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Vuepoint Day 50 samantha power

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ay 50 of the BP oil spill and World Oceans Day came crashing together with another momentuous occasion: the sentencing in the Bhopal disaster. A mere 26 years after the event left thousands dead, thousands more with permanent illness and a region of India's environment permanently scarred found eight people guilty of criminal negligence and sentenced them to two years in prison. The fine was set, 26 years later, to a mere 100 000 rupees. If there are any positives, it's the unity found in the Indian parliament. All political parties, from the Communist Party of India to the Bharatiya Janata Party, are united in the idea that government legislation needs to be strengthened to hold corporations to account in times of disaster. The Indian parliament is looking at full liability for corporations wanting to operate nuclear plants in India. It's a lesson the American government is learning today, and the Alberta government would do well to take a close look at. With hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil pummeling the Gulf coast and

impacts assessments only being done now to understand how this will impact hundreds of wildlife species and the people of the Gulf coast, the American government is searching for answers as to how they let this happen. And, like the Indian Parliament, the feeling, at least among Democrats, is that government policy had a hand in allowing BP to drill in a fragile ecosystem. Legislators have said they want BP to pay over 10 billion in reparations. Obama, is starting to look at how the Minerals Management Service is too close to industry and the royalty pay out industry deals bring. Legislators are faulting policies such as the one stating that deep water drilling projects must be approved within 30 days of their application, far too quickly for proper impacts assessments to be made. The overall sentiment these governments are left with: they could have done more. Today there's a moratorium on deep water drilling. It's a moratorium that should extend to all industrial projects that have not heard the voices of the people living in the region and exist without proper environmental and health impacts assessments. V

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THE PEOPLE'S HEALTH CARE n January, when the Advisory Committee on Health recommended the introduction of a new Alberta Health Act, Health and Wellness Minister Gene Zwozdesky appointed Edmonton Rutherford MLA Fred Horne to lead a public consultation process and report back to him by September 30. To that end, the committee, invited a number of organizations to provide written submissions and participate in consultations about the new Act. Last month, Mr. Horne announced that the province's 12 local Health Advisory Councils will host workshops in their respective areas throughout the month of June. Mr. Horne intends to submit a written report to the Premier by September 30th. Unfortunately, the online survey, launched at the end of April, appears to have attracted little attention. To date, only 490 surveys have been completed.

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David Eggen, the Friends of Medicare's Executive Director believes this is because Albertans do not believe this is a legitimate process. "The public care very much about health care," says Eggen. He says the government's survey contains leading questions and the language used makes it quite clear the direction it wants to go in health care delivery. His group, upon learning the government's public consultation process was going to be an invitation-only affair, decided to hold their own public meetings to discuss the proposed health legislation. He says meetings held last week in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, and this week in Camrose were very well attended. Eggen expects large turnouts when the Friends of Medicare hosts a public meeting in Edmonton next Tuesday and, later this month, in Hinton, Grande Prairie, Peace River and Red Deer. "People want to have an open and honest debate without the message being controlled," he says. A U of A think tank is calling for the whole idea to be scrapped. In "The New Alberta Health Act: Risks and Oppor-

tunities," released last week, the Parkland Institute's Research Director Diana Gibson and co-author Colleen Fuller conclude that any potential benefits of the proposed legislation are easily outweighed by the substantial risks involved. Their research suggests that there is every indication that the government intends to use the new Act to expand and entrench the role of forprofit delivery in health care, which could have implications right across the country. MIMI WILLiAMS mimi@vueweekly.com

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COMMENT >> IRAN'S DEMOCRACY

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Where is the movement? The silencing of Iran's Green movement Siavash Saffari siasaffari@ualberta.ca

For a few weeks last June, the postelection protests in Iran dominated international headlines. They began when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner within a few hours of the polls closing. The official results were significantly different from the polls that had been taken just days before the election, and various reports emerged suggesting large-scale electoral fraud. Iranians took to the streets in massive protests that were quickly met with brutal violence. Within days, hundreds of people were rounded up and anti-riot police and Basij forces raided Tehran University's dormitory, firing tear gas and attacking students. The people's biggest show of strength was on June 15, when approximately three million rallied peacefully on the streets of the capital city, many of them carrying green symbols and signs that read, "Where is My Vote?" A year later, it seems like many aren't quite sure what to make of the recent events in Iran. Has the Green Movement, as a movement for social and political change, disappeared? This certainly seems to be the opinion of some in the American political elite, and a position held by a range of people from political analysts Hillary Mann and Flynt Leverett, to Washington Post columnist Thomas Erdbrink.

Others, including comentators such as Paul Craig Roberts, Phil Wilayto, Edward S Herman and David Peterson, ask why the world ought to pay any attention at all to Iran's political upheavals, preferring to view what conflict there is as "internal matters," and none of the world's business. The former view lacks a sense of history, while the latter threatens to legitimize the violence and repression carried out by the Iranian state on its own people. Iranian history, with its century-anda-half of anti-colonial and democratic struggles, has never seen the Islamic Republic meet the popular demands of the protestors but, instead, suppress them. Since the election, even slightly critical newspapers have been shut down, two of the main opposition parties have been banned and scores of dissident figures have been kept in jail. In the meantime, no one has been held responsible for dozens of protestors who were killed in last summer's protests or under torture in prison. Nevertheless, the demands resurface on different occasions, as does the broad dissatisfaction with the status quo. Despite the violent repression of dissent, the Green Movement has created a space in Iran's real and virtual public sphere where various groups are negotiating their demands and finding common ground with other groups. The Leverett/Erdbrink view fails to see the different forms and expres-

sions that the movement has taken. Students, women, religious and ethnic minorities and workers are engaged in a laborious grassroots activism articulating neglected and particular demands. The recent general strike in Iran's Kurdish areas is only one example. Another example was a May Day statement by a coalition of labour organizations demanding the right to form independent labour unions, as well as the right to "strike, protest, march, assemble and speak freely." There has also been a rigorous discussion among Iranians both inside and outside of the country about the role of religion in politics and its relation to the state. Along with the idea that there is no popular movement for dissent within Iran comes the idea that "crippling sanctions" are justifiable. The proposed measures, it is argued, are meant to discourage Iran from continuing and expanding its nuclear program. In addition, the Obama administration has continued to entertain the "military option"—including a nuclear strike—against Iran; a policy option that is vocally endorsed by many politicians in Israel. The new military threats aren't simply rhetorical. They include a recent increase in the US missile buildup in the Persian Gulf, as well as the shipment of hundreds of bunker-buster bombs to the occupied island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Even though a few notable Iranian academics and political commenta-

tors outside of Iran have endorsed the call for sanctions, it seems that the majority of Iranians are against any military or economic threats coming from outside. Many leading opposition figures from Mir Hossein Mousavi, the main reformist candidate in last year's elections, to Shirin Ebadi, Iran's leading human rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize winner and Akbar Ganji, award-winning journalist who spent six years in the infamous Evin prison, have strongly opposed economic sanctions as measures that would "only hurt the Iranian people." They are also joined by many individuals and groups inside and outside of the country. In an open letter to the heads of state for the G5+1 (US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China), a grassroots women's organization called Madaran-e Solh (Mothers for Peace) reminded those leaders that the victims of sanctions against Iraq were overwhelmingly Iraqi civilians, particularly children. The letter further stated, "Iranians have willingly paid the price for achieving democracy and progress, and they embrace the empathy of global public opinion. Sanctions and economic pressures, however, will prevent the Iranian people from achieving their rights. The heads of the these states know full well that their interventions and economic pressures play a significant role in the reinforcement of conditions of violence and oppression." Opposition to military and economic

threats against Iran is also coming from another corner. Even as many progressives and anti-war activists have simultaneously opposed war mongering and economic sanctions while also standing in solidarity with the Iranian people's democratic struggle, some opponents of the empire's hegemony have simply dismissed the movement. This is the line taken by commentators such as Roberts, Wilayto, Herman and Peterson. Dismissing the protest movement as the internal matters of Iran and disregarding it entirely threatens to legitimize the state's violence and repression— further endangering Iran's people. For decades, aggression and occupation by the United States and its allies in the Middle East has been facilitated and justified by the systematic demonization of Iranians, Arabs and generally of Islam, and of the Orient. To challenge this static, backwards and dark picture it is critical to pay attention to the local voices and to take note of the grassroots movements that are unfolding in that region. To misread Iran's indigenous movement as another (failed) colour revolution, or to dismiss it as something "internal" to another country and another people perpetuates the same picture that many Iranians are today fighting to change. V Siavash Saffari is a founding member of Solidarity with Iran's Democratic Movement - Edmonton (SIDME).

News Roundup SUPPORT FOR JOB TRAINING

mployment in Alberta increased for the second straight month in May, up almost 15 000 jobs, lowering the unemployment rate by 0.8 points to 6.6 percent. However the most recent Labour Force Survey indicates that unemployment among workers aged 15 to 24 actually rose in May, while the jobless rate among aboriginals living off reserve remains more than two-and-a-half times that of the general population. In light of these figures, the Alberta Federation of Labour is calling upon the province to restore funding to employment training programs that were reduced in this year's budget. Cuts totalling $23 million to career development and employment training programs in this year's provincial budget will hit these groups the hardest, says the AFL. According to the organization's research, youth and summer employment programs saw 25 percent of their budget disappear between

2009 and 2010, while upgrading and skills development was cut by 16 percent. Aboriginal skills development experienced a seven percent reduction and a further $10 million will be chopped from career development and programs that partner with industry. "These job training programs were things that the government should be proud of. They showed how a small investment in people has a large return, many times over," said Gil McGowan, president of the AFL, adding that most other jurisdictions in the G20 were increasing employment and training program budgets, not cutting them. MIMI WILLIAMS

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Businesses leaders from the G20 nations have been asked to attend a conference in advance of the G20

meeting in Muskoka, Ontario. The top business leaders from each G20 nation are being asked for their input on economic recovery, financial sector reform and trade. The B20 has been organized by the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has sent invitations to each G20 nation to send two business representatives. In announcing the conference of business leaders Flaherty stated he hoped the meeting of ministers and business representatives would, "Enable business to play an active role in finding practical solutions to the global challenges we all face. I look forward to hearing their advice on how to get the global economy firmly on the road to recovery." With issues of maternal health and climate change on the G20 agenda, civil society groups have wondered if their invitation was lost in the mail. The B20 will be held in Toronto from June 25 – 26. samantha power

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word of the week Kyriarchy: Derived from kyrios [lord, slave, master, father, husband] and archein [to rule, dominate] (noun) Sociocultural and religious system of dominations by intersecting multliplicative structures of oppression. Kyriarchical dominations are built on elite male property rights as well as on the exploitation, dependency, inferiority and obedience of women who signify all those subordinated. Such kyrarchical relations are still today at work in the multiplicative intersectionality of

class, race, gender, ethnicity, empire and other structures of discrimination. Kyriarchy is proposed by feminist theologian Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza as a replacement to hierarchy to map the complexity of subordination and oppression. Prejudice and Christian Beginnings

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COMMENT >> MIDDLE EAST

Blockade breaking Aid to Gaza could end Israel's blockade

United Nations Secretary General Ban militants still launch sporadic rocket atKi-moon has called for an end to the Istacks from the Gaza Strip, but only one raeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Britain, person in Israel has been killed in the France, Germany and Russia have done past 18 months. Yet the blockade continthe same. After Israeli commandos killed ues unabated. nine peace activists last week aboard a Only one quarter of the normal volume ship that was trying to deliver humaniof supplies makes it through the sole tarian aid to Gaza, even US SecIsraeli checkpoint. The 1.5 million retary of State Hillary Clinton people in the Strip have been called the blockade "unsusreduced to abject poverty, tainable and unacceptable." and Israel seems determined But how can it be ended? om to keep up the pressure uneekly.c w e u v e@ Israeli prime minister Bentil they reject Hamas (which gwynn e jamin Netanyahu, predictthey backed in free elections Gwynn ably, is brazening it out. He in 2007) and overthrow it. Just Dyer blames the victims for their own how they are to do that, however, deaths. They were "violent Turkish teris not clear. ror extremists" on a "ship of hate": people Israel has the right to prevent weapons so violent and Turkish and terroristic and from entering the Gaza Strip, but it is extremist that the poor Israeli commanhard to see how cement, macaroni, footdos had no choice but to fire 30 bullets balls, tomato paste and fruit juices (all into the nine who were killed, and wound banned) fit that description. In any case, 30-odd others for good measure. the material to make the rockets has alIt's a striking example of how Netanyaways come in through tunnels under the hu bludgeons reality with words until it frontier with Egypt, and is unaffected by conforms to his purposes. Why does he Israel's blockade. need all those extra words? Could there The blockade is simply collective punconceivably be "non-violent Turkish terishment, which is illegal under internaror extremists"? Or "violent Turkish tertional law. It has not overthrown Hamas, ror moderates"? Presumably he believes but instead has strengthened its control that if you pile on enough synonyms, over the population. It should be ended, some people will conclude that there but how? must have been something bad about The Israeli government is now on the the victims. defensive on this issue, and a cheap and Anybody with the slightest experience effective tactic would be to send another of the real world knows what must have aid ship or flotilla to run the blockade happened on the deck of Mavi Marmara, every week or so. The cargo should be the aid ship in question. A bunch of overinspected and certified as weapons-free confident, under-trained Israeli comby the port authorities in Greece, Italy, mandos ran into unexpected resistance France or wherever they sail from. from activists, a few of whom had improThe blockade-runners should not agree vised but serious weapons like iron bars. to go to an Israeli port, because then Maybe one or two had knives. And one their cargo would fall victim to Israel's or two of the commandos panicked and blockade rules. (Almost all of Mavi Maropened fire. mara's 10Â 000 tonnes of cargo was conThen the rest of the commandos joined struction materials, and would have been in, presumably thinking that the shooters blocked by the Israelis.) The ships should were responding to a real threat. They not surrender at the first challenge, but all blasted away for 20 or 30 seconds, sail on towards Gaza and compel the Isand when their magazines were empty raelis to conduct hostile boarding operathere were 40 bodies on the deck, some tions against them. writhing in pain and others lying very The crews should not physically resist still. After that, there was nothing the the Israeli troops, but some of them commandos could do but come up with would probably be hurt. Would some be a story that excused their actions. killed? Possibly, though Israel will try to This atrocious event has put the Israeli avoid another public relations disaster policy of blocking supplies to the Gaza like last week's. Might they end up servStrip in the spotlight and raises two ing jail sentences in Israel? Maybe, if Nequestions. Does it really give Israel addtanyahu's government is in a particularly ed security at a reasonable cost to Palesself-destructive mood. tinians? And if it is doesn't, then how can Volunteers can easily be found for it be ended? these aid missions, and so can the money to pay for them. Carry out one operation The blockade of Gaza began in 2007, a week for the next couple of months, after Hamas, which does not recognize and the blockade would almost certainly the legitimacy of the Israeli state, won crumble. Netanyahu's government would a brief civil war and took control of the either change its policy or fall. Either outdensely populated territory. It launched come would be greeted with pleasure in thousands of crude, homemade rockets almost every capital in the world, includagainst towns in southern Israel, killing ing Washington. V 10 Israelis, so in early 2009 Israel attacked the Gaza Strip. Gwynne Dyer is a London-based indeAt least 1300 Palestinians died, and pendent journalist whose articles are only 13 Israelis. Since then Hamas has published in 45 countries. His column apobserved a ceasefire. 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COMMENT >> CANADA AND ISRAEL

Partners in crime

Canada refuses to denounce Israel's human rights abuses Yves Engler // YVES.ENGLER.COM

Early in the morning of May 31 on the international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, nine people were killed and dozens more wounded when Israeli soldiers raided a flotilla of ships carrying 10 000 tonnes of humanitarian supplies and more than 600 activists to the Gaza Strip. The activists were trying to break Israel's three-year blockade of Gaza, which has reduced food and medicine entering the tiny coastal territory to a fraction of what is needed. Governments around the world strongly condemned Israel's actions. Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called the raid "an act of inhumane state terrorism." United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon said the deaths aboard the flotilla were the result of Israel's blockade of Gaza. "Had Israelis heeded to my call and to the call of the international community by lifting the blockade of Gaza, this tragic incident would not have happened." The Canadian government took a much different approach. Only 10 hours after the raid, Stephen Harper held talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Ottawa. Rather than being cut short, the meetings were extended and a number of Canadian ministers joined in. Harper's office simply said it "deeply regrets" the loss of life and injuries. It added: "We are currently looking for more information in order to shed light on what exactly happened." Translation: the Harper government was waiting for Israel to decide how exactly to spin this war crime and contravention of international law, the crime being that Is-

raeli commandos attacked ships in international waters and killed civilians. In the last three years Canada has refused to criticize the blockade and the the Harper government has strongly backed Israel's onslaught against the 1.5 million people living in Gaza. Canada was the only country at the UN Human Rights Council to vote against a January 2008 resolution that called

which has killed thousands in Gaza. A March 2008 Israeli incursion into Gaza claimed more than 120 lives. In response, 33 members of the UNHRC voted for a resolution accusing Israel of war crimes. Thirteen countries abstained and only Canada opposed the resolution. Israel unleashed a much greater assault on Gaza in December 2008. Ottawa wholeheartedly supported Isra-

Had Israelis heeded to my call and to the call of the international community by lifting the blockade of Gaza, this tragic incident would not have happened." for "urgent international action to put an immediate end to the siege of the occupied Gaza Strip." The motion was adopted with 30 votes in favour and 15 abstentions. Canada has further legitimized Israel's siege of Gaza by directly participating in it. In early 2009, Canada joined the Gaza Counter-Arms Smuggling Initiative alongside the Netherlands, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Italy and the U.S. "We look forward to continuing work with our partners on the program of action to coordinate efforts to stop the flow of arms, ammunition and related material into the Gaza Strip," Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said in a June 2009 statement. "By addressing arms smuggling and the continued threat of terrorism through this initiative, Canada continues to contribute to a sustainable peace in the region, along with its international partners." Cannon, of course, was not referring to Israel Defense Forces weaponry,

el's 22-day campaign, which left 1400 Palestinians dead. "Canada's position has been well known from the very beginning. Hamas is a terrorist group. Israel defended itself," Minister Cannon proclaimed, even though only 13 Israelis died during the campaign (three of whom were civilians). Ottawa even justified Israel's killing of 40 Palestinian civilians at a UN–run school in January 2009. Junior foreign affairs minister Peter Kent said, "We really don't have complete details yet, other than the fact that we know that Hamas has made a habit of using civilians and civilian infrastructure as shields for their terrorist activities, and that would seem to be the case again today." Kent added that Hamas "bears the full responsibility for the deepening humanitarian tragedy … In many ways, Hamas behaves as if they are trying to have more of their people killed

to make a terrible terrorist point." Presumably the "terrible terrorist point" was that the Israeli army brutally murders Palestinian civilians. It's not hard to prove. Compared to Ottawa's cheerleading, most of the world was hostile to Israel's actions. Many countries criticized the killing of civilians. In solidarity with Gaza, Venezuela expelled Israel's ambassador at the start of the bombardment and broke off all diplomatic relations two weeks later. Israel didn't need to worry, since Ottawa was prepared to help out. The Canadian Embassy in Caracas took over Israel's diplomatic relations there. Canada officially became Israel, at least in Venezuela. What can we expect this time, after more and more countries expel their Israeli ambassadors? Will Canada become Israel in Turkey? Jordan? Bolivia? When will Canadians wake up and demand that Ottawa stand up for international law and justice for Palestinians? V Yves Engler is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail and The Ecologist. His most recent book is Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid.

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COMMENT >> INTERNET LAW

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BC allows purchase of competitor keywords Google has grown to become the world's words of competitors. leading Internet company based largely VCC was an aggressive Internet adveron accurate search results, yet its finantiser, having entered bids on more than cial success owes much to tiny advertise7000 keywords. The court was presented ments that are posted as sponsored links with considerable evidence that VCC regalongside the "organic" search results. The ularly purchased keywords of competitor determination of which sponsored links institutions so that searches using terms appear on a Google search result of those institutions would generate page comes from a keyword adVCC as the lead sponsored link. vertising system in which marThe agency began to receive keters bid on specific words. complaints from competitors The marketer willing to pay over the VCC practice and kly.com the most for a particular word even fielded a claim from uewee v t@ is mge has their ad appear as the top one student who said she l e a Mich sponsored link. Whenever a had mistakenly registered for t s i e G user clicks on the sponsored link, a course at VCC after searching the marketer pays Google the bid for Vancouver Community College, amount. Each click may only cost a few though oddly the registration came after pennies, but with millions of clicks every a 90-minute in-person interview and the day, the keyword advertising business is completion of an admissions test. a multi-billion dollar business for Google and has been emulated by competitors At the heart of the case was whether such as Yahoo and Microsoft. VCC had engaged in deceptive practicThe practice has generated a steady es. VCC argued that its Internet adverstream of cases addressing whether the tising strategy is essentially a modernuse of a competitor's keyword raises poday version of the common marketing tential trademark or misleading adverpractice of a company placing its advertising issues. tisement in close proximity to a comThe issue has been litigated in other petitor's advertisement. countries, but late last month a BC court The court sided with VCC, concluding provided the Canadian perspective for that its use of competitor names in its the first time. The case pitted the Private keyword advertising strategy was unlikely Career Training Institutions Agency, a regto deceive potential students. ulatory body that oversees career trainGiven the importance of keyword advering institutions that operate throughout tising to the financial success of compathe province, against Vancouver Career nies such as Google and Yahoo, the case is College (Burnaby) Inc, which provides a an important win for legitimizing increasvariety of post-secondary educational ingly common Internet advertising pracservices under various business names, tices and serves as a reminder to Internet including Vancouver Career College, CDI users that they should pay attention when College, and the Vancouver College of they click. V Art and Design (VCC). The agency applied to the court for an Michael Geist holds the Canada Research order blocking VCC from engaging in misChair in Internet and E-commerce Law at leading advertising. The claim arose from the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. keyword advertisements on Google and He can be reached at mgeist@uottawa.ca Yahoo in which VCC purchased the keyor online at michaelgeist.ca.

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More than making it up Improvaganza goes beyond improv David Berry // david@vueweekly.com

mprovaganza, as both the name and the festival's affiliation with Rapid Fire Theatre might imply, is supposed to be a celebration of the improvised arts, that magical ability that some performers have to not only create a coherent and logical story right off the top of their head, but to keep the audience laughing, and sometimes maybe even crying, right through it. And over the course of the festival's 10 days—making it the largest such event in Canada, by the way—eager audiences are certain to lap up a fair bit of improv, in a variety of styles that go from manic to soberly thoughtful and everything in between. That said, reflective of RFT's own prodigious growth of late—perhaps you've seen them popping up on stages at local comedy clubs, or in sketches at the likes of Hangtime Comedy's bi-weekly comedy jams or online at their own website or funnyordie.com—the 10 year anniversary of Improvaganza is continuing to move beyond just improv. This year will feature, for the first time, groups combining forces into a kind of sketch workshop, and producing some tangible record of the fest in the form of filmed sketches, as well as other innovative ideas like incorporating house bands and a group ensemble into the activities. For RFT Artistic Director Amy Shostak— heading into her first 'Ganza as boss since

THIS IS COMEDY >> Picnicface return to Improvaganza alongside other comedy acts taking over in January—it's as reflective of Rapid Fire's own increasingly restless spirit as it is of the way comedy seems to be slowly sneaking into wider aspects of our culture. "I think part of it's just that we're ready for it: when I started, it was still a core group, kind of like a family, but now we have so many more performers and younger people, and they want to do more and more,"

she explains. "But I also think comedy is experiencing a big change right now. It's changing from something that people seek out at a comedy club or watch Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and it's becoming more popular and kind of cooler to do comedy. It's not segregated anymore: it can happen at the theatre or the bar or wherever. "And the type of comedy that's happening now, too, there's a kind of alternative

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comedy that's becoming more mainstream," she continues. "Besides improv, the festival is bringing some of the best alternative comedy to Edmonton, some of the stuff that you wouldn't see at the Comic Strip or something like that." Among the more notable names in that regard are people like Halifax's Picnicface, a massive hit at last year's 'Ganza and in-

ternet stars thanks to their absurd and hilarious "Powerthirst" videos, and Convoy, from the Los Angeles chapter of the Upright Citizens' Brigade, an improv and comedy company that's become world famous for producing talent like Aziz Ansari, Derrick Comedy and a host of others who are now filling out supporting roles and writing slots on all kinds of American TV shows. But, of course, as much as Improvaganza is tapping into some of the newer strains of comedy, it also has the traditional, but amazingly diverse and challenging, improv that it's become famous for. Classicstructured groups like Vancouver's Sunday Service will be beside the unique, multiple-performers-playing-the-samerole style of New York's 4Track, as well as the always-unique European sensibilities of Italy's Teatribu and France's Et Compagnie (who will even be leading an improv session in French). "We always want to invite back our same favourite people, but we want new people, too," explains Shostak of the festival's diversity. "It's a toss-up where, we know we could have an awesome festival if we just invited the same people every year, but we want to see new things, too—we want to invite some people that are gambles." V Wed, Jun 16 – Sat, Jun 26 Improvaganza Featuring Rapid Fire Theatre, Picnicface, Dad's Garage, UCB, The Sunday Service, more Varscona Theatre (10329 - 83 Ave), PCL Arts Barns (10330 - 84 Ave) Visit rapidfiretheatre.com for full details

PREVUE // LADIES IN LIGHTS

Illuminating ladies

Ladies in Lights pays tribute to musical theatre's finest females Mari Sasano // Mari@vueweekly.com

ichele Miller, artistic director of Edmonton Musical Theatre, has noticed something odd happen with the gender mix in the classes that her organization runs. "In the little kids' classes, there are a lot of boys," she notes. "There are still many boys in the teen group. But something happens in their 20s—maybe they've moved on to study acting or professional work?" Though the ratio of men to women isn't hugely disproportionate, Miller found herself running out of great roles for female performers in past shows.

"We had so many women singers and performers who were not given the chance to shine. Not everyone would be able to have a solo. I thought, 'I'm gonna do something about that!'" Ladies in Lights, the latest production from EMT, does exactly that, putting together a trans-historical dream team of women singers, framed by the memories of an old stagehand. "He narrates the show," says Miller. "It spans a century of famous women: Fanny Brice, Julie Andrews, Mary Martin, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand. We go back to vaudeville, right up to Kristen Chenoweth. But these are not impersonations, but we're going for the flavour of their charac-

ters." Surely a treat for diehard fans of musical theatre, but there's something there for novices as well, thanks to the research of playwright Colin MacLean. "You will learn something about musical theatre whether you want to or not. It's geared to enlighten you about the history, and show you who made a difference in its evolution. Colin MacLean has done an exceptional job. He pretty much nailed it." Women, though making up a majority in theatre today, haven't always had the respect they deserve. In fact, women were barred from walking the stage in Shakespeare's time, and were often presented as buffoons or sexual objects during the vaudeville era.

Even today, it's still a stretch to find material that features women. Put them all the great characters together in a room, however, and you'll see personalities and styles that showcase many aspects of women's experiences reflected in Ladies in Lights. "What if the Dorothy Judy Garland met the Carnegie Hall Judy Garland, and she accepted her past and future? It's got pathos like that. But we also have 'Make 'Em Laugh,' which is hilarious, and 'Gotta Get a Gimmick' from Gypsy which has some surprises up our sleeves. And something I've always wanted to do: 'Keep it Gay' from The Producers. We're gonna have to scrape people off the floor!" There are some men in the show, too: as

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lovers worshipful and downtrodden, as gay best friends. But, for once, they are secondary to womankind, in all her incarnations. But throughout the evening, there is one thing that is obvious about the portrayal of women in musical theatre. "We're indispensable. Our role is to do anything and more than a man. We are able to bring our unique gifts to the forefront, now that we have the freedom to do that. I'm not trying to make a statement, but present in a great big bundle my favourite female performers that shaped, and continue to shape, American musical theatre." V Thu, Jun 10 – Sat, Jun 12; Tue, Jun 15 – Sat, Jun 19 (7:30 pm) Ladies in Lights Directed by Michele Miller and Steffni Ault Transalta Arts Barns, Westbury Theatre (10330 - 84 ave) $25 – $30

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REVUE // NEXTFEST

Into the limelight

Fresh theatrical talent presents itself at Nextfest

amnesiac detective; however, he is overshadowed by Ben Stevens' memorable portrayal of a curmudgeonly, washed-up academic and playwright, plagued by the incessant voice of his dissertation (embodied by Laura Nichol): that "bitch" he created "to get [his] PhD." Though at times it becomes uncomfortably heavy-handed and pedantic, the script's high aspirations are admirable; with a little more finesse this could really shine. (MP) The DIRTYdownward Written, directed and performed by Jozel Bennett, Kitt Nova

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SHOUT OUT >> A scene from The Juvyline Cubangbang Show Nextfest's 2010 theatrical offerings are a diverse spread, covering a comedy about lies, existential angst, man versus woman versus nature and more. And, in addition to the shows reviewed below, there's IRL: In Real Life, which has a sole showing, 6 pm Saturday at the Roxy, and The Enbridge High School Plays, a trio of shows collecting young talent, curated by Laura Raboud. Reviews by David Berry (DB), Lewis Kelly (LK) and Mel Priestly (MP) Call Me a Liar Written by Doug Hoyer, Vanessa Lever Directed by Taylor Chadwick Starring Ellie Heath, Hoyer, Lever

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This irreverent and highly entertaining performance delves into the many dimensions and examples of lying. It feels a bit like a scripted improv piece, with various sketches flowing seamlessly into each other. Slipping effortlessly between characters, Ellie Heath and Vanessa Lever both depict and comment on various liars: a devout Christian

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preacher, Hitler, chatroom denizens, Rahim Jaffer and guest stars on Oprah. Doug Hoyer helps ease these transitions, and create a fitting mood, by strumming a few bright guitar melodies throughout. Though its several pop culture references will quickly become dated, most of them could be updated regularly—and these are interspersed with more timeless examples of lying, giving the play a broad appeal. Stepping out of character to give each actors' own personal confession of "today's lie" rounds out this fun romp through the world of dishonesty. (MP) Characters & Violence Written by Kyle Hinton Directed by Ben Janko Starring Liam Coady, Laura Nichol, Ben Stevens

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Though Characters & Violence opens like a classic film noir detective story, it quickly becomes an exercise in cheekily dismantling the fourth wall and dissolving the barriers between art, artist and art criticism. Liam Coady delivers a competent, if a little faltering, performance as an

From the moment their strollers collide, Judi (Kitt Nova) and Bijou (Jozel Bennett) present vivid, if a touch overacted, characterizations of stereotypical latte-swilling, yoga-practising, West Coast suburban housewives. Vapid, needy and manipulative, Judi's interactions with the hesitant and naive Bijou become increasingly uncomfortable and provoking. Though the performance is rather slow, it holds the audience's attention through this air of increasing tension and frustration. The end is regrettably predictable, but the lack of real resolution to the characters' deep dissatisfaction hits home as being uncomfortably real. (MP) The Juvyline Cubangbang Show Written by Jake Prins Directed by Katie Hudson Starring Stuart Hoye, Jessica Peverett, Nikolai Witschl

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The Juvyline Cubangbang Show illustrates the fragile nature of art: if all aspects of a work except one function, the piece as a whole can still collapse. In this case, a needlessly obtuse script saddles the production with a plot denser than cement that thickens about as quickly. (Actually, considering the nature of its narrative, Juvyline's placid pace might be an ill-advised intentional conceit.) Jack, played by Stuart Hoye, sits in his room and grapples with heartbreak and existential angst through-

out the play—timeless themes, sure, but handled with too little consistency and maturity here. Still, the occasional zinger elevates the dialogue a touch, and polished acting and production keep the play from derailing completely. Also, it gets an extra bonus star for featuring a zombie-cowboy lightsaber fight and not one but two cardboard guitars. (LK) Paula & Strom Written by Elena Belyea, Will Barbery Directed by Jessica Abdallah Starring Adam Cope, Perry Gratton, Rachel Victoria Steele, Fay Stollery, more

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There's a lot going on in this play about an affair between a housewife and the man who's come to soothe the living fixtures in her house that's sort-of narrated by his dead cat (phew). But it has trouble all adding up, and the wit of the performers and temperamental bookcases can only carry so much: both the love story and the more fantastical elements feel a bit underdeveloped or incoherent. This is the rare young work, though, that would probably benefit from more space and time: there are interesting seeds here, they're just not given enough room to reach full bloom. (DB) ROMP Written and performed by Lisa Amerongen, Paul Blinov, Joel Lucius, Colin Matty, Tim Mikula, Hannah Spear Directed by Arlen Konopaki

