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I dig queer cyberspaces

Chatting with I Dig Your Girlfriend cofounder TJ Jans about what makes the site special Other than procuring porn or cute cat pics, the advent of the Internet has helped queer communities organize online, creating digital space for otherwise isolated and marginalized people. One of my favourite local queer cyberspaces is I Dig Your Girlfriend (idigyourgirlfriend. com), a blog dedicated to all things queer and Edmonton. I recently had a chance to chat with one of the cofounders, TJ Jans.

Vue Weekly: Your first post went up in March 2012, making this your third anniversary. What made you decide to start the site?

TJ Jans: Yeah, the third anniversary, crazy! The site kind of grew out of a Twitter account actually. We (Jans and Janelle Aker) started the @idigyourgf account as a place for the both of us to tweet some of the fun and funny thoughts we had about being queer and in a lesbian relationship. A following built up really quickly and

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we realized that there isn't much of a voice for the queer community online in Western Canada and for female-identified people in particular.

love to interview for the site someday, but I can't divulge its contents.

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VW: What were your original goals when you started?

TJJ: We just wanted to see where things would go when we started the site.

The fact that it has grown so much and continues to find an audience is always just so humbling and thrilling to us.

We've always hoped that the site can act as an amplifier for other community voices, so a goal for the next three years is to add some more voices to our regular contributors.

We have a bucket list of people we'd

VW: What's the biggest change you've seen with the site? In the community?

look at the timeline on the Edmonton Queer History Project, that kind of public recognition may not have happened a couple decades ago. The overwhelming acceptance and interaction we get from allies highlights the rising level of education about LGBTQ rights.

VW: You talked to Danielle Smith in July 2012 and that interview was so momentous.

What was it like to interview her and do you think it had any impact?

TJJ: I had wanted to go into the interview angry and find her to be someone that I hated, but she was well spoken and a very pleasant person to talk to, even if I still don't align at all with her beliefs or politics.

I definitely think it did have some

We've always hoped that the site can act as an amplifier for other community voices, so a goal for the next three years is to add some more voices to our regular contributors.

TJJ: I hope that the way our site has been celebrated throughout social media and within the city of Edmonton in particular is an indicator in the change in perceptions of the LGBTQ community over the past three years. I mean, we won a Yeggie in 2013 for best in public service. Just

impact. The interview was picked up in wider media and in particular they quoted the part where Smith said that if she was elected, she personally would not rescind the funding for gender reassignment surgeries.

Originally she had spoken out in the media against funding for surgery saying that it was not medically necessary. So right-wing media like the Sun in Calgary had a heyday when she answered Janelle point blank that she would not rescind the funding if she were in power.

VW: What's your favourite piece on the blog?

TJJ: I really love our new [Queer] Babe of the Week series. It is just so cool reading about other people in the community. I think sometimes in the midst of fighting for rights, we forget to honour individual people, to hold each other up and celebrate the small things and the uniqueness of each of us. V

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Yemen: another civil war

US troops have been pulled out in wake of al-Qaeda attack The last American troops are being pulled out of Yemen after al-Qaeda fighters stormed a city near their base on Friday. Houthi rebels who have already overrun most of the country are closing in on Aden, the last stronghold of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. And on Sunday ISIS (Islamic State) sent suicide bombers into two big mosques in Sanaa, the capital, killing 137 people.

The US State Department spokesman put the best possible face on it, saying that "due to the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, the US government has temporarily relocated its remaining personnel out of Yemen." He even said that the US continued to support the "political transition" in Yemen. But there is no "political transition." There is a foursided civil war.

Why would anybody be surprised?

There has been no 25-year period since the seventh century AD when there was not a civil war of one sort or another in Yemen. (And the impression that it was less turbulent before that may just be due to poor record-keeping.) But this time it's actually frightening the neighbours.

Yemen's current turmoil started in 2011, when the dictator who had ruled the country for 33 years, Presi-

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dent Ali Abdullah Saleh, was forced out by non-violent democratic protesters (and some tribal militias who backed them). Saleh's deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, took over and even won an election in 2012, but he never managed to establish his authority over the deeply divided country.

Hadi had the backing of the United States and most of the Arab Gulf states (including Yemen's giant northern neighbour, Saudi Arabia) because he was willing to fight the Islamist extremists who had seized much of southern and eastern Yemen. But his main preoccupation was actually the Houthis, a tribal militia in the north of Yemen, which is largel Shia.

Angry at the status that the north was being offered in a proposed new federal constitution, the Houthis came south in force and seized Sanaa last September. In February, after months of house arrest, Hadi fled to the great southern port of Aden, his home town and Yemen's second city, and declared that the capital instead.

So the Houthis came south after him.

Meanwhile Saleh, the former president, returned from exile and made an alliance with the Houthis despite the fact that he had launched six major offensives against them back when he was president. That's what radicalised the Houthis in the first place, but they needed some national figure on their side as they moved deeper into the south, and Saleh is at least a Shia. He will have to do. Clear so far? Good.

and the Houthis will fight each other first (and then the winner gets to attack Aden), or whether one of them will grab the city and try to defend it from the other. It's even possible that Hadi can hold Aden, but he probably can't take back the rest of the country.

And we mustn't forget the fighters of ISIS (Islamic State), who announced their presence in the country last month. Their sole operation of note so far has been the suicide attacks on two Shia mosques in Sanaa. But as Sunni fanatics in a country that is currently being overrun by its Shia minority, ISIS will not lack for recruits. If it doesn't qualify as a full fourth force yet, it soon will.

In conventional terms, Yemen doesn't matter much. It has a lot of people (25 million), but it is the poorest country in the Arab world. Its oil has almost run out, and its water is going fast. You could argue that its geographical position is "strategic" at the entrance to the Red Sea, commanding the approach to the Suez Canal—but it's hard to see any Ye-

There has been no 25-year period since the seventh century AD when there was not a civil war of one sort or another in Yemen The third contender for power is al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), whose forces, like the Houthis, are only a half-hour's drive from Aden. As its fighters closed in on Aden last week, AQAP seized the town next to the airbase where the American forces were living, and Washington ordered them out. The last thing it wants is American military hostages in AQAP's hands.

It is not yet clear whether AQAP

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meni government getting the kind of military forces it would need to close that waterway.

What worries people is the possibility that the jihadis (either al-Qaeda or ISIS) could come out of this on top.

They are certainly not there yet, but many Sunnis will see them as the best chance to break the hold of the Shias who, despite their internal quarrels, have collectively dominated the country for so long.

Shias are only one-third of Yemen's population and the resentment runs deep. The Houthi troops now occupy almost three-quarters of the country's densely populated areas, but it would be an exaggeration to say that they actually control all that territory. They are spread very thinly, and if they start to lose they could be rolled up very quickly by the jihadis.

That could turn Yemen into a terrorist-ruled "Islamic State" with five times the population of the one that sprang into existence last July on both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border.

The odds are against it, but after that "July surprise" nobody is ruling it out.

V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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School fees a Klein legacy Tracing 20 years of public school costs back to the source Public School Enrolment Alberta & Canada

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mong the most enduring legacies left by former premier Ralph Klein is that Alberta continues to lead the country in the amount of user fees it charges its children to attend public school, and a spokesperson for the education minister offers little hope that there's any relief in sight.

According to a report released by Statistics Canada in January, as reported in the Calgary Herald, the out-of-pocket cost of sending a child to public school in Alberta nearly tripled in five years as school boards became increasingly dependent on fees to meet their budgets. Alberta school boards levied $142.6 million in fees in 2012, compared to $46.1 million in 2008. The Herald calculated that, based on enrolments, Alberta students were charged an average of $240 each in mandatory fees, triple the average of just over $80 per student in 2008.

That Statistics Canada report also shows that no fees were charged for students attending schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island or the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Among those jurisdictions that allow it, fees charged by boards elsewhere in Canada rose just 28 percent to an average of slightly more than $54 per student.

While a quick glance at the data indicates that fees charged to parents with children attending public schools skyrocketed across Canada between 2005 and 2012, a closer look shows that parents in Alberta, who have always paid more than those in any other province to send their children to public school (K – 12), bore most of the increase the federal agency reported. With just under 12 percent of the country's kindergarten to Grade 12 students, Alberta school boards raised 39 percent of all school-fee revenue in the country in 2012. Five years earlier, the province accounted for 20 percent of fees charged and approximately 11 percent of students.

A look back even further reveals a 20-year trend that started with Klein.

In 1993, following a freeze in provincial transfers, school boards had already begun to reach out to parents to pay more through school fees or by participating in fundraising activities. Based on enrolment and revenue generated, the average fee that year was $36.50 per student. Alberta collected 17 percent of all school fees in Canada, while educating approximately 11 percent of the country's students.

The following year sweeping changes to the public education system were announced. Given a partial reprieve from Klein's announced 20 percent across-the-board cuts, a 12.4 percent reduction in education funding would be imposed over a fouryear period. A five-percent wage rollback for all public-sector workers included teachers and school support staff. The province removed the ability of school boards to raise funds through taxation and placed a cap on the proportion of education funds boards were able to spend on administration.

Halvar Jonson, the education minister at the time, fully opened the door to allow school boards to make up for these cuts by having parents pay user fees for their children to attend school. With his tongue presumably firmly in cheek, Jonson announced that boards were banned from levying user fees for core instructional programs but were free to define what constituted core programs.

Before long, parents were being sent bills for everything from locker rentals to ID cards. On top of being expected to purchase increasing amounts of school supplies, parents were being asked to fork over for course-enhancement kits, textbook rentals, graduation fees, field trips and music fees. If your child rode a school bus, you might get charged for that, too.

By 2003, Alberta students were paying an average of $68 each in school user fees, with the province accounting for 21 percent of fees collected across the country, with approximately 11 percent of the students. That same year, the Alberta Commission on Learning recommended that the provincial government eliminate school fees for the basics and impose a cap on fees boards are able to charge, a move the government has rejected ever since.

Last fall, opposition parties renewed their perennial back-toschool calls for a reduction or elimination of the fees. Former minister of education Jeff Johnson dismissed the idea, saying eliminating the fees would cost the province about $100

million. Asked to respond to the Herald story in January, Education Minister Gordon Dirks declined.

The minister was asked to comment on the fact that Alberta students are on the hook for a disproportionate share of public school user fees, which appear to be rising at an alarming rate. His press secretary, David Heyman, responded via email.

"Alberta is a national leader in education funding. During the 2014/15 school year, we've invested nearly $38 million every day students are in school," Heyman wrote. "Fees are not meant to fund the basics, and students should never miss out on programming options just because their parents can't pay. Locally elected school boards are accountable to

parents for how those fees are calculated and spent."

With provincial grants to school districts inadequate to cover the actual cost of educating Alberta children, the NDPs education critic says school boards can't be blamed.

Deron Bilous, who was a teacher in Edmonton's inner city prior to his election, says his party has been calling for improvements to education funding for decades.

"For all that they are expected to do—fulfil transportation needs, offer inclusive education, offer programming for new English learners— school boards are not adequately funded. That's what the conversation has to be about," Bilous says.

"What school boards need is continuous predictable funding for schools," Bilous continues. "That can be easily provided through a fair royalty program and by scrapping the province's flat tax on personal income in favour of a progressive taxation system that would see higher-income earners contributing a higher percentage of their earnings to the government."

Asked if school boards and parents and guardians might see some relief in the provincial government budget, Heyman says to wait and see.

"Details regarding the 2015-16 budget will be released by the Minister of Finance this Thursday."

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RE: MORE THAN JUST ICEWINE We read the Vue's interview with Mr Bhatia in the March 19 – 25, 2015 issue regarding his upcoming Northern Lands Canadian wine event. As a fellow wine and spirits retailer in Edmonton, we were most disappointed with his lowly view on our industry.

First his slamming of "rookie liquor importers." I'm not sure who he is getting into his store for agency reps—but we see, on a daily basis, reps who are passionate about the industry. A large number of them are continuing to educate themselves by taking the Level 1, 2 and/ or 3 WSET or ISG (Sommelier) programmes being offered here. These same reps are also always eager to participate in charity events, in-store tastings and wine-maker's dinners throughout the city.

Then, Mr Bhatia notes that he has little faith in the industry (restaurants and retail stores) as "they don't put enough value on wine education." Really? Our store (and many others) are continuously holding sold-out classes on wine and spirits, bringing in winemakers to hold instore tastings, wine-maker's dinners, and more. We don't hear of a lot of that going on in his store.

Mr Bhatia then states that he thinks it is the industry that is holding "us" back. We are not sure who the "us" is. The city's wine culture has developed tremendously over the eight years that we have been in Edmonton because of the efforts of many in the industry. Wine selection and quality has grown exponentially.

And as far as Canadian wines goes, our store's BC wine section now has over 500 BC VQA wines, which we promote and sell.

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As far as questioning why the industry was not interested in his event's seminars, it could be because Mr Bhatia has made no effort to communicate to the industry that these seminars were even available.

Had he done so, a number of industry people we've talked to would have very likely attended. His "greater than thou" attitude isn't helping his cause.

In summary, rather than slamming the industry he is in, he might want to reconsider his part in it and show a little more respect for those of us that work very hard to provide quality education, products and services to our consumers. The old English proverb applies here: "You catch more flies with honey than vinegar."

Grant & Alison Aligra Wine & Spirits

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How important are expiry dates?

When you're dumpster diving, this is a critical question.

Dumpster divers find a lot of food that has eclipsed its best-before date.

But what do these numbers actually mean—and should they be respected?

Rejoice, dumpster divers, because most best-before dates are pure rubbish.

Value Chain Management, a group that studied the cost of food waste in Canada, has identified confusion over expiry dates as a contributor to the $31 billion-worth of edibles Canadians throw away annually.

"Due dates which are unnecessarily

short increase waste," the group states in a 2014 report. "Retailers and processors are risk-averse relative to the threat of litigation arising from food safety issues."

There are a few different dates on packaged food: use-by dates, best-before dates, sell-by dates and packaged-on dates. Do not mess with use-by dates. These are found on things like chicken, ground beef and fish—but these items can go bad even before their use-by dates.

Give 'em a sniff: if they smell off then they're no good.

Sell-by and packaged-on dates are

aimed towards grocers and manufacturers rather than consumers.

They are designed to help them rotate stock and are not indexed to the likelihood of spoilage.

The majority of food you'll find through dumpster diving is labelled with a best-before date. "Best" is a relative term. It refers to the last day the manufacturer will guarantee quality—taste, texture, freshness—and has little to do with food safety. Unfortunately, most people, scared of food poisoning, will bin good food if they see an item has passed its "best-before" date.

A 2013 Harvard study revealed that many consumers are confused by the dates on their food and assume that every date is a use-by date related to safety. The researchers stated that a clearer, standardized food-labelling system would lead to less good food thrown away by play-it-safe consumers.

Indeed, the "when in doubt, throw it out" mindset leads to a staggering amount of waste. A recent UK study says that the country could save 250 000 tonnes of food per year, equal to more than $1.1 billion Canadian, if they extended expiry dates by a single day.

That is insane. If you trim mold off hard fruits and vegetables they are still safe to eat. Canned goods, as long as they're not leaking or bulging, are safe for years past any bestbefore date. Dried pasta, if properly stored, is also good for a long time past the expiry date. Items like rice and wheat will be perfectly fine for more than 30 years if, again, properly stored.

Don't be afraid of your food. As long as you're washing it, preparing it correctly and storing it properly it will stay good for a long time past the best-before date. V

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Kale is something found pretty regularly in Edmonton dumpsters. Rip off leaves that are yellow or slimy and discard the stems. Rinse the leaves and then soak them in a sink with a splash of vinegar. Kale also freezes beautifully: just portion the dry greens into Ziploc bags, making sure to squeeze as much air out of the bag as possible.

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Ingredients • 2 big handfuls (or 1 large freezer bag) of washed kale • Garlic, diced (try organic Russian garlic from the farmer’s market) • Red chili flakes • Avocado, sunflower or coconut oil Method Heat the cooking oil on medium heat in a large, deep pan. Add the garlic and chili, cooking for about a minute until the garlic is fragrant. Add the kale and sauté, stirring until the leaves are bright green—about five minutes.

Enjoy as a side dish or stir into brown pasta with healthy amounts of olive oil and feta cheese.

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Seeking Canadian wine in YEG Do Edmonton's shops support our homegrown wines?

Tokyo has an entire liquor store devoted solely to Canadian wine, but in Edmonton's shops the Canadian section is often little more than a few dusty bottles languishing on a bottom shelf.

Canada's wine industry has evolved radically over the past 25 years.

Gone is the sickly-sweet plonk that was our previous, dubious claim to oenological fame. In its place are two thriving wine centres: BC's Okanagan Valley and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula, along with a handful of exciting emerging regions in Vancouver Island, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

So why is it still difficult to find a decent selection of Canadian wine in Alberta? Why do those massproduced Cellared in Canada bottles—often containing little to no actual Canadian-grown grapes—still predominate over wines that were made just one province over? Have we truly recovered from the stigma of Baby Duck? As Edmonton prepares to host the inaugural Northern Wines Canadian Wine Festival, I decided to ask several local wine shops a simple question: is Canadian wine a priority for your store?

Juanita Roos, Color de Vino "Canadian wine is absolutely a priority. Customer demand is strong and continually increasing for Canadian wines. Many Edmontonians have had a wonderful experience visiting Canadian wineries and that leads to a long-term relationship. Our customers recognize the quality standard of the VQA label, plus the increasing perception of Canadian terroir. The list of quality winemakers and quality wines is ever increasing."

Dirk Chan, deVine Wines & Spirits "We wish there were more choices of Canadian wine, especially from the Okanagan, but most of the producers can sell everything they make in BC and actually lose money shipping to Alberta, so available selection is decreasing. Another factor is pricing: there are relatively few bargains from Canada as opposed to Chile, Spain and Portugal in terms of quality-price ratio."

Doug Hicks, Hicks Fine Wines "We do place a priority on Canadian wines, especially BC because of the closeness and the interest Albertans place on buying homegrown. But we are having a hard time justifying the prices and quality of Canadian reds.

We have twice as many whites, as we find the prices and quality are there."

Bill Medak, Unwined "Canadian wine is not really a priority any more or less than any other major wine-producing country. Our Canadian wine section roughly contains the same number of [stockkeeping units] as our Argentine section or Spanish section; BC wines make up about 95 percent of the section. I do pay a bit more attention to the Canadian section in respect to demand and the selection offered, as many of our customers travel to BC wine country and come back with requests, suggestions or, at the very least, reviews on wines that they may have sampled while on vacation."

Steve Richmond, Vines Wine Merchants "Canada is a priority for us, but probably no more so than any other country. There is a tremendous interest in Canadian wine—and when I say Canadian, I mean Okanagan, as lots of people in this part of the world have made the trek out there. The challenge with these wines is that it's hard to get great value for money. Demand outstrips supply, which keeps prices up. There is no question that the quality is there, but as I say, not always great value for money."

Gurvinder Bhatia, Vinomania "Absolutely! It's important to support our domestic industry, but most importantly, we can be proud to support the Canadian wine industry because of the quality evolution that has taken place over the past decade in particular. We are, without question, growing world-class wines in this country. I don't think I could have said the same thing 15 years ago." V Mel Priestley is a certified sommelier and wine writer who also blogs about wine, food and the arts at melpriestley.ca

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dvertising, mass media, packaging: Wieland and Michael Snow.

All of society's macro-scale visuals are just because you've seen something a million times doesn't mean it's fair game: Lichtenstein riffs on comicnot high art. The Art Gallery of Alberta book style; artists repeat images of is exhibiting a sizeable collection of pop ships sinking and planes crashing; Tom art from the University of Lethbridge's Wesselmann explores how women's bodies are used by adimpressive stash of vertisers as commercial more than 13 000 Until Sun, Jun 7 sex objects. pieces, some of which Art Gallery of Alberta Pop art emerged in had just been sitting the early 1960s as comaround, sights unseen.

"This collection was pretty underused," mercial advertising was saturating mass says Laura Ritchie, the curator of POP media. Artists started to co-opt New York SHOW! Dazzled by the Everyday. "Mostly, City's Madison Avenue by creating works it was just being housed. We're excited to with bold colours and repeating images, be bringing it out. There are some sculp- reflecting the ubiquitous symbols and tures that have never been shown before. signs littering the visual landscape.

"A lot of people have questioned why They've just been sitting in crates."

The collection includes 90 pieces of a soup can or a motel sign is art—why art from 35 artists—including 10 living should we care?" Ritchie says. "But in Canadians—that span pop art's heyday context, it creates conversations. People from the '60s to the early '90s. There are can get into the image because they're faWarhols—like his classic Campbell's soup miliar with it. It's a trigger to look at the can, prints of a feather-haired '80s-era world around you a little deeper."

Wayne Gretzky and an original silkscreen portrait of Mao—and other giants of the Another Alberta collection of popgenre: Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, referenced art is also being featured by Richard Hamilton and Canadians Joyce the AGA. Calgary-based artists David John

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Foy and Jennifer Saleik make art under the moniker DaveandJenn. Their exhibition, No End, uses everyday materials to weave contemporary elements into an evolving mythological epic.

They use sculpture—like their "Mother Euphoria," a symbolism-rich six-foot-tall decapitated wolf—and dense, layered painting to weave complex storylines with a full cast of characters.

"The work mirrors modern myth and history," Saleik says, standing beside "Mother Euphoria." "It's the close everyday view and also the longer view.

It's about what it's like to be alive right now—and everything is fodder."

Indeed, "Mother Euphoria" is made from Fun Fur and Styrofoam, and she's standing on pro-sports-quality AstroTurf. And the pair's paintings are rich concepts that take eight to 10 layers of paint and up to three months to complete.

"They're like little time capsules," Foy says. "The layered stories and embedded characters are really important to our work in general."

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PREVUE // THEATRE Until Sat, April 4 (7:30 pm) Directed by David Kennedy Timms Centre for the Arts, $11 – $22

A Dream Play

Jude Griebel’s Accident Mouth // Jude Griebel

Alberta Biennial: Future Station

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Strindberg dreamin' // Ed Ellis

nyone riding the LRT northbound with these ideas in direct relation to this province. Some of the most poitravels through a non-place.

Labelled "Future Station" on city gnant examples of this include Tyler blueprints, in 1978 this station was Los-Jones's enormous, majestic reroughed in around 103 Avenue and photograph, which greets you right as 97 Street while the you enter the AGA building. The original other downtown Until Sun, May 3 stops were being con- Art Gallery of Alberta panorama picture of structed.

Rumours a glacier near Hinton has been folded and of its true function are as dubious as inmate transfer looped like a ribbon. Upstairs, Jude and as innocent as an anticipation of Griebel's papier-mâché sculpture, later demand. For AGA curator Kristy "Accident Mouth," personifies winter Trinier, the legendary station serves vomiting out treacherous roads. In as a metaphor for contemporary art a small dark room, Evan Prosofsky's in Alberta—hiding in plain sight and footage of the WEM waterpark deawaiting the recognition it deserves. picts the mall opening and its more Future Station became the inspiration recent years. Brittney Bear Hat's and title for the 2015 Alberta Biennial digital prints on vinyl series, Home, documents her personal experiences, of Contemporary Art. The Biennial is a major event in the including images of indigenous huntprovince, hosted by the AGA every ing practices. Walking through the two years; each year's curator has a various locations of the exhibit, the great deal of freedom in terms of the experience for the viewer is as much presentation and selection of artist. about what it means to be an AlberThe exhibit takes a look at what is tan as it is to be an artist here.

Another aspect that distinguishes happening artistically in the province and at what it means to be an artist this year's Biennial is how it extends in Alberta. beyond the walls of the institution.

"I see the Alberta Biennial as a time As a former Public Art Director at capsule," Trinier says. "This is a rep- the Edmonton Arts Council, Trinier resentation of what has happened in appreciates how quintessential this the last few years—it is inscribed in is to contemporary art. Many of the contemporary art of these artists' these works were created out in the world, and several of them are beworks."

Trinier was interested in bringing ing exhibited in public spaces. Losforward works of new and lesser- Jones's aforementioned piece, "A known artists; of the 24 contribu- Panorama Protects Its View" is also tors to this year's show, only four of on a billboard near the site where he them have participated in a previous took the original photo, on the highBiennial. This is not a collection of way to Hinton. Griebel also did an the most internationally or even lo- installation called Feeder specifically cally famous artists that Alberta has designed for display at the Gibson to offer; some of these artists are Block building, where the windows from underground scenes, up-and- were un-boarded specifically to accomers and some whose work is bet- commodate this piece. Jill Stanton's ter known commercially outside the wonderfully creepy graphic-novelart community. The vast majority of style GIF animations Dream City works are of an extraordinary calibre; Series took the Biennial national, bethe few pieces that do whisper of am- ing displayed on PATTISON Onestop ateur are inoffensive in keeping with screens in malls and LRT stations across Canada. the metaphors of the future station.

Taking the art outside of the gallery A number of themes emerge out is one of the strongest aspects of the of the exhibition, creating strong show. It captures the nature of conunity. Notable is the way that Alberta temporary art and represents what seems to haunt the work of many of the artists in our province are doing these artists, even those who no lon- in their practice, both within and beger live here. These artists are dealing yond the gallery's walls.

