FREE (GET LIT, STAY LIT)
#1146 / OCT 12, 2017 – OCT 18, 2017 VUEWEEKLY.COM
e s r o h e t i h W Tackling
sex
wit s c i t i l o p ual
ha
row p s ' r e h t pan
LitFest 6 Homeless Connect 13
ess
ISSUE: 1146 • OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
TANG BISTRO 4
LITFEST 6 HOMELESS CONNECT 13
Edmonton votes on Monday, October 16th
James
Kosowan FOR EDMONTON CITY COUNCIL
WARD 8 As a longtime resident of Ward 8, I will be a tireless advocate on the issues directly affecting us: Respecting Mature Neighbourhoods Empowering Communities • Protecting Greenspace 780-752-7778 contact@jameskosowan.ca
@JamesKosowan James Kosowan for Ward 8
www.jameskosowan.ca
Worth it.
That’s what people say. The only problem with Blundstone boots is that they never seem to wear out. Oh, people try. But after a few years of kicking the bejeez out of them, they’re more comfortable than ever and still going strong. Expensive? Nope, they get cheaper by the day.
#585 The Leather Lined in Rustic Brown. $219.95
blundstone.ca 2 front
SCOTT THOMPSON 9 WHITEHORSE 14
FRONT // 3 DISH // 4 ARTS // 6 FILM // 12 POP // 13 MUSIC // 14 LISTINGS
ARTS // 11 MUSIC // 17 EVENTS // 19 ADULT // 20 CLASSIFIED // 21
v FOUNDING EDITOR / FOUNDING PUBLISHER RON GARTH PRESIDENT / PUBLISHER ROBERT W DOULL . . . . . rwdoull@vueweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER / ACCOUNT MANAGER JOANNE LAYH . . . . . . . . . . joanne@vueweekly.com EDITOR LEE BUTLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lee@vueweekly.com STAFF WRITER STEPHAN BOISSONNEAULT . .stephan@vueweekly.com SIERRA BILTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .sierra@vueweekly.com LISTINGS HEATHER SKINNER . . . . . . listings@vueweekly.com PRODUCTION MANAGER CHARLIE BIDDISCOMBE . . charlie@vueweekly.com PRODUCTION STEVEN TEEUWSEN. . . . .stevent@vueweekly.com CURTIS HAUSER . . . . . . . . curtish@vueweekly.com ACCOUNT MANAGERS JAMES JARVIS. . . . . . . . . . . . james@vueweekly.com JON MICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jon@vueweekly.com DISTRIBUTION MANAGER MICHAEL GARTH . . . . . . .michael@vueweekly.com
#200, 11230 - 119 STREET, EDMONTON, AB, T5G 2X3 • T: 780.426.1996 F: 780.426.2889 COVER IMAGE Whitehorse / Six Shooter Records
CONTRIBUTORS Jake Pesaruk, JProcktor, Jay Smith, Ricardo Acuna, Scott Lingley, Lucas Provencher, Rob Brezsny, Gwynne Dyer, Fish Griwkowsky, Stephen Notley, Dan Savage, Mike Winters.
DISTRIBUTION Terry Anderson, Shane Bennett, Bev Bennett, Shane Bowers, Jason Dublanko, Amy Garth, Aaron Getz, Clint Jollimore, Beverley Phillips, Choi Chung Shui, Wally Yanish
Vue Weekly is available free of charge at well over 1,200 locations throughout Edmonton. We are funded solely through the support of our advertisers. Vue Weekly is a division of Postvue Publishing LP (Robert W. Doull, President) and is published every Thursday. Vue Weekly is available free of charge throughout Greater Edmonton and Northern Alberta, limited to one copy per reader. Vue Weekly may be distributed only by Vue Weekly's authorized independent contractors and employees. No person may, without prior written permission of Vue Weekly, take more than one copy of each Vue Weekly issue. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40022989. If undeliverable, return to: Vue Weekly #200, 11230 - 119 St, Edmonton, AB T5G 2X3
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
WHO REALLY KILLED ENERGY EAST?
Blame for Energy East pipeline spreads, but future projects will tell the ultimate story
I
t is always fascinating to watch politicians and activists try to score political points on the basis of decisions and outcomes that they ultimately had no control or influence over. It’s an endless scramble to take credit when things go “right” and lay blame when things go “wrong.” Take, for example, the reaction from all fronts to the recent decision by TransCanada to cancel their plans for the Energy East pipeline. In their news release announcing the decision, TransCanada suggested that the cancellation came about as a result of undefined “changed circumstances.” That vagueness, of course, meant that everyone and their dog was quickly able to step up and explain to the rest of the world exactly what those
changed circumstances were and who was responsible for them. The federal Conservatives, never ones to miss an opportunity to play to their base in Alberta and Saskatchewan while bashing federal Liberals, lay absolutely all the blame for the cancellation at the feet of Justin Trudeau and his federal government. “He should take responsibility, and explain why he wanted this project cancelled, instead of shifting the blame,” says Conservative leader Andrew Scheer in a Facebook post on the day of the announcement. Alberta’s three UCP leadership hopefuls, predictably, were perfectly happy to lay all the blame for TransCanada’s decision on Premier Rachel Notley. “It’s a shameful moment in Canadian
history, an attack on Alberta and a total failure of the NDP,” said Brian Jean in his statement, a sentiment that was shared by both Jason Kenney and Doug Schweitzer. For her part, Notley delivered a very carefully worded statement expressing deep disappointment in the cancellation without directly blaming anyone. She did, however, make a passing indirect reference to the uncertainty created by the National Energy Board’s (NEB) announcement that they would be considering both upstream and downstream emissions when considering the pipeline’s impacts. “The National Energy Board needs to send a clear message on what the future of project reviews look like in Canada,” says Notley’s statement, adding that, “Investors need confidence and we look forward to seeing that certainty in place soon.” She also made sure to remind Albertans that her government has “supported Energy East since the project was proposed,” while doubling down on the now increased importance of Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. Perhaps the only ones who didn’t lay at least some of the blame on the NEB’s changing mandate were environmental and indigenous activists both inside and outside Quebec. As much as these folks were busy celebrating the collapse of a pipeline they have opposed and organized against since its inception, they were also working very hard to claim credit for the decision.
“First Nations organizing leads to TransCanada ending its Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline proposals,” read the headline on a press release jointly issued by Indigenous Climate Action and the Indigenous Environmental Network. While it is likely true that activist resistance, Alberta’s oil sands emissions cap, and the changing NEB mandate were all things that TransCanada considered in its deliberations on the project, the reality is that none of them was the core reason for their ultimate decision. TransCanada proposed Energy East at a time when oil was over $100 a barrel, the Keystone XL pipeline to the US was all but dead, and projections for growth in oil sands production were extremely rosy. Under those circumstances the Energy East pipeline made good economic and financial sense for the company, despite the more than valid critiques on environmental and indigenous justice grounds. Every single one of those factors has changed for the worse now: Oil is hovering around $50 without much prospect for short-term improvement, Donald Trump has greatly improved the prospects for Keystone XL, and the production forecast for the oilsands has been reduced. What all this means is that, not only will the shipping capacity of Energy East not be needed any time soon, but that going ahead on the project would result in a complete financial sink
hole for the company. Interestingly, TransCanada’s decision actually reinforces the findings of two recent reports for the Corporate Mapping Project by renowned earth scientist David Hughes pointing out that none of the current crop of proposed Canadian pipelines is needed, that they would not contribute anything to the economics of the oil sands overall, and that they are completely incompatible with the climate commitments made by the governments of Alberta and Canada domestically and internationally. The fact that it was ultimately market conditions that undid Energy East is important for two reasons. First, it highlights the hypocrisy of the political right who claim to believe that the market is never wrong yet are quick to blame government for not doing enough when the market makes decisions they don’t like. Second, it speaks to the role that decreased demand can play in stopping future expansions of fossil fuel infrastructure. Yes, ongoing organizing and resistance are important, but if we can ultimately reach a point where demand for fossil fuels is actually dropping we may find more and more companies stepping away from new investments despite government cheerleading and subsidies. Let’s see what the battle over Trans Mountain holds for us in terms of lessons going forward. Ricardo Acuña ricardo@vueweekly.com
DYER STRAIGHT
ADULT SUPERVISION
A small few have the power to stop Trump from making cataclysmic decisions
H
ere’s the scenario. Late one evening Donald Trump is watching Fox News and a report comes on that North Korea is planning to launch a missile that can reach the United States. (Kim Jong-un’s regime has said it is going to do that one of these days—but only as a test flight landing in the ocean somewhere, not as an attack.) Trump misunderstands, and thinks Pyongyang is going to launch a missile at the United States. After all, there was a graphic with the report that shows the trajectory of the North Korean missile reaching the U.S., and Trump trusts Fox much more than his own intelligence services. So he orders all U.S. strategic forces to go to DEFCON 1: Defence Readiness Condition One—nuclear war is imminent. The North Koreans spot all the unusual activity in the American forces—leave cancelled in Strategic Air Command, U.S. nuclear subs in port sailing with zero warning leaving part of their
crews behind, etc.—and conclude that an American preemptive attack is imminent. The North Koreans go to their own equivalent of DEFCON 1: mobilizing and dispersing their armed forces, evacuating their leadership from the capital to some bunker in the countryside, and so on. American intelligence reports all this activity, and this time Trump actually listens to them. So he orders a disarming strike on all North Korean nuclear weapons and facilities. With U.S. nuclear weapons, of course. Nothing else would do the job. That’s how the ‘Second Korean War’ starts. Not many Americans would be killed, and probably no civilians, because in fact North Korea doesn’t yet have any long-range missiles that can accurately deliver nuclear weapons on the United States, but millions would die in both parts of Korea. With luck, the Chinese would stay out even as their North Korean ally is reduced to rubble, but who knows?
It’s just a scenario, but it’s one that keeps many people awake at night—including many senior people in the U.S. military. That’s why reports have been surfacing recently that the U.S. Secretary of Defence, General James Mattis, the National Security Adviser, General H.R. McMaster, and Trump’s Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, have made a secret pact that all three will never be abroad at the same time. Why not? Because at least one very senior military officer must always be in the country to monitor orders coming from the White House, and countermand them if necessary. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports, but I believe them. In fact, I was already assuming that some arrangement like that was in place. Mattis, McMaster and Kelly are serious, experienced and professional military officers, and it would be a dereliction of duty for them not to ensure that there is always at least one responsible
adult between Trump and the nuclear button. If one of these generals actually found himself in the position of having to stop Trump, he would face an agonising decision. All his training tells him that he must obey civilian authority, and he will certainly be court-martialled if he disobeys a presidential order. On the other hand, he must not allow millions of human beings to die because of a stupid mistake. I’m sure they think about it, and I doubt that any of them knows which way he would actually jump if the situation arose. Providing adult supervision is a tricky business, especially when the child is technically your superior. Having said all this, it occurs to me that some senior military officers in North Korea must face the same dilemma. They too have a child-man in charge, and they will be all too aware that if “little rocket man,” as Trump calls him, stumbles into a war with the United States, then they, their families, and practically everybody they have ever met will be killed.
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
Their dilemma is even worse, because they serve a petulant God-king who has the power of life and death over them and their families. To stop Kim Jongun, if he were about to make a fatal mistake, they would have to kill him and accept that they would almost certainly be killed themselves immediately afterwards. Would they actually do that? They don’t even know the answer to that themselves, but I‘m sure they think about it. There is probably not going to be a ‘Second Korean War.’ Probably neither set of senior officers is ever going to face this ultimate crisis. A subtle form of adult supervision is exercised on a daily basis in both capitals, because even the loosest of loose cannons has to work through other people in order to get his orders turned into actions. Things have come to a pretty pass when we can have this discussion without sounding crazy. Gwynne Dyer gwynne@vueweekly.com front 3
Mount Qi, with hot and sour soup / JProcktor
CHINESE BISTRO
Tang Bistro’s intricate take on Northwest Chinese cuisine may lead to an extended stay Tang Bistro 8715–109 St. 780.499.9999 tangbistro.ca
W
hy take my word for the worthiness of Tang Bistro as a dining-out destination when you can go by the implied endorsement of dozens of homesick University of Alberta international students who laid siege to the place in the midst of fall midterms? The bistro, named for a lengthy and prosperous Chinese dynasty, serves delicacies from the northwest of the sprawling nation, easily making it the most unique restaurant to occupy the former home of Fiore and, more recently, Urban Diner on the south side of the High Level Bridge. I’ve been to plenty of Chinese restaurants but I’ve never seen a menu boasting yam with blueberry sauce as an appetizer, lamb and pita soup or roujiamo—a “Chinese hamburger” flavoured
with 20 spices and seasonings that’s allegedly a well-established street food over there. (Given that it was barely noon, Tang Bistro’s cocktail menu went untested.) The room was spacious, but now clad in tones of bronze and black, with plenty of booths, wellspaced tables and communal barstool seating. The day we visited, there were only two servers on when the horde of stress-eating students poured in looking for house-made noodles, big hearty bowls of soup or skewered meat served with the regional spicy chili oil, resulting in a backlog of kids staring at their phones just inside the front door. My co-diners and I had fortunately beat the rush and quickly made the acquaintance of said chili oil alongside a dozen exceptionally succulent pork and chive dumplings ($12.50), the latter ingredient adding considerably to the savour of the garlic and ginger-imbued ground meat. The sauce, red-sheened and teeming with sesame seeds, looked an-
grier than it tasted, the medium spiciness married to a salty pungency that was a bit like soya, a little like vinegar, but not entirely like either. Next came a bowl of braised pork on rice ($5.50) with a seasoned hard-boiled egg and some cucumber matchsticks. It was a bit small for sharing, but the shredded pork in tangy barbecue sauce was plenty tasty. There was so much more food to come. One co-diner insisted on soup and ordered her own vegetarian casserole soup ($13.50) with rice noodles ($2). The rest of us negotiated a shared repast spanning green onion cakes ($3), lamb skewers ($5.50 for three) and a big, honkin’ plate of chicken ($24.50). The soup came in a beautiful lidded crock—all of Tang Bistro’s flatware was lovely branded pottery, though the side plates sacrificed a bit of their function to fanciness—so piping hot that co-diner had to be patient about digging into the profusion of veggies, tofu ribbons, seaweed,
housemade noodles and—surprise—two quail eggs crammed into the crimson broth. The pottery hubcap full of chicken on the bone, lasagnasized rice noodles, fried potatoes, green peppers and fivespice gravy commanded much of the table and I momentarily felt like we had over-ordered. The small order was still a lot of food. But it was delicious, if a bit messy, as I just can’t eat chicken on the bone in a remotely civilized manner. Slices of fried potato had absorbed the aromas of star anise, ginger and garlic, and a handful of whole red chilies added a subtle kick, which the tender-crisp chunks of sweet green pepper offset nicely. Scissors were provided to deal with the perfectly cooked, sauceshellacked sheets of rice noodle. I could have eaten all day and, for a moment, I thought I might. It was no shock that the lamb skewers were not huge, but lean strips of the eponymous meat had been duly skewered, slath-
ered with a spice blend dominated by cumin, quickly grilled and placed before us still sputtering hot. I could have eaten more than one. The green onion cake was the only thing typical about the meal but it was just fine, fried and flaky with a side of sweet chili dip. We finished up with an order of fried mini-buns served with sweetened, condensed milk. They were like super-hot, unsalted pretzels, the glossy goldcrisped exterior giving way to a steamy, fluffy white interior. The onset of a rush hour deprived us of the extremely attentive service we enjoyed at the beginning of the meal, but our beset server retained his chipper charm, explained the influx of customers and got us on our way with leftovers in tow. Throng aside, it was a nice intro to Tang Bistro, a singular addition to Garneau’s increasingly intriguing foodscape. Scott Lingley dish@vueweekly.com
7
seasonal beer season!
Moving back to City Hall Celebration Oct. 14, 2017 The first 200 customers will receive $5 in Market bucks to spend at the market on Oct. 14, 2017 from 9am to noon (while quantities last) Park in the heated City Hall parkade for only 50 cents/hr
city-market.ca
4 dish
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
FOODIE FADS
Pumpkin Spice Latte / Adobe stock
Why has the pumpkin spice latte obsession grown exponentially year by year?