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They lean a little bit hard on base humour, but when this group of Rapid-Fire-Theatreregulars-turned-sketch-troupers gets funny, they can really bring it: an angry boss trying to figure out why he had to poo that morning and a pair of ditzy teenagers arguing about Shakespeare are nothing but hilarious, and there's a sharp kind of absurdism in the typical Whyte Ave bar star engaged in conversation with a duck or a mime abandoning his pregnant girlfriend. As with most nascent sketch shows, it's a bit hit or miss, but the hits are sharp enough that you should keep an eye out

for ROMP in the future. (DB) THE SURVIVAL OF PIGEONS As Studied by Human Lovers Written by Jon Lachlan Stewart Directed by Vincent Forcier Starring Sereana Malani, Ben McIvor

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It's man versus woman under the guise of man versus nature in Jon Lachlan Stewart's latest, and it's the sharply written relationship drama that makes it so winning. Sharply staged and played, and a little more economical than some of Lachlan's past work, it follows a young couple moving in together, and the cracks that become evident when they have to deal with a similar couple of pigeons. The nature-doc voiceover is sometimes a little too cute, but the relationship dynamic is acutely realized here, and the play manages to be funny, ring true and feel melancholy and romantic all in under an hour. (DB) Vultures Written by Katherine Cullen Directed by Mitchell Cushman Starring Cullen, Pamela Schmunk

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Naming a play Vultures conjures up images of spoiled meat and slow death. Given this play's subject (familial misery, hygienic squalor and psychological cannibalism) and delivery (fevered, determined and, in an uncooled theatre in June, quite sticky), the product undoubtedly delivers on the promise. With admirable acting and gripping stage production, Vultures verges on a harrowing production. Unfortunately, a rambling, poorly constructed script can't decide what it wants to say and drags the play half an hour past its preferred expiry date. As a result, Vultures winds up suitable only for the birds. (LK) Until Sun, Jun 13 Nextfest Theatre At The Roxy (10708 - 124 St) & The Living Room PlayHouse (11315 - 106 ave) Visit nextfest.ca for full schedule

PRAIRIE ARTSTERS >> CARFAC

Know your rights Recently, I attended my first National Conorganization that champions the rights of ference for Visual Artists as organized by professional artists through proactive lobCARFAC, the Canadian Artists' Repbying for better legislation and bringing resentation/le Front des artistes to the table up-to-date issues such canadiens. Up until then, I (and as implementing resale rights for apparently many others) had Canadian artists, CARFAC—at only ever referred to CARFAC least in Alberta—has simply not m ekly.co for their exhibition fee schedbeen a factor for emerging arts vuewe @ y m a ule, which provided a guideline professionals, and this is a proby Am for artist fees according to the lem for us all. Fung type of exhibition. Even a day Especially in a province where arts into the conference, when someand culture are continually disrespectbody asked me what the CARFAC acronym ed by the ruling government, artists need to stood for, I blankly blinked at them without stand up for their rights and acknowledge a clue. As a 42-year-old organization whose that they do have the power to change their first president was Edmonton's own Sylvian condition. Voyer, how did CARFAC completely slip Only, post-conference, I get the strong my field of consciousness? As a national sense that artists in Alberta seem to be per-

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fectly content to keep taking the blows—or more commonly, to move away to somewhere seemingly easier and better to be an artist. While an Alberta CARFAC branch did once upon a time exist, the most recent chapter folded in 2005. Existing in limbo for several years, CARFAC was given a reprieve in 2008 under Visual Arts Alberta Association. While the spirit of professionalization and arts lobbying is less than vivid in Alberta compared to other regional Provincial Arts Service Organizations (PASO) across Canada, VAAA has resuscitated CARFAC in Alberta as a project run by mostly volunteer hours. And while resources are limited everywhere, it's disappointing to learn that the current membership for CARFAC Alberta sits at less than 100. As an organization devoted to offering professional services from providing infor-

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mation and education on everything from copyright laws, gallery rights, contract samples, legal referrals, taxes, etc, CARFAC in Alberta exists more as an idea than an actual resource. Talking to a range of artists during the conference and afterwards back in Edmonton, it was clear the majority of emerging and mid-level visual artists either did not know what CARFAC could do for them, or simply did not feel it was important enough to look into. Chalk it up to the prevalent Alberta arts apathy, but the lack of attention paid by Alberta artists to their own rights is truly dismaying. Continuing bending over backwards to only give away our work and time for free, or worse, for exposure, while lamenting how all the power is with the institutions, funding bodies, developers, etc, you would think artists in this province were all living under an oppressive dictatorship that deprived them of the ability for action and

education. Speaking informally to Margaret Witschl, the Alberta CARFAC representative and former President of VAAA, and an active artist in her own right, I expressed my post-conference concerns, concerns that touched upon the void of professional artists (in comparison to a largely amateur crowd), the gaping lack of succession planning and the overall lack of presence CARFAC has within Alberta's visual arts scene. As one of the first graduates of the University's fine arts program, Witschl has seen the ebbs and flows of the arts scene for over three decades, and she is still doing her part. It's time for a next generation of arts professionals to step up, and lend our voice and energy towards strengthening an arts culture in Alberta. V Amy Fung is the author of PrairieArtsters.com

PREVUE // VISUAL ART SHOW

call to artists

Raising the bar

Nextfest's visual art show sets a new standard for emerging artists Amy Fung // amy@vueweekly.com

he phrase "third time's the charm" comes to mind when speaking with Josée Aubin Ouellette, third-time curator for Nextfest's visual arts program. Since taking over in 2008 as the sole applicant for the job of curator, Ouellette has transformed the standard for emerging visual artists in this city by leaps and bounds. Pushing beyond the model of working with community businesses who allowed work to be shown on their spare walls during the run of the festival in her first year on the job, Ouellette consciously began pairing solo exhibitions in conceptually interesting settings and seeking new venues to compliment the artworks she wanted to exhibit. By her second year, she actively sought out partnerships with independent galleries, and now in her third and last year as the Nextfest visual arts curator, Ouellette has achieved her original vision of having one grand show in a real gallery space that sets a professional standard for new Edmonton artists. It'll be Ouellette's last Nextfest show before she heads off to complete her MFA at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, where she'll return to her own artistic practice that will certainly continue to be informed by her curatorial practices. "I felt like I was filling a void in Edmonton. I know I didn't get the support I needed, and I've been trying to fill the void for my peers," says Ouellette, who was first a Nextfest artist in 2007 before taking on the job of curating it herself. Organizing 28 artists within one show, along with six other venues along 124 street, this year's exhibition is certainly the strongest display of contemporary art from Edmonton's emerging artists

Call to Artists - Request for Proposals

Eaux Claires Transit Centre Public Art Project The Eaux Claires Transit Centre public art competition, open to all Canadian visual artists, is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy “Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas” (C458C). Budget: $23, 750 CAD (maximum, all inclusive) Deadline: 4:30 pm on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 MOTION CAPTURE >> A frame from Mandy Espezel's "Paint Lick" in recent memory. Taking place in the former AGA's interim gallery space that has since hosted a handful of silent art auctions, the 2010 Nextfest visual art show offers the capacity to show videobased works, along with more delicate works that strongly signal the clear move away from art on walls, which Nextfest's original and outdated model had clearly been set up for. While Ouellette has certainly been appreciative of showing work in businesses in the past, the opportunity to gather the works into their own official space is a clear and logical step. "There's not a lot of opportunities out there for emerging artists as there's not a lot of expectations for artists in Edmonton," Ouellette says. "And I want to promote a culture that will support emerging artists and let audiences actively look out for talent." With a strong contingent from the

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2010 Visual Arts Student Association throughout the show, along with show highlights "Paint Lick" by Mandy Espezel, a thoughtful and surprisingly emotional stop-motion video and soundtrack on the process and evolution of one oil painting, and a series of extraordinary paired photographs from Emmanuel Ilagan, the show is one that is not to be missed as it marks a turning point in professionalism for emerging artists. And as the job of next year's curatorial duties is now up for grabs, it should be noted now where the bar has been set and how the forthcoming years will match, if not raise the standards more so. V

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REVUE // I KILLED MY MOTHER

Mother may I?

Xavier Dolan's debut brilliantly twists the coming-of-age style apparent French New Wave influences, it's not enough to describe a single viewer's rendition. Dolan's effort, which he produced, wrote and directed at only 19, pulls off a number of stylistic methods with jaw-dropping sophistication.

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f Xavier Dolan's first feature, and the French-Canadian toast at this year's Cannes, is a vanity project, then it's a damn good one. The traditional gay-coming-of-age element that stands out in the autobiographical plot twists onto itself quite brilliantly, turning what might have been an indulgent hipster project into a drama of dark, ambiguous moralilty. If anything, Dolan's self-absorbed esthetic exposes itself as that which might be the ultimately tragic flaw of the lead character that he plays—a mopey, artistically minded teen who thinks he hates this mother. I Killed My Mother follows Hubert (Dolan), a queerball teen with a knack for the arts—while he's not a stretch for some of us to identify with, his screen presence as both a character and creative voice for Dolan are hard to resist. He suffers through instinctive bouts of hostility towards his tacky mom (Anne Dorval), more often than not facing up to their difficult relationship as a reflection of his own

FAMILY BOND? >> Mother and son consider each other in I Killed My Mother issues of growing up gay and weird. He confides in his dreamy boyfriend, a thoughtful French teacher and the lens of the video camera that records his diary, feeling like even they are all losing sight of him.

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That's one way of reading the plot— Dolan fans and critics might scoff at such a vapid description. But it's only evidence at how I Killed My Mother delves into so many fascinating corners of filmic storytelling—like his

Notably, a number of still image montages frame Hubert's experience— plastic flowers, James Dean, poutyfaced cherubs—falling between the kitsch and raw beauty of consumer objects. Such Godard-esque techniques look easy, but don't often work without the contrast of poignant storytelling. The richly flawed characters, especially Dorval as the faketanning shopaholic single mom who tries desperately to reach out to her son but can't help being the occasional bitch, are also closely reminiscent of Truffaut. And true, a lot of French dramas manage to do the same, both the Canadian and European kind, but few sit so unsuspectingly still beneath the surface of a gay teen melodrama. At times, I Killed My Mother hinges on a queer sexuality that ends up more fashion-conscious than inves-

tigative. Dolan and his high school self-image are effortlessly adorable, tossing around a mop of curly brown hair and hunching forward in a series of oversized V-neck sweaters. Rarely does he project an image of himself as vulnerable as he is written to be, swinging between a sleek wit and aggressive hatefulness that needn't always tailor itself to an Urban Outfitters catalogue. But fluffiness aside, the film is a remarkable debut, one that hopefully promises the same things that Jutra, Egoyan and Cronenberg did at the start of their careers. Setting aside the future, Dolan has indeed crafted a filmbased memoir that works as efficiently as a one-man stage production, though is far too hungry and intrigued by culture to be solely about himself. V Wed, Jun 16 (8 pm) I Killed My Mother Written and directed by Xavier Dolan Starring Dolan, Anne Dorval, Francois Arnaud Metro Cinema (9828 - 101A Ave)

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DVD DETECTIVE >> TONY MANERO

Santiago night fever

Tony Manero captures the fearful tone of Chile's Pinochet years in one memorable character We can interrogate and, to some degree, ilscour the era's atmosphere and dread in luminate the most tenebrous horrors of the search of a unique sort of character, one past through making up stories, but what that might cloud the conventional fronsort of stories should we devise? Which are tiers dividing victim from oppressor. His best equipped to stir us out of despondency response was Tony Manero. and actively engage us? The greatIt's Santiago, 1978, and 52-year-old er the horror, the more urgently Raúl is devoting all his energies to and rigorously this question preparing for a local televised ceneeds to be addressed. When lebrity impersonation contest. It the young filmmaker Pablo om seems Raúl wants not simply to eekly.c w e u v Larraín interviewed his fellow dvddetective@ evoke but to literally transform f Chileans about living through himself into Tony Manero, John e s o J the institutionalized terror of Travolta's ambitious, disco dancing Braun the Pinochet years, he found most sensation from Bay Ridge, the hero of their memories foggy and imprecise. of John Badham's 1977 hit movie Saturday "What I got from this research was not Night Fever. We see Raúl in a rundown cinany particular idea of what happened ema watching the film, studying Travolta's in terms of facts, but a tone, an atmomoves and parroting his dialogue—but sphere," Larraín explains, "a combinadoes Raúl ever stay to the end? Does Raúl tion of fear, sadness and strangeness, even realize that Tony Manero never actubecause they didn't know what was ally becomes a big star? Or is Raúl hoping going to happen the next day." Larraín's to correct Saturday Night Fever's downresponse to these interviews was not beat ending by miraculously transcending to sombrely chronicle the plight of vichis own marginalized existence of despair, tims of the Pinochet years, but rather to poverty, confinement, communal living,

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dysfunctional sex and routine applications of jet black hair dye to cover up the accumulating grey? Raúl will do anything to fulfil his dream of usurping reality with his distorted reading of an imported fantasy. His desire initially seems akin to that of so many go-for-it movie protagonists. You wonder at first if Tony Manero will be a comedy of self-discovery and triumph over adversity, its protagonist yet another addition to the movies' ongoing collection of lovably obsessive, nerdy, underdog dreamers. But any such suspicions are dashed once we see Raúl help an old lady home after being mugged, only to get her alone in her little apartment and calmly bash her head in so as to steal her colour TV. Colour TVs were apparently tough to come by in Pinochet's Chile. Would Raúl have been a sociopath had he not lived under a murderous dictatorship? Are there certain kinds of monsters that are only awakened by the right circumstances, prompted by social conditions

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that seem to offer tacit permission to act out otherwise repressed atrocities? It's a question that lingers in some of the novels of the posthumously celebrated Chileanborn author Roberto Bolaño, and Larraín, in his documentary-like follow-up to the very different, far more baroque, and not very successful debut Fuga, implies this question too, without offering any answers that might oversimplify his bizarre, grotesque and utterly absorbing story. Larraín instead focuses on imbuing Tony Manero with numerous details that heighten the film's sense of place, its tension, and its black humour. Raúl's incestuous housemates rehearse in their ramshackle performance space and perform their almost endearingly lame song and dance show for paltry audiences of locals happy for whatever sort of diversion to fill their hours before curfew arrives. Some of these housemates meet with secret insurgent groups, though Raúl himself isn't to be distracted from his mastery of Manero embodiment, getting the right number of buttons on

his white pants or the right high-density glass cubes to build an illuminated dance floor, just like that of Saturday Night Fever's 2001 Odyssey nightclub, and replace the crappy wooden plank floor he memorably rips up in a wild fit when something in one of the group's disco routines goes wrong. The success of that scene, like so many others, including an especially messy one you've just got to see to believe, rests firmly on the interpretative talents of lead actor Alfredo Castro, who plays Raúl with such complete, deadpan immersion it's positively chilling. Castro's work alone is reason to see this film. Kino's disc of Tony Manero is pretty much devoid of extras, and while that's regrettable given that some minimal historical context at the very least might help certain viewers to appreciate its layers of critique and genuine audacity, it is finally a work that can stand alone and leave you reeling. Tony Manero barely screened in North American cinemas, but everyone with whom I watched it during its appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival, including a few Chilean friends, still haven't forgotten the experience. Here's hoping it continues to intrigue and appall viewers on DVD. V

FILM // DENNIS HOPPER

The talented Mr Hopper Remembering Dennis Hopper's impressive career Josef Braun // josef@vueweekly.com

learned of Dennis Hopper's death in a bowling alley in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, while drinking warm Canadian, trying to figure out what I was doing in this place and losing badly at five-pin. I tend to take it hard when my heroes die, even when they've had a good run, and this didn't seem the ideal scenario in which to hear sad news. Yet somehow, there in that bowling alley, with the leering local drunks and ill-fitting shoes and the unseasonably bone-chilling, desperately lonesome Prairies unfolding forever just outside the doors, it struck me that this place was perfectly emblematic of my personal experience of Hopper's singular body of work. It wasn't difficult to imagine Feck, Hopper's character from River's Edge (1986), perched by the bar, slapping his artificial leg, embracing his rubber doll, hardening his beady eyes and launching into a monologue about bikes, beer and pussy. This gave me comfort. Feck. Father. Photojournalist. Frank Booth. For moviegoers of my generation, Hopper's story didn't begin with Rebel Without a Cause (1955) or Giant (1956), or even with Easy Rider (1969).

INTO THE SUNSET >> Remembering Dennis Hopper It began with River's Edge and Blue Velvet (1986). That famous anecdote, how Hopper phoned David Lynch, already in production in North Carolina, just to assure him that he could play the drugaddled, sexually deranged, murderous, mommy-fixated sociopath Frank Booth because he was Frank Booth, how Lynch got off the phone and confessed to Isabella Rossellini, Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan that Hopper's identification

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with the character could be great for the movie, but how were they going to have lunch?, endures not only because it fuels the legend of the then recently rehabilitated Hopper, but, more importantly, because it functions as a declaration of an artist's devotion to his work. Hopper recognized something of his own weaknesses in Frank Booth, and he used that recognition to elevate what in less disciplined hands might have been a cartoon

villain. I will never forget hearing in an interview how the only thing that got Hopper through his worst times was his persistent belief that the cameras were always rolling. In any case, Frank led me to Feck, then back to Father, his wonderful supporting role in Rumble Fish (1983), and to Apocalypse Now (1979), and Hopper's unforgettable photojournalist or, as Hopper enunciates it in the movie, "I'm a photo. Journalist." Between moments of eerie stillness he rattles off his monologues like a Beat auctioneer, with multiple cameras dangling round his neck like so many eyes, trying manically to take in everything. By the 1980s Hopper's infamous past exploits, even Easy Rider and The Last Movie (1971), didn't matter as much as what he was doing right then, giving one performance after another that seemed that much more virtuosic, focused, dynamic, scary and inventive for Hopper's new straight edge. He seemed to convey genuine craziness with greater force when he wasn't wasted. His work from this period, at least in the better movies—there were plenty of very bad ones, too—dispelled the notion that the demise of the New Hollywood meant the demise of great ambition in American movies. Blue Velvet was a masterpiece, and Frank Booth a walking, talking nightmare id figure, at once terrifying and hilarious and the likes of which we'd never seen, barking lines as impossibly banal as "Let's fuuuuck!" and

rendering them gleeful howls from the collective unconscious. Over time I began to grasp the larger story, to catch up with Hopper's long and winding career, his photography and art collection and years in alcoholic abyss, while still trying to see every new movie he appeared in or directed. He was always coming back, from blacklisting, humiliation, disaster and addiction, but even Dennis Hopper's resurrections are numbered. His death from metastasized prostate cancer at 74 came not as the last ember of a long fading away but as a sudden burning out. To the very end he worked like a madman, perhaps because he was a madman, a suggestion not meant to diminish his talents but simply contextualize his sensibility. He radiated unnerving intensity, and while he could play softer, more palatable roles, he had a special gift for weirdoes who left such indelible impressions on a movie that he barely needed names, guys known only as Goon, Moon, Prophet, Chicken, Shooter, Cracker, Doggie and Kansas, his state of birth. He first left Kansas at 13, and it was then he first saw mountains, skyscrapers and the ocean. In every case he was disappointed because in his imagination these things were always grander than reality. For better and for worse he was born to seek grandeur, and through the most ragged and at times ridiculous routes, whether scaling the lower depths or shooting to dazzling heights, his life and work achieved it. V

COMMENT >> TELEVISION

The subtlety of television Positive manipulation and the world of Breaking Bad I'm always surprised by how few people I in this medium: when his character is telling know are familiar with Breaking Bad. The a lie (which is quite often), he has perfected show is critically acclaimed, considered by the appearance of someone who is bad many (including myself) to be the best at doing it. It's like double acting: we see show on TV. Bryan Cranston, the acsomeone who is lying but is trying HE H tor who plays the protagonist Walto cover it up and looks uncomC T WA ter White, has won the Emmy fortable doing it but not to the for Best Actor two seasons in a point that the person he is lyrow. My mom hipped me to this ing to catches on. Though you om .c ly k e e @vuew show and the last thing she inoccasionally get the blood and roland troduced me to was the concept Rolanrdton the explosions, at its core Breakof eating with cutlery. ing Bad is about subtlety. Pembe I didn't watch it at first because the When Walt realizes he needs a basic premise of the show seems somestreet name, he comes up with the nerdy how gimmicky and hollow. How do I usually Heisenberg, a reference to the guy who spin it for people? "Well, it's the dad from came up with the uncertainty principle in Malcolm in the Middle playing a high school quantum mechanics. Touches like these are science teacher who finds out that he has a part of what makes a show like Breaking terminal cancer and decides to make meth Bad so special: they know the kind of audito pay for it. But deep down, it explores ence they've attracted. TV has evolved to complex ethical questions, the structure of the point that everything doesn't have to be the family unit and represents possibly the explained to the viewer. If the show creates first welcome case of audience manipu—" a precedent of intelligence in its content, That's when I usually get cut off and told that is now reflected back by the viewer. about a smoke monster and two dudes with black-and-white outfits. Right. Small things like how Jane, a character The lynchpin of the show is Walt, who is from season two, happens to have a drawpossibly the most dynamic character in the ing of Ouroboros (the snake eating its tail history of television. He somehow oscillates representing the cyclical nature of life) in between being brilliant, completely selfher room aren't pivotal to the story but are absorbed and evil, yet somehow still manextremely thoughtful if you notice them. ages to be sympathetic in the end. Bryan Through its three season run, Vince GilliCranston does something I don't see often gan and the staff behind Breaking Bad have

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mined several different directing styles for use within the show's universe. They once had a Mexican banda open a show with a music video regaling us about the sprawl of Heisenberg's product. Los Pollos Hermano, a fried chicken chain that becomes very important later in the series, gets the commercial treatment with a big punchline at the end. Attorney Saul Goodman (brilliantly played by Mr Show's Bob Odenkirk) has hilarious public access style ads for his low brow legal service. There is a seemingly unlimited, imaginative vision of what can be included in a serial dramatic program within this show. Entertainment is transparent and never more so than through the television medium. Music is usually a mood enhancer like alcohol. We choose to listen to sad music to make us feel better when we are sad. We listen to party music before we go to the club. Things aren't as cut and dry with Breaking Bad. We aren't trying to solve some big mystery or get some giggles for 30 minutes. It's the strength of the narrative that drives us to care about what will come next. And when we get to certain points, our thoughts and emotions are used against us but not in a cheap, unwelcome way. This is a meticulous show that assumes a high knowledge base in the viewer and subverts their expectations accordingly. And that to me is very exciting. V

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Written and directed by Nicholas Stoller Starring Russell Brand, Jonah Hill  Russell Brand's reluctantly recovering rock star Aldous Snow was one of the highlights of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a film that really didn't suffer for them. But while Brand still has charm and wit to spare as a self-centred asshole who just happens to be an international rock star, Get Him to the Greek almost suffers for it, in the sense that it seems content to just let him and co-star Jonah Hill go around and be wacky, and worry about connecting the dots later. Where

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Sarah Marshall felt like a ridiculous but down-to-earth labour of love that earned its moments of sentimentality and melancholy, Greek is basically just a series of (admittedly usually pretty funny) situations strung together with the flimsiest of excuses. That maybe wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't driving at something a bit deeper than a gross-out buddy comedy, but weaved into this story about a young record company executive (Hill) trying to reign in a train-wreck of a rock star (Brand) for a big anniversary show are threads of redemption and what it means to love somebody. Again, that kind of sentimentality helped push Sarah Marshall somewhere bigger, but here it just feels downright mawkish, mostly because these characters feel less like people than they do comic stand-ins to be shuffled from one situation to the next. That also leads to the whole world of Greek feeling like one without consequences, and not in a good, reflective-of-the-rock-star-lifestyle way: the main conflict is supposed to be getting Snow to the theatre on time, after all, but absolutely nothing the duo does, from partying all night in London to taking Absinthe in New York to smoking a cocktail of drugs in Las Vegas ever actually seems to hold them back. What they do instead is give ample excuses for clowning around and there, at least, Get Him to the Greek is reasonably successful. It's not quite as clever about celebrity/pop culture as Sarah Marshall was, but it has its moments: Snow's latest single is a culturally appropriating abomination called "African Child" which has a video that features him as a selfdescribed "white alien Jesus," and Puff Daddy actually gives a pretty consistently funny turn as the overbearing asshole who heads the record company. The only surprising bit about the comedy is that Hill, who's reasonably reliable, is actually kind of a void here: his character is too

good-natured and sweet and bland, and Hill works better with cynical snark. David Berry

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Killers

Directed by Robert Luketic Written by Bob DeRosa and TM Griffin Starring Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara  The domestic action-comedy, a subgenre that often pairs a married couple as a unexpected crime-fighting duo against the background of their cozy suburban quarters, demonstrates how the idiosyncracies of marriage survive under the pressure of dangers reserved for James Bond or Tom Clancy heroes. Hits like Mr And Mrs Smith and Date Night offer partly amusing contrasts of screechy wives and cocksure husbands whose underdog affections for each other find a way to save the day, their adventure skewing familiar elements of both the romance and thriller. It worked especially well for the lead actors involved, whose personae fell comfortably enough on the side of Hollywood irony to stir our interest. In Killers, Ashton Kutcher stars as hunky CIA assassin Spencer who, after falling for a gawky single lady named Jenn (Katherine Heigl) on vacation with her parents, abandons his career to pursue a love affair most of us only dream of. After three years, their marital bliss and normal careers hit a rift when a cash reward is offered for Spencer's head, with the hitmen on the job revealed to be none other than their pesky neighbours and acquaintances. Having all the essentials to be cute, sexy and nightmarish, Killers boasts a clever concept without providing the scene-by-scene substance to make Kutcher and Heigl seem effectively compatible. From their lush European courtship to the hot-blooded marriage that gets them into trouble, Spencer and Jenn are desirable yet underdeveloped by a sense of

Summer can be a real bummer if you spend all your time locked away in your office or hiding in the basement. What you've gotta do is get out there and experience something. To that end, Vue Weekly is proud to present the annual Hot Summer Guide, filled with exactly the kind of thing we were just talking about—awesome summer experiences. So get outta the house and find something to do whether its in Edmonton or out of town. No matter what you like to get up to, there's something in here for everyone. Remember: don't have a bummer summer!

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Events where tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster will contain the abbreviation TM. You can reach Ticketmaster by calling 780.451.8000 or visiting ticketmaster.ca. Tix on the Square will be abbreviated Tix. You can reach Tix on the Square at 780.420.1757 or visiting tixonthesquare.com. Blackbyrd Myoozik will be B. You can reach Blackbyrd at 780.439.1273 or blackbyrd.ca. Megatunes will be M. You can reach Megatunes at 780.434.6342 or megatunes.com/tickets. Other ticket vendors will be abbreviated O and can be found through the contact info listed for each event.

THURSDAY JUNE 10 EDMONTON PROPER Andrea Soler • The Cutting Room Salon and Spa, 10536 - 124 St • 9 am – 9:30 pm • Painting and prints evoking a world we cannot see • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Alfie Zappacosta • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $35 • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Arts Café • Northgate Lions Senior Centre, 7524 - 139 Ave • 12:30 pm – 2 pm • Free • A variety show featuring drama, music, dance and spoken-word performances from seniors groups across the city. Part of the Creative Age Festival • For more info call 780.485.5955 or visit creativeagefestival.ca

Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $32 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com The Juvyline Cubangbang Show • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 8 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Taryn Kneteman • Thread Hill, 10725 - 124 St • 10 am – 6 pm • Paintings and prints from a thrilling visual artist • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Christine Kwok • Local 124, 10711 - 124 St • 12 pm – 7 pm • Industrial design work on the relationship between people and objects • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Chantal Lefebrvre • Propaganda Hair Salon, 10808 - 124 St • 9:30 am – 9 pm • Painting inspired by worldbeat music • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Liars • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $21.75 (Tix) • A uniquely hilarious exploration of lying • For more info call 780.433.3399 or visit shadowtheatre.org Cory Montemurro • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • Images scavenged from corporate media and personal photographs • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

Dance or Die • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 9 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

New Edmonton Artists Group Exhibit • Enterprise Square, 10230 - Jasper Ave • Free • A group exhibit with over 25 artists, including Jay Benoit, Daniel Evans, Mindy Heins, Phillip Chan and Jennie Vegt • For more info visit nextfest.ca

Don Amero • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests Raleigh, Brittney Grabill and Mitch Smith • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

NextFest Image Retrospective • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 12 pm – 10 pm • 11 paintings from the history of NextFest • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

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Paula & Strom • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 9 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Photographic Arts Society of Alberta • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 - 102 Ave • 9 am – 5 pm • $5 – $10 • The 19th installment of this annual series features an astonishing array of images produced by a talented assocation of Albertans. Runs until June 20 • For more info call 780.453.9100 or visit royalalbertamuseum.ca Raphaël Freynet • Lobby of Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 10 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca ROMP • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 7 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Claude Stuart • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Orange County Flyers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Moose Jaw • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

FRIDAY JUNE 11 EDMONTON PROPER An Horse • Brixx Bar & Grill, 10030 - 102

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St • 7 pm • $13 (TM, B) • With guests Hot Panda • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Arts Café • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave • 12:30 pm – 2 pm • Free • A variety show featuring drama, music, dance and spoken-word performances from seniors groups across the city. Part of the Creative Age Festival • For more info call 780.485.5955 or visit creativeagefestival.ca Béatrice et Bénédict • Convocation Hall, 3-82 Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta • 7:30 pm • $20 – $27 (Tix) • Berlioz's inspired operatic take on the alliterative lovers of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com Born Ruffians • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $16 (TM, B, O) • With guests Young Rival • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Call Me A Liar • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 8:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Captain Tractor with Chris Wynters • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Chantal Lefebrvre • Propaganda Hair Salon, 10808 - 124 St • 9:30 am – 9 pm • Painting inspired by worldbeat music • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Characters & Violence • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 6:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Class Action • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 9 pm • With Utopian Skank • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca Dance First, Think Later • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 7:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

Gordon Grdina's Box Cutter • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm • $16 – $20 (TM) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Taryn Kneteman • Thread Hill, 10725 - 124 St • 10 am – 6 pm • Paintings and prints from a thrilling visual artist • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Christine Kwok • Local 124, 10711 - 124 St • 12 pm – 7 pm • Industrial design work on the relationship between people and objects • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com Liars • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $21.75 (Tix) • A uniquely hilarious exploration of lying • For more info call 780.433.3399 or visit shadowtheatre.org Marc-André Hamelin plays Shostakovich • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7:30 pm • $20 – $69 • With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com Mass Choir • The ARTery, 9535 Jasper Ave • 9 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 and the Technation interdisciplinary performanceparty • For more info visit nextfest.ca Cory Montemurro • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • Images scavenged from corporate media and personal photographs • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca MuchMusic SodaPOP • Edmonton Event Centre, 8882 - 170 St • 5 pm • $29.50 (TM) • With Emily Osment and Danny Fernandes • For more info visit unionevents.com

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National Portrait Gallery • Latitude 53, 2nd Floor, 10248 - 106 St • 7 pm • Free ($5 suggested donation) • Enjoy the cosmopolitan opening reception for the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition at Latitude 53. The exhibit runs until July 17 • For more info, call 780.423.5353 or visit latitude53.org New Edmonton Artists Group Exhibit • Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave • Free • A group exhibit with over 25 artists, including Jay Benoit, Daniel Evans, Mindy Heins, Phillip Chan and Jennie Vegt • For more info visit nextfest.ca Nextfest Image Retrospective • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 12 pm – 10 pm • 11 paintings from the history of NextFest • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 11:30 am – 4 pm •Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Paula & Strom • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 5:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

gestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Vultures • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 9:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Alfie Zappacosta • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $35 • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com ZZ Top • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $74.10 – $116.10 (TM) • With Wide Mouth Mason • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Orange County Flyers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

Samandriel • The Mead Hall, 10940 166A St • 8 pm •$8 • With Odinfist and Statue of Demur • For more info visit themeadhall.net

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Seniors Tour and Tea • Alberta Legislature, 10800 - 97 Ave • Free • Enjoy a group tour and complimentary fancy tea. Requires pre-registration • For more info call 780.427.7362 or visit edmonton.ca

