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ANTI-WESTERN DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN COMPASSIONATE Some articles defending actions taken against LGBTQ2S+ people in the Islamic world hurt the victims

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here are several articles that depict the Muslim world as a gay paradise, including a piece last October by British journalist and author, John R. Bradley.

Around the same time, 70 Egyptians were arrested for their perceived sexual orientation.

Pieces like Bradley’s often adopt an anti-western or anti-colonial lens to show that homophobia was imported into Muslim countries. Making strange bedfellows with the religious right, such work blames the LGBTQ2S+ community for inviting persecution through an “alien western identity politics.”

Akin to slut-shaming, where victims of sexual abuse are accused for inviting abuse upon themselves by wearing provocative clothing, Bradley suggested that it was gay rights activists who provoked the Egyptian clamp-

down by waving a rainbow flag.

He also asserted that young Arab men would consider it absurd to attach “an all-consuming social identity” to homosexual desire. Additionally, wading into Islamic discourse, he asserted that the Qur’an merely warns against having “sex in the middle of the street” and that Islam simply encourages social rehabilitation.

Bradley concluded that, “Who needs the gay ghetto … when the souks and coffee shops are teeming with charming boys perfectly happy to jump into bed as long as they trust that the next day you will not tell.”

In making such claims, articles like these strip the agency of Muslims to fuel or resist homophobia. In viewing Muslims as subjects of cultural colonialism, they ignore the role of Muslims

in cross-cultural exchange, as they shape Islamic feminism and Muslim LGBTQ2S+ discourse both for good and bad.

Such a binary of Islam and the West must be broken.

The LGBTQ2S+ identity may have originated in the West but Muslims have cultivated it with free agency. This includes many practicing Muslims, some of whom have memorized large chunks of the Qur’an.

A social identity based on gender expression and sexuality has always been indigenous to Muslim societies, as in the case of the mukhannathun (effeminate men) and the habaib (female beloveds). To borrow from Shakespeare, calling a rose by any other name does not diminish its fragrance.

Islamic discourse is not simplis-

tic, as most people often pick and choose from a vast tradition with widely differing viewpoints on liwat (anal intercourse amongst men). Three schools of jurisprudence prescribe death for liwat with high evidentiary requirements, a case often made by neotraditionalist Muslims who like to copy-paste draconian texts.

However, in juristic schools, which encourage social rehabilitation, the standards of incrimination are relaxed. This is especially concerning as the age of cell phones and emails has allowed unprecedented invasion of the privacy of same-sex couples.

To emphasize, the oppression of LGBTQ2S+ Muslims in nonWestern countries cannot always be attributed to colonialism and western constructs. This is manifest in the case of the systemic oppression of the non-binary

hijra community in Pakistan and the Sunni-Shia polemic on tarnishing each other’s revered religious figures with charges of liwat, which perpetuates hatred of sexual minorities. In essence, if western critics, Muslim and non-Muslim alike, were genuinely concerned about the plight of sexual minorities in Muslim countries, they would use their influence to help them instead of blaming them for being visible.

However, such critics seem more content on perpetuating the status quo of unregulated secret sexual encounters and stoking an anti-western discourse instead of nurturing an authentic Islamic discourse that would affirm LGBTQ2S+ Muslims to live with intimacy, affection, companionship and above all, human dignity.

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RELIGION

SCIENTOLOGY EXHIBIT AT CITY HALL DRAWS CRITICISM

City maintains neutral stance on interfaith displace case, while others criticise its inclusion of controversial denomination

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cientology books and iconography sat in an interfaith display case in Edmonton’s city hall last Thursday. The religion, which has seen controversy in some countries and that was founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, has a church in Edmonton, and is a member of the interfaith group that runs the space in a partnership with the city. However, when an image of the display surfaced on the city’s subreddit, users quickly took exception to Scientology’s inclusion in the government building. Others expressed concern that religion of any kind appeared in it.

The Edmonton Interfaith Centre for Education and Action counts around a dozen religions—Indigenous religions, Sikhism, Christianity, Scientology, etc.—as members. Each member gets around a month to showcase their faith

in the cabinet, which has been used in this capacity for around 12 years, says John Dowds, chaplain with the City of Edmonton.

While the Scientology exhibit has been set up before—and most likely will be in the space again—Dowds cannot say how many times it’s been part of the program’s rotation, nor since when. The City of Edmonton “takes its lead” from the Interfaith Centre for what goes on in the display, he says, and it does not want to appear as though it is promoting any specific faith.

“The prerequisite is membership, and Scientology is a member,” he adds.

“The city does not want to promote anything of a religious nature … The origins of the program were not in any way around proselytizing or agenda. It’s simply about understanding our various faith traditions and spiritual

expressions in the city.”

According to its coordinator Netta Phillet, the Interfaith Centre requires a member religion be 50 years old, have existed in Edmonton for 25 years, and be practiced on three continents— Scientology meets all these criteria. Additionally, members need to be a recognized religion in Canada, and cannot promote hatred, Dowds says.

While Phillet has heard concerns about Scientology before, she says that all religions in the world have a sordid history, and the centre practices inclusion, not exclusion.

“I’ve heard it before. People are upset. Scientology does not have a great reputation right now,” she says.

Sociology professor at the University of Alberta, Steven Kent has researched the Church

of Scientology since the early 1980s, and suggests that the city allowing a group that does not have recognized charity status in Canada—as many religions do—could “open the doors” for other groups “of questionable legitimacy.”

“The responsible thing for city hall officials to do is only display items from religions that have charitable status,” he says.

Revenue Canada’s website currently does not show Scientology as a registered charitable organization in the country.

A written response from Edmonton’s Church of Scientology casts doubt on Kent’s academic standing and honesty, in regards to the denomination, and that the church is a registered religion in Canada, and, indeed, meets all the criteria to be included in the Interfaith Centre.

Further, it supports the state-

ments made from the city and the Interfaith Centre about their inclusion in the group, and says that singling out the religion is “pure bigotry.”

“The Scientology religion is a global movement engaged in humanitarian efforts spanning six continents. As anybody can see, Scientologists are driven by a passion to help. The Scientology Television Network is available through most streaming services including www.scientology.tv. It takes people inside the Church of Scientology where they can see for themselves who we are and what we do. We are not simply ‘explaining it’ or ‘giving our side,’ but have brought the cameras inside so anyone can see us for themselves. Our aim is not to preach or convert, but to inform,” the statement reads.

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FORAGING

Head chef of Butter Nut Tree’s menu demands an open mind and a love of things that grow wild

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dmonton has embraced Scott Downey’s homecoming with open arms, after the local chef spent almost a decade learning, exploring and cooking in New York City, Copenhagen, Vancouver and Atlantic City.

He knew he would return after his time at the Culinary Institute of America, the MichelinStar-awarded Daniel (a restaurant) in NYC, and the oft lauded Noma. New to his resume is his own venture, the Butternut Tree which enthralled Edmonton’s culinary scene with it’s unique style of foragingforward cuisine inspired by the prairie landscape when it opened in 2017. The restaurant overlooks downtown’s iconic Alberta Legislature Building.

“This is my home,” Downey says. “This is always where I wanted to end up being at the end of the day. I wanted to go out and get my experience and bring it back to Canada. I wanted to be able to share that with my family, I wanted to share that with friends, and I wanted to be part of our city that was growing again.”

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Downey was able to see the contrast that can exist in fine dining between his time at Daniel, with it’s classical French foundation, and Noma, a Danish restaurant that was famed for its inventive 20 course dinner.

His three months at Noma are what really became the basis for

cess in earnest on a city block.

“I kind of thought of this idea,” Downey explains. “If this is what I found on the block, what would happen if I spent a week looking for this. So I took a week off work and ended up finding about 50 different wild ingredients that were just not just edible, but delicious.”

most people, as he proves from his ever changing menu.

“When I go to their farm they always want to show me one thing,” Downey says. “But I’m always looking at the weed growing in the corner saying ‘I want that.’ It’s funny because sometimes they think I’m nuts and

“This is always where I wanted to end up being at the end of the day. I wanted to go out and get my experience and bring it back to Canada.” the idea of The Butternut Tree.

The Danish restaurant sourced locally farmed ingredients and worked with them in creative ways to help define Scandinavian cuisine. Downey brought this creative touch to Vancouver’s Wildebeest. He looked to push the limits of food, flavours, and the unconventional places that they could grow, and started the pro-

He then chose to open his own foraging company which supplied ingredients to nine Vancouver restaurants.

Nothing at The Butternut tree is ordinary. The menu is filled with curious flavours from plants and flowers that most people never think to pick out of the wilderness, and fewer think to put in their mouths. Chef Downey is not

sometimes we end up agreeing that it’s absolutely delicious.”

The only way to dine at The Butternut Tree is with an open mind. While many ingredients are native to Canada, and even hyperlocal, plants like oxalis, pickled spruce tips, and green alder catkin find their way into Downey’s recipes. This type of

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innovation gives Downey the confidence to work on the definition of Canadian cuisine.

“By no means do I think that we will ever ourselves be the ones that defines Canadian cuisine,” Downey admits. “I just want to start the conversation about it.”

The Butternut Tree was recently named as one of the reasons Edmonton is a top 50 travel destination this year according to Travel + Leisure Magazine.

With the likes of Sabor, Bar Clementine, RGE Rd and the Corso 32 group already established, The Butternut Tree is constantly adding to the already impressive growth of Edmonton’s culinary lineup. Downey is well experienced but there’s still a lot of pressure on the young chef and his wild creations.

“I now have a lot of responsibility in running the restaurant,” Downey explains. “But once service begins I’m not working anymore. Once dinner service starts that’s kind of my home.

It’s been my home for the past 10 years now and that’s just where I’m most comfortable.”

Tamanna Khurana

vegan

Edmonton Entrepreneurs branch out Kjell Reid and Ann Moore aren’t vegans, but they know good business and good, and healthy, food when they see it

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jell Reid and Ann Moore didn’t set out to start a vegan restaurant. They’re only vegans maybe half of the time, themselves, but they still jumped at the chance to open a Copper Branch franchise when they saw the opportunity present itself.

“I actually heard about it through a company called Top Shelf Franchising, a company out of Calgary,” Reid recalls.

Maybe not the most romantic start to a business, but Copper Branch—whose first location in Quebec has since expanded into franchises across the country— appealed to the duo for its quickness, its healthiness and its commitment to local food, an oddity among chain operations.

“We flew to Montreal because we found Copper Branch quite interesting. We were able to try all the food and everything, and we all just loved it, and their statement about having sustainable, actually healthy fast food for a change,” Moore says.

Copper Branch locations have 55 percent of their food premade at the franchise’s head offices—things like their beet and shiitake burgers, for instance—but the rest, the franchise needs to source locally.

“It’s a bit of a different take,” Reid says, as it requires the owners find local food vendors.

