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NEWS EDITOR: mel priestley MEL@vueweekly.com

Ricardo Acuña // ricardo@vueweekly.com

Paying for the new normal

Tax hikes are necessary to combat the effects of climate change As the frequency and intensity of natural disasters in Alberta increases, so do the costs faced by the provincial government in dealing with those disasters. The question we Albertans should be asking ourselves as we try to move forward is: if this is the new normal, how do we pay for it?

The 2011 wildfire season, which included the devastating fire that destroyed a large part of the town of Slave Lake, cost the province some half-a-billion dollars in extra firefighting costs, evacuation costs, support for uninsured residents and general evacuee relief and support costs.

The total cost to the government of the 2013 floods in southern Alberta came in at a whopping $4 billion, once everything was taken into account.

And although the costs of the Fort McMurray fires to government have yet to be tallied—and are still ongoing—every indication is that they will absolutely dwarf the costs of those two other recent disasters. It is also worth noting that the Fort McMurray fire comes at the beginning of the 2016 fire season, and that there is a possibility that we will continue to see a higher-than-usual number of large wildfires all summer.

All of this comes as the province is in the midst of a signifi-

DYERSTRAIGHT

When faced with this kind of de- ment, fire prevention, monitoring and cant oil-price-driven slump in the economy; a slump that has clearly struction and potential pay-outs, the early warning, and so much more.

As we have this conversation, it is cruexposed the province's ongoing insurance industry, for one, does not revenue shortfall. Last fall, the hesitate to raise premiums and change cial that we not lose sight of the critical Parkland Institute calculated that coverage options going forward to role played by our public servants, pubshortfall to be in the range of make sure it can remain profitable and lic infrastructure and public services dur$5-to-$6 billion a year for opera- viable. Shouldn't government do the ing this current crisis. The impacts of this disaster would have same thing? tions and services, been so much and another worse had $4-to-$5 billion The Alberta government includes provisions in every the provincial a year when government infrastructure provincial budget for emergencies and disasters, but heeded the opand capital it is probably safe to say that those amounts do not position's call costs are taken anticipate disasters of the magnitude of the 2013 to drastically into account. floods or this year's fires cut the provThe Alberta ince's health, government ineducation and cludes provisions in every provincial budget for emergen- Now is the time to have that con- social service costs and significantly cut cies and disasters, but it is probably safe versation in earnest. And we need to the government managers and civil serto say that those amounts do not antici- make sure we have that conversation vants. These folks all worked tirelessly pate disasters of the magnitude of the fully and completely. We need to fig- and selflessly during this disaster, and ure out how to raise enough revenue we need to understand that had they 2013 floods or this year's fires.

So how will the government pay for all to cover both our existing and chron- not been there, we would have faced of these additional costs? Well, outside ic revenue short-fall that caused this other and more significant costs, includof some disaster relief that will almost year's deficit in the first place, and ing potentially lost lives.

Setting aside $2 billion a year for certainly come this way from the federal the extra costs associated with these government, most of it will likely just be extreme disasters we are facing with extreme disasters and emergencies— directly subtracted from the province's increased frequency. We also need in addition to the amounts that we bottom line. In other words, what this to factor in the ongoing mitigation already allocate—would go a long means is that will very likely blow right costs resulting from our changing way toward helping us cover these by the $10.4 billion deficit the govern- climate—waterway management extraordinary costs when they occur. and flood prevention, forest manage- In years when the funds are not used ment forecasted in this year's budget.

in their entirety, they should be saved for future years and disasters in a fund that continues to grow. Whether those funds are raised through increased royalties, a special disaster tax, an increase to personal and corporate taxes, or some combination of the three is something we will need to figure out—but we cannot continue to pretend that these are "once in a generation" disasters. They need to be budgeted for because they will continue to happen.

This, of course, is in addition to the existing $6 billion a year we need to raise through taxes—consumption taxes or income taxes—to eliminate our existing and ongoing revenue shortfall. For too long now our government has been running our finances on a wing and prayer for higher oil prices. This year has laid bare the folly of that approach. It's time to try something different, and it needs to start with a grown-up conversation about taxes—the sooner the better. V Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a nonpartisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

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

GWYNNE DYER // GYNNE @vueweekly.com

Obama in Hiroshima

US President's visit likely a warning for the future Today's Hiroshima doesn't give the TV journalists a lot to work with. It's a raucous, bustling, mid-sized Japanese city with only few reminders of its destruction by atomic bomb in 1945. There's the skeletal dome of the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall (which was right under the blast), and discreet plaques on various other buildings saying that such-and-such a middle school, with 600 students, used to be on this site, and that's all.

So it's no wonder, with President Barack Obama's scheduled visit to Hiroshima this week (but no apology), that practically every journalist writing about the visit resorts to quoting from Paul Fussell's famous article in the New Republic in August, 1981: "Thank God for the Atomic Bomb."

At a time when all right-thinking intellectuals in the United States deplored the 1945 decision to drop two of America's new atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was shocking for a university professor to point out that they had saved his life. For Paul Fussell was a university professor in 1981, but in 1945 he had been a 20-year-old infantry second lieutenant getting ready to invade Japan.

He had already been through al-

most a year of combat in France and been reprieved, that he would live not for those bombs on living cities, Germany, and he was one of the few to grow up, were so strong that he they argue, the world would not have original soldiers left in the 45th Infan- was crying and trembling. The atomic been afraid enough of these new try Division. The rest had been killed bomb did save his life, and perhaps weapons to avoid a nuclear war all or wounded, and Fussell had reached the lives of a million others who down the long years of the Cold War. I suspect President Obama sees the the point where he knew that he too would have died if there had been would be killed if his division was a full-scale invasion of the Japanese logic of that, and that he is going to Hiroshima not because it is a symbol committed to combat again. (Soldiers homeland. For him, that was enough. of the past, but rather to use it as a who see real combat all reach this It will have to be enough for us, too. warning for the future. At the beginpoint, eventually.)

But his division was going to be In any case, we do not need to engage ning of his presidency, in April 2009, he said in committed a speech to comin Prague: bat again.

We do not need to engage in the tricky accountancy "As the Having of balancing the quarter-million horribly real deaths at o n l y survived nuclear the war Hiroshima and Nagasakai against the hypothetical (but quite power to in Europe, realistic) estimates of a million military and civilian deaths have used he was if the Allies had really had to invade Japan a nuclear going to weapon, be sent the United to Pacific, and the 45th Division would be in the in the tricky accountancy of balanc- States has a responsibility to act."

It has not acted decisively yet, and first wave of landings on the main ing the quarter-million horribly real Japanese island of Honshu in March deaths at Hiroshima and Nagasakai it is unlikely to do so before Obama's 1946. Like his few surviving comrades against the hypothetical (but quite presidency ends next January. All he from the European war, he absolutely realistic) estimates of a million mili- can claim is a deal that probably preknew that he would die in Japan. And tary and civilian deaths if the Allies vents Iran from becoming the next nuclear power, and a controversial then he heard about the bomb on Hi- had really had to invade Japan.

There's a different way of looking at trillion-dollar program to modernize roshima and the Japanese surrender.

When I interviewed Paul Fussell in the Hiroshima bomb. It's often men- US nuclear weapons while reducthe mid-1980s for a documentary, tioned by the hibakusha (bomb sur- ing the actual numbers. But if the even in recollection the emotions he vivors) who struggle to give meaning remaining weapons have more achad felt when he learned that he had to the horrors they experienced. If curacy and higher yields, have you VUEWEEKLY.com | may 26 – jun 1, 2016

actually achieved anything?

Obama's heart is certainly in the right place. He has held four nuclearsecurity summits during his presidency, mainly aimed at improving the custody measures meant to keep the weapons out of the wrong hands, and getting the nuclear powers to move away from launch-on-warning postures that keep everybody at hairtrigger alert.

In Hiroshima, he will probably ask the US Senate once more to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (10 years and counting). He will talk up a proposed new treaty banning the production of fissile material. He may even call for a world without nuclear weapons, although that is a concept that does not have much support in Washington.

But it's hard to get the world's attention when the threat of nuclear war seems low, and almost impossible to get real concessions out of the great powers when it seems high. In the end, Obama is just using Hiroshima to remind everybody that we have a lot of unfinished business to conclude in the nuclear domain. V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. up front 3

FRONT FEATURE // POLLINATORS

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Building bee hotels

The EALT wants to help you provide habitat for bees

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lose your eyes and picture a bee: chances are it was a classic honeybee buzzing around a hive, right?

Alberta's certainly got lots of those, but there are also over 300 species of solitary bees, which spend their whole lives alone and not in a hive, in the province. While more and more farms and backyard gardeners are embracing honeybee hives, solitary bees are often overlooked—yet they are important pollinators alongside honeybees, and one-third of our food depends on them.

In light of this, the Edmonton and Area Land Trust (EALT)—a non-profit group that protects and stewards natural areas in the Edmonton region—is hosting a make-your-own bee hotel workshop.

"Pollinators are a hot topic right now," Rebecca Ellis, project coordinator for EALT, says. "We just felt it was a natural fit for us because we conserve habitat which is used by pollina-

tors, and [we're] just using bee hotels as a focal point to draw in people's attention—and hopefully get them excited about not only pollinators, but also about habitat in general."

Bee hotels are akin to a bird's nest box: they provide a safe place for female solitary bees to lay their eggs.

The hotels are essentially a few blocks of wood with holes drilled into them; the bees crawl into these tunnels, lay their eggs, and then seal it off. The next spring, the newly hatched baby bees will emerge. In nature, bees use things like holes in dead logs for this purpose; in the city, obviously there are far fewer places that afford such habitat.

"Putting one in your backyard is not only helpful for bees themselves, but also helpful for your garden if you have a vegetable garden or flower garden," Ellis explains. "You're giving the pollinators a place to lay their eggs, and then if you have a garden they can

get food from your garden and from the flowers and in the process pollinate your plants more, so that you can have a more successful garden."

The EALT recently installed bee hotels in a few places around the city, including the John Janzen Nature Centre, the Valley Zoo, the Whitemud Equine Centre, three different schools and Reclaim Urban Farm. The organization is working with various community gardens to get hotels installed at those sites as well.

If you aren't able to attend EALT's workshop—which costs $40 per hotel and includes all the pre-cut materials; you just need to bring a cordless drill—Ellis encourages everyone to visit the EALT website (ealt.ca), where blueprints for the hotels are available for download. Additional information about pollinators, as well as about the EALT's work in general, is also available there.

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lis explains. "A solitary bee is much less likely to sting because they are more valuable to themselves, essentially. ... Solitary bees are not aggressive, and [a bee hotel] is safe to have even in a backyard with kids."

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Untrue and unsafe Edmonton physicians Dr Blaine Achen and Dr Theodore Fenske have recently critiqued Alberta Education's guidelines to respect the gender and sexuality of students in an inaccurately titled document: "A Medical Response to Alberta Education's Gender Diversity: Guidelines for Best Practices."

The authors have the most difficulty with one line in Alberta Education's document: the suggestion to respect a student's right to self-identification. This includes using self-identification as the sole measure of a student's identity and having a student's explicit permission before disclosing information related to their identity to their parents.

Achen and Fenske assert that allowing a student to self-identify without the consultation of their parents could be fatally harmful. The authors problematically compare letting a student self-identify their gender and sexuality to letting a woman living with anorexia identify as obese—she would starve to death if her doctors took her perceived obesity at face value, they state, adding, "What evidence exists that individuals are better off denying their genetic and morphologic makeup for an

idea that exists in their mind?"

Achen and Fenske conclude by stating that the guidelines suggested by the province would "condition children to accept as normal a life of impersonation of the opposite sex," and that "sensitivity to the feelings of a boy who thinks he's a girl should not trump the privacy rights and the feelings of girls who don't want to share their change room with a boy." (Although, under the guidelines, any student who objects to sharing a washroom or change-room with a student who is trans* or gender-diverse would be offered an alternative facility.)

This publication is clearly rooted in transphobic ideology, not science or concern over the wellbeing of children. An unsupportive family is, in fact, the greatest risk factor for suicide of transgender students. Fiftyseven percent of trans* teens in unsupportive families attempt suicide, compared to only four percent in families who are supportive of their identities.

It's disappointing that medical professionals have used their positions to advocate an argument that is not only untrue, but unsafe for vulnerable youth in Alberta schools. V

FEATURE // ADDRESSES

NW of what?

The story of Edmonton's offset quadrant system

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ou almost certainly live in Northwest Edmonton. Even if you're deep in Mill Woods it's still NW, just one of four parts of the quadrant into which the city is technically divided.

For your daily runaround, Edmonton-as-a-quadrant is effectively a non-issue: aside from capping off your shipping address with the requisite NW, chances are you don't pay it much attention.

But, occasionally, an issue arises: the southwest pocket of residential Edmonton has a SW designation. It's a reminder of that zone, and of the other two quadrants that sit idle in our civic awareness.

So, what the heck? Why have a quadrant system at all, if most of the city comfortably sits within only one of its four supposed zones?

Why place the centre of the axis so far southeast—where 1 Avenue and 1 Street intersect—that it goes almost completely unconsidered?

Decisions on the specifics of why a quadrant was chosen, and why its axis is so offset—which officially happened in 1982—is pretty hard to track down.

Edmonton's city archives have little information, save a Naming Committee proposal to strike the axis-lines as Central Avenue and Meridian Street.

Even Cory Sousa, a principal planner with the City of Edmonton, admits there isn't much that can be found on paper. But he's picked up some history from conversations he had after getting his job in 2006, from the planners that were there when the decisions were being made.

"When I first started, there was a generation of folks who did a lot of addressing and mapping, and were here, when they were young, when that whole debate was going on," he recalls.

So: the seeds for a quadrant axis were sown long before they ever came to fruition. After merging with Strathcona in 1914, the then-nascent city centred itself with streets and avenues in the 100s in its centre.

Starting there inevitably meant, after enough expansion into the south, we'd reach avenue zero. Which we did.

"That southern part of Anthony Henday, that roadway that used to exist before the Anthony Henday was built out there, was Quadrant Avenue," Sousa says. "We called it that because it was basically the zero avenue as the numbers went all the way down."

It proved to be an issue by the mid-'70s: a growing Edmonton was brimming up against the prescribed limits of growth. Land prices were ticking upwards; an Edmonton Journal article dated October 23, 1978, had thenmayor Cec Purves call annexation, "the most critical thing facing us today." So city council entered negotiations with the province and surrounding communities to expand the city's borders.

Exactly how far to expand them became the hotly contested topic of hearings, editorials and letters-tothe-editor—the pre-Twitter battlegrounds of civic disagreement—for years. Early discussions dreamed of an expanding the city's total area from 320 square kilometres to 1800, consuming both St Albert and Sherwood Park. The residents of both argued hard for their continued independence.

The annex was finally approved with compromise, granting Edmonton a sizeable expansion of land while leaving out St Albert and Sherwood Park.

But it was here that the grid-system's naming failed: the land gained from

Parkland County, Leduc County and Strathcona fell below that southernmost first avenue.

Options on how to deal with their inclusion into the existing system were batted about: putting a quadrant axis in the centre of the city, like Calgary, arose. So did adding another zero to the existing streets and avenues (making 100 into 1000, for example), or giving every street and avenue outside the existing grid a name, rather than a number. But the offset quadrant that was eventually chosen was thought to be both the least disruptive and the most costeffective choice.

"Even though it wasn't written down in council's motion, the reason that they chose to do the quadrant the way that they did—with the axis point at almost the very extreme of southeast Edmonton—was essentially [because] that was the less-expensive option," Sousa explains. "If they did what Calgary did, which was to make it right in the centre of the city, that would've involved completely changing the whole addressing system, plus changing all the roadway numbers."

the state of Edmonton when the annex arose.

"It's one of those 20-20 hindsight vision type of things," he notes. "You kind of wonder, would Edmonton be better off if we went the Calgary route? If we decided to do that very early on in its history, probably—saying that, though, there are lots of other issues that come with that ... I mentioned how there's been some confusion about people going to the southwest versus the northwest. In Calgary, that happens on a constant basis."

But our blissful, northwest-focus is likely to fade in the coming decades.