I
t’s that time of year again where crazed consumers go absolutely bat shit for the pumpkin spice latte. Yes, that drink flavour Starbucks created 11 years ago will be dominating beverage taste buds yet again. Sure, the drink may be delicious, but does it deserve this much yearly recognition? I mean, Starbucks has called it the, “harbinger of the season.” So why has this drink, that has achieved meme status, continued to be an obsession among consumers? Limited Time The pumpkin spice latte can only be attained after Labour Day and is eventually replaced by an onslaught of winter and Christmas-themed drinks. The term, “limited time only,” immediately triggers our brain to become motivated to get the item before it’s gone. Basically, the more important the choice is to us, the stronger we’ll react when we know it will no longer be attainable. Marketing teams have known this for years. Psychologists call it, “reactance
theory.” That’s why products offered for a “limited time only,” work. We might actually prefer to drink a regular latte, but knowing that the pumpkin spice is only around for a few weeks makes that choice more appealing. Herd Mentality Starbucks jumped on the social media bandwagon. For lack of a better pun, Starbucks has brewed a strong social media regime. They have 15.4 million followers on Instagram, 11.9 million on Twitter, and 37.6 million on Facebook. That doesn’t include YouTube or other platforms such as Pinterest. To put that in context, Canada has a few more than 36 million people. The Starbucks website boasts 3,000 Tweets per day with the #PSL during the fall season. Think about it. A simple hashtag like #PSL with your favourite fall beverage is just free marketing for Starbucks. Psychology has a term for this called “social conformity,” which is a smart way of saying we like to feel like a part of the
group. Pumpkin spice lattes have almost become an unspoken way to feel part of society. It’s All In Your Nose Eighty percent of flavour and taste is actually smell. A PSL doesn’t actually have any pumpkin in it at all. We have nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice. These are very appealing to the nose, especially on a cool fall or winter day. Starbucks has trained the human body to develop an anticipatory response, and crave it. Just when you thought you were in control ... Sugaaarr. Oh, Yeah Baby The grande size pumpkin spice latte with whip is loaded with 50 grams of sugar—without the option of caramel drizzle. It’s no secret that the human brain is wired to respond to the taste of sugar and carbohydrates and the pumpkin spice latte can be the perfect way to achieve a well-deserved sugar high. Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
dish 5
LITFEST
Internationally renowned human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan discusses his new book at LitFest
/ Supplied
Sun., Oct. 15 (1 pm) In Search of a Better World Payam Akhavan Metro Cinema ($12)
P
art memoir, part call to action, 2017 CBC Massey Lecturer Payam Akhavan’s new book In Search of a Better World: A Human Rights Odyssey brings realities of international human rights in the past 50 years to the forefront. The timeliness of Akhavan’s book, published in early September, is visceral. His narrative shares a story of human heartbreak, which he articulates to require collective interdependence to address. Previously, working as a UN prosecutor of war crimes at the Hague, Akhavan has seen violent Iranian revolution, Bosnian ethnic cleansing, Rwandan genocide, American
6 arts
carnage, and extreme terrorism in both his career and personal life. Growing up in Tehran, Akhavan’s family was part of the Baha’i religious minority group that were marginalized and persecuted by Iran’s politically-powerful Muslim clergy during and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. With this lived experience, and as a defender of human rights, Akhavan has seen abhorrent acts of sickening proportions. Yet, the message he exhorts is one of empathy and action. “Empathy isn’t a kind of kumbaya moment,” he says. “To me, it’s an existential struggle. It’s a kind of resistance against the oppression of our soul and what makes us human and what makes us want to build a just society.” The journey Akhavan chose has
been one of pain, but it’s that pain which sowed a resilience in him to continue on, despite defeats and setbacks. “What I’ve come to realize is that it’s very easy to be idealistic when you haven’t been wounded. It’s when you’re wounded and disillusioned and disappointed and cynical, that’s when your ideas really take on meaning.” He claims over and over that we’ve lost touch with what it is that motivates us to change the world by over-complicating the issues we collectively face, obscuring the simple human empathy that already exists. Excessive lip service doesn’t correct a child’s persecution or a father’s death for the religion he chooses. Rather than following what he calls a rather mediocre life spent on selfish pursuits, he decided to dedicate his life to finding justice and answers for the extreme acts he had seen at a young age. “The problem with the world is not that we’re missing some brilliant theory that’s a kind of magic conception for all the problems of the world,” he says. “What we need to look at is why we say the right things but we hesitate to act when it really counts. I wanted to look at how to motivate people in a deep and lasting way. So I focused on empathy and emotional connection as a form of knowledge.” In his book, Akhavan calls out the political rhetoric of “us versus them,” which is prevalent today. He finds that message extremely troubling and argues that apathy and cynicism in the political realm have “ripped the world apart.” The response to this divisiveness is where his book stands out. He talks about times in his career when
he’s been told his views are too naïve and that he doesn’t understand the reality of power. “My answer to that is, well, to act in cynical and divisive ways is actually unrealistic—nevermind that they’re immoral—they’re unrealistic because in an inextricably interdependent world, in the long run we’re all going to suffer.” Akhavan argues that in a world where “the idea of at home and abroad no longer exists,” the only real choice we have is to act on behalf of what benefits all of humanity because no one can separate themselves from the world anymore. His idealism isn’t your average utopian dreamland, though Akhavan recognizes that often to choose what is best for humanity means losing something in the process. An example he uses is how America has pushed Islamic fundamentalism to become instrumentalized for the sake of money. “The support for the Mujahadeen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabia (which is the biggest exporter of Wahhabist ideology in the world), the support for Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war, shaking hands with Donald Rumsfeld assuring
American support just as he [Hussein] was gassing Kurdish women and children in Halabja. “When you talk to these ISIS captives as I did in Northern Iraq last summer, it’s very easy to demonize them and to say that they’re monsters, and in some ways, perhaps they are. But there’s a reason why they ended up so desperate, there’s a reason why it was so easy to brainwash them.” “There’s a whole chain of incredibly cynical decisions that ended up creating the Islamic State.” He says we must deal with the root causes of human rights problems, which stem from issues like the weaponizing of religions as well as our own complicity. “When you turn a blind eye to the Saudis using petro-dollars to export the jihadist ideology throughout mosques in the world, guess what’s going to happen? But no one wants to offend them because there’s simply too much money at stake.” Akhavan’s message never fails to bring our inextricable interdependence to the table, and he isn’t afraid to speak the truth he finds is needed to liberate. Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.co
MyLitFest Food Matters: Femmes, Fusion, Flavour On October 21, Toronto restaurateur and author Jen Agg (I Hear She’s a Real Bitch) joins chef David Wolfman of APTN (Cooking with the Wolfman) and science writer Bob Holmes (Flavour) to discuss their respective books with food-guru Jennifer Cockrall-King. Wine tastings from Naramanta Bench Wineries and tasty tidbits will be served in the company of these incredible writers. Scaachi Koul From growing up with Indian immigrant parents, to racism and internet trolls, on October 16, Buzzfeed superstar Scaachi Koul will discuss a range of topics explored in her fierce and funny debut collection of personal essays (One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of this Will Matter). Kamal Al-Solaylee Explored in his most recent book, Brown, on October 19 award-winning journalist & author Kamal Al-Solaylee will discuss the racial politics of Brown people globally, against a backdrop of debates about immigration and multiculturalism.
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
Evany Rosen On October 22, comedian Evany Rosen closes out LitFest with a reading and talk about her genre-defying debut book (What I Think Happened) in which she explores history through a feminist lens. Featuring humour and personal stories from her unnatural obsession with Napoleon to her misguided understanding of the Royal Family. Britt Wray On October 17, science storyteller Britt Wray brings her fascinating research on de-extinction to LitFest audiences. Wray will explore the exciting and controversial science and ethics around efforts to bring back extinct species. High Level Lit Launch Throughout 2017, LitFest has been working with Edmonton Community Foundation and Eighteen Bridges Magazine on the High Level Lit Project in which 12 writers reflected on Edmonton in the context of Canada 150. Writers from the series revisit their essays, with special presentations by contributors, including Cadence Weapon, Catrin Owen, and Omar Mouallem.
SPOOKY SPOT
MUTUAL MACABRE
Deadmonton Haunted House returns, producing an exciting and tense experience
/ Timon Johnson
Deadmonton Haunted House Old Paramount Theatre Until Sun., Nov. 5 ($24)
F
or the last four years, an Edmonton institution strived to reinvigorate the unique anxieties that come with the night. The Deadmonton Haunted House returns this year along with its mission: providing the city with the experience of communal scares. Event creator Ryan Kozar has been in charge of the event since its initial creation and has consistently reinvented the Deadmonton Haunted House each year. This year features the special theme of ghostly summonings. Initially inspired by other professional haunted houses in Canada, Kozar made it his goal to bring the same sense of innocent wonder that comes with the Halloween season. “Halloween kind of disappears unless you have kids,” Kozar says. “Adults don’t really maintain the same sensation during this time of year. After I saw what can be done and the scale of it I thought to give it a shot.” The event has been operating out of the old Paramount Theatre on Jasper Avenue for the last three years, and the building’s history and décor immensely supports the morose sensation of the event. The Deadmonton Haunted House truly excels in its vibrant character and set design. Kozar diligently spends the majority of his year building and ordering intricate set pieces and props, all of which fill the immensely labyrinthine struc-
ture of the eerie exhibit. “I have a real passion for set design,” he says. “There’s a lot of work that comes with trying to make something come to life. It’s all about creating that vivid realism that has people let their guard down, then you hit them with a good scare.” Kozar’s passion is on full display as you work your way through the interactive exhibit. Immediately, you’re bombarded with all sorts of visceral stimulation, as each room you wander into is vividly different from the last. Lights and noises blare, causing perpetual unease and as you try and move at a brisk pace you can’t help but notice the intricate detail in each set piece. Whether it’s the grim spectacle of a test subject struggling on a table in a mad scientist’s lab, or the haunting implications of one man pacing in a library full of clocks muttering to himself—every room you enter makes it incredibly difficult to not be immersed. This engrossment is further amplified by the absolute dedication that the actors bring to their paranormal personas. The event has come a long way since its early days of only having eight actors and now bolsters a roster of 40 to 50 individuals all dedicated to their craft. Performers get the opportunity to hone their characters over the course of the month long event, which results in their personalities growing with each passing night. Most of the performing monsters encountered are barely recognizable as human, and the ones who are will
usually exploit that fact and lead into a trap. Rebecca Crossman has been working with the event for the last two years now and knows what it takes to come across as truly frightening. “Half the time they have their blinders on and don’t want to be anywhere near you. It’s then that you have to try and get close and low enough to their face and give them a good yell or scare,” says Crossman as she was fixing her zombie makeup. Actors also rely on each other for producing the maximum amount of frights where applicable. They’ll give each other nonverbal cues or pass along certain information to maintain the torment of a guest. “We’ll play telephone with guest information. If a an attendee yells out a person’s name in a moment of terror we’ll use it and pass it along to performers in other rooms so they can use that person’s name to creep them out. It’s a lot of fun,” says Crossman. The Deadmonton Haunted House is a wonderful display of the combined passions. Vast amounts of effort are combined to create an experience that is equally endearing as it is heartracing. With every passing year the event refines itself in new and creative ways and shows no signs of slowing down. When it comes to the pride of his work Kozar says, “When I see them barreling out of the exhibit out of breath and smiling I know they enjoy the work that we’ve put into it.” Jake Pesaruk arts@vueweekly.com
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
FREE AGA Admission Tues/Weds 5–8 pm
October 14, 2017–February 19, 2018 Witness a creative exploration unfold from concept to finished exhibition. Dara Humniski and Sergio Serrano collaborate within the space of unpredictability in the RBC Work Room.
RBC Work Room is an extension of the RBC New Works Gallery, which features new artworks by Alberta artists. This project series continues the Art Gallery of Alberta’s commitment to supporting the work of Alberta artists. Presented as a part of the Poole Centre of Design with the support of the RBC Emerging Artists Project.
youraga.ca/Monument arts 7
SOCIAL RIGHTS
Wed., Oct. 18 (1 pm - 8 pm) YEG Global Dignity Day Boyle St. Plaza
DIGNIFIED
I
n response to the mayor’s task force on poverty in 2014 to 2016, a group of Edmonton youth has come together at the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights to brainstorm how to minimize poverty in the city. The result, three years ago, was YEG Dignity Day, a part of the globally recognized Dignity Day that falls on the third Sunday of every October. By addressing the dignity of marginalized and stigmatized populations in the city, Dignity Day, which is a part of a greater EndPovertyEdmonton task force, also addresses the subsequent poverty that these groups often experience. Executive director of EndPovertyEdmonton Andrea Burkhart notes that poverty isn’t only about economics. “It’s a human rights issue,” she says. “Poverty robs people of the right to live in dignity.” Since the first event three years ago, YEG Dignity Day responds to conversations and issues that are active in the community. “This year we decided to focus on the dignity and voices of those within institutions,” says Maigan Van der Giessen with the John Humphrey Centre. “Whether the prison system, long-term care facility, child welfare or other institutionalized experiences.” Dignity Day incorporates art as
Edmonton poet Brandon Wint / Supplied
YEG Global Dignity Day is celebrated with artists who spark dialogue
a way of bridging the gaps between people. The event uses artists, storytellers, performances, advocacy learning circles, and a film with panel discussion to challenge assumptions, sparking open discourse around important issues concerning dignity. Indigenous artist, Day One, plans to use his live art to start a dialogue and spoken word poet Brandon Wint will perform his poems centreing around self-respect and personal agency. “Dignity in the social sense to me means creating space for people to live in a way that’s expressive of their ideal vision of themselves in their lives,” Wint says. “That is how we accord one another with dignity.” Both Wint and Day One have experienced moments in their lives when their own dignity was taken from them, which is why both of their art forms often revolve around the topic. “There is a stereotype that exists that says that, ‘blackness and maleness can’t co-exist in a body and a consciousness that is also eloquent and thoughtful,’” Wint says. “Nobody expects the black poet to show up.” “Disability generally is viewed with a lens of dereliction,” he adds. “If you’re a disabled person, you shouldn’t want to embody a life force that is as full and as passionate and as sexual and as full of agency as other people.” In spite of this, he’s used his
words to admit himself agency in the world. Similarly, Day One uses his art to express a message of indigenous dignity. “Being aboriginal, my dignity has been attacked on more than one occasion,” he says. “Random people out in society figure it’s okay to tell a native to go back to the res, or treat me badly because of the colour of my skin without bothering to say hello, or get to know me.” Some of the populations most significantly affected by a lack of dignity include children that may very well look up to someone like Day One. The proportion of indigenous youth in foster care is alarmingly high and as a result these children end up fighting to break free of a system that has the potential to hold them for their lifetimes. In the same way, those that live in institutions and long-term care with disabilities or old age are constantly confronted with the realities they face concerning their rights and own personal merit. “Individuals and communities impacted by these systems are often underrepresented in our conversations and public spaces, and it is vital that we make room for these important perspectives and stories,” Van der Giessen says. “I can’t live a dignified life if I’m not aware of how my dignity, how my life, how my choices interact with the dignity and choices of others,” Wint says. “I think that relationship is inherent to being alive.” Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com
2017-18 35 th Anniversary Season
One Man Star Wars Trilogy Wednesday, October 25 - 7:30 p.m.
A bright room called day
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi condensed into one hilarious production!
by tony kushner
Originally produced by the Heat and Light Company, New York
780-962-8995
October 12-21, 2017 @ 7:30 pm
Tickets $30 Adults, $25 Students & Seniors
No performance Sunday, October 15 | Matinee October 19 @ 12:30 pm
Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta
ualberta.ca/artshows 8 arts
Ticket Centre: 315 Jespersen Ave. Spruce Grove, AB
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
Theatre: 1001 Calahoo Road horizonstage.com
COMEDY
THOMPSON’S BOILING POINTS
Scott Thompson has been living a comedy career of ‘history repeating itself’
Fri., Oct. 13 (10 pm) Pride Gala starring Scott Thompson ATB Financial Arts Barn tixonthesquare.ca
S
cott Thompson, now 58, lives in sunny California. A few years ago, he starred as a recurring character in the three-season, cult-hit Hannibal. After the show ended, he toyed with returning to Canada—just as Trudeau was elected—but decided—just as Trump was inaugurated—that California was a better place to develop the myriad projects he has on the go. “I joke that my timing is terrible, but I felt as if I hit the ceiling for the second time a few years ago in Canada,” Thompson says. “You can’t do show business in Canada.” Now, he’s writing a pilot, working on an animation series, writing a movie, and doing a documentary about his ‘80s-era punk band. The album will be released on October 24th. On top of his busy schedule, he’s touring his famous Kids In The Hall (KITH) character, Buddy Cole. “America right now is in a state but for comedians, it’s okay,” he says. “It’s kind of scary, and I don’t
know where it’s going to go.” Thompson observes that today’s political climate bears similarity to that of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s when KITH were at its heydey. “Political correctness was quite a deal when we were on television, and it’s come back now. It feels very familiar—it came before as now from the left.” “The word ‘faggot’ cannot be used [in comedy],” he points out. “The word ‘dyke’ is censored. [But if you do this in comedy,] you’ve ruined the intention of the piece. You’ve killed the comedy of the piece.” He gives an example of a KITH classic—now posted on YouTube simply as “Fag!” (although the Google search asks faux-helpfully if you meant “gay” instead) as an example of how censoring offensive language ruins the joke. His character attempts to leave the house dressed in various ways, but no matter how he dresses, he’s called “fag!” before he gets to the end of his sidewalk. The point is that, really, gay men are slurred not because they don’t fit in, but because of who they are. When the sketch airs on television now, Thompson observes dryly, “‘fag’ is just bleeped.”
