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Nobody seems to be getting it

'A strong economy does not always equal strong and sustainable government finances'

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t the very end of June, as is the usual practice in the Government of Alberta, Finance Minister Joe Ceci released the year-end financial statements for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The numbers themselves, including a $10.8 billion deficit and $33.3 billion in debt, should really not have been a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. Overall, revenues at year-end came in about $1 billion higher than originally budgeted, thanks largely to higher than expected natural resource revenues, and expenses likewise came in around $2 billion higher than budgeted due largely to the costs of the Wood Buffalo fire and slightly higher than expected operating expenses. As government budgets go, however, the gap between budget and actuals on this one was far better than most.

As stark as the overall numbers in the annual report look, however, it is important to keep them in perspective. Alberta currently has the fastest growing economy in the country, job numbers are beginning to rebound, our population base continues to climb steadily, and despite the quickly rising debt total, we continue to have the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the country. These are all incredibly positive economic indicators, and

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bode well overall for the well-being of the provincial economy today and going forward.

Unfortunately, in Alberta, a strong economy does not necessarily always equal strong and sustainable government finances. In fact, for the better part of the past 45 years the exact opposite has been true: our over-dependence on fossil fuel revenues has meant that even in times of significant economic growth, government ledgers and balance sheets have not looked particularly healthy or sustainable.

The reason for that is it has been a very long time in Alberta since the government has actually brought in enough revenue through corporate and personal taxes to actually cover even half the cost of the infrastructure and services Albertans want to have at their disposal. Even in 2006, at the height of the most recent boom, corporate and personal taxes were only covering about one third of total government expense. So when the price of oil collapses, as it has over the last couple of years, the

only other way the government has to pay for that infrastructure and those services is through deficits and debt.

Although the problem, and by extension the solution, seems fairly obvious and straightforward to any casual observer, that does not seem to be the case for any of the

wait for the price of oil to recover creating more resource revenue while employing more Albertans to create more tax revenue. Should the price of oil recover to a point where Alberta’s books balance once again, which is certainly far from a guarantee given the changing context, Ceci’s approach won’t have actually solved the province’s chronic fiscal problem, but rather just kicked it forward for some future government to deal with.

The bottom line is, if you are brave enough to protect public services during an economic downturn, then you need to be brave enough to actively generate the revenue to pay for those services. Doing one without the other just exacerbates the problem.

This kind of looking away from the real problem and the obvious solutions could do damage to a government, except for the fact that not one of the four opposition parties currently occupying space in the legislature has presented a credible, workable, and specific road map for fixing the problem going forward.

Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, PC Leader Jason Kenney, and even Alberta Party Leader Gregg Clark all responded to the annual report by waving their arms around and yelling some combination of “the deficit!”, “the debt!”, and “we’re all doomed!” while only putting forth vague promises (at least in the case of Jean and Clark) that they will successfully cut taxes, eliminate or change the carbon tax, and cut spending to fix the problem, not identifying where they would cut, how student and patient growth would be funded, or even how cutting taxes will result in more government revenue. Kenney, for his part, simply relied on his ‘NDP bad, deficits bad, taxes bad, Alberta doomed’ message box.

Ultimately, Albertans deserve better. All parties talk vaguely about getting Alberta off the fiscal roller coaster, but not one of them is actually putting forth a plan for how to do that. Albertans expect world-class public services and infrastructure.

The first party leader that can show me a plan for adequately, consistently, and sustainably funding those services and infrastructure at their current quality or better over the long term will get my vote in 2019. I hope others demand the same.

three absolute monarchies and one military dictatorship) are really just trying to suppress democratic ideas in the region. The accusation that Qatar is “supporting terrorism” would be more convincing if Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had not been doing exactly the same thing.

They all helped the Nusra Front with money, and ignored its ties with al-Qaeda because it was fighting the Shia-dominated regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Now, they have all stopped doing that, but Saudi Arabia and the UAE are condemning Qatar for doing it: the pot is calling the kettle black. But the “supporting terrorism” charge does get the Americans (or at least one ill-informed American named Donald Trump) on board. Qatar will pay a price for rejecting the Saudi demands. Almost all its food is imported, and in the future it will all have to come in by sea or by air. But Qa-

tar is rich enough to pay that price.

In the end, Saudi Arabia will almost certainly not invade. The 10,000 American troops based in Qatar give it no political protection (Washington will always put Saudi Arabia first), but the mere hundred-odd Turkish troops who are based there would help to defend the country if Qatar chose to resist.

“We don’t need permission from anyone to establish military bases among partners,” said Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“We endorse and appreciate Qatar’s stand towards the 13 demands.”

Saudi Arabia won’t risk even a small war with Turkey, so it will restrict itself to using its financial clout to stop other countries from trading with Qatar.

As Omar Ghobash, the UAE’s ambassador to Russia, told The Guardian newspaper last week: “One possibility would be to impose conditions on our own trading partners and say that if you want to work with us then you have got to make a commercial choice (to boycott Qatar).”

But that’s not likely to work either.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman has started another fight he can’t finish.

All parties talk vaguely about getting Alberta off the fiscal roller coaster, but not one of them is actually putting forth a plan for how to do that. political parties currently representing Albertans in the provincial legislature. Minister Ceci, for example, highlighted the government’s protection of key services and the positive impacts of infrastructure investment during his press conference, but largely provided no concrete plan for addressing the imbalance in the ledgers over the long-term.

His approach, and that of the government, clearly seems to be to

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Qatar showdown?

Sanctions on Qatar cause increased unrest in the region

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he deadline Saudi Arabia and its allies set for Qatar to submit to their “non-negotiable” demands has just been postponed from Monday to Wednesday. Since Qatar has already made it plain that it will not comply— it says the demands are “reminiscent of the extreme and punitive conduct of ‘bully’ states that have historically resulted in war”—the delay is a sure sign that the bullies don’t know what to do next.

They presumably thought the Qataris would buckle under their threat, and didn’t bother to work out their next move if it didn’t work.

So what happens now? Does Saudi Arabia invade Qatar? It could easily do so if it wanted to: Qatar has onetenth of Saudi Arabia’s population, an undefended land border, and tiny armed forces.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has the support of Donald Trump in his blockade of Qatar, and he could probably talk Trump into accepting an invasion too. Moreover, this is the man who committed Saudi Arabian forces to the vicious civil war in Yemen on the mere (and largely unfounded) suspicion that Iran is helping the rebels

militarily. Bin Salman’s terms for ending the blockade of Qatar were so harsh that it looks like he wanted them to be rejected. The 13 demands included completely shutting down the Qatar-based al-Jazeera media group, whose satellite-based television network is the least censored and most trusted news organisation in the Arab world.

Qatar was to break all contact with the Muslim Brotherhood, a largely non-violent and pro-democratic Islamic movement that was a leading force in the Arab Spring of 2010-2011. It was to end all support for radical Islamist rebel groups in Syria, and above all for the organisation that was called the Nusra Front until late last year. (It then changed its name in an attempt to hide its ties to al-Qaeda.)

Qatar was to hand over all individuals who have been accused of “terrorism” (a very broad term in the four countries operating the blockade). It

would have to expel all the citizens of these countries who currently live in Qatar (presumably to stop them from being contaminated by the relatively liberal political and social environment there). Finally, Qatar was to end practically all trade and diplomatic contact with Iran, even though

The accusation that Qatar is “supporting terrorism” would be more convincing if Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had not been doing exactly the same thing. its income comes almost entirely from the huge gas field it shares with Iran. Oh, and it must pay compensation for the nuisance it has caused, and accept regular monitoring of its compliance with these terms for the next decade.

The four countries operating the blockade (Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahradi and Egypt—

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FRONT FRONT // ACTIVISM

Slumbering no longer

Online activist group Sleeping Giants goes Canadian in its anti-hate movement cus being Breitbart, SGCA then added The Rebel Media at the request of their followers.

“Sites like Breitbart and The Rebel Media aren't likely on most of the companies radars as sites to block or blacklist,” says the SGCA monitor.

“Most people have no idea they exist.

They are fringe sites. But lately they come up more and more in the [mainstream media] so people are starting to understand what they are about.”

Both Breitbart and The Rebel Media make it easy for SGCA to point out why advertising with them isn't brand positive for most companies. Story titles like "10 Thing I Hate About Jews," "Feminism Kills Women," "#BlackLivesMatter Stokes Global Chaos," show a penchant for intolerance. While the sites have offered defenses by saying some of these stories are in jest, the underlying sentiment is one of antiimmigration, pro-white doctrine, and overall discrimination.

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he modern face of Canadian grassroots activism is a Twitter account.

Sleeping Giants Canada (SGCA), known online by their Twitter handle @slpng_giants_ca, is a group of Canadians who aim to eliminate "racist, sexist, anti-Semitic and homophobic news sites by stopping their ad dollars.”

Created in the wake of success the original American Sleeping Giants group found, the Canadian offshoot is keeping up the brand. Their focus is on two sites they see as most concerning, namely the extremist conservative

Canada 150 apologies What was the biggest news to come out of Alberta's celebration of Canada 150? Was it the fireworks that got the most attention?

The awesomeness of Canada? Or the fact that half-a-billion dollars was spent on fun, when it could have been spent helping those in need? None of the above. It was

websites Breitbart and its Canadian cousin The Rebel Media.

Sleeping Giants claims more than 2,000 companies have stopped advertising on Breitbart and roughly 160 have done the same on The Rebel Media. Those companies who have dropped The Rebel Media include 7-11 Canada, Freedom Mobile, KIA Canada, PetSmart, Whistler Blackcomb, and various cities, municipalities, and provinces.

SGCA is not one person, in fact, the account monitor I spoke with doesn’t

Prime Minister Trudeau's gaff when forgetting to mention Alberta in his Canada Day speech.

I could elaborate on how I feel, but instead, I'll use the words of Mr. J Fowler instead.

You see, after the years of working in the bar industry, Fowler has talked with a lot people about how positive representation of minority

know how many there are. While those who run the Canadian account are Canadian, the point isn’t who they are. Being the 10th geographical offshoot of the Sleeping Giant activist incarnation, they see themselves as bigger than just one account.

“Our personal identity isn't really of any importance to what we are doing,” an SGCA monitor says. “It's not about us, but the entire movement. There's over 135,000 people participating and making what we do work.”

Originally starting with their sole fo-

groups in the media matters. These conversations usually end up with those people dismissing what he says as a social justice warrior topic of the week.

"These same people are whining and pissing and moaning that their province simply wasn't mentioned in a speech," Fowler says in a recent social media post. "A faux pas for sure, and of course in a somewhat different context, but perhaps these same folks will understand and be able to empathize now, [as to] why being mentioned and included in the narrative matters."

