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DYER STRAIGHT

Burma: Rohingya genocide D

Anti-Muslim riots in Burma’s cities cause anguish for all involved

uring the past 65 years of military rule in Burma, the army has killed thousands of people from almost every one of the country’s numerous minorities: Shans, Karens, Kachins, Karennis, Mon, Chin and many smaller groups. But the only ones who have faced a genocide are the Rohingya, and it is happening right now. Only two-thirds of Burma’s 52 million people are ethnic Burmese, and almost all the other groups have rebelled from time to time because they have no autonomy. Indeed, the original military take-over in 1962 occurred to stop an elected civilian leader from creating a federal state where the minorities would have some control over their own affairs. But, the 1.1 million Rohing-

ya are special, because they are almost all Muslim. The other minorities are all Buddhist, at least in theory, and the army only kills enough of them to quell their revolts. The Rohingya never revolted, but Muslims are feared and reviled by the Burmese majority. Now the army claims that the Rohingya are all recent immigrants from Bangladesh, and is trying to drive them out of the country. The ancestors of the Rohingya migrated from what is now Bangladesh between the 14th and 18th centuries and settled in the Rakhine (Arakan) region of Burma. They were mostly poor farmers, just like their Buddhist neighbours, and their right to Burmese citizenship was unquestioned until the Burmese mili-

tary seized power in 1962. Since then, they have been treated as aliens and enemies. The ultra-nationalist military regime launched its first open attacks on the Rohingya in 1978 and drove some 200,000 of them across the border into Bangladesh, in a campaign marked by widespread killings, mass rape and the destruction of mosques. Even then, their civilian Buddhist neighbours in Rakhine helped in the attacks. The Rohingyas’ citizenship was revoked in 1982, and other new laws forbade them to travel without official permission, banned them from owning land, and required newly married couples to sign a commitment to have no more than two children. Another military campaign drove a further quarter-million Rohingyas into Bangladesh in 1990-91. Then things went relatively quiet until 2013. The trouble this time started with anti-Muslim riots in Burma’s cities, where there are around a million other Muslims, mostly descended from people who immigrated from British-ruled India after Burma was conquered and incorporated into the empire in the mid-19th century. These urban Muslims, many of whom owned shops or other small businesses, attracted the envy and resentment of poorer Burmese, and have been the targets of sporadic rioting and looting throughout the past century. Since independence, the Bur-

mese army has often supported these riots, or even incited them. What lies behind all this hostility is a deep-seated fear that Islam is going to displace Buddhism in Burma as it has done in other once-Buddhist countries from Afghanistan to Indonesia. It is a completely unfounded fear – Muslims are just four percent of Burma’s population – but many Buddhist Burmese are obsessed by it. When the Taliban blew up the giant sixth-century statues of Buddha at Bamiyan in Afghanistan in 2001, the Burmese army ‘retaliated’ by bulldozing the ancient Han Tha Mosque in the city of Taungoo. In the same year Burmese monks began distributing an anti-Muslim pamphlet called “The Fear of Losing One’s Race”, and since then Buddhist monks have been in the forefront of the attacks on Muslims – including in Rakhine. The poor Rohingya farmers of Rakhine have little in common with the Muslim merchants of Burma’s big cities, but they are now the main target of the army’s wrath. This is probably because Rakhine is the only province of Burma where Muslims are—or more precisely were until recently—almost half the population. The attacks on the Rohingya, initially explained as part of intercommunal rioting between them and the local Buddhist population, have escalated until this year they have become

straightforward ethnic cleansing. The army does not aim to kill them all, just enough of them to force the rest to flee across the border into Bangladesh – but that is still genocide. It’s now well on the way to accomplishing its goal, thanks to a small group of misguided young Rohingya men who formed a ramshackle resistance group called the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and attacked several police posts on Aug. 25, killing twelve people. They were armed with homemade black powder muskets and swords, but the Burmese government has proclaimed that it is under “terrorist” attack and launched a “counter-offensive” that is the local version of a final solution. About 300,000 Rohingya have fled across the border into Bangladesh in the past couple of weeks, leaving behind an unknown number of dead in their burned-out villages. The remaining Rohingyas in Burma, probably still more than half a million, are almost all in refugee camps that the regime carefully does not call “concentration camps”. And what about Burma’s secular saint, Aung San Suu Kyi, now in practice the head of a democratically elected government (although one still subject to a military veto on security matters)? She denies that there is anything wrong going on. Gwynne Dyer Gwynne@vueweekly.com

Political Interference

What do kenney’s fiscal plans mean? A

Alberta’s broken tax system needs work before the economy can truly get back on track

fter weeks of the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership candidate asserting that he would not be making any actual policy proposals during the leadership race, he appeared to change his mind during a social media town hall last week, when he provided some insight into what fiscal policy might look like under Kenney-led UCP government. That short bit of policy discussion, however, still resulted in a complete lack of clarity around what exactly he was proposing. For those that missed it, Kenney responded to a town hall participant by asserting that, if he were to win the next provincial election, expected in 2019, he would balance the provincial budget in three years. When asked how we would accomplish that, Kenney stated that his formula included “sustained restraint in spending” and getting us “down more or less to British Columbia per-capita spending over time.” Although both of these options sound fairly consistent with each other, and both would definitely mean Albertans receiving significantly less in terms of public services and infrastructure over

time, there is actually a significant difference between how the two would play out. The first half of the equation would see a Kenney-led government balance the province’s books by 2022/2023. To put that into context, Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci stated when presenting this year’s provincial budget that the NDP government would return the province to balance in 2023/2024. Both Kenney’s proposal and the government’s proposal rely on some degree of spending restraint and on some hope that royalty revenues will recover. The big difference comes in how much spending restraint would take place under each scenario. Kenney’s proposal appears to rely on a complete spending freeze after 2019. Given inflation and Alberta’s expected population growth, this level of restraint would put serious stress on our health system, our education system, and our infrastructure. Results would likely be similar or worse to what Albertans experienced during the Klein years: overcrowded classrooms and emergency rooms, crumbling hospitals, roads, and schools,

and absolutely no available jobs for new social workers, teachers, nurses, or doctors. According to U of C economist Trevor Tombe, the combination of this kind of freeze with about five percent growth in revenue after 2019 (which he calls not unreasonable), could definitely result in a balanced budget by 2023. The real question is at what cost. Ceci’s proposal, on the other hand, would not involve a complete spending freeze, although spending would definitely not keep pace with population growth and inflation. It also relies on much more rosy projections for revenue growth, especially in non-renewable resources, between now and then. Public services and infrastructure would largely be protected, but reaching balance by 2024 would depend almost entirely on significant growth in royalty revenues. It is interesting, and disappointing, that neither Kenney’s nor Ceci’s proposal for eliminating the deficit includes ensuring a proper revenue stream by working to get our taxes right. The part that is truly concerning about Kenney’s statements of last week, however, is his par-

roting of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) talking point that if Alberta spent at British Columbia per capita levels all our fiscal woes would disappear. Currently the difference between per capita spending in BC and Alberta is about 20 percent, or $2,700 per person in the province—exactly enough to balance Alberta’s books this year if we were spending at B.C. levels. The problem is that to get there would actually require eliminating about $10 billion worth of expenses. To put that into context, that’s about $2.5 billion more than the entire Alberta k-12 education budget is this year, and about as much as our advanced education, agriculture and forestry, children’s services, and community and social services budgets combined. Closing that gap in spending would require far more than freezing spending in the province for three years. In fact, professor Tombe calculates that a three year spending freeze would barely cut the gap between our spending and B.C.’s by 50 percent. So if it truly is Kenney’s plan to get us down to B.C. levels of spending within three years, then Albertans can expect far more

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drastic impacts than anything we have ever seen before, including under Klein. The other problem with the B.C. comparison is that it ignores some of the key factors behind the spending gap, like Alberta’s higher GDP, higher wages in both the private and public sectors, and higher number of school-age children. It also conveniently ignores the revenue side of B.C.’s budget, and the fact that if the Alberta government taxed at the level that B.C. does (including health premiums and an HST) we would collect some $8.5 billion this year alone. Ultimately, whichever plan actually reflects what Kenney would do as Premier will mean significant impacts for the quality of our public services and infrastructure. It should also be crystal clear by now, however, that unless someone tackles our broken tax system, all plans to bring us back to balance are based on wishful thinking about the future of oil prices, and we’ve seen how well that has worked for us so far. Ricardo Acuña ricardo@vueweekly.com front 3

MODERN ITALIAN

// Stephan Boissonneault

JUST LIKE NONNA USED TO MAKE Nonna’s Bistro offers a modern twist on Italian delights

Nonna’s Bistro 10061 Jasper Ave. 587.404.6335

rue authentic Italian cuisine can be a hard concept to nail. Some restaurants try to make a dish that tastes like it was flown from Italy while others try to jazz it up and make it too modern. Nonna’s Bistro lands comfortably in the middle. “My passion has always been Italian food. I learned from my mom and dad and they learned from their mom and dad. So, our thing is old-world classic recipes with a modern twist,” head chef and owner of Nonna’s Bistro, Franco Bavaro says. “In our house it was never a ‘Go sit down

and be quiet,’ everyone pitched in to make the food, so I’ve been cooking since I was a boy.” Nonna’s Bistro opened quietly this past June on Jasper Ave and 100 St. My co-diner and I chose for a quiet Wednesday afternoon lunch. As I walked in, I immediately noticed the Italian flag colours subtly sprinkled on the chairs, countertops, and menu borders throughout the establishment. Pictures of Italian landmarks like the Leaning Tower of Pisa hang against the walls while recorded games of soccer play on the TV screens. Simply put, Nonna’s feels like a North American establishment taking inspiration from Italy, and it works. None of the decor

comes off as tacky and the staff also keep up with the theme by dressing in green, white, or red. Nonna’s menu consists of various pastas, salads, zuppas (soups), and eight individual paninis which are known as the bistro’s most delectable attractions. A new panini is created every two weeks, with sauces and pasta rotating every week. Co-diner and I decided we each wanted our own panini, and split a helping of rigatoni pasta bathed in an alfredo and classic Italian meat sauce. On the side, we also had a serving of the cheese tortellini soup. Both were combos that came to $12.95 each. I went for the The Godfather, which is made up of hot genoa

salami, soppressata calabrese, mortedella, provolone and cheddar cheese, onion, roasted red pepper and a signature Nonna’s spicy pomodoro sauce. “The Godfather is our biggest selling sandwich,” Bavaro tells me. After my first few bites, I understood why. The panini has a nice crunch to it and the combination of meats, cheese, and the pomodoro compliment each other. Each bite is an subtle explosion of flavour. I found myself devouring the panini to the bread while only offering co-diner a few bites. She went for IL Bruto, The Brute, which has genoa salami, smoked ham, pepperoni, cheddar

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cheese, green peppers, onion, tomato, and Nonna’s meat sauce. “Bruto means ugly in Italian, but that doesn’t suite you,” Bavaro jokingly tells co-diner. After having a few bites we both enjoyed The Brute, but agreed nothing could top The Godfather. The rigatoni was tasty, and the unique combination of alfredo and meat sauce paired quite nicely. The cheese tortellini soup was a bit watery, but the subtle hints of seasoning made up for it. “It’s all about seasoning,” Bavaro says. “You don’t have to use too much, but you have to season the sauce so if you run out of meat and just bite the bread it still tastes amazing.” Bavaro has been around the restaurant industry for many years having helped a few restaurants get their feet off the ground. “I helped put the Tasty Tomato on the map 25 years ago. I worked at Buon Appetito. I managed the very first Sorrento’s,” he says. “I’ve had a long history with Edmonton’s sports teams. Most of the coaching staff and the Oilers would know me by face. I’ve served a lot of these guys at different places. So yeah, I’ve been around.” Along with his assistant general manager Kabange Buddy Mwanakitenge, Bavaro has been spreading the word of Nonna’s as much as possible. “Back in the ‘80s, you could open up a place with an open sign and people would come in,” he says. “Now you need to get out there and market like crazy.” Still, Nonna’s seems to be doing quite well, offering a relaxed atmosphere and a unique take on Italian food. It’s a family bistro, and Bavaro along with his staff will do everything in their power to make sure you feel right at home. Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