This isn’t the first time that Thompson has wondered about how historical revisionism is diluting KITH’s more caustic critiques of homophobia. Last year, he gave an interview with CBC in Manitoba which revolved significantly around the interviewer’s discomfort with the term “faggot.” “I don’t worry too much about it but I do ... Comedians have a sacred role to ignore political correctness and ignore taboos. The world is like a kettle and it’s on, and occasionally it boils over. And when it boils over, comedians are a good way to vent.” Meanwhile, says Thompson, we make jokes about the ‘bromances’ exhibited in those ardent photos between French president Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau. “Society cannot handle real love between men. ‘Oh, they’re having a bromance.’ Well, what if they were fucking?” And besides, about Trudeau: “He’s more gay than me! Sure, I’ve sucked more cock than him, but he’s been to more gay pride parades than anyone I know!” Jay Smith arts@vueweekly.com
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
Scott Thompson / Supplied
arts 9
GALLERY ARTS
Caption // Credit
INSTALLATION OF INNOCENCE In her new exhibit, Getting Big, Violet Costello touches on joy and infancy Getting Big Until Sat., Nov. 18 Latitude 53
T
+fees & GST
By D. CLORAN, M. GROOTBOOM, D. HAY, D. JANSEN, H. LEWIS, M. MONTEITH, and A. NEBULANE Directed by DARYL CLORAN A Co-Production with Prairie Theatre Exchange
OCT 11 – 22, 2017 Ghosts haunt a man and woman, continents apart, as they discover secrets about their past. Be sure to see this exciting collaboration of Canadian and South African theatre artists. Starring from South Africa MBULELO GROOTBOOM and ANDILE NEBULANE. From Canada DAVID JANSEN, ERIN MCGRATH, and TRACEY POWER.
“…An electrifying blend of movement, music and dialogue…” –GEORGIA STRAIGHT
Season Sponsor
A-level Seats Sponsor
he nature of childhood is something that often involves a massive amount of impactful life-altering occurrences. Whether you’ve had an uneventful upbringing or an interesting one, everything at that time was immense in scale and influence. Violet Costello touches on the nature of these ideas in her most recent exhibit, Getting Big. The Alberta artist has touched on themes of youth in much of her previous artwork and fleshes this out further in her new production. Costello has been working with sculpting for the bulk of her career and in her experience, there is much trial and error in finding the ideal application of her favourite format. “Sculptures have such a presence to them, and that’s why I prefer them over other types of visual art,” Costello says. “It isn’t easy, however. I don’t know how many hundreds of sculptures I’ve thrown into dumpsters over the years.” However, Costello is leaving her comfort zone in her new artistic endeavour, as she is also incorporating paintings in the display of Getting Big. The purpose of this is to add to the weight of her chosen theme. The installation utilizes numerous paintings and sculptures of different toddlers, in varying states of balance and imbalance. “I think a big part of why I chose this kind of approach for the installation is being a mom,” she explains. “I believe my emphasis on toddlers and babies is like just one final push to get it all out of my system.” Each one of the sculptures and paintings incorporates vibrant collages of colours and themes. Some of the sculptures have the subjects attempting to balance
10 arts
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
objects of interest on their heads, with each different object reflecting the nature of the world at that age. “You’re born so suddenly into this simultaneously bright, warm and cold world,” she says. “In terms of what the sculptures are balancing on their heads it’s not about what’s influencing their lives, but what has the potential to influence their lives.” Each object of interest revolves around popular culture or childhood constructs— such as toys, cartoons and other seemingly normal objects that an adult wouldn’t think twice about. The paintings share this theme and that’s where the installation works in tandem with Costello’s vision. Viewers will have to do some work, as it is up to them to discern what sculpture is related to what painting. Costello revels in the scope and scale of youthful minds, as it plays heavily in her visual representation of each of her pieces. She proclaims to take inspiration from the innocence of youth and the almost fairytale-like nature of childhood. “That’s what life while growing up is. Things are big, scary and can be incredibly disturbing. Yet, at the same time, they can be so light hearted and wonderful,” Costello says. Getting Big allows the audience to pick each work apart at their own pace, while reminding them of the looming nature of youthfulness—enjoying the lively nature of infancy. When regarding the overall sensation, she wants to convey the youthful symbolism. “It’s all symbolic of everything that happens when you’re that age,” she says. “You get constantly bombarded with life and you have no idea that that’s going to continue forever.” Jake Pesaruk arts@vueweekly.com
ARTS WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 3PM
DANCE CINDERELLA • Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700-84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • A wicked step-mother and two evil step-sisters make life hard for poor Cinderella when someone special turns things around. Be whisked away into fantasy with this large-scale dance production suitable for all ages • Oct 12, 7:30pm DIANNA DAVID SCHOOL OF MOVES • Horizon Stage, 1001 Calahoo Road, Spruce Grove • 780.962.8995 • horizonstage.com • From Filipino dancing to physical theatre, hip hop to props, mechanical engineering to miming, and street performer to speaker, Dianna David enjoys playing in all worlds • Oct 15, 2pm DIRT BUFFET CABARET• Spazio Performativo, 10816 95 St • milezerodance.com • This multidisciplinary, diverse variety show allows audiences to discover Edmonton’s most unique, challenging, and wide-ranging performances, curated by an array of artists who will share different niches within the Edmonton scene • Oct 19, 8pm • $10 or best offer at the door
HARVEST MOON BALL • Sugar Swing Ballroom, 10019-80 Ave NW • 587.786.6554 • dance@sugarswing.com • Lindy Harvest Moon Ball Dance featuring live music and competitions • Oct 14, 8pm (beginner lessons), 9pm (live music) • $28 (with beginner drop-in lesson), $25 (without) • All ages and levels
REMIX • Spazio Performativo, 10816-95 St • milezerodance.com • Two local choreographers will have their shorts works remixed by visiting choreographers from Montreal and St John’s • Oct 14-15, 8pm • $10 or best offer at the door
SHUMKA PRESENTS A CARAVAN CABARET • Shumka Dance Centre, 10515-111 St • 780.455.9559 • A party to celebrate donors and supporters. An evening of music, dance, food, and drink with entertainment by the Gadjo Collective and Shumka • Oct 21, 7pm • $90
FILM CINEMA SERIES • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca • Each film in the series is selected by artistic director Dana Anderson, who introduces the film each week. Every month features a new line up of popular movies from the past • Every Thu until Oct 19, 7:30pm • $10 +GST (adv, online), $11.43 +GST (door)
EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.439.5285 • edmontonfilmsociety@gmail.com • royalalbertamuseum. ca/movies • SCHEDULE: Notorious (Oct 16), Midnight (Oct 23), The Shop Around the Corner (Oct 30), Casablanca (Nov 6) • 8pm • $3-$6 ($35 for membership)
ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE
SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print-
• Melcor Cultural Centre, 35-5th Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • Artwork by Ken Duncan; Oct 10-Nov 4
Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists. com • The Story So Far: curated by Sara Norquay; Sep 21-Nov 4 • SNAP Annual Members Show and Sale; Nov 18
ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • Cutline: From the Photography Archives of The Globe and Mail; Jul 1-Nov 12 • Turbulent Landings: The NGC 2017 Canadian Biennial: curated by Catherine Crowston, Josee Drouin-Brisebois and Jonathan Shaughnessy; Sep 30-Jan 7 • Monument: artwork by Dara Humniski and Sergio Serrano; Oct 14-Feb 19 • WEEKLY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES: Tours for Tots, Every Wed, 10-11am • Youth Workshops, ages 13-17, Every Thu, 4-6pm • Kids’ Open Studio, Every Sat, 1-3pm • Exhibition Tours; Every Sat-Sun, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm • Art for Lunch; 3rd Thu of the month, 12:10-12:50pm • VIBE; 3rd Fri of the month, 5-9pm
ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert. ca • Inside Painting: artwork by Peter Ivens; Oct 5-28 • Ripples of Loss: artwork by Terry McCue; Nov 2-Dec 2; Opening reception: Nov 4, 2:30-5pm
BEAR CLAW GALLERY • 10403-124 St •
BLEEDING HEART ART SPACE • 9132-118 Ave • dave@bleedingheartartspace.com • Jennifer Berkenbosch; Sep 9-Oct 14
BOREALIS GALLERY • 9820-107 St • assembly. ab.ca/visitorcentre/borealis.html • Legion Halls: produced by the Canadian War Museum; Oct 13-Jan 2
BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY • 10345-124 St • bugeramathesongallery.com • Road Less Travelled: artwork by Jane Everett; Sep 29-Oct 13
CAVA GALLERY • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • galeriecava.com • Fragile: artwork by various artists; Aug 18-Oct 14 • Members Exhibition: artwork by Béatrice Lefèvre, Sylvie Nadeau and Nadia Tanguay; Sep 29-Oct 14
DC3 ART PROJECTS • 10567-111 St • 780.686.4211 • dc3artprojects.com • The Arch: Plans For A Heterotopic Space Opera: artwork by Travis Mcewen; Sep 8-Oct 14 EXTENSION GALLERY AT ENTERPRISE SQUARE • 10230 Jasper Ave • All Exits Look the Same: artwork by Deann Stein Hasinoff; Sep 30-Oct 18
FAB GALLERY • Fine Arts Building Gallery,1-1 FAB (University of Alberta) • ualberta.ca/artshows • Graduate Design Group Show; Sep 26-Oct 14 GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • Quiet Stories from Canadian Places: artwork by Heather M. Cline; Sep 9-Oct 22 HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.426.4180 • harcourthouse.ab.ca • Turgor: artwork by Daniel Evans; Oct 5-Nov 24 • Soft Red/Hard White–15th Artist-In-Residence Exhibition: artwork by Jen Mesch; Oct 5-Nov 24
HUMAN ECOLOGY GALLERY • University of Alberta 1-15, Human Ecology Building • 780.492.3824 • Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll; Sep 28-Mar 11
FAMILY FUN FILM FESTIVAL • Royal Alberta
780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • October Selling Exhibition; Until Oct 31
TOMMY DOUGLAS, KEEPER OF THE FLAM • Westwood Unitarian, 11135-65 Ave • A screening of the film a discussion to follow • Oct 13, 7pm • Free
GALLERIES + MUSEUMS AJ OTTEWELL • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • Celebrating Canadian Art: variosu artists; Oct 1315, Oct 20-22; Opening reception: Oct 13, 7-9:30pm
ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Landmarks: artwork by Julia Reimer, Tyler Rock and Katherine Russell; Sep 2-Dec 24; Artist reception: Oct 21, 2-4 pm • Perch: artwork by Dena Seiferling, Stefanie Staples; Sep 9-Oct 14 • DISCOVERY GALLERY: Artwork by Laura McKibbon; Oct 21-Nov 25 • Ordinary: artwork by Karen Rhebergen; Oct 21-Nov 25
TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Daily activities, demonstrations and experiments • The Science Behind Pixar Exhibition; Until Jan 7 • Free-$117.95
WEST END GALLERY • 10337-124 St • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Artwork by Brent R. Laycock; Oct 14-26 WOMEN'S ART MUSEUM OF CANADA • La Cité Francophone 2nd Pavillon, #200, 8627 Rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 St) • 780.803.2016 • info@ wamsoc.ca • wamsoc.ca • Nidificate; until Oct 20
fortedmontonpark.ca • fortedmontonpark.ca/all-events/ ode-to-poe-spooktacular • Experience classic stories from master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe, presented as a live radio show • Oct 14, 7:30-10pm • $23.80
UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series • Most Mon (except holidays), 7pm, Sep 18-Mar; presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • $5 (door)
THEATRE 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • Basement Theatre at Holy Trinity, 10037-84 Ave • 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, Oct 13-Dec 15, 11pm
LILIES • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave NW • 780.429.1000 • edmontonopera.com • edmontonopera.com/season/2017-18/feluettes • a new Canadian opera that explores the passionate story of forbidden love between two young men in early 1900s Quebec. Innocence quickly turns into deception and murder as the star-crossed lovers struggle through their feelings against the norms of society. Sung in French with projected English translation • Oct 21, Oct 24, Oct 27 • $40
LES FELUETTES STAGED READING • La Cité Francophone, 8627-91 St • In collaboration with L’UniThéâtre, Alberta’s only professional francophone theatre, Edmonton Opera presents a staged reading of Michel Marc Bouchard’s iconic play Les Feluettes in French (with English supertitles) • Oct 14, 7-9pm • Free event (available at Eventbrite)
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL • Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre, 8700-84 St, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.992.6400 • shelltheatre.ca • The international hit comedy celebrating women on the brink of, in the midst of, or having survived “the change” entertains and astounds audiences with every step • Oct 14, 7:30pm
Martini and Oliver Martini "The Unravelling" Book Launch; Oct 13, 7-9pm • Kevin Hardcastle "In the Cage" Book Launch; Oct 17, 7-9pm • Barbara Derrick "Walking in your Power" Book Launch; Oct 21, 2-4pm • Allison Kydd "Few and Far" Book Launch; Oct 22, 2-4pm
BIBISH DE KINSHASA • Theatre of La Cité francophone, 8627 rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury (91 st) • 780.469.8400 • lunitheatre@lunitheatre.ca • lunitheatre.ca/achatbillets • A journalist leaves her native country, a scene of love and grief, in search of a better future. On an Airbus, a dizzying uncertainty strikes her. Did she make the right choice? Presented in French with English surtitles (no surtitles Oct 19) • Oct 18-21, 8pm
EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam.com • facebook.com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner
A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St, University of Alberta • ualberta. ca/artshows • Set in parallel worlds of 1930s Germany and present day, a group of artists slowly realize the political terror about to unfold around them, and must decide to flee or fight for their true beliefs • Oct 12-21
SHOCKERS DELIGHT • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • 780.433.3399 • teatroq.com • A bittersweet comedy that chronicles the evolving relationship of three graduates of the University of Continental North America, and their intertwined studies of golf, ballroom dancing, and 19th century furniture design • Sep 28-Oct 14
LITFEST: EDMONTON’S NON-FICTION LITERARY FESTIVAL • Various venues • 780.498.2500
THE ALIENS • Roxy on Gateway, 8529 Gateway Blvd • theatrenetwork.ca • Two best friends in their early 30s hang out behind their local coffee house to play music and discuss Bukowski when an impressionable young employee of the shop stumbles upon them • Oct 11-22
THEATRESPORTS • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm • Sep 9-Jun 8 • $15
LITERARY
• litfestalberta.com • Litfest celebrates life stories, politics, science, art and fine wine through a series of performance and intimate conversations with notable authors • Oct 12-22
KEITH TURNBULL SCULPTURE STUDIO • 10692-69 St • Sculpture Open House: artwork by Keith Turnbull; Oct 14-15
METRO • Metro at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • metrocinema.org • Visit metrocinema.org for daily listings • LITFEST 2017: Borderlines: Transcultural Artistic Encounters (Oct 15), Payam Akhavan: In Search of a Better World (Oct 15) • NIGHT GALLERY: Skeleton Farm's Halloween Horrorshow (Oct 14) • REEL FAMILY CINEMA: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Oct 14) • SCIENCE IN THE CINEMA: Fed Up (Oct 12) • SCI-FI: Brazil (Oct 15) • ZOMBIE GODFATHER: FILMS OF GEORGE A. ROMERO: Night of the Living Dead–1968 (Oct 22)
strathconacountymuseum.ca • Showcasing Tales from the Oral History Collection; until Oct
AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • Clem
780.482.1204 • info@bearclawgallery.com • bearclawgallery.com • Artwork by Maxine Noel; Oct 21-Nov 1
EDMONTON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL • Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845-102 Ave • filmfest@ esff.ca • esff.ca • Dedicated to the elevation of Alberta Independent film • Oct 14-15 Museum Theatre, 12845-102 Ave • esff.ca • Families can come and enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly films. During the intermission, in a carnival atmosphere, kids can have their faces painted, kids and families can shoot their own micro-short video in front of a green screen • Oct 15, 2pm (doors), 2:30pm (screening begins)
STRATHCONA COUNTY MUSEUM & ARCHIVES • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park •
TRILOGY OF TERROR: ODE TO POE RADIO SHOW • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • info@
THE OLIVE AT THE ALMANAC PRESENTS: POET ANNE TARDOS AND AUTHOR EILEEN BELL • The Almanac, 10351-82 Ave • Oct 17, 7pm • Free • All ages
CHIMPROV • Citadel's Zeidler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm; Sep 10-Jun 9 • $15 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square)
ROUGE POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY BREATH IN POETRY COLLECTIVE • BLVD Supper x Club, 10765 Jasper Ave • Every Tue
ST. ALBERT READERS' FESTIVAL: STARFEST • St. Albert Public Library, 5 St. Anne Street, St. Albert
The Aliens, Theatre Network Oct. 11 - 22
POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATRE • Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900-114 St • 780.492.4764 • su.ualberta.ca/businesses/horowitz • One of the most beloved family shows in the world, featuring Europeanstyle circus extravaganza including physical comedy, juggling, acrobats from the Moscow Circus, trained dogs and even house cats • Oct 15, 3pm
UBUNTU (THE CAPETOWN PROJECT) • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • citadeltheatre.com • Ghosts haunt a man and woman, continents apart, as they discover secrets of their past • Oct 11-22
THE UNDERWATER BUBBLE SHOW • Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace. ab.ca • In this colourful story, Mr. B finds himself transported to the magical underwater world of Bubblelandia; a place to linger, to listen, to savour, to marvel and above all else a place to dream • Oct 15, 3pm and 6pm
• 780.459.1530 • sapl@sapl.ca • starfest.ca • The seventh St. Albert Readers’ Festival, where they travel back in time, explore the paranormal and the gothic, and learn from some of the best in the business • Sep 15-Nov 6 • $5 (events at the library), $10 (events at other venues), $45 (event with Terry O'Reilly)
TALES–Monthly Storytelling Circle • Parkallen Community Hall, 6510-111 St • Monthly Tellaround: 2nd Wed each month • Sep-Jun, 7-9pm • Free • Info: 780.437.7736; talesedmonton@hotmail.com TERRY O'REILLY • Arden Theatre, 5 St Anne St, St, Albert • stalbert.ca/exp/arden/performances/ professional-series/terry-oreilly • O’Reilly will share insights from his latest book, This I Know: Marketing Lessons from Under The Influence to help local companies outsmart their competitors without breaking the bank • Oct 12, 7:309:30pm • $45 (via Arden website or phone)
/ dbphotographics.ca
LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St •
LATITUDE 53 • Latitude 53, 10242-106 St NW • latitude53.org • Getting Big: artwork by Violet Costello; Oct 6-Nov 18 • Knock on Wood: artwork by Jeremy Pavka and Sean Procyk; Oct 6-Nov 18
LOFT ART GALLERY • 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • artsoc@telus.net • artstrathcona.com • Open Fri-Sun, Sep 9-Dec, 10-4pm • Artwork from local artists of the Society MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne Street, St Albert • MuseeHeritage.ca • 780.459.1528 • museum@artsandheritage.ca •The Michel Band: curated by members of the Michel Band Council; Sep 19-Jan 7 • Inside Painting: artwork by Peter Ivens; Oct 5-28
PAINT SPOT • 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • NAESS GALLERY: Seek to Touch, paintings by Melissa Baron; Oct 6-Nov 17; Opening reception: Oct 12, 7-9pm (artist in attendance) • ARTISAN NOOK: Some Paintings of Me: Under the Blue Sky, paintings by Svetlana Troitskaia; Oct 6-Nov 17
Local artist and Fine Art alumna Brenda Draney brings her bold vision to Allard Hall. Inspired by visits to a northern Alberta trapline, her art installation transforms the main atrium from a blank canvas into a display to embolden future generations of students.
