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The Preacher, the Princess and a Crow showcases the demonic temptation of man

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FRONT POLITICALINTERFERENCE

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Leadership college clearly a failure

Lack of approval process for opulent extremes proves unaffordable and unsustainable

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magine for a moment how you would react if Alberta’s NDP government provided $35 million for a handful of elite students to receive lectures and instruction on ‘leadership’ from folks with close ideological ties to the government.

Now imagine that, in addition to the lectures and instruction, a new building and residence was built to house those students and their activities, with luxurious fixtures and common rooms far beyond any other university residence.

Well, you don’t actually have to imagine it, because it is exactly what Alberta’s Conservative government did in 2014, at a time when post-secondary budgets across the province were being trimmed due to a series of funding cuts.

The project in question is the Peter Lougheed Leadership College (PLLC), a collaboration between the University of Alberta and the Banff Centre. At the U of A, plans for the program include accepting up to 125 students a year and providing them two years of lectures and mentorship by successful Alberta business people, politicians, and academics (or what others might call wealthy conservatives). It also includes a brand new residence on the U of A campus which includes an industrial kitchen, beautiful fixtures including a reported quarter-million-dollar fireplace, and a monthly residence charge that al-

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most doubles what other residences on campus cost.

The PLLC’s first cohort of 45 students is set to graduate this year, with the second and third groups already selected. Not one has reached the anticipated size of 125, despite numerous extended application deadlines and even financial enticements. The new residence, Peter Lougheed Hall, is set to open the first week of June.

At the U of A, the PLLC was largely a vanity project spearheaded by former President Indira Samasekera, and rushed through the necessary approvals pretty much every step of the way. The initiative was structured in such a way that those approvals were able to bypass the thorough academic oversight and scrutiny usually required by the creation of new programs, with the result being significant push-back and ongoing criticism of the project by many U of A students and faculty.

On the occasion of the completion of the building and imminent gradu-

ation of the first student group, the U of A released a report it had commissioned from Peter Mackinnon, a former president of the University of Saskatchewan and recent interim president of Athabasca University, to assess the PLLC progress thus far.

Mackinnon’s findings were fairly clear and unequivocal. He managed to find some positive things to say, like the fact that PLLC closely

strong endorsement of the project’s work to this point.

On the other hand, Mackinnon’s concerns about the PLLC were much more meaningful. Top among these is what he calls a “long-term sustainability problem." Here, he does not mince words. The university has been unable to secure the level of funding it had hoped for the college, and in his assessment, “quite simply, as seen from 2016, the college is not sustainable.” It turns out funds that were initially meant to be endowed are being used instead to pay annual bills for the college and cover the cost of the building, meaning that they are quickly running out.

Mackinnon also highlights other issues like the fact PLLC students are unlikely to be able to afford to live in the new residence because of the premium cost of the rooms, and the fact the $10,000 awards offered to students as enticements to take the program are completely unsustainable. He also identifies that the larger university community seems to have almost no interest

Not one of the cohorts has reached the anticipated size of 125, despite numerous extended application deadlines and even financial enticements.

aligns with the U of A’s strategic plan (a plan that was largely written by many of the same administrators who originally pushed the project through to completion.) He also commented positively on the “evident commitment and esprit de corps” within the college, which apparently means everyone at the college gets along and likes each other.

Neither one of those is a particularly

or stake in the success of the PLLC, something he calls a “lack of equity in the college.” Who would have thought the program designed and propelled from the president’s office that bypassed all the usual collegial governance and collaborative design processes and serves less than 0.5 percent of the U of A’s student population would have trouble getting buy-in from the larger campus community?

The PLLC’s Vice-Principal, Martin Ferguson-Pell, provided a response to Mackinnon’s report that tries to sugar-coat the problems and defend the work of the PLLC, but it is weak and unconvincing.

The only hope going forward is that the Alberta government take Mackinnon’s findings to heart and put an end to this failed experiment in leadership training. The resources and energy going into this project on an annual basis could be much better spent supporting existing leadership, public engagement, and community service projects across campus that are having a genuine impact and serving a much broader segment of the university.

Peter Lougheed himself believed leadership was fundamentally about community and public interest, not elite isolation. Closing the PLLC would be the best way for the university and the government to truly honour that legacy.

GWYNNE DYER // GWYNNE@vueweekly.com

Venezuela about to hit rock bottom

President Maduro scraps constitution as a last-ditch effort to keep his place of power

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am no Mussolini,” insisted Venezuela’s beleagured President Nicolas Maduro on television early this month, but if things go on this way, he could end up like Mussolini.

That would be very unfortunate for him, and also for Venezuela.

The daily street protests against Maduro’s rule are now in their second month, and around forty people have already been killed, most of them by the police. “Molotov cocktails” (firebombs) are old hat; the new fashion is for “poopootovs”—containers of human or animal excrement that are thrown at the security forces. Nobody knows when it will all end, but most people fear that it will end badly.

It didn’t begin all that badly. Hugo Chavez, a radical former army officer who led a failed coup attempt in 1992, was elected to the presidency quite legitimately in 1998.

Venezuela was the richest country in South America because of its oil wealth, but most of the 31 million Venezuelans were very poor, and Chavez proposed to change that.

He had strong popular support— majorities of around 60 percent in the 2002 and 2006 elections, and still 55 percent even in 2012—and he had lots of money to give to the poor. But he died of cancer in 2013, and his successor, a former bus driver called Nicolas Maduro, got barely 50 percent of the vote in a special election later that year. He has not had a quiet moment since.

The problem is money. Chavez ran up massive deficits to finance his spending on health, education and housing, which really did transform the lives of many of Venezuela’s poor, but the bills only came in after he died. The world price of oil collapsed, Venezuela’s income did too, and everything went sour.

Now Venezuela has the highest inflation in the world (700 percent this year), and the economy has shrunk by almost one-fifth. There are chronic shortages of food and medicines: three-quarters of Venezuelans say they are eating less than two meals a day, and the child

death rate is up by 30 percent. And a lot of people, including former Maduro supporters, are very angry.

Maduro’s response has been to blame all the problems on the local business elite, who he claims are hoarding goods to cause shortages, and on the United States, which he says is plotting with the local opposition parties to overthrow the elected government. But plots are hardly necessary: he barely scraped into office in the 2012 election, and he would lose massively in an election held today.

To stay in power, Maduro must avoid an election, and the next presidential election is due next year. The opposition already won a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly in 2015, so Maduro’s first move, in late March, was to have the Supreme Court (packed with his supporters) simply declare that the National Assembly was “in contempt” of the country’s laws and shut it down.

That was what brought the pro-

testers out on the streets in such numbers that, three days later, Maduro lost his nerve and the Supreme Court revoked its decree.

But the protests, fueled by the growing shortages of practically everything, just kept going, and now the demonstrators were demanding the next presidential election be brought forward from 2018 to this year.

Maduro is cornered. He could not win a presidential election this year, or in 2018 either. It’s not even certain that the rank-and-file of the security forces can be relied on to defend him forever, so he has played his last card: a new constitution.

The last constitution was written

by Chavez himself and adopted in 1999. At the time, he said it was the best in the world and promised it would last for centuries, but on May 1, Maduro said the country needs a new one. He is going to call a “constituent assembly” to write it, although he was vague on

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how its members would be chosen.

Some might be elected, and others would be chosen from “social organisations” (i.e. his cronies).

The Chavez constitution does not give Maduro the authority to do this, but the man is desperate. He needs an excuse to postpone elections he knows he would lose, and this is the best he can come up with. It won’t work, because the opposition understands his game and will not accept it. The country is drifting towards civil war.

“I don’t want a civil war,” Maduro said while announcing his constituent assembly, but he is laying the foundations for one. He might even win it, in the short term, if the army and police stay loyal to him. But in the longer run he really does risk ending up like Mussolini: executed without trial and hanging upsidedown in a public square.

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n case you’ve never made my acquaintance, I should seize this opportunity to advise you that I love Lebanese breakfast (which, to be honest, is usually more like brunch by the time I get around to it). Make no mistake: I love bacon and eggs, toast and hashbrowns, but I also love flatbread toasted with thyme, sesame seeds and olive oil.

I love fava beans with onions, tomatoes and lemon, garlicky yogurt with chickpeas and toasted pita, soft cheese with olives and mint grilled in sauj bread, with a big plate of veggies and turnip pickles on the side.

So when a trusted dining out cohort told me about a place called Zar Zor and its Iraqi breakfast menu, I was instantly excited to experience novel variants on what I understood Arabs to eat in the morning. // Supplied photo by Zar Zor Restaurant Zar Zor boasts right on its awning: Mesopotamian flavours. How can you drive by that and not want to find out what flavours come from Mesopotamia? Chances are you wouldn’t normally drive by at all, given its location on a quiet residential street. But this is the very essence of the neighbourhood strip mall gem.

Just to be clear, Zar Zor fits the designation. It’s interior is not just brand new, but modern and handsome in its humble way. Framed Middle Eastern art and contemporary Arab music— plus a big honkin’ screen playing lifestyle porn-y Lebanese pop videos— add a hint of ethnic atmosphere.

The spotless bathroom smells like a freshly unwrapped stick of chewing gum. And, oh, the food.

My co-diners and I are seated by the big front window and passed heavy menus. We’re the first and only customers of the day, and we’re hungry.

The server is a bit abashed taking our beverage order—laban (if you consider yogurt a beverage), tart tamarind juice and a pot of Arabic coffee redolent of cardamom—and clearly shy about her English, which sounded entirely solid to me. One co-diner who

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had lived in the Middle East for a few years spoke a few words of Arabic politeness, and that helped break the ice.

Once we had negotiated a shared repast for five, our food arrived in a steady and orderly procession, starting with a complimentary bowl of lentil soup. Hummus and baba ganoush and housemade flatbread— somewhere between pita and chapatti—were next up. The creamy baba ganoush, flecked with parsley and dotted with whole green olives, achieved acclaim alongside the entirely adequate hummus. I was personally less taken with the mosabaha ($5.95), a warm bowl of chickpeas mixed with yogurt, lemon juice and tahini, which was a little anonymous.

Next came the items from the Mesopotamian Breakfast section of the menu, and they did not disappoint. In fact, without sideplates we just pawed at the food with fresh-torn bread—it was a little unseemly on our part.

The Chelefry platter ($10.95) certainly expanded my idea of breakfast food, comprising chunks of stewed beef, roasted potato, green pepper and tomato in an aromatic tomato sauce, but I wanted the whole plate to myself. The Makhlama platter ($10.95) mixed up seasoned ground beef with eggs, tomatoes and onions.

Both plates exemplified the wonders of baharat, a spice blend with a backbone of cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon and allspice though its constituent parts are tricky to discern as it morphs alongside the other flavours in the dish.

Unbelievably, we still had more food—a lot more food. The Mix Mashawi ($16.95) presented three dif-

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Zar Zor Restaurant 12118 90 St., 780.224.2627 zarzor.ca ferent kebabs (chicken, beef, kafta) over a mountain of rice with saffron and a delicious veg-bejeweled pilaf. The charbroiled chicken was insanely tender and deeply imbued with lemon and garlic, but the beef and beef-lamb mince skewers were scarcely less impressive. With a fattoush salad, it would easily make a meal for two.

Even though we were bursting, we couldn’t resist the complimentary kabba halab set before us—a $9.95 value—and though I definitely didn’t need any more food, I was glad not to miss the fried rice-flour croquette filled with minced seasoned beef.

This impressive feast came to under $15 per person, before tip. The table was unanimous: Mesopotamian breakfast is now something we want to have on a recurring basis. And we look forward to Zar Zor initiating me into the wonders of Mesopotamian supper as well.

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DISH // HANGOVER REMEDIES

Hangover remedies to rely on

We predict you're going to need one of these solutions after a rough night out

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angovers. Be it little nagging headaches, blurred vision, or firediarrhea vomit storms where you realize that the spectre of death hangs above us all; hangovers are (to put it mildly) inconvenient.

Here is a list of possible remedy how-tos. (Note: I am not a doctor.)

