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With a single shot What does an all out parliamentary war look like? The opening volley came in the form of the Conservatives 420-page omnibus budget implementation Bill C-38. A bill so all-encompassing it incorporates amendments to the Fisheries Act, Parks Canada Agency Act and the repeal of the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act, as well as new provisions in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, legislation so varied that in order to read, comprehend and respond it would require a team of researchers the size of a small army. The NDP has returned fire with the threat to move to delete 200 provisions within the bill resulting in over 20 hours of debate. But perhaps the most direct and comprehensive shot at the bill came from the party with only one MP. Green Party leader Elizabeth May delivered a 5600-word point of order that quoted everything and everyone from Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules, the Speaker of the House in 1988 and Maclean's columnist Andrew Coyne. The speech soon became one of the most read posts on Maclean's website and the unassuming, well-crafted point of order may have the best shot at defeating the juggernaut that is Bill C-38, essentially asking if this bill meets the standard of Parliament.

May's point of order proposes not to pull the bill into separate pieces, but instead uses Standing Order 68(3), which states, "No Bill may be introduced either in blank or imperfect shape." The imperfect shape of C-38, according to May's thesis, is the lack of coherent theme. This point of order appeals to the Speaker of the House to ensure legislation is in proper standing for consideration by Parliament. May's point of order uses historical evidence to prove the Speaker has the precedent to remove improper omnibus bills according to Standing Order 68. If May succeeds C-38 could be removed in its entirety and brought back to the proverbial drawing board. If May succeeds, she can bring down this piece of controversial legislation with one shot directly at the heart of the issue. It would be an outstanding win for democratic process, and, unlike the debate brought forward by the NDP and other opposition members, this decision doesn't rest with the MPs in a majority parliament. Instead, the final decision rests in the hands of the necessarily impartial Speaker who will weigh the legalities of May's one outstanding volley. V

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BARE MINIMUM Alberta's minimum wage will finally increase after two and a half years of stagnation. On September 1 the minimum wage will be raised 35 cents from $9.40 to $9.75, except for liquor servers for whom the minimum wage will remain at $9.05. The new rate will move Alberta from

having the lowest to the second-lowest wage in the country. The new formula is based on the Average Weekly Earnings Index and CPI, but fails to take into account the low-income threshold, which Public Interest Alberta says an individual would have to earn $13 an hour to meet. Bill Moore Kilgannon, executive direc

tor of PIA states that the move to adjust the minimum wage fails to address the issue of poverty in the province, an issue Premier Alison Redford campaigned on. "Given that the Premier has made the commitment to end child poverty in five years, she is going to have to come up with a better minimum wage policy,"

says Moore-Kilgannon. "Children live in poverty because their parents are not able to earn a living wage." The minimum wage for liquor servers will not increase until the general minimum wage reaches $10.05, at which point the two will increase in tandem with a one dollar per hour difference. "It

is also frustrating to see that the government continues to try to justify paying liquor servers less than the minimum wage and is not increasing their wage on September 1," says Moore-Kilgannon. "Women make up the vast majority of liquor servers, so this policy hits women hard."

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national security. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has been engaged in dialogue with the UN committee and had several specific concerns added to the concluding observations of the UN

committee, including the use of police force at G20 demonstrations and the Montréal student protests, and the need to recognize that private actors are capable of torture, therefore requiring the need for Canada to in

vestigate and provide remedy to, for example, cases of domestic violence. The UN committee has requested the Government of Canada implement specific recommendations and respond in writing by June 1, 2013.

LIVING UP TO CODE In 1985 Canada voluntarily signed on to the United Nations Convention Against Torture. In 2012 the UN has released an interim report that calls out the Canadian government for not adhering to those standards. Specifi

QUOTE OF THE WEEK "It [democracy] does not survive without the constant application of checks on abuse of power. It needs openness. Those things done by stealth invariably breed an unhealthy loss of respect in our democratic institutions. Sunlight is a great antiseptic. The myriad, unrelated pieces of legislation under cover of C-38, should, to respect Westminster Parliamentary democracy, be brought out of the shadows, and be tabled separately, and studied on their own merit." —Green Party Leader Elizabeth May on a point of order stating omnibus budget bill C-38 should be ruled an imperfect bill. June 4, 2012 macleans.ca

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NEWS // ENVIRONMENT

Murky waters

Ending the Experimental Lakes Area an "assault" on environmental science

hen University of Alberta scientist Diane Orihel thinks of the camaraderie at the Experimental Lakes Area, she thinks of singer-songwriter Fred Eaglesmith. The world-renowned water research centre has a reputation for building close ties between researchers from all sorts of disciplines. So when one of the scientists at the station was about to retire, they called him to an emergency meeting to discuss an important policy change. What they actually handed him was an ad for a beachfront concert they'd arranged just for him that night, featuring country singer Fred Eaglesmith. By this time next year though, the northwestern Ontario facility will likely be closed. The federal government has decided to stop funding the Experimental Lakes Area by March 2013, arguing that it's time to hand it off to universities or a nongovernmental organization. University of Alberta researchers who work there say that's been tried and failed before. Some are gearing up for a fight to protect it. Orihel first went to the Experimental Lakes Area a decade ago to investigate how mercury flows through aquatic ecosystems. She is well aware that her research would

be impossible without having a lake's food web to experiment with. It's part of the reason she's helped found the Coalition to Save ELA. The group has been organizing petitions and asking fellow scientists and supporters across the country to make some noise and defend its unique work. Governments (including Pierre Trudeau's) have tried to shut down the ELA before, only to cave in to public backlash. Orihel's group is hoping to rally the same kind of outcry in phone calls and public letters from the scientific community that's nurtured decades of both studies and individuals at the facility. Being able to work with teams studying everything from water chemistry to invertebrates, she said, is as vital for the scientists' development as it is for their research. "Picture Precambrian rock, clear lakes, evergreen trees, undulating landscapes," Orihel said. "For a lot of people, it really allows them to make their connection with nature in a way that you really can't do if you're working in a laboratory. You'd lose your skills of being a naturalist. You may be able to study that particular fish, invertebrate or algae in a laboratory, but you've lost the context."

Since 1968, research immersed in that context of a lake environment has changed what's in our detergents, our air and our water. One of the first studies at the ELA dramatically showed that after adding phosphorus to a lake, it became smothered in green algae. That led to legislation removing phosphates from our detergents. More recent studies have exposed effects of hormones in our water, and hydroelectric reservoirs' greenhouse gas problems.

U of A ecologist David Schindler helped start the ELA in the 1960s, and says the ability to experiment with whole lake ecosystems gives research there the punch to influence decisions. "The reason for that initially," Dr Schindler says, "was that the then-director of the Freshwater Institute found that policy-makers were reluctant to make policy when the only evidence they saw was in a little beaker or aquarium." Since then, it's never stopped producing research with major policy implications. In the U of A's Department of Biology, Rolf Vinebrooke leads research at the ELA on how lakes recover from stresses like acidification and warming. Vincent St Louis, based in the same department, has been part of a

joint US-Canadian study expected to have major impacts on setting mercury emissions standards. Dr Schindler himself has been part of an experiment running for over 40 years to compare what happens when combinations of nitrogen and phosphorus are added to lakes. Governments from Manitoba to the Baltic Sea have been watching its results because both are found in agricultural runoff and sewage. The study has shown, says Schindler, that governments trying to cut down on algal blooms could save billions by focusing just on reducing phosphorus. Fisheries and Oceans Parliamentary Secretary Randy Kamp has said the ELA would be better managed by a university or a non-governmental organization, but the evidence for that seems weak. Only a few years ago, says Schindler, the government tried this and found it wasn't feasible.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans currently acts as a yearround presence at the station, supporting university scientists coming in to do research. U of A representatives said it doesn't make sense to ask a university to support the administrative costs of all of the multinational partners that use the

facility. Even if they wanted to, they added, universities' funding and research cycles aren't stable enough. "They're four-year cycles," Orihel points out, "so you can't do whole ecosystem experimentation within that timeframe. Long-term ecological monitoring has to be continuous, which doesn't fit into the kind of research that university researchers do. When you go out there, you become one part of a whole, and the DFO scientists provide the continuity there." It's unclear where the federal government expects the money to come from, since it's also cutting money for science and engineering research grants. Dr Schindler was recently in Ottawa testifying on the environmental laws getting drastic surgery in the omnibus budget legislation. He said the Conservative MPs on the Finance Committee seemed "hellbent" on both passing the bill and removing all the scientific tools to find out what its effects will be, like the Experimental Lakes Area and the ocean contaminants research program. "The only thing you can call it," says Schindler, "is a wholesale assault on environmental science." Chris phillips

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COMMENT >> EDUCATION

Give my kid a zero

There is a political context to the no-zero policy in some Edmonton schools As a parent of 15-year-old boys about wrong as it would be an improper asto start high school in September, sessment of their progress. I've been fascinated by the public deBecause teachers and schools should bate that erupted last week when be interested in ensuring that their teacher Lynden Dorval was assessment of students is as suspended from his job at genuine and accurate as E Ross Sheppard High School possible, the theory states, C N FERE for refusing to follow the INTER eweekly.com then instead of giving a @vu ricardo school's policy of not giving zero they should go out of o Ricard a zeros to students for assigntheir way to make sure that ñ u c A ments and tests that were not students actually complete handed in. the work in order to be properly asThe policy is not exclusive to Ross sessed. Work-ethic, responsibility and Sheppard. It is not district wide in Edaccountability, as much as they are monton, but there are many schools desirable outcomes of education, are in the city that have opted to implenot actually part of the curriculum. ment the no-zero policy. It's also not a As such, we should not be using asnew policy or idea—the ideas behind a sessment or marks as tools to modify no-zero or soft-zero policy have been or improve those behaviours. around for well over a decade now. That's the theoretical grounding beThe purpose of school assessment hind the policy. What has not been is to measure how well a student spoken about too much in this debate has learned and processed the objecis that there are also very specific tives that exist in the curriculum. In political reasons that principals may other words, you are trying to assess choose to implement a no-zero polithe level to which the student has cy, and they revolve around the way learned what they were supposed to schools are funded. learn, and whether they can apply it in a practical way (through a test or Since school boundaries were an assignment). An incomplete test opened up in Edmonton (meaning or assignment does not mean that that you no longer have to attend the student has not learned the mayour designated community school), terial, so giving them a zero would be schools in the city have been forced

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to compete with each other to attract students. One of the ways they do this is by boasting about their completion rates. This is reinforced by concerted efforts on the part of Alberta Education to boost what are currently some of the lowest high school completion rates in the country. Having a no-zero policy serves both of these objectives, as no zeros means more students complete their

on front-line teachers. In a system where classrooms are over-crowded, where individual progress plans need to be completed for many students in the classroom, and where teaching assistants have all but disappeared, to ask teachers to spend months chasing around a handful of students for their assignments, to schedule after hours exams, and to mark these assignments and exams off-cycle on

A no-zero policy puts the entire burden on the teachers to ensure that every student in every class hands in every assignment and writes every test.

courses and high school. The second political reason for the implementation of the policy is the convoluted funding formula for schools. If a student at a school gets under 25 percent, the school does not receive their per capita funding for that student. If you're not giving out zeros, then you're far less likely to have students coming in under that 25 percent level. The other factor that has been largely ignored in this debate is the impact that a no-zero policy has

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their evenings and weekends seems excessive. A no-zero policy puts the entire burden on the teachers to ensure that every student in every class hands in every assignment and writes every test. In a well-funded system with small classes and well-funded teacher supports, that would not be a problem. In the system we have today it borders on abusive. In the end, although the theory may have its merits, its implementation in Alberta schools seems to come about more because of financial and politi-

cal imperatives than because of pedagogical grounding. As such, it reinforces flawed education policy and a flawed funding system and ultimately hurts students. Moreover, as a parent, I recognize that building work-ethic and responsibility is not part of the curriculum, but it is a critical part of the rationale for a publicly funded education system. The no zero policy provides no onus on my children to take responsibility for their work, and provides no negative consequences for failing to fulfill their obligations. If parents and schools are truly meant to be partners in helping our children become responsible and critically aware members of our society, then a no-zero policy in this climate is an abandonment of that responsibility on the part of schools. As a parent, therefore, I beg of you, please give my children a zero when they don't complete their work. It will make them better people and better students, and make it possible for me to do my part in their education. V Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

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NEWS // EDUCATION

A national conversation

Quebec protests call attention to education across the country In 1966 the government of Canada signed the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which committed to higher education being made "equally accessible to all, on the basis of capacity, by every appropriate means, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education." According to the Canadian Association of University Teachers government funding as a percentage of university operating budgets declined from 84.2 percent in 1979, to 58.3 percent in 2009, placing a greater burden on individual payments through tuition. None of this was decided as part of a major election issue, or even a full piece of legislation in Parliament. Today, there are hundreds of thousands

but the result was the same: higher tuition for students and lower government funding into the base operating budgets of universities and colleges. But the disparate way in which it happened means there was never a unified approach to post-secondary education funding, or the student movements that opposed them. The impact of the student protests in Quebec could generate the momentum to talk about a subject that was left behind. Students' Union Vice President Petros Kusmu says the protests have resulted in a more positive start to his term with the University of Alberta Students' Union. "It's a surprise because these kind of issues never get talked

It's one of these true revolutionary moments because it starts with one issue that is fairly serious but it broadens into this huge discussion that encompasses so many things about the society that we live in. of people marching in the streets of Montréal bringing this debate into the public. For the rest of Canada it's bringing up controversial questions about the public funding of education many thought was already settled.

As the federal government removed post-secondary education funding, the provinces were left figuring out how to make up the gap. While fees in BC remained frozen between 1996 and 2002, this was the greatest period of tuition expansion in Alberta with fees growing by 297 percent after inflation. In 2000 fees in Manitoba were reduced by 10 percent and then frozen and fees in Quebec remained frozen for close to a decade. Every province went about the debate differently at different times,

about over the summer when school's out," says Kusmu.

In the University of Alberta Students' Council, councillor Brent Kelly has brought forward a motion to discuss the controversial Bill 78 and its impact on students' free speech. Over the past several weeks groups such as the Student Worker Action Group have begun organizing solidtarity protests here in the city, and organizers have started a Casserole solidarity night here in Edmonton, while the night has caught on in 60 other communities across the country. Kusmu believes this attention is having a positive impact on student's relationships with politicians here in Alberta. He points to statements made by Advanced Education and

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Enterprise Minister Stephen Khan that the market modifiers fee placed on students were a one-time adjustment and that there is a commitment to the CPI cap placed on tuition increases into the future—a move that effectively froze tuition in Alberta in 2007. "Our advocacy efforts have been shifting from tuition hikes to more about the big picture of student debt, so in that sense it's giving strength to our message that there's more than tuition when it comes to getting a degree," says Kusmu. But when it comes to discussing the base level of tuition that was allowed to grow unchecked, Kusmu is unsure as to whether that debate will take hold, but says it is possible. "More people will start realizing that it's too damn high and that it's leaving people out of the system," he says. Rob Butz, a political activist involved in numerous organizations in Alberta decided to travel to Quebec to check out the protests for himself and try to understand how the movement was able to take root. After speaking with citizens and protesters and participating in organizing processes, Butz attributes the success of the movement to an organizing strategy that works. While public demonstration has a strong history in Quebec, the grassroots structure of this movement has resulted in a devolved movement with a greater impact. "What they really did was foment this model of a coalition where the assemblies had to be the highest decision-making authority for the stirke so it took some power away from more moderate groups and put it into a directly democratic structure," says Butz. What Butz has come to discover is that the protest goes past discussions of just tuition. "People understand it goes far beyond tuition and how tuition leads to high debt, but that it really is understood as part of a larger program to remake Quebec society, and [Quebec premier Jean Charest] has talked about this." says Butz. The debate over the controversial Bill 78 and corresponding Aboriginal resistance movements against Plan Nord, a massive resource extraction strategy for the north of Quebec planned by Charest have broadened the student protests into something more. Columns in nationally syndicated papers have run through the topics on the entitled attitudes of students today to the uselessness of arts degrees to the new economic realities young people face. "It's one of these true revolutionary moments because it starts with one issue that is fairly serious but it broadens into this huge discussion that encompasses so many things about the society that we live in," says Butz. Samantha power

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COMMENT >> CHINA

Open door policy

What if China allowed mass immigration? What if China, flush with its new point. The Americans have let it hapwealth, opened its doors to mass pen. Why? immigration? It would make sense I'm not saying it is a bad thing. Perfrom an economic and social point of sonally, I like it. But it is an extraordiview, because its one-child-per-family nary thing. Sixty years ago the United policy has produced a young generaStates was a country whose population far smaller than the one tion was overwhelmingly of that now does most of the white European descent. work. China's population is The only really big minority "ageing" (ie its average age was the black and mixedm o .c weekly e@vue is going up) faster than any gwynn race descendants of African e Gwynn other country in history, and slaves, who accounted for Dyer about one-eighth of the popuit could certainly do with some more young people. lation. And then the United States If it had an immigration policy like opened the gates very wide. that of the United States, it could Last month the US Census Bureau fill all the gaping holes in the workrevealed that non-white births in the force that will open up when the country narrowly exceeded the numpresent adult generation retires, and ber of births to white Americans for there would be enough people workthe first time. There are some curious ing and paying taxes to support that kinks in the statistics, such as the fact older generation in its "golden years." that Spanish-speaking whites are not Otherwise, there will be barely one counted as white, but the message worker for each retiree, and their is clear: the next adult generation in post-retirement years will be far from the United States will not be majority golden. white. So let's suppose China opens the So why did the last two generations gates. (Stay with me on this.) The imof Americans, who were still mostly of migrants would come, from all over European descent, let it happen? Did the world. Probably most would be they welcome and encourage it, as a from south and south-east Asia (India, good thing for the country's future? Pakistan, Burma, Indonesia, the PhilipOr were they just asleep at the wheel? pines), but plenty of Russians would Some Americans certainly did encome too. So would Arabs from the courage it, arguing that turning the slums of Cairo, and Congolese from United States into a microcosm of the the slums of Kinshasa, and Mexicans whole world was fulfilling its destiny, fleeing the bloody war on drugs. and that the sheer diversity of its fuThere would be young Europeans ture population would give it a huge coming too, fleeing the 25-to-50 percompetitive advantage in the world. cent youth unemployment rates of But there were not many people who Spain, Italy and Greece. Some Amerimade that argument, and there is cans would also come, like former actually little evidence to show that automobile workers from Rust-Belt ethnic diversity makes a country more states hoping that their skills would competitive. find employment in what is now the Nor did this immense change hapworld's biggest car-maker. China's polpen while the old white population itics wouldn't deter them; they have was just not paying attention. There already tried being free and poor, and were debates about immigration polsome of them would be willing to icy all the time, there was plenty of trade. information about where the current They would all come, and China immigration policy was leading, and would be transformed. In 50 or 60 Americans simply let it happen. years it would be one of the world's One explanation that sounds plausimost diverse societies. Almost all ble is that it was about fairness. As dethe new immigrants would learn to scendants of immigrants themselves, speak some Chinese, of course, but they felt that they could not deny their children would be fluent in the others the same opportunities. Many language. Indeed, they would think of older white Americans were clearly themselves as Chinese, even though uneasy about the new social reality their skins were white, brown or black that was springing up around them, and their religions Muslim, Christian, but most of them remained true to Buddhist or Hindu. their ideals and never mobilized to Some tens of millions of them stop it. would already have intermarried with Maybe the last two generations of ethnic Chinese, if only because there Americans were a lot less racist than are tens of millions of young Chinese many people—including many Amerimen who will otherwise remain uncans—thought. Or perhaps they were married. (The Chinese have been killall silently aware that only 500 years ing too many of their baby girls.) And ago, none of the births in North Amereverybody would live more or less ica were white. V happily ever after. Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are I know. It's never going to happen, published in 45 countries. His column because the Chinese would never appears each week in Vue Weekly. let it happen. But that's precisely the

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Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Carlos Alazraqui; until Jun 10 • Paul Morrissey; Jun 13-17 • Hannibal Buress Special; Jun 19 • Julian Mccullough; Jun 20-24

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

Filthy McNasty's • 10511-82 • 780.996.1778 • Stand Up Sundays: Stand-up comedy night every Sun with a different headliner every week; 9pm; no cover

laugh shop–Sherwood Park • 4 Blackfoot Road, Sherwood Park • 780.417.9777 • laughinthepark.ca • Open Wed-Sat • Fri: 7:30pm, 10pm; Sat: 7:30pm and 10pm; $20 • Wednesday Amateur night: 8pm (call to be added to the line-up); free • Louis Johnson; Jun 8-9

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

River Cree–The Venue • Standup comedian Kathleen Madigan; Jun 9; $24.50

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St • Sterling Scott every Wed, 9pm

Vault Pub • 8214-175 St • Comedy with Liam Creswick and Steve Schulte • Every Mon, at 9:30pm

Wunderbar • 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 • Comedy every 2nd Tue; Jun 18

Zen Lounge • 12923-97 St • The Ca$h Prize comedy contest hosted by Matt Alaeddine and Andrew Iwanyk • Every Tue, 8pm • No cover

Kinsmen Park, next to playground, location sign at park • Bring: a vegan, vegetarian or raw vegan dish to serve at least 6 people plus your own plate, cup, cutlery and serving spoon • Jun 10, Jul 8, Aug 12, 5:30pm • Free

River Valley Vixen • Glenora stairs • All girls outdoor bootcamp every Mon, and Wed: 6:30pm • Until end Jul • Info: E: rivervalleyvixen@gmail.com Sherwood Park Walking Group + 50 • Meet inside Millennium Place, Sherwood Place • Weekly outdoor walking group; starts with a 10 min discussion, followed by a 30-40 minute walk through Centennial Park, a cool down and stretch • Every Tue, 8:30am • $2/session (to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta)

Sugarswing Dance Club • Orange Hall, 10335-84 Ave or Pleasantview Hall, 10860-57 Ave • 780.604.7572 • Swing Dance at Sugar Foot Stomp: beginner lesson followed by dance every Sat, 8pm (door) at Orange Hall or Pleasantview Hall

Walk Alberta • Rainbow Valley Campground, 13204-45 Ave: St Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club, walk on paved and dirt trails and residential streets, 5 or 10km; Jun 12, 6:30-9pm • Kinsmen Sport Centre, 9100 Waterdale Hill: St Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club: walk on river valley trails through the U of A Campus; 6km or 10km; Jun 14, 6:30-9pm; Lou Arsenault, 780.249.5860, aludger@shaw.ca • Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, Concession area: Wetaskiwin Volkssport Walking Club, walk on groomed lakeside and woodland trails, 5km or 10km; Jun 16, 12:30-3pm; Niels Breum, 780.984.8638, nbreum@ hotmail.com • Pigeon Lake Southeast Parking Lot: Day of walking, 5km or 10km; Jun 16, 9-11:30am; David Hall, 780.951.2882, davidhall@telus.net

Vegetarians of Alberta • Bonnie Doon Community Hall, 9240-93 St • vofa.ca/category/ events • Monthly Potluck and book sale: bring a vegan dish to serve 8 people, your own plate, cup, cutlery, serving spoon • $3 (member)/$5 (non-member)

Milner Library theatre (basement), 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 100 St, 102 Ave • It's Time for Electoral Reform: Alberta with Proportional Representation: with panelists Gil McGowan, Ricardo Acuña, Samantha Power and Steve Patten; discussion to follow • Jun 7, 7-9pm • Free

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

Bisexual Women's Coffee Group • A social group for bi-curious and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups.yahoo. com/group/bwedmonton BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B Jasper Ave • 780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm EDMONTON PRIME TIMERS (EPT) • Unitarian Church of Edmonton, 10804-119 St • A group of older gay men who have common interests meet the 2nd Sun, 2:30pm, for a social period, short meeting and guest speaker, discussion panel or potluck supper. Special interest groups meet for other social activities throughout the month. E: edmontonpt@yahoo.ca

EPLC Fellowship Pagan Study Group • Pride Centre of Edmonton • eplc.webs.com • Free year long course; Family circle 3rd Sat each month • Everyone welcome

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

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

FLASH Night Club • 10018-105 St • 780.969.9965 • Thu Goth + Industrial Night: Indust:real Assembly with DJ Nanuck; 10pm (door); no cover • Triple Threat Fridays: DJ Thunder, Femcee DJ Eden Lixx • DJ Suco beats every Sat • E: vip@flashnightclub.com

Alberta Federation of Labour • Fort

Y Toastmasters Club • EFCL, 7103-105 St

Edmonton Park • 780.483.3021 • The Party of the Century: Celebrating 100 yrs, activities for adults and children • Jun 16, 10am-midnight • $5

• Meet every Tue, 7-9pm; helps members develop confidence in public speaking and leadership • T: Antonio Balce at 780.463.5331

G.L.B.T.Q Sage bowling club • 780.474.8240,

Groups/CLUBS/meetings Aikikai Aikido Club • 10139-87 Ave, Old

AWA 12-STEP SUPPORT GROUP • Braeside Presbyterian Church bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, Bishop St, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon 7:30pm

Cha Island Tea Co • 10332-81 Ave • Games Night: Board games and card games • Every Mon, 7pm

Edmonton Bike Art Nights • BikeWorks, 10047-80 Ave, back alley entrance • Art Nights • Every Wed, 6-9pm 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 each month, 7:30pm

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

Home–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living • Garneau/Ashbourne Assisted Living Place, 11148-84 Ave • Home: Blends music, drama, creativity and reflection on sacred texts to energize you for passionate living • Every Sun 3-5pm

The Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI) Conference • U of A • alhi2012conference.ca • Learning from the Past, Changing the Future: Labour activists, university professors and social justice advocates will soon be sharing knowledge and experiences, debating ideas and examining pivotal events in Alberta’s history in Edmonton • Jun 13-15

Lotus Qigong • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • Practice group meets every Thu Meditation • Strathcona Library • meditationedmonton.org • Weekly meditation drop-in; every Tue, 7-8:30pm

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LECTURES/Presentations The Ave We Had: A Living History • Alberta Avenue Community League Hall, 9210-118 Ave • Rat Creek Press unveils the Oral History Project for Alberta Avenue: Parkdale, Cromdale, Eastwood and Alberta Avenue Communities celebrate the lives and stories of the people who built the second oldest community in North Edmonton, hosted by Rick Harp with speaker Jocelyn Brown (EPL Writer-inResidence) • Jun 9, 3-5:30pm • Free

Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Info Session • Habitat for Humanity PreFab Shop, 13044 Yellowhead Tr • 780.887.1794 • Every 2nd Sat each month • Jun 9, 11am • Free

It's Time for Electoral Reform: Alberta with Proportional Representation • Stanlvey Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 100 St, 102 Ave • Evening of panelists and open mic discussion about Proportional Representation in Alberta • Jun 7, 7-9pm

Labour History Institute conference • U of A Campus, Telus Centre • 780.481.2347 • Lessons from the Past, Visions of the Future, a conference sponsored by the Alberta Labour History Institute featuring: story circles on historical themes and events; academic work in labour history; Maria Dunn and friends performing “Troublemakers”; labour film night at the Garneau Theatre; labour history displays by organizations across Canada • Jun 13-15 • Pre-register at alhi2012conference.ca; labourhistory.ca • Maria Dunn’s “Troublemakers” Show: Lecture Theatre 1, Humanities Bldg, U of A, Saskatchewan Dr, 111 St: Jun 13, 8pm; $15 (Separate tickets for Maria's show) • Labour History Film Night: Metro Cinema’s Garneau Theatre, 9712-109 St: Featuring Bread & Roses (Ken Loach, 1984); Jun 14, 6:3pm; $10

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 Big Wheels Deliver Meals • 103 Ave, betw 111 St and 112 St • Edmonton Meals on Wheels street party fundraiser and barbeque • Jun 8, 11am2pm Bikeology Festival • Various locations • 780.982.8520 • bikeology.ca • Festival Day: music, kids’ entertainment, free bike check up, pedalyour-own smoothies, trials riders at Beaver Hills Park, 105 St, Jasper Ave: Jun 16, 12-4pm • Bikey Breakfasts in cafes, Movie Mondays at Metro Cinema, Mocktails on the Bridge and a Ride-In Movie (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) in the river valley under the stars. We have a DIY spirit, with Bike-jewelry Workshops, Salons and other learning opportunities

Bike Day–Callingwood Farmers’ Market • callingwoodmarketplace.com • June is Bike Month in Edmonton: Get a free tune-up for summer! Mechanics from the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society to tune-up bikes and answer any questions (10am-3pm) • Jun 10

Comedy and live music night • Yellowhead Brewery, 10229-105 St • Comedy and live music benefit night for Oxfam Canada featuring comedy with Andrew Grose and music by Souljah Fyah, Our Sound Machine, the Command Sisters. and silent auction • Jun 14, 7pm • $25 at ticketscene.ca/events/6486; oxfamedm@gmail.com ECBEA–Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association • City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • ecbea.org • Award Ceremony • Jun 10, 1-4:30pm

For What It’s Worth • Old Strathcona Antique Mall, 10323-78 Ave • GANG (Grandmothers of Alberta for a New Generation) Fundraiser, antique appraisals • Jun 9, 1-4pm • Proceeds to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation

MS Bike Tour–Leduc to Camrose • Starts in Nisku, overnight in Camrose, back to Nisku • A weekend of riding, fun and adventure to help end MS • Jun 9, 7:30am • Natasha Birchall, 780.463.1190; natasha.birchall@mssociety.ca

IMPROVAGANZA Muscle Beach and Boys Bikini Bike Wash • Wilbert McIntyre Park, 8331-104 St • Rapid Fire Theatre's Californiastyle Bike Wash; have your bicycle buffed by the bikini-clad boys of Rapid Fire Theatre and watch the RFT ladies pump iron • Jun 9, 12pm

Mayor's Celebration for the ARts– Strathcona County • Agora, Strathcona County Community Centre • Featuring The Terrell Edwards Band; presenting Strathcona County arts appreciation awards • Jun 16, 6:30pm • $75 at 780.718.0486

Seniors Sensation • Capilano Conference Centre, 4960-93 Ave • Fundraiser for the new Seniors Centre in Mill Woods featuring western and Indian cuisine, comedy (Uncle Nacho and other) Indian dance performances and drummers; dressy casual, or ethnic dress • Jun 8, 6:30-10pm • $50 at TIX on the Square Stand out • Various venues downtown edmonton • edmontonpride.ca • Edmonton Pride Festival 2012 • Features the Pride Parade and Celebration on the Square, educational sessions, family events, historical tours, art exhibits, a movie night, the annual Mayor’s Brunch in support of Camp fYrefly • Jun 8-17 • City Hall: Pride Festival Kick-off: Jun 8, 7pm

Suit Yourself • Delta Edmonton South Hotel • 4th Annual Afternoon Tea in support of disadvantaged women who are searching for jobs or starting out in the workforce • Jun 10, 12:30-3:30pm • $45 at 780.488.9930 or suityourselfclothes.org

The Alberta Federation of Labour invites you to

The Party of the Century!

E: Tuff@shaw.ca • Every Wed, 1:30-3:30pm monton.ca • Co-ed Bellydancing • Bootcamp: Garneau Elementary, 10925-87 Ave. at 7pm • Bowling: Ed's Rec Centre, WEM, Tue 6:45pm • Curling: Granite Curling Club; 780.463.5942 • Running: Kinsmen • Spinning: MacEwan Centre, 109 St, 104 Ave • Swimming: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St • Volleyball: every Tue, 7-9pm; St. Catherine School, 10915-110 St; every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm at Amiskiwiciy Academy, 101 Airport Rd

The Alberta Federation of Labour is 100 years old – and we’re celebrating with the Party of the Century at Fort Edmonton Park on June 16. Enjoy all the regular park activities, including the midway and horse rides, as well as face-painting, games for the kids, a concert by Juno-nominated singer Maria Dunn, parades and refreshments.

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, 1-4:30pm • Info: T: Jeff Bovee 780.488.3234, E: tuff @shaw.ca

Gay Seniors Annual Strawberry Tea • S.A.G.E Bldg, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Jun 14, 1:30-4pm • Free, donations welcome; Info: T: Jeff 780.474.8240; E: tuff@ Shaw.ca Illusions Social Club • The Junction, 10242106 St • groups.yahoo.com/group/edmonton_illusions • 780.387.3343 • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri every month, 8:30pm

Junction Bar and Eatery • 10242-106 St • 780.756.5667 • junctionedmonton.com • Open Tues-Sat: Community bar with seasonal patio • Beat the clock Tue • WINGSANITY Wed, 5-10pm • Free pool Tue and Wed • Karaoke Wed, 9-12pm • Fri Steak Night, 5-9pm • Frequent special events: drag shows, leather nights, bear bashes, girls nights • DJs every Fri and Sat, 10pm 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

MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities.

Living Foods Sunday Summer Series • OCCUPY EDMONTON • Unitarian Church,

Pride Centre of Edmonton • Moving • 780.488.3234 • admin@pridecentreofedmonton. org • Daily: YouthSpace (Youth Drop-in): Tue-Fri:

10804-119 St • The past, the present and the future:

PrimeTimers/sage Games • Unitarian

GLBT sports and recreation • teamed-

com/makingwaves_edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu

Earth's General Store, 9605-82 Ave • Falafels, tahini drizzle, marinated kale kelp noodle salad; Jun 10

3-7pm; Sat: 2-6:30pm • Men Talking with Pride: Support group for gay, bisexual and transgendered men to discuss current issues; Sun: 7-9pm • HIV Support Group: for people living with HIV/AIDS; 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm • TTIQ: Education and support group for transgender, transsexual, intersexed and questioning people, their friends, families and allies; 2nd Tue each month, 7:309:30pm • Counselling: Free, short-term, solutionfocused counselling, provided by professionally trained counsellors; every Wed, 6-9pm • Youth Movie: Every Thu, 6:30-8:30pm

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For 100 years, Alberta workers have been fighting for their rights and their communities – now it’s time to party! The highlight of a year of celebrations across the province will be at Fort Edmonton Park on June 16, with a full day of activities providing fun for adults and children. Members and guests are invited to contact us for tickets at 780-483-3021 or 1-800-661-3995 or by email at afl@afl.org.

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REVUE // ONE LAST DANCE

The Last Waltz

The elegiac Last Waltz

Fri, Jun 8 – Sun, Jun 10 Directed by Martin Scorsese Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally Released: 1978

orn and bred in rural Arkansas, Levon Helm was the sole American amidst a bunch of guys from Southern Ontario, all of them deeply enamoured of American musical traditions. He was also the second eldest in a group utterly seduced by the romance of the deep past. Yet no matter how old-timey the Band's image

and musical roots, its songs blurred 1865, 1934 and 1971 seamlessly, and could just as easily conjure horny young men's escapades as the consolation of front porches or scenes from the Civil War. I don't know quite why I've always imagined Helm as the protagonist in so many of the Band's songs, even ones he didn't sing. Helm going to the race track, mounting the scaffolds, chopping wood. It sends an extra ache through me to think of him gone, makes the songs recede just a little into sepia. He not only survived

but performed (in Edmonton!) and recorded for well over a decade after being diagnosed with throat cancer and then suddenly, there he is, dead at 71 this past April, still shy of the age of the narrator of "Rocking Chair." As a way to mark Helm's passing and to remind us how lively and truly alive the Band's music still feels, Metro Cinema will be screening The Last Waltz (1978), Martin Scorsese's magisterial, elegiac document of the Band's final concert at the Winter-

land Ballroom. I remember hearing Billy Bob Thorton declare Helm to be the only guy in music history to not look funny singing lead vocals while playing the drums, and there's no arguing with Helm's confidence and coolness and radiant joy while delivering lyrics and frequently funkified backbeat to "Up on Cripple Creek," "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Of course, even if you're not necessarily a huge fan of Helm or the Band, so long as you have any interest at all in Ameri-

can music in the 1960s and '70s the film is a treasure trove, occasionally overblown but often gorgeous, with an incredible lineup of guest stars, including Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Muddy Waters, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. I especially like it when Van Morrison turns up in a crazyass one-piece jumpsuit and does his hilarious Rockette kicks at the end of "Caravan." I think they just made drugs better back then.

The trilogy has also been screened at Edmonton's International Film Festival, which shows the caliber of 'emerging' under-30 talent in the city. "That's one example of showing the progression of Edmonton film artists through Nextfest. And the director of that, Galen [Pendleton], is off to bigger and better things. He works professionally as director now."

had," he says with unconcealed excitement. "It's really quite heart-felt, and a really moving piece." Old favourites will also be showing, such as Simon Glassman's Felt Up series, featuring audio of real-life awkward sexual encounters played out with puppets. "The one thing I come back to again and again, through curating Nextfest, is that all this talent is actually here in our city," says Schuurman, adding that the small film scene is struggling to return to its heyday. "It's no one thing, we have a bit of a brain-drain when it comes to film; and the funding and support could always be better too. But I mean it's certainly not for lack of skill and talent."

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PREVUE // NEXTFEST

Filmfest Sat, Jun 9 – Sun, Jun 10 Curated by Matthew Schuurman Metro Cinema at the Garneau

few years ago, zombies dominated the Filmfest at Nextfest. This year it's all about Ryan Byrne, Halloween and strings—films of all forms and sometimes none at all. "The festival is kind of dictated by the submissions I receive," says Matthew Schuurman, the event curator. "I go through them and I see what I like and quite often the content submitted will determine the feel of the festival." The first program is a collection of shorts and the web series, The People That Touch Your Food. All of the films in this program involve writer-director Ryan Byrne and his regular entou-

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rage of actors and fellow producers. Schuurman was initially hesitant to have such a large focus on Byrne but eventually thought "why not?" He is also excited to screen the last

film of the Nightmare Island trilogy, which debuted at Nextfest two years ago. "It's been received very well, and I'd say that it's one of the festival favorites for sure," Schuurman notes.

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Nextfest newcomer Anthony Goertz will premier his documentary Dump, which explores the world-renowned Edmonton Waste Management site. The enlisted doc is a first for the festival, says Schuurman, who has been waiting for years to feature a documentary. "I've always wanted to have a documentary and this is the first one we've

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REVUE // THE WHEEL TURNS

The Kid With a Bike

“‘COSMOPOLIS’ IS A BLOCKBUSTER FOR THE MIND.” - Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR

“A TRIUMPH!” - The Playlist, INDIEWIRE

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verywhere, we see Cyril. And Cyril searches everywhere for a man who doesn't want him, who can't bring himself to care anymore. If Cyril were an adult, we'd think he's psychologically damaged. But he's a 12-year-old boy, and we watch him, running away and eluding his foster-home carers and pedalling off, determined to find his father, refusing to believe his dad's not interested in seeing him anymore. And while Cyril's bike recalls the neo-realist masterpiece The Bicycle Thieves, and Cyril's usual red shirt may even suggest that classic child's cityodyssey The Red Balloon, this film's closest to the Dardennes' second work and their masterpiece, Rosetta.

There we watched, and watched, and watched a young Belgian woman determined to get work, to escape the trailer park and her alcoholic mother. The Dardennes' six great social-realist films (and The Kid with a Bike, winner of Cannes' Grand Prix last year, is one of their best) have been turning the physical expressions of slapstick inside-out, into the personal motions of daily struggle. Since 1996, their films have been about working-class and underclass people's gestures and movements, their dreams and mistakes translated into physical labour and strain. As Cyril, Thomas Doret's a force of childish will, savagely stubborn in his pursuit of his dad (Dardenne regular Jérémie Renier) until he runs headlong into a hairdresser (Cécile de France). Their chance collision leads to her gently taking him in, looking

after him on weekends. De France is the first star the Dardennes have worked with, and she suffuses Samantha with a quiet, patient concern, a goodness so basic it makes Cyril's plight all the more urgent. When he realizes his father's abandoned him, his reaction's heartbreaking—he could plunge into a cycle of psychological damage. Cyril's taken in by a sly, dangerous father-figure before the story careens relentlessly towards what looks to be a heartbreaking ending. But the Dardennes smoothly shift one gear up in the film's coda, offering a sting of humility before a flash of quiet grace. And then we're left watching after one boy on his bike, stubbornly himself, moving and moving and moving through his little world, a force to be reckoned with and respected.

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REVUE // STUDIED HITCHCOCKNESS

The Bride Wore Black

REVUE // SORTA STALE FAIRY TALE

Snow White and the Huntsman

A Bride scorned

Sat, Jun 9 – Wed, Jun 13 Directed by François Truffaut Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally released: 1968

t begins with what might be the most intriguing pair of back-to-back scenes in the whole picture: a credit sequence playing over the image of multiple identical photos of Jeanne Moreau being spit out of a machine onto a tray with a certain disconcerting violence, almost like a slashing knife, and then a scene where an older woman prevents Moreau from leaping out a window. The energy is sinister and disconcerting. The ambiguity grabs you and only burgeons. Where is this going? It will take a little while to answer this. We see Moreau come to men, one by one, like an apparition, always dressed in all-black or all-white, her haunted beauty accented by the darkness below her eyes (the flaw that makes her beauty more startling). She finds a way to isolate these men, often watering a lot of plants along the way. Eventually she kills them. She's got a hit list and is checking the names off one at a time. Want more details? Be-

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cause this could all be spoilers. Here it comes: the men she's eliminating were all in a room one day with a gun, and that gun, in a stupid accident, killed her husband as bride and groom stood right outside the church where they'd just been wed. So yes, the premise is pretty much Kill Bill (2003, 2004) though Tarantino, who you'd think has seen everything, claims never to have seen The Bride Wore Black (1968). Having already successfully ushered David Goodis into the French New Wave with his second feature, Shoot the Piano Player (1960), François Truffaut returned to American crime fiction with The Bride Wore Black, whose story was taken from the novel by Cornell Woolrich (writing under the name William Irish), an author whose work had earlier formed the basis for Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), a film that Truffaut, by this point in his careers as critic, filmmaker and Hitchcock scholar, had probably absorbed into his DNA. And so it's not surprising to discover that The Bride Wore Black feels as much like an adaptation of Hitchcock as of Woolrich, though the brush-

strokes are so broad, the suspense so mechanical and diminishing with each return, and the characters so low on charm or intrigue or humour or real perversity, that it's rather like Hitchcock without everything that makes Hitchcock truly memorable. It doesn't help matters than none of Moreau's bride-window's victims are particularly interesting or shaded. It's not that hard to see them go. And even on the basest level there's nothing especially lurid or interesting about the way in which she kills them. The film feels so studied in its Hitchcockness it might as well be Brian De Palma, except that it doesn't even have the sensationalism or showoffery of De Palma. It is curious, well crafted and without much purpose or drive. Truffaut himself would later deem it a failure. But it was shot by Raoul Coutard, with many peculiar angels and interesting shots that track objects moving through space, and Moreau is never hard to spend time with, so if you're curious, or just a Truffaut completist, it is at least a watchable failure. JOSEF BRAUN

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he vengeance of a girl taken from home and forced to wed a middleaged king? A wicked stepmother's envy of the beautiful girl she inherits? The narcissism of an aging witch? Missing the target, Snow White and the Huntsman never figures out what its story's really about. There's gritty, gothic atmosphere and enjoyably vicious acting turns, but, ultimately, this latest fairy-tale adaptation's only one maturity-star above last year's Twi-lite Red Riding Hood. After Ravenna (Charlize Theron) connives to kill the king, her enchanted mirror tells her the heart of Snow White (Kristen Stewart) will give the wicked queen immortality, but the princess manages to escape. She convinces her hired pursuer, a huntsman (Chris Hemsworth), to help her.

Theron relishes the role, her queen almost a sad commentary on the plight of the aging Hollywood actress, doomed never to be a young starlet again. Although the dwarves are, oddly, played by non-little-people (Bob Hoskins, Eddie Marsan and others), rendered small with F/X, the Brits make the most of their elfin characters. But a beach-stranded moment in Snow White's escape plays like a perfume ad. The enchanted forest sequence slips into a cutesy, Narnia-like Christ-parable. There's no real spark between the leads. At best, Snow White and the Huntsman is pretty but forgettable. At worst, as with its occasionally anachronistic dialogue ("passed away," "OK") and its heroine's sadly undeveloped character, there's something rather hollow about these dark woods. BRIAN GIBSON

// BRIAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

FILM WEEKLY Fri, JUN 8- THU, JUN 14, 2012

CHABA THEATRE–JASPER 6094 Connaught Dr Jasper 780.852.4749

young children) Fri-Sat 12:20, 3:50, 7:20, 10:45; Sun-Thu 12:45, 4:05, 7:15, 10:35

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) No passes Fri 1:50, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50; Sat 11:15, 1:50, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50; Sun-Tue 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:00; Wed 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00; Thu 3:45, 5:00, 7:35, 10:00; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00

Prometheus 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Real D Daily 6:50, 9:10

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G) No passes Fri-Sat 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 7:50, 10:20; Sun-Thu

Men In Black 3 (PG violence) Real D Daily 7:00, 9:10

12:35, 3:00, 5:30, 8:05, 10:30

DUGGAN CINEMA–CAMROSE 6601-48 Ave Camrose 780.608.2144

Date of issue: Thu, Jun 7; All New State of the Art Digital

Snow White And The Huntsman (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Thu, Jun 7: 6:40 9:20

Safe (14A brutal violence) Thu, Jun 7: 7:10 Men In Black 3 (PG violence) Thu, Jun 7: 6:50, 9:05 THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Thu, Jun 7: 9:10 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Thu, Jun 7: 7:00 9:15 THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Thu, Jun 7: 7:30

CINEMA CITY MOVIES 12 5074-130 Ave 780.472.9779

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) No passes Fri 12:00, 1:00, 3:00, 4:00, 6:00, 7:05, 9:00, 10:00; Sat 1:00, 3:00, 4:00, 6:05, 7:05, 9:00, 10:00; Sun-Thu 12:40, 1:10, 3:40, 4:10, 6:40, 7:10, 9:45, 10:15

PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) No passes Fri 12:30, 12:55, 3:30, 4:05, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00; Sat 1:05, 1:30, 4:05, 4:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, 10:30; Sun-Wed 12:30, 1:00, 3:30, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00; Thu 12:30, 12:50, 3:30, 4:00, 6:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00; Ultraavx: Fri, Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; Sat 11:05, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 11:00 THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:05, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40; Sun-Wed 1:25, 3:40, 5:55, 8:10, 10:25; Thu 1:25, 3:40, 5:55, 8:00, 10:15

HUNGER GAMES (14A violence) Fri 12:05, 3:20, 7:10, 10:25; Sat 4:15, 7:25, 10:35; Sun 6:20, 9:30; Mon-Wed 12:05, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30; Thu 4:40, 8:30; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00

THE THREE STOOGES (PG) Daily 1:05, 6:35

DARK SHADOWS (14A) Fri, Sun-Thu 12:20, 7:55; Sat

DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX (G) Daily 1:00; 3d: Daily 3:00,

12:05, 7:55

5:00, 7:05, 9:10

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:35, 6:55, 9:35; Sun-Wed 2:00, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20; Thu 2:00, 4:50, 7:35

21 Jump Street (14A crude language, coarse language, substance abuse, violence) Daily 1:40, 4:30, 7:25, 9:55 3:50, 7:10, 9:35

ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes Thu 10:20

Mirror Mirror (G) Daily 1:10, 3:30, 7:00, 9:20

Blazing Saddles (A Some coarse language) Wed 7:00

Lockout (14A violence) Daily 3:30, 9:00

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Fri-Sat 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05; Sun-Tue, Thu 12:15, 3:35, 7:20, 10:10; Wed 2:20, 10:10; 3D: Fri 2:10, 5:10, 8:05, 10:55; Sat 11:35, 2:10, 5:10, 8:05, 10:55; Sun-Thu 12:55, 4:20, 7:45, 10:40

WRATH OF THE TITANS (14A) Daily 1:25; 3d: Daily

Think Like A Man (PG not recommended for young children, language may offend) Daily 1:20, 3:55, 6:40, 9:30 American Reunion (18A coarse language, crude sexual content) Daily 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Safe House (14A brutal violence) Daily 2:00, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG coarse language) Fri-Sat 12:35, 3:45, 6:50, 9:45; Sun-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50; Thu 1:05, 4:00, 6:50, 9:50

The Raven (18A gory scenes) Daily 1:35, 4:00, 6:45, 9:25

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (14A gory scenes, frightening scenes) Fri, Sun-Thu 3:15, 5:30, 10:40; Sat 3:00, 5:30, 10:40

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) Digital Daily 1:15, 3:40, 6:30, 8:50

BARRYMORE (PG coarse language, language may offend, not recommended for young children) Sun 12:55

The Lucky One (PG sexual content) Daily 1:50, 4:15,

Wagner's Dream (STC) Sat 12:55

7:15, 9:40

Rowdy Rathore (14A violence) Hindi W/E.S.T. Daily 1:00, 4:10, 7:30

CINEPLEX ODEON NORTH 14231-137 Ave 780.732.2236

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 12:00, 3:00, 6:40, 9:45; Mon-Tue, Thu 12:10, 3:15, 6:40, 9:45; Wed 12:10, 3:15, 9:45 THE AVENGERS 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned Daily 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri 1:20, 3:40, 5:20, 6:00, 8:20, 10:45; Sat 11:00, 11:30, 1:20, 3:40, 5:20, 6:00, 8:20, 10:45; Sun 1:20, 3:40, 5:20, 6:00, 8:20, 10:35; Mon-Thu 1:20, 3:40, 6:00, 8:20, 10:35

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G) No passes Fri-Sun 11:45, 2:00, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00; Mon-Thu 12:00, 2:15, 4:35, 7:00, 9:15

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri, Sun-Tue, Thu 12:30, 1:30, 3:25, 4:30, 6:20, 7:40, 9:20, 10:40; Sat 12:30, 1:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:20, 7:40, 9:20, 10:40; Wed 1:30, 3:40, 4:30, 6:20, 7:40, 9:20, 10:40; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00

PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri-Tue, Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; Wed 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 PROMETHEUS 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Ultraavx, No passes Fri 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45; Sat 11:15, 2:00, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45; Sun-Thu 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40 THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Closed Captioned Fri-Sat 1:15, 3:15, 7:30, 10:35; Sun 1:15, 3:15, 8:10, 10:20; MonThu 1:45, 4:50, 8:10, 10:20 ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes Thu 10:00 DARK SHADOWS (14A) Closed Captioned Daily 12:45, 3:20

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 4:00, 7:00, 9:30; Mon-Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Closed Captioned Fri 1:10, 3:45, 6:15, 8:50; Sat 1:00, 3:45, 6:15, 8:50; Sun, Tue, Thu 1:10, 3:45, 6:15, 9:00; Mon 1:10, 3:45, 9:45; Wed 1:10, 3:45, 9:35

MEN IN BLACK 3 3D (PG violence) Closed Captioned Fri-Sat 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:50; Sun-Thu 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 8:00, 10:35

Blazing Saddles (A, some coarse language) Wed 7:00 THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG coarse language) Closed Captioned Fri-Tue, Thu 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15; Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:15; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00 CHERNOBYL DIARIES (14A gory scenes, frightening scenes) Closed Captioned Fri-Sat 8:30, 11:00; Sun-Wed 7:50, 10:05; Thu 7:50 Crooked Arrows (PG) Daily 1:40 The Last Starfighter (STC) Sat 11:00

CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH 1525-99 St 780.436.8585

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri 2:45, 6:40, 9:55; Sat 11:20, 2:45, 6:40, 9:55; Sun-Wed 2:15, 6:45, 10:05; Thu 1:15, 10:05 THE AVENGERS 3D (PG violence, not recommended for

The Last Starfighter (STC) Sat 11:00 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (Original Casting) (Classification not available) Thu 6:45

CINEPLEX ODEON Windermere Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Windermere & Vip Cinemas, 6151 Currents Dr Nw Edmonton 780.822.4250

PROMETHEUS 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Ultraavx, No passes Fri 3:50, 7:20, 10:15; Sat-Sun 12:30, 3:50, 7:20, 10:15; Mon-Thu 7:10, 10:00 Date of Issue: Thu Jun 7 :

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Thu Jun 7: 8:00; 3D: Thu Jun 7 : 6:50, 7:30, 6:50, 10:00

BATTLESHIP (14A violence, not recommended for young children) Thu Jun 7: 6:40, 9:35; Vip 18+, Thu Jun 7: 6:30, 9:50 THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Thu Jun 7: 7:20, 9:30

CLAREVIEW 10 4211-139 Ave 780.472.7600

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation Fri 6:30; Sat-Sun 1:10, 6:30; Mon-Thu 4:35 THE AVENGERS 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Digital 3d Fri 9:10; Sat-Sun 3:50, 9:10; Mon-Thu 7:40 THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Digital Presentation Fri 6:55, 9:40; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:25, 6:55, 9:40; Mon-Thu 5:30, 8:10 BATTLESHIP (14A violence, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation Fri-Sun 9:15; Mon-Thu 7:40 MEN IN BLACK 3 3D (PG violence) Digital 3d Fri 7:10, 9:35; Sat-Sun 4:10, 7:10, 9:35; Mon-Thu 4:40, 7:25 MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Digital Presentation Sat-Sun 1:15 CHERNOBYL DIARIES (14A gory scenes, frightening scenes) Digital Presentation Fri 7:05; Sat-Sun 1:20, 3:30, 7:05; Mon-Thu 5:20 SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation Mon-Thu 4:30, 5:00, 7:20, 7:55; No passes Fri 6:40, 8:10, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:55, 1:25, 3:45, 4:15, 6:40, 8:10, 9:30

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G) Digital 3d, No passes Fri 6:30, 8:50; Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:40, 6:30, 8:50; Mon-Thu 5:00, 7:30 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) Digital Presentation, No passes Fri 7:00, 9:20; Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:20, 7:00, 9:20; Mon-Thu 5:30, 7:50 PROMETHEUS 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Digital 3d, No passes Fri 6:45, 9:35; Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:45, 9:35; Mon-Thu 5:15, 8:00 PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Digital Presentation, No passes Fri 8:10; Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:25, 8:10; Mon-Thu 4:45, 7:35

Edmonton Film Society Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave

TWO FOR THE ROAD (PG) (1967, colour) Mon 8:00

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK 2020 Sherwood Dr Sherwood Park 780.416.0150

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri 3:30, 6:40, 9:50; Sat-Sun 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 9:50; Mon-Thu 6:40, 9:50 THE AVENGERS 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri 7:20; Sat-Sun 1:10, 7:20; Mon-Thu 7:05

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G) No passes Fri 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Sat-Sun 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Mon-Thu 7:00, 9:30 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G) No passes Fri 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Sat-Sun 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; Mon-Thu 7:30, 10:00 SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence,

ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes Thu 10:00

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG coarse

DARK SHADOWS (14A) Fri 6:50; Sat-Sun 1:40, 6:50; Mon-Thu 7:25

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital , No passes Daily 12:45, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15

PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Closed Captioned, Digital 3d, Dolby Stereo Digital, Midnight, No passes Fri-Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05 Cosmopolis (14A sexual content, violence) Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital Fri-Tue, Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; Wed 1:30, 4:10, 7:30, 10:30

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G)

MEN IN BLACK 3 3D (PG violence) Digital 3d, Closed Captioned, No passes , Dolby Stereo Digital, On 2 Screens Daily 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:25

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital Fri-Wed 12:35; Thu 12:35, 6:45; 3D: Digital 3d, Dolby Stereo Digital Closed Captioned, On 2 Screens Daily 3:50, 7:05, 10:20

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital, No passes Fri-Sat, Mon-Tue, Thu 12:30; No passes, Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital Sun 12:30 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein (Original Casting) (Classification not available) Thu 7:00

Empire Theatres–Spruce Grove 130 Century Crossing Spruce Grove 780.962.2332

THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Digital Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 7:20; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:50, 4:10, 7:20

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (14A gory scenes, frightening scenes) Digital Daily 9:30 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Digital Fri, Mon, Wed 7:15, 9:50; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:20, 3:40, 7:15, 9:50; Thu 7:15 MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Digital Daily 12:40 MEN IN BLACK 3 3D (PG violence) Reald 3d Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 6:50, 9:40; Sat-Sun, Tue 3:50, 6:50, 9:40

PROMETHEUS 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Reald 3d Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 7:00, 10:00; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:30, 7:00, 10:00 THE AVENGERS 3D (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Reald 3d Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 6:40, 9:45; Sat-Sun, Tue 3:20, 6:40, 9:45 THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Digital Sat-Sun, Tue 12:00

3:30, 5:50, 8:15, 10:30

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri-Tue, Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; Wed 4:10, 7:10, 10:10; Ultraavx, No passes Fri-Sun 1:45, 4:45, 7:50, 10:50; Mon-Thu 1:45, 4:45, 7:50, 10:45; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00

PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri-Sun 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45; Mon-Thu 12:15, 3:15, 6:30, 9:30; 3D: Fri-Sun 11:20, 2:10, 5:10, 8:10, 11:00; Mon-Thu 1:45, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 11:30, 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 8:50, 11:00; Mon-Thu 12:30, 2:50, 5:00, 8:00, 10:20 ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes Thu 10:00 DARK SHADOWS (14A) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 11:50, 2:30; Mon-Thu 12:00, 2:40 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Closed Captioned Fri-Sat, MonWed 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 9:50; Sun 3:50, 7:00, 9:50; Thu 12:50, 3:50, 9:50

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 11:45, 6:50; Mon-Tue, Thu 12:10, 6:50; Wed 12:10; 3D: Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:45; Mon-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:20, 10:15

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence,

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (14A gory scenes, frightening scenes) Fri-Wed 5:20, 7:40, 10:00; Thu 5:20, 7:40

frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 7:10, 10:10; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:10, 3:10, 7:10, 10:10

PROMETHEUS: An Imax 3d Experience (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) No passes Fri-Sun 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 10:30; Mon-Thu 1:15, 4:10, 7:00, 10:00

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED 3D (G) Reald 3d Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 6:30, 9:00; SatSun, Tue 4:00, 6:30, 9:00

BARRYMORE (PG coarse language, language may offend, not recommended for young children) Sun 12:55

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) Digital Sat-Sun, Tue 1:00 ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) Digital Thu 10:00

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin 780.352.3922

ALL NEW STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL Madagascar 3: Europe’s most wanted (G) Fri-Sun 2D: 1:10; 3D: 3:30; Daily 7:10, 9:30; TUE 2D: 7:10; 3D 9:30

PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave 780.433.0728

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG coarse language) Fri 6:50, 9:10; Sat-SUn 2:00, 6:50, 9:10; MON-Thu 6:50, 9:10 Headhunters (14A sexual content, violence, gory scenes) Fri 7:00, 9:00; Sat-Sun 2:30, 7:00, 9:00; MonThu 7:00, 9:00

Prometheus (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Fri-Sun 2D: 7:00, 3D: 3:40; DAILY 7:00, 9:40; TUE 2D: 7:00; 3D: 9:40

Snow White And The Huntsman 2D (PG violence,

frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Daily 6:55, 9:45; FRI-Sun 12:55, 3:45

MEN IN BLACK 3 3D (PG violence) Daily 7:05, 9:35; FRI-Sun 1:05, 3:35

The Last Starfighter (STC) Sat 11:00

GRANDIN THEATRE–St Albert Grandin Mall Sir Winston Churchill Ave St Albert 780.458.9822

Snow White And The Huntsman 2D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Daily 1:30, 4:15, 6:55, 9:20

1:05, 3:10, 5:15, 7:25, 9:30

not recommended for children) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital Fri-Tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:10; Wed 4:45, 7:45, 10:10; Thu 1:45, 4:45, 10:10

7:00

CHERNOBYL DIARIES (14A gory scenes, frightening scenes) Fri-Sun 4:20, 9:30; Mon-Thu 10:05

HYSTERIA (14A) Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital Fri-Tue, Thu 1:10, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50; Wed 1:10, 3:45, 10:10

THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend,

BREAD & ROSES (STC) Labour Film Night: Thu

MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (G) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri-Tue, Thu 12:00, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; Wed 1:00, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; 3D: Fri-Sun 1:00, 3:30, 5:50, 8:15, 10:40; Mon-Thu 1:00,

MEN IN BLACK 3 3D (PG violence) Fri-Sun 4:35, 10:35; Mon-Thu 10:15

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 1:00 3:40 6:25 9:05

guage may offend) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital, Closed Captioned Fri 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Sat-Wed 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40; Thu 12:40, 3:40

LOUISE BOURGEOIS: THE SPIDER, THE MISTRESS and THE TANGERINE (STC) AGA Women In Film: Tue 7:00

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Fri 5:10, 7:50, 10:25; SatSun 11:50, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25; Mon-Thu 6:50, 9:20

Closed Captioned, Digital 3d, Dolby Stereo Digital, No passes Fri-Wed 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Thu 3:30, 7:10, 9:30

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG lan-

THE KID WITH A BIKE (STC) Bikeology Film Fest: Sub-titled Mon 7:00; free

WEM 8882-170 St 780.444.2400

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned Daily 3:00, 9:30; 3D: Daily 12:45, 4:00, 7:30, 10:45

PROMETHEUS 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) No passes Fri 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; Mon-Thu 7:10, 10:10

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Vip 18+, No passes Thu Jun 7: 8:15; 3D: Ultraavx Thu Jun 7: 7:30, 10:05

10200-102 Ave 780.421.7020

THE BRIDE WORE BLACK (STC) Sub-Titled (1968) Sat, Wed 7:00; Sun 9:00; Mon 9:30

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM

PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) No passes Fri 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; Mon-Thu 6:45, 9:40

THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) Fri 3:30, 5:40, 8:00, 10:20; Sat 11:10, 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 8:00, 10:20; Sun 1:20, 3:30, 5:40, 8:00, 10:20; Mon-Wed 7:35, 9:55; Thu 7:35

CITY CENTRE 9

NEXTFEST FILMFEST (STC) Sat 2:00, 4:00; Sun 2:00

frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) No passes Fri 4:45, 7:45, 10:40; Sat 11:00, 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40; Sun 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40; Mon-Thu 7:20, 10:15

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Thu Jun 7: 7:00, 9:40

language) Thu Jun 7: 6:30, 9:20

THE ROOM (14A nudity, sexual content) Fri 11:30

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) No passes Thu, May 31: Prometheus 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) No passes Daily 1:45, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25 Madagascar 3: Europe’s most wanted (G) No passes Daily 12:55, 2:55, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45

LEDUC CINEMAS 4702-50 St Leduc 780.986-2728

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Prometheus 3D (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Fri-Sun 2D: 1:10, 3D: 3:40; DAILY 6:55, 9:40; TUE 2D: 6:55; 3D: 9:40

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Dancing in the dark A dark score inspired the evolutionary Pod Sat, Jun 9 – Sun, Jun 10 (8 pm) Pod Presented by the Good Women Dance Society Ledcor Theatre, Art Gallery of Alberta, $15 – $20

rom its first emergence into the Edmonton dance scene in 2009, the Good Women Dance Society has charted its course based on being just that—a society, bolstered with the give-and-take of collaboration, of shared stages and of a general sense of community, extending its olive branch not just within the dance community, but also outwards to other disciplines as well. "One of the hugest points of our mandate is to sustain and maintain our own artistic lives and also the community in Edmonton," Ainsley Hillyard explains, rattling off a quick list of some of the company's previous collaborations, including other dance groups, organizing the informal What's Cooking? series and having a string quartet join the Good Women onstage. "I think it was decided early on that we were going to explore those things, because we really wanted to invest in Edmonton specifically, and that meant investing in the artists as well as our own industry." That collaborative spirit informed company's newest work, Pod, which follows the arc of a single-celled creature that divides, but finds its split consciousness to more complicating than freeing. Based around a score

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by electroacoustic composer Piotr Grella-Możejko, who came to the Good Women with the idea for a joint venture. "He had seen Good Women's first Fringe show way back in 2009," explains Alida Nyquist-Schultz. "He proposed that we draft up some sort of a project ... and then it was really just him creating the music, and we took that and ran with it." Nyquist-Schultz choreographed Pod; Hillyard and Raena Waddell embody the creature(s). Hillyard notes that

the story's initial shape came from listening to the completed music and just tossing out the imagery it conjured for each of them: prehistoric at some points, scientific at others. The rest was generated and honed in the studio; Hillyard and Nyquist-Schultz note that the score set a much darker tone than they'd worked with before, and pushed them into a more intensive process. "I find sometimes that because it is such a dark work, that we'll work really intensely for like an hour, then have

a three-minute giggle fit," Hillyard says of the rehearsal process, "and then we'll work really intensely for an hour. And then someone will accidentally get punched in the face, and w'ell have another five-minute giggle fit. I find it does get tense, because of the subject matter, so we need those moments of lightness." Pod also marks a milestone for the Good Women: it's the group's first full-length piece. For Nyquist-Schultz, having an extended runtime really let

her dig into the concept and mine it for its full worth. "The last piece that I did was I think like 25 minutes," she notes. "It's been a really good learning experience and really enjoyable for me, because there's a certain amount of character development and relationship developing, as well as vocabulary development once you pass that 15-25 minute mark. It just goes into a whole other realm." PAul Blinov

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REVUE // VISUAL ARTS

Alex Janvier /Anthropocene Until Sun, Aug 19 Alex Janvier Works by Alex Janvier Until Sun, Jul 1 Anthropocene Works by Brian McGillicuddy

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iving in Alberta, it is a positive common occurrence to see Alex Janvier's shocks of colour in curved lines that cleanly cut his canvases. Many of our public buildings and corporate spaces have work by the brilliant Cold Lake-area artist in their collections. These paintings are high impact when they stand alone, but in the AGA's retrospective exhibition, witnessing 90 works across the entire fourth-floor gallery is truly a powerful experience.

