; info@thebower.ca BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca

CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHVRCH OF JOHN 10260-103 St, 780.884.8994, thechvrchofjohn. com COMMON 9910-109 St CONVOCATION HALL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca COOK COUNTY SALOON 8010 Gateway Blvd NW DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DRAFT COUNTRY NIGHT CLUB 12912-50 St NW, 780.371.7272, draftbargrill.com DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8 8130 Gateway Blvd EL CORTEZ 10322-83 Ave NW, elcortezcantina.com EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780.

424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100

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Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 HILLTOP PUB 8220 106 Ave HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca HORIZON STAGE 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995, horizonstage.com HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE 8336-160 Ave, 780.401.3313, hummingbirdbistro.ca IRISH SPORTS CLUB 12546-126 St, 780.453.2249 J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com KELLY'S PUB 10156-104 St NW, 780.451.8825, kellyspubedmonton.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR AND GRILL 9016-132 Ave, 780.757.2121 LIZARD LOUNGE 11827 St. Albert Tr, 780.451.9180, facebook.com/ The-Lizard-Lounge MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 MacDonald Dr NW, mcdougallunited.com MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St MUTTART HALL 10050 Macdonald Dr, 780.633.3725 NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NEW WEST HOTEL 15025-111 Ave NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PALACE CASINO 8882-170 St NW, 780.444.2112, palacecasino. com PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3118 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE 9797 Jasper Ave NW SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A 8519-112 St, 780.431.0091, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St

SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch. com STUDIO 96 10909-96 St NW SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 1292397 St, 780.758.5924 STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY 17118-90 Ave TIRAMISU 10750-124 St TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 10014-81 Ave NW, 780.433.1604, trinity-lutheran. ab.ca TWIST ULTRA LOUNGE 10324-82 Whyte Ave UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 7308-76 Ave, 780.436.1554 VEE LOUNGE, APEX CASINO–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 VIDA LATIN NIGHT CLUB 10746 Jasper Ave, 780.951.2705 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428 YEG DANCE CLUB 11845 Wayne Gretzky Dr

EVENTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM FAX: 780.426.2889 DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 3PM

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

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

MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game Cafe,

SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm

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

NIA DANCE • Roots on Whyte, #305 8135-102 St • nianow.cm/lightwalker • 780.850.2757 • Combo of dance, yoga, martial arts • Every Mon until May 23, 6-7pm • Contact 780.850.2757 for cost and details

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667

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

(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);

CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:30-9pm

Public Library–DT: Meets every Wed, 7-8:45pm; Sep-May; upward.toastmastersclubs.org; reader1@shaw.ca • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

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

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

SPECIAL EVENTS

FERTILITY AWARENESS CHARTING CIRCLE •

EDMONTON GEM & MINERAL SHOW • Oliver Arena, 10335-119 St NW • edmontongemshow@gmail.com • edmontongemshow.com • Featuring unique gems, fine minerals, rare fossils, handmade jewellery, fancy beads, lapidary art, gold panning and demonstrations • May 6-8, 2-5pm • $7 (general), $5 (senior/student)

Remedy Cafe, 8631-109 St • faccedmonton@gmail. com • fertilityawarenesschartingcircle.org • First Mon each month (Oct-May), 6:30-8:30pm • $10 (suggested donation) • RSVP at faccedmonton@gmail.com

GREAT EXPEDITIONS TRAVEL SLIDE • St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.469.3270 (Gerry)/ 780.435.6406 (John)/ 780.454.6216 (Sylvia) • Croatia (2015) - by Elvira Leibovitz (May 2)

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Bob Beddow; Apr 28-30 • Paul Sveen; May 5-7

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Harland Williams; Apr 28-May 1 • Funniest Person with a Day Job; May 3 • Ben Gleib; May 5-8 • Daren Carter; May 11-15

HAUNTED EDMONTON • Acacia Hall, 10433-83 Ave • paranormalexplorers.com • thewitcherymarket.com • Paranormal Rona–an experienced paranormal investigator, rescue medium and member of the Paranormal Explorers from Edmonton–will tell all about the dark history of Edmonton • Apr 30, 4-5pm • Free

CONNIE'S COMEDY • Checkers/Good Buddy Lounge • With Dave Stawnichy and Brian Stollery • Apr 28, 7:30pm (dinner), 9pm (show) • Tickets available at Eventbrite THE DATING GAME • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • With Sterling Scott and The Nervous Flirts • May 1, 8pm