Big bears don't care Various news agencies have been reporting that tourists are risking life and limb to get close up shots of bears in various Alberta national parks. This is problematic on a couple of levels.

First of all, bears aren't evil. Although we tend to personify them with words like 'attack' or 'maul' or 'completely fucked a person up',

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SGCA points out they wish no harm to the businesses. In fact, they see their efforts as more of a public service. SGCA enables their followers to tweet and tag the ads from the sites as well, making this not just about themselves, but all online activists.

“We don't think there is any reason to boycott any of these companies,” the SGCA monitor says. “For the most part, they don't know where their ads end up. They know when they sign up, the usual sites like gambling and porn will be blocked automatically and their ads won't show up on those types of sites.”

SGCA has even been thanked by a

bears don't think in that way. They are animals. They don't sit around fantasizing about how they are going to kill a few people in front of their kids. They are instinctual, reactionary and on the perpetual verge of survival. If threatened, they respond. They are like fire in that regard; the closer you get, the more likely you are going to get burned.

Secondly, approaching a bear in its habitat is fairly abusive towards the animal.

If Sean Penn punches a photographer in the face, we might say, 'That is so Sean Penn.' Yet, we are shocked when a bear disembowels someone for getting too close.

Humans, I tell ya.

Renowned Canadian artist receives the Order of Canada On the 50th anniversary of the Order of Canada, renowned Fort Chipewyan multi-media artist and speaker Jane Ash Poitras was adorned with the award.

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few of the companies they notified about their 'wayward' ads. Some even went so far as to ask SGCA to suggest other sites that they should pull from their ad-buys. This is something they see as a success.

“Getting confirmation that the Province of Alberta blacklisted The Rebel Media was pretty great,” the monitor says. “Canada Post as well. Hearing back from [Edmonton City Councillor] Michael Oshry was awesome as well.

Government agencies generally don't reply. They are pretty quick to pull the ads though.”

Oshry commented about the city blacklisting The Rebel Media in their ad-buys in a recent CBC article.

“Not only are we sending our dollars to those websites but I’d argue, almost more importantly, we spend a lot of time and effort demonstrating that we’re an inclusive city and then when you go and put our advertising on websites that are the opposite of that it really undermines the work that we’re doing as a city.” he explained.

Some SGCA critics have said they've been pressuring companies to pull their ads. The SGCA monitor doesn't think so.

“We are just pointing out the ads and asking them to consider blocking The Rebel Media from their ad campaigns," says the monitor. "The company has the choice to pull or not. Pressuring would be like if we were telling the company 'pull your ads or we'll boycott you.' We aren't about boycotting.

We'll leave that tactic to The Rebel."

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Poitras, a seasoned sessional instructor at the University of Alberta, has travelled all over North America as a guest lecturer and mentor. Her work has been shown all over the world and has been purchased by many reputable collectors such as The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), The National Gallery of Canada, The Canadian Museum of Civilization, Royal Alberta Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, and many others.

While her work can take many shapes and sizes, some of it is humongous.

The ROM purchased Potato Peeling 101 to Ethnobotany 101 (2004), a work portraying the narrative of preserving aboriginal cultural knowledge through years of forced assimilation. It is a triptych 7.62 meters long by 2.7 meters high.

Also receiving the award on that day were the former Dean of Nursing for the U of A Anita Molzahn and hockey player Mark Messier.

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REVUE // DONAIR

DISH

Simply Donairs 9004 50 St. 780.469.1223 Simply Donairs // JProcktor

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lot of people point to poutine as the ultimate Canadian food, but I say they can keep it. For my money, that steaming heap of salty beige flavours is a slog through monotony, no matter how squeaky the cheese curds.

To me the donair seems more profoundly Canadian. Like the majority of our nation, it isn’t originally from here. But something happened to, I’m going to guess, beef shawarma as it was passing through Halifax. The intercession of processed meat bulbs and the advent of sweet sauce— basically condensed milk and vinegar—the donair has become a near ubiquitous part of communities big and small across this nation. Best of all, the donair has yet to fall victim to corporate standardization, so purveyors tend to be independent, if not always very unique in their approach.

Thus, it seemed logical to mark Canada’s 150 with a trip to my neighbourhood vendor of this quintessentially hoser repast. But typical of most Edmonton neighbourhoods, Capilano offered half-a-dozen independently owned donair shops, so I turned to the online opinions of strangers to narrow it down. There were 101 such strangers who had colluded to rank Simply Donairs almost a five-star eating experience.

Situated in what could be a stock photo of an Edmonton strip mall next to a 7-11 and a liquor store, Simply Donairs is surprisingly large inside and scrupulously clean, though otherwise very donair shop-ish, right down to the fingerprint-stained stack of Ed-

Simply Donairs mixes masses of beef with hearty toppings monton Suns on top of the trash bin.

Just after 5 p.m. on a Thursday, there was already a small lineup and a steady flow of inbound customers— an encouraging signal that locals had taken Simply to their hearts.

Simple certainly describes the halal menu, which mostly comprises beef and chicken donairs in pita, platter or salad form, with a falafel option for hapless vegetarian patrons. Co-diner and I agreed to sample as widely as we could—a regular beef donair ($9.22) with cheese ($0.71) and a large falafel ($8.21), plus fries and some baklava.

The counter staff were pleasant and efficient—it’s as easy to win me over as saying, “What would you like on your donair, my friend?”—and wielded a heavy hand with ingredients. Simply’s generosity with all the fixings was remarkable, which might be the main fashion in which a donair joint sets itself apart. Co-diner actually commented on how much our take-out weighed.

Back at the crib, we attempted to divvy the spoils, but unwrapping the massively overloaded donair sent spicy beef rinds and toppings everywhere.

The falafel was a bit easier to manage, so I started there and was pleased to find the fried chickpea orbs were lightly seasoned with appropriate aromatic spices (allspice, cinnamon, cumin). But the profusion of toppings—not just lettuce, tomato and onion, but pickles and banana peppers—and the serious dose of garlicky tzatziki nearly obscured the falafel itself.

In contrast, the donair was extraordinarily beefy, almost burgerlike, and co-diner had asked for black olives and mushrooms on top of the standard toppings. Again, this is how a donair shop shows the love: by laying on a few extras you don’t find everywhere.

Aside from having to unhinge my jaw to take a bite, I relished the mass of peppery beef, molten ersatz white cheese and sweet sauce

along with crunchy and savoury garnishes. After we were both sated, with the help of an absurdly large serving of crinkly fries, there was enough filling left over in the wrapper for another donair of average dimensions.

Some people are obsessed with pronouncing a “best donair” in Edmonton. I don’t know if Simply’s donair is the best—it would take a tragically foreshortened lifetime

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to test it against every competitor in Edmonton—but it’s an excellent example of the form. Moreover, it’s a testament to the Canadian dream, where a coarse bastardization of authentic ethnic food allows so many strip-mall entrepreneurs to not just survive, but thrive. God bless this meat bulbloving land of ours.

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ARTS PREVUE // ART WALK

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raffiti, pop, surrealism, art nouveau, impressionism, and just plain cool looking items and artifacts are why the Art Walk is worth bringing a pair of comfy shoes for. Art Walk has been a Whyte Avenue tradition since 1995, and festival producer and owner of the Paint Spot, Kim Fjordbotten, has been there since the beginning.

“Art materials became my passion, for sure,” says Fjordbotten. “It’s one thing to make art. Some people look at a sunset and say ‘I want to paint

Art Walk nurtures Edmonton’s finest art creators that’, and I open up a jar of red paint and go ‘wow, how can I use that?’ My passion is more for materials. Making art, and helping people make art is all part of it.”

Twenty-two years ago, Edmonton’s first Art Walk was put together in a mere three weeks and featured 35 artists. There were 65 the following year, then 90, and 300 by the fifth year. Now, Art Walk boasts 450 unique artists from the city and parts beyond. It’s quite the challenge to

cram that much culture down an already busy avenue.

“When you do that whole lap, it’s four kilometres,” says Fjordbotten. “If you were to take the festival of Art Walk ... [it would contain] the entire parking lot of West Edmonton Mall.

Both sides of the street.”

Encouragement and opportunity are a big part of what draws crowds and artists to the festival. Artists usually have to turn to either the online storefront, or just hope for a gallery

show, Art Walk provides a space for everyone to equally display the fruits of their labour.

As the city has become bigger and more diverse, so too has the festival.

Fjordbotten stresses the openness and accessibility of the festival for not only new artists, but new Edmontonians as well.

Artist Justine Smith, who focuses on collage, remembers her first festival.

“It was very welcoming,” says Smith.

“It was the first art event I participated

ARTIFACTS Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Photo Walk // Sat., July 8 (1 PM - 4 PM) Tired of the same old boring walls? Well, throw some people taking pictures of themselves in front of them and boom, you’ve got cool walls!

A spinoff from their Make Something Edmonton’s 100 in 1 Day effort last month, they had so much fun they had to make a sequel. (Dr. Wilbert McIntyre Park Gazebo, free) Comedy for a Cause // Wed., July 12 (8 PM) Support the Saffron Sexual Assault Centre in Sherwood Park by taking in some funny stuff.

Join Ken “Kenny V” Valgardson, Celeste “The Talent” Lampa, and Mike “Don’t call me Mike” Dambra as they take your funny bone out behind the chemical shed and tickle it

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until it laugh-pukes (in a good way).

(Oscars Pub, Sherwood Park, $25) Summer Nights Printmaking // Wed., July 12 to July 26 (Wed. nights 6 PM - 9:30 PM) When I was a kid I used to steal my mother’s kitchen knives and go out in the woods and sharpen sticks. That was my art. My secret outdoor art.

Join the Society of Northern Alberta Print artists for some non-sharpening sticks art by turning your sketches and drawings into intaglio (incised or engraved into a material) prints. Remember, you will be drawing outside. This means, the day of, prepare for the weather. The natural world is indifferent to your needs. Pay attention to this fact and your experience will be a positive one. (SNAP Gallery, $180 for SNAP members, $198 for non-members) VUEWEEKLY.com | JUL 6 – JUL 12, 2017

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in while in Edmonton and it just got me eager to participate in other goings on in Edmonton in terms of art. ... It made Edmonton very welcoming artistically, which it is, but I was new to the city and didn’t know that.”

First time stories like Smith’s seem to be the driving force behind all the blood, sweat, and municipal red tape that goes into organizing the event.

“The magic point for me in the festival is the first-time artist meeting the first-time patron,” says Fjordbotten.

“I think people, when they buy their first piece of art, it’s just as exciting as the person who sells their first piece of art and I love that connection.

Sure, you come out and you think you’re buying something that might match your sofa, but you’re falling in love with a piece.”

