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So be on your best behaviour, all you other governments in Latin America and Canada, or [Trump] might come for you too.
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‘The Donald’ is looking for political distractions much like Ronald Reagan
ast Sunday, I wrote a piece on the political crisis in Venezuela. Then on Wednesday, I wrote an article on Donald Trump’s hyperbolic language about North Korea. But it didn’t occur to me that the next article would be about Trump, North Korea AND Venezuela. I forgot about the Reagan Gambit. In October, 1983, U.S. President Ronald Reagan had a little problem. A massive truck-bomb had killed 241 American Marines in their barracks at Beirut airport. That was more than a quarter of the total American force deployed as “peacekeepers” to Lebanon—a deployment that had already become controversial in the United States. So Reagan had some explaining to do. In another part of the world entirely, the tiny Caribbean island nation of Grenada, pop. 90,000, had another military coup—a coup within the coup. A radical proCuban politician called Maurice Bishop, who had overthrown the elected government, was executed by his fellow revolutionaries over
some minor differences of opinion. A pity, perhaps, but of no more importance to the rest of the world than Grenada itself. The Cold War was running quite hot in this period, so although the island had no strategic value the American right was getting upset about Russians and Cubans building an airport on Grenada. In the normal course of events this would probably not have led to an American invasion, but Reagan badly needed a political distraction. On October 25, precisely two days after the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, the U.S. military began a full scale invasion of Grenada on Reagan’s orders. It was one of history’s most one-sided battles—only 19 Americans killed, although the U.S. handed out 5,000 medals for merit and valour—but it did the trick. A friend said to me at the time that Reagan had gone home and kicked the cat, which was true enough, but conquering Grenada didn’t just make him feel better. There’s only room for one lead story at a time,
and Grenada pushed Beirut aside in the U.S. media. When Reagan quietly pulled the remaining Marines out of Lebanon four months later, few people even remembered to ask what those other Marines had died for. And now Donald Trump, stumbling deeper each day into an confrontation with North Korea over nuclear-armed ICBMs he swore that Pyongyang would never get, may be looking for a way out. So on Sunday, he said: “We have many options for Venezuela—and by the way, I am not going to rule out a military option.” He said it although nobody had asked him if he was planning to invade Venezuela. (It hadn’t occurred to anybody that he might.) He said it from his golf course in New Jersey. (Reagan made his Grenada decision on a golf course too.) It certainly did take North Korea out of the news for at least one or two cycles. He then offered a classic Trumpian non-justification for threatening to use military force in Venezuela:
“This is our neighbour. You know, we are all over the world and we have troops all over the world in places that are very, very far away. Venezuela is not very far away and the people are suffering, and they are dying. We have many options for Venezuela, including a possible military option if necessary.” So be on your best behaviour, all you other governments in Latin America and Canada, or he might come for you too. But is he actually planning to invade Venezuela, a fairly well-armed country of 30 million people? Trump has already given President Nicolas Maduro’s beleaguered regime a propaganda gift by strengthening its argument that its opponents are all traitors and American spies. Does he realize that an American invasion of Venezuela would trigger both a bloody civil war and a prolonged antiAmerican resistance movement?
Probably not. He knows that Venezuela is a superpower in the
“Miss Universe” universe, but he will not have read the full briefing paper unless they remembered to put his name in every paragraph (and he may have caught onto that trick by now). It would be nice if this threat about Venezuela were evidence that Trump knows he is in over his head with North Korea and is looking for a face-saving way out, but it’s not likely to be true. It’s much more likely to be just another example to his scattershot approach to dealing with a problem: Create as many other problems as possible, and the pressure will come off. Ronald Reagan knew he had walked into a hornet’s nest in Lebanon, and just needed to create a diversion while he found a way of getting American troops out of the Middle East. It’s not clear that Trump even understands that he is in deep trouble, and that he is at risk of starting a nuclear war in order to prevent one. Stream-of-consciousness decisionmaking is unfailingly interesting, if you are using “interesting” in the sense of the faux-Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times.” But in real life, that’s the last place you want to live.
Gwynne Dyer gwynne@vueweekly.com
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Fildebrandt is trying to play clean up after being caught on his own naughty list
ack when UCP MLA Derek Fildebrandt was still Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), he was quite ruthless in calling out politicians for what he felt were abuses of government expense policies and examples of politicians lining their own pockets at taxpayer expense. The releases and stunts of Fildebrandt were never actually focused on the expense policies themselves, but quite focused on the individual politicians benefitting from the policies. Take for example the “naughty and nice” list he would release every year before Christmas wherein he would don a Santa hat and call out elected politicians for how they were spending taxpayers’ money. In 2012, for example, Fildebrandt called out then Human Services Minister Dave Hancock for billing his $2,215 law society membership to the public purse. He also made note of Hancock spending $600 a night on hotel rooms in Calgary and Banff. “He doesn’t seem to want to settle for much less than that. For these reasons, he makes the naughty list very easily,” said Fildebrandt then. That same year he also put Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk on the naughty list for his expensive hotel rooms, stating that, “I think between Dave Hancock and Thomas Lu-
kaszuk, the government of Alberta is providing an unofficial subsidy to the Palliser Hotel in Calgary.” He also had some harsh criticism for Tourism Minister Christine Cusinelli who had “charged taxpayers through her ministerial budget for her living expenses, all the while she was pocketing the cash from her MLA living allowance.” Some of Fildebrandt’s harshest criticism during his time at the CTF, however, was reserved for then Premier Allison Redford and her expensive travel and room service habits. “Premier Redford flies around the world more than Santa Claus and gives out more free gifts paid for by debt than the big man in red could ever hope to, using mere elves,” says Fildebrandt, when he released the naughty list in 2013. The modus operandi of Fildebrandt and the CTF was, and still is, to shame the individuals doing the spending rather than focus on the actual expense policies themselves. It didn’t matter to Fildebrandt that what most of the MLAs listed in their naughty lists year after were doing was not illegal or against the rules, what mattered to him was that they were either over-spending or benefitting personally from public funds, or both. It was quite surprising, therefore, that when he got caught using his
government-subsidized apartment for personal benefit earlier this month, he immediately resorted to the same tactics that he would never have let a politician get away with back in his CTF days. He started by insisting that he had done nothing wrong because there were no rules forbidding it. Neither were there rules forbidding Redford’s, Lukaszuk’s, or Hancock’s expenses, but that didn’t stop CTF Fildebrandt from calling them out and publicly shaming them. Fildebrandt then went on to minimize the amount of money involved, suggesting that he had only made $2,555 during the eight months that he rented out his Edmonton condo on Airbnb. This, of course, is the same Fildebrandt that historically had no trouble shaming politicians for spending $22 on coffee, or $500 on a hotel room. Then finally, when all his spin failed to make the story go away, he sent out a short statement doubling down on the fact that he had done nothing wrong and apologizing for the perception that “this is not good enough”. He also said he had paid back the $2,555 in question. Perhaps Fildebrandt has forgotten his comments to Sun News in 2014 after Redford apologized for the $45,000 she spent to attend Nelson Mandela’s funeral and eventually
paid the money back. On that occasion, he quoted Winston Churchill saying that, “Redford only did the right thing after “exhausting all possible options.” “In the case of the $45,000 it was just too little too late,” said Fil-
ter which MLA flouted the rules, and then went on to focus on the rules themselves. Ultimately both Fildebrandt and the CTF have done an incredible disservice to whatever credibility they and their “accountability and small
The same Fildebrandt that historically had no trouble shaming politicians for spending $22 on coffee, or $500 on a hotel room. debrandt then. He went on the say that, “the apology that came with it seemed force and artificial,” adding “if you’re going to apologize, then apologize. Don’t let it be scripted by a bunch of highly paid communications consultants.” Interestingly, current CTF interim director Colin Craig stepped back from their long-standing tradition of shaming the individual abusing taxpayer dollars when he told the Edmonton Sun that it doesn’t mat-
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government” talking points may have had, exposing themselves as being primarily about scoring cheap political points and turning people against the government rather than being genuinely interested in either accountability or reduced government waste. Hopefully this episode will bring their 15 minutes of profile to an end once and for all.
