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FRONT RICARDO ACUÑA // RICARDO@VUEWEEKLY.COM
Slow and choppy
OSAG report ignores economic and environmental context
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ast week the Alberta Oil Sands Advisory Group (OSAG), the panel put together by the government to make recommendations on how best to implement it’s 100 megatonne emissions limit from bitumen production, released its first consensus report to government. The report itself is fairly straightforward and logical, calling for stronger forecasting of oil sands emissions by the government, incentives and encouragement for the industry to further reduce emissions intensity, and a series of increasingly stringent restrictions and actions by government should forecasting show that emissions nearing the 100 megatonne limit. Should industry emissions appear to be approaching the limit within a year, OSAG’s recommendations would have government move toward suspending approval of new facilities that have not begun construction and impose mandatory emissions reductions on the operations responsible for the highest emissions. The recommendations demonstrate a strong commitment to ensuring that the 100 megatonne limit is never actually surpassed, even if it means curtailing production and prohibiting new operations. The report is very strong in this regard, and government would be well-advised to fully adopt and implement this specific set of recommendations. What is concerning, however, is the
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degree to which the government’s press release on the occasion of the OSAG report launch demonstrates denial about Alberta’s changing economy and about the world’s current climate context. On the economic front, the government continues to espouse the rhetoric that the 100 megatonne emissions limit will yield greater investment and ultimately result in limitless production with lower emissions. Unfo r t u n a te l y, given the current state of the oil sands industry, nothing could be further from the truth. There is a growing consensus among forecasters that the price of oil will not recover to anywhere near the level that we witnessed last decade, and that what recovery there is will be slow and choppy. This slow and choppy price recovery will have serious implications for investment and job growth in the oil sands. When the government first announced the 100 megatonne cap, there were already enough new projects and expansions approved to blow right past the cap. That is no longer the case as many companies have been cancelling
or indefinitely delaying new construction and expansions. What this means is lower production, reduced need (if any at all) for new pipelines, and fewer jobs in bitumen extraction. All of which directly contradict energy minister Margaret McQuaig-Boyd’s assertion that “these actions have already helped ensure federal approval for new pipe-
Both the OSAG report and government statements suggest that these policies will ultimately result in the industry being able to produce more bitumen with fewer emissions. The reason for this, they suggest, is that government will ensure that all new facilities and expansions are using “best available technology economically achievable.” With next to no new facilities and expansions going forward, and the constrained price environment limiting the investment potential for existing facilities, the reality is that the technology being used by the industry going forward will remain the technology being used today. How then will that scenario ever yield lower emissions to any significant degree? The Alberta government has made it clear that it will not actually begin working on reducing total emissions from bitumen production until after the 100 megatonne limit is reached. The most recent production forecasts from the National Energy Board now show that, given current emissions intensity levels, Alberta is not likely to hit the cap until 2025 or later, which
essentially means that emissions from bitumen production will continue to grow for at least another 10 years. Bitumen extraction is currently responsible for approximately 70 megatonnes of emissions per year. What this means is that the government is prepared to see emissions from that key sector of the economy rise by over 40 percent over the next 10 years or so before actually reducing emissions, despite Canada’s international commitments to reduce total emissions by 30 percent by 2030. The OSAG co-chairs boasted in the press release that their recommendations would “help Alberta develop a roadmap for a strong economy while reducing emissions.” Ultimately, neither of those assertions is true. Continuing to put our eggs in the bitumen basket given the current context can only result in serious economic disruption and a greater contribution to global climate change going forward. It is clear from current indicators and forecasts that the way forward to a more resilient economy and genuine emissions reductions for Alberta is to stop framing oil sands growth plans as environmental policy, set a hard cap on oil sands emissions at current levels, and seriously embrace economic transition and diversification. The current context makes all that possible. The only thing missing is the political will.
They are a bigger proportion of the Conservative Party, although around half of the Conservative MPs are still secretly anti-Brexit. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party is equally divided: at least a third of Labour’s voters were leavers. Corbyn would not have come so near to displacing the Tories if he had not maintained his ambiguous stance on Brexit in the recent election. Many of the traditional Labour voters who came back to the Labour Party this time were former supporters of the United Kingdom Independence Party. They had been made homeless by the collapse of that party, but they are still leavers. So, neither party is going to propose a second referendum now. To do so would be to lose many of their pro-leave voters, and probably to lose the new election that is likely to be called before the end of the year. Yet the outcome of last week’s elec-
tion does open up a possible path to a new referendum. If the Conservative Party shreds itself over who is to replace Theresa May, or if either the DUP or the proremain Scottish Conservatives withdraw their support, there will have to be another election. Labour could win that election, but only if Corbyn can convince the leavers in his party that he will try very hard to make a "soft Brexit" work. At the same time, he must persuade all the students and other young people who voted for the first time this month (and almost all voted Labour) that he will put the results of the negotiations with the EU to a second referendum, even though he cannot promise that publicly now. It's a fine line to walk, and Corbyn is genuinely ambivalent about the EU. Nevertheless, the final result could be either an acceptably soft and amicable Brexit, (leaving Britain in a close relationship with the EU, like Switzerland or Norway)—or an abandonment of the whole Brexit project after a second referendum. But it will leave deep scars for a generation whichever way it comes out.
There is a growing consensus among forecasters that the price of oil will not recover to anywhere near the level that we witnessed last decade. lines that will mean thousands of jobs, billions in new investment and a better price for Alberta’s oil in global markets.” Though this type of economic transition away from bitumen extraction is ultimately desirable and long over-due, government’s unwillingness to accept its inevitability will result in significant economic and social disruption over the next few decades. What is even more concerning, is that although this whole endeavour was ostensibly meant to about reducing Alberta’s carbon emissions, especially from oil and gas extraction, there is no actual sign that will happen anytime soon.
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A fine line to walk
Calamity in Britain may lead to "soft Brexit" or second referendum
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onald Tusk, former Polish prime minister and now president of the European Council, tweeted, "We don’t know when Brexit talks start. We know when they must end.” He doesn’t know when the talks will start because even now, a year after Britain’s referendum on leaving the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May doesn’t know what her negotiating position is. She thought she knew. It was going to be a “hard Brexit” where Britain left both the European Union’s “internal market” (complete free trade between the half-billion people in the EU’s 28 members) and the customs union (the same external tariffs against everybody else). “Free movement” would also end (to limit immigration from EU countries), and Britain would flourish all alone thanks to its genius for free trade. Good luck with that. May then called a needless election to get a bigger majority in parliament—to “strengthen her hand” in the negotiations with the EU. Instead, after a botched campaign focused entirely on May, the Conservative Party lost its majority in the election.
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Now, she is a zombie prime minister. “Dead woman walking,” one senior Conservative called her. Yet the Conservative Party can’t dump her yet because she is in the midst of talks with the small Democratic Unionist Party (exclusively Northern Irish) to get enough votes in parliament to keep the goverment in power. Even if May succeeds, “hard Brexit” is dead. To get the support of the 11 DUP members of parliament— even to retain the support of the 13 MPs of the Scottish Conservative Party—she will have to agree to a much softer Brexit. That would certainly include a customs union, and maybe also continued membership of the internal market. That may tear the Conservative Party apart, as the hard-line Brexiters in the party will fight against it tooth and nail. May’s Brexit Minister, David Davis, has already warned that next week’s start to the talks with the
EU may have to be postponed. The deadline for an agreement is only 18 months away, in practice, and the negotiations will be extremely complex. No wonder Tusk is losing patience. The Brexit referendum was originally promised in 2013 by May’s predecessor, David Cameron, in order to prevent a split in the Conservative
If the referendum were held again today, it would almost certainly result in a victory for the remainers, not the leavers. Party. May’s devotion to Brexit today is still mainly aimed at avoiding that split, but the rest of the country has moved on. If the referendum were held again today, it would almost certainly result in a victory for the remainers, not the leavers. The problem is that both main parties include large numbers of leave voters.
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REVUE // ITALIAN
DISH
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ooking for a new Italian eatery in town? Why not eat like the pope? Though probably not officially papally endorsed, Vaticano Cucina recently arrived along Gateway Boulevard. It certainly looks new, not just in terms of its sparkling accessories and immaculate paint job, but in the slightly unsettled feel—from the not-quitefinished men’s room to the underutilized foyer, as though furniture has been ordered but hasn’t yet arrived. An exposed service area lines one side of the room, the better for you to see the wood-fired pizza oven framed by a lion’s head. The white ceilings with fancy, illuminated moldings are lent a whimsical flair by inset reproductions of DaVinci’s famous Sistine Chapel paintings. A bright open dining area contrasts with grey-walled booths along the front of the restaurant. It was in one such nook I found myself with four co-diners who would challenge not just what it means to be a diner in the 21st century, but the very essence of our national character. The menu is charmingly ambitious, putting a signature stamp on a variety of Italian standbys, but it’s also remarkably affordable with all of the pizzas and pastas coming in under $20. The salads are offered in smaller servings and the requisite house tipples affordably priced—$7 for a glass of quite decent house wine, prosecco for $9. It was easy to decide on the small arugula-fennel Caesar salad ($7), but the choice between pasta and a bigger entree was less clear-cut. Eventually I settled on the carne de maiale ($25)—pork belly with eggplant caponata and ricotta dumplings. The other committed carnivores at the table had the bistecca di lombo ($30)—flank steak with sundried pesto, rapini and
crab tortellini—and pollo e funghi ($24)—chicken breast with risotto, mushrooms and brussel sprouts. The pasta lovers went for the caramelle ($19)—butternut squash ravioli in sage cream—and bucatini carbonara ($18), which we would later learn is something of a house speciality. Prosecco and wine were ordered. A flute shortage meant two pours of prosecco came in white wine glasses, prompting one co-diner to note, solely for the edification of the table, that bubbly should be served in narrow flutes to preserve the bubbliness. Then a second co-diner, who happened to be her mother, mentioned this to a manager, much to the mortification of the first co-diner, who insisted that no remedy was necessary and that she was not, in fact, a total bitch. This led to a disquisition on the politeness-to-a-fault of Canadians, and which transgressions in a diningout experience are really worth complaining about. No one mentioned it to the service staff, but the phrase “How are the first few bites tasting?” was unanimously panned. The first course took just long enough to come that I began to wonder where it was, but there was nothing disappointing about those initial plates. The salads were generous and I loved the assertive garlic and subtle anchovy aromas in the Caesar dressing. Similar praise greeted the insalata Vaticano ($7)—fresh greens tossed with tender beets, herbed goat cheese and lots of crisped onions in truffled white balsamic vinaigrette. One co-diner tried the duo crudo for a starter and enjoyed the minced raw beef (with grainy mustard and chives) and Arctic char served with housemade potato chips—a steal at just
$13, and there was plenty to share. The main courses were quicker to arrive and beautifully presented. The flank steak looked particularly appetizing to me, but I was just fine with the roasted cubes of pork belly perched on eggplant stewed with tomatoes, celery, onions and garlic, with complementary potato-ricotta dumplings (I inadvertently stumped the server asking what was in the them, but the hospitable owner dropped by for a chat eventually). The pork was absolutely succulent and the dumplings a tasty, inventive starch. I wasn’t completely sold on the caponata as a pairing to the sweet, lubricious pork, but it was
completely fine in its own right. The bite of butternut squash ravioli I tried was incredibly rich and creamy, but the carbonara was even better—not the usual creamy lacquer of sauce but an egg-based coating for the long spaghetti tubes dotted with pancetta and Italian sausage that gave a spicy kick. The owner said he’d spent 20 years fine tuning the dish and it may have been the reason his wife married him. Despite the generous portions, we somehow found room for dessert— specifically pistachio panna cotta ($8). We all agreed the creamy confection was sweeter than expected,
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Vaticano Cucina 10310-45 Ave., 780.250.1110 vaticanoyeg.com but that didn't prevent anyone from finishing it. Tell-tale signs of inexperience in the service notwithstanding, everyone agreed the food outstripped our jaded expectations. That the bill for codiner and I—drinks, starters, entrees, dessert—was less than $100 was even more impressive. It’s not just my Canadian politeness prompting me to say I’d gladly go back—and I’m not even Catholic. SCOTT LINGLEY
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miles above the rest
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PREVUE // BURLESQUE
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Organzier of Wednesday Night Tease shares her love and experience with burlesque
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or anyone wanting to experience a simpler, more captivating time of the 1950s, burlesque shows are an enjoyable outlet. With the third iteration of her Wednesday Night Tease event, Maila Mustang—along with other notable burlesque acts such as LeTabby Lexington, Violette Coquette, Charlie Vegas, and Cherry Poppins—will perform classic burlesque routines. “It’s a way to step back into the past,” Maila Mustang says. “This show is much more quality with really glamorous performances and over-the-top props.” At an early age, while living in Vancouver, Mustang quickly became infatuated with the world of burlesque. Her parents owned photos of icons like Dita Von Teese and Betty Page
and, after learning about their history, it was something Mustang knew she needed to be a part of. “I wanted to be a burlesque dancer so bad and I had no idea there was a movement,” she says. Mustang created burlesque costumes before she was legally allowed on stage and didn’t initially perform until 2010. “I would be the one who picked up all the girls' costumes during the shows. One day Burgundy Brixx [burlesque dancer] asked me, ‘So when are you going to go on stage?’” Mustang says. Soon after, she was on the bill for Vancouver’s iteration of Kitty Nights, a popular burlesque show that was created and first run by Burgundy Brixx in New York. Mustang designed a last minute routine, bought and improved
a vintage dress and created a show following the bone crushing, death metal instrumental “From Skin To Liquid" by Cannibal Corpse. Mustang is planning to revive her very first routine and update its first costume. “I would love to do more routines to metal music,” Mustang says. “My favourite routine currently is dancing to Pentagram’s “Be Forewarned.”” Since moving to Edmonton six years ago, Mustang took up exotic dancing, a skill she admits greatly improved her burlesque style. “After listening to a song I can usually tell when I’m going to take off a certain article of clothing,” laughs Mustang. “Stripping has been a weird way of promoting my burlesque, too.”