The restaurant chain became popular in Quebec around four years ago for its vegan burgers, bowls, sandwiches and soups, and quickly spread to Ontario and Toronto. Around a dozen of the franchises will open in

2018. As the business is lowkey billed as vegan fast food, Moore expects most of the customers will get their food to go, but it will still have a few seats for eating in.

Reid and Moore’s personal favourite item is a breakfast item called the south-western wrap scramble, though they’re pleased with all the items on the menu. The franchise’s big sellers tend to be their “fusion bowls,” of which the company has a dozen, Moore says.

“It’s nice that they tell what all their ingredients are and there are no surprises,” she adds.

Montreal is, perhaps, a bit more into the whole vegan ethos than Edmonton, which is also the first city in Western Canada to get a Copper Branch location. That said, the co-owners believe there will be a market for the business in town, if only for its healthier options.

“We visited a couple places in Edmonton, and we’ve become kind of part-vegan,” Reid says, listing DIe Pie, Cafe Mosaics, etc., as a few of the local plantbased eateries he scouted.

“They’re all really good options.

The food is delicious, so it’s pretty hard to say no.”

The co-owners hope the location will be open in June or, if anything goes wrong, July. It will be located on Jasper Avenue and 103th St. As it stands, the duo have no plans on expanding, but are open to the idea.

“We do hope to open one or two more if possible within the next few years,” Moore says.

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NEW STAGES

Local theatre troupe opens its very own stage, a home for other small-scale acts around Edmonton

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Byron Martin (front) and Joses Martin, Grindstone Theatre executives / Doug Johnson

fter years of hustling and moving three buildings, a local theatre troupe can get their nose—wait for it—to the grindstone, hosting shows in their new home.

Grindstone Theatre, the poorlypunned troupe mentioned above, open their eponymously named venue on April 5. It’s been a long time coming for its founders.

The troupe has been around since 2011, but its founder and artistic director Byron Martin began poking around for more permanent spaces two years ago.

Last January, the troupe signed a lease for the space above Block 1912, which fell through last minute with the province’s safety codes. They raised around $20,000 to renovate the small venue on Kickstarter, prior to the setback. They’d also looked at some old movie theatres above Westmount Mall, but the setup didn’t seem central enough.

“We had to start all over again,” Martin says. “It was back to the drawing board.”

They finally made an offer on a small site off Whyte, previously an Old Hippy Wood Products (the company is still the landlord of the site).

The Grindstone sports 75 seats in front of its stage and a separate bar/restaurant. The troupe’s goal is to provide a stage to smaller theatre acts. The venue will house 30 independent producing artists, which represents 14 shows per week. This includes Grindstone’s in-house, flagship production the 11 O’clock Number, a musical improv show which hasn’t started at 11 pm in some time.

“The building is really built off the Fringe model of ‘Bring Your Own Venue,’ where you have multiple producers working out of the same building, putting on multiple one-hour shows back-toback,” Martin says.

This also means the location— walkable to and from Whyte— was particularly important to the company. Going forward, they hope to be part of the Fringe. Also, it didn’t make much sense to build a venue downtown, a turf already covered by Rapid Fire Theatre.

“They’re planning on building an improv theatre downtown anyway,” he says.

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Prior to this, Grindstone Theatre moved around a bit. In 2011, after Rapid Fire Theatre moved downtown, they took up shop in the Varscona—where the 11 O’clock Number was born. They used the veteran venue as a staging ground for tours, shows, and classes before renovations began, and Grindstone followed the Varscona to the Backstage Theatre. From there, it moved to the Sun and Moon Visionaries Theatre. When construction finished on the new Varscona site, its runners cancelled late night programming so Grindstone, penultimately, moved to the basement of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

The venue’s official ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place on April 5, and features a performance by the 11 O’clock Number. The night ends off with a party, set to the music of a “surprise DJ,” a press release from the troupe says.

Friday will feature performances from 10 other acts, including the 11 O’clock Number, Mixtape, and yegDND, and will be followed by a Sophie B. Hawkins dance.

On the closing Saturday, the venue will host a Sketch Comedy Showcase, whose lineup includes Blackout Sketch Comedy, Girl Brain, Don’t Not Talk to Strangers, among others. A nu-disco dance party, hosted by DJ Joses Martin, will close out the opening celebrations.

The venue opens at 5 pm from Tuesday to Sunday for dinner.

Local chef Phan Au designed the menu, whose naming conventions harken back to old comedies and Edmonton oddities, which pairs a lineup of cocktails created with Strathcona Spirits.

With its new digs, Grindstone hopes to branch out from its former, somewhat transient life.

“It’s always been an improv-based company, but I’ve always been interested, as an actor, to have a broader scope,” Martin says, adding that the theatre now produces some modern and Shakespearean plays. “We don’t wanna just do improv. We wanna write shows, we wanna do Shakespeare, we wanna do sketch comedy.”

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Patricia Darbasie as May N’Kame and Belinda Cornish as Dr. Cora Gage

THEATRE

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MORAL QUANDARIES IN THE HEART OF AFRICA

Going To St. Ives has two women verbally ‘duking it out’ about a fictitious post-colonial African country

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n a quiet living room located in the serene countryside of St. Ives, England two women, each with her own hidden agenda, meet for tea. The conversation quickly diverges from the usual afternoon pleasantries and reveals the dark and complex intricacies of a modern unnamed African country. This is the backdrop for Lee Blessing’s Going To St. Ives, a production that will be the third and last play of the Varscona Theatre Ensemble’s first season.

Belinda Cornish takes the role of Dr. Cora Gage, a world-renowned surgeon who recently became aware of four doctors who are to be executed in the unnamed African country, while Patricia Darbasie plays May N’Kame, a women suffering from acute close-angle glaucoma and the mother of the ruthless African dictator who has sentenced these doctors to death.

“The comparison we make of this dictator, let’s call him President N’Kame, is Idi Amin,” Cornish says. “May’s son is not actually Idi Amin, but somebody like that. A profoundly violent, and unstable dictator.”

The foundation of the play is a classic versus motivation arc where two characters want something from each other. We know early on that Cora plans to convince May to intervene in her son’s affairs, but May’s true intentions are somewhat left in the dark until later on.

“There’s an interesting bi-play of the play, which is discovering what May’s position really is and what she’s caught between,” Cornish says. “They (the two women) are quite civil with each other, but it’s never just friendly. There are lay-

ers going on underneath everything they say to each other because there is so much at stake.”

The play may seem bleak, and it is to an extent, but the fact that both women are quite astute and charismatic allows the conversation to stray into the realm of dark humour.

“It gets fiery and pretty feisty,” Cornish says. “I’d call it emotional brass knuckles. We have these two strong and intelligent women duking it out through words.”

At its deep, dark, and twisted heart, Going To St. Ives is about the fallout and repercussions of African colonialism by the hands of the English.

“It wasn’t just England of course.

It was the French, the Belgians, the Portuguese, all of them marched into Africa and carved it up with no respect for the traditional territories,” Cornish says.

This is the third run of Going To St. Ives. The initial independent run debuted more than seven years ago and then ran again during 2012’s Fringe Festival. While both runs received local acclaim, Cornish believes this production will be the “deepest.”

“It’s kind of a luxury because the last two productions we did, they were a bit of a rush and there’s a lot in this play,” she says.

To prepare for this run, both the cast and director had the opportunity to workshop this iteration and really discover its many cultural facets.

Director Julien Arnold actually met with Innocent Madawo, a local Zimbabwean journalist who is notably known for writing about the political turmoil in his home

Thu., Apr. 5 – Sat., Apr. 14 Going To St. Ives Varscona Theatre $37 country and various others on the continent.

“He kind of gave perspective on what it’s like to live in one of these countries that are torn by civil war and he gave a balanced view,” Arnold says. “He said that from the West, we have a Eurocentric viewpoint. The journalists show up and say: ‘Show me the worst things in your country,’ and they paint a really bleak picture of these countries, when in fact it’s a lot more complicated than that.”

This ties into Cora, who starts off with this Eurocentric bias, believing she has the power to save these four political prisoners from a war-torn Africa, but eventually realizes the situation is more complex. The second act has her travelling to Africa to learn the profound truth.

“This is a classic western attitude—there may be hundreds of political prisoners in jail, but as soon as there’s a famous poet or something, then westerners sweep in with petitions,” Cornish says. “It’s not a bad thing to get a political prisoner out of jail, it’s just that we as westerners—and I’m speaking very generally of course—we are not involved unless it’s something that sexy or sensational.”

Madawo will be hosting a talkback after the play’s opening night to discuss the real situation in Africa and the many cultural aspects of Going To St. Ives.

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SEX, LOVE, AND LONELINESS SLUT questions the way society sees—and deems—a woman’s sexuality

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hat is a slut, really? Is it based on the number of people someone’s slept with?

Their attitude towards sex? Or is it just an archaic term used to make women feel bad about their sexuality?

These are the kinds of questions that SLUT, a one-woman play seeks to explore. The play follows the story of Matilda McHartle, a single accountant in her mid-30s. She’s a little quirky, sure, but she never thought much of it.

However, after a dispute with her next-door neighbour, she is turned in to the authorities for indecent behaviour. As she is booked at the police station, McHartle wrestles with a range of emotions that deal with how her sexuality is perceived.

Through this situation, the play examines the difference between sex, love, and loneliness.

Presented by Northern Light Theatre, the play, directed by Trevor Schmidt, runs at the ATB Financial Arts Barns and was written in 2013 by Brenda McFarlane, a Toronto-based playwright. This will be the first time the show is performed in Alberta.

“Brenda McFarlane is brilliant in how she takes a humourous approach to some really serious themes in the play,” says Michelle Todd, the sole cast member and star of the show.

Todd is no stranger to performing in one-woman shows—she’s even written her own—which was one of the reasons Schmidt had his eye on her for the role. In SLUT, she plays around nine different characters, from Matilda to the policemen booking her.

Todd and Schmidt have also worked on Fringe plays together in the past.

“It’s a fantastic challenge,” she says. “It’s a great opportunity to get to play so many different people and to have to have distinct characteristics and style for each person and their own journey and motivation.”

When Todd originally read the play for Schmidt, she didn’t know she was being considered for the role. She just thought it was one friend asking another to read a play.

“I thought it was hilarious because it was all in these connotations about ‘Well, sure, women can be sexually active,’ but the

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Thu., Apr. 5 – Sat., Apr. 14 SLUT ATB Financial Arts Barns $21 via northernlighttheatre.com funny—and great—thing about this show is that if you choose to do that, then you’re just a slut.

But it really looks at the question of ‘Are you?’” she says. “If you’re sexually active—and you’re of a certain age—chances are, how many relationships have you had?

I thought it was great because it was on the heels of shows like Sex and the City. I loved [Sex and the City], and the characters are all very different, but they’re all sexually active. They don’t see themselves—and I don’t see them—as ‘slutty.’”

At the end of the day, though, Todd admits that even a onewoman show is a group effort.

“A one-woman show is never a one-woman show,” she says.

“You have your stage manager, your director, and I get to see the set designer and lighting designer. So all these pieces get to come together; It’s never just one person.”