Fjordbotten hopes someday in the near future Art Walk won’t just be for a weekend in July, but for the entire summer. She makes a strong case— it’s an important part of the community. It takes the art from out of the studios and the closets and the garden sheds and brings both the work and the artists to where the people are.

“I call myself a mother bear sometimes, because I think art often gets relegated to frivolous or looked at as the first thing we can cut because it’s not that important,” says Fjordbotten.

“For those of us in the arts to articulate why it is important is really hard.

People see it as it’s nice, or it’s enjoyable, or it’s stress relieving. To me, it’s the cornerstone of our society.”

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Building your fringe tolerance Local performers share some tips on how to survive 10 days of acting

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he Edmonton International Fringe Festival is an ever evolving beast, and like it, so are the actors.

With some doing upwards of four shows (an average of 24 performances in 10 days) the modern fringe actor has to be like a high performance athlete spliced with a rock star. This takes preparation.

“My pre-fringe ritual usually includes trying to sleep as much as possible, drink as much water as possible, and drink as little alcohol as possible in anticipation of what always becomes a few weeks of extremes,” says actor Shannon Blanchet.

“There is also cramming lines into my head and trying not to freak out.”

Amy Shostak agrees with Blanchet when it comes to powering down a bit before the August mayhem.

“I try to get lots of sleep and cut down on booze and cheese,” says Shostak.

“This year, I'm going hiking and canoeing pre-fringe. Pretty nice way to prepare for the onslaught.”

It needs to be said that the fringe is a multi-layered bender. Be it drinking, performing, staying up late, or yelling ob-

scenities at the audience (improv), you are putting your body in a blender. There is no way around it.

“I try to plan for the inevitable exhaustion the fringe brings by testing my tolerance for adult beverages for a few weeks before the fest,” says actor James Hamilton. “That way I can do the schmooze in the beer tent for the entire festival. It's like letting a snake bite you so you can build up a strength for venom. And weed helps a lot, too.”

Edmonton ex-pat (director, writer and actor) Sam Varteniuk has a name for this.

“It's called shooting the moon,” Varteniuk explains. “You try to increase [your] alcohol intake while decreasing the amount of sleep [you] get each night.”

There are those who just try to level things out. Byron Trevor Martin goes to the driving range to try and stay sane, while others, like fringe stalwart Jacob Banigan, are already busy.

“I just came back from playing rugby at clown camp,” he says.

Veterans of the fringe know that it is

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Hamilton offers some post-fringe tips as well.

“I plan for four days off after the fest so I can recuperate from the ‘fringe flu,’” he says. “Sometimes it's an actual sickness caused by everyone you know, or kind of know and come across in your travels from stage to stage to beer tent. Seems you are always passing germs back and forth or sometimes it's caused by the depression that the fringe is over.”

It has been nine years since Ron Pederson—who has 15 fringes under his belt—has been in the Edmonton festival. As he recalls, preparing for the fringe is the same as preparing for a marathon, with some differences.

“Hydrate, stretch, pace yourself. I'd also add; rehearse and know your lines,” Pederson says. “But I think the best advice in preparation for sustaining a mulit-show fringe festival is: be Mark Meer.”

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ARTS PREVUE // STREET PERFORMERS

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Send in the clowns

Street performers return for 33rd year of annual festival

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still remember my first Street Performers Festival because a clown made me cry. I’m pretty sure grandma put some change in his hat, which seems to suggest that at least she was having a great time. A sympathetic tiger face painting before the train ride home and 20 years later it’s fondly remembered and an essential

part of growing up in Edmonton.

Contortionists, satirists, street vendors, piano-bikes, gymnasts, electric drum circles, human statues, and—yes—clowns, are returning to Churchill Square for their 33rd year of performative celebration.

“Artists make submissions to me all of the time,” says StreetFest ar-

tistic producer Shelley Switzer. “For every one artist that’s able to be invited, there’s at least 10 that I have to say no to. We’re a phenomenally popular festival and have an outstanding reputation with the artists.

We take a look at who is brand new to the festival, who has never been, who’s got a new show, who do we love and adore?”

Something for the kids, something for couples, something for the family— this year’s festival was meticulously built to have something for everyone.

Titled "Fun Times from Eh? to Zed!," this year’s StreetFest has upped its content of the festival to include 85 percent Canadian acts, or acts that feature a heavy dose of Canadian culture. They include performers such as actor and comic Sharon Mahoney, roving pianist Mr. Bombo, and festival fixture Peter Jarvis—a.k.a. Silver Elvis.

“Silver Elvis became an act of things that I really enjoy doing,” says Jarvis.

“I enjoy doing the robot, I love Elvis as an image to play with, and the

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sense of humour of the character. I like sci-fi and sci-fi made him more of a robotic Elvis.”

Jarvis has a rare resume, being not only a dancing robot Elvis, but also a freestyle disco-dance champion and former performer for the likes of Sesame Street, Vid Kids, Goosebumps, and Cirque du Soleil. Despite a long list of fascinating jobs, he says street festivals are the most enjoyable gig as a performer.

“There’s a bit of a tradition of families that come to visit the Silver Elvis with their kids because I do a lot of dancing with the young ones," Jarvis says.

Silver Elvis isn’t the only returning classic. The Be Your Own Busker performance workshop and Kid’s World are mainstays, but a few things are new.

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This year, StreetFest is technologically prepared to deal with the 250,000 guests organizers are expecting.

The StreetFest app, available for both Android and iPhone, features schedules, weather updates, and artist bios to help visitors navigate their way through the square.

While StreetFest is loaded with all kinds of bells and whistles, at its core, it’s still about bringing family and friends together. For viewers, it’s about making a memory that you can carry tenderly.

“When you end up connecting with an audience, it brings opportunity for play,” says Jarvis. “Play is very important in human connecting and interaction.”

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Bombarded with facts

Veteran journalists address increased spreading of fake news

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ith the rise of fake news, truth in media is enduring turbulence unlike anything seen before. In response, the AGA is hosting an evening in support of fact and accuracy.

Cropping the Truth: A Panel on Fake News is happening in conjunction with the photo exhibit Cutline: From the Photography Archives of the Globe and Mail. The event will feature a panel, including several tested and accomplished journalists, with the goal of deciphering fake news as it rises from the bog of displaced conclusions.

Edmonton-based journalist Jana Pruden will be a key speaker at this event and plans on utilizing her two decades of experience as a journalist to provide a platform for fact-driven discussion on the subject. She is no stranger to the scourge of fake news and has been keeping a watchful eye on its progression.

“Last summer I noticed this surge, an angry distrust as if people felt they are being intentionally deceived," she says.

Pruden’s tenure in the field spans across multiple publications including the Edmonton Journal and currently the Globe and Mail. Her education and experience on how journalism operates is paramount in her approach to the rise of fake news, diligently

following the bouncing ball from hashtag to movement and focusing on what is legitimate and what isn’t.

“Why should someone believe my story is a real story? As opposed to an article written by a Macedonian teenager about a wonder weight loss drug … we’re going through a period of transition which can be painful but positive,” says Pruden.

When it comes to defying the rise of fake news, she believes there are two factors that dictate a certain attitude held towards media now: education and trust.

“We have to do a lot of work to help people understand how media operates and how fast it works,” says Pruden.

This approach, coupled with a relationship between consumers and journalists, is crucial when addressing the amount of fake news being distributed on a daily basis.

There is no immediate solution and it will take a lot of work from both parties, primarily from readers with a conscious understanding and awareness of what kind of content they're consuming.

“We need to start treating it like junk food, and the risks that come with its consumption. We think about nutri-

Wed., July 12 (7 pm) Cropping the Truth: A Panel on Fake News Art Gallery of Alberta, free tion in all other aspects of our lives.

Now we have to look at what a good informational diet is,” says Pruden.

Alertness is the first step and next is trust. However, this confidence is becoming increasingly more difficult to attain as an unfavourable image of the modern reporter is circulated.

Pruden believes in reminding the public that journalists aren’t what they appear to be on a surface level.

“We see how we’re portrayed, a group of reporters often mobbing people with microphones. From the outside looking in that can seem rather aggressive,” says Pruden.

If distortion is given more time to flourish in the media then it will continue to grow. When confronted with the risks that come with the expanding nature of fake news, Pruden says, “It’s like shouting ‘fire’ in a movie theatre, people end up getting trampled.”

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COMEDY BEN PROULX WITH RYAN SHORT • Cafe Blackbird, 9640-142 St • cafeblackbird.ca • Jul 8, 8pm • $15

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

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BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118

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Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • HOME: A group show curated by The Green Room (IFSSA); May 23-Jul 4 • Jennifer Berkenbosch; Sep 9-Oct 14

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

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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 (4:30-5:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:306:45pm), 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

Dream We Form By Being Together; Jun 29-Oct 1

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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

-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

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Way Out There: artwork by Stephen Shellenberger; Jul 8-22

THE CARROT GALLERY: RETROSPECTIVE • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Artwork by Kris Freisen, Glen Ronald, Maria Pace-Wynters and Lorna Kemp • Meet the artists and fellow art lovers while sampling famous carrot cake & brownies • Jul 5, 7pm; Free

• Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu

SACRED CIRCLE DANCE • Riverdale Hall,

Cava gallery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427

COLIN MOCHRIE AND WAYNE JONES FEATURING JEFF MCENERY AND SPECIAL GUESTS • Shoctor Theatre at the Citadel

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

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Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • whiterhinocomedy. ca • Jul 14, 7pm (doors), 7:30pm (show) • $42.50 (+ gst/fees)

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Danny Accapella; Jul 7 • Kevin Mcgrath; Jul 8 • Tim Koslo; Jul 15-16

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 • Jerry Rocha; Jul 5-9 • Rick Gutierrez; Jul 12-16

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

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, 8:3011pm • $5

SEAN WATSON • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • rivercreeresort.com • Jul 2, 7pm (doors), 9pm (show) • $10

YUK YUKS PRO-AM SUMMER NIGHTS • 13103 Fort Road • yukyuks.com • A night of hilarity featuring amateur and professional comedians • Jun 29, Jul 20, Aug 24, 8:30pm • $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, 7pm-midnight • $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)

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

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

FEATS FESTIVAL OF DANCE • Various venues throughout Edmonton • 1.888.422.8107 • abdancealliance.ab.ca • A multi-disciplinary dance festival • Jun 26-Jul 9

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• galeriecava.com • Vivacité Territorial: artwork by Pilar Macias; May 26-Jul 1 Winston Churchill Sq • 780.426.2122 • theworks. ab.ca • The Works Art & Design Festival: featuring artwork from various artists; Jun 22-Jul 4