Ricardo Acuña ricardo@vueweekly.com
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PIZZA
New thin crust pizzeria has great value and delicious pies Buono Pizzeria and Grill 8764 149 St. 780.487.7522
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eems to me when I was younger most pizza was terrible. Weeping tears of grease from its carapace of cheese, laden with sordid cold cuts and splayed across a soggy shell that failed under the welter of cheap toppings, it was the pie that taught my generation to never eat the crust. While terrible examples still abound, Edmonton has actually been named a great pizza city by Conde Nast Traveler (We’re #8! We’re #8!). Places like Tony’s, Ragazzi, Famoso, Rosebowl, Packrat Louie, LovePizza and your favourite that you’re annoyed I’m not mentioning here put us on the pizza map. Which must make it daunting to try to break into the pizza biz in Edmonton. Some places, like the recently remarked Vaticano Cucina, kind of sneak up on it by offering a full range of entrees alongside the pies. Then there are places like Buono Pizzeria and Grill in the Jasper Park vicinity that put pizza right there in the name and let the chips fall where they may. Tucked in a newly reno’ed strip mall in Lynnwood, Buono is a pretty cozy nook seating-wise and Saturday night found the dining room—bearing that attractively austere new restaurant vibe—full up with families splitting a pizza or two and maybe a salad. Good thing we called ahead.
In point of fact, pizza is most of the menu, the rosse (with tomato sauce) and bianche (with olive oil) varieties, alongside one each of lamb and chicken entrees, some antipasti and salad. Co-diner were eager for pizza and quickly picked out a house special and Parma pizzas ($16 ea.), along with a Caesar salad ($7) and a glass of the reasonably priced house merlot. A lifetime of disappointing Caesar salads has cured me of optimism, but Buono’s was totally solid, starting with really fresh Romaine, house-made croutons, shards of good Parmesan and a creamy, nicely integrated dressing. One order was plenty to split. Just as we dug in, we had the fortune of being joined by the World’s Youngest Restaurant Critic and his chaperone. “How’s the food so far?” he fairly crowed as he hopped onto the bench beside me. His mom applied an iPad to keep him from blowing our cover. She ordered a margherita pizza ($12) and two of the lamb skewers ($2.50 ea.) the menu invites you to add to any order. Our pizzas soon arrived and we were pretty impressed with what $16 buys you at Buono. Co-diner’s Parma was a white pizza, baked with EVOO and mozza, topped with prosciutto, cherry tomatoes, fresh arugula, parmesan cheese and a drizzle of pomegranate reduction. It was huge. My Buono from the red side of the menu carried tomato sauce, mozza, artichokes hearts, kalamata olives, mushrooms and ham on its perfectly
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baked soft-chewy-crispy thin crust that exhibited the toppings to great advantage. One of the proprietors, eager to please, excitedly offered me a side of the house chili oil, spiked with garlic, along with the requested chili flakes. His excitement over this condiment was entirely apt. The World’s Youngest Restaurant Critic was quickly provided with his margherita. The tomato sauce, cheese and basil leaves made a lovely tricolore and our young pundit’s approval was written all over his face—lips, cheeks, chin—and fingers. Indeed it was a fine example of the form. He was less taken with the lamb skewers: “Too chewy!” he declared. I had an ill-advised but delicious evening Americano while co-diner and her counterpart perused dessert. The creme brulee ($7) was more creme than brulee—which is to say it wasn’t scorched— and the vanilla confection was smooth and sweet. The tira misu ($7) was rather cake-like but still served in a stemmed glass on two cushions of whipped cream that alleviated its slight dryness, and my young colleague preferred it to creme brulee, perhaps for its whiff of booze. Buono certainly passes muster as an arriviste in Pizza City (Edmonton’s new moniker, if anyone asks), at great value to boot. I’d like to see a bit more variety in the menu one day, but there’s plenty to draw you in if you’re looking for thin-crust pizza in Lynnwood. Scott Lingley dish@vueweekly.com
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STOP-MOTION FILM
Margie Kelk’s Substratae reveals the unknown world of currents that live beneath Thu., Aug. 17 - Fri., Sept 22 Substratae Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
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ave you ever wondered what subterranean energies live beneath the Earth’s surface? We get a glimpse into their odd world with Substratae, a stopmotion film exhibit developed by Toronto-based visual artist Margie Kelk. The film is set in the isolated underground of the rock people. Viewers are quickly introduced to various ceramic rock heads and their interactions with bits of
electronic technology like computer chips and wiring. Above them sits the Mound, a monolithic rock sculpture that has organic plant growth permeating out of its crevasses. Sound bizarre? It is. But, it’s also shockingly beautiful. “There is no actual strict story within the film,” Kelk laughs. “I did exactly what you’re not supposed to do when making a film. I had no storyboard or script. We just created these little episodes with these characters interacting with each other in a short film.” Substratae was made after Kelk created the ceramic rock heads that were sculpted to look like
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older people for various art shows. “These characters looked a bit demented because they have been isolated from society,” Kelk says. “They were so full of expression, but not young a lively looking and people would keep saying ‘Why don’t you animate these?’” Kelk developed an artistic relationship with animator Lynne Slater, who helped forge a stop-motion story where the characters would live underground and interact with subterrestrial currents. “It goes with what I would envision as a child,” Kelk says. “I would lay on the ground and
imagine specific energies living underneath me.” The character’s isolation from society also takes inspiration from the Huldufólk, or “hidden people” of Icelandic folklore. “The Icelandic people believe in hidden people who live within the country’s landscape,” Kelk says. “Much like the Norwegian’s believe in trolls. You also feel the underground energies there whether it’s volcanic or hot water from the geysers.” Though Substratae has a runtime of only four minutes and 35 seconds, it took a little less than two years to make. “Stop-motion is a very slow