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fter being taken over nearly a year ago by Andrew Udell— well-known Edmonton art collector and curator Douglas Udell’s son—Udell Xhibitions has kept a healthy pace for their first year.

With a menagerie of seasonal group shows held throughout the year, the 124 Street gallery is staying true to their dedication to a diverse collection of rising talents in the local industry and breaking down barriers of art as inaccessible.

Calgary-based artist Cory Nespor is one of the gallery’s featured artists with his work regularly sprinkled into each of the gallery’s group shows. His Face Value and Archetype series were both shown at the gallery’s opening solo exhibition last June, and the beginning works of his newest series will show in the Spring Group Show, the sixth of the gallery’s first year.

Nespor’s art is unique in the way it incorporates words and text.

“You can read the same quote a hundred different times, and a hundred different times it’s going to mean something different to you,” Nespor says.

What began as a journal to document a summer adventure became the impetus that led Nespor into his artistic ca-

reer. Running into the phrase: “somewhere deep inside is the ticket to the ride of your life” written in his book inspired him to create 11 full-scale pieces in a mere three months while in New Zealand. Not long after, on his 30th birthday, Nespor had his first solo show and sold every painting in a week.

“It was just life telling me that this is what I needed to do,” he says. “Since then, it’s just about sharing these ideas that we all hold dear. And as messy as this world is, I think we’re all trying to be pretty good.”

Eighteen years later, Nespor now holds 18 books filled with insight, humour, and words from people he’s met from around the world.

“It’s a really weird experience where you just go up to a complete stranger and ask them to share something in your notebook,” he says. “It’s always tough to begin a brand new book because it’s empty and people think like ‘This is insane; you’re hitting on me or you want money.’ But when they can see that so many other people have shared, people get a little more comfortable with it.”

He’s definitely gotten every type of reaction, including being told to fuck off, contrasted by those that light up, excited to share their words. In his books, certain themes will sometimes emerge, including the most prevalent quote in his books: “Not all those who wander are lost.”

For his newest series, Nespor was inspired by the toys we grow up with, which often become iconic generational symbols of childhood and all its represents to us. He also plans to incorporate the words: “the days of our youth are the days of our glory,” taken from the book, mentioning toys like roller skates, Lego, and Rubik’s Cube.

In the past year, Nespor has become proof for the gallery that the support and space they offer to artists can be the springboard a talented artist needs to make it in the art industry.

The Spring Show will also feature works by Hua Jin, Jori Warren, and Grady Wallace alongside select works by Jack Bush, Alex Colville, Dorothy Knowles, Robert Scott, William Perehudoff, Wilf Perreault, David Thauberger, Andrew Valko, and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas.

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LAUGH STEADY • Nook Cafe, 10153-97 St • Live stand-up comedy hosted by Kevin Cianciolo • Last Fri of the month, 7:309:30pm • $5 (door) DANCE ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio (South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15

com • houseofhushapril13.eventbrite.com • houseofhushburlesque.com • Representing Lady Luck and the Roman goddess Fortuna, luck be a lady tonight • Apr 13, 7pm (door), 8-9:30pm (show) • $30 (include a complimentary feature cocktail) • 18+ only

MILE ZERO DANCE DROP-IN DANCE & MOVEMENT CLASSES • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • mzdsociety@ gmail.com • milezerodance.com/classes • Mile Zero Dance holds a number of drop-in dance & movement classes for people of all experience levels & ages; Mon: Professional Technique (10-11:30am), Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: Kids 6-10 (4:30-5:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:306:45pm), Butoh (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (10-11:30am); Thu: Preschool 3-5 (10-10:45am), Beginner Contemporary (5-6:15pm); Sat: House (7-9pm) • $15 (regular), $12 (members), 10-class cards available for $100

SACRED CIRCLE DANCE • Riverdale Community Hall, 9231-100 Ave • edmontonsacredcircledance@gmail.com • Dances are taught to a variety of songs and music. No partner required • 2nd Wed of the month (beginners), 4th Wed of the month (experienced), 7-9pm • $10

SUBARTIC IMPROV & EXPERIMENTAL ARTS • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St

• milezerodance.com • Co-curated by Jen Mesch and Allison Balcetis, these unique events combine forces of local and visiting artists, who share with the audience to a melange of dance, visual art, music, and text • Apr 6, May 4 • $15 or best offer at the door

SUGAR FOOT STOMP! • Sugar Swing Ballroom, 10019-80 Ave NW • 587.786.6554 • dance@sugarswing.com • sugarswing.com • Swing dance social • Every Fri-Sat, 8pm (beginner lesson begins) • $12, $2 (lesson with entry) • All ages UKRAINIAN SHUMKA DANCERS PRESENT ANCESTORS & ELDERS • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • A project borne from a desire to connect the Ukrainian settler experience to that of the indigenous people of Treaty 6 territory. In a production to feature a cast of Shumka Dancers and multidisciplinary indigenous artists • Apr 27-28, 7:30-9:30pm • $15-$60

FILM THE LAST JEDI: PJ PARTY IN THE IMAX THEATRE • TELUS World of Science, 11211142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca • What's better than watching a beloved film, curled up in your coziest PJs with family and friends? Getting to watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Alberta's largest screen-that's what • Apr 7, 8-11am • $7.95-$9.95

Evolution Wonderlounge, 10220-103 St • hello@capitalcityburlesque.com • This onenight-only event is a cheeky celebration of cinema, featuring brand-new, first-time solo performances, a teaser from our upcoming feature production and more • Apr 7, 7-10pm • Tickets start at $15 + fees and GST (available at Eventbrite)

METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema.org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • AfterNOON TEA: Moulin Rouge! (Apr 15) • ALLEY KAT CASK AND KEG NIGHTS: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Mar 31), An American Werewolf in London (Apr 29) • Art Docs: Through the Repellent Fence (Apr 5) • fAVA fest 2018: Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II – 35mm! (Apr 19), Two Brothers, a Girl and a Gun – 25th Anniversary / 35mm! (Apr 20) • KinK on SCREEN: The Notorious Bettie Page (Apr 15) • LocAL FILMMAKERS: VISTA (Apr 8) • Metro retro: Midnight Express (Apr 22-23) • night gALLery: Forbidden Transmission (Apr 14) • reeL fAMiLy cineMA: Kid Flix – The Best of the NY International Children's Film Festival (Apr 7), Jumanji–1995 (Apr 21), Paddington 2 (Apr 28) • sci-fi: Westworld–1973 (Apr 8-9) • stAff Pics: Buffalo '66 (Apr 16) • SUNDAY CLASSICS: Vertigo – 60th Anniversary (Apr 29, May 2)

DANCE CLASSES WITH GOOD WOMEN DANCE COLLECTIVE • Muriel Taylor Studio at

ROMEO + JULIET: LADIES NIGHT IN THE IMAX THEATRE • TELUS World of Science,

BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION • Central Lions Recreation Center, 11113-113 St • 780.893.6828 • ebda.ca • An evening of ballroom, latin, country dancing • First Sat of every month, 8pm (doors)

CAPITAL CITY BURLESQUE PRESENTS: A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES •

Ruth Carse Centre for Dance, 11205-107 Ave • info@goodwomen.ca • goodwomen.ca/classes • Every Tue, Thu, Fri; 10-11:30am • $15 (drop-in), $65 (5 class pack), $100 (10 class pack)

DIRT BUFFET CABARET• Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance. com • This multidisciplinary, diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wide-ranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene • Apr 26, 8pm • $10 or best offer at the door

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • flamencoenvivo. com • Every Sun until Jun 10, 11:30am12:30pm

HOUSE OF HUSH PRESENTS: IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY! • Crash Hotel Lobby,

11211-142 St • Arrive early and relax with a nice glass of wine or cold beer, enjoy a sit down meal at the Purple Pear restaurant and participate in fun science activities • Apr 26, 6-10pm • $7.95$11.95 • 18+ only

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS A.J. OTTEWELL ARTS CENTRE • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • 780.449.4443 • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Spring Fling 2018 Art Show and Sale; Apr 13-15 ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Process; Thinking Through: artwork by Charles Lewton-Brain; Jan 20-Apr 21 • Spirals: artwork by Dalia Saafan; Mar 3-Apr 7 ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE • Melcor Cultural Centre, 355th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Open Sculpture Show; Apr 16-May 4; Reception: Apr 21, 1-3pm

10266-103 St • hellothere@violettecoquette.

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ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • WordMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project; Oct 28-Apr 8 • Songs for Pythagoras: artwork by Peter von Tiesenhausen; Jan 27-May 6 • Undaunted: Canadian Women Painters of the 19th Century; Dec 2-Apr 8 • Manning Hall: The Pre-History of M.N. Hutchinson: Site 24; until Dec 31 • BMO World of Creativity: Wild Wood; until Dec 31 • RBC Work Room: Metamorphosis: artwork by Gloria Mok; until Jul 1 • Painting Alberta, Details of Canada: artwork by William Townsend; until Jul 1 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12-1pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm

ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Inside Out: artwork by Wei Li; Apr 5-28; Opening reception: Apr 7, 2:30-5pm BEAR CLAW GALLERY • 10403-124 St • 780.482.1204 • info@bearclawgallery.com • bearclawgallery.com • Rise. Love. Heal.

Celebrate!: artwork by Nathalie Bertin; Mar 31Apr 11 • Artwork by Jason Carter; Apr 14-Apr 26 • Spring Gallery Walk; Apr 14-15

BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Regarding Mary: artwork by Marlena Wyman; Mar 10-Apr 7

BOREALIS GALLERY • 9820-107 St • assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis.html • Fur: The Fabric of Our Nation; Apr 25-Jul 3 BRUCE PEEL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS • Lower level, Rutherford South, University of Alberta • bpsc.library.ualberta.ca • Experiment: Printing the Canadian Imagination; Apr 27-Aug 24

Of Members: Until Apr 20 • Exploration Area: artwork by Mathieu Léger; Until Apr 20

DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • Artwork by Aganetha Dyck; Mar 15-Apr 14

ENTERPRISE SQUARE • 10230 Jasper Ave • Rock Water Wind Exhibition; Apr 10-29; Opening reception: Apr 12, 6:30-9pm; Live music by pianist Bob Husband FAB GALLERY • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/ artshows • lacuna: artwork by Becky Thera; Feb 20-May 17 • BDES 2018; Mar 27-Apr 7 • BFA 2018; Apr 17-28

FRONT GALLERY • 10402-124 St • thefrontgallery.com • Connectivity: artwork by Dave & Allan Thomas; Apr 26, 7-9pm

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • Witness Blanket/Forget-MeNot Métis Rose; Apr 3-Jun 3

WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La

PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240

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• paintspot.ca • NAESS GALLERY: Human Soul, Human Body, Human Being: artwork by Jorge Arango, Michael Conforti, Dolly Dennis; Until Apr 7 • ARTISTAN NOOK: Powerful Words: artwork by Jennifer Valliere; Until Apr 5

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • This Is Not A Century For Paradises: artwork by Julian Forrest; Mar 15-Apr 7 • Fields I Figure: artwork by Graham Peacock; Apr 6-24

PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA

GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • The Art of Truth and Reconciliation: artwork by George Littlechild; Mar 9-Apr 29

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-

• 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Open TueSat, 9am • 150 Firsts: How Alberta Changed Canada…Forever; Until Aug 1

112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Wetlands: artwork by Florin Hategan; Mar 29May 12 • Citizen of the World: artwork by Sara Norquay; Mar 29-May 12

SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St • scottgallery.com • Recent Paintings: artwork by Marianne Watchel; Apr 14, 2-5pm

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM • 11455-87 Ave

Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • India Inked!: currated by Nirmal Raja and Santosh Sakhinala; Apr 27-Jun 2

• albertasocietyofartists.com • Geometry: Reception with guest speaker Megan Dyck, MFA; Apr 7, 2-4pm

SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta

• Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042-103 St • facebook.com/declorg • Open to anyone who lives, works, or plays downtown and wants to meet new people, have great conversations, and read cool stuff • Every 2nd Wed, 7-8:30pm

EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam. com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (signup); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner

ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue

SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church,

strathconacountymuseum.ca •Hidden Treasures: Community Service Champions; Runs until Apr 20

TALES–Monthly Storytelling Circle

LOFT GALLERY & GIFT SHOP • A.J.