FILM Cinema SerieS • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca • Each film in the is selected by Artistic Director Dana Anderson, who introduces the film each week. Every month features a new line up of popular movies from the past • Every Thu until Oct 19, 7:30pm • $10 +GST (adv, online), $11.43 +GST (door)

Common SenSe gallery • 10546-115 St • Big Sky Alberta: artwork by Nola Cassady McCourt; Opening May 27 FRONT GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • All Bones and Broken Treasaures: artwork by Paddy Lamb; Until Jul 6 • In Memory of Doug Jamha; Jul 22, 6-9pm

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Singin' in tHe rain • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • Part of "The Great Musicals" film screenings • Jun 26, 8pm • $6

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

ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34 St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum.com • Open weekends May 20-Sep 4, 10am-5pm • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/child under 3 free; $5 (train rides), $3 (motor car rides)

GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Joe Fafard: Retailles: artwork by Joe Fafard; Jul 7-Aug 27; Artist reception (artist in attendance): Aug 10, 7pm

GALLERY U • 9206-95 Ave • 780.913.5447 • contact@galleryu.ca • Psychosomatic: artwork

by Vera Schneckenburger and Billy Marshall; Until Aug 5

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215112 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 • Closed Jul 1-3 • July Group Selling Exhibition; Jul 4-31 • August Group Selling Exhibition; Aug 1-31

LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Big‘Uns: artwork by Dayna Danger; Jun 9-Jul 22

MUTTART CONSERVATORY • 9626-96A St • True North: Celebrating Canada 150 artwork by Sculptors Association of Alberta; Jun 22 -Sep 6

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Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Artwork by David Cantine; Jun 15-Jul 8 • Bureau of Reclamation: Andrew Rucklidge; Jun 15-Jul 8

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

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

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

PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • info@picturethisgallery.com • picturethisgallery. com • Canada Scapes & Spaces: artwork by various artists; Jul 1-Aug 31

CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A 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 27, 29; 7:30pm • $20 (students), $35 (seniors), $40 (adult)

FOLLIES • Walterdale Theatre, 10322-83 Ave • Set in a crumbling theatre on the eve of its date with the wrecking ball, the “follies girls” that used to dance at the theatre come for a final reunion with husbands, and baggage, in tow • Jul 5-15 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

GOING, GOING, GONE! • Varscona Theatre • teatroq.com • A 1930s screwball comedy, about a man with one fiancée more than is perhaps ideal.

This is CBC Radio's The Irrelevant Show, Jana O'Connor's premiere production • Jun 22-Jul 1

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave,

GREASED 2 • Jubilations Dinner Theatre,

St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Glorious and Free A Celebration of Canada: artwork by various artists; Jun 27-Jul 29

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

WHYTE AVE • art-walk.ca • Whyte Avenue 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 • Eva Blaskovic and Mandy Eve Barnett Joint Book Signing; Jul 8, 12-1pm

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

I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A hilarious musical comedy about that terribly wonderful, simply complex thing called love • Jun 16-Jul 30

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, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep-Jun • $15

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

NAKED GIRLS READING • Brittany's Lounge,

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

• paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Movement and Stillness: The Figure in Oils by Catharine Compston; May 23-Jul 4 • Naess Gallery: Panel Discussion by the GOOPof7 (Miles Constable, Peter Gegolick, John Labots, Connie Osgood, Rick Rogers, Lisa Liusz Senio, Randy Talbot); Jul 6 • Artisan Nook: Luminous Life: oil paintings by Oksana Zhelisko, Jun 1-Jul 4; Mandala Love: artwork by Sonia Kandera, Jul 6-Aug 16 • In the Studio: PS staff art show: in conjunction with Art Walk, Jul 6-15; Reception: Jul 6, 7-9pm, artists in attendance

Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • for the time being: 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art; May 27-Sep 10 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer ArtBreak Camp, Jul-Aug • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm

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

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place,

PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir

strathconacountymuseum.ca • Showcasing Tales from the Oral History Collection; until Oct

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah.org/ mcmullen-gallery • see me, hear me, heal me; Jun 22-Aug 3; Opening reception: Jun 28, 7-9pm

NW • 587.986.3618 • angela@letsartyparty. com • Don't be shy–paint a naked guy: Guests will start with three poses to warm up, then move to a longer pose on 16" x 20" canvas.

All will go home with a painting • Every 2nd Tue starting Nov 22, 7-8:30pm • $35 (adv at Eventbrite), $45 (door)

Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil. com • Photo Show; Jun 20-Jul 7 • Member's Silver Show; Jul 11-28

STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park •

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

o'ByrneS iriSH PuB • 10616-82 Ave

ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE • Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5th Ave,

com • Arathusa: artwork by Hilary Prince; Jun 10-Jul 1 • Zones One and Two: New Alberta Landscapes: artwork by Michael Miller and Mitchell Fenton; Jul 8-Jul 29; Opening reception: Jul 8, 2-5pm

of love lost and redemption from beyond the stars • Jun 30, 7:30pm • $20-$45

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Folk artist Jandek has been a dissonant enigma since his inception

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on bumpy chalkboard. It honestly sounds like somebody trying to learn the guitar, but not quite getting the full resonance from a chord. It has to be deliberate. Some albums feature an out of tune snare drum, piano, or just random percussion from found objects like a chair.

Some fans believe there is a hidden message within Jandek’s discordant music. They believe he is of a deranged higher power singing “death blues,” transporting them to another world some call a “suicidal void.”

he tunes of Jandek (Sterling Smith) are so awkwardly bizarre that the eeire 2003 documentary about “the myth or the man,” Jandek on Corwood, can be taken as one out-of-tune farce.

However, there is nothing comical about Jandek, who the film has no real connection with due to his reclusivity. The comical aspect comes from the eccentric fandom that surrounds his life and music. This is a movie not so much about Jandek, but his fans.

For those who don’t know, which the film automatically assumes, Jandek is the musical project of Corwood Industries, a record label operating outside of Houston, Texas. Since the late ‘70s, Jandek has independently released close to 100 albums of desolate folk and blues songs. Much to his delight, hardly anybody knows about his existence.

The film is riddled with Jandek’s atonal guitar strumming underneath his wispy melancholy voice. Some of the songs could be compared to nails

The interviews with various fans come off so unbelievably pretentious.

It’s like Jandek’s fans are an elite group of nobles who ‘get’ his music. My favourite quote is from a radio announcer who says, “The appeal to me is the fact that Jandek is so unappealing and ugly.”

Another that sticks out is from Jandek’s “first fan.”

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I know him better than he does.”

It’s this sort of dogmatic clique of people that could perhaps explain why Jandek was so reluctant to agree to an interview or interact with any fan.

The way Jandek’s distribution is handled is also bizarre. The only way to contact or obtain a physical copy of Jandek's work is to write to Corwood’s P.O. Box, but Jandek only responds to a few of the letters. This has led to many of his fans being part of Jandek’s “inner circle” which encompasses around his mailing list. If chosen, they are sent a few LPs with images of decaying American ruins and a sentence from Jandek himself signed with “Corwood.”

Did this film have to be made? No, it didn’t. In fact, I would wager Jandek never wanted this film to be made, but now we have an archive of Jandek’s weird world. A world where he never tunes his damn guitar.

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Dispelling ignorance by unearthing magnificence in the Amazon

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he true story of Percy Fawcett— the British explorer who plunged the depths of Amazonia at the turn of the 20th century to uncover evidence of an ancient civilization—is awesome in scope and substance.

With surveying experience as a British soldier, the Royal Geographic Society sends Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam), with the help of Henry Costin (Robert Pattinson), to map the Rio Verde dividing Bolivia and Brazil as an effort to diffuse a brewing war during the rubber boom.

The initial expedition culminated in success greater than they’d set out for. The first outsiders to discover the spectacular source of the Rio Verde, Fawcett also uncovers carvings and old pottery shards pointing to the existence of a grand population pre-dating even the English and the possibility of turning history on its head.

Despite the scientific community ridiculing the idea of indigenous “savages” achieving such exalted heights, with the help of his open-minded wife (Sienna Miller), Fawcett earns the support for repeat expeditions. He and his team, with rudimentary resources, persevere

through the threats of slave-driving rubber barons, snakes and piranhas and a tribe of cannibals, injury and disease, in search of this lost city he calls Z, “the ultimate piece of the human puzzle.”

His years away, missing the births and foundational years of his children, is compounded by the onset of World War One, but his dreams of Amazonia stoke a rare, altruistic faith and perseverance. More than a thirst for adventure, Fawcett’s intelligent understanding and appreciation of the indigenous population motivates him to find Z and elevate it to its rightful place rather than have it inadvertently destroyed by ignorant and short-sighted efforts by other Western forces.

After tapping into a deep appreciation for his father’s character and constitution while witnessing his recovery from trench-warfare injuries, a final father-and-son expedition is launched for Z culminating in a wrenching and awe-inspiring fashion.

This epic story is balanced by a nuanced and natural drama. Fawcett’s internal depths and struggles—value

structures and belief systems—are examined through relationships with his expedition companions, authority figures, children and wife, who dedicated herself to sacrificing for and supporting Fawcett’s faithful endeavour as her own life’s work.

Running longer than two hours, there are times Fawcett’s story seems glossed over, but it’s an incredible lifetime to wrestle into one sitting. There are a couple instances early on that seem contrived in an attempt to make real and substantial points, such as a young Jack being completely unfamiliar with his father after only two years apart.

Or when Fawcett is charged by an RGS member as being fanatically obsessed with Z, despite Hunnam portraying a rather logical and reasonable individual.

The fact filmmaker James Gray transported his entire crew and resources deep into the Colombian rainforest for ultimate authenticity is more than admirable and the resulting scenery and settings for this fantastic tale complete the experience.

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Jillian Tamaki returns with indictment of intrusive technology

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Inspired by oppression

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hat was once a Kickstarter project is now a solemn tome thumbing its nose at homophobes.

Named after the derogatory term used by the Christian right referencing the advocacy of cultural acceptance of non-heterosexual orientations and relationships, The Gay Agenda is a who's who of the LGTBQ+ community, both past and present. Manifesting itself in the form of an actual 52 week planner (agenda), the book focuses on history, people, and terminology.

Functionally, the book's layout dedicates two pages per subject: the first is a wonderfully hand drawn headshot (or image), and the other is a small biography or essay of the person (or term). Each essay has a different writer, but the images are masterfully drawn by Oakland native Terry Furry.

The idea for the book started off as a bit of a joke. The project's editor Kasper Koczab says in a release, "It was a silly idea to parody the crazies claiming that the gays had an 'agenda' to make their kids gay. But what we ended up with is more like a Queer Life 101 CliffsNotes written by, and about, those who've lived it."