Brenda Draney’s artwork now on display in Allard Hall.
PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12323-104 Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Artwork by David Alexander; Oct 19-Nov 4
PICTURE THIS! FRAMING & GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • 780.467.3038 • info@ picturethisgallery.com • picturethisgallery.com • The Great Fall Art Show: artwork by various artists; Sep 15-Oct 31 • Artist Andrew Kiss in the gallery; Oct 14-15
Moving the Arts Downtown MacEwan.ca/ComeTogether VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
arts 11
FILM FESTIVAL
FRI, OCT 13–THUR, OCT 19
/ Supplied
GONE IN 15 MINUTES
Edmonton Short Film Festival is short and sweet by nature
Sat., Oct. 14 - Sun., Oct. 15 The Edmonton Short Film Festival Royal Alberta Museum $45 at the door
THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
RATED: 18A, GV
STRONGER
FRI: 9:15PM SAT: 3:30 & 9:15PM SUN: 3:30 & 8:15PM MON TO THURS: 9:00PM
A
FRI, MON TO THURS: 6:45PM SAT: 1:00 & 6:45PM SUN: 1:00 & 6:00PM RATED: PG
WIND RIVER
SAT: 7:00PM, SUN: 1:15 & 6:15PM MON TO THURS: 7:00PM
SAT: 9:30PM SUN: 3:45 & 8:30PM MON TO THURS: 9:15PM
RATED: 14A. CL, GS
RATED: 14A, BV, SV
PRESENTS SCIENCE IN THE CINEMA
FED UP THUR @ 6:30
PANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE SCREENING. FREE ADMISSION AND FREE SMALL POPCORN.
OCT 12 - OCT 18 NIGHT GALLERY IN THE METRO LOBBY
SKELETON FARM'S HALLOWEEN HORRORSHOW SAT @ MIDNIGHT
LITFEST I AM THOR THUR @ 9:15 BORDERLINES: TRANSCULTURAL ARTISTIC ENCOUNTERS SUN @ 11:00AM 78/52 FRI @ 7:00 – DOUBLE FEATURE WITH PSYCHO AT 9:00, LIVE EVENT WITH Q & A FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION SAT @ 4:30, SUN @ 7:15 FREE ADMISSION – RSVP ON EVENTBRITE PSYCHO LITFEST FRI @ 9:00 PAYAM AKHAVAN: IN SEARCH OF A DOUBLE FEATURE WITH 78/52 AT 7:00. BETTER WORLD SUN @ 1:00PM LIVE EVENT TICKETS $12 ADVANCE ON EVENTBRITE
retirement home food fight, a lonely housewife, and Mr. Lahey and Randy talking candidly about getting paid to work without a shirt—there’s really no shortage of options with short films. With each piece being less than 15 minutes, it’s sort of like a buffet. Now in its fifth year, the Edmonton Short Film Festival is returning to present audiences with a whole new slew of trailers, music videos, commercials, and of course short films. With over 150 submissions sent in to this year’s event, festival directors Sharlene Millang and Daniel Foreman reflect on the festival’s beginnings. “We had an idea that there was kind of an opening for local and community films in particular in Alberta, and to give them a showcase,” says Foreman. “We put our nickels and dimes together and we rented a theatre at Concordia University, invited our friends and family ... We ended up selling out the theatre.” The festival is a weekend-long affair. The kickoff begins on the Saturday with a red-carpet gala,
the film screening, hors d’oeuvres and live music by local musician Olivia Rose. The Sunday is a family day affair, which features animated shorts, a scavenger hunt, and is free to the public. Edmonton-born actor Josh Emerson, who’s appeared in such films as Jennifer’s Body and The Tooth Fairy, will be acting as one of this year’s adjudicators. He says that short films are becoming more essential to the movie industry. “Specifically, in the last five years it’s become a much bigger thing,” says Emerson. “Even Toronto and Cannes have short film categories. A lot of what I see in Hollywood is they get used for almost like video resumes. If someone has a feature script and they really want to get a point across to studio, they’ll do a really good short that has a very quick and concise beginning middle and end. And the person gets the point, they get a visual.” Emerson’s short film, Tide of Whispers, will be screened during the Sunday event. The Edmonton Short Film Festival got its start in 2013, and received just 50 submissions its first year. Millang and Foreman screened 20. Since then, the festival has added a 48-hour mobile film challenge,
SCI-FI CINEMA / SPOTLIGHT: TERRY GILLIAM REEL FAMILY CINEMA / SPOTLIGHT: TERRY GILLIAM
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN SAT @ 2:00 FREE ADMISSION FOR KIDS 12 & UNDER
30TH ANNIVERSARY / ENCORE SCREENING
DIRTY DANCING (1987) SAT @ 7:00 HOMO-CIDAL DRAG SHOW
THE CRAFT SAT @ 9:30
BRAZIL SUN @ 9:30 CBC
ELECTION NIGHT AT THE GARNEAU MON @ 7:00 LIVE CIVIC ELECTION COVERAGE FREE ADMISSION
DEDFEST X: DEDFEST INTERNATIONAL GENRE FILM FESTIVAL 2017 OCTOBER 17 TO 22 18+, NO MINORS
Metro Cinema at the Garneau: 8712-109 Street WWW.METROCINEMA.ORG
12 film
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
a director’s skills class, and moved from Concordia University to the Royal Alberta Museum, nearly doubling their seat count. “We winged it,” says Foreman. “We improvised a lot of it. We’d had an idea, but now we have minute-by-minute scripts, and it’s very organized, and we’ve got a big team with us. But at the time it was just Sharlene and myself. We thought it would be great if people could come in and they smell popcorn as soon as they walk in.” With the popcorn machine popping and the film projector running, the Edmonton Short Film Festival is once again ready to award and celebrate Alberta filmmakers and actors. With five years under their belts, Millang and Foreman have learned a few lessons to make this year’s festival the most successful one yet. “The biggest lesson is that you need to plan all year,” says Millang. “We are already working on next year’s festival and every year we have to start working earlier and earlier. We’ve learned you can’t do it by yourself. Started with the two of us … We’ve learned that we need to trust others in the community to come along with us.” Lucas Provencher film@vueweekly.com
VOLUNTEER
/ Steven Teeuwsen
Sun., Oct. 15 (8 - 4 pm) Homeless Connect YEG Shaw Conference Centre
W
Homeless Connect YEG brings those on the edge of society into contact with care
ith a chill in the air, there are thoughts of winter preperation echoing throughout the city. What this involves depends on where you’re at. According to Homeward Trust, the homeless population in Edmonton as of October 2016 sits at roughly 1,752, depending on the season. In the winter months, life is especially severe for those that are either homeless or at risk of becoming so. “We typically see more guests coming through the door for the fall event than we do for the spring event,” says Jenn Dermott with the United Way who is also co-chair of Homeless Connect Edmonton. “Just because they really need those tangibles; they’re looking for winter boots; they’re looking for warmer clothing and coats.” Running two events a year (spring and fall) since 2008, the aid event meets many of the physical needs of the low-income and homeless by providing services like foot care, haircuts, massage and chiropractic care, optometry, audiology, healthcare (diabetes and blood pressure checks), prenatal care, and warm clothing and footwear, among the 70 total service providers at the event. “The haircuts are actually the most visited service,” Dermott says. “There’s a line immediately as the doors open and line just continues to grow all day.” Dermott says hundreds of haircuts happen throughout the course of the day, but one simple haircut can go a long way. The chances of getting a job having had a haircut and a shower are much more likely, which can be life-changing. Not to mention the benefits it delivers to self-confidence.
“We’ve got guests that walk in and they’ve been living rough for say the last three months, so that means they’ve been living in a tent in the river valley,” Dermott says. “They walk in and their hair is long and scruffy and they’ve got these big beards, and they go in and get a shave and a haircut and they look like a completely different person,” she says. “They’ll walk past friends and not even recognize each other.” But, the guests that attend don’t always fit the picture you may have in your head. Brian Dompé, who’s been volunteering with Homeless Connect for over five years, recalls helping a woman and her young girls that were at risk of becoming homeless due to domestic violence. He says she was living in a motel at the time and came to find clothing for her girls for school. Dompé can remember realizing just how quickly your life can change to a situation like that. “It only take a blink of an eye. You can be in an accident, you can suffer from loss of a loved one, be involved in some kind of violence,” he says. “Life can change quickly.” This month, Edmonton’s Social Planning Council’s Vital Signs report found that about 20,000 Edmonton households earn less than $20,000 per year and spend over 50 percent of income on rent—a state considered to be “core housing need.” As of July 2017 the waitlist for Capital Region Housing (low-income housing) sits at 4,965. While Homeless Connect has been running for nine years, new service providers continually crop up. This year, Audiologist Alex Gascon will be bringing the first audiology booth to Home-
less Connect. He will bring a team of eight from his clinic to perform hearing assessments and cerumen management. Though he’s not expecting a higher amount of hearing problems than the rest of the population, Gascon says there is a chance that a higher number of untreated ear infections and health related problems can cause hearing loss to develop much more quickly. Similarly, when feet are the only mode of transportation and they’re dependent on shelters, a cut or an injury to the foot is extremely detrimental. Mental health is also interwoven into the pain and anxiety that can surround a physical issue like this. By alleviating some of these basic physical problems, mental ailments also end up getting addressed. Homeless Connect Edmonton has the profound ability to make its guests closer to their true selves by addressing the basic aggravations of mental health. When walking around dealing with where to sleep and how to stay warm and fed, the mental toll is oppressive and affects behaviour, even over the long-term. Beyond the physical and mental care, Homeless Connect holds two smudging ceremonies throughout the day with available Elders. Dermott notes that 56 percent of May’s guests identified as indigenous. To run something this massive is no small task. There are 450 service provider volunteers that show up to provide care to guests and roughly 350 event volunteers. Amazingly, volunteer slots often book quickly, showing a massive base of helpful hands that exist in Edmonton. She’s seen absolute shock and
gratitude from past guests due to the sheer number of volunteers and service providers that show up to each event. “Most of us like to think that we’re self-made,” says Dompé. “We
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
don’t choose the family that we’re born into, we don’t get to choose whether our mom drinks or does drugs while she’s carrying us.” Sierra Bilton sierra@vueweekly.com
FEARS & PHOBIAS OCTOBER 19 TICKETS: twose.ca/darkmatters
pop 13
GLAM BLUES
Whitehorse destigmatizes sex work and shows love for sex columnist Dan Savage Sat., Oct. 14 (8 pm) Whitehorse w/ guests Winspear Centre $35.50
S
ubway animals draped in dusty glam-rock shawls. These are accurate descriptors for the sound of husband and wife duo, Whitehorse. Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet have come a long way from their respective solo careers and performing as hired guns for Sarah McLachlan’s touring band. The newest album Panther in the Dollhouse marks the band’s
fourth album since its debut release in 2011. With dirty southern blues guitar, harmonious vocals, and icy ‘80s synths, Whitehorse’s recent work isn’t afraid to call out big issues. Many of the songs deal with themes of sexual politics, specifically surrounding the female sex-worker profession. “It wasn’t intentional on our part,” McClelland says. “Half way during the recording process, we realized there were a lot of complex female characters in the songs. So, it was obviously something that was bubbling on the
10442 whyte ave 439.1273 10442 whyte ave 439.1273 CD / LP
COURTNEY BARNETT & KURT VILE LOTTA SEA LICE
blackbyrd
M
Y
O
O
Z
I
K
surface of both of our minds.” Both McClelland and Doucet are solitary when it comes to songwriting, so it’s interesting that themes of sexual politics became inspiration for the tracks. “We will each have a batch of songs and the ones we both gravitate to we claim are Whitehorse songs,” McClelland says. Themes of body politics have resonated in Whitehorse’s sound before. The song “Evangelina,” from the previous record Leave No Bridge Unburned, was inspired by the Terri-Jean Bedford case, where the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously decided to strike down the country’s anti-prostitution laws after Bedford and other retired sex workers fought for sex worker’s rights. “It’s really a celebration song trying to destigmatize sex work,” McClelland says. “Evangelina is a superhero and the patron saint of the lonely heart.” While Bedford and the sex workers were successful in changing the prostitution laws, the result was Bill C-36, a ruling that still
paints a very grey area in relation to sex work. “It’s one step forward and two steps back,” McClelland says. “It’s decriminalized but the laws around sex work are still criminalized. We absolutely think it should be a regulated line of work where women can be safe and there’s no shame around it.” Whitehorse’s response to the dealings of Bill C-36 is Panther in the Dollhouse’s “Nighthawks,” a darker retro-psych song that is almost a sequel to “Evangelina.” “It dives into the underbelly of that world when you push that work underground,” McClelland says. “When you criminalize it you create victims, perpetrators, and a dangerous environment for these women.” The Canadian tour marks the first time Whitehorse will have a full band backing them. In the past, the couple has recreated each song by looping multiple instruments. “It’s the biggest relief ever. We had fun with the looping rig for six years,” McClelland says. “It pushed us out of our comfort
w w w. b l a c k b y r d . c a SEE MAG: Jan 3, 1c x 2”/ 28 AG RB: BLACKBYRD MYOOZIK SALES:Samantha H S01367
14 music
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
Whitehorse / Six Shooter Records
zones and we had to become better performers, but there was so much to focus on, though. If you missed one cue then everything could unravel and fall apart, so everyone was on the edge of their seats being like, ‘What’s going to happen?’” Panther in the Dollhouse’s album release party in Toronto was not only the album’s debut, but also a breeding ground for discussion about sexual politics. Bedford, the champion for Canada’s sex workers, was in attendance as well as Dan Savage, a popular sex-advice columnist McClelland and Doucet have been influenced by. “He’s a massive hero of ours,” McClelland says. “I’ve been reading his column forever. We listen to his podcast in the tour van all the time. I adore him. He’s obviously done a lot to destigmatize the way we think about sex with humour and candour. He had a live show of his Savage Lovecast series as part of the show. He’s constantly learning and we’re learning with him.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
EXPERIMENTAL
Releasing Fri., Oct. 13 Dan Deacon’s Rat Film (Original Soundtrack) Domino Records
RODENT RESONANCE
/ Supplied
Dan Deacon’s newest work uses theremin and rats to create a stimulating soundtrack
R
ats and theremin may seem like an odd pairing, but in this case, they were both crucial ingredients to electronic composer Dan Deacon’s latest work, Rat Film (Original Soundtrack). The soundtrack was created to accompany an experimental essay/ documentary of the same name created by director Theo Anthony. “It seemed like a smaller project when we first started, but developed into a full film that would need a score,” Deacon says. “It definitely started around making music with rats for a film that was going to use rats as a way to link various ideas.” Rat Film’s soundtrack is very
different from Deacon’s better known electronic work, shifting from dissonant Hans Zimmeresque tones, to sporadic piano and submarine-synth sounds. Much like the development of the film, which links the Norway rat infestation to the history of Baltimore’s racial neighbourhood segregation, the soundtrack was created through very experimental methods. “Right off the bat, I knew this was not going to be a standard, traditional project,” Deacon says. “Most documentaries are like, ‘These are my beliefs and this is what happened,’ but he was making a documentary devoid of journalism and
that was really intriguing to me. I had all the freedom to convey a multitude of ideas into a score, but so much of it is left to the audience to put together themselves.” Early on, the rats not only became the source of the documentary’s ideas, but also its music. Anthony basically asked Deacon if it was possible to create music with rats. “The inspiration from that came from these EKG readings from a rat’s hippocampus that they used to study the brain waves of rats,” Deacon says. “Theo had these readings slowed down and put into the audio spectrum and he wanted more music made by
LIVE MUSIC 7 DAYS A WEEK
Upcoming BIG Events OCT 12
Pool Tournament Dagan Harding
OCT 13
Somewon Film Screening w/ The New Haunts and The James Band
OCT 21
Josh Sahunta Album Release
OCT 22
The Walking Dead Premiere Party
OCT 27
Mark Sultan w/ Power Buddies and Bad Buddy
rats. I immediately thought of the theremins. I had three of them and what the hell else was I going to do with them?” Deacon and Anthony then created a fibreglass enclosure with three corners, each with it’s own separate theremin playing. They dropped a few rats in and listened to the sounds produced from the rats running around the enclosure. “Luckily the rats jammed on them pretty hard,” Deacon says. “We recorded the sounds made for hours. I tried to create rhythms, scales, and pitch movements from that data and tried to filter it down and modulate so I could turn it into appropriate music.”