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • POPnology Exhibition; Feb 9-May 6 • Terry Fox– Running to the Heart of Canada; Feb 16-Sep 16

Ottewell Arts Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • Sat-Sun, 12-4pm (excluding long weekends) • Artwork by Desserrie Plewis, Lynda McAmmond, Lynn Sinfield, Joyce Boyer, Kay McCormick, and Terrie Shaw; Mar 3-Jul 8

UDELL XHIBITIONS • 10332-124 St NW • 780.488.4445 • udellxhibitions.com • Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm • Spring Exhibition; Apr 7, 2-4pm

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill

CARROT COFFEHOUSE • 9351-118 Ave •

Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Members Spring Exhibition; Apr 3-28

780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Exhibition

DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB

780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • Spring Gallery Walk; Apr 14-15

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital,

CAVA GALLERY • 9103-95 Ave •

Jennifer Quist "The Apocalypse of Morgan Turner" Book Launch; Apr 6, 7-9pm • Meet a Paleontologist; Apr 7, 2-3pm • Janet Dunnett "The Dwindling" Book Launch; Apr 14, 2-4pm

10037-84 Ave • Every 2nd Sun of the month, 7:30pm • Free (donations accepted at the door)

LOTUS ART GALLERY • 10321-124 St • lotus-gallery.com • Lines Of Emotion: artwork by various artists; Mar 23-Apr 30

thecarrot.ca • Artwork by Jill Thomson & Sara Norquay; through the month of Mar

AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave •

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

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St •

10345-124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Presence: artwork by Jim Visser; Apr 7-21

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY •

Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • RE: The Current Narrative of Collecting Women’s Art; Mar 8-Apr 20

8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • Home Grown: artwork

by Elaine Funnell & Amanda McCavour; Mar 10-Apr 22

WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Artwork by Gerda Marschall; Mar 24-Apr 5 • Artwork by Bill Webb; Apr 7-Apr 19

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

mostly Machiavellian Intrigue • Runs every Mon, 6:30pm (doors), 7:30-9:30pm • Oct 23-May 29

DON GIOVANNI • Jubilee Auditorium, 1145587 Ave • 780.429.1000 • edmontonopera.com • He’s sly, arrogant, and takes pride in breaking women’s hearts–opera’s most notorious bad boy Don Giovanni is back in all his seductive glory this spring • Apr 14 at 8pm, Apr 17, 20 at 7:30pm • Tickets from $40 GOING TO ST. IVES • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave NW • 780.433.3399 • varsconatheatre.com • In the pleasant living room of a beautiful country home in the quiet village of St. Ives, England, two brilliant women exchange pleasantries over cups of tea and scones.

However, we soon realize that this is no ordinary meeting • Apr 5-14, 7:30-9pm • $32-$37

OVER THE EDGE WITH 4 PLAY • Westbury Theatre, ATB Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Four playwrights, four directors, four designers and four actors converge on the ATB Arts Barns for 12 hours of frantic creation • Apr 6, 9:30pm • $20 (plus applicable fees) THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta.ca/artshows • Lady Sneerwell sets out to spread scandal in this quintessential Comedy of Manners. Set in the 18th century, this is a play full of wit, mistaken identities and intrigue • Mar 29-Apr 7

THE SILVER ARROW: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ROBIN HOOD • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • The world premiere of a new twist on the classic Robin Hood adventure story, featuring a female protagonist and aweinspiring aerial acrobatics • Apr 21-May 13

• Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • metrowir.com • Got an idea for a novel? Strathcona County Library Writer in Residence Michael Hingston will show you some tips and tricks for rolling up your sleeves and getting your idea down on paper • Apr 8, 2-4pm • Free (register online at sclibrary. ca or by calling 780.410.8600)

SLUT • Studio Theatre in the ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • 780.471.1586 • northernlighttheatre.com • By Brenda McFarlane.

Matilda is a woman who gives of herself freely.

So freely in fact, that the senior citizens from the complex next door have her arrested for running a brothel. During an endless night of bookings at the police station, Matilda runs a gamut of emotions: joy, regret, remorse, anger, despair and love • Apr 5-14 • $20-$25

UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave •

THEATRESPORTS • Citadel's Zeidler Hall,

780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series • Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep 18-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)

9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep 9-Jun 8 • $15

TURNING AN IDEA INTO A MANUSCRIPT

THEATRE 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • Basement Theatre at Holy Trinity, 10037-84 Ave • grindstonetheatre. ca • This completely improvised musical comedy is based on the suggestions from the audience who will get to experience a brand new story unfold in front of them, complete with impromptu songs, dance breaks and show stopping numbers • Every Fri, Oct 13-Dec 15, 11pm BLUE STOCKINGS • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322-83 Ave • walterdaletheatre.com • A play about four young women fighting for their right to receive an education during the era of women’s suffrage • Apr 4-14

UNDERCOVER • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • One grizzled cop. One audience-member-turned-rookie-detective. One unsolved case • Apr 4-29

Geometry: Reception with guest speaker Megan Dyck, MFA Jubilee Auditorium Apr 7, 2-4pm

CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s long form comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm; Sep 10-Jun 9 • $15 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) COUGAR ANNIE TALES • The Aviary, 9314111 Ave • A one woman play about a legendary west coast pioneer settler. Cougar Annie trapped over 70 cougars, outlived four husbands, bore 11 children and carved a life out of a remote west coast rainforest bog in the early 1900s • Apr 16, 7-10pm

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

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Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com “Storm Sweep” / Jim Visser

Until Sat., Apr. 21 / Presence by Jim Visser / Bugera Matheson Gallery Opening Sat., Apr. 7 (12 – 4 pm), artist in attendance “Ours is the presence of the temporary,” says Edmonton artist Jim Visser. “Who am I in the realm so palpable, so fierce?”

Now hitting his 20th show since he began painting over 40 years ago, the retired seed potato farmer from Holland has made a prolific name for himself.

Spending a majority of his life learning to coax the land and work with nature’s rhythm, rather than against it, Visser has always been inspired by the natural world.

Beginning his training at the University of Alberta’s Fine Arts Extension faculty, Visser started taking classes in drawing during his seasonal time off from the farm. He then moved into water colour, which he still enjoys for its

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ease and flexibility when travelling the back roads of Alberta. It wasn’t until much later that he took up oil, a medium in which he became well-known, alongside grand canvases.

Visser brilliantly captures the converging lines of canola fields, rolling fences, still waters, and tall poplars that so embody the prairies with technical precision and an appreciation for the natural world. One can look at any of Visser’s pieces to see evidence of his decades of work and practice, which allow him to effectively create realist landscapes that draw viewers in.

He now lives on an acreage that sits on the same land his family still farms, allowing him just enough time for his art.

This newest exhibition (Presence) at the Bugera Matheson Gallery was created over the past two years to showcase Alberta’s vast landscapes topped by blue, sometimes stormy, skies.

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By REBECCA NORTHAN With BRUCE HORAK A Spontaneous Theatre Creation

Directed by REBECCA NORTHAN Sound Design by MIKE RINALDI Costume Design by BRANDON KLEIMAN Set & Lighting Design by GLENN DAVIDSON Associate Director MARK BELLAMY Fri., Apr. 4 & Sat., Apr. 5 (7:30) / The Balance by Christina Estillore / Studio Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns Local playwright Christina Estillore brings a female take on the typical manmakes-it-big-but-stands-to-lose-it-all plot. The Balance should be ripe with character twists as well as surprises like a convertible dress and a dog or two.

With a cast of local talent, including award-winning lead actress Emily Pole (Kelly) and Maya Molly (Solange, Kelly’s BFF) the show is full of females in prominent roles on stage and off stage.

The story of Kelly, a young mother and

dreamer, tells a familiar thread of learning to balance personal commitments with big dreams. After falling in love with Dillon (played by Peter Jollimore), she finds the confidence to set her career sights on the film industry, but finds herself off-balance as a result.

The Balance is sure to stir emotions and perhaps a few tears, but also some laughs thanks to Richard Barthel’s Will & Grace-styled humour as Donny.

From the creator of Blind Date, a two-time smash hit with Citadel Theatre audiences. This time, an audience member goes undercover to solve a murder.

Scored with relevant music and lighting design that will make you feel like you’re in a movie, The Balance’s short two-day run only has 80 seats per night—so act fast.

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edia frenzies can be an unsavoury situation of blownout truths and misguided coverage. The neverending rounds of mass shootings in the United States have arguably been some of the worst examples of this.

University of Alberta alumnus Patrick Michaud, Jesse Werkman, and Daniel Kiskaroly felt this was the case with the 2014 mass shooting in Isla Vista’s University of California, Santa Barbara. They remember watching the news coverage of the shooting as it evolved and increasingly gave a spotlight to the shooter with extended airtime of his YouTube video, manifesto, motives, and mental health.

“That one really stuck with me out of all the school shootings that have happened,” Michaud says. “I mean, how did this guy upload a video to YouTube and get glorified? It just seems like everyone fell into this trap that he wanted them to fall into.”

“I didn’t even know about the victims, their names or where it was or anything,” Werkman recalls of 2014’s news coverage of the event.

As U of A students not far in age from the victims, the three Edmontonians knew they needed to do something apart from the typical media trap.

Their film, Vista: The Story of a Shooting Victim, recounts the events leading up to the shooting, by four Isla Vista residents: survivor Antoine Cherchian, his friend Xander, EMT student Cam-

eron, and Sgt. Riley Harwood of the Santa Barbara Police. More importantly though, the documentary highlights what the aftermath is like for victims and the greater community, after all the media have moved on.