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process. Once I made all of the props, we had to move the characters a little bit at a time very slowly. It takes time,” Kelk says. The film also has a flawless musical accompaniment conceived by sound artist Alan Sondheim. Sondheim used the guqin, an open seven-stringed instrument that is plucked and dates back to the ancient Chinese Confucian era. The instrumentation works perfectly with the eccentric imagery and eerie tones found in Substratae. “I wanted a sound that would be a little bit strange and unfamiliar to Western ears and Alan made that work very well,” Kelk says. Kelk’s film has had a tremendous amount of success, being shown at various art galleries around the world as well as 35 individual film festivals. She’s already working on her next film with Slater which will be titled, “Under See,” another stop-motion film, this time based on the ocean. “It will be twice as long with similar funny little characters,” Kelk says. The upcoming film will also tap into those hidden energies Kelk envisioned as a child. “Whether it’s blowing in the wind or geysers in Iceland, it’s the energies among the Earth,” she says. “There’s no god or religious belief here. I just say ‘It is’ and leave it at that.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
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EDMONTON FRINGE
A Midsummer Night’s Fringe prepares to mystify and entertain for the 36th year
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Thu., Aug.17 - Sun., Aug.,27 The Edmonton International Fringe Festival $13 a ticket (average cost)
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ringe theatre festivals occur all over the world, and while it’s impolite to boast, ours is worth bragging about. The Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is the largest and longest running fringe festival in North America. Now in its 36th year, and with last year’s record breaking 850,000 visits and 122,000 tickets used, festival organizers are hoping that this year’s festival will be just as successful. “It’s a place for not only you to take chances as an artist, but as an audience member,” says the festival’s artistic director, Murray Utas. “A lot of people will flock to the popular show, but I challenge you, and we have on our website a random show generator that will kick out a show. You can just, boom, buy a ticket. I always say to an audience, ‘you come on down, watch a live performance outside, toss a toonie
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into the hat, watch a singer songwriter, and then pick a show. Take a chance.’” This year’s fringe boasts 220 shows and more than 1,600 performances. The festival features shows about astronauts, African folktales, aspergers, and Orwell’s Animal Farm, just to name a few without even leaving the letter A. While the fringe has been a staple of Edmonton’s summer season, a few things have changed. This year features the return of the 50/50 draw, with the winner’s pot accumulated over the course of the entire festival and the winning ticket to be drawn on the final day. KidsFringe has also received an update, with regular hours extended until 8 p.m. “The programming that’s set in that time is really, really cool,” says Utas. “We have Cree Pow Wow dancing that’s going to happen. We have a strong woman show, and then Rhythm Speaks is going to be performing as well. And there’s some incredible B-boys and break-dancers in our community, and these are the ones who’ll teach them a
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few moves on their own, which I think is awesome because it is. It’s really about engaging the youth at KidsFringe as well as entertaining them.” This year’s theme, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Fringe,’ was chosen from a list of 900 candidates suggested by the public and whittled down into a more manageable 10 by festival organizers. “I looked at magic as that connecting point,” says Utas. “There’s magic in that play, right? There’s fairies, there’s a hyperrealism, you know? You’re in the forest. So I went, ‘what is magic?’ There’s magic in summer, there’s magic in theatre, and there’s magic in gathering.” In keeping with the theme, an illusionist will host the opening ceremonies. Utas isn’t just an organizer. He performed a piece entitled The Narrows at his first Edmonton Fringe Festival in 1994 and has been involved with the festival in one capacity or another ever since. He says it’s a great opportunity to show talent to the in-
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dustry and to give artists a stage to develop their craft. “It’s the fertile ground to be experimental, to take a chance,” says utas. “It’s very low risk, it’s not going to cost you. You know, you don’t have to rent a venue if you get into our lottery, you don’t have to pay a bunch of technicians to run your show and all of that. It’s a really great way to test out, and be a part, and take that first plunge into whatever might be your first experience.” Whatever size of crowd descends upon Old Strathcona, utas is confident that when the curtains finally rise on this year’s festival, they’ll be ready to once more captivate audiences. “We can tell it’s coming right around the corner, and I think we’re ready,” says utas. “We’re definitely excited. Things are piling up in here and people are on the move. That’s when you know it’s time. When people are always like back and forth, and back and forth. We’re at go time.” Lucas Provencher arts@vueweekly.com
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ABSTRACT PAINTING
CURIOUS AND EXPRESSIVE
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Local artist Wei Li’s art lives in two distinct worlds Thu., Aug. 10 – Fri., Sept. 22 Wei Li: Curious Things Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
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rt can often work as a big Rorschach test for an audience. Edmonton-based painter Wei Li is a professional abstract artist and her work abides to that statement. Li’s work has previously been featured at SNAP, Latitude 53, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts. Now, her solo exhibition, Curious Things, has a place at Harcourt House. “I work with hybridity, the idea of like bringing all kinds of stuff together including colour,” says Li. “I think in painting you can include as much colour as you like, so my idea is like bringing a hybrid experiment into my work. I think that’s why my work is all super colourful.” Li’s art is deeply expressive. While abstract, there are some figurative elements in each piece. Wild splashes of bright yellows and deep reds pull together compositions that almost look organic. Layer after layer of intricately placed paint creates an exaggerated figure. Much of Li’s work deals with hybridity, attempting to combine different internal and external experiences into a single piece of work. They have titles like “She is hugging snails” and “Obsessiveness and excitement, never growing out of them.” Often the final product is chaotic and complicated. “I think [it’s] the experience of being [an] immi-
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grant, so I think I brought different experiences to the things happening around myself,” says Li. “I think I’ll have a different point to understand things happening. Probably yeah, because I’m coming from the east, so the idea and also learning the western idea. So this always give[s] me a different understanding of things. So trying to bring a different experience to my work.”