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

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave • Empress

at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.427.1750 • provincialarchives.alberta.ca • A program of short advertising and industrial films created by meat-packing companies that once had operations in Edmonton. A look into mid-20th century attitudes toward consumerism, meat consumption, and gender relations • Apr 30, 7-9pm • Free

E-VILLE ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS: SPRING SLAM • Edmonton Sportsdome, 10104-32 Ave NW •

every Wed; 9pm

QUEER

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220-103 St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Mon: Drag Race in the White Room; 7pm • Wed: Monthly games night/ trivia • Thu: Happy hour, 6-8pm; Karaoke, 7-12:30am • Fri: Flashback Friday with your favourite hits of the 80s/90s/2000s; rotating drag and burlesque events • Sat: Rotating DJs Velix and Suco • Sun: Weekly drag show, 10:30pm

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

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio (South side), 970845 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

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence one-on-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm • Info: E: Tuff69@ telus.net

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

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

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Drop in hours: Mon, Wed 4-7pm; Fri 6-9pm; Closed Sat-Sun and Holidays • JamOUT: Music mentorship and instruction for youth aged 12-24; Every other Tue, 7-9pm • Equal Fierce Fit & Fabulous: recreational fitness program, ages 12-24; every other Tue, 6-8pm, every other Tue • Queer Lens: weekly education and discussion group open to everyone; every Wed, 7-8:30pm • Mindfulness Meditation: open to everyone; every Thu, 6-6:50pm • Men's Social Circle: A social support group for all male-identified persons over 18 years of age in the LGBT*Q community; 1st and 3rd Thu each month; 7-9pm • Art & Identity: exploring identity through the arts, a wellness initiative; Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Movies & Games Night: Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Thought OUT: Altview’s all-ages discussion group; every Sat, 7-9pm • Men Talking with Pride: Social discussion group for gay and bisexual men; Every Sun, 7-9pm • Pagan Women’s Group: 1st Sun of every month, 2-5pm

DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • An epic adventure featuring a variety of pre-made characters, characters that guests can make on their own, or one that has already been started. Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue, 7pm • $5

EDMONTON ATHEISTS • Stanley Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • edmontonatheists.ca • Monthly roundtable discussion group. Topics change each month • 1st Tue, 7pm; each month

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

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

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 17028-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm

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

GAME NIGHT–BOARD GAMES • Stanley A. Milney Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square • epl.ca • In the Makerspace. Guests will be able to pull up a chair and play a variety of card, tabletop, and role-playing games. Staff will also be on hand to show guests how 3D printing can be used to make their games better • Apr 29, 6-9pm

TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation ac-

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

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

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

780.424.6364/dkorpany@telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@ outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org • Upward Bound Toastmaster Club: Rm 7, 6 Fl, Edmonton

EDMONTON TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING GUILD ANNUAL SPRING TEA AND RUG SHOW • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • May 5, 11am-2pm • $3 (members), $5 (general)

Public Library, 8331-104 St • 780.490.1129 • spiritualexperience.org • Past lives, dreams and soul travel, spiritual discussion and tea • Apr 30, 1-3pm

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • Comedy Groove

EDMONTON TATTOO & ARTS FESTIVAL • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave • albertatattooshows. com • Over 200 of the best local and international artists will be on hand for Edmonton’s largest tattoo expo yet.

Entertainment, contests, seminars, retail and tattooing happening all weekend long. Special guests include artists from Ink Masters • Apr 29-May 1 • $25 (general), $50 (weekend pass)

MEAT ON THE MOVE: THE EDMONTON MEATPACKING INDUSTRY ON FILM • Metro Cinema

SPIRITUAL CAFÉ • Strathcona Branch, Edmonton

Comedy Night: Highlighting the best stand-up Edmonton has to offer. New headliner every week • Every Sun, 9pm • Free

WOODYS VIDEO BAR • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Massive Mondays features talented comedians • Tue: Domestic bottle beer special only $3.75 all night long • Wed: Jugs of Canadian and Kokanee for $13; Karaoke with Shirley from 7pm-12:30am • Thu: Highballs on special only $3.75 all night long; Karaoke with Bubbles 7pm-12:30am • Fri: Comming soon: DJ Arrow Chaser's new TGIF Party • Sat: Pool Tournement, 4pm; Jager shots on special only $4; Coming soon, DJ Jazzy

tivities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • Swimming: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • Water Polo: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • Yoga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • Taekwondo: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • Abs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • Dodgeball: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • Running: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • Spin: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• Volleyball: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • Board Games: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • All Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm

VUEWEEKLY.com | APR 28 – MAY 4, 2016

eville.publicrelations@gmail.com • e-villerollerderby.com • Guests can watch Berzerkhers face off against the Las Pistolitas • Apr 30, 7-9:30pm • $10 (adv at Mars & Venus, Brown Paper Tickets), $15 (door)

GUIDED TOURS OF THE KURIMOTO JAPANESE GARDEN • Devonian Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • devonian.ualberta.ca • Learn about the history of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden and the symbolism behind the landscape features and structures as you stroll through this renowned contemplative garden • May 1, 11:30am and 1:30pm • Free with regular admission

HAND2HAND MOTHERS DAY MARKET • Whitemud Creek Community League, 951 Ogilvie Blvd NW • hand2hand.ca • Featuring 43 local premium handmade artisans representing their designs: pottery, artwork, cards, jewelry, wood work and more • Apr 30, 10am-3pm • Free JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY • Devonian Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • devonian. ualberta.ca • Experience Japanese culture in a unique setting. Traditional tea offerings are hosted at the Ozawa Pavilion, an authentic Japanese Tea House, or in the adjacent Ikoi no ba, both overlooking the tranquil Kurimoto Japanese Garden. Japanese sweets and tea are provided to guests, as well as an explanation of the tea ceremony • May 1, 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:30pm and 2:15pm • $7.50 (adv or cash only at the door); does not include include admission to the Garden

KIDNEY RUN & WALK • ACT Centre in Rundle Park • kidney.ab.ca • A 2 km walk or 5 km / 10 km run • May 1, 9:30am

KODOMO NO HI (JAPANESE CHILDREN’S DAY) • Devonian Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • devonian.ualberta.ca • Come see giant koinobori (carp-shaped streamers) flying in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden, make your own carp streamer and other Japanese crafts to take home with you, and listen to Japanese folktales • May 1, 11am-3pm • Children’s activities are included with general admission

LIGHTSABER TRAINING & MAY THE 4TH CELEBRATION • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Celebrating all things Star Wars. Featuring lightsaber training for the young and young at heart. Guests must bring their own lightsabers (makeshift lightsabers are welcome) • May 4, 6:30-8:30pm (7pm for young padawans, 7:30pm for mature padawans) • Free

ROYAL BISON ART + CRAFT FAIR • Cosmopolitan Music Society, 8426 Gateway Blvd • royalbison.ca • Featuring the best and quirkiest art, craft and design this city has to offer. Items such as prints, apparel, jewelry, books, food and more will be available for purchase • May 6-8 • $3 (kids are free)

SPRING INTO SPRINKLES 5 K FUN RUN • Rundle Park, 2909-113 Ave • springintosprinkles.com • A family oriented 5km fun run/walk around Edmonton’s beautiful Rundle Park. For all ages • Apr 30, 10am-12pm • $40 (portion of the proceeds will go towards opening a Girls on the Run Council); register at Running Room website)

YELLOWEEK • Various locations throughout Edmonton • yelloweek.com • A festival-style ‘tribute to creativity’ showcasing gastronomy, arts, fashion and lifestyle.

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FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 19): The oracle I'm about to present may be controversial. It contains advice that most astrologers would never dare to offer an Aries. But I believe you are more receptive than usual to this challenge, and I am also convinced that you especially need it right now. Are you ready to be pushed further than I have ever pushed you? Study this quote from novelist Mark Z Danielewski: "Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati."

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 20): You're in a phase of your cycle when you'll be rewarded for your freshness and originality.

The more you cultivate a "beginner's mind," the smarter you will be. What you want will become more possible to the degree that you shed everything you think you know about what you want.

As the artist Henri Matisse said, if a truly creative painter hopes to paint a rose, he or she "first has to forget all the roses that were ever painted." What would be the equivalent type of forgetting in your own life?

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUN 20): "Am I still a hero if the only person I save is myself?" asks poet B Damani. If you posed that question to me right now, I would reply, "Yes, Gemini. You are still a hero if the only person you save is yourself."

If you asked me to elaborate, I'd say, "In fact, saving yourself is the only way you can be a hero right now. You can't rescue or fix or rehabilitate anyone else unless and until you can rescue and fix and rehabilitate yourself." If you pushed me to provide you with a hint about how you should approach this challenge, I'd be bold and finish with a flourish: "Now I dare you to be the kind of hero you have always feared was beyond your capacity."