After the shooting, Cherchian typically refused media interviews and simply wanted to move past the event. But two years later, Michaud, by way of a Wikitrail, set his sights on telling Cherchian’s story. A complete shot in the dark, Michaud found Cherchian on Facebook (given his unique name) and told the Isla Vista student about his idea for a documentary and the contramedia angle he wanted to pursue.

In 2016 the Edmonton filmmakers self-funded two trips to Isla Vista two years after the shooting to film the 30-minute documentary not based on the shooter, but the story of the victims, the survivors, and the community as a whole.

Michaud references several movies on the subject, including Lynne Ramsay’s film We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011). He then quotes a line from Lionel Shriver’s original novel of the same name: “In a country that doesn’t discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable.”

Filmed in an unpolished style, Vista grabs the viewer’s attention and sits them right beside the victims, relying on wells of human empathy to make a deci-

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sion as to how to approach the subject going forward. Today the documentary acts as a testament to the increasing number of people and communities that have experienced a mass shooting in the States and the subsequent emotional and physical traumas that follow.

“With the Florida shooting, I think it’s largely been the victims taking it upon themselves to be heard,” Werkman says.

“What’s going on now I think is pretty unprecedented; I think it takes a lot of strength to do what they’re doing.”

“They’re taking this thing that could easily trigger all of these emotional traumas every day and they’re dealing with that when they’re on [TV] saying ‘I wanna help all these other people,’” Michaud adds.

Werkman and Michaud both agree that since 2014 mass shooting media coverage has improved in regards to not glorifying shooters, but instead telling the story of those affected by the horrific events. Yet, we are continually reminded there is still work to be done.

“They’re taking that attention that the media’s giving them and sort of flipping it on itself and using it to spread their message ahead of the narrative the media tells,” Werkman says.

“They’re creating their own narrative, so hopefully it results in some good.”

Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

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INDIE-ROCK

Scenic Route to Alaska’s Tough Luck documents the toll and success the band has strived for

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cenic Route to Alaska has found musical success in a fashion similar to that scene where Drew Barrymore finds E.T. It’s astonishing and all sorts of magical—but my God, it’s looking at her, and everyone is screaming, and can we please just get a second to process this?

Life is already complicated.

Touring life can hit you like a brick dropped from a plane. But when properly harnessed, it can also coax out inspiration. That’s sort of what happened to bassist Murray Wood, drummer Shea Connor, and guitarist and vocalist Trevor Mann, on their fourth and latest studio album, Tough Luck.

“I think I was a bit tired and a bit burned out,” Mann says a day after celebrating his 27th birthday. “Like the main theme was a kind of self-inflicted loneliness. You know, choosing to be a musician who’s on the road all the time is amazing and it’s a lot of fun. But, especially at the level we’re at, there’s still a lot of trial and error, and there’s still a lot of hardships. It’s kind of about not being able to explore new relationships and really invest in things.”

The vocal vibrato, harmonies, bright melodic chord progressions, and steady drum and bass work carry all the hallmarks of past Scenic Route to Alaska albums. Sombre tracks like “Slow Down” and “Lonely Nights” are balanced by tongue-in-cheek, if still bittersweet songs like “How It Feels.” It’s representative of the sorrowful-fun dichotomy that permeates many of the band’s material and live appearances.

Having played across Canada, Europe, and Australia, the boys from Scenic Route are now steadily creeping across the West Coast of the United States for their first ever tour south of the border. They even landed a stint at South By Southwest, suggesting that with this latest album, they’re starting to pass through the Canadian airlock and out into the biggest music market in the world.

“With Long Walk Home, we’d been on the road a ton and made it work,” Mann says. “But we’ve all been kind of doing the music thing full time for the last couple of years. [We’ve] fended off day jobs and have been touring around exploring such beautiful places in the

world. I think all of our goals with Tough Luck was to just be able to keep doing that on a bigger and better scale.”

Scenic Route to Alaska might technically have started in the summer of 2010 when they began performing, but the trio have been together since childhood. Mann and Wood have known each other since age five and started hanging out with Connor at 12. Honing their sound in their parents’ basements, the band eventually travelled to Montreal to record their first demo.

Having lived most of their lives together, in one capacity or another, they’re about as tight as a band can get. For the last two years they even lived together in a house they christened The Jazz Café, partially furnished with dartboards, a foosball table and everything else a group of twenty-something guys would need to relax.

Unfortunately, the lease came up just before this last tour and while sad to be leaving the place behind, Mann says there’s a bright side.

“Not to be cheesy, but it’s the

end of a chapter and the beginning of a new one,” Mann says.

“Last year, we were on the road like six or seven months out of the year, and when we were home, we were all under one roof as well. We’re three best friends and it is kind of like a brotherhood, but spending every second together in all walks of our lives is kind of oppressive for three 27-year-olds.”

With the Jazz Café behind them, it’ll be interesting to see how the band proceeds forward in its career. Though pressure is certainly mounting, Scenic Route to Alaska has done an honest and admirable job dealing with it, even transforming

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Sat., Apr. 7 (8 pm) Scenic Route to Alaska The Starlite Room SOLD OUT it into an entire album. And as long as the ride they’re on has a few good stops, they don’t seem to mind piling this wonderful and alien success into the front basket and peddling.

“Sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming like you said,” says Mann. “I remember standing in The Warehouse studio, the three of us in this huge place, thinking like ‘Holy shit. What have we done?’ But in a beautiful way.”

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FOUR FREE SOUR SOULS Toronto’s experimental jazz quartet BADBADNOTGOOD draw from hip-hop and a hoard of other genres

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rom appearance alone, the members of BADBADNOTGOOD don’t look like one of the modern trendsetters of experimental—lets call it drunken—jazz hip-hop. But once you listen to them, the picture becomes more clear—four 20-something guys who are fans of all styles and happen to have a background in traditional, experimental, free jazz.

The three founding members Alexander Sowinski (drums and sampler), Chester Hansen (bass), and Matthew Tavares (keys) all met in Toronto eight years ago during a jazz program at Humber College. Since, and after adding multi-instrumentalist Leland Whitty, BADBADNOTGOOD (BBNG) has gained something of a cult following for their complex, but easy to digest jams, that eventually make it onto a record.

“It’s still really weird to have the response that we’ve had when we’re just playing our own music,” says Hansen while in the tour van on the way to Waterloo, Ont. “It’s cool to see people’s ears gravitate towards what is mostly instrumental music.”

The group started gaining traction after covering a few hip-hop artists like Gucci Mane, Odd Future, and A Tribe Called Quest.

This may have been a disappointment to their jazz purist instructors, but it gained the attention of Odd Future’s wacky architect, Tyler, the Creator.

“We posted a rendition of an Odd Future song and he hit us up and then we ended up recording a thing in this basement with him,” Hansen says. “It was just a crazy chain of events.”

The collaboration with Tyler, the Creator opened up a world of musical alliances for the group and eventually led to the release of Sour Soul, an album primarily featuring the prominent rapper, Ghostface Killah.

“I think since the inception of hip-hop, there’s always been that link to obviously soul samples and stuff like that,” Hansen says. “Jazz really blended together with hip-hop slowly and subtly, but now people from

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Fri., Apr. 6 (8 pm) BADBADNOTGOOD w/ J Rocc Union Hall $25 the other side of the spectrum are getting heavily inspired by each other. I think just music in general—the lines are becoming more unclear and everyone is just drawing from everyone which is really cool.”

The newest creation from BBNG IV perfectly sums up Hansen’s sentiment. Every song draws from a plethora of genres with a steady foundation in free jazz. There’s some Brazilian influence on the songs like the saxophone-led “Chompy’s Paradise,” straight soul on “Time Moves Slow,”—which features Future Islands Sam Herring on vocals—eccentric film noir rap on “Hyssop of Love,” and everything in between.

“It set out to be an instrumental album, but we wanted to throw in a few other collaborations,” Hansen says. “Even right down to the last day of mixing, we weren’t really sure of the tracklist or what songs would really make the cut. As time went on I think it made more sense.”

A BBNG live show is a different beast than the albums.

Even though they dabble between the songs found on IV or other releases, there’s a monumental amount of instrumental improvisation.

Each member is a virtuoso of their respective instrument (for example, Whitty is one of the most stimulating modern saxophonists next to someone like Kamasi Washington) and the band’s in-tune chemistry is curious and astonishing.

“That’s a key element of our music—improvisation,” Hansen says. “We like to make every show unique. We don’t like to repeat exactly what we’ve played before. We like to break the pattern and we’ve played together for so long that it’s second nature.”

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EXPERIMENTAL

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan / Richmond Lam

FROM CREATION MYTHS TO SONIC ANIME Yamantaka // Sonic Titan’s Dirt is the third story about their futuristic anime world, Pureland

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t has been 10,000 years since a giant flood consumed the planet of Pureland, wiping out all solid ground. What is left of humanity lives in large bubble domes above the water. After discovering the ancient wreckage of a ship called the A’nó:wara that is thought to contain the last sample of uncorrupted, arable soil, a woman dives down to the wreckage in hopes of saving her planet.

This is the storyline for Dirt, the third concept album from Toronto-based metal music and arts collective Yamantaka // Sonic Titan. The album is a sequel to the band’s 2013 record UZU that ended with Pureland being flooded.

If you think this sounds like the storyline for some sci-fi anime, you’re not entirely wrong.

“We’re trying to capture the vibe of a bootleg, anime soundtrack around the turn of the ‘90s,” says Alaska B, drummer and one of the founders of the band. “[The anime is] conceptually real, but it’s one of our own creation. We actually designed all the art—I did all the art and design for it and tried to approach developing it like an actual film

before writing the music about the film.”

The story line for Dirt is based off of the creation myth from Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois, culture. In the Haudenosaunee myth, a woman falls from the Sky World and lands on the back of a giant turtle. The marine animals come together to bring her a piece of earth that she spreads out over the back of the turtle to create Turtle Island—known as North America. The album also includes references to Chinese Buddhism and themes from The Legend of Zelda.

During their time as a band, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan has also worked on two video game soundtracks—Mark of the Ninja

by Klei Entertainment, and Severed by DrinkBox Studios. Though they play as a band, this is one of the reasons why they consider themselves more of a music and arts collective.

“We view every single album not so much as another recording that we do as a band, but more so as a project, which is why our sound changes dramatically be-

Thu., Apr. 5 (7 pm) Yamantaka // Sonic Titan The Starlite Room – Temple $12 tween records and our ideas are constantly flying off the wall,” Alaska B says.

Despite taking place in a futuristic anime world, the themes and problems explored within the world of Pureland are meant to hit close to home.

“The reason why we created this cartoon world was to investigate real issues that we deal with every single day. Not just to do an aesthetic exercise,” Alaska B says. “In order to investigate issues of colonialism, slavery, segregation, racism, and hatred— just like in Star Trek—needs to be investigated outside of our own world. Our own world is too deeply screwed. Everything that we live in has been set and human vices and shortsightedness have led us to this constant malaise. The only place in this world not touched by these things is outer space.”

