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Simpsons writer Joel Cohen is back at his alma mater, the U of A, to talk about creativity in business // 5

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Poorly organized service leads to a disappointing meal at One Pot Simmer// 6

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Alberta Ballet opens up its 50th season with Pilobolous’ “Shadowland”// 8

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Outloud drag show supports youth St. Albert LGTBQ support group is an important addition to the local community

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here are two events coming up next week that will be of interest to queers and those that love us.

Outloud drag show Consider heading to St. Albert on September 30. “An Evening with Outloud” is a drag show and silent auction raising funds for the eponymous youth group.

The evening is presented in cooperation with the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose and will feature performances from drag queens and kings.

Outloud is an LGBTQ youth group for folks aged 13 to 24 that currently meets at the Collective in downtown St. Albert. The group is very youthdriven with almost all activities, discussions, and events being led by the participants themselves.

“The reason we started this group was to give youth the opportunity to meet in a safe space with others who were going through the same challenges,” says Terry Soetaer, executive director. “We loved the work that is already going on with iSMSS and the

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Pride Centre, but they are far away and we wanted a group in our community where youth could take ownership or do what they thought was best.”

It started in 2014 in a church basement, but despite the church’s pastor being openly gay, many youth felt u n c o m fo r t a b l e meeting there.

Indeed, Soetaert notes that St. Albert is still a predominantly Catholic community and it’s not unusual for LGBTQ youth to struggle with reconciling their sexual and gender identities with their religious backgrounds.

This fundraiser is the first for Outloud, but it could turn into an annual event.

Soetaerta hopes to “create a large enough umbrella that anyone can feel

safe under it, even if they just want to stand among others.”

Edmonton International Film Festival For those who can’t wait until the return of Edmonton’s own queer film festival, Rainbow Visions (running this

beside a crumbling MMF relationship; Uncle Gloria: One Helluva Ride!; and Below Her Mouth. These last two deserve particular mention.

Below Her Mouth is hot from the Toronto International Film Festival where it was met with acclaim. Like Blue is the Warmest Colour, this film is about the awakening of sexual desire between two women and likewise features many explicit, intense sex scenes.

Unlike Blue, this film was made with an all-female cast and crew and apparently doesn’t suffer from the same male-gaze issues.

Bring a date!

Then there’s Uncle Gloria. I don’t even know where to start with this documentary so I’ll just cite liberally from the provided description: this film is

“We wanted a group in our community where youth could take ownership.”

year in early November), the Edmonton International Film Festival has included four films that speak to various facets of queer and trans* experience: Pushing Dead is about a working-poor man diagnosed with HIV whose medical benefits are cut off; Lost in the White City that parallels a crumbling Tel Aviv

Outloud drag show Fri, Sept 30 (8pm) For tickets contact outloud@ outloud.ca EIFF Thurs, Sept 29 —Sat, Oct 8 edmontonfilmfest.com

“about the macho owner of an auto wrecking company in Florida who goes into hiding from the law as a woman, setting off a bizarre journey of self discovery. Undergoing a risky sex change operation, Gloria becomes a dominatrix, a transgender activist and finds a gender-bending love all while trying to reconcile with her dysfunctional family.” It could be transgressive and hilarious. It could also be tone-deaf and transphobic. It did win the Audience Award at its world premiere in Miami, so that’s a good sign? You’ll just have to go and find out.

GWYNNE DYER // GWYNNE@VUEWEEKLY.COM

The confusing, multi-front mess in Syria

Washington's stubborn anti-Assad stance ignores the complicated situation in this troubled country

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s the Syrian ceasefire arranged by the United States and Russia teeters on the brink of collapse, it’s clear that the main problem lies in Washington. Moscow’s goal has never been in doubt: it wants the regime of Bashar al-Assad to survive. The Obama administration has been reluctantly moving towards the same conclusion, but it simply can’t admit it, even to itself.

The Russian government bitterly condemned the American air strike that killed 60 to 80 Syrian army personnel on Saturday, but everybody knows that air strikes sometimes hit the wrong people. It was a mistake, that’s all, and the Russians really understand that—but it was a mistake that tells us a lot about how far the US has moved.

Until recently the United States, still formally pledged to overthrow the Assad regime, would not attack Islamic State troops if they were fighting the Syrian army. (That’s why Islamic State captured the historic city of Palmyra two years ago: the US air force would not strike the long and vulnerable IS line of communications across the desert, because that would have been “helping Assad”.)

But the US air attack that went astray at Deir es-Zor last weekend was targeting Islamic State troops

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who were in direct contact with the Kerry has implicitly accepted that with Nusra, but are physically mixed Syrian army. It’s because the two logic, for they demand that the Syr- in with the Islamist forces. They will sides were so close together that ian government and the “moderates” get bombed too if they do not break the planes hit the Syrian troops by stop shooting and bombing, where- their links with the Islamist extremmistake. American diplomats still upon the American and Russian air ists and somehow move away from deny it, but the US is now willing to forces will cooperate in bombing the them, so the ceasefire co-sponsored Islamists. And the targets will not by the US and Russia demands that help Assad, at least sometimes.

The strategic calculation that has only be Islamic State but also the al- they do exactly that. Unfortunately, they can’t. driven US SecThey can’t retary of State do it beJohn Kerry into cause on this uncomforttheir own able position is If Assad’s regime does not survive, then the they could brutally simple. extreme Islamists will take over all of Syria. never hope If Assad’s reto overgime does not throw the survive, then Assad rethe extreme Isgime—and lamists will take over all of Syria. The fantasy of a Qaeda-linked group that was known also because the Islamists will start killing them as traitors if they even “third force” in Syria, made up of de- until recently as the Nusra Front.

The Nusra Front saw this coming, try to break away. So the “modermocracy-loving non-Islamist rebels who could defeat both the Islamists so last month it changed its name to ates” haven’t really accepted the and Assad, has died even in the US Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (Front for the ceasefire either, and the Russians State Department and the Pentagon. Conquest of Syria) and said that it are quite right to complain that they The “moderate” rebels that the has cut its ties with al-Qaeda. (An al- have “not met a single obligation” of United States has backed for so long Qaeda spokeman said that the ter- the truce.

Everything we know about the make up no more than 10 or 15 per- rorist organization understood the cent of the real fighting strength Nusra Front’s need to break the pub- ceasefire argues that the Obama adof the anti-Assad forces, and most lic link, and wasn’t angry at its Syrian ministration has accepted the regretof them are actually allied to the branch.) But even Washington could table necessity of leaving the Assad Islamists. In fact, the “moderates” see through this flimsy disguise, and regime in power, although it still canwouldn’t survive long without their Nusra (under its new name) is still not bring itself to say so publicly.

This conclusion would probably Islamist alliance—so it’s time for on the hit list.

Unfortunately, the “moderate” be even clearer if we knew the full Washington to abandon them.

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fire agreement, but the US insists on keeping it secret. (The Russians, naturally, are pushing for it to be made public, but so far they have respected the deal.)

So the ceasefire, as such, is probably doomed, but the crabwise, deeply embarrassing shift of American policy towards a recognition of the strategic realities in Syria will continue. There is therefore hope that the fighting will stop one day.

A year from now, the areas controlled by the Assad regime, including at least three-quarters of the Syrian population, will probably be the same as now or maybe a little bit bigger. The surviving “moderates,” having detached themselves from al-Nusra, will hold little bits of territory and will be observing a real ceasefire.

The Kurds will still control a band of territory across the extreme north of Syria unless Turkey has waged and won a full-scale war to conquer it.

And the Russians and the Americans will both be bombing the territories still controlled by Islamic State and the former Nusra Front, although in less than perfect harmony. V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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'Donuts, is there anything they can't do?'

Simpsons writer Joel Cohen is back at his alma mater to talk about creativity in business at Alumni Weekend

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reativity can be fickle, but through a long and well-fought career on primetime television, Calgary-born writer Joel H Cohen has learned to court it.

Cohen began writing for television in the late 1990s on the American sitcom Suddenly Susan but from there quickly made the jump to a show that would redefine cartoons and our collective concept of the functional nuclear family: The Simpsons. A credited writer on the show since 2001, Cohen will visit the University of Alberta this weekend to present The Business Tao of Homer: Lessons on Creativity and Fresh Ideas—from the show that’s arguably done it best for 27 seasons, and just as many years. For Cohen and the rest of the Simpsons’ writing bench, finding that creativity has been a triumph of wasted time, and, as he puts it, wasted education.

“There’s so many wonderful places we can waste our education. We just have to find the best spot,” he says.

For Cohen, that spot was a desk in Los Angeles, but his journey started with a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alberta in 1988. A late bloomer in the writing scene, by his own admission, Cohen spent time in the business world before arriving at the Simpsons. Among his first tasks when he arrived was to help review one of the show’s more historic episodes.

“My very first day on the show was an advance screening of the landmark episode 'Behind the Laughter,' a spoof VH1’s Behind the Music television series,” Cohen says. That show more than any other helped Cohen come to understand the mix of discipline and irreverent cultural consumption required for survival in a cut-throat primetime time slot. “[Behind the Laughter] was just done so well, with so many funny, tiny jokes and sweet emotions. It was even more eye-opening that the show’s writers could make it better than what I’d just seen,” he says.“A big part of the beauty of the show is the rich texture of ideas. It’s this great quilt of little pieces that appeal to different people and that’s part of the charm.”

A big part of that fabric, he explained, is the team around the show.

While the Simpsons’ universe contains hundreds of recurring characters, it takes an equivalent number of people to breath life into each episode. Animators, writers, voice actors, all play their own part and add their

Sat, Sept 24 (12pm) The Tao of Homer Room 1-440 CCIS, $10 own flavor to the show, he says.

“Every facet of the world has come from group work. Almost very rarely will a joke go from one person’s mouth onto the air,” he says. Working with so many talented co-writers, he added, was also a fantastic way to stay grounded.

“I pretend to be humble but I also know how fantastic I am.” he says.

“When you see your work with so many great people, you really have an understanding that you—as an individual, as great as you think you are—you are just part of the group.”

Writing for each character presents unique challenges and pleasures, he adds.

“Homer is the obvious favourite.

He’s full of passion, specifically, for maybe a narrow band of things. He’s got this energy which swings wildly.

But I love writing for Moe. He lives in a world of darkness and shadows and depression and deviance that’s just fun to dip in and out of.” Cohen says.

“On the opposite end, I love the simplicity of Ralph Wiggum. He’s always fun to write a one-liner for.”

A final keystone of creativity for Cohen has and always will be a familiarity with current affairs. The same goes for the Simpsons and its steady intake of guest-stars and plot references, he says.

“There’s a quote from Picasso,” he adds, “that says creativity isn’t working with an infinite number of inputs and coming up with a finite number of answers, it’s working with a finite number of inputs and coming up with an infinite number of answers. I always like the idea of working within a constraint.”

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Dashed expectations

Poorly organized service leads to a disappointing meal at One Pot Simmer

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on’t be mislead about the kind of food you’ll get at One Pot Simmer, a Chinese simmering pot restaurant across from MacEwan University on the western fringe of the new Plaza of the Oligarchs. I sure was.

Expecting a place where I’d be seated in front of my own roiling pot of soup stock with which to cook chunks of meats/seafoods/veggies at a pace of my deciding, I got something other than that.

One Pot Simmer’s tiny receiving area with a couple of tables is a trick.

Beyond it is a big open dining room with tables in multiples of four, each inlaid with an immaculate glasstopped heating element. Carts stand tableside ready to receive pot lids and utensils, pails and plates of cookables and some seasoning agents (vinegar, soy). It seemed conceivable that soup was about to be made.

But One Pot Simmer’s main product is not soup, at least not the version I ate. It’s a big zesty pan filled with your choice of protein and plant blandishments that pretty much cries out for starch, so you might as well go ahead and get rice with whatever you order.

Having arrived late after scrambling through a downtown construction hellscape, I missed the briefing on how things would proceed, but it seemed like the co-diners and I would select a big simmering pot to share, and that would be cooked before our very eyes. We arrived at the consensus of a seafood pot ($60), along with some steamed dumplings ($5), shredded kelp ($4) and shredded potato with chili ($3).

We craned our necks to see what the other, more experienced tables were doing with their meals. Did any of them have a big pot of bullfrog legs ($70) in front of them? How did

One Pot Simmer 10725 - 104 Ave., 587-521-7788 onepotsimmer.ca they know it was ready to dish up?

It looked like our server was mostly responsible for preparing and serving our meal, which he also seemed to be doing for everyone else in the room.

As a result, the pace of things was a bit halting. The sides arrived before the main course was even on the hob, for instance. Surprisingly the al dente shreds of kelp made the most diverting dish of the three, dosed with chili, ginger and vinegar to pickle-ish effect.

The pale, slippery dumplings were, as one co-diner—let’s call him Jerry— noted, well seasoned by our hunger but otherwise unextraordinary.

We ate greedily. The potatoes were shredded but contained no trace of chilis. In all it was a weird group of things to be eating while waiting for soup to cook.

The cooking proceeded in stages with diced veggies—onion, carrot, sweet potato, peppers—followed by gobs of calamari, octopus and huge whole prawns, then a thick, dark saute sauce redolent of ginger, cinnamon, soya, garlic and clove. Our server was doing his best to keep up with the many tureens he had on the go, but our intervals of his attention were inconsistently timed.

As though to further refute the notion soup was being served, we were given plates for the saucy, saucy contents of the pan. It occurred to me that perhaps we were supposed to augment our simmer with the additional ingredients on the rest of the menu—Chinese greens or oyster mushrooms or frozen squid flower— to attenuate the potent sauce and

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sweet veggies, which mounted an insistent clove-iness over the course of several mouthfuls. The crosshatched calamari was toothsome but chewy, each wee squid harboured a nugget of grit and the prawns (“Crawdads!” claimed Jerry), which generally require a bit of finesse in the cooking, were overdone to a firm pastiness, while the root vegetables had started to melt.

I thought 90 minutes would be plenty of time to simmer and consume a pot—there was only one of them, after all—but I had to abandon my plate part way through the meal.

It can’t be a good sign that it didn’t bother me that much. There’s probably a better experience to be had than that at One Pot Simmer, but I don’t see myself going back to try to find it.

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Observations from behind the bar

These key lessons from an old pro will help any novice bartender focus on what’s really important—service

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o anything long enough and you'll start to see the familiar patterns form that help make the job easier. In line with that; here are a few of my most hard-won observations on being a modern bartender.

1. Hospitality first Biz Markie once said: "Hip hop is the culture, rap is what I do." Similarly, my mantra is that bartending is the profession, of which making drinks is a component. It's not about the drink.

Learn classics, then practice hospitality before 'mixology.' Bartending

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is a respectable profession that uses mixology, but 'master 'mixologist' is not a job title.

2. Pay attention to details If you haven't started using exclusively fresh pressed citrus juices over sour mix at your bar, you should apologize to your guests for being lazy. Be better.

If you're inclined to think of yourself as a top talent but can't make your own orgeat, grenadine, falernum, syrups, and garnishes, learn them.

Also, glassware is the new garnish.

3. Be generous

Here's a note to head bartenders— leave your ego at home when training new bartenders. You're training your eventual replacement. Don't hold younger bartenders down and never keep information hidden from them.

If you do consulting, you are not being paid just to make recipes. In meetings with consulting clients, I like to say that we give our drink recipes away for free.

4. Get uncomfortable Bartending is a challenging career.

You should set ther bar up to maximize effort. Batch complicated steps,

practice your speed, and remove needless steps. But don't accept shortcuts from yourself or others, use garbage ingredients to save money, or refuse to learn new skills.

5. Remember to practice self-care Finally, stretch, exercise and rest.

Don't let anyone make you sacrifice key moments in your life out of a sense of obligation to a job. Some regrets last a day, but others last forever.

An extra note for guests: When asking a bartender for an

opinion, tell them your preferences rather than asking silly questions. Do you like tart? Spirit-forward? Sweet or dry? Using these descriptions will enhance your experience and help servers and bartenders to serve you quickly and satisfactorily.

Also, the all-too-familiar caution 'not too sweet' is equally pointless. Everyone's palate is subjective and different.

The same goes for telling someone to 'make it strong'—it only confirms that you lack an understanding of basic commerce. V

JASON FOSTER // JASON@VUEWEEKLY.COM

Where everybody knows your name

Five must-haves for the local pub, from our columnist’s extensive personal experience

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s one might expect I spend a fair bit of time in pubs and bars. Most of the time I linger in beer-centric places, where the beer is paramount. However, I am not a stranger to a blues bar, a hotel lounge, a sports bar or even the occasional nightclub. All have their features.

But usually I find my way back to a pub atmosphere. There is something about a pub that speaks to me and, in my opinion, gives some breathing space for beer and the things that go well with beer, like conversation, relaxed activities such as pool or darts, and a heaping plate of hearty pub food.

So you might appreciate I have given some thought to what makes a pub a good pub. What facilitates an evening of pulling pints, telling tales and generally hanging out with one’s mates? I ask that question with the full knowledge that the answer, obviously, will differ for every individual. We all want different things from our pub experience. Fair enough.

But in the spirit of George Orwell, who once penned the classic essay “The Moon Under Water,” an homage to his perfect pub (which—spoiler alert!— didn’t exist), allow me to pontificate on some of the characteristics that, in my opinion, make for a great pub.

Let me start by saying that unlike Orwell I base my thoughts on real places.

I am happy to reveal the locations of some of my favourite pubs in Canada.

An incomplete list includes Augusta’s

Winking Judge in Hamilton, The Duke of Duckworth in St. John’s, The Henry House in Halifax, Bar Volo in Toronto, Dieu Du Ciel in Montreal, La Barberie in Quebec City and The Sugar Bowl in Edmonton. There are many others that come close to the best-of list–too many to list. There are also likely great pubs I have not yet had a chance to visit. My thoughts are based upon the myriad of pubs I have frequented and appreciated.

The pubs in my mind are, in a way, very disparate places. Some have better beer lists than others. Some are loud, some are quiet. The crowds are quite different in each, as are the overall amenities. But they, I believe, share five qualities that make them exceptional places to drink beer.

First Rule They tend to be on the smaller end of things. Cozy rooms that fit the tables in fairly tightly. They get close to being a kitchen party with tables. Some of my favourites break the space into even smaller rooms where only a couple tables fit. It is no surprise that a number of the listed places are converted houses.