CANCER (JUN 21 – JUL 22): "We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible," declares psychotherapist Thomas Moore. I agree. Our mental health thrives when we can have candid conversations with free spirits who don't censor themselves and don't expect us to water down what we say.

This is always true, of course, but it will be an absolute necessity for you in the coming weeks. So I suggest that you do everything you can to put yourself in the company of curious minds that love to hear and tell the truth.

Look for opportunities to express yourself with extra clarity and depth. "To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion," Moore says, "but it involves courage and risk."

LEO (JUL 23 – AUG 22): I watched a video of a helicopter pilot as he descended from the sky and tried to land his vehicle on the small deck of a Danish ship patrolling the North Sea. The weather was blustery and the seas were choppy. The task looked at best strenuous, at worst impossible.

The pilot hovered patiently as the ship pitched wildly. Finally there was a brief calm, and he seized on that moment to settle down safely. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may have a metaphorically similar challenge in the coming days.

To be successful, all you have to do is be alert for the brief calm, and then act with swift, relaxed decisiveness.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 22): "Show me a man who isn't a slave," wrote the Roman philosopher Seneca. "One is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear." Commenting on Seneca's thought, blogger Ryan Holiday says, "I'm disappointed in my enslavement to self-doubt, to my resentment towards those that I dislike, to the power that the favour and approval of certain people hold over me." What about you, Virgo? Are there any emotional states or bedeviling thoughts or addictive desires that you're a slave to? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to emancipate yourself. As you do, remember this: there's a difference between being compulsively driven by a delusion and lovingly devoted to a worthy goal.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 22): "Everyone who has ever built a new heaven first found the power to do so in his own hell." That noble truth was uttered by Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and I bet it will be especially meaningful for most of you during the rest of 2016. The bad news is that in the past few months you've had to reconnoiter in your own hell a little more than you would have liked, even if it has been pretty damn interesting. The good news is that these explorations will soon be winding down.

The fantastic news is that you are already getting glimpses of how to use what you've been learning.

You'll be well-prepared when the time comes to start constructing a new heaven.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 21): "Zugzwang" is a German-derived word used in chess and other games. It refers to a predicament in which a player cannot possibly make a good move. Every available option will weaken his or her position. I propose that we coin a new word that means the opposite of zugzwang: "zugfrei," which shall hereafter signify a situation in which every choice you have in front of you is a positive or constructive one; you cannot make a wrong move. I think this captures the essence of the coming days for you, Scorpio.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 – DEC 21): "We have to learn how to live with our frailties," poet Stanley Kunitz told The Paris Review. "The best people I know are inadequate and unashamed."

That's the keynote I hope you will adopt in the coming weeks.

No matter how strong and capable you are, no matter how hard you try to be your best, there are ways you fall short of perfection.

And now is a special phase of your astrological cycle when you can learn a lot about how to feel at peace with that fact.

CAPRICORN (DEC 22 – JAN 19): How do plants reproduce? They generate seeds that are designed to travel. Dandelion and orchid seeds are so light they can drift long distances through the air.

Milkweed seeds are a bit heavier, but are easily carried by the wind.

Foxglove and sycamore seeds are so buoyant they can float on flowing water. Birds and other animals serve as transportation for burdock seeds, which hook onto feather and fur. Fruit seeds may be eaten by animals and later excreted, fully intact, far from their original homes. I hope this meditation stimulates you to think creatively about dispersing your own metaphorical seeds, Capricorn. It's time for you to vividly express your essence, make your mark, spread your influence.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 18): "It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves," said philosopher Simone Weil. I hope that prod makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, Aquarius. I hope it motivates you to get busy investigating some of your vague ideas and fuzzy self-images and confused intentions. It will soon be high time for you to ask for more empathy and acknowledgment from those whose opinions matter to you. You're overdue to be more appreciated, to be seen for who you really are. But before any of that good stuff can happen, you will have to engage in a flurry of introspection. You've got to clarify and deepen your relationship with yourself.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20): "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education," said writer Mark Twain. That's excellent advice for you to apply and explore in the coming weeks.

Much of the time, the knowledge you have accumulated and the skills you have developed are supreme assets. But for the immediate future, they could obstruct you from learning the lessons you need most. For instance, they might trick you into thinking you are smarter than you really are. Or they could cause you to miss simple and seemingly obvious truths that your sophisticated perspective is too proud to notice. Be a humble student, my dear.V

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Addressing consent

The ASPSH conference shares knowledge and best practice Sex: it's a huge part of our lives.

