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"Feeling safe is the bare minimum that should exist."

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"Double-fist chocolate-dipped bananas while watching a streetperformer juggle chainsaws."

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"Delamont takes on the tales of the Bible and the lore that has built up around the big-G since the Old Testament hit bookshelves."

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"On one hand I come away feeling elated that it worked as I'd hoped. On the other, honestly, I just haven't really processed it yet." "One of his guys was supposed to be kinda tough and stood on the ramp of our trailer and crossed his arms and said, 'You guys aren't going anywhere."

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Not my monkeys "But you don't understand, the person who wins the leadership of the PCs becomes Premier." I wondered if the woman mistook me for a seven-yearold child who had not yet taken Grade 6 social studies instead of who I really am—a 51-yearold with an honours degree in political science, who has lived in the province since 1987 and witnessed three, about to be four, PC leadership contests. So, yes, I do understand how politics works, but thanks for assuming I don't just because I disagree with you. It wasn't ignorance that led to me raising an eyebrow when Liberal and NDP members lined up behind Nancy Betkowski when she ran against Ralph Klein in 1992 and it isn't ignorance that has me doing the same today when I hear so-called left-leaning progressives urging people to line up behind one or another PC leadership candidate. Buying a membership in a political party should be more meaningful than picking a horse in a Saturday-afternoon race at Northlands. It's supposed to mean the party to which you have chosen to give your money and name is the party that closest reflects your values. Your five bucks is an endorsement of their program. So, vote for a PC leader? I'll pass. Not my circus. Not my monkeys. I am going to join a party, though. I've decided to rejoin the Alberta NDP, a party I left for a few reasons, not the least of which involved leadership. And leadership is the reason I'm going back. I want to vote for the new one. While all three candidates seeking to lead the NDP are worthy, it's David Eggen, MLA for Edmonton-Calder, who is getting my vote. I've known Eggen almost 20 years. His intelligence and compassion were apparent early, but it's the man's unparalleled work ethic that impresses me most. If the NDP are going to make any inroads in the next election, they need a leader prepared to work every minute of every day to reach out to voters who are hungry for options. The NDP cannot afford leaders who feel they are above the hard work they expect their followers to perform and with Eggen, they'll never have to experience that again. My circus. My monkeys. Here's my five bucks. V

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The gay traveller's guide Are queer travel sites still needed in 2014? Are gay-friendly travel sites still necessary today? I was confronted by this question a few weeks ago. Like many folks this summer, my wife and I went on a road trip and, being budget conscious travellers, wanted an option other than over-priced hotels. In the past, we've had luck using a website where people rent out extra rooms in their houses for weary travellers such as ourselves. The great thing about this site (other than its low rates) is how it is set up: both travellers and hosts have profiles and reviews. Slept in the world's most uncomfortable bed? Someone burn a hole in your carpet? Leave a review! This means there is a lot of flexibility and choice when you are looking for a place to stay or renting a place out. Sadly, in our case this backfired: our bookings were rejected from seven different places over

the span of three days. I am not sure if this stream of rejection had more to do with our queerness (we're out on our profile), the particular days we were choosing or something else entirely, but despite the frustration it caused at the time, I will admit to being secretly relieved. It's a bit nerve wracking to show up to a stranger's house to stay for a night, especially with a wife in tow. Maybe "Olga" has a trans son to go along with that picture of baby Jesus in her guest room and is the president of her local PFLAG chapter. But maybe she isn't. Since the advent of the internet, booking travel has become infinitely easier. Instead of relying on the dubious expertise of a travel agent or travel guide, local crowd-sourced review sites mean you can pick and

choose the best restaurants and attractions, while dozens of discount travel sites offer great savings. As queer travellers, we are faced with an added requirement. How many couples do you know who have travelled under the guise of siblings or friends? If you are of a certain age, probably quite a few. And perhaps some of you still do. But I would also hazard a guess that some of you have never had to worry about that; there are plenty of rainbow-travel sites ready to hook you up with some queer-friendly locales, particularly if you are travelling internationally. Indeed, it was an old-school travel site that finally came through for me and the missus: Purple Roofs. This website is almost as old as the internet; started in 1999, it specializes in small, local, gay- and lesbianowned and friendly accommodations

around the world. And this website is still kickin' it old school: you'll find listings with only a name and a phone number as frequently as those with a website. "Perfect!" I thought. "Why doesn't everyone use this website?" Cheap, beautiful and queer: the perfect combination for a holiday. Imagine my surprise when it turned out we were the first people this guesthouse had ever booked through Purple Roofs. What gives? They are the first listing in their city and are the only listing with either pictures or a website, so they have done everything right on that end. While one conversation isn't enough to point to a pattern, it did make me wonder: is it just that Purple Roofs isn't very popular or is the need for queer-friendly accommodation, at least in Canada, slowly becoming a thing of the past? V

NEWS // MCCAULEY PARK

The bisecting barbecue

McCauley community's annual Labour Day celebration blowup still simmering

t's not too often that elections for a community league's board of directors require paid security guards and attract the attention of local media outlets, but that's what happened at the McCauley Community League annual general meeting in the spring. That's when a three-year battle between the community league board and the Edmonton and District Labour Council came to a head, over the latter's Labour Day barbecue, and culminated in the entire board being ousted. Since 1990, the EDLC has hosted an annual Labour Day barbecue for the unemployed and underemployed at Giovanni Caboto Park in the heart of McCauley. The free event offers hot dogs, hamburgers, fresh fruit and beverages, along with musical entertainment and crafts and other activities like face painting for children. Some years have seen lineups thousands of people long. President of the labour council, Bruce Fafard, says it's a way for union members to give back to the community. The problem arose when the community league's board of directors wanted the labour council to find another community to give back to. "The scale of the event has always been our concern," past community league president Meredith Porter told media last year. Porter and her board alleged that the barbecue led to days of drunken disorder in the community and, after their pleas to the labour council to move the event proved fruitless, last year they booked their own event at the park

for the Sunday and Monday afternoon of Labour Day weekend, forcing the labour council to hold their barbecue on the Saturday. Brian Henderson, president of the EDLC at the time, told media the community's problems went far deeper than dealing with a barbecue. While he sympathized with the community's frustrations over high concentrations of social housing in their neighbourhood, he denied there was any link between the family-oriented barbecue his organization sponsored and parties that would be taking place whether they held their event or not. On January 29, the EDLC received a letter from the city's Neighborhoods, Parks and Community Recreation Branch, stating that they would be permitted to hold this year's 25th anniversary barbecue at the park, but they would need to find a new location for 2015. In March, Fafard sent a letter to EDLC's 45 affiliate unions, asking them to encourage any members they might have living within McCauley Community League boundaries to take out memberships and take part in removing the board of directors. The letter stated that the labour council had heard from residents who wanted the event to remain at Giovanni Caboto. "They are disappointed in the direction of the current executive and are seeking to replace them with more open minded, less confrontational executive," Fafard wrote. McCauley residents came out in droves for the meeting. Todd Janes

was one of 160 residents who attended, which had drawn just six people in each of the previous two years. By the time the meeting was over, an entirely new board was elected; Meredith Porter was the only former member left standing because the league's bylaws automatically placed her on the board as past-president. Three of her fellow previous board members chose not to seek re-election and the four who did were defeated. Janes, a long-time McCauley resident, says he is disappointed that the league's former board and the EDLC were unable to come up with a solution that would enable the barbecue to continue to be held at the park in the future. "As a resident and property owner in McCauley, I believe that the Labour Day BBQ is an important part of our community and our heritage. ... With some minor changes, it's an important way for us to engage and activate our loving and socialjustice concerned community." He might get his wish. Mike Van Boom, the community league's new president, says the new board is open to starting a conversation about whether or not to welcome the barbecue in future years. While the barbecue was a flashpoint, it was symptomatic of a larger problem. "It wasn't so much what the old board did, but how they did it," he explains. "We are a working-poor community and can see that having this barbecue in this place makes sense. Given there are very few celebrations

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for the working poor in this city, there is considerable appreciation for the event in McCauley." Van Boom says the EDLC has made a real effort to address some of the concerns that have been raised in the past, and has made a commitment to engage the community in a conversation about the event after this year's barbecue is behind them. Van Boom and Fafard have met to discuss the barbecue and both men say the meeting was respectful and productive. "Some of the previous board's concerns were overblown," Fafard says. "But others were valid. We're trying to be as proactive as we can to address those concerns and want the community to know how glad we are to be there." He's hopeful future discussions might lead to the city overturning its earlier decision forcing the EDLC to find another venue. Van Boom says he's heard from members of his community who want to have a conversation about the barbecue. "Our board is open to revisiting this issue if that's what the community tells us they want us to do," he says. "The newly elected board presented a great opportunity for both organizations to have a fresh start," Fafard says. "We've taken that." The barbecue will be held on Monday, September 1 from 11:30 am – 3:30 pm at Giovanni Caboto Park, 95 Street and 109 Avenue.

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FRONT NEWS // WOMEN'S SAFETY

Building a safe space

Edmonton is the worst Canadian city for women, but gender mainstreaming could help

study of Canada's top 20 cities revealed Edmonton to be the worst place in the country for women to live. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives measured women's economic power, leadership opportunities and safety, and revealed the women of Edmonton had it the hardest. But as cities are built environments— created to serve human activity, to provide communities to live in and connect with—the environment could be built to change, and an alternative urban planning concept, gender mainstreaming, could be used to better reflect the differences in uses and perceptions of the urban environment by women and members of non-conforming gender groups, and encourage the full participation of Edmontonians in urban life. "Women and men experience life differently," says Chaseten Remillard, a professor at Royal Roads University in Victoria who researches the communicative meaning of physical spaces. "Because women perceive their own safety differently because they experience violent crime at higher rates, they see a parking lot differently than men." According to the CCPA, there are more than 4000 reported cases of sexual assault in Edmonton annual-

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In Canada, this change has primarily taken the form of safety audits of urban centres. The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children created an audit to examine the built environments that might contribute to unsafe environments on campuses and, in 1999, its model was expanded to city neighbourhoods. The Edmonton Police Service uses a model called Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, which examines the physical environment's contribution to crime, but it doesn't include a gender perspective on the use of space. The program also only looks at spaces after they are built and fails to examine the societal structures that contribute to people's use and comfort in spaces. "Feeling safe is the bare minimum that should exist," says Parker Lef// Photopehota via Compfight lar, program manager at The Landing—a space for gender and sexual ly, among the highest in the 20 cit- spaces between taking the bus and diversity—at the University of Alberta Students' Union. ies examined in the study. In 2008, getting home. Leflar hears primarily from trans Repeatedly, women have been The Garneau Sisterhood formed in response to repeated assaults in told how to react to threats cre- people about their sense of safety Garneau and Aspen Gardens. The ated or encouraged by the built and spaces. "It tends to centre less press release in response stated, environment around them, and around isolated areas and more around populat"We might as ed ones where well have a there's more fe m a l e - o n l y Because women perceive their own safety likelihood for curfew in efdifferently because they experience violent harassment, or fect in Garabuse in spacneau and Ascrime at higher rates, they see a parking lot es where they pen Gardens." differently than men. feel like people Police warnwon't accept ings encourthem for being aged women those spaces." warned that removing their presto lock their doors Lintott, says safety is connected and "be vigilant." This past January, ence within the space is the way to in response to attacks in back al- deal with the danger. "I am told to to a feeling of belonging. "Feeling leys in Terwillegar, Edmonton po- do things differently, so of course like you're supposed to be there," lice stated women should stay out you're going to use your space dif- she says. "Physical things may not of alleyways. "Alleys are strictly for ferently," says Melanie Lintott, co- change how people feel." The sense of belonging is convehicles and garbage and people ordinator with the Gender Based shouldn't be using alleys as side- Violence Prevention Project at the nected to societal belonging and the sense of control over space. walks," said acting Detective Jerrid University of Alberta. But with movements such as the The METRAC initiative in Toronto Maze at the time. Warnings such as this can in- Garneau Sisterhood, Hollaback collected information from people crease the perception by women Alberta and the growing discus- who were more likely to feel vulthat spaces are dangerous or un- sion around rape culture and the nerable to know how they perwelcoming, and the built environ- success of the "Don't be that guy ceived space and what their needs ment around them does little to campaign," women are increasingly were. The UN's gender mainstreamencourage use. A study by Calgary demanding a change in the way the ing approach is about collecting inTransit showed women are less cause of assault is dealt with and formation on people's use of space likely to use transit after 6 pm changing the environment around first, rather than what buildings might be needed. This is a change and that they avoid use of transit them to reflect their needs. to urban design principles that may due to safety concerns, often in the

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be changing as a whole. "There have been the traditions of planning that have been based on building physical spaces," says Kalen Anderson, the acting director of urban policy and analysis with the City of Edmonton. "But what I'm seeing more now, there's more focus on the way we work. It's not so much that we're building stuff, but we're working together to build a community." The Landing is one of the first designated gathering spaces for LGBTQ and gender diverse communities with a prominent and visible space in the community. When the renovations to the Students' Union Building are complete, it will have a prominent place next to an open community gathering space, which will be controlled by student groups. The designated space came about due to work by two activists who pushed for the SU to support the creation of the physical place. Creating space that works for people's needs creates greater use and control, and a sense of ownership. Leflar points to the creation of a map of gender neutral washrooms as a way to create empowerment for people's use of space. "It gives people control over their spaces," Leflar says. "And choices in how they interact with it." Creating spaces that people will fully use and feel safe in comes down to a community-level response, something that Anderson is slowly developing on an academic level and slowly changing in the urban planning community. "There's more of a collaborative approach, in my experience, and more of an outreach approach," Anderson says. "That process is as important as the outcome you achieve." But since creating these spaces is connected to established power structures, change won't come unless those structures are challenged as well. "Simplicity of design is hidden in cultural biases," Remillard says. "Changes are bundled into perceptions. Sometimes we just don't see the problem and we're not aware of it until it surfaces."

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The Middle East: new strategic realities New policies and allies is a very real possibility in order to stop the Islamic State After half a century of stasis, there are big, new strategic realities in the Middle East, but people are having trouble getting their heads around them. Take the United States, for example. Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State in President Obama's first administration, is still lamenting her former boss's failure to send more military help to the "moderate" rebels in Syria. "The failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled," Clinton told The Atlantic magazine recently. She's actually claiming that early and lavish military aid to the right people would have overthrown Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad, while freezing the al-Qaeda/ISIS jihadis out. If only. Clinton travels a lot, but she never really leaves the Washington bubble. There are intelligence officials there who would gladly explain to her that almost all the desirable weaponry sent to the "moderates" in Syria ends up in the hands of the jihadis, who either buy it or just take it, but she wouldn't listen. It falls outside the "consensus." Yet that really is how ISIS acquires most of its heavy weapons. The most striking case of that was in early June, when the Iraqi army, having spent $41.6 billion in the past three years on training its troops and equipping them with American heavy weapons, ran away from Mosul and northern Iraq and handed a good quarter of them over to ISIS. In fact, that's the weaponry that is now enabling ISIS to conquer further territory in eastern Syria and in Iraqi Kurdistan. Which, in turn, is why Obama has now authorized air strikes in Iraq to stop ISIS troops from overrunning Irbil, the Kurdish capital.

will get them (although Baghdad will not welcome a more powerful Kurdish army). Containing the Islamic State to the north will be a simpler task, because Iran and Turkey are very big, wellorganized states whose populations are relatively invulnerable to the ISIS brand of Sunni fundamentalism. But to the south of the Islamic State is Saudi Arabia, and that is a country that faces some tough decisions. The Wahhabi strand of Sunni Islam, which is Saudi Arabia's official religion, is very close to the beliefs of the jihadis who now rule the Islamic State to their north. Much of their financial support and even their weapons have come from Saudi Arabia. But the rulers of that kingdom would be extremely unwise to assume that the jihadis regard Saudi Arabia's current political arrangements as legitimate, or that gratitude would restrain them. Further afield, General Sisi's new regime in Egypt can count on strong American support and may even be encouraged by Washington to intervene militarily in Libya and shut down the Islamist militias there. Tunisia will be the only remaining flower of the "Arab Spring," although there has also been a certain amount of progress in Mo-

rocco. But in the heartland of the Arab world, war will flourish and democracy will not. V

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

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PREVUE // FRINGE

What to eat at the Fringe, when to eat it, why you should stop worrying and learn to love the batter

f you're the kind of Fringe-goer who will essentially spend the next 11 days living in one six-block radius of Old Strathcona, you're gonna need to keep yourself fuelled up. Bringing your own snacks is a simple, effective endurance technique ... but also, this is a festival, dude, and you should be using that as an excuse to dive into the sea of deliciousness that floods the Fringe grounds, in addition to some of the area's year-round staple eateries. And with that in mind, here are a few thoughts on all things Fringe eating.

