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NEWS // OILSANDS

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Those dark alleys “Alleys aren’t meant for people to walk down. Those are meant for vehicles and for people to put their garbage out.”

In the last week, this statement, uttered by Edmonton Police Service’s detective Jerrid Maze in regards to three recent attacks on women in Terwillegar Towne in southwest Edmonton, has received an explosive reaction from the public. Some are calling it an example of victim blaming, while others scoff at this supposedly helpful safety suggestion as ridiculous.

The statement is, of course, both of these things. When people are attacked, they shouldn’t be told that they should have been avoiding certain areas of their neighbourhoods, as that’s essentially reprimanding the victims for something that was in no way their fault.

There’s also the issue of singling out alleys as the problem. Although two of the attacks reportedly happened near an alleyway in Terwillegar, this doesn’t mean that all alleys in that area or in the city in general are dangerous. If someone is going to attack someone, they’re not going to let the fact that no one is walking through a nearby alley stop them. They’ll just go somewhere else.

If the police really do feel that alleyways

Telling people to stay off certain areas of our streets isn't what we should be telling our victims; it's what we should be telling the perpetrators. in particular are so dangerous, they should be taking measures to make them safer rather than telling people to stay away. If that means having more officers patrol the alleys in the Terwillegar neighbourhood, then so be it. This seems like a far better alternative than telling people they aren’t meant to walk around in the lane behind their own home.

Of course, the public should be aware of any dangerous activities in their neighborhoods, and take whatever precautions are necessary to make themselves feel secure. But by telling people to avoid alleys completely, we are actually creating a more dangerous situation. The fact is that some people have to—and want to—walk down their alleys for various reasons, and the more eyes and ears we have out there, the safer any alley—or park, street or front yard—will be. Telling people to stay away from certain areas of our streets isn’t the message we should be sending to the victims; it’s the one we should be sending to the perpetrators.

To be fair, it probably wasn’t Maze’s intention to blame any victims, and he probably had no idea that what he believed to be a general safety warning would garner this type of reaction. But this only highlights how easily victim blaming can worm its way into our manner of thinking. Statements like these do have consequences, and it’s important that the Edmonton Police Service and anyone else issuing statements to the public keep that in mind when planning their next public safety warning. V

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fair representation of the oilsands can be ment sovereignty, the boundary between thing that maybe both sides could watch hard to come by in this part of the world. government and industry—just this huge and agree with some bits and disagree with some bits."

With a cacophony of voices shouting about nexus of issues."

This plan turned out to be much easier in Seal notes that in Alberta most things are whether getting in bed with bitumen has ultimately been beneficial or bad for us, may- created from oil money, whether directly or theory than in practice. Seal says it has been be an outside perspective is what has been indirectly, whereas in Britain, because the oil- difficult to get all parties to speak equally— lacking. English filmmaker Thomas Seal just sands are not in their backyard, people don't but not for lack of effort on his part.

"Industry were not forthcoming at all with wrapped about a month of filming in Fort Mc- think about them in much other than an acapeople to talk to. I messaged and phoned Murray for a documentary about the oilsands demic sort of way.

"I mean the University of Alberta itself every single major energy company in Calhe's hoping to finish by February 1.

"The working title is The Ooze," Seal says, wouldn't exist were it not for its long his- gary and a couple of them responded asking, "which is the description the 19th-century tory of providing technology to those places. 'So what are you going to be showing? And biologist John Macoun gave to the oilsands It pioneered the first oilsands technologies," where is this going to be seen?' And after I told them, they weren't interested." when he first saw them—this bitumen kind Seal says.

Seal is going to submit the of just coming out of the documentary to film festivals river banks. He called it the in the United Kingdom and will ooze and I thought that was He called it the ooze and I thought that was a also make it available for free a really evocative descripreally evocative description and I thought it sort on Vimeo and YouTube. He says tion and I thought it sort of of describes how the oil sands have oozed into he ended up speaking to more describes how the oilsands people with left-leaning views have oozed into everything everything else about life around here. than those in the industry as the else about life around here." latter were uncooperative, but In fact, it was studying for a year abroad at the University of Alberta that After graduating from the University of Lon- that he's got no prejudice of his own.

"I really don't want to be one of these forgave Seal his first impression of how the oil- don last summer, Seal was given a grant from sands affects the lives of everyday Albertans. the university to do a project of his choos- eigners who comes over here and says their "I noticed that people my age had no con- ing, £2000 to make it happen (about $3600 piece and runs away again, because Albertans cerns about money or about what they Canadian) and a message to come back with deserve more than that," Seal says. "I want it to be balanced. I don't want to say oilsands were going to be doing after they gradu- something interesting.

He says people have asked him what his angle are unethical therefore they should all be ated at all," Seal recalls. "Where I'm from— shut down because that's ridiculous. They even from quite good universities—you're is, but says that he doesn't really have one.

"I think that so much of the press about provide the livelihoods of literally millions expected to go through this purgatory of unpaid internships and working as a waiter the oilsands is so shrill and partisan already, of people and comfort for tens of millions of or whatever. These guys mentioned the rigs that people just read what they already people across North America, so I think what and that they would be fine and I was like, agree with and you get these echo chambers is needed now is a reasoned discussion from what is that? So that was what initially got of industry is A-ok or industry is evil, and both sides, because that's what's lacking in me researching and it opened up into this there's not much dialogue between them," my opinion." minefield of issues about environmental- Seal says. "So it might be a bit overreaching REBECCA MEDEL REBECCA@VUEWEEKLY.COM ism, treaty rights, business ethics, govern- or ambitious, but I would like to make some-

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NEWS // PROSTITUTION

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t's unlikely that last month's de- in December 2006 recommending Meanwhile Liberals in British Cocision by the Supreme Court of a targeted approach to prostitution- lumbia who submitted a resolution to Canada in the Bedford case will be related instances of exploitation and their party's convention being held in the final one on sex-trade regulation. nuisance through other existing pro- Montréal next month might find their With the SCC unanimously upholding visions in the Criminal Code and re- resolution which seeks to ensure that lower court rulings, the federal gov- moval of those that criminalized the sex workers are legally able to run a ernment has 11 months to act before exchange of sex for money. "safe and successful business" which the three sections of the Criminal "Members from the Liberal, New is "licensed to safeguard employees, Code prohibiting brothels, living on Democratic and Bloc Québécois employers and clients" and taxed just the avails of prostitution and commu- parties are of the view that sexual like "any other commercial enternicating in public for the purposes of activities between consenting adults prise" never sees the light of day. prostitution are struck down. that do not harm others, whether In an interview with The Canadian "An analogy could be drawn to a or not payment is involved, should Press, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau law preventing a cyclist from wear- not be prohibited by the state," the seemed cool to the idea, stating that ing a helmet," Chief Justice Beverley report states. the focus needed to be "finding a McLachlan wrote on behalf of the The two Conservative MPs on the way to keep vulnerable Canadians SCC. "That the cyclist chooses to ride committee did not agree with the protected from violence that surher bike does not diminish the causal majority opposition members and rounds prostitution but also is inrole of the law in making that activity neither did the government—by trinsic to prostitution." CP reported riskier. The challenged laws relating now a Conservative one led by Ste- that Trudeau's remarks in French to prostitution are no different." phen Harper. went further, that he believed "prosSince prostitution is a legal activDuring the Pickton trial, the Prime titution itself is a form of violence ity, the SCC confirmed that laws Minister made it clear he had no in- against women." preventing sex-trade workers from terest in discussing decriminalization working indoors, screening clients of sex work, reiterating his position The political reticence surroundor hiring bodyguards exposes them when Ontario's top court first struck ing the issue to danger and denies them the life, down the prostitution laws in 2010. might be forliberty and security guaranteed ungiven "We believe that the prostitution given der Section 7 of the Charter of Rights trade is bad for society," Harper has that even sex and Freedoms. said. And the vow contained in last workers, advoThe incongruity can be traced back October's throne speech, "Our Gov- cates and femito 1985 when Parliament declined to ernment will vigorously defend the nists are make prostitution illegal but passed constitutionality of Canada's pros- far from a law prohibiting communication for titution laws," suggests his views united on the purpose. Describing the situation haven't changed. the issue. in a 1990 reference case testing the Justice Minister Peter MacKay told K a t e constitutionality of the prohibition, CTV's Don Newman in an interview Q u i n n , former SCC Chief Justice Dickson hit earlier this month that the govern- e x e c u the nail on the head. ment will introduce new legislation t i v e "We find ourselves in an anomalous, and while Montréal's LaPresse sug- director some would say bizarre, situation gested he was looking at the Nordic of the Centre where almost everything related to model, his press secretary says that to End All Sexual prostitution has been regulated by the minister expressed no such in- Exploitation (CEASE) the criminal law except the transac- clination. November's Conservative was initially disappointtion itself," he wrote, leaving the leg- Party policy convention in Calgary did ed with the SCC's deciislative framework intact. adopt a resolution that the govern- sion. She feels the voices If it weren't for Robert Pickton, Parliament might While I don't want to be asserting that people have ignored the entire involved in the sex trade are unable to express messy business for another 30 years. some agency, we do know those most at risk ...

The sex trade isn't on are extremely disempowered. most Canadians' radars unless it hits the evening news. According to Angus Reid polls conducted annually from 2009 to 2011, just 22 – 23 ment "develop a Canada-specific plan of the women, men and transpercent of us are aware of the legali- to target the purchasers of sex and gendered people who come to ties surrounding prostitution. human-trafficking markets through CEASE for help were not heard.

But Pickton—arrested in 2002 and criminalizing the purchase of sex as She says CEASE is advocating for eventually charged with murdering well as any third party attempting to a Nordic-style law that punishes the buyers of sex rather than the sellers.

27 women, many of them sex workers profit from the purchase of sex." from Vancouver's Lower East Side— The opposition parties appear to be Fred Chabot, vice-chair of the caught our attention. distancing themselves from their earlier board of Prostitutes of Ottawa/ As word spread that law-enforce- calls for decriminalization with official Gatineau Work, Educate, Resist ment officials ignored early reports Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair telling (POWER), says her organization of missing women later shown to be reporters that the issue is complex and opposes the Nordic model because Pickton's victims, it also became clear needs study by a parliamentary com- they feel it actually makes life more that prostitution-related laws played mittee while his Justice critic Françoise dangerous for prostitutes. a part in the horror he inflicted.

Boivin issued a statement calling upon "If you criminalize one part in the In 2003, Paul Martin's minority Lib- the Conservatives to work with the exchange of money for sexual serviceral government struck a committee NDP "on important related issues, such es, what happens is that once again to review prostitution laws. A pair of as income support, education and train- you have an industry that is pushed prorogations and a couple of elections ing, poverty alleviation, housing and into the margins, pushed into dark later, the committee tabled its report treatment for addictions." areas, in places where there is less

chance of police supervision—alleyways, parking lots," Chabot told The Globe and Mail.

Lise Gotell, Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Alberta, is also not persuaded that the Nordic model is the path that Canada should take, pointing out that the Nordic countries developed their laws within a welfare framework that places a strong commitment to gender equality, something we're unlikely to see from the federal Conservatives.

Gotell says the discussion around the sex trade is complex and can trigger divisiveness even within the feminist legal academic community.

Like many, she's personally torn by the decision.

"While I don't want to be asserting that people involved in the sex trade are unable to express some agency, we do know those most at risk—mostly wom-

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en, often racialized, often addicted— are extremely disempowered," Gotell says. "I worry that full decriminalization will remove some of the tools we have available to help them."

Cindy, a former worker in the sex industry, worries that any approach that starts from a desire to "rescue" some sex workers but takes active steps to deny all of them the basic protections afforded to workers in every other industry.

"Not all sex workers are victims of human trafficking. Not all sex workers are forced into the industry by a drug addiction or a pimp," she says, adding that people who want to eradicate sex work altogether because of a moral aversion have no interest in talking about creating safe working conditions.

"For people who cannot accept that someone like me would choose to do this kind of work," she says, "occupational health and safety doesn't fit the

narrative I guess."

Although she left the industry years ago, she plans to continue to advocate for improved working conditions for those in the sex trade.

"Law enforcement and social agencies have tools at their disposal to deal with cases involving minors, exploitation and violence," Cindy says, echoing the 2006 sub-committee report. "Why don't they use them and start protecting instead of prosecuting people who—through their own free will—choose to work in the sex trade?"

As the clock runs down for Harper's government to address the deficiencies identified by the SCC, Cindy reminds us that for sex workers it remains risky business as usual.

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Norway sets the bar

The Norwegians boast a progressive tax system and don’t depend on oil revenue to fund public services Last week, every man, woman and These were exactly the objectives for public services, oil money gets Alberta government revenues.

What has this meant for Norwechild in Norway became a million- of the Heritage Savings Trust Fund saved for the future. In addition, aire, at least in theory, as Norway's when it was set up in 1976—to save a Norway owns 70 percent of its oil gians? Some of the world's best sovereign wealth fund reached a portion of Alberta's oil wealth for the industry, taxes all oil profits at a social programs, universal daycare, value of 5.11 trillion Norwegian kro- future and protect the economy and rate of 80 percent, and only spends free university tuition, a worldner. With a population of 5.1 million government revenues from becoming four percent of the fund's total as- class healthcare system, 25 paid sets in any given year. This has pro- days of vacation every year and people, that amounts to just over dependent on volatile oil and gas.

Thanks to Lougheed's vision, by the tected the fund from inflation and much, much more.

1 million kroner per Norwegian. In In Alberta, the government has Canadian dollars, that's equivalent time the Norwegians started their has resulted in a rate of savings of run budget deficits for the last to over $909 billion, or $178 000 for every Norwegian.

In Alberta, the government has run budget deficits for the last seven years, is cutting funding to care and education to balThe Norwegians started their seven years, is cutting funding to health care and education to health ance the budget, relies increaspetroleum fund in 1996 as a way of ensuring that the coun- balance the budget, relies increasingly on tuition to fund post- ingly on tuition to fund postsecondary education, and has a population that works longer secondary education, and has try's petroleum wealth did not a population that works longer just benefit the current genhours to make ends meet than anywhere else in Canada. hours to make ends meet than eration, but all future generaanywhere else in Canada. tions as well. The strategy was The Conservatives continue to also designed to protect the Nor- fund in 1996, Alberta already had approximately $1 billion per week. wegian economy from becoming $12 billion in it. Despite a $12 billion Alberta, however, has not invested insist that this is the only way to dependent on oil revenues, from and 20-year head start, however, our one single penny in the Heritage do things. They are certain that raising taxes, increasing royalties burning itself out due to too much Heritage fund today sits at a pathetic Fund since 1987. and saving all our oil and gas revoil activity, and from the endemic $16.7 billion, less than two percent of To put those numbers into per- enues would spell disaster for the boom-and-bust nature of volatile the value of Norway's fund.

How did Norway manage to ac- spective, four percent of the fund's economy. international energy markets. NorSomehow, the party that prides way saves virtually all of the rev- cumulate so much money in such current value amounts to about itself on fiscal responsibility and fienue generated by the oil sector in a short period of time? The Nor- CAD$36 billion.

The Alberta government's total nancial stewardship has managed to wegian government decided early any given year.

This savings strategy may sound on that their world-class public projected revenue for this year, from screw this up to the tune of almost familiar to many Albertans who will services would not be funded by all sources, is $38.7 billion. In other $900 billion. Albertans should be remember Peter Lougheed's efforts oil revenues, but rather through words, a fund the size of Norway's outraged at this complete mismanto do something similar in Alberta. progressive taxation. Taxes pay could almost fully replace all existing agement and incompetence, and at

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the total lack of foresight and vision demonstrated by our various governments over the years.

The Norwegians accomplished all of this in just 18 years. That means it's not too late for the Alberta government to step up and take its responsibility to Albertans seriously. The recipe is straightforward and simple: return to a progressive tax system and increase taxes to a point where they are fully and properly funding our public services; increase royalties on oil and gas so that they are in line with what jurisdictions around the world charge; and begin saving 95 to 100 percent of our oil and gas revenues.

Starting today would make us free of our dependence on oil and gas within 10 years, help secure our long-term financial sustainability and ensure our quality of life regardless of what happens to our natural resource production in the future. V Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

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Syrian peace talks

Making a deal for a more peaceful Syria It would be interesting to know just what tidbits of information the US National Security Agency's eavesdropping has turned up on United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He certainly caved in very fast: on Sunday he invited Iran to join the long-delayed peace talks aimed at ending the three-year-old civil war in Syria; on Sunday evening the United States loudly objected, and on Monday he obediently uninvited Iran.

So the peace talks get underway in Switzerland this week after all, and the omens for peace are not that bad. Unless, of course, you were also hoping for the overthrow of the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad and the emergence of a democratic Syria, in which case the omens are positively awful.

The breakthrough may not happen at Geneva this week, but the Russians and the Americans are now on the same side (although the US cannot yet bring itself to say publicly that it is backing Assad). Moreover, some of the rebels are getting ready to change sides. It won't be fast and it won't be pretty, but there's a decent chance that peace, in the shape of an Assad victory, will

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come to Syria within a year or two.

What has made this possible is the jihadis, the fanatical extremists of the al-Nusra Front and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, who have frightened both the United States and a great many ordinary Syrians into seeing Assad's regime as the lesser evil.

Two years ago, it still seemed possible that Assad could lose.

The rebels had the support of the United States, Turkey and powerful Sunni Arab states like Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and they still talked about a democratic, inclusive Syria. Assad's only friends were Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

But then the jihadis showed up, alienating local people with their extreme version of sharia law and scaring the pants off the United States with their allegiance to alQaeda. It took the United States quite a while to admit to itself that it does not actually want Assad to fall if that means putting the jihadis in power, but it has finally grasped the concept.

The catalyst was the poison gas attacks in Damascus last August, which forced the US to threaten air strikes against the Assad re-

gime (because it had already declared that the use of poison gas would cross a "red line").

However, President Obama was clearly reluctant to carry out his threat—and then the Russians came up with the idea that Assad could hand over all his chemical weapons instead.

Obama grabbed that lifeline and cancelled the air strikes. After that there was no longer any prospect of Western military intervention in the Syrian war, which meant that Assad was certain to survive, because the domestic rebels were never going to win it on their own.

More recently, a "war-within-thewar" has broken out among the rebels, with the secular groups fighting the jihadis and the jihadi groups fighting among themselves. So far in January more people have been killed in this internecine rebel war (more than 1000) than in the war against the regime. And the US and Russia are working on a deal that would swing most of the non-jihadi rebels over to the regime's side.

General Salim Idris, the commander of the Free Syrian Army (the main non-jihadi force on

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the battlefield), said last month that he and his allies were dropping the demand that Assad must leave power before the Geneva meeting convened. Instead, they would be content for Assad to go at the end of the negotiation process, at which time the FSA's forces would join with those of the regime in an offensive against the Islamists.

He was actually signalling that the FSA is getting ready to change sides. There will have to be amnesties and financial rewards for those who change sides, of course, but these things are easily arranged. And Assad will not leave power "at the end of the negotiation process."

The jihadis are not at Geneva this week, of course; just the Russians and the Americans, and the Assad regime and the Syrian National coalition (the FSA's po-

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litical front), and a few odds and sods to make up the numbers. It is an ideal environment for the regime and the secular rebels to discuss quietly how they might make a deal, with their Russian and American big brothers in attendance to smooth the path.

The fighting in Syria will continue for many months, even if a joint front of the regime and the FSA is formed to drive out the foreign extremists and eliminate the native-born ones. In practice, the end game will probably be even more ragged than that, with all sorts of local rebel groups trying to cut their own deals or holding out until the bitter end. But the final outcome has become clear, and it is no longer years away. V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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FEATURE // BEER MARKET

Crafty pub culture

CRAFT Beer Market goes a step beyond

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he wait for CRAFT Beer Market has been a lengthy one, but the beer finally began pouring in late December, adding an enviable draft list to the city's pub roster. The Edmonton location is the third addition to the CRAFT family, with locations already established in Calgary and Vancouver.

Let me just say that CRAFT Beer Market is beautiful. Located in the old Hys building on 101A Avenue, this new addition to the Edmonton food scene boasts high ceilings, vintage trusses, floor-to-ceiling windows and a striking central island bar from which all of the alcohol flows like sweet, sweet manna from heaven. The restaurant offers 104 different beers on tap—no bottled beer here—consisting of various ales, lagers and anomalies such as Parallel 49 Hoparazzi and Brooklyn Sorachi Ace. CRAFT has a custommade keg room that holds 250 kegs (that's more than 19 000 litres of beer) and the beer flows through more than three kilometres of pipe.

But General Manager Tyler McCaskie says anyone can serve drinks but that "it takes a lot of commitment to create a quality food program and ultimately it's the food that is going to bring people back."

CRAFT's food concept is described as a "New North American Classic Cuisine ... an elevated and sophisticated twist on traditional comfort foods." All of the food at CRAFT is made daily from scratch as much as possible and the restaurant has partnered with many local suppliers, such as Poplar Bluff Organics, Heritage Angus Naturally Raised Beef, and Gull Valley Greenhouses, to name a few. The resulting menu is unique and inspired, featuring items like fast food sushi, the 20 napkin burger, flatbreads, miso marinated tuna, Big Rock beer can chicken, s'more bombs and chicken and waffles for weekend brunch.

But there's much more to CRAFT besides the ambiance, extensive

alcohol selection and refreshing menu. It's the restaurant's dedication to sustainability and community support that sets it apart.

Marketing Manager Matt Salucop says, "we realize that CRAFT will inevitably play a larger role in the lives of our guests and our community than simply being a place to enjoy food and beverages."

On its website, CRAFT outlines its many partnerships and certifications.

Salucop points out that "the original CRAFT Beer Market in Calgary is the largest restaurant in Canada to receive Level 1 LEAF Certification and the new CRAFT Beer Market in Edmonton is on pace to exceed Level 1 LEAF certification."

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Approach with caution Pistachios are a member of the Anacardiaceae family—one that includes poison ivy, sumac, mango and cashews—and contain urushiol, which is an irritant that can cause allergic reactions.

Gone nutty Iran, the United States and Turkey are considered to be the major producers of pistachios (pistachio trees are also found throughout the Middle East), but China is the world's top pistachio consumer. The country's annual consumption is approximately 80 000 tons. The US comes in second at 45 000 tons per year.

Don’t judge by colour Pistachio shells are naturally beige, so any found in stores that are green or red have been commercially dyed after picking. This practice used to be done to hide stains on the shells when pistachios were picked by hand. These days, the seeds are picked by machinery, so dying is not necessary, but is still used because of consumer expectations.

The beginning Pistachio ice cream is said to have been invented in the 1840s by James W Parkinson in Philadelphia.

Reusable refuse Pistachio shells are recyclable.

Washed and dried shells (this isn’t necessary if the shells are unsalted) can be used as a fire starter, a liner at the bottom of houseplant pots for drainage and soil retention for up to two years or mulch for shrubs and other plants that need acid soils. Salted shells have uses, too, including being placed at the base of plants to keep slugs and snails at bay. Shells—salted or not—also make for handy craft supplies. V

Productive plants The fruit produced by a pistachio tree is called a drupe, which contains an edible, elongated seed. A single tree averages approximately 50 kg of seeds—that's nearly 50 000—in two years.

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Ice, ice, baby

The polar vortex might lead to a landmark Canadian icewine harvest Cold temperatures may have been wreaking havoc throughout North America this winter, but at least one good thing has come of it: 2013 was a bumper crop for Canadian icewine.

Winemakers in Ontario's Niagara region have reported that this could be the largest harvest of icewine grapes in the province's history.

Ideal conditions made 2013 one of the earliest harvests on record, with most producers harvesting well before Christmas. This comes as a relief to Canadian winemakers who have been struggling with mild winters in the past few years, which caused the icewine grapes to remain on the vine well into January and even February: under Canadian wine law, grapes for icewine can only be harvested once the temperatures falls to -8C and they are pressed while still frozen outside in the vineyards, so only the concentrated juice is extracted from the frozen berries—usually only a drop or two per grape.

An earlier harvest means better quality grapes, particularly the Vitis vinifera varieties (notably Cabernet Franc and Riesling), which

have thinner skins and, therefore, don't hold up as well when left on the vine for extended periods as their hybrid cousins like Vidal, which have a thicker skin and are more tolerant of the cold. Longer periods of time before harvest also means more losses to foraging wildlife; vineyards are essentially giant buffet tables to hundreds of species of birds and mammals.

Icewine is what put Canada on the world wine map—for years it was the only type of Canadian wine that gained any recognition internationally. It didn't originate here, however —the first icewines were made by accident in 18th-century Germany when an early blizzard froze the vines. Germany usually doesn't get as reliably cold as Canada, however, so it can't make icewine as consistently as here. In fact, while Canadians are enjoying this record-breaking early, huge harvest, German winemakers in many regions still haven't been able to harvest due to very mild temperatures.

There's a good reason why Cana-

dian wine hadn't received any attention prior to icewine's emergence in the mid-'80s: almost all of it was little more than cloying plonk (our claim to fame in the '70s was Baby Duck, which gives you an idea of the average quality of our wine at that time). Since then the industry has expanded rapidly, with red, white and sparkling wines from both Ontario and British Columbia gaining praise and winning awards around the world.

But although other types of Canadian wine have stepped into the

spotlight, it's Recommendations: worthwhile to Château des Charmes Vidal Icewine revisit the inPillitteri Riesling Icewine dustry's origins Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Icewine and appreciate Hillebrand Riesling Icewine icewine, which is a singular wine unlike any other. Though icewine is a sweet dessert wine, it also retains a zingy acidity that refreshes your palate and makes it a natural pairing to desserts and sweeter dishes; it is also remarkably good with many cheeses (especially blue) and spicy food. V

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The alluring Bettie Page

ith those expressive eyes and that wide, joyous smile ("She smiled with her whole body," arrests one of her photographers); with that perfect figure, that air of poise and relaxation, those stupendous self-designed, self-made bikinis and lingerie; with that go-for-broke approach to bondage, that easy confidence, and those bangs (oh, those bangs), Bettie Page cultivated a persona whose influence is impossible to measure. Her enduring, singular allure, exuding both playfulness and empowerment, certainly surpasses that of any other pin-up model. You could make a film just about that allure, its mystery, how it continually hits some sweet spot in the minds (and loins) of viewers of whichever gender or Fri, Jan 24 – Wed, Jan 29 sexual Directed by Mark Mori preferMetro Cinema at the Garneau ence.

Or you  could make a film about Page's fascinating and mostly troubled biography. It too is mysterious, with Page retiring from modelling at 34 and disappearing for decades

after. Mark Mori's Bettie Page Reveals All, founded in a series of audio interviews Mori undertook with Page before her death in 2008, attempts to tackle both of these subjects, but it does so amateurishly, with ample affection and little genuine empathy or understanding. The material couldn't be more potent, but the artistry is fumbling.

From Hugh Hefner to Bunny Yeager, every interview subject in Bettie Page Reveals All speaks of Page's magnetism, professionalism and good nature, and most especially her way of radiating healthy sexuality. There are subjects who speak with great respect for Page's own robust libido and gifts as a lover. All of which feels absolutely right, yet there is a shadow side to this, something that Mori allows mention of yet, in his filmmaking, seems to barley register: Page's molestation at the hands of her "sex fiend" father; her first marriage, which ended with her husband's return from the Second World War "a jealous maniac;" a horrific gang rape; and later in her life, the religious zeal, the voice of God speaking to her, the years spent in an institution and in meagre finances, without royalties from the endless reproductions of her work or likeness. It isn't that the film need focus exclusively on the sordid aspects

chambault discovered at the Quebec performing arts school where much of the film is set, itself an interesting milieu that the film permits us to explore. Marion-Rivard has Williams syndrome, a genetic defect characterized by a combination of learning impairment and strong language and social Opens Friday skills. In Directed by Louise Archambault portraying the  film's eponymous heroine, Marion-Rivard exudes More than a prosaic feel-good film a heightened sense of engagement developmental disabilities attempt- with her surroundings and a fierce ing to win herself greater autonomy desire to communicate, through anywhere near as shamelessly ma- conversation, through singing, which nipulative or ploddingly earnest as it she seems to excel at—she's a key might seem, given its Oscar-baiting, member of the school's choir—and, issue-laden premise. Gabrielle isn't most notably, through a capacity all that subtle or sophisticated, but to express desire and offer physical it is pretty smart. affection. Central to the film's conPerhaps its greatest strength is its flict is Gabrielle's interest in Martin star, Gabrielle Marion-Rivard, who Ar- (Alexandre Landry), a shy choir-mate

who lives with his rather protective mother—unlike Gabrielle, who has her own room at the school. The two make an endearing couple, but any semblance of conventional romance between them is thwarted by largely well-intentioned family members and school staff, who openly debate the pros and cons of allowing Gabrielle and Martin what they consider to be their rightful independence, ie: the power to be alone together, to have sex, perhaps even to cohabitate.

of Page's life, but to relegate them to something akin to footnotes feels almost perverse, oblivious to causality—these bad experiences made Page just as much as the good ones.

Given the absence of images of Page post-retirement (save one affecting mug shot), the wrongly titled Bettie Page Reveals All is comprised of archival stills and movies of Page's work, poorly shot talking heads, and an abysmally literal-minded use of stock images, accompanied by inappropriate, boilerplate music, some of which sounds like it was lifted from some TV thriller, some of which was actually composed specially for the film by Gary Guttman (Mega Babies, Skeleton Warriors: Bad to the Bone).

Page tells her story in an arresting, wizened drawl, and Mori illustrates it unimaginatively, without any sense of momentum or pause for insight. No doubt Mori adores Page. And the parade of images of her work, the best thing about the film, is hardly difficult to look at for 100 minutes. Intensely sexy, always inventive, tinged with the residue of a life so much more complicated, those stills and movies tell a story in themselves.

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hough it may be Canada's submission for this year's Best Foreign Language Academy Award, Louise Archambault's Gabrielle is neither as good nor as bad as such a dubious honour makes it out to be. By which I mean that, while it's certainly not the best film to come out of French Canada last year, neither is this drama about a young woman with

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While these complex issues are frontloaded in the narrative, Gabrielle is not didactic, per se. Having successfully integrated her cast and, in some cases, apparently drawn upon their own life experiences to flesh out their roles, Archambault constructs scenarios that allow her heroine's struggle to play out through action, rather than commentary. A clandestine make-out session at a dance party, a solo excursion

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through the city and a somewhat disastrous day spent alone in her sister's apartment all unfold in naturalistic sequences. Rather than use such sequences as cumulative scaffolding for a tidy resolution, Archambault ends the film with one last bit of mischief that just barely works in Gabrielle's favour, which is a way of assuring us that her challenges are far from over.

Some of this feels more admirable than inventive or riveting, and much is fairly predictable—again, it's the performances and the ample space that Archambault allows for those performances to blossom that elevates Gabrielle above the level of the prosaic feel-good film. There is also a climactic and protracted special appearance from Quebec's superstar singer-songwriter Robert Charlebois.

I suspect one would need to be a big fan to get excited about that bit.

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REVUE // MALKOVICH

Being John Malkovich and Abelard's medieval romance. The mixture of Schwartz's (John Cusack) pathetic artistic struggle (to be "inside someone else's skin and see what they see") and stretched-out absurdities (a 7½th floor, imagined speech impediments) merges in one rebirth-canal.

It's a behind-a-filing-cabinet tunnel-ride into John Horatio Malkovich's consciousness, followed by ejection onto a grassy bank by the New Jersey Turnpike. The story also drops us into a Bermuda love-triangle.

Oh ... it's that kind of party

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eing John Malkovich is that blip on the screenwriter as a film's main author. the film-world's sonar (15 years Kaufman brought the thrill of a sharpago now), pinging louder like an incom- ly self-aware meta-storyness to his first ing torpedo, when script, all about one writer became Tue, Jan 28 (9 pm) impersonation, an emerging threat. Directed by Spike Jonze substitution and Charlie Kaufman Metro Cinema at the Garneau manipulation. In alone, launching Originally released: 1999 its first five minstrike after strike in utes, after curfive years—followtains part for its ing BJM with screenplays for Adapta- first scene, Being John Malkovich offers tion, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless obsessives' child-substitutes—frowzy Mind, and two more—seemed to set Craig Schwartz's marionettes and plain off David Morris Kipen's "Schreiber the- Lotte Schwartz's pets—and whimsical ory" in 2006, which attacks the direc- allusions: a giant Emily Dickinson puptor-centred "auteur theory" by positing pet, a curbside re-enactment of Heloise

There's something fantastically proto-Internet about this romanticdramedy of flop-sweat desperation, role-playing, simulation and eccentric, niche-culture behaviour—a world of virtual-reality escapes, alter egos, sexual fetishes and rabbit-hole trips.

Both self-parodies—Kaufman's mockery of egomaniacal, pretentious highartistry and Malkovich's existence on the margins of celebrity—seem seriously prescient of 21st-century cyberculture, too. The actor's voyage into his own head leads to a funhousemirrorland of multiple Malkoviches.

Director Spike Jonze eyes this story of wormholing self-obsessions with a dingy, cramped up-close-ness (Jonze's man-in-love-with-his-operating-sys-

tem Her, just released, seems like BJM's post-Steve Jobs soulmate).

Kaufman's script still impresses with its self-possession, its poised, surehanded oddness, striking a distinctive tone—scruffy, melancholic absurdity.

(The real triangle here seems to be Python-Pynchon-Beckett.) And Lottie's (Cameron Diaz) pursuit of Maxine (Catherine Keener) through Malkovich's subconscious epitomizes the silly yet serious story-building that Kaufman's accomplished. Because the lasting thrill of Being John Malkovich is its warped, wild ride along the circuits and currents of a deviously plotting mind.

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Devil's Due

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ver since Paranormal Activity, the found-footage flick has become the Ikea furniture of horror movies: follow-the-diagram plots make for some easy-to-assemble wooden stories, catering cheaply and evermore blandly to your 18 – 26 demographic. And so drops Due Devil's Due, a Now playing by-the-blueprint Directed by Tyler Gillett, Matt Prenatal Activity Bettinelli-Olpin stalking a boring white couple as  he films everything and Satan's spawn gestates in her womb ... but never fear! Amid this meh!diocre nightmare, leave it to your daydreaming reviewer to throw in a few oversized Allen keys from barelyCONTINUED ON PAGE 12 >>

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Bohemian rhapsody

La vie de bohème a wondrous look at life, art, romance and failure

Good times, everybody!

Aki Kaurismäki wanted to adapt Henri Murger's Scènes de la vie de bohème since first reading it in the '70s, but it would be another 15 years before the Finnish filmmaker could realize his dream in the only city that could possibly host Murger's iconic narrative.

Except that it couldn't. Paris was no longer the Paris of 1851, or even 1951.

Café culture was a memory. So Kaurismäki moved his crew to the southern suburb of Malakoff, which held traces of his dimmer, more decrepit vision of the city of light. He shot in sterling black and white, which leaves more room to dream, and has a way of blurring our sense of time.

La vie de bohème (1992) is one of Kaurismäki's most transporting and wondrous works, characteristically economical and deadpan, yet brimming with emotion and drama, with fatalism, snap decisions, love at first sight and hastily forged alliances. It's funny, inventive, occasionally absurd, peppered with deus ex machina yet tragic, devoted to an idea of life, art and romance that leaves no room for failure, even when failure is inevitable. It's now available on DVD and Blu-ray from Criterion.

The cast is a dream. Matti Pellonpää plays Rodolfo, an Albanian painter, and Kari Väänänen is Schaunard, an

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connected-movies-past to wrench up the predictable proceedings.

Zach (Zach Gilford) and Samantha (Allison Miller) hit the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon, where a cab driver takes them to an underground club and Samantha, gone blotto, gets whisked to a backroom and impregnated by Beelzebub (Zach's camera, sans Zach, just happens to catch all this, but voyeuristic hubby somehow neglects to review this footage for months). Back home, Samantha discovers she's pregnant despite the pill; soon, hoodied folk sneak in to secrete cameras in various

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Irish composer of vaudevillian musique concrete. (These Fins knew not a lick of the French and thus learned their lines phonetically.) André Wilms is the logorrheic writer Marcel Marx, a character Wilms would revisit in Kaurismäki's Le Havre (2011). Evelyne Didi plays Mimi, who loves Rodolfo but finds it hard to bear his endemic poverty. (And it should be said that, in just a few scenes, Kaurismäki and his collaborators do more to dignify and deepen the women in this chronicle of male-centric bohemian life than every Beat Generation movie combined.)

Jean-Pierre Léaud, beloved star of so much early Truffaut and Godard, plays Rodolfo's affluent patron, an impulsive art collector who materializes like a gruff angel at just the right moments.

There are cameos from directors Sam Fuller, whose Pick-up on South Street (1953) is alluded to during a pickpocketing scene, and Louis Malle, playing a diner who takes pity on Rodolfo after said pocket has been picked. The film also features Laika, a dog, in the role of Baudelaire, also a dog. Which is to say that a dog plays a dog, one named after a poet and contemporary of Murger's.

He does a marvellous job.

La vie de bohème seems timeless, yet part of its charm derives from

spots, presumably so they can later assemble a video-dairy of Lucifer Jr's mischief-making on those naïve human hosts for Damned Daddy's chortling viewing pleasure, come home-movie night down in Hades.

(Cut to: Ned Flanders as the Devil in the "Heck House" segment of The Simpsons.)

There's a woman's anxiety about her pregnant body mutating into, yep, horror of a fiendish fetus. And, à la Freud, the maternal home is where the hell is here—Samantha doesn't want to become a housewife but the place starts to rumble and crack as the infernal birth nears.

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its precise sense of place, one where shadows are many and long, where the wallpaper's peeling in every garret and berets are worn without irony, where a two-headed trout smiles upon the foundation of a friendship, where the wipers of a threewheeled car wipe in time to Little Willie John when lovers reunite.

Magic and squalor are close neighbours in this world, as they were in the production: when Kaurismäki couldn't afford to shoot a farewell scene in the Gare d'Austerlitz, he found an aluminium garage door and projected light on it through a stencil cut to resemble the windows of a moving train. And real-life concerns creep into the fantasy. Typically for Kaurismäki, immigrant communities, outsiders and the poor stick together without making a big deal of it. Solidarity is as much a matter of survival as sentiment. But it can't save these bohemians from their destinies. Nor has it saved Kaurismäki from the brutalities of film financing. In the first 10 years of his career he made 12 features. In the past 10, he's made two. C'est la vie?

Here's hoping that the prospects for this one-of-a-kind filmmaker aren't as dismal as they were for Rodolfo, Schaunard, Mimi or Marcel. V

ground beef at the supermarket one day. (Cut to: security-camera footage of the Dude in the dairy aisle, slurping out of the milk carton to verify its expiry date at the start of The Big Lebowski.) Much is unsurprising: a Latin-chanting Satan-sect, a stricken priest. But it's the ubiquity of cameras that seems most infernal—isn't there somewhere a lens won't follow? Forget hell—it's more like eternal HAL. (Cut to: the computer's red eye in 2001 as its voice intones, "My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a ... fraid.")

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LAST VEGAS (PG coarse language, sexual content) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN, TUE 1:35, 7:25; MON, WED-THU 7:25

12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A brutal violence, disturbing content) FRI 9:10; SAT-SUN 3:30, 9:10; MON-THU 9:10

for young children, violence) Closed Captioned FRI 5:30, 8:00, 10:30; SAT-SUN 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30; MON-THU 7:40, 10:10

FROZEN (G) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 12:00; SUN-THU

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse

1:50; 3D : FRI-SAT 2:35, 5:10, 7:50; SUN 4:30, 7:10; MONTHU 4:30, 7:05

HER (14A sexual content, coarse language, mature subject matter) Closed Captioned FRI 4:00; SAT 3:30; SUN 5:00

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG not rec

12 YEARS A SLAVE (14A brutal violence, disturbing

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Captioned SAT-SUN 11:50; 3D: FRI-SUN 3:25, 7:00, 10:30; MON-THU 6:40, 10:10

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A coarse language)

SAVING MR. BANKS (PG mature subject matter) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15; SUN 12:40, 3:35, 6:35, 9:35; MON-TUE 1:15, 4:20, 7:10, 10:10; WED 1:00, 6:55; THU 4:20, 7:10, 10:10; Star & Strollers: THU 1:00

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) Closed

THE BOOK THIEF (PG) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN, TUE

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES

GRUDGE MATCH (14A) Closed Captioned DAILY 3:50, 7:15, 9:50

OUT OF THE FURNACE (14A coarse language, brutal violence) DAILY 9:15

HOMEFRONT (14A substance abuse, brutal violence, coarse language) DAILY 4:35, 9:55

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A substance abuse, sexual content) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:00, 4:00, 8:00; MON, WED-THU 4:00, 7:45 I, FRANKENSTEIN (PG frightening scenes, not rec for

DAILY 3:55, 6:45

1:05, 3:45, 6:40, 9:45; MON, WED-THU 3:45, 6:40, 9:45

10200-102 Ave, 780.421.7018

language) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30; SUN 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:15; MON-TUE 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:45; WED 1:20, 4:10, 6:50, 9:35; THU 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:45 violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 12:05; SUN 2:00; MON 2:35; TUE-THU 2:30; 3D: FRI-SAT 3:30, 7:05, 10:35; SUN 10:00; MON-TUE, THU 6:05, 9:35; WED 6:05, 9:30

(14A, frightening scenes, coarse language) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 10:30; SUN-TUE 9:50; WED-THU 9:40

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (14A language may offend, crude content) FRI-SAT 2:15, 5:10, 8:00, 10:50; SUN 12:55, 4:00, 6:50, 9:40; MON-TUE 12:55, 3:50, 6:40, 9:40; WED 12:55, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; THU 12:55, 3:50, 6:35, 9:25

young children, violence) Closed Captioned, Dolby Stereo Digital, Digital Presentation DAILY 3:40; 3D: Digital 3d FRISUN, TUE 12:50, 7:10, 10:10; MON, WED-THU 7:10, 9:20 Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation FRI-SUN, TUE 12:20, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30; MON, WED-THU 3:15, 6:30, 9:25

GABRIELLE (14A) Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:30, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45; MON, WED-THU 3:30, 6:50, 9:40

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:10, 3:25; MON, WED-THU 3:20 tioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 7:30, 10:00; MON, WED-THU 7:30, 9:55

HER (14A sexual content, coarse language, mature subject matter) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:40, 3:55, 6:55, 9:50; MON, WED-THU 3:55, 6:55, 9:45

MON, WED-THU 4:00, 7:00, 9:45

JAI HO (STC) Hindi W/E.S.T. FRI-SUN, TUE 1:30, 4:40, 8:00; MON, WED-THU 4:40, 8:00

CINEPLEX ODEON NORTH 14231-137 Ave 780.732.2236

THE NUT JOB (G) FRI-SUN 1:00; MON-THU 2:05; 3D : FRISAT 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00; SUN 3:15, 5:30, 7:55, 10:10; MON-THU 4:35, 6:45, 9:15 DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 1:05, 3:40, 6:00, 8:25, 10:50; SUN 2:30, 5:00, 7:15, 10:00; MON-TUE, THU 2:15, 5:05, 7:50, 10:05; WED 2:15, 5:05, 7:30, 9:45 LONE SURVIVOR (14A gory brutal violence, coarse

MON-THU 1:20; 3D : DAILY 4:00, 6:50

language) Closed Captioned FRI 1:50, 4:40, 7:35; SAT 1:50, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25; SUN 1:25, 4:15, 7:25, 10:10; MON-THU 1:55, 4:40, 7:25, 10:15

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG not rec

HER (14A sexual content, coarse language, mature

FROZEN (G) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN 12:00, 1:20;

for young children, violence) Closed Captioned DAILY 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00

I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG frightening scenes, not rec for young children, violence) ULTRAAVX: FRI-SAT 1:00, 3:20, 5:50, 8:20, 10:45; SUN-THU 1:00, 3:20, 5:50, 8:15, 10:40

subject matter) FRI-SAT 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:20; SUN 1:15, 4:05, 7:00, 10:00; MON 1:10, 4:05, 10:10; TUE 1:10, 4:05, 7:00, 10:10; WED 7:10, 10:10; THU 4:05, 7:00, 9:55; Star & Strollers: THU 1:00

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (14A coarse language)

language) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN-THU 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50; SAT 11:10, 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50

Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:05; SUN 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55; MON-TUE 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:30; WED 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:20; THU 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG

GISELLE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE (Clas-

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse

sification not available) MON 7:00

violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Captioned DAILY 1:10; 3D : Closed Captioned FRISAT 4:40, 8:15; SUN-THU 4:40, 8:20

available) SUN 6:00

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) DAILY

THE SMURFS (G) SAT 11:00

12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:40

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (14A language may offend, crude content) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN, TUE, THU 1:15, 4:10, 7:30, 10:20; MON,WED 1:15, 4:10, 10:20 THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A substance abuse, sexual content) Closed Captioned DAILY 2:30, 6:20, 9:30

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed Captioned DAILY 12:40, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE–2014 (Classification not

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: CORIOLANUS (Classification not available) THU 7:00 CINEPLEX ODEON WINDERMERE CINEMAS

DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) Closed Cap-

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse

tioned DAILY 1:30, 3:45, 6:00, 8:10, 10:35

language) Closed Captioned FRI 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; SAT 12:10, 2:45, 5:30, 8:10, 10:45; SUN 12:50, 3:30, 6:10,

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG

tioned FRI 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; SAT-SUN 12:35, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; MON-THU 7:30, 9:55

LONE SURVIVOR (14A gory brutal violence, coarse language) Closed Captioned FRI 4:15, 7:10, 10:00; SATSUN 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 10:00; MON-THU 6:50, 9:40 THE SMURFS (G) SAT 11:00 GRANDIN THEATRE–ST ALBERT Grandin Mall Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert, 780.458.9822

violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 12:00; MON-THU 12:45; 3D: FRI-SUN 3:25, 6:55, 10:20; MON-THU 4:35, 8:20

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) FRI-SUN 12:30, 2:55, 5:30, 8:15, 10:45; MON-TUE, THU 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:20; WED 5:00, 7:50, 10:20; Star & Strollers: WED 1:00

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (PG) DAILY 1:20

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (14A language may offend, crude content) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 10:30; MON-THU 9:50

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG violence,

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A substance

not rec for young children) DAILY 3:20, 6:15, 9:00

SUN 3:00, 5:15, 7:30, 9:50; MON-THU 4:20, 6:50, 9:15

9:25

DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) Closed Caption

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) DAILY 1:15, 4:25, 7:55

& Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 1:20, 3:35, 6:00, 8:20, 10:35; MON-THU 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10, 10:30

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) DAILY 1:10,

language) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:45; MON-THU 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:25

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed

language) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:15, 3:10, 6:40, 9:40; MON, WED-THU 3:00, 6:40, 9:30

LANDMARK CINEMAS 10 CLAREVIEW 4211-139 Ave, 780.472.7600

FROZEN (G) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital SAT-SUN 3:15; 3D: Digital 3d FRI 7:05; SAT-SUN 12:15, 7:05; MON-THU 6:45

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital 3d, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 7:30; SAT-SUN 4:00, 7:30; MON-THU 6:35

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:30, 9:35; SAT-SUN 12:00, 3:10, 6:30, 9:35; MON-THU 7:00

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A substance abuse, sexual content) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 7:40; SAT-SUN 12:00, 3:50, 7:40; MON-THU 6:50 PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (14A, frightening scenes, coarse language) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN 9:40; MON-THU 9:10

LONE SURVIVOR (14A gory brutal violence, coarse language) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:35, 9:30; SAT-SUN 12:05, 3:00, 6:35, 9:30; MON-THU 6:00, 8:55 JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse language) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 7:10, 9:45; SAT-SUN 12:25, 3:05, 7:10, 9:45; MON-THU 6:25, 9:00

DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) No Passes,

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) No Passes,

THE NUT JOB 3D (G) DAILY 4:30, 6:40, 8:50

11:20, 12:10, 2:20; SUN 12:10, 2:20; Star & Strollers: WED 1:00

DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) Closed Cap-

THE NUT JOB (G) SAT-SUN 12:20, 2:40; 3D: FRI-SUN 5:00,

THE NUT JOB (G) FRI-SUN 12:45; MON-THU 2:00; 3D: FRI-

FROZEN (G) Closed Captioned SAT-SUN 12:40; 3D: FRI

rec for young children, violence) VIP 18+: FRI 5:00, 7:50, 10:45; SAT 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 10:30; SUN 12:30, 3:30, 7:00, 9:45; MON-THU 6:45, 9:45; 3D ULTRAAVX: FRI 3:30, 5:55, 8:20, 10:45; SAT 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15; SUN 1:00, 3:45, 6:20, 8:50; MON-THU 6:45, 9:15

THE NUT JOB (G) FRI, MON-TUE, THU 12:10, 2:15; SAT

7:20, 9:40; MON-THU 7:00, 9:20

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse language) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SUN 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55, 10:30; MON-THU 1:20, 4:15, 7:25, 10:00

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY (PG) DAILY

Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:50, 9:10; SAT-SUN 12:10, 2:45, 6:50, 9:10; MON-THU 6:20, 8:40

I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG frightening scenes, not

I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG frightening scenes, not rec for young children, violence) ULTRAAVX: FRI-SUN 12:50, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40; MON-THU 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30

FROZEN (G) DAILY 1:00, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20

Cineplex Odeon Windermere, Vip Cinemas, 6151 Currents Dr, 780.822.4250

3:50, 6:40; SAT-SUN 3:20, 6:10; MON-THU 6:40

for young children, violence) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-SAT 12:20, 3:40, 7:00, 10:15; SUN 1:30, 10:15; MON-TUE 12:30, 3:40, 7:00, 10:15; WED 12:30, 3:40, 10:15; THU 12:30, 3:40, 10:30

Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital

Captioned FRI-SAT 12:50, 3:50, 7:10, 10:10; SUN 12:00, 3:10, 6:40, 9:55; MON 1:00, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20; TUE 1:00, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15; WED 1:05, 4:00, 6:55, 9:55; THU 1:05, 4:00, 7:15, 10:10

NEBRASKA (14A) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:20, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45;

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A substance abuse, sexual content) Closed Captioned FRI 4:25, 8:20; SAT-SUN 12:30, 4:25, 8:20; MON-THU 7:50

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG not rec

FRI-SUN, TUE 1:00, 3:20, 7:20, 9:55; MON, WED-THU 3:10,

7:20, 9:50

8:45; MON, WED-THU 4:45, 8:45

FRI-SUN, TUE 2:00; 3D : DAILY 4:30, 7:10, 9:30

Captioned FRI 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; SAT-SUN 11:45, 2:20, 4:55, 7:30, 10:05; MON-THU 7:10, 9:45

SUN 12:00; MON-THU 1:15; 3D : FRI-SUN 2:35, 5:10, 7:45; MON-THU 4:00, 6:55

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed Captioned DAILY 12:40, 3:50, 7:15, 10:25

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS (PG) Closed Captioned

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) Closed

WEM 8882-170 St 780.444.2400

FROZEN (G) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video FRI-

language may offend, crude content) DAILY 1:45, 4:15, 7:00, 9:20

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) Closed

DHOOM 3 (PG) Hindi W/E.S.T. FRI-SUN, TUE 1:00, 4:45,

4:05, 7:05, 9:40; MON, WED-THU 4:05, 7:05, 9:40

FRI-SUN 10:20; MON-THU 10:00

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM

abuse, sexual content) Closed Caption & Descriptive Video DAILY 1:00, 4:50, 8:45

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse

GIRL, BOY, BAKLA, TOMBOY (PG) FRI-SUN, TUE 1:10,

SAVING MR. BANKS (PG mature subject matter)

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (14A coarse language) FRI

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (14A

Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SUN, TUE 12:55, 3:50, 7:00, 10:15; MON, WED-THU 3:50, 7:00, 10:00

language, crude content, not rec for children) Closed Captioned DAILY 9:10

language) Closed Captioned FRI 5:05, 7:45, 10:25; SATSUN 11:45, 2:25, 5:05, 7:45, 10:25; MON-THU 7:25, 10:05

DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) Closed Cap-

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (18A substance abuse, sexual content) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 12:45, 4:45, 8:45; SUN 12:45, 4:45, 8:35; MON-WED 1:05, 5:15, 9:10; THU 1:15, 5:15, 9:10

JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA (14A coarse

SUN 1:00, 7:00; MON-THU 7:00

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) FRI 9:00; SAT-SUN 3:00,

6:50; SAT-SUN 1:30, 6:50; MON-THU 6:50

language) Closed Captioned FRI 3:40, 6:40, 9:50; SAT 1:00, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; SUN 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:45; MON-THU 6:40, 9:30

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse

10337-82 Ave, 780.433.0728

PHILOMENA (PG language may offend) FRI 7:00; SAT-

I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG frightening scenes, not rec

Captioned FRI-SAT 1:25, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50; SUN 1:05, 3:50, 10:10; MON-TUE 1:25, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00; WED-THU 7:15, 10:00

Captioned FRI-SAT 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40; SUN 12:30, 3:00, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; MON-THU 1:40, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15

FREE BIRDS (G) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN, TUE 1:40; 3D:

FROZEN (G) SAT-SUN 11:40, 2:20; 3D : FRI-SUN 5:00, 7:40;

PRINCESS

LONE SURVIVOR (14A gory brutal violence, coarse

for young children, violence) ULTRAAVX FRI-SAT 12:55, 3:20, 5:45, 8:15, 10:45; SUN 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05; MON-THU 2:00, 4:45, 7:35, 10:05

ENDER'S GAME (PG violence, not rec for young

2020 Sherwood Dr Sherwood Park 780.416.0150

THE NUT JOB (G) Digital SAT-SUN 4:30; TUE 2:40

9:00; MON-THU 9:00

FROZEN (G) DAILY 6:50; SAT-SUN 2:10

DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN,

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK

I, FRANKENSTEIN (PG frightening scenes, not rec for young children, violence) Digital SAT-SUN 4:40; TUE 2:50

DEVIL'S DUE (14A frightening scenes) Closed Captioned FRI 9:40; Sat-Sun 9:00; MON-THU 9:30

LANDMARK CINEMAS 9 CITY CENTRE

5074-130 Ave 780.472.9779

9:20; MON-THU 8:00

violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital SAT-SUN 12:30

for young children, violence) Closed Captioned FRI 3:30, 6:50, 10:10; SAT-SUN 12:10, 3:30, 6:50, 10:10; MON-THU 6:30, 9:50

I, FRANKENSTEIN 3D (PG frightening scenes, not rec

CINEMA CITY MOVIES 12

GRAVITY 3D (PG coarse language) Reald 3d FRI-SUN

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG not rec

language) DAILY 6:40, 9:30; SAT-SUN 1:40

Captioned DAILY 8:50

Digital SAT-SUN 2:50

Captioned FRI 3:50, 7:10, 10:20; SAT 12:20, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00; SUN 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:45; MON-THU 6:50, 9:50

JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (PG violence, coarse

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed

FROZEN (G) Digital SAT-SUN 4:10; TUE 2:30; 3D: Reald 3d FRI 6:50; SAT-SUN 1:30, 6:50; MON-THU 5:30

THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG

MON-THU 7:20

for young children, violence) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 12:15, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55; SUN 12:50, 4:15, 7:30; MON-TUE 1:35, 4:50, 8:00; WED 3:50, 9:50; THU 12:55, 4:05

9:20; SAT-SUN 1:30

THE NUT JOB (G) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) Closed

content) Closed Captioned FRI 3:30, 6:50, 10:10; SAT 12:50, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20; SUN 1:40, 4:40, 8:30; MON-THU 6:30, 9:40

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) DAILY 7:10,

MON-THU 6:15, 8:45

Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:55, 9:45; SAT-SUN 12:20, 2:45, 6:55, 9:45; MON-THU 6:05, 8:35

THE NUT JOB 3D (G) Digital 3d, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:40, 9:00; SAT-SUN 12:35, 6:40, 9:00; MON-THU 6:10, 8:25

I, FRANKENSTEIN (PG frightening scenes, not rec for young children, violence) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital SAT-SUN 2:55; 3D: Digital 3d FRI 6:45, 9:15; SAT-SUN 12:30, 6:45, 9:15;

3:45, 6:30, 9:10

METRO CINEMA AT THE GARNEAU Metro at the Garneau: 8712-109 St 780.425.9212

BEST OF SHORT FILMS (PG coarse language) (Magnetic Reconnection filmmaker in attendance) Rural Route Film Festival: FRI 7:00

BETTIE PAGE REVEALS ALL (14A nudity, sexual content, mature subject matter) FRI 9:30; SAT 2:30, 7:00; SUN 4:45, 9:30; WED 9:15

BAIKONUR (STC) Rural Route Film Festival, screening with Magnetic Reconnection; Russian/French/English with subtitles SAT 12:30; WED 7:00

THE MOSUO SISTERS (STC) Rural Route Film Festival: screening with Magnetic Reconnection; Tibetan / Naxi with subtitles SAT 4:30; TUE 7:00

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (PG) SAT 9:00; SUN 12:30; MON 7:00

RECYCLED CINEMA: A FESTIVAL OF INAPPROPRIATION (14A) SUN 7:00 BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (14A coarse language) Cult

LONE SURVIVOR (14A gory brutal violence, coarse

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: CORIOLANUS (Classification not available) THU 7:00

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (18A) FRI-TUE, THU 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:10; WED 4:10, 7:20, 10:10; Star & Strollers: WED 1:00

I, FRANKENSTEIN: AN IMAX 3D EXPERIENCE (PG frightening scenes, not rec for young children, violence) FRI-SUN 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10, 9:40; MON-THU 2:15,

4:45, 7:10, 9:40

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE - 2014 (Classification not available) SUN 6:00

NEW FORT CINEMA 9922-100 St, Fort Saskatchewan, 780.992.1707; Office: 780.992.1878

RIDE ALONG (PG violence, coarse language) DAILY 7:15, 9:15; SAT-SUN, TUE 1:15

THE NUT JOB (G) DAILY 7:00, 8:50; SAT-SUN, TUE 2:00 FROZEN 2D (G) DAILY 6:30; SAT-SUN, TUE 1:30

Cinema TUE 9:00

AMERICAN HUSTLE (14A coarse language) DAILY

NANOOK OF THE NORTH (STC) Canoe Theatre Festival

8:45

Live concert with film: THU 7:30

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ADVENTURE // CYCLING

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Here are five winter riding tips to consider as you go two-wheeling this winter:

• Slow down and ride cautiously, especially when turning and breaking.

• Ensure you are visible with both lights and reflective accessories. A front and rear helmet light is eye-level with vehicle drivers on those earlier dark evenings.

• Purchase a second winter riding bike with wide tires and fenders.

• Clean and maintain your bike regularly, including washing off dirt and grime, and keeping all movable parts well greased, lubed and oiled. // City of Edmonton

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use is interesting and inherently contentious, but my personal thoughts on this matter are that there are just too few winter cyclists willing to take that route to make it economically logical.

Regardless of whether the bike lanes are visible, this fact is not going to entice more people to winter commute."

Bike shops and organizations have also recognized the increase in winter riding, and many offer a variety of accessories and advice, while some even offer winter cycling workshops and their own organized group rides.

Michael MacFynn, public relations manager at Revolution Cycle, says "we have a ride every Wednesday even in winter." Mike Blennerhassett from the Hardcore Cycling Club also offers winter group rides.

"There is a dedicated group that rides on Mondays with all types of bikes," Blennerhassett adds.

"I lead and participate in two weekly winter rides on Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons," Jung notes. "They are designed to be trail rides utilizing the Edmonton River Valley trails system. They last from 1.5 to 3.5 hours depending on the temperature and trail conditions."

"Every year we offer winter riding seminars at our non-profit community bike shops, as well as do-it-yourself tire-studding workshops," says Christopher Chan, Executive Director, Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society (EBCS).

"Our seminars cover everything from clothing, route choice, riding style and lighting, to different options for the type of bike and accessories to use."

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seem to be showing up everywhere throughout the city.

"I know MEC sold out of their initial batch of studded tires in the very first weekend of snow, and other bike shops have seen similarly brisk sales," Chan adds.

Keith Hallgren is a volunteer at EBCS, and describes himself as a utilitarian cyclist.

"My bicycles serve to handle many of our everyday needs. We are a family of car-free cyclists," he explains. He's also the words behind the wonderful Raving Bike Fiend blog, where he's posted much of what he teaches at the winter cycling classes."

An emerging trend in winter cycling is the increased presence of what has been branded Fat Bikes. Surly Bikes were the first to mass-produce this genre with its Pugsley frame and extrawide tires. There are definite advantages to riding this type of bike in winter.

There's no real need for suspension as the tires give them so much compliance. Some are more than four inches wide, enabling riders to seemingly float across snow with the lower tire pressure requirement. This year has seen other manufacturers hitting the market with their own line of Fat Bikes, many with aluminum frames and carbon forks to reduce the weight.

Ben Fedoruk, manager at Revolution Cycle, has been commuting for 25 years in all seasons and has a Fat Bike

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designed for winter riding.

"We are one of Edmonton's biggest Fat Bike dealers, and this year we introduced our own model, The Mayor, that we spearheaded with a vendor out of Toronto," he says.

"This year we've noticed a huge increase in Fat Bike purchases, as these bikes make riding on the snow a lot easier than the standard bicycle profile," adds Mark Roebuck of Western Cycle.

"I ride a fatty for fun on the single track and for bad snow days, a singlespeed 29er for cruising on the hard pack, and I've even studded the cargo bike," Markland says.

Whichever type of bike you choose to ride, just make sure it's equipped to get you through the long winter riding season. Jung, who identifies himself as a stalwart cyclist who predominantly rides and races mountain bikes, has some advice for those willing to bundle up and ride.

"From my experience winter riding in Edmonton, I've learned not to be arrogant about enforcing your rights as a cyclist by taking a lane on major roads as you are just going to put yourself in danger and anger motorists," he explains. "You may have to take detours, back alleys or ride on the sidewalk, but you are protecting yourself from danger and vitriol from motorists. This city also has a big grid system, so it's easy to find side roads."

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With all this partying you may have to set a couple of alarms for Sunday morning. On Monday night the place to be is definitely the De'd Dog Bar and Grill where the Fitzhugh is hosting Fitz Fest. Vintage Marmot Basin ski footage and an amateur film screening are just some of the highlights. Partying aside, if you want to get a little competitive, there's a rail jam up at Marmot Basin on Saturday morning. Only $10 to enter and helmets are mandatory. I'm told there are plenty of prizes to go around creating a fun atmosphere for all. Snow conditions at Marmot Basin continue to be excellent and daytime temperatures are extremely mild for this time of the year.

Ice on Whyte Edmonton's Ice on Whyte Festival starts this weekend on Friday, January 24. The festival location is at the north end of Gateway Boulevard (103 Street) and Tommy Banks Way, properly known as End of Steel Park. Many local and international ice carvers will be creating some amazing pieces of frozen art and there will be L'il Chipper classes for those wanting to try a little carving themselves. Along with the carving action, there's skating, an ice slide, a kid's craft area and live music featuring a number of musicians from across the province. With so many icy attractions I hope the longterm weather predictions hold true because we are going to need to get a little frostiness for these masterpieces to hold their shape.

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icture this: you're sitting on a chair lift, bundled up in your winter riding gear. The melody of your favourite tunes plays out from the headphone plugged into one ear while you listen to the wind whistling through the trees with the other. You look over your shoulder and see the sun break through the clouds casting light upon the vast expanse of green trees that contrast against panoramic views of white mountain peaks and blue skies. This is the view that can be seen from Lake Louise's Larch chairlift as it floats over the mountainside. While the description of this might sound alluring, experiencing it in person is something else entirely. Lake Louise is one of the largest ski resorts in North America and boasts the reputation of being the most scenic ski area on the planet, with good reason.

Lake Louise ski resort is the birthplace of skiing in Canada. Located 11 kilometres into the Lake Louise backcountry, this ideal spot was deliberately scoped out by early ski pioneers searching for the perfect location to build the first commercial ski lodge in western North America; resulting in a world-class resort.

With 4200 acres of skiable terrain

spread across four mountain faces, skiers and boarders are quick to learn that one day is simply not enough.

There are green runs at the top of almost every lift with intermediate and advanced runs mixed throughout.

Regardless of your skill level, Louise's biggest challenge is trying to cover as much of the four faces as possible by hitting as many runs as your day allows. The options are exhausting.

At the base of the mountain, skiers and boarders have the option of taking the Grizzly Express Gondola or the Glacier Express Chairlift to scale their first section of mountain terrain. The ride on Glacier Express is relatively short and offers quick access to one of the largest Terrain Parks in Western Canada, while the Grizzly Express lets out in the heart of mountain. Unless you're more of a park rider, this is your bread and butter. The top of the Grizzly Express is where skiers and boarders decide what face of the mountain they're going to shred.

Pika, a pleasant, groomed run, kick-starts a leisurely ride down the Ptarmigan area of the mountain, eventually leading to the Paradise chair lift. From this chair's

steep ascent, passengers can watch advanced skiers and riders brave the steep run below as they make their way to the "Top of the World," one of the highest points on the mountain. This is where the powder pockets are. The backside of the mountain immediately dips into huge powder bowls and vast stretches of ungroomed territory, while the front boasts intermediate and advanced runs that lead through pockets of trees and roll over heaps of heavily powdered hills. Although the Top of the World Express is often the coldest and most windy part of the mountain, the terrain it leads to is worth a few minutes of discomfort.

Back to Pika, should you decide to bypass the Paradise chair lift, this run will eventually lead to two other lifts. Ptarmigan, which leads back up to the top of the gondola, or Larch, the chairlift with views so stunning, they'll take your breath away.

In addition to the acclaimed scenery, countless steeps, impressive back bowls, and gnarly terrain park, Lake Louise also boasts a world-caliber snow cross, along with all the basic amenities you'd expect from a worldclass resort. While this might sound

intriguing, words do not do this place justice; a day does not do this place justice. It's something you need to experi-

ence for yourself, over and over again.

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COVER // THEATRE

The legendary literary family // Dave DeGagne

Until Sun, Feb 2 (7:30 pm; Sun matinees at 2 pm) Directed by Lana Michelle Hughes Roxy Theatre, $16 – $20

A Brontë Burlesque reveals the family history lurking behind legendary literature

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ny examination of the Brontë sisters' legacy is usually (and understandably) focused on their novels—English-major mainstays like Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, lauded for early flashes of feminism and the spirited, original use of language—or how the authors first disguised themselves as the Bell Brothers. But the family's most compelling story might well be itself: the complex relationships that existed between the Brontë kin, how literary success shifted and complicated those connections, and how the pervasive tragedy that seemed to stalk the family like a vengeful spectre: the family matriarch and two older sisters passed away when Anne, Charlotte and Emily (and the oft-unmentioned brother, Patrick Branwell) were young. Later, Anne, Emily and Branwell would all pass within a year of each other.

It's a history full of grim curiosities, easily as quizzical as what's inside the novels (or, often, referenced within them). So it's understandable that when Ellen Chorley pitched the idea of a burlesque-theatre hybrid based on the sisters' writings and lives, Send in the Girls' resident director Lana Hughes had some measure of reservation.

"I think when she first said it to me, I was like, 'How is that burlesque?'"

Hughes says, with a laugh, seated next

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to Send in the Girls co-founders Chorley and Delia Barnett. It wasn't the content she was hung up on, mind you: it was the idea of how to frame it.

"The idea of feminism, and the interesting family dynamics, and what these women were like was totally appealing to me," Hughes explains. "The interesting part was how we were going to turn it into something that was a theatrical, burlesque-y, event."

But that's a question that Send in the Girls has been honing their answer to for a few years now. The company's created its own singular overlap between theatre and burlesque, where dramatic storytelling meets the art of the striptease. The company's 2010 debut, Tudor Queens—in which the six wives of Henry VIII find themselves together in the afterlife, staging a nightly show for their ignominious mutual husband—was a Fringe fest sleeper hit, with sold-out houses and Kijiji ticket hunts. A Brontë Burlesque arrived the following summer and the shape they'd settled on was that of a ghost story: on the last night of her life, Charlotte receives a spectral visit from her deceased sisters and brother, together revisiting the highs and lows of their lives together.

Now, after last year's Tudor remount at the Canoe Theatre Festival and a Fringe off, the company's resurrecting Brontë as part of the Roxy per-

formance series. (In a theatre with its own rumoured ghosts, no less, though, at least as of this interview, nobody involved had seen any.)

Being removed from show's former haunt—the now-defunct New City Legion—and placed in a proper theatre means the show's technical side is getting an upgrade, in addition to script revisions and new costuming. As well, two fresh faces, Samantha Duff and Chris Cook, are rounding out the cast.

The historical bent of Send in the Girls's current, two-show oeuvre is less a mandate and more a perpetual interest, Chorley notes. In the case of Brontë, getting to dig into the family's history proved a venerable gold mine of theatrical possibility.

"I knew that Charlotte Brontë had written Jane Eyre, and I knew that Emily Brontë had written Wuthering Heights, but I didn't actually realize there was a third sister until I started doing research," Chorley says. "I didn't realize there was a brother, either. So when I started doing research about the four of them, how close their family was, that was something that was super-interesting to me: the idea of the family dynamic."

Still, even with its concept in place, the paring of theatre and burlesque proved to be a curious mash-up here: Where Tudor Queens was structured

to acknowledge an audience, which eased the burlesque and theatre elements together, this scenario, of the Brontë family alone, together, didn't offer the same luxury.

