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dmontonians replied in the thousands on an online poll asking about the creation of a code of conduct for city council.

This code could include a varity of stipulations against conflicts of interest. The city invited around 7,000 residents to the survey, and more than 2,000 completed its four questions.

When asked about the kinds of penalties a councillor should face for breaking the code, when the issue appears, most of the options had a pretty close split—letters of apology, suspension or removal of the councillor from some or all of their duties, and a reduction or suspension of pay in accordance with this reduction or cessation, for instance. Others had more clearly defined levels of support. For example, most respondents said a councillor should return any gift they received, if it is deemed unethical. And few (16, to be exact) supported the suggestions that no sanctions should apply, and the notion of a verbal warning would suffice.

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idea that councillors should be able to accept gifts if it is under a certain dollar figure, and the idea that councillors need to disclose any gifts they receive.

The province mandated that cities in Alberta create or update codes of conduct for their councillors. In the past Edmonton has operated without a code, or rather an infor-

Councillors regularly turn down gifts that cost $300 or more, like tickets to big events, he says. The other area where McKeen and his peers may catch

“The code of conduct should never be used to muzzle city council members. To be reminded to voice concerns in a respectful way? ... Freedom of speech rights apply to city councillors too.”

The majority of respondents said they didn’t know if the code should cover any other topics.

The City of Edmonton has had a Code of Conduct Sub-Commitee in place since earlier this year, and the survey was just one part of how its members— councillors Bev Esslinger, Scott McKeen, Sarah Hamilton, and Andrew Knack—plan on drafting the end document. The subcommittee also scanned other municipalities for ideas.

mal one, but it expects to have a code set in the coming months.

Ward 6 Coun. Scott McKeen thinks councillors did a pretty good job of operating ethically without a set code, but also agrees with the idea of a formal document. He says nothing on the survey was “particularly controversial.”

“We probably had some unofficial regulations and rules under city bylaw,” he says. “This will codify it into our own document.”

heat is in playing favouritism.

The city is also hiring an integrity commissioner, and will keep an outside body (most likely a law firm) as an ethics advisor.

“I think what’s really important is to have it clear. That’s the number one importance to a code of conduct: that there’s clarity on what’s in bounds and what’s out of bounds. Anything we can do to reduce public cynicism is clinically important, I think,” McKeen says.

The only areas McKeen can

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think of that might cause some issues would be decorum around council decisions. For instance: should a member be obliged to publicly support a council decision with which they disagree?

“The code of conduct should never be used to muzzle city council members,” he says. “To be reminded to voice concerns in a respectful way? ... Freedom of speech rights apply to city councillors too.”

Other matters include conflicts of interest, nepotism or favouritism, and councillors taking “pay-o-la,” McKeen says, though, so far, Edmonton’s had a clean track record.

While a formalized code of conduct will be news for city council, City of Edmonton staff have had one since 2013. It outlines similar ethical quandaries as the city council version, but, oddly, also has “What should I do if I see an employee siphoning gas from a City vehicle?” as one of its frequently-asked questions.

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Sometimes the lines between appreciating and exploiting a person’s culture are hard to define

he internet often goes ablaze when adults take offence over what hurts their sensibilities. Most recently, the decision by a white teenager to wear a Chinese-style dress raised concerns of cultural appropriation.

However, while Asian Americans critiqued her decision, many in China supported it.

Such a difference in response holds true in the South Asian context as well. Where older aunties are happy that white girls choose to don South Asian attire, the second and third generation South Asian women often raise issues of cultural appropriation.

Given the historical exploitation of Indigenous and Black communities, which continues to this day with police brutality and mass incarceration, there are concerns of cultural appropriation, especially in the case of using sacred symbols for mass consumerism.

However, labelling every cultural exchange as cultural appropriation erects more walls. It is exclusion in response to exclusion.

I arrived in Canada 18 years ago for graduate studies. When people ask me about where I am from, I proudly tell them about growing up in Dubai, and my teachers from Kerela and Goa who shaped my accent.

My religious and cultural

I fell sick. Margaret helped me financially when I was down on funds. I found the same love and support from my friend Rob in the LGBTQ2S+ community.

With so much love, I felt empowered to push theological boundaries in the Muslim com-

ica; they push back against the dominant culture through a narrative of ‘cultural appropriation’ and ‘white privilege.’

Their response is from the position of a threatened minority in contrast to those in South Asia who are secure in their faith and cultural

“However, labelling every cultural exchange as cultural appropriation erects more walls.

It is exclusion in response to exclusion.” roots are extremely strong. I come from a tradition of hundreds of years of Sufi mysticism that manifested itself through poetry and music. Our faith is syncretic and our hospitality is legendary.

When I came to Canada, the kind ladies at the University of Alberta showered me in love.

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munity on LGBTQ2S+ Muslims and same-sex unions. Yet, I acknowledge that not everyone experiences such love.

Many experience racism and discrimination. They are bullied in childhood and some members of society put down and belittle their faith and cultural traditions. Some have internalized such hurts and in a language of dissent specific to North Amer-

practices. Where the former internalize the racist notion that their food smells, the latter have grown up in a milieu of free aroma.

This is why I’d be quite happy if my white friend Brent decided to wear a Pakistani suit. I am generally pleased to find daal being available in Canadian spaces. In contrast, South Asians who grew up in Canada may have a very different reaction.

This also explains that where people like myself are addressing an exclusionary neo-traditionalist Muslim discourse, many LGBTQ2S+ Muslim activists in North America are predominately concerned with racism and discrimination.

However, Canadian society is increasingly becoming more racially and ethnically diverse. A couple of years ago, Rev. Nancy Steeves and I ceremonially welcomed a baby boy born to a white Christian lady and a South Asian Muslim man at the Southminster Steinhauer United Church. He was given both the Qur’an and the Bible as parts of his heritage.

I have also officiated a religious marriage ceremony for such a couple. The white bride proudly wore South Asian attire.

Eventually, as racial divides come crashing down through interfaith and interracial marriages, the lines on what constitutes cultural appropriation blur.

Meanwhile, we have the choice to build more walls or to draw the circle wide.

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President Trump carries on his history of undoing every Obama-era policy he can get his hands on

he extraordinary thing is that there is no plan B. If Donald Trump’s re-imposition of American sanctions on Iran does not cause President Hassan Rouhani’s government to buckle at once (which is almost unimaginable), there is nothing else he can do short of going to war with the country. And he couldn’t even win that war.

Iran is entirely within its rights in condemning Trump’s action.

All the other signatories to the deal that hobbled Iran’s nuclear programme—Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China—agree that Tehran is in full compliance with its terms, as are the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and U.S. Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis.

All of Trump’s complaints about the deal are about things it was never intended to cover, and it does not contain those things because Iran would never agree to terms that effectively gave the United States control over its foreign policy. If Trump wants to try to negotiate that kind of deal anyway, it is not necessary to terminate the nuclear treaty in order to do so.

But it’s a mistake to apply rational analysis to Trump’s action, because this was an emotional decision, not a rational one. It is part

of his obsession with expunging every single achievement of the Obama administration: healthcare, the opening of borders to Cuba, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, the Paris climate treaty, and now the Iran nuclear deal.

You can, however, apply rational analysis to every other player’s reaction to Trump’s tantrum, starting with President Rouhani.

He will try very hard to keep the

American banks and companies to stop trading with Iran within 180 days, but the U.S. may also apply so-called ‘secondary sanctions’ against foreign companies that trade with Iran.

These ‘secondary sanctions’ may actually be illegal under international law, but that has not stopped the US in the past (Cuba, Venezuela, etc.) and it won’t do so now. You can count on Russia

In obedience to the deal, Iran has destroyed the core of a reactor that could have produced weapons-grade plutonium, placed two-thirds of its centrifuges (for enriching uranium) under international monitoring, and eliminated 97 percent of its stockpile of enriched uranium. It would take a long time to get started again.

The immediate impact is more

East, Israel and Saudi Arabia, has been to draw the United States into a war with Iran. Therefore they have to provide the hawks in the Trump administration (Pompeo, Bolton, et al.) with a plausible pretext for starting the war, and a couple of downed Israeli planes would do nicely.

If it were just an attack on Iran by the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia, it would not be of Earth-shattering importance. They would probably lose a lot of planes, since Iran now has good air defences, but none of them could or would do a ground invasion.

Iran is a country the size of Alaska, two-thirds of it is mountain or desert, and it has 80 million people, lots of industry and good science and technology.

Invading it would make the Vietlikely to be seen in a tougher nam war look like a tea party. So approach in Syria, where Iranian any ground fighting between Iran troops (sent to aid the govern- and its enemies would be more ment side in the civil war) are likely to happen in the countries bombed by the Israelis practi- between them: Syria and Iraq.

You could be forgiven for cally every week. So far Iran has not responded to these attacks thinking that both Iraq and Syrin any way, but it could start by ia deserve a break from war by shooting a couple of those Is- now, but they may not get it. raeli planes down, and then the And the most worrisome thing is that there are both Russian fat would be in the fire.

For several years now, the main and American troops on the foreign policy goal of America’s ground in these countries. two main allies in the Middle Gwynne Dyer

“You could be forgiven for thinking that both Iraq and Syria deserve a break from war by now, but they may not get it.” deal alive because his own political fate depends on it. If he cannot succeed, the Revolutionary Guard and other hard-line nationalists will gain the upper hand domestically and his entire reform policy will be paralysed.

Rouhani probably only has a few weeks to get public commitments to continue trading with Iran from the other parties to the deal, and that will require them to defy the United States. Trump’s declaration on Monday only requires

and China to push back if the U.S. snubs their companies for trading with Iran, but will the British, French, and German governments also do so? Even if it risks splitting the Western alliance?

Probably not, in which case the deal really will be dead. Rouhani would remain in office for the remainder of his term, but the hardliners would be in charge. That doesn’t mean that Iran will start working on nuclear weapons right away, however, because it can’t.

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hana means family, and that means no donut gets left behind. Ohana Donuterie has been slinging hot and fresh malasada donuts from their food truck since last Canada Day, and out of their storefront since last December.

Ohana’s donuts are taller than the average ones found at a Tim Horton’s or 7/11, and they lack the traditional donut hole, but sport a crispy, sugared bottom. Most importantly, they are served no more than 15 minutes after being removed from the fryer.

While the Portuguese are the originators of the malasada—along with the ukulele—Hawaiians have gravitated to this type of donut since the 1950s.

Ohana’s storefront looks like a shack taken from a Hawaiian beach, its bench accented by lime green wooden planks. Surf boards with

the company name adorn the main wall, along with black-and-white images of typical Hawaiian hallmarks, such as a fire dancer or a palm tree.

“In the middle of winter when you come into that store ... it doesn’t feel like you’re necessarily here anymore,” says Adam Biel, owner and founder of Ohana Donuterie.

Having the Hawaii-like setting, however, doesn’t necessarily mean the donuterie sticks to tradition.

Ohana experiments with their donuts and have a weekly special to keep foodies wanting more.

“We’re a little quirky; we’re a little off the beaten path,” Biel says.

Ohana has sported some wacky donuts on their menu before, like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos with vanilla icing and whipped cream, wasabi pea, and Kool-Aid and dill pickle chips.

“I do a lot of experimenting,” Biel explains.

He has his own pairing generator, an application on his desktop, that pops three flavours together randomly from his huge list of options. He sees what works, what doesn’t, and how he can make something similar.

Ohana holds a March Madness tournament event every spring and fall. It pits eight potential flavours against each other as customers vote for their favourites in three rounds. Last season, the tournament had mango sriracha, lemon basil, matcha glaze, chocolate Oreo, and strawberry jalapeno included in the list. In the end, chocolate Oreo won and became the donut of the month.

The next donuts Ohana has coming up are lavender, and key lime. Its staff are also experimenting with savoury do-

nuts, such as a pizza donut with melted cheese inside.

“If someone has an idea, we’ll try to make it work. It might not make the menu, but we’ll try it in the kitchen,” Biel says.

Before it had a brick-and-mortar location, Ohana revved its engines, and it served donuts out of its food truck. Last summer, Biel drove it from Surrey, B.C. to Edmonton and began a soft launch at the running event Color Me Rad. According to Ohana’s website, it served hundreds of people, even in spite of a dead battery. The food truck will be making several stops around the city, at festivals, and at golf tournaments this summer.

“I want to make people happy,” Biel says. “There’s nothing better than frankly being in the store or being in the truck, and having

Ohana Donuterie 10347 80 Ave, (780) 777-1322 OhanaDonuts.com someone come in who’s never heard of us before and have them take a bite of the donut and have their mouth literally drop.”

Response to the donuts has been overwhelmingly positive, Biel says. He recalls an older woman coming up to the food truck, ordering a donut, making 15 paces, and then out of no where, dropping a “huge f-bomb” as she began to chow down one of the donuts.

“I want to surprise people with flavour,” Biel says. “Part of our mission is to spread Aloha one donut at a time.”

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Alberta’s last recession dramatically decreased the number of people aged 15 to 24 looking for work: Study

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lbertan restaurants seem to be lacking young blood, according to a study put out by ATB Financial.

While, in the past, the service industry offered a platform for youth to find work (sometimes their first jobs), the province is seeing a smaller and smaller concentration of youngsters juggling plates of food to tables for a living.

10 years ago, the province had around four people between the ages of 15 and 24 working at each restaurant, on average. That number fell to two people in that age range in 2018.

According to Todd Hirsch, ATB’s chief economist, this dip can be seen across industries, but it stands out a bit more in the restaurant business, which, historically, provided many in that age range their first jobs.

Part of the issue comes from the raw number of restaurants in the province, which has increased significantly: 28 percent since 2008. This spreads the number of youngsters out over a

larger number of employers.

Similarly, Hirsh says, some restaurants may be reluctant to hire more people due to the minimum wage hike. If restaurants can increase their prices, and expect a similar number of customers, they could, in theory, continue to hire vacant positions or expand. Those that can’t adjust their prices (for lack of a dedicated clientele, or because it’s a part of a franchise with set prices) probably can’t justify a steady influx of new hires.

“It also showed that the participation rate of younger people is actually falling. There’s fewer people in that age cohort who are actually engaged in the workforce,” Hirsch says. “There are, perhaps, fewer of those younger people to hire.”

Alberta, compared to other provinces, has a high proportion of young people, so it’s not a matter of that age group not existing here.

Hirsch suggests that the province’s last recession may have pushed some in this number to continue or

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complete their education, or apply to a new program of study.

“It was not a great time to be looking for work,” he says. “If you’re getting fewer and fewer hours, you might decide to go back and go to university of one of the polytechnics. If you do that, you might drop out of the workforce to be a fulltime student.”

The decline can put restaurants in a bit of a bind and the study notes some of them may close down if the pool of young, affordable labour stays low. Similarly, it can reduce the amount of work experience this age group will collectively get in its formative years.

“There really isn’t any easy solution to it. It’s not as easy anymore to find temporary foreign workers anymore (either). But, as the economy starts to improve, I think we will see more of those young people ... back in the workforce. I do think it will correct itself out of time,” Hirsh says.

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NICE PLACE, NICE PEOPLE, OK FOOD

Pocha Seoul may share a name with the Lethbridge racist, but its food is proficient, if not particularly unique Bibimbap and other Pacha Seoul offerings/ J Procktor

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rue story: I would probably still have no idea Pocha Seoul existed if it weren’t for some drunk lady from Cranbrook who made the news by shouting racist invectives at some Afghan-Canadians at a Denny’s in Lethbridge. A quick web search showed said drunk lady’s last name is Pocha, and that it’s also the first name of a Korean restaurant in Mill Woods. While I’m certainly no fan of racists, I do enjoy a Korean repast from time to time, and

the fact that Pocha Seoul was a completely unknown quantity to me piqued my interest.

Pocha Seoul sits in a veritable thicket of restaurants, sporting, among other things, a good representation of Korean eateries. In fact it shares a parking lot with a Korean barbecue restaurant and a Korean dessert place curiously called Let Eat Snow. Inside it’s spotlessly clean, and lined with barn board and colour print-outs of items that apparently didn’t fit onto the already extensive menu. The man-

agement has done a reasonable job of creating a visual identity to emboss on the joint, and three flat screen TVs pump different feeds of K-pop videos, though, mercifully, you only get the audio for one.

The tables all have built-in gas jets for keeping hotpots hot, but the co-diners I assembled weren’t interested in soup, nor did they seriously contemplate my roundabout suggestions that we dig into a huge pile of fried chicken. But, as noted, there was a remarkable amount to choose from, including three different preparations of pig’s feet (also voted down) and those tasty stirfried rice sticks I’ve only ever had at Nobu in Old Strathcona.

Everyone picked a dish and we were off. The friendly server, who had already plied us with tea and water, started bringing out food right away, starting with banchan, small trays of kimchi, beansprout salad, fish cake and, unexpectedly, macaroni that precedes a Korean meal. Our mundoo ($10)— steamed dumplings—sort of set the tone for the meal. With a sesame soy dip, the plump, pork-filled pockets of dough, which looked like fat gyoza, were good but lacking distinction. In fact I’m having a

hard time remembering them.

Everything else arrived in rapid succession, requiring an adjacent table to fit it all. The stir-fried squid ($16) and dol sot bibimbap ($15) on cast-iron skillets set into heavy wooden platters, the japchae ($15) and galbi ($25) on long, gleaming ceramic trays, commanded a lot of room.

The server had initially discouraged us from ordering our squid spicy, like it might be too potent for us, but it was pretty tame despite the livid red aura of sauce on it. Chewy tentacles of the eponymous cephalopod had been stir-fried perhaps a touch too long, with copious spears of onion and strips of cabbage, none of which presented any threat to our palates heat-wise.

More’s the pity.

The japchae (glass noodles) were perfectly cooked to their peculiar slightly jellied firmness, but not especially well populated by the beef, carrot strips and two kinds of fungus meant to adorn it; its sesame-soy dressing lacked character.

Dol sot bibimbap is a mixture of veggies (sprouts, carrots, zucchini, spinach, mushrooms) and marinated beef served over rice in hot stone bowl, and topped with

a sunny side-up egg. You mash the works together as the stone bowl crisps the rice and cooks the egg yolk. Then, if you’re me, you put way too much of the sweet spicy red condiment called gochujang on it and shovel it into your face.

Given the ingredients, this one is hard to mess up, but it is challenging to effectively split four ways.

I thought the galbi (braised short ribs) were actually quite good, imbued with the saltysweet garlicky-peppery flavour I associate with Korean food, and not too gristly, but it wasn’t a tremendous portion for $25, especially compared to the portion of fried chicken that amount would buy you. Obviously, I remained unconsoled about having my chicken suggestion snubbed.

Pocha Seoul ranks well above people who are suddenly famous for being publicly racist in the age of smartphones. It’s a nice place run by nice people, and I may even have come around a bit to the profoundly artificial charms of K-pop. Everyone thought the food was okay, but we failed to turn up the dish that would put Pocha Seoul on Edmonton’s Korean food map.

Scott Lingley

BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE

CARVING OUT A SLICE OF POPULARITY

Fumaca hopes to cash in on the Brazilian steakhouse format, popularized by places like Pampa

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onsidering the restaurant’s popularity, it’s kind of surprising that Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse has spawned so few (zero, actually) competitors in Edmonton. Local, and new, restaurateur Anup Kundu, however, hopes to remedy the city’s shortcomings in this field.

Kundu and partner/head chef Lalit Singh will open Fumaca Brazilian Steakhouse over the next few weeks. Situated along Saskatchewan Drive, in the former location of The Great Indian Factory, the new business will be the second of its kind in Edmonton (not including Pampa’s south location).

Like Pampa, Fumaca will offer meat using the ‘paddle system,’ by which customers indicate they do or do not want something a server carries by using the green (yes) and red (no) sides of a paddle.

Competing with an established joint like Pampa is a daunting task, but Kundu hopes that Fumaca’s innovations will draw customers his way. That said, Kundu notes that there’s a pretty huge demand for Pampaesque food in the city: he just hopes his restaurant can carve out its own kind of popularity.

“We’re going to be experimenting a bit more with the stuff on the grill,” Kundu says.

“Every month we’re going to be having some special food item that hasn’t been served before.”

The upcoming restaurant has a long list of monthly specials planned out.

Aside from that, Fumaca will offer a more developed salad bar, an area that Pampa tends to ignore in favour of its main offering.

Kundu also hopes its location, near Edmonton’s picturesque river valley, and large patio will bring in customers. Since moving in, Fumaca’s owners have almost totally renovated the space, marking a pretty big visual departure from its former life as an Indian food eatery.

Kundu says there’s a big focus on lighting in Fumaca.

“The main focus—why I came here—is the location. We’re the only place that has an amazing view of downtown,” he says.

“There’s no one in the city who has that view.”

Kundu has a wealth of experience in the service industry: a steakhouse in England, and a few restaurants and hotels in

Canada. However, Fumaca will be the first time he takes the reigns as an owner. Singh has around 25 years of experience in the industry.

“I was a grill master, a really trained person who can carve the meat. I always had a dream to have my own place where I could work for myself, a place

where I could have my creativity and skills and put them both together,” Kundu says.

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hinking back, I can still remember the summer road trips we took travelling east toward Saskatchewan to visit my father’s parents. The blistering heat magnifying the mixing scents of gasoline and the beige plastic poorly disguised as faux leather.

For 14 long hours our brown van became a second home, as the open prairie rolled on endlessly.

Stories like these will soon be immortalized in a new sculpture titled “CARBON COPY,” set to be unveiled in Edmonton’s redeveloped Brewery District this June.

Using a 1988 Plymouth Caravelle bought off Kijiji as the sculpture’s core element, Calgary artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett, deconstruct how individuals experience automobiles.

By manipulating the perception of a utilitarian object, a growing artistic style called “glitch aesthetic” will turn the everyday automobile on its head.

The artists took a printout of the car and ran it through a scanner, Brown explains. As you run it through the scanner, you move the image and it smears the scan so it creates a visual glitch.

“We are trying to take that digital glitch and turn it back into a real world object,” she adds.

“There should be this moment where you’re like: ‘Oh man, is this real?’”

Working with fabricators, the Calgary artists have essentially diced the car and reassembled it slightly askew, adding in fiberglass elements to fill in the gaps.

Confronted with the option to make the entire sculpture from fibreglass to simplify the process, both Brown and Garrett decided against it.

“It has to be a real car because otherwise it’s not part of the real world,” Brown says. “It needs to be apart of the real world, otherwise I don’t think it can critique the real world.”

The duo won a private commission held by First Capital Realty, the owners of Edmonton’s Brewery District. The commission tasked artists with making a piece that is “engaging and original.”

Arguably, “CARBON COPY” is that and much more.

Gathering stories from the public, Brown and Garrett take their artwork beyond the physical installation. A key component of “CARBON COPY” is The Glove Box project, which will hold stories submitted by Edmontonians sharing their own car experiences.

“Everybody has a car story,” Brown says. “Everybody can relate to automobiles in some way.”

Stories submitted online will be transferred onto carbon paper and placed in the glove box of the

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To participate in The Glove Box project or to find updates on the unveiling of “CARBON COPY” visit: carboncopycar.ca sculpture but will also be scanned and may be posted anonymously online at a later date. “[Cars] are kind of microworlds that we get into and forget that they are actually a place too, because we use them to get from point A to point B,” she says.

The irony of a glitched car sculpture being placed in a parking lot is not lost on the pair.

“There is so much more that is interesting about this place in a contemporary discourse,” Brown says. “In thinking about that, it made sense to go a little more contemporary, and for us that meant the automobile.”

The Brewery District in many ways represents how cars intersect our lives, with maximized surface and underground parking, the limited area tries to be as car-friendly as possible in a downtown setting.

“CARBON COPY” expresses that automobiles play a large part in life on the wide-open Prairies, whatever that may be.

“For better or worse, we love driving cars,” Garrett says.

Jazmin Tremblay

BOOKS, FOR REAL

Edmonton author offers a world of fantasy to those looking to escape

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here are novel enthusiasts, and then there are those that would much rather live their lives in the setting of their favourite book. This is the case for Edmonton author Melanie Kerr.

“Live out a page out of Lizzie Bennet’s life; let’s live our dream,” Kerr says in the video on her Kickstarter page entitled: “Longbourn, for real.”

She’s really not kidding; Kerr and her extensive team, consisting of a logistics expert with a degree in historical textiles, a designer, and hand-picked house staff, all plan to return Luckington Court to its former glory as the fictional Longbourn Bennet family home of the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice—as long as they’re able to buy the $11-million castle.

“I’ve always been a lover of oldfashioned things and dressing up,” says Kerr, who read her first Jane Austen novel around 1998.

But there’s also the writing and grammar that Austen is so wellknown for that has always attracted Kerr.

“People never ask ‘Why do people still like Shakespeare,’” she says. “I honestly think that we have to justify our love of Jane Austen because she’s female and she writes about women. If she were a man writing about men, nobody would ask the question.”

Kerr is such a fan of Austen that she began her company, Regency Encounters, for the specific purpose of recreating the British Regency-era setting of Austen’s witty novels for 21st century fans like herself. Since 2014, the company has held yearly Pride & Prejudice Balls around Alberta.

This summer, Kerr’s company is even hosting a sold out D&D in a Castle event in France. They also plan weddings, private events, and family reunions for those looking to jump back a couple centuries.

“We’re a nerd event company,” Kerr says. “That’s what I do; I pick nerd parties.”

This past experience and training is why Kerr has no doubt that she and her team can take on the monstrous task of re-creating and then running a modern-day Longbourn for guests—young and old—to visit from around the world. The plan is to purchase the house in the company’s name and then take equity out of the house to do all of the work, which will then be paid off by the events held at the house each year.

Find the project at kickstarter.com by searching: “Longbourn, for real.”

Since she began her company, Kerr has searched for a historical property—that is not a museum— to, as she says, throw nerd parties in or bring in school groups for educational trips, where curtains can be opened and furniture can be used.

“There are all these great places where you can tour them, you can walk around them, but you can’t stay there. You can’t throw a party there. You can’t eat in the dining room on the fancy Queen Elizabeth chairs—or it’s like a hotel in a castle but it looks like a Super 8 and it’s just got some turrets,” she says. “I’ve wanted a place where nothing is so precious that you can’t touch it, but it feels like history and it’s all done old so it’s a seamless experience.”

When the iconic Longbourn went on the market, Kerr knew it had potential to become an incredible space once again.

Kerr views the Kickstarter campaign as an experiment to test out the waters and see if she’s the only one or if more people share her dream. The way Kickstarter works is that pledges are only charged if the goal is reached by the deadline; although, Kerr still plans to deliver her two eBooks and audiobook (Follies Past and Mary Green) to those who pledge the $20, regardless of the end result.

The reward levels vary from a dollhouse-sized 3D print file of Longbourn ($100), to visiting Longbourn for full tea service ($150), and all the way up to holding a wedding (food service, photography, and medieval church included) at Longbourn for a surprisingly affordable $13,000 (you just need to get yourself and your guests to Wiltshire, U.K.).

“We will eventually put on full historical retreats,” she adds.

“Three nights in the house—everyone’s in costume the whole time— we serve the food from the period; we have entertainment from the period; we do activities they would have done, like archery and horseback riding, and we just spend a weekend in Jane Austen land—if we’re able to get there. We’ll see if people are as crazy as I think they are—I hope so.”

Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

Melanie Kerr (right) at one of the balls her company hosts / Supplied

exit the king

by Eugene Ionesco

Translation by Neil armfield and geoffrey rush

MAY 17-26, 2018 @ 7:30 pm No performance Sunday, MAY 20 | Matinee MAY 24 @ 12:30 pm

Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta

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PERFORMANCE ARTS

BE BOLD

WEEKLY

It’s the most Edmonton thing you can do

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COMEDY 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • The Grindstone, 10019-81 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

BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's, 11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@ gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Sep 6-Apr 25, Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free

BIG ROCK PRESENTS: URBAN TAVERN COMEDY NIGHT HOSTED BY LARS CALLIEOU • Urban Tavern, 11606 Jasper Ave • Every Sun, 8pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu BUMP N GRINDHOUSE • Grindstone Theatre, 10019-81 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • We’re not afraid to show it, you shouldn’t be afraid to enjoy it! More great movies and shorts by local cult heroes. Enjoy an evening like the good ol’ days of the drive-in • May 20, 9pm • $10 COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Tom Liske; May 18-19 • Brian Link; Jun 8-9 COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Humour For Humboldt; May 17 • K Trevor Wilson; May 17-20 • Doug Stanhope; May 21 • Trent McClellan; May 23

COYOTE COMEDY • Grindstone Theatre, 10019-81 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • A 50 minute long form improv show that has lots of short little scenes throughout it. We get a suggestion (or two) from the audience and then we cut loose • May 17, 7pm • $10

Artist Mustafa Rafiq / Supplied

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ustafa Rafiq is all about community—the diversity, the reflection, and the ideas. In his eyes, Edmonton is a diamond in the rough, and his curated show at The Dirt Buffet Cabaret on May 24 looks to dig that out and mirror the twinkle of a place he calls home.

Perhaps it’s Edmonton’s spacious nature, or difficult transit, but seeing that shine, that breadth and depth of diversity this city offers, can be difficult.

But it’s there. And it’s this side of Edmonton that Rafiq celebrates in his shows. Rafiq is a busy man, curating shows for NextFest and Foundfest. Alltogether, he curated 67 shows in 2017 alone, crediting it to the Edmonton artists.

“People have a fire burning under them. As long as others are connecting together, for whatever reason, they have a community they should always feel comfortable with,” Rafiq says.

Rafiq’s aim is to connect these artists. He is the root and has dug himself further into the community he was able to find himself in.

“I didn’t think Edmonton had this depth, but to be constantly proven wrong is the best feeling in the world,” he says.

The shows he curates, surrounded by people who inspire him, reaches into that depth that is an apparently inherent Ed-

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monton value, but one too often overlooked.

“It can be hard in Edmonton.

The spaces don’t last, there isn’t as much funding, and the time and strength to become established—like really become a part of the canon of Edmonton—is difficult.”

Yet there’s a charm to this city, a charm artists lull batting an eye to.

“I’m always proven wrong. I’m inspired. The more people I see manifesting their own art, and the way they spend their time, is incredibly motivating,” he says.

And it’s these motivated and inspiring artists that Rafiq bills together.

“With the Dirt Buffet Cabaret show, it’s multimedia. So we’re working with poets, dancers, and filmmakers. It’s nice to make space for an environment where different ideas live together.”

Big ideas are stifling, but there are Edmonton artists sticking their necks out to communicate them. By seeing people of different backgrounds tell their stories, these shows educate beyond the four walls they are shared in.

The lineup for the final Dirt Buffet Cabaret of the season, exemplifies just that: visual artist Sarah Lousie; textile artist using microcontrollers and woven cloth Kelly Ruth; Edmonton-

Thu., May 24 (8 pm) Dirt Buffet Cabaret #33 Spazio Performativo $10 born poet and spoken-word artist Shima Robinson, and Tab C.A. & Tension Collectors, a collaborative project between poet Tab C.A. and percussionist Sean McIntosh. With santurist and composer Farhad Khorsravi, filmmaker Parker Thiessen, and Joshua Tokarsky and Abdullah Amir-Sheikh collaborating on down-tempo electronica, the show is set to be a celebration of abstraction and understanding.

It’s this evolution of self-motivation and intimacy that allows people to feel comfortable expressing something that is perhaps uncomfortable expressing.

There’s a confidence in these performers drawing from places that others might not know.

Performance is as much the audiences’ as it is the performers.

“I just want everyone to feel something, no matter what that feeling is. Just try. It’s worth it,” he says.

And it makes a difference.

Rafiq sees it. The community feels it. Just take a chance. Apparently, it’s the most Edmonton thing you can do.

Ryan Hook

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave • Empress Comedy Night: Highlighting the best stand-up Edmonton has to offer. New headliner every week • Every Sun, 9pm • Free FOUR BANGER FRIDAYS • Grindstone Theatre, 10019-81 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • Edmonton’s premiere independent stand-up comedy show. Host Simon Gorsak curates a staggering four comic showcase and plays host to the funniest people he knows from across Canada, and you • Every Fri, 9pm • $12

GIRL BRAIN • Grindstone Theatre, 1001981 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • A collection of observational, situational and sensational humour from the hearts and minds of three fine Albertan ladies! Exploring all the finest and goriest bits of a Girl’s Brain through sketch comedy • May 19, 9pm • $10

IMPROV AGAINST HUMANITY • Grindstone Theatre, 10019-81 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • A small cast assemble and perform short form comedy games making use of the cards from the hit card game “Cards Against Humanity” • May 17, 9pm • $12 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)

YEGDND • Grindstone Theatre, 10019-81 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • A high fantasy, improv show based on the mythology of Dungeons & Dragons. Featuring stage combat, improvised music, and giant 20-sided dice rolled by the audience • May 19, 7pm • $12

DANCE BRIAN WEBB DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS USHA GUPTA DANCE ENTOURAGE: KHOJ • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave, 112 St NW • bwdc.ca • KHOJ (meaning search, inquiry, quest) features an outstanding ensemble of local dancers and four dancers from India • Jun 1-3, 8pm (2pm on Jun 3) • $35 (general), $25 (student/senior), available at TIX on the Square

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CELEBRATION OF SPRING • Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, 25 minutes east of Edmonton on Hwy #16 • 780.662.3640 • ukrainianvillage.ca • Featuring numerous dance groups of all ages from across Alberta.

Meanwhile, in the historical village, families can visit with costumed role players and celebrate spring on the farm with a full day of authentic activities • May 21, 10am-5pm

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 • May 24, 8pm • $10 or best offer at the door HOUSE OF HUSH PRESENTS: PARIS EN YEG • Crash Hotel Lobby, 10266103 St • hellothere@violettecoquette.com • houseofhushmay18.eventbrite.com • houseofhushburlesque.com • Bringing Parisian flavour and that certain je ne sais quoi • May 18, 7pm (doors), 8-9:30pm (show) • $30 (include a complimentary feature cocktail) • 18+ only

FILM METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema. org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • AFTERNOON TEA: Iron Road (May 20) • Cinema of PSYCHEDELIA: The Visitor (May 26) • ReeL famiLy CINEMA: Early Man (May 19), Babe (May 26) • SCiFI: Liquid Sky (May 27, May 29) • Sunday CLaSSiCS: To Kill a Mockingbird (May 27)

SHORT FILMS WITH THE EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL • Pehonan Theatre, Legislative Assembly Visitor Centre, 9820-107 St • 780.427.7362 • visitorinfo@ assembly.ab.ca • assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ events.html • An evening of short films which will include animation and claymation works • May 17, 6-8pm • Free

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca •The Art of Hide Tanning–Tradition Inspiring The Present and Future: artwork by Amy Malbeuf and Ruby Sweetman; Apr 14-May 26 • Home: artwork by various artists; May 5-Aug 18; Artist talk and reception: Jun 23, 2-4pm ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34 St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum. com • Open weekends May 19-Sep 3 • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/ child under 3 free; $5 (train rides), $3 (motor car rides) ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE • Melcor Cultural Centre, 355th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • High School Art Show; May 7-25 • Open Seniors Show; May 28-Jun 22; Reception: Jun 2, 1-3pm

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • 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 • Members Week; May 29 (two tours: LandMark from 6-6:30pm, Li Salay from 6:30-7pm)

ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • High Energy 23: Cultivating Change: artwork by St. Albert High School Art Students; May 3-Jun 2 • Birds, Bees, and Ambergris: artwork by Gerri Harden; Jun 7-Jul 28

ARTWALK • Person District, St. Albert • artwalkstalbert.com • The art hits the streets again! Discover a place to enjoy, view and buy art to suit all tastes and budgets. Featuring returning artists and new ones • May-Sep, 1st Thu of every month, 6-8:30pm (exhibits run all month) BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Liminal Space || awasitipahaskan: artwork by Marina Hulzenga; Jun 2-30 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 27Aug 24 • Experiment: Printing the Canadian Imagination; May 4-Aug 24

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Close Encounters: artwork by Ian Rawlinson; Jun 2-16

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE • 9351-118 Ave • thecarrot.ca • Gallery Reception: Cindy James & Dilys Kulchitsky; May 18, 7-9pm

CAVA GAllery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • The End of The Earth: artwork by Valerian Mazataud; May 4-Jun 8 • Members Exhibit; May 4-Jun 8

DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • Crash Pad: artwork by Cindy Baker; May 4-Jun 9 • Zachari Logan; May 4-Jun 9

FAB GALLERY • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/ artshows • Light/Matter: Art at the Intersection of Photography and Printmaking, 1954-2017; May 11-Jun 2 • Czecho-Slovak Fine Art Exhibition; Jun 12-Jul 6

FRONT GALLERY • 10402-124 St •

Sat, 9am • 150 Firsts: How Alberta Changed Canada…Forever; Until Aug 1

THEATRE

SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St •

ALL SHOOK UP • Mayfield Dinner Theatre,

scottgallery.com • The Still Point: artwork by Matthew Tarini; May 12-Jun 2

16615-109 Ave • Built around the songs made famous by Elvis Presley, this show follows the tale of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle-riding stud she falls for • Now playing, showtimes vary (Tue-Sun) • $80 and up

SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print -Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • India Inked!: currated

by Nirmal Raja and Santosh Sakhinala; Apr 27-Jun 2

SOUTHGATE CENTRE • 5015-111 St NW • Fleurs de Villes’ Floral Mannequin Series; May 31-Jun 4 TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • Terry Fox–Running to the Heart of Canada; Feb 16-Sep 16 • Dinosaurs Unearthed: Down to the Bone; Opens Jun 1 VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Friends of Mine: artwork by Denise Lefebvre; May 1-Jun 2

WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • No Thru Traffic: artwork by Blu Smith; May 6-May 17

thefrontgallery.com • Pictures From Rome: artwork by Tony Scherman; Jun 7, 7-9pm

LITERARY

GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood

Shawna Lemay "The Flower can always be changing" Book Launch; May 17, 7-8:30pm • Tamara Plant "Love: Because Death Doesn't F*ck Around" Book Launch; May 24, 7-8:30pm • Reading, Book Signing for Thriller "Finding Max," D Jorgensen; May 25, 7-8:30pm • An evening with Donna Kane; May 31, 7-8pm • Janet Wees "When We Were Shadows" Book Launch; Jun 6, 7-8:30pm • Read & Write With Pride 2018; Jun 12, 7-9pm

Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Strathcona Salon Series: artwork by various artists; May 15-Jun 23

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • May Group Selling Exhibition; May 10-31

LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Les Transformables: curarated by Eric Mattson; Apr 13-May 26

LOFT GALLERY & GIFT SHOP • A.J. 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

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • Aura of the Land: Blake Chorley and Ben Globerman; May 5-Jun 24

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • Witness Blanket/ForgetMe-Not Métis Rose; Apr 3-Jun 3 NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

9910B-109 St • edmontonstoryslam.com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm • $5 donation

THE MAGIC OF POETRY • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • thecarrot.ca • A workshop that will help participants gain a strong grounding in the fundamentals of poetry writing, while encouraging them to embrace the ways poetry can create and express meaning • May 23, 31, 7-9pm • $10

MOTHER MAY I? POETRY WORKSHOP • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • thecarrot. ca • Share your work and relish a night out with an encouraging crowd. There will be an open mic portion for 8-10 poets • May 17, 7-9pm • Pay what you can

Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue

SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican

104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery. com • Colour Coherence: artwork by Jonathan Forrest; May 24-Jun 9; Opening reception: May 24, 7-9pm (artist in attendance)

PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • info@picturethisgallery.com • picturethisgallery. com • Spring It On! Art Show; Apr 14-Jun 30 • Masterpieces in Miniature Art Show: artwork by various artists; Until May 24

PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA • 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Open Tue-

• die-nasty.com • Live improvised soap opera.

Join the whole Die-Nasty family REBORN, for a whole season of great artists, earth-shaking discovery, glorious music, hilarious hi jinx...but mostly Machiavellian Intrigue • Runs every Mon, 6:30pm (doors), 7:30-9:30pm • Oct 23-May 29

EXIT THE KING • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta.ca/artshows • A great classic following King Berenger, who believes himself immortal.

Upon discovering he is dying, he becomes fascinated with every sensation from the lives he has not lived • May 17-26

FROM CRADLE TO STAGE: AN EVENING OF NEW WORKS • Walterdale Theatre,

EDMONTON STORY SLAM • 9910,

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323-

DIE-NASTY • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave

FINEST OF STRANGERS • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • teatroq.com • A well-known television personality returns to the house where he spent part of his childhood, only to find himself utterly unable to leave it. This creates havoc for the current owner and occupants, many of whom are not entirely what they at first seem to be • May 31-Jun 16, 7:30pm (2pm matinees on Jun 2, Jun 9, Jun 16) • Tickets start at $25

AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave •

• 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • volunteer@ thenina.ca • Akineskamowin, Journey–Book Launch & Photography Show; May 31, 7-9pm

CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A 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)

ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD

10322-83 Ave • Walterdale Theatre’s annual festival dedicated to developing new one-act plays that have not been previously staged • May 14-19

LAST CHANCE LEDUC • Backstage Theatre, 10330-84 Ave • fringetheatre.ca • Set during the 1947 Leduc oil strike, Wes and Ev struggle in the oil and water of a young marriage in peril, in winter, in a tarpaper shack in the woods, with a baby and another dry well. He wants a gusher, she wants a garden, and Tricky wants a girl like Ev, his best friend’s wife. While the men work all day and all night, Ev meets a lady trapper in the woods, Nôhkom, who shows her the power of the river • May 8-19, 8pm (2pm on May 12 & 19) • Tickets start at $12

Featuring new work by 13 Métis artists from across Canada Li Salay examines the shifting boundaries of contemporary Métis artistic practice.

Including works by Lori Blondeau, Katherine Boyer, Dayna Danger, Rosalie Favell, Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill, Casey Koyczan, Tim Moore, Audie Murray, Sheri Nault, Sherry Farrell Racette, Les Ramsay, Jewel Shaw, Amanda Strong.

Curated by Amy Malbeuf and Jessie Ray Short.

Register now for the 2-day Symposium May 25 & 26 Exhibition opens May 26 youraga.ca/LiSalay Dayna Danger, Bebeschwendaam (video still), 2017. Video. Courtesy of the artist and PDA Projects.

LET THERE BE HEIGHT: AN AERIAL CABARET • Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • info@fireflytheatre.com • Annual showcase and fundraiser • Jun 7-8, 7:30-9:30pm • $30 (plus applicable fees)

SPROUTS 2018 • Westbury Theatre, 10330-84 Ave • Introduce your children to live theatre through this engaging and gentle first theatre experience • Jun 2-3 • $7.50 (children under three free)

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

TERRY AND THE DOG • Studio Theatre at the Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • As Terry Mire–a recovering alcoholic in his sixties–waits for his dead dog to come back to life, he tells a story about his wife, his son, and his dog’s previous deaths • May 9-19 • $20 (adults), $15 (students and seniors 60+)

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

UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave • 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)

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

SNAP Gallery India Inked!

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Still from Bag It of the Colorado landfill / Suzan Beraza

DOCUMENTARY

THE PLEDGE AGAINST PLASTIC A humble documentary shows one man’s journey to reduce plastic from his life

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e need to seriously think about our plastic usage in Edmonton. Our mindset has to change, and we can no longer think that throwing waste in our blue bags is enough. Last year, the city’s Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) processed 44,000 tonnes of material with a big chunk of it being made from plastic.

One object that we can actually reduce is our plastic bags—you know, that huge pile of grocery bags that sit underneath your sink or in your cupboards? Yeah. Those.

Eight years ago, Jeb Berrier, a jumpy George Costanza-looking guy, from Colorado decided to eliminate these bags from his life.

Eventually, he enacted a personal journey to reduce the amount of plastic he used and learned the impact plastics have on the environment and his health. This is the premise of the documentary Bag It (2011).

Berrier learns of disasters like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a gyre (current) of marine debris consisting of garbage, most notably, plastic. Berrier also learns that the sheer size of this garbage patch is close to the size of Texas.

Soon after Berrier learns of this, he does more research and takes the viewer through the history of the plastic bag. Plastic bags first made their debut in 1977 and since

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then, according to the film, the estimated usage of plastic bags worldwide is 500 billion per year.

We soon learn of other countries stances on the plastic bag situation. Many regions in Australia have banned plastic bags.

A few cities in Europe like Modbury, Ireland have followed suit.

In other parts of Europe, a hefty surcharge for plastic bags has become a reality, significantly reducing the amount of usage by 60 to 90 percent.

The most interesting city is Hamburg, Germany whose government has created vending machines for citizens to dispose of their plastic bottle or bags in exchange for money. As you can imagine, the machines have taken off quite well. Once again Germany is ahead of the game in the waste management department.

Back in the States, Berrier is looking at how much material is made up of plastic. He eventually learns that in 2008, the average American uses 800 pounds of plastic packaging per year. Keep in mind that this was 2008, so that number is most likely higher now.

Bag It throws out more monumental statistics and slowly be-

comes more and more depressing, and I think that’s the point.

It’s meant to be an environmental wake up call. Although the film does kind of hit a lull when it starts focusing on the health effects of plastic, it’s a pretty interesting journey from one man’s point of view.

Here in Edmonton, a grassroots group called Waste Free Edmonton (WFE) began a few months ago with the goal to significantly reduce the amount of waste generated in the city.

“Our initial focus is going to be on single-use items, particularly the plastic bags,” says co-founder Melissa Gorrie.

A petition to ban single-use plastic bags was created by Michael Kalmanovich, owner of Whyte Avenue Earth’s General Store and co-founder of WFE. “We are also going to be starting a straw free campaign pretty soon here,” Gorrie says. “To us, it’s like a three-pronged approach—working with government, working with businesses, working with the public. People need to understand why using a plastic bag is an issue. The aver-

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Wed., May 23 (7 pm) Bag It Screening Roundhouse (MacEwan Allard Hall) Free (rsvp on eventbrite)  age person uses 200 plastic bags per year. That’s just an estimate, but how many people do we have in the capital region? That’s a lot of plastic bags.”

Plastic bags are made of film plastic, a material that the MRF building in Edmonton processes and ships to various companies to be reused after being turned into microplastic pellets.

“Last year we shipped of 88,000 kilograms of film plastic,” says MRF manager Michael Robertson. “It’s not just grocery bags either. The blue bag that we receive is plastic, bread bags, vegetable bags, plastic wrapping.

It all adds up.”

It will be interesting to see if Edmonton implements the plastic bag ban like Montreal did this past January, and Victoria will this coming July.

“The main alternative is reusable bags,” Gorrie says. “Just remember to have them nearby when you’re going grocery shopping.

We ask that any bylaw passed would also be paired with an education portion as well to shift people’s thinking.”

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DRAMA/COMEDY

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DRAMA/COMEDY

DOUBLE HAPPINESS Meditation Park is social criticism at its best, offset with a heart-warming story to round it out

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REAL MOTHERHOOD

Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis pull off two incredibly honest and dedicated performances in Tully

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irector Jason Reitman’s fourth collaboration with screenwriter Diablo Cody is their second go-around with Charlize Theron. Young Adult (2011) featured Theron as a seemingly washed-up 37-year-old writer, Mavis, intently looking to hook up again with her childhood sweetheart. Their new release Tully features Theron as a seemingly hollowed-out 41-year-old mother, Marlo, not intently looking forward to her third (unplanned) child.

Marlo’s son is also a real handful—he’s called “quirky” (“Like a ukulele?”) and Marlo uses the Wilbarger Protocol with him, brushing his skin to reduce his sensitivity. Frazzled and frayed herself, Marlo decides to go along with her brother’s suggestion that she and hard-at-work husband Drew (Ron Livingston) hire a night-nanny. And, at first, the twentysomething who shows up, Tully (Mackenzie Davis), seems too good to be true. Gentle, smiley, and free-spirited, she’s also a fount of quirky facts, a maker of cupcakes, and starts to advise Marlo on her marriage. But something feels not quite right ...

Cody locates lots of lovely comedy in the harried, hamstrung, and harassed. That nocturnal surreal-ness, when Tully arrives, always feels grounded in the grinding mundane of yet another day.

Rarely has the mind-numbing exhaustion of tending to a newborn been so wearyingly shown. And the last-act twist, rather than come off as contrived or pathologize motherhood, wrenches home the

film’s sharp point that being a mother, these days, can seem a schizoid condition. Outside the home, some will judge or second-guess a mom, making her feel so on-the-spot that she’ll apologize for her son simply being upset in a school hallway. Inside the home, she can be so caught up in routines—breastfeeding, diaperchanges, cooking, cleaning, and on and on—that she can inhabit a too-precious bubbleworld with her kids. There’s little in-between; there’s not a lot of Marlo-and-me time. She herself feels lost.

Tully Directed by Jason Reitman Now playing  Perhaps that’s why the azure, aquatic dream-sequences here— of a mermaid underwater—become so haunting. They’re evocative of Marlo’s water breaking and of a near-tragedy soon to come, but they’re also visions of carefreeness and a past that was more fluid, shifting, and wondrous. Tully, though, is a smart enough film to always bring its mother, and us, back to shore.

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n many ways, it’s one of Canada’s more common stories: an identity crisis between the old and the new. Mina Shum’s expertlycrafted Meditation Park tells this story through Pei-Pei Cheng’s Maria, a 60-year-old dutiful wife and mother who’s lost herself in her commitment to everyone but herself.

The complex plot of infidelity and family complications forces Maria to confront her powerlessness, something she’s never done before. Marrying her husband Bing (Tzi Ma) back home at a young age before coming to Canada, Maria stayed at home raising her two children Ava (Grey’s Anatomy’s Sandra Oh) and her now-estranged son Charlie.

When her children left, Maria, who still struggles with English, was left alone at home, with a husband that often stays late at “the office.” The brilliant story tells of the immigrant experience for those who have been here for decades—as well as those who have just arrived—one that is ripe with loneliness.

“First we obey our fathers, then our husbands, and when they are gone, we obey our sons,” says one of Maria’s Chinese confidants and new-found inspirations of boldness.

Pei-Pei Cheng propels the story with her grade-A acting and tender

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But as she discovers the strength— and hilarious quirkiness—she holds, the underdog story becomes uplifting and hopeful.

Shum balances Maria’s soul quest with characters like Don McKellar as nextdoor neighbour Gabriel and the off-the-wall trio of Anita (Lillian Lim), May (Alannah Ong), and Su (Sharmaine Yeoh), who even out the potential lulls.

The setting of East Vancouver brings a distinctly Canadian dimension to the film, a neighbourhood well-known for its mix of new and old immigrants. Several scenes feature in Vancouver’s Chinatown, where old-fashioned lives mingle with those more modern and chided for destroying culture, the film could really be in any Canadian city, filled to the brim with clashes of time and tradition.

As such, Meditation Park holds an important zeitgeist of our time, well-worth the trip to catch it.

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CANCER BATS, NECK OF THE WOODS

ART POP/POST-PUNK

David Byrne still proves to be one of the most innovative artists in the music world with American Utopia

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David Byrne / Jody Rogac

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t 66-years-old and more than four decades into his career, David Byrne is still the master of deceptive, catchy confusion. Along with his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Talking Heads, Byrne helped shape the building blocks for a lot of today’s music. No sound was off the table for a Talking Heads song, much like Byrne’s solo career, which happily lives in a world of addictive experimentation.

“We [Talking Heads] didn’t have a plan for success, as I heard some bands did,” Byrne says. “We knew we didn’t want to get pegged and boxed in by how we looked or how we sounded. That seemed to be a trap that we’d seen many acts fall into— though consistency does offer better odds at short-range success.”

Byrne is currently touring his first solo album in 14 years, American Utopia, an album made up of thoughtless meditations, electronic freakouts, kinetic dance grooves, and eccentric verse—all trademarks of Byrne’s classic style.

Byrne also worked with his musical comrade Brian Eno, the ambient synth maestro, on his latest record.

“Brian kicked the whole record off with some drum programming he did. There are some other sounds as well, but it was the grooves that inspired me to add words and music and turn them into songs,” Byrne says.

Underneath the diverse instrumentation (polyrhythmic drum beats, roboticized guitar leads, syncopated horns and woodwinds, jittery orchestra strings, and staticdriven vocoders) within American Utopia, a bevy of fantastic, lyrical, imagery makes its home. Byrne finds beauty in the mundane, utilizing words like “house,” “dog,” and “car,” in the bulk of his songs.

“They’re quotidian words … there’s nothing special about them,” Byrne says. “To find the deep emotion and drama in ordinary lives is something I’m often drawn to. I think of my own life as fairly ordinary too—it’s not like most people’s that I know, but I do many of the same things.”

This makes Byrne’s lyrics eerily relatable and digestible. It’s why “Once In A Lifetime”—one of Talking Heads most popular songs—has become a timeless classic featured in countless films and commercials.

“Often what I do is counter one idea or emotion with another. ‘Once In A Lifetime,’ the verses are confused, alienated, disoriented, and countered by the choruses, which sonically, and melodically, imply release and uplift,” Byrne says. “The contrast is essential; otherwise a song becomes a one-note idea. That’s a trick, a technique, and it’s always worth trying, but it doesn’t always work.”

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Sun., May 20 (8 pm) David Byrne w/ Benjamin Clementine Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium From $70 American Utopia comes from a source of Byrne’s political frustration, but rather than smash us over the head with his ideology, he subtly weaves in his perceptions of our chaotic world. Yet, he still somehow remains hopeful during these anxious times. He calls it his “default mode.”

“I am not good with songs as broadsides—I do that in posters, op-ed pieces, blog posts, etc. Songs, for me, ask who we are and what do we want and what do we believe,” he says. “My song ‘Gasoline And Dirty Sheets’ was written with refugee camps and their inhabitants in mind, but I don’t prescribe policy.”

Instead, Byrne created a project called Reasons To Be Cheerful, named after the Ian Dury song of the same name.

The project exists as a series of live talks hosted by Byrne as well as online posts touching on some of the positive moments found around the world.

“I began it as a counter to the political moment we’re in right now,” Byrne says.

Throughout the American Utopia tour Byrne has been juggling both the Reasons To Be Cheerful lectures and his 12-piece band show, which he has called his most ambitious live show since Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ tour— the live performance when Byrne became known for his business ‘big suit’ that gradually increased in size during every song.

For this show, however, Byrne isn’t wearing the big suit, but he is backed up by 11 mobile and barefooted performers—all donning matching gray suits and various instruments (including strapped-on drum sets). It will certainly be a spectacle, and for Byrne, it’s been extremely entertaining to translate old and new songs into a live setting. And judging by the photos from his Coachella set, it looks like he will be whipping out his classic brain prop.

“It worked, I think,” he says. “It is unlike anything else I’ve done and absolutely different than anything else out there. The audiences at my shows have come to expect the unexpected with a nice sampling of the familiar as well. You’ll see.”

Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

Royal Wood / Reynard Li

SINGER-SONGWRITER POP

AS TIMELESS AS A LEATHER JACKET Royal Wood has come back with his most confident and warm album to date

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oyal Wood has had a year. Between losing his father, getting married and recording an album in London, he could be forgiven for hugging familiar comforts to his chest. But instead, the prolific Toronto-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is hanging up his beloved and stylish vests that have been his onstage companions since he started his career in the early 2000s.

“I like the throw-and-go of life right now,” Wood says, sipping a patio beer on a mercifully warm Edmonton spring afternoon. “When I first started, I feel like I was so polished and so put-together. I think it was almost like a coat of armour, like this was my stage clothes— like Superman’s cape.”

Shedding pretense, however comforting, and embracing honest connection seems to be Wood’s M.O. His new album Ever After the Farewell was recorded in leap-of-faith style: he travelled overseas to London, wrote songs in the morning, recorded in the afternoons and mixed in the evenings. So many things could have gone wrong—what if the songs didn’t come or had a crisis of confidence in his playing?—but

Wood says he wanted the new record to be an honest capture of who he was and what he was feeling on that day.

And he had a lot going on. His father had recently passed away from a combination of Alzheimer’s and a lung condition. Then he met and married Alison Wald, his second wife after he and fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean divorced in 2014.

Losing his father—“he’s my biggest fan … he was my best friend,” Wood says—and experiencing the rush of a new beginning with Wald yielded a complex, rich and very human record.

“You have such joy and passion—and sometimes actually feel guilty, because you have these emotions while you should be mourning your dad,” Wood says. “And at the same time, I’m not on a couch somewhere with a therapist because I have music.

Some people need a journal, some hang out with their friends—and I make a record.”

Ever After the Farewell is a mature and confident progression for Wood. It’s music for grown-ups who have loved and lost: there’s the rich, warm backing vocals of

May 18 (8 pm) Royal Wood w/ Fionn Winspear Centre From $28 opener “Nightingale”; the sunny, brassy bounce of “California Nights”; the Lennon-McCartney piano chords of the heartbreaking “Hardest Thing of All”; and the country-twang slow burn of album-closer “Old Young Love.”

It’s a record unconcerned with trends or singles, as timeless and classy as a leather jacket.

He’ll be touring it with his full band, including backup singers, playing the music he wanted to make in beautiful rooms across the country.

But he’ll still miss his biggest fan.

“I still have such moments of—I will just laugh sometimes thinking something about my father, or some wisecrack in the last weeks of his life and I’ll laugh,” Wood says. “And other times, I’m like, fuck, man, I wish he was coming to my Massey Hall show in Toronto. He just would have been so proud to be there, and I would have been proud to have him there.”

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Falsehood, Gorgos, and Paroxysm; 8pm; $15; 18+ only

The Normals Band; 9:30pm; Free Party; Evrey Fri-Sat, 9pm ROSE & CROWN PUB Sean Sonego;

9pm SEWING MACHINE FACTORY Yung

Heazy with Marlaena Moore, Shukov, The Slight Brains; 8pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Mark Ammar’s Saturday Sessions Jam; Every Sat, 4-8pm • 69 Ave; 9pm; No minors SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN

Stan Gallant; 9pm

VENUEGUIDE 9910 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT LOUNGE 8223-104 St ALIBI PUB & EATERY 17328 Stony Plain Rd THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte.com ARIA'S BISTRO 10332-81 Ave, 780.972.4842, ariasbistro.com AVIARY 9314-111 Ave B-STREET BAR 11818-111 Ave 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 BRASS TRACKS 10225-97 St BRICK & WHISKEY PUBLIC HOUSE 8937-82 Ave CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca

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CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHVRCH OF JOHN 10260-103 St, 780.884.8994, thechvrchofjohn.com 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

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FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FIONN MACCOOL'S–GATEWAY 4485 Gateway Blvd FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW 13580-137 Ave THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HILLTOP PUB 8220-106 Ave NW JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 11455-87 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR & GRILL 9016132 Ave MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MUTTART HALL 10050 Macdonald Dr, 780.633.3725 MYER HOROWITZ THEATRE 8900-114 St 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 PUB 10108149 St RICHARD’S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3117 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 SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE 9797 Jasper Ave SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive STARLIGHT CASINO 8882170 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TEMPLE–STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.428.1414 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

SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Mark

RICHARD’S PUB Live musician

Mcgarrigle; 9pm

jam with live karaoke, hosted by the Ralph Pretz Band; Every Sun, 4-8pm

Russ: I See You Tour Part 1; 7pm; $59 and up (Ticketmaster)

SANDS INN & SUITES Open

YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Ses-

STARLIGHT CASINO Neil

MacDonald; 10pm STARLITE ROOM Neck Of The

Woods with Planet Eater, TMHM, with guest; 8pm; $12; 18+ only TAVERN ON WHYTE Patio Party

Festival TEMPLE–STARLITE ROOM Red

Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm SEWING MACHINE FACTORY

Girls of Salzburg, Teenage Wedding, Going MIA, Dylan Ella; 8pm; All ages SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE

City Radio; 8pm; $20

Slayer; 4pm; $228 and up (Ticketmaster)

UNION HALL Stonebwoy; 9pm;

TEMPLE–STARLITE ROOM

$30 and up

Classical MUTTART HALL Shean Piano

Competition; 2pm & 6:30pm; $10 (per day)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

Shooting Guns, The Switching Yard, Pine Barrens, Rhythm of Cruelty; 8pm; $15 UNION HALL Frontliner; 9pm; $10; No minors

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy with DJ Late

Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Instigate spinning classic hip-hop and reggae; Underdog: hip-hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack

Fee; Every Sun

THE COMMON Get Down

Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox

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 FriSat, 9pm; No cover ENVY NIGHT CLUB Resolution

Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday

Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every

Fri-Sat

GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ; 8pm

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

WED MAY 23 BLUES ON WHYTE Big Dave

McLean; 9pm CAFE BLACKBIRD Logan

Mckillop and Madeleine Roger; 7pm; $10

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

Wooftop: Metal Mondays with

BLUES ON WHYTE Ferny

Turnbull; 9pm DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke

night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free FIDDLER'S ROOST Open Stage;

7-11pm MYER HOROWITZ THEATRE

Deva Premal & Miten; 7:30pm; $35 and up 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

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with Eddie

AVIARY Sugarwash, Arkavello,

DJs

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

9910 'The Tyranny of Objects'

ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm

sion: Marty Majorowicz Strathcona Rhythm Bureau; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5

MON MAY 21

SUN MAY 20 Album Release by The Wet Secrets; 9pm; $10 (door)

MUSICNOTES

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

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

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 THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke

Wednesday RENDEZVOUS PUB 2

Shawdows, This Gun for Hire, This is the Silence, Afterburn; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $10 SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Lady

Lynne and The Grinders; Every Wed, 7:30-11pm TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;

9pm

Classical

BLUES ON WHYTE Ferny

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

Turnbull; 9pm

BRASS TRACKS Rooster Radiatin' the 88 featuring Rooster Davis; 6:30pm

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam

WINSPEAR CENTRE Winspear

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday Jazz

Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

Brunch with Jim Findlay; 9am2pm; By donation

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

HAVE MERCY Bring Your Own

Vinyl Byrne–American Utopia Tour; 8pm; $71 and up

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

ON THE ROCKS The Unlisted;

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Rusty

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM David

9pm

one of the most stacked lineup in recent metal history. It will be a battle of titans. Men and women will cry, but also rejoice for the band that came the closest to the “South of Heaven.”

(Shaw Conference Centre, close to SOLD OUT)

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

BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub

HAVE MERCY Outlaw Country Vinyl Night with Sheriff Taylor; Every 3rd Tue of the month • To-Do Tuesday: open mic night hosted by Justin Perkins

Slayer Farewell Tour / Sun. May 20 (4 PM) The end of the old school heavy metal era is near. Slayer will be playing their final show with other Big Four band Anthrax, as well as Lamb of God, Testament, and Behemoth. That’s probably

Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm; Free

TUE MAY 22

& Hoodoo Witch; 9pm

Slayer will play their last Edmonton show on May 20 / Martin Jausller

LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang Dang

Desperado Pilots, The Prototype; 6:30pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Jason Elmore

Queens Of The Stone Age w/ Royal Blood / Fri., May 18 (8 PM) Desert rockers Queens Of The Stone Age have grown into mainstream popularity more and more every year and their newest album Villians has helped immensely. Last time they were here they played Shaw Conference Centre, a venue plagued by shoddy sound. Now they will crush Rogers Place. Front man/ guitarist Josh Homme obviously wanted to create a dance record for the masses to lose their minds to, but hardcore fans will want to hear the older Songs for the Deaf type era stuff. Regardless, I doubt QOTSA will disappoint. (Rogers Place, From $39.50)

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Overture Tour; 12pm; Free; Email Michelle Jones to RSVP • Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presents Music of The Mozarts: Father and Son led by Robert Uchida, Concertmaster; 7:30pm; $15-$68

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Wed

Reed Band; Every Tue, 7:30-11pm

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JOHN BUTLER TRIO tickets at

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MANTRA CHANTS

MEDITATION AND PRECIOUS SILENCE

Deva Premal & Miten find a feeling of spirituality when playing thousand-year-old mantras and chants

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m Bhur Bhuvah Swah Tatsavitur Vareñyam Bhargo Devasya Dhīmahi Dhiyo Yonah Prachodayāt, which loosely translates to “We meditate on that most adored supreme lord, the creator, whose divine light illumines all realms. May his divine light illumine out intellect.”

This is one of the mantras that Deva Premal heard and repeated often growing up. Even before she was born, Deva Premal’s mother and father would chant to her in the womb.

Deva Premal & Miten are a pair of musicians who met 27 years ago in Pune, India. Miten was a British musician who had opened for the likes of Fleetwood Mac and Lou Reed during the 60’s and 70’s, but the ‘sex, drugs, rock and roll’ mindset of the era wasn’t for him. Instead, he decided to travel to India in search of something else.

“I didn’t really know what I was looking for, actually,” Miten says.

“But, I knew it wasn’t in the music business, cause I felt like in the end, I was just making music for money, and I knew that music was too sacred to do that.”

In India, Miten found himself at the ashram of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, or Osho. If that name sound familiar, it’s because

Osho has returned to the public eye recently with the release of Netflix’s new documentary Wild Wild Country. There, Miten met and fell in love with a girl from Germany, Deva Premal. It was at the commune as well, that Miten received his name from Rajneesh himself. Miten means “Friend of God.” Since then, the couple has been travelling the world playing a combination of Sanskrit mantras and meditative music for fans. A few of their fans include his holiness the Dalai Lama and Cher.

“The music comes out of mediation,” Miten says. “It’s not there to excite anybody’s senses or to create any kind of career ambition or anything like that.

We never looked at it on that level. The music is very much our spiritual practice.”

“It’s a very unifying place to meet, where we can all sing and chant together and use the power of those chants to take us to a place of silence and peace,” Deva Premal adds.

A mantra is a sort of hymn or phrase that is repeated to help with concentration during meditation. According to Miten, they are “a scientific collection of sounds that create responses in

the body and metaphysical body.”

They are “refined sound bites that were discovered and channelled by the wise men of India six to seven thousand years ago” and help to relax and heal the body.

During their performances, Deva Premal & Miten’s show focuses less on entertaining the audience and more on bringing people together to meditate and find some feeling of spirituality.

“People come to experience meditation and the meditation happens through the communal singing and chanting—it’s not like a concert where you go and say ‘Show me what you have or entertain me,’” Deva Premal says.

“We’re facilitators of an experience where chanting and music and singing leads to silent space.”

Keeping with the idea that their show isn’t about entertainment —when the duo finishes a song, they ask the audience not to clap after and instead they take a moment to focus on the silence. It’s part of the meditative process.

“This feeling of silence that happens after the mantra or the song is so precious,” Deva Premal says.

“There’s thousands of people in the room and you have pin-drop silence and that’s so, so incredibly healing and relaxing.”

Alexander Sorochan

EVENTS

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GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS 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

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

AMITABHA KADAMPA BUDDHIST CENTRE • 9550-87 St • 780.235.8257 • info@meditationedmonton.org • meditationedmonton.org • Weekly meditation classes and events. All welcome • Every Sun, Tue, Thu

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

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

DANCE CLASSES WITH GOOD WOMEN DANCE COLLECTIVE • Muriel Taylor Studio at Ruth Carse Centre for Dance, 11205-107 Ave • info@goodwomen.ca • goodwomen.ca/classes • Every Tue, Thu, Fri; 10-11:30am • $15 (drop-in), $65 (5 class pack), $100 (10 class pack)

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 DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB • Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042103 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 DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café,

Mon., May 24 (6:30 pm) Deva Premal & Miten w/ Manose Myer Horowitz Theatre From $35 on Ticketfly.com

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) • 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 • 1st Mon each month (OctJun), 6:30-8:30pm • $10 (suggested donation) • RSVP at faccedmonton@gmail.com

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

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION NIGHT • Habitat for Humanity Prefab Shop, 14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 237 • mstannard@gmail. com • hfh.org/volunteer/vin • Learn about taking the next steps and what opportunities are available at Habitat for Humanity • May 17, Jun 21, 6-7pm • Free

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: Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: House/Hip Hop with Sekou (6-7pm), Butoh with Sonja Myllymaki (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (10-11:30am), Beginner Modern with Kathleen Hughes (6-7pm); Thu: Authentic Movement with Isabelle Rousseau (*Must pre-register*) (10am-12pm), Kids’ Dance with Jeannie Vandekerkhove (ages 3–5) (1-1:45pm) • $15 (regular drop-in), $12 (members drop-in), $15 (annual memberships), $100 (10-Class Card, which can be used for various classes. Purchase it at Eventbrite)

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)

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

OPEN DOOR COMIC CREATOR MEETINGS • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729104 Ave • 780.452.8211 • happyharborcomics. com • Open to any skill level. Meet other artists and writers, glean tricks of the trade and gain tips to help your own work, or share what you've already done • 2nd and 4th Thu of every month, 7pm

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

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

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 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

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

TOASTMASTERS

St NW • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail. com • flamencoenvivo.com • Every Sun until Jun 10, 11:30am-12:30pm

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

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 L-R: Miten and Deva Premal / Arterium

18 at the back

food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm

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• Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus

• 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

WASKAHEGAN TRAIL ASSOCIATION GUIDE HIKE • waskahegantrail.ca • West Battle River (A57 to Schnee Hill via A58); Meet at Century Park (Section D of paid lot), 2515-111 St NW; May 20, 8:45am-3pm

WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood Rd • wildroseantiquecollectors. ca • Collecting and researching items from various periods in the history of Edmonton.

Presentations after club business. Visitors welcome • Meets the 4th Mon of every month (except Jul & Dec), 7:30pm

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS CONNECTIONS THROUGH COLLECTIONS: THE FUTURE OF MUSEUMS • Betty Andrews Recital Hall, Allard Hall, MacEwan University • Celebrate International Museum Day with a talk by Dr. Dean Oliver from the Canadian Museum of History on how museums tell the stories of their objects such as who chooses, viewpoints and how to reach all audiences • May 17, 6pm (doors) • $15 (Eventbrite or call FRAMS 825.468.6022)

DARK MATTERS ON YOUR MARK! • TELUS World of Science, 11211-142 St • 780.451.3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca/dark-matters • An 18+ event, where the science is served on the rocks and the adults come out to play. How do you stack-up compared to elite athletes and performance artists? Learn what it takes to reach full potential, as you compete with friends in feats of strength, agility, memory, artistry and grace • May 17, 7-10pm THE F**KING CLARITY TOUR WITH WORLD RENOWNED PSYCHIC MEDIUM JODIE ROLLINS • Four Points by Sheraton Edmonton South, 7230 Argyll Rd • jodierollins.com/edmonton-tour-event • Two hours of clarity, inspiration and laughter, as they discover what is holding them back, what tools are needed to move themselves forward • May 24

QUEER

AFFIRM GROUP • garysdeskcom@hotmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet the last Sun of every month at State & Main (101 St and Jasper Ave) for coffee and conversation at 12:30pm; Special speaker events are held throughout the year over lunch at McDougall Church BEERS FOR QUEERS • Empress Ale House, 9912-82 Ave • With DJ Jos • Last Thu of every month • Free • 18+ only

SPECIAL EVENTS

EDMONTON SENIORS CENTRE GLBTQ • Edmonton General Hospital - Edmonton Seniors Centre, 11111 Jasper Ave • office@ edmontonseniorscentre.ca • edmontonseniorscentre.ca/lgbtq-support.html • A safe environment to share: education, stories, and activities • 1st and 3rd Mon of the month, 10:30am-12pm (in the boardroom) • Free

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

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Question: You’ve famously said, “Oral comes standard.” How long before anal comes standard?

Dan Savage: How does a week from next Tuesday grab you?