Aurora Arabian Summer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

Six Picks • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 7 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Andrea Soler • The Cutting Room Salon and Spa, 10536 - 124 St • 9 am – 9:30 pm • Painting and prints evoking a world we cannot see • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Jeffery Straker • The Kasbar Lounge, 10444 - 82 Ave • 8 pm – 11 pm • $20 • Part of Edmonton Pride Week, all funds from this concert benefit HIV Edmonton • For more info call 780.488.5742 or visit edmontonpride.ca Claude Stuart • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca THE SURVIVAL OF PIGEONS As Studied by Human Lovers • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 9 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca 30th Anniversay Gala Concert • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 7:30 pm •$105 (Tix) • Gala showcase and fundraiser for the Anne Burrows Music Foundation, featuring Angela Cheng, Jens Lindemann, Sarah Ho, Andrew Wan and Dongkun An • For more info visit tixonthesquare.com Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No sug-

SATURDAY JUNE 12 EDMONTON PROPER Al Fresco Wine Tasting • DeVine Wines & Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 1 pm – 9 pm •$20 • Combination wine tasting and block party • For more info call 780.421.9463 or visit devinewines.ca Arts Café • Westend Seniors Activity Centre, 9629 - 176 St • 12:30 pm – 2 pm • Free • A variety show featuring drama, music, dance and spoken-word performances from seniors groups across the city. Part of the Creative Age Festival • For more info call 780.485.5955 or visit creativeagefestival.ca The Be Arthurs • Lobby of the Roxy Theatre • 10 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 and the SMUT Cabaret interdisciplinary performance-party • For more info visit nextfest.ca Béatrice et Bénédict • Convocation Hall, 3-82 Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta • 7:30 pm • $20 – $27 (Tix)• Berlioz's inspired operatic take on the alliterative lovers of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, presented by Opera

NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com Call Me A Liar • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 6 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Chantal Lefebrvre • Propaganda Hair Salon, 10808 - 124 St • 9 am – 4 pm • Painting inspired by worldbeat music • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Chimprov •Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • World-class improv, possibly done in monkey suits • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com City Streets CD Release • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 9 pm • $10 – $12 • With Slates and Falklands • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca Colours of Spring Encore • Sacred Heart Catholic Church of the First Peoples, 10821 - 96 St • 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • The Kokopelli Choir Association brings the season to a close with an eclectic mix of music • For more info call kokopellichoirs.com Dance Excel 2010 • Shoctor Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave • 1:30 pm & 7 pm • $15 – $22 • Presented by the Sandra Gray School of Dancing • For more info visit citadeltheatre.com The DIRTYdownward • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 8 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Dance First, Think Later • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 7:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Edmonton Waste Management Centre Open House • 1311 Meridian Street, shuttles from Commonwealth LRT Station • 8:30 am – 3:30 pm • Free •Tour Edmonton's world-reowned Waste Management Centre • For more info visit edmonton.ca Marc-André Hamelin plays Shostakovich • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 8 pm • $20 – $69 • With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com IRL: In Real Life • Roxy Theatre, 10708 124 St • 6 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Taryn Kneteman • Thread Hill, 10725 - 124 St • 10 am – 5 pm • Paintings and prints from a thrilling visual artist • Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Christine Kwok • Local 124, 10711 - 124 St • 12 pm – 6 pm • Industrial design work on the relationship between people and objects • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical

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theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com Let There Be Height • La Cité Francophone Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • $28 – $30 (Tix) • A one-of-a-kind aerial cabaret with grace, beauty and feats of strength • For more info visit fireflytheatre.com Liars • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $11.75 – $21.75 (Tix) • A uniquely hilarious exploration of lying • For more info call 780.433.3399 or visit shadowtheatre.org The Misfits • Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 8 pm • $29.50 (TM, B) • With guests the Old Wives and Preying Saints • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Cory Montemurro • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • Images scavenged from corporate media and personal photographs • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca New Edmonton Artists Group Exhibit • Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave • Free • A group exhibit with over 25 artists, including Jay Benoit, Daniel Evans, Mindy Heins, Phillip Chan and Jennie Vegt • For more info visit nextfest.ca NextFest Image Retrospective • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 12 pm – 10 pm • 11 paintings from the history of Nextfest • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca No Werewolves • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 8: 30 pm • 8:30 pm • Featuring For A Few Hundred Dollars, The Stank and other great films •Part of NextFest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Pride Parade • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 1 pm • Music from the Wet Secrets, the Boyfriends, the Be Arthurs and more to follow •Part of Pride Week • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Pure Pride • City Centre Parkade, 102 Ave - 100 St • 9 pm – 3 am • $20 • DJs, celebrity hosts and entertainers. Part of Pride Week • For more info visit pureedmonton.com Andrea Soler • The Cutting Room Salon and Spa, 10536 - 124 St • 8 am – 4 pm • Painting and prints evoking a world we cannot see • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Stack-o-Seven • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 9 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Claude Stuart • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Tea & Talk: Garneau Walking Tour • Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Dr • Learn about the Garneau community and Rutherford House, and top if off with tea and sweets in the Arbour Restaurant • For more info call 780.422.2697 or visit rutherfordhouse.ca

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com 24 Hour Bike Repair-a-Thon • 10047 - 80 Ave • 6 pm – 6 pm Sunday • Part of the Edmonton Community Challenge. For more info visit ecc.edmontonnextgen.ca Vide tes poches bonhomme, c'est 1932 / Spend It Like It's 1932• Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 7 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Womonspace Mixed Pride Dance • 10450 - 116 St • 9 pm – 1 am • $15 – $20 • With music from DJ Mystic Sound. Part of Pride Week • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Alfie Zappacosta • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $35 • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Africa Day Evening Gala • Northlands, 7515 - 118 Ave • $43 (Tix) • An exhibition of African culture, with live music, food, childrens' activities, dancers and more • For more info visit africacentre.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Orange County Flyers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton International Track Classic • Foote Field, 116 St & 68 Ave • 6:30 pm • $11.75 (Tix) • Canada's finest track and field athletes compete for world rankings and $25 000 in prize money • For more info visit edmontonclassic.com Sprouts Festival 2010 • Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 1 pm • $5 (Tix) • Kids' activities and staged readings of four childrens' plays • For more info call 780.439.3905

EDMONTON METRO Don Wheaton Absolute Annihilation and Monster Energy Motocross Nationals • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Aurora Arabian Summer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com Beaumont Town & Country Daze Parade • 55 Ave & 50 St, Beaumont • 11 am • Enjoy a beach-party themed parade • For more info visit town.beaumont.ab.ca

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SURROUNDING AREAS

INCLUDES: Alix, Banff, Calgary, Camrose, Canmore, Drumheller, Innisfail, Lacombe, Ponoka, Red Deer, Rimbey, Rocky Mountain House, Sylvan Lake, Stettler, Wetaskiwin, Vulcan Rocky Pro Rodeo • Jun 9 – 13 • Rocky Mountain House • $10 – $12 • Professional rodeo come to Rocky Mountain House • For more info visit rockyprorodeo.com Eivor Cabaret • Jun 10 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 9:30 pm • $10 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Vulcan Spock Days • Jun 11 – 13 • Vulcan, south of Calgary • A family fun weekend with a Star Trek convention, beach volleyball, youth fair, beer gardens, Picard impersonation contest, and more • For more info visit vulcantourism.com 1913 Days • Jun 11 – 13 • Sylvan Lake • Parade, food, historic activities and more • For more info call 403.887.2199 or visit sylvanlake.ca An Evening With Gavin Bryars • Jun 12 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $15 – $25 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca History Road • Jun 12 – 13 • Reynolds Alberta Museum, 1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • 10 am – 5 pm •$5 – $9 • The ultimate car show, celebrating more than a century of automotive history • For more info call 780.361.1351 or visit machinemuseum.net Banff Mountain Film Festival Summer Screenings • Jun 14 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $12 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Lawrence Hill • Jun 16 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $15 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Sean & Aimee Dayton •June 16 • Wolf Creek Community Church, Lacombe • 7 pm – 9 pm • For more info visit lacombeevents.ca Innisfail Professional Rodeo • Jun 16 – 20 • Daines Rodeo Grounds, 6 km north of Innisfail • Daily rodeo with nightly rodeo dance, free camping and beer gardens • Daily tickets $10 – $20, rodeo pass $100 • For more info call 403.227.3166 or visit innisfailauctionmarket.com/rodeo.htm artsPeak • Jun 17 – 20 • Various venues in Canmore • A weekend-long celebration of the arts in Canmore, with music, visual arts and more • For info visit artspeakcanmore.com Kisageetin • Jun 18 – 19 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 9 pm • $10 – $15 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Artwalk Festival Day • Jun 19 • Rotary Park, 4725 43 St, Red Deer • 9 am – 5 pm • Art demonstrations, interactive activities, live music and art market. Pioneer Days • Jun 18 – 20 • 4910 - 55A St, Wetaskiwin • Pancake breakfast, parade, duelling piano contest, petting zoo and more • For more info call 780.352.8003

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Raven Stole The Sun • Jun 20 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 4 pm • $10 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Western Wheels 100 ft Shootout • Jun 20 – 21 • Rocky Mountain House • 11 am • $40 •Find out which car is fastest over 100 ft • For more info call 403.845.5227 or visit centralalbertaevents.com Susan Ouriou • Jun 23 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • Admission by donation • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Calgary Stampede • Jul 9 – 18 • Stampede Park, 1410 Olympic Way southeast, Calgary •Today's music includes Derric Ruttan • $7 – $14 • For more info call 1.800.661.1260 or visit calgarystampede.com The Canadian Badlands Passion Play • Jul 9 – 11, 16 – 18 • Western outskirts of Drumheller • 6 pm • $17 – $44 • World-class performance of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. • For more into call 403.823.2001 or visit canadianpassionplay.com

Classic Movie Night •Jun 23 • Camrose & District Centennial Museum • Free • Enjoy a classic movie outdoors •For more info call 780.672.3298 or visit camrosemuseum.ca

Rocky Loggers Competition • Jul 10 • Rocky Arena Complex, Rocky Mountain House •1 pm – 5 pm • $5 • Develop your lumberjack skills for the Pro Loggers Sport Show in 2012 • For more info visit centralalbertaevents.com

Alpha Yaya Diallo • Jun 26 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 8 pm • $14 – $16 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Shoot-Out, Show and Shine • Jul 10 – 11 • PasKa-Poo Park, Rimbey • $5 – $10 • Car show and race tournament • For more info visit caraceways.ca

Highland Games • Jun 26 • Red Deer • 8 am • $5 – $7 • Highland dancing, piping, drumming, Sheep Dog races, optional haggis and more • For more info visit centralalbertaevents.com

Banff Mountain Film Festival Summer Screenings • Jul 12 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $12 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Ponoka Stampede • June 28 – Jul 4 • Ponoka • 7 pm • $18 ($9 child) • For more info call 403.783.3120 or visit ponokastampede.com

Literary Primetime with Ian Brown • Jul 14 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $15 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Spirit of the West • Jun 29 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $10 – $15 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Camrose & District Centennial Museum •10 am – 6 pm• A day of music, children's activities and games •For more info visit camrosemuseum.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 •Canmore • 7:30 am – 10:30 pm • Free breakfast, parade, marching band, fireworks and more • For more info visit discovercanmore.com Canada Day • Jul 1 • Wetaskiwin • Celebrations at the Wetaskiwin Celebration Grounds, a community garage sale and fireworks at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum • For more info visit wetaskiwin.ca An Evening with John Adams • Jul 2 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $20 – $35 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Matthew Barber • Jul 3• The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 4:30 pm • $10 – $12 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Canada's Gospel Music Celebration • Jul 15 – 17 • Westerner Park, 4847A-19 St, Red Deer •6 pm • $15 – $35 • Exhibits and music celebrating gospel music • For more info call 1.800.410.0188 or visit gospelmusic.ca Lacombe Days • Jul 15 – 18 • Lacombe • Parade, pancake breakfast, music festival, fireworks, car races and more • For more info visit lacombedays.ca Diverse As This Land • Jul 16 – 17 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $9 – $20 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Loulou the Acrobat • Jul 17 – 18 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $10 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Edmonton International Raceway Competition • Jul 3, 10, 18, 24, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 • Four km west of intersection of Hwy 2A and Hwy 13 • 4 pm • $5 – $15 • Racing cars featuring a variety of makes and models • For more info call 780.467.9276 or visit edmontonraceway.com

Highriders Challenge • Jul 3 – 4 • Tail Creek Race Way, Alix, AB • For more info visit highriders.ca

Quintron and Miss Pussycat • Jul 10 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 9:30 pm • $10 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Tono (Red Sky Performance) • Jul 3 – 5 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $9 – $16 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

Dance Masters • Jul 20 – 24 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $9 – $20 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca

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Literary Primetime with Paul Tough • Jul 21 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $15 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Westerner Days Fair & Exposition •Jul 21 – 25 • Gaetz Ave and 19 St, Red Deer • $5 – $9 •Live music, rides and other family-friendly attractions • For more info call 403.343.7800 or visit westernerdays.ca Calgary Folk Music Festival • Jul 22 – 25 • Prince's Island Park, Calgary • $47 – $165 (TM, O) • With Library Voices, Stars, the Avett Brothers, Joe Henry, Michael Franti, the Swell Season, Ian Tyson, Hill Country Revue, Corb Lund, Roberta Flack, Peatbog Faeries, Konono No 1 and more •For more info call 403.233.0904 or visit calgaryfolkfest.com Vintage Motorcycle Rally • Jul 23 – 25 • Stampede Grounds, Ponoka •Free • Check out a variety of two-wheelers • For more info call 403.341.4022 or visit cavmg.net Giant Downtown Garage & Tailgate Sale • Jul 24 •Downtown Ponoka • 8 am – 3 pm • Garagesaling entertainment for the whole family •For more info call 403.783.3888 or visit ponoka.org 24 Hours of Adrenaline • Jul 24 • Canmore Nordic Centre • World championship bike racing, with 1400 athletes and 3000 spectators • For more info visit 24hoursofadrenalin.com Stettler Shootout • Jul 24 – 25 • Stettler Airport • 10 am – 5 pm • Knock-out racing tournament • For more info call 403.741.2233 or visit centralalbertaevents.com Banff Festival Orchestra with James Ehnes • Jul 25 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 4 pm • $13 –$40 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band • Jul 28 • Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary • 8 pm • $97.15 – $170.65 (TM) • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com Literary Primetime Canmore • Jul 28 • Communitea Cafe, #117 - 1001 - 6th Ave, Canmore • 7:30 pm • $12 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Big Valley Jamboree • Jul 29 – Aug 1 • Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds • $80 – $195 •Nonstop country music action, including the Keats, Chris Cagle, Samantha King, the Oak Ridge Boys, Doc Walker, Ronnie Milsap, Kevin Costner & Modern West, Bucky Covington, Corb Lund, Jo Hikk, Mashville Brigade and more • For more info, call 780.672.0224 or visit bigvalleyjamboree.com Centrefest • Jul 31 – Aug 1 • Gaetz Ave and Ross St, Red Deer • Street performers, local art, food and Kids' World • For more info, call 403.340.8696

Canmore Folk Festival •Jul 31 – Aug 2 • Canmore • $25 – $90 • With Vieux Farka Touré, Four Men and a Dog, Marc Atkinson Trio, 100 Mile House and more • For more info call 1.888.655.9090 or visit canmorefolkfestival.com Little Women • Aug 4, 6, 8 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $15 – $25 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca The Levon Helm Band • Aug 5 • Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary • 8 pm • $62.10 – $72.60 (TM) • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com The Turn of the Screw • Aug 5, 7 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $15 – $25 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Calgary International Blues Festival • Aug 5 – 8 • Shaw Millenium Park, Calgary • $139 – $50 (M, O) • With MonkeyJunk, Twilight Blues, Mason Rack Band, Mississippi Heat, Coco Montoya, CheckOne Two and more •For more info visit calgarybluesfest.com Summer Country Drive • Aug 7 – 8 • Various locations between Red Deer and Calgary on the QE2 • 10 am – 5 pm •Experience the finest road-trip central Alberta can offer, with tons of local businesses offering specials • For more info visit countrydrive.ca Wetaskiwin Air Show • Aug 7 – 8 • Reynolds Alberta Museum, one km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • 10 am – 6 pm • $5 – $25 • A stupendous air show featuring Snowbirds, parachute demostrations, CF18 Hornets and many, many more planes • For more info call 780.352.8003 or visit wetaskiwinairshow.com Afrikadey! • Aug 9 – 14 • Prince's Island Park, Calgary • $20 – $25 • A celebration of African culture, including live music from K'naan and Nomfusi • For more info call 780.234.9110 or visit afrikadey.com Sarah Harmer • Aug 10 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 8 pm • $30 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Literary Primetime with Jay Ingram • Aug 11 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $15 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Coasters Vintage Car Show • Aug 12 • Ponoka Legion • 158 vintage cars come through Ponoka • For more info visit ponoka.org

Arigato, Tokyo • Aug 13 – 14 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $10 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Ponoka County Fair & Horse Show • Aug 13 – 15 • Ponoka Rodeo Grounds, Ponoka • Agricultral displays, vegetable contests, horse show and baked goods • For more info, call 403.783.5313 or visit ponoka.org

Mukwah Jamboree • Aug 13 • Mukwah Tours, two hours northwest of Calgary •12 pm – 12 am • An amazing array of musical talent along with camping •For more info call 1.800.465.0144 or visit mukwahjamboree.com Camrose Founders Days • Aug 13 - 15 • Various locations around Camrose •10 am – 5 pm • Historic displays, ball hockey tournament, square dancing and more • For more info visit camrosefoundersdays.com Central Music Festival • Aug 13 – 14 • Just north of Red Deer on the QE2 • $50 – $75 • With Half Chance Heroes, Steve Coffey, F&M, a kids' korner, Jim Byrnes and more • For more info call 403.343.3658 or visit centralmusicfest.com Banff Festival Orchestra with Jens Lindemann • Aug 14 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • 7:30 pm • $13 – $40 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca Michael Bublé • Aug 17 – 18 • Pengrowth Saddledome, 555 Saddledome Rise SE, Calgary • 7 pm • $49 – $119 (TM) • With Naturally 7 • For more info visit livenation.com Jazz at the Lake Festival • Aug 19 – 22 • Sylvan Lake • 8 pm • With the Johnny Summers Little Big Band, the Emile-Claire Barlow Quintet, the H.O.T. Dixieland Jazz Band, Kent Sangster, the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Explosion and Flat Iron Jazz • For more info call 403.887.5050 or visit jazzatthelake.com World Chuckwagon Races • Aug 19 – 22 • Rocky Mountain House • World-class chuckwagon racing coming right down to the wire • For more info call 403.846.5919 or visit wpca.com Globalfest • Aug 20 – 28 • Calgary • $7.50 – $15 • International fireworks festival •For more info visit globalfest.ca Indigenous Territories • Aug 21 – 22 • The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr, Banff • $9 – $20 • For more info call 1.800.413.8368 or visit banffcentre.ca 100 Foot Shoot-Out • Aug 21 • Ponoka • The popular car race returns to Ponoka • For more info call 403.783.3888 or visit ponoka.org Demolition Derby • Aug 29 • North Saskatchewan River Park, Rocky Mountain House • 12:30 pm • A thrilling contest of man and metal that has captivated crowds since 1981 • For more info call 403.844.4003 or visit centralalbertaevents.com Harvest Festival • Sep 4 – 5 • Reynolds Alberta Museum, 1 km west of Wetaskiwin on Hwy 13 • $5 – $9 • A heap of harvest history on offer, including more than 40 pieces of vintage machinery, fieldwork demonstrations and butter making • For more info call 1.800.661.4726 or visit reynoldsalbertamuseum.com

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SUNDAY JUNE 13 EDMONTON PROPER Characters & Violence • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 6:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Come Out and Play • Kinsmen Sports Centre, 9100 Walterdale Hill • 10 am – 4 pm • Free • Part of Pride Week. A full day of activities, including a river valley run/walk, yoga, volleyball, frisbee and slo pitch • For more info visit teamedmonton.ca Connor's Road • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Dance or Die • Roxy Theatre, 10708 124 St • 5 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca The DIRTYdownward • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 8 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Edmonton Pride Awards • Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7 pm – 9 pm • Free • Part of Pride Week, with Pride Keynote from Valerie-Mason John • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca 5th Annual Mayor's Pride Brunch • Chateau Lacombe Crowne Plaza, 10111 Bellamy Hill • 11 am – 1 pm • $40 • With Mayor Stephen Mandel. Part of Pride Week • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca The Juvyline Cubangbang Show • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 9:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Christine Kwok • Local 124, 10711 - 124 St • 12 pm – 5 pm • Industrial design work on the relationship between people and objects • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Liars • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 2 pm • $11.75 – $21.75 (Tix) • A uniquely hilarious exploration of lying • For more info call 780.433.3399 or visit shadowtheatre.org Lion Dance Workshop • Chinatown Multicultural Centre, 9504 - 102 Ave • 1 pm – 5 pm • Free (registration required) • Learn about the history and culture of Chinese lion dancing • For more info visit hungmun.com/workshop New Edmonton Artists Group Exhibit • Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave • Free • A group exhibit with over 25 artists, including Jay Benoit, Daniel Evans, Mindy Heins, Phillip Chan and Jennie Vegt • For more info visit nextfest.ca Nextfest Image Retrospective • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 12 pm – 10 pm • 11 paintings from the history of Nextfest • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

Paula & Strom • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 5 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Pride Centre of Edmonton Brunch • 9540 - 111 Ave • 11 am – 1 pm • Free (donations welcome) • Part of Pride Week • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Pride Church Service • McDougall United Church, 10025 - 101 St • 10:30 am – 11:15 am • Part of Pride Week • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Pride Church Service • RobertsonWesley United Church, 10209 - 123 St •7 pm – 8:30 pm • Free • Part of Pride Week • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Public Master Class with Christiane Riel and John Avey • 1-29, Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta • 7 pm • $10 – $14 (Tix) • A unique event offering a window into what it takes to be a great singer. Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.487.4844 or visit vocalartsfestival.com ROMP • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 8:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Shakespeare In Song • Timms Centre For The Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • $80 • Opera NUOVA channels the immortal inspiration of the Bard of Avon into opera. Presented as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info, call 780.487.4844 or visit opernuova.ca Six Picks • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 6:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Solid Gay Sundays • The Common, 10124 - 124 St •$5 • Part of Pride Week, hosted by Miss Teen Jesus Barbie and Mr Eddie Toonflash • For more info call edmontonpride.ca Claude Stuart • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca THE SURVIVAL OF PIGEONS As Studied by Human Lovers • Roxy Theatre, 10708 - 124 St • 7:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Vultures • Living Room Play House, 11315 - 106 Ave • 9:30 pm • $10 • Part of Nextfest 2010 • For more info visit nextfest.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Creatures in Crisis • Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 12 pm – 4 pm • Learn about habitat preservation and animal conservation through a variety of fun activities • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca

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Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 5 pm • vs Calgary Stampeders • For more info call 780.448.3757 or visit esks.com Kids' Pirate Cruise Adventure • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • Hunt for treasure and do crafts while on a scenic boat cruise • For more info call 780.424.2628 or visit edmontonqueen.com Sprouts Festival 2010 • Stanley A Milner Library Theatre, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square • 1 pm • $5 (Tix) • Kids' activities and staged readings of four childrens' plays • For more info call 780.439.3905

EDMONTON METRO Don Wheaton Absolute Annihilation and Monster Energy Motorcross Nationals • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Aurora Arabian Summer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com "Give the Gift of Life" Fun Run and Walk • St Albert Place, 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 9 am – 1 pm • $25 •A family-oriented fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation • For more info call 780.451.6900 x233 or visit kidney.ab.ca Mayor's Recreation for Life Walk/Run • Telford House, 4907 - 46 St, Leduc • 1 pm – 4 pm • Running, walking, barbecuing and all other forms of merry-making • For more info visit leduc.ca Welcome Wagon Baby Shower • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 1 pm – 4 pm • Free (registration required) • Door prizes, gift bags and information for new moms and momsto-be • For more info call 780.443.1950 or visit havingababy.ca

Each day this week, June 14 – 20 Improvaganza 2010 •Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • The world's best improv performers descend on Edmonton for a criminally funny festival • Beginning Wednesday, June 16 • For more info, including show times and ticket prices, visit rapidfiretheatre.com

Ross Neilson • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave •Every day except Sunday • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

MONDAY JUNE 14 EDMONTON PROPER Brendan Van Alstine's Big Gay Birthday Bash & Fundraiser • The ARTery, 9535 Jasper Ave • 7 pm – 10 pm • $20 • Part of Pride Week, a night of music and birthday cake to support the city council campaign of Brendan Van Alstine • For more info visit brendanvanalstine.com Global Country All-Star Concert • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7:30 pm • $20 – $30 • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com

prospectsbaseballclub.com Unbelievable Butterflies • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9:30 am – 11 am • $19 • Create your own butterflies, make a nectar sipper craft and look for baby butterflies • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit edmonton.ca

TUESDAY JUNE 15 EDMONTON PROPER Acting Shakespeare For Seniors • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St • 3 pm • $6 (Tix) • A chance for seniors to try their hand at a bit of the Bard • For more info visit creativeagefestival.ca

Clown for Seniors Workshop • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St • 12 pm • $6 (Tix) • Release your inner clown • For more info visit creativeagefestival.ca Edmonton Police Service Gay Pride Reception • Edmonton Police Service North Division Station, 14203 - 50 St • Part of Pride Week, Police Chief Mike Boyd hosts a reception and open house • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca From Lauren Harris to Emily Carr: An Artist's Gift • Telus Centre, 87 Ave - 111 St• 7 pm – 8:15 pm • Talk by Charles Hill, part of the Human Nature exhibit • For more info visit museums.ualberta.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Victoria Seals • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Saskatoon • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com

Indulgence • Delta Edmonton, 4404 Gateway Blvd • 7 pm • $50 • An epic epicurean night of food and wine, featuring Edmonton's top chefs • For tickets and info, call 780.433.9739 or visit slowfoodedmonton.ca Jezebel • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 - 102 Ave • 8 pm •$2 – $5 •1938 classic film, part of the Edmonton Film Society's Grande Dames film series • For more info visit royalalbertamuseum.ca Multigenerational Storytelling • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St • 3 pm • $6 (Tix) • We've all got some stories to tell; come and learn how to do it a little better • For more info visit creativeagefestival.ca Musical Theatre for Seniors • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave & 112 St • 12 pm • $6 (Tix) • An afternoon of musical adventure and exploration • For more info visit creativeagefestival.ca Queer History Bus Tour • 7 pm – 9 pm • Part of Pride Week, join Michael Phair and Darrin Hagen as they provide a hilarious tour of Edmonton's queer history • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 16 EDMONTON PROPER Hank III • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $25 (TM, B) • With Assjack and other guests • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com Lora Jol • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $10 • For more info call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Tom Petty & the Heart Breakers • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 6:30 pm • $67.76 – $151.76 (TM) • For more info, visit northlands.com Queer Images • Metro Cinema, 9828 101A Ave • 8 pm • $10 (Tix, O) • Part of Pride Week, a night of LGBQT cinema • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Song Soirée • Convocation Hall, 3-82 Fine Arts Building, University of Alberta • 7 pm • $10 – $14 (Tix) • Operatic vocals and piano bring some of the world's greatest poetry to life. Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.487.4844 or visit vocalartsfestival.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Victoria Seals • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Ice Cream Afternoon • John Walter Museum, 10661 - 91A Ave • 1 pm – 3 pm • $20 • Join Mrs Walter as she celebrates the beginning of summer with some homemade ice cream • For more info visit edmonton.ca

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youth and young adults • For more info visit mcdougallunited.com Headwater • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests Ariane Mahryke Lemire and Jay Wiltzen • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd • 7:30 pm • $22 – $27 (Tix) • Eight actors play over 60 characters in a hilarious production • For more info visit catalysttheatre.ca Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com Bryan Mudryk Golf Classic Kick-Off Party • The Red Piano, 8882 - 170 St • $20 • Celebrity guests raise money for the Cross Cancer Institute • For more info call 780.718.7627 Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 5:30 pm – 12 am •Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Queer History Bus Tour • 7 pm – 9 pm • Part of Pride Week, join Michael Phair and Darrin Hagen as they provide a hilarious tour of Edmonton's queer history • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Queer Images • Metro Cinema, 9828 101A Ave • 8 pm • $10 (Tix, O) • Part of Pride Week, a night of LGBQT cinema • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Donnell Rawlings • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $28.95 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm - 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts • For more info visit latitude53.com Seniors' Strawberry Tea • The Pride Centre, 9540 - 111 Ave • 2 pm – 4 pm • Admission by donation • Part of Pride Week, hot drinks and finger food for all 55-plus LGBQT and guests • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Kent Shores • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $10 • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Undiscovered Singing Competition • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca

EDMONTON PROPER

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Beyond Pride • McDougall United Church, 10025 - 101 St • 7 pm – 9 pm • Free • Part of Pride Week, Gary Simpson presents on the unique needs of LGBQT

Edmonton Energy • University of Alberta Main Gym • 7 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Yamhill Flyers • For more info call 780.427.9044 or visit edmontonnrg.com

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Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Okotoks • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com Ward School of Dance: Showstoppers 2010 • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 1 pm • $24.65 (TM) • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com

FRIDAY JUNE 18 EDMONTON PROPER Annual Mr, Ms & Mz Gay Edmonton Pageant • Boots Bar and Lounge, 10242 - 106 St • 9 pm – 2 am • $5 • Part of Pride Week, a pageant held to elect new representatives of the gay community and raise funds for the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose • For more info visit edmontonpride.com Call Before You Dig • Brixx Bar & Grill, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • $12 • With Bird Sang Song and other guests • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Date With A Sheesha • Audreys Books, 10720 Jasper Ave • 7:30 pm • Anthony Bidulka reads from and signs his latest book, Date With a Sheesha • For more info visit anthonybikula.com Dead Prez • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • $38 (B, O) • With guests Touch and Nato, Wackutt, Deezuz and Dizzy D • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Tim Gilbertson • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests Speed Control and Nobody Likes Dwight• For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Homeless For A Night • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 5 pm – 9 am on Saturday • Participants register and raise pledges to stay at Telus Field for a night of food, entertainment and firepits in support of the Youth Emergency Shelter Society • For more info call 780.468.7186 or visit yess.org/#events Tim Hus CD Release • Uptown Folk Club, Royal Canadian Legion Norwood, 11150 - 82 St • $13.75 (Tix) • For more info visit uptownfolk.ca I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd • 7:30 pm • $22 – $27 (Tix) • Eight actors play over 60 characters in a hilarious production • For more info visit catalysttheatre.ca Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com

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Our Corner of the Sky • Royal Alberta Museum Theatre, 12845 - 102 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $15 • Part of Pride Week, Edmonton Vocal Minority and Darrin Hagen present a film about a queer boy growing up in a small prairie town • For more info visit emvchoir.com Ray Price • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 7 pm • $68.90 (TM) • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com Donnell Rawlings • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $28.95 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca RENT • La Cité Theatre, 8627 91st St • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • Jonathan Larson's classic '90s musical • For more info call 780.420.1757 or visit twoonewaytickets.com Stories and Legends • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • 8 pm • $11.75 – $22 (Tix) • A night of classical music that focuses on narrative • For more info visit edmontonchambermusic.com The Spill Canvas • Avenue Theatre, 9030 - 118 Ave • 6 pm • $19 (TM, B) • With Paper Lions • For more info visit unionevents.com Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No suggestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Whitsundays CD Release Party • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 9 pm • With Sans Aids and Outdoor Miners • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bug Mania • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9:30 am – 11 am • $19 • Pollen-hunting games, honeycomb tasting and a bug-catcher kids can take home • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Energy • University of Alberta Main Gym • 7 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Yamhill Flyers • For more info call 780.427.9044 or visit edmontonnrg.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Swift Current • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

EDMONTON METRO Opera al Fresco • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 7 pm – 10 pm • $15 – $45 • Enjoy organic wine and mead, performances by the Edmonton Opera, and the beautiful greenery • For more info call 780.987.3054

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY SCA Barony of Borealis Gathering & Feast • Warburg Community Hall, Warburg • Renaissance fair with competitions in all endeavours martial and artistic to determine the next Baronial Champions • For more info visit villageofwarburg.ab.ca/Files/Facilities.htm