Edmonton's eyeing up another land annex, and Sousa notes that the city

recently approved the northeast quadrant's first residential neighbourhood.

"You'll see a greater need to educate people on using the quadrant system to enhance our understanding of it, essentially," he says of the coming years. "In terms of administration, it's our goal to have as many businesses and visitors and new Edmontonians [as possible] really appreciate and understand we have a quadrant system.

"For the most part, I think that Edmontonians are really catching on," he adds. "But we can certainly do more to help their understanding."

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And thus it is that the majority of Edmonton sits in the NW quadrant, to the point that people often forget about the designation: emergency responders, EPCOR power people and presumably the occasional pizza delivery end up in the southwest when they should've gone northwest, or vice versa.

As a modern city planner working in the aftermath of a major decision like this, Sousa admits he sometimes wonders if the best option was chosen. Then again, he's quick to point out issues with the other plans, given

// City of Edmonton Archives, clippings file - Planning Department: Names Advisory Committee

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A CLICK AWAY

Track down local food on your phone with the new farmers' market app

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armers' market season is in full swing again: all the markets around the city have had their grand openings. There's quite a few of them now: 11 within Edmonton city limits; 19 if you include the ones in neighbouring communities. With each market open on different days at different times, it's tricky to keep track of them all.

To make this task easier, the Alberta government has just launched the Alberta Approved Farmers' Market free app. Available for iPhone and Android devices, the app provides information on all of the approved farmers' markets in the province. "Approved" markets carry the official Sunnygirl trademark, indicating that the market has met the requirements of the Alberta Agriculture and Forestry program guidelines—as opposed to public markets, which follow a different set of rules. The difference essentially comes down to ownership: public markets are usually for-profit and privately owned, while approved farmers' markets are sponsored by a not-for-profit community group, local Chamber of Commerce, municipality or

agricultural society.

In light of this, there are rules and regulations to which each market type must adhere. At farmers' markets, 80 percent of the vendors must meet the "make it, bake it, grow it" criteria, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: everything for sale has to be either homemade or home grown, and the sale of used goods or flea market products is prohibited.

The app is quite simple to use and is based around an interactive map. Each market is identified by a pin; tapping the pin pulls up a listing of that market's basic information: name, address, phone number, email, website, Facebook page and, perhaps most importantly, a schedule of when it runs. Using the "favourite" function marks your preferred/closest markets for easy future reference.

And that's pretty much it: there's a bit more info in the app itself, including some basic consumer information about farmers' markets, a short FAQ and a seasonal fresh food guide, which lists a few dozen common produce items and indicates in which months they are typically available. Essentially it's just an interactive map that helps you find farmers' markets in your area; you'll need to visit each market's own site for a list of vendors. But, hey—there's something to be said for simplicity.

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What the Truck?!

FEATURE // STREET FOOD

Edmonton hasn't hit peak food truck—yet

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t's back, bigger than ever—and the lines are part of the fun.

It's What the Truck?!, of course: Edmonton's homegrown foodtruck festival is back for another round of five street-eat celebrations over the summer months.

This year will see food trucks gathering at Northlands for a twoday kick-off on May 28 and 29— the first two-day event in What the Truck?! history—followed by evenings at Blatchford (June 18), Northlands' Park After Dark (July 8), Telus Field (August 20) and Churchill Square (September 25).

"In past years, the first event of the year always seems to be the busiest," Mack Male, What the Truck?! co-founder and organizer, says. "People are exiting their hibernation and happy to get out and try some food on the street again. ... We wanted to make sure that we had lots of options for people at the first event and try to reduce the lines."

A few years ago, What the Truck?! was just a fledgling organization created by Male and local food blogger Sharon Yeo. Through the What the Truck?! website—newly revamped and rolling out profiles of the city's 90-some food trucks as we speak—the organization connects trucks with people. Last year alone, their "book the trucks" feature hooked up over 300 events

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Northlands Park

with a local food truck.

Whether or not Edmonton has hit Peak Food Truck is still undetermined. Whatever happens, though, What the Truck?! is along for the ride—and they'll leave the gritty details up to the trucks themselves.

"Definitely it's getting more difficult, if you're a new food truck, to stand out from the crowd and to find a good location and all of those sorts of things," Male says.

"I think at some point there's going to be a limit, and we'll see that not all of the trucks there this year will be back next year. We've already seen some from last year shut down for this year.

"I don't know if we necessarily need to have a hard cap like some other cities do," he continues. "Certainly we haven't heard anything from the city that they're interested in doing a cap or anything like that. At the moment it's like, let's see where this goes—and so far it's continued to grow."

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A few ideas on great bottles to start your collection with

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Single Malt Whisky Single malt is the spirit you are most likely to associate with sipping near a campfire, or on a leather couch with a cigar in hand. While you may have a rye whisky in the collection, there's no comparison to the terroir unlocked in a sip of perfectly realized single malt.

A few years ago there were less than five entries in this category in Canada, but that's about to change, big time.

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Recommendation: Track down a bottle of Two Brewers Single Malt Whisky, brewed in Whitehorse by the team behind Yukon Brewing.

// Tarquin Melnyk

At some point in life, future spirits enthusiasts stop keeping one bottle of vodka in the freezer that needs replacing every time friends come over. Instead, we start to gain a palate for the crisp botanicals in gin, the chocolate and cherry notes in a beautifully aged whisky, the versatility and rich mouthfeel of an elegant bitter liqueur. We begin noting the familiar traits of regionally selected spirits, like the unmistakable fresh apple and pear notes of South American pisco, or the rich, sweet smell of Alberta rye.

People are interested in making proper cocktails at home right now, more than they have in decades (possibly ever). With that in mind, I'm going to provide an objective list so short that it'll easily be picked apart by spirits snobs and liquor geeks alike.

But this serves as a starting point for investing in a better home bar, and an insight into how bartenders select certain products over another when considering things beyond price.

Above all, versatility is key: if the flavour and aroma seems out of place in classic, simple cocktails, then it's better as a novelty addition to your home bar after you've stocked the basics.

Vodka Canadian craft distillers have released a diverse range of often funky, farmyard-tasting vodka. Many release white dog: unaged whisky labelled as vodka, to get return on investment while waiting for the planned releases of their whiskies matured in oak.

An ideal home-bar vodka should be creamy on the mouthfeel, with faint vanilla undertones. A spirit that can be trusted when making a vodka martini for your friend that only drinks (insert international brand here).

Recommendation: Three Point Vodka from Alberta's own Eau Claire

distillery in Turner Valley shows unaged barley whisky character a little, but not to the point of distraction. It has a great vanilla base with smooth mouthfeel.

Gin This is a category of spirit that has exploded in the number of different options available in a range of styles, from Canadian versions of London Dry with citrus and juniper forwardness, to a New Western style with various botanical explorations and experimentation. Even Old Tom— the richly flavoured "missing link" in the evolution between genever and gin—is making a comeback. Liberty Distillers may be the only Canadian distillery to have a current release of Old Tom available, but it's best to start with London Dry-style gin, as its mixability makes it most the most goto style.

Recommendation: Liberty Distillers' Endeavor Gin is made by an experienced distiller and delivers a wonderfully realized balance of citrus and alpine botanicals. It's an easy fit with gin and tonic, but also serves other recipes well.

Rye The elegantly spiced workhorse of the whisky world, rye is the liquor you want to have on hand for a perfect Manhattan, or to mix with maple, coffee and a dollop of fresh whipped cream. There are many Canadian ryes currently barrel aging at craft distilleries across Canada right now—it's going to get interesting very soon.

Recommendation: Dillon's released its white rye in 2013; sometime in 2016 the company will release its first barrel-aged whisky. I love Dillon's white rye and have high expectations for this new Ontario rye.

Vermouth A wine fortified with spirits and infused with complex botanicals, vermouth has been treated very poorly for decades by an uninformed drinking public. Vermouth is usually left to collect dust and die an oxidized death in a cupboard, rather than being properly refrigerated and used promptly after opening. When part of a perfectly ratioed Manhattan, Rob Roy or Negroni, vermouth will make your heart sing with joy. Vermouth is a tiny category in Canada, but that's changing as Canada's wine industry continues to grow.

Recommendation: Odd Society Bittersweet Vermouth, which is made with BC-grown Viognier grapes and aromatized with 25 herbs and botanicals including citrus, rhubarb root, wormwood, cinchona bark and centaury.

Liqueur Liqueurs have a spirit base and can be flavoured with almost anything, including fruit, nuts, botanicals, cream and flowers. They are sweetened enough to make them pleasant and form a key ingredient in many cocktails, as well as for sipping straight as a digestif after a meal. As such an open-ended category, there are literally thousands of options for your home bar—and that's not counting what the old German couple up the street are cooking up in their spare time.

Recommendation: For the sake of versatility, try the Sour Cherry Liqueur produced by Okanagan Spirits. It is a great addition to an Old Fashioned or mixed in other classic cocktails, or simply poured over ice cream.V Tarquin Melnyk is an Edmonton native who has been tending bar in numerous cities for the past six years.

Named bartender of the year at the 2013 Alberta Cup, he is a published cocktail writer and photographer, and a partner in justcocktails.org.

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Meeting of minds (and bodies) Company 605 puts the idea of ensemble to the test on Vital Few

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ith a penchant for variety in casting, Vancouver's Company 605—which came through town under its original moniker of 605 Collective back in 2012—truly upholds the values of the term "ensemble." While it's a fitting word to describe most performing pods, 605's cohesion lies in the meeting of its dancers' diverse training backgrounds with the collaborative choreographic process they employ.

The company recently snagged a laudable spot in Ballet BC's roster next year, and is back in YEG this week to close out Brian Webb Dance Company's 37th season.

Josh Martin, 605's co-artistic director, took a call one morning after landing in Toronto to chat about the company's newest work: Vital Few. The 65-minute act is an intensive exploration of dancers, well, dancing together. The company's been touring the piece since it debuted in Vancouver this March; it's the first time 605 has put a work on the road immediately following its première.

"It's been interesting for us to see

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how the piece changes and develops over the course of the tour," Martin says. "We've been able to keep working on it this whole time."

While that may sound like the piece is still ripening, Martin explains that evolution and adaptation are the crux of the work. Vital Few is, at its core, a study of six dancers, under the direction of Martin and his co-artistic director Lisa Gelley, unpacking the very idea of moving as an ensemble.

"Because it's a work that we want to feel a little bit different each night, we're trying to constantly add in," Martin says. "We're trying to pick at the piece in [a way] where the dancers can't settle in to what's being performed. We want it to feel that it's still alive. We keep on trying to add in that element of surprise, so we're telling the dancers to change something, to do what they haven't done before that night."

Doing this, he notes, keeps the piece fresh not only for the performers (of which he is one), but also demonstrates for the audience the compromise that's involved in

sharing the stage with other bodies.

"We ended up wanting to showcase the individual dancers and somehow find a way to fit that into what an audience might consider unison. It's not an easy thing," he says. "In dance, often an audience [is] seeing the perfection. When they see a ballet company, for instance, and they see them all dance perfectly together; they take that for granted I think, because it's actually not that easy. Especially when there's more complexity added. We really wanted to show that complexity, that there's all these moving parts to that puzzle."

With the mélange of backgrounds the 605 crew carries—a quick scan of the company bios lists experience in hip hop, B-boy, ballet, tap, jazz and contemporary, among others—the challenge was to make movements characterized by the individual dancers, but with a semblance of togetherness.

"We all knew beforehand that each one of the dancers has their own personality, they also have

their own way of approaching movement: you can really tell that there are mannerisms and gestures that are of one person," he says, noting that the process involved essentially "learning how to dance more like one another."

Martin muses on how a dancer like Hayden Fong, who hails from a strong hip-hop background, had to somehow learn to dance more like Jessica Wilkie, a long and elegant female dancer, and to find ways to meet in the middle.

"Just by having that thought process and effort, we each kind of realized how much we influence each other," he notes. "It's become an exploration of what it means to dance together in the first place."

In the piece, Gelley and Martin set the parameters for the "task" to be accomplished, which guides a narrative arc for the group. "[The audience is] going to see people who are trying to accomplish a task together, they're going to see the work that's going in to making that happen," he says. "We're tying to treat these six dancers onstage

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Thu, May 26 & Fri, May 27 (8 pm) Vital Few Timms Centre for the Arts, $27 – $37.50 as though they're a group that is learning how to come together, that experiences conflict together, that's overcoming that and succeeding, then reaching a plateau and coming to a place of unsustainability. And to then have that group of six people disperse."

It's not meant to be an end, but an open-ended possibility for what's next.

"We're trying to track that brief moment in time where everything starts to come together and work, and how that might lead to change and become something else later on," Martin says. "Hopefully [the audience] is going to see how the dancers have been transformed by one another and come out on the other side having done something that they can all be proud of."

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Swallow

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eslea Kroll started writing Swallow in 2007, when Edmonton was designated as Canada's Cultural Capital. Originally staged at the Azimuth Theatre, the play's second run is going up on the Garneau Cinema stage.

Although Kroll hasn't revised the script dramatically, the events of the

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past eight years have given her a new perspective on her own work.

"I think there's even a greater sense of urgency now for me," says the playwright. "When we first did it in 2008, thinking about global warming felt like this potential, future-case scenario. And now I feel like it's hap-

pening. With each year being successively warmer than the previous one, and seeing extreme events happening all around the world, it feels like ... it's just as timely, if not more so."

Swallow tells the story of Karly and Jules—two sisters from the island nation of Aluvut, which has been

swallowed up entirely by the rising sea. Fleeing their home, the sisters become migrant workers in Fort McMurray, where they are tasked with guarding an oilsands tailings pond and warding off any birds that try to land there. The stress of living in a surreal, desolate landscape affects Karly and Jules differently, but both sisters have to make the best of life in their new home.

"One of the themes for me that's really resonated with doing it again this time around is the idea that, no matter who you are or where you're from, home is a sacred place," Kroll says.

"That's something that we all share ... [We need to] reflect on what's happening to our collective home in the larger scale. And what can we do to not be apathetic and to turn a blind eye and to decide it's a forgone conclusion, but to try to have some cautious optimism that there can be some solutions."

Swallow doesn't indulge in the apocalyptic gloom of so many climate-change critiques, but neither does the play provide any convenient, pre-packaged answers.

"I don't think there are any easy and fast solutions," Kroll says. "And I think

Wed, Jun 1 – Fri, Jun 3 (7 pm); Sat, Jun 4 (4 pm & 7 pm); Sun, Jun 5 (2 pm) Directed by Eileen Sproule Garneau Theatre, $20 no matter what your perspective is, what your stance is around these issues, we all have to come from a starting point that acknowledges that we are all dependent, to one degree or another, on these resources that are contributing to a warming world, and a changing world. And it's kind of impossible to stand outside of that.

And if that's the case, it's going to require us all coming together and finding some sort of common ground and some sort of consensus as we move forward."

Swallow's true mission is to show the terrible consequences of continuing down the path that brought us here—not just for our shared home, not just for Karly and Jules, but for all of us.

"One of the things I hope that the play will do is to have people reflect and acknowledge that we are in crisis," Kroll says. "I think that we don't have the luxury of time to pretend that these things aren't happening.

We really do have to try to get serious about figuring this out."

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Burlesque performer Violette Coquette // Jill Keech Photography

TALES Storytelling Festival / Thu, May 26 – Sun, May 29 Since 1988, TALES has given Edmonton a dedicated place to experience storytelling. The festival’s dedicated to the myriad ways we can use words: its upcoming iteration will see a Story Slam for the poetry fans, a concert—featuring Namibian singer Garth Prince and Tanzanian-born author Tololwa Mollel—for the music fans, a Family and Kids stage for, uh, families and kids, and a series of workshops for those looking to hone their own chops. (Various locations, schedule available at storyfestalberta.ca)

Violette Underground Numéro Trois / Sat, May 28 (9 pm) Violette Coquette, a force in the local burlesque scene, started the Violet te Underground events in 2015: based on the atmosphere of a speakeasy, they feature a wide swath of performances from the burlesque world and beyond.

The performer list is kept secret until the night of—though there is an announced theme of 1940s with a twist—but what has been confirmed is that the evening will feature The Volstead Act making cocktails and snacks from Duchess Bake Shop. (CKUA Building, $50 – $75) V VUEWEEKLY.com | MAY 26 – JUN 1, 2016

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Our World.

The Future?

International Children's Festival of the Arts Tue, May 31 – Sat, Jun 4 Various locations Full schedule at childfest.com

library during the 2003 invasion of Iraq—the show makes use of puppetry and music as it traces the story through the eyes of a child.

The Book of Ashes // Amanda Schutz, Curio Studios

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don't think you should use a different yardstick in terms of when you measure a work, whether it's [for] young audiences or general audiences," Emil Sher reflects. "I think some people fall into a trap, of thinking well, this will be simple because it's for six-year-olds."

Sher would know. The Torontobased playwright's written acclaimed shows for children and adults alike. In Edmonton, you may have seen both types: his youth-minded adaptation of Hana's Suitcase, which played the Citadel in 2007, or Mourning Dove, based on the Robert Latimer case, in 2010. He approaches both in the

same way, he notes, with possibly one exception.

"The only consideration that comes into play [when I'm writing for a young audience] is that many are experiencing a play for the first time," he says. "I'm aware I may be introducing a theatregoer to theatre for the first time. And so there's a certain responsibility that comes with that."

How that responsibility translates will be on display with The Book of Ashes, Sher's latest, premièring at The International Children's Festival of the Arts in St Albert. Based on the story of Alia Muhammad Baker— who saved 30 000 books from her

By: Leslea Kroll Director: Eileen Sproule Cast: Laura Raboud, Rebecca Starr Sound: Dave Clarke Lights/Video: Tim Folkmann Set/Props/Costumes: Marissa Kochanski

The festival itself is celebrating its 35th anniversary of introducing young people to art and cultural experiences: there's a mix of interactive activities and live performances, and in honour of its milestone year, an installation of some 35 000 butterflies inside and outside St Albert Place.

It's through Children's Fest that The Book of Ashes came to be, in fact: eight years ago, director Tracy Carroll got in touch with Sher with the initial idea.

The play's seen a few staged readings at previous Children's Fests. In adapting and fictionalizing the librarian's story, they've made use of puppetry and music—to Sher, another way of honouring that aforementioned responsibility to first-time theatregoers by making it a vivid experience.

"They're so used to stories unfolding on screens of all sizes," Sher says.

"And theatre's a wonderful opportunity [to say]: there's other ways of telling stories. Theatre's magical because it's live, because of the intimacy, that you simply can't experience in any other form of storytelling."

Presented by: Frente Theatre Collective

June 1–3 @ 7pm • June 4 @ 4pm & 7pm • June 5 @ 2pm Garneau Theatre • 8712-109 st. $20 • Tickets available though Metro Cinema • www.metrocinema.org

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The Conversion T

he Conversion is not about conversion therapy. Sure, there are a few references here and there to electroshock therapy and violent reprogramming. But anyone who's expecting an exploration of the methods and psychology of reparative therapy will no doubt feel misled by the show's title. This is not a story about changing someone's sexuality.

This is a revenge story.

David (Jason Chinn) and Mr Smith (Chris W Cook) kidnap Mr Burton (Nathan Cuckow) and torture him until he confesses to a heinous act of high-school bullying which had grave consequences. Interwoven with exhaustingly long torture scenes are philosophical discussions about God, morality and life. Were it not for the skill of the actors involved, these characters and their dialogues would not feel as credible as they do.

Chinn and Cook play off each other nicely—the former neurotic and twitchy, the latter sharp and hot-tempered. They have a natural chemistry and their scenes flow with easy, enjoyable banter. In fact, one gets the feeling that The Conversion would be a much more engaging show if it didn't keep interrupting their dialogues with long stretches of torture. It's frustrating to watch Cook give a storytelling tour-de-force (telling David a tale that's apparently an Afghan fable about three cows and a lion but really is a transparent allegory about refugees) only to have the brilliant scene slide back into repetitive, cliché torture.

The biggest problem with the show—aside from not living up to the promise of its title, which is a shitty thing to do when so little attention is given to conversion therapy as an ongoing social problem—

Until Sat, May 28 (7:30 pm) Directed by Kevin Sutley ATB Financial Arts Barns, $16.50 – $26.50 is Cuckow's Mr Burton. Although Cuckow commits to the torture admirably, and makes it horrifyingly credible, his character ends up being exactly the sort of straw-man fundamentalist bigot that director Kevin Sutley claimed to be avoiding. For much of the play, Mr Burton seems like a reasonable guy who just did a terrible thing in his youth. But at the show's climax, he literally calls upon God to guide his hand in a grand, ridiculous oration.

This ending feels false, inconsistent with what we've seen so far, and emotionally cheap.

The Conversion uses screen projections to great effect and creates two well-rounded characters, but in the end its charms can't overcome its serious flaws.

BRUCE CINNAMON

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Dance dance crush • Mile Zero Dance Company, Spazio Performativo, 10816 - 95 St • 780.424.1573 • milezerodance.com • Presented by Brian Webb Dance Company • Featuring Mark Ikeda and Richard Lee; "When Words Fail" • This season, MZD produces four performances with some of our favourite movement-based artists from across Canada. • Jun 10-11, 8pm • $15 (MZD members), $20 (non-members)

D'bomme Squads' Pride show • Woody's, 11723 Jasper Ave NW (Upstairs) • Burlesque dancers will be taking it off to show their... rainbows. The group will be raising money for charity • Jun 5, 8pm (door), 9pm (show) • $5

Dirt Buffet Cabaret #10 • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St NW • mzdsociety@milezerodance.com • milezerodance.com • Edmonton's monthly performance lab & avant-garde variety show.

Featuring 10-minute performances of dance, spoken word, music and more • Jun 9; 9-11pm • $10 (no one will be turned away for lack of funds)

Flamenco Dance Classes (Beginner or Advanced) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm

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

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

Sugar Foot Ballroom • 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome.

Occasional live music–check web; $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry Talk Nerdy to You with special guest Arabella Allure • Woody's Ultra lounge, Jasper Ave & 117 St • dbommesquad14@gmail.com • Nerd/ geek based burlesque show with special performances by Arabella Allure • May 27, 8pm (show), 9:30pm (show) • Special price 2 guests for $10

Violette Underground • CKUA, 9804 Jasper Ave • 780.907.3027 • hellothere@ violettecoquette.com • violettecoquette.com/ tickets/may28 • A pop-up secret speakeasy burlesque club. This month's theme is 1940s with a twist • May 28, 8pm • 18+ only (ticjets purchased in adv); cash bar only Vital Few • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave-112 St • 780.420.1757 • bwdc.ca • Featuring the dance group 605 Collective.

Part of the Canadian tour of this celebrated Vancouver company • May 26-27, 8pm • $35 (general admission), $20 (student/senior)

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Gallery at Milner • Stanley A. Milner

sNAP Gallery • Society of Northern

Chimprov • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-

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

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

101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) • Until Jun

Lisztomania (Jun 15) • Music Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps (Jun 7) • Quote-A-Long Series 2016: Hedwig & the Angry Inch (Jun 11) • Reel Family Cinema: The Little Prince (May 28), A Little Princess (Jun 4), Raiders of the Lost Ark (Jun 18-19), The Secret World of Arrietty (Jun 25) • Spotlight (Audrey Hepburn): Wait Until Dark (May 28-29, May 31) • Staff Pics: The Thing (Jun 13) • Turkey Shoot: Gods of Egypt (Jun 16)

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

monton.ca

galLeries + Museums A.J. Ottewell Community Centre • 590 Broadmoor Blvd • 780.449.4443 • artstrathcona.com • Truth of Form: a sculpture and paintings exhibit; Jun 10-12

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • The Flood: artwork by Sean Caulfield; Feb 6-Aug 14 • 7: Professional Native Indian Artists Inc; Mar 5-Jul 3 • Little Cree Women (Sisters, Secrets & Stories): artwork by Brittney Bear Hat & Richelle Bear Hat; Mar 5-Jul 3 • A Parallel Excavation: artwork by Duane Linklater & Tanya Lukin Linklater; Apr 30-Sep 18 • The Unvarnished Truth: Exploring the Material History of Painting; Apr 30-Sep 18 • Allora & Calzadilla: Echo to Artifact: artwork by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla; Jun 3-Aug 28 • Beauty’s Awakening: Drawings by the Pre-Raphaelites and their Contemporaries from the Lanigan Collection; Jul 23-Nov 13 • JASON DE HAAN: Grey to Pink: Jul 23-Nov 13 • BMO Children’s Gallery: Touch Lab: Leave your Mark: Opens Jul 24 • Open Studio Adult Drop-In : Wed, 7-9pm; $18/$16 (AGA member) • All Day Sundays: Art activities for all ages; Activities, 12-4pm; Tour; 2pm • Late Night Wednesdays: Every Wed, 6-9pm • Art for Lunch: 3rd Thu of the month, 12:1012:50pm

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

Future Museum: artwork by St. Albert high schools; May 5-31• Flow of Traffic Theory: artwork by Gary Dotto; Jun 2-Jul 2; Opening reception: Jun 2, 6-9pm

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

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124 St • bugeramathesongallery. com • Regeneration: artwork by Catherine McAvity; May 13-28 • Tokyo Lights: artwork

by Johnny Taylor; Jun 3-Jun 17; Artist in attendance: Jun 3, 6-9pm & Jun 4, 1-4pm

Cinema at the Centre • Stanley

dc3 Art Projects • 10567-111 St

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

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

From Books to Film • Stanley

Douglas Udell Gallery (DUG) •

A. Milner, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Films adapted from books every Fri afternoon at 2pm • Schedule: The Prince of Egypt (May 27)

10332-124 St • douglasudellgallery.com • 49th Annual Spring Show: artwork by Joe Fafard, Jessica Korderas, Eliza Griffiths and more; May 14-Jun 4

metro • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • Wildfire Evacuees: Metro Cinema invites Albertans displaced by wildfire to take a break from their worries and enjoy free admission for regular Metro screenings; throughout May •

front gallery • 12323-104 Ave •

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Jake's Gallery and Framing • 10441-123 St • 780.426.4649 • jake@ jakesframing.ca • vice-president@imagesalberta.ca • imagesalberta.ca/iacc-exhibitmay-2016.html • Images Alberta Camera Exhibit 2016: exhibition of photographic works by 40 members of Images Alberta Camera Club; May 2-31 • Brushstrokes: artwork by John Yardley-Jones and Spyder Yardley-Jones; Jun 6-30 Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • The Centre of Awe: artwork by Audrey Shield; May 27-Jun 29; Opening reception: Jun 8, 6:30-8:30pm

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

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • Lando Gallery May Group Selling Exhibition; until May 30

MacEwan University City Centre Campus • Room 7-266 • amatejko@ telusplanet.net • Pre-Suburbia, Utopian Desires: Photography by Jason Symington; Mar 30-Jun 24

McMullen GAllery • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • Works from the Field: artwork by Dan Bagan; May 7-Jul 3 Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony Plain • multicentre.org • Photography by Al Dixon; until May 27 • Settlers & Trains – Stories of Stony Plain & Area; until Jun 21

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

Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts • 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • volunteer@thenina.ca • makesomethingedmonton.ca • Make A Zine: Youth Zine Workshop: Youth ages 13-24 are invited to try their hand at making zines through a day of free workshops led by professional artists. Participants will have the chance to exhibit and sell their work at Edmonton ZIne Fair 5 in June • May 28, 10am • All are welcome

Paint Spot • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: The Unfinished Symphony: paintings by Dave Thomas • Artisan Nook: The random artist: various creations by Shelly Banks • Both exhibitions run May 24-Jul 5; Artists’ reception Jun 9, 7-9pm

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

CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA (CAVA) • 9103-95 Ave

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10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Disbound: artwork by Kim Bruce; Apr 21-May 27 • Meanders: artwork

by François-Matthieu Bouchard; Apr 21-May 27

Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) •

• albertacraft.ab.ca • Feature Gallery: #ABCRAFT: artists using digital technologies; Apr 2-Jul 2 • Discovery Gallery: Echoes: artwork by Mia Riley; May 7-Jun 11 • Discovery Gallery: The Inhabited Landscape: artwork

by Bettina Matzkuhn; May 7-Jun 11

• 780.461.3427 • savacava.com • Art Exhibition: artwork by Danielle LaBrie, Danièle Petit, Caroline Bisson, Rachele Comtois, Zoong Nguyen; May 13-Jun 1

Harcourt House Gallery • 3 Fl,

thefrontgallery.com • Group show; May 26

Gallery@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Strathcona Salon Series: various artists; May 14-Jun 26

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

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

St. Joseph High School • 10830-109 Street NW • Heroes of 107th: community exhibit to share some of the comic book pages, photography and also a short video along with having community roundtable discussions • Exhibit will travel through May-Jun

The Comic Strippers • Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900-114 St • ticketfly.com • A male stripper parody and improv comedy show. A show for all genders • Jun 17, 8-10pm • $34-$39 • 18+ only

Telus World of Science • 11211142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton. com • Free-$117.95 • The International Exhibition Of Sherlock Holmes; Mar 25-Sep 5

10030-84 Ave • fringetheatre.ca • Tells the story of two vigilantes who abduct a wealthy businessman and attempt to change his sexuality. As the conversion therapy progresses, secrets between the men are revealed and a troubling history is exposed, forcing them to question just how far they are willing to go to convert someone • May 18-28 • $25 (general), $15 (student/senior), pay-what-you-can (Sun)

The Tea Girl • 12411 Stony Plain Road • 780.932.0095 • karenbishopartist@gmail. com • karenbishop.ca/a-nice-cup-of-tea. html • Paintings by Karen Bishop and tiny teapots by P J Groeneveldt; May 1-31

U of A Museums Galleries at Enterprise square • Main floor, 10230 Jasper Ave • Open: Thu-Fri, 12-6pm, Sat 12-4pm • China through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872): photos by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • The Mactaggart Art Collection: Beyond the Lens: artwork

by John Thomson; Mar 18-Jul 31 • Show Me Something I Don't Know: images, photographs and travelogues created by John Thomson; May 19-Jul 2 • My Heritage 2016 Exhibit: 78 competitive original fibre art entries; May until Aug

VAA Gallery • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • visualartsalberta.com • Draw More Income: A mail-art exhibition by snail mail, email and fax where artists complete a drawing or artwork on a template that include an ornate frame and the words "draw more income"; Mar 3-May 28 VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art. com • Members Spring Exhibition; until May 27

Literary Audreys Books • 10702 Jasper Ave • 780.423.3487 • audreys.ca • Michael Prior & Richard Kelly Kernick & Alice Major launch; May 26, 7pm • Jane Ross & Daniel Kyba The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide Launch; May 29, 2pm

Edmonton Story Slam • Mercury 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 Lounge • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Spoken Word Tuesdays: Weekly spoken word night presented by the Breath In Poetry Collective (BIP); info: E: breathinpoetry@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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The Conversion • ATB Arts Barns,

Die-Nasty • The Backstage Theatre at the ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-83 Ave • communications@varsconatheatre.com • die-nasty.com • Live improvised soap opera • Runs every Mon, 7:30-9:30pm • Until May 30 • $14 or $9 with a $30 membership; at the door (cash) or at tixonthesquare.com hair • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Set in an East Village park in the age of Aquarius, when sex and drugs were used as vehicles to evade reality, Hair is the musical story of a group of hippies who celebrate peace and love—and their long-hair—in the shadow of the Vietnam War • Apr 12-Jun 12 Hey, Pretty Woman! • Phase II West Edmonton Mall, 8882-170 St • jubilations. ca • A spoof on the hugely popular movie released in 1990 • Apr 15-Jun 12 Improv Open Jam • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037-84 Ave • grindstonetheatreyeg@gmail.com • grindstonetheatre. ca/openjam.html • A space to share, swap games and ideas. For all levels • Last Tue every month until Jun 28, 7-9:30pm • Free International Children's Festival • St. Albert • childfest.com • A five day festival that features interactions with artists and performers around the world. Performances include musician Fred Penner, jugglers known as The Gizmo Guys, theatre performances of The Book of Ashes, Freckleface Strwberry, Love that Dog and many more • May 31-Jun 4 • $3-$20

MAESTRO • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • Rapid Fire Theatre • Improv, a highstakes game of elimination that will see 11 improvisers compete for audience approval until there is only one left standing • 1st Sat each month, 7:30-9:30pm • $12 (adv at rapidfiretheatre.com)/$15 (door) Rent • La Cite Theatre, 8627-91 St • twoonewaytickets.com • It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS • Jun 10-26

Social Scene • Citadel Theatre, 9828101A Ave • grindstonetheatreyeg@gmail.com • grindstonetheatre.ca/scenestudy.html • Fellow theatre lovers share excerpts of plays that they have been reading • First Mon of every month, 6-8pm; until Jun 6 • Free 2016 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids • ATB Arts Barns 10330-84 Ave • fringetheatreadventures.ca • Introduce the kids to live theatre through this engaging and gentle first theatre experience. Plays can be enjoyed by children as young as 18 months to 12 years old with babies warmly welcomed • Jun 4-5, 1pm (lobby activities), 2pm (plays) • $7.50 (kids under 3 are free)

Swallow • Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • brooke.leifso@gmail.com • facebook. com/FrenteTheatre • Presented by the Frente Theatre Collective. Swallow juxtaposes the detrimental industrial impacts of resource extraction with the fragility of bodies, the resiliency of spirit/memory and the unbreakable bonds of kinship between two sisters • Jun 1-3 (7pm), Jun 4 (4 & 7pm), Jun 5 (2pm); Talk back to follow Jun 4 afternoon performance • $20.50 (adv), $20 (door); Tickets available at metrocinema.org/ online_tickets TheatreSports • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep-Jun • $12/$10 (member) at TIX on the Square

REVUE // GRAPHIC NOVELS

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YOUTHFUL RESILIENCE

Paracuellos an evocative, child's-eye view of fascist-era Spain

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arlos Giménez's stories of schoollife in late '40s and early '50s Spain retell not just his own but many, many boys' brutal truth. Six months after dictator Francisco Franco's death in 1975, Giménez began publishing, in two-page episodes, comics dredging up the memories of his and other boys'—taken from or given up by sick, poor parents or orphaned by the Civil War, 1936 – '39 (the leftist Republicans were defeated by Franco's phalangist Nationalists)—years in Social Aid "homes." The series became known as Paracuellos, after the kids' name for one of their residences; for his recollected pains, Giménez received denunciations and deaththreats from right-wingers.

Yet the parade of children's deprivation and suffering here, which seems trooped in from Dickens' England a century earlier—whippings; one glass of water a day; bed-wetters publicly shamed—is made not only endurable but memorably moving, thanks to the artist's style: the boys' sad or buggedout eyes and distinctive haircuts; 5-by4-panel pages tightening the sense of restraint while accelerating the sense of fear-filled or punishment-risking adventure. At times, it looks as if Will Eisner illustrated Dennis the Menace.

Book 1 (the first two books, from 1977 and 1982, of Giménez's six-volume series are collected here) starts with two friends forced to fight each other—a microcosm of the conflict which ripped the nation in two.

Soon, though, the stories—a 12-yearold's crush provoked by older boys

Now available Paracuellos: Children of the Defeated in Franco’s Fascist Spain

By Carlos Giménez Translated by Sonya Jones IDW, 136 pp, $33.50 into sexual curiosity; a vicious bully whose sudden comeuppance seems fitting yet sad—grow more complex.

Context-providing essays, '80s home photos and Giménez's own remarks—his dedication's first made to Grandfather Evelio, a gardener who took little Carlos home during the summers; "Blessed be that good man," his mother wrote—only build up this collection's lump-in-thethroat poignancy. Book 2 is wonderfully evocative, chock-a-block with quirky, chummy details and bittersweet—its 10 chapters close on a note of childish camaraderie, rueful humour or scathing, dark irony. The final chapter is wrenching in its brutal twists and one boy's sweetly realized dream of escape. But, ultimately, Giménez's year-by-yearbook of reprisals, stick-togetherness, punishments, hardship-forged intimacies, bullying, dread and boyish resilience is so moving because these "Children of the Defeated in Franco's Fascist Spain," like their artist-chronicler, refuse to surrender.

BRIAN GIBSON

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POPCULTURE HAPPENINGS

Talk Nerdy to You / Fri, May 27 (8 pm) Nerdy is getting sexier. Featuring a subgenre of burlesque known as nerd-lesque, all of this show’s routines will have the common features of burlesque (of course) and be based within a certain area of fandom. Nothing is off the table; past shows have featured routines involving Weird Al, Lara Croft and Harry Potter. These performers are embracing their passions and sharing them with the audience, bringing satire and innuendo to their shows. (Woody’s Ultralounge, special price for two guests: $10)

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MegaLAN 2016 / Fri, Jun 3 – Sun, Jun 5 A LAN party features a group of people with computers—or compatible consoles—who establish a local area network (LAN), all for the purpose of playing multi-player video games. Games that will be played at MegaLAN include Star Wars: Battlefront, Rocket League, Battlefield 4, Starcraft 2 and many more. It’s not a tournament, though; the event is strictly for fun. Newcomers are welcome, and staff will be on hand to help.

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6th Annual Medieval May / Sat, May 28 (11 am – 4 pm) There are so many things to love about the medieval times—the armour, the clothing, the idea of knights and tournaments. And some less appealing ones too, but thankfully the 6th Annual Medieval May event will be leaving out the not-so wonderful aspects of the era seen in shows like Game of Thrones: the event will feature a 14th-century fashion show, dancing, demonstrations with medieval weapons, markets, displays on medieval history—such as armour, weapons, games, feasts, shields—and much more. (King Edward Community League [7708 - 85 St NW], $5)

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Fri, May 27 – Thu, Jun 2 High-Rise Directed by Ben Wheatley Metro Cinema at the Garneau 

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his latest, most ambitious film yet from director Ben Wheatley adapts one of his fellow Briton J G Ballard's key mid-period novels, a deadpan survey of luxury dystopia circa 1975 that would lend itself to much fruitful dissemination, setting the template for much of Ballard's subsequent site-specific tales of civilization swan-diving into the barbarity forever bubbling under its polished surface.

Wheatley's high-style High-Rise is quite faithful to Ballard in theme and tenor, while exuding a funk, nastiness and predilection for oblique irony that feels very true to Wheatley's blackly comic tendencies as

displayed in films like Kill List and A Field in England. As with David Cronenberg's adaptation of Ballard's Crash, High-Rise manifests a pleasing dialogue between different yet complimentary sensibilities. Ballard was always more invested in world building, big ideas and fetishistic attention to weird, evocative details than he was in tidily structured plots—his stories tend to plateau in the last act. But Wheatley, working with his regular writing partner (and life partner) Amy Jump, has found a way to render High-Rise as, for the most part, a film of steadily rising action. There's a bit of a droop in the middle, but the film recovers

and then some. Not a conventionally structured narrative by any stretch, but it's propulsive enough to make its satire sing—and sing ABBA, as it happens—and cinematic enough to rattle your nervous system something fierce.

High-Rise's titular edifice is an outer-London brutalist lifestyle tower looming over a vast parking lot, "colonizing the sky" with its apartments vertically arranged by class and stature. Inside are all the amenities anyone could need, a dazzling array of claustrophobic comforts. There are wild parties and wildlife. A white Alsatian shits on a white shag rug.

There is a horse on the 40th floor,

where the building's mastermind (a brilliantly cast Jeremy Irons) broods.

On the 25th floor lives one Dr Robert Laing (Tom Hiddleston, also excellent), a bachelor physiologist and perfect host for the cloistered apocalypse waiting to transpire in this anthropological laboratory hothouse. Laing coolly observes his coresidents descend into perversion, manic proprietary impulses, psychopathology and, eventually, all-out class warfare, as supplies dwindle, sexual relations sour and the trash chute gets disastrously backed up.

High-Rise's story reads on the surface as a fairly simple allegory, but

Ballard and Wheatley both complicate things through the accretion of historical context—the novelty of high-rise culture in the '70s, the sexual revolution, Thatcher on the radio—and the diversification of perspectives, attitudes and supplementary reactions—one guy decides he wants to make a documentary about the whole thing. There's also the added meta-context of other interestingly linked films that, taken as a single larger body of work, enrich the theme. I mentioned Cronenberg, who already sort of made his own High-Rise with the early, highrise-set sci-fi horror Shivers. Kleber Mendonça Filho examines a similarly Ballardian closed community going crazy in the superb recent Brazilian film Neighbouring Sounds. And the conceit of the high-class home you never want to leave—even as it decays—finds its template in Luis Buñuel's masterpiece The Exterminating Angel. Architecture as embodiment of social hierarchy, the end of the world hidden in the peak of modernity: these are smart, daring films that chart our precarious journey into consumerist paradises whose destructions are coded in their designs.

JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // ANIME

The Boy and the Beast

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rom Huck Finn rafting downriver and the Boxcar Children to Kidnapped's David Balfour and red-haired Anne, off to Green Gables, some of the best-known children's tales follow orphans or runaways trying to forge their own paths. But the brief pre-credits preface to The Boy and the Beast offers an adult in need of a child—kendo-fighter Kumatetsu must train a disciple if he's to vie with

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rival Iouzen, a father of two, for the title of grandmaster—before we see the boy he'll get his paws on. Kumatetsu's a "troublesome" ursine beast in Jūtengai, a separate world (but much like feudal-era Japan) where talking animals walk on their hind legs. In Tokyo, surly, forlorn nine-year-old Ren, his mother dead and father gone, is to be his family's "precious successor" but he declares his hatred for his

cold, distant guardians, runs off ... and his hatred and self-imposed solitude attract Kumatetsu to him.

The latest animation from Mamoru Hosoda (whose previous film Wolf Children brilliantly reimagined lycanthrope-lore), The Boy and the Beast not only features a fiercely angry child protagonist but faces off master and parent (Kumatetsu) against student and surrogate son (Ren, renamed Kyūta). The usual training-sequence is enlivened by beast's frustration and boy's defiance (and emphatic, comic-bookish noises). The primal pair clash, bash and smash heads because they're so similar: irascible, childish, blazingly stubborn. But in a market-square showdown between red-furred Kumatetsu and blondmaned boar Iouzen, Kyūta recognizes how alone and unpopular Kumatetsu is, brazening out his insecurities with brashness, and their bond's forged.

As in Wolf Children, this tale paws and pads around the at-times tempes-

tuous, at-times tender child-parent relationship: kid learning through imitation; appreciating each other's flaws; mentorship and apprenticeship; parent growing humble enough to learn from the youngster (Kyūta proves a brilliant student of opponents' footwork). And, as in many of Hayao Miyazaki's films, dedication, perseverance and hard work are allimportant. Allusions to other kids' stories snake their way through, too: echoes of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Cinderella, and, obviously, Beauty and the Beast; characters resembling the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat and the Walrus in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (And from Moby-Dick, chief mate Starbuck and the whale appear, in a way.) The film's scenes of luminance, slow pans, flashbacks and action sequences are masterly.

But in the story's second half—now 17, Kyūta finds his way back to Tokyo where, as Ren again, he studies

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Yet it's that deep, rancorous affection between adoptive father and surrogate son spurring, charging, stampeding The Boy and the Beast along. Tenderness, tenaciousness and fondness swirl together in Hosoda's film, making it much less a actionadventure fantasy quest than a battle of roiling emotions, the victory hard won.

BRIAN GIBSON

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The cinephile's holy grail The 13-hour Out 1 may be Jacques Rivette's opus

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How did you spend your long weekend? I spent mine sitting in the dark, in a Toronto cinema watching a nearly 13-hour movie, in thrall to cryptic beauty and labyrinthine narrative, losing myself to, at first, cinephilic reverie, and more incrementally, to wonder that comes from the delicate combination of snaking ideas, unexpected intersections, slow character development, absurd humour, precision under the guise of casualness and sheer outrageous duration. Made for French television and then rejected for reasons that should be fairly obvious, Out 1 (1971) is arguably the magnum opus of the late Jacques Rivette.

It's been screened seldom enough to be dubbed the "cinephile's holy grail" by critic and Rivette scholar Dennis Lim. It's a film draped in mystique—a mystique barely diminished by the act of seeing the film. So I finally saw Out 1, binge-watching it in two marathon sessions over two days. I guess there are other ways to see the film—apparently Carlotta Films has followed up its recent digital restoration with a DVD and Blu-ray release—but why the hell would you want to watch it that way? To be seated in that audience of perhaps 35, to know that you're enacting a rare and sacred rite, can make you feel as though you've joined a secret society. Appropriately so, since secret societies are what Out 1 is all about.

There is two of everything. There are two impoverished Paris theatre companies, each working on some

amorphous realization of a different Aeschylus play. There are two impoverished loner-grifters, one played by ubiquitous French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud, the other by Juliet Berto, who would star in Rivette's Céline and Julie Go Boating, wandering Paris and, sooner or later, finding their otherwise aimless lives suddenly imbued with purpose and meaning upon discovering clues to the existence of some shadowy Balzacian organization called The 13. (There are, not incidentally, 13 central characters, at least in the first few episodes, before more join in.) The lengthy sequences capturing the theatre companies doing various exercises is initially amusing, though over time at least one of these companies, the one led by Michael Lonsdale, immerses themselves so fully in their improvisations that we come to feel we're watching Quest For Fire or the apes in 2001, everyone panting, grunting, biting, licking, crawling, sighing, leaping, swarming around a red mannequin, re-inventing worship, not rehearsing but re-inventing Aeschylus' Prometheus. Out 1 is characterized by a dearth of exposition, so it takes some time before we come to understand what these characters and their discreet pursuits have to do with each other. That must be why people sometimes complain about the early episodes of Out 1 being tough-going. There is no other explanation as to why anyone, knowing they're settling in for a nearly 13-hour film wouldn't be transfixed by these

early theatrical explorations. Surely some suspension of disorientation is required. These scenes are of the utmost anthropological interest. And they're funny. And the people doing the explorations are likeable, interesting and strange. Also: some are babes.

We want to know more.

And more we get. Letters are stolen, disguises are employed, new people are brought in, search parties are organized. There is an incredible sequence in which the camera is long fixed on the face of a woman who cannot make up her mind about two men. You half-expect to exit Rivette's labyrinth with no greater understanding of what it's all about than when you started, but the great and satisfying surprise yielded by the final two episodes is that this film is actually about something anyone can relate to: the ways that groups come together, bound by dreams and obsessions and desires, and then splinter apart, the human detritus of betrayals and disappearances and summonings to other distant places. I hope you have a chance to experience Out 1 in a cinema someday, but I'm telling you about this film that almost no one has seen because I think its legend is as important as its actuality.

Because legend is intrinsic to its actuality. Out 1 is about lives sliding up against one another and slipping off in myriad directions, until what once seemed real becomes something resembling myth. V

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Neighbors 2 Now playing Directed by Nicholas Stoller 

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or a flick which slums off to a bad start by mistaking shocktactics for humour—wife pukes on hubby during sex; child toddles around holding mommy's vibrator—Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising smartens up fast. But as scenes seem increasingly let's-try-this! and ragged, it all starts to resemble outtakes spliced together in the fading hope they'll add up to a movie.

To the writers' credits—five script-scribes in total here—they

give the story a clear thematic arc, making this sequel about raising girls in a still-sexist world. So, this time around, thirtysomethings Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) must deal with a party-hardy sorority, Kappa Nu—led by Shelby (Chloë Grace Moretz)—moving in next-door and scotching the sale of their home before its 30-day escrow-period's up, even as they worry they're not good parents to infant daughter Stella.

One scene—cycling through generation-gap-ness, the-child-actingindependent-now, and empty-nest syndrome in under two minutes— is brilliant. There are worldly wisecracks as these Kappa Nu-bies struggle to figure out feminism for themselves ("What's a house full of united women?" "A brothel?") and, rarest of all, a funny Holocaust joke (thanks to a slip that secularJewish Mac makes). There's even a gross-out gag padded out into a mini-sex-ed lesson ("Where'd you get the fake blood?" "It's from the sloughing-off of our uterine walls") for Zac Efron's Teddy, whose beefcake-bod gets "reverse-sexism" pumped for laughs. And cringecomedy's turned into some angstyanxious-awkward antics here.

But as impressive as it is for N2:SR to question identity- and genderpolitics without taking potshots at "political correctness" or being stupidly offensive, many moments drag and jag. Shelby and her two gal-pals start off earnest and unfunny in their naïve anti-sexism and later lapse into stereotypes of millennials thinking those over 30 are "old people." A tailgate-party chase-scene, predictably scored to the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage," confuses flash with dash. Jokes fall flatter—a cellphone prank's capped by a lame punchline made worse by shrugging F/X—until it feels as if Neighbors 2 has numbercrunched comedy down to a hitmiss ratio.

BRIAN GIBSON

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A brush with death

Baroness returns from tragic accident with Purple

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our years ago, while touring Europe, the brakes on Baroness' tour bus failed.

The vehicle—driving down a steep incline at the time—went over the edge of a viaduct. Miraculously nobody died, though the damage was far from superficial. The drop was 30 feet, and the bus had no seatbelts. Nine people were injured; most of the band spent weeks in the hospital. Bassist Matt Maggioni and drummer Allen Blickle left the band in the wake of the accident.

That the band's latest recrod, Purple, works through the aftermath of such a close brush with death is almost a forgone conclusion: Baroness' fourth album largely deals with the feelings, thoughts and sentiments that emerged in the accident's wake.

"It wasn't really a question of wheth-

er or not it would influence or infiltrate the music; there was no way to avoid that," guitarist and vocalist John Baizley says from Boston, where the band was setting up for the first day of its North American tour. "Rather than try to wrestle with it and push things into shape, the record very much for me was just about simply accepting and admitting some of the things I was going through, in an effort to deal with them."

Fittingly, Purple is also the Georgia-based metal band's most dynamic to date. Songs swell up with psychedelic layers of guitars and vocals and crest and break with catharsis.

Muscular guitar chugs and precision drumming ("Morningstar") give way to down-tempo jam-outs ("Fugue").

There's also the curious addition of, simply, that context—Baizley points out, that most fans know

about the crash at this point.

They're listening with that in mind.

"When people are going through this record and processing some of the themes and lyrics, they know some of the story already— whereas, in the past, I'll write about things that are very personal to me, but obscure, in way, because they haven't hit the press yet," he says.

"They're not quite as obvious."

As for what changes when the audience knows the story behind the words: Baizley can sense a difference, but he's hesitant to chalk it up to that context alone.

"This band might actually be the worst people to answer questions like that," he admits. "There seems [to be] an elevated level of enthusiasm, and a deeper level of connection with the material that's encouraging people to sing along more

than they have in the past, and to move and work off excitement and energy in a way that's more direct and more immediate than it has been in the past.

"That also may have something to do with the fact that I think we've taken steps forward as songwriters," he adds. "I think the songs are more effective, themes aside."

To that effect, Baroness brought in David Fridmann, known best for producing the Flaming Lips and playing in Mercury Rev, to produce Purple.

Which, after an exhaustive demoing process—"We had considered nearly every presentation, tempo, every sort of layer of orchestration that we could possibly imagine," Baizley explains—gave Baroness an outside eye to further hone the record.

"As a musician, you sort of know

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where the awesome sweet-spots are in your songs," he says. "But you can also get attached to them in a way that is very hard to let go of. Sometimes it takes a well-trained ear and somebody that you trust inherently to encourage you to move past some of the things that may be superfluous, or some ideas that don't quite support the idea of the song. When we're recording songs, everything we do has to bolster, solidify, and lift-up and support the song itself."

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Oh Wonder

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osephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West didn't start making music together with the intention of becoming a touring band. But two-and-a-half years later they find themselves doing just that, under the name Oh Wonder.

The London, England-based duo's lives overlapped for several years prior to them working together—

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she's a classically trained musician; he's a singer-turned-producer—be it through quick conversations after running into one another or a passing acknowledgement of the other through mutual friends. But they eventually found themselves in West's studio with the purpose of producing a solo EP for Vander Gucht, though a different project entirely came to fruition

after the pair discovered a shared interest in various types of music and forged an immediate bond.

"Songwriting is where we came together and where our heads met, so for us being in the studio and being creative and writing is the kind of truest and fullest sense of our writing relationship and our outlook and our creativity," Vander Gucht says over the phone from Vancouver. "It's really fluid, it's really easy, it's full of respect. There are no egos in the room when we write, and it's really supportive and we curate this atmosphere of, I don't know ..."

"Trust," West offers.

"Yeah, trust and respect. And it's lovely," Vander Gucht continues. "It's kind of like we finish each other's sentences when we write."

"It's very cheesy," West interjects with a soft laugh.

"It sounds like a cheesy movie," Vander Gucht agrees amicably. "One of us would start a chorus and one of us would finish it. It's amazing. It's almost like we're one person. I've never had that with anybody else."

It's clear as the conversation continues that the duo is of one mind, and there's an underlying connection that is palpable as they discuss the fasttracked evolution of Oh Wonder from casual songwriting project to full-

time career—the catalyst of which was the song "Body Gold," a R&Bmeets-electronic track that served an apt jumping-off point for the style that is now synonymous with Oh Wonder. The pair posted it anonymously and the plays piled up— 20 million in seven months, to be exact. From there, they decided to release one song every month, which are the 15 tracks you now hear on their debut self-titled album, officially released at the end of 2015.

"Body Gold" resonated with listeners for its sincerity, and that sensibility continues throughout the rest of the record as Vander Gucht and West tackle topics of loneliness and the struggle to find personal connection in our tech-saturated interactions.

"I've always lived in London, and Anthony moved to London to make music, so we both have very different perspectives on what it means to live in a city and be around people that are lonely," Vander Gucht explains.

"I'm so interested in loneliness as a concept. ... I think it's the way that we live: it's technology, it's social media—a self-imposed human thing that we do to try and, I don't know, be better versions of ourselves, which ironically makes us feel small.

"It's bizarre," West says. "I feel like

communication between people has become a very kind of shallow thing now."

Whether that means texting rather than calling or cultivating social media facades, the pair note that people often like to exude the illusion of being perpetually busy.

"We're so busy, and we have to be by our phones and be ready to pick them up at this time and be ready to have a conversation," Vander Gucht says. "The irony is that if one of my friends called me right now I'd absolutely love it."

"Everyone does this weird thing where everyone's too busy, but no one's actually busy," West adds. "We're all just sitting by our phones going, 'I wish someone would call me.'"

"That's all social media is, is an illusion of being busy," Vander Gucht notes. "And I find myself doing it. ...

'We should post a photo because we're in Vancouver and we're busy.'

I spent yesterday sitting at my house—it was my birthday—and I cooked dinner for my friends, and that was so important but I didn't choose to share that. I chose to share, 'Oh, look: I'm travelling. I'm in Vancouver.' It's bizarre."

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magine this: you're a band with your debut album in the bag, and your new record label says it needs to be re-recorded. Sounds daunting, right? That's exactly where the members of Repartee found themselves after signing with Sleepless Records in the fall of 2014.

"We had an album of 12 songs ready," says lead vocalist Meg Warren while on the road from Ottawa

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to Sudbury. "And I met one of our managers now, Jeremy [White]. I met him in October of 2014, and we started a relationship with [the label] a couple of months after that. I had sent him a couple of songs from the album we were about to put out, and our other manager, Alex [Bonenfant], had a conference call with us and said, 'Hey, the songs are good, but the production quality isn't exactly

what we're looking for right now. So how would you guys feel about going back in the studio?'"

There's no hard feelings, of course.

Warren recalls all of this with a laugh, though it was admittedly a tough pill to swallow at the time. Most of the 12 original songs ended up being dropped, and the tracks that comprise the now-released iteration of All Lit Up span the past five years or so, the

newest of which is the infectious singalong anthem, "Dukes." After signing with Sleepless Records, Warren says Repartee spent some time in Toronto (the band is originally from St John's) during the past year working with different writers and producers in order to garner some constructive feedback on the group's material.

"I guess a notable thing about the way we were writing our music was that it was kind of straddling a line between indie, like an indie-rock band, we'll say, and a Top-40 pop band," Warren explains. "So I think that in working with these different people, we found a way to mix those two different styles, because our background is indie, you know? We did everything on our own for years, and we were touring and doing all that on our own for a long time. And then in Toronto we were introduced to the more Top 40 style of writing, which is like writing with laptops and writing in writing sessions very quickly, so I think it's a mix of those two worlds."

All Lit Up feels as though it succeeds in bridging those two sensibilities, with plenty of radio-ready hooks and polished melodies backing lyrics touching on a plethora of personal experiences spanning the time period in which the songs were conceived.

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The tracks are generally written by Warren and guitarist Robbie Brett, both of which come from a classicalmusic background—Warren was an opera singer once upon a time and made the switch after being convinced to take part in a songwriting challenge put on by one of the local papers in St John's.

"The technique is probably completely different," she says, adding that her classical training does have its transferable aspects. "I know a bit about taking care of my voice—even if sometimes I have to ignore what I know and pretend that I can totally drink coffee and sit in a van and yell over music at the merch table.

"In terms of theory and stuff like that," she continues, "Robbie and I both have degrees from the same university in classical music, so I find it helpful that we can talk in terms of chord progression Roman numerals and chord voicing and that kind of thing. The language definitely helps out a lot, and then when we're in the studio with strangers or in a writing session we can still use that same kind of jargon. It's really helpful."

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his Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of Mad Bomber Society, and the band is celebrating the milestone by playing a free show in its hometown. Well, except it kindasorta isn't, guitarist/vocalist Rich Liukko is quick to point out.

"It's not 20 years! I don't know who started the rumour," Liukko laughs.

"It's only been 19 years; we started in 1997. But it is my birthday."

Nineteen years ago, Mad Bomber Society formed with a slightly different lineup, a different singer and a fast-growing reputation as one of the best live acts to come out of Edmonton. Playing a brand of uptempo ska more beholden to the two-tone era of late '70s Britain than the third-wave ska revival of the mid-'90s, the band referenced classic British television with odes to The Avengers' Emma Peel, as well as covering The Young Ones theme song.

The group also legendarily covered the Bauhaus' post-punk classic "Bela Lugosi's Dead" and headlined North Country Fair. Some band members moonlighted as hair-metal glammers Mad Banger Society. The group released two albums and toured the country coast-to-coast.

So how did Liukko deal with trying to keep the band going over the last 19 years?

"By rippin' my frickin' hair out!

Clawing and grinding and yelling and sometimes just rolling my eyes way back into my head and saying 'OK,'" he says. "Sometimes the music business is so weird you just have to go along with it. But it's been super fun."

Mad Bomber Society endured a

brief hiatus for about three years in the mid-2000s as the members sought more stability after years of sacrificing for the band. Though they drifted away from the group, Liukko maintains that the band members all stayed friendly and still got together to hang out, barbecue and spitball ideas from time to time.

"It kind of sucked to take a break as a band, but I think it worked out better that way, because when we got back together we all had firm

foundations," Liukko says. "So that means you end up with a stable lineup. Before that we had guys working at rent-a-cars and being servers and doing whatever they could to scrounge money, and then everyone landed decent jobs."

After 20—excuse me—19 years, Mad Bomber Society is happy to play a few memorable shows a year, to keep the fire stoked and to play for the fans that have supported the

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Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo is playing a special show that raises money for the Edmonton School Board. Hosted by Riverbend Junior High School, the event supports the Edmonton Public Schools Foundation and its full-day kindergarten programs for socially vulnerable children. Martin Kerr of Canadian Idol will be opening. (Shoctor Theatre [Citadel Theatre], $100)

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hehzaad Jiwani cordially woke himself from a nap to take a phone call, and he explains he had a rough night's sleep after an incident with an overly spicy burrito the day before. It seems a forthright expla-

nation, but the lead singer of the Toronto noise-punk band Greys maintains this same level of candor while discussing other topics: the band's close relationship to Edmonton, how Honey Bunches of Oats is the best ce-

real all the way to the new Radiohead album.

"I think people assume we're going to be caustic dudes, and I guess we're pretty sarcastic, but we're by no means dark, bitter guys. We were told

recently [by someone] that we laugh more than any other band they'd met.

That was the biggest compliment to me, because I love to laugh," he chuckles. "We're just a bunch of gigglers. We love each other a lot, and it's nice to be in our band."

Vocalist/guitarist Jiwani is one quarter of Greys, which is receiving undeniable attention following the release of its second LP, Outer Heaven. With the help of guitarist Cam Graham, bassist Colin Gillespie and drummer Braeden Craig, Greys has created what is arguably one of the best records of the year, thus far.

It's a gloriously clamorous album that wanders between emotional distress and outright punk-rock indifference. Melodic crooning quickly becomes tormented screams on the track, "Complaint Rock," which momentarily fuzzes out to beach-y, psychedelic guitar midway before blasting right back into Jiwani's thunderous desire to be complacent.

With a healthy sense of humility, Jiwani recognizes the huge degree of credibility Greys is getting for the new album.

"The response has been overwhelmingly positive," he says. "The coolest

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'm honoured. It's nice to get recognized. This blues business is a hard way to go. I don't make my full living out of it," Rusty Reed reflects over the phone. "The difference between a harmonica player and an extra-large pizza is you can feed a family of four with an extra-large pizza."

Reed, born Colin McLeay, has been part of Edmonton's music scene for more than 20 years and become one of Western Canada's most revered harmonica players. It's his contributions to Edmonton's blues community that have earned him an induction into the Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame in the performer category, alongside

No strangers to the Edmonton music scene, Greys' upcoming show for beloved local promoter Craig Martell's birthday is something the band always looks forward to being a part of.

"Oh, we love Craig. He and I have very similar taste in music: we're fans of the same indie-rock era," he explains. "We met him playing Wunderbar a few years ago, and he's really funny. He treated us really nicely and showed us a really good time. He's such a cool dude, and we love him."

Not only are they fans of Mr Martell, Greys have a delightful tradition each time the group visits Edmonton.

"We go to All Happy, the Chinese restaurant, after we play," he says.

"But here's the thing—every time I go there, I forget what I ordered. So every single time I'm slightly disappointed I can never find that same dish. It's still great; I love that place!"

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thing is that everybody seems to like the different dreamy, spacey aspects, or some people will love the more punk-y tunes. The records I like are the ones that can take you up and down sonically and emotionally."

his South Side Shuffle bandmates Al Hartley, Fred LaRose and Linsey Umrysh, Peter North in the builders category and Russell Jackson in the legends category, at the third-annual inductee celebration.

Reed is unostentatious of this recognition and his keen harmonica skills, though—he doesn't need music charts to play a song; he can replicate it by simply hearing it once. He honed this ability through three one-hour lessons with legendary harmonica player David Burgin—"All he wanted was couple of joints, a six pack of beer and 20 bucks," Reed recalls— and shutting himself in his parents'

basement for eight to 10 hours a day for three years, working on the harmonica's tone so that he could play any key using the instrument.

"That's one of the things I really pride myself on is big tone. Burgin really stressed that with me. He gave me all the tools and pointed me in the right direction, but it [was] up to me to do the work," he says. "[Burgin] really hit home when he said: 'Do you want to look like you know what you're doing, or do you want to know what the fuck you're doing?'

"I still haven't got it, but I'm working on it," he continues. "The funny thing about the music business is you're in a room, and you fight like a bastard to get out of the room to get into the next room, and you finally understand everything and you open up the next door and you've got a bigger room.

Now you've got to get through that one."

He notes that the harmonica is a 12-tone instrument (he describes it having an "over blow" and an "over draw" element, which allows the harmonica to complete a chromatic scale on three octaves), but it's not often seen that way.

"It's hard to respect a guy that makes

a living on an instrument that you could buy at Krusty's for five dollars," he says with a laugh. "They've got to respect us, because it's the most difficult [instrument] to master of all."

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Reed chalks up all of that perseverance and hard work to the harmonica's perception in the music industry. Due to the instrument's "invisible" quality—you can't see its inner workings in the same way you can see the fingers toying with a trumpet, guitar or piano—since it's all done with the mouth.

"The harmonica is on the face, so unless you have an ultrasound of the neck and the mouth, you can't really show the person [your skill level]," Reed explains.

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If you've been following the cephalopod since its emergence from the Pacific Ocean in 2011, then you'll know the group—which was originally a duo—once had a Lady Friend in the band. Where is she now?

"Lady Friend left us on December 6,

2014, after the cops finally caught up to her for stealing a chocolate bar," the tentacled frontman says with a wry laugh. "She is now in jail for life, but is sometimes allowed to attend our shows with police supervision."

To take Lady Friend's place, Brother Octopus (the man, not the band) invited some aquatic friends to join the group. Little Guppy, who lends her vocals, keyboard and tambourine skills to the band, joined in December 2014, shortly after Lady Friend left; Golden Boy plays the acoustic guitar and joined in March 2015; New Guy, the drummer, joined in August 2015; and Sea Bass—the last addition to the band—plays the bass and joined in February 2016 after Brother Octopus found him lost in the Saskatchewan River.

It's this new formation that is releasing (and touring) the group's second full-length album, Connected Through Corals—though not all members were present at the time of the album's recording—which follows 2014's Sea of Champions.

For Sea of Champions, Brother Octopus recorded each of the 17 tracks on the album at a different studio location within Edmonton to showcase the diverse sounds of each place.

Following a similar mindset, Connected Through Corals features a different artist on each of its 12 tracks.

"A big influence of this project was Big Data, who did the same thing, where they produced all the music themselves and had different artists on each track, which I thought was really cool," Brother Octopus

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explains of producer Alan Wilkis's project. "Once we had all the songs made, I did research on local bands that had songs in the specific genre that we made the song in. ... It was all based on the genre, you could say."

To find the artists that best suited the tracks, Brother Octopus used online resources such as yeglive.ca and barsnbands.com to see who was in town at that time. After a few months of research, Brother Octopus managed to get local performers Ego the Jackal ("Samurai"), the Skips ("Cheetah On Drugs"), Two Bears North ("In The Future"), White Lightening ("Hot Lava"), Calgary's Georgia Sound ("Kings & Queens)" and New Jeresey's Hidden Cabins ("Stick Up") on the album.

"Going into it I knew what I wanted.

It was just a matter of finding the right artists for the songs," he explains. "The album name, Connected Through Corals, is [the idea that] we're all connected—being that we're all artists. I thought a good way of naming the album is [to reference the] connection in that sense."

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Rodeo & Exhibition: featuring Meghan Partick, Jason Benoit, Emerson Drive and more; 6:30pm (door), 7:30pm (music); Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca LB'S PUB Chillfactor (rock/ pop/indie); 9pm MERCURY ROOM Repartee (electronic/pop) with Bryan Finlay with guests; 8pm; $10 (adv at YEGLive or Blackbyrd Myoozik), $12 (door) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Happy Hour featuring The Den; 5:30pm NEWCASTLE PUB Sophie

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Flashback Friday; Every Fri MERCER TAVERN

Movement Fridays; 8pm THE PROVINCIAL PUB Friday

Nights: Video Music DJ; 9pm-2am SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

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

Electric Fridays; Every Fri, 9pm; No minors Y AFTERHOURS Freedom

Fridays

and the Shufflehounds; 9pm; None

SAT MAY 28

Thursdays; DJ and party; 9pm

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs;

9910 Withermoon and

9pm

ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks:

O'BYRNE'S IRISH PUB

Holgans and guests; 9pm; $10 (door)

DRUID IRISH PUB Tap Into

every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

House Function Thursdays; 9pm

Edmonton's best solo musicians ON THE ROCKS Heather

McKenzie Band; 9pm RENDEZVOUS PUB Dystallis with Sins Of Sorrow; 8pm

THE ALMANAC Brother

Octopus CD release with A Gentleman's Pact & Ego the Jackal ARCADIA BAR Rebecca Lappa, Abandon Your Town, Underhouse; 8:30pm; $8

LB'S PUB Rockzilla (rock/ pop/indie); 9pm LEAF BAR AND GRILL Live

music; 9:30pm MERCURY ROOM Prepare

For The Fair 2016 featuring The Mcgowan Family Band with Jay Gilday Band, Tzadeka and Nanise and Swear by the Moon; 9pm; $10 (door) MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

every Sat; this week: Jason Greeley NAKED CYBER CAFÈ Maria Phillipos featuring The Definit & Will Coles; 7pm; $9 (adv), $11 (door), cash only; All ages NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

The Needle Vinyl Tavern Presents: 20th Year Anniversary Mad Bomber Society with guests; 8pm; No cover NEWCASTLE PUB Sophie

Promise; 7:30pm; $6

and the Shufflehounds; 9pm; None

CAFÉ HAVEN Music every

NEW WEST HOTEL Early:

CAFE BLACKBIRD Constant

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

Thu; 7pm DENIZEN HALL Taking Back Thursdays: weekly punk, alternative and hardcore music; Every Thu, 8pm

ON THE ROCKS Heather McKenzie Band; 9pm

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

PALACE CASINO Oil City

Karaoke; Every Thu, 7pm

Sound Machine; 8:30pm

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

RENDEZVOUS PUB

LockDown, Absinthe From Society, The Fantastic Brown Dirt; 8pm

northlands.com

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Wet

Your Whistle Karaoke Thursdays

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

HUMMINGBIRD BISTRO CAFE Bistro Jazz; Every

Thu, 7:30pm; Free KRUSH ULTRA LOUNGE

Open stage with host Naomi Carmack; 8pm every Thu L.B.'S PUB Open Jam hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm LIZARD LOUNGE Jam

Night; Every Thu, 7-11pm MERCURY ROOM

FRI MAY 27 9910 Project Pablo with

Dane, Nik 7 and Jaycie Jayce; 9pm; $12 (adv, YEGLive) ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

Jimmy Whiffen; 8pm BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Miss Rae

& the Midnight Ramblers; 8:30-10:30pm; $15 (door) BLUES ON WHYTE Paula

Raymihuara (latin/ regional/world); 6pm; $20 (adv at YEGLive)

Perro; 9pm

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Thu

Fest 2016; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $10; 18+ only

open stage; 7pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Early: Happy Hour featuring Havyn; 5:30pm • Later:

Fly Home Album Release Mohsin Zaman with Lucette and Braden Gates; 8pm; $15 (adv), $20 (door) NEW WEST HOTEL Canadian

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

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

music SANDS INN & SUITES

Karaoke Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Pete

Turland's Rockabilly Thursdays & West Coast Swing Dance Lesson; 8-11pm SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Live at Lunch

BOHEMIA Ghost Throats

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

Live music; Every Fri; Free BOURBON ROOM

Radioactive; 8pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

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

featuring Ex Megadeth & Scar The Martyr; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20; 18+ only CAFE BLACKBIRD Pierno-

Picard Quartet; 8pm; $10 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

Grave New World; 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live

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

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

Shannon Smith (country rock); 9pm

SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live

CASINO YELLOWHEAD Jess

Blues every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm

Valdez Switch Band (rock); 9pm

TAVERN ON WHYTE Open

CITADEL'S SHOCTOR THEATRE Jim Cuddy Benefit

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

RIVER CREE–The Venue

Crystal Gayle and Lee Greenwood; 6pm (door), 8pm (show); Tickets start at $39.50 SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Koreen Perry (country); 9pm; No minors

Jimmy Whiffen; 8pm BEVERLY HEIGHTS HALL

Dirt Road Angels; $10 (adv, YEGLive) BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Adam Holm

Hair of the Dog; live acoustic music every Sat; 4-6pm; no cover

(folk/pop); 9pm

BLUE CHAIR CAFÈ Sam and

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

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

Mike Letto (folk/rock); 9pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Paula

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Perro; 9pm

Mike "The Party Hog" (blues/rock); 9pm

BOHEMIA Forbidden

STARLITE ROOM Baroness;

Dimension with Fuzz Kings and Iron Eyes; 9pm; $10; No minors

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Adam Holm

(folk/pop); 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

Mike Letto (folk/rock); 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Mike "The Party Hog" (blues/rock); 9pm SNEAKY PETE'S Sinder Sparks K-DJ Show; 9pm-1am STARLITE ROOM

7pm (door), 8pm (show); $25

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

TIRAMISU BISTRO Live

Live music; Every Sat; Free

music every Fri with local musicians

Albertilation Edmonton featuring Divinity and More; 6pm (door), 6:30pm (show); $15-$35

BOURBON ROOM

TWIST ULTRA LOUNGE

WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music

BRIXX BAR Half Normal &

Fridays; Each Fri, 8-10pm; $5 suggested donation YARDBIRD SUITE Jeri Brown; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $22 (members), $26 (guests)

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY

AMFA Provincial Music & Speech Festival; $5 per day Until May 28

Radioactive; 8pm Wolf Camo featuring MC Loki; 9pm (door); $10; 18+ only CAFE BLACKBIRD Jan

Janovsky Trio; 8pm; $15 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK

Grave New World; 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON

Shannon Smith (country rock); 9pm CASINO YELLOWHEAD Jess

DJs

Valdez Switch Band (rock); 9pm

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

CASK AND BARREL Swear by the Moon; 4-6pm; No cover

House, Hip-Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY

Dwayne Allen (rock); 9pm

THE BOWER Strictly Goods:

DV8 Six Pack, featuring Ripperhead AB with Cryptic, Mass Distraction and more; 9pm; $10 (door)

Concert; 7-9pm

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

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY

THE COMMON Quality

Dwayne Allen (rock); 9pm

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL

Saturday Electric Blues Jam with Rotten Dan and Sean Stephens (blues); Every Sat, 2-6pm; No minors • Later: Boogaloo with Front Porch Roots Revue; 9pm; $20 (adv, YEGLive), $25 (door)

Control Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Spencer

Vaughn Band with guests Abbey Rodeo; 4pm; No cover

Mikey Wong and his lineup of guest DJs YARDBIRD SUITE Jeri Brown; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $22 (members), $26 (guests)

Classical ALBERTA COLLEGE CAMPUS, MACEWAN UNIVERSITY

AMFA Provincial Music & Speech Festival; $5 per day; Until May 28 ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

Festival City Winds - Earth, Sea, and Sky; 7:309:30pm; $12 (door) STENCIL HALL Vocal Gems

Concert (Part of Opera Nuova); 7:30pm; $24 (adult), $22 (seniors), $20 (students); Add $4 if purchased at door

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions with Miss Mannered featuring Alt. Rock/Electro/Trash; Wooftop: Sound It Up!

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with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic Hip-Hop and Reggae; Underdog: Hip Hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack THE BOWER For Those Who

Know...: Deep House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests; every Sat

MAY/27 MAY/28

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

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS:

BARONESS

W/ HEIRESS

DRUID IRISH PUB Live DJs

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

every Sat; 9pm

ALBERTILATION EDMONTON

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat

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

MAY/30 SOLD OUT

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

JUN/3

THAT GIRL YOU SHOULD KNOW PRESENTS

JUN/4

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB

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

OH WONDER

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

Psyturdays: various DJs; 9pm

TROPICAL SAFARI MAS BAND LAUNCH FOR CARIWEST 2016 W/ DEE JAY CHI

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

PURE PRIDE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

PURE PRIDE CIRCUS 2016

TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,

W/ KIM CHI, BRANDON COLE BAILEY & MORE

JUN/10

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

CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENTS

CHOKE

JUN/13

PLANTS AND ANIMALS

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.

MAY/28

DUB KONTROLLA PRESENTS

HALF NORMAL W/ WOLF CAMO & MC LOKI

JUN/1

STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

NORTHCOTE

W/ JORDAN KLASSEN & JOSIAH & THE BONNEVILLES

JUN/2

DESTRUCTION UNIT W/ RHYTHM OF CRUELTY & ZEBRA PULSE

JUN/5

CAREER SUICIDE (TOHC) W/ NO PROBLEM, LANGUID, VIBES

JUN/6

STARLITE ROOM IS PROUD TO PRESENT

BLACK PUSSY

W/ THE MOTHERCRAFT, MOVING BODIES

JUN/10

STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

JUNO REACTOR DJ W/ IVARDENSPHERE

JUN/11

STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

MORTILLERY

W/ L.A.M.S., RIOT CITY, SLEEP DEMON

24 MUSIC

SET

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

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Filthy

Stage; 7-11pm

ON THE ROCKS The Dropouts, Arkavello, No Room for Subtley, Thomas C. Kooz; 9pm

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Classic

Ammar's Sunday Sessions Jam; Every Sun, 4-8pm SANDS INN & SUITES Open

9:30pm

MERCURY ROOM Stephanie

Harpe Experience with Better Us Than Strangers and Innertwine

KELLY'S PUB Open Stage: featuring host Naomi Carmack and guest; 9pm; No cover

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

L.B.'S PUB Tue Variety Night

Sacrilege Sundays: All metal all day

DRUID IRISH PUB Karaoke

Wednesdays DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S Mother

Cluckin’ Wednesdays GAS PUMP Karaoke;

9:30pm

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

NEW WEST HOTEL Trick

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Ryder; 9pm

Happy Hour featuring Passburg; 5:30pm

Karaoke Kraziness with host Ryan Kasteel; 8pm2am

ON THE ROCKS Killer

NEW WEST HOTEL Trick

Classical

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild

ALL SAINTS' CATHEDRAL

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

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Shadow of Dreams; 2:30pm ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARN The Soul of the City;

1:30pm & 7:30pm; $20 RIVERBEND UNITED CHURCH Flute Ensemble

Extravaganza; 7pm; $15 (door)

Karaoke Monday

RED PIANO BAR Swingin'

Mondays; 8-11pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

Monday Jam with $4 Bill; Every Mon, 8-11pm

David's Welsh Male Voice Choir presents "Annual Spring Concert"; 2-4pm; $15

BLUES ON WHYTE Edmonton Blues Hall of Fame; 6pm (door), 7pm (program); $20 (adv), $25 (door)

BRIXX BAR Northcote with guests Jordan Klassen, Josiah & The Bonnevilles; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $15; 18+ only

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

BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

- PM Bossa; 9am-2:30pm; cover by donations

from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue- Fri, 5-8pm

Happy Hour featuring Sherry-Lee Heschel; 5:30pm

Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH St.

