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POLITICAL INTERFERENCE

UCP GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE Top contenders in Alberta’s conservative politics mirrors our past

I In the 1993 Alberta general t’s like déjà vu all over again.

election the two main contenders, Liberal leader Laurence Decore and Progressive Conservative leader Ralph Klein, spent pretty much the entire campaign trying to out-right-wing each other. Both of them fully embraced the messages of fundamentalist neoliberalism and extreme capitalism that had been on such prominent display in the previous decade from the likes of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. Decore promised “deep cuts” to government spending and public services while Klein promised “brutal cuts.” Both promised an end to deficit spending, accelerated elimination of the provincial debt, lower taxes, thousands of public sector layoffs, and extensive privatization of public function. It didn’t

matter that Alberta already had the lowest spending in the country, the lowest taxes, and an economy that was in the process of recovering from the recession of the ‘80s, both Klein and Decore were able to make the entire campaign about prescribing a course of extreme austerity to solve a crisis that didn’t exist. Fast-forward to the creation of the United Conservative Party (UCP) and the early salvos thrown by the aspirants to the new party’s throne, and you would never know that the past 24 years had happened. In a point in time when austerity-based neoliberal policy has been largely discredited around the world because of its effect on inequality and extreme wealth concentration at the top, and when populations in places like the United States, Britain, and Western Eu-

rope are starting to seek alternatives to the damaging economic policies of the past 30 years, in Alberta the folks seeking to lead the UCP are still campaigning as if it was 1993. Brian Jean, the first of the potential leaders to officially declare himself for the leadership race, and the first to release a platform, went so far as to even borrow and update one of Ralph Klein’s old slogans in adopting the slogan “The New Alberta Advantage.” His platform includes $2.6 billion worth of spending cuts, cuts to individual taxes, small business taxes, and corporate taxes, hiring freezes in the public service, firing “managers” across the public service, the elimination of the carbon tax, and a return to balanced budgets within three years. He’s also promising to eliminate one-third of existing government regulations, fight the federal government in court over the proposed federal carbon tax, and make an increased number of decisions through referenda. Of course, Jean doesn’t specify which managers would be fired, doesn’t seem to understand that many people in government whose positions are labelled manager are actually front-line staff, and offers no explanation for how he will reduce billions from government revenue through tax reductions, pay for an expensive court case against

the feds, and still balance the books in three years. Meanwhile, MLA Derek Fildebrandt, who has not officially declared himself for the leadership but is apparently considering it, went on record criticizing Jean’s platform for being too timid. The suggestion, of course, being that what’s needed are deeper more brutal spending cuts and a more rapid move to eliminate the deficit and the debt. He also published a blog on his United Liberty page essentially declaring war on organized labour and suggesting that what is needed is for the government

has “ruined” the economy and “mortgaged” our future. He has suggested that Alberta’s identity and free enterprise are “under assault” and vows to make sure that a new social studies curriculum for the province highlight’s Canada’s military and Confederation history. The fact that he repeatedly labels the current, centrist NDP government as socialist, and has promised to undo every one of the policies they have passed, speaks to just how radical and retrograde he plans to be as leader. In Alberta, the province’s new-

Jason Kenney, who has now also officially entered the UCP leadership race, has yet to release anything resembling a platform. to undo 50 years of legislation and Supreme Court decisions protecting the rights of workers and unions. Jason Kenney, who has now also officially entered the UCP leadership race, has yet to release anything resembling a platform. His speeches to date have focused on the supposed assault on Alberta by the federal government, Alberta’s “crippling” debt, and the fact that the provincial government

est political party seems to be not so new after all, with the reliance of its aspiring leaders on the old school language, ideas, and policies that got us into this mess in the first place. Brian Jean said recently “gone are the days when hard-right governments are going to be successful in Alberta.” Perhaps it’s time that he and his fellow UCPers took that understanding to heart and stopped trying to relive 1993. Ricardo Acuña ricardo@vueweekly.com

DYER STRAIGHT

RESERVOIR DOGS IN THE WHITE HOUSE ‘Trump was never a real Republican,’ may explain his stance on political staffing

nthony Zurcher, the BBC’s North America correspondent, nailed it in a report on 27 July. “Where Abraham Lincoln had his famous ‘team of rivals’ in his administration, this is something different,” Zurcher wrote. “Trump White House seems more akin to the final scene in Reservoir Dogs, where everyone is yelling and pointing a gun at someone else, and there’s a good chance no one is going to come out unscathed.” Several walking wounded have limped out of the White House since then, including ex-Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, but nobody would call them unscathed. And in has come Anthony Scaramucci, the new communications director, who appears to have escaped from the same Quentin Tarantino movie. Maybe Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink. Fun fact: Scaramuccia (literally “little skirmisher”), also known as Scaramouche, is a stock character of the Italian commedia dell’arte. He combines the roles of a clownish servant and a masked assassin carrying out his master’s will. He often ends up decapitated.

Things are falling apart in the White House much faster than even the keenest observers of Donald Trump’s behaviour would have predicted, and the important part is not the dysfunction. The United States would work just fine—in fact, rather better—if Trump never managed to turn his tweets into reality. What matters is that he is cutting his links with the Republican Party. Trump was never a real Republican. As a genuine populist, he is ideology-free. If Barack Obama had fallen under a bus and Trump had chosen to run for the presidency in 2008, he could just as easily have sought the Democratic nomination. Senior Republicans knew this, and they tried quite hard to stop him from winning the Republican nomination last year. After that they were stuck with him, and he did win the White House for them, so they have been in an uncomfortable partnership ever since. That is now coming to an end. Part of the unwritten deal was that establishment Republicans

get senior roles in the Trump White House. Reince Priebus, dismissed last Friday, was the most important of those people. He followed deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh, communications director Mike Dubke, press secretary Sean Spicer and press aide Michael Short, all of whom had already been pushed out. What’s left are alt-right white nationalists like Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller, New Yorkers with Democratic leanings like Jared Kushner, Dina Powell and Gary Cohn, Trump family members (Donald Jr and Ivanka), exbusinessmen like foreign secretary Rex Tillerson (who may be about to quit), and a triumvirate of generals in high civilian office. This is a recipe for paralysis, but who cares? Did you really want a White House team that enabled Donald Trump to impose his will (or rather, his whims) on the United States and, to some extent, on the world? Well, no, and neither do senior Republicans, but they do care very much about controlling

the White House. Republicans who think long-term are well aware that the changing demography of the US population is eating away at their core vote. This may be their last chance, with control of both Houses of Congress and (at least in theory) of the presidency, to reshape their image and their policies in ways that will appeal to at least some of the emerging minorities. They can’t do that if they don’t control the White House, and the only way they could regain control there is for Trump to go and Vice-President Mike Pence (a real Republican) to take over. A successful impeachment could accomplish that. It would be very hard to engineer such a thing without splitting the Republican Party, even if the current FBI investigation comes up with damning evidence of Trump’s ties with Russia. Nevertheless, the likelihood of an impeachment is rising from almost zero to something quite a bit higher. It would be a big gamble. The Republicans in Congress couldn’t

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really get Trump out before November 2018, and the turbulence of an impeachment might cost them their control of Congress in the mid-term elections. In an ideal outcome, however, it would give the Republicans time to go into the the 2020 election with President Pence in charge at the White House and some solid legislative achievements under their belts. What would Trump do if he faced impeachment? Maybe he would do a kind of plea bargain and resign, but that would be quite out of character. His instinct would be to fight, and he fights mainly by creating diversions. The best diversion is a war, but against whom? Even Trump would have trouble selling a war against Iran to the American public. Despite all the propaganda, they don’t really feel threatened by Iran. Whereas North Korea says and does things provocative enough to let Trump make a (flimsy) case for attacking it. If he thought his presidency was at stake, he certainly would. Gwynne Dyer gwynne@vueweekly.com front 3

countervue The following rebuttal is written by Stephen Carter on behalf of Pure North in response to the July 20 column, "Behind the Curtain" by Ricardo Acuna.

he story, Pure North Case exposes the depths of cronyism and influence by wealth in Alberta by Ricardo acuna was, unfortunately, just a summary of old CBC stories. Regrettably, acuna imported all of the errors from the original series. It is correct that Pure North health professionals often prescribe vitamin D in quantities greater than Health Canada guidelines. Health Canada provides a one-size-fits-all recommendation for people who are not necessarily under medical supervision. The TOP guide (Toward Optimized Practice), which provides direction to alberta physicians about medical treatments, advises that higher “booster” amounts in weekly or monthly doses are perfectly safe; and that patients may require higher doses due to vitamin D insufficiency or circumstances such as obesity, older age, dark skin, or restricted exposure to sunlight. Pure North

and Precision Health treat individual patients. Health Canada does not. Pure North also knows that the appropriate measure for adequate vitamin D is not intake (because the largest contributor is sun exposure), but blood serum 25(OH)D concentration with a target of 125 to 250 nmol/L. TOP specifies that side effects are not expected unless blood level routinely exceeds 500 nmol/L. In short, Pure North’s recommendations for vitamin D are individualized to the patient, consistent with alberta medical guidelines, prescribed and monitored by health professionals, and measured regularly to ensure safe blood levels. The allegation that this treatment may put patients at risk is flat out wrong. Pure North does not prescribe any other vitamins or minerals in excess of Health Canada’s recommendations. The stories further allege there is no peer-reviewed research showing vitamin D therapy does any good. a high school student with google could correct that error. Doz-

ens of international studies show measurable correlations between vitamin D and chronic diseases such as diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cancer, depression and multiple sclerosis. a hospital program in South Carolina is proving that vitamin D reduces premature births by 60 percent. Vitamin D’s promise results in scientists undertaking new research regularly and over 70,000 scientific publications. Simply, vitamin D is a safe and inexpensive therapy with some proven and other potential benefits for a range of health issues. The allegation that the provincial government rushed Pure North funding inappropriately is also wrong. This so-called rushed decision took 16 months, involving extensive discussions with health bureaucrats to work out the program’s optimal design. The fact that officials like Carl amrhein encouraged the program is a positive: senior, experienced health bureaucrats recognized the potential for lowering health costs through prevention. amrhein’s personal participation in Pure North is proof that he be-

lieves it works. Why would he subject himself to a therapy he believed was harmful, experimental or ineffective? Claims that the seniors’ program was not subject to ethics screening is also wrong. Medical practitioners at Pure North are subject to oversight by their professional colleges, as is the case for doctors all over alberta. Pure North is not a research institute. Pure North and the government agreed to provide aggregate, anonymized data (with patients’ explicit permission) to the university of Calgary so that the government would have an objective measure of the program’s outcomes. university scientists obtained ethical approval for their research. The analysis, by the way, published by u of C economist Dr. Herbert Emery, found that for every dollar invested in the seniors’ program, $2.36 was saved in health care costs such as hospital stays. The Precision Health clinic, for which additional government funds were later provided, is completely separate from Pure North and its seniors’ program.

Precision Health offers what every clinic in the pilot project offers—the ability for Nurse Practitioners to see patients, diagnose, treat and prescribe. The objective of this pilot is to reduce medical costs by allowing nurse practitioners to perform many of the duties currently limited to doctors. It is a good program. It is unfortunate the government terminated funding for Precision Health because CBC’s reporters, with no medical training, disagreed with a nurse practitioner’s prescribed treatment. It is a poor way to make decisions about public health funding. Both Pure North and Precision Health are programs of merit. That can be proven with facts in evidence. allan Markin should be applauded for his philanthropy. He has spent over $250 million of his own money to ensure at-risk patients receive adequate nutritional counselling and supplements, populations that otherwise would have no access to such services. Preventive health programs help people feel better and live longer, and save the health system millions in treatment costs.

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TASTE OF EDMONTON

/ Heather Skinner and Steve Teeuwsen

A brief summary of the delicacies that the VUE staff enjoyed at Taste of Edmonton.

n the midst of Edmonton’s festival season, our staff attended the immensely popular and delicious Taste of Edmonton. Here are a few highlights that delighted our palates. Heather Skinner: Bannock from Native Delights Since the Taste of Edmonton, nothing says comfort food to me like Native Delight’s bannock. After finishing my first bannock, I decided it was something akin to a mother’s hug–warm and soft. Native Delights pillow-y dough was fried, baked and offered with Nutella, jam or butter. It was so good that for the three days I attended Taste of Edmonton, I made every effort to stop here last and buy a few for the trip home and as an eve-

ning dessert. When not serving delicious Indigenous food at Edmonton events, Native Delights runs a food truck between April and October and can be found at Super Flea Market on Saturdays and Sundays. Nutella Bomb from Fantasia Caffé & Catering Everything is better with a dollop of Nutella—especially if it’s from Fantastia Caffé & Catering. New to the 2017 edition of Taste of Edmonton, the Nutella Bomb was made with special ladyfingers topped with vanilla zabaione and Nutella drizzle, held together with a colourful spoon and clear plastic cup. One bite and I was hooked–it was silky, cool, and not overly sweet. After several meatrelated dishes, it was the perfect

accompaniment to an evening of sitting in the shade beside a friend and Edmonton’s Lunchbox Joe statue.

don’t know where I’ve been since truffle fries existed, but now that I’ve had them, it’s safe to say I’m addicted.

Heather Gunn: Truffle Fries from LUX Steakhouse As a fry lover, you’d think somewhere along the line I would have already tasted the much raved about truffle fries. But no, despite seeing them at various restaurants, I had never tried truffle fries—or anything with truffle for that matter. As my friend and I were deciding which tempting food to sample first at the Taste of Edmonton this year, we immediately stopped and rushed over to the LUX Steakhouse booth when we saw that they offered this tasty creation. I

Banana Bread Pudding from ZINC Banana bread is one of those treats that always reminds me of home cooking. It’s warm, comforting, and almost always delicious. The idea to take this familiar treat and use it for a bread pudding is genius. ZINC served the banana bread with a heaping scoop of warm caramel sauce, whipped cream, and topped off with a banana slice. It was rich and delicious, but best eaten at the end of your trip, seeing as it was one of the most filling options on the entire Taste of Edmonton menu.

James Jarvis: I finally made it to Taste of Edmonton on the last day. With myself on crutches, and the sun beating down, my friend Beth and I admittedly spent much of our time in the shade of the beer garden—but did make it to five food vendors. We started at Northern Chicken for their signature fried chicken. Next saw us at The Underground Tap and Grill for Mac and Cheese Balls, then on to Hong Kong Bakery for an obligatory Green Onion Cake. Langano Skies was next, where we tried both the Sambusa and Special Tibs (beef stir fry with injera) and lastly The Lingnan for some Dry Spicy Chicken. Beth’s favourite was Langano Skies, followed by Northern Chicken—I was the reverse. We agreed wholeheartedly on the Alley Kat Full Moon Pale Ale being the top thirst-quencher, though.

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FRINGE FESTIVAL

AMBER NASH

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Big Ol’ SHOw Nash returns to the Edmonton stage despite an increasingly hectic work schedule

August 17-27 (times vary) Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival fringetheatre.ca

Amber Nash / Supplied photo

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mber Nash will be hitting the stage for the 36th annual Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in a new play Big Ol’ Show. It will run nightly throughout the festival from August 17-27, at the Princess Theatre. Nash is no stranger to the Fringe scene having participated in two different shows in 2013, Revengence and Winner: Story of You, and returning with her solo show What’s Wrong with You? in 2015. You may also recognize her as the voice of Pam Poovey, the boozing, gossiping and promiscuous head of Human Resources for ISIS (International Secret Intelligence Service), from the hit animated series Archer of the FX Network. When asked what it is like to play Pam, Nash says, “It’s amazing. It’s the best job I’ve ever had. I love that Pam gets to say some of the worst, dirtiest things on the show. I love that she can and will do anything. There is nothing that she’s not capable of.” “I love that she’s become a body positive, sex positive, sex symbol. I’m super proud of that character and that I get to play her every season. It’s a dream come true.” The interesting thing is that Nash didn’t start out in comedy. Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Nash graduated from Georgia State University with a bachelor in psychology. She decided to quit her “real” job to become an actor full-time after having a lifechanging experience at the Edmonton Improvaganza in 2004. “It was like a summer camp full of all the funniest people VUEWEEKLY.com | AUG 3 – AUG 9, 2017

I’d ever met and I was like ‘I wanna do this forever,’” says Nash. “Sorry mom and dad.” Consequently, she started taking improv classes and began performing regularly at Dad’s Garage Theatre Company. This is where she met her husband, Edmonton’s own Kevin Gillese, former artistic director at Rapid Fire Theatre and one half of the Fringe favourite Scratch. “He moved to Atlanta to take a job as our theatre’s (Dad’s Garage) A.D. We started dating shortly after—in secret because he was my boss at the time—and then we got married in 2012,” Nash says. Nash went on to perform, direct and teach at Dad’s Garage, although not as much as she used to due to her busy schedule. “I love being there. It recharges me. I love performing for live audiences, there is nothing like it in the world. I will never stop getting on stage and looking like an idiot and making people laugh!,” Nash says. As if her schedule wasn’t busy enough, Nash also regularly tours the U.S., Canada and Europe improvising, studying and teaching. But she has a special love for, and connection with, Edmonton. Nash returns every year with her husband in August for the fringe. She hopes to find a show that she enjoys performing and that audiences like too. “I’d love to find that show that I can keep bringing back year after year. I hope Big Ol’ Show is it, but we’ll just have to see what the crowds think.” she says. For fans interested in meeting the multi-faceted Nash in the person, she will be giving out signed Archer swag on the first weekend of Big Ol’ Show. Naomi Mison arts@vueweekly.com

PHOTOGRAPHY

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AGA exhibit, Cutline, brings nostalgic news photos new life / Supplied photo

Until Nov. 12 Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail Art Gallery of Alberta

key aspect in portraying an event is the imagery that is supplied to our senses. An im-

age coupled with words is the union of information; this has evolved over time and has supplied the public with news over the decades. Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail is an exhibit that celebrates the gravity of photography in news and its place in Canadian history. Ann Thomas of the National Gallery of Canada is the senior curator of the exhibit and has been involved in its development since before its debut in Toronto. During a location change for the offices of The Globe and Mail there were over 850,000 prints of photographs that the publication had in its archives. These images were supplied to Thomas and she and her fellow curators managed to cut down the number to 25,000 before the final prints were chosen for the exhibit. Upon completion they were displayed in the press hall of the old Globe and Mail Building. “There was something atmospheric about it being in that location for its debut, we were all feeling very nostalgic about what some would refer to as a ‘final era of newspaper publishing’”, says Thomas.

The exhibit made its arrival in Edmonton a month ago and has retained the important message that the curators had in mind for its audience. Photographs spanning over decades display various examples of the Canadian way of life through imagery relating to sports, impactful events and even the rise of celebrity in news. With all of these images in one plac,e the city now has a visual narrative of newspaper photography. With this narrative in mind the exhibit aims to create conversations related to news and more importantly how consumers digest the images seen. “When you photograph something you immediately decontextualize it from where it came from, our emotions override any knowledge we have of the photo and the process of how it got there,” says Thomas. With the vast imagery that has been supplied, visitors of the exhibit will see how photography and the news process have gone hand in hand for decades. Thomas believes that knowledge of the history of these photographs will aid how readers understand images used in modern day news. With rising scorn towards media and the terminology of fake news being thrown around carelessly Thomas strives for an emboldening of consumer awareness and how that is key

for the future of news. “We need to know how to read images the same way we need to be knowledgeable of text,” says Thomas.

and my partner Dylan Howard if they wanted to help me. Since all three of us are non-monogamous, I wanted to portray the kinds of encounters and relationships we have in a romantic, normalized light. We’d had extremely warm and enjoyable sexual experiences together before, and I wanted to portray our group dynamic—and how a three-way might come about in real life, as opposed to within the context of a staged scenario. Dylan and I decided to invite Theo over for dinner and simply make a documentary of the whole evening. Our process was very simple. We used a DSLR camera and a four-track sound recorder, which we moved from dinner table to bedroom, but otherwise didn’t worry too much about.

was exploring how our preceding discussion informed our behaviour during sex. After everyone’s clothes came off, Dylan and I took turns filming with the handheld DSLR, trading off about halfway through. In the end, we put the camera on a tripod so that everyone could be actively involved with each other. We called our finished film Compersion, one definition of which is “the feeling of joy one has in experiencing another’s joy.” It was definitely the “artsy” movie at the festival, which tends to be dominated every year by comedic sketches that happen to include nudity. I can’t help but hope that this year, Blue Revue grows up a little. This is a festival, after all, of “adult films.” As Dylan says, “Blue Revue provides—for one night only—the opportunity to really relish in the delicious awkwardness of confronting people with something erotic or challenging in public.” While comedy is great, it would be exciting to see more films based on relationships, power, risk, and emotion—whatever makes sex sexy. Lizzie Derksen arts@vueweekly.com

Aware of the ever-present tug of war between news publications and social media she believes there is a risk of dilution of image awareness. How rapid consumption of information without registration of what is actually being seen can pose a threat to the validity of information. “Photography has been working against ephemerality in its history for a long time,” says Thomas. However, Thomas does not see the changing times of media consumption as the hangman’s noose for news and believes that image awareness will lead to greater emotional payoff for the consumer. Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail aims to not only educate but also remind people of how the passionate depth of an image can be used to create change. When asked about the nature of dedicating time to discern the information given by a photograph Thomas responded, “If you wish to be rewarded with understanding and that ‘aha!’ moment then all you need to do is spend more time looking.” Jake Pesaruk arts@vueweekly.com

PORN FEST

NEW PORNOGRAPHER

Lizzie Derksen recounts her experience making a Blue Revue film

Wed., Sept. 13 (6 pm) Blue Revue Metro Cinema at the Garneau, $20 in advance

lue Revue, Canada’s only homegrown independent pornography festival, is now accepting submissions for its eighth year running. On September 13, the Metro Cinema will be crowded with Edmontonians ogling— and voting on—sexy short films which may have been made by someone they know. Last year, for my own friends

Still from Compersion / Supplied photo

and unwitting acquaintances, one of those filmmakers was me. As an artist and as someone who likes sex, I was intrigued by the challenges of making pornography that wasn’t degrading, ridiculous, or disgusting. I knew about a handful of independent film makers like Erika Lust of XConfessions and the producers of the Crash Pad

series who make beautiful, ethical, and interesting porn. I knew about Cindy Gallop’s Make Love Not Porn project, which showcases people in real relationships having sex on their own terms. I knew it was possible to make an explicit movie that was neither parodic nor exploitative. I wanted to try. I asked my friend Theodore Fox

Before anyone’s clothes came off, we recorded about two hours of conversation ranging from Seinfeld, to favourite sounds, to our ideas about we wanted the movie to be. Later, during the editing stage, I used pieces of this dinner table conversation as voiceover for the explicit parts of the film. One of the most interesting parts of the whole process

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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)

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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

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

FILM CINEMA SERIES • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark. ca • Each film in the series 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. This month: "Forrest Gump 1994" (Aug 3), Singing In The Rain, 1952 (Aug 10), War of the Worlds, 1953 (Aug 17), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1968 (Aug 24), The Untouchables, 1987 (Aug 31) • Every Thu until Oct 19, 7:30pm • $10 +GST (adv, online), $11.43 +GST (door)

Gerry Yaum, a social documentary photographer who is also involved in the exhibit, will have his black and white photographs displayed that depict the last part of his father’s life. The emotional collection is titled, “My Father’s Last Days” which shows the affects of pancreatic cancer. Also taking part is Shefrin, a B.C. based artist who has created comics depicting the stages her and her husband went through when they found out he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, as well as the journey of treatment. The collection is titled “Embroidered Cancer Comic.” The three artists haven’t collaborated together before, but the themes in their works come together to create an important narrative. “It’s a way to let us know that this isn’t a unique experience, and that we have a community of people that are caretakers just like what is happening in everyone else’s homes,” says Goldin Stahl. “I think arts greatest purpose is to give empathy to others. This is an issue that is universal.” Heather Gunn arts@vueweekly.com

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)

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

ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE • Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil. com • Margriet Hogue; Jul 31-Aug 9; Reception: Aug 5, 1-3pm ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • for the time being: 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art; May 27-Sep 10 • Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail; Jul 1-Nov 12 • Zachary Ayotte + Nulle Part—Shelter; Jul 1-Oct 8 • Past Imperfect: A Canadian History Project; Jun 17-Oct 8 • Gretzky is Everywhere; Jun 10-Sep 24 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer

METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-

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

THE GREAT CANADIAN BEAVER PARTY • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • milezerodance.com • A curator-led performance party exposing, exploring, and celebrating Canadian life • Aug 5, 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show) • Free (donations accepted for iHuman Youth Society)

109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema.org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • CANADA ON SCREEN: Meatballs (Aug 6) • CITIZEN JANE: BATTLE FOR THE CITY: Jul 27 • ENDLESS SUMMER: Summer Wars (Aug 5, Aug 7, Aug 9); Wolf Children (Aug 11-12); On Any Sunday (Aug 13-14) • FAVA: Video Kitchen (Aug 16); Main Course (Aug 30) • HOMO-CIDAL DRAG SHOW: Spice World (Aug 12) • QUOTE-A-LONG SERIES: Back to the Future (Aug 6) • REEL FAMILY CINEMA: The Iron Giant: Signature Edition (Aug 5); Space Jam (Aug 12) • THE ROOM: Aug 4 • STAFF PICS: Lenny (Aug 28) • STRANGE CANADA: Exotica (Aug 31) • SCULPTING IN TIME: THE FILMS OF ANDREI TARKOVSKY:

Nostalgia (Nostalghia) (Aug 5-6, Aug 9) • THE WED3

DING PLAN (LAAVOR ET HAKIR): Aug

HELL BENT: A KINKY CABARET • Evolution Wonderlounge, 10220-103 St • A delicious and devious display of burlesque, drag, and kink • Jul 28, 7:30pm • $5

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 &

rt can be a channel for so many things, especially for someone who is healing. That is what Darian Goldin Stahl, Gerry Yaum, and Sima Elizabeth Shefrin are all coming together to showcase at the upcoming Healing Process exhibit at the Art Gallery of St. Albert. Illness is all too common in our society, with many people being affected—the sufferer, the caretaker, the family members, friends—all of which are moved to some capacity when someone is diagnosed with an illness. Photography and fine art can aid greatly in the expression of one’s pain. Goldin Stahl, one of the artists showing her works at the exhibit, knows the close pain and hardships one can go through when a loved one is affected. “I collaborate with my sister, who is a bio ethicist at Michigan State University, and she is also

a hospital chaplain, and she is also a patient. She herself has multiple sclerosis,” says Goldin Stahl, a PHD student at Montreal’s Concordia University. “She writes a lot about being a patient from her really unique and holistic perspective, and she shares those papers with me and I interpret them visually using her own MRI scans.” Goldin Stahl’s pieces for her collection entitled MRI IN USE are two dimensional life-size hospital gowns that are suspended and have projections on them. The inspiration is mostly from her sister’s struggles, and the vulnerability she faces when wearing a hospital gown. “My sister wrote quite extensively about wearing the hospital gown, and how it made her feel quite vulnerable, especially as a young woman having a full-body scan wearing this very flimsy and cold garment, and how uncomfortable even the technicians made her feel,” Goldin Stahl says. “I decided to tackle this idea of the hospital gown as a particular point of vulnerability, and as a symbol of the patient process in general.”

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 • Relocations: artwork by Sam Knopp; Jul 22-Sep 2 • Painted with Fire: artwork by Ken Lumbis; Jul 22-Sep 2

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Thu., July 20 - Sun., Aug 13 Cirque Du Soleil–Kurios: Cabinet of Curiosities Under the Big Top at Northlands Park Tickets starting at $49

ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Healing Process: artwork by various artists; Aug 3-Sep 2; Opening reception: Aug 3, 6-9pm • Dreaming of Canada: A Mail Art Project: artwork by various; Aug 12-Sep 30; Opening reception: Sep 7, 6-9pm ARTWALK • Venues include WARES, Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, A Boutique Gallery Bar By Gracie Jane, Art Gallery of St Albert, Bookstore on Perron, VASA • artwalkstalbert.com • The art hits the streets again! Discover a place to enjoy, view and buy art to suit all tastes and budgets. Featuring returning artists and new ones • Aug 3, Sep 7 (exhibits run all month)

ARTIFACTS

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LOCAL BEST SELLER LIST Week of July 24 - 30, 2017

Long Weekend with Models // Sat., Aug. 5, Sun., Aug. 6, Mon., Aug. 7 (10 AM to 5 PM) Have you ever wanted the chance to draw real live models? Well the opportunity has arrived. In this hands on event, participants can choose how long they want to draw for, and get experience capturing live models in a variety of poses. (Harcourt House Annex, $10-$50)

The McLaughlin Story // Until Mon., Oct. 9 As part of the ongoing Canada 150 celebration, this car event showcases McLaughlin vehicles in all of their restored glory and allows visitors to get an up close look. Take the whole family along as there will be trivia, tours, games, and films for everyone to enjoy and take part. (ReynoldsAlberta Museum, $9-$13)

Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers 1.

Do Not Say We Have Nothing - Madeleine Thien

2. Milk and Honey - Rupi Kaur 3. Beren and Luthien - J.R.R. Tolkien 4. The Alice Network - Kate Quinn 5. Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood 6. The Whistler - John Grisham 7.

9. Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains - Yasuko Thanh

Mandala Love // Until Wed., Aug. 16 Mandalas are popping up all over adult colouring books – but here they are showcased in a more elevated form. Artist Sonia Kandera incorporates stunning colours and designs into her small works. (The Paint Spot)

Greased 2 // Until Sun., Aug. 13 The beloved musical gets flipped on its head in this fun filled sequel to Greased, a spoof of the original film. Gender reversal takes a front seat of this reimagining of the classic musical, with the “T-Birdies,” a tough female girl group taking charge, and Sandy, the new foreign male student who is rather shy. It will be a show full of ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll tunes for both young and old to enjoy. (Jubilations Dinner Theatre, $37.75-$74.95)

BIG PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY • 10 Sturgeon Rd, St. Albert • The Happening: Art Show & Sale; Every Sat until Oct 7, 10am-4pm

BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Jennifer Berkenbosch; Sep 9-Oct 14

BOREALIS GALLERY • 9820-107 St • The Dream We Form By Being Together; Jun 29-Oct 1

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • In the Mood: artwork by Kerensa Haynes; Aug 4-19

CAVA GALLERY • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • The Artist’s (Invisible) Work: artwork by Caroline Blais; Jul 7-Aug 12 • Exhibition: artwork by Elise Almeida, Rénald Lavoie, Andrew Kaczynski and Patricia Trudeau; Jul 28-Aug 18

FAB GALLERY • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/ artshows • A Sculptor’s Life: artwork by Peter Hide; Aug 22-Sep 14 • Performative Documents

and the Labouring Body: artwork by Michael Woolley; Aug 22-Sep 14

FRONT GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • Excavating; Opening reception: Aug 24, 7-9pm; Artist Talk: Aug 26, 2pm 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, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse. ab.ca • Curious Things: artwork by Wei Li; Aug 10-Sep 22; Opening reception: Aug 10, 7-10pm • Substratae: artwork by Margie Kelk; Aug 10Sep 22; Opening reception: Aug 10, 7-10pm

* ALBERTA AUTHOR + ALBERTA PUBLISHER List compiled by Audreys Books and the Book Publishers Association of Alberta

PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY •

780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • August Group Selling Exhibition; Aug 1-31

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

NW • latitude53.org • Catastrophe, Memory and Reconciliation: artwork by Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo; Jul 28-Sep 9 • Autospect: Kale Vandenbroek; Jul 28-Sep 9

LOFT ART GALLERY • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Open Fri-Sun, Jul 21-Aug 13 (exc long weekend), 10-4pm • Artwork from local artists of the Society. Including the winning art entries from the three zone shows of the Art Community Art Clubs Association 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

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • Take Your Best Shot: Youth Photo Exhibition; Jun 20-Sep 10 • Healing Process: artwork by various artists; Aug 3-Sep 2; Opening reception: Aug 3, 6-9pm • Dreaming of Canada: A Mail Art Project: artwork by various artists; Aug 12-Sep 30; Opening reception: Sep 7, 6-9

MUTTART CONSERVATORY • 9626-96A St • True North: Celebrating Canada 150: artwork by Sculptors Association of Alberta; Jun 22 -Sep 6 PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Panel Discussion: artwork by various artists; Jul 6-Aug 16 • Artisan Nook: Mandala Love: artwork by Sonia Kandera, Jul 6-Aug 16 PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323-104

Kurios / Martin Girard/shootstudio.ca

10. Anything is Possible Elizabeth Strout

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St •

LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St

Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Summer Group Show: rotating exhibition of work by a selection of gallery-represented artists; Jul 13-Aug 31

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Reality Fitness: An Incremental. Achievable, & Sustainable Weight Loss Method. - Angela De Jong *

Among the Walking Wounded: Soldiers, Survival and PTSD - John Conrad *

Astrophysics - Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Welcome to Radio! - Bob Layton *

Dementia in the Family: Practical Advice from a Caregiver - Lee Cardwell *

No is Not Enough: Resisting the New Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need - Naomi Klein

Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls

Devil’s Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency - Joshua Green

Collaborating With the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with, or Like or Trust Adam Kahane, Peter Block

10.

Confederation Drive - Janice MacDonald *

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

8. Bit Rot - Douglas Coupland

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PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA • 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Open Tue-Sat, 9am

REYNOLDS-ALBERTA MUSEUM • 6426-40 Ave, Wetaskiwin • history.alberta.ca/reynolds • 780.312.2065 • The McLaughlin Story: Discover how the McLaughlin family of risk takers helped shape Canada’s auto industry; Until Oct 9

SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Give Up and Party: artwork by Morgan Wedderspoon; Aug 11-Sep 9; Opening reception: Aug 11, 7-9pm; Artist Talk: Aug 11, 6pm (SNAP Printshop on Jasper Ave) • Last Resort: artwork by Leanne Olson; Aug 11-Sep 9; Opening reception: Aug 11, 7-9pm

STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • strathconacountymuseum.ca • Showcasing Tales from the Oral History Collection; until Oct

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition; Until Jan 7 • Free-$117.95

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Through The Paint: artwork by Cathy Bible, Miles Constable, Janet Sutano; Aug 1-Sep 2

WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • Alberta Girls: Excerpts: artwork by Rhonda Grywacheski; until Aug 18

LITERARY DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB • Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042-103 St • facebook.com/declorg • Open to anyone who lives, works, or plays

downtown and wants to meet new people, have great conversations, and read cool stuff • Every 2nd Wed, 7-8:30pm

EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam. com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (signup); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue

SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A monthly play reading series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright

THEATRE CIRQUE DU SOLEIL–KURIOS: CABINET OF CURIOSITIES • Under the Big Top at Northlands Park • cirquedusoleil.com/kurios • Step into the curio cabinet of an ambitious inventor who defies the laws of time, space and dimension in order to reinvent everything around him • Jul 20-Aug 13 • Tickets starting at $49

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL • Throughout Old Strathcona • fringetheatre.ca • Featuring hundreds of plays, artists and more • Aug 17-27

GREASED 2 • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061, 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • infoedmonton@jubilations. ca • edmonton.jubilations.ca • The T-birdies prepare for the big drag race with the Hot Rods, their rival boy gang • Jun 9-Aug 13 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95 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

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave NW • jubileeauditorium.com • Based on the classic novel • Jul 26-Aug 6 • $35-$130 (at Ticketmaster)

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FASHION

Poppy Barley / Jillian Schecher

Locally based custom shoe business Poppy Barley opens flagship store in Southgate Centre Wed., Aug. 3 Poppy Barley flasghip store grand opening Southgate Centre

inding a pair of shoes that fit perfectly is a difficult task. They’re often too short, too wide, too tight, too painful, too this or too that.

Poppy Barley, an Edmonton based shoe design company, wants to change the way we fit and buy shoes. They want both women and men to have the chance to get properly measured, and know that the shoes they receive will be the perfect fit. “It really all started with my sister going on a trip to Bali in 2012, and while she was there she went into a shoe store, found a pair of tall boots that she really liked, but she couldn’t quite get them zipped up over her calf,” says Kendall Barber, co-founder of Poppy Barley. “The guy took out a measuring tape and said ‘I’ll measure you, no problem, and make the boots for you’, and for her it was 10 pop

a moment of ‘why don’t we buy shoes that way?’” The inspiration that struck from the trip in 2012 was the catalyst for the sisters, Justine and Kendall Barber, to start their own business venture, and the company has grown exponentially since then. Beyond their success, however, Poppy Barley is most concerned with maintaining the highest ethical standards for their business. The company’s production facility is out of Mexico, and they ensure the working conditions and pay for the employees is up to par. “Fashion is one of the worst industries for the environment and how they treat people, so we really wanted to be able to present the consumer with a different choice,” says Barber. “It goes quite deep—it’s everything from how our tanneries recycle their water and what type of chemicals are being used, to the people that actually fit and make our shoes, how they are being paid, and their working conditions in

the factories.” Providing consumers with a different option, Barber notes, is the key factor in changing how the industry is run. “For us it’s about creating a different future, and creating that future starts by presenting that choice to consumers,” she says. The concept of Poppy Barley is simple: they make custom fitted footwear out of high quality materials, while also having instock shoes in regular sizes. Their brand has also grown to include hand crafted leather accessories, such as handbags, which Barber says were requested many times over by customers. The sisters, originally from Edmonton, are set to open their 1, 000 square foot flagship retail location in Edmonton’s Southgate Centre this August, marking their first permanent store. Up until this point, the company has done sales and fittings via their website and pop up shops frequently set up in cities like Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto.

“What we wanted to do in creating our Southgate flagship store is that we wanted to tell the story of Poppy Barley, and really be educational on footwear,” says Barber. “It’s fun, it’s colourful, we have photos of the people from Mexico all over the walls. There is also a leather wall gallery where we explain what double A grade leather is, or what the different ways we tan leather are.” The store will feature a made -to-order measure lounge where guests can get a custom pair, along with a fully stocked section that has ready-made sizes for both men and women in different styles. The brand’s fall collection will also make its debut at the store launch, which Barber says includes essential fall colours along with some unique styles (like faux snake print) that change it up from the usual basics. Aside from the shoes, two special guests will be in attendance during the opening. The first,

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Laura, from Leon Mexico, is the operations manager for the company and will be on hand to chat and answer questions for anyone interested. The second guest is Erin McLaughlin, the editor-inchief of Style at Home, who has curated a collection from their fall release. To top the evening off, they will be having a golden ticket contest; each customer that comes up to the register to pay will be given an envelope with the chance of getting a golden ticket to win their entire purchase. “It’s kind of like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but our take on it,” laughs Barber. Quality, well-fitted footwear is no doubt the centre of Poppy Barley’s philosophy, and Barber knows the importance this can have for consumers. “I think that you don’t really realize how much you’re compromising in your shoes until you’ve experienced the right fit.” Heather Gunn pop@vueweekly.com

Still from Mermaids / Supplied photo

UNDERWATER MYTHS Ali Weinstein features subjects enamoured with mermaids Aug., 4, 5, 7 & 10 Mermaids (2016) Metro Cinema

hether mermaids fascinate you or not, there is a certain allure to this unusual documentary that will not let you look away. Despite a handful of choice underwater shots, the cinematography isn’t spectacular, and the delivery of Mermaids is as average as you can expect with nonfiction storytelling. The overwhelming draw is the subject matter itself, an unusual topic buoyed by even more unexpected stories. The term documentary immediately associates an exploration of something we know to be a part of

our world, but Canadian director Ali Weinstein chose to explore an ancient myth come alive in modern times. Throughout history—from the ancient Greeks to indigenous shamans and voodoo priests— stories about women of the water have been woven into cultural fabrics and imbedded in our imaginations. Dangerous, mysterious, magical and free, mermaids hold a unique allure and absolutely transformative power for a niche subculture in contemporary society. Narrative tales of mermaids, from the sister of Alexander the Great to the Brazilian Princess Yara, meld the stories of five modern mermaids and the supporting characters who have em-

braced this eccentric reality. We all know the common concept of a dive bar, but Dive Bar in Sacramento, California has a human aquarium offering a handful of women one of the most whimsical jobs in the world, yet the reaction of some patrons is what is most extraordinary. We then visit the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida where mermaid shows have been captivating audiences for more than six decades.

ence with no more than a subtle air hose was enough to mesmerize the countless visitors. Mermaids caught up with the ‘legends,’ a group of Weeki Wachee mermaids from the ‘50s who thumbed through photo albums and old postcards from their days of watery stardom before returning to the famous tank for one last show. These women not only formed a lifelong bond, but a capacity for the unbridled freedom below the surface that nothing else can satisfy. Exemplifying the identity struggles of many, Julz Owen—a transgendered woman from Virginia—found a comforting and communal foundation with her tail and was quickly embraced by a mermaid meetup group in California. And then there’s Ralph de Jesus and his wife Cookie from the Harlem borough of New York City. Born into an abusive

Considered an underwater circus where a roster of women perform stunts and musical numbers for a 400-seat theatre behind glass, the original performers didn’t don a single scale—their underwater pres-

FRI, AUG 4–THUR, AUG 10

THE BIG SICK

FRI & MON TO THURS: 7:00PM SAT: 1:15 & 7:00PM SUN: 1:15 & 6:15PM

RATED: 14A, CL

ANIME

ummer Wars (2009) is a swooshing, surreal clash of new and old, of the comp-sci-fi and the domestic: Grade 11 mathwhiz Kenji, doing low level system maintenance for the sprawling virtual reality program OZ, is tempted away by Grade 12 student Natsuki to her grandmother’s ancient estate, where Saeka’s turning 90. Natsuki passes him off as her boyfriend and Kenji, yanked into the sprawling Jinnouchi family at this grand celebration, reluctantly plays along with this fake reality. But then, his second day there, he finds he’s been framed for hacking into and vandalizing OZ. The true culprit, artificial-intelligence Love Machine, has stolen users’ accounts

FRI: 6:45 & 9:15PM SAT: 1:00, 3:30, 6:45 & 9:15PM SUN: 1:00, 3:30, 6:00 & 8:15PM MON TO THURS: 6:45 & 9:00PM

RATED: PG, CL

FRI: 9:30PM SAT: 3:45 & 9:30PM SUN: 3:45 & 8:30PM MON TO THURS: 9:15PM

RATED: 14A

Summer Wars features family ties and virtual reality program

THE TRIP TO SPAIN

BEATRIZ AT DINNER

ALL IN THE FAMILY Sat., Aug. 5, Mon., Aug. 7, Wed., Aug. 9 Summer Wars (2009) Metro Cinema

environment as ‘Norma,’ Cookie found her key to escape in the 1948 film Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid, overcoming phobias and beating back mental illness and prescription dependence with her tail, and Ralph’s unwavering support (the man sews her mermaid clothes). From tail-making to children’s parties, the mermaid myth has found a real place in the lives of many, and the astonishment of this reality does not relent. While these individuals not only embrace, but embody the myth of the mermaid, the impact they have on the imaginations of the masses and their ability to elicit genuine wonder and awe is what strikes that deep human chord and ignites the capacity we all have to believe in magic. Jenny Feniak jenny@vueweekly.com

and Japan’s infrastructure goes haywire: false alarms, major traffic jams, and more chaos. Director Mamoru Hosoda’s work (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast) tends to focus on growing pains and pangs. Puberty’s trials and tribulations are reflected not just in Kenji’s or Natsuki’s moments of embarrassment or anxiety but in Kenji’s struggles to fight back against a world suddenly lined up against him. This is often a film of comic blusters and flusters, with faces stretched into incredulity or dumbfoundedness, and it can be a little overcooked—too dramatic, too broadly comic—here and there. But the “superflat” look to OZ, a grinningly mad place teeming with satellites, avatars, and poppy colours, lushly contrasts with our messier earthbound reality. Then there’s the melding of family life and virtual reality.

When OZ goes berserk, Saeka phones everyone in her impressive social circle, encouraging them to struggle on and to call others, too, to resolve this mess. This tough super-matriarch’s own resolve is formidable, and soon many of the men in the family, with the help of a super-computer, rally together to wage war-by-proxy against the AI foe (one grandson, Kazuma, is a champion warrior-rabbit, Kid Kazma, in OZ). As this sweltering fever-dream—replete with orbiting bodies and ghostly avatars; blurring game and reality; mashing up samurai spirit and cyberwarfare—shimmers along, connectivity leads to community. Techno-optimism, perhaps, but Summer Wars brazenly builds up to it, battle by battle and family unit by family unit(ed). Brian Gibson film@vueweekly.com

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SINGER SONGWRITER

Judith Owen / Supplied photo

Judith Owen entertains and confronts with latest album Somebody’s Child Wed., Aug. 9 Bryan Ferry w/ Judith Owen, $63-$105 River Cree Resort & Casino

espite having pulled an allnighter, singer and songwriter Judith Owen still seems to command a whole lot of energy. She’s on her tour bus, on the road to Ann Arbor, answering the phone with way more lucidity than should reasonably be expected of the sleep deprived. She’s touring as special guest of pop icon Bryan Ferry. Accompanied by legendary bassist Leland Sklar, percussionist Pedro Segundo, cellist Gabriella Swallow, and violinist Lizzie Ball, Owen is soon heading to the River Cree Casino to showcase that same energy through her diverse and introspective musical style.

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Owen’s latest album, Somebody’s Child, contains both joyful reflections on romance and almost unnervingly honest examinations of first world sensibilities. The title track falls into the latter group. “I had this song which was an experience of mine in Manhattan in New York City in the winter,” says Owen. “I saw this really beautiful girl, young girl, basically barefoot, wearing trash bags for clothes. Hugely pregnant, belly sticking out between these two black trash bags, ready to give birth. High on drugs, homeless, singing and dancing to music in her own head. I turned the corner onto Fifth Avenue and saw her and I just ran across the street because I didn’t want to be confronted by this exquisite, I mean it really was a beautiful sight. At the same time, it was a

most terrifying thing to see and a reminder of how fragile our lives are.” That encounter is something Owen, who has dealt with issues of depression and mental illness, says forced her confront and meditate on what’s important in her life. Not content with simply writing songs about social issues, Owen and her husband Harry Shearer, best known for his work on The Simpsons and for his role in This Is Spinal Tap, are both active philanthropists. “My husband and I do a Christmas show every single year,” says Owen. “We do a tour in America and Britain and we raise money for various charities, and for the last few it’s been specifically for homeless shelters, for runaways, for young people on the streets. I do look at people

very differently, and I always felt heartbroken and gave money or food to people on the streets. It means even more to me now.” Owen was born into a deeply musical family. Her father was an opera singer at the Royal Opera House. Between watching from backstage, and growing up in a house full of songs and singers, Owen says her upbringing gave her a well-rounded appreciation for music. “He would wake up every morning and be singing and practicing his scales,” says Owen. “You have to get your voice opened up and get it moving. I’d be hearing music all the time, usually 8 a.m. in the morning …There was always music, but the interesting thing was my family I think, was my mum and dad had a real love of black music, and of jazz, of beat, soul,

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Motown, gospel, the blues.” Those diverse influences are on display in Owen’s body of work, one that has been developing since the ‘80s. Despite the discomfort that comes with presenting a listener with a sometimes-unwelcome thought, and in this case also sleep deprivation, Owen has a clear goal with her music. “I’m here to write music that people want to listen to and enjoy, and they love the music and they love the melodies,” says Owen. “It has to reach you, it has to move you in some way, but I am of the belief that you can actually say something. You can be emotionally intelligent in your lyrics. You can bring something. You can entertain and be confrontational.” Lucas Provencher music@vueweekly.com

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Your ticket to Edmontonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arts and culture events

Together • Drawing from indigenous practices and understandings, the show seeks to rebalance colonial narratives within the much larger story of Canada. • Until Oct 1

CAVA Gallery

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Alberta Craft Council

10186 106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca Feature Gallery Landmarks • Glass artists Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock, and Katherine Russel examine the prairie landscape through many different perspectives. • Sept 2 – Dec 24 Discovery Gallery Painted With Fire • Ken Lumbis’ ceramic sculptures highlight effects achieved through pit firing. • Until Sept 2 Perch • Mixed media sculptures from Dena Seiferling and Stefanie Staples explore the conservation and biodiversity of birds. • Sept 9 – Oct 14 Relocations • Functional ceramics referencing the artist’s recent geographic transition. • Until Sept 2

Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove

Melcor Cultural Centre, 35 5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Donna Miller • Until Sept 9

Art Gallery of alberta

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca Atelier • Atelier is a creation space for you to explore, experiment and solve problems. Use analog and digital animation techniques to build sets and record your story workshop. • Until Dec 31 Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail • Descriptive caption on the back of a photographic print. This exhibition of press photographs is drawn from the 25,000 prints donated by The Globe and Mail. • Until Nov 12 for the time being: 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art • Art Gallery of Alberta with Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity’s Walter Phillips Gallery bring viewers never-before exhibited 14 season

9103 95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Fragile • Through works by six emerging francophone artists, Fragile explores the relationship that exists between presenting an artist according to a socio-demographic point of view. • Until Oct 14

works by 24 Alberta artists, showing concurrently in both locations. • Until Sept 10 Gretzky is Everywhere • Technology meets pop art with this exhibition featuring Andy Warhol’s celebrated 1984 print “Wayne Gretzky 99.”See it in several galleries across the country at the same time via live video feeds from each venue. • Until Sept 24 Past Imperfect: A Canadian History Project • An exhibition that presents over 120 works of art that act as markers for important moments in Canada’s history. • Until Oct 8 Shelter • Features sound, installation and photography, and explores the boundaries between public and private, light and dark, seen and unseen. • Until Oct 8 Turbulent Landings • This exhibition examines subjects and themes that reflect on issues of great consequence both at home and abroad, from migration and the environment, to the effects of globalization and the tragic legacies of colonialism. • Sept 30 - Jan 7

Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca Dreaming of Canada: A Mail Art project • Shares aspirations, hopes and impressions surrounding Canada through mail art. • Until Sept 30 Healing Process • Brings together three artists who each use their artistic practices to explore the illnesses of their loved ones to shed light on treatment, pain and tragedy. • Until Sept 2 The Prairies, The Maritimes, And A Few Lakes • A celebration of the artist’s experiences, achievements and memories, chronicling the wide geography of Canada. • Until Sept 30

BOREALIS GALLERY

Edmonton Federal Building, Main floor, 9820 107 St • The Dream We Form By Being

FAB Gallery Fine Arts Building Gallery

1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/artshows A Sculptor’s Life • A “snapshot” of four decades of work by Peter Hide. • Until Sept 15 Master of Design Group Graduate Show • A selection of work highlighting the research of students graduating with a Master of Design degree, including Bahaa Harmouche (VCD), Mischa Patel (VCD), Siyi Xie (ID) and Derek Jagodzinsky (ID). • Sept 26 – Oct 14 Performative Documents and the Labouring Body • Examines the artistic practice of the contemporary performance artist Cassils. • Until Sept 15

FRONT GALLERY

12323 104 Ave • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Gallery Walk • Featuring work by local artists, Michelle Neumann, Jeff Sylvester, Kari Duke, Tom Gale, and several internationally established artist • Sept 23 – 24 Occupied People • A group exhibition of new work speaking to the importance of being firmly grounded in community despite the challenges of doing so. • Sept 13 – Oct 4

Harcourt House

3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery Curious ‘Thing’ • Wei Li is an Edmonton-based visual artist and a recent graduate of the University of Alberta (BFA in Painting). The impressive body of work explores the delicate balance between abstraction and figuration. • Until Sept 22 Main Gallery Substratae • Toronto-based visual artist, Margie Kelk, takes an exploratory and experimental approach as she appropriates and reconstructs visual fragments of ideas through diverse artistic media: ceramic

sculpture, multi-media installation, drawing, painting, and animation. • Until Sept 22

HUMAN ECOLOGY GALLERY

University of Alberta 1-15, Human Ecology Building • 780.492.3824 Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll • Chronicles the art and early life of Dr. Nelly Toll, an artist and writer who survived the Holocaust as a young child in Nazi-occupied Poland. • Sept 28 – Mar 11 Misfits: Bodies, Dress and Sustainability • An exploration into the world of contemporary fashion that asks the question “how does the current fit of apparel impact clothing consumption, individual well-being and the environment?” • Until Sept 13

KALEIDO FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL

SNAP Gallery and Printshop

10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Main Gallery Give Up & Party by Morgan Wedderspoon • Until Sept 9 Community Gallery Last Resort by Leanne Olson • Until Sept 9 Main and Community Gallery The Story So Far, Curated by Sara Norquay • Sept 21 – Nov 4

Strathearn Art walk

Park along Strathearn Dr, between 89 and 91 St • strathearnartwalk.com • A celebration of art and community, the fifth annual Strathearn Art Walk features an art show and sale, as well as food (including the famous Strathearn pulled pork sandwich), beer and music. • Sept 9, 12 pm – 7 pm

118 Ave and between 90 – 94 St • Pay what you can • kaleidofest.ca • Alberta Avenue comes alive during Kaleido. Artists collide in an environment of creative exploration and performances on rooftops, sides of buildings, back alleys, parks, old spaces and new spaces of 118 Avenue. • Sep 15 – 17

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE

Latitude 53

viSuAleyez

10242 106 St • 780.423.5353 • latitude53.org • Autospect • Kale Vandenbroek peers into the self in this collection of print and mixed-media works. • Until Sept 9 Catastrophe, Memory, Reconciliation • An exhibition of drawing and animation around a floor tapestry, created in sawdust drawing. • Until Sept 9

Musée Héritage Museum St Albert Place, 5 St Anne St • 780.459.1528 • museeheritage.ca • Take Your Best Shot • Keeping with the theme of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, the subject for the 2017 photo contest is “My Canada.” • Until Sept 10

The Michel Band • The history of this First Nations is deeply connected to its regions. With family objects from band members and pieces from the museum collection, they will tell their story of strength, family, injustice, challenge and perseverance. • Sept 19 – Jan 7

Peter roBertSon GAllery

12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Artistic Studio by Joseph Hartman • Sept 21 – Oct 10

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11211 142 St • 780.451.3344 •

telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca

The Science Behind Pixar • Explore the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters • Until Jan (date to be determined) visualeyez.org • Latitude 53 invites artists to Edmonton to explore issues around the curatorial theme of awkwardness. • Sept 25 – Oct 1

COMEDY COMIC STRIP

1646 Bourbon St West Edmonton Mall • 780.483.5999 • wem.thecomicstrip.ca • Angelo Tsarouchas, Sept 1 – 3 • Battle to the Funny Bone, Every Mon • Triple Threat Tuesdays, Every Tues • Dustin Ybarra, Sept 6 – 10 • Anthony Jeselnik, Sept 14 – 16 • Fahim Anwar, Sept 20 – 24 • Matt Iseman, Sept 28 – Oct 1

Joe Rogan

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • jubileeauditorium.com • Joe Rogan has been a comedian for 20 years with his intense take on the world. His comedy special Triggered is on Netflix and now he is invading Edmonton • Sept 25, 7 pm

Lewis Black and Kathleen madigan

River Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • Two of comedies biggest names come together for one hilarious evening. • Sept 8, 7 pm

NIKKI PAYNE

YUK YUK’S AT CENTURY CASINO • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Rd • 780.643.4026 • www. cnty.com • Her sharp tongue, engaging charm and trademark lisp has won her multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. • Sept 29 – 30

ThE ComIC STRIPPERS

Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, 4308 50 St, Leduc • maclabcentre.com • A fictitious male stripper troupe played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians performs a “sexylarious” improv comedy show. • Sept 23, 7:30 pm

ThE oPEN JAm

to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wideranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene. • Sept 14, Oct 19, Nov 9, Feb 1, Mar 8, Apr 26, May 24, 8 pm

EDMONTON BURLESqUE FESTIvAL

Royal Alberta Museum (Original) Theatre, 12845 102 Ave • edmontonburlesquefest.com • Celebrating all things burlesque, vaudeville and fabulous. The long weekend encompasses a series of intimate showcases. • Aug 31 – Sept 2

Silent Short Films will light up platform screens throughout the Edmonton Transit LRT system. • Sept 25 – Oct 1

LITTLE BIG MAN

Capitol Theatre, 1920 St, Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton • Dustin Hoffman plays a 100 year old man who recounts his adventures in the old west. • Sept 14, 7:30 pm

RADICAL REELS

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • $20 (adult), $15 (student) • ardentheatre.com • Screenings that focus on dynamic, highadrenaline films featuring sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking, BASE jumping, snowboarding and mountain biking, and new sports such as snow-kiting and speed-riding. • Sept 28, 7:30 pm

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre, the Open Jam is a place to share space, swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play for a night. Whether you are a seasoned improvisor or an improv virgin this is a relaxed environment to have fun, grow and make artistic connections. • Last Tuesday of each month

SUBARTIC IMPROv & ExPERIMENTAL ARTS

DANCE

FILM

Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • themosquers.com • The Mosquers is a film festival that aims to educate, entertain and build bridges through showcasing the diverse Muslim experience. • Sept 9, 7 pm

ALBERTA BALLET PRESENTS ThE TANGo fIRE ComPANY OF BUENOS AIRES

2001: A SPACE ODySSEy

THE OUTLAW JOSEyWALES

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • Embrace ‘the art of the tango’ as Alberta Ballet’s 51st season opens with Tango Fire: a sublime, sensuous performance evoking the intoxicating passion of late night Buenos Aires. • Sept 27 – 28

BRIAN WEBB DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS PRAIRIE DANCE CIRCUIT

Timms Centre For The Arts, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 Brian Webb (Edmonton), Nicole Mion (Calgary), Robin Poitras (Regina) and Brent Lott (Winnipeg) each create a new piece for a local dancer who intrigues and inspires them. The premise? Anything is possible. • Sept 22 – 23

CANADA 150 SESqUICENTENNIAL PARTIES

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • These parties celebrate as many sides of Canadianism as possible. This theme is “Ghost Days” bringing the audiencesan art experience like no other. • Sept 30, 8 pm

DIRT BUFFET CABARET

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $10 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary, diverse variety show allows audiences

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $15 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • Co-curated by Jen Mesch and Allison Balcetis, these unique events combine forces of local and visiting artists, who share with the audience to a melange of dance, visual art, music, and text. • Sept 8, Oct 27, Nov 24, Jan 12, Feb 16, Apr 6, May 4

Capitol Theatre, 1920 St, Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton • The history of man from birth to death as he explores the outer reaches of the universe. • Sept 28, 7:30 pm

BLUE REvUE

Garneau Theatre, 8712 109 St • 780.425.9212 • bluerevue.ca • Sexy films, beer and burlesque combine for one amazing night that you won’t soon forget. • Sept 13, 6 pm

DREAMSPEAkERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIvAL

COMIC & ENTERTAINMENT ExPO Edmonton Expo Centre,

7515 118 Ave • edmontonexpo.com • A three-day pop culture convention held annually each fall in at the Expo Centre. Attendees can shop hundreds of vendors and exhibitors, check out panels and workshops, and meet their favourite stars and creators. • Sept 22 – 24

THE MOSqUERS FILM FESTIvAL

Capitol Theatre, 1920 St, Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton • A Missouri farmer that joins a Confederate guerrilla unit and winds up on the run from Union soldiers that murdered his family. • Sept 7, 7:30 pm

ThE STING

Capitol Theatre, 1920 St, Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton • A 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters to con a mob boss. • Sept 21, 7:30 pm

Metro Cinema at the Garneau, 8712 109 St • 780.378.9609 • $12 (screenings) • dreamspeakers. org • The festival is a resource for Aboriginal filmmakers, directors, scriptwriters, cameramen, technicians, actors, musicians, storytellers, artists and craftspeople to present their works to the world. • Sept 20 – 23

GOTTA MINUTE FILM FESTIvAL

Stanley Milner Library • gottaminutefilmfestival.com • Wait for it and watch for it. For one week this fall, One Minute

The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam.com • Third Wednesday of every month • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner. • Sept 20, 7 pm (sign-up), 7:30 pm (stories start)

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season

O C T 26 – N O V 04 , 2017

THE TESTAMENT OF MARY BY COLM TÓIBÍN

MAR 13– MAR 25, 2018

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME / EN MÉMOIRE DE MOI BY CAT WALSH

WITH FRENCH TRANSLATION BY MANON BEAUDOIN

APR 05– APR 13, 2018

SLUT

BY BRENDA McFARLANE

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIvAL

Landmark Cinemas City Centre 9, 10200 102 Ave • For 10 days the primary objective is to encourage and support the appreciation of cinema as art. All films will be Edmonton premieres. • Sept 28 – Oct 7

EDMONTON STORy SLAM

LITERARY

International Film Festival Indigenous stories through film

SEPTEMBER 20 - 23, 2017

DON’T MISS A SINGLE SHOW!

Metro Cinema at the Garneau Boyle Street Plaza

Season subscriptions from $40 – $75 are available now at www.northernlighttheatre.com or 780-471-1586

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Script Salon

Holy trinity anglican church, Upper arts Space, 10037 84 ave • A play reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

Downton abbey roaD

THEATRE

Jubilations Dinner theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca • The problem with Downton is that everybody has a dark secret. It’s all set to the music of the most British rock band in history; The Beatles. • Until Oct 15

11 o’clock nUmber!

HiGH tea

Holy trinity church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

cHimprov

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

Fringe Theatre Adventures, 10330 84 Ave • 780.758.9999 • fireflytheatre.com • Join the company of Firefly Theatre and Circus as they dangle overhead serving steeps, champagne and sweets. • Sept 24, 2 pm

SHakeSpeare in love

Shoctor theatre, citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre. com • When William Shakespeare falls in love with an engaged woman, their forbidden

romance inspires the playwright’s most famous tragedy. • Sept 16 – Oct 8

SHockerS DeliGHt!

teatro la Quindicina, varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • teatroq.com • Comedy that chronicles the evolving relationships of the three graduates of the University of Continental North America. • Sept 28 – Oct 14

SoUl SiStaS

Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A multipart tribute to the iconic Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, two of the greatest African American female singers of our time. • Sept 5 – Oct 29

tHe exQUiSite HoUr

teatro la Quindicina, varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave •

780.433.3399 • teatroq.com • A well-adjusted bachelor finds his life forever altered on a summer evening when a mysterious stranger materializes in his backyard and asks “Are you satisfied with what you know?” • (Runs during Fringe, Aug 18 – 27, until Sept 2)

BOnEy M FEATURing Liz mitcHell

ThE SOUnD OF MUSiC

bonobo

northern alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com/EventDetails/766/ The-Sound-of-Music • The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family. • Sept 19 – 24

tHeatreSportS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

MUSIC aGainSt me!

Union hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Gainesville, Florida by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace. • Sept 5, 7 pm

amy Helm

St basil’s cultural centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Amy Helm is blessed with a commanding, deeply expressive voice and an uncanny songwriting skill that draws upon a deep well of American musical traditions. • Sept 22, 7:30 pm

anDrew paHl

The needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Folk-rock artist with big dreams. • Sept 5, 5:30 pm

A nighT OF RhyThM AnD SoUl

Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Join Terrell Edwards and friends for an electrifying performance that pays tribute to the legends of rhythm and soul. • Sept 2

aUStra

Union hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • While Bonobo is an electronic DJ artist, his band plays live renditions of studio material. • Sept 12, 8 pm

BREAKOUT WEST KiCK OFF concert myer Horowitz theatre, 8900 114 St • 780.492.4764 • su.ualberta.ca/businesses/ horowitz • Featuring Declan O’Donovan, Kelly Bado, Scenic Route to Alaska. • Sept 14, 7 pm

breakoUt weSt mUSic FESTiVAL

Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • The festival will feature the best in emerging talent from western Canada, in every genre from pop to country, rock to hip hop, jazz, classical, children’s music and everything in between. • Sept 15 – 16

colDplay

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Due to phenomenal demand, Coldplay is returning to Edmonton for the “A Head Full Of Dreams Tour,” which will feature the band’s first Canadian dates in five years. • Sept 26 – 27

comeback kiD

The needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Comeback Kid has been an undeniable staple of the hardcore community. • Sept 28, 7 pm

COM TRUiSE W/ nOSAJ tHinG, cleopolD

9910, 9910B 109 St • 99ten.ca • An admitted synth obsessive, Com Truise is the maker of an experimental and bottom-heavy style he calls “mid-fi synthwave, slow-motion funk.” • Sept 12, 8 pm

DAggERMOUTh W/ ELDER abUSe, anD GUeStS

The needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Austra is a Canadian electronic music project from Toronto known for stellar live shows. • Sept 26, 7 pm

The needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Daggermouth is a Canadian pop punk/ melodic hardcore band formed in 2004 in Vancouver. • Sept 8, 8 pm

bliSS n eSo

Dark tranQUility

The Forge On Whyte, 10549 82 Ave • 780.989.1741 • facebook. com/pg/Theforgeyeg/events • Bliss n Eso are an Australian hip hop trio based in Sydney. • Sept 27, 8 pm 16 season

river cree entertainment centre, 300 east lapotac blvd, Enoch • Boney M was not only the disco cult band of the ‘70s and ‘80s, but remains a living legend of the entire disco era. • Sept 21, 7 pm

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Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • The Scandanavian metal style is hardly confined to one place and Dark Tranquillity are one of the most prominent practitioners. • Sept 26, 7 pm

DANIEL O’DONNELL

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • Daniel O’Donnell has been hailed as one of the greatest Irish singers of the generation. • Sept 11, 7:30 pm

Gene SimmonS AnD HiS bAND

miCHelle AnD FRienDS

edmonton expo Centre, 7515 118 Ave • edmontonexpo.com • KISS legend gene Simmons is ready to rock Edmonton. • Sept 23

GOLDTOp

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • See acclaimed folk singer/songwriter Dave gunning and J.P. Cormier. • Sept 30, 7 pm

Capital Plaza, Alberta legislature, 10800 97 Ave • assembly.ab.ca/visitor/annualevents. html • goldtop’s full-length debut album You Possess Me formally introduces Canada’s newest dynamic musical duo. • Sept 1, 12 pm

DAviD ClAyton tHomAS

hOT CLub EDmONTON

DAvE GuNNING AND J.p. COrmIEr DuO

Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Don’t miss the legend that is David Clayton Thomas, carving out the melodies and the memories of the decades with his soulful voice at the helm. • Sept 16, 7:30 pm

DErINA hArvEy bAND

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • An Albertabased five-piece Celtic-rock group who offer an authentic East-coast kitchen-party experience. • Sept 29, 7:30 pm

DiSPlAy oF DeCAy

the Forge on Whyte, 10549 82 Ave • 780.989.1741 • facebook. com/pg/theforgeyeg/events • Display of Decay is widely noted for bringing a unique blend of old school death metal, with tinges of thrash and doom. • Sept 30, 7 pm

eASy RuCkuS

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • A six-piece music group out of golden, BC that creates all original music with a unique sound fusing between rock, blues, folk, reggae & psychedelic. • Sept 18, 5:30 pm

EDmONTON ACCOrDIAN ExTrAvAGANzA

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.7812 • stalbertcommunityhall.com • gypsy jazz from Edmonton paying tribute to Edmonton jazz greats. • Sept 26, 2 pm

iAn tySon

moRtAR AnD mARRoW

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Four piece folk rock that features the cello. • Sept 21, 5:30 pm

niCkelbACk

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Nickelback is set to hit the road this summer on the colossal headlining Feed The Machine tour with special guests Cheap Trick. • Sept 28, 6 pm

oH WonDeR

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • Canadian country icon Ian Tyson, now in his 80s, is still going strong. • Sept 22, 7:30 pm

Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • The London-based alt pop duo are touring in support of their album Ultralife. • Sept 8, 8 pm

keitH HARkin W/ JAy GILDAy

PAm tilliS AnD loRRie mOrGAN

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • An Irish singer-songwriter who’s been singing and performing since the age of four. Jay gilday is one of Edmonton’s blues, traditional, rock and most recently soul music, gems. • Sept 12, 7 pm

river Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 east lapotac blvd, enoch • Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan are currently delighting old and new fans across North America on their highly successful grits and glamour Tour. • Sept 15, 7 pm

kenny AnD Dolly ... toGEThEr AGAIN

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Rille Ataka is a prog-rock trio from Edmonton. • Sept 1, 5:30pm

Shell theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 – 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Country music’s favourite couple is together again. This is the ultimate tribute to Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. • Sept 15, 7:30 pm

St John’s Cultural Centre, 10611 110 Ave • edmontonaccordion.com • This two day event has everything accordian with an evening dance, workshops, open stage, and performances by Kim and Dan Chirstian and the Penny Sanborn Trio. • Sept 15 – 16

lionel RiCHie: All tHe HitS WitH SPeCiAl GueSt mArIAh CArEy

ELLIOT brOOD

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • A three-piece folk/rock/alt/country band based in Hamilton. • Sept 22, 8 pm

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Combining elements of rock and roots reggae that evokes memories of The Clash, The Police and Sublime. • Sept 14, 8 pm

GARnet RoGeRS

meRCy Funk

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • garnet Rogers and his brother Stan created one of the most influential acts in North American folk music. • Sept 16, 7 pm

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Enjoy a mix of kids’ classics, original songs, and fiddle tunes that will get the whole family grooving. • Sept 19, 10 am

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Pop superstars Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey will be shaking the roof and playing all the hits. • Sept 1, 7 pm

mAD CADDieS

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Mercy Funk is a modern twist on classic funk and R&B grooves. • Sept 15, 5:30 pm

Rille AtAkA

RiSe AGAinSt

Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 780.421.9797 • shawconferencecentre.com • American rockers Rise Against are coming back to Edmonton. They’ll be joined by guests Pierce the Veil and White Lung. • Sept 18, 6:30 pm

rOTT’N DAN AND ThE LIGhTNIN’ ChILD

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Rott’n Dan and the Lightnin’ Child is an acoustic duo focusing on pre war, Piedmont and country blues. • Sept 8, 5:30 pm

ruN COyOTE

The Needle vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • A mix of late nights on city streets and Western landscapes through twangy guitars and ‘60s arrangements and rhythms. • Sept 13, 5:30 pm

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simple plan

Union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • Simple Plan are celebrating the 15th anniversary of its debut album No Pads, No Helmets….Just Balls. • Sept 7, 7 pm

skillet

Union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • Touring in support of its latest album Unleashed. • Sept 8, 7 pm

Son of dave w/ Joe Nolan and the dogs

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Son of Dave, is a Canadian musician and singer–songwriter, based in the United Kingdom. • Sept 3, 6 pm

Sparrow blue w/ nOT WITNESS, AND huNGRY HOLLOW

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Sparrow Blue (sometimes simply known as “The Sparrows”) have been working on their gritty southern rock n roll sound ever since they learned how to play. • Sept 30, 9 pm

The cave singers

Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • A twangy, rootsy folk trio with many tricks up their sleeves. • Sept 17, 8 pm

The everly brothers tribute featuring the zmed brothers

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St,

The Weber Brothers

St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • The Zmed Brothers pay tribute to one of the greatest rock duos ever. • Sept 29, 7:30 pm

The Forge On Whyte, 10549 82 Ave • 780.989.1741 • facebook. com/pg/Theforgeyeg/events • See the band that claims to be the “baddest band in the land.” • Sept 15, 9 pm

The legend of the hag featuring Jess Lee

Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Jess Lee will take you on a journey through the life and times of one of the greatest artists in country music history-Merle Haggard. • Sept 14, 7:30 pm

the wellington folk

the lionyls

TSUNAMI BROTHERS

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • The Lionyls are a four-piece rock & soul outfit based in Ottawa. • Sept 22, 5:30 pm

THE MINIMALISTS : LESS IS Now tour

Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St • 780.492.4764 • su.ualberta.ca/businesses/ horowitz • The Minimalists will present an in-depth talk about minimalism and record a live version of “Ask The Minimalists” for their popular podcast. • Sept 10, 7 pm

the sadies

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • The Sadies bring its signature blend of country, psychedelic, rock and surf. • Sept 20, 8 pm

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • The Wellington Folk are a five piece folk/ rock outfit from Calgary. • Sept 29, 5:30 pm The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • The Tsunami Brothers are a four-piece surf band that plays instrumental surf music from all the waves of surf music. • Sept 14, 5:30 pm

YES With special guest Todd Rundgren

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • YES continues with its tradition of symphonic progressive rock that remains timelessly fresh and innovative. • Sept 7, 7:30 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC adams and Grieg

10186 106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca Feature Gallery Landmarks • Glass artists Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock, and Katherine Russel examine the prairie landscape through many different perspectives. • Sept 2 – Dec 24 Discovery Gallery Laura McKibbon • Laura McKibbon explores notions of place and cultural identity through 18 season

Ordinary • Whitecourt artist Karen Rhebergen explores the richness of daily life through her batik works. • Oct 21 – Nov 25 Perch • Mixed media sculptures from Dena Seiferling and Stefanie Staples explore the conservation and biodiversity of birds. • Sept 9 – Oct 14

Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove

Melcor Cultural Centre, 35–5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscoun-

BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV

Convocation Hall, University of Alberta • 780.433.4532 • edmontonchambermusic.org • Behzod Abduraimov is rapidly establishing himself as one of the foremost pianists of his generation. • Sept 23, 7:30 pm

bozzini quartet

Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music, 10050 MacDonald Dr • edmontonrecital. com • The Quartet has been a new and original voice in classical music. • Sept 24, 7:30 pm

CONCORDIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University, 7128 Ada Blvd • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Sept 20 and 27, 7:30 pm

cil.com • Ken Duncan • Oct 10 – Nov 4

Past Imperfect: A Canadian History Project • An exhibition that presents over 120 works of art that act as markers for important moments in Canada’s history. • Until Oct 8

Atelier • Atelier is a creation space for you to explore, experiment and solve problems. Use analog and digital animation techniques to build sets and record your story workshop. • Until Dec 31

Alberta Craft Council

Convocation Hall (located inside the old Arts building) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Enjoy an afternoon of beautiful music performed by elite music students in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and University Symphony Orchestra. • Sept 24, 1 pm

Harp and Cello

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca •

ceramic work produced during a recent residency at in Southern France. • Oct 21 – Nov 25

Alumni Weekend Free Concert

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • The performance of lush music

Art Gallery of alberta

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS

that paints images of Northern landscapes, dreams, and stories. • Sept 16, 8 pm

Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail • Descriptive caption on the back of a photographic print. This exhibition of press photographs— drawn from the 25,000 prints donated by The Globe and Mail. • Until Nov 12 Faye HeavyShield: Calling Stones (Conversations) • Continuing a long practice of combining drawing, photography, sculpture and video, HeavyShield’s multi-disciplinary work often takes the form of circles, spirals, grids and lines, recalling the bonds of families and the gathering of communities. • Oct 28 - Feb 19

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com •

RBC Work Room: Dara Huminiski and Sergio Serrano—Monument • RBC Work Room exposes the creative practices of artists to the public, allowing visitors to see the development of an exhibition from the beginning to end over the course of six weeks. Edmonton designer/artists Dara Huminiski and Sergio Serrano will work individually and together. • Oct 14 - Feb 19

Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Inside Painting • Painter Peter Ivens practice is an evolving study of the wonders of nature, and his works respond to the everchanging landscapes of colour, water and light in the Alberta wilderness. • Until Oct 28

BOREALIS GALLERY

Edmonton Federal Building, main floor, 9820 107 St • The

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Journey from the sunny roads of Spain to the fabled city of El Dorado, led by ESO principal harp Nora Bumanis. • Sept 29 – 30

Late night adams

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • John Adams’ astounding Harmonielehre is “inspired by the era of rock ’n’ roll, by the most hardcore side of jazz, and by the sounds of the technological era we live in.” • Sept 15, 9:30 pm

Symphony under the sky Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • edmontonsymphony.com • For four days enjoy the majestic masterpieces under the open sky. Tchaikovsky, Wagner and Bruch (Fri). A Night in Hollywood (Sat), Alberta Rising (Sun). • Sept 1 – 3

The woman of a thousand voices: An evening with Christina bianco Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • Christina Bianco has an uncanny ability to mimic a huge range of showbiz divas. • Sept 22 – 23

Volk for Chamber music Convocation Hall (located inside the old Arts building) • ualberta. ca/artshows • Volk highlights the melodic and popular folk styles of classical classical composers. • Sept 23, 8 pm

Dream We Form By Being Together • Drawing from indigenous practices and understandings, the show seeks to rebalance colonial narratives within the much larger story of Canada. • Oct 1

CAVA Gallery

CAVA Gallery, 9103 95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • Free • galeriecava.com • Collectif Devenir • Devenir embodies two forms: an installation of five giant mobiles symbolizing the birth of ideas. • Until Nov 25 Fragile • Through works by six emerging francophone artists, Fragile explores the relationship that exists between presenting an artist according to a sociodemographic point of view. • Until Oct 14

FAB Gallery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Marilene Oliver • Oliver uses various scanning technologies, such as MRI, CT and PET, to reclaim the interior of the body and create works that allow us to materially contemplate our

increasingly digitized lives. • Oct 24 – Nov 10 Master of Design Group Graduate Show • A selection of work highlighting the research of students graduating with a Master of Design degree, including Bahaa Harmouche (VCD), Mischa Patel (VCD), Siyi Xie (ID) and Derek Jagodzinsky (ID). • Until Oct 14 Tanya Harnett • Oct 24 – Nov 10

FRONT GALLERY

12323 104 Ave • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Occupied People • A group exhibition of new work speaking to the importance of being firmly grounded in community despite the challenges of doing so. • Until Oct 4

HARCOURT HOUSE

3rd ﬂoor, 10215 112 St • 780.426.4180 Art Incubator Gallery Turgor • Daniel Evans’ work explores questions of narrative and mythmaking in both historical and contemporary context. • Oct 5 – Nov 24 Main Gallery Soft Red/Hard White: 15th Artist-In-Residence Exhibition • Jen Mesch, current artist-in-residence at Harcourt House Artist

Run Centre, is an Edmontonbased dance and performance artist working on aspects of human movement that intersect with visual arts. • Oct 5 – Nov 24

HUMAN ECOLOGY GALLERY

University of Alberta 1-15, Human Ecology Building • 780.492.3824 • Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll • Chronicles the art and early life of Dr. Nelly Toll, an artist and writer who survived the Holocaust as a young child in Nazi-occupied Poland. • Until Mar 11

LATITUDE 53

10242 106 St • 780.423.5353 • latitude53.org • Getting Big • A collection of 16 paper composite sculpted toddlers and 16 paintings that accompany each one. • Oct 5 – Nov 17 Have a good one • A semi-functional Rube Goldberg installation that provides a platform for comic videos on the downfalls of attempting the labours of performative masculinity. • Oct 5 – Nov 17

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM St Albert Place, 5 St Anne St • 780.459.1528 • The Michel Band • The history of this First Nations is deeply connected to its regions. With family objects

from band members and pieces from the museum collection, they will tell their story of strength, family, injustice, challenge and perseverance. • Sept 19 – Jan 7

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY

12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Artistic Studio by Joseph Hartman • Until Oct 10 David Alexander • Oct 14 – Nov 4

SNAP GALLERY & PRINTSHOP

10123 – 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com Main and Community Gallery The Story So Far, Curated by Sara Norquay • Sept 21 – Nov 4

BOBBY LEE

Yuk Yuk’s at Century Casino, 13103 Fort Rd • 780.643.4026 • www.cnty.com • Best known for his appearances on Mad TV, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, The Dictator and Pineapple Express. • Oct 27 – 28

COMIC STRIP

1646 Bourbon St West Edmonton Mall • 780.483.5999 • wem. thecomicstrip.ca • Matt Iseman, Oct 1 • Battle to the Funny Bone, Every Mon • Triple Threat Tuesdays • Dean Delray, Oct 4 – 8 • Bert Kreisher, Oct 12 – 14 • Mo Amer, Oct 18 – 22 • Sean Donnelly, Oct 25 – 29

EDMONTON COMEDY FESTIVAL

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE

Various venues • 780.439.8809 • atbcomedy.com • Four days of funny featuring over 30 comics from across North America. • Oct 12 – 14

telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca

JAY PHAROAH

11211 142 St • 780.451.3344 •

The Science Behind Pixar • Explore the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters. • Until Jan (date to be determined)

COMEDY

River Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • Jay Pharoah is best known for his appearances on SNL and his wide array of uncanny celebrity impressions, including Barack Obama, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Stephen A. Smith, Kanye West and Chris Tucker. • Oct 7, 9 pm

LAUGH FOR LIFE GALA 2017 Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Featuring comedians Tim Hawkins and Jonnie W. • Oct 21, 7 pm

MURRAY SAWCHUK

Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Murray Sawchuck is one of the most sought after viral magicians with over 400 million online views. • Oct 14, 7:30 pm

THE OPEN JAM

DANCE CINDERELLA

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • A wicked stepmother and two evil step-sisters

at the ti m m s centre for the arts

WHAT’S ON AT UALBERTA? For full details on the exciting Studio Theatre 2017/18 season:

ualberta.ca/artshows A Bright Room Called Day

The Lower Depths

A Doll House

The School for Scandal

by Tony Kushner Oct 12 - 21

by Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Beau Coleman Nov 30 - Dec 9

by Maxim Gorky Feb 8 - 17

Exit The King

by Eugene Ionesco May 17 - 26

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Mar 29 - Apr 7

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make life hard for poor Cinderella when someone special turns things around. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm

CITIE BALLET PRESENTS ILLUMINATE

Timms Centre For The Arts, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • An homage to one of North America’s icons of jazz, Nina Simone. Writer, poet and activist, Nina’s music provides the soundtrack for Alysa Pires’ newest piece commissioned by Citie Ballet. • Oct 27 – 29

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DIANNA DAVID SCHOOL OF MOVES

GRAND OPENING

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • From Filipino dancing to physical theatre, hip hop to props, and more, Dianna David enjoys playing in all worlds. • Oct 15, 2 pm

SEPTEMBER 8, 10-8 PM SEPTEMBER 9, 10-6 PM

DIRT BUFFET CABARET

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wide-ranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene. • Oct 19

FORTUITOUS ENDINGS

Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • toygunstheatre.com • The show is all about the sticky spots in relationships and the unintentional harm done in them. • Oct 4 – 7, 7:30 pm

HyPNOTIC SAFARI

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Capital City Burlesque elegantly straddles a fine line between classic burlesque and humourous modernist parody. • Oct 20, 8 pm

REMIX

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $10 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • Two local choreographers will have their shorts works remixed by visiting choreographers from Montreal and St John’s. • Oct 14 – 15, 8 pm

SUBARTIC IMPROV & EXPERIMENTAL ARTS

JUPITER FORT ROAD

13572 FORT ROAD • 587-473-0087

JUPITER 97

12841-97 STREET • 780-705-1106

JUPITER WESTPOINT

17547-100 AVENUE • 587-521-8005

JUPITER SHERBROOKE

FILM

11839 ST. ALBERT TRAIL • 587-521-9333

JUPITER WHYTE

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

10408 WHYTE AVENUE • 780-433-1967

YOU ROLL WITH US NOW ® 20 season

JUPITERGRASS.CA

Landmark Cinemas City Centre 9, 10200 102 Ave • For 10 days the

primary objective is to encourage and support the appreciation of cinema as art. All films will be Edmonton premieres. • Until Oct 7

EDMONTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845 102 Ave • esff.ca • Experience the best of Alberta indie short films, enjoy complimentary snacks, cash bar, live music over the intermission, red carpet photos and a chance to mingle with the filmmakers. • Oct 14, 6 pm (doors), 7 pm (screening begins)

FAMILy FUN FILM FESTIVAL

Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845 102 Ave • esff.ca • Families can come and enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly films. During the intermission, in a carnival atmosphere, kids can have their faces painted, kids and families can shoot their own micro-short video in front of a green screen. • Oct 15, 2 pm (doors), 2:30 pm (screening begins)

GOTTA MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL

Stanley Milner Library • gottaminutefilmfestival.com • Wait for it and watch for it. For one week this fall, One Minute Silent Short Films will light up platform screens throughout the Edmonton Transit LRT system, bringing media art to Edmontonians ‘on the go.’ • Until Oct 1

THE MONSTER: SILENT FILM Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Bring your ghoulfriend to this silent horror-comedy, screened to live organ accompaniment, followed by a spooktacular party in the Winspear lobby. • Oct 31, 8 pm

THE SHINING AND ROOM 237 Capitol Theatre, 1920 St, Fort Edmonton Park, Edmonton • A Stanley Kubrick double feature. • Oct 19, 7:30 pm

LITERARY EDMONTON STORy SLAM

I GOT RHyTHM: THE SCIENCE OF SONG

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Director and producer Connie Edwards will lead an intriguing post-film question-andanswer session. • Oct 22, 2 pm

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LITFEST: EDMONTON’S NONFICTION FESTIVAL

Various venues • 780.498.2500 • litfestalberta.com • Litfest celebrates life stories, politics, science, art and fine wine through a series of performance and intimate conversations with notable authors. It is the only nonfiction festival in Canada. • Oct 12 – 22

SCRIPT SALON

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

SHANE KOyCzAN

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • See why Stick Boy author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan is in such high demand around the word with his poetry. • Oct 28, 7:30 pm

TERRy O’REILLy

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Terry O’Reilly’s radio show gives backstage insight into the world of advertising. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm

THEATRE 11 O’CLOCK NUMBER!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAy Timms Centre, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • ualberta.ca/drama • Set in parallel worlds of 1930s Germany and present day, a group of artists slowly realize the political terror about to unfold around them, and must decide to flee or fight for their true beliefs. • Oct 12 – 21

A DOLL’S HOUSE

Walterdale Theatre, 10322 83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre.com • There are two protagonists in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House: Nora Helmer, and Nils Krogstad. Both are guilty of the same crime—fraud by means of forgery. • Oct 11 – 21

CHIMPROV

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

CONSTELLATIONS

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • A spellbinding, romantic journey that begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. • Oct 25 – Nov 12

Downton Abbey RoAD

Jubilations Dinner theatre, west edmonton Mall, #2061 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca • The problem with Downton is that everybody has a dark secret. It’s all set to the music of legendary rock band, The Beatles. • Until Oct 15

eDMonton opeRA preSentS LeS FeLUetteS (LiLies)

northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • edmontonopera.com • Known for its lyrical romanticism, the play unfolds around a moment in 1912 when a group of college boys in Quebec rehearse Gabriele D’Annunzio’s sensual play The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. • Oct 21, 24, 27

enD oF tHe RAinbow

Horizon stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • A true account of Judy Garland’s twilight years. • Oct 11, 7:30 pm

menOpAUSe the mUSicAL shell theatre, Dow Centennial centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • The international hit comedy celebrating women on the brink of, in the midst of, or having survived “the change.” • Oct 14, 7:30 pm

one MAn stAR wARs triLOGY

Horizon stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • Canadian actor Charles Ross will condense the three original films: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, into one hilarious production. • Oct 25, 7:30 pm

OrAnGe iS the neW pinK

Jubilations Dinner theatre, west edmonton Mall, #2061 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton. jubilations.ca • Piper is pretty in pink and the life of every party. But when this queen of the New York party scene takes it a bit too far, she’s forced to trade in the pink party dress for an orange prison suit. • Oct 20 – Jan 20

popoviCH CoMeDy pet tHeAtRe

myer horowitz theatre, 8900 114 St • 780.492.4764 • su.ualberta. ca/businesses/horowitz • One of the most beloved family shows in the world, featuring European-style circus extravaganza including physical comedy, juggling, acrobats from the Moscow Circus, trained dogs and even house cats. • Oct 15, 3 pm

rApid Fire WALK With me citadel theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improvised David Lynch. • every Saturday, 7:30 pm

recKOninG

westbury theatre, Atb Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • An incendiary theatrical presentation of three separate experiences with the truth and reconciliation commission. • Oct 18 – 28

ShAKeSpeAre in LOVe

Shoctor theatre, citadel theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • When William Shakespeare falls in love with an engaged woman, their forbidden romance inspires the playwright’s most famous tragedy. • Until Oct 8

ShOcKerS deLiGht!

teatro la Quindicina, Varscona theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • teatroq.com • Comedy that chronicles the evolving relationships of the three graduates of the University of Continental North America. • Until Oct 14

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art that moves

SOUL SiStAS

mayfield dinner theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A multipart tribute to the iconic Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, two of the greatest African American female singers of our time. • Until Oct 29

tHeAtRespoRts

citadel theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

tHe testAMent oF MARy

pcL Studio, AtB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.471.1586 • northernlighttheatre.com • The mother of Jesus tells her story of her son’s crucifixion and questions his death and divinity. • Oct 26 – nov 4

the UnderWAter BUBBLe sHow

Festival place, Sherwood park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • In this colourful story, Mr. B finds himself transported to the magical underwater world of Bubblelandia; a place to linger, to listen, to savour, to marvel and above all else a place to dream. • Oct 15, 3 pm, 6 pm

UBUntU (the cApe tOWn pRoJeCt)

Shoctor theatre, citadel theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • Ghosts haunt a man and woman, continents apart, as they discover secrets of their past. Ages 14+ • Oct 11 – 22

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MUSIC Agent OrAnge

Brixx Bar and grill, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • A staple of the Californian surf punk scene. Part of uP+DT. • Oct 7, 6 pm

Alt-j

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • winspearcentre.com • The experimental pop wizards are touring in support of their latest album Relaxer. • Oct 15 – 16

AnAïS MitCHEll

the Club, Citadel theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • Anaïs Mitchell will treat the audience to some of her favourite songs with some of her favourite people. • Oct 20 – 21

ArCAdE firE

rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Arcade Fire released its fifth album, Everything Now on July 28 and are touring in support. • Oct 11, 7 pm

BlACk MOurning ligHt MEtAl fEStivAl 2017

Starlite room, 10030 – 102 St • 780.428.1099 • Metal festival featuring acts Rites of Thy Degringolade, Fortress Sorguinazia, Ares Infernus, Anti Christ. • Oct 13 – 14

BOz SCAggS

river Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East lapotac Blvd, Enoch • 780.484.2121 • “I’m at a point where I’m having a lot of fun with music, more than ever,” Boz Scaggs says about his spellbinding new album, A Fool to Care. • Oct 13, 7 pm

BrunCH BEBE BuCkSin

the needle vinyl tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • A delightful fusion of rhythm & blues, outlaw country and soulpop. • Oct 21, 11 am

CArrOll BAkEr

Century Casino Showroom, 13103 fort rd • 780.643.4026 • www.cnty.com • Carroll Baker is one of the most popular female country singers in Canada. • Oct 22, 7 pm

CAttlE dECAPitAtiOn

Starlite room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • You don’t name your band Cattle Decapitation if you’re looking to subtly insinuate your way into the consciousness of the masses, but to make extreme metal. • Oct 20, 7 pm

CHriS dE BurgH

Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 780.421.9797 • shawconferencecentre.com 22 season

•De Burgh is best known for his hit singles “Don’t Pay the Ferryman,” “Spanish Train,” “Patricia the Stripper,” and “The Lady in Red.” • Oct 16

CHriS rOnAld triO + SAM SPAdES

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • Chris Ronald is a contemporary folk singer-songwriter while Sam Spades is a high energy rockabilly band. • Oct 14, 7 pm

COrnEr rOOStEr

the needle vinyl tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • A refreshing and unexpected blend of modern blues powered by duelling guitars, monster riffs and infectious rhythms. • Oct 13, 5:30 pm

dAn dEACOn

Starlite room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • With the success of Dan Deacon’s 2007 album Spiderman of the Rings, came an opportunity for the electronic-music iconoclast to increase the breadth and depth of his entire musical project. Part of uP+DT Festival. • Oct 7, 8 pm

dAvid WilCOX

Century Casino Showroom, 13103 fort rd • 780.643.4026 • www.cnty.com • Montreal native, David Wilcox, is a brilliant songwriter, singer and first rate performer on stage. • Oct 14, 7 pm

SCrEAM W/ dEAdMAu5

Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 780.421.9797 • boodang.com • A halloween rave with special headliner deadmau5. • Oct 28, 9 pm

dEPECHE MOdE W/ WArPAint rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Depeche Mode released its fourteenth studio album Spirit this past March. • Oct 27, 7:30 pm

diiv W/ PrOvinCiAl ArCHivE

Starlite room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • Indie rock shoegaze group formed out of the bands Soft Black and Beach Fossils. Part of uP+DT Festival. • Oct 6, 8 pm

EvEry tiME i diE

union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • An American metalcore band from Buffalo, New York, formed in 1998. • Oct 13, 6 pm

fOrEignEr

northlands Coliseum (formerly rexall Place) • 780.471.7210 • Juke box heroes and classic rock vets are going to set the roof on fire. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm

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frEEdOM SingEr

the Club, Citadel theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • Khari Wendall McClelland, using contemporary styles of music like hip hop, funk, and soul, retraces the steps of his great-great-great grandmother Kizzy as she flees slavery. • Oct 25 – 29

g4SHi

union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • An ethnic Albanian rapper and singer originally from Kosovo now based in Brooklyn, New York. • Oct 5, 6 pm

gOrdOn ligHtfOOt

river Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East lapotac Blvd, Enoch • One of folk’s biggest Canadian icons will be playing all the hits. • Oct 28, 9 pm

HAllOWEEn HOWlEr: fEAturing tHE OffSPring And OnE BAd SOn Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 780.421.9797 • shawconferencecentre.com • The Bear’s Halloween Howler is in its 25th year. Celebrate with The Offspring. • Oct 27, 8 pm

HillSBurn

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • A quintet whose sound could be compared to the likes of Arcade Fire or Bon Iver. • Oct 21, 7 pm

iMAginE drAgOnS

rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Imagine Dragons will release its third album, Evolve, on June 23 and are touring in support. • Oct 10, 7:30 pm

JACk gArtOn And tHE dEMOn SquAdrOn

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Jack garton’s music is a dance party for the vulnerable at heart. His songs celebrate the “absurd difficulty of being alive.” • Oct 13, 7:30 pm

JAPAndrOidS

union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • Formed in 2006, the band rose to prominence following the release of their debut album Post-Nothing. • Oct 14, 8 pm

JESSE COOk

northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • Widely considered one of the most influential figures in “nuevo flamenco” music. • Oct 30, 7:30 pm

jOe BOnAmAssA

northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • North American Fall tour in support of his latest studio album, Blues of Desperation. • Oct 2

JOHN MCDERMOTT

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A Scottish-Canadian tenor best known for his rendering of the songs “Danny Boy” and “Loch Lomond.” • Oct 26, 7:30 pm

KENNY SHIELDS AND STREETHEART ENCORE FAREWELL

Century Casino Showroom, 13103 Fort Rd • 780.643.4026 • www.cnty.com • Canada’s greatest and most distinctive rock singer returns for one last night. • Oct 21, 7 pm

KINGS OF LEON

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • The brothers are back in support of their latest album Walls. • Oct 13, 6:30 pm

MACABRE

Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • American death/grind unit Macabre was formed in 1985. • Oct 21, 8 pm

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/ events • Martha is a beguiling entertainer and a refreshingly different, force in folk music. • Oct 25, 8 pm

MARTIN KERR

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Often compared to the best of the 1970 troubadours Cat Stevens and James Taylor–Kerr’s anthemic modernfolk connects with listeners of all ages. • Oct 27, 7:30 pm

MATT MINGLEWOOD BAND

for Americana, mixing elements of country, bluegrass, folk, mountain music, and rock ‘n’ roll. • Oct 12, 8 pm

PORT CITIES

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • The trio of celebrated Nova Scotian songwriters who now call themselves Port Cities sing about culture. • Oct 18, 7:30 pm

REVEREND HORTON HEAT

Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • The Reverend Horton Heat is the name of a Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. • Oct 8, 8 pm

RIGHT FROM THE ROOTS

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Back by popular demand are Fort Saskatchewan raised recording artists Jenie Thai and Joe Nolan. • Oct 7, 7 pm

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band helped lead the charge

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • winspearcentre.com • The New Pornographers released White Out Conditions this past April and are ready to share some tunes. • Oct 4, 8 pm

THE STEELDRIVERS

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A roaring bluegrass band from Nashville. • Oct 14, 7:30 pm

THE VIDOS

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • The Vidos are a rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. • Oct 26, 5:30 pm

THE WEEKND

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • The Weeknd has announced a second leg to his critically acclaimed Starboy: Legend of the Fall 2017 World Tour. • Oct 2, 7:30 pm

UNION DUKE

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Melding soulful indie rock with bluegrass and country, the group belts out soaring harmonies with three, four and even five voices. • Oct 27, 7:30 pm

U.S. GIRLS

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • U.S. Girls is American-born, Meg Remy’s musical moniker. Part of UP+DT Festival. • Oct 6, 9 pm

WHITEHORSE W/ GUESTS

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Whitehorse’s brazen sonic breadth encompasses psychedelic surf, arid border rock, and icy ‘80s sparseness. • Oct 14, 8 pm

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Samantha Martin is an artist of extraordinary power, gravitas and deep-seated emotion. • Oct 20, 7:30 pm

SARAH SLEAN

Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Sarah Slean exhibits an entrancing mix of spiritual hunger and old-world whimsicality in her music. • Oct 12, 7:30 pm

TAYLOR SCOTT BAND W/ BOOGIE PATROL

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Fuse a twangy Telecaster, steel guitar from classic country, and inject it with harmony and pop sensibility. • Oct 14, 7:30 pm

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Americana folk pop from Winnipeg. • Oct 27, 7:30 pm

SAMANTHA MARTIN AND DELTA SUGAR

MCGOWAN FAMILY BAND

Northlands Coliseum (formerly Rexall Place) • 780.471.7210 • The country songstress is playing Edmonton with special guest Brandi Clark. • Oct 3, 7 pm

THE DUNGAREES

THE SMALL GLORIES

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • One of the geniuses behind space rock pioneers Pink Floyd will be gracing the stage. • Oct 24, 8 pm

SHERRY-LEE HESCHEL

MIRANDA LAMBERT

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • The Deep Dark Woods revel in the jangly, freewheeling days of psychedelic and electric folk. • Oct 22, 8 pm

ROGER WATERS: US + THEM

Century Casino Showroom, 13103 Fort Rd • 780.643.4026 • www.cnty.com • A musical hybrid four-member band with one foot steeped in the roots of blues and country and the other knee-deep in rock. • Oct 6, 7 pm The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • These brothers play some good ole’ fashion blues and all look like lawn gnomes. • Oct 5, 5 pm

THE DEEP DARK WOODS

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Heschel has come into her own, offering sultry, melodic songs delivered with heart. • Oct 11, 5:30 pm

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • A roots musician whose heart is overflowing with the passion to make soulful music. • Oct 9, 8 pm

TEGAN AND SARA

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • Marking the 10th anniversary of the release of their fifth studio album, The Con, Tegan and Sara will perform acoustic and arrangements of all the album’s songs, followed by a selection of fan favourites. • Oct 31, 8 pm

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HUMAN ECOLOGY GALLERY

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ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Alberta Craft Council

Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove

Melcor Cultural Centre, 35 5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Cindy James • Nov 6 – Dec 2 Ken Duncan • Until Nov 4

Art Gallery of alberta

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca Atelier • Atelier is a creation space for you to explore, experiment and solve problems. Use analog and digital animation techniques to build sets and record your story workshop. • Until Dec 31 Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail • Descriptive caption on the back of a photographic print. This exhibition of press photographs— drawn from the 25,000 prints donated by The Globe and Mail. • Until Nov 12

Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca Ripples of Loss • Having enjoyed great success as a painter, Terry McCue is known for large, distinctive, bold works that represent the interconnectedness of all living creatures. • Nov 2 – Dec 2

CAVA Gallery

CAVA Gallery, 9103 95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • Free • galeriecava.com Collectif Devenir • Devenir embodies two forms: an installation

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of five giant mobiles symbolizing the birth of ideas. • Until Nov 25

FAB Gallery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Liz Ingram • Nov 21 – Dec 9 Marilene Oliver • Oliver uses various scanning technologies, such as MRI, CT and PET, to reclaim the interior of the body and create works that allow us to materially contemplate our increasingly digitized lives. • Until Nov 10 Meghan Pohlod: On Being Without • Explores the trauma of abandonment by using both personal and found archives of family photographs. • Nov 21 – Dec 9 Tanya Harnett • Until Nov 10

FRONT GALLERY

10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Grand opening • Celebrate and to see new works from all of The Front Gallery artists as well as work by internationally established artists. • Sept 23 – 24 Tom Gale • A celebration of his 70th birthday and a tribute to one of Canada’s finest landscape painters. Nov 25 – Dec 16

Harcourt House

Musée Héritage Museum

St Albert Place, 5 St Anne St • 780.459.1528 • museeheritage.ca • The Michel Band • The history of this First Nations is deeply connected to its regions. With family objects from band members and pieces from the museum collection, they will tell their story of strength, family, injustice, challenge and perseverance. • Sept 19 – Jan 7

Peter roBertSon GAllery

12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • David Alexander • Until Nov 4 Gregory Hardy • Nov 19 – Dec 9 Group Show • Includes new artists and their new works • Nov 9 – Dec 31

SNAP Gallery and Printshop

10123 121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com

3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery Turgor • Daniel Evans is a young, Edmonton-based visual and multi-media artist. His work explores questions of narrative and mythmaking in both historical and contemporary context. • Until Nov 24 Main Gallery Soft Red/Hard White: 15th Artist-In-Residence Exhibition • Jen Mesch, current artist-in-residence at Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, is an Edmontonbased dance and performance artist working on aspects of human movement that intersect with visual arts. • Until Nov 24

Main and Community Gallery SNAP’s Annual Members Show and Sale • Nov 18 The Story So Far, Curated by Sara Norquay • Until Nov 4

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE 11211 142 St • 780.451.3344 •

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The Science Behind Pixar • Explore the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters • Until Jan (date to be determined)

COMEDY COMIC STRIP

1646 Bourbon St West Edmonton Mall • 780.483.5999 • wem. thecomicstrip.ca • Ms. Pat, Nov 1 – 5 • Battle to the Funny Bone, Every Mon • Triple Threat Tuesdays • Tommy Johnagin, Nov 9 – 12 • Mark Normand, Oct 16 – 19 • Drew Lynch, Oct 22 • Harland Williams, Oct 23 – 26 • Matt Sadler, Nov 29 – Dec 3

DEMETRI MARTIN

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Stand-up comedian, writer, director and person Demetri Martin returns to Edmonton with his new show, “Let’s Get Awkward.” • Nov 19, 7:30 pm

Ron james

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • Marshaling a comedian’s eye for satire and a writer’s ear for language, Ron takes his audience on a breath-taking, non-stop roller coaster ride, cutting a wide swath through contemporary culture with his razor-sharp ribald wit. • Nov 23, 7:30 pm

The Open Jam

DANCE Brian Webb Dance Company Presents JOSHUA BEAMISH / MOVE THE COMPANY LONE WOLF

Timms Centre For The Arts, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 International performer and Edmonton-born dancer and choreographer Joshua Beamish is riveting, formidable and sexy. In Lone Wolf, he performs three dances; his own concerto, “Radios” by Ame Henderson and “Fighting Chance” by Noam Gagnon. • Nov 3 – 4

CLUE: A BURLESQUE MURDER MYSTERY

Free Masons Hall, 10318 100 Ave • Who of the six players killed Mr. Boddy? Where did the crime take place, and which weapon was used? Come find out. • Nov 4

CONVERGENCE

L’UniThéâtre, 8627 91 St • 780. 469.8400 • goodwomen.ca • Collaborating with electroacoustic composer Shawn Pinchbeck, choreographers have developed

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a work that considers insatiability in a social context and within the realm of the body. • Nov 16 – 18, 8 pm

DANCE CRUSH

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $15 or best offer at the door • milezerodance. com • Local and national artists curated by Gerry Morita expose Edmonton audience to the most current ideas about movement and the body in performance. • Nov 30 – Dec 3

Dangerous liaisons

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • jubileeauditorium.com • Presented by Alberta Ballet, Dangerous Liaisons takes us deep into two worlds: one of manipulative manners and court intrigue, the other a world of uncontrollable sexual desires and emotions. • Nov 3 – 4

Dirt Buffet Cabaret

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wideranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene. • Nov 9

MOSCOW BALLET’S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St • 780.492.4764 • su.ualberta.ca/businesses/ horowitz • Performance of the classic Christmas tale features up to 40 Russian dancers and stunning choreography. • Nov 16 – 17

SubArtic Improv & Experimental Arts

LITERARY EDMONTON STORY SLAM

The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam. com • Third Wednesday of every month • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner. • 7 pm (sign-up), 7:30 pm (stories start)

ROBERTA BONDAR

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • The world’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar is globally recognized for her pioneering contribution to space medicine research. • Nov 9, 7:30 pm

SCRIPT SALON

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 11 O’CLOCK NUMBER!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9pm

CONSTELLATIONS

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • A spellbinding, romantic journey that begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. What happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know—delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. • Until Nov 12

HADESTOWN

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre. com • Orpheus’ mythical quest to regain the favour of his one true love, Eurydice, infused with the music of American folk and New Orleans jazz traditions. Ages 14+. • Nov 11 – Dec 3

JERSEY BOYS

Timms Centre, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • ualberta.ca/ drama • Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking classic reframed and reimagined in 1950s America. What first appears to be a satisfying marriage soon reveals itself to be one of entrapment, unhappiness and suffocation their true beliefs • Nov 30 – Dec 9

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • The true story of how Frankie Valli & the Four Tops became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide. • Nov 10 – 12

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

JOHN WARE REIMAGINED

A DOLL HOUSE

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Come on a journey down the rabbit hole as Missoula Children’s Theatre works with local youth theatre lovers to produce an all ages adventure. • Nov 18

BACK TO THE 80S PART 2: THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES Mayﬁeld Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayﬁeldtheatre.ca • Join Bill and Ted in their time traveling phone booth as they blast back to the ‘80s to relive the bad hairdos, spandex pants, iconic characters and, of course, it’s most excellent mixtape of memorable music. • Nov 7 – Jan 28

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Catch Me If You Can is the high-flying musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caugh. • Nov 24 – 25

CHIMPROV

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidﬁretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.477.5955 • workshopwest. org • A heart-warming play about the man who went from enslavement to Canadian icon. • Nov 9 – 19

LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL

Venue TBA • footeinthedoor.ca • Focuses on the four March sisters. A brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and kind-hearted Beth as well as their beloved Marmee. The family patriarch is away serving as a Union Army chaplain during the Civil War. • Nov 3 – 11

NASHVILLE HURRICANE

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Hear a story that started 40 years ago when a mysterious acoustic guitarist appeared from nowhere, conquered the music industry, and vanished without a trace … until now. • Nov 2, 7:30 pm

NASHVILLE HURRICANE

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Hear a story that started 40 years ago when a mysterious acoustic guitarist appeared from nowhere, con-

quered the music industry, and vanished without a trace … until now. • Nov 10, 7:30 pm

ORANGE IS THE NEW PINK

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton. jubilations.ca • Piper is pretty in pink and the life of every party. But when this queen of the New York party scene takes it a bit too far, she’s forced to trade in the pink party dress for an orange prison suit. • Until Jan 20

AN OPEN VIEWER FRIENDLY FORUM FOR THE BEST IN CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY VISUAL / NEW MEDIA ARTS ARCHITECTURE

OVER HER DEAD BODY

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • When a nononsense, middle-aged daughter returns home for her offbeat mother’s funeral, she finds herself at an unexpected wake. • Nov 28 – Dec 9

DESIGN ART EDUCATION 3RD FLOOR, 10215 – 112 STREET NW, EDMONTON, AB, CANADA, T5K 1M7 HARCOURTHOUSE.AB.CA

PURPLE PIRATE’S MAGIC PIRATESHIP

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • This voyage will have adults laughing and children leaping to their feet to volunteer with the world’s friendliest buccaneer, The Purple Pirate. • Nov 1, 10 am

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SISTER ACT

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • A feelgood musical comedy about disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder, and is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent. • Nov 22 – Dec 2

THEATRESPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • The immersive concert-style theater show chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. • Nov 6

THE TESTAMENT OF MARY

PCL Studio, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.471.1586 • northernlighttheatre.com • The mother of Jesus tells her story of her son’s crucifixion and questions his death and divinity. • Until Nov 4

THE VIEW FROM HERE

St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall 47 Riel Dr • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre. com • A comedy about Fern, a woman in her mid-30s, who

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2017-18 SEASON SEPTEMBER: 22 Ian Tyson SOLD OUT 29 Derina Harvey Band OCTOBER: 11 ACEproductions: End of the Rainbow 14 The Dungarees 15 Dianna David: School of Moves (workshop and performance) 25 One Man Star Wars Trilogy NOVEMBER: 3 Charlie A’Court 4 The Legend of George Jones: featuring Duane Steele 2ND SHOW ADDED 12 Bravura 17 Tim Isberg: Singer, Songwriter, Soldier 23, 24 Horizon Players: Letters Across Time 27 Lizzy Hoyt DECEMBER: 2 Big Hank’s Tribute to the Blues Songs of Christmas 15 Tom Jackson: Christmas 150 SOLD OUT 16 Sons of Maxwell: Christmas Super Deluxe

JANUARY: 14 Quartetto Gelato 20 Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music 27 Tim Tamashiro and Tommy Banks 29 Munchkin Matinee: The Purple Pirate’s Magic Pirate Ship FEBRUARY: 2 James Gordon and Sons 3 Women Who Rock 8 Silver Screen Scoundrels 17 Proteus Saxophone Quartet MARCH: 3 Lion Bear Fox 4 DuffleBag Theatre: Robin Hood 9 Sass Class 101 (workshop) 10 Cheesecake Burlesque Revue 19 Green Thumb Theatre: Still/Falling 23 Annie Lou APRIL: 27 Brickhouse MAY: 3, 4, 5 Horizon Players: Leaving Iowa

*Programming subject to change without notice

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has not left her house for six years. She takes in neighborhood babies for a living, but her nurturing talents are put to the test when her sister lands on her couch in a catatonic state and her neighbour, whose wife has just left him, moves in along with his abandoned baby. • Nov 9 – 25

MUSIC Alex Cuba

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Alex Cuba is a Latin Grammy and Juno winner, singer-songwriter who is not tied to tradition; Alex has a vast musical vision. His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs, relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of Latin music. • Nov 4, 7:30 pm

Barenaked ladies

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • BNL have been together for nearly three decades, produced 15 studio albums which have collectively sold more than 14 million copies, won eight Juno Awards, and earned multiple Grammy nominations. • Nov 3, 8 pm

Ben & noel haggard with the strangers

Century Casino Showroom, 13103 Fort Rd • 780.643.4026 • www.cnty.com • The talented family of the legendary Merle Haggard are carrying on his legacy with a limited number of tour dates they hit the road with Merle’s legendary band, The Strangers. • Nov 10, 7 pm

birds of chicago

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • The Birds draw heavily on the gospel tradition and the music feels like a new, secular gospel of sorts. For Birds of Chicago, every word counts. Every note counts. No gold-dusting, no filler. • Nov 3, 7:30 pm

Bobs & lolo

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Bobs & LoLo are four-time Juno nominated singer-songwriters as well as the creators and stars of the upbeat, musical preschool series. Sing, Dance and Play with Bobs & LoLo. • Nov 5, 2 pm

BRAVURA

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • Bravura’s repertoire ranges from classic Broadway and pop, to Italian folk and classical favourites. • Nov 12, 7:30 pm 26 season

CHARLIE A’COURT

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • A mighty voice, fierce guitar work, and contemporary songwriting have earned A’Court an international following and a host of awards and accolades. • Nov 3, 7:30 pm

Classic albums performed live: hotel california

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Hotel California, will be performed in its entirety- note for note and cut for cut by a stellar band featuring some of the best rock musicians in the business. • Nov 10, 7:30 pm

Children of bodom

The Ranch Roadhouse, 6107 104 St • theranchroadhouse.com • 20 years into the tough, heroic grind that represents the lifeblood of extreme musicians, Finland metal scientists Children of Bodom have won over crowds globally through a crafted alloy that is theirs alone. • Nov 11, 6 pm

Current Swell

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Current Swells third release, When To Talk and When To Listen. Like all good rock ‘n’ roll should, When To Talk And When To Listen touches on all facets of the human condition. • Nov 25, 8 pm

Guy davis

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • A great storyteller with a unique voice, Guy Davis has earned his place as one of the true greats of the current generation of blues artists. • Nov 9, 7:30 pm

Halsey

Rogers Place, 10220 104 Ave • rogersplace.com • Halsey is touring in support of her new album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom. • Nov 15, 7 pm

jadea kelly and sweet alibi

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Swelling with vocals hooks and guitar delay, Kelly’s sound guides the listener of a prolific and sometime dark journey. • Nov 10, 7:30 pm

Jon Brooks and eileen laverty

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • Jon Brooks is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is primarily known as a solo acoustic guitarist and vocalist while Eileen Laverty is known for delivering heart-rending ballads. • Nov 4, 7 pm

LANY

Union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • When the LA-based trio LANY first came together, their only aim was to work on a couple of tracks together. Now they’re making a name for themselves in the alternative rock world. • Nov 11, 7 pm

LET IT BE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.429.1000 • Relive the past from the Ed Sullivan Show to Abbey Road, with favourite hits including “Hard Day’s Night,” “Day Tripper,” “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Twist and Shout,” “Get Back,” “I Wanna Hold Your Hand,” and more. • Nov 5, 7 pm

Lissie

Brixx Bar and Grill, 10030 102 St • Country/folk songstress Lissie will soothe you. • Nov 9, 8 pm

LIZZY HOYT

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Acclaimed songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lizzy Hoyt is one of Canada’s most powerful Celtic-folk artists. • Nov 27, 7:30 pm

Paper boys

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Paper Boys blend Celtic folk with bluegrass and world music. • Nov 17, 7:30 pm

Songwriter Night

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • Featuring tunes from Jason MacDonald, Jay Gilday, and Jasmine Whenham. • Nov 11, 7 pm

Sons of the pioneers holiday show

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • For over 80 years the Sons of the Pioneers have been recognized as the world’s premier cowboy singing group. • Nov 20 – 21, 7:30 pm

The legendary downchild blues band

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • The Downchild Blues Band has spent over 40 years leading the way on the Canadian blues scene. • Nov 3, 7:30 pm

The legend of george jones: featuring Duane Steele Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove •

780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • A special tribute to George Jones, a man considered to be one of the greatest country singers of all time. • Nov 4, 7:30 pm

The Raven and the fox

The Needle Vinyl Tavern, 10524 Jasper Ave • 780.756.9045 • theneedle.ca/events • Loveinspired mountain music by Canadian singer/songwriters Julie Chang and Sean Isaac. • Nov 6, 5:30 pm

The stampeders

River Cree Entertainment Centre, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, The Stampeders went on to become a household name between 1971 and 1976, with four songs reaching Top-30 in the U.S. and 10 top five singles in Canada. • Nov 10, 9:30 pm

TIM ISBERG: SINGER, SONGWRITER, SOLDIER

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Veteran soldier Tim Isberg is an accomplished singer-songwriter who is re-entering the performance scene after a lengthy hiatus spent serving in the Canadian Army. • Nov 17, 7:30 pm

Vishtèn

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • For more than a decade, the Acadian power trio Vishtèn has gained a prominent position on the international stage. • Nov 9, 7:30 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC AMADEUS LIVE

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • Experience the multi-Academy Award® winning 1984 motion picture Amadeus on a vast HD screen while Mozart’s most celebrated works are performed live in-sync by a full orchestra and choir. • Nov 17 – 18

Baroque chamber music treasures

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • albeetabaroque.com • Works of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, and more. • Nov 12, 3 pm

Beethoven’s violin concerto Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony. com • Edmonton-raised violin-

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ist Andrew Wan will raise the roof with Beethoven’s towering Violin Concerto. • Nov 8, 7:30 pm

Cinematic choral classics

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • Experience the thrilling and energetic sounds of Kokopelli and Òran choirs as they recreate favourite movie memories. • Nov 16, 8 pm

CONCORDIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University, 7128 Ada Boulevard • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Nov 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 7:30 pm

EARLY MODERN KEYBOARD

Convocation Hall (located inside the old arts building) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • This selection of baroque and classical music from Bach, Haydn and Schubert illustrates the history of the keyboard from early 1700s to the 1800s through imaginative experiments in sonority. • Nov 5, 3 pm

In Remembrance featuring Elgar’s “Piano Quintet Opus 84” and Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time”

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave • edmontonrecital.com • Six outstanding classical musicians perform two classics for Remembrance Day. • Nov 12, 7:30 pm

magical melodies

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • Spark your imagination with magical melodies such as “Ode to Joy” and themes from movies like The Lion King. • Nov 18, 2 pm

Mozart’s Jupiter

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • New Chief Conductor Alexander Prior leads Mozart’s radiant “Jupiter” Symphony, while emerging star Luca Buratto performs Prokofiev’s sparkling piano concerto. • Nov 5, 2 pm

Patrick watson Meets the eso

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • Experimental and richly melodic, Canadian singer/songwriter Patrick Watson’s music is ambitious and intimate. • Nov 2, 7:30 pm

tCHAiKovSKy’S 5tH SyMpHony

enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • Sink into a world of meditative music inspired by art, fate, and memory, in three profound and moving works of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. • nov 24 – 25

tHe GLoriouS SounD oF HoLLyWooD

enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square •

edmontonsymphony.com • Experience music from the golden age of Hollywood, including such classic films as Seahawk, The Wizard of Oz, Schindler’s List, and The Sound of Music. • nov 10 – 11

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tHe MuSiC oF StAr WArS

ZuiLL BAiLey AnD yuLiyA GorenMAn

enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony.com • An evening of music from every Star Wars film. It’ll be more fun than the cantina at Mos Eisley. • nov 28 – 29

enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • winspearcentre.com • Alberta symphony plays tribute to one of the most acclaimed pianists of the 20th century. • nov 17, 7:30 pm

robertson Wesley united Church, 10209 123 St • edmontonchambermusic.org • Cellist Zuill Bailey & pianist Yuliya Gorenman are both considered top musicians in their respective fields. • nov 25, 7:30 pm

HArCourt HouSe

3rd floor, 10215 112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS AlbertA CrAft CounCil

ALLieD ArtS CounCiL oF SpruCe Grove

Melcor Cultural Centre, 35 – 5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Cindy James • nov 6 – Dec 2

Art GAllery of AlbertA

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Atelier • Atelier is a creation space for you to explore, experiment and solve problems. Use analog and digital animation techniques to build sets and record your story workshop. • until Dec 31

Art GAllery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • outrospectives • Utilizing photography and printmaking, Nathalie Daoust, Florin Hategan and Edwin Janzen interrogate assumptions of identity, place and meaning. • Dec 7 – Jan 27 ripples of Loss • Having enjoyed great success as a painter, Terry McCue is known for large, distinctive, bold works that represent

Art incubator Gallery 1984 Cranes • The concept of her multimedia installation, 1984 Cranes, stems out from three principal sources: 1) a Japanese tradition of folding paper (origami) and folding paper cranes (senbazuru) the latter a symbol of eternal good luck/long life; 2) the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Elenor Coerr inspired by the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who developed leukemia from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. • Dec 7 – Jan 19

the interconnectedness of all living creatures. • until Dec 2

CAvA GAllery

CAVA Gallery, 9103 95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • Free • galeriecava.com • Les Miniatures • A miniature art exhibition in the form of an art market. • Dec 1

fAb GAllery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (university of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Liz ingram • until Dec 9 Meghan Pohlod: on Being Without • Explores the trauma of abandonment by using both personal and found archives of family photographs. • until Dec 9 noemi De Brujn: the Light through the Window • A series of paintings that address ideas of home, habitation, and the landscape. The work draws from experiences of otherness and displacement and questions the contrast between human-made, natural, and in between places in which the human presence and memory have left a mark. • Dec 19 – 23 tJ McLachlan: MFA Sculpture • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture. • Dec 19 – 23

front GAllery

10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • tom Gale • A celebration of his 70th birthday and a tribute to one of Canada’s finest landscape painters. • until Dec 16

Main Gallery Bandaneira • Jonas St. Michael was born in Montreal and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Goldsmiths, University of London (London, UK) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal. His photographic practice examines the nature of representation and its relation to broader cultural and social contexts. • Dec 7 – Jan 19

HuMAn eColoGy GAllery

university of Alberta 1-15, Human ecology Building • 780.492.3824 • imagining a Better World: the Artwork of nelly toll • Chronicles the art and early life of Dr. Nelly Toll, an artist and writer who survived the Holocaust as a young child in Nazi-occupied Poland. • Sept 28 – Mar 11

LAtituDe 53

10242 106 St • 780.423.5353 • latitude53.org • Persistence of Vision • Inspired by cosmic alignments, hoaxes and Philip K Dick’s fictional future religious practice of Mercerism, Brandon A. Dalmer’s monolithic octagon houses an interactive installation of audio and video loops and lighting. • Dec 1 – Jan 20

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12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com Group Show • Includes new artists and their new works • Until Dec 31 Gregory Hardy • Until Dec 9

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The Science Behind Pixar • Explore the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters. • Until Jan (date to be determined)

COMEDY COMIC STRIP

1646 Bourbon St West Edmonton Mall • 780.483.5999 • wem.thecomicstrip.ca • Matt Sadler, Dec 1 – 3 • Battle to the Funny Bone, Every Mon • Triple Threat Tuesdays • Collin Moulton, Dec 6 – 10 • Finesse Mitchell, Dec 14 – 17 • Steve Simeone, Dec 20 – 23 • Jamie Lissow, Dec 27 – 30

stonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by grindstone Theatre, The Open Jam is a place to share space, swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play for a night. Whether you are a seasoned improvisor or an improv virgin this is a relaxed environment to have fun, grow and make artistic connections. • Last Tuesday of each month

DANCE CANADA 150 SESqUICENTENNIAL PARTIES

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • These parties celebrate as many sides of Canadianism as possible. This theme is “How to say goodbye (an obituary for Canadian history),” bringing the audiences an art experience like no other. • Dec 16, 8 pm

DANCE CRUSH

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $15 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • Local and national artists, curated by gerry Morita, expose Edmonton audience to the most current ideas about movement and the body in performance. • Until Dec 3

THE OPEN JAM

EDMOTNON’S UkRAINIAN NUTCRACkER: CLARA’S DREAM

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • The production features ballet, folk dance, and character dance in a celebration of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. • Dec 29 – 30

NAkED

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $15 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • This work is inspired by the stages of humans in the amniotic sac, the muscular, bones and sensoral development, contractions, breath and birth. Adult content (nudity). • Dec 8 – 9

THE NUTCRACkER

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • Enter a Kingdom of Sweets, fall in love with a Sugar Plum Fairy and bravely face an army of mischievous mice. Featuring live music with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. • Dec 7 – 10

LITERARY EDMONTON STORY SLAM

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grind-

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The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam.com • Third Wednesday of every month • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner. • 7 pm (signup), 7:30 pm (stories start)

SCRIPT SALON

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 11 O’CLOCk NUMBER!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9pm

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre. com • Three ghosts of Christmas show Scrooge the value of giving. A heart warming family classic to put you in the holiday spirit.• Until Dec 3

A DOLL HOUSE

Timms Centre, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • ualberta.ca/ drama • Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking classic reframed and reimagined in 1950’s America. What first appears to be a satisfying marriage soon reveals itself to be one of entrapment, unhappiness and suffocation their true beliefs. • Until Dec 9

A LITTLE DICkENS

East of Sixty Productions Box 1, 20 Haven Ave, Devon • 587. 783.3760 • eastofsixty.com • Set in an era when television threatens the popularity of radio shows, a local voice cast has been hired to perform a live on-air rendition of Dickens A Christmas Carol. • Dec 15 – 17

BACk TO THE 80S PART 2: THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • Join Bill and Ted in their time traveling phone booth as they blast back to the ‘80s to relive the bad hairdos, spandex pants, iconic characters and, of course, its most excellent mixtape of memorable music. • Until Jan 28

CHIMPROV

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • The heartwarming musical story about fathers, daughters, husbands and wives, life, love and acceptance. • Dec 15 – 30

HADESTOWN

ORANGE IS THE NEW PINk

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca • Piper is pretty in pink and the life of every party. But when this queen of the New York party scene takes it a bit too far, she’s forced to trade in the pink party dress for an orange prison suit. • Until Jan 20

OVER HER DEAD BODY

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • When

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a no-nonsense, middle-aged daughter returns home for her offbeat mother’s funeral, she finds herself at an unexpected wake. • Until Dec 9

PJ MASkS LIVE

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonsymphony. com • Watch Catboy, Owlette and gekko as they try to save the day from their sneaky villains Romeo, Night Ninja and Luna girl. • Dec 11, 6 pm

SHATTER

Walterdale Theatre, 10322 83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre.com • Anna MacLean’s eye has been turned by all the handsome soldiers roaming about the streets of her hometown of Halifax. She feels the promise of something great is lingering on the horizon for her. • Dec 6 – 16

SISTER ACT

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 St 104 Ave • A feelgood musical comedy about disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder, and is put in protective custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent. • Until Dec 2

THEATRESPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

MUSIC BIG BAND CONCERT

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • MacEwan university’s big band performs. • Dec 4

BIG HANk’S TRIBUTE TO THE BLUES SONGS OF CHRISTMAS

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • This show is not your average collection of carols, but traditional blues Christmas tunes from the ‘20s to the ‘60s, by the likes of Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner, BB King, Eric Clapton, Charles Brown, Etta James, and more. • Dec 2, 7:30 pm

DIANA kRALL: TURN UP THE qUIET

Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • The Canadian jazz singer and pianist is back in Edmonton. • Dec 7, 7:30 pm

ENNIS SISTERS

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 •

ardentheatre.com • The Ennis Sisters, comprised of Maureen, Teresa and Karen Ennis, are world renowned, celebrated songbirds. • Dec 8, 7:30 pm

GeorGe canyon acoustic christmas

and finger snappin’, The Dead South sing about murderous, estranged spouses and runaway lover cousins. • Dec 1, 7:30 pm

tre.com • Jingle all the way to the holidays with a menagerie of dancers, singers, and some surprising guests. • Dec 16

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concorDia symPhony orchestra

shell theatre, Dow centennial centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre. ca • Canada’s country superstar George Canyon brings his sensational vocals and charming humour to the stage with songs and personal stories of his favourite holiday season, Christmas. • Dec 2, 7:30 pm

horizon stage, 1001 calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Actor, singer, producer, and activist Tom Jackson claims music is his first love. It was the social heartbeat of his early family life, and after being handed a guitar at age 10, he has rarely been seen without a six-stringed instrument by his side. • Dec 15, 7:30 pm

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rogers Place, 10220 104 ave • rogersplace.com • Following the release of his surprise album 4:44 in June, Jay Z is hitting up Edmonton. • Dec 9, 8 pm

leGenD oF ZelDa: symPhony oF the GoDDesses

northern alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • Celebrating 30 years of stirring virtual adventure and memorable soundtracks with live orchestral renditions directly approved by franchise producer Eiji Aonuma, The Symphony of the Goddesses is now in its fourth season. • Dec 1, 8 pm

michael bernarD FitZGeralD

arden theatre, 5 st anne st, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A touring folk rock troubadour from Calgary. • Dec 15, 7:30 pm

showcase banD

macewan university, allard hall, 11110 104 ave • MacEwan University’s showcase band performs. • Dec 5

sons oF maxwell: suPer christmas Deluxe

horizon stage, 1001 calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Sons of Maxwell blend original music with the best holiday standards. With two great Christmas CDs under their belts, they have a lot of repertoire to choose from, applying their signature harmonies to classics like “Deck the Halls,” “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “Frosty the Snowman,” and more. • Dec 16, 7:30 pm

the DeaD south

st basil’s cultural centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • In a boot-stomping acoustic configuration that includes banjo, mandolin, cello, guitar, some whistles, hoots and hollerin’,

Union Hall, 6240 99 St • 780.702.2582 • DJ who has worked with Diplo and Nina Sky. • Oct 14, 8 pm

william Prince

robert tegler centre, concordia university, 7128 ada Boulevard • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Dec 6, 13, 7:30 pm

hanDel’s messiah with eDmonton symPhony orchestra

enmax hall, winspear centre, 4 sir winston churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Hear Messiah as you never have before, with an unabashedly lush full-orchestra arrangement of this holiday favourite. • Dec 15 – 17

music For a Festive season

robertson wesley united Church, 10209 123 St • albertabaroque.com • Christmas works of Handel, Bach, and Locatelli. • Dec 3, 3 pm

my KinDa sonGs: a tommy banKs ProDuction

enmax hall, winspear centre, 4 sir winston churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • $39 – $69 • winspearcentre.com • Paying tribute to The First Lady of Song and Ol’ Blue Eyes, one of the best ever. Alberta singers Mallory Chipman and Tim Tamashiro join legendary Tommy Banks and members of your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for a night of music. • Dec 5, 7:30 pm

sacreD music Festival

winspear centre, 4 sir winston Churchill Square • concordia.ad.ca • Part of the four part festival that takes place in October, December, February, and April. Concert two’s theme is Verse and Rhyme with Jean Sibelius’ “Pelleas and Melisande suite, op. 46” Aaron Copland’s “Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson,” and Samuel Barber’s “Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24.” • Dec 16

salute to vienna

enmax hall, winspear centre, 4 sir winston churchill square • 780.428.1414 • $39 – $69 • winspearcentre.com • This holiday season, the spirited romance of operetta, the glamour of ballroom dance, and the delicate beauty of ballet will waltz you into a triumphant New Year. • Dec 30, 2:30 pm

arden theatre, 5 st anne st, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A Canadian folk and country singersongwriter, who won the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards for his debut album Earthly Days. • Dec 7, 7:30 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC a Jann arDen chirstmas

winspear centre, 4 sir Winston Churchill • edmontonsymphony.com • Hits and holiday favourites with this beloved Albertan singer-songwriter. • Dec 1 – 2

a liGhtly classical christmas

enmax hall, winspear centre, 4 sir winston churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • A classical step through all the Chirstmas favourites. • Dec 21, 7:30 pm

a very merry christmas

enmax hall, winspear centre, 4 sir winston churchill square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Jive through all the Christmas staples. • Dec 22 – 23

bach christmas concerto

winspear centre, 4 sir winston Churchill • ualberta.ca • Celebrate the season with JS Bach’s Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio). The Madrigal Singers, Concert Choir and University Symphony Orchestra. • Dec 3, 3 pm

canDy cane Family chirstmas

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TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE

11211 142St • 780.451.3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca

The Science Behind Pixar • Explore the science and technology behind some of the most beloved animated films and their characters • Until Jan (date to be determined)

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron Street • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.cas • Outrospectives • Utilizing photography and printmaking, Nathalie Daoust, Florin Hategan and Edwin Janzen interrogate assumptions of identity, place and meaning. • Until Jan 27

FAB Gallery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Alcuin Awards for Book Design in Canada 2016 • The Alcuin Society is dedicated to supporting excellence in book design and promoting a wider appreciation of books and reading in Canada. • Jan 23 – Feb 10 Angela Marino: Feeling the Flesh of the Other as Our Own • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting. • Jan 23 – Feb 10 Noemi De Brujn: The Light Through the Window • A series of paintings that address ideas of home, habitation, and the landscape. The work draws from experiences of otherness and displacement and questions the contrast between human-made, natural, and in between places in which the human presence and memory have left a mark. • Jan 2 – 13 TJ McLachlan: MFA Sculpture • This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture. • Jan 2 – 13

Harcourt House

3rd floor, 10215 – 112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca Art Incubator Gallery 1984 Cranes • The concept of her multimedia installation, 1984 Cranes, stems out from three principal sources: 1) a Japanese tradition of folding paper (origami) and folding paper cranes (senbazuru) the latter a symbol of eternal good luck/long life; 2) the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper 32 season

Cranes by Elenor Coerr inspired by the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who developed leukemia from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. • Until Jan 19 Main Gallery Bandaneira • Jonas St. Michael was born in Montreal and hold a Master of Fine Arts degree from Goldsmiths, University of London (London, UK) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal. His photographic practice examines the nature of representation and its relation to broader cultural and social contexts. • Until Jan 19

HUMAN ECOLOGY GALLERY

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Rubaboo Aboriginal Arts Festival

La Cité Francophone, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury • albertaaboriginalarts.com • Rubaboo is a multi‐disciplinary festival, showcasing theatre, music, dance, visual art, food, and workshops. Rubaboo is the only major aboriginal arts festival in Alberta, committed to giving artists a platform to bring audiences of all backgrounds together to enjoy the vast artistic expressions that exist in Aboriginal culture. • Jan 29 – Feb 3

SNAP Gallery and Printshop

10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com Community Gallery

COMEDY Colin Mochrie and Deb mcgrath

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Colin Mochrie from Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Debra McGrath from Little Mosque on the Prairie present their acclaimed one couple show based on their 27 years of marriage. • Jan 31, 7:30 pm

The Open Jam

DANCE NIGHT CUTS

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $15 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • A performance that combines improvised dance, live music, and haircutting/ aesthetics across three dates TBA. • Jan – Mar (dates to be determined)

SHAPING SOUND: AFTER THE CURTAIN

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Avenue • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium. com • An electrifying mash-up of dance styles and musical genres that tell the story of a man fighting to find his creative voice after losing his one true love. • Dec 7 – 10

SubArtic Improv & Experimental Arts

the sash maker

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • $15 or best offer at the door • milezerodance.com • In collaboration with Aboriginal Arts Alberta, Rebecca Sadowski uses Metis traditional sash weaving as an entry point to exploring her own heritage through movement. • Jan 19 – 20

What colour is your dress

Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • toygunstheatre.com • The show follows a scientist and a shaman into the afterlife, where humans are presented with a choice: they can decide to stay in a small, undead space, and keep their human mind; or, go out into the rest of the underworld, and trade their human mind for and animal one. • Jan 18 – 21

FILM SING-A-LONG-A SOUND OF MUSIC Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • A host will lead the audience through a vocal warm up and give you a comprehensive guide to the accompanying actions for this sing-a-long movie event. • Jan 20, 2 pm

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Script Salon

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

TALES ALBERTA STORYTELLING

Chianti Cafe, 10501 82 Ave • Step out of the cold for an evening with storytellers with Winter Tales that will help you forget that winter chill. • Jan 26, 6 pm

THEATRE 11 O’clock number!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9pm

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BEWITCHING ELVIS

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca • Samantha Stephens and her husband Darren are trying to live a normal married life, but Samantha’s witch mother, Endora, doesn’t make it very easy for them. Samantha throws a party and is greeted by the real Elvis. • Jan 26 – Apr 1

Chimprov

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre. com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

EMPIRE OF THE son

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre. com • A dynamic solo performance about an emotionally distant father whose legacy is felt beyond his lifetime. Ages 14 +. • Jan 31 – Feb 18

Orange IS THE NEW PINK

PURPLE PIRATE’S MAGIC PIRATE SHIP

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • This voyage will have adults laughing and children leaping to their feet to volunteer with the world’s friendliest buccaneer, The Purple Pirate. • Jan 29, 10 am

Soiled Doves: A Burlesque With its Boots On Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • Tells the little known stories of Mary Fields, Belle Star, Della Moore, Kitty Leroy, Ann Bassett–footnotes in the cowboy stories told by campfires. • Jan 18 – 28

SLUMBERLAND MOTEL

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • While

overnighting in a seedy roadside motel, two down on their luck vacuum cleaner salesmen’s lives are changed by a mysterious woman. • Jan 17 – Feb 4

TheaTreSPOrTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

The hUMaNS

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • A family reunion at Thanksgiving causes tensions to rise to the surface as secrets and hardships are revealed. Ages 14+. • Jan 6 – 28

The LISTeNING rOOM

ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.471.1586 • Azimuth Theatre and Downstage Theatre Present Cardiac Theatre’s The Listening Room, by Michaela Jeffery. The play takes us to the heart of a society yet-to-come: The Earie. In this isolated and post-apocalyptic desert, a group of four teenagers use radio telescopes to salvage fragments of earlier civilizations still ricocheting between stars, desperately searching for connections to a past that has faded from both memory and record. • Jan 18 – 28

MUSIC aN eveNING wITh 54-40 UNPLUGGed

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Iconic Canadian rockers reinvent and redefine the songs that you know and love like, “Ocean Pearl”, “Baby Ran”, “I Go Blind” in this acoustic night. • Jan 20, 7:30 pm

beLLe PLaINe

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Belle Plaine is a singer, a songwriter and an inventive musician who was raised on the Canadian prairies near the hamlet of Fosston, Saskatchewan with a population of 54. • Jan 26, 7:30 pm

CaLvIN vOLLraTh

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.460.7812 • stalbertcommunityhall.com • A Canadian fiddler and composer and one of the few EuropeanCanadian fiddle players playing professionally in the Métis style. • Jan 11, 2 pm

CLaSSIC aLbUMS PerfOrMed LIve: Abbey roAd Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • Abbey Road has been called a rock masterpiece and one of the most influential pop music recordings of all time. • Jan 20, 7:30 pm

COIG aNd daNIeL ChaMPaGNe

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • Còig, one of Atlantic Canada’s premiere traditional groups from the East coast while Daniel Champagne is a one-of a-kind guitar virtuoso. • Jan 20, 7 pm

LISa LOeb

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A singer songwriter, producer, touring artist, actor, author, and philanthropist who started her career with the platinum-selling number one hit song, “Stay.” • Jan 12, 7:30 pm

TIM TaMaShIrO aNd TOMMy baNkS

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage. com • Spend an evening with renowned vocalist Tim Tamashiro, and veteran pianist Tommy Banks as they reminisce about their lives and perform hits from The Great American Songbook. • Jan 27, 7:30 pm

TIM TaMaShIrO aNd TOMMy baNkS

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 – 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Spend an evening with renowned vocalist Tim Tamashiro, and veteran pianist Tommy Banks as they reminisce about their lives and perform hits from The Great American Songbook. • Jan 26, 7:30 pm

780.428.1414 • winspearcentre. com • From big band to bebop, swing your way through a concert featuring local jazz greats, standard tunes, and a world premiere. • Jan 19 – 20

GryPhON TrIO

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • edmontonchambermusic.org • For over two decades, Canada’s Gryphon Trio has firmly established itself as one of the world’s pre-eminent piano trios with its highly refined and dynamic performance. • Jan 26, 7:30 pm

haydN’S “SUrPrISe”

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Move from practical jokes, to celebrations of nature, to the spirit of collaboration, as this concert spotlights the talents of ESO musicians. • Jan 13, 8 pm

berGMaNN PIaNO dUO

JazzICaL!

Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music, 10050 MacDonald Dr • edmontonrecital.com • The duo’s programme draws from an extensive repertoire, ranging from the baroque to the contemporary. They incorporate numerous arrangements and original compositions by Marcel Bergmann. • Jan 21, 7:30 pm

CONCOrdIa SyMPhONy OrCheSTra

Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University, 7128 Ada Boulevard • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Jan 17, 24, 31, 7:30 pm

dreaMING Of The MaSTerS

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square •

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Put some swing in your step with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, led by Edmonton-based jazz giants PJ Perry and Tommy Banks. • Jan 21, 2 pm

QUarTeTTO GeLaTO

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • Virtuosic showpieces, romantic tenor arias, pyrotechnical solos, blazing gypsy show pieces, multi-instrument mastery, and a world accordion champion make up Quartetto Gelato. • Jan 14, 7:30 pm

raveL’S CONCerTO IN G

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square •

780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • This vibrant program features Canadian conducting star Jean-Marie Zeitouni, along with former Edmontonian Angela Cheng, known for her versatility and flair. • Jan 26 – 27

TUrNING POINTS: ChaMber MUSIC fOr MIxed ChaMber eNSeMbLeS

Convocation Hall (located inside the old arts building) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Inspired by jazz and popular music of the 1920s, Turning Points showcases the music of Milhaud, Svanoe and Weil. • Jan 21, 3 pm

vIOLINISSIMO III

Convocation Hall (located inside the old arts building) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • A new collection of well and lesser-known works for violin and piano, transcribed or composed by violinists. • Jan 13, 7:30 pm

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Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) â&#x20AC;˘ Free â&#x20AC;˘ ualberta.ca/artshows â&#x20AC;˘ Alcuin Awards for Book Design in Canada 2016 â&#x20AC;˘ The Alcuin Society is dedicated to supporting excellence in book design and promoting a wider appreciation of books and reading in Canada. â&#x20AC;˘ Until Feb 10 Angela Marino: Feeling the Flesh of the Other as Our Own â&#x20AC;˘ This exhibition is the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting. â&#x20AC;˘ Until Feb 10 Iacuna â&#x20AC;˘ Becky Theraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lacuna discusses the aftermath of sexual violence and the systemic oppression of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiences. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 17 Not Yet Earth â&#x20AC;˘ An attempt to understand the unique identity of flesh and an attempt to regain a sense of control over it. In the work Madeline Mackay â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;playsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with mud and water and meat, assembling and disassembling it, twisting and moving and arranging it. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 17 Miriam Rudolph, MFA Printmaking / Angela Snieder, MFA Printmaking â&#x20AC;˘ These exhibitions are the final visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 18

FRONT GALLERY

10402 124 St â&#x20AC;˘ 780.488.2952 â&#x20AC;˘ thefrontgallery.com â&#x20AC;˘ Steve Coffey â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 3

RUBABOO ABORIGINAL ARTS FESTIVAL La CitĂŠ Francophone, 8627 34 season

Rue Marie-Anne Gaboury â&#x20AC;˘ albertaaboriginalarts.com â&#x20AC;˘ Rubaboo is a multi disciplinary festival, showcasing theatre, music, dance, visual art, food, and workshops. Rubaboo is the only major Aboriginal arts festival in Alberta, committed to giving artists a platform to bring audiences of all backgrounds together to enjoy the vast artistic expressions that exist in Aboriginal culture. â&#x20AC;˘ Until Feb 3

SNAP GALLERY AND PRINTSHOP 10123 121 St â&#x20AC;˘ 780.423.1492 â&#x20AC;˘ snapartists.com

Community Gallery Caitlin Bodewitz â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 31 Jonathan S. Green â&#x20AC;˘ Until Feb 10 Main Gallery Tara Cooper â&#x20AC;˘ Until Feb 10 Tomoyo Ihaya â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 31

COMEDY THE OPEN JAM

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave â&#x20AC;˘ 780.907.2975 â&#x20AC;˘ grindstonetheatre.ca â&#x20AC;˘ Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre, The Open Jam is a place to share space, swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play for a night. Whether you are a seasoned improvisor or an improv virgin this is a relaxed environment to have fun, grow and make artistic connections. â&#x20AC;˘ Last Tuesday of each month

DANCE CITIE BALLET PRESENTS INTERSECT

Timms Centre For The Arts, 8703 112 St â&#x20AC;˘ 780.420.1757 Two new dynamic pieces come together in their second performance of the season. Former Les Ballet Jazz soloist Brett Taylor presents Gate 3, his energetic narrative of human movement and the emotional intersections that occur along the way. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25

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SUBARTIC IMPROV & EXPERIMENTAL ARTS

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St â&#x20AC;˘ $15 or best oďŹ&#x20AC;er at the door â&#x20AC;˘ milezerodance.com â&#x20AC;˘ Co-curated by Jen Mesch and Allison Balcetis, these unique events combine forces of local and visiting artists, who share with the audience to a melange of dance, visual art, music, and text. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 16, Apr 6, May 4

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Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St â&#x20AC;˘ milezerodance.com â&#x20AC;˘ Andrew Tay questions ideas of human connection and spirituality through a relationship to modern technology and social media actions. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 24, Nov 24, Dec 15, Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, Apr 20, May 18, Jun 22; 8 pm

LITERARY EDMONTON STORY SLAM

The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St â&#x20AC;˘ Free; suggested donation $5 â&#x20AC;˘ edmontonstoryslam.com â&#x20AC;˘ A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner. â&#x20AC;˘ Third Wednesday of every month, 7 pm (sign-up), 7:30 pm (stories start)

FRANK WARREN

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert â&#x20AC;˘ 780.459.1500 â&#x20AC;˘ ardentheatre.com â&#x20AC;˘ Frank Warren is the creator of the The PostSecret Project, a website of 700 million views, with its collection of intimately personal and artistic postcards mailed anonymously from individuals worldwide. â&#x20AC;˘ Feb 3, 7:30 pm

SCRIPT SALON

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave â&#x20AC;˘ A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. â&#x20AC;˘ First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 11 O’CLOCK NUMBER!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award-winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN

CONSENT

La Cite Francophone, 8627 91 St • 780.439.3905 • concretetheatre.ca • After a confusing sexual encounter, a young couple must grapple with the emotional aftermath. Was there consent? The passionate discussion that follows opens up an exploration of sexual consent and what it means for both parties involved • Feb 15 – 17

St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall, 47 Riel Dr • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre.com • An unlikely relationship is forged in the quirky tourist shop called “A Little Piece of Heaven.” Restless biker Mike, who works in the shop, finds a friend in the sassy elderly Lily, although their relationship certainly doesn’t start out that way. • Feb 8 – 24

DYING TO MEET YOU

BAM! SOUND OFF CANOE

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • A dynamic solo performance about an emotionally distant father whose legacy is felt beyond his lifetime. Ages 14+. • Until Feb 18

ATB Arts Barn, 10330 84 Ave • 780 431.1750 • workshopwest. org • SOUND OFF: A Deaf Theatre features deaf artists from across Canada. This coming year, BAM! (Black Arts Matter) will feature not only acts from Edmonton, but from across the province. • Feb 8 – 18

BEWITCHING ELVIS

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061, 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca • Samantha Stephens and her husband Darren are trying to live a normal married life, but Samantha’s witch mother, Endora, doesn’t make it very easy for them. Samantha throws a party and is greeted by the real Elvis. • Until Apr 1

CHIMPROV

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Richard and his wife Barbara accidently offer the same room as lodgings to a young undertaker and a young woman who has the mafia after her. • Feb 23 – 24

EMPIRE OF THE SON

EXPANSE FESTIVAL

780.454.0583 • azimuththeatre. com • As part of the Chinook Series, Azimuth Theatre’s annual presentation of body-based work by local, national, and international artists. • Feb 8 – 18

KOLABO

La Cité Francophone, 8627 91 St • 780.758.9999 • ﬁreﬂytheatre.com • A special collaboration with Edmonton’s Kita No Taiko. Come and hear Taiko drummers, see aerial and acrobatic artists, and witness the culmination of their creative collaboration. • Feb 23 – 24

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidﬁretheatre. com • With a new theme every HMS PINAFORE week, Chimprov is a barrel of Northern Alberta Jubilee laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm Mainstaple_VUE_adHIRES.pdf Auditorium, 1 2017-07-25 7:14 11455 87PMAve •

780.427.2760 • edmontonopera.com • This comedic opera adds a nautical spin to the classic ‘boy meets girl, boy can’t get girl because of her higher social station’ story. • Feb 3, 6, 8

LOVE AND INFORMATION

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is her brother’s mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Everyone attempts to make sense of it all. • Feb 8 – 17

MAMMA MIA!

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • Chase away the winter blues with the smash hit musical featuring all your favourite ABBA songs. • Feb 17 – Mar 18

MORTON THE MAGICIAN IN: TA DA! CREATED BY SHELDON CASAVANT

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Sheldon isn’t your everyday magician. Recognized as one of Canada’s most sought after performers, he engages diverse audiences with a repertoire of magic that is highly interactive and fun. • Feb 17, 2 pm

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.427.2760 • jubileeauditorium.com • The true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more. • Feb 13 – 18

PAPER SONG

La Cité Francophone, 8627 91 St • 780.439.3905 • concretetheatre.ca • A traditional Japanese folktale about a crane (the Tsuru) with the story of a young mouse and her grandfather, as they struggle against an oppressive overlord, the goblin Tengu. • Feb 15 – 17

SLUMBERLAND MOTEL

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • While overnighting in a seedy roadside motel, two down on their luck vacuum cleaner salesmen’s lives are changed by a mysterious woman. • Until Feb 4

THEATRESPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidﬁretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

THE CHINOOK SERIES

Various venues, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • Edmonton’s only international high performance arts festival showcasing some of the most acclaimed contemporary art taking place across Alberta, the nation, and worldwide. • Feb 8 – 18

THE LADIES FOURSOME

Mayﬁeld Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayﬁeldtheatre.ca • It’s the day after the funeral, and three women gather for a round of golf in honour of their recently departed fourth. They are joined at the tee by an old friend of the deceased and many surprises, secrets and confessions come to the surface during this hilarious and heart-warming round of golf. • Feb 6 – Apr 1

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THE LOWER DEPTHS

Timms Centre, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • ualberta.ca/drama • A group of people displaced by economic and political upheaval scratch out a life on the margins of society. • Feb 8 – 17

THE WOMEN

Walterdale Theatre, 10322 83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre.com • In an era when a woman’s happiness was considered to be her husband and children, Clare Boothe Luce delivers a comedy/drama that proves that women aren’t always the sum of their parts. • Feb 7 – 17

MUSIC ERIC HARPER

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Award-winning flamenco guitarist Eric Harper creates a unique sound that is melodically entrancing, ferocious and harmonically soul-stirring to the core with his exotic fusion of rock and flamenco. • Feb 16, 7:30 pm

JAMES GORDAN AND SONS

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • As a solo singer-songwriter, and a founding member of one of Canada’s premiere folk groups, Tamarack, Gordan has released over 35 albums and toured relentlessly around the world. • Feb 2, 7:30 pm

JAMES HILL AND ANNE JANELLE

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Since their Canadian Folk Music Awardwinning True Love Don’t Weep, ukulele/cello duo James Hill and

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Anne Janelle have toured to over 15 countries; making their mark not only as accomplished instrumentalists but also as some of the finest songwriters of their generation. • Feb 22, 7:30 pm

Bram take you on sing-along journey for the entire family. Featuring such well-loved favourites as “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain,” and “Five Little Monkeys.” • Feb 19, 3 pm

JOSH RITTER

SILVER SCREEN SCOUNDRELS

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. • Feb 23 – 24

LEEROY STAGGER

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • It’s been said before that love is a battlefield, and on his latest album Love Versus, alt-country icon Leeroy Stagger comes wellarmed. • Feb 24, 7 pm

LION BEAR FOX

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • It took over 30 years to find each other, but only one month for Christopher Arruda (the lion), Cory Woodward (the bear) and Ryan McMahon (the fox) to realize they were meant to join their voices as one. • Feb 23, 7:30 pm

MARC COHN FEATURING BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Marc Cohn is celebrating the 25th anniversary of his platinum-selling debut record. Joined by an all-star band, Marc will be performing his record in its entirety, from start to finish. • Feb 2, 7:30 pm

SHARON AND BRAM

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Sharon and

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • The Silver Screen Scoundrels play old-time feeling music with modern themes, accompanied by custom-produced silent films. • Feb 8, 2 pm

THE HARPOONIST & THE AXE MURDERER

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Combining rock ‘n’ roll swagger and decades-deep blues style, The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer are relentlessly touring artists known for their high-energy, gritty performances. • Feb 9, 7:30 pm

WOMEN OF FOLKWAYS

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • Featuring singer-songwriters Rachel Eddy, Dana Wylie, and more. • Feb 10, 7 pm

WOMEN WHO ROCK

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • This concert is a melding of two incredible tribute shows: Barracuda - The Essential Tribute to Heart and All Fired Up - The Pat Benatar Experience. • Feb 3, 7:30 pm

in North America as well as Spain, France, Switzerland, Holland, and Germany. She has appeared with the Orquesta Santa Cecilia Cullera, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and the Edmonton Senior Youth Orchestra. • Feb 4, 2 pm

AN EVENING WITH DVORAK Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre. com • Experience the perfect mix of melody and Eastern European charm, in a wide array of orchestral colours. • Feb 8, 7:30 pm

ANNUAL TANYA PROCHAZKA TRIBUTE RECITAL

Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music, 10050 MacDonald Dr • edmontonrecital.com • Musicians Dongkyun An and Sarah Ho play pieces to honour Tanya Prochazka, a prominent local cellist who passed away in 2015. • Feb 25, 7:30 pm

CONCORDIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University, 7128 Ada Blvd • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Feb 7, 14, 21, 28 (Movie Themes Event) (7:30 pm)

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION IN CONCERT

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre. com • From Shrek, to Kung Fu Panda, to How to Train Your Dragon, indulge your inner-child at this visual and musical feast. • Feb 17 – 18

ALISON KILGANNON

FIREBIRD

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10037 84 Ave • edmontonrecital.com • Canadian pianist Alison Kilgannon has performed

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Experience a

glittering array of music from the early 20th century, featuring a recent break-out star violinist and a guest conductor who wowed in his recent Edmonton Symphony Orchestra debut. • Feb 23 – 24

GREAT ARIAS

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Hear this gorgeous soprano voice fill Enmax Hall with soaring melodies from Mozart to Verdi. • Feb 28, 7:30 pm

LES NATIONS

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • albertabaroque. com • Concertos and suites of Vivaldi, Telemann, Quantz, and Stamitz. • Feb 4, 3 pm

ORCHESTRA BOREALIS

SACRED MUSIC FESTIVAL

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • concordia.ad.ca • Part of the four part festival that takes place in October, December, February, and April. The third concert, iSoundtrack, features themes from The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Empire Strikes Back, 2001: A Space Odyssey and more. • Feb 28

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HIGH SCHOOL HONOUR BAND WEEKEND

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • ualberta.ca/artshows • UAlberta hosts the province’s most talented high school students for their annual Honour Band Weekend. • Feb 11, 3 pm

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • From Rossini’s Barber of Seville to Saints-Saens Danse Macabre, Orchestra Borealis brings large orchestral classical music. • Feb 10, 7:30 pm

VOICE MASTER CLASS: ROB HERRIOT

PROTEUS SAXOPHONE QUARTET

WALL TO WALL PERCUSSION

ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY BAND

WIND AND ROSES

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • The Proteus Saxophone Quartet explores the numerous instrumental combinations of the saxophone family through the creation and performance of chamber music. • Feb 17, 7:30 pm

Yellowhead Brewery, 10229 105 St • The Royal Canadian Artillery Band is the oldest professional military band in Canada. Comprising 35 musicians, it performs over 150 engagements a year. • Feb 9, 5:30 pm

Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (located inside the old arts building) • ualberta.ca/ arts/events/music • A singing workshop lead by opera singer Rob Herriot. • Feb 5

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre. com • Make your noise all day with wall to wall percussion. Vern Griffiths will play everything, including the kitchen sink. • Feb 10, 8 pm Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (located inside the old arts building) • Free • ualberta.ca/ artshows • Four principals of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra perform a programme of woodwind quintet staples and exciting arrangements from an orchestral repertoire. • Feb 10, 7:30 pm

THE CARROT COMMUNITY ARTS COFFEEHOUSE

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by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene. • Mar 8, Apr 26, May 24, 8 pm

New Work

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • Two legendary ladies of the prairies join forces for an explosion of physical creativity. • Mar 16 – 18

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Nina Haggerty Collective • The vibrant artists from the Nina Haggerty Collective present an array of mixed media and fibre works that translate their unique experiences and artistic perspectives. • Until Mar 31

FAB Gallery

• Mar 27 – Apr 7

Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Show 2018 • A graduating exhibition of students completing the Bachelor of Design program.

• Mar 27 – Apr 7

Iacuna • Becky Thera’s lacuna discusses the aftermath of sexual violence and the systemic oppression of women’s experiences. • Feb 20 – Mar 17 Not Yet Earth • An attempt to understand the unique identity of flesh and an attempt to regain a sense of control over it. In the work Madeline Mackay ‘plays’ with mud and water and meat, assembling and disassembling it, twisting and moving and arranging it. • Feb 20 – Mar 17

FRONT GALLERY

10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Robert Lemay • Mar 22 – Apr 12 Steve Coffey • Until Mar 3

SNAP Gallery and Printshop

10123 121 St / 12056 Jasper Ave • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com Community Gallery Caitlin Bodewitz • Until Mar 31 Main Gallery Tomoyo Ihaya • Until Mar 31 Community Gallery: Marie Win

ters • New works from SNAP’s Emerging Artists in Residence; until Mar 4 • Main Gallery: Jason Urban, The Formalist’s Library • American artist, Jason Urban, explores the formal structure of the traditional “brick and mortar” library as a vehicle for presenting aesthetic information. The Formalist’s Library: Periodicals, will be an installation of printed matter inspired by the periodicals section of a public library. • Mar 16 – Apr 22

COMEDY The Open Jam

EDMONTON STORY SLAM

CHEESECAKE BURLESQUE REVUE

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • Celebrate International Women’s Day with some burlesque. • Mar 10, 7:30 pm

CINDERELLA

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • albertaballet50.com • Presented by Alberta Ballet, this production is complete with all of its delightful elements: the magical fairy godmother, the hilarious stepsisters, and of course a handsome prince—Cinderella is the story of a heroine empowered by a persevering optimistic spirit. • Mar 23 – 24 Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wideranging performances, curated

Chimprov

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

CITY OF ANGELS

The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam.com • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner. • Third Wednesday of every month, 7 pm (sign-up), 7:30 pm (stories start)

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 St 104 Ave • Set in the glamorous, seductive Hollywood of the ‘40s, the world of film studios and flimsy negligees, the show chronicles the misadventures of Stine, a young novelist, attempting a screenplay for movie producer/director, Buddy Fiedler. • Mar 28 – Apr 7

Script Salon

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • For 17-yearold intersexed Aaron, the new school year means a new chance at life. For Pina, another shot at head cheerleader. For Mark, open season. • Mar 27 – Apr 7

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 4 worlds

Location TBA • toygunstheatre. com • An epigenetic story about emotional abuse and mental illness, told in four different ways. • Mar – Apr (Dates to be determined)

11 O’clock number!

DANCE

Dirt Buffet Cabaret

LITERARY

haunting tale of two siblings taken away to a residential school is a story of redemption for a mother who was never let past the school’s gate, and her kids, who didn’t know she came. • Mar 3 – 24

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award- winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

BETROFFENHEIT

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • This fusion of dance and theatre is an unflinchingly honest examination of what happens to the individual in the wake of a trauma. • Mar 30 – Apr 1

BEWITCHING ELVIS

CHILDREN OF GOD

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • This

Cleave (Tiny Bear Jaws)

DO THIS IS MEMORY OF ME La Cite Francophone, 8627 91 St • 780.439.3905 • northernlighttheatre.com • Montreal, 1963–the world is on the precipice of major change in the fields of science, civil rights and women’s liberation. Twelve-yearold Genevieve, the only girl in her large religious family, wants nothing more than to be an altar server at her church. Father Paul tells her that girls are strictly not allowed so Genevieve prays to God to change his mind. • Mar 13 – 25

Robin Hood

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • While the King is away, the people of England suffer under the oppressive rule of his taxhappy brother, Prince John. Only a straight arrow like Robin Hood, the best archer in the land, can save England. • Mar 4, 2 pm

Robin hood

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 – 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • While the King is away, the people of England suffer under the oppressive rule of his tax-happy brother, Prince John. Only a straight arrow like Robin Hood, the best archer in the land, can save England. • Mar 3, 2 pm

MAMMA MIA!

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • Chase away the winter blues with the smash hit

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musical featuring all your favourite ABBA songs. • Until Mar 18

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits approaching age 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland due to his painful shyness. Rosemary lives right next door, determined to have him while watching the years slip away. • Mar 7 – 25

Skirtsafire HerARTS Festival

Various venues • skirtsafire.com • SkirtsaFire features the work of women in theatre, music, dance, visual art, comedy and spoken word. Artists and audience come together to share in these powerful, moving, insightful and entertaining performances, exhibitions and workshops. • Mar 8 – 11

SPHINXES

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • Starring women and gender non-binary performers. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

Still/falling

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • Nina has a great life. She loves her family, does well in school, and her friends are awesome. But, suddenly Nina starts feeling off, and finds herself slipping into a dark reality she cannot understand, let alone articulate to the people around her. • Mar 19, 7:30 pm

TheatreSPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

The ladies foursome

Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • It’s the day after the funeral, and three women gather for a round of golf in honour of their recently departed fourth. They are joined at the tee by an old friend of the deceased and many surprises, secrets and confessions come to the surface during this hilarious and heart-warming round of golf. • Until Apr 1

The school for scandal

Timms Centre, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • ualberta.ca/ drama • Lady Sneerwell sets out to spread scandal in this quintessential comedy of manners. Set in the 18th century, this is a play full of wit, mistaken identities and intrigue. • Mar 29 – Apr 7 season 37

Kobo Town

MUSIC A cApellA ensemble And jAzz combo

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • MacEwan University’s a capella and jazz performance. Mar 3

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Kobo Town is a Canadian Caribbean music group, led by Trinidadian Canadian singer and songwriter, Drew Gonsalves. • Mar 29, 7:30 pm

lindi orTeGA

Annie lou

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • The project of Anne Louise Genest, an artist who walks with the spirit of an old storyteller, creating songs steeped in the flavours of old-time mountain, Appalachian, traditional country, and bluegrass music. • Mar 23, 7:30 pm

biG liTTle lions

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Music that has been dubbed ‘a blissful marriage of new folk and sophisticated pop,’ and is packed with emotion and tight harmonies. • Mar 9, 7:30 pm

clAssic Albums performed live: rumours

Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Rumours emerged as Fleetwood Mac’s most celebrated and popular work. • Mar 24, 7:30 pm

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A Canadian country singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. • Mar 16, 7:30 pm

lion beAr foX

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • One part folk, one part rock, with a pinch of gospel and a dash of growl, Vancouver’s Lion Bear Fox boasts acoustic guitars bookended by buzzing electrics and screaming keys. • Mar 3, 7:30 pm

lion beAr foX

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • One part folk, one part rock, with a pinch of gospel and a dash of growl, Vancouver’s Lion Bear Fox boasts acoustic guitars bookended by buzzing electrics and screaming keys. • Mar 2, 7:30 pm

lonesome Ace sTrinGbAnd

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc. ca • The Lonesome Ace Stringband brings grit, skill and abandon to old-time, Appalachian folk songs and fiddle/banjo tunes. • Mar 10, 7 pm

roy forbes

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc. ca • Forbes and his trusty Gurian guitar have toured extensively in Canada and the US over the past three decades. • Mar 24, 7 pm

sAmAnThA mArTin And delTA suGAr

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Bubbling up from the cauldron of roots Americana music, five-time Maple Blues Award Nominee Samantha Martin is an artist of extraordinary power, gravitas and deep-seated emotion. • Mar 16, 7:30 pm

The eAsT poinTers

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A Canadian folk outfit from Prince Edward Island, who won the Juno Award for Traditional Roots Album of the Year for Secret Victory at

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the Juno Awards of 2017. • Mar 3, 7:30 pm

udo dirKschneider

Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 780.428.1099 • U.D.O. started back in 1987. Since then U.D.O. has become a well known name in the heavy metal world having found his fame with Accept. • Mar 16, 7 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC bernsTein And vAuGhAn williAms

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Rich and expressive music, timeless and yet fresh and stirring, from two of the finest composers of the last century. • Mar 10, 8 pm

concerTos for oboe And TrumpeT

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • albertabaroque.com • Concertos focusing on the oboe and trumpet. • Mar 4, 3 pm

concerTo-rAmA

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Two dynamic concertos —one recently composed (and co-commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) and second, the most popular work composed for cello and orchestra. • Mar 18, 2 pm

concordiA symphony orchesTrA

Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University, 7128 Ada Blvd • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Mar 7, 14, 21, 28, 7:30 pm

elGAr And rAchmAninoff Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Discover why Alexander Prior calls Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 1 an absolute masterpiece. • Mar 23 – 24

fAculTy composers: echo of noThinG

Timms Centre for the Arts, 8703 112 St • ualberta.ca • Faculty composers, Howard Bashaw, Mark Hannesson, Scott Smallwood and Andriy Talpash with new works for Guillaume Tardif, Roger Admiral, and the Edmonton Saxophone Quartet. • Mar 9, 7:30 pm

john williAms celebrATion: music from The movies And more

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to showcase soundtrack works by leading film composer John Williams and others. • Mar 20, 7:30 pm

lATe niGhT bernsTein

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Few composers successfully welded together classical tradition and the music of their time as Leonard Bernstein did. • Mar 9, 8 pm

mAsTerworKs for piAno Convocation Hall (University of Alberta old arts building) • ualberta.ca/artshows • Experience the elegance of piano classics by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and Schubert. • Mar 4, 3 pm

music AmonG friends: GiAneTTA bAril wiTh The boK brAss QuinTeT

Muttart Hall, MacEwan Conservatory of Music, 10050 MacDonald Dr • edmontonrecital.com • Juno Award winning harpist, Gianetta Baril has had a distinguished solo career for over 30 years receiving consistent praise for her dramatic artistry and spectacular technique. Bok Brass is one of Edmonton’s finest chamber ensembles. • Mar 18, 7:30 pm

red priesT

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • edmontonchambermusic.org • Red Priest performs gypsy-baroque fantasy, a program inspired by the expressivity and virtuosity of forgotten Roma musicians. Featured works by Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, Biber, Campra, Byrd, Nicholson, and Mielczewski. • Mar 2, 7:30 pm

symphonic voices

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • ualberta.ca • A crowning achievement by Russian composer Rachmaninov, Symphonic Dances is exciting, colourful and macabre. • Mar 25, 3 pm

voice mAsTer clAss: michelle cApAlbo

Convocation Hall, University of Alberta (located inside the old Arts building) • ualberta.ca/ arts/events/music • A singing workshop lead by opera singer Michelle Capalbo. • Mar 12

viennA To broAdwAy: The memorAble melodies of opereTTA from lehAr To lloyd webber

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • From the frothy light-hearted operettas that charmed Europe, to the soaring Broadway musicals that followed in their wake and made America sing. • Mar 2 – 3

LITERARY Amanda lindhout

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Amanda is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker and journalist. Her multiple award winning memoir, A House in the Sky, has been on the Globe and Mail top ten list for over two years. • Apr 20, 7:30 pm

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Curious Things • Wei Li’s Organic patterns, symbols and gestures create intriguing and perplexing shapes, in a process that is an ongoing search for the complex energy within each of us. • Apr 5 – 28

FAB Gallery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows • Bachelor of Design Graduate Show 2018 • A graduating exhibition of students completing the Bachelor of Design program. • Until Apr 7 Bachelor of Fine Arts Graduate Show 2018 • A graduating exhibition of students completing the Bachelor of Design program. • Until Apr 7

FRONT GALLERY

10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Allan Thomas and Dave Thomas • Apr 26 – May 17 Robert Lemay • Until Apr 12

COMEDY Kamikaze fireflies

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • The show is a mix of comedy and circus. Juggling, hula hoops, German wheel, whip cracking, and many tricks never seen anywhere else. • Feb 21, 2 pm

The Open Jam

edMonton Poetry FestiVal

DANCE CITIE BALLET PRESENTS Ignite

Timms Centre For The Arts, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • Celebrating the spirit with stories that reflect emergence and change. Citie Ballet artistic director Jorden Morris presents a new work accompanied by two new pieces by company dancers Lydia Redpath and Matthew Klippenstein. • Apr 20 – 22

Dirt Buffet Cabaret

Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s unique, challenging, and wide-ranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene. • Apr 26

SubArctic Improv & Experimental Arts

What’s Cooking?

PCL Studio Theatre • 10330 84 Ave • 780.802.6867 • goodwomen.ca • Celebrate your local arts community by checking out the works they’ve been brewing up throughout the year. This casual production invites audiences to get a sneak peek into the creation process and to engage directly with artists to provide feedback on their work. • Apr 29, 12 pm and 6:30 pm

EDMONTON STORY SLAM

The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam.com • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner • Third Wednesday of every month , 7 pm (signup), 7:30 pm (stories start)

Script Salon

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 4 worlds

Location TBA • toygunstheatre. com • An epigenetic story about emotional abuse and mental illness, told in four different ways. • Apr (Dates to be determined)

11 O’clock number!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

ALL SHOOK UP

Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • All Shook Up is the tale of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycle-riding stud she falls for. Built around the songs of Elvis. • Apr 10 – Jun 10

A MAD BREAKFAST

FILM fava film fest

Various venues, (many free events) • edmontonpoetryfestival.com • Celebrating poetry in all its forms and showcasing local, national and international poets. • April (Dates to be determined)

9722 102 St • 780.429.3636 • fava.ca • The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta celebrates the 6th annual FAVA FEST with screenings by local and international filmmakers .• April (dates to be determined)

St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall, 47 Riel Dr • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre. com • A hilarious farce dealing with what happened when Jones and Miss Brown, practical jokers, told each of the guests at their boarding house that Mr. Long, a wealthy visitor, was especially interested in their individual hobbies. Long is told the house is an insane asylum. • Apr 26 – May 12

BETROFFENHEIT

BEWITCHING ELVIS

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061, 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca Samantha Stephens and her husband Darren are trying to live a normal married life, but Samantha’s witch mother, Endora, doesn’t make it very easy for them. Samantha throws a party and is greeted by the real Elvis. • Until Apr 1

Blue stockings

Walterdale Theatre, 10322 83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre.com • An eye-opening play about four young women fighting to receive an education during the era of women’s suffrage. • Apr 4 – 14

Bonfire

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre. com • Bonfire is Rapid Fire Theatre’s annual romp of new ideas in long-form improv. Starring the members of the Rapid Fire Theatre ensemble, each show at Bonfire has been created by one of RFT’s own. • Apr 12 – 14, 19 – 21

Chimprov

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

CITY OF ANGELS

Cleave (Tiny Bear Jaws)

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • For 17- year old intersexed Aaron, the new school year means a new chance at life. For Pina, another shot at head cheerleader. For Mark, open season. • Until Apr 7

COMPANY

Venue TBA • footeinthedoor.ca • The plot revolves around Bobby (a single man unable to commit fully to a steady relationship, let alone marriage), the five married couples who are his best friends, and his three girlfriends. Featuring music by Stephen Sondheim. • Apr 21 – 29

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DON GIOVANNI

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • edmontonopera.com • Don Giovanni is arrogant, sly, and takes pride in his promiscuity, leaving a trail of broken hearts along his egotistical path. Yet no one can resist his charm. • Apr 14, 17, 20

FLY ME TO THE MOON

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • Frances and Loretta are home care workers in Belfast. When one of their patients Davy dies unexpectedly, the two cash-strapped ladies are faced with the awful choice of cashing in his pension and keeping the news of his death a secret. • Apr 25 – May 13

OVER THE EDGE WITH 4 PLAY

ATB Arts Barn, 10330 84 Ave • 780.431.1750 • catalysttheatre.ca Catalyst Theatre’s yearly fundraiser where four playwrights, four directors, four designers and four actors converge on the ATB Arts Barns for 12 hours of frantic creation. In half a day, four plays are written, designed rehearsed and performed. • Apr 6

PRETTY GOBLINS

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.477.5955 • workshopwest. org • In the middle of a cold, dark night Laura discovers her estranged fraternal twin sister, Lizzie, howling in her living room. Lizzie’s sudden appearance loosens Laura’s grip on reality sending the sisters on a journey of tragic discovery. • Apr 19 – 27

RUNAWAY BRIDESMAIDS

Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061, 8882 170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton.jubilations.ca • These gals are tired of always being the bridesmaid and never the bride and are going to do something about it. Four women are off on a bachelorette party trip never to be forgotten. • Apr 6 – Jun 10

slut

PCL Studio, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.471.1586 • northernlighttheatre.com • Matilda is a woman who gives herself freely and the senior citizens from the complex next door have her arrested for running a brothel. During an endless night at the police station, Matilda runs a gamut of emotions: joy, regret, remorse, anger, despair and love. • Apr 5 – 14

TheatreSPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm season 39

The ladies foursome

The school for scandal

THE silver arrow: The untold story of robin hood

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • A new twist on the classic Robin Hood adventure story, featuring a female protagonist and awe-inspiring aerial acrobatics. • Apr 21 – May 13

WHEN GOD COMES FOr BREAKFAST, YOU DON’T BURN TOAST

St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall, 47 Riel Dr • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre. com • When Harry and Beatrice Katzman are faced with the Almighty showing up for breakfast, the commonplace and the totally unexpected come together in a flurry of humour and excitement. • Apr 26 – May 12

UNDERCOVER

Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • One grizzled cop. One audience-memberturned-rookie-detective. One unsolved case. • Apr 4 – 29

MUSIC Beth portman and the good find

St Albert Community Hall, 17 Perron St • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Beth Portman presents her personal perspective of life and love through original lyrics and engaging music, taking her audience on a musical journey that is happily nostalgic but never dated. • Apr 24, 2 pm

BRICKHOUSE

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • With original, funky tracks and cleverly covered classic R&B tunes, Vancouver’s Brickhouse blends classic and modern with an ease that makes hearing and 40 season

seeing them an addictive experience. • Apr 27, 7:30 pm

fortunate ones

Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • A Juno-nominated, Canadian Folk Music award-winning indie folk duo from St. John’s, Newfoundland. • Apr 13, 7:30 pm

lisa brokop

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • With 20 years of country music experience, Lisa Brokop celebrates the women of country music—Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, and Emmylou Harris just to name a few. • Apr 17, 7:30 pm

Madison violet

St Basil’s Cultural Centre, 10819 71 Ave • 780.278.6407 • newmoonfolkclub.com • Madison Violet are Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. When you hear them, the first thing you’ll notice is that their voices blend together, symbiotically, like family. • Apr 6, 7:30 pm

MARTYN JOSEPH

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • With a career spanning 30 years, 32 albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances, Martyn Joseph is a powerful singer and songwriter gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics. • Apr 28, 7 pm

NIGHTWISH

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • albertaballet50.com • The Finnish symphonic metal titans are invading Edmonton for one night. • Apr 5

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • MacEwan University’s percussion ensemble performs. • Apr 7

Showcase band

MacEwan University, Allard Hall, 11110 104 Ave • MacEwan University’s showcase band performs. • Apr 7

Young novelists w/ aNDREW coLLINS TRIO

Parkview Community Hall, 9135 146 St • northernlightsfc.ca • Through its rich but rustic sound, Toronto roots-rock outfit The Young Novelists deliver a dose of honesty. • Apr 7, 7 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC An evening with Chantal Kreviazuk

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square •

780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Spend an evening with one of Canada’s favourite songstresses as she performs her unique brand of piano-based poprock with the Edmonton Symphony Orechestra. • Apr 21, 7:30 pm

Bach–Handel

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • albertabaroque.com • Concertos of two of the most famous baroque composers. • Apr 15, 3 pm

BACH, wagner & Prokofiev

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Get invigorated by music from great tales and legends, and sparkling works for piano and orchestra. • Apr 28, 8 pm

CONCORDIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Robert Tegler Centre, Concordia University, 7128 Ada Blvd • concordia.ab.ca • Concert series by the Concordia Symphony Orchestra. • Apr 4, 11, 18, 7:30 pm

lET’S tANGO

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Colours, striking costumes, and Latin rhythms come together in a kaleidoscope of music and dance. • Apr 7, 2 pm

sacred music festival

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • concordia.ad.ca • Part of the four-part festival that takes place in October, December, February, and April. The fourth concert features, Pulse, with Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 02, Op. 19,” by Ping-Shan Liao, Richard Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” and Kevin Lau’s “Elemental.” • Apr 22

The spirit of spain

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Get your tango on in a concert that is a delight for all the senses. • Apr 10, 7:30 pm

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS

Robertson Wesley United Church, 10209 123 St • edmontonchambermusic.org • For over 40 years, Britain’s early music vocal ensemble The Tallis Scholars has established itself as the leading proponent of Renaissance sacred music throughout the world. • Apr 23, 7:30 pm

tango Caliente

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Spice up your life with the smoky rhythms, colourful costumes, and boundless energy of the forbidden dance. • Apr 6 – 7

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

19 Perron St • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • High Energy 23 • This fan-favourite, student-generated exhibition demonstrates the exceptional standard of visual art education provided by St Albert high school. • May 3 – Jun 2

FAB Gallery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows Light/Matter: Art at the Intersection of Photography and Printmaking, 1954 – 2017. • May 8 – Jun 2 Czecho-Slovak Fine Art Exhibition. • May 8 – Jun 2

FRONT GALLERY

10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Allan Thomas and Dave Thomas • Until May 17

COMEDY The Open Jam

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre, The Open Jam is a place to share space, swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play for a night. Whether you are a seasoned improvisor or an improv virgin this is a relaxed environment to have fun, grow and make artistic connections. • Last Tuesday of each month

DANCE all of us (the tragically hip ballet)

Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • albertaballet50. com • Inspired by a soundtrack of the Hip’s most-loved music, this Alberta Ballet production celebrates the sound and stories of a band that has spoken so poignantly to a generation of Canadians. • May 11 – 12

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Dirt Buffet Cabaret

IMPROV BURLESQUE A LA CARTE

Brittany’s Lounge, 10225 97 St •rivercityrevueburlesque.ca • A showcase of solo burlesque performers pushing their boundaries by improvising entire routines. • Third Saturday of each month

SubArctic Improv & Experimental Arts

FILM northwestfest

Various venues • northwestfest.ca • Canada’s longest-running documentary film festival, kicking off Edmonton’s summer festival season with eight days and nights of the world’s greatest docs, live music, panels, workshops, and more. • May (Dates to be determined)

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Script Salon

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

hot club edmonton TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 radical reels THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 the everly brothers experience Featuring the Zmed brothers

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

terry o'reilly THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 the steeldrivers SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 port cities WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18

william prince THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 the ennis sisters FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8 michael bernard fitzgerald FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 calvin vollrath THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 lisa loebEB FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 magic pirate ship Starring the purple pirateE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1

frank warren SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3

samantha martin & delta sugar FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

morton the magician in : ta da! Created by Sheldon Casavant SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17

i got rhythm : the science of song SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

josh ritter FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24

the small glories and ahi FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 nashville hurricane THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 birds of chicago FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 alex*cubaA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 bobs & lolo SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 vishtèn THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 jadea kelly and sweet alibi FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10

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michelle & friends TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

the east pointers SATURDAY, MARCH 3 lindi ortega FRIDAY, MARCH 16 kobo town THURSDAY, MARCH 29 fortunate ones FRIDAY, APRIL 13 amanda lindhout FRIDAY, APRIL 20 kamikaze fireflies SATURDAY, APRIL 21 beth portman and the good find TUESDAY, APRIL 24

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THEATRE 11 O’clock number!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award- winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

ALL SHOOK UP

A MAD BREAKFAST

St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall, 47 Riel Dr • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre.com • A hilarious farce dealing with what happened when Jones and Miss Brown, practical jokers, told each of the guests at their boarding house that Mr. Long, a wealthy visitor, was especially interested in their individual hobbies. Long is told the house is an insane asylum. • Until May 12

Chimprov

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

exit the king

Timms Centre, 8703 112 St • 780.420.1757 • ualberta.ca/drama • This great classic follows King Berenger, who believes himself immortal. Upon discovering he is dying, he becomes fascinated with every sensation from the lives he has not lived. • May 17 – 26

FLY ME TO THE MOON

Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • shadowtheatre.org • Frances and Loretta are home care workers in

Belfast. When one of their patients Davy dies unexpectedly, the two cash-strapped ladies are faced with the awful choice of cashing in his pension and keeping the news of his death a secret. • Until May 13

From cradle to stage: an evening of new works

LAST CHANCE LEDUC

Backstage Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • Set during the 1947 Leduc oil strike, Wes and Ev struggle with a young marriage in peril, in a tarpaper shack in the woods, with a baby and another dry well. • May 8 – 20

Leaving iowa

Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • This light-hearted comedy ironically tells the story of a man named Don Browning, who endeavors to take his father’s ashes to his final resting place: his childhood home. • May 3 – 5

The Club, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • A production inspired by the real-life story of two Romanian Jews, examining the refugee immigration experience of a century ago—a humorously dark folktale combined with a highenergy concert. • May 9 – 13

Propylene Glycol, Maltodextrin, Retinol Palmitate and other Words I Don’t Under-

Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • toygunstheatre. com • This show explores the loss of love, loss of illusions, and loss of inhibitions. • May 17 – 19

RUNAWAY BRIDESMAIDS

Walterdale Theatre, 10322 83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre.com • A night of new works written by local Edmonton playwrights. Plays running 45-60 minutes will be considered. • May 14 – 19

OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY

stand Like Love

TheatreSPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre. com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

The royal zissou society

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre. com • Improvised Wes Anderson. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

THE silver arrow: The untold story of robin hood

THE SNOW QUEEN

serenity to joy, angst to love, it’s all part of the journey. • May 12, 8 pm

Young frankenstein

GREAT RUSSIAN BALLET

WHEN GOD COMES FOr BREAKFAST, YOU DON’T BURN TOAST

late night soundscapes

La Cite Francophone, 8627 91 St • 780.463.1144 • Elope Musical Theatre’s production of the comedy classic Young Frankenstein. • May 3 – 12

St Albert Theatre Troupe, Kinsmen Hall, 47 Riel Dr • 780.222.0102 • stalberttheatre.com • When Harry and Beatrice Katzman are faced with the Almighty showing up for breakfast, the commonplace and the totally unexpected come together in a flurry of humour and excitement. • Until May 12

MUSIC john mcdermott

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700 84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • Celtic Tenor John McDermott is one of Canada’s favourite singers with hits like “Danny Boy” and “Loch Lomond.” • May 3, 7:30 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC Beethoven’s fifth

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Immerse yourself in the sounds of the most famous symphonies ever written. • May 27, 2 pm

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Be “en pointe” with Russian Ballet’s greatest hits. • May 17, 7:30 pm Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • In a rare and exciting night of contemporary classics, Alexander Prior conducts not only his own music, but haunting scores by two young Canadian composers, Jared Miller and Harry Stafylakis. • May 11, 8 pm

music comes alive

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Join Alex Prior as he shares some of his favourites and shows you how he takes his ideas and turns them into musical gold. • May 5, 2 pm

Music of the mozarts: Father and son

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Hear works from two generations of Mozarts, led by the concertmaster, just as it would have been during Mozart’s time. • May 23, 7:30 pm

Robert uchida and Peter Allen

Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • edmontonrecital.com • Canadian violinist Robert Uchida has been hailed for his “ravishing sound, eloquence and hypnotic intensity,” while Peter Allen has been called a piano virtuoso. • May 6, 7:30 pm

Location TBA • azimuththeatre.com • A site-specific event featuring Edmonton High School students, an escape room, and an experiential theatrical performance that invites the audience to be a part of a modern inter-

Brahms and Barber

ART GALLERIES/ MUSEUMS

Czecho-Slovak Fine Art Exhibition. • May 8 – Jun 2

COMEDY

FRONT GALLERY

The Open Jam Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre, The Open Jam is a place to share space, swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play for a night. Whether you are a seasoned improvisor or an improv virgin this is a relaxed environment to have fun, grow and make artistic connections. • Last Tuesday of each month

Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA)

FAB Gallery

Fine Arts Building Gallery, 1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • Free • ualberta.ca/artshows Light/Matter: Art at the Intersection of Photography and Printmaking, 1954 – 2017. • May 8 – Jun 2

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pretation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairly-tale. • May 17 – 26

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Traverse an incredible landscape of sound through Brahms’ towering Piano Concerto. From

10402 124 St • 780.488.2952 • thefrontgallery.com • Tony Scherman • Jun 7 – Jul 7

The Works Art & Design Festival

Sir Winston Churchill Square; Various venues around downtown • 780.426.2122 • theworks. ab.ca • For 13 days every summer, The Works unleashes art and design throughout one square kilometer of Edmonton’s downtown core. Free to attend, the the festival is an extravaganza of visual art, design and entertainment that attracts artists and patrons from around the globe. • Jun – Jul (Dates to be determined)

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LITERARY EDMONTON STORY SLAM The Mercury Room, 10575 114

St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam.com • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner. • Third Wednesday of every month, 7 pm (sign-up), 7:30 pm (stories start)

Script Salon

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 11 O’clock number!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award- winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

17th Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids

Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Art Barns, 10330 84 Ave • 780.439.3905 • concretetheatre.ca • Local playwrights present three short plays created especially for kids! These staged readings can be enjoyed by children as young as 18 months to 12 years old. Preshow lobby activities include storytelling, music, art and crafts. • Jun 2 – 3

ALL SHOOK UP

Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • All Shook Up is the tale of a small town girl with big dreams and the motorcycleriding stud she falls for. Built around the songs of Elvis. • Until Jun 10

Chimprov

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • With a new theme every week, Chimprov is a barrel of laughs. • Every Saturday, 7:30 pm

Edmonton Musical Theatre presents “Wedding Bells and Bombshells” Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barns • 10330 84 Ave • $25 for adults, $20 for youth and seniors • 780.483.4051 • tixonthesquare.ca • Bring your friends and family to the wedding of the week. If you’ve ever had a wedding, or attended one you know anything can (and usually does) happen especially when the wacky relatives show up. Includes wonderful music, a few laughs. • Jun 21 – 30

FOREVER PLAID

Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615 109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca •This nostalgic revue centres on four eager male singers who are killed in a car crash on the way to their first big concert. • Jun 15 – Jul 29

improVaganza

Rapid Fire Theatre, Citadel Theatre • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The world’s best improvisors gather for the 18th annual Alternative Comedy Festival, one of the most popular with improvisors around the world, and a great comedy outing in Edmonton. • Jun 13 – 23

Let there be height

Fringe Theatre Adventures, 10330 84 Ave • 780.758.9999 • fireflytheatre.com • Now in its fourteenth year, this unique performance event features Edmonton’s professional and upcoming circus artists along with physical theatre, comedy and dance.. • Jun 7 – 8

nextfest 2018

Various venues • 780.453.2440 • nextfest.org • Over 500 different and unique artists in 11 days. • Start of June (Dates to be determined)

RUNAWAY BRIDESMAIDS

COMEDY The Open Jam

DANCE Dancing in the park

10800, 97 Ave • Alberta Legislature Grounds • toygunstheatre. com • Annual free outdoor dance festival featuring live music, performances, a swing dance lesson, and dance party in the park. • Jul 2018 (Dates to be determined)

LITERARY EDMONTON STORY SLAM

Script Salon

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84 Ave • A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

THEATRE 11 O’clock number!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award- winning improvised musical. • Last three Fridays of each month, 9 pm

FOREVER PLAID

Next to normal

Walterdale Theatre, 10322 83 Ave • 780.439.3058 • walterdaletheatre.com • This rock musical focuses on Diana Goodman, a regular suburban mother. A closer look reveals that Diana is struggling with bipolar disorder, an illness that seems to be worsening. • Jul 4 – 14

TheatreSPORTS

Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.443.6044 • rapidfiretheatre.com • The weekly insane improv show that draws sell-out crowds in Edmonton. • Every Friday, 7:30 pm, 10 pm

CLASSICAL MUSIC Beethoven’s ninth

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Immerse yourself in the sounds of another of the most famous symphonies ever written. • Jun 1 – 2

Sophisticated ladies

Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • edmontonsymphony.com • Hum along to these irresistible melodies from the ‘30s and ‘40s, celebrating girl power with three stellar female vocalists. • Jun 8 – 9

COMEDY The Open Jam

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • Facilitated by Grindstone Theatre, the Open Jam is a plac0e to share space, swap games and ideas and get an opportunity to play for a night. Whether you are a seasoned improvisor or an improv virgin this is a relaxed environment to have fun, grow and make artistic connections. • Last Tuesday of each month

DANCE IMPROV BURLESQUE A LA CARTE

Brittany’s Lounge, 10225 97 St •rivercityrevueburlesque.ca • A showcase of solo burlesque

performers pushing their boundaries by improvising entire routines. • Third Saturday of each month

Ave • A play-reading series with a different play by a different playwright each month. • First Sunday of each month

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EDMONTON STORY SLAM

The Mercury Room, 10575 114 St • Free; suggested donation $5 • edmontonstoryslam.com • A competitive storytelling event with no censorship. Up to 10 storytellers have five minutes to tell their story. Five random audience members judge the winner • Third Wednesday of every month, 7 pm (sign-up), 7:30 pm (stories start)

Script Salon

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037 84

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11 O’clock number!

Holy Trinity Church, 10037 84 Ave • 780.907.2975 • grindstonetheatre.ca • The 11 O’Clock Number! is an award- winning improvised musical. • Every Friday 9 pm

Edmonton international Fringe Festival Various venues • frignetheatre.ca • With more than 1,600 performances of various types of theatre, the Edmonton Fringe continues to be a world known festival. • Aug 16 – 26

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FOLK ROCK

(From left) Alice Kos and Everett LaRoi / Supplied photo

Folk-rock duo Goldtop release debut album You Possess Me Aug., 6 (5:30 pm) Goldtop w/ Marvin Etzioni and F&M The Needle, $12 in advance

olk-rock musicians Alice Kos and Everett LaRoi, known collectively as Goldtop, are astronauts in cheap spacesuits. They use those old drum machines and pianos from the ‘70s and ‘80s to stir and provoke creativity on their debut album, You Possess Me. Not averse to experimentation and with only two pairs of hands to play a surprisingly full and dynamic sound, Goldtop has to keep creative on the stage. “All the songs we developed in a way so we could perform them live,” says LaRoi. “It wasn’t

like we wrote a bunch of songs and now we’re going out on tour type of thing. We’ve been playing shows for about four years. When you strip things down and you’re not playing with a drummer live, you’ve got to make it interesting.” While still avant-garde, the duo is well versed in the classic elements of folk. Simple and soulful vocals, deep lyrics, and heartful strum are integral to the sound. Goldtop, as it exists today probably wouldn’t be without the intervention of L.A.-based singer, songwriter, and producer, Marvin Etzioni, and series of coincidences that Kos refers to as “the craziest, magical, cosmic shit.” Etzioni was browsing

through YouTube when he came across a performance that LaRoi and Kos had recorded at Black Dog Freehouse. He loved it, got in touch, and brought the pair on tour through eastern Canada. The album’s title track is a song that Etzioni wrote. As the band eagerly states, no other person has left a bigger mark on what Goldtop is and strives to be. “Alice plays a beautiful gold top Hagstrom guitar, and of course Alice is very blonde, naturally blonde,” says LaRoi. “Marvin started to refer to her, and calling to her after the shows. ‘Hey Goldtop, come off the stage.’ When we got back from the tour and started forming a duo, we thought about what we

should call ourselves. Well I’m blonde, she’s blonde.” Goldtop unofficially began in 2009 when Kos hired LaRoi as a guitar teacher. LaRoi, a veteran of the Edmonton music scene with credits like ManRayGun and Idyl Tea, helped Ros develop her songs into her 2012 release, You Missed It All. Unable to bring the entire band on tour, the pair set off on a string of performances as a two piece, and soon made the decision to stay that way. “For this particular album, Everett brought songs to it and I brought songs to it and it wasn’t like we were really think about if these songs fit together lyrically,” says Kos. “I think I was

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Fri., Aug. 4 Brother Octopus w/ Form 10, West to Alaska and more The Almanac, $10 at the door

ince emerging from the Pacific Ocean in 2011, Brother Octopus, a sea themed electronic rock group from Edmonton, has come a long way. Brother Octopus himself, the lead member, has been at the helm of the band from the start

Brother Octopus / Scott Molnar Photography

when it was just a two-person project. “At the beginning it was just us, and we had some backing tracks in the mix,” Octopus says, referring to himself and a woman he met under rather unique, searelated circumstances.

“I was under the sea in the Pacific Ocean, and a guitar came floating down. I didn’t know what it was, but eventually I learned and started playing, and wanted to see what else was on land,” Octopus says. “I followed a tambourine sound, and it led

me to this prison, where I found Lady Friend, who was being held prisoner for stealing a chocolate bar. I wanted to start a band, and I asked her if she wanted to join. She said yes, so I broke her out of jail and we started a twopiece.” Lady Friend and Brother Octopus played together for a few years, eventually going their separate ways, leading Octopus to search for a new ensemble. “Around 2014 I started assembling a team,” says Octopus. Their sound has shifted slightly over the years as they transitioned to become a five-piece, which now consists of Little Guppy (vocals, synthesizer), Golden Boy (electric guitar), Dogfish (bass keytar), New Guy (drums), and of course Brother Octopus (lead vocals, electric guitar). The band has also had two previous bass players, including The Explorer, who was with the group from 2014 until 2015, and Sea Bass, who was with them from 2016-2017. Last year, the group released Connected Through Corals, an

album that featured collaborations with different artists on every track. The upcoming record, Serenaded Through Seaweed, is set to be a continuation of that album, both in sound and

in concept. “I thought it was a cool concept to have a band feature other bands. I think it’s a good way to help promote each other as artists,” says Octopus. “All of the artists on this album, except for one from Red Deer, are Edmonton-based, so it’s a good way to boost our music community.” The album has eight tracks total, and features artists like Soap Box Duo, West to Alaska, and Soft Violence, just to name a few. To celebrate the launch of Serenaded Through Seaweed, the band is having a concert and release party. Brother Octopus will be performing in its usual fun manner, which may or may not include dinosaur masks and tentacles being thrown to audience members, according to Octopus, who says the set will include mostly original material. Attendees of the show will be given a free download card for the new album, as it is only available digitally. “This album will be download only, but we will have physical copies available of our past albums,” says Octopus. The band will be going on a short weeklong tour to B.C. this August to promote and play their new songs. Heather Gunn music@vueweekly.com

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THE MAN THAT LABELS WILL NOT DEFINE C.R. Avery talks about art, honesty and the impact of Leonard Cohen Thu., Aug. 3 (8 pm) C.R. Avery w/ Joe Nolan & The Dogs The Needle Vinyl Tavern

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n iconoclast of hip hop and blues, C.R. Avery has lived an artist’s life long enough to know the many challenges that mark the road. He talks with a clarity of mind that rivals Hunter S. Thompson’s prose in 46 music

a voice smoked out by years of cigarettes and bluesy yowls. One constant label in the music of this East Vancouver slam poet turned harmonica-humming blues singer is wordsmith; his finely crafted lyrics embody

a smooth blend of bohemia and passion. His melodies pull out everything in the kitchen sink, from harmonica, to keytar, to his own brand of beatboxingblues—if there were ever such a thing. “I’m no Sinatra, I’m no Little Walter, that’s the thing,” he says, “That the shit that drives you crazy. You read this beautiful line by Leonard [Cohen] and you’re like, ‘Damn, asshole.’ Y’know, like, how come it’s not comin’ out like that?” Avery’s dedication to originality comes with a price. He explains that his anxiety goes back to a fear of losing the importance of the words by “whoring them with everyone.” “I wrote this particular thing to explain how I felt to one particular woman, and now I’m singin’ it every night and it just feels wrong, I feel like a fake.” With a tongue sharpened in the

slam poetry circuit, the words he writes open a window into deep feeling and personal experiences, however imperfectly they portray his meaning. Avery says he can identify with the struggle between what he calls the literary and the honest in his lyrics, something he sees in idols of his, like Cohen. “Like “Bird on the Wire,” that line, it’s just so beautiful—‘If I have ever been untrue please know it was never to you’— but it’s kind of not really honest, y’know? It’s very literary, where you’re like ‘Oh, that’s very clever,’ but it’s not honest,” he says. “So when he sang it as an old man, he changed it to: if I have ever been untrue, it’s just that I thought a lover had to be some kind of liar too—now that is literary and a hell of a lot more honest.” Avery has a visceral honesty that stems from his time in the spoken word community and a passion for using words to break down walls and breach the taboo, to make people uncomfort-

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able and reanalyze the society in which they live. He remembers when he first started in the slam circuit, “It was such a final education. Just to hear trans people, and queer people and Latina women, black men spit their truth. And you’re just taking it all in, we’re all in the same room together. It wasn’t like radio-friendly little diddies, this was like gutwrenching, here’s my story— here’s our story. “Here’s something that happened to me when I was six. Here’s something that happened to me by a cop yesterday. It was like a hundred walls falling down. It was the outskirts of society stories at the time in these packed cafés across America, and I’ll never be the same.” The process might be a painful one, but to Avery, art is the oxygen he breathes, and the influence of his words is what makes it worth it. “It’s just a beautiful way to fight the chaos.” Sierra Bilton music@vueweekly.com

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“supergroups”. Enter Soft Ions, the duo of Parker Thiessen (Kaunsel, Zebra Pulse) and Jenna Turner (The Olm) have come together to create an achievement in their genre. Synth and violin drones build luscious layers that move effortlessly from beautiful to terrifying. as with most instrumental music, every listener will get a different interpretation and different imagery. I hear a robotic forSoft Ions est in a dystopian future where Soft Ions machines have taken over and Pseudo Laboratories Edmonton’s experimental built an electronic world. What scene is arguably the best of would that version of a rain its kind in the country. It isn’t forest sound like? Its the india niche genre, but rather an vidual interpretations such as important part of the citiy’s mine that make experimental musical identity. Experimental music a loved genre and Soft music is so established in Ed- Ions is a perfect starting point monton that you actually get for the uninitiated.