Most people will, at least at some point, have questions or concerns about their sexual lives. In spite of this, there is very little available in Canada for professional education on sexual health. Educators and counsellors constantly struggle to find the resources they need to effectively respond to their clients' needs around sexual issues.

The Alberta Society for the Promotion of Sexual Health (ASPSH) hopes to address this gap with its biennial conference—the only one of its kind in Western Canada— coming up next week in Calgary.

"The goal of the conference is to share knowledge and best practice while connecting people in the field," Heather Cobb, president

of ASPSH, writes in an email. "We draw professionals from all disciplines including education, health, community care, social work and counselling."

This year, the conference will focus on issues of consent in sex and relationships, which have been brought into sharp focus in recent years with the Jian Ghomeshi case, high-profile stories of victims of sexualized cyber bullying like Amanda Todd, and reports on the high incidence of sexual assault on university campuses. Professionals are being encouraged to include consent education in their programming and address it with their clients. Yet there are few resources to guide them in tackling such a complex and sensitive topic.

"As professionals, we were all struck by the misunderstanding and negative stereotypes being perpetuated and saw this as an opportunity to have a conversation and reframe social scripts," Cobb writes.

The conference planners wanted to use the event as an opportunity to address issues of consent from a constructive and progressive perspective, and help turn consensual sexual expression into a positive headline. Topics will include understanding consent in regards to use of social media and technology, teaching consent education in schools, BDSM and consent, and disability and sexual consent. The keynote speakers are Dr Jessica O'Reilly, author, syndicated advice

columnist and media personality, and Karen B K Chan, sex and emotional literacy educator.

"Both of our keynote presenters will encourage us to reframe consent, to move from how to say no to how can we positively represent consent, including through social media," Cobb writes. "I'm excited to bring people together who are all passionate and committed to promoting healthy sexuality. At the end of the conference, I always feel that people leave with new ideas and energy to take the messages they have heard back to their communities."

Also on the agenda is a celebration of the society's 10-year anniversary of its online educational workshop program, and the official launch of the online graduate certificate in

sexual health for health educators, service providers and professionals. The certificate is the first of its kind in Western Canada and is a collaboration between ASPSH and the University of Alberta's Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. For more information on the certificate program, which begins this fall, visit uab.ca/pd.

The ASPSH conference runs May 4 to May 6 in Calgary. Visit apsh. ca to find more information and to register.V Brenda Kerber is a sexual health educator who has worked with local not-for-profits since 1995. She is the owner of the Edmonton-based, sex-positive adult toy boutique the Traveling Tickle Trunk.

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THE ONE-NIGHT STAND

I am a trans man and I have no love life. But I did just hook up with a friend two nights ago. It was the first time I've had sex in more than a year. My problem is that it was a "one-time thing." I was hoping to be FWB at least. I'm furious with myself for giving that away for what amounted to a hookup, and thoroughly sorry for myself for it being a "one-time thing," because it nearly always is. I feel thoroughly unlovable and dejected right now. I was raised a Boston Irish Catholic, and I have PTSD from my parents being difficult. In a backward way, I hope the issue for others is tied to the fallout from my upbringing—because that's something everyone has problems with, and those things, while not entirely fixable, are manageable and not so visible. I worry it's not that, though. I worry my being trans is the first problem a potential partner sees.

I am a man with a twat—a forlorn, underused twat at that.

Not Often Picked, Everyone Not Interested Sexually Buck Angel is a public speaker, a filmmaker, an activist and a trans man, NOPENIS, who famously and fearlessly bills himself as "the man with a pussy." I passed your letter on to him because who better to answer a question from a man with a twat than the man with a pussy?

"Anyone who hasn't had sex in more than a year is going to find it scary to get back out there and start again," Buck said. "And starting again with a body that you might not be 100 percent comfortable with yet? That's even scarier. The first thing that NOPENIS needs to hear—and really believe—is that he is lovable. And he is, even if he doesn't know it yet."

The second order of business: you gotta stop beating yourself up over that one-night stand. Take it from Buck, your fellow trans man, and take

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it from me, your fellow Irish Catholic queer: you didn't do anything wrong, you didn't give anything away—hell, you were doing something right.