SATURDAY JUNE 19 EDMONTON PROPER Avenue & Alleys: Bowling For Bucks • Plaza Bowl, 10418 - 118 Ave • 7 pm – 10 pm •Fundraiser for Arts on the Ave • For more info visit artsontheave.org Chimprov •Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • World-class improv, possibly done in monkey suits • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Dierdre of the Sorrows • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7:30 pm • $33 • With the Knock School of Irish Dance • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com Edmonton Scrabble Club Tournament • Stanley A Milner Library, Sir Winston Churchill Square • 9:30 am – 4:30 pm • $30 • Six rounds of hot Scrabble action! • For more info call 780.476.8019 or visit edmontonscrabbleclub.ca I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd • 7:30 pm • $22 – $27 (Tix) • Eight actors play over 60 characters in a hilarious production • For more info visit catalysttheatre.ca Jazz Inflections • Convocation Hall, Old Arts Building, University of Alberta • 8 pm • 11.75 – $22 (Tix) •The rhythms and moods of jazz vividly illustrated • For more info visit edmontonchambermusic.com Ladies in Lights • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330 - 84 Ave • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • A tribute to the ladies of musical theatre: Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli, Judy Garland and more • For more info call 780.452.8046 or visit edmontonmusicaltheatre.com Money Mart Easter Seals 24-Hour Relay • Rundle Park • 10 am – 10 am Sunday • Teams run or walk a 2.5 km circuit for 24 hours in support of Easter Seals Alberta • For more info call 780.429.0137x308 or visit edmonton24hourrelay.com Mustard Pimp & Dada Life • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 9 pm • $12 – $17 • With special guests • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca

Pride Family Picnic • Sight #7, Borden Park, 7507 Borden Park Road • 1 pm – 4 pm • Part of Pride Week, featuring games, fun and gastronomic delights for everyone • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Donnell Rawlings • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $28.95 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca RENT • La Cité Theatre, 8627 - 91st St • 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • Jonathan Larson's classic '90s musical • For more info call 780.420.1757 or visit twoonewaytickets.com Rock the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 12 am – 10 pm • Free • Free, non-profit music festival promoting the best of Edmonton rock bands • For more info call 780.456.6509 or visit rockthesquare.com The David Shepherd Band • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests Short of Able and the Wayfinders • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Smalltown DJs and Wax Romeo • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • $15 (TM, B, O) • For more info visit starliteroom.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com 2010: A Pride Odyssey • Level 2 Lounge, 11607 Jasper Ave • $ 20 (Tix, O) • Part of Pride Week, a thrilling night of dance with Pierre Fitch, DJ Riot, and more • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca

EDMONTON METRO Tim Allen • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $66.75 – $76.75 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com Ride for the Breath of Life • Husky Travel Centre, Acheson Rd - Hwy 60 • 10 am • A motorcycle ride in support of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation • For more info call 780.466.2265 or visit cfedmonton.com Sidewalk and Community Garage Sale • Fort Saskatchewan • 11 am – 3 pm • Come check out all the exciting deals • For more info call 780.998.4841 or visit fortsask.ca Tritech Compression / Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

Underwear Affair • Northlands Expo Centre • 3:30 pm • Raise funds to drop your drawers and participate in this 5k/10k run/walk fundraiser for cancer below the belt • For more info visit uncoverthecure.org Wood-Fired Solstice • 4 pm • A celebration of the flavours of wood-fired food • For more info visit slowfoodedmonton.ca World Cup of Soccer Tasting •DeVine Wines & Spirits, 10111 - 104 St • 1 pm - 9 pm •$20 • Taste wines from soccer-mad countries to learn who's got the Golden Grapes • For more info call 780.421.9463 or visit devinewines.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Energy • University of Alberta Main Gym • 7 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Yamhill Flyers • For more info call 780.427.9044 or visit edmontonnrg.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Swift Current • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com Horsepower Weekend • TELUS World of Science, 11211 - 142 St • A weekend of Father's Day fun • For more info visit edmontonscience.com

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SUNDAY JUNE 20 EDMONTON PROPER Annual Gay Cup • Kinsmen Field House, 9100 Walterdale Hill • 2 pm – 4 pm • Free • Part of Pride Week, annual slow-pitch game between Pride community and the Edmonton Police Service • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Jon Bryant • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With Gabrielle Papillon and Jordan Norman • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

while enjoying some fine jazz tunes and Dadly activities • For more info visit muttartconservatory.ca Father's Day • Whitemud Equine Learning Centre, 12505 Keillor Road • 12 am – 2 pm • $20 • Food, drinks, music and historic activities • For more info call 780.435.3597 or visit whitemudequine.ca

MONDAY JUNE 21

Father's Day: Dad vs Wild • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Drive • 10 am – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • Test your dad's dudely skills with activities that were once essential to everyday life • For more info visit fortedmontonpark.ca

EDMONTON PROPER

This Lime Tree Bower • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca

WEDNESDAY JUNE 23

Pride at the Pool •Oliver Outdoor Pool, 10315 - 119 St • 12 pm – 5 pm • Part of Pride Week. An outdoor aquatic day of music and mayhem for the LGBTQ community • For more info visit teamedmonton.ca

Safeway Father's Day Fun Run • Laurier Park, 13400 Buena Vista Road • 6 pm – 7:30 pm • $35 • Charitable run in support of prostate cancer charities • For more info visit fathersdayrun.ca

Self Defense Workshop • MacEwan Centre for Sport & Wellness, 10800 - 104 Ave • 10 am – 2 pm •Free (registration required) • Part of Pride Week, learn from a Canadian kickboxing champion • To register, email selfdefense@ teamedmonton.ca or call 780.328.6414 Solid Gay Sundays • The Common, 10124 - 124 St •$5 • Part of Pride Week, hosted by Miss Teen Jesus Barbie and Mr Eddie Toonflash • For more info visit edmontonpride.ca Summer Passion • Robertson Wesley United Church • 3 pm • $ 11.75 – $22 (Tix) •Three pieces of classical music noted for their emotional beauty and depth • For more info visit edmontonchambermusic.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON METRO Doris Smith Playground Build • Doris Smith Park, Leduc • A community barbecue and park-building session • For more info visit leduc.ca Father's Day Bent Willow Birdhouse • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm • Create a rustic birdhouse for the family • For more info and to register call 780.987.3054x2226 Tritech Compression / Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Father's Day Public Swim • Harbour Pool, 10001 - 94 Ave, Fort Saskatchewan • 2 pm – 5 pm • Come enjoy a free swim on Father's Day • For more info visit fortsask.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

SCA Barony of Borealis Gathering & Feast • Warburg Community Hall, Warburg • Renaissance fair with competitions in all endeavours martial and artistic to determine the next Baronial Champions • For more info visit borealis.avacal.net

Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Okotoks • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

Each day this week, June 21 – 27

Father's Day • Muttart Conservatory, 9636 - 96 Ave • 1 pm – 4 pm • $5.25 – $10.50 • Stroll through the pyramids

Russel Jackson and Sam Cockrell • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave •Every day except Sunday • For

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Boz Scaggs • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $ 53.15 – $74.15 (TM) • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com

Father's Day Cruise • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • 3 pm & 5:30 pm • $10.95 – $49.95 • A ride on the river with striploin steak, hotdogs and hamburgers • For more info call 780.424.2628 or visit edmontonqueen.com

Horsepower Weekend • TELUS World of Science, 11211 - 142 St • A weekend of Father's Day fun • For more info visit edmontonscience.com

RENT • La Cité Theatre, 8627 - 91st St • 2 pm • $25 (Tix) • Jonathan Larson's classic '90s musical • For more info call 780.420.1757 or visit twoonewaytickets.com

Serca Festival of Irish Theatre • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave •Every day except Sunday • For more info visit artsontheave.org

visit vocalartsfestival.com

Shooting the Urban Landscape • Room 2-24, Fine Arts Building, 112 St - 87 Ave • 7 pm – 9:30 pm • $20 • Maria Whiteman presents a workshop on photography in the city, part of the Human Nature exhibit • For more info visit museums.ualberta.ca

The Magnificent 7s • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

Donnell Rawlings • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $28.95 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

Possessed • Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 - 102 Ave • 8 pm •$2 – $5 •1947 classic film, part of the Edmonton Film Society's Grande Dames film series • For more info visit royalalbertamuseum.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Go Skateboarding Day • Leduc Skate Park • Skateboarding competition and pizza party. Helmet and pre-registration required to compete • For more info visit leduc.ca

TUESDAY JUNE 22 EDMONTON PROPER The Cat Empire • Edmonton Event Centre, 8882 - 170 St • 8 pm • $32.25 (TM) • For more info visit unionevents.com Improvaganza 2010 •Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • The world's best improv performers descend on Edmonton for a criminally funny festival • For more info, including show times and ticket prices, visit rapidfiretheatre.com Maggie Now Part 2: The Book of Everything • Old Cycle Building, 9351 118 Ave • 9:15 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca Making a Scene: Landscapes Then and Now • Room 2-20, Fine Arts Building, 112 St - 87 Ave • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm • Talk by Maria Whiteman, part of the Human Nature exhibit • For more info visit museums.ualberta.ca Roméo et Juliette • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 7:30 pm • $27.50 – $37.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, now with more opera! Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or

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EDMONTON PROPER Falstaff • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 7:30 pm • $27.50 – $37.50 (Tix) • Verdi's timeless take on Shakespeare's famous, fat, felonious knight. Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com The Good Thief • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca Improvaganza 2010 •Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • The world's best improv performers descend on Edmonton for a criminally funny festival • For more info including show times and ticket prices, visit rapidfiretheatre.com Menopause Out Loud • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 - 114 St • 6 pm & 9 pm • $62 (TM) • The hit off-Broadway musical about the Change • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit menopausethemusical.com Gary Puckett • Century Casino, 13103 Fort

Road • $39.95 – $49.95 (TM, O) • For more info call 780.643.4000 or visit cnty.com Spokesong • Old Cycle Building, 9351 118 Ave • 8:45 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Wine and Grill • BIN 104 Fine Wine and Spirits, 5454 Calgary Trail • 7 pm • $40 • A gastronomic adventure in matching fine wines with barbecued foods • To make a reservation or get more information call 780.436.8850 or visit bin104.com

THURSDAY JUNE 24 EDMONTON PROPER The Beginning of Print Culture in Athabasca County • Provincial Archives of Alberta, 8555 Roper Rd • 7 pm – 9 pm • Book launch with performances and refreshments • For more info call 780.492.8832 Chick Corea and the Terry Clarke Trio • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7:30 pm • $49.50 – $59.75 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com Don Friesen • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd • 7:30 pm • $22 – $27 (Tix) • Eight actors play over 60 characters in a hilarious production • For more info visit catalysttheatre.ca

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Improvaganza 2010 •Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • The world's best improv performers descend on Edmonton for a criminally funny festival • For more info, including show times and ticket prices, visit rapidfiretheatre.com Maggie Now Part 2: The Book of Everything • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $13.75 – $73.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca Menopause Out Loud • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 - 114 St • 8 pm • $62 (TM) • The hit off-Broadway musical about the Change • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit menopausethemusical.com Open Studios & Solstice BBQ • Harcourt House Arts Centre, 10215 - 112 St • 6:30 pm • Celebrate the summer solstice with an evening of art and entertainment •For more info visit harcourthouse.ab.ca RENT • La Cité Theatre, 8627 9- 1st St • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • Jonathan Larson's classic '80s musical • For more info call 780.420.1757 or visit twoonewaytickets.com Roméo et Juliette • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 7:30 pm • $27.50 – $37.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, now with more opera! Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts • For more info visit latitude53.com Spokesong • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 2 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca This Lime Tree Bower • 7 pm • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave $17.75 – $13.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca

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FRIDAY JUNE 25 EDMONTON PROPER Black Mountain • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • $20 (TM, B, O) • With guests Lord Beginner • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Carol Welsman and the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra • Maclab Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave • 7:30 pm • $40 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.425.1820 or visit citadeltheatre.com Charlie Austin • Central Park Lounge, Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 St • 5 pm – 7 pm • Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7111 or visit edmontonjazz.com James Clarke Trio • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Elite Road Nationals • National cycling roadrace championships • For more info visit albertabicycle.ab.ca Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133 Falstaff • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 7:30 pm • $27.50 – $37.50 (Tix) • Verdi's timeless take on Shakespeare's famous, fat, felonious knight. Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO

Don Friesen • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

Boonstock • Gibbons, 20 minutes northeast of Edmonton • 2 pm – 12 am • $149 – $269 (TM) • The Raptors, Keep 6, Call Before You Dig, Throttle and more • For more info call 780.975.0311 or visit boonstock.ca

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change • Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd • 7:30 pm • $22 – $27 (Tix) • Eight actors play over 60 characters in a hilarious production • For more info visit catalysttheatre.ca

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Hey Everyone!

Having a great time on summer vacation requires a few things—a place to go, a way to get there and fun activities. Of course, you'll need something to wear on your vacation whether it's a road trip, a f ishing trip or just heading to the cabin for the weekend. Throughout this year's Hot Summer Guide you'll f ind plenty of suggestions for what to wear while relaxing. I hope your summer is a blast!

Your pal,

Bryan

P.S. For where to buy, check out page 126 Style Editor - Bryan Birtles | Styling by Bryan Birtles, Chelsea Boos Photography by Eden Munro | Makeup by Denée Noel for NinaDee Makeup Artistry Models: Phil Chan and Jenni Roberts

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DAVE DOUGLAS

John Adams Gavin Bryars Matthew Barber Ian Brown Colin Carr James Ehnes Eivør Sarah Harmer Lawrence Hill Tomson Highway Hawksley Workman Jay Ingram Jens Lindemann Daniel MacIvor Quintron + Miss Pussycat Red Sky Performance Spirit of the West Alpha Yaya Diallo Banff Mountain Film Festival screenings And much much more!

gestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com

Shelley Jones • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $15 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com

World Exploration Jazz Quartet • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com

Little River Band • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • $39.95 – 49.95 (TM, O) • For more info call 780.643.4000 or visit cnty.com Maggie Now Part 2: The Book of Everything • Old Cycle Building, 9351 118 Ave • 2 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca Menopause Out Loud • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 - 114 St • 8 pm • $62 (TM) • The hit off-Broadway musical about the Change • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit menopausethemusical.com RENT • La Cité Theatre, 8627 - 91 St • 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • Jonathan Larson's classic '80s musical • For more info call 780.420.1757 or visit twoonewaytickets.com Spokesong • Old Cycle Building, 9351 118 Ave • 8 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca Terry Clarke Trio • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com The Good Thief • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 6:15 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No sug-

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Energy • 7 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Los Angeles Lightning • For more info call 780.427.9044 or visit edmontonnrg.com Movie at the Marketplace • The Marketplace at Callingwood, 6655 178 St •Family-oriented film screening • For more info call 780.435.1444 or visit callingwoodmarketplace.com The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO Boonstock • Gibbons, 20 minutes northeast of Edmonton • 10 am – 12 am • $149 – $269 (TM) •Shout Out Out Out Out, Matthew Good, Christian Hansen & the Autistics and more • For more info call 780.975.0311 or visit boonstock.ca River Cree Rocky Mountain Nationals • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Wabamun Fun Daze • Various locations around Wabamun • 5 pm – 11 pm • Family barbecue, dance and fireworks • For more info visit wabamun.ca

SATURDAY JUNE 26 EDMONTON PROPER AB Provincial Bodybuilding and Figure Championships • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 9 am (finals start at 5 pm) • $30 • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com Dave Babcock Quartet • Blue Chair Café, 9624 - 76 Ave • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com Edmonton Community Challenge "Can It" • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 9:30 am – 4:30 pm • Cannedfood sculpture competition • For more info visit ecc.edmontonnextgen.ca Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133 Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca Don Friesen • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call

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The Good Thief • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 10 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca

Theatre, 8900 - 114 St • 2 pm & 8 pm • $62 (TM) • The hit off-Broadway musical about the Change • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit menopausethemusical.com

Ola Olabule and the Black Pioneer Heritage Singers • Maclab Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave • 7:30 pm • $40 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.425.1820 or visit citadeltheatre.com

Owen Howard Quintet • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

Iron Maiden • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 6:30 pm • $50.01 - $102.01 (TM) • With Dream Theater • For more info visit northlands.com

RENT • La Cité Theatre, 8627 91st St • 2pm & 7:30 pm • $25 (Tix) • Jonathan Larson's classic '80s musical • For more info call 780.420.1757 or visit twoonewaytickets.com

Jazz In The Park • Louise McKinney Park • 12 pm – 7 pm • Free • An incredible selection of the best jazz musicians, including Sandro Dominelli, Nils Landgren's Funk Unit, Will Campa, Ola Onabule and the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra. Part of the Edmonton Inernational Jazz Festival • For more info visit edmontonjazz.com Nils Landgren Funk Unit & Wil Campa •Trans Alta Arts Barns • 9 pm • $37.50 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.448.9000 or visit edmontonjazz.com Rollanda Lee • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $15 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Maggie Now Part 2: The Book of Everything • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 3 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca Menopause Out Loud • Horowitz

Bill Richards • Central Park Lounge, Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 St • 5 pm – 7 pm • Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7111 or visit edmontonjazz.com Roméo et Juliette • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm • $27.50 – $37.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, now with more opera! Presented by Opera NUOVA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com The Paperbacks • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests We Were Lovers and the Zolas • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Spokesong • Old Cycle Building, 9351 118 Ave • 1:30 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit avenuetheatre.ca This Lime Tree Bower • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 5 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca

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Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Rubim de Toledo Quintet • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Energy • 7 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Los Angeles Lightning • For more info call 780.427.9044 or visit edmontonnrg.com The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

Crowded City Skyline • The Mead Hall, 10940 - 166A St • 8 pm •$8 • With So' N' So and the Somethin' R' Others • For more info visit themeadhall.net Don Friesen • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Elite Road Nationals • National cycling roadrace championships • For more info visit albertabicycle.ab.ca Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133 Falstaff • Timms Centre for the Arts, 87 Ave - 112 St • 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm • $27.50 – $37.50 (Tix) • Verdi's timeless take on Shakespeare's famous, fat, felonious knight. Presented by Opera NUO-

VA as part of the Vocal Arts Festival • For more info call 780.988.9065 or visit vocalartsfestival.com Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca Bill Frisell Trio • Maclab Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave • 7:30 pm • $45 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.425.1820 or visit citadeltheatre.com The Good Thief • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 9:15 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca Scottish Highland Gathering • 3105 - 101 St • Piping, drumming, Scottish food and more at Edmonton's largest celebration of Highland culture • For more info visit edmontonscottish.com

Star Wars In Concert • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 2:30 pm & 7 pm • $76.75 – 96.75 (TM) • For more info, visit northlands.com This Lime Tree Bower • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $13.75 – $17.75 (Tix) • For more info visit sercafestival.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Bob Tildesley Project • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

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Edmonton Energy • 3 pm • $5 – $25 • vs Los Angeles Lightning • For more info call 780.427.9044 or visit edmontonnrg.com Pets in the Park • Sir Wilfred Laurier Park • 9 am – 4 pm • Free • Show off your pet at the signature event of the Edmonton Humane Society • For more info call 780.491.3880 or visit edmontonhumanesociety.com The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO River Cree Rocky Mountain Nationals • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO Boonstock • Gibbons, 20 minutes northeast of Edmonton • 10 am – 12 am • $149 – $269 (TM) • The Offspring, Papa Roach, Stand Down and more • For more info, call 780.975.0311 or visit boonstock.ca Elite Road Nationals • National cycling roadrace championships • For more info visit albertabicycle.ab.ca Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $66.75 – $76.75 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com River Cree Rocky Mountain Nationals • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Wabamun Fun Daze • Various locations around Wabamun • 8 am – 11:30 pm • Pancake breakfast, parade, car show and more • For more info visit wabamun.ca

SUNDAY JUNE 27 EDMONTON PROPER Can't Stop The Serenity • Stanley A Milner Library Theatre, Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7:30 pm • $15 • Screening of Serenity, silent auction, costume contests and more • For more info visit cstsedmonton.org

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EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY National Aboriginal Day • Lions park, St Albert • 11 am – 6 pm •Celebrate National Aboriginal Day with games, stories from Elders and refreshments • For more info visit visitstalbert.com

EVERYTHING SUMMER

Big Rude Jake • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave •Every day except Sunday • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

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Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133

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Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca

SUNDAY JULY 4

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The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

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MONDAY JUNE 28 EDMONTON PROPER Dupont T • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Wayne Feschuk • Central Park Lounge, Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 101 St • 5 pm – 7 pm • Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7111 or visit edmontonjazz.com Lilith Fair • Northlands Park • Gates at 2:30 pm • $97.25 – $277.25 (TM) • A celebration of women in music, with Sarah McLachlan, Erykah Badu, Hannah Georgas and more • For more info visit northlands.com Minus The Bear • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $20 (TM, B) • With special guests • For more info visit unionevents.com Modo Trio with Wayne Horvitz • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

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TUESDAY JUNE 29 EDMONTON PROPER Anti-Pop Consortium • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $20 (B, TM, O) • With guests • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Austin Lucas • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Elisapie Isaac • Brixx Bar & Grill, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit edmontonjazz.com Jam Session with Chris Andrew • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

Lori Mohacsy • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $15 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Franca Masu • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Joshua Redman's James Farm Quartet • Maclab Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave • 7:30 pm • $45 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.425.1820 or visit citadeltheatre.com Nikki Yanofsky and John Pizzarelli • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7:30 pm • $70.25 – $54.75 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com

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Devin Hart • Central Park Lounge, Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 St • 5 pm –7 pm • Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7111 or visit edmontonjazz.com

EDMONTON PROPER

Kid Koala presents The Slew and Knight Riderz • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 9 pm • $30 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca

Don Berner Sextet • The Copper Pot, 101-9707 - 110 St • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com Roman Danylo • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Krystle Dos Santos • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $15 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Armin Van Buuren • Edmonton Event Centre, 8882 - 170 St • 9 pm • $58.35 – $67.85 (TM) • With Glenn Morrison • For more info visit edmontoneventcentre.ca Celcius Quartet • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

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Andre Leroux • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Nathan Ouelette Quartet • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com Salute to Benny Goodman • Maclab Theatre, 9828 - 101A Ave • 7:30 pm • $45 • Featuring Dave Bennet, Peter Appleyard, Tommy Banks and Rollanda Lee. Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.425.1820

or visit citadeltheatre.com Sleepy Sun • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • 9 pm • $10 (B,O) • With Mini Mansions • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Okotoks • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

EDMONTON METRO Nazareth & the Headpins • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $45.75 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Street Performers Festival • Spruce Grove • Community barbecue, vaudeville variety show, roving performers and more • For more info visit sprucegrove.org

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Berried treasure

It's work versus reward when it comes to berries LS Vors // vors@vueweekly.com

he northern climate does not favour fruit. Harsh winters, inconsistent precipitation and the omnipresent risk of frost—even in summer—preclude the establishment of citrus orchards or peach plantations. Berries are the exception, but a botanical technicality is that very few of the tiny fruits known as "berries" are technically such. To be considered a true berry, the fruit must develop from a specific part of the flower, namely, the ovary wall. Gooseberries and currants are true berries, but scarcely register in terms of popularity. Deviants from this pattern of fruit formation may include false berries such as blueberries and cranberries. Raspberries are even more complex, for the individual scarlet spheres that comprise a single raspberry are themselves individual fruits; this is an aggregate fruit. Strawberries share even less with the true berries, for a strawberry does not develop from the flower and is thus deemed an accessory fruit. Botanical trivia notwithstanding, the word berry implies a tiny, juicy, vividlycoloured fruit that reaches peak abundance in summer. Berries, which require fewer resources than large fruit trees, prosper in high latitudes and imbue the greens of summer with a confetti-like scatter of red and violet. Three berry species—raspberries, Saskatoon berries and wild blueberries—characterize Northern Alberta. Each is an ambassador to a different region. Raspberries are the eager occupants of urban backyards, frequently sending renegade shoots into alleys and side streets. Saskatoon berries hold quiet court along river banks and farmyards, and are a staple of u-pick operations. Wild blueberries are elusive denizens of the boreal forest, prospering in sandy soil and recently burned areas. The amount of effort required to enjoy these ephemeral petits-fruits varies immensely from wandering in alleys in an opportunistic search for raspberries to wilderness reconnaissance in quest of blueberries. One need not look past the city limits to find raspberries. These vibrant red clusters thrive in the city and locating a harvest-ready shrub generally involves word of mouth. Raspberry branches are rife with thorns, but the promise of sun-ripened produce far outweighs the risk of pricked fingers. Picking urban raspberries allows the satisfaction of gathering, rather than purchasing food, and minimizes travel time to unfamiliar landscapes.

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The Saskatoon berry is an inexorable part of the prairie landscape and its name is derived from the Cree word for this fruit, misâskwatômin. The Edmonton area boasts numerous u-pick farms, ideal for those who wish an afternoon of berry picking. Janelle and Aaron Herbert maintain a stand of Saskatoon berries on their commercial vegetable farm, Riverbend Gardens. Janelle represents the third generation of her family to cultivate that patch of land, which nestles in a crook of the river on the city's northeastern frontier. "We operate on the honour system," Herbert explains. "It's a good system because we're busy preparing vegetables for the market, but we can stop and visit with berry pickers in our orchard." Even though the rising tide of urban sprawl creeps toward their property, she notes that it is advantageous to be close to the city, since the majority of pickers are

from the Edmonton area. Numerous cultivars of Saskatoon berry exist, and distinguished from one another by nuances in taste and appearance. The Saskatoon bushes at Riverbend Gardens represent the "Smoky" cultivar. This is the most widely grown commercial cultivar, and is prized for its hardiness and reliable berry production. Herbert concurs, noting that the bushes require minimal upkeep. "We mow the grass around them, remove any 'weedy' trees that try to grow in the orchard and prune the bushes so they are easier to pick from, but basically they don't need a lot of maintenance." The berries are usually ripe and ready for picking in the third week of July. Herbert remarks that buying local produce continues to grow in popularity and is thus a boon for her family. "We enjoy working from home, working outdoors and with each other.

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It's a good setup." Wild blueberries are the most elusive of this berry trifecta, and one must trek far beyond the reaches of urban civilization to gather these miniature cerulean orbs. Finding wild blueberries requires both luck and local knowledge. Picking them is labour intensive; the berries grow on sprawling, elfin shrubs that frequently keep company with prickly reindeer lichen. Wild blueberries are approximately 1/6 the size of their domestic counterparts, and one must pick them for the better part of a day to have enough for significant consumption. And then, there are bears. Blueberries are a coveted treat for both grizzlies and black bears, so caution is recommended when seeking these fruits. I have never encountered a bear in my years of blueberry picking, but still harbour deep respect for these bruins. The flavour

of wild blueberries is incomparable, though, and domestic blueberries taste watery by comparison. Berries are indeed a highlight of summer. They occupy a gradient of landscapes from the urban to the truly wild, bolster local agriculture and pack an incredible amount of flavour into a very small package. Their versatility is remarkable; berries are amenable to jams, freezing whole and baking, all of which permit the appreciation of berries long after autumn winds and winter snows have chased away the warmth of summer. Ultimately, to pick and eat berries is to revel in the appreciation of fruit that flourishes in an oppresive northern climate. V Riverbend Gardens riverbendgardens.ca

TIPS

How to make berry pies Berries of all varieties shine in pies. A good pie cradles these intensely flavoured tiny fruits in a tender crust that enhances, but never overwhelms, its sweet filling. Berry pies may be baked in a traditional pastry crust, or chilled in a graham cracker crust to provide a delectable end to any meal. What follows are two pie recipes: a smooth, chilled raspberry pie for those who relish a sunny afternoon of urban berry picking, and a classic baked blueberry or Saskatoon pie for those seeking a day of traversing the wilderness in search of these violet-blue gems. A pie is not rocket science, but several tips should be noted. Always pick through berries prior to baking, and remove any leaves, stems, twigs or squishy, nasty berries. When making pastry, lard produces a far flakier end product than shortening. If you cut a pie when it is too hot, the filling will leak out. Likewise, cutting a refrigerated pie before it is set will produce a similarly sloppy outcome.

Raspberry Cream Pie Crust:

1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine Stir crumbs and butter together and press evenly onto the bottom and sides of a pie plate. Bake at 375 F for eight minutes, and then cool completely before proceeding with filling.

Filling:

1 package raspberry Jell-O 3/4 cup boiling water 1/2 cup cold water 1 250 g package cream cheese 1 cup raspberry yogurt (Note: do not use fat-free yogurt) 2 – 3 cups fresh raspberries Additional raspberries and mint leaves for garnish Combine Jell-O and boiling water, stir until dissolved. Stir in cold water. Chill until mixture has the consistency of unbeaten egg whites. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese until smooth and gradually beat in yogurt. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup of the Jell-O mixture, then pour into crust. Chill for one hour or until filling is set. Leave remaining Jell-O mixture at room temperature. Arrange raspberries over filling; spoon remaining Jell-O mixture over berries. Chill until completely set. Serve garnished with additional raspberries and mint leaves. Serves eight.

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To prepare crust, stir together flour and salt. With a pastry blender or fork, cut in lard until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add water, 1 tbsp at a time, and toss with a fork until mixture forms a ball. Squeeze into a flat ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill overnight. Bring dough to room temperature and roll out on a well-floured surface. Cut a large circle to fit a pie plate. Roll remaining pastry and cut out another larger circle for the top crust. Proceed with pie filling.

Filling:

3 1/4 cups Saskatoons or blueberries 3/4 cup rhubarb, chopped 2/3 cup sugar 3 tbsp tapioca Stir together sugar and tapioca, then mix with berries and rhubarb. Pour into prepared crust. Cover with the top crust. Pinch together the top and bottom crusts around the edges and cut numerous vents in the top crust with a knife. Bake in a preheated 400 F oven for 20 minutes, then lower temperature to 375 F and bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until filling is bubbling. Cool to room temperature for serving. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Serves eight to 10. LS Vors

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PROVENANCE

History of Kool-Aid

Working out of his mother's Hastings, Nebraska kitchen throughout the 1920s, young inventor Edwin Perkins had already invented a number of household products and patent medicines—such as the stop-smoking aid Nix-O-Tine—when he began selling a product door-to-door and by mail called FruitSmack, a concentrated fruit drink available in six flavours— strawberry, cherry, lemon-lime, grape, orange and raspberry—that proved popular with families due to its affordability. Because the concentrate was in liquid form, it was expensive to ship and breakage was a problem, which limited Perkins' ability to expand his business. So, in 1927, he set out to discover a way to remove the liquid entirely. The result—a powdered drink mix that Perkins was able to package in paper envelopes for cheap and hassle-free shipping—he called "Kool-Ade." Originally, Perkins sold his new product in local grocery stores, but demand quickly grew to be so great that he was soon racking up international sales. He quickly stopped selling his household products and patent med-

icines, relocated to Chicago to be in a better position to ship his fruit drink and, by 1934, had changed its name to "Kool-Aid." Throughout the Depression, Kool-Aid was sold for only five cents per envelope which ensured that it was a luxury that most families could afford, and plenty of children busied themselves offering the beverage at Kool-Aid stands for a small profit, if they could keep from drinking the merchandise. By 1950, Perkins employed 300 workers making over a million packets of Kool-Aid per day. In 1953, Perkins sold the operation to General Foods which almost immediately introduced the anthropomorphic pitcher that serves as Kool-Aid's mascot to this day. The original formula has remained largely unchanged, though new flavours have been added, and Kool-Aid remains a popular summertime drink amongst children, and is still available on city sidewalks for between 25 and 50 cents per glass. Bryan Birtles

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PROFILE // PLAIN OF SIX GLACIERS TEA HOUSE

A real taste of nature When getting there is an uphill climb, the food tastes that much better

// Nickelas Johnson

Mike Angus // mikeangus@vueweekly.com

ood always tastes better when it's prepared outside, whether it's barbecued in the backyard, pulled from a picnic basket or cooked over an open campfire. No one knows this better than Susanne Gillies-Smith who, along with her mother Joy Kimball, has owned and operated Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House at Lake Louise since 1960. An invigorating two hours' hike along the lake's postcard-worthy waters brings you to the rustic, bustling hub: a two-story hiker's paradise built by Canadian Pacific Railway in 1927 to refresh the adventurous halfway to the glaciers beyond. By the time you reach its eye-popping location, your appetite will lead you straight to the kitchen—if the aroma of freshbaked bread doesn't first. "I make the bread fresh every morning; we have hummus which we hand-mash, scones are made fresh," Gillies-Smith enthuses. "Everything's homemade, because we have to carry in fresh ingredients every day. We have no electricity, so everything we make is pretty special." Talk about rustic. The only renovation they've made in the 50-plus years it's been in the family has been to add a propane stove to help keep up with the annual pilgrimage of outdoor enthusiasts from around the world. Despite the challenge of having no electricity, Gillies-Smith is still able to sate the most-deserving

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appetites, as the menu is rounded out with soups and sandwiches, chips and salsa, hot drinks and refreshing lemonade. "But the locals hike up for our chocolate cake," she intones like she's letting me in on a secret. "It's homemade." Gillies-Smith has been coming to the tea house with her parents since she can remember, raising a pet marmot with her sister and exploring the valley as a child. "[My parents] had spent time in the area, and had heard that CPR was getting rid of some of its more far-off tea houses, so they bought it," she explains of her family's passion. "[The menu is] inspired by what we can do that's fresh up here, but also that we don't need electricity for. The idea that everything is made from scratch—especially without electricity—is pretty rare. Obviously the food is really good, but it's more the experience that is special." From the Chateau Lake Louise, follow the shoreline trail along the west side of the lake. Follow signs to Lake Agnes/Plain of Six Glaciers to the west end of Lake Louise where the steady climb up the valley begins. There are a couple of junctions on the trail, but don't worry about getting lost: this is one of the busier hikes in the area. "We try not to figure out how many people come out, but I'd guess 300 – 400 a day," Gillies-Smith admits. With a tea room that seats 30 and a wraparound deck to hold just as many, this popular outpost gets cozy fast.