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Surveying over 50 years of a career, the exhibition works its way through the decades as you move through the gallery. In the presented artwork before and during the 1960s, ink drawings show early investigations of graphic line and shape, influenced by his studies at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and Art (now Alberta College of Art & Design) in Calgary and surrealist exercises. The following room is dedicated to the artist's production during the 1970s, during which time we see the integration of colour with the familiar abstract organic and representational elements. It is fascinating to see the development and creative thought process that preceded his iconic elegant colour forms. Key in this tribute to one of the

most important Alberta artists is his reflections upon and grapplings with his aboriginal heritage. The exhibition does well in showing the utility of Janvier's deft hand and eye with abstraction, and how it supported the narratives he constructed to engage with themes of colonization and the abuse of aboriginal ways of life that have shaped his life and that of his community. While the clear showpieces are the monumental canvases that pay tribute to the Aboriginal Group of Seven, as well as Bill Reid, the most fascinating elements of the exhibit are found in works created during time at the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range, a federal government project that displaced the Denesuline people near Cold Lake. CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 >>

PREVUE // CULTURAL FLAIR

Rubaboo Arts Festival Wed, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 17 (7:30 pm unless otherwise stated) Catalyst Theatre, $5 – $20 (festival pass) Schedule at albertaaboriginalarts. com

ts name may be inspired by food, but the fourth annual Rubaboo Arts Festival is inspiration all its own as a multi-disciplinary event showcasing what the province's Aboriginal arts community has to offer. Rubaboo is the Michif (Métis) word to describe a stew that's full of life and feeds the spirit. Christine Sokaymoh Frederick, co-director of Alberta Aboriginal Arts (AAA) says the moniker is fitting because just as a rich, hearty stew feeds the body and soul, so does art. "Specifically for Aboriginal people,

art is so much part of our identity," adds Frederick, who is also an artist. "For us, art is a very powerful medicine and it's how we communicate our humanity to each other and also to The Creator. In many ways it becomes a spiritual journey." The fourth anniversary of the festival holds special significance due to the meaning of the number four in Aboriginal culture. Frederick, who is of Cree and Métis heritage, says the number four is prevalent in almost all of their rituals and ceremonies in reference to the four directions and to honour those who have died. "For example, when an elder or a loved one passes away, we'll honour them once a year for four years, and that fourth year is a sense of closure and a sense of entering a new cycle," she notes.

Frederick hopes events such as Rubaboo can help audiences of all cultural backgrounds realize the place Aboriginal art has in the community. The AAA is working to bring Aboriginal artists together who may not be plugged into the Edmonton's mainstream arts scene, and also launching numerous initiatives, including the Spirit of Edmonton proposal from the Indigenous Peoples' Arts and Culture Coalition, set to be unveiled at Rubaboo. While the festival hosts a diverse lineup featuring visual art, music, artist workshops, theatre and a craft market, Frederick says this year's event is dedicated to the sacrament of contemporary Aboriginal dance. This element of the festival is highlighted by World Champion hoop dancer Arik Pipestem

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of Cirque de Solei's Totem; Raven Spirit Dancer; Untitled|Collective from New York City; the second development of the contemporary dance piece They Shoot Buffalo Don't They?

and auditions for hoop dancers for a piece being developed later this summer and into the fall. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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PREVUE // IT'S ONLY A NUMBER

Creative Age Festival Flexing creativity at any age

Fri, Jun 8 – Sun, Jun 10 Timms Centre for the Arts, $10 Full schedule available at cafefestival.ca

ou don't stop playing because you get older; you get older because you stop playing." This is what legendary musician and television personality Tommy Banks told audiences at last year's Creative Age Festival, a phrase that festival artistic director and member of GeriActors and Friends David Barnet says couldn't be more true. He believes people need to maintain a sense of playfulness and enjoy themselves throughout their lives, which is precisely what the festival aims to offer. Barnet says research in the United States shows that older adults and seniors who participate in the arts, whether its visual or performing, have an increased sense of well-being, create new social contacts, build a sense of empathy towards others and maintains a connection to the community as a whole. "Seniors' involvement in the arts and level of comparative mastery, which means they're getting better at it, has a significant effect on health-care costs and doctors visits," adds Barnet. The festival focuses on all levels of artistic experience and abilities for an inclusive environment that is not restricted by age. Intergenerational groups like GeriActors and Friends work with university, high school and even elementary students, which Barnet says opens the opportunity for a shared energy and connectedness between multiple genera-

tions through newfound commonalities. This year, the festival combines improv, theatre, workshops, music and even a little magic. Mayor Stephen Mandel will kick off the festivities on Friday night, which Barnet says is significant because it shows the commitment of the city, and the mayor himself, in providing arts opportunities for older adults. "If I have a personal campaign, it is to see that all seniors in Edmonton of whatever cultural experience, whatever educational experience, whatever economic background, have the opportunity to get involved in the arts if they want to," Barnet says. The performances not only entertain, but also expose audiences to poignant perceptions of aging and all that accompanies it, as in the case of author Joyce Harries, who will be doing a reading, and stand-up comedienne Jennie Wilting. A highlight of this year's lineup for Barnet is the creative movement workshops hosted by award-winning choreographer Marie Nychka. He admits the sessions may be a little daunting for some people to try, but encourages them to push past the initial apprehension and go for it. "Seniors dance is the most extraordinary expressive manner, and I believe a seniors dance company would be very successful in Edmonton," Barnet notes of the workshop, which is wheelchair accessble. "It's an expression of meaningful movement in a way that's available to everybody, regardless of their flexibility or their physical strength."

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dmonton's bustling 124 Street will become a diverse gallery through independent merchants donating space to exhibit the work of local emerging visual artists. The Corridor will feature The Corridor Stroll on Thursday, Jun 14 at 5:30 pm, starting at the south end of 124 Street at Atomic Zombie Tattoo, which will be displaying the humourlaced work of Jeffrey Dekker and conceptual images by Brittney Roy. The walk is free of charge, allowing viewers to take in the talent of Edmonton's up-and-comers while exploring the unique businesses that line the sidewalks. Curator Caitlin Boyce says 124 Street has been an avid supporter of Nextfest in the past and rather than having traditional galleries make art feel unapproachable and limit the scope of each audience, the businesses make it easy to experience, whether intentionally or by coincidence. "I also think it is such an incredible means in which to build community for the businesses and for the artists," Boyce adds. "The businesses love the art because it's bringing in new customers and making the space interesting and beautiful.

The art has also taken over some of the vacant spaces along the street, such as the one next the Duchess Bake Shop, which has begun seeing use as a pop-up gallery and boutique. For Nextfest, Duchess will feature work by Fei Gao, which explores the relationship between childhood and the layers of memory, as well as the urban landscape captured by Taryn Kneteman and sculptural work of Lisa Supruniuk. "The artists were chosen not only for their artistic talents, but also for the enthusiasm that the artists exhibited. The art that was chosen was not only the work of university students, but also self-taught artists," Boyce says, adding the work of Jacki Rudko, who began painting three months ago as a way to work through the difficulties of an illness. "I really tried not to limit the scope of who was accepted based on skill and experience alone. we want to encourage and support everyone who has a passion for art and introduce them to a community that will support and encourage them just as much." Along with The Corridor is Coming of Age: The Graduates, a partnered project between the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery and Nextfest featuring 10 aspiring graduating artists from five different communities across the province. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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Alex Janvier /Anthropocene << CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14

When Janvier gained access to this site in the early 2000s, he created provocative paintings emotionally charged with colour and disjointed brushstrokes, such as the most poignant work in the exhibition "Blood Tears." Rough painterly lines and shapes suggest a landscape from which a profile and various human body parts emerge under drips of red paint. The back of the canvas, which is traditionally hidden, details Janvier's history, the tribe to which he belongs, and what was taken away from him when forced to spend his youth at a residential school. This exhibit is an important tribute to Janvier's career, and critical storytelling about the aboriginal experience and history in our province.

Brian McGillicuddy's Anthropocene, a large waxy green iceberg with its form echoed by the line drawing sketched in pencil on the gallery wall. On one hand, it's an interesting harsh, cold, foreboding symbol of the frozen north made impotent in its green covering and metal containment, connecting with the threat of climate change to our critical glaciers and northern ecosystems. However, the work loses its impact from sheer lack of scale. As the statement references Caspar David Friedrich and his romantic paintings of the sublime power of nature, this is a key missing feature. Is this an important shortcoming to create an environmental message, or just a work that requires a larger scale to have the sublime impact it aspires to achieve?

In the AGA's New Works Gallery is

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PREVUE // NEXTFEST

Dancefest

NiteClubs Fri, Jun 8 (9:30 pm), Sat, Jun 9 (9:30 pm), Sat, Jun 16 (9:30 pm) Curated by Beth Dart The Artery

Tangled up in dance

Thu, Jun 7 – Fri, Jun 15 Dancefest @ Nextfest Roxy Theatre, $10 – $40 (festival pass) Schedule at nextfest.org

dmonton's emerging choreographers and dancers take centre stage with a diverse set of new contemporary works for Dancfest. Curator Cheryl Fontaine hopes Dancefest can be a testament to the range of creativity taking place in the city through its young artists. "It's kind of a big deal to present your work, because you are getting critiqued on it, but they're taking that chance and opening it up, so I just want people to leave feeling passionate about dance," she says. "I would love for an audience member who's never seen dance to come and really feel something from it. It's emotional; they can connect with it either physically, or they get some kind of literal idea from it." Pieces featured in two of the Dancefest programs, Shimmer and Luminescence, were chosen via proposals based on what the dancers were doing in the community and the interest factor of each piece. Fontaine says it was also an opportunity to develop pieces that had a great deal of potential. Dancefest also gives high school students a chance to show pieces, including "The Human Race" and "Resonant Frequency" in Shimmer and "Beautiful Mind," "The Finish Line" and "Felidae" in Luminescence. The students are paired with mentors from Edmonton's dance scene to further develop each piece and give the dancers muchneeded exposure. "A handful of those high school students are just graduating, so it's kind of awesome to show them there is stuff going on in Edmonton," Fontaine says, adding she hopes the students will continue building their careers in the city. In addition to Shimmer and Luminescence, the University of Alberta's Bachelor of Fine Arts Acting gradu-

ating class will be presenting Last Dance, a fusion of theatre, acting and dance that will be improvised for audiences each night. Fontaine adds that other highlights of this year's Dancefest include the Nextfest debuts of Stephanie Lilley, choreographer of Starry Eyed, who is working at starting her own dance company, Jeannie Vandekerkhove, who's the choreographer and dancer in Moon River, and Susan Kania, choreography and dancer in Bad Betty of the Mine. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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iteClubs has been forming a reputation all its own over the past six years at Nextfest, and though we never do see the same thing twice, there is one aspect of the trio of performance parties that has stayed the same. Beth Dart is diving into her fifth year as the curator of NiteClubs, and the considerable amount of time spent on these performance collages hasn't diminished her excitement about the project one bit. Two of the three themes for this year are back by popular demand (Rise Up! and the much-discussed Smut Cabaret) and the third is a new wildcard theme entitled Fairytales & Nightmares. "I've had really good responses from Rise Up! and Smut," begins Dart. "It's not very often that artists get to put out their more political works, so it's really important to me to provide that platform through Rise Up!. Then, Smut is an opportunity for artists to get down and dirty. This year, the artists for Smut are bringing some pretty crazy things to the stage. I'm always just as excited as everyone else to see what's going to happen." The energetic atmosphere of Nite-

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Clubs continues to be an invigorating characteristic of the event for audience members and artists alike. The performance parties are not rehearsed in the traditional sense, and artists are encouraged to take chances in front of a lively audience. "What's truly exciting for me this year is that artists have figured out what NiteClubs is really about," Dart says. "It's all about trying brand new things. The event gives artists an opportunity to give anything that might be stewing on the backburner a shot and see how people respond."

When looking at the Nextfest mosaic, NiteClubs is easily identified as the event that pulls artists of all types into one room. From the call for submissions to closing night, the event is an exercise in innovation and collaboration. "I've got dancers who are backing up electronic musicians, film artists working with installation artists, and the list goes on," says Dart. "It's why I love this event. NiteClubs is really about giving new ideas a platform and building a community." SALIHA CHATTOO

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THURSDAY JUNE 7 EDMONTON PROPER Carlos Alazraqui • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 7 – 10, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Cleanse Kill with Between Seas and Eyes of Reverence • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 8 pm • $8 (adv) • pawnshoplive.ca • 780.432.5058 Debbie Davies • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 7 – 9 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Jack Semple • Richard's Pub, 12150 161 Ave • 6:30 pm • $22 (B) • richardspub.ca • 780.457.3118 Lindsey Nagy • Lit Italian Wine Bar, 10132 - 104 St • 8 pm • No cover • litwinebar.com • 780.757.6688

2 (exhibits run all month) • WARES (Hosting SAPVAC), Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, Gemport, Art Beat Gallery, Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) and Rental & Sales Gallery (AGSA), Satellite Studio (AGSA), Bookstore on Perron, Crimson Quill, St Albert Constituency, Concept Jewellery, VASA • See att the art St. Albert has to offer • artwalkstalbert.com Shaun McDonald • Cafe Haven, 9 Sioux Road, Sherwood Park • 7 pm • Donations accepted • cafehaven.ca • 780.417.5523

EDMONTON Metro Kid Friendly Beaumont Town & Country Daze • Beaumont • Jun 7 – 10 • Enjoy a beachparty themed parade • town.beaumont.ab.ca

FRIDAY JUNE 8 EDMONTON PROPER Andrew Glover • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm (doors), 9 pm (show) • $14 (members), $18 (guests) • yardbirdsuite.com • 780.432.0428

Little Elephants • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jun 7 – 10, 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $24 (Tix) • Marion and Alf are set to move from their long time family home with the help of their two adult daughters. But when a phone call exposes a family fact, it brings up revelations that challenge everyone • shadowtheatre.org

BEEF Pride Bear Bash • The Junction Bar, 10242 - 106 St • 8 pm • $5 • Celebrating pride in Edmonton • edmontonpride.ca

Carlos Alazraqui • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 7 – 10, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

Queen's of Clubs Pre-Pride Kick Off Party • Treasury Vodka Bar and Eatery, 10004 Jasper Ave • 8:30pm • $10 – $20 • With performances by Ruby, Krystall, Godiva, Chanelta and Simone • edmontonpride.ca • 780.887.4949 Sean Burns • Accent European Lounge, 8223 - 104 St • 9:30 pm • No cover • With Tiff Hall • accentlounge. com • 780.431.0179 Touch of Goth • Westbury Theatre, 10330 - 84 Ave • 8 pm – 10 pm • $12 • Featuring music from The Rocky Horror Show, and The Addams Family Musical. Hosted by Darrin Hagen • edmontonpride.ca • 780.488.1498

EDMONTON METRO ArtWalk–St Albert • Perron District, downtown St Albert • Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug

Brasstronaut • Haven Social Club, 15120A Stony Plain Road • 8 pm • $15 (B) • With Utidur and guests • thehavensocialclub.com • 780.756.6010

Creative Age Festival • Timms’ Centre for the Arts, 112 St, University of Alberta • Jun 8 – 10 • $10 • A festival celebrating seniors and the arts. Featuring acting classes, aomedy improv workshop, plays, stand-up storytelling and more • cafestival.ca Debbie Davies • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 7 – 9 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 A Dialogue of Drum and Dance • Africa Centre, 13160 - 127 St • 10:30 am – 2:30 pm • Free • Join members of the African and Aboriginal communities at a unique cultural celebration of drumming, dance, conversation, and food • africacentre.ca Edmonton Pride Awards • Edmonton City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7 pm – 9 pm • Free • Supporting those who have made an outstanding contribution to the LGBT Community • edmontonpride.ca Edmonton Pride Festival Media

Release • City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7 pm • A press conference covering this year's Pride events • edmontonpride.ca Fire Next Time (CD Release/Tour Kickoff Party) • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave •8 pm • $10 (adv, B) • With E-town Beatdown, The Weekend Kids, and The Cavalry, Canyon Rose Outfit • pawnshoplive.ca • 780.432.5058 Late Night Brahms • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 9:30 pm • $20• Featuring Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Angela Cheng • 780.429.1992 • winspearcentre.com Let There Be Height • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 91 St • Jun 8 – 9, 8 pm • $30 (Tix) • Firefly Theatre's annual showcase and fundraiser. Features professional and upcoming circus artists along with physical theatre, comedy and dance • lacitefranco.ca Little Elephants • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun 7 – 10, 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $24 (Tix) • Marion and Alf are set to move from their long time family home with the help of their two adult daughters. But when a phone call exposes a family fact, it brings up revelations that challenge everyone • shadowtheatre.org Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Mark Davis and guests • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $15 • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca Official Pride Kick Off Party • Woody’s/Buddy’s, 11723a and 11725b Jasper Ave • 8 pm • $5 • edmontonpride.ca Open Sky Music Festival 2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Road • Jun 8 – 10, 5 pm • $30 (B) • Featuring performances by Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Souljah Fyah, Jon & Roy, Chali 2na • openskymusicfestival.com Opera Extravaganza • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building • Jun 8, 15; 7:30 pm • Partnering with the fabulous talents of Improvaganza. Watch as actors improvise the opera scenes and then listen to emerging opera artists breathe life into how the great composers chose to bring the scenes to life. Part of Improvaganza and the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Opus Three • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $10 • jeffreyscafe.com • 780.451.8890 Picture The Ocean • Bonnie Doon Hall, 9240 - 93 St • 8 pm • $7 (adv, B) • Tallest To Shortest, and more

Sean Baptiste • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 8 – 9 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/ club Seniors Sensation Fundraiser for new Mill Woods Seniors Centre • Capilano Conference Centre, 4960 - 93 Ave • 6:30 pm – 10 pm • $50 (per person), $400 (table of 10) (Tix) • A fundraiser for a new Mill Woods Senior Centre (scheduled to open in 2014). Featuring western and Indian style cuisine, comedy (Uncle Nacho and others), Indian dance performances and drummers. A live and silent auction of items (donated by local businesses) • tixonthesquare.ca Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun, 8, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 pm • $10 – $15 • Teams of improvisors battle it out. No political figure is safe, no preconception left unprodded. Shout out suggestions and watch a scene evolve • rapidfiretheatre.com

EDMONTON METRO The Emeralds • Apex Casino, 24 Boudreau Road, St Albert • Jun 8 – 9, 9 pm • No cover • apexcasino.ca • 780.460.8092 Sharon Cuneta • River Cree Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd Box 179, Enoch • $44.50 • No minors • rivercreeresort. com • 780.484.2121

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bug-ology! • John Janzen Nature Centre, next to Fort Edmonton Park • Jun 10, 12 pm – 4 pm • Pick up your Bug-ology Lab Report and visit all of the “labs” full of insect information to receive your very own Bug-ology Diploma • edmonton.ca Edmonton Energy • University of Alberta Main Gym, 11759 Groat Rd • 7:30 pm • $5 – $25 • vs West Coast Hotshots • edmontonnrg.com • 780. 989.9980

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Aurora Arabian Summer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • Jun 8 – 10 • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Beaumont Town & Country Daze • Beaumont • Jun 7 – 10 • Enjoy a beachparty themed parade • town.beaumont. ab.ca JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com Pioneer Days at Wetaskiwin • 4910 55A St, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • Free

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• Parade, community stage, Amazing Race, Co porate Challenge, children's play centre, and fireworks • wetaskiwinchamber.ca • 780.352.8003 Under the Lights Soccer Tournament • Camrose • Jun 8 – 10 • Includes an outdoor tournament from U12-U18 Tier IV/Tier III--teams play late into the night "under the lights" • tourismcamrose.com Wetaskiwin Rawhide Rodeo • Wetaskiwin Rodeo Grounds, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • A classic rodeo featuring beer gardens, trade show, cowboy church service, rodeo performance and more • wetaskiwinag.com

SATURDAY JUNE 9 EDMONTON PROPER Al Fresco "Block Party" • 104th Street Promenade, 104 St and Jasper Ave • 5 pm – 11 pm • Free (tickets for food and wine tastings purchased at event) • Celebrating Edmonton's Warehouse District downtown with great food (What The Truck Vendors), wine & beer tastings, local music, art and more • 4thstpromenade.ca/events/ Angela Cheng • Winspear Centre, 9720- 102 Ave • 8 pm • $20 • With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992 Any Last Regrets with No Witness and Grounded Star • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 7 pm • $10 (adv) • pawnshoplive.ca • 780.432.5058 Cadence & Nathan (CD release) • Haven Social Club, 15120A Stony Plain Road • 8 pm • $8 (adv), $10 (door) • With The Living Daylights and Justin Dery • thehavensocialclub.com • 780.756.6010 Carlos Alazraqui • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 7 – 10, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Carrie Day • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • With Lindsay Woolgar, Bob Tildesley, and others • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Celebration on the Square • Churchill Square • 1 pm – 8 pm • Free (donations will be accepted) • edmontonpride.ca Chimprov 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • 11 pm • $5 – $10 • Here you will see artfully-crafted improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays sure to make bust a gut • rapidfiretheatre.com Creative Age Festival • Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St, University of Alberta • Jun 8 – 10 • $10 • A festival celebrating seniors and the arts. Featuring acting classes, aomedy improv workshop, plays, stand-up storytelling and more • cafestival.ca

Debbie Davies • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 7 – 9 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca

DeVine Wines & Yellowhead Brewery Lot Tasting • Melcor Parking Lot • 12 pm – 8 pm • $25 • devinewines.ca • 780.421.9463 The Fighter Tour Manafest • Avenue Theatre, 9030 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $15 • With Whos Army • avenuetheatre.ca • 780.477.2149

Open Sky Music Festival 2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Road • Jun 8 – 10, 12 pm • $30 (B) • Featuring performances by The Collective West, Third Branch, Brave New Waves, Kim Churchill, 77 Jefferson, The Wailers and more • openskymusicfestival.com

Forbidden Dimension • DV8 Tavern, 8307 - 99 St • 9 pm • With The Preying Saints and Snakebite • 780.760.0077

Pride Parade • Starts at 108 St and travels Eastbound on 102 Ave to 99 St • 12 pm • edmontonpride.ca

Let There Be Height • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 91 St • Jun 8 – 9, 8 pm • $30 (Tix) • Firefly Theatre's annual showcase and fundraiser. Features professional and upcoming circus artists along with physical theatre, comedy and dance • lacitefranco.ca

Pure Pride 2012 • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • No minors • starliteroom.ca • 780. 428.7827

Little Elephants • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun 7 – 10, 2 pm, 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $24 (Tix) • Marion and Alf are set to move from their long time family home with the help of their two adult daughters. But when a phone call exposes a family fact, it brings up revelations that challenge everyone • shadowtheatre.org Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Major League Bass-Ball • Bohemia, 10217 - 97 St • 8 pm • $20 • edmontonpride.ca Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger

Sean Baptiste • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 8 – 9 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/club TEDxEdmonton • Maclab Theatre (Citadel Theatre), 9828 - 101A Ave • 8:30 am – 5:30 pm • $99 ($6 admin + GST) • Going beyond ideas, fight constraints, creating momentum, inspiring followers, and taking action. Includes several speakers such as: Joanne Cave, Darrell Kopke Gerry Morita Nate Box and more • tedxedmonton.com/2012 • Walk For ALS • William Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Rd • Free • 8:30 am (registration), 10 am (start) • A fundraiser for ALS • alsab.ca/events/ • 780.487.0754

eDMonTon MeTRo Celtic Ceilidh Presents: O'er the Sea Jr. • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Jun 9, 14; 1 pm • ticketmaster.ca

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Kathleen Madigan • River Cree Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd Box 179, Enoch • $25.50 • No minors • rivercreeresort.com • 780.484.2121

will share their newest works in these staged readings • concretetheatre.ca

RONA MS Bike Tour 2012 • From Leduc to Camrose • Jun 9 – 10 • Twoday 185km cycling extravaganza from Leduc to Camrose • msbiketours.com

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8th Annual Downhill Soap Box Derby • 42 Ave, from 43 St to the Park, Ponoka • 9 am • Watch as soap boxes race to be the best • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363 Aurora Arabian Summer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • Jun 8 – 10 • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Beaumont Town & Country Daze • Beaumont • Jun 7 – 10 • Enjoy a beach-par-

ty themed parade • town.beaumont.ab.ca CMDRA All Bike Drags • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jun 9 – 10 • castrolraceway.com Hastings Lake Community Association Annual Steak Dinner • Hastings Lake • 5 pm – 9 pm •strathcona.ca/edt • 780.662.0027 History Road - The Ultimate Car Show • Reynolds Alberta Museum, 1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • Jun 9 – 10 • A chronological lineup of cars from 1900 to 2010. The display features rare vehicles from the Reynolds-Alberta Museum collection and enthusiasts across the province • reynoldsalbertamuseum.com • 1.800.661.4726

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Night Thunder • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 4 pm (gates), 6 pm (show) • Free (under 5), $10 (youth/seniors), $20 (adult) • castrolraceway.com Pioneer Days at Wetaskiwin • 4910 55A St, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • Free • Parade, community stage, Amazing Race, Corporate Challenge, children's play centre, and fireworks • wetaskiwinchamber.ca • 780.352.8003

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Under the Lights Soccer Tournament • Camrose • Jun 8 – 10 • Includes an outdoor tournament from U12-U18 Tier IV/Tier III--teams play late into the night "under the lights" • tourismcamrose.com

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Wetaskiwin Rawhide Rodeo • Wetaskiwin Rodeo Grounds, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • A classic rodeo featuring beer gardens, trade show, cowboy church service, rodeo performance and more • wetaskiwinag.com

SUnDAY JUne 10 eDMonTon PRoPeR The Blind Boys of Alabama • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 8 pm • $36 – $44 • With Over The Rhine • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992

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Carlos Alazraqui • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 7 – 10, 7:30 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Creative Age Festival • Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St, University of Alberta • Jun 8 – 10 • $10 • A festival celebrating seniors and the arts. Fea-

turing acting classes, aomedy improv workshop, plays, stand-up storytelling and more • cafestival.ca Little Elephants • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun 7 – 10, 2 pm • $11.75 – $24 (Tix) • Marion and Alf are set to move from their long time family home with the help of their two adult daughters. But when a phone call exposes a family fact, it brings up revelations that challenge everyone • shadowtheatre.org A Little Night Music • Muttart Hall Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Drive • 7 pm • $20 • Part of the Edmonton Mozart Festival • edmontonmozartfestival.com Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca Open Sky Music Festival 2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre in Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Road • Jun 8 – 10, 12:30 pm • $30 (B) • Featuring performances by The Whytes, Wool on Wolves, Shane Phillip, Hey Ocean!, Mishka, Five Alarm Funk and more • openskymusicfestival.com Pancakes for Pride • Oliver Community Hall, 10326 - 118 St • 10 am – 12 pm • Free (dontions accepted) • edmontonpride.ca Pride Church Service • McDougall United Church, 10025 - 101 St • edmontonpride.ca

Responding to Biblical Bullying • McDougall United Church, 10025 - 101 St • 12 pm • Free (donations accepted) • Strategies that can be used to respond to Biblical bullying and spiritual rights will be briefly discussed • edmontonpride.ca Soul OUTing • Robertson-Wesley United Church, 10209 - 123 St • Free • Where LGBT people can connect • edmontonpride.ca Suit Yourself 4th Annual Afternoon Tea • Delta Edmonton South Hotel, 4404 Gateway Boulevard • 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm • $45 • In support of disadvantaged women who are searching for jobs or starting out in the workforce • suityourselfclothes.org • 780.488.9930

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Alberta Aviation Museum • 11410 Kingsway Ave • 10 am – 6 pm (Mon – Fri), 10 am – 4 pm (Sat – Sun, holidays) • $9 – $5 (under six free) • Discover northern Alberta's rich aviation history and take a tour through the amazing history of flight • albertaaviationmuseum.com • 780.451.1175 Alberta Craft Council Gallery • 10186 – 106 St • 10 am – 5 pm • Enjoy a wide variety of work from some of Alberta's talented fine craft artists • albertacraft.ab.ca • 780.488.6611

Camrose & District Centennial Museum • 5204 – 50 Ave, Camrose • 10 am – 5 pm (Wed – Sun) • Take a trip back in time with thousands of artifacts displayed in nine buildings • camrosemuseum.ca • 780.672.3298 Castrol Raceway • Two km west on Highway 19, just off Highway 2 • Car races and special events all summer long • castrolraceway.com

Alberta Fairytale Grounds • NW of Stony Plain on Hwy 779 • 10 am – 6 pm • $5 – $3.50 (under 3 free) • Walk through a magical forest and watch live performances of classic fairytales • 780.963.8161

Devonian Botanic Garden • Five km north of Devon on Hwy 60 • 10 am – 6 pm (Sun – Wed), 10 am – 8 pm (Thu) • $3 – $13 (under six free) • Explore over 190 acres of immaculate greenery, with indoor greenhouses, a butterfly house, Japanese Garden, flower collections and much more • ales.ualberta.ca/devonian • 780.987.3054

Alberta Legislature • 9718 - 107 St • 9 am – 4 pm • Free • Interpretive, guided tours offered every hour until noon, and every halfhour thereafter • assembly.ab.ca/visitor • 780.427.7362

Edmonton Gallery Walk • 10322 - 83 Ave in Old Strathcona • 9:30 pm • Seven art galleries just west of downtown offer a scintillating and stimulating stroll • gallery-walk.com • 780.488.4892

Alberta Prairie Railway Excursion • 47 Ave, Stettler • Most trains run at 11 am or 2 pm • $35 – $150 • Take a guided tour through beautiful southern Alberta and enjoy some tasty eats to boot • absteamtrain.com • 1.800.282.3994

Edmonton Ghost Tours • 124 St from Jasper Ave to 107 Ave • Join your award-winning tour guide on a ghostly walk through Old Strathcona to hear true stories of ghosts, hauntings and the unknown • edmontonghosttours.com

Alberta Railway Museum • 24215 – 34 St • 10 am – 5 pm (Sat – Sun) • $2 – $5 (under 3 free) • Take a tour of the historic museum and enjoy a ride on a speeder car • albertarailwaymuseum.com • 780.472.6229

Edmonton International Raceway • Four km west of Wetaskiwin • 5:30 pm • $5 – $15 (under six free) • Wide variety of exciting car races almost every Saturday in the summer, including Thunder cards, stocks and legends • edmontonraceway.com • 780.467.9276

Art Gallery of Alberta • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 11 am – 7 pm (Tue – Fri), 11 am – 5 pm (Sat – Sun) • $8.50 – $12.50 (under six free) • View original exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. This summer view Method and Madness where shapes and colours form language and legends of an imaginary culture, the 50 year artistic career of Alberta's own Alex Janvier, Anthropocene's installation by Brendan McGillicuddy, and photographs, books and so much more documenting Canada's first avant-garde movement • youraga.ca • 780.422.6223 Art in the Plaza • Centre in the Park Community Centre, 2001 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park • Jun 24 – Sep 30; 11 am – 4 pm, every Sun • Featuring local art and artists, walking tours and a sale of original works • strathcona.ca/artintheplaza • 780.410.8505

Edmonton Radial Railway Society • From Gatway Blvd and 84 Ave to 109 St and 100 Ave • 11 am – 3:30 pm (Sun - Fri), 9 am – 3:30 pm (Sat) • $4 (under six free) • Enjoy a scenic and historic streetcar ride over the High Level Bridge. Extended hours during the Fringe • edmonton-radial-railway.ab.ca • 780.437.7721 Father Lacombe Chapel • St Vital Ave, just off St Albert Trail • 10 am – 6 pm • Free • Enjoy an interpretive tour through Alberta's oldest building, now restored to resemble its original 1861 state • culture.alberta. ca • 780.459.7663 Fort Edmonton Park • Fox Dr and Whitemud Dr • 10 am – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 (under three free) • Experience Edmonton's premier historic attraction with an astonishing array

of authentic activities from 1846 to 1920 • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311 Fort Saskatchewan Museum • 10006 - 101 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 10 am – 4 pm (Mon – Sat) • $3 – $5 (under three free) • Eight historic buildings provide a perfect retrospective of live at the Fort back to 1875 • fortsask.ca • 780.998.1783 Harcourt House • Third floor, 10215 - 112 St • 10 am – 5 pm (Mon – Fri), 12 – 4 pm (Sat) • Various exhibitions throughout the summer • harcourthouse.ab.ca • 780.426.4180 Horse Sence Petting Zoo • North of Morinville • Drop-in petting zoo (Sat 11 am – 5 pm; Sun 11 am – 4 pm) • Farm tours by appointment • $7 (children), $10 (adults), $25 (Family) • horsesence.ca • 780.470.0414 John Janzen Nature Centre • 7000 - 143 St • Wide variety of daycamps, drop-in programs, family classes and more to keep your children active and interested in nature • edmonton. ca • 780.442.1443 Jubilations Dinner Theatre • 8882 170 St, West Edmonton Mall • Apr 6 – Jun 10, 6:15 pm (Wed – Sat), 5 pm (Sun) • $39.95 – $69.95 • "Two and 2/3 Men" goes until Jun 10. After Allan and Jake moved to Edmonton about a year ago, Charley got married but now that the marriage has ended, he's lost everything. Now he's showed up on their doorstep and everything becomes complicated. Spoofed from the hit comedy "Two and a Half Men" • jubilations.ca • 780.484.2424 Leduc Energy Discovery Centre • 20 Haven Ave, Devon • 9 am – 5 pm (Mon – Fri) • $5 – $8 (under seven free) • The Centre showcases Canada's oil history to the world. Enjoy a guided tour or wander around on your own • leducnumber1.com • 1.866.987.4323 Mayfield Inn Dinner Theatre • 16615 – 109 Ave • Apr 17 – Jun 17 • $59.99 – $89.99 • "Chicago": After Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap, he turns on her when he finds out he's been tricked. Roxie and another murder Velma Kelly now look to get the ultimate acquittal • mayfieldtheatre.ca • 1.877.529.7829 Multicultural Heritage Centre • 5411 - 51 St, Stony Plain • 9 am – 4 pm

• Admission by donation • Celebrate local heritage, arts and agriculture with a museum and art gallery • multicentre.org • 780.963.2777 Musée Héritage Museum • 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 10 am – 5 pm (Tue – Sat), 1 pm – 5 pm (Sun) • Admission by donation • Fascinating exhibits on the history of St Albert • artsheritage.ca • 780.459.1528 Muttart Conservatory • 9626 - 96A St • 10 am – 5 pm (Mon – Fri), 11 am – 5 pm (Sat – Sun, holidays) • $5.25 – $10.50 (under three free) • Four glass pyramids of botanical wonder • muttartconservatory.ca • 780.442.5311 Northlands • 7300 - 116 Ave • Jun – Sep • Thoroughbred horse racing every weekend and Wednesday, starting at 6 pm most nights • thehorses. com • 780.413.6585

9 am – 5 pm (Sat), 1 – 5 pm (Sun) • Summer events include interview and resume workshops, subVERSIVE bookclub and more • sapl.ab.ca • 780.496.1530 Strathcona County Museum • 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • 10 am – 4 pm (Mon - Fri) • $3 – $5 (under five free) • An in-depth look at pioneer life in the early 1900s, complete with old jail cells • strathconacountymuseum.ca • 780.467.8189 Telephone Historical Centre • 10440 - 108 Ave • 10 am – 3 pm (Tue – Thu) • Admission by donation • Enjoy a guided tour through a fascinating tapestry of telephonic technology • telephonehistoricalcentre.com • 780.433.1010

Royal Alberta Museum • 12845 102 Ave • 9 am – 5 pm, until July 3 • $5 – $10 (under seven free) • Natural history, wildlife, insects, native culture and more all on display. Featured exhibits include "Wolf to Woof - the Story of Dogs" featuring interesting canine facts • royalalbertamuseum.ca • 780.453.9100

Telus World of Science • 1211 - 142 St • 10 am – 5 pm • $9.50 – $13.95 • This summer, enjoy "To the Arctic," narrated by Meryl Streep, which takes you on the journey of a mother polar bear and her two cubs as they cross the changing arctic landscape. See the world of robotics and explore the science of robotics with "Robots: The Interactive Exhibition." Other attractions include exhibits on the environment, space, health, forensics and more. IMAX films including Rescue: Disaster Response, which looks at the work of saving lives in the face of a natural disaster, and Hubble (Leonardo DiCaprio) which looks at distant galaxies. Enjoy the Aurora Borealis in the Margaret Zeidler with "Experience the Aurora" and more • edmontonscience.com • 780.451.3344

Rutherford House • 1153 Saskatchewan Dr • 10 am – 5 pm • $3 – $4 (under seven free) • Visit the house of Alberta's premier premier, Alexander Cameron Rutherford. Enjoy the gardens, Arbour restaurant and costumed interpreters • culture. alberta.ca • 780.427.3995

Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village • 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am – 5 pm • $4 – $8 (under 7 free) • An award-winning historic site, featuring costumed role-players and over 30 historic buildings • culture.alberta.ca • 780.662.3273

Sheep Grazing • Peter T. Ream Historic Park, Fort Saskatchewan • Jun 2 – Sep 3; Thu – Sun, 1 pm – 8 pm • Watch the sheep graze • ourfortsask.ca

Valley Zoo • 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 9:30 am – 6 pm • $5.25 – $10.50 (under 3 free) • More than 100 wild and exotic animals on display for your education and entertainment, including seals, pandas, an Asian elephant, leopards, sea lions, Siberian tigers and bearded dragons • buildingthevalleyzoo.com • 780.496.6924

Reynolds Alberta Museum • Two km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • 10 am – 5 pm • $5 – $9 (under seven free) • World-famous displays on transportation, aviation, agriculture and industry. This summer, enjoy the "Dinosaurs of the Field: Tractors That Built Alberta" exhibit • reynoldsalbertamuseum.com • 780.361.1351

St Albert Grain Elevator Park • 4A Meadows Dr, St Albert • 10 am – 5 pm (Wed – Sun) • Admission by donation • Marvel at wooden grain elevators and vintage train station • artsheritage.ca • 780.419.7354 St Albert Public Library • 5th Street, St Anne St, St Albert • 9 am – 9 pm (Mon – Thu), 9 am – 6 pm (Fri),

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Wetaskiwin Heritage Museum • 5007 - 50 Ave, Wetaskiwin • 10 am – 5 pm • Admission by donation • Exhibits on local history • wetaskiwinmuseum.com • 780.352.0227

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EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Aurora Arabian Summer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • Jun 8 – 10 • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608

Summer Sundays Relax • Reﬂect • Renew A diverse, inclusive, Christian spiritual community “In the Heart of the City”

Beaumont Town & Country Daze • Beaumont • Jun 7 – 10 • Enjoy a beach-party themed parade • town.beaumont.ab.ca

24th Annual Membership Exhibition & Sale

3rd floor gallery | 10215-112 street | Edmonton, AB

Opening Reception June 21, 6:30-10 pm June 21-July 21, 2012

Calmar Walks for Cancer • Curling Rink, 5020 - 47 St, Calmar • 11 am • Walk to support those with cancer • calmar.ca

Join us for worship on Sundays at 10:30 am Welcome summer visitors

Come, Touch the Spirit McDougall United Church 10025 – 101 Street and MacDonald Drive 780-428-1818 |www.mcdougallunited.com

CMDRA All Bike Drags • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jun 9 – 10 • castrolraceway.com

HARCOURT HOUSE ARTIST RUN CENTRE

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High Tea at the Garden • Devonian Botanic Garden, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm • Served in the Pine Pavilion, overlooking the Grebe Pond. Tea in china cups and pots, alongside tiered trays adorned with an assortment of finger sandwiches, gorgeous pastries, scones with cream and preserves, and seasonal fruit • devonian.ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243

K I N G S TO N • R O S S • PA S N A K

History Road - The Ultimate Car Show • Reynolds Alberta Museum, 1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • Jun 9 – 10 • A chronological lineup of cars from 1900 to 2010. The display features rare vehicles from the Reynolds-Alberta Museum collection and enthusiasts across the province • reynoldsalbertamuseum.com • 1.800.661.4726 Pioneer Days at Wetaskiwin • 4910 55A St, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • Free • Parade, community stage, Amazing Race, Corporate Challenge, children's play centre, and fireworks • wetaskiwinchamber.ca • 780.352.8003 Under the Lights Soccer Tournament • Camrose • Jun 8 – 10 • Includes an outdoor tournament from U12-U18 Tier IV/Tier III--teams play late into the night "under the lights" • tourismcamrose.com Wetaskiwin Rawhide Rodeo • Wetaskiwin Rodeo Grounds, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • A classic rodeo featuring beer gardens, trade show, cowboy church service, rodeo performance and more • wetaskiwinag.com

MONDAY JUNE 11 EDMONTON PROPER Bill Durst • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 11 – 16 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Indulgence 2012 • Delta Edmonton South, 4404 Gateway Boulevard • 6:30 pm – 9 pm • See Edmonton's top chefs, distinctive Alberta food producers, and the best VQA wineries in Canada for a taste of amazing flavours and spicy personalities • slowfoodedmonton.ca LGBTQ History Bus Tour - South • Edmonton South Campus Main ETS Terminal, 89 Ave & 112 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $25 • A tour of famous haunts, half remembered hangouts and the origins of Edmonton’s LGBTQ community • edmontonpride.ca Meet the Artist • Edmonton Pride Centre, 10608 - 105 Ave • 7 pm – 9 pm • Free • The Edmonton Pride Centre takes on on a new look as artisans paint the walls of the new facility • edmontonpride.ca

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Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca NFB Film Club • Edmonton Public Library( Idylwylde Branch), 8310 - 88 Ave • 7 pm • This week playing: Bead Game / The Hole Story • epl.ca • 780.496.7000

eDMonTon MeTRo Global Country and CFCW 14th Annual Concert featuring Lisa Hewitt • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 7:30 pm • ticketmaster.ca

TUeSDAY JUne 12 eDMonTon PRoPeR Bill Durst • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 11 – 16 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

LGBTQ History Bus Tour - North • L'Espresso Café, 99 St & 102A Ave • $25 • 7 pm – 9 pm • $25 • Hosted by Michael Phair and Darrin Hagen, this event takes a tour around Edmonton • edmontonpride.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Paul Morrissey • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 13 – 17, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Standing OUT: Educational Leadership for Social Justice in the 21st Century • Ledcor Theatre at the Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7 pm – 8:30 pm • Free • Invited educational leaders reflect on past, present, and future moves toward respecting and protecting diversity, equity, and human rights issues in K-12 schools • edmontonpride.ca

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THURSDAY JUne 14

St Albert Community Band • Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne Street, St Albert • 7 pm • $6 – $13 (TM, O) • ardentheatre.com • 780.459.1542

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDlY Joesephburg Chicken Supper and Country Market • Moyer Recreation Centre, 54569 Rge. Rd. 215, Josephburg • 4:30 pm – 7 pm • Sold out • Enjoy one of Joesephburg famous suppers • strathcona.ca/edt • 780.998.9450

eDMonTon PRoPeR Beatlemania On Tour • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 8 pm • $68.40 (TM) • The musical biography takes audiences on a journey through the eras of The Beatles, exploring the beginnings, rise to fame, cultural change and the phenomenon that changed music • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Bill Durst • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 11 – 16 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

Bry Webb • Elevation Room at Transcend Coffee, 10349 Jasper Ave • 8 pm • $20 • With Zachary Lucky and Tyler Butler • elevationroom.com • 780.421.7734 Edmonton Pride Festival Movie Night • Empire Theatres, City Centre East • $10 (Tix) • Featuring the film "Bully", a documentary that follows five kids and their families over the course of a school year • edmontonpride.ca Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jun 13 – 23, 7:30 pm • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com

Fres h pick s every Monday

Wine Tasting • Keg n Cork, 3845 - 99 St • 7:30 pm • $20 – $30 • kegncork.com • 780.461.0191

Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wed, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556

Edmonton Police Service - Chief's Pride Reception • EPS Integrated Operations Facility, 8825 - 51 Ave • 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm • Free • Includes a behind the scenes look at the EPS Tactical Unit and Forensics Lab with the Dog Unit • edmontonpride.ca Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca Rainbow Art Gallery • Lee Pavillion, 9828 - 101 A Ave • 7 pm • Admission by donation • LGBTQ art in various forms. Visitors can also meet the artists • edmontonpride.ca

WeDneSDAY JUne 13 eDMonTon PRoPeR Annual Capital Club LGBT Professionals Pride Mixer • Suede Lounge, 11806 Jasper Ave • 5 pm • $5 • edmontonpride.ca

Indoors

Outdoors

Temporary

West 49

Phase 2, West Edmonton Mall

Skateparks are supervised: 12:30 - 8:00 pm

Tegler Youth Centre

Callingwood Skate Plaza

The City of Edmonton has outfitted the following sites with temporary ramps for skateboarding, BMX bike riding and inline skating (no brakes allowed on temporary equipment) from July to August:

3805 - 118 Ave (reserved for those under 18)

177 St & 69 Ave

Delwood Skatepark

Castle Downs Skatepark

7515 Delwood Road

117 St & 153 Ave

Evergreen

Clareview Skatepark

167 Ave & 10 St

38 St & 139 Ave

Ramsay Park

Kaskitayo Skatepark

Riverbend Road & 43 Ave

111 St & 19 Ave

Kilkenny

Mill Woods Skatepark

72street & 148 Ave

72 St & 28 Ave

Check edmonton.ca to find temporary skatepark locations around the city, as these will move to different communities as needed. Call 780.944.7421

Bill Durst • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 11 – 16 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Cinema At the Centre • Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 6:30 pm • Centre for Reading and the Arts showcases littleknown films every month in the Library. This week playing: Myra Breckinridge. Run time of 94 minutes. Rated 14A • epl.ca • 780.496.7000 Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jun 13 – 23, 7:30 pm • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com L'Espresso Open Mic • L’Espresso Café, Main Floor, Chancery Hall, 3 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 8 pm • Free • Featuring performances by local artists in and around Edmonton • edmontonpride.ca

Outlying Areas Bob Foster Skatepark

(Morinville) 107 St, across from baseball diamonds

Edson Skatepark + BMX Track Corner of Highway 16 & 54 St

Fort Saskatchewan Skatepark 101 St & 94 Ave

Hinton Skatepark 805 Switzer Dr

Jasper Skatepark 305 Bonhomme St

Leduc Skatepark

50 St between Corinthia Dr and 42 Ave

Millennium Place Skatepark

(Sherwood Park) 2000 Premier Way

Rotary Skatepark

(Red Deer) 43 St & 48 Ave

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Spruce Grove Skatepark

Central Park on King St, north of 5 Ave

St Albert Skatepark

Sturgeon Rd & Boudreau Rd

Stony PlainSkatepark Brown St & 49 Ave

Timberlea Skatepark

(Fort McMurray) 1 Carteret Dr

Come Golf With Us!

Althea Cunningham • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $10 • jeffreyscafe. com • 780.451.8890

Paul Morrissey • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 13 – 17, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

Bollywood Live in Concert Abhijeet • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $25 – $50 • jubileeauditorium. com • 780.427.2760

Richard Ryder • Century Casino & Hotel, 13103 Fort Road • 7 pm • $16 • A Pride Centre of Edmonton event. Part of Pride Week • yukyuks.com Seniors Annual Strawberry Tea • SAGE, Sir Winston Churchill Square • 1:30 pm – 4 pm • Free • Meet LGBT seniors and their friends while enjoying an English Style Cream Tea • edmontonpride.ca Zygoatsis with Necroholocaust and Antedeluvian along with Begrime • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (adv) • pawnshoplive.ca • 780.432.5058

eDMonTon MeTRo The altView Foundation Annual BBQ • Sherwood Park United Church, 20 Fir St, Sherwood Park • 6 pm – 9 pm • This event allows LGBTQ and allied residents of Strathcona County and surrounding area to come together • edmontonpride.ca Celtic Ceilidh Presents: O'er the Sea Jr. • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Jun 9, 14; 7:30 pm • ticketmaster.ca Jenn Durrant • Cafe Haven, 9 Sioux Road, Sherwood Park • 7 pm • Donations accepted • 780.417.5523

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fRiDAY JUne 15 eDMonTon PRoPeR Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca

Bill Durst • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 11 – 16 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

Dark Forest CD Release • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 8 pm • $10 (O) • With Samandriel and Sonorous Odium along with Armifera • pawnshoplive.ca Diva Las Vegas • Baccarat Casino, 10128 - 104 Ave • 5 pm • Free • Try your luck at the casino. Includes door prizes, a feature menu and drink specials on the patio • edmontonpride.ca Dr Hook featuring Ray Sawyer • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • 8 pm • $39.95 • edmonton.cnty.com

Paul Morrissey • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 13 – 17, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 The Street Meet • End of Steel Park, 8720 103 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $10 • Canada’s premiere street athletics competition, featuring an international field in the men’s Shot Put • 780.427.8792 Terrace • Haven Social Club, 15120A Stony Plain Road • 8 pm • $8 (adv), $10 (door) • thehavensocialclub.com • 780.756.6010 Tom Liske • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 15 – 16 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/club

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Hot Club Edmonton • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $15 • Gypsy jazz meets western Canadian folk music • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861

Duane Allen • Apex Casino, 24 Boudreau Road, St. Albert • Jun 15 – 16, 9 pm • No cover • apexcasino.ca • 780. 780.460.8092

Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave; TransAlta Arts Barns - PCL Studio, 10330 - 84 Ave • Jun 13 – 23; 7:30 pm, 11pm (Varscona) & 8 pm, 11:15 pm (PCL Studio) • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. Full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com

The Park Bench • Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • Jun 15 – 17, 7:30 pm • $20 • A simple bench within a park becomes a monumental place where joys and challenges of life are celebrated and reflected upon by those who pass by. And as in life, these private moments are witnessed by strangers who unknowingly offer insight and encouragement, just by being present • ardentheatre.com • 780.459.1542

Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Mr., Ms. and Mz. Gay Edmonton Pageant • Flash Nightclub, 10018 - 105 St • 9 pm • $5 • edmontonpride.ca Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca Opera Extravaganza • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building • Jun 8, 15; 7:30 pm • Feature operatic highlights written in English from contemporary op-

ISN’T IT TIME WE GOT ALONG?

DO I HAVE TO? Although cyclists are encouraged to use the bike routes, they can ride on all city streets because cyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as motorists. On bike routes, cyclists are not required to travel in the bike lanes or shared-use lanes.

eras, including Little Women, The Crucible, Susannah, Dead Man Walking and Street Scene. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com

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eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDlY Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jun 15 – 16, 7 pm • Free – $12 • vs Okotoks Dawgs • prospectsbaseballclub.com

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDlY JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com

Sharara Dance Studio Annual Dance Showcase • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way • 6 pm (door), 6:30 pm (show) • $13.50 (kids), $18.50 (adults)• a community based dance company dedicated to teaching the various dance styles of India including classical, folk, modern, hip hop and contemporary. Naach is the annual dance showcase whereby all students and faculty members weave a story on stage through dance. Children from age 3 to mature adults will perform along with guest performers

Edmonton Musical Theatre

edmonton chamber music society

MMusical Theatre Summer Camp 2012

Welcome to the world of musical theatre! Here is your opportunity to spend a week singing, dancing and acting! Singing choral numbers from your favorite shows

eDMonTon PRoPeR Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca

June 22-24 | convocation hall

Learning dance routines

Friday 8 Pm L’ESPRIT FRANÇAIS

Acting - improv and scene work

SATURDAY JUne 16

2012 summer solstice festival

Creating props and set pieces Showcase your talents on the last day!

Ages 8 -14 July 16 to July 20, 2011

saturday 8 Pm INTERSECTIONS: MUSIC FOR FILM AND CONCERT STAGE sunday 3 Pm SUMMER PASSION

Ages 8 - 14 July 9 to July 13, 2012

JESSICA LINNEbACh, vIOLIN ShAUNA ROLSTON, CELLO STEPhEN PRUTSMAN, PIANO

Performance: July 13th at 5:00 p.m.

Jasmine lin, violin daniel PhilliPs, violin che-yen chen, viola charles Pilon, viola marina hoover, cello tara helen o’connor, Flute Julianne scott, clarinet nora bumanis, harP Jacques desPrés, Piano Patricia tao, Piano

Performance: July 20th at 5:00 p.m.

Phone:

780-452-8046

For more information visit our website www.edmontonmusicaltheatre.ca

Bill Durst • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 11 – 16 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Blunt Force Charm with guests The Broadway Bullies • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 7 pm • No minors • starliteroom.ca • 780.428.7827 Buddy's Award Night • Buddy’s, 11725b Jasper Ave • 9 pm • Free • Awarding members of the LGBT community for comedy • edmontonpride.ca Buddy's Fun Ball Game • Oliver School, 10227 - 118 St • 3 pm • Free • Join your kids for a a casual baseball game. Part of Pride Week • edmontonpride.ca Colour Yourself Proud Dance • Hellenic Hall, 10450 - 116 St • 8 pm • $15 (members), $20 (non-members) • A community dance. Part of Pride Week • edmontonpride.ca

FESTIvAL PASS: $50, $40, $15 SINGLE TICKETS: $30, $20, $10 tickets from tiX on the square, the Gramophone and at the door For details of Programs and Master Classes, visit:

Edmonton Transit

www.edmontonchambermusic.org

Historical Tours

Enjoy expert commentary on the history of Edmonton Transit while visiting historical buildings all on a vintage bus.