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Russian Circles w/ King Woman / Thu., Apr. 5 (8 PM) If society ever needs a soundtrack to foreshadow its inevitable demise, the Chicago instrumental three-piece metal group Russian Circles should write it. Since 2006, Russian Circles has been creating some of the most atmospheric metal to date. A song has no problem switching from a black metal -inspired chorus to a soft, progressive decrescendo.

It’s music that can make you head bang and astral project. Ethereal doom rockers King Woman will open the show. (Starlite Room, $19.50)

Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com Holy Hum w/ Feverfew / Sat., Apr. 7 (4 PM) Holy Hum is the musical equivalent of being placed in an echo chamber of repressed grief.

Using an array of ambient pop techniques, Holy Hum (Andrew Lee) constructs a eulogy for his late father called All of My Bodies. The result is shockingly intimate and, at times, chaotic. There’s a 1980s feel on a few songs like the title track and a noise rock, drone consistency on songs like “White Buzz,” and “Sun Breaking.” (The Buckingham, $10)

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All Nerve The Breeders 4AD Something strange about aging rockstars: they keep releasing music and it is so rarely good. It’s hard to judge them, really. Rush, Roger Waters and Pink Floyd, and the surviving Beatles all could quit working and live off album residuals comfortably and happily, but they’ve already dedicated their lives to music, so why stop making it?

But those bands all live in the stuffy world of dad-rock (circa 1960-80), whose dignitaries re-

The Nothing They Need Dead Meadow Xemu Records With their talons in an under belly of psychedelic rock, Dead Meadow has shapeshifted their sound on every album, leaving something for 16 music

listeners to get lost in. Their latest effort The Nothing They Need quietly released last month and its the sludgiest record to date. It takes a darker tone than 2013’s Warble Womb and contains some of the band’s most experimental and innovative jams to date.

Front man Jason Simon enjoys stomping on his assorted guitar pedal board to dream up new, unknown sounds— seriously, no one plays and utilizes guitar tricks like this guy. His voice is also particularly airy on tracks like “Here With the Hawk.”

This album marks the 20th anniversary for Dead Meadow and has core members Simon and bassist Steve Kille joining

up with past drummers. This offers a different rhythmic feel for each track, but they’re almost all indistinctly heavy.

It seems the members all took the transcendent qualities from past albums and melded them together on The Nothing They Need. It’s no simple task and its how songs like “The Shaky Hand is Not Mine,” and “The Light” come to life.

Dead Meadow have shown time and time again that they are one of the monolithic pioneers of modern psych-rock and The Nothing They Need proves their not ready to give up the throne just yet.

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voice—more gravel-y, now— spaced-out strumming, and the kinds of melancholic fascinations alt-rock favours.

And, in this way, All Nerve is a good Breeders album—maybe even just a good album.

It won’t rank with the band’s earlier successes, but there are a few songs that could, potentially, sit in the band’s cache of greatest hits. The opening track, “Nervous Mary,” for instance, is a classically and solidly-wrought Breeders’ track that harkens back to early successes like “Cannon Ball.”

Other tracks, however, seem more like filler. All Nerve ends on a low point with “Blues at the Acropolis,” a forgettable, overly sentimental ballad that brings Deal’s vocals to high notes she can’t quite reach. Breeders fans will like most of All Nerve, but may have a hard time telling it’s actually a new album, while new listeners may enjoy parts of it as an anachronism.

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lease music that becomes less and less relevant each passing day, despite their best efforts.

Hearing new music from The Breeders—members of that fuzzy and disaffected school of alt-rock from the early 1990s— is, frankly, odd. Kim Deal, front woman of the California-born group, hasn’t aged in the same way as, say, Geddy Lee, nor did she ever have the same reach.

But All Nerve, the group’s latest, 11-track offering, follows dad-rock in the sense that The Breeders’ brand of alternative, somewhat monotone droning is not music for today. It’s parental rock for Generation Z—the kind of music that parents today would play, but would compete, unfavourably, with Halsey for their kids’ attention, but may hold a place of nostalgia for them later in adulthood.

It’s an album that shows The Breeders have not really grown or developed since their hit sophomore album, Last Splash.

It’s replete with Deal’s gravel-y

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

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

Resolution Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems

Ensemble; 2-3:30pm; $15 (adults), $10 (seniors), $5 (full-time non-MacEwan University students), free (MacEwan students, faculty and staff with valid ID) WINSPEAR CENTRE The

9:30pm

SOUTH EDMONTON COMMON

THE FORGE ON WHYTE

Karaoke featuring with Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm

APR 6

THE NORMALS

APR 13

PETUNIA & THE VIPERS w/ The Rumble

Dang Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm; Free

APR 14

PALAYE ROYALE w/ Guest

ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm

WEST EDMONTON MALL

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy with

DJ Late Fee; Every Sun GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ;

8pm

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

BLUES ON WHYTE The Lex

Justice Trio; 9pm

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB

ALIBI PUB AND EATERY

THE FORGE ON WHYTE

UNION HALL Act A Fool 8 with A SKILLZ & HUGLIFE; 9pm; $30 (Ticketfly); 18+ only

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday

YARDBIRD SUITE Alex Good-

BLUES ON WHYTE Alex Zayas;

Jazz Brunch with Jim Findlay; 9am-2pm; By donation

Stage; 7-11pm Grieves; 8pm; $15 -$17; 18+ only PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild

Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Acoustic Music Jam & Dancing; 7-10pm SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted

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

man Quartet; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $22 (members), $26 (guests)

9pm

Classical

ON THE ROCKS Big City

TRIFFO THEATRE, ALLARD HALL MacEwan University

Classical

RICHARD’S PUB Live musician jam with live karaoke, hosted by the Ralph Pretz Band; Every Sun, 4-8pm

TRIFFO THEATRE, ALLARD HALL MacEwan University

presents Showcase Bands; 7:30-9pm; $15 (adults), $10 (seniors), $5 (full-time non-MacEwan University students), free (MacEwan students, faculty and staff with valid ID) WINSPEAR CENTRE Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presents Tango Caliente!, conducted by Robert Bernhardt; 8pm; $15$96 • Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presents Let’s Tango! Conducted by Robert Bernhardt; 2pm; $15-$30

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Chris Bruce

spins britpop/punk/garage/

Sound; 9pm

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

Brothers Grim–Beverly Boys Canadian Tour; 8pm; $10 (adv), $15 (door); 18+ only GAS PUMP Karaoke;

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open

Pub Ham Jam; Every Sun, 4-8pm; No cover

EVENTS

Turner; 9pm

HAVE MERCY Piano

SUN APR 8

BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig

TUE APR 10

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed

Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

Karaoke night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free

Route To Alaska "Tough Luck" Record Release; 8pm; $20 (Ticketfly); 18+ only

UPCOMING

GAS PUMP Karaoke;

Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs;

Every Sun, 9pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Eddie

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle

CAFE BLACKBIRD Edmonton Ukulele Circle; 6:30pm; Free

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show;

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

DJs

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

Open mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic

Lindsey Walker and guests; 8pm; $15 (adv at YEGLive), $20 (door)

BLUES ON WHYTE The Lex

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

Every Fri-Sat

Eddie Lunchpail

Justice Trio; 9pm

MON APR 9

TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,

AVIARY JP Hoe with

open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

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

WED APR 11

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with

Choir Of Royal Holloway presnts Kilburn Memorial Concert featuring The Madrigal Singers; 3pm; $10

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB

DJs

presents Big Bands; 7:30-9pm; $15 (adult), $10 (seniors), $5 (full-time non-MacEwan University students), free (MacEwan students, faculty and staff with valid ID)

9:30pm HAVE MERCY Outlaw

Country Vinyl Night with Sheriff Taylor; Every 3rd Tue of the month LB'S PUB Tuesday Night

Open Jam Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Rod

Jewell Band Open stage YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Paul Johnston Trio; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5

Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE

Winspear Overture Tour; 12pm; Free (email Michelle Jones to RSVP)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins

britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Tue EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR

Taco Tuesday with resident DJs

LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic

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

APR 6

NOTORIOUS YEG

APR 7

JEFF HENDRICK & THE LOVE JONES BAND

APR 12

THROWBACK THURSDAY with The Sissy Fits

For tickets and full listings TheRecRoom.com The Rec Room is owned by Cineplex Entertainment L. P.

THE PROVINCIAL PUB

Karaoke Wednesday SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Country Jam with 4 Dollar Bill STARLITE ROOM The Maine, The WRECKS, The Technicolors; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $26.50; All ages TAVERN ON WHYTE

Karaoke; 9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee;

Every Wed

The Young Novelists Parkview Community Hall Apr 7, 7pm (doors), 8 pm (show) $22 (adv), $27 (door)

TEMPLE–STARLITE ROOM

'Wrapped In Vines Covered In Thorns' Tour with Villain of the Story, Deadships, and We Gave It Hell; 8pm; $12; 18+ only

Classical MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH La Chorale Saint-

Jean's Spring Concert; 3-6pm; $30 (adults), $20 (students and seniors) TRIFFO THEATRE, ALLARD HALL MacEwan University

presents Percussion

/ Jen Squires

VENUEGUIDE 9910 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT LOUNGE 8223-104 St ALIBI PUB & EATERY 17328 Stony Plain Rd ARIA'S BISTRO 10332-81 Ave, 780.972.4842, ariasbistro.com AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR #1638, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722, aussierulesedmonton.com AVIARY 9314-111 Ave B-STREET BAR 11818-111 Ave BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne Street St. Albert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BRICK & WHISKEY PUBLIC HOUSE 8937-82 Ave

CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 COMMON 9910-109 St DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 11113-87 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St

FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HILLTOP PUB 8220-106 Ave NW HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR & GRILL 9016132 Ave 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 NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave

ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St REC ROOM–SOUTH EDMONTON COMMON 1725-99 St NW REC ROOM–WEST EDMONTON MALL 8882-170 St NW RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD’S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3117 RIVER CREE–THE VENUE 300 E Lapotac Blvd ROGERS PLACE 10214-104 Ave ROSE AND CROWN 10235101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton. com SEWING MACHINE FACTORY 9562-82 Ave SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882170 St, 780.444.1752,

SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch. com STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TEMPLE–STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St TRIFFO THEATRE, ALLARD HALL 11104-104 Ave UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.428.1414 WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe.com Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428

Some conditions may apply. Promotion subject to change without notice and AGLC approval.