"The best time of day to hike is early in the morning. In July and August the trail gets quite busy, so if you happen to be the first people on the trail you usually run into five or six marmots, and often you'll see the goats that are down low, and start to come up higher as more people arrive." Gillies-Smith's favourite spot on the hike is the "goat's path" as she calls it—a lone ledge from where you look across a tiny pond to a moraine and glaciers. "The teahouse aside, it's one of the most incredible hikes," she expands. "It's only 6.6 km, but you see meadow, moraine, glacier, rock, ponds, rivers ... "For such a short hike, you see so much." Gillies-Smith tells me she's been coming to the tea house every summer since her parents bought it in 1960, when she was seven months old. I'll let you do the math, but the underlying story here is in her youthful, enthusiastic voice over the phone. If loving what you do, combined with an active lifestyle, are the keys to staying young, then GilliesSmith has it figured out—and she's extending her secret to everyone. "This isn't a calling; this is my choice," she declares. "It's what I think I'm really good at. If the teahouse wasn't here, I think a lot of people wouldn't hike, and I really feel like they get a real taste of nature coming up here." Literally. V Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House Susanne Gillies-Smith Lake Louise, AB

PROVENANCE

History of the Slurpee Though the Slurpee name has come to be synonymous with the flavoured slush beverage that provides sweet relief on a hot summer's day, 7-Eleven— the brand's parent—did not invent the concoction. Instead, Slurpees were first developed by Omar Knedlik who was raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas and moved to the nearby town of Coffeyville in the mid-1950s. Soon after, he became the owner of a Dairy Queen and, lacking a proper soda fountain, stored bottled soft drinks in his freezer. These bottles of pop would partially freeze and their slushy consistency proved a hit with Knedlik's customers. Because of the serendipitous popularity of his half-frozen sodas, Knedlik set out to find a way to replicate their slushy consistency on a regular basis, enlisting the help of a Dallas-based industrial machinery manufacturer who, luckily enough, was working on new technology to create air conditioning for automobiles. Adapting this technology for his purposes, Knedlik created what he called an "ICEE" machine after five years of hard work. By the mid1960s, the first ICEE machines were being sold in the United States. In 1965, the 7-Eleven company bought three of the machines as a trial, soon after placing them in all the company's

THE SLURPEE >> The bane of interns everywhere stores. A 1967 marketing brainstorm session produced the name "Slurpee" when in-house ad agency director Bob Stanford mentioned the drink made a slurping sound when being consumed. According to 7-Eleven's website, other names in the running included "Slurpish" and "Sippity." Originally, Slurpee machines were kept behind the counter and the attendant would have to pour the treat, but they were eventually made into self-serve units. The carbonated and partiallyfrozen beverages continue to be a hit;

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// Bryan Birtles

enough Slurpees are sold each year at 7-Elevens worldwide to fill 12 Olympicsized swimming pools, with more than 40 percent of all sales happening in June, July and August. Winnipeg, MB is considered the Slurpee capital of the world due to Winnipeggers' seemingly insatiable thirst for the slushy drinks, and each year on July 11, in that city and in others, Slurpee Day is celebrated. Traditional celebrations include Slurpee consumption and little else. Bryan Birtles

// bryan@vueweekly.com

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BEER

Two-wheeled pub crawl

A human-powered way to enjoy a brew all over the city When the sun comes out and summer hits in all its glory, one of my favourite pastimes is to hop onto my trusty bicycle and spend a couple hours riding Edmonton's amazing river valley trails. I love how you can ride for kilometres on end surrounded by trees and parks and the lazily flowing river and forget you are even in the city. I also love, from time to time, to end a solid ride by stopping for a quick beer to quench my thirst and celebrate a great .com weekly day outdoors. However, there t@vue thepin to is nothing worse than fightJason ing with busy traffic to reach a Foster decent pub to take the glow off a river valley ride. So, I have learned to spot a few good beer spots that are within reach of the river valley trails, requiring minimal interaction with cars. So, allow me WELL-DESERVED PINT >> All this riding's making me thristy // File to take you on a virtual bicycle pub crawl. A good place to start is at the northeast intense, climb from the Kinsmen. Pop out If you have some energy left, however, end of the city, at Hermitage Park. The at the west side of the High Level and you could head all the way back to the reason we start there is because the beer pop in for any of your favourite beer from south side of the High Level bridge and pickings are slim in that area of town, and around the world, there are about 75 on hook up with Saskatchewan Drive as is you won't want beer until you complete a the beer menu. Blanche de Chambly hits snakes across the north edge of the Unifew miles. The first seven or eight kilomethe spot after that last climb, or maybe a versity campus. It then meanders into a tres take you up to Rundle Golf Course bottle of Dieu Du Ciel Peche Mortel if the posh neighbourhood until Groat Road, and back down to the busy sister parks weather has turned wet on you. where you can hook up with a bike path of Rundle and Gold Bar. At the Gold Bar taking you back into the valley via the old bridge, I suggest you stay on the south After all the south bank climbs, you Keillor Road. Ride past Whitemud Park bank, but if you are really desperate for might want some easier riding, so head and its anglers and head to Fort Edmona beer, you could cross the river and pop north across the High Level and meet ton Park, where a pleasant destination out of the valley at Ada Boulevard and up with the bike path that runs parallel awaits you—Edmonton's only pub in the pedal a few blocks of residential streets to 109 Street (an amazing little secret of river valley. to Culina Highlands (6509 - 112 Ave). It is a path, right downtown but surprisingly I'm talking about the historic Maknown more for its food but the beer list quiet). After one long light at Jasper you hogany Bar at the Selkirk Hotel in Fort is not half bad. reach Ceili's Irish Pub (10338 - 109 St). It is Edmonton. This bar is a recreation of a Along the south bank awaits the best mostly a standard faux-Irish Pub, but has 1920s stand-up saloon. The place oozes options. The ride will take you out of the a couple of pleasant surprises, with both history, class and a leisurely pint. They valley to Capilano—a pleasant, gentle Mill Street Tankhouse Ale and Fuller's only have Alley Kat and Amber's on tap climb—and then quickly back down as London Pride on tap, both with enough and a small selection of imports in the you head to Riverside Golf Course, only hops to give you an energy burst for the bottle. Half the fun is imagining yourself to give you what I consider the worst hill last legs. in roaring 1920s Edmonton, enjoying a in the city up to Forest Heights. You don't You have ridden 22 kilometres or so now, glass of ale from Edmonton Brewing get to stop yet, even though you have put so if you are tiring you can take one last and Malting (original inhabitants of the on about 13 kilometres at this point (I am short trip by backtracking to the north end now-defunct Molson plant). Of course going to make you earn that beer). of the High Level, and then hang a right you will need to pay admission to the At the Muttart you have a fork in the and ride along the top of the river bank to park on top of your beer cost, but, think road. Go south up Mill Creek Ravine and 120 Street and swing north to 102 Avenue. of all the money you saved by riding you can end up at the funky Blue Chair A few short blocks on that road finds you your bike across town. Café (9624 - 76 Ave), which has Alley Kat at Original Joe's (12520 - 102 Ave). The apSix great beer destinations in about 35 on tap, and listen to some cool live mupeal of Original Joe's is its commitment to kilometres. Just watch your consumption, sic. Keep heading west, though, along the microbreweries: you will find Alley Kat, because you are going to have to ride winding paths of Skunk Hollow and behind Amber's, Yukon Brewing and Wild Rose all home once the beer glass is empty. V the Kinsmen to the High Level bridge and on tap, plus a decent selection of imports you hit what is undoubtedly the best beer in the bottle. The patio is not the best— Jason Foster is the creator of onbeer.org, list in town—and a great patio as well— looking onto their parking lot—but it has a a website devoted to news and views on the Sugar Bowl, which is just a short, but pleasant, relaxed atmosphere. beer from the prairies and beyond.

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REVUE // RIVER HOUSE GRILL

Happiness condensed

Zeroing in on an oft-overlooked element of dinner—dessert Jan Hostyn // jan@vueweekly.com

et's start with a bit of background. A while back I profiled Linda Kearney, aka Queen of Tarts, baker extraordinaire and Culina's dazzlingly gifted dessert wizardess. And of course, we talked desserts. And restaurant reviews. And when we put desserts and reviews together, Kearney felt that that was something you really didn't see much of: reviews that mention desserts more than fleetingly, if at all. OK, guilty as charged. I do mention desserts—just not often. But that's only because I'm too stuffed by the end of the meal to cram another bite of anything in, or I've run over my word count by the time I've gotten to mentioning dessert, so rather than risk my lovely editor's ire, I keep it short and sweet. So that's how Kearney and I ended up at River House Grill in St Albert. Our mission? To review dinner and dessert. Here goes. In the spirit of making it to dessert, we're going to have to try our hand at being pithy. So ... Appearance: Grand, especially the stately manor house exterior. Heavy drapes, damask seat coverings and washed walls, all bathed in rich jewel tones, lend an elegant but somewhat dated air to the dining room. Menu: Huge emphasis on local ingredients, with something for everyone. Descriptions are so enticing they make you want to order everything—or at least, they did for Kearney and I. Wine List: Extensive, including many offerings by the glass. Needing to maximize use of every inch of space in our stomachs, though, we both stuck to water. OK, now for the food. We both started with salad, and both salads were big hits. Kearney's Peppered Meteor Lake Ranch bison carpaccio, vine ripe tomato and asiago cheese salad ($14) was quite possibly the highlight of the night. Words like "soft" and "buttery" kept escaping from her mouth whenever a piece of bison found its way in, and she liked how the lemony dressing was used to accentuate the flavours rather than drown them out. My salad was an intriguing explosion of tastes and textures: fire-grilled red pear, roast pecans, feta cheese and organic salad leaves with a duo of balsamic dressings ($12). My mouth was smitten with the warm, creamy pear, but perplexed by the addition of hard, tasteless strawberries. We both agreed on the overall assessment of our entrées: for Kearney, the deep water Arctic char fillet ($29), and for me, the sugar sea salt and roast spice pan seared market salmon ($26). In both cases the highlight was the fish itself—moist, tender and superbly cooked. But the kitchen had also show-

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ROLLIN' ON A RIVER >> Go with dessert, end happy ered an inordinate amount of attention on the veggies, and it showed. Far from bland and ordinary fare, the array of asparagus, baby bok choy and yellow beets disappeared rather quickly from both of our plates. The accompanying sauces garnered a more lukewarm reaction. Kearney felt the salt had been given a few too many shakes with her chardonnay and lemongrass dill cream sauce, and the mango orange citrus garlic mojo that coated my salmon was simply too thick and, well, too mango-y—something I hadn't thought possible. But we both agreed that plate presentation was impeccable. The medley of colours and drizzles and layers really made us feel we were about to indulge in something truly extraordinary. And now—drum roll, please—dessert. Yes, we made it that far. Kearney scanned the dessert menu with her discerning eye and went to work. "Dessert should be the little jewel at the end of the menu; ideally, you want to see something there that you simply can't resist. Too often restaurants default to things that are safe, like brûlées, bread puddings and crumbles."

// Bryan Birtles

The verdict: River House's menu is safe, covering all the chocolaty, citrusy, crumbly bases. Kearney enjoyed seeing a gluten-free option—the crème brûlée—but found the menu kind of heavy. She doesn't see why dessert has to be all or nothing, and she likes it when there are some lighter—and perhaps fruit-based—options to choose from. But she also understands the logic; fruit can be finicky, and often requires last minute prep. Your best strategy might be to ask what your server recommends, and that's what Kearney usually does. Not on this night, though. I was peppering her with so many questions that she forgot and we simply ordered. I was tempted by the rhubarb, strawberry and Saskatoon crisp, but when Kearney pointed out that it was on the heavy side and none of the fruits were in season, I went for the citrusy option: the sharp lemon and key lime pie ($9). The plate that landed before me was stunning. The wedge of pale yellow pie was offset with vibrant red raspberry gelato. Lovely little blueberries were scattered playfully around the plate, and artistic drizzles of coconut, mango and raspberry sauces finished

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it off. Kearney thought all the flavours, colours and textures elevated it from simply pie to something special. In the spirit of the review, I offered Kearney the first bite. Just by sight, she knew it was the classic American version of the pie, made with sweetened condensed milk. She declared it rich, creamy and ultra-sweet and loved how they ramped up the graham wafer crust with oodles of coconut. I thought the tang from the raspberry gelato and the citrusy lemon and lime helped cut the sweetness, but it was still very sweet, very rich and probably even heavier than the crisp. But, in the spirit of research, I ate every last bite. My one quibble: as pretty as the trio of sauces were, there just wasn't enough to really taste them. Now, if they had been puddles instead of drizzle ... well, imagine the possibilities. Kearney ordered what she called "nursery food for adults," the raspberry and Chambord crème brûlée ($9). It's a dessert she doesn't often make herself, possibly because she finds it so addictive. This version lived up to her standards, with the crunch of the caramelized sugar, the creaminess of the custard and the tangy sourness of the fruit. She thoroughly enjoyed explor-

ing the different nuances each layer brought to the brûlée, but she thought a richer and eggier custard would have made it even better. Once again, thoughtful little extras made a welcome appearance. A jaunty little coconut macaroon was nestled next to the brûlée, and its richness helped offset the lighter custard. So, although the desserts were on the safe side, we both thought they were pretty darn delicious and well executed. Oh, one last word from Kearney for all you restaurants out there: appeal to all the senses and sell your desserts. Don't just ask if we want dessert—chances are we'll say no. But if you suggest a dessert and describe it in all its luscious, decadent, incredible detail, well, we just might not be able to resist. So there you have it: a review that actually mentions dessert. Now go forth and order dessert yourself. You can even stay for dinner while you're there. River House Grill is a good place to start. V Tue – Thu (5 pm – 9 pm); Fri & Sat (5 pm – 10 pm); Sun (4:30 pm – 8 pm) River House Grill 8 Mission Ave, St Albert, 780.458.2232

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THURSDAY JULY 1 EDMONTON PROPER Canada Day Fireworks Cruise • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • Enjoy a cold beverage from the middle of the North Saskatchewan while dazzling fireworks go off • For more info call 780.424.2628 or visit edmontonqueen.com Charlie Austin • Central Park Lounge, Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 St • 5 pm – 7 pm • Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call

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780.428.7111 or visit edmontonjazz.com Cousin Harley • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm •For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Roman Danylo • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts • For more info visit latitude53.com

Dominion Day Strawberry Tea • Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Dr • Celebrate Canada Day Rutherford House style with strawberry tea • For more info visit edmontonhighlands.ca

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Peter Van Huffel Quartet • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Jazzworks Collective Ensemble • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8

Canada Day • Alberta Legislature Grounds, 108 St - 97 Ave • 7 am – 5 pm •Pancake breakfast, 21 gun salute, cycle race, live music, agility dogs and more • For more info visit edmontoncelebratecanada.ca Canada Day •Borden Park •1 pm – 5 pm • Free hot dogs, drinks, cake, face painting, live music, free swimming and more • For more info visit edmontoncelebratecanada.ca Canada Day • City Hall, 100 St - 102A Ave • 11 am – 4 pm • Live music, displays, cake and more • For more info visit edmonton.ca Canada Day • Louise McKinney Park, Grierson Hill Rd • 2 pm – 9 pm • Music,

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dance, a waterfall show, kids' crafts, carnival games, fireworks and more • For more info visit eventsedmonton.ca Canada Day • Muttart Conservatory, 9629 - 96 St • 1 pm – 4 pm • Music, crafts, face painting and family fun • $5.25 – $10.50 • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit muttartconservatory.ca

23rd Annual Silly Summer Parade • 7730 - 106 St • 12 pm • Free • A familyfriendly float festival • For more info call 780.439.9166

EDMONTON METRO

Canada Day • Old Strathcona, Whyte Ave between 104 St and 108 St • 12 pm – 4 pm • Parade, picnic, cake and inflatable fun • For more info visit oldstrathconafoundation.ca

Art Walk • Perron District, St Albert • 6 pm – 9 pm • Enjoy an incredible selection of art • For more info visit artwalkstalbert.com

Canada Day • Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 11 am – 4 pm • $5.25 – $10.50 • A huge variety of Canada Day entertainment, including crafts, puppets, science experiments and a birthday cake for Canada • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

Dominion Day • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 10 am – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • Costumed interpreters, music, dances and the inaugural run of Street Car #33 • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit fortedmontonpark.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Fireworks • Launched from Kinsmen Park and visible throughout the River Valley • 11 pm

Canada Day • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 10 am – 4 pm • Enjoy art displays, live music, crafts, games and more • For more info call 780.987.3054 Canada Day • Edmonton Garrison, just west of the Edmonton-Namao Airport • 11 am – 11:30 pm • $5 • Live music (Jefferson Starship, Owl River Band, Trainwreck, Flying Saucers and more), carousel, barbecued bison, fireworks, cake, face painting, vintage cars and possibly unicorns • For more info visit canadadayedmonton.ca Canada Day • Fort Saskatchewan • 8 am – 11 pm • Pancake breakfast, parade, free cupcakes and ice cream, a midway,

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live music, special childrens activities, fireworks and more • For more info call 780.992.6261 or visit fortsask.ca Canada Day • Four Seasons Park, southwestern edge of Beaumont • A party with music, food and entertainment, wrapped up with fireworks •For more info visit town.beaumont.ca Canada Day • 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 • For more info visit stalbert.ca Canada Day • Splash Park, Devon • Water games, patriotic festivities and more • For more info visit town.devon.ab.ca Canada Day • Warburg Community Hall, Warburg • Pancake breakfast, parade, party and demolition derby • For more info visit internationalregion.com Canada Day Festival • Sherwood Park Mall, 2020 Sherwood Drive • 10 am • For more info call 780.416.3058 or visit strathcona.ab.ca Canada Day and Street Performers Festival • Spruce Grove • Pancake breakfast, parade, face painting, balloon artists, vendors, live music, fireworks and more • For more info visit sprucegrove.org

Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com

EDMONTON PROPER Anna Beaumont • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 142 St • $15 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Roman Danylo • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info, including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca

Kim Mitchell & Sass Jordan • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $45.75 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com

Thea Neumann Quartet • The Copper Pot, 101-9707 - 110 St • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info, call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

Diana Stabel Quartet • Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 - 76 Ave • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info, call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com

Wild Rose Arabian Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

John Stowell Group • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

SATURDAY JULY 3

Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No suggestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Tomasz Stanko • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $38 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

FRIDAY JULY 2

EDMONTON METRO

Torben Holm-Pederson & Andrew Glover • Central Park Lounge, Sutton Place Hotel, 10235 - 101 St • 5 pm – 7 pm • Free • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.428.7111 or visit edmontonjazz.com United Steel Workers of Montreal • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With By Divine Right and guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

EDMONTON PROPER Roman Danylo • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info, including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com

Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Mario Pavone • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Show and Shine • MacGyver's Rod and Custom, 6541 Gateway Blvd • Free • Custom car show, now with extra shine • For more info call 780.432.4248 or visit macgyvers.com John Stowell Group • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 11 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com The Warped 45s • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

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SUNDAY JULY 4 EDMONTON PROPER Bluessmyth • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca The Cavaliers • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Roman Danylo • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info, including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com

Feats Festival of Dance • Trans Alta Arts Barns • 1 pm – 4 pm • Wide variety of dance styles on display • For more info visit abdancealliance.ab.ca

Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Lethbridge • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

Harp Jazz Quartet • Blue Chair Café, 9624 - 76 Ave • Tickets at door • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.989.2861 or visit edmontonjazz.com

Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • $22.50 – $15 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

Mario Pavone • Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy Banks Way • 8 pm & 9:30 pm • $16.75 (Tix) • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival •For more info call 780.432.0428 or visit yardbirdsuite.com

Helena Magerowski • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $15 • Part of the Edmonton International Jazz Festival • For more info call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com

Wild Rose Arabian Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 5 pm • vs B.C. Lions • For more info call 780.448.3757 or visit esks.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Lethbridge • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

TUESDAY JULY 6 EDMONTON PROPER

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

Alexandra Adomoski • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $10 • For more info call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com

Wild Rose Arabian Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

Bluessmyth • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

MONDAY JULY 5 EDMONTON PROPER Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen

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Earth Works • Harcourt House Arts Centre, 10215 - 112 St • 10 am – 5 pm • Get your hands dirty making a sculpture with the earth's favourite medium: clay! • For more info visit harcourthouse.ab.ca Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133 David Huntsberger • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Simon & Garfunkel • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 8 pm • $70.76 – $240.01 (TM) • For more info visit northlands.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones• $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

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The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

WEDNESDAY JULY 7

Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones• $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Weyburn • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com The Works • Sir Winston Churchill Square and various venues downtown • Edmonton's signature arts festival • For more info call 780.426.2122 or visit theworks.ab.ca

THURSDAY JULY 8

EDMONTON PROPER The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $18 – $12 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Bluessmyth • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Expressions of Hunger • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225 - 118 Ave • Admission by Food Bank donation • Photography and poetry exhibit • For more info call 780.425.2133 Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Tool •Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7:30 pm • $50.76 – $80.76 (TM) • With guests • For more info visit northlands.com

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EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones• $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Weyburn • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

FRIDAY JULY 9 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more

Feast of Fools • City Room, City Hall, Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7 pm – 11 pm • $75 • A night of revelry, entertainment and gastronomics, raising funds for the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • For more info visit edmontonstreetfest.com Lex Justice and Raspect • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations, and guest hosts • For more info visit latitude53.com

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info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com

$34.95 (TM, O) • For more info call 780.643.4000 or visit cnty.com

Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com

SOS Fest • Various locations alon Whyte Ave, including Blues on Whyte, Cook County Saloon, Megatunes, Pawn Shop, and the Empress • $15 – $30 • Old Strathcona's first-ever collaborative music festival, featuring Captain Tractor, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Jessica Heine and more • For more info visit sosfest.ca

Deadmau5 • Shaw Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Ave • 7 pm • $53 – $73 (TM) • For more info visit edmonton.com/shaw Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House and Royal Alberta Museum • Free guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • To pre-register or get tour times, visit doorsopenedmonton.ca Fava Summer Party • Super-8 Film Festival screening and chance to schmooze with filmmakers • For more info, including time and location, visit fava.ca David Huntsberger • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Lex Justice and Raspect • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Ramblin' Jack Elliot • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $25 (B) • With NEeMA • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Streetheart with Kenny Shields • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road •

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones• $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • An amazing display of the best street performers from around the block and around the world • For more info visit edmontonstreetfest.com

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SURROUNDING AREAS

INCLUDES: Drayton Valley, Edson, Evansberg, Grande Cache, Hinton, Jasper Birding in Jasper Discovery Weekends • Jun 11 – 13 • Pine Bungelows, Jasper • 2 pm • Gord Ruddy guides birding tours around scenic Jasper, which is home to more than 180 species of birds in the summer • For more info visit pinebungelows.com

Thai Inspirations • Jun 18 – 20 • Bear Hill Lodge, 100 Bonhomme St, Jasper • $279 • A weekend of learning to cook and appreciate one of the world's most popular cuisines • For more info call 780.852.3209 or visit bearhilllodge.com

Brazeau County Fair •Jun 11 – 13 •Drayton Valley • Pancake breakfast, parade, livestock show, farmers' market, wheelbarrow races and more • For more info visit dvchamber.com

Beaver Bike Festival • June 19 • Hinton Bike Park, Hinton • 9 am – 5 pm • Competitions, food, prizes, sweet bike jumps and more • For more info visit bikehinton.com

Rangeton Farmer's Day Festival • Jun 11 – 13 • Rangeton Park, near Mayerthorpe • $10 – $50 • A great family music festival • For more info visit mayerthorpe.ca

Lobsterfest • Jun 19 • Jasper Activity Centre, 303 Pyramid Ave, Jasper • $50 • Jasper Rotary Club annual fundraiser and dinner, with lobster, live music from Kenny Wayne and an auction • For more info call 780.852.1969 or visit clubrunner. ca/jasper

Country Music Legends • Jun 12 • MacKenzie Centre, 45 Ave, Drayton Valley • 7:30 pm •$30 – $40 • Alfie Myhre, Joyce Smith, Bev Munro, Randy Hollar and Pete Hicks • For more info call 780.514.1098 or visit dvagsociety.com Jasper Community BBQ • Jun 13 • Centennial Park, Jasper • 1 pm – 5 pm • Barbecue to welcome newcomers to Jasper • For more info visit discoverjasper.com Farewell to the Raven Totem Pole • Jun 16 • Town Information Centre, Jasper • 11 am – 1 pm • Join Jasper's community in saying so long to its longstanding totem pole with live music and a picnic lunch • For more info visit jaspercanadianrockies.com Auresia • Jun 18 – 19 • Athabasca Hotel, 510 Patricia St, Jasper • 9 pm • $5 • For more info visit athabascahotel.com

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Föhn Festival •Jun 30 – Jul 1 • Green Square, Hinton • 5 pm • A celebration of Hinton's multiculturalism, with pavillions, activities and fireworks • For more info visit town.hinton.ab.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Drayton Valley • Parade and celebrations • For more info call 1.800.633.0899 or visit brazeautourism.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Edson •Variety of celebrations, including a duck race •For more info visit townofedson.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Grande Cache • Parade, food, music and more •For more info visit grandecache.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Hinton • Pancake breakfast, parade, activities in Green Square and more • For more info visit town.hinton.ab.ca

Canada Day • Jul 1 • Jasper • Pancake breakfast, parade, flag-raising ceremony, live entertainment, fireworks and more • For more info call 780.852.3858 or visit jaspercanadaday.com Edson Rodeo • Jul 2 – 4 • Edson Rodeo Grounds, just west of Edson • Pro rodeo with a variety of events and activities • For more info visit yellowheadagsociety.com Kin Mini Slo Pitch Tournament • Jul 2 – 4 • Vision Park, Edson • Dozens of teams, three game guarantee • For more info visit edsonkinsmen.ca Western Twist • Jul 3 • Edson • $5 – $10 • Variety of livestock competitions and parade • For more info visit yellowheadagsociety.com Pembina River Nights • Jul 9 – 10 • Rangeton Park, Evansburg • $50 – $100 • With Fred Eaglesmith, Bill Durst, Boogie Patrol, Joe Nolan, Space Basement, Snehasish Mozumder, the Swiftys and more • For more info call 780.514.4536 or visit asmallshieldmusic.ca Motion Notion Festival • Jul 15 – 19 • Bent River Ranch, Drayton Valley, one hour west of Edmonton •12 pm • $80 – $200 • A festival celebrating the centrality of motion to life, featuring live DJs from around the world • For more info, call 403.274.5978 or visit motionnotion.com Vancouver Folk Music Festival • Jul 16 – 18 • Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, BC • 4 pm – 11 pm • $30 – $185 • With Calexico, Peatbog Faeries, Sarah Harmer, the Gertrudes and more • For more info call 604.602.9798 or visit thefestival.bc.ca

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Wild Mountain Music Festival • Jul 16 – 18 • Entrance Ranch, just north of Hinton • 5 pm • $25 – $90 • A weekend of music featuring Colin James, Kokoma, the Swiftys, the Fiddle River Band and more • For more info call 780.865.0849 or visit wildmountainmusicfest.ca Wildflowers of Jasper Discovery Weekend • Jul 16 – 18 • Pine Bungalows, Jasper • Learn how to identify wildflowers from reknowned flower fiend Barb Zimmer • For more info visit pinebungalows.com Wild Mountain Music Festival •Jul 16 – 18 • Entrance Ranch, eight km north of Hinton • $25 – $90 • With Wide Mouth Mason, Colin James, Ache Brasil, X-Band, Linkomatics, Bix Mix Boys, the Proper Charlies and more • For more info call 780.865.0849 or visit wildmountainmusicfest.ca National Parks Day • Jul 17 • Jasper • Free guided hikes, interpretive displays, children's activities and more • For more info visit friendsofjasper.com RCMP Musical Ride •Jul 29 • Edson Rodeo Grounds, just west of Edson • World-famous equestrian showcase • For more info visit townofedson.ca 401 Years Since Galileo • Jul 30 – Aug 1 • Pine Bungalows, Jasper • Reknowned astronomical enthusiast Frank Florian leads a star-viewing weekend that is truly out of this world. Learn to use a planisphere, read a sky chart and look at Jupiter and star clusters • For more info visit pinebungalows.com

Artswells Festival • Jul 30 – Aug 2 • Wells and Barkerville, BC, four hours west of Jasper • $30 – $95 • Over 80 musical acts on eight stages over four days •For more info visit artswells.com Kin Slo-Pitch Tournament •Jul 30 – Aug 2 • Kinsmen Club, Edson • 272 slo-pitch teams compete for over $60 000 in cash and prizes. Beer gardens and live enertainment at night • For more info, visit edsonkinsmen.ca Canadian Death Race • Jul 30 – Aug 1 • Grande Cache • A premier endurance race over 125 km of mountains, canyons, rivers and suffering. Solo and group categories available, and live music at night from Doc Walker, Great Big Sea, Dustin Bentall and more • For more info visit canadiandeathrace.com and deathfest.ca Mary Reimer Memorial Rodeo • Jul 31 – Aug 1 • Mary Reimer Park, Hinton • Rodeo, family dance and free camping • For more info call 780.865.5541 or visit discoverhinton.com Full Moon Hike • Aug 6 • Friends of Jasper, 500 Connaught Drive, Jasper • Nocturnal exploration with enthusiastic, educated volunteers •For more info call 780.852.4341 or visit friendsofjasper.com Pembina Valley Daze • Aug 6 – 8 • Evansburg, one hour west of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • Steak barbecues, a parade, petting zoo, pancake breakfast and more spice up Evansburg this weekend. • For more info visit partnersonthepembina.com Walking the Wilds Discovery Weekend • Aug 13 – 15 • Pine Bungalows, Jasper • Learn how to turn your kids into hiking enthusiasts and tramp along

guide Kristen Smitten's favourite tracks on this guided tour • For more info visit pinebungalows.com Jasper Heritage Rodeo • Aug 18 – 21 • Jasper •6 pm • $12 – $20 • Professional rodeo along with live music, a parade and show riding • For more info visit jasperheritagerodeo.com Sidewalk Jamboree •Aug 19 – 21 • Sidewalks of Edson • $28 – $30 • Sidewalk carnival with great variety of rides • For more info call 780.723.4918 or visit edsonchamber.com Robson Valley Music Festival •Aug 20 – 22 • North of Valemont, BC • $20 – $80 • A great weekend of live music • For more info visit robsonvalleymusicfestivalbc.com Wildlife Festival •Aug 29 – 30 • Visitor Information Centre, 409 Patricia Street, Jasper • Join Parks Canada and the community of Jasper for the fifth Annual Wildlife Festival to learn about all the work and research that goes into protecting Jasper's wildlife • For more info call 780.852.1886 or visit jaspercanadianrockies.com Thunder in the Valley Drag Racing • Sep 3 – 5 • Drayton Valley Municipal Airport, Drayton Valley • See a variety of drag races, including Canada's only jet cars and motorbikes • For more info call 780.542.7357 or visit thunderinthevalleydragrace.ca

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Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Regina • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

SATURDAY JULY 10 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info, including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com

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Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House, and Royal Alberta Museum • Free guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • To pre-register or get tour times, visit doorsopenedmonton.ca High On Fire • Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 8 pm • $18.50 (TM, B, O) • With guests Russian Circles and Skeletonwitch • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Highlands Walking Tour • 6240 Ada Blvd. • 3 pm – 5 pm • $5 • Led by Highlands resident Yessy Byl. Part of the Edmonton and North Alberta Historic Festival • For more info visit edmontonhighlands.ca Hip Hop For Hope 7 • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7 pm • $25 – $60 • Benefit concert in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com David Huntsberger • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Lex Justice and Raspect • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit

bluesonwhyte.ca Light Travels CD Release Party • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Mitchell Residence Open House • 6128 Ada Blvd • 1 pm – 4 pm • $10 • Part of the Edmonton and North Alberta Historic Festival • For more info visit edmontonhighlands.ca Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com SOS Fest • Various locations along Whyte Ave, including Blues on Whyte, Cook County Saloon, Megatunes, Pawn Shop, and the Empress • $15 – $30 • Old Strathcona's first-ever collaborative music festival, featuring Captain Tractor, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Jessica Heine and more • For more info visit sosfest.ca

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Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones• $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • An amazing display of the best street performers from around the block and around the world • For more info visit edmontonstreetfest.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Regina • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Highland Gathering • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 10 am – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • Haggis, bagpipes, drumming, dance, family games, and more • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit fortedmontonpark.ca

SUNDAY JULY 11 EDMONTON PROPER David Huntsberger • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 10:30 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

This summer, visit St. Albert!