Tickets available at Tix on the Square

July - August 2012 $5.00 Admission

Donovan Bailey Invitational • Foote Field, 11601 - 68 Ave • 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm • Witness some of the fastest athletes in the world, including Yohan Blake from Jamaica. The Donovan Bailey Invitational is your last chance to see our Canadian athletes compete at home before heading to the London Olympics • 780.427.8792 Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay • Rundle Park • Jun 16 – 17 • A full 24 hours fantastic musical entertainment and activities. Rock Around the Clock is this year's theme • edmonton24hourrelay.com Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave; TransAlta Arts Barns - PCL Studio, 10330 - 84 Ave • Jun 13 – 23; 7:30 pm, 11pm (Varscona) & 8 pm, 11:15 pm (PCL Studio) • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com

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Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca Paul Ledding • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $10 • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Paul Morrissey • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 13 – 17, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

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Pride Family Picnic • Oliver Community Hall, 10326 - 118 St • 11 am – 3 pm • Free (donations will be accepted) • Fun for the whole family. Includes balloon artists, bouncy castles, fire trucks, swimming and more • edmontonpride.ca

Explore one of the first forts for the North West Mounted Police located at

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Same Sex Families – Adoption & Fostering Forum • Oliver Community Center, 10326 - 118 St • Free • Information and discussions around same sex adoptions and fostering • edmontonpride.ca

Thursday, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Rain or shine, come check out the variety!

Shelbi (CD Release) and Pistols at 20 Paces • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 7 pm • $10 (adv) • pawnshoplive.ca • 780.432.5058

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S.I.R.E.N.S. 7th Anniversary "Summer Splash" • Bo Didley's Roadhouse, 118 Ave & 142 St • 5:30 pm (doors), 6 pm (music) • $30 (until Jun 15), $35 (door) • Includes performances by Gary Martin's Motown & More, Arsen Shomakov with Rusty Reed & band, The Kirby Sewell Blues Band and The 3rd Branch • sirensthecharity.com • 780.461.7061 Tom Liske • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 15 – 16 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/ club Ward School of Dance Showstoppers 2012 • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 1 pm • $25.90 (TM) • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Underwear Affair 2012 • U of A Butterdome, 87 Ave & 114 St • Run the competitive 10K or walk the fun 5K to uncover a cure for cancers like prostate, ovarian, and colorectal • uncoverthecure.org

eDMonTon MeTRo Duane Allen • Apex Casino, 24 Boudreau Road, St. Albert • Jun 15 – 16, 9 pm • No cover • apexcasino.ca • 780. 780.460.8092

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The Children of Lir • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 7 pm • $36 – $44 • Knock School of Irish Dance • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992 Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jun 15 – 16, 7 pm • Free – $12 • vs Okotoks Dawgs • prospectsbaseballclub.com Hershey's Track & Field Games • Foote Field, 11601 - 68 Ave • Jun 16 – 17, 9 am – 1 pm • For 9 to 14 year olds who have competed in Hershey's meets at their schools throughout the year. Introduces children to physical fitness through basic track and field events like running, jumping and throwing • athleticsfestival.com • 780.427.8792

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDlY Annihilation Night • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • castrolraceway.com

Ardrossan Parade & Picnic • Ardrossan • 8 am • Includes a pancake breakfast, parade, heritage displays, markets, entertainment and more • strathcona. ca/edt • 780.910.3257 Mayor's Walk • St. Albert Botanic Park, 265 Sturgeon Road, St. Albert • Take a walk with the Mayor of St. Albert and see what the garden has to offer • stalbertbotanicpark.com • 780.458.7163 Strathcona County Museum & Archives Newly Renovated Aboriginal Exhibit Opening Celebration • Strathcona County Museum, 913 Ash St, Sherwood Park • 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm • Free • Special opening of " The Past Shows Us The Way" Aboriginal exhibit. Includes Aboriginal drumming and dancing and the first 100 visitors will receive a dream catcher • strathcona. ca/edt • 780.467.8189

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Come Out and Play Day • Kinsmen Sport Centre, 9100 Walterdale Hill • 12 pm – 10 pm • Free • Celebrating sport and recreation opportunities available to the LGBTQ community including running, cycling, yoga, tennis and volleyball. Includes a volleyball tournament and pool party. Part of Pride Week • edmontonpride.ca

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Arbour Day 2012 • Stony Plain • It's tree appreciation day in Stony Plain. Get together and plant trees • stonyplain.com

Bring your lawn chair and blanket down to Legacy Park for an unforgettable evening of cinema under the stars! Admission is free and the movie is always family friendly.

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The Park Bench • Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • Jun 15 – 17; 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm • $20 • A simple bench within a park becomes a monumental place where joys and challenges of life are celebrated and reflected upon by those who pass by. And as in life, these private moments are witnessed by strangers who unknowingly offer insight and encouragement, just by being present • ardentheatre.com • 780.459.1542

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Easter Seals 24 Hour Relay • Rundle Park • Jun 16 – 17 • A full 24 hours fantastic musical entertainment and activities. Rock Around the Clock is this year's theme • edmonton24hourrelay.com

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Great North Blues Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 17 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Hooked on Bardics • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $27 (Tix) • Fundraiser, featuring Sean McCann & Adam Meggido from UK-based Shakespeareanimprov troupe, The School of Night. Includes improvised Shakespeare and other theatrical acts • rapidfiretheatre.com Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

Marr-Mac Dance Music from Movies, Shows and Theatre • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 7 pm • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Mayor's Pride Brunch • Crowne Plaza Hotel, 10111 Bellamy Hill • 11 am • edmontonpride.ca New York Night Train Soul Clap and Dance Off • New City Legion, 8130 Gateway Blvd • 8 pm • $8 • Featuring DJ Jonathan Toubin and a a 12 am dance competition • newcitycompound.com • 780.945.0911

Nextfest 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • Free (some events), $10 (all shows), $18 (day pass), $40 (festival pass) • Each year Nextfest keeps getting bigger and bigger! Includes dance, theatre, visual art, music, film and more • nextfest.ca Paul Morrissey • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jun 13 – 17, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Pinoy Champs with Live Band • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 6 pm • $35 – $95 • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992

eDMonTon MeTRo The Park Bench • Arden Theatre, 5 St. Anne St, St. Albert • Jun 15 – 17; 11:30 am, 3:30 pm • $20 • A simple bench within a park becomes a monumental place where joys and challenges of life are celebrated and reflected upon by those who pass by. And as in life, these private moments are witnessed by strangers who unknowingly offer insight and encouragement, just by being present • ardentheatre.com • 780.459.1542

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDlY Father's Day Cruise • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • 3 pm and 5:30 pm • $10.95 – $49.95 • A ride on the river with striploin steak, hotdogs and hamburgers • edmontonqueen.com • 780.424.2628 Father's Day & Dinner Buffet • Fort Edmonton Park • 6:30 pm • Free (kids 3 and under), $16 (kids aged 4 – 12), $27 (seniors 65 and over), $35 (adults 13 and over) • Go to Johnson's Cafe this Father's Day as they offer a buffet that is sure to please all ages. Includes a dessert buffet, salad bar, a prime rib dinner, BBQ pork ribs and so much more • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780. 496.8727 Hershey's Track & Field Games • Foote Field, 11601 - 68 Ave • Jun 16 – 17, 9 am – 1 pm • For 9 to 14 year olds who have competed in Hershey's meets at their schools throughout the year. Introduces children to physical fitness through basic track and field events like running, jumping and throwing • athleticsfestival.com • 780.427.8792 Safeway Father's Day Fun Run • Laurier Park, 13400 Buena Vista Road

• 8 am (registration), 9:30 am (race) • Charitable run in support of prostate cancer charities • fathersdayrun.ca

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDlY 4th Annual Rhubarb Festival • Devonian Botanic Garden, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 1 pm – 4 pm • Enjoy samples of delicious rhubarb treats at a nominal cost, get a tour of the rhubarb patch and take in a cooking demonstration with chef Gail Hall. Wine sampling from En Sante Organic Winery and Meadery. Rhubarb games & crafts for the kids and more • ales. ualberta.ca Purple Martin Festival • Bailey Theatre, 5041 - 50 St, Camrose • A festival for one amazing bird! Includes lectures on attracting martins, for veterans to manage martin issues, for kids, and field trips for nature enthusiasts. Keynote speakers include John Tautin, executive director of the Purple Martin Conservation Association and Kevin Fraser, postdoctoral fellow with the Stutchbury Behavioural and Conservation Ecology Lab at York University • tourismcamrose.com

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Rock'n August - Soap Box Derby • St Vital Ave, St. Albert • 12 pm • Take some time to watch soap box racers go down hill with dad • rocknaugust.com

MONDAy JUNE 18 EDMONTON PrOPEr Great North Blues Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 17 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jun 13 – 23, 7:30 pm • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com Russel Jackson • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 18 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058

TUESDAy JUNE 19 EDMONTON PrOPEr Albert Herring - Benjamin Britten – • Convocation Hall – Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • Jun 19, 20, 21; 7:30 pm • $24 (adv, student/senior), $28 (adv, adult); $28 (door, student/senior), $32 (door, adult) • An English village is shocked to discover the chaste young women are in perilously short supply, so bashful Albert is crowned “King of the May Festival” only to launch a night of revelry that leaves his elders aghast and his chums impressed. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Death By Stereo • New City Legion, 8130 Gateway Blvd • 8 pm • $13 (adv) • With guests • newcitycompound.com • 780.945.0911 An Evening with Bryan Adams • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 8 pm • $27.51 – $112.76 • Bryan's first cross Canada tour in 20 years • northlands.com Great North Blues Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 17 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

Hannibal Buress • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • 8 pm • $19 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jun 13 – 23, 7:30 pm • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com Public Improv Workshops • Rapid Fire Academy, 10920 - 88 Ave • Jun 19 – 21; 1 pm – 4 pm • $60 (single workshop), $150 (all three workshops) • An excellent opportunity to work with some of the world's best improvisors and comedians. No experience required. Today's workshop with Marjorie Malpass of Toronto • rapidfiretheatre.com/workshops Russel Jackson • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 18 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058

WEDNESDAy JUNE 20 EDMONTON PrOPEr Albert Herring - Benjamin Britten • Convocation Hall –Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • Jun 19, 20, 21; 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm • $24 (adv, student/senior), $28 (adv, adult); $28 (door, student/senior), $32 (door, adult) • An English village is shocked to discover the chaste young women are in perilously short supply, so bashful Albert is crowned “King of the May Festival” only to launch a night of revelry that leaves his elders aghast and his chums impressed. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com

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Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca Death By Stereo • New City Legion, 8130 Gateway Blvd • 8 pm • $13 • With guests • newcitycompound.com • 780.945.0911 Great North Blues Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 17 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

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2nd Annual Vilna Cowboy Fest • Vilna Ag Society, Vilna • Jul 20 – 22 • A whole weekend event filled with music, performances, stories, poetry and art • www.kalynacountry.com • 780.636.3960 25th Annual Jones Jamboree • Beaverlodge • Jul 13 – 15 • An annual country-music festival with fun for the whole family • beaverlodge.ca • 780.354.8451 2012 Westlock & District Agricultural Fair • Mountie Park & Agricultural Grounds, 9603 - 100 St • Aug 17 – 19, 9 am – 9 pm • Included are a parade, hall exhibits, rides, chuck wagon races and more • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.8888 Alberta Open Sandsculpture Championships • Slave Lake • Jul 21, 10 am – 4 pm • Entry fees: $5 (kids category), $30 (family category), $100 (open category), $15 (volleyball tournament, per person) • Summer just isn't summer without sandcastles at the beach. Build your own sandscuplture with the theme of mythical creatures at Slave Lake • slavelake.ca • 780.849.8000 Alberta Vintage Flat Track Race • Thorhild Rodeo Grounds • Jun 9 – 10 & Aug 25 – 26 • The races are held on flat clay tracks much like horse tracks only packed. Motor bikes are 1985 or older with some being from the early 1950s • WILDAlberta.com • 780.995.1774 Alberta Vintage Flat Track Race Demo • Thorhild Rodeo Grounds, Thorhild • Jul 2, 1 pm • Held during the Thorhild Stampede and Rodeo, this event will demonstrate the sport of vintage flat track racing • WILDAlberta.com Annual Summer's End Festival • Downtown, Fairview• Aug 25 • Includes open air markets, food booth, live entertainment and more • fairview.ca

Annual Sunflower Festival • Thorhild • Aug 26, 9 am – 3 pm • Free • Celebrate all things "sunflower" with the 17th Annual Sunflower Festival. Included are a talent contest, craft vendors, and so much more • WILDAlberta.com Astral Harvest • Driftpile Valley • Jul 5 – 8 • $70 – $180 • DJs, camping, workshops, performance art and art installations. Headline performances include The Funk Hunters, Zen Mechanics, Serial Killaz, and Eprom • astralharvest.com Barrhead Blue Heron Fair & Rodeo • Barrhead Ag Grounds, Hwy 33, Barrhead • Aug 10 – 12 • Included is a pancake breakfast, a parade, smash-up derby, crafts, exhibits, live entertainment and so much more • WILDAlberta.com • 780.674.5076 Barrhead Museum celebrates Diamond Jubilee • 5629 49 St, Barrhead Centennial Museum, Barrhead • Jun 7 • Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with 1952 memorabilia • WILDAlberta.com Battle River Rodeo • Near Manning • Jul 19 – 22 • Chucks and chariots, bulls, local events, rodeo queen, parade, demolition derby with midway, food concessions, plenty of camping • mightypeace.com • 780.836.3163 Big Spirit Festival • Fort McMurray • Sep 1 – 2 • Includes performances and more • eventswoodbuffalo.com Blue Suede Elvis Music Festival • Busby Sports Grounds, Busby • Aug 25 – 26, 11:30 am – 8:30 pm • $5 and donation to the Food Bank • RV's welcome reservations required. A tribute to the king of rock himself, Elvis Presley • WILDAlberta.com • 780.967.2754 Boyle Rodeo • Boyle • Jul 20 – 22, 4 pm (Fri), 11 am (Sat – Sun) • $5 – $10 • Parade, pancake breakfast, rodeo

events, horse show, live performance by Foreigner and more • www.kalynacountry.com • boylealberta.com • 780.689.6343 Canada Day in Barrhead • Barrhead • Jul 1, 11 am - midnight • Celebrate Canada Day in Barrhead with a hot dog fundraiser, a free public swim, live music and free mini golfing • WILDAlberta.com Canada Day in Clyde • Clyde • Jul 1 • Included is a kiddie parade with decorated bikes and pets on main street with hot dogs and treats with fireworks in the evening • WILDAlberta.com Canada Day in Dapp • Dapp • Jul 1 – 9 am – 7 pm • Starting off with a pancake breakfast and parade, while taking part in the game at 'Mosquito Dome' with pie throwing, baseball, horseshoes, races and so much more. A steak supper will help finish the day • WILDAlberta.com Canada Day in Slave Lake • CJ Schurter Park, Slave Lake • Jul 1, 1pm – 4 pm • Join Slave Lake as they celebrate Canada Day with a picnic in CJ Schurter Park! Take in some of the amazing local talent, fun and games • slavelake.ca Canada Day in Westlock • Westlock Rec Centre, Westlock • Jul 1, 1 pm – midnight • Includes a free public swim, a community BBQ, face painting, colouring contest, balloon man, live entertainment and so much more • WILDAlberta.com Canada Rocks Concert • MacDonald Island Park, Fort McMurray • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • With music by Joel Plaskett, K'naan, Hey Rosetta, Classified, Blue Rodeo and Corb Lund and Doc Walker. Includes children's fun stations, strong man bus pull and more • rock979.ca Children's Day at the Museum • Barrhead Museum, 57 Ave & 49

St, Barrhead • Jul 25, 10am - 5 pm • Watch as museum volunteers demonstrate the grinding of wheat into flour and spinning wool into yarn. Visitors can also play with handmade toys and taste the homemade treats and bread • WILDAlberta.com Clyde Summer Solstice • Clyde Rodeo Grounds, Clyde • Jun 23, 8:30 am – 5 pm • Free (to the grounds), $5 (kids under 17) • Join the fun with a parade, then heading to the rodeo grounds for a Kids Fair that includes potato sack races, 3 legged races, bouncy houses, face painting, pony carousel concessions with live music• WILDAlberta.com • 780.348.5668 County of Barrhead A S B Tour • Growth Alberta, 5306 - 49 St, Barrhead • Jul 24, 8 am – 5 pm • This event showcases unique or historic sites, farming techniques, and beautiful, prize-winning landscapes • WILDAlberta.com • 780.674.3331 Dirty Laundry Vineyard Triathlon • Gregoire Lake , Fort McMurray • Jun 16 • Includes swimming, biking, and a run • nltc.ca/NLTC/2012_Race.html Discover Days • Redwater • Aug 17 – 20 • Discover everything the town of Redwater has to offer • redwater.ca Fairy Berry Festival • 25 km North of Edmonton • Aug 4 – 6 • Bring out the fairies, knights and pirates in your house for a day filled with magic. Dress up and real knights from Knights Haven will conduct medieval games, archery and catapult lessons and so much more • prairiegardensadventurefarm.com Family Playday in the Park • Centennial Park, High Level • Jun 23, 1 pm – 4 pm • Enjoy time with the family • highlevel.ca Flatbush Festival • Community Complex, Flatbush • Jun 16 – 17, 8 am – 6 pm • Includes a pancake breakfast, parade, and ball games all after-

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noon with a beer garden. A supper and dance will be held in the evening • WILDAlberta.com Flatbush Rocks 2012 • Community Complex, Flatbush • Jul 21, 7 pm midnight • $40 • A night of food, fun, drinks and friends with two live bands • WILDAlberta.com • 780.307.5577 Folk on the Rocks • Yellowknife, NT • Jul 19 – 22 • Performances include: Wesley Hardisty, Ohbijou, Washboard Hank and the Corn Pickles, Indio Saravanja, Travis Mercred, Fish & Bird, The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra, David Essig, The Jerry Cans, Catfish Willie and the Buckle Busters, Said the Whale, Bruce Cockburn, Ron Sexsmith, Bella Beats, Pura Fe, 24th Street Wailers, Phonogarde, Snake People • folkontherocks.com Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship • Radway Agricentre, 40 min north of Edmonton on Hwy 28 • Jul 20 – 22 • World-class fiddling with dance music provided by the Dusty Roads band, and camping • wildrosefiddlers.org Hawg Flatts Annual Rally • Hawg Flatts, north of Athabasca on Hwy 2 • Jul 13 – 15 • $80 (pre-sale), $100 (gate) • Motorcycle rally, camping and pig roast • hawgflatts.com Heritage Day • Heritage Park, Fort McMurray • Aug 6, 11 am – 4 pm • Visit Fort McMurray's own little village locked in time • fortmcmurrayhistory.com • 780.791.7575 Highland Games • Macklin Field, Grande Prairie • Jun 9 • Dance competition, pipe bands, sheep dog trials and Scottish booths • gphighlandgames.com Highridge Amateur 11th Annual Rodeo Days • Barrhead Rodeo Grounds, Barrhead • Jul 14, 10 am – midnight • $5 • This rodeo includes bareback, bull riding, wild cow milking and many others • WILDAlberta. com • 780.674.2274

Jordan World Circus • Barrhead • Jun 12 • The circus is coming to town! • WILDAlberta.com • 780.674.2532 Kids Day at the Museum • Canadian Tractor Museum, 9704 - 96 Ave, Westlock • Jul 18 & Aug 8, 1 pm – 4 pm • Explore the museum! Museum staff will be giving children a tour throughout the museum, telling stories about tractors, how they worked and what they were used for • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.3353 Kikino Celebration Days & Silver Birch Rodeo • Kikino Métis Settlement, 45 km south of Lac La Biche • Aug 16 – 19 • $7 – $12 • Professional rodeo, music, kids' activities and nightly steak dinner • laclabicheregion.com Le Tour de l'Alberta • Westlock and county • Jul 22 • One of Alberta's largest single day recreational ride through a 100 km and 185km route • WILDAlberta.com Lions Oldtime Country Music Jamboree • Cummings Lake Campgound, north of Fairview • Jun 15 – 17 • Three days of old-fashioned pickin' • mightypeace.com • 1.800.215.4535 Long Island Lake Amateur Rodeo • Long Island Lake Saddle Club, Dapp • Jun 9 • Gates open at noon, dance begins at 9 pm (no minors) • $5 (per person), Free overnight parking with admission to rodeo or dance • A day of amateur rodeo action. Events include: Bare Back, SaddleBronc, Calf Roping, Team Roping, Bull Riding, Cow Riding, Ladies Barrels, Jr Barrels,Pee Wee Barrels, Jr Break Away, Steer Un-decorating, Calf Riding and a Wild Pony Race• longislandlighthorseassociation.webs.com • 780.348.5668 Magnificent River Rats Festival • Athabasca River Front, north of Edmonton on Hwy 2 • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • $10 (adults), free (kids under nine) • Featuring modern rock, country, blues, grass and folk muic • riverratsfestival.com Motorcycle Ride for STARS • Precision Truck Accessories, Hwy 18 and 93 Ave, Westlock • Aug 11, 8 am – 6 pm • Support STARS by rasing funds with a Poker Run, silent auction and pancake breakfast • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.1093

Pibroch Summer Picnic • Pibroch Hall, Pibroch • Jun 30 • The sports grounds in Piborch will be filled with fun as visitors can bring their favourite potluck salad, with burgers, hot dogs, drinks and desserts provided • WILDAlberta.com Pioneer Day • Westlock Pioneer Museum, 10216 - 100 St, Westlock • Jul 17, 1 pm – 4 pm • $4 (adult), free (kids under five) • Browse through the past with exhibits displaying the lifestyle. Includes hands-on experiences, demonstrations and activities • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.4849

Spirit of Westlock Triathalon • Westlock Recreation Centre • 10450 - 106A St, Westlock • Jun 9 • This course includes a 750 m pool swim, 21 km bike (on the highway), and a 5 km run within the town limits • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.6677 Street Performers Festival • Downtown Grande Prairie • Jul 20 – 22 • Free, donations are accepted by performers • Exceptional talent and an ideal festival atmosphere • gpstreetfest.com Teepee Creek Stampede • Teepee Creek, northeast of Grande Prairie • Jul 12 – 15 • $12 – $100 (free camping) • Pancake breakfast, rodeo events, pig roast and more • tpstampede.ca • 780.832.7481 Thorhild Stampede & Rodeo • Thorhild • Jul 1 – 2 • Free camping • The 50th Anniversary of the rodeo will include a breakfast both mornings, a parade, and of course, a rodeo with lumberjack events, and heavy horse pulls. A steak supper will be held on the second day with a vintage flat track motorcycle performance which includes combine and car demolition derby • WILDAlberta.com

National Aboriginal Day • Heritage Park, Fort McMurray • Jun 21 • Celebrate the First Nations • fortmcmurrayhistory.com • 780.791.7575

Westlock County Ag Service Board Tour • Various areas throughout Westlock • Jul 18 • The county of Westlock will be hosting a tour to show some of the farm yards, special areas, agricultural practices, diversification and innovative inventions • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.3346

Northern Alberta Fun Flyers BBQ Event • La Crete Agricultural Society • Jun 15 – 16 • Enjoy a BBQ and fly your remote control airplane and helicopter • lacreteheritagecentre.com PeaceFest • Twelve Foot Davis Ball Park, Peace River • Jul 13 – 14; 5:30 pm • Free (kids under 9 with adult), $50 (each night), $60 (gate), $90 (weekend pass) • Headliners for Friday include: Alecia Vogel, Megan Toker, Dallas Smith, Corb Lund, Arkells and more. Headliners for Saturday include: C.alice, The Stellas, Mathew Good and more • peacefest.com

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Radway Pioneer Days and Polka Festival • Radway Agricultural Centre, Radway • Jul 27 – 28 • Polka's never dead as visitors can take to a great dance floor, with several bands playing over the event • WILDAlberta.com • 780.736.3527

Valleyview Fair & Rodeo • Valleyview • Aug 10 – 12 • Parade, pancake breakfast and rodeo events • valleyviewagsociety.ca • 780.524.3473

North County Fair • North Country Community Association Land , Driftpile, Alberta • Jun 22 – 24 • Free – $120 • Dozens of roots, folk and country musicians perform. Performances include: Bill Durst, Dub Vulture, Mile Zero Dance, Mostly Water Theatre and many more • lslncca. ca/current

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Pioneer Days in Beverlodge • South Peace Centennial Museum, Beverlodge • Jul 14 – 15 • $5 – $10 • See a variety of heritage demonstrations like the log planner, bundle threshing, plowing, blacksmithing, wheelwright, horse drawn wagon rides and so much more • spcm.ca • 780.354.8869

MusiXtravaganza • West of Dunstable • Jun 16 • $7 (per person) • A full day that includes music performances by the Florian Lefebvre Youth Choir. Included are local artists Shantelle Chaytor (Big Valley Jamboree), Kelly Kruse, Loreas. Workshops (such as drums, guitar, bass, vocals and sax) with a concession stand, face painting, a bouncy house, fishing pond, and a kids gold mine • WILDAlberta.com • 780.674.8075

Newbrook Community Fair and Chuckwagon Days • Thorhild • Jun 23 – 24 • 8 am – 8 pm • Includes a parade, pancake breakfast, several games and activities for children, rodeo events, a craft show and sale, beer gardens, ball tournament, bingo and bench show • WILDAlberta.com

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Volkssport Celebration • Horse Creek Ranch (Northwest of Edmonton), Fort Assiniboine • Jun 22 – 24 • Guided walking tours Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park • WILDAlberta.com • 888.699.6099

Westlock Flying Club Fly In Breakfast • Westlock Airport, Westlock • Aug 5, 7 am – 2 pm • $10 • This event plays hosts to pilots and their guests who fly in and to visitors who drive-in. Tour the facility and visit the pilots. Included is a pancake breakfast • WILDAlberta.com • 780.349.4444

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InterPLAY • King Street, Spruce Grove • Aug 3 – 12 • Includes live music, great theatre, street performers, children’s entertainment, wandering minstrels and clowns, a huge outdoor marketplace and more • eventswoodbuffalo.com

Wheels of Class Show & Shine • Westlock Pioneer Museum, 10216 - 100 St, Westlock • Jul 8, 12 pm – 3:30 pm • Free • See an amazing variety of vehicles on display, then see the museum's vintage transportation displays • WILDAlberta. com • 780.349.0959 Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival • Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, YK • Jun 8 – 10 • Presenting some of the most celebrated bluegrass bands in North America the festival will host: The Gibson Brothers, Blue Highway, Kenny and Amanda Smith, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, Travers Chandler and Avery County, Hard Ryde and Tom Terrell and The Modern Grass Quartet • yukonbluegrass.com

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Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jun 13 – 23, 7:30 pm • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com Julian McCullough • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 20 – 24, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Public Improv Workshops • Rapid Fire Academy, 10920 - 88 Ave • Jun 19 – 21; 1 pm – 4 pm • $60 (single workshop), $150 (all three workshops) • An excellent opportunity to work with some of the world's best improvisors and comedians. No experience required. Today's workshop with Taz Vanrassel of Vancouver • rapidfiretheatre.com/ workshops Russel Jackson • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 18 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058

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EDMONTON Metro Kid Friendly Jace Harty Memorial Bull Riding • Robinson Ranch, Ponoka • 7 pm • Includes bull riding, live entertainment and more • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

THURSDAY JUNE 21 EDMONTON PROPER Albert Herring - Benjamin Britten – • Convocation Hall –Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • Jun 19, 20, 21; 7:30 pm • $24 (adv, student/senior), $28 (adv, adult); $28 (door, student/senior), $32 (door, adult) • An English village is

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Public Improv Workshops • Rapid Fire Academy, 10920 - 88 Ave • Jun 19 – 21; 1 pm – 4 pm • $60 (single workshop), $150 (all three workshops) • An excellent opportunity to work with some of the world's best improvisors and comedians. No experience required. Today's workshop with Matt Young of Los Angeles • rapidfiretheatre.com/ workshops

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The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO Raisin Cain • Cafe Haven, 9 Sioux Road, Sherwood Park • 7 pm • Donations accepted • cafehaven.ca • 780.417.5523 Skydive for Africa • Eden North Skydive Centre, Turn West onto Highway 16, turn right (North) onto Range Road 20, turn left (West) onto Township Road 540, turn left (South) into Eden North • Free • Jump out of a perfectly good airplane in support of development in Africa. Proceeds go to Ainembabazi Children's Project • ainembabazi.org • 780.453.2638

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FriDAy JUNE 22 EDMONTON PrOPEr Audrey Ochoa • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $15 • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca The Barry Elmes Quintet • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival 2012 • edmontonjazz.com Brent Butt • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 8 pm • $30.50 – $44.50 • Brent Butt returns to the stage with a brand new live stand-up set. Star of "Corner Gas" • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992 Caribbean Night at the Hotel Selkirk • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Hotel Selkirk's Chef Henry Palmer will be bringing visitors flavors and foods from the Caribbean with the Mahogany Bar to be featuring Caribbean drinks • fortedmontonpark.ca Chris Heward • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 22 – 23 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/club

Eliane Elias Brasileira • Maclab Theatre, 9828 – 101 A Ave, Shoctor Alley • 7:30 pm • $42.10 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival 2012 • edmontonjazz.com Festival Kickoff hosted by Kent Sangster • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre stage, 8426 Gateway Blvd • 6:30 pm • Free Happy Hour show • With performances by: Chris Andrew, Sandro Dominelli, Jeff Johnson, Bob Tildesley and Jim Head . Part of Edmonton Jazz Festival Cabaret Series & Jazz Happy Hour and the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Great North Blues Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 17 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave; TransAlta Arts Barns - PCL Studio, 10330 - 84 Ave • Jun 13 – 23; 7:30 pm, 11pm (Varscona) & 8 pm, 11:15 pm (PCL Studio) • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com Jose James • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gatweay Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 - 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Julian McCullough • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 20 – 24, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

Summer Solstice Festival • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • Jun 22 – 24, 8 pm • $11.75 – $32 (Tix) • Looks at an important half-century of French music on Friday, with a look at music for film & concert on Saturday and an afternoon performance of three tempestuous, highly coloured works on Sunday • edmontonchambermusic.org Tedeschi Trucks Band • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $43.75 – $85 (TM) • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METrO Gord Bamford • River Cree Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd Box 179, Enoch • $29.50 • No minors • rivercreeresort. com • 780.484.2121 Mourning Wood • Apex Casino, 24 Boudreau Road, St Albert • Jun 22 – 23, 9 pm • No cover • apexcasino.ca • 780.460.8092

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EDMONTON METrO KiD FriENDly JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com Opera al Fresco • Devonian Botanic Garden, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 6 pm (gates), 7 pm (music) • $20 (kids 12 and under), $49 (adults)

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SATUrDAy JUNE 23 EDMONTON PrOPEr Alberta Provincial Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 9 am (pre-judging), 5 pm (championship) • $39 (pre-judging), $65 (championship) • Contains both pre-judging and championships • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992 Animal Nation • Haven Social Club, 15120A Stony Plain Road • 8 pm • $8 (adv), $10 (door) • With Mayday and the Beat Creeps • thehavensocialclub.com • 780.756.6010 Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca Chris Heward • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 22 – 23 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory. com/club

Edmonton International Jazz Festival "Jazz Diva Series" • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $15 • With Helena Magerowski • jeffreyscafe.com • 780.451.8890 Great North Blues Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 17 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Improvaganza 2012 • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave; TransAlta Arts Barns - PCL Studio, 10330 - 84 Ave • Jun 13 – 23; 7:30 pm, 11pm (Varscona) & 8 pm (PCL Studio) • $10 – $20 (Tix) • Hosts improvisors from across Canada, North America and beyond. full of the best comedy acts out there, plus Theatresports matches, radio shows, workshops with amazing artists, and social events • rapidfiretheatre.com Julian McCullough • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 20 – 24, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Médéric Collignon Jus de Bocse • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Mike Plume with James Murdoch • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 6 pm • $15 (adv) • pawnshoplive.ca • 780.432.5058

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MINKA Sweater Market • Windsor Park Community Hall, 11840 - 87 Ave • 9 am – 3 pm • Hand knit sweaters, shawls, scarves made in a women’s cooperative in Bolivia • minkhasweaters.com Ndidi Onukwulu • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Peter Belec • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $15 • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Prequal • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre stage, 8426 Gateway Blvd • 6:30 pm • Free Happy hour show • Part of Edmonton Jazz Festival Cabaret Series & Jazz Happy Hour and the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Tanyss Nixi • Empress Ale House, 9912 Whyte Ave • 3 pm • No cover • With James Patterson • empressalehouse.com • 780.758.2754 Ride for Cystic Fibrosis • Starts at the Acheson Husky (Acheson Rd. & Highway 60) and ends at Falun Community Hall • 8:30 am (registration), 10:30 am (ride leaves) • Enjoy a scenic excursion at the 6th Annual Ride for Cystic Fibrosis motorcycle ride with J’lyn Nye • cfedmonton.ca • 780. 466.2265 Russel Jackson • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 18 – 23 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058 Summer Solstice Festival • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • Jun 22 – 24, 8 pm • $11.75 – $32 (Tix) • Looks at an important half-century of French music on Friday, with a look at music for film & concert on Saturday and an afternoon performance of three tempestuous, highly coloured works on Sunday • edmontonchambermusic.org Wil Campa • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gatweay Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METrO Mourning Wood • Apex Casino, 24 Boudreau Road, St Albert • Jun 22 – 23, 9 pm • No cover • apexcasino.ca • 780.460.8092

EDMONTON PrOPEr KiD FriENDly Edmonton Energy • University of Alberta Main Gym, 11759 Groat Rd • 7:30 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Albany Legends • edmontonnrg.com • 780. 989.9980

EDMONTON METrO KiD FriENDly Calmar's Free Children's Festival • Woodland Park, 50 Ave and 51 St, Calmar • 1 pm – 3 pm • calmar.ca Calmar Community Chilli Cook Off • Royal Canadian Legion - Calmar Branch 266, Calmar • See where your chili stands. Complete against your

neighbour for the bragging rights and the trophy. Includes family dance and dinner • calmar.ca CMRC Motocross • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jun 23 – 24 • castrolraceway.com Driftwest Drifting Series Round 2 • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 10 am (gates), 11 am (race) • Free (kids under 6), $15 (youth/seniors), $20 (Adults) • castrolraceway.com Town Wide Garage Sale • Bon Accord • 9 am – 3 pm • Find some hidden treasures • town.bonaccord.ab.ca Youth Dance • Bon Accord Community Hall, Bon Accord • 7 pm – 10 pm • $5 (door) • For ages 12 to 18 (with student I.D.) • town.bonaccord.ab.ca

SUNDAy JUNE 24 EDMONTON PrOPEr Chris Tarry Group • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com The Johnnie Ninety Nine Band • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Julian McCullough • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 20 – 24, 7:30 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 2 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Summer Solstice Festival • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • Jun 22 – 24, 3 pm • $11.75 – $32 (Tix) • Looks at an important half-century of French music on Friday, with a look at music for film & concert on Saturday and an afternoon performance of three tempestuous, highly coloured works on Sunday • edmontonchambermusic.org Wayne Shorter • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 7:30 pm • $49.55 – $70.55 • winspearcentre. com • 780.429.1992 The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

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Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 96 Ave • Jun 24 – 25, 7 pm • Free – $12 • vs Moose Jaw • prospectsbaseballclub.com Songs & Celebration • John Walter Museum, 9180 Walterdale Hill • 1 pm – 5 pm • Free • Celebrate Canada’s birthday early. Experience historical and cultural links to the life of John Walter. Enjoy the Métis tradition of bannock makingand try a Scottish scone prepared by interpreters. Live music and walking tours on Edmonton's history are included. Cultural games and activities as well • edmonton.ca

Edmonton Metro Kid Friendly CMRC Motocross • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jun 23 – 24 • castrolraceway.com Monster Energy Motocross Nationals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • castrolraceway.com

MONDAY JUNE 25 EDMONTON PROPER Jack De Keyzer • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 25 – 30 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058 Mike Stern Band • Maclab Theatre, 9828 - 101 A Ave, Shoctor Alley • 7:30 pm • $42.10 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com

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dent/senior), $40 (adult) • Follows the story of Alcina, a sorceress who lures lovers to her enchanted island. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Chris Botti • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 7:30 pm • $70.55 – $81.05 • winspearcentre.com • 780.429.1992 Edmonton International Jazz Festival "Jazz Diva Series" • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $15 • With Jesse Dollimont • jeffreyscafe. com • 780.451.8890 Jack De Keyzer • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 25 – 30 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058 Jerry Granelli Trio • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any set of two) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz. com Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Little Big Run • Foote Field, 11601 68 Ave 9 am – 1:30 pm • Between 3,000 and 4,000 students from grades one to six will learn all about participating in a track field meet. Includes running, jumping, and throwing activities, like a group fitness session, a 1k fun run featuring a live DJ, and other activities. Students will receive a water bottle and be invited to visit the activity centres on site • 780.492.1370

WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 EDMONTON PROPER Ariadne auf Naxos - Richard Strauss - • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 27, 29, 30, Jul 1; 7:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Sung in German with English surtitles. Witness the madcap backstage melodrama before the expressions of love and loss transpire onstage. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca Jack De Keyzer • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 25 – 30 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058

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VUEWEEKLY'S HOT SUMMER GUIDE JUN 7 – SEP 3, 2012

Edmonton East ACT Aquatic and Recreation Centre R 2909 - 113 Ave Daily 9 am – 9 pm

Borden Park Outdoor Pool 11200 - 74 St ( Jun 2 – Jun 30) Mon – Fri 3 pm – 7 pm Sat – Sun 11 am -7 pm ( Jul 1 – Aug 30) 11 am – 7 pm daily

Commonwealth Community Rec Centre 11000 Stadium Road Mon – Fri 6 am – 10 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 9 pm

Oliver Outdoor Pool 10315 - 119 St ( Jun 2 – 30) Mon – Fri 3 pm – 7 pm Sat – Sun 11 am – 7 pm ( Jul 1 – Aug 30) 11 am – 7 pm daily YMCA (Downtown) 10211 - 102 Ave Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 7 pm Alberta Avenue - Spray Deck 9210 - 118 Ave Mon – Thu 12:30 pm – 8 pm Fri 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Beacon Heights - Spray Deck Jubilee Park - 12037 43 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Eastwood (Spray Deck) 11803 - 86 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Elmwood - Spray Deck 12505 - 75 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Giovanni Caboto - Spray Deck 108A Ave & 95 St Mon – Thu 11 am – 6:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30pm

Highlands - Spray Deck 112 Ave & 62 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30pm

Terwillegar Community Rec Centre 2051 Leger Road 5:30 am – 11 pm daily

Killarney - Spray Deck 8720 - 130A Ave Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30pm

Aspen Gardens - Spray Nozzle 39A Ave & 120 St Mon – Thu 10am – 5:30pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Montrose - Spray Park 5920 - 119 Ave Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30pm

Avonmore 73 Ave & 79 St Spray Deck may be under construction Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Zoie Gardner - Spray Deck 127 Ave & 79 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

YMCA (South) 1975 - 111 St Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10:30 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 9 pm

Riverdale - Spray Deck 9231 100 Ave Mon/Tue/Thu 10am – 5:30 pm Wed 12:30 – 8 pm (Family Night 6 – 8 pm) Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Londonderry Fitness and Leisure Centre 14528 - 66 St Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 10 pm

O’Leary Fitness and Leisure Centre R 8804 - 132 Ave Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 9:30 pm Sat 6 am – 9:30 pm Sun 8:30 am – 9:30 pm

Queen Mary Park - Spray Deck 10844 117 St Mon – Thu 10am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30pm

Eastglen Leisure Centre 11410 - 68 St R Pool closed Jun 25 – Sep 18 Mon – Fri 9 am – 9 pm Sat 8:30 am – 4 pm and 10 pm – midnight Sun 9 am – 4 pm

Glengarry - Spray Deck 13325 - 88 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30pm

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Bonnie Doon Leisure Centre 8648 – 81 St Closed Aug 1 – Oct 14 Mon – Thu 6 am – 10 pm Fri 6 am – 11:30 pm Sat 6 am – 8: 30 pm Sun 7 am – 8:30 pm Confederation Leisure Centre 11204 - 43 Ave Mon – Fri 6:30 am – 9:15 pm Sat – Sun 7:30 am – 5:30 pm Hardisty Fitness and Leisure Centre 10535 - 65 St Mon – Fri 7 am – 10 pm Sat 7 am – 4 pm Sun 7 am – 10 pm Kinsmen Sports Centre 9100 Walterdale Hill Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 11 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 10:30 pm

Mill Creek Outdoor Pool 9555 - 82 Ave 11 am – 9 pm daily

Millwoods Recreation Centre 7207 - 28 Ave Mon – Fri 5 am – 10:30 pm Sat 6 am – 8:30 pm Sun 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Scona Pool 10450 - 72 Ave sconapool.com

Lendrum - Spray Nozzle 57 Ave & 113A St Mon & Wed 10 am – 5:30 pm Tue & Thu 12:30 – 8 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Ottewell - Spray Deck 93A Ave & 59 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 6 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Queen Alexandra - Spray Deck 73 Ave & 108 St Mon – Thu 11 am – 6:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Ritchie - Spray Deck 78 Ave & 98 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Strathcona - Spray Deck 86 Ave & 102 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Bonnie Doon - Spray Deck 92 Ave & 93 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Strathearn - Spray Deck 96 Ave & 90 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Cloverdale - Spray Deck 9411 - 97 Ave Parts of the site will be under construction. Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Ellingson Park - Spray Deck (Parkallen) 65 Ave & 111 St Playground under construction Mon – Thu 10:30 am – 6 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Fulton Place - Spray Deck 6115 Fulton Road Preschool Focus: Tue 10 am-noon Mon – Thu 10am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Edmonton West Grand Trunk Fitness & Leisure Centre R 13025 - 112 St Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10 pm Sat 7:30 am – 7 pm Sun 7:30 am – 10 pm

Jasper Place Fitness & Leisure Centre 9200 - 163 St Mon – Thu 8:45 am – 9:30 pm Fri 8:45 am – 9 pm Sat 8:45 am – 8: 30 pm Sum 9 am – 9:30 pm

Fort Saskatchewan

High Park - Spray Nozzle 110 Ave & 154 St Mon – Thu 2:30 – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Hudson Park - Spray Deck 13625 Cumberland Road Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Kensington - Spray Deck 12130 - 134A Ave Mon – Thu 10am-5:30pm Fri 1:30-5:30pm Laurier Heights Park - Spray Deck 14405 85 Ave Mon – Thu 10am-5:30pm Fri 1:30-5:30pm North Glenora - Spray Nozzle 13535 - 109A Ave Mon – Thu 10am-5:30pm Fri 1:30-5:30pm Soccer (Registration required. Call 311)

Greenfield - Spray Deck 38 Ave & 114 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Rosslyn - Spray Deck 11015 - 134 Ave Mon – Thu 2:30-5:30pm Fri 1:30-5:30pm

YMCA (West) 7121 - 178 St R Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10:30 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 9 pm

Sherbrooke - Spray Deck 13008 - 122 Ave Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30-5:30 pm

Kenilworth - Spray Deck 87 Ave & 71 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 6 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm King Edward Park - Spray Deck 77 Ave & 87 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm Kinsmen Park - Spray Park 9100 Walterdale Hill Current playground under construction New playground opening in 2013 Mon to Fri 11 am – 6 pm

Wild Waters 21515 - 103 Ave Mon 10 am – 6 pm Tue 12 pm – 7 pm Wed 10 am – 7 pm Thu – Sun 12 pm – 7 pm

Kin Family - Spray Park 100 Westpark Drive 10 am – 8 pm daily

Leduc Leduc Recreation Centre R 4330 Black Gold Drive Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10 pm Sat – Sun 8 am – 9 pm

St. Albert Fountain Park Rec Centre R 4 Cunningham Road Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10 pm Sat 6 am – 8:30 pm Sun 7 am – 8:30 pm Grosvenor Park Outdoor Pool 1 Grenfell Ave 780-458-2002 R

Sherwood Park Brentwood Park - Spray Deck 28 Heron Way Mon – Fri 1 pm – 4pm Clover Bar Ranch - Spray Deck Jim Common Dr & Canyon Dr 10 am – 9 pm daily Granville Park - Spray Deck Glamorgan Drive Mon – Fri 1 pm – 4pm Kinsmen Leisure Centre 2001 Oak St 780-464-2112

Wellington Park - Spray Deck 13440 - 132 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30-5:30 pm Westmount - Spray Deck 109A Ave & 129 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

YMCA (Castledowns) 11510 - 153 Ave R Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10:30 pm Sat – Sun 7 am – 9pm

Kinsmen/Westboro Strathcona Drive Mon – Fri 1 pm – 4pm R

Athlone - Spray Deck 13010 - 129 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

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Edmonton Eskimos Package From$75 /person *

Millennium Place 2000 Premier Way 9 am – 9 pm daily Woodbridge Woodbridge Way Mon – Fri 1 pm – 4pm

Woodcroft - Spray Nozzle 13915 - 115 Ave Mon-Wed 10 am – 5:30 pm Thu 11:30 am – 7 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

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Servus Place 400 Campbell Road Mon – Fri 5:30 am – 10:30 pm Sat 6:30 am – 10:30 pm Sun 6:30 am – 9:30 pm Woodlands Water Play Park 165 Sturgeon Road 10 am – 8 pm daily

Prince Charles - Spray Deck 12033 - 125 St Mon, Tue & Thu 10am-5:30pm Wed noon-7:30pm Fri 1:30-5:30pm

Peter Hemingway Fitness & Leisure Centre R 13808 - 111 Ave 5:30 am – 10 pm daily

Harbour Pool 10001 - 94 Ave 780.992.6162

Grovenor Park - Spray Deck 104 Ave & 143 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

West Edmonton Mall 87 Ave - 172 St 12 pm – 7 pm daily

Lions Water Play Park 38 Ave & 60 St 9 am – 9 pm daily

Glenora 10426 - 136 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 7 pm Fri 1:30 – 7 pm

Gold Bar - Spray Deck 105 Ave & 46 St Mon – Thu 9:30 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Hazeldean - Spray Deck (Accessible) 66 Ave & 96 St Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Beaumont

Elmwood - Spray Deck 16415 - 83 Ave Mon – Thu 10 am – 5:30 pm Fri 1:30 – 5:30 pm

Transalta Tri-leisure Centre 221 Jennifer Heil Way Mon – Fri 5 am – 10 pm Sat & Sun 8 – 9 pm

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stuff to to do, do, stuff contests contests and other other and summer summer annecdotes annecdotes

• 2 tickets to an Eskimos home game • $30 voucher for BotaniCa Restaurant • Transpor tation to and from game

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Devonian Botanic Garden 190 acres to delight the senses, only minutes west of Edmonton.

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Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Melissa Villasenor Special Presentation • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 27 – Jul 1, 8 pm • $18.95 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wed, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556 The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca Yggdrasil & Eivor • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com

THUrSDAy JUNE 28 EDMONTON PrOPEr Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101

seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca Brett Miles • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $15 • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Capitol 6 • New City Legion, 8130 Gateway Blvd • 8 pm • $8 (adv) • newcitycompound.com • 780.945.0911 Edmonton International Jazz Festival "Jazz Diva Series" • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $15 • With Shelley Jones • jeffreyscafe.com • 780.451.8890 Jack De Keyzer • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 25 – 30 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058 Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage Melissa Villasenor Special Presentation • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 27 – Jul 1, 8 pm • $25.95 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Peter Appleyard with Special Guests Tommy Banks and Rollanda Lee • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7 pm, 8:45 pm • $35 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gatweay Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10:00 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com The Stephan Kijek Trio • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre stage, 8426 Gateway Blvd • 6:30 pm • Free Happy hour show • Part of Edmonton Jazz Festival Cabaret Series & Jazz Happy Hour and the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com

Alcina - Handel - • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 26, 28, 30, Jul 1; 7:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Follows the story of Alcina, a sorceress who lures lovers to her enchanted island. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com

Tim Isberg • Cafe Haven, 9 Sioux Road, Sherwood Park • 7 pm • Donations accepted • cafehaven.ca • 780.417.5523

Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents

Vinho Verde • deVine Wines and Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $30 (per person) • Exploring the range of wines from the Portuguese wine region • devinewines.ca • 780.421.9463

learning doesn’t have to stop over the summer.

FriDAy JUNE 29 EDMONTON PrOPEr Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Ariadne auf Naxos - Richard Strauss • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 27, 29, 30, Jul 1; 7:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Sung in German with English surtitles. Witness the madcap backstage melodrama before the expressions of love and loss transpire onstage. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca Brian Link • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 29 – 30 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/club Celsius Quartet • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $15 • bluechair.ca • 780.989.2861 Don Berner Soul Jazz Project • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre stage, 8426 Gateway Blvd • 6:30 pm • Free Happy hour show • Part of Edmonton Jazz Festival Cabaret Series & Jazz Happy Hour and the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Edmonton International Jazz Festival "Jazz Diva Series" • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $15 • With Louise Dawson • jeffreyscafe.com • 780.451.8890 Jack De Keyzer • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 25 – 30 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058 Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage L’Orkestre des Pas Perdues • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gatweay Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

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Matthias Eick Quintet • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com

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Melissa Villasenor Special Presentation • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 27 – Jul 1, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $25.95 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 The Seance Tour Featuring God Module • New City Legion, 8130 Gateway Blvd • 9 pm • $10 (P) • newcitycompound.com • 780.945.0911 Tallest To Shortest • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 8 pm • $8 (O) • With Maria in the Shower and The Ospreys along with Broken Clouds • pawnshoplive.ca The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun, 8, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 pm • $10 – $15 • Teams of improvisors battle it out. No political figure is safe, no preconception left unprodded. Shout out suggestions and watch a scene evolve • rapidfiretheatre.com Tommy Smith - Karma • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca Zachary Stevenson: the Buddy Holly Concert • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • Jun 29 – 30, 7pm • $34.45 (TM) • Recreations to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens • edmonton.cnty.com • 780.643.4000

EDMONTON METrO Boonstock • Gibbons, AB • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • $209 – $499 • With performances by Billy Talent, BC/DC, Age of Days, Gob, Kaskadem Killinger, Korn, R3hab, Savoy, The Bear Band, Crystal Method, Volbeat and more • boonstock.ca • 780.975.0311

EDMONTON PrOPEr KiD FriENDly Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 96 Ave • Jun 29 – 30, 7 pm • Free – $12 • vs Regina Red Sox • prospectsbaseballclub.com

EDMONTON METrO KiD FriENDly Dragonfly Festival - Wabamun's 100th Anniversary • Jubilee Hall, Wabamun • Jun 29 – Jul 1, 4 pm • Variety show: $10 (adv), $15 (door) • Celebrating Wabamun's 100th anniversary. Previously known as the Wabamun Fun Daze. Featuring a reception with a meet and greet and variety show • wabamun.ca/ centennial JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com

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SATUrDAy JUNE 30 EDMONTON PrOPEr A/B Trio • Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre stage, 8426 Gateway Blvd • 6:30 pm • Free Happy hour show • Part of Edmonton Jazz Festival Cabaret Series & Jazz Happy Hour and the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz.com Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Alcina - Handel • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 26, 28, 30, Jul 1; 7:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Follows the story of Alcina, a sorceress who lures lovers to her enchanted island. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Ariadne auf Naxos - Richard Strauss - • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 27, 29, 30, Jul 1; 1:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Sung in German with English surtitles. Witness the madcap backstage melodrama before the expressions of love and loss transpire onstage. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Avenue Q: The Musical • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • Jun 15 – 16, 20 – 23, 27 – 30; 7:30 pm • $26 (Tix) • When a recent college grad named Princeton moves into Avenue Q, a shabby New York apartment, he discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that the neighborhood isn't ordinary • lacitefranco.ca Brian Link • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jun 29 – 30 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory.com/ club Edmonton International Jazz Festival "Jazz Diva Series" • Jeffrey's Cafe, 9640 - 142 st • 7 pm • $15 • With

Rollanda Lee • jeffreyscafe.com • 780.451.8890 Hot Club Edmonton • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Boulevard • 8:30 pm, 10 pm • $20 (one set), $30 (any two sets) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • edmontonjazz. com Jack De Keyzer • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jun 25 – 30 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.5058 Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Kiss Me Kate • John L. Haar Theatre (Grant MacEwan University, Centre of the Arts), 10045 156 St • Jun 22 – 24, 27 – 30; 2 pm • $22.50 – $27.50 (Tix) • A play-within-a-play where each cast member's on-stage life is complicated by what is happening offstage Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

Zachary Stevenson: the Buddy Holly Concert • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • Jun 29 – 30, 7pm • $34.45 (TM) • Recreations to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens • edmonton.cnty.com • 780.643.4000 The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

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Melissa Villasenor Special Presentation • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jun 27 – Jul 1, 8 pm • $25.95 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

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to the public on a large scale at the 1904 World's Fair in St Louis, where it sold for 25 cents and generated more than $17 000. Easy shopping list Cotton candy is 99 percent air. Sugar is the only ingredient, along with a small amount of food colouring. It's really not that bad There is less sugar in one serving of cotton candy than a can of pop.

Lick away It takes the average person 50 licks to polish off an ice cream cone. Grab a spoon Edmonton has bragging rights for a 24-tonne ice cream sundae that was made on July 24, 1988 by Palm Dairies. The hefty creation was made of 20 270 kg of ice cream, 4394.4 kg of syrup and 243.7 kg of toppings to total 24 908.8 kg. Line up the cows It takes 12 lbs of milk to make one gallon of ice cream. Not for the faint of heart Sunni Sky's Homemade Ice Cream in North Carolina has concocted a flavour called Cold Sweat that includes ice cream base, hot sauces, pequín, habanero and Thai chili peppers. Store owners ask customers to sign a waiver before eating it. Simple wins Despite having a multitude of flavours to choose from, some being more appetizing than others, vanilla still reigns supreme as the world's most popular flavour, followed by nut varieties, chocolate and fruit. Try saying it fast An ice cream headache, or brain freeze, is scientifically known as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.

Six things about cotton candy

The good old days The sweet confection was originally called fairy floss. The first machine was patented in 1899 and it was introduced

A winter fix It's generally considered a summer treat, but National Cotton Candy Day in the United States falls on December 7. Light as air One serving of cotton candy weighs approximately one ounce. Getting spinny The rotating bowl at the top of a cotton candy machine spins at 3450 revolutions per minute.

Six things about hot dogs

Quick bite The average person consumes a regular-sized hot dog in 6.1 bites. Variations on a classic Hot dogs vary greatly around the world, including the French-fry-encased frank in South Korea, which is sold at road-side artisan stands. In New York, you can also chow down on a $14 hot dog called The Ditch Dog in Manhatten's Greenwich Village. The hot dog is encased in a potato bun and topped with Gruyere/American/ Parmesan mac 'n cheese. Haute dog For enthusiasts who really want to indulge, Serendipity 3 on Manhatten's Upper East Side goes for $69. The "haute" dog is a 12-inch-long pure beef frankfurter grilled in white truffle oil. It's then placed on a salted pretzel bun from Germany and slathered with white truffle butter. The condiments are kicked up a few notches with duck fois gras, black truffles, caramelized Vidalia onions, heirloom tomato ketchp and Dijon mustard with more black truffles.

Six things about candy and caramel apples

ly 150C (300F) and will harden within one hour. All for love In France, candy apples are known as "pommes d'amour," which means apples of love. Endless possibilities Countries such as Japan candy more than just apples. Grapes, strawberries and tangerines are often candied and available as festival fare.

That's a lot of wieners In the United States, baseball fans consume more than 26 million hot dogs each year, which is enough to circle the bases on the ball diamond 36 000 times. Mind your manners Hot dogs are finger food, but there is etiquette to follow. Always use tongs when picking hot dogs up from a serving tray, as puncturing them with a fork causes juices to get out. Always remember to dress the hot dog, not the bun, when adding condiments. Use liquid toppings like ketchup and mustard first before adding toppings like cheese, onions or relish.

Timeless treat The origin of candy or caramel apples is unclear, but references to dipping apples in melted caramel date back to the 1800s. Rotten apples The apples became a popular Halloween treat in the '60s, but quickly got a bad reputation for being hiding places for razorblades and other sharp objects. Since then, children have been encouraged not to accept homemade Halloween treats.

Six things about lemonade

Six things about nachos

The hard stuff Lemonade in Ireland, as in many parts of the UK, is carbonated, but red lemonade is exclusive to the country. It's one of the most popular mixes for spirits, particularly whiskey. Say it right In Mexico, they are known as as totopos, which refers to the corn tortillas that form the base for all nacho variations. Where it all started The snack was invented circa 1943 by Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya at the Victory Club restaurant in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. The original recipe consisted of fried corn tortillas covered in melted cheddar cheese and pickled jalapeño peppers.

Top dog The Guinness World Record for the world's largest hot dog goes to the Akasaka Prince Hotel in Tokyo, which was 60.3 m in length.

An inventive twist If you want to get a little more creative than the basic toppings, other popular varieties include bacon, shrimp, chorizo, pulled pork, artichoke hearts, cilantro pesto, fried chicken, feta cheese and blue cheese.

They're that popular International Day of the Nacho takes place every October 21 and was initiated by the United States and Mexico as a way to commemorate the invention and its international popularity.

Only the best It is believed that tart apples, such as Granny Smith or McIntosh, are the best choices for caramel or candy apples.

Dig in The latest Guinness World Record for largest plate of nachos was set by the University of Kansas on Apr 21, 2012. The tray was 80 feet long, two feet wide, 10 inches deep, and weighed almost 5000 lbs. Approximately 80 people prepared the nachos, which were topped with 600 lbs of fresh salsa, tomatoes and cilantro; 860 lbs of beef, 1200 lbs of beans, 315 lbs of jalapeños and 600 lbs of tortilla chips.

Is it hot in here? Before the apples are dipped, the liquid candy coating must reach approximate-

Get her what she wants Nachos are said to be the food most commonly craved by pregnant women.