Q: I enjoyed a great sex life with many kinky adventures until my husband died suddenly two years ago. I have insurance $$$ and a house to sell and a dream of using the proceeds to become a sex-positive therapist. Crazy idea? Or something the world needs more of?

DS: Judging by how many people tell me they’re having a hard time finding sex-positive, kink-positive, open-positive, and poly-positive therapists, I would definitely file “sex-positive therapist” under “world needs more of.” Chase that dream!

Q: How do you introduce your inexperienced-but-willing-to-try partner to BDSM? DS: By starting a two-person book club. Order Playing Well with Others: Your Field Guide to Discovering, Exploring, and Navigating the Kink, Leather, and BDSM Communities by Lee Harington and Mollena Williams, The

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Q: What resources are available—which do you recommend—to share with my male partner so he can improve (learn) oral sex? (Girl oral sex!)

DS: Two more book recommendations: The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus: How to Go Down on a Woman and Give Her Exquisite Pleasure by Violet Blue and She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman by Ian Kerner.

Q: My boyfriend told me that women orgasm only 60 percent of the time compared to men. I said I want orgasm equity. How do I navigate his pansy-assed male ego to find a solution?

DS: The orgasm gap—91 percent of men reported climaxing in their last opposite-sex sexual encounter compared to 64 percent of women (National Survey of Sexual Health and Behaviour)— doesn’t exist for lesbians and bi women in same-sex relationships. So the problem isn’t women and their elusive orgasms, it’s men and their lazy-ass bullshit. A contributing factor is that women often have a hard time advocating for their own pleasure because they’ve been socialized to defer to men. There’s evidence of that in your question: You want to navigate this problem—the problem being a selfish boyfriend who doesn’t care enough about you to prioritize your pleasure and has taken cover behind the orgasm gap—but you want

to spare his ego in the process.

Fuck his precious ego. Tell him what you want and show him what it takes to get you off. If he refuses to do his part to close the orgasm gap in your apartment, show him the door.

Q: How do you prioritize sex with your partner when life gets so busy and masturbation is so much easier? My fiancé is down for quickies sometimes, but not always.

DS: Forgive my tautology, but you prioritize sex by prioritizing sex. Scheduled sex can be awesome sex—and when you’re truly pressed for time, you can always masturbate together.

Q: How do I come out to my family as a stripper? I’ve been dancing for more than two years and don’t plan to stop. Some of my family members are biased against sex workers, but I’m tired of keeping up the facade (I told them I’m a bartender).

DS: It’s a Catch-22: People are afraid to come out to their closed-minded families as queer or poly or sex workers or atheists, but closed-minded families typically don’t open their minds until after their queer or poly or sex working or nonbelieving kids come out to them. To open their minds, you’ll have to risk telling your truth. Address their concerns, stand your ground, open their minds.

Q: I keep having sex dreams about Kanye West. What does that mean?

DS: You’re Mike Pence.

Q: Am I doing society a disservice by dating an international drug dealer?

DS: A sexually frustrated international drug dealer is arguably more dangerous than a sexually satisfied international drug dealer—so you may be doing society a service.

Q: Can I want to be monogamous without any reasoning? My boyfriend would probs be in an open relationship, but I’m not interested for no reason in particular.

DS: Speaking with a low-information voter is frustrating because they can’t tell you why they voted for someone; speaking with a low-information fucker—someone who can’t tell you why they’re doing/screwing what they’re doing/screwing—is just as frustrating. It’s even more frustrating when the low-information/low-self-awareness fucker happens to be the person you’re fucking. It’s fine to want what you want—because of course it is— but unless you’re interested only in solo sex, you need to be able to share your reasons.

Q: I dated a guy who said he was in an open relationship. We started working together on a podcast. I got irritated because after two months he never did any preliminary research. When I pointed that out, he deleted all our work and blocked me on FB. Now he’s asking for some stuff he left at my place. Do I give it back?

Q: How clean should a bottom be? A little bit of shit is kinda expected, isn’t it? I mean, you are fucking an ass, right?

DS: My expectations for sterling silver, crystal stemware, and fuckable ass are the same: I want it sparkling. Zooming out: One doesn’t have anal sex with an ass full of shit for the same reason one doesn’t have oral sex with a mouth full of food—it’s going to make a mess. Making sure your mouth is empty is easy, of course, but it’s not that difficult to empty or clean out an ass. Also, a good, fiber-rich diet empties and cleans out the ass naturally. Yes, you are fucking an ass, that’s true, and shit sometimes happens. The top shouldn’t poop-shame the bottom when it does happen, and the bottom doesn’t need to have a meltdown. It just means you need to pivot to some other sexual activity—after a quick cleanup restores the sparkle.

On the Lovecast: A study of lethal asphyxiation. Spoiler: Don’t do it.

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If you keep his stuff, he’ll keep after you for it. If you trash his stuff, you’ll have to worry about the situation escalating. If you want him out of your life and out of your head, put his crap in a bag, set it on your porch or leave it with a neutral third party, and tell him when he can swing by and get it.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my assessment of the astrological omens, your duty right now is to be a brave observer, fair-minded intermediary, and honest storyteller.

Your people need you to help them do the right thing. They require your influence in order to make good decisions. So if you encounter lazy communication, dispel it with your clear and concise speech. If you find that foggy thinking has started to infect important discussions, inject your clear and concise insights.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A chemist named Marcellus Gilmore Edson got a patent on peanut butter in 1894. A businessperson named George Bayle started selling peanut butter as a snack in 1894. In 1901, a genius named Julia David Chandler published the first recipe for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. In 1922, another pioneer came up with a new process for producing peanut butter that made it taste better and last longer. In 1928, two trailblazers invented loaves of sliced bread, setting the stage for the ascension of the peanut butter and jelly sandwich to its full glory. According to my analysis, Taurus, you’re partway through your own process of generating a very practical marvel. I suspect you’re now at a phase equivalent to Julia David Chandler’s original recipe.

Onward. Keep going.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of the most popular brands of candy in North America is Milk Duds. They’re irregularly shaped globs of chocolate caramel.

When they were first invented in 1926, the manufacturer’s plan was to make them perfect little spheres. But with the rather primitive technology available at that time, this proved impossible.

The finished products were blobs, not globes. They tasted good, though. Workers jokingly suggested that the new confection’s name include “dud,” a word meaning “failure” or “flop.” Having sold well now for more than 90 years, Milk Duds have proved that success doesn’t necessarily require perfection. Who knows? Maybe their dud-ness has been an essential part of their charm. I suspect there’s a metaphorical version of Milk Duds in your future, Gemini.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In my vision of your life in the coming weeks, you’re hunting for the intimate power that you lost a while back. After many twists and trials, you find it almost by accident in a seemingly unimportant location, a place you have paid little attention to for a long time. When you recognize it, and realize you can reclaim it, your demeanour transforms.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The etymological dictionary says that the English slang word “cool” meant “calmly audacious,” and dates as far back as 1825. The term “groovy” was first used by jazz musicians in the 1930s to signify “performing well without grandstanding.” “Hip,” which was originally “hep,” was also popularized by the jazz community. It meant, “informed, aware, up-to-date.” I’m bringing these words to your attention because I regard them as your words of power in the coming weeks. You can be and should be as hip, cool, and groovy as you have been in a long time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I hope you will seek out influences that give you grinning power over your worries. I hope you’ll be daring enough to risk a breakthrough in service to your most demanding dream. I hope you will make an effort to understand yourself as your best teacher might understand you. I hope you will find out how to summon more faith in yourself—a faith not rooted in lazy wishes but in a rigorous selfassessment. Now here’s my prediction: You will fulfill at least one of my hopes, and probably more.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski once performed for England’s Queen Victoria. Since she possessed that bygone era’s equivalent of a backstage pass, she was able to converse with him after the show. “You’re a genius,” she told him, having been impressed with his artistry. “Perhaps, Your Majesty,” Paderewski said. “But before that I was a drudge.” He meant that he had labored long and hard before reaching the mastery the Queen attributed to him.

According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you Libras are currently in an extended “drudge” phase of your own. That’s a good thing. Take maximum advantage of this opportunity to slowly and surely improve your skills.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The ancient Greek poet Simonides was among the first of his profession to charge a fee for his services. He made money by composing verses on demand. On one occasion, he was asked to write a stirring tribute to the victor of a mule race. He declined, declaring that his sensibilities were too fine to create art for such a vulgar activity. In response, his potential patron dramatically boosted the proposed price. Soon thereafter, Simonides produced a rousing ode that included the phrase “windswift steeds.” I offer the poet as a role model for you in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Be more flexible than usual about what you’ll do to get the reward you’d like.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Here’s the operative metaphor for you these days: You’re like a painter who has had a vision of an interesting work of art you could create—but who lacks some of the paint colours you would require to actualize this art. You may also need new types of brushes you haven’t used before. So here’s how I suggest you proceed: Be aggressive in tracking down the missing ingredients or tools that will enable you to accomplish your asyet imaginary masterpiece.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Useful revelations and provocative epiphanies are headed your way. But they probably won’t arrive sheathed in sweetness and light, accompanied by tinkling swells of celestial music. It’s more likely they’ll come barging in with a clatter, bringing bristly marvels and rough hope. In a related matter: At least one breakthrough is in your imminent future. But this blessing is more likely to resemble a wrestle in the mud than a dance on a mountaintop. None of this should be a problem, however. I suggest you enjoy the rugged but interesting fun.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): One of the saddest aspects of our lives as humans is the disparity between love and romance.

Real love is hard work. It’s unselfish, unwavering, and rooted in generous empathy. Romance, on the other hand, tends to be capricious and inconstant, often dependent on the fluctuations of mood and chemistry. Is there anything you could do about this crazy-making problem, Aquarius?

Like, could you maybe arrange for your romantic experiences to be more thoroughly suffused with the primal power of unconditional love? I think this is a realistic request, especially in the coming weeks. You will have exceptional potential to bring more compassion and spiritual affection into your practice of intimacy.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to dream up new rituals. The traditional observances and ceremonies bequeathed to you by your family and culture may satisfy your need for comfort and nostalgia, but not your need for renewal and reinvention.

Imagine celebrating homemade rites of passage designed not for who you once were but for the new person you’ve become. You may be delighted to discover how much power they provide you to shape your life’s long-term cycles.

Ready to conjure up a new ritual right now? Take a piece of paper and write down two fears that inhibit your drive to create a totally interesting kind of success for yourself. Then burn that paper and those fears in the kitchen sink while chanting “I am a swashbuckling incinerator of fears!”

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