National Aboriginal Day June 27, 2010 Declared in 1966, National Aboriginal Day celebrates the heritage and contributions of Aboriginal people across the country. Celebrations will be held at Lions park from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm and will include crafts, Aboriginal games, stories from Elders and refreshments.

Canada Day Celebrations July 1, 2010

From 11:00am – 2:00pm, participants enjoy a variety of fun hands-on activities, horse & wagon rides, and entertainment in St. Albert’s Lions park. Other activities will be held throughout the city.

Taste! of Summer Sunday, July 11, 2010

4:00 – 7:00 p.m. St. Albert Botanic Park 265 Sturgeon Road, St. Albert Your palate will be delighted to sample plump red strawberries, succulent organic beef, and other regional delicacies. Sip a glass of wine while you chat with the farmers and chefs that grow and cook with the freshest ingredients IURP WKH FRXQWU\VLGH À HOGV

Business and Tourism Development

Rock’n August August 3 - 7, 2010

Rock’n August is an annual celebration of cars and music, held in August. &ODVVLF FDUV DQG PXVLF IURP WKH À IWLHV and sixties are the premise behind WKLV À YH GD\ HYHQW WKDW VKRZFDVHV over 500 automobiles valued at over $15-million. For more information go to www.rocknaugust.com

For tickets and information go to www.edmontonscountryside.com tickets: $15 + GST

www.visitstalbert.com St. Albert Business & Tourism Development | 71 St. Albert Trail, St. albert AB T8N 6L5 | 780.459.1631 info@st-albert.net

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Thea vs Loki • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Edmonton Canada Cup 2010 • Kinsmen Park, 9100 Walterdale Hill • 9 am – 4 pm • The top mountain bikers in Canada come to Edmonton to race race a course starting at the Kinsmen Centre • For more info visit albertamtbracing. wordpress.com

vs Montreal Alouettes • For more info call 780.448.3757 or visit esks.com Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • An amazing display of the best street performers from around the block and around the world • For more info visit edmontonstreetfest.com

TUESDAY JULY 13

Whyte Avenue Street Fair • 82 Ave between 103 St and 105 St • 12 pm – 5 pm • Whyte Ave is closed to traffic for a street fair featuring live entertainment • For more info visit oldstrathcona.ca

EDMONTON PROPER

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 2 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com

Valley Zoo Zoofari • Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • $5.25 – $10.50 • A special celebration with different themes and animal encounters • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca

SOS Fest • Various locations along Whyte Ave, including Blues on Whyte, Cook County Saloon, Megatunes, Pawn Shop, and the Empress • $15 – $30 • Old Strathcona's first-ever collaborative music festival, featuring Captain Tractor, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Jessica Heine and more • For more info visit sosfest.ca

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Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Dramaworks • Fine Arts Building and Timms Centre for the Arts, 112 St - 87 Ave • $210 – $435 • A summer theatre workshop for adults • For more info, including online registration, visit theatrealberta.com Doors Open Edmonton • Various locations around Edmonton, including the Jubilee Auditorium, Rutherford House and Royal Alberta Museum • Free guided tours of many historic buildings around Edmonton. Pre-registration required • To pre-register or get tour times, visit doorsopenedmonton.ca Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 11:30 am – 4 pm •Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Barbershop Music Appreciation Day • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 10 am – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • A mass of chorus singers provides a day of fun and close harmony singing • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit fortedmontonpark.ca Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 5 pm •

Kurimoto Japanese Garden Guided Walking Tours • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 10 am – 6 pm • $3 – $13 • Learn about the history of the Japanese Gardens and the symbolism behind the landscape • For more info call 780.987.3054 Taste! of Summer • St. Albert Botanic Part, 265 Sturgeon Rd, St. Albert • 4 pm – 7 pm • $15 • Delight your palate with beef, strawberries, and other deliciacies • For more info visit edmontonscountryside.com

Each day this week, July 12 – 18 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Square • An amazing display of the best street performers from around the block and around the world • For more info visit edmontonstreetfest.com

MONDAY JULY 12 EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

WEDNESDAY JULY 14 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona

Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Fear Factory • Starlite Room, 10030 102 St • 8 pm • $29.50 (TM, B, O) • With guests • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Highlands Walking Tour • 6240 Ada Blvd. • 6:30 pm – 8 pm • $5 • Led by Highlands resident Gail Rydman. Part of the Edmonton and North Alberta Historic Festival •For more info visit edmontonhighlands.ca Jessi Campbell • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Mainly Malbec • BIN 104 Fine Wine and Spirits, 5454 Calgary Trail • 7 pm • $30 • Explore the many flavours of the multitalented Malbec grape • To make a reservation or get more information call 780.436.8850 or visit bin104.com

Kids on Safari • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 8 – 11 that focuses on exciting nature adventures around the city• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games, and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

THURSDAY JULY 15 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Bon Jovi• Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 7 pm • $35.25 – $148.50 (TM) • For more info call 780.944.7400 or visit ticketmaster.ca

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Jessi Campbell • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

Toby • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

Sean Hayden • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations, and guest hosts • For more info visit latitude53.com

Sometimes announcements come in right on the wire. Check out these last minute additions, and keep an eye on hotsummerguide.com for all the latest events.

Fri, Jul 16 • The Bank's Downtown Party Tent • Wolfgang Gartner

Fri, Jul 23 • The Bank's Downtown Party Tent • MSTRKRFT

Sat, Jul 17 • The Bank's Downtown Party Tent • LMFAO

Wed, Sep 1 • Los Lobos, John Hiatt & the Combo • Winspear Centre • $59.75

Fri, Jul 9 • OK Go • Starlite Room • $19.50

Thu, Jul 22 • The Bank's Downtown Party Tent • USS, Hail the Villain, Hollerado

Wed, Jul 14 •The Bank's Downtown Party Tent • Mike "The Situation" and DJ Vice

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Fri, Jul 23 • Neil Young, Bert Jansch • Jubilee Auditorium • $75 – $255

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Karl Schwonik • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $10 • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Toby • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Yuma Scorpions • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Kids on Safari • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 8 – 11 that focuses on exciting nature adventures around the city• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

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FRIDAY JULY 16 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com Jessi Campbell • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Forest City Lovers • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For

more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Maritime Night • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • 5:30 pm • $21.95 – $49.95 • Seafood buffet, live music and drink specials make this boat ride one to remember • For more info call 780.424.2628 or visit edmontonqueen.com Raul Malo • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • $29.95 – $39.95 (TM, O) • For more info call 780.643.4000 or visit cnty.com St Aggie's '84 • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • A new musical written by Chris Wynters of Captain Tractor fame • For more info visit artsontheave.org Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No suggestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Toby • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen

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Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Yuma Scorpions • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com ASSIST Walk & Run • Chinese Garden, Louise McKinney Riverfront Park, 9529 Grierson Hill • 10 am •$10 • A 5k run and 3k walk and fundraiser for ASSIST Community Services Centre • For more info call 780.429.3111 or visit assistsc.org

The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games, and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322 - 83 Ave • 8 pm • $12 – $18 (Tix, O) • A charming musical detailing the highly musical travails of Miss Mona and her working girls at the Chicken Ranch • For more info call 780.439.2845 or visit walterdaleplayhouse.com

Blue Öyster Cult • Century Casino, 13103 Fort Road • $39.95 – $49.95 (TM, O) • For more info call 780.643.4000 or visit cnty.com

SATURDAY JULY 17 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $27.75 – $22.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's

Jessi Campbell • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Marco Claveria • Jeffrey's Café, 9640 - 142 St • $10 • For more info, call 780.451.8890 or visit jeffreyscafe.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • $15 –$22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com

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Organic Orbit • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With Aperture and guests • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com St Aggie's '84 • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • A new musical written by Chris Wynters of Captain Tractor fame • For more info visit artsontheave.org Toby • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Undiscovered Singing Competition • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Yuma Scorpions • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

EDMONTON METRO

Drift Mania • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com Peter Frampton • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $56.25 – $66.25 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com Poundmaker's Lodge/Nechi Institute Powow • Poundmaker's Lodge, #1 Poundmaker Rd, St. Albert • 12 pm • Free • Celebrating the best in Aboriginal singing and dance • For more info call 780.454.1884 or visit poundmaker.org

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Flap Jacks at the Tracks • Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum, 100 Railway Ave, Spruce Grove • Enjoy a morning breakfast with the Agricultural Society, followed by a tour of the elevator • For more info visit sprucegroveagsociety.com

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Chris Wynters of Captain Tractor fame • For more info visit artsontheave.org

EDMONTON PROPER Jessi Campbell • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com National Treasure • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Poundmaker's Lodge/Nechi Institute Powow • Poundmaker's Lodge, #1 Poundmaker Rd, St Albert • 12 pm • Free • Celebrating the best in Aboriginal singing and dance • For more info call 780.454.1884 or visit poundmaker.org St Aggie's '84 • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • A new musical written by

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.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 • For more info call 780.458.7163 or visit stalbertbotanicpark.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 2 pm • vs Yuma Scorpions • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Special Summer Event • Alberta Railway Museum, 24215 - 34 St • $2 – $5 • Specially designed kids reading hour • For more info visit railwaymuseum.ab.ca Valley Zoo Summer Celebration • Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 12 pm – 4 pm • $5.25 – $10.50 • Welcome new animals to the zoo and enjoy a musical parade and nerf games •For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca

EDMONTON METRO Drift Mania • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY 3rd Annual Green Festival • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 10 am – 4 pm • $3 – $13 • Learn how easy it is to be green at this family-friendly event featuring crafts, games, guest speakers and more • For more info call 780.987.305

Each day this week, July 19 – 25 Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave •Every day except Sunday • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca St Aggie's '84 • Old Cycle Building, 9351 - 118 Ave • A new musical written by Chris Wynters of Captain Tractor fame • For more info visit artsontheave.org

Art that ignites your mind, festivals that leave you wanting more and never-ending green space. Wake up the world to Edmonton! Share your Edmonton story at Edmontonstories.ca Win a $500 West Edmonton Mall Shopping Spree when you invite family and friends to visit Edmonton. It's simple! Visit www.edmonton.com/invitefamilyandfriends, choose your e-postcard, personalize it, and email it to family and friends outside the region. Encourage them to experience Edmonton! Some restrictions apply.

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SURROUNDING AREAS

INCLUDES: Athabasca, Barrhead, Beaverlodge, Boyle, Driftpile, Fairview, Fort McMurray, Grand Prairie, Lesser Slave Lake, Manning, Morinville, Radway, Rochester, Slave Lake, Thorhild, Valleyview, Westlock, Whitecourt Alberta Triple Crown ATV Series • Jun 12 • Westlock Motocross Track • Thrilling ATV action • For more info visit WILDAlberta.com Motorcycle Races • Jun 13 • Thorhild Rodeo Grounds • Thrilling vintage flat-track contests • For more info visit WILDAlberta.com Highland Games • Jun 13 • Macklin Field, Grande Prairie • Dance competition, pipe bands, sheep dog trials and Scottish booths • For more info visit gphighlandgames.com Boyle Rodeo • Jul 17 – 18 • Boyle • $5 – $10 • Parade, pancake breakfast, rodeo events, horse show and more • For more info call 780.689.2018 or visit kalynacountry.com North County Fair • Driftpile, Alberta • Jun 18 – 20 • Dozens of roots, folk and country musicians perform • Advance weekend pass $100 ($60 youth), $120 at gate ($80 youth) • Tickets at Earth's General Store and Blackbyrd Myoozik • For more info visit lslncca.ca/current Summer Solstice Picnic in the Park • Jun 18 • Doug MacRae Park, Keyano College, Fort McMurray • 4 pm – 9 pm • Live music, free barbecue, talent search and more • For more info visit keyano.ca/solstice Lions Oldtime Country Music Jamboree • Jun 18 – 20 • Cummings Lake, north of Fairview • Three days of old-fashioned pickin' • For more info call 1.800.215.4535 or visit mightypeace.com

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Barenaked Ladies • Jun 29 • MacDonald Island Park, Fort McMurray • $59 –$69 • For more info call 780.791.1600 or visit eventswoodbuffalo.com Magnificent River Rats Festival • Jul 1 – 2 • Athabasca River Front, north of Edmonton on Hwy 2 • $25 • Codie Prevost, Deric Rutan and other musical acts • For more info visit riverratsfestival.com Canada Rocks Concert • Jun 30 • MacDonald Island Park, Fort McMurray • 6 pm • Free • Kim Mitchell plays the Syncrude Main Stage • For more info visit rock979.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Fort McMurray • Live music, food, parade and fireworks • For more info visit rock979.ca Thorhild Stampede • Jul 1 – 2 • Thorhild • Parade, rodeo events, lumberjacks, a demolition derby and motorcycles • For more info call 780.736.3843 or visit thorhild.com/stamp.html Rio Grande Rodeo • Jul 1 – 2 • Rio Grande Sports Grounds, west of Grande Prairie • $12 • Rodeo events, horse racing, dances and more • For more info call 780.876.4222 or visit cararodeo.com Astral Harvest • Jul 1 – 4 • Driftpile Valley • $65 – $140 • DJs, camping, workshops, performance art and art installations • For more info visit astralharvest.com

Sawfest • Jul 1 – 4 • Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre, Slave Lake • $35 – $55 • With Kim Mitchell, Doc Walker, the Roadhammers and more • For more info visit sawfest.com Expert Mobile Extreme Country Fever • Jul 3 – 5 • Evergreen Park, Grande Prairie • $59 – $239 • With Six West, High Valley, Neil McCoy, Desert Heat and more • For more info call 780.513.2839 or visit countryfever.ca Hawg Flatts Annual Rally • Jul 9 – 11 • Hawg Flatts, north of Athabasca on Hwy 2 • Motorcycle rally, camping and pig roast • For more info visit hawgflatts.com Jones Country Jamboree • Jul 9 –11 • Beaverlodge • An annual country-music festival with fun for the whole family • For more info call 780.354.8451 Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament • Jul 9 – 11 • Sawridge Inn & Conference Centre, Slave Lake • A fun-filled event with tons of action and thrills • For more info visit sawridgeslavelake.com Provincial Motocross Series • Jul 10 – 11 • Westlock Motocross Track • Highspeed motocross racing • For more info visit WILDAlberta.com Teepee Creek Stampede • Jul 15 – 18 • Teepee Creek, northeast of Grande Prairie • $10 – $20 (free camping) • Pancake breakfast, rodeo events, pig roast and more • For more info call 780.832.7481 or visit tpstampede.ca

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Grand North American Old Time Fiddle Championship • Jul 16 – 18 • Radway Agricentre, 40 min north of Edmonton on Hwy 28 • 5:30 pm – 7 pm • $10 – $20 • World-class fiddling, camping and a dance • For more info visit wildrosefiddlers.org Alberta Sandsculpture Championships • Jul 17 • Devonshire Beach, Slave Lake • Registration opens at 10 am • Themed sculpture contest, beach volleyball tournament, live entertainment and food • For more info visit myslavelake.com Pioneer Day • Jul 17 • Westlock • $2 – $4 • Step back in time and enjoy a great day of historic activities • For more info visit WILDAlberta.com Slave Lake Triathlon • Jul 17 – 18 • In and around Slave Lake • Inspiring athletic competition with three of the most popular activities in the world • For more info visit sawridgeslavelake.com Pioneer Days • Jul 17 – 18 • South Peace Centennial Museum, Beaverlodge • 8 am – 7 pm • $5 – $10 • Get into your hot tub and go back in time with a wide array of historic activities, including butter making and steam engine parades • For more info call 780.354.8869 or visit spcm.ca Battle River Rodeo • Jul 23 – 25 • Near Manning • Chuckwagons, demolition derby and chariot races. No word if Charlton Heston will appear • For more info call 780.836.3163 or visit mightypeace.com

Sasquatch Gathering • Jul 23 – 25 • North Country Fair, Lesser Slave Lake • $50 – $70 • Tippy Agogo, Boogie Patrol, Le Fuzz and more • For more info, visit brassmonkeyproductions.com Street Performers Festival • Jul 23 – 25 • Downtown Grande Prairie • Exceptional talent and an ideal festival atmosphere • For more info visit gpstreetfest.com Le Tour de l'Alberta • Jul 25 • Ray McDonald Sports Centre, 9908 104 St, Morinville • $20 – $70 • Choose between 20, 50, 100 and 185 km rides, with a 3 km for kids • For more info, call 780.716.3235 or visit tourdalberta.ca Fair & Rodeo • Aug 6 – 8 • Valleyview • $5 – $10 • Parade, pancake breakfast and rodeo events • For more info call 780.524.3473 or visit valleyviewagsociety.ca Blue Heron Fair • Aug 6 – 8 • Barrhead • Pancake breakfast, parade, rodeo, demolition derby, kids' activities and more • For more info call 780.674.5076 InterPLAY • Aug 6 – 8 • Franklin Ave, Fort McMurray • Music, vendors, food, street performers, a talent search and more will make the 20th anniversary of this festival a hit • For more info visit eventswoodbuffalo.com/interplay.html Rochester Fair Days • Aug 7 – 8 • Rochester Community Hall & Fair Grounds • Pancake breakfast, parade, beer gardens, dance, car show and more • For more info call 780.698.3971 Fly-in Breakfast •Aug 8 • Westlock Airport • 7 am – 11 am • Enjoy a great breakfast while you explore the Westlock Airport • For more info visit WILDAlberta.com RCMP Musical Ride • Aug 18 • Valleyview Fairgrounds, Valleyview • Meet and greet the riders, eat beef on a bun and enjoy the famous spectacle • For more info call 780.524.3473

Westlock and District Agricultural Society Annual Fair and Rodeo • Aug 20 – 22 • Westlock • Parade, pancake breakfasts, tractor pull, a rodeo, a demolition derby, trade shows and psychic readings make this a jam-packed weekend event • For more info visit westlock.ca Motorcycle Ride for STARS • Aug 21 • Westlock • 8 am – 6 pm • Live auction, door prizes and, of course, motorcycles in support of a charitable cause • For more info go to WILDAlberta.com Jet Boat Association Rally • Aug 21 • Whitecourt • 10:30 am – 7 pm • Family-friendly boat races at high speed • For more info visit whitecourt.ca Alberta Dirt Riders • Aug 21 – 22 • Whitecourt • White Ridge Motocross Track • Provincial series race • For more info visit WILDAlberta.com Walk a Mile in Her Shoes • Aug 22 • Borealis Park, Fort McMurray • 1 pm – 3 pm • Men's march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence • For more info call 780.791.6708 Sunflower Contest • Aug 28 • Thorhild, one hour north of Edmonton • Come and witness Thorhild's finest sunflowers duke it out for the coveted number one spot • For more info, call 780.398.3688 Summer's End • Sep 3 – 5 • MacDonald Island Park, Fort McMurray • Midway and major concert action • For more info call 780.791.1600 or visit eventswoodbuffalo.com

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Jenni: Dress - Meese (Meese), Sunglasses - Ray Ban (Queue), Scarf - Solola - (C'est Sera), Shoes - Model's own

MONDAY JULY 19 EDMONTON PROPER Free Winspear Centre Tour • Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 11 am • For more info visit edmontonsymphony.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children

age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Nature Explorers Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8 that focuses on a different theme each day of the week • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

TUESDAY JULY 20 EDMONTON PROPER

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 11:30 am • vs Tijuana Cimarrones • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

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Nature Explorers Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8 that focuses on a different theme each day of the week • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

WEDNESDAY JULY 21 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com

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“… profoundly moving…” (FFWD Magazine) One of Alberta’s Top Cultural Attractions (Attractions Canada)

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6 PM: July 9, 10, 16 3 PM: July 11, 17, 18 Ticket Prices Adults: $32-$44 Children (6-12): $17-$29 Children (5 & under): free Seniors: $27-$39 Students: $25-$37 Group Rates are available

On a stage in a hidden valley in Drumheller, Alberta, hundreds of actors and musicians re-tell the story of the life, death, and resur1-888-823-2001 rection of Jesus. www.canadianpassionplay.com

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Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Story Slam • Blue Chair Café, 9624 - 76 Ave • 7 pm • $5 suggested donation • Sign up to tell your five minute story • For more info call 780.915.8869 or visit bluechair.ca Kelly Taylor • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tijuana Cimarrones • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Nature Explorers Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8 that focuses on a different theme each day of the week • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Summer Solstice Picnic and Country Hoe-down • Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm, 56311 Lily Lake Road, Bon Accord • 2 pm – 11 pm • Food, friends, flowers and dancing • For more info call 1.888.921.2270 or visit prairiegardens.org

THURSDAY JULY 22

– $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com The Cat Empire • Edmonton Event Centre, 8882 - 170 St • 8 pm • $32.25 (TM) • For more info visit edmontoneventcentre.ca Kelly Taylor • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Michael Franti and Spearhead • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 8 pm • $47 • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts. This week, meet artist Scott Smallwood • For more info visit latitude53.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Clean Air Cinema: The Lion King• Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 11 am – 4 pm • $5.25 – $10.50 • Enjoy a classic family film on a jumbo screen at the zoo! • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Nature Explorers Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8 that focuses on a different theme each day of the week • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

FRIDAY JULY 23 EDMONTON PROPER

EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75

The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more

info visit teatrolaquindicina.com Edmonton Honda Indy • Edmonton Municipal Airport • $135 – $240 • Cars, loudness, speed and other sensations •For more info call 780.471.7210 or visit edmontonindy.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 5:30 pm – 12 am •Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Kelly Taylor • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No suggestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Leif Vollebekk • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Wolf Parade • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $22 (TM, B, O) • With guests Moools • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks • For more info visit capitalex.ca Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Nature Explorers Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8 that focuses on a different theme each day of the week • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

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Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 ... Imagine! • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $19 – $80 (TM) • For more info, visit northlands.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 11 am – 11 pm • One of the biggest outdoor food events in North America, with live entertainment, street vendors and delicious food • For more info visit EventsEdmonton.ca

Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks. • For more info visit capitalex.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 ... Imagine! • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 10:30 am & 2 pm • $19 – $80 (TM) • For more info visit northlands.com

Movie Under the Stars • Legacy Park, Fort Saskatchewan • 10 pm • Bring the whole family out for a night of cinematic craziness • For more info call 780.992.6261 or visit fortsask.ca.

SATURDAY JULY 24 EDMONTON PROPER The Ambassador's Wives • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 2 pm & 7:30 pm • $22.75 – $27.75 (Tix) • Teatro La Quindicina's take on 1920s French Riviera • For more info visit teatrolaquindicina.com Drake • Edmonton Event Centre, 8882 - 170 St • 8:30 pm • $72.50 (TM) • For more info visit unionevents.com Edmonton Honda Indy • Edmonton Municipal Airport • $135 – $240 • Cars, loudness, speed and other sensations •For more info call 780.471.7210 or visit edmontonindy.com Macbeth • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • The Scottish Play, part of the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Solus CD Release Show • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Kelly Taylor • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Medicine Hat • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

EDMONTON METRO Tritech Compression / Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

SUNDAY JULY 25 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Honda Indy • Edmonton Municipal Airport • $240 – $135 • Cars, loudness, speed and other sensations •For more info call 780.471.7210 or visit edmontonindy.com Jason Buie • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.cah Much Ado About Nothing • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 2 pm & 8 pm • $15 – $22.50 (Tix) • Shakespeare's scintillating Sicilian comedy comes to the River City Shakespeare Festival • For more info call 780.425.8086 or visit freewillshakespeare.com Kelly Taylor • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and

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fireworks. Today's live music includes George Canyon with guest Gord Bamford • For more info visit capitalex.ca Edmonton In The Past • Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Drive • 12 pm – 4 pm • $3 – $4 • Celebrate local history with a tour of this magnificent Edwardian mansion •For more info call 780.427.3995 or visit culture.alberta.ca Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Medicine Hat • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com Sesame Street Live: 1-2-3 ... Imagine! • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 1 pm & 4:30 pm • $19 – $80 (TM) • For more info visit northlands.com

EDMONTON METRO Tritech Compression / Campbell

Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

Each day this week, July 26 – August 1 Taste of Edmonton • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 11 am – 11 pm • One of the biggest outdoor food events in North America, with live entertainment, street vendors and delicious food • For more info visit EventsEdmonton.ca

MONDAY JULY 26

EDMONTON PROPER Sean Carney • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

Free Winspear Centre Tour • Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 11 am • For more info visit edmontonsymphony.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Medicine Hat • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com

Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks. Today's music includes Stereos with Down With Webster • For more info visit capitalex.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen

I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

TUESDAY JULY 27 EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks • For more info visit capitalex.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of

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dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 11:30 am – 4 pm •Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

WEDNESDAY JULY 28 EDMONTON PROPER Julian McCullough • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Ohbijou • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton Prospects • John Fry Park, 9700 - 28 Ave • 7 pm • $8 (under 6 free) •vs Okotoks • For more info visit prospectsbaseballclub.com I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

THURSDAY JULY 29 EDMONTON PROPER Chanda Cooper • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavenso-

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cialclub.com Meat Loaf• Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $71.50 – $103 (TM) • With Lisa Bouchelle • For more info visit northlands.com Julian McCullough • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Opening Reception for Sylvia Ziemann • 7 pm – 10 pm • An exhibition on the theme of cocooning •For more info visit harcourthouse.ab.ca Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts. This week, meet artist Marc Siegner • For more info visit latitude53.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks • For more info visit capitalex.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

FRIDAY JULY 30 EDMONTON PROPER "Gore, Quebec" & "Not Another Fucking Landscape" • Latitude 53, 2nd Floor, 10248 - 106 St • 8 pm • Free ($5 suggested donation) • Opening of a new exhibit featuring photography from Jonas St Michael and the curatorial powers of Anthony Easton. The exhibits run until September 4 • For more info, call 780.423.5353 or visit latitude53.org Juliette Lewis • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $25 (TM, B, O) • With guests • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca

Julian McCullough • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Theatre Sports • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Amazing, interactive improv. No suggestion too outlandish! • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks • For more info visit capitalex.ca

1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Oh Susanna! • Varscona Theatre, 10329 - 83 Ave • 11 pm • $10 (Tix) • Edmonton's premiere Euro-style variety show, hosted by Susanna Patchouli and Eros, God of Love • For more info visit rapidfiretheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Undiscovered Singing Competition • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca

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Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 7 pm • vs BC Lions • For more info call 780.448.3757 or visit esks.com I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

EDMONTON METRO Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival • Homecoming Park, 4202 - 50 St, Stony Plain • 12 pm • $45 – $100 (TM) • Loose Rooster, Mashville Brigade, Fred Eaglesmith and more • For more info call 780.922.4973 or visit blueberrybluegrass.com LeAnn Rimes • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $46 – 56 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

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Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks. Today's music includes Metric with guests Hot Hot Heat • For more info visit capitalex.ca Heritage Festival • Hawrelak Park • 12 pm – 9 pm • 63 pavilions representing over 85 cultures from around the world, with delicious food, dancing, craft sales and more •For more info call 780.488.3378 or visit heritage-festival.com

EDMONTON METRO Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival • Homecoming Park, 4202 - 50 St, Stony Plain • 9:30 am • $100 – $45 (TM) • Loose Rooster, Mashville Brigade, Woodbend and more • For more info call 780.922.4973 or visit blueberrybluegrass.com

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BIKE // NORTH AMERICA

Fantasti-cycle journeys Top cycle tours across the continent

is a fully-supported bicycle tour now in its 15th year that appeals to those seeking a challenging ride. The group is limited to 120 participants. The route is changed slightly each year to encourage repeat riders, and the nighttime festivities add to the element of a vacation from the routine.