KALEIDO FESTIVAL

Kaleido Festival brings performance art to Alberta Avenue Fri., Sept. 15 - Sun., Sept. 17 Kaleido Festival 118 Ave. (Between 90 and 94 St.) Free admission

his weekend, Kaleido Festival is once again bringing an international collection of musicians, actors, magicians, dancers, writers, painters, acrobats, film makers, and installation artists to the alleys, porches, rooftops, and parking lots of Alberta Avenue. It will transform a neighbourhood that was once considered Edmonton’s “bad part of town” into a nexus of creative and communal activity. Twelve years after she and a small group of like-minded neighbours organized the first Kaleido Festival, founder and artistic director Christy Morin says the event has evolved in ways she never anticipated. “Every year, I’m surprised,” she says. “When we started it was just group of artists in the neighbourhood who knew there was a needed change in perspective. We thought, the best way to do this is to invite Edmonton to our front porches.” Kaleido is produced by Arts on the Ave, the organization (co-founded by Morin in 2005) also behind the Deep Freeze Festival and The Carrot Coffee House. The festival is run by volunteers, and sponsored by a long list of charities, arts and government institutions, corporations, and local businesses—including many of the independent businesses with storefronts on 118th Ave, the same businesses with signs in their windows announcing “We Believe in 118.” Those signs started popping up when a coalition consisting of Arts on the Ave, the Alberta Avenue Business Association, the Edmonton Police Service, and others formed with the goal of making Alberta Avenue (118th Ave) a weapons- and drug paraphernalia-free zone. It may seem strange for an arts initiative to concern itself with

whether or not local convenience stores are carrying knives and rolling papers. In fact, We Believe in 118th is a perfect example of the kind of wholistic, broad-based strategy that has begun to transform the neighbourhood—making it a place where art and community can flourish because the dangers of crime, poverty, and addiction are being addressed, rather than white-washed. It would be hard to overestimate the effect Kaleido Festival, Arts on the Ave’s flagship event, has had on the area. Over the years, as the festival has grown, Morin has also noticed a powerful shift within Alberta Avenue neighbourhoods. “I use weird indicators,” she says. “How many people put up Christmas lights, how many parents with strollers, how many kids, how many joggers.” While all these symptoms of a safe and healthy neighbourhood are now evident up and down the Avenue, twenty years ago, Morin says, “there were no dog walkers, no kids.” While Kaleido is only one effort of many made by residents, Arts on the Ave volunteers, the Alberta Avenue Community League, city councillors, and Alberta Avenue businesses, there’s no question that the festival has a huge impact on both community culture and economics in the area. According to Morin, one of the most important things the festival does—aside from bringing in artists like Tropic Harbour, the Xiao Hai Ou Dance Group, the River Cree Singers and Dancers, and Cirque Kalabanté—is to introduce Edmontonians from other areas of the city to a neighbourhood that is still, naively, labeled “scary.” “It’s funny that there’s this stigma,” Morin says. “When people come from Toronto, they love it— the grocery stores, the galleries— there’s three dance studios, and a samosa is a $1.25.” Still, she notes that local business owners recognize the positive impact Kaleido has

had on their expanding customer bases, and that Edmontonians from other neighbourhoods are beginning to seek out the restaurants, shops—and festivals—that make Alberta Avenue so rich and unique. This year’s lineup is perhaps the most enticing in Kaleido’s history. More than 100 artists will perform on 16 different stages, kicking off with a concert by blues legend Eric Bibb with Michael Jerome Brown at the Avenue Central Main Stage on Friday night, and continuing on up and down 118th Avenue throughout Saturday and Sunday. Bibb’s performances, which will also include a Blues Jam on Saturday, have been a long time coming. “It’s been a dream of mine for twelve years to bring in Eric Bibb,” Morin says, explaining that she first spoke with Bibb about Kaleido when she met him at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival two years ago. When Bibb learned about Morin’s vision for Kaleido, he made a commitment to come and perform. Alberta Avenue residents and emigrants are also represented among Kaleido’s featured artists. Composer Vivian Fung grew up in Sprucewood; her parents, Alfred and Maria, owned a business called Quick Bite Caterering on the Ave. Fung went on to study composition at Juliard and now lives in California, but she will be returning to Edmonton for the Canadian premiere of her new work “Humanoid,” an electronic cello composition which will be performed by ESO principal cellist Rafael Hoekman on the rooftop of her parents’ storefront. The Front Porch Music Series, a tour of concerts on Saturday and Sunday afternoon, realizes the early Kaleido dream of inviting the public to experience art on the private residential properties of artists who’ve made Alberta Avenue their home. Lizzie Derksen arts@vueweekly.com

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THEATRE PREVIEW

PERFECT MIX OF NEW AND OLD

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The 2017/18 season will begin anew with an old favourite Sat., Sept. 16 - Sun., Oct. 8 Shakespeare in Love Citadel Theatre ($30 and up)

ith artistic director Daryl Cloran’s first season of programming before us, the Citadel is bringing a classic of Elizabethan austerity, Shakespearean romance and modern hilarity to their stage with Lee Hall’s adaptation of Shakespeare in Love. A co-production with the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Cloran chose the script as his season-opener to begin a season of telling historically silenced voices. “To start with Shakespeare in Love, for me, beyond the love story, it’s a fantastic story about a group of people coming together and challenging the norm to redefine whose

voices are allowed on stage,” Cloran says. “The whole story of Shakespeare in Love is about the first woman on the stage.” Many will have seen the Academy Award-winning film—directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard—which explores how Shakespeare may have come about writing his iconic Romeo and Juliet. Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow play Shakespeare and his love interest, Viola in the 1998 film, which depicts a more modern interpretation of Shakespeare. Now adapted as a play within a play, the actors are working with multiple layers of portrayal, says Garett Ross who plays Henslowe, the owner of the London theatre that puts on the tragic production.

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STAGE STAMINA Die-Nasty returns for its 25th annual weekend-long improv marathon

Fri., Sept. 15 - 17 (7 pm) Soapocalypse 2025: Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon Varscona Theatre Day pass $20, Weekend pass $60 6 arts

he concept of being stuck in a room with other people for 50 hours may be an abject hell for some, however, for the improv elite of the Edmonton theatre community, it’s a welcomed annual occur-

“It’s all of our lives, everything we’re doing on stage is stuff that all of our lives are based around. It’s like I’m just retelling my life,” says Ross. “It’s very Inception.” He and his fellow actors find the script lends itself well to being turned into a play. “You can’t compare the two,” Ross says. “When you put it on the stage, it turns into something completely different.” The chaos begins right at the top of the show, as the entire ensemble comes out on stage to watch Shakespeare working. It’s this very collaboration that sets the play apart from the movie. “It’s very much about these 20 people making this show tonight for the audience, which, to have that many bodies on stage telling

a story is pretty exciting to see,” Ross says.

rence. The Die-Nasty improv troupe makes their triumphant return to improvised lunacy with their 25th annual Soap-A-Thon. The event’s purpose is to generate a consistent improvised soap opera. The catch is that it lasts an entire weekend and none of the performers can leave the premises. For Wayne Jones, who has been working with the troupe for the last four years, it’s an event he has been looking forward to. “We have all been waiting for this since the end of our regular season. It’s like bowling night for actors,” Jones says. Since Die-Nasty started their run of improvised soap operas, they have put aside one weekend every year for this thespian endurance contest. All actors involved craft their characters and dedicate their sharp wits to making a fine-tuned and hilarious 50-hour-long narrative divided into two-hour “episodes.” The talent supplied matches the demands of this event as all actors involved are some of the best Edmonton has to offer. “If you were to take Die-Nasty out of the equation, every person par-

ticipating would still be working on other projects,” Jones says. Each year the Soap-A-Thon operates on a specific theme. This way the binge has a bedrock for narrative structure. This year the theme in play is that of a post-apocalyptic nature, and in some grand twist of irony this year’s theme has lined up with recent global occurrences. This circumstance gives the cast quite the reservoir of inventive freedom to work with. “Since we have no idea what a post-apocalyptic world would be like, it gives us this creative license to go anywhere and do anything,” Jones says.

Set in Elizabeth I’s 1593 London, the story is one of young love and desire. The characters of Shakespeare and Viola along with others put on a production of Romeo and Juliet within the performance and the chaos becomes tangible. The cast of 20 (plus one dog) come from across the country, with nine Edmontonians filling out nearly half. With a dog trainer connection from a previous show, Cloran and his team also had to search for a scruffy-looking dog to complete the ensemble. “We found this great trained rescue dog who lost an eye,” Cloran says. “She does these incredible tricks!”

One of the main reasons audiences look forward to the event is to see how the actors involved handle the gauntlet that they have to endure. The demands of the Soap-A-Thon require constant dedication on the casts’ behalf, as no one is allowed to stop the momentum of the marathon or leave. This has resulted in some hilarious occurrences in years past as well as certain precautions put in place for the sake of the sanity of the actors. “There’s usually seven to eight

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Sizzle, a scruffy little miniature Australian Shepherd, has about three scenes in the play as well as an understudy, Cinder. The actors are all very excited about the dog and how it will play with the audience and energy in the room. “Daryl jokes, y’know, the dog comes out and all of your beautiful little love stories turn into mush,” says Andrew Chown, who plays Will Shakespeare. With contemporary humour that doesn’t pass over most heads like some Shakespearean banter, the script is well-suited to modern senses without leaving out the beloved Shakespearean prose and period costumes that come along with it. Many of the extravagant costumes were sketched and sewn in-house, though one particularly special costume has travelled from the country of the play’s origins. Sarah Constible, playing Queen Elizabeth I is both excited and slightly anxious about her costume, which comes directly from England. To join Constible’s ornate gown will be a full bevy of sewn-inhouse garments made to fit the period. Cloran finds that the play embodies the strength of the Citadel, through talent both on and off the stage. “It gives us an opportunity to do something that’s really opulent and beautiful to look at,” he says. The humour comes to life on stage, showing off some of the Citadel’s chops in the set and costume design departments.w The production will run for the classic three weeks before packing up and heading to Winnipeg, where seven of the cast members hail from. Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

of us doing the whole thing on no sleep, you really have to know what your body can handle. Somewhere between hours 30-35 you begin to see signs, some people get manic or tired but everybody finds a way through it,” says Jones. Certain aspects of this year’s performance are getting some new additions, as this will be the first year where audiences get to interact with the cast outside of the confines of the stage. The marathon will incorporate several “twitter hours” where the audience can tweet at Die-Nasty and help drive the course of the narrative, something the troupe has yet to explore. Die-Nasty’s Soap-A-Thon surely will be an event that will be hilarious and frantically unpredictable. The length of the event allows for ideas to be expanded on outside of the usual restrictions of short form improv and everyone involved is bringing their best to this year’s performance. “Over the weekend you become more the character than yourself at times, it’s truly a beautiful disaster,” he says. Jake Pesaruk arts@vueweekly.com

BOOK PREVIEW

// Curtis Hauser

SHELTER FROM ABUSE

Margo Goodhand’s Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists details the origins of the first women’s shelters