Smaller makes for a more intimate experience. High ceilings and tons of square footage makes a room impersonal and more sterile to me. Sure, being small makes them harder to get into, but don’t you want to be in a room where everyone had to work to be there?

Second Rule The atmosphere plays to the cozy nature of the room. It is usually either cluttered with kitschy paraphernalia or offering up local art and other eclectic wall hangings. No sparse, industrial design here; chaos and personality reign. The space feels the opposite of professionally designed. It enhances a sense of hominess and naturalness to the room.

Third Rule Related to the cozy atmosphere is an emphasis on conversation. There are either no TVs or they are small, few in number, and on mute. Same with music, which is usually low in volume. People aren’t there to watch the game or listen to the latest hits. They are there to talk with their friends and enjoy an evening of social conviviality. TV and loud music

just separate people from both each other and their beer.

Fourth Rule The place oozes friendliness. The staff are knowledgeable and welcoming. Too often I enter a pub and feel like I don’t belong because either I am not a regular or don’t have the right demographic profile. The ideal pub is where you sit at the bar and within 10 minutes are engaged in an interesting conversation with the stranger next to you while the bartender calls you “brother” or “dear.” At the Winking Judge one day I ended up learning how to play pinochle because they were missing a fourth. Just because.

Fifth Rule Beer is taken seriously. The staff know about the beer they are serving

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and they take care to serve it properly—temperature, pouring technique and even the right glassware. I don’t require a pub to be above serving Budweiser or Coors Light (although that is a bonus), but I do want them to emphasize to the customer the local and/ or craft options available.

My criteria may not match yours, and that is OK. But I am confident if you find a place that meets these five criteria, you will find yourself having a very good time. V Full disclosure: I conduct regular beer tastings at the Sugar Bowl, but loved it long before I started doing them.

Jason Foster is the creator of onbeer.org, a website devoted to news and views on beer from the prairies and beyond.

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Lurking in the shadows

Alberta Ballet opens up its 50th season with Pilobolus' "Shadowland"

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ilobolus is not the name of a food company, despite sharing a name with a phototropic fungus. Rather, Pilobolus is a dance theatre company that has been around since 1971.

While the name might sound unfamiliar at first, their abstract movements that use the human body as a graphic and expressive medium (which often features the use of mul-

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You may recognize their work in advertisements for American Express, Hyundai, Ford, and Bidvest, as well as at the 2007 Academy Awards. More recently, they performed at the MTV Video Music Award show, where they joined popstar Britney Spears in her return performance at the VMA stage.

"We started to realize that you could create shapes in the same way we put bodies together in our partnering," says Pilobolus associate artistic director Renée Jaworski. "You can create shapes using multiple bodies almost like you're drawing a picture, and we used the outline of our bodies and create other shapes, which we call composite images."

Those silhouette images first debuted in a car commercial back in 2005 when they were asked to create the shape of a car using bodies, but it was soon evolved into the worldtouring show, Shadowland.

From a script conceived by Steven Banks, lead writer for Spongebob Squarepants, and an original score by popular American musician David Poe, Pilobolus' Shadowland tells the coming-of-age story of a teen girl through silhouette and acrobatic

dance choreography.

The company will be performing the Canadian premiere of Shadowland in the capital region on September 27 and 28 for the opening of Alberta Ballet's 50th anniversary season.

While Pilobolus might not have traditional ballet movements involved in their choreography (no frappés here), their involvement in Alberta Ballet's season illustrates the dance world's shared enthusiasm of pushing the boundaries of what dance could be, says Jaworski.

During the company's inception, they were met with criticism and naysayers at that time. Their students had no professional training and no interest in playing by the rules of classical dance techniques. Eventually Pilobolus was recognized for their movements by the dance world and have received a Scripps Award in 2000, a Dance Magazine Award in 2010, a TED fellowship and more, but Jaworski says they're constantly trying to redefine what dance is.

"We worked with Penn & Teller, the magicians, and we made a piece that was based on Harry Houdini's escapes. [Our dancers] were put into situations where they had to escape from ... and this was the first time in 15 years that it was questioned on

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whether what we were doing was dance," says Jaworski. "So, when it was questioned again, I sort of did a little cheer, because finally after so many years of first being questioned whether [what we were doing] was dance and then being accepted into the dance world only to push it again to the point where people are questioning it again made me feel like we were still relevant."

This partnership melds the modern and traditional dance worlds, which Jaworski notes, is important for dance companies to maintain relevancy.

"I don't think the dance world, ballet or modern or any kind of dance, will survive if we don't keep pushing those boundaries," says Jaworski. "I think in their own way Alberta Ballet is pushing the boundaries."

She does have some advice advance of its show in Edmonton: "Come with an open-mind and a desire to leave [your] everyday but also connect to their inner-child."

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September 23 & 24 7:30 PM • $38 BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL presents

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September 29

7:30 PM • $20 Adult | $15 Student

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AJA Louden BOE win Congratulations to street artist AJA Louden—who created our cover for this week’s Best of Edmonton. The Edmonton-based artist creates inspiring, memorable interior and exterior artworks using freehand spray-paint techniques. His work can be found throughout the city—the Needle, Global News, and more—but he also has work in several other cities around the world, including Barcelona, Berlin, Florence and Prague.

PRAIRIE DANCE CIRCUIT: THE MOON AT MIDNIGHT / Fri, Sep 23 — Sat, Sep 24 (8 pm) Edmonton’s Amber Borotsik (contemporary dance and theatre artist) has arranged a group of dancers to celebrate diversity, individuality and togetherness in this performance presented by Brian Webb Dance Company, which explores the mysteries of life. (Timms Centre for the Arts, $37.50 adult, $27.50 student/senior)

ART BATTLE 427 / Thu, Sept 22 (6:30 pm) Artists duke it out in this live competitive painting battle, where painters create their best work using acrylic paints, brushes and palette knives, all within a 20-minute time frame. At the end of the round, audience members vote for their favourite painting.

(Yellowhead Casino, $25 general, $15 students with ID)

DRINK & DRAW: IN SPACE / Sat, Sept 24 (8 pm) For one night, the SNAP gallery is transforming its print shop into a space odyssey full of drawing games, cocktails and live music from Voyager 69 & Private Investigators. Can’t draw? That’s OK. All skill levels are welcome. (SNAP, $10)

PETITE BLANCHE / Fri, Sep 23 – Sat, Sept 24 (7 pm – midnight) Last September, 53 000 people experienced Edmonton’s very first Nuit Blanche— an all-night contemporary art event, which featured more than 30 artworks and installations around the downtown core. The next exhibit isn’t scheduled for another year, but this year a smaller-scale program—Petite Blanche—will bring five commissioned contemporary artworks into an urban space over two nights. (Beaver Hills House Park, free)

24th ANNUAL TIBETAN BAZAAR / Sat, Sep 24 & Sun, Sep 25 (10 am – 5 pm) Now in its 24th year, the #TibetanBazaar continues to celebrate Tibetan culture through a two-day festival which boasts a Himalayan marketplace (featuring Tibean wool carpets, textiles, jewellery, art and more), Tibetan food, door prizes, meditation from a Tibetan monk—spiritual director Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe—and more. (Alberta Avenue Community Centre, $5)

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Dance Brian Webb Dance Company presents Prairie Dance Circuit: The Moon at Midnight • Timms Centre, 8703112 St • 780.420.1757 • bwdc.ca • Sep 23-24, 8pm • $25 (student, senior), $35 (general)

Drop-In Dance & Movement Classes • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • admin@ milezerodance.com • milezerodance.com • Drop-in classes. For all ages and experience levels. Mondays: Professional Technique, Beginner Ballet, Contact Improv. Tuesdays: Toonie Yoga, Butoh. Wednesdays: Noguchi Taiso, Hip Hop. Thursdays: Preschool Dance Ages 3-5, Kids Dance Ages 6-10, Beginner Contemporary.

Sundays: Folk Now!, House • Runs until Dec 18, 10am-5pm • $15 (regular), $12 (members), $100 (10-class card)

23-28 • $12 (screenings)

Bleeding Heart Art Space • 9132-118

lery.com • Robert Christie; Sep 15-Oct 4

Edmonton Film Society • Royal Alberta

Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Artwork by Brandon Atkinson; Sep 10-Oct 15 • Open Walls Two; Oct 29-Nov 26 • Carly Greene; Dec 3-Jan 21

Picture This Gallery • 959 Ordze

Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.439.5285 • edmontonfilmsociety@gmail.com • royalalbertamuseum.ca/movies • Theme: Favourite Films Forever III • All About Eve (Sep 26) • 8pm • $3-$30

The Edmonton International Film Festival • Landmark Cinemas 9 City Centre, 10200-102 Ave • edmontonfilmfest. com • A veritable buffet of the best new indie filmmaking from around the globe. Featuring 55 feature-length slots, and 100+ short films programmed into feature-length packages • Sep 29-Oct 8

Borealis Gallery Legislative Assembly Visitor Centre • 9820-107 St • 780.427.7362 • assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ borealis/CD1.html • Canada: Day 1: Explore first steps, first impressions and first experiences as a newcomer to Canada; Aug 27-Dec 4

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Water Songs: artwork by Gisa Mayer; Sep 16-30

Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845-102 Ave • esff.ca • Experiencing the best in Alberta short film • Oct 1, 6pm (doors)

CAVA Gallery • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Members Art Exhibition: artwork by Jeannette Ouellette, Marc Neal, Françoise Fiset, Sarah Tam, Doris Charest and Patricia Trudeau; Sep 16-Oct 4

From Books to Film • Stanley A. Milner,

dc3 Art Projects • 10567-111 St

Edmonton Short Film Festival •

Scott Gallery • 10411-124 St •

FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/ artshows • Graduate Design Group Show: A selection of work by students graduating with a Master of Design degree; Sep 20-Oct 22

Milner Library • gottaminutefilmfestival.com • Wait for it! Watch for it! For one week this fall, One Minute Silent Short Films will light up platform screens throughout the Edmonton Transit LRT system, bringing media art to Edmontonians ‘on the go’ • Sep 26-Oct 2

Jasper Ave and 117 St • Hot for teacher and the teachings of Cheech and Chong • Sep 24, 8pm (doors), 9:30pm (show) • $10 (door)

10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • mcdougallunited.com • Movies that are family friendly and always inspiring and entertaining. Popcorn and lemonade are available • Monthly, 7:30pm • Free

Gallery@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood

Shadowland by pilobolus dance Theatre • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • albertaballet50.com • A teenaged girl is transported by the shadows lurking behind her bedroom wall into a dreamlike land of darkness, light, and adventure. Featuring a fusion of dance and poetry features multiple moving screens and an original score by popular American musician, producer, and film composer David Poe • Sep 27-28

Soul Motion • Spirit Paths Studio, 10715124 St NW, Lower Level • Conscious dance practice to drop tension, foster body awareness, and encourage authentic ways of relating to others. Taught by Soul Motion Teacher in Training • Oct 4, 6:30pm; Nov 1, 6:30pm • Donation based 1 hour class SubArtic Improvisation & Experimental Arts • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • milezerodance.com • Curated

by Allison Balcetis and Jennifer Mesch, this series features dance, music, and visual artists performing live together for the first time within an improvisational framework. Each event features six to eight artists. • Sep 29, Oct 27, Nov 24, Dec 15, Jan 26, Feb 23, Mar 23, Apr 20, May 18, Jun 22; 8pm • $15 or best offer at the door

Sugar Foot Ballroom • 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm.

All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check web; $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome.

Occasional live music–check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry

FILM Cinema at the Centre • Stanley Milner Library Theatre, bsmt, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7070 • Film screening every Wed, 6:30pm • Free • Schedule: How to Change the World (Sep 28)

Dreamspeakers International Film Festival • Metro Cinema at the Garneau, 8712-109 St • 780.378.9609 • dreamspeakers. org • Join in celebrating Indigenous film as guests look anew at our purpose, progress and media revival, relevance and resonance • Sep

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Movie Night • McDougall United Church,

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

6426-40 Ave, Wetaskiwin • 780.312.2065 • reynoldsalbertamuseum@gov.ab.ca • history.alberta.ca/reynolds • Stan Reynolds:

gotta minute film festival • Stanley

Higher Education • Mama's Gin Joint,

Sacred Circle Dance • Riverdale Hall,

Reynolds-Alberta Museum •

An exhibit that provides insight into Stan Reynolds and his love of history and preserving the past for future generations; Runs until Oct 11

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

Ave 112 St NW • 780.420.1757 • celebrate diversity, individuality and togetherness • Sep 23-24 • $35 (general), $25 (student/senior); available at Tix on the Square

• 8555 Roper Road • PAA@gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/paa/ eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • Alberta Ballet & the Documentation of Performance: celebrating Alberta Ballet's 50th anniversary; Sep 1-Dec 17

• 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • Storyland: artwork by Tammy Salzl; Sep 9-Oct 15

metro • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712109 St • 780.425.9212 • Music Doc: AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (Oct 4) • Reel Family Cinema: Kubo and the Two Strings (Oct 1) • Turkey Shoot: Twilight (Sep 22)

The Moon at Midnight | Prairie Dance Circuit | Amber Borotsik & Company • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87

Provincial Archives of Alberta

7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Films adapted from books every Fri afternoon at 2pm • Schedule: Glengarry GlenRoss (Sep 23), Frost/Nixon (Sep 30)

front gallery • 12323-104 Ave • thefrontgallery.com • Summer Salon III: group art show; Through Aug • Artwork by Matt Petley Jones: A solo show featuring work by Matt Petley Jones, an established landscape artist who uses bright gestural paint-strokes to capture unique Canadian landscapes; Sep 15-Oct 7

Flamenco Dance Classes (Beginner or Advanced) • Dance Code Studio,

Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • picturethisgallery.com • Terry Isaac; Sep 30-Oct 1 • The Great Fall Art Event: artwork by Terry Isaac, Patrick Markle, Audrey Pfannmuller and more; Sep 15-Nov 15

Open Bethlehem • Education Centre South Room 129, 87 Ave & 113 St, U of A campus • psnedmonton.ca • Screening of the awardwinning film "Open Bethlehem", followed by a Q&A with Director Leila Sansour and Executive Producer Wael Kabbani • Sep 27, 7-9pm • Free Radical Reels • Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • 780.459.1500 • ardentheatre.com • Huck-it! Drop-it! Get stoked for this year’s presentation of the most outrageous films from the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival and beyond.

The Radical Reels Tour is back in St. Albert, bringing a variety of mountain sport films— skiing, boarding, climbing, biking, kayaking and more—that break all barriers of what is possible when determination and athleticism meet • Sep 29, 7:30pm • $20 (adult), $15 (student)

Gallery at Milner • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/gallery-at-milner • On the Walls: Wallace Creations: Digital works by Elizabeth Wallace Reid; Sep 1-30 • In the Cases & cubes: Placement: Ceramic works by Terry Hildebrand; Sep 1-30

Harcourt House Gallery • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Ambient Plagues: Artwork by Elaine Whittaker; Aug 4-Sep 23 Jake's Gallery • 10441-123 St • karen@ jakesframing.com • Sun and Earth: artwork by Jay Bigam; Sep 12-Oct 15

Jurassic Forest/Learning Centre • 15 mins N of Edmonton off Hwy 28A, Township Rd 564 • Education-rich entertainment facility for all ages

galLeries + Museums ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Crafting Conscience; Jul 9-Oct 1 • Transformation: Hooked Sculptures by Rachelle LeBlanc; Sep 10-Oct 15 Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Beauty’s Awakening: Drawings by the Pre-Raphaelites and their Contemporaries from the Lanigan Collection; Jul 23-Nov 13 • JASON DE HAAN: Grey to Pink: Jul 23-Nov 13 • Every Story Has Two Sides: artwork by Damian Moppett + Ron Moppett; Sep 17-Jan 8 • BMO Children’s Gallery: Touch Lab: Leave your Mark: Opens Jul 24 • Every Story Has Two Sides: artwork by Damian Moppett and Ron Moppett; Sep 17-Dec 31 • Open Studio Adult Drop-In: Wed, 7-9pm; $18/$16 (AGA member) • All Day Sundays: Art activities for all ages; Activities, 12-4pm; Tour; 2pm • Late Night Wednesdays: Every Wed, 6-9pm

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA)

Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • The Wild Party: artwork by Jason Carter; Sep 1-Oct 23

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19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Reconstructions: artwork by Brenda Danbrook; Sep 1-Oct 29

Bear Claw Gallery • 10403-124 St • 780.482.1204 • info@bearclawgallery.com • bearclawgallery.com • Nurturing the Spirit: New works in soapstone by Leo Arcand and Paintings

by Jessica Desmoulin; Sep 24-Oct 6; Opening reception: Sep 24, 1-4pm

Beaver Hills House Park • Jasper Ave/105 St • nuitblancheedmonton.ca/petitenuit • Petite Nuit: An intimate interactive art park that encompasses local and Canada wide contemporary artists. Artists include: Blaine Campbell, Sergio Serrano, Joel Adria, Amelia Scott and many more • Sep 23-24, 7pm until midnight • Free

scottgallery.com • Artwork by Lynn Malin; Sep 24-Oct 15; Opening reception: Sep 24, 1-4pm (artist in attendance) • Michael Matthews; Oct

sNAP Gallery • Society of Northern Alberta Print­- Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • The Garden of Earthly Delights: artwork by Juan Ortiz-Apuy; Aug 25-Oct 8 • Retrograde: artwork by Jill Ho-You; Aug 25-Oct 8

SPRUCE GROVE ART GALLERY • 35-5 Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Feature: Artwork by Susan Casault; Oct 4-29 • Fireplace Room: Artwork by Malissa Lea; Through Oct

Strathcona County Museum & Archives • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • strathconacountymuseum.ca • From the Kitchen; until Oct 11

Telus World of Science • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Free$117.95 • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments all summer • Wild Africa; opens in late Oct • Angry Birds Universe: a blockbuster exhibition features unprecedented interactivity in an extreme hands-on environment that is both physically and mentally stimulating; Oct 8-Apr 17

U of A Museums Galleries at Enterprise square • Main floor, 10230 Jasper Ave • Open: Thu-Fri, 12-6pm, Sat 124pm • A Little Bit of Infinity Part 1; Aug 11-Jan 28 • A Little Bit of Infinity Part 2; Sep 22-Jan 28 • Opening Sep 30, 6:30-9pm; RSVP at bit. ly/2chXK1q