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s an avid year-round cyclist, I use my wheels primarily as a form of transportation, helping to get me from one place to another typically quicker than transit or vehicle within urban centres. However, I still have to manoeuver my way through traffic, pedestrians and other cyclists as I ride along city streets. So when an occasion arises where I can escape the routine and let loose, I relish it. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a couple of big cycling events, both within major urban centres other than my own. There's something very awesome about cycling with thousands of other riders of various ages and abilities, riding everything from decorated two-wheelers to unicycles and tandems. It's also a growing niche tourism market, as more and more individuals are travelling to attend these annual, national events. With the added environmental and health benefits, along with a great party atmosphere, it's no wonder the number of participants continues to grow each year. If there's one place in North America you'd likely not consider cycling, I'd have to say the majority would agree on New York City. But on a recent trip to the Big Apple that's exactly what I did, and I discovered it was the same as with any other urban centre whereby cycling is the most efficient form of transport. There are clearly marked bike lanes running throughout Manhattan and over the numerous bridges connecting up with the outlying boroughs. The Five Boro Bike Tour dates back to 1977 and takes place in the spring of every year. For the past four years the tour has reached maximum advance registration numbers of 32 000 participants who enjoy a 68-kilometre stretch of traffic-free roads. According to Hannah Borgeson, Bike New York communications director, there are approximately 50 percent new riders each year. The numbers also show that approximately 35 percent of riders are from within the five boroughs, 60 percent are from out of state and five percent are international visitors. The entertainment aspect was increased this year, with performances taking place at each of the rest stops that were reflective of the cultural diversity of the neighbourhoods. One of the highlights of this tour is the oppor-

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CYCLING BLISS >> Connie Abrey and Ross Taylor honeymoon on the Golden Triangle Tour tunity to ride across several of the numerous bridges connecting each area, offering an unparalleled viewing vantage point of the various skylines. Back in Canada, the Montréal Bike Fest also attracts in the range of 30 000 cyclists for its annual 50-kilometre Tour de l'Île and 20-kilometre Tour la Nuit, which is a unique nighttime ride through the city streets. Now in its 26th year, there are at least two registrants who have participated in every tour to date. Many people also choose to ride the route with one of the thousands of Bixi bikes that make up Montréal's great bike-sharing program. According to Geneviève Beauvais, Vélo Québec public relations director, last year 150 cyclists from Vermont rode to Montréal to participate, and there were 100 Montréal riders who participated in the Five Boro Bike Tour. Approximately

3000 cycling enthusiasts ride in the Metropolitan Challenge that happens one week prior and traverses through the stunning scenery of the Laurentians and Lanaudière regions of Quebec. Further west, two cycling events worth noting are the Banff National Park Bike Fest and the Golden Triangle Tour. The Banff National Park Bike Fest features five challenging road races and two family friendly events taking place throughout Banff and Lake Louise. There may be no other location in the world with as many and different types of wildlife crossings as in Banff National Park. The Golden Triangle Tour, in existence for more than a quarter century, is organized through the Calgarybased Elbow Valley Cycle Group. It's a 300-km loop that crosses the Great Divide twice, and is generally completed in three days. This ride is definitely for

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// Don Hollingshead

the more ambitious as the route follows major roadways and has climbs of more than 500 metres. A welcome stop is in Radium where the hot springs assist with rejuvenation, before reaching the most strenuous section through Vermilion Pass back to Banff. Trip coordinator Don Hollingshead describes the tour as "a rural ride where cyclists begin individually as opposed to riding as a mass." He recalls highlights such as the 83-year-old rider who's on his 10th tour, a couple who met, married and spent their honeymoon on tour, and one rider from Winnipeg who's completed 25 tours. The fun continues throughout British Columbia with the Tour BC, a seven-day 636-km bike tour where participants cycle a looped route from Burnaby through Harrison Hot Springs, Pemberton, Whistler and Squamish, before ending up back in Vancouver. Tour BC

The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is considered the ultimate of all bike tours, based solely on the fact that it crosses the international border between Canada and the United States, and ends at the Mexican border. As well, at 4363 kilometres, it's recognized as the longest mapped and published off-pavement bike route in the world. The route was created by the Adventure Cycling Association and is generally ridden north to south, crossing the Continental Divide a total of 30 times. Riding out of Banff National Park, the route takes in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, reaching ascents of up to 12 000 feet above sea level at Indiana Pass in Colorado. The entire trip generally takes around three months for the leisurely rider who stops frequently along the way; however, many also choose to complete the route in shorter segments of one or two weeks at a time over several years. This is definitely one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that most people only dream of doing. Any interested cyclists must do pre-planning research, prepare both mentally and physically, and be prepared for all types of riding conditions from rugged terrain to inclement weather. For cyclists who spend a lifetime biking city streets, these cycling tours represent an escape on a grand scale. As I continue to ride the urban thoroughfares every day, I daydream of completing each and every one. Just my bike and the open road. V

TOUR DATES AND INFO Bike New York: May 2, bikenewyork.org Golden Triangle: May 22 to 24, elbowvalleycc.org Montreal Bike Fest: June 4 to 6, velo. qc.ca/feria/en/MBF Banff National Park Bike Fest: June 17 to 20, banfflakelouise.com/events-andfestivals/festivals/bike-fest Tour BC: July 11 to 17, tourbc.net Great Divide: bikingthegreatdivide.com

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After landing a jump on his mountain bike at RabCrank-arms, which connect the pedals to the rest bit Hill last year, Revolution Cycle general manager of the machine, are another part mountain bikers Ben Fedoruk noticed his ride looked more than a stress heavily, says Fedoruk. Standing up on pedals, little worse for wear. as off-road bikers often do, places all of a rider's The bike's down tube, the part of the frame weight on the pedals and cranks. that connects the pedals with the head Though Fedoruk acquired his own extube near the handlebars, had broken pertise with the aide of a mechanically in half. inclined father and a healthy dose of The bike "stretched out like a limo," trial and error (he claims to have broken m o ekly.c vuewe says Fedoruk. "I just about turfed out, every bike part that can be broken), to lewis@ jumped off, ran it out." learn bike repair today, he recommends Lewisy "Rabbit Hill is pretty hard on bikes." turning to that great repository of knowlKell The mangled cycle ranks high on Fedoruk's edge, the Internet. list of most damaged bikes he's ever fixed in 20"Google 'how to adjust cantilever break,' and it plus years of bike repair. With Bike Month in full pops up, and it has videos," he says. "How to change swing and the Canada Cup mountain bike race just a tube, how to tape a road-bike handlebar. All these over two weeks away, I caught up with Fedoruk for things are shown." some tips on bike repair. Fedoruk says technology has also changed the Fedoruk, who estimates that Revolution receives bikes themselves. Modern materials and manufac15 to 50 broken bikes per day, says the most comturing techniques let bikes "fare fairly well through mon form of damage to any kind of bike is the flat the crashes," he says. tire. "A lot of people don't realize that they have to "The rider usually sees the brunt of the damage check tire pressure more frequently," he says. Tubethemselves." V less tires provide better resistance to flats, but leak air more quickly than standard ones. Mountain bikers, more than commuters or road AN ALLEN KEY A DAY racers, also have to keep a close eye on their chains since they ride on dusty trails and through mud Mountain bikers often carry a rudimentary reholes so often. Dirt on a chain can make bearings pair kit with them to keep their wheels spinning wear out faster. when they hit a patch of bad luck. Here's what Fedoruk cleans his bike's chain with alcohol or a Fedoruk recommends riders bring with them to citrus cleaning agent and re-lubes once or twice a stay on a roll: week when commuting, and more often when doing dedicated trail riding. A spare tube, to guard against that most com"You go for two, three hours in Terwillegar [Park] mon of bike breakdowns. doing laps," he says, "it can suck the oil out of a chain pretty quick. You're gonna find yourself lubA multi-tool, which Fedoruk describes as a ing that chain at the beginning of the ride and at Swiss-army knife for mountain bikes. Multi-tools the end." contain Allen Keys and screwdriver blades to Less expensive bikes "really suffer the worst in make various adjustments, and a chain breaker to mud and wet-weather riding," says Fedoruk, befix busted chains. cause their bearings are protected with lower-quality seals than those found in pricier rides. EntryAn energy bar to keep those pedals pumpin'. level bikes need to be cleaned often.

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outdoorsINSIDER JEREMY DERKSEN / JEREMY@VUEWEEKLY.COM Ah, Bike Month. Mocktails on the High Level, pancake breakfasts, polo in the park, bike-y movies at the theatre and cyclists everywhere. (Check out bikeology. ca for full details.) But one month a year to celebrate bikes? It's time we start celebrating our bikes year round, especially in a city where there's such a rich scene. Two wheels are better than four. Here are just a few reasons why. Road warriors On June 25 – 27, elite Canadian cyclists will be vying for the overall national roadcycling title at the Canadian Cycling Association's 2010 Canadian Road Nationals (canadian-cycling.com) in Edmonton. The race loop includes Groat Road, Victoria Park Hill and Saskatchewan Drive, charting a similar course to the 1978 Commonwealth Games route. With most races happening in rural areas, says organizer Talia Morrisey, having an elite-level competition in the middle of the city is unique, affording an excellent opportunity for spectators to witness national team athletes readying for the 2012 London Olympics. Spectators can ride, walk or take an ETS shuttle for $1 from the U of A to the event staging area at Hawrelak Park.

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Prime spots to watch the race include the climbs on Emily Murphy Hill and Victoria Park Hill, says Morrisey, where cyclists will be pushing hard. But if you want to really get in on the action, consider volunteering, suggests Morissey. Contact the Alberta Bicycling Association at albertabicycle.ca for more info. The inside track Sheldon Smart is one rider who doesn't just spin his wheels. Watching a small handful of dedicated organizers putting on races in the region, he saw a way to make a difference. For the second time in as many years, he's volunteering at the Canada Cup cross-country race on July 11. For Smart, volunteering gives him a new perspective on the sport. "I realized that as much as I liked the biking and the racing itself, it was actually the scene I liked, the people," he says. "There's a lot of work that goes into these events." Last year, Smart assisted with everything from setting up the course and signing to marshalling the races, but he still found time to watch the event—from the prime vantage point of an insider. "The event has a size and energy to it that's exciting to be a part of," he says. Local bike masterminds Mike Sarnecki

DEATH // RACE and Evan Sherman (of Alberta Mtb Racing) are the crew behind the event and they're still seeking volunteers, so check out albertamtbracing.com or contact taraleesherman@gmailcom for more info. High tail to Hinton If you haven't been to the Hinton bike park yet, now's the time to correct your bad self. The Beaver Bike Festival on June 19 is the "final piece of the puzzle" for the local bike community, says Stephen Hanus, president of the Hinton Mountain Bike Association. The community bike park has been a great local success story. A huge outpouring of support from the town went into building it and it's become a focal point for a growing bike scene (for more on park development, see vueweekly.com/greatoutdoors/story/hinton_working_on_the_chain_gang/). "Kids are now growing up with this in their backyard. It's been a shot of adrenalin to the bike scene not just in Hinton but in the region," says Hanus. The full day Beaver Bike Festival features guided trail rides, races, bike park skills contests, prizes and entertainment. Entry fee for competitors is $5 per event. For out-of-towners, the Lakeview Inn and Suites is offering a special rate of $59 for a double queen room. For more details, check out bikehinton. com/beaver-bike-fest. V Check out more Insider online, every week on vueweekly.com for the real shakedown on local sport off the beaten path.

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Entry 6: through purgatory Pushing through pain and physical obstacles Jeremy Derksen // Jeremy@vueweekly.com

ow do you cope with more pain than you've ever experienced? How do you push beyond the limits of your endurance? As race day looms—at this point, less than two months away—these are the questions that haunt me. As I've trained for and researched ultra racing, I've become keenly aware that this race will introduce me to a whole new level of pain and adversity. Over the gruelling 125 kilometres, my legs will be pounded on steep ascents and descents, my body will be drained of energy trying to sustain itself over prolonged hours of running. And then there is the mental fatigue. I begin to wonder: aside from marketing genius (obviously), why do they call it the Death Race? Perhaps, I think, that's the kind of question a smart person (sane person?) asks before signing up. "Once you experience it you will understand," replies Sakura Hozumi, one of the organizers, in answer to my question. "After racing, racers look like zombies and hobble around with an undead smile on their faces." OK, not exactly encouraging. But, hey, at least they're smiling? Still I have to wonder how athletes manage to push the body to that point. For answers I seek out Dwight Kroening. Kroening, who goes by the blog handle Heart Transplant Ironman, redefines human possibility. After having a heart transplant in his 20s, Kroening's doctors told him his ability to participate in certain sports would forever be altered. Some things would just be too taxing on his heart. Kroening listened, then set out to prove them wrong. For the next 22 years he ran, skied, coached, taught physical education and generally pushed the warranty on his new heart to the limit. In 2004, his 18th year post-transplant, he participated in a research study at the University of Alberta under Mary Haykowsky and Ken Riess. The results suggested he might be capable of completing a triathlon. So he ran a sprint tri, then an Olympic half. Four years later, he completed the 2008 Subaru Penticton Ironman—22 years post-transplant. "I never thought I would be able to do something like that," Kroening says. "There was always the question whether I had the capability to do something seriously physically taxing. "The mind was a significant obsta-

cle. I was always battling with, can the body, can the heart handle this ... this fear that you're going to be out there running and all of a sudden you're going to collapse and die because your heart gives out." That's a fear Lynne Chisholm can relate to. While training for her first Death Race in 2009, she discovered she had abnormally high blood pressure. Doctors found a blood clot in her aorta, dangerously close to the heart. "I was hospitalized for a week, which really pissed me off because I wasn't allowed to train," she recalls, laughing. The clot was inoperable, but Chisholm refused to give up running. A week after getting out of hospital, she ran a 5 Peaks race in Calgary, which she grudgingly calls her "worst ever" race. With medication and close monitoring, she's kept running. "I just carry on with life," she explains. Kroening shares a similarly positive outlook, unwilling to be deterred by a mere prognosis. "You've got to believe that things are going to get better. It's easy to get into the frame of mind that, 'This is it, I'll never run again' or, 'This is all there is to it.' You have to have the conviction that this is a temporary setback. "I've never been the type of person that will accept the fact I can't do something until it's absolutely physically impossible." Even physical impossibility has proven to be a moving threshold for Kroening. "A transplant heart has no CONTINUED ON PAGE 89 >>

POST OP Kroening is currently training for the 2011 Phoenix Ironman, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his transplant. For more about his journey or to follow his progress, go to hearttransplantironman.blogspot.com. Through Runners With Attitude, Lynne Chisholm and Cornell Dover help runners of all levels train to meet their endurance racing goals. The group has entered three teams in this year's Death Race and Chisholm will once again be competing as a relay racer. The program runs out of Millenium Place in Sherwood Park. Contact Kelly Thomsen at 780.416.7205 for more information. V

ADVENTURE // ELK ISLAND

Don't rock the buffalo Getting close–but not too close–to nature

JAZZ FAN >> Bison are unethusiastic about rock 'n' roll Amanda TErmeer // Amanda@vueweekly.com

ver the summer months, many Edmontonians will get caught in traffic on the commute to Banff or Jasper, while overlooking nearby Elk Island National Park, which boasts an animal density similar to Africa's Serengeti while being located only 45 minutes from the city. Elk Island National Park was created in 1906 through the efforts of five Fort Saskatchewanites who raised $5000 and lobbied the federal government to protect the over-hunted elk population. The result was Canada's only enclosed National Park, boasting over 200 000 visitors per year. Elk Island is an eclectically Albertan park. Roads veer through the dense animal population, with signs declaring "Stay on the Paved Roads" being contradicted by the thick tire tracks of 4x4 trucks. This is a park that delivers wildlife directly to the visitor, as free-roaming bison, coyotes and elk crowd the landscape. At the park's bison paddock, roads lead through grazing areas allowing visitors to get a close-up of the animals that used to dominate the Canadian prairies. At only $7.80 for an adult entry, Elk Island is an affordable way to escape the city. Camping is also inexpensive at $5.80 per person to stay overnight at

// Eden Munro

Sandy Beach (with shower access). The park's affordability attracts an eclectic crowd, including Eastern Canadians searching for work in the West. "Elk Island is very peaceful and serene ... except for the howling of the coyotes. And the buffalo: they came 10 feet from my tent. But then I learned they hate rock music, especially the Eagles, like 'Life in the Fast Lane,'" commented Bill James, a road tripper from Ontario. Stargazers and overnight campers alike will also appreciate Elk Island's status as a "dark-sky preserve," meaning that the night sky is unadulterated by man-made light. Far from the light pollution of the city, the park provides stunning views of the cosmos and a great setting to lie on your back and meditate on the great unknown. During calving season in the early spring, visitors may even witness the "cycle of life" outside their own sleeping quarters. More than anything, as the cowboys from Ontario declared, Elk Island National Park is an escape from "life in the fast lane." It's just a short "rush down the freeway," and a great place to "get lost" for a weekend. V

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Taming Big Red

An old hand gets back on the iron horse

MAKING A SPLASH >> A quadder plows through a puddle on the Iron Horse Trail WILL COLFORD // COlFORD@vueweekly.com

he big red 550 CC Yamaha ATV has the look of an unbroken horse, its haunches curled forward and its grill sneering aggressively. Seeing it reminds me of quadding as a child, something I always loved. It also brings back memories of several unfortunate accidents that scared me away from the sport, usually involving some form of fencing—wooden, picket, barbed wire. But today is the day I plan to abolish that fear. The aptly-named Iron Horse Trail is a sideways "Y" section of the greater Trans Canada Trail, linking 10 municipalities as far east as Cold Lake and as close to Edmonton as Waskatenau. It's comprised of 257 kilometres from the old Bonnyville-Coronado rail line, which makes it a relatively easy, high-quality multipurpose trail, perfect for a quick recreational getaway from the city. The stewards of the trail, the Riverland Recreational Trail Society, have organized an 87 km run from Heinsburg—the southeastern most point—to St Paul. Along with 18 others, I get to enjoy the open trail, the history and the dust of yet another hidden gem in eastern Alberta.

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// Will Colford

Leaving the staging area at St Paul, I can't help but feel like a big kid about to spend the day playing with a big-kid toy. Big Red is an automatic—which means the only thing I need to worry about is how far to bury my thumb nail into the accelerator pad. At Heinsburg, Nathan Taylor, a local journalist from Smoky Lake, offers to show me the ropes and be my personal trail guide. "Let's get going before everyone gets in front of us," he beams. Excited, I hunker down, turn the key and press go. Nothing happens. Taylor shows me how to put it in gear and then we're off. We begin by taking it slow, and that's fine by me. The North Saskatchewan meanders through a sea of rolling hills. Late morning light turns the freshly budding landscape into a radiant green; clouds pass through the old blue sky like grazing bison; humming crickets provide melody for the birds' delicate arias. It's the Alberta you always see in brochures, but never seem to find on the QE II or Yellowhead. A bit further on the pack begins to thin and Taylor and I are given a bit more room to play. We begin to jostle just a tiny bit. Slowly, my odometer begins to creep up, along with my sense of

EASTERN GEM >> North Saskatchewan, somewhere between Heinsburg and St Paul // Will Colford friendly competition. It quickly becomes apparent where the expression "eat my dust" comes from. A thick film begins to cloud my sunglasses. I wear more trail than I ride. My teeth cake with grit, yet I can't hold back my ever-widening grin. Being an old section of rail line, there is a converted picnicking and camping spot approximately every 11 km. These

little havens used to be water-refilling stations for the steam engines hauling supplies into Edmonton. I can't imagine having to stop every 11 km, especially while riding something as freeing as Big Red. It makes me truly appreciate the transportation conveniences we have today, yet at the same time it also makes me feel slightly wasteful. Like when I take my

car across the High Level to work. Quadding along the old rail line for recreational purposes, however, instills a sense of thrill, as though I'm lucky to be alive in an age where I can enjoy that life to the fullest. In one sense, it could be viewed as a form of gratitude. I'm thankful I didn't have to pioneer the West, but since I didn't I might as well enjoy the hell out of the

work of our forefathers. With that in mind I decide it's time to see what Big Red is capable of. Purposefully, I begin to slow up and open a wide gap between myself and anyone in front. The section I've picked is straight and flat so nothing should go too wrong. My thumb jams into the accelerator as my exhaust spits like a machine gun. Rocks spray from my tires and I'm off. Third gear comes quick and the flora lining the trail begins to blur. As I hit 60 Big Red starts to handle like a stick of butter on the hard gravel surface. Seventy ticks over as I get to fifth gear. An insect that didn't see me coming meets its end as it smacks my face. I reel a little bit at the impact but keep pushing with new determination. Seventy-nine and feeling fine, but I'm running out of trail, just as I've run out of gears. "I hope this thing has good brakes," I say to the passing wind. Like a dam that finally bursts under the pressure, I hit 80 and scream with mixed delight and terror. I can see Taylor in front of me, so I release the accelerator and begin to slow my pace. As I get older it gets rarer to discover a new feeling and sensation. But out here on the Iron Horse Trail with a ride like Big Red, it's just like being a kid again. V

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nerves. When they put the new heart in they sever all the nerve connections." This directly affects how the heart responds to advanced physical demands, he explains. Doctors told him he would never do anaerobic activity again. Kroening was depressed but unbeaten. "I believe the body is miraculously created and it will adapt and I can maybe teach it, I can train it to adjust. And so that's what I did." Ten years after Kroening got his heart, he went in for a biopsy and doctors found evidence of re-inervation. Nerves had begun to grow back around his heart. In no way is this comparable, but in late April I injured my lower back. Each morning I woke with a pitchfork in my back. The flames of hell radiated through my core. Coping with injury is living in purgatory. You're not dead or laid up, but you're not well enough to train or perform at your regular level. Like Chisholm, I was pissed. But talking to Kroening and Chisholm helped put it in perspective. It reminded me that seemingly insurmountable odds aren't necessarily so. That conviction alone goes a long way to transforming from a walking zombie into a confident, determined racer. Yea, though I run through the Valley of Death, I shall fear no obstacle. V

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Phil: Shirt - Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Pants - Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Vest - Reddington (The Fishin' Hole), Hat - Columbia (The Fishin' Hole), Net - Streamside (The Fishin' Hole), Boots - Chota (The Fishin' Hole), Pole - Scientific Angler (The Fishin' Hole) Jenni: Shirt - Patagonia (MEC), Hat - Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), Hip Waders - Caddis (The Fishin' Hole), Boots - Chota (The Fishin' Hole), Pole - Scientific Angler (The Fishin' Hole)

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Capital Ex • Edmonton's premier midway festival, with rides, food, music and fireworks • For more info visit capitalex.ca Heritage Festival • Hawrelak Park • 10 am – 9 pm • 63 pavilions representing over 85 cultures from around the world, with delicious food, dancing, craft sales and more •For more info call 780.488.3378 or visit heritage-festival.com Special Summer Event • Alberta Rail-

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EDMONTON METRO Blueberry Bluegrass Country Music Festival • Homecoming Park, 4202 - 50 St, Stony Plain • 9:30 am • $45 – $100 (TM) • Loose Rooster, Mashville Brigade, the Bix Mix Boys and more • For more info call 780.922.4973 or visit blueberrybluegrass.com

Alberta's Heritage Day • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am –3 pm • Cook bannock over an open fire, learn about the cultural significance of bison and enjoy an educational lecture • For more info visit parkscanada.gc.ca Big Valley Jamboree • Camrose Regional Exhibition Grounds • $80 – $195 •Non-stop country music action, including Corb Lund & the Hurtin' Albertans, Jo Hikk, Mashville Brigade and more • For more info call 780.672.0224 or visit bigvalleyjamboree.com Canadian Death Race • Grande Cache • A premier endurance race over 125 km of mountains, canyons, rivers and suffering. Solo and group categories available, and live music at night from Doc Walker, Great Big Sea, Dustin Bentall and more. For more info visit canadiandeathrace.com and deathfest.ca Centrefest • Gaetz Ave and Ross St, Red Deer • Street performers, local art, food and Kids' World • For more info, call 403.340.8696 Haying In The 30's • Mallaig, three hours northeast of Edmonton • Admission by donation to assist cancer victims • Historical haying demonstation, as well as petting zoo, horse and pony rides, and rope making • For more

info call 780.635.2505 or visit hayinginthe30s.org Kin Slo-Pitch Tournament • Kinsmen Club, Edson • 272 slo-pitch teams compete for over $60 000 in cash and prizes. Beer gardens and live enertainment at night • For more info visit edsonkinsmen.ca Pow Wow Days • Lac La Biche • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a midway, jet-ski races, a triathlon and more • For more info call 780.623.2662 or visit laclabicheregion.com 401 Years Since Galileo • Pine Bungalows, Jasper • Reknowned astronomical enthusiast Frank Florian leads a starviewing weekend that is truly out of this world. Learn to use a planisphere, read a sky chart and look at Jupiter and star clusters • For more info visit pinebungalows.com

Each day this week, august 2 – 8 Maurice John Vaughn • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • Every day except Sunday • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Heritage Festival • Hawrelak Park • 10 am – 7 pm • 63 pavilions representing over 85 cultures from around the world, with delicious food, dancing, craft sales and more • For more info call 780.488.3378 or visit heritage-festival.com

SURROUNDING AREAS Kin Slo-Pitch Tournament • Kinsmen Club, Edson • 272 slo-pitch teams compete for over $60 000 in cash and prizes. Beer gardens and live enertainment at night • For more info visit edsonkinsmen.ca

TUESDAY AUGUST 3 EDMONTON PROPER Reverend Horton Heat • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $25 (TM, B) • With guests Split Lip Rayfield • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca Romi Mayes Folk Festival Kick-Off Show • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.comh

Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $89 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $134 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games, and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Young Foresters • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $120 •A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 9 – 5 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more • For more info, including event times and locations, call 780.996.4230 or visit rocknaugust.com

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4 EDMONTON PROPER

David Dondero • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Breezin' Through the Seasons • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $143 • A

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daycamp for children age 6 – 8, with a focus on how animals survive each season • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

Battle of the Bands• The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 8 pm • $70 – $85 • The Glenn Miller Orchestra vs the Harry James Orchestra • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com

Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • 7:30 pm – 11 pm • $89 – $40 (TM, O) • Endowment fund concert with Van Morrison • For more info visit edmontonfolkfest.org Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Wine and Coffee • BIN 104 Fine Wine and Spirits, 5454 Calgary Trail • 7 pm • $35 • Learn how these two beverages are contributing to research on smell and taste while enjoying both • To make a reservation or get more information call 780.436.8850 or visit bin104.com

Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts. This week, meet artist Gerry Dotto • For more info visit latitude53.com Vans Warped Tour • Northlands Park • Gates at 10 am • $34.50 – $49.50 (TM) • With Pennywise, Reel Big Fish, Andrew WK, Closure In Moscow, Disco Curtis and more • For more info visit northlands.com

The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $134 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

Young Foresters • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $120 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 5 – 9 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

Young Foresters • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $120 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 5 – 9 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

EDMONTON METRO

Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

Art Walk • Perron District, St. Albert • 6 pm – 9 pm • Enjoy an incredible selection of art • For more info visit artwalkstalbert.com

Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more • For more info, including event times and locations, call 780.996.4230 or visit rocknaugust.com

Fragapalooza • Leduc • 10 am • $85 before June 30, $95 after • Four days of non-stop video and computer gaming • For more info visit fragapalooza.com

THURSDAY AUGUST 5 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • 6 pm – 11 pm • $50 – $180 (TM, O) • Today's performers include Ben Harper, Patrick Watson and Gord Downie • For more info visit edmontonfolkfest.org

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY The Forest Express • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $134 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7 that educates campers about forest animals through songs, craft, games, and more• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

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FRIDAY AUGUST 6 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • 9 pm – 12: 30 am • $50 – $180 (TM, O) • Today's performers include the Levon Helm Band and Calexico • For more info visit edmontonfolkfest.org Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 5:30 pm – 12 am • Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Breezin' Through the Seasons • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $143 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8, with a focus on how animals survive each season • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $89 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Rock'n August • Various locations around St. Albert • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast, and more • For more info, including event times and locations, call 780.996.4230 or visit rocknaugust.com Young Foresters • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $120 • A

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performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 9 – 5 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON METRO Fragapalooza • Leduc • $85 before June 30, $95 after • Four days of nonstop video and computer gaming • For more info visit fragapalooza.com Wild Rose Figure Skating Competition • 4330 Black Gold Dr, Leduc • The power, grace and speed of competitive figure skating • For more info call 780.980.8412

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Cariwest • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Colourful costumes, the sounds of steelpans, food, drink, Calypso music and celebration of all things Carribean • For more info visit cariwestfestival.com Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com

SATURDAY AUGUST 7 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • 11 am – 12:30 am (Sunday) • $50 – $180 (TM, O) • Today's performers include Vieux Farka Toure, Sarah Harmer, and Colin Hay • For more info visit edmontonfolkfest.org Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Cariwest • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Colourful costumes, the

sounds of steelpans, food, drink, Calypso music and celebration of all things Carribean • For more info visit cariwestfestival.com Fred Penner • Edmonton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 11 am & 3 pm • $18.50 – $26.25 (TM) • With the Doodlebops • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit amberleameadows.com Monster Truck Weekend • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Trucks of an unusually large nature • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com Rock'n August • Various locations around St Albert • International vintage car show and music festival with street dance, car show, kick-off breakfast and more • For more info, including event times and locations, call 780.996.4230 or visit rocknaugust.com

SUNDAY AUGUST 8 EDMONTON PROPER Babbu Mann • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 6 pm • $74.10 – $116.10 (TM) • For more info call 780.800.2829 or visit jubileeauditorium.com

& the Three Legs and John Prine • For more info visit edmontonfolkfest.org

things Carribean • For more info visit cariwestfestival.com

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Special Summer Event • Alberta Railway Museum, 24215 - 34 St • $2 – $5 • Specially designed kids reading hour • For more info visit railwaymuseum.ab.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

EDMONTON METRO

Cariwest • Sir Winston Churchill Square • Colourful costumes, the sounds of steelpans, food, drink, Calypso music and celebration of all

Fragapalooza • Leduc • Ends at 4 pm • $85 before June 30, $95 after • Four days of non-stop video and computer gaming • For more info visit fragapalooza.com

Beer and Boar BBQ • 1 pm • A tasteful and tasty offering of that most medieval of meals • For more info visit slowfoodedmonton.ca Edmonton Folk Music Festival • Gallagher Park, 9411 - 97 Ave • 11 am – 11 pm • $50 – $180 (TM, O) • Today's performers include Te Vaka, Jakob Dylan

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Kurimoto Japanese Garden Guided Walking Tours • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 10 am – 6 pm • $3 – $13 • Learn about the history of the Japanese Gardens and the symbolism behind the landscape • For more info call 780.987.3054 Wild Rose Figure Skating Competition • 4330 Black Gold Dr, Leduc • The power, grace and speed of competitive figure skating • For more info call 780.980.8412

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Jump With Hope for Kids With Cancer Horse Show • Amberlea Meadows, RR #3, Six miles south of Edmonton • For more info call 780.955.7608 or visit

amberleameadows.com Monster Truck Weekend • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Trucks of an unusually large nature • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

MONDAY AUGUST 9 EDMONTON PROPER

Each day this week, august 9 – 15 Donald Ray Johnson • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • Every day except Sunday • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

The Backstreet Boys • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 6:30 pm • $39.50 – $75 (TM) • With Shawn Desman • For more info visit northlands.com ESO Musician Showcase • Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 12 pm • Free • Members of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra share their favourite pieces • For more info visit edmontonsymphony.com Free Winspear Centre Tour • Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 11 am • For more info visit edmontonsymphony.com

Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

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Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts, and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11 EDMONTON PROPER Angelo Tsarouchas • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Jimmy Cliff • The Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7 pm • $54 • With Trevor Hall • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit winspearcentre.com Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON PROPER Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 16 – 10 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Scorpions • Shaw Conference Centre 9797 Jasper Ave • 6:30 pm • $55 •Farwell tour with guests • For more info visit livenation.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925

10512 Whyte Ave

Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Chico Outlaws • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

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or visit edmonton.ca

Cirque du Soleil: Alegría • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7:30 pm • $49.25 – $110.50 (TM) • A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth and clown makeup • For more info visit cirquedusoleil.com Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Chico Outlaws • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adven-

tures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

EDMONTON METRO Hot August Night • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • A sweaty evening of automotive racing insanity with eight jet cars—that is to say, cars powered by jets • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

THURSDAY AUGUST 12

Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

FRIDAY AUGUST 13 EDMONTON PROPER Jacquie B • Haven Social Club, 15120

Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests Aurora Jane and Faye Blais • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Jacquie B & Jesse Dee • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With Aurora Jane and Faye Blais • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Kikino Celebration Days & Silver Birch Rodeo • Kikino Métis Settlement, 45 km south of Lac La Biche • $7 – $12 • Professional rodeo, music, kids' activities and nightly steak dinner • For more info visit laclabicheregion.com Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Angelo Tsarouchas • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Cirque du Soleil: Alegría •Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm • $49.25 – $110.50 (TM) • A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth, and clown makeup • For more info visit cirquedusoleil.com Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Chico Outlaws • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Forest Friends Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5 with nature games, bird-watching, bug hunts and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

EDMONTON PROPER Angelo Tsarouchas • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Kyle Knight • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Roof Top Patio • Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, 10248 - 106 St • 5 pm – 9 pm • Indulge with snacks, fine beverages, artist installations and guest hosts. This week, meet artist Elaine Wannechko • For more info visit latitude53.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Cirque du Soleil: Alegría • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7:30 pm • $ 49.25 – $110.50 (TM) • A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth, and clown makeup • For more info visit cirquedusoleil.com Dizzy About Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $176 • A daycamp for children age 5 – 7, with all sorts of dinosaur delights • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Eco-Warriors • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 9 – 12, with a focus on eco-adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Chico Outlaws • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

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EDMONTON METRO Vicki Lawrence • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $45.75 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Stony Plain Pioneer Museum, 43 Ave, Stony Plain • 4:30 pm • Poetry, live music, food, trade fair and more • For more info visit stonyplaincowboypoetry.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Grove Cruise • Spruce Grove • A celebration of automobile culture with a parade, food vendors, tons of vintage cars, a professional Elvis tribute, scavenger hunt and more • For more info visit grovecruise.ca Harvest Day Fair • Bon Accord Arena, Bon Accord • Slow-pitch softball tournament and market along with activities • For more info visit town.bonaccord.ab.ca Perseids Pajama Party • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 8 pm – 11 pm • $3 – $13 • Bring your blankets and jackets to enjoy one of the most beautiful evenings the summer sky offers, along with a guest speaker • For more info call 780.987.3054

SATURDAY AUGUST 14

Undiscovered Singing Competition • Pawn Shop, 10551 - 82 Ave • For more info visit pawnshoplive.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Cirque du Soleil: Alegría •Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 3:30 pm & 7:30 pm • $49.25 – $110.50 (TM) • A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth, and clown makeup • For more info visit cirquedusoleil.com Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tucson Toros • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

EDMONTON METRO Blondie • River Cree Resort & Casino, 300 East Lapotac Blvd • 8 pm • $46 – $56 (TM) • For more info visit rivercreeresort.com Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Stony Plain Pioneer Museum, 43 Ave, Stony Plain • 9:30 am • Poetry, live music, food, trade fair and more • For more info visit stonyplaincowboypoetry.com