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EVENTS

CANNABIS BUSINESS

EASY ACCESS DENIED FOR WEEKLY NEW POT PRODUCERS LPs who have been in the business longer got easier access to genetic material for their cannabis opperations

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey

ADULT DANCE CLASSES • Quantum Leap Dance, 11232-163 St • 780.974.0309 • MON: Adult Tap, 7-8pm; Stretch & Strength with Jazz, 8-9:15pm • Wed: Floor Barre 6:45-7:45, Adult Ballet 7:45-9:15pm • Drop in Rate $15.75 (inc. GST); 5, 10, 15 Class passes available

• info@meditationedmonton.org • meditationedmonton.org • Weekly meditation classes and events. All welcome • Every Sun, Tue, Thu

CARROT COFFEE FRIENDSHIP CLUB • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Have a cup of coffee with 55+ individuals single, divorced, or widowed who are looking to make new friends with neighbours in our local communities of: Delton, Eastwood, Parkdale – Cromdale, Westwood, Spruce Ave, and Alberta Avenue • Every Wed, 1-2pm COFFEE WITH COPS • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Edmonton Police Service invites the community to an open discussion • 1st Tue of every month, 10-11am

roducers who got into pot prior to changes in regulations around accessing seeds, seedlings and cuttings may have a leg up on newcomers to the field, some say.

Prior to federal talks about legalizing recreational marijuana, the Government of Canada offered licensed producers (LPs) of medicinal cannabis a transition period called the Marihuana for Medicinal Purposes Regulations

until March 31, 2014, basically had open access to cannabis genetics. After that time, they basically said a new LP had to acquire from an existing LP or go through a complex cannabis importation procedure,” Lynn says. “Effectively, new LPs are at a disadvantage, because they have to acquire the genetics from their competitors, typically at inflated prices, or go through this process that, I think, very few LPs are doing.”

bis this summer, legal producers will also be competing, for a time, with the illicit market, Lynn says. While the government-sanctioned market, in time, will have the advantage, in legalization’s early days, the black market still has an edge, simply because it has access to a startling amount of unregulated genetic material.

“For us to try to access something that’s similar or competi-

DeepSoul.ca • 780.217.2464; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Most Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins and Les Paul Standard; Pink Floyd-ish originals plus great covers of classics: some free; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5 (with drink purchase) DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park • westernwinds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer. An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free

EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC)

“Effectively, new LPs are at a disadvantage, because they have to acquire the genetics from their competitors, typically at inflated prices.”

(MMPR), which allowed them to import materials from legal foreign sources, or seeds from Health Canada. The period ended March 31, 2014.

This leaves newcomers—who now need to get their genetic starting material from other, potentially competing, licensed producers and legal foreign sources—at something of a disadvantage, says David Lynn, senior vice president of Grenex Pharms.

In a way, this linked these early producers to black and grey market genetic material, since that was the main source of it in early days of medicinal cannabis use, he adds.

“The older LPs, which are typically the larger ones now, up

18 at the back

According to an emai response sent by Health Canada, the organization has issued 22 of these import permits to date.

Grenex Pharms is currently in the process of buying genetic material from a competitor, he adds. He estimates these purchases as costing in the range of tens of thousands of dollars.

“It’s basically a financial hit.

It’s a bit of a double-whammy, because they have the genetics, and they can profit from those genetics,” Lynn says. “Is it an insurmountable barrier? No. You just have to bite the bullet.”

SiImilarly, he says, people in the industry are anticipating that these rules will change.

When the federal government legalizes recreational canna-

tive will be very expensive,” Lynn says.

According to the Health Canada response, the federal government heard this concern during the early days of talks around legalizing recreational cannabis from many of the country’s stakeholders.

“In response to the feedback received, Health Canada is considering how the regulations could enable the introduction of new plant genetics into the legal system. In doing so, regulations would need to ensure that organized crime would not benefit from past or ongoing criminal activity with cannabis,” the statement read.

Doug Johnson doug@vueweekly.com

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

AMITABHA KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE • 9550-87 St • 780.235.8257

P

rant, 10740-101 St • info@vofa.ca • bit. ly/2hO97nq • First Sat of every month, 9am12pm • Free (confirm via Facebook or email)

EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 12PM

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

Pot leaf / Supplied

MONTHLY MEDITATION AND VEGAN BRUNCH • Padmanadi Vegetarian Restau-

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

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

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 10728-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm FORT SASKATCHEWAN 45+ SINGLES COFFEE GROUP • A&W, 10101-88 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm

LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729104 Ave NW • happyharborcomics.com • Events may include guest speakers, movie nights, board game nights, video game nights and much more • 1st Thu of every month

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

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

PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon 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

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm TOASTMASTERS • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 9888 Jasper Ave. 10th floor; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • Foresters Toastmaster Club: SEESA, 9350-82 St; 587.596.5277; Every Tue, 7-8:30pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: norators.com; meet every Thu, 7pm • Norwood Toastmasters: Norwood Legion, 11150-82 St NW; norwoodtoastmasters.ca; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); yclubtoastmasters@ gmail.com; Meet every Tue, 7-9pm

WICCAN ASSEMBLY • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98 St • cwaalberta@gmail.com • The Congregationalist Wiccan Assembly of Alberta meets the 2nd Sun each month (except Aug), 6pm WOMEN'S CRICKET • Meyonohk Elementary School Gym • incogswomens@gmail. com • Learn the game of cricket. The group plays for fun and no experience is necessary.

Kids and men welcome • Apr 6, 6-8pm; Apr 13, 6-8pm; Apr 20, 6-8pm

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS COMPOSTING WORKSHOP • John Janzen Nature Centre, 7000-143 St • 780.496.5526 • compost@edmonton.ca • ereg.edmonton.ca (Course #617839) • Learn how to start composting and keep it working.

Discover how compost and organic waste build soil and make gardening easier • Apr 22, 1-3pm • $10 (per family) GLASSB LOWING CLASSES WITH PIXIE GLASSWORKS • Pixie Glassworks, 932260 Ave • 780.436.4460 • pixieglassworks. com/pages/classes • Offering three levels in each of: hollow body work, implosions, sculpture, pipe-making and beads. Call to book • Every Mon, Wed, Thu, 6-9pm (no classes on holidays) • $150 (plus GST)

TALK ON GROWING MUSHROOMS AT HOME • Veggie Garden Restaurant, 10582100 St • A demo on on LED grow lights with veggie meal • Apr 6, 5:30pm

QUEER G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.4235510 (Sage) • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Tue, 1-4pm

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 2nd Floor, 10618-105 Ave • Wheelchair-accessible elevator at 10610 105 Avenue • (780) 488-3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/calendar.html • OFFICE & DROP IN HOURS: Mon-Fri 12-7pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • YOGA: (all ages), 2nd and 4th Mon of every month • TTIQ: (18+ Trans Group) 2nd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • TRANS YOUTH GROUP & PARENTS/CAREGIVERS SUPPORT: (24 and under) 3rd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • FIERCE FUN: (24 and under) Biweekly Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JAMOUT: (1224) Biweekly Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • TWO SPIRIT GATHERING: 4th Wed of every month, 6-8pm, gathering for First Nations Two Spirit people • MEN’S SOCIAL CIRCLE: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculine-identified • WOMEN’S SOCIAL CIRCLE: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOVIES & GAMES NIGHT: Biweekly Fri, 6-8:30pm • ARTS & IDENTITY: Biweekly Fri, 6-8:30pm • CREATING SAFER SPACES TRAINING: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or half-day options • QUEER YOUTH MENTORING: (Youth: 12–24) (Adults 26+) TEAM EDMONTON • Locations vary • teamedmonton.ca • LGBTQ2+ inclusive.

Various sports and recreation activities. Events include: “Gayming”, archery, swimming, floor hockey, volleyball, yoga, and more • Events are seasonal and can change, visit website for more details YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings

EDMONTON CANNABIS & HEMP EXPO • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave • che@ canwestproductions.com • cannabishempexpo.com • Showing the world the professionalism and maturity of the expanding cannabis industry • Apr 28-29, $15 ($10 online)

cba-alberta.org • lawdayalberta.weebly.com • Opportunities for everyone to be entertained and educated about Canada’s legal system and the legal profession, including: live mock trials featuring favourite story book characters and more • Apr 21, 9:30am-3:30pm • Free

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL BEERFEST

SCHUHPLATTLER NIGHT LIVE! • Ger-

• Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • Covering 80,000 square feet and featuring over 500 beers, BeerFest is bigger and better than ever • Apr 13-14 • $19 • 18+ only

EDMONTON TATTOO & ARTS FESTIVAL • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave • tattoo@canwestproductions.com • albertatattooshows.com/Tattoo-Edmonton • Join over 250 of the best local & international artists for a full weekend of amazing tattooing, unique retail exhibits, jaw-dropping entertainment, and celebrity artists • Apr 27-29 • $25 (general), $50 (weekend pass)

E-VILLE ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS: BERZERKHERS VS LAS PISTOLITAS •

TRANSCEND COFFEE + ROASTERY OPEN HOUSE • Transcend Coffee + Roastery - Ritchie Market, 9570-76 ave • Learn about coffee in an intimate way, From milk steaming and latte art workshops to home brewing workshops, and roasting demonstration to learning about coffee origins and our relationships with the farmers • Apr 14, 11am-2:30pm

Across

SPECIAL EVENTS 110TH EDMONTON KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL • Alberta College Campus, MacEwan University, 10050 MacDonald Drive • 780.488.3498 • musicfest@edmontonkiwanis. com • edmontonkiwanis.com/musicfest • Over 1,700 single and group entrants entered in over 1,000 classes will perform and compete • Apr 16-30

2018 ORCHID FAIR • Moonflower Room, Enjoy Centre, 101 Riel Drive, St. Albert • orchidsalberta.wildapricot.org • Celebrating the hobby of orchid growing with an annual show and sale • Apr 6-8 • $10 BLATCHFORD BOOGIE-WOOGIE • Alberta Aviation Museum, 11410 Kingsway • 780.451.1175 • events@albertaaviationmuseum.com • Let the C-Jam Big Band and Sugar Swing Dance Club swing you into spring • Apr 7, 7pm • $35 (TIX on the Square and in person at the venue) • 18+ only

Blatchford Boogie-Woogie Alberta Aviation Museum Apr 7, 7pm $35 (Tix on the Square or in person at the venue)

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Volunteers Wanted

Become a Volunteer Advocate and provide assistance to victims of crime and trauma in Strathcona County!

Please call (780) 449-0153.

Can You Read This?

Help Someone Who Can’t!

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

Call Valerie at P.A.L.S. 780-424-5514 or email palsvol@shaw.ca

Have you always wanted to volunteer at Folk Fest, but couldn’t get past the wait list?

Why don’t you try volunteering with Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival, June 2 & 3?

We are looking for numerous types of helping hands!

To find out more, contact hotcvolunteer@gmail.com

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To Book Your Classifieds, Call 780.426.1996 or email classifieds@vueweekly.com

Volunteers Wanted

We are looking for volunteers to help us with a free service for tax season that our participants can access.

‘Make Tax Time Pay’ is through our financial empowerment program alongside E4C. The opportunity is once a week on Mondays during March and April, for approx., 3.5 hours12:00pm-3:30pm.

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ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN Check The Paint Spot’s website, paintspot.ca/events/workshops for up-to-date information on art classes for all ages, beginner and intermediate.

Register in person, by phone or online.

Contact: 780.432.0240 email: accounts@paintspot.ca

The easiest way to sign up is to email us enorthey@bissellcentre.org ENJOY ART ALWAYZ www.bdcdrawz.com

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EDMONTON VOLUNTEER FAIR • West Edmonton Mall Level 1 Phase 1 in front of The Bay, 8882-170 St • volunteerism@ecvo.ca • Local non-profit organizations will raise awareness for their cause and look for volunteers • Apr 14, 10am-4pm • Free

LAW DAY 2018 • Edmonton Law Courts, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmonton@

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Are you an artist with knowledge to share? Then you’re in luck! Heart of the City Music and Arts Festival, June 2 & 3, is looking for 2-3 artists to facilitate a creative workshop. Open to innovative ideas!

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you an evolving Taurus or an unevolving Taurus? Are you an aspiring master of gradual, incremental progress or a complacent excuse-maker who secretly welcomes inertia? Will the theme of your next social media post be “The Smart Art of Compromise” or “The Stingy Glory of Stubbornness”? I’m hoping you will opt for the former rather than the latter in each of the three choices I just offered. Your behaviour in the coming weeks will be pivotal in your longterm ability to animate your highest self and avoid lapsing into your mediocre self.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you fly in a passenger jet from New York to London, the trip usually takes more than six hours. But on Jan 8, 2015, a powerful jet stream surging across the North Atlantic reduced that time significantly. With the wind’s extra push, several flights completed the trip in five hours and 20 minutes. I suspect you’ll have comparable assistance in the course of your upcoming journeys and projects, Gemini. You’ll feel like the wind is at your back.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Actor Keanu Reeves’ career ascended to a higher level when he appeared as a lead character in the film Speed.

It was the first time he had been a headliner in a big-budget production.

But he turned down an offer to reprise his starring role in the sequel, Speed 2. Instead he toured with his grunge band Dogstar and played the role of Hamlet in a production staged by a local theater company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I admire him for being motivated more by love and passion than by fame and fortune. In my estimation, Cancerian, you face a choice that in some ways resembles Keanu’s, but in other ways doesn’t.

You shouldn’t automatically assume that what your ego craves is opposed to what your heart yearns for and your soul needs.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A Leo sculptor I know is working on a 40 foot-long statue of a lion. Another Leo friend borrowed $30,000 to build a recording studio in her garage so she can pursue her quixotic

dream of a music career. Of my other Leo acquaintances, one is writing a memoir of her time as a blackmarket orchid smuggler, another just did four sky dives in three days, and another embarked on a longpostponed pilgrimage to Slovenia, land of her ancestors. What about you? Are there any breathtaking challenges or smart gambles you’re considering? I trust you can surf the same astrological wave.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): How sexy is it possible for you to be? I’m referring to authentic soul-stirring sexiness, not the contrived, glitzy, counterfeit version. I’m alluding to the irresistible magnetism that wells up in you when you tap in to your core self and summon a reverent devotion to your life’s mission.

However sexy it is possible for you to be, Virgo, I suggest you unleash that magic in the coming weeks. It’s the most reliable strategy for attracting the spiritual experiences and material resources and psychological support you need.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to my analysis of the cosmic omens, your impact is rising. You’re gaining influence. More people are tuning in to what you have to offer. And yet your stress levels also seem to be increasing. Why is that? Do you assume that having more power requires you to endure higher tension?

Do you unconsciously believe that being more worried is the price of being more responsible? If so, banish that nonsense. The truth is this: The best way to manage your growing clout is to relax into it. The best way to express your growing clout is to relax into it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The immediate future will challenge you to revisit several fundamental Scorpio struggles. For best results, welcome these seeming intrusions as blessings and opportunities, and follow these guidelines: 1: Your control over external circumstances will increase in direct proportion to your control over your inner demons. 2: Your ability to do what you want will thrive to the degree that you stop focusing on what you don’t want. 3: Your skill at regulating and triumphing over chaos will be invincible if you’re not engrossed in blaming others.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The French government defines books as an “essential good,” along with water, bread, and electricity. Would you add anything to that list of life’s basics? Companionship? Stories?

Deep sleep? Pleasurable exercise and movement? Once you identify your “essential goods,” I invite you to raise the level of reverence and care you give them. Take an oath to treat them as holy treasures. Boost your determination and ability to get all you need of their blessings. The coming weeks will be a favourable time to enhance your appreciation of the fundamentals you sometimes take for granted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Buckingham Palace is the home and office of the Queen of England. It has been the main royal residence since Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837. But in earlier times, the site served other purposes. The 17th-century English lawyer Clement Walker described the building occupying that land as a brothel, a hotbed of “debauchery.”

Before that the space was a mulberry garden where silkworms tuned mulberry leaves into raw material for silk fabrics. I see the potential for an almost equally dramatic transformation of a certain place in your life, Aquarius. Start dreaming and scheming about the possibilities.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Poet Carolyn Forché is a role model for how to leave one’s comfort zone.

In her early career, she earned writing degrees at placid universities near her childhood home in the American Midwest. Her first book mined material about her family; its first poem is addressed to her grandmother. But then she relocated to El Salvador, where she served as a human rights advocate during that country’s civil war. Later she lived and wrote in Lebanon at the height of its political strife. Her drive to expand her range of experience invigorated her poetry and widened her audience. Would you consider drawing inspiration from Forché in the coming weeks and months, Pisces?

I don’t necessarily recommend quite so dramatic a departure for you, but even a mild version will be well rewarded.

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SAVAGELOVE I visited Royal Oak, Michigan, for Savage Love Live at the Royal Oak Music Theatre. I didn’t get to all of the questions submitted by the large and tipsy crowd—a crowd that skipped the Stormy Daniels interview on 60 Minutes to spend the evening with me (so honoured, you guys!)—so I’m going to race through as many of the unanswered questions as I can in this week’s column. Here we go…

DAMAGED LIBIDO

Is there a way of breaking my cycle of being totally sexual and into someone for the first six months and then shutting down to the point that I don’t want to be sexual with them at all?

What’s wrong with me?

Breaking a long-established pattern may require the aid of a therapist who can help you unpack your damage—if, indeed, this is about damage. Because it’s possible this could be the way your libido works; you could be wired for a lifetime of loving, short-term relationships.

While our culture reserves its praise for successful long-term relationships (think of those anniversary gifts that increase in value with each passing year), a short-term relationship can be a success. Everyone get out alive? No one traumatized? Were you able to pivot to friendship? Then you can regard that relationship as a success—or

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all those relationships as successes.

PARTNER KINK

How common a kink is it to enjoy seeing your significant other having sex with someone else?

Common enough to have numerous different ways of manifesting itself—swinging, hotwifing, cuckolding, stag-and-vixen play—and an entire porn genre dedicated to it.

BRILL BRUISES

Cis, female, 33, poly, bi. I bruise easily, am into BDSM, and love to swim in my condo’s shared pool, where there are many seniors.

Any advice for hiding bruises or getting over the embarrassment?

Don’t assume the senior citizens in the pool are as naive and/or easily shocked as our ageist assumptions would prompt us to believe. Someone who became a senior citizen today—who just turned 65 years old—was 35 in 1988. I happen to know for a fact that people were doing BDSM way, way back in 1988.

PACKING HEAT

My husband is a sweet guy who is very good to me. But he is also a gun-toting right-wing conservative, and these days that feels like an insurmountable difference. We have been together for seven years and married for two. No kids yet. I love him—and the thought of leav-

ing him is terrifying—but I honestly don’t know if this is going to work.

If you’re afraid to leave him because of those guns, you need to get out. If you’re afraid to leave him because you love him and couldn’t live without him, you might be able to stay. I wouldn’t be able to stay, personally, but you might. Maybe if you make “no political discussions about anything, ever” a condition of remaining in the marriage.

FAUX LOVE

When you are entering into something new, how do you differentiate between infatuation and real feelings?

Infatuation is a real feeling. Only time will tell if other real but more lasting feelings—like, like like, love, lasting love—will surface when those feelings of infatuation inevitably fade.

TOY BOY

I can easily have an orgasm with toys but I can’t have one with my boyfriend. What gives?

Your boyfriend could give you orgasms if you handed him one of those toys, showed him how you use it on yourself, and then guided his hands the first few times he used it on you.

GOING GREEK

Why does my girlfriend enjoy anal sex more than I thought she would?

Because she does. Because anal is

hot. Because the clit is a great big organ and most of it’s inside the body and anal penetration may stimulate the backside of your girlfriend’s great big clitoris in a way that’s new and different and highly pleasurable and—hey, wait a minute. You aren’t disappointed she’s enjoying anal more than you thought she would, are you?

IMPEACHMENT

Donald Trump has been impeached, and you get to decide the punishment. So what sex toy gets used on him and who gets to use it?

Trump doesn’t deserve a sex toy.

Sex toys are for good boys and girls.

All Trump deserves is a lump of the coal he loves so much shoved far enough up his ass to serve as a gag.

GROUP PANKY

Is there EVER a healthy way to partake in sensual parties while in a monogamous marriage?

Yup.

MYTHBUSTER

The Dirty Sanchez—actually a thing?

Nope.

HUBBY BLUES

I’m married and finishing my PhD while working full-time. As a result, I don’t get to spend as much time as I would like with my wonderful husband. I know you’re a workaholic as well. How do you manage to make your husband feel he is getting the

attention/time he deserves?

When I’m totally stressed out and working on several projects, and I don’t have the bandwidth to give my husband the attention/ time he deserves, I take a moment now and then to reassure him that things will settle down soon and we’ll have more time together. I’ve found he’s most receptive to this message when it’s delivered immediately after I’ve taken a few minutes to blow him.

RIGHT ARM

Do you recommend specific prostate massage toys? Besides dick.

Forearm.

THREE’S A CROWD

How do you approach people about a three-way without ruining friendships?

I think close sexy friends and thesex-was-great-but-everythingelse-sucked exes make the best “very special guest stars.” But if you’re worried about ruining friendships, well, don’t hit on friends. Hit on strangers. (And remember: A stranger is just a friend you haven’t had a threeway with yet. Or something.)

SAFE SUCK

Do you think it’s unwise to give and/or receive gay oral sex without a condom?

When we speak of gay oral without a condom—which is almost all of the gay oral out there—we speak of ones that sucked not wisely but too well.

ANXIETY

Are anxiety-induced orgasms a thing?

They must be, because I have them.

I’m glad there’s at least one person out there who’s managing to enjoy the Trump era.

RIGHT-WING COCK BLOCK

I’m a 21-year-old, queer, poly, cis girl who recently got into this whole thing with a coworker at my shitty fast-food job. Long story short, we were having a rad time fucking around in the freezer… until he bashed International Women’s Day on Facebook. I stopped getting him off by the frozen meat without an explanation, and I quit my job to go bind books instead.

Is it too late to reach out and tell this dude that I dumped him because of his misogynistic online life? And how bitchy can I be?

The world would be a better place if (1) women refused to sleep with right-wing assholes (to say nothing of marrying them) and (2) women told right-wing assholes that right-wing assholery is the ultimate cock-block and they have only themselves to blame for it. So it’s not too late, and you should be as bitchy as you can be.

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