VAA Gallery • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St •

Latitude 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Visualeyez 2016: Kindness; Sep 19-24

visualartsalberta.com • Art + Activism: artwork

by Mary Joyce, Paula Kirman and Juan Lopezdabdoub; Aug 31-Nov 26

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St •

VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill

780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • Lando Gallery September Group Selling Exhibition: Artwork by by gallery artists Waclaw Pietucha, Michael Levin, Kristine McGuinty and Rod and Denyse Simair; Sep 7-30 • Fall Gallery Walk; Sep 24-25

MacEwan University • City Centre Campus, 7-266 • amatejko@icloud.com • Between Here and There: Photography by Candace Makowichuk; Sep 8-Oct 21

McMullen GAllery • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • friendsofuah. org/mcmullen-gallery • InterCity: artwork by Allen Ball and Kim Sala; Sep 10-Oct 30

Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony Plain • multicentre.org • Genesis: artwork by Sharon Moore-Foster; until Sep 23 • Pottery to Die For: artwork by the Parkland Potters Guild; Sep 25-Oct 28; Opening reception: Sep 25, 1-4pm

Musée Héritage Museum • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@ artsandheritage.ca • Weiller and Williams Co Ltd: Building a Livestock Empire: In 2015, the Musée Héritage Museum received a large donation of business and family items that had belonged to Leland Stanford (Lee) Williams, partner in one of Canada’s largest cattlecommission firms; Sep 20-Nov 13 Paint Spot • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Naess Gallery: Emergent Life: paintings by Twilla Coates & Ricardo Copado • Artisan Nook: Kaleidoscope: paintings by Sandie Kanak • Aug 30-Oct 11

Peter Robertson Gallery • 12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongal-

Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • Authentic Art Exhibit; Sep 20-Oct 14

Walterdale Theatre Gallery • 10322-83 Ave • albertasocietyofartists.com • Bridges: A Celebration of the 85th Anniversary of The Alberta Society of Artists; Sep 24-Oct 30; Opening reception: Oct 1, 2-4pm West End Gallery • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Progressions: artwork by Irene Klar; until Sep 29

Literary Audreys Books • 10702 Jasper Ave • 780.423.3487 • audreys.ca • Trish Weymouth "The Day I met the Sock Monster" Signing; Sep 22, 12-1pm • Lorene Shyba "Shrunk: Crime and Disorders of the Mind" Launch; Sep 22, 7-8:30pm • Book Launch for DEADMONTON: Crime Stories from Canada's Murder City; Sep 25, 2-3pm

Crash to Paywall with Brian Gorman • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ca • Join Brian Gorman (communications professor, former journalist) for an analysis of what went wrong, what he sees as the future of journalism – and what all of this means for the media-consuming public • Sep 29, 7-8:30pm • Free (seating is limited, please register online, in person or call 780.410.8600)

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Spoken Word Tuesdays: Weekly spoken word night presented by the Breath In Poetry Collective (BIP); info: E: breathinpoetry@ gmail.com

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Rouge Poetry Slam hosted by Breath In Poetry Collective • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue

Scrambled YEG • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artists from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm

Tyche Books Five Year Anniversary Shindig • Variant Edition Comics & Culture, 10132-151 St • variantedmonton.com • Join Edmonton authors Krista D. Ball, Eileen Bell, Billie Milholland, Rhonda Parrish, and special visiting author Amy Laurens for an afternoon of books, comics, and refreshments to celebrate Tyche's 5th Annivesary • Sep 25, 1-3pm

Upper Crust Café • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series: this week with Richard Davies, Kadrush Radogoshi & Chitra Bakshi (Sep 26); Neil Meili, Jo-Ann Godfrey, Nancy Mackenzie & Joyce Harries (Oct 3) • Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)

Theatre 11 O'Clock Number • Venue TBA • grindstonetheatre.ca • This completely improvised musical comedy is based on the suggestions from the audience who will get to experience a brand new story unfold in front of them, complete with impromptu songs, dance breaks and show stopping numbers • Every Fri, starting Sep 30-Dec 9 & Jan 20-Jul 30, 11pm

Big Boom Theory 3 : The Early Years • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, #2690 8882-170 St • 780.484.2424 • edmonton. jubilations.ca • Watch as Leonard and Sheldon meet for the very first time and witness the start of the Penny/Leonard (or Pennard) romantic saga • Aug 26-Oct 23 • Adult: $67.95 (Wed, Thu, Sun), $77.95 (Fri, Sat); Senior/ student: $47.25 (Wed, Thu, Sun)

Chimprov • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) • Until Jun The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time • Shoctor Theatre, Citadel Theatre, 9828 101 A Ave • 780.425.1820 • citadeltheatre.com • When a 15-year-old math genius with autism comes under suspicion for killing his neighbour’s dog, he decides to investigate the crime himself and makes some life-changing discoveries • Sep 17-Oct 9

Drowsy Chaperone • John L. Haar Theatre, Centre for the Arts and Communications, 10045-156 St • A loving send-up of the Jazz age musical featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another • Nov 23-Dec 3 • $15-$25

Hugo, The Scaredy-Cat Caterpillar • Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • stalbert.ca/exp/arden/events/hugo-the-scaredycat-caterpillar • Oct 4, 10:30-11:30am • $10 (adults), $5 ((2yrs-17yrs), and under 2 is free)

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

Simon and Garfunkel Story • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • The Simon & Garfunkel story tells the fascinating tale of how two young boys from Queens, New York went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time • Sep 6-Oct 30

Son of France with Todd Babiak • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ca • Join Todd for a discussion about stories and calling Alberta home • Oct 5, 7-8:30pm • Free (seating is limited – please register online, in person or call 780.410.8600)

TheatreSports • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep-Jun • $12/$10 (member) at TIX on the Square

Witness to a Conga • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • varsconatheatre.com • One of the most anticipated revivals in Teatro history, Lemoine's most harrowing comedy presents a family torn apart by secrets and explosive revelations.

Andrew MacDonald-Smith leads a stellar cast: Briana Buckmaster, Belinda Cornish, Linda Grass, Jeff Haslam, and Davina Stewart • Sep 29-Oct 15

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The geek has inherited the earth

A sense of community and shared experiences elevates comicon for artists and fans alike

T

he Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo is like a high holiday for nerds.

Opening on Friday the 23rd (and running to the 25th) at the Expo Centre, the lively church of geek welcomes its flock. Close to 50 000 attendees are expected this year, and like last month’s Animethon, the numbers are growing. (Animethon went from roughly 8000 last year to over 10 000 this year).

While world renowned conventions like the San Diego Comic Con and Dragoncon in Atlanta have established themselves, the Edmonton version is still in its early years but making its mark. This year, Expo denizens will bring with them social mores, icons, intellectual achievements and personal motivations.

Those attending do so in formal attire (costume) or their everyday attire (whatever is cleanest). They worship at their altars (guest panels) and express ideas with the like minded (booth chat).

There is no actual government per-

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se, but they do have laws (no photos without consent). Their currency is derivative of the dominion in which the con is represented, and in high fives. You can buy everything from religious relics (leatherbound copies of Lord of the Rings) to worship worthy keepsakes (autographs). It is, quite literally, all encompassing.

On the other side of the coin, are those who the flock come to celebrate. In this case, Edmonton’s special effect hero Travis Shewchuk (Hell on Wheels, Fargo, Wynnona Earp) and intrepid actor/writer/director Ted Raimi (Ash vs Evil Dead, Spider-Man, Xena: Warrior Princess). These two gentlemen represent a unique perspective.

They come as fans, but they come to celebrate as well. Sure, they are adorned with the subtle scent of business but even they will assure you, nobody is above the event.

“When I’m up there in front of the fans, I’m actually one of them but I try not to let them know that,” Raimi says. “I think it’s because they don’t

want to see you like that, but the truth of the matter is on Sunday when the convention starts to shut down, I close up shop early, sign the last few autographs...just so I can walk the floor because I want to see all the cool booths and stuff. That is half the fun for me and I’m sorry that I have to miss it.”

It is the idea that it is a gathering. A group of people, both locally and from afar, who come together to share experiences, ideas, and get to meet heroes.

And even heroes have heroes.

“A lot of time you get to interact with those whose work you really respect,” explains Shewchuk . “I love the time when you get to interact with them as just people. You get to sit down and talk and just hang out. You don’t get that time anywhere else.”

With all this love-in referencing in mind, it is important to point out that even though geekdom is accepted, it wasn’t always that way. In fact, horror, sci-fi and fantasy were, at one time, a bit taboo.

“Horror movies are cool now, they attract A-list talent. Huge fucking names. But when I started 20 years ago, it was just slightly better than doing porn,” Raimi says.

“For an actor that is what it was.

When I started out doing Wes Craven films and Tobe Hooper movies, these stalwarts of '70s horror movies that everyone imitates now... in those days when I was doing it, the vibe you’d get was at least I’m not snorting crank with hookers in a dump above Hollywood Boulevard.”

While it may not be crank and hookers, mainstream geeks do know how to party. Shewchuk has been privvy to the acceptance of the nerd.

“I have some stories about crazy things. Definitely with the guys from Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead, I won’t name names or anything but there were some pretty entertaining situations for sure.

“There is the odd rockstar in every crowd though. There is the odd guy or group that likes living up to that rep.”

In the end, it is a culture of accep-

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Fri, Sept 23 — Sun, Sept 25 Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo Edmonton Expo Centre at Northlands, $20 to $250 edmontonexpo.com tance. For those who come through the front gates and those who use the artist’s entrance. Sure, there are some exceptions to every rule. But most of the time, people come to be a part of it all. To be one with the mind hive. To immerse in the primordial soup of geekery.

“All the guys who come to my table are my paizan in a way,” Raimi says. “These guys have all these nose rings, 150 tattoos, mohawks or fauxhawks depending on their weekends and I understand these guys completely. I think they can sense that I’m not a bullshitter. At least to them I’m not. I don’t know if I would fit in anywhere else.”

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POP INTERVIEW //

Mark Meer // Photo Supplied

// Photo by Jason Symington

Listen close, padawan

Three local cosplayers offer their tips and tricks for Expo

C

osplaying may seem like a fun hobby, but the amount of time and effort some put into it make it more like a religion.

Any act of dressing up as your favourite movie, animation or video game character for fun and sometimes for profit—that's cosplay.

The name is a portmanteau of the words ‘costume’ and ‘play’. Be it live action role playing, attending movie quote-alongs, or just Wednesday’s nights on the farm, if you are representing a character in costume, you are cosplaying.

For three Edmontonians, it is a way of life. Cheryl Cottrell-Smith is a marketing and communications manager who cosplays under the name Miss Chezza. She is relatively new to cosplaying, but that hasn’t stopped her from getting elbows deep into the scene. Mark Meer is an award winning performer/ writer who has done work for the CBC (The Irrelevant show) and is the voice of Commander Shepard in Bioware’s world renowned sci-fi videogame franchise Mass Effect (and many other games). And Samantha Woods works in a bank by day, but when she is not, she is a seasoned cosplayer, costume maker and con maven.

Be it posing for pictures, pretending to be their heroes, or just a form of self expression, each have their own reasons for doing it. And, to use a Meer-ism, most of those reasons will gain them entrance into geek Valhalla.

Vue Weekly: Why do you cosplay?

Cheryl Cottrell-Smith: The first time I ever cosplayed, I wore a store bought Silk Spectre II costume to a comic convention and a little boy shyly came up to me, beaming, and said "I like your costume." That was when I realized that cosplay wasn't just something that would be enjoyable for me, it was something that

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other people took pleasure in—the ability to see their favourite heroes and villains in the flesh.

Mark Meer: I'm an old Generation X nerd, so "cosplay" is a fairly new term to me. I always just called it "drinking beer while wearing a costume"... and mostly did it on Halloween. I always spent months getting my costume together for the big night on October 31. It's always been my favourite holiday. I'm glad we as a society finally realized that one Halloween a year was not enough.

Samantha Woods: There are many aspects to cosplay: the creation of something, the research into it, being able to portray a character you love, the photos you see later, meeting new people, going to cons, just to name a few. There is so much more that cosplay has given me that I never thought about when I put on my first costume and went out.

VW: How do you choose your characters?

CCS: I primarily choose characters I find interesting or who have strong personalities. I'll cosplay anyone from Rorschach to Chun-Li, as long as I like their style and think I can do the character justice with my costumes. In the past, my cosplays have primarily been from video games, the DC and Marvel universes, and anime.

MM: Like most, I pick costumes from the fandoms I enjoy. In my case, Marvel and DC Comics, Doctor Who, horror movies, and so on. I tend to just go with my favourites... which are usually the bad guys. Doctor Doom, Bizarro, Hobgoblin... these are the sort of characters I tend to choose. I especially enjoy the obscure villains like Super-Adaptoid and Mr. Mind.

VW: Is there such a thing as 'doing it wrong'?

CCS: In terms of how you cosplay, no. Even the low budget cosplays can be accurate and hilarious. In terms of how you treat other cosplay-

ers, yes. This can be a huge issue in the cosplay community because some people are very judgmental in terms of accuracy and body type.

We see it every day online and in person at conventions--people getting criticized for wearing costumes that don't necessarily "fit their body type," even though many of those people clearly put weeks or months of work into their cosplays.

MM: Not in my book. Wear whatever costume you want and have a good time.

SW: You can only ever do it wrong if it feels wrong to you.

VW: Any tips that you’ve learned from your years cosplaying?

MM: At a multi-day con, Febreeze is your friend. Also, gentlemen... wear a dance belt.

SW: 1. Foundational undergarments, get them.

2. Find shoes that are comfortable.

You can paint and change and add almost anything to them, but the one thing you can’t change is their comfort if they are not comfortable.

3. Think about how you are going to do normal tasks in your costume.

Things like: sitting, eating, drinking, going to the bathroom, walking, driving.

4. Wash or clean your costume. You will sweat, it will smell after a bit, figure out how to clean it.

5. Think about how your character would move or stand for photos.

People are going to want to take your picture, you did an awesome job on your costume and they want to see it.

6. Test your costume before you wear it. The 20 minutes you had it all on will not be the same as a 12 hour day at a con.

7. Be willing to learn, ask questions and answer them. People will want to know how you did something, talk to them about it, they are just as excited for this as you.

TRENT WILKIE

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Zombie makeup effects at Theatre Garage Cosplay Build Workshop // Photo by Jason Symington

Samantha Woods as Harley Quinn. // Photo Supplied

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17 DANCE & THEATRE 18 EVENTS & FESTIVALS 18 MEDIA - SOCIAL

22 SHOPPING & SERVICES 30 FASHION & SELF-EXPRESSION

40 TRAVEL 40 EDUCATION

14 BEST OF EDMONTON

Winner Royal Bison Craft & Art Fair (royalbison.ca) 1st Runner-up Make It Edmonton (makeitproductions.com) 2nd Runner-up Butterdome Craft Sale (butterdome.ca)

Best Cultural Gallery

20 MEDIA - TRADITIONAL

38 HEALTH

Winner Art Gallery of Alberta (2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, 780.422.6223, youraga.ca) 1st Runner-up Alberta Craft Council (albertacraft.ab.ca)

Winner Latitude 53 (10242 106 St, 780.423.5353, latitude53.org) 1st Runner-up Bearclaw Gallery (bearclawgallery.com) 2nd Runner-up SNAP (snapartists.com)

16 MUSIC & COMEDY

36 SPORTS & RECREATION

Best Artisan/ Craft Fair

Best Private Art Gallery

14 ARTS & BOOKS

32 LOCAL LIFE

Best Public Art Gallery

Winner Bearclaw Gallery (10403 124 St, 780.482.1204, bearclawgallery.com) 1st Runner-up Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (ukrainianvillage.ca) 2nd Runner-up Ukrainian Canadian Archives and Museum of Alberta (ucama.com)

Best Movie Theatre Winner Metro Cinema at Garneau Theatre (8712 109 St, 780.425.9212, metrocinema.org) 1st Runner-up Princess Theatre (princesstheatre.ca) 2nd Runner-up Cineplex Odeon Windermere Cinemas and VIP (Cineplex.com)

Best Local Street Artist Winner AJA Louden (ajalouden.com) 1st Runner-up Quinn Wade

Best Artist Winner Jen Danger 1st Runner-up Aaron Paquette (aaronpaquette.net) 2nd Runner-up Jill Stanton (jstanton.ca)

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Best Author Winner Todd Babiak (toddbabiak.com) 1st Runner-up Rob Bowatzke (browatzke.com) 2nd Runner-up: TIE Jessica Kluthe and A.D. Ryan

Best Graphic Novelist Winner Jill Stanton (jstanton.ca) 1st Runner-up Patti Laboucane-Benson

Best Photographer Winner: TIE McGlola Photography (sheraleeladd.wixsite.com/ mcglola) and Nicole Ashley (nicoleashley.ca) 1st Runner-up Darcy Evans (darcyevansphotography.com)

Best Industrial Designer Winner Tomnuk Design (780.919.6792, tomnuk.com)

Champion of the Arts Winner Craig Martell 1st Runner-up Michael Phair

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A Little Bit of Infinity

MUSIC & COMEDY

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Best Classical Ensemble

406 works of art by 132 different artists spanning six centuries & more than 23 countries

Winner Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (edmontonsymphony.com) 1st Runner-up Kokopelli Choir (kokopellichoirs.com)

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Best Opera Company Winner Edmonton Opera (edmontonopera.com) 1st Runner-up Opera NUOVA (operanuova.ca)

Best Local Band Winner Altameda (altameda.net/) 1st Runner-up Chronic Rock (chronicrock.ca) 2nd Runner-up: TIE Stephanie Harpe Experience and The Wet Secrets (wetscrets.com)

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Best Rapper Winner Mitchmatic (mitchmatic.com/) 1st Runner-up Arlo Maverick

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Best Place To See Live Music (small capacity) Winner The Needle Vinyl Tavern (10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca) 1st Runner-up 99ten (99ten.ca) 2nd Runner-up Starlite Room (starliteroom.ca)

Best Place To See Live Music (large capacity) Winner Winspear Centre (4 Sir Winston Churchill Square, 780.428.1414, winspearcentre.com) 1st Runner-up Jubilee Auditorium (jubileeauditorium.com) 2nd Runner-up Shaw Conference Centre (shawconferencecentre.com)