BLUE CHAIR CAFÈ Brunch

Bingo! Tuesdays GAS PUMP Karaoke;

Rock Monday

SUN MAY 29

FILTHY MCNASTY'S

FEAT. EX MEGADETH & SCAR THE MARTYR

7:30pm (door), 8:30pm (show); $25; 18+ only

Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted

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

DIVERSION LOUNGE Sunday Night Live on the South Side: live bands; Free; All ages; 7-10:30pm

ACT OF DEFIANCE

BRIXX BAR Oh Wonder;

Sun; 9:30pm

RICHARD'S PUB Mark

encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue- Fri, 5-8pm THE BUCKINGHAM Craig's Birthday Party Greys; 8pm; $10 (door)

SIDELINERS PUB Singer/

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

MAY/27

BLUES ON WHYTE Russell

Jackson; 9pm

Open Mic Night hosted by Adam Holm; Every Mon

DANCE CODE STUDIO

STARLITE ROOM & THE FORGE PRESENT

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every

with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox

concert; 11:30am12:30pm; By voluntary religious offering

The Bailey Buckaroos; 2pm; $12

W/ GUESTS

Shark (electronic/pop/punk) with Uncle Outrage and Dad Jeans; 6pm; $10 (adv at YEGLive or Blackbyrd Myoozik), $13 (door)

Wooftop: Metal Mondays

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

Saturdays

LIVE NATION PRESENTS

MERCURY ROOM Fake

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

ROBERTSON-WESLEY UNITED CHURCH Handbell

Y AFTERHOURS Release

W/ THE FLATLINERS, FORESTER & DESIDERATA

KINSMEN CLUB Rainmaker Rodeo & Exhibition; Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

WESTBURY THEATRE, ATB FINANCIAL ARTS BARNS The Soul of the

City; 1:30pm & 7:30pm; All ages WINSPEAR CENTRE Enigma Variations; 2pm; $24-$59

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays with DJ Zyppy ~ A fantastic voyage through 60’s and 70’s funk, soul & R&B; Every Sun

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

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic

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

Ryder; 9pm O’BYRNE’S Guinness Celtic

Captain Tractorwith Elliot Thomas; 8pm; No cover

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

NEW WEST HOTEL Trick

Crazy Dave's Rock & Roll Renegade Jam; 7:30pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Charlie Austin Trio; 7:30pm (door)/8pm (show); $5

Classical THE ATRIUM AT THE KING’S UNIVERSITY Assurément

Iconoclaste (part of Opera Nuova); 7:30pm; $24 (adults), $22 (seniors), $18 (students); Add $4 if purchasing at the door WINSPEAR CENTRE Pat

Belliveau Quintet YYC; 7:30pm; $25-$45

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

ON THE ROCKS Turn't Up

Tuesday

Ryder; 9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic

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

Karaoke Wednesday RED PIANO BAR Wed Night

Live: hosted by dueling piano players SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

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

Karaoke; 9pm TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY Live music

Wednesday's; Every Wed

WED JUN 1

DJs

BLUES ON WHYTE Skin

BILLIARD CLUB Why wait

Tight; 9pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Russell

BOURBON ROOM Acoustic

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Early: Happy Hour featuring Jake Ian; 5:30pm • Later:

jam every Tue; 9:30pm

TUE MAY 31 Jackson; 9pm

KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE

singer songwriter jam; Every Wed, 8pm

MON MAY 30

Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are

Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist

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

424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378

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

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

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

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

Every Wed

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

VUEWEEKLY.com | MAY 26 – JUNE 1, 2016

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

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

Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:309pm

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

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Mo Amer; May 25-29 • Tony Rock; Jun 2-4

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 • Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou. DJ to follow • Every Sun, 9pm Empress Ale House • 9912-82 Ave • Empress Comedy Night: Highlighting the best stand-up Edmonton has to offer. New headliner every week • Every Sun, 9pm • Free

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

Groups/CLUBS/meetings Aikikai Aikido Club • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm

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

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

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

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

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

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 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, undereating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm Fort Saskatchewan 45+ Singles Coffee Group • A&W, 10101-88 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group, all for conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm

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

Lightsaber Training • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Celebrating all things Star Wars. Featuring lightsaber training for the young and young at heart.

Guests must bring their own lightsabers (makeshift lightsabers are welcome) • Every Wed during the summer; 7-7:45pm for young padawans, 7-8:30pm for mature padawans • Free

LGNYEG (Lady Geeks Unite) • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 Ave • lgnyeg.blogspot.ca • Geek out with fellow geek ladies. Featuring movies, board

Gender is not a Genre • Variant Edition, Suite

games, artists and so much more • 1st Thu of the month • 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

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

Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

Open Door Comic Creator Meetings • Happy Harbor Comics, 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

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

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

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

Seventies Forever Music Society • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm 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

102, 10441-123 St NW • 780.452.9886 • variantedmonton.com • A discussion panel about LGBTQ representation in pop culture • May 28, 7pm

Journalist Interrupted: Towards a blueprint for a new free press • CN Conference Theatre, MacEwan University, Room 5-142 (105 St Building), 10700-104 St • journalistinterrupted.eventbrite.com • If mainstream media outlets wither, what happens to journalism?

What is lost? What might be gained? These and other questions will be addressed • May 26, 7:30-9:30pm • Free; register at Eventbrite

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

Walrus Talks • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845102 Ave NW • thewalrus.ca/the-walrus-talks-energyedm • Featuring live presentations to discuss the new energy economy, our collective impact, and finding paths to a sustainable energy future • May 26, 7pm • $12 (student), $20 (general) We Can Do It Workshops • Grow Centre, 10516-82 Ave • contactseeds@shaw.ca • fertilityawarenesschartingcircle.org • Part of a series on Women's Health. Schedule: Preparing for Pregnancy (May 26) • May 26; 6:30-8:30pm • Suggested donation $10 (can be waived in case of financial necessity); Pre-register at contactseeds@shaw.ca QUEER Annual Strawberry tea • Auditorium, SAGE, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.474.8240 • tuff69@telus.net • Featuring musical duo Northern Heart and much more • Jun 9, 12:30-3:30pm • No fixed price for the afternoon, but donations will be collected

Beers for Queers • Empress Ale House, 9912 Whyte Ave • Meet the last Thu each month Edmonton Pride Festival • Various locations throught Edmonton • edmontonpride.ca • 36 years of pride! Featuring pride weddings, picnics, lectures, music, the Mayor's Pride Brunch and so much more • Jun 3-12 Edmonton Pride Parade & Pride in the Park • Whyte Ave, End of Steel Park • The Pride

Toastmasters • Chamber Toastmasters Club: 6th floor, World Trade Centre, 9990 Jasper Ave; Contact: 780.462.1878/ RonChapman@shaw.ca (Ron Chapman); 780.424.6364/dkorpany@telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:458:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org • Upward Bound Toastmaster Club: Rm 7, 6 Fl, Edmonton Public Library–DT: Meets every Wed, 7-8:45pm; Sep-May; upward.toastmastersclubs.org; reader1@shaw.ca • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

Wiccan Assembly • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98 St • The Congregationalist Wiccan Assembly of Alberta meets the 2nd Sun each month (except Aug), 6pm • Info: contact cwaalberta@gmail.com

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

LECTURES/Presentations Edmonton Podcasting Meet-Up • Variant Edition, 10441-123 St NW • variantedmonton.com • This edition of the meet-up features the theme: asking good questions • May 29, 1pm

Parade will be returning to Old Strathcona, with guests to pull out their most colourful attire from their closets and show their Pride • Jun 4, 11am

Evolution Wonderlounge • 10220-103

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

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

Illusions Social Club • Pride Centre, 10608105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • pridecentreofedmonton. org • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7-9pm

Inaugural BoardGAYmer Meet-up • The Gamers' Lodge, 10459-124 St • 780.428.4880 • thegamerslodge.com • Bring your friends, play your favorite games, learn new ones and meet some new folks • May 26, 7pm •

Pride Centre of Edmonton • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Drop in hours: Mon, Wed 4-7pm; Fri 6-9pm; Closed Sat-Sun and Holidays • Trans* Youth Group: Support, discussion, and networking group for trans* and questioning youth; 3rd Mon each month, 7-9pm • JamOUT: Music mentorship and instruction for youth aged 12-24; Every other Tue, 7-9pm • Equal Fierce Fit & Fabulous: recreational fitness program, ages 12-24; every other Tue, 6-8pm, every other Tue • Queer Lens: weekly education and discussion group open to everyone; every Wed, 7-8:30pm • Mindfulness Meditation: open to everyone; every Thu, 6-6:50pm • Men's Social Circle: A social support group for all male-identified persons over 18 years of age in the LGBT*Q community; 1st and 3rd Thu each month; 7-9pm • WoSC (Women's Social Circle): A social support group for all femaleidentified persons over 18 years of age in the GLBT community; 2nd and 4th Thu of the month; 7-9pm • TTIQ (18+ Trans* Group): 2nd Mon of the month, 7-9pm

• Art & Identity: exploring identity through the arts, a wellness initiative; Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Edmonton Illusions: cross-dressing and transgender group 18+; 2nd Fri of each month, 7-9pm • Movies & Games Night: Every other Fri, 6-9pm • ALL Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8648-81 St; An opportunity for people to swim in a safe space whether trans, non-binary, scarred, differently abled, or any body that finds regular swimming space uncomfortable. Note: change rooms and bathrooms will be gender neutral; 3rd Sat of the month, 9:30-10:30pm; $5 (suggested donation) • Thought OUT: Altview’s all-ages discussion group; every Sat, 7-9pm • Polyamory Edmonton: Community social group; 3rd Sat of the month, 1-3pm • Seahorse Support Circle: facilitated meet up for families with trans and gender creative kids aged 5-14; 2nd Sun of the month, 3-5pm • ReachOUT: Just For Men: peer facilitated wellness support group for GBT (male identified) people; 3rd Sun of the month, 3-5pm • Men Talking with Pride: Social discussion group for gay and bisexual men; Every Sun, 7-9pm • Pagan Women’s Group: 1st Sun of every month, 2-5pm

Pride Week Date Night - Wine 101 • Devonian Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 • dbg.events@ ualberta.ca • devonian.ualberta.ca • Start with a prosecco tasting as you settle into your seat, then sip and taste while you learn about a variety of wines from the experts at Vines Wine Merchants • Jun 2, 6-11:30pm • $19 (person includes wine samples and between-sip snacks; admission and tax extra); Adv only • 18+ only

St Paul's United Church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

Team Edmonton • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • Swimming: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • Water Polo: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • Yoga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • Taekwondo: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • Abs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • Dodgeball: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • Running: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • Spin: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• Volleyball: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • Meditation: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • Board Games: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • All Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm

Woodys Video Bar • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Sun: Last Sun each month, Woodys Jam Session with the talented regular customers; Jugs of Canadian or Kokanee only $13 • Mon: Massive Mondays features talented comedians • Tue: Domestic bottle beer special only $3.75 all night long • Wed: Jugs of Canadian and Kokanee for $13; Karaoke with Shirley from 7pm-12:30am • Thu: Highballs on special only $3.75 all night long; Karaoke with Bubbles 7pm-12:30am • Fri: Comming soon: DJ Arrow Chaser's new TGIF Party • Sat: Pool Tournement, 4pm; Jager shots on special only $4; Coming soon, DJ Jazzy SPECIAL EVENTS 6th Annual Medieval May • King Edward Community League, 7708-85 St • facebook.com/ KnightsoftheNorthernRealm • Featuring a 14th century fashion show, displays, demonstrations, markets and more • May 28, 11am-4pm • $5 (kids under 5 years old are free); cash only Annual Conservatory Plant Sale • Muttart Conservatory, 9626-96A St • 311 • edmonton.ca • May 26-28 • No admission required to visit the greenhouse sale. Does not include admission to the Conservatory Butterfly Day • 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 • dbg.events@ualberta. ca • devonian.ualberta.ca • Meet beautiful butterflies from around the world in the Tropical Showhouse.

Make bug and butterfly crafts by the Calla Pond, decorate a butterfly cookie, catch some interesting creatures with nature interpreters, and much more • May 29, 12-3pm • Free (with admission)

pus, North Town Centre, 9450-137 Ave, Unit 104 • 780.478.7900 ext. 2201 • celena.voshall@cdicollege. ca/renata.maione@cdicollege.ca • massage.cdicollege.ca • In support of the Edmonton Food Bank. Get a 20-minute massage for a minimum donation of $10. Event will also include a BBQ lunch, children's playroom, and silent auction • Jun 3, 9am-7pm

DBG Annual Plant Sale • Devonian Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 • dbg.events@ualberta.ca • devonian.ualberta.ca • An interesting selection of hardy perennials, edibles, shrubs, indoor plants, and more are offered at very reasonable prices. See what the DBG Horticulturists have been experimenting with in the greenhouses over the winter • May 14-Jun 30 Edmonton Craft Beer Festival • Expo Centre at Northlands • albertabeerfestivals.com • Jun 3-4 Edmonton International Cat Festival • NAIT, 11762-106 St • edmontoncatfest.com • Bringing together cat lovers to celebrate cats and cat culture, while raising money and awareness for important cat rescue organizations • May 28

Edmonton Reptile and Amphibian Society 2016 Spring Expo • Italian Culture Centre, 14230 133 Ave NW • Learn about species of reptiles and amphibians from around the world.

The show will feature a wide variety of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates on display. Many animals will also be for sale by local breeders, as well as tanks, supplies, feeders, and more • May 28-29 • $6 (adults, 18+), $5 (ages 11-17), $4 (kids 4-11, free (kids 3 and under, ERAS members)

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

GEOMEER's Sprint N' Splash • Aspen Gardens Community League, 12015-39A Ave • geomeer.ca/announcing-geomeers-sprint-nsplash-2016 • Alberta’s only water race. Sign up for the 5K Aquaventure, arm yourself with your preferred water gun, and show up ready for some summer fun.

Be sure to also brush up on your slip n’ slide moves so that you can splash across the finish line in style • Jun 4, 10am-4pm • $25 (adults, 18+), $15 (youth 10-17), free (kids 7 and under) MegaLAN 2016 • Fulton Place Community League, 6115 Fulton Road • Playing a variety of games such as: Star Wars: Battlefront, Rocket League, Planetary Annihilation, Left 4 Dead 2, Supreme Commander and more. Casual play, no tournaments • Jun 3-5 • $20 (whole weekend)

NextFest 2016 • Various locations throughout Edmonton • nextfest.org • Featuring over 700 artists with 90 events, 28 venues over 11 days • Jun 2-12

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

Oliver Community Festival • RobertsonWesley United Church, 10209-123 St • 780.399.2828 • tim@olivercommunityfestival.com • olivercommunityfestival.com • For four hours, vibrant DJ music and smiles will brighten the corners, food and more will be available • May 28, 11am-3pm • Free Rainmaker Rodeo & Exhibition • Kinsemen Club, St. Albert • stalbertkinsmen.ca • Bringing the greatest concerts, marketplace vendors, a midway, and rodeo events in Alberta • May 27-29 • $15 (youth, adult), $5 (kids 7-12), free (kids 6 and under) Stan Reynolds: The Original Canadian Picker - Exhibition • Reynolds-Alberta Museum, 6426-40 Ave, Wetaskiwin • 780.312.2065 • reynoldsalbertamuseum@gov.ab.ca • history. alberta.ca/reynolds • An exhibit that provides insight into Stan Reynolds and his love of history and preserving the past for future generations. Check out his greatest finds and take a White Glove Tour in the gallery • Runs until Oct 11, 2016

Walk to Fight Arthritis • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park, 13221 Beuna Vista Road • walktofightarthritis. ca • Raising much needed funds for arthritis research and education • Jun 5, 10am-12pm

Buzz, Buzz, Sting • John Janzen Nature Centre, 7000-143 St • 311 • edmonton.ca • learn about the daily life of bugs and bees. Check out live insects, learn about honey bees, Urban beekeeping, and much more • May 29, 11am-3pm • $3-$15

What the Truck?! • Northlands • whatthetruck. ca • Two days of food truck awesomeness, featuring over 40 food trucks • May 28-29

CDI College 4th Annual Charity Massage-a-Thon • CDI College, Edmonton

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

North Campus • CDI College, Edmonton North Cam-

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ALBERTA-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS •• AUCTIONS •• REACH OVER 1 Million Readers Weekly. Advertise Province Wide Classifieds. Only $269 + GST (based on 25 words or less). Call now for details 1-800-282-6903 ext. 228; www.awna.com.

COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION! 9th Annual Calgary Premier Collector Car Auction. Grey Eagle Resort & Casino, Calgary, Alberta, June 17-19. Time to consign, all makes & models welcome. 1-888-296-0528 ext.

102; Consign@egauctions.com; EGauctions.com.

MACHINE SHOP Closeout Auction for Core Manufacturing Ltd. Tuesday, June 7, 11 a.m., 8124 McIntyre Rd., Edmonton. Milling machines, CNCs, tooling, shop equipment. Details contact Meier Auctions 780-440-1860.

CANADIAN PUBLIC AUCTION. We now do Farm Sales.

Complete dispersals, appraisals & net minimum guarantees! For a free, no obligation quote call today! 403-852-8721 or www. canadianpublicauction.com.

21, 2016, 8 a.m. Agricultural - Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 8 a.m. Aldersyde, Alberta. To consign to these auctions call Canadian Public Auction 403-269-6699 or see www. canadianpublichauction.com.

ACREAGE AUCTION for Marjorie Chieduch & Estate of Dennis Chieduch - May 28, Onoway, Alberta. 2005 & 1999 Cadillac; Cat 246 loader; shop tools; horse tack; trailers; misc./ household. View details at www. spectrumauctioneering.com.

780-967-3375 / 780-903-9393.

ESTATE OF LEO FRASER & Guest Consignors. Wed., June 1, 5:30 p.m. MAS Sales Centre, Blackfalds, Alberta. Selling 2005 Dodge Dakota, wood working & mechanical tools, lawn & garden equipment & much more.

See www.montgomeryauctions. com. 1-800-371-6963.

K & K AUCTIONS PRESENTS an Antique, Collectible Auction for Dick Gerwing Estate and guest consignors. Sunday, June 5, 9:30 a.m., Bashaw Community Centre, Bashaw, Alberta; www.globalauctionguide.com.

Doug, Loraine 780-679-4142.

(2) DAY UNRESERVED AUCTION. Industrial - Tuesday, June

•• BUSINESS •• OPPORTUNITIES CONTROL YOUR FINANCIAL future selling Watkins products.

Watkins has provided stability & high income for its associates for over 145 years. Join for less than $50. 1-800-279-6104. Email: watkinse@telusplanet.net.

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RESTAURANT FOR SALE by tender, closing on June 17, 2016. Highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Seating capacity for 100. Fully equipped with grill, deep fryer, coolers, freezers, walk in cooler, chairs, tables, pots, pans, dishes, glasses, flatware, etc. Located on three lots on the corner of Highway 3 and 24, Saskatchewan. Contact Ron Radke at 306-883-4321, by email at ron. radke@spiritwood.cu.sk.ca or Lola Lapesky at 306-883-4322 or by email at lola.lapesky@ spiritwood.cu.sk.ca for further information.

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WHITE SPRUCE or Lodgepole pine trees for sale. 3’ to 5’ $35 & 5’ to 7’ for $45 each (planted) AB/SK wide delivery. Cojo Contracting 780-524-2656; cojo. contractors@gmail.com.

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A substantial portion of the content of the magazine will be prepared by musicians and artists who are not professional writers. The Editor must be willing to represent a range of viewpoints and be able to shape content from a variety of sources without losing the originality of the contributing voices.

The successful candidate will have planning, editing and organizational skills as well as a passion for new and original story ideas that are not strictly limited to music. These may include the visual arts, other print media, film and politics. The desire to engage readers is fundamental.

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Scribble, erase, scribble. Scribble, scribble, scribble, scribble. Erase, erase, erase. Scribble, erase. Keep what's left. In other words, Aries, you have a mandate to be innocently empirical, robustly experimental and cheerfully improvisational— with the understanding that you must also balance your fun with ruthless editing.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 20): "One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being," wrote Taurus memoirist May Sarton. That's a dauntingly high standard to live up to, but for the foreseeable future it's important that you try. In the coming weeks, you will need to maintain a heroic level of potency and excellence if you hope to keep your dreams on track and your integrity intact. Luckily, you will have an extraordinary potential to do just that. But you'll have to work hard to fulfill the potential—as hard as a hero on a quest to find the real Holy Grail in the midst of all the fake Holy Grails.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUN 20): "Whatever you're meant to do, do it now," said novelist Doris Lessing. "The conditions are always impossible." I hope you take her advice to heart, Gemini. In my astrological opinion, there is no good excuse for you to postpone your gratification or to procrastinate about moving to the next stage of a big dream. It's senseless to tell yourself that you will finally get serious as soon as all the circumstances are perfect. Perfection does not and will never exist.

The future is now. You're as ready as you will ever be.

CANCER (JUN 21 – JUL 22): French painter Henri Matisse didn't mind being unmoored, befuddled or inbetween. In fact, he regarded these states as being potentially valuable to his creative process. Here's his testimony: "In art, truth and reality begin when one no longer understands what one is doing or what one knows." I'm recommending that you try out his attitude, Cancerian. In my astrological opinion, the time has come for you to drum up the inspirations and revelations that become available when you don't know where the hell you are and what the hell you're doing.

LEO (JUL 23 – AUG 22): Proposed experiment: imagine that all the lovers and would-be lovers you have ever adored are in your presence. Review in detail your memories of the times you felt thrillingly close to them. Fill yourself up with feelings of praise and gratitude for their mysteries. Sing the love songs you love best. Look

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into a mirror and rehearse your "I only have eyes for you" gaze until it is both luminous and smouldering. Cultivate facial expressions that are full of tender, focused affection. Got all that, Leo? My purpose in urging you to engage in these practices is that it's the High Sexy Time of year for you. You have a licence to be as erotically attractive and wisely intimate as you dare.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 22): "Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others," wrote editor Jacob M Braude. Normally I would endorse his poignant counsel, but for the foreseeable future I am predicting that the first half of it won't fully apply to you. Why? Because you are entering a phase that I regard as unusually favourable for the project of transforming yourself. It may not be easy to do so, but it'll be easier than it has been in a long time. And I bet you will find the challenge to reimagine, reinvent and reshape yourself at least as much fun as it is hard work.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 22): "Never turn down an adventure without a really good reason," says author Rebecca Solnit in her book The Far Away Nearby. That's a thought she had as she contemplated the possibility of riding a raft down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Here's how I suspect this meditation applies to you, Libra: there have been other times and there will be other times when you will have good reasons for not embarking on an available adventure. But now is not one of those moments.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 21): Russian poet Vera Pavlova tells about how once when she was using a pen and paper to jot down some fresh ideas, she got a paper cut on her palm. Annoying, right?

On the contrary. She loved the fact that the new mark substantially extended her life line. The palmistry-lover in her celebrated.

I'm seeing a comparable twist in your near future, Scorpio. A minor inconvenience or mild setback will be a sign that a symbolic revitalization or enhancement is nigh.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 – DEC 21): Norway is mountainous, but its neighbour Finland is quite flat. A group of Norwegians has launched a campaign to partially remedy the imbalance. They propose that to mark the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence, their country will offer a unique birthday gift: the top of Halti mountain. Right now the 4479-foot peak is in Norway. But under the proposed plan, the border between countries will be shifted so that the peak will be transferred to Finland. I would love you to contemplate generous

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"Plays With Words"—you can't avoid the drama.

gestures like this in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It's a highly favourable time for you to bestow extra imaginative blessings. (PS: The consequences will be invigorating to your own dreams.)

CAPRICORN (DEC 22 – JAN 19): I believe that every one of us should set aside a few days every year when we celebrate our gaffes, our flaws and our bloopers. During this crooked holiday, we are not embarrassed about the false moves we have made. We don't decry our bad judgment or criticize our delusional behaviour.

Instead, we forgive ourselves of our sins. We work to understand and feel compassion for the ignorance that led us astray. Maybe we even find redemptive value in our apparent lapses; we come to see that they saved us from some painful experience or helped us avoid getting a supposed treasure that would have turned out to be a booby prize. Now would be a perfect time for you to observe this crooked holiday.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 18): Sometimes the love you experience for those you care about makes you feel vulnerable. You may worry about being out of control or swooping so deeply into your tenderness that you lose yourself. Giving yourself permission to cherish and nurture can make you feel exposed, even unsafe. But none of that applies in the coming weeks. According to my interpretation of the astrological omens, love will be a source of potency and magnificence for you. It will make you smarter, braver and cooler. Your words of power will be this declaration by Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani: "When I love / I feel that I am the king of time / I possess the earth and everything on it / and ride into the sun upon my horse." (Translated by Lena Jayyusi and Christopher Middleton.)

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20): In November 1916, at the height of the First World War, the Swedish schooner Jönköping set sail for Finland, carrying 4400 bottles of Champagne intended for officers of the occupying Russian army. But the delivery was interrupted. A hostile German submarine sunk the boat, and the precious cargo drifted to the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The story didn't end there, however. More than eight decades later, a Swedish salvage team retrieved a portion of the lost treasure, which had been well-preserved in the frosty abyss.

Taste tests revealed that the bubbly alcholic beverage was "remarkably light-bodied, extraordinarily elegant and fantastically fresh, with discreet, slow-building toasty aromas of great finesse." (Source: tinyurl.com/toastyaromas.) I foresee the potential of a similar resurrection in your future, Pisces. How deep are you willing to dive? V

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Teaching sex vocabulary

It's crucial to teach kids proper terminology from a very young age Just when I thought the furor over Ontario's updated sex education curriculum had finally died down, Thorncliffe Park Public School in Toronto announced that it is offering an amendment to the Grade 1 class that covers inappropriate touching. In that altered version, children will not be taught the actual words for body parts, like penis and vagina. Instead, "private parts" will be used. On CBC Radio last week, Ryan Bird, communications officer for the Toronto District School Board, said the change was made in response to parents who threatened to pull their children out of school during these lessons.

It seems harmless enough to just omit a few words—but when we

don't say just those particular words, we are actually saying a lot.

We are sending the message there is something unusual about those parts of the body and that they should be not talked about. We are putting a veil of secrecy and shame over anything related to those parts. Contrary to what that lesson is supposed to teach, I believe taking out the correct terms actually discourages children from talking to adults clearly and directly if somebody does touch their "private parts."

But whatever I might think about it, I don't work with children—so I asked someone who does. Heather Cobb, president of the Alberta Society for the Promotion of Sexual Health, is a sexual health educator

and a trained teacher.

"Teaching children the correct names is really teaching a valuable life skill," she writes in an email.

"Let's face it: if a child tells an adult someone touched their penis or vulva, that adult is going to pay attention. Using cute names and codes sends the message that this is a secret and abusers will often tell a child to keep secrets to hide abuse.

Children who are taught about their bodies, with the message 'your body belongs to you' and that they can say no to touch, are gaining protective factors and resiliency."

In the work I do with adults, I see other consequences of not teaching about body parts. In safer-sex workshops I've taught for adults,

I have encountered many people who didn't know that urine comes out of the urethra—not the vagina—and who didn't know what a cervix was and where to find it. This creates a serious problem when those adults need to explain a health concern to a doctor, or just need to understand what the doctor is saying to them. Many won't even go to a doctor with a sexual-health-related concern because they don't know how to explain it and are embarrassed to try. That same lack of information and embarrassment makes it hard to talk to a partner about what they like and don't like sexually.

It's tough to have a truly satisfying sex life if you don't know how to talk about your own body.

I asked Cobb how we can help parents understand how important it is to teach children about their bodies.

"Parents sometimes get confused about the difference between sex and sexuality," she writes. "I would always remind parents that by being open, honest and supportive with their children about sexuality, they are raising teens and young adults who are better placed to make healthy choices and decisions about relationships and sexual health." V

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IDENTITY TRAP

I am a 40-year-old woman; I came out when I was 16. When I was 17, I met M and we dated for eight years.

M was a horrible human being— emotionally and occasionally physically abusive. M still sends me the occasional (creepy) email, wishing me a happy birthday or giving me updates on people I don't really recall.

I don't respond. A few years back, I got an email saying that M was now "Mike." I think it's important to use the pronouns people want you to use for them. But Mike wasn't Mike when he was in my life. Changing his pronoun when describing him feels like I'm changing my identity—my first real long-term relationship was with someone I thought was a woman. Mike caused a lot of damage in my life—does he get to fuck up (or complicate) my identity, too? It's not like the subject of Mike comes up daily. When it does, I feel like a liar if I use "she," using "he" makes me feel like I'm lying about myself, and stopping to explain everything derails the conversation. And it's not like I'm being a great trans* ally when a conversation gets sidelined by something like: "Well, random coworker whose only trans reference is Caitlyn Jenner, my ex is trans* and he's a psychopath."

Mike's Hard Lemonade Block Mike's number, block his email address, block him on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Periscope, Kik, FuckStick, WhatsApp, CumDump, etc, etc, etc, ad infinitum.

And stop talking about Mike—don't discuss him with random coworkers, casual acquaintances or friends. If you absolutely, positively must discuss him with someone—a true intimate with a right to your relationship history, who needs to be sensitive to

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the abuse you suffered—you can be a good ally to other trans* people (not your abusive trans* ex) by carefully using nouns and descriptors in place of your asshole ex's preferred pronouns. So instead of "I met him when I was still a teenager," you say, "I met the abusive piece of shit when I was still a teenager." Instead of "It took me eight long years to get away from him," you say, "It took me eight long years to get away from that asshole psychopath."

What I'm gonna say next will get me slammed on Twitter (heavens), MHL, but I've learned not to read my @s, so here we go ...

If using male pronouns when referring to your ex is gonna complicate your life—really complicate it—if the "transitioned later" part is likely to get dropped during a game of interoffice telephone, if the qualifier about your ex having identified as a woman while you were together is likely to get dropped too, and if either of those drops could lead coworkers or casual acquaintances to assume something about you that isn't true, ie, that you're into dudes and therefore gettable by dudes, and if that erroneous assumption could result in your having to deflect awkward and/or unpleasant advances from confused males, or if having your status as a Gold Star Lesbian questioned could induce orientational dysphoria ... I don't see the nontheoretical harm in you—and only you—misgendering Mike on the rare occasion when a convo about him can't be avoided. You don't live

near him, no one you know knows him, and the misgendering is unlikely to get back to him. The adage "no harm, no foul" applies here.

But it would be simpler, easier and ally-ier if you sidestepped the issue by not speaking to anyone about your asshole ex ever again.

FOR LIBIDO'S SAKE

I am a fortysomething bi woman happily married to a newly transitioned 50ish trans woman. I have a history of putting myself about a bit (safely) before our relationship, but we have been monogamous since we met (except for a disastrous threesome). My wife hasn't put herself about and has slept

ally tricky for a recently transitioned trans* woman—that would be your wife—to cheerfully sign off on her second wife sleeping with men (mostly) and with transparency (ethically). But if you absolutely, positively can't commit to sleeping with only her for the rest of your life, NOT, and you can't get her permission to sleep with others ... then, yes, there's cheating. There's also fantasy, masturbation, repression, sublimation, self-sacrifice—and divorce.

BINARY BLUES

I'm a queer woman. When I entered my 30s, I realized that I was more queer/bi than I had previously allowed myself to be, and I started exploring my attraction to cis heterosexual men. Five years later, and I'm in an incredible GGG relationship with a cis het male.

He's everything I have ever wanted in a partner: sexy, funny, feminist and smart. We have full disclosure about sexuality and kinks, no complaints there. What I do have trouble with is navigating his family and friends, twin social circles composed of heterosexuals who fall into stereotypical gender roles. I spent my teens and 20s fully submersed in queer/ trans* circles with like-minded feminist hippies who are not hung up on the gender binary. My partner's friends are fundamentally good people, but they see nothing wrong with "old fashioned" misogyny. I am often interrupted, talked over and "mansplained" by my partner's male friends. And while I am a pretty

Some people "fall into stereotypical gender roles" because that's who they are, BLECH, and what you perceive as the thoughtless embrace of the gender binary can in some cases be an authentic expression of gender identity with only myself and one other to whom she was also married—and that threesome. She understands that I have a high libido and mostly she doesn't. Our sex life is loving and good mostly, but I do want more. There have been discussions on opening up our relationship— but essentially I want to and she is resistant. I want to do this with transparency and with men (mostly), but I don't feel this is realistic emotionally for her given some conflict we've had over this issue.

Is cheating the only answer here?

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friendly person, I can't get a foot in the door with the women in his friend circle. My notions on feminism and equality are way too out there, so I tend to keep to myself in a corner during parties in order to avoid starting an argument. How do I navigate this weird heterosexual world that I don't understand? I've tried to explain my feelings to my partner, but I think he has a hard time relating, as he is a heterosexual cis male and was raised as one. How do I keep from losing my cool when someone starts to mansplain to me?

I may be in a heterosexual romantic partnership, but I am still a queer lady at heart.

Bi Lefty Encounters Cis Hets Some people "fall into stereotypical gender roles" because that's who they are, BLECH, and what you perceive as the thoughtless embrace of the gender binary can in some cases be an authentic expression of gender identity. That doesn't excuse misogyny and mansplaining, of course, but not everyone who embraces seemingly stereotypical gender roles is a dupe who needs a good talking to from the new queer girlfriend of an old straight friend.

That said, if going to parties with your cis het boyfriend's gendernormative friends makes you miserable ... don't go to those parties. Or if you must go, drag along a leftisthippie-queer friend who can sit in the corner with you and marvel at the mansplaining manmuggles and their clueless lady friends who aren't interested in your thoughts on feminism and equality.

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