Go ahead. Dig in. // Eden Munro

The indulgences Early in the Fringe's duration is the time to commit yourself to a period of high indulgence, before you (and your body) know any better. Say yes to a taco in a bag. Go back for an elephant ear. Double-fist chocolatedipped bananas while watching a street-performer juggle chainsaws. All the greasy/sugary/battery delights are there, waiting for you on the Fringe's main strip and alley, with a bonus assortment of food trucks scattered about. Be guiltless. Be ruthless. Fringe is unofficially one of the final markings of Edmonton's

endurance run of summer festivals, so most of these delights are going away until next spring. Get 'em while the getting's still good. Now that you've done that ... By day three, the novelty of all that (delicious, wonderful) grease and (delicious, wonderful) sugar is likely gonna be long, long gone (for now— same time next year, grease and sugar?). Actual substance starts to be something you'll probably be considering: the Next Act Pub is a Fringe staple, but pretty much packed from 6 pm until close on any given night, but Meat, its sister restaurant next door, might help alleviate that rush in its first Fringe. Also, Pourhouse is just around the corner on Whyte, with a span of beers and a pretzeland-a-pint combo that's ideal for between-show snacking. Late-night delight Once the shows wrap up for an evening there's one ideal muster point for further consumption: Steel Wheels. The graffiti-stained latenight pizza-haven/heaven offers two ample triangles of 'za for $3, and its doors stay open until 3 am.

Expect to see some Fringe performers shambling about, drunk on success or commiserating about some combination of reviews/house sizes. Maybe you'll get boozily handbilled while eating. You can dream! Morning glory Early fringer, or just looking for a bit of an escape from all of the madness? The New York Bagel Café, located on Gateway Boulevard, does breakfast and lunch every day. While it's a little on the pricier side (and you should definitely budget yourself ample dining time if you're seeing a show afterwards), the café does offer a calmer atmosphere than most places during the Fringe, so it's a chilled-out alternative to the perpetual bustle of the main grounds. Same goes for Cally's Teas: just a few blocks down Whyte from Fringe ground zero, it's a cozy little room to which "quaint" is the only ample summary: drink tea out of china cups, chat with the owner, chomp some baked snacks, and reflect on the Fringing you've done and still have yet to do.

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PROVENANCE

Hot hot heat

about Jalapeno peppers

Capsaicin is the compound that gives jalapeño peppers their heat. The heat is concentrated in the membrane that surrounds the seeds, and the intensity of the heat depends on when the pepper was cultivated and how it is prepared.

Mexican origins Jalapeños are a cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum originating in Xalapa (also known as Jalapa), Mexico.

Space peppers

Spicy, but good for you

Jalapeños were the first peppers to travel into space, which happened on a NASA shuttle in November, 1982.

Lukewarm peppers

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("ghost pepper") from India clocks in at more than 1 500 000 units, making it the world's hottest chili pepper.

Jalapeño peppers fall between 3500 to 10 000 Scoville Heat Units. In comparison, sweet bell peppers have zero units; habanero chilis have between 100 000 and 350 000 units; and the bhut jolokia

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Fresh jalapeño peppers are a rich source of vitamin C. They are also a high source of vitamin A, beta-Carotene, alpha-Carotene, zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin.

Forever young

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Canada's wine racket

"Cellared in Canada" wine designations aren't so far off from fraud It was one the world's most extensive wine-fraud investigations and it ended with a resoundingly guilty verdict for Rudy Kurniawan, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison on August 7, 2014. Kurniawan perpetrated a "grand con" in which he cheated wine collectors out of millions of dollars by selling counterfeit bottles of some of the world's rarest and most expensive wines. It's a landmark case, both for the sheer extent of Kurniawan's operation (hundreds of fake bottles, corks, stamps and labels were found in his home) as well as for the severity of his punishment. In addition to 10 years in jail, Kurniawan was also ordered to pay $28.4 million to victims of his scam, on top of the $20 million he must forfeit to the court. Is 10 years too steep? Members of the prosecution say no, given the extent of damages involved: one collector reportedly dropped $231 000 on a single fake bottle. Undoubtedly the heavy sentence is also due to the people involved: Kurniawan cheated some very high rollers, most prominently billionaire William Koch. Koch began his crusade by filing suit against Kurniawan in September 2009; Kurniawan was later arrested in March 2012 after an extensive FBI investigation. People who can afford to drop hundreds of thousands on a single bottle of wine can afford to drop a lot more on a trial that was deeply embarrassing to their cellars' reputations. I'm not defending Kurniawan in any way; he's getting what he deserves. But while this trial—which is the first time the US prosecuted anyone for wine fraud—has received immense publicity, Canada is quietly perpetuating one of the biggest wine rackets out there. Kurniawan may be guilty, but in Canada, wine fraud is routine.

The term "Cellared in Canada" appears on thousands of wine labels across the country and the bottles are sold in the Canadian section of liquor stores. This is a loophole designation that companies slap on wine made from imported juice that was bottled here. In Ontario, up to 75 percent can be foreign; in British Columbia, the entire bottle can be made from non-Canadian grapes. The biggest Canadian wine producers do this: the bottom tier of JacksonTriggs, Mission Hill and Peller Estates is not actually Canadian wine. The practice began in the late 1980s during a vinepull scheme in which Canadian wineries replanted vineyards with higher-quality varieties. Canadian wines were pretty terrible back then and didn't stand a chance against Californian wines on the newly open market after the 1989 Free Trade Agreement. Grapevines take a few years before producing fruit, so the government created the Cellared in Canada designation as a means for wineries to earn profits in these lowproduction years. Cellared in Canada has since become obsolete: it served its purpose and is no longer needed by Canada's burgeoning wine industry. As for why these wines remain so prevalent, it's the same reason Kurniawan's sentence wasn't light: it's driven by a small group of extremely wealthy individuals. The Canadian wine industry is stunting its reputation by continuing to participate in such an egregious breach of ethics. It might not seem the same as a swindler who blended wine in his kitchen sink and passed it off as 30-year-old Burgundy, but it's not really that far off. If the juice doesn't match what's on the label, it shouldn't be sold as such. That's the logic that sunk Kurniawan—so why is Canada exempt from it? V

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wo-hundred-and-eleven: that's the number of ticketed shows populating the 33rd Edmonton Fringe Festival, which is an undeniably daunting amount of ticketed shows to have vying for your consideration. Trying to chart a path through that sort of spread of options is a feat, so Vue, as always, is here to help: in addition to having every show reviewed after the opening weekend (which you can read at edmontonfringe.ca, the reviews going live as we get them, and not counting the show that doesn't open until Wednesday—really, dudes?—which we'll get to as soon as it opens), we've had a few members of our sharp critical team peruse the schedule and pick out a couple of shows they've found intriguing from the outset. Listed in alphabetical order here, you can consider these our early-bird picks: no guarantees—we haven't seen them yet either—but from the precipice, these shows have proven the most intriguing.

Fringe picks by Kate Black (KBL), Kathleen Bell (KB), Saliha Chattoo (SC) and Mel Priestley (MP).

Butt Kapinski Venue 17: Upstairs at the Armoury You might remember Deanna Fleysher from previous Fringe festivals, especially for her involvement in the writing and direction of the Fringe hit Red Bastard. Past encounters with Butt Kapinski, the "noir-loving, gender-troubled clown," have been met with uproarious laughter and there's no reason to suspect that this year's Fringe show will be an exception. With a large streetlight taped on her and/or his back, Butt Kapinski wanders the audience attempting to weed out and solve mysteries. Don't let the audience participation scare you away, though. Fleysher's often praised for her ability to create a sense of community and shared adventure that turns the usual horror of being under the spotlight—literally, in this case—into a charming pleasure. SC Chase and Stacey's Joyride Stage 7: Yardbird Suite Chase Padgett's previous Fringe shows (Six Guitars and Nashville Hurricane) were fantastic; he's switching things up this year and while I'm disappointed that this doesn't appear to have any music in it (dude can sure

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play the guitar), his past successes have certainly convinced me that this guy knows how to tell a story. It will be interesting to see how he performs in the genre of sketch comedy (of which the Fringe abounds in offering), and how he fares as one half of a duo instead of the sole man onstage. I haven't seen his counterpart Stacey Hallal so I can't say for sure whether she can match his charisma and energy; here's hoping. MP Confessions of a Sex Worker BYOV 31: Varscona Hotel – Rutherford Room Women's role in sex work is never not on the tipping point of controversy. But, most mainstream "should she/ shouldn't she" conversations curiously don't include the most authentic voices in the situation: the sex workers themselves. This show—which is slated under the drama/comedy category—claims to offers an inside peek at a woman's experience as a sex worker and "what really goes on behind closed doors once the money is on the table." It's not entirely clear whether this is a true story on not, but the subject matter in itself makes it worth checking out. KBL Dogfight: The Musical BYOV 35: Strathcona High School Don't dismiss Dogfight as any other high school musical. While the show may be playing in the Strathcona High School theatre, it's being put on by the Scona Alumni Theatre Co—the school's most talented and recently graduated triple-threats. The company wowed sold-out audiences at last year's Fringe with RENT, a stunning production that made it hard to believe all of the cast members graduated from the same halls within a relatively short time of each other. If this year is anything similar, prepare to be impressed and buy a ticket early—these shows sell out fast. KBL Einstein! Stage 2: Fringe Cabaret Lounge "Imagination is more important than knowledge." I know Albert Einstein said this at some point because I own a bookmark that credits the quote to him. But for one of the most important (and oft-quoted) figures in modern history, I have no idea what it took to prove that E=MC2, what his

personal life was like and what it was like to be the most genius-y genius. Having already collected quite a few four-star reviews out East, Einstein! looks at the father, the husband and the human behind the Theory of Relativity. This one-man play seems set to weave a fascinating story around the math most of us struggle to understand. KB The Frogs BYOV 49: Campus St-Jean Auditorium I'm also a wine writer, so pretty much any play about the god of wine is an instant sell for me. But The Frogs is also one of those quirky, under-theradar musicals with an intriguing and star-studded history. Based on an Ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, adapted by musical theatre king Stephen Sondheim and Burt Shevelove, and later revived (and revised) on Broadway by Shevelove and Nathan Lane, the play is an ode to the arts: Dionysus brings George Bernard Shaw back from the dead, who proceeds to battle with Shakespeare for the mantle of best playwright. (English majors of the world, rejoice.) The original production featured Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver and Christopher Durang, but apparently had toilet bowl acoustics. Will this Fringe production fare any better? We'll just have to see. MP God Is a Scottish Drag Queen II BYOV 47: La Cité Francophone – Suzanne Thibaudeau Auditorium Please Lord, let God Is a Scottish Drag Queen II be just as funny as the first. While a little prayer sent out for any "sequel" never hurt, I'm willing to bet Mike Delamont's latest stand-up show will be just as miraculous as his previous work. Playing God in a pastel power-suit, Delamont takes on the tales of the Bible and the lore that has built up around the big-G since the Old Testament hit bookshelves. The kind of comedian that makes your stomach cramp-up, this is one sermon I'm looking forward to sitting through. KB Godzilla vs Led Zeppelin Stage 5: King Edward School It's got an outright absurd name that makes me want to see it immediately because come on, that's amazing. Then you read the synopsis and dis-

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cover that the creators and performers, Winnipeg-based music group Fubuki Daiko, blend traditional Japanese taiko drumming with martial arts, dance and apparently Led Zeppelin. Reviews from the Winnipeg Fringe mention that the show also has numbers inspired by Benny Goodman, Haitian voodoo and rap. "Eclectic" doesn't seem to do this justice; the premise simply sounds so outlandish that I've got to see this for myself. MP Peter n' Chris and the Mystery of the Murder Motel Venue 5: King Edward School Peter Carlone and Chris Wilson have been producing sketch comedy as Peter n' Chris for five years now, and Fringe audiences around Canada aren't being modest with their praise. This year, the comedy duo is running two shows at the Edmonton Fringe with Mystery of the Murder Motel boasting a particularly impressive legacy: the Best of Fest award and a completely sold-out run at the 2011 Winnipeg Fringe. A comedy-horror that pays homage to the likes of The Hardy Boys and Scooby Doo, the show follows two mystery-hunters who can't seem to see the mystery hiding in plain sight: a murderous motel manager. The CBC is calling Carlone and Wilson "a pair of rising stars on the Canadian comedy scene," and if past Fringe audiences' rave reviews are any indication, you won't want to miss these guys. SC Revised from the Belly of a Whale Venue 24a: Strathcona Presbyterian Church – Sanctuary Last year, Nicolas Di Gaetano and Emily Pearlman blew Edmonton Fringegoers (myself included) away with their incredible Countries Shaped Like Stars. This year, they're back with what they're calling a "reconciliation concert" that tells the tale of a particular creative project that almost tore them apart. If last year's themes were hope, love, loss and whimsy, it seems that this year's will be reflection, insecurity, friendship and art. While fans of last year's performance should expect less of a play and more of an abstract creative journey this time, these performers have proven themselves to be extremely skilled storytellers to whom I'll happily hand over an hour of my time. SC

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Sonder Stage 5: King Edward School Sonder's poster features a throng of eight-or-so shadowy bodies mounting each other and grimacing, all framed by ominous white text bellowing "Everyone is made up of the same things. What are you made of?" This performance-art piece can easily go one of two ways: somehow deeply meaningful and thought-provoking, or a big ol' mess of sweaty limbs. Its description vaguely defines its namesake as "the realization that each passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own" and promises appearances of strangers confiding and funeral guests drinking tequila. I have no idea what any of this means, but the mystery of it all is intriguing me in the weirdest way. KBL A Story of O's Stage 2: Fringe Cabaret Lounge With stacks of praise for her pervious work, Threads, Tonya Jone Miller is heading back to Edmonton with a new piece about phone sex—and not the just-for-fun kind, but the fun-for-a-fee kind. Sex, as a subject matter, is often used to draw attention to posters and audiences into seats at the Fringe, but Miller really is a phone-sex operator who also teaches workshops on how to talk dirty. If you're looking for a little bit of edge to your Fringe experience, A Story of O's seems like a legit place to start. And with Miller's theatre cred, it also promises to be a ... satisfying encounter. KB This is the Kind of Animal I Am Stage 9: Telus Building Holly Cinnamon's tour de force performance was a highlight of the theatric offerings at this year's NextFest. I'm looking forward to seeing how she has reworked the show over the past couple of months in light of the feedback from that first run. (She asked the audience to fill out comment cards afterwards, and I hope some people took her up on that.) Even if the revisions are minimal, this is a powerful and unflinching journey into extremely dark terrain, unapologetically feminist (in the best way possible) and absolutely the type of story that needs/demands to be heard right now. #YesAllWomen, indeed. MP

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anadian cousins Jillian and parents, single child Rose hangs out Mariko Tamaki's This One Sum- with her younger pal Windy (adoptmer is more a wisp-of-life than slice- ed). Her mother's still trying to deal with a miscarriage; of-summer story. meanwhile, Rose Don't be fooled and Windy grow by the publisher's This One Summer intrigued by the marketing of this By Mariko and Jillian Tamaki entanglements of graphic novel as a First Second, 320 pp some teens (posteen-girl taleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it's $17.99 sibly leading to a nearly as mature pregnancy) who a work about ma- Celebrated Summer work at the local turity as R Kikuo By Charles Forsman store. The girls, Johnson's master- Fantagraphics, 68 pp whirling about on ful Night Fisher $16.99 sofas, the beach, (2005). A delicate, or out in the wawise wispiness Safari Honeymoon ter, are starting to breezes through By Jesse Jacobs gain a fitful sense the book, from Jil- Koyama Press, 80 pp of sex and some of lian's inky whisks $15 its fateful conseof wind through quences. trees and washes Ant Colony The story's paced of lake water to By Michael Deforge perfectly, sucking Mariko's minimal- Drawn & Quarterly, 108 pp us into those driftist splashes of dia- $21.95 ing languid days of logue and carefulsummer vacation ly blotted theme at the cottage. The art's blue shades, of child-ness. Up in Awago Beach (based on On- especially in its sublime full-page tario's Georgian Bay cottage country) for the summer again with her CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 >>

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spreads, suit a book about the waves of melancholy that can overtake teen daughter and middle-aged mother alike. There are some Judy Blume-ish touches, too—concerns about boobs growing—and more 21st-century teen-aged cynicism ("slut" becomes a word that Rose tosses around as she decides it's the women around her, not the men, who are to blame). The story's a veiled look at two girls who are, though they don't realize it, flirting with a feminist sense of the world ... and they may, sadly, reject that coming-of-age. It's the little details that stir and sway, moving the book to its quiet end—a farewell that marks the finish of a summer when not so much has happened and yet, in the imperceptibly shimmering heat-waves of adolescence, there will be no summer like it ever again. Charles Forsman's Celebrated Sum-