Best Club Night Winner Evolution Wonderlounge (10220 103 St, 780.424.0077, yourgaybar.com) 1st Runner-up: TIE The Common (thecommon.ca) and Squires (squirespub.ca)

Best Local DJ

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Winner DJ Tyco 1st Runner-up DJ Arrowchaser 2nd Runner-up Thomas Culture (thomasculture.ca)

Best Solo Artist Winner Marlaena Moore

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Best Music Scene Supporter Winner Craig Martell 1st Runner-up Christopher Zuk 2nd Runner-up Terry Evans

Best Local Comedian Winner Lilith Fair 1st Runner-up Lars Callieou 2nd Runner-up Jon Mick (jonmick.ca)

Best Comedy Club Winner The Comic Strip (West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St, 780.483.5999, thecomicstrip.ca) 1st Runner-up Empress Ale House (empressalehouse.com) 2nd Runner-up Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club (yukyuks.com)

Best Comedy Show Winner Druid Comedy Night 1st Runner-up Empress Comedy Night (empressalehouse.com) 2nd Runner-up Theatresports (rapidfiretheatre.com)

Best Musical Theatre Winner Mayfield Dinner Theatre (16615 109 Ave, 780.483.4051, mayfieldtheatre.ca) 1st Runner-up Two ONE-WAY Tickets to Broadway Productions (twoonewaytickets.com)

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Best Theatre Company

Best Burlesque Troupe

Winner Rapid Fire Theatre (rapidfiretheatre.com) 1st Runner-up Citadel Theatre (citadeltheatre.com) 2nd Runner-up Catalyst Theatre (catalysttheatre.ca)

Winner Capital City Burlesque (capitalcityburlesque.com) 1st Runner-up The Pinheruppers 2nd Runner-up River City Revue Burlesque (rivercityrevueburlesque.ca)

Best Improv Group Winner Rapid Fire Theatre (rapidfiretheatre.com) 1st Runner-up Die-Nasty (die-nasty.com) 2nd Runner-up Sorry, Not Sorry Productions (sorrynotsorry.ca)

Best Dance Company Winner Good Women Dance Collective (780.802.6867, goodwomen.ca) 1st Runner-up Toy Guns Dance Theatre (toygunstheatre.com) 2nd Runner-up Mile Zero Dance (milezerodance.com)

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Capital City Burlesque 2nd Runner-up All Tease All Shade: A Queer Cabaret

Best Burlesque Artist Winner Violette Coquette (violettecoquette.com) 1st Runner-up Holly Von Sinn 2nd Runner-up Audra Dacity, Capital City Burlesque

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EVENTS & FESTIVALS

Best Metro Edmonton Festival Winner Heritage Festival (heritagefest.ca) 1st Runner-up Taste of Edmonton (tasteofedm.ca) 2nd Runner-up Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (fringetheatre.ca)

Best Music Festival

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Winner The Awesome Hour (theawesomehour.com) 1st Runner-up The One (itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-one-podcast) 2nd Runner-up The Movie Jerks (themoviejerks.ca)

Best Tweeter Winner Lisa Evans (@TheLisaEvans) 1st Runner-up Kathleen Smith (@KikkiPlanet) 2nd Runner-up Phil Wilson (@baconhound)

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Winner Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival (fringetheatre.ca) 1st Runner-up Improvaganza (Citadel Theatre, rapidfiretheatre.com) 2nd Runner-up Edmonton Burlesque Festival (edmontonburlesquefest.com)

Winner DedFest (Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, 8712 109 St, dedfest.com) 1st Runner-up Edmonton International Film Festival (edmontonfilmfest.com) 2nd Runner-up Northwestfest (northwestfest.ca)

Best Pop-Up Event Winner Fruit Loop 1st Runner-up What the Truck?! (whatthetruck.ca) 2nd Runner-up Cat Café Edmonton

Best Local Affairs Best Food Blog Winner: TIE Blog Winner MasterMaq (blog.mastermaq.ca) 1st Runner-up Daveberta (daveberta.ca) 2nd Runner-up Seen and Heard in Edmonton (seenandheardyeg.com)

Best Cultural Blog Winner: TIE The Movie Jerks (themoviejerks.ca) and After the House Lights (afterthehouselights.com)

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Best Film Festival

MEDIA – SOCIAL Best Podcast

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Best Performing Arts Festival

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Stump Kitchen (youtube. com/channel/UCDa7IzZX_ Lb882M4qZc6nzg) and Allwaysangela (allwaysangela.com) 1st Runner-up Baconhound (baconhound.com) 2nd Runner-up Only Here for the Food (onlyhereforthefood.ca)

Best Fashion Blog Winner The Pretty Secrets (theprettysecrets.com) 1st Runner-up Blue Collar Red Lipstick (bluecollarredlipstick.com) 2nd Runner-up Over My Styled Body (overmystyledbody.com)

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BEST LOCAL MUSIC FESTIVAL!

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MEDIA – TRADITIONAL Best Radio Host: Morning (6–9am slot) Winner Garner Andrews, SONiC 102.9 FM 1st Runner-up Ryder, HOT 107 FM 2nd Runner-up Mark Connolly, CBC Radio One 93.9

Best Radio Team: Morning (6–9am slot) Winner Crash and Mars, NOW 102.3 FM 1st Runner-up Ryder and Lisa, HOT 107 FM 2nd Runner-up Pepper and Dylan, The Bounce 91.7 FM

Best Radio Host: Daytime (10–3pm slot) Winner Adam McKale, NOW Radio 102.3 FM 1st Runner-up Charlee Morgan, up! 99.3 FM 2nd Runner-up: TIE Baba Singh, CKUA 94.9 FM and Melissa Wright, K-97 FM and Ryan Jespersen, CHED 630 AM

Best Radio Host: Afternoon (3–6pm slot)

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Winner Portia Clark, CBC Radio One 93.9 FM 1st Runner-up Jake Ryan, HOT 107 FM 2nd Runner-up Rachel Day, 102.3 NOW FM

Saturday, October 1, 2016 Doors open at 6:00 PM Royal Alberta Museum Theatre 12845 102 Ave

Best Radio Team: Afternoon Drive (3–6pm slot)

Tickets include food truck treats, popcorn, cash bar, red carpet photos and the choicest Alberta indie short films.

Winner Mike and Helena, The Bounce 91.7 FM

ESFF.CA 20 BEST OF EDMONTON

1st Runner-up Jake Ryan and Tyco, HOT 107 FM 2nd Runner-up Rob and Joelle, 102.3 NOW FM

1st Runner up Rylan Kafara and Brittany Rudyk, CJSR 88.5 FM 2nd Runner up Fred Zepplin and the Wizard, CJSR 88.5 FM

Best Radio Host: Late Night (9–midnight slot)

Best Radio Station

Winner Johnny Infamous, HOT 107 FM 1st Runner-up Pam Kirby, The Bear 100.3 FM 2nd Runner-up Lauren Hunter, SONiC 102.9 FM

Best Radio Sportscaster Winner Jason Gregor, TSN 1260 AM 1st Runner-up Bryn Griffiths, CFCW 840 AM 2nd Runner-up Reid Wilkins, CHED 630 AM

Best Radio Newscaster Winner: TIE Bob Layton, CHED 630 AM and Bryce Kelly, SONiC 102.9 FM 1st Runner-up Ryan Jesperson, CHED 630 AM 2nd Runner-up Bryn Griffiths, CFCW 840 AM

Best Indie Radio Host Winner Baba Singh, CKUA 94.9 FM 1st Runner up TIE Craig Elliot, CJSR 88.5 FM and Fred Zepplin, CJSR 88.5 FM

Best Indie Radio Team Winner Adam Rozenhart and Samantha Power, CJSR 88.5 FM

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Winner Hot 107 FM 1st Runner-up Sonic 102.9 FM 2nd Runner-up NOW Radio 102.3 FM

Best TV Morning Show Winner Global News 1st Runner-up CTV Morning Live

Best TV Morning Host Winner Shaye Ganam, Global News 1st Runner-up Stacey Brotzel, CTV 2nd Runner-up Rob Williams, CTV

Best TV Morning Host Team Winner Jennifer Crosby and Shaye Ganam, Global 1st Runner-up Rob Williams and Stacey Brotzel, CTV

Best TV Newscast Winner Global Global 1st Runner-up CTV

Best TV News Anchor Winner Daryl McIntyre, CTV 1st Runner-up Gord Steinke, Global

Best TV News Team Winner Gord Steinke and Carol Anne Devaney, Global 1st Runner-up Joel Gotlib and Erin Isfeld, CTV

Best TV Station Winner Global 1st Runner-up CTV 2nd Runner-up CBC

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Best TV Meteorologist Winner Josh Classen, CTV 1st Runner-up Mike Sobel, Global 2nd Runner-up Margeaux Morin, Global

Best Internet Provider Winner Shaw (shaw.ca) 1st Runner-up Telus (telus.com) 2nd Runner-up TekSavvy (teksavvy.com)

Best Graphic Artist Winner TIE Andrew Benson and Chris Cooper

Best Local Video Game Developer Winner Bioware (200 4445 Calgary Trail NW, 780.430.0164, bioware.com) 1st Runner-up: TIE Beamdog (beamdog.com) and Mike Gaboury (filthycasual.com)

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SHOPPING & SERVICES Best Antique Store

Best Auto Service

Winner Junque Cellar (10442 82 Ave, 780.433.9963) 1st Runner-up Old Strathcona Antique Mall (oldstrahconamall.com) 2nd Runner-up Maven and Grace Vintage (mavenandgrace.com)

Winner Pug City Euroworks (9912 72 Ave, 780.7577844, pugcity.ca) 1st Runner-up Wheaton Honda (wheatonhonda.com) 2nd Runner-up Wright Auto Sales (writghtautosales.ca)

Best Art Supply Store Winner The Paint Spot (10032 81 Ave, 780.432.0240, paintspot.ca) 1st Runner-up Colours (artsupplies.com) 2nd Runner-up Michaels (michaels.com)

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Best Auto Dealer: New Winner Wheaton Honda (9688 34 Ave, 780.463.7888, wheatonhonda.com) 1st Runner-up Mayfield Toyota (mayfieldtoyota.com) 2nd Runner-up Audi Edmonton North (audiedmontonnorth.com)

Best Auto Dealer: Used Winner Wheaton Honda (9688 34 Ave, 780.463.7888, wheatonhonda.com) 1st Runner-up Audi Edmonton North (audiedmontonnorth.com)

Best Auto Body Repair Shop Winner Fix Auto (fixauto.com) 1st Runner-up Wright Automotive (wrightautosales.ca) 2nd Runner-up Eastwood Auto Body (eastwood.com)

Best Book Store Winner Audreys Books (10702 Jasper Ave, 780.423.3487, audreys.ca) 1st Runner-up Wee Book Inn (weebookinn.com) 2nd Runner-up Chapters (chapters.indigo.ca)

Best Comic Book Store Winner Happy Harbor Comics (10729 104 Ave, 780.452.8211, happyharborcomics.com) 1st Runner-up Warp One Comics and Games (warpcomics.com)

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2nd Runner-up Variant Edition Comics and Culture (variantedmonton.com)

Best Board Game Cafe Winner Hexagon Boardgame Cafe (10123 82 Ave, 780.757.3105, thehexcafe.com) 1st Runner-up Table Top Cafe (tabletopcafe.ca)

Best Escape Room Winner Time Escape (10939 120 St, 780.707.6889, timeescape.ca) 1st Runner-up EXIT Edmonton (e-exit.ca) 2nd Runner-up Escape City (escapecity.ca)

Best Games and Collectibles Shop Winner River City Games (rivercitygames.ca) 1st Runner-up: TIE Warp One Comics and Games (warpcomics.com) and Happy Harbor Comics (happyharborcomics.com) 2nd Runner-up Whyte Knight Toys & Games

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Winner Hush (9876 63 Ave, 780.756.4874, and 16218 Stony Plain Rd, 780.705.2559, hushcanada. com) 1st Runner-up The Traveling Tickle Trunk (travelingtickletrunk.com) 2nd Runner-up The Love Boutique (theloveboutique.com)

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Best Musical Instrument Store Winner Stang Guitars (9939 76 Ave, 780.757.8264, stangguitars.com) 1st Runner-up Long & McQuade (long-mcquade.com) 2nd Runner-up Axe Music (axemusic.com)

Best Record Store

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Winner Blackbyrd Myoosik (10442 82 Ave, 780.439.1273, blackbyrd.ca) 1st Runner-up Listen Records (listenrecords.net) 2nd Runner-up Record Collector’s Paradise (recordcollectorsparadise.ca)

Best Camera Store Winner McBain Camera (mcbaincamera.com) 1st Runner-up Vistek (vistek.ca) 2nd Runner-up London Drugs (londondrugs.com)

Best Sustainable Goods Store/ Eco-conscious Company

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Winner Earth’s General Store (10150 104 St, 780.757.3274, earthsgeneralstore.ca) 1st Runner-up Carbon Environmental Boutique (carbonboutique.com) 2nd Runner-up Planet Organic (planetorganic.ca)

Winner Optimum Health Stores (optimumhealthvitamins.com) 1st Runner-up Planet Organic (planetorganic.ca)

Best Tattoo Studio Winner Atomic Zombie (10121 124 St, 780.482.2662, atomiczombie.net) 1st Runner-up Urge 2 (urge2.ca) 2nd Runner-up Lucky Strike (luckystriketattoo.ca)

Best Tattoo Artist Winner Chris Iwaniuk, Bombshell Tattoo Galerie (chrisiwaniuktattoos.com/) 1st Runner-up Jen Danger, Urge 2 Tattoo (urge2.ca/jen/) 2nd Runner-up Heath Smith, Right Hand Tattoo (heathsmithtattoo.ca)

Best Piercing/ Body Modification Studio Winner Atomic Zombie (10121 124 St, 780.482.2662, atomiczombie.net) 1st Runner-up Shambhala Tattoo 2nd Runner-up Dragon FX (dragonfxtattoo.com)

Best House Cleaning Service Winner Cleaning Professionals (13629 St. Albert Trail, 780.454.6627, cleaningpros.ca) 1st Runner-up Clean Lyfe 2nd Runner-up B.A.R. Cleaning Co. (barcleaningco.com)

Best Computer Store Winner Memory Express (13629 St. Albert Trail, memoryexpress.com) 1st Runner-up Apple Store

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(apple.com/ca) 2nd Runner-up Best Buy (bestbuy.ca)

Best Florist Winner Laurel’s on Whyte (8210 104 St, 780.431.0738, laurelsonwhyte.com) 1st Runner-up Two Buds Floral Artistry (twobudsfloralartistry.com) 2nd Runner-up FaBLOOMosity (fabloomosity.com)

Best Furniture Store Winner Home Envy (5240 Windermere Blvd, 780.430.0798/3865 99th Street, 780.466.7455, createhomeenvy.ca) 1st Runner-up Find Edmonton (findedmonton.com) 2nd Runner-up IKEA (ikea.com/ca/en)

Best Place To Gamble Winner River Cree (300 East Lpotac Blvd, Enoch, 780.484.2121, rivercreeresort.com) 1st Runner-up Casino Yellohead (purecanadiangaming.com) 2nd Runner-up Century Casino (edmonton.cnty.com)

Best Gardening Store Winner Greenland Garden Centre (2310 Hwy 16, Sherwood Park, 780.467.7557, greenlandgarden.com) 1st Runner-up Salisbury Greenhouse (salisburygreenhouse.com) 2nd Runner-up Ellerslie Gift & Garden (ellersliegift.com)

Best Gift Shop Winner Sweet Convenience (16930 107 Ave, 780.489.7993) 1st Runner-up Wildbird General Store (wildbirdgeneralstore.com) 2nd Runner-up The Artworks (theartworks.ca)

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Edmonton’s Premier Automotive Repair Specialists Specialising in but not limited to: • • • • • •

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Thanks for voting us Best Auto Service two years in a row!

Tank, Gunner, Tuna and the biped staff at Pug City Euroworks would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all of you for your continued support.

We’re extremely humbled, and we certainly know how lucky we are to have you.

We’d be nowhere without you. We’re flattered to have made the list, but to be voted #1, well, nothing makes us more proud.

2016

Thank you Edmonton!

Pug City Euroworks ǀ 9912 – 72 Avenue, Edmonton, AB ǀ 780-757-7844 VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 22 – SEP 28, 2016

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Best Home Accessory/Décor Store

9553 76 ave NW

Winner HomeSense (homesense.ca) 1st Runner-up Henry’s Purveyor of Fine Things (henrysfinethings.ca) 2nd Runner-up Home Envy (createhomeenvy.ca)

Best Kitchenware Store Winner Crate&Barrel (crateandbarrel.ca) 1st Runner-up William Sonoma (williams-sonoma.ca) 2nd Runner-up Barb’s Kitchen (barbskitchen.com)

Best Hardware Store Winner Home Depot (homedepot.ca) 1st Runner-up TIE Lowes (lowes.ca) and Home Hardware (homehardware.ca) 2nd Runner-up Canadian Tire (canadiantire.ca)

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And for voting Stang Guitars Edmonton’s “Best Musical Instrument Store.”