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Lady Gaga: Joanne World Tour // Thu., Aug. 3 (7:30 PM) Lady gaga’s latest album Joanne is a toned down, stunning ode to sexuality, women and processing the loss of a loved one (her aunt, Joanne.) It’s a whirlwind mix of emotional ballads and rock inspired tracks—a departure from the experimental pop she displayed on Artpop. after kicking off the tour in Vancouver on august 1, gaga will be bringing the second show of her 60-date trek to Rogers Place. While her new songs may be stripped back, her sets and costumes are usually anything but. (Rogers Place, $45-$225)

Desperado Pilots w/ Escape Goat // Fri., Aug 4 (8 PM) a quirky performance on “Searching for the Sun” from the lead singer, who seemingly gasps for breath with exaggerated purpose, makes for a memorable impact by this Edmonton based alt-rock band. Their polished, instantly catchy songs are up there with the likes of alternative band Cage the Elephant. (The Forge on Whyte, $10 in advance) Echo & The Bunnymen // Sat., Aug. 5 (7 PM) For fans of ‘80s and ‘90s pop punk, this uK group may be right up your alley. The group, who formed in 1973, have had

several line-up changes over the years, but still continue to create and release albums that retain their signature sound. (union Hall, $49.50 in advance) Blind Pilot // Sun., Aug 6 (7 PM) This six-piece from Portland have perfected indie-pop with their mellow sound and their relatable, story telling lyrics that aren’t too far off of something you’d hear in a country song. While notoriety has begun to creep in (they’ve performed on Ellen and at Lollapalooza), this group’s music keeps them grounded with its humble, intimate feel. (Starlite Room, $24 in advance) Heather Gunn music@vueweekly.com

Crack Cloud Anchoring Point Independent

Crack Cloud are making incredible post-punk music that has afro-punk and jangly pop undertones lurking in the shadows. Their second EP glistens with the confidence of a band that can do no harm. guitar stabs and slashes permeate over groovy baselines and deliberate percussion clashes. They add layers of intrigue

with 8-bit video game synths, horns, spoken lines and is that a kazoo? Nobody in Canada is making music this interesting and addictive. The first few songs ponder the modern North american ideals until they deliver the best ode to mind altering substances in recent memory with the track “Philosopher’s Calling.” They round out the EP with a slower tempo on “Swish Swash,” which features a repeating guitar riff that builds and continues to build until your senses hit overload and just before you need to pull the rip cord, the EP ends with immediate silence. This EP proves that Crack Cloud are poised for greatness and their rapid growth to the upper crust of Calgary’s music scene is not without just cause. Plainly stated, they’re making exciting music.

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oct/20 CATTLE DECAPITATION w/ revocation, FuLL oF HeLL, artiFiciaL brain DEDFEST X & CONCERTwORkS PRESENTS

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venueguide Caffrey's in The ParK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CarroT Coffeehouse 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580 Casino edMonTon 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 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 ConVoCaTion haLL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca denizen haLL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall.com deVaney's irish PuB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com duGGan's Boundary 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 dV8/MaMa's Pizza 7317-101 Ave NW eL CorTez MexiCan KiTChen + TequiLa Bar 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com eMPress aLe house 9912-82 Ave NW

ReveRend hoRton heat w/ Mad BoMBer soCiety & guests SORgUINAzIA, ARES INFERNUS

wooftop: Metal Mondays with

BLues on whyTe Sugar

dan deacon w/ guests

crown oF viserys Presents bLack mourning LigHt metaL FestivaL 2017

floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun

Brown; 9pm

diiv w/ ProvinCial arChive and guests

oct/13 bLASPhEMy w/ RITES OF Thy DEgRINgOLADE, FORTRESS,

BLaCK doG freehouse Main

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

Blind Pilot w/ guests

sep/15&16 Breakout west

JuBiLee audiToriuM Phantom

BLaCK doG freehouse

LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

CONCERTwORkS PRESENTS

Classical

MON AUG 7

ALL SHOWS 18+ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

aug/11 vnv nation w/ ivardensPhere

sTarLiTe rooM Blind Pilot; 7pm; $24; 18+ only

suGar fooT BaLLrooM Swing

aLBerTa LeGisLaTure Grounds 10800-97 Ave NW arCadia Bar 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com 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 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLind PiG PuB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLues on whyTe 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVd suPPer x CLuB 10765 Jasper Ave BoheMia 10217-97 St BorderLine sPorTs PuB 3226-82 St, 780.462.1888 BriTTany's LounGe 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 Brixx Bar 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 The BuCKinGhaM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca Cafe BLaCKBird 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca

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Wednesday

BLues on whyTe Sugar

WWW.STARLITEROOM.COM

on The roCKs Karaoke

Faith Healer with Civvie, Soft Ions and Static Control; 7pm; $9 (adv)

winsPear CenTre National

TICKETS FOR STARLITE ROOM SHOWS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

MaMa's Gin JoinT Wednesday

shaKers roadhouse

sT. faiTh’s & sT. sTePhen The MarTyr anGLiCan ChurCh

10030 - 102 STREET

Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm

Dreamer Jam featuring Enslow; 8pm Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm

StarliteRoom Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg

howard Johnson hoTeL

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

32nd Annual Bluegrass and Country Music Festival

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

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

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

enVy niGhT CLuB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St eVoLuTion wonderLounGe 10220-103 St NW, 780. 424.0077, yourgaybar.com fesTiVaL PLaCe 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 fiddLer's roosT 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca fionn MaCCooL's–downTown 10200-102 Ave NW fionn MaCCooL's–MayfieLd 10813-170 St NW fionn MaCCooL's–sKyView 13580-137 Ave NW The forGe on whyTe 10549-82 Ave (Whyte Ave) Gas PuMP niGhT CLuB & Bar 10166-114 St haVe MerCy souThern TaBLe + Bar 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca heriTaGe ParK–sTony PLain 5100-41 Ave, Stony Plain howard Johnson hoTeL 15540 Stony Plain Road JT's Bar and GriLL 1107 Knottwood Road East JuBiLee audiToriuM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’s PuB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 The Leaf 9016-132 Ave MaMa's Gin JoinT 11723

Jasper Ave, 780.705.0998, mamasginjoint.com 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 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 on The roCKs 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PaLaCe Casino 8882-170 St NW, 780.444.2112, palacecasino.com PinT–downTown 10125-109 St NW PLeasanTView CoMMuniTy haLL 10860-57 Ave The ProVinCiaL PuB 160, 4211-106 St rendezVous 10108-149 St roGers PLaCe 10214-104 Ave NW rose and Crown 10235-101 St sands inn & suiTes 12340 Fort

Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com shaKers roadhouse Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail sherLoCK hoLMes–downTown 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com sherLoCK hoLMes–weM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com sideLiners PuB 11018-127 St sMoKehouse BBq 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 sneaKy PeTe's 12315-118 Ave square 1 Coffee 15 Fairway Drive sTarLiTe rooM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 suGar fooT BaLLrooM 1054581 Ave TaVern on whyTe 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 union haLL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca uPTown foLK CLuB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 wiLd earTh BaKery– MiLLCreeK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com winsPear CenTre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 woodraCK Cafe 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe. com y afTerhours 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com

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aug/10 anciients w/ dead quiet, & LabradoodLe CONCERTwORkS PRESENTS

aug/12 zaum w/ FLying Fortress, dri Hiev & Pyramid//indigo CONCERTwORkS PRESENTS

aug/13 pallbearer w/ gost, & borys

CONCERTwORkS & CROwN OF VISERyS PRESENTS

aug/28 the agonist w/ JuLiet ruin, Forsaken rite CONCERTwORkS PRESENTS

oct/7

PRESENTED by 2017 UP AND DOwNTOwN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

agent orange w/ FLatFoot 56 & get dead

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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

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

THE CARROT COFFEE FRIENDSHIP CLUB • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Have a cup of coffee with 55+ individuals single, divorced, or widowed who are looking to make new friends with neighbours in our local communities of: Delton, Eastwood, Parkdale – Cromdale, Westwood, Spruce Ave, and Alberta Avenue • Every Wed, 11am

DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5 (with drink purchase)

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

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

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.4798667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm

TOASTMASTERS

OPEN DOOR COMIC CREATOR MEETINGS

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS

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

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

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

PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy, #103-10324-82 Ave • capoeiraacademy.ca • Brazil's traditional game of agility and trickery • Every Sat, 2:30pm • Free • All ages SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP • Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, 5215-87 St • 780.452.4661 • schizophrenia.ab.ca • The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta offers a variety of services and support programs for those who are living with the illness, family members, caregivers, and friends • 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7-9pm • Free

• 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 • Generating Power Speakers: EPCOR Tower, 10423101 St NW: Meeting will take place on the 8th floor, 780.392.5331 (Phil); 1st and 3rd Tue each month, 12:05-1:05pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • TM4PM Toastmasters Club: Scotia Place Conference Centre, Meeting Room B, 10060 Jasper Ave; 1022113.toastmastersclubs.org; Every Tue, 6:10-7:30pm • 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

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)

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83 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

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

LGNYEG • Happy Harbor Comics, 10729-104 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

Aug. 5 - 7, Servus Heritage Festival at William Hawrelak Park Heritage Festival / Supplied photo

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

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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

1600.

Volunteers Wanted

Can You Read This? Help Someone Who Can’t! Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills. Call Valerie at P.A.L.S. 780-424-5514 or email palsvol@shaw.ca Volunteers for our Long Term Care facility! Many positions available. Police check required Contact Janice Graff – Extendicare Eaux Claires jgraff@extendicare.com

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To Book Your Classifieds, Call 780.426.1996 or email classifieds@vueweekly.com Artist to Artist

ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN Check The Paint Spot’s website, paintspot.ca/events/workshops for up-to-date information on art classes for all ages, beginner and intermediate. Register in person, by phone or online. Contact: 780.432.0240 email: accounts@paintspot.ca

2005.

Artist to Artist

Embellish the Lampposts of 118th Ave Fall In Love With Kaleido, and let your inner artist be inspired to create a 3D Lamppost installation in Deck Out A Lamppost! Sept. 15-17 on 118ave (Between 90-94 Streets) www.kaleidofest.ca/lampost/

Artist to Artist

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.

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

Create Within a Cube at Kaleido 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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QUEER AFFIRM GROUP • garysdeskcom@hotmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet monthly at State & Main (101 St and Jasper Ave) for coffee and conversation at 12:30pm; Special speaker events are held throughout the year over lunch at McDougall Church

BEERS FOR QUEERS • Empress Ale House, 9912-82 Ave • With DJ Jos • Last Thu of every month • Free • 18+ only EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220-103

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

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence one-on-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. 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 12-7pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • YOGA: (all ages), 4th Mon of every month, for any stage • TTIQ: (18+ Trans* Group) 2nd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • TRANS YOUTH TALKING: (24 and under) 3rd Mon of every month, for trans youth and supportive people in their lives • FIERCE FUN: (24 and under) Alternating Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JAMOUT: (12-24) Alternating Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • TWO SPIRIT GATHERING: 4th Wedof every month, 6-8pm, gathering for First Nations Two Spirit people • MEDITATION: (all ages) 3rd Thu of each month, 5:30-6:45pm • MEN’S SOCIAL CIRCLE: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculineidentified • 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, 8:30-9:30pm • YOGA: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • TAEKWONDO: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • ABS: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:158:15pm • 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, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • BOARD GAMES: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • ALL BODIES SWIM: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings

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Old Appliance Removal Removal of unwanted appliances. Must be outside or in your garage. Rates start as low as $30. Call James @780.231.7511 for details

5TH ANNUAL DO NOT BE A BYSTANDER CANDLELIGHT VIGIL • Alberta Legislature Building (Legislative steps), 10800-97 Ave • 780.236.1326 • bit.ly/2w6CZQz • Take a stand against bullying and violence - light a candle for victims of bullying and violence • Aug 5, 7:308:30pm • Free

ANIMAL MYTHBUSTERS! • Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • 311 • edmonton.ca • Will touching a toad give you warts? Do vampire bats really

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exist? Do porcupines shoot their quills? Uncover the truth at the Edmonton Valley Zoo • Aug 13, 12-4pm • General admission

ANIMETHON 24 • Grant MacEwan University, 10700-104 Ave NW • Three days of Japanese animation. Featuring panels, anime showings, a vendors hall, cosplay contest and more. Special guests include: Ray Chase (Noctis from Final Fantasy XV), Robbie Daymond (Tuxedo Mask from Sailor Moon) and Max Mittelman (Saitama from One Punch Man) • Aug 11-13 • $25-$55 CARIWEST • Downtown Edmonton • cariwest. ca • A colourful and vibrant festival where the city celebrates Caribbean music, culture, cuisine and more • Aug 11-13 CHAUTAUQUA • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way • festivalplace.ab.ca • A community celebration of Canada 150. Inspired by the Chautauqua tradition, a giant tent will be set up in the Festival Place parking lot and offer free workshops, presentations, displays and entertainment suitable for the entire family • Aug 5-20

DATE NIGHT–IMPROV COMEDY NIGHT • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Audience inspired improv games with the University of Alberta Improv Group • Aug 10, 6-10pm • Adv tickets recommended

DATE NIGHT–SNEAK PEEK TOURS • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Take a guided walk through the Garden and get a sneak peek at the spectacular Aga Khan Garden while it's under development. Cultural craft for grownups, and some tasty food samples will be available • Aug 3, 6-10pm 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 • Aug 10, 12 • $99 (register via Eventbrite, limited space available) FRAGAPALOOZA 2017 • Leduc Recreation Centre, 4330 Black Gold Drive, Leduc • fragapalooza.com • A four day, non-stop video gaming extravaganza event. Bring a computer/game console with games and play with hundreds of others • Aug 10-13

HERITAGE SUNDAY • McDougall United Church, 10025-101 St • Featuring a cultrual potluck lunch and displays of artifacts, costumes from other cultures in the lower Banquet Hall following the service. All are welcome • Aug 6, 10:30am • Free

OLD STRATHCONA MILE • Beginning at United Cycle Parking lot (7620 Gateway Blvd NW) • A fun run • Aug 11 PERSEIDS PYJAMA PARTY • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • Bring a blanket or lawn chair, wear your cozy pyjamas and look up, way up, during one of the busiest times in the night sky • Aug 11, 8pm • Free with regular admission; No registration required

SERVUS HERITAGE FESTIVAL • William Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Road • heritagefest.ca • A three day event where guests can sample food from numerous cultures, and experience multi-cultural performances • Aug 5-7

UKRAINIAN DAY • Ukranian Heritage Village, 25 minutes or 50 km (30 miles) east of Edmonton along Highway 16 • history.alberta.ca/ukrainianvillage • Highlights include an afternoon concert featuring the best in Ukrainian dance and music groups, visit to the historical village, children’s activities, village market and the Ukrainian Village Food Festival • Aug 13, 9am-5pm

VOLUNTEER ROCK! • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Rd • A family event celebrating 150 years of volunteerism in Canada and in Edmonton’s 150+ community leagues. Featuring food, Indigenous drummers and dancers, music and more • Aug 13, 10am-3:30pm • Free (register at Eventbrite) WILD MUSHROOM EXPOSITION • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • View specimens of wild mushrooms, Bring fungi for identification. Also featuringScientific displays, photos, field guides, cookbooks and much more. A guided walk through the Garden will introduce guests to local varieties that are edible, poisonous or medicinal • Aug 13, 11am-4pm • Free with regular admission; No registration required

frEEwIllaStROlOgy ARIES (March 21-April 19): In my astrological opinion, your life in the coming days should draw inspiration from the ancient Roman festival of Saturnalia, a six-day bout of revelry that encouraged everyone to indulge in pleasure, speak freely, and give gifts. Your imminent future could (and I believe should) also have resemblances to the yearly Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena, which features a farcical cavalcade of lunatics, like the Shopping Cart Drill Team, The Radioactive Chicken Heads, the army of Toy Soldiers, and the Men of Leisure Synchronized Nap Team. In other words, aries, it's an excellent time to set aside your dignity and put an emphasis on having uninhibited fun; to amuse yourself to the max as you experiment on the frontiers of self-expression; to be the person you would be if you had nothing to lose. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It's time to Reinvent the Wheel and Rediscover Fire, Taurus. In my astrological opinion, you'll be wasting your time unless you return to the root of all your Big Questions. Every important task will mandate you to consult your heart's primal intelligence. So don't mess around with trivial pleasures or transitory frustrations that won't mean anything to you a year from now. Be a mature wild child in service to the core of your creative powers. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Writing in The Futurist magazine, Christopher Wolf says that the tradition of eating three hearty meals per day is fading and will eventually disappear. "grazing" will be the operative term for how we get our fill, similar to the method used by cavemen and cavewomen. The first snack after we awaken, Wolf suggests, might be called "daystart." The ensuing four could be dubbed "pulsebreak," "humpmunch," "holdmeal" and "evesnack." In light of your current astrological omens, gemini, I endorse a comparable approach to everything you do: not a few big doses, but rather frequent smaller doses; not intense cramming but casual browsing; not sprawling heroic epics but a series of amusing short stories. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The RIKEN Institute in Japan experiments with using ion beams to enhance plant growth. In one notable case, they created a new breed of cherry tree that blossoms four times a year and produces triple the amount of flowers. The blooms last longer, too, and the trees thrive under a wider span of temperatures. In the next 11 months, Cancerian, you won't need to be flooded with ion beams to experience a similar phenomenon. I expect that your power to bloom and flourish will be far stronger than usual.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo actor Robert DeNiro once observed that most people devote more energy to concealing their emotions and longings than to revealing them. Is that true about you? If so, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to hide less of yourself and express more. There'll be relatively little hell to pay as a result, and you'll get a boost of vitality. Don't go overboard, though. I'm not suggesting that you unveil every last one of your feelings and yearnings to everyone—just to those you trust. Most importantly, I hope you will unveil all your feelings and yearnings to yourself. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It has almost become a tradition: Each year at about this time, you seem to enjoy scaring the hell out of yourself, and often the heaven, too. These self-inflicted shocks have often had a beneficial side effect. They have served as rousing prompts for you to re-imagine the future. They have motivated and mobilized you. So yes, there has been an apparent method in your madness—an upside to the uproar. What should we expect this time, my dear? a field trip to a crack house or a meth lab? Some fun and games in a pit of snakes? an excursion to the land of bad memories? I suggest something less melodramatic. How about, for example, a frolic with unruly allies in a future paradise that's still a bit unorganized? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Before grapes become wine, they have to be cleaned. Then crushed. Then macerated and pressed. The next phase is fermentation, followed by filtering. The aging process, which brings the grapes' transformation to completion, requires more time then the other steps. at the end, there's one more stage: putting the wine in bottles. I'd like to compare the grapes' evolution to the story of your life since your last birthday. You are nearing the end of the aging phase. When that's finished, I hope you put great care into the bottling. It's as important as the other steps. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): are you gearing up to promote yourself and your services? In my astrological opinion, you should be. If so, you could put the following testimonial from me in your résumé or advertisement: "[place your name here] is a poised overseer of nerve-wracking transitions and a canny scout who is skilled at tracking down scarce resources. He/she can help you acquire the information and enhancements you don't quite have the power to get by yourself. When conditions are murky or perplexing, this plucky soul is enterprising and inventive." SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your eyes are more powerful than you realize. If you were standing on

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a mountaintop under a cloudless night sky with no moon, you could see a fire burning 50 miles away. Your imagination is also capable of feats that might surprise you. It can, for example, provide you with an expansive and objective view of your entire life history. I advise you to seek that boost now. ask your imagination to give you a prolonged look at the big picture of where you have been and where you are going. I think it's essential to your discovery of the key to the next chapter of your life story. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Love is your gritty but sacred duty. It's your prickly prod and your expansive riddle, your curious joy and your demanding teacher. I'm talking about the whole gamut, Capricorn—from messy personal romantic love to lucid unconditional spiritual love; from asking smartly for what you desire to gratefully giving more than you thought you had. Can you handle this much sweet, dark mystery? Can you grow your intimacy skills fast enough to keep up with the interesting challenges? I think you can. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There's an eclipse of the moon coming up in the sign of aquarius. Will it bring bad luck or good luck? Ha! That's a trick question. I threw it in to see if you have been learning anything from my efforts to redeem astrology's reputation. although some misinformed people regard my chosen field as a superstitious pseudo-science, I say it's an imaginative art form that helps us identify and transform our subconscious patterns. So the wise answer to my earlier question is that the imminent lunar eclipse is neither bad luck nor good luck. Rather, it tells you that have more power than usual to: 1. tame and manage the disruptive and destructive aspects of your instinctual nature; 2. make progress in dissolving your old conditioning; 3. become more skilled at mothering yourself. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): august is good Hard Labor Month for you Pisceans. It's one of those rare times when a smart version of workaholic behavior might actually make sense. Why? First of all, it could ultimately lead to a pay raise or new perks. Secondly, it may bring to light certain truths about your job that you've been unconscious of. Third, it could awaken you to the fact that you haven't been trying as hard as you could to fulfill one of your longterm dreams; it might expand your capacity to devote yourself passionately to the epic tasks that matter most. For your homework, please meditate on this thought: Summoning your peak effort in the little things will mobilize your peak effort for the Big Thing. V

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My wife has been seriously ill for three years, and I have been her sole caregiver. The doctors here weren’t getting the job done, so we made the difficult decision for her to move 2,000 miles away to start over and be near her family. Our sex life has been nonexistent since she became ill. She offered me a “hall pass” with two rules: (1) It couldn’t be anyone I worked with and (2) she didn’t want to know about it. She offered multiple times, but I was taking care of her 24/7 and never used it. I started to consider using it after she moved. But I didn’t want to just find some random person on Tinder. You see, I am a cross-dresser. My wife knows. She’s never seen me dressed and isn’t interested in knowing more about it. So instead of paying for a traditional escort, I found someone who would dress me, do my makeup, go out to dinner with me, but no sex. We met three times. However, one time I did hire a trans woman who dressed me and we did have sex. Obviously, I had to lie at times about where I was when I was using my hall pass, but I considered it a white lie to meet rule #2. But my wife flew home unannounced to get her things (with her ex-husband along to help) and found my clothes out and quickly got out of me what I had done. She was beyond pissed. She says I had a hall pass for sex but not cross-dressing. She belittled me for the crossdressing and said the sex was supposed to be a one-and-done thing. She knew I was a cross-dresser, and I derived more pleasure from this cross-dressing experience than having anonymous sex with an escort. My questions: Did I violate the hall pass? Was I wrong to cross-dress? DUDE RELISHING EROTIC SEXCAPADES SUDDENLY ENTERTAINING DIVORCE P.S. I am quite convincing when dressed and blend well in public. Your wife went home to get well and “start over.” And it sounds like she got well—at least well enough to fly—and started over with her ex-husband. I don’t think you were wrong to cross-dress, DRESSED, and if you violated that hall pass, it was only because your soon-to-be-ex-wife didn’t share all the rules with you until after you used it. It looks like a setup to me. Your soon-tobe-ex-wife gave you permission to fuck someone else—permission that came with rules that were disclosed and secret bylaws and codicils that were not—because, consciously or subconsciously, she wanted to catch you doing it wrong (in your case, DRESSED, doing it more than once, crossVUEWEEKLY.com | AUG 3 – AUG 9, 2017

dressing when you did it, etc.). Because now she can divorce you with a clear conscience, since she’s not to blame for the split— you and your dick and your dresses are to blame. You might want to brace yourself for some hardcore blaming and kink-shaming, DRESSED, and for the very real possibility she’ll out you as a cheat and a crossdresser to family and friends. But however the divorce plays out— and here’s hoping it doesn’t get ugly—at least you’ll soon be free to find a partner you don’t have to hide your cross-dressing from.

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I’m a 22-year-old nonbinary person and I’m debating whether to come out to my father as nonbinary. Complicating things is the fact that I tried to come out to him at 18 back when I thought I was “only” a hetero-leaning bi cross-dresser. He did not take the news well. Today we don’t talk about it, and I think he pretends it never happened. I’m wanting to move toward living in a less-gender-conforming way—including changing my name—and am considering making a second attempt. Pros: not feeling I like I’m hiding who I am, maybe I get him off my back about kids, being able to be out on Facebook. Cons: screaming matches, strong possibility of being disowned and losing the modest amount of financial support I get from him, small possibility of him telling my mom (they’re divorced). Any advice? ONE FOOT OUT What’s more important to you, OFO, living authentically or living off your dad? If being your authentic self means giving up the money he sends you and you don’t desperately need his money, the choice is obvious. But if his money is all that stands between you and gender-nonconforming homelessness, you might want to think through your options, the risks and the rewards, before going nonbinary official on Facebook.

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I’m a 25-year-old man who is mostly interested in women but I like to mess around with men sometimes. I also love wearing high heels and makeup—not to “pass,” but just because I love it. Most women seem to be instantly turned off by these two things. I usually do very well with women, but they bolt when I tell them, and some have been quite hurtful. My family is very understanding about the high heels and my sexuality—even my father—but the average woman doesn’t seem to like it when I do something that they deem “theirs.” Which is so unfair. Women can do

Dan Savage savagelove@vueweekly.com anything they please—wear pants if they like, have same-sex experiences—but I must submit or face the life of an outcast. Any advice on how to deal with this while also dealing with the bitterness and envy I feel? ENRAGING GENDER AND DOUBLE STANDARDS Let’s start with those feelings of envy, shall we? While it’s true that women can wear pantsuits without causing alarm (or winning the White House), and while it’s also true that women can have same-sex experiences without freaking out the men in their lives (because straight men are likelier to be aroused than repulsed), women’s choices and their bodies are subjected to much more scrutiny, control, and violence than our male bodies are, EGADS. Until politicians legislate against your right to control your own body (and wear your own heels), you can note the few areas where women enjoy more latitude than men, but you aren’t allowed to bitch about them. And this should put your pain in perspective: According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half the women murdered in the United States every year—55 percent—are killed by their husbands, boyfriends, or exes. It sucks to be dumped for your sexual orientation or gender expression, I know. And people kink-shaming is more painful than non-kinksters realize. But none of your exes have stalked and murdered you. Now the good news: There are women out there who dig men in high heels, there are women out there into bi guys, and there is a significant overlap between those two groups of women. If you succumb to bitterness at your young age because you’ve been dumped a few times—if you despise all women because you were dumped by women you wouldn’t want to be with anyway—you’re going to scare off the women who are genuinely attracted to guys like you. The women who bolted did you a painful favour, and you should be grateful. Because with those average women out of your life, EGADS, you’re free to go find an above-average woman who wants an above-average guy like you. Pro-tip: You’re likelier to find those women at a fetish party or club, or via a kink social-media site or dating website. Good luck. On the Lovecast, “sub space” with Mollena Williams: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org

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