ARTS mer is a title meant to be taken with a dose of irony. The summer's just two days—the first one a trip out to the country while on acid; the second one the day after—in the lives of Mike and Wolf, buddies who don't actually get along so well as their LSD experience shimmers, straggles and splays out before them. Forsman draws these trip-outs well, but what's best is Wolf's kick of melancholia at the end. These two disaffected teens are so intent on the moment and dislocating themselves from it—even as they stay stuck in it; Forsman uses a circle motif to show their sense of in-a-loopiness— that Wolf's closing moment of looking back, "strangled with nostalgia," is desperately moving. And both the momentariness and quiet momentousness of the book are echoed in Forsman's statement on the last page, in small print down near the bottom: "Drawn in Providence, Rhode Island and Hancock, Massa-

chusetts between March, 2010 and January, 2011." Flipping through this short, poignant little book becomes a trip, 'round and 'round, in two teens' head-space and dead-time. The hunting couple in Jesse Jacobs' Safari Honeymoon, along with their guide, tramp, track and traipse their way through a poisonous, parasiteridden, blue-green land of fantastic flora and curious creatures: tubular trees, wispy "forest monkeys," and sharp-toothed, protoplasm-like things. Jacobs' pages unfold a gloriously strange and ever-dangerous nature, all the more so in contrast with the husband's stilted, proper, "civilized" speech and the guide's elaborately epicurean meals. As the trek becomes more surreal—punctuated by some eerily clinical, scientific detailing of this land's infectious invaders—time ruptures, bodies change, and the land seems to become meta-comix, the space- and time-shifting a reflection of what

the book itself can do from frame to frame and page to page. (Jacobs' animation work on Adventure Time also shines through in these moments.) The weird, warped wilderness begins to hunt the couple, naked now like Adam and Eve, as nature bites back and repossesses in this wacky wee eco-fable. In another nature-gone-a-little-bitfreaky book, much of Ant Colony— too much—rests on the basic oddness of ants acting very ant-like but thinking and talking like humans. Michael Deforge is often, it seems, trying for the kind of existential reflection versus "nature, red in tooth and claw" juxtaposition-effect recently seen in Chris Ware's "Branford the Bee." But often it just comes off a bit flat, with some pat dialogue, or else some deeper resonances get lost amid some juvenile crassness (a preoccupation with two "homo" ants goes nowhere interesting). And the

narrative that emerges, of an odyssey of misfits trying to act familial, is all-too-familiar. Yet the vivid, veiny, near-phantasmagorical visuals—from wolfish spiders to a giant, totemic ant queen—remain both startling and otherworldly throughout. Deforge's style—like reading an entomologist anatomy textbook while dropping (formic) acid—is thrillingly distinctive. And there are some moments of sharp power, especially with the sudden, pheromone-induced twining of sex and death ... culminating in two full-page spreads, one of bumblebees making love in winged, striping patterns, and the next of the ant queen rotting away, her anatomy exposed and the colony's pathways to her now abandoned. And so this tale of summer's clichéd picnic-crashing critters climaxes not with fall, but the wintriness of death. BRIAN GIBSON

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CROOKED POT GALLERY–Stony Plain • 4912-51 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.9573 • WHAT'S YOUR HANDLE?: Functional pottery by Lisa Stefura, and Janel Padberg • Until Aug 30

DAFFODIL GALLERY • 10412-124 St • 780.760.1278 • SUMMER SCULPTURE SHOW: sculpted art • Until Aug 23 780.200.2711 • Richard Dixon's Studio and Gallery featuring a collection of historical Canadian artworks; antique jade sculptures and jewellery; 17th Century bronze masterworks and artworks by Richard Dixon

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

SPRUCE GROVE ART GALLERY • 35-5 Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • alliedartscouncil. com • Main Gallery: MARKS OF MEANING: Visual Poetry by Bonnie Patton; until Sep 6 • Fireplace Room: OAC Hangings; through Sep STRATHCONA COUNTY ART GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • ART: OBJET DE SPORT: Canada 55+ Games – Aug 27-30 • Until Sep 6

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • Events: WILDLIFE RESCUE: until Sep 1 • K'NEX: THRILL RIDES: until Sep 1 • GPS ADVENTURES CANADA EXHIBITION: Combining technology, nature, and hidden treasure; until Jun 1, 2015 • Wildlife & Plant Life in Alberta: Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI); Fri, Aug 15 • Urban Coyote Group; Wed, Aug 20 • Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI); Tue, Aug 19, 21, 27 UKRAINIAN MUSEUM OF CANADA–Alberta Branch • 10611-110 Ave • Open Mon-Fri • Artifacts and homemade implements, embroidered and woven textiles, folk ceramics, wood work, beaded and metal jewellery, pysanky, traditional toys, art by Ukrainian artists; Uutil Aug 29 • Admission by donation • Ukrainian Music Fest: Aug 24

VAAA GALLERY • OUT OF BOUNDS: The Art of Lynn Malin. An Art Gallery of Alberta TREX Exhibition. A survey of Lynn Malin's artistic career • Until Aug 28 • Reception: Aug 14, 7-9:30pm

THE KOFFEE CAFÉ • 6120-28 Ave • Glass Door Coffeehouse Reading Series • On summer hiatus. Next reading: Sep 25

NAKED CYBER CAFÉ • 10303-1008 St • The Spoken Word: Featuring writers and an open mic for performances for short stories, book excerpts, poems • 1st Wed ea month, 7:30pm 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

SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A Monthly Play Reading Series: 1st Sun ea month With A Different Play By A Different Playwright STRATHCONA COUNTY LIBRARY • 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8601 • sclibrary.ab.ca • Book Sale: Aug 15-17

THEATRE THE BLACKNESS OF WHITE • Citadel Theatre • Presented by SOAR Aboriginal Arts Program • A journey through the trials of X, a girl who feels she has nothing left to lose. Watch the inner workings unfold as the stories come to life through music, dance and film • August 14th @7:30-9pm • $17

Smethurst • Until Aug 30

VIEWPOINT GALLERY–Red Deer • Culture

THE FORCE–LIGHTSABRE • Churchill Sq

St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa.ca • GOOP OF SEVEN: Poured, dripped, flowed, splattered, melted, splashed, and smeared works by a group of artists, the Goop of Seven • Until Aug 29

VELVET OLIVE–Red Deer • Artworks by Russell

Services Centre, 3827-39 St, Red Deer • Works by Alysse Bowd, Robin Lambert, Shirley Rimer, and Erin Boake • Until Sep 30 • First Fridays: Open 'til 6:30pm

YMCA (Don Wheaton) • 10211-102 Ave • YMCA Community Canvas wall: Rotating year round exhibits. THE SWEET SUITE: Works by Scott Cumberland; through to end of Aug

LITERARY

112 St • 780.407.7152 • POINT OF DEPARTURE: Pastel Landscapes by David Shkolny • Until Sep 7

AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave • Writers

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM–St Albert • 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • JOINING UP!: Our Men and Women in the First World War; until Nov 16 • THE HOME FRONT: Life in St. Albert During the First World War; Until Aug 31

EDMONTON STORY SLAM • Daravara, 10713124 St • edmontonstoryslam.com • Great stories, interesting company, fabulous atmosphere • 3rd Wed each month • 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm • $5 Donation to winner

FOOTSLOOSE! • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 2690, 8882-170 St, Phase II WEM, Upper Level • 780.484.2424 • jubilations.ca • By C. Haley and R. Apostle • Belmont is a quiet community in the heart of the Prairies. Edith Ogilvy, on her first day as the new mayor, enacts a new bi-law strictly forbidding anyone within the town limits from dancing. Featuring hits from the film • Until Aug 24

VASA GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave,

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-

St, Stony Plain • multicentre.org • Mixed media works by Sarah Smith • Until Aug 27

DOUGLAS UDELL GALLERY (DUG) • 10332124 St • douglasudellgallery.com • Represents some of Canada's leading contemporary artists as well as artists gaining recognition in the international art scene. Canadian historical art available

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE • 9351-118 Ave •

Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • TWOHALVES: Print works by Koichi Yamamoto; until Aug 30 • Community Gallery: ÉTUDES DE MOUVEMENTS: Works by Patrick Arès-Pilon; until Aug 30

ALUMNI HOUSE • 11515 Saskatchewan Dr • Canadian Magazines: Past, Present, Future: an evening of talks, readings, and displays highlighting the past, present, and future of magazines in Canada • Aug 16, 7-9pm • Free

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

DIXON GALLERY • 12310 Jasper Ave •

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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)

• Janine Waddell Hodder, Alex Mackie instruct Lightsabre Training. Learn Specific Moves And Fight Sequences From The Film Together With Fellow “Jedis-In-Training” From Around The City • Every Wed Night until Sep 24; Kid Training: 7-7:45pm; Adult Training: 7-8:30pm • Free, drop-in (Bring Your Own Lightsabre)

FRINGE THEATRE FESTIVAL • Various locations in Old Strathcona and beyond • 780.448.9000 • fringetheatre.ca • Fringed and Confused! • Aug 14-24 • Free admission to festival site with ticketed performances ODYSSEO • Yellowhead Tr, Fort Rd, near 12403 Mt Lawn Rd • cavalia.net • By Cavalia Under the White Big Top, a larger-than-life theatrical production • extended to Aug 24 • $24.50-$129.50 at cavalia. net, 1-866-999-8111 SCRIPT SALON • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Upper Arts Space, 10037-84 Ave • A Monthly Play Reading Series: 1st Sun each month with a different play by a different playwright • Upcoming Readings at SCRIPT SALON: Eudoxie and Jeanne by Beth Graham; Sep 7

NAESS GALLERY • Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave •

ENTERPRISE SQUARE GALLERIES • 10230 Jasper Ave • Open: Thu-Fri, 12-6pm, Sat 12-4pm • THAT SHEPHERD: RIGHTEOUSNESS: Series of paintings by Allen Ball using photographs taken during his tour of duty for the Canadian Forces Artist Program in Northern Egypt; until Sep 27 • FROSH1965: Photographs by Norman Kreye; until Aug 30 • FORGING A NATION–CANADA GOES TO WAR; until Aug 16 • AGA at Enterprise Square Galleries: REGIONS OF DISTINCTION: Works by the Edmonton members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts; until Oct 26

FAB GALLERY • 1-1 Fine Arts Bldg, 89 Ave, 112 St • 780.492.2081 • FA graduating shows: DARLING SHADOW: Works by Sarah Oneschuk, MFA Printmaking final visual presentation • BLASTOFF: Works by Ali Nickerson, MFA Drawing and Intermedia final visual presentation • Until Aug 16 • Closing reception: Thu, Aug 14, 7-10pm GALLERY 7 • Bookstore on Perron, 7 Perron St, St Albert • 780.459.2525 • Works by Liz Meetsma, Betty Tessier, and Sandy Mitchell; until Sep 2; artists in attendance • Artworks by Liz Meetsma, Betty Tessier, and Sandy Mitchell; until Sep 2 GALLERIE PAVA • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • SURFACESCAPES: Works by June Mielnichuk; and KRAZY SCULPTOR: Works by Yves Gauthier; until Aug 19 • C’EST OÙ CHEZ-NOUS: Art by Sabine Lecorre-

780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Artisan Nook: WAR PIGS: Benjamin Rennich's photo-transfers and 3-D papier-mache work; Aug 18-Oct 3 • Vertical Space: URBAN IMAGES: watercolours by Rex Beanland; Aug 23-Sep 30 • Vertical Space: SEQUENTIAL PROCESS: Works by Daniel Hackborn; until Aug 19 • Artisan Nook: OBJECTIFICATION: Works by Stacey Cann; until Aug 19

NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE STOLLERY GALLERY • 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • thenina. ca • Recent work by the Nina Collective RBC emerging artist apprenticeship exhibit • Until Sep 9

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • Summer Group Shows: New work by gallery artists • Through to end of Aug PICTURE THIS GALLERY • 959 Ordze Rd, Sherwood Park • picturethisgallery.com • Canada SCAPES AND SPACES ART SHOW: Works by Brent Heighton, Dean McLeod, Jonn Einerssen, Murray Phillips, Cameron Bird, Bern Will Brown, Audrey Pfannmuller, Roger D. Arndt, Gregg Johnson, Robert Bateman, Jack Ellis, Dominik Modlinski, Bi Yuan Cheng, Jean Peters, Tim Packer • Until Aug 30

ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM • 12845-102 Ave • 780.453.9100 • royalalbertamuseum.ca • WORN TO BE WILD • Until Sep 7

SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St • Group show of gallery artists • Through the summer

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REVUE // EXTRAORDINARY

Boyhood's Ellar Coltrane, in the midst of his boyhood

Growing into a ﬁlm

Opens Friday Boyhood Directed by Richard Linklater Princess Theatre 

Richard Linklater on his 12-years-in-the-making Boyhood, relinquishing some control, and Ethan Hawke

oyhood's visual refrain is its protagonist's wide open eyes, taking in the world, first at six, then at seven, eight and nine, all the way to that age when boyhood is shed for manhood. Mason ages 12 years over the course of Richard Linklater's truly extraordinary film about ordinary things—trying to make arrowheads by putting rocks in a pencil sharpener, going camping with your father, poring over lingerie catalogues, catching sight of awful images from Fallujah on TV in a bowling alley, watching your smart mother make seemingly inexplicably poor choices in men—as does actor Ellar Coltrane, who began making Boyhood with Linklater in the summer of 2002, when he was only six. Overwhelmingly moving and brimming with perfectly realized moments of childhood discovery, there has never been anything quite like Boyhood before. Its time-lapse effect has its precedents in, say, Michael Apted's Up series, Truffaut's Antoine Doinel films, and Linklater's own Before trilogy, but the peculiar vertigo you feel in watching characters age 12 years in 164 minutes feels like a watershed moment in movies. And Linklater's decision to refrain from melodrama feels like the right way to try out this gambit. We can best feel time's passage by letting it pass without imposing cataclysm or wild fortune upon it. Coltrane is joined onscreen by Lorelei Linklater (the writer/director's daughter) as his sister, Patricia Arquette as his mother, who goes back to school and finds a new career while being a single mother, and Ethan Hawke as his dad, already out of the picture by the time the film begins, though he shows up more and more as time passes, first in a GTO, later in a minivan. The family lives in Texas, and a memorable interlude has Mason receive a Bible and a shotgun for his 15th

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birthday, his "redneck bar mitzvah," as Linklater puts it. Songs by Cat Power, Wilco, Flaming Lips and Yo La Tengo help place us in time, as Mason/Coltrane's voice changes, face changes, body grows and ideas gradually get articulated. "I just thought there would be more," Arquette says near the film's end, watching her son prepare to leave her with an empty nest. Those words are heartrending and ring true, yet for the viewer, it's hard not to think, "But there was so much!" I spoke with Linklater a few weeks back. There is indeed so much that can be said about Boyhood, but I'll cut this short and let the below conversation cover some of that. VUE WEEKLY: Is this a project you

would have undertaken were you yourself not a parent? RICHARD LINKLATER: Never. I wouldn't have had the idea. When I did I'd been a parent about six years. Which really thrusts you into the mindset of that developing kid, and which can't help but dredge up memories of your own childhood. It wouldn't have felt worthy of exploration had I not been experiencing it, I think. VW: Whatever parenting skills you'd

developed by that point must have came into play not only when directing your own daughter, but also when directing your lead actor. RL: Absolutely. Everybody knows the old saying in film about not working with kids or animals, but I actually found I was good at it. I like working with kids. I went from the first shoot on Boyhood directly to working on School of Rock. That's how confident I was. That film was nothing but a bunch of nine- and ten-year-olds. VW: Parents always talk about how

time flies when you're watching kids grow. One of the things that makes

Boyhood so moving is that you're watching 12 years of a boy's life fly past in a little over two-and-a-half hours. We feel swept up in time's passage in such a visceral, overwhelming way. RL: Yeah, there's something there about the fleeting nature of our lives. I think you can feel that even if you're not a parent. Everyone was a kid once. Everyone has parents and siblings and schools. We're so similar in our maturation process worldwide— more similar than we are different. That's just what I was hoping to get at with this movie and its particular process. Time flies and we do all get a year older.

you. That feels like something new to me: it's fiction, it's also based in history, yet it's inherently responding to things happening in the present, like a documentary. RL: It's a pretty simple idea and people keep asking me why no one's ever done it. It may have something to do with film people being control freaks. With this MO you have to relinquish certain levels of control and go with the flow. For me, that was exciting! I didn't know what was coming in the future but I was committed to just adapting. Like life. There was always a life corollary behind our decisions. 12 years is a long time. But I've committed my life to film, so to commit 12 years to one project isn't that crazy.

VW: Is there anything that might have happened to Coltrane that would have thrown you for a loop? I mean, if he became a juvenile delinquent, or something horrible, like he lost an arm? RL: [Laughs] I think I would have just kinda gone with it. I never viewed him as a risk. Technically it's a little insane to make a movie like this, but I had some faith that things would work out. It's just a way to approach life. You got to assume the best and work hard and hope you get lucky. This whole film involves collaborating with an unknown future. Which is the deal we all make in our lives. So I just tried to feel ready to deal with not only my four cast-members, who are growing up and aging, but also the world in general.

VW: One of my favourite scenes in Boyhood is when Hawke is coaching the kids in conversation—and they coach him right back, reminding him that conversation should happen naturally. As I watched this scene it occurred to me that I was watching a lesson in acting in a Richard Linklater movie. Something I like about your films is how people have fluid, easy conversations about big ideas. Ethan Hawke seems particularly deft at capturing that element of your work. RL: I remember 20 years ago, when I was casting for Before Sunrise, thinking that what I really needed was just the most verbally dextrous and really sharp actor around for that role. That was Ethan. One-hundred percent.

VW: I know that some of Boyhood is autobiographical for you, and I was thinking that, if you were to write a book based on your childhood, or make a period film, like Dazed and Confused, you can control most every aspect of the story and its degree of fidelity to your life, whereas making a film like this one you're obligated to reflect whatever's going on around

VW: Boyhood is filled with things that only happen in a person's life once. I wouldn't assume that you're ever going to do anything quite like this again, so, given that you spent 12 years working on this, do you feel bereft now? I can imagine it might be hard to let go. RL: I don't know that it's bereft exactly. On one hand I come away feeling

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elated that it worked as I'd hoped. On the other, honestly, I just haven't really processed it yet. It's out, people are seeing it, but I don't know that I'm fully cognizant of it being over. With other films there's been a pattern to help me predict how I'm going to feel. But everything about Boyhood has been unpredictable. Everything about this film was always different. VW: I think about the moment when Patricia Arquette is driving the kids away from their home forever and she says, "Don't look back." That sounds like a crucial survival technique for her. But as an artist you don't really have that option. It's hard to tell stories, much less promote those stories, without looking back on your own experience. RL: Tell me about it. You can't help it. Your mind is always going forward or back. You have to talk it out lots. But yeah, "Don't look back" is a way of getting through sometimes, filing something away like it never happened. VW: I know people keep asking you what would have happened had Ellar given up at some point in the project, but what about you? Did you ever want to give up? RL: I never stopped feeling lucky just to have the opportunity to make this film at all. I had waves of doubt maybe at the start. We were accumulating all these little intimate moments, nothing more than that, and I did wonder, "Will this be enough? Will it be compelling?" I bet the farm on this idea that the accumulation of such moments over time could be everything. But one or two years in I knew it would work the way I wanted it to. If you can't draw people in with such moments of universal truth, what can you draw them in with? JOSEF BRAUN

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PREVUE // ADAPTATION

The Giver

The dude adapts

n the adaptation-heavy climate of modern Hollywood, it was perhaps inevitable that this successful young adult novel would eventually hit the big screen. And while film adaptations rarely please the original fans, some-

Ayn Rand, and a bit of M Night Shyamalan's The Village, while the alternate use of stark greyscale and lush colour has been done before from The WizOpens Friday ard of Oz onwards. Directed by Phillip Noyce Yet the story feels as  original as it needs to, as it relies more on character drama than sci-fi elements for its emotional payload, and the incremental exploration of the colour palette is so well done that you'll be glued to the screen regardless of the story. times they can be perfectly enjoyable in their own right—like this one. May- Set in an overly sanitized, suburbanbe the most interesting thing about looking future period/place called The Giver is how fresh it feels, even The Sameness, the social problems though none of its ideas are particu- of hate, greed and violence have larly new. The story is a mix of Orwell, been deliberately engineered out of

society by eliminating their perceived root cause—difference. Relative newcomer Brenton Thwaites is the perfect fit to convey the aimless Jonas, who is assigned to receive the collected memories of the past that are only available to the curmudgeonly hermit "the Giver," played by Jeff Bridges. Jonas' gradual understanding of the past (our present)—the horrors of war alongside the incredible beauty of colour, nature and music—as well as the revelation of the artificial and violent nature of his own society, are the core of the story. The main conflict here is an internal one inside of Jonas, which shows how

much this film relies on ideas rather than explosions to build a narrative as compelling as any action thriller. Jonas' balancing act between outright naiveté and underlying skepticism basically informs the whole film, and Thwaites holds his own admirably well aside the unparalleled gravity of Bridges, who— as usual—adds instant depth to the movie around him. There are definitely flaws in the story's internal logic, but there's enough going on with the characterization, the acting and the cinematography to keep your emotions ahead of your brain on this one.

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REVUE // ACTION

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Now playing Directed by Jonathan Liebesman 

here's the lens flare; there's the "Cowabunga." The smashing tower; the sliding 18-wheeler; a hokey beat-box session in an elevator. The product placement, plus the supersized rat and turtles that look like bad Muppets injected with motion capture-Botox. Yep, it's the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Remaking a bad '80s adaptation of a fad comic-book about anthropomorphic reptiles that few were clamouring to have rebooted— except maybe into a trash can, next to The Garbage Pail Kids Movie—director Jonathan Liebesman (whose Battle: Los Angeles and Wrath of the Titans say it all with their video game titles) offers the usual Bay-watch

butt shot, flurried action scenes and fall-splat efforts at humour. It's amateur auteur hour (and a half) again ... so soon after Transformers: Age of Shitstinction. Emotion-capture technology wouldn't help Megan Fox here, though the camera still eyes her lasciviously. (Michelangelo continues to creepily hit on her April O'Neil character, the movie going along with this interspecies lust, until you get worried you'll see a turtle come out of its shell.) Any acting talent that Fox (whose woeful reporter persona gets way too much generic story early on), Will Arnett and William Fichtner may have is obliterated by the nonsense whizzing

around them, from masked warriors led by a woman with no backstory to their robot samurai leader Shredder (who mysteriously vanishes during a battle scene). Depth and continuity and plausibility be damned! The odd-looking critters, repetitive scenes (a mansion's returned to a half-hour later, though it's far outside NYC), nearly incomprehensible truck-sliding-down-a-snowy-mountainside action sequence, and nonsense about draining six-foot adolescent turtles for their mutagen blood pile up into more and more steaming reptile dung. You wonder if anyone involved in the production had any shame ... then realize they didn't need to, since shilling for Pizza Hut, Crush and Victoria's Secret would have made any lingering doubts about the line between moviemaking and prostitution disappear. There are fun flicks, there's silly fluff, and then there's stupid, pointless schlock. Shell out 15 bucks for TMNT if you're interested in losing 90 minutes of your life-force. Or just wait for any of the three already planned sequels. BRIAN GIBSON

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e see Dwight Evans (Macon Blair), though we don't yet know his name, entering a stranger's house to bathe, foraging for food, living out of a rusted Pontiac Bonneville parked near a Virginia beach, a beardy ghost who resembles Iron & Wine's Samuel Beam were Beam a homeless man barely able to speak much less sing. We sense that things haven't always been like this for Dwight. He has a friend in a local cop, and seems to have retained his wits, though a comical episode in which he steals a handgun before realizing that he

of ruin generally, but by the time we enter the second half of Blue Ruin those atmospherics are overwhelmed by plot, and that plot is very familiar and more than a little tiresome. Turns out we're watching yet another American vigilante revenge film, this one about a tit-fortat family feud: Dwight's parents were murdered and, harmless as he initially seems, Tue, Aug 19 (7 pm) he's out for blood. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier Because the style Metro Cinema at the Garneau is so strong, the  craft so expert and the story and most of the supporting characters so unimaginative, Blue cannot use it without breaking an Ruin feels like a calling card, a way of apparently unbreakable lock on its announcing a promising new filmmaker trigger might make us question his whose gifts simply need resources and IQ. All of this transpires in the first a great script to soar, though this is in third of Blue Ruin, which is a trans- fact Saulnier's second feature, following fixing, nearly exhilarating display of 2007's Murder Party, which I haven't spare, eloquent, quietly withholding seen. (Saulnier's also shot some equally cinema. There is almost no dialogue evocative films for other directors, like in the first 20 minutes—and there is Matthew Porterfield's I Used to be Darka growing sense of disappointment er.) I really look forward to Saulnier's next film, and certainly recommend this when people begin to speak. one if it sounds at all up your alley, but I Writer/director/cinematographer Jer- hope he can find a story truly worthy of emy Saulnier is clearly very smart and his filmmaking. very skilled when it comes to atmo- JOSEF BRAUN JOSEF@VUEWEEKLY.COM sphere and place, and the evocation

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Twister ... the hot spot

The film starts with teenager Donn an effort to prove that, even in the midst of a storm of superhero films, nie and his prankster younger brother, Hollywood still has who are roped by room for a good-old Now playing their dad, the high disaster flick, direcschool principal, into Directed by Steven Quale tor Steven Quale helping to videotape  (whose sole other dithe graduation cerrecting credit—just emony. But there's saying—is Final Desconflict: dad is too tination 5) gives us a human-interest high-strung to connect to his teenage story punctuated by tornadoes. The sons and show them that he loves only hitch is that the human interest them. The story also revolves around a is spread too thin, over too many char- team of storm chasers trying to shoot acters, and any meagre semblance of a documentary about tornadoes. But personality afforded to any of them there's conflict: the high-strung team is about as convincingly three-dimen- leader Pete doesn't respect the sciensional as the CGI tornadoes twisting tist Allison's opinions and blames her and thrashing around the landscape. for the team's failure to catch a twister

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on camera. If only there was some external force of nature that could bring this family together and give these storm chasers the break they need, at the same ti—tornadoes! And these aren't your standard F5's either—this movie has sinister dark tornadoes, fiery tornadoes, shifty tornadoes and a gigantic, apocalypse-level tornado at the end. The tornadoes in this movie are portrayed as almost deliberately malicious killers of humans, as comedic as they are unbelievable. But even though the film seems to be aiming at Jaws on land, in reality it's closer to a straight-faced and incredibly sentimental Sharknado. To be fair, in its basic setup, this movie is no more boring and unoriginal than any other conventional disaster epic. But unlike most functional action films, this one makes so little effort to populate its world with anything remotely resembling human characters that it's effectively unwatchable. When the storm chaser's prominently featured armoured assault vehicle has more memorable characteristics than the ostensible protagonist, it's time to go back to the drawing board, not to the movie theatre.

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s he looks back on his band's without all of that context. "Unbeknownst to us, we were all first album, what stands out most for Misery Signals' Ryan Mor- hitting our stride as musicians, as gan is the way that Of Malice and writers," Morgan says. "Reaching another level that none of us had the Magnum Heart was created. "The spirit in which it was writ- ever really been on. All of these ten is a lot different. It's a little things were happening for us: we were on a label, more carefree, I we had a real guess," the gui- Fri, Aug 15 (8 pm) producer, we had tarist reflects Misery Signals some songs that over the phone With guests sounded like real from Vancouver. Starlite Room, $26 band songs. … Ba"Less conscious sically, everything of anything career-wise, or what was expected was happening at once, and it was from us, because we just wanted very fortunate in the time that we to write songs, and there were no started writing and acting like a consequences then. No pressure. real band." The reason for all the reflection Just a much more youthful apis that 10-year milestone: Misery proach to writing." Now, Morgan notes, there's sim- Signals is returning to Of Malice as ply "more noise in [his] head." it reaches its decade anniversary, Which isn't a bad thing: a decade with the band's original lineup reof experience, expectations (those uniting to play the album in full in a of both the band and its audience), handful of North American stops. A and lessons learned from previ- reissue of the album accompanies ous successes and failures all now the tour. "It's an idea we kicked around in guide Morgan and his bandmate's decisions. But Of Malice—a met- a much less-serious fashion a numalcore classic which established ber of years ago," Morgan explains. the band as one that constructed "And then when the 10-year idea arrangements around complicated came up, that's when it solidified time signatures and a genre-defiant into something that might happen, penchant for melody—emerged and gave us the impetus to make it

a reality." Rehearsing the past has proven a pleasing trip down memory lane: Morgan notes the band had still been on good terms with the former members (vocalist Jesse Zaraska and bassist Stu Ross), so there was no lingering acrimony to work through. Additionally, Morgan points out that taking an established album on the road isn't burdened by the same sort of uncertainty as touring fresh material. "These aren't the new songs I'm worried if people are going to like or not," he says. "I know people like these for what they are. It's a throwback: there isn't a lot of pressure to it. The guys I'm in the van with, I'm not necessarily married to. We're not going to tour again after this, so it's just like, enjoy the moment, enjoy the songs and [it revisits] a really cool time in our lives, and a really cool batch of songs from the band's catalogue." "A lot of it still comes back to me as muscle memory," he adds, of relearning an album's worth of old parts. "It's in my hands somewhere, which is really cool."

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or quite some time Ron Rault felt as though he was mailing it in. That's quite the admission from the Front Porch Blues Revue bassist and singer, long considered one of the city's most talented players. It's not uncommon for musicians to feel the drift into indifference, however, even after (in Rault's case) five decades worth of stellar playing with a host of local bands and American blues legends like John Lee Hooker. What's impressive is when the drift is recognized and then corrected before any real rot sets in. "Once you get to a certain point your accomplishments don't come in leaps and bounds anymore, it's all about inches," explains Rault, who is preparing with his band for their performance at the Edmonton Blues Festival this Friday. "Those inches make all the difference in music, though." The Revue (which also features Crawdad Canterra, Gary Comeau, Gord Matthews and Thom Moon) has been slowly accumulating those inches through constant rehearsal and touring. This summer the group's been in and around the interior of BC, up through Vancouver and over the inlet to play at the Vancouver Island Music Festival, and a few months back they let out their rawer side and treated Blues on Whyte to a week's worth of blues stompers. Rault has been feeling the spark come over him again, and he's taken a certain amount of pride in the fact that when he shows up for the gig the audience can expect nothing less than a 100 percent performance. "What I did was I went back and started listening to the guys that got me here, the old blues guys like Muddy Waters, Little Walter. They had this indefinable quality to them, and when I was starting that was the level I was aiming for. At some point I just got jaded, or tired, but when I listen to those guys I hear an incredibly tight band that can still be freewheeling. That's what I want, and that's what I feel like I'm getting to with the guys I play with." Also important in Rault's return to finding his way back was his band's role in the providing the core group to Up on Cripple Creek, the tribute to the Band that has gone from success to success over the last few years. These

that I need to step up." We can add Robert Cray to that list as well. Rault has been on to the Georgia born guitarist, one of the headliners for this year's Blues Festival, for a very long time. In the '70s, when Rault and his then band were playing strip Fri, Aug 15 (5:30 pm) clubs in Vancouver, Part of the Edmonton Blues Festival slugging out MudFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park dy Waters tunes Schedule at bluesinternationalltd.com while the rest of the city was inexorably turning to disco, they would take note of Cray's developing genius. "It was actually already formed, even at that point," notes Rault, uncle to felCrawdad Canterra on the harp // Eden Munro low musicians Michael and Emily, as were songs that Rault was already well as brother and occasional band well versed in, being a young musician mate Lionel. "We used to go see him in the early '70s, but the need to brush whenever he came up the West Coast, up on the classic group's arrangements and he was just tearing strings off, he helped change his way of thinking. was just so developed. I think that may "Those songs were just so amazingly be the part of his career that I enjoyed well put together," says Rault with the most. We'd look at him and think, some reverence. "You can't help but 'Yeah, that's the mark we have to hit, get something from them. Same with that's the level.' The thing with good the Beatles. When I was growing up players is that it's one thing to know those were my heroes: Rick Danko of how to play, and another to deliver. the Band, Paul McCartney, and James That's where the inches count." Jamerson from Motown. When I went TOM MURRAY TOM@VUEWEEKLY.COM back to listening to that stuff I realized

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t's gonna be the best studio ever," says Cory Brandan Putman, about the space his band Norma Jean is finishing in his backyard. The bandmembers will soon start writing the next record there, but for now it's a jam space while they tune up for their

first Canadian dates in close to four years. The guys have gone around the States and Europe since releasing Wrongdoers last July, but bringing their foot stomping, elbow swinging brand of metalcore our way gives Canuck fans a chance to finally hear NJ's

latest record live. Any serious group spends long hours away from their families, but the guys in Norma Jean carry it with a positive attitude. Putman says they could have "gone to school and been executives and have to travel and be in dinner meetings and crap, but we chose to be in a band and it calls for us to travel." Putman is pleasant, professional and relaxed while speaking about his career with the candor of any family man and small business owner. It's easy to forget that this father of two screams for a living.