10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Angelo Tsarouchas • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Cirque du Soleil: Alegría •Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 1 pm & 5 pm • $49.25 – $110.50 (TM) • A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth, and clown makeup • For more info visit cirquedusoleil.com Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 2 pm • vs Tucson Toros • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Special Summer Event • Alberta Railway Museum, 24215 - 34 St • $2 – $5 • Specially designed kids reading hour • For more info visit railwaymuseum.ab.ca

Sunny Summer Fair • Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Drive • 12 pm – 4 pm • $3 – $4 • An old-fashioned country fair with historic crafts, time-honoured carnival games and the fruit of the harvest • For more info call 780.427.3995 or visit culture.alberta.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

Bon Accord • 11 am – 4 pm Slow-pitch softball tournament and market along with activities • For more info visit town.bonaccord.ab.ca Wild Mushroom Exposition • Devonian Botanical Garden, Devon • 11 am – 4 pm • $3 – $13 • The Alberta Mycological Society's annual City of Champignons exhibition, with scientific displays, field guides, cookbooks, tastings and more • For more info call 780.987.3054

EDMONTON METRO

4th Annual World Basset Hound Races • Inspired Market Gardens, RR 25, Spruce Grove • Admission by donation, proceeds go to Basset Rescue • For more info visit inspiredmarketgardens.com

Cowboy Poetry Gathering • Stony Plain Pioneer Museum, 43 Ave, Stony Plain • 12:30 pm • Poetry, live music, food, trade fair and more • For more info visit stonyplaincowboypoetry.com

Each day this week, august 16 – 22

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

Grove Cruise • Spruce Grove • A celebration of automobile culture with a parade, food vendors, tons of vintage cars, a professional Elvis tribute, scavenger hunt and more • For more info visit grovecruise.ca Harvest Day Fair • Bon Accord Arena,

Cirque du Soleil: Alegría •Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • Every day except Monday, at various times with two shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday • $49.25 – $110.50 (TM) • A baroque ode to the energy, grace and power of youth, and clown makeup • For more info visit cirquedusoleil.com

NHRDA Diesel Nationals • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON PROPER JR Shore • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com National Youth Orchestra of Canada • Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 7:30 pm • Free • Some of the most talented young musicians in Canada play Strauss, Shostakovich, and more • For more info visit edmontonsymphony.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com Angelo Tsarouchas • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

SUNDAY AUGUST 15 EDMONTON PROPER The Mason Rock Band • Blues On Whyte,

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MONDAY AUGUST 16 EDMONTON PROPER The Mason Rock Band • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Northcote • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With guests Zachary Lucky and the Bravest Ghosts • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tucson Toros • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festi-

val Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 9 am – 4 pm • $290 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • For more info visit festivalplace.ab.ca

TUESDAY AUGUST 17 EDMONTON PROPER The Mason Rock Band • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860 - 57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Summer Slaughter 2010 • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 4 pm • $28.50 (TM, B, O) • Featuring Decapitated, Faceless, All Shall Perish, The Red Chord and more • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Tucson Toros • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches, and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

• For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 9 am – 4 pm • $290 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • For more info visit festivalplace.ab.ca

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Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

EDMONTON PROPER Eddie Ifft • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY

The Mason Rock Band • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 9 am – 4 pm • $290 • A chance for children age 6 – 8 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • For more info visit festivalplace.ab.ca

Merlot Mania • BIN 104 Fine Wine and Spirits, 5454 Calgary Trail • 7 pm •$40 •Explore the cosmopolitan and underrated flavours of the too-often maligned Merlot grape • To make a reservation or get more information call 780.436.8850 or visit bin104.com Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Story Slam • Blue Chair Café, 9624 - 76 Ave • 7 pm • $5 suggested donation • Sign up to tell your five-minute story • For more info call 780.915.8869 or visit bluechair.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

THURSDAY AUGUST 19 EDMONTON PROPER DEDfest 2010 • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit dedfest.com Eddie Ifft • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 16 – 10 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com Mocking Shadows • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

EDMONTON PROPER

KID FRIENDLY Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm & 1 pm – 4 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Clean Air Cinema: The Lion King• Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 11 am – 4 pm • $10.50 – $5.25 • Enjoy a classic family film on a jumbo screen at the zoo! • For more info call 780.496.8787 or visit valleyzoo.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs. Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches, and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

FRIDAY AUGUST 20 EDMONTON PROPER Boris • Starlite Room, 10030 - 102 St • 8 pm • $17 (TM, B) • With Red Sparowes • For more info call 780.428.7827 or visit starliteroom.ca

We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

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DEDfest 2010 • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit dedfest.com Eddie Ifft • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Labatt Blues Festival • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 113 Ave • 4:30 pm – 10 pm • $75 – $45 (TM, M, O) • With MonkeyJunk, Candye Kane and Jimmie Vaughan • For more info call 780.708.7230 or visit bluesinternationalltd.com Maritime Night • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • 5:30 pm • $49.95 – $21.95 • Seafood buffet, live music, and drink specials make this boat ride one to remember • For more info call 780.424.2628 or visit edmontonqueen.com

Merry Maids and Men • Pleasantview Community Hall, 10860-57 Ave • $410 • A performance camp run by Northern Light Theatre for children age 10 – 16 • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

pers • $20 – $10 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Edmonton Dragonboat Festival • Louise McKinney Park, 9529 Grierson Hill • Free • Dragonboat races and multicultural celebration • For more info visit edmontondragonboatfestival.com

Bonkers About Bugs Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 9, with all sorts of fun bug-related activities • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

I Dig Dinosaurs • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $178 • A daycamp for children age 7 – 10 with amateur paleontology, petrified wood searches, and more • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

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Northcote • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With Zachary Lucky, the Bravest Ghosts and guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

Movies on the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7:30 pm • Free • Show up early to see a balloon artist, dancing, prizes and more before watching a great movie on a three-storey tall screen! • For more info call 780.944.7740 or visit edmonton.ca/moviesonthesquare

EDMONTON PROPER

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info

Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs. Calgary Vi-

We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

Mocking Shadows • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Night at the Museum • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 8882 170 St, West Edmonton Mall • Runs Wed-Sun until Oct 24 • $69.95 – $39.95 • For more info visit Jubilations.ca

EDMONTON METRO Everybody Gets To Play Golf • Broadmoor Golf Course, 2100 Oak Street, Sherwood Park • 7 am • $175 • Participatory golf tournament, barbecue, live auction and prizes • For more info call 780.464.8470 or visit strathcona.ab.ca

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Outdoor Disney Movie • Rotary Park, 48 St, Stony Plain • 7 pm – 10: 45 pm • Outdoor screening of a children's classic. Bring your blankets, chairs, and jackets • For more info visit stonyplain.com

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DEDfest 2010 • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit dedfest.com Eddie Ifft • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Labatt Blues Festival • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 1 pm – 10 pm • $75 – $45 (TM, M, O) • With the Twisters, Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks, Tom Rigney and Flambeau and more • For more info call 780.708.7230 or visit bluesinternationalltd.com Mocking Shadows • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Movies on the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7:30 pm • Free • Show up early to see a balloon artist, dancing, prizes and more before watching a great movie on a threestorey tall screen! • For more info call 780.944.7740 or visit edmonton.ca/ moviesonthesquare Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

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Phil: Shirt - Meese (Meese) Shorts - Gala (Meese) Hat - Stylist's own Jenni: Shirt - Maison Scotch (Sophia's) Jeans - Rock & Republic (Sophia's) Belt - Kudos (C'est Sera) Shoes L to R: Mammut (MEC), Jump (Queue), Scarpa (MEC), Converse (Gravity Pope) Cribbage Board - Nickelas Johnson (Eden Lilly)

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs. Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Edmonton Dragonboat Festival • Louise McKinney Park, 9529 Grierson Hill • Free • Dragonboat races and multicultural celebration •For more info visit edmontondragonboatfestival.com Intact Derby Canadian Edmonton Marathon Weekend • Northlands Park •10:30 am – 8 pm • Variety of kids activities, plus 5 km and 10 km run/ walks • For more info visit events.runningroom.com

Tritech Compression/Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY Corn Roast• Spruce Grove Grain Elevator Museum, 100 Railway Ave, Spruce Grove •12 pm • Corn roast, games, pony rides, and petting zoo • For more info visit sprucegroveagsociety.com

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We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

Edmonton International Raceway Competition • 4 km west of intersection of Hwy 2A and Hwy 13 • 4 pm • $5 – $15 • Racing cars featuring a variety of makes and models • For more info call 780.467.9276 or visit edmontonraceway.com

EDMONTON METRO

Jazz at the Lake Festival • Sylvan Lake •Today's artists include Kent Sangster and the Edmonton Jazz Orchestra• For more info call 403.887.5050 or visit jazzatthelake.com

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Plamondon Mud Bog • Plamondon • 9 am • Myriad manners of muddy, motorized mayhem make this mud bog one you'll want to drive right into. Now with monster trucks • For more into call 780.798.3478 or visit laclabicheregion.com Westlock and District Agricultural Society Annual Fair and Rodeo • Westlock • Parade, pancake breakfasts, tractor pull, a rodeo, a demolition derby, trade shows and psychic readings make this a jam-packed weekend event • For more info visit westlock.ca

SUNDAY AUGUST 22

Green Eggs and Ham Picnic • 1 pm • Would you, could you enjoy this delecious outdoor excursion? • For more info visit slowfoodedmonton.ca Intact Derby Canadian Edmonton Marathon Weekend • Northlands Park •6 am – 3 pm • Marathon, half marathon, Kids Fun Zone and more • For more info visit events.runningroom.com Labatt Blues Festival • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 1 pm – 10 pm • $45 – $75 (TM, M, O) • With Bob Brozman, the Curtis Salgado Big Band, James Harman and Steve Kozak and more • For more info call 780.708.7230 or visit bluesinternationalltd.com

Edmonton Dragonboat Festival • Louise McKinney Park, 9529 Grierson Hill • Free • Dragonboat races and multicultural celebration • For more info visit edmontondragonboatfestival.com We'll Show You Ours, the 29th Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival runs Aug 12 – Aug 22 in Old Strathcona. Visit edmontonfringe.ca for the best Fringe coverage.

EDMONTON METRO

Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Tritech Compression / Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Each day this week, august 23 – 29

Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 2 pm • vs. Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

Lonnie Shields • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave •Every day except Sunday • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

EDMONTON PROPER DEDfest 2010 • Horowitz Theatre, 8900 114 St • For more info call 780.492.4764 or visit dedfest.com Eddie Ifft • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Black Eyed Peas • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7:30 pm • Tickets at Ticketmaster • For more info, visit northlands.com

Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

Music of the Davis Concert Organ • Winspear Centre, Sir Winston Churchill Square Northwest • 12 pm • Marnie Giesbrecht performs a solo recital on the Winspear's magnificent organ • For more info visit edmontonsymphony.com Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 11:30 am – 4 pm • Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Chickadee Kids Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 12 pm • $105 • A daycamp for children age 4 – 5, with all sorts of nature adventures • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Calgary Vipers • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com Nature Explorers Camp • John Janzen Nature Centre, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 9 am – 4 pm • $165 • A daycamp for children age 6 – 8 that focuses on a different theme each day of the week • For more info call 780.496.2925 or visit edmonton.ca

EDMONTON METRO 10th Annual "Give the Gift of Life" Golf Classic • Sandpiper Golf and Country Club, 26029 Meadowview Drive, Sturgeon County • 7 am – 2 pm • $100 entry fee plus $100 in pledges • Golf tournament to raise funds to help the Kidney Foundation • For more info call 780.451.6900

EDMONTON METRO KID FRIENDLY TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 9 am – 4 pm • $290 • A chance for children age 9 – 17 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • For more info visit festivalplace.ab.ca

TOTAL Under the Big Top • Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park • 9 am – 4 pm • $290 • A chance for children age 9 – 17 to develop circus skills like magic and puppetry • For more info visit festivalplace.ab.ca

THURSDAY AUGUST 26 EDMONTON PROPER Connors Road• Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Joe DeRosa • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call

780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Lady Gaga • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $188.01 – $60.51 (TM) • For more info, visit northlands.com

FRIDAY AUGUST 27 EDMONTON PROPER Don Brownrigg • Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info, call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25 EDMONTON PROPER Joe DeRosa • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 6 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

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SURROUNDING AREAS

INCLUDES: Ashmont, Boscombe, Cold Lake, Dewberry, Elk Island National Park, Glendon, Holden, Josephburg, Lac La Biche, Lamont, Lloydminster, Mallaig, Marwayne, Métis Crossing, Mundare, Plamondon, St Paul, Stoney Lake, Vegreville, Vermillion, Wainwright Art Without Borders • Jun 10 – 13 • Various venues around Lloydminster • Artistic festival with wide variety of acts, including Lloyd Folk Fest on Jun 12 • For more info visit artswithoutborders.ca

National Aboriginal Day • Jun 19 • Métis Crossing • 11 am – 6 pm • $3 – $5 • Celebrate National Aboriginal Day at the Métis Crossing • For more info visit metiscrossing.com

Elizabeth Settlement Jamboree •Jun 11 • Elizabeth Settlement, south of Cold Lake • Live music on a Métis settlement • For more info call 780.594.5026

Father's Day • Jun 20 • Vegreville Agricultural Society, 4753 - 45 Ave, Vegreville • Demolition derby, motorcycle races, model trains and more • For more info call 780.632.3950 or visit vegrevilleagsociety.ca

Lea Park Pro Rodeo • Jun 11 – 13 • 16 km north of Marwayne • $15 • Pancake breakfasts, dances and, of course, rodeo competition • For more info visit leaparkprorodeo.com

Heartland Fiddle Jamboree • Jun 20 • Josephburg, east of Fort Saskatchewan • Oldtime fiddle jam and dinner • For more info call 780.998.9450 or visit josephburg-ag.ca

Plamondon Has Talent Showcase • Jun 11 – 13 • New Plamondon Community Centre, Plamondon • 4 pm • $10 (adults), $3 (12 and under), free (under 5) • Local performers and silent auction • For more info call 780.798.9478 or visit plamondonalberta.ca

Wainwright Stampede •Jun 24 – 27 • Wainwright • $5 – $25 • The fifth largest stampede in Canada • For more info visit wainwrightstampede.ca

Holden Farmers' Days • Jun 11 – 13 • Holden •Barbecue, family games, pancake breakfast, parade, fireworks and more • For more info visit village.holden.ab.ca Ice Breaker Regatta • Jun 12 • Cold Lake • Come enjoy the first boat race of the year • For more info call 780.594.4747 or visit sailcoldlake.com Relay For Life • Jun 12 • Vegreville Fairgrounds • An inspirational 12-hour event to raise funds for cancer research • For more info call 780.632.4620 Summer Street Fest • Jun 12 • Lloydminster • 10 am – 6 pm • Farmers' market, fashion show, Guitar Hero contest, live music, food, sidewalk sale and more • For more info visit streetscapes.ca Cold Lake Stampede! • Jun 17 – 20 • Cold Lake • $13 – $15 • Chuckwagons, pancakes, beer gardens and more • For more info visit coldlakeagriculturalsociety.com

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Canada Day • Jul 1 • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am – 3 pm • Cake, entertainment, a flag raising ceremony and more • For more info visit parkscanada.gc.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Lac La Biche, northeast of Edmonton • 8:30 am (Multicultural Breakfast) • 1 pm (Talent Show) • 5 pm (Fish Fry Supper) • 11 pm (Fireworks) • For more info call 780.623.3274 or visit laclabicemission.com Canada Day • Jul 1 • St Paul Recreation Centre • 1 pm – 11:30 pm • Balloon rides, concession and fireworks • For more info call 780.645.5313 or visit town.stpaul.ab.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am – 5 pm • Vintage car show, live music, wagon rides and historic activities • For more info call 780.662.3855 x1112 or visit ukrainianvillage.ca Canada Day • Jul 1 • Vermillion • 11 am • Entertainment and beef on a bun • For more info visit vermillion.ca

Beaver Lake Cree Nation Competition Pow Wow • Jul 2 – 4 • Lac La Biche, northeast of Edmonton • Competitive dance, music, dance and food. • For more info call 780.623.4549 or visit laclabicheregion.com

Canada's Parks Day • Jul 17 • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am – 9 pm • Special presentations, guided hikes and more • For more info visit parkscanada.gc.ca

37th Annual Vegreville Pysanka Festival • Jul 2 – 4 • Vegreville Agricultural Society Grounds • 9 am – 8 pm • Ukrainian dance, food and culture • For more info call 780.632.2777 or visit pysankafestival.com

Barrell Racing Jackpot • Jul 20 • Stoney Lake Rodeo Grounds • $10 • Racing of a barrelly nature • For more info call 780.724.2789 or visit town.stpaul.ab.ca

Stoney Lake Stampede • Jul 5 – 6 • Stoney Lake Rodeo Grounds • $10 • Thrilling rodeo action and pancake breakfast • For more info call 780.724.2830 or visit town.stpaul.ab.ca Winnipeg Folk Festival • Jul 7 – 11 • Birds Hill Provincial Park, MB • 5 pm • $46.25 – $198 • With Arrested Development, Ghostkeeper, Rock Plaza Central and more • For more info call 204.231.0096 or visit winnipegfolkfestival.ca 15th Annual Boscombe Hillbilly Jam • Jul 9 – 11 • Boscombe Community Centre, Boscombe • 5 pm • Admission by donation • Some of the best amateur bluegrass and gospel talent in the province plays an outdoor stage. • For more info visit town. stpaul.ab.ca Colonial Days Parade and Fair • Jul 14 – 17 • Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds •$10 – $12 • Midway rides, live entertainment, livestock and more • For more info visit lloydexh.com Beach Party • Jul 14 • Vermillion Aquatic Centre • 1 pm – 4 pm • Life's a beach at this great party • For more info call 780.853.8402 or visit vermillion.ca Buffalo Lake Rodeo • Jul 16 – 18 • Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement, Lac La Biche • Rodeo and talent show •For more info call 780. 689.4446

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Lamont Centennial and Summer Sizzler Rodeo • Jul 23 – 25 • Lamont, north of Elk Island National Park • Pancake breakfast, variety show, demolition derby, petting zoo, chili cook-off and more • For more info visit lamont.ca Music Jamboree • Jul 24 – 25 • Métis Crossing • 11 am – 6 pm • $3 – $5 • An oldfashioned musical jam • For more info visit metiscrossing.com Vermillion Annual Fair • Jul 29 – 31 • Vermillion • Parade, trade show, animal judging, chuck wagons, agricultural displays and more • For more info visit vermillionag.ca Haying In The '30s • Jul 31 – Aug 1 • Mallaig, three hours northeast of Edmonton • Admission by donation to assist cancer victims • Historical haying demonstation, as well as petting zoo, horse and pony rides and rope making • For more info call 780.635.2505 or visit hayinginthe30s.org Pow Wow Days • Jul 30 – Aug 1 • Lac La Biche • $1 – $6 • Lac La Biche's premier community event, featuring a parade, midway, triathlon and more • For more info call 780.623.2662 or visit laclabicheregion.com Alberta's Heritage Day • Aug 1 • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am – 3 pm • Cook bannock over an open fire, learn about the cultural significance of bison and enjoy an educational lecture • For more info visit parkscanada.gc.ca

Heritage Day • Aug 1 • Elk Island National Park • 12 pm – 9 pm • $3.90 – $7.80 • Celebrate Alberta's heritage • For more info call 780.992.2950 or visit pc.gc.ca/elkisland Dine Kalyna • Aug 5 • Vegreville Country Fair, Vegreville • 5 pm – 8 pm • $40 • Pick from an incredible array of entrees, desserts and drinks produced by noted Alberta chefs and mixologists • For more info visit kalynacountry.com/dine-kalyna Vegreville Exhibition & Country Fair • Aug 5 – 7 • Vegreville's annual fair offers a parade, chuck wagon races, beer gardens and carnival rides • For more info call 780.632.3950 or visit vegreville.com Regina Folk Festival • Aug 6 – 8 • Victoria Park, Regina, Saskatchewan • 6 pm • $50 – $100 • With Ohbijou, Justin Rutledge, Aterciopelados, Hot Club Edmonton and more • For more info call 306.757.0308 or visit reginafolkfestival.com Ashmont Heritage Days • Aug 7 – 8 • Ashmont Agriplex • Celebrate Ashmont's cultural heritage with pancake breakfast, beer gardens, Family Ball tournament and more • For more info call 780.726.3949 Ukrainian Day • Aug 8 • Ukrainian Cultural Village, 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 9 am – 5 pm • Celebrate Ukrainian culture with

a stage show, culunary delights, musical entertainment and historic activities •For more info call 780.662.3640 or visit ukrainianvillage.ca Kikino Silver Birch Rodeo & Celebration Days • Aug 12 – 15 • Kikino Resort, near Lac La Biche • Jamboree, rodeo, kids activities, steak supper and more • For more info call 1.888.330.8833 or visit laclabicheregion.com

Chicken Coop Quilt Show• Aug 21 •5103 50 St, Mundare • $2 • Featured artists, quilting demos and more • For more info visit thechickencoop.ab.ca Extreme 2010 • Aug 27 – 29 • East of Ardmore, near Cold Lake • Monster trucks! Things being crushed! Mud racing! Exclamation marks! • For more info call 780.812.5647

Agricultural Mini Fair • Aug 14 • Dewberry • Celebrate Dewberry's agricultural heritage •For more info call 780.847.3053 or visit villageofdewberry.ca

Métis Crossing Voyage • Aug 28 – 29 • Métis Crossing • 11 am – 6 pm • $3 – $5 • Enjoy historic activities and entertainment • For more info visit metiscrossing.com

Glendon Derby Daze • Aug 14 • Glendon • Thrilling demolition derby • For more info call 780.635.3807

Friends' Ukrainian Music Fest • Aug 29 • Ukrainian Cultural Village, 50 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 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 • For more info call 780.662.3640 or visit ukrainianvillage.ca

Westridge CPCA Finals • Aug 19 – 22 • Lloydminster Exhibition Grounds • $6 – $15 • World-class chuckwagon racing • For more info visit lloydexh.com Mundare Agri-Daze Fair • Aug 20 – 22 • Mundare • A variety of agricultural activities • For more info call 780.764.3929 Plamondon Mud Bog • Aug 20 – 22 • Plamondon • 12 pm • Myriad manners of muddy, motorized mayhem make this mud bog one you'll want to drive right into. Now with monster trucks. • For more into call 780.798.3478 or visit laclabicheregion.com

Lakeland Rodeo Finals • Aug 28 – Sep 5 • Clancy Richard Arena, St Paul • $3 – $12 • Thrilling rodeo action Dark Sky Preserve 4th Anniversary • Sep 5 • Elk Island National Park, east of Edmonton on Hwy 16 • 10 am – 3 pm • Guided telescope viewings and hikes to celebrate the dark sky • For more info visit parkscanada.gc.ca

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Joe DeRosa • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Lady Gaga • Rexall Place, 7424 - 118 Ave • 7 pm • $60.51 – $188.01 TM) • For more info, visit northlands.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 7 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

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SUNDAY AUGUST 29 EDMONTON PROPER Joe DeRosa • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm • $15 •For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Harvest Fair • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 10 am – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • Horticultural competitions, music, games, crafts and more • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit fortedmontonpark.ca Kids' Pirate Cruise Adventure • Edmonton Queen Riverboat, 9734 - 98 Ave • Hunt for treasure and do crafts while on a scenic boat cruise • For more info call 780.424.2628 or visit edmontonqueen.com

MONDAY AUGUST 30 Phil: Shirt - Selgado Fenwick (Meese) Shorts - Zonerobe (Queue) Jacket - Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC)

EDMONTON PROPER

SATURDAY AUGUST 28

Northern Light Theatre Summer Bingo • Caesar's Bingo West Edmonton Mall, 170 St • 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm • Support Northern Light Theatre with some hot summer bingo action • For more info visit northernlighttheatre.com

Jenni: Blue shirt - Allison Wonderland (Meese) Pink shirt - Bandolera (C'est Sera) Jeans - William Rast (Sophia's) Shoes - Model's own

EDMONTON PROPER Joe DeRosa • The Comic Strip, 1646 Bourbon Street, West Edmonton Mall • 8 pm & 10:30 pm • $22 • For more info call 780.483.5999 or visit thecomicstrip.ca Oh My Darling• Haven Social Club, 15120 Stony Plain Road • 7:30 pm • $10 • With special guests • For more info call 780.756.6010 or visit thehavensocialclub.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Eskimos • Commonwealth Stadium, 11000 Stadium Road • 5 pm • vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders • For more info call 780.448.3757 or visit

TUESDAY AUGUST 31 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Poker Classic • Casino Edmonton, 7055 Argyll Road •Wrap up the summer with a game of poker • For more info call 780.463.9467 or visit casinoabs.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs. Victoria Seals • $20 – $10 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 EDMONTON PROPER Crowded House • Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 - 87 Ave • 8 pm • $69.50 –$39.50 (TM) • With Lawrence Arabia • For more info call 780.427.2760 or visit jubileeauditorium.com

EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Poker Classic • Casino Edmonton, 7055 Argyll Road •Wrap up the summer with a game of poker • For more info call 780.463.9467 or visit casinoabs.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs Victoria Seals • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

EDMONTON METRO

Edmonton Poker Classic • Casino Edmonton, 7055 Argyll Road •Wrap up the summer with a game of poker • For more info call 780.463.9467 or visit casinoabs.com

Art Walk • Perron District, St Albert • 6 pm – 9 pm • Enjoy an incredible selection of art • For more info visit artwalkstalbert.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3

Edmonton Capitals • Telus Field, 10233 - 96 Ave • 7 pm • vs. Victoria Seals • $10 – $20 (TM, O) • For more info visit capsbaseball.com

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Bach, Beethoven and Brahms • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 7 pm • $29 – $13 • Karen Gomyo and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra inaugurate this year's Symphony Under the Sky Festival • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com Edmonton Poker Classic • Casino Edmonton, 7055 Argyll Road •Wrap up the summer with a game of poker • For more info call 780.463.9467 or visit casinoabs.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Movies on the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7 pm • Free • Show up early to see a balloon artist, dancing, prizes, and more before watching a great movie on a three-

storey tall screen! • For more info call 780.944.7740 or visit edmonton.ca/ moviesonthesquare

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 EDMONTON PROPER The Celtic Spirit • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 2 pm • $29 – 13 • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Knock School of Irish Dance combine for a Celtic celebration. Part of the Symphony Under the Sky Festival • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com Edmonton Poker Classic • Casino Edmonton, 7055 Argyll Road •Wrap

up the summer with a game of poker • For more info call 780.463.9467 or visit casinoabs.com Sonic Boom • Northlands Park • Gates at 11:30 am • $83 (TM) • Alternative music festival, with Wintersleep, Weezer, Bad Religion, Rise Against and more • For more info visit northlands.com John Williams' Greatest Hits • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 7 pm • $29 – $13 • The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Karen Gomyo play hits from Superman, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and other classic Williams film scores. Part of the Symphony Under the Sky Festival • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY

Movies on the Square • Sir Winston Churchill Square • 7pm • Free • Show up early to see a balloon artist, dancing, prizes and more before watching a great movie on a three-storey tall screen! • For more info call 780.944.7740 or visit edmonton.ca/moviesonthesquare

EDMONTON METRO Beaumont Blues Festival • Beaumont and District Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, Beaumont • 1 pm – 11 pm • $25 – $65 • Featuring Johnny Quazar and the Swingbots, Boogie Patrol and Gordie Johnson • For more info visit beaumontblues.net Tritech Compression / Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

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Phil: Gingham shirt - Matinique (C'est Sera), White shirt - Cottonfield (C'est Sera), Pants - Horst (C'est Sera), Shoes - Hugo Boss (Gravity Pope) Jenni: Dress - Dagg & Stacy (Meese), Shoes - True Religion (Sophia's)

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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 EDMONTON PROPER Edmonton Poker Classic • Casino Edmonton, 7055 Argyll Road •Wrap up the summer with a game of poker • For more info call 780.463.9467 or visit casinoabs.com The Piano Men • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 7 pm • $35 – $15 • Billy Joel and Elton John's performed by Jim Witter and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Part of the Symphony Under the Sky Festival • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.comh Scott Cook • Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca

EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Family Matinée• Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 2 pm • $12 (kids free) • An afternoon of music, storytelling, and audience participation. Part of the Symphony Under the Sky Festival • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com Special Summer Event • Alberta Railway Museum, 24215 - 34 St • $2 – $5 • Specially designed kids reading hour • For more info visit railwaymuseum.ab.ca Storytelling Festival: Connecting Cultures • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 1 pm – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • Talented storytellers regale park visitors with tales of truth and fiction, along with music and games • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit fortedmontonpark.ca

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EDMONTON METRO Beaumont Blues Festival • Beaumont and District Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, Beaumont • 1 pm – 11 pm • $25 – $65 • Featuring Amos Garrett, Harpdog Brown, the Smokin' 45s and more • For more info visit beaumontblues.net Tritech Compression / Campbell Automotive Bracket Series • Castrol Raceway, north of Leduc on Hwy 19 • Thrilling automotive action • For more info call 780.461.5801 or visit castrolraceway.com

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6 EDMONTON PROPER Big Dave McLean• Blues On Whyte, 10329 Whyte Ave • For more info call 780.439.5058 or visit bluesonwhyte.ca Great Canadian Song Book • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park, 2909 - 113 Ave • 2 pm • $13 – $29 • The Symphony Under the Sky Festival wraps up with a collection of classic Canadian tunes • For more info call 780.428.1414 or visit edmontonsymphony.com Thoroughbred Horse Races • Northlands Racetrack • 1 pm • For more info call 780.415.5432 or visit thehorses.com

Where to buy C'est Sera 8239-104 St 780.434.7435

The Fishin' Hole 12719 - 97 St 780.475.0555

Meese 31D Perron Street St Albert 780.418.1388

Queue & Sophia's 8216 - 104 St 780.433.0046

Eden Lilly 10416 - 82 Ave 780.758.6991

Gravity Pope #2, 10442 - 82 Ave 780.439.1637

Mountain Equipment Co-op 12328 - 102 Ave 780.488.6614

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EDMONTON PROPER KID FRIENDLY Storytelling Festival: Connecting Cultures • Fort Edmonton Park, Whitemud Dr and Fox Dr • 1 pm – 6 pm • $7 – $13.75 • Talented storytellers reagle park visitors with tales of truth and fiction, along with music and games • For more info call 780.442.5311 or visit fortedmontonpark.ca

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FILM REVIEWS

Film Capsules

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humour that is largely borrowed from a dozen or so other movies that frankly, do it much better. Yet Killers has us wonder how it might have succeeded—likely if it played out less farcical and more sweaty-straightand-narrow like Romancing The Stone or even Fool's Gold. With Kutcher and Heigl in top physical and bronzed form trying to out-sexify each other and unfunny side characters pushing alcoholism and nosey neighbour-ness much too far to get a laugh, it's a confusing, unbridled mess that only derails from the sleek action flick that might have been. Too many cooks in the kitchen? Maybe, especially as we recognize that action films already contain a sense of humour and subtle critique of heteronormative values that feel as natural as six-pack abs and chicks with guns. Jonathan Busch

// jonathan@vueweekly.com

Marmaduke

Directed by Tom Dey Written by Tim Rasmussen, Vince Di Meglio Featuring Owen Wilson, Lee Pace, William H Macy  "I am James Lipton, Inside The Actors' Studio! Tonight—the purveyor of 2010's most astounding performance, which returned emotion to the motion picture that yet has thus far inexplicably flown under the radar dish (chuckles) of the Academy. I refer, of course, to Rex, who played Marmaduke!" (Scattered applause.) "Welcome, boy!" "Ruff." "No, no. It is an absolute privilege to speak with you. Never have I beheld such thespian beauty as when you pad into the rainy night, sad music tinkling down, after your master, Phil Winslow, has rejected you. And that master— Lee Pace played well against a child in Tarsem Singh's The Fall, but your animal act overwhelmed him here. He and his humankind were mere pups next to your inhabited essence of dogness. Best in show!" "Ruff." "Now, I must ask, the conventionality and predictability of every scene, the lame puns, the absence of comic rhythm, the fart jokes butt-ending the film (chuckles), that dog pissing into a man's cup—all was sly metafilmic parody of the sheer banality and crassness of so much present-day film comedy, yes?" "Ruff!" "Indeed. I particularly adored your cinematic self-reflexivity when Owen Wilson voiced, through your divinