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The city's one and only public market is back for another season // 5

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Two family businesses bring authentic African fare to 118 Avenue // 7

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The Conversion casts an eye on reparative therapy // 9

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Daniel Clowes' trademark cynicism lacks punch in time-travel saga Patience // 12

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Money Monster's live-TV hostage scenario plays out as fast, loose and cheap // 13

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On Adore Life, London's Savages set its sights on love // 15

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Bills for basic human rights Big and small strides for trans* rights near and far Bills, bills, bills: that's the theme of this week's column. Let's turn our eye to three different jurisdictions that are grappling with legal bills and trans* communities. As of press time, the federal government just announced that it is tabling a bill adding gender identity to the Human Rights Act. I'll discuss this more in my next column, but in the meantime here are some other jurisdictions making progress with trans* people's rights. British Columbia The fourth time is the charm: on April 27, NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert introduced the Gender Identity and Expression Human Rights Recognition Act. The bill seeks to add gender identity and expression to the provincial human rights code; seven other provinces have introduced similar language. The ruling

Liberals insist that the code's provision for "sex" is good enough to protect trans* individuals, but Chandra Herbert disagrees. "You can't end violence and discrimination unless you name it," he says. "You can't fight for your rights unless you know that you have them." This is the fourth time Chandra Herbert has introduced such a measure. United States A few weeks ago I wrote about North Carolina's House Bill 2, the law that forces trans* people to use the bathroom of their assigned-at-birth sex. There has been a tremendous uproar about this bill, and luckily that uproar is not going away. At the beginning of May, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) reminded the state that, actually, this new bill breaks several federal civil rights laws and asked it not to

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Getting tested In a news conference late last month, Dr Karen Grimsrud, chief medical officer of Alberta Health Services (AHS), warned that gonorrhea and syphilis have reached "outbreak levels" not seen since the 1980s. "We believe this is due to use of social media to set up sexual encounters," Grimsrud says. "When people don't know their sexual partner's identity, that makes it difficult for public health to do the tracing for them and their contact, as far as setting up testing and treatment." Apps like Tinder and Grindr might enable people who already have unsafe sex to find partners, but in and of themselves, these social networks don't encourage risky behaviour. Blaming technology for the spike in STI rates is unfair, and it masks the deeper problem: people aren't aware of the viruses their bodies are hosting, and they don't get regular sexual checkups. AHS needs to have better testing services available and needs to do a better job of advertising testing as a quick, easy and anonymous process. AHS has made strides towards this goal, with the launch of the website sexgerms.ca and the extension of STI clinic hours. But this website, which AHS has done lots of back-thumping about, has all the charm of an awkward uncle (using words like "sackfluenza" and "buttholiosis"). And anyone who's actually accessed AHS testing services knows that it's just not a quick process. It's easy to put off going to the STI clinic when you know you'll have to sit there for up to six hours waiting for your 15-minute appointment, then call a line—which is always busy—to get your results. This is not the fault of the nurses and administrative staff at Edmonton's STI clinics; it's due to the still quite limited hours and lack of resources invested where they truly matter. The only way people can be responsible with their sexual health is if they know their status. If AHS truly wants to reduce the STI rates in our province, they should spend less time blaming social media and more time making crucial sexual health services available to a greater number of people. V

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enforce it. North Carolina responded gracefully and rationally, which is to say the state turned around and sued the DOJ. Gloves now firmly off, the DOJ countersued for infringing on the civil rights of trans* people. Enter Loretta Lynch. Lynch, the US Attorney General and my new hero, made a speech announcing the lawsuit and, to use the words of Slate, it was the "most important speech ever delivered on the topic of trans* rights by any government official." They are not kidding. Go and find it on YouTube if you haven't seen it yet and watch what a snarling, beautiful defence of civil rights looks like. Or read this and tell me you don't get chills: "Let me also speak directly to the transgender community itself. Some of you have lived freely for decades. Others of you are still wondering how

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you can possibly live the lives you were born to lead. But no matter how isolated or scared you may feel today, the Department of Justice and the entire Obama administration wants you to know that we see you; we stand with you; and we will do everything we can to protect you going forward. Please know that history is on your side. This country was founded on a promise of equal rights for all, and we have always managed to move closer to that promise, little by little, one day at a time. It may not be easy—but we'll get there together." Words are not the same as actions, but I can't imagine an Attorney General, even five years ago, being able to say something like this out loud. Philippines Speaking of formerly unimaginable:

the Philippines has elected its first trans* politician. Geraldine Roman won a congressional seat in Bataan province in the country's May 9 election. Despite coming from a political dynasty (her seat was previously occupied by her mother), reports indicate that Roman's campaign was marked by humiliating attacks on her gender. The Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, struggles with LGBTQ rights—which were a major platform of Roman's campaign. For example, earlier this year Manny Pacquiao, boxing legend turned politician, declared that "homosexuals were worse than animals." More poignantly, in 2001 the country passed a law that forbids trans* people from changing their name and sex. With any luck, Roman can help change attitudes and laws like these. V

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The Russians were right

The United States finally coming around to Russia's position on Syria "The Russians had a more realistic analysis of the situation than practically anybody else," said Lakhdar Brahimi, the former United Nations Special Envoy to Syria. "Everyone should have listened to the Russians a little bit more than they did." Brahimi was referring to the Russian offer in 2012 to end the growing civil war in Syria by forcing the country's dictator, Bashar al-Assad, to leave power. The Russian proposal went before the UN Security Council, but the United States, Britain and France were so convinced that Assad was about to fall anyway that they turned it down. Why let the Russians take the credit? So Assad is still in power, several hundred thousand more Syrians have died, and millions more have fled. But Brahimi's comments are still relevant, because the Russians are still right. Finally, very reluctantly, the United States is coming around to the long-standing Russian position that the secular Baathist regime in Syria must survive, as part of some compromise peace deal that everybody except the Islamist extremists will accept (although nobody will love it). Such a deal back in 2012 would have involved the departure from power of Bashar al-Assad himself, and it could still do so today. He's mostly just a figurehead anyway. He was living in England, studying to be an optometrist, until the death of his elder brother made him the inevitable heir to the presidency that his father, Hafez al-Assad, had held for 30 years. It's the Baathist regime's secular character that makes it so important. Its leadership is certainly dominated by the Alawite (Shia) minority, but it has much broader popular support because all Syria's non-Muslim minorities, Christian and Druze, see it as their only protection from Islamist extremists. Many Sunni Muslims, especially in the cities, see it the same way. They also see it as the one Arab government in the

region that has always defied Israel. The deal that the Russians could have delivered in 2012 would have ditched Bashar al-Assad but left the Baathist regime in place, while compelling it to broaden its base, dilute Alawite influence and stop torturing and murdering its opponents. An over-confident West rejected that deal, while its local "allies," Turkey and Saudi Arabia, gave weapons and money to the Islamist rebels who aimed to replace the Baathists with a Sunni Muslim theocracy. Fast forward to 2015, and by mid-summer the Islamist forces, mainly Islamic State and al-Qaeda, control more than a third of Syria's territory. The exhausted Syrian army is retreating every time it is attacked (Palmyra, Idlib, etc), and it's clear to Moscow that all of Syria will fall to the Islamists unless Russia intervenes militarily. So it does. When the Russian air force started attacking the Syrian rebels on September 30 last year, Western propaganda went into high gear to condemn it. Russian President Vladimir Putin "doesn't distinguish between ISIL (Islamic State) and a moderate Sunni opposition that wants to see Mr Assad go," said US president Barack Obama. "From [the Russian perspective] they're all terrorists—and that's a recipe for disaster." All America's sidekicks said the same thing. "These [Russian] military actions constitute a further escalation and will only fuel more radicalization and extremism," said France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the US and Britain in a joint statement on October 2. The Russians simply ignored the Western propaganda and went on bombing until they had stopped the Islamist advances and stabilized the front. Then they proposed a ceasefire. The brutal truth is that there is no "moderate Sunni opposition" in Syria anymore. Almost all

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of the remaining "moderate" groups have been forced into alliances with al-Qaeda's local franchise, the Nusra Front, and the deal that the Russians might have brokered in 2012 is no longer available. The ceasefire they proposed in late 2015 deliberately left the Islamist groups out—and the United States (better late than never) went along with it. That ceasefire has now been in effect for more than three months, and although there are many violations it has significantly lowered the level of violence in Syria. In the longer term, the Russians might be able to produce sufficient changes in the Baathist regime (including Bashar al-Assad's departure) that some of the non-Islamist fighting groups might break their alliances with al-Qaeda and accept an amnesty from Damascus. Maybe even the Islamist-controlled areas can be re-conquered eventually. Or maybe not: it's a bit late for a peace settlement that preserves Syria's territorial integrity. But at least the US State Department has finally abandoned the fantasy of a "moderate" rebel force that could defeat both the regime and the Islamist rebels in Syria, and instead is going along with the Russian strategy. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has wisely given US Secretary of State John Kerry equal billing in the ceasefire initiative, and there has been no crowing in Moscow about the Americans finally seeing the light. Great states never admit mistakes, so there will be no apology from Washington for all the anti-Russian propaganda of the past year. But it is enough that the US government has actually changed its tune, and that there is a little bit of hope for Syria. V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

FEATURE // COMMUNITY

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Night Market Edmonton The city's one and only public market is back for another season

rom its humble beginnings in a parking lot to its current home in Beaver Hills House Park, Night Market Edmonton (NME) has entrenched itself in the downtown community—and it's back for another year with a new roster of entertainment and vendors, as well as the return of some old favourites. Public markets have been in the news recently, with stories about the proposed night market in the Whyte Avenue area that was denied a commercial development permit. That market was aiming to be very large, with hundreds of vendors, a beer garden and an open-air auditorium. By comparison, Night Market Edmonton is much smaller in scale, and founder Trina Shipanoff is content to keep it that way. "We want to support community, to be in places where they could meet and mingle and hang out and linger, and it wasn't just about the enterprise of the market—it was about being a community hub in the central core," Shipanoff explains. "I wouldn't necessarily want it to grow to the size where it's just an outdoor shopping mall or an outdoor flea market ... I would rather populate more night markets throughout the city in communities where people are getting to know each other, talk[ing] to each other and coming to hang out." The idea for Night Market Edmonton came after Shipanoff returned from some buying trips overseas and realized that there was no venue for her to sell the items she had purchased. Farmers' markets require that 80 percent of the

goods for sale be homemade or home grown; Edmonton was lacking the very markets from which Shipanoff had purchased much of these goods, and which are commonly found in big cities all around the world. "I had all these wonderful things that I had bought from people, who were typically impoverished in other countries, and doing paintings and wood carvings and those sorts of things, and it was added value to their economy," Shipanoff explains. "I also really enjoyed visiting night markets all over the world. I enjoyed the feeling of them, and that was that community thing again, so when there wasn't anything like that here, I thought: 'OK, well, I better start it then.'" Night Market Edmonton will feature a rotating set of entertainers each week—the kickoff night features belly dancing—and a handful of vendors selling various goods; food vendors and a few food trucks will be there too. Discovery Toys is setting up a play area as well, and a face painter will stop by from time to time, to help encourage more families to visit the market. "I think that's a really great thing about our market as well, is that it is all-ages," Shipanoff says. "So you see kids coming; you see families coming; you see people coming on date nights, and seniors know that we are open. When it cools down in the summer [evening] you often see them; it's their night out, or their day out as they will say, and they come walk down to the market." MEL PRIESTLEY

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Amiskwaciy History Series / Thu, May 19 (6:30 pm; monthly series) Amiskwaciy, or "Beaver Hill House," is a Cree term applied to what we now call the greater Edmonton area. An apt title, then, for the Amiskwaciy History Series' focus: the aboriginal-led initiative is dedicated to creating a better, culturally appropriate sense of the area's rich aboriginal history. A relatively new, ongoing monthly series in town—it began in the summer of 2015—its sessions are free to the public. This month, the series is bringing in Dr Diana Steinhauer from Saddle Lake Cree Nation (Treaty Six territory), an educator with three decades of experience. Her talk's focus will be on "Traditional Woman Teachings." (Stanley Milner Library Theatre, Free; more info at facebook.com/Amiskwaciy)

Art for YMMHelps / Until Mon, May 28 The Fort McMurray fire continues to burn, keeping the city's 80 000some residents displaced. Yet generosity continues to pour in from all over the country, with fundraising efforts taking many forms, from direct donations to concerts and events being thrown specifically for Fort McMurray. Hell, Rob Schneider donated the proceeds of a sold-out show at The Comic Strip this week to the cause, which— whatever your feelings on his comedy—is a substantial chunk of change. As part of these overall efforts, a group of visual artists from across the continent have banded together to auction off original works, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross Fort McMurray fund. There are paintings, sculptures and photographs drawn from Alberta and beyond—some art is being donated from BC, Ottawa, and, um, Maryland and New Zealand. One of the pieces, Jay Bigam's "Prairie Fire"—which, for the record, was painted and named in 2015—will be auctioned off live at a $50-a-plate dinner with former MLA Thomas Lukaszuk and former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Gene Zwozdesky on Monday, May 23. (All proceeds go to the Red Cross.) The rest of the works

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can be browsed by attendees of said dinner and anyone else at an online auction that runs for a few subsequent weeks. So if you've been looking for an excuse to add some art to your place, this is as good a reason as you're going to find. (EarthSkyArt.ca/ymmhelpsauction) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), was first officially finalized and voted on by many of the organization's member countries on June 29, 2006. One-hundredand-forty-three countries were in favour, 11 abstained and only four countries actively voted against it—a tiny margin of dissent which included, uh, Canada. At the time, the government claimed to support the spirit of the document but found it unworkable (whatever that means). But, times (and governments) have changed since then: last week, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced that Canada would officially adopt the declaration, flipping that nay vote into a yay one. Legally, that means little in and of itself—the declaration is a nonbinding agreement that declares a commitment to recognizing Indigenous People's basic human rights, to respecting and promoting treaty agreements, culture, tradition and more—but it does seem a step in the right direction, especially given Canada's almost decade-long holdout on affirming the declaration. Shameful Neglect A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on child poverty rates in Canada offers some staggering insights into how inequality breaks down. The study includes data from reserves and territories—a first—and authors David Macdonald and Daniel Wilson break their findings down into three tiers of poverty: status First Nation children are the worst off (overall, 51 percent live in poverty; on reserves, the number is 60 percent), followed by other indigenous children and disadvantaged groups, and lastly, non-indigenous, non-racialized and non-immigrant children—for whom poverty rates sit at just 13 percent. The report can be read at policyalternatives. ca/shameful-neglect.

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Mareeg Cafe and Samosa House Two family businesses bring authentic African fare to 118 Avenue

imes have been tough for the restaurant industry since the drop in the price of oil, but that didn't stop Abdi Dualie, owner of Mareeg Cafe, from opening a second restaurant five months ago. Samosa House, located just across the street from Mareeg on 118 Avenue, is run by Dualie's wife, Pmaman. Though Samosa House has been a work in progress for over two years, things came together for the opening at a challenging time. Instead of waiting for a more convenient moment, the Dualies saw an opportunity to take a surprising and proactive approach during Alberta's current economic climate. When Dualie opened Mareeg Cafe in 2009, he worked 18-hour days. "I'd open at nine in the morning, close at 11, go to work, finish at three o'clock," he says. "I did that for the first 20 months." These days, his schedule is not quite so hectic, though he still juggles the roles of owner, manager and cook. Dualie, who is originally from Somalia, specializes in traditional East African dishes at Mareeg: goat, beef, camel, rice, homemade breads and spaghetti, all served on huge, colourful platters and always accompanied by a fresh banana. "In Somalia, the north was colonized by the British," he explains. "And the south, where I come from, was colonized by the Italians, so that's where the pasta comes from." As for the banana, it's not only a perfect complement to the spicier dishes, it's also a Somalian staple and eaten

like bread to bulk up a meal. After Dualie's first restaurant closed and he entered the planning stages for Mareeg, he hunted specifically for a storefront on Alberta Avenue—and it's clear that the restaurant has become a fixture in the community. Walking into the large open dining room at Mareeg, you'll find couples chatting at tables by the streetside window and groups of men gathered to watch baseball over lunch. Dualie says that with the revitalization efforts on the avenue, he's seen a more diverse clientele and spikes in business during festivals like Kaleido and Deep Freeze. During the past six months, however, business has slowed down. In his position, most business owners would batten down the hatches, tighten their belts and prepare to weather the storm. Instead, Dualie and his wife decided to open Samosa House. The space had been empty for two years and eight months while Dualie tried to secure the permits to open another café. To hear Dualie tell it, this past November just happened to be when the paperwork finally went through, but Pmaman says that they opened Samosa House "to create new jobs, live a better life." Like her husband, she is personally involved in running the business, doubling as manager and cook.

adzuki beans), sponge cake, cheesecake and, of course, samosas. The bright blue booths inside are visible from the street at night—Samosa House is open until midnight, one of the only businesses on 118 Avenue that stays open late. Like Mareeg, Samosa House's clientele is as varied as the area's population. "They all love our samosas," Pmanan says.