Deacon also used the previous EKG readings to create the piece “Redlining,” which is played on player piano, a self-playing piano containing a pneumatic mechanism that operates the piano with pre-programmed music. “It was taking those impulse responses and the rhythmic patterns of the rats and converting it into MIDI. Once I had the MIDI data, I could change those impulses to fit whatever scale or notes I wanted, but the rhythmic pattern was taken from those rat experiments,” Deacon says. The tone of the soundtrack does not really convey a specific mood or emotion, and while it does fit the film’s footage, it almost lives in its own universe making it a captivating work. “In the beginning we had all of these big thoughts and concepts and I was just like, ‘Fuck all of this. I’m just going to write whatever music comes to my head,’” Deacon says. “Theo was placing tracks in completely different spots than I was originally inspired to. So, that informed a common language of what he was going for in the final edit.” The Rat Film soundtrack was a way for Deacon to break out of his comfort zone, something he has strived for since his early beginnings. “I guess that’s really the whole point of being a musician,” Deacon says. “I toured with Miley Cyrus I was like, ‘What the hell is this?’ That was definitely out of my comfort zone from a performing standpoint. From a writing standpoint, this was very similar. The music almost couldn’t sound like me because the context of the film became more important.” Stephan Boissonneault stephan@vueweekly.com
10524 JASPER AVE | THENEEDLE.CA | @THENEEDLEYEG
T H E N E E D L E V IN Y L T AV E R N P R E S E N T S :
T H E N E E D L E V IN Y L T AV E R N P R E S E N T S :
P R E T T Y A R C H IE
DA N DY L IT T L E O R C H E S T R A
MON OCT 16 • 8PM DOORS • $12 ADV (+FEES)
WED OCT 18 • 7PM DOORS • $12 ADV (+FEES)
J C L P R O D U C T IO N S & T H E N E E D LE P R E S E N T :
T H E N E E D L E V IN Y L T AV E R N P R E S E N T S :
T H E D E E P DA R K WO O D S
M AR T H A WA IN W R IG H T
SUN OCT 22 • 8PM DOORS • $15 ADVANCE (+FEES)
WED NOV 15 • 8PM DOORS • $28 ADVANCE (+FEES)
w / T H E M IS E RY M O U N T A IN B O Y S
w / O L IV IA R O S E , H AI LE Y B E N E D IC T
Tickets and more event listings
TheRecRoom.com
#tellbetterstories
South Edmonton Common
Must be of legal drinking age. The Rec Room is owned by Cineplex Entertainment L. P.
w / O X LI P, AY L A B R O O K A N D T H E S O U N D M E N
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
w / M AD D IE S T O RV O L D
music 15
ALT POP
LIVELY IVORY
Ivory Hours talk mourning, new sounds, and Dreamworld
Thu., Oct. 12 (8 pm) Ivory Hours w/ Windigo and Lusitania Lights The Mercury Room $12 at the door
M
aybe it’s a perpetual little brother syndrome, but Canadians are quick to claim and point to artists that are distinctly their own. If you’ve won the Walk of Fame Emerging Artist Mentorship award, and placed in CBC Music’s Searchlight competition, as alt-pop act Ivory Hours has, it’s a safe bet we’ll be claiming you too. With their latest album, Dreamworld, Ivory Hours is making its way through western Canada to cement that recognition. Guitarist, vocalist, and founding member Luke Roes says that despite the new sound, he didn’t go into the new album with a clear idea of what he wanted it to be about. “I think in terms of like theme and that kind of thing, I don’t think it was fully fleshed out,” says Roes. “I was just kind of writing new songs, which is exciting for me. Kind of exploring different aesthetics in terms of sound,
16 music
so I think that’s what I had more of a concrete idea of. I was working with a lot of different guitar sounds this time and starting to layer stuff a lot in the demos. I knew it was going to have more production value this time.” Production value isn’t the only change that comes with the new album. Working with the Forked River Brewing Company in Ontario, Ivory Hours has also just released a white IPA, named after the album. Having won more than their share of music competitions in their short career, and opening for the likes of City and Colour, Sloan, and Matthew Good, the band has become more adaptable and taken a few cues from playing on the road. Roes says it’s had a noticeable impact on the band’s sound. “I’m thankful that we’ve been on the road a lot,” says Roes. “I’ve always kind of included that influence in the writing of the music. The kinds of clubs we’re playing, the kinds of shows, always definitely play a part in the thought process. That’s kind of what dictated the shift initially from writing more like folksy slower music to more upbeat indie-pop thing.”
Ivory Hours / Supplied
Ivory Hours began as a project between Roes and his sister Annie in 2012. After attending university, the pair packed up and moved to Vancouver and began to make music together. Sadly, the pair were brought back to their hometown of London after a death in the family. Roes says that after his younger brother died, the band became less of a priority. “For me, I processed everything through music at one point or another,” says Roes. “That’s definite-
ly how I made my way through that. I wrote a couple songs during that time that just allowed me to put the pieces together a little bit and gain some sort of understanding of it. Since then, just how I reflect on it, my brother was really supportive of the music and I’m really lucky to be doing what I’m doing. When I think about him, it makes me want to work even harder.” With the new album, it’s accompanying beer, and most recently
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
a spot at the JUNO Awards by placing in the JUNO Master Class competition. Ivory Hours is still, and maybe more than ever, focused squarely on the road immediately ahead. “We’re playing lots of the new record,” says Roes. “We’re out, I guess, the second time as a fourpiece. Got a new bassist in tow. You should expect an upbeat rock and roll show.” Lucas Provencher music@vueweekly.com
MUSIC WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: LISTINGS@VUEWEEKLY.COM DEADLINE: FRIDAY AT 3PM
THU OCT 12
SQUARE 1 COFFEE Singer/ Songwriter Open Mic Hosted by Tommy Barker; Every Thu, 7-9:30pm WOODRACK CAFÉ Birdie on a Branch; 2nd Thu of every month, 7-8:30pm; No cover (donations welcome)
AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every
9pm CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT
Pepperland–The Beatles Tribute Band; 9pm; Free
Classical
Thu, 8pm B-STREET BAR Karaoke; Every
Thu-Sat, 9:30pm
The Penske File with A Gentleman’s Pact and James Renton; 8pm; $10; 18+ only
CASINO EDMONTON MARS;
Chipman and John Stetch; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $11 (members), $15 (guests)
with Garrett James; 6-10pm; All ages
SEWING MACHINE FACTORY
Monkeys Uncle; 9pm CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Selkirk Range; 7:30pm; $5 (18 and under free)
YARDBIRD SUITE Mallory
ARIA'S BISTRO Open mic
CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE
ARCADIA BAR Keltie Monaghan; 9pm
SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Stan Gallant; 9pm
ARDEN THEATRE The
SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM
Jerrett Bordian; 9pm SIDELINER’S PUB Friday Night
DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Jake
Bands: live music; Every Fri
WINSPEAR CENTRE ESO &
Buckley; 9pm
Winspear Centre Overture Tour; 12-1pm
THE FORGE ON WHYTE Aviator
STARLITE ROOM Black Mourning Light Metal Festival 2017; 8pm; $45-$75; 18+ only
BLUES ON WHYTE Troy Turner;
9pm BLVD SUPPER X CLUB B**ch A
Little, Wine Alot (house, hip-hop and reggae music); Every Thu; No cover
northlands.com
Camrose Pride Community presents: All Ages Dance Party; 7pm; Tickets (at the door): $5 (individual), $10 (family); Nobody turned away for lack of funds
CAFE BLACKBIRD A.M Project
and Krissy Feniak; 8pm; $10 CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK
7:30pm; $40-$50
Monkeys Uncle; 9pm
HAVE MERCY Thigh Thursdays with El Niven & The Alibi and friends; Every Thu, 8:30pm; No cover
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Thu Main Fl: Rock N' Roll, Funk &
JUBILEE AUDITORIUM The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; 8pm LB'S PUB Open Jam hosted by
Russell Johnston MERCURY ROOM Ivory Hours
with Windigo and Lusitania Lights; 8pm; $10 (adv), $12 (door)
Soul with DJ Modest Mike; Every Thu; Wooftop Lounge: Dear Hip Hop with Freshlan; Underdog: Underdog Comedy Show
ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks:
every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; Cuban Salsa DJ to follow
NORTHLANDS COLISEUM THE REC ROOM Dagan Harding
and guests; 9pm; Free SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke
Thursdays with JR; Every Thu, 9pm-1am SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Big
Daddy Thursday Jam with host Randy Big Daddy Forsberg; 7pm SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live Blues every Thu: rotating guests; 7-11pm
UNION HALL Every Time I Die;
Mudmen Canada's Celtic Rock Warriors on their Old Plaid Shirt tour; 8:30pm; $20 (adv via Eventbrite)), $25 (door) MERCURY ROOM Hey Ocean!;
8pm; $20 (adv) Hour featuring Corner Rooster; 5:30pm • Krystle Dos Santos with guest; 8pm; $15 (adv)
ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova
Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE
CENTURY CASINO– EDMONTON David Wilcox;
Fridays; Each Fri, 8-10pm; $5 suggested donation YARDBIRD SUITE Assaf Kehati; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $22 (members), $26 (guests)
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Fri; Wooftop: Selection Fridays with
Dectaur, The Last of Us; 8pm
Fridays with DJ Echo & Freshlan
ROGERS PLACE Kings of Leon;
6:30pm
BLUES ON WHYTE Troy Turner;
ROSE & CROWN PUB Mark
9pm
Mcgarrigle; 9pm
CAFE BLACKBIRD Dean Pierno
SANDS INN & SUITES Karaoke
with entertainment, Every Fri, 9pm
Happy Hour Shows! Monday TO Friday 5:30-6:30PM
playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover THE PROVINCIAL PUB Video
Music DJ; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every
Fri-Sat
THURS • OCT 12
ALBUM RELEASE
ALBUM RELEASE
BUCKMAN COE
THE MISERY MOUNTAIN BOYS HH:
OS:
CHLOE ALBERT BIG DREAMER JAM HH - RISING STAR:
BRENDA DIRK
Some conditions may apply. Promotion subject to change without notice and AGLC approval.
cnty.com/edmonton
HILLTOP PUB Open stage
hosted by Simon, Dan and Pascal; Every Sat, 4-7pm; Free
F • 13
S • 14
FE:
CALLING ALL CAPTAINS & GUESTS
SAINT & THE FULL 100 BAND
AU REVIOR THROWBACK PARTY
HH:
1:30PM SPECIAL EVENT:
FE - ALL AGES:
KRYSTLE DOS SANTOS
FE - 18+
FE:
FE:
CAPITAL CITY BURLESQUE PRESENTS:
FE:
SKIITOUR & GUESTS
DANDY LITTLE ORCHESTRA
OLIVIA ROSE HAILEY BENEDICT
BEND SINISTER
THE GIBSON BLOCK TWO BEARS NORTH HH:
OS:
FE:
DESIDERATA BAD BUDDY
HH - RISING STAR:
EMILY SVEKLA
playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover
S • 21
FE:
GUMMER SINGLE MOTHERS ANDREW BIG DREAMER JAM
HAVE MERCY Resident DJs
F • 20
legend
FE - ALL AGES:
EMPRESS ALE HOUSE Bands at the Empress; Every Sat, 4-6pm; Free; 18+ only
T • 19
W • 25
M • 23
(door); No minors
W • 18
T • 24
S • 22
Buckley; 9pm DV8 Trap or Treat; 9pm; $10
LITFEST: THE TRUTH ABOUT BOOKS
GUNNHEART
STAN ANDERSON
DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Jake
SOFT VIOLENCE
THE YONGHY BONGHY BOS
LITFEST: WRITING WHILE FEMALE
DENIZEN HALL Champ City Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat
CORNER ROOSTER
FE - ALL AGES: FE:
Pepperland–The Beatles Tribute Band; 9pm; Free
HH:
DAILY speciALS
PRETTY ARCHIE
CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT
FE:
THE NEEDLE & JCL PRODUCTIONS CO-PRESENT:
KHALED RAHIME
$4.00 Yellowhead $6.50 Select Wine
7pm (doors); $59.95 available at Century Casino and Ticketmaster; No minors
CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 >>
& THE ROYAL YOUTHS
happy hour specials 4-7PM
T • 17
EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs
CALEB HART
LIVE MUSIC (NO COVER)
M • 16
WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK Live Music
THE COMMON Quality Control
BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Thirst 'n Howl; 8:30-10:30pm; $15
CASINO EDMONTON MARS;
9pm CASK AND BARREL Katie & The Wildfire; 4-6pm; Free
RENDEZVOUS PUB EvilHeart, RIVER CREE–The Venue Boz Scaggs; 7pm (doors), 9pm (show); Tickets starting at $59.99
CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat
Open mic; 7pm; $2
6pm; $26-$30; All ages
Wood; 9pm
Scenic Route to Alaska with guests The Burn-Ins; 8pm; $25 (students $20) at the Bailey Box Office or online
Quartet; 8pm; $15
New Moon Folk Club: Jack Garton and the Demon Squadron; 7:30pm
Remo, Noosh, Fingertips & guests; Underdog: Rap, House, Hip-Hop with DJ Babr; every Fri
ON THE ROCKS Mourning
Fri, 9pm
Foreigner; 7:30pm
LB'S PUB Dustin Harder's
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy
FRI OCT 13
NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers every Thu; 7pm
ST BASIL’S CULTURAL CENTRE
MAJESTIC PALACE BALLROOM
Uncommon Thursday: Rotating guests each week
Hour featuring Soft Violence; 5:30pm • origiNation Album Release, featuring Caleb Hart & The Royal Youths, Khaled Rahime, Buckman Coe; 8pm; $12 (adv)
HAVE MERCY Resident DJs playing outlaw country, rock and retro classics; Every Fri-Sat, 10pm; No cover
Prairie Soul; 9pm; $5; No minors
THE COMMON The Common
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy
& GUESTS
BAILEY THEATRE–CAMROSE
BRIXX BAR Citizen Rage, CHIPS OV OI, Sorryiwasshitfaced, Reifer Madness; 8pm; $5; 18+ only
FESTIVAL PLACE Sarah Slean;
THE DEEP DARK WOODS
Every Sat, 9pm
BOHEMIA Blonde Goth
DV8 Savage Henry with The Devil's Sons, Toecutter Cult and guests; 8pm; No minors
1:30PM SPECIAL EVENT:
Scotiables; 8:30pm; $5 AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show;
Turner; 9pm
CAFE BLACKBIRD Giselle Boehm and Lorna Lampman; 7:30pm; $7
THE BELLE GAME DYLAN ELLA
ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL Nova
BLUES ON WHYTE Troy
Jam & Open Mic; Every Thu, 8pm
THE ROYAL FOUNDRY
SteelDrivers; 7:30-9:30pm; $42
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Rebecca Lappa; 4-6pm; No cover
BRICK & WHISKEY PUBLIC HOUSE Big Rockin' Thursday
S • 15
ALIBI PUB & EATERY Rising Star Showcase of Cooper Studios; Every Sat, 12-3pm
IKONS! KISS tribute with The Knockouts; 9pm
DENIZEN HALL Champ City Soundtrack; Every Fri-Sat
Shades; 8pm
SAT OCT 14
HH:
MAPPE OF
MAX UHLICH BAND AMY VAN KEEKEN
FE = FEATURED EVENT OS = OPEN STAGE HH = HAPPY HOUR (5:30–6:30 PM)
FE:
HYPNOTIC SAFARI HEAVY PSYCH BURLESK LIVE VISUALS + LIGHT SHOW PLUS LIVE MUSIC BY
FE - FREE SHOW:
ARCHAICS
WHYTE AVE WOMP RATS WHISKEY WAGON
HH:
1:30PM SPECIAL EVENT:
TALLEST TO SHORTEST
LITFEST: HOW INCLUSIVE ARE WE?