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Get squeezing The average lemon contains approximately 3 tbsp, or 50 mL, of juice. Add a little colour Pink lemonade is coloured with juices from rasberries, cherries, red grapefruit, grapes, cranberries, strawberries or artifical dye. Innocent endeavours Lemonade stands seem like harmless hobbies for children, but are sometimes shut down for being in violation of several laws, which include operating without a business license, not adhering to health codes and even child labour laws in extreme cases. Where it all started The phrase, "If life hands you lemons, make lemonade," originated in the early 1910s when friends of H.J. Whitley, who is considered the father of Hollywood, referenced him transforming lemon fields into the area that is now known as Hollywood, CA. Spice it up In India and Pakistan lemonade is commonly known as limbu paani or nimbu paani, and may be flavoured with salt and/or ginger juice. A traditional lemonade from the India-Pakistan region is Shkanjvi, which incorporates saffron, garlic and cumin. V

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itch the kitchen and take dinner outside this summer. Whether it's with your family, friends or that special someone, picnics are a great opportunity to get outdoors and take in the sunshine. Family picnics When it comes to picnics with the kids, keep it simple. Whether you choose to make things at home or stop at a deli for fresh sandwiches, keep things low key for easy clean up. If you've got access to picnic tables, classics like macaroni salad are a kid-friendly option. If you're going to be eating on the ground, skip cutlery and a potential mess by serving finger foods like veggies and dip, cheese and crackers or sandwiches. Staying hydrated in the heat is important, especially if there's going to be lots of physical activity. Bring along a water bottle for each person as well as an assortment of juice boxes as a healthier alternative to soft drinks. Ice cream seems like a summer go-to, but avoid it for dessert. You'll end up with a sloppy mess, not to mention some sticky kids. Bring along some fresh fruit or cookies for something sweet to cap off the meal instead. It's tempting to pack tons of different foods and toys to keep everyone satisfied, but try to limit the list to a small

assortment of snack-type foods and one sandwich or entrĂŠe per person. Remember to pack some hand sanitizer to clean everyone up before chowing down and some napkins or wet wipes for afterwards. If you're looking for a great picnic spot to take the family, William Hawrelak Park has tons of open, grassy space for kids to run around. Check out Rundle Park for paddle boats, a playground and picnic spots along the river or man-made lake. Romantic picnics Warm summer nights are ideal for a little romancing. Stay in the city or venture out into the country if you're looking for

something more secluded. Try to avoid peak points in the day and save the romantic stuff for early evening when parks are less crowded. Pack your favourite wine, whether it's a bold red or light and refreshing white to compliment the meal. If you choose white, be sure you have the means to keep it chilled properly. (Also, be aware that the consumption of liquor on City of Edmonton parkland is strictly prohibited.) Mocktails are also another idea for romantic picnic refreshments if you'd rather skip the alcohol. Dining al fresco is best kept simple, but you can still add a dash of indulgence. Pack up some crusty French bread and

top it off with some high-quality cheese like brie or chevre. A flavourful salad with summer touches like avocado or berries is another great way to start off the meal, but be sure to add the dressing when you get to your picnic spot to avoid anything getting soggy. For a more substantial main course, sandwiches are an easy fall-back idea, but you can kick things up a notch with mini quiches, which are just as delicoious served at room temperature as they are hot. Fruit such as strawberries can be complimented with chocolate or a yogurt dip for something on the sweet side. An assortment of chocolates are an easy way to indulge, but be sure to keep them cool to avoid melting. Location is just as important as the food when it comes to romantic picnics. Check out Gallagher Park and Connors Hill for a great view of the city, or the Legislature grounds later in the day when it's quiet. If you and your significant other are looking for more seclusion outside the city, Chickakoo Lake near Spruce Grove has interesting scenery and lots of places to park and enjoy the outdoors.

up some friends for a tailgate picnic. Do as much planning and preparation before the event as possible to make packing more simple. Keep the menu limited to a few dishes and make larger portions, rather than a complex menu. The drink cooler should be kept separate. This cooler will be opened much more frequently than the food cooler, allowing warm air in that could spoil perishable items more quickly. Pack an assortment of chips, veggies and dip, and fruit for people to snack on throughout the event. If you have access to grilling, nothing pairs better with sports and summer than burgers and hot dogs. Be sure to have some veggie options for anyone who doesn't eat meat and keep them separate when grilling. Keep condiments to the basics like ketchup, mustard and relish to avoid overpacking and ending up with more things to keep track of. If hot food isn't an option, taco salad, macaroni salad, bean salad and cold-cut sandwiches will fit the bill. Avoid dressings with mayonnaise, as they can spoil quickly. For dessert, pack some cupcakes with frosting boasting your team's colours or classics like chocolate chip cookies.

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hen it's a balmy 30 degrees outside it's hard to do anything indoors, let alone cook. So as you head to Hawrelak Park this summer with your cooler full of hot dogs and watermelon, be sure to take along some of these food safety tips from Elaine Wilson, personal chef and owner of Allium Foodworks. "Probably the number one food safety tip, especially when you're eating outside, is that cold food has to stay cold, and hot food has to stay hot," Wilson explains. "Because of fluctuating temperatures, the amount of time food can actually sit out on a picnic table is extremely short in comparison to a restaurant. " This means you should stock up on ice packs, especially if you plan to be outside for a long period of time. Also, don't put food out until the party is ready to eat, says Wilson. The danger zone for food is between four degrees celsius and 60 degrees celsius, so try to keep cold foods well below four degrees and hot foods above 60. "If you're taking hot food, that's cool too, just make sure you eat it right away," Wilson warns. "Within half an hour to 45 minutes of getting to the park."

Food handling also increases risk for spreading harmful bacteria. Wilson suggests preparing as much as you can at home and carrying extra tongs and utensils to limit the amount of contact with food. Mix salads, cut and wash fruit and veggies, unwrap hot dogs and slice buns before you leave home. Wilson also recommends keeping meals simple. Don't worry about making impressive outdoor meals, and try to stay away from risky ingredients such as mayonnaise, chicken, seafood and rice. "I tend to like things that are super, super simple. So I would go for a chopped salad with quinoa or cold chicken." And if you're dining at public parks, always take a tablecloth and plenty of hand sanitizer. "It's not to become paranoid," Wilson says, "but they're things to think about when you can't control the other factors. Like you don't know if someone had walked on the picnic table, or if birds have literally pooped on it." Outdoor meals may seem uncomplicated, but summer food safety requires a little more diligence as temperatures rise, and the festivities move outdoors, where bacteria can escape us and rapidly multiply. TEJAY GARDINER

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Wines and vinous activities to try this summer Drink: Local fruit wine ous imbibers throughout the summer There are three fruit wineries and months—just be sure to call ahead two meaderies in Alberta making and make an appointment. Bonus: some damn tasty wines from fruit if you buy wine directly from the and honey grown in their farm gate, it's cheaper than VIDI , I N own orchards: Birds & Bees picking it up in store. E V Organic Winery & Meadery; Barr Estate Winery; Drink: Albariño kly.com uewee mel@v Field Stone Fruit Wines; This white grape variety is a Mel Fallentimber Meadery; and little more unusual and a lot y e l Priest less common than your stanChinook Arch Meadery. You can find both Birds & Bees and Barr dard Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc, Estate wines for sale at the Strathcobut it's one of the best wines to enjoy na and City Centre farmer's markets, in the summer. Albariño hails from and several local shops also carry a the Spain/Portugal area and is one selection. of the driest wines out there; served nice and cold on a hot day it's incredDo: Visit an Albertan fruit winery ibly refreshing on its own or paired Tourists may not visit Alberta for our with salads, lightly-seasoned fish and wine industry (yet), but for those of chicken, and any citrus-based dishes. us who live in town, a day trip out to one of the nearby fruit wineries is a Do: Sip wine on the patio of a local great way to spend a summer weekwine bar end. Birds & Bees (near Two Hills) Over the last few years Edmonton and Field Stone Fruit Wines (near has seen the arrival of several estabCalgary) have u-pick fruit orchards; lishments focused on the grape: MoBirds & Bees also hosts an annual riarty's, Bibo, TZiN, Lit, Somerville Saskatoon Stomp on the August long and 4th & Vine. Many of these wine weekend. All of the wineries are hapbars have patios in the summer, and py to show off their facilities to curithey all offer wine menus featuring

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crisp, refreshing wines to enjoy in the sunshine. Drink: Pink Wine It isn't just for girls and it doesn't all taste like White Zinfandel (thank God). Pink wine (or rosé, if you prefer the French term) is the ultimate summer wine: not only is it widely available in the summer, but it also bridges the gap between crisp, refreshing white wine and the warm berry flavours of red wine. Plus it looks really pretty. Do: Make wine from fresh picked fruit Making wine isn't as hard as you might think; all you need is some basic gear and knowledge (both of which are supplied by local brew shops and innumerable websites), and, of course, fruit. Wine can be made from pretty much any type of fruit; in Edmonton you can find plenty of apples, raspberries, saskatoons, chokecherries and strawberries from which wine can be made. If you don't have fruit trees or plants of your own, check with your neighbours or get involved

with Operation Fruit Rescue Edmonton (OFRE)—an awesome initiative in which volunteers pick fruit for growers who can't or don't want to do it themselves; the harvest is divvied up amongst the volunteers, home owner, Edmonton Food Bank and OFRE. Drink: Moscato d'Asti One of the truest tastes of summer is fresh fruit paired with this lightly fizzy, intensely aromatic, sweet Italian dessert wine. Moscato d'Asti and fruit tastes like absolute heaven on a warm summer evening—and if you're looking to woo a special someone, serving this will score you major points. Do: Attend a wine tasting Lots of places are hosting wine tastings these days; stop in at your local wine shop or wine bar to see if they have anything planned in the next couple months, or check out a largerscale tasting like Pinot on the Patio or Zin on the River. Tastings are a great way to sample new and unusual wines that you might not encounter otherwise—or might be too hesitant to buy on a whim. V

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Hop to it

Single-hop beers oﬀer an opportunity to taste the diﬀerence Hops are the least understood ingreprocedure. However there has been dient in beer. Few understand what a trend lately by some breweries to they do in beer. Most beer drinkers experiment with “single-hopped beer,” don’t really know what they tastes which is beer made with only one valike. Even craft-beer aficionados, who riety of hop. That specific hop will be might be familiar with hop bitterasked to carry the whole bitterness ness, aroma and flavour, can rarely and hop flavour/aroma load. distinguish between one variety of hop and another. So, I love this practice, as it is you might be surprised to the best way to isolate the om particular learn that hops affect the characteristics .c ly k e we t@vue flavour of beer in ways we tothepin of a specific hop variety, Jason can’t imagine. making it a heaven-sent Foster moment for beer education. Hop is a hardy climbing plant, in the same family as cannabis, whose Unfortunately, most single-hopped flower (which looks like a soft, green beers are released one-at-a-time, pine cone) has long been used for its months apart, frustrating efforts to bittering and medicinal properties, sample multiple versions. There are making it perfect for beer. Over the a few good single-hop series these centuries, brewers have bred particudays, including Alley Kat’s Dragon lar varieties of hop to make them ideal Series and Charlevoix’s La Vache for beer. There are hundreds of beerFolle series. But one stands out beappropriate varieties, and brewers cause each beer was produced within choose carefully which ones to use weeks of one another, allowing for a for their different styles, as many have reasonable side-by-side taste test. been crafted to suit a particular style. The brewery is the Danish nomad What do hops impart in beer? Debrewer Mikkeller, and in the series he pending on when added in the prohas released 19 (!!) different singlecess, they create the bitterness in the hop beer. Six are currently available in beer, create a sharp, fruity or grassy Alberta. What else could I do? I lined flavour or similar aromatics. In short, them all up and tried them side-bythey are damned important to beer. side (don’t worry, I shared them). Most beers have a mixture of hop vaThey are all made with the same base rieties in them, to create a balance of beer, so naturally they look alike—a bitter, flavour and aroma. This is perhazy medium orange. The first differfectly natural and standard industry ence was the change to the heads.

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Some were smooth and creamy, others loose and bubbly, while others built a mountain-like landscape. That was the first impact of the hops. All of the beer had a sweet biscuit malt with touches of caramel and toffee, but I also found differences even in the malt profile. It was in the hops where things went wild. I will briefly summarize the hop character of each beer. The Tomahawk (each is named after the hop variety used) was the quietest, offering a woody, piney aroma and soft, rounded, earthy flavour and bitterness, finishing with a bit of citrus sharpness. The malt comes through the most in this one. Next was Amarillo, which can’t be described as quiet, but is rounded and deeper than some of the others. The aroma is pine and orange while the flavour is a soft citrus grapefruit and pine resin. The linger is more baritone than soprano, if you know what I mean— deeper and fuller. Simcoe added the most traditional IPA flavour, providing a tart grapefruit and citrus aroma and flavour. It was sharp and assertive, leaving a tannin-y linger on the roof of my mouth. Even more assertive was Citra, which presented an intense citrus character with a lot of pineapple in it. This beer seemed thinner than the others, just from the intensity of the hop character.

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Then we got into the surprising hops. The Japanese grown Sorachi Ace had a perfumy aroma that was soapy and distinctively lemony. The flavour also carried through the lemon character, mixing it with a leafy, green flavour with touches of pepper. A truly unusual hop. It made the beer seem brighter. Then there is the Nelson Sauvin, a new New Zealand variety. This hop was very fruity and tropical in its aroma, giving me a whiff of grape, mango, ripe berry and other warm-country fruit. And my first thought upon drinking? Kool-Aid Tropical Punch. Big tropical fruit sweetness dominates—and this is all from the hops! The beer seemed less bitter than the others, but I suspect that to be a mirage. I have never seen a hop before that contributed so much to the sweetness of the beer. A fascinating flavour. What can one learn from such an experiment? In addition to an awareness of the diversity of hop flavours, one quickly realizes just how bloody important hops are to beer. Not only do they shape the bitterness, but I also found that my perception of the malt, body, and even the head, changed just from swapping different hops. Amazing! V Jason Foster is the creator of onbeer.org, a website devoted to news and views on beer from the prairies and beyond.

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SUNDAY JULY 1 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Alcina - Handel - • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 26, 28, 30, Jul 1; 1:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Follows the story of Alcina, a sorceress who lures lovers to her enchanted island. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Ariadne auf Naxos - Richard Strauss • Timms Centre for the Arts, University of Alberta • Jun 27, 29, 30, Jul 1; 7:30 pm • Regular seating: $32 (senior/student), $36 (adult); Premium seating: $36 (student/senior), $40 (adult) • Sung in German with English surtitles. Witness the madcap backstage melodrama before the expressions of love and loss transpire onstage. Part of the Vocal Arts Festival • vocalartsfestival.com Canada Day Celebration Featuring Bison b.c. • Pawn Shop, 10551 82 Ave • 8 pm • $15 (O) • With Black Mastiff • pawnshoplive.ca

Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO Boonstock • Gibbons, AB • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • $209 – $499 • With performances by Billy Talent, BC/DC, Age of Days, Gob, Kaskadem Killinger, Korn, R3hab, Savoy, The Bear Band, Crystal Method, Volbeat and more • boonstock.ca • 780.975.0311

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Canada Day at the Alberta Legislature • Alberta Legislature Grounds, 108 St - 97 Ave • 7 am – 7 pm • Pancake breakfast, 21 gun salute, cycle race, live music, agility dogs and more • edmontoncelebratecanada.ca Canada Day at City Hall • City Hall, 100 St - 102A Ave • 12 pm – 4 pm • Live music, displays, cake and more • edmonton.ca Canada Day at Louise McKinney Park • Louise McKinney Park, Grierson Hill Rd • 2 pm – 8 pm • Music, dance, a waterfall show, kids' crafts, carnival games, fireworks and more • edmonton.ca Canada Day at the Edmonton Valley Zoo • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • 11 am – 4 pm • Not only will the zoo be celebrating Canada Day but it will also be celebrating its 53rd birthday! Visit the Canadian animals and take in a lecture about the animals and what makes them Canadian. Take on some crafts, bubble blowing bash, lectures, experiments and face painting • edmonton.ca Canada Day at the Muttart Conservatory • 9626 - 96 A St • 12 – 5 pm •

$5.75 – $11.50 (under 2 are free) • Enjoy lively music with the jazz group “Six Feet Up”, Canada Day crafts, a search for our native plants, and take a tour to find out about them • edmonton.ca • 780.442.5311 Dominion Day • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 11 am – 5 pm • $11.75, $15.75 (adult), $55 (family) • Be treated to a delicious slice of free cake while taking in the Amazing Variety Show inside Blatchford Field Air Hangar, music and historical vignettes • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311 FC Edmonton • Clarke Field, 11000 Stadium Road • 2 pm • $23 – $34 (TM) • vs. Puerto Rico Islanders • fcedmonton.com Fireworks in Kinsmen Park • 11 pm • Launched from Kinsmen Park and visible throughout the River Valley Silly Summer Parade and Picnic • Queen Alexandra School, 7730 - 106 St • 12 pm • Free (donations accepted for the Old Strathcona Foundation) • Features family activities including a Inflatable Fun, entertainment, a fundraising BBQ and of course Canada Day cake • oldstrathconafoundation. ca • 780.433.5866

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY 1st Annual Bon Accord Summer Skies Festival • Bon Accord • Introducing the importance of the sky above our heads. Will showcase culture, the environment and be educational and fun for everyone • town. bonaccord.ab.ca Canada Day Celebrations in the Garden • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 10 am – 4 pm • Outdoor art displays & demos, musical entertainment, crafts and

games for the kids, Canada Day goodies and more • ales.ualberta.ca/ devonian • 780.987.3054 Canada Day in Beaumont • Four Seasons Park, southwestern edge of Beaumont • A party with music, food and entertainment, wrapped up with fireworks • town.beaumont.ab.ca Canada Day in Camrose • Jubilee Park, Camrose • Includes face painting, music, picnics fireworks and more • tourismcamrose.com Canada Day in Devon • Centennial Park, Devon • Water games, patriotic festivities, and more • town.devon. ab.ca Canada Day in Fort Saskatchewan • Fort Saskatchewan • 8 am – 11 pm • Pancake breakfast, parade, free cupcakes and ice cream, a midway, live music, special childrens activities, fireworks and more • fortsask.ca • 780.992.6261 Canada Day in Leduc • Leduc • 7 am – 1 am • With fireworks, music and more • leduc.ca • 780.980.7177 Canada Day in Spruce Grove • Jubilee Park, 510 Grove Drive, Spruce Grove • 8 am – 11 pm • Includes a pancake breakfast, musical entertainment, a ceremony marking both Canada's birthday and the grand opening of Jubilee Park, birthday cake, and more. Held with the Street Performers Festival, face painters, and tons of kids' activities. Concerts headlined by Juno-nominated country musician Shane Yellowbird • sprucegrove.org Canada Day in St. Albert • Lions Park, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 9 am – 11 pm • Pancake breakfast, horse & wagon rides, live music, street hockey, face painting and more • stalbert.ca Canada Day in Stony Plain • Stony Plain • 10 am – 4 pm • Includes a pa-

Canada Day Fireworks Cruise • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • 2 pm , 5:30 pm, 9 pm • Enjoy a cold beverage from the middle of the North Saskatchewan while dazzling fireworks go off • edmontonqueen. com • 780.424.2628

Canada Day in Westerose • 6A Village Dr, Westerose • 11 am • Kids can participate in the bike decorating contest where they could win a new bike. Gets you a Village Treasure Bag filled with bike decorating supplies, ice cream & more. Parade led by the Ma-Me-O Legion and followed by the children's bike parade. Includes live entertainment • live-local.ca Canada Day Festival • Broadmoor Lake Park, 2025 Oak St, Sherwood Park • 9 am – 11 pm • Rain or shine, bring your family and proudly celebrate Canada with a phenomenal day of FREE family fun and entertainment such as segways, archery, carnival games and more • strathcona. ab.ca • 780.416.3058 Canada Day Strawberry Tea • St. Albert Botanic Park, 265 Sturgeon Road • Enjoy stawberry tea on Canada Day • stalbertbotanicpark. com • 780.458.7163 Jubilee Park Grand Opening • Jubilee Park, 510 Grove Drive, Spruce Grove • The grand opening of a new park in Spruce Grove • sprucegrove.org

MONDAY JULY 2 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com

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TUESDAY JULY 3 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Queen Extravaganza Tribute Show • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $24.50 – $39.50 • A touring concert show designed to take the glorious music and the live experience of legends of rock Queen • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Tim Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 1 – 7 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 The Works Art & Design Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • Free • Soak up the best in art and design, music, and performance. The Works presents 250 special events, workshops, and performances • theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY 2012 Historic Edmonton Week Festival • Various locations across Edmonton • Jul 3 – 8 • A celebration of Edmonton's past. Many events take place in Strathcona, the hub of Edmonton • historicedmonton.ca Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House and Royal Alberta Museum • Jul 3 – 8 • Free • Guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • doorsopenedmonton.ca Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jul 2 – 3, 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/ seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Weyburn Beavers • prospectsbaseballclub.com

WEDNESDAY JULY 4 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Kelly Taylor • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 4 – 8, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com Tim Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 1 – 7 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wed, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556

EDMONTON METRO Qualico Patio Series • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 7:30 pm • Featuring an eclectic variety of pop, jazz, world, Celtic, folk, blues and country from local and touring musicians. This week with The Beaverhill Brass Quintet • festivalplace.ab.ca • 780.464.2852 Troubadours & Tales • Nisku Inn, 1101 4 St Nisku • 8 pm • Featuring Tim Harwill with Brandi Lee Morin

THURSDAY JULY 5 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 The City Streets double album release party • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • With guests Whiskeyface and more. No minors. • starliteroom.ca A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a wellintentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Kelly Taylor • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 4 – 8, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make,

a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Tim Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 1 – 7 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Wild T and the Spirit • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 5 – 8 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON Metro ArtWalk–St Albert • Perron District, downtown St Albert • Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug 2 • WARES (Hosting SAPVAC), Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, Gemport, Art Beat Gallery, Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) and Rental & Sales Gallery (AGSA), Satellite Studio (AGSA), Bookstore on Perron, Crimson Quill, St Albert Constituency, Concept Jewellery, VASA • artwalkstalbert.com

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com

FRIDAY JULY 6 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Bill Maher • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $49 – $75 • Setting the boundaries of where funny, political talk • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Detroit Cobras • Pawn Shop, 10551 82 Ave • 8 pm • With Chains of Love & specials guests • pawnshoplive.ca A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a wellintentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com

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Nextfest 2012

Various locations around Edmonton • Jun 7 – 17 • An 11 day festival of theatre, music, film, visual art, dance, niteclubs, cabarets and more • nextfest.ca • 780.453.2440

Pride Week

Various Locations Jun 8 – 17 • Celebrate diversity in Edmonton with a festival for the LGBTQ community. Pride Awards (Jun 8), Pride Parade (Jun 9), Mayor’s Pride Brunch (Jun 17), Queer History Bus Tour (Jun 13) and much more • edmontonpride.ca

Improvaganza

Varscona theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave and Transalta Arts Barn, 10330 - 84 Ave • Jun 13 – 23 • Quick moving, unpredicatable theatre • rapidfiretheatre • 780.448.0695

Edmonton & Northern Alberta District Historic Festival

Capital Ex Festival 2012

Various locations • Jul 3 – Jul 8 • This familyoriented festival continues to feature tours, workshops and activities at museums, historic sites and at community events. The festival showcases the stories of our history and cultural heritage in urban and rural settings • historicedmonton.ca • 780.439.2797

Northlands Park, 73 St & 116 Ave • Jul 20 – Jul 29 • The biggest thing to hit town every summer, with a whole new attitude. It’s more than the midway—it’s friends and family. Experience the sights and sounds of the fair. There’s something for everyone, with the SIP! wine experience, music at the TELUS Stage and the Shop Zone • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210

Astral Harvest

Big Valley Jamboree

North Country Fair festival grounds, near Driftpile, AB • Jul 5 – 8 • Three nights of music, workshops, performances, live art, conferences, food vendors, marketplace and more • astralharvest.com

2012 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival

Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jun 21 – Jul 3 • The Works Art & Design Festival is a cutting edge festival bringing North America the best in contemporary and traditional visual art and design • theworks.ab.ca • 780.426.2122

Sir Winston Churchill Square, 100 St & 102 Ave • Jul 6 – Jul 15 • Edmonton is alive for 10 fun-filled days of free performances by internationallyknown street acts including magicians, clowns, jugglers, mime artists, musicians and comics for the young-at-heart • edmontonstreetfest.com • 780.425.5162

Edmonton International Jazz Festival

Sourdough River Festival

The Works Art & Design Festival

Camrose, AB • Aug 2 – 5 • Voted “the Canadian Country Music Association’s Country Music Event of The Year”. Country music’s greatest performers are at this festival such as Toby Keith, Rascal Flats, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and many more • bigvalleyjamboree.com • 780.672.0224

Blueberry Bluegrass & Country Music Festival Stony Plain • Aug 3 – 5 • Don’t miss out on seeing some of the best bluegrass acts from all over America including Blue Highway & Four Chords of Wood• blueberrybluegrass.com • 780.922.4973

Servus Heritage Festival 2012

Cariwest: Edmonton Caribbean Arts Festival

Downtown Edmonton • Aug 10 – 12 (TBD) • Parade Aug 11 • Say goodbye to the office, forget the daytimers, log off those computers and come free yuhself up to do the moves—wine, jump-up, dingolay, grind, whatever you wish, everyone will be aroused with the colour, music and excitement of it all • cariwestfestival.com • 780.421.7800

Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival 2012

Old Strathcona, various venues • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca • 780.448.9000

Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival

Louise McKinney Park • Aug 17 – 19 • Free to watch • AChinese tradition with a track record of attracting over 5000 spectators, 1500 participants and guaranteed media coverage with unforgettable sights and sounds • edbfa.com •

North Saskatchewan River • Jul 14 – 15 • The “race” is based on ingenuity and humour. Rafts travel from scenic Terwillegar Park in the city’s west end to Rafter’s Landing in the heart of downtown Edmonton • sourdoughraftrace.com • 780.406.0235

Hawrelak Park, 9330 Groat Road • Aug 4 – 6 • Free entry • Sixty cultures at 50-plus outdoor pavilions feature non-stop international music, dancing, food, arts & crafts, costumes and more. Enjoy everything that Canadians have to offer by seeing where they came from • heritage-festival. com • 780.488.3378

The 14th Annual Edmonton’s Labatt Blues Festival

Hawrelak Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • Jun 26 – Jul 22 • To explore and produce the works of William Shakespeare in an outdoor setting as interpreted by an ensemble of Canadian actors, directors and designers. This year’s productions are Julius Caesar and The Tempest • Shows at 8 pm with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm • freewillshakespeare.com • 780.425.8086

Motion Notion

Edmonton Folk Music Festival

Symphony Under the Sky

Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance

A Taste Of Edmonton 2012

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Beaumont Blues Festival

Downtown Edmonton, various venues • Jun 22 – Jul 1 • The Edmonton International Jazz Festival offers a variety of jazz performers such as Elaine Elias, Wayne Shorter Quartet, the Mike Stern Band and many more • edmontonjazz.com • 780.990.0222

Freewill Shakespeare Festival

Jun 28 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 780.422.8107

Boonstock Music Festival 2012

Gibbons, AB • Jun 28 – Jul 1 • With some of the greatest rock music. Performers include Billy Talent, Korn, Kaskade and many more • boonstock.ca

Beaverfoot Lodge, near Golden British Columbia • Jul 19 – 23 • Tickets $200 full festival pass (more at gate for $260 cash). Tickets available at Foosh (10544 - 82 Ave) and Ticketmaster • Over 70 of the hippest DJs and artists, featuring house, acid-jazz, downtempo, electro, trance and much more. Camping available • motionnotion.com Sir Winston Churchill Square, 100 St & 102 Ave • Jul 19 – Jul 28 • Up to 40 restaurants that offer one savory and one sweet dish from their menu. There is a large stage on the Square with daily entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca • 780.423.2822

Gallagher Park, 94 St & 92 Ave • Aug 9 – 12 • The Edmonton Folk Music Festival offers an eclectic mix of music for all tastes. In addition to the hours of incredible music, the festival offers a wide range of food consessions, a family area, general store, crafts, record tent and beer gardens • edmontonfolkfest.org • 780.429.1899 Grant Macewan City Centre Campus, 10700 104 Ave • Aug 10 – 12 • Animethon is Western Canada’s largest and longest-running event celebrating Japanese animation. Includes guests, cosplay contest, dealers room, panels and more • animethon.org

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Hawrelak Amphitheatre, 9330 Groat Road • Aug 24 – 26 • Featuring all the genre’s heavyweights and promising to be the best Blue’s party of the summer • bluesinternationalltd.com • 780.708.7230

Hawrelak Amphitheatre, 9330 Groat Road • Aug 31 – Sep 3 • A fascinating and diverse blend of great music, great guests and the great outdoors has made the Symphony Under the Sky a main orchestral destination for many music lovers • edmontonsymphony.com • 780.428.1108 Beaumont, AB • Sep 1 – 2 • An all-Canadian blues festival featuring performances of Rachelle van Zanten, Mason Rack, Brandon Issac and more • beaumontblues.net

Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Kelly Taylor • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 4 – 8; 8 pm,10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun, 8, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 pm • $10 – $15 • Teams of improvisors battle it out. No political figure is safe, no preconception left unprodded. Shout out suggestions and watch a scene evolve • rapidfiretheatre.com Tim Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 1 – 7 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Wild T and the Spirit • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 5 – 8 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY 2012 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square, downtown Edmonton • Jul 6 – 15 • From musicians to jugglers, acrobats to unicyclists, the festival features over 1500 outdoor performances by an international cast of amazing street artists. Includes Indoor Late Night Madness performances, daily Troupe du Jour group shows, artistic face-painters, colourful rovers, Be Your Own Busker workshops, and Kids’ World activities • edmontonstreetfest.com 2012 Historic Edmonton Week Festival • Various locations across Edmonton • Jul 3 – 8 • A celebration of Edmonton's past. Many events take place in Strathcona, the hub of Edmonton • historicedmonton.ca Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House and Royal Alberta Museum • Jul 3 – 8 • Free • Guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • doorsopenedmonton.ca Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jul 6 – 7, 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/ seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Medicine Hat • prospectsbaseballclub.com

West), Nisku • Jun 6 – 8 • Drag dracing • castrolraceway.com • 780.468.3278

SATURDAY JULY 7 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 2 pm, 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Kelly Taylor • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 4 – 8; 8 pm,10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

2012 Historic Edmonton Week Festival • Various locations across Edmonton • Jul 3 – 8 • A celebration of Edmonton's past. Many events take place in Strathcona, the hub of Edmonton • historicedmonton.ca Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House and Royal Alberta Museum • Jul 3 – 8 • Free • Guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • doorsopenedmonton.ca

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2012 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival Sir Winston Churchill Square, downtown Edmonton • Jul 6 – 15 From musicians to jugglers, acrobats to unicyclists, the festival features over 1500 outdoor performances by an international cast of amazing street artists. Includes Indoor Late Night Madness performances, daily Troupe du Jour group shows, artistic face-painters, colourful rovers, Be Your Own Busker workshops, and Kids’ World activities • edmontonstreetfest.com

A Night at The Museum • Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845 -102 Ave • 6 pm • $15 (adv) • Featuring KingDoom, with Madelina Horn and Face First Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 2 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Tim Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 1 – 7 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Wild T and the Spirit • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 5 – 8 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON Metro Boogie Knights and The Spazmatics • River Cree and Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd, Enoch • $10 • +18 only • rivercreeresort.com

Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jul 6 – 7, 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/ seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Medicine Hat • prospectsbaseballclub.com

SUNDAY JULY 8 EDMONTON PROPER Alberta Dance Alliance Presents: Feats Festival Of Dance • Various locations • Jun 28 – Jul 8 • Wide variety of dance styles on display • abdancealliance.ab.ca • 888.422.8101 Connections Concert Series • Muttart Hall, 10050 MacDonald Drive • 2 pm • $10 – $20 • Performances by emerging student musicians and esteemed faculty of the Alberta College Conservatory of Music • macewan.ca/conservatory Edmonton ITU World Cup Triathlon • Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Road • Cheer on Simon Whitfield as he races against the world's best triathletes in Edmonton as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympics • edmontontriathlon.org • 780.995.1658

Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com Commercial Hotel's 100th birthday celebration—featuring Wild T and the Spirit, Big Hank, Boogie Patrol, CFI, EC Scott, Funka Feelia • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY 2012 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square, downtown Edmonton • Jul 6 – 15 • From musicians to jugglers, acrobats to unicyclists, the festival features over 1500 outdoor performances by an international cast of amazing street artists. Includes Indoor Late Night Madness performances, daily Troupe du Jour group shows, artistic face-painters, colourful rovers, Be Your Own Busker workshops, and Kids’ World activities • edmontonstreetfest.com 2012 Historic Edmonton Week Festival • Various locations across Edmonton • Jul 3 – 8 • A celebration of Edmonton's past. Many events take place in Strathcona, the hub of Edmonton • historicedmonton.ca Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House and Royal Alberta Museum • Jul 3 – 8 • Free • Guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • doorsopenedmonton.ca Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jul 8 – 9, 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Swift Current • prospectsbaseballclub.com

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EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Amberlea Meadows Novice Rider Development Horse Show • Jul 6 – 8 • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Guided Tours of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden • Devonian Botanic Gardens, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 (30 minutes from downtown Edmonton) 11:30 am & 1 :30 pm • Free with regular admittion • Traditional tea offering are hosted at the Ozawa Pavilion, our authentic Japanese Tea House set in the tranquil Kurimoto Japanese Garden • devonian. ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 Japanese Tea Ceremony • Devonian Botanic Gardens, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 (30 minutes from downtown Edmonton) • Times vary • $7.50 (tea ceremony, with regular admission) • Traditional tea offering are hosted at the Ozawa Pavilion, our authentic Japanese Tea House set in the tranquil Kurimoto Japanese Garden • devonian.ualberta.ca Martagon Lily Show • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Jul 7 – 8, 10 am – 5 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • View the subtle shadings and stunning collage of colours from cut stems of locally grown Martagon Lilies in this judged flower show • devonian.ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054

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16th Annual Vintage Motorcycle Rally • Stampede Grounds, Ponoka • Jul 20 – 22 • Free • Check out a variety of two-wheelers • cvmg.ca • 403.341.4022 21st Afrikadey • Prince's Island Park, Calgary • Aug 5 – 11 • $20 – $25 • A celebration of African culture, including live music from Dele Sosimi, Emmanuel Jal, Aboulaye Koné and more • afrikadey. com • 780.234.9110 24 Hours of Adrenaline • Canmore Nordic Centre • Jul 21 • World championship bike racing, with 1400 athletes and 3000 spectators • 24hoursofadrenalin. com 28th Annual Drumheller Demolition Derby • Drumheller Stampede Grounds, Dinosaur Downs • Aug 13, 12 pm • A demolition derby like no other • traveldrumheller.com 1913 Days • Sylvan Lake • Jun 9 – 10 • Parade, food, historic activities and more • sylvanlake.ca • 403.887.2199 2012 Wetaskiwin Rawhide Rodeo • Wetaskiwin Ag Grounds, 2 km East of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • Jun 8 – 10 • $10 (adult), $5 (student) Free (children 10 and under) • Events include bareback, bull riding, steer wrestling, calf roping, barrel racing, mutton bustin', wild cow milking, team roping • wetaskiwinag.com • 780.352.2780 Aboriginal Day Celebrations • Sundre District & Historical Society, Sundre • Jun 21 • Celebrate the First Nations • museum.sundre.com Alberta Triple Crown ATV Series • Jun 16, Jun 23, Aug 11 • Spedden (Jun 16), Alix xtreme Raceways (Jun 23), Taber Motor Sports Park (Aug 11) • $10 (per person), free (children under four) • Thrilling ATV action • atvtriplecrown.com Artwalk Festival Day • Rotary Park, 4725 - 43 St, Red Deer • Jun 9 – 16 • Art demonstrations, interactive activities, live music and art market • reddeerartwalk. ca • 403.505.0734 Banff National Park Bike Fest • 224 Banff Ave, Banff • Jun 14 – 17 • A short steep prologue, an 80 km Sprint Road Race, an individual time trial (ITT), a one kilometre criterium race and an elite road race • banfflakelouise.com/bikefest • 780.762.0284 Banff Summer Arts Festival • Banff Centre, Banff • Jun 21 – Aug 25 • Welcoming artists from across Canada and around the world. Includes the Sam Roberts Band, Hilario Duran and Jane Bunnett Duets and more • banffcentre.ca Battle of the Rockies • Rocky Mountain House • Aug 15 – 19 • This year the event will be hosting the WPCA World Championship. Includes fundraisers, and more • battleoftherockies.org Beatlemania On Tour • Southern

Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary • Jun 13 • The musical biography goes through the eras of the Beatles, exploring the beginnings, rise to fame, cultural change and the Beatlemania phenomenon that changed everything • jubileeauditorium. com • 403.297.8000 Bear Days • Canmore Nordic Centre, Canmore • Jul 26 – 29 • Learn more about wildlife behavior and staying safe in bear country • albertaparks.ca/canmorenordic-centre.aspx Big Valley Jamboree • Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds • Aug 2 – 5 • $80 – $195 • Non-stop country music action with performances by Blake Shelton, Toby Keith, the Good Brothers, the Heartbroken, Rascal Flatts, Adam Gregory and so many more • bigvalleyjamboree.com • 780.672.0224 Brazeau County Fair and Stock Dog Trials • Brazeau County • Jun 9 – 10 • Includes a parade, trade show, farmer's market, local entertainment, cow pie bingo, tractor pull and more • dvagsociety.com Calgary Folk Music Festival • Prince's Island Park, Calgary • Jul 26 – 29 • $47 – $165 • Features a wide variety of artists including hip hop, alternative, blues, and world acts. Includes performances from: 100 Mile House, Shelly Bean, Iron & Wine, Jeff Stuart & the Hearts, Dan Mangan, Rae Spoon and more • calgaryfolkfest.com • 403.233.0904 Calgary International Blues Festival • Shaw Millenium Park, Calgary • Jul 30 – Aug 5 • $25 – $129 • With Eddie 'Devil Boy' Turner, Gregg Wright Band, Hamilton Loomis, Lighthouse, Ray Charles Tribute Orchestra, Thornetta Davis, Big Hank & Fist Full of Blues, and more • calgarybluesfest.com Calgary Stampede • Stampede Park, 1410 Olympic Way southeast, Calgary • Jul 6 – 15 • $12 – $50 • It's the Centennial for this event and it's bigger than ever. Includes the annual rodeo, exhibition and festival with a parade, midway, stage shows, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing and First Nations exhibitions with concert performances by: the Beach Boys, Garth Brooks, Johnny Reid, Brad Paisley and The Band Perry, Hey Romeo, Pam Tillis and so many more • calgarystampede.com • 1.800.661.1260 Canada Day in Drumheller • Drumheller • Jul 1 • Celebrate Canada Day in all its glory with a parade, and more • traveldrumheller.com Canada Day in Sundre • Sundre District & Historical Society, Sundre • Jul 1 • Celebrate Canada Day in all its glory • museum.sundre.com Canada Day in Canmore • Canmore • Jul 1 • Free breakfast, parade, marching band, fireworks and more • discovercanmore.com

Canada Day in Rocky Mountain House • Rocky Mountain House • Jul 1 • Celebrations at Rocky Mountain House includes a ceremony with cake, an evening concert and fireworks • rockymtnhouse.com Canada Day in Sylvan Lake • Sylvan Lake • Jul 1 • Celebrations at Sylvan Lake include kids acitvities like a bouncy castle and tattoos, a March of the Canadians, and a cake cutting • tourism.sylvanlake.ca Canada Day in Wetaskiwin • Wetaskiwin • Jul 1 • Celebrations at the Wetaskiwin Celebration Grounds, a community garage sale and fireworks at the ReynoldsAlberta Museum • wetaskiwin.ca Canada's Gospel Music Celebration • Westerner Park, 4847A - 19 St, Red Deer • Jul 12 – 14 • $15 – $35 • Exhibits and music celebrating gospel music with performances by Singing Hills, Generations, 3 and Company, Roset, Daae Family and more • gospelmusic.ca • 1.800.410.0188 The Canadian Badlands Passion Play • Western outskirts of Drumheller • 6 pm (Jul 13, 14, 19, 20), 3 pm (Jul 15, 21, 22) • $18.50 – $48 • World-class performance of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. • canadianpassionplay.com • 403.823.2001 Canmore artsPeak Arts Festival • Centre Plaza and 7th Ave, Canmore • Jun 15 – 17 • Presented by the Canadian Mountain Arts Foundation. A weekend long festival celebrating the arts in Canmore. artsPeak offers festival guests a wonderful and inspiring array of venues and activities to see and experience • artspeakcanmore. com Canmore Folk Festival • Canmore • Aug 4 – 6 • $25 – $90 • The longest running folk music festival with performances by Suzie Vinnick & Rick Fines, Jeremy Fisher, Red Molly, New Country Rehab, Kim Churchill and Current Swell on Saturday; Rosie Burgess Trio, Ray Bonneville & Gurf Morlix, Mike Farris, George Kahumoku Jr. & Masters of Hawaiian Music, Ian Tyson and Elage Diouf on Sunday; Carrie Elkin, David Myles, Locarno, Jack Semple, Mairtin O'Connor Band and Bruce Cockburn on Monday • canmorefolkfestival.com • 1.888.655.9090 Celebrating First Nations • 4407 47 Ave, Camrose • Jun 25 • Featuring the dance group Running Thunder, a Native art show with a traditional round dance • canadiannorthern.ca • 780. 672.3099 Central Music Festival • Just north of Red Deer on the QE2 • Aug 17 – 19 • $50 – $75 • With Ruined Escape Plan, Darryl Matthews, Steve Palmer, Chris LeBlanc Band, Amy Bishop Band, Mieke Maligne and more • centralmusicfest.com • 403.343.3658 Centrefest • Gaetz Ave and Ross St, Red Deer • Jul 28 – 29 • Street performers, local art, food and Kids' World • centrefest.

ca • 403.340.8696 Chestermere Water Festival • Anniversary Park and John Peake Park, Chestermere • Jul 28 • Celebrating all things water! Includes a fishing derby, wakeboard competition, lake tours, a boat parade, rubber duck race, kid’s fun zone, a music showcase, an outdoor market and fireworks Christmas in July • Downtown Drumheller • Jul 21 • It looks like Christmas is coming a bit sooner than expected this year as Drumheller has Christmas in July! Join in the fun as several of Drumheller's local businesses have specials for this event • traveldrumheller.com FBMS Summer Bluegrass Picnic and Fair • Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary, next to Calaway Park. Take Exit 169 (Calaway Park) South onto Range Road 33. Turn left at Commercial Court • Jun 16 • All day bands, all day jams, artisan tables, BBQ dinner • foothillsbluegrass.com/concerts FozzyFest • Kananaskis • Jun 29 – Jul 2 • DJs, musicians, artists, wilderness. Lineup to be announced in May will feature deep house, tech house, electo, funk, trance, hip hop, dubstep, progressive, ambient • fozzyfest.com Globalfest • Calgary • Aug 16 – 26 • $7.50 – $15 • International fireworks festival. This year's special guest: The Right Honourable Paul Martin • globalfest.ca • 403. 569.9679 The Great Canadian Barn Dance Bluegrass & Classic Country Music Festival • Hillspring • Jul 27 – 29 • Work shops will be held Saturday morning with the open mic to follow. Arts & crafts, games for the kids and a whole bunch of family hospitality will make this a must event to attend. Performers include Four Chords of Wood Lizzy Hoyt, Restless Lester and others • gcbd.ca Hanna Centennial 2012 • Hanna • Aug 3 – 5 • Celebrate the town of Hanna's 100th birthday! Includes a family dance, quilt cale cutting, community supper, rock and roll reunion, artisian market and more • hanna2012.com Harvest Festival • Reynolds Alberta Museum, 1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • Sep 1– 2 • $5 – $9 • A heap of harvest history on offer, including more than 40 pieces of vintage machinery, fieldwork demonstrations and butter making • reynoldsalbertamuseum.com • 1.800.661.4726 Head-Smashed-In 25th Anniversary Celebration • Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre, 18 km north & west of Fort Macleod • Jul 25 • Celebrating 25 years of of storytelling! Includes First Nations drumming and dancing, special entertainment and guests, unveiling of the UNESCO plaque, and storytelling of the ancient buffalo

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hunting culture • http://history.alberta. ca/headsmashedin History Road - The Ultimate Car Show • Reynolds Alberta Museum, 1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • Jun 9 – 10 • A chronological lineup of cars from 1900 to 2010. The display features rare vehicles from the Reynolds-Alberta Museum collection and enthusiasts across the province • reynoldsalbertamuseum.com • 1.800.661.4726 Highland Games • Red Deer Titans Rugby Park, Red Deer • Jun 23 • $5 – $7 • Highland dancing, piping, drumming, Sheep Dog races, optional haggis and more • reddeerhighlandgames.ca Highriders Challenge • Tail Creek Race Way, Alix • Jun 30 – Jul 1 • $15 – $40 • Teams fight through the toughest obstacles for the off-roads • highriders.ca • 403.314.4060 The Hills Are Alive – Music and Dance Cultural Fest • Miywasin Centre, 517 3 St, Medicine Hat • Jun 7 – 10 • Highlighting music, dance and cultural workshops celebrating Metis Culture in the Medicine Hat area • miywasin.ab.ca • 403.526.0756 Innisfail Discovery Wildlife Park "Night at the Zoo" Family Overnight Campout • Discovery Wildlife Park, Innisfail • Jul 28 – 29 • Discover amazing wildlife and camp out at the same time • innisfailtourism.com Innisfail Historic Village Chili CookOff Challange & Fiddler Jamboree • Innisfail Historic Village, Innisfail • Jul 21 • Taste some of the greatest chili around while listening to amazing fiddlers • innisfailtourism.com Innisfail Historic Village Friday Evening Ghost Walks • Innisfail Historic Village • Jun 15, 22; Jul 6, 13, 21, 27; Aug 10, 17, 24 • Learn more about the spirits who remain • innisfailtourism.com • 403.227.3376 Innisfail Professional Rodeo • Daines Rodeo Grounds, 6 km north of Innisfail • Jun 14 – 17 • $10 – $20 (daily tickets), $100 (rodeo pass) • Daily rodeo with nightly rodeo dance, free camping and beer gardens • innisfailauctionmarket.com/ rodeo.htm • 403.227.3166 Inshala Festival • Fort McCloud • Jun 15 – 18 • A family orientated weekend event in the great outdoors of Southern Alberta. From speakers to movement workshops to art explorations. There will also be a kids zone, art installations and a walking labyrinth • inshala.ca Jazz at the Lake Festival • Sylvan Lake • Aug 16 – 19, 8 pm • From intimate jazz vocals to powerful big band music. With performances by: H.O.T. Dixieland Jazz Band, The Polyjesters, The Alberta Jazz All-Stars and more • jazzatthelake.com • 403.887.5050

Kensington Sun & Salsa Festival • Kensington Road and 10 St NW, Calgary • Jul 22 • Six live entertainment stages will spread Latin flavour through the neighbourhood if you want to listen to music and dance. Lacombe Days • Lacombe • Jul 19 – 22 • Parade, pancake breakfast, music festival, fireworks, car races and more • lacombedays.ca • 403.782.4323 Mad Hatter Music Festival • Between Edmonton and Calgary • Aug 23 – 27 • A wonderland, centered on mind-melting basslines and guitar riffs, complete with camping, art, workshops, performers, love, community and much more • madhattermusicfestival.com Magnetic North Theatre Festival • Various locations around Calgary • Jun 13 – 23 • $20 – $45 • Featuring performances by: Rick Mercer, Ignorance, Blue Box, Night, One/UN, Hamlet (solo), Paper Series and more • magneticnorthfestival.ca Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede “A tradition since 1887”: 125 Anniversary • Medicine Hat • Jul 25 – 28 • One of Alberta's biggest stampedes, this one features rodeo competitions, animal exhibitions, midway, Pioneer Village and more • mhstampede.com North Country Fair • Near Driftpile • Jun 22 – 23 • A fantastic celebration of the summer solstice, camping, friendship and music. As always, a great and eclectic line-up, this year featuring, among many others: Captain Thunderpantz, Dallas Arcand, Flying Fox & the Hunter Gatherers, Jenny Allen, Leslie Alexander, Mad Bomber Society, Oliver Swain & Big Machine, Ridley Bent, SNU, The Weber Brothers Performance in the Park • Banf Centre, Banff • Jun 23, Jul 8, 22, 29 • Celebrate mountain and cultural heritage and the importance of protected places while

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garden, separate youth area, and plenty of arts & crafts. Or get a taste of reggae culture from the many food vendors • calgaryreggaefestival.com

Picture Butte Jamboree Days • Picture Butte • Aug 19 – 21 • Archery, slo pitch, pancakes, family street dance, and lots more family fun • picturebutte.ca

Rimbey Rodeo • Rodeo Grounds, Rimbey • Jul 13 – 15 • Includes a parade, pancake breakfast, a cabaret with Roger West and the Bounty Hunters • rimbey.com

Pincher Creek Gathering • Pincher Creek • Jun 14 – 17 • Celebrating music & poetry in the cowboy tradition since 1988 • pcgathering.com

Rocky Pow Wow • Rocky Mountain House • Jul 12 – 15 • Includes dancers, drummers. Relive stories of the past with re-enactors. With concession vendors, entertainment, camping and more • rockymtnhouse.com

Pioneer Days at Wetaskiwin • 4910 55A St, Wetaskiwin • Jun 8 – 10 • Free • Parade, community stage, Amazing Race, Corporate Challenge, children's play centre, and fireworks • wetaskiwinchamber. ca • 780.352.8003

Rocky Pro Rodeo • Rocky Mountain House • Jun 8 –12 • $10 – $12 • Professional rodeo come to Rocky Mountain House • rockyprorodeo.com

Ponoka County Fair & Horse Show • Ponoka Rodeo Grounds, Ponoka • Aug 11 – 12 • Agricultral displays, vegetable contests, horse show and baked goods • ponoka.org • 403.783.5313

Shady Grove Bluegrass Festival • Nanton • Aug 17 – 19 • This year featuring Back Porch Swing, 5 on a String, Steve Spurgin, High Country • shadygrovebluegrass.com

Ponoka Stampede • Ponoka • Jun 26 – Jul 2 • $10 – $25 • With chuckwagon races, a rodeo and performances • ponokastampede.com • 403.783.3120

Shake the Lake • Sylvan Lake • Aug 10 – 12 • Includes bands, a family fun zone, skate freestyle competitions and more • tourism.sylvanlake.ca • 866.887.5550

Quilting in the Badlands - Outdoor Quilt Show • Downtown Drumheller • Jul 7 • See tons of beautiful quilts • traveldrumheller.com

Sled Island Festival • Various locations around Calgary • Jun 20 – 23 • Feist, The Hold Steady, Archers of Loaf, Andrew W.K., The Sadies and more • sledisland.com

Redcliff Centennial Celebration • Redcliff • Jul 13 – 15 • Join the town of Redcliff as they celebrate 100 years! Includes a time capsule dedication, movie, music, parad,e pancake breakfast, museum open house, carnival and so much more • town. redcliff.ab.ca

Soulfest • Twin Butte • Jul 7 • A great line-up: Treeline, Magnificent 7’s, Andrew Scott, Cam Penner, Cowpuncher, Ballgag n Chaingang, Billy Manzick • twinbuttestore.ca/events

ReggaeFest • Shaw Millennium Park, Calgary • Aug 15 – 18 • With live performances from national and international reggae artistes, ReggaeFest features a beer

South Country Fair • Fort Macleod • Jul 20 – Jul 22 • Among many amazing, just a few include Namgar, Ellen McIlwaine, Cousin Harley, Oh Susanna, Andy White, e.s.l., Amos Garrett, T. Buckley, Picture the Ocean • scfair.ab.ca

SpagWest Fest • Olympic Plaza, Calgary • Aug 18 • Free • Features local and international artists, including The Dustin Bentall Outfit, The Heartbroken, The Atomic Duo, Matt Masters and more • Facebook.com/ spaghettiwesternfestival Strawberry Festival • The Jungle Farm, Innisfail • Jul 21, 11 am – 4 pm • Everything is coming up strawberries in the town of Innisfail. Pick some and celebrate the strawberry • innisfailtourism.com Summer Showcase Weekend • Various locations between Red Deer and Calgary on the QE2 • Aug 11 – 12, 10 am – 5 pm • Experience the finest road-trip central Alberta can offer, with tons of local businesses offering specials • countrydrive.ca Texas Connection Music Festival • Daines Ranch, Innisfail • Aug 17 – 18 • $25 (weekend camping pass), $85 (weekend pass, plus $10 fee), $35 (daily pass, plus $6.50 fee); seniors (65+) eligible for $10 discount • Featuring performances by Casey Donahew Band, Micky & the Motorcars, Cody Canada & the Departed, Cody Canada & the Departed, Cody Johnson Band, Jackson Taylor Band, Denver Daines, Ty Christian Wilson • txconnection.com Three Hills Centennial Celebration • Various locations around Three Hills • Jul 20 – 22 • Join Three Hills for its 100th birthday! Includes a free teen swim, guided town tour, parade, lunch, open houses of some of the places, tractor pull, exhibition ball game and so much more• threehillscentennialcelebration2012. blogspot.ca Tribute to Prairie Women of the Camrose District • Camrose • Aug 4 • Celebrate the contribution of women and their role in our area’s settlement featuring four presenters • canadiannorthern.ca Vulcan Spock Days • Vulcan, south of Calgary • Jun 8 – 10 • A family fun

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Gibbons Curling Rink

780.961-3096 Wed 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Hinton Community Centre Switzer Drive 780.865.4362 Thu 11 am – 2 pm

Innisfail Twin Arena

5804 – 42 St. 403.896.5451 Thu 10 am – 1 pm

403.782.4772 Fri 9 am – 1 pm

Smokey Lake

Agricultural Complex 780.656.2463 Sat 10 am – 12 pm

akedale Ag Society (1 mile west of VilL lage of Pigeon Lake & 1/2 mile South) 780.586.2505 Fri 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Spruce Grove

Leduc Alexandra Park

Stettler

Morinville Parish Hall

Stony Plain

48 Ave & 50 St 780.887.1974 Thus 10 am – 1:30 pm 780.939.3292 Fri 11 pm – 4 pm

Onoway Legion Hall 780.967.2400 Fri 10 am – 1 pm

Ponoka Ponoka Culture & Rec Centre 403.783.6776 Wed 9 am – 1 pm

Red Deer 43 St & 48 Ave

403.346.6443 Sat 8 am – 12:30 pm

Redwater Curling Arena 7 80.940.6076 Tue 4 pm – 6:30 pm

Seba Beach Seba Beach Pavilion 780.797-5393 Sat 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

St. Albert

St Anne & St Thoms St 780.458.2833 Sat 10 am – 3 pm

Sherwood Park

Elevator Grounds 100 Railway Ave 780.960.9380 Sat 9:30 am – 2:30 pm Agriplex 403.742.6288 Tue 9 am – 1 pm Stony Plain Community Centre 780.962.3993 Sat 9 am – 1 pm

Heritage Farmers Market

Toby Kazeil Pavillion 4202 50 St 780.963.2777 Sat 9 am – 1 pm

Sylvan Lake

Railway Park Promenade 49 Ave 403.887.3461 Fri 4 pm – 7:30 pm

Tofield

Community Hall, 50 St 780.662.2651 Second and fourth Friday of each month 2 pm – 5 pm

Two Mile Corner Glenreagh Hall (2 miles North of Barrhead & 1 mile West on Hwy 33) 780.954.2385 Thu 11 am – 2 pm

Wabamun

Union Office 5114 - 52 St Sat 11 am – 1 pm

100 Festival Way (Festival Place parking lot) 780.464.3354 Wed 5 pm – 8:00 pm

Westlock

Salisbury Greenhouse

Wetaskiwin

(Sherwood Park) 52337 Range Rd 232 780.915.3315 Thu 4:30 pm – 8 pm

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Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Les Choralies Internationales Edmonton 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton. Today: St. Thomas d'Aquin Church, 8410 - 89 St • Jul 8 – 15, 8 pm • A rare opportunity for everyone, young and old, to feel the power of the Grand choeur des Choralies, the festival's massed choir. Today: Choirs from Québec and Alberta will present a concert featuring classical, popular, jazz and world music • choraliesedmonton2012.ca Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants… Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com

EDMONTON METRO Japanese Tea Ceremony • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 11 am • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • Japanese Sweets and tea will be provided to guests, as well as an explanation of the tearoom and tea ceremony • ales.ualberta.ca/devonian • 780.987.3054 Kurimoto Japanese Garden Guided Walking Tour • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of

Devon on Highway 60 • 11 am & 1 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • Learn about the history of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden and the symbolism behind the landscape features and structures • ales.ualberta.ca/devonian • 780.987.3054

EDMONTON PROPER A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ. com Les Choralies Internationales Edmonton 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton. Today: McDougall United Church, 10025 - 101 St • Jul 8 – 15,

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Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Nick Vatterott • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 11 – 15, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com

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WEDNESDAY JULY 11

8 pm • A rare opportunity for everyone, young and old, to feel the power of the Grand choeur des Choralies, the festival's massed choir. Today: Music from Acadia and Western Canada African music, with accompanying movements and texts from different African languages • choraliesedmonton2012.ca

The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempesttossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com This is Hell • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 8 pm • $12 (B, O) • With Waster and Xerxes along with Randy Graves • pawnshoplive.ca

Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wednesday, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556 Wine Tasting • Keg n Cork, 3845 - 99 St • 7:30 • $20 – $30 • kegncork.com • 780.461.0191

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EDMONTON metro Qualico Patio Series • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 7:30 pm • Featuring an eclectic variety of pop, jazz, world, Celtic, folk, blues and country from local and touring musicians. This week with The Dead Stringers • festivalplace.ab.ca • 780.464.2852

THURSDAY JULY 12 EDMONTON PROPER A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com

Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Nick Vatterott • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 11 – 15, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com Wine Basics • deVine Wines and Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $30 (per person) • What's your wine I.D. ? - Taste the difference between the major grape varieties, have all your wine questions answered and discover your wine I.D. • devinewines.ca • 780.421.9463

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com

fRiDAY JULY 13 eDMonTon PRoPeR Caribbean Night at the Hotel Selkirk • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Hotel Selkirk's Chef Henry Palmer

will be bringing visitors flavors and foods from the Caribbean with the Mahogany Bar to be featuring Caribbean drinks • fortedmontonpark.ca A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Les Choralies Internationales Edmonton 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton. Today: Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • Jul 8 – 15, 8 pm • A rare opportunity for everyone, young and old, to feel the power of the Grand choeur des Choralies, the festival's massed choir. Today: Part one features young piano virtuoso Jan Lisiecki, soprano Natalie Fagnan, tenor Frédérick Robert. Part two features Allez Ouest, Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire, Crystal Plamondon, Marie-Josée Ouimet, Mireille Moquin and Raphaël Freynet with Robert Walsh as conductor • choraliesedmonton2012.ca

See the city from our point of view. Enjoy patio season with savory food and spectacular views on Edmonton’s premiere patio. 10065 100th Street 780-424-5181 fairmont.com/macdonald

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Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 The Melvins lite with Retox • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 6 pm • No minors. 18+ • starliteroom.ca Nick Vatterott • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 11 – 15; 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

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Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun, 8, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 pm • $10 – $15 • Teams of improvisors battle it out. No political figure is safe, no preconception left unprodded. Shout out suggestions and watch a scene evolve • rapidfiretheatre.com Whyte Avenue Art Walk • Between 100 St and 108 St, Old Strathcona • Jul 13 – 15 • an outdoor studio and gallery featuring hundreds of working artists • art-walk.ca

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eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY 2012 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square, downtown Edmonton • Jul 6 – 15 • From musicians to jugglers, acrobats to unicyclists, the festival features over 1500 outdoor performances by an international cast of amazing street artists. Includes Indoor Late Night Madness performances, daily Troupe du Jour group shows, artistic face-painters, colourful rovers, Be Your Own Busker workshops, and Kids’ World activities • edmontonstreetfest.com A Tip of the Hat to Alberta's Capital • Edmonton City Hall • 7 pm • The festival's massed choir will give a special performance to thank the city for hosting the festival. Pieces will be performed a capella and with piano accompaniment • choraliesedmonton2012.ca Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 7 pm • $28 – $81; half price for kids • vs Winnipeg Blue Bombers • esks.com • 780.448.3757 Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jul 13 – 14, 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Saskatoon • prospectsbaseballclub.com

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com Ponoka Piston Poppers Road Run • Ponoka • Jul 13 – 15 • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

First Presbyterian Church, 10025 - 105 St (evening) • Jul 8 – 15; 3 pm & 8 pm • A rare opportunity for everyone, young and old, to feel the power of the Grand choeur des Choralies, the festival's massed choir. In the afternoon: Part one features Chantez les Grands Chansonniers with singers and songwriters from Québec and France. Part two features Les Chansons des roses with composer Morten Lauridsen. The evening: La Grand-messe by singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault and Edmonton's francophone choir Chorale Saint-Jean • choraliesedmonton2012.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Nick Vatterott • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 11 – 15; 7:30 pm, 10 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Nine • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • Jul 4 – 8, 10 – 14; 8 pm • $14 – $18 • Everyone wants Guido. Guido wants…Everything? Nothing? He's not so sure. He does have a movie to make, a mistress to avoid, a muse to satisfy, an agent to placate and a wife to please. Guido must find what he has lost along the way before he can get anywhere • walterdaleplayhouse.com Snoop Dogg • Edmonton Event Centre, 2556-8882 170 St (West Edmonton Mall) • 8:30 pm • $75.38 (TM) • edmontoneventcentre.ca • 780.489.7469 The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Whyte Avenue Art Walk • Between 100 St and 108 St, Old Strathcona • Jul 13 – 15 • an outdoor studio and gallery featuring hundreds of working artists • art-walk.ca

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2nd Annual Leduc Blues Fest • Black Jacks Roadhouse, 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku • 3 pm (doors), 3:30 pm (music) • $30 (until Jun 30), $35 (after Jun 30), $50 (special VIP) • With two stages, headliners include: Sonny Rhodes, Kenny "Blue Boss" Wayne and friends, Amos Garrett, Rocky Burnette and many more • sirensthecharity.com • 780.461.7061

A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 2pm, 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com

Steak & Lobster Golf Tournament • Royal Canadian Legion - Calmar Branch 266, Calmar • $50 (per golfer, full package), $30 (per person, steak & lobster dinner only) • Attend as a group or as an individual. A tournament for all golfers with 9 holes • calmar.ca

Handmade Mafia Craft Show • Orange Hall, 10335 - 84 Ave • 10 am – 4 pm • Edmonton’s only monthly handmade market. Features a rotation of unique, local artisans • oldstrathcona.ca

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10634 124 Street | 780-488-1999

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12304 Jasper Avenue | 780-455-7479

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10540 124 Street | 780-937-6510

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10708 124 Street | 780-453-2440

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12523 102 Avenue | 780-448-2861

Carol's Quality Sweets

12519 102 Avenue | 780-433-8650

Cloud Nine Pajamas

12511 102 Avenue | 780-455-6633

LUX Beauty Boutique

12531 102 Avenue | 780-451-1423

Notables Stationers

12543 102 Avenue | 780-488-4625

One Tooth

12515 102 Avenue | 780-455-6843

Pear Tree

104 AVE

12525 102 Avenue | 780-454-3151

Red Ribbon

12505 102 Avenue | 780-454-4336

Shambles Gift Shoppe

103 AVE

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12421 102 Avenue | 780-488-9463

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Tin Box

12433 102 Avenue | 780-454-4474

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12529 102 Avenue | 780-451-1562

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12509 102 Avenue | 780-413-0367

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ST. ALBERT FARMERS’ MARKET

Come shop downtown St. Albert for fresh foods and unique, locally made items at the St. Albert Outdoor Farmers’ Market. This is the largest of it’s kind in Western Canada and is sure to have something for you! Saturdays 10am-3pm June 16 - Oct 6, 2012 www.stalbertfarmersmarket.com

ARTWALK

Stroll St. Albert’s Perron District and discover all of the vibrant artwork on display. Artwalk runs the first Thursday of each month, 6-9pm from May through September 2012. www.artwalkstalbert.com

DUCKS UNLIMITED BOARDWALK Learn about the animals and birds that call this marsh their home. This educational walk will also lead you to the viewing platform at Big Lake. The boardwalk is across from the Enjoy Centre on Ray Gibbon Drive.

ST. ALBERT BOTANIC PARK Bring your green thumb to the St. Albert Botanic Park and enjoy five acres of botanical bliss, along with a wonderful gift shop. The St. Albert Botanic Park is located at 265 Sturgeon Road. www.stalbertbotanicpark.com

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Celtic Gathering • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jun 14 – 15 • Join the park for two full days of Celtic fun, including music and more • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311 Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • Jul 13 – 14, 2:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Saskatoon • prospectsbaseballclub.com

EDMONTON Metro Kid Friendly Monster Jam • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 14 – 15 • castrolraceway.com Ponoka Piston Poppers Road Run • Ponoka • Jul 13 – 15 • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

SUNDAY JULY 15 EDMONTON PROPER Les Choralies Internationales Edmonton 2012 • Various locations around Edmonton. Today: Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • Jul 8 – 15, 3 pm • A rare opportunity for everyone, young and old, to feel the power of the Grand choeur des Choralies, the festival's massed choir. Today: The closing concert. Featuring performances by Choralies and Chorale Saint-Jean for the piece "Elles s’appelaient Marie". Included is "Maison du Peuple / House" of the People composed by France LevasseurOuimet • choraliesedmonton2012.ca

ger sandwiches, beautiful pastries and seasonal fruit • devonian.ualberta.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY 2012 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square, downtown Edmonton • Jul 6 – 15 • From musicians to jugglers, acrobats to unicyclists, the festival features over 1500 outdoor performances by an international cast of amazing street artists. Includes Indoor Late Night Madness performances, daily Troupe du Jour group shows, artistic face-painters, colourful rovers, Be Your Own Busker workshops, and Kids’ World activities • edmontonstreetfest.com FC Edmonton • Clarke Field, 11000 Stadium Road • 2 pm • $23 – $34 (TM) • vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies • fcedmonton.com Celtic Gathering • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jun 14 – 15 • Join the park for two full days of Celtic fun, including music and more • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311 National Zookeeper Summer Celebration • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • 12 pm – 4 pm • Planned to mark the change in seasons and to celebrate National Zookeeper Week • edmonton.ca • 311

Nick Vatterott • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 11 – 15, 7:30 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

Ponoka Piston Poppers Road Run • Ponoka • Jul 13 – 15 • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

Red Cannons • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 15 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

Savour Strathcona County • Centre in the Park Community Centre, 2001 Sherwood Drive, Sherwood Park • 4 pm – 7 pm • Enjoy gourmet dishes prepared by chefs from independent restaurants prepared by using fresh and local ingredients. Enjoy an exhibition at gallery@501, music with heritage and cultural activities • strathcona.ca/ savour • 780.464.8095

EDMONTON Metro Rose Day • Devonian Notanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 (30 minutes from Edmonton) • 11 am – 4 pm • Available with regular admission • Tour the Garden’s extensive collection of hardy roses (including rare varieties) take in free lectures from rose experts • devonian. ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 Rose Day High Tea at the Garden • Devonian Notanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 (30 minutes from Edmonton) • 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm • Advance tickets required. $34 (adults), $29.50 (seniors), $26 (students/youth), $24 (kids 12 and under). Price includes admission • High Tea served in the Pine Pavilion, overlooking the Grebe Pond. Tea in china cups and tiered trays with dainty fin-

Grady Champion • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 16 – 21 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a wellintentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together naturally. Each went through a golden age in the 50s and 60s, and that golden age is the main focus of the Race Week Music Festival. Includes music, burlesque shows, jams, and a street party • carsandguitars.ca

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Amberlea Meadows Novice Rider Development Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Monster Jam • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 14 – 15 • castrolraceway.com

Whyte Avenue Art Walk • Between 100 St and 108 St, Old Strathcona • Jul 13 – 15 • an outdoor studio and gallery featuring hundreds of working artists • art-walk.ca

EDMONTON PROPER

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY

Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

TUESDAY JULY 17

MONDAY JULY 16 EDMONTON PROPER Grady Champion • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 16 – 21 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Neil Diamond • Rexall Place, 7424 118 Ave • 8 pm • $117.01 – $170.51 (TM) • northlands.com Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together naturally. Each went through a golden age in the 50s and 60s, and that golden age is the main focus of the Race Week Music Festival. Includes music, burlesque shows, jams, and a street party • carsandguitars.ca Slash • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 6:30 pm (doors), 7:30 pm (show) • $29.50 & $45 • With guests Monster Truck • livenation.com

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The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com

Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wednesday, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor. com • 780.455.4556

EDMONTON METRO

WEDNESDAY JULY 18 EDMONTON PROPER Grady Champion • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 16 – 21 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a wellintentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Klondyke Kapers • Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre, 11727 Kingsway Ave • 5 pm – 10 pm • $75 • Vinok’s own take on the 1890s Gold Rush complete with music, song and dance • vinok.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together naturally. Each went through a golden age in the 50s and 60s, and that golden age is the main focus of the Race Week Music Festival. Includes music, burlesque shows, jams, and a street party • carsandguitars.ca Tracey Macdonald • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 18 – 22, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Wine Tasting • Keg n Cork, 3845 - 99 St • 7:30 pm • $20 – $30 • kegncork. com • 780.461.0191

Qualico Patio Series • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 7:30 pm • Featuring an eclectic variety of pop, jazz, world, Celtic, folk, blues and country from local and touring musicians. This week with The F-Holes • festivalplace. ab.ca • 780.464.2852

THURSDAY JULY 19 EDMONTON PROPER An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Garden Cocktails • deVine Wines and Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $45 (per person) • Cocktails featuring ingredients from the Farmers Market • devinewines.ca • 780.421.9463 Grady Champion • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 16 – 21 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a wellintentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together naturally. Each went through a golden age in the 50s and 60s, and that golden age is the main focus of the Race Week Music Festival. Includes music, burlesque shows, jams, and a street party • carsandguitars.ca

Tracey Macdonald • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 18 – 22, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Summertime Music at Muttart • Muttart Conservatory, 9626 - 96A St • Jun 21, Jul 19, Aug 16; 6 pm – 9 pm • Enjoy the pyramids in a tranquil atmosphere and subdued light, before taking in the sounds of various musicians • edmonton.ca • 311 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com Play Day • Broadmoor Lake Park, 2025 Oak Street, Sherwood Park • 10 am – 3 pm • Free • Play Days are hosted by Everybody Gets to Play to allow kids to instinctively, creatively and energetically have fun. Encourages play options that appeal to all of their senses • strathcona.ca

FRIDAY JULY 20 EDMONTON PROPER Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Grady Champion • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 16 – 21 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Judah Freidlander • Century Casino & Hotel, 13103 Fort Road • Jul 20 – 21, 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm • $29.95 • yukyuks. com Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon •

freewillshakespeare.com A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com

Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

Hot Panda • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 8 pm • $10 (adv), $15 (door) • With guests • pawnshoplive.ca

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Leif Skyving • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jul 20 – 21 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory. com/club

Amberlea Meadows Summer Dressage Festival • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Jul 20 – 22 • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608

Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

Gold Cup • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 20 – 21 • castrolraceway.com

JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com

Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 2:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 8:30 pm (weekends), 4 pm & 8:30 pm (weekdays) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Tracey Macdonald • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 18 – 22, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Teenage Bottlerocket • Avenue Theatre, 9030 - 118 Ave • 5 pm • $12.50 (adv) • With The Dopamines & Elway • avenuetheatre.ca Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun, 8, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 pm • $10 – $15 • Teams of improvisors battle it out. No political figure is safe, no preconception left unprodded. Shout out suggestions and watch a scene evolve • rapidfiretheatre.com

EDMONTON METRO Flower Fest 2012 • 53210 RGE RD 55A, 1 hour West of Edmonton near Seba Beach • Jul 20 – 22 • $25 (full weekend & camping pass), $10 (day pass) • Micro Music Festival • littleflower.ca The Stray Cat - Lee Rocker • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • 7 pm (doors) • $34.95 (TM, O) • No minors • cnty.com Vintage Motorcycle Rally • Ponoka • Jul 20 – 22 • Includes all kinds of motorcycles • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Featuring a new midway ride called "Nitro", a 335 metre track roller coaster • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Edmonton Indy 2012 • City Centre Airport • Jul 20 – 22 • $17 (TM) • Exciting new dimension to motor sports that drives Alberta's capital into a class all its own in the world of IndyCar racing • edmontonindy.com

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Movie Under the Stars • Legacy Park, Fort Saskatchewan • 9:45 pm • Free • Bring the whole family out for a night of cinematic craziness • fortsask.ca • 780.992.6261

SATURDAY JULY 21 EDMONTON PROPER Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcitydreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Grady Champion • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 16 – 21 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 A Grand Time in the Rapids • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • Jul 5 – 7, 10 – 14, 17 – 21; 2 pm, 7:30 pm • $15 – $27 • a well-intentioned etiquette expert’s earnest attempts to spread the gospel of gracious living create utter chaos for unsuspecting Michigan citizens • teatroQ.com Judah Freidlander • Century Casino & Hotel, 13103 Fort Road • Jul 20 – 21, 8:30 pm & 10:30 pm • $29.95 • yukyuks.com Leif Skyving • Comedy Factory, Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Jul 20 – 21 • MC, Special Guest, Headliner • thecomedyfactory. com/club Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Marleigh & Mueller • Jekyll & Hyde's Pub (The Hydeaway), 10209 - 100 Ave • 8 pm

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Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together naturally. Each went through a golden age in the 50s and 60s, and that golden age is the main focus of the Race Week Music Festival. Includes music, burlesque shows, jams, and a street party • carsandguitars.ca Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 4 pm & 8:30 pm (weekdays) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Tracey Macdonald • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 18 – 22; 7:30 pm, 10 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com

eDMonTon MeTRo Vintage Motorcycle Rally • Ponoka • Jul 20 – 22 • Includes all kinds of motorcycles • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

780.471.7210 Edmonton Indy 2012 • City Centre Airport • $17 (TM) • Jul 20 – 22 • Exciting new dimension to motor sports that drives Alberta's capital into a class all its own in the world of IndyCar racing • edmontonindy.com Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY 2012 Main Street Festival • 50th Avenue (Historic Downtown), Leduc • 11 am – 3 pm • Includes the Leduc Farmers Market, arts and crafts, family activities, antique and muscle car show and shine and street performers • leduc.ca Amberlea Meadows Summer Dressage Festival • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Jul 20 – 22 • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Flap Jacks at the Tracks 2012 • Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum, 100 Railway Ave, Spruce Grove • $3 (kids 12 and under), $5 (over 12) • Enjoy a morning breakfast with the Agricultural Society, followed by a tour of the elevator • sprucegroveagsociety.com Flower Fest 2012 • 53210 RGE RD 55A, 1 hour West of Edmonton near Seba Beach • Jul 20 – 22 • $25 (full weekend & camping pass), $10 (day pass) • Micro Music Festival • little-

flower.ca Gold Cup • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 20 – 21 • castrolraceway.com St Albert Botanic Park Rose Show • St Albert Botanic Park, Sturgeon Rd, St. Albet • 8:30 am – 5 pm • Huge rose exhibit and contest with many categories, including best minature rose, best rose from first-time grower, and best rose smell • stalbertbotanicpark.com • 780.458.7163 Thrill Of The Grill BBQ Competition • 6A Village Dr, Westerose • 11 am • $10 (ncludes steak) • Try to win the honor of BBQ King/Queen of Pigeon Lake. Competitors will grill up steaks and be judged by the Summer Villages Mayors and more. Includes DJ, face painting, balloons and bouncing in the giant Pirate Ship • villageatpigeonlake.com Top E Big Bucks/Junior Nationals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 8 am (gates), 10 am (race) • Free (kids under 5), $10 (youth), $20 (adults/seniors) • castrolraceway.com

SUnDAY JULY 22 eDMonTon PRoPeR Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca

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An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Julius Caesar • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • Caius Cassius plants rumours that Caesar intends to abolish the Republic and crown himself king of Rome. As deception grows in the senate, and the conspiracy reaches its climax, Caesar is doomed and war is on the horizon • freewillshakespeare.com Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together naturally. Each went through a golden age in the 50s and 60s, and that golden age is the main focus of the Race Week Music Festival. Includes music, burlesque shows, jams, and a street party • carsandguitars.ca Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 4 pm & 8:30 pm (weekdays) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • 8 pm • Steve Martin will perform alongside bluegrass quintet The Steep Canyon Rangers for an evening of bluegrass and comedy • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 The Tempest • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • After 12 years of exile, Prospero looks for revenge and shipwrecks the royal court of Milan. As the tempest-tossed noblemen wander his magical island, plots and love reveal Prospero’s ultimate plan • freewillshakespeare.com Tracey Macdonald • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 18 – 22, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

eDMonTon MeTRo Vintage Motorcycle Rally • Ponoka • Jul 20 – 22 • Includes all kinds of motorcycles • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

arts performance by Sideswipe at Centre Stage, Fusion 53 Lounge for 18+ and a casino • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Edmonton Indy 2012 • City Centre Airport • $17 (TM) • Jul 20 – 22 • Exciting new dimension to motor sports that drives Alberta's capital into a class all its own in the world of IndyCar racing • edmontonindy.com Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Amberlea Meadows Summer Dressage Festival • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Jul 20 – 22 • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Bracket Points • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 22, 28 – 29 • Free (kids under 5), $10 (youth), $20 (adults/seniors) • Watch different vehicles race in their division • castrolraceway.com Flower Fest 2012 • 53210 RGE RD 55A, 1 hour West of Edmonton near Seba Beach • Jul 20 – 22 • $25 (full weekend & camping pass), $10 (day pass) • Micro Music Festival • littleflower.ca Music In The Garden • Devonian Notanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 (30 minutes from Edmonton) • Available with regular admission • After strolling the Garden, enjoy an outdoor concert • devonian.ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243

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Theory of a Deadman • TELUS Stage, Northlands • Jul 23 • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Wayne Lee • TELUS Stage, Northlands • Jul 23 – 26, 2 pm & 5 pm • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Includes a performance by Theory of a Deadman and later on Wayne Lee at Telus Stage; a martial arts performance by Sideswipe and Street Corner Symphony at Centre stage • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Jul 23 – 27; 9 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • Children aged 4 – 5 are given the opportunity to build amazing magic, puppetry and circus skills through age-appropriate instruction • festivalplace.ab.ca

TUeSDAY JULY 24

eDMonTon PRoPeR AMA Vintage Vehicles Weekend • Fort Edmonton Park, corner of Fox Drive and Whitemud Drive • Jul 23 – 24 • Free (with park admission) • A unique showcase of antique cars from across Alberta • fortedmontonpark.ca Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca JK and the Statics • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 23 – 28 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Race Week Music Festival “Cars & Guitars” • Rice Howard Way • Jul 16 – 24 • A retro roots rock & roll guitar festival. Cars and guitars go together

eDMonTon PRoPeR Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure

JK and the Statics • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 23 – 28 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 4 pm & 8:30 pm (weekdays) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Wayne Lee • TELUS Stage, Northlands • Jul 23 – 26, 2 pm & 5 pm • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Daily attractions include the midway, Fusion 53 Lounge and Casino, and the Music Experience at The Grand featuring KISS and the Motown era • capitalex.ca • 780.471.721 Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/ seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Okotoks • prospectsbaseballclub.com Mary Poppins Broadway Across Canada • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • Jul 24 – 29 • $49.25 – $107.55 (TM) • Features the story and songs from one of the most beloved films by Disney • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Rose Day • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 10 am – 6 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • Tour the Garden’s extensive collection of hardy roses and listen to lectures from rose experts • ales. ualberta.ca/devonian • 780.987.3054 Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Jul 23 – 27; 9 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • Children aged 4 – 5 are given the opportunity to build amazing magic, puppetry and circus skills through age-appropriate instruction • festivalplace.ab.ca

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Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca JK and the Statics • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 23 – 28 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Josh Casey • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 25 – 29; 2:30 pm & 7 pm (weekdays) • A mash up of comedy and skills; juggling, audience participation, jokes and stunts. Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 4 pm & 8:30 pm (weekdays) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Tim Young • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 25 – 29, 8 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999 Wayne Lee • TELUS Stage, Northlands • Jul 23 – 26, 2 pm & 5 pm • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wednesday, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor. com • 780.455.4556

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Daily attractions include: Josh Casey at Centre Stage, Wayne Lee at Telus Stage and the Music Experience at The Grand featuring Kiss and Motown era items • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Mary Poppins Broadway Across Canada • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • Jul 24 – 29 • $49.25 – $107.55 (TM) • Features the story and songs from one of the most beloved films by Disney • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

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20th Annual Westridge CPCA Finals • Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds • Aug 26 • World-class chuckwagon racing • lloydexh.com 24th Annual Hairy Hill Rodeo • Hairy Hill • Jul 6 – 7 • Enjoy heavy horse pulling, kids wild pony races, wild cow milking, silent auction, dance, wild horse race and more • 780.768.3880 39th Annual Vegreville Pysanka Festival • Vegreville Agricultural Society Grounds • Jul 6 – 8 • Ukrainian dance, food and culture • pysankafestival.com • 780.632.2777 59th Annual Wainwright Stampede • Wainwright • Jun 21 – 24 • $5 – $25 • The fifth largest stampede in Canada, including wild pony races, and a concert featuring Aaron Jake Goodvin • wainwrightstampede.ca Alberta Triple Crown ATV Series • Jun 16, Jun 23, Aug 11 • Spedden (Jun 16), Alix xtreme Raceways (Jun 23), Taber Motor Sports Park (Aug 11) • $10 (per person), free (children under four) • Thrilling ATV action • atvtriplecrown.com Art Without Borders • Various venues around Lloydminster • Jun 9 – 17 • Artistic festival with wide variety of acts including book spine poetry (lining up spines to make a poem), an art show and more • artswithoutborders. ca • 780.872.7400 Ashmont Heritage Days • Ashmont Agriplex • Aug 11 • Celebrate Ashmont's cultural heritage with pancake breakfast, beer gardens, family ball tournament and more • 780.726.3949 Beaver Lake Cree Nation Competition Pow Wow • Lac La Biche, northeast of Edmonton • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • Watch the First Nations Pow Wow Dancers. Listen to the music, see the variety of dancers, taste the food or watch a round of hand games • laclabicheregion.com • 780.623.4549 Boscombe Hillbilly Jam • Boscombe Community Centre, Boscombe • Jul 13 – 15 • Admission and camping by donation • Some of the best amateur bluegrass and gospel talent in the province plays an outdoor stage • 780.726.2024 Canada Day at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village • Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Jul 1, 10 am – 5 pm • Vintage car show, live music,

wagon rides and historic activities • ukrainianvillage.ca • 780.662.3855 ext. 1112

black powder re-enactment camp and demonstrations and more • history. alberta.ca/victoria

Canada Day in Elk Island National Park • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Jul 1 • Cake, entertainment, a flag raising ceremony and more • parkscanada.gc.ca

Friends' Ukrainian Music Fest • Ukrainian Cultural Village, 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Aug 26, 10 am – 5 pm • Musical magic on display from the region's finest Ukrainian folk songsters, along with a village market, Ukrainian food and childrens' activities • ukrainianvillage.ca • 780.662.3640

Canada Day in Lac La Biche • Lac La Biche, northeast of Edmonton • Jul 1 • Includes a multicultural breakfast, talent show, fish fry supper, and fireworks • laclabichemission.com • 780.623.3274 Canada Day in St Paul • St Paul Recreation Centre • Jul 1, 1 pm – 11:30 pm • Balloon rides, concession and fireworks • town.stpaul.ab.ca • 780.645.2232 Canada Day in Vermillion • Vermillion • Jul 1, 11 am • Entertainment and beef on a bun • vermilion.ca Canada's Parks Day • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Jul 21 • Special presentations, guided hikes and more • parksday.ca Canadian Indian Rodeo • Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Lac La Biche • Jul 9 – 10 • Rodeo and talent show • nancarodeo.org Cold Lake Stampede • Exhibition Park, Cold Lake • Jun 8 – 9 • $13 – $15 • Take in the Cold Lake Stampede with chuckwagons, pancakes, beer gardens and more • coldlakeag.com Colonial Days Parade and Fair • Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds • Jul 11 – 14 • Midway rides, live entertainment, livestock shows, grandstand concerts, chuckwagon racing, demolition derbies and more • lloydexh.com Come By The Hills Music Festival • Mistahiya • Aug 17 – 18 • A great line-up of folk, country, roots, blues, jazz and celtic musicians again this year, including Andrea House, Scott Cook, The Orchard, Terry Morrison, The Bergerud Sisters, Bardic Form, The AwesomeHots • comebythehills.ca

Glendon Derby Daze • Glendon • Aug 11 • A thrilling demolition derby • 780.635.3807 Holden Farmers' Day and Soap Box Derby • Main Street, Holden • Jun 8 – 9 • Includes events such as Children's Community Theatre Show and BBQ, pancake breakfast, parade, the famous soapbox derby, market, art show, RC cars and more • village.holden.ab.ca Kikino Silver Birch Rodeo & Celebration Days • Kikino Resort, near Lac La Biche • Aug 16 – 19 • Jamboree, rodeo, kids activities, steak supper and more • laclabicheregion.com • 1.888.330.8833 Lac La Biche Pow Wow Days • Lac La Biche • Aug 3 – 5 • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a parade, midway, triathlon and more • laclabicheregion.com • 780.623.2662 Lamont Summer Sizzler Rodeo and Fair • Lamont fairground, Lamont • Jul 27 – 29 • Pancake breakfast, midway, parade, rodeo, demolition derby, combine krunch, bench show, market garden, beer gardens, rodeo dance and more • lamontag.ca Lea Park Pro Rodeo's Rodeo Week • 16 km north of Marwayne • Jun 7 – 10 • Pancake breakfasts, dances and, of course, rodeo competition • leaparkprorodeo.com Métis Crossing Voyage • Métis Crossing • Aug 25 – 26 • Enjoy historic activities and entertainment • metiscrossing.com

Dewberry Agricultural Mini Fair • Dewberry • Aug 18 • Celebrate Dewberry's agricultural heritage • villageofdewberry.ca • 780.847.3061

Mundare Agri-Daze Fair • Mundare • Aug 18 – 19 • Includes children's entertainment, a ball tournament and more • mundare.ca • 780.764.3929

Field and Fort Day • Victoria Settlement • Aug 19, 11 am • Learn about the key role of the potato during the early days of our province, and about the importance of potatoes. Includes a

Myrnam Fair and Fun Days • Myrnam • Jul 20 – 21 • Enjoy a steak supper, silent auction, horse shoe tournament, fireworks, pancake breakfast, ranch rodeo, parade and beer gardens

• myrnam.info • 780366.3910 National Aboriginal Day • Métis Crossing • Jun 16 • Celebrate National Aboriginal Day at the Métis Crossing • metiscrossing.com Plamondon Jamboree • Plamondon Community Centre, Plamondon • Jun 8 – 10 • Local performers and silent auction • plamondonalberta.ca • 780.798.3478 Plamondon Mud Bog • Plamondon • Aug 17 – 19 • Watch the drivers tackle the mud pits at this CMRO sanctioned mud bog event. Included is a children's festival, amateur & professional races, vintage tractor pulls, classic car show, Sunday's aerial bike show and more • plamondonalberta.ca • 780.798.3478 Prairie Egg Gathering • Lea Campground, Marwayne • Jul 19 – 22 • For Fiberglass RV Owners and Enthusiasts. Includes a parts swap and craft sale, trailor show show and shine and more • bolerama.org/prairiemeet Relay For Life • Jun 9 • Vegreville Fairgrounds • An inspirational 12-hour event to raise funds for cancer research • 780.632.4620 St Paul Lakeland Finals 2012 • Clancy Richard Arena, St Paul • Aug 30 – Sep 2 • $3 – $12 • Thrilling rodeo action• lakelandrodeo.com Stoney Lake Stampede • Stoney Lake Rodeo Grounds • Jul 7 – 8 • Thrilling rodeo action and pancake breakfast • town.stpaul.ab.ca • 780.645.6550 Summer Street Fest • Lloydminster • Jun 9 • Farmers' market, fashion show, Guitar Hero contest, live music, food, sidewalk sale and more • streetscapes. ca Taste of Wainwright • Wainwright • Jul 19, 4 pm – 8 pm • Taste local and ethnic foods prepared by local restaurants and citizens of Wainwright • wainwright.ca Ukrainian Day • Ukrainian Cultural Village, 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Aug 12, 9 am – 5 pm • Join in for a tribute to history, culture and community to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. Included is a pancake breakfast, church service, followed by centenary pioneer celebrations and memorial services. Concerts include the Cheremosh Ukrainian dancers, with Kozak games, and the ACUA Ukrainian Community Showcase

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& Art Sale • ukrainianvillage.ca • 780.662.3640 Vegreville Country Music Jam • 52 St and 52 Ave, south of the tracks, Vegreville • Jun 17, Jul 15, Aug 19; 1 pm • $10 • Listen to some country music • 780.632.4141 Vegreville Exhibition & Country Fair • Vegreville • Aug 9 – 11 • Vegreville's annual fair offers a parade, chuck wagon races, beer gardens and carnival rides • vegrevilleagsociety.ca Vegreville Gourmet Affair • Vegreville Social Centre, 4802 - 47 St, Vegreville • Aug 9 • $50 (each), $48 (for eight or more) • Previously known as "Dine Kalyna," the event will feature the best local producers and top-notch chefs, preparing many small dishes for guests to sample from • vegag.ca/ page/gourmet-affair Vermillion Annual Fair • Vermillion • Jul 26 – 28 • Parade, trade show, animal judging, chuckwagon races, agricultural displays, grandstand shows, livestock shows, midway and more • vermilionag.ca • 780.853.4108 Victoria Settlement Jamboree • Victoria Settlement • Jul 8, 11 am • Beginning with a service, followed by a tea and special activities celebrating the 150th anniversary of the mission. Includes a jamboree with music, dance, poetry and drama. Bring your banjo, fiddle, guitar or spoons and join in. Hot food, historic demonstrations, tours and kids activities will be available throughout the day. Bring a lawn chair • history.alberta.ca/victoria Victorian Geocache Murder Mystery • Victoria Settlement • Jun 9, 1 pm • $10 • Teams will be given GPS coordinates for the mystery caches which have been placed in the surrounding area. Find all the caches and solve the mystery • history.alberta.ca/victoria/ Wild Oats and Notes • Tofield • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • Held every two years on the Schultz farmstead just south of Tofield, this “little festival that could” celebrates live music, agriculture, and all things rural. This year’s lineup includes John Wort Hannam, Jack Dekeyser, Maria in the Shower, Petunia, Picture the Ocean and more • wildoatsandnotes.com WPCA Chuckwagon Races • Dewberry • Jun 15 – 17 • Visit Dewberry and enjoy one of the World's Largest Chuckwagon races • villageofdewberry.ca • 780.847.2311

Connect Festival • Besant Campground, SK • Aug 3 – 5 • The Connect Festival started 17 years ago with international talent and urban culture in a beautiful southern Saskatchewan setting. Since then it has grown into western Canada’s most infamous grassroots electronica and alternative culture festivals • connectfestival.ca Craven Country Jamboree • Craven, SK • Jul 12 – 15 • On the first Craven stage, under a perfect summer sun, Roy Orbison arrived, dark glasses, rolled up sleeves, guitar in hand. This year’s line-up will includes Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, One More Girl, Emerson Drive, Neal McCoy, Williams & Ree, Terri Clark and more • cravencountryjamboree.com Fire n Water Music Festival • Lac du Bonnet, MB • Aug 3 – 5 • Five stages, and over 60 shows, choosing to ignore genre boundaries, Fire n Water features a diverse range of performers including: Murder Mouse Blues Band, Flying Fox & the Hunter Gatherers, Empty Standards, Nathan, Good for Grapes, Pistol George Warren, Shred Kelly, Sweet Alibi, The F-Holes, The Dastardly Daltons and so much more • firenwater.ca Folklorama • Winnipeg, MB • Aug 5 – 18 • Folklorama promotes the ethnocultural diversity of Manitoba through entertainment, public celebrations of culture and education • folklorama.ca Gateway Fest • Bengough, SK • Jul 27 – 29 • The Gateway Festival is located in the Bengough Regional Park, in a small farming/ranching community just

Great Woods Music Festival • Great Woods Park, Beausejour, MB • Aug 9 – 11 • The Great Woods Music Festival features two stages in Great Woods Park offering acres of spacious groomed lawns and many shade trees giving the audience room to relax and really enjoy the music. This years lineup includes: Hillbilly Burlesque, Shuffle Demons, Andrew Jr. Boy Jones, Chris Antonik, F & G Band, Tinsley Ellis, Bonepony, Mello G, Jamie McLean Band, Nora Jean, John Németh, Rob Tognoni Harvest Sun Music Fest • Kelwood, MB • Aug 17 – 19 • The Harvest Sun Music Fest is a small festival with a big heart, bringing awareness of, and support to, the family farm and agriculture by providing a forum for farming organizations to create awareness of their cause through music and the arts. Supporting Manitoba performers and artists, the festival maintains an all-Canadian line-up throughout the festival’s duration • theharvestsun.com JazzFest Regina • Regina, SK • Jun 13 – 17 • JazzFest Regina welcomes artists from all over North America and from Victoria to Halifax in Canada. They’ve opened the doors to a brand-new type of festival in Regina that loves to celebrate culture • jazzfestregina.com John Arcand Fiddle Fest • Saskatoon, SK • Aug 9 – 12 • The aim of this festival is to promote Métis cultural traditions through the preservation and promotion of fiddle music and dance and to provide a forum to showcase youth, talent and culture • johnarcandfiddlefest.com Long Day’s Night Music Festival • Swift Current, SK • Jun 21 – 24 • Celebrate four of the longest days of the year with great music and lots of fun under a big-top tent at Marston Street and 11th Ave. This year’s event will feature performances from Yukon Blonde and Delhi 2 Dublin • windscapekitefestival. ca/category/long-days-night-musicfestival

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Moose Jaw Summerfest • Moose Jaw, SK • Aug 18 – 19 • Moose Jaw SummerFest is an outdoor festival celebrating Saskatchewan arts, culture, and music • humanalytics.ca/summerfest12 Morden Corn & Apple Festival • Morden, MB • Aug 24 – 26 • The Morden Corn and Apple Festival is a family event and has a reputation for catering to all age groups with a variety of events to guarantee the enjoyment of all. This year’s main stage performers include Kim Mitchell and Rob Parker • cornandapple.com Mortlach Saskatoon Berry Festival • Mortlach, SK • Jul 7 • The Saskatoon Berry Festival is held in Mortlach, SK every year on the first Saturday in July • mortlach.ca/saskatoonberry_festival. html Ness Creek Music Festival • Big River, SK • Jul 19 – 22 • Ness Creek is reputed as “The best time you can have in one weekend!” Four magical days celebrating music, arts, community and ecology in the breathtaking setting of the Boreal Forest. With over 20 main stage performances, the 2012 event will feature performances from The Besnard Lakes, Ruth Minikin and the Hard Ramblers with more • nesscreek.com Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival • Aug 17 – 19 • Ness Creek, SK • Performers include: Town Mountain, Foghorn Stringband, Cajun Country Revival, Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys, Sunday Morning Gospel with Irvin Amundson • northernlightsbluegrass.ca PotashCorp Fireworks Festival • Saskatoon, SK • Aug 31 – Sep 1 • The hub of activity for the PotashCorp Fireworks Festival is Saskatoon’s spectacular River Landing, along the South Saskatchewan River in the heart of Saskatoon. Live shows take place on Friday and Saturday evenings at two locations: the Amphi-

theatre at River Landing and across the river in Rotary Park. Both evenings are topped off with a fantastic fireworks display set to music • potashcorpfireworksfestival.ca Rainbow Trout Music Festival • Winnipeg, MB • Aug 17 – 19 • The RTMF cooperative promotes and celebrates diversity in local music by hosting the annual RTMF along with smaller events throughout the year. By including all genres of music the festival offers the opportunity to experience an unmatched cross section of styles available at any single event currently held in Manitoba • facebook.com/ groups/177614562249757 Regina Folk Festival • Victoria Park, Regina, Saskatchewan • Aug 10 – 12 • $50 – $100 • With The Secret Sisters, Grant Lawrence, Shotgun Jimmie and more • reginafolkfestival.com • 306.757.0308 Saskatoon Exhibition • Saskatoon, SK • Aug 7 – 12 • This year’s musical acts include: Our Lady Peace, Marianas Trench, Simple Plan and more • saskatoonexhibition.ca

Afterparty, Feed the Birds, Bog River, Ras-Tamils, and JD Edwards Summer Solstice Festival d’été • Gravelbourg, SK • Jun 22 – 24 • Celebrate the spirit of our Southern Saskatchewan landscape through art, music, dance, literature and drama providing a living, interactive diary of culture - things of the spirit - to local, provincial and regional audiences. This year’s lineup will include: Mudmen, La Loi des Cactus, Rah Rah, The Deep Dark Woods, Lonesome Lefty, La Solución, Véronique Poulin • summersolsticefestivaldete.com Trout Forest Music Festival • Ear Falls, ON • Aug 10 – 12 • Okay, so it’s not actually in Manitoba but it’s pretty darned close. Located at Ear Falls in northwestern Ontario, the 16th annual Trout Forest Music Festival will feature: Corin Raymond, Jonathan Byrd and more • troutfest.com

Saskatoon Folkfest • Saskatoon, SK • Aug 16 – 18 • For three days each year, Saskatoon comes alive with the sights, sounds and tastes of our ethnic heritage • saskatoonfolkfest.ca

Wakeride Saskatoon • Saskatoon, SK • Jul 6 – Jul 8 • Wakeride Saskatoon is back with some excellent headliners including K’naan and MSTRKRFT. Victoria Park will be hosting a variety of activities throughout the weekend as well as the best vantage point to see the world-class wakeboarding competition. Every dollar raised from the event goes to support Saskatoon inner city youth programs • wakeride.ca

Saskatoon Reggae and World Music Festival • Saskatoon, SK • Aug 9 – 11 • The Saskatoon Reggae Festival Inc. is a non-profit corporation aimed at celebrating cultural diversity through music, performing arts and workshops • saskatoonreggaefestival.com

Windcape Kite Festival • Marston St. & 11 Ave. SW, Swift Current, Saskatchewan • Jun 23 – 24, 10 am – 5 pm • Free • The skies above Swift Current will fill with a colourful array of some of the most unique kites in the world • windscapekitefestival.ca

SASKTEL Saskatchewan Jazz Festival • Saskatoon, SK • Jun 22 – Jul 1 • Taking place in the heart of the Bridge City in the middle of summer, this jazz festival boasts a following like no other. With eclectic choices for performers from small to mainstage, this is one of the staple events of a summer in Saskatoon. This year’s event will feature from The Roots, Feist and Wayne Shorter with many more • saskjazz.com

Winnipeg Folk Festival • Birds Hill Provincial Park, MB • Jul 4 – 8 • $8 – $326 • With Snowblink, K’nann, Feist, Tedeschi Trucks Band, James Vincent McMorrow, Good Old War, Billy Bragg and many more • winnipegfolkfestival. ca • 204.231.0096

Shine on Festival of Music and Art • Sandilands, MB • Aug 19 – 21 • Celebrating the end of the summer, Shine On has been around since 2005, currently taking place at the Sandilands Provincial Forest. The line-up boasts over 20 acts, including Mas Headspace, The

Wood Mountain Folk Festival • Wood Mountain, SK • Aug 24 – 25 • Held at the Mergel Ranch in the beautiful Wood Mountain Hills, this year’s festival features Petunia and The Vipers, Little Miss Higgins, Back Of The Bus, Ken Hamm, Annette Campagne Band, Ed Peekeekoot, Lazy MKS Lonesome Weekends, Rosie & The Riveters, and Gina Stewart • mergelranch.com/woodmountain-folk-festival

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Carlton Trail Jamboree • Rabbitt Lake, SK • Jul 6 – 8 • Featuring an allCanadian line-up helps us celebrate the excellent talent we have right here in our own country. What you will experience is Canada’s finest country music entertainers - as well as new talent beginning to rise to the top of the music scene. This year’s artists include: Hey Romeo, High Valley, Charlie Major, Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer • carltontrailjamboree.com

north of the historic Big Muddy Badlands. This year’s festival will feature: George Fox, Jason Blaine, Big Sugar, Wide Mouth Mason, Delhi 2 Dublin, Jo Hikk, Arrogant Worms, Annie Lou, Pack AD, Karrnnel, Troy MacGillivray, Louis-Charles Vigneau, Daniel Koulack, Ed Peekeekoot, Zachary Lucky and many more • gatewayfestival.ca

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. On centre stage the Battle of the Bands winner is crowned. Also featuring Family Fun Town in Hall C at the Edmonton Expo Centre and Wayne Lee at Telus stage • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Mary Poppins Broadway Across Canada • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • Jul 24 – 29 • $49.25 – $107.55 (TM) • Features the story and songs from one of the most beloved films by Disney • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1

(average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Jul 23 – 27; 9 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • Children aged 4 – 5 are given the opportunity to build amazing magic, puppetry and circus skills through ageappropriate instruction • festivalplace. ab.ca

JK and the Statics • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 23 – 28 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Josh Casey • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 25 – 29; 2:30 pm & 7 pm (weekdays) • A mash up of comedy and skills; juggling, audience participation, jokes and stunts. Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 4 pm & 8:30 pm (weekdays) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Slim Cessna's Auto Club • New City Legion, 8130 Gateway Blvd • 8 pm • $8 (adv), $10 (door) • With guests Street Corner Symphony • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 27 – 31; 1 pm, 4 pm, 7pm • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca

FRIDAY JULY 27 EDMONTON PROPER Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcitydreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Interstellar Rodeo • Hawrelak Park • Jul 27 – 29 • 4:30 pm (gates), 6 pm (music) • $44 (youth/seniors), $59 (adults) • With performances by: Michael Rault, Cadence Weapon Iron Maiden • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 8 pm • $38.76 – $117.01 (TM) • With very special guest Coheed and Cambria • northlands.com

Theatresports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 83 Ave • Jun, 8, 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 11 pm • $10 – $15 • Teams of improvisors battle it out. No political figure is safe, no preconception left unprodded. Shout out suggestions and watch a scene evolve • rapidfiretheatre.com Tim Young • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 25 – 29; 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

EDMONTON METRO Sasquatch Gathering 17 • Rangeton Park • Jul 27 – 29 • $50 – $70 (P) • Featuring performances by: Scott Cook, One Percent Yellow, Third Branch, Toby, Punch Drunk Cabaret, and more • sasquatchgathering.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Daily attractions includes new ride at the midway like "Nitro" a 355 metre roller coaster, TOP COP Police Acadamy where you can exercise with the best and relive the years of rock n' roll at the show: Rock U at The Grand: The Institute of Rock N’ Rol • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Mary Poppins Broadway Across Canada • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • Jul 24 – 29 • $49.25 – $107.55 (TM) • Features the story and songs from one of the most beloved films by Disney • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Lethbridge • prospectsbaseballclub.com Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and

2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gate), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Jul 23 – 27; 9 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • Children aged 4 – 5 are given the opportunity to build amazing magic, puppetry and circus skills through age-appropriate instruction • festivalplace.ab.ca

SATURDAY JULY 28 EDMONTON PROPER Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Il Divo • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 8 pm • $61 – $137.75 (TM) • Orchestra in concert • northlands.com Interstellar Rodeo • Hawrelak Park • Jul 27 – 29 • 12 pm (gates), 1 pm (music) • $59 (youth/seniors), $79 (adults) • With performances by: Jason Plumb + the Willing, Jenn Grant, Richard Buckner, Carolina Chocolate Drops,m Hawksley Workman, Randy Newman JK and the Statics • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Jul 23 – 28 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Josh Casey • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 25 – 29; 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm (weekends) • A mash up of comedy and skills; juggling, audience participation, jokes and stunts. Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 2:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 8:30 pm (weekends) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Street Corner Symphony • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 27 – 31; 1 pm, 4 pm, 7pm • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Tim Young • Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon St • Jul 25 – 29; 7:30 pm, 10 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

EDMONTON METRO Paula Perro • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 7:30 pm • $23.25 – 28.25 (TM) • festivalplace. ab.ca Sasquatch Gathering 17 • Rangeton Park • Jul 27 – 29 • $50 – $70 (P) • Featuring performances by: Benny Walker, Song Circle w/ Barb Dwyer,

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Daily attractions include: Street Corner Symphony and later on a martial arts performance by Sideswipe at Centre Stage, and midway rides • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Edmonton Prospects • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7:05 pm • Free (under 6 free), $7 (6 – 14), $11 (students/ seniors), $13 (adults) • vs Okotoks • prospectsbaseballclub.com Mary Poppins Broadway Across Canada • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • Jul 24 – 29 • $49.25 – $107.55 (TM) • Features the story and songs from one of the most beloved films by Disney • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Bracket Points • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 22, 28 – 29 • Free (kids under 5), $10 (youth), $20 (adults/seniors) • Watch different vehicles race in their division • castrolraceway.com Night Thunder • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • 5 pm (gates), 6 pm (race) • Free (kids under 5), $10 (youth/seniors), $20 (adults) • castrolraceway.com

SUNDAY JULY 29 EDMONTON PROPER Dirt City ¦ Dream City • The Quarters Downtown, 97 St to 92 St, and from 103A Ave to the top of the river valley • Jul 20 – 30 • Commissioning 14 local emerging artists for a temporary public art exhibition • dirtcity-dreamcity.ca An Evening of One Act Comedies • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Jul 19 – 22, 24 – 29; 8 pm • $20 (student/senior with ID), $28 (adult) • Watch as the characters navigate the world of first dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws. Featuring: "How He Lied to Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw. "The Sequel" by Percival Wilde and "Sure Thing" by David Ives • fortedmontonpark.ca Interstellar Rodeo • Hawrelak Park • Jul 27 – 29 • 12 pm (gates), 1 pm (music) • $59 (youth/seniors), $79 (adults) • The Sojourners, Shakura S’Aida, Wagons, The Beauties, Whitehorse, Blue Rodeo Josh Casey • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 25 – 29; 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm (weekends) • A mash up of comedy and skills; juggling, audience participation, jokes and stunts. Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca

Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Sideswipe • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 20 – 29; 2:30 pm, 5:30 pm, 8:30 pm (weekends) • A martial art performance team that combines all forms of martial arts, dance, and acrobatics Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Street Corner Symphony • Centre Stage, Northlands • Jul 27 – 31; 1 pm, 4 pm, 7pm • Part of Capital Ex • capitalex.ca Tim Young • Comic Strip, 1646 - Bourbon St • Jul 25 – 29, 7:30 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

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Capital EX • Edmonton Northlands, 116 Ave and 73 St • Jul 20 – 29 • The perfect combination of thrills, culture, shopping, value and entertainment for the whole family. Daily attractions include: the history of Rock U at The Grand: The Institute of Rock N’ Roll, Fusion 53 Lounge and Casino (18+ only) and a performance by Street Corner Symphony at Centre Stage • capitalex.ca • 780.471.7210 Mary Poppins Broadway Across Canada • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave • Jul 24 – 29 • $49.25 – $107.55 (TM) • Features the story and songs from one of the most beloved films by Disney • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Jul 19 – 28 • $1 (average cost per item is 4 tickets) • A huge assortment of food and beverages offered up by over 30 Edmonton restaurants. Includes a line-up of live entertainment • eventsedmonton.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Bracket Points • Castrol Raceway, South of Edmonton, Highway 2, and 2kms West on Highway 19 towards Devon • Jul 22, 28 – 29 • Free (kids under 5), $10 (youth), $20 (adults/seniors) • Watch different vehicles race in their division • castrolraceway.com

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HOT SUMMER GUIDE // ADVENTURE

Adventuring in the city

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f you’ve lived in Edmonton for any reasonable length of time, you’ve probably found your patterns: the places within the city limits that you like to go, and the types of things you tend to do, the favourite cafés and types of art you take in—all of the different threads of urban living that make this place your city. But as we adapt to our Edmonton, we sometimes forget about the other things to see, eat and do, the things that we take for granted or simply forget all about it. So in the spirit of this Hot Summer Guide, we’ve put together some suggestions that span from morning to night. Consider them simple seed ideas to kickstart a summer adventure within Edmonton. In the spirit of eating, adventuring or entertaining yourself or others in the City of Champions, here’s a potential day of Edmonton adventures. Morning All good days start off with brunch, and all good summer-adventure days start off with brunch on a patio. Why waste any of the four months of decent weather we get here by eating inside? There are plenty of eateries around town that offer a spot in the sunshine: starting in Edmonton’s brunchiest corner, just north of Whyte Avenue on 109 Street, there’s a bevvy of outdoor eating options: Sugarbowl’s probably the most established choice, but right beside it it sits the Highlevel Diner, and on the other side of 109th you’ll find the relative newcomer The Urban

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Diner. Plus, there’s innumerable little spots along Whyte that offer a table or two on the strip itself, to sit in the sun as the people pass on by on their own adventures. And a little farther off the strip lies the Blue Chair Café, which doesn’t offer a patio but does have big windows, plus often has live jazz during its brunch hours, which is its own worthwhile tradeoff. Alternatively, you prefer to be absolute master of your own breakfast, picking up fresh ingredients at one of the Farmers’ Markets that freckle the city, collecting what you need and whipping up something fresh and locally grown, is a fine way to get out and experience the

city in its early hours. Later Morning/Afternoon The sun’s arcing upwards and your stomach’s definitely full. You’re ready to get your actual adventure on. Whichever side of the river you’re on, forsake your usual transportation and ride the Old Strathcona Streetcar across the North Saskatchewan’s watery girth. One of eight operating historical street cars (with a few more in the process of being restored) passes atop the High Level Bridge, and drops you on the cusp of downtown or the trendy tip of Whyte Ave. Or you could charter your own car for a private adventure, anything from a fun party to

having a band play up there. More information is available at 780.437.7721. If you get downtown, wander yourself over to Churchill Square. A key spot for summer festivals in the city, there’s a pretty good chance that something will be happening: Pride Fest adds more than a splash of colour when it pops up in June, while The Works Art & Design Festival spreads from June into July, offering a square-full of public art. July also has A Taste of Edmonton and the Street Performer’s Festival, amping up the tastes to savour and spectacles to see. August brings the Cariwest Festival for a Caribbean vibe, and also in that month the Movies on the Square

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series starts up, offering free cinema in the square until October ushers in the chillier weather again. But don’t dare think about that yet. As the morning stretches into afternoon, the sun passing its zenith and slipping into the western sky, it’s fullon peak summer. Hit the parks. Hawrelak has open spans of field, some definitely picnic-worthy greenery and has ice cream trucks running through it. Running in the amphitheatre is the Freewill Shakespeare Festival, offering weekend matinees to take in the Bard’s works without having to go back outdoors. Picnic at the legislaCONTINUED ON PAGE 80 >>

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espite being surrounded by concrete, there's plenty of opportunities to get back to nature on the North Saskatchewan River. Edmonton's river valley boasts the longest stretch of urban parkland in North America and a day on the water can offer a new way to experience it, whether you're a seasoned pro or have yet to pick up a paddle. The City of Edmonton's river valley programs offer voyageur canoeing day trips, which program manager Karina Ma says are suitable for ages eight to 70 and last from 9 am to approximately 3:30 pm. The trips, which are $37 per person, launch from Laurier Park and wind down the river before concluding at Capilano Park.

"It's excellent for beginners because you have somebody there who knows the river and can guide through it; you just paddle forward and enjoy

the scenery," Ma says, adding that her staff, who are certified canoe guides, are well versed in interpretive information regarding plants and wildlife

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avoid capsizing. The pair needs to paddle on opposite sides at all times and the person in the back needs to remain aware of where they need to steer. Another way to take part in a relaxing day on the river can be found thanks to the Pirates of the North Saskatchewan. Rose Vreeker and Andrea Gietz began the tour business last year, following the death of Gietz's husband Rodney, who introduced her to rafting in 2001. The day on the water starts downstream of Drayton Valley and runs 26 km along the river, with stops to swim, explore the river bank and a gourmet salmon lunch. Trips are $125 CONTINUED ON PAGE 79 >>

ADVENTURE // HIkING

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in the area. The emphasis of the voyageur program, which takes 12 people on each trip, is getting Edmontonians reacquainted with nature. Ma notes that being out on the river can often make you forget about being in an urban centre and instead focus on the scenery you don't get to take in every day during the hustle and bustle. For those who prefer smaller groups, tandem canoes can be rented through Edmonton Canoes or Totem Outdoor Outfitters rather than the city, which Ma says is for legality reasons due to the higher skill level required. Ma adds that the most important thing to remember when canoeing in tandem is to keep the boat balanced in order to

efinitions of urban hiking differ among outdoor enthusiasts as much as the terrain under their feet. For some, urban hikes are casual walks around city streets, while for others it means hitting secluded trails nestled in urban valleys. And for others still, it means trekking bush trails found just outside city limits. Let's be clear, though: urban hiking is not window-shopping. Hiking, whether in the wild or in cities, is about discovering our environment, appreciating nature (even if it's within manmade spaces) and getting some exercise. "Risk. And I will say that as an absolute truth," says Peter McClure, founder of Edmonton Hikers Group, of the difference between mountain hikes and urban hikes. "On the urban hike you have a fairly good idea of what you're getting into, and that the paths are generally going to be safe, although there are hazards." Edmonton trails are not hazard free, but most threats are moderate. If you're scared of dogs, be aware that some trails intersect with dog parks, and some owners allow their dogs to roam trails off leash, so you may be surprised by the odd canine. "People are a hazard," adds McClure,

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who has come across shady characters on walks in the river valley, but has never encountered trouble. "A number of people live in the river valley. That's one of the good things about hiking in a group." Rhonda Scheurer, a volunteer guide for the Edmonton Outdoor Club, has seen wildlife on city trails, such as porcupines, beavers and the occasional moose. She also suggests caution around eroding trails near riverbanks and ice floes during the spring as the river begins to break. "Especially between Emily Murphy Park and the High Level Bridge, on the south side of the river, there can CONTINUED ON PAGE 80 >>

ESSENTIAL GEAR: • Bottle of water is not only recommended but required if you are hiking with an organized group such as the Edmonton Hikers Group or the EOC. • Old, broken-in sneakers or trail boots • Day pack, with snacks • Rain poncho (dollarama brands will do) • Cell phone • A warm layer.

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per person and participants can sign up individually or in groups up to six people. Gietz is originally from England and says it was rafting and experiencing the scenery of the river valley that made her fall in love with the area and the city. "Having discovered how just stunningly beautiful the river is, we really want to share it with people," she says of her business with Vreeker. "You feel like you've had a two-week holiday after a day on the river." While it still involves a little paddling, Gietz says inflatable rafting offers a more leisurely mode of travel since it's not so much about getting to the destination, but enjoying the ride along the way. Exploring the river bank and swimming in lagoons to avoid the current allows people to interact with their surroundings and potentially discover some treasure. Gietz says they discovered a fossilized tooth on one excursion and there's always the potential of finding more of Alberta's history. The trips involve very little skill, and Gietz says the only requirements are being able to fit a life jacket and the ability to get in and out of the raft. It's calm sailing for the majority of the trip, with the exception of a few Class 1 rapids, which are the lowest level and easy to navigate. The atmosphere doesn't waver from relaxing, despite a little splashing in these areas. "It's so nurturing for your spirit to be out in nature that way," Gietz notes. "Most of us have very busy lives and would like to have more time playing outdoors, and being on the river is such a delightful way of getting that time." As far as springing a leak and sinking, Gietz says rafts are just as safe as a canoe, and they always carry a patch kit on board for quick fixes if a leak occurs.

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• Small boat standards governed by federal transportation require a PFD must be on board at all times. It is not mandatory to wear them, however, 80 to 90 percent of all drowning incidents occur because the person was not wearing a life jacket. • Attach a whistle to the PFD to have handy in case of an emergency to signal for help • Be sure to have a bailer on board. This can be a bucket or even a cutoff juice jug. • Keep a length of floating rope with you at all times or a throw bag to rescue someone from the

water if necessary • Travel in groups if possible to help one another out if emergency situations occur. • The water on the river can flow quite swiftly, so if the canoe does capsize, focus on getting yourself to shore, rather than flipping the canoe. • Monitor the weather. Thunder and lightning storms are obvious hazards for water activities, but strong winds can also be problematic. Voyageur canoe programs through the City of Edmonton do not run if winds are stronger than 50 km/h.