"We're constantly trying to figure out how we make the play—specifically, this play—be aware of the audience, and then bring the fourth wall back," Chorley notes. "You really have to think about it, and talk about it, and discuss it."

"We never want it to look like we put burlesque in it as a gratuitous thing to sell tickets," Barnett adds. "It has to be woven into the entire thing.So that's where it gets really tricky, in bringing the burlesque element into the story—especially if we're not going to do what we did with Tudor Queens, which was a show within a show, taking out that meta-theatrical level and still having the burlesque, which is a little meta-theatrical anyways."

The solution's been a somewhat broader interpretation of burlesque, though one that still aligns with the art-form's more socio-political roots.

"Burlesque obviously evokes the idea of people taking off their clothing," Hughes says. "But there's a whole element of political satire and that kind of thing in it, so we have the characters create people in the town to make fun of [the Brontës], and it's a big physical moment in the

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piece. We try to incorporate a lot of little bits of that, where they are performing for each other ... they're always telling each other ghost stories, when they read each-others' poems there's movement involved. There's always some sort of element of the movement and the performativity behind burlesque, as well as little bits of the satire and that, you'd often find."

The benefits of working through those issues have proven to be more than skin deep: as darkly tinged a tale as the Brontë's family history may be, it offers the chance to expand on the why behind burlesque's clothing removal.

"Tudor Queens was great, because it was a show with really funny elements, and it was more what you'd expect from burlesque," Hughes says. "But on this one you can see the other side of the coin: you can see the true beauty of it, the sadness and the raw emotion behind it. There's much more weight, a lot of the time, when people are taking off their clothes, and it means something a lot heavier, and a lot deeper. It's kind of cheesy, but 'stripping' more to the core of the characters as they take off their clothes, it's more of a symbol of that.

And maybe where Tudor Queens had more of the funny and the whimsy, I'd say this play has more of a heart, and more of a deep emotional core to it."

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REVUE // THEATRE

The Frequency of Water

Soaking in memory

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he liquid basis of life on Earth is the central metaphor for the newest show in the Arts at the Barns Series, Carol Murray-Gilchrist's The Frequency of Water. First staged at the 2006 Edmonton Fringe, the play's framing device is a lecture delivered by Professor Michael Garrett (Dave Horak), a university professor whose controversial work involves proving that water has memory and that polluted water can be cleansed through sonoluminescence—the application of sound to water bubbles which creates light.

Woven together with Michael's lecture is the dual storyline of a summer in his boyhood, when he was sent to his grandmother's lakeside home while his parents finalized their divorce.

What transpires is a guilelessly emotional tale of youthful naïveté and its

using a forked stick to search for underground water. Murray-Gilchrist's script is not here, however, to convince the audience of the veracity of these fringe ideas and practices, fascinating though they may be. Rather, the point is to show how memory continues to grow and change over time, and how certain moments can become so embedded in our psyche that they will continue to influence us into our present and future.

Until Sun, Jan 26 (7:30 pm) Horak delivers loss, and a deep Directed by Maralyn Ryan exploration of the ATB Financial Arts Barns, a quietly impascomplex relation- $18 – $20 sioned perforship we have with mance that perfectly offsets that our memories, particularly the painful ones. As Michael of the more obstreperous younger delivers his lecture, his memories of performers, whose outbursts could that formative summer bubble up occasionally use a bit more finesse. to consciousness and are embodied Vance Hehir is convincing as the symby his younger self (Jack Walker), pathetic grandmother dealing with a a young girl Annie (Emma Walker), difficult kid, though she seems overly and his grandmother Ruby (Michele tolerant of her grandson's repeated outbursts of profanity—it doesn't Vance Hehir). quite ring true that she wouldn't have Michael has been labelled a "crack- chastised a preteen for such language.

Nonetheless these are very small pot" for his scientifically unverified theories; it's instructive to witness concerns and, overall, The Frequency his younger self casually tossing that of Water is a lovely, spare examinasame label at his grandmother when tion of loss and absolution. she tries to teach him and Annie how MEL PRIESTLEY MEL@VUEWEEKLY.COM to dowse—a method of divination

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s a member of the Kids in the Hall, Bruce McCulloch has a pretty rock-solid claim on being a part of the most beloved comedy troupe to ever come out of Canada. As a writer and actor born in Edmonton and raised in Calgary, he's also got a stake in being one his generation's most successful Albertans. But, he says over the phone from Calgary, where he's debuting his new show to the province he grew up in, Young Drunk Punk isn't necessarily about formative years—it's about taking stock of the man he's been since, too.

"For me, the punk is literal, I suppose, but it's also sort of figurative.

You know, even in Hollywood—and I've been there a while—I don't fit in," he admits, with a certain amount of nervous energy. "Everywhere I've been, there's always a little feeling of not fitting in."

It's the sort of admission that makes sense depending on where you draw your lines. McCulloch, who calls himself "half success story, half cautionary tale," has always had a resolutely odd sensibility:

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even at the height of KITH's popularity, he was making short films about sausage factories passed off as sketches; the years since have been spent on everything from leftfield comedy albums to guest spots to directing SNL spin-off movies. In short, he's been embraced enough to make a name, but been askew enough to never append the adjective "household" to it.

His career is a factor in Young Drunk Punk, but he goes a fair bit deeper than that. Beginning with his origins, he explores the various episodes in his life that have shaped him: from ironically wearing pyjamas as a sly kid to embracing them as an older dad — though his anecdotes, of course, are shot through with a sensibility that is part memoirist and part absurdist outsider, emphasis on the latter.

"A lot of the show is about how hard it is to have kids, but it's not just—like, I hate people who go, 'Having children is the most beautiful thing,'" he explains. "Of course it is, but who fucking wants to hear somebody say that? I'm a lot more

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interested in what we give up and what we get with it."

He's quite aware of both: his own rough childhood has always been in his comedy, occasionally stalking the edges but more often buried in a shallow grave right in the centre.

It's no wonder that a guy who never quite fit in among flesh and blood has grown up to still sometimes feel the same way.

"I essentially raised myself, and my whole life has kind of been about that," he says. "So partly this is a show about outsiders, but partly it's about family: the family I crawled out of and the family I made and the family we all are."

That seems like a remarkably zen approach, and a fair bit wiser than any young drunk punk has any right to be.

"Oh, I try not to be wise on stage," McCulloch says with an almost audible grin. "My stories are about the silly shit I've done, so it's all, 'Don't do this.'"

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Canoe Theatre Festival "I love improvising because I love to release control. It's important to have control to live in society—like your taxes and all that stuff—but people have really fooled themselves in a lot of ways, thinking that they have control over their lives. When you're giving birth your body just does it. When you die you have no control over it.

If it's a really good gig, I hit a place of meditation that puts me directly in the moment and nothing else exists but that moment. I always get amused by people that have fear of releasing control, because it's kind of a cage."

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anya Tagaq enjoyed seeing Nanook of the North when she was a child, but even then the Inuit throat singer had problems with aspects of the 1922 silent film.

"There's a part when Nanook is pretending he doesn't know what the gramophone is and he's biting on the record—things like that," she says.

Tagaq is headlining Workshop West's annual Canoe Theatre Festival, performing a live, improvised score to a showing of Nanook of the North. Other performances include the second part of Theatre Yes' The National Elevator Project (short theatre bits that take place in elevators downtown), MT Space Theatre's Body 13 (which tackles sexual politics), Static Electric by Mile Zero Dance (a blend of sound, light and choreography), Out of Line Theatre's Sapientia (a depiction of a 10th-century text) and Testament by Théâtre Archeologique (a visual, aural and auditory installation).

Nanook is controversial for the fact that it presents an extremely stereotyped—sometimes outright staged— depiction of Inuit culture.

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Music, theatre, burlesque, poetry and probably at least another baker's dozen of genres and types of performance are all converging at the Garneau, like a sample platter of the cultural scene en masse. (Garneau Theatre, $10 in advance, $20 at the door) So Deeply A Part of Your Being (Fri, Jan 24 – Sat, Feb 8) Bryan Birtles—who, full disclosure, worked here at Vue for what's probably an unhealthy

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Over the course of our conversation, Tagaq touches on several weighty issues—feminism, colonialism, socireotype," says Tagaq, over the phone ety's increased rates of obesity, defrom her home in Manitoba. "I'm not pression, and our global dependence Blundstone-VUE-Edmonton.indd re-romanticizing it by doing a tradi- on technology. To say there's always a lot going on in her mind would be a tional thing with it."

Throat singing is a part of traditional gross understatement.

"I don't like spoon-feeding people," she Inuit culture, having originated as a competition between two women to says. "There's a reason I haven't used lyrsee who could sustain sound the lon- ics in my music; quite often it's because I have so many congest, but Tagaq's tradicting thoughts performances are Until Sun, Feb 2 on this world and anything but tra- Presented by Workshop West how it works and ditional. She didn't C103 & downtown, how people are todiscover throat Schedule available at wards each other. I singing until she workshopwest.org find that language was in university, sometimes inhibits when she taught herself a solo version of the technique the intention, because everybody's exfrom various recordings and trans- periencing their own reality.

"Every human, we have a common formed it into a very contemporary musical medium. She has since col- denominator—breath, of course, belaborated with several music artists, ing the ultimate one," she continues. notably Björk and the Kronos Quartet. "I just want people to be able to walk Tagaq's throat-singing performances away and hopefully some little thing are always improvised; she describes would have opened up inside, because this as not so much an artistic choice they see someone who's not afraid to be ugly or scary or claim femininity in as an imperative.

"I've never ever, ever done anything a very violent way." where anyone has tried to harness me MEL PRIESTLEY MEL@VUEWEEKLY.COM in any way," she states emphatically.

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amount of time—takes the title of his photography exhibition from Paul Bowes' The Sheltering Sky, a book about travel and existential despair. Neat! So Deeply A Part Of Your Being collects a series of photos in a site-specific installation. Sounds pretty arty, Bryan.

Preeeetty arty. (Drawing Room, opening reception Friday at 7 pm)

Jan. 29 - Feb. 16, 2014 Varscona Theatre 10329-83 Ave For tickets call:

Peter and the Wolf / Sun, Jan 26 (2 pm) Figura Theatre's puppet-musical take on the classic Russian fable was originally produced for the National Theatre of Iceland, and aims to leave its young audience with a newfound appreciation for music—specifically, an appreciation for Sergei Prokofiev's score that shares its name with the fable in question. (Maclab Centre, $10) V

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The God That Comes

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his is the setup for the show," opens Hawksley Workman, wine in hand, decked out in eyeshadow and stubble, off the top of The God That Comes. It isn't a part of the show then, but as he keeps talking, it really is: Work-

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man's effectively acting the part of the Greek chorus, explaining the arc, giving him a sense of the room, and us a sense of what we're in for.

Which, it turns out, is a rollicking, teetering, boozy good time.

The God That Comes, his and

Christian Barry's re-envisioning of hats and costumes along the way. of The Bacchae, offers the sort of You get songs like "Ukelady Boy" and drunken revelry that rarely gets "The Dress Makes The Man," and a this lively and fun on a live stage. particularly well-placed harmonica It's a personality-driven celebration solo. Show coda "They Decided Not of hedonistic revelries in the face To Like Us" is the most likely candiof would-be constraint, and Work- date to pop up at a non-God Workman's certainly man concert in the future, but up to the task everything else of seducing you Until Sat, Jan 25 (8 pm) Directed by Christian Barry easily holds its onto his side. own in the conThe arc's simple, Citadel Theatre, $45 – $73.50 text, particularly and is what Workthanks to Workman lays out in the set-up: tyrannical, repressed man's presence. His face curls and king has issues with the god of snarls and winks as he delivers lines pleasure taking up residence on the like "If your prayer is a dress / do you nearby mountain, where the people wear it low-cut?" go and orgy all night. He interrogates the deity; the latter convinces It's all playful, often raunchy, him to don a dress and go see what and pretty hypnotic to see unfurl: the parties are all are about. And Workman does a tightrope strut there, he's torn to pieces when the of performance aplomb and boozy hungry revelers take him to be wild indulgence. It feels like it could game—the modern-day equivalent teeter over the edge at any point, of being mistaken for a late-night but that's half the fun: some of The God's highlights are when Workpizza, I guess.

Working through that, Workman man's clearly vamping, stretching goes from keys to drums to guitar to out the moments to match the ukulele and back, donning a couple mood in the room. Occasionally

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he pushes a step too far, but he's a strong enough performer to bring it back just as quick.

There's a subtle political statement being made here, I suppose, about the people in charge's demand for control and disconnect from what the people want, but it's ultimately background here. Same goes for the Greek myth's darker edges: what wins out is the amorous mood of the God. And on that note: in its celebration of sex and wine and revelry The God That Comes apparently doubles as an aphrodisiac onto itself—in the middle of Saturday night's performance, a couple allegedly snuck into a stairwell mid-show, where they were caught bumpin' uglies by Citadel staff. On one hand, if you're going to proclaim yourself "master of fertility" in a show, as Workman does here, you better damn well prove it. On the other: when was the last time you heard of a piece of theatre responsible for a midshow tryst?

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YOUNG DRUNK PUNK

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DANCE CANADA’S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET

• Jubilee Auditorium • rwb.org • Romeo and Juliet, choreography by Rudi van Dantzig • Jan 21-22, 7:30pm • Tickets at all Ticketmaster

MILE ZERO DANCE–STATIC ELECTRIC •

C-103 (Catalyst), 8529 Gateway Blvd • Choreography by Gerry Morita; playing with concepts about nerves, synapses, and electrical currents that run through the body and travel at extreme speeds, versus the idea of stasis or non-movement, which is never really still • Jan 24; Jan 25, 2pm (artist talk back) • $20/$18 MZD members • Part of the Canoe Festival

ORCHESIS DANCE GROUP • Myer Horowitz

Theatre, Students' Union Bldg, U of A • Dance Motif 2014 show; various dance pieces by local dance artists, emerging student choreographers and guest choreographer Farley Johansson • Jan 24-25 • Tickets at the Activity Registration Zone • $15 (adv at 780.492.2231)/$18 (door)

PEEKABOO POINTE–EDMONTON BURLESQUE • Stanley A Milner Library Theatre, 7

Your Own Party: BYOP: 3rd Wed each month, 5-9pm; 5-9pm; free with admission • Art for lunch: Ledcor Theatre Foyer: 3rd Thu each month, 12:10-12:50pm; free • Lecture: The Of Heaven and Earth, Displaying art and Fashioning Identities in the Early Modern Period with Francesco Freddolini; Sat, Jan 25, 2pm; $15/$8 (member)/Free Ultra, Curator’s Circle Members & Artist Patrons • Drop-in Open Studio: Adult Drop-In Workshops: Wed 7-9pm; $15/$12 (member); Jan 29: Film: Stop-Motion Paper Sculpture

ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) •

19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • FRUITS OFF THE LOOMS: Nina Haggerty Collective • BEYOND TRADITIONS: Hand hooked tapestries by Rachelle LeBlanc; until Feb 1 • Inside Scoop on Submissions and Exhibitions: Free Workshop for Artists: Thu, Jan 23, 7-8pm • Ageless Art: For mature adults; 1-3pm; $12/410 (member) • Artventures: Drop-in art program for children aged 6-12; , 1-4pm; $6 (per child)/$5.40 (member)

ART HABITAT • 10217-106 St • PAINTING A

INSIDE!!: A selling exhibition of gallery artists and secondary market works • Until Feb 18

pervasive influence on dress • Until Mar 2, 2014

LATITUDE 53 • 10242-106 St • 780.423.5353

780.421.1731 • Gallery A: #ICONICCANUCK: Artworks by Brandy Saturley • GALLERY B: INSTITUTE OF MORPHOID RESEARCH: Works by Jennifer Akkermans; until Jan 25 • Alberta Society of Artists: Celebrating Alberta; Jan 30-Mar 15; opening: Jan 30, 7-9:30pm

• Main Space: WE: Laura Aldridge, Jonathan Owen, James McLardy, Rachel Duckhouse, Ciara Philips and Daisy Richardson (Glasgow), and Andrea Williamson, Hannah Doerksen, Kent Merrimen Jr, Steven Cottingham, Tyler Los Jones, and Stephen Nachtigall (Calgary); curated by Matthew Bourree & Yvonne Mullock; until Feb 15 • ProjEx Room: THIS IS OUR LAND: TARZAN & ARAB: Curated by Kelty Pelechytik; featuring Paul Fischer's documentary film Tarzan and Arab; until Feb 15

LOFT GALLERY • AJ Ottewell Gallery, 590

Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • 790.559.4443 • artstrathcona.com • Open: Sat-Sun 12-4pm • OUR PASSION–TWO ARTISTS WHO SHARE THE SAME OBSESSION: Artworks by Joyce Boyer and Elaine Tweedy • Opening: Sun, Feb 2, 1-4pm; glimpse of Italy artworks presented only for the opening • Feb 1-23

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital,

BOOK OF EDMONTON: Multicultural art project

by Edmonton Multicultural Artists’ Group with the Writers Beyond Borders, and the Borderlines Circles • Jan 24-Feb 21 • Opening reception: Jan 24, 6-8pm

8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • HOUSES/HOMES: Drawings of houses in the Garneau neighbourhood

by Wendy Gervais with short stories by Shirley Serviss, and historical reference by Ken Tingley • Until Mar 16

BUGERA MATHESON GALLERY

MULTICULTURAL CENTRE PUBLIC ART GALLERY (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51

(Agnes Bugera Gallery), 12310 Jasper Ave • 780.482.2854 • bugeramathesongallery.com • ENCORE: Some favourite pieces from the fall exhibitions by Morley Myers, John King, Ernestine Tahedl-RCA, OSA, Jerry Heine, Jane Everett and Edward Epp • Until Jan 31

CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA (CAVA) • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • Artworks by members • Through Jan

St, Stony Plain • 780.963.9935 • multicentre.org • PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION: Works by C.W. Carson • Until Feb 14

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM–St Albert •

5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • PIECE MAKERS (QUILTING)–HOW OUR GRANDMOTHERS RE-CYCLED • Until Mar 23 • Opening reception: Jan 23, 7pm

Sir Winston Churchill Sq • With River City Review Burlesque, Capital City Burlesque, the Baretones (musical comedy act starring Blondie Bustier, Spank Williams Jr. and Sweet'n'Low), and local soloists • Jan 31, 8pm (door), 9pm (show) • $25 (adv at http://ebe-peekaboopointe.brownpapertickets.com)

CROOKED POT GALLERY–Stony Plain • 4912-51 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.9573 • A TASTE OF HOME: Featuring the select work of gallery potters. Functional wheel thrown, altered and hand built pottery for the winter table • Until Feb 28

NAESS GALLERY • Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave

SUGAR FOOT SWING DANCE • Sugar Swing,

DAFFODIL GALLERY • 10412-124 St •

NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

780.760.1278 • SIGNATURE SHOW: Society of Western Canadian Artists artworks by Karen Bishop, Teresa B. Graham, Saeed Hojjati, Anne McCartney, Rick Rogers and Heidi Smith • Jan 23-Feb 15 • Opening: Jan 25, 1-4pm

10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing. com • Swing Dance Social every Sat; beginner lesson starts at 8pm. All ages and levels welcome.

Occasional live music–check web • $10, $2 lesson with entry

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)

ZUMBA BASHFIERY FRIDAYS • Central

Senior Lions Centre, 11113-113 St • Shake your body to the Latin beat, and freestyle dance to live DJ music. Featuring Tamico Russell, Ike Henry, DJ Rocko and Zumba instructors Dru D, Manuella F-St, Michelle M, Sabrina D. and Cuban Salsa instructor Leo Gonzales • 3rd Fri each month • 7pm • $20 (online)/$25 (door)

FILM CINEMA AT THE CENTRE • Library Theatre,

Stanley A. Milner Library basement, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Centre for Reading and the Arts showcases little-known films every month • Les 4 Soldats, G, Canada, 2011; Wed, Jan 29

FROM BOOKS TO FILM • Stanley A. Milner

Library, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • Screenings of films adapted from books • Every Fri, 2pm • The Blind Side (PG, 2009); Jan 24, 2pm • Safe Haven (PG, 2013); Jan 31, 2pm

U OF A • ED South 129 • The Namesake • Jan 30, 4pm

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF SPRUCE GROVE • Spruce Grove Art Gallery, Spruce Grove

Library, 35-5 Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil.com • MINI SHOW: Members show; through to Jan

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY •

10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Feature Gallery: PAYCE: Celebrating Greg Payce's 2013 Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in Fine Craft; until Mar 29; artist reception: Sat, Mar 22, 2-4pm • Discovery Gallery: HANJI: Alberta artists creating new work with traditional Korean paper; until Feb 8

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir

Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga. ca • ANGAKKUQ: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS; until Feb 16 • DAPHNIS & CHLOÉ: Chagall; until Feb 16 • BMO World of Creativity: CABINETS OF CURIOSITY: Lyndal Osborne's curious collection; until Jun 30 • OF HEAVEN AND EARTH: 500 Years of Italian Painting from Glasgow Museums; organized by the American Federation for the Arts; until Mar 9 • SUSPEND: Brenda Draney: until Mar 9 • BOWERBIRD, LIFE AS ART: Works by Lyndal Osborne: Feb 1-Apr 27 • The AGA Presents: Special Pre-Opening Talk: Lyndal Osborne for BOWERBIRD, LIFE AS ART opening on Feb 1; Fri, Jan 31, 7pm; $15 • Bring

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FAB GALLERY • 1-1 Fine Arts Bldg, 89 Ave, 112 St • 780.492.2081 • SCHISM–Current Austrian Positions In Printmaking: Grace Sippy (MFA Printmaking) Final visual presentation for Master of Fine Arts-Printmaking • ALCUIN AWARDS FOR BOOK DESIGN IN CANADA: including Children’s, Limited Editions, Pictorial, Poetry, Prose Fiction, Prose Non-fiction, Prose Non-fiction Illustrated, and reference books published in 2012 • Until Feb 15 • Opening Reception: Thu, Jan 23, 7-10pm GALLERIE PAVA • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427

• THE TWO CONTRARY STATES OF THE HUMAN SOUL: Works by Father Douglas • Until Feb 3

GALLERY 7 • Bookstore on Perron, 7 Perron St, St Albert • MY FAVOURITE PLACES: Paintings by Liz Meetsma; until Jan 27 • Artworks by Vincent Duffek; Jan 28-Feb 24 GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner

Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/art-gallery • ALPHABETS EXPOSED: Edmonton Calligraphic Society: Selected works from the Edmonton Calligraphic Society membership on the gallery walls and in all of the display cases; until Jan 31 • Demonstrations and sale: Jan 25, 12-4pm

HAPPY HARBOR COMICS V1 • 10729-104 Ave • happyharborcomics.com • COMIC JAM: Improv comic art making every 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7pm • OPEN DOOR: Collective of independent comic creators meet the 2nd & 4th Thu each month; 7pm HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-

112 St • Hallway Project Space: EDMONTON WAYFINDING PROJECT: Jan 23-Feb 28 • Front Room: DEJA VOUS: Emilie St Hilaire; Jan 23-Feb 28 • Main Gallery: ALL THE WORLD: Clare Samuel ; Jan 23-Feb 28 • Opening: Jan 23

HARRIS-WARKE GALLERY • 2nd Fl, Sun-

works, 4924 Ross St, Red Deer • TINY MOMENTS: Paintings, a Book of Days by Paul Boultbee • Until Feb 15 • Reception: Feb 7, 6-8pm; part of Red Deer’s First Fridays

JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY (JAAG) •

Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • A TASTE OF EUROPE: Watercolours by Julie Drew • Until Jan 29

JURASSIC FOREST/LEARNING CENTRE

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

KIWANIS GALLERY–Red Deer • Red Deer

Public Library • THE BEST OF THE WEST TRAVELLING SAQA TRUNK SHOW: Works by the SAQA group (Studio Art Quilts Associates) • Until Mar 2

LANDO GALLERY • 103, 10310-124 St •

780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • IT'S WARM

• 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • MEMORIES AND LIGHT: Paintings by Alison Service; until Feb 15 • Artisan Nook: DAILY ENCOUNTERS WITH NATURE: Paintings by Natasa Vretenar; until Mar 22 • Opening reception for both shows: Thu, Jan 23, 5-7pm • 9225-118 Ave • thenina.ca • FIFTY SHADES OF BROWN: A survey of the visual narratives of Leona Clawson, curated by Harold Pearse; Until Jan 30 • Community Arts Night: Learn techniques, become familiar with new mediums; Every Tue until Jun 10, 6:30-8:30pm; Pre-register at 780.474.7611

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12304

Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery. com • WINTER GROUP SHOWS: New work by gallery artists • Until Feb 8

PROPAGANDA HAIR SALON • 10808-124 St • The Comrades: 11 new paintings by outro • Until Jan 31 PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA •

8555 Roper Rd • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta. ca/paa • VICTORY ON THE FIELD EXHIBIT: Exploring the effects of the First and Second World Wars on sports in Alberta; until Jan 31 • Free

ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM • 12845-102 Ave • 780.453.9100 • royalalbertamuseum.ca • CHOP SUEY ON THE PRAIRIES: Until Apr 27 • Feature Gallery: PATTERN WIZARDRY: until Mar 9 • Orientation Gallery: SPECIES AT RISK: until Mar 16 • Spotlight Gallery: SEEDS IN DISGUISE: The Biology and Lore of Ornamental Seeds; until Feb 16 • Lecture Series: Museum Theatre: Questions and Collections IV: Jan 29-Apr 9, 7pm; free • Dr Alwynne B. Beaudoin present The Science and Beauty of Seeds; Jan 29 • Museum After Dark: Theatre presentation on the new Royal Alberta Museum with music by DJ Junior Brown; #MAD Bingo; Video booth; The Feature & Wild Alberta Galleries will be open; no minors; Jan 24, 6:30-9:30pm; info at framsociety.ca SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Main Gallery: HALL OF FAME: POMPEII MMXII: Print works by Dominique Petrin • Community Gallery: THE ASSASSINATION OF THINKITEM: By The Coward Adriean Koleric • Until Mar 1

STRATHCONA COUNTY ART GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park

• BEATNIK GENERATION: Artworks created in the 1950s and 1960s by Frank Stella, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Jules Olitski, Toni Onley, Marion Nicoll, Ted Godwin, and others; until Feb 16 • Beatnik café/ poetry reading space with a 1950s feel. Music by P.J. Perry Quartet, Jan 24 • THE BEAT GENERATION & BEATNIK CAFÉ: until Feb 16 • Reception: Featuring the Jim Findlay Band and guests; Jan 30, 7pm; this is a jam session, so bring your instruments, poems and tunes. Everyone is welcome

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • HARRY POTTER: THE EXHIBITION: Peer into the wizard’s world in an interactive exhibit featuring hundreds of authentic props and costumes from the Harry Potter films; until Mar 9; tickets start: $14 • How TO MAKE A MONSTER–THE ART AND TECHNOLOGY OF ANIMATRONICS U OF A MUSEUMS • museums.ualberta.ca • Human Ecology Gallery: Main Fl, 116 St, 89 Ave:

THE RE-BIRTH OF VENUS: Fashion & The Venus Kallipygos: Explores the influence of art on fashion through the study of Venus Kallipygos, and its

VAAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St •

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa.ca • WET PAINT: VASA Members Show hold over through January

VELVET OLIVE LOUNGE–Red Deer • Untitled works by Emily Thomson • Until Jan 30 • No First Friday information THE WORKS GALLERY • 10635-95 St •

BUNCH OF KIDS AND SOME FLOWERS: Photos by Eleanor Lazare, Grace Law, Giulliano Palladino, Borys Tarasenko; preview for a mural to be installed at the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre) • Until Jan 31

LITERARY BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ • 9624-76 Ave •

780.989.2861 • Story Slam 2nd Wed each month @ the Chair: Share your story, sign-up at 7pm, 7-10pm • $5 (suggested, donations go to winners)

• Nanook of the North; Tanya Tagaq; 7:30pm; at Garneau Theatre; Jan 30, 7:30pm; $35 (adult)/$25 (self-identifying Aboriginal peoples, student, senior, Metro Member) • Sapientia; Object Theatre/Direction by Mia Van Leeuwen; Jan 22, 7:30pm; Jan 25, 6:30pm; Jan 26, 5pm • Static Electric: Mile Zero Dance; Jan 22, 9:30pm; Jan 24 ,7pm; Jan 25, 2pm at C103 • Body 13: MT Space; Jan 23, 7pm; Jan 24, 9:30pm; Jan 26, 1:30pm at C103 • National Elevator Project Part 2: Theatre Yes: Jan 23-26, 28-31; Feb 1-2 at elevators throughout Edmonton; Tickets $20-$30 at TIX on the Square

CHIMPROV • Zeidler Hall, Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • rapidfiretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • Every Sat, 10pm, until Jul • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) • Until Jun, 2014 • Cayley Thomas is the guest of honour this weekend; Sat, Jan 25 CLOSER • Arts Barns PCL Theatre, 10330-84 Ave • K.I.A. Productions presents this look at modern relationships through the eyes of four imperfect people searching for intimacy • Jan 29-Feb 1, 8pm, Feb 1-2, 2pm • $20/$15 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE • 9351-118 Ave

CLYBOURNE PARK • Citadel Theatre • Contemporary Comedy by Bruce Norris; directed

by James MacDonald • Jan 25-Feb 16

EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Bohemia, 10217-97 St • Competitive story telling event.

Up to 10 tellers have 5 minutes to tell their story.

5 audience judges pick the winner. Winner takes home the donations from the audience. 3rd Wed each month • Wed, 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner

DIE-NASTY • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave

• vzenari@gmail.com • Prose Creative Writing Group • Every Tue, 7-9pm

KOFFEE CAFÉ • 6120-28 Ave • 780.863.4522

• Glass Door Coffee House Reading Series: Monthly readings with new headliner • Last Thu each month, 7-9pm; This week with Jennifer Quist (Love Letters of the Angels of Death), Trevor Duplessis (Blues Harp Sensation), and readers from the 40 Below Anthology including Dolly Dennis, Jannie Edwards, Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, and Robin Young • Jan 30, 7-9pm,

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St •

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

• varsconatheatre.com • Live improvised soap opera • Runs Every Mon, 7:30pm • Until May 26

ELVIS AND THE LAS VEGAS HANGOVER • Jubilations Dinner Theatre • The annual Elvis festival in sunny Las Vegas featuring hit songs

by Elvis Presley, and more • Until Feb 14

THE FREQUENCY OF WATER • Arts At The Barns, Fringe Theatre PCL Stage, 10330-84 Ave • 780.409.1910 • fringetheatre.ca • A dramatic revelation of water and the true power it holds. Does water hold emotion? Does it hold memory? Michael is determined to convince you it does. While defending his thesis about water’s memory to his Sonochemistry students, Michael is flooded by memoires from a childhood summer • Until Jan 26 • $20 (adult)/$18 (senior/ student) at Fringe Theatre Adventures

STANLEY MILNER LIBRARY • 6th Floor, Rm

THE GOD THAT COMES • Citadel Theatre–Behond the Stage • citadeltheatre.com/ beyond-the-stage • Special presentation by 2b Theatre; a one-man-band cabaret rock 'n' roll show starring Hawksley Workman • Until Jan 25 • $45 (start)

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THE HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N ROLL STARS & STRIPES • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-

5 • Stroll of Poets Society: Public Speaking For Poets: Presented by: Rayanne Doucet • Sat, Jan 25, 9:30am-12pm • $25

Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8601 • sclibrary.ab.ca • Getting Characters In And Out Of Crisis: Writer in Residence Margaret Macpherson will share methods of creating drama on the page • Jan 30, 7-8:30pm • Free; Pre-register at 780.410.8600

109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • A musical evening all-American music review of the origins of rock ‘n roll from its infancy, highlighting Chuck Berry, Elvis, the Doo-Wop groups of the '50s, the Beach Boys, and R&B groups of the '60s • Until Feb 2

T.A.L.E.S.–Strathcona • Strathcona Library,

MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE COLOR OF FLESH • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave •

Willow Rm, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.400.3547 • Monthly Tellaround: 4th Wed, 7pm, each month, Sep-Apr • Free

UPPER CRUST CAFÉ • 10909-86 Ave • 780.422.8174 • strollofpoets.com • The Poets’ Haven Reading Series: Every Mon, presented by the Stroll of Poets Society • Mon, Jan 27 featuring local spoken word artists Brian Chan, Dianne Dalley, Wendy Joy, Julie Robinson, and Patti Sinclair • $5 (door) THEATRE THE 11 O'CLOCK NUMBER • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • varsconatheatre.com • An Improvised Theatre: song, dance, and comedy presented by Grindstone Theatre • Every Fri • Jan 24, Jan 31 APPLES AND ORANGES • Financial Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave, Boardroom • 780.439.3905 • concretetheatre.ca • Presented by Concrete Theatre. By Chris Bullough, directed by Mieko Ouchi starring Patricia Cerra, Nadien Chu, Mary Hulbert and Diego Stredel • Feb 7, 7pm; Feb 8, 11am, 2pm • $18 (adult)/$15 (student/senior)/$12.50 (child 12 years and under) A BRONTE BURLESQUE • Roxy Theatre •

By Ellen Chorley, presented by Send in the Girls Burlesque Theatre Network. Blood is thicker than ink. On the last night of her life, Charlotte Bronte is visited by her dead siblings, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte, and Branwell Bronte. Merging burlesque with theatre to share the secret lives of these sister novelists • Until Feb 2

THE CANOE THEATRE FESTIVAL • C103

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Presented by Shadow Theatre; directed by John Hudson, starring Nicola Elbro, Alana Hawley, and Frank Zotter • Jan 29-Feb 16, Fri-Sat 7:30pm • $27 (adult)/$24 (student/senior); Tue-Thu, 7:30pm and Sun 2pm: $23 (adult)/$21 (student/ senior); Tue: 2 for the price of 1; mat: Feb 1: Pay-What-You-Can; mat: Feb 8, 15: $16; $11 (Under 18 any performance); No performance Sun, Feb 2 • Artist Elizabeth Vigee le Brun has the opportunity to paint a portrait of the publicly reviled Marie Antoinette. With the aid of a social climbing Count, Elizabeth intends to exploit the queen for all she can

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for the Performing Arts, Leduc • By Sergei Prokofiev's story told through Figura Theatre's marionettes, with puppeteer, Bernd Ogrodnik • Sun, Jan 26, 7:30pm • $10 at TIX on the Square

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Object Theatre, a form of puppetry–a performance style that uses the animation of ordinary, pre-existing or ‘found’ objects rather than puppets to tell a story.theatre adaptation starring David Barnet, Kara Chamberlain, Nancy McAlear, Brendan Nearey; Mia van Leeuwen (direction and design); adaptated by Joseph Shragge • Jan 25, 6:30; Jan 26, 5pm • $20 (adult)/$18 (student/senior)

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works, too. The most imminent is a seven-inch titled "Close Your Eyes," a rock-driven collection accented by blown-out sounds that capture the raw intensity Disaster aimed for during the live-off-the-floor recording sessions with Liam Harvey Oswald from the Old Wives.

"We did a short trip out to Winnipeg and we were listening to a lot of glam music and listening to how the snare was so sharp with hand claps and it sounded really crisp and bright," Disaster says of the blown-out sound he wanted to capture, which was done so in mastering by Matthew Melton of Warm Soda in Oakland, California—a group that piqued Disaster's interest due to its sonic style.

"We didn't want to capture their sound and imitate it by any means, but I knew that that guy had the idea of what we were going for and a lot of the records that I collect, a lot of it is kind of old '77 pop-punk stuff and power pop, and a lot of drums are

hen I started counting I found casional gig with a country cover out I was in six bands with- group called OK Corral alongside out even realizing it," says Edmon- Jessica Jalbert and Brody Irvine from ton's Ben Disaster. "I'm the kind of Wool on Wolves, which he's dubbed person where I need to remain busy his "vacation project."

"I find when you're doing music full or as soon as I sit down I feel like I'm not doing anything and my mind time and also working you can kind of starts panicking and I overthink ev- forget why you do music, and again, erything like, 'Why aren't I doing this watching other people's success and this person's doing this? I should when you're kind of sitting waiting for be doing that.'" things to happen, Disaster realized Fri, Jan 24 (9 pm) it's easy to get bummed out and his extensive music With the Allovers, the Tee-Tahs overthink things, commitments this Wunderbar ($10) so when we're dopast December ing this it's a very and has since cut the roster down, albeit minimally—"I nice reminder that music is supposed had my fingers in too many pies and to be fun and it's just supposed to be couldn't really taste anything I was played because you enjoy it," Disaster says. "It's nice to see the fruits of your doing," he says.

These days, Disaster keeps himself labours, but I find planting is just as plenty busy with his main focus, peaceful and nice as well."

Considering all of the musical enthe band that is his namesake, Love Electric, a punk band called Panic deavours Disaster has on the go, it Attack, playing drums for a new as comes as no surprise that he's got of yet unnamed project and the oc- several recording projects in the

very blown out and the guitars are still very raw, but we didn't want an overproduced sound; we just wanted to kind of go into the studio and capture everything raw and have the sound blown out to the point where you could still listen to it."

Next up is an LP called See You Next Spring, due out in late April or early May. The disc was a labour-intensive project for the band, which spent nearly nine months in the studio.

Twenty-four tracks were recorded, but only 11 made the final cut.

"When we were recording, we were writing as we were going for the most part, and some of it turned out really well and some of it, it was really interesting but it just didn't flow with the rest of the songs that we kept," Disaster explains. "Perhaps later down the road, you know, we'll end up putting them out as B-sides or something 20 years from now."

Oh, and there's another EP in there,

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ig Dave McLean is not just a player of the blues, but a fan, too. He's toured with the likes of Muddy Waters, taken guitar lessons from John Hammond, recorded with Colin James, and does his best to keep the "old guard" alive through his own music, which is steeped in the rugged energy of the early Delta blues. Prior to his performance at the grand opening of Big Al's House of Blues, Mclean answered a few questions for Vue.

VW: Do you still play with the Perpetrators?

BDM: Oh, yeah, definitely. Jason [Nowicki] is a good friend. I haven't played with them for a while. I went to Europe with them a couple of years ago. We went to Belgium and France and Germany and Holland and had a ball. I still see Jason around once in a while. He's basically the Perpetrators and then whatever rhythm section he wants to use makes up the Perpetrators.

VUE WEEKLY: What have you been up

VW: Do you have any plans for shows with them in the near future?

BDM: We don't have anything on paper, no. We could easily do something together if he had time open and I did and we wanted to do something, but I have some working coming up through the summer. I'm going to be touring with Watermelon Slim and

to musically?

BIG DAVE MCLEAN: Well, I just got back

from a little Western Canada tour.

I've been out with a drummer named Brendan Nagle and we've been doing a duo with just guitar and drums, and it's been working out really well.

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too. It's called Live Off the Lawn and it was released digitally a little while ago, but Disaster hopes to release physical copies alongside the LP. Live Off the Lawn was recorded outdoors near the city centre airport in order to capture the ambiance of the city, and go back to the roots of Ben Disaster.

"When Ben Disaster first started it started off as very simple acoustic music, so I kind of wanted to get back to that and capture a different feeling, so we ended up getting, I think, five songs that I was pretty happy with," he says. "The rest, again, they were fun to record and I guess for me I was just very picky about overthinking everything and overlistening to everything."

Picky as he may be, Disaster doesn't rest on one recording for long—he and the band are already getting to work on material for a future album. Stay tuned.

that'll be a good time.

VW: Your last album was released in 2008. Do you have any material in the works for a new one?

BDM: Oh, absolutely.

VW: What drives your songwriting these days?

BDM: I like to write about personal experiences. I suffered a bit of a loss in the family and that's inspired me to write on some along with a bandmate I lost a year ago—I think I've written a fairly sensitive tune about losing people. I have other songs that I've just written about hanging in there and keep-yourshoulder-to-the-grindstone kind of thing. I seem to get inspired, every once in a while I go through a certain period of, 'Oh, boy, I feel like writing,' and I start writing and ideas come to me from out

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of nowhere and I'll wake up in the middle of the night and write them down, and in the morning I go, "What the hell did I write that down for?"

VW: Has the songwriting process changed for you over the years?

BDM: No, not really. I've never really put myself out there as a songwriter.

I've always reinvented tunes by other players. I never play them the same way they play them because then you may as well be a DJ and just play their records, but I do my own arrangements of other people's songs and I always appreciate when people like my arrangements.

VW: What are your thoughts on modern blues music and how it's evolved?

BDM: Well, I like good music period, you know? Not just blues, but all

styles of music. For blues, I'm more of the old school, but I appreciate the new stuff. Blues seems to keep evolving. You know, you go to Chicago, you don't hear the Chicago blues like it was back in the '50s and '60s because they kept changing it around—it's a lot funkier now, but it's very cool. But I'm more hooked on when the Delta came to Chicago. That's my style—the early Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf and Elmore James and Sonny Boy Williams and that crowd.

And then I write my own stuff, too. I do some original material. I like getting my own feel on things, but it's important for me to keep some of the old-guard tunes alive. They're great songs and I don't want to see them overlooked by everybody.

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THE LAZY EIGHTS / FRI, JAN 24 (7 PM) It’s doubtful the group is actually lazy. Its lineup consists of members of the Co-Dependents for a sound that is folk, country and blues—allegedly at its finest. (St Basil’s Cultural Centre, $18 in advance, $22 at the door)

ROYAL WOOD / FRI, JAN 24 (7:30 PM) The single “Forever and Ever” was released this fall, but Royal Wood’s going to give you a sneak peek at what else is on its way from his upcoming album The Burning Bright—plus some old favourites. (Maclab Centre for the Performing Arts, $30 – $33)

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FRONT PORCH ROOTS REVUE / SAT, JAN 25 (7:30 PM) Very few things are guaranteed at a Front Porch Roots Revue show aside from a blend of country, blues, folk, swing and gospel sounds. Other than that, things are never quite the same.

This one features guests Russell deCarle of Prairie Oyster and fiddle prodigy Calvin Vollrath. (Festival Place, $28 – $32)

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The Crooked Brothers year existence, they have attempted to write happy songs, but all too often they can veer into "cheesy" territory.

This one stuck, though, and the tune (written by Matas about someone special) is an upbeat harmonica-driven track speaking to all the reasons this person means so much to him.

"When you're happy you're just kind of busy being happy and you don't necessarily need to unleash it and tell the whole world or have that catharsis that you do when you're sad," Baker adds of the challenges jovial songs possess.

"You don't need to get it out so much; you just live your life and you're happy."

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he Crooked Brothers have been laying low for the past couple of months—hibernating, as band member Darwin Baker calls it.

"We needed a bit of break from each other in a way after living in a van or a car together for so many years," Baker says of his cohorts Matt Foster and Jesse Matas, who round out the trio—the members all switch between instruments like the banjo, mandolin, dobro, guitar and harmonica to deliver the vintage country vibe that is the Crooked Brothers.

But hibernation time is over and the Crooked Brothers are heading back on the road to promote its latest release, the Postcard EP, which is quite literally a series of limited edition postcards fea-

turing original artwork by the Crooked Brothers and a few of the band's friends.

There's only going to be 100 of each design printed, and the postcards—the kind you deliver through good old snailmail—will include a download link that can be passed along once a listener has already downloaded it.

"It's partially trying to combine what we do—I'm not a visual artist by any means, neither is Matt so much, but Jesse is—combine our music with art and the postcard aspect is fun because we love using the postal system, even though some of the folks in Ottawa don't seem to think we need it anymore," Baker explains, adding the idea was conceived prior to door-to-door mail delivery being canned, but the tim-

ing seemed better than ever to start encouraging people to go back to the way things used to be. "There's nothing as personal as getting a handwritten letter or even just a quick note from a friend.

There's something special about that that you can't achieve with an email or something. It's kind of like communication is getting shorter and shorter. It became email and then the Facebook post and now the tweet is limited to 140 characters. You can't say much with that and everything's become too public, so it's kind of nice to have the personalized touch of mail correspondence."

The EP also contains the trio's first "happy" tune, "There Ain't No One." Baker says during the band's seven-

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David Ward Tue, Jan 28 (7:30 pm) Artery, $8 (advance), $10 (door) Hometown: Vancouver, BC Genre: A little country, a little R&B and

a little rock

Lastest album: Golden Future Time (2014) Fun fact: Ward is currently working on a docu-

mentary co-produced by Jeannette Wilkinson of Redbud Films that exams the state of the changing independent music community.

First album

Either the Cool Runnings soundtrack or the Mortal Kombat soundtrack. That's how I first discovered a lot of music: through soundtracks.

First concert

Weird Al, Bad Hair Day Tour.

Last album

Keith Jarrett, The Köln Concert and Gregory Porter, Liquid Spirit.

I also bought and was given a ton of albums on my last UK tour including Beach Boys, Pet Sounds;

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Hiatus Kaiyote, Tawk Tomahawk; Laraaji, Celestial Music; Top Deck Presents: Ska Instrumentals; Anna Calvi, One Breath; Nils Frahm, Space; William Onyeabor, Who is William Onyeabor?; and lots more.

Last concert

I think the last big one I saw was JT (Justin Timberlake) and Jay-Z. I also saw a ton in the summer through the jazz fest—stumbled into Colin Stetson's in a haze at a late hour and was completely taken in.

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Favourite album

That is nearly impossible. At the moment I'm digging deep into a lot of hip hop. Going through the whole catalogue of the Roots again and really loving up Kendrick Lamar's, good kid, m.A.A.d city.

Favourite musical guilty pleasure

I'm not sure I entirely believe in guilty pleasures anymore. I'm trying not to hide my love for music based on what others might think. That's a hard and exhausting game. V

Paul O'Dette Fri, Jan 24 (8 pm) Muttart Hall, Alberta College, $25 – $30

Paul O'Dette began he music career as a guitarist in a rock band, but eventually the lute became his instrument of choice. Since then his studies have led him to become known for his playing (he's got more than 120 recordings to his name), conducting and music research. Prior to performing a program titled J S Bach and the Lute in Edmonton, O’Dette shared his soundtrack picks with Vue.

At home Morning: Kristian Bezuidenhout with the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: Mozart Piano Concertos K.453 & 482.

Kris is the finest, most inspiring musician I know. His award-winning series of Mozart's solo fortepiano works has totally redefined our notion of this music.

But it is this new recording with my favourite period orchestra that just blows my mind. The colour and drama they bring to these works is just incredible.

Noon: Philippe Jaroussky, Carestini Philippe is simply the most musical singer I have ever heard. He sells every phrase and embueing each with exactly the right colour and character.

Deeply inspirational music making.

Night: Julie Fowlis, Cuilidh Julie Fowlis is a singer from North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. She has done extensive research into ancient Scots Gaelic songs which she sings with a christaline vocal quality accompanied by traditional instruments. A truly special musician.

On the road Morning: Oskorri, Ura. Oskorri is a Basque folk group whose music combines hauntingly beautiful Celtic melodies with contagiously syncopated Spanish Renaissance dance rhythms. All of their recordings are great, but Ura is my favorite.

Noon: Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Brockes Passion (Ludger Rémy, con-

ductor) According to some 18th-century musicians, Stölzel was the other great German Baroque composer alongside Bach. But whereas Bach was noted for his amazing counterpoint, Stölzel's music was said to go straight to the heart. This is best displayed in this extraordinary passion setting, which is achingly beautiful and deeply moving.

Night: Bill Evans and Jim Hall, Intermodulation My two favourite jazz musicians in their only sessions together. Jim Hall was not about dazzling virtuosity, but about sensuous musicality. And has anyone ever made such a magical sound on the piano as Bill Evans? V

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In The Dark On 99 screams winter, with cold and desolate soundscapes like on "In The Dark." It's relentless, like one cold and grey January day after another. But there's some light at the end of the tunnel, as well, found in the one-two punch of "Monotone" and "Waves, No Water." "Monotone" is dark and sparse, as Comyn wryly notes hearing a "cliché cliché" that "the night is always darkest before the dawn."

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tion, there's little wonder that this sounds like another installment in the Hip's catalogue. If there is a surprise, it's that the songs sound simpler and more stripped down than most of the latter-day Hip output, and with a lot more of the country-tinged tones of the band's first two albums. Langlois has a decent way with words, but his mostly firstperson narratives are all kind of bummers. It's not like he's drowning in a river of tears, but there is definitely some quiet frankness in the relationships that he explores. These are experienced songs from one of Canada's most experienced rockers, but it's still pretty much what you'd expect it to be.

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BRIXX Make Out City with Innertwine

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ Sue Decker and her band (pedal steel guitar, vocals, folk blues singer-songwriter); 8pm; $10

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live music every Fri; Maria Phillipos; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door)

KELLY’S PUB Jameoke Night with the Nervous Flirts; every Thu, 9pm-1am; no cover

CASINO EDMONTON Trace Jordan

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Thu open stage; 8pm; all ages (15+) NEW WEST HOTEL Ghost Rider NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers every Thu; contact John Malka 780.447.5111 OVERTIME Sherwood Park Jesse Peters (R&B, blues, jazz, Top 40); 9pm-2am every Thu; no cover PAWN SHOP Randy Graves Reunion Show (metal, rock), These Colours Don’t Run, As It Stands; 8pm; $10 (adv) RED PIANO Every Thu: Dueling pianos at 8pm RIC’S GRILL Peter Belec (jazz); most Thursdays; 7-10pm THE RIG Every Thu Jam hosted by Lorne Burnstick; 8pm-12am SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Andrew Scott SHERLOCK HOLMES–U of A Mike Letto SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Mark McGarrigle SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live Blues every Thur: rotating guests; 7-11pm

OVERTIME Sherwood Park Dueling Pianos, all request live; 9pm-2am every Fri and Sat; no cover

RENDEZVOUS PUB After The Prophet–No More Moments; 8pm

FRI JAN 24

L.B.’S PUB Thu open stage: the New Big Time with Rocko Vaugeois, friends; 8-12

ON THE ROCKS Mustard Smile, DJs

CENTURY ROOM Lucky 7: Retro ‘80s with house DJ every Thu; 7pm-close

DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Thu at 9pm

J R BAR AND GRILL Live Jam Thu; 9pm

NEW WEST HOTEL Ghost Rider

RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Fri; 9pm-2am

UNION HALL 3 Four All Thursdays: rock, dance, retro, top 40 with DJ Johnny Infamous

GARNEAU THEATRE The Culture Collective; 7pm; $10 (adv)/$20 (door)

NEWCASTLE PUB Euphorias Edge; no cover

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: wtft w djwtf–rock ‘n’ roll, blues, indie; Wooftop: Dig It! Thursdays. Electronic, roots and rare groove with DJ’s Rootbeard, Raebot, Wijit and guests

COOK COUNTY Pony Up Thu: Country, Rock Anthems and Top 40 Classics with Mourning Wood

FIDDLER’S ROOST Thursday Nights acoustic circle jam; only acoustic instruments; 7:30pm; $3 cover

PERFORMING ARTS–Leduc Royal Wood; 7:30pm; $33 (adult)/$30 (student/senior)

CAFÉ TIRAMISU Live music every Fri

CASINO YELLOWHEAD Kixxsin CHA ISLAND TEA CO The Kyler Schogen Band; 8pm DUGGAN’S BOUNDARY IRISH PUB Robbie Burns celebration: Address to a Haggis, 6pm FESTIVAL PLACE A Tribute to the Bird, the Great Charlie Parker: P.J. Perry Quartet and poet Thomas Trofimuk (an evening of Be-Bop and poetry); 7:30pm; $32 (table)/$30 (box)/$28 (theatre) HIGHRUN SPORTS PUB Amie Weymes; 9pm; no cover J+H PUB Early show: Acoustic Open mic every Fri, 10-15 mins to perform; 5:30-8:30pm, no cover; Late show: Every Friday: Headwind (vintage rock ‘n’ roll), friends, 9:30pm, no minors, no cover JEFFREY’S CAFÉ Jim Head (guitar driven contemporary jazz); 9pm; $10 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Black Bug Recordings Showcase Night: Gonna be deep and groovy, Black Bug Showcase, Ben Colmen, Teletexxt, Peter Orcsik LIZARD LOUNGE Rock ‘n’ roll open mic every Fri; 8:30pm; no cover L.B.’S PUB Mel Degen and the Lords MACLAB CENTRE FOR THE

ST BASIL’S CULTURAL CENTRE The Lazy Eights (folkcountry-blues), Heather Blush and the Uppercuts; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $22 (door)/$18 (adv) at Acoustic Music Shop, TIX on the Square SET NIGHTCLUB NEW Fridays: House and Electro with Peep This, Tyler Collns, Peep’n ToM, Dusty Grooves, Nudii and Bill, and specials SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Andrew Scott; Robbie Burns celebration: Address to a Haggis, 5pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–U of A Mike Letto; Robbie Burns celebration: Address to a Haggis, 6:30pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Mark McGarrigle SIDELINERS PUB Green Eyed Blonde; 8:30pm; no cover STARLITE ROOM METZ THE STUDIO Mars and Venus, Dusty Tucker, more; Jason Timms, memorial benefit; $10 WUNDERBAR Ben Disaster (7’’ release), the Allovers, the Tee Tahs; 9pm YARDBIRD SUITE Blues from Vancouver: Buckman Coe; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $18 (member)/$22 (guest)

Classical CONVOCATION HALL Beethoven’s Piano and Violin Sonatas, Part Two: Featuring U of A Dept of Music; all ages; 7:30pm (door); $20 (adv) LA CITÉ FRANCOPHONE Opus@12 Chamber Concert Society: Winter Concert: Chamber music by Bach, Boismortier, Dring, Stamitz, and Telemann; 12-1pm; free MUTTART HALL–Alberta College Edmonton Classical Guitar Society: Paul O’Dette (lute); 8pm; $30/$25 (student/ senior/ECGS member) at TIX on the Square, Avenue Guitars, Acoustic Music Shop, ADW Music, ECGS website, door; $10 (youth, 12 and under) at door WINSPEAR CENTRE ESO: Late Night Ravel: William Eddins (piano and conductor), Eric Buchmann (violin), Carol Wincenc (flute), Nora Bumanis (harp), Clayton Leung (viola); 9:30pm; $20 at Winspear box office YARDBIRD SUITE Blues from Vancouver: Buckman Coe; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $18 (member)/$22 (guest) at Ticketmaster.ca

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Every Friday DJs on all three levels THE BOWER Zukunft: Indie and alternative with Dusty Grooves, Fraser Olsen, Taz, and Josh Johnson CHICAGO JOES Colossal Flows: Live Hip Hop and open mic every Fri with DJs Xaolin, Dirty Needlz, guests; 8:30pm2am; no cover THE COMMON Good Fridays: nu disco, hip hop, indie, electro, dance with weekly local and visiting DJs on rotation plus

residents Echo and Justin Foosh DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Fri; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO–Spruce Grove DJ every Fri FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Fri LUCKY 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri SET NIGHTCLUB NEW Fridays: House and Electro with Peep This, Tyler Collns, Peep’n ToM, Dusty Grooves, Nudii and Bill, and specials STARLITE ROOM KLUB OMFG SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE Amplified Fridays: Dubstep, house, trance, electro, hip hop breaks with DJ Aeiou, DJ Loose Beats, DJ Poindexter; 9:30pm (door) SUITE 69 Release Your Inner Beast: Retro and Top 40 beats with DJ Suco; every Fri TEMPLE Rapture–Goth/Ind/alt; every Fri 9pm UNION HALL Ladies Night every Fri Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fridays

SAT JAN 25 ARDEN Royal Wood; 7:30pm;

sold out ARTERY Balkan and Swing Dance Party: Cam Neufeld, the Road to Django; 9pm; $22 (adv)/$25 (door) ATLANTIC TRAP AND GILL Duff Robison BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES Grand Opening weekend: Big Dave McLean; 7pm (door), 9pm (show); $15 (adv)/$20 (door) BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Hair of the Dog presents: Cory Danyluk (acoustic); 4-6pm; no cover charge BLIND PIG PUB & GRILL Live jam every Saturday 3pm-7pm BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Ranger Creek Wranglers; 8:30pm; $15 BLUES ON WHYTE Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Taylor Scott “B” STREET BAR Rockin Big Blues and Roots Open Jam: Every Sat afternoon, 2-6pm BOURBON ROOM Live Music every Saturday Night: Jarod Sowan and Hippy Junktion; 8pm BRIXX BAR Monarch Sky, Joe Solo, Fiction of Fate; 9pm DV8 DV8ION (industrial, alt metal, synth pop), DJs the Lord and Shadow EDMONTON IRISH SPORTS & SOCIAL SOCIETY Robbie Burns Night featuring Brian Maxwell CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO YELLOWHEAD Kixxsin

HORIZON STAGE BAM! Percussion; 4pm; $20 (adult)/$16 (child/senior) JEFFREY’S CAFÉ The “JQ” (jazz quintet); 9pm; $15 LA CITÉ FRANCOPHONE JazzArt Concert: Pierre-Paul Bugeaud, Gord Graver, Jamie Philp, Bill Richards, Brett Miles and Bob Tildesley L.B.’S PUB Chillfactor LEVEL 2 Groovy Gatherings present Sébastien Léger LEAF BAR AND GRILL Sat jam with Terry Evans, and featured guests LOUISIANA PURCHASE Suchy Sister Saturdays: Amber, Renee or Stephanie with accompaniment; 9:3011:30pm; no cover NEW WEST HOTEL Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm; Evening: Ghost Rider O’BYRNE’S Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm ON THE ROCKS Mustard Smile, DJs OVERTIME Sherwood Park Dueling Pianos, all request live; 9pm-2am every Fri and Sat; no cover PAWN SHOP Wednesday Night Heroes (punk), Rapid Loss, E-town Beatdown, Panik Attak; 8pm (door); $18 (adv) RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am RENDEZVOUS PUB Delilah and the Douchettes; 8pm RICHARD’S PUB Alfie Zappacosta; 7pm (door); $25 (adv) THE RIG Rockin’ Randy ROSE & CROWN PUB The Rural Routes SET NIGHTCLUB SET Saturday Night House Party: With DJ Twix, Johnny Infamous, SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Andrew Scott SHERLOCK HOLMES–U of A Mike Letto SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Mark McGarrigle; Robbie Burns celebration: Address to a Haggis, 1pm UNION HALL Dev: Jump Smokers; 9pm (door); $20 (adv) at ticketweb.ca WUNDERBAR Dumb Angel, Rick Reid, Catgut YARDBIRD SUITE Blues from Vancouver: Buckman Coe; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $18 (member)/$22 (guest)

Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE ESO: Ravel and Khachaturian: William Eddins (conductor), Eric Buchmann (violin), Carol Wincenc (flute); 8pm; $24-$79 at Winspear box office Sat, January 25

DJs

DOW CENTENNIAL CENTRE–Shell Theatre–Ft Saskatchewan Kory Wlos (country); 7:30pm; $20 (adult)/$18 (senior/youth) at Ticketpro.ca, Dow Centre

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions: Alt Rock/Electro/ Trash with Miss Mannered; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic hip-hop and reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz; Underdog: Dr Erick

ELEMENT ORANGE Bootleg Saint, Young Fellas, Puzled Minds; 9pm (door), 10pm (music); $10/$16 (door)

THE BOWER For Those Who Know...: House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests

FESTIVAL PLACE Front Porch Roots Revue: Russell deCarle and Calvin Vollrath (folk); 7:30pm; $32 (table)/$30 (box)/$28 (theatre) at Festival Place box office

THE COMMON Get Down It’s Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with resident Dane

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Free Afternoon Concert: The Strugglefucks, Carl for Breakfast; 4pm; no cover

ENCORE–WEM Every Sat: Sound and Light show; We are Saturdays: Kindergarten

GAS PUMP Saturday Homemade Jam: Mike Chenoweth

DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Sat; 9pm

FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Sat

HIGHRUN SPORTS PUB Amie Weymes; 9pm; no cover

LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Collective Saturdays underground: House and Techno

HILLTOP PUB Open Stage, Jam every Sat; 3:30-7pm

LUCKY 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook

VUEWEEKLY JAN 23 – JAN 29, 2014

SAT JAN 25

WEDNESDAY NIGHT HEROES

(REUNION) W/ RAPID LOSS, E-TOWN BEATDOWN & PANIK ATTAK FRI JAN 31

SONIC BAND OF THE MONTH

KICKUPAFUSS

W/ MAYDAY & THE BEATCREEPS, THEM LOCALS

& GUESTS

SAT FEB 1

TRANSMISSION MONTHLY ALTERNATIVE DANCE PARTY TUE FEB 11

MOONSPELL W/ LEAVES EYES, ATROCITY & SAMANDRIEL

FRI FEB 14

VALENTINES W/

THE MAD BOMBER SOCIETY, THE FUZZ KINGS & NAPALMPOM THU FEB 20

DAVE HAUSE & NORTHCOTE

W/ GUEST WORST DAYS DOWN ***JUST ANNOUNCED ***

SAT APR 5

DESTRUCTION GERMAN THRASH LEGENDS W/ KRISIUN, EXMORTUS & MORTILLERY FRI MAY 2

GOOD RIDDANCE EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN PERFORMANCE W/ GUESTS

***JUST ANNOUNCED ***

WED APR 30

METAL ALLIANCE TOUR 2014:

BEHEMOTH

W/ GOATWHORE, 1349, INQUISITION & GUESTS FOR TICKETS- PLEASE VISIT CONCERTWORKS.CA MUSIC 31

GUESTS VIET CONG JAN/24 METZ W/ (EX MEMBERS OF WOMEN) JAN/26 KASTLE СМЕРТИ FEB/1 ПОБЕДИТЕЛЬ LOVE & LIGHT | SERIAL KILLAZ | MRG PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

UBK, NIGHT VISION AND SOUNDSCAPES PRESENT UBK & ZODIAC SERIES PRESENT (AGE OF AQUARIUS) FEATURING

G JONES | CMC & SILENTA

FEB/5 FEB/15 FEB/28 MAR/6 MAR/7 MAR/15 MAR/17 MAR/26 MAR/27 MAR/29 APR/4 APR/8 APR/28 MAY/9

STARLITE ROOM PROUDLY PRESENTS THE RETURN OF W/TRAMP STAMPER & OCEANS ON FIRE TICKETS ONSALE JAN 2ND THROUGH TICKETFLY.COM

MAY/16

STARLITE ROOM AND CBC PROUDLY PRESENT THE RETURN OF W/GUESTS TORCHES TO TRIGGERS, OLD WIVES, TICKETS ONSALE SOON! ABANDIN ALL HOPE

SOULFLY

SEPTEMBER STONE W/ MARKET FORCES THE UNION AND SONIC 102.9FM PRESENTS

THE PACK A.D. THE UNION PRESENTS

ROYAL CANOE WAKE OWL W/ LYON ELECTRIC SIX

AND GUESTS

THE UNION PRESENTS

AND THE MOHRS AND GUESTS THE UNION PRESENTS

THE WONDER YEARS

W/ DEFEATER, REAL FRIENDS, CITIZEN & MODERN BASEBALL THE UNION PRESENTS

ISLANDS

AND GUESTS

THE UNION PRESENTS

THE MOUNTIES

W/ GUESTS

UBK PRESENTS

RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests ROUGE LOUNGE Rouge Saturdays: global sound and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Mkhai SET NIGHTCLUB SET Saturday Night House Party: With DJ Twix, Johnny Infamous SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM Swing Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com SUITE 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests TAVERN ON WHYTE Soul, Motown, Funk, R&B and more with DJs Ben and Mitch; every Sat; 9pm-2am TEMPLE Step’d Up Saturdays with Lolcatz, Yaznil, Badman Crooks, Ootz UNION HALL Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous

ACT A FOOL BOY AND BEAR STEVEN J MASKUS THE 1975

ARTERY Tales from the Gypsy Trail Featuring Cam Neufeld and the Road to Django; 8pm; $22 (adv)/$25 (door)

ICED EARTH

BLACKJACK’S ROADHOUSE– Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett

THE UNION PRESENTS

AND GUESTS

MRG PROSUCTIONS PRESENTS THE UNION PRESENTS

CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS THE WORLWIDE PLAGUES TOUR FEATURING:

W/ SABATON & REVAMP

Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN JAN 26 ARDEN THEATRE Family Series: BAM! Percussion; 2pm; $15 (child)/$18 (adult)

AUTHORITY ZERO

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sunday Brunch: PM Bossa; 9am-3pm; donations

CONCERTWORKS PRESENTS

BLUES ON WHYTE Taylor Scott

SEPT/21 SONATA ARTICA OUT CITY, INNERTWINE, JAN/24 MAKE THE UNIVERSE MACHINE SKY JAN/25 MONARCH JOE SOLO AND FICTION OF FATE JAN/30 FEB/7 UNBALANCED W/ PEOPLE CALL IT HOME, OAK AND ELM FEB/8 THE ELECTRIC REVIVAL FLEX, THE PISTOL WHIPS, FEB/14 RUBEN LONESOME DOVE FEB/21 DAHLMERS REALM HIGHWAY, MATT STANLEY FEB/22 THOMPSON AND THE DECOYS,THE LAKER BAND LAWRENCE’S FEB/28 MARSHALL BLUES REVUE SHOW LENORE & CO., THE RIVER AND MAR/1 LANA THE ROAD & DRYLAND BAND

ROCK AND ROLL CIRCUS THURSDAY LAUNCH PARTY CIRCUS COMEDY (7PM-9PM) FEAT SUCCESS 5000, DREW BEHM, DAVID RAE & ALEX FORTIN THEN AT 9PM OPEN JAM WITH CHRISTIAN MASLYK, JUSTIN PERKINS AND KEVIN GAUDET |GIVEAWAYS, DRINK AND FOOD SPECIALS GALORE!

W/ BLIND ROOTS AND BLACK VIII

WITH GUESTS TBA

NEW WEEKLY METAL EVERY TUESDAY COMING SOON

EVERY EATS AND BEATS WEDNESDAY EVERY WEDNESDAY, $0.35 WINGS

EVERY THE ULTIMATE OPEN STAGE THURSDAY EVERY THURSDAY, OPEN TURNTABLES, OPEN STAGE

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PAWN SHOP Transmission Saturdays: Indie rock, new wave, classic punk with DJ Blue Jay and Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); free (before 10pm)/$5 (after 10pm); 1st Sat each month

CHA ISLAND TEA CO Open mic with March Music Inc; Every Sun 7pm DUGGAN’S IRISH PUB Celtic Music with Duggan’s House Band 5-8pm ENCORE–WEM Buckcherry, Monster Truck, Bleeker Ridge, 3 Pill Morning HOG’S DEN PUB Rockin’ the Hog Jam: Hosted by Tony Ruffo; every Sun, 3:30-7pm MYER HOROWITZ Zappa

Plays Zappa: Dweezil Zappa Guitar Masterclass, Dweezilla On the Road; 6:30pm (door); $47.50; all ages

DUGGAN’S IRISH PUB Singer/ songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm; host changes weekly

NEWCASTLE PUB The Sunday Soul Service: acoustic open stage every Sun

FIDDLER’S ROOST Monday Nights Open stage hosted

by Norm Sliter’s Capital City Jammers; all styles and skill levels welcome; 7:30pm; $3 cover

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am ON THE ROCKS The Nightkeepers featuring Dave Babcock and Alex Harriot RED PIANO Sean Sonego, Bardic Form; 6pm (door), 7pm (concert); $20 (adv at Red Piano)/$25 (door) THE RIG Every Sun Jam hosted by Steve and Bob; 5-9pm RITCHIE HALL Wednesday Night Heroes, Tarantuja, Paleface, more; all ages

NEW WEST HOTEL C.C. & Highrider OVERTIME–Sherwood Park Monday Open Stage PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm; contact Vi Kallio 780.456.8510

SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Andrew Scott

ROUGE RESTO-LOUNGE Open Mic Night with Darrek Anderson from the Guaranteed; every Mon; 9pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U of A Mike Letto

SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Rob Taylor

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Mark McGarrigle

DJs

SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Hair of the Dog acoustic Sun Jam with Bonedog and Bearcat; every Sun; 2-6pm STARLITE ROOM Kastle presented by Night Vision, UBK, Soundscapes WUNDERBAR Lab Coast (Calgary) with Strange Fires and Lou Wreath

Classical CONVOCATION HALL Afternoon: DMus recital: Fabiola Amorim (viola), 2-4pm; Evening: MMus recital: Angela McKeown (choral conducting), 8-10pm, free music.ualberta.ca

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through ‘60s and ‘70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Stylus Industry Sundays: Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am

MON JAN 27 ARDEN THEATRE Bruce McCulloch Young Drunk Punk; 7pm; $30 ARTERY The Bombadils (folk), guests; 7:30pm; $8 (adv)/$12 (door) BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: Sidney York with The Gay Nineties; 10pm; no cover BLUES ON WHYTE The Steadies

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay DV8 T.F.W.O. Mondays: Roots industrial,Classic Punk, Rock, Electronic with Hair of the Dave TAVERN ON WHYTE Classic Hip hop with DJ Creeazn every Mon; 9pm-2am

TUE JAN 28 ARTERY David Ward (country, R&B, rock), guests; 7:30pm; $8 (adv)/$10 (door) BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES Big Dreamer Sound Tuesday Open Stage: every Tue with Moses Gregg and Grant Stoval; 8pm (show, 6pm (door) BLUES ON WHYTE The Steadies BOHEMIA Acoustic Tuesday: Featuring Carrie Day, Abra King, the Son of the Sea, Magnet and the Magnettes DRUID IRISH PUB Jamhouse Tues hosted by Chris Wynters, guest FIDDLER’S ROOST Tuesday

Nights fiddle circle jam; all levels of musicians welcome; 7:30pm; $3 cover

J+H PUB Acoustic open mic night every Tue hosted by Lorin Lynne; Everyone will have 10-15 minutes to play L.B.’S PUB Tue Variety Night Open stage with Darrell Barr; 7-11pm

Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm OVERTIME Sherwood Park The Campfire Heros (acoustic rock, country, top 40); 9pm2am every Tue; no cover RICHARDS PUB Barsnbands open stage hosted by Mark Ammar; every Tue; 7:3011:30pm SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Rob Taylor SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Amy Weymes WUNDERBAR Zachary Lucky, Alanna Gurr, Luke Thomson, Dylan Howard YARDBIRD SUITE Tuesday Session: Stefan Kijek; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: The Night with No Name featuring DJs Rootbeard, Raebot, Wijit and guests playing tasteful, eclectic selections DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe’en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue RED STAR Experimental Indie rock, hip hop, electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there’s an Oilers game); no cover FIDDLER’S ROOST Wednesday Nights Folk and Roots Open Stage: amateur and professional musicians welcome; 7:30pm; $3 J+H PUB Acoustic open mic night hosted by Lorin Lynne HORIZON STAGE The Rodeo Riders (’40s and ‘50s western hits, country standards; 2pm; all ages; $25 at 780.962.8995 MERCURY ROOM Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 NEW WEST HOTEL C.C. and Highrider OVERTIME Sherwood Park Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm-2am every Wed; no cover PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:30-11pm; $2 (member)/$4 (non-member) RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 THE RIG Open jam every Wed hosted by Will Cole; 8pm -12am SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Rob Taylor

SUITE 69 Rockstar Tuesdays: Mash up and Electro with DJ Tyco, DJ Omes with weekly guest DJs

SHERLOCK HOLMES–U OF A Joanne Janzen

WED JAN 29

WUNDERBAR Distance Bullock, Trees Are Tall, the Girl From the Bitter North

ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage Wed with Trace Jordan; 8pm-12 ARDEN THEATRE Fatoumata Diawara (sings for peace, hope, and empowerment); 7:30pm; $32 at Arden box office BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES Juno Award winner Bill Bourne and his Trio with a different guest each week; $5 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month; On the Patio: Funk and Soul with Doktor Erick every Wed; 9pm BLUES ON WHYTE The Steadies BOHEMIA Wednesday Wednesday: Featuring Nasty Boys, Cab’ral BRITTANY’S LOUNGE PJ Perry every Wed; 8-11pm; $10

NEW WEST HOTEL C.C. & Highrider

DUGGAN’S IRISH PUB Wed open mic with host Duff Robison

O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every

ELEPHANT AND CASTLE–

Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 GARNEAU THEATRE 8712 109 St HILLTOP PUB 8220 106 Ave HOGS DEN PUB Yellow Head Tr, 142 St HORIZON STAGE 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995 ISBE EDMONTON 9529 Jasper Ave, 587.521.7788; isbeedmonton.com J+H PUB 1919-105 St J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JAVA XPRESS 110, 4300 South Park Dr, Stony Plain, 780.968.1860 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 KELLY'S PUB 10156-104 St LA CITÉ FRANCOPHONE 8627-91 St L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEAF BAR AND GRILL 9016-132 Ave, 780.757.2121 LEGENDS SPORTS BAR AND TAP HOUSE 9221-34 Ave, 780.988.2599 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 LIT ITALIAN WINE BAR 10132-104 St LIZARD LOUNGE 13160118 Ave MACLAB CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS–Leduc 4308-50 St, Leduc MERCURY ROOM 10575-

114 St MUTTART HALL–ALBERTA COLLEGE 10050 Macdonald Dr, 587.708.2044; edmontonclassicalguitarsociety. org NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10303108 St, 780.425.9730 NEWCASTLE PUB 8170-50 St, 780.490.1999 NOORISH CAFÉ 8440-109 St NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535-109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 O2'S–West 11066-156 St, 780.448.2255 OVERTIME–Sherwood Park 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 1086057 Ave 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 THE RIG 15203 Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.0869 RITCHIE HALL 7727-98 St ROSEBOWL/ROUGE

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM Amy Weymes

ZEN LOUNGE Jazz Wednesdays: Kori Wray and Jeff Hendrick; every Wed; 7:30-10pm; no cover

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative ‘80s and ‘90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe BRIXX BAR Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends THE COMMON The Wed Experience: Classics on Vinyl with Dane NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

VENUEGUIDE ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALE YARD TAP 13310-137 Ave ARTERY 9535 Jasper Ave AVENUE THEATRE 9030118 Ave, 780.477.2149 "B" STREET BAR 11818111 St BIG AL'S HOUSE OF BLUES 12402-118 Ave BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE–Nisku 2110 Sparrow Dr, Nisku, 780.986.8522 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 1032982 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BOURBON ROOM 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert THE BOWER 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.425; info@ thebower.ca BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CAFÉ TIRAMISU 10750124 St CARROT COFFEEHOUSE 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580

CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464-153 St, 780.424 9467 CENTRAL SENIOR LIONS CENTRE 11113-113 St CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 1033281 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHICAGO JOES 9604 -111 Ave COMMON 9910-109 St DUGGAN'S IRISH PUB 901388 Ave, 780.465.4834 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8130 Gateway Blvd EARLY STAGE SALOON– Stony Plain 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain EDMONTON IRISH SPORTS & SOCIAL SOCIETY 12546126 St, 780.453.2249 ELECTRIC RODEO–Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave ENCORE–WEM 2687, 8882-170 St FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER'S ROOST 730876 Ave FILTHY MCNASTY’S 1051182 Ave, 780.916.1557 FLUID LOUNGE 10888

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LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235101 St ST BASIL’S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave SET NIGHTCLUB Next to Bourban St, 8882-170 St, WEM, Ph III, setnightclub.ca SIDELINERS PUB 11018127 St SMOKEHOUSE BBQ 10810124 St, 587.521.6328 SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 STARLITE ROOM 10030102 St, 780.428.1099 SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM 10545-81 Ave SUITE 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 TAVERN ON WHYTE 1050782 Ave, 780.521.4404 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 YESTERDAYS PUB 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295 ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St

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COMEDY ARDEN THEATRE • BAM! Percussion: From Quebec, a turbo-charged percussive trio with funny sketches; Jan 26, 2pm; $18 (adult)/$15 (child to 17yrs) • Young Drunk Punk: Bruce McCulloch; Jan 27, 7:30pm Black Dog Freehouse • Underdog Comedy show: Alternating hosts • Every Thu, 8-11pm • No cover CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:309pm • John Hastings; Jan 24-25 • Sean Proudlove; Jan 31-Feb 1 COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Thu: 8:30pm; Fri: 8:30pm; Sat: 8pm and 10:30pm • Brian Work; Jan 23-25 • Cory Robinson; Jan 30-Feb 1 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 • Jake Johannsen; until Jan 26 • Ben Gleib; Jan 29-Feb 2 DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 • Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S • 10511-82 Ave • 780.996.1778 • Stand Up Sundays: Stand-up comedy night every Sun with a different headliner every week; 9-11pm; no cover FORT EDMONTON • Capitol Theatre • Red Man Laughing: Be part of the live audience for a CBC national radio special starring Ojibway/Metis comedian Ryan McMahon with friends, including singersongwriter Nick Sherman, and author Richard Van Camp • Jan 31; Feb 1, 7:30-9pm • $20 KRUSH ULTRALOUNGE/CONNIE'S COMEDY • Following Capital City Singles Mixer with Sterling Scott; Jan 30, 9pm • Call 780.914.8966 to get on roster MYER HOROWITZ THEATRE • U of A • Debra DiGiovanni's tales on the Late Bloomer Tour • Jan 31, 7pm • $35.50 at 1.877.987.6487 OVERTIME PUB • 4211-106 St • Open mic comedy anchored by a professional MC, new headliner each week • Every Tue • Free RIVER CREE–The Venue • rivercreeresort.com/ the-venue • Scott Ward's fun-filled hypnotic stage show • Jan 25, 6pm, 8pm (show) • $19.50 ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • Sterling Scott every Wed, 9pm RUMORS ULTRA LOUNGE • 8230 Gateway Blvd • Every Thu Neon Lights and Laughter with host Sterling Scott and five comedians and live DJ TNT; 8:30pm VAULT PUB • 8214-175 St • Comedy with Liam Creswick and Steve Schulte • Every Thu, at 9:30pm ZEN LOUNGE • 12923-97 St • The Ca$h Prize comedy contest hosted by Matt Alaeddine and Andrew Iwanyk • Every Tue, 8pm • No cover

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 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 ARTISTS QUARTERS EDMONTON • Boyle St Plaza, Meeting Rm, 9538-103A Ave • Live/work Residential Information Session • Jan 25, 2-3:30pm FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 842495 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 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.org/en • Program for HIV-AID’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 SOUTH EDMONTON GARDENING VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN GROUP • Park Allen Hall, 11104-65 Ave • Bring Vegetarian/Vegan/Raw dish for six People plus a second dish if bringing a Friend or partner; featuring Vegan Meals on Wheels by speaker Jenna Carton at 5:30pm; with a Food Demo at 5:15pm • Jan 26, 5pm NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-106 St • 780.435.0845 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free SAWA 12-STEP SUPPORT GROUP • Braeside Presbyterian Church bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon, 7:30pm SEVENTIES FOREVER MUSIC SOCIETY • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm 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) SUGAR FOOT SWING DANCE • Sugar Swing, 10545-81 Ave • 587.786.6554 • sugarswing.com • 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 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) 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 TOASTMASTERS • Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club: 2nd Fl, Canada Place, 9700

Jasper Ave; 780.467.6013, l.witzke@shaw.ca; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • 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 • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 1370874 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact bradscherger@hotmail.com, 780.863.1962, norators.com THE UNHEALTHY EFFECTS OF OCCUPATION • Telus Bldg Rm 217/219, U of A • Presented by the Palestine Solidarity Network • Jan 27 (6-6:50pm

ciplinary Science, Rm 1-430 • Improving Aboriginal Health: Panelists at the forefront of Aboriginal health share strategies for improving the health of Aboriginal people • Jan 27, 7:30-9pm; opening performance by Sila (Inuit throat singers); bannock, tea and coffee to follow FASHION, JUSTICE & DESIGN • Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, Rm 1-430, U of A • Presentation by Sujeet Sennik • Jan 28, 7:30-9pm • Clothing swap: 5-7:30pm outside rm 1-440 INTERNATIONAL WEEK: • globaled.ualberta.ca/ InternationalWeek.aspxInternational Week 2014 • Creating Solutions for a Healthier World with speakers Alex Steffen, Sujeet Sennik, Severn CullisSuzuki, and N’Dri Assie-Lumumba • Jan 27-Feb 1 MUSIC COLLOQUIUM: WHAT DOES A CITY SOUND LIKE? • Fine Arts Bldg, Rm 2-28 • Early Edmonton and the Urban Musical Practices of Settler Colonialism, presentation by David Gramit • Jan 24, 4-6pm ROOTS OF ROCK AND ROLL • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ab.ca • Part of Learn @ Your Library series: Presentation by Michael B. MacDonald on how musicians used words, guitars, and drums to help them make sense of their time and their lives • Jan 26, 2-4pm • $10 (adult)/$5 (student) at the Check Out Desk, door ROCK AND ROLL SONGWRITERS • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ab.ca • Part of Learn @ Your Library series: Presentation by Michael B. MacDonald, on the history of songwriting in the last century, and the impact that rock and roll had on this time-honoured craft • Feb 2, 2-4pm • $10 (adult)/$5 (student) at the Check Out Desk, door SEVERN CULLIS-SUZUKI: ENERGY FOR CHANGE • 1-430 Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science, 11455 Saskatchewan Dr, U of A • 780.248.1924 • Join writer, TV personality and environmentalist Severn Cullis-Suzuki as she shares powerful sources of inspiration for a better way of life; part of UAlberta’s International Week • Jan 29, 7pm TECHNOLOGY, TRANSFORMATION, EXPERIMENTATION • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ab.ca • Part of Learn @ Your Library series: Presentation by Michael B. MacDonald, MacEwan about how rock and roll provided a soundtrack to the social changes of the 60s and 70s • Feb 9, 2-4pm • $10 (adult)/$5 (student) at Check Out Desk, door SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83 Ave, upstairs • 780.554.6133 • Free instruction into the meditation on the Inner Light • Every Sun, 5pm STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT 2014 • Calling all Alberta post-secondary students! Don’t miss this opportunity to build your skills and get involved in sustainable change. Meet leaders in renewable energy, climate change education, new media and community development. This year’s program gives you an in depth exploration of the challenges and opportunities resulting from fossil fuel production in our province and beyond • Jan 24, 5pm • $20 (incl three meals and attendance at all sessions); Pre-register; Alberta post-secondary students of all levels of sustainability experience are welcome; info: http://sustainability.ualberta.ca/summit

WASKAHEGAN TRAIL HIKE • waskahegantrail.ca • Meet: McDonalds, Argyll Rd, 81 St • 10 km guided hike on a portion of the 309 km Waskahegan Trail; hike the Fort Sakatchewan city trails with hike leader Bev 780 469-7948 • Jan 26, 9:45am-3pm • $5 (carpool); $20 (annual membership)

THE UNHEALTHY EFFECTS OF OCCUPATION • Telus Bldg Rm 217/219, U of A • Presentation about the effect of the Israeli occupation on the food, water and resource availability in the West Bank and Gaza • Jan 27, 6-6:50pm

WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515 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

UNSEEN DANGER: RADON • Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8600 • sclibrary.ab.ca • Seminar by the Lung Association of Alberta explaining radon gas and how it gets into homes, affects us, and how we can 0protect ourselves • Jan 23, 7-8:30pm • Free; pre-register

YOGA MEDITATION-FITNESS • Rosslyn Community Centre, 11015-134 Ave • New year! New you!

Free meditation-Yoga-Fitness; all levels welcome.

Drop-in • Wed, 6-7:30pm • Info: FitSteenfitsYou@ gmail.com

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS ARTISTS QUARTERS EDMONTON LIVE/WORK RESIDENTIAL INFORMATION SESSION • Meeting Room, Boyle Street Plaza, 9538-103A Ave • Jan 25, 2-3:30pm; pre-register E: jmayne@artshab.com BE A WORLDCHANGER • Myer Horowitz Theatre, Students' Union Bldg, U of A • Speark Alex Steffen • Jan 27, 12-1:30pm BIG HOLE IN THE 'DALE • Tory Breezeway 2, U of A • Excavating the Origins of the Industrial Revolution: Dr Ron Ross will report on excavations at the site of the 17th Century Cementation Steel Furnace at Ironbridge Gorge in England and their importance in re-dating the origins of the Industrial Revolution • Jan 30, 7-9pm • Free CLOSING THE GAP • Centennial Centre for Interdis-

QUEER 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

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 • Bowling: Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes: Every Tue, 6:30pm; until Apr 1, 2014; $15/week • Volleyball: St Matthew Elementary School (NE): Tue, until Mar 11, 8-10pm; Stratford Junior-Senior High School (west end): every Tue, Mar 18-Apr 29, 7-9pm, $65 (season), $35 (Half season), $5 (drop-in) • Curling: Granite Curling Club: Every Tue, until Mar 25, 7pm • 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: tuff @ shaw.ca GREASE: THE DINNER THEATRE DRAGSTRAVAGANZA • Bellevue Community Hall, 7308-112 Ave • womonspace.ca • Dinner, then sing along with all the songs you know and love as performed by members of the Queer community in Dragstravaganza, hosted by the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR) and Womonspace • $25; proceeds to charities of the ISCWR. Following the show dance the night away with friends, cast, and crew • Jan 25, 6pm (door), 6:30pm (dinner)

raoke 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 DEEPSOUL.CA • 587.520.3833; text to: 780.530.1283 for location • Classic Covers Shindig Fundraiser • Every Sun: Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), starring Chuck Prins on Les Paul Standard guitars: upcoming Century Casino show as well; Twilight Zone Razamanaz Tour; all ages • Fundraising for local Canadian Disaster Relief, the hungry (world-wide through the Canadian Food Grains Bank) CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE HORSE • Edmonton City Centre Mall, 102 St, 102 Ave, East Atrium Lower/Main Level • 780.428.4035 • ecbea.org • The Great Chinese Cultural Chase: Compete and Discover the East meets West Year of the Horse Culture • CBC Centre Stage Main Floor: Cultural hands-on activities and demonstrations • Behind Customer Service Desk: Demonstrations of dough art, Chinese knots, paper cutting and calligraphy • Lower Level: East Atrium: Non-stop performances by Chinese bilingual schools–drumming and cultural dances, dragon dance, lion dances, martial arts, arts and crafts, carnival games, face painting, calligraphy, fortune sticks and wishing tree • City Centre Mall: God of Fortune Parade: accompanied

by Chinese lions; Local authors Marty Chan, Nancy Ng, and George Dong in attendance • Jan 25, 11am-4pm • Free THE CULTURE COLLECTIVE • Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • 780.425.9212 • Music, dance, film and much more, featuring Live performances and screenings from Nuela Charles, Cygnets, Amy Shostak, Michael Maxxis, Capital City Burlesque, Unwed Mothers and more, hosted By Julian Faid, curated by Thomas Scott and Kris Harvey • $10 (adv)/$20 (door)

LIVING POSITIVE • 404, 10408-124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca • 1.877.975.9448/780.488.5768 • Confidential peer support to people living with HIV • Tue, 7-9pm: Support group • Daily drop-in, peer counselling

EDMONTON ARTISTS' TRUST FUND AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS AWARD • Timms Centre for the Arts, U of A • Special thank you to Jeff Collins, Artist in Residence at the City of Edmonton Trees and Urban Forestry Department, for the invitation artwork • Jan 27, 6:30-9pm (awards presentation: 7-7:30pm • RSVP to edmontonarts. ca/eac_winter_social

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 non-judgemental 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@pridecentreofedmonton.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 to discuss current issues; every Sun 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail.com

FAMILY LITERACY CARNIVAL • MacEwan University, Robbins Health Learning Centre, City Centre Campus, 109 St, 104 Ave • Jan 26, 2-4pm (drop in) • Free family event ICE ON WHYTE FESTIVAL • End Of Steel Park, Gateway Blvd, 103 St, Tommy Banks Way • 780.758.5878 • iceonwhyte.ca • International Ice Carving Competition kicks off the festival from Jan 24-26 • All 10 festival days are filled with outdoor fun. Enjoy the ice and snow carving exhibits, the interactive children's play area, the famous giant ice slide, games, ice carving lessons and much more. Every day new ice and snow carvings will be created by the Artists in Residence and special guest artists • Jan 24-Feb 2 • $5 (adult)/$2.50 (child) under 2 free JAZZ'ART • La Cité francophone Theatre, 8627

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Shewchuck-Paré, Sylvia Grist, Doris Charest, Curtis Johnson; musicians, Gord Graber, Bill Richards, Jamie Philp, Brett Miles, Pierre-Paul Bugeaud, Bob Tildesley • Jan 25, 7:30pm • $20/$140 (table of 8) at 780.461.3427, cava@shaw.ca

LOG HAUL CONTRACTORS SNOW VALLEY’S HAWAIIAN WEEKEND • Snow WANTED Valley Ski Club • edmonton.ca/city_government/

initiatives_innovation/winter-festivals-events.aspx PRIMETIMERS/SAGE GAMES • Unitarian Church, • Jan 24-26 10804-119 St • 780.474.8240 • Every 2nd and Experienced contractor log trucks & last Fri each Month, 7-10:30pm SWING 'N SKATE • City Hall Plaza • edmonton.

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ca/city_government/initiatives_innovation/winterST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH • 11526-76 Ave • Skate day; Jan 26 • Skate 780.436.1555 • People of allLake sexual orientations Spray Sawmills,festivals-events.aspx Cochrane,• Alberta. day; Feb 2 are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship) • The Edmonton Swing Band February 9 WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.

• Rhythm Gunners Big Band of the Royal • ca, womonspace@gmail.com • A Non-profit Canadian Artillery February 16 – lesbian social organization for Edmonton and • Don Berner's Little Big Band February 23 surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, U OF A WINTER SOCIAL AND AWARDS • Timms reduced rates included with membership. Confidencentre, U of A • Edmonton Arts Council: Presentation tiality assured of Edmonton Artists' Trust Fund and Cultural DiverWOODYS VIDEO BAR • 11723 Jasper Ave • sity in the Arts awards • Jan 27, 6:30-9pm; (awards 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes presentation 7-7:30pm) with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Ka-

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 EVOLUTION WONDERLOUNGE • 10220-103 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

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Habitat for Humanity’s On-Tap volunteer program allows busy people to get out and volunteer when they can ON-TAP VOLUNTEERS This is a new volunteer program designed for busy volunteers who need to schedule shifts with very short notice. If you would like to volunteer but struggle to commit to a shift until the last minute because your schedule is so hectic, contact us to get more information about the On-Tap program. angela@hfh.org or 780-451-3416 ext 223.

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Become a Master Composter Recycler Master Composter Recyclers are Edmonton’s community leaders in waste reduction.

-complete a free, 40-hour course -learn about garbage, composting, recycling -volunteer at least 35 hours -teach friends what you learned -share your passion for sustainability Apply online. Visit edmonton.ca/mcrp Application deadline: February 20, 2013 Can You Read This?

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Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills.

Call Valerie at P.A.L.S 780-424-5514 or email palsvol@shaw.ca Growing Facilitators Volunteer Opportunity Sustainable Food Edmonton offers a Little Green Thumbs indoor gardening program to schools and childcare agencies and we are looking for volunteers. A green thumb is not a pre-requisite. However, gardening experience and a passion for children and youth are an asset. For info and volunteer application form: www.sustainablefoodedmonton.o rg

Habitat for Humanity is building at Neufeld Landing!

We are actively scheduling individuals and groups of volunteers for Canada’s largest project located in South Edmonton’s Rutherford area.

To get involved, go to www.hfh.org and register as a volunteer. Questions? Contact Kim. Beginners to trades people welcome. We provide all tools, equipment and lunch.

All volunteers participate in onsite safety orientation/training. No minimum number of shifts required.

Contact for more info about the event: Kim Sherwood 780-451-3416 ksherwood@hfh.org

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Habitat for Humanity requires volunteers for our ReStores We are recruiting customer service volunteers to help us at least one shift per week at store locations in north, south or west Edmonton. Customer service volunteers at our new and used building supplies stores help customers, load vehicles, clean items, stock shelves and many other tasks.

Help our community to recycle everything from furniture to building supplies!

Contact for more info about the event: Evan Hammer 780-451-3416 ehammer@hfh.org Habitat for Humanity requires volunteers for our prefab shop.

We are now booking 10 – 15 volunteers per day Beginners to trades people welcome to help us build walls for our build projects. We provide all tools and equipment. All volunteers participate in onsite safety orientation/training. No minimum number of shifts required.

Contact for more info about the event: Kim Sherwood 780-451-3416 ksherwood@hfh.org Help someone in crisis take those first steps towards a solution. The Support Network`s Crisis Support Centre is looking for volunteers for Edmonton`s 24-Hour Distress Line. Interested or want to learn more? Contact Lindsay at 780-732-6648 or visit our website: www.TheSupportNetwork.com Help the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation create a future without breast cancer through volunteerism.

Contact 1-866-302-2223 or ivolunteer@cbcf.org for current volunteer opportunities Needed for our Long Term Care residence, daytime volunteers for various activities or just for a friendly visit!

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Join our Edmonton team and help us plan events to support our work, and spread the word about our amazing results.

Edmonton@roomtoread.org www.roomtoread.org Volunteer for I-Week 2014 (January 27 - February 1, 2014) Many volunteers are needed to help make International Week possible. We always have a need for people to help with our publicity campaigns on and off campus during January, plus introduce guest speakers, and make sure the I-Week events run smoothly. We also look for good writers who are interested in global issues to contribute to the I-Week blog.

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It’s easy to sign up a group of volunteers to work on one of our builds. Volunteers from beginners to garage “putterers”, to trades people come out and help us to build homes for families in our community. We provide all tools, equipment, safety gear and lunch. Volunteers work in small crews under the direction of our site supervisors. Our primary focus is safety and we have a fun, welcoming environment that’s great for an employee group to experience giving back to community together.

For more information, go to our website at www.hfh.org or contact Kim at 780-451-3416 ext 232.

Volunteering - Improve the Lives of Children in the Developing World Room to Read is changing the lives of children in Asia and Africa through literacy programs and gender equality.

Join our Edmonton team and help us plan events to support our programs, and spread the word about the fantastic results we are achieving. Skills in event planning, PR, marketing, graphic design are needed, but not essential. We welcome all volunteers. If this sounds interesting, email us at Edmonton@roomtoread.org

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2013 Palaeo Arts Contest at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, AB. This year, our scientists have selected a Stygimoloch skull to discover and interpret through art. Our annual Palaeo Arts Contest is open to all grade levels, has prizes for every winner, including two $500 draw prizes that are awarded to schools, and offers the chance to have students’ winning artwork displayed at the Museum.

For more information, including topics for each grade level, visit: http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/ Palaeo_Arts_Contest.htm.

2014 Eldon & Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize Application Form The Eldon & Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize was established with the generous support of the Eldon & Anne Foote Fund at Edmonton Community Foundation and in partnership with the Edmonton Arts Council and Visual Arts Alberta Association.

Open to Greater Edmonton Artists nominated by a Gallery.

The winning artist will receive a $10,000 cash prize.

DEADLINE: The submission deadline for completed nominations is Thursday March 27th, 2014 at 4pm.

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2014 Alberta Screenwriters Initiative Turning Screenwriting Dreams to Reality 2014 marks the eighth year for the Alberta Screenwriters Initiative. The Alberta Association of Motion Picture and Television Unions (AAMPTU) are seeking submissions of feature film scripts of any genre, to a maximum length of 250 pages, from Alberta based screenwriters. This annual prize awards avid Alberta screenwriters a first prize of $1000 and a professional workshop with a carefully matched experienced story editor or screenwriter. The 2nd and 3rd place winners receives story notes, editorial feedback and $500.00 and $250.00 respectively. The deadline for this award is March 10, 2014.

The Alberta Screenwriters Initiative was created in 2007 by the Alberta Film Partners with the assistance of AAMPTU to facilitate the development of screenwriters in this province. The Initiative recognizes the importance of story in the creation of filmed entertainment and the necessity to actively encourage and develop the voices of Alberta writers in film.The Writers’ Guild of Alberta administers the Initiative on behalf of the AAMPTU. The Initiative is supported by proceeds from past Annual Film Industry Wrap Parties.

For more information on the prize and submission guidelines, please contact Nicholas Mather at (780) 422-8174 or visit www.writersguild.ab.ca Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA), a contemporary public art gallery, seeks submissions from artists working in all styles and mediums for exhibition in the 2015 calendar year.

Submissions are adjudicated by a panel of visual art professionals who represent a spectrum of expertise in the visual arts.

The artists chosen to exhibit receive CARFAC fees.

Deadline for submissions: Saturday, March 1, 2014, 5 pm For more information: Jenny Willson-McGrath, Exhibition Curator 780.651.5741 I jennyw@artsheritage.ca ART SOCIETY OF STRATHCONA COUNTY WORKSHOPS HDR Photograph, Jan 17/18 (Deadline for Reg. Jan 5) Ron Wigglesworth, Drawing, Feb 8/9 (Deadline for Reg Jan 29) Joyce Boyer, Oils, Feb 10-Mar 17 (Deadline for Reg Feb 1) Leslie Degner, Photography, Feb28/Mar1 (Deadline for Reg Feb 12) Gregg Johnson, Watercolors Mar 15/16 (Deadline for Reg Mar 1) Visit www.artstrathcona.com for DVD workshops and DVD Paint Along Days, and more information and upcoming workshops!

Marking the Valley A juried art exhibition Call to artists Leave Your Mark on the Capital Region River Valley Visual Arts Alberta-CARFAC is partnering with the River Valley Alliance to showcase the Capital Region River Valley through your artwork.

Submission Guidelines can be downloaded at:

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27th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Mayor Don Iveson and the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE) are pleased to announce the 27th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts on Monday, April 28, 2014 at Winspear Centre.

The Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts showcases Edmonton’s vibrant arts and culture industry by bringing together the business community, artists, media and arts appreciators to honour the valuable contributions Edmonton artists and arts champions make to our city. A portion of the proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to the Music Enrichment Program, which provides quality, affordable, group instruction in violin, viola, cello and double bass, including the opportunity to play in Enrichment Orchestras, to students of the greater Edmonton area.

Nominations are now being accepted online. The top six nominations will be considered in each of the following categories: Mayor’s Award for Innovative Support by a Business for the Arts Mayor’s Award for Sustained Support of the Arts John Poole Award for Promotion of the Arts ACTO Gas Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement DIALOG Award for Excellence in Artistic Direction Syncrude Award for Excellence in Arts Management Northlands Emerging Artist Award Ambassador of the Arts Award Courage to Innovate Award Youth Award Nominations forms and applications information can be found online at: mayorscelebration.com/nomin ate Please note: nominations may only be filed online.

Nomination deadline is 4:30pm on Friday, February 14, 2014.

Artists: The Third Annual Unfinished Painting Challenge is under way at The Paint Spot! Bring in the paintings (until January 31) you can’t or don’t want to finish. Take a painting away. Finish it, return it (by February 11) and we’ll exhibit it (February 17-April 17)! This event is popular and fun – and a good way to purge your studio of those haunting, never-finished works. Another person’s work may prove to be more inspiring than your own.

AND to keep up your resolution, why not join in the 12-hour Painting Challenge on Thursday, January 16, 9AM-9PM here at The Paint Spot? For more information, contact The Paint Spot (www.paintspot.ca; accounts@paintspot.ca; 780.432.0240) or drop by, 10032 81 Avenue, Edmonton.

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Call for Applicants :: Edmonton Arts Council Public Art Selection Committee Roster The Edmonton Arts Council (EAC), on behalf of the City of Edmonton, requests applications from Edmontonbased, qualified individuals to be included on our Public Art Selection Committee roster.

Public Art Selection Committees play a vital role in the Public Art commissioning process. Committee members serve as peer evaluators, providing recommendations for each public artwork commissioned through City of Edmonton Policy C458B – “Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas” as well as projects generated by the Public Art MAP. During Selection Committee meetings, the artists’ applications are typically reviewed by proposal and project descriptions, followed by examination of the artists’ support material.

Selection Committees may be composed of: City of Edmonton Personnel Project Personnel (Design Team, Engineers, etc.)

Edmonton & Area-based Artist Representatives Edmonton Community Representatives Artist Representatives reside within the Greater Edmonton area and are knowledgeable about the Edmonton arts community. They are generally visual arts and design professionals with expertise regarding Edmonton’s Public Art Collection, and current contemporary art practices.

Selection Committees may also include Community Representatives who are residents living adjacent or close to a specific public art project. These individuals generally possess a demonstrated understanding of, and appreciation for, visual art.

All Selection Committee members should be capable of providing a critical analysis of artists’ qualifications, as well as speak to the suitability of the proposal under review.

Application Process:Please submit a letter of interest that details your professional experience in and/or understanding of visual art and design as well as an up to date curriculum vitae (C.V.), via email, to: publicart@edmontonarts.ca Deadline is January 31, 2014 We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected will be notified.

For more information, please contact: publicart@edmontonarts.ca

Call for Submissions : FAVA FEST FILM AND VIDEO ARTS FESTIVAL MARCH 25 – 29, 2014 FAVA FEST exposes the larger community to the artistic work of membership, stimulates new work, rewards past success and just generally makes a bigger noise about FAVA. Hosting a media art gear expo and BBQ, screen 30-40 films directed by Northern Alberta filmmakers, hold an Artist Talk or Panel ( 2013-brought in noted Art Director Todd Cherniawsky) and give away $20,000 worth of awards at FAVA GALA – a celebration of excellence in media arts and FAVA’s big fundraiser for the year.

Festival details and schedule to come in early 2014.

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Canadian Film Centre – Call for Applicants Applications are now open for the 2014 Cineplex Entertainment Film Program: http://cfccreates.com/what_we _do/cfc_film/film_resident_prog ram/apply/index.php Application Deadline: January 24th, 2014 A complete immersion in the art and craft of dramatic filmmaking, the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program offers residents the opportunity to hone their talent, while building strategic relationships in the industry. Over five-anda-half months, producers, editors, writers and directors are joined by illustrious storytellers and industry professionals who inspire, question and challenge our filmmakers to elevate their craft.

Recognize your favourite greater #yeg artist and/or arts investor with a nomination for a Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts award.

PACE is very fortunate to have Catch the Keys as our producers for the 27th Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts. You can expect to be hearing a lot from them as they work their magic on our wonderful event. You can track our hash tag #mca2014 to keep abreast of developments.

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19): Actor Casey Affleck appreciates the nurturing power of his loved ones. "My family would be supportive," he says, "if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays and eat tree bark." I'd like to see you cultivate allies like that in the coming months, Aries. Even if you have never had them before, there's a good chance they will be available. For best results, tinker with your understanding of who your family might be. Redefine what "community" means to you.

TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20): Author John Koenig says we often regard emotions as positive or negative. Feeling respect is good, for example, while being wracked with jealousy is bad. But he favours a different standard for evaluating emotions: how intense they are. At one end of the spectrum, everything feels blank and blah, even the big things. "At the other end is wonder," he says, "in which everything feels alive, even the little things." Your right and proper goal right now, Taurus, is to strive for the latter kind: full-on intensity and maximum vitality. Luckily, the universe will be conspiring to help you achieve that goal.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20): At her blog other-wordly.tumblr. com, Yee-Lum Mak defines the Swedish word resfeber this way: "the restless race of the traveler's heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together." You might be experiencing resfeber right now, Gemini. Even if you're not about to depart on a literal trip, I'm guessing you will soon start wandering out on a quest or adventure that will bring your heart and mind closer together. Paradoxically, your explorations will teach you a lot about being better grounded. Bon voyage!

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22): How does a monarch butterfly escape its chrysalis when it has finished gestating? Through tiny holes in the skin of the chrysalis, it takes big gulps of air and sends them directly into its digestive system, which expands forcefully. Voila!

Its body gets so big it breaks free.

When a chick is ready to emerge from inside its egg, it has to work harder than the butterfly. With its beak, it must peck thousands of times at the shell, stopping to rest along the way because the process is so demanding. According to my analysis, Cancerian, you're nearing the final stage before your metaphorical emergence from gestation. Are you more like the butterfly or chick?

LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22): "I'm not sure where to go from here. I need help." I encourage you to say those words out loud, Leo. Even if you're not sure you believe they're true, act as if they are.

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Why? Because I think it would be healthy for you to express uncertainty and ask for assistance. It would relieve you of the oppressive pressure to be a masterful problem solver. It could free you from the unrealistic notion that you've got to figure everything out by yourself. And this would bring you, as if by magic, interesting offers and inquiries. In other words, if you confess your neediness, you will attract help. Some of it will be useless, but most of it will be useful.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22): Dogs have a superb sense of smell, much better than we humans.

But ours isn't bad. We can detect certain odours that have been diluted to one part in five billion. For example, if you were standing next to two Olympicsized swimming pools, and only one contained a few drops of the chemical ethyl mercaptan, you would know which one it was.

I'm now calling on you to exercise that level of sensitivity, Virgo.

There's a situation in the early stages of unfolding that would ultimately emanate a big stink if you allowed it to keep developing. There is a second unripe situation, on the other hand, that would eventually yield fragrant blooms. I advise you to either quash or escape from the first, even as you cultivate and treasure the second.

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22): Whatever adventures may flow your way in the coming weeks, Libra, I hope you will appreciate them for what they are: unruly but basically benevolent; disruptive in ways that catalyze welcome transformations; a bit more exciting than you might like, but ultimately pretty fun. Can you thrive on the paradoxes? Can you delight in the unpredictability?

I think so. When you look back at these plot twists two months from now, I bet you'll see them as entertaining storylines that enhance the myth of your hero's journey. You'll understand them as tricky gifts that have taught you valuable secrets about your soul's code.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21): Manufacturing a jelly bean is not a quick, slam-bam process. It's a five-step procedure that takes a week. Each seemingly uncomplicated piece of candy has to be built up layer by layer, with every layer needing time to fully mature. I'm wondering if maybe there's a metaphorically similar kind of work ahead for you, Scorpio. May I speculate? You will have to take your time, proceed carefully and maintain a close attention to detail as you prepare a simple pleasure.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21): I understand the appeal of the f-word. It's guttural and expulsive. It's a perverse form of celebration that frees speakers

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from their inhibitions. But I'm here today to announce that its rebel cachet and vulgar power are extinct. It has decayed into a barren cliché. Its official deathfrom-oversaturation occurred with the release of the mainstream Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Actors in the film spat out the rhymeswith-cluck word more than 500 times. I hereby nominate you Sagittarians to begin the quest for new ways to invoke rebellious irreverence. What interesting mischief and naughty wordplay might you perpetrate to escape your inhibitions, break taboos that need to be broken and call other people on their BS and hypocrisy?

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19): German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) has had a major impact on the development of ideas in the Western world.

We can reasonably divide the history of philosophy into two eras: pre-Kantian and post-Kantian.

And yet for his whole life, which lasted 79 years, this big thinker never travelled more than 10 miles away from Königsberg, the city where he was born. He followed a precise and methodical routine, attending to his work with meticulous detail. According to my analysis, you Capricorns could have a similar experience in the coming weeks. By sticking close to the tried-and-true rhythms that keep you grounded and healthy, you can generate influential wonders.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18): The Aquarian author Georges Simenon (1903 – 1989) wrote more than 200 novels under his own name and 300 more under pseudonyms. On average, he finished a new book every 11 days.

Half a billion copies of his books are in print. I'm sorry to report that I don't think you will ever be as prolific in your own chosen field as he was in his. However, your productivity could soar to a hefty fraction of Simenon-like levels in 2014—if you're willing to work your ass off. Your luxuriant fruitfulness won't come as easily as his seemed to. But you should be overjoyed that you at least have the potential to be luxuriantly fruitful.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20): When I'm older and wiser, maybe I'll understand the meaning of my life. When I'm older and wiser, maybe I'll gain some insight about why I'm so excited to be alive despite the fact that my destiny is so utterly mysterious. What about you, Pisces? What will be different for you when you're older and wiser? Now is an excellent time to ponder this riddle.

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Risk compensation

Not teaching kids about safe sex is outdated and ineffective "If you teach kids about safer sex, they'll want to do it, which leads to more disease and pregnancy, not less." This idea has been around for a long time and it's had a major influence on education and healthpromotion policies, but several new research studies indicate that making sex safer leads to less risky behaviour, not more.

This concept has actually been studied for decades in relation to traffic safety. It seems that when seatbelt laws go into effect, the number of traffic accidents go up.

Research into this revealed that when drivers wear seatbelts, they feel safer and drive more recklessly, getting into more accidents. This tendency to behave more recklessly when one feels safer was termed 'risk compensation'.

In the mid 2000's, papers started appearing trying to apply the idea of risk compensation to sex to explain the perceived failure of condom campaigns to reduce the incidence of HIV. They suggested that people who use condoms believe that they are protected and therefore have a lot more risky sex, some of which most certainly takes place without condoms and some during which the condom fails.

These papers seem pretty convincing. After all, the seatbelt correlation has been proven over time.

However, unlike the seatbelt studies, they don't contain a lot of verifiable data. In the last two years, there have been several studies that set out to test the idea of risk compensation as it relates to sex.

What they found seems to prove the exact opposite of the risk compensation theory.

Last month, researchers released the findings in a study of participants in a trial of the HIV prevention drug Truvada. They looked at whether participants in a doubleblind study who believed they were receiving the drug and that the drug would be effective reported riskier sexual activity. Both the self-reports and the actual numbers who contracted HIV and/ or syphilis during the trial, showed that their risky sexual behaviour actually decreased during the trial.

A study done in Kenya in 2011 looked at circumcision. They separated a group of men who had opted to be circumcised into those who believed that this would help to protect them against HIV and those who did not. They found

that, up to three years after the procedure, the men who believed circumcision would be protective decreased their number of sexual partners and incidents of unprotected sex as compared to before the procedure.

In October 2012, the journal Pediatrics published a study on the Gardasil vaccine for HPV. Girls who received the vaccine had the exact same rates of pregnancy and STI infections other than HPV than those who had not. A more recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came up with the same results. It appears that, in spite of a lot of very vocal concern, HPV vaccination does not make girls promiscuous.

This is just a bit of the mounting evidence to show that the hype about risk compensation when it comes to sex doesn't have much grounding in reality. Protecting people against STIs doesn't increase risk, it decreases disease. V

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I'm a straight, 24-year-old female and I just recently lost my virginity.

I've had sex only three times (not with a monogamous partner) and have found each time to be incredibly painful—even when the guy's just using his fingers. I've always been extremely sensitive. In the past, I've had guys run their hands over my jeans and even that hurts.

I brought this up when I went to my first ob-gyn appointment, and my doctor assured me that everything was normal down there. It's driving me nuts because I feel like I'm missing out on a big part of my life. I know a lot of this may be psychological, but I wanted to know if I am just supposed to continue having sex to the point where it becomes pleasurable?

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EATING COME NO FUN

Five years ago, my wife and I decided to pursue her MFM threesome fantasy. Part of her fantasy was that the other chap have a BBC (big black cock), so we advertised and met this great guy who we've seen three times a year ever since.

He is nice and open-minded and we've become so comfortable with our BBC that we meet at our home now instead of a hotel. So there are respectful and safe people out there to be found! The issue I'm writing about is a problem with me. After our BBC ejaculates in my wife—everyone is tested and free of STIs—I enjoy going down on her, he enjoys watching me go down on her, and she enjoys having me lick the interloper's come from her pussy. That isn't the problem. The problem arises when our BBC isn't in the picture.

We enjoy talking about our dirty threesomes and we both talk about how hot it will be when I go down

spending time with (and cleaning up after), maybe you could refer to him as your ABC ("awesome black chum") instead of as your BBC? Just, you know, to show some respect for him as a person. Which is what he is.

Anyway, CREAMPIE, as for your problem: a man's body releases the hormone prolactin when he comes.

That particular hormone makes a man sleepy, it makes his boner deflate and it temporarily renders him indifferent to and/or repulsed by sex. So something that sounded hot right before you came—eating your own come out of the wife's pussy— is going to be much less appealing right after you come.

It's a snatch-22, CREAMPIE, and there's no fix.

CUDDLING AIN'T SEX

I'm 45, female and married to a "Although vaginal intercourse hurts smart, funny, intelligent 50-yearsome women the first time or two old man. We've been together nine that they have sex, it's usually not years, married seven. The sex was 'incredibly painful,'" says Dr Debby good for the first year and then Herbenick, a research scientist at dropped off to nothing. He says, Indiana University, a sexual health "I've had plenty of sex in my life. I'm educator at the Kinsey Institute just not interested anymore." Durand the author of numerous books. ing my first marriage, the sex was "And women rarely experience pain so bad that I thought, "If I could find when it's just fingers (unless the a man who loved to cuddle, I could person is being rego the rest of ally rough or has my life without Unless he’s abstinent the rest of the year, or unsharp fingernails), sex." Perfectly less you test before each of your threesomes, and especially not describes huswhen someone band number there’s some risk here. is just running two!

Except hands over jeans." now I feel more So something is sexual than I up down there, TT, and you did the on her after I've unloaded in her my- ever have! I've discussed this with right thing by seeing a doc. "It's fan- self. Unfortunately, once I've made my husband endlessly and have tastic that she went to an ob-gyn my deposit, I have zero desire to go mentioned open marriage, but nothso soon after starting to have sex," down on her. It's like someone flips ing ever comes of it. I'm not an inHerbenick says. "Many women are a switch in my brain and something stigator, although I have tried a too shy or nervous, even though I couldn't wait to do is suddenly re- few times and have been rejected. it's recommended for all sexually pulsive to me. This problem doesn't Yes, he has had his testosterone active women. Unfortunately, many arise in our threesomes because checked. It's normal. Not even godoctors have had little to no train- our BBC always comes before I do. ing to a therapist helped. What do ing in diagnosing or treating vulvar What is my issue? Is there a fix?

I do? He's a great guy, he loves me pain, something that groups like Can't Really Eat All My Pecker's and my grown kids unconditionally, the National Vulvodynia Associa- Icky Emissions but we are more friends/roommates tion (nva.org) have been working than husband and wife. We have a to change."

So your regular third with the big safe, comfortable life, but I'm too So it's great that you went to a cock is nice, open-minded and STI- young to go without that for the doctor, but you're going to have to free. Sounds great, CREAMPIE, but rest of my life! see another doctor, TT, one who how can you be certain about the Careful What You Wish For knows something about vulvar STI-free part when you see him only pain. Herbenick recommends that three times a year? Unless he's ab- He's done with sex, and you're not— you find someone who "lives and stinent the rest of the year, or un- so you get to fuck other people and he breathes the vulva and vagina in less you test before each of your doesn't get to say anything about it. their medical practice," and there threesomes, there's some risk here. Take a lover, CWYWF, take two. There are organizations that can help You also describe your regular are tons of men out there in sexless you find those livers and breath- third as "respectful," and that's marriages that they don't want to ers. "TT can find such a health-care great. We all deserve respectful sex end because they love their wives or provider through the NVA or the In- partners. You do, CREAMPIE, your they love their kids or they can't be ternational Society for the Study of wife does—and so does your regu- bothered or all of the above. Get your Vulvovaginal Disease (issvd.org)," lar third. But referring to your regu- ass online and find one or two. If your Herbenick says. "I don't know where lar third as BBC, or "big black cock," husband is against an open marriage she lives, but there are excellent isn't respectful. It's dehumanizing. in principle—if he insists that you revulvovaginal health clinics at the Now, his big black cock brought main "monogamous" to him—tell him University of Iowa and the Univer- you all together, of course, and it's what he wants to hear and fuck other sity of Michigan. The US is really fine to be attracted to others for men regardless. far behind other countries in the particular physical attributes. It's establishment of such clinics, but also fine to explore racially charged There's an upside to herpes, courwe're getting there. I dream of the fantasies so long as everyone is up tesy of science! At savagelovecast. day when every major US city has for it and no one feels disrespected com. V one—and smaller places, too!" or dehumanized. But since this big For more info on vulvar and vagi- black cock is attached to a fun and @fakedansavage on Twitter nal pain—and other sexual health trustworthy guy who you enjoy

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