Old school method Pickle juice. After a long night of pounding brew-dogs and snorting jager-bombs, your body is low on water and electrolytes—which can cause headaches. The salt in pickle juice will help replenish your electrolytes and put your body back in harmony. This also helps with dizziness and cramping.

Almost-magic After the birth of our daughter, my wife and I spent the night in the hospital with our new little one. Nurses were in and out, we had many conversations with them and it was great.

During one visit, a nurse was checking my wife’s IV and I mentioned that I saw a picture of a friend’s recent Las Vegas visit. He was hungover and sitting in this heavily coached mobile IV ‘hangover cure’ unit getting an IV and

loving it. The nurse, coincidentally, said that she actually partakes in the IV treatment after a night of raising hell and that it works pretty well.

She helped a baby come out of my wife and that means I believe she knows what she is talking about.

The pro “Chug a bottle of blue Gatorade, pop an Advil, and smoke a joint,” says a local east end bartender who wishes her name to be withheld. “That always works for me.”

Makes sense. Electrolytes, pain medication, and ... pain medication.

Sadist Go for a run. This helps flush toxins out of your system. Remember to drink lots of water though. It helps when you are crying over what a stupid idea it was to go for a run whilst hungover.

New age David 'Avocado' Wolfe has a novel approach.

"As I began eating significant quantities of raw foods, I no longer would feel hangovers after a night of drinking with friends," Wolfe says.

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Realist Netflix, drink all the water you can, and sleep. Truthfully, if you get shitty the night before, you can write off the following day. So be selective. No amount of coffee or showers will get rid of the hell-pain. Sleep it off. Also, according to a few scientists, rubbing one out helps with the nausea (endorphins for the win).

The truth The only way to get rid of a hangover is to not do the things that may give you one. Translation: don’t drink alcohol to excess.

Bonus If you are going to tie one on, and you know you have to work the next day, don’t litter social media with your drunk inanities. You will probably have to call in sick to work and having pictures of you and your friends all douche-hammered will not help your cause.

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e all have demons that haunt us and coerce us into acts some people in society consider “evil.” These instances could be small, such as bolting through a red light or purposefully underpricing an item in your shopping bag.

Unfortunately for some, these demons are much more malevolent and can contort a mind to the point of insanity.

Local playwright Nicole Moeller’s newest play The Preacher, The Princess, And A Crow may sound like a gallant medieval tale set in a mystical fairy land, but the setting is a dilapidated apartment plastered with conspiracy theory maps and ambiguous pictures.

Pacing around the room is a ragged, perturbed, preacher named Jasper (Steve Pirot).

Jasper goes through various convulsions spouting religious rhetoric about wanting to be saved from the Crow, a presence tormenting and possessing his mind to commit immoral sins.

He feels constantly mocked by another preacher outside on the street corner of his apartment and consistently doubts the plans of his lord. A televangelist, cloaked under static feedback, advises Jasper to remain vigilant, but faithful.

Even after seeking help from various physicians, Jasper is told that he is “physically fine.”

Pirot’s performance of Jasper is remarkable. How one human being has the stamina to dash across the room and burn through a variety of religious verse and topics without skipping a beat for at least an hour is beyond me.

While he circles the room, Jasper constantly pulls his hair and vigorously scratches his unkempt beard. His mad-

man eyes stare at the audience, screaming for a remedy. You can’t help but feel pity for him.

Pirot’s movements on stage also seemed to agitate many of the audience members. While watching his sporadic orations, many people seemed to scratch their face, rustle their hair, or realign themselves within their seats.

Much like Jasper, they couldn’t keep still.

You don’t even have to believe in the biblical verse Jasper preaches to be intrigued.

That’s not the point. The point is that we all have ways to hide our shame and pain.

Jasper’s just happens to be the compulsion to vent devout christian speech.

The only criticism is that Jasper’s monologues can drag on to the point of exhaustion. The audience is never really given a chance to breathe and digest the information they just learned. Although, Pirot does a good job of raising the register of his voice for certain words, making up for some of the absurdity. I mean, we are dealing with the mind of a madman.

The fact that most of the play’s dialogue is written in rhymes and alliteration is alluring, making the philosophical and complex topics Jasper shouts easily digestible. Pirot also acts as different characters to move the plot along. The most important is his niece, The Princess.

The Princess leads Jasper on whimsical quests that distract him from the sinister Crow that lurks in the shadows of his mind.

Jasper’s solace with The Princess is constantly cut short by The Crow leaving you to wonder, will he ever be truly free?

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PREVUE // ARCHITECTURE

'Design as protest'

Featured speaker at MADE 2017 looks at architecture in a different light

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ryan C. Lee vividly remembers being a small child in Trenton, New Jersey and watching his grandmother painfully climbing a steep staircase in her house.

Today, Lee—an architect, writer, and activist whose work combines building design with social justice—says his awareness of the ways in which architecture often fails inhabitants began with that image.

“It was partially the genesis of living with my grandmother,” Lee explains.

Lee is the featured speaker at MADE 2017, a lecture series organized by Media Architecture Design Edmonton (MADE) a volunteer run not-for-profit organization that exists to provide a forum for discussion of media, architecture, and design in Edmonton. The theme of this year’s series is "Design and Human Rights," and Lee will kick off the series with a lecture on 'Design Justice.'

Lee says from a schooling standpoint, architects are taught to be focused on themselves, the creators, and “ignore the user, ignore the people who have the most need.”

After completing his undergrad, Lee came to an impasse with his calling as an architect. If he was going to continue in the profession, he says, “there needed to be something more purposeful about the work.”

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Grad school at New Jersey's Institute of Technology provided him with an expanded context.

“My idea of what was possible, of the kind of work that could be done by architects of colour changed,” he says.

He’s been heavily involved with the National Organization of Minority Architects ever since, most recently as the national director for the organization’s Project Pipeline Mentorship Program. Lee was given the reins five years ago, with a specific mandate to steer the program toward social justice education and solutions.

For Lee, there is a fundamental relationship between architecture and a more abstract social reality.

“The architecture that surrounds us allows us to manifest paths of least resistance in our daily lives,” Lee says.

At the same time, architecture that surrounds many people becomes a literal barrier, a source of physical, social, and psychological hindrance that often represents attitudes of prejudice and attempts to subjugate particular groups of people.

But Lee’s concerns extend into architectural and zoning policy as well as the physical spaces people inhabit. He is interested in disinherited neighbour-

hoods and urban areas in which policies designed to assist certain neighbourhoods more than others have created circumstances of material and social disparity. Often this disparity is drawn along racial lines, as with the well-documented process of “redlining” in the United States—in which housing loans are refused to African-Americans.

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“Architecture doesn’t have the luxury rated halves.

Another work in progress is New of iteration,” he says. “These things will Harmony High, an environmental jusbe around for 100 years.”

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tice high school built on a barge on a river in Louisiana.

One of Lee’s key ideas is “design as protest.” His hope is that, in addition to providing an improved experience to the communities in which these projects are being developed, the solutions themselves will help to demonstrate how existing policies and design impact people.

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PREVUE // LOCAL LIT

Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers

Digging Edmonton's history

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A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Reidential Schools - Phil Fontaine

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Matters of Life and Death: Public Health Issues in Canada - Andre Picard

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Life on the Ground Floor James Maskalyk

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Is Gwynth Paltrow Wrong About Everything - Timothy Caulfield *

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The Canadaland Guide to Canada - Jesse Brown

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All Sweet Things: Baked Goods and Stories from the Kitchen of Sweetsugarbean - Renee Kohlman

3. Gatekeeper (Young Adult) Natasha Deen *

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Voice in the Wild: A memoir Laurie Sarkadi

4. Liberation Days (Drama) - David Van Belle *

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Just Jen: Thriving through Multiple Sclerosis - Jen Powley

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Welcome to Radio! - Bob Layton *

Local literati remember settler's perspective in latest anthology Wed., May 31 (6 - 8 pm) High Level Lit Salon #2 The Mercury Room, free

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our local writers will converge at The Mercury Room on Wednesday to discuss their work on a non-fiction anthology celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday from an Edmonton perspective.

High Level Lit: Musings on YEG for Canada’s Sesquicentennial will feature essays and poetry from 12 local authors and be published as a special issue of Eighteen Bridges Magazine this October in tandem with the Edmonton International Literary Festival.

The High Level Lit Salon Series spotlights the anthology’s contributors with a live event, and the second salon will feature food culture writer Jennifer Cockrall-King, former Edmonton poet laureate Anna Marie Sewell, and local playwright Darrin Hagen. Malcom “Minister Faust” Azania also returns to host the event, after he read excerpts of his anthology contribution at the first salon on Mar. 1. He says the anthology focuses mostly on the Canadian settler perspective.

“It’s important that we've had a culture shift in Canada in the last

few years to recognize that Canada is made up of everybody who is here—and that’s more than just an Anglo-Saxon or a French story,” Azania says. “If it were Canadian history from indigenous Canadian perspectives, it would be more like Canada 15,000, rather than 150.”

Sewell views the anthology as a chance to celebrate Canada's authentic past.

“The sesquicentennial, as a milestone, is an opportunity to discard the musty myths of terra nullius (oh, the empty wilderness of Canada) and make some strong strides towards recovering from a legacy of amnesia, of pretending there was no history here,” she says. “Instead, we can commit to learning, sharing, and owning that history.

“There are so many stories to tell; telling them well, as accurately as we can, helps us know and cherish each other."

As we look at the ways our history has been shared over the last 150 years, Cockrall-King says sometimes it’s best examined through what we eat.

ARTIFACTS Mile Zero’s Anything Goes: G.W.G. Dance in 17 Parts // Fri. May 26 - Sun 28 Contemporary dance goes back in time, way back to 1911 when the Great Western Garment Company was founded in Edmonton’s dusty, bluecollar heart. Sound and visual installments compliment the MZD mainstage performance, telling the storied tale of G.W.G. with a live indigo dying

“To me, culinary is culture,” says Cockrall-King, who writes about food from a perspective of identifying societal and cultural trends.

“Edmonton expresses its many layers of various ethnicities, and various layers of how long generations have been in Alberta and in Edmonton through food.”

That cultural lens extends to the origins of food too, Sewell says.

“When I came to Edmonton in 1985, gardens and gardeners were one major force that oriented me,” she says. “Gardens affirm and reaffirm that this is a world of wonders ... cultural continuation, transplantation, interdependence, accepting limitations, war and genocide—you name it, you can find a way to learn about it in a garden.”

While she’d already decided to write about gardening, Sewell’s mother passed away on May 5 so her essay has taken on an even deeper personal meaning.

“I'd hoped to share it with her, as a way to let her know how much her steadfast gardening, through so many challenges, means to me,” Sewell says. “Now this is both a tribute, and, I guess, a pledge, to carry on trying to grow from the best of what she gave me.”

Azania’s story for the anthology focuses on his ancestors who moved to Alberta in 1910, and eventually owned a small candy factory and a farm. Through oral research with his late uncle, he discovered agricultural information that documents the changing times.

“I wanted to know what kind of animals they had on the farm, and he included geese,” Azania says.

His uncle explained that goose eggs used to be a staple, even though many people today might balk at the idea. Tidbits like that will end up in his final piece for the anthology.