As Li’s experiences have changed, so too has her work. It wasn’t always kaleidoscopic colours and rhythmically ambiguous shapes. Li says she had a different style before coming to Canada. “It was totally different. I would say it [was] more representational stuff. Definitely more traditional, academic. I [was] doing like landscape painting, but since I went to U of A, and going to really look at my art, I think I really changed a lot. I[’m] more interested in abstract painting.” While intricate and tumultuous, at its core Li’s work is really quite simple. It’s about reflecting on personal experiences and communicating them in a way that’s more elegant and nuanced than language sometimes allows. “I think I probably will want them [to] understand the experience of being [an] immigrant.” Says Li. “Maybe be open to different things. The experience, including respecting yourself and understanding others. I think it’s about communication hitting an experience.” Lucas Provencher arts@vueweekly.com
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COMEDY BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's, 11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@gmail.com • Weekly openmic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu
COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Danny Acapella; Aug 18-19 • Tim Kubasec; Aug 25-26 • Marvin Krawczyk; Sep 1-2 COMEDY ON THE ROCKS • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • A weekly comedy show featuring rotating headliners and more • Every Sun, 7-8:45pm
COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Craig Gass; Aug 16-20 • Cash Levy; Aug 23-27 • Angelo Tsarouchas; Aug 30-Sep 3
EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave • Empress Comedy Night: Highlighting the best stand-up Edmonton has to offer. New headliner every week • Every Sun, 9pm • Free
THE TOMMY LAMA SHOW • The Rec Room, 1725-99 St NW • Produced by Connie's Comedy. MC'ed by Chris Heward • Aug 20, 7pm (doors), 7:30pm (show) • $10 (door) or at allevents.in
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)
DANCE LESSONS • Central Lions Recreation Centre, 11113-113 St • 587.521.3386 (Mon-Thu, 10am-noon) • Offering various dance mediums for everyone to try, including choreographed ballroom, line dancing, clogging and square dancing • Sep 2-3 (12:30pm & 5:30pm; 12pm & 5:30pm) • Free
YUK YUKS PRO-AM SUMMER NIGHTS • 13103 Fort Road • yukyuks.com • A night of hilarity featuring amateur and professional comedians • Aug 24, 8:30pm • $5
FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio, 10575-
DANCE 5TH ANNUAL EDMONTON BURLESQUE FESTIVAL • Old Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845102 Ave • 780.709.5547 • edmontonburlesquefest.com • Bringing dazzling performers from around the globe for a three day festival of tease • Aug 31-Sep 2 • $25-$119 • 18+ only
ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio (South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw. ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15
BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION • Central Lions Recreation Center, 11113-113 St • 780.893.6828 • ebda.ca • An evening of ballroom, latin, country dancing • First Sat of every month, 8pm (doors)
115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@ gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm
FRIDAY NIGHT STOMP! • Sugar Foot Ballroom, 10019-80 Ave NW • 587.786.6554 • dance@ sugarswing.com • sugarswing.com • Swing dance social • Every Fri-Sat, 8pm (beginner lesson begins) • $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • All ages
MILE ZERO DANCE DROP-IN DANCE & MOVEMENT CLASSES • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • 780.424.1573 • mzdsociety@gmail.com • milezerodance.com/classes • Mile Zero Dance holds a number of drop-in dance & movement classes for people of all experience levels & ages; Mon: Professional Technique (10-11:30am), Contact Improv (7-9pm); Tue: Kids 6-10 (4:30-5:15pm), Toonie Yoga (5:30-6:45pm), Butoh (7-9pm); Wed: Noguchi Taiso (10-11:30am); Thu: Preschool 3-5 (10-10:45am), Beginner Contemporary (5-6:15pm); Sat: House (7-9pm) • $15 (regular), $12 (members), 10-class cards available for $100
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
ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE
MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112
• Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Artwork by Margriet Hogue; Jul 31-Aug 19 • Artwork by Donna Miller; Aug 21-Sep 9; Reception: Aug 26, 1-3pm
St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah.org/mcmullen-gallery • Comfort: artwork by Kirsty Templeton Davidge and Anne Billy; Aug 14-Oct 1
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 • Community Tour: Aug 22, 6-7pm • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Summer ArtBreak Camp, Jul-Aug • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm
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 • 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)
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
LE FRANÇAIS EN TÊTE (AN EVENING IN FRENCH) • TELUS World of Science, 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca/le-fran-ais-en-t-te • Featuring a TWOS staff scientist performing dazzling, live science demonstrations in French, followed by Frenchlanguage screenings of a couple of beloved IMAX films • Aug 24, 6-9:30pm • $9.50-$22
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: 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)
HIDDEN FIGURES: LADIES NIGHT IN THE IMAX THEATRE • TELUS World of Science, 11211-142 St • 780.451.3344 • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca • Arrive early and relax with a glass of wine or cold beer, and enjoy a sit down meal at the Purple Pear restaurant. Next, participate in engaging science activities inspired by the film. Finally, enjoy the film • Aug 17, 6-9:30pm • $11.95 (TWOSE Members receive special pricing)
METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema.org • Visit metrocinema. org for daily listings • FAVA: Main Course (Aug 30) • STAFF PICS: Lenny (Aug 28) • STRANGE CANADA: Exotica (Aug 31)
We Form By Being Together; Jun 29-Oct 1
BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124 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 • Fragile: artwork by various artists; Aug 18-Oct 14; Opening reception: Aug 18, 7pm
DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • The Arch: Plans For A Heterotopic Space Opera: artwork by Travis Mcewen; Sep 8-Oct 14
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 HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl,
GALLERIES + MUSEUMS
10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Curious Things: artwork by Wei Li; Aug 10-Sep 22 • Substratae: artwork by Margie Kelk; Aug 10-Sep 22
ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186106 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
LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • August Group Selling Exhibition; Aug 1-31
ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34 St •
LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53,
780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum.com • Open weekends May 20-Sep 4, 10am5pm • $7 (adult), $6 (senior/ student), $3.50 (child 3-12)/ child under 3 free; $5 (train rides), $3 (motor car rides)
10242-106 St 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, Sep 9-Dec, 10-4pm • Artwork from local artists of the Society
LOTUS ART GALLERY • 10321-124 St • lotus-gallery.com • A Look Around Us: artwork by various artists; Jul 28-Aug 31
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 • 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 PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Summer Group Show: rotating exhibition of work by a selection of gallery-represented artists; Jul 13-Aug 31
PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • info@ picturethisgallery.com • picturethisgallery.com • Canada Scapes & Spaces: artwork by various artists; Jul 1-Aug 31 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
SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St • scottgallery. com • Summer Show: artwork by various artists; Aug 8-Sep 11
SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta PrintArtists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Give Up and Party: artwork by Morgan Wedderspoon; Aug 11-Sep 9 • Last Resort: artwork by Leanne Olson; Aug 11-Sep 9
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
WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Edmonton Gallery Walk; Sep 23-24
WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-AnneGaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • Alberta Girls: Excerpts: artwork by Rhonda Grywacheski; until Aug 18 • Nidificate: artwork by Monique Martin; Sep 9-Oct 7
LITERARY AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • Sandra Konrad "Re/Working Retirement" Book Launch; Aug 17 • Shahla & Peter Nygaard "Decade of DIscovery" Book Launch; Aug 28 • Wade Sorochan "Fastest Tone Arm in the West" Book Launch; Aug 29
DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB • Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042103 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 ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue
THEATRE DOWNTON ABBEY ROAD: SONGS OF THE BEATLES • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, West Edmonton Mall, #2061, 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • infoedmonton@ jubilations.ca • edmonton.jubilations.ca • The Crawley family is abuzz with anticipation for Lady Mary’s birthday celebration, when a mysterious visitor claims they know a dark secret about someone in the house • Aug 18-Oct 15 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95
EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL • Throughout Old Strathcona • fringetheatre. ca • Featuring hundreds of plays, artists and more • Aug 17-27
SOUL SISTAS • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave NW • Two incredible women. Two great stories. Soul Sistas is a multi-part tribute to the iconic African American female singers of our time • Sep 5-Oct 29
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SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • When William Shakespeare falls in love with an engaged woman, their forbidden romance inspires the playwright’s most famous tragedy • Sep 16-Oct 8
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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FILM FESTIVAL
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Art AgAinst injustice
Edmonton’s Justice 4 Reel film festival tackles many forms of inequity regarding Canadians
Wed., Aug. 23 (5:30 pm) Justice 4 Reel Art Gallery of Alberta (Ledcor Theatre) Admission by donation
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dmonton’s social justice film festival, Justice 4 Reel, will be running for its second year next week, and it promises to touch on some sensitive topics. Starting in August of last year by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights, The
Justice 4 Reel film fest aims to explore different social justice issues, human rights, and grassroots activism through mediums such as film while highlighting the talents of young aspiring filmmakers. “This exciting artistic showcase will tackle important topics that affect young people in groundbreaking new ways and will positively impact our diverse community by creating opportunities for social change through artistic expression and community dia-
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logue,” says David N.O., one of the festival organizers. This year’s films cover topics like the staggering number of missing and murdered indigenous women, the proposed legalization of cannabis in Canada, and the stereotypic views of Arab immigrants, to name a few. The film Warpaint, created by Jack Belhumeur, an Edmontonian filmmaker now residing in Thunder Bay, Ontario, deals with two boys’ artistic “war” to bring awareness to the population of missing and murdered indigenous women. “Ultimately it’s about using art against injustice. So, using art as a weapon,” Belhumeur says. “The two boys in the film are artists and they use painting for healing as well as to get a message across in their community.” Belhumeur, who stars as one of the boys in the film along with his cousin Austin Chimko, shot Warpaint in Edmonton during fall of last year. He then moved to Thunder Bay and edited the film.