Tue., Sept. 19 (7 pm) Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists book launch Audreys Books

n the early 1970s, violence against women was a recurring issue with little to no public awareness. Realistically, many women had no option to escape the abuse. This climate sparked a revolution for change, led by ordinary, practical women. By 1973, five distinct groups of women quietly opened the first battered women’s shelters in Canada. Author Margo Goodhand’s Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists tells their story. “It’s a very bizarre slice of feminist history,” Goodhand says. “At the time, there were many powerful women fighting for gender and pay equity in the workplace. You hear about that stuff to a point, but I don’t think anyone really recognized that violence against women was an issue.” Goodhand realized she needed to write the book in 2011 while she was the editor of the Winnipeg Free Press. She had a conversation with her sister Joyce, who helped found Swift Current’s first women’s shelter in 1989. Joyce told her that somebody had to document Canada’s first women’s shelters. “Most of the logbooks have been thrown out and there’s nothing in any archives,” Goodhand says. “I had a moment where I thought, ‘If we don’t do this, the history will be lost forever. These women are dying and they are the verbal keepers of it even happening.’” After that “eureka” moment, Goodhand and her sister left their jobs and piled into their crappy,

red family van on a mission to find the founders of the first women’s shelters. “We had a couple of academic studies to go on that said they thought they knew where the first five shelters were, but tracking down the founders was just a great detective hunt,” she says. “I found a lot of them in the letters to the editor sections of the local newspapers. They’re still fighting and are committed community activists. They’re very outspoken women who are fighting for social change.” The journey lead the Goodhand sisters to Toronto, Aldergrove, Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Vancouver. “Joyce stayed with me for the first six to eight months doing all the fun parts, which was meeting those women,” Goodhand says. Her book is written from a very fly-on-the-wall perspective. Goodhand not only tells the story of the first shelters but also reveals the history that lead to their upbringing. She does this by going back in time, documenting the social foundations of the ‘60s. “In order to get into the minds of these women, I had to go back to where they came from and sort of lay the tracks on the environment they grew up in,“ Goodhand says. “I wanted to understand what shaped their own worldview as well as why they wanted to change things.”

posed to make their communities better. The aim was to combat unemployment in Canada, but it was the financial bedrock that lead to the first five women’s shelters. “The shelter women were very practical and common,” Goodhand says. “They asked for and fought for money with the idea ‘Let’s build a house and keep it safe for women.’” The LIP program may have been the monetary catalyst for the shelters’ inception, but it was also in part due to the secondwave “rogue” feminist movement, bubbling within the underground of society. “There’s a great deal of ignorance about second-wave femi-

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nism. Lots of people dismiss it as these were white, entitled, privileged women who got uppity and started to fight,” Goodhand says. “What I was struck by was the climate they were in. It was just a common belief that women weren’t as smart as men. I think we forget how far we’ve come.” It’s true we have come far, but when it comes to violence against women, we haven’t come far enough. There are now 625 women’s shelters scattered across Canada, filled with residents every day. “The women I interviewed were very adamant on saying that 44 years later, nothing has changed,” Goodhand says. “One of the women said something that was

really a wake-up call for me. It was, ‘It’s as though in Canada we think we have fixed it and it’s done. It’s not. There’s still a need for these places.’” Like most, Goodhand doesn’t have an answer, but she hopes her book will be a wake up call to show this is still an ongoing issue. “I wanted to write this book to celebrate these women and their legacy, but to also shine some light on this issue,” Goodhand says. “We have to stop thinking about it as only a women’s issue. It’s men’s issue too. We have to call it out and say we don’t respect that behaviour.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

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BUILDING A BUSINESS OF ART A

Artist mentorship society builds artists’ portfolios while reinforcing mental health

fter moving to a new space to accommodate their growth, the Art Mentorship Society of Alberta (AMSA) is ready to expand. Celebrating their third year in operation this November, the arts group is carving out a niche in the city. The society offers studio space, professional development, networking connections, and exhibition opportunities along with their standard schedule of dropin classes and workshops. But the emphasis is on mentorship. Executive director Robyn O’Brien built the society around a single goal: to provide structure and tangible career advancement to artists that deal with mental health. When she first decided to incorporate the group O’Brien found that while there were programs supporting artists with physical disabilities, there was a gap in services offered to those balancing mental health in Edmonton. Serendipitously, she discovered that one of the byproducts that comes along with art mentorship is a support system—a vital connection for those who battle with their mental health. AMSA was born out of an artist collective called Out of the Shadows that was associated with Alberta 8 arts

Health Services’ Addictions and Mental Health arm. Now at St. Andrew’s Centre, AMSA accepts members ranging from 18 to 65, focusing their programming on adults with lived mental health experience. “But really,” says O’Brien, “as a human, as a breathing human, we all have lived mental health experience, regardless of where that has taken you or what tools you have to kind of battle the everyday. Some of our tool belts are a little lighter and some of us have some extra tools that we can share.” Their increasing numbers speak to the amount of people that can benefit from their formula; what began as eight artists three years ago has now grown to a group of roughly 85. She and the society’s instructors find that one-on-one mentorship with more established artists is most effective in teaching the many skills an artist is expected to have, many of which go beyond creating art. Skills like networking, public speaking, self-promotion and business savvy aren’t always second nature, especially when it comes to something as personal as art. “Artists, as a whole, they tend

not to be business people,” says instructor Tamara Deedman, which is exactly the purpose AMSA serves. “Some of our members have longer CVs than I do, and more exhibitions than I have,” she adds. “There’s a lot of barriers—both financial and emotional—to creating art, and that’s for anyone,” O’Brien says. “Artists don’t really get paid a lot, and if they’re not really getting paid a lot, how are you supposed to pay for classes? How are you suppose to expand your skills and learn and diversify if you’re not bringing in a lot of funds?” This financial instability can play a part in mental health problems. This is particularly the case for those living on AISH (assured income for the severly handicapped) or assisted-living, where income is on a short leash but time is bountiful. “Your mental health is at an extremely fragile sort of state,” O’Brien says. “They have a lot of time, but they’re limited in what they can do day-to-day because of income.” With a degree in printmaking, AMSA art instructor Tamara Deedman knows just how difficult it can be to build your skills on an artist’s budget. There is

no shortage of places that offer courses she says, but a class at a printmaking studio can be $300 to $500 for a six-week class. A six-month membership with AMSA is only $80. “So many artists are asked to trade, or do something for free, or it’s really good for exposure. And that’s not enough,” says O’Brien. Artist Shawn Zinyk says that along with low membership cost, he found both the community and reliable routine to be effective forms of healing, helping him recover from a significant battle with depression. “It was really good for me to find something that was a good routine that I could walk to everyday and hang out with people,” he says. “It’s outside of the battle between either suffering or therapy. It’s not just a bandaid,” Zinyk says. The instructors also find solace in the group supports of AMSA and know the importance of being plugged-in. O’Brien says many of the members report feeling isolated before joining the group. “Being isolated and having that sense of community—I mean, that’s how loss of life happens in the mental health field,” she says.

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Beyond the money and supports, artists are able to accelerate their skills with AMSA’s mentorship structure. Each instructor has a different background of specialties, so members can surpass their own limits of favoured mediums and explore newly discovered talents. “We are able to really push our art, where we couldn’t before because we were just on our own and we couldn’t afford art classes,” says Zinyk. Artist Tomas Illes, who has been with AMSA since the beginning, had his first solo exhibition in 2016 at the Nina Haggerty Gallery. He had been refining his skills with an instructor at AMSA leading up to his show, and for the first time realized that he could finally see a future for himself in his art. Illes has gone on to sell many pieces creating a name for himself in the city. “With AMSA, I am being educated, and corrected, and critiqued—my artwork,” Illes says. “Before AMSA my work was mostly just free-flowing.” O’Brien and her instructors plan to get each of their members to places like Illes and Zinyk with support and time. Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

ARTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 3PM

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

BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION • Central Lions Recreation Center, 11113-113 St • 780.893.6828 • ebda.ca • An evening of ballroom, latin, country dancing • First Sat of every month, 8pm (doors)

CANADA 150 SEQUINCENTENNIAL PARTIES • Spazio Perormativo, 10816-95 St •

milzerodance.com • Celebrating as many sides of Canadianism as possible • Sep 30, 8pm

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)

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 • Sep 14, Oct 19, Nov 9, Feb 1, Mar 8, Apr 26, May 24, 8pm • $10 or best offer at the door

FLAMENCO DANCE CLASSES (BEGINNER OR ADVANCED) • Dance Code Studio,

DREAMSPEAKERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL • Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.378.9609 • dreamspeakers.org • Featuring Aboriginal films • Sep 20-23 • $12 (screenings)

EDMONTON EGYPTIAN FILM FESTIVAL • Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • metrocinema.org/fest_view/362 • A festival that aims to give the audience a taste of modern Egyptian cinema by showcasing four internationally acclaimed films set in a city tinted with the aftermath of an inspirational uprising • Sep 15-19

EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.439.5285 • edmontonfilmsociety@gmail.com • royalalbertamuseum.ca/movies • SCHEDULE: The Seven Year Itch (Sep 18), To Kill A Mockingbird (Sep 25), My Man Godfrey (Oct 2), Notorious (Oct 16), Midnight (Oct 23), The Shop Around the Corner (Oct 30), Casablanca (Nov 6) • 8pm • $3-$6 ($35 for membership)

MERCHANTS OF DOUBT • Westwood Unitarian, 11135-65 Ave • A film about how the public is being brain washed by social media • Sep 15, 7pm • Free 109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema.org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • 50 YEARS AGO: Belle de Jour (Sep 24, Sep 27) • ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS: Brokeback Mountain (Sep 30), Prairie Tales Redux (Sep 30) • EDMONTON OPERA: Brokeback Mountain (Sep 30) • EGYPTIAN FILM FESTIVAL: The Nile Hilton Incident (Sep 15), Tickling Giants (Sep 16), In the Last Days of the City (Sep 17), Clash (Sep 19) • KITCHEN SINK REALISM: The L-Shaped Room (Sep 14), A Taste of Honey (Sep 16), This Sporting Life (Sep 18) • QUOTE-A-LONG SERIES: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Sep 30) • REEL FAMILY CINEMA: Time Bandits (Sep 16), The Secret of NIMH (Sep 30) • REEL LEARNING: The Naked Brand (Sep 26) • SCI-FI: Twelve Monkeys (Sep 17) • SPOTLIGHT: Time Bandits (Sep 16), Twelve Monkeys (Sep 17)

ACCA CENTRE • 3530-91 St • 780.885.0505 • philippineartscouncil@gmail.com • philippineartscouncil.com/kalinangan • Kalinangan: workshops on Philippine arts; Sep 30, 1-7pm • Free

FRIDAY NIGHT STOMP! • Sugar Foot

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY •

9534-87 St • 780.488.8558 • info@acuarts.ca • acuarts.ca • Closing In: June Mielnichuk; Sep 8-28

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

10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Landmarks: artwork by Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock and Katherine Russell; Sep 2-Dec 24; Artist reception: Oct 21, 2-4 pm • Perch: artwork by Dena Seiferling, Stefanie Staples; Sep 9-Oct 14

GOTTA MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL • Various LRT stations throughout Edmonton • One minute silent short films will be lighting up platform screens throughout the LRT system • Sep 25-Oct 1

ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE

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

MILE ZERO DANCE PRESENTS: GHOST DAYS • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St •

mzdsociety@gmail.com • milezerodance.com • An experimental art adventure combining video, performance, photos, and music to conjure spirits and ghosts as the evening's audience and collaborators • Sep 30, 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show) • Free (donations accepted; all proceeds will be donated to Creating Hope Society of Alberta)

PRAIRIE DANCE CIRCUIT • Timms Centre for

the Arts, 8709-112 St • 780.420.1757 • Dance companies create a new piece for a local dancer who intrigues and inspires them • Sep 22-23

CAVA GALLERY • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427

La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • Nidificate: artwork by Monique Martin; Sep 7-30

• galeriecava.com • Fragile: artwork by various artists; Aug 18-Oct 14 • Members exhibition and opening reception; Sep 8-23

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 • Graduate Design Group Show; Sep 26-Oct 14

FRONT GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • Occupied People: artwork by various artists; Sep 13-Oct 4 • Fall Gallery Walk; Sep 23-24 Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Quiet Stories from Canadian Places: artwork by Heather M. Cline; Sep 9-Oct 22

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215112 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 LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • September Group Selling Exhibition: artwork by various artists; Sep 1-30

LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Visualeyez; Sep 17-23 • Attitude on Latitude: A town hall meeting; Sep 17, 1-2:30pm

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

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS

ACUA GALLERY & ARTISAN BOUTIQUE •

780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Mosaic: Contemporary Canadian Art: by various artists; Sep 16-Oct 5 • Edmonton Gallery Walk; Sep 23-24

GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood

METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-

10575-115 St NW #204 • 780.349.4843 • judithgarcia07@gmail.com • Every Sun, 11:30am-12:30pm

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Road Less Travelled: artwork by Jane Everett; Sep 29-Oct 13 • Fall Gallery Walk; Sep 23-24

• Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Open Art Competition; Sep 12-Oct 6

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • 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 • Turbulent Landings: The NGC 2017 Canadian Biennial: curated by Catherine Crowston, Josee Drouin-Brisebois and Jonathan Shaughnessy; Sep 30-Jan 7 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 1011am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:1012:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Dreaming of Canada: A Mail Art Project: artwork by various; Aug 12-Sep 30 • The Prairies, the Maritimes and a Few Lakes: artwork by Ken Housego; Sep 7-30

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 • Sep 7 (exhibits run all month)

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah.org/ mcmullen-gallery • Comfort: artwork by Kirsty Templeton Davidge and Anne Billy; Aug 14-Oct 1

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca • Dreaming of Canada: A Mail Art Project: artwork by various artists; Aug 12-Sep 30 • The Prairies, the Maritimes and a Few Lakes: artwork by Ken HouseGo; Sep 7-30 • The Michel Band: curated by members of the Michel Band Council; Sep 19-Jan 7

PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • NAESS GALLERY: Toshiaki’s Art: Finding Expression in Time-Breeze; Aug 18-Oct 3 • ARTISAN NOOK: Some Paintings of Me: artwork by Dean Welsh; Aug 18-Oct 3 PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Summer Group Show; until Sep 19 • The Artist's Studio: artwork by Joseph Hartman; Sep 21-Oct 10; Opening reception: Sep 23, 2-4pm (artist talk: 3pm)

PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • info@ picturethisgallery.com • picturethisgallery.com • Great Fall Art Event; Sep 15-Oct 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

FILM

BIG PICTURE PHOTOGRAPHY • 10 Sturgeon

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142

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

Sellers "A Death of Cold" Book Launch; Sep 14, 7-9pm • Daniel Coleman "Yardwork" Book Launch; Sep 15, 7-9pm • Steven Sandor "Stick Pick" Book Launch; Sep 16, 2-4pm • Margo Goodhand "Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists" Book Launch; Sep 19, 7-9pm • Pauline Dakin "Run Hide Repeat" Book Launch; Sep 20, 7-9pm • Angie Abdou "In Case I Go" Book Launch; Sep 22, 7-9pm

BOOK LAUNCH: TEETH OF THE COCODRILO • #104, Jef's Cafe, 5012-50 St, Beaumont • Signing and sale by ex-firefighter and Beaumont's crime writer • Sep 23, 11am-2pm

DOWNTOWN EDMONTON BOOK CLUB • Downtown Edmonton Community League, 10042-103 St • facebook.com/declorg • Open to anyone who lives, works, or plays downtown and wants to meet new people, have great conversations, and read cool stuff • Every 2nd Wed, 7-8:30pm

EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam.com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner

GLASS BUFFALO FALL 2017 LAUNCH PARTY • Yellowhead Brewery, 10229-105 St • glassbuffalofall2017.eventbrite.com • Mingle over libations and hear engaging stories and poems from Glass Buffalo’s writing contest finalists and Fall issue contributors • Sep 27, 6:30-10:30pm • $5-$10 (at Eventbrite)

MYRL COULTER'S LAUNCHES "THE LEFT-HANDED DINNER PARTY AND OTHER STORIES" • Yellowhead Brewery, 10229-105 St NW • Sep 20, 7-9pm

OIL’S DEEP STATE BOOK LAUNCH • Telus Centre Rm 150, 87 Ave & 111 St, U of A campus • parklandinstitute.ca/events • Author Kevin Taft’s new book analyzes how the oil industry has captured key democratic institutions in both Alberta and Ottawa • Sep 26, 7-9pm • Free 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 ST. ALBERT READERS' FESTIVAL: STARFEST • St. Albert Public Library, 5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert • 780.459.1530 • sapl@sapl. ca • starfest.ca • The seventh St. Albert Readers’ Festival, where they travel back in time, explore the paranormal and the gothic, and learn from some of the best in the business • Sep 15-Nov 6 • $5 (events at the library), $10 (events at other venues), $45 (event with Terry O'Reilly)

TALES–Monthly Storytelling Circle • Parkallen Community Hall, 6510-111 St • Monthly Tellaround: 2nd Wed each month • Sep-Jun, 7-9pm • Free • Info: 780.437.7736; talesedmonton@hotmail.com

Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm; Sep 10-Jun 9 • $15 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square)

DIE-NASTY SOAPOCALYPSE • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Twenty five years strong, this year's edition will be set in a wildly thrilling Dystopian Universe (think Hunger Games or Mad Max) • Begins Sep 15 at 7pm and ends Sep 17 at 9pm 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. The problem: everyone there has a dark secret • Aug 18-Oct 15 (Wed-Sun) • $33.25-$77.95

HIGH TEA • Westbury Lobby, Artsbarns • fireflytheatre.com • HIGH TEA guests will sip quality teas from Acquired Tastes, nibble on sweets from Duchess Bake Shop, while floating butlers serve cucumber sandwiches and aerialists pour champagne • Sep 24, 2-4pm • $50 (at TIX)

MIND GAMES • Roxy Theatre, 8529-103 St NW • In Mind Games, Jeff Newman will influence thoughts, make impossible predictions, and even read the minds of his audience live on stage • Sep 21-24

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

SOUL SISTAS • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615109 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 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 SHOCKERS DELIGHT • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • tetroq.com • A bittersweet comedy that chronicles the evolving relationship of three graduates of the University of Continental North America, and their intertwined studies of golf, ballroom dancing, and 19th century furniture design • Sep 28-Oct 14 THE SOUND OF MUSIC • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave NW • 1.866.540.7469 • broadwayacrosscanada.ca • The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family • Sep 19-24 THEATRESPORTS • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep 9-Jun 8 • $15

Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • The Story So Far: curated by Sara Norquay; Sep 21-Nov 4 • SNAP Annual Members Show and Sale; Nov 18

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

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 • Every Thu until Oct 19, 7:30pm • $10 +GST (adv, online), $11.43 +GST (door)

AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • Jim

CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A

SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta

780.482.1204 • info@bearclawgallery.com • bearclawgallery.com • Fall Gallery Walk; Sep 23-24 Rd, St. Albert • The Happening: Art Show & Sale; Every Sat until Oct 7, 10am-4pm

LITERARY

THEATRE

SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St • scottgallery. com • and light she lingers as your hostess: artwork by Gillian Willans; Sep 16-Oct 7; Opening reception: Sep 16, 2-5pm

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

BEAR CLAW GALLERY • 10403-124 St •

WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA •

UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series • Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep 18-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)

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

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

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here was a period in the early aughts where it seemed like every kid at school wanted to be an extreme athlete. They all wore D.C., Darkstar, or Element and had the entire soundtrack of Tony Hawk’s Underground memorized—which in effect, meant a lot of prepubescent headbanging to NOFX and The Adicts. Some of them stuck with it, and became so good that they’re now traveling the globe. The Festival International des Sports Extremes World Series spans three continents, with over 2,000 amateur and professional athletes. After 20 years of skinned elbows, charley horses, and copious amounts of road rash, FISE is making a stop in Edmonton to 10 pop

celebrate melted rubber and splintered decks. “It’s really a festival, it’s not just an event and it’s not just a competition,” says FISE World Series communication manager, Dominique Granger. “It really has a festival feel to it, so when you go, there’s a lot of activities on each of our stops. We have activities for the whole family. Of course, there is the action sports competitions to watch…It’s amazing to see what these guys and girls are doing out there on the park.” Now fresh from the latest stop in Budapest, and now at the half way point of the competition, the FISE World Series has become a tighter race. BMX freestyle park and the mountain bike slopestyle rankings are nearly neck and neck. It’s almost vulgar to deprive these sports of their magic and attempt to describe what they entail. Something like the BMX

flatland seems to have more in common with the high styles of dance than cycling. “The sport that is taking the most space for us in 2017 is probably BMX freestyle in the park, because it is now an Olympic discipline,” says Granger. “And the FISE is now working with the official U.C.I. BMX Freestyle World Cup, which means that the people that you see on the park, during our event, will mostly likely be the future Olympians. At least some of them, so it’s very exciting things for actions sports. We’re really part of something bigger.” The contests are open to juniors and amateurs as well, though not the mountain bike course because as Granger notes, it’s tricky and it would be risky to let just anyone on it. There are also junior contests for any kids who want to shred the same parks as the professionals.

For those who get tired of watching people test nerves and helmet density, or are too small to grind a rail, the festival also provides some more family focused activities like archery tag, bumper balls, and strider races. “What’s really important for us in the FISE is it’s not only an event for the teenagers, it’s really for the whole family,” says Granger. “So little kids, to adults, even elderly people. In China, you should see the crowds in China, we have really I think the oldest population who comes to watch the FISE, and they enjoy it so much. It’s almost like the circus with the people flipping upside down. Even if you don’t understand the sport itself, it’s really a fun thing to watch.” FISE began in 1997, when then business student Hervé AndréBenoit assembled one hundred riders to Palavas, France for the first ever FISE. Today, his hometown of Montpellier is still the

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center around which the festival orbits. Fittingly, the festival’s first stop in Montpellier attracted half a million people. Now with the FISE World Series descending on Hawrelak Park, those adults who once wore skate clothes and blasted Bad Religion, along with their kids, get to see just how high melted rubber and splintered decks can take you. “For me, to be able to make an event that is kid-friendly is really a big thing,” says Granger. “Those kids who are watching, if they’re not exposed to these sports, if they don’t know they exist, and if they don’t know what can be done, there’s no way they’re going to think like ‘Oh, I’m going to ride a skateboard, or a BMX, or a mountain bike eventually.’ Exposing the kids to this is really the best way to keep our sport going.” Lucas Provencher pop@vueweekly.com

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he fear of clowns, “coulrophobia,” isn’t yet listed in the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, but, three

Andy Muschietti’s It will re-seed your fears and phobias decades ago, Stephen King seemed to be trying to single-handwritingly stoke such fear with his creakydoorstopper It. Now, a year after “creepy clown” sightings struck the U.S. and Canada, the flame-haired, snaggle-jag-toothed Pennywise blood-red-noses itself onto the big screen—looking to strike more terror into the hearts of the circuswary everywhere. This adaptation, too eager to snoop into scuzzy nightmarish corners, takes us on a ‘loooong’ carousel ride through a King-Land theme park. As a foursome lingers at a sewer’s gaping mouth, searching for Bill’s (Jaeden Lieberher) brother Georgie and the truth behind other missing kids in the town of Derry, Stanley (Wyatt Oleff) protests, “This isn’t fun. This is scary and disgusting.” Stan could be talking about the movie he’s found himself in—horror, after all, needs colour, spirit, and realism to spice up its chills. As this troupe of outsiders, headed by Bill, grows to include chubby history-sleuth Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor), redhead object-of-stares Beverly (Sophia Lillis), and black farmboy Mike (Chosen Jacobs), the adult world remains grotesquely demi-adult. Almost every post-

pubescent’s an obese housebound mom, a lecherous pharmacist, a sadistic bully out of The Outsiders meets The Warriors, or a father so scuzzily awful in the dingy hallways of his home that his night job must be ‘local serial killer.’ Derry’s most prolific murderer is a creature all too happy to take the form of that painted jester, Pennywise, feeding on fear. But it’s a too-long (130 min.), too-rambling trek to the meta-horror face-off with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s idea that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” En route, there’s a haunted house which looks ’coptered’ in from a studio lot, an F/Xindulgent blood-gusher trying to out-Kubrick The Shining, and plenty of King flourishes reduced to nervous tics: Maine small town setting, no helpful adults, childhood gang of steadfast pals, fairytale allusions, etc. It doesn’t help that Finn Wolfhard, playing the club’s smartass/ comic-relief, who stars in Stranger Things, the hit series that’s a better homage to and redux of King books and ’80s tween-terror flicks than this It is itself. Brian Gibson film@vueweekly.com

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fter scripting borderlands drug-war thriller Sicario and Texas highway-robbery neo-western, Hell or High Water, Taylor Sheridan heads north to Utah for his directorial debut Wind River, which should have been the winter sleeper hit of this summer. Sheridan’s penchant for action-packed autopsies of terse, glinting masculinity and rat-a-tat sharp dissections of socio-political problems pays off again. Perhaps most chillingly, this film hits home up here, too, in its icy stares at the seamy side of oil-rig culture and the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women. Fish and Wildlife Service agent Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) is tracking a mountain lion up in the peaks of Wyoming’s Wind River

Indian Reservation when he comes across 18-year-old Natalie Hanson, barefoot and frozen to death in a snow-blanketed meadow. FBI rookie Jane Banner (Mary Olsen) flies in; visibly moved by the sight of Natalie, she’s set on catching the rapist, or rapists, who caused her to go on one desperate, long run for her life. She enlists Lambert, whose 16-year-old daughter—then friends with Natalie—was found dead of exposure just a few years ago. On this land, violent history has repeated itself yet again. The Eastern Shosone here could easily be defined by suffering and loss, but never are. Sheridan not only icewater-buckets us into Natalie’s parents’ grief (in a stunning scene) but laps Lambert’s barelyebbing sadness around our ankles. Natalie’s no simple victim; the stillgreen Banner’s no mere wannahelp interloper. But wariness and distrust shadow nearly every white

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and First Nation encounter here. The dialogue is terse, crackling like a fresh snow-crust underfoot. And the action scenes—beginning with door-knocks and stand-offs, including a sudden, sharp cut to an allexplaining flashback—make this far less a murder-mystery than a police procedural wired tighter than a snare-trap. The brutality in Wind River is a reflection of the brutality done to women in a too-often savage world, evoking the feeling of illusory occupation—men making their way through the wilderness, white Americans roaming through First Nation’s land. Rarely has a film’s brief, closing reminder of the reality it’s just dramatized—“While missing person statistics are compiled for every other demographic, none exist for Native American women”—seemed so sobering. Brian Gibson film@vueweekly.com

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Celebrating 15 years, the Western Canadian music event features artists for all tastes Wed., Sept. 13 - Sun., Sept., 17 BreakOut West breakoutwest.ca Wristbands $20

oughly 65 artists from all genres will be in Edmonton playing at over 10 of the city’s music venues this weekend. The BreakOut West festival is celebrating 15 years of bridging and connecting in the music industry. Executive director Robyn Stewart is looking forward to seeing new talent this year, adding that it’s encouraging to see returning acts that have prospered from the exposure. “If we have an artist play Break-

Out West for a year or two years and then they’re too big for a showcase festival, then I consider we’ve done our job—we want the artist to grow and to be too big for us.” Formally known as the Western Canadian Music Awards, the annual event was renamed to BreakOut West in 2009 to better encapsulate the three-night showcase and four-day conference that run alongside the Western Canadian Music Awards. The location of the festival changes between major cities and provinces—B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. BreakOut West serves as a boost to the hosting city each year, and Stewart also points

out that the boost is not only felt by musicians and their production counterparts. “It’s also a great opportunity for the venues in the city to show off to the industry and the buyers coming in. We want to support the artists as well as the industry in the major music markets of Western Canada.” Sponsored by the Western Canadian Music Alliance, many different associations go into supporting the event to run smoothly including Music B.C., Alberta Music, SaskMusic, Manitoba Music, MusicYukon, and MusicNWT. Around 450 submissions are received each year by a full-time team of three, including Stewart. The selection process for Break-

Out West is two-tiered, she says. First, the above mentioned industry associations narrow down their provincial applicants, then the remaining applications go to Stewart and her team to narrow to about 60 to showcase. The goal, she says, is to pair showcases with the industry delegates that will be attending the event in a given year, or vice versa, and match industry reps with those who are doing great things musically and could use some connections. “We’re really just looking at who’s gonna get the best results in that given year,” she says. Over the last four years, BreakOut West can take the credit for

over 650 business opportunities and career boosts. Needless to say, playing BreakOut West is a game changer for artists, as long as they’re willing to work for it. The Wet Secrets, a ‘70s discorock sextuplet from Edmonton, will be returning to play the festival showcase this year. Bassist Lyle Bell says BreakOut West is particularly good at getting international contacts, outside of their home market, which is what The Wet Secrets did. Bell speaks to the practical counsel the band received while setting up contacts to play in Brighton. “There were a couple questions we had regarding musicians work visas and they were able to put us in contact with the right people to get our visas underway.” The conference, meant for western Canadian artists to access industry connections, is an important break for bands trying to pave their way into the industry. “It’s often easy to segregate yourself so you’re away from the industry itself,” Bell says. “You never come in contact with some of these people, like talent buyers, promoters, agents, music supervisors. If you don’t know how to meet or contact these people, you’d never talk to them.” The conference will host hundreds of industry reps and experts with panels, workshops, mentoring sessions and networking events—vital connections in an industry of who you know. “That’s sort of the way you leapfrog above doing it the hard way, which is what I’ve done for most of my career,” he laughs. “The hard way being, just non-stop touring and hoping to build a following that way. But I mean, the more people you can get on your team from a root level, the better off you are.” An opener concert at the Myer Horowitz Theatre will begin the weekend of burgeoning Western Canadian music. Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

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SKA FUNK

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Chuck Robertson of the Mad Caddies takes the ego out of music creation

Thu., Sept. 14 (8 pm) The Mad Caddies w/ fuests The Needle Vinyl Tavern ($30)

oing dark since 2014, the Mad Caddies are a band that still need no introduction. The Sublime-esque band take an extra pill of funk and trombone to make a unique swing-

style ska. “Like really fast Bob Marley music,” guitarist Chuck Robertson says he and the others were all inspired when they first heard ska in the mid-‘90s. Twenty-two years later, the band is working on a slightly different project than its traditional full-length records of the past. With the first half of its four-EP concept recorded, and the other

half written, the first five-song EP can be expected any day now. Each EP will tell it’s own story, says Robertson who has thrown a lot of personal stuff from the past year into the tracks. “The first song is kind of like, Caddies pop-reggae, and it’s like, ‘Oh, okay, there’s the Mad Caddies.’ And then the rest of it just kind of takes off, and you don’t

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FUTURE IS GRIM

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Brothers Grim return from tour after supporting their new EPs Thu., Sept. 14 (8 pm) Pimpton w/ Kwame Dolo, Deezy Tha Don, Brothers Grim, and more The Forge $15

eing in the rap game for 10 years, Edmonton hip-hop duo, Brothers Grim, knows what works in the music industry. To-

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gether the duo has released a number of albums and EPs, 20 music videos and shared the stage with acclaimed hip hop artists like Tech N9ne, Swollen Members and Twiztid. “My brother was writing rhymes with his friends and I was writing rhymes with mine. We are actually blood brothers, so we thought it was time to form a group. So that’s

how it all started,” says Patrick Goyette, who goes by Pat Grim. “It was actually our mom who was like, ‘You guys should just be makin’ music together. Good ole’ mama Grim,” says Stephen, who goes by Komrade. The latest releases P.O.P.S (Product of Public Schooling) and Steal This EP were both released under the Brothers Grim name, but are

really know where you’re gonna go, but we really like it.” For the price of a couple beers you’ll get all four EPs the Caddies release in the next eight months—a new release style the band is adopting to fuel their 20-song project concept. “In the beginning it was all piss and vinegar. I don’t even know where the songs came from, they just kind of came out of nowhere,” Robertson says. “But then, as we all became better songwriters, and more mature, and learned the craft of songwriting, I think it’s changed a lot now.” The Caddies have always had four main songwriters in the band—four people that have vastly different musical tastes. Yet somehow, they have always pulled together the laundry list of influences like reggae, jazz, latin, rock, big band and funk into a dynamite hybrid. “A lot of the times I’ll have a song that’s pretty much completely done with melody, lyrics, music, everything,” Robertson says. “I’ll bring it to the guys and then the band puts their flair on it. The same with our drummer Todd, he kind of writes complete songs. And then our guitar player, Sascha, he comes up with more like, melodies and riffs; he’s not really a lyric guy.”

As time has gone on, the band has stayed together despite marriages, divorces and kids. However, the way they work together when writing and composing has evolved. “For me, you know, I’m almost 40 years old now and just at a personal spiritual evolution where I’ve really—it took a really long time to do it—but I had to take my ego out. And that’s the hardest thing for an artist I think,” he says. “Especially if the song is really personal, you know, you can get really attached to it. “When you can accept constructive criticism from your colleagues, it just makes it so much better.” A lot of the evolution they went through, he thinks, was essentially just getting older. “The first year or two we started, I remember getting in like, physical fights with band members over like, a chord. And now it’s like, I’m so tired of my own songwriting sometimes it’s like: ‘Dude, can I sing this melody but can you make like, cooler chords?’ “I think it’s all just growing up and trying to evolve as a human being, and be a better person.” Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com

solo albums of both Pat Grim and Komrade. These kind of releases go hand in hand with the brothers’ ideas of brand management. “We’re not trying to build three brands, but only Brothers Grim,” says Komrade. “It’s never going to not be Brothers Grim. We try to concentrate everything under that brand.” “We both work on song ideas constantly and are always creating music together or alone,” Pat Grim adds. “We like to do two solo joints and then a Brothers Grim release. Mainly, it’s just to show diversity.” P.O.P.S and Steal This EP are Pat Grim and Komrade’s most personal releases yet. P.O.P.S deals with the idea of how public schooling has shaped Pat Grim into the person he is today. “I wanted to show how education has shaped me as a person,” Pat Grim says.

the idea of the project,” Pat Grim says. “All of those songs are a look into the last eight or nine months of my life while writing the album, and yeah, I wasn’t able to have some of the opportunities kids in private school got.” Steal This EP is riddled with Komrade’s personal reflections about his life, a style he is usually not known for. “I’ve mostly been known for the braggadocious rap with ridiculous similes or metaphors,” Komrade says. “This album is a departure from my other stuff. I wanted people to hear about Stephen’s life as opposed to Komrade’s.” Both EPs are socially conscious and really make you think about privilege and how your own upbringing has truly affected you. “There’s a certain level of integrity that we carry as artists,” Pat Grim says. “We see what works in the music industry and we can make a record that will work, but it’s almost your responsibility to have a voice and say something that’s wrong or right about the world.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

The EP begins with a sampled interview from artist Immortal Technique riffing about his views of private school funding versus public school funding. “That sample really just spits