The book is an easy read—easy meaning accessibly consumable. That doesn't mean that is stays away from difficult content. From those who faced oppression because of their sexuality, to those who were persecuted for being an ally, to the modern-day advocates existing in a intolerant world, each page is a testament to the human spirit.

A sample tale focuses on Second World War hero, Alan Turing. Turing had a role in saving countless lives via

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The Gay Agenda Edited by Kasper Koczab, $25 deciphering Nazi codes, but when the war was over, he was charged with 'gross indecency' for admitting to a homosexual relationship. He chose chemical castration over jail and later, supposedly, committed suicide.

While Turing's tale is tragic, there are also stories of hope, perseverance and grace in the face of hate.

Koczab has hopes The Gay Agenda shows "gay is good, and good will always Trump evil." What it will definitely do, though, is educate. Within the ironic pages are un-ironic sentiments that embrace the great destroyer of ignorance: knowledge.

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he nine comix-stories collected in Boundless, the latest from Jillian Tamaki (Skim, This One Summer), reflect our splintered, social-mediated, super-(dis)connected world in their various fragments and shards. From one piece to the next, the visual style and general layout shifts (the first and last pieces are overflowing full-page spreads running lengthwise), while the written voice can be forthcoming, deceptive, sardonic, or disaffected.

The voiceover captions of “World-Class City” make for a lullaby-ish song, its speaker trying to convince herself she’s “going to be respected and so important." (Likely Tamaki’s current home, Hogtown—see, for instance, the 2016 Globe and Mail article “Toronto, you’re a worldclass city. Now stop talking about it.”) Its earnestness is matched by a childlike, almost Fauvist style.

“Body Pods” winds through the speaker’s relationships via a cultclassic movie. “The Clair-Free System” morphs from the confessional into the commercial—as we realize the speaker’s selling another woman on a “system” of body products, the previously crisp, clear drawing becomes

sketchier, and the whole spiel ends on a note of mystery.

The sketchwork of “1.Jenny” plunges us among the flowers of a nursery where Jenny McNutt works. The flourishing natural vegetations at odds with the inner world of Facebook, one day reflected in a mirror site where users’ profiles have been altered in small, odd ways. Jenny tracks the “relentlessly ordinary” life of her online doppelganger, 1.Jenny, with bemused fascination. Slowly but surely, though, she starts to measure herself more and more against this other self ...

A few entries sputter, sure.

“Bedbugs” and “SexCoven”, dancing around concerns with the viral, sidestep disappointingly away. Mostly, though, this collection snaps, chats, scrolls, friends, and swipes through bits and bytes about belonging, identity, and self-esteem. Its shifts in look and sensibility mirror these sexually-fluid nights and digital days, with so many people hyperlinking and networking relationships across markets and media.

Boundless catches us up in the strange drift of a world where boundaries are stretching and lines are being crossed.

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mily Guthrie has been writing songs, studying music, and performing everything from country to mid-century jazz since she was a teenager. She’s sung in bands such as Painting With Ella and The Jivin’ Belles, written songs in her bedroom, and competed at music festivals.

Now she’s releasing her first EP, titled Emily Guthrie and the Wildflowers, on July 7 at the Blue Chair Cafe.

This record has been a long time coming. Guthrie graduated from MacEwan University’s music program with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance specializing in jazz and contemporary music in 2015, but her identity as a folk songwriter was largely developed before she started studying music formally. All this despite the fact that she didn’t actually write down any of her songs before entering university.

“It made it a little bit easier to teach it to other people,” Guthrie says of her university experience, and the way her education impacted her music. “I learned to make my own charts ... my melodies became more sophisticated. I mean, I grew up too.”

For Guthrie, who describes her songs as heavily lyric-based, one of the most important transformations her music has undergone had more to do with gaining a better understanding of herself and the world around her than it did with learning correct compositional or performance technique.

She started writing poetry and “so many short stories” as a teenager, and though she used to think that songwriting was “impossible,” she was only 14 or 15 when she first tried setting a poem to a music. On her website, Guthrie ties her interest in storytelling to the tradition of artists like Arlo and Woody Guthrie (no relation), but she’s quick to note that her music

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is more poetic and symbolic than the straightforward narratives of some of the famous balladeers.

“It’s more along the lines of Regina Spektor, Kate Bush,” she says, also naming Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot as a major influences. Guthrie says she remembers “my dad playing Gord’s Gold at dinner every day ... okay, maybe once a week.”

Like Lightfoot, Guthrie writes about places located particularly in Alberta, the place she’s most familiar with—with an insider’s sense of nuance and appreciation.

For example, in one song, she explains, the phrase “fields of the sun” is the equivalent of a canola field, an equation only a native of the prairies would immediately understand.

Fri., July 7 (8:30 pm) Emily Guthrie and the Wildflowers EP release Blue Chair Cafe, $15 at the door

In January 2016, Guthrie had spent two weeks at the Banff Centre, before recording three of the five songs on the new EP, which she recorded at Red Carpet Studios with producer and engineer Brian Raine, another MacEwan grad. She found her experience at Banff isolating at times, but also inspiring and productive.

“The hustle of being a musician doesn’t always leave time for working on your art,” she says. “It was great not to have to worry about paying the bills, promoting myself on social media.”

Though Guthrie writes all her songs herself, she’s been playing with her band since October 2015.

Wildflowers' Malory Chipman (vocals, percussion), Brett Hanson (guitar), and Kate Buckinger (bass) all perform on the EP and will be playing with Guthrie at the release show. Guthrie will perform the full EP, plus covers by Joni Mitchell and Regina Spektor, new arrangements of songs Guthrie first performed with Painting With Ella, and brand new tunes.

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MUSIC PREVUE // PIANOFEST

Striking a chord, tickling the ivories Musical tradition of the piano flourishes with Alberta Pianofest performances

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lberta Pianofest, a biennial summer festival founded in 2013, returns to various locations throughout our city this week. In celebration of all things piano, the festival hosts notable pianists from around the world, spotlighting classical and contemporary music through free public concerts and performances.

The festival will also feature panel discussions and philosophical talks about the art form, thematic variety shows, children’s outreach, master classes for international piano students and more.

Jason Cutmore, a professional concert pianist and teacher from Edmonton, currently based in New York City, serves as the executive and artistic director for Alberta Pianofest. The Alberta Piano Society produces the event with the goal of sharing the ideal setting of Alberta’s Pigeon Lake for an artistic retreat with international piano students and world-renowned performers.

“It struck me as unusual, because unlike many other provinces in Canada and throughout the United

States as well, Alberta did not have very much in the way of summer fine arts, especially classical music festivals, so that was part of its genesis” says Cutmore. “I wish to offer aspiring young artists a place that they could have an opportunity to work with leading artists and teachers in the field.”

This year’s festival kicks off with a solo piano performance and narration of the children’s musical fairy tale Peter and the Wolf performed

by Cutmore and former CBC radio host, Rick Phillips, and is free to attend. Phillips became involved with the project after performing with Cutmore in 2008 in Ontario for a fall festival, despite the fact they were unknown to one another.

“They needed a narrator for the narration part and the festival put me together with him; we had never met," Phillips says. “Eventually, Jason started organizing the Alberta Piano Festival and said, 'Why don’t you become involved with this?'

This will be my third year. I think that Jason wanted an element of the

festival to appeal to children. Peter and the Wolf is one of the best and most well-known pieces of music that introduce the concept of classical music to children.”

Special highlights of the festival include a concert and panel discussion centered on the question, “What good are artists anyway?” on July 8; a Spanish-themed gala concert and “taperia” (Spanish appetizers) on Sunday July 9; and a unique, late-night “un-Canadian” Canada Day 150th anniversary concert held at Brittany’s Lounge on July 15.

Dr. Adam Kent, an accomplished pianist recently appointed to the Music Faculty of State University of New York, will participate in the panel discussion, as well as perform along with Cutmore at the Spanish Fiesta concert.

“The idea of having performing artists be accessible to audiences through panel discussions and interviews is really important to take down whatever barriers might exist,” Kent says. “The panel discussion

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is going to deal with the question of what role arts education has in a society that is so heavily dependent on technology.”

Alberta Pianofest is trying to keep alive a musical tradition and a kind of musical education that is on the wane. It is about getting back in touch with the human value of arts educa-

tion. It is about asking what can this do, especially for young people?

With nine events to choose from, Alberta Pianofest intends to strike a chord with all. For a full listing of Alberta Pianofest events, visit albertapianofest.com/calendar.

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Desiderata tape release // Sun., July 9 (8 PM) Desiderata is releasing a physical copy of its album Alcohawk, a record that was recorded back in 2010, but wasn’t released to the public because the band apparently disliked each other. Now it’s being released at the behest of Craig Marte... I mean, Double Lunch Productions.

(The Buckingham, $10 at the door)

Zambonia w/ The Spanish Flys, Temporalysis // Sun., July 9 (8 PM) Zambonia’s Roots sounds like a drunken philosopher discovered synths and the distortion pedal at the same time.

Being described as art rock, the four Quebec natives are ready to show how weird they can be.

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ack when venues like the Avenue Theatre or The Artery existed, music fanatics could go to shows that didn't cater to a specific genre. Now, that musical coexistence seems to be slowly withering away.

Prothean Fest, an upcoming festival created by local promoter and label Prothean Productions, aims to foster that past mentality.

The festival was created in order to fill the void that Ghost Throats DIY, (Edmonton’s yearly DIY hardcore festival) left due to it being on hiatus.

“It sort of derailed because there wasn’t enough scene support,” says the co-creator of Prothean Productions, Rob Hanley. “We wanted to foster the bands that would normally play and give these smaller bands a chance build connections with other bands.”

Along with his friend Adam Mountford, Hanley started Prothean Productions as a record label under the Prothean moniker about a year ago.

“Our original idea was to put out tapes for bands that don’t usually get a physical release,” Hanley says. “We basically only break even on everything.”

The two friends, who have released tapes for eight to nine bands so far, picked up the name from the Prothean race in the popular Mass Effect video game series.

“They were the species with the lifecycle that came before the current one in the game. Basically they’re an ancient civilization,” Hanley says. “If I made a connection to what we’re doing, we’re kind of coming from a dead scene.

All the bands that we would go out and see at 16, it didn’t matter what scene or genre the band fell in. In one show you could see an acoustic

singer songwriter, a hardcore band, maybe even a rapper.”

Right now, Prothean Productions is based in Edmonton’s post hardcore screamo scene releasing tapes for bands like EXITS, Leap Year (who is now Dad’s Clone), and Florals, but Hanley hopes to eventually branch out.

“It’s lots of Sewing Machine Factory and house show bands right now, but we are open to working with other artists from different scenes,” Hanley says.

Prothean’s station in the hardcore scene makes sense due to Hanley and Mountford making up the hardcore noise band Moth Priest.

Still, Hanley has every intention to break out of his comfort zone with Prothean Productions.

“I want this to be a thing that brings the scenes together,” Hanley says. “I’m even guilty of it. There’s a bunch of bands from Edmonton that I’ve heard the names of but I haven’t checked out because it’s not a part of the scene I normally associate with.”

When deciding on the lineup for Prothean Fest, Hanley established a roster of bands that normally wouldn’t play or associate each other.

“On the Saturday we have bands like Heavy Weather and Pastel Blank who are more softer screamo postrock,” Hanley says. “Then we have EXITS and Self Harm who are like crushing hardcore, power violence.

Those are two scenes that don’t really associate with each other so hopefully somebody from one of the scenes will hear one of those bands and be like, ‘Hey I really like this.’ It opens a gateway for new music.”

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Every Thu, 7-9pm; All ages TAVERN ON WHYTE Open

CAFE BLACKBIRD Jo-Jo O's &

The Woods; 8pm; $10 CARROT COFFEEHOUSE

by Russell Johnston

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

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Live

WOODRACK CAFÉ Birdie on

Music Thursdays; Every Thu, 9pm; $5 (some events)

a Branch; 2nd Thu of every month, 7-8:30pm; No cover (donations welcome)

CASINO EDMONTON Colleen Rae and Cornerstone; 9pm

DJs

9pm

LB'S PUB Open Jam hosted

MERCURY ROOM Patrick

Alexandre Trio; 8pm; $10 (adv)

Swear By The Moon, and Eva Foote; 7pm; $12 (adv), $15 (door)

MOONSHINERS Moonshiners

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

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN &

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Zambonia

PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Thu, 8pm

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

Happy Hour featuring The

with Immersion; 7:30-10pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Thu Main Fl: Rock N' Roll, Funk &

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

Simply Humble Folk unplugged; all ages; 7:30pm; $5 (door)

CASINO YELLOWHEAD MARS; CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT

Amy Weymes & The Attaboys; 9pm; Free DENIZEN HALL Champ City

Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY The

Rural Routes; 9pm

East Meets West; 8pm; $15 at the Bailey Box Office or online

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A Little, Wine Alot (house, hip-hop and reggae music); Every Thu; No cover

Shores Group; 7:30pm; $8 CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Jazz Jams with The Rule of Thirds with open jam; 7pm; $5

NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam

by Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers every Thu; 7pm

Karaoke; Every Thu, 7pm FIDDLER'S ROOST Acoustic

THE REC ROOM Karaoke

Chali2na, the House of Vibe with Liinks, Nick Degree; 8pm; $20 (adv) HAVE MERCY Thigh

Thursdays with El Niven & The Alibi and friends; Every Thu, 8:30pm; No cover HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL

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

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Ron Wunder on keyboard (jazz/swing/standards/latin/ dixieland); Every Thu, 7:309:30pm; $10

THE FORGE ON WHYTE

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

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

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Every Sunday 5 PM - 9 PM

$3.99 Breakfast Special consists of self-serve hash browns and eggs, 5 sausages & coffee

$8.99 Prime Rib Special consists of prime rib, mashed potatoes & vegetables

$8.99 Roast Turkey special is served with mashed potatoes & vegetables

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Joanne Janzen; 9pm; No minors

DV8 Whiskey Wagon, Five

Uncommon Thursday: Rotating guests each week

Cent Freakshow and Ghost Factory; 7pm; No minors

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

FIONN MACCOOL'Sâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; DOWNTOWN Jake Buckley;

FRI JUL 7 ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova

Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show;

Every Fri, 9pm BLUE CHAIR CAFĂ&#x2030; Emily Nancy Guthrie & The Wildflowers EP Release; 8:30-10:30pm; $15

5pm; Free; All ages FIONN MACCOOL'Sâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; MAYFIELD The Flying Junque;

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs

playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Flashback Friday; Every Fri GAS PUMP Live DJ; 10pm THE PROVINCIAL PUB Video

8pm; Free; All ages

Music DJ; 9pm-2am

FIONN MACCOOL'Sâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;SKYVIEW

Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs;

Two Blue; 8pm; Free; All ages

Every Fri-Sat

THE FORGE ON WHYTE

SAT JUL 8

Deuce Fantastick's Album release party; 8pm FORT EDMONTON PARKâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CAPITOL THEATRE Derina

BLUES ON WHYTE Jesse

Harvey Band; 7:30pm; $23.80 + GST (adv online), $25.57 + GST (door)

Roads Band; 9pm

HAVE MERCY Resident DJs

BOHEMIA Fake Lake with

ALIBI PUB & EATERY Rising Star Showcase of Cooper Studios; Every Sat, 12-3pm ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova

Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5 Jul 7-8 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN &

Hunchback and Titans of Industry Forever; 9pm; $10; 18+ only

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

PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every Sat, 9pm

IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;

Canada 150 Patio Party: featuring Nova Scotiables; 4-8pm; Free (price for food)

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover

of the Dog: Derek Hintz; 4-6pm; no cover

Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm

LB'S PUB The Wheel In The Ditch; 9pm; No minors

BLUE CHAIR CAFĂ&#x2030;

SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

Blues every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm

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

LION'S HEAD PUB Al Barrett;

Daddy Thursday Jam with host Randy Big Daddy Forsberg; 7pm SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE

SQUARE 1 COFFEE Singer Songwriter Open Mic (individual performer format, first-come, first served);

COMEDY AT THE CENTURY CASINO

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Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan Hillties; 5:30pm â&#x20AC;˘ Drop The Mic Live Music Showcase, with Oozeela with Selassie Drah, Alain Intwali and more!

Hosted by DJ Gamegirl & Tarisai; 7pm; $25-$60

Bill Bonnah; 7pm; Free; All ages

SHERLOCK HOLMESâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; DOWNTOWN Stan Gallant;

THE COMMON Quality Control

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

FIONN MACCOOL'Sâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;SKYVIEW

Beaudry Band; 9pm; $10; No minors

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

northlands.com

Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm

Circle Jam; 7:30-11:30pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE James

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

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Karaoke with entertainment, Every Fri

DJs

BOHEMIA Jess Tollestrup EP Release featuring Sister Ray and Katie Laine; 8pm; $10; 18+ only

CHA ISLAND Thursday open

Buckley; 9pm; No minors SANDS INN & SUITES

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

BLVD SUPPER X CLUB B**ch

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ROSE & CROWN PUB Jake

WILD EARTH BAKERYâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; MILLCREEK Live Music

BLUES ON WHYTE Jesse

CAFE BLACKBIRD Kent

REC ROOM Dbl Dip, R&B Cover Band; 9pm; Free

SIDELINERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PUB Friday Night Bands: live music; Every Fri

Roads Band; 9pm

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

Boy Blue; 6:30pm; $10 (adv)

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BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair

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

8pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Jesse

NAKED CYBER CAFE Ganges

Roads Band; 9pm

Delta; 7pm; $15

BOHEMIA Real Sickies, Vibes, Erector Set & Jazz Cigarette; 9pm; $10; 18+ only

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Virginia to Vegas with Baby

BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB

Karaoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASK AND BARREL Cory

Danyluk; 4-6pm; Free CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT

Amy Weymes & The Attaboys; 9pm; Free DENIZEN HALL Champ City

Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

9pm; No minors

Every Sun, 9pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub

Joanne Janzen; 9pm; No minors

Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm

STARLITE ROOM Unleash

BLUES ON WHYTE Jesse

The Archers with W.M.D., Skepsis; 8pm; $12

Roads Band; 9pm

WINSPEAR CENTRE Sabrina Carpenter: The De-Tour; 7pm; $28-$343

session– co-hosted with Ty Jones from Tall, Dark & Dirty; Every Sun until Sep 3, 7pm

Classical

DRAKE HOTEL Sunday

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

MUTTART HALL What Good Are Artists Anyway?; 7:30pm; $10-$15

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY The

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

Rural Routes; 9pm DV8 Boneyard with Sudden Discharge; 9pm; $10; 18+ only EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Bands at the Empress; Every Sat, 4-6pm; Free; 18+ only FIONN MACCOOL'S– MAYFIELD The Flying Junque;

8pm; Free; All ages FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW

Michael Chenoweth; 8pm; No cover; All ages THE FORGE ON WHYTE

Backcurrents, Zambonia, The Bonsais and Will Coles Band; 8pm; $10 (adv), $15 (door) 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 Cool Dads; 9:30pm; No minors THE LEAF The Barsnbands

Homemade Jam–hosted by Mike Chenoweth and The Usual Suspects; Every Sat, 3-7pm MISSION HILL–ST. ALBERT

Seven Music Fest; 1-11pm; $29-$109 MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

every Sat NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Saturday Brunch with Lora Jol; 11am • No cover Worst Days Down with The Peddletones and A Gentleman's Pact (record release); 8pm; No cover ROSE & CROWN PUB Jake

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

CROWN & ANCHOR Jam

Jamming; Every Sun, 2pm; No minors

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

MERCURY ROOM Zambonia,

Spanish Flies and Temporalysis; 8:30-11:30pm; 18+ only MOONSHINERS Sunday Noon

Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm Sunday Brunch with Lorna Lampman; 11am; No cover NEWCASTLE PUB Sunday

SANDS INN & SUITES Open

Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The

Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with

Edmonton Chinese Community Celebrates Canada 150; 7pm; $5-$20

Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations; Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm • Wednesday Night Jazz; Every Wed, 9pm DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm FESTIVAL PLACE Qualico Patio Series–Featuring Jonah Blacksmith and Post Script; 7:30pm; $8 (general) GAS PUMP Karaoke;

9:30pm HAVE MERCY Whiskey

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

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic

JT'S BAR AND GRILL

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

TUE JUL 11 BLUES ON WHYTE Whyte

Karaoke; Every Tue-Wed LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang

Dang Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm MAMA'S GIN JOINT

Bronco; 9pm

Wednesday Karaoke; Every Wed, 9pm; Free

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm THE FORGE ON WHYTE 500lb

Happy Hour featuring Ghostly Hounds; 5:30pm • Bats in the Belfry with Sister Ray; 8pm; No cover ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass

JT'S BAR AND GRILL

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

Karaoke; Every Tue-Wed

THE PROVINCIAL PUB

Furnace, Alleviate, The Rumours, August Crown and Frenzy; 8pm; $10 GAS PUMP Karaoke;

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

9:30pm

Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE

Karaoke Jockey Simonette; Every Wed, 7-11pm

DJs

GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ; 8pm

WED JUL 12

Eddie Lunchpail

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle

LB'S PUB Tuesday Night

Karaoke Wednesday

MON JUL 10

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

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Tuesday

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

BLUES ON WHYTE Whyte CHA ISLAND Karaoke

ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The

DJs

Extravaganza; 5pm; $35 WINSPEAR CENTRE

Monday

mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm

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

HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Spanish Music

Classical

SUN JUL 9 THE ALMANAC Sunday Song

Duran; 6:30pm (doors), 7:30pm (show); $35-$125

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

Bronco; 9pm

Buckley; 9pm; No minors

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

SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

Jam out in your Jammies; Every Sun, 3-10pm; Free

Soul Service: acoustic open stage; Every Sun, 3pm

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Sunday

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs

Resolution Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems

Happy Hour featuring Tiff Hall; 5:30pm

ROGERS PLACE Duran

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

ENVY NIGHT CLUB

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

HAVE MERCY YEG Music presents “Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10

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

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

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

Karaoke night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free

Open Mic; Every Tue, 9pm; Starts Jan 3; Free SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;

9pm

Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm

DJs

DJs

Main Floor: DJ Late Fee;

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

PINT DOWNTOWN Wild Wing

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

Every Wed

Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Tue

Steadies! Beach Party; 9pm; $10; No minors

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

FIDDLER'S ROOST Open

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Stan Gallant;

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show;

HAVE MERCY Mississippi

with resident DJs

thebuckingham.ca CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780.424 9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 COMMON 9910-109 St DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall. com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8/MAMA'S PIZZA 7317-101 Ave NW EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW

ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE 10220-103 St NW, 780.

424.0077, yourgaybar.com FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca FIONN MACCOOL'S–DOWNTOWN 10200 102 Ave FIONN MACCOOL'S–MAYFIELD 10813-170 St NW FIONN MACCOOL'S–SKYVIEW 13580-137 Ave THE FORGE ON WHYTE 1054982 Ave (Whyte Ave) FORT EDMONTON PARK 7000-143 St GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St 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 L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 THE LEAF 9016-132 Ave LION'S HEAD PUB 4440 Gateway Blvd

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 NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert PANCITERIA DE MANILA 15326 Stony Plain Road PINT–DOWNTOWN 10125-109 St NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St ROGERS PLACE 10214-104 Ave NW ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com

Stage; 7-11pm

Dollar Bill Country Jam; 7pm

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday

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

Shocker and Seelo Mondo; Every Wed

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 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB 322682 St, 780.462.1888 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002,

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE 9797 Jasper Ave SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TIRAMISU 10750-124 St 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

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

DeepSoul.ca • 780.217.2464; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Most Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins and Les Paul Standard; Pink Floydish originals plus great covers of classics: some free; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5 DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park • westernwinds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer. An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free

EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD • Avonmore United Church Bsmt, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue each month, 7:30pm

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

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

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Coming Events

Feed Kaleido With Your Food Truck & Trailer With over 60,000 festival goers and a variety of scheduling options, Kaleido Family Arts Festival is a great place to celebrate the excellent food you serve! www.kaleidofest.ca Sell Your Wares at Kaleido Festival!

Join us for Kaleido Festival Weekend as both Artisans, & Craft and Prepared Food Vendors to sell your wares to more than 60,000 festival goers! September 15-17th on 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets). www.kaleidofest.ca/artisans/

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Volunteers Wanted

2005.

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

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

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

ENJOY ART ALWAYZ www.bdcdrawz.com Check the site every two weeks for new work!

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SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-

LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 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)

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

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

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

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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 RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy,

83 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

SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm TOASTMASTERS • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators. com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); 780.463.5331 (Antonio); yclubtoastmasters@gmail.com; Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month

WICCAN ASSEMBLY • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98

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

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

WOMEN'S CRICKET • Coronation Park Cricket pitch (north part of park) • incogswomens@gmail.com • Learn the game of cricket.

The group plays for fun and no experience is necessary. Kids and men welcome • Every Fri, 6:15pm • $5 (drop-in fee, adult), free (kids)

#103-10324-82 Ave • capoeiraacademy.ca • Brazil's traditional game of agility and trickery • Every Sat, 2:30pm • Free • All ages

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

SCRAMBLED YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre

• An overview of the rules, regulations, and permitting process surrounding Garage/Garden

YEGARDEN SUITES WORKSHOPS AND TOUR 1 • Ritchie Market, 9570-76 Ave NW

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Think outside the box as a designer, sculptor, or creative, and create a 12x12x12 foot installation that will be displayed along 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets). www.kaleidofest.ca/12foot12/

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

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!

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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.

Kaleido Family Art Festival Visual Gallery Submissions Are Open Celebrate arts and culture in Edmonton, AB, September 15-17 on 118 Avenue (Between 90-94 Streets)!

Submit your original visual artwork to be displayed and sold in our festival galleries. www.kaleidofest.ca/visual-artsgallery/

Last Call for Kaleido Performance Arts!

Kaleido welcomes arts & cultural experiences with multiarts collaborative performances such as music, dance, theatre, film, literary and visual arts with performances on rooftops, sides of buildings, back alleys, parks and found spaces. www.kaleidofest.ca/performers

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Think outside the box as a designer, sculptor, or creative, and create a 12x12x12 foot installation that will be displayed along 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets). www.kaleidofest.ca/12foot12/

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.

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Suites from the City of Edmonton, as well as a Q&A panel discussion with current Garage/ Garden Suite owners • Jul 13, 6:30-8:30pm • $10 (Eventbrite)

YEGARDEN SUITES WORKSHOPS AND TOUR 2 • Ritchie Market, 9570-76 Ave NW • An overview of financing options for building a Garage/Garden Suite by financial experts, as well as a presentation on how much value a Garage/Garden Suite adds to a property. Following their presentations, the topic of energy efficiency will be discussed and how to integrate these features into a suite • Jul 15, 9:30am-12:30pm • $10 (Eventbrite)

QUEER EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220103 St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Mon: Drag Race in the White Room; 7pm • Wed: Monthly games night/trivia • Thu: Happy hour, 6-8pm; Karaoke, 7-12:30am • Fri: Flashback Friday with your favourite hits of the 80s/90s/2000s; rotating drag and burlesque events • Sat: Rotating DJs Velix and Suco • Sun: Weekly drag show, 10:30pm

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence one-on-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • tuff69@ telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • pridecentreofedmonton.org • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7-9pm PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/ calendar.html • DrOp iN hOurs: Mon-Fri 127pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • TTiQ: (18+ Trans* Group) 2nd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • 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 • WOMeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOvies & GaMes NiGhT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • arTs & iDeNTiTY: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MeN TalkiNG WiTh priDe: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CreaTiNG saFer spaCes TraiNiNG: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or 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, 8:309:30pm • 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, 7:158:15pm • 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, 10608105 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

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CANADA 150 PATIO PARTY • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 780.421.9797 • sccinfo@edmonton.com • Featuring aweinspiring views, mouth-watering food served by Shaw Conference Centre chefs, cold drinks, an urban beekeeping demonstration, and live music

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DATE NIGHT - BRITISH INVASION • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Grab a bite to eat from a double-decker food bus, dress up British, get photos taken at the photo booth, grab a pint and enjoy the Garden to the beat of the Beatles, the Stones and other favorites from across the sea • Jul 13, 6-10pm • Free with regular admission

DATE NIGHT - TAIKO DRUMMING • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Take a mini Taiko drumming workshop in the gorgeous setting of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden, led by Booming Tree Taiko • Jul 6, 6-10pm • Adv registration is recommended EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL STREET PERFORMERS FESTIVAL • Sir Winston Churchill Square, 9930-102 Ave NW • edmontonstreetfest.com • With over 40 acts from Canada and around the globe, there’s something for everyone • Jul 7-16, 11:30am-11pm • Admission by donation

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 • Jul 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 • Aug 10, 12 • $99 (register via Eventbrite, limited space available)

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GUIDED TOURS OF THE KURIMOTO JAPANESE GARDEN • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Learn about the history of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden and the symbolism behind the landscape features and structures • Jul 9, 11:30am & 1:30pm • Free with general admission

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

JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY • University of Alberta Botanic Garden • botanicgarden. ualberta.ca • Experience Japanese culture in a unique setting. Japanese sweets and tea are provided to guests, as well as an explanation of the tea ceremony • Jul 9: 11:15am, 12:45pm, 1:30pm and 2:15pm • Adv tickets recommended, online at Matsukaze Chonoyu Association; $7.50 (does not include admission to the Garden)

PARKS DAY CELEBRATION • Elk Island National Park, 1-54401 Range Road 203 Fort Saskatchewan • pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ ab/elkisland/activ/spec • Featuring musical performances, learning-to activities and more • Jul 15, 12-4pm • Free

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

SAVOUR STRATHCONA COUNTY • Strathcona County Community Centre – Agora, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • strathcona. ca/savour • The event features Strathcona County independent restaurants and food trucks who are encouraged to use local ingredients.

Meet local artists/artisans who will have their creations on display and for sale • Jul 9, 4-8pm • $1 each (sold in multiples of 5) URB PRK • On Whyte Ave • urbprk.com • Creating innovative and sustainable parks within an urbanscape • Jul 2-Aug 31

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

FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Unless you were raised by a pack of feral raccoons or a fundamentalist cult, now is a perfect time to dive in to your second childhood. Is there a toy you wanted as a kid but never got? Buy it for yourself now! What were the delicious foods you craved back then? Eat them! Where were the special places you loved? Go there, or to spots that remind you of them. Who were the people you were excited to be with? Talk with them. Actions like these will get you geared up for a full-scale immersion in innocent eagerness. And that would be just the right medicine for your soul.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What I wish for you, Taurus, is toasted ice cream and secrets in plain sight and a sacred twist of humorous purity. I would love for you to experience a powerful surrender and a calm climax and a sweeping vision of a small but pithy clue. I very much hope that you will get to take a big trip to an intimate turning point that's not too far away. I pray you will find or create a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Dr. Seuss's book, Horton Hatches an Egg, an elephant assumes the duty of sitting on a bird's egg, committed to keeping it warm until hatching time. The nest is located high in a tree, which makes the undertaking even more incongruous. By the climax of the tale, Horton has had to persist in his loyal service through a number of challenges.