“I don’t know if you know the situation in Thunder Bay, but there’s a lot of racial tension here in the districts,” Belhumeur says. “I was kind of forced to move here just to see what was going on.” Belhumeur has also been personally affected by the situation surrounding missing and murdered indigenous women in Canada. His niece, Serena Kentner, is the daughter of Barbara Kentner, a 34-year-old Anishinaabe woman who died after being struck by a trailer hitch thrown out of a moving car. “It’s a big deal here. It really showed the horrific situation of racism here,” Belhumeur says. “I kind of channeled my anger towards the hate crimes here and used it as motivation to finish Warpaint.” Blazing The Trail: A Cannabis Documentary is a film proposed to make its debut next year, but Justice 4 Reel viewers will get to view a sneak peek of the film’s early stages.
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“We’re still in the process of making the documentary. The summer was the jumping off point for us,” co-creator Katherine Bessette says. “So the footage at Justice 4 Reel will be a glimpse of what we’ve been doing.” The film will talk about what legalization of cannabis will mean for Canada from an industry, community, and political standpoint. “We also want to break down the stereotypes and stigmas towards cannabis,” co-creator Katelin Popiel says. Bessette and Popiel hope to release the film in June of next year, the proposed date of cannabis legalization. “People want legalization. The people of Canada are ready and we want this film to empower people,” Bessette says. “Of course, the government’s date could get pushed back so we do have a film contingency plan for that.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
Fitz and the Tantrums / Joseph Cultice
MUSIC / NEO-SOUL POP
Michael Fitzpatrick of Fitz and the Tantrums talks touring exhaustion and spontaneous hand-clapping Fri., Aug. 18 (7 pm) OneRepublic w/ Fitz and The Tantrums Rogers Place Varying prices
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f there’s one thing Los Angeles’ neo-soul pop band Fitz and the Tantrums are pros at, it’s writing summer anthems. In 2010 the band’s singles, “Out of My League” and “The Walker” from the album More Than Just A Dream, conquered the summer airwaves. This year it’s “Handclap,” from the band’s self-titled 2016 release, a song with infectious saxophone hooks and hip-hop oriented vocals that went double platinum in Canada over the span of a couple months.
“I wrote that song after a period of intense, just running into a brick wall with songwriting,” lead vocalist, Michael Fitzpatrick says. “I don’t know if it was exhaustion from relentless touring, but I just couldn’t catch fire or an inspiration.” After five to six months of Fitzpatrick’s writer’s block, he said enough was enough. “I was so frustrated that one day I walked into the studio and was like, ‘Alright give me a drum sound. No, another one. Alright, now give me a keyboard sound’ and then I just wrote “Handclap” in, like, 15 minutes from start to finish,” he says. After about five minutes of experimentation, Fitzpatrick and the other band members knew whatever they were doing was working.
“It was like this primal moment,” Fitzpatrick says. “I don’t know if it was a mixture of release or sheer joy because the song was making all my juices flow. So that first demo we recorded ended up going on the album because we could never capture that same moment.” That spontaneity has always been an aspect that has followed Fitz and the Tantrums with its songwriting and success, and it all comes down to the band’s ferocious work ethic. Being at it for eight years, the band is gaining more and more followers and are a force to be reckoned within the pop world. “Our drummer puts it in a great way,” Fitzpatrick says. “You have your dream and you’re in line and if you get out of line, you lose your turn.”
Fitz and the Tantrums’ sound has also changed with every record, the band is not afraid to push limits and test out new sounds. While the first release was a love letter to ‘60s soul, the second was more rooted in the ‘80s pop sound. The latest record is difficult to categorize due to varied influences. “People are either going to be mad at you for not making the same record they fell in love with or mad at you for not evolving, so you can’t win either way,” Fitzpatrick says. “We’ve never been just a retro throwback band, even though people have tried to label us as that. I used to get mad, but now I just show them they’re wrong.” Following the band’s success, the production of the live
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show has increased as well with numerous lights and neon rectangles covering the backdrop of the stage. Pair that with Fitzpatrick and vocalist Noelle Scaggs’ uncanny chemistry on stage, and you have a hell of a show. Fans will be able to see the spectacle when Fitz and the Tantrums open for OneRepublic. “I’m a huge fan of production and lighting and whatever you can have to enhance the show, but in terms of energy we have always tried to leave our souls on stage for that hour of two of glory with the audience,” Fitzpatrick says. “We want the fans to be another member of the band.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
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SOUTHERN SOUL
Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones / Stephan Boissonneault
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Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones chats before owning the Edmonton Folk Festival main stage
s you watch frontman Paul Janeway of St. Paul and the Broken Bones on stage, it’s hard to imagine that he ever wanted to be anything other than a frontman singer in a soul band. He’s got the voice, the moves, and the stage presence, which all seem to come naturally, as he commands a damp Sunday night Edmonton Folk Fest crowd, keeping dance in mind and the soul grooving. Janeway grew up in rural Chelsea, alabama—a town that at the time had a population of 800 people. “It was pretty out in the woods and you were kinda isolated from the world,” Janeway says as we sit on a grassy nook outside a folk fest entrance before
his performance. “So, church was the epicentre as a social place of gathering. It’s where I learned to sing.” as a kid living with his mother, he was only allowed to listen to gospel and the odd tune from soul juggernauts like Sam Cooke, al green and Otis Redding. Still, the church surrounded and took precedent in Janeway’s life. So much so that as his teenage years he planned to be a preacher. “Never in a thousand years did I think I’d be talkin’ to you in Edmonton,” laughs Janeway. “We had, like, the church where you speak in tongues and heal people. When I look back it’s kinda crazy.” as a young man, Janeway fell out of love with the church and
its beliefs. The big one for him was its issue with homosexuality. “I didn’t understand it,” Janeway says. “I think the essence of Christianity and Jesus and stuff like that is not a bad way to live your life if you follow the love part, but everybody else got involved and fucked it up.” after that realization, Janeway started singing open mics and eventually met bassist Jesse Phillips. The two immediately hit it off and together with a few other last minute musicians they recorded the EP Greetings from St. Paul and the Broken Bones, which skyrocketed the band to major success, and the release of its debut LP release Half the City in 2014 and Sea of Noise in 2016.