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CLEVER CREATURES

(Left to right) Marty Lunda, Peter Quirk, Derek Fudesco // Big Hassle

The Cave Singers keeps its classic sound with Banshee Sun., Sept. 17 (8 pm) The Cave Singers w/ Chris Cheveyo Starlite Room $23 at ticketfly.com

ometimes the best art comes out of frivolous creation. The approach has worked for Seattle’s indie-rock three-piece The Cave Singers which started from a random collaboration in 2007 between guitarist and bassist, Derek Fudesco, and singer-songwriter, Peter Quirk. “We lived in a house and Pete moved in and I was working on soundtrack stuff for this movie my friend was making. I had never done any solo recording shit and Pete was working his music and we decided to record some shit together,” Fudesco says while on tour with his other band Murder City Devils. “He had this shitty little parlour acoustic guitar. It was the only acoustic guitar in our house and I wrote some stuff for him. The Cave Singers started from that one song.” The initial sound found on the debut LP Invitation Songs was very skeletal and raw, with minimal chord structures, mellow drums, and Quirks indecipherable, yet distinctively twangy voice. Being a bassist in the now defunct post-punk group Pretty Girls Make Graves, Fudesco picked up the guitar and began experimenting with some simple two-string riffs. “It was from that one part I played for like a minute and 40 seconds. It was basically just a bass line and Pete had this whole weird vocal thing over it and we knew we needed to make more. I was like, ‘Yeah I’ll just play guitar even though I don’t know how,’” Fudesco laughs. Now the group has released five full-length LPs with the latest, Banshee, that was selfreleased with funding from an indiegogo campaign last year. Going the independent route allowed the band to work without

deadlines and experiment with its growing sound. “Banshee was more how we used to write songs when we first started. It’s more like us sending around creative ideas versus us just jamming,” Fudesco says. “The whole record was basically written that way. Sometimes I would send this riff over with a drum machine underneath just to capture a sort of vibe and tempo.” It worked. Banshee still has the classic bare bones Cave Singers sound, but isn’t afraid to dip into a more exploratory sound. The result is a song like “Strip Mine” that begins with a washed out guitar clap combination over Quirks nasally voice and ends with a vibratoed guitar solo. It sounds like a soul song sung deep in the darkness of a mineshaft. ““Strip Mine” was gonna be an acoustic folk song, but we went into the studio and I was making jokes saying the melody sounded a lot like Prince,” Fudesco says. “Our wizard producer Randall Dunn just

took the ball and ran with it.” Since Banshee, The Cave Singers have accidently started another project called Cold Soda. “Over the winter we were writing something for a commercial and they wanted us to do a cover of this Brazilian song called “Waters of Life” or something. I couldn’t play the guitar. It was too insane,” Fudesco says. “So Marty jumped on guitar, cause he’s an insane guitar player and I went on bass. We got our friend Jeff on drums and Pete stayed on vocals.” Cold Soda is very reminiscent of The Cave Singers, but a tad heavier with more trippy guitar. Basically, it’s the misunderstood morphinecrazed sister of The Cave Singers. “It’s still in the same universe, but there’s a lot more movement and rhythm,” Fudesco says. “The plan is to do this Cave Singers tour and then record the Cold Soda record and sort of switch between the two.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com

The Ballantynes / Corey Poluk

The Tsunami Brothers / Thu., Sept 14 (5:30 PM) Get ready for some classic Dick Dale, The Ventures, The Shadows, pretty much any iconic surf band your litttle head can think of. The Tsunami Brothers will run the gamut stretching from all three waves of surf music in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. They even got the classic “side step” rotation down. Come catch some waves and get down to “Misirlou.” (The Needle Vinyl Tavern, gratuities accepted) Thunderbuck w/ Run Coyote, and Alex Dawkins / Tue., Sept. 19 (8 PM) A song from Thunderbuck sounds like it was recorded in an old empty shoebox, with plenty of reverb and Oliver Buck’s weather-beaten voice. He makes music to drink to, hard, in an attempt wash down your sorrows. Run Coyote on the other hand wants you to dance to its spaghetti western indie. Alex Dawkins,’ withher ethereal voice that can silence a room, will ground you in nostalgia. This show will hit all the emotions. (Mill Creek Cafe, $10) The Ballantynes w/ Versa and Guests / Sat., Sept. 16 (9 PM) The Ballantynes dont sound like a band from the aughts. They sound like a group from the era of The Supremes, The Animals, the Dave Clark Five, and they once opend psych wizard Roky Erickson. We got organs, tambourines and hip shakin’ voices to jive with. Then you got Versa, some experimental synth pop to keep the night neon. (The Rec Room, Free)

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RIVER CREE–The Venue Grits

and Glamour Tour – Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan; 7pm (doors), 9pm (show); Tickets starting at $39.99 ROSE & CROWN PUB Joanne

Janzen; 9pm SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke

with entertainment, Every Fri, 9pm

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs

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

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

Music DJ; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every

Fri-Sat

SAT SEP 16

BLVD SUPPER X CLUB B**ch A Little, Wine Alot (house, hip-hop and reggae music); Every Thu; No cover

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

CAFE BLACKBIRD YEG Music

ARCADIA BAR Travid Matthews;

Presents; 7pm; $10 (door)

9pm; No cover

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

ARDEN THEATRE Kenny And

Dolly - Together Again; 7:30pm; Available at TicketMaster

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

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova

Circle Jam; 7:30-11:30pm

Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5

THE FORGE ON WHYTE

Pimpton with Kwame Dolo, Deezy Tha Don & Brothers Grim; 8pm; No minors

AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every

northlands.com

HAVE MERCY Thigh Thursdays

Sat, 9pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Whyte Ave Womp Rats with Angstrom; 4-6pm; No cover

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

BLACKJACKS ROADHOUSE

HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL

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

7:30pm; Free LB'S PUB Open Jam hosted by

Russell Johnston MAMA'S GIN JOINT Live Music

Thursdays; Every Thu, 9pm; $5 (some events) MERCURY ROOM The Pistolwhips with Will Coles and guests; 8pm; $10 (adv) MOONSHINERS Moonshiners

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

stage; 7pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring The Tsunami Brothers; 5:30pm • Mad Caddies with Fire Next Time, Julius Sumner Miller and Klusterfunk; 8pm; $30 (adv)

$5 (door)

Breakout West; Runs Sep 13-17

Interest; 9pm

WOODRACK CAFÉ Birdie on

Brad Saunders; 9pm; Free

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott;

DENIZEN HALL Champ City

9pm

Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

DOW CENTENNIAL CENTRE

Doug Stroud; 9pm

Dolly and Kenny: An Incredible Tribute; 7:30pm; $50 (general)

SIDELINER’S PUB Friday Night

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

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

Soul with DJ Modest Mike; Every Thu; Wooftop Lounge: Dear Hip Hop with Freshlan; Underdog: Underdog Comedy Show THE COMMON The Common Uncommon Thursday: Rotating guests each week ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks:

every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow

FRI SEP 15 Buckley; 8pm

THE REC ROOM Katie & The

ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova

SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke

Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am

Brent Lee Band; 6pm; No cover

VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT EDMONTON

NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers every Thu; 7pm

Wildfire with Sam the Living; 9pm; Free

ALIBI PUB & EATERY Jake

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

Fri, 9pm BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE

Altameda; 8pm; $25 (students

16 music

THE COMMON Quality Control Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan

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CASINO EDMONTON Persons of CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Stan

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The

Snyder's with The Colin McDonald Band; 8:30pm; $10

Bands: live music; Every Fri

BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John

Vaughn; 9pm BORDERLINE SPORTS PUB Ka-

raoke/DJ; Every Thu-Sat, 9pm BRIXX BAR Soul Mates (part of Breakout West); 8pm CAFE BLACKBIRD Dr Blu Trio;

8pm; $10 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK Dahlia

Wakefield and The Value Villains; 9pm

Gallant; 9pm

VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT EDMONTON

FESTIVAL PLACE Ferron & her

Breakout West; Runs Sep 13-17

Open mic; 7pm; $2

WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music

Interest; 9pm

All Star Band; 7:30pm; $37-$41 THE FORGE ON WHYTE The

Weber Brothers; 9pm; No minors

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

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat CASINO EDMONTON Persons of CASK AND BARREL Mike McDonald (Jr. Gone Wild) & Sister Ray; 4-6pm; Free

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

Classical ST. JOHN'S CULTURAL CENTRE

Brad Saunders; 9pm; Free

IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;

Accordion Extravaganza; Runs from Sep 15-16

CROWN AND ANCHOR The Shufflehounds; 9pm; No cover

WINSPEAR CENTRE Late Night Adams; 9:30pm; $24

DENIZEN HALL Champ City Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat

DJs

DRAKE HOTEL Open Jam–

Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover MERCURY ROOM Soul Mates

(part of Breakout West); 8pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Mercy Funk; 5:30pm • Captain Tractor with Major Funk, The Employment, Nick Faye & The Deputies; 7pm; $20 (adv) ON THE ROCKS Crazy Dave's Renegades; 9pm

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

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

CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT

Saturdays; Every Sat, 2-5pm • House band; 5-8pm • Guest band; 8pm • No minors DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Stan

Gallant; 9pm EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Bands at

the Empress; Every Sat, 4-6pm;

Free; 18+ only FESTIVAL PLACE David Clayton

Thomas; 7:30pm; $78-$86 THE FORGE ON WHYTE DARQ

White on Whyte party; 8pm; $10; No minors FORT EDMONTON PARK The

Legend of the Hag; 7:30pm; $36 (Fort Edmonton Park website) HAVE MERCY Resident DJs playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover IRONGATE PUB Bryant Sailor;

Every Fri-Sat, 7pm; No cover LB'S PUB Mark Ammar's

Saturday Sessions Jam; Every Sat, 4-8pm THE LEAF The Barsnbands

Homemade Jam–hosted by Mike Chenoweth and The Usual Suspects; Every Sat, 3-7pm MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

every Sat NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul

Saturday Brunch with Yawew Smith; 11am; No cover • Shout Out Out Out Out with Amistad and Dylan Menzie; 7pm; $20 (adv) ON THE ROCKS Crazy Dave's Renegades; 9pm REC ROOM The Ballantynes

with Versa and guests; 9pm; Free RENDEZVOUS PUB The Dabs

Snur Stained Glass Skyline; 8pm ROSE & CROWN PUB Joanne

spinning classic hip-hop and reggae; Underdog: hip-hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack THE COMMON Get Down It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with Wright & Wong, Dane EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs

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

Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday

Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM Swing

Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every

Fri-Sat

SUN SEP 17 mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm THE ALMANAC Ryan Mcmahon

with guests; 7pm; $15 (adv), $20 (door) AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every

Sun, 9pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Youth Rock For Dimes fundraiser; 7-9pm • ChillFactor; 9pm; $10

BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Doug Stroud; 9pm TEDDY'S Don Berner Big Band

Back to School Bash; 8pm; $25-$30 UNION HALL Farmers Beer

Market & Music Festival; 1pm; $24.95-$89.95 VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT EDMONTON

Breakout West; Runs Sep 13-17

Classical ST. JOHN'S CULTURAL CENTRE

Accordion Extravaganza; Runs from Sep 15-16 WINSPEAR CENTRE Adams &

Grieg; 8pm; $24-$82

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Easy Ruckus; 5:30pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/

ON THE ROCKS Rock for Dimes;

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme

EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday

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

WED SEP 20

SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE

9pm

9pm ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM THEATRE (GLENORA LOCATION) Sleeping In Sorrow

- Fundraising / CD Release Music Concert featuring Farhad Khosravi; 7:30pm; $25 (adv) SANDS INN & SUITES Open

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

Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm STARLITE ROOM The Cave

Singers with Chris Cheveyo; 8pm; $23; 18+ only VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT EDMONTON

Breakout West; Runs Sep 13-17

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday

Brunch: Hawaiian Dreamers; 9am-2:30pm; By donation BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John

Vaughn; 9pm DRAKE HOTEL Sunday

Jamming; Every Sun, 2pm; No minors

with resident DJs

CAFE BLACKBIRD Fade to Fall

SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with Eddie

Lunchpail

TUE SEP 19

Tour; 7:30pm; $8

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Wednesday

GAS PUMP Kizomba-DJ; 8pm

MON SEP 18 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Wooftop: Metal Mondays with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox

BLUES ON WHYTE Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch; 9pm DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free FIDDLER'S ROOST Open Stage;

7-11pm HAVE MERCY Mississippi Monday Night Blues Jam hosted by the Dylan Farrell Ban; Every Mon, 8:30pm (sign up); No cover

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy

LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open

Hour featuring Dylan Ella; 5:30pm • The Sadies with The Denim Daddies and The Goats; 8pm; $20 (adv)

MAMA'S GIN JOINT Tuesday

Open Mic; Every Tue, 9pm; Starts Jan 3; Free MERCURY ROOM Ralph; 7pm;

$15; 18+ only NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy

Hour - Rising Star with Andrea Shipka, Samantha Wiltzen, and Cyra Paddon; 5:30pm • Big Dreamer Jam featuring SherryLee Heschel; 8pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

SEP/15&16 BREAKOUT WEST

MUSIC FESTIVAL

SEP/17 THE CAVE SINGERS W/ CHRIS CHEVEYO LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

SEP/19 ALLAN RAYMAN W/ GUESTS LIVENATION.COM PRESENTS

ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm

SEP/26 DARK TRANQUILITY W/ WARBRINGER, STRIKER CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam

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

Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm

Wednesday

STARLITE ROOM Allan Rayman; 8pm; $25; 18+ only

Bill Country Jam; 7pm

DJs

TO SCHOOL CONCERT W/ ARKAVELLO

Karaoke; Every Wed, 9pm; Free

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

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

NEW LABEL AND THE STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

Karaoke Jockey Simonette; Every Wed, 7-11pm

9pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4 Dollar

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Wed

HAVE MERCY YEG Music presents “Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10 MAMA'S GIN JOINT Sunday

britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz

MOONSHINERS Sunday Noon

MRG CONCERTS PRESENTS

OCT/6

UP+DT PRESENTS

OCT/7

PRESENTED BY 2017 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

OCT/8

PRESENTED BY 2017 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

DIIV W/ PROVINCIAL ARCHIVE AND GUESTS DAN DEACON W/ BORYS, THE WHITSUNDAYS, ARCHAICS

REVEREND HORTON HEAT W/ MAD BOMBER SOCIETY & GUESTS CROWN OF VISERYS PRESENTS BLACK MOURNING LIGHT METAL FESTIVAL 2017

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN

FORTRESS, SORGUINAZIA, ARES INFERNUS

Soul Sunday Brunch with Bleached Rag; 11am; No cover

OCT/14 REVENGE W/ ANTICHRIST (CANADA), XUL,

CROWN OF VISERYS PRESENTS BLACK MOURNING LIGHT METAL FESTIVAL 2017

Mercy Funk Needle Vinyl Tavern Sept. 15, 5:30 pm

(downstairs), 780.428.1099 THE BUCKINGHAM 10439 82 Ave, 780.761.1002, thebuckingham.ca CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 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–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 COMMON 9910-109 St DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall.com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DOW CENTENNIAL CENTRE 8700-84 St, Fort Saskatchewan 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

MICKEY AVALON W/ GUESTS

OCT/13 BLASPHEMY W/ RITES OF THY DEGRINGOLADE,

Acoustic Jam; Every Sun, 12pm

FUNERAL OF GOD, SCYTHRA, GOATHAMMER

Crystal Eyo (lead singer) and Angela Proulx (bass player) / Leanne Eyo

VENUEGUIDE ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH 10035-103 St NW THE ALMANAC 10351-82 Ave, 780.760.4567, almanaconwhyte.com ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ARIA'S BISTRO 10332-81 Ave, 780.972.4842, ariasbistro.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 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLACKJACKS ROADHOUSE– NISKU 2110 Sparrow Dr, Nisku BLIND PIG PUB 32 St Anne St, St Albert BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St

OCT/5

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

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins

ALL SHOWS 18+ UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

SEP/14 DROP THE MIC BACK

HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL

FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun

MAIN ROOM

HAVE MERCY Whiskey Wednesdays Live Piano Karaoke featuring the Fab Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm

ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL Magnificat; 3pm;

DJs

WWW.STARLITEROOM.COM

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

LEAF BAR & GRILL Wang Dang Wednesdays; Every Wed, 7-11pm

Circle; 7:30-11:30pm

TICKETS FOR STARLITE ROOM SHOWS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

BLUES ON WHYTE JW Jones;

$25-$30

10030 - 102 STREET

BLUES ON WHYTE JW Jones;

Rise Against; 6:30pm; $61 and up Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30pm

StarliteRoom Starliteroom starlitetoomyeg

punk/garage/indie; Every Tue

Classical

ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open

Janzen; 9pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Andrew Scott; 9pm

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

THE STARLITE ROOM IS A PRIVATE VENUE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS. IF YOU REQUIRE A MEMBERSHIP YOU CAN PURCHASE ONE AT THE VENUE PRIOR TO / OR AFTER THE DOOR TIMES FOR EACH SHOW.

LOWER HALL (BRIXX) 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 THE FORGE ON WHYTE 10549-82 Ave (Whyte Ave) FORT EDMONTON PARK 7000143 St GAS PUMP NIGHT CLUB & BAR 10166-114 St HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca HOWARD JOHNSON HOTEL 15540 Stony Plain Road 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 PINT–DOWNTOWN 10125-109 St NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE 9797 Jasper Ave SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave, 780.426.7784, sherlockshospitality.com

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St, 780.444.1752, sherlockshospitality.com SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SNEAKY PETE'S 12315-118 Ave SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 ST. JON'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10611-110 Ave NW SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 1054581 Ave TEDDY'S 11361 Jasper Ave TIRAMISU 10750-124 St 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

VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 14 – SEP 20, 2017

ALL SHOWS 18+ ONLY

SEP/22 WAKE W/ BEGRIME EXEMIOUS, PAROXYSM WAKE WITH BEGRIME & PAROXYSM

SEP/23 YAWNING MAN W/ ALEX PEREZ & THE RISING TIDE STARLITE ROOM & CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

SEP/25 ARCHSPIRE W/ REAPING ASMODEIA CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

OCT/6

UP+DT PRESENTS

OCT/7

PRESENTED BY 2017 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

OCT/8

UP+DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL PRESENTS

MOLTEN LAVA W/ GARY DEBUSSY, PET BLESSINGS, HASHTEROID AGENT ORANGE W/ FLATFOOT 56 & GET DEAD

KLUSTERFUNK W/ DIGGIN’ FOR RAINBOWS, THE MIDDLE COAST, BAND OF RASCALS music 17

EVENTS

of: Delton, Eastwood, Parkdale – Cromdale, Westwood, Spruce Ave, and Alberta Avenue • Every Wed, 11am

WEEKLY

mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm

COFFEE WITH COPS • Carrot Coffeehouse,

9351-118 Ave • Edmonton Police Service invites the community to an open discussion • 1st Tue of every month, 10-11am

EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: lisTiNgs@vueWeeklY.COM DEADLINE: FriDaY aT 3pM

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)

COMEDY BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's, 11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Sep 6-Apr 25, Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free

DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park •

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment

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

Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Brian Link; Sep 15-16 • Sean Baptiste; Sep 21 • Paul Sveen; Sep 22-23

EC (INFANT POTTYING) AND POTTY TRAINING SUPPORT MEETING • Lendrum

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu

Community League Hall, 11335-57 Ave • danielle@godiaperfree.com • facebook.com/groups/ gdfedmonton • For anyone doing EC (elimination communication or infant pottying) or hoping to, or those looking for potty training support • 3rd Wed of every month, 10-11am • Free

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 •

EDMONTON PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORIAL SOCIETY • Highlands Library • 780.436.3878

780.483.5999 • Anthony Jeselnik; Sep 14-16 • Nick Vatterott; Sep 20-24 • Matt Iseman; Sep 28-Oct 1

• edm_photographic_hist_society_2@yahoo. ca • All interested in sharing the joys of film photography, such as experiences or favourite equipment. Schedule: Summer shooting and collecting (Sep 20) • 3rd Wed of the month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul & Aug)

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

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

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

NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

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

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free

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

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

AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old

MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game

RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy,

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS

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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

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 1043383 Ave NW • 780.554.6133 • Instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light. Learn a simple technique that will lift you above life's stresses • Every Sun, 5pm • Free SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm

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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 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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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, 7:30-9:30pm • 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) LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS ENGINEERING EXPO • Room E1-001 Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex (ETLC), University of Alberta • 116 St and 92 Ave • engineering.ualberta.ca/NewsEvents/Expo2016.aspx • Tour world-class teaching and research labs, check out presentations about the journey from student to engineer, and meet student engineering teams • Sep 23, 10am-3pm

INTERPRETING THE CHARTER • Room 2-520, Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave • ccsedu@ualberta.ca • Join Professor Joanna Harrington as she explains the interpretive techniques developed by the courts to determine the content of the Canadian Charter’s guarantees, and tackles the question of how much use should be made of foreign law when interpreting a national statement of Canada’s most enduring values • Sep 14, 121pm • Free, register at bit.ly/DCSSept MEDICINAL MUSHROOMS AND THE FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS THEY PRODUCE • Olympia Ethiopian Restaurant, 15608-103 Ave • 780.463.1626 to RSVP • Sep 15, 5:30pm • $19.95 (includes all you can eat)

WOMEN IN POLITICS • Chateau Lacombe, 10111 Bellamy Hill Rd NW • EPL will welcome former Prime Minister the Rt. Honourable Kim Campbell and the former Deputy Prime Minister the Honourable Anne McLellan reflect on their remarkable careers and experiences as women taking prime positions in what is otherwise an underrepresented role for women, and share insight into the future of the political realm of Canada • Sep 26, 7-8:30pm • $10-$75 (Eventbrite)

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 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, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.4235510 (Sage) • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Tue, 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 • 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 • 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-

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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, 7:15-8:15pm • DODgeBall: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • ruNNiNg: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • spiN: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• vOlleYBall: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • MeDiTaTiON: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • BOarD gaMes: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • all BODies sWiM: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 846881 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 DUMPLING POP-UP • Prairie Noodle Shop, 10350-124 St NW • gourmaicooking@gmail.com • MasterChef Canada season four finalists, Mai Nguyen and Jordan Levin host a dumplings only pop-up • Sep 17, 12-8pm EDMONTON PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORICAL SOCIETY–PHOTOGRAPHIC SWAP MEET • Wingate Inn–Edmonton West, 18220-100 Ave • 780.903.9238 • edm_photographic_hist_society_2@yahoo.ca • Sale of used camera equipment • Sep 24, 10am-3pm • $30 (adult), free (kids)

FEST OF ALL THAT AND A BEAVER TAIL • Main Quad (University of Alberta Campus), 116 St & 85 Ave • bit.ly/2eLThYk • Featuring performances by Winter Sleep and Scenic Route to Alaska, games, crafts, axe-throwing, food trucks and more • Sep 23, 11am-5pm

FRIENDS OF FOLDING ORIGAMI FESTIVAL • ReUse Centre, 6835-83 St • 780.689.4581 • Learn the art of origami. Spend a few minutes or a few hours looking at origami exhibits or learning how to fold origami. No formal classes • Sep 16, 10am-3pm • Free • All ages

HARVEST FAIR • SG Grain Elevator Museum Site, 120 Railway Avenue, Spruce Grove • sprucegroveagsociety.com/2017-events • Wind down the summer with some old fashioned farm yard games, hay rides and more • Sep 16, 9:30am-1:30pm

KALEIDO FESTIVAL • Alberta Avenue, 118 Ave between 90-94 St • An environment of creative exploration and performances on rooftops, sides of buildings, back alleys, parks, old spaces and new spaces • Sep 15-17

NORTHLANDS URBAN FARM TOUR • Northlands Urban Farm, 11320-79 St • bit.ly/2wbJjaw • Find out what it's like to farm sustainably in the heart of the city • Sep 17, 9:30-11am • Free (register on the Northlands website)

ROUTE OF OUR ROOTS • Old Timers Cabin, 9430-99 St • 780.488.8558 • info@acuarts.ca • Featuring a Ukrainian food fair, in conjunction with a celebration of Ukrainian culture and music • Sep 15, 5-9pm • Free (with ticket from Eventbrite or the ACUA: 9534-87 St)

UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA ALUMNI WEEKEND • Various locations on the University of Alberta Campus • ualberta.ca/alumni/events/ alumni-weekend • Return to campus, reconnect with friends, and be a part of the great things happening at the U of A • Sep 22-25, 9am-6pm • Free

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FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Two animals are pictured prominently on Australia’s coat of arms: the kangaroo and the large flightless bird known as the emu. One of the reasons they were chosen is that both creatures rarely walk backward. They move forward or not at all. Australia’s founders wanted this to symbolize the nation’s pledge to never look back, to remain focused on advancing toward the future. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to make a similar commitment, Aries. Is there a new symbol you might adopt to inspire your intention? TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Simpsons is an animated sitcom that will soon begin its 29th consecutive year on TV. During its run, it has told over 600 stories. The creators of another animated sitcom, South Park, once did an episode entitled “Simpsons Already Did It,” which referenced their feelings that it was hard to come up with new tales because their rival had already used so many good ones. I bring this up, Taurus, because I suspect your life story will soon be spinning out novel plots that have never before been seen, not even on The Simpsons or South Park. You could and should be the ‘Best Storyteller of the Month.’ GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Love won’t exactly be free in the coming weeks, but there should be some good deals. And I’m not referring to risky black-market stuff obtained in back alleys, either. I mean straightforward liaisons and intriguing intimacy at a reasonable cost. So if you’re comfortably mated, I suggest

you invest in a campaign to bring more comedy and adventure into your collaborative efforts. If you’re single, wipe that love-starved look off your face and do some exuberant window-shopping. If you’re neither comfortably mated nor single, money may temporarily be able to buy you a bit more happiness. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The current state of your fate reminds me of the sweet confusion alluded to in Octavio Paz’s poem “Between Going and Staying”: “All is visible and elusive, all is near and can’t be touched.” For another clue to the raw truth of your life right now, I’ll quote the poet William Wordsworth. He spoke of “fleeting moods of shadowy exultation.” Is the aura described by Paz and Wordsworth a problem that you should try to fix? Is it detrimental to your heroic quest? I don’t think do. Just the opposite, really: I hope you can hang out for a while in this pregnant mystery—between the yes and the no, between the dark and the light, between the dream and the reality. It will help you learn what you’ve been too restless to tune in to in the past. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The imminent future will be a favourable time for refurbished models and revived originals. They are likely to be more fun and interesting the second time around. I suspect that this will also be an auspicious phase for substitutes and alternatives. They may even turn out to be better than the so-called real things they replace. So be artful in formulating Plan B and Plan C, Leo. Switching over to backups may ulti-

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mately bring out more of the best in you and whisk you toward your ultimate goal in unexpected ways. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the coming weeks, you might want to read the last few pages of a book before you decide to actually dive in and devour the whole thing. I also suggest you take what I just said as a useful metaphor to apply in other areas. In general, it might be wise to surmise the probable outcomes of games, adventures, and experiments before you get totally involved. Try this fun exercise: Imagine you are a psychic prophet as you evaluate the longrange prospects of any influences that are vying to play a role in your future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Dear Dr. Astrology: I’m feeling lost, but am also feeling very close to finding my new direction. It hurts! It would be so helpful if I could just catch a glimpse of that new direction. I’d be able to better endure the pain and confusion if I could get a tangible sense of the future happiness that my pain and confusion are preparing me for. Can you offer me any free advice?—Lost Libra.” Dear Libra: The pain and confusion come from the dying of the old ways. They need to die a bit more before the new direction will reveal itself clearly. I predict that will happen soon—no later than Oct. 1. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Welcome to “Compose Your Own Oracle,” a special edition of Free Will Astrology. Departing from tradition, I’m temporarily stepping aside so you can have the freedom

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will be excellent for your physical and mental health. You can also generate vivid blessings for yourself by being extra thoughtful, kind, and generous toward people you care for. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when unselfish acts will yield maximum selfish benefits. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In his novel The Jungle, muckraker Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) exposed the abominable hygiene and working conditions of the meatpacking industry. The uproar that followed led to corrective legislation by the U.S. Congress. Sinclair remained devoted to serving the public good throughout his career. He liked to say that the term “social justice” was inscribed on his heart. Drawing from his inspiration, Aquarius, I suggest you decide what your soul’s main motto is—and imagine that it is written on your heart. Now is a perfect moment time to clarify your life’s purpose, and intensify your commitment to it; to devote even more practical, tender zeal to fulfilling the reason you were born. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You know that “patch of bothersome weeds” growing right in the middle of your life? Is it really a patch of bothersome weeds? Or is it perhaps a plot of cultivated blooms that once pleased you but has now turned into a puzzling irrelevancy? Or how about this possibility: Is it a chunk of languishing beauty that might flourish and please you again if it were cared for better? Those are excellent questions for you to pose in the coming days, Pisces. According to my interpretation of the astrological omens, it’s time for you to decide on the future of this quizzical presence. V at the back 19

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My teenage daughter just came out to us as gay. We told her we love her and support her. As a heterosexual, cisgender mother, how do I make sure she gets good advice about sex? I don’t want her learning from other kids or porn. Do you know of any good, sex-positive advice books for lesbian teens? MY INSPIRING DAUGHTER DESERVES LESBIAN EDUCATION “I wish every parent felt this way about their child’s sexual development, regardless of the child’s gender identity or sexual orientation,” said Peggy Orenstein, author of Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. “All young people—girls especially—need open, honest discussions about sexual ethics, including talking about pleasure, respect, decisionmaking, and reciprocity, or we are leaving them at the mercy of the messages they get from both the mainstream and ‘adult’ entertainment industries.” Orenstein’s book—required reading for parents of girls and boys— drives home the need for comprehensive sex education programs emphasizing the giving and receiving of pleasure. In the absence of sex-ed programs that empower girls to see themselves not just as instruments of another’s pleasure but as autonomous individuals with a right to experience sexual pleasure—with a partner or on their own—girls wind up having a lot of consensual but crappy sex. That said, MIDDLE, one big takeaway from Orenstein’s research should come as a comfort to you: Bi and lesbian girls enjoy an advantage over their heterosexual peers. “In some ways, MIDDLE can feel more confident about her daughter as a gay girl,” said Orenstein. “Lesbian and bisexual girls I spoke to for Girls & Sex would talk about feeling liberated to go ‘off the script’— by which they meant the script that leads lockstep to intercourse— and create encounters that truly worked for them. I ended up feeling that hetero girls—and boys, too—could learn a lot from their gay and bisexual female peers. And I don’t mean by watching otherwise straight girls make out on the dance floor for the benefit of guys.” Since gay and bisexual girls can’t default to PIV intercourse, and since there’s not a boy in the room whose needs or dick or ego, they’ve been socialized to prioritize, queer girls have more egalitarian and, not coincidentally, more satisfying sexual encounters. “Young women are more likely to measure their own satisfaction by the yardstick of their partner’s pleasure,” says Orenstein. “So heterosexual girls will say things such as, ‘If he’s sexually satisfied, then I’m sexually satisfied.’ Men, by contrast, are more likely to measure satisfaction by their own orgasm. But the investment girls express in their partner’s pleasure remains true regardless of that person’s gender. So the orgasm gap we see VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 14 – SEP 20, 2017

among heterosexuals (75 percent of men report they come regularly in sexual encounters versus 29 percent of women) disappears in samesex encounters. Young women with same-sex partners climax at the same rate as heterosexual men.” As for good, sex-positive resources for teens of all identities and orientations, Orenstein had some great recommendations. “I’m a big fan of Heather Corinna’s S.E.X.: The All-You-Need-to-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties,” says Orenstein. “She also produces the Scarleteen.com website, which is fabulous. Other inclusive, sex-positive, medically accurate websites include Sexetc.org and Goaskalice. columbia.edu. And MIDDLE could think about giving her daughter a subscription to OMGYes.com, an explicit (but not tawdry) site that educates about the science of female pleasure. And finally, I think everyone who is a woman—or has had sex with a woman or ever hopes to—should read Emily Nagoski’s book Come As You Are. Even if you think you know it all, Nagoski’s book will transform your sex life.” Follow Orenstein on Twitter @peggyorenstein.

FINDING OURSELVES

My husband and I are currently separated on a trial basis. He took all our condoms when he moved out, and I want to ask him if he plans on having sex with other women. I don’t have any intention of sleeping with other people while separated, but I think he may be interested in doing so, in part since we have been sexually active only with each other and he is trying to “find himself.” If either of us were to have extramarital sex without the consent of the other, I would consider that cheating. We’ve also been having sex with each other throughout our separation. But my husband refuses to discuss this aspect of our separation. He will discuss only co-parenting or financial issues. I would be okay with him having casual sex but not a romantic sexual relationship. WONDERING IF FIDELITY ENFORCEABLE Taking the condoms + refusing to discuss the sexual terms of your separation = your husband is almost certainly fucking other women. He probably figures it’ll be easier to get your forgiveness after the fact than to get your permission in advance—and if you don’t get back together, WIFE, he won’t even have to ask for forgiveness. If your husband refuses to have a dialogue about the sexual aspect of your separation, then you’ll have to make him listen to a monologue. Tell him you assume he’s having sex with other people and, if that’s not the case, he’ll have to use his words to persuade you otherwise. If he sits there in silence, or his words are unpersuasive, tell him you now feel free to have sex with other people, too. And while you can ask him not to enter into a

Dan Savage savagelove@vueweekly.com romantic sexual relationship with anyone else, WIFE, you ultimately can’t control how he feels about who he’s fucking while he’s out there finding himself. If you aren’t comfortable fucking your husband while he’s fucking other women— and he almost certainly is fucking other women—let him know that and cut him off.

RUSH

I’m a 32-year-old straight male. Back in April, I met this girl. She seemed interested, but before we went out, she told me that she is a demisexual. (I had to Google it.) After a few dates, she had me over to her place, we watched a movie and started making out. But when I started to put my hand between her legs, she calmly said, “Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.” No problem, I told her, I wasn’t trying to rush her. Fast-forward a couple months. We’re still going on dates, we hug and kiss, we hold hands, we cuddle on the couch and watch movies—but still no sex. Is demisexuality real? Should I keep pursuing her? IS SHE INTERESTED TOTALLY OR NOT? Demisexuals are real people who “do not experience sexual attraction unless they form a strong emotional bond,” according to the definition at Asexuality.org. We used to call people who needed to feel a strong emotional bond before wanting to fuck someone people who, you know, needed to feel a strong emotional bond before wanting to fuck someone. But a seven-syllable, clinical-sounding term that prospective partners need to Google—demisexuality—is obviously far superior to a short, explanatory sentence that doesn’t require internet access to understand. You’ve shown respect for this woman’s sexual orientation, ISITON, now it’s her turn to show some respect for yours. I don’t mean by putting out if she’s not ready or not interested, but by offering you some clarity about when or whether she’ll ever be interested. You’re seeking a romantic relationship that includes sex— which is not unreasonable—and you’ve demonstrated a willingness to make an emotional investment before a relationship becomes sexual. You don’t (or shouldn’t) want her to consent to sex under duress—you don’t (or shouldn’t) want her to have sex just to keep you coming over for cuddles—but if she doesn’t see you as a prospective romantic and sexual partner, ISITON, she should tell you that. If this relationship isn’t on track to become sexual, tell her you’re open to being friends—truly intimate friends—but you’ll have to direct your romantic attentions (and more of your time) elsewhere. On the Lovecast, comedian Amy Miller. Listen up at savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org

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