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Through exotic dancing, movement has now almost becomes second nature to Mustang. "I'm always on some sort of stage and I think that in the last couple years I feel I have greatly improved,” Mustang says. Even when she's choreographing her metal routines, Mustang's burlesque movement is more so in the classic vein of burlesque. "Burlesque is such an umbrella term now, which is awesome because you can have so many different styles. I mean I would never want to live in the ‘50s, but I get to experience the romanticized moments of the period,” Mustang says. Mustang builds her costumes from scratch. Once she has a theme in mind she explores her favourite fabric stores around town to find the essentials.
Wed., June 28 (7 pm) Wednesday Night Tease Nightjar, $30 "I have one costume that has taken me 20 hours and then one that has taken me 60 hours. It's covered in white ostrich feathers and rhinestones," Mustang says. Keeping with the vintage aesthetic of the Nightjar venue, Wednesday Night Tease’s theme is a speakeasy, an illicit venue used to sell alcohol during the prohibition. “It kind of looks like it might get raided for selling alcohol if it were back in the day,” Mustang says. “It feels like you’re in the ‘40s and ‘50s or like in Mad Men or something like that.”
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Beauty in forgotten treasure Paddy Lamb's exhibit uses abandoned objects as primary focus
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he altar is vast and has a mysterious presence to it. It's held together by rickety black boards with two protruding wooden logs in its middle. Behind it stands three charcoal-based drawings depicting bizarre mechanical objects. You can almost picture someone on their knees praying to the phantom god the piece insinuates. The piece is titled “Rapture of the Deserted” and it's the first piece that caught my eye in local artist Paddy Lamb’s All Bones And Broken Treasures exhibit. “'Rapture of the Deserted is the idea of this tradition of worship and how the people who came here and settled decided what to worship and what to leave behind,” Lamb says. “It must have echoed through their existence and life.” The name of the piece comes from
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a piece called Letting Go by Irish poet Michael Coady. The poem details the many “abandoned things” humans choose to relinquish. It correlates well with the message of Lamb’s exhibit; these abandoned objects can be considered beautiful, each with their own interpretive stories to tell. All Bones And Broken Treasures is a series of mixed-media portrayed by paintings, drawings, sculptures, and installations, that uses found objects as subjects and a source of interpretation and inspiration. “It’s an ongoing process. I’ve become more and more attracted to abandoned and disused places and objects left behind,” Lamb says. “The shapes and drawings are my interpretations of the found objects.” All of the objects come from a piece of
land Lamb owns just east of Sherwood Park. He first visited the land almost 10 years ago and began documenting and collecting these found objects and their relationships to the land. “Some of these found objects just sit in my studio until they crystallize into a form of what I want to do with them,” Lamb says. “Their original importance has become secondary to the mystery of what they have become.” Lamb has also researched the history of the land to learn more about the reasoning for the objects' abandonment. “It was homesteaded so that’s why there’s different pieces of machinery and vestiges of human interaction with the land,” Lamb says. Another installation that sticks out in the exhibit is Lamb’s “Saw Animal” which has a long, rusted metal handle
Until Thu., July 6 All Bones And Broken Treasures Front Gallery, Free that Lamb believes may have belonged to a hay rig, attached to an animal jaw bone. The piece almost looks like a sceptre used for rituals. “I’m trying to speak to the fact that these very ordinary objects can be almost ceremonial in a way.” Along the very back wall lies Lamb’s most monumental, painted, piece entitled “The More I Gather, The Less I know, The More I Gather.” It features 54 charcoal water-based images of the same object. Some of the images show a more complete version of the found
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object while others are missing parts of the composition. “You could read it as either growth or decay,” Lamb says. The found objects have become a powerful, almost spiritual force within Lamb’s life. The art he creates with them may never cease. “Some of them, I feel, should be returned eventually,” Lamb says. “Maybe I could do some sort of installation on the land.” STEPHAN BOISSONNEAULT STEPHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM
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ana O’Connor, nationally acclaimed for her work with CBC’s The Irrelevant Show, is dipping her toes in the world of playwrighting with her first full-length production, Going, Going, Gone! Presented by Teatro La Quindicina, this screwball comedy is an elegant whirlwind of romantic misunderstandings and misdirected luggage set in Boston and New York in the glamorous 1930s and features five members of the company. O’Connor, a familiar face on the Teatro circuit, started writing the play in 2010 and knew exactly who she wanted to star in it. “From the beginning, these wonderful performers in the Teatro ensemble were the voices in my head, and it was always my dream to have it produced by the company that has long been my family, on my home stage,” O’Connor says. “I have known and loved the performers in the show for many years. And I’m so pleased to have Dave Horak directing.
He’s got such a great eye for comedy, and is also so inventive and sensitive.” Horak got involved in the play after artistic director Jeff Haslam asked him to come on board to direct. “I jumped at the opportunity before even reading it. I knew that the play would be sharp and funny and I wasn't wrong! It's been a blast working on it,” says Horak. “I tend to gravitate to plays that are pretty theatrical and this one is great to work on since the theatrics are in the sharp language and quick thinking." Andrew MacDonald-Smith, Teatro’s leading man, stars as Grant Carlyle, an amiable antiques dealer whose earnest quest for a pair of prized candlesticks is complicated by having more than one fiancée. “Grant is a slightly awkward antiques dealer who is put in a very uncomfortable position. It makes playing him so much fun as he is completely out of his element,” says MacDonald-Smith. “I
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feel like there is a lot of Grant in me, and a lot of him is very far from myself. Jana has written so many wonderful, strong characters within this wild comedy that I couldn't wait to get started.” Going, Going, Gone! features a cast of equally dynamic characters, including the two women from this love triangle: an indifferent Massachusetts adventuress played by Rachel Bowron; and a gleaming thoroughbred daughter of a poultry magnate played by Celina Dean. Grant’s free thinking mother makes an appearance, portrayed by Davina Stewart. And finally, a fellow The Irrelevant Show member, Mark Meer is responsible for playing everyone else in the play: fathers, waiters, bellmen, gardeners, and the world’s smallest auctioneer. O’Connor says, “Setting comedies that rely on mix-ups and misunderstandings in an era before cell phones is always a good way to go.”
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ARTS PREVUE // MUSICAL
Domestic redemption
Foote In The Door Productions produces the timeless tale of Carousel
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oote In The Door Productions (FDP) is a small non-profit theatre company with a big vision. Co-founders Russell Farmer and Ruth WongMiller met at the Citadel Theatre’s Foote Theatre School in Edmonton, and now they’re working to bring classic musical theatre to the city. Having staged its first, full-scale musical She Loves Me in 2015, FDP continues to tell iconic musical stories with its upcoming production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s Carousel. Based in 1873, the play’s old-fashioned rhetoric has sparked controversy in recent revivals. But the duo behind FDP deems Mary-Ellen Perley—a former drama teacher whose theatrical experience lies mostly in non-musical work—as qualified to direct such a challenging storyline. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel is an adaptation of Hungarian dramatist Ferenc Molnar’s play, Liliom. The tale begins at a carnival where barker Billy Bigelow takes a romantic interest in millworker Julie Jordan. In true fashion of the late 1800s (or 1917 when Perley sets the piece), the couple gets married a month later. Soon after, he hits her. Years later, Bigelow is given the chance to make things right with his family, but becomes violent with his daughter in
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performance, WIN representatives will open the night with a talk to raise awareness and answer questions while $2 from every ticket sold that night will be donated to the organization. Along with the music, Perley credits the canonization of Carousel to the relevancy of its themes. Abuse in the home happened far before the inception of the play, and it continues to occur. While strides have been made to protect women and children, it’s still an issue that can benefit from recognition through art. “When you have a really strong piece of theatre dealing with serious issues and dealing with them well, then you’ve got a good shot at becoming a classic piece of musical theatre,” figures Perley. “If you layer on top of that an incredible score which so beautifully supports and advances the themes and the characterization, then you’ve knocked it out of the park—it’s going to become a piece that people will want to return to again and again.” JACQUELIN GREGOIRE ARTS@VUEWEEKLY.COM
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Weird Al Karaoke // Wed., June 28 (8 PM) Hosted by Mike Robertson and Christine DeWitt, Weird Al Karaoke is basically what your drunk uncle does to every Bob Seger song: He’s sort of got the melody, but the lyrics are completely his own. Comedians, musicians, actors, performers, and first time lyricists are on the menu. BYODU (bring your own drunk uncle). (The Buckingham, free) Edmonton Poetry Brothel // Sat., June 24 (11 PM) Inspired by the original Poetry Brothel in New York, Edmonton’s version combines all elements of artistic expression with a wholehearted embrace of ‘self-medication as muse.’ Joining the Dionysian celebration will be song hero Lindsey Walker, who may or may not have ever been on the beer before. Just realized this has been mostly about drinking. You don’t need to drink. You can just attend and get buzzed on words. (Accent Lounge, $10) Grown-ups Read Things They Wrote As Kids // Mon., June 26 (7:30 PM ) It is exactly as the title suggests: Watch adults read things they wrote as children that were never intended to be read aloud in front
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Alongside FDP, Perley recognizes the play’s reaction (or lack thereof) to domestic violence may be problematic in today’s world, which is why the company opted to work with WIN House–a women’s shelter in Edmonton–throughout the process. Ahead of the June 22nd
Until Sat., June 24 (7:30 pm) Carousel L'UniThéâtre, $25
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the same way he did with his wife. The question becomes whether Bigelow can find his own redemption and closure for his family. Though the play has many themes, a prominent one is domestic abuse. The dismissal of such violence during that era is clear with the now infamous line from Jordan to her daughter: “It is possible, dear, for someone to hit you, hit you hard and have it not hurt at all.” Yet Perley poses the idea that while the play may not object to the injustice, it does provide a platform for conversation. “[Rodgers and Hammerstein] changed the face of musical theatre—musical theatre now was an opportunity to look at serious elements of life and human nature and not just produce light, fluffy dance numbers and light-hearted music. Carousel continued in that direction. It’s still extremely relevant, and perhaps more relevant, even, than it was [when the show opened] in 1945,” says Perley.