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ive actresses playing one character: August Strindberg is one of very few playwrights whose work could not only accommodate, but possibly benefit from such a device.

"Each one of us is going to play her differently, but it is as though she is of one heart and one mind," Bobbi Goddard explains. The graduating BFA student is one of five women playing the central protagonist in Studio Theatre's production of A Dream Play. Written by Strindberg after he suffered a bout of psychosis, A Dream Play follows the daughter of the gods, Agnes, descending to

earth and meeting with a host of characters embroiled in various suffering and strife. Studio Theatre is using Caryl Churchill's adaptation of Strindberg's 1901 original.

"The main drive is a desire to understand humanity, which sounds very grand," Goddard says with a laugh.

"But at the heart of it is the desire to understand how life on earth is so difficult. It's amazing to me how contemporary it feels; it doesn't feel like Strindberg was writing so long ago.

The questions he's dealing with are very current."

In addition to casting five performers in the same role, Studio Theatre's version of A Dream Play also puts audience members on stage with the actors: seating is on the actual Timms stage. (It's a lot bigger than it looks from the usual seats.)

"There's something very heightened and theatrical about being in that space," Goddard says. "Already we feel like we're in on a secret, because usually that's hidden from us. It's an opportunity to share very close moments not just with your acting partners but also with your audience, because you're breathing the same air, literally."

Strindberg's work is famously a precursor to both dramatic expressionism and surrealism. It's also fixated on the darker aspects of human experience, but Goddard identifies a surprising streak of optimism in it as well.

"There's something sort of magical about it," she says. "There's a desire for magic in humans, a desire for hopefulness, a desire for things to get better. Even though Strindberg was going, 'Oh man, maybe life really is just hell on earth,' he still saw beauty."

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an Gogh's Starry Night or Fermat's Last ciples behind specific lines of dialogue.

"We were all asking her, 'When did you fall Theorem: both are entry points into that in love with science?'" she says. "Asking her ultimate question—why are we here? all these actor questions, "That's really what evbecause she was exactly eryone's asking," Aaron Until Sun, Apr 12 (7:30 pm) who we're trying to show: Hursh says. "If you find Directed by Tom Wood all these people who are your passion in this thing Citadel Theatre, $35 – $89 crazy about numbers." here, and somebody else finds it there, those things are equally important in the grand scheme of Its adept handling of complex theories is things. It's the wanting to know that's impor- part of what has made Arcadia such an impressive piece of drama; Hursh and Guy's anitant."

Hursh is sitting at a table in Normand's Bis- mated discussion certainly seems to support tro beside Julia Guy, his co-performer and this. But they're also quick to identify the fellow participant in this year's Citadel/Banff play as far more than just a science lesson.

"It's really easy to talk about the play in Centre Professional Theatre Program. They're chatting about the show at the centre of that terms of how smart it is or how intellectual it program, which they've been putting together is," Hursh notes. "But it's as if Oscar Wilde had a hand in writing it, because half the time it's for months: Tom Stoppard's Arcadia.

Arcadia is a canonical piece of contemporary high comedy; it's extremely witty and funny drama, often hailed as one of Stoppard's fin- and fast-moving, and there's just so many est works and a foremost piece of the genre. brilliant ideas coming at you that you just Hursh and Guy play Septimus Hodge and can't help but explode laughing."

"Nobody wants to watch theatre and feel like Thomasina Coverly, a tutor and his precocious 13-year-old student. The play weaves they came from a lecture," Guy says. "It's not their story in 1809 and 1812 with characters just a logical argument about ideas; it has to do with how these ideas affect their hearts in the present day.

"It's got a lot for your left-brain audience and who they are, and what happens when members," Guy says. "I've never done a play someone's whole belief system is challenged."

"It's the head and the heart," Hursh adds. "A that has so much science in it, and so many very nice balance." passionate, logical people."

A thermodynamicist attended a rehearsal, MEL PRIESTLEY MEL@VUEWEEKLY.COM Guy notes, to explain the theories and prin-

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Jean et Béatrice / Until Sun, Apr 5 (8 pm) Beatrice has posted an ad in the paper: a reward to anyone who can free her from a self-imposed solitude on the 33rd floor of an apartment complex. She has three specific conditions—interest her, engage her emotions and seduce her—and Jean et Béatrice, Carol Fréchette's Governor General Award-nominated script, picks up when someone shows up to make an attempt. The play is en français, with English subtitles, which works better than you think it does. (La Cité Francophone)

Dirt Buffet Cabaret / Thu, Apr 2 (8 pm) From Mile Zero Dance's new studio space comes a new monthly cabaret series dedicated to anythinggoes experimental art. The Dirt Buffet Cabaret burdens its acts with only one rule: nobody gets more than 10 minutes. That offer of artistic freedom has intrigued, for the Cabaret's first incarnation, the likes of Aboriginal hoop dancer and Cirque du Soleil alumnus Arik Pipestem and Edmonton's poet laureate Mark Pinkoski, among myriad others. (Mile Zero Dance's Spazio Performativo [10816 – 95 St], $10, but nobody will be refused for lack of funds)

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FA B G A L L E RY • 1 - 1 Fi n e A r t s B l d g , 89 Ave, 112 St • 780.492.2081 • BDES 2 0 1 5 G R A D U AT I O N S H O W ; M a r 3 1 - A p r 11; Opening reception: Apr 2, 7-10pm

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J E F F A L L E N A RT G A L L E RY ( J A A G ) • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • seniorcentre.org • Artist Angela Lee; Mar 26-Apr 30; Reception: Apr 8, 6:30-8:30pm

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L A N D O G A L L E RY • 1 0 3 , 1 0 3 1 0 - 1 2 4 S t • 7 8 0 . 9 9 0 . 1 1 6 1 • l a n d o g a l l e r y. c o m • March Group Exhibition and Sale; until Mar 31 • L AT I T U D E 5 3 • 1 0 2 4 2 - 1 0 6 S t • 780.423.5353 • Stephen G.A. Mueller: Fe b 1 3 - M a r 2 8 L O F T G A L L E RY • A J O t t e w e l l G a l l e r y, 5 9 0 B r o a d m o o r B l v d , S h e r w o o d Pa r k • 780.449.4443 • artstrathcona. c o m • O p e n : Fr i - S u n 1 0 - 6 p m • 3 0 t h Anniversary Open Spring Art Show; Apr 16-17, 1-9pm & Apr 18-19, 10am-4pm; Artists in attendance: Apr 17, 7-9pm

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TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • GPS ADVENTURES CANADA EXHIBITION: C o m b i n i n g t e c h n o l o g y, n a t u r e , a n d hidden treasure; until Jun 1 • INDIANA JONES™ AND THE ADVENTURE OF A R C H A E O L O G Y: u n t i l A p r 6 ; $ 2 6 . 5 0 (adult)/$19.50 (child 3-12)/$23.50 (youth 13-17), student, senior) • Dinosaurs Unearthed: May 15-Oct 11; $26.50 (adult), $19.50 (child), $23.50 (youth/student/senior)

U OF A MUSEUMS • Human Ecology B l d g G a l l e r y, M a i n F l , 1 1 6 S t , 8 9 A v e • Future Station: 2015 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art; Jan 24-May 3 va a G a l l e ry • 3 r d F l , 1 0 2 1 5 - 1 1 2 St • visualartsalberta.com • Gallery A : S o n g s o f t h e S o u l : Fa t h e r D o u g l a s ; G a l l e r y B : Te n g i n g a r : D e b o r a h C a t t o n ; Ending Mar 28 • Gallery a: Searching skies, seeing through trees: Gerald St. Maur; Gallery B: Edited Realism: Jean Pilch; Apr 2-May 31; Opening reception: Apr 2, 7-9:30pm va s a G A L L E RY • 2 5 S i r W i n s t o n Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa-art.com • LIGHT QUEST: art by Leonard Simpson; Mar 3-Mar 27

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M U LT I C U LT U R A L C E N T R E P U B L I C A RT G A L L E RY ( M C PA G ) – s t o n y Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony Plain • m u l t i c e n t r e . o r g • Fa s h i o n R e f l e c t i o n s : f e a t u r i n g e x a m p l e s o f w o m e n ’s cl o t h i n g from the early 1900s-1950; Jan 21-

LITERARY A U D R E YS B O O K S • 1 0 7 0 2 J a s p e r A v e • 780. 423.3487 • audreys.ca • Laurel M a y n e " A Wa k e Fo r T h e D r e a m l a n d " Book Launch; Mar 29, 2pm • Karen Bass "Uncertain Soldier" Book Launch; Apr 8, 7pm BROWN BAG LUNCH READING S E R I E S • a b cl c . c a • S t u d e n t L o u n g e ,

118 Ave • vzenari@gmail.com • Prose C r e a t i v e W r i t i n g G r o u p • E v e r y Tu e , 7-9pm

E D M O N T O N S T O RY S L A M • Mercury Room,10575-114 St • edmontonstoryslam.com • facebook. com/mercuryroomyeg • Great stories, i n t e r e s t i n g c o m p a n y, f a b u l o u s a t m o s p h e r e • 3 r d We d e a c h m o n t h • 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner

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ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • 7 8 0 . 9 0 2 . 5 9 0 0 • S p o k e n Wo r d Tu e s d a y s : We e k l y s p o k e n w o r d n i g h t p r e s e n t e d b y t h e B r e a t h I n Po e t r y C o l l e c t i v e ( B I P ) ; info: E: breathinpoetry@gmail.com

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S C R I P T S A L O N • H o l y Tr i n i t y A n g l i c a n Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A monthly play reading series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright

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THEATRE THE 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • Va r s c o n a T h e a t r e , 1 0 3 2 9 - 8 3 A v e • 9 0 minutes of improvised entertainment that unveils scenes, songs and choreographed numbers completely off the cuff based on audience s u g g e s t i o n s • E v e r y Fr i , u n t i l J u n 2 6 , 11pm • $15 (online, at the door) • grindstonetheatre.ca

B o n f i r e f e s t i va l • C i t a d e l Theatre - Ziedler Hall, 9828-101A Ave • P r e s e n t e d b y R a p i d Fi r e T h e a t r e . T h e annual romp through the wonderful world of experimental long-form improv • Apr 7-11 • $12, $15 (door), $30 (whole festival) BOOK OF MORMON • Jubilee A u d i t o r i u m , 1 4 1 5 - 1 4 A v e • Fr o m t h e c r e a t o r s o f S o u t h Pa r k . T h e s t o r y of two young Mormon missionaries sent to a remote village in northern Uganda, where a brutal warlord is threatening the local population. Naïve and optimistic, the two try to share the Book of Mormon, one of their scriptures (which only one of them has read).

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SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM • MacEwan University Centre for Arts and Communications, Theatre Lab (Rm 189) • macewan.ca/wcm/MacEwanEvents/ sondheim_on_sondheim • An intimate portrait of the famed composer in his o w n w o r d s a n d m u s i c . I n cl u d e s n e w arrangements of more than two dozen Sondheim tunes, ranging from the beloved to the obscure • Mar 23-Apr 2, 7:30pm • $21.75 ($16.75 students/ seniors), adv; $25 ($20 students/seniors), door T H AT ' S T E R R I F I C • Va r s c o n a T h e a t r e • last Sat ea month • An enthusiastic celebration of all things notable, important, encouraging, and superior • Nov 29-Jul 25

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WINNER & LOSERS • Citadel Theatre • Pa r t o f B e y o n d t h e S t a g e • T h e a t r e artists and long-time friends Marcus Yo u s s e f a n d J a m e s L o n g s i t a t a t a b l e and play a game they made up called “ w i n n e r s a n d l o s e r s ,” i n w h i c h t h e y n a m e t h i n g s a n d p e o p l e — Pa m e l a Anderson, microwave ovens, Goldman Sachs, their fathers — and debate w h e t h e r, f r o m t h e i r p e r s p e c t i v e , t h e s e things are winners or losers • Apr 8-19

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f cinema's vampiric—rising from the living dead of film history to feed off genre conventions, slowly sucking the life from clichés and archetypes—then it would seem A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night bites off more than it can chew. After all, Ana Lily Amirpour's featurelength debut is an Iranian-American, gothic, noir, spaghetti Western, vampire flick. (There's also '80s pop, '50s touches, and more.) It's got a pomade dab of Tarantino, maybe, and a slick of Jarmusch cool, sure, as some critics have noted.

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But this melting-pot movie is its own special mix.

Amirpour's black-and-white tale is set in Iran's ghost-town-like "Bad City" (actually Taft, California), where pumpjacks, pistoning away, blood-suck oil out of the earth. The dialogue's in Farsi but the story offers American tropes: drug dealer is killed, young man meets young woman, etc. At times, though, there's an Iranian-romance feel: a woman on a balcony and her gardener below; the young man, Arash (Arash Marandi), tripping out at a party to Persian

music (and seeing a man in a Reagan mask—Holy Iran-Contra!).

Best of all is what Amirpour does with the vampire figure—it's the supposedly demure, doleful, confined or restrained (according to Western stereotypes), chadorwearing woman (Sheila Vand) who bares her teeth and, with a breathy exhalation, bites off the dealer's finger (castration metaphor intended) before digging her deathly fangs into his jugular. The film's never eerier or more fascinating than when

this striped-shirted nightwalker, chador fluttering in the breeze as she's on her skateboard, moves slowly but surely down an abandoned street before her next snarl and chomp—the vampiress is made powerfully, fiercely exotic and erotic in a mesmerizing new way.

Still, the film has its longueurs— drifting moments can get too narcotic or self-consciously indie or music-video-y. It's 99 minutes that would be more powerful if it were 75. But what odd, electric energy Amirpour can sometimes generate

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Fri, Mar 27 – Sat, Mar 4 A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour Metro Cinema at the Garneau  from an eclectic image-and-soundmix of cultures and genres. Its title not foreboding but thrillingly forewarning, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night should serve as an example of what multi-cultural cult-cinema—Canada's especially—could gush and spurt forth.

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How best to seek truth?

Errol Morris' three earliest films highlight his peculiar approach to non-fiction storytelling

The Thin Blue Line

I sometimes like to imagine a parallel universe in which every one of us, in accordance with Andy Warhol's overappropriated prophesy, becomes worldfamous for 15 minutes by appearing as a subject in an Errol Morris documentary. Few filmmakers have conveyed such a balance of fascination and generosity toward ordinary weirdness with esthetic and interrogatory rigour. (This is arguably most apparent in Morris' earliest films, if for no other reason than the fact that his later subjects, be

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they Stephen Hawking or Robert McNamara or Donald Rumsfeld, have led lives rather less than ordinary.) Like his most important predecessor, the late Albert Maysles, Morris exudes curiosity and continuously reminds us that there is no golden key to arriving at truth in cinema, whether we call that cinema documentary or something else.

Criterion has just released Morris' first three films in two separate, equally excellent DVD and BD packages, giving us a chance to revisit this remarkable film-

maker's work while his sensibility was still gestating.

Gates of Heaven (1978) profiles some charismatic California entrepreneurs who try to make of go of it in the petcemetery business, which, we are assured, is "not a suede shoe game." Morris came upon his debut film's subject after reading about the financial failure of Foothill Pet Cemetery and the 450 animal corpses that had to be relocated to Bubbling Well Pet Memorial Park.

Most often framed within various kinds of prosceniums, speaking directly to the camera, allowed to tell their stories unencumbered by narration, the quietly eccentric, inherently cinematic figures at the centre of this film speak to what might be a fundamentally American ontology. Their concern with the afterlife and preservation of animals, along with their business acumen and unabashed vernacular, form a kind of cultural portrait that has been endlessly imitated and rarely equaled. In Criterion's supple-

mentary interview Morris recalls the great golden-age director Douglas Sirk admonishing him for making something he regarded as little more than a slide show, and for presenting his subjects in a manner that could be considered ironic and thus resented by certain audiences. The first criticism would prove shortsighted, yet another example of the old guard's failure to recognize an innovative methodology. The second criticism would prove prophetic. There are still those who read Morris' films as mocking, though I feel Morris' unwillingness to sentimentalize his subjects is ultimately a more respectful choice and among his greatest strengths as a storyteller. He's a filmmaker who refuses to instruct us in our reading.

Gates was famously championed by Roger Ebert, who considered it one of the greatest films of all time. I must confess that I personally hold still greater fondness for Morris' even more

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peculiar, even less easily classifiable follow-up, Vernon, Florida (1981), which Criterion has bundled together with Gates. The film was originally titled Nub City, the name given to Vernon by insurance-fraud investigators who pegged it as a place people go after deliberately amputating one of their own limbs so as to cash in on a claim. We are from the first moments immersed in a rich sense of place—the sort of place where city hall resembles a bowling alley. As with Gates, there is no voiceover to offer preemptive context. Only a weirdly breathy harmonica underscoring is heard before one of Morris' subjects speaks words that Morris could have written: "Reality? You mean this is the real world?" Everyone in this film is being themselves and everyone in this film is performing—no one more memorably so than a man who might be described as the Captain Ahab of turkey CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 >>

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hunters, whose existential aggrandizement of his sport is beautifully accentuated by scenes such as the one where Morris films him in profile, against the morning sun, in Zen-like contemplation of his prey. Perhaps one of the things I love most about Vernon, Florida is the way in which is seems to be finding itself as it goes along.

Lastly, Criterion has released a standalone package for The Thin Blue Line (1988), the film for which Morris remains most famous—in part because the film played a pivotal role in getting Randall Dale Adams out of serving a life sentence. Morris' editing schemes emphasize the Rashomon-like quality of the various conflicting testimonies that led to Adams' wrongful conviction for the murder of a Dallas police officer under extremely peculiar circumstances. The film marked Morris' first collaboration with composer

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ith Liam Neeson single-handedly making action movies respectable for aging dramatic actors, it's Sean Penn's turn. His run-andshoot flick, The Gunman, flickers with a liberal conscience—white mercenary in the Democratic Republic of Congo turns do-gooder with an NGO, only to get pursued for his past (mind you, that past involved assassinating the country's Minister of Mining; methinks the penance required goes well beyond earthly well-digging).

The cast is full to overblowing with grizzled, 40-plus guys: Penn as Jim Terrier, Ray Winstone as his old pal Stanley, famed Shakespearean actor Mark Rylance as beady-eyed, guttural Cox, Idris Elba as an Interpol cop. But it's Javier Bardem, as Terrier's former buddy Felix, who stands out—grumbling when sober, mumbling when drunk, he's snaky and seems as disgruntled about his easy

Philip Glass, whose music imbues the film with celestial gravity, and it inaugurated Morris' occasionally problematic deployment of quasiminimalist reenactments, performed in a sort of void with comic-book symmetry and sparseness. Again, the conclusions to be drawn from the film are not spelled out for you by the filmmaker, which makes it that much more interesting to revisit in the wake of NPR's extremely compelling, enormously successful, and in many regards similar true-crime podcast Serial—though those similarities end when it comes to the absence or presence of commentary, something essential to Serial's investigative narrative and speculative framework.

Which isn't to diss Serial, but rather to suggest that, in keeping with Morris' ethics, Serial likewise reminds us of the imperative to keep reconsidering how best to seek truth, and even justice, in non-fiction storytelling. V

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STILL ALICE life as he is about Terrier's return to it. Terrier's in Barcelona to figure out, through Felix, who's after him, but Felix is now married to Terrier's old flame Annie (Jasmine Trinca).

The pathetic gender politics, so common in dick-flicks like these, seem particularly simplistic and yucky here.

Terrier asked Felix to take care of Annie—the only woman of note—and she's remained married to him as if paying off a "debt;" Annie, often in states of semi-dress, jumps back into bed with Terrier the first chance she gets; Annie's lugged around by Terrier or the big bad guy from this place to that, then drugged by the end. Sex, love and violence coalesce in a murky, sickly haze throughout, really.

Penn never manages the tough-guy shtick, while the plot overburdens him with dilemmas: chasing killers, crisisof-conscience, post-concussion syn-

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drome. The Congolese setting remains a backdrop, no Heart of Darkness-like moral morass, while director Pierre Morel can't produce any lights-out action sequences. Even the climactic bullring showdown is a bit curiously shot, with Terrier at one point wedging himself into a tight space for no clear reason (perhaps he has depthperception problems, too?). But then, The Gunman is the kind of movie you'd only watch on a plane, because the small screen on the back of the jostling seat in front of you makes this pseudo-Bond flick a bit more shaken, though still never stirring.

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Framing the line of fire

Local photographer David Bowering on his time in Afghanistan

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simple phone call was all it took to get David Bowering on his way to Afghanistan.

Bowering hadn't considered a photography career while he was growing up, much less one that would lead him into the middle of a war zone. He had played around with is father's Polaroid camera as a child, but his work led him elsewhere—he toured with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne as a stage and lighting tech before travelling the world doing heavy construction.

Bowering's interest in photography progressed while on a work trip to Japan building golf courses, where he watched a photographer shoot the courses on large-format film. In the mid '90s he began shooting for car and motorcycle magazines such as Hot Rod Bikes before finding his niche doing dark, offbeat portraiture and fine-art shots of derelict buildings.

But it was a casual get-together in 2010 that changed things for him. A friend of Bowering's, who was a major at CFB Edmonton and had served in Afghanistan, introduced him to Combat Camera, an embed program where photographers can live alongside soldiers.

"I liked what it was, but it wasn't what I did, and at this point I was doing pretty weird, dark stuff," Bowering says. "But I kept going back to it that entire weekend."

Intrigued, Bowering called a public affairs officer at the Edmonton Gar-

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rison, and before he knew it he was on the phone with Lieutenant Kelly Rozenberg-Payne from Ottawa.

"She phoned me back and said, 'Let me get this straight: you don't work for a newspaper, you're not a reporter, you don't work for a magazine, but you want to come and photograph the troops in Afghanistan?'"

Bowering recalls with a slight laugh.

"She said, 'Well, do you have work I can go see?' She called me back pretty quickly and said, 'Let's get you to Afghanistan.' Five weeks later I was on a plane going, what have I done?"

Bowering, a self-taught photographer, left for Afghanistan prepared with a camera kit consisting of a couple of SLR camera bodies, an assortment of lenses ranging from fish-eye to telephoto, flashes, plenty of batteries and chargers as well as a some extra camera bodies for video work.

He was also equipped with an assortment of specialty camping gear to manage the weather conditions (temperatures in the winter months can drop from 30C or more during the day to freezing at night) as well as body armour required for work in the

field—but when he touched down in Kandahar on October 15, 2010, his camera equipment and luggage did not. Thankfully, a Canadian Forces public affairs image technician had a closet full of gear he was able to use until he luggage arrived a week later.

This was the first of many acts of kindness Bowering experienced, and the sense of camaraderie between he and the soldiers grew from there.

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which lasted 90 days—a day-by-day recount of his embed can be found on his blog, Afghanistan Through My Lens. He has returned twice since then to focus on video work for a documentary he is currently working on about the MEDEVAC units of the US Army 101st Airborne 6-101 Shadow Dustoff, and his last trip ended in the spring of 2013.

"Photography-wise, I haven't picked up a camera since 2013.

When I came home from Afghanistan I unpacked everything, put it away and never really took it back out again," Bowering says. "I'm not sure how to present reasonings on it, but I think it has something to do with the value of work; shooting the stuff I was shooting over there and doing what I was doing over there, it's just not the same, so I just don't.

I'll pick it up again; I'll probably go back to the old buildings."

Photography-wise, I haven't picked up a camera since 2013. When I came home from Afghanistan I unpacked everything, put it away and never really took it back out again.

"Within three days of being there I had people saying, 'You're different; you're not one of those guys,'" Bowering recalls, adding the soldiers were often wary of reporters. "I found access was really, really easy and it got better and better every day, and I can pretty much say nobody's ever had the access that I've gotten over the years there."

Bowering also spent some time with the US Marines in Helmand Province and the US Army in Kandahar City during his first trip in 2010,

Though Bowering got a taste of many facets of military and civilian life during his time in Afghanistan, some of his most vivid stories come from his time with MEDEVAC. There

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were multiple rescue missions every day, and each one was different from the last—"from picking up somebody who thinks they have a kidney stone to five special-forces guys that have had the crap shot out of them," Bowering notes.

"Mr Bowering has never hesitated to put down his camera and assist the crews in the back when they needed a hand," said Lieutenant Colonel Chuck Rambo in a written statement. "Whether it is holding IV bags, grabbing litters, applying pressure to an open wound, loading the patient on and off the helicopter, or cleaning blood out of the back and helping unload gear at the end of a mission, Mr Bowering has never forgotten that dedicated, unhesitating service to our fighting forces is the utmost priority and that telling their story must come second."

Bowering—who was later awarded the Knight of the Honorable Order of St Michael by the Army Aviation Association of America for his work helping with patients and security— learned to adapt to the unpredictable nature of MEDEVAC, which meant catching a few minutes of sleep when he could and being ready to go at a moment's notice. The calls came at all hours of the day, ranging from a Charlie (wherein the MEDEVAC team had up to 48 hours to respond) to an Alpha (they had to be in the air within 15 minutes—Bowering's crew

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tried to do so in less than eight). One of those Alpha calls resulted in rescuing well-known British photographer Giles Duley, though Bowering and the crew initially thought he was an injured solider.

Duley had been in Afghanistan for three weeks before he and Bowering crossed paths. After a decade shooting high-profile editorial work in Britain, Duley decided in 2003 to focus on humanitarian projects, and his travels took him to Afghanistan

to document the impact of the war on civilians and soldiers. In February 2011, Duley was out on patrol with the American 101st Airborne when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED), which resulted in him losing both of his legs and his left arm.

"You don't usually survive those, but Giles, he's a different character," Bowering notes. "He stayed conscious the entire time. He said some pretty humorous things to the ground medic. He says he sort of just opened

his eyes—he felt the flash and the heat but he didn't really know what had happened—but he says, 'When I looked up and saw my underwear in the tree I knew this wasn't good.'

I mean, it takes a special guy to say that, just to look at it that way."

Bowering recorded the entire rescue on video, and he says it's not often he gets emotional about Afghanistan, but Duley's story is an exception.

"I've seen a ton of death and dying and blood and guts all over me—the whole thing, it just goes over my head," he adds. "Giles I get emotional about. We talk all the time."

Indeed, the pair connected on Facebook in the months after the incident, and Duley continues to work as a photographer, documenting the long-term effects of conflict around the world.

"On the day I got injured I don't remember 'meeting' David. There were a few other things on my mind that day," says Duley via email while in Cambodia and Vietnam documenting how Unexploded ordnance (UXOs) are impacting lives 40 years after the war. "However, in the few months after my accident, I became aware of the work David did that day. Through that we have built up a friendship through the wonders [of] the Internet. Hopefully one day we will get to meet properly in person."

Duley's journey has been a long and difficult one, but it has made him more determined push on with his work.

"I'm very thankful David was there to document what happened to me on that day; I think it's important he was doing the work he was," Duley adds. "His powerful images and film footage have been used extensively in print and television, and I hope they have given greater insight into the realities of those injured by IEDs and landmines."

Not all MEDEVAC stories have a positive outcome, though. Bowering's unit received a call the day after his encounter with Duley to pick up a solider who had been injured by an IED and was in critical condition.

"I learned from that day on: don't ever follow up on patients. As soon as I leave the helicopter, [to] just shut it off," Bowering says. "I've been really good at that, but that kid I couldn't do it. That was the first kid that ever died when I was holding onto him."

The soldier's name was Sergeant

Patrick Ryan Carroll, and his mother reached out to Bowering a few months later through Facebook, much like Duley had—the two have remained in touch since. She also sent Bowering a letter and asked that he pass it on to the crew that had been with her son that day.

"They don't ever get thanked for what they do, especially from a mother, a father, you know, son, daughter, of someone who's died.

They get blamed a lot; they don't get thanked," Bowering adds. "I get really emotional about Patrick Carroll ... I'm just not an emotional guy. I kind of tear right through everything. I carry a picture of him when I go through battlefields."

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he first time John Slaytor brought his camera to a funeral, it wasn't his idea.

It was 2007, and the Australia-based photographer had previously shown a neighbour a published book of his photos from a trip to India; when that neighbour's uncle died, he approached Slaytor, wanting his aunt to have a photographic keepsake of the funeral day.

Any trepidations Slaytor had about shooting photos in that situation vanished soon after he got behind the lens.

"I had made many assumptions, almost all of which were shattered," he recalls, over the phone from his home in Sydney. "I was expecting the widow to be distraught, and to be supported by the mourners. And I actually found the opposite: she was energizing the mourners. That blew me away. I thought, 'I don't understand funerals at all.'"

Since then, Slaytor's shot more than 50 weddings, billing himself professionally as the Funeral Photographer.

He specializes on creating commemorative photobooks, giving the loved ones a permanent visual record of a day that, he notes, can be overwhelming in the moment that it's happening.

"I think it's a bit like your own wedding," he offers. "You're so caught up in it, you don't really take anything in."

Funeral photography is a concept that perhaps, at its edges, seems morbid. But there's a lengthy history of post-mortem photography, dating back to the introduction of the daguerreotype in 1839. The photographic process proved relatively inexpensive—at least when compared to portrait painting—and that allowed the Victorian-era middle class to, for the first time, widely create visual records, including of death. It was an era where dying at home was

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fairly common, especially for children; taking a photo of the deceased might be a family's only chance to create a visual record of them existing at all.

Post-mortem photography's popularity faded as cameras became more commonplace, though it's continued on in a niche ever since. And while Slaytor's one of the most prevalent working today, there are a scatter of photographers who offer the service, including in Alberta. Christel Wakker's Memoria Vitae company is relatively new—she only started offering funeral photography last year, alongside her other photographic endeavours—but she notes that interest has been growing as people learn about the idea.

"I've done five or six, right now," she notes, adding that it's increasingly becoming her focus. She'd been toying with the idea of funeral photography for a few years, but it became tangible when a friend's son passed away and she was asked to photograph the service.

"I find it really comforting to be able to give them the opportunity to look back on those things, and to help with their grieving," she says. "I've found [with] the people I talk to about it afterward, when they look back at the pictures, then memories come back: the things that happened, the people that were there, the emotions that were going on. I've found a lot of people like that to help them with their grieving."

It's a sentiment echoed by Duane Knight, a Brooklyn-based funeral photographer who has photographed some 25 funerals over the past few years.

"I like to say I create images of healing," he says. "That these pictures, viewed at another point in life, help family members heal. Help them to

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see that this wasn't necessarily so much sorrow, even though they may have felt that at the time. They captured the legacy of that person, their loved one."

All three photographers interviewed pointed out the need to be unobtrusive during the day of shooting; Slaytor notes he makes a point of being seen with the family, so guests know he's present at their behest. All three offer commemorative books, and all three note that the service is widely used by those who have extended families that wouldn't be able to make the trek to wherever the funeral service is happening.

In Knight's work, the most push-back has encountered has come not from the families or guests, but from the funeral parlours.

"A lot of them don't see the use of it, a lot of them don't want to offer it," he says. I think that's the sad part; if family members knew that the service was available, I truly believe that more families would opt to take it."

As is, it's a small-but-seemingly dedicated community who focus their camera lenses on funerals; Knight and Slaytor are in contact with each other, and hope to make a connection with other funeral photographers to build more of a community.

Its importance, to Slaytor, comes back to something he found out on that first funeral: that the moments a camera lens can capture on such a day go far beyond bereavement.

"Everybody's human on the day of a funeral," he says. "No one is really there for show. They're there because they genuinely care about either the person who died, or the people who are left behind. So they're completely altruistic, and in that altruism, I think humans are at their most beautiful."

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he town of Breathless may or may not actually exist, but that's more of a minor detail, really. A cavil that pales in comparison to the corporeal reach of the place's stories, collected in the simmering dustbowl folk songs of the AwesomeHots.

A place of beauty and grit, the town's named for the incomparable landscape that dazzles along its horizons, and the whispers of frequent hangings that have capped off a great many of its denizens' lives. It's the sort of town that collects roughshod, wanderlusting people and deposits them in proximity to one another, for better or worse.

"It's a place with no history," Darren Radbourne begins. "Where all the records burnt down, so no one really knows where it came from. It's always been populated by transients."

Beside him sits Amy van Keeken as they discuss the release of NightHorse, the band's second release and first full-length. Fictional or otherwise, Breathless is where Radbourne, van Keeken and the other members of the AwesomeHots have set the album's songs, from the legend of the titular mare—a "champion of justice," van

Keeken notes/sings—that behooves its streets at midnight to tales of its more longing-hearted residents.

It's all told through rustic, and—for all its grim edges—very fun folk songs occasionally buoyed by instruments as inventive as its stories: train your ear to the percussion to pick out the frequent clickety-clack of a hamperwriter (that's laundry hamper plus typewriter), or the rickety rumble of the bucketchain n' brush (bucket plus chain plus brush).

If this sounds particularly theatrical for what's ostensibly a folk album with some western/cinematic vibes, you can blame the album's very genesis: NightHorse was originally envisioned with a different sort of delivery.

"We always thought it would turn into this radio show," Radbourne admits. Van Keeken picks up the thought: "The original plan was we were going to write a radio play, and we were going to have these songs in it. But that didn't happen."

"That was a bit too conceptual," Radbourne adds.

"We just never did it," van Keeken admits. "And then were like, we need to put out another album."

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Envisioning Breathless in songs rather than scripts has proven to have unexpected creative benefits.

Instead of trying to thread a throughline through its tales, a song-by-song approach has allowed the AwesomeHots to flesh out Breathless's legends without getting stuck trying to connecting to a single narrative.

"We were so focused on making a radio play, and deciding this story," van Keeken says. "That was the hardest part: what was this story about? That kind of limits it, whereas now, I find we can access the feelings and ideas of Breathless and it's so wide open."

"Without carving a distinct narrative, or setting a stage," Radbourne adds. "It's like revealing the gestalt of the place."

"So now when I go to write something," van Keeken continues, "I almost, even subconsciously, put myself in the character of the Bard of Breathless, because it's easier to get into that mindset and write."

The release of NightHorse ends a four-year gap between AwesomeHots albums; four years ago Radbourne and van Keeken released an EP under the

moniker, after the band's inauspicious beginnings—playing a brunch at the Artery—found them facing requests for further gigging around town. The band was a duo then, just the two of them; in the years since, its ranks have grown to include George Ireland, Norman Omar, Tom Murray and Jessica Facette in a rotating cast: Sometimes it's still just a duo, van Keeken and Radbourne; sometimes it's the whole outfit, or some number of the lot of them.

It was also about a year ago that the band actually recorded NightHorse, with Patrick Michalak and his mobile studio taking over van Keeken and Radbourne's living room. That it's only seeing release now, the pair note, stems from a few places: they wanted to put the album out on vinyl, but most pressing plants have a significant backlog these days, meaning they had to wait.

There's also the detail that both of them—as well as the other AwesomeHots—are involved in full rosters of other bands.

"We both have other jobs, and we're in four bands together," van Keeken says. "And then Darren is in another two bands."

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But the time isn't that pressing for the band: van Keeken compares the AwesomeHots to a family band; something to come back to when time permits.

Among everyone's myriad other projects, the AwesomeHots will surface on occasion, bringing its tales of Breathless back whenever those particular stars see fit to align. But van Keeken and Radbourne note that with so much on the go—they've also created a record label, Scorpio SeventySix to manage their and others' releases—there isn't going to be much forcing of the muse.

"There's never a rush for something," van Keeken says.

"We're already resigned to the fact that we're getting older," Radbourne adds, wryly. "It's not like we have to do this while we're young. Well, we're not really young."

"And what does that even mean?" van Keeken concludes. "We're just going to get more wise."

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his album speaks from the heart in a lot big whole-note movements and being bale to of ways; it speaks for the heart in a lot serve the song and also being able to play of ways," says Tom Wilson of Beautiful Scars, music without showing off," Wilson adds.

The name of the album also happens to be the latest from Lee HaRVEY OSMOND. the working title of Wilson's Those scars can be internal forthcoming book through or external, much like the Mon, Mar 30 (7:30 pm) Random House. ones Wilson has collected With Colin James "I was originally asked to over the years—mostly Winspear Centre, $47 – do a memoir, which I just the product of fights in his $81.50 feel is overdone, and it's alyounger days. most like if they're asking "They serve me well, you know?" says Wilson, who is also a member me to do a memoir then it means everybody of the venerable folk act Blackie and the Ro- can do one," Wilson says with a raspy laugh. deo Kings and an accomplished visual artist. "Memoirs, I think, comes down to who the "I can't really hide my past and I can't really fuck cares? Interesting stories, on the other hide the person I am. Being 55 and being the hand, are limitless."

Wilson certainly has an interesting story to grandfather of two boys, I'm not really interested in hiding. The way I'm speaking to you tell, though it's not one he had intended on is the way I'll speak to 3000 people at the sharing with the world. It all started during Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver next Friday. an appearance on CBC's Definitely Not the I talk like I talk, right? I've always been like Opera when Wilson was asked to recount an that and sometimes it's worked against me, instance where a stranger had changed his life. Long story short, Wilson discovered, on but I'll accept that."

Beautiful Scars, a continuation of the "acid his 55th birthday, that his cousin was actually folk" genre Wilson has created, which is all his biological mother and his great aunt and about feeling the vibe and "speaking in tones" uncle had adopted and raised him.

"I told the story and I went out on Front instead of relying on meticulous melodies and chord changes. Wilson explains that he Street in toronto in front of the CBC building based much of the writing off the one-mic and had an anxiety attack," recalls Wilson, simplistic recording style of The Trinity Ses- who teamed up with musician and author sion by the Cowboy Junkies as well as the Dave Bidini to write the book. "I couldn't betonality of Massive Attack's Protection and lieve I'd told this story to millions of people, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis—"It's really basically breaking the news to myself, my about serving the music, so the players we family and CBC listeners across the country find are all people that lend themselves to and around the world." those values: playing in tones, making really MEAGHAN BAXTER MEAGHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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hat do you think, is there enough negativity yet? The Gear Seabastian thinks so—and the band is sending out hopeful vibes to counteract our grim times.