Much like Marvin gaye’s What’s Going On, Sea of Noise is a direct response to political and racial unrest and its effect on a person’s mind. “It’s inspired by the anger I felt about what’s going on in america,” Janeway says. “I don’t think that everyone who voted for Trump was racist, but I think that everyone that was racist voted for Trump. You try to hate the sin and love the sinner like that old church adage, but it’s difficult. There are no answers left on the record, but just a lot of questions and protest.” Those questions and protest are very relevant today. Especially when Charlottesville, Virginia was recently hosting to one
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of the largest white supremacist rallies in a very long time. “When I saw that I was like, ‘Fucking white supremacists? Really?’ It’s sad for me because alabama has a huge history with race. It’s like we’re repeating history.” Sea of Noise was almost a cathartic release for Janeway and you can tell when watching him on stage. This is a man who puts his soul and heart into every note while he and the Broken Bones dazzle the audience with every trick in its repertoire. “Man, I saw Prince one time and all he had to do was stare at the audience,” Janeway says. “If I can get to that point, that’s a special thing.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
TROPIC INDIE
THAWING MELODIES AND LUSH TONES Tropic Harbour brings the beach atmosphere while expanding to new markets
Fri., Aug. 18 (8 pm) Tropic Harbour w/ Emarra, Katie Laine Mercury Room, $10 at door
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ropical isn’t a word that comes to mind when one thinks about Edmonton, in fact quite the opposite. Yet this doesn’t stop Mark Berg and his band Tropic Harbour from supplying the city with a cascade of warm ambient sound. Initially starting off as a side project for Berg to hone his recording and music production skills, Tropic Harbour has since blossomed both in style and presence in the city and beyond.
Building its foundations on an atmospheric approach, Berg has been developing the band over the last few years and has been tweaking it as it evolves. “Whenever a new sound or style sticks out to me I end up building a song around it, then I see how I feel,” Berg says. The result is a mood that splices both electronic and acoustic techniques, which generates a soulful harmony that bounces off each wall. The dedication to achieve this comes from Berg’s consistent and focused time spent crafting each song independently. He plays double duty as the front man of the band, as well as build-
ing the repertoire of its music. “The recording and live sides are very different. That’s the thing about having a project to yourself, often you spend a lot of time in your own head,” he says. Berg’s interest in forming his own group came from his early days playing in bands around the Whyte Avenue area. As time went on, he saw the type of musical talent Edmonton was producing, using it as inspiration and gaining momentum for his own projects. However, when it comes to the writing and recording of the music itself, Berg finds that his secluded attitude when
writing songs generates a better yield of creativity. “When I was collaborating in earlier bands, I found that there’s a lot of pulling and pushing with other creative minds and I found that kind of stressed me out,” Berg says. The result of Berg’s dedication to his own personal crafting is the 2016 album Glowing Eyes, where he produced and recorded each track. Each song provides a sensation parallel to the band’s name. Warm electronic tones and coastal guitar melodies lingering in each song. “It’s music that takes you somewhere and that’s where the name
Mark Berg of Tropic Harbour / Supplied photo
came from,” he explains. Berg has taken Tropic Harbour on tour throughout Canada, aiming for future tours in both the U.S. and Europe. His vision includes providing audiences the tropical sound that he has spent years arranging. But, how will audiences react to its lush nature? “I often find that the type of music I write blends itself with the scenery I’m imaging,” he says. With this at the forefront of each song, Tropic Harbour thaws the frigidness of Edmonton’s frosty climate. Jake Pesaruk music@vueweekly.com
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PLEASAnTviEW COMMUniTY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme
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10030 - 102 STREET
BOHEMiA Napalm Raid,
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JUBiLEE AUDiTORiUM Beck;
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MOOnSHinERS Sunday Noon Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm
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punk/garage/indie; Every Tue
MON AUG 21 Wooftop: Metal Mondays with
StarliteRoom Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/
with resident DJs
FiDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam Circle; 7:30-11:30pm
Saturday Brunch with Desiree Dorion; 11am; No cover
DJs
Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun
Dorion with Tracy Bone; 8pm; $10 (adv)
EL CORTEz MExiCAn KiTCHEn + TEqUiLA BAR Resident DJs
Mike Chenoweth; 8pm; Free; All ages
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm
angelMaker w/ gueStS BLACk ThuNdER w/ ChuNdER BuFFET, dEAd FIBRES, MORALS Junk of Stompdown killaz w/ guESTS ThE FOREIgN RESORT w/ STRVNgERS
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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 • Each night will be a single campaign that fits in a larger story arc. For all levels of gamers and those brand new or experienced to D&D • Every Tue & Wed, 7pm • $5 (with drink purchase) • 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
RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy,
MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game
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Cafe, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Meet new gamers. Go to the event solo or with a group • Every Mon, 5-11pm • $5 (one drink per person)
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DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park
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
NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm
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 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
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION NIGHT • Habitat for Humanity Prefab Shop, 14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 236 • vbatten@hfh.org • hfh.org/ volunteer/vin • Learn about taking the next steps and what opportunities are available at Habitat for Humanity • Every 3rd Thu of the month, excluding Dec; 6-7pm • Free
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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
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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
Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills. Call Moncia at P.A.L.S. 780-424-5514 or email volunteers@palsedmonton.ca
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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/
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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) LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS IGNITE CHANGE 2017: A GLOBAL GATHERING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS • MacEwan University - Robbins Health Learning Centre, 10810-104 Ave NW • Held in commemoration of the 150th birthday of Canadian Federation and the 140th anniversary of Treaty 6. Meant to direct and inspire its audience to make changes in their communities while providing an opportunity to network and build a deepened collective impact • Aug 21-25
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• Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus. net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm
mail.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
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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, 10423-101 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, 7:309:30pm • 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
Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm
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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
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G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence oneon-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
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 masculine-identified • WOMEN’S SOCIAL CIRCLE: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOVIES & GAMES NIGHT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • ARTS & IDENTITY : Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MEN TALKING WITH PRIDE: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CREATING SAFER SPACES TRAINING: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or 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, 4030117 St; Contact for specific times • ABS: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • DODGEBALL: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • RUNNING: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • SPIN: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• VOLLEYBALL: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • MEDITATION: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • BOARD GAMES: Underground
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Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • ALL BODIES SWIM: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm
YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 • ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings SPECIAL EVENTS ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL • Louise McKinney Park, 9999 Grierson Hill Rd • edmontondragonboatfestival.ca • Racing dragon boats • Aug 19-21
BISON FESTIVAL • Elk Island National Park, 1-54401 Range Road 203 Fort Saskatchewan • pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/ elkisland/activ/spec • Bison were nearly lost from North America. Today nearly every plains bison you see in southern Canada, whether in conservation or domestic herds, had an ancestor in Elk Island National Park. Celebrate conservation, culture and cuisine • Aug 19, 12-6pm • Free 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–BON FESTIVAL • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta. ca • Light up the pond in the Kurimoto Japanese Garden with candles, and celebrate loved ones in a peaceful Japanese tradition • Aug 17, 6-10pm DATE NIGHT–MOVIE NIGHT • University of Alberta Botanic Garden, 51227 AB-60, Parkland County • botanicgarden.ualberta.ca • A perfect way to send out summer. Bring a blanket and settle under the stars for an outdoor big-screen, feel-good experience, featuring the fabulous Forrest Gump • Aug 24, 6-10pm • Reserve tickets online EDMONTON AIRSHOW • Villeneuve Airport, Range Rd 271 & Secondary Hwy 633, Villeneuve • edmontonairshow.com • The snowbirds are back! A celebration of flight and its rich history in Edmonton • Aug 19-20 EDMONTON LATIN FESTIVAL • Churchill Square, 9918-102 Ave in front of City Hall • edmontonlatinfestival.com • A vibrant, energetic, two day outdoor festival featuring Latin food, music, performances, artisan markets and more • Aug 19-20, 12-11pm • Free EDMONTON PAGAN PRIDE DAY • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98 St • edmontonpaganpride@hotmail.com • A festival that both educates and entertains, representing Pagans in Edmonton. Lectures, vendors, rituals, food, drumming and dancing • Aug 26, 10am-4pm • Free • All ages FOOD TRUCKS ARE COMING • St. Albert Grain Elevator Park, 4 Meadowview Drive, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • artsandheritage.ca • An evening of the region’s best food trucks, a beer garden, local live music, pottery throwing demos with Art Gallery of St. Albert and much more • Aug 25, 5-9pm • Admission by donation
LEBANSE FESTIVAL • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Experience authentic Mediterranean food, Mediterranean live music and dance, dancing and more • Aug 24-27 • Free
PUBLIC ART PICNIC • Borden Park, 7703 Borden Park Road • bit.ly/2uWysT3 • Experience art al fresco in one of Edmonton’s loveliest parks • Aug 24, 5:30-8pm • Free
ST. ALBERT MARKET - HONEY DAY • St. Albert Place, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • 780.458.3660 • agatha@stalbertchamber.com • A dayat the market to raise awareness for the dwindling bee population and support the "Save the Bees" initiative • Aug 19, 10am-3pm VIVA ITALIA VIVA EDMONTON, THE ITALIAN FESTIVAL • Giovanni Caboto Park in Little Italy • 9425-109A Ave NW • Celebrating Italian cultural heritage with a full day of food, drinks, games, music, entertainment, and more • Aug 27, 12-9pm • All ages
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frEEwIllaStROlOgy ARIES (March 21-April 19): "To disobey in order to take action is the byword of all creative spirits," said philosopher Gaston Bachelard. This mischievous advice is perfect for your use right now, Aries. I believe you'll thrive through the practice of ingenious rebellion—never in service to your pride, but always to feed your soul's lust for deeper, wilder life. Here's more from Bachelard: "Autonomy comes through many small disobediences, at once clever, well thought-out, and patiently pursued, so subtle at times as to avoid punishment entirely."
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Congratulations! I expect that during the next three weeks, you will be immune to what psychoanalyst Joan Chodorow calls "the void of sadness, the abyss of fear, the chaos of anger, and the alienation of contempt and shame." I realize that what I just said might sound like an exaggeration. Aren't all of us subject to regular encounters with those states? How could you possibly go so long without brushing up against them? I stand by my prediction, and push even further. For at least the next three weeks, I suspect you will also be available for an inordinate amount of what Chodorow calls "the light of focused insight" and "the playful, blissful, all-embracing experience of joy." GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming days would an excellent time to celebrate (even brag about) the amusing idiosyncrasies and endearing quirks that make you lovable. To get you inspired, read this testimony from my triple Gemini friend Alyssa: "I have beau-
ty marks that form the constellation Pegasus on my belly. I own my own ant farm. I'm a champion laugher. I teach sign language to squirrels. Late at night when I'm horny and overtired I may channel the spirit of a lion goddess named Sekhmet. I can whistle the national anthems of eight different countries. I collect spoons from the future. I can play the piano with my nose and my toes. I have forever banished the green-eyed monster to my closet." CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your education may take unusual forms during the coming weeks. For example, you could receive crunchy lessons from velvety sources, or tender instructions from exacting challenges. Your curiosity might expand to enormous proportions in the face of a noble and elegant tease. And chances are good that you'll find a new teacher in an unlikely setting, or be prodded and tricked into asking crucial questions you've been neglecting to ask. Even if you haven't been particularly street smart up until now, Cancerian, I bet your ability to learn from uncategorizable experiences will blossom. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): "If you love someone, set them free," said New Age author Richard Bach. "If they come back, they're yours; if they don't, they never were." By using my well-educated intellect to transmute this hippy-dippy thought into practical advice, I came up with a wise strategy for you to consider as you re-evaluate your relationships with allies. Try this: Temporarily suspend any compulsion you might have to change
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or fix these people; do your best to like them and even love them exactly as they are. Ironically, granting them this freedom to be themselves may motivate them to modify, or at least tone down, the very behaviour in themselves that you're semi-allergic to. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In 1892, workers began building the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. But as of August 2017, it is still under construction. Renovation has been and continues to be extensive. At one point in its history, designers even changed its architectural style from NeoByzantine and Neo-Romanesque to Gothic Revival. I hope this serves as a pep talk in the coming weeks, which will be an excellent time to evaluate your own progress, Virgo. As you keep toiling away in behalf of your dreams, there's no rush. In fact, my sense is that you're proceeding at precisely the right rate. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In accordance with the astrological omens, I hereby declare the next two weeks to be your own personal Amnesty Holiday. To celebrate, ask for and dole out forgiveness. Purge and flush away any nonessential guilt and remorse that are festering inside you. If there truly are hurtful sins that you still haven't atoned for, make a grand effort to atone for them—with gifts and heart-felt messages if necessary. At the same time, I urge you to identify accusations that others have wrongly projected onto you and that you have carried around as a burden even though they are not accurate or fair. Expunge them.
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1 “[X] ___ like ...” (picture-based meme) 2 Carne ___ nachos 3 Bath powders 4 Politician who might be the Zodiac Killer, per a 2016 mock conspiracy theory 5 Head doc 6 Have ___ over one’s head 7 Divine sustenance 8 Incited, with “on” 9 Spent, like a battery 10 Nod off 11 Coffee dispenser 12 “Full Frontal” host Samantha 13 Toothy tool 18 Breezed through 22 Actor Kinnear 26 Biblical tower site 27 “I Love It” band ___ Pop 28 Fender mishaps 30 “August: ___ County” 31 Tobias’s daughter on “Arrested Development” 32 Dials next to speedometers, for short 33 Kind of committee SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): How many countries has the United States bombed since the end of the Second World War? Twenty-five, to be exact. But if America's intention has been to prod these nations into forming more free and egalitarian governments, the efforts have been mostly fruitless. Few of the attacked nations have become substantially more democratic. I suggest you regard this as a valuable lesson to apply to your own life in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Metaphorical bombing campaigns wouldn't accomplish even 10 percent of your goals, and would also be expensive in more ways than one. So I recommend using the "killing with kindness" approach. Be wily and generous. Cloak your coaxing in compassion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You know about the Ten Commandments, a code of ethics and behaviour that's central to Christianity and Judaism. You may not be familiar with my Ten Suggestions, which begin with "Thou Shall Not Bore God" and "Thou Shall Not Bore Thyself." Then there are the Ten Indian Commandments proposed by the Bird Clan of East Central Alabama. They include "Give assistance and kindness whenever needed" and "Look after the well-being of your mind and body." I bring these to your attention, Sagittarius, because now is an excellent time to formally formulate and declare your own covenant with life. What are the essential principles that guide you to the highest good? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here's a definition of "fantasizing" as articulated by writer Jon Carroll. It's "a sort of 'in-brain' television where individuals create their own 'shows'—imaginary narratives that
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may or may not include real people." As you Capricorns enter the High Fantasy Season, you might enjoy this amusing way of describing the activity that you should cultivate and intensify. Would you consider cutting back on your consumption of movies and TV shows? That might inspire you to devote more time and energy to watching the stories you can generate in your mind's eye. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In 43 cartoon stories, the coyote named Wile E. Coyote has tried to kill and devour the swift-running flightless bird known as the Road Runner. Every single time, Wile E. has failed to achieve his goal. It's apparent to astute observers that his lack of success is partly due to the fact that he doesn't rely on his natural predatory instincts. Instead, he concocts elaborate, overly-complicated schemes. In one episode, he camouflages himself as a cactus, buys artificial lightning bolts, and tries to shoot himself from a bow as if he were an arrow. All these plans end badly. The moral of the story, as far as you're concerned: To reach your next goal, trust your instincts. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You temporarily have cosmic permission to loiter and goof off and shirk your duties. To be a lazy bum and meander aimlessly and avoid tough decisions. To sing off-key and draw stick figures and write bad poems. To run slowly and flirt awkwardly and dress like a slob. Take advantage of this opportunity, because it's only available for a limited time. It's equivalent to pushing the reset button. It's meant to re-establish your default settings. But don't worry about that now. Simply enjoy the break in the action. V at the back 19
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I’ve been wondering: Since there are lesbians out there who occasionally crave cock, does the reverse also happen? Are there gay men who occassionally crave pussy? THIS POSSIBLE? There are gay men who watch football—hell, I have it on good authority that some gay men play football, TP. So anything is possible. (Also, there are lots of lesbian-identified bisexual women out there, a smaller number of gay-identified bisexual men, and a tiny handful of bisexualidentified football fans.)
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I’ve been seeing a lot of articles in the media about men “dropping out of the dating-and-marriage game,” and the conclusions always point to porn as the culprit. This seems like a simplistic explanation. Do you have an opinion on the effect of porn on men? PONDERING PORN I dropped out of the forming-opinions-about-porn game—far too busy consuming porn these days, PP. It’s the only way to keep myself sane here in Trumpsylvania.
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I’m a 26-year-old woman. I started dating a fantastic guy a month ago, blah blah blah, we’ve already talked about marriage. The problem is that his dick isn’t up to par size-wise or stayinghard-wise. He was aware of this before I came along, and it made him an enthusiastic and skilled oral performer to make up for it. So for now everything’s great, plenty of orgasms, and we’re lovey-dovey. But eventually I’ll need that filled-up feeling and I’ll have to ask for some dildo/ extender/strap-on action. The question is when to ask? He’s a secure guy, and we’ve both been honest about our flaws. If I wait too long to ask, it might make him think I’ve been faking the whole time. And if I ask too soon, I could scare him off or make his performance anxiety worse! How do I know when the right time is? HALF FULL If you were talking about marriage after a month, HF, odds are good this relationship is doomed anyway. So go ahead and ask for dildo/extender/strap-on action now. Don’t say, “Circling back to your subpar dick, darling, I’m gonna need some compensatory dildo action soon.” Instead say, “I’m into penetration toys, and I’m looking forward to getting into them with you—getting them into me, getting them into you. Anything you want to put on the menu, darling?”
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have a threesome or a foursome. But can two brothers—with opposite sexual preferences—hook up with a girl and a guy from a bar? Would this be considered wrong? No touching between siblings would occur. BASIC BROS It would be considered wrong by some—but those people aren’t you, your brother, or the girl and guy you hope to pick up together. Personally, BB, I can barely get an erection if one of my siblings is in the same zip code; I can’t imagine getting one with a sibling in the same room. But if you’re comfortable doing opposite-sexualpreferencey things in close proximity to your brother, go for it.
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I am a bisexual man and recently divorced my wife of 30 years. I am currently seeing a very beautiful lady. I satisfy my bisexual desires by going to sex clubs and I always practice safe. I don’t have an issue, I just wanted to tell you I remember one time when you had a column about two guys performing fellatio on another man at the same time. I found it to be such a turn-on and even fantasized I was doing it to you. Hope that doesn’t offend you. LOVING LIFE Um, thanks for sharing?
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I’m having an extremely difficult time getting intimate with my boyfriend of four years. I’m in recovery for an eating disorder, and part of my treatment is Prozac. It’s working great and helping me make healthier choices. However, the Prozac is severely affecting my sex drive. I have little to no desire to have sex. And when we do have sex, I rarely orgasm. This is frustrating and, frankly, harmful to my recovery process. I’m already dealing with my shitty eating disorder telling me that I’m fat, ugly, and not good enough for anyone, anything, or even a decent meal. Now it’s taking sex away from me, too? I also feel terrible for my boyfriend, who is endlessly patient and understanding but wants to have sex. I’ve suggested opening up the relationship for his sake, but he doesn’t want to do that. I feel guilty and sad and frustrated. Any thoughts? PROZAC LOVER/HEALER If the benefits of Prozac (helping you make better choices and aiding your recovery process) are cancelled out by the side effects (leaving you so sexually frustrated, it’s harming your recovery process), PLH, you should talk to your doctor about other options—other drugs you could try or a lower dose of Prozac. If you doctor dismisses your concerns
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I have only one concern about Donald Trump getting impeached: Do we get Mike Pence? Is he not just as bad? Or worse? On a more personal note: I don’t think I’ve gotten a good night’s sleep since Trump got elected. I wake up every morning next to an avid, Fox News–watching Trump supporter. I’m married long-term (35 years) to a man who pulled a political-180. This is about to make me crazy. Really. I’m not kidding. Do you have any suggestions for me? I don’t want to DTMFA. Although after a most nauseating discussion over dinner, I did actually give it some thought. LIBERAL GRANDMA Mike Pence, as awful as he is, oscillates within a predictable band of Republican awfulness. The reason no one is getting any sleep these days—not even folks who don’t wake up next to Trump supporters—is because no one can predict what Trump will do next. Not even Trump. That’s what makes his presidency such an existential nightmare. As for your husband, LG, your choices are binary and rather stark: Either you divorce his ass and spare yourself the grief of listening to his bullshit, or you stay put, learn to tune out his bullshit, and cancel out his vote in 2018 and 2020.
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What’s the best dating site for a slightly cynical, tattooed, fortysomething woman looking for a guy? TATTOOED LADY It depends on the kind of guy you want. Closet case? ChristianMingle. Fuck boy? Tinder. Trump voter? Farmers Only. Compulsive masturbator? Craigslist. Unfuckable loser who is now and will always be a socially maladapted virgin? Return of Kings. On the Lovecast, Dr. Samantha Joel on the psychology of ending relationships: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org
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