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of a group of people. Teen angst. Childlike mysteries. Possible mention of pet farts. All is up in the air. Note: This event will be recorded, and selections may air as part of a radio broadcast or podcast. (Arden Theatre, $14.70) Ladies of Native Comedy // Sat., June 24 (7 PM) Adrianne Chalepah, Tonia Jo Hall, Deanna M.A.D., and Teresa Choyguha started performing to-
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gether in 2014 and created the world’s first all-female, all-indigenous ‘super group.’ With their inventive and insightful brand of comedy, they’ve generated a strong fan base across the United States and Canada. With a combined stage experience of nearly 40 years, these pros are more than able to punch your funny bone right in the laugh hole. (River Cree Casino, $29.99 to $49.99)
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Living your life and burning The Man
Artist Blake Betteridge is eager for his sculpture to go up in flames at this year's Freezer Burn
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ince its inception, the Burning Man mantra has always been “Life is short. Make something amazing. Then burn it." It’s a mantra local artist Blake Betteridge followed while constructing his 33 foot wooden man, a sculpture destined to burn at this year’s Freezer Burn Festival, the regional Alberta festival comparable to Burning Man. “To me, it’s a good metaphor for life,” Betteridge says. “At the burn, you’re there for a weekend and you have the best time you possibly can, but at the end it’s over. But it doesn’t matter ‘cause you made that time worth it. It’s just like life. You’re here for an allotted amount of time and you do your best to have an interesting life, but then it’s over.” After first attending the festival in 2010, Betteridge built his first burnable sculpture for Freezer Burn in 2013. “One of my friends knew I painted and was like ‘Hey you should make The Man,’ but I didn’t know anything about carpentry or even how to use a drill properly,” Betteridge says. “So, you meet some friends and learn by doing and at the end of the day you have a man. That first one
was a big learning piece for me." Betteridge based his piece, The Man, off Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous “Vitruvian Man” sketch to figure out the dimensions of his wood sculpture. He also took inspiration from the artist known as Brother On, an individual who made The Man in 2011 and 2012 as well as the actual Burning Man in Black Rock City. “It’s kind of a mixture of all three. With these things it’s usually five percent inspiration and 95 percent sweat and work,” Betteridge says. “There’s a quick idea drawing, doing a lot of math and then it’s just starting to work on it.” He had quite a bit of support from his friends and the wild community of Freezer Burn to create The Man. It’s always something the festival has taken pride in; supporting any kind of art, especially with its festival grants. “If you’re someone who attends the festival and has a wacky idea to make something the festival will fund it, essentially,” Betteridge says. He had quite a bit of support on this project from local artist Loren Albrech, who acted as his assistant, as well as local artist Mary Ellen Shain, who crafted The Man’s wool heart.
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His sculpture marks a trilogy of his work in burnable sculpture. The height of 33 feet is reference to his age and journey through a "legit mid-life crisis." "In some ways I feel it's almost a selfportrait," Betteridge says. He crafted The Man to mold and echo his two previous men that were burned. “Maybe they’re cousins. I knew I wanted them to feel related to complete the trilogy,” Betteridge says. “I feel like they change and have their own personalities even when they’re made out of the same materials and form.” This is the tenth year of Freezer Burn, and for Betterridge, the festival has become more than just an ordinary festival. It’s become a meaningful place of artistic participation. “It’s kind of like the Louvre of outsider art,” Betteridge says. “If Burning Man is a city, Freezer Burn is like a small town.”
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Norwegian cartoonist Jason recounts his 30-day trek in Spain
n the past 20 years, Northern Spain’s Camino De Santiago—a venerable Christian pilgrimage route during the Middle Ages—has, it seems, become one of the things to do. It’s as if it’s one of those bucket list, getting away from it all, been there and done that, all of the above trips. Norwegian cartoonist Jason’s travel diary and memoir—recounting his 30-day trek for his 50th birthday—suggests people travel “the way” for surprisingly varied reasons. Amid the artist’s surreal leaps of imagination, there arises from On the Camino, gradually, a sense of secular wonder. Jason’s no believer, but he began to enjoy nature, he says, some years earlier, and he’s come to the Camino to change, ever so slightly, into someone more “open” and sociable. The prologue shows him in a train, on route to St. Jean Pied de Port, urging himself to talk to two pilgrims across the aisle; he doesn’t. (Another recording of Jason’s inner-voice, early on, caption-captures the silly pressure some pilgrims put on themselves: “Look at the view, you idiot! Try to be present, for once in your life!”) But what at first seems a slog—rising early, walking 20 to 30 km, checking into a hostel, washing socks and underwear, eating dinner, going to bed, then ris-
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On the Camino By Jason Fantagraphics, 187pp $33.50 ing early the next morning to walk again—is soon broken up by different encounters, conversations about why she or he is walking the route, and the author’s zany mental zigs and zags. Jason (John Arne Sæterøy)—who draws himself as a dog and others as canines or other animals—imagines a “Camino cop” or a sci-fi series set in the futuristic sounding town of Sahagun or tommy-gunning the bedbugs in his bunk. These flare-ups of riotous self-expression are wryly contained by the four-panel pages of fairly minimalist line drawings and the day-after-day plod. Flights of fancy versus matter-of-factness— such is the everyday tension of life this cartoonist-pilgrim seems to suggest. Then, at the end of the road, reaching the ocean, comes a satisfying, contemplative silence; only lines and frames, the cartoonist’s best friends, accompany him as he takes off his shoes and steps, barefoot, into the saltwater at Cape Finisterre. BRIAN GIBSON
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DREA LEE DANCE COMPANY SHOWCASE 2017 • Timms Centre for the Arts, 8703-112 St • A variety of dance styles and choreography by Drea Lee, DLDC members, and guest performers from the Edmonton area • Jun 25, 4pm • $20-$35
FEATS FESTIVAL OF DANCE •
• Gretzky is Everywhere; Jun 10-24 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer ArtBreak Camp, Jul-Aug • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm
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Various venues throughout Edmonton • 1.888.422.8107 • abdancealliance.ab.ca • A multi-disciplinary dance festival • Jun 26-Jul 9
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BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's,
Code Studio, 10575-115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm
11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu
COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Tom Liske; Jun 23-24 • Marvin Krawczyk; Jun 30-Jul 1
COMEDY ON THE ROCKS • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • A weekly comedy show featuring rotating headliners and more • Every Sun, 7-8:45pm
COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Kelly Taylor; Jun 21-25 • Matt Richards; Jun 28-Jul 2
EL COMEDY • El Cortez Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar, 8230 Gateway Blvd • Hosted by Dion Arnold with weekly headliners and guest comics • Every Wed, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (show) • No cover 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
LADIES OF NATIVE COMEDY • River Cree, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • rivercreeresort.com • Jun 24, 7pm (doors), 9pm (show) • Tickets start at $29.99 • 18+ only
ODD WEDNESDAY • Sewing Machine Factory, 9562-82 Ave • debutantescomedy@gmail.com • thedebutantes.ca • A sketch (and other) comedy showcase featuring local, national and international acts. Hosted by the Debutantes • Every 2nd Wed, 8:30-11pm • $5
YUK YUKS PRO-AM SUMMER NIGHTS • 13103 Fort Road • yukyuks.com • June 29 • A night of hilarity featuring amateur and professional comedians • 8:30 pm • $5
DANCE ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio (South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pmmidnight • $15
BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION • Central Lions Recreation Center, 11113-113 St • 780.893.6828 • ebda.ca • An evening of ballroom, latin, country dancing • First Sat of every month, 8pm (doors)
BRAZILIAN ZOUK DANCE CLASSES
19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Technological Wanders: artwork by Twyla Exner; Jun 1-Jul 29
FRIDAY NIGHT STOMP! • Sugar Foot Ballroom, 10019-80 Ave NW • 587.786.6554 • dance@sugarswing.com • sugarswing.com • Swing dance social • Every Fri-Sat, 8pm (beginner lesson begins) • $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • All ages
IN MY PLACE • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St • The dancers from Viva Dance Company explore a woman's struggles to balance her roles as mother, wife and artist • Jun 23-24, 7:30pm (2:30pm on Jun 24) • $30 MILE ZERO DANCE DROP-IN DANCE & MOVEMENT CLASSES • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • mzdsociety@gmail.com • milezerodance.com/ classes • Mile Zero Dance holds a number of drop-in dance & movement classes for people of all experience levels & ages; Mon: Professional Technique (10-11:30am), Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: Kids 6-10 (4:305:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:30-6:45pm), Butoh (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (10-11:30am); Thu: Preschool 3-5 (10-10:45am), Beginner Contemporary (5-6:15pm); Sat: House (7-9pm) • $15 (regular), $12 (members), 10-class cards available for $100
10816-95 St • milezerodance.com • Features dance, music, and visual artists performing live together for the first time within an improvisational framework. Each event features six to eight artists • Jun 22; 8pm • $15 or best offer at the door
FILM Cinema SerieS • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca • Dial M for Murder (Jun 22), Ragtime (Jun 29) • 7:30pm
METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema. org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • The Metro will be closed for annual summer maintenance Jun 26-Jul 6 • rebel, rebel: Cinema'S renegadeS, delinquentS, and PunkS: Sid and Nancy (Jun 23); Trainspotting (Jun 24); T2 Trainspotting (Jun 24) • REEL FAMILY CINEMA: Canadian Classic Short Films (Jun 24) • STRANGE CANADA: Hobo with a Shotgun (Jun 22)
MOVIE NIGHT • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • mcdougallunited.com • Movies that are family friendly and always inspiring and entertaining. Popcorn and lemonade are available • Monthly, 7:30pm • Free
The Dream We Form By Being Together; Jun 29-Oct 1
BRUCE PEEL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS • Lower level, Rutherford Library South, University of Alberta • 780.492.5998 • bpsc. library.ualberta.ca • Mon-Fri, 12-4:30pm • Mounties on the Cover: cover illustrations of Mounties; Mar 20-Jul 21
CaVa gallery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Vivacité Territorial: artwork by Pilar Macias; May 26-Jul 1 1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.426.2122 • theworks.ab.ca • The Works Art & Design Festival: featuring artwork from various artists; Jun 22-Jul 4
GALLERIES + MUSEUMS
HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • What’s Left Unsaid: 29th Annual Members’ Show: artwork by various artists; Jun 15-Jul 14
LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • June Group Selling Exhibition: artworks by Shirley Elias, Micheal Levin, Barbara McGivern, Kristine McGuinty, David Kunin and Ayala Bar; until Jun 27
maCewan uniVerSity, City Centre CAMPUS • Centre For the Advancement of
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Faculty Excellence CCC 7-266 • amatejko@ icloud.com • Just a Hard Rain: artwork by Bradley Necyk; Apr 6-Jun 26
MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca • St. Albert History Gallery; Opens Apr 1 • Technological Wanders; Jun 1-Jul 29 • Take Your Best Shot: Youth Photo Exhibition; Jun 20-Sep 10 MUTTART CONSERVATORY • 9626-96A St • True North: Celebrating Canada 150 artwork by Sculptors Association of Alberta; Jun 22 -Sept 6
ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE • Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Photo Show; Jun 20Jul 7 • Member's Silver Show; Jul 11-28
PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave •
ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • for the time being: 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art; May 27-Sep 10
ta Print -Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Monument: Coding a Woodcut: artwork by Beth Howe and Clive McCarthy; Jun 22-Jul 29 • Fractures: artwork by Emmanuel Osahor; Jun 22-Jul 29
STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • strathconacountymuseum.ca • Showcasing Tales from the Oral History Collection; until Oct
TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition; Opens Jul 1 • Free-$117.95 UKRAINIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE VILLAGE • 25 minutes or 50 km (30 miles) east of Edmonton along Highway 16 • history.alberta.ca/ukrainianvillage • Vintage Day/Kalyna Voice: Step on the gas, drive back in time and enjoy a spectacular display of vintage cars, tractors and motorcycles; Jun 25, 10am-5pm; $10-$15
VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT EDMONTON • commongroundarts.ca • Found Festival: Find wonderful art in unexpected
places; Jun 22-25
VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND EDMONTON • 780.439.2797 • events@ historicedmonton.ca • historicedmonton. ca • Historic Festival & Doors Open Edmonton: Focusing on Canada's 150th birthday. Celebrating community milestones; exploring museums, archives and historic sites; and participating in bus or walking tours of gardens, natural areas, cemeteries and neighbourhoods; Jul 1-8
VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill
WHYTE AVE • art-walk.ca • Whyte Avenue
GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona. ca/artgallery • Strathcona Salon Series; May 6-Jun 25
780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Movement and Stillness: The Figure in Oils by Catharine Compston; May 23-Jul 4 • Artisan Nook: Luminous Life: oil paintings by Oksana Zhelisko, Jun 1-Jul 4
TALES–Monthly Storytelling Circle • Parkallen Community Hall, 6510-111 St • Monthly Tellaround: 2nd Wed each month • Sep-Jun, 7-9pm • Free • Info: 780.437.7736; talesedmonton@hotmail.com
UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series • Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)