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Norma Jean a chance to see old pals and past tourmates, but hopefully the band's set this month ends on friendlier terms than a past Edmonton show, in which the band refused to pay the promoter's merch fee once they discovered he was charging for a "membership" on top of the ticket price. "One of his guys was supposed to be kinda tough and stood on the ramp of our trailer and crossed his arms and said, 'You guys aren't going anywhere,'" Putman recalls. "And we said 'Yeah we are!' and our two techs just closed it up and shut it on him." The guy was eventually set free, but the story is a good indication that the bandmembers stand by what they believe in. As other groups age, they shift into producing, founding labels or just calling it quits all together, but Norma Jean's focus remains singular. "We're still gonna be musicians and do what we do. That's how we started, nothing has changed."

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THU AUG 14 ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE

Live Music every Thu; Dana Beeler; 9pm BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES

Jack de Keyser; 8pm; $10 BLUES ON WHYTE Cassie

Taylor

BOHEMIA Mantis with a

Fork (present their album The Echoing Sighs of the Chasm, with projected illustrations); 8pm; $5 (door)

BRIXX Trash ‘n’ Thrash Thu:

Sammy Slaughter

BRITTANY’S LOUNGE Every

Thu Latin Grooves; 9pm; $5 THE BUCKINGHAM Sean

Moves Away Shindig at the Buck

CAFÉ HAVEN Music every Thu; 7pm; live music returning in September CARROT COFFEEHOUSE

Legends), Amp Live (of Zion I); 8pm; $21

NEW WEST HOTEL Trick

WALTER MACKENZIE CENTRE–U of A Hospital

ON THE ROCKS Rock ‘N’

Summer of Song: Al Brant (singer songwriter); 12-1pm WUNDERBAR Jay Arner

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

Thu Main Fl: Throwback Thu: Rock&Roll, Funk, Soul, R&B and 80s with DJ Thomas Culture; jamz that will make your backbone slide; Wooftop: Dig It! Thu: Electronic, roots and rare groove with DJ’s Rootbeard, Raebot, Wijit and guests

• Royal Canadian Legion, 4916-50 Ave: Kick-off Swing

Dance: Johnny Summers Little Big Band; 8pm; $25 at jazzatthelake.com

J R BAR Live Jam Thu;

9pm

OUTLAWS ROADHOUSE Wild

WUNDERBAR Borscht (tape release), Modern Aquatics, Kevin Maimann and the Pretty Things, Maude; 9pm

rock, dance, retro, top 40 with DJ Johnny Infamous

APEX CASINO–Vee Lounge

K-Tels

BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES

Krystle dos Santos; 9pm; $15; weekend Blues Fest Shuttle $25 to and from Big Al’s to festival site BLUES FESTIVAL–Hawrelak Park Front Porch Roots

Revue with Brent Parkin at 5:30pm; The Nighthawks at 7pm; Robert Cray at 8:30pm BLUES ON WHYTE Cassie

Green Eyed Blonde

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Live music every Fri; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door) CASINO EDMONTON Trace

Jordan (rock and by request); 9pm

CASINO YELLOWHEAD

Night with the Nervous Flirts (sing-along with a live band); every Thu, 9pm-1am; no cover

Rescue Show: Kroovy Rookers, Abuse of Substance,Knuckledown, Mass Distraction; 9pm

L.B.’S Thu open stage: the

EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ

by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers every Thu; contact John Malka 780.447.5111 RED PIANO Every Thu:

Dueling pianos at 8pm

RENDEZVOUS The

Recollection Blues Band; 7pm (door), 8pm (show)

RICHARD’S Blue Thu (roots);

hosted by Gord Matthews; 6:30-9pm RIC’S GRILL Peter Belec

(jazz); most Thu; 7-10pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES–DT

Stan Gallant

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Adam Holm

SMOKEHOUSE BBQ Live

Choir Concert; 7pm

DJs

Halfway to Hollywood (pop punk), Better than Heros, guests; all ages; 7:30-11:30pm; $10 (door), YEGlive.ca, Yeglive kiosk 10551 Whyte Ave J+H PUB Every Fri:

Headwind and friends (vintage rock ‘n’ roll); 9:30pm; no minors, no cover

BLUES FESTIVAL–Hawrelak Park Mississippi Heat at

BLUES ON WHYTE Every Sat

afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Cassie Taylor BOHEMIA DARQ Sat:

Industrial - Goth - Dark Electro with DJs the Gothfather and Zeio; 9pm; $5 (door)

CAFFREY’S IN THE PARK

Rock (pop); 9pm

CASINO YELLOWHEAD

Dueling Pianos (variety by request); 9pm DV8 Spotlight: Dahlmer’s

Realm; 9pm

Homegrown Fri: with DJ Thomas Culture RED STAR Movin’ on Up:

indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri

SET NIGHTCLUB NEW Fri:

House and Electro with Peep This, Tyler Collns, Peep’n ToM, Dusty Grooves, Nudii and Bill, and specials

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

Amplified Fri: Dubstep, house, trance, electro, hip hop breaks with DJ Aeiou, DJ Loose Beats, DJ Poindexter; 9:30pm (door) SUITE 69 Release Your

GAS PUMP Sat Homemade

Hall, 50A Ave, 51A St): All Day Family Picnic Concert: 11am-4pm; free • Gospel Chapel, 4290-50 St: Project Discovery: Rising Stars of Alberta: 1-3pm; free • Royal Canadian Legion, 4916-50 Ave: Beatles Bash:

HELP! (band); 1-4pm; $20

• Gospel Chapel, 4290-50 St: Jazz Workshop: Jack

Semple; 3:30-5pm; free • Alliance Community Church, 4404-47 Ave: Headliner Concert: Jack Semple; 8pm; $35 • Lions Hall, 50A Ave, 51A St: Late Night Lions Jam; 10pm-1am; donation

LEAF BAR Open Stage Sat– It’s the Sat Jam hosted by Darren Bartlett, 5pm; LEGENDS Sat Jam and

open mic with Nick Samoil and guests LIVE AT SLY’S–THE RIG Jam

every Sat, 9:30pm-1:30am

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O’BYRNE’S Live band every

SAT AUG 16

Community Church, 4404-47 Ave: Headliner Concert:

Tuck and Patti; 8pm; $35;

APEX CASINO–Vee Lounge

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“B” STREET BAR Rockin Big

• Lions Hall, 50A Ave, 51A St: Late Night Lions Jam;

10pm-1am; donation

Blues and Roots Open Jam: Every Sat afternoon hosted by the Jimmy Guiboche Band; 2-6pm

JEFFREY’S CAFÉ Alfie

BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES

Zappacosta; 8:30pm; $35

L.B.’S Brent Lee; 9:30pm-

Blues every Thur: rotating guests; 7-11pm

2am

STARLITE ROOM Run the Jewels, Eligh (of Living

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Afternoon: Big Al’s House

of Blues Wam Bam Thank you Jam: free chilli hosted by Rotten Dan and Sean Stephens; every Sat, 2-6pm; free chili for all; Evening: Johnny Quazar and

hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests

ROUGE Rouge Sat: global sound and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Mkhai SET NIGHTCLUB SET Sat

piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am

RENDEZVOUS Our Last

Crusade, After the Prophet, Pillars of Gravity, Echoes of Apathy; 8pm (door), 9pm (show)

RICHARD’S The Terry Evans Sat Jam (rock): every Sat; 4-8pm ROSE AND CROWN Rural

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Your Famous Sat 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

AUG/16 A DAY AS WOLVES W/ THE VELVETIENS, BETWEEN BROTHERS

SUITE 69 Stella Sat: 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

UNION HALL Celebrity

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SUN AUG 17 BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES

Sun Electric Blues Jam and BBQ hosted by Marshall Lawrence and the Lazy Bastards; 4-8pm

RETURNING SEPT 4

BLACKJACK’S ROADHOUSE– Nisku Open mic every Sun

hosted by Tim Lovett

UPPER LEVEL OF STARLITE

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Street DT Farmers Market:

H.O.T. Dixieland Jazz Band; 5-7pm; free • Alliance

Ocean, Kickupafuss, the Gibson Block, Vera

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RED STAR Indie rock, hip

DIVERSION Sun Night Live on the South Side: live bands; all ages; 7-10:30pm

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Sylvan Lake Seniors Lodge, 4620-47 Ave: Sing-A-Long:

RUN THE JEWELS MISERY SIGNALS & MALICE X

W/ EPROM, TRIPPY TURTLE, G JONES & JPOD

MERCER TAVERN DJ Mikey

PAWN SHOP Rend, My Sister

World with DJs

SEP/19 SEP/20

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

ON THE ROCKS Grave New

UNION HALL Ladies Night

SEP/6 SEP/17

THE BOWER For Those Who

2:30pm; Fathead at 4pm; Carolyn Wonderland at 5:30pm; Lurrie Bell at 7pm; Mavis Staples at 8:30pm

JAZZ AT THE LAKE FESTIVAL–Sylvan Lake •

Fri

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

SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE

JAZZ AT THE LAKE FESTIVAL–Sylvan Lake • Lions Legacy Park Gazebo, 50 St, 48 Ave (if it rains: Lions

AUG/23

Main Floor: The Menace

HILLTOP Open Stage, Jam

Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm

H.O.T. Dixieland Jazz Band; 1-2pm; free • Main

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

Night House Party: With DJ Twix, Johnny Infamous

Inner Beast: Retro and Top 40 beats with DJ Suco; every Fri

every Fri

DJs

Jam: Mike Chenoweth every Sat; 3:30-7pm

AUG/21

Concert; 3pm

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

CASINO EDMONTON Chronic

AUG/15

ROBERT TEGLER STUDENT CENTRE Singspiration

CARROT COFFEEHOUSE Sat

Open mic; 7pm; $2

AUG/14

Classical

Green Eyed Blonde

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Free Concert: Stone Iris with guests Classic 30s; 7pm; no cover

MERCER TAVERN

WUNDERBAR The McGowan Family Band, A Hundred Years, Spekters; 8pm

DRUID DJ every Sat; 9pm

THE BOWER Strictly Goods:

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

Indian Handcrafts, Terrorfist, Fuquored, Leave The Living; 9pm

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

the Velvetiens, Between Brothers

Wintercount; all ages; 8pm; no cover

ELECTRIC RODEO–Spruce Grove DJ every Fri

STUDIO MUSIC FOUNDATION

BRIXX A Day as Wolves,

FIONN MACCOOL–DT

CHICAGO JOES Colossal Flows: Live Hip Hop and open mic every Fri with DJs Xaolin, Dirty Needlz, guests; 8:30pm-2am; no cover

Adam Holm

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

every Sat Night with Jared Sowan and Brittany Graling; 8pm

Every Fri, DJs on all three levels Old school and new school hip hop & R&B with DJ Twist, Sonny Grimez, and Marlon English; every Fri

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

BOURBON ROOM Live Music

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

DRUID DJ every Fri; 9pm

DV8 Alberta Bulldog

NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam

ROBERT TEGLER STUDENT CENTRE Singspiration Adult

CAFFREY’S IN THE PARK

KELLY’S PUB Jameoke

Ryder (country)

Classical

pianos every Fri Night with Jared Sowan and Brittany Graling; 8pm

BOURBON ROOM Dueling

Zappacosta; 8:30pm; $35

NEW WEST HOTEL Trick

TIRAMISU BISTRO Live

THE COMMON Good Fri: nu disco, hip hop, indie, electro, dance with weekly local and visiting DJs on rotation plus residents Echo and Justin Foosh

Taylor

Dueling Pianos (variety by request); 9pm

NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Thu open stage; 8pm; all ages (15+)

STARLITE ROOM Misery

music every Fri

JEFFREY’S Alfie

New Big Time with Rocko Vaugeois, friends; 8-12

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

ON THE ROCKS Salsa Rocks:

stage; 7pm; no cover

FRI AUG 15

JAZZ AT THE LAKE FESTIVAL–Sylvan Lake

Stan Gallant

KRUSH ULTRA LOUNGE Open

CHURCHILL SQ/CENTENNIAL PLAZA CypherWild: A

Back Thu: Live music; 9pm

August: Kim Mitchel, Kenny Shields and Streetheart, PRism; 7:30pm

Battle for the Beaver Finals Cultured By Fire, Gray, Silence the Machine & Half Chance Heroes; 8pm

UNION HALL 3 Four All Thu:

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Taking

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SERVUS PLACE Rock N’

Grove DJ every Thu

Your Own Vinyl Night: Every Thu; 8pm-late; Edmonton Couchsurfing Meetup: Every Thu; 8pm

Marshall Lawrence, 8:30pm

ROSE AND CROWN Rural

STUDIO MUSIC FOUNDATION

Life Thu

FIONN MACCOOL’S–South

piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Fri; 9pm-2am

Signals, Malice X; 8pm; $26

CHA ISLAND TEA CO Bring

Coyote; all ages; 7pm; no cover

2:30pm; Sean Carney with Jonn Del Toro Richardson at 4pm; the Cash Box Kings at 5:50pm; Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers at 7pm; Jim Byrnes with Steve Dawson and The Sojourners at 8:30pm

ELECTRIC RODEO–Spruce FILTHY MCNASTY’S Taking

of the Dog: Braden Gates (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover

RED PIANO Hottest dueling

THE COMMON The Common

Back Thu

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair

BLIND PIG Live jam every Sat; 3-7pm

Adam Holm

Uncommon Thu: Rotating Guests each week

the Swingbots; 9pm; $10

PAWN SHOP Bryan Finlay, Short of Able, Eyes on Ivan, Russ Dawson, the Wayne Mclellan Band

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

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

FIONN MACCOOL–DT Devon

Hops Kitchen Party: Grave New World with DJs

SHERLOCK HOLMES–DT

Thu Open Mic: All adult performers are welcome (music, song, spoken word); every Thu, 1:30-3pm

community gathering: hip hop culture with live music, DJs, MCs, dancing, and art. Hosted by DJ Creeasian; every Thu, 6-9pm; if you cannot find programming as scheduled in the Square, look behind the Stanley A. Milner library in Centennial Plaza; every Thu, 6-9pm until end Sep, weather permitting

Ryder (country)

BLUES ON WHYTE Cassie

DUGGAN’S Celtic Music

with Duggan’s House Band 5-8pm HOG’S DEN Rockin’ the Hog

Jam: Hosted by Tony Ruffo; every Sun, 3:30-7pm

JAZZ AT THE LAKE FESTIVAL–Sylvan Lake

AUG/16

THE BREAKBEAT REBELLION:

DRUM N BASS AUG/29

SWEAT:

THE NU-DISCO DANCE PARTY

• Lions Hall Parking Lot, 50A Ave, 51A St (if it rains,

inside Lions Hall): Gypsies, Jazz and Fiddlers Concert: Caravana Gypsy Quartet and the Alberta Playboys; 1-5 pm; $10 • Lions Legacy

VUEWEEKLY AUG 14 – AUG 20, 2014

MUSIC 23

Park Gazebo, 50 St, 48 Ave

(if it rains, Royal Canadian Legion, 4916-50 Ave): Community Block Party: Central Alberta Community Bands; 1-4pm; free • Meadowlands Golf Club, Main St, Hwy 11: Farewell Gala

Under the Stars: Robert Young and the Big Beat Band; 8pm; $40

LATIN FESTIVAL–Churchill Sq LIVE AT SLY’S–THE RIG

Every Sun Jam with LocoMoFos, hosted by Bob Cook; 8-12pm

old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm; contact Vi Kallio 780.456.8510

ROUGE RESTO-LOUNGE

Open Mic Night with Darrek Anderson from the Guaranteed; every Mon; 9pm SHERLOCK HOLMES–U of A

Open Mic Mon Nights with Adam Holm STUDIO MUSIC FOUNDATION

Soul Service: acoustic open stage every Sun

Calling all Captains, Nothing Gold Can Stay, Why Marilyn, Floorboards, and Dead Oaks; 6pm

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am

DJs

ON THE ROCKS The Almighty

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

REXALL PLACE Tom Petty

Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay

NEWCASTLE The Sunday

Turtlenecks, Sam Spade

and the Heartbreakers, Steve Winwood; 7:30 pm

RICHARD’S PUB Sunday

Country Showcase and jam (country) hosted by Darren Gusnowsky STUDIO MUSIC FOUNDATION

Norma Jean, Night Verses, Dusty Tucker, Aura Amore; 6pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays:

A fantastic voyage through ‘60s and ‘70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy

MON AUG 18 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE

Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover DUGGAN’S Mon open mic MERCURY ROOM Music

Magic Mon Nights: Capital City Jammers, host Blueberry Norm; seasoned musicians; 7-10pm; $4

NEW WEST HOTEL Back

Street Affair (country)

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY

24 MUISC

HALL Acoustic instrumental

Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy

DV8 T.F.W.O. Mon: 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 AUG 19 BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES

Big Dreamer Sound jam hosted by Harry Gregg and Geoff Hamden-O’brien; this weeks guest: every Tue 8pm-12am BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES

Big Dreamer Sound jam with hosts Harry Gregg and Geoff Hamden-O’brien; this weeks guest is Justine Vandergrift; every Tue 8pm-12am BLUES ON WHYTE Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band DV8 Change (BC Grind), Rayleigh, Kuroi Jukai, Scottiexpippen; 9pm DRUID Open Stage Tue; 9pm JUBILLEE AUDITORIUM Earth Wind and Fire; 7:30pm;

VUEWEEKLY AUG 14 – AUG 20, 2014

$129.50, $89.50, $69.50, $55 at 1.855.985.5000, TicketMaster L.B.’S Tue Variety Night Open stage with Darrell Barr; 7-11pm LEAF BAR Tue Open Jam: Trevor Mullen MERCER TAVERN Alt Tue with Kris Harvey and guests NEW WEST HOTEL Tue Country Dance Lessons: 7-9pm O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm OVERTIME–Sherwood Park

Open mic every Tue RED PIANO Every Tue: the Nervous Flirts Jameoke Experience (sing-along with a live band); 7:30pm12am; no cover; relaxed dress code RICHARD’S PUB Tue Live Music Showcase and Open Jam (blues) hosted by Mark Ammar; 7:30pm SANDS HOTEL Country music dancing every Tue, featuring Country Music Legend Bev Munro every Tue, 8-11pm; This weeks band:

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Amie Weymes

STUDIO MUSIC Counted Among Saints, Endast, the Equinox, Great White Shark FIght; 6pm VAT Indian Handcrafts, Lust

the Tide, Black Phoenix Orchestra; 8pm

Classical ST FAITH and ST STEPHEN THE MARTYR CHURCH

C’mon Festival: Chamber Music Old and New: River Music: Mix of traditional and contemporary classical chamber; $20 (adult)/$15 9student/senior)/$45 (festival pass) at TIX on the Square, door

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 BRIXX Metal night every Tue 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 SUITE 69 Rockstar Tue: Mash up and Electro with DJ Tyco, DJ Omes with weekly guest DJs

WED AUG 20

ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL

Open stage Wed with Trace Jordan; 8pm-12 BIG AL’S HOUSE OF BLUES New Music Wed:

Featured band hosted by Lochlin Cross and Leigh Friesen (open stage) after the bands set

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 Uncle Wiggly’s Hot Shoes Blues Band BRIXX Lettuce Produce Beats DUGGAN’S Wed open mic with host Duff Robison

ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– Whyte Ave Open mic every

Wed (unless there’s an Oilers game); no cover FESTIVAL PLACE Qualico Patio Series: North of Here, Johanna Sillanpaa; $8 at the Festival Place box office NORTHLANDS Arctic Monkeys OVERTIME–Sherwood Park

Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm2am 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 Wed Night Live:

hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5

RENDEZVOUS The Vanas,

Ruined Escape Plan, Fallen Abstract; 8pm

ROSSDALE HALL Rossdale

Hall Little Flower Open Stage with Brian Gregg; 7:30pm (door); no cover

SHERLOCK HOLMES–WEM

Amie Weymes

WUNDERBAR The Oh Wells, Jesse and the Dandelions, Feverfew; 9pm ZEN LOUNGE Jazz

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

Classical ST FAITH and ST STEPHEN THE MARTYR CHURCH

C’mon Festival: Chamber Music Old and New: River Music: Mix of traditional and contemporary classical chamber; $20 (adult)/$15 9student/senior)/$45 (festival pass) at TIX on the Square, door

DJs BILLIARD CLUB Why wait

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

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 Eats and Beats THE COMMON The Wed Experience: Classics on Vinyl with Dane NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every

Wed

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

Grace United Church annex, 6215-104 Ave • Lowcost, fun and friendly weight loss group • Every Mon, 6:30pm • Info: call Bob 780.479.5519

join; info at info@edmontonoutdoorclub.com

EDMONTON UKULELE CIRCLE • Bogani Café,

2023-111 St • 780.440.3528 • 3rd Sun each month; 2:30-4pm • $5

TOASTMASTERS

FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church,

8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019, 780.634.5526 • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm

HIKE THE WASKAHEGAN TRAIL COMEDY Black Dog Freehouse • Underdog Comedy show: Alternating hosts • Every Thu, 8-11pm • No cover BOURBON ROOM–St Albert/CONNIE'S COMEDY • 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert • Comedy @ the Bourbon: We will start with a few open mic spots and Howie Miller headlining • Aug 20, 8:30pm

BOURBON ROOM–St Albert/CONNIE'S COMEDY • 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert • Comedy

@ the Bourbon: We start with a few open mic spots and Darryl Koszman is headlining • Aug 27, 8:30pm

CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd •

780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:309pm • Rachel Feinstein; Aug 22-23; $20

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Fri-Sat: 8:30pm • Cory Robinson; Aug 15-16 • Danny Acapella; Aug 22-23 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 • Chris Distefano; until Aug 17 • Greg Warren; Aug 20-24

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 •

• Meet on the NW corner Superstore parking lot, 51 St, Calgary Tr • waskahegantrail.ca • Carpooling is available from meeting place to trailhead • $5 (carpool); $20 (annual membership) • A 10km guided hike in the country in the Triple B Ponds area near Ministik. Call Joanne 780.487.0645; Sun, Aug 17 • A 10km guided hike in the country in the Ministik area towards Dorward Lake with hike leader Sandra, 780.467.9572; Sun, Aug 24 • 10km guided hike along the Bigstone Creek, starting at Fort Ethier on the 309 km Waskahegan Trail with hike leader Bev 780.469.7948; Sat, Aug 30

HISTORIC WALKING TOUR

• Meet at the Little White School, 2 Madonna Dr, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • Along the walk archival photographs, stories and historic buildings bring the story of St Albert, both past and present, to life • Every Thu, 6:30pm through the summer • Aug 14 (Riverside) • Aug 28 (Downtown) • Sep 11 (Riverside) • $3 (donation)

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

KIDS WITH CANCER SOCIETY PARENTING GROUP • 11135-84 Ave • Psychotherapy

Group for parents of children with childhood cancer. Upcoming topics include: generating hope; information and problem solving strategies; communication and closeness and more • 2nd Thu each month until Sep 11, 10am-12

LOTUS QIGONG • 780.477.0683 • Downtown •

EMPRESS ALE HOUSE • 9912-82 Ave •

MADELEINE SANAM FOUNDATION • Faculté

KOMEDY KRUSH/CONNIE'S COMEDY •

Krush Ultralounge, 16648-109 Ave • We start with open mic comedy, followed by Mike Harrison • Aug 14, 9pm (show) follows a Capital City Singles Name that Tune

OVERTIME PUB • 4211-106 St • Open mic comedy anchored by a professional MC, new headliner each week • Every Tue • Free

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

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS AIKIKAI AIKIDO CLUB • 10139-87 Ave, Old

Strathcona Community League • Japanese Martial Art of Aikido • Every Tue 7:30-9:30pm; Thu 6-8pm

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON •

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

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE AT FOOT NOTES STUDIO • Foot Notes Dance Studio

(South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Argentine Tango with Tango Divino: beginners: 7-8pm; intermediate: 8-9pm; Tango Social Dance (Milonga): 9pm-12 • Every Fri, 7pm-midnight • $15

BRAIN TUMOUR PEER SUPPORT GROUP •

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

CANADIAN INJURED WORKERS ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA (CIWAA) • Augustana

Lutheran Church, 107 St, 99 Ave • canadianinjuredworkers.com • Meeting every 3rd Sat, 1-4pm • Injured Workers in Pursuit of Justice denied by WCB

EDMONTON ATHEISTS • Stanley Milner Library,

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

EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD •

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

EDMONTON OUTDOOR CLUB (EOC) •

edmontonoutdoorclub.com • Offering a variety of fun activities in and around Edmonton • Free to

Practice group meets every Thu

St Jean, Rm 3-18 • 780.490.7332 • madeleinesanam.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

0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu, 7-9pm • Free

SEEING IS ABOVE ALL • Acacia Hall, 10433-83

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

Ave, upstairs • 780.554.6133 • Free instruction in meditation on the Inner Light • Every Sun, 5pm

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

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

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

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

BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725 Jasper Ave •

SHERWOOD PARK WALKING GROUP + 50

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

SONGWRITERS GROUP • The Carrot, 9351-118 Ave • 780.973.5311 • nashvillesongwriters.com • NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) meet the 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm

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

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) •

Just off Stony Plain Rd, 153-154 St, 102 Ave • yegmarket.com • YEG Market In The Back Alley Event is a one day public market event featuring over 50 food/craft vendors, 3 food trucks, a stage with live entertainment, a kid's activity, a beer tent with local craft beer and wine. Activities such as 'Cultural Passports' and a live mural painted by a local mural artist will bring fun for all ages at this family friendly event • Aug 24, 9am-5pm

• Conference brings together Alberta’s creatives for a day of discussion, collaboration, and exploration into the business side of the fashion and arts industry • Aug 16, 8:30am-5:30pm • Info: http:// goo.gl/aL6PYL • $40 (incl breakfast and lunch) • Pre-register at http://conta.cc/1nJuxLg

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

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)

YEG MARKET IN THE BACK ALLEY EVENT •

THE PARK ARTIST AND DESIGNER FORUM

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

SUGAR FOOT BALLROOM • 10545-81 Ave •

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

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS

NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan Community Hall, 3728-

SUGAR FOOT SWING DANCE • Sugar Swing,

WICCAN ASSEMBLY • Ritchie Hall, 7727-98 St • The Congregationalist Wiccan Assembly of Alberta meets the 2nd Sun each month (except Aug), 6pm • Info: contact cwaalberta@gmail.com WILD ROSE ANTIQUE COLLECTORS SOCIETY • Delwood Community Hall, 7515 Delwood

Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm Empress Comedy Night: featuring a professional headliner every week Every Sun, 9pm

• Club Bilingue Toastmasters Meetings: Campus St; Jean: Pavillion McMahon; 780.467.6013, l.witzke@ shaw.ca; fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org; Meet every Tue, 12:05-1pm • 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 • N'Orators Toastmasters Club: Lower Level, McClure United Church, 13708-74 St: meet every Thu, 6:45-8:30pm; contact bradscherger@hotmail.com, 780.863.1962, norators.com • Upward Bound Toastmaster Club: Rm 7, 6 Fl, Edmonton Public Library–DT: Meets every Wed, 7-8:45pm; Sep-May; upward.toastmastersclubs. org; reader1@shaw.ca • Y Toastmasters Club: Queen Alexandra Community League, 10425 University Ave (N door, stairs to the left); Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue ea month; Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm

EPLC FELLOWSHIP PAGAN STUDY GROUP • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • eplc.webs.com • Free year long course; Family circle 3rd Sat each month • Everyone welcome

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 Song Contest; 7pm-2am • Fri: DJ Evictor • Sat: DJ Jazzy • Sun: Beer Bash

G.L.B.T. SPORTS AND RECREATION •

teamedmonton.ca • Blazin' Bootcamp: Garneau Elementary School Gym, 10925-87 Ave; Every Mon and Thu, 7pm; $30/$15 (low income/student); E:

bootcamp@teamedmonton.ca • Mindful Meditation: Pride Centre: Every Thu, 6pm; free weekly drop-in • Swimming–Making Waves: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; E: swimming@teamedmonton.ca; makingwavesswimclub.ca • Martial Arts–Kung Fu and Kick Boxing: Every Tue and Thu, 6-7pm; GLBTQ inclusive adult classes at Sil-Lum Kung Fu; kungfu@teamedmonton.ca, kickboxing@teamedmonton.ca, sillum.ca

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E

Bldg, Craftroom, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.474.8240 • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors who have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Thu, 1-4pm • Info: E: tuff @shaw.ca

ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • edmontonillusions.ca • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7:30-9pm INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transidentified and queer (LGBTQ) faculty, graduate student, academic, straight allies and support staff • 3rd Thu each month (fall/winter terms): Speakers Series. E: kwells@ualberta.ca

the Indian Students' Association (INDSA) as they celebrate India's independence day with a colourful evening of music, dance, and displays • Fri, Aug 15, 6:30-9pm • Free

DATE NIGHT AT THE DEVONIAN BOTANIC GARDEN–Paint a watercolour • Devonian Gardens, 1227 Alberta 60, Parkland County • devonian.ualberta.ca • Paint a watercolour postcard together in the beautiful outdoors • Thu, Aug 14, 6pm 'til dusk

DATE NIGHT AT THE DEVONIAN BOTANIC GARDEN–Dance Club • Devonian Gardens, 1227 Alberta 60, Parkland County • devonian. ualberta.ca • The U of A Dance Club is here to teach you some steamy salsa steps • Thu, Aug 21, 6pm 'til dusk

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 Lively Up Yourself Tour (with DJ Cool Breeze); all ages • Fundraising for local Canadian Disaster Relief, the hungry (world-wide through the Canadian Food Grains Bank)

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

ton.com/for-visitors/calendar-of-events.aspx • fifa.com • Aug 16

MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB •

THE FOOD TRUCKS ARE COMING… • St

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 • TTIQ: a support and information group for all those who fall under the transgender umbrella and their family/supporters; 3rd Mon, 7-9pm, each month • HIV Support Group: Support and discussion group for gay men; 2nd Mon, 7-9pm, each month; huges@shaw.ca

PRIMETIMERS/SAGE GAMES • Unitarian

Church, 10804-119 St • 780.474.8240 • Every 2nd and last Fri each Month, 7-10:30pm

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

WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.

ca, womonspace@gmail.com • A Non-profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership. Confidentiality assured

WOODYS VIDEO BAR • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Karaoke with Tizzy 7pm-1am; Kitchen 3-11pm • Thu: Free pool all night; kitchen 3-11pm • Fri: Mocho Nacho Fri: 3pm (door), kitchen open 3-11pm SPECIAL EVENTS BEAVER HILLS–DARK SKY PRESERVE •

Elk Island Park • pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/elkisland/ visit/visit4.aspx • A celestial celebration of culture, community and conservation to celebrate the anniversary of the creation of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve. Featuring astronomy presentations and public stargazing with Royal Astronomical Society of Canada volunteers • Aug 31

BURLESQUE A LA CARTE • Brittany's Lounge, 10225-97 St • With Capital City Burlesque performances by Delilah Manhandler, Holly Hellcat, Tiki Berlin, Victoria vonKink, Violette Coquette • Aug 6, 9-11:30pm • $10

CELEBRATE INDIA'S INDEPENDENCE •

SUB Stage, Students' Union Bldg, U of A • Join

VUEWEEKLY AUG 14 – AUG 20, 2014

FIFA U-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CANADA • Commonwealth Stadium • edmon-

Albert Grain Elevator Park, 4 Meadowview Dr, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • MuseeHeritage.ca • Featuring food trucks, beer gardens, tours of the historic grain elevators, music and more • Fri, Aug 29, 5-9pm

FULL FLAUNTY BURLESQUE SHOW • Union Hall, 6240-99 St • Variety show, with striptease, poi, hoop, belly dance and more. Hosted by Sinder Sparks, guests Fionna Flauntit, Maila Mustang, Tofu TT's • Aug 16, 8-10pm • $10 (adv)/$13 (door) at Bodacious Burlesque NBA NATION PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG

• Ice Palace, WEM • Interactive basketball tour, highlights include an autograph session and Q&A with Adidas NBA player Jrue Holiday of the New Orleans Pelicans, a Samsung Skills Challenge, Foot Locker 3-Point Contest, the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown, a wheelchair basketball demonstration and Skullcandy Lounge • Sat, Aug 16, 12-6pm • Info: facebook.com/NBACanada.

PERSEIDS PYJAMA PARTY • Devonian Gardens, 1227 Alberta 60, Parkland County • devonian.ualberta.ca • Bring your pillows, blankets, flashlights and lawnchairs and sit back to enjoy one of the busiest times in the night sky. Popcorn, bedtime stories and twilight family games are part of the fun • Fri, Aug 15 PHOTOGRAPHER'S DROP-IN MORNING

• Devonian Gardens, 1227 Alberta 60, Parkland County • devonian.ualberta.ca • A chance to capture the early morning light and stillness of the Garden, before it opens to the public • Sat, Aug 23

RCMP MUSICAL RIDE • Presented by

Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association • Aug 30, 5pm; Aug 31, 12pm • Bleacher seating: $15/Grass seating: $10 at eventbrite.ca/e/rcmpmusical-ride-tickets-11781668287?aff=es2=1

SUMMER LOVIN' • Clansmen Rugby Hall, 11060-111 Ave • DJ event and fashion show with a large patio, fun summer decor and funky beats provided by the Faculty of Funk! Nervosa Clothing fashion show at 9pm • Aug 22, 8pm (door) • facebook.com/ events/249098068631615 WILD MUSHROOM EXPOSITION •

Devonian Gardens, 1227 Alberta 60, Parkland County • devonian.ualberta.ca Everything you want to know about wild mushrooms. Displays of specimens, experts on hand to help you identify your samples, mushroom food tastings, and a guided mushroom walk through the Garde • Sun, Aug 17

UKRAINIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL • Ukrainian

Cultural Heritage Village • 25 mins E of Edmt, on Hwy 16 • 780.662.3640 • ukrainianvillage. ca • Traditional and contemporary UkrainianCanadian musicians live concert hosted by Steven Chwok (CFCW’s Zabava Program). Incl music workshops, historic music performances, historic activities, village market activities for children • Aug 24, 10am-5pm

VIVA ITALIA VIVA EDMONTON • Giovanni Caboto Park in the Heart of Little Italy, 95 S, 109 Ave • Mangia! Bevi! Balla!: Music and Entertainment for all ages, Kids Corner, Italian car show, cooking demo, wine and cheese tent, soccer tournament, Bocce All Stars • Sun, Aug 24 • Part of the East meets West Festival

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Share The Chair The “Share The Chair” contest celebrates the AGA’s 90th Birthday and its 1924 Rockies exhibitions To enter the “Share The Chair” photo contest, Parks or AGA visitors just need to post a Red Chair photo – either a scenic or a selfie – to www.youraga.ca/SharetheChair or post to Twitter using the hashtag #AGASharetheChair by 11:59 pm on August 16, 2014. The photos can be taken at the Red Chair sites in the Parks, or at the Red Chair installed on the second level near the 1924 Rockies exhibitions at the AGA. The grand prize is a trip for two to Jasper’s Dark Sky Festival, courtesy of the Sawridge Inn and Tourism Jasper. The Dark Sky Festival runs from October 17-26, and features Col. Chris Hadfield. Weekly draws throughout the contest period will also be made for AGA admission passes and Parks Canada Discovery Passes. The grand prize will be drawn on August 17, 2014 during the AGA’s 90th Birthday celebration. The winner will be contacted by the AGA on August 18, 2014. THE LOFT ART GALLERY AND GIFT SHOP The Loft Gallery & Gift Shop Reopens September 6, and members will be presenting their artwork created around the “Color Purple”. Come and check out this theme Saturdays and Sundays 12 to 4 pm, at the A. J. Ottewell Community Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park until October 26. The Gift Gallery will also be open with unique items created by ASSC members.

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Parents Empowering Parents (PEP) Society supports & educates families dealing with the effects of substance abuse in youth & adult children. Do you feel embarrassed, exhausted, hopeless, or alone as a result of a child struggling with substance use and/or abuse? PEP can help. Call 780.293.0737 or see www.pepsociety.ca for more information.

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EPL Free Courses: Edmonton AB Check out the Free Online Interactive Instructor Led Courses offered through the Edmonton Public Library. Some of the courses for visual artists would include: Creating WordPress Websites, Secrets of Better Photography Beginning Writer’s Workshop many more… For a list of Free Courses visit: https://www.epl.ca/learn4life For information and instruction on how to get started https://www.epl.ca/learn4life

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Help Wanted

Fund Development Intern The Abbotsfield Music Program Society (AMP) operates a non-profit music school that provides free music lessons and instruments to underprivileged children in the Beverly area. The Fund Development Intern will locate funding sources, determine grant eligibility and deadlines, prepare funding support materials, and write grant applications. For more information head to http://joinscip.ca/organization-log-in

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Membership and Community Engagement Intern The Abbotsfield Music Program Society (AMP) operates a non-profit music school that provides free music lessons and instruments to underprivileged children in the Beverly area. The Membership and Community Engagement Intern will help AMP achieve more visibility in the Beverly area, and will help locate potential new board members . For more information head to http://joinscip.ca/organization-log-in

Social Media Intern The Abbotsfield Music Program Society (AMP) operates a non-profit music school that provides free music lessons and instruments to underprivileged children in the Beverly area. AMP requires someone to help with their web-based means of information sharing, media and public relations. For more information head to http://joinscip.ca/organization-log-in

Special Events Coordinator Intern The Abbotsfield Music Program Society (AMP) operates a non-profit music school that provides free music lessons and instruments to underprivileged children in the Beverly area. AMP is planning a series of special events to promote the school program. The Special Events Coordinator Intern will work with the Board of AMP to brainstorm, plan and stage these events. To apply, head to: http://joinscip.ca/organization-log-in

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Can You Read This? Help someone Who can’t! Volunteer 2 hours a week and help someone improve their Reading, Writing, Math or English Speaking Skills. Call Valerie at P.A.L.S 780-424-5514 or email palsvol@shaw.ca Give some, Get some. Come have some fun, a little exercise and be recognized. We require volunteers almost every day of the week to help at various bingo locations around the city (WEM, Castledowns, south side). You give your time (4-6 hour shift) and we recognize your efforts. You do not need any experience as everything will be taught to you and you will be completely supported. Calll Christine at 780-953-1510 or email at christine.poirier@cnib.ca for more information Bingo is a smoke-free and friendly environment. 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 someone in crisis take those first steps towards a solution. The Support Network’s Crisis Support Centre is looking for volunteers! Interested or want to learn more? Contact Maura at 780-392-8723 or visit our website: www.TheSupportNetwork.com

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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 Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope - WE NEED YOU Join us on September 7, 2014 at Laurier Park, Edmonton.

Volunteer Opportunities CWY seeks youth participants Canada World Youth (CWY) is now accepting applications for its Youth Leaders in Action (YLA) program. The YLA program is designed to give youth (aged 17 to 25) valuable international and community development experience. Participating youth can apply to join CWY projects in Tanzania, Benin, Ghana, Nicaragua, Peru, Ukraine, Vietnam or Indonesia. Projects are either 6 weeks or 4 to 6 months in duration. For more information or to apply head to: http://canadaworldyouth.org/ap ply/youth-leaders-in-action/ Volunteer with us! **Recruiting board members**

Walk for HER, Walk for HOPE, Walk for LIFE. We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to help out in various roles for the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope. There is something for everyone: event set-up, cheering on participants, assisting with registration are only few examples. Volunteers are vital in ensuring that everything runs according to plan on the Walk day. Please contact yegvolunteers.occ@gmail.com for more information The 9th Annual Kaleido Family Arts Festival is currently seeking volunteers for the run of the festival September 12-14 2014. The next Volunteer Fun & Social Nite is on July 22, 2014 from 6-8pm at the Alberta Avenue Community League (9210-118 ave), supper will be included! RSVP for this event is required. For more information on the festival or for a volunteer application form please visit www.kaleidofest.ca/volunteer or call The Carrot at 780.471.1580. The Royal Alexandra Hospital Visual Arts Committee offers Artists an opportunity to exhibit their works, Exhibitions may be one artist or combined with a complementary display by other artists. See here for Alberta Health Services Call for Art 2015 For more information, please call 780-735-4430 or email volunteer.RAH@albertahealth services.ca Submissions required by September 26,2014 The Safeway Walk for Muscular Dystrophy is a fully accessible fundraising event that’s fun for the whole family! We need your help to provide essential mobility equipment, build awareness, and fund leading research on neuromuscular disorders. Encourage your friends, family and coworkers to sponsor your Walk, as you raise funds and awareness to help enhance the lives of Canadians living with a neuromuscular disorder. Saturday September 6, 2014 10am-2pm Gold Bar Park, 10955 50 Street NW, Edmonton AB T6A 1K8 www.walkformusculardystrophy.ca

Contact: Rachael Chan Fundraising and Community Development Coordinator, Alberta/NWT, 780.489.6322 x5104, rachael.chan@muscle.ca

Want to make a difference for patients and their families at the Cross Cancer Institute? Volunteer with the Alberta Cancer Foundation today and help redefine the future of cancer in Alberta. Opportunities are available throughout the year. www.albertacancer.ca/volunteer 1.866.412.4222

Volunteers Wanted

Team Edmonton is run by volunteers, and we always welcome new people to help us promote LGBT sports and recreational activities. Volunteers can assist during particular events or can take advantage of other short-term and ongoing opportunities. We are currently seeking volunteers to spearhead new activities, take over for retired activity leaders (cross country ski and snowshoe, badminton, outdoor pursuits), and to join the Team Edmonton Board! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, or if you would like more information, please contact volunteer@teamedmonton.ca.

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Call for Edmonton & Area Artists City of 100 Artists is proud to present to the community our first live art auction event hosted by HIMCA. We provide an alternative platform for artists to exhibit and sell their work. Only 100 artists will be selected to participate. Application deadline: August 15, 2014 For more information please visit: www.himca.ca/cityof100artists or contact cityof100artists@hotmail.ca

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Art on the Patio will join art, music, and food, as artists and artisans display and sell their work during the very popular Festival Place Patio Series. This is a free opportunity that will be scheduled for four dates this coming summer. Six artists per week will be scheduled. Artists may book a maximum of two weeks. This event will occur on Wednesday evenings. Set up time will be from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, and take down after the evenings performance concludes (approximately 9:30-10:00 pm). Interested in learning more? Email artgallery@strathcona.ca ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: BUDAPEST The Open Call will begin on June 25, 2014, we have every months jury selection until April 15, 2015. Apply early! HMC International Artist Residency Program, a not-forprofit arts organization based in Dallas, TX / Budapest, Hungary – provides national and international artists to produce new work while engaging with the arts community in Budapest, Hungary. FOR APPLICATION FORM, questions please contact us. Email: bszechy@yahoo.com

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Call for Artists: Art 4 Life Exhibition, Port Moody Arts Centre – Port Moody, BC Deadline for Submission: August 29, 2014 Exhibition Dates: October 16 – November 13, 2014 http://www.pomoarts.ca/gallery /artist-calls The Port Moody Arts Centre invites artists in all media to explore themes in their work that would appeal to children. The call is for a multi-artist exhibition of 2D and 3D artwork, and participatory features that are geared to a young audience (under 9 years.) The purpose of the exhibition and the related events is to inspire and engage children and encourage art appreciation and participation, so that art becomes a lifelong journey. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – EDMONTON TIMERAISER Calls are now open for artists and nonprofits to apply for the 5th Edmonton Timeraiser! Last year Timeraiser connected 27 nonprofits with skilled volunteers in their community and invested $13,689 into the local arts community. Help us make this year’s event the biggest yet! Our Call to Community is now Open If you are a nonprofit looking for skilled volunteers or an emerging artist interested in selling your work be sure to apply. Don’t miss out on being part of this exciting event! Help us spread the word about the Call to Community by sending your networks to: www.timeraiser.ca/edmonton. Calls close September 12th. Call to Artists :: EAC Request for Portfolios Deadline for Submissions: ONGOING This is an open call to Edmonton-based artists issued by the Edmonton Arts Council, on behalf of the City of Edmonton for public art projects under $20,000.00. This is not a specific call for projects, it is a request to keep your portfolio on file at the EAC. All artists are welcome to submit a complete portfolio, based on the attached entry form, to be included in the Edmonton Public Art Artist Portfolio Collection. The EAC acknowledges growth in artistic careers and welcomes artists to update their portfolio on file. To download the submission form head to: http://www.mailoutinteractive.c om/Industry/LandingPage.aspx ?id=1589040&lm=27313179&q =768295019&qz=c0e91d3de4 0726fff654c1be92bfb2fa Call to Artists for Caprices Fine Arts Pre-Holiday Event Call to artists for Caprices Fine Arts Pre-Holiday Event Saturday Nov 15 at the Inglewood Community Hall , Calgary, 10am to 5pm. Looking for art work in all mediums ad genres. Please visit http://www.zhibit.org/capricesfi nearts/upcoming-capricesevents for more information and contact Nicole. Figure Drawing with Daniel Hackborn With live models. Tuesday evenings, 6-9PM. Instruction available 1st Tuesday of the month. Drop-in sessions, $15. Ask about package discounts. Watch for theme evenings! The Paint Spot, 10032 81 Avenue 780.432.0240 www.paintspot.ca.

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Call to Makers, Mercer Collective: A Maker’s Market You must MAKE, BAKE or CREATE what you sell. You can not be a reseller of goods not produced by you. Costs: $60 per market December show is $200 Additional Fees Table Rental is available at $10 per show. Please specify 6 ft or 4 ft. Limited quantities available. Show Dates: March 29,April 26, Sept 27,October 25, November 22 December 13-14 – $200

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PaperGirl is calling again for artists to submit 2D, rollable artwork. The idea behind PaperGirl is to collect artwork by local artists and distribute the work via bicycle to the public in order to share the wonderful art culture of Calgary with Calgary’s citizens. This project also consists of a public exhibition on August 27, 2014 at The EPCOR Centre For Performing Arts, curated from the received work. Afterwards, Beakerhead (a city-wide science and engineering focused festival) will exhibit the work on downtown 17th Ave in Calgary from September 10-13, 2014. If you’re interested, submit your work to Natasha Jensen at The EPCOR Centre before August 20th. For more information, check out the PaperGirl website here: http://papergirlyyc.wordpress.com/

Free Photographing Artwork Workshop: St. Albert Join Visual Arts AlbertaCARFAC and VASA (Visual Arts Studio Association of St. Albert) for Hochachka in St AB FREE professional development workshop entitled “A Simple Approach to Photographing your Artwork” with Corey Hochachka, MPA on Saturday August 23rd between 1pm and 3pm at the Hemingway Centre (25 Sir Winston Churchill Avenue in St. Albert). RSVP to: info@visualartsalberta.com by 4pm on August 20th to attend. Make A Movie in Just 24-hours 24/ONE, the 10th anniversary edition is now OPEN for Registration. This annual event is the ultimate, heart pumping, movie making challenge. We kick off the weekend before EIFF opens and World Premiere the Top 10 short films (7-minutes or less and family friendly) during the film festival. Register now. And catch all the zzzzzzz’s you can. 24/One teams are required to have a minimum of one (1) person 18 years of age as of Sept. 20, 2014. http://www.edmontonfilmfest. com/24one NAESS GALLERY/ARTISAN NOOK/VERTICAL SPACE SUBMISSIONS Exhibition submissions are being accepted at The Paint Spot. The Naess Gallery’s deadline for the 2015 season is August 31. Neither the Artisan Nook nor the Vertical Space have deadlines. All three exhibition spaces welcome emerging artists and curators. Individuals and groups are invited to make a submission. For further information please visit www.paintspot.ca or email questions to accounts@paintspot.ca. New Public Artwork Commission Restricted to artists living in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, this call is for a proposal for a new public art work commissioned by the City of Lethbridge for the SLP Skate Park. Proposal Submission Deadline is: September 30, 2014. Find more information here: http://www.artslethbridge.org/publicart/call-for-submissions/slpskatepark.html

PREMIERE ART FAIR SEEKS ARTISTIC TALENT Art Vancouver is calling on galleries representing artists working in all mediums to enter its four-day art fair May 21 – 24, 2015. Local and international galleries, collectors, designers, architects and media expected to attend this event at Vancouver’s award winning Convention Centre. Deadline for application is November 1, 2014. For more information including booth sizing and prices go to www.artvancouver.net or contact info@artvancouver.net. The Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts is pleased to announce that they are accepting submissions for our new online “Directory of Ukrainian Artists in Alberta”. Originally printed in 1993, the directory proved to be a comprehensive guide to Ukrainian artists in our province. Unfortunately, much of the information is no longer current. Additional information and submission forms are available by contacting: Elena Scharabun Directory Coordinator, ACUA directory@acuarts.ca 780-975-307 The artist-in-residence program at RobertsonWesley United Church is offered through the Spiritual Arts Collective, an outreach program that started in 2013. Artists interested in applying should submit a proposal online through our website detailing what kind of project or idea they would like to work on. The application can be found here: https://rwarts.wufoo.com/forms /artistinresidencerobertsonwesl ey-united-church/ Application deadline: August 18. For more information regarding the program or the different collectives, please contact Casey Edmunds, the program curator at spiritualcollective@rwuc.org. or 780-482-1587. The Edmonton Artists’Trust Fund (EATF) is a joint project of the Edmonton Arts Council and the Edmonton Community Foundation. The EATF is designed to invest in Edmonton’s creative community and to encourage artists to stay in our community. The funds are intended to offset living and working expenses, allowing the artist to devote a concentrated period of time to his/her artistic activities, career enhancement and/or development. Head to grants.edmonton.ca for more information, deadline is September 2nd.

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The Walter Phillips Gallery Preparatorial Practicum program enables the participant to engage in handson opportunities working alongside the gallery’s curator and preparator. Candidates for the Preparatorial Practicum must possess a foundation in studio art, art history or museum studies with some previous experience working with tools and building materials. As this program exceeds 6 months in length, enrollment is limited to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada (due to changes made by the Government of Canada to international student visa regulations, effective June 1, 2014). The application deadline is August 27, 2014. For more information head to www.banffcentre.ca

The Works is currently accepting applications for exhibits, programs, events, and performance based on the theme: “Making Space.” This theme will explore processes of growth, action, and accommodation and will reﬂect on new ways of understanding and interacting with our various environments. Applications may consider: construction(s) of all sorts, alternative ways to occupy space, ﬁnding room to represent. Application Deadline: August 29, 2014 http://www.theworks.ab.ca/appl ications/

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TRUCK Contemporary Art is currently accepting submissions for its main space. Eight exhibitions for the year will be selected. “TRUCK is dedicated to the presentation of contemporary art. Our goal is to incite dialogue locally, which contributes to the global critical discourse on contemporary art.” This call is not open for students, speciﬁcally asking for artists who have a functioning professional practice already. Graduate students are eligible only if they meet TRUCK Gallery’s deﬁnition of a professional artist. Applications are due August 29th, 2014. For more information, check out TRUCK’s website: http://www.truck.ca/page/subm issions/submissions-for-mainspace

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Veteran blues drummer available . Inﬂuences include BB King, Freddie King, etc. 780-462-6291

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Guitarists, bassists, vocalists, pianists and drummers needed for good paying teaching jobs. Please call 780-901-7677 I am looking for a bass player and drummer to play original music...contact Dr. Oxide at ....780-466-1975

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Looking for players for blues rock Contact Derek at 780-577-0991

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Love singing and want to meet other people that do too? Come sing with Accord Ensemble - Edmonton’s choir for adults (19-39) with a knack for great sound and stellar hangouts! Previous experience singing in choir is an asset. We’re especially looking for tenor and bass singers! Auditions held on Aug. 25 & 28 (6:30 - 9:00 pm) Book yours via e-mail accordensemble1@gmail.com or call 780-975-2802. www.accordensemble.com

3100. Appliances/Furniture Old Appliance Removal Removal of unwanted appliances. Must be outside or in your garage. Rates start as low as $30. Call James @780.231.7511 for details

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RIVERCITY MOTORS LTD 20 plus years of VW Audi dealer training. Warranty approved maintenance. 8733-53 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5E9 www.rivercitymotors.ca

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Intuitive readings: Oracle cards, crystals and chakra readings. Sunday evenings: 5 to 8 pm @ 2nd Cup (11210 Jasper Ave). Facebook: Follow Your True Path. Call Desiree: 780-868-0636 for appointment

ALBERTA-WIDE CLASSIFIEDS •• AUCTIONS •• WHEATLAND AUCTIONS Huge Fall Consignment Auction. Sept. 6 in Cheadle, Alberta. Farm equipment, construction equipment, vehicles, RVs, tools and much more! Phone 403-669-1109; www. wheatlandauctions.com. COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION! 7th Annual Red Deer Fall Finale. September 19 - 20, Westerner Park. Consign today. 1-888-296-0528 ext. 103; egauctions.com. AUCTION. August 16, 1 p.m. Large variety custom log furniture. Each piece is unique! Location 30 kms south of Wainwright, Alberta on Hwy 41; www. scribnernet.com. 780-842-5666.

•• AUTOS •• FORD, CHEVY, Dodge, Toyota & more. Vehicles from $47/week with bad credit or no credit. Bankruptcy ok. $0 down options. Cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans. 1-800-591-5127. Apply online at www.CanadaDrives.ca.

•• BUSINESS •• OPPORTUNITIES GET FREE vending machines. Can earn $100,000. + per year. All cash-retire in just 3 years. Protected territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629. Website: www.tcvend.com.

•• CAREER TRAINING •• MEDICAL BILLING trainees needed! Learn to process & submit billing claims for hospitals and doctors! No experience needed! Local training gets you ready to work! 1-888-627-0297.

•• EMPLOYMENT •• OPPORTUNITIES HEALTH CREW, Pen Checkers. Immediate permanent full-time positions available. Wages are negotiable and will commensurate according to qualifications and experience. Lakeside offers an excellent benefit package. Will train the right candidate. Fax resume to: Chris Sparrow - JBS Lakeside Feeders 403-3628231. No telephone inquiries. WINCH TRACTOR OPERATORS. Must have experience operating a winch. To apply fax, email or drop off resume at the office. Phone 780-842-6444. Fax 780-8426581. Email: rigmove@telus. net. Mail: H&E Oilfield Services Ltd., 2202 - 1 Ave., Wainwright, AB, T9W 1L7. For more employment information see our webpage: www.heoil.com. AN ALBERTA OILFIELD company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 780-723-5051. PCL Energy now hiring Journeyperson: Pipefitters, Millwrights ($40+/hour) and Scaffolders ($38+/hour) for immediate shutdown work on an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked, travel and bonuses paid! We offer competitive wages and benefits. Call 780468-8026 and send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com. INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT Operator School. No Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. Sign up online! iheschool. com. 1-866-399-3853.

JASPER SUPER A. Jasper Super A is currently recruiting for Grocery and Produce Managers. The successful candidates will be responsible for all aspects of managing a grocery or produce department, including marketing, merchandising, controlling and human resource management. Applicants must have 3 years of retail grocery experience. A minimum Grade 12 Diploma (or equivalent) and a Clean Security Clearance are also required. Jasper Super A offers competitive compensation and health beneﬁts as well as the opportunity for personal and professional development. If you believe that you are prepared for these challenging positions and have an interest in working within a dynamic organization, please submit your resume, in conﬁdence to: Human Resources Advisor, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellowhead Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781. Email: humanresources@tgp.ca. MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Employers have workat-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep. ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today! INTERESTED IN the Community Newspaper business? Alberta’s weekly newspapers are looking for people like you. Post your resume online. FREE. Visit: awna.com/for-jobseekers.

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19): Researchers in Peru have recently tracked down many previously unknown varieties of wild cacao plants. What that means is that there are exotic kinds of chocolate that you and I have never dreamed of and they will be commercially available within a few years. As delicious as your Chocolove XOXOX Extra Strong Dark candy bar may taste to you now, you will eventually journey further into a new frontier of ecstatic delectability. I propose that we use this theme as a metaphor for the work you have ahead of you right now. It is time for you to make good things even better—to take fun diversions and transform them into experiences that engender transcendent bliss. Turn "yes" into "YESSSS!!!!" TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20): At your next meal, imagine that the food you are eating is filled with special nutrients that enhance your courage. During the meal after that, fantasize that you are ingesting ingredients that will boost your perceptiveness. The next time you snack, visualize your food as being infused with elements that will augment the amount of trust you have in yourself. Then you will be ready to carry out your assignment for the coming weeks: use your imagination to pump up your courage and perceptiveness as you carry out smart adventures that you haven't trusted yourself enough to try before now. GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20): The leaves and berries of the deadly nightshade plant are highly poisonous. If ingested, they cause delirium and death. On the other hand, a drug obtained from the same plant is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. It's helpful in treating many illnesses, from gastrointestinal and heart problems to Parkinson's. Is there a metaphorical equivalent in your life, Gemini? An influence that can either be sickening or healing, depending on various factors? I suspect that now is one of those times when you should be very focused on ensuring that the healing effect predominates.

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22): A New York doctor offers a service he calls Pokertox. Jack Berdy injects Botox into poker players' faces so as to make their expressions hard to read. With their facial muscles paralyzed, they are in no danger of betraying subtle emotional signals that might help their opponents guess their strategy. I understand there might sometimes be value in adopting a poker face when you are in the midst of trying to win at poker or other games. But for the foreseeable future, Cancerian, I recommend the opposite approach. You're most likely to be successful if you reveal everything you're feel-

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ing. Let your face and eyes be as eloquent as they can be. LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22): When we are launching any big project, our minds hide from us the full truth about how difficult it will be. If we knew beforehand all of the tests we would eventually face, we might never attempt it. Economist Albert O Hirschman called this the principle of the "hiding hand." It frees us to dive innocently into challenging work that will probably take longer than we thought and compel us to access new resources and creativity. To be clear: what's hidden from us are not only the obstacles but also the unexpected assistance we will get along the way. VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22): The literal meaning of the Swedish word smultronställe is "wild strawberry patch." Metaphorically, it refers to a special place that feels like your private sanctuary. It may be hard-to-find or unappreciated by others, but for you it's a spot that inspires you to relax deeply. You might have had a life-changing epiphany there. When you're in this refuge, you have a taste of what it's like to feel at home in the world. Do you have a smultronställe, Virgo? If not, it's time to find one. If you already do, spend extra time there in the coming week. LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22): If I'm reading the astrological omens correctly, the bells are about to ring for you. The festive lights will flash. The celebratory anthems will throb. It's like you're going to win a fortune on a TV quiz show; like you will get an A+ on your final exam; like you'll be picked as homecoming king or queen. But it's possible I'm a bit off in my projections, and your success will be subtler than I anticipate. Maybe, in fact, you are about to accomplish the Healing of the Year, or discover the Secret of the Decade, or enjoy the Most Meaningful Orgasm of the Century. SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21): A teenage Pakistani boy decided he wanted to help his country's government clean up the local internet. Ghazi Muhammad Abdullah gathered a list of over 780 000 porn sites and sent it to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Big job! Hard work! I would love to see you summon similar levels of passion and diligence as you work in behalf of your favorite cause, Scorpio. The coming weeks will be prime time for you to get very excited about the changes you would like to help create in the world. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21): Working as a journalist for the Papua New Guinea PostCourier, Simon Eroro wanted to interview a group of indigenous rebels in a remote jungle. He decided he was willing to do whatever was necessary to get

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I'm a 25-year-old gay male into puppy play. About a year ago, I joined a pack with one Sir and several puppies. I became very close to one of my "pup bros" and became his alpha—meaning between the two of us, I'm more Dom but still sub to our Sir. Fast-forward nine months and the pack has fallen apart due to each of us going through our own relationship troubles. My pup bro, let's call him Fido, breaks up with his vanilla-but-open-relationship boyfriend. Having such a close bond with Fido, and already being sexual, I bring up the idea of dating. He admits he's considered it and likes the idea but is unsure. A bit later, he tells me: "I love you, but I'm not ready for a commitment." But a couple weeks later, he tells me that a Dom on the opposite coast wants to collar him. I've talked with the Dom and don't particularly get along with him, but I have tried to respect their connection. But now it seems like Fido is using this Dom the same way he used his past relationships—as a way to avoid dealing with his own stuff. Now he's started pulling away from me, saying that certain things (sex and cuddles) with me feel too much like "boyfriends." His Dom also doesn't trust me because he thinks I have feelings for Fido. (I do have feelings for him and never said I didn't.) To really make me feel like shit, I opened Fido's Scruff profile because he updated his pic, and his profile says he's looking "ideally for a guy to cuddle with, laugh with, spend adventures with," ie, everything we used to do before he pulled away. Am I deluding myself here? I thought this was a "not yet" situation. Pensive Upset Puppy PS: I've included a pic of me in full pup gear in hopes it will bolster my chances of publication. Strip away the puppy masks, the alpha/beta pack dynamics, and the various Doms—pretty much everything that makes your question interesting—and what are we left with? Just another dumped motherfucker who doesn't know that he's been dumped. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, PUP, but this isn't a "not yet" situation. It's a "not ever" situation. Because it doesn't matter if you're gay or straight, male or female, puppy or guppy—when someone you've fallen for says, "I'm not ready for a commitment," what they mean is "I have no interest in committing to you—not ever." Fido gave you a standardissue brush-off line, PUP, one that the hopeful, naive and deluded frequently fail to recognize. Your ex-packmate should've had the balls and the decency to be direct with you and gone with something unambiguous like "You're nice, we had some good times, but I'm not interested in pursuing anything further." But he didn't, and as an

adult person/puppy on the dating/ scritching scene, PUP, it's your job to hear, "I'm not interested in you" whenever someone says, "I'm not ready for a commitment" or "It's not you, it's me" or "I'm not sure what I want" or "I have to focus on my studies/work/remodel right now." The same goes anytime an "I love you" is followed by a "but." When someone says, "I love you, but," it's your job to hear, "I think you're nice and I don't want to hurt you, but I don't feel about you the way you do about me."

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Happily married straight woman here, just post-hysterectomy. No penis-in-vagina sex allowed for a few weeks. After years of reading Savage Love, we know this is a call for us to be creative, rather than the death knell for our sex life. (Thank you!) My question: husband is well-endowed and sex with him has often included deep thrusting and his cock repeatedly touching my cervix. With no cervix anymore, though, I worry: will there be enough room in my remodeled space for his whole cock? Once I'm fully healed from surgery, will the vaginal tissue, treated gently at first, stretch? Very Agitated Generally "When a person has a hysterectomy, the cervix is often removed and the end of the vagina is closed so it's an internal pouch, essentially," said Dr Leah Torres, an ob-gyn practising in Utah with a special interest in reproductive health. "The bottom line is this: vaginas are elastic and should be able to accommodate a variety of things of all shapes and sizes, even after a hysterectomy. That said, people who are menopausal (no periods for 12 months or more) or who have had their ovaries removed (which may or may not happen during a hysterectomy) no longer have estrogen." Estrogen, among other wonderful things, keeps vaginas elastic and lubricated. "Without estrogen, sometimes the vagina can feel dry and intercourse can be painful," Torres says. "For someone without estrogen and also experiencing VAG's concerns, I would recommend using lubrication with intercourse (when the time comes) and possibly vaginal estrogen cream while the vagina 'readjusts.' It's also important for the partner to realize that the vagina may feel a bit different and there may be some adjustments to new sensations. Patience and a steady-asshe-goes attitude to postoperative vaginal intercourse are best." Patience and a steady-as-shegoes attitude—two things we should all bring to any sexual encounter. Follow Torres on Twitter @ LeahNTorres. Her website is LeahTorres.com.

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My boyfriend is turned on by CFNM—clothed female, naked male—and his "ultimate fantasy" is to be naked in a room of fullyclothed women. So I asked four of my (adventurous) female friends if they would come to a small party at my apartment where my boyfriend would be naked. When I told him that his ultimate fantasy would be coming true—doesn't he have the best girlfriend?!?—he got really angry and said I had no right to share this information and that he felt humiliated and exposed. (Humiliated and exposed—I thought that was the whole point of CFNM?!?) He was so angry, he barely spoke to me for a week, which sucked, and then today he asked me when the party is going to happen! Have a party?!? All I want to do now is slap him! Wants To Flip Tell him the party is off, WTF, absent an apology and an explanation from him. But you should open with an apology of your own: tell him you should've checked with him before setting up the party ("Do you want me to make this happen? Because I have some friends who might be into it") and apologize for freaking him out. You know now (because I'm telling you) that people who are into humiliation scenes want to be in control until the scene starts, ie, involved in the negotiations and the setup, and actively consenting.

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As a hetero man, I was disappointed by your response to DOMME in last week's column. She was the woman whose husband wouldn't go down on her. DOMME stated— or her friend suggested to her— that cunnilingus is something that "mostly submissive men enjoy." I have no interest in the power/control dynamics of domination/submission. Rather, sex for me is an improvisational dance, and mutual oral sex is a normal and lovely part of the choreography. The misconception that concern for women's pleasure is "submissive" seems like part of DOMME's problem, and you should have corrected her. Domination does not represent the only route to her gratification. Enjoys Oral, Not Submissive Thanks for writing, and you're right: I should've slapped down the idea that only submissive men are into eating pussy. I rolled my eyes pretty hard when I read that line, EONS, but I really should've used my fingers to bang out a sentence or two refuting that notion instead. Mea culpa. On the Lovecast, sex at Burning Man: savagelovecast.com. V @fakedansavage on Twitter

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