Fender • Fender Custom Shop • Gibson Gibson Custom Shop • Ernie Ball Music Man PRS • Jackson • Jackson Custom Shop Squier • Art and Lutherie • Seagull Friedman Amplification • Supro Amps Marshall • Earthquaker Devices CatalinBread • Wampler • Red Panda 9939 - 76th Ave. • 780.757.8264 26 BEST OF EDMONTON

Best Local Architect Winner: TIE Maltby and Prins Architects (10347 71 Ave, 780.482.3461, maltbyandprinsarchitects.com) and Kennedy Create (10350 124 St, kennedycreate.com)

Best Condo Developer Winner Regency (regencydevelopments.ca)

Electrical Company Winner Strata Electrical Contracting (6167 Stinson Way, 780.893.3902, strataelectrical.com) 1st Runner-up Epcor (epcor.com) 2nd Runner-up Robart Electrical (robartelectric.com)

Best Flooring Company Winner: TIE Erol Anderson Contracting and Divine Flooring (divinefloor.com)

Best Motorcycle Dealer

Best Public/ Farmers’ Market

Winner Heritage Harley-Davidson (1616 Calgary Trail, 780.430.7200, heritageharley.com) 1st Runner-up Riverside Motorsports (riversideyamaha-suzuki. com) 2nd Runner-up Scona Cycle (sconacyclehonda.com)

Winner City Market Downtown (104th Street in summer, City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square in winter, city-market.ca) 1st Runner-up Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market (osfm.ca) 2nd Runner-up Callingwood Farmers’ Market (callingwoodmarketplace.com)

Best Real Estate Agent Winner Didi Rasmussen, Re/Max (14717 40 Ave, 780.438.7000, didi-sells. com) 1st Runner-up David Demian, Re/Max (remax.ca/ab/david-demian) 2nd Runner-up Ralph Polowich (alphpolowich.com)

Best Shopping Centre/Mall Winner Southgate Centre (5015 111 St, 780.435.3721, southgatecentre.com) 1st Runner-up West Edmonton Mall (wem.ca) 2nd Runner-up Kingsway Mall (kingswaymall.com)

Best Video Game Store VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 22 – SEP 28, 2016

Winner EB Games (ebgames.ca) 1st Runner-up Game City 2nd Runner-up Old Strathcona Antique Mall (oldstrathconamall.com)

Best Animal Hospital Winner Guardian Veterinary Centre (5620 99 St, 780.436.5880, guardianvetcentre.com) 1st Runner-up Summerside Vet Hospital (summersidevet.com) 2nd Runner-up Belle Rive Pet Hospital (bellerivepethospital.com)

Best Doggie Day Care Winner Sadie’s K9 Stay & Play (8521 Argyll Rd, 780.756.0432, sadiesk9stayandplay.com) 1st Runner-up Pampered Puppy (thepamperedpuppy.net) 2nd Runner-up Waggytails (waggytails.ca)

Best Pet Training Winner Sadie’s K9 Stay & Play (8521 Argyll Rd, 780.756.0432, sadiesk9stayandplay.com) 1st Runner-up Waggytails (waggytails.ca) 2nd Runner-up Edmonton Humane Society (edmontonhumanesociety. com)

Best Pet Grooming/Pet Spa Winner Pampered Puppy (10303 124 St, 780.732.7277, thepamperedpuppy.net) 1st Runner-up Sadie’s K9 Stay & Play (sadiesk9stayandplay.com) 2nd Runner-up Perfectly Pampered Paws (780.406.5565)

Best Pet Supplies Store Winner Homes Alive Pets (13340 St. Albert Trail, 780.488.8050, homesalive.ca) 1st Runner-up PetSmart (petsmart.com) 2nd Runner-up Pet Planet (petplanethealth.com)

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Best Wedding Registry Winner Bed, Bath and Beyond (bedbathandbeyond.ca) 1st Runner-up The Bay (thebay.com) 2nd Runner-up Crate&Barrel (crateandbarrel.ca)

Best Bike Shop Winner Red Bike (10918 88 Ave, 780.435.2674, redbike.ca) 1st Runner-up United Cycle (unitedcycle.com) 2nd Runner-up Revolution Cycle (revolutioncycle.com)

Best Sporting Goods Store Winner United Cycle (7620 Gateway Blvd, 780.433.1181, unitedcycle.com) 1st Runner-up Moutain Equipment Co-Op (MEC) Edmonton (mec.ca) 2nd Runner-up Totem Outfitters (totemoutfitters.ca)

Best Ice Skate Shop Winner United Cycle (7620 Gateway Blvd, 780.433.1181, unitedcycle.com) 1st Runner-up Totem Outfitters (totemoutfitters.ca) 2nd Runner-up Pro Skate (proskate.ca)

Best Ski Shop Winner Sundance Ski & Board Shop (4745 Gateway Boulevard, 780.432.0711, sundanceskishop.com) 1st Runner-up Skier’s Sportshop (skierssportshop.com) 2nd Runner-up Totem Outfitters (totemoutfitters.ca)

Best Fitness Equipment Store Winner Fitness Town (10320 80 Ave, 780.989.0125, fitnesstown.ca) 1st Runner-up Flaman Fitness (flaman.com) 2nd Runner-up MEC Edmonton (mec.ca)

Best Snowboard Shop Winner The Source (17548 100 Ave, 780.489.9476, sourceboards.com) 1st Runner-up Easy Rider (theeasyrider.com) 2nd Runner-up Plush Skateboards and Snowboards (780.439.8180)

Best Skateboard Shop Winner: TIE Plush Skateboards and Snowboards (10309 82 Ave, 780.439.8180)

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Winner Best Bike Shop

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best float studio

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and The Source (sourceboards.com) 1st Runner-up Local 124 (local124.com) 2nd Runner-up Easy Rider (theeasyrider.com)

Best Local Adventure Outfitter Winner MEC Edmonton (12328 102nd Ave NW, 780.488.6614, mec.ca) 1st Runner-up Campers Village (campers-village.com) 2nd Runner-up Totem Outfitters (totemoutfitters.ca)

Best Accountant Winner Vleeming Vleeming O’Neil (305 —85 Cranford Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.6143, jpvca.com)

Best Financial Institution Winner Servus Credit Union (servus.ca) 1st Runner-up RBC Royal Bank (rbcroyalbank.com) 2nd Runner-up: TIE TD Canada Trust (tdcanadatrust.com) and ATB (atb.com)

Best Investment Firm/Financial Planner Winner Abacus Wealth Management (6328A 104 St, 780.989.2777, abacuswealthmgmt.com) 1st Runner-up Investors Group (investorsgroup.com)

Best Lawyer/Law Firm Winner James Song at Prowse Chowne (1300—10020 101A Ave, 780.439.7171, prowsechowne.com) 1st Runner-up Duncan Craig (2800— 10060 Jasper Ave, 780.428.6036, dcllp.com) 2nd Runner-up Andrew Cao Kolthammer Batchelor & Laidlaw LLP (kbllaw.com)

The Bamboo Ballroom Winner: Best Women’s Clothing 1st Runner-Up: Best Jean Store

Barber Ha 2nd Runner-Up: Best Hair Salon

Black Dog Freehouse Winner: Best Place to Drink Alone

Blackbyrd Myoozik Winner: Best Record Store

The Briefing Room Winner: Best Men’s Clothing

Chapters 2nd Runner-Up: Best Book Store

Empress Ale House Winner: Best Place to Drink Alone 1st Runner-Up: Best Comedy Club, Best Comedy Show

Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival Winner: Best Performing Arts Festival 2nd Runner-Up: Best Metro Edmonton Festival

EXIT Edmonton 1st Runner-Up: Best Escape Room

best of

Eye Care Group 1st Runner-Up: Best Eyewear Store

Fitness Town

2016

Winner: Best Fitness Equipment

gravitypope Winner: Best Shoe Store, Best Jean Store

Have Mercy 1st Runner-Up: Best Hidden Gem, Best Place to Drink Alone

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CONGRATS!

Hexagon Board Game Café Winner: Best Board Game Café

Jaisel 2nd Runner-Up: Best Men’s Clothing

Junque Cellar Winner: Best Antique Store

Justik Medical Clinic Winner: Best Medical Clinic

Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market 2nd Runner-Up: Best Farmers’ Market

The Paint Spot Winner: Best Art Supply Store

Planet Organic 1st Runner-Up: Best Vitamin/ Herbalist Store 2nd Runner-Up: Best Sustainable Goods Store

Plush Skateboards and Snowboards Winner: Best Skateboard Shop 2nd Runner-Up: Best Snowboard Shop

Poppy Barley 2nd Runner-Up: Best Shoe Store

Princess Theatre 1st Runner-Up: Best Movie Theatre

Regent Optical 2nd Runner-Up: Best Eyewear Store

The Royal Bison Winner: Best Artisan/Craft Fair

Sattva School of Yoga 2nd Runner-Up: Best Yoga Studio

Shambhala Tattoo 1st Runner-Up: Best Piercing/Body Modification Studio

Squires Pub 1st Runner-Up: Best Night Club

The Travelling Tickle Trunk 1st Runner-Up: Best Sex Supplies Store

United Cycle Winner: Best Sporting Goods Store, Best Ice Skate Shop, Best Sports Apparel 1st Runner-Up: Best Bike Shop

Warp 1 Comics & Games

Winner: Best Florist

Lola’s Boutique

Wee Book Inn

1st Runner-Up: Best Women’s Clothing Store

Long & McQuade 1st Runner-Up: Best Musical Instrument Store

The Love Boutique

OldStrathcona

1st Runner-Up: Best Antique Store 2nd Runner-Up: Best Video Game Store

1st Runner-Up: Best Comic Book Store, Best Games and Collectibles Shop

Laurel’s on Whyte

OldStrathcona.ca

Old Strathcona Antique Mall

2nd Runner-Up: Best Sex Supplies Store

Nightshade Corsets Winner: Best Festishwear

VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 22 – SEP 28, 2016

1st Runner-Up: Best Book Store

Wellness on Whyte 2nd Runner-Up: Best Spa

Whyte Knight Toys & Games 2nd Runner-Up: Best Games and Collectibles Shop

Workhall 1st Runner-Up: Best Local Designer

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Best Shoe Store

Best Nail Artist

Winner Gravity Pope (10442 82 Ave, 780.439.1637, gravitypope.com) 1st Runner-up Kunitz Shoes (kunitzshoes.ca) 2nd Runner-up Poppy Barley (poppybarley.com)

Winner Madalayna Spa (South Terwillegar, madalaynaspa.com)

Best Eyewear Store Winner Women with Vision (10515 109 St, 780.423.3937, womenwithvisionopticians.com) 1st Runner-up Eye Care Group (eyecaregroup.ca) 2nd Runner-up Regent Optical (regentopitcal.ca)

Best Hair Salon Winner House of Tin (5628 18 Ave, 780.232.8476, houseoftinsalon.com) 1st Runner-up Ponytails and Horseshoes (poho.ca) 2nd Runner-up Barber Ha (barberha.com)

Best Colourist Winner Pamela Adam, Pamela Does Hair (pameladoeshair.com) 1st Runner-up: TIE Tiara Noname, Eveline Charles (evelinecharles.com) and Patricia Jastrzebski, Weekly Hair (weeklyyeg.com/) 2nd Runner-up Celine Piquette, Beauty Parlour (organicbeautyparlour.com)

Best Stylist Winner House of Tin (5628 18 Ave, 780.232.8476, houseoftinsalon.com) 1st Runner-up Envy Salon (780.472.3689) 2nd Runner-up Pamela Adam, Pamela Does Hair (pameladoeshair.com)

Best Local Designer Winner SukaClothing (10217 106 St, sukaclothing.co) 1st Runner-up Workhall (workhallstudio.com) 2nd Runner-up Salgado Fenwick (salgadofenwick.com)

Best Men’s Clothing Store Winner The Briefing Room (10151 82 Ave, 587.521.0384, thebriefingroom.ca) 1st Runner-up Simons (simons.ca) 2nd Runner-up: TIE Jaisel (780.702.1388) and Frank and Oak (frankandoak.com)

Best Women’s Clothing Store Winner Bamboo Ballroom (8206 104 St, 780.439.1363, bambooballroom.ca)

VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 22 – SEP 28, 2016

1st Runner-up Lola’s Fashions 2nd Runner-up Simons (simons.ca)

Best Custom Jewelry Store Winner Orange Avocado Jewelry (orangeavocado.ca) 1st Runner-up Hunt Amor Design Studio (huntamor.com) 2nd Runner-up Karma Victoria (karmavictoria.com)

Best Thrift/ Vintage Store Winner Value Village (valuevillage.com) 1st Runner-up Swish Vintage (swish-vintage.com) 2nd Runner-up Goodwill (goodwill.ab.ca)

Best Baby Store Winner Two Mothers (9553 76 Ave, 587.524.9355, two-mothers.ca) 1st Runner-up West Coast Kids (westcoastkids.ca) 2nd Runner-up Wee Love Baby Boutique (weelove.ca)

Best Bridal Store Winner Novelle Bridal Shop (10553 124 St, 780.761.0888, novellebridal.com) 1st Runner-up Delica Bridal (delicabridal.com) 2nd Runner-up David’s Bridal (davidsbridal.ca)

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Best Tailor

Best Spa

Winner Capital Tailors (9901 85 Ave, 780.431.0001) 1st Runner-up Tony the Tailor (edmontontailor.com) 2nd Runner-up Whitemud Crossing Tailors (aaawhitemudtailors.ca)

Winner Madalayna Spa (South Terwillegar, madalaynaspa.com) 1st Runner-up Bliss YogaSpa (blissyogaspa.com) 2nd Runner-up Wellness on Whyte (wellnessonwhyte.com)

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Winner Nightshade Corsets (8128 Gateway Blvd, 780.437.1129, nightshadecorsets.com) 1st Runner-up The Kink Store (kinkstore.ca) 2nd Runner-up Hush (hushcanada.com)

Best Public Space

Best Use Of Taxpayers’ Money

Winner Oliver 1st Runner-up Old Strathcona 2nd Runner-up Terwillegar

Winner River Valley 1st Runner-up Alberta Legislature Grounds 2nd Runner-up Hawrelak Park

Winner LRT 1st Runner-up Talus Dome 2nd Runner-up Bike lanes and paths

Best View Of The City Skyline Winner Saskatchewan Drive 1st Runner-up River Valley 2nd Runner-up Strathern Drive

Best Local Hero

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Winner Spider-Mable 1st Runner-up Craig Martell 2nd Runner-up Don Iveson

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Winner Gravity Pope Tailored Goods (8222 Gateway Blvd, 780.988.1637, gravitypope.com) 1st Runner-up Bamboo Ballroom (bambooballroom.ca) 2nd Runner-up Warehouse One (warehouseone.com)

Best Neighbourhood

Winner Mosaic Centre (2003 91 St, themosaiccentre.ca)

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Winner: TIE MEC Edmonton (12328 102nd Ave NW, 780.488.6614, mec.ca) and United Cycle (7620 Gateway Blvd, 780.433.1181, unitedcycle.com)

Best Jean Store

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Best Sustainable Building

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Best Sports Apparel

1st Runner-up Running Room (runningroom.com)

Best Landmark Winner Talus Dome 1st Runner-up High Level Bridge 2nd Runner-up Muttart Conservatory

Best Off-Leash Dog Park Winner Terwilleger Park (10 Rabbit Hill Road) 1st Runner-up Buena Vista Park 2nd Runner-up Mill Creek Ravine South

Best Hidden Gem Winner Julian Faid, Rapid Fire Theatre 1st Runner-up Have Mercy (havemercy.ca) 2nd Runner-up: TIE End of the World and Happy Wife Happy Life Entertainment (happylifeent.ca)

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Best Selfie Location Winner River Valley 1st Runner-up High Level Bridge 2nd Runner-up Alberta Legislature Grounds

Best Staycation Spot Winner Fort Edmonton Park (7000 143 St, 780.496.7381, fortedmontonpark.ca) 1st Runner-up Union Bank Inn (unionbankinn.com) 2nd Runner-up River Valley

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Starman: The Music of David Bowie Friday, October 7 Genre: Pop/Rock

Best Public Make-Out Spot Winner End of the World 1st Runner-up: TIE River Valley and Alberta Legislature Grounds

Winner Linda Duncan 1st Runner-up Amarjeet Sohi 2nd Runner-up Randy Boissonnault

Best Place To Drink Alone

Best Non-Profit (health services)

Winner: TIE Black Dog Freehouse (10425 82 Ave, 780.439.1082, blackdog.ca) and Empress Alehouse (9912 82 Ave, 780.758.2754, empressalehouse.com) 1st Runner-up Have Mercy (havemercy.ca)

Winner HIV Edmonton (9702 111 Ave, 780.488.5742, hivedmonton.com) 1st Runner-up Boyle McCauley Health Centre (bmhc.net) 2nd Runner-up Alberta Health Services (albertahealthservices.ca)

Best Dance Club

Best Non-Profit (social services)

Winner Evolution Wonderlounge (10220 103 St, 780.424.0077, yourgaybar.com) 1st Runner-up The Common (thecommon.ca) 2nd Runner-up The Bower (thebower.ca)

One Man Star Wars featuring Charles Ross

Best LGBTQ+ Bar Winner Evolution Wonderlounge (10220 103 St, 780.424.0077, yourgaybar.com) 1st Runner-up Mama’s Gin Joint (mamasginjoint.com)

Friday, January 13 Genre: Comedy

Ali Hassan

Thursday, January 19 Genre: Comedy

Best Politician Winner Don Iveson 1st Runner-up Rachel Notley 2nd Runner-up Linda Duncan

Best Councillor Winner Scott McKeen 1st Runner-up Ben Henderson 2nd Runner-up Andrew Knack

Best School Trustee

Politico: The Music of Great Political Films featuring the Edmonton Pops Orchestra Sunday, March 26 Genre: Comedy

Winner Michael Janz 1st Runner-up Bridget Stirling 2nd Runner-up Ray Martin

Best MLA

Box Office: 780-449-3378 www.festivalplace.ab.ca 34 BEST OF EDMONTON

Best MP

Winner Rachel Notley 1st Runner-up David Shepherd 2nd Runner-up Sarah Hoffman

VUEWEEKLY.com | SEP 22 – SEP 28, 2016

Winner Youth Empowerment & Support Services–YESS (9310 82 Ave (780.468.7186, yess.org) 1st Runner-up Bissell Centre (bissellcentre.org) 2nd Runner-up Pride Centre of Edmonton (pridecentreofedmonton.org)

Best Non-Profit (animal welfare) Winner CaliCan (780.266.0429, calicanrescue.com) 1st Runner-up Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (wildlife-edm.ca) 2nd Runner-up Zoe’s Animal Rescue (zoesanimalrescue.org)

Best Union Winner Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (aupe.org) 1st Runner-up: TIE United Nurses of Alberta (una.ab.ca) and Edmonton Iron Workers’ Union Local 720 (ironworkers720.com) 2nd Runner-up Alberta Teachers Association (teachers.ab.ca)

Best Museum Winner Royal Alberta Museum (Re-opening in late 2017 at 97th Street and 103a Avenue, royalalbertamuseum.ca) 1st Runner-up Fort Edmonton Park (fortedmontonpark.ca) 2nd Runner-up John Walter Museum (edmonton.ca)

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SPORTS & RECREATION Best Indoor Adventure

BEST EYEWEAR STORE

Winner: TIE West Edmonton Mall (8882 170 St, 780.444.5321, wem.ca) and LaunchPad Trampoline (6142 50 St, 780.468.3161, launchpadtrampoline.com) 1st Runner-up Vertically Inclined (verticallyinclined.com) 2nd Runner-up Edmonton Laser Tag (laserquest.com)

Best Park Winner Hawrelak Park (9930 Groat Road) 1st Runner-up Borden Park 2nd Runner-up Jackie Parker Park

Best Golf Course Winner Victoria Golf Course and Driving Range (12130 River Valley Road, 780.496.4710, edmonton.ca) 1st Runner-up Riverside Golf Course (edmonton.ca)

2nd Runner-up Highlands Golf Club (highlandsgolfclub.com)

Best Rec Centre Winner Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre (2051 Leger Road, 780.442.5311, edmonton.ca) 1st Runner-up Kinsmen Sports Centre (edmonton.ca) 2nd Runner-up Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre (edmonton.ca)

Best Local Team To Watch Play Winner Edmonton Oilers (oilers.nhl.com) 1st Runner-up Edmonton Eskimos (esks.com) 2nd Runner-up Edmonton Prospects (prospectsbaseballclub.com)

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Best Edmonton Oilers Player Winner Connor McDavid 1st Runner-up Jordan Eberle 2nd Runner-up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

Best Edmonton Eskimos Player Winner Mike Reilly 1st Runner-up Adarius Bowman 2nd Runner-up Odell Willis

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PREVUE // FESTIVAL

FILM Unexpected art

Gotta Minute Film Festival offers commuters unannounced cinematic encounters

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ou've heard the benefits of riding public transit—environmental-friendly, cost-efficient, no parking woes, etc—but now there's another reason to ride public transit: watching the films of local, national and international filmmakers.

For seven days from September 25 to October 2, communters can view 36

one-minute silent short films on the Pattison Onestop platform screens of Edmonton's Transit's LRT system through Gotta Minute Film Festival.

It's an unconventional venue for a film festival, but the setting makes it possible for the festival coordinators to introduce new people to different mediums of art.

It's a golden opportunity to catch people unexpectedly, says festival coordinator Sylvia Douglas.

"It challenges audiences a bit more, because it's not a traditional viewing experience," she says. "When you confront art in a public space, it gives it a different context and gives audiences a different reaction to it, be it

a positive one or a challenging one.

It gives people the opportunity to experience art in a different context."

Running on five minute intervals, the program will include drama, documentary, animated, and experimental short films from both emerging and seasoned filmmakers.

Audience members will know its a Gotta Minute film by way of little jingle and a title card that will cue viewers that it's a film and not an advertisement.

But for those transit naysayers, Gotta Minute is offering other screening opportunities. Viewers can pick up the festival anywhere on their mobile devices by visiting the festival's website (gottaminutefilmfestival.com), which will be screening the full program during the festival.

Douglas notes that they're continuously exploring new ways to expand its audience through additional venue and screening opportunities. For this year, they're introducing the "Midday Minute" where all films will be looped at Zieglar Hall at the Citadel Theatre.

"It'll be an opportunity for people

Sun, Sep 25 – Sun, Oct 2 Gotta Minute Film Festival LRT stations, free to drop in and catch either the full 36 minutes and watch all of the films—it'll be in a continuous loop from 11:30 to 1 pm—so you can bring your lunch and watch the films," she says.

In addition, its award celebration will be aligned with Alberta Culture Days, so all the award winners will be screened at Metro Cinema alongside a local sound artist who will add some musical accompaniment to the silent films.

"It'll add a new [sensory] element to the silent films," Douglas says.

"It'll enhance the audience's experience of the films in a larger cinematic space and hopefully add an element of media art and something a little more experimental. Create a new opportunity for audiences to experience the films. ... It's adding some vibrancy to Edmontonion's everyday lives."

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REVUE // HORROR

Found footage falls flat Undeveloped characters gets Blair Witch a failing mark THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

Now playing Directed by Adam Wingard 

FRI, SAT & MON–THUR 9:00PM SUN 3:30PM & 8:00PM

RATED: PG

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS FRI, MON–THUR 6:45PM SAT 1:30PM & 6:45PM SUN 1:30PM & 6:15PM

RATED: PG

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC FRI 9:15PM SAT 4:00PM & 9:15PM SUN 4:00PM & 8:30PM MON–THUR 8:45PM

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KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS FRI, MON–THUR 7:00PM SAT 1:15PM & 7:00PM SUN 1:15PM & 6:00PM

RATED: PG

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n the ongoing quest to stupidify titles until, presumably, they’re just screamed at us with eeeeee!mojis, the reboot-slash-sequel of The Blair Witch Project (1999) is called, to blare its figure of horror at us, Blair Witch. Thankfully, it avoids the massive logic-lapse of its infamous, Internet-hyped predecessor (remember, kids—if you’re lost in

the woods and come across a creek, follow the water out). But, despite its artful playing with digital-audio and video, this re-Blair repeats the problems of many a found-footage horror: uninteresting characters taking us on a rattle-and-startle run through a void of subtext.

Friends Lisa (Callie Hernandez), Peter (Brandon Scott), and Ashley (Corbin Reid) accompany James (James Allen McCune) on his trek into the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, to find out what happened to his sister Heather all those years ago (why exactly now, other than because Lisa’s doing a project for a documentary class, remains unclear).

They meet up with Lane and Talia (Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry), locals who put video and information about the case online. And then, of course, once we’ve all entered the forest, the spookiness and scares begin.

Lane and Talia are left as the odd rural folk (and the Confederate flag in their

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house bothers Peter, but that racial tension’s never developed) who soon leave, in a scene of sudden confrontation that falls flat, only to pop up here and again to stir the plot and freak out the others some more. Amid this veritable panopticon of surveillance—Bluetooth earpiece cameras, drone-cam, webcam, DSLR camera, digital-camcorder—not a single flesh-and-blood cameraperson remains the least compelling. And the twitchy-witchy stuff is all left rather murky and shrug-worthy.

But what consistently intrigues is director Adam Wingard and crew’s use of not just sudden blpping and skrrtttching cut-away sounds but broken-up or poetically amateurish DV images. The hooks and tangles of branches, mottled wooden doors in a cabin, prismatic raindrops on the lens . . . these images take on an eerily pretty, almost abstract and experimental narrative of their own— and one a helluva lot more interesting than the actual haunting-story we’re supposed to be so taken in by.

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Director: Ken Loach | 100 min UK | $15

Monday – Friday, Oct. 3–7 at 12:10 p.m.

Registration: 9 a.m. Kick-off and surprise elements revealed at 11 a.m.

“Ken Loach is back on song with a protest cry for common humanity in the face of modern Britain’s welfare web.” – Sight & Sound.

Directors: Various | 46 min | $15 (Includes 5 short films + sandwich + dessert + drink!)

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Follow the struggles of four Brooklyn-based figurative painters Jerome Lagarrigue, Joseph Adolphe, Tim Okamura, and Taha Clayton.

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MOONLIGHT Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m.

Director: Barry Jenkins | 110 min | USA | $15

“A masterpiece… a strong contender for best movie of the year in this three-part tale of a young African-American boy growing up.”

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JULIETA Sunday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Director: Pedro Almodovar | 96 min Spain | $15 Spanish maestro Pedro Almodóvar adapts three stories from Canadian Nobel Prize winner, Alice Munro, for this time-tripping tale about the relationship between a Madrid teacher and her beloved daughter.

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Director: Kenneth Lonergan | 135 min | USA | $15 “Casey Affleck gives the performance of his career, which has grown men reaching for their handkerchiefs”. – IndieWire.com

THE EAGLE HUNTRESS Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m.

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'Heart of the free world'

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Obvious hero worship drags down Oliver Stone's Snowden

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden // Supplied photo by Jurgen Olczyk

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rom amnesia-inducing Alexander to a broken-beyond-bad take on pot kingpins, Savages, Oliver Stone’s been gathering a lot worse than moss as he’s been rolling along lately. But Snowden—about the world’s most famous cybersurveillance-exposer— is particularly pathetic, clobbering us over the head with a This-Truthteller- Is-A-Patriot signboard even as the action’s mish-mashed down and flattened out, drained of political juice.

The story-frame is Snowden’s days-long, Hong Kong hotel-room conversations with documentarian Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo, wasted), Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto, reduced to a jerky agitator), and The Guardian’s Ewan MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson). Those conversations are crucial to Poitras’ brilliant Citizenfour (2014), which will no doubt remain far less seen than this pointless simulation. Here, instead, Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) recalls CIA-

training—clichéd spy-mentor moments and computer prodigy scenes, playing like The Imitation Game updated to the ’00s, ensue.

Most cringing, though, are the many peek-through-the-keyhole yet banal moments between Snowden and girlfriend Lindsay Mills (Shailene Woodley). The story, hypocritically, intrudes again and again on their relationship, in scenes flatter and more boring than bad Instagram posts: S&M meet in Washington, where she snaps pics of him; S&M argue in Japan about him being so aloof now; S&M have sex as he worries they’re being spied on. So, here it’s the personal which motivates Snowden to expose PRISM, Xkeyscore, and other secret Big Brother programs. (And yet, bizarrely, the pair’s reunion in Russia is offered to us in one line of postscript.)

The only effective, eerie moments come when we and Snowden see,

WASTE LAND MONDAY

SEPTEMBER 26 7:00PM Catch an interesting flick, and then dig a bit deeper into related current events and research with an industry expert and faculty member.

Join Fine Art Associate Professor Leslie Sharpe for an informal discussion around how the themes in the film Waste Land (collaboration, consumption and waste, marginalized communities, and representation) resonate in contemporary art practice, and a short background talk about Vik Muniz, one of the film's featured artists.

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Now playing Directed by Oliver Ston  for the first time, how easy it is for NSA workers to enter a few search terms, click a few buttons, and start tracking someone’s cellphone conversations, Facebook posts, even watch him or her undressing via their laptop-cam, secretly turned on. But we don’t hear Snowden’s shifting, complex ethical concerns—“privacy” is scarcely mentioned—and this prodigy’s dramatically dumb enough to drop his smuggled-in flash drive on the floor at work. (In a moment so unsubtle it drops like a stone, Snowden even walks down his hotel hallway as if amid refracted glass panes—an actual prism, see?) Explanation poses as dialogue; Mills and sudden epileptic fits come off as plot devices meant to humanize this bespectacled tech-guy. (Mills’ politics, work—reduced to photo-snapping and pole-dancing—and even personality remain nearly as murky and vague as Snowden’s.)

As Snowden, Poitras, Greenwald, and MacAskill are shown standing around in his room, watching the scandal unfold on the news, like proud gawkers, we’re expected to simply marvel at this man who’s been an uninteresting cipher for two hours.

Snowden says he wants the public— us—to make up our minds about what he’s revealed, but Snowden’s uninterested in any thought-provoking or even thought-filling approach.

Instead, Poitras and McAskill thank him, a teleconferenced-in Snowden gets a standing ovation from a screen-watching crowd (hm, wonder who they’re standing in for), and the closing Peter Gabriel song facesmackingly declares, “In the heart of the free world / In the home of the brave / You gave up everything / To bring down the veil.”

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PREVUE // ELECTRO POP

MUSIC

Peaches at Sled Island, 2016 // Photo by JProcktor

Why are dancing vaginas shocking?

The always unpredictable Peaches on her music, videos, and self-expression

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here are not many artists whose very essence is rooted in calling out the sexism of the music industry, but the 48-year-old electro pop artist Peaches certainly takes the crown.

While high profile women in politics and other realms seem to represent increased gender equality, the reaction from men's rights activists and Internet trolls creates a more tangled web.

For her part, Peaches is still pushing forward a female voice.

“My music is just about having other perspectives. You know, the female. I hate when people are like ‘well that’s just the alternative perspective.’ Well why is it? There’s so many different kinds of people so there just shouldn’t be one,” Peaches says.

She spoke with Vue after filming a solo music video for a song off her 2015 album Rub called “Sick in the Head." In the video, Peaches wears satanic insane clown posse-esque makeup while singing and dancing against a static drone melody. Later on she enters a rave inside a hellish silver plated sewer shaft while donning a screaming prosthetic mouth on her crotch. They shot the entire video on an iPhone and while it may sound pretty loopy, compared to her some of her other music videos, “Sick in the Head,” is quite tame.

In December 2015, she released a music video for the title track of Rub that she directed and starred in.

Simply put, the video parades one big orgy in Joshua Tree underneath chanted lyrics like “Rub bitch rub”

and “can’t talk right now, this chicks dick is in my mouth.”

The music video was taken off Youtube for awhile, but now it's back with the warning tag 'uncensored video.'

“I just want to express myself the way I want to, and I find a lot of people find it empowering. I don’t think something like that is shocking anymore.”

“Free Drink Ticket,” a gloom-filled beat poetry piece where Peaches ruminates about the fate of a person who hurt her stands out as the most unique and powerful on Rub. “Yeah all you need is one bad breakup. Some bullshit person does that to you and in the thick of the anger you write a song that heavy.

It's definitely my most poetic,” Peaches says.

The video for “Free Drink Ticket,” was directed by fashion designer Sara Sachs and features Peaches being spellbound by a hybrid boar and snake creature while she wears a revealing leather outfit during a sinister candle light ritual.

“She had never made a video in her life. She’s a great mind and told me she had a vision and it worked out really well.”

Peaches has also collaborated with many musicians—including Iggy Pop and Feist. Peaches was actually roommates with Feist in the late '90s and the indie pop singer has been featured in a couple of Peaches songs and music videos.

Iggy Pop and Peaches sang and starred together in the song and

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video “Kick it,” where the two poke fun at each other while fighting off a horde of zombies.

A live Peaches show will always leave you with thoughts of inquiry and titillation. The singer will change costumes and consciously muddy the society-deemed roles of males and females. Whether wearing a prosthetic penis or having a bunch of dancers jump around in vagina costumes to her bass-driven songs, Peaches is always unpredictable.

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STREETS RISE UP 2016 / FRI, SEP 23 (6 PM)

This grassroots music festival and fundraiser incorporates street performances to engage the community and raise awareness on social issues. More than 20 live bands will be playing—music from Marshall Lawrence Band, Soap Box Duo, A Gentleman’s Pact, Rille Ataka, Hewson Grey, Our Good Wolf, and many more—live emcees and live street art. Funds raised from busking will help support Boyle Street Community Services. (Whyte Avenue [103rd Street to 105th Street], free)

ARTIFICIAL DISSEMINATION / SAT, SEP 24 (8 PM)

AD is a two-piece drum and guitar garage punk band from Ontario. (Mercury Room, $10 in advance, $12 at the door)

'We feel like we’ve lifted the anchor' Psychobilly band The Brains leave behind Stomp Records and begin Canadian tour

ROCKIN’ 4 DOLLARS / SAT, SEP 26 (9 PM)

In case you aren’t familiar with the Buck’s Rockin’ 4 Dollars events let me recap it for you quick: Every Monday night, eight to 10 bands play two original tracks and one cover song of their choosing. The band line-up is announced just before they go on stage, and then they spin a large wheel to win some cash prizes. Got it? Good. Now all you have to do is get your arse there to show your support for local bands. (The Buckingham, $3 at the door)

MAURICE JOHN VAUGHN / TUES, SEP 27 – THU, SEP 29 (9 PM)

This blues triple threat—guitar, saxophone and vocals—was raised on the likes of Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf and James Brown. His live shows are fast paced and super fun—you have a few chances to see this Chicago-based musician in the flesh. (Blues on Whyte, free)

CAM PENNER / WED, SEP 28 (7 PM)

Is it a lion? A bear? A wolf? No, that gentle growling comes from Winnipeg blues-folk singer-songwriter Cam Penner. (The Almanac, $10 in advance, $14 at the door) // photo supplied

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MICHAEL RAULT / WED, SEP 28 (8 PM)

The Edmonton transplant—he’s based out of Toronto now—is on a mini tour playing five dates in Edmonton, Calgary, Kamloops and Vancouver. Don’t miss out on this multi-instrumentalist whose music has an era-defying mischievousness to it thanks in part to his synthesis of jukebox R’n’B and acid psych. (The Buckingham, $12 in advance, $15 at the door)

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THE VIDOS / WED, SEP 28 (5:30 PM)

This alt-rock band is all about the DIY having self-recorded and released an album of demos from an attic. What’s more, in the track “Again and Again,” from album 2012, the vocal track was recorded by putting a small microphone inside a toaster. (The Needle, free but gratuities accepted)

or 13 odd years, The Brains have torn up the road with their unique brand of breakneck psychobilly rock, breaking new ground and setting standards in a genre of music often known for its obscure and niche nature.

Psychobilly, a breakneck, horrorpunk-infused update on classic rockabilly, boiled up from the underground of Europe’s ‘80s punk scene.

It’s most recent revival, stretching up from the California coast to Montreal’s own thriving punk scene, has heralded a new golden age for upright bass and striped-down drums—more fun than a slaughterhouse barn dance.

Bassist Colin ‘The Dead’ Irvine explains that, though bare, the genre has an energy that most fans find irresistible, with a drive that’s about more than just rockabilly roots and a gor-ish fashion sense. It's something that, though seemingly restricted to a slim musical palette, actually opens up doors far more sophisticated than the sum of its parts.

“A lot of people are drawn to that very special sound, that twangy Gretsch guitar with these big quick solos, the slap of the bass. It gets right down to your bones,” says Irvine, adding that the genre isn’t to be confused with its loving parents, punk or rockabilly.

“Rockabilly was great, but a lot of it was the same and left people wanting something a little bit more, or punk rock, where a lot of it was really unpolished and gruff. Psychobilly moved in to fill that niche.”

With a sound as full of the Latin swagger of Ritchie as the click-snap

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“We have a much broader view of psychobilly than maybe some of our peers. We’ll take a song and put a little bit of a Latin groove or a samba groove on it, or a more metal feel, even something very Stray Cats or Brian Setzer,” he says.

And there has never been a better time for the group to experiment, having recently parted ways with Stomp Records after a six-album stint dating back to the band’s third and self-titled album in 2009.

On the hunt for a new label, September also kicks off a Canada-wide tour, followed by Europe in November. The end of a five-year US ban— after a loose roach and a wrong turn near Thunder Bay—means the boys may be on the road for quite some time.

“We feel like we’ve lifted the anchor. Our sails are full of wind right now, and we can really go full steam.

The world is our oyster, so to speak.

We have a lot of freedom and momentum and can do whatever we want,” says Irvine.

“Musically, touring is always a really great thing."

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C.R. AVERY

BLACK FRIDAY

From the title alone —The Psychedelic Swamp—it’s apparent that Dr.Dog has jumped into a more experimental sound. Actually, in some excerpts of songs, the indie rock band sounds entirely different.

This is not necessarily a bad thing. Band members are allowed to modify their collective sound whenever they want, and a band’s sound shouldn’t be held in an artificial stasis.

That being said, if you’re looking for that older stripped-down Dr. Dog blues rock sound found in earlier material like Shame, Shame or Be the Void you won’t find it on The Psychedelic Swamp. Instead you will find hybrid surf psych songs like “Swampadelic Pop,” or neo-psychedelia song “In Love.”

Like most Dr. Dog songs, all need to be played loud to truly appreciate the eccentric lyrical choices and harmonies Dr. Dog is known for. Trust me once you hear “Bring my Baby Back,” you will want to crank it.

The worst part of C.R. Avery’s newest release All The Angels Didn’t Scare Me is the album cover.

It feels uninspired. The music itself, that’s another story.

The intro track “Insufficient Funds Of Love” has elements of Tom Waits’ long form storytelling and orchestral epic. It sets a unique tone for an album that craftily covers a lot of bases. “Hollywood Movie Blues” has a toe tapping sense of humour mixed with steel guitar drawl. The haunting violin and piano of “Either The Wallpaper Goes Or I Do” tells a sullen story of change, and “Troubled Youth” is a spoken word mashed rock anthem done half-time.

All The Angels Didn’t Scare Me travels a vast dichotomy of sound with each song having an attractive quality to it.

And Ben Mink outdid himself producing this bad boy.

Refreshing.

Black Friday’s recent self-titled EP is not what I expected.

The former Oceans On Fire crew (what was once a quartet is now a trio) is still wrought with energy and anger, but this incarnation has a more emotional depth. Themes of loss and sympathy, as well as regret and disassociation tumble through this four song EP. With Matt Smith on drums, Eric Monkman on bass/ vocals and Brad Thomson on guitar/ vocals, the Edmonton trio reached a level of maturity with this release.

In the track “Suffering in Stereo,” Thomson’s chorus vocals are surprisingly melodious compared to the thrash of the body of the song.

Lyrically, the song has an intimate weight to it. Sonically, the song is tight. While not overly inventive, “Suffering in Stereo” is strong instrumentally and in structure.

Filling out the four song effort with “The Grey and The River,” Black Friday’s release has elements of coming of age, insightfulness and kicking ass.

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HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Homage to South

CONVOCATION HALL Alumni

UNITARIAN CHURCH OF EDMONTON Meet the Choir

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

Aviary: Round 3; 7-8:30pm; By donation

& The Blues Party; 9pm

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The

Extravaganza

TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic Hip

BLUES ON WHYTE Fred Brousse

YARDBIRD SUITE 90th Birthday

ST JOHN'S CULTURAL CENTRE Edmonton Accordian

Cool Joe

TUE SEP 27

SANDS INN & SUITES Open

MCINTYRE PARK New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia Concert in the Park; 1:30-3pm; Free

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE RetroActive Radio: With LL

Brunch - PM Bossa; 9am2:30pm; Cover by donations

& Songwriters: Michael Cavanaugh; 8pm; $39-$93

America - Music from Argentina and Brazil; 7:30pm; $5-$25

DJs

Weekend Free Concert; 1pm; Free ST JOHN'S CULTURAL CENTRE Edmonton Accordian

Extravaganza

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

THE AVIARY Sattva Yoga at the

BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John

Vaughn; 9pm BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue- Fri, 5-8pm FIDDLER'S ROOST Fiddle Jam

Circle; 7:30-11:30pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S Filthy

Bingo! Tuesdays GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm HAVE MERCY King of

Tuesdays–Live Elvis Impersonator; Every Tue, 8pm; No minors KELLY'S PUB Open Stage:

featuring host Naomi Carmack and guest; 9pm; No cover L.B.'S PUB Tue Variety Night

Open stage with Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge

Floor: Chris Bruce spins Britpop/

Punk/Garage/Indie; Every Tue ON THE ROCKS Turn't Up

CAFE BLACKBIRD Melanie

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

BLUES ON WHYTE Cold Feet;

WED SEP 28

CASINO EDMONTON 5 on the

Side (pop rock); 9pm

THE BOWER For Those Who

CASINO YELLOWHEAD Mac

Know...: Deep House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests; every Sat

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Open mic; 7pm; $2

Daddy: the Fleetwood Mac Experience (Fleetwood Mac); 9pm CASK AND BARREL Mr Meister

and The Shyster; 4-6pm; No cover CENTURY CASINO Prism &

Harlequin; 7pm (doors); $44.95 (plus GST); No minors DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Jason

Howard (rock); 9pm FESTIVAL PLACE Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powerder Blues; 7:30pm; $37-$41

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 Tonight We Dance

with DJ Thomas Culture playing Classics, Hip-Hop, Dance and Indie Rock; Every Sat, 9pm; No cover EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE

GAS PUMP Saturday Jam;

Rotating DJs Velix and Suco; every Sat

3-7pm

KELLY'S PUB 104 Street Beats;

CAFE BLACKBIRD Edmonton

Ukulele Circle; 6:30pm; Free • John Stetch; 7:30pm; $15 ($8 for students) DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke

night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free FIDDLER'S ROOST Open Stage;

Rock Monday HAVE MERCY Mississippi

Mondays–Blues Jam; Every Mon, 8pm; No minors Mon, 9pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy

Hour featuring Dave Von Bieker; 5:30pm ON THE ROCKS Killer Karaoke

Monday

HORIZON STAGE Six Guitars;

7:30pm; $35 (adults), $30 (students & seniors)

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am

LB'S PUB Troy Turner (blues);

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

RED PIANO BAR Swingin'

MERCURY ROOM Artificial

Dissemination (punk) with Feminal Fluids, Reckless Rebels and Misery Tomb; 8pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door) MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands

every Sat; this week: Jason Greeley

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM Swing Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul,

Motown, Funk, R&B and more with DJs Ben and Mitch; every Sat; 9pm-2am

SEP/30

UBK PRESENTS

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs; 9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam

Roll Jam with Gator & Friends; 7:30pm TAVERN ON WHYTE Karaoke;

9pm

OCT/1

DJs

OCT/7

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

OCT/8

Jam with $4 Bill; Every Mon, 8-11pm

JUSTIN MARTIN CONCERTWORKS.CA PRESENTS

KATAKLYSM PRESENTED BY 2016 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT) AND EXCLAIM! MAGAZINE

MUTOID MAN

PRESENTED BY 2016 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

TOKYO POLICE CLUB W/ BORN RUFFIANS, THE ELWINS

OCT/9

PRESENTED BY 2016 UBK AND UP + DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

BIG WILD

W/ TENNYSON, KNIGHT RIDERZ, UBK DJ’S 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.

PINT DOWNTOWN Wild Wing

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

Shocker and Seelo Mondo; Every Wed

SEP/23

STARLITE ROOM IS PROUD TO PRESENT

CHRON GOBLIN W/ THE MOTHERCRAFT, WAINGRO, SLEEP DEMON

SEP/24

STARLITE ROOM PROUDLY PRESENTS

THE BRAINS W/ KMAN & THE 45S

SEP/30

STARLITE ROOM IS PROUD TO PRESENT

FIRE NEXT TIME W/ E-TOWN BEATDOWN, A NEW RHETORIC

OCT/5

PRESENTED BY 2016 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

KATAKLYSM W/ CARACH ANGREN

OCT/7

PRESENTED BY 2016 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

OUR MERCURY

W/ WORST DAYS DOWN, COUNTERFEIT JEANS, ELECTRICITY FOR EVERYBODY!

Mondays; 8-11pm SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Monday

ALL OUR BASS BELONG TO YOU FEATURING KRNE, IVY LAB, GREAZUS, DIV/DIV

W/ IF THESE TREES COULD TALK, GARY DEBUSSY, MIESHA & THE SPANKS

BILLIARD CLUB Why wait

Wednesdays: Wed night party with DJ Alize every Wed; no cover

W/ SUCH GOLD

W/ CARACH ANGREN

TILTED KILT PUB AND EATERY

Live music Wednesday's; Every Wed

MILLENCOLIN

W/ FAIITH

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Wild Rose Old Tyme

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

LEAF BAR AND GRILL Live

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring The Vidos; 5:30pm

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs; 9pm

Every Sat, 10pm; No minors

music; 9:30pm

UBK PRESENTS

KELLY'S PUB Open stage; Every

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

Psyturdays: various DJs; 9pm

(blues/canadian/folk) with Bramwell Park with guests; 7pm; $10 (adv), $10 (adv), $14 (door)

SEP/24

7-11pm

dance; Every Fri and Sat, 9pm; No minors

9pm; No minors

THE ALMANAC Cam Penner

THE STARLITE ROOM PRESENTS

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Classic

HAVE MERCY Live music and

Wong every Sat

Kraziness with host Ryan Kasteel; 8pm-2am

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Rock n'

Wooftop: Metal Mondays with

Dollars; 9pm; $3

KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE Karaoke

Memphis Bound Blues Challenge–Qualifying round: featuring Dylan Farrell Band, Blues Puppy Trio, Van Funk, Boogie Patrol; $10 (No adv tickets - rush seating)

Tuesday

Ruminators; 9pm Sep 23-24

Wednesdays–Piano karaoke; Every Wed, 8pm; No minors

BEST PLACE TO

SEE LIVE MUSIC

SEP/23 SOLD OUT

HAVE MERCY Whiskey

hosted by dueling piano players

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

THE BUCKINGHAM Rockin' 4

GAS PUMP Karaoke; 9:30pm

RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live:

MON SEP 26

9pm

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Mother Cluckin’ Wednesdays

SHAKERS ROADHOUSE

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main

2016

open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm

Wednesday

DJs

2ND RUNNER UP FOR

DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed

every Tue; 9:30pm

Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Sun

THANKS FOR VOTING US

RAULT (blues/rock) with Morewine; 8pm; $12 (adv), $15 (door)

O’BYRNE’S Guinness Celtic jam

YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Jim Head Quartet; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5

EDMONTON!

THE BUCKINGHAM MICHAEL

THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke

Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox

Britpop/Punk/Garage/Indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic Hip-Hop and Reggae; Underdog: Hip Hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack

BRITTANY'S LOUNGE Scrambled YEG: Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations; Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm • Wednesday Night Jazz; Every Wed, 9pm

NEW WEST HOTEL Herbs; 9pm

DJs Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins

singer songwriter jam; Every Wed, 8pm

NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Doug Hoyer; 5:30pm • Big Dreamer Jam featuring Tom Olsen; 8pm

Night; 7-9:30pm

Peterson; 8pm; $10

BOURBON ROOM Acoustic

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

guests Kman & The 45S, and more; 8pm (doors); $15; 18+ only

CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK The

BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John

Vaughn; 9pm

OCT/8

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A

PRESENTED BY 2016 UP AND DOWNTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL (UP+DT)

WALRUS

W/ CONCEALER, BILLY MOON, ARTISAN LOYALIST

Open Mic Night hosted by Adam Holm; Every Mon SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/

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

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EVENTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM FAX: 780.426.2889 DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 3PM

COMEDY AZUCAR Supper Club • 13062-50 St NW • Comedy Night with Charles Haycock and Brian Stollery • Sep 28, 7:30pm (start) • $5

Black Dog Freehouse • 10425-82

plus great Covers of Classics: some FREE; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages

Drop-In D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • An epic adventure featuring a variety of pre-made characters, characters that guests can make on their own, or one that has already been started. 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, 7pm • $5

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

7pm

• Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club:

2nd Fl, Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook. com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@ norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until Jun, 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@ yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); 780.437.1136 (Mark) or 780.463.5331 (Antonio); yclubtoastmasters@gmail.com; Meet every Tue starting in Sep, 7-9pm except last Tue each month

Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu

FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply

Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd •

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

Waskahegan Trail Association Guide Hike • waskahegantrail.ca • Mill

Fort Saskatchewan 45+ Singles Coffee Group • A&W, 10101-88

LECTURES/Presentations

780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:30-9pm

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Hannibal Thompson; Sep 23-24 • Chris Sadleir; Sep 30-Oct 1

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Jimmy Shubert; Sep 22-25 • Dean Delray; Sep 28-Oct 3 The Comic Strippers • Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, 4308-50 St, Leduc • maclabcentre.com • A fictitious male stripper troupe played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians performs a “sexylarious’ improv comedy show. Constantly grooving and gyrating in between scenes they banter with the crowd and perform their hilarious twist on improv sketches • Sep 24, 7:30pm Connie's Comedy comes to Moonshiners • 5202-50 St, Stony Plain • Dinner and show with Andrew Albert and Scott Belford co-headlining • Sep 23, 7pm (dinner), 9pm (show) • Tickets available at YEGLive

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • Voted "Vue Weekly Best Comedy Night in Edmonton".

Stand up comedy open mic hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm (8:30pm sign-up)

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

Red Green: I'm Not Old, I'm Ripe Tour • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • 780.455.9559 • jubileeauditorium.com • After 20 successful years on television from the infamous "Possum Lodge" as the handyman who believes that "anything is possible if you use enough duct tape," Red Green is back with a whole new show focussing on Red's life • Sep 25, 7pm • $62.50

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St • Comedy Groove every Wed; 9pm Groups/CLUBS/meetings Aikikai Aikido Club • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm Amnesty International Edmonton • 8307-109 St • amnesty@

Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group, all for conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm

Lotus Qigong • SAGE downtown 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.695.4588 • Attendees can raise their vital energy with a weekly Yixue practice • Every Fri, 2-3:30pm • Free

Downtown Charter Series Freedom of Expression • UofA

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

Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

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

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free

or text for Sunday jam locations • Every Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins on Les Paul Standard guitars; Pink Floydish originals

50 AT THE BACK

Glassworks, 9322-60 Ave • 780.436.4460 • pixieglassworks.com/pages/classes • Offering three levels in each of: hollow body work, implosions, sculpture, pipe-making and beads. Call to book. No classes on holidays • Every Mon, Wed-Thu, 6-9pm • $150

Grounding Trauma Conference Featuring Dr Gabor Maté and Daniel Maté • Ramada Inn and Conference Centre, 11834 Kingsway NW • becca@cast-canada.ca • An inquiry into how we can understand and help loosen the hold of the intergenerational trauma that manifests in the dysfunctions and mental/ emotional challenges faced by so many • Oct 4, 9am-4pm

Scrambled YEG • Brittany's Lounge,

Jasper Ave • An evening of discussion surrounding Edmonton Opera's upcoming production of Puccini's Turandot • Oct 5, 7-8:30pm • Free

10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Open Genre Variety Stage: artist from all mediums are encouraged to occupy the stage and share their creations • Every Tue-Fri, 5-8pm

Seventies Forever Music Society • Call 587.520.3833 for location

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS)

DeepSoul.ca • 780.217.2464; call

Glass ​Blowing ​C​l asses ​• Pixie

Mohamed Fahmy • Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • stalbert.ca/exp/ arden/events/mohamed-fahmy • Author and journalist, Mohamed Fahmy, will discuss Media in the Age of Terror and his incredible ordeal in being freed from imprisonment • Oct 1, 7:30-9:30pm

Argentine Tango Dance at Foot Notes Studio • Foot Notes

Ave • A casual parent group • Every Fri, 10am-12pm

Enterprise Square, Rm 2-926 • ccslaw@ ualberta.ca • How do we know where to draw the line in limiting our freedom of expression? Join Professor Eric Adams as he explains the scope of freedom of expression under the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms in relation to a number of recent local controversies • Sep 29, 12pm • Free (open to the public)

Painting for Pleasure • McDougall United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • Welcomes artists to join this weekly group who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon

• deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm

Babes In Arms • The Carrot, 9351-118

Dementia Workshop • Old Timers Cabin, 9430 Scona Rd • 780.450.4802 • edmonton@carp.ca • Topics include "What is Dementia?", "Reducing the Risk", and "Living with Dementia" • Sep 29, 9am-1pm • $10 (includes a light lunch)

edmontonamnesty.org • edmontonamnesty. org • Meet the 4th Tue each month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul, Aug, Dec) • Free

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

Creek Ravine; Superstore Calgary Trail NW corner parking lot, 5019 Calgary Trail; 780.756.3623; Sep 24, 9am-3pm

• 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 6th floor, World Trade Centre, 9990 Jasper Ave; Contact: 780.462.1878/RonChapman@shaw.ca (Ron Chapman); 780.424.6364/dkorpany@ telusplanet.net (Darryl Korpany); Meet every Thu from Sep-Jun, 6-7:45pm • Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings:

Campus St. Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue,

Spiritual Wisdom on Life After Death • Meeting Room Upstairs, Strathcona Branch, Edmonton Public Library, 8331-104 St • 780-490-1129 • eckankar. org • This spiritual discussion invites you to explore the eternal nature of you! Discover you are a unique, eternal Soul. Find out how love is stronger than fear and even death.

Learn how to visit heaven. Free Spiritual Discussion • Oct 2, 2-3:30pm • Free book, Spiritual Wisdom on Life after Death for each guest

QUEER

Toastmasters • Chamber Toastmasters Club:

Opera 101 Turandot • CKUA, 9804

Affirm Group • garysdeskcom@ hotmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet monthly at Second Cup, Edmonton City Centre 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 • yourgay-

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

G.L.B.T.Q Seniors Group • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, Or in confidence oneon-one in the Craft Room • 780.474.8240 • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance. One-on-one meetings are also available in the craft room • Every Thu, 1-4pm • Info: E: Tuff69@telus.net Illusions Social Club • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • pridecentreofedmonton.org • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7-9pm Pride Centre of Edmonton • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Drop in hours: Mon, Wed 4-7pm; Fri 6-9pm; Closed Sat-Sun and Holidays • JamOUT: Music mentorship and instruction for youth aged 12-24; Every other Tue, 7-9pm • Equal Fierce Fit & Fabulous: recreational fitness program, ages 12-24; every other Tue, 6-8pm, every other Tue • Queer Lens: weekly education and discussion group open to everyone; every Wed, 7-8:30pm • Mindfulness Meditation: open to everyone; every Thu, 6-6:50pm • Men's Social Circle: A social support group for all male-identified persons over 18 years of age in the LGBT*Q community; 1st and 3rd Thu each month; 7-9pm • TTIQ (18+ Trans* Group): 2nd Mon of the month, 7-9pm • Art & Identity: exploring identity through the arts, a wellness initiative; Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Edmonton Illusions : cross-dressing and transgender group 18+; 2nd Fri of each month, 7-9pm • Movies & Games Night: Every other Fri, 6-9pm • Thought OUT: Altview’s all-ages discussion group; every Sat, 7-9pm • Seahorse Support Circle: facilitated meet up for families with trans and gender creative kids aged 5-14; 2nd Sun of the month, 3-5pm • Men Talking with Pride: Social discussion group for gay and bisexual men; Every Sun, 7-9pm

Shades of Color: Community Zine No. 1 • Harcourt House, 10215-112 St NW • rafiki.dave@su.ualberta.ca/nh@ ualberta.ca • bit.ly/2cykkDL • Creating a community zine together. A concrete way to express the community through celebrating identities and experiences as LGBTQ+ people of colour. Crafting materials will be provided, and no experience is necessary • Sep 27, 5-7pm • Free

St Paul's United Church • 1152676 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship) Team Edmonton • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton. ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • Swimming: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • Water Polo: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • Yoga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • Taekwondo: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 4030-117 St; Contact for specific times • Abs: Parkallen Community League Hall, 6510-111 St; Every Tue, 6-7pm and Thu, 7:15-8:15pm • Dodgeball: Royal Alexandra Hospital Gymnasium; Every Sun, 5-7pm • Running: meet at Kinsmen main entrance; Every Sun, 10am • Spin: Blitz Conditioning, 10575-115 St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• Volleyball: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • Meditation: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • Board Games: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • All Bodies Swim: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 8468-81 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm Woodys Video Bar • 11723 Jasper

Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Massive Mondays features talented comedians • Tue: Domestic bottle beer special only $3.75 all night long • Wed: Jugs of Canadian and Kokanee for $13; Karaoke with Shirley from 7pm-12:30am • Thu: Highballs on special only $3.75 all night long; Karaoke with Bubbles 7pm-12:30am • Fri: Comming

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soon: DJ Arrow Chaser's new TGIF Party • Sat: Pool Tournement, 4pm; Jager shots on special only $4; Coming soon, DJ Jazzy

SPECIAL EVENTS Corn Festival • Action for Healthy Communities, #101, 10554-110 St • michelle.luyimbazi@a4hc.ca • a4hc.ca/event/ corn-festival • Featuring free corn, Latin American cuisine, music and entertainment • Sep 24, 2-6pm • Free DBG Crafters Fall Sale • Devonian Botanical Garden • devonian.ualberta. ca • Handmade crafts from the bounty of the fall Garden. Products are handmade by the Devonian Botanic Garden’s Crafters Association, many with materials harvested at the DBG. Proceeds support programs and special projects at the Garden • Sep 24-25 • Free (to attend craft sale), regular admission (those who want to visit the garden as well) Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave • info@edmontonexpo.com • edmontonexpo.com • A three-day celebration of all things pop culture • Sep 23-25

Elevate Aviation Calendar Launch Party • Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, 4236-36 St • elevateaviation@outlook.com • elevateaviation.eventbrite.com • A not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the gender equality in the aviation sector • Oct 1, 6pm • $60 (general admission)

Engineering Expo • Room E1-001 Engineering Teaching and Learning Complex, University of Alberta, 116 St and 92 Ave • engineering.ualberta.ca/Expo • Discover the energy and excitement of engineering at the U of A • Sep 24, 10am-3pm • Free Oktoberfest • Expo Centre at Northlands • albertabeerfestivals.com • Teaching guests about beer while sampling some of the best food and drinks available • Sep 30-Oct 1

Photographer’s Drop-in Morning • Devonian Botanical Garden • devonian.ualberta.ca • A chance to capture the early morning light and stillness of the Garden, before it opens to the public for the day. For all levels • Sep 24, 7:30-10am • Regular admission (valid for the full day)

Robust Reds for Rotary • Delta Edmonton South, 4404 Gateway Boulevard • 780.488.6600 • gdavy@centreforautism.ab.ca • robustreds.ca • Edmonton's premiere wine-tasting event for charity featuring more than 100 wines expertly selected from over 30 vendors, food pairings, raffles, and a silent auction • Sep 23, 7-10pm • $75 Rutherford House Culture Days • Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Drive • history.alberta.ca/rutherford • Puts the spotlight on local talent in the arts and culture community • Sep 30-Oct 2

Strathcona County Alberta Culture Days • Agora, Community Centre, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • info@accsc.ca • accsc.ca • A full day of interactive and family-friendly activities for Alberta Culture Days • Oct 1, 10am-4pm • Free

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FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Even if you are a wild-eyed adventureseeker with extremist views and melodramatic yearnings, you'll benefit from taking a moderate approach to life in the coming weeks.

In fact, you're most likely to attract the help and inspiration you need if you adopt the strategy used by Goldilocks in the fairy tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears": neither excessive nor underdone, neither extravagant nor restrained, neither bawdy, loud, and in-your-face nor demure, quiet, and passive— but rather just right.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Some of my readers love me but also hate me. They are drawn to my horoscopes in the hope that I will help relieve them of their habitual pain, but then get mad at me when I do just that. In retrospect, they feel lost without the familiar companionship of their habitual pain. It had been a centerpiece of their identity, a source of stability, and when it's gone, they don't know who they are any more. Are you like these people, Taurus? If so, you might want to avoid my horoscopes for a while. I will be engaged in a subtle crusade to dissolve your angst and agitation. And it all starts now with this magic spell: *Your wound is a blessing. Discover why.* GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In my dream last night, bad guys wearing white hats constrained you in a canvas straitjacket, then further wrapped you up with heavy steel chain secured by three padlocks.

They drove you to a weedy field behind an abandoned warehouse and left you there in the pitch dark. But you were indomitable. By dawn, you had miraculously wriggled your way out of your confinement. Then you walked back home, free and undaunted. Here's my interpretation of the dream: You now have special skills as an escape artist. No cage can hold you. No riddle can stump you. No tangle can confuse you. (P.S.: For best results, trust yourself even more than you usually do.)

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The next four weeks will be a favourable time to come all the way home. Here are nine prompts for how to accomplish that: 1. Nourish your roots. 2. Strengthen your foundations. 3. Meditate about where you truly belong. 4. Upgrade the way you attend to your self-care. 5. Honor your living traditions. 6. Make a pilgrimage to the land where your ancestors lived. 7. Deepen your intimacy with the earth. 8. Be ingenious about expressing your tenderness.

9. Reinvigorate your commitment to the influences that nurture and support you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What tools will work best for the tasks you'll be invited to perform in

the coming weeks? A sledgehammer or tweezers? Pruning shears or a sewing machine? A monkey wrench or a screwdriver? Here's my guess: Always have your entire toolbox on hand. You may need to change tools in mid-task—or even use several tools for the same task. I can envision at least one situation that would benefit from you alternating between a sledgehammer and tweezers.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I'm confident that I will never again need to moonlight as a janitor or dishwasher in order to pay my bills.

My gig as a horoscope columnist provides me with enough money to eat well, so it's no longer necessary to shoplift bread or scavenge for dented cans of beets in grocery store dumpsters. What accounts for my growing financial luck? I mean besides the fact that I have been steadily improving my skills as an oracle and writer? I suspect it may in part have to do with my determination to cultivate generosity.

As I've become better at expressing compassion and bestowing blessings, money has flowed to me in greater abundance. Would this strategy work for you? The coming weeks and months will be a good time to experiment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Here's my translation of a passage from the ancient Gospel of Thomas, a gnostic text about the teachings of Jesus: "If you do not awaken and develop the potential talents that lie within you, they will damage you. If you do awaken and develop the potential talents that lie within you, they will heal you." Whether you actually awaken and develop those talents or not depends on two things: your ability to identify them clearly and your determination to bring them to life with the graceful force of your willpower. I call this to your attention, Libra, because the coming months will be a highly favorable time to expedite the ripening of your talents.

And it all starts NOW. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can't completely eliminate unhelpful influences and trivial saboteurs and debilitating distractions from your life. But you're entering a phase of your astrological cycle when you have more power than usual to diminish their effects.

To get started in this gritty yet lofty endeavor, try this: Decrease your connection with anything that tends to demean your spirit, shrink your lust for life, limit your freedom, ignore your soul, compromise your integrity, dishonor your reverence, inhibit your selfexpressiveness, or alienate you from what you love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Work too much and push yourself too hard, Sagittarius. Eat corn chips for breakfast, ice cream for lunch, and French fries for din-

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ner—every day, if possible. And please please please get no more than four hours' sleep per night. If you have any extra time, do arduous favors for friends and intensify your workout routine. JUST KIDDING! Don't you dare heed any of that ridiculous advice. In fact, I suggest you do just the opposite.

Dream up brilliant excuses not to work too much or push too hard.

Treat yourself to the finest meals and best sleep ever. Take your mastery of the art of relaxation to new heights. Right now, the most effective way to serve your longterm dreams is by having as much fun, joy, and release as possible.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I propose that you and I make a deal. Here's how it would work: For the next three weeks, I will say three prayers for you every day. I will ask God, Fate, and Life to send you more of the recognition and appreciation you deserve. I will coax and convince them to give you rich experiences of being seen for who you really are. Now here's what I ask of you in return: You will rigorously resolve to act on your core beliefs, express your noblest desires, and say only what you truly mean.

You will be alert for those times when you start to stray from the path with heart, and you will immediately get yourself back on that path. You will be yourself three times stronger and clearer than you have ever been before.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you loosen yourself up by drinking an alcoholic beverage, don't drive a forklift or ride a unicycle.

If you have a hunch that your luck at gambling is peaking, don't buy lottery tickets or play the slot machines. If you're drawn to explore the frontiers of intimacy, be armed with the ancient Latin maxim, *Primum non nocere,* or "First, do no harm." And if you really do believe it would be fun to play with fire, bring a fire extinguisher with you. In presenting this cautionary advice, I'm not saying that you should never push the limits or bend the rules. But I want to be sure that as you dare to experiment, you remain savvy and ethical and responsible.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): I invite you to explore the healing power of sex. The coming weeks will be a favourable time to do so. You are also likely to generate good fortune for yourself if you try to fix any aspect of your erotic life that feels wounded or awkward. For best results, suspend all your theories about the way physical intimacy should work in your life. Adopting a beginner's mind could lead you to subtly spectacular breakthroughs. (P.S. You don't necessarily need a partner to take full advantage of this big opening.). V

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Striving for an authentic life

How can a man discuss exploring his bi-sexuality with his girlfriend?

Question: At 28 I'm finally ready to accept and explore my bisexuality. The problem is that I've been in a three-year relationship with a woman that isn't on the same page. I hadn't fully come to accept my sexuality when we got together, so it wasn't until we'd been dating for almost two years that I told her that I was also sexually attracted to men. She was surprised and initially uncomfortable, but ultimately she’s been amazingly supportive about it. That said, she’s clear that she's not comfortable with me exploring sex outside of the relationship. I love her and am pretty sure I want to marry her, but I don't want to live a lie and I feel like I’d be living half a life if I don’t at least get a chance to explore this side of myself. Any idea how I can get her on board with it?

Answer: There are two issues here: accepting you as you are, and being

open to non-monogamy. I’m glad that your girlfriend has been supportive and accepting of your sexuality and that it’s been something that the two of you are able to discuss openly. While I don't think there's anything unusual, shameful, or problematic about bi-sexuality in straight relationships, there are some individuals that might be uncomfortable with their partner having same sex attraction. I'm glad she's not in that camp.

As readers know, I'm a champion of authenticity and a staunch advocate for consent. So it should come as no surprise that I don't think that trying to convince her to be OK with non-monogamy is the best option. Usually, people's views about monogamy in relationships are deeply rooted in their personal values and if that's the case for her, then to ask her to compromise is to ask her to live inauthentically. And to explore with-

out her knowledge is a violation of her consent. Clearly, for you to repress your nature puts you in a similarly unfavourable position.

And thus we have your impasse.

My suggestion is to communicate with her about what it is that you're looking for with as much specificity as possible. Do you just want an opportunity to have sex with a man? Do you plan on this being a one time thing, or are you looking for a permanent hall pass? Or are you looking to invite another person into the relationship full time? Be as clear as you can and really try to understand her points of discomfort. What are her beliefs about relationships and monogamy, and what factors have influenced those beliefs?

How much does she understand the principles of open partnerships and what aspects does she find the most troubling? Try to be open and not persuasive. It's

possible that when all is laid out in detail, you might find a way to negotiate without compromising either of your core values.

For instance, maybe she'd feel more comfortable and safe with you exploring, if she gets to participate in some way- perhaps in the context of a threesome, or maybe just by being a part of the planning/execution of a safe, single incident, purely physical, hook up.

If, however, she is firm on fidelity and she identifies as a cis heterosexual woman, then there may be little she can do to satisfy your curiosity... I mean, there are some things... But depending on what aspects of your bisexuality you feel are the most important to explore, there are limits to what she can do. In other words, would you be satisfied with some sex-toy bolstered role play?

I wish I had more concrete or comforting advice to give, but I'm

afraid that it really might come down to a decision of what matters more to you and what you think will bring you the most happiness. Personally, the idea of repressing something so fundamental to who we are sounds not only unfulfilling, but potentially destructive, and if I was in that position, I imagine that my drive to live authentically would tip my scales. But who’s to say that you can’t find fulfillment in an accepting relationship with a woman that loves you. V Tami-lee Duncan is a Registered Psychologist in Edmonton, specializing in sexual health. Please note that the information and advice given above is not a substitute for therapeutic treatment with a licensed professional. For information or to submit a question, please contact tami-lee@vueweekly.com.

Follow on Twitter @SexOlogyYEG. Dan savage savagelove@vueweekly.com

NERD SEEKS SEX

I’m a 27-year-old straight male and a high-school teacher held to a strict code. I left my fiancée in June and haven’t had sex since. Needless to say, I’m really horny. I’m also in that weird in-between age where I’m not comfortable hanging out at college bars but I’m also a bit younger than most of the women in other bars. But when I scour dating apps, I see profiles of women ages 18 to 22—women who, for all I know, could have been students at my school. I would never fuck a former student, of course, but I’m worried that I could get my license revoked if my supervisors discovered I was online trolling for sex.

So what am I supposed to do? My cock is making sad faces at me right now.

Teacher Evidently Needs Sexual Encounter If you live in a college town, TENSE, there’s at least one bar where grad students hang out—look for the bar where women are grading papers, not pounding shots, and hang out there. And with more than one in three new marriages beginning with an online meeting these days, and with Pew Research telling us that 60 percent of Americans approve of online dating, I don’t see how your supervisors could possibly object to staffers scouring dating apps and the interwebs for ageappropriate partners. Unless we’re talking about a Catholic school staffed entirely by nuns, which isn’t what we’re talking about.

HUBBY NEEDS THE SNIP

I’m female, 26, and in an open mar-

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riage with a wonderful man. I am having a recurring fear that he’ll get some other woman pregnant and she will refuse to abort. I trust him, but condoms break (or get holes poked in them). He inherited serious money from his father, and his father got “oops’d” into having three kids. I would immediately divorce my husband if this happened.

(Yes, I’m an asshole, but my life plans have NEVER included children, step or otherwise.) My solution is for him to get a vasectomy.

He says he’s for it, but it’s been a YEAR and he hasn’t made an appointment. I’m seriously considering yanking “open” until he’s sterile. Maybe he really wants children and he’s not telling me, but I keep asking and he keeps saying no.

Am I being unreasonable asking for the snip?

Seriously Not Into Pregnancy

isn’t his wife, SNIP, arousal often defies reason. And ultimately this is his decision to make—his body, his choice.

HOLDING BACK

I’m a single gay male in my 40s. I have a good life and do good work.

I’m not worried about finding the right guy to settle down with. I’m worried about what happens next.

I’ve had three serious long-term relationships and several friendswith-benefits relationships. In every single one, a time has come, generally sooner rather than later, when I completely lose interest in my partner sexually. It’s not a mat-

You could get your ass into therapy, CB, and churn through several relationships while you work on this—relationships that could fail for this or some other reason—and not have anything to show for your effort 10 years from now. Or you could find a guy who has the same problem you do—your predicament is not uncommon—and instead of breaking up when you lose interest in each other sexually, you stay together, you love each other, you take care of each other, and you both fuck other guys.

WHEN TO DISCLOSE?

Mid-20s female here, ready to date after a period of difficulty in my personal life. I have started taking an antidepressant, which has allowed me to regain control over my life, but one side effect is difficulty having orgasms. People can be judgey when it comes to antidepressants, and it’s not something that’s easy to share. It’s frustrating because this medication allows me to be in a place mentally where I can pursue healthy adult relationships, but it affects sex, which for me is something that is key for a healthy relationship. How do I have a conversation about this with a potential partner?

Hopeful About Potential Partners, Yay

With Pew Research telling us that 60 percent of Americans approve of online dating, I don’t see how your supervisors could possibly object.

iMaybe your husband wants children, SNIP, maybe he doesn’t. Or maybe he’s one of those guys invested in/aroused by the power of spunk to make babies they don’t want; these guys would rather see their shots intercepted than go unattempted. So while a vasectomy is an eminently reasonable way for a married man who wishes to remain childless to prevent himself from impregnating someone who

ter of him being less attractive to me. It’s not a matter of us not being on good terms—often we become very close friends. It’s not a matter of my sex drive shutting down—I’m all kinds of turned on by other guys, just not the one I’m with. It’s reached a point where I’m deliberately holding myself back from getting into relationships because I’m tired of ruining good things.

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You can put off the convo about your meds with a white lie, HAPPY, by telling your potential partner you never come the first few times you’re with someone new— no pressure on you to come (or come clean just yet), no pressure on them to make you come. Then level with them about the real reason you’re having difficultly coming—new to antidepressants, still adjusting, but grateful for the other benefits—after you’ve gotten to know them better. It’s a harmless, understandable white lie, not a major betrayal. If they react like it is one, HAPPY, then you’ll have to DTMFA.

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