live music 7 DAYS a week
THENEEDLE.CA/EVENTS @THENEEDLEYEG 10524 JASPER AVE
10/29 THE CREEPSHOW 11/3 THE UNFORTUNATES 11/4 MOLLY'S REACH 11/5 MARTIN KERR 11/9 SILVERSTEIN 11/11 THE WET SECRETS 11/15 MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
music 17
Music Weekly << CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 HORIZON STAGE The
Dungarees with opening act Steve Newsome; 7:30pm; $35 (adults), $30 (students and seniors 65+) LB'S PUB Mark Ammar's
Saturday Sessions Jam; Every Sat, 4-8pm • Chronic Rock; 9pm; No minors MERCURY ROOM The Belle
Game with Friends of Foes and Milk; 8pm; $10 (adv) MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET Live Local Bands
every Sat MOONSHINERS Michael
Chenoweth; 9:30pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul
Saturday Brunch with Ava Wild; 11am; No cover • Calling All Captains with Point Place and Kelbourne; 5pm; $5 • Au Revoir Throw Back Party U-Knoww Entertainment with DJ Max B; 10pm; $15 (adv) PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HALL
Chris Ronald Trio, Sam Spades; 7pm ON THE ROCKS Mourning
Wood; 9pm ROSE & CROWN PUB Mark
Mcgarrigle; 9pm SEWING MACHINE FACTORY
Drone & Words: Poetry and Experimental Music; 8pm; $10; 18+ only
Classical
SUN OCT 15
MUTTART HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE Presented by the
ALIBI PUB AND EATERY Open
Edmonton Classical Guitar Society: Xavier Jara (guitar); 8pm; T Tickets available at Tix on the Square, the Acoustic Music Shop, online through the ECGS website and at the door
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Chris Bruce spins
britpop/punk/garage/indie; Every Sat; Wooftop: Sound It Up! with DJ Sonny Grimezz spinning classic hip-hop and reggae; Underdog: hip-hop open Mic followed by DJ Marack THE COMMON Get Down It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with Wright & Wong, Dane EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Resident DJs
playing the best in hip-hop, dance and classics; Every Fri-Sat, 9pm; No cover ENVY NIGHT CLUB Resolution
Saturdays: top 40, throwbacks and club anthems MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey
Wong every Sat THE PROVINCIAL PUB Saturday Nights: Indie rock and dance with DJ Maurice; 9pm-2am Y AFTERHOURS Live DJs; Every
Fri-Sat
mic night; Every Sun, 6-9pm THE ALMANAC Sunday Song Stage Hosted by Rhea March; Every Sun, 6:30-10pm; Free AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR Piano Show; Every
Sun, 9pm BLIND PIG PUB Blind Pig Pub Jam with Forever 51; Every Sun, 3-6:30pm BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Jazz Brunch
with the Hawaiian Dreamers; 9am-2:30pm; Admissiom by donation BLUES ON WHYTE Troy Turner;
9pm HAVE MERCY YEG Music presents “Compete With The Beat”; Every Sun, 6pm; $10
SHERLOCK HOLMES– DOWNTOWN Stan Gallant;
Band; 9pm
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Chris Bruce spins britpop/
punk/garage/indie; Every Tue
Wooftop: Metal Mondays with Metal Phil from CJSR's Heavy Metal Lunchbox
EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR Taco Tuesday
BLUES ON WHYTE Jordan
with resident DJs
Welbourne; 9pm
WED OCT 18
Mclean; 9pm DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY Wed
OLD TIMERS CABIN Memphis
Bound Blues Challenge hosted by the Edmonton Blues Society; 12pm (doors), 1pm (competition); $20; All ages ON THE ROCKS Ramifications;
9pm SANDS INN & SUITES Open
Jam; Every Sun, 7-11pm
2-3pm; Free
BRIXX BAR Rosetta, North; 8pm; $15; 18+ only
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Stan Anderson; 5:30pm • Pretty Archie with The Misery Mountain Boys; 8pm; $12 (adv) 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 SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE
Chris De Burgh; 7:30pm; $49 and up SIDELINER’S PUB Singer/
Songwriter Monday Night Open Stage; Hosted by Celeigh Cardinal; Every Mon (except long weekends), 8:30pm WINSPEAR CENTRE Alt-J; 8pm
Oct 15-16 YELLOWHEAD BREWERY
UNION HALL Japandroids;
Concert & Silent Auction in Support of Canadian Mental Health; 6-11pm; Minimum $10 donation (door); all proceeds going to The Canadian Mental Health Association
8pm; $27.50; 18+ only WINSPEAR CENTRE
Whitehorse; 8pm; All ages YARDBIRD SUITE
Rubim De Toledo; 7pm (doors), 8pm (show); $20 (members), $24 (guests)
Mallory Chipman & John Stetch Yardbird Suite Oct. 12, 7 pm (doors), 8 pm (show) $11 (members), $15 (guests)
DJs
Monday Night Blues Jam hosted by the Dylan Farrell Ban; Every Mon, 8:30pm (sign up); No cover
Service: acoustic open stage; Every Sun, 3pm
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH Russian Art Song;
TEDDY'S Don Berner Big
MON OCT 16
YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Dan Skakun Quartet; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5
BLUES ON WHYTE Big Dave
Rich and Strange; 3pm
Mourning Light Metal Festival 2017; 8pm; $45-$75; 18+ only
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Zyppy; Every Sun
Jamerama, with Tall Dark & Dirty; 7pm
HAVE MERCY Mississippi
ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL Something
STARLITE ROOM Black
DJs
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE
NEWCASTLE PUB Sunday Soul
Classical
Jerrett Bordian; 9pm
Hour - Rising Star with Brenda Dirk, Mark Norris, and Katelyn Gariepy; 5:30pm • Big Dreamer Jam featuring Chloe Albert; 8pm
Presented by the Edmonton Classical Guitar Society: Xavier Jara (guitar)–concert for children; 2pm; Tickets available at the door and through the ECGS website
night; Every Mon, 9pm; Free
8pm
9pm
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy
PCL HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE
ARDEN THEATRE Port Cities; 7:30-9:30pm; $32
WINSPEAR CENTRE Alt-J;
SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM
Joseph Lai; 2pm
DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Karaoke
Sunday Happening Jam featuring The Todd James Band; 4pm
IKONS! KISS tribute with The Knockouts; 9pm
Jam Hosted by Darrell Barr; 7-11pm; No charge
NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Soul Sunday Brunch with Brooke Woods; 11am; No cover • The Royal Foundry with The Belle Game and Dylan Ella; 5pm
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE The
SHAKERS ROADHOUSE
MUTTART HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE Canada 150 Concert:
open mic with host Duff Robison; 8pm HAVE MERCY Whiskey Wednesdays Live Piano Karaoke featuring the Fab Tiff Hall; Every Wed, 8:30pm NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN Happy Hour featuring Gunnheart; 5:30pm • Dandy Little Orchestra with Olivia Rose and Hailey Benedict; 7pm; $12 (adv) ON THE ROCKS Karaoke Wednesdays hosted by ED; Every Wed, 9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam
presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Guests and newcomers always welcome; every Wed, 7pm; $2 (donation, per person), free coffee available THE PROVINCIAL PUB Karaoke
Wednesday SHAKERS ROADHOUSE 4 Dollar
Bill Country Jam; 7pm
Classical MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH
DJs
Music Wednesdays at Noon: Mingmei Xu and Jim Findlay (Violin and Guitar); 12:1012:50pm; Free
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Substance with Eddie
ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE– CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Lunchpail
Concordia Symphony Orchestra; 7:30pm
TUE OCT 17
WINSPEAR CENTRE ESO &
BLUES ON WHYTE Jordan
Welbourne; 9pm DV8 Third Degree with 103 Cubic Inches; 8pm; No minors LB'S PUB Tuesday Night Open
Winspear Centre Overture Tour; 12-1pm
DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: DJ Late Fee; Every Wed
/ Supplied
VENUEGUIDE ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH 10035-103 St NW ARCADIA BAR 10988-124 St, 780.916.1842, arcadiayeg.com ARDEN THEATRE 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1542, stalbert.ca/ experience/arden-theatre ARIA'S BISTRO 10332-81 Ave, 780.972.4842, ariasbistro.com ATLANTIC TRAP & GILL 7704 Calgary Trail South, 780.432.4611, atlantictrapandgill.com AUSSIE RULES KITCHEN & PIANO BAR #1638, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722, aussierulesedmonton.com B-STREET BAR 11818-111 Ave BAILEY THEATRE 5041-50 St, Camrose, 780. 672.5510, baileytheatre.com BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BLVD SUPPER X CLUB 10765 Jasper Ave BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BRICK & WHISKEY PUBLIC HOUSE 8937-82 Ave BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 CAFE BLACKBIRD 9640-142 St NW, 780.451.8890, cafeblackbird.ca
18 music
CAFFREY'S IN THE PARK 99, 23349 Wye Rd, Sherwood Park CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASK AND BARREL 10041104 St; 780.498.1224, thecaskandbarrel.ca CENTURY CASINO–EDMONTON 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CENTURY CASINO–ST. ALBERT 24 Boudreau Rd, St. Albert, 780.460.8092 COMMON 9910-109 St CONVOCATION HALL Old Arts Building, University of Alberta, music.ualberta.ca DENIZEN HALL 10311-103 Ave, 780.424.8215, thedenizenhall.com DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB 1111387 Ave NW, devaneyspub.com DUGGAN'S BOUNDARY 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DV8/MAMA'S PIZZA 7317-101 Ave NW EL CORTEZ MEXICAN KITCHEN + TEQUILA BAR 8230 Gateway Blvd, elcortezcantina.com EMPRESS ALE HOUSE 9912-82 Ave NW ENVY NIGHT CLUB West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
FIDDLER'S ROOST 7308-76 Ave, 780.439.9788, fiddlersroost.ca THE FORGE ON WHYTE 10549-82 Ave (Whyte Ave) HAVE MERCY SOUTHERN TABLE + BAR 8232 Gateway Blvd, havemercy.ca HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH 10037-84 Ave NW, 780.433.5530, holytrinity.ab.ca HORIZON STAGE 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995, horizonstage.com JUBILEE AUDITORIUM 1145587 Ave NW, 780.427.2760, jubileeauditorium.com L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 MCDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH 10086 MacDonald Dr NW, mcdougallunited.com MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St MUTTART HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE 10050 Macdonald Dr, 780.633.3725 NEEDLE VINYL TAVERN 10524 Jasper Ave, 780.756.9045, theneedle.ca NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999
NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave NORTHLANDS COLISEUM 7424118 Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 PARKVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 9135-146 St NW PCL HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE 10050 MacDonald Dr NW PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RIVER CREE RESORT & CASINO 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch ROBERT TEGLER CENTRE– CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY 73 St & 112 Ave ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS INN & SUITES 12340 Fort Rd, sandshoteledmonton.com SEWING MACHINE FACTORY 9560-82 Ave NW SHAKERS ROADHOUSE Yellowhead Inn, 15004 Yellowhead Trail SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE 9797 Jasper Ave SHERLOCK HOLMES–DOWNTOWN 10012-101 A Ave SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM 8882-170 St
SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SQUARE 1 COFFEE 15 Fairway Drive ST. BASIL'S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave NW, 780.434.4288, stbasilschurch.com STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 TEDDY'S 11361 Jasper Ave TIRAMISU 10750-124 St TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 10014-81 Ave NW, 780.433.1604, trinity-lutheran.ab.ca UNION HALL 6240-99 St NW, 780.702-2582, unionhall.ca UPTOWN FOLK CLUB 11150-82 St, 780.436.1554 WILD EARTH BAKERY– MILLCREEK 8902-99 St, wildearthbakery.com WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WOODRACK CAFE 7603-109 St, 780. 757.0380, thewoodrackcafe.com Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428 YELLOWHEAD BREWERY 10229105 St NW
EVENTS
WEEKLY EMAIL YOUR FREE LISTINGS TO: lisTiNgs@vueweeklY.COM DEADLINE: FriDaY aT 3pM
COMEDY BIG ROCK PRESENTS: DEVANEY’S COMEDY NIGHT • Devaney's, 11113-87 Ave • 780.433.6364 • stephen.f.mcgovern@gmail.com • Weekly open-mic hosted by Stephen McGovern • Sep 6-Apr 25, Every Wed, 8:30pm • Free
BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE • 10425-82 Ave • Underdog Comedy Show • Every Thu
COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Thu-Fri: 8pm; Sat: 7:30pm & 10pm (until Apr) • Cory Robinson; Oct 12-14 • Sean Baptiste; Oct 19 • Tim Koslo; Oct 20-21
COMEDY ON THE ROCKS • On the Rocks, 11740 Jasper Ave • A weekly comedy show featuring rotating headliners and more • Every Sun, 7-8:45pm
COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Felipe Esparza; Oct 12-14 • Mo Amer; Oct 18-22
EDMONTON COMEDY FESTIVAL • Various venues • 780.439.8809 • atbcomedy.com • Four days of funny featuring over 30 comics from across North America • Oct 12-14 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
LAUGH FOR LIFE GALA 2017 • Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.428.1414 • winspearcentre.com • Featuring comedians Tim Hawkins and Jonnie W • Oct 21, 7pm
MURRAY SAWCHUK • Festival Place, Sherwood Park • 780.449.3378 • festivalplace.ab.ca • Murray Sawchuck is one of the most sought after viral magicians with over 400 million online views • Oct 14, 7:30pm
GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS ADULT DANCE CLASSES • Quantum Leap Dance, 11232-163 St • 780.974.0309 • MON: Adult Tap, 7-8pm; Stretch & Strength with Jazz, 8-9:15pm • Wed: Floor Barre 6:45-7:45, Adult Ballet 7:45-9:15pm • Drop in Rate $15.75 (inc. GST); 5, 10, 15 Class passes available AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue, Thu; 7-9pm
THE CARROT COFFEE FRIENDSHIP CLUB • Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351-118 Ave • Have a cup of coffee with 55+ individuals single, divorced, or widowed who are looking to make new friends with neighbours in our local communities of: Delton, Eastwood, Parkdale – Cromdale, Westwood, Spruce Ave, and Alberta Avenue • Every Wed, 11am
DeepSoul.ca • 780.217.2464; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Most Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins and Les Paul Standard; Pink Floyd-ish originals plus great covers of classics: some free; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages DROP-IN D&D • Hexagon Board Game Café, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • 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 & Wed, 7pm • $5 (with drink purchase)
those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue each month, 7:30pm
EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) • edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to join; info at info@edmontonoutdoorclub.com
EDMONTON PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORIAL SOCIETY • Highlands Library • 780.436.3878 • edm_photographic_hist_society_2@yahoo. ca • All interested in sharing the joys of film photography, such as experiences or favourite equipment. Schedule: post photo fair discussion (Oct 18) • 3rd Wed of the month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul & Aug)
FOOD ADDICTS • Alano Club (& Simply Done Cafe), 10728-124 St • 780.718.7133 (or 403.506.4695 after 7pm) • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm
FORT SASKATCHEWAN 45+ SINGLES COFFEE GROUP • A&W, 10101-88 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 780.907.0201 (Brenda) • A mixed group offering conversation and friendship • Every Sun, 2pm
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VOLUNTEER INFORMATION NIGHT • Habitat for Humanity Prefab Shop, 14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext. 236 • vbatten@hfh.org • hfh.org/volunteer/ vin • Learn about taking the next steps and what opportunities are available at Habitat for Humanity • Every 3rd Thu of the month, excluding Dec; 6-7pm • Free
LOTUS QIGONG • SAGE downtown 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.695.4588 • Attendees can raise their vital energy with a weekly Yixue practice • Every Fri, 2-3:30pm • Free MONDAY MINGLE • Hexagon Board Game Cafe, 10123 Whyte Ave • 780.757.3105 • info@ thehexcafe.com • thehexcafe.com • Meet new gamers. Go to the event solo or with a group • Every Mon, 5-11pm • $5 (one drink per person)
NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728106 St • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm
Tue, 7pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl,
Canada Place Rm 217, 9700 Jasper Ave; Carisa: divdgov2014_15@outlook.com, 780.439.3852; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • Generating Power Speakers: EPCOR Tower, 10423101 St NW: Meeting will take place on the 8th floor, 780.392.5331 (Phil); 1st and 3rd Tue each month, 12:05-1:05pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact vpm@norators.com, 780.807.4696, norators.com • Norwood Toastmasters: Legion, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm • TM4PM Toastmasters Club: Scotia Place Conference Centre, Meeting Room B, 10060 Jasper Ave; 1022113.toastmastersclubs. org; Every Tue, 6:10-7:30pm • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); 780.463.5331 (Antonio); yclubtoastmasters@ gmail.com; Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month
WOMEN'S CRICKET • Coronation Park Cricket pitch (north part of park) • incogswomens@gmail. com • Learn the game of cricket. The group plays for fun and no experience is necessary. Kids and men welcome • Every Fri, 6:15pm • $5 (drop-in fee, adult), free (kids) LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS AN EVENING WITH KEVIN MARCH • Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Ever wondered what goes into the creation of a full-length opera? Composer for the upcoming production Lilies (Les Feluettes), Kevin March, will explain first-hand his inspirations and process of putting the piece together • Oct 12, 6pm • Free event (available at Eventbrite) DARK MATTERS FEARS & PHOBIAS • TELUS World of Science, 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca/dark-matters • Guest experts will explore what fear is, why some fears are really common, and whether or not these fears are founded • Oct 19, 7-10pm • $19.95 (adv), $25.95 (door) HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BASIC TOOL TRAINING WORKSHOP • HFH Prefab Shop,
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
14135-128 Ave • 780.451.3416 ext 237 • mstannard@hfh.org • hfh.org/volunteer/basictool-training • Gain the confidence needed to go out to build sites through careful instruction and hands-on practice • Oct 14, Oct 21, Nov 4, Nov 17, Nov 25, Dec 1, Dec 2, Dec 8; 8:30am-4pm • Free
ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm
INNER PEACE MOVEMENT INTRODUCTORY LECTURE • St. John’s Institute,11024-82
0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free
PAINTING FOR PLEASURE • McDougall
Ave • Learn about your four spiritual gifts, the higher realms, seven year cycles of life, and more • Oct 17, 7pm • $21
United Church, 10086 Macdonald Drive (south entrance) • 780.428.1818 • karenbishopartist@ gmail.com • mcdougallunited.com • A weekly group for those who like to paint, draw or otherwise be creative on paper • Every Thu, 10am-noon
PHILOSOPHER CAFE • Blue Chair Cafe, 962476 Ave NW • bluechair.ca • An opportunity for the public to learn, think and discuss a variety of contemporary issues. This week featuring: "Private Schools, Diversity: Does it Still Matter?" • Oct 14, 1-3:30pm
RODA DE CAPOEIRA • Capoeira Academy,
RIGHTING WRONGS: REMEDIES FOR CHARTER OF RIGHTS VIOLATIONS •
#103-10324-82 Ave • capoeiraacademy.ca • Brazil's traditional game of agility and trickery • Every Sat, 2:30pm • Free • All ages
SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP • Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, 5215-87 St • 780.452.4661 • schizophrenia.ab.ca • The Schizophrenia Society of Alberta offers a variety of services and support programs for those who are living with the illness, family members, caregivers, and friends • 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7-9pm • Free
Enterprise Square, Room 2-520 • What good is a legal right without a remedy? Canada's constitution authorizes Canadian courts to apply legal remedies if your rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms have been breached. But what remedies can Canadian courts apply in these circumstances? Join Professor Barbara Billingsley as she explains the options available to Canadian courts to correct Charter violations • Oct 18, 121pm • Free, open to the public (bit.ly/DCOct18)
VIVRE ENSEMBLE: A DIALOGUE ON FEDERALISM • Law Centre, Room 237, University of Alberta • Join Québec’s Jean-Marc Fournier (Minister responsible for Canadian Relations and the Canadian Francophonie) for an opportunity to discuss reshaping Canada • Oct 13, 12-1pm • Free (open to the public, register bit.ly/Oct13QB)
QUEER
1600.
SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY •
DROP-IN LARP • Jackie Parker Park •
Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm
westernwinds.summerfrost.ca • Battle games and fighter practice using provided safe weapon boffer. An exciting way to get exercise while meeting new people with similar passions • Every Sat, 1:15pm • Free
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • 780.479-8667 (Bob) • bobmurra@telus.net • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm
EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD • Avonmore United Church Bsmt, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for
TOASTMASTERS
Volunteers Wanted
Become a Volunteer Advocate and provide assistance to victims of crime and trauma in Strathcona County! Call Teddi at (780) 449-0153. Can You Read This? Help Someone Who Can’t! Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills.
• Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St.
Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.667.6105 (Willard); clubbilingue.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every
Call Moncia at P.A.L.S. 780-424-5514 or email volunteers@palsedmonton.ca
YOGA WITH JENNIFER • 780.439.6950 •
AFFIRM GROUP • garysdeskcom@hotmail. com • mcdougallunited.com • Part of the United Church network supporting LGBTQ men and women • Meet monthly at State & Main (101 St and Jasper Ave) for coffee and conversation at 12:30pm; Special speaker events are held throughout the year over lunch at McDougall Church
EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220-103
St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Mon: Drag Race in the White Room; 7pm • Wed: Monthly games night/trivia • Thu: Happy hour, 6-8pm; Karaoke, 7-12:30am • Fri: Flashback Friday with your favourite hits of the 80s/90s/2000s; rotating drag and burlesque events • Sat: Rotating DJs Velix and Suco • Sun: Weekly drag show, 10:30pm
G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, main floor Cafe, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.4235510 (Sage) • tuff69@telus.net • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Tue, 1-4pm
ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • pridecentreofedmonton.org • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7-9pm PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • pridecentreofedmonton.org/calendar.html • DrOp iN hOurs: Mon-Fri 12-7pm; Closed Sat-Sun and holidays • YOga: (all ages), 4th Mon of every month, for any stage • TTiQ: (18+ Trans* Group) 2nd Mon of every month, 7-9pm • TraNs YOuTh TalkiNg: (24 and under) 3rd Mon of every month, for trans youth and supportive people in their lives • FierCe FuN: (24 and under) Alternating Tue, 7-9pm, games and activities for youth • JaMOuT: (12-24) Alternating Tue, 7-8:30pm, music mentorship and instruction for youth • TwO spiriT gaTheriNg: 4th Wedof every month, 6-8pm, gathering for First Nations Two Spirit people • MeDiTaTiON: (all ages) 3rd Thu of each month, 5:30-6:45pm • MeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 1st and 3rd Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone masculine-identified • wOMeN’s sOCial CirCle: (18+) 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm, for anyone feminine-identified • MOvies & gaMes NighT: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • arTs & iDeNTiTY: Alternating Fri, 6-8:30pm • MeN TalkiNg wiTh priDe: (18+) Sun, 7-9pm, group for gay or bisexual men • CreaTiNg saFer spaCes TraiNiNg: Interactive professional development workshops, with full or half-day options • Queer MeNTOrship prOgraM: (Youth: 12-24) (Adults-26+) Queer to Queer Mentoring
TEAM EDMONTON • Various sports and recreation activities • teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau School, 10925-87 Ave; Most Mon, 7-8pm • swiMMiNg: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 7:30-8:30pm and every Thu, 7-8pm • waTer pOlO: NAIT Swimming Pool, 11665-109 St; Every Tue, 8:30-9:30pm • YOga: New Lion's Breath Yoga Studio, #301,10534-124 St; Every Wed, 7:30-9pm • TaekwONDO: near the Royal Gardens Community Centre, 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
VUECLASSIFIEDS
SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 1043383 Ave NW • 780.554.6133 • Instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light. Learn a simple technique that will lift you above life's stresses • Every Sun, 5pm • Free
2005.
ThreeBattles.com • A traditional approach with lots of individual attention. Free introductory classes • Tue evenings & Sat mornings
SPECIAL EVENTS 35 YEARS OF WISEST • Myer Horowitz Theatre, 8900-114 St • wisest.ualberta.ca/35.aspx • Celebrate WISEST's 35th anniversary and enjoy Portal Theatre's “FRINGE-Favourite” production of "No Belles" • Oct 12, 6:30-10pm
2017 FALL EDMONTON WOMAN'S SHOW • Edmonton Expo Centre, Hall A, 7515-118 Ave • womanshow.com • Shop until your feet fall off, chill out with a glass of wine and watch some fantastic presentations and so much more • Oct 14-15 • $15 (adult), $11 (senior/student)
BEAT YOUR FACE NIGHT - HALLOWEEN EDITION • Evolution Wonderlounge, 10202-103 St • rowenawhey@gmail.com • A paint night with a drag twist, but halloween themed • Oct 22, 5-9pm • $25 (adv), $20 (bring own brushes); via Eventbrite or Facebook
DEAD OF CENTRE OF TOWN • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000-143 St • fortedmontonpark.ca/ dead-centre-town-x • Exhuming the sideshow oddities and forgotten stories of traveling circuses past, Dead Centre of Town X dares you to get your scare on. Edmonton’s only traveling historical live action horror show possesses the 1920 Johnny J Jones Midway at Fort Edmonton Park • Oct 13-31 (except Mondays); 7pm and 9pm • Tickets available via Fort Edmonton Park • 18+ only EDMONTON FALL HOME SHOW • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515-118 Ave NW • edmontonfallhomeshow.com • Featuring displays and panels about renovation overhaul to brand-new build, and DIY do-over to one-day décor dreams • Oct 20-22 • $12 (adult), $10 (seniors 60+), $5 (seniors 60+, Fri before 5pm), free (kids 12 and under) ST. ANDREW'S QUILT GROUP'S 14TH ANNUAL FALL SALE • St. Andrew's United Church, 9915-148 St • 780.452.4454 • st.andrewsquiltgroup@gmail.com • saintandrewsunited.com/quilters • Featuring a large selection of hand-made quilts and afghans, along with smaller items • Oct 14, 10am-2pm • Free
THURSDAYS TBD TO BE DISCOVERED • Legislative Assembly Visitor Centre, Edmonton Federal Building, Main floor, 9820-107 St • 780.427.7362 • assembly.ab.ca/visitorcentre/ events.html • Visitors can look forward to an array of guest speakers, film screenings, free concerts and more • Every Thu, Oct 5-Mar 1, 6-8pm • Free
YEG DIGNITY DAY • Boyle St. Plaza • jhcentre. org • Focusing on the history and present-day realities of the dignity of persons within institutions or under state guardianship • Oct 18, 1-9pm
VUEWEEKLY.com
To Book Your Classifieds, Call 780.426.1996 or email classifieds@vueweekly.com Artist to Artist
ART CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN Check The Paint Spot’s website, paintspot.ca/events/workshops for up-to-date information on art classes for all ages, beginner and intermediate. Register in person, by phone or online. Contact: 780.432.0240 email: accounts@paintspot.ca
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
St; Every Tue, 7-8pm• vOlleYBall: Stratford Elementary School, 8715-153 St; Every Fri, 7-9 • MeDiTaTiON: Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave; 3rd Thu of every month, 5:30-6:15pm • BOarD gaMes: Underground Tap & Grill, 10004 Jasper Ave; One Sun per month, 3-7pm • all BODies swiM: Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre, 846881 St; One Sat per month 4:30-5:30pm
2005.
Artist to Artist
Artisan Callout for Carrot Christmas Arts Bazaar! ~ The Carrot is looking for artisans to sell their wares November 17 & 18! To submit: http://www.thecarrot.ca/news/? category=Events
ENJOY ART ALWAYZ www.bdcdrawz.com Check the site every two weeks for new work!
2005.
Artist to Artist
Looking for Pumpkin Carvers ~ Submit by sketch to: events@thecarrot.ca by Oct. 21st to have your pumpkin shown at The Carrot Headless Halloween Party!
3100. Appliances/Furniture Old Appliance Removal Removal of unwanted appliances. Must be outside or in your garage. Rates start as low as $30. Call James @780.231.7511 for details
at the back 19
To Book Your Adult Classifieds, Contact James at 780.426.1996 or at adultclassifieds@vueweekly.com 9160.
Adult Personals
9450.
Attractive feminine transvestite seeks considerate, fit, masculine, white male, for friendship with benefits. Attached okay. 780.604.7440 daytimes, no text.
!ĜàįP Ãqı ıîįI : Pæ į!ĜàįPØØ ğ´Ãr ıîį,/ď :îįŊÀPIJĜĥįÃIJ ´íææQįd ĕ
Open 7am–11pm
Always
D Daily
Asian Girls
Adult Massage Caribbean Monique Firm DD`s 35 Text UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE to 587.710.0518 Lic#126685216-001
4
Available
780.489.7565 14817 Yellowhead Trail VelvetTouchStudio.com
9450.
Adult Massage
Hot chocolate brunette Chloe. Available for outcall: Edmonton and surrounding areas. Relax, unwind... 780.604.5739 Lic #068956959-001
LIC# 15100058
ADULTCLASSIFIEDS
BOOK YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY! CALL 780.426.1996
PASSIONS SPA
Happy Hour Every Hour! 30 minute Early Bird Special Mon - Fri 9am - 11am 9947 - 63 Ave, Argyll Plaza www.passionsspa.com 780-414-6521 42987342
SUPREME SPA
30 min early bird special M-F 9am-11am Discreet entrance in back www.supremespa.com 5932 Calgary Trail South (104 St) 780.430.0962 License: 7440541
TOP GIRL NEXT DOOR STUDIO www.thenexttemptation.com Open 7am Daily $160 Specials 7-10am CALL US (780) 483-6955 * 68956959-001
Beside liquor store at front
Mention This Ad For Special Gift
9547-76 Ave. Free parking at back
Highly Skilled Massage
Booking 587.523.6566 or 780.246.3007 |
From 9am=11pm
LIC#132648203-001
Top notch down-to-earth Asian Girls in E-town!
Lic #130237495-001
When you need to escape to paradise LIC #124200605-001
Lic. 118832868-001
OPEN 8AM - 11PM
200 -10408 118 Ave 780.885.1092
Adult Massage
The truly Japanese Sensual Massage in Edmonton
Kingsway Tokyo Spa 7 days a week
9450.
Beyond Paradise Massage D ISCREET BACK E NTRANCE 6510 118 AVENUE • 780.761.2468 B EYONDPARADISE M ASSAGE . COM
Experience A Unique Classy Oriental Experience - Always New Ladies 11135 156 Street (Beside Saint Pete’s) 780.451.9000 • newasiancloud9.com
SteamWorks steamworksedmonton.com 11745 Jasper Avenue
Sunday: Co-ed Monday: Co-ed Tuesday: Co-ed Wednesday: $10 lockers (men only) Thursday: Kink night (men only) Friday: Men only Saturday: Men only Trans and Non-binary Night — last Tuesday of the month 20 at the back
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
SAVAGELOVE POLY WANTS
I’m a 25-year-old woman currently in a poly relationship with a married man roughly 20 years my senior. This has by far been the best relationship I’ve ever had. However, something has me a bit on edge. We went on a trip with friends to a brewery with a great restaurant. It was an amazing place, and I’m sure his wife would enjoy it. He mentioned the place to her, and her response was "No," she didn’t want to go there because she didn’t want to have “sloppy seconds.” It made me feel dirty. Additionally, the way he brushed this off means this isn’t the first time. I go out of my way to show him places I think they would like to go together. I don’t know if my feelings are just hurt—if it’s as childish as I think it is—or if it’s a reminder of my very low place in their hierarchy. I hesitate to bring this up, because when I have needs or concerns, they label me as difficult or needy. Is this part of a bigger trend I’m missing? Should I do anything to address this or just continue to stay out of their business and go where I wish with my partner? TREATED WITH OUTRAGE I’m having a hard time reconciling these two statements, TWO: “This has by far been the best relationship I’ve ever had” and “when I have needs or concerns, they label me as difficult or needy.” I suppose it’s possible all your past relationships have been so bad that your best-relationship-ever bar is set tragically low. But, taking a partner’s needs and concerns seriously is one of the hallmarks of a good relationship, to say nothing of a “best relationship ever.” That said … I don’t know you or how you are. It’s entirely possible that you share your needs and concerns in a way that comes across as—or actually is—needy and difficult. Our experience of interpersonal relationships, like our experience of anything and everything else, is subjective. One person’s reasonable expression of needs and concerns is another person’s emotionally manipulative drama. I would need to depose your boyfriend and his wife, TWO, to make a determination and issue a ruling. That said … It’s a really bad sign that your boyfriend’s wife compared eating in a restaurant you visited with him to fucking a hole that someone else just fucked, for example, “sloppy seconds.” It has me wondering whether your boyfriend’s wife is really into the poly thing. Some people are poly under duress (PUD), i.e., they agreed to open up a marriage or relationship not because it’s what they want, but because they were given an ultimatum: We’re open/ poly or we’re over. In a PUD best-case scenario, the PUD partner sees that their fears were overblown, discovers that poly/open works for them, embraces openness/polyamory, and is no longer a PUD. But PUDs who don’t come around (or haven’t come around yet) will engage in small acts of sabotage to signal their unhappiness—their perfectly understandable unhappiness. They didn’t want to be open/poly in the first place and are determined to prove that open/poly was a mistake and/or punish their ultimatum-issuing partner. The most common form of PUD sabo-
tage? Making their primary partner’s secondary partner(s) feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. That said … As you (probably) know (but if you don’t, you’re about to find out), poly relationships have all kinds of (sometimes incredibly arbitrary but also incredibly important) rules. If one of their rules is, “My wife doesn’t want to hear from or about my girlfriend,” TWO, then your restaurant recommendations are going to fall flat. Being poly means navigating rules (and sometimes asking to renegotiate those rules) and juggling multiple people’s feelings, needs, and concerns. You have to show respect for their rules, TWO, as they are each other’s primary partners. But your boyfriend and his wife have to show respect for you, too. Secondary though you may be, your needs, concerns, feelings, etc., have to be taken into consideration. If their rules make you feel disrespected, unvalued, or too low on the hierarchical poly totem pole, you should dump them.