The group is brothers Greg and Andrew Tkach and their good friend Jeremy Pudlowski. All three grew up in the Jarvie-Fawcett area near Westlock and began jamming together at a young age. "[Jeremy and his brother Colton] were our neighbours, but we considered them our brothers," says Greg Tkach, during his lunch break from teaching music and Grade 3 at an elementary school in Athabasca. "From when we were 11 and 12 years old until now, we played music together. It's such a cool thing to grow up together and still get to do things together."

The resulting EP, Hopeful Horizon, is the Gear Seabastian emphasizing the positive. The band, Greg explains, had been writing more melancholy songs due to illnesses and losing family members. The guys wanted to change that.

"One of the songs, 'I Will Be Strong,' is based on something our grandpa told us," he says. "If you're strong, you'll persevere. We learned to be hopeful and wanted to spread that message."

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By Robot, Nature Of, the Unfinished Design Horizon at the ArSorels, Matt Pattershuk last fall; they've tery. But after the Artery, sold out also opened for a city declared the bunch of Edmontreasured venue ton bands including Death by Robot, had to close its doors on March 31, the show has since turned into a two-day the Unfortunates and I Am Machi.

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"It's going to be such an awesome put out some professionally recorded songs. The brothers added Pudlowski night, but it's also going to be a bit on bass—who had gone on to form sombre," Greg says. "It's disappointing; it Death by Robot with his brother seemed like the city rushed the Artery Colton—and recorded at Smith Music out. But we're happy to be able to play there, because what they've done for in Morinville.

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here's certainly a time and place for fun party music, but there's something to be said for the more introspective side of things, too, which happens to be what local alt-rockers the Most of August is exploring on its debut EP, Chemistry.

"It's about this visceral desire we have to connect with people on some level, but what the songs themselves kind of represent is a total struggle to do that," guitarist Patrick Leonard explains.

The Most of August, which formed two-and-a-half years ago, came into existence through its members involvement with the band Valley—a southern-rock group that Leonard describes as "party rock." Each member of the Most of August (Jeremy Mcleod, vocals; Mark Wojcicki, guitar and Matt Blair, drums) was in Valley

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at some point and bonded over a desire for a change of direction.

"It's always been a big interest for me, just that alternative sound with that really emotional draw as far as the lyrical content," Leonard says.

"Death Cab for Cutie's been one of my favourite bands pretty much forever, and then there's a band called the Dangerous Summer that we all really like. That was kind of the uniting factor that got us on the same page about what kind of music to play."

The three-song EP isn't due out for a few more weeks, but the band has released a studio video for the song "Waves," a melodic yet hard-hitting track that aligns well with the group's thoughtful ethos.

Leonard admits the more thoughtful approach may not be the most "popu-

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"It's obviously not what's popular, so it's not something that you're going to grab someone's attention [with] on the first listen, you know what I mean?" he explains of the inherent challenges behind the approach. "If you're going for straight popularity, it's obviously not the number-one strategy you're going to have as a band."

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here does the White Buffalo roam? Singer-songwriter Jake Smith has been making music under the albino ungulate moniker since the early 2000s, when he traded a college baseball scholarship for a guitar.

His most recent record, 2013's Shadows, Greys & Evil Ways, is a masterclass in narrative songwriting. It follows the story of a young American couple: Joe joins the US Army, goes to fight a desert war and gets shipped "on home, one killing machine." Joe struggles with PTSD, substances and loses Jolene, the love of his life, before finding redemption.

Smith has a commanding gift for melody, crafting powerful stories over tender folk, raging rock, roots country and vibey spaghetti western. The album is often grim, walking through black valleys of pain before finding light. But to hear him tell it, he's actually a pretty happy guy.

"The reality is, I'm fairly lightThe songwriter says he'll be in the hearted," Smith says from his studio in April to record a follow-up hometown of Los Angeles, min- record. Smith adds the new album utes before catching a flight for his likely won't have the narrative arc of first western Canadian tour. "But I Shadows, but it will still tell stories. do inevitably write Smith, leafing through Fri, Mar 27 (8 pm) these dark, kind of his songbook, points to With Spencer Burton shadowy songs about a song called "Where Starlite Room, $17.50 the bad side of life.

Is Your Savior?" That, Not always, but that's he says, is about not there. I guess I did go looking to the heavens through some bad times before my for help but recognizing the people in your life that are there for you. And wife got ahold of me." he's got another song about an outTimes have been pretty good for of-touch guy who stumbles into a bar, the White Buffalo lately. Smith had stays there, and it becomes his own a handful of songs featured on the personal version of hell.

"That's going to be a lighter one," massively popular TV series Sons of Anarchy, blowing up his profile and Smith laughs. "But when things are landing him a slot performing on bad, you can turn it around, have Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He even covered new opportunities and new lives.

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nitting and crocheting isn't likely the image that comes to mind when imaging what rock musicians do to pass the time while cooped up in a tour van, but it was actually a shared interest in the hobby that brought Deap Vally together.

Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards

had been playing music around Los Angeles for some time—Troy as a solo artist and Edwards as a member of the Pity Party—but the pair bonded over a needlework class in 2011, where Edwards taught Troy the craft.

"I was trying to quit smoking, so that's part of the reason that I started," Troy says, recalling her first successful project was an alpaca scarf— the duo now makes beanies as part of their band merch and has done fan crochet sessions in the past. "It was really good for me to have my hands busy and focus my energy onto something."

There won't be any crochet sessions on this tour, where Deap Vally will be opening for Marilyn Manson, but there will be some new tunes to be heard. Deap Vally's debut album, Sistrionix, was released in 2013 and packed a solid punch of gritty, blues-rock filled with Troy's crunchy, scuzzy guitar riffs complemented by Edwards' pounding, frenetic drum beats. The ladies share vocal duties, and the result wouldn't sound out of place alongside to Blondie or Heart.

But Troy says the new tunes are less rooted in one genre and are an exploration of influences.

"Overall it's a darker album ... people who have heard it say it's a little bit heavier, but I feel like the last album's heavy too," she says, noting the new album will be released

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sometime in the fall, but the title is a surprise. "It's darker, maybe more dynamic and it's also more exploratory. We're less concerned with saying within the blues-rock genre.

We still definitely want to stay true to what makes us Deap Vally ... but we're just like, OK, this song sounds more psychedelic or this sounds kind of funk or this sounds kind of whatever and we're like, who cares?

That's awesome."

Deap Vally teamed up with Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to produce the album, and he encouraged the duo to jam and write on the spot to see what happened— something Troy says was "kind of terrifying," especially with one of her favourite musicians in the room watching the process.

"When you're jamming a lot of the time it just sounds awful. You know, you're kind of just fucking around, like you're just trying to get into the groove and find something good, so there's a lot of shit, just like a lot of awful stuff and then you'll finally settle into something good," she explains. "We all come up with bad ideas; it's not embarrassing, that's just part of the process. But there's really no such thing as bad ideas; it's a stepping stone to the good idea."

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HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN

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Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 HILLTOP PUB 8220 106 Ave HOGS DEN PUB Yellow Head Tr, 142 St IRISH SPORTS CLUB 12546-126 St, 780.453.2249 J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JAVA XPRESS 110, 4300 South Park Dr, Stony Plain, 780.968.1860 KELLY'S PUB 10156-104 St L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR AND GRILL 9016-132 Ave, 780.757.2121 MKT FRESH FOOD AND BEER MARKET 8101 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.2337 MERCER TAVERN 10363 104 St, 587.521.1911 MERCURY ROOM 10575-114 St NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NEW WEST HOTEL 15025-111 Ave NOORISH CAFÉ 8440-109 St NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave

O2'S–West 11066-156 St, 780.448.2255 O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ORIGINAL JOE'S VARSITY ROW 8404-109 St ORLANDO'S 1 15163-121 St O'MAILLES IRISH PUB 104, 398 St Albert Rd, St Albert ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 OVERTIME–Sherwood Park 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave THE PROVINCIAL PUB 160, 4211-106 St RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3118 RIC’S GRILL 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ICEHOUSE 10516 Jasper Ave, 780.424.3836 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253

ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St SANDS HOTEL 12340 Fort Rd, 780.474.5476 SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 1292397 St, 780.758.5924 STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STUDIO MUSIC FOUNDATION 10940-166 A St SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave TAVERN ON WHYTE 10507-82 Ave, 780.521.4404 TIRAMISU 10750-124 St VEE LOUNGE, APEX CASINO–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com YARDBIRD SUITE 11 Tommy Banks Way, 780.432.0428 YEG DANCE CLUB 11845 Wayne Gretzky Dr YESTERDAYS PUB 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295 ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St

EVENTS WEEKLY

EDMONTON UKULELE CIRCLE • Bogani

COMEDY

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOSTS WOMEN BUILD WEEK • Neufeld Landing, 11403-17

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

Black Dog Freehouse • Underdog

of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to join; info at info@edmontonoutdoorclub.com Café, 2023-111 St • 780.440.3528 • 3rd Sun each month; 2:30-4pm • $5

FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019, 780.634.5526 • 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

Comedy show: Alternating hosts • Every Thu, 8-11pm • No cover

Ave SW • 780.451.3416 ext 232 • kdedeugd@ hfh.org • hfh.org/volunteer/women-build • Mar 26-30

CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd •

ILLNESS SUPPORT AND SOLUTIONS

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

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Ryan Wingfield; Mar 26-28 • Brian Stollery; Apr 2-4

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Hit or Miss Mondays: Amateurs and Professionals every Mon, 7:30pm • Battle to the Funny Bone; last Tue each month, 7:30pm • Sam Tripoli; Mar 25-29 • Andy Woodhull; Apr 1-5 CONNIE'S COMEDY • Draft Bar & Grill, 12912-50 St • With Howie Miller as the headliner, Kelly Soloduka, and Marvin Krawczyk • Mar 25, 7:30pm CONNIE'S COMEDY • Krush Ultralounge, 16648-109 St • Starting with Open Mic then following with headliner Simon King • Mar 31, 7:30pm (doors), 8pm (show)

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 • Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm DJ to follow

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave • Empress Comedy Night: featuring a professional headliner every week Every Sun, 9pm

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • Comedy Groove every Wed; 9pm

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue 7:30-9:30pm; Thu 6-8pm

ALBERTA MOCK ELECTION FOR PREMIER 2015 • Rossdale Hall, 10135-96 Ave • info@ poorvoteturnout.ca • poorvoteturnout.ca • Mock election victory party and open stage • Apr 1, 7-8pm (open stage to follow at 8pm)

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON • 8307-109 St • edmontonamnesty.org • Meet the 4th Tue each month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul, Aug) E: amnesty@edmontonamnesty.org for more info • Free

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

BRAIN TUMOUR PEER SUPPORT GROUP

• Mount Zion Lutheran Church, 11533-135 St NW • braintumour.ca • 1.800.265.5106 ext. 234 • Support group for brain tumour survivors and their families and caregivers. Must be 18 or over • 3rd Mon every month; 7-8:45pm • Free

CANADIAN INJURED WORKERS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA (CIWAA) • Augustana Lutheran Church, 107 St, 99 Ave • canadianinjuredworkers.com • Meeting every 3rd Sat, 1-4pm • Injured Workers in Pursuit of Justice denied by WCB

EDMONTON ATHEISTS • Stanley Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Monthly roundtable discussion group. Topics change each month, please check the website for details, edmontonatheists.ca • 1st Tue, 7pm; each month

EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD • Avonmore United Church Bsmt, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue ea month, 7:30pm

EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) • edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety

• Robertson Wesley United Church Library, 10209-123 St • 780.235.5911 • Crohn's Colitis, I.B.D. Support and Solutions • Every 2nd and 4th Tue, 7-9pm

LOTUS QIGONG • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • Practice group meets every Thu

MADELEINE SANAM FOUNDATION • Faculté St Jean, Rm 3-18 • 780.490.7332 • madeleine-sanam.orgs/en • Program for HIVAID’S prevention, treatment and harm reduction in French, English and other African languages • 3rd and 4th Sat, 9am-5pm each month • Free (member)/$10 (membership); pre-register

NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall,

TOASTMASTERS

SHOP SERIES • Creative Practices Institute,

• Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus

10149-122 St • creativepracticesinstitute.com • 780.909.6045 • brittney.cpiyeg@gmail.com • A series that encourages artists to manage a professional art career • Every 2nd Mon until Apr 6, 6-8pm • $10

St; Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.467.6013, l.witzke@shaw.ca; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:051pm • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Ave; 780.467.6013, l.witzke@shaw.ca; fabulousfacilitators. toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:051pm • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact bradscherger@ hotmail.com, 780.863.1962, norators.com • Terrified of Public Speaking: Norwood Legion Edmonton, 11150-82 St NW; Every Thu until Dec 17, 7:30-9:30pm; Free; contact jnwafula@ yahoo.com; norwoodtoastmasters.org • Upward Bound Toastmaster Club: Rm 7, 6 Fl, Edmonton Public Library–DT: Meets every Wed, 7-8:45pm; Sep-May; upward.toastmastersclubs. org; reader1@shaw.ca • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

VEGANS & VEGETARIANS OF ALBERTA DINNER AT CO CO DI • Co Co Di Mediterranean Restaurant, 11454 Jasper Ave • info@vofa.ca • vofa.ca • A special vegan menu • Mar 26, 6:30-8pm • Order off the menu. No registration required

WASKAHEGAN TRAIL ASSOCIATION •

3728-106 St • 780.435.0845 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm

waskahegantrail.ca • Blackfoot Staging Area; Meet at McDonalds Capilano (9857-50 St); Hike leader: Rob (780.478.5622/ 780.264.7570); Mar 28, 9:45am

0651, obad@shaw.ca; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free

WHAT IS GRIEF? EXPLORING THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMPACTS OF GRIEF •

POOR VOTE TURNOUT • Rossdale Hall,

Pilgrims Hospice, 9808-148 St • 780.413.9801 ext. 107 • jessem@pilgrimshospice.com • Learn the different ways that grief can impact you • Apr 1, 7pm

10135-96 Ave • poorvoteturnout.ca • Public meetings: promoting voting by the poor • Every Wed, 7-8pm

WICCAN ASSEMBLY • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98

SAWA 12-STEP SUPPORT GROUP •

St • The Congregationalist Wiccan Assembly of Alberta meets the 2nd Sun each month (except Aug), 6pm • Info: contact cwaalberta@gmail. com

Braeside Presbyterian Church bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon, 7:30pm

SCHIZOPHRENIA SOCIETY FAMILY SUPPORT DROP-IN GROUP • Schizophrenia

WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515

Society of Alberta, 5215-87 St • schizophrenia. ab.ca • The Schizophrenia Society of AlbertaEdmonton branch provides a facilitated family support group for caregivers of a loved one living with schizophrenia. Free drop-in the 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7-9pm

Delwood Rd • wildroseantiquecollectors.ca • Collecting and researching items from various periods in the history of Edmonton. Presentations after club business. Visitors welcome • Meets the 4th Mon of every month (except Jul & Dec), 7:30pm

SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY •

WOMEN IN BLACK • In Front of the Old

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

SHERWOOD PARK WALKING GROUP + 50 • Meet inside Millennium Place, Sherwood Place • Weekly outdoor walking group; starts with a 10-min discussion, followed by a 30 to 40-min walk through Centennial Park, a cool down and stretch • Every Tue, 8:30am • $2/session (goes to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta)

SONGWRITERS GROUP • The Carrot, 9351118 Ave • 780.973.5311 • nashvillesongwriters. com • NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) meet the 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM • 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • Friday Night Stomp!: Swing and party music dance social every Fri; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music– check web; $10, $2 (lesson with entry) • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome. Occasional live music–check the Sugar Swing website for info • $10, $2 lesson with entry TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) • Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • Low-cost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm • Info: call Bob 780.479.5519

TIBETAN BUDDHIST MAHAMUDRA • Karma Tashi Ling Society, 10502-70 Ave • Tranquility and insight meditation based on Very Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche's teachings. Suitable for meditation practitioners with Buddhist leanings • Every Thu, 7-8:30pm • Donations; jamesk2004@hotmail.com

Strathcona Farmers' Market • Silent vigil the 1st and 3rd Sat, 10-11am, each month, stand in silence for a world without violence

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS ALBERTA & THE GREAT WAR • Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Road • PAA@ gov.ab.ca • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/ paa/eventsandexhibits/default.aspx • An exhibit that draws upon archival holdings to show the many ways that the First World War changed the province forever • until Aug 29, 9am-4:30pm

FILM DISCUSSION: HONOR DIARIES • Henry Marshall Tory Building B-87, University of Alberta • hrs.ualberta.ca/en/Learning/Programs/ EmploymentEquity/EDIWeek.aspx • "Honour Diaries" is a film which focuses on ‘honour violence’ against women and girls. It aims to create “a movement to save women and girls from human rights abuses”. Panelists discuss the underpinning of the film • Mar 26, 4-6pm • Free

HOW TO ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD • Wild Birds Unlimited, 12204107 Ave • 587.521.2473 • wbuedmonton@ gmail.com • Author Michael Wiens will answer questions on how to attract hummingbirds to your yard using the best flowers, decorations, feeders, and practices • Mar 28, 1-3pm • Free

OPERA 101: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR • Mercer Tavern, 10363-104 St • edmontonopera. com/discover/opera101 • Speakers from a variety of backgrounds, including musicologists, history, sociology and language professors, as well as members of the EO production and creative teams, provide context and background about Lucia di Lammermoor • Apr 1, 7-9pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK-

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83 Ave, upstairs • 780.554.6133 • Free instruction in meditation on the Inner Light • Every Sun, 5pm

QUEER AFFIRM SUNNYBROOK–Red Deer • Sunnybrook United Church, Red Deer • 403.347.6073 • Affirm welcome LGBTQ people and their friends, family, and allies meet the 2nd Tue, 7pm, each month

BEERS FOR QUEERS • Empress Ale House, 9912 Whyte Ave • Meet the last Thu each month BISEXUAL WOMEN'S COFFEE GROUP • A social group for bi-curious and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups. yahoo.com/group/bwedmonton BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm EPLC FELLOWSHIP PAGAN STUDY GROUP • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • eplc.webs.com • Free year long course; Family circle 3rd Sat each month • Everyone welcome

EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220103 St • 780.424.0077 • yourgaybar.com • Community Tue: partner with various local GLBT groups for different events; see online for details • Happy Hour Wed-Fri: 4-8pm • Wed Karaoke: with the Mystery Song Contest; 7pm-2am • Fri: DJ Evictor • Sat: DJ Jazzy • Sun: Beer Bash G.L.B.T. SPORTS AND RECREATION • teamedmonton.ca • Blazin' Bootcamp: Garneau Elementary School Gym, 10925-87 Ave; Every Mon and Thu, 7pm; $30/$15 (low income/ student); E: bootcamp@teamedmonton.ca • Mindful Meditation: Pride Centre: Every Thu, 6pm; free weekly drop-in • Swimming–Making Waves: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; E: swimming@ teamedmonton.ca; makingwavesswimclub.ca • Martial Arts–Kung Fu and Kick Boxing: Every Tue and Thu, 6-7pm; GLBTQ inclusive adult classes at Sil-Lum Kung Fu; kungfu@teamedmonton.ca, kickboxing@teamedmonton.ca, sillum.ca

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E Bldg, Craftroom, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.474.8240 • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Thu, 1-4pm • Info: E: Tuff69@telus.net

ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • edmontonillusions.ca • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7:30-9pm

monton.org • Counselling: Free, short-term by registered counsellors every Wed, 5:30-8:30pm, info/bookings: 780.488.3234 • Knotty Knitters: Knit and socialize in safe, accepting environment, all skill levels welcome; every Wed 6-8pm • QH Game Night: Meet people through board game fun; every Thu 6-8pm • QH Craft Night: every Wed, 6-8pm • QH Anime Night: Watch anime; every Fri, 6-8pm • Movie Night: Open to everyone; 2nd and 4th Fri each month, 6-9pm • Women’s Social Circle: Social support group for female-identified persons +18 years in the GLBT community; new members welcome; 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm each month; andrea@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Men Talking with Pride: Support and social group for gay and bisexual men; every Sun 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail. com • TTIQ: a support and information group for all those who fall under the transgender umbrella and their family/supporters; 3rd Mon, 7-9pm, each month • HIV Support Group: Support and discussion group for gay men; 2nd Mon, 7-9pm, each month; huges@shaw.ca

ST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.org, womonspace@gmail.com • A Nonprofit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership.

Confidentiality assured

WOODYS VIDEO BAR • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Karaoke with Tizzy 7pm-1am; Kitchen 3-11pm • Thu: Free pool all night; kitchen 3-11pm • Fri: Mocho Nacho Fri: 3pm (door), kitchen open 3-11pm SPECIAL EVENTS ACUA EASTER WORKSHOPS AND CRAFT MARKET • Killarney Community Hall, 8720 -130A Ave • 780.488.8588 • info@acuarts.ca • acuarts.ca • Teaching participants the tricks to mastering traditional Ukrainian Easter customs, such as pysanka making (various levels), pascha (Easter bread) baking, the art of creating butter lambs, and more • Mar 28, 10am-4pm • Admission by donation

DEEPSOUL.CA • 587.520.3833; call or text for Sunday jam locations • Every Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins on Les Paul Standard guitars; Pink Floydish originals plus great Covers of Classics: some FREE; Twilight Zone Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages EDMONTON STAMP CLUB SPRING STAMP SHOW • Central Lions Centre, 111 Ave & 113 St • eddykstra@shaw.ca • edmontonstampclub.com • Stamps for sale from dealers across Western Canada. Nationally competitive exhibits, door prizes, free stuff, a junior table and so much more • Mar 28, 10am-4pm • Free

E-VILLE ROLLER DERBY PRESENTS: MARCH MADNESS • Edmonton Sportsdome, 10104-32 Ave • facebook.com/edmontonrollerderby • The Slice Girls vs. Las Pistolitas • Mar 28, 7-9pm • $15 (door), $10 (adv)

INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campusbased organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified and queer (LGBTQ) faculty, graduate student, academic, straight allies and support staff • 3rd Thu each month (fall/winter terms): Speakers Series. E: kwells@ualberta.ca

MILL WOODS MYTHOLOGIES: POP-UP MUSEUM • Mill Woods Town Centre, 2331-66

LIVING POSITIVE • #33, 9912-106 St •

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

780.424.2214 • livingpositivethroughpositiveliving.com • In office peer counseling, public speakers available for presentations, advocacy and resource materials available • Support group for gay men living with HIV: 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm

MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities.com/makingwaves_edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • A safe, welcoming, and nonjudgemental drop-in space, support programs and resources offered for members of the GLBTQ community, their families and friends • Daily: Community drop-in; support and resources.

Queer library: borrowing privileges: Tue-Fri 12-9pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, closed Sun-Mon; Queer HangOUT (a.k.a. QH) youth drop-in: Tue-Fri 3-8pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, youth@pridecentreofed-

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St • mill.woods.mythologies@gmail.com • Celebrates all things Mill Woods through storytelling, the collection of oral histories and adventure • Mar 28, 9:30am-5pm • Free

SPRING BREAK FUN FESTIVAL • Inglewood Business District, 118 Ave & 123 St • myinglewood.ca • Celebrate spring with hayrides, maple toffee from a sugar shack, and bannock bread roasted on an open fire pit • Mar 28, 12-3pm • Free

SPRING BREAK ON THE SQUARE • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 780.970.7766 • brasko@edmontonarts.ca • edmontonarts.ca • Free, drop-in activities for children of all ages and interests. Enjoy bouncy castles, lightsaber training, b-boy lessons, and more (all activities are weather dependent) • Mar 30-Apr 3, 124pm • Free

TREK FOR TOURETTE • Rundle Park • A 5 km walk • Mar 29, 1-4pm AT THE BACK 25

CLASSIFIEDS

AUCTION! online bidding until April 12:

www.bcmusicianmag.com/auctions Bid on vintage clothing, vinyl, books, t-shirts, and Festival Packages!

Tiny Lights Festival Package: Family Pass, 2 t-shirts, sticker, poster!

To place an ad PHONE: 780.426.1996 / FAX: 780.426.2889 EMAIL: classifieds@vueweekly.com 130.

To celebrate 30 years of promoting visual art in Strathcona County, the The Art Society of Strathcona County Is Proud to Present A Special Open Art Show April 15 to 19, 2015 at the A. J. Ottewell Community Centre (Red Barn), 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • Open Art Competition for All Alberta Residents • Cash Prizes, Gala Reception • Categories for Visual Art in Various Levels of Skill, including 3D, Photography and Digital • Entries will Close March 29, 2015 • Check our website for the Show Call: www.artstrathcona.com The members of the Society are looking forward to you joining us in celebrating our 30th Anniversary.

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The Very First Dream Music Festival!

4 passes, prime seats, May 2, Penticton BC. Jim Byrnes, Michael Kaeshammer, Paul Pigat, Rita Chiarelli, and many more on one stage!

Coming Events

Announcements

Terrified of Public Speaking?

Join Toastmasters! Overcome fear of public speaking in a safe, supportive and friendly environment. Guests welcome.

Norwood Toastmasters, Norwood Legion. 11150-82 Street NW. Thursdays 7:30pm to 9:30pm. www.norwoodtoastmasters.ca

1600.

Volunteers Wanted

Crisis Line Volunteers Needed: The Sexual Assault Centre is recruiting volunteers for our 24 hours crisis line on an ongoing basis. We offer over 50 hours of crisis intervention training at no charge. If you are empathetic, caring, nonjudgmental, want to gain experience within the helping field, and/or want to make change in your community this is an excellent opportunity for you! Please call Shannah at 780-423-4102 ext. 226 or email at shannahb@sace.ab.ca for more information.

Woodstock original vinyl recording, triple gatefold, 1970

1600.

Volunteers Wanted

Office Volunteers Needed: Duties include: - Reception coverage (i.e. answering and transferring phone calls, greeting clients, etc) - General office work (i.e. photocopying, data entry, etc) -

Qualifications Friendly, non-judgmental - Willingness to learn - Ability to use Microsoft Office

If you would like more information or are interested in volunteering please contact Shannah at 780-423-4102 ext.

226 or shannahb@sace.ab.ca

Wanted: Volunteers for our Long Term Care facility!

Individuals or groups welcome!

Vulnerable Sector search by EPS is required Please contact Janice Graff Volunteer Coordinator – Extendicare Eaux Claires for more information: 16503-95 Street, Edmonton jgraff@extendicare.com 780-472-1106 ext 202

2005.

Artist to Artist

A Film Producer is urgently needed to assist Main Film Director with his film financing (example, Telefilm Canada).

For more information, please e-mail Craig at crgsymonds49@gmail.com.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: BUDAPEST The Open Call will begin on June 25, 2014, we have every months jury selection until April 15, 2015. Apply early!

HMC International Artist Residency Program, a not-forprofit arts organization based in Dallas, TX / Budapest, Hungary – provides national and international artists to produce new work while engaging with the arts community in Budapest, Hungary.

FOR APPLICATION FORM, questions please contact us.

Email: bszechy@yahoo.com

Vintage varsity blue and yellow leather jacket, circa 1950s

2005.

Artist to Artist

Loft Art Gallery and Gift Shop Workshops for January to April 2015 See www.artstrathcona.com for updates on workshops, comprehensive information, supply list and to register.

Register early to avoid disappointment Loft Art Gallery and Gift Shop – Opens January 31 with new artwork by the artists of the Art Society of Strathcona County.

Ottewell Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd. Open Saturdays and Sundays 12 to 4 pm for your viewing and purchasing pleasure. Local artwork for your home, business or gift giving.

The Assistant Director must have Film Producing experience as he/she will be calculating the Films budget. If the Director has experience with being a Location Manager; this would be very beneficial for the Main film Director, since he doesn’t live in the. Jasper town area.

P.S. When an experienced Film director is chosen then the project starts. FAVA Edmonton members are very welcome to apply for position.

You can also Skype video the Main Director for more details crgsymonds49@gmail.com

2010.

Musicians Available

Mark (Sharky) Schauer plays pedal steel, DOBRO, lap steel, 5 string, and mandolin. Last employers were Ian Tyson and Tommy Hunter. Looking for full time road work and sessions.

Phone 403-638-3026 or 403-507-0712.

2020.

Musicians Wanted

ALBERTA’S OWN INDEPENDENT MUSIC FESTIVAL #14, AUG 14-16 @TAIL CREEK RACEWAYS IS NOW ACCEPTING BAND SUBMISSIONS FOR 2015 (must be original music). From all over CANADA. To apply send your EPK to albertasownads@gmail.com.

EPK must contain at least 3 original songs + bio and picture. Deadline for submissions by March 15, 2015. Check us out at albertasown.ca. Volunteers also needed.

2020.

Musicians Wanted

Bassist, 53, needs lead instrumentalist for blues jamming in Leduc, backing tracks available. sirveggi@telus.net, 986-2940 Guitarists, bassists, vocalists, pianists and drummers needed for good paying teaching jobs.

Please call 780-901-7677 Looking for players for blues rock Contact Derek at 780-577-0991

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1 Wednesday stuff 4 Rehearsed ahead of time 10 Second addendum to a letter, briefly 13 Siegfried’s colleague 14 Quasi-eco-themed Pauly Shore movie 15 Cry of recognition 16 Rock guitarist’s accessory 17 Deviating off-course 18 “Danny and the Dinosaur” author ___ Hoff 19 Stores owned by the guy who played Frasier’s dad?

22 Like xenon or krypton 23 Landing place 25 In ___ (working in harmony) 26 Just ___ (a little under) 31 Hand-held fare 32 Irish-Caribbean island chain?

34 Blackjack component 37 Ready-to-hug position 38 ___ de la Cite (Notre Dame’s locale) 39 Showy birds at the dance?

41 Creamy cracker spread 42 John Denver Band bassist Dick (anagram of SINKS) 43 Laments loudly 47 Carpentry tools 49 Ab-developing exercise 50 Make a circular trip starting between California and Nevada?

56 Columnist Savage 57 It goes up and down while you eat 58 Stare at 59 L squared, in Roman numerals 60 High flier 61 Raymond’s nickname on “The Blacklist” 62 Big boss 63 “Capote” costar Catherine 64 ‘60s campus gp.

Down

1 Cologne brand named after a Musketeer 2 Lots and lots of 3 Tex-Mex ingredient?

4 Kingly title 5 British party member 6 Levine of Maroon 5 7 “You’ve ___ Friend” (James Taylor hit)

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8 Abu Dhabi VIP 9 Cruise ship levels 10 Rye topper 11 Yearly exam 12 Hangdog 14 Hell-___ (determined) 20 “Lord of the Rings” beast 21 “Let’s Roll” jazz singer James 24 Throw out, as a question 26 Ogre in love with Princess Fiona 27 “Masters of the Universe” protagonist 28 Dinosaur in Mario-themed Nintendo games 29 Bassoons’ smaller relatives 30 Goat-legged deities 32 Savion Glover’s specialty 33 Cleveland ___, OH 34 “Dancing Queen” music group 35 Uno, e.g.

36 Actor Hector of “Chicago Hope” and “Monk” 40 Like “haxored” and “pwn’d” 43 “Chandelier” chanteuse 44 They may be significant 45 Encouraged, with “up” 46 Does 80 in a 40, perhaps 48 He’ll tell you there’s no “I” in “TEAM” 49 Part attached at the hip?

51 Well-off person, so to speak 52 Stubbed piggy toe, e.g.

53 “Israel Through My Eyes” author 54 Pledge drive bag 55 ___ about (roughly) 56 Hip-hop’s Run-___ ©2015 Jonesin' Crosswords

Can a person identify as straight while wanting to be fucked by men?

Ha-ha-ha. Yes. I was pretending to be straight when I was 15, Pastor Ted "Meth and Man Ass" Haggard was pretending to be straight when he was 45, and Congressman Aaron Schock is still pretending to be straight.

As for the guy behind that online sex ad: He is most likely bisexual and rounding himself down to straight.

There's a much smaller chance he's straight and it isn't the massive cocks that turn him on, JAWDROP, but the boundaryshattering/identity-upending violation that being pounded by massive cocks represents. It could also be a "forced bi" thing, and he's doing this to please a dominant girlfriend.

Or—and this is a lot likelier than straight or forced bi—he's a gay guy who pretends to be a straight guy online because the ruse attracts gay and bi guys turned on by the boundary-crossing/identity-upending violation that shoving their massive cocks up a straight guy's ass represents.

Only way to know for sure: Ask him yourself. No guarantee you'll get a straight answer, of course, but only he knows for sure what's up with him.

find being a Dom quite boring. I love getting her off, but I just can't get into the role. I'm not sure if this is funny or horrible, but the other day, she was strapped to the bed and just as she was reaching a climax, I stopped. I uncuffed her, told her I was leaving the room and ordered her not to take the blindfold off or touch herself. She loved it, but I did it so I could go to the toilet and check my phone. I'd say something to her if I found it gross or it wasn't working, but she enjoys it to the point where she has little interest in doing anything else. Even when regular intercourse takes place, there are still clear submissive overtones—to have vanilla sex at all, I basically have to lecture her first about her dirty ways to get her going. I like more "mutual" activities like 69ing, massages, etc. She seems open to it but then steers it back to her submissiveness. I enjoy sex with her, but this Dom/sub thing is a roadblock to me getting off. Am I just being self-centered?

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would be appreciated. I am not looking to turn her into an anal fanatic or a sloppy blowjob queen, but rather for her to put aside her preconceived notions and give some things a try by embracing them fully.

Wants It Less Tedious

Anal isn't for everyone and sloppy blowjobs aren't for everyone, WILT, but a fear of all bodily secretions— with the convenient exception of her own vaginal secretions—isn't just sex-negative, it's childish. Let her know that, as much as you love her, this relationship won't last if she can't get a little more comfortable with human bodies and the stuff that leaks from them before, during and after sex.

JUST ASK, WWDD?

I want to thank you for your constant advice to explore fantasies, communicate desire, and get thorough consent in a sexy way. I'm a bi-ish college girl and used to be in a sexually unsatisfying long-distance relationship. Then I started saying, "What would Dan do?" Now I'm friends-with-BDSMbenefits with my ex—he buys me sexy lingerie and bath products while I remind him what a naughty boy he is—and I'm currently planning a superhot threesome with a rugby player and his girlfriend! Yahtzee! And none of it would have happened without you!

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I suspect the Dom/sub play will feel like less of a roadblock, DOOD, if every sexual interaction with your girlfriend isn't coloured by it.

CONDOM CONUMDRUM

My girlfriend can't use hormonal birth control and "doesn't like" condoms but wants sex. What would you do?

Paternal Anxiety Upsetting Sexual Escapades I would fuck her in the ass, PAUSE, but only with her enthusiastic and sustained consent. And one day I would leave her, come out as gay and get myself a boyfriend who likes condoms and start fucking him in the ass instead.

DOMINANT BOREDOM

I recently started dating a girl who likes to be submissive. It's more of a psychological thing than a pain thing. She opened up about her kink, and I was all for it, thinking myself the ultimate GGG lover. Thing is, I

All BDSM tops—all Masters, Mistresses, Pro-Doms, switches, vanilla-but-GGG partners of submissive types—occasionally check their phones, go to the toilet, take a snack break, etc, while their subs wait blindfolded or hooded back in the bedroom/playroom/dungeon.

The sub gets to tremble in anticipation; the Dom gets to relax for a second. So taking a quick toilet/ phone break doesn't mean you are a lousy Dom, DOOD, but I definitely see why you're bored: BDSM isn't your thing, you're doing it for her, and she's taking you for granted.

You're being GGG (and indulging all her kinks); she's not being GGG (she's making it all about her kinks).

Tell your girlfriend that she'll have to lecture herself about her dirty ways when you two are having vanilla PIV sex, 69ing or swapping massages, if that's what it takes to get her going, because you don't want to have to play at being dominant every time you have sex.

I suspect the Dom/sub play will feel like less of a roadblock, DOOD, if every sexual interaction with your girlfriend isn't coloured by it.

ALL THINGS ICKY

I love my girlfriend. However, she has an issue with things she considers "icky"—like sperm, saliva, sex when menstruating and anal sex as well as the resulting santorum. She also regards dressing up for sex and talking dirty as silly. She enjoys sex just fine, but it is pretty plain vanilla. Any advice on how to move her in a more experimentalist direction

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I feel conflicted about your letter, SL. Let's say your ex suddenly violates the terms of your friends-withBDSM-benefits arrangement and starts presenting you with unsexy PJs and dishwashing soap. Or let's say that rugby player is a lousy lay who can't find your clit and his girlfriend is a loony nut who keys your car in a fit of post-threesome jealousy. If I had previously taken credit for all the awesome sex you're currently having and/or looking forward to— and that's what I would be doing if I accepted your thanks without qualification—then I would have to take responsibility for the unsexy PJs, the dishwashing soap, the lousy-in-bed rugby player, the damage to your car, etc.

So instead of accepting your thanks, SL, I'll just say this: I'm happy you're happy, and I'm pleased my column was helpful, but the adventurous sex you're having and/or looking forward to now? You always had that in you.

Reading my column may have helped you tap into your adventurous spirit, but the credit for your sex life—and the responsibility for your sex life— ultimately rests with you. V Catch Dan's podcast every week at savagelovecast.com. @fakedansavage on Twitter

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