But all ends well, and there's an added bonus: The creature that's born is miraculously part-bird, part-elephant. I see similarities between this story and your life right now, Gemini. The duty you're carrying out doesn't come naturally, and you're not even sure you're doing it right. But if you keep at it till it's completed, you'll earn a surprising reward.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It's prime time for you to break through any inhibitions you might have about accessing and expressing your passion. To help you in this righteous cause, I've assembled a batch of words you should be ready to use with frequency and sweet abandon. Consider writing at least part of this list on your forearm with a felt-tip pen every morning so it's always close at hand: enamoured, piqued, enchanted, stirred, roused, enthused, delighted, animated, elevated, thrilled, captivated, turned-on, enthralled, exuberant, fired up, awakened.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Matt Groening, creator of the cartoon series The Simpsons, says a great turning point in his early years came when his Scoutmaster told him he was the worst Boy Scout in history. While this might have demoralized other teenagers, it energized Groening. "Well, somebody's got to be the worst," he triumphantly told the Scoutmaster. And

then, "instead of the earth opening up and swallowing me, instead of the flames of hell fire licking at my knees, nothing happened. And I was free." I suspect you may soon be blessed with a comparable liberation, Leo. Maybe you'll be released from having to live up to an expectation you shouldn't even live up to. Or maybe you'll be criticized in a way that will motivate your drive for excellence for years to come.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Nineteen of my readers who work in the advertising industry signed a petition requesting that I stop badmouthing their field. "Without advertising," they testified, "life itself would be impossible." In response, I agreed to attend their reeducation seminar. There, under their tutelage, I came to acknowledge that everything we do can be construed as a kind of advertising.

Each of us is engaged in a mostly unconscious campaign to promote our unique way of looking at and being in the world. Realizing the truth, I now feel no reservations about urging you Virgos to take advantage of the current astrological omens. They suggest you can and should be aggressive and ingenious about marketing yourself, your ideas, and your products.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In 2003, the American Film Institute announced the creation of a new prize to honour acting talent. Dubbed the Charlton Heston Award, it was designed to be handed out periodically to luminaries who have distinguished themselves over the course of long careers.

The first recipient of the award was, oddly enough, Charlton Heston himself, born under the sign of Libra. I hope you're inspired by this story to wipe away any false modesty you might be suffering from.

The astrological omens suggest it's a favourable moment to create a big new award named after you and bestow it upon yourself. As part of the festivities, tell yourself about what makes you special, amazing, and valuable.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here's your riddle: What unscratchable itch drives you halfcrazy? But you're secretly glad it drives you half-crazy, because you know your half-craziness will eventually lead you to an experience or resource that will relieve the itch.

Here's your prophecy: Sometime soon, scratching the unscratchable itch will lead you to the experience or resource that will finally relieve the itch. Here's your homework: Prepare yourself emotionally to fully receive and welcome the new experience or resource. Make sure you're not so addicted to scratching the unscratchable itch that you fail to take advantage of the healing it's bringing you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The best way to go forward is to go backward; the path to the bright future requires a shadowy regres-

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sion. Put another way, you should return to the roots of a triumph in order to find a hidden flaw that might eventually threaten to undo your success. Correct that flaw now and you'll make it unnecessary for karmic repercussions to undermine you later. But please don't get all solemn-faced and anxious about this assignment. Approach it with humourous self-correction and you'll ensure all goes well.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you familiar with the psychological concepts of anima and animus? You're in the midst of being intoxicated by one of those creatures from inner space. Though you may not be fully conscious of it, you women are experiencing a mystical marriage with an imaginal character that personifies all that's masculine in your psyche. You men are going through the analogous process with a female figure within you. I believe this is true no matter what your sexual orientation is.

While this awesome psychological event may be fun, educational, and even ecstatic, it could also be confusing to your relationships with real people. Don't expect them to act like or live up to the very real fantasy you're communing with.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): As a recovering save-the-world addict, I have felt compassionate skepticism towards my fellow junkies who are still in the throes of their obsession. But recently I've discovered that just as a small minority of alcoholics can safely take a drink now and then, so can a few savethe-world-aholics actually save the world a little bit at a time without getting strung-out. With that as a disclaimer, Aquarius, I'm letting you know that the cosmos has authorized you to pursue your own brand of fanatical idealism in the coming weeks. To keep yourself honest, make fun of your zealotry every now and then.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The potential breakthrough I foresee for you is a rare species of joy. It's a gritty, hard-earned pleasure that will spawn beautiful questions you'll be glad to have awakened. It's a surprising departure from your usual approach to feeling good that will expand your understanding of what happiness means. Here's one way to ensure that it will visit you in all of its glory: Situate yourself between the fabulous contradictions in your life and say, "Squeeze me, tease me, please me." V

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I’m a 29-year-old straight woman facing a dilemma. I dated this guy about a year ago, and in many ways he was exactly the guy I was looking for. The main hitch was sexual. Our sex was good, but he had a fetish where he wanted me to sleep with other guys. Basically, he gets off on a girl being a “slut.” He was also into threesomes or swapping with another couple. I experimented with all of that for a few months, and in a way I had fun with it, but I finally realized that this lifestyle is not for me. I want a more traditional, monogamous relationship. I broke it off with him. We reconnected recently, and he wants to get back together. He says that he wants to be with me, even if it means a more traditional sex life.

I’m interested, but suspicious. If he decides to forego his fetish in order to be with me, can he ever feel truly fulfilled with our sex life? I don’t want to be with someone I can’t completely satisfy. I also worry that down the road he might change his mind and try to convince me to experiment with nonmonogamy again, which would make me feel pressured. I’m looking for someone to settle down with, and I’m scared to waste more time on this guy, even though in many ways he’s a great fit. Do you think it’s possible for us to be happy together in a traditional arrangement when deep down he wants more?

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Every partnered person on earth is with someone they “can’t completely satisfy.” No one person can be all things to another person—sexually or in any other way. So don’t waste too much time stressing out about that.

That said, IDK, this guy gets off when girls—his girl in particular—are “sluts.” That doesn’t mean he can’t/won’t/doesn’t get off when you’re not being slutty.

(In this situation, “being slutty” refers to you sleeping with other people, which is only subjectively slutty.) He likes it when you’re a slut, but I bet he also likes it when you ___, ___, or ___.

(I don’t know your sex life. Fill in the blanks.) Are you focusing too much on one of the things he’s into (you fucking other people) and not enough on all the other things he’s into (things like ___, ___, and ___)? If those other things are enough for him to have a great sex life with you without getting to enjoy this particular kink, you can make this work.

In other words, IDK: If giving up his hotwife/cuckold fantasies is the price of admission he’s willing to pay to be with you, maybe you should let him pay that price. If being with someone who fantasizes about sexual VUEWEEKLY.com | JUL 6 – JUL 12, 2017

scenarios you would rather not participate in (and who may be fantasizing about them while you’re having sex) is the price of admission you’re willing to pay to be with him, maybe you should pay that price. Another maybe: Are there accommodations that would allow him to have his fetish/fantasies without having to stifle them and allow you to have your monogamous commitment? No fucking other guys, but sometimes sharing stories of past exploits? Or making up dirty stories you can share while you’re fucking?

Kinky people sometimes place a few of their kinks on the shelf for years, decades, or all their lives because they love their partner, but their partner doesn’t love their proclivity for ball-busting/ piss-pigging/whatever-evering.

And, yes, sometimes a person says they’re willing to let go of a kink and then changes their mind and starts pressuring their partner years or decades later—often when it’s much harder for the non-kinky partner to end things, i.e., after marrying, having kids, etc., which renders the pressure coercive and corrosive. Another thing that sometimes happens: People who never thought they’d be into X and married someone with the understanding that X was forever off the table suddenly find themselves curious about X and wanting to give X a try years or decades later. Who we are and what we want at 39 or 49 can look very different than who we were and what we wanted at 29.

PAST DISCRETIONS

My partner has a hard time dealing with the fact that, before him, I had several casual flings and one-night stands. It has repeatedly caused issues with us. He is disturbed by the vastness of my past and concerned that I am sometimes impulsive. Because of these things, he often feels too scared to move forward in the relationship. In all other ways we have a supportive, fun-filled, and loving relationship—but I wonder if this issue is just too fundamental. I cannot change my past (and wouldn’t even if I could) and I am trying to be less impulsive, but I’m not sure he sees the changes I’m making.

PARTNER’S ANGST SERIOUSLY TROUBLING With apologies to George Santayana: Bros who cannot shut up about your past are condemned to reside in it. DTMFA.

ALL FOR THE PUSSY

My boyfriend of three months is great! He’s smart, funny, and attractive—and two weeks ago, we said those three words. My parents like him, my friends like him,

and my cat is enamored with him.

But that’s where the problem starts. I had some reservations that he was only coming around to cuddle with my cat—which I know sounds crazy—so I disregarded it. Then he told me that he loves sleeping in my bed because of the mattress. He says his mattress at home hurts his back and he feels achy all day unless he sleeps at my place. (I splurged on an expensive gel/foam combination mattress.) I can’t shake the feeling that he is using me for my mattress and my cat.

BOY ERODES DAME’S SATISFACTION Which seems likelier: This smart, funny, and attractive guy has been fucking you for three months (and said “those three words” two weeks ago) to keep the gel/foam and literal pussy coming, BEDS, or this guy likes you, he really likes you. Since men can get cats and mattresses of their own, BEDS, my money is on the latter. But you’re right about one thing: Your question makes you sound crazy.

ROLE PLAY

I was surprised by your advice to CUCK, the gay man whose husband was sleeping with another man who insisted on treating CUCK like a cuckold—sending him degrading text messages— even though CUCK isn’t into that.

Why isn’t this a case of someone involving another person in his sex life without his consent?

While CUCK has agreed to let his husband fuck another person, he didn’t agree to receive sexually explicit texts from that person.

CONSENSUAL LOVIN’ IS PARAMOUNT The Other Man (TOM) is fucking CUCK’s husband, CLIP, so TOM is involved in CUCK’s sex life—at the margins, on the edges, but kindasorta involved. When CUCK told his husband he didn’t appreciate TOM’s texts, his husband asked CUCK to play along because it turns TOM on. (I suspect it also turns CUCK’s husband on.) I told CUCK that he should play along only if the texts didn’t bother him.

It may have been out of line for TOM to send that first message without making sure it would be welcome (I’ll bet CUCK’s husband, who was there, gave TOM the okay), but it was a party foul at best. And, again, if the texts don’t bother CUCK and he’s willing to play along for his husband’s benefit, I think he should.

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Amazing local food from fresh, new eateries in town and helping others achieve their own food dreams?

Join us for an evening to remember to: • Eat locally sourced food in a bank (yes, with its own vault!)

• Listen to hopeful food entrepreneurs pitch for a pot of money that we collected through the price of admission • Vote to decide which ones get the pot!

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The Food • Mouthwatering pretzels of various types from Zwick’s Pretzels • Shrimp spring rolls, summer rolls, beef samosas, fruit and veggie trays from Equi-tea • Fresh, heavenly donuts from Doughtnut Party

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When, Where, and How Much?

Date:

Tuesday, July 11

Time:

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Where: ATB Entrepreneur Centre Edmonton 4234 Calgary Trail Tickets: $15 on eventbrite.ca (numbers are limited)