"Hookups can be important for understanding your body sexually," Buck said. "So NOPENIS shouldn't be mad at himself. We learn and grow from our experiences, even if they're bad ones. And here's what I learned from my first experiences in the gay men's world of sex: hookups are the way it's done. I was not prepared

ment and continue to embrace new experiences!"

For more Buck, go to buckangel. com. And you can—and should—follow Buck on Twitter @BuckAngel.

MADE FOR EACH OTHER

I have a friend who is getting married. She's cheated on every guy she's been with, including her last three husbands. This will be her fourth marriage. I'm sure she's fed the new guy a million reasons why

each other. He's on Fetlife looking for someone to diaper him and she's probably cheating on him already. If your friend is still a dishonest, lying, heartbreaking cheat—if she's still making monogamous commitments she cannot keep—why stop her from marrying a man who is already cheating on her or is likely to cheat on her shortly after the wedding? To gently paraphrase William Shakespeare: "Let thee not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments."

Watching these two walk down the aisle will be like watching two drunk drivers speed around a closed racetrack. Maybe they'll crash, maybe they won't; maybe they'll die in a fire, maybe they'll get out alive for that because I'd had sex only with women before my transition.

That was hard for me, too, at first.

But what I learned was that I wasn't being rejected, even if it was only a one-night thing. I was being accepted in a way I wasn't used to."

Finally, NOPENIS, you've got to stop seeing your body and your twat as problems. It's the only body you'll ever have, and it's a body some will find attractive and some won't.

Some guys will be attracted to your body (and you, ideally) for its differences—not attracted to your body (ditto) despite its differences.

"NOPENIS absolutely shouldn't count himself out just because he's trans," Buck said. "The world is different now, and many people are attracted to trans men sexually. He just needs to learn to love himself and to have sexual confidence, because people find that attractive.

And he should continue to experi-

her first three marriages didn't work out. She's obviously a sex fiend, but she's not kinky. And here's the punch line: I found her fiancé's profile on Fetlife, and he has some hardcore fetishes—even by my standards! I'm sure his kinks are going unexplored within their relationship/engagement and that they will go unexplored once they're married, as my friend has been horrified during discussions of my attendance at BDSM events. I know your rule is generally to "stay the fuck out of it," but I have a rule that goes like this: "I would like to know that the person I'm dating is a serial cheater who's probably after me for my money." So do I warn the guy?

Fucked Regarding Imperiling Ensuing Nuptials, Dan Mind your own business, FRIEND, and do so with a clear conscience— because these two sound perfect for

Watching these two walk down the aisle will be like watching two drunk drivers speed around a closed racetrack. Maybe they'll crash, maybe they won't; maybe they'll die in a fire, maybe they'll get out alive. But so long as no one else is gonna get hurt, why risk your own neck trying to pull these fuckers over?

FAUX NEWS

My father is a friendly, kind, allaround good guy. We get along well and always have. But I now have to avoid all political discussions with him. He was always a bit socially conservative, but now he gets a lot of batshit crazy and simply dumb ideas from the scourge of our nation today: Fox News. How can we stop the dumbing down of our society by Fox News, Dan? We have to do something about this malady!

Anonymous

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"Anonymous is right—Fox News is a malady, one that I've often joked is worse than Ebola," said the documentary filmmaker Jen Senko. "It destroys families and has torn apart the country. That's pretty powerful."

Here's what Senko did about it: she made The Brainwashing of My Dad, a terrific documentary exploring how Fox News and other right-wing media turned her mild-mannered, nonpolitical father into a ranting, raving, right-wing fanatic.

"We need to stigmatize 'Faux News,'" Senko said. "I make it a point when I walk into a restaurant or some other public place and they have on Faux News of politely asking them to turn it off. I write to news outlets when they try to emulate Fox and complain."

But how do you get your own dad to turn off Fox News?

"Speaking to loved ones is important but it's difficult," Senko said. "You have to approach them in a calm way, starting the conversation on neutral ground. Sometimes just getting them out of the house and away from the TV helps. There is a group called Hear Yourself Think (hearyourselfthink. org) that focuses on deprogramming Fox News viewers. You will find plenty of advice there. But if you can sit down with your loved one and tell them you are concerned about their anger and their worry and you feel that Fox News is helping to generate that, it can be a conversation opener.

You can also get them to try to watch our movie!"

Go to thebrainwashingofmydad.com and watch the trailer to learn more about Senko's terrific film. And you can—and you should—follow Senko on Twitter @Jen_Senko.

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