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LOFT ART GALLERY • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Sat-Sun, 12-4pm (closed May long weekend) • Artwork from local artists of the Society • Open until Jun 25
Museum • Part of The Great Musicals film screenings • Jun 26, 8pm • $6
scottgallery.com • Arathusa: artwork by Hilary Prince; Jun 10-Jul 1
Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Sacred: artwork by Karen Blanchet; May 29-Jun 24
St NW • latitude53.org • Big‘Uns: artwork by Dayna Danger; Jun 9-Jul 22
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN • Royal Alberta
SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St •
St • Big Sky Alberta: artwork by Nola Cassady McCourt; Opening May 27
Common SenSe gallery • 10546-115
LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106
ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34 St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum. com • Open weekends May 20-Sep 4, 10am5pm • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/child under 3 free; $5 (train rides), $3 (motor car rides)
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BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace. com • HOME: A group show curated by The Green Room (IFSSA); May 23-Jul 4 • Jennifer Berkenbosch; Sep 9-Oct 14
Bones and Broken Treasaures: artwork by Paddy Lamb; Until July 6
DANCE CLASSES WITH GOOD WOMEN DANCE COLLECTIVE • Muriel Taylor Studio
Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta. ca • Learn this graceful dance in a fun and supportive atmosphere, led by experts from the U of A Dance Club. No experience required • Jun 22, 6-10pm • Free with
ARTWALK • Venues include WARES, Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, A Boutique Gallery Bar By Gracie Jane, Art Gallery of St Albert, Bookstore on Perron, VASA • artwalkstalbert.com • The art hits the streets again! Discover a place to enjoy, view and buy art to suit all tastes and budgets. Featuring returning artists and new ones • Jun 1, Jul 6, Aug 3, Sep 7 (exhibits run all month)
City Hall & CHurCHill Square • SUBARTIC IMPROVISATION & EXPERIMENTAL ARTS • Spazio Performativo,
10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Women's Hands Building A Nation: artwork by Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts; May 6-Aug 19 • Threads That Bind: artwork by Ann Haessel; Jun 3-Jul 15
DATE NIGHT - WALTZ LESSONS WITH U OF A DANCE CLUB • University of
• 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Hidden Treasures Open Art Studio; Jun 24-25
BOREALIS GALLERY • 9820-107 St •
• Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St NW • 780.974.4956 • hello@ludiczouk.com • ludiczouk.com/buy • Every Wed, Jan 18-Jun 28, 7-8:30pm • $20 (drop-in, at the door); discount on classes online
at Ruth Carse Centre for Dance, 11205-107 Ave • info@goodwomen.ca • goodwomen.ca/ classes • Every Tue, Thu, Fri; 10-11:30am • $15 (drop-in), $65 (5 class pack), $100 (10 class pack)
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PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery. com • Artwork by David Cantine; Jun 15-Jul 8; Opening reception: Jun 15, 7-9pm • Bureau of Reclamation: Andrew Rucklidge; Jun 15-Jul 8; Opening reception: Jun 15, 7pm
Art Walk: A 4km walk with over 450 visual artists who bring their art supplies and artworks out into the streets; Jul 7-9
LITERARY AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • Music & Words, Words and Music: Tom Wayman book launch and performance; Jun 26, 7-8:30pm
BOOK GROUP • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • mcdougallunited.com • Discussing the current reading selection. The group chooses mostly current fiction or long-time favourites • 3rd Wed each month, 7pm
DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB • Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042-103 St • facebook.com/declorg • Open to anyone who lives, works, or plays downtown and wants to meet new people, have great conversations, and read cool stuff • Every 2nd Wed, 7-8:30pm
EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam. com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner
NAKED GIRLS READING • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St NW • 780.691.1691 • There will be different themes each month • Every 2nd Tue of month, 8:30-10:30pm • $20 (door); 18+ only ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue
SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artists from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A monthly play reading series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright
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THEATRE 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • Basement Theatre at Holy Trinity, 10037-84 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • This completely improvised musical comedy is based on the suggestions from the audience who will get to experience a brand new story unfold in front of them, complete with impromptu songs, dance breaks and show stopping numbers • Every Fri, starting Jan 20-Jul 30, 11pm
CAROUSEL • L'UniTheatre, 8627-91 St • footeinthedoor@gmail.com • When brash carousel barker Billy Bigelow and mill worker Julie Jordan fall in love, little do they realize that Billy’s rebellious ways will result in tragedy • Jun 21-24, 7:30pm (2pm on Jun 18) • $25 (adult), $21 (student/senior); available at TIX on the Square or Eventbrite CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm; Until Jun • $15 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square)
CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • operanuova.ca • Part of Opera NUOVA. Sung in Czech. This magical Czech story of the forest tells the tale of a young Vixen fox cub who, after escaping capture, find adventure and love in the forest • Jun 23, 25, 27, 29; 7:30pm • $20 (students), $35 (seniors), $40 (adult) DON'T STOP BELIEVING: 40 & FABULOUS • Westbury Theatre at the ATB Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • A trip down memory lane sparks inspiration within the cast as they scout out Edmonton Musical Theatre's archives • Jun 20-24, 7:30pm • $25 (adults), $20 (youth, 12 and under), $20 (seniors 60+)
DRINKING HABITS • Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, 4308-50 St, Leduc • 780.986.9501 • leducdramasociety.ca • Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancees, are hot on their trail • Jun 22-24 • $20 (at ticketpro.ca or by phone) FREEWILL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • freewillshakespeare.com • 780.425.8086 • Savour a theatrical experience reminiscent of the intimate setting of Shakespeare’s original Globe Theatre. This year's plays include: The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Merchant of Venice • Jun 20-Jul 16 • $30-$200
GREASED 2 • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • infoedmonton@jubilations. ca • edmonton.jubilations.ca • The T-birdies prepare for the big drag race with the Hot Rods, their rival boy gang • Jun 9-Aug 13 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95 i loVe you, you’re PerFeCt, now CHANGE • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre. ca • A hilarious musical comedy about that terribly wonderful, simply complex thing called love • Jun 16-Jul 30
IMPROVAGANZA • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com/ festival/improvaganza • It's Edmonton's greatest improv and sketch comedy festival. Featuring the greatest hits from the Irrelevant Show, Folk Lordz, Missed Connections and more • Jun 14-24 • $15 ($175 for a festival pass) OPEN JAM • Holy Trinity Church, 10037-84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre. Swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play. For those of all levels • Last Tue of each month THEATRESPORTS • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • SepJun • $15
REVUE // DOCUMENTARY
FILM // Still from Yesterday Was Everything
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Yesterday Was Everything documents the toils of hardcore band Misery Signals
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he past decade for influential Wisconsin hardcore band Misery Signals has been nothing but a disheveled road. Following a car crash that still haunts the minds of each member, and the departure of its lead singer Jesse Zaraska, the band for a time was left in fragmented chaos. Matthew Mixon’s accidental Yesterday Was Everything documentary sheds a reflective light on that chaos. The film follows the 2014, 10-day North American reunion tour of Misery Signals with an all-original lineup for an anniversary of its debut album Of Malice and the Magnum Heart. Being a longtime friend and contributor to Misery Signals, Mixon went on tour with the band intending to create a concert DVD of the live performances, but he unearthed a far more important story. “When we got in Vancouver I could sense there was this very palpable tension in the air between Jesse and the other Misery Signals guys,” Mixon says. “I guess my documentary senses ticked off so instead of just shooting some of the live songs, I couldn’t help but dive in a bit further to see what I could pick up.” Throughout the tour, Mixon began conducting filmed interviews with each member of Misery Signals about the relationships that almost destroyed the band. Before understanding the sheer gravity of this documentary, a little history on Misery Signals is needed. Before Misery Signals, there was Edmonton hardcore band Compromise and Milwaukee hardcore band 7 Angels 7 Plagues. In the late ‘90s and early 2000s, 7 Angels 7 Plagues was one of the trailblazers of the melodic hardcore sound, so when they asked Zaraska and his band Compromise to go on tour with them in 2002, it was somewhat monumental for Edmonton’s small hardcore scene. Unfortunately, that tour was tragically
cut short in Alabama when a Nissan Pathfinder rear-ended Compromise’s tour van launching it into a tree, ripping the van into twisted red shrapnel, and leaving several band members injured and two dead: 19-year-old Jordan Wodehouse and 20-year-old Daniel Langlois. The crash took a toll on the surviving members, mainly Zaraska who was driving the van and attempted to find and save his bandmates lives after the crash. Mixon tried to interview Zaraska about the incident, but found he was very “reserved and protective of the vulnerable state that he was in at the time.” It wasn’t until the tour date in Edmonton where Zaraska opened up with his feelings about the crash. When Zaraska bursts into tears as he remembers his friends, you can’t help but feel for him. Imagine losing two of your best friends in a crash and finding their lifeless bodies. “I’ve had people tell me that are very close to him that they’ve never heard him talk like he did on the film. I don’t know what I did that was special,” Mixon says. “I guess all I could really do was communicate I had the best intentions on my heart for this thing. I wasn’t out to exploit anyone. I felt the gravity of the story when I got to Edmonton. I was in 7 Angels 7 Plagues [prior to the tour]. They were only a couple miles on the road ahead of Compromise. That could have been my best friends or even me.” Yesterday Was Everything also has quite a bit of archival footage that Mixon sifted through and edited to give context to Wodehouse and Langlois’ time in Compromise. “We put out a post on social media for archival footage because we had none. Everybody flooded in with stuff. I got like old super 8 tapes and VHS tapes. That was the most exciting time for the film. It felt like I was unearthing treasure everyday. When I got to the point where that treasure contained
footage of Daniel and Jordan that shit was, man, I’m telling you, edge in my seat stuff. I was becoming acquainted with these guys and realized I had a movie here.” In the film, there is a beautiful scene where members of Misery Signals in Edmonton are recounting different stories about Wodehouse and Langlois. They were not only their friends, but brothers. That point during the filming is where Mixon knew he had to do something more than a concert DVD. “It was something that was just happening in the moment. I just had the camera rolling and I was like ‘Fuck, I’m going to be editing this thing for six months. This is going to be a way bigger deal than I set out to make it’. The film was made with literally no budget and compiled from the footage Mixon shot during the tour. “I was going to do a bunch of follow up interviews and make it big, but that never happened,” Mixon says.“It ended up being this nice container for the footage. I could have gone back and interviewed everybody around the crash. I could have gone to Alabama, but at the same time I think it has an urgency and a rhythm to it that translates well.” The film will be available for rental and purchase on June 30 from iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. Ultimately, Mixon felt he had an obligation to make his documentary and tell the Misery Signals/Compromise story. “It’s all of our story. You know, a punk rock or hardcore band in a counter-culture scene where you hop into a van or a piece of shit car and you go out of seeking that great adventure of playing your music to people across the country in some shitty basement,” Mixon says. “This could have happened to anybody. It’s everyone’s story.”
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PREVUE // WORLD OF JAZZ
LSD just one of 60 jazz acts from around the world playing over the next 10 days
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Daniel Fredrikkson, Fredrik Lindborg and Martin Sjöstedt (from right) are LSD. // Supplied photo
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he musical spectrum is infinitely rich and radio hits, over-produced pop and greasy (gelled) rock stars often overshadow more humble gems … like jazz. While it’s technically one broad genre, characterized by a vitality ranging from soulful to frenetic, the myriad variations found in jazz offer an invested exploration in its own right. For the next 10 days, 250 artists from around the world will gather in Edmonton to deliver some of the very best the genre has to offer—from bebop and swing to Latin, Dixieland, gypsy, avant garde, contemporary and even hipster jazz. The Edmonton International Jazz Festival has carefully programmed and booked music at eight venues around town, as well as on our colourful streets, to ensure there’s something for everyone. For curious souls who are a little apprehensive about their lack of experience with the music, more easily understood artists—like the highly sought after New York jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves, said by some to be the rightful heir to Ella Fitzgerald’s throne as the queen of jazz—will perform at our acoustically endowed Winspear Centre and the venerable Yardbird Suite, which has been a longtime home to Edmonton’s finest jazz talents and celebrated its 60th anniversary this spring. Others who know and appreciate the magic and beauty jazz bestows can dig deeper with acts at the Needle Vinyl Tavern, and the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre. As with jazz, there are few hard and fast rules—from cafes to Churchill Square, lunch-hour performances to late-night jams, the city will be awash with vibrant sounds.
While one of his bandmates was in Japan for another gig, Swedish saxophonist Fredrik Lindborg took some time to talk about making his first trip to Canada for the festival from his home in Stockholm where children could be heard playing in the background. LSD—known as Lindborg/Sjöstedt/ Daniel when playing daytime school shows while touring—is rounded out by bass player Martin Sjöstedt and drummer Daniel Fredriksson and
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stands apart from other trios with a simple approach and constant communication amongst each other. “If you don’t hear the harmonies it’s hard to follow the music, especially when you don’t have a piano or a guitar, and we try to play more simply in that way, in the harmonic way,” says Lindborg, whose father played him jazz records from the day he came home from the hospital. “We try to have as much communication as possible. It should feel like I play the drums as much as I play the saxophone or the bass, of course, and they should feel like they play the saxophone as much as they play the bass or drums. That’s the main goal when we play together, you’re going to feel everything that everyone’s playing.” Interestingly, Mario Rom’s INTERZONE is also a trio with horns, drums and bass, but with an entirely different flavour. The Austrian group is featured in several fascinating and creepy (they have a thing for centipedes) YouTube shorts. The nondialogue, continuous-plot jazz series was shot between Mexico, the US and Austria and features everything from trumpeter Rom playing “Blue Velvet” alone in a desert to his dirty figure being resurrected in a forest where dolls hang from trees. The series is well-worth a watch on it’s own and the band is immensely fun in every way. Showcasing interesting and unusual acts is part of the purpose of the festival and local talents will bring their own unique stylings. 'Hipster jazz’ bands N3K and High Tides hail from Edmonton, as does Karen Porkka who, as PorkkaLoop, has modernized her approach to jazz standards with electronics and loopers layering her rich and diverse voice over itself in an almost haunting fashion. There will always be the true-blue musical geniuses mixed into the whole, like pianist Stefan Kijek who will be joined by sax player John Sweenie. A full schedule with write-ups for each act can be found at edmontonjazz.com. JENNY FENIAK
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PREVUE // POP/RNB
Adapting to success and fame
Edmonton's Ruth B. adjusts to pop star life after being discovered through social media
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six-second video about Peter Pan on the now extinct Vine app may sound like nothing special, but for local songstress Ruth Berhe, it was the launching point of her very new and successful career. Under the stage name Ruth B., Berhe began using Vine the way most did, creating comical six-second videos with her friends. It wasn’t until she posted a video of her Drake cover, “Shot For Me,” that she started garnering followers. After continued posts of cover songs, Berhe released a snippet of her original song “Lost Boy,” detailing the feelings of a “lost boy from Neverland” while playing piano. Audiences immediately craved a full version of the song which lead Berhe to unveil the completed track on YouTube in early 2015. “Lost Boy” achieved 85,000 likes in one week. A few months later, Berhe received letters from various labels wanting to sign her. “Many different people started to reach out, so that month I was flying to New York a bunch and meeting labels. Columbia just happened to be the best,” Berhe says from a chaotic New York airport.
The Columbia Records deal al- feel a certain melody or a phrase,” lowed Berhe to release her four- Berhe says. Since her successes, Berhe has had song EP The Intro in late 2015 and to adjust to the pop eventually her full star life and plans length LP Safe Haven Fri., June 23 (7 pm) to eventually move this past May. Ruth B. out of her parents’ Safe Haven feaStarlite Room, $20 Edmonton home. tures stripped down Still, Edmonton will piano ballads paired with Berhe’s angelic voice, but also always be her “Safe Haven.” “I love Edmonton, but there’s debuts Berhe’s more pop-oriented sound on songs like “Dandelions” not much for me going on there in terms of my work. It’s all out here,” and “World War 3.” ““Lost Boy” was the first song she says, referring to New York. Berhe took home Breakthrough that I wrote and I think when you hear the newer songs on the album Artist of the Year at this year’s Juno you can kind of hear the growth,” Awards, an experience she could Berhe says. “I don’t know if it’s a only describe as “surreal.” “I didn’t see it coming,” Berhe says. mental decision or not, but when I write the songs, I can hear them in “Just for me to even be invited to the my head. It’s more about conveying Junos was huge, and then to win ... I what I hear in my head and turning was sitting not too far from the prime minister too, so that was the coolest.” that into real studio music.” Making music was always in the cards Her songwriting process has for Berhe. Even if she had not got nochanged as well. Crafting songs ticed on social media, she knows she used to be much more structured, would still be writing songs. “I always knew that this was what I but now it’s all based on feel. “It’s quite abstract. Before it was was going to do," Berhe says. "I just lyrics and then melody, but now it’s didn’t necessarily know how.” based on whatever I’m feeling. Like, STEPHAN BOISSONNEAULT STEPHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM I might look at someone's face and
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MUSIC PREVUE // PROG METAL
Long-distance musicianship
Sleeping In Traffic prep new material while adjusting to new logistics
Sun., June 25 (7 pm) Sleeping In Traffic w/ everythingyoueverloved, Birds Bear Arms Mercury Room, $10 in advance undertaking. With all the effort, sincerity, and attention to detail that goes into the music, it’s perhaps a bit unfortunate that the band is taking a hiatus between live performances. Even so, Bosse is confident that Sleeping In Traffic will press forward despite any potential complications. “Our drummer is moving to Victoria and we’re going to dive into the process of making two short albums. Long EPs? Whatever you want to call them, I don’t really care about the terminology,” laughs Bosse. “We’re anticipating being done the whole product next spring. We probably won’t be playing another show until then, not least of all because we have to make a conscious effort just to get together and practice. We have to fly the drummer in.”
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t would be fair to describe progressive metal musicians as nerdy. Case in point; pulling together passages that are as calm and thoughtful as a downtown coffee shop, or as blistering and energetic as the intro to outer space anime. With these qualities, Edmonton's Sleeping In Traffic has been busily establishing itself as an elite progressive, prog-metal act. Guitarist Greg Turner, bassist Ryan Berehulke, drummer Andrew Bateman, and multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Cory Bosse are an 'everything and the kitchen sink' sort of band that
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finds a way to blend it all into one sleek and cohesive package. Saxophone, trumpets, organ, and a meticulously crafted light show round out Sleeping In Traffic’s musical ambition and technical prowess. “The one thing that drew me was that it was metal music, but that singing was allowed,” Bosse says. “I’d been in bands before where ... it was death metal and there was just no singing, just not allowed. Then when I got there, it was really was an environment of anything goes. If you have an idea, throw it on the table.” It’s that creative freedom that al-
lows Sleeping In Traffic to work with heavyweight and sometimes tricky ideas. Fermi’s paradox (the argument that within the multiplicity of planets we should’ve found aliens already) and hypnagogia (the psychedelic state between wakefulness and sleep) are just two of the complicated topics that the band has tackled musically. Sleeping In Traffic's full-length concept album, Feminism, was released in March and delves into broad and complicated aspects of the album's namesake. “It was primarily important to take my position of privilege, as the al-
bum discusses ... which is basically I’m at the top of the hierarchy, minus class. I’m a straight, cis, white male. I’m middle class. I’ve never faced an obstacle in my life in comparison to some people, so I have the resources to do something like this," Bosse explains. "Hopefully I can talk to other people like myself, who may not have been exposed to the kind of things I have, to try and bring them in here and better understand how we can affect people’s lives.” Recorded at Two Bodies of Water, The Audio Department, and Bosse’s basement, Feminism has been a huge
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Since both Bosse and Berehulke are both studio engineers, the plan is to send pre-recorded tracks back and forth to Bateman and close the provincial distance. In a sense, this is just one more change in a band that has defined itself by change. The music, the themes, and even the members themselves are part of the experiment, and for Sleeping In Traffic fans, you should already know you don’t get the same thing twice. “The beauty of this band is we don’t really talk about the future,” says Bosse. “We just talk about what the next step is. It’s great because nobody has any delusions of grandeur. It’s not like ‘how do we get famous?’ It’s more like ‘what do we do next?’ Keep pushing forward, and down.” LUCAS PROVENCHER
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PREVUE // ELECTRO POP
DIANA doesn't do delusions Canadian electro-pop trio rehash the fictitious rockstar lifestyle
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oronto electro-pop group DIANA doesn't believe in musical façades. To them, the popular representation of a musician’s life on the road is often way off-base. If anything, the trio embraces cold, hard reality to set their featheredout-pop sound. Touring DIANA's second release, Familiar Touch, vocalist Carmen Elle, keyboardist Joseph Shabason, and drummer Kieran Adams’ tracks have been a backdrop to suit long summer nights since the arrival of the band's debut, Perpetual Surrender, in 2013. “I think it’s a really beautiful bridge between our first record and ultimately, what our last record might be,” Elle says. “This one was a lot more collaborative than our last album.” The three-piece will be touring as a five-piece along with backup vocals, adding a guitarist and bassist to their crew while on tour. Despite the name, Familiar Touch is a divergence from the synth-heavy tracks Sat., June 17 (7 pm) that introduced the DIANA w/ guests The difficulties artband to the Cana- The Needle Vinyl Tavern, $13 dian music scene ists face don’t end only four year ago. with touring, but The record presents more confidently continue when recording and collaboconstructed funk-pop than the first, rating as well. This is particularly true, and the guitar makes more welcome Elle says, with the last album. “It was a really difficult album to reappearances alongside Elle’s icy vocals. After the 2013 single “Born Again” cord. The way that we did it—the band blew up, avid interest in DIANA's Sound- dynamics at the time—we weren’t recloud demos led the trio to consider ally communicating,” she says. “[Adams touring. Due to the strong financial em- and Shabason] were working way hardphasis on touring fresh albums, DIANA er than I was on this project. I was resuddenly had to learn how to play their ally checked out emotionally for a lot of songs live and were on the road before that process. A little-known fact about [Familiar Touch] is Kieran and Joseph they knew it. "The reality of tour life isn’t as glamor- mainly wrote these lyrics." ous or exciting as it’s made out to be," Elle isn’t afraid to be candid about Elle says. "What happens off stage is just as important as the show. An im- the adversity, explaining she was going portant part of surviving touring is the through some difficult times while recording the second album. After a bad social dynamics in the group."
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breakup and a move, she was about as depressed as one could be without completely alienating people. Ultimately, live performances and the connections they build, are cathartic for Elle. She says they love bringing the songs to people live, adding “I don’t even think I own the album.” Collaborating seems to be in the future for DIANA and Elle says touring may even give them some new inspiration for what’s next. Working together through the hard times as well as good makes for a powerful connection. “I’m really interested to see what our next collaboration will be," she says. “It will be really exciting to do another album where we feel more willing to challenge each other.”
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Daddy Thursday Jam with host Randy Big Daddy Forsberg; 7pm SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live Blues every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm SQUARE 1 COFFEE Singer/
Songwriter Open Mic (individual performer format, first-come, first served); Every Thu, 7-9pm; All ages TAVERN ON WHYTE Open
stage with Michael Gress (fr Self Evolution); every Thu; 9pm-2am
16 MUSIC
Jazz Fest–Jazz Nipp & Aretha Dangerfield; 5:30pm; Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Tom Van Seters Quartet; 10pm; $5 (or free with ticket from same-day/night show) the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Johanna Sillanpaa Quartet; 8:30pm; $18 (reservations reccomended)
JT'S BAR AND GRILL Open
HAVE MERCY Resident DJs
playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;
Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover LB'S PUB Mark Ammar's
Saturday Sessions Jam; Every Sat, 4-8pm • The Ramifications; 9pm; No minors THE LEAF The Barsnbands Homemade Jam–hosted by Mike Chenoweth and The Usual Suspects; Every Sat, 3-7pm MERCURY ROOM High Love with Fortune Killers; 8pm; $15 (adv), $20 (door) MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands
every Sat
Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest– Community Big Band Bash; 12pm; Free (donations accepted) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest– Myriad3; 7pm & 8:45pm; $23 (plus service fees) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–LSD Trio; 10:30pm; $23 (plus service fees)
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THE FORGE ON WHYTE Nino Bless & Evil Ebenezer; 8pm; No minors
Thursdays with El Niven & The Alibi and friends; Every Thu, 8:30pm; No cover
at the Empress; Every Sat, 4-6pm; Free; 18+ only
OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Circle Jam; 7:30-11:30pm
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EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Bands
Summer Concert Series; 9am; $10 (adv), $15 (door) • Soul Saturday Brunch with Beth Portman; 11am; No cover • Diana with guests; 8pm; $13 (adv) • Shambhala Pre-Party, with Delta Heavy and guests; 9pm; $25 (adv)
EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE
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DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Stan
Fresco; 7-10pm; Adv tickets required (via Edmonton Opera)
THU JUN 22
Main Fl: Rock N' Roll, Funk &
• House band; 5-8pm • Guest band; 8pm • No minors
8pm; $10 BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB
Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE
Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations; Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm
Phronesis; 7pm & 8:45pm; $23 (plus service fees) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Mario Rom’s Interzone; 10:30pm; $23 (plus service fees) ON THE ROCKS Jakked; 9pm RIVER CREE–The Venue
Burton Cummings & Band; 6pm (doors), 8pm (show); Tickets start at $49.99; 18+ only ROSE & CROWN PUB Adam
Holm; 9pm SANDS INN & SUITES
Karaoke with entertainment, Every Fri SHAKERS ROADHOUSE
Destination–Journey Tribute Band; 9pm; $10; No minors SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Quentin Reddy;
9pm
SAT JUN 24 ALIBI PUB & EATERY Rising
Star Showcase of Cooper Studios; Every Sat, 12-3pm • El Niven; 8pm
ROSE & CROWN PUB Adam SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Music
Every Sat, 9pm BELLAMY’S LOUNGE AT CHATEAU LACOMBE Part of
the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Charlie Austin Duo; 5:30pm; Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Rubim de Toledo Quartet; 10pm; $5 (or free with ticket from same-day/ night show) BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair
SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM
Doug Stroud; 9pm
BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Part of the
CAFE BLACKBIRD Part of the
SIDELINER’S PUB Friday Night Bands: live music; Every Fri
Edmonton International Jazz Fest–John Sweenie 4TET; 8:30pm; $15 (reservations reccomended)
CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK
Heather Mckenzie; 8pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live
Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Cheryl Fisher Quartet Featuring John Stowell; 12pm; Free
music every Fri; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door)
STARLITE ROOM Ruth B.;
CASINO EDMONTON MARS;
9pm
TEDDY'S Micheal Chenoweth.; 7pm; No Cover
CASINO YELLOWHEAD Dirt
THE CARROT G.W. Myers;
Road Angels; 9pm CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT
The Orchard; 9pm; Free CHVRCH OF JOHN Billy Kenny; 9pm; $20; 18+ only DENIZEN HALL Champ City Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Stan
Gallant; 9pm DV8 Rebuild/Repair with
Shark Weak, Underbite and Bad Action Hero; 8pm FIONN MACCOOL'S–CITY CENTRE/ICE DISTRICT Cody
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7pm; $20; All ages
7:30pm; $5 WILD EARTH BAKERY–
BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB
Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm CAFE BLACKBIRD Part of
For Mental Health; 7:30pm; $10; No minors SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Quentin Reddy;
9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM
Doug Stroud; 9pm STARLITE ROOM Shambhala Pre Party featuring Delta Heavy; 9pm; $25; 18+ only THE CARROT Carrot Open
Mic; 6:30pm UNION HALL Flux Pavillion; 9pm; $30; 18+ only YARDBIRD SUITE Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–David Restivo Trio; 7pm & 8:45pm; $25 (plus service fees)
Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE Music of Harry Potter; 7:30pm
CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main
Heather Mckenzie; 8pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat
Open mic; 7pm; $2 9pm
YARDBIRD SUITE Part of the
CASINO YELLOWHEAD Dirt
Edmonton International Jazz Fest– Fraser/Davis/Malaby; 7pm & 8:45pm; $23 (plus service fees)
CASK AND BARREL Tanner
CASINO EDMONTON MARS;
Road Angels; 9pm James; 4-6pm; Free CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT
Classical
The Orchard; 9pm; Free
CITÉ FRANCOPHONE
DENIZEN HALL Champ City Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat
CONVOCATION HALL Attacca
Holm; 9pm
the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–The GeoMetrics; 8pm; $15 (reservations reccomended)
MILLCREEK Live Music Fridays; Each Fri, 8-10pm; $5 suggested donation
Concertino!; 12-1pm; Free
Burton Cummings & Band; 7pm (doors), 9pm (show); Tickets start at $49.99; 18+ only
AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show;
BRIXX BAR Bash & Pop; 8pm; $25; 18+ only
SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Part of the
RIVER CREE–The Venue
ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Sweet Vintage Rides; 8:30pm; $5
of the Dog: Enslow; 4-6pm; no cover
Edmonton International Jazz Fest– Helena Magerowski Quartet; 8pm; $15 (reservations reccomended)
ON THE ROCKS Jakked; 9pm
DRAKE HOTEL Open Jam– Saturdays; Every Sat, 2-5pm
DJs Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic hip-hop and reggae; Underdog: hip-hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack
THE COMMON Get Down It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with Wright & Wong, Dane
EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover ENVY NIGHT CLUB Resolution
Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE
Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey
Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB
Saturday Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM
Swing Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,
motown, funk, R&B and more with DJs Ben and Mitch; every Sat; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs;
Every Fri-Sat
SUN JUN 25 ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open
mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm THE ALMANAC Sunday Song
Stage Hosted by Rhea March; Every Sun, 6:30-10pm; Free AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every
Sun, 9pm BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE
The Bailey Buckaroos; 2pm; $15 at the Bailey Box Office or online BELLAMY’S LOUNGE AT CHATEAU LACOMBE Part of
the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Chris Andrew Quartet; 10pm; $5 (or free with ticket from same-day/ night show)
Jamming; Every Sun, 2pm; No minors GOOD EARTH COFFEEHOUSE (MARKET AT SUMMERSIDE)
Piper Hayes Duo; 6-8pm HAVE MERCY YEG Music
presents “Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10 MAMA'S GIN JOINT Sunday
Jam out in your Jammies; Every Sun, 3-10pm; Free MERCURY ROOM Sleeping In Traffic with Birds Bear Arms and everythingyoueverloved; 7pm; $10 (adv) MOONSHINERS Sunday Noon Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul
Sunday Brunch with Marty Pawlina; 11am; No cover • Shay Esposito with The MNKD and Paul Woida; 5:30pm; $15 (adv) NEWCASTLE PUB Sunday Soul Service: acoustic open stage; Every Sun, 3pm O’BYRNE’S Open mic every
Sun; 9:30pm ON THE ROCKS The Joint
Chiefs; 9pm SANDS INN & SUITES Open
Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The
Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Part of the Edmonton
International Jazz Fest–Jazz in the Square; 12pm; Free VASCONA THEATRE Andrea House and friends ; 7pm; $25 WINSPEAR CENTRE Part of
the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs Quartet; 7:30pm; Tickets start at $65 YARDBIRD SUITE Part of
GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ; 8pm
MON JUN 26 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Wooftop: Metal Mondays with
Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox BLUES ON WHYTE Great North
Blues Band; 9pm CAFE BLACKBIRD Edmonton
JT'S BAR AND GRILL
DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB
7pm; $15 (general in adv), $30 (dinner and show), $20 (general at the door) NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–N3K; 5:30pm; Free (donations accepted) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Jacob Collier; 7:30pm; $30 (or buy the Needle Jazz Pack for $50) PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme
Fiddlers Association: Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/
Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30pm SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Part of the Edmonton
International Jazz Fest–Dino Dominelli Quartet; 12pm; Free
CONVOCATION HALL
Edmonton Chamber Music Society presents Summer Passion; 7:30pm; $15-$35
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with Eddie
Lunchpail
WINSPEAR CENTRE ATB
hip-hop with DJ Creeazn every Mon; 9pm-2am
CROWN & ANCHOR Jam ses-
sion– co-hosted with Ty Jones from Tall, Dark & Dirty; Every Sun until Sep 3, 7pm
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun
DRAKE HOTEL Sunday
Wednesdays Live Piano Karaoke featuring the Fab Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Part
MERCURY ROOM Wingin' It;
TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic
TUE JUN 27
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE
Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Part of the Edmonton
International Jazz Fest–Brett Hansen Trio; 12pm; Free
Classical ST ALBERT COMMUNITY HALL The Jivin' Belles; 2-3:30pm; $15
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins
britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Tue EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday
with resident DJs
WED JUN 28 BELLAMY’S LOUNGE AT CHATEAU LACOMBE Part of
the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Bill Richards & Pierre-Paul Bugeaud; 5:30pm; Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Josh McHan Quartet; 10pm; $5 (or free with ticket from sameday/night show) BLUES ON WHYTE Dennis
Jones; 9pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE
BRITTANY'S LOUNGE
Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share
780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN 10200-102 Ave FIONN MACCOOL'S–HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 4485 Gateway Boulevard THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) GOOD EARTH COFFEEHOUSE (MARKET AT SUMMERSIDE) 936-91 St SW HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL 15540 Stony Plain Road JT'S BAR AND GRILL 1107 Knottwood Road East JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com LATINO'S RESTAURANT 1070898 St NW L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 MAMA'S GIN JOINT 11723 Jasper Ave, 780.705.0998, mamasginjoint.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 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 8426 Gateway Boulevard O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PALACE CASINO 8882-170 St NW, 780.444.2112, palacecasino. com PINT–DOWNTOWN 10125-109 St NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave POURHOUSE BISTRO & TAPROOM 10354-82 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Downtown Edmonton SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328
BLUES ON WHYTE Great North
Blues Band; 9pm
WWW.STARLITEROOM.COM
HAVE MERCY Whiskey
HAVE MERCY Mississippi Monday Night Blues Jam hosted by the Dylan Farrell Ban; Every Mon, 8:30pm (sign up); No cover
of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–High Tides; 5:30pm; Free (donations accepted) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Donny McCaslin Group; 7:30pm; $25 (or buy a Needle Jazz Pack for $50)
TICKETS FOR STARLITE ROOM SHOWS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT
GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm
JT'S BAR AND GRILL
BRIXX BAR Guitar Wolf; 8pm;
Sympthony in the City; 2pm; Free
open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm
MAMA'S GIN JOINT Tuesday
Open Mic; Every Tue, 9pm; Starts Jan 3; Free
10030 - 102 STREET
DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed
Stage; 7-11pm
FIDDLER'S ROOST Open
StarliteRoom Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg
CAFE BLACKBIRD Wingn' It– Two Nights; 7:30pm; $15
HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL
DJs
CAFE BLACKBIRD Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Fred Mack Trio; 12pm; Free
Karaoke; Every Tue-Wed
their creations; Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm • Wednesday Night Jazz; Every Wed, 9pm
LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open Jam Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge
Karaoke night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free
Classical
$20; 18+ only
Circle; 7:30-11:30pm GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm
Jazz Brunch with Charlie Austin; 9am-2:30pm
BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday
FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam
CHA ISLAND Karaoke Monday
YARDBIRD SUITE Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Kenny Barron; 7pm & 8:45pm; $40 (plus service fees)
Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm
CAFE BLACKBIRD Wingn' It– Two Nights; 7:30pm; $15
Ukulele Circle; 6:30pm; Free
the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Ingrid & Christine Jensen with Ben Monder; 7pm & 8:30pm; $23 (plus service fees)
BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub
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
MAIN ROOM
JUN/23 ALL AGES RUTH B. W/ LIA COLE
LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS
Karaoke Jockey Simonette; Every Wed, 7-11pm Karaoke; Every Tue-Wed LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang Dang Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm
JUL/20 WEDNESDAY 13 W/ ONCE HUMAN, GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE CONCERTWORKS & CROWN OF VISERYS PRESENTS
MAMA'S GIN JOINT
Wednesday Karaoke; Every Wed, 9pm; Free
JUL/27 3TEETH W/ PAROXYSM, HOPE HOUSE & DJ DR LAVA CONCERTWORKS & INTERPOLATIONS PRESENTS
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Damien Armstrong; 5:30pm • 10th Annual North Country Fair Afterbender with Scott Cook, the Long Weekends, Bill Bourne, Joe Nolan and more; 8pm; $5-$10
AUG/6
OLD STRATHCONA PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
SEP/15&16 BREAKOUT WEST
MUSIC FESTIVAL
PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass
Wednesday
SEP/17 THE CAVE SINGERS LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS
W/ CHRIS CHEVEYO
THE STARLITE ROOM IS A PRIVATE VENUE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. IF YOU REQUIRE A MEMBERSHIP YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE AT THE VENUE PRIOR TO / OR AFTER THE DOOR TIMES FOR EACH SHOW.
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4
Dollar Bill Country Jam; 7pm SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SQUARE Part of the Edmonton
LOWER HALL (BRIXX)
International Jazz Fest–Sole Rhythm; 12pm; Free TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;
9pm
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Wed
PINT DOWNTOWN Wild Wing
Wednesdays at the Pint with DJ Thomas Culture; Every Wed, 10pm
VENUEGUIDE THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte. com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR #1638, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722, aussierulesedmonton.com BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BELLAMY'S LOUNGE AT CHATUEA LACOMBE 10111 Bellamy Hill Rd NW BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St 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 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 CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CITE FRANCOPHONE 8627-91 St COMMON 9910-109 St CONVOCATION HALL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8/MAMA'S PIZZA 7317-101 Ave NW EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780. 424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park,
BLIND PILOT W/ GUESTS CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm
THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke
LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS
AUG/11 VNV NATION W/ IVARDENSPHERE
Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Fest–Kurt Rosenwinkel Caipi Band; 7pm & 8:45pm; $35 (plus service fees)
jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Guests and newcomers always welcome; every Wed, 7pm; $2 (donation, per person), free coffee available
ALL SHOWS 18+ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive ST ALBERT COMMUNITY HALL 17 Perron St, St Albert ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch. com STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TEDDY'S 11361 Jasper Ave, 780.488.0984 TIRAMISU 10750-124 St TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 10014-81 Ave NW, 780.433.1604, trinity-lutheran. ab.ca UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BOTANIC GARDEN 51227 AB-60, Parkland County UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe. com Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428 YELLOWHEAD BREWERY 10229105 St NW
VUEWEEKLY.com | JUN 22 – JUN 28, 2017
ALL SHOWS 18+ ONLY
JUN/22 GOATWHORE W/ ANCIIENTS CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
JUN/23 BASH & POP FEAT. TOMMY STINSON OF THE REPLACEMENTS & GUNS N ROSES CONCERTWORKS & UP&DT PRESENTS
W/ AYLA BROOK & THE SOUND MEN
JUN/25 GUITAR WOLF W/ ISAAC ROTHER & THE PHANTOMS CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
JUL/8
CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS W/ W.M.D., SKEPSIS
JUL/14 STARKILL W/ IMMUNIZE CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
JUL/26 LUCY DACUS W/ GUESTS TIMBRE CONCERTS PRESENTS
JUL/28 ETERNAL PROPHECY W/ WTHCNVTCN, SINS OF SORROW, IF I FALL L.T.D TALENT SERVICES PRESENTS
JUL/29 RAVAGE RED W/ BURY ME JACK, FILTHY SINNER LTD PROUDLY PRESENTS
AUG/13 PALLBEARER W/ GOST
CONCERTWORKS & CROWN OF VISERYS PRESENTS
AUG/28 THE AGONIST W/ JULIET RUIN, FORSAKEN RITE CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS
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EVENTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: lisTiNgs@vueweeklY.COM FAX: 780.426.2889 DEADLINE: FriDaY aT 3pM
Ave NW • happyharborcomics.com • Events may include guest speakers, movie nights, board game nights, video game nights and much more • First Thu of the month, 7-9pm • Free
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)
GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm
COFFEE WITH COPS • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Edmonton Police Service invites the community to an open discussion • 1st Tue of every month, 10-11am CRAFTING: DIY SHARKS • City of Edmonton Reuse Centre, 6835-83 St • 780.944.7424 • edmonton.ca/reusecentre • In celebration of Shark Week. A drop-in crafting session to make shark hats and fins by upcycling file folders, newspaper, magazines, calendars and more • Jun 22, 4-7pm • Free
DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café,
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
10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5 (with drink purchase)
PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon
DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park • western-
RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy, #103-
winds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer. An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free • Free
EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) • edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to join; info at info@edmontonoutdoorclub.com
FERTILITY AWARENESS CHARTING CIRCLE • Remedy Cafe, 8631-109 St • faccedmonton@ gmail.com • fertilityawarenesschartingcircle.org • First Mon each month (Oct-Jun), 6:30-8:30pm • $10 (suggested donation) • RSVP at faccedmonton@ gmail.com
FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 10728-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm
FORT SASKATCHEWAN 45+ SINGLES COFFEE GROUP • A&W, 10101-88 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm
LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104
10324-82 Ave • capoeiraacademy.ca • Brazil's traditional game of agility and trickery • Every Sat, 2:30pm • Free • All ages
Coming Events
The Carrot’s Ultimate Garage Sale Reminder Have you started thinking about a good spring clean? The Carrot’s Ultimate Garage sale is coming up soon! For more info on our annual spring fundraiser contact artsadmin@artsontheave.org
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Arts on the Ave Annual General Meeting Announcement! Time: Monday, June 26th | 7:00PM | The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse Arts on the Ave Edmonton Society (AOTA) announces that its 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Monday, June 26th at 7:00PM at The Carrot. Members must have purchased membership 30 days prior to AGM (2016/017) in order to vote. Buy your memberships at The Carrot (9351-118 Ave).
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Rd • wildroseantiquecollectors.ca • Collecting and researching items from various periods in the history of Edmonton. Presentations after club business. Visitors welcome • Meets the 4th Mon of every month (except Jul & Dec), 7:30pm
YOGA, ART & WINE • 4 Points Health and Wellness, 12406-112 Ave • Gentle fusion flow yoga and painting • First Sat of each month, 7-10pm • $45 (available at Eventbrite) LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS CELEBRATE CANADA 150–THE PLACE TO BEE • Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, 10065-100 St • 780.429.6424 • mac.dining@fairmont.com • Meet in the Gardens for a fun and educational night about how to try and #savethebees in the city of Edmonton • Jun 29, 5:30-7:30pm • Free (to join); $25 (participate in tasting)
SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83
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Ave NW • 780.554.6133 • Instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light. Learn a simple technique that will lift you above life's stresses • Every Sun, 5pm • Free
9912-82 Ave • With DJ Jos • Last Thu of every month • Free • 18+ only
SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY •
EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220-103
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
TOASTMASTERS • Chamber Toastmasters Club: 6th floor, World Trade
Centre, 9990 Jasper Ave; Contact: 780.462.1878/ RonChapman@shaw.ca (Ron Chapman);
BEERS FOR QUEERS • The Empress Ale House,
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,
Volunteers Wanted
Call Valerie at P.A.L.S. 780-424-5514 or email palsvol@shaw.ca
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Artwalk 2017 Join the Art Walk as a volunteer and meet 400+ visual artists and thousands of visitors, and enjoy Old Strathcona at the height of summer. We need dedicated, energetic volunteers to contribute to the success of this wonderful festival, now in its 22nd season. Visit www.art-walk.ca or The Paint Spot, or contact kim@paintspot.ca for information and volunteer forms. Great fun and swag! Call us if you have questions: 780.432.0240.
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of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/calendar.html • DrOp iN hOurs: Mon-Fri 12-7pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • YOga: (all ages), 4th Mon of every month, for any stage • TTiQ: (18+ Trans* Group) 2nd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • TraNs YOuTh TalkiNg: (24 and under) 3rd Mon of every month, for trans youth and supportive people in their lives • FierCe FuN: (24 and under) Alternating Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JaMOuT: (12-24) Alternating Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • TwO spiriT gaTheriNg: 4th Wedof every month, 6-8pm, gathering for First Nations Two Spirit people • MeDiTaTiON: (all ages) 3rd Thu of each month, 5:30-6:45pm • MeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculine-identified • wOMeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminineidentified • MOvies & gaMes NighT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • arTs & iDeNTiTY: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MeN TalkiNg wiTh priDe: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CreaTiNg saFer spaCes TraiNiNg: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or half-day options • Queer MeNTOrship prOgraM: (Youth: 12-24) (Adults-26+) Queer to Queer Mentoring
TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • swiMMiNg: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • waTer pOlO: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • YOga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • TaekwONDO: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • aBs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • DODgeBall: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; 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 YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings
SPECIAL EVENTS 6TH ANNUAL CANADA DAY CAR SHOW • Main St, Stony Plain • Featuring antique, classics, custom and other cars • Jul 1, 11-4pm
ANNIVERSARY OF BLATCHFORD FIELD •
main floor Cafe, Or in confidence one-on-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • tuff69@telus. net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm
Alberta Aviation Museum • www.albertaaviationmuseum.com • Children’s dress-up and photo activities, open cockpits, Blatchford Field opening reenactment, and special presentations by Denny May and the Blatchford Development Project • Jul 24, 10-4pm
PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre
BLUES ON WHYTE BLOCK PARTY • Blues on Whyte/Old Strathcona • bluesonwhyte.com/takin-itto-the-streets • Featuring bands galore, food trucks, vendors, beer gardens and more • Jul 1-2
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Can You Read This? Help Someone Who Can’t! Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills.
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WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood
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
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780.424.6364/dkorpany@telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion, 11150-82 St; 780.902.4605; norwoodtoastmasters. org; Every Thu, Oct 13-Jun 29, 7:30-9:30pm; Guests are free • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • Generating Power Speakers: EPCOR Tower, 10423101 St NW: Meeting will take place on the 8th floor, 780.392.5331 (Phil); 1st and 3rd Tue each month, 12:05-1:05pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm
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EXHIBITION SUBMISSION REQUEST Artists interested in making a submission request to exhibit in 2018 in the Artisan Nook or the Naess Gallery at The Paint Spot are urged to visit paintspot.ca/galleries or phone 780.432.0240 for more information. Naess submissions deadline: 9PM, August 31; Artisan Nook: ongoing.
ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN Check The Paint Spot’s website, paintspot.ca/events/workshops for up-to-date information on art classes for all ages, beginner and intermediate. Register in person, by phone or online. Contact: 780.432.0240 email: accounts@paintspot.ca
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ENJOY ART ALWAYZ www.bdcdrawz.com Check the site every two weeks for new work!
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Spots for Open Mic Hosts at The Carrot! Passionate about the arts? Have a welcoming personality that lights up the stage? contact volunteer@thecarrot.ca
3100. Appliances/Furniture Old Appliance Removal Removal of unwanted appliances. Must be outside or in your garage. Rates start as low as $30. Call James @780.231.7511 for details
CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Live music, children’s activities and Canada Day Cake in a peaceful, relaxing setting • Jul 1, 11am-3pm • Free with regular admission
DATE NIGHT - CRAFT BEER AND GARDEN GAMES • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden. ualberta.ca • Because beer and lawn games rule summer • Jun 29, 6-10pm • Free with regular admission
DATE NIGHT - WALTZ LESSONS WITH U OF A DANCE CLUB • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Learn this graceful dance in a fun and supportive atmosphere, led by experts from the U of A Dance Club. No experience required • Jun 22, 6-10pm • Free with regular admission
EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL • Various locations throughout Edmonton • edmontonjazz.com • Featuring the best in jazz music such as: the Claudia Quartet, LSD Trio and many more. See the music listings for day-to-day listings • Jun 23-Jul 2 • Prices will vary
E-VILLE ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS THE LAS PISTOLITAS VERSUS BERZERKHERS • Edmonton Sportsdome, 10104-32 Ave • e-
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FOODIE BIKE TOUR • Various locations throughout Edmonton • 780.920.3655 • info@foodbiketour. com • foodbiketour.com • Indulge in the fine local foods and beverages of Edmonton while touring on a bike around the city. Get a taste of Edmonton without the guilt as the calories are burned off • Jun 22, 24 • Jul 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 • Aug 10, 12 • $99 (register via Eventbrite, limited space available)
FOUND FESTIVAL • Various locations throughout Edmonton • commongroundarts.ca • Find wonderful art in unexpected places • Jun 22-25
FULL MOON CANOE TOUR AT ELK ISLAND • Elk Island National Park, Highway 16 East, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.922.4324 • Paddle slowly through the islands and enjoy in the ambience of the closing of the day, listening for the distant cry of the loon or splash of the beaver • Jul 8, 7:30-11pm
HISTORIC FESTIVAL & DOORS OPEN EDMONTON • Various locations around Edmonton • 780.439.2797 • events@historicedmonton.ca • historicedmonton.ca • Focusing on Canada's 150th birthday. Celebrating community milestones; exploring museums, archives and historic sites; and participating in bus or walking tours of gardens, natural areas, cemeteries and neighbourhoods • Jul 1-8
MARTIN DEERLINE'S DAY OF PLAY • Martin Deerline West Edmonton, 17104-118 Ave • martindeerline.com • Featuring bouncy castles, pedal tractor course, wagon rides, farmyard animals and much more • Jun 24, 10am-2pm • Free ORIGINAL EDMONTON WITCHES MARKET • King Edward Park Community League, 7708-85 St • Browse, shop, meet 40+ vendors spread over two floors as well ad an outside pavilion • Jun 24, 10am-4pm • Free
PARK AFTER DARK • Northlands • northlandspark.ca/park-after-dark • Featuring live horseracing, music, games, food, drinks and casino action • Every Fri, 6:30pm (all summer)
PETS IN THE PARK 2017 • Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Road • edmontonhumanesociety.com • Celebrate 25 years of opening up Hawrelak Park to our furry, feathered and scaly friends • Jun 25, 9am-4pm
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES BLOCK PARTY • Ronald McDonald House, 7726107 St NW • oldstrathcona.ca • Featuring music, celebrations, vendors, invested policy makers and so much more • Jun 25, 11am-5pm
SAND ON WHYTE • CP Rail land in the northeast corner of Whyte Ave and Gateway Blvd • sandonwhyte.ca • Be amazed by the work of Canadian sand carving artists as they create sand carving magic that tells our Canada 150th story • Jun 30-Jul 9, 10am-10pm • Admission by donation