PUMP THE BREAKS
My wife said she didn’t care who I slept with soon after we met. At the time, I didn’t want to sleep with anyone else. But we eventually became monogamish—it started as me texting her a fantasy while I was at work, and that fantasy was waiting for me when I got home—it was fun, but it wasn’t something I needed. After a couple years of playing together with others in private and in clubs, she said she wanted to open our relationship. I got a girlfriend, had fun until the new relationship energy (NRE) wore off, and ended things. Then my wife got a great job on the other side of the state and I stayed behind to get our house into a sellable state. Right now, we see each other only on weekends. I also got a new girlfriend. The NRE wore off, but we still really like each other, and we’ve discussed being long-distance secondaries once the move is complete. Here’s the problem: Last night, my wife confessed to me that being in an open relationship was making her miserable. Not just my current girlfriend, whose monopoly over my time during the week could be a legitimate cause for concern, but going back to the previous girlfriend I saw only one night a week. I told my wife that I would break up with my girlfriend immediately. My wife is the most important person in my life, and I don’t want to do anything to hurt her. But my wife told me not to break up with my girlfriend. I don’t want to string my girlfriend along and tell her everything is fine—but my wife, who doesn’t want to be poly anymore, is telling me not to break up with my girlfriend. What
Dan Savage savagelove@vueweekly.com
do I do? DUDE ISN’T CONTENT KNOWING PRIORITY IS CRUSHINGLY SAD Your wife may want you to dump your girlfriend without having to feel responsible for your girlfriend’s broken heart, DICKPICS, so she tells you she’s miserable and doesn’t want to be poly anymore, and then tells you not to end things. Or maybe this is a test: Dumping a girlfriend you didn’t have to dump would signal to your wife that she is, indeed, the most important person in your life and that you will prioritize her happiness even when she won’t. Or maybe she’s watched you acquire two girlfriends without landing a boyfriend of her own. But there’s a middle ground between dumped and not dumped, DICKPICS: Tell your girlfriend what’s going on— she has a right to know—and put the relationship on hold. Get the house sold, get your ass to your wife, and keep talking until you figure out what is going to work for your wife going forward: completely closed, open but only to sexual adventures you two go on together, i.e., “playing together with others in private and in clubs,” or open with GFs (and BFs) allowed. Good luck.
THE ACT, OR ACTORS?
I don’t know if I’m poly or not. I mean, Jesus H. Christ, this has been so difficult. How do I know when to go back to monogamy? PRETTY OVER LUSTY YEARNINGS I don’t think you’re poly, POLY, because I don’t think anyone is poly. I also don’t think anyone is monogamous. Polyamory and monogamy aren’t sexual orientations, IMO, they’re relationship models. If the polyamorous model is making you miserable, POLY, it might not be right for you. But you should ask yourself whether polyamory is making you miserable or if the people you are doing polyamory with are making you miserable. People in awful monogamous relationships rarely blame monogamy for their woes—even when monogamy is a factor—but the stigma against nontraditional relationship models, to say nothing of sexnegativity, often lead people to blame polyamory for their misery when the actual cause isn’t the model, POLY, it’s the people.
ALBERTA-WIDECLASSIFIEDS •• AUCTIONS •• ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE Auction Sale. Sunday, Oct. 29, 10:30 a.m., Breton Community Hall. Sale listing in Breton Booster Oct. 11 and 18 at www.bretonbooster.com. Andresen Auctions. UNRESERVED ESTATE AUCTION & Guest Consignors. Saturday, October 14, Lougheed, Alberta, 11 a.m. Antique tractor collection, auger, shelters, surplus, equipment & more! Scribner Auction 780-842-5666; www.scribnernet.com.
•• BUSINESS •• OPPORTUNITIES HIP OR KNEE Replacement? Restrictions in walking/dressing? $2,500 yearly tax credit. $20,000 lump sum cheque. Disability Tax Credit. Expert Help. Lowest service fee nationwide. 1-844-453-5372.
•• EMPLOYMENT •• OPPORTUNITIES ROADEX SERVICES requires O/O 1 tons & 3 tons for our RV division to haul RV’s throughout North America & semi O/O to haul RV’s & general freight. Border crossing required with valid passport & clean criminal record. 1-800-867-6233; www.roadexservices.com. OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR REQUIRED. This leadership position requires a minimum of 5 years experience with significant natural gas distribution knowledge including maintenance and operational requirements. West Parkland Gas Co-op Ltd., Stony Plain, Alberta. Fax 780-963-3332. Website: www.westparklandgas.com. Email: admin@ westparklandgas.com. INTERESTED IN the Community Newspaper business? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. FREE. Visit: awna.com/forjob-seekers. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training
you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-768-3362 to start training for your workat-home career today!
•• FOR SALE •• BEAUTIFUL SPRUCE TREES 4-6 feet, $35 each. Machine planting: $10/tree (includes bark mulch and fertilizer). 20 tree minimum order. Delivery fee $75-$125/ order. Quality guaranteed. 403-820-0961. SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill. Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566-6899 ext: 400OT. METAL ROOFING & SIDING. 37+ colours available at over 55 Distributors. 40 year warranty. 48 hour Express Service available at select supporting Distributors. Call 1-888-263-8254.
MANUFACTURED •• HOMES •• WE ARE “Your Total Rural Housing Solution” - It’s time to let go & clear out our Inventory. Save on your Modular/Manufactured Home. Visit: www. Grandviewmodular.com or www.Unitedhomescanada.com. NEW 2017 MANUFACTURED HOMES starting under $90,000 delivered! Best Buy Homes Calgary, Red Deer, Edmonton - WWW.BESTBUYHOUSING.COM - Canada’s largest in-stock home selection, quick delivery, custom factory orders! Text/Call 403-917-1005.
•• REAL ESTATE •• UNDEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL LOTS - Bonnyville, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 25 in Edmonton. Gateway Industrial Park Ltd. 2.03 +/-, 2.42 +/- and 2.4 +/- Title Acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. UNDEVELOPED COMMERCIAL LOTS - Lacombe, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Unreserved Auction, October 25 in Edmonton. Wildrose Commercial Park, 5.26 +/- and 3.04 +/- Title Acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. 26 RECREATIONAL LAKE LOTS - Kingfisher Estates - Lake Newell, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 25 in Edmonton. 12 lake front and 14 lake view lots. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd..; rbauction.com/realestate. COUNTRY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY - Pigeon Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 25 in Edmonton. 1200 +/- sq ft home & shop. 78.52 +/- Title Acres. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. LAKE PROPERTY - Buffalo Lake, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 25 in Edmonton. 1670 +/- sq. ft. home. 1.2 +/title acres located in Rochon Sands Estates. Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652. Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd.; rbauction.com/realestate. 6000 +/- SQ FT COMMERCIAL BUILDING - Hardisty, Alberta. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Unreserved Auction, October 25 in Edmonton. WMJ Metals Ltd. 0.73 +/- title acres. Ritchie Bros. Real Estate Jerry Hodge: 780-706-6652; Brokerage: All West Realty Ltd; rbauction.com/realestate.
•• SERVICES •• CRIMINAL RECORD? Why suffer employment/licensing loss? Travel/business opportunities? Be embarrassed? Think: Criminal Pardon. US entry waiver. Record purge. File destruction. Free consultation 1-800-347-2540; www.accesslegalmjf.com. GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need money? We lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com.
ADULTCLASSIFIEDS
On the Lovecast, polyamory, Dom/sub relationships, and Wonder Woman: savagelovecast.com. mail@savagelove.net @fakedansavage on Twitter ITMFA.org
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
at the back 21
JONESIN’ CROSSWORD
Matt Jones jonesincrosswords@vueweekly.com
“Weekends”--actually, they’re wk-ends.
Across
1 Maker of the CR-V 6 Fork’s place 10 Summer in Saint-Tropez
13 Woodwind section members 14 Studio 54, for one 15 “On the Road” narrator ___ Paradise
16 Kept track of time in boredom 19 Downbeat music genre 20 Discourage from acting 21 Inflatable co-pilot in “Airplane!” 22 Mac Web browser named for an expedition 25 Grab ___ (eat on the run) 27 Mixed-breed pups 30 Openings 33 Comment of sudden confusion 37 Bitter bar brew, for short 38 Number before zwei 39 IM giggle 40 Cake decorator 41 Dolphins’ org. 42 Return message? 46 Chewy chocolate candy brand from Germany 48 Roguish guy 49 Ward (off) 51 “___ Weapon” (Mel Gibson film) 55 Pot payment 57 Put in a seat? 60 Peyton’s brother 61 Heated drink that traditionally helps you fall asleep 65 MPG rating group 66 Dick who coached the Washington Bullets to a 1978 NBA Championship win 67 Comedian Izzard 68 Director Guillermo ___ Toro 69 Caricatured 70 Like some cavefish
FREEWILLASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book The Logic of Failure, Dietrich Dorner discusses the visionaries who built the Aswan Dam in Egypt. Their efforts brought an abundance of cheap electricity to millions of people. But the planners didn’t take into account some of the important effects of their innovation. For example, the Nile River below the dam no longer flooded its banks or fertilized the surrounding land every year. As a result, farmers had to resort to chemical fertilizers at great expense. Water pollution increased. Marine life suffered because of the river’s diminished nutrients. I hope this thought will motivate you to carefully think through the possible consequences of decisions you’re contemplating. I guarantee that you can avoid the logic of failure and instead implement the logic of success. But to do so, you’ll have to temporarily resist the momentum that has been carrying you along. You’ll have to override the impatient longing for resolution. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Are you primed to seek out new colleagues and strengthen your existing alliances? Are you curious about what it would take to infuse your best partnerships with maximum emotional intelligence? From an astrological perspective, the next nine weeks will be a favourable time to do these things. You will have opportunities to deepen your engagement with collaborators who cultivate integrity and communicate effectively. It’s possible you may feel shy about pursuing at least one of the potential new connections. But I urge you to press ahead anyway. Though you may be less ripe than
22 at the back
they are, their influence will have a catalytic effect on you, sparking you to develop at an accelerated rate. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “I was satisfied with haiku until I met you,” Dean Young tells a new lover in his poem “Changing Genres.” But Young goes on to say that he’s no longer content with that terse genre. “Now I want a Russian novel,” he proclaims. “A 50-page description of you sleeping, another 75 of what you think staring out a window.” He yearns for a story line about “a fallen nest, speckled eggs somehow uncrushed, the sled outracing the wolves on the steppes, the huge glittering ball where all that matters is a kiss at the end of a dark hall.” I bring Young’s meditations to your attention, Gemini, because I suspect that you, too, are primed to move into a more expansive genre with a more sumptuous plot. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Statistical evidence suggests that Fridays falling on the 13th of the month are safer than other Fridays. For example, the numbers of fires and traffic accidents are lower then. I find this interesting in light of your current situation. According to my analysis, this October’s Friday the 13th marks a turning point in your ongoing efforts to cultivate stability and security. On this day, as well as the seven days before and seven days after, you should receive especially helpful clues about the future work you can do to feel even safer and more protected than you already do. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Too much propaganda and not enough real
Rob Brezsny freewill@vueweekly.com
information are circulating through your personal sphere. You’re tempted to traffic in stories that are rooted more in fear than insight. Gossip and hype and delusion are crowding out useful facts. No wonder it’s a challenge for you to sort out the truths from the half-truths. I predict that you will thrive anyway. You’ll discover helpful clues lodged in the barrage of bunkum. You’ll pluck pithy revelations from amidst the distracting ramblings. Somehow you will manage to be both extra sensitive and super-discriminating. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A journalist named Jenkin Lloyd Jones coined the term “Afghanistanism,” which he defined as “concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues.” I want to urge you Virgos to avoid engaging in a personal version of Afghanistanism. In other words, focus on issues that are close at hand, even if they seem sticky or prickly. Don’t you dare let your attention get consumed by the dreamy distractions of faraway places and times. For the foreseeable future, the best use of your energy is here and now. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “I am more interested in human beings than in writing,” said author Anais Nin. “More interested in lovemaking than in writing, more interested in living than in writing. More interested in becoming a work of art than in creating one.” I invite you to adopt that perspective as your own for the next 12 months, Libra. During this upcoming chapter of your
Down
1 Gordie and Elias, for two 2 Time’s Person of the Year for 2008 and 2012 3 “___ This Earth” (1957 sci-fi film) 4 12th of 12, briefly 5 Briquette remnant 6 “Stanley & Iris” director Martin 7 “Straight Outta Compton” star ___ Jackson, Jr. 8 Bitterly harsh 9 Grumpy companion? 10 Really specialized knowledge 11 Diplomatic quality 12 Nevada city on the Humboldt River 14 Ike’s monogram 17 Archie Bunker’s wife 18 Former Senate Majority Leader Trent 23 Qts. and gals., e.g. 24 Monotonous routine 26 Publicity, slangily (and presumably before computers) 28 Fail to keep a secret 29 Big surprise 31 Oil cartel since 1960 32 Cutty ___ (Scotch brand) 33 Day-to-day deterioration 34 “New Adventures in ___” (1996 R.E.M. album) 35 Like a family tree’s roots? 36 Tesla founder Musk 40 “Likely story!”
story, you can generate long-lasting upgrades if you regard your life as a gorgeous masterpiece worthy of your highest craftsmanship. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio actress Tara Reid told the magazine Us Weekly about how her cosmetic surgeries had made her look worse than she had been in her natural state. “I’ll never be perfect again,” she mourned. I bring this up in the hope that it will inspire you. In my astrological opinion, you’re at a tuning point when it’s crucial to appreciate and foster everything about yourself that’s natural and innate and soulfully authentic. Don’t fall sway to artificial notions about how you could be more perfect than you already are. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): I didn’t go to work today. I woke up late, lingered over a leisurely breakfast, and enjoyed a long walk in the autumn woods. When I found a spot that filled me with a wild sense of peace, I asked my gut for wisdom of what I should advise you Sagittarians to attend to. My gut wisdom told me that you should temporarily escape at least one of your duties for at least three days. (Escaping two duties for four days would be even better.) My gut wisdom also suggested that you get extra sleep, enjoy leisurely meals, and go on long walks to spots that fill you with a wild sense of peace. There you should consult your gut wisdom about your top dilemmas. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A snail climbed to the top of a big turtle’s shell as it was sleeping under a bush. When the turtle awoke and began to lumber away in search of food, the snail was at first alarmed but
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 – OCT 18, 2017
42 “Isn’t it rich / Are ___ pair” (“Send in the Clowns” lyric) 43 Wrap completely around 44 ___-Meal (longtime hot cereal brand) 45 December 24th or 31st, e.g. 47 Mushroom stalk 50 Bring joy to 52 “America’s Got Talent” judge Klum 53 Maximum poker bet 54 Gave props on Facebook 55 Blown away 56 Scruff of the neck 58 Abbr. before a cornerstone date 59 Jefferson Davis’s gp. 62 Daytime ABC show, for short 63 It’s a few pages after 4-Down 64 1550, on some hypothetical cornerstone ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords
eventually thrilled by how fast they were going and how far they were able to travel. “Wheeee!,” the snail thought to itself. I suspect, Capricorn, that this little tale is a useful metaphor for what you can look forward to in the coming weeks. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “If these years have taught me anything, it is this,” wrote novelist Junot Díaz. “You can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” That’s your plucky wisdom for the coming weeks, Aquarius. You have arrived at a pivotal phase in your life cycle when you can’t achieve liberation by fleeing, avoiding, or ignoring. To commune with the only kind of freedom that matters, you must head directly into the heart of the commotion. You’ve got to feel all the feelings stirred up by the truths that rile you up. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): J. Allan Hobson is a scientist of sleep who does research at Harvard. He says we dream all the time, not just at night. Our subconscious minds never stop churning out streams of images. During the waking hours, though, our conscious minds operate at such intensity that the lower-level flow mostly stays subliminal. At least that’s the normal state of affairs. I suspect your dreamgenerator is running so hot right now that its stories may leak into your waking awareness. This could be disconcerting. Without the tips I’m giving you here, you might worry you were going daft. Now that you know, I hope you’ll tap into the undercurrent to glean some useful intuitions. A word to the wise: The information that pops up won’t be logical or rational. It will be lyrical and symbolic, like dreams. V
CURTIS HAUSER
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OCT 18, 2017
at the back 23
24 60% of the time, it works every time.
VUEWEEKLY.com | OCT 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OCT 18, 2017