That's in spite of the fact that the East African samosas she serves, which contain halal meat, are different from the vegetarian Indian samosas for which they are often confused. "[Indians] think they invented them," she says with a laugh. "We think we invented them." Ultimately, Pmanan's not concerned about which one is right, so long as both her staff and her customers are happy.

Mareeg Cafe 9420 - 118 Avenue 780.757.2223 Samosa House 9405 - 118 Avenue "I'm working for people," she says. "First, help everybody; then they will come."

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She may not be a household name for casual wine drinkers, but Alice Feiring is known among those who follow wine writing. She's particularly notorious for her strident championing of natural wines and outspoken criticism of their opposite, the "manufactured" wines that she very publicly took to task in her first book, The Battle for Wine and Love: Or, How I Saved The World from Parkerization (2008). That book, and her writings prior to it, courted controversy; Feiring famously dismissed the entire Californian wine industry as "overblown, over-alcoholed, overoaked, overpriced and over-manipulated." Her next book, Naked Wine: Letting Grapes Do What Comes Naturally (2011), helped push natural wines into the mainstream—and indeed, they've become quite trendy as of late. (This is also due in no small part to similar, and much larger, movements in the food industry.) After publishing Naked Wine, Feiring was looking for a new cause. That has manifested in her newest book, For the Love of Wine: My Odyssey through the World's Most Ancient Wine Culture (March 2016). The book chronicles her travels through Georgia, a country that claims an 8000-year-old history of winemaking, and which is in the midst of a vinous revolution: after decades of suffering under Soviet rule, during which time wine was treated as a commodity just like any other and pumped out of huge factories in ever-increasing quantities (and sharply declining quality), Georgia is emerging as a player in the contemporary wine industry. This puts it at risk, Feiring argues, for falling prey to the same things that have happened in other emerging countries: consolidating planting to a handful of top-selling, familiar grape varieties (Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon) and using various additives and processing to homogenize the end product, rendering it indistinguishable from all the other wines on the market today. Her book is, therefore, designed to showcase the uniqueness of Georgian wine and why it's vital for Georgian winemakers to hold on to the traditional techniques they kept alive at home throughout the period when Soviet factories pumped out an ocean of barely drinkable plonk.

Chief among those old methods is the use of qvevri—large clay pots sunk into the ground, used to age wine—and skin contact, the practice of allowing the grape juice to spend extended periods of time macerating with the skins and seeds, including with white-grape varieties. (This renders the final wine amber-coloured and is why they are also referred to as orange wines.) Feiring spends a good deal of time talking about both, and the integral role they play in the uniqueness of Georgian wine. She also argues that the wine world is crazy for wine made in clay pots, though that's a trend that certainly hasn't gone fully mainstream. Her infatuation with the country, its people and its wines is inspiring, if not entirely infectious. Much of this is undoubtedly due to her tone—consistent with her previous works, Feiring comes on strongly, quickly and often sounds preachy instead of passionate. Those who haven't read her before should brace for some proselytizing, though there's less of that than in her previous books. One of the best parts of For the Love of Wine is the recipes. At the end of each chapter, Feiring shares a traditional Georgian recipe. Often it's a dish that she's already mentioned, because as she makes clear early on, meals are no small occasion in Georgia: feasting is an almost daily occurrence there, and mandatory when one has guests. Wine flows through Georgia's veins, Feiring argues, and to hear her tell it, that's often more literal than not: this is a country that allots three litres of wine per person at weddings; one of the people Feiring interviews casually mentions that Georgians drink two litres of wine a day. (The Wine Institute disagrees, citing a number that's far lower: about 19.7 litres per person per year in 2011, which is only about one standard 750ml bottle every couple of weeks. The large amount of Georgian wine that's homemade—and therefore not included in official statistics—is likely the reason for this huge discrepancy.) Feiring's tendency to oversimplify is the biggest fault of For the Love of Wine. Reading through the book, the reader is made to think that every single Georgian cares passionately about

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For the Love of Wine By Alice Feiring Potomac Books, 208 pp, $37.50 organic agriculture and winemaking, despite her providing examples of just the opposite. When she admits that this is obviously not the case for everyone, it's very late in the book—within a few pages of the end. The sense imparted throughout is that it's Georgia versus the world— Italy and France "fight natural," Feiring says; it's as simple as that. The implication of morality that comes along with these reductionist assertions is troubling. Natural wines are good and right, Feiring seems to be arguing, and everything else is bad and wrong. Yet she admits that the flavour profile of qvevri and other natural wines is one that won't appeal to many wine drinkers, and she's right: rustic is the polite word often used to describe such wines, but rough, sour and faulty are also common denunciations. It is extremely unlikely that natural wines will ever be more than a niche product. If Feiring truly wants Georgian winemakers to succeed, wouldn't she want them to make wines that will be a success on the market? This doesn't mean they all have to sell out and jump on board the additive bandwagon—there are undeniably far too many confected, additive-riddled wines out there already—but there's a much bigger middle ground than she's willing to concede. The legacy of the Soviet era is no small shadow that still looms large over much of Georgia, including its wine. And the wolves of modern winemaking practices are indeed knocking on the doors of the country's aspiring vintners, for better or worse. The fate of Georgia's wine industry notwithstanding, Feiring has certainly achieved at least one thing with For the Love of Wine—something she also accomplished with her previous two books as well: that woman sure knows how to get people arguing about wine. V Mel Priestley is a certified sommelier and wine writer who also blogs about wine, food and the arts at melpriestley.ca

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Changed minds

The Conversion casts an eye on reparative therapy

n 2015, Ontario became the first jurisdiction in Canada to officially ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ children. The controversial practice, also known as reparative therapy, is designed to "cure" queer people of their mental illness and turn them into happy, normal, respectable members of heterosexual society. With The Conversion, Kill Your Television seeks to expose the horrifying realities of this barbaric cultural practice. The play tells the story of two vigilantes who abduct a wealthy businessman and attempt to alter his sexuality through increasingly violent methods. "The jumping-off point was the whole idea of conversion therapy—

the idea that you can change someone's sexual orientation by coercive measures," director Kevin Sutley says. "It's brainwashing, to some degree, the methods that people use. And they still do use [them]—there's still religious organizations that try to reprogram people." It's easy to look at the progress of Canadian LGBTQ rights in the decade since same-sex marriage was legalized and rest on our laurels. But the persistence of conversion therapy is an example of how far we still have to go to ensure that every queer Canadian citizen is safe and respected in our society. Alberta has no such ban on conversion therapy, and organizations promising to cure queer-

ness still exist in our province, some as registered charities. The Conversion shows the extreme methods that these groups use, including more outdated historical techniques like electroshock therapy and aversion to erotic gay images. Sutley describes it as "Guantanamo Bay meets some kind of psychotherapy," but he stresses that the show isn't just demonizing its conversiontherapy proponents. "We understand that everyone needs to come to it from their own perspective. So it's not propaganda," he says. "We're not trying to shove something down anyone's throat. It's leaving it open and experienc-

ing some people embroiled in these ideas of judging each other, bullying because you believe that you're right and someone else should be living more like you. It's not a good guybad guy scenario. It's people that just have different perspectives. And we might disagree with their perspective, but we want to see the humanity. We don't want to just see, 'Well if you believe this, you're evil.'" It's easy to vilify people who promote conversion therapy, and in doing so to feel like we—as average, non-torturing people—are all very progressive and inclusive and respectful of our queer fellow citizens. But conversion therapy is really only an acute version of the chronic pres-

Thu, May 19 – Sat, May 28 (7:30 pm; 2 pm Sunday matinee) Directed by Kevin Sutley ATB Financial Arts Barns, $16.50 – $26.50 sure to conform to a heteronormative lifestyle that is placed on queer people from the moment they come out, continually reinforced by casual interactions with well-meaning but ignorant straight people. "A lot of people wrestle with the idea of coming out," Sutley says. "It's not something that you just do in our society. ... When you live in a society that identifies itself as a heterosexual society, if you don't fit into that mould, I think that yeah, absolutely there's a sense that you're being forced to be something that you're not." BRUCE CINNAMON

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Or the Whale A

dapting a 200 000-word, philosophically dense novel was never going to be easy. Yet that was the task that Chris Bullough set for himself when he chose to produce Or the Whale as his MFA Directing thesis. Bullough succeeds, for the most part, in taking a classic story (which everybody knows but hardly anybody has read) and finding new ways of dramatizing it for the stage. Michael Peng's opening "Call me Ishmael" monologue establishes the tone for the one-act show, which runs just shy of two hours. Lantern hanging from his outstretched hand, Peng's voice echoes through the darkened theatre as he describes the "stage manager fates" that launched him on his epic voyage. This line resonates with Or the Whale's self-aware style, which strips

down the story to its bones and emphasizes the artificiality of the play. Sailors heft fog machines and footlights, pour beans into buckets to make rain and wave tin sheets to make wind. At times, actual stage managers and techies emerge from the wings to assist with the action. All of these choices reflect the mechanics of Herman Melville's famous novel, whose self-aware narrator engages with a dozen different storytelling techniques, some quite theatrical and unnatural themselves. Although designer Narda McCarroll's set is therefore quite bare, certain elements—a derelict ship, already poised to break in half; a large white sheet which serves a dozen functions—really help to create the concrete atmosphere of this Biblical-scale story.

While its visual storytelling is engaging and clear, Or the Whale's actual verbal storytelling isn't nearly as strong. Doug Mertz's Captain Ahab is appropriately nuts, more a force of nature than a person, bellowing out thunderous lines as he hobbles unsteadily about the stage. But adapting the dialogue of a 19th-century novel (meant to be read numerous times by a single reader at their own pace, not declaimed grandiloquently from the stage) proves more difficult than creating compelling tableaux and movement pieces. But despite certain songs and monologues that are difficult to connect with, Or the Whale finds clever ways to translate a ponderous leviathan of a text into a visual medium.

Until Sat, May 21 (7:30 pm; 12:30 pm matinee on Thu, May 19) Directed by Chris Bullough Timms Centre for the Arts, $12 – $25

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Firedamp A

mong the myriad works collected in Sean Caulfield's Firedamp, one piece in particular draws focus by sheer force of scale: built out of wood, it climbs upwards to meet the high ceilings of dc3 Art Projects's gallery space, like black clouds billowing from a piece of relentless industry. The effect is both surreal and grim, almost cartoonish, amplified by its size. And a few weeks ago, standing before it—with the rest of his Firedamp exhibit in various states of installation around him—Sean Caulfield was contemplating the opportunity to work on such a scale. "That's one of the great things about this space—these wonderful walls and the height of the ceiling," he notes, of the gallery space. "I thought it'd be an opportunity to try and make a piece that exploited that." "Although, admittedly we didn't actually take measurements," dc3 director Michelle Schultz adds, looking up from her own work a few feet away. It's fortunate, then, that Caulfield eyeballed it correctly: how the pieces inhabit the gallery walls is among the most immediately impacting effects in Firedamp, the acclaimed Edmonton-based artist's first solo

exhibit at the gallery, and his largest show to date. The title—a mining term for when pockets of flammable gasses release, creating a combustive, dangerous air—reflects the ominous industry-meets-nature pairings of much of the exhibition. Its pieces, made from hand-cut wood and prints, pair the rigid confines of boxy, industrial shapes with soft, more organic offerings to create a sense of unease and omen: dark clouds, industrial fires, rising floodwaters. All of it seems particualrly pertinent right now. The exhibit continues a high-visibility year for Caulfield; he currently also has a commissioned work up in the Art Gallery of Alberta, The Flood. Both that piece and his work here drew from the same reflections of the world at large. "This exhibition and that [AGA] one, I worked on in tandem," Caulfield says. "The one in the AGA, I guess a long-term motivation for it was I went to Japan with my wife—she's Japanese—just after Fukushima. As you know that was a terrible disaster; that was on my mind. Then more close to home, we've had lots of disasters here, floods down in Calgary, and [the fires] happening right now. "For this piece," he continues, ges-

Until Sat, Jun 11 Works by Sean Caulfield dc3 Art Projects

turing to the tall one, "I wanted to explore some similar ideas, but maybe make one where it was a little, if I could use the word, quieter. If this industrial-kind-of-form was only quietly leaking ... something." Figures and shapes like these ones linger in Caulfield's memories. His father was an oilfield engineer; he grew up on an acreage dotted with looming industrial forms. "I [didn't] quite understand what they were," he says. "And also, [I had] a sense that they fit and are part of the landscape, but not quite. "As I get older, [I'm] thinking about the complications of, on one hand, this industry's bringing a lot of wealth and good; on the other, it's problematic for lots of reasons," he adds. "I don't think the work points directly at that, but I hope, in a way, it creates a place of possible discussion about that kind of issue." As part of its run, Firedamp also

Flooded House, woodcut on gampi, paste-up with rice glue, 14ft x 10ft, 2016 // Sean Caulfield

offers the chance for gallery goers to take in Caulfield's artistic process directly: throughout the show's run at dc3, he'll be in periodically, carving a brand-new piece in the room. "The danger is, I don't want to—I don't know if mystery's the right word, but to pull away from a more open experience of the work," he

says, of putting his process on display. "That's the danger for me. But again, I think this is a good place to take a risk and just try it. "We'll see," he continues. "Maybe it's going to be a disaster. But it could be interesting." PAUL BLINOV

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Where the Bodies Lie J

May 26-29

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ournalists can have too much information. Tiny details are collected and never used; stories can be too difficult to prove, voices fall away, and good stories can disappear in a fastpaced news cycle, never quite making the deadlines. But reporters still have that information, somewhere, stored away. In Where the Bodies Lie, Mark Lisac puts the collected details of his 30 years as a reporter, columnist and publisher in Alberta to good use. It's a Raymond Chandler-esque take on prairie politics that uses the unique characteristics of Alberta politics and small-town gossip to create an engaging story of intrigue. Lisac's main character Harry Asher is a lawyer, and close friend, of the current Premier of this province, which Lisac never names, noting only it's "to the east of the Rockies." Asher is asked to turn investigator when a cabinet minister is convicted of the murder of his local constituency executive—the minister admits his guilt, but never his motive. It leaves the Premier wondering just what details are left behind that could prove problematic to his political goals. He sends Asher to find out. It's a case that takes Asher into the history of a political dynasty and the personal affairs within. The intrigue works in a setting not many would expect, but plays well on the trappings of Alberta's particular brand of political dynasty.

Now available By Mark Lisac NeWest Press, 246 pp, $20.95

Lisac writes about the way political secrets are kept, alliances are formed, and moral slips are justified in the name of the greater good of the province. The scandal itself is almost beside the point as Lisac has Asher work through the layers of connections and cover ups. And enough reality is present to leave you wondering which rumours Lisac really did overhear. Lisac's descriptions are deliberately and delightfully vague yet completely revealing. In many spots Lisac won't name the exact location his characters occupy, just vivid descriptions where a knowing audience can acknowledge the wink. He drops small nods to Alberta pop culture and local political stunts, with Asher at one point quoting Ralph Klein's cure to the BSE crisis "shoot, shovel and shut up," and at one point, getting to the heart of the mystery, discovering he was working with people who had forgotten just what the difference is between party and government. It works well to set a tone rather than overwhelm with sentiment and give those Alberta politics junkies a quick smile.

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The book is full of lovely scene-setting that demonstrates an admiration of the Prairies and the inherent dangers of snow falls and vast highways and small-town gossip. The book works for both Alberta politics junkies who have always wanted to speculate on rumour and gossip, but it is much more than conveying a local scene and solving a murder. Lisac's backdrop may be the political scene, but his story is in the heart of his main characters, their flaws and aspirations. He is an elegant and efficient writer and sets lovely scenes and characters, creating a murder mystery with twists and engaging characters.

SAMANTHA POWER

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Dance 2016 Taiwanese American Heritage Week: Formosa Circus Arts Group Performance • Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845-102 Ave • Combining traditional and modern elements to produce new styles of dance and acrobatics while incorporating the atmosphere of street culture mixed with theatrical art forms • May 22, 7pm • $15; tickets available at Unity Travel and Business Centre, Asia Books and Gifts and Gama Café

Che Malambo! • Festival Place • festivalplace.ab.ca • Exciting audiences through precise footwork and rhythmic stomping, drumming of the bombos, and singing and whirling boleadoras (lassos with stones on the end) • May 19, 7:30pm • $44-$48 Dirt Buffet Cabaret #10 • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St NW • mzdsociety@milezerodance.com • milezerodance.com • Edmonton's monthly performance lab & avant-garde variety show. Featuring 10-minute performances of dance, spoken word, music and more • May 26, Jun 9; 9-11pm • $10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds) Flamenco Dance Classes (Beginner or Advanced) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm

Infused With Blues Workshop with Joe Demers and Mike "the Girl" Legenthal • Queen Mary Park Community Leaugem 10844-117 St • workshop.novablues.com • Jun 3-5

Evacuees: Metro Cinema invites Albertans displaced by wildfire to take a break from their worries and enjoy free admission for regular Metro screenings; throughout May • Asian Canadian Film Series: Double Happiness (May 25) • DEDfest: Trailer Orgy (May 20) • Quote-A-Long Series 2016: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (May 21) • Reel Family Cinema: Kung Fu Panda 3 (May 21) • Spotlight (Audrey Hepburn): Roman Holiday (May 21), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (May 22-24) • Turkey Shoot: The Last Witch Hunter (May 19)

The Power of The Heart • Unity of Edmonton, 11715-108 Ave • unity@ unityofedmonton.ca • thepoweroftheheart. com • unityofedmonton.ca • A film about the astonishing power and intelligence of the heart • May 25, May 27; 7pm (workshop on May 26) • $10; reserve tickets at unity@

unityofedmonton.ca

galLeries + Museums A.J. Ottewell Community Centre • 590 Broadmoor Blvd • 780.449.4443 • artstrathcona.com • Truth of Form: a sculpture and paintings exhibit; Jun 10-12 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Feature Gallery: #ABCRAFT: artists using digital technologies; Apr 2-Jul 2 • Discovery Gallery: Echoes: artwork by Mia Riley; May 7-Jun 11 • Discovery Gallery: The Inhabited Landscape: artwork by Bettina Matzkuhn; May 7-Jun 11

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • The Flood: artwork by Sean Caulfield; Feb 6-Aug 14 • 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc; Mar 5-Jul 3 • Little Cree Women (Sisters, Secrets & Stories): artwork by Brittney Bear Hat & Richelle Bear Hat; Mar 5-Jul 3 • A Parallel Excavation: artwork by Duane Linklater & Tanya Lukin Linklater; Apr 30-Sep 18 • The Unvarnished Truth: Exploring the Material History of Painting; Apr 30-Sep 18 • Open Studio Adult Drop-In : Wed, 7-9pm; $18/$16 (AGA member) • All Day Sundays: Art activities for all ages; Activities, 12-4pm; Tour; 2pm • Late Night Wednesdays: Every Wed, 6-9pm • Art for Lunch: 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • High Energy 21:

Sacred Circle Dance • Riverdale Hall, 9231-100 Ave • Dances are taught to a variety of songs and music. No partner required • Every Wed, 7-9pm • $10 Sugar Foot Ballroom • 10545-81 Ave

ArtWalk • Perron District, downtown St

• 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check web; $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry

Violette Underground • CKUA, 9804 Jasper Ave • 780.907.3027 • hellothere@ violettecoquette.com • violettecoquette.com/ tickets/may28 • A pop-up secret speakeasy burlesque club. This month's theme is 1940s with a twist • May 28, 8pm • 18+ only (ticjets purchased in adv); cash bar only

Vital Few • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave-112 St • 780.420.1757 • bwdc.ca • Featuring the dance group 605 Collective. Part of the Canadian tour of this celebrated Vancouver company • May 26-27, 8pm • $35 (general admission), $20 (student/senior)

FILM Cinema at the Centre • Stanley Milner Library Theatre, bsmt, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7070 • Film screening every Wed, 6:30pm • Free • Schedule: Son of Saul (May 25) From Books to Film • Stanley A. Milner, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Films adapted from books every Fri afternoon at 2pm • Schedule: Noah (May 20), The Prince of Egypt (May 27)

metro • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • Wildfire

front gallery • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • Group show; May 26 Gallery@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona. ca/artgallery • Strathcona Salon Series: various artists; May 14-Jun 26

Gallery at Milner • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/gallery-at-milner • Gallery Walls: The Transient Nature of a Young Woman: Paintings by Jacquline Ohm; Through May • Cases and plexi-glass cubes: A selection of works by the Canadian Book Binders and Book Artists' Guild; Through May • 2nd Floor, by the Aboriginal Collection: Redress Photography Project; May 15-Jun 30

Harcourt House Gallery • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Disbound: artwork by Kim Bruce; Apr 21-May 27 • Meanders: artwork by François-Matthieu Bouchard; Apr 21-May 27 Jake's Gallery and Framing •

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The Future Museum: artwork by St. Albert high schools; May 5-31• Flow of Traffic Theory: artwork by Gary Dotto; Jun 2-Jul 2; Opening reception: Jun 2, 6-9pm • Art Ventures: Self portraits (May 21), 1-4pm; drop-in art program for children ages 6-12; $6/$5.40 (Arts & Heritage member) • Ageless Art: Handmade notebooks – small and simple (May 19), 1-3pm; for mature adults; $15/$13.50 (Arts & Heritage member) • Preschool Picasso: Watercolour self portraits (May 21); for 3-5 yrs; pre-register; $10/$9 (Arts & Heritage member)

Nova Blues - Fusion Night • Shanti Yoga Studio, 10026-102 St • novablues.com • Move to the Blues and other musical styles. A social dance. Guests are asked to bring socks, as no shoes are permitted • May 20, 9:15pm (beginner), 10am-1am (dance) • $8$12 (sliding scale)

more; May 14-Jun 4

Albert. Includes WARES (Hosting SAPVAC), Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA), Bookstore on Perron, VASA, Musée Héritage Museum, A Boutique Gallery Bar By Gracie Jane • artwalkstalbert.com • The art hits the streets again for its 15th year! Discover this art destination, a place to enjoy, view and buy art to suit all tastes and budgets. See returning artists and new ones • Jun 2, Jul 7, Aug 4, Sep 1 (exhibits run all month)

Bleeding Heart Art Space • 9132118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • What Bernice Sees: artwork by Bernice Caligiuri; May 21

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Regeneration: artwork by Catherine McAvity; May 13-28

CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA (CAVA) • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • savacava.com • Art Exhibition: artwork by Danielle LaBrie, Danièle Petit, Caroline Bisson, Rachele Comtois, Zoong Nguyen; May 13-Jun 1

10441-123 St • 780.426.4649 • jake@ jakesframing.ca • vice-president@imagesalberta.ca • imagesalberta.ca/iacc-exhibitmay-2016.html • Images Alberta Camera Exhibit 2016: exhibition of photographic works by 40 members of Images Alberta Camera Club; May 2-31

Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • Earth and Sky, Watercolours and Drawings: artwork by Michael Mott; Apr 29-May 25

Jurassic Forest/Learning Centre • 15 mins N of Edmonton off Hwy 28A, Township Rd 564 • Education-rich entertainment facility for all ages

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St •

The Tea Girl • 12411 Stony Plain Road

hair • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Set in an East Village park in the age of Aquarius, when sex and drugs were used as vehicles to evade reality, Hair is the musical story of a group of hippies who celebrate peace and love—and their long-hair—in the shadow of the Vietnam War • Apr 12-Jun 12

• 780.932.0095 • karenbishopartist@gmail. com • karenbishop.ca/a-nice-cup-of-tea.html • Paintings by Karen Bishop and tiny teapots by P J Groeneveldt; May 1-31

U of A Museums Galleries at Enterprise square • Main floor, 10230 Jasper Ave • Open: Thu-Fri, 12-6pm, Sat 12-4pm • China through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872): photos by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • The Mactaggart Art Collection: Beyond the Lens: artwork by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • Show Me Something I Don't Know: images, photographs and travelogues created by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • My Heritage 2016 Exhibit: 78 competitive original fibre art entries; May until Aug

VAA Gallery • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • visualartsalberta.com • Draw More Income: A mail-art exhibition by snail mail, email and fax where artists complete a drawing or artwork on a template that include an ornate frame and the words "draw more income"; Mar 3-May 28

VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Members Spring Exhibition; until May 27

West End Gallery • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Heart and Soul: artwork by Joanne Gauthier; May 7-19

telusplanet.net • Pre-Suburbia, Utopian Desires: Photography by Jason Symington; Mar 30-Jun 24

780.423.3487 • audreys.ca • Michael Prior & Richard Kelly Kernick & Alice Major launch; May 26, 7pm • Jane Ross & Daniel Kyba The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide Launch; May 29, 2pm

McMullen GAllery • U of A Hospital,

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St •

8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • Works from the Field: artwork by Dan Bagan; May 7-Jul 3

Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery (MCPAG)–Stony Plain

Audreys Books • 10702 Jasper Ave •

780.902.5900 • Spoken Word Tuesdays: Weekly spoken word night presented by the Breath In Poetry Collective (BIP); info: E: breathinpoetry@gmail.com

Scrambled YEG • Brittany's Lounge,

• 5411-51 St, Stony Plain • multicentre.org • Photography by Al Dixon; until May 27 • Settlers & Trains – Stories of Stony Plain & Area; until Jun 21

10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artists from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm

Musée Héritage Museum • St

Tales Festival • Various locations throught Edmonton • 780.437.7736 • storyfestalberta.ca • Storytellers from across western Canada, workshops, free storytelling, story slam and concert • May 26-29

Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca • Celebrate St. Albert: looking back at 150 years of celebrations in the community; Apr 26-Jun 19

Paint Spot • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Mountain walks, paintings by Marla Schole • Artisan Nook: Finding frames & framing finds, upcycled artworks by Gail Rydman • Both exhibitions run Apr 7-May 19

Peter Robertson Gallery • 12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • A Conversation with Colour: artwork by Jonathan Forrest; May 26-Jun 14; Opening reception: May 26, 7-9pm • The Steamfitter's Guide: artwork by Robin SmithPeck; Jun 23-Jul 12; Opening reception: Jun 23, 7-9pm • Hole-And-Corner: artwork by Kirsty Templeton Davidge; Jun 23-Jul 12; Opening reception: Jun 23, 7-9pm (artist in attendance) • Between Sleep and Wake: artwork by Nomi Stricker; Jun 23-Jul 12; Opening reception: Jun 23, 7-9pm (artist in attendance)

Provincial Archives of Alberta

Scott Gallery • 10411-124 St • scottgallery.com • A Prairie Light: artwork by Jim Stokes; May 7-28

sNAP Gallery • Society of Northern

10332-124 St • douglasudellgallery.com • 49th Annual Spring Show: artwork by Joe Fafard, Jessica Korderas, Eliza Griffiths and

from cradle to stage • Walterdale

MacEwan University City Centre Campus • Room 7-266 • amatejko@

• creativepracticesinstitute.com • Solo Exhibition of Kasie Campbell; Apr 27-May 21

Douglas Udell Gallery (DUG) •

Telus World of Science • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Free-$117.95 • The International Exhibition Of Sherlock Holmes; Mar 25-Sep 5

Literary

Creative Practices Institute • 10149-122 St, 780.863.4040

• 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • Firedamp: Artwork by Sean Caulfield; May 6-Jun 11

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

780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • Lando Gallery May Group Selling Exhibition; until May 30

• 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Marlena Wyman: Illuminating the Diary of Alda Dale Randall; Feb 2-Aug 20

dc3 Art Projects • 10567-111 St

Street NW • Heroes of 107th: community exhibit to share some of the comic book pages, photography and also a short video along with having community roundtable discussions • Exhibit will travel through May-Jun

Alberta Print- Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • The Opening Act: artwork by Natasha Pestich; Apr 28-Jun 11

St. Joseph High School • 10830-109

Theatre 11 O'Clock Number • The Backstage Theatre, 10330-84 Ave (North Side of the ATB Financial Arts Barns) • grindstonetheatre. ca • 90 minutes of improvised entertainment that unveils scenes, songs and choreographed numbers completely off the cuff based on audience suggestions • Every Fri, starting Sep 25-Jun 25, 11pm • $15 (online, at the door) A Very Frozen Musical • Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts • A tribute show featuring a 3 character cast of the Ice Queen, the Ice Princess, and their lovable friend. Join them in the retelling of this classic story as you sing-a-long with them to all your favorite songs • May 22, 11am & 3pm

Chimprov • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) • Until Jun

The Conversion • ATB Arts Barns, 10030-84 Ave • fringetheatre.ca • Tells the story of two vigilantes who abduct a wealthy businessman and attempt to change his sexuality. As the conversion therapy progresses, secrets between the men are revealed and a troubling history is exposed, forcing them to question just how far they are willing to go to convert someone • May 18-28 • $25 (general), $15 (student/senior), paywhat-you-can (Sun), 2-for-1 (May 24) Die-Nasty • The Backstage Theatre at

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Hey Ladies! • The Roxy on Gateway (formerly C103), 8529 Gateway Blvd • theatrenetwork.ca • Edmonton’s premier comedy, info-tainment, musical, game, talk show spectacular that’s suitable for all sexes! Featuring Baking Bad - Cakes Gone Wrong, and much more • May 20; 8pm • $25 Hey, Pretty Woman! • Phase II West Edmonton Mall, 8882-170 St • jubilations. ca • A spoof on the hugely popular movie released in 1990 • Apr 15-Jun 12 Improv Open Jam • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037-84 Ave • grindstonetheatreyeg@gmail.com • grindstonetheatre. ca/openjam.html • A space to share, swap games and ideas. For all levels • Last Tue every month until Jun 28, 7-9:30pm • Free

International Children's Festival • St. Albert • childfest.com • Featuring artists, performers from around the world, the ability to learn about far away places and time periods, and the hands-on creation of one-of-a-kind artistic masterpieces • May 31-Jun 4

Rent • La Cite Theatre, 8627-91 St • twoonewaytickets.com • It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS • Jun 10-26

Sprouts • ATB Arts Barns 10330-84 Ave • fringetheatreadventures.ca • Introduce the kids to live theatre through this engaging and gentle first theatre experience. Plays can be enjoyed by children as young as 18 months to 12 years old with babies warmly welcomed • Jun 4-5, 1pm (lobby activities), 2pm (plays) • $7.50 (kids under 3 are free) Swallow • Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • brooke.leifso@gmail.com • facebook. com/FrenteTheatre • Presented by the Frente Theatre Collective. Swallow juxtaposes the detrimental industrial impacts of resource extraction with the fragility of bodies, the resiliency of spirit/memory and the unbreakable bonds of kinship between two sisters • Jun 1-3 (7pm), Jun 4 (4 & 7pm), Jun 5 (2pm); Talk back to follow Jun 4 afternoon performance • $20.50 (adv), $20 (door); Tickets available at metrocinema.org/ online_tickets The Tale of Princess Kaguya • Campus St-Jean Auditorium, 8406 MarieAnne-Gaboury St (91 St) • Presented by the Japanese Drama Society. In Japanese with English subtitles • May 21, 2pm (doors), 2:30pm (show) • Free Ten Times Two: The Eternal Courtship • Backstage Theatre 10330-84 Ave • Cursed with immortality and spurred on by a mysterious host, evil doer Ephraim vows to capture the heart of the serving wench Constance after meeting her in the Middle Ages. First driven by lust and then by love he woos her repeatedly over the millennia, as she is reincarnated in an astonishing parade of unpredictable women. It’s an epic pursuit that turns into a wild and witty exploration of the heart of humanity • May 4-22

TheatreSports • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • SepJun • $12/$10 (member) at TIX on the Square West Side Story • Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre. com • Inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story is one of the greatest musicals of the 20th century—a love story set on opposite sides of a turf war between rival street gangs • Apr 23-May 22 The Whale • Timms Centre for the Arts • By Christopher Bullough with Michael Peng and Wishbone Theatre • May 11-21

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Daniel Clowes' trademark cynicism lacks punch in time-travel saga Patience

f life gives you lemons, slice 'em up differently—that seems to be Daniel Clowes' maxim. His tour de force, Ghost World (1997), concentrated its sourness into teen sarcasm—cynical Enid's small-town wanderings slowly took on the force of a generation's odyssey. But time-travel saga Patience sees the sourness run bitter and thin. This Fugitive-meets-Looper story—subtitled "A Cosmic Timewarp Deathtrip to the Primordial Infinite of Everlasting Love"—starts in 2012, when a seemingly devoted working-class couple, Patience and Jack, discovers she's pregnant, only for Jack to come home one day and find her murdered. Accused of the killing before being cleared, Jack learns, years later, of a time-travel device and becomes determined to go back, identify and stop Patience's future killer, and so save their relationship and yet-to-be-born child. The mix of sci-fi, noir and plaintive romance here never quite stings or pops; action sequences seem half-formed and rushed; the mystery of Patience's killer is patly resolved. Best are the space-out scenes—recalling Steve Ditko's psychedelic renditions of Dr Strange's phantasmagorical travels—where Jack briefly loses his mind after overdosing on the "juice" letting him time-leap. The sense of a lower-class milieu

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remains generic (loutish, nasty young men; a prison-like small town) and people's attitude to the world is mostly one-note—bitterness. There's not enough dialogue like this—"It's like part of my soul is still out there in the void, like I'm a suck-ass Chinese knockoff of myself, made with crummy parts"—to give the sourness a zestier tang. Patience isn't only who Jack can't get back but what he doesn't have—hot-headed, he won't let his future love's present-time take its course until just the right moment, interfering (truly screwing-up lives) in the past when he shouldn't. In the book's final third, at least, a switch to Patience's point-of-view splits the relationship more, revealing its secret fissures. But if Clowes' couple were less angsty and gripe-ridden, their story's ending would all be the more trippingly moving. Instead, Patience's romance is not enough heart and much too tart. BRIAN GIBSON

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Monstrously thin

Money Monster's live-TV hostage scenario plays out as fast, loose and cheap

isery may love company, but it can't seem to draw big audiences. Plenty of flicks reviewed flashpoints in George W Bush's "war on terror" (2001 – '13) but never came close to conquering the box office. (The sole exception was the brutally overrated Zero Dark Thirty.) The "Great Recession" (2007 – '09) got fewer cinematic treatments but similarly shrugging audience-response. Plenty

of folks, it seems, would rather not sit in cineplexes where economic reality's reflected back at them; sub-prime mortgage crises and class warfare are even tougher to dramatize than political crises and overseas conflicts. Merging terrorism and homegrown economic desperation, Money Monster converts financial meltdown into an armed standoff. The title's that of the Financial News Network's show

starring Lee Gates (George Clooney), a smarmy finance guru. One fateful Friday, Kyle Budwell (Jack O'Connell) sneaks into the studio and takes Lee hostage at gunpoint but demands director Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) keep the live, on-air cameras rolling. Kyle's lost his $60 000 savings thanks to a surefire stock-bet on Ibis that Lee crowed about; as Lee straps on a bomb-vest, the NYPD moves in

and Kyle demands justice, can the true reason behind Ibis' $800-million loss be discovered? Well, the movie doesn't actually care much. Uninterested in systemic explanations, ethical questions or anticapitalism, it prefers to target one big bad wolf on Wall Street as the simplistic culprit. Busting or just plain bottoming out as it yo-yos between underperforming genre-options— psycho-drama, mystery, social critique, melodrama, hostage-thriller—director Jodie Foster's movie is the cheapest kind of Hollywood con(venience)-job masquerading as a heartfelt, showy statement about these hard times. The conveniences come ho-hum and heavy. It's Patty's last day (though Hostagemageddon 2016 soon turns out to be a perversely tender directoractor bond builder). The suddenly conscience-acquiring Ibis PR-chief is the bad boss' mistress who can sneak looks at his passport and phone to learn the truth ... which she starts leaking to Patty just as a studio-underling overhears the police's true, alarming strategy and reports back to Patty. Kyle, Lee and Patty can force a meeting (still live, on-air, nationwide!) with

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oronto filmmaker Rama Rau takes on a world of sequins, pasties and g-strings in League of Exotique Dancers, a documentary about retired burlesque dancers getting another chance to step into the spotlight at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas. The nine women at the centre of this film came up in a time when the world outside their doors might as well have been the size of a house in the suburbs. In the late '50s and '60s, a woman could only make money plugging away at menial clerical work or performing. If you could swing it, starring in "the pictures" was the big time; for others, the promise of a big paycheque and a spot under the limelight became a call to burlesque. In addition to capturing the ladies'

the big bad boss even as Patty and an assistant merely Google-search-out the truth in the back of a network van. The movie plays fast, cheap and snarkily loose with you, the masses-as-an-audience. Viewers reject Lee's passionate plea to goose Ibis stock to save his life, Vines shoot up to mock him, and savethe-day Iceland hackers are basically video-game-playing idiot-savants ... but then a broadcast tragedy leaves everyone unified in hushed respect. Characters are one-dollar-note-thin: an aide's made a comic relief and then suddendramatic-shock prop; Kyle's fiancé delivers a speech so shrill and shrewish that it must have been recovered from the reject pile of monologues for the mother in Psycho. And on this potted, ploddingly plotted pretense at socio-economic drama goes—"The show must go on"; "Get ready for a show"—until you realize that what matters here isn't the message or story or pseudo-economic quasi-reality. It's only the show itself— the self-sustaining, sensational spectacle of movie-machinery, gears greasing along in the guise of edu-tainment.

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preparations for the big night, Rau has them tell us about the evolution of their trade, from the elaborate routines involving props and comedic shticks of the '50s and '60s (often accompanied by a live band), to the "show more and do it faster" mentality that began in the '70s and continues to this day. The documentary also suggests that a parallel history of second-wave feminism happened on stages across America. While performers peeled down and reclaimed their bodies in front of an appreciative audience, "women's lib" feminists protested in the streets and rejected the makeup and high heels that helped the dancers earn their wages. Such ideas are food for thought in

the form of pithy remarks like this one from the Grand Beaver of Canadian Burlesque: "Feminism wasn't about burning your bra and not shaving your legs. Feminism was shaving your legs and working in a bar as a 'sex object' but knowing that you were, and not trading your soul and your pussy for a wedding ring." These women bare themselves for the camera, physically and figuratively, often revealing harrowing pasts. When they're unabashedly raw and honest, they are at their most interesting. The documentary is strongest when it follows suit, dropping the sparkly feather boa from around its shoulders and letting the truth shine instead.

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The first shot shows the hard eyes of Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) reflected in a rearview mirror. He's already looking back. Or looking for a fight, which he nearly finds at a stoplight when the husband of a chatty actress in the aligning convertible gets proprietary. Dix is a Hollywood screenwriter who hasn't had a hit since before the war. He's going to a place where the movie people drink, and he'll leave that place with a fetching young hatcheck girl named Mildred Atkinson (Martha Stewart). Dix takes Mildred back to his place, not for sex, but to provide him with a synopsis of a schmaltzy novel he's been solicited to adapt. Poor Mildred will leave Dix's but she'll never make it home, and Dix will become a prime suspect in her murder. This morbid set-up, however, gives birth to something new. Dix's spell at the police station facilitates the first blush of a romance between Dix and his new neighbor, Lauren Gray (Gloria Grahame), a struggling starlet as cool, cagey and clever as he is. Theirs will be a romance poisoned with ambiguities. Dix is a veteran with a terrifying temper problem and a history of violence. Is it possible that he really did kill Mildred? Lauren keeps her own history shrouded in mystery, but her regular sessions with a butch masseuse suggest she's no stranger to romantic disaster. Dix is all-in from

the get-go, and Lauren seems drawn to the promise of a shared life, but she doesn't trust him. The title of In a Lonely Place (1950) invokes the nocturnal locus where Mildred met her end, but, in this film about lonely people rushing headlong into intimacy, the title could also refer to the winnowing enclosure of a lover's embrace. Now available from Criterion, In a Lonely Place is one of my favourite films. It's an acidulous reflection on Tinseltown shallowness, but unlike the equally masterful Sunset Boulevard, released the same year, it inhabits an emotional terrain miles from satire. It's a noir heartbreaker—more heartbreaking with every viewing, it seems—and a fiercely personal work for its key players. The marriage between Grahame and director Nicholas Ray was disintegrating during production. Ray focuses scene after scene on either the deep pleasures of domestic interdependence or the sometimes thrilling, sometimes asphyxiating chokehold of love. Grahame, whose character gradually emerges as the film's protagonist, delivers a brilliantly controlled performance as a woman both in love and in trouble in a film brimming with women forced to modulate their behaviour to accommodate desperate men. Bogart, whose independent production company, Santana, produced In a Lonely Place, gives the

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most complex and vulnerable performance of his career. Dix presents himself as another of Bogart's trademark wise-cracking tough guys, but as the story progresses the film reveals the inherent wounds, insecurities and proximity to fury seldom plumbed in such characters—at least outside of the work of Ray, whose subsequent films include On Dangerous Ground, Bigger Than Life and Rebel Without a Cause. In keeping with the tenets of good Hollywood screenwriting by which Dix abides, In a Lonely Place deepens Dix's character not through exposition but, rather, through action. And through acting. The casting of Bogart and the significantly younger Grahame as lovers might initially seem just another example of Hollywood age-gender cliché, but take a look at the scene where Dix and Laurel laugh and smoke at the piano bar and tell me of a sexier adult movie pairing. More importantly, Bogart's age—and he looks old—plays a substantial role in the film's devastating finale, as does Dix's oft-commentedupon refusal to show emotion. Dix indeed plays it cool until he's either overtaken by rage or by his painful adoration for Lauren. Or, alas, both. "I'll never let you go," Dix says to Lauren. And, in a sense, to us. I've been returning to this Lonely Place for at least a dozen years, and it hasn't let go of me yet. V

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Questions for the answer On Adore Life, Savages sets its sights on love

of love, and all the weird angles, strange situations of love, all the different sides of it, all the songs that were working together in that way were the songs that ended up on the album." Still, these aren't typical love songs: "When In Love" asks "Is it love / or is it boredom / that took me up / to your bedroom?" over an urgent bassline and fuzzy washes of guitar. "Sad Person" compares the emotion to a rush of cocaine ("The more you have / the more you crave")while pivoting on the line "I'm not gonna hurt you / 'coz I'm flirting with you." Adore Life doesn't attempt to simplify its subject matter for easy digestion: if anything, it underlines the contradictions and complications inherent in modern love. Album opener "The Answer" may proclaim that "Love is the answer" at its chorus, but the band seems adamant about asking question after question.

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think Silence Yourself came from a very agitated state; being frustrated, and being pissed-off at the world, really—it came from that," Fay Milton says. "When you get to go onstage every night for a couple of years and express that emotion, you really exercise that demon, in a sense." Over a scratchy phone connection, from backstage in Berlin, Milton is discussing Savages' debut album, which arrived in 2013 with impact. Its commanding blasts of post-punktinged rock took aim at the world at large with remarkable dexterity and precision. It was also written and built in isolation, until, suddenly, it was dropped in front of a substan-

tial crowd—the band's first gig was opening for Brit-indie mainstays Sea Power. "We did it really on the fly—we turned up and played these songs that so far only had been heard in a small rehearsal studio in London," she says. "We played them to an audience, and the reaction we got back was really, really positive. When you feel that for the first time, it's a really intense feeling." Given that the London-based quartet—drummer Milton, vocalist Jehnny Beth, bassist Ayse Hassan and Gemma Thompson on guitar—then played those songs to packed rooms, night after night, to that sort of reac-

tion, it's maybe unsurprising that its follow-up, Adore Life, mixes a certain sense of gratitude in with its sharper observations. Not to say that it's subject matter's any less bold: Adore Life finds Savages looking at love, the most universal go-to for songwriting, with just as much challenge and skill as Silence Yourself did. Which wasn't an intentional focus, Milton notes. Love is simply what emerged as a throughline as the band developed new material. "The subject of the record grew within it, as we were writing," Milton says. "We didn't start off with this concept, but that's what it grew into. Songs that were following that sense

To test out the material, Savages did a nine-show residency in New York last year—playing different venues, all relatively small rooms. Some of the songs weren't even fully formed at that point, but putting them in front of audiences gave the band a sense of what worked. "It's really nerve-wracking playing a song that you haven't finished writing yet, and you're not very sure about," Milton says. "Sometimes you can't quite remember how it goes, [laugh] and you're trying to play still. It's nerve-wracking, but I wasn't worried about what people would think. ... I think it's really nice to see those things in process." In sifting through love in so many ways, Milton found certain parallels coming across in her own life and Beth's lyrics. A similar thing happened with Silence Yourself, she notes, where she found the album title to be particularly resonant. "I really took that as a mantra, and wrote it into situations in many, many different contexts," she says. "I often do meditations, and through meditation you're silencing yourself a lot, or learning to communicate with people better, and sometimes that involves really shutting up [laugh]. Those words really personally affected me; like a tarot reading, in a way. These words have come into your life, and they can lead you somewhere, or they

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Wed, May 25 (9 pm) Savages With Head Wound City Starlite Room, $22.50 can guide you, in a sense. "With this album, it was the same," she continues. "The words 'adore life,' I really carry with me. And slowing down the world, as well [from "Slowing Down the World"], is really reflecting where I'm at, at the moment: trying to slow things down, trying to appreciate a tiny flower, rather than trying to look for the entire forest." The need to find some calm seems obvious enough: the response to Adore has been, like Silence Yourself, acclaimed, and kept the band moving as its profile continues to rise—Savages recently played Ellen Degeneres' show, which is not a place you'd ever expect to find a post-punk rock band, but, well, there they were. On its more frequent, non-televised appearances, Milton notes that audience energy has shifted—not between albums, but gradually, over the span of the band's career. Savages has always emphasized a live connection—previously, the band's posted signs at shows asking audiences not to take photos for the sake of a more immersive experience. Which, Milton notes, she's seeing more of these days. "I think, when we first started playing, people would come [to] look at us," she laughs. "Like weird fish in a fish tank. They still paid a lot of attention, but looking almost puzzled, sometimes, like who are these people and what are they doing? "Over time, our audiences have stopped worrying so much about what's going on, and started just moving, dancing, partying—we get huge mosh-pits now," she continues. "It's become more of a party; maybe that's aided in a way with some of the songs on the new record. They're all heavy bangers, really. We pushed that side in our writing, because we love it when we can make an audience move, and when we can make people physically move about and really let go. ... But it didn't start and stop within albums. It's progressing as we go along." PAUL BLINOV

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don't think you'll print it, but fuck war. Seriously." Anton Newcombe says. The comment comes towards the end of a nearly 45-minute transAtlantic phone call (he's based in Germany these days), after asking Newcombe if he wants to add anything that hasn't been covered yet. But after discussing everything from his musical endeavours—and there are many, but we'll get to that—to his displeasure with modern film and ennui towards society at large, the off-the-cuff, apparent non-sequitur doesn't feel entirely inappropriate—as he points out, what's really obscene in relation to war? "People don't ever say that, and if people want to stop war then all other things are possible," he continues. "Like global warming? No problem. You could deal with the causes of war if you stopped it, which is the opposite of what people are doing right now. There are like a million refugees in Germany, where I live, and they're like, 'Well, we need to build this border fence right here.' And I'm like, 'No, actually, you just need to stop bombing these people like crazy from your jets.' ... If they had a house, they probably wouldn't run from it." The solution to the world's plight sounds so simple when expressed in those terms. There's no winners at the rate we're headed, Newcombe

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concedes. We live in a time in history when there are more resources available than ever, access to more education than generations before us, but he points out that we're still often spinning our wheels dealing with the same issues—which is where art comes in. "Arts are really important ... I think you get to interact with things on their own terms and decide what they mean to you, and it's more positive," he explains, relating the statement to a recent interaction. "Last night I bumped into my friend; she owns two cupcake shops in Berlin, and she gave me two cupcakes that are amazing. ... I eat one and lean over and whisper in her ear and I said, 'Do you know, what you do is exactly the opposite of dropping bombs on people for a living?' Making cupcakes and making people happy. In my mind, that's all I could think of saying." Newcombe's own artistic pursuits are staggering in breadth. He's been the frontman of psych-rock band the Brian Jonestown Massacre since its formation in 1990 and writes music at a prolific clip. The Brian Jonestown Massacre has 15 albums to its credit thus far—plus a smattering of EPs and singles—but Newcombe has extended his reach beyond that to working with other artists, most recently with Tess Parks, a Toronto-

based musician. He speaks about each project at a frenetic pace, his enthusiasm for all of them infectious—though he bounces from one to the next at a rate that requires rapt attention in order to keep them all straight. The one at the top of his mind at the moment is the band's most recent LP, Musique de film imaginé, the follow-up to 2014's Mini Album Thingy Wingy, which was a short seven tracks blending BJM's shoegaze sensibilities with elements of Middle Eastern music. In contrast, Musique de film imaginé pays tribute to the venerable European filmmakers of the '50s and '60s: Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and their ilk. It seems especially fitting, then, that the album is actually the soundtrack for an imaginary French film—hence the title. The symphonic, atmospheric record was recorded in August 2014, and it was Newcombe's hope that the listener would flex their own creative muscles and imagine a film to complement the tracks. "The true poverty to me is poverty of ambition," he says, referring to the drive exhibited by filmmakers like Godard, who would train their lenses beyond the materialistic status quo in favour of something truly original. "A lot of those films, it's that spirit of defying convention, because Hollywood would have told you it's impossible to make those

films, let alone for you as a French person to compete with Hollywood." But that same drive isn't as prevalent today: Newcombe notes that his "big beef with planet Earth"— one of them, at least—is that there is access to innumerable streaming services, television channels and video software, yet less movies are being made now than there were in the '60s. Some of his friends who are filmmakers have even gone as far as to say film is dead and that it's all about the web series now. "Screw that. You can still make movies as a document of this interesting thing for its own reason that will always exist," he says. "What I think is interesting is that people express themselves through that infinite eye in the unique way that they have for its own reason. That's what I want to inspire people [to do], and that's why I'm going to make a movie on the European tour." Rather than focus solely on the band, the tour film will follow one of BJM's roadies—"I guess he grew up on a commune, and he's very intellectual. He looks like he walked out of the '60s," he chuckles. Newcombe has also turned his attention to crafting film soundtracks: he recently completed one for the feature Moon Dogs, directed by Philip John, and he's signed on for two more projects, though details are

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under wraps for now. "The cool thing is, [Philip] shot the film to my music already, for the most part, to songs that I had already made up, so that was really helpful," he says of Moon Dogs. "I'm signed on to do another film and they said, 'Well, do you want to see the script?' I said, 'No, I won't want to see anything. I don't want to know anything. I don't want to talk to anybody.' So they sent me the reels and I started working—and I work in a linear fashion. "Within a palette of approaching everything the same way it would find its own thing, and it would be obvious when the motif would reoccur," he continues. "But in this case ... I chose to do it where I had one part of the song in one place [in the film] and then the chorus [would be] in another place, and then at the end when the credits are rolling you hear the whole thing together, and it's very out of control, you know? It's nuts, and I refused to let them see it. They were like, 'Do you want to let us see it so we can process each reel at a time?' And I was like, 'No, and I'll tell you why: because taken out of context you won't understand what's coming next. I don't want you to judge me, because I might just completely blow your mind.'"

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Mohsin Zaman

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nder the beaming fluorescent lights, emerald and navy signs read "Departures" and "Gates 1 – 40 This Way." People are lining up to be directed through the buzzing metal detector while others are gathering their belongings from the plastic bins. Immediately after the security boundary is crossed, music can be heard emanating from the next open room. The vast environment is engulfed with

an ambient, fingerpicked guitar melody accompanied by the words "And you'll fly home, and you'll fly home," in a soothing tone. The harmonious sound is coming from a dark-complexioned man sitting on an airport bench, plucking at a Seagull acoustic guitar and baring his soul into a microphone. With a heartbreak-haunted voice, Mohsin Zaman brings his song to a blissful halt.

In just two years, Zaman has become a recognized name in the Edmonton music scene, and he has an impressive résumé of shows around the Alberta festival circuit: the Wild Mountain Music Festival, North Country Fair and the Edmonton Folk Festival—where he received the Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2015. This past February, he opened for acclaimed Canadian rock band the Trews.

"It's great to feel appreciated and connected to anyone through your art," Zaman says. "I can't explain the feeling. It gives me the drive to work harder and create more." Zaman was born and raised on the whirling streets of Dubai. Growing up, his parents were constantly juggling to make ends meet while raising he and his sister on the "righteous path." "I'll use five adjectives to describe my parents," he says. "Believers, patient, big-hearted, selfless and hard working." Zaman has transferred all five of these descriptors directly into his music career. After coming to Canada in 2008, Zaman began slowly gigging in Kamloops, BC until moving to Edmonton in 2013. Once in Edmonton, Zaman truly jumped into the music scene—in March 2016, he daringly quit his full-time job at RBC to focus on music. "What made me give this a go? I think at some point you just have to 'give 'er,' and follow a dream by leading it," he says. "I think it was just time." He could have easily moved on to a bigger city like Vancouver or Toronto to enhance his career, but Zaman decided to stay in Edmonton. "If someone believes in you, they push you and help in any way they can," he explains. "There isn't that sense of ego and jealousy. Edmonton is a prime example of the word 'community.'" Zaman extended that sense of com-

munity to newcomers in December 2015 by writing a song called "Marhaba, Marhaba" for the Syrian refugees. The Arabic song title translates to "Welcome, Welcome," and it was played live during the refugees' arrival at the Edmonton airport. "Being born and raised in the Middle East, I know a few friends who were affected by the events in Syria," he says. "Music connects, and what better way to connect than greeting people who have experienced such hardships than with a song they can understand in their language?" Zaman is currently gearing up in anticipation for his newest full-length album, Fly Home. The single and title track begins with sensual, folk-styled guitar work underneath Zaman's atmospheric voice and eventually explodes into an ethereal indie-rock anthem. Zaman will also be releasing a new song titled "Life is A Journey," to build anticipation for Fly Home. Like most of his songs, the soon-to-be released track explores a newfound sound to complement Zaman's empyreal indie-folk approach. "I'm really excited to see what people think of the new album. I think my concept of 'sound,' will always be evolving," he says. "As clichéd as it sounds, I just want to create music that I like and connects with the listener. The money is an afterthought." STEPHAN BOISSONNEAULT STEPHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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Zimmers Hole D

on't expect the Heathen to be golfing like Alice Cooper during his off time from Zimmers Hole. Actually, the heavy-metal frontman—born Chris Valagao—keeps his hands in many pots, but he wouldn't have it any other way. Active in several bands including West of Hell, Strapping Young Lad, Tenet and others, the Heathen is also part owner of a special-effects firm for film and television and is currently working on the new Van Helsing series for Syfy. Zimmers Hole has been active since 1991, and although the band hasn't released a new record since 2008, it's added a second guitarist, Laura Christine, to the lineup—although, the Heathen considers Zimmers Hole more of a "gentlemen's club." "We've done this for many, many years, and it's always been a way to escape our responsibilities: get in the jam space, make some ridiculous music and have some fun," he chuckles heartily. "I don't see these shows as a comeback. We just never really stopped. We've just been waiting for the right window of opportunity. There's more than enough material for a couple new records." The band is an all-star lineup of met-

al heavyweights including drummer Gene Hoglan of Testament, bassist Byron Stroud formerly of Fear Factory and guitarist Jed Simon of Scar the Martyr. With the addition of Christine, the band seems to be headed in a more well-rounded direction and less of a "boys' club." With lyrics like "glam rock can suck a cock" ("When You Were Shouting at the Devil ... We Were In League With Satan"), one might expect the live show to be somewhat outrageous and forthright. The Heathen's love for special effects definitely makes an appearance on stage: he dresses as the Dark Lord and runs amok as props and old-school metal references punch the crowd in the collective face. The Heathen is adamant about the importance of a theatrical live performance, alluding to Vaudeville and Las Vegas as a few reference points for the band's antics. "We get labelled as a satirical metal band, but I don't think that's who we are," he notes. "We're paying homage to what we see as pure about metal, but we make fun of a lot of the cliché parts of metal—and there's a lot. You can go to a show and if it's just guys in

street clothes playing, you could just stay home and listen to the album. "I think if I had to sum it up, the Zimmers Hole experience would be chicken, cheese, swords and beer." BRITTANY RUDYCK

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Harshmellow

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eah, yeah—don't ask where a band's name came from. But when the origin story involves boozefilled marshmallows and super-supportive aunts, there is an obligation to report the facts. "We were sitting around a bonfire at my parents' house, doing shots of Sambuca out of roasted marshmallows, which is a specialty of my mother's," Kendra Cowley explains. "Making the face that one often does after a shot, my incredible and hilari-

ous 70-year-old aunt coined the term 'Harshmellow,' both as a name for the shot and the noise project I had just tried to explain to her. And while my family is so supportive and understanding of my interests, I doubt she had any idea how perfect of a name it was for our project." "Kendra told me this story and I was sold in a second. I think it's perfectly descriptive," Alex Felicitas laughs. "We're incredibly mellow, and incredibly into harsh sounds,

noises, feelings. It's also fucking cute—an adjective I've struggled with my whole life but have been embracing more lately." Harshmellow was formed in the past few months, but the idea for a harsh noise project combined with dreamier ambient passages and post-rock-inspired soundscapes has been kicking around for years between Cowley and Felicitas, and was even part of the motivation for Cowley to help organize the Ed-

monton edition of Not Enough Fest in 2015—a festival geared towards giving queer, trans and female musicians who have felt excluded in the past a place to "collaborate, make noise and take up space." "I remember talking to Alex about making the inaugural Not Enough Fest happen [so] that we could finally, actually, see our noise-making dreams come to fruition," Cowley laughs. "Not Enough Fest just happened to be the push we needed." "Yeah, we've been dreaming of this for years, but were pretty shy about it for a multitude of reasons," Felicitas explains. "We may have eventually gotten around to it on our own, but the festival has drastically, and necessarily, ruptured and shifted things in the music scene here. Instead of a small handful of people quietly or secretly trying to explore this stuff and navigate barriers, there's a whole community who've bonded to reclaim and take up space and be supportive of each other." The project has allowed the pair to explore different sounds and the technologies inherent in making them, but also to search their own attitudes and emotions regarding their relationship with music and art in general. "Harshmellow has allowed me to work through some insecurities around my role as both an appreciator and creator of music," Cowley explains. "I often think about how

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experiencing music is a gendered process—how I've internalized the myth that experiencing things intuitively, viscerally and emotionally is inherently less legitimate than engaging in technical or cerebral ways. Harshmellow has been great practice in honouring the ways emotion has and can guide our project—even when we have no idea what the fuck we are doing, we allow ourselves to trust that the sounds we make, and that move us, have the potential to do the same for others. The future of Harshmellow is still up for discussion, as the duo have remained solely focused on creating and performing for the festival. But with their long-time dream of a noise band finally becoming a reality, it seems more than likely the project will continue to evolve and transform. "This has probably been the most fun I have had making music," Cowley admits. "We giggle constantly; we've made noises I never knew existed and I feel so comfortable experimenting and learning alongside Alex. I don't want it to stop! So, like, I guess I'm asking Alex to go steady via a Vue interview. Alex?" "Oh my god, Kendra. I'm already on Kijiji looking for a promise ring (in the form of a better synth)! So, like, yes!"

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or her debut album, Soul Run, singer-songwriter Tanika Charles chose to wear her heart on her sleeve. It's a bold move, given its Charles' first full-length release—apart from 2010's What! What? What!? EP— but lyrics dealing with the fallout of a relationship often call for a deeply personal narrative. "It's basically the evolution of self, you can say," Charles reflects over the phone, while en route to Montréal. "Each song is a story and an experience that I had in relationships [and] after a break-up." The album, which was released May 10, is a retelling of one particular relationship during Charles' time in Alberta. The Edmontonexpat—she moved to Toronto in 2007—was living on a farm with her now ex-fiancé. It was a mentally abusive relationship, and Charles had enough: she packed her bags, drove off with her ex's Jeep and never looked back. "[Soul Run] is going from an unsatisfactory situation and becoming stronger," she explains. "I recovered, and I've grown, and I'm still learning [about] who I am without being dependent on another person to justify who I am."

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Sun, May 22 (8 pm) Brixx, $10 Despite the album's weighty subject matter, Charles opts for an upbeat, feel-good parlance across its 10 tracks—Soul Run continues the vintage Motown flavour established on her previous EP. Charles' powerful, soul-infused vocals are paired alongside hip-hop beats from production with Slakah the Beatchild, Daniel Lee, Emdee and 2nd Son, Christopher Sandes and Big Tweeze. There is some flirtation with poppier, electronic sounds here too, (think OVO's Majid Jordan) most evident on the track "Darkness of the Dawn." This electronic sound is something Charles is experimenting with these days. "'Darkness of the Dawn' ... it's an introduction to the project that I'm working on now. It's just a different feel and sound," she says. "To be honest, it was that beat. I can't quite describe it. It's just a sound that I found. It's a bit of an electronic soul sound that is coming out. I love it."

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BLAJK A

re you a good liar? That doesn't have to be in the verbal sense, either. Being a formidable purveyor of untruths extends beyond your ability to maintain a stone-cold poker face. Most of us lie more often than we care to admit: have a look at your social-media feed, for starters. How many photos are run through filters? How many accurately portray your day-to-day life? How many share the rough times? It's these contrived, superficial narratives that Toronto-based electropop act BLAJK examines on its new single, "Good Liars." "The skin I'm in is never enough / strangers know me, no real love / side by side, so out of touch" sings vocalist Jordan Radics, speaking to a scenario that's all too familiar these days. "Toronto's a big city, but it's got a fairly small social scene, and I think people feel like they know you before they even meet you or know something about you—or just assume something about somebody because of the way they present themselves on these platforms," explains bassist/keyboardist Thomas Conrad as he preps for the band's latest run of tour dates. "There's no more first impression upon meeting someone; that's already done. And I'm just as guilty of it." Conrad notes this has been especially true in his interactions with others in Toronto's vast music scene. He says it can be difficult to go into meeting someone with an open mind, because their online presence has often crafted a preconceived idea of what they're like— and it's usually inaccurate.

Sun, May 22 (9 pm) With Young Empires Starlite Room, $18 "I don't know if it's evolving it to a different platform or if it's hindering our social skills and making us all ADHD, but time will tell," he guesses at how these false interactions are impacting our society. "I'm not much of a social media kind of guy. I like to go out and see the people, but I understand that it's extremely necessary because a lot of people live on there. A lot of people, that's how they get all their news, and you can't promote

yourself without it. You really can't do anything without it." "Good Liars" is the debut single from BLAJK's forthcoming EP (title TBA) due out later in May or early June. Conrad says "Good Liars" sets the tone for what's to come with lush, atmospheric instrumentation accented by Radics' soft yet powerful voice and lyrics touching on the feeling of running in circles and coming to terms with relationships.

It's the band's second release since Radics, guitarist Brent Gordon and drummer Raymond McTaggart began working on the nascent stages of the group a couple of years back. Conrad joined just under a year ago, and he notes this EP was a tough one for the band. "It was really fast. We were all working jobs, so I think there was a fair amount of frustration [that] came [out] on it," Conrad says, explaining the drums were recorded in a day;

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Whitney I

t's a good thing trumpet player Will Miller of the Chicago-based band Whitney helped vocalist/ drummer Julien Ehrlich out of the mud during a recent day off. The band hasn't had many days off, considering it's been touring since February. So during a recent break near Oxford, Mississippi, the boys took advantage some playtime, as Ehrlich wistfully recalls during a phone chat. "We spent our day off wading in creeks. It was an awesome day off," he says. "Me and half the band members got naked and walked half a mile up this creek. It was pretty fun. There were these weird quicksand areas, where I'd be half immersed in this quicksand, and at one point, Will had to grab me and pull me out. It was kind of freaky." This is the same kind of playful attitude Whitney is becoming known for in its short time as a unit. Ehrlich and Max Kakacek, formerly of the Smith Westerns, finally found time to write together and discovered their natural affinity for collaborative composition. Ehrlich has said their upcoming debut album, Light Upon the Lake, has been the best album he's ever worked to create. "I think a lot of it has to do with Max and I writing for the first time

ever together," Ehrlich explains. "It felt really fresh and made it natural to dive [in] head-first and give our entire lives to it. It was about discovering I could write vocal melodies really well and complement what Max can do with guitar lines." The result has a spooky, romantic indie vibe which could also fit in on the outskirts of a country music festival, somehow. Think Mac DeMarco with a broader, twee sound. The band's single, "No Woman," is the darkest off the upcoming record. The melancholy aftermath of a drawn-out break up, the single contains moody lyrics balanced by a hopeful trumpet, almost a sonic representation of the adage: there's plenty of fish in the sea. Light Upon the Lake drops June 3, and despite the media buzz surrounding the album, Whitney already has its sights on new material. "It's at that stage where we're recording voice memos and song bits, thinking of new progressions and stuff like that," Ehrlich says. "When we're home again in July, that'll probably be when we go back in to record. I kind of like being away from home for awhile to get the juices flowing."

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Edmonton-based metal outfit Corvus the Crow is kicking off a Western Canadian tour in June, but first it need the funds. That's where you come in: show your support for the band in advance of its upcoming tour schedule with a good ol' metal sesh. (Rendezvous Pub, $10 in advance, $15 at the door)

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Singer songwriters Oliver Swain and Glenna Garramone are Tower of Song—a tribute to the music of Leonard Cohen reworked for two voices, a banjo, string bass, piano and guitar. (Blue Chair Cafe, $15)

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Grande Prairie might be 5397 km from Jamaica, but that hasn't stopped Tasman Jude in making reggae music on the prairies. (The Almanac, $15)

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The Shean Piano Competion invites young Canadian pianists from ages 15 to 28 to showcase their talents in a friendly competition in which the winner gets to perform with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at a later date. Six semi-finalists have been chosen. Who will be the winner? (Muttart Hall Alberta College [10050 Macdonald Dr], $10)

THE BLACKSTONE / SAT, MAY 21 (8 PM)

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Classical CONGRÈS PODIUM 2016 FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

Various locations throughout Edmonton; podiumconference.ca; Runs until May 22

CASINO YELLOWHEASD Mike

Dominey (pop); 9pm

House, Hip-Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri

COMMONWEALTH STADIUM

THE BOWER Strictly Goods:

Beyoncé - The Formation World Tour; 7:30pm; $45-$280 DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Jake

Buckley (blues/country/ folk); 9pm EARLY STAGE SALOON

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

Youth Choir & Spiritus Chamber Choir; 11am

Open mic with Stan Gallant

WINSPEAR CENTRE A

FESTIVAL PLACE Strathcona County Garage Band; 7pm; $9.50-$13.25

BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

European Journey; 8pm; $24-$79

Fuqn’ Fridays

Tower Of Song: A creative tribute to Leonard Cohen; 8pm; $25 BLUE CHAIR CAFÈ The Jivin' Belles present: A tribute to the Andrews Sisters; 8:3010:30pm; $15

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

BOHEMIA Rude Nite Out Act VIII featuring Corin Roddick (Purity Ring); 8pm; Admission by donation; 18+ only

Thu Main Fl: Throwback Thursdays with Thomas Culture - Rock&Roll, Funk, Soul, R&B and 80s jamz that will make your backbone slide; Wooftop Lounge: Dig It - Electronic, Roots & Rare Grooves; Underdog: Underdog Comedy Show

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

THE COMMON The Common

BLUES ON WHYTE The Skyla

Burrell Band; 9pm

Karaoke Thursdays; Every Thu; Free

Uncommon Thursday: Rotating Guests each week

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

Reconnected; 9pm; $10

CHVRCH OF JOHN

MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH Coastal Sound

dia Jam; 1st and 3rd Thu of each month; 9-10:30pm; Free

DJs

Sugarfoot; 9pm; $5

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Filthy LB'S PUB The Wheel in the

Ditch (rock/pop/indie); 9pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour featuring Bombproof the Horses; 5:30pm NEW WEST HOTEL Ghost

Rider; 9pm O'BYRNE'S IRISH PUB

Edmonton's best solo musicians ON THE ROCKS Heather

McKenzie Band; 9pm

Old school and new school hip hop & R&B with DJ Twist, Sonny Grimez, and Marlon English; every Fri THE COMMON Quality

Control Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan

MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

every Sat; this week: Flying Junque

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE Flashback

NAKED CYBER CAFE Support the Fort; 12pm; $20 (allday access); All proceeds of ticket sales will go to the Red Cross

Friday; Every Fri MERCER TAVERN

Movement Fridays; 8pm THE PROVINCIAL PUB Friday Nights: Video Music DJ; 9pm-2am SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

Artzy Flowz: featuring DJs and artists teaming up; 9pm VIDA LATIN NIGHT CLUB

Electric Fridays; Every Fri, 9pm; No minors

KRUSH ULTRA LOUNGE

Routes (folk); 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

DRUID IRISH PUB Tap Into

Thursdays; DJ and party; 9pm ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks: every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

House Function Thursdays; 9pm

L.B.'S PUB Open Jam

PALACE CASINO Belle Aggio;

9:30pm RENDEZVOUS PUB

Corvus The Crow, Among The Shattered, Mass Distraction, Bury Me Jack; 8pm RIVER CREE–The Venue

Led Zepplica: Led Zeppelin Tribute; 7pm (door), 9pm (show); Tickets start at $29.50 SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Jack

THE ALMANAC Tasman

hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm

Jude; 7pm; $15; all ages; licensed

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN The Rural

LIZARD LOUNGE Jam Night;

APEX CASINO Dirt Road

Routes (folk); 9pm

Angels (country/pop/rock); 9pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

ARDEN THEATRE The

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

THE NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Early: Happy Hour featuring

Pretenors; 8pm; $42 ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

Sole Rhythm; 5:30pm • Later: David Shepherd and Band with White Lightning and Ben Spencer; 8pm; $30 (adv), $35 (door), available at YEGLive

Jason Greeley; 9pm May 20-21

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

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

music SANDS INN & SUITES

Karaoke Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Pete Turland's Rockabilly Thursdays & West Coast Swing Dance Lesson; 8-11pm SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Live at Lunch

featuring local musicians; Every Thu, 11:30-1pm SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live

Blues every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm

ON THE ROCKS Heather McKenzie Band; 9pm

Stan Gallant (rock); 9pm

Semple (blues); 9pm

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Thu

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

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN The Rural

northlands.com

FRI MAY 20

open stage; 7pm

NEW WEST HOTEL Early:

Saturday Electric Blues Jam with Rotten Dan and Sean Stephens (blues); Every Sat, 2-6pm; No minors • Later: Jack Semple (blues); 9pm

Open stage with host Naomi Carmack; 8pm every Thu

Every Thu, 7-11pm

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Boreal Sons with Swear By The Moon and Lusitania Lights; 9pm; $12 (adv), $15 (door)

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Thu, 7:30pm; Free

music; 9:30pm MERCURY ROOM The

to Exile, SteinBand, Fear of City, A Haunt of Crows; 8pm

DENIZEN HALL Taking Back Thursdays: weekly punk, alternative and hardcore music; Every Thu, 8pm

HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE Bistro Jazz; Every

(blues); 9pm LEAF BAR AND GRILL Live

First Fri of every month, 9pm

CAFÉ HAVEN Music every

Your Whistle Karaoke Thursdays

LB'S PUB Troy Turner

RENDEZVOUS PUB Driven

Thu; 7pm

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Wet

GAS PUMP Saturday Jam;

3-7pm

EL CORTEZ TEQUILA BAR AND KITCHEN Kys the Sky;

CAFE BLACKBIRD Rebecca Lappa Trio; 7:30pm; $6

Circle Jam; 7:30-11:30pm

featuring the Bent Note; 7:30pm

Blackstone (alternative/ blues/rock) with guests; 8pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door)

DRUID` IRISH PUB Live DJs;

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

FIDDLER'S ROOST Acoustic

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Exquistely Lost -

Every Fri, 9pm

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

Karaoke; Every Thu, 7pm

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Oddity with guests Walking In Your City; 4pm; No cover

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Tower of

Song: A creative tribute to Leonard Cohen; 8:30; $15 (adv), $20 (door)

Stan Gallant (rock); 9pm Doug Stroud (country/pop/ rock); 9pm STARLITE ROOM The Brian

Jonestown Massacre with guests; 8pm (door); $27.50; 18+ only

Y AFTERHOURS Freedom

Fridays

SAT MAY 21 THE ALMANAC Mandates, Thick Lines, Screaming Targets, Suicide Helpline; 9pm (door), 10pm (show); $10; 18+ only APEX CASINO Dirt Road

Angels (country/pop/rock); 9pm ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair

Jason Greeley; 9pm of the Dog: Push and Pull (pop/punk/rock); 4-6pm; no cover BLUE CHAIR CAFÈ Those

Guys; 8:30-10:30pm; $10 BLUES ON WHYTE The Skyla

Burrell Band; 9pm BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

Live music; Every Sat; Free BOURBON ROOM Sweet

TIFFANY'S BIRDSHOP Young

Vintage Ride; 8pm

BLUES ON WHYTE The Skyla

Benjamins & Moonmuseum; 8pm; $10

BRIXX BAR Humans, Better

Burrell Band; 9pm

TIRAMISU BISTRO Live

BOHEMIA Gleneagle with Liam McIvor Tyner

music every Fri with local musicians

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music

Live music; Every Fri; Free BOURBON ROOM Sweet

Vintage Ride; 8pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

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

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

Williams with Al Lerman; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $18 (member), $22 (guest)

Living DJ's, Swim, Dan Pezim; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20; 18+ only CAFE BLACKBIRD The Rusty Reed Band; 8pm; $15 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

Chill Factor; 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON Fired

Up: dueling pianos (variety); 9pm

Classical

CASINO YELLOWHEAD Mike

CONGRÈS PODIUM 2016 FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

CASK AND BARREL

Dominey (pop); 9pm Kimberley MacGregor and Ayla Brook; 4-6pm; No cover

CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

Various locations throughout Edmonton; podiumconference.ca; Runs until May 22

Chill Factor; 9pm

MUTTART HALL The Shean

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live

Piano Competition; 1-8pm; $10 (per day)

Buckley (blues/country/ folk); 9pm

CAFE BLACKBIRD Dino

Dominelli Group; 8pm; $15

music every Fri; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door)

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Jake

FESTIVAL PLACE Punjabi Folk Festival; 3pm; $13.75

Doug Stroud (country/pop/ rock); 9pm SNEAKY PETE'S Sinder

Sparks K-DJ Show; 9pm-1am STARLITE ROOM The Brian

Jonestown Massacre with guests; 8pm; $23.50-$51; 18+ only TWIST ULTRA LOUNGE

Mikey Wong and his lineup of guest DJs UNION HALL Brennan Heart; 10pm; 18+ only YARDBIRD SUITE Tim

Williams with Al Lerman; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $18 (member), $22 (guest)

Classical THE ATRIUM AT THE KING’S UNIVERSITY Song and Aria

Showcase (Part of Opera Nuova); 7:30pm; $12-$20 (adv at Eventbrite)

CONGRÈS PODIUM 2016 FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

Various locations throughout Edmonton; podiumconference.ca; Runs until May 22 MUTTART HALL The Shean

Piano Competition; 1-8pm; $10 (per day)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace

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

Know...: Deep House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests; every Sat THE COMMON Get Down It's

Saturday Night: House and disco and everything

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in between with Wright & Wong, Dane

(adv), $20 (door)

DRUID IRISH PUB Live DJs

Sun; 9:30pm

every Sat; 9pm

9pm

Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat

RICHARD'S PUB Mark

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB

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

UNIONEVENTS.COM PRESENTS

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE

MAY/21

CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENT

MAY/22

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

MAY/24

ZIMMERS HOLE

W / GUESTS

YOUNG EMPIRES UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA SAVAGES BARONESS

W/ GUESTS

TIMBRE CONCERTS PRESENTS

MAY/25 MAY/27 MAY/28

Empires with guests; 8pm (doors), 9pm (show); $18; 18+ only

SUN MAY 22 BLUE CHAIR CAFÈ Brunch

W/ GUESTS

- Charlie Austin; 9:30am2:30pm; Cover by donation

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS:

BLUES ON WHYTE Early:

Burning Blues for Wildfire Victims; 4pm; $10 (all proceeds go to the Red Cross in support of Fort McMurray) • Later: The Skyla Burrell Band; 9pm May 18-22

W/ HEIRESS

THE FORGE, MINSTREL CYCLE AND THE STARLITE ROOM PROUDLY BRINGS TO YOU

ALBERTILATION EDMONTON FT. DIVINITY, DEATH TOLL RISING, EYE OF HORUS, BLACK PESTILENCE, EXIT STRATEGY, IMMUNIZE, DISPLAY OF DECAY & MORE

BRIXX BAR Tanika Charles

with guests; 8pm (door), 8:30pm (show); $10; 18+ only

MAY/30 SOLD OUT

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

OH WONDER

CHVRCH OF JOHN Bless Up!

JUN/6

PURE PRIDE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

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

Austin Creeasian Freshlan; 9pm; $7 DANCE CODE STUDIO

PURE PRIDE CIRCUS 2016 W/ KIM CHI, BRANDON COLE BAILEY & MORE

DIVERSION LOUNGE Sunday

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

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

STARLITE ROOM Young

Saturdays

TIMBRE CONCERTS PRESENTS

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm

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

Y AFTERHOURS Release

W/ WHITNEY

SANDS INN & SUITES Open

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM

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

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

Sacrilege Sundays: All metal all day

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs;

9pm

RED PIANO BAR Swingin'

Psyturdays: various DJs; 9pm

TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Association: Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm

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

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

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

W/ GUESTS ARKAVELLO

ON THE ROCKS Tiger Bomb;

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

MAY/20

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every

Classical THE ATRIUM AT THE KING’S UNIVERSITY 2016 Sunday

Master Class: featuring Tracy Dahl & Laura Loewen (Part of Opera Nuova); 7pm; $15 (adult), $10 (students) – door only CONGRÈS PODIUM 2016 FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

Various locations throughout Edmonton; podiumconference.ca; Runs until May 22

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays

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

MON MAY 23 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Wooftop: Metal Mondays

Mondays; 8-11pm Monday Jam with $4 Bill; Every Mon, 8-11pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

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

Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30-11:30pm; Free

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

Nest with DJ Blue Jay mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic

9pm

Wisdom (alternative/hip hop) with Whiteout and Jack the Ripper; 8pm; $15

ON THE ROCKS Killer

Karaoke Monday

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY AMFA

Provincial Music & Speech Festival; runs until May 28; $5 (per day), at the door WINSPEAR CENTRE ESO

& Winspear Overture Tour; 12-1pm; Free (RSVP at 780.401.2517 or jmagson@winspearcentre. com)

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs;

9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass

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

Karaoke Wednesday RED PIANO BAR Wed Night

Live: hosted by dueling piano players SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

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

ON THE ROCKS Turn't Up

TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;

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

Tuesday

9pm

WED MAY 25

TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY Live music

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle

Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

singer songwriter jam; Every Wed, 8pm

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Filthy

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

Welbourne; 9pm

featuring host Naomi Carmack and guest; 9pm; No cover

MERCURY ROOM Cryptic

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

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Early: Happy Hour featuring Ayla Brook; 5:30pm • Later: Garth Prince; 8pm; $8 (adv), $12 (door)

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

THE BUCKINGHAM Rockin' 4 Dollars; 9pm; $3 (door)

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs;

YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday

(alternative/country/folk/ pop) with Tyler Butler and Madeline and Montague; 7pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door)

with guests Head Wound City; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $22.50; 18+ only

KELLY'S PUB Open Stage:

Happy Hour featuring Jon Capus; 5:30pm

Mortal Orchestra; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20; 18+ only

MERCURY ROOM Jon Bryant

spins alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic & euro; Every Tue

Welbourne; 9pm

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

STARLITE ROOM Unknown

Main Floor: Eddie Lunchpail

BLUES ON WHYTE Jordan

9:30pm

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Classic

Crazy Dave's Rock & Roll Renegade Jam; 7:30pm

TUE MAY 24

BLUES ON WHYTE Jordan

Rock Monday

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

DJs

Bingo! Tuesdays

Stage; 7-11pm

jam every Tue; 9:30pm

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

with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open

O’BYRNE’S Guinness Celtic

2am

GAS PUMP Karaoke;

L.B.'S PUB Tue Variety Night

Open stage with Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge MERCURY ROOM Shannon

BLUES ON WHYTE Paula

Perro; 9pm BOURBON ROOM Acoustic

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

Wednesdays DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed

open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

and the Clams (alternative/ rock) with Power-Buddies and The Allovers; 8pm; $13 (adv), $16 (door)

Cluckin’ Wednesdays

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

9:30pm

Happy Hour featuring Casper Hollands; 5:30pm

KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE

FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10025-105 St NW HILLTOP PUB 8220 106 Ave HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca HORIZON STAGE 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995, horizonstage.com HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE 8336-160 Ave, 780.401.3313, hummingbirdbistro.ca IRISH SPORTS CLUB 12546-126 St, 780.453.2249 J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com KELLY'S PUB 10156-104 St NW, 780.451.8825, kellyspubedmonton.com KING'S UNIVERSITY 9125-50 St L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR AND GRILL 9016-132 Ave, 780.757.2121 LIZARD LOUNGE 11827 St. Albert Tr, 780.451.9180, facebook.com/ The-Lizard-Lounge MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 MacDonald Dr NW, mcdougallunited.com MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St MUTTART HALL 10050 Macdonald Dr, 780.633.3725 NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NEW WEST HOTEL 15025-111 Ave NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PALACE CASINO 8882-170 St NW, 780.444.2112, palacecasino. com PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3118 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A 8519-112 St, 780.431.0091, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Mother GAS PUMP Karaoke;

Karaoke Kraziness with host Ryan Kasteel; 8pm-

Wednesday's; Every Wed

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS–MACEWAN UNIVERSITY AMFA

Provincial Music & Speech Festival; runs until May 28; $5 (per day), at the door ST. PATRICK'S ANGLICAN CHURCH The Men Behind

the Music: An Evening in Paris; 7:30pm; $20 (adv) WINSPEAR CENTRE Mozart,

Vivaldi and more; 7:30pm; $24-$59

DJs BILLIARD CLUB Why wait Wednesdays: Wed night party with DJ Alize every Wed; no cover BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Kevin Martin;

Every Wed

VENUEGUIDE

MAY/20 BOMB CLOTHING CO. PRESENTED BY YOUNG AND BRAVE

SPRING/SUMMER RELEASE

MAY/21 HUMANS,BETTER LIVING DJ’S, UP+DT & THE MOOD MACHINE PRESENT

SWIM, DAN PEZIM

MAY/22

STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

MAY/27

STARLITE ROOM & THE FORGE PRESENT

TANIKA CHARLES ACT OF DEFIANCE

W/ GUESTS

FEAT. EX MEGADETH & SCAR THE MARTYR

MAY/28

DUB KONTROLLA PRESENTS

HALF NORMAL W/ WOLF CAMO & MC LOKI

JUN/1

STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

NORTHCOTE

W/ JORDAN KLASSEN & JOSIAH & THE BONNEVILLES

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9910 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte. com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com THE AVIARY 9314-111 Ave, 780.233.3635, facebook.com/ arteryyeg BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BOURBON ROOM 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert; 587.290.0071 THE BOWER 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.425; info@thebower.ca BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523,

cafehaven.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHVRCH OF JOHN 10260-103 St, 780.884.8994, thechvrchofjohn. com COMMON 9910-109 St COMMONWEALTH STADIUM 11000 Stadium Rd DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DRAFT COUNTRY NIGHT CLUB 12912-50 St NW, 780.371.7272, draftbargrill.com DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8 8130 Gateway Blvd EL CORTEZ 10322-83 Ave NW, elcortezcantina.com EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780. 424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca

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SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch. com ST. PATRICK'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 334 Knottwood Road North NW STUDIO 96 10909-96 St NW SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 1292397 St, 780.758.5924 STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TIFFANY'S BIRDSHOP 9314111 Ave TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY 17118-90 Ave TIRAMISU 10750-124 St TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 10014-81 Ave NW, 780.433.1604, trinity-lutheran. ab.ca TWIST ULTRA LOUNGE 10324-82 Whyte Ave UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 7308-76 Ave, 780.436.1554 VEE LOUNGE, APEX CASINO–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 VIDA LATIN NIGHT CLUB 10746 Jasper Ave, 780.951.2705 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428

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

COMEDY Ben Proulx: Dead or Alive Stand-up Comedy Tour • 5041-50 St, Camrose • baileytheatre.com • comedianben.com • May 20, 8pm • $25

Bill Burr • River Cree Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • rivercreeresort.com • May 21, 6pm (door) & 9:30pm (door) • Tickets start at $59.50

Black Dog Freehouse • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu

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

Colin Mochrie & Wayne Jones • Shoctor Theatre at The Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • johnwaynejones11@gmail.com • whiterhinocomedy.com • May 22, 7:30-9pm • $37.50 (+ taxes & fees general), $32.50 (+ taxes & fees student/ senior)

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Danny Acappella; May 20-21 • Chris Heward; May 27-28 • Marvin Krawczyk; Jun 3-4

Comedy Show/Dinner • Checkers Lounge/ Good Buddy, Sherwood Park • May 19 • Tickets for Comedy/Dinner or just Comedy available on Eventbrite

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Steve Simeone; May 18-22 • Comics 4 #YMM; May 23 • Mo Amer; May 25-29

Connie's Comedy hosts Comedy/Dinner Show • Checkers/Good Buddy Restaurant in Sherwood Park • with Ken Valgardson • May 19, 7pm (supper), 8pm (show)

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

characters that guests can make on their own, or one that has already been started. Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue, 7pm • $5

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

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

Fort Saskatchewan 45+ Singles Coffee Group • A&W, 10101-88 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group, all for conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm

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

Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Information Night • Habitat for Humanity Prefab Shop, 14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 236 • vbatten@hfh.org • hfh.org/volunteer/ vin • Learn about taking the next steps and what opportunities are available at Habitat for Humanity • Every 3rd Thu of the month, excluding Dec; 6-7pm • Free

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)

Groups/CLUBS/meetings

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

Aikikai Aikido Club • 10139-87 Ave, Old

Open Door Comic Creator Meetings

(South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15

Babes In Arms • The Carrot, 9351-118 Ave • A casual parent group • Every Fri, 10am-12pm

Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta (CIWAA) • Alberta Works Health Centre, #600 12323 Stony Plain Road • canadianinjuredworkers.com • Injured Workers in Pursuit of Justice denied by WCB • May 24, 3:30pm

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

Drop-In D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • An epic adventure featuring a variety of pre-made characters,

12845-102 Ave NW • thewalrus.ca/the-walrustalks-energy-edm • Featuring live presentations to discuss the new energy economy, our collective impact, and finding paths to a sustainable energy future • May 26, 7pm • $12 (student), $20 (general)

LECTURES/Presentations

Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106

Argentine Tango Dance at Foot Notes Studio • Foot Notes Dance Studio

Walrus Talks • Royal Alberta Museum,

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

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St • Comedy Groove every Wed; 9pm

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

• Chamber Toastmasters Club: 6th floor, World Trade Centre, 9990 Jasper Ave; Contact: 780.462.1878/ RonChapman@shaw.ca (Ron Chapman); 780.424.6364/dkorpany@telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org • Upward Bound Toastmaster Club: Rm 7, 6 Fl, Edmonton Public Library–DT: Meets every Wed, 7-8:45pm; Sep-May; upward.toastmastersclubs. org; reader1@shaw.ca • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

WOMEN IN BLACK • In Front of the Old Strath-

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

Amnesty International Edmonton

Toastmasters

Lightsaber Training • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Celebrating all things Star Wars. Featuring lightsaber training for the young and young at heart. Guests must bring their own lightsabers (makeshift lightsabers are welcome) • Every Wed during the summer; 7-7:45pm for young padawans, 7-8:30pm for mature padawans • Free

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

Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm

780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm

cona Farmers' Market • womeninblackedmonton. org • Silent vigil the 1st and 3rd Sat, 10-11am, each month, stand in silence for a world without violence

Gender is not a Genre • Variant Edition, Suite 102, 10441-123 St NW • 780.452.9886 • variantedmonton.com • A discussion panel about LGBTQ representation in pop culture • May 28, 7pm Journalist Interrupted: Towards a blueprint for a new free press • CN Conference Theatre, MacEwan University, Room 5-142 (105 St Building), 10700-104 St • journalistinterrupted.eventbrite.com • If mainstream media outlets wither, what happens to journalism? What is lost? What might be gained? These and other questions will be addressed • May 26, 7:30-9:30pm • Free; register at Eventbrite

Secrets to Manifesting: Finding Your True Purpose in Life Workshop

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

• Unity of Edmonton, 11715-108 Ave • unity@ unityofedmonton.ca • thepoweroftheheart.com • unityofedmonton.ca • Participants will learn to identify the intentions of their soul, live with an open heart and more • May 26 • $25 (minimum); reserve tickets at unity@unityofedmonton.ca

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm

We Can Do It Workshops • Grow Centre,

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

Poor Vote Turnout • Rossdale Hall, 1013596 Ave • poorvoteturnout.ca • Public meetings: promoting voting by the poor • Every Wed, 7-8pm

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

Scrambled YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 1022597 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm Seventies Forever Music Society • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave •

10516-82 Ave • contactseeds@shaw.ca • fertilityawarenesschartingcircle.org • Part of a series on Women's Health. Schedule: Preparing for Pregnancy (May 26) • May 26; 6:30-8:30pm • Suggested donation $10 (can be waived in case of financial necessity); Pre-register at contactseeds@ shaw.ca

QUEER Beers for Queers • Empress Ale House, 9912 Whyte Ave • Meet the last Thu each month

Evolution Wonderlounge • 10220-103

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

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

Not Enough Fest Edmonton • Ritchie Community League, 7727-98 St • notenoughfestyeg.wordpress.com • Bringing women, queer and trans artists together to collaborate, make noise and take up space • May 21-22 Pride Centre of Edmonton • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Drop in hours: Mon, Wed 4-7pm; Fri 6-9pm; Closed Sat-Sun and Holidays • Trans* Youth Group: Support, discussion, and networking group for trans* and questioning youth; 3rd Mon each month, 7-9pm • JamOUT: Music mentorship and instruction for youth aged 12-24; Every other Tue, 7-9pm • Equal Fierce Fit & Fabulous: recreational fitness program, ages 12-24; every other Tue, 6-8pm, every other Tue • Queer Lens: weekly education and discussion group open to everyone; every Wed, 7-8:30pm • Mindfulness Meditation: open to everyone; every Thu, 6-6:50pm • Men's Social Circle: A social support group for all male-identified persons over 18 years of age in the LGBT*Q community; 1st and 3rd Thu each month; 7-9pm • WoSC (Women's Social Circle): A social support group for all female-identified persons over 18 years of age in the GLBT community; 2nd and 4th Thu of the month; 7-9pm • TTIQ (18+ Trans* Group): 2nd Mon of the month, 7-9pm • Art & Identity: exploring identity through the arts, a wellness initiative; Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Edmonton Illusions: cross-dressing and transgender group 18+; 2nd Fri of each month, 7-9pm • Movies & Games Night: Every other Fri, 6-9pm • ALL Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8648-81 St; An opportunity for people to swim in a safe space whether trans, non-binary, scarred, differently abled, or any body that finds regular swimming space uncomfortable. Note: change rooms and bathrooms will be gender neutral; 3rd Sat of the month, 9:30-10:30pm; $5 (suggested donation) • Thought OUT: Altview’s all-ages discussion group; every Sat, 7-9pm • Polyamory Edmonton: Community social group; 3rd Sat of the month, 1-3pm • Seahorse Support Circle: facilitated meet up for families with trans and gender creative kids aged 5-14; 2nd Sun of the month, 3-5pm • ReachOUT: Just For Men: peer facilitated wellness support group for GBT (male identified) people; 3rd Sun of the month, 3-5pm • Men Talking with Pride: Social discussion group for gay and bisexual men; Every Sun, 7-9pm • Pagan Women’s Group: 1st Sun of every month, 2-5pm St Paul's United Church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

Team Edmonton • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • Swimming: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • Water Polo: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • Yoga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • Taekwondo: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • Abs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • Dodgeball: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • Running: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • Spin: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• Volleyball: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • Meditation: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • Board Games: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • All Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm Woodys Video Bar • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Sun: Last Sun each month, Woodys Jam Session with the talented regular customers; Jugs of Canadian or Kokanee only $13 • Mon: Massive Mondays features talented comedians • Tue: Domestic bottle beer special only $3.75 all night long • Wed: Jugs of Canadian and Kokanee for $13; Karaoke with Shirley from 7pm12:30am • Thu: Highballs on special only $3.75 all night long; Karaoke with Bubbles 7pm-12:30am • Fri: Comming soon: DJ Arrow Chaser's new TGIF Party • Sat: Pool Tournement, 4pm; Jager shots on special only $4; Coming soon, DJ Jazzy SPECIAL EVENTS 2016 Celebration of Spring • Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, located 25 minutes or 50 km (30 miles) east of Edmonton along Highway 16, just 3 km (1.8 miles) east of Elk Island National Park • history.alberta.ca/ukrainianvillage • Take in one of Alberta’s largest Ukrainian dance extravaganzas 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 23, 10am-5pm

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Agricola Release Weekend • Happy Harbor Comics, • 780.452.8211 • happyharborcomics.com • Featuring a game day to celebrate the newest release, and snacks will be available for purchase. Donations will also be collected for Edmonton’s Food Bank • May 21, 12-4pm A Toast to the Post: 150 Years • Victoria Settlement, Located 10 km south of Smoky Lake on secondary highway #855, and 6 km east on the historic Victoria Trail • 780.656.2333 • history.alberta.ca/victoria • Celebrate the 150th year history of the HBC Post being named “Victoria”, after the Queen. Featuring afternoon tea and birthday cake and learn the story of the Victoria Post Clerk’s House and the details of its restoration • May 24 • Free-$14

Dark Matters: Clue • Telus World of Science, 11211-142 St • 780.451-3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca • Learn how real life crime scene investigators find their clues and catch the perpetrator. In addition to exploring modern day forensics science, we’ll go back in time to the Victorian era and solve crimes with Sherlock Holmes • May 19, 7-10pm • $17 (adv), $23 (door, +GST), $27.95 (Dark Matters + Sherlock Holmes exhibit; +GST) DBG Annual Plant Sale • Devonian Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 • dbg.events@ualberta. ca • devonian.ualberta.ca • An interesting selection of hardy perennials, edibles, shrubs, indoor plants, and more are offered at very reasonable prices. See what the DBG Horticulturists have been experimenting with in the greenhouses over the winter • May 14-Jun 30

DC Rebirth Midnight Release Party • Variant Edition, Suite 102, 10441-123 St NW • 780.452.9886 • variantedmonton.com • Guests will be able to pick-up a copy of DC Rebirth issue one, DC Comics new branding initiative. At midnight, guests will be able to pick up Justice League issue 50 (the finalè to the Darkseid War), and more • May 24, 10pm

Fireside Ghost Experience • Begins at Dawson Park, 89 St • Guests will immerse themselves in ghost stories, while enjoying a limousine ride, and visiting some of Edmonton's most frightening haunts. For adults, and kids 12+ • May 19, 7-10pm & Jun 9, 7-10pm • $49.95 (+ GST)

GEOMEER's Sprint N' Splash • Aspen Gardens Community League, 12015-39A Ave • geomeer.ca/announcing-geomeers-sprint-nsplash-2016 • Alberta’s only water race. Sign up for the 5K Aquaventure, arm yourself with your preferred water gun, and show up ready for some summer fun. Be sure to also brush up on your slip n’ slide moves so that you can splash across the finish line in style • Jun 4, 10am-4pm • $25 (adults, 18+), $15 (youth 10-17), free (kids 7 and under)

Night Market Edmonton • Beaverhill House Park, Jasper Ave & 105 St • nightmarketedmonton@gmail.com • 780.934.1568 • nightmarketedmonton.com • Watch an old movie, eat some food, or shop at the vendor’s stalls • Every Fri, 7-11pm, May 20-Aug • Free

Stan Reynolds: The Original Canadian Picker - Exhibition • Reynolds-Alberta Museum, 6426-40 Ave, Wetaskiwin • 780.312.2065 • reynoldsalbertamuseum@gov.ab.ca • history. alberta.ca/reynolds • An exhibit that provides insight into Stan Reynolds and his love of history and preserving the past for future generations. Check out his greatest finds and take a White Glove Tour in the gallery • Runs until Oct 11, 2016

Sunset and Full Moon Tours at Elk Island • Elk Island National Park • 780.922.4324 • info@haskincanoe.ca • haskincanoe.ca/full-moon-tours.html • An opportunity to view the orange and red glow of the sun setting and maybe have the full moon over head. Guests will paddle slowly through the islands and will be immersed in the ambience of the closing of the day, listening for the distant cry of the loon or splash of the beaver. Guests aere asked to bring their binoculars and camera to view the birds and wildlife that Astotin Lake may offer • May 20-21, Jun 18, Jul 16, Aug 20, Sep 17 • $45 (per person with a choice of canoe, tandem kayak, single kayak), $36 (per person for Voyageur Canoe Tour)

YEG Market • 152 St and Stony Plain Road • yegmarket.com • Featuring a different theme each week. Included is fresh fruit, veggies, crafts and more • Ever Fri, 4-8pm, May 27-Sep 16 • Free

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ALBERTA-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS •• AUCTIONS •• REACH OVER 1 Million Readers Weekly. Advertise Province Wide Classiﬁeds. Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com. COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION! 9th Annual Calgary Premier Collector Car Auction. Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, June 17-19. Time to consign, all makes & models welcome. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 102; Consign@egauctions.com; EGauctions.com. (2) DAY UNRESERVED AUCTION. Industrial - Tuesday, June 21, 2016, 8 a.m. Agricultural - Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 8 a.m. Aldersyde, Alberta. To consign to these auctions call Canadian Public Auction 403-269-6699 or see www. canadianpublichauction.com. ACREAGE AUCTION for Marjorie Chieduch & Estate of Dennis Chieduch - May 28, Onoway, Alberta. 2005 & 1999 Cadillac; Cat 246 loader; shop

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BC Musician Magazine - Alberta Edition BC Musician Magazine is seeking the services of an Editor to be responsible for content for a separate Alberta edition. The Editor will be engaged with the greater Alberta Arts and Culture Community and have experience managing a network of contributors. A substantial portion of the content of the magazine will be prepared by musicians and artists who are not professional writers. The Editor must be willing to represent a range of viewpoints and be able to shape content from a variety of sources without losing the originality of the contributing voices. The successful candidate will have planning, editing and organizational skills as well as a passion for new and original story ideas that are not strictly limited to music. These may include the visual arts, other print media, film and politics. The desire to engage readers is fundamental. The Editor must have a strong design sense and a willingness to work with the production staff to produce a visually compelling product. Fluency with social media and social media analytic skills are essential. The position will be located within the office of Vue Weekly. Please reply to the Publisher with a resume and cover letter stating why you are interested in the position.

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FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 19): "An oar moves a boat by entering what lies outside it," writes poet Jane Hirshfield. You can't use the paddle inside the boat! It's of no value to you unless you thrust it into the drink and move it around vigorously. And that's an excellent metaphor for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, my friend. If you want to reach your next destination, you must have intimate and continual interaction with the mysterious depths that lie outside your known world. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 20): The short attention span is now enshrined as the default mode of awareness. "We skim rather than absorb," says author James Lough. "We read Sappho or Shakespeare the same way we glance over a tweet or a text message, scanning for the gist, impatient to move on." There's a problem with that approach, however. "You can't skim Shakespeare," Lough says. I propose that we make that your epigram to live by in the coming weeks, Taurus: You can't skim Shakespeare. According to my analysis, you're going to be offered a rich array of Shakespearelevel information and insights. To get the most out of these blessings, you must penetrate and marinate and ruminate. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUN 20): "There are situations in life when it is wisdom not to be too wise," said Friedrich Schiller. The coming days may be one of those times for you. I therefore advise you to dodge any tendency you might have to be impressed with your sophisticated intelligence. Be suspicious of egotism masquerading as cleverness. You are most likely to make good decisions if you insist on honouring your raw instincts. Simple solutions and uncomplicated actions will give you access to beautiful truths and truthful beauty, especially if you anchor yourself in innocent compassion. CANCER (JUN 21 – JUL 22): To prepare you for the coming weeks, I have gathered three quotes from the Bulgarian writer Elias Canetti. These gems, along with my commentary, will serve you well if you use them as seeds for your ongoing meditations. Seed #1: "He would like to start from scratch. Where is scratch?" Here's my addendum: no later than your birthday, you'll be ready to start from scratch. In the meantime, your task is to find out where scratch is, and clear a path to it. Seed #2: "All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams." My addendum: monitor your dreams closely. They will offer clues about what you need to remember. Seed #3: "Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose the habit of the past." My addendum: go in search of the miraculous.

LEO (JUL 23 – AUG 22): "There are friendships like circuses, waterfalls, libraries," said writer Vladimir Nabokov. I hope you have at least one of each, Leo. And if you don't, I encourage you to go out and look for some. It would be great if you could also get access to alliances that resemble dancing lessons, colourful sanctuaries, lion whisperers, prayer flags and the northern lights. Right now you especially need the stimulation that synergistic collaborations can provide. The next chapter of your life story requires abundant contact with interesting people who have the power to surprise you and teach you. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 22): "Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible," says author Rebecca Solnit. She is, of course, implying that it might be better not to beat the possible, but rather to protect and nurture the possible as a viable option—especially if perfection ultimately proves to have no value other than as a stick. This is always a truth worth honouring, but it will be crucial for you in the weeks to come. I hope you will cultivate a reverence and devotion to the possible. As messy or maddening as it might be, it will also groom your powers as a maker. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 22): An invigorating challenge is headed your way. To prepare you, I offer the wisdom of French author André Gide. "Through loyalty to the past," he wrote, "our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's joy makes way for it." What this means, Libra, is that you will probably have to surrender your attachment to a well-honed delight if you want to make yourself available for a bright new delight that's hovering on the frontier. An educational blessing will come your way if and only if you clear space for its arrival. As Gide concludes, "Each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding wave." SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 21): "How prompt we are to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our bodies; how slow to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our souls!" Henry David Thoreau wrote that, and now I'm passing it on to you just in time for a special phase of your long-term cycle. During this upcoming interlude, your main duty is to feed your soul in every way you can imagine. So please stuff it with unpredictable beauty and reverent emotions. Cram it with mysterious adventures and rambling treks in the frontier. Gorge it with intimate unpredictability and playful love and fierce devotions on behalf of your most crucial dreams. Warning: you will not be able to rely solely on the soul food that has sustained you in the past. Be eager to discover new forms of nourishment.

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SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 – DEC 21): "Here's how every love letter can be summarized," says Russell Dillon in his poem "Past-PerfectImpersonal": "What is it you're unable to surrender and please may I have that?" I bring this tease to your attention because it may serve as a helpful riddle in the coming weeks. You're entering a phase when you will have an enhanced ability to tinker with and refine and even revolutionize your best intimate relationships. I'm hoping Dillon's provocation will unleash a series of inquiries that will inspire you as you imagine how you could supercharge togetherness and reinvent the ways you collaborate. CAPRICORN (DEC 22 – JAN 19): Fifth-century Christian theologian St Jerome wrote that "it requires infinite discretion to look for gold in the midst of dirt." Ancient Roman poet Virgil on one occasion testified that he was "searching for gold in dung." While addressing the angels, 19th-century French poet Charles Baudelaire bragged, "From each thing I extracted its quintessence. You gave me your mud, and I made gold out of it." From what I can tell, Caprciorn, you have been engaged in similar work lately. The climax of your toil should come in the next two weeks. (Thanks to Michael Gilleland for the inspiration: tinyurl. com/mudgold.) AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 18): "At this time in my life," says singer Joni Mitchell, "I've confronted a lot of my devils. A lot of them were pretty silly, but they were incredibly real at the time." According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, you are due to enjoy a similar grace period. It may be a humbling grace period, because you'll be invited to decisively banish wornout delusions that have filled you with needless fear. And it may be a grace period that requires you to make strenuous adjustments, since you'll have to revise some of your old stories about who you are and how you got here. But it will also be a sweet grace period, because you'll be blessed again and again with a visceral sense of liberation. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20): More than halfway through her prose poem "A Settlement," Mary Oliver abruptly stops her meandering meditation on the poignant joys of spring's soft awakening. Suddenly she's brave and forceful: "Therefore, dark past, I'm about to do it. I'm about to forgive you for everything." Now would be a perfect moment to draw inspiration from her, Pisces. I dare you to say it. I dare you to mean it. Speak these words: "Therefore, dark past, I'm about to do it. I'm about to forgive you for everything."V

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Living with genital warts The stigma about HPV is BS—but disclosure is important

: I read your last column on herpes and appreciated your perspective. I'm recently starting to date again after a long relationship and a relatively bad break-up. In addition to my emotional baggage, I'm also now healing from the genital warts that I picked up from my rebound one-night stand. It wasn't a bad outbreak and I've been treated, but now I'm wondering what this means for my dating life. Am I obligated to tell people that I'm dating/sleeping with that I have genital warts? And if so, any suggestions on how to bring that up? Also, I thought I was vaccinated, so WTF?

: First, a little medical information: genital warts are a form of the human papilloma virus (HPV). There are over 170 strains of HPV, which infects the skin and causes lesions and warts all over the body—including the common wart, which usually surfaces on hands; it's associated with strains

two or seven. Of the 170 strains, more than 40 are genital related and are transmitted through sexual contact. It is estimated that 90 percent of genital warts are caused by strain six or 11. HPV can also cause premalignant lesions that are a precursor for cervical, vulvar and anal cancers. There is particular risk of developing cancers through exposure to HPV–16 and HPV–18. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted viral infection: an estimated 75 percent of sexually active men and women having been exposed to at least one genital-related strain. As with herpes, it's totally possible to not know you have it (for example, strains related to cervical cancer aren't symptomatic for male carriers) or to transmit the virus without an active outbreak or while using a condom. HPV has garnered a lot of attention in the past decade due to its high transmission risk and its link to cancer. This has prompted politi-

cal support for free vaccinations of people under 25 and the controversial program of HPV vaccinations in middle school. If you were a part of this program, then you likely received the three-part vaccine Gardasil, which inoculated you against the most common strains: HPV–6, –11, –16 and –18. Roughly 10 percent of genital warts wouldn't be covered in that vaccine ... so it seems you've contracted an uncommon strain. (Note: a newer version of the vaccine has added coverage for five additional strains of HPV.) As for your question about disclosure: yes, you should tell people that you have genital warts. When it comes to anything sex/dating related, I am an unrelenting advocate for informed consent. This means providing partners with sufficient information about both risks and benefits so that they can make an informed decision to have sex with you. For instance, you can say how

good you'll make them feel but then let them know you'll likely never call them again. Informed consent: it's basic courtesy. When it comes to STIs, this conversation is even more important. Whether you're carrying bacteria that's easily treated with an antibiotic, or a virus you'll have for life, people deserve to know what they are getting into if they choose to have sex with you. And the reality is that a lot of people will decide not to—which sucks, but I'm sure you understand. And it may make dating harder. I think the worst part of genital warts—and herpes—is the stigma, which is bullshit. The virus itself is usually not that big of a deal (minus the uncomfortable freezing treatments); people usually only have a few bumps and one outbreak. No big deal. Yet, telling people is hard. My only advice is to be honest and upfront. Remember that you have

nothing to be ashamed of: the more comfortable you are talking about it, the more comfortable they'll be. I'd bring it up sooner rather than later ... but maybe not on the first date. Let them know when you had the outbreak and how long since you were treated and have been without symptoms. You can discuss the virus itself, how it's contracted and the vaccine, and then let them decide what they want to do. And if you want to avoid all of that, there's always positivesingles. com. Either way, don't be afraid to get out there!V Tami-lee Duncan is a Registered Psychologist in Edmonton, specializing in sexual health. Please note that the information and advice given above is not a substitute for therapeutic treatment with a licensed professional. For information or to submit a question, please contact tami-lee@vueweekly.com. Follow on Twitter @SexOlogyYEG. Dan savage savagelove@vueweekly.com

GUILT RIDDEN

Over the years, I have consumed what I believe to be an average amount of porn for a 44-year-old hetero guy. I have never paid for it and I am now facing a troubled conscience for that fact. I could obviously just subscribe to some site or other now, but that would benefit only one company and/ or set of performers. Is there a Dan Savage–approved charity relating to the adult film industry to which I could donate? Seeks Penance And Needs Knowledge "Porn performers almost never get royalties for their scenes when they work for big studios," Conner Habib, a writer, activist and porn performer, says. "If you buy into the trickle-down theory of things, then more money for the studio should mean more money for the performers. If you don't buy into that—and not everyone does—there are other options." To get your money directly to the performers whose work you're currently enjoying/stealing, SPANK, you can patronize smaller studios run by performers, book time with independent webcam models and purchase porn created by performers on sites like Clips4Sale.com. To atone for your years of freeloading, SPANK, you can and should make large donations to two organizations. "The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC) (apac-usa.com) is the largest performer-based organization in the world, and its membership is made up entirely of performers," Habib says. "Full disclosure: I'm the vice president, but

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no donation money goes to me or any board member. It all goes to the organization, which works to improve the working conditions, quality of life and safety of performers, as well as to fight anti-porn laws and stigma." Habib also recommends donating money to the Sex Workers Outreach Project (swopusa.org). "This isn't a porn-specific organization," Habib says, "but it works to protect and fight for the rights of all sex workers. Since many performers are doing other forms of sex work, donations go a long way to help porn performers." Habib will be hosting an online lecture/seminar about the upside of porn on Sunday, June 5. His talk is titled "Pornworld: Why Pornography Is a Healthy Part of Our Culture," and you can find out more about it by searching "pornworld" at Eventbrite.com. You can—and you should—follow Habib on Twitter @ConnerHabib.

DIRTY OLD MAN

I didn't talk to my nearly 70-year-old dad for most of my 20s. Now that I'm back trying to maintain relationships with my parents, I am struggling. My dad is the king of the overshare. He makes creepy comments about women who are about 30 to 40 years younger than him—including women who were kids when he met them but are now grown-ups. Not something I want to hear. I don't think he is abusing anyone—he's just being creepy—but I desperately want him to stop with the inappropriate comments. He makes about one creepy

comment per phone conversation. If he were a person at work, I would be able to stand up for myself and say, "That is not appropriate." But when he says creepy stuff, Dan, I'm a deer in the headlights. I go silent, it's awkward and I keep hoping he'll understand how weird he's being. I would say something, but bringing up things that anger me causes him to act overly sorry, and that routine is annoying too. I asked my mom (they divorced a long time ago), and she had no suggestions. She was just like, yeah, he's like that. Any suggestions on what to say? Seeking Help Regarding Unpleasant Guy "Dad! It creeps me out when you make comments about women you wanna fuck. I realize you're a sexual person, and I honour that, and blah de blah blah blah. But these are thoughts you share with friends, Dad, not with your adult children. There's no need to go into your ohso-sorry routine, Dad; we just need to change the subject."

POLY PRESSURE

My husband and I have been married for 16 years. We have been polyamorous for the last five years. We are a bit mismatched sexually in many ways. Polyamory was our solution. For much of this time, my husband had a girlfriend. Before I go on, let me say that I adore my husband in all ways except sex. We are raising a child together and are a good fit otherwise. I no longer have any desire to have sex with my husband. Lots of men and women write in to com-

plain about their partner's low libido. This is not the case. My libido is fine. I just don't want to have sex with my husband. Whenever we would have sex in the past, I would get anxious and try to avoid it. We each have our issues. He feels insecure and has trouble maintaining erections. I always felt desexualized—not by him, but when I was younger. Being a poly woman dating in my 40s has been incredibly empowering and sexy. But my husband's experiences have been different. He is frustrated because it is hard for him to meet women, and his frustration is made worse by the fact that I don't want sex with him either. When he had a girlfriend, our sex life wasn't as much of an issue. What should I do? He's unhappy. I'm frustrated. Neither of us wants to divorce. Should I force myself? Lady In Baltimore Isn't Desiring Obligatory Sex It is a truth universally acknowledged—in the poly universe anyway—that a married poly woman will have an easier time finding sex partners than a married poly man. Some men in open/poly relationships present themselves as dishonest cheaters rather than honest non-monogamists because women would rather fuck a married man who's cheating on his wife than a married man who isn't cheating on his wife. Go figure. Anyway, LIBIDOS, the answer to your question—should you force yourself to fuck your husband?—depends on your answer to this question: how badly do you want to avoid divorce? Because if your husband

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can't or won't pretend to be cheating, LIBIDOS, and if women won't fuck him because he's in an open marriage, your refusal to fuck him could wind up incentivizing divorce. So to save your marriage, LIBIDOS, you might wanna fuck your husband once in a while. Forcing yourself to fuck someone is tiresome and dispiriting, I realize, but you can always close your eyes and think about someone you'd rather be fucking— a time-tested stratagem employed successfully by millions of people in loving, stable and sexually enervating/dead marriages. And since you're off the hook when your husband has a girlfriend, LIBIDOS, you might wanna do everything you can to help him find a new one—a stratagem employed by tens of thousands of women in poly relationships. You don't want your husband stewing alone at home while you're out fucking your boyfriend(s), LIBIDOS, because that ups the odds of your resentful/unfucked husband asking you to close up your relationship again or asking you for a divorce. So help him craft messages to women he contacts online, go to play parties and poly mixers with him, and vouch for him to women he's interested in. But between girlfriends, LIBIDOS, you'll probably wanna fuck him once in a while. Lube for you, Viagra for him, pot for you both. Jillian Keenan, author of Sex with Shakespeare, on the Savage Lovecast: savagelovecast.com. @fakedansavage on Twitter

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