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dsay, Festival Day on Saturday, June 16 and an Outdoor Ride-In Movie on Saturday, June 23. Visit bikeology.ca for a full calendar of events. River Day / Sat, Jun 9 (10 am – 3 pm) The 15th annual celebration is suitable for all ages and encourages Edmontonians to get outside and enjoy what the North Saskatchewan River has to offer. The event kicks off with a pancake breakfast at 10 am before activities such as learning to fish and stand-up paddling get underway. Introductory canoe and kayak lessons are also available, but must be booked in advance by calling 311. Lessons are $10 per person. Visit edmonton.ca for more information. (Rundle Park, Free) Sourdough River Festival and Raft Race / Sat, Jul 14 and Sun, Jul 15 The festival has become one of the

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city's most popular and is also the host of Edmonton's largest competitive water fight. It supports a 53-yearold tradition as well as the non-profit Sourdough Raft Race Association. Participants build their own rafts and take off down the North Saskatchewan River in the hopes of winning numerous prizes for their efforts. Visit sourdoughraftrace.com for more information. (Terwillegar Park) Canada's Parks Day / Sat, Jul 21 Canadians coast-to-coast celebrate the importance of our parks and historic sites with this national event held at Sir Wilfred Laurier Park. Park rangers will host a day of free family activities complete with food, displays, games, a nature scavenger hunt and storytelling. Visit edmonton.ca for more information. (Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park, Free)

Dragon Boat Festival / Fri, Aug 17 – Sun Aug 19 The 2012 Dragon Boat Festival celebrates the Year of the Black Water Dragon, which symbolizes intelligence, hard work, courage, strength and luck. An opening ceremony gets things underway on Friday before heading into non-competitive racing on Saturday and competitive racing on Sunday. Visit edmontondragonboatfestival.com for event schedules and more information. (Louise McKinney Park) Servus Heritage Festival / Sat, Aug 4 - Mon, Aug 6 The 37th annual Servus Heritage Festival celebrates cultural diversity from around the world with more than 60 different pavilions representing 85 different cultures. Guests have the opportunity to sample a diverse variety of culinary delicacies, enjoy entertain-

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be some really awesome ice floes," Scheurer explains. "If you have ice cleats they're a lot of fun, if you don't they are very treacherous and can fling you right off the trail and into the river if you're not careful." Edmonton is an urban hiker's paradise, boasting 160 kilometres of trail throughout the river valley, so there is no shortage of trek routes. Scheurer's favourites are the trails extending from Dawson Park found on the north side of the river, between 84 Street and 92 Street. "It's very wild, the trail is narrow, it's very beautiful," she says. "It feels like you're not in the city when you're walking there," she says. For those seeking a day trip, Mc-

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Evening As the sky skews orange and the sun starts to dip, you might want to step back indoors—sort of. There’s plenty to do that still offers some semblance of outdoorsy adventure (Early evening’s also a great, gorgeous time to catch the High Level Street Car. Just saying.) The Artist-Run Centre Latitude 53 offers patio parties every Thursday as its Summer Incubator Series, beginning June 14, until August 23. Inside there’s art spread across on the walls, while outside there are cool drinks and live music. The last Thursday night of every month is free night at the Art Gal-

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ment, as well as browse through crafts, artwork and clothing. The festival is a chance to learn about cultural roots and present-day communities in Canada. There is no public parking available. Visit heritage-festival.com for more information regarding pavilions and transportation services. (William Hawrelak Park) Symphony Under the Sky / Tue, Aug 31 - Fri, Sep 3 The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and its fans take over the Heritage Ampitheatre in William Hawrelak Park for a musical celebration. Bob Bernhardt will be conducting the orchestra for the seventh time and audiences will be entertained by orchestral showcases and theme concerts such as The Hollywood Sound. Visit edmontonsymphony.com for more information and ticket prices. (William Hawrelak Park)

Clure suggests taking the 30-minute drive to explore Elk Island National Park. "Its got very interesting terrain specific to our area, it's called knob and kettle, and it's post glacial," she explains. "It's also home to beavers, so from an ecological standpoint it's quite beautiful. It's not heavily travelled, so you won't be bumping into people constantly." Even if you prefer mountain hikes, the urban trail systems are perfect training grounds for more advanced excursions. And for those of us who are bound by bleak office walls during the week and who are vitamin D deficient, a weekend hike near home may be the cure. "If you're on the paths, you'll be perfectly safe," says McClure. "And don't forget to bring a snack." Tejay Gardiner

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lery of Alberta, too, in case you’re looking for a brief reprieve from the outdoors. But they have a rooftop patio, it should be noted, in addition to simply being a glass-happy building with plenty of natural light flooding through it at all hours. Later Evening The sun has set and the sky’s a deep black or blue. But you can alter the hue—the Rural Alberta Advantage sing about Purple City in its song “Edmonton,” and you probably know somebody who’s done it, even if you don’t know that they have. It’s a longstanding Edmonton tradition that you do at the Legislature building’s nighttime floodlights: stand in their path, stare directly into them for a few seconds (not too many, though: you could damage your vision if you get dumb about it and stare too long), and then lift your gaze to see a new violet world around you. It also makes for a uniquely Edmontonian way to cap off a day of adventure in the city. Paul blinov

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EDMONTON Metro Qualico Patio Series • 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 7:30 pm • Presenting an act featuring an eclectic variety of pop, jazz, world, Celtic, folk, blues and country from local and touring musicians. This week with Shooglenifty 2012 • festivalplace.ab.ca • 780.464.2852

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EDMONTON METRO Big Valley Jamboree • Camrose • Aug 2 – 5 • Free (kids 11 and under), $30 – $210 • Jordan Doell, Kira Isabella, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Jason McCoy, Clayton Bellamy and more • bigvalleyjamboree.com

EDMONTON Proper Kid Friendly ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com

EDMONTON METRO Kid Friendly ArtWalk–St Albert • Perron District, downtown St Albert • Jun 7, Jul 5, Aug 2 • WARES (Hosting SAPVAC), Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, Gemport, Art Beat Gallery, Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) and Rental & Sales Gallery (AGSA), Satellite Studio (AGSA), Bookstore on Perron, Crimson Quill, St Albert Constituency, Concept Jewellery, VASA • artwalkstalbert. com

• Aug 1 – 5, 8 pm, 10:30 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

EDMONTON METRO Big Valley Jamboree • Camrose • Aug 2 – 5 • Free (kids 11 and under), $30 – $210 • Sean Hogan, Marlee Scott, Adam Gregory, Emerson Drive, Kellie Pickler, Blake Shelton and more • bigvalleyjamboree.com Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival 2012 • Heritage Park, 5100 - 41 Ave, Stony Plain • Aug 3 – 5 • Free (kids under 12 with an adult), $95.50 (3-day pass, before Jul 1), $130.50 (3-day pass, after Jul 1), $55 (daily) • With performances by: Blue Highway, Four Chords Of Wood, The Quebe Sisters Band, Rhonda Vincent, Mark Phillips, Good Brothers, Prairie Sky, Colleen Rae and more • blueberrybluegrass.com • 1.888.915.4973

EDMONTON Proper KID FRIENDLY ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen John-

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Aug 2 – 5 • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Lac La Biche Pow Wow Days • Lac La Biche • Aug 3 – 5 • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a parade, midway, triathlon and more • laclabicheregion.com • 780.623.2662 Parkland County Art Show & Sale • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Aug 3 – 6, 10 am – 6 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • The work of artists from the Parkland Country Art Club • 780.987.3054

SATURDAY AUGUST 4 EDMONTON PROPER Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Aug 2 – 5 • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608

Paula Bel • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street (West Edmonton Mall) • Aug 1 – 5, 7:30 pm, 10 pm • $22.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

Lac La Biche Pow Wow Days • Lac La Biche • Aug 3 – 5 • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a parade, midway, triathlon and more • laclabicheregion.com • 780.623.2662

EDMONTON Metro

Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com

FRIDAY AUGUST 3 EDMONTON PROPER Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Paula Bel • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street (West Edmonton Mall)

ston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com Movies on the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square, Downtown • Aug 3, 4, 31, Sep 1, 2; 7:30 pm • Free • Movie starts at dusk. Bring your own lawn chair • edmonton.ca Sesame Street Live! Elmo Makes Music • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 - 118 Ave • Aug 3 – 5, 7 pm • $19 – $85.25 (TM) • Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny's new friends quickly come to the rescue and discover 'instruments' they never knew existed...rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cookie jars • sesamestreetlive.com

Big Valley Jamboree • Camrose • Aug 2 – 5 • Free (kids 11 and under), $30 – $210 • Pear, The Good Brothers, High Valley, Thompson Square, Dwight Yoakam, Toby Keith and more • bigvalleyjamboree.com Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival 2012 • Heritage Park, 5100 - 41 Ave, Stony Plain • Aug 3 – 5 • Free (kids under 12 with an adult), $95.50 (3-day pass, before Jul 1), $130.50 (3-day pass, after Jul 1), $55 (daily) • With performances by: Blue Highway, Four Chords Of Wood, The Quebe Sisters Band, Rhonda Vincent, Mark Phillips, Good Brothers, Prairie Sky, Colleen Rae and more • blueberrybluegrass.com • 1.888.915.4973

EDMONTON Proper KID FRIENDLY

VUEWEEKLY'S HOT SUMMER GUIDE JUN 7 – SEP 3, 2012

ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com FC Edmonton • Clarke Field, 11000 Stadium Road • 7 pm • $23 – $34 (TM) • vs. NSC Minnesota Stars • fcedmonton.com Heritage Tea (Queen's Diamond Jubilee) • Fort Ostell Museum, 5320 - 54 St, Ponoka • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363 Movies on the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square, Downtown • Aug 3, 4, 31, Sep 1, 2; 7:30 pm • Free • Movie starts at dusk. Bring your own lawn chair • edmonton.ca Servus Heritage Festival 2012 • William Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Rd • Aug 4 – 6 • $1 – $25 • Spend the weekend sampling the tastes, smells, sights, and sounds of a diverse array of cultures • heritage-festival.com • 780.488.3378 Sesame Street Live! Elmo Makes Music • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 - 118 Ave • Aug 3 – 5, 10:30 am, 2 pm, 5:30 pm • $19 – $85.25 (TM) • Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny's new friends quickly come to the rescue and discover 'instruments' they never knew existed...rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cookie jars • sesamestreetlive.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Devon Pottery Guild Show • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Aug 4 – 5, 10 am – 4 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • An exhibition and sale by members of the Devon Pottery Guild • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Aug 2 – 5 • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Kids Pirate Party & Giant Treasure Hunt • 6A Village Dr, Westerose • 11 am • $4 (treasure bag) • Bounce on the giant Pirate Ship bounce house, get popcorn, free balloons, face painting & ice cream • live-local.ca Lac La Biche Pow Wow Days • Lac La Biche • Aug 3 – 5 • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a parade, midway, triathlon and more • laclabicheregion.com • 780.623.2662 Parkland County Art Show & Sale • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Aug 3 – 6, 10 am – 6 pm

• Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • The work of artists from the Parkland Country Art Club • 780.987.3054 Wetaskiwin Air Show • ReynoldsAlberta Museum, Wetaskiwin • Aug 4 – 5 • wetaskiwinairshow.com • 780.352.8003

SUnDAY AUGUST 5 eDMonTon PRoPeR Dethklok and Lamb of God • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 7 pm • With Gojira • ticketmaster.ca Paula Bel • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street (West Edmonton Mall) • Aug 1 – 5, 7:30 pm • $15.50 • thecomicstrip.ca • 780.483.5999

eDMonTon MeTRo Blueberry Bluegrass and Country Music Festival 2012 • Heritage Park, 5100 - 41 Ave, Stony Plain • Aug 3 – 5 • Free (kids under 12 with an adult), $95.50 (3-day pass, before Jul 1), $130.50 (3-day pass, after Jul 1), $55 (daily) • With performances by: Blue Highway, Four Chords Of Wood, The Quebe Sisters Band, Rhonda Vincent, Mark Phillips, Good Brothers, Prairie Sky, Colleen Rae and more • blueberrybluegrass.com • 1.888.915.4973

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com Servus Heritage Festival 2012 • William Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Rd • Aug 4 – 6 • $1 – $25 • Spend the weekend sampling the tastes, smells, sights, and sounds of a diverse array of cultures • heritage-festival.com • 780.488.3378 Sesame Street Live! Elmo Makes Music • Edmonton Expo Centre, 7515 118 Ave • Aug 3 – 5, 10 pm & 4:30 pm • $19 – $85.25 (TM) • Jenny, an enthusiastic new music teacher, arrives on Sesame Street only to discover that her instruments are missing. Jenny's new friends quickly come to the rescue and discover 'instruments' they never knew existed...rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cookie jars • sesamestreetlive.com

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Big Valley Jamboree • Camrose • Aug 2 – 5 • Free (kids 11 and under), $30 – $210 • The Heartbroken, Williams & Ree, Asleep at the Wheel, Michelle Wright, Kix Brooks, Rascal Flatts and more • bigvalleyjamboree.com

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VUEWEEKLY'S HOT SUMMER GUIDE JUN 7 – SEP 3, 2012

Canmore FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL

August 4, 5 & 6, 2012

Centennial Park - Canmore, Alberta

Devon Pottery Guild Show • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Aug 4 – 5, 10 am – 4 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • An exhibition and sale by members of the Devon Pottery Guild • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR#3 South Edmonton • Aug 2 – 5 • Watch different displays of talents from horses • amberleameadows.com • 780.955.7608 Lac La Biche Pow Wow Days • Lac La Biche • Aug 3 – 5 • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a parade, midway, triathlon and more • laclabicheregion.com • 780.623.2662 Parkland County Art Show & Sale • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Aug 3 – 6, 10 am – 6 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • The work of artists from the Parkland Country Art Club • 780.987.3054 Wetaskiwin Air Show • Reynolds-Alberta Museum, Wetaskiwin • Aug 4 – 5 • wetaskiwinairshow.com • 780.352.8003

MonDAY AUGUST 6

Bruce Cockburn ~ Ian Tyson Current Swell ~ Red Molly New Country Rehab ~ Locarno Ray Bonneville & Gurf Morlix Carrie Elkin ~ Jeremy Fisher Suzie Vinnick & Rick Fines Elage Diouf ~ Rosie Burgess Trio And More! + PLUS our offsite Folk Festival Pub featuring local & touring artists!

TUeSDAY AUGUST 7 eDMonTon PRoPeR Avery Brothers • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 6 – 11 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 The Gatlin Brothers • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • 8 pm • $50.95 (TM) • cnty.com Yanni • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • 7:30 pm • $98.40 – $108.40 (TM) • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760

eDMonTon MeTRo Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert; today: St. Albert Inn and Apex Casino • Aug 7 – 11; 7 am – 9 pm & 6 pm – 10 pm • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more. Today's events include: a pancake breakfast, and vintage car show • rocknaugust. com • 780.996.4230

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eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY Avery Brothers • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 6 – 11 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY

ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com Servus Heritage Festival 2012 • William Hawrelak Park, 9930 Groat Rd • Aug 4 – 6 • $1 – $25 • Spend the weekend sampling the tastes, smells, sights, and sounds of a diverse array of cultures • heritage-festival.com • 780.488.3378

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Parkland County Art Show & Sale • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • Aug 3 – 6, 10 am – 6 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 – 12), $5 (youth 13 – 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • The work of artists from the Parkland Country Art Club • 780.987.3054

WeDneSDAY AUGUST 8 eDMonTon PRoPeR Avery Brothers • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 6 – 11 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Cirque Du Soleil • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • Aug 8 – 12, 7:30 pm • $91 – $111 (TM) • Young Zoé seeks to fill the void of her existence, and slides into an imaginary world known as Quidam, where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul • cirquedusoleil.com Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wed, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556

*Some performers are subject to change. Visit our website for the complete lineup, to purchase tickets and find other important info.

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CARIWEST PARADE

VUEWEEKLY'S HOT SUMMER GUIDE JUN 7 – SEP 3, 2012

Date: Saturday August 11, 2012 Start Time: Noon (tentative)

Center Of Gravity

PH 3 West Edmonton Mall • See website for hours • $75 bungee jump. Plus $10 climbing wall • centerofgravitywem.com 780.489.4339

Fort Edmonton Park

Fox Drive & Whitemud Drive • May 19 – Jun 29 (Mon – Fri 10 am – 4 pm, Sat – Sun 10 am – 6 pm), Jun 30 – Aug 26 (daily 10 am – 6 pm) • $15.75 – $55 • Old-style games and rides from the '20s • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311

Gateway Entertainment Centre

3414 Gateway Blvd • Times vary • Prices vary • Bowling, laser tag, plus virtual golf and billiards • gecedmonton.com • 780.435.1922

Laser Quest

11271 170 St • Open Tue – Sun (5 – 9 pm), Fri (4 – 11 pm), Sat (11 am – 11 pm), Sun (11 – 6 pm) • $8.75 • Laser Quest is like a high-tech combination of tag and hide and seek • laserquest.com • 780.424.2111

Let's Play

3509 - 99 St • Mon – Fri (9 am – 8 pm), Sat/Sun (11 am – 6 pm) • $6.49 – $9.49 • Four-story play structure, game rooms, laser tag and more • letsplayedmonton.com • 780.439.1234

est Edmonton Mall W 170 St & 87 Ave • Tons of stuff to do including: Galaxyland (daily 10 am – 9 pm, Sun 11 – 6 pm • Daily rate $31.95, $24.95 (Under four feet); World Waterpark (daily 10 am – 9 pm, Sun 11 – 6 pm • Daily rate $31.95, $24.95 (Under four feet); Sea Lions' Rock (Mon – Fri 2 pm & 4 pm, Sat & Sun 12 pm, 2 pm & 4 pm); Sea Life Caverns (Daily 11am – 6 pm) • $6.95 per visit; Professor WEM’s Adventure Golf • $10.95; Putt n Glow $10.95; Deep Sea Derby (12 pm – 6: 30 pm) • $10 for five-minute ride; Ice Palace (11 am – 9 pm most days) • $7.95, $5.95 (3 – 10 years old); Ed’s Rec Room (11 am – 11 pm, Fri & Sat 11 am – 1 pm) • wem. ca • 780.444.5300

Whitemud Amusement Park

7411 - 51 Ave • Open 11 am to 10 pm, weather permitting • $2 – $9.50 • Whitemud Amusement Park is an outdoor family park. We have go-karts, mini-golf, batting cages, bumper boats, five kiddie rides, a small arcade and a concession stand • whitemudamusement.com • 780.465.1190

Wizards Castle

Ph 4 West Edmonton Mall • Video games, arcade games and even more games • For more info call 780.484.7628

Young Guns Paintball

53129 RR 13, Stony Plain • Mon (closed), Tue, Thu, Fri (12 pm – 9 pm), Wed (noon – 5:30 pm), Sat – Sun (10 am – 7 pm) • younggunspaintball.com • 780.963.4006

GRUNTS Paintball Field

1 mile north on hwy 2, east on twp road 562 for 1 km, near Morinville • $20 – $100 • gruntspaintball.com • 780.984.1516

P.O.W. Paintballing

RR3 Barrhead • Drop in Sun (1 pm) • $10 • powpaintballing.com • 780.674.3674

ildwest Shooting Centre W Ph 4 West Edmonton Mall • Mon – Sat 10 am – 10 pm, Sun 10 am – 6 pm • $26 • Pick up a gun and shoot it at WEM • shootingcentre.com • 780.426.4866

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Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert today: Holes Enjoy Centre and Gateway Village Plaza • Aug 7 – 11; 7 am – 9 pm & 6 pm – 9 pm • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more. Today's events include: a pancake breakfast, and Car Roadeo that will test a driver's skills • rocknaugust.com • 780.996.4230

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com FC Edmonton • Clarke Field, 11000 Stadium Road • 7 pm • $23 – $34 (TM) • vs. San Antonio Scorpions • fcedmonton.com

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Hot August Night • Castrol Raceway, Highway 19 & Highway 2 (2 kms West), Nisku • castrolraceway.com • 780.461.5801

THURSDAY AUGUST 9 eDMonTon PRoPeR Avery Brothers • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 6 – 11 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Brand New • Edmonton Event Centre, 2556-8882 170 St (West Edmonton Mall) • 7 pm • $43.75 (TM) • edmontoneventcenter.ca Cirque Du Soleil • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • Aug 8 – 12, 7:30 pm • $91 – $111 (TM) • Young Zoé seeks to fill the void of her existence, and slides into an imaginary world known as Quidam, where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul • cirquedusoleil.com Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • Aug 9 – 12 • Free (kids 11 and under, seniors 65 and over), $30 – $179 • Listen to some ofthe greatest folk music. Performers include: Dougie McLean, Arrested Development, Dry Bones, Andrea House, Wool on Wolves, Steve Forbert, David Wax Museum, James Vincent McMorrow and more • edmontonfolkfest.org

eDMonTon MeTRo Fragapalooza Summer 12 • Leduc

10310 - 83 AVE

Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert; today: Fountain Tire store on St. Albert Trail and Servus Place west parking lot • Aug 7 – 11; 6 pm – 9 pm and 10 pm – midnight • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more. Today's events include: a mini show and shine, drive-in showing of "Cars" • rocknaugust.com • 780.996.4230

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com

fRiDAY AUGUST 10 eDMonTon PRoPeR Animethon 19 • Grant MacEwan City Centre Campus, 10700 - 104 Ave • Animethon is a Japanese Animation (“anime”) themed festival. Includes improvisation groups, gaming, costume contests, anime viewings, special guests and more • animethon.org Avery Brothers • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 6 – 11 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Cirque Du Soleil • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • Aug 8 – 12; 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm • $91 – $111 (TM) • Young Zoé seeks to fill the void of her existence, and slides into an imaginary world known as Quidam, where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul • cirquedusoleil.com Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • Aug 9 – 12 • Free (kids 11 and under, seniors 65 and over), $30 – $179 • Listen to some of the greatest folk music. Performers include: Dougie McLean, Arrested Development, Dry Bones, Andrea House, Wool on Wolves, Steve Forbert, David Wax Museum, James Vincent McMorrow and more • edmontonfolkfest.org Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275

THE SEASON

Open at 8am every Saturday. FREE PARKING 8AM - 3PM

Recreation Center, 4330 Black Gold Drive, Leduc • Aug 9 – 12 • Four days of non-stop video and computer gaming. With games like Starcraft II • fragapalooza.com

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Overlooked Laws:

Fitting a helmet:

Bicycles are considered vehicles. This means cyclists are held accountable for their actions just as motorists are. Cyclists must obey all road laws followed by cars. Bicycles are permitted on any roadway in Edmonton, including the Yellowhead and Whitemud. Anyone under 17 years of age is required by law to wear an approved helmet. Bicycles are required to be equipped with a bell and a white headlight for nighttime use. Bicycles must ride single file at all times. Only one person is allowed per bike, unless it is properly equipped to carry more than one passenger.

Place the helmet on your head so it is level, front to back Helmets should sit one to two finger widths (approximately 3 cm) above your eyebrows Helmets should fit snugly. To ensure a good fit, add or remove sizing pads as necessary. The helmet should not move when you shake your head. Straps should be adjusted so they form a "V" just below and in front of your earlobes. Only one finger should fit between the chin strap and your chin. Ensure your helmet can be removed only by undoing the chin strap. Helmet fit should be checked regularly.

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EDMONTON METRO Fragapalooza Summer 12 • Leduc Recreation Center, 4330 Black Gold Drive, Leduc • Aug 9 – 12 • Four days of non-stop video and computer gaming. With games like Starcraft II • fragapalooza.com Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert; today: Apex Casino, downtown St. Albert • Aug 7 – 11; 12 pm – 6:30 pm & 8 pm – 11 pm • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more. Today's events include: a shine and show and street dance • rocknaugust.com • 780.996.4230

EDMONTON Proper Kid Friendly Cariwest • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Aug 10 – 12 • Colourful costumes, the sounds of steelpans, food, drink, Calypso music and celebration of all things Carribean • cariwestfestival.com Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Rd • 7:30 pm • $28 – $81; half price for kids • vs Saskatchewan Roughriders • esks. com • 780.448.3757 ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 –

19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

EDMONTON METRO Kid Friendly Bounty in the Beaver County • Half hour east of Edmonton • Aug 10 – 12 • Explore over 25 unique attractions & events with local food, farms, art, culture and more • beaver.ab.ca • 888.663.1333 Harvest Day Fair • Bon Accord Arena, Bon Accord • Aug 10 – 12 • Slow-pitch softball tournament and market along with activities • town. bonaccord.ab.ca Perseids Pyjama Party • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 8 pm – 11 pm • Free (kids under 6), $3 (child 7 - 12), $5 (youth 13 - 17), $8.50 (senior), $13 (adults) • A pyjama party under the stars. Bring your coziest flannel, pillows and blankets and take in one the busiest nights in the sky during the annual Perseids Meteor showers • ales. ualberta.ca/devonian • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243

SATURDAY AUGUST 11 EDMONTON PROPER Animethon 19 • Grant MacEwan City Centre Campus, 10700 - 104 Ave • Animethon is a Japanese Animation

(“anime”) themed festival. Includes improvisation groups, gaming, costume contests, anime viewings, special guests and more • animethon.org Avery Brothers • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 6 – 11 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Cirque Du Soleil • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • Aug 8 – 12; 4 pm & 8 pm • $91 – $111 (TM) • Young Zoé seeks to fill the void of her existence, and slides into an imaginary world known as Quidam, where she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul • cirquedusoleil.com Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • Aug 9 – 12 • Free (kids 11 and under, seniors 65 and over), $30 – $179 • Listen to some ofthe greatest folk music. Performers include: Dougie McLean, Arrested Development, Dry Bones, Andrea House, Wool on Wolves, Steve Forbert, David Wax Museum, James Vincent McMorrow and more • edmontonfolkfest.org Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Sparkling Summers • devine Wines and Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $45 (per person) • Annual tasting celebrating sparkling wines from around the world • devinewines.ca • 780.421.9463

Harlequin and Doug and the Slugs • Northstar Hyundai Arena at Servus Credit Union Place, 400 Campbell Road, St. Albert • $40 –$500 • rocknaugust.com

Check out local pieces featuring some artists from the Blue Heron Gallery. Walk the boardwalk, free face painting & balloons for the kids, popcorn & Kids bounce • live-local.ca

Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert; today: Sturgeon river valley • Aug 7 – 11; 10 am – 3 pm & 6 pm – close • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more. Today's events include: a shine and show • rocknaugust.com • 780.996.4230

Bounty in the Beaver County • Half hour east of Edmonton • Aug 10 – 12 • Explore over 25 unique attractions & events with local food, farms, art, culture and more • beaver.ab.ca • 888.663.1333

EDMONTON Proper Kid Friendly Cariwest • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Aug 10 – 12 • Colourful costumes, the sounds of steelpans, food, drink, Calypso music and celebration of all things Carribean • cariwestfestival.com ESB Summer Dance Intensive • 3rd Floor, Vimy Ridge Academy, 8205 - 90 Ave • Jul 30 – Aug 11 • Learn ballet. Includes guest instructors Gallen Johnston, Laurie Alston-Cahoon, Ashleen MacPherson, and Ashley Kumar • sbdance.com Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

EDMONTON METRO Kid Friendly Artwalk On The Boardwalk • 6A Village Dr, Westerose • 11 am • Free •

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Founders Day • Various locations in Camrose • Aug 11 – 12 • Honouring several Founders and the history of the city • tourismcamrose.com Harvest Day Fair • Bon Accord Arena, Bon Accord • Aug 10 – 12 • Slow-pitch softball tournament and market along with activities • town. bonaccord.ab.ca Ponoka County Fair and Horse Show • Ag Event Centre, 3611 Hwy 2A, Ponoka • Aug 11 – 12 • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363

SUNDAY AUGUST 12 EDMONTON PROPER Animethon 19 • Grant MacEwan City Centre Campus, 10700 - 104 Ave • Animethon is a Japanese Animation (“anime”) themed festival. Includes improvisation groups, gaming, costume contests, anime viewings, special guests and more • animethon.org Celebrate Our Heritage • For Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Celebrating the rich heritage of Edmonton • fortedmontonpark.ca

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Fragapalooza Summer 12 • Leduc Recreation Center, 4330 Black Gold Drive, Leduc • Aug 9 – 12 • Four days of non-stop video and computer gaming. With games like Starcraft II • fragapalooza. com

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY African Safari: A Celebration of African Animals • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • 12 pm – 4 pm • Explore Africa and all of its inhabitants. Learn all about Africa by going on the African Animal Safari Search and listen to an educational interpretive talk • edmonton. ca • 311 Cariwest • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Aug 10 – 12 • Colourful costumes, the sounds of steelpans, food, drink, Calypso music and celebration of all things Carribean • cariwestfestival.com

Japanese Tea Ceremony • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 11 am • $7.50 with regular admission • Japanese Sweets and tea will be provided to guests, as well as an explanation of the tearoom and tea ceremony • ales.ualberta.ca/ devonian • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 Kurimoto Japanese Garden Guided Walking Tour • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 11 am & 1 pm • Free with regular admission • Learn about the history of the Kurimoto Japanese Garden and the symbolism behind the landscape features and structures • ales.ualberta.ca/devonian • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243 Pick-up, Van, Semi Show And Shine • Castrol Raceway, Highway 19 & Highway 2 (2 kms West), Nisku • castrolraceway.com • 780.461.5801 Ponoka County Fair and Horse Show • Ag Event Centre, 3611 Hwy 2A, Ponoka • Aug 11 – 12 • ponoka.org • 403.783.6363 Ukrainian Day • Ukrainian Cultural Village, 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Aug 12, 9 am – 5 pm • Join in for a tribute to history, culture and community to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada. Included is a pancake breakfast, church service, followed by centenary pioneer celebrations and memorial services. Concerts include the Cheremosh Ukrainian dancers, with Kozak games, and the ACUA Ukrainian Community Showcase & Art Sale • ukrainianvillage.ca • 780.662.3640

FC Edmonton • Clarke Field, 11000 Stadium Road • 2 pm • $23 – $34 (TM) • vs. Puerto Rico Islanders • fcedmonton.com John Walter’s Birthday – An Evening in the River Valley • John Walter Museum, 9180 Walterdale Hill • 1 pm (museum opens), 4 pm – 8 pm (event activities) • Free • Enjoy lively music, historical activities and old-fashioned family fun. A party in honour of the late John Walter, one of the city’s earliest entrepreneurs. Crafts and hands-on activities will be running in all 3 historic homes • edmonton.ca • 311 Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Bounty in the Beaver County • Half hour east of Edmonton • Aug 10 – 12 • Explore over 25 unique attractions & events with local food, farms, art, culture and more • beaver.ab.ca • 888.663.1333 Fastest Street Car Shoot-Out • Castrol Raceway, Highway 19 & Highway 2 (2 kms West), Nisku • castrolraceway.com • 780.461.5801

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Harvest Day Fair • Bon Accord Arena, Bon Accord • Aug 10 – 12 • Slow-pitch softball tournament and market along with activities • town.bonaccord.ab.ca

MonDAY AUGUST 13 eDMonTon PRoPeR Maurice John Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 13 – 18 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

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Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • Aug 9 – 12 • Free (kids 11 and under, seniors 65 and over), $30 – $179 • Listen to some of the greatest folk music. Performers include: Dougie McLean, Arrested Development, Dry Bones, Andrea House, Wool on Wolves, Steve Forbert, David Wax Museum, James Vincent McMorrow and more • edmontonfolkfest.org

Founders Day • Various locations in Camrose • Aug 11 – 12 • Honouring several Founders and the history of the city • tourismcamrose.com

eDMonTon PRoPeR kiD fRienDLY Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

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eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 13 – 17 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

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EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 13 – 17 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

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Wines of Germany • deVine Wines and Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • $35 (per person) • A tasting tour through the wines and wine regions of Germany • devinewines.ca • 780.421.9463

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY 2012 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival • Various venues throughout Old Strathcona • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

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Kikino Celebration Days & Silver Birch Rodeo • Kikino Métis Settlement, 45 km south of Lac La Biche • Aug 16 – 19 • $7 – $12 • Professional rodeo, music, kids' activities and nightly steak dinner • laclabicheregion.com

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Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com

Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wed, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556

EDMONTON Proper KID FRIENDLY Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 13 – 17 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

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THURSDAY AUGUST 16 EDMONTON PROPER Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 2 pm & 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760

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Summertime Music at Muttart • Muttart Conservatory, 9626 - 96A St • Jun 21, Jul 19, Aug 16; 6 pm – 9 pm • Enjoy the pyramids in a tranquil atmosphere and subdued light, before taking in the sounds of various musicians • edmonton.ca • 311 TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 13 – 17 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

FRIDAY AUGUST 17 EDMONTON PROPER 16th Annual Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival • Louise McKinney Park • Aug 17 – 19 • The race course for the festival is approximately 400 m long with races generally lasting between 2 to 3.5 intense minutes • edmontondragonboatfestival. com • 780.493.8158 Caribbean Night at the Hotel Selkirk • Fort Edmonton Park, 7000 - 143 St • Hotel Selkirk's Chef Henry Palmer will be bringing visitors flavors and foods from the Caribbean with the Mahogany Bar to be featuring Caribbean drinks • fortedmontonpark.ca Edmonton Rock Music Festival • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • Aug 17 – 18 , 4 pm • $39 (adv) $49 (gate) , $75 (weekend pass) •With performances by Kenny Shields & Streetheart, Prism, Full Born • edrocks.ca Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Maurice John Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 13 – 18 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

100 Flags Heritage Festival • Grande Prairie • Aug 6 • Featuring music, Taste of Culture, Uganda Dance and so much more • gptourism.ca Agricultural Fair & Tradeshow in Beaverlodge • Grande Prairie • Aug 18 • gptourism.ca Beaver Bike Festival • Hinton Bike Park, Hinton • Jun 16, 9 am – 5 pm • Competitions, food, prizes, sweet bike jumps and more • bikehinton.com Bud Country Fever • Grande Prairie • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • Bringing the best in country music to Grande Prairie, this year featuring Jerrod Niemann, George Canyon, Kevin Costner Modern West, Craig Morgan, The Mavericks and more • budcountryfever.com Brazeau County Fair • Drayton Valley • Jun 9 – 10 • Pancake breakfast, parade, livestock show, farmers' market, wheelbarrow races and more • dvagsociety.com Canada Day in Drayton Valley • Drayton Valley • Jul 1 • Parade and celebrations • brazeautourism.ca • 1.800.633.0899 Canada Day in Edson • Centennial Park, Edson • Jul 1 • Variety of celebrations, including a duck race • townofedson.ca Canada Day in Grande Cache • Grande Cache • Jul 1 • Parade, food, music and more • grandecache.ca Canada Day in Grande Prairie • Grande Prairie • Jun 30 – Jul 1 • With fireworks on Jun 30, parade, food, music and more will happen Jul 1 • grandecache.ca Canada Day in Hinton • Hinton • Jul 1 • Pancake breakfast, parade, activities in Green Square and more • hinton.ca Canada Day in Jasper • Jasper • Jul 1 • Pancake breakfast, parade, flag-raising ceremony, live entertainment, fireworks and more • jaspercanadaday.com • 780.852.3858 Canadian Rockies Bluegrass Festival • Cline River • Jun 15 – 17 • Three days of outdoor concerts by country and bluegrass performers, including Valdy, Allan Moberg, Four Chords of Wood, Restless Lester and more • davidthompsonresort/ specialevents Canadian Rockies East Coast Kitchen Party • Nordegg • Aug 24 – 26 • Second annual. Visit website for news about performers • davidthompsonresort.com County Cruisers Show & Shine • Mayerthorpe • Jun 16 • The Mayerthorpe County Cruisers will be holding their

annual show and shine of classic cars • mayerthorpe.ca DeathFest 2012 • Grande Cache • Aug 3 – 5 • 1500 elite racers arriving to cheat death in one of the world's toughest endurance races • deathfest.ca Dino Ball • Evergreen Park, Grande Prairie • Jul 28 • $300 • Sequel to the 2011 Dan Aykroyd Family and Friends Dinosaur Ball. Featuring a silent auction, entertainment and Brazillian BBQ • gptourism.ca East Coast Garden Party • Grande Prairie • Jul 20 – 21 • Dubbed one of "Canada's Weirdest Festivals" by Maclean's for its theme, this festival features music from the east coast • gptourism.ca Farmer's Festival • South Peace Centennial, Grande Prairie • Jun 10 • Celebrate Alberta's Farmers • gptourism.ca Föhn Festival • Green Square, Hinton • Jun 30 – Jul 1, 5 pm • A celebration of Hinton's multiculturalism, with pavillions, activities and fireworks • hinton.ca Fort Assiniboine Hamlet Hoedown & Wild Rose Rodeo • Woodlands • Aug 17 – 19 • Includes rodeo, trade show, wild cow milking, and more • WILDAlberta. com • 780.584.2100 Highland Games • Macklin Field, 10117 - 93 St, Grande Prairie • Jun 9, 9:30 am – 5 pm • Includes highland dancing, Scottish athletics, Sheep dog trials, Scottish country dancing and more • gphighlandgames.com 2012 Hometown Heroes Airshow • Whitecourt Airport • Jul 28 – 29, 9 am – 6 pm • Includes the Snowbirds, Team Rocket and more • WILDAlberta.com • 780.778.0030 Jasper Heritage Rodeo • Jasper • Aug 15 – 18 • Free (kids four and under), $12 (kids 5 – 14), $20 (adults), $52 (family) • Professional rodeo along with live music, a parade and show riding • jasperheritagerodeo.com Kin Mini Slo Pitch Tournament • Vision Park, Edson • Aug 3 – 6 • Dozens of teams, three game guarantee • edsonkinsmen.ca Kokanee Rockit Festival • Evergreen Park, Grande Prairie • Jun 24 – 25 • Rock music, beer gardens, slo-pitch tournament • kokaneerockit.com Married on Main & Sidewalk Sale Downtown • Downtown Grande Prairie • Jun 16 • A sidewalk sale with a twist! A contest will be held to choose two couples to be married • gptourism.ca

McNaught Art Festival • Beaverlodge, Grande Prairie • Jul 22 • A variety of artwork by artists in the Beaverlodge and Grande Prairie area • gptourism.ca National Parks Day • Jasper • Jul 21 • Free guided hikes, interpretive displays, children's activities and more • parksday.ca Party in the Park • Whitecourt • Sep 1 • Includes Whitecourt Idol competition, Festival of Faith, ethnic food and entertainment and more • WILDAlberta.com Pembina River Nights • Rangeton Park, Evansburg • Jul 13 – 14 • $50 – $100 • With Andrew Scott, Bill Poss, Janie Thai, Tatam Reeves, The F-Holes and more • asmallshieldmusic.ca • 780.514.4536 Pembina Valley Daze • Evansburg, one hour west of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Aug 10 – 12 • Steak barbecues, a parade, petting zoo, pancake breakfast and more spice up Evansburg this weekend • partnersonthepembina.com Pioneer Days • South Peace Centennial Museum, Grande Prairie • Jul 21 – 22 • Includes log planner, bundle threshing, plowing, blacksmithing, wheelwright and horse drawn wagon rides and other heritage demonstrations • gptourism.ca Sasquatch Gathering 17 • Rangeton Park • Jul 27 – 29 • $50 – $70 • Featuring One Percent Yellow, Toby, Punch Drunk Cabaret, The Pleading Hearts and more • sasquatchgathering.com Sidewalk Jamboree • Sidewalks of Edson • Aug 16 – 18 • $28 – $30 • Sidewalk carnival with great variety of rides • edsonchamber.com • 780.723.4918 Stony Plain Cowboy Poetry Festival • Stony Plain • Aug 17 – 19 • The 20th year and the festival is welcoming back everybody who makes this gathering a legendary historical tribute to cowboy poetry, music & art. Host artists from across Canada and the U.S.A.• stonyplaincowboypoetry.com Street Performers Festival • Grande Prairie • Jul 20 – 22 • Bringing jugglers, acrobats, musicians, installation artists, facepainters, and many other assorted entertainers from around the world to Grande Prairie Teepee Creek Stampede • 30 km northeast, Grande Prairie • Jul 12 – 15 • A good ol' rodeo featuring calf roping, bucking bulls, junior rodeo, Miss Teepee Creek Stampede Creek competition and more • tpstampede.ca Thunder in the Valley Drag Racing • Drayton Valley Municipal Airport, Drayton Valley • Aug 31 – Sep 2 • See a variety

of drag races, including Canada's only jet cars and motorbikes • thunderinthevalleydragrace.ca • 780.542.7357 Whitecourt Woodlands Rodeo • Highway 32, 8 km west of Whitecourt • Jul 20 – 22 • The 5th Annual Rodeo. Rodeo events include chariot and chuck wagon racing, saddle bronc, steer wrestling and more • WILDAlberta.com • 780.778.1253 Wild Mountain Music Festival • Entrance Ranch, just north of Hinton • Jul 20 – 22 • $30 – $140 • A weekend of music featuring The Sheepdogs, Big Sugar, Wide Mouth Mason, Ridley Bent, Michael Rault and more • wildmountainmusicfest.ca • 780.865.0849

British Columbia 12th Annual MusicFest Vancouver • Vancouver, BC • Aug 10 – 19 • Headliners include Pink Martini, celebrated French pianists Philippe Cassard and François Chaplin in a celebration of Debussy’s 150th anniversary, and Québécois sensations, La Bottine Souriante • musicfestvancouver.ca 25th Annual Mission Folk Music Festival • Mission, BC • Jul 19 – 20 • Headliners include: Renato Borghetti & Artur Bonilla, Mairi Campbell, Jacky Essombe, David Francey and many more • missionfolkmusicfestival.ca Adstock • Maple Ridge, BC • Jul 8 • Free • The show highlights youth bands and acoustic acts and will also host some of the best bands in punk, metal, ska and hardcore that Vancouver has to offer • mapleridge.ca AOA – Armstrong Open Air Festival • Armstrong, BC • Jul 20 – 21 • Headliners include: Thor, Skull Hammer, Meat Cutter, Lethal Hero, Axis Disrupt, Hand of the Horsewitch and more • armstrongmetalfest.ca Arts on the Edge • Kimberley, BC • Aug 10 – 11 • Arts on the Edge 2012 is Kimberley’s seventh annual festival of the arts. Kicking off with a gala evening in the gallery at Centre 64 and featuring a full day of music, theatre, dance, and visual arts in Coronation Park, it’s a great event for folks of all ages • artsontheedge.ca Arts on the Fly • Horsefly, BC • Jul 13 – 14 • The 7th annual music, dance & arts festival • artsonthefly.com Artswells Festival • Wells and Barkerville, BC, 4 hours west of Jasper • Aug 3 – 6 • $90 (weekend pass - until Jun 30), $35 (gate) • Over 100 musical acts on nine stages over four day with over 30 work-

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shops, and screening of independent films • artswells.com Back2Blues Festival • Chilliwack, BC • Aug 3 – 4 • Free (kids under 10), $80 (full events, gate), group rates for 15+ • Back to the Blues Gospel Festival is “The Best Gospel Blues Festival West of Chicago.” Celebrating its 8th year. New this year, a second Feature Stage with local talent from the Fraser Valley and Washington • back2blues.com Bard on the Beach • Vanier Par, Vancouver, BC • May 31 – Sep 22 • $21 – $40 • Offering Shakespeare plays, related dramas, and several special events in two performance tents from June through September. This year’s plays include Taming of the Shrew, MacBeth, Merry Wives of Windsor and King John. bardonthebeach.org Basscoast Summer Festival • Squamish, BC • Aug 3 – 6 • With performances by: Evy Jane, Jack Sparrow, Adam Bomb, Bevvy Swift, Drift, Max Ulis, Michael Red, Outsider and more • basscoast.ca The Big Time Out • Cumberland, BC • Aug 18 – 19 • Lineup includes Elliot Brood, Black Mountain, Aurora Jane & Kamal Evans, installation art projects, activities throughout the Village • thebigtimeout.com Billy Barker Days • Quesnel, BC • Jul 19 – 22 • Free • Headliners include: Arrival, Dreams and Totally Tom Petty • billybarkerdays.ca Bulkley Valley Midsummer Music Festival • Smithers fairgrounds, Smithers, BC • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • Features four daytime stages, headline performers and dozens of local, regional & national performances. Featuring: Good for Grapes, Little Miss Higgins, The Kerplunks, and more. Opportunities for kids, crafts & organized activities plus a variety of musician workshops, food vendors, crafts with on site camping • smithersmusicfest.com Burnaby Blues & Roots Festival • Deer Lake Park, Burnaby, BC • Aug 11 • Early Bird tickets (to Jun 30): $55 (single); Advance Jul 1 – Aug 12: $65 (single), $180 Party Pack (for four); Day of event: $70; kids under 12 free with adult • Enjoy blues and roots music from various performers • burnabybluesfestival.com • 604.291.6864 Burnaby Summer Concert Series • Burnaby, BC • Jul – Sep • This yar's lineup includes: Kid Cudi, Black Keys, the Tragically Hip, KD Lang, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra • 11stations.tourismburnaby.com

Campbell River Salmon Festival • Campbell River, BC • Aug 10 –12 • A tribute to music • crsalmonfestival.com Canada Day at Canada Place • Vancouver, BC • Jul 1 • Dance acts from across the country, cuisine from every region, powerful performances, inspiring art and colourful culture • canadaday.canadaplace.ca Castlegar Bluegrass Jamboree • Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds, Castlegar, BC • Jul 13 – 15 • The 11th annual jamboree features open mic sessions, pancake breakfast Saturday, band scramble, and bluegrass gospel Sunday. Dry camping available • bluegrass.passcreekfair.com Caribbean Days Festival • North Vancouver, BC • Jul 28 – 29 • This event draws a crowd of exuberant fun-lovers to North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park for a weekend of parading, dining and dancing in the sunshine • caribbeandays.ca CBC Musical Nooners • Vancouver, BC • Jul – Aug, 12 pm – 1 pm • 40 Free Outdoor Concerts in 40 Days Celebrate Canada Day • Kelowna’s Cultural District, Prospera Place and Waterfront Park ,Kelowna, BC • Jul 1 • Free • For residents and visitors to celebrate our nation’s birthday. Festival programming is multi-generational and family-friendly with activities and live cultural performances that will appeal to all tastes and interests Centennial Edition of the 22nd Annual Harmony Arts Festival • West Vancouver, BC • Aug 3 – 12 • Free (concerts and other events) • Expanded Art market & exhibitions, artist talks & demonstrations, studio tours, cinema in the park, over 70 concerts, salsa by the sea, site specific dance, and a unique wine/culinary experience in the wine garden. 2012 highlights include: The Matinée, Santa Lucia, Jim Byrnes, Babe Gurr, Locarno, John Reischman and The Jaybirds, Roy

Forbes, Maria in the Shower, and much more • harmonyarts.ca Center of Gravity • City Park, Kelowna, BC • Aug 3 – 5 • Featuring world class sports: beach volleyball, basketball, wakeboarding, freestyle mountain biking, FMX, skateboarding, and BMX. As well as some of the world`s biggest names in dance, hip hop, and pop music • centerofgravity.ca Chemainus Bluegrass Festival • Chemainus, BC • Jul 14 –15 • $10 (Sat, suggested donation), “Blugrass Brunch” $15 (Sun, includes the brunch) • Featured bands include Runaway Train, Clover Point Drifters, Bluegrass Fever, Maple Mountain Boys and Bryon Clayton Thomas. Free workshops, open-mic and jamming opportunities, plus overnight RV parking • chemainusbluegrass.com Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival • Chilliwack, BC • Aug 31 – Sep 2 • A weekend full of traditional music featuring amazing live band performances from some of the top bluegrass artists around. Performers include: Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Thomas Porter and Copper River, The Spinney Brothers, The High Rollers and more • chilliwackartscouncil.com Civic Sounds • Civic Plaza (between the library & museum), Vernon, BC • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Free • Featuring local bands. Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy great music • downtownvernon.com Comox Nautical Days • Comox, BC • Aug 4 – 6 • Tons of live local music, plus weekend highlights include the Bullhead Derby, Canoe Jousting, Dragon Boat Races, Build, Bail& Sail, the Ceremony of the Flags, parade, food, crafts and fireworks. Free and great fun for the whole family Cottonwood Market Stage • Nelson, BC • May 19 – Oct 27; Sat, 9:30 am – 3 pm • The market features an array of

different vendors and products, and the performances of local musicians. The market is only a short walk from Baker Street and Nelson’s downtown

year’s event will feature Crazy Hearts, Duane Stewart, Vicky and the Boys, and Deep Creek • falklandbluegrass.ca

Country Bluegrass Weekend • Greenwood, BC • Aug 24 – 26 • $10 (per person), $5 (day visitors) • Presented by The West Kootenay Bluegrass Group the festival offers performances, open mic, band scramble, a concession stand, breakfast each morning, and dry camping

Festival Mexicano • Victoria Event Centre and Centennial Square, Victoria, BC • Jul 13 • Celebrate Mexican, Latin, American culture. Will feature traditional music and dance, kiosks showcasing Mexican/Latin/American food and drink, and arts & crafts • 1415broad.ca/ portal

CYMC International Summer Youth Music School and Festival • Comox Valley, BC • Jul 1 – 30 • Featuring Jazz, Classical, Strings, Piano, and Musical Theatre programs and performances (both student and faculty) • cymc.ca

Fiestaval • Christina Lake, BC • Aug 9 • A celebration of the best of Cuba & Mexico, with an evening of mohitos and margaritas, salsa dancing cigars, fabulous food, and an eclectic art auction • kettleriverarts.com

Deep Cove Daze Community Arts Festival • North Vancouver, BC • Aug 24 – 25 • The festival includes a main stage with bands and entertainment, a kid’s stage, an artisan village featuring all types of arts and crafts, a midway of rides for kids, food fair, sponsor booths, and a beer garden • musart.ca

Filberg Festival • Comox, BC • Aug 3 – 6 • $15, free (kids 12 and under) • Featuring more than 120 artisans, great food and lively entertainment for all ages on the beautiful nine-acre waterfront Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park. No dogs • filbergfestival.com

Desert Daze • Spences Bridge, BC • Aug 17 – 19 • With performances by The Boom Booms, Sean Ashby, The Johnson Brothers, Rockland Moran, Nadine Davenport, Linda McRae with special guest Stephen Nikleva and many more. Includes farm displays, a drumming presentation, supervised kids’ area, beer garden, vendors, pickle making, apple bobbing, watermelon seed spitting and more • desertdaze.ca Downtown Kelowna Block Party • Kelowna, BC • Aug 11 • A full day of shopping, fashion shows, children’s activities, dancing, music and more! Sing, move and groove with live entertainment on three street stages and fun outdoor activities • downtownkelowna. com/blockparty Falkland Bluegrass and Country Jamboree • Falkland, BC • Jun 22 – 24 • This

FolkWest • Victoria, BC • Aug 10 – 12 • Folkwest presents music that takes traditional influences and creates something new; folk and singer/songwriter music for a new generation, as well as acts that represent the purest forms of regional cultural traditions (Appalachian, bluegrass, Acadian, Quebecois, Metis, Celtic etc) • folkwest.ca

Grizfest • Tumbler Ridge, BC • Aug 4 – 5 • The 11th annual Grizfest brings you music from traditional to the edge of experimental. This is a family-oriented event with Canadian talent. Confirmed artists include Lee Aaron, Emerson Drive, Stampeders, Fred Penner, Helix, and Harlequin. Reduced price tickets until June 30 • grizfest.com Hood-Stock Music Festival • Coy’s Par 3 driving range in Fairmont Hot Springs, Fairmont Hot Springs, BC • Jul 14 • A day full of live music, fun zone for kids, food and merchandise vendors, beer garden and views of the magnificent Rocky and Purcell Mountain ranges • hoodstock.info Interior Provincial Exhibition • Armstrong, BC • Aug 29 – Sep 2 • Showcasing agricultural history, cultural and artistic talents. With 20 different exhibition divisions, rodeo, parade and music • armstrongpipe.com Islands Folk Festival • Duncan, BC • Jul 20 – 22 • Weekend pass: $75 (adult, before Jul 20), $100 (gate); (Free (kids under 12 with adult) • Held at beautiful Providence Farm near Duncan, throughout the years the spirit of music and community and thousands of musicians have graced our stages

Funtastic Festival • Vernon, BC • Jun 29 – Jul 2 • Sports and music on offer including a superskills competition and a lawn bowling tournament. Must be 19 years of age or older to enter the music festival • funtastic.org

Jammin’ in Jubilee Concerts in the Park • Abbotsford, BC • Jul 12 – Aug 16 • Musical entertainment along with the opportunity to browse booths showcasing unique handmade wares from local artisans • jaminjubilee.com JulyFest • Kimberley, BC • Jul 15 – 17 • Events include the Canadian Bocce Tournament, live entertainment, a parade and other competitions

Filberg Park Summer Concert Series • Comox, BC • Jul 12, 19, 26 & Aug 16, 23 • Come to the beautiful Filberg grounds for a series of Sunday concerts including Wil, Mae Moore, Sweet Lowdown, Oliver Swain’s Big Machine and more • filberg. com/whats-on/#sunday

Kamloopa Pow Wow • Secwepemc Pow Wow Grounds along the South Thompson River, Kamloops, BC • Aug 3 – 5 • One of the largest celebrations of First Nations’ culture and heritage in Western Canada • tourismkamloops.com/home_ showSection_ID_188. html

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Kaslo Jazz Festival • Kaslo, BC • Aug 3 – 5 • $35 (Fri night), $68 (Sat & Sun), $155 (weekend pass) • With performances by The Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer, Kirby Sewell Band, Electric Monk, Five Alarm Funk, Taj Mahal Trio and many more • kaslojazzfest.com KELOHA Music & Arts Festival • Kelowna, BC • Jul 6 – 8 • With headliners AWOLNATION, Tokyo Police Club, Cold War Kids, The Sheepdogs, and many more. The event will feature 2 stages, art installations, an exhibitor village, lakeside beverage gardens, and interactive kid’s areas • keloha.com Kispiox Valley Music Festival • Hazelton, BC • Jul 27 – 29 • 2012 headliners will include Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra and Jacki Treehorn • kvmf.ca Kimberley International Oldtime Accordion Championships • Kimberley, BC • Jul 9-14; 6 pm (doors), 7 pm (concerts), 9pm (dances) • kiotac.ca Kispiox Valley Music Festival • Near Hazelton, BC • Jul 27 – 29 • Running since 1995 on the bank of the renown Kispiox river, this festival is known across the province and even the country for featuring up and coming new musicians in all genres of music: rock, blues, folk, world, bluegrass, celtic, something for everyone • kispiox.com Kokanee Crankworx • Whistler, BC • Aug 10 – 19 • In a stadium of dirt sculpted out of raw mountain, a hedonic convergence of riders and bike lovers from all around the world gathers to crown champions • crankworx.com Kootenay Festival • Kootenay, BC • Jul 14 • Featuring live music, dance, performances and cuisine from the diverse cultures represented in the Kootenay region • Kootenayfestival.com Kootenay Pride Week • Nelson, BC • Sep 2 – 5 • Featuring family day with

games, music, face painting, a drag show, pride parade and rally, glam dance, mimosa Monday brunch and more • pride.inthekoots.com The Kulth Festival • Coombs, BC • Jul 20 – 22 • Bringing together electronic, folk, reggae, and island music. Includes is popular big name acts and children’s entertainment allowing the festival to flow and be a vessel for all ages • thekulth.ca Kumsheen Summer Music Series • Kumsheen Rafting Resort’s poolside gazebo, Lytton, BC • Jul 16 – Aug 27, every Sat, 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm • $5 – 35 (plus tax) • Performers include Ari Neufeld, Colin Bullock, Carolyn Mark, Danielle Savage & The Miscreants, Miss Quincy & The Showdown, Ryan McAllister • kumsheen.com/music Lighthouse Bluegrass Music Festival • Qualicum Bay, BC • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • Featuring great bands on the outdoor main stage, workshops, food & craft vendors, and a kids’ corner and so much more • lighthousebluegrass.com Lille Gard Festival • Kelowna, BC • Jun 30 – Jul 1 • Featuring visual arts, short film, activist speakers, poetry and music with a theme of Arts, Faith, and Justice • lillegardfestival.com Live at Squamish • Squamish, BC • Aug 24 – 26 • Featuring The Tragically Hip, Chromeo, City and Colour, The Sheepdogs, Mother Mother, Wintersleep and many many more • liveatsquamish.com Local Colours • Courtenay, BC • Jul 20 – 21 • Free • Local painters, photographers, carvers, potters, weavers, sculptors, dancers, musicians, singers, street performers, and more • comoxvalleyarts.org Make Music Vancouver Fête de la Musique • Vancouver, BC • Jun 18 – 21 • makemusicvancouver.com

Maple Ridge Caribbean Festival • Maple Ridge, BC • Jul 14 – 15 • Food vendors will be offering authentic Caribbean foods. The festival will have a large kid zone featuring rides and street entertainers • caribbeanfest.ca Miners Memorial Weekend • Cumberland, BC • Jun 21 – 23 • A three day labour history and labour issues festival featuring film, heritage tours and music. Songs of the Workers Night, Film Night featuring a concert of traditional labour tunes, music at Ginger Goodwin’s graveside • cumberlandmuseum.ca Motion Notion • 4220 Beaverfoot Forestry Road, Golden, BC • Jul 19 – 23 • $80 – $200 • Unique stages featuring bands, DJ's, free riverside camping, workshops, rafting and more • motionnotion.com Malkin Bowl Summer Concerts in the Park • Vancouver, BC • Jul – Sep • malkinbowl.com Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Country Fest • Maple Ridge, BC • Jul 28 – 29 • Music, agriculture, food, fun in BC farm country • mrpmcountryfest.com Merritt Mountain Music Festival • Coldwater River, Merritt, BC • Jul 19 – 22 • Country music featuring Gary Allan, Gord Bamford, CCR and many more. Camping is available on site • merrittfest.com Mission’s Children’s Festival • Mission, BC • Jun 10 • Includes music, dance, juggling, games, numerous art workstations, pony rides, bouncy balloon and more • missionartscouncil.ca Music and More Concert Series • Chilliwack, BC • Jul – Aug; Wed 12 pm – 1:30 pm • A great series of lunch time local music in the park. Included in these free weekly programs is a “take part” activity designed for all age groups to enjoy

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Music At the Cannery • Richmond, BC • Jul 6 – Aug 3, 6:30 pm every Fri • Summer music series. A wide range of musical tastes will be represented Music in the Park • Heritage Place Park , Ashcroft, BC • 2nd and 4th Wed of each month, Jun – Aug, 6:30 – 9:30 pm • Donations accepted • Bring a chair, a blanket, and a picnic dinner or buy dinner from one of the food vendors. Lineup includes: Cod Gone Wild, Jungal, Littlehouse, Sabrina Weeks Trio, Willy Blizzard, and more • windingriversarts.ca Music in the Park • Kamloops, BC • Jul & Aug, 7 pm – 8:30 pm (daily) • Free • Musical entertainment by local, national and international musicians in the Rotary Bandshell at Riverside Park. Bring a picnic and lawn games • tourismkamloops.com/home_showSection_ID_534.html Music in the Park • Nakusp, BC • Jul – Aug; every Wed, 6:30 pm – 8 pm • Free • Music for the whole family. Bring a lawn chair • nakusparrowlakes.com Music in the Park • Trail, BC • Jun – Sep • Summer concerts in Gyro Park • trailarts/events-park.shtml

Music in the Park • Victoria, BC • Jun – Aug • Stage in the Park, (Cameron Bandshell), comes alive in Beacon Hill Park with a variety of free, outdoor musical performances. The series includes Seniors Concerts in the Park on Fridays, Music in the Park on Saturdays, and Sunday and Holiday Concerts in the Park. Includes jazz, blues, classical and swing music • victoria.ca

The Okanagan Rhythm Festival • Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, BC • Jun 22 – 23 • A series of workshops that range from cultural specific traditional drumming to contemporary forms including drum circle facilitation. The workshops are for people of all ages, levels and experience who are interested in percussion and rhythm • okanaganrhythmfest.ca

Music on the Mountain (MoM) Festival • Murray Ridge Ski Area, Fort St James, BC • Aug 24 – 26 • $60 (weekend), Free (kids 12 and under); Free (camping) • Includes workshops, visual arts, roving theatre, children’s tent, food & art vendors, culinary arts, performances and more. Performers include: Wax Mannequin, Steve Brockley Band, Miss Quincy and The Showdown, Stellar Radio Choir, Kate Reid and more • momfestival.com

Old Country Western Bluegrass Weekend • Midway, BC • Aug 17 – 19 • Held at the Midway Community Center, this festival features performances, a band scramble, open mic, Sunday Gospel, and lots of food. Bring your instruments and join in • members.shaw.ca/ midwaymusicfest

Namaste North • Puntchesakut Lake, near Quesnel, BC • Jul 20 – 22 • Seeking interested individuals to co-create a space to allow loving, giving vibrations for the benefit of everyone. Open to suggestions about how to make Namaste North BC an enduring part of the vibrant BC festival scene • facebook.com/pages/ Namaste-NorthBC

RiverFest • Haag-Brown House, Campbell River, BC • Jun 24 • A great day of family entertainment and music in support of the Campbell River and North Island Transition Society • riverfest2012. blogspot.ca ReImagine Art Festival • Penticton, BC • Sep 21 – 22 • This event transforms the back walls and alleyways of Penticton into a gallery of art. Street art, murals, film & more. Explore, create, reimagine

featuring: Kenny and Amanda Smith, The Breakmen, Jason & Pharis Romero and more • 866.694.2409 South Cariboo Garlic Festival • Lac La Hache, BC • Aug 25 – 26 • It's all about the garlic. Find garlic and garlic eats and treats, spices, rubs as well as plenty of other artisans at the festival with live entertainment • garlicfestival.ca

Revelstoke Music Festival • Centennial Park, Revelstoke, BC • Jun 23 – 24 • Enjoy live funk, Latin, and blues, amazing cuisine, artisans, kid’s centre, climbing wall, and microbrew beer garden and more

Spirit of the Sea Festival • White Rock , BC • Aug 3 –5 • A variety of events span more than 2km along the waterfront overlooking the silver beaches of Semiahmoo Bay. This is a family oriented celebration of the water, land and life of the Semiahmoo Peninsula • spiritofthesea.ca

Robson Valley Music Festival • Robson Valley, Dunster, BC • Aug 17 – 19 • $20 – $100 • A great weekend of live music with Don Alder, Allen & Alexander, Nkulee Dube, Folky Strum Strum and more • robsonvalleymusicfestivalbc.com

Squamish Nation 25th Annual Youth Powwow • Capilano Reserve Park, 100 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC • Jul 6 • $5 • Includes outdoor contest powwow, aboriginal arts and crafts, traditional Salmon BBQ • bit.ly/I8jXso

Paciﬁc Rim Summer Festival • Tofino - Ucluelet, BC • Jul 1 – 15 • The Pacific Rim Arts Society presents the 24th Annual Pacific Rim Summer Festival with events taking place in Ucluelet, the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and Tofino. Art shows, live entertainment, events, and workshops • pacificrimarts.ca

Rock of the Woods • Glenora Farm (Cowichan Valley ), Bamberton, BC • Jul 27 – 29 • A showcase of musical talent, both celebrated and little known, local and global. The festival has a lasting impact by building sustainable and positive relationships between artists, nature, community, and business • rockofthewoods.com

Starbelly Jam • Crawford Bay, BC • Jul 20 – 22 • A soulful, eclectic line-up of talented musicians, great food, a craft faire, free workshops, roaming jugglers and clowns make it the cultural event of the year • starbellyjam.org

Parks Alive! • Kelowna, BC • Jul & Aug • Live concerts and other art based activities throughout July & August in many of Kelowna’s most unique outdoor venues from North Glenmore, to Rutland, East Kelowna, downtown, and the Mission. Featuring local performers and world-class professionals from a variety of musical genres and styles • parksalive. festivalskelowna.com

Rockin’ River Music Fest • Mission, BC • Aug 9 – 11 • $149 – $179 (reserved), $29 – $129 (general); Free (kids 12 and under with adult, with general admission) • The lineup includes country greats like Brent Lee, Kenny Hess, Aaron Pritchett, Blue Rodeo, One More Girl, Randy Bachman and many more. Includes beverage garden. Camping available • rockinriver.com

Party at the Pier Family Festival • North Vancouver, BC • Jul 16 – 17 • The North Shore’s best musical festival is sure to delight and entertain the whole family, with games, buskers and lots of food • lowerlonsdalebusinessassociation.com

Rock the Peach Music Fest • Penticton, BC • Jul 27 – 29 • Featuring Glass Tiger, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Collective Soul, and more • Rockthepeach.ca

Osoyoos Bluegrass Festival • Osoyoos, BC • Aug 3 – 5 • The banjo’s twang and the harmonica’s wine fill Desert Park. Just listen or bring your own instruments and join in the jam sessions. Selfcontained RVs can be accommodated • osoyoos.com/festivals

Peach Festival • Penticton, BC • Aug 8 – 12 • Free • Featuring fabulous entertainment, a variety of vendors, two parades, an Aboriginal Cultural Village, a square dance festival, Penticton Peach Festival Royalty, a sandcastle competition and a midway • peachfest.com Penticton Elvis Festival • Okanagan Lake, Penticton, BC • Jun 22 – 24 • The 11th anniversary of the Elvis festival features dozens of tribute artists gracing outdoor stages • pentictonelvisfestival.com Performances in the Park • Williams Lake, BC • Jul & Aug; Thu, 6:30 pm • Free • Entertainment showcasing local artists & musicians, in addition to hosting entertainers from around the province. Performances are held at the Gwen Ringwood Theatre in Boitanio Park • williamslake.ca/index.asp?p=54 Pride 2012 • Kelowna, BC • Aug 12 – 19 • An open, inclusive, inter-faith, ecumenical gathering to celebrate diversity and inclusion • gayokanagan.com/ pride-events Princeton Traditional Music Festival • Princeton, BC • Aug 17 – 19 • Free • The festival features a big public dance on Friday and two full days of concerts, workshops and jams • princetontraditional.org/festival PyneStock Concert • Invermere, BC • Jul 18 – 19 • Two evenings of peace and music showcasing local 20-somethings who arrange improvisational, creative, and never-before-heard compositions including classical, rock and more • columbiavalleyarts.com Riverboat Days • Terrace, BC • Aug 3 – 12 • A festival loaded with music, sports, the arts and history. Featuring the Legion Parade, fireworks over Ferry Island and

concerts in the park • riverboatdays.ca

Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival • Salmon Arm, BC • Aug 17 – 19 • $55 – $162 • Featuring 6 daytime stages and two evening stages, craft & food vendors, artisan market, children’s activities, beverage gardens, and camping. Performers include: Alex Cuba, The Beaton Sisters, Bettye LaVette, Boogie Patrol, Coco Montoya, Five Alarm Funk, The Trews and more • rootsandblues.ca Serenity Music by the River Concert Series • Birch Island, BC • Jun 16, Jul 14, Aug 18, Sep 8 • $39.25 – $80; only 400 tickets available for each day • Performers include: Bodhi Jones, Kenny Bryka Band with special guest Rachel Ashley, Sister Girl, Lost in the Woods and many more • serenitymusic.ca Shambhala Music Festival • Salmo, BC • Aug 8 – 13 • Canada’s premier electronic music festival that is a celebration of music, art & life. Completely free of corporate sponsorship, funded solely by ticket sales. Six themed stages and four camping zones • shambhalamusicfestival.com Sky High Blues Festival • Rock Creek, BC • Aug 4 – 5 • The Sky High Blues Festival is a corporate free zone with a demographic ranging from toddlers to pensioners. Their riverside site offers tubing, swimming, basking plus good vibes • skyhighblues.org Smithers Midsummer Music Festival • Smithers, BC • Jun 29 – Jul 1 • A diverse mix of musicians and musical styles. The festival features four daytime stages, headline performers, dozens of local and regional performers. Entertaining opportunities for children, with crafts and organized activities plus their own stage • smithersmusicfest.com Sorrento Bluegrass Festival • Sorrento, BC • Aug 25, 12 pm – 9 pm • $35 (gate) • 15th annual Sorrento Bluegrass Festival

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Sturgis North • Vernon, BC • Jul 18 – 22, 2pm – 11:30 pm • This is the second annual classic rock & roll festival and motorcycle Rally being held at the Sun Valley Motoplex near Vernon, BC. Camping available on-site. Featuring The Guess Who, Blue Oyster Cult, Kim Mitchell, Foghat, Sweeney Todd, Stampeders and many more • sturgisnorth.com Sweetwater 905 • Rolla, BC • Jun 15 – 17 • $50 (early bird, weekend, includes camping) • A celebration of music, poetry, visual and performance art bringing together a wide range of talent from the community, the province and beyond. Includes carriage rides, pony rides, a kids’ entertainment area, food vendors, beer garden and more • sweetwater905.ca Summer Concerts at Simms Park • Courtenay, BC • Jul – Aug, Sun 7 pm – 9pm, starting the end of Jun – Labour Day • courtenay.ca Sunfest Festival • Duncan, BC • Aug 2 – 5 • Lineup includes Chris Young, Dierks Bentley, Charlie Daniels Band, Tara Oram, Kentucky Headhunters, Jason McCoy and more. Held at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds this festival features exhibits, food & merchandise vendors and a beer garden • sunfestconcerts.com Sunshine Festival • Vernon, BC • Jun 16 • Outstanding bargains, live entertainment, children’s activities, outside street cafés, art & cultural performances and so much more • downtownvernon.com Surrey Fest Downtown • Surrey, BC • Jun 16 • A day of fun and entertainment for all ages while providing a venue for groups and organizations to inform the community of their services • surreyfest.com Surrey Fusion Festival • Surrey, BC • Jul 21 – 22 • The ultimate celebration of food, music & culture • surrey.ca/ fusionfestiva Sylvia’s Music Fest • Quesnel, BC • Jun 15 – 17 • A safe, fun, family event for everyone to enjoy featuring Tim Hus Trio, Mosquito Creek, Willy Blizzard, Whisky Jane, and many more • sylviascafe.com TD Victoria International JazzFest • Centennial Square, Victoria, BC • Jun 22 – Jul 1 • Over 90 performances on 11 stages in downtown Victoria. Performers include George Benson, Chris Botti, Dianne Reeves & Presentation Hall Jazz Band. Jazzfest will offer workshops and clinics during the week. Includes a food village and Big Rock Beer Garden • jazzvictoria.ca

Theatre Under the Stars • Vancouver, BC • Jul – Aug • tuts.ca Traditional Bonaparte Pow Wow • Cache Creek, BC • Aug 11 – 12 • Featuring First Nations drummers, dancers & singers celebrating their heritage. There will be authentic hand-made crafts for sale and also Native Cuisine • hatcreekranch.com/Events Triport Music Festival • Cluxewe Resort (between Port McNeill and Port Hardy), Port Hardy, BC • Aug 4 • Free (kids under 3), $20 • Focused on a blues and R&B theme this year’s lineup features the 10 Souljers, Canada’s number one big band, Kenny Shaw, and others. Camping, beer garden, craft vendors & more • triportmusicfest.ca

BC • Jul 6 – 8 • $93 – $153 • Six stages, riverside camping and family activities. Lineup includes Emmylou Harris, k.d. lang, Richard Thompson, Laurie Anderson, The Be Good Tanyas, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Sam Baker and many more • islandmusicfest.com Vancouver Pride Festival • Vancouver, BC • Aug 3 – 5 • Vancouver Pride Parade attendance exceeds the population of its host city, the City of Vancouver, and is the only Pride Parade in the world which can make this claim • vancouverpride.ca

Victoria Conservatory of Music Summer Series • Victoria, BC • Jul – Aug • 22 concerts in 8 weeks • vcm.bc.ca Victoria Dragon Boat Festival • Inner Harbour, Victoria BC • Aug 17 – 19 • Three days of unique culture & sport with something for everyone. Thrilling dragon boat races. Live multicultural entertainment. Fun crafts in the children’s tent. Forbidden City Food Court’s tantalizing cuisine. Lights of Courage lantern campaign. Paddler’s air band competition • victoriadragonboat.com

City performs on the 1961 Casavant pipe organ at St. John the Divine; Jul 27 - Montreal organist Isabelle Demers performs on the 2005 Helmuth Wolff pipe organ at Christ Church Cathedral • rcco-victoria.org Victoria Noise Festival • Victoria, BC • Aug 24 – 25 • Expect overflowing buckets of harsh wall, atonal skronk, greasy synth creep, piercing skree, power electronics and outsider freakout fuelled by a kick ass sound system • industrial. org/noise

Toots & the Maytails, The Pietasters, Katchafire, Leeroy ‘Heptone’ Sibbles, Los Rastrillos and more • victoriaskafest.ca Victoria Summer Music Festival • Victoria, BC • Jul 24, 26, 28, 30 & 31; 7:30 pm • Victoria Summer Music festival presents stellar Canadian and international performers at Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria. Jul 24 - Basses Loaded; Jul 26 - Great Piano Trio Masterworks; Jul 28 - William Preucil, Violin, Eric Kim, Cello & Arthur Rowe, Piano w/ the Emily Carr String Quartet; Jul 30 - Alcan String Quartet from Quebec joined by Michelle Mares; Jul 31 - Alcan and Emily Carr String Quartets • vsmf.org Victoria Tango Festival • Victoria, BC • Aug 10 – 12 • Three days of local, Canadian and international artists of music/ dance performance in tango: classic tango, nuevo, tango-jazz, latin, fusion and more. Headlining group: Quartango • passion4tango.com

Ukee Days • Ucluelet, BC • Jul 22 – 27 •The seaside community of Ucluelet explodes into a summery haze of live music, parades, games, fun, food, entertainment, logger sports, kidZone, beer gardens and so much more • ucluelet. travel

Victory Square Block Party • Vancouver, BC • Labour Day Weekend • victorysquare.net

Unity Music Festival • Winlaw, BC (in the field behind Sleep is for Sissies) • Aug 24 – 25 • Live music and live art in the beautiful Slocan Valley. Kid zones, family friendly, with camping available. Emphasis on world and hip hop music • unitymusicfestival.ca

Wapiti Fernie’s Music Festival • Fernie, BC • Aug 10 – 11 • Fernie’s new music fest includes fun, music and cold beer. The focus is on fresh Canadian indie music • ferniemusic.com

Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival • Vancouver, BC • Jul 22 – Aug 17 • A superb series of summer evening concerts at the UBC campus. There will also be workshops and lectures • bit. ly/ItKEKJ

Waterfront Concert Series • Station Arts Centre/Museum, White Rock, BC • Jul – Aug, Sat & Sun, 3 pm – 5 pm • Featuring acoustic performances by local musicians and bands (weather permitting)

Vancouver Folk Music Festival • Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, BC • Jul 13 – 15 • $40 – $165 • With performances by: The Atomic Duo, The Barr Brothers, Geoff Berner, Mark Berube, Besh o droM, Blitz the Ambassador, and more • thefestival.bc.ca • 604.602.9798

Wednesday On the Wharf • Marine Park, Salmon Arm, BC • Jun 17 – Aug 29, every Wed • Donation • Outdoor summer concert series. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket • wednesdayonthewharf.com

Vancouver International Jazz Festival • Vancouver, BC • Jun 22 – Jul 1 • Featuring over 1,800 artists ranging from George Benson and Janelle Monáe to The Avett Brothers and Kid Koala • vanjazzfest.ca Vancouver Island Blues Bash • Ship Point, (situated in Victoria’s Inner Harbour), Victoria, BC • Sep 1 – 3 • Featuring all styles of blues and R&B. Free afternoon performances with ticketed performances in the evening • jazzvictoria.ca/blues-bash Vancouver Island Music Fest • Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds, Comox,

V.I.C. Fest (Vancouver Island Cultural Festival) • St. Ann’s Academy in Victoria, BC • Jun 16 • An eclectic mix: Current Swell, Vince Vacarro, Rococode, Mindil Beach Markets, Rocky Mountain Rebel Music, Kytami, Ashleigh Eymann, Cheese Cake Burlesque, Dj Nigel, Dj Murge, D-Whiz, Bryan Boitano, Local Beer and Wine and more • vicfest.ca Victoria Celebrates Canada Day 2012 • Victoria, BC • Jun 30 – Jul 1 • An impressive line-up of family-friendly events, music performances, fireworks, and A Flavour of Canada • victoriacanadaday.ca

Victoria Electronic Music Festival • Victoria, BC • Aug 4 – 5 • The Victoria Electronic Music Festival is a week-long showcase of cutting edge DJ’s, producers & live acts both locally and abroad. Includes VEMF Interactive seminars, a vendor market, live & performance art, a beer garden, and much more • vemf.org 2012 Victoria International Organ Festival • Victoria, BC • Jul 25 – 27 8 pm • Three of the world’s finest organists entertain music lovers and pipe organ enthusiasts. Jul 25 - Peter Richard Conte of Philadelphia performs the 1910 Casavant pipe organ at Alix Goolden Hall; Jul 26 - David Enlow of New York

Victoria Pride Festival • Victoria, BC • Jul 1 – 8 • The Pride Parade starts at 12 pm (Government/Pandora) and the Pride Festival is held at MacDonald Park featuring live bands, drag performances, vendors, food fair, community groups, children’s entertainment and a beer garden. More events are held throughout the week, including drag baseball, a dog walk, whale watching, boat cruise and a youth dance • victoriapridesociety.org Victoria Ska Festival • Victoria, BC • Jul 10 – 14 • Victoria’s Annual Ska Fest brings fans the best ska, reggae, dancehall, dub, rock, jazz and Latin music from across the world. This year features

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Whatshan Music and Family Festival • Whatshan Lake, BC • Jul 6 – 8 • Featuring things that families like to do together. Everything from beanbag throwing to golf, interspersed with music, eating and socializing. Plus camping is available • whatshan.com Winestock Music and Wine Festival • Pender Island, BC • Sep 1 • Music festival in an oceanfront vineyard. Indie rock, food and wine available, some shopping for arts and crafts, etc. Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery on Pender Island for their biggest party of the year. Bring your tent and sleep over • morningbay.ca FIN

The North Saskatchewan

River Where does it come from and where does it go? • Originates at the toe of the Saskatchewan Glacier in the Columbia Ice Field, then ﬂows east where it joins up with the South Saskatchewan to form the Saskatchewan River

Where did the name come from?

Did you know there are a number of sweet fishing spots in the city along the North Saskatchewan? See the list below for fish species found in the river. • Walleye • Goldeye • Mountain Whiteﬁsh • Northern Pike • Burbot • Lake Sturgeon • Sauger • Suckers

What’s next to the river? • Deer, coyotes, hikers, porcupines, bikers, rabbits, skunks, gold panners, beavers, muskrats, ﬁshers

What’s in and on the river? • Fish, boaters, beavers (when they’re not next to the river), ducks

Fish caught in the North Saskatchewan may contain higher levels of mercury than what is safe for consumption. It is recommended that you check with Alberta Environment or the City of Edmonton for information, but general practice should be as follows: • Women of childbearing age, and children under the age of 15, should NOT eat fish from the North Saskatchewan. • All others should not eat more than one meal of ﬁsh per week.

• From kisaskatchewan, the Cree word for swiftly moving water

How big is it? • The river is 1287 km in length • The Edmonton river valley is 48 km long • The land on both sides of the river comprises the largest stretch of urban parkland in North America

River Access 1 Terwillegar Park • Hand launch (non-trailer) • 500 metre portage • Parking available

2 Fort Edmonton Park • Hand launch (non-trailer) • Fishing (Mountain Whiteﬁsh) • Parking available 3 Whitemud Park • Hand launch (non-trailer) • Fishing (Walleye, Goldeye,Northern Pike) • Parking available

River Events: 1

Jun 9

River Day - Rundle Park - 2909-113 Ave

Jul 21

Canada's Parks Day - Sir Wilfred Laurier Park - 13221 Buena Vista Rd

5 Emily Murphy Park • Hand launch (non-trailer) • Fishing • Parking available

7 Dawson Park • Hand launch (non-trailer) • Fishing (Walleye, Goldeye) 8 Capilano & 50 Street Park • Boat launch (trailer access) • Parking available

• Boat in a canoe, kayak, jet boat or raft; ponder the current; jet ski; ﬁsh; pan for gold; skip stones

4 Laurier Park • Boat launch (trailer access) • Parking available

6 Rafter’s Landing • Hand launch (non-trailer) • Parking available

What is there to do on the river?

Aug 4–6 What shouldn’t you do on the river? • Don’t swim in the river (it might not look fast, but it can suck you under without warning)

Why is the water that dirty brown colour? • Because it’s full of naturally occurring silt, and that makes it look muddy

Heritage Festival - William Hawrelak Park - 9930 Groat Road

Aug 17-19

Sourdough River Festival - All along the river

Aug 19–21

Dragon Boat Festival - Louise McKinney Park - 9999 Grierson Hill Rd

*For a full recap of many of the events happening on the river this summer, read Outdoors Insider on page 80.

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Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival It wasn’t any one song, which is a bit weird for a big music fan like myself. It had to do with what happened around me while the music was playing. It was the warm night breeze moving everyone’s hair in movie-star slow-motion, the sunset on the bandshell that made it seem like an architectural masterpiece, the familiar scents of street burgers and cotton candy, and the energy in the air.

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The Songs and Sounds of Dick Damron and George Hamilton IV • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • 7 pm • $50.95 (TM) • cnty.com

EDMONTON METRO Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Stony Plain Pioneer Museum, 43 Ave, Stony Plain • Aug 17 – 19, 5 pm • Poetry, live music, food, trade fair and more • stonyplaincowboypoetry.com Grove Cruise • Spruce Grove • Aug 17 – 19 • A celebration of automobile culture with a parade, food vendors, tons of vintage cars, a professional Elvis tribute, scavenger hunt and more • grovecruise.ca

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Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Maurice John Vaughn • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 13 – 18 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON METRO 65th Anniversary Extravaganza • Leduc • Aug 18 – 19 • Includes an oil show, RHHS Roadbuilder demo, home coming, pancake breakfast, museum tour and more • leducnumber1.com

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Danny Hooper Dinner & Auction • Aug 18, 5 pm • Dale Fisher Arena, #32 Haven Ave, Devon • $100 (per person), $800 (Table of 8) • Enjoy some laughs with Danny Hooper• leducnumber1.com

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Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 2 pm & 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760

Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Stony Plain Pioneer Museum, 43 Ave, Stony Plain • Aug 17 – 19, 10 am • Poetry, live music, food, trade fair and more • stonyplaincowboypoetry.com

JB's Street Legals • Castrol Raceway, Highway 19 & Highway 2 (2 kms West), Nisku • 5 pm (gates), 6 pm (race) • Free( kids under 12), $10 (youth/seniors/adults) • castrolraceway.com • 780.461.5801

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Edmonton Rock Music Festival • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • Aug 17 – 18, 11 mm • $49 (adv) $59 (gate) , $75 (weekend pass) • With performances by Blue Oyster Cult, April Wine, Trooper, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts, Recollection Blues Band, Sean Sonego • edrocks.ca

Calmar's Fair Days & Mega Market • Calmar • Aug 17 – 19 • Held every summer this fair includes a pancake breakfast, parade, garage sale, fair rides, ball tournament, beer gardens and fireworks • calmar.ca

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Grove Cruise • Spruce Grove • Aug 17 – 19 • A celebration of automobile culture with a parade, food vendors, tons of vintage cars, a professional Elvis tribute, scavenger hunt and more • grovecruise.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY 2012 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival • Various venues throughout Old Strathcona • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca Intact Derby Canadian Edmonton Marathon Weekend • Northlands Park • Aug 18 – 19, 10:30 am – 8 pm • Variety of kids activities, plus 5 km and 10 km run/walks • events.runningroom.com Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

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16th Annual Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival • Louise McKinney Park • Aug 17 – 19 • The race course for the festival is approximately 400 m long with races generally lasting between 2 to 3.5 intense minutes • edmontondragonboatfestival.com • 780.493.8158

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• calmar.ca Corn Roast • Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum, 100 Railway Ave, Spruce Grove • 10 am – 6:30 pm • Corn roast, games, pony rides, and petting zoo • sprucegroveagsociety.co Kikino Celebration Days & Silver Birch Rodeo • Kikino Métis Settlement, 45 km south of Lac La Biche • Aug 16 – 19 • $7 – $12 • Professional rodeo, music, kids' activities and nightly steak dinner • laclabicheregion.com Outdoor Movie • Rotary Park, 48 St, Stony Plain • 9 pm • Outdoor screening of a children's classic, "Mars Needs Moms." Bring your blankets, chairs, and jackets • stonyplain.com South Cooking Lake Trail Days • South Cooking Lake, Community Hall, Picnic Area and Up by the Stores, Rge. Rd. 221 just north of Highway 14 • 10 am – 5 pm • Free • Offering a pancake breakfast, parade, horse and dog show, pony rides, petting zoo, Show and Shine Car Show, beer garden, bouncy house, face-painting and more • strathcona.ca/ edt • 780.922.3757

SUNDAY AUGUST 19 EDMONTON PROPER 16th Annual Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival • Louise McKinney Park • Aug 17 – 19 • The race course for the festival is approximately 400 m long with races generally lasting between 2 to 3.5 intense minutes • edmontondragonboatfestival.com • 780.493.8158 Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Morgan Davis • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 19 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON METRO 65th Anniversary Extravaganza • Leduc • Aug 18 – 19 • Includes an oil show, RHHS Roadbuilder demo, home coming, pancake breakfast, museum tour and more • leducnumber1.com Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Stony Plain Pioneer Museum, 43 Ave, Stony Plain • Aug 17 – 19, 10 am • Poetry, live music, food, trade fair and more • stonyplaincowboypoetry.com Grove Cruise • Spruce Grove • Aug 17 – 19 • A celebration of automobile culture with a parade, food vendors, tons of vintage cars, a professional Elvis tribute, scavenger hunt and more • grovecruise.ca Leduc Rib Cook-Off • Leduc • Aug 19, 12 pm – 4 pm • Includes the tastiest ribs, entertainment and more • leducnumber1.com

Intact Derby Canadian Edmonton Marathon Weekend • Northlands Park • Aug 18 – 19, 10:30 am – 8 pm • Variety of kids activities, plus 5 km and 10 km run/walks • events.runningroom.com Women’s Baseball World Cup • Telus Field & John Fry Park • Aug 10 – 19 • The 2012 Edition. Featuring teams from the USA, Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, China and of course, Canada • ibaf.org

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Calmar's Fair Days & Mega Market • Calmar • Aug 17 – 19 • Held every summer this fair includes a pancake breakfast, parade, garage sale, fair rides, ball tournament, beer gardens and fireworks • calmar.ca Kikino Celebration Days & Silver Birch Rodeo • Kikino Métis Settlement, 45 km south of Lac La Biche • Aug 16 – 19 • $7 – $12 • Professional rodeo, music, kids' activities and nightly steak dinner • laclabicheregion.com Wild Mushroom Exposition • Devonian Botanic Garden, Parkland County, 5 kms north of Devon on Highway 60 • 11 am – 4 pm • Free with regular admission • View specimens of wild mushrooms. Bring fungi for identification. Scientific displays, photos, field guides, cookbooks, tastings and much more. A guided walk through the Garden will show local varieties that are edible, poisonous or medicinal • devonian.ualberta.ca • 780.987.3054 ext. 2243

MONDAY AUGUST 20 EDMONTON PROPER Todd Wolf • Blues on Whyte, 10329 82 Ave • Aug 20 – 25 • bluesonwhyte. ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON METRO Kid Friendly TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 20 – 24 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 9 – 17 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

TUESDAY AUGUST 21 EDMONTON PROPER Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Todd Wolf • Blues on Whyte, 10329 82 Ave • Aug 20 – 25 • bluesonwhyte. ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 20 – 24 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 9 – 17 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 EDMONTON PROPER Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Kataklysm • Pawn Shop, 10551 Whyte Ave • 6 pm • $25 (adv, B) • With Origin and Fleshgod Apocalypse along with Rose Funeral, Diabholico • pawnshoplive.ca Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Todd Wolf • Blues on Whyte, 10329 82 Ave • Aug 20 – 25 • bluesonwhyte. ca • 780.439.3981 Winesday • Sherbrooke Liquor, 11819 St. Albert Trail • Every Wed, 4 pm – 7 pm • Sampling wines from Around the World • sherbrookeliquor.com • 780.455.4556

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12522 – 132 Avenue • 780-496-7090 #201 Capilano Mall, 5004 – 98 Avenue • 780-496-1802 #106 Lake Side Landing, 15379 Castledowns Road • 780-496-1804 1-40 Cameron Library, U of A • 780-248-662 6710 118 Avenue • 780-496-1806 8310 – 88 Avenue • 780-496-1808 9509 – 156 Street (third floor) • 780-496-1810 17650 69 Avenue • 780-442-0888

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It’s a thriving urban centre, modern and globally aware yet mindful of its rich history, surrounded on all sides by a lush boreal forest landscape that offers endless outdoor pursuits, whatever the season. Located four hours northeast of Edmonton in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (woodbuffalo. ab.ca), Fort McMurray lies where the Athabasca, Clearwater, Hangingstone and Horse rivers meet. Fur traders traced their routes this way nearly 300 years ago, long before the first permanent settler arrived in 1872 to work for the Hudson’s Bay Company. Today, Fort McMurray’s prominent position as an Alberta economic hub has brought prosperity to the area and to the people that live, work and play there. Once an isolated northern Alberta community, it has truly opened up both for residents and tourists to enjoy. Fort McMurray is vibrant, layered, and buzzing with the positive energy inherent to a place where multiculturalism flourishes. For a glimpse into the beating heart of this community, look no farther than Faces of Fort McMurray (facesoffortmcmurray.com),

take visitors through the entire process from mining all the way to pipeline, and stop by the Oil Sands Discovery Centre (oilsandsdiscovery.com), an interactive museum that explores the history of the oil sands from its use by early aboriginals to its place today at the forefront of Alberta’s economy. A live presentation demonstrates how bitumen is extracted from the sands, and films familiarize guests with the area’s geology and the development of the oil sands. Those seeking an even deeper look into Alberta’s oil sands can book a helicopter tour with one of the local operators in Fort McMurray. Things are happening all over Fort McMurray, and it’s not just confined to the economy. The region hosts a number of major events, most significantly the CanadaROCKS music festival (canada-rocks.com), happening June 29 to July 1. “CanadaROCKS has a very diverse offering in terms of arts, highlighting acts from all over Canada,” says David Whitelock, executive director of Events Wood Buffalo (eventswoodbuffalo.com). Part of the Canada Day celebrations, the event features bigname Canadian headliners Joel Plaskett, K’naan, Blue Rodeo and Corb Lund. They’ll be rocking MacDonald Island Park, while fireworks and a Canada Day parade will help to round out the festivities. All in all, it’s one of the summer’s biggest highlights for residents and visitors alike. Later in the summer, the TransAlta interPLAY Visual and Performing Arts Festival brings ten full days of fun to venues all over Fort McMurray. Running August 3 to 12, the festival combines the spirit of street performance with fringe theatre, music and a marketplace. And the Big Spirit Festival, slated for September 1 and 2, celebrates the cultural diversity of the northern Alberta community. “Fort McMurray is probably the most ethnically diverse area of Canada right now,” Whitelock explains. Like a fusion of Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD festivals and U.K. music fest The Big Chill, the event celebrates cultural diversity through music, dance and food unique to the cultures represented in Wood Buffalo. An aboriginal focus gives the festival a Canadian slant, and entertainment ranges from Scottish Highland dancers to bhangra performances to Latin DJs.

a multimedia initiative chronicling the plentiful trophy-size walleye and pike. On the lakeshore, lives of residents of all walks of life. a variety of lodges provide accommodations for all levels Much of Fort McMurray’s of comfort. Winefred Lake Lodge, for example, boasts a excitement is concentrated hand-hewn log lodge, private cabins, and suites that around MacDonald Island Park bring a sense of luxury into the wild surroundings. Many (macdonaldisland.ca), one of Canada’s lodges offer guides, boat rentals, and fish cleaning and largest community recreational and freezing services so that guests can focus on the most leisure centres. Residents know to important detail: making the catch of the day. head here to enjoy a game of golf After you’ve reeled one in, dig into the area’s rich history at Miskanaw Golf Club, climb the with a visit to Heritage Park (fortmcmurrayhistory.com). K-Rock Climbing Wall, or swim at the It’s filled with historic buildings, including an earlySyncrude Aquatic Centre, which not 1900s trapper’s cabin, a 1930s drug store and many only features an Olympic-sized pool examples of early homes. Take a self-guided tour to get and family water park, but includes a sense of Fort McMurray’s past through artifacts like a five waterslides, a double tube slide 1920s drilling rig, a ship called the Radium Scout, and a and a lazy river. Meanwhile, at Keyano pair of historic fire trucks. College, the Syncrude Sports and Later, try a taste of Fort McMurray’s arts scene. The Wellness Centre (keyano.ca/sport-wellness) provides Keyano Theatre and Arts Centre (keyano.ca/theatre) opportunities to join structured and casual sports, enjoy presents a wide range of performances year-round, fitness and wellness classes, or take in a Keyano Huskies including films from the Toronto International Film Festival game. It’s easy to keep fit outdoors, too: Fort McMurray is Circuit, plays from the Telus Drama Series, and live music home to the largest outdoor gym in the country. Located from the Syncrude Arts Alive concert series. along the Birchwood Trail System, a 130 km-plus network The oil sands, of course, are Fort McMurray’s biggest of woodland trails, the gym is spread over 20 kms and claim to fame, and no visit to Fort McMurray would be contains 53 pieces of fitness equipment including options complete without a peek into its quintessential feature. for persons with disabilities. And for entertainment, there’s The Athabasca Oil Sands is the largest single deposit the Suncor Centre for the Performing Arts, a state-of-theof oil in the world. Get a sense of what this means for art theatre that serves as a cultural hub for the community. Alberta on an Experience the Energy tour offered by Fort Quality of life in Fort McMurray is unparalleled, and McMurray Tourism. These run seasonally and feature visitors feel that positive vibe residents enjoy all year. a visit to the site of partner Suncor Energy. The tours The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is an easy drive, bus ride or short flight from Edmonton, and visitors will find a huge array of activities and attractions to enjoy. Fishing is one of the most popular; Weekend Stay and Play Packages are available the region boasts an abundance of creeks, lakes and rivers swimming not only for CanadaROCKS, interPLAY and Big with trout, sturgeon, and channel Spirit, but for the Experience the Energy tours catfish. Try your luck on your own at as well. Check out Fort McMurray Tourism Mystery Lake, Canoe Lake or Soda (fortmcmurraytourism.com) online to find Creek, or do one better and consult the professionals. One of the area’s out more about these package deals dreamiest vacation options is to fly offered with partner hotels. And for more in via floatplane to one of the area’s isolated fishing lodges. Others are just information on visiting Fort McMurray, a short drive from Fort McMurray. visit Fort McMurray Tourism’s Winefred Lake is one of many website and Facebook page, or serene fishing spots near Fort McMurray visiting anglers can call toll-free at 1-800-565-3947. access by road. The lake, located 425 km northeast of Edmonton, offers world-class fishing, with

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EDMONTON PROPER Kid Friendly 2012 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival • Various venues throughout Old Strathcona • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca

THURSDAY AUGUST 23 EDMONTON PROPER Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Todd Wolf • Blues on Whyte, 10329 82 Ave • Aug 20 – 25 • bluesonwhyte. ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON Proper KID FRIENDLY 2012 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival • Various venues throughout Old Strathcona • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca

EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 20 – 24 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 9 – 17 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

FRIDAY AUGUST 24 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Blues Festival 2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • Aug 24 – 26; 4:30 pm (gate), 5:30 pm (show) • $45 – $90 (P) • With performances by Moreland and Arbuckle, Duke Robillard, Charlie Musselwhite and many more • bluesinternationalltd.com Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing •

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EDMONTON Proper Kid Friendly 2012 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival • Various venues throughout Old Strathcona • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca

EDMONTON METRO Kid Friendly Camrose County's 50th Anniversary • Camrose • Aug 24 – 25 • Celebrate the districts Golden Anniversary! • tourismcamrose.com TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • Aug 20 – 24 • 9 am – 4 pm • $190 • A chance for children age 9 – 17 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • festivalplace.ab.ca

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Field to Table: A Horticultural Extravaganza • Fort Edmonton Park, Corner of Fox Drive and Whitemud Drive • 11 am • Free with park admission • Includes a professionally judged Horticultural Bench Show, music, displays, dance demonstrations, and activities • fortedmontonpark.ca • 780.442.5311

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EDMONTON Metro KID FRIENDLY Camrose County's 50th Anniversary • Camrose • Aug 24 – 25 • Celebrate the districts Golden Anniversary! • tourismcamrose.com Prairie Fun Days • Camrose • Take a drive through the city and visit Alberta's Littlest Airport, Jo-Jo's Corn Maze, Ferintosh B & B Manor; Bashaw's fire hall museum and more • tourismcamrose.com Rock the Asphalt • Camrose Resort Casino, 3201 - 48 Ave • $19.95, $129 (2 tickets and single or double room) • 5:30 (gates)

SUNDAY AUGUST 26 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Blues Festival 2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • Aug 24 – 26; 4:30 pm (gate), 5:30 pm (show) • $45 – $90 (P) • With performances by Ben Prestage, Tim Williams and the Electro Fires with Special Guest Big Dave McLean, Victor Wainwright and the WildRoots, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Tommy Castro and the Painkillers and many more • bluesinternationalltd.com Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 –

Sep 2; 2 pm & 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Steve Kozak • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 26 – 29 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Animal Enrichment Day: A Look into Creature Comforts • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Road • 12 pm – 4 pm • Demonstrates why enrichment is vital to every animal's well being, wild or tame • edmonton.ca • 311 2012 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival • Various venues throughout Old Strathcona • Aug 16 – 26 • The largest Fringe Festival on the continent will feature more than 130 unjuried and uncensored shows from around the world, an entertaining street scene, a phethora of food vendors and craftwork by local artisans • fringetheatre.ca

World Of Outlaws • Castrol Raceway, Highway 19 & Highway 2 (2 kms West), Nisku • Aug 24 – 25 • castrolraceway. com • 780.461.5801

SATURDAY AUGUST 25 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Blues Festival 2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • Aug 24 – 26; 1 pm (gate), 2:30 pm (show) • $45 – $90 (P) • With performances by Steve Kozak's West Coast All Stars, Terry Hanck Band, Lionel Young Band, Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials, The Blues Broads Featuring Tracy Nelson, Angela Strehli, Annie Sampson and Dorothy Morrison and many more • bluesinternationalltd.com Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 2 pm & 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 1 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Refused • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 8 pm • ticketmaster.ca Todd Wolf • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 20 – 25 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981 Tony Bennett • Winspear Centre, 9720 - 102 Ave • 7:30 pm • $99 – $150 (TM) • With guests • winspearcentre.com

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eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Friends' Ukrainian Music Fest • Ukrainian Cultural Village, 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Aug 26, 10 am – 5 pm • Musical magic on display from the region's finest Ukrainian folk songsters, along with a village market, Ukrainian food and childrens' activities • ukrainianvillage.ca • 780.662.3640 Picnic in the Park • St. Albert Botanic Park, 265 Sturgeon Road, St. Albert • Enjoy your picnic at the St. Albert Botanic Park • stalbertbotanicpark.com • 780.458.7163

MonDAY AUGUST 27 eDMonTon PRoPeR Steve Kozak • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 26 – 29 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

TUeSDAY AUGUST 28 eDMonTon PRoPeR Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Steve Kozak • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 26 – 29 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

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eDMonTon MeTRo kiD fRienDLY Music on Main • North end of 50th St, near Martha's Music, Camrose • Jul – Aug; every Thu, 7 pm – 9 pm • Great musical entertainment • tourismcamrose.com

fRiDAY AUGUST 31 eDMonTon PRoPeR Jersey Boys • Jubilee Auditorium , 11455 - 87 Ave • Aug 15 – 19, 21 – 26, 28 – Sep 2; 8 pm • $43 – $137 (TM) • The story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time • jubileeauditorium.com • 780.427.2760 Live Thoroughbred Racing • Northlands Racetrack, 7410 Borden Park Rd • 6 pm • Live thoroughbred racing • northlandspark.ca • 780.471.7275 Mozart, Rossini & Tchaikovsky • Winspear Centre, Entrance at 99 St & 102 Ave • 7 pm • Weekend Pass: Reserved seating: $75 (kids), $149 (adult); Grass seating: Free (kids), $99 (adult); Individual concerts: Reserved seating: $20 (kids), $40 (adult); Grass seating: Free (kids), $25 (adults) • With Robert Bernhardt as conductor and Sara Davis Buechner on piano. Part of 2012 Sympthony Under the Sky • winspearcentre. com Uncle Wiggly • Blues on Whyte, 10329 - 82 Ave • Aug 30 – Sep 1 • bluesonwhyte.ca • 780.439.3981

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The Hollywood Sound • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 7 pm • Weekend Pass: Reserved seating: $75 (kids), $149 (adult); Grass seating: Free (kids), $99 (adult); Individual concerts: Reserved seating: $20 (kids), $40 (adult); Grass seating: Free (kids), $25 (adults) • Program will include music from some of the most popular films such as: Back To the Future, Casablanca, JAWS, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rocky, The Natural and more. Part of 2012 Symphony Under the Sky • winspearcentre.com

Orchestral Showcase • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • Weekend Pass: Reserved seating: $75 (kids), $149 (adult); Grass seating: Free (kids), $99 (adult); Individual concerts: Reserved seating: $20 (kids), $40 (adult); Grass seating: Free (kids), $25 (adults) • With Robert Bernhardt as conductor and the soloists from the ESO. Part of 2012 Symphony Under the Sky • winspearcentre.com Uncle Wiggly • Blues on Whyte, 10329 82 Ave • Aug 30 – Sep 1 • bluesonwhyte. ca • 780.439.3981

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HOT SUMMER STYLE The grass is finally green and it’s the all-too-brief reprieve before the temperatures start to drop again. Take advantage of the summer months with the season’s bold colours, patterns and cuts while you can. Keep things simple with some key pieces such as fitted crops, a versatile pair of shorts, a couple of casual yet dressed up outfits and, of course, at least one outfit reserved for formal events.

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PRIDE 2012 PARADE MARSHAL Every year the Edmonton Pride Festival Committee selects an Honorary Parade Marshal to lead the parade. This is the LGBTQ community’s opportunity to both recognize and honour an individual or group that STANDS OUT. The Honorary Parade Marshal for 2012’s STAND OUT Parade is the Edmonton Public School Board. Last November the Board approved a new Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity policy, which ensures that all sexual and gender minority students, staff, and families are welcomed, respected, accepted, and supported in every school. This ground-breaking policy was the ﬁrst of its kind created by a school board on the prairies and the Board’s support for the policy was unanimous. Now the Board and school district will work towards implementing the policy in all schools and programs within Edmonton Public Schools. As a result, sexual and gender minority students, staff, and families will be safer in our schools!

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Let There Be Height / Fri, Jun 8 & Sat, Jun 9 (8pm) Prepare to be dazzled with Firefly Theatre's annual fundraiser Let There be Height: an Aerial Cabaret. This year the theatre company takes you to space. Godzilla and Superman are going too, along with some of Edmonton's finest aerialists who will perform gripping routines on the trapeze, aerial hoop, vertical ropes and a special creation by Firefly aerial instructor Charlie Wilson. Funds raised at this performance will help the theatre purchase safety equipment for their new studio. (La Cite Francophone, $28)

TEDxEdmonton / Sat, Jun 9 This third annual TEDxEdmonton event is a full day of inspiring talks focused on "Activating Ideas." Startup Edmonton brings you eight leading thinkers from a variety of industries, including neuroscientist and pop-sci book author Paul Zehr and acclaimed animator Kris Pearn (Pirates! Band of Misfits and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). "At TEDxEdmonton 2012, we'll challenge you to go beyond ideas, fight constraints, create momentum, inspire followers, and take action. It's time you activate those big ideas and start building something great for the world, right here from Edmonton and beyond," said Ken Bautista, CEO/Cofounder of Startup Edmonton. (Maclab Theatre at Citadel Theatre, $99)

10th Annual Rozsa Foundation Awards / Mon, Jun 11 The Rozsa award celebrates excellence in Arts management and this year three Edmonton arts managers are in the runnings for the prestigious award. In being nominated, David Cheoros (LitFest), Murray Utas (Azimuth Theatre) and Terry Wickham (Edmonton Folk Music Festival) have been recognized by the Rozsa Foundation for their outstanding contribution to their respective non-profit organizations. (Roza Centre, University of Calgary) V

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DANCE BAILEY THEATRE–Camrose • 780.672.5510 • The Bailey Cultural Night Series: Greek Night: Bellydancing by Fariiyah, catered meal by Prairie Ovens • Jun 14, 7pm • $35 at Bailey box ofﬁce GOOD WOMEN DANCE COLLECTIVE • Art Gallery of Alberta, Ledcor Theatre • • Pod: Collaboration between Good Women and composer Piotr GrellaMozejko; choreography by Alida Nyquist Schultz, performance by Raena Waddell and Ainsley Hillyard, music by Piotr Grella-Mozejko • Jun 9-10, 8pm • $15 (student/senior)/$20 (adult) KO DANCE PROJECT • Alberta Avenue Community Hall, 9210-118 Ave • Organic Dances at the Forest Spectro-Chrome • Jun 7-9, 8pm • $15 or bring an outdoor plant to add to the set (all plants/trees featured in the show will be donated to the revitalization project of 118 Ave and the community gardens)

children aged 6-12; Jun 9, 1-4pm; $5 • Artist At Heart: Summer-scape clay tile for adults, pre-register; Jun 14, 7-9pm; $20 • Ageless Art: Mono-Prints for mature adults; pre-register; Jun 14, 1-3pm; $12 • SQUARE ONE: Fundraiser and exhibition: Jun 7-23; opening/ ArtWalk: Jun 7, 6-9pm; fundraiser event: Jun 16, 7pm (door); $50

ARTWALK–St Albert • Perron District, downtown St Albert • The 1st Thu each month, exhibits run all month • Venues: WARES (Hosting SAPVAC), Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, Gemport, Art Beat Gallery, Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) and Rental & Sales Gallery (AGSA), Satellite Studio (AGSA), Bookstore on Perron, Crimson Quill, St Albert Constituency, Concept Jewellery, VASA • Jun 7 BOHEMIA • 10217-97 St • TOO HOT TO HANDLE: Curated by Philip Jagger • Through Jun CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA • 9103-95 Ave, 780.461.3427 • E;XUBERANCE: Artworks by Sébastien Guillier, Miereille Rochon, Mireille Cloutier, Mireille Péloquin • Jun 8-18 • Opening: Jun 8, 7-8:30pm, artists in attendance CREATIONS GALLERY SPACE • Sawridge Inn Lobby, 4235 Gateway Blvd • A WARRIORS CRY: Artworks by Veran Pardeahtan • Until Jun CROOKED POT GALLERY–Stony Plain • 491251 Ave, Stony Plain, 780.963.9573 • NOW, FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Ceramic works by Robert Barclay; until Jun 29

NEXTFEST 2012 • Roxy, 10708-124 St, other venues through Edmonton, 780.453.2440 • Theatre Network, presented by the Nextfest Arts Company • Showcase of local, national, and international emerging artists– the artistic voice of the next generation • Curated by Cheryl Fontaine, Dancefest@Nextfest • Shimmer at The Roxy: Jun 8, 6:30pm; Jun 9, 9pm; Jun 12, 9:30pm • Last Dance: Roxy: Jun 7, 9:30pm; Jun 9, 6:30pm; Jun 10, 8pm • Luminescence: Roxy: Jun 12, 6:30pm; Jun 14, 9:30pm; Jun 15, 5pm • Jun 7-17

DAFFODIL GALLERY • 10412-124 St, 780.760.1278 • DON'T LET THE FLAKES OUT: Artworks by Gerry Dotto • Until Jun 23 • Reception: Jun 9, 2-4pm

SHARARA DANCE STUDIO • Festival Place Theatre, 100 Festival Way • Reﬂections: Annual Dance Showcase • Jun 15, 6pm (door), 6:30pm (show) • $13.50 (child)/$18.50 (adult) at Ticketmaster.ca, 780.449.3378

FAB GALLERY • Department of Art and Design, U of A, Rm 3-98 Fine Arts Bldg, 780.492.2081 • SUPER-VISION! Michael Eubank's exhibition, the ﬁnal visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Painting • INSIGHT: VISUALIZING HEATH HUMANITIES: To broaden our understanding of the emerging ﬁeld of health humanities through visual, sound and performance explorations • Until Jun 9

FILM ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • Women in Art Film Series: at the Garneau Theatre: Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine; Jun 12, 7pm; occurring the 2nd Tue each month (Mar-Oct); $10 (adult)/$8 (AGA/Metro member/student/senior) CINEMA AT THE CENTRE • Library Theatre, Stanley A. Milner Library basement, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.496.7000 • Myra Breckinridge (94 mins, USA, 1970, 14A); Jun 13, 6:30pm EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845-102nd Ave, 780.453.9100 • TWO FOR THE ROAD (1967, colour, PG); Jun 11 FROM BOOKS TO FILM SERIES • Stanley A. Milner Library, Main Fl, Audio Visual Rm, 780.944.5383 • The Ides of March (14A); Jun 8, 2pm • The Good German (2006, 14A); Jun 15, 2pm NEXTFEST 2012 • Roxy, 10708-124 St, other venues through Edmonton, 780.453.2440 • Theatre Network, presented by the Nextfest Arts Company • Showcase of local, national, and international emerging artists–the artistic voice of the next generation • Jun 7-17 • Film screenings at Metro: Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St: • The People Who Touch Ryan Byrne: Jun 9, 2pm • Hallowe'en in June: Jun 9, 4:00pm • No Strings Attached: Jun 10, 2pm

ENTERPRISE SQUARE GALLERY • 10230 Jasper Ave • SAM STEELE: THE JOURNEY OF A CANADIAN HERO: Experience the untold story of Sam Steele, Canadian leader and hero. Records of his life unseen until repatriation in 2008. An exhibition over three years in the making • Until Sep 30 • $7 (adult)/$5 (child/student/senior)/$20 (family)

GALLERIE PAVA • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • ALTÉRITÉ: Featuring the ART 5 Group (Diane Plasse, Doris Charest, Stephen Fouquet, Shoko César and Yves Caron) • Until Jul 25 GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.944.5383 • Gallery's display cases/cubes near AV room: ABORIGINAL ART: Aboriginal artifacts including clothing, tools and medicinal plants; until Jun 8 • Items from EPL's Aboriginal collection Jun 9-30 HAPPY HARBOR COMICS V1 • 10729-104 Ave • Comics Artist-in-Residence program is proud to extend Paul Lavellee’s term. Visit him every Friday (126) and Sat (12-5); until Aug 18 • COMIC JAM: Improv comic art making every 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7pm • Open Door: Collective of independent comic creators meet the 2nd & 4th Thu each month, 7 am HARCOURT HOUSE • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St, 780.426.4180 • Main Space: SOUNDBURSTINGS NO.1: Gary James Joynes installation of several video projections that create a sequence of SoundBursts HARRIS-WARKE GALLERY–Red Deer • Sunworks Home and Garden Store, Ross St, Red Deer •

403.346.8937 • MADE OBJECTS/CHOREOGRAPHED MOVEMENTS: Ceramics installation by Juliana Rempel • Until Jun 16

HUB ON ROSS–Red Deer • 4936 Ross St, Red Deer • 403.340.4869 • IN THE GARDEN: Artworks by members of the Red Deer Art Club • Until Jun 30 JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 780.433.5807 • ART THROUGH THE EYES OF SENIORS: Paintings, pottery, woodwork, ﬁbre art, sewing and quilting • Until Jun 27 • Reception: Jun 13, 6:30-8:30pm JUBILEE AUDITORIUM • 11455-87 Ave • LOVE LIES BLEEDING–THE EXHIBITION: Artworks by Alberta Society of Artists members based on or inspired by music and lyrics of Elton John • Until Jun 15 KEHRIG FINE ART • Great West Saddlery Bldg, 10137-104 St, 780.619.0818 • SILENT BEAUTY: sculptures by Blake Ward, Michel Anthony, paintings by Raphaël Gyllenbjörn, wall hangings by Anna Torma, and other artists • Until Jun 29 • Info T: Laurie Greenwood 780.619.0818 LATITUDE 53 • 10248-106 St, 780.423.5353 • Main Space: MOUTH and DUET: Installation, and performance by Andrew Forster; until Jun 23 • ProjEx Room and Main Space: MESSAGES TO: THE EDMONTON REMAND CENTRE NEWSPAPER: Photos by Lindsey Bond; until Jun 23 • Main Space: New work by Montreal artist Andrew Forster; until Jun 23 • Rooftop Patio Series: Art, food, sunshine, cocktails and camaraderie; guest patio host DJ NVS: Jun 14; Every Thu Jun 14-Aug 23 • Summer Incubator Series: Artists show their newest, in-development work for one week in the Community Gallery. Each show has an opening with the Thursday night Rooftop Patio event; Jennie Vegt: Jun 11-16 LOFT GALLERY • A. J. Ottewell Art Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park, 780.922.6324 • Art Society Members artworks • Until Jun 24 MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St, 780.407.7152 • 25: Artworks by U of A Hospital staff in celebration of the Friends of University Hospital's 25th Anniversary • Until Jun 17 MICHIF CULTURAL AND MÉTIS RESOURCE INSTITUTE • 9 Mission Ave, St Albert, 780.651.817∂6 • Aboriginal Veterans Display • Gift Shop • Finger weaving and sash display by Celina Loyer • Ongoing MILDWOOD GALLERY • 426, 6655-178 St • Mel Heath, Joan Healey, Fran Heath, Larraine Oberg, Terry Kehoe, Darlene Adams, Sandy Cross and Victoria, Pottery by Naboro Kubo and Victor Harrison • Ongoing MULTICULTURAL CENTRE PUBLIC ART GALLERY (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony Plain, 780.963.9935 • Drawings and paintings by John Zyp • Jun 9-Jul 11 • Reception: Jun 10 MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM–St Albert • 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1528 • St Albert History Gallery: Artifacts dating back 5,000 years • IN FOCUS: Photographing the Alberta and Montana Frontier, 1870-1930; Blood, Blackfoot, Northwest Mounted Police and ranching artifacts from the Royal Alberta Museum and Musée Héritage Museum will be featured with the photographs • Until Aug 19 NAESS GALLERY • Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave, 780.432.0240 • June Art Work by DP NINA HAGGERTY–Stollery Gallery • 9225-118 Ave, 780.474.7611 • Blow in the Dark Glassworks Studio: Keith Walker • CELEBRATION OF ABILITIES: AABIS–Alberta Artists with Brain Injury Society, 9th annual exhibition and sale • Until Jun 16 • Reception: Jun 7, 6-8pm

NFB FILM CLUB • Idylwylde Library, 8310-88 Ave • Bead Game/The Hole Story • Jun 11, 7pm

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS AGNES BUGERA GALLERY • 12310 Jasper Ave, 780.482.2854 • Paintings by Scott Pattinson; until Jun 8 ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St, 780.488.6611 • Discovery Gallery: CONFLUENCE: Robin DuPont's exploration of soda ﬁred pottery; until Jun 16 • Feature Gallery: PULP PAPER PAGES: Featuring contemporary Albertan book + paper arts; until Jul 7 • SHIFT: a transformative state of mind: Artwork by the ACAD fourth year metal program students • NEGOTIATING TRADITIONS–SIX APPROACHES TO TAPESTRY: by former students of Jane Kidd • JANE KIDD: a sample of tapestries by prominent ﬁbre artist, Jane Kidd; Jul 14-Sep 29 • June Artist Spotlight Meet and Greet: Calgary jewellery artist Laura McIvor; Jun 7, 6 pm

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NEXTFEST • Roxy, 10708-124 St, other Edmonton venues, 780.453.2440 • Theatre Network, presented by the Nextfest Arts Company • Showcase of local, national, and international emerging artists–the artistic voice of the next generation • Jun 7-17 PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12304 Jasper Ave, 780.455.7479 • SUMMER GROUP SHOWS: Gallery artists • Jun-Aug ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM • 12845-102 Ave, 780.453.9100 • FACES OF LABOUR: until Jun 24 • WINGED TAPESTRIES: MOTHS AT LARGE: until Sep 3 • FASHIONING FEATHERS: The effect of fashion's demand for feathers on bird populations at the beginning of the twentieth century; until Jan 6 • WOLF TO WOOF: Jun 9-Sep 16 • THE ART OF SEATING: Two Hundred Years of American Design: Jun 15-Oct 6 • THE TSARS' CABINET: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs: Oct 6-Jan 2 SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St, 780.488.3619 • FUSION: LINE & LAND: Figurative and landscape works by Jacques Clément and Yuriko Kitamura • Until Jun 26 SNAP GALLERY • Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, 10123-121 St, 780.423.1492 • Artworks by Arthur Desmarteaux and Allison Moore • Until Jun 30 STRATHCONA COUNTY GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park, 780.410.8585 • Artworks by Ila Crawford; until Jun 24 TELUS CENTRE • U of A Museums, Gallery A, Main Fl, 87 Ave, 111 St, 780.492.5834 • Open: Thu-Fri 12-5pm; Sat 2-5pm • CHINA'S IMPERIAL MODERN: THE PAINTER'S CRAFT: Curated by Lisa Claypool • Until Jul 14 TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St, 780.452.9100 • IMAX: To The Arctic (G); Born to be Wild and Rescue • Margaret Zeidler Star Theatre: ROBOTS–THE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION: Until Sep 9 • ROBOTS: THE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION • IMAX: Hubble: Opens June 30 • Margaret Zeidler Star Theatre: Experience the Aurora; opens Jun 30 U OF A MUSEUMS–TELUS Centre • Gallery A, Main Fl, 87 Ave, 111 St, U of A, 780.492.5834 • CHINA'S IMPERIAL MODERN: THE PAINTER'S CRAFT: • Until Jul 14; Thu-Fri, 12-5pm, Sat 2-5pm VAAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St, 780.421.1731 • COMING OF AGE: THE GRADUATES: Artworks by 10 graduating artists from ﬁve different communities in Alberta • Jun 7-Jul 14, Jun 30, 12-4pm, closed Jul 1 • WATER MEDIA–THE WORKS FESTIVAL 2012: Artworks by VAAA's membership; Jun 14-Jul 21; opening: Jun 14, 7-9:30pm WEST END GALLERY • 12308 Jasper Ave, 780.488.4892 • UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION: Paintings by Steven Armstrong • Until Jun 14

LITERARY AUDREYS BOOKS • 10702 Jasper Ave, 780.423.3487 • Alberta author Mar’ce Merrell with her debut YA novel, Wicked Sweet • Jun 10, 2pm BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ • 9624-76 Ave, 780.469.8755 • Story Slam: 2nd Wed each month RIVERDALE • 9917-87 St • Creative Word Jam • Every 3rd Sun of the month, 6-10pm ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St, 780.902.5900 • Poetry every Tue with Edmonton's local poets T.A.L.E.S. STORY CAFÉ SERIES • Rosie’s Bar, 10475-80 Ave, 780.932.4409 • 1st Thu each month, open mic opportunity • Season's end: Liar’s Contest, open mic opportunity • Jun 7, 7-9pm • $6 minimum cover

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WUNDERBAR ON WHYTE • 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 • The poets of Nothing, For Now: poetry workshop and jam every Sun • No minors

THEATRE AVENUE Q • La Cité Theatre, 8627 rue Marie-AnneGaboury, 780.242.2824 • Two ONE-WAY Tickets To Broadway Productions • Jun 15-30 • $26 TiX on the Square THE CHILDREN OF LIR • Winspear Centre, 780.440.2991 • Jun 16, 7:00pm • $33 at Winspear box office CHICAGO • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • Tickets: 780.483.4051, Toll free: 1.877.529.7829 • Broadway Musical • Until Jun 17 CHIMPROV • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show • First three Sat every month, 11pm, until Jul • $10/$5 (high school student)/$8 (RFT member at the door only) CREATIVE AGE FESTIVAL • Timms Centre for the Arts • Enabling older adults to express their identity, concerns and aspirations through drama, music, visual arts and dance • Jun 8-10 • $10 (each event); pre-register at TIX on the Square HOOKED ON BARDICS FUNDRAISER • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Featuring Sean McCann and Adam Meggido (UK-based Shakespearean-improv troupe, The School of Night) • Jun 17, 8pm • $25 at TIX on the Square; proceeds to Freewill Shakespeare Festival LA CAGE AUX FOLLES • La Cité Theatre, 8627 rue Marie-Anne-Gaboury, 780.242.2824 • Two ONE-WAY Tickets To Broadway Productions • Jun 15-30 IMPROVAGANZA • Varscona Theatre and Transalta Arts Barns • Canada’s largest improv festival • Jun 13-23 LET THERE BE HEIGHT • La Cité Francophone, 8627-91 St, 780.758.9999 • Firefly’s Aerial Cabaret Fundraiser featuring professional and upcoming aerialists • Jun 8-9, 7pm (door), 8pm (show) • $28 at TIX on the Square, 780.420.1757 LITTLE ELEPHANTS • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave, 780.434.5564 • Shadow Theatre • Domestic comedy by Belinda Cornish • Until Jun 10; Tue-Sat 7:30pm; Sat-Sun 2pm • $15 (preview); Fri-Sat night: $26/$23 (student/senior); Tue-Thu, Sun mat: $22/$20 (student/senior) MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING • Bailey Theatre– Camrose • Shakespeare’s comedy presented by Cornerstone Christian Academy • Jun 7, 1pm; Jun 8-9, 7pm • $10 at Cathel Books; proceeds to the Open Door NEXTFEST 2012 • Roxy, 10708-124 St, other Edmonton venues, 780.453.2440 • Showcase of local, national, and international emerging artists–the artistic voice of the next generation • Jun 7-17 SPROUTS NEW PLAY FESTIVAL FOR KIDS • Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.439.3905 • Concrete Theatre • Public performances: Jun 9-10 • $5 at TIX on the Square THEATRESPORTS • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Improv runs every Fri, until Jul, 11pm (subject to occasional change) • $10/$8 (member) THE TIME OF OUR LIVES • Westbury Theatre, Transalta Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Fun-filled revue by Edmonton Musical Theatre • Jun 14-16, 19-23, 7:30pm • $25 at TIX on the Square

Information Sessions: June 18 - 21, 2012 Noon - 1 pm Find out what part-time study at U of A Extension can do for you. Lunch hour sessions will be held on the second floor of Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave, Edmonton.

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ART BEAT GALLERY • 26 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.3679 • Paintings by Tin Yan; through Jun • Art Walk/reception: Jun 7, 6-9pm ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 780.422.6223 • ALEX JANVIER: LIFE'S WORK: until Aug 19 • RBC New Works: ANTHROPOCENE, 2012: Installation by Brendan McGillicuddy; until Jul 1 • BMO Work of Creativity: METHOD AND MADNESS: Family-focused interactive exhibition created by Gabe Wong; until Dec 31 • LOUISE BOURGEOIS 1911-2010; until Sep 23 • 7 YEARS IN THE CITY: Artworks from the AGA Collection; Jun 2-Sep 30

T.A.L.E.S. TELLAROUND • Bogani Café, 2023-111 St • Come to share a story, or just come to listen; hosted by Dawn Blue; 7-9pm; free; 2nd Wed each month

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PREVUE // CD RELEASE

Stop-gap sessions

Ben Olson fills the time between Old Sins albums with ... an acoustic album Thu, Jun 14 (8 pm) With Owls By Nature, Spencer Jo and the Wood, Sprites Wunderbar, $10 (includes a CD)

hat Ben Olson is releasing an album under his own name is a testament to the guy's musical wanderlust: he seems unwilling to just sit around and wait to assemble the usual troops if he can fill the gaps in his regular band's availability by himself. Attribute it to a prolific volume of songwriting, perhaps. By Olson's own count, in the time between the Old Sins' last album (Like a Steady Heartbeat, out in May 2011) and this release, With Nothing Framed, he'd written about four albums' worth of songs, 15 of which ended up on his album. "Everyone's got other stuff on the go—not that the Sins weren't vital or important or whatever, but there's also some downtime," Olson says, "I was like, well, instead of just waiting around I could do my own thing again. ... I'll just do something acoustic, because I've always been in love with acoustic music: bluegrass, and country and folk and blues. Sitting In a Whyte Avenue cafe, Olson notes that With Nothing Framed could be called Americana—it's an acoustic disc with an everyman feel to its songwriting—but that was someone else's name for it. Olson's less certain about applying the label. "Someone said that's the blanket term: it's a little too punk to be country, a little too country to be punk. Not talented enough to be bluegrass

Ben Olson. Other guys not pictured. // Supplied

but too bluegrass to not be bluegrass," he says. In recording the album, Olson cobbled together a band out of some of his favourite local musicians, pulling members from the likes of Old Wives, Scenic Route to Alaska and Fire Next Time. They assembled in Eat Shit and

Die Studios—Old Wives' member Liam Harvey Oswald's basement studio—for a weekend of recording. Olson didn't give the assembled band much in the way of particular instructions. Some of them asked him about what sort of sound he was going for; he simply shrugged and let them put their own spin on his demos.

That open-endedness didn't even slow down the proceedings. "We did the basic whole album—all the beds and all the main vocals in eight hours, for 15 songs," he notes. "Which I had not expected." Going in without much in the way of expectations allowed the album to shape itself naturally, he notes, into

the sum of these particular musicians at this particular time. "I really like that idea: to me it's fun, 'Sweet, I don't have to be anything.'" Olson says. "We're just going to be this record, we're just going to be Ben Olson and the guys that came with him."

writing instead of pressing record and rushing it out the door. "I like the idea of making something and re-evaluating where it sits with you later on," Bretzer says, on a lunch break from his radio station day job. "When you first make something you're like, 'Wow, I feel like I just made the greatest thing ever.' And you listen to it later, sober second thought— I have a senate now. I have my own senate, my own personal grandpa: he just sits in my brain and says, 'Oh, OK, that's bad.'"

track and album opener "Billy and I" has a gorgeous melodic humidity to it, a colourful pop vibe that filters through a lo-fi production haze and pivots nicely on a bittersweet choral hook. Having paced himself a little more on this album than on past works, Bretzer recognizes that his newfound sense of patience seems a good fit for music-making. "I've been like an adult now for two years, and I'm starting to chill out a bit when it comes to just waiting on things and thinking it through a bit more," he says. "Before I'd just be, 'Oh man I'm so hot to trot, I gotta get this album out.' Now it's like, 'Oh. You just made it, why not take a little break and think about it a little more, and just refine it a bit?'"

Paul Blinov

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PREVUE // MISCHIEF POP

Travis Bretzer Fri, Jun 8 (8 pm) With Man Legs, Rocktimus Crime Elevation Room, $7

here's a pervasive cloud of mischief swirling around Travis Bretzer. It's visible in the music videos he's done—to pick one, "Find Another Guy" has him vamping around town in dude shades, drinking Jägermeister sans cup at a skatepark, guitar soloing for children and taking a baseball bat to both a boombox and a watermelon (the boombox also gets tossed through a basketball hoop). It's also audible in the things he says, the examples he uses to illustrate his point, and it's honestly pretty entertaining. But maturity, at least some form of it, might be starting to pierce the cloud. Formerly part of the rawkish

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A more refined Subatomic

teenage upstarts the Subatomics, Bretzer, by his own admittance, has thus far recorded and released his post-Subatomics albums with more

speed than nuance. With the upcoming Making Love, his first release on Old Ugly Recordings, he took a little more time to sit and rejig his song-

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Bretzer pieced Making Love together over a couple of months, crafting its songs together after work. And if his presentation can smack of humour, the music itself reveals a clever mind with a well-tuned ear for hooks: teaser

Paul Blinov

// paul@vueweekly.com

PREVUE // SONIC IMAGERY

LIVE MUSIC

Brasstronaut

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Fri, Jun 8 (8 pm) With Útidúr and guests Haven Social Club, $15

he title of Brasstronaut's new album, Mean Sun, may be tied to astronomical terminology, but that doesn't mean the Vancouver sextet is made up of a bunch of space junkies. Edo Van Breeman says the reference to the cosmos, which astronomers use to describe an imaginary star moving at the pace of the equator's rotation, was something the band found out in hindsight, but has sparked frequent questions about their interest in space. The name actually comes from a song on the album and holds a meaning that Breeman believes is much more relevant to the spirituality of music making. "The meaning for me is about the double-edged nature of having something illuminated after a period of darkness and you see it for what it really is and for all its blemishes and its beauty," he notes. This winter brought some low moments for Breeman, and he began to look to the impending warmth of spring with a sense of excitement, but knew it would not be a complete release of the baggage accumulated during the darker moments experienced prior to it. "It's like this gap between maybe

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Don't stare at the Mean Sun // Jeff Petry

the happiness you might expect from achieving a certain goal in your life and the actual happiness you experience when you get there, and sometimes you don't even really realize that you're there," he continues. Mean Sun is the only album released by the band that Van Breeman genuinely enjoys listening to, which he said is in part due to the environment in which it was written. Last summer, Brasstronaut hunkered down to begin writing in an industrial warehouse space that their friend used for movie shoots in Vancouver's east end. "There were a lot of evenings we

just ordered pizza and drank beer and watched the sun go down, and just threw ideas down," Van Breeman recalls, pointing out the summerburnt mood of the songs that can be felt throughout the album, mixed with a landscape of imagery inspired by touring through Europe in the midst of the writing process. "I wanted to make a record where you could listen to it on repeat and apply a different sort of nostalgic cue every time. You're not necessarily being told an explicit Anglo folk story, but you could sort of bathe in the sound of it and let your mind wander."

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PREVUE // ALBERTAN TALES

Fire Next Time DOWNTOWN

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A new look at Wild Rose Country

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here's nothing wrong with being proud of where you're from, but you've go to be honest about its lessthan-desirable traits too. This is the notion maintained by Fire Next Time, a local band that fuses together pounding folk-rock with a little punk edge to tell the tales of the land it calls home. "I once heard an interview with that dude from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and he said every song that he ever wrote was about California and I thought that was really lame when

I heard it, but now when I go back and I look at our stuff, 98 percent of it is about Alberta, and Edmonton especially," says guitarist and vocalist James Renton. The underlying theme continues on from the band's previous release, Wild Rose Sorrow, to its brand new fulllength, Hungry River Hymns. Renton says it reflects him witnessing numerous friends get swept up in the Alberta advantage, as well as racism in the south in the '20s and even a murder ballad. Fire Next Time is often branded with a folk-punk label and Renton says the blend of styles comes from what they've grown up listening to, which he

describes as lots of folk and country with some Bruce Springsteen-esque rock 'n' roll and a pissed-off 13-yearold rock kid thrown into the mix. The diversity of Fire Next Time's sound has allowed them to play shows with rock bands just as easily as a more subdued folk act. Hungry Water Hymns has a harder edge than the band's previous releases, which Renton says can be traced back to his early punk influences like NOFX. "You can play soft stuff live, but it's not as fun, especially when we're playing mostly punk-rock shows," he adds of the change of pace. "We'll save the softer stuff for coffee shops." meaghan baxter

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Solidarity Rock Sock Hop Fundraiser / Fri, Jun 8 (8 pm) Have some old fashioned fun while supporting a good cause. Solidarity Rock is supporting Cuban rock 'n' roll with its second annual shaker. Proceeds go towards a recording project in Cuba this summer in support of the country's emerging rock 'n' roll artists. (Yellowhead Brewing Company, $5)

Weatherbelle songwriter series / Fri, Jun 8 (8:30 pm) The second installment of the songwriter series boasts an eclectic evening of folk, country and pop-rock songwriting featuring Jeff Stuart, Mark Davis and the AwesomeHots. (Blue Chair Cafe, $15)

Edmonton Pride Festival / Various dates The city's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer (LGBTQ) community is kicking off the festivities on Friday, June 8 and again follows the theme Stand UP! Stand OUT! Stand PROUD! Celebrate and support Edmonton's LGBTQ community through a variety of events over the 10-day festival, including live music at the TD Main Stage in Churchill Square, featuring numerous artists including Leah Way, Kate Reid, Kim Kuzma and Souljah Fyah. In addition to the main stage, visitors can check out more great live music in the Three Bananas Wine Bar. Edmonton Vocal Minority will be grooving to everything from Mozart to Lady Gaga at the Celebration on the Square and at the Pride Parade at noon on Sat, Jun 9, starting at 108 St travelling eastbound on 102 Ave to 99 St. (edmontonpride.ca for more information)

Andrew Glover / Fri, Jun 8 (8 pm) If you can't get to Europe any time soon, join accomplished pianist and composer Andrew Glover for Impressions of Europe, Volume 2, and forget you're in Edmonton for an evening. Glover's work has been performed by a host of noteworthy artists, including Anna Beaumont and Theresa Lightfoot, and he toured extensively with the Big Miller Band for a decade. (Yardbird Suite, $14 members, $18 guests)

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Colour in Conflict / Sat, Jun 9 The pop-punk-meets-grunge-rock four-piece is ready to drop its debut full-length album on the Edmonton music scene. The album was recorded locally with the help of a grant from the Edmonton Arts Council. Colour in Conflict will be joined by Last Chance Hollywood and a host of other local talent. (Bonnie Doon Hall)

Walk for ALS / Sat, Jun 9 (8:30 am registration) The Christmas Carol Project cast is taking part in the annual walk to honour Colin Lay, a long-time live recording sound engineer for the production and main stage monitor engineer for the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Lay was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 and passed away in January 2012. Along with Lay's friends and family, the team has dubbed itself Colin's Carollers and hopes to raise $4000 for the ALS Society of Alberta, which will go towards providing care, support and equipment for individuals in the province living with ALS, as well as research across Canada. alsab.ca for more information. (William Hawrelak Park)

E-Town Minors: On With the Show / Wed, Jun 13 (7:30 pm) The choral group, consisting of high school and university students, will be performing an all a capella show with material ranging from Beatles classics to songs from Ghana and South Africa to wrap up its first season. (Majestic Theatre, Eastglen High School, $10, adults, $5 students/seniors, $5 children, 12 and under free) V

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Jon and Roy

PREVUE // NAME GAME

Picture the Ocean Fri, Jun 8 (8 pm) With guests Bonnie Doon Hall, $7 – $10

Just take it easy // Billie Woods

Fri, Jun 8 – Sun, Jun 10 Open Sky Music Festival Hawrelak Park, $30 – $90 Schedule at openskymusicfestival.com

olk-rockers Jon and Roy dug deeper for a newfound sense of freedom from artistic constraints and ended up with a laidback album full of singalong worthy lyrics. Prior to their show in Edmonton, the pair chatted with Vue Weekly about the making of Let It Go. How long did it take to make Let It Go from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording? Roy: Some of the songs have been in the repertoire for about a year, but the majority of the album was started this past fall and finished in the first couple weeks of January. VW: When you were writing the songs, did you come at them in a particular way? Lyrics first? Music first? Jon: We didn't come at the them in a particular way, really. Every song kind of forms in its own way. Most start with a melody or chording I've come up with, and from there we workshop them until we feel satisfied with the song overall. The music almost always comes before the lyrics. I usually write lyrics based on what the music brings up, so there's a kind of unconscious association, lyrically, to the music. Vw: Did the songs come from one person fully formed, or were they sketches that were then filled out together? Roy: Jon wrote the melodies and lyrics for all the tracks. "Vibrant Scene" was a song from his self-titled last solo album and we just worked together to arrange it as a band. Different songs were created in different ways. For instance, the track "Somebody Knows" came out of a drum beat that I sent Jon. For this album, we got together once a week for a few months and just played and tweaked songs till they sounded right. VW: What were the recording sessions like for this album? Is this the kind of thing you recorded live or did you Vue Weekly:

piece it together one track at a time? Why? Jon: The recording sessions for this album were relatively mellow. Everything was done piece by piece but we tried to approach it in a way that was more akin to a playing live, as in, going more for the performance and energy and less for the "perfect" take. We almost always do it track by track because its much easier to mix and edit that way. VW: Were there any other songs written that were left off the album? Roy: A song called "By My Window" was cut from the album cause it didn't seem to fit with the rest of the tracks. It will be available for free when the album is purchased online. VW: How did you decide which songs to include on the album? Did you have an idea of what you wanted Let It Go to be when you started, or did the finished shape emerge as the writing and recording went along? Jon: We only recorded 11 songs for the album and included 10, so it was pretty easy to choose what made the cut. At the same time, from the get-go there was a conscious effort to focus on and record only the songs that we thought could work on the album as a whole, concise listen. We worked 15 or so songs in pre-production, but quickly narrowed it down to 11. VW: You co-produced the album with Stephen Franke. What drew you to him and what did he bring to the process? How did you collaborate together? Roy: We were introduced to Stephen by a good friend of ours named Morgan Brooker. We have been working with him since the very start. He gets what we are trying to do and we respect him as a producer and a musician in his own right. VW: If you were to trace the musical map that led you to Let It Go, what would it look like? Jon: Hmm ... probably something like the map in the book Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. V

ith the addition of Matt Blackie as full-time drummer/vocalist, the duo formerly known as Jesse Dee and Jacquie B (JDJB) has evolved into a trio focused on creative collaboration and a new fusion of ideas. The group's newfound moniker came out of a lengthy process that included a disastrous band-naming competition that Dee says was just something to laugh at when it was all over. Some of the names were so atrocious and vulgar he can't even repeat them. It was finally after a good friend advised the band to look inside its own work for a name that Picture the Ocean was born.

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"It's a very evocative title," Dee says, adding it comes from the song, "Being Me." "I think it makes you think about just an image in your head and that image probably is quite different for most people." According to Dee, Picture the Ocean seemed like a good fit because the imagery of the ocean also described the tumultuousness of music, with some of it being soft and flowing while some is more aggressive and hardhitting. The ups and downs of the music also compliment the highs and lows of life on the road, which became a prominent source of inspiration for the album. One situation in particular that Dee calls to mind is playing to very few people on an off-night at a venue to

the high of playing for a large crowd that's into the music, and riding that wave of excitement until the next night, when it's a disappointing turnout again. "Expect nothing because everything happens on its own accord," he adds. In the midst of the roller coaster of experiences, Picture the Ocean has developed a loyal following and has grown closer as a group. Dee and Jacquie B have been dating for four years and he says touring has made their relationship stronger than ever. Life on the road isn't about to end any time soon for Picture the Ocean either, as the group heads off to Europe in the fall and Australia in the new year. meaghan baxter

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For Celebration Rock, Vancouver duo Japandroids doesn't really alter the alchemy established on 2009's PostNothing. Like that album, this one is eight guitar-and-drum anthems of boozy, unrequited youthful nights funneled into big 'whoa-oh-whoa' choruses. But Celebration Rock shows the band didn't need to change a thing: the energy these guys conjure up, even in a studio setting, is incredible.

Beach House Bloom (Sub Pop)  It's interesting how consistency can be viewed as either favourable or as a fault. With Bloom, Beach House returns from 2010's Teen Dream with 10 pretty and vaguely melancholic songs, each one reminiscent of the one before it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this album: any track could find a comfortable home nuzzled in the middle of a mix-tape to either a future or former lover, just as a song like

Right from album launcher "The Nights of Wine and Roses" the duo channels big emotions through its simple setup, letting the kinetic spirit of the songs max out against the limitations of the band. "Fire's Highway" is an early peak, but the album balances itself through sequencing in a (sort of) breather track, a cover of the Gun Club's "For the Love of Ivy" at the halfway point. The near-perfect second half is one big cathartic run, accelerating from "Adrenaline Nightshift" and "Younger Us" to peak with "The House That Heaven Built" and come down with closer "Continuous Thunder." The whole thing is over in under 40 minutes, ends on what could either be fireworks or firecrackers, and ultimately emerges as a thrilling document of the power of a good rock duo that sticks to its guns. Paul Blinov

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 Lighter, country-rock songs envelop a weighty core that explores bitter love, environmental collapse, the ails of capitalism and depression on Leeroy Stagger's seventh album, Radiant Land. These somber ponderings are balanced with optimism and set to a mix of even-tempered drums, acoustic guitar, harmonicas and banjos. Stagger has always delivered deeply personal albums, allowing his audience to journey with him through substance abuse and depression, and Radiant Land is no exception. But on this album Stagger offers his sober reflection and a dose of encouragement for those who haven't quite made it out yet. A lot of the record is similar in tone, with only moments of deflection, a result of the album's genesis during an impromptu twoday recording session in Nashville. Tejay Gardiner

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Heather McKenzie Decoy (Pilot) 

"Myth" could easily (and likely will) be used to soundtrack a supposedly poignant moment in a film where the protagonist might lean her head against the window of a car, reflections of trees and stars brushing by, with her face perfectly expressionless (which, of course, should be interpreted as being anything but). As lush organs drone and mid-tempo vintage drum machines pitter patter alongside the arpeggiating guitar, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally's reverberated voices bounce between one anothers beautifully. And yet the entire experience is so uniform that unfortunately Bloom becomes quite forgettable.

The first few songs on Heather McKenzie's fourth studio record sound a bit standard in terms of song structure, but the music picks up on "Anything Like This," a fast-paced, upbeat track that would fit well in a club setting. McKenzie continues with strong songs like "Pour," where the laidback pop-rock verses seamlessly give way to a passionate rock chorus that's reminiscent of Alanis Morissette, while "New Leaf" shifts the instrumentation from piano/ soft percussion to complicated electric guitar sounds, conjures happy memories of '90s pop rock.

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The Melvins Freak Puke (Ipecac)

The Junction Grievances (Fontana North)

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Freak Puke shouldn't work, but it does, incorporating upright bassist Trevor Dunn into a pared down Melvins. The opening track "Mr Rip Off" starts with Dunn's deep bass lines, Dale Crover's usual beating drums staying subdued throughout the track—and most of the album—while vocalist Buzz Osbourne keeps the tone heavy with vocals and guitar riffs. Those riffs and vocals keep things heavy, with "Inner Ear Rupture" pulling out some fuzz and "A Growing Disgust" and "Lean vs. the Revolution" sticking to a more traditional heavy Melvins sound, but Crover and Osbourne stretch the Melvins wellknown ethestic in creative ways.

Coming after the breakup of a longterm relationship for lead singer Brent Jackson, the Junction's latest album turns heartbreak into an examination of human pathos on a powerful, intricately composed record. Lyrically, the songs weave thought-provoking imagery, conveying genuine emotion that, for the most part, manages to stay upbeat, as in the case of "Futurists." Even in its slower moments, like the closing track "Ashes"—which seems like a fitting title given what's been left in the wake of Jackson's relationship—the band manages to avoid the throes of melancholy and create an uplifting and powerful result.

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Leeroy Stagger & His Band Radiant Light (Gold Lake)

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PREVUE // MELLOWED CONSTANTINE

Bry Webb Thu, Jun 14 (8pm) Elevation Room, $20

fter 10 plus years making rock 'n' roll with the Constantines, Bry Webb's solo venture, Provider, is about creative revival, quiet balance and, well, providing. On the eighth track of the album, "Lowlife," Webb sings amidst an instrumental quartet of bass and steel: "I heard them say, he's no provider / He can't stand beside her, no way / No way." Without analyzing the personal scores Webb may or may not be settling with his weighty lyrics, he makes clear the frustration he feels as a musician trying to make ends meet: "Trying to find a mortgage now as a musician or artist is incredibly difficult and frustrating. "I don't understand why it's not legitimized to some people," he says of the resistance to accept artistic talent as a meaningful vocation. But the album's genesis was in the welcoming of Webb's first child, his son Asa. The birth of his son sprung a creative revival and a move towards a quieter acoustic sound. "Part of it is that the record is written for my son, and I hadn't written a song in a long time. The Constantines had stopped playing and I didn't know

A Provider for himself: Bry Webb

how to write beyond that," he admits. "I hadn't thought about writing outside of that too much, so I just stopped. I didn't write a song for almost a year or a year and a half. And then my son was born, and I wrote the song 'Asa,' which was meant to be a lullaby for him, with no intention for it to be recorded." Feeling liberated, Webb continued to

write songs for Asa and assembled a quartet and hammered out the ninetrack album in three days. The result is the grounded, earthy collection of complex expressions created in the simplest manner—four guys, their instruments and one room. Tejay Gardiner

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PREVUE // GOSPEL

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Somewhere out on the High Road // Erika Goldring

Sun, Jun 10 (8 pm) Winspear Centre, $36 – $44

eaching their eighth decade performing gospel music and earning five Grammy Awards along the way, the Blind Boys of Alabama still have moments of self-doubt. With the group's latest release, Take the High Road, the Boys meld their gospel harmonies with country twang and say they're treading water with their first country album. "We haven't drowned yet, we're floating," says founding member Jimmy Carter. "I'm a country music fan ... I always

wanted to make a country record," he adds. "I've been lobbying to do that for a long time. We finally got a chance and did it in Nashville. It's a good record, it didn't do what we thought it might do, but we haven't given up on it yet." Months after the release, Carter still shows a guarded acceptance of the country venture, but perhaps this is better interpreted as the characteristic humbleness of the man. It's hard to imagine a record full of country allstars—Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill and Lee Ann Womack— paired with gospel legends being anything less than a success. Despite the hesitant feelings, Carter

says the experience of collaborating with country icons was great. The album is co-produced by Chris Goldsmith with Johnson, who was responsible for lining up the country roster and helping the two genres mix, while keeping the traditions and authenticity of both alive. Johnson also arranged a special meeting for Carter. "I got a chance to meet some of my country heroes that I thought I would never get a chance to meet," says Carter. "One of my favourite heroes is George Jones—he's not on the record but he came by ... everything was really good that day." Tejay Gardiner

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DJs BAR-B-BAR DJ James; every Fri; no cover BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Every Friday DJs on all three levels

DV 8 Tavern Forbidden Dimension, Preying Saints, Snakebite; 9pm Early Stage Saloon– Stony Plain Forty Below Eddie Shorts Shelley Foss, The Frolics and Call Apollo Edmonton Event Centre Laidback Luke (dance/electronic); 9pm; tickets at Boodang.com Filthy McNasty's Mars and Venus (covers show), Dan Jackson; 4pm; no cover Gas Pump Saturday Homemade Jam: Mike Chenoweth Haven Social Club Cadence and Nathan (CD release show), the Living Daylights, Justin Dery; 8pm; $8 (adv)/$10 (door) Hawrelak Park–Open Sky Music Festival Surf rock, reggae, roots: The Wailers, Current Swell, Tribal Seeds, Nuela Charles; Side Stage: 77 Jefferson, Tatam Reeves, Del Barber, Kim Churchill, The Steadies, Jake Ian, Brave New Waves, Lindsey Walker, Third Branch, The Collective West; Gates: (live DJ): 11am; all ages; $30 (Fri) HillTop Pub Sat afternoon roots jam with Pascal, Simon and Dan, 3:30-6:30pm; evening Hooliganz Live music every Sat

Iron Boar Pub Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10

Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge Fuzzion Friday: with Crewshtopher, Tyler M, guests; no cover

Jeffrey's Café Lori Mohacsy (jazz singer) and her band; $10

Suede Lounge House, electro, Top40, R'n'B with DJ Melo-D every Fri Suite 69 Release Your Inner Beast: Retro and Top 40 beats with DJ Suco; every Fri Treasury In Style Fri: DJ Tyco and Ernest Ledi; no line no cover for ladies all night long Union Hall Ladies Night every Fri Vinyl Dance Lounge Connected Las Vegas Fridays Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fridays

SAT JUN 9 Aleyard Tap and Grill The Party Hog

Westbury Theatre Pride Concert: Edmonton Vocal Minority; 7:30pm

THE DISH NEK Trio (jazz); every Sat, 6pm

RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri

Wunderbar City Of Champions, Labradoodle, guests

Convocation Hall Opera Extravaganza with Improvaganza; 7:30pm

Devaney's Irish pub Lyle Hobbs

Hydeaway Marleigh and Mueller (classic pop/jazz/ musical theatre); 8pm; 3rd Sat each month; $10

ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12

Classical

Crown Pub Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, every Sat, 2-6pm; every Sat, 12-2am

Rednex–Morinville DJ Gravy from the Source 98.5 every Fri

Wild Bill’s–Red Deer TJ the DJ every Thu and Fri; 10pm-close

Yardbird Suite The Best of Edmonton: Andrew Glover: Impressions of Europe Volume 2; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $14 (member)/$18 (guest)

Coast to Coast Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm

Apex Casino–VEE Emeralds Artery NextFest CBC Music Series: Nite Club Smut Cabaret: The Noble Thiefs; 9:30pm Black Dog Freehouse Hair of the Dog: Sarah Burton (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover Blues on Whyte Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Debbie Davies Blue Chair Café Carrie Day, Lindsay Woolgar, Kyler Schogen, others; 8:30pm; $10 Café Coral De Cuba Cafe Coral De Cuba Marco Claveria's open mic (music, poetry, jokes); every Sat, 6pm; $5 Carrot Café Sat Open mic; 7pm; $2

l.b.'s pub Sat afternoon Jam with Gator and Friends; 5-9pm; Evening: Paula Perro and No Foolin', guest Louisiana Purchase Suchy Sister Saturdays: Amber, Renee or Stephanie with accompaniment; 10pm12; no cover NEW CITY Mung, Fuquored, Bastard Death Machine; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $10 (door) New West Hotel Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm; Ghost Rider Noorish Café Slack Key Slim; 7-10pm; donation O’byrne’s Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm On the Rocks Open Sky after party with Crush Overtime Sherwood Park Dueling Piano's, all request live; 9pm-2am every Fri and Sat; no cover Pawn Shop Any Last Regrets, No Witness, Grounded Star; 7pm; $10 (adv) Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am Rose and Crown Jimmy Whiffen Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Derina Harvey Sherlock Holmes– WEM AJ'S Group Sideliners Pub Sat open stage; 3-7pm Starlite Room Other: all Four Rooms. Pure Pride 2012 comes to the Starlite

CASINO EDMONTON Suite 33 (pop/rock)

studio music foundation Kopout, Practical Slackers, guests; 9pm

CASINO YELLOWHEAD The King Beats (pop/rock)

Wunderbar Old Ugly Denim Fest

Wunderbar Teen Daze, Doug Hoyer, The Parish Of Little Clifton

Druid Irish Pub DJ every Sat; 9pm

Saturdays at Eleven: R'n'B, hip hop, reggae, Old School

Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

electric rodeo–Spruce Grove DJ every Sat

Palace Casino Show Lounge DJ every Sat

SUN JUN 10

Art Gallery of Alberta Pod: Good Women's

FILTHY McNASTY'S Fire up your night every Saturday with DJ SAWG

Beer Hunter–St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm

Winspear Centre Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Angela Cheng plays Brahms (piano); 8pm; $20-$75

Fluid Lounge Scene Saturday's Relaunch: Party; hip-hop, R&B and Dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali

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

Classical

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions: Alt Rock/Electro/ Trash with Miss Mannered; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic hip-hop and reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz; Underdog: Dr. Erick Blacksheep Pub DJ every Sat bohemia Major League Bass Ball PRIDE celebration: with porn-star-DJ Showboy; 9pm; $20 (adv)/$25 (door) Boneyard Ale House DJ Sinistra Saturdays: 9pm BUDDY'S Feel the rhythm every Sat with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm Buffalo Underground Head Mashed In Saturday: Mashup Night

FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro every Sat with DJ Damian HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes junction bar and eatery LGBT Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm Newcastle Pub Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri New City Legion Polished Chrome: every Sat with DJs Blue Jay, The Gothfather, Dervish, Anonymouse; no minors; free (5-8pm)/$5 (ladies)/$8 (gents after 8pm) O2's Taphouse and Grill DJs every Fri and Sat O2's on whyte DJ Jay every Fri and Sat Overtime–Downtown

RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests ROUGE LOUNGE Rouge Saturdays: global sound and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Rezzo, DJ Mkhai Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M Suede Lounge House, electro, Top40, R'n'B with DJ Melo-D every Fri Suite 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests TEMPLE Oh Snap! Oh Snap with Degree, Cool Beans, Specialist, Spenny B and Mr. Nice Guy and Ten 0; every Sat 9pm Union Hall Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous Vinyl Dance Lounge Signature Saturdays

Blackjack's Roadhouse–Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett Blue Chair Café Sunday Brunch: PM Bossa; 10:30am2:30pm; donations Blue Pear Restaurant Jazz on the Side Sun: Marc Beaudin; 5:30-8:30pm; $25 if not dining Caffrey's–Sherwood Park The Sunday Blues Jam: hosted by Kevin and Rita McDade and the Grey Cats Blues Band, guests every week; 5-9pm; no cover Cha Island Tea Co Live on the Island: Rhea March hosts open mic and Songwriter's stage; starts with a jam session; 7pm DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic open stage every Sun with Keri-Lynne Zwicker; 5:30pm; no cover Double D's Open jam every Sun; 3-8pm Eddie Shorts Open stage with Dan Daniels every Sun

FILTHY McNASTY'S Rock and Soul Sundays with DJ Sadeeq Hawrelak Park–Open Sky Music Festival Surf rock, reggae, roots: Five Alarm Funk, Mishka, Hey Ocean, Jeff Morris; Side Stage: Shane Philip, Russ Dawson, Anuhea, Brenna MacQuarrie, Through the Roots, Darryl Matthews, Wool on Wolves, Lesley Pelletier, Scott Cook and the Long Weekends, Lauren Busheikin, The Whytes, Gates: (live DJ): 11am' all ages; $40 (Sat)

FRI JUNE 8 CD RELEASE

FIRE NEXT TIME WITH FEAST OR FAMINE, THE WEEKEND KIDS,

Hogs Den Pub Open Jam: hosted; open jam every Sun, all styles welcome; 3-7pm

THE CAVALRY AND CANYON ROSE OUTFIT

Newcastle Pub Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm

SAT JUNE 9

NEW CITY LEGION DIY Sunday Afternoons: 4pm (door), 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 8pm (bands) NEW CITY The Strugglefucks, Half Chance Heroes, Action News Team, Connor Regan (Lucky & Stoned) O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am On the Rocks Rawlco's Showtime Concert Series: James Morrissey, This Girl That Boy; Open Sky Music

ANY LAST REGRETS WITH NO WITNESS & GROUNDED STAR FRI JUNE 15 CD RELEASE

DARK FOREST WITH SAMANDRIEL FAREWELL PARTY ALSO SONOROUS ODIUM AND ARMIFERA

SAT JUNE 16 CD RELEASE

SHELBI

WITH PISTOLS AT 20 PACES FRI JUNE 22 ALBUM RELEASE ‘ELLIPSIS’

POLITIC LIVE WITH STONE IRIS, OUR SOUND MACHINE & GUESTS

CANADA DAY SUN JULY 1

BISON BC WITH BLACK MASTIFF, THE GET DOWN, LAVAGOAT & GALGAMEX FOR TICKETS- PLEASE VISIT WWW.YEGLIVE.CA

PRESENTED

SAT JUNE 9

FREE SHOW 4PM

MARS &

VENUS STAND UP COMEDY

SUNDAYS

VUEWEEKLY JUNE 7 – JUNE 13, 2012

MUSIC 29

Festival wrap-up party with the Steadies, the Soulicitors

O2's tap house and grill Open stage hosted by the Vindicators; 4-8pm every Sun Richard's PUB Sun Live Jam hosted by Carson Cole; 4pm Roxy Lobby CBC NextFest Music Series: Bardic Form; 10pm TWO ROOMS Live Jam every Sun with Jeremiah; 5-9pm; no cover; $10 (dinner) Winspear Blind Boys of Alabama, Over the Rhine; 8pm Wunderbar Old Ugly Denim Fest Yellowhead Brewery Open Stage: Every Sun, 8pm

Classical Art Gallery of Alberta Pod: Good Women's Old Timers Cabin An Afternoon with a Merry Widow: light opera; 4:30pm Muttart Hall Edmonton Mozart Festival: A Little Night Music; 7pm; $15 (adv)/$20 (door)/$25 (festival pass) edmontonmozartfestival.com U of A Behind the Scenes Master Class Series: With Irena Welhasch Baerg and Ted Baerg; 7-9pm; $14-$20 Upper Crust Café Opera for New-ova-ites: Keeping the stories straight; 2pm

DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: every Sun with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through '60s and '70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy FLOW Lounge Stylus Sun LeveL 2 lounge Stylus Industry Sundays: Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover

MON JUN 11 Arden Theatre Global Country Concert And Country Star Search Finals with Lisa Hewitt

VENUE GUIDE Accent European Lounge 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALE YARD TAP 13310-137 Ave ARTery 9535 Jasper Ave Avenue Theatre 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149 Bistro La Persaud 8617-91 St, 780.758.6686 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 Blackjack's Roadhouse– Nisku 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522 Blacksheep Pub 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 Blue Pear Restaurant 10643-123 St, 780.482.7178 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 Bohemia 10217-97 St Boneyard Ale House 9216-34 Ave, 780.437.2663 Bonnie Doon Hall 9240-93 St Brittany's Lounge 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 Brixx Bar 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 Café Coral De Cuba 10816 Whyte Ave Café Haven 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CARROT Café 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580 Casino Edmonton 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 Casino Yellowhead 12464153 St, 780 424 9467 Century Casino 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 Cha Island Tea Co 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Tr

30 MUSIC

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: Angela Evans (with Ben Sures); 10pm; no cover Blues on Whyte Blues Nite: Bill Durst Devaney's Irish Pub Singer/songwriter open stage: Nadine Kellman; every Mon; 8pm DV 8 Tavern White Lung, Mahria, Burn Collector New West Hotel Nightwing Overtime Sherwood Park Monday Open Stage PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm Rose Bowl/Rouge Lounge Acoustic open stage every Mon; 9pm Wunderbar Dr Jokes Comedy Night

Classical Starbucks/Chapters, (Southpointe) Edmonton Classical Guitar Society Open Stage musical evening; 7-9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay Crown Pub Mixmashitup Mon Industry Night: with DJ Fuzze, J Plunder (DJs to bring their music and mix mash it up) FILTHY McNASTY'S Metal Mondays with DJ Tyson

404: Septimus (sax), Jim Donnett (guitar), Septimus

New City Trusty Chords Tuesdays; $5 (door) New City Matthew A and the Keys, Ashanti Marshall, Kyle Shad, Nevada CL New West Hotel Nightwing O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm Overtime Sherwood Park The Campfire Hero's (acoustic rock, country, top 40); 9pm-2am every Tue; no cover Padmanadi Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:30-10:30pm R Pub Open stage jam every Tue; hosted by Gary and the Facemakers; 8pm Red Piano All request band Tuesdays: Joint Chiefs (classic rock, soul, R&B) every Tue Second Cup– Summerwood Open stage/ open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Rob Taylor Sherlock Holmes–WEM Mike Braniff Wunderbar Pizzarrhea with Pigeon Breeders and Scraam

Classical Art Gallery of Alberta–Ledcor Theatre Song Soirées at the AGA; German Artsong; 7:30pm

DJs

NEW CITY LEGION Madhouse Mon: Punk/metal/ etc with DJ Smart Alex

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: It’s One Too Many Tuesdays: Reggae, funk, soul, boogie and disco with Rootbeard

TUE JUN 12

Buddys DJ Arrow Chaser every

Lucky 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook

Blues on Whyte Blues Nite: Bill Durst Brixx Bar Ruby Tuesdays guest with host Mark Feduk, Mayan Fox, Sarah Burton, guest Sean Brewer and Mike Dunn; $5 after 8pm Druid Irish Pub Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; 9pm

CRown Pub Live Hip Hop Tue: freestyle hip hop with DJ Xaolin and Mc Touch DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue

Eddie Shorts CBC NextFest Music Series: Liam Trimble; 9:30pm

NEW CITY LEGION High Anxiety Variety Society Bingo vs. karaoke with Ben Disaster, Anonymouse every Tue; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover

L.B.’s Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm-1am; Show

RED STAR Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro

Coast to Coast 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675 Common 9910-109 St Crown Pub 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 Diesel Ultra Lounge 11845 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.704. CLUB Devaney’s Irish Pub 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 THE DISH 12417 Stony Plain Rd, 780.488.6641 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St Early Stage Saloon– Stony Plain 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain Eddie Shorts 10713-124 St, 780.453.3663 EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE WEM Phase III, 780.489.SHOW Electric Rodeo–Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 Elephant and Castle– Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave Expressionz Café 9938-70 Ave, 780.437.3667 FIDDLER’S ROOST 8906-99 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 Fine Arts Bldg Rm 1-29, U of A FLASH Night Club 10018-105 St, 780.996.1778 FLOW Lounge 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604.CLUB Fluid Lounge 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 Good Earth Coffee House 9942-108 St Good Neighbor Pub 11824103 St HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423. HALO

haven social club 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 Hawrelak–Heritage Amphitheatre 9930 Groat Rd, 780.423.4069 HillTop Pub 8220-106 Ave, 780.490.7359 Hogs Den Pub 9, 14220 Yellowhead Tr HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110 Hydeaway 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 Iron Boar Pub 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 jeffrey’s café 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 JEKYLL AND HYDE 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 junction bar and eatery 10242-106 St, 780.756.5667 KAS BAR 10444-82 Ave, 780.433.6768 L.B.’s Pub 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEGENDS PUB 6104-172 St, 780.481.2786 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 Lit Italian Wine Bar 10132104 St Lizard Lounge 13160-118 Ave Majestic Theatre Eastglen High School, 11430-68 St Marybeth's Coffee House–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont, 780.929.2203 Muttart Hall Alberta College, 10050 Macdonald Dr Naked Cybercafe & Espresso Bar 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 Newcastle PuB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 New City Legion 8130 Gateway

with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

Red Piano All Request Band Tuesdays: Classic rock, soul and R&B with Joint Chiefs; 8pm; $5 Suite 69 Rockstar Tuesdays: Mash up and Electro with DJ Tyco, DJ Omes with weekly guest DJs

WED JUN 13 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month Blues on Whyte Blues Nite: Bill Durst Brittany's Lounge Aroot's Bazaar (Gypsy Latin band) every Wed Cha Island Tea Co Whyte Noise Drum Circle: Join local drummers for a few hours of beats and fun; 6pm Crown Pub The D.A.M.M Jam: Open stage/original plugged in jam with Dan, Miguel and friends every Wed Devaney's Irisih Pub Duff Robinson Eddie Shorts CBC NextFest Music Series: Samantha Savage Smith; 9:30pm Elephant and Castle– Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover Fiddler's Roost Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 Good Earth Coffee House and Bakery Breezy Brian Gregg; every Wed; 12-1pm HAVEN SOCIAL Club Open stage every Wed with Jonny Mac, 8:30pm, free HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm New West Hotel Free classic country dance lessons every Wed, 7-9pm; Nightwing Nisku Inn Troubadours and Tales: 1st Wed every month; with Tim Harwill, guests; 8-10pm Overtime Sherwood Park Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm2am every Wed; no cover Playback Pub Open Stage every Wed hosted by JTB; 9pm-1am PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:30-

Boulevard (Red Door) Nisku Inn 1101-4 St NOLA 11802-124 St, 780.451.1390 Noorish Café 8440-109 St NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 Old Timers Cabin 9430-99 St ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 O2's on Whyte 780.454.0203 O2's Taphouse and Grill 13509-127 St, 780.454.0203 Overtime–Downtown 10304111 St, 780.465.6800 Overtime Sherwood Park 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 Playback Pub 594 Hermitage Rd, 130 Ave, 40 St Pleasantview Community Hall 10860-57 Ave REDNEX BAR–Morinville 10413100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955 Red Piano Bar 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 Rendezvous 10108-149 St Richard's PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780-457-3117 Ric’s Grill 24 Perron St, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 Rose and Crown 10235-101 St Roxy Lobby 10708-124 St R Pub 16753-100 St, 780.457.1266 Second Cup–89 Ave 8906149 St Second Cup–Sherwood Park 4005 Cloverbar Rd,

11pm; $2 (member)/$4 (non-member)

Red Piano Bar Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 Richard's PUB Live Latin Band Salsabor every Wed; 9pm

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“Pretty Cheesy”--but not quite the same.

Second Cup–149 St Open stage with Alex Boudreau; 7:30pm Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Rob Taylor Sherlock Holmes–WEM Mike Braniff Wunderbar Teen Daze, Doug Hoyer, The Parish of Little Clifton; 8:30pm

Classical Majestic Theatre– Eastglen E-Town Minors: On With the Show: Choral Concert; $10 (adult)/$5 (student/senior)/free (child 12 and under) at Tix on the Square, 780.977.6993

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative '80s and '90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe Brixx Bar Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time every Wed; 9pm (door); no cover The Common Treehouse Wednesdays Diesel Ultra Lounge Wind-up Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs FILTHY McNASTY'S Pint Night Wednesdays with DJ SAWG FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music every Wed; dance lessons 8-10pm LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/R&B with DJ Spincycle NEW CITY LEGION Wed Pints 4 Punks: with DJ Nick; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 • Summerwood Summerwood Centre, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 Sideliners Pub 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 Sportsman's Lounge 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS TEA LOUNGE–Whyte Ave 11116-82 Ave Suede Lounge 11806 Jasper Ave, 780.482.0707 Suite 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 Taphouse 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 Treasury 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca TWO ROOMS 10324 Whyte Ave, 780.439.8386 Vee Lounge–Apex Casino–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 Vinyl Dance Lounge 10740 Jasper Ave, 780.428.8655 Westbury Theatre TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave Wild Bill’s–Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer, 403.343.8800 Winspear Centre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256 Yellowhead Brewery 10229-105 St, 780.423.3333 Yesterdays Pub 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

VUEWEEKLY JUNE 7 – JUNE 13, 2012

Across 1 Crawls, for example 6 Wrapped item 10 Mac 13 Words said while smacking your forehead 14 Namesakes of a Gilbert and Sullivan princess 15 Former Israeli prime minister Olmert 17 Prank where you pour seasoning over the captain of the football team? 19 Review on Yelp, e.g. 20 “___ the DJ, I’m the Rapper” (1988 album) 21 “There’s ___ in the bottom of the sea” 22 Jean-Pierre Rampal’s instrument 23 ___-ball (arcade rolling game) 24 Danced ungracefully 26 Rodin work 29 Update the decor 30 Get ready for a bodybuilding competition 31 Area where everything feels like a Utah city? 36 Mass ___ (Boston thoroughfare, to locals) 37 Historic French town (anagram of LUCY N.) 38 Icelandic band Sigur ___ 39 Rampart for rebels? 42 Typeface units 44 Food for pigs 45 Letter-shaped house 46 Jeer toward a play’s villain 49 Arduous journey 50 History Channel show that follows loggers in the Pacific Northwest 51 Condescend 53 Org. that fined over a “wardrobe malfunction” 56 Construction beam 57 Emile’s lesser known author brother? 59 Seaweed, in sushi bars 60 It’s under a toddler’s Band-Aid 61 Like actor Michael Emerson of “Lost,” by birth 62 Ashy 63 Cash register section 64 Former Israeli prime minister Meir

Down

1 Jr., last year 2 “This is fun!” 3 Little devils 4 Treasure hunt need 5 Get closer, really quietly

6 “And knowing is half the battle” cartoon 7 Show for Lopez and Tyler, for short 8 Order from a mug shot photographer 9 “For shame!” noise 10 “The Aristocats” kitten, or his composer namesake Hector 11 Company with orange and white vans 12 Montana city 16 Monopoly card 18 Taekwondo great Jhoon ___ 22 Sorrowful Portuguese folk music 23 Disco ___ (“The Simpsons” character) 25 Eugene of “American Reunion” 26 Fly with the eagles 27 Record for later 28 “Break ___!” 31 Falls into a chair haphazardly 32 Play that introduced the term “robot” 33 Aquatic killer 34 Linguist Chomsky 35 In ___ (at heart) 37 Business execs in charge of the numbers 40 Welcome, like the new year 41 Tiger’s ex 42 German coin, before adopting the euro 43 Bug 45 Jason’s ship 46 ___ Capital (company founded by Mitt Romney) 47 Extreme curve in a river 48 Actress Kate of “Dynasty” 49 They’re influenced by the moon 52 Ohio’s Great Lake 53 Poultry 54 Decked out (in) 55 Jesus’s water-into-wine city 57 Slimy stuff 58 Chaotic situation

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Volunteers needed to "Make Fun" at the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival. Experience being a volunteer on the world stage! Visit our website to apply online www.edmontonstreetfest.com, or call Liz Allison-Jorde at 780-425-5162 (Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age) WynterMynt Records, Edmonton's newest Indie Record Label is looking for volunteers for a couple scouting positions. These volunteers should have a love for live music, have some understanding to the Indie/Folk music scene and are willing to go out on weekends to scout new talent around the city with weekly reports back to the label on their ﬁndings Contact Stephanie Leong at

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Art Of Reuse Contest!! Do you like to make things out of stuff you can find around your house? If so, sign up for the first Art of Reuse Contest! First Prize: $1400 Second Prize: $400 gift certificate from The Paint Spot. Prizes will be awarded based on originality, design and use of materials. Winners will be announced on The Works Stage on July 1st For details please visit: www.edmonton.ca/for_residents/ garbage_recycling/reusecentre.aspx Call for Artists: Decorate a Lampost Contest at Kaleido 2012. The 24 hour Decorate a Lampost Contest is returning to Kaleido Family Arts Festival on September 8-9, 2012! To enter, complete and sign the entry form at www.artsontheave.org and send it with a short project proposal and artist bio to kaleidoprogram@gmail.com by July 16th, 2012 CALL FOR METAL ARTISTS The Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Westaskiwin, Alberta will be hosting it's first annual Metal Art Show and Sale on September 29 and 30, 2012. We're inviting artists who primarily work with metal to display and/or sell their work at our museum during Alberta's Culture Days weekend. For details please visit: www.visualartsalberta.com

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Call for Submissions 2013/14 Gallery Exhibition Programming Submission Deadline: June 30, 2012 Harcourt House Arts Centre is currently accepting submissions for our 2013/2014 gallery exhibition programming for the Main Gallery and Front Room Gallery exhibition spaces. For full submission details please visit www.harcourthouse.ab.ca HAPPY HARBOR -Call to Artists We are now accepting applications for our next Artist-inResidence position. Term begins September 1st. Please visit our website for full details. www.happyharborcomics.com

Prairie Wood Design Awards 2012 Call for nominations! The Annual Prairie Wood Design Awards celebrate excellence in wood construction in the Prairie Region and the Territories. Nomination forms and details are available online and are due August 17th,2012 wood-works.org/alberta Request for Proposals: City of Lethbridge Community Arts Centre Public Art Project Artists are invited to participate in a three stage public art competition. The selected artist will receive a commission to design, fabricate and install a signiﬁcant public art work for a new community arts centre in downtown Lethbridge. Deadline for proposals is 4pm on July 16th For information contact Suzanne at 403-320-0555 or suzanne@artslethbridge.org SEARCH FOR ARTISTS: The Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) 10831 University Ave (109st & 78 Ave) The Jeff Allen Art Gallery is presently accepting applications for Exhibits in 2013 and 2014. This is a gallery interested in promoting local talent. It would be an opportunity to have public exposure with minimal costs. Interested Artists call Terrie Shaw at 780-433-5807 for more information or to obtain an application

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(Mar 21 – Apr 19): If your destiny has been tweaked by bias or injustice, it's a good time to rebel. If you are being manipulated by people who care for you—even if it's allegedly for your own good—you now have the insight and power necessary to wriggle free of the bind. And if you have been wavering in your commitment to your oaths, you'd better be intensely honest with yourself about why that's happening.

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TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20): Diamonds are symbols of elegant beauty, which is why they're often used in jewelry. But 80 percent of the world's diamonds have a more utilitarian function. Because they're so hard and have such high thermal conductivity, they are used extensively as cutting, grinding and polishing tools, and have several other industrial applications. Now let's apply this 20/80 proportion to you. Of your talents and abilities, no more than 20 percent need be on display. The rest is consumed in the diligent detail work that goes on in the background—the cutting, grinding and polishing you do to make yourself as valuable as a diamond. In the coming week, this will be a good meditation for you. GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20): The pain you will feel in the coming

week will be in direct proportion to the love you suppress and withhold. So if you let your love flow as freely as a mountain spring in a rainstorm, you may not have to deal with any pain at all. What's that you say? You claim that being strategic about how you express your affection gives you strength and protection? Maybe that's true on other occasions, but it's not applicable now. "Unconditional" and "uninhibited" are your words of power. (Jun 21 – Jul 22): What actions best embody the virtue of courage? Fighting on the battlefield as a soldier? Speaking out against corruption and injustice? Certainly all those qualify. But French architect Fernand Pouillon had another perspective. He said, "Courage lies in being oneself, in showing complete independence, in loving what one loves, in discovering the deep roots of one's feelings." That's exactly the nature of the bravery you are best able to draw on right now. So please do draw on it in abundance. CANCER

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shining at the same time it was raining, and my mind turned to you. Today I felt a surge of tenderness for a friend who has been making me angry, and again I thought of you. Tomorrow maybe I will sing sad songs when I'm cheerful, and go for a long walk when I'm feeling profoundly lazy. Those events, too, would remind me of you. Why? Because you've been experimenting with the magic of contradictions lately. You've been mixing and matching with abandon. I'm even tempted to speculate that you've been increasing your ability to abide with paradox. I'm sure it's a bit weird at times, but it'll ultimately make you even smarter than you already are. CAPRICORN

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(Feb 19 – Mar 20): According to my reading of the astrological omens, you would be smart to get yourself a new fertility symbol. Not because I think you should encourage or seek out a literal pregnancy. Rather, I'd like to see you cultivate a more aggressively playful relationship with your creativity -- energize it on deep unconscious levels so it will spill out into your daily routine and tincture everything you do. If you suspect my proposal has some merit, be on the lookout for a talisman, totem, or toy that fecundates your imagination.

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Political pride

Who needs Pride depends on who is asking the question June is a colourful month: the trees cially potent in the last few years are fully leaved, the lilacs are out, in Toronto. First, the debacle with and drag queens across the country Queers Against Israeli Apartheid— are getting ready to strut their stuff. who, after not marching last year, Pride season is upon us! If Edmonhave applied to be in Toronto's ton is like other cities I have parade again this year— lived in, there is an editorial and now Mayor Ford's or blog post being written reluctance to attend any .com ly as you read these words Pride-related activities k e e @vuew ashley pondering whether or not have stirred the "do we y Ashle h need Pride?" pot. we "need" Pride celebrations g r Drybu anymore. I will confess to you that I find this question deeply frusWhat I find revealing about these trating as it overshadows the imporarguments though are the fractant questions we should be asking: tures in queer communities. Pride not whether or not we need Pride, celebrations are rooted in politibut how we should celebrate Pride cal demonstrations promoting civil and who these celebrations are for. rights and social acceptance so the Frankly, most of the "do we need "do we need Pride?" question is rePride" arguments are boring. Wander ally, "are we equal yet?" Looking into the online comments section of comparatively at history, the rest of any of our country's national newsthe world or even our neighbours to papers (right-wing or right-wing-lite, the south, queers in Canada have it take your pick) whenever they run relatively good. But here's the tricky a story about Pride or queers and part: when we ask those questions, you'll see what I mean: the queers who comprises the "we"? Is Pride (sorry, "gays and lesbians") that wish primarily for the cis-gendered, upthat we'd put our pants back on, wardly-mobile, middle class white turn down the Lady Gaga and "be queers who can enjoy the full bennormal" are met with a chorus of efits of marriage, tax-breaks, child"stop pretending to be straight" and rearing and hospital visitation? Or is both sides quickly degenerate into Pride for the trans folks who for the name-calling and cat-fighting. most part still have to pay for any These arguments have been espemedical interventions (hormones,

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surgery, electrolysis, etc) out of pocket? Is it for the large population of street-involved queer youth, for queers in poverty, the queers of colour, the queers with disabilities, the queers living with HIV/AIDS, the queers who won't sit down and shut up and play nice? Depending on how you answer that question, I imagine, changes how you feel about the necessity of Pride. More importantly, once you decide who Pride is for, you get to start imaging what you want your Pride celebration to look like. As frustrating as the debates around Queers Against Israeli Apartheid were, I am grateful that they happened—they forced all of us to consider who and what Pride (in Toronto or across Canada) was for. My take is that there's been a renewed sense of political activism in Pride celebrations as we confront the fact that while gay marriage may have made queers equal (in some ways) to straights, it has certainly not made all queers equal to one another. For me, that is the essence of Pride: a coming together of the wildly-diverse queer communities and a reminder that the fight is far from over. V

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A bear of a tale

This week: Fleshlight meets bearskin rug for a little debauchery Could you tell my boy to calm the and disgusting, and ever since then, heck down? Can't seem to get him he won't let me tie him up or beat him to get the difference between bestior anything. He says he's afraid I will ality, necrophilia and screwin' kill him and then screw him. I E G a bearskin rug. Emphasizing keep telling him it was all A SAV my usual sexual interests— just a game, but he won't which involve rope bondbelieve it. What can I do? m o ekly.c vuewe Bear Grinned Anyway age, floggin' and an e-stim savagelove@ Dan unit—hasn't worked. Logic avage What can you do? You mean S isn't helpin' out at all. Maybe besides send video of you and your you can help? bear in action to prove this isn't the I'm a gay man and a hunter; he's most entertaining fake letter I've rea gay boy and a vegan. But he likes ceived since Michelle Obama invited how I look in my camo, holding a me to dinner at Sarah Jessica Parker's rifle, so it works. Last fall, I went to apartment? What can you do besides Idaho and shot a black bear and a that? 13-point buck. A taxidermist mounted You can do this: you can draw a disthe buck's head, which hangs above tinction between what was going on my bed, and made the bear into a in that bear's mouth when your boyrug. Most people don't know this, friend walked in and what was going but the head on a bearskin rug is on in your head. When a man beats entirely fake except for the fur. The off—with or without a Fleshlight-enskull, teeth, and tongue are plastic, hanced bearskin rug—two things are and the eyes are glass. That bear's kindasorta happening simultaneously: hardly a bear, if you catch me. what the man is doing with his dick and So we got the rug, and he liked what the man is imagining he's doing it. Even wanted me to screw him with his dick. Guys who beat off using spread-eagle on that rug—until he a clenched fist, for example, generally walked in while I was doing it with aren't clenched-fist fetishists; they're the bear. I rigged up the mouth with just horny and their fists are there and, one of those Fleshlight things, pretty say, Sarah Jessica Parker isn't. Fists promuch as a joke, but my boy freaked vide necessary friction; imaginations out when he saw the bear giving me provide sexy scenarios. a blowjob of sorts. Called me sick

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So your boyfriend walked in and saw you fucking the face of a dead bear. That's gonna look bad, BGA, even to a boyfriend who isn't vegan. So how do you fix it? By patiently explaining to your vegan boyfriend that while, yes, you were face-fucking a bear when he walked in on you—there's no denying that—you weren't thinking about facefucking a bear. Tell him you were thinking about him, and the bear's mouth was just a convenient place to wedge your vegan-boyfriend-substitute, ie, your Fleshlight. Tell your boyfriend you don't entertain any murderous fantasies, tell him you only long to fuck living things and tell him that Homo sapiens are the only animals you find attractive. Tell him all of that, BGA, even if not all of that is entirely true.

I'm a 17-year-old male and I'm currently in a relationship with a girl who was "sexually active" before we got together. Me being a virgin, I think you can understand why I might be nervous when things get heated. I would like to engage in the act with her eventually, but I don't know if she wants a virgin fumbling around in bed with her. And it's not particularly manly to go to someone and basically say, "I'm not going to be good at this for a while." Not exactly a turn-on. I feel she's ahead of me in experience. What would be the best advice you could give me on the subject? Nerves Entirely Wrecking Boy

If your girlfriend is close to you in age, NEWB, the odds that she's any good at sex are vanishingly slim, her prior sexual activity notwithstanding. Some people have a knack for sex, of course, but almost all teenagers are lousy at sex. Trust me, NEWB: I was a teenager once, a teenager who slept with other

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teenagers, and I was lousy at sex and so were they. Now here's my advice: chill the fuck out. Presumably, your girlfriend likes you, NEWB, and knows you're a virgin. Which means she knows you'll be a little nervous the first time you two have sex—the first time you have sex—and that there's probably going to be some fumbling. But you wanna know a secret? Even sexually experienced adults—even adults who are really good at sex and have had tons of it—still get nervous, NEWB, and there's no such thing as sex without some fumbling. As for your concerns about seeming less than manly: you're bringin' the dick, NEWB, so you're the man. Your nerves won't render you dickless. If you're worried about displaying a manly confidence, well, you can still do that: go into your first sexual experience confident that your girlfriend is into you and confident that she wants you, and be honestly and unapologetically who you are. Being yourself is far more manly than pretending to be someone or something you're not, NEWB, and there's nothing less manly than pussing out on a new experience for fear of appearing unmanly. Honest nerves are manlier than false bravado. One last thing to do before you lose your virginity: watch a weekend marathon of 16 and Pregnant on MTV. That show will inspire you to use condoms religiously and correctly, NEWB, every single time. Even if your girlfriend is or claims to be using hormonal birth control, wrap your manly ol' dick up before you slide it inside.

supposed privacy of locked bathroom stalls. Facilities security officers peep through spaces between stall doors and write up reports that go into detail about "shiny liquids" spotted on offenders' hands, and those who are caught are excluded from the libraries for a year. I thought "sexual activity" required a partner and masturbation wasn't a crime if practised in private—but tell that to the peeping uniformed officers working in the Central Library, aka "Portland's Crown Jewel." You can't go to a locked bathroom stall and rub one out, on pain of landing on the Excluded Patrons List as a masturbator. Victorian prudery lives.

Following up on the letter about masturbating in the privacy of a public toilet stall: guys are being banned from Multnomah County libraries in Portland, Oregon, for wanking in the

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The letter writer who got caught wanking in a public toilet had taken pains to find an empty men's restroom on a deserted floor of an office building. He wanted to have his midday wank, WIPE, without disturbing or unnerving others. I don't think the same could be said for the men who are rubbing 'em out in the toilets of Portland's Central Library. Look, I'm familiar with Portland's Central Library, WIPE; I wrote huge chunks of two of my books there. The toilets are crowded, and there's no way you can beat off in one without disturbing others. I don't have a problem with people rubbing 'em out—hello—but guys who get off in public toilets because they get off on public toilets are forcing other people to serve as props in their masturbatory fantasies. And that ain't cool. V

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