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

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

Brazilian Zouk Dance Classes

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

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

Dirt Buffet Cabaret • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • milezerodance. com • Curated by impresario Ben Gorodetsky, this series is geared towards presenting emerging artists of various artistic backgrounds, in a variety show format, with an audience that expects experimentation and unusual juxtapositions. Each show contains 6 acts • Jun 8; 9pm • $10 or best offer at the door

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

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

Mile Zero Dance Drop-In Dance & Movement Classes • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • mzdsociety@gmail.com • milezerodance.com/ classes • Mile Zero Dance holds a number of drop-in dance & movement classes for people of all experience levels & ages; Mon: Professional Technique (10-11:30am), Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: Kids 6-10 (4:305:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:30-6:45pm), Butoh (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (10-11:30am); Thu: Preschool 3-5 (10-10:45am), Beginner Contemporary (5-6:15pm); Sat: House (7-9pm) • $15 (regular), $12 (members), 10-class cards available for $100

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertain-

$3 (motor car rides)

of the Society • Open until Jun 25

ment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Bob Beddow; May 26-27 • Chris Sadleir; Jun 2-3

Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove • Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-

MacEwan University, City Centre Campus • Centre For the Advancement of

5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Seniors Show; May 30-Jun 16

Faculty Excellence CCC 7-266 • amatejko@ icloud.com • Just a Hard Rain: artwork by Bradley Necyk; Apr 6-Jun 26

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Clocks for Seeing: Photography, Time and Motion; Until Jun 18 • Fischli and Weiss/Ibghy and Lemmens; Until Jun 18 • Cyclorama: artwork by Blaine Campbell; Until May 28 • Five Waves of Inspiration; Until May 28 • for the time being: 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art; May 27-Sep 10 • Weekly Drop-in Activities: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer ArtBreak Camp, Jul-Aug • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm • 5 Waves of Inspiration Community Exhibition Lunch Lecture Series; May 16-17, May 24, 27, 12pm

McMullen GAllery • U of A Hospital,

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

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Jim Florentine; May 24-28 • Derek Seguin; May 31-Jun 4

The Comic Strippers: a male stripper parody and improv comedy show • Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900-114 St NW • 780.492.4764 • tickets@su.ualberta.ca • A fictitious male stripper troupe, played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians, performs a sexylarious improv comedy show • Jun 9, 7-9pm • $34-$39 (at Ticketfly)

The Dating Game • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • Back with Marko Slaney • Jun 4, 7pm (doors), 8pm (gameshow) El Comedy • El Cortez Mexican Kitchen

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

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Peter Robertson Gallery • 12323104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery. com • Artwork by Tim Okamura; May 25-Jun 13

Provincial Archives of Alberta

• 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Hidden Treasures Open Art Studio; Jun 24-25

Empress Ale House • 9912-82 Ave

ArtWalk • Venues include WARES, Musée

Scott Gallery • 10411-124 St •

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

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

FILM ACUA Film Festival • Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.488.8558 • info@acuarts.ca • Featuring the short films: Laughter in My Soul, Konowal, My Baba's Kitchen and more • May 28, 2-9pm • $15 (one movie), $25 (all day) AGA Film Night • Ledcor Theatre, Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • youraga.ca • The Time Being (2012) • May 31, 7pm • Free Cinema Series • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca • Jailhouse Rock (Jun 1), Amadeus (Jun 8), The Greatest Show (Jun 15), Dial M for Murder (Jun 22), Ragtime (Jun 29) • 7:30pm

Edmonton Film Society • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.439.5285 • edmontonfilmsociety@gmail.com • royalalbertamuseum.ca/movies • The theme: Laughter's Best • Schedule: Move Over, Darling (May 28), Airplane! (Jun 5), The Major and the Minor (Jun 12), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Jun 19) • 8pm • $3-$6

Honor Diaries • Westwood Unitarian Church, 11135-65 Ave • A film about nine women's right advocates with roots in Muslim societies working to change their communities and the world. Discussion to follow screening • Jun 2, 7pm

Movie Night • McDougall United Church,

11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free

Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca • The Life and Legacy of General Sir Arthur Currie; Apr 1-Jun 11 • St. Albert History Gallery; Opens Apr 1

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

SubArtic Improvisation & Experimental Arts • Spazio Performativo,

Big Rock Presents: Devaney’s Comedy Night • Devaney's,

19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Technological Wanders: artwork by Twyla Exner; Jun 1-Jul 29

Musée Héritage Museum • St

Art Society of Strathcona County

metro • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema. org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • Asian Canadian Film Series 2017: All Our Father's Relations (May 28)

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Metro Cinema • 8712-109 St • metrocinema.org • pîkiskwe-speak: A CrossCanada Touring Art & Film Installation; art

by Lana Whiskeyjack & film by Beth Wishart MacKenzie; Jun 8, 7pm (showtime); $9-$12

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by Dion Arnold with weekly headliners and guest comics • Every Wed, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show) • No cover

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

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

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA)

8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • The Space Between You and Me: artwork by Bob Lysay & Agnieszka Matejko; May 4-Jun 19

10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • mcdougallunited.com • Movies that are family friendly and always inspiring and entertaining. Popcorn and lemonade are available • Monthly, 7:30pm • Free

Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, A Boutique Gallery Bar By Gracie Jane, Art Gallery of St Albert, Bookstore on Perron, VASA • artwalkstalbert.com • The art hits the streets again! Discover a place to enjoy, view and buy art to suit all tastes and budgets. Featuring returning artists and new ones • May 4, Jun 1, Jul 6, Aug 3, Sep 7 (exhibits run all month)

Bleeding Heart Art Space • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • HOME: A group show curated by The Green Room (IFSSA); May 23-Jul 4 • Maskihkîy Âcimowin / Medicine Stories; May 28-Jun 21

Borealis Gallery • 9820-107 St • The Dream We Form By Being Together; Jun 29-Oct 1 Bruce Peel Special Collections • Lower level, Rutherford Library South, University of Alberta • 780.492.5998 • bpsc. library.ualberta.ca • Mon-Fri, 12-4:30pm • Mounties on the Cover: cover illustrations of Mounties; Mar 20-Jul 21

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Where the Lines are Drawn: artwork by Kim Atlin; May 26-Jun 9

CAVA Gallery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Vivacité Territorial: artwork by Pilar Macias; May 26-Jul 1

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Women's Hands Building A Nation: artwork by Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts; May 6-Aug 19 • Threads That Bind: artwork by Ann Haessel; Jun 3-Jul 15; Reception: Jun 10, 2-4pm

Alberta Railway Museum • 24215-34 St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum. com • Open weekends May 20-Sep 4, 10am5pm • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/child under 3 free; $5 (train rides),

sNAP Gallery • Society of Northern Alberta Print­- Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Influence: artwork by Ericka Walker; May 4-Jun 10 • Sahtuot'ine: Stories from Deline Elders: artwork by Laura Grier; May 4-Jun 10

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

Telus World of Science • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition; Opens Jul 1 • Free-$117.95

VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Sacred: artwork by Karen Blanchet; May 29-Jun 24

Literary Audreys Books • 10702 Jasper Ave • Yvonne Blomer "Sugar Ride" Book Launch; May 31, 7-9:30pm • Melanie Mah "Sweetest One" Book Launch; Jun 3, 2-4pm

dc3 Art Projects • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • Industry show; May 5-Jun 16

Book Group • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • mcdougallunited.com • Discussing the current reading selection.

The group chooses mostly current fiction or long-time favourites • 3rd Wed each month, 7pm

front gallery • 12323-104 Ave •

Downtown Edmonton Book Club

Common Sense Gallery • 10546-115 St • Big Sky Alberta: artwork by Nola Cassady McCourt; Opening May 27

thefrontgallery.com • Paddy Lamb; Opening reception: Jun 18, 7-9pm

Gallery@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona. ca/artgallery • Strathcona Salon Series; May 6-Jun 25; Unveiling Reception: Jun 8, 7 pm

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

Harcourt House Gallery • 3 Fl,

Edmonton Story Slam • Mercury

10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • What’s Left Unsaid: 29th Annual Members’ Show: artwork by various artists; Jun 15-Jul 14

Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • Discovery: artwork by Joyce Bowerman; May 4-Jun 1

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St •

galLeries + Museums

scottgallery.com • Just a Hard Rain: artwork

by Brad Necyk; May 13-Jun 3 • Wonderland: Nature Reconfigured: artwork by Gloira Mok; May 13-Jun 3

780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • May Group Selling Exhibition: artwork by various artists; Until May 30

Latitude 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Big‘Uns: artwork

by Dayna Danger; Jun 9-Jul 22; Opening reception/Discussion with artists & curators: Jun 9, 7:30pm

Loft Art Gallery • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Sat-Sun, 12-4pm (closed May long weekend) • Artwork from local artists

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

Naked Girls Reading • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St NW • 780.691.1691 • There will be different themes each month • Every 2nd Tue of month, 8:30-10:30pm • $20 (door); 18+ only

Rouge Poetry Slam hosted by Breath In Poetry Collective • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue

Scrambled YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artists from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A monthly play reading series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright

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"Serenade" book launch with Heather McKenzie • Coles/Indigo at Londonderry Mall, 137 Ave • Jun 3, 11:30am

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

Upper Crust Café • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series • Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)

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

Carousel • L'UniTheatre, 8627-91 St • footeinthedoor@gmail.com • When brash carousel barker Billy Bigelow and mill worker Julie Jordan fall in love, little do they realize that Billy’s rebellious ways will result in tragedy • Jun 16-18, Jun 21-24, 7:30pm (2pm on Jun 18) • $25 (adult), $21 (student/senior); available at TIX on the Square or Eventbrite

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A groundbreaking rock opera that tells the story of the last seven days in the life of Jesus through an extraordinary score • Apr 11-Jun 11

Chimprov • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm; Until Jun • $15 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) Die-Nasty • Varscona Theatre, 1032983 Ave • die-nasty.com • Live improvised soap opera. Join the whole Die-Nasty family REBORN, for a whole season of great artists, earth-shaking discovery, glorious music, hilarious hi jinx...but mostly Machiavellian Intrigue • Runs every Mon, 6:30pm (doors), 7:30-9:30pm • Oct 17-May 29 • $18 or $13 with a $40 membership; at the door (cash) or at tixonthesquare.com. Season passes are available at the door (cash or cheque only) for $400 with a reserved seat Flashdance: An 80’s Flashback • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • infoedmonton@jubilations.ca • edmonton. jubilations.ca • Welder and go-go dancer Alex convinces the enrollment committee of the Royal Moose Jaw Academy of Dance to come see her dance at the club. On that same night, the owner of the mill, comes to the club; Alex, worried that he might fire her from the mill if he finds out she is a dancer, enlists the help of her crazy group of friends to help fool her boss • Apr 7-Jun 4 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95

International Children’s Festival • Various locations throughout St. Albert • stalbert.ca/exp/childfest • An annual kids’ arts and culture extravaganza along the picturesque banks of the Sturgeon River in downtown St. Albert • May 30-Jun 4

Open Jam • Holy Trinity Church, 10037-84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre. Swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play. For those of all levels • Last Tue of each month

Salon of the Talking Turk • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • teatro@ teatroq.com • teatro.com • This production depicts the uproarious arrival of a fortune telling mechanical marvel among the 1920s Manhattan smart set • May 25-Jun 10 (Tue-Sun, 7:30pm & Sat matinees at 2pm) • $23-$37 (pay-what-you-can on Tue evenings, door only)

Sprouts 2017 Festival • Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Introducing children to live theatre through an engaging and gentle first theatre experience • Jun 3-4, 1pm (lobby acitivities), 2pm • $7.50 (kids under 3 are free)

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

REVUE // DOCUMENTARY

FILM

Sat., May 27 (7 pm) Backpack Full of Cash Art Gallery of Alberta Ledcor Theatre, $10  // Supplied photo

Bleak world of education reform Backpack Full of Cash sheds light on various methods of schooling

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arrated by activist and actor Matt Damon, Backpack Full of Cash holds back no punches. Set in 2013 and 2014 Philadelphia, PA, the film paints an accurate picture of the United States’ education system. The 90-minute documentary details the alarming trend of American public school privatization.

“Save Our Schools” protests led by teachers and students are the norm, and there is a constant battle between the public school system and education reformers determining who should be in control.

Unfortunately, the education reformers are winning by a landslide and privatization is taking the United States by a relentless storm.

In a perfect world for education reformers, schooling is run like a business. Each school is privatized and teachers are only providers while par-

ents shop around for the best charter school possible.

Philadelphia is ground zero for the education reform movement. The film states that after he was elected, former governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett cut an estimated $1 billion for public education. This leaves institutions like South Philadelphia High School with no librarian, limited teachers and custodians, and one school nurse for 1,500 students.

On the other side of Philadelphia, a 12-year-old student from William C. Bryant Elementary School died from an asthma attack and there was no available nurse at her school.

Classes are stuffed to the brim.

One powerful scene in the film shows a 9th Grade biology class with close to 70 students in attendance. They study with worn out

textbooks and are forced to stand during the lecture. All of these things happen within the first eight minutes of the documentary. Like I said, the film holds back no punches.

Then come the charter schools— private institutions built on privilege. Many charter schools are run strictly from iPads are unwelcoming to students with disabilities or stricken with poverty. Due to the funding they receive from taxes and various celebrities like Bill Gates, charter schools are amazing at marketing, presenting them as schools that produce “better, smarter, students,” potentially luring parents into a financial hole.

What parents are not told is that many charter schools hire nonlicensed teachers and there is no proof that they produce better students. Many of them have also

been in the news due to fraud and money laundering. Still, they are on the rise.

Next are the scary education models from the education reform movement—vouchers and cyber schools.

Vouchers are essentially scholarships that pay for a student's tuition with taxpayer dollars. While this may seem fine, most voucher schools are run by churches and non-licensed teachers who use the model to indoctrinate beliefs, such as creationism. Many also perform corporal punishment like paddling.

The cyber school model has students studying at home on a computer. All learning is done online and taught by unexperienced teachers who oversee close to 100 students. The classes are built with minimal effort in mind and classes like physical education are based on

yes or no questions like “Did you run today?” Type in “Yes” and you get an A. Backpack Full of Cash shows a ray of sunshine when touching on New Jersey’s public school system. The state is proof that the public school system can work based on property taxes and funding to every school.

Although, under President Donald Trump education reform is being pushed more and more. The newly elected Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos, is known to be a prime advocate for charter schools, vouchers, and cyber schools.

If Trump gets his way, public schooling could be completely erased within the next decade, leaving thousands of teachers and public school buildings abandoned.

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FILM 9

FILM REVUE // FANTASY

Heed the siren's song

The Lure mixes several genres in sexy surreal fashion

14 Dine in options & 20 Quick Bite options!

Check em’ out on our website www.edmontonkingsway.com

Agnieszka Smoczyńska's The Lure // Supplied photo

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PRESENTS

KEDI THUR @ 4:30, THUR @ 9:30, SAT @ 7:00, SUN @ 7:15, TUES @ 7:00

TURKISH WITH SUBTITLES

MAY 25 - MAY 31 SONG TO SONG FRI @ 9:00, SAT @ 4:00, MON @ 9:30, WED @ 7:00

GUEST PRESENTER: MP LINDA DUNCAN

POWER TO CHANGE THUR @ 6:30

PANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE SCREENING

REEL FAMILY CINEMA

he Lure is a Polish electo-punk, mermaid sex horror-musical, with heart.

Córki Dancingu, the original name in Polish, translates to "daughters of the dance club," and like the Americanized title, does little justice to the content of the film.

Directed by western unknown Agnieszka Smoczyńska, the film is a dog’s lunch of genres (a really good dog’s lunch). Smoczyńska, whose mother owned a nightclub in the '80s, uses her memories as a storyboard to tell the tale of the modern Little Mermaid.

Two young mermaids interrupt the beach party of a strip club house band. The band then invites the two back to the club to work. They sing, dance, strip, turn into eel and fish, and then get hungry for love and food.

It’s a coming of age story where the

mechanism of innocence lost could be a run of the mill theme. But not in this case.

The two mermaids, Silver and Golden, are like little weapons about to go off. They are abused, used, and literally thrown away. Although sometimes a little confusing, the story is like a splash of cold water on a hot day in contrast to the way most western stories are told. Every scene comes across as its own film and leads into the next effortlessly.

One never knows if those depicted on screen will start dancing, kissing, stripping, singing, or ripping out someone’s larynx and eating their heart. Truly refreshing.

Marta Mazurek (as Silver) and Michalina Olszańska (as Golden) are enthralling. Both of them are quadruple threats (singing, dancing, acting, dismembering) and their

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chemistry together is so captivating that you forget they actually aren't real life mermaids.

A major question that I have when in the middle of a fun film like this is how do you possibly end it? Do you cop out and have the good guys win (there really aren't good guys in this film), or do you poop the bed and do a half-assed conclusion where the audience is left questioning if they should be asking for their money back?

In this instance, The Lure completes itself with satisfaction and all artistic weirdness explored. This Polish electo-punk, mermaid sex horror-musical with heart is one to catch.

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PREVUE // GUITAR GEAR

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Leprechaun FX finds a home for its custom guitar pedals

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cross from the Neon Sign Museum, in the basement of the Mercer Warehouse, (in what appears to be a modified storage unit at the end of the hall) is where local entrepreneur Patrick O’Brien keeps some of the most unique and intricate guitar pedals in the city.

After two years of hard work as an online business, Leprechaun FX finally has a brick and mortar location to call home.

The pedals are beautiful, bizarre, and sometimes just plain ridiculous works of master craftsmenship.

Take for instance, the White Muffer

by Tomkat, a company based out of Brooklyn, NY. It’s a white fuzzbox with three black knobs, and a pair of naked women laser etched into its facade.

Kick it on, and a pair of LED nipples light up to let you know it’s working.

The insides received just as much attention, with the pedal’s circuit board receiving its own artwork. There is a tastefully censored version of the pedal available as well, for those who would prefer their gear look less like a sailor’s bicep tattoo.

“It’s a big city,” says O’Brien. “I’m still going to try to remain as unique as I can, and you know try and get in the weird and crazy stuff that you can’t get anywhere else. Because that’s really what my niche area is, right? It’s carrying the stuff that no one else is carrying. What’s the point in competing if you don’t have to?”

The shop’s grand opening is May 27 and will feature live demos of the equipment and giveaways like boutique guitar pedals. He's hoping that seeing the products in action will stir up the city’s musicians.

O’Brien wasn’t always in the business of selling rare guitar gear. He was a structural steel fitter, but after the economy turned on him, he turned his sights on his dream business. It was a hobby, then a passion, and now it’s his life. His wife, Irene, designed the shop’s leprechaun skull logo and Sat., May 27, (1 - 4 pm) he prefers working under the skull Leprechaun FX than his old hardhat.

Mercer Warehouse, lower level “I hated my other job,” says O’Brien. “It was money, but money doesn’t make anyone happy. You can make all the money in the world but if you’re miserable, what’s that mean at the end of the day?”

The shop is small, but it’s a good fit for Leprechaun FX. It’s cozy and stands out from the big equipment chains. Between all the patch cables, the picks and the pedals, it’s personal.

“I just want this to be a place where guys feel they can come and talk about gear and we’re here to do it,” says O’Brien. “Hopefully it’s something that guys in Edmonton are ready for. I’ve already seen a lot of love, let’s just hope it’s enough to keep a place like this going. That’s the test now."

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REVUE // GRAPHIC NOVEL

Echoes from the past

Bittersweet dichotomy of Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me

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he back cover of Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me describes several things about the graphic novel. It's a look into precious childhood memories, religion, pop culture, adolescence, social class, and politics. It seems like a huge list of topics to cover in 131 pages—and it is. It feels overstuffed just as a child on Halloween candy.

The story begins in the present with the death of Lorina Mapa’s (our lead character) father. Then, by a trip down memory lane, some bounce-around politics and religion, it’s almost expected that the reader should have some knowledge about the history of the Philippines.

While one can appreciate her take on religion and the importance it played in her family, it’s naive how Mapa sees religion outside of that.

She claims that misogyny doesn’t exist in her home country because of the importance placed on the

Virgin Mary. But in many ways, misogyny in the country still runs rampant.

That isn’t to say there is nothing good about Mapa’s story. The comic shines when she recalls her father and her participation in 1986's 'People Power Revolution.' It can be charming and emotional. Immediately we want to know more about Mapa’s father and their heartwarming relationship.

Duran's artwork features simple black and white outlines with shades of grey. It makes sense a book about history and flashbacks almost echoes old black and white televisions from years gone by. Facial expressions are clear and feature both kind smiles and cocksure expressions.

Artwork adds to the descriptions when Mapa describes the shortened bangs she once had, featuring tufts of hair in the air. The only time

Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos and Me Written by Lorina Mapa Conundrum Press, $18 colour is present is when a bright yellow adorns flags and a car—the colour that symbolized support for candidate Cory Aquino in the 1986 election. It’s a bright moment, though it can be considered oddly placed. The elections were important but perhaps colour could have more impact towards the end of the book.

The finale is bittersweet, as it’s taking the journey through the memories of Mapa reconciling to herself that there is a way to bring back her father. It’s just different than how she expected.

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Nature Of’s latest album is something to Cherish

ature Of has always written relatable songs. Most of the themes found within its music involve situations people deal with on a day-to-day basis.

This relatability is very apparent on Nature Of’s latest album, Cherish.

“I don’t want to be too general, but a lot of this album’s songs are kind of growing pains and just learning how to be responsible for relationships,” says guitarist and vocalist Steve Schneider. “Basically, it’s about just trying to be a good human. I always joke that the lyrics kind of read like a self-help book.”

Cherish is also somewhat of a departure from the band’s indie folk sound found on its self-titled debut album.

Many of the songs featured on the sophomore album have bigger, highenergy choruses that stem from a shoegazing indie rock vibe.

“The existence of this band has kind of paralleled us learning our instru-

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ments,” Schneider says. “It’s funny 'cause I feel like we started off pretty mellow, but I guess we’re getting slightly more angsty as time goes on.”

Schneider’s vocal style is comparable to Coldplay’s Chris Martin, one factor that Schneider has been faced with ever since Nature Of began.

“Growing up I definitely absorbed a lot of [Coldplay's] earlier stuff," he says. "I don’t hear it and I’m definitely not trying to sound like him. We sound relatively unique, but it’s not the worst comparison ever.”

Schneider’s hopes are a reality on Cherish. The album is filled with unique chord changes, a steady rhythm section and persuasive violin work.

The album has a few mellow tracks, but the ones that really stick out are when Nature Of breaks out its comfort zone.

The single “Concussion” begins with calming lyrics and easy-going

violin underneath of a layer of palmmuted guitar. Schneider then raises his voice and demands attention with the lyrics, “She goes foaming at the mouth for you/Concussion, concussion, concussion.”

“The chorus was written with the music and then everything was done separately," Schneider says. "The story built itself around the music.”

After the second chorus, the song explodes into a pensive shoegazing interlude.

“The song is kind of about jealousy and frustration when wanting to be over someone," he says. "For me it’s about something relatively specific, but basically it’s about things not working out in relationships."

Nature Of has always been open to new ideas each band member brings to the table. Having three members out of five (Schneider on guitar, bassist Cole Switzer and guitarist/bassist Kyla Rankine) living in the same house

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Sat., May 27 (8 pm) Nature Of w/ The Velveteins, and Bedside The Needle Vinyl Tavern $12 in advance helps as well. The members can immediately relate new song ideas and potentially record a demo.

“We all kind of wished that happened more,” Schneider says. “Right now, any free minute is preparing for the tour and the shows.”

Even though Nature Of released Cherish in April, the band is already ambitiously planning another release.

“For us, gathering as much material as we can and chiseling it down to the strongest has always worked,” says Schneider. “I don’t wanna jinx it, but I want to have a new album prepared by the end of this year.”

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PREVUE // HARDCORE PUNK

'Fix your damn self first'

Cro-Mags frontman John 'Bloodclot' Joseph heals his demons

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ohn ‘Bloodclot’ Joseph works hard to walk a righteous line, and God help the rotten guts of any man who tries to cross that line. There’s hardly a battle he doesn’t seem fit to fight.

He’s the frontman of the iconic New York hardcore punk band Cro-Mags, author of multiple books, eight-time Ironman athlete, devout vegan and Hare Krishna. He’s a busy guy, but to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s first album, he, drummer Mackie Jayson, guitarist A.J. Novello, and bassist Craig Setari have hit the road to show the young punks what all the slam dancing and stage diving is for.

“You gotta be respectful and mind your Ps and Qs, man,” Joseph says. “That’s what the Cro-Mags was all about, too. We didn’t go out bullying motherfuckers. You know the way we looked, and this was before the rednecks had mohawks back in the 80’s or whatever the fuck, it’s like people tried to pop shit because you was hardcore punk. You know, the real shit. Not some fake-ass wannabe shit or some emo screamo motherfuckers.”

Joseph started life with alcoholic prize-fighter of a father and a mistreated mother. From there he got bounced between abusive foster homes and was living on the street at 14.

He sold angel dust, got locked up, joined the navy, went AWOL, became a monk, and was canonized as one the great frontmen of do-ityour-damn-self rock and roll. It’s a long, and at times, heartbreaking story. It’s for that reason Joseph is updating and reprinting his autobiography, The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon.

Between that hard past and the Hatfieldand-McCoy relationship between him and a couple of his ex-bandmates, Joseph’s life today should be a complete mess. It might’ve been, if not for the exceptional people like Bad Brains' frontman H.R., who helped him onto the path of what he says is a process of self-overcoming.

“I stopped eating meat, and I got a job in a health foods store. Bad Brains looked out for me like a little brother,” says Joseph. “Obviously, I would be back fuckin’ in jail or addicted to

Fri., May 26 (8 pm) Cro-Mags w/Comeback Kid, Run with the Hunted, Times Tide The Needle, $32 drugs or dead. You know, that’s not a cliché, that’s the truth, that’s the life I came out of."

The other great teacher in Joseph’s life was Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna movement. Vedic philosophy always played a big part of Cro-Mags lyrics. The band’s debut album, The Age of Quarrel, is named for the Hindu concept of Kali Yuga—the age of chaos, one of a cyclical procession of ages.

“I try and live a peaceful life and not have no beef with nobody,” says Joseph. “Be respectful of everybody’s space and everybody else’s things that they’re doing. There’s always gonna be somebody that wants to test the waters and you just gotta deal with shit all the time. You don’t even look for shit in this city. There’s fuckin 11 million motherfuckers, somebody is gonna come and try to piss in your cornflakes.”

Earlier this month he caught a guy trying to steal a girl’s bicycle, and mercifully let the cops arrest him. This isn’t the first he’s stopped a bike thief either. He tells a story about the time Arthur Googy from The Misfits had his bike stolen. The two found the thief and knocked him out, taking all his stolen goods with them.

Now that he’s 54 and training his ninth Ironman, he’s working harder than ever to focus that street brawler’s grit into genuine self-improvement.

“How do we break the cycle of the repeat of the Kali Yuga? It’s only done by people working on themselves,” says Joseph. “Charity starts at home. Fix your damn self first, and then get out there and make change in the world. Lead by example.”

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Thu., May 25 (8 pm) Stevie Raikou w/ Michael in the Basement 9910, $10

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Collab-ing with the collective

Stevie Raikou features Crestwood Collective members on The Sound of Leaving

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here’s no way for a musician to succeed unless they have help along the way. A driving support group both pushes and inspires the artist to keep going. Local hip-hop artist Stevie Raikou has this group, or rather, collective.

Raikou began the Crestwood Collective with many of his friends in hopes of fostering creativity in his neighbourhood.

You could compare Crestwood to other hip-hop collectives like Odd Future or A$AP Mob—a group of collaborators who don’t necessarily perform together, but share the same mindset when approaching art. The collective hosts an annual community block party to unveil their talents every summer.

“I would say I’m the leader of Crestwood Collective, but it’s kind

of like our neighbourhood arts gang,” Raikou says. “Once I started doing music, I found out many of my friends are quite talented."

Raikou’s newest album, The Sound of Leaving, features a few members of the collective.

The opening song “Evergreen” has Raikou rapping about leaving his home, overtop of a simple drum beat and keyboard melody. Half-

way into the song, Raikou’s friend, Loic Moonmattress, vents about wanting to die like novelist Aldous Huxley by having his “then wife intravenously give [him] acid to ride the psychedelic wave and beyond.”

On paper, having somebody talk about their psychedelic end over a hip hop beat should not work, but in this case it does.

“I didn’t give him any guidelines on

what to say, but it was one of those happy moments where he just nailed it. I wanna say that it was on the first take,” Raikou says.

A song called “October 10” has Raikou lamenting about how the person he cares about gets to work in the morning. After becoming somewhat scared of losing that person, the track quiets down and is greeted by a brief, but energetic guitar solo from collective member John Silkie.

“He’s this guy in my neighbourhood and he’s insane,” Raikou says.

“He used to do metal music and I ask him to come over and lay some licks for me every now and then.”

Even though every song has different elements, they all sound like they should be on The Sound of Leaving. Perhaps it’s due to Raikou’s decision to compose all of the instrumental parts rather than sampling, a common technique in the hip hop world.

“I wanted this album to feel like a concise story,” he says. “It was kind of a change for me because I used to always sample. The last record was more traditional hip hop, but I found that was my personal issue with the last album. Every song sounded like it could be on a different record.”

Like the title suggests, The Sound of Leaving deals with departing from different aspects of Raikou’s life. He takes the title from a poem his uncle wrote.

“The Sound of Leaving was a poem my uncle wrote when he was in the psych ward,” Raikou says. “The poem was about death and people leaving, but I kind of applied it to other feelings like walking home from a party, flying away from your hometown, or breaking up."

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Geoff Berner, Carolyn Mark, Kris Demeanor // Fri., May 26 and Sat., May 27 (8 PM) Described as “difficult singer/songwriters” on the Facebook event page, I think they should’ve gone with “a trident of musical opulence not seen since the Brahms/Fuchs/Zelmlinsky mass teen fainting of 1870.”

All successful musicians individually, they’re also ‘How To’ authors.

Berner’s How To Be an Accordian Player, released to mixed reviews in 2006, was followed by How To Be a Boozy Chanteuse from Mark last year and, finally, Demeanor rounds out the collection with How To Be an Asshole of Calgary. Copies of his newly released booklet are going fast. (The Sewing Machine Factory, $16 advance or $20 (or pay what you can) at the door ... due to unforeseen circumstances, the shows will be held upstairs in the Mill Creek Cafe.)

Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony // Sat., May 27 (6 PM) Celebrate bluesy awesomeness at Blues on Whyte where none other than the Blues’ founder, Herb Ortlieb, will receive the award for the ‘builder’ calagory.

Sue Foley, ‘legend’ recipient will be on hand as will Harpdog Brown, the night’s ‘performer’ recipient, who will no less be closing out the night performing with the Travelin’ Blues Show.

University of Alberta Press’ Jane Austen Sings the Blues is the final recipient balancing the genre by representing in the literature and recording catagory. (Blues on Whyte, $20 in advance, $25 at the door)

Derina Harvey Band // Sat., May 27 (9 PM) I have a friend who won’t shut up about Derina Harvey. Seriously. She loves her and her music.

The other day, I asked my friend how her recent appendectomy went and she said, “Derina Harvey”. There was no attempt at all on her part to even try to make sense or properly answer my question. I fear I may have lost her to the celtic-rock ethos of Harvey’s army. Only time will tell, I suppose. (The Rec Room, $10 advance, $15 at the door)

The Cadillac Junkies // Fri., May 26 (8 PM) When I was growing, up my mom and dad didn’t like me hanging around my Uncle Ron. “He has a problem,” they said. “He needs help,” they told me.

One day, I went down to Uncle Ron’s shed. I swung open the doors to see a sight I can never unsee: Uncle Ron, passed out in the middle of the floor with puke and car parts everywhere. He had smoked an entire 1970 Eldorado Coupe. He was never the same after that. I can’t even be around Cadillac’s knowing the problems my Uncle Ron had with them.

The Switchmen and Antique Hearts will be opening the show. (The Forge, $10)

Summery // New Damage Records

LATES has grown into a powerful band. The players’ abilities to craft perfectly written songs has become truly apparent on the band’s latest release, Summery. Together the guitars create an intense sonic output that immediately claws into your brain, feeding off each other, one guitar would sound lost without the other. It’s a beautiful relationship that offers the album an almost mechanical or industrial feel. Paired with the churning rhythm section, the musicianship on Summery makes for an assault of the senses. Frontman James Stewart’s voice still brings an intense power that none of his peers

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emember when the aim of punk was to sabotage the establishment by highlighting the absurdity of our “social norms” over aggressive instrumentation?

Suicide Helpline hasn’t forgotten.

Pink Jazz, the band’s first release in four years, is a time machine, a gift for fans to get in and cruise back to punk rock of the ‘60s and ‘70s. You can’t help but think of The Clash, The Sonics or The New York Dolls when listening to Pink

can match. He has summer imagery running throughout the record while singing about some intense personal experiences revolving around life and loss. Summery is very clearly a record from a confident and mature band, like your favourite single malt, SLATES seems to be aging perfectly.

Release show for Summery is Sat., May 27 at Barber Ha (#202, 10011 82 Ave). Supporting SLATES is Switches, who are also releasing a split tape recorded with Toronto’s Planet Creature, and TeeTahs. Doors are at 8 pm and tickets are $15.

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Jazz. It’s punk rock at its purest, catchy hooks that latch onto your brainstem and don’t let go for days, with socially conscience lyrics designed to question the status quo. Pink Jazz is a relevant album that needs to be heard. It’s the kind of album that can jump start the youth much like the bands Suicide Hotline emulates were able to do in the past.

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Karaoke; Every Thu, 7pm

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FIDDLER'S ROOST Acoustic Circle

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy

Jam; 7:30-11:30pm

Hour featuring John Guliak; 5:30pm • Wine & Words 10th Anniversary After Party with Andy Maize of Skydiggers, Danny Michel, Devin Cuddy, Jeremy Fisher and Lucette; 10pm; $25 (adv)

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AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Thu,

8pm BLUES ON WHYTE JW Jones; 9pm BLVD SUPPER X CLUB B**ch A

Little, Wine Alot (house, hip-hop and reggae music); Every Thu; No cover BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB Kara-

oke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations; Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm CAFE BLACKBIRD Lavatree;

7:30pm; $5 CHA ISLAND Thursday open

stage DV8 The Vth Circle, Social

Arsonist, Waking Mayhem, City of Stays; 8:30pm; $10; No minor

HAVE MERCY Thigh Thursdays

HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL Open

jam hosted by The World Beat Band; Every Thu, 8-12pm HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE

Bistro Jazz; Every Thu, 7:30pm; Free JT'S BAR AND GRILL Open

Stage–Thursday Nights; Every Thu KRUSH ULTRA LOUNGE Open stage with host Naomi Carmack; 8pm every Thu LB'S PUB Open Jam hosted by

Russell Johnston

NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by

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

music THE REC ROOM Karaoke with

live band, The Nervous Flirts; Every other Thu, 7pm SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke

Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Big Daddy

Thursday Jam with host Randy Big Daddy Forsberg; 7pm SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live Blues

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Hour featuring Bleached Rag; 5:30pm • Age Of Quarrel 30 year Anniversary featuring Cro-Mags with Comeback Kid, No Problem, Times Tide and Run With The Hunted; 8pm; $28 (adv)

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Thu Main

NORTHLANDS Dean Brody's

Fl: Rock N' Roll, Funk & Soul

Beautiful Freak Show Tour 2017; 7pm; $35-$185

with DJ Modest Mike; Every Thu; Wooftop Lounge: Dear Hip Hop with Freshlan; Underdog: Underdog Comedy Show

O'BYRNE'S IRISH PUB

THE COMMON The Common

Walter; 9pm

Edmonton's best solo musicians ON THE ROCKS SLOW Walkin

Uncommon Thursday: Rotating guests each week

REC ROOM The Notorious Y.E.G.;

ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks: every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow

ROSE & CROWN PUB Stan

9pm Gallant; 9pm SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke

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ALIBI PUB & EATERY Rising Star

8pm; No minors

Showcase of Cooper Studios; Every Sat, 12-3pm • Celeigh Cardinal (Duo); 8pm THE ALMANAC Love Louder CD

release party featuring Carmen Lucia; 8pm; $15 (adv), $20 (door) ARCADIA BAR Dogpark Birdbone;

9pm ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Sat, 9pm

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with entertainment, Every Fri

99TEN Kill Frenzy with Lucus

and Bennett & Sanborn; 9pm; $15 (adv)

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The Steven Spencer Band; 9pm; $10 (adv); No minors

THE ALMANAC Jeffery Straker

SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN

LP, Switches 'Split Tender' release with Tee Tahs; 8pm; $15 (adv at Barber Ha, Listen, and Blackbyrd)

with Ainsley Elisa; 7pm; $20 (adv), $25 (door)

Chad Winger; 9pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Jake

BARBER HA Slates 'Summery'

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova

Buckley; 9pm

the Dog: Railtown Park; 4-6pm; no cover

Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5

SIDELINER’S PUB Friday Night

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Billie Zizi;

MERCURY ROOM Split EP release

SQUARE 1 COFFEE Singer/

Songwriter Open Mic (individual performer format, first-come, first served); Every Thu, 7-9pm; All ages

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Fri, 9pm

Bands: live music; Every Fri

8:30-10:30pm; $15

TEDDY'S Michael Chenoweth; 7pm; No cover

BLUES ON WHYTE JW Jones; 9pm

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Blue Moon

Marquee; 8:30-10:30pm; $15

TIRAMISU BISTRO Live music

BLUES ON WHYTE JW Jones; 9pm

every Fri with local musicians

& Beatz (Round 10) Retro Videogame Disco; 9pm; $10; 18+ only

Jam Night with Rockin' Rod; Every Thu, 7pm; No minors

TAVERN ON WHYTE Open stage

with Michael Gress (fr Self Evolution); every Thu; 9pm-2am

BOHEMIA Artzy Flowz : Artz

BOHEMIA The Dream Machine

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Chronic Rock; 9pm; Free

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

DENIZEN HALL Champ City

YARDBIRD SUITE Ray Charles

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB Kara-

HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH

i Coristi Chamber Choir presents Heaven & Earth; 7:30pm

Towanda, Empty Heads, Feed Dogs; 9pm; $10; 18+ only

No minors

Classical

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat Open

FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN

LA CITÉ FRANCOPHONE The

LB'S PUB 7EVEN; 9pm; No LION'S HEAD PUB Rural Routes;

8pm MERCURY ROOM The Damn Truth

with City Shadows, Endivera and Savage Playground; 8pm; $15 (adv) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy

Faithful Music Master; 12-1pm; Free

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Fri; Wooftop: Selection Fridays with

Remo, Noosh, Fingertips & guests; Underdog: Rap, House, Hip-Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri THE COMMON Quality Control

Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs

Group; 8pm; $10 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK Elecrtik

Squirrels; 9pm mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON Dueling

Pianos; 9pm CASINO YELLOWHEAD WOW; 9pm CASK AND BARREL John Guliak;

4-6pm; No cover CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON

Chubby Checker; pm; $69.95; No minors CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT

Chronic Rock; 9pm; Free DENIZEN HALL Champ City

Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every FriSat, 9pm; No cover

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

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Joanne

Flashback Friday; Every Fri

Janzen; 9pm

GAS PUMP Live DJ; 10pm

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Bands at

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Video

Music DJ; 9pm-2am

Concert–Part of Opera NUOVA; 7:30pm; $20-$24

BRIXX BAR P.M.M.A. with guests

CAFE BLACKBIRD Louise Dawson

minors

Tribute Orchestra featuring Donald Ray Johnson and John Gray; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $28 (members), $22 (guests)

oke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm

Tribute Orchestra featuring Donald Ray Johnson and John Gray; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $28 (members), $22 (guests)

Rainmaker Music Festival

Walter; 9pm

CONVOCATION HALL Vocal Gems

CASINO YELLOWHEAD WOW; 9pm

KINSMEN FAIR GROUNDS

ON THE ROCKS SLOW Walkin

Classical

WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music

Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul Saturday Brunch with Mercy Funk; 11am; No cover • Nature Of with The Velveteins and Bedside; 8pm; $12 (adv)

Buckley; 9pm

CASINO EDMONTON Dueling

IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;

every Sat

YARDBIRD SUITE Ray Charles

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

playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover

Charlie Owen; 7pm; $30 (adv) MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Jake

Squirrels; 9pm

HAVE MERCY Resident DJs

MERCURY ROOM Paul Kelly and

Chad Winger; 9pm

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live

Junkies, Switchmen & Antique Hearts; 8pm; $10 (adv), $15 (door); No minors

THE LEAF The Barsnbands Homemade Jam–hosted by Mike Chenoweth and The Usual Suspects; Every Sat, 3-7pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN

CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK Elecrtik

THE FORGE ON WHYTE Cadillac

LB'S PUB Mark Ammar's Saturday Sessions Jam; Every Sat, 4-8pm • Dean Henry Band; 9pm; No minors

Brown; 9pm; $10 (adv); No minors

Jamie Philp; 8pm; $10

Doug Mitchell; 5pm

Rainmaker Music Festival

Gallant; 9pm

CAFE BLACKBIRD G.W. Myers and

DV8 Punk & Folk Show; 8pm;

Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover KINSMEN FAIR GROUNDS

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Candace

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

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Joanne

IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;

9pm

oke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm

Janzen; 9pm

playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover

ROSE & CROWN PUB Stan

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB Kara-

Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

HAVE MERCY Resident DJs

REC ROOM Derina Harvey Band;

Zine Release Party Second Edition Graffiti & Babes; 8pm; $10

Pianos; 9pm

1-4pm; Free THE FORGE ON WHYTE Ninjaspy;

every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm

MOONSHINERS Moonshiners

FESTIVAL PLACE May Music Fest;

SAT MAY 27

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Live Music Thursdays; Every Thu, 9pm; $5 (some events)

party with Trace Italian and Hunchback; 8pm; $10 (adv)

10pm; $25; 21+ only

the Empress; Every Sat, 4-6pm; Free; 18+ only ENVY NIGHTCLUB Kranium;

ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY OF EDMONTON Post Cards–Festival

City Winds; 7:30-9:30pm; $12 (adult), $5 (kids 12 and under); Tickets available at the door WINSPEAR CENTRE Metropolis;

8pm

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

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

playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every FriSat, 9pm; No cover ENVY NIGHT CLUB Resolution

Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

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

every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday

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

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

edmonton.cnty.com

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

Fri-Sat

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SUN MAY 28 ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open mic

TELGER STUDENT CENTRE, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor:

Hosted by Rhea March; Every Sun, 6:30-10pm; Free

Concordia Community Chorus presents Canada: From Far and Wide; 2:30pm; $20 (adult), $15 (seniors/students), free (kids aged 5 and under)

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

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Sun, 9pm

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Spring Choral Concert;

TUE MAY 30

2-4pm; $15

BLUES ON WHYTE Harpdog Brown;

WINSPEAR CENTRE Mahler's Monumental Resurrection Symphony; 7pm; $24 (online or the door)

9pm

night; Every Sun, 6-9pm THE ALMANAC Sunday Song Stage

BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE The

Bailey Buckaroos; 2pm; $15 at the Bailey Box Office or online BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub

Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday Brunch

with PM Bossa; 9am-2:30pm; Cover by donations BLUES ON WHYTE JW Jones; 9pm

May 23-28 • Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame; 6pm (doors), 6:45pm (program); $20 (adv) DRAKE HOTEL Sunday Jamming; Every Sun, 2pm; No minors HAVE MERCY YEG Music presents

“Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10 MAMA'S GIN JOINT Sunday Jam out in your Jammies; Every Sun, 3-10pm; Free MOONSHINERS Sunday Noon

Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul

YARDBIRD SUITE Peter

Brötzmann, Heather Leigh Duo; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $24 (members), $28 (guests)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor:

DJ Zyppy; Every Sun GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ; 8pm

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun;

9:30pm ON THE ROCKS Canadian

Peppers; 7:30pm; $65-$120 SANDS INN & SUITES Open Jam;

Every Sun, 7-11pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The Sunday

Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm

ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 2017

AMFA Provincial Choral, Music & Speech Festival; 1-9pm; $5 HERITAGE AMPHITHEATRE, HAWRELAK PARK In Our Dreams–

presented by the Edmonton Youth Choir; 3-5pm; $15-$20 RIVERDALE HOUSE Spring Fling

Concert–presented by The Strawflowers Stringband; 2pm; $10

By Exposure Tour; 8pm (doors), 8:30pm (show); $10 (adv), $15 (door); No minors

HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL

Karaoke Jockey Simonette; Every Wed, 7-11pm JT'S BAR AND GRILL Karaoke;

Every Tue-Wed KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE Karaoke

LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang Dang

Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm

O’BYRNE’S Guinness Celtic jam

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL

with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session:

HAVE MERCY Mississippi Monday

A/B Trio; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5

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

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

Classical AMFA Provincial Choral, Music & Speech Festival; 1-9pm; $5 WINSPEAR CENTRE The Head and

the Heart

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke

Wednesday

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 2017

AMFA Provincial Choral, Music & Speech Festival; 1-9pm; $5

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor:

Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/ garage/indie; Every Tue EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday with

resident DJs

WED MAY 31 BLUES ON WHYTE Rockin' Jake;

ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 2017

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

9pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations; Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm • Wednesday Night Jazz; Every Wed, 9pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4 Dollar Bill

Country Jam; 7pm TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke; 9pm

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY 2017

AMFA Provincial Choral, Music & Speech Festival; 1-9pm; $5 HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH

Eastern European Song Soirée– Part of Opera NUOVA; 7:30pm; $15-$18

DJs

UBK PRESENTS

JUN/3

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

JUN/9

CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

SPACE JESUS W/ WICK IT THE INSTIGATOR HOLLERADO W/ LITTLE JUNIOR, EVERETT BIRD OBEY THE BRAVE W/ DEEZ NUTS

JUN/10 PURE PRIDE W/ ACID BETTY, DJ MATT EFFECT LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

JUN/11 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS W/ GUESTS CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

JUN/15 DARCYS W/ PRAIRIE CAT & GUESTS MRG CONCERTS PRESENTS

JUN/17 ANNIHILATOR W/ MASON, MUTANK

CONCERTWORKS.CA WITH BIG NATE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

JUN/18 BLITZEN TRAPPER W/ GUESTS MRG CONCERTS PRESENTS

JUN/23 RUTH B. W/ GUESTS

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor:

DJ Late Fee; Every Wed PINT DOWNTOWN Wild Wing

Wednesdays at the Pint with DJ Thomas Culture; Every Wed, 10pm RANCH ROADHOUSE DJ Shocker

JUN/24

and Seelo Mondo; Every Wed

UBK AND FUNK BUNKER PROUDLY PRESENT

SHAMBHALA PRE PARTY FEAT

DELTA HEAVY

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.

VENUEGUIDE 99TEN 9910B-109 St NW, 780.709.4734, 99ten.ca ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS 10050 MacDonald Dr NW THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte. com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR #1638, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722, aussierulesedmonton.com BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BARBER HA 10011-82 Ave NW BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca

ALL SHOWS 18+ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

JUN/2

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Wednesday Karaoke; Every Wed, 9pm; Free

CHA ISLAND Karaoke Monday

7-11pm

MAIN ROOM

Kraziness with host Ryan Kasteel; 8pm-2am

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

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Jamerama,

WWW.STARLITEROOM.COM

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

9pm

every Tue; 9:30pm

TICKETS FOR STARLITE ROOM SHOWS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

HAVE MERCY Whiskey

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Big Dreamer Jam featuring Jim and Penny; 8pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Harpdog Brown;

10030 - 102 STREET

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

Mic; Every Tue, 9pm; Starts Jan 3; Free

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

SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

Classical

Every Tue-Wed LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open Jam

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Tuesday Open

Upsidedowntown with The Gibson Block; 8pm; No cover

ROGERS PLACE Red Hot Chili

JT'S BAR AND GRILL Karaoke;

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Wooftop:

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Clearwater Revival; 9pm

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

StarliteRoom Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg

THE FORGE ON WHYTE The Death

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Rott'n Dan and the Lightnin' Child; 5:30pm • Emo Night Hosted by Local Pop-Punk Princess Katie Sutton; 8pm; $5

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open Stage;

Service: acoustic open stage; Every Sun, 3pm

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge

night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free

NEWCASTLE PUB Sunday Soul

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

MON MAY 29

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke

Sunday Brunch Lia Cole; 11am; No cover

Substance with Eddie Lunchpail

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

CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHVRCH OF JOHN 10260-103 St, 780.884.8994, thechvrchofjohn. com COMMON 9910-109 St CONVOCATION HALL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8/MAMA'S PIZZA 7317-101 Ave NW EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780.

424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN 10200-102 Ave NW THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HERITAGE AMPITHEATRE, HAWRELAK PARK 9330 Groat Road 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 HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL 15540 Stony Plain Road JT'S BAR AND GRILL 1107 Knottwood Road East JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com KINSMEN FAIR GROUNDS 47 Riel Drive, St. Albert LA CITE FRANCOPHONE 8627-91 St L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 THE LEAF 9016-132 Ave MAMA'S GIN JOINT 11723 Jasper Ave, 780.705.0998, mamasginjoint.com MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 MacDonald Dr NW, mcdougallunited.com

MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St MUTTART HALL 10050 Macdonald Dr, 780.633.3725 NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave NORTHLANDS 7515-118 Ave NW 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 PINT–DOWNTOWN 10125-109 St NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave POURHOUSE BISTRO & TAPROOM 10354-82 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RIVERDALE HOUSE 92nd St and 100th Ave ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE– CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 73 St & 112 Ave ROGER PLACE 10214-104 Ave NW 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–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch. com STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TIRAMISU 10750-124 St TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 10014-81 Ave NW, 780.433.1604, trinitylutheran.ab.ca UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe. com Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428

LOWER HALL (BRIXX)

ALL SHOWS 18+ ONLY

MAY/27 P.M.M.A. W/ TOWANDA, EMPTY HEADS, FEED DOGS JUN/3

PUR LUV ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

EDMONTON’S VIDEO GAME DANCE EXPERIENCE ARCADENCE W/ DJ HETEROCLITE, ELECTROKINETICA, ALBERTA CHIPTUNE COLLECTIVE

JUN/9

ORIGINAL 6 W/ LILY, ROBIN WOYWITKA AND THE SUPER 92

JUN/14 BISON B.C. W/ GUESTS JUN/15 TENGGER CAVALRY CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

W/ FELIX MARTIN, HELSOTT

JUN/22 GOATWHORE W/ ANCIIENTS CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

JUN/25 GUITAR WOLF W/ GUESTS

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CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

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EVENTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: lisTiNGs@vueWeekly.COM FAX: 780.426.2889 DEADLINE: Friday aT 3PM

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

DeepSoul.ca • 780.217.2464; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Most Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins and Les Paul Standard; Pink Floyd-ish originals plus great covers of classics: some free; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • An epic adventure featuring a variety of pre-made characters, characters that guests can make on their own, or one that has already been started. Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5

DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park • westernwinds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer. An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free

EDMONTON GARDENING VEGETARIAN & VEGAN GROUP • Olympia Ethiopian Restaurant, 15608-103 Ave • 780.463.1626 • Featuring Dr.Sveta Silverman on Root Causes of Medical Problems • May 26, 5:30pm • Call to RSVP

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

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

FREE CRAFTING: GROW YOUR GARDEN • City of Edmonton Reuse Centre, 6835-83 St • 780.944.7424 • reusecentrebookings@edmonton. ca • edmonton.ca/reusecentre • Make DIY Garden Markers by upcycling paint sticks, scrabble tiles, corks, popsicle sticks and more • May 25, 4-7pm • Free

VUECLASSIFIEDS 130.

Coming Events

The Carrot’s Ultimate Garage Sale Reminder Have you started thinking about a good spring clean?

The Carrot’s Ultimate Garage sale is coming up soon! For more info on our annual spring fundraiser contact artsadmin@artsontheave.org

1600.

Volunteers Wanted

Can You Read This?

Help Someone Who Can’t!

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

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

18 AT THE BACK

2005.

GROUP HYPNOSIS • The Grow Centre, 10516 Whyte Ave • Enjoy an evening of experiencing hypnosis, as well as, learning how to let go of physical and mental stress • Every Tue, 7-8:30pm (doors open at 6:45pm) • Free

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

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

14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 237 • hfh.org/ volunteer • hfh.org/volunteer/basic-tool-training • For people interested in volunteering with HFH. Includes an orientation and practice with various tools • May 26-27, 8:30am-4:30pm • Free

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

LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 Ave

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83

NW • happyharborcomics.com • Events may include guest speakers, movie nights, board game nights, video game nights and much more • First Thu of the month, 7-9pm • Free

Ave NW • 780.554.6133 • Instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light. Learn a simple technique that will lift you above life's stresses • Every Sun, 5pm • Free

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

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

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF INDIAN TRUST ACCOUNTS • Main Floor Atrium of Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave • macrae@ualberta.ca • Bring lunch and join in for an upcoming lunchtime lecture with Cree lawyer Sharon Venne. She will explore the history of Indian Trust Accounts - What are these Indian trust accounts? How are they linked to Treaty? And what happened to the trust accounts? • May 26, 12-1pm • Free

FROM SPINNING BLACK HOLES TO EXPLODING STARS • University of Alberta, Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, CCIS 1-430 • stars@ ualberta.ca • spinningblackholes.eventbrite.com • A lecture about the remarkable discoveries made by NuSTAR, as well as the story of how a small space mission was able to make high energy X-ray images of our cosmos crisper and deeper than ever before • May 30, 7-9pm • Free (tickets at Eventbrite)

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)

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm

GREAT EXPEDITIONS TRAVEL SLIDE • St. Luke’s Anglican Church, 84240-95 Ave • 780.469.3270 (Gerry Staring), 780.435.6406 (John Woollard), 780.454.6216 (Sylvia Krogh) • Barbeque at Sylvia Krogh’s, 11561-136 St (Jun 6 at 6pm) • First Mon of the month, 7:30pm • $3 donation (guests are asked to bring snacks to share); everyone welcome

MONTHLY MEDITATION AND VEGAN BRUNCH • Padmanadi Vegetarian Restaurant,

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MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game

10740-101 St • info@vofa.ca • bit.ly/2hO97nq • First Sat of every month, 9am-12pm • Free (confirm via Facebook or email)

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

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

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

PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon DON'T BE SHY–PAINT A NAKED GUY

• Chamber Toastmasters Club: 6th floor, World Trade Centre, 9990 Jasper Ave; Contact: 780.462.1878/ RonChapman@shaw.ca (Ron Chapman); 780.424.6364/dkorpany@telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion, 11150-82 St; 780.902.4605; norwoodtoastmasters. org; Every Thu, Oct 13-Jun 29, 7:30-9:30pm; Guests are free • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:458:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until Jun, 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org

• O'byrnes Irish Pub, 10616-82 Ave NW • 587.986.3618 • angela@letsartyparty.com • Guests will start with three poses to warm up, then move to a longer pose on 16" x 20" canvas. All will go home with a painting • Every 2nd Tue starting Nov 22, 7-8:30pm • $35 (adv at Eventbrite), $45 (door)

WOMEN'S CRICKET • Coronation Park Cricket

RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy,

YOGA & BEER • Yellowhead Brewery, 10229-105 St • yogaco.ca • Nama'Stay Downtown, do yoga and sample a brew. A one hour class followed by beer samples • May 29; Jun 5, 12, 19 • 5:15pm • $20

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pitch (north part of park) • incogswomens@gmail. com • Learn the game of cricket. The group plays for fun and no experience is necessary. Kids and men welcome • Every Fri, 6:15pm • $5 (drop-in fee, adult), free (kids)

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Dancers aged 15 and up are invited to dance with the international dance choreographer, Shay Kuebler FOR FREE through Toy Guns Dance Theatre! Rehearsals start May 28th, and the choreography will be performed at Edmonton’s Dancing in the Park. For more information visit facebook.com/events/1288538 54331551 or email anna@toygunstheatre.com

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Shadow Box Studios, 9267-50 St • 780.292.6517 • Learn the art of making cold process soap in this three hour workshop. Guests will be taught tips and tricks to making and designing beautiful natural bar soaps • May 27, 12-3pm • $6 (per person; includes 4 bars of soap to take home); call to register

URBAN GREEN COHOUSING INFORMATION SESSION • Strathcona Community League, 10139-87 Ave NW • hello@urbangreencohousing. ca • urbangreencohousing.ca • For those looking for people of all ages who share a desire to live in an environmentally-responsible and community-minded environment in Edmonton’s urban core • Jun 4

QUEER AFFIRM GROUP • garysdeskcom@hotmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet monthly at Second Cup, Edmonton City Centre for coffee and conversation at 12:30pm; Special speaker events are held throughout the year over lunch at McDougall Church

BEERS FOR QUEERS • The Empress Ale House, 9912-82 Ave • With DJ Jos • Last Thu of every month • Free • 18+ only

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 • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. Oneon-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/calendar.html • FierCe FuN: (24 and under) Alternating Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JaMOuT: (12-24) Alternating Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • MeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculine-identified • WOMeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOvies & GaMes NiGhT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • arTs & ideNTiTy: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MeN TalkiNG WiTh Pride: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CreaTiNG saFer sPaCes TraiNiNG: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or halfday options • Queer MeNTOrshiP PrOGraM: (Youth: 12-24) (Adults-26+) Queer to Queer Mentoring TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • sWiMMiNG: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • WaTer POlO: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • yOGa: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • TaekWONdO: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • aBs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • dOdGeBall: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium;

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YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings

SPECIAL EVENTS 100IN1DAY • Various locations throughout E monton • makesomethingedmonton.ca/100in1day • Celebrating the cumulative power of small changes and temporary projects. Featuring art installations, screenings of films outdoors, planting community gardens and more • Jun 3

BIKEOLOGY FESTIVAL (BIKE MONTH) • Various locations throughout Edmonton • bikeology. ca • Bike-related activities throughout the city • Throughout Jun

BUTTERFLY DAY • U of A Botanical Garden, Hwy 60, 5 km north of Devon, Alberta • botanicgarden. ualberta.ca • Meet beautiful butterflies from around the world in the tropical showhouse, make crafts and much more • May 28, 12-3pm • Most acitivities free with admission; no registration required

CYCLE FOR AUTISM • Gold Bar Park, 10955-50 St • cycleforautismedmonton.com • 780.453.3971 ext. 230 • asokol@autismedmonton.org • Ride a bike, walk, run, or rollerblade to raise funds for Autism Edmonton and help enhance the lives of individuals and their families living with autism. Enter as a team or individuals • Jun 4, 9am-12pm

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FOODIE BIKE TOUR • Various locations throughout Edmonton • 780.920.3655 • info@foodbiketour.com • foodbiketour.com • Indulge in the fine local foods and beverages of Edmonton while touring on a bike around the city. Get a taste of Edmonton without the guilt as the calories are burned off • Jun 1, 3, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24 • Jul 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 • Aug 10, 12 • $99 (register via Eventbrite, limited space available)

HEART OF THE CITY • Giovanni Caboto Park, 9425-109A Ave NW • heartcityfest.com • Featuring local and emerging artists • Jun 3-4 GUIDED TOURS OF THE KURIMOTO JAPANESE GARDEN • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden. ualberta.ca • Learn about the history of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden and the symbolism behind the landscape features and structures • Jun 4, 11:30am & 1:30pm • Free with general admission

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY • University of Alberta Botanic Garden • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Experience Japanese culture in a unique setting.

Japanese sweets and tea are provided to guests, as well as an explanation of the tea ceremony • Jun 4: 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:30pm and 2:15pm • Adv tickets recommended, online at Matsukaze Chonoyu Association; $7.50 (does not include admission to the Garden) NEXTFEST • Various locations throughout Edmonton • nextfest.org • Featuring comedy, music, poetry, theatre and so much more • Jun 1-11

PARK AFTER DARK • Northlands • northlandspark.ca/park-after-dark • Featuring live horseracing, music, games, food, drinks and casino action • Starts Jun 2, Every Fri, 6:30pm

SUSTAINIVAL • Servus Corporate Centre - South Edmonton Common, 151 Karl Clark Rd NW • tyler@ sustainival.com • sustainival.com/event/edmonton • A carnival powered by green energy • Jun 8-11, 11am UABG ANNUAL PLANT SALE • U of A Botanical Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • 780.987.3054 ext. 2223 • uabg.events@ualberta.ca • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • An interesting selection of hardy perennials, edibles, shrubs, indoor plants, and more • May 13-Sep 1 YEG KITE DAY • Walterdale Park, 100 Walterdale Hill • Bring a kite, buy a kite, or build a kite • Jun 3, 11am-2pm • Free (register online at Eventbrite)

FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): "Sin" is a puerile concept in my eyes, so I don't normally use it to discuss grown-up concerns. But if you give me permission to invoke it in a jokey, ironic way, I'll recommend that you cultivate more surprising, interesting, and original sins. In other words, Aries, it's high time to get bored with your predictable ways of stirring up a ruckus.

Ask God or Life to bring you some really evocative mischief that will show you what you've been missing and lead you to your next robust learning experience.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Attention, smart shoppers! Here's a special spring fling offer! For a limited time only, you can get five cutesy oracles for the price of one! And you don't have to pay a penny unless they all come true! Check 'em out! Oracle #1: Should you wait patiently until all the conditions are absolutely perfect? No! Success comes from loving the mess. Oracle #2: Don't try to stop a sideshow you're opposed to. Stage a bigger, better show that overwhelms it. Oracle #3: Please, master, don't be a slave to the things you control.

Oracle #4: Unto your own self be true? Yes! Unto your own hype be true? No! Oracle #5: The tortoise will beat the hare as long as the tortoise doesn't envy or try to emulate the hare.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Generation Kill is an HBO miniseries based on the experiences of a reporter embedded with American Marines fighting in Iraq. Early on, before the troops have been exposed to any serious combat, they're overflowing with trash talk. A commanding officer scolds them: "Gentlemen, from now on we're going to have to earn our stories." Although you are in a much less volatile situation right now, Gemini, my advice to you is the same: In the coming weeks, you'll have to earn your stories. You can't afford to talk big unless you're geared up to act big, too. You shouldn't make promises and entertain dares and issue challenges unless you're fully prepared to be a hero. Now here's my prophecy: I think you will be a hero.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In your mind's eye, drift back in time to a turning point in your past that didn't go the way you'd hoped. But don't dwell on the disappointment.

Instead, change the memory. Visualize yourself then and there, but imagine you're in possession of all the wisdom you have gathered since then. Next, picture an alternative ending to the old story—a finale in which you manage to pull off a much better result. Bask in this transformed state of mind for five minutes. Repeat the whole exercise at least once a day for the next two weeks. It will generate good medicine that will produce a creative breakthrough no later than mid-June.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You're being invited to boost your commitment to life and become a more vivid version of yourself. If you refuse the invitation, it will later return as a challenge. If you avoid that challenge, it will eventually circle back around to you as a demand. So I encourage you to respond now, while it's still an invitation. To gather the information you'll need, ask yourself these questions: What types of self-development are you "saving for later"? Are you harbouring any mediocre goals or desires that dampen your lust for life? Do you tone down or hold back your ambitions for fear they would hurt or offend people you care about?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "Dear Dream Doctor: I dreamed that a crowd of people had decided to break through a locked door using a long, thick wooden plank as a battering ram. The only problem was, I was lying on top of the plank, half-asleep. By the time I realized what was up, the agitated crowd was already at work smashing at the door. Luckily for me, it went well. The door got bashed in and I wasn't hurt. What does my dream mean? -Nervous Virgo."

Dear Virgo: Here's my interpretation: It's time to knock down a barrier, but you're not convinced you're ready or can do it all by yourself. Luckily, there are forces in your life that are conspiring to help make sure you do it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): As long as you keep Syria, South Sudan, and North Korea off your itinerary, travelling would be food for your soul during the next 28 days.

It would also be balm for your primal worries and medicine for your outworn dogmas and an antidote for your comfortable illusions.

Do you have the time and money necessary to make a pilgrimage to a place you regard as holy? How about a jaunt to a rousing sanctuary? Or an excursion to an exotic refuge that will shock you in friendly, healing ways? I hope that you will at least read a book about the territory that you may one day call your home away from home.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): By now I'm sure you have tuned in to the rumblings in your deep self. Should you be concerned?

Maybe a little, but I think the more reasonable attitude is curiosity. Even though the shaking is getting stronger and louder, it's also becoming more melodic. The power that's being unleashed will almost certainly turn out to be far more curative than destructive. The light it emits may at first look murky but will eventually bloom like a thousand moons.

Maintain your sweet poise. Keep the graceful faith.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Life is inviting you to decode riddles about togetherness that could boost your emotional intelligence and earn you the right to enjoy

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Will you accept the invitation? Are you willing to transcend your habitual responses for the sake of your growth-inducing relationships?

Are you interested in developing a greater capacity for collaboration and synergy? Would you be open to making a vulnerable fool of yourself if it helped your important alliances to fulfill their dormant potential? Be brave and empathetic, Sagittarius. Be creative and humble and affectionate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "In youth we feel richer for every new illusion," writes author Anne Sophie Swetchine. "In maturer years, for every one we lose." While that may be generally true, I think that even twenty-something Capricorns are likely to fall into the latter category in the coming weeks.

Whatever your age, I foresee you shouting something akin to "Hallelujah!" or "Thank God!" or "Boomshakalaka flashbang!" as you purge disempowering fantasies that have kept you in bondage and naive beliefs that have led you astray.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): "There are no green thumbs or black thumbs," writes horticulturalist Henry Mitchell in a message you were destined to hear at this exact moment. "There are only gardeners and non-gardeners. Gardeners are the ones who get on with the high defiance of nature herself, creating, in the very face of her chaos and tornado, the bower of roses and the pride of irises. It sounds very well to garden a 'natural way.' You may see the natural way in any desert, any swamp, any leech-filled laurel hell. Defiance, on the other hand, is what makes gardeners." Happy Defiance Time to you, Aquarius! In the coming weeks, I hope you will express the most determined and disciplined fertility ever!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I believe it may be the right time to tinker with or repair a foundation; to dig down to the bottom of an old resource and consider transforming it at its roots. Why? After all this time, that foundation or resource needs your fresh attention. It could be lacking a nutrient that has gradually disappeared.

Maybe it would flourish better if it got the benefit of the wisdom you have gained since it first became useful for you. Only you have the power to discern the real reasons, Pisces—and they may not be immediately apparent. Be tender and patient and candid as you explore. V

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BREATHLESS

I have two female sex partners who want to be breath-play dominated. I know the practice is dangerous, and I employ the rules of consent and communication a pro-Dom escort friend taught me.

But is there a legal release document we could sign that protects consenting adults in the event of an accident or death?

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Restricting someone’s air intake is always dangerous, RACK, and while we all too often hear about people dying during solo breath play, aka “auto-erotic asphyxiation” (an activity no one should engage in ever), we rarely hear about someone dying during partnered breath play. (I recently discussed partnered breath play with Amp from Watts the Safeword, a kink-friendly sex-ed YouTube channel. Look up Episode 533 at savagelovecast.com.)

That said, RACK, someone can’t consent to being strangled to death by accident.

“The lawyers in my office discussed this, and we agree that there is no way to ‘waive’ or ‘consent to’ criminal negligence resulting in substantial bodily harm or death,” says Brad Meryhew, a criminal-defense attorney who practices in Seattle. “I don’t think you’ll find any lawyer who would draft such an agreement. Even if an agreement were executed, it is not going to constitute a complete defense if something goes wrong. There are principles of criminal liability for the consequences of our decisions, as well as public-policy concerns about people engaging in extremely dangerous behaviours, that make it impossible to just walk away if something goes wrong.”

Another concern: Signing such a document could make breath play more dangerous, not less.

“A person who had such a waiver might be tempted to push the boundaries even further,” says Meryhew.

And now the pro-Dom perspective …

“As consenting adults, we assume the risks involved in this type of kink,” says Mistress Elena, a professional Dominant.

“But if you harm your partner or they become scared, shamed, shocked, or, even worse, gravely injured, it’s the Dom’s problem.

At any time, the submissive can change their mind. Some cases have been classified as ‘rape’ or ‘torture’ afterward, even though consent was initially given. It’s our job as Dominants/Tops/Leads to make sure everyone is safe, consenting, and capable.”

NOT ALL WHO WANDER

I’m a 32-year-old guy, my gal is 34, and we’ve been together for two years. Every time we get it on or VUEWEEKLY.com | MAY 25 – MAY 31, 2017

she goes down on me (though not when I eat her out), my mind wanders to fantasies involving porno chicks, exes, or local baristas. A certain amount of this is normal, but I’m concerned that this now happens every time. When I’m about to come, I shift my mind back to my partner and we have a hot climax, but I feel guilty. Advice?

GUILTY OVER NEBULOUS ECSTASY I’ve been asked what biases advice columnists have. Do we favour questions from women? (No, women are just likelier to ask for advice.) Are we more sympathetic to women? (Most advice columnists are women, so …) Are we likelier to respond to a question that opens with a compliment?

(Of course.) But the solvable problem is our biggest bias. Some people write in with problems that they’ll need an exorcist, a special prosecutor, a time machine, or some combo of all three to solve. I could fill the column week after week with unsolvable problems, and my answers would all be variations on ¯\_(¤)_/¯.

Your letter, GONE, is a good example of the solvable problem—a letter likelier to make it into the column—and, as is often the case, the solution to your problem is right there in your letter. You’re able to “shift [your] mind” back to your partner when you’re about to come, and when you eat her out, your mind doesn’t wander at all.

My advice: Make the shift earlier/ often and engage in more activities that force you to focus (like eating her out). Problem solved.

P.S. A lot of people allow their mind to wander a bit during sex— supplementing the present sensations with memories, fantasies, local baristas, etc. If it keeps you hard/wet/game and isn’t perceptible (if you don’t start mumbling coffee orders), your partner benefits from your wanderings.

HALLOW BE THY NAME

My college girlfriend and I were together for four years. The relationship ended 10 years ago when she cheated on me. She did eventually marry the guy, so, hey, good for them. She recently gave birth to a boy. She gave her son my name as his middle name. Nobody in either family has this name and it isn’t an especially common name. I’ve asked dozens of people with kids, and nobody can think of a reason why a person would give their child a name anywhere close to an ex’s name. Thoughts?

NOBODY’S ANSWERS MAKE EFFING SENSE Maybe your college girlfriend remembers you a little too fondly.

Maybe a family friend had the same name. Maybe she met someone else with your name in the last 10 years, and she and her husband had a few three-

somes with that guy, and she remembers those fondly. Maybe you’ll run into her someday and she’ll tell you the real reason.

Now here are a few definitelys to balance out all those maybes, NAMES: This is definitely none of your business and you definitely can’t do anything about it— people can definitely give their children whatever names they want—and there’s definitely no use in stressing out about it.

DICK MOVES

I’ve been reading your column forever—like “Hey Faggot!” forever—and your response to CLIF (the guy whose wife could no longer orgasm from PIV sex after having a child) is first time I’ve felt the need to gripe about your advice. My wife was also the “Look, ma, no hands!” type, and it was amazing to be able to look into her eyes as we came together. But after a uterine cyst followed by a hysterectomy, something changed and that came to an end. It was a pretty hard hit for us sexually and emotionally. Toys, oral, etc. had always been on the table, but more as part of being GGG than as the main source of her coming.

For a long time, it put her off sex as a source of her own pleasure.

Things have gotten much better, but I’d be lying if I said we didn’t occasionally talk wistfully about that time in our relationship. I can empathize with what CLIF is going through. When we went through this, we did research and spoke with doctors wondering the same thing: Is there some way to reclaim that PIV-and-her-orgasms connection. We even thought of writing you, the wise guru of all things sex, but am I glad we didn’t. In response to CLIF asking for some fairly simple advice, you bluntly said that it’s not a problem that she can’t come from PIV sex. You ignored the fact that up until fairly recently, she could.

Then you suggest that, because he hasn’t mastered the subtle art of acronyms, he might be a shitty lover whose wife has been faking orgasms for years and is just tired of it. Dick move, Dan. A CALLOUS RESPONSE ONLY NEGATES YOUR MOTIVATION You’re right, ACRONYM, my response to CLIF was too harsh.

But as you discovered, there wasn’t a way for you and your wife to reclaim that PIV-andher-orgasms connection. So CLIF would do well to take Dr. Gunter’s advice and embrace how his wife’s body works now and not waste too much time grieving over how her body/PIV orgasms used to work then.

On the Lovecast, Nathaniel Frank on the marriage-equality movement: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter

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