TAOIST TAI CHI ARTS • 15740 Stony Plain Road • western.canada.taoist.org/edmonton • Try a free class. Experience balance and comfort. Release stress. Explore the ancient Chinese understanding of health and well-being: body, mind, spirit working in harmony • Jun 24, 10am-1pm UABG ANNUAL PLANT SALE • U of A Botanical Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • 780.987.3054 ext. 2223 • uabg.events@ualberta. ca • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • An interesting selection of hardy perennials, edibles, shrubs, indoor plants, and more • May 13-Sep 1
UKRAINIAN VINTAGE FAIR • ACUA Gallery & Artisan Boutique, 9534-87 St • Featuring all things Ukrainian vintage • Jun 24, 4-9pm URB PRK • On Whyte Ave • urbprk.com • Creating innovative and sustainable parks within an urbanscape • Jul 2-Aug 31
VINTAGE DAY/KALYNA VOICE • Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, 25 minutes or 50 km (30 miles) east of Edmonton along Highway 16 • history. alberta.ca/ukrainianvillage • Step on the gas, drive back in time and enjoy a spectacular display of vintage cars, tractors and motorcycles • Jun 25, 10am-5pm • $10-$15 Whyte Avenue Art WAlk • Throughout Whyte Ave • art-walk.ca • A 4km walk with over 450 visual artists who bring their art supplies and artworks out into the streets • Jul 7-9
THE WORKS ART & DESIGN FESTIVAL • City Hall & Churchill Square, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.426.2122 • theworks.ab.ca • Featuring artwork from various artists • Jun 22-Jul 4
FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): There are places in the oceans where the sea floor cracks open and spreads apart from volcanic activity. This allows geothermally heated water to vent out from deep inside the earth. Scientists explored such a place in the otherwise frigid waters around Antarctica. They were elated to find a "riot of life" living there, including previously unknown species of crabs, starfish, sea anemones, and barnacles. Judging from the astrological omens, Aries, I suspect that you will soon enjoy a metaphorically comparable eruption of warm vitality from the unfathomable depths. Will you welcome and make use of these raw blessings even if they are unfamiliar and odd? TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I'm reporting from the first annual Psychic Olympics in Los Angeles. For the past five days, I’ve competed against the world's top mind readers, dice controllers, spirit whisperers, spoon benders, angel wrestlers, and stock market prognosticators. Thus far, I have earned a silver medal in the category of channeling the spirits of dead celebrities. (Thanks, Frida Kahlo and Gertrude Stein.) I psychically foresee that I will also win a gold medal for most accurate fortune telling. Here's the prophecy that I predict will cinch my victory: "People born in the sign of Taurus will soon be at the pinnacle of their ability to get telepathically aligned with people who have things they want and need." GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While reading Virginia Woolf, I found the perfect maxim for you to write on a slip of paper and carry around in your pocket or wallet or underwear: "Let us not take it for granted that life exists more fully in what is commonly thought big than in what is commonly thought small." In the coming weeks, dear Gemini, I hope you keep this counsel simmering constantly in the back of your mind. It will protect you from the dreaminess and superstition of people around you. It will guarantee that you'll never overlook potent little breakthroughs as you scan the horizon for phantom miracles. It will help you change what needs to be changed slowly and surely, with minimum disruption. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now that you've mostly paid off one of your debts to the past, you can go window shopping for the future's best offers. You're finally ready to leave behind a power spot you've outgrown and launch your quest to discover fresh power spots. Bid farewell to lost causes and ghostly temptations, Cancerian. Slip away from attachments to traditions that longer move you and the deadweight of your original family's expectations. Soon you'll be empty and light and free—ready to make a vigorous first impression when you encounter potential allies in the frontier.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I suspect you will soon have an up close and personal encounter with some form of lightning. To ensure it's not a literal bolt shooting down out of a thundercloud, please refrain from taking long romantic strolls with yourself during a storm. Also, forgo any temptation you may have to stick your finger in electrical sockets. What I'm envisioning is a type of lightning that will give you a healthy, metaphorical jolt. If any of your creative circuits are sluggish, it will jumpstart them. If you need to wake up from a dreamy delusion, the lovable lightning will give you just the right salutary shock. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Signing up to read at the open mic segment of a poetry slam? Buying an outfit that's a departure from the style you've cultivated for years? Getting dance lessons or a past-life reading or instructions on how to hang glide? Hopping on a jet for a spontaneous getaway to an exotic hotspot? I approve of actions like those, Virgo. In fact, I won't mind if you at least temporarily abandon at least 30 percent of your inhibitions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I don't know what marketing specialists are predicting about colour trends for the general population, but my astrological analysis has discerned the most evocative colours for you Libras. "Electric mud" is one. It's a scintillating mocha hue. Visualize silver-blue sparkles emerging from moist dirt tones. Earthy and dynamic! "Cybernatural" is another special colour for you. Picture sheaves of ripe wheat blended with the hue you see when you close your eyes after staring into a computer monitor for hours. Organic and glimmering! Your third pigment of power is "pastel adrenaline." A mix of dried apricot and the shadowy brightness that flows across your nerve synapses when you're taking aggressive practical measures to convert your dreams into realities. Delicious and dazzling! SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Do you ever hide behind a wall of detached cynicism? Do you protect yourself with the armour of jaded coolness? If so, here's my proposal: In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to escape those perverse forms of comfort and safety. Be brave enough to risk feeling the vulnerability of hopeful enthusiasm. Be sufficiently curious to handle the fluttery uncertainty that comes from exploring places you're not familiar with and trying adventures you're not totally skilled at. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars," writes Jack Gilbert in his poem Tear It Down. He adds that "We find out the heart only by dismantling what the heart knows." I invite you to meditate on these ideas. By my calculations, it's time to peel away the obvious secrets so you can penetrate to the richer secrets buried beneath. It's
time to dare a world-changing risk that is currently obscured by easy risks. It's time to find your real life hidden inside the pretend one, to expedite the evolution of the authentic self that's germinating in the darkness.
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MATT JONES JONESINCROSSWORDS@VUEWEEKLY.COM
“That’s Not a Word!”--not entering the dictionary anytime soon.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When I was four years old, I loved to use crayons to draw diagrams of the solar system. It seems I was already laying a foundation for my interest in astrology. How about you, Capricorn? I invite you to explore your early formative memories. To aid the process, look at old photos and ask relatives what they remember. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your past can show you new clues about what you might ultimately become. Potentials that were revealed when you were a wee tyke may be primed to develop more fully. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I often ride my bike into the hills. The transition from the residential district to open spaces is a narrow dirt path surrounded by thick woods on one side and a steep descent on the other. Today as I approached this place there was a new sign on a post. It read, "Do not enter: Active beehive forming in the middle of the path." Indeed, I could see a swarm hovering around a tree branch that juts down low over the path. How to proceed? I might get stung if I did what I usually do. Instead, I dismounted from my bike and dragged it through the woods so I could join the path on the other side of the bees. Judging from the astrological omens, Aquarius, I suspect you may encounter a comparable interruption along a route that you regularly take. Find a detour, even if it's inconvenient. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I bet you'll be extra creative in the coming weeks. Cosmic rhythms are nudging you towards fresh thinking and imaginative innovation, whether they're applied to your job, your relationships, your daily rhythm, or your chosen art form. To take maximum advantage of this provocative luck, seek out stimuli that will activate high-quality brainstorms. I understand that the composer André Grétry was inspired when he put his feet in ice water. Author Ben Johnson felt energized in the presence of a purring cat and by the aroma of orange peels. I like to hang out with people who are smarter than me. What works for you? V
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I am a 34-year-old straight woman. I’m monogamous and have an avoidant attachment style. I’ve been seeing a guy I really like. He’s just my type, the kind of person I’ve been looking for my whole life. Thing is, he’s in an open relationship with someone he’s been with for most of his adult life. He was sneaky—he didn’t reveal he was in an open relationship until the second date, but by then I was infatuated and felt like I wasn’t in control of my actions. So, what I’ve learned is that poly couples often seek out others to create NRE or “new relationship energy,” which may help save their relationship in the long run. I was deeply hurt to learn about NRE. What about the people who are dragged into a situation by some charmer in an attempt to breathe new life into a stale relationship? I feel like no one cares about the people on the side, the ones who might be perceived to be cheating with someone’s partner, as some sort of competitor, a hussy. How can I reconcile the fact that I’ve fallen for someone who sees me as a tool to be discarded once the excitement wears off? I know we all have a choice, but we also know what it’s like to be infatuated by someone who seems perfect. I feel like such a loser. SOBBING HERE AND MAKING ERRORS
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(morethantwo.com). “If you’re monogamous and you meet someone you’re completely smitten with who isn’t, the best thing to do is acknowledge that you’re incompatible and go your separate ways. It hurts and it sucks, but there it is.” This perfect, sneaky guy who makes you feel like a loser and a hussy? He told you he was in an open relationship on your second date. You knew he wasn’t “your type” or “perfect” for you the second time you laid eyes on him, SHAME, and you needed to go your separate ways at that point. I’m not buying your excuse (“I was too infatuated!”). What if he had revealed that he was a recreational bed wetter? Or a serial killer? Or Jeffrey Lord? Or all of the above? Surely you would’ve dumped him then. Veaux advocates ethical polyamory—it’s right there in the title of his book—and he thinks this guy did you wrong by not disclosing his partner’s existence right away. “Making a non-monogamous relationship work requires a commitment to communication, honesty, and transparency,” said Veaux. “Concealing the fact that you’re
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in a relationship is a big violation of all three, and no good will come of it.” I have a slightly different take. Straight women in open relationships have an easier time finding men willing to fuck or date them; their straight male counterparts have a much more difficult time. Stigma and double standards are at work here—she’s sexually adventurous; he’s a cheating bastard—and waiting to disclose the fact that you’re poly (or kinky or HIV-positive or a cammer) is a reaction or work-around for that. It’s also a violation of poly best practices, like Veaux says, but the stigma is a violation, too. Waiting to disclose your partner, kink, HIV status, etc., can prompt the other person to weigh their assumptions and prejudices about poly/ kinky/poz people against the living, breathing person they’ve come to know. Still, disclosure needs to come early—within a date or two, certainly before anyone gets fucked—so the other person can bail if poly/kinky/poz is a deal breaker. As for that new relationship energy stuff … “There are, in truth, polyamorous people who are NRE junkies,” said Veaux. “Men and women who chase new relationships in pursuit of that emotional fix. They’re not very common, but they do exist, and alas they tend to leave a lot of destruction in their wake.” Your assumptions about how NRE works are wrong, SHAME. Seeing your partner in the throes of NRE doesn’t bring the primary couple closer together; it often places a strain on the relationship. Opening up a relationship can certainly save it (if openness is a better fit for both partners), but NRE isn’t a log the primary couple tosses on the emotional/erotic fire. It’s something a poly person experiences with a new partner, not something a poly person enjoys with an established one. There are lots of examples of long-term poly relationships out there—established triads, quads, quints—so your assumption about being discarded once NRE wears off is also off, SHAME. There are no guarantees, however. If this guy were single and looking for a monogamous relationship, you could nevertheless discover you’re not right for each other and wind up being discarded or doing the discarding yourself. I’m going to give the final word to our guest expert … “Having an avoidant attachment style complicates things, because one of the things that can go along with avoidant attachment is idealizing partners who are inaccessible or unavailable,” said Veaux. “That can make it harder to let go. But if you’re radically incompatible with the person you love, letting go is likely your only healthy choice. Good luck!”
CUCKOLD CONCERNS
I’m gay and married. My husband regularly messes around with this one guy who treats me like I’m a cuckold. He will send me a pic of my husband sucking his cock, for example, and a text message meant to degrade me. I’m not a cuckold and I don’t find these messages sexy. My husband wants me to play along because it gets this guy off. Advice? CAN’T UNDERSTAND CUCKOLD KINK It depends, CUCK. If you’re upset by these messages—if they hurt your feelings, are damaging your sexual connection to your husband, are traumatizing—don’t play along. But if you find them silly—if they just make you roll your eyes—then play along. Respond positively, abjectly, insincerely, then delete. Not to please the guy sending the messages (who you don’t owe anything), but to please your husband (who’ll wind up owing you).
... BUT MAYBE NOT HER?
I am a straight male grad student in my mid-20s. My girlfriend wants to have sex with another girl in our class. Neither of us have had a threesome before, but both of us are game. Unfortunately, I am not attracted to this girl. When we started dating, my girlfriend told me that she is sexually attracted to women. We agreed to be monogamous except that she could have sex with other women as part of a threesome with me. She is not hell-bent on having sex with our classmate, but she would like to and says it’s up to me. I don’t want her to suppress her same-sex tendencies, but I am jealous at the thought of her having sex with someone else while I am not participating. What should I do? FEELING OUT MOMENTS ORGASMIC You should take yes for an answer, FOMO—or take your girlfriend’s willingness to say no to this opportunity for an answer. She’s into this woman but willing to pass on her because you aren’t. There are billions of other women on the planet—some in your immediate vicinity—so you two have lots of other options. Unless you find a reason to object to every woman your girlfriend finds attractive, you aren’t guilty of suppressing her same-sex tendencies. On the Lovecast, Michael Hobbes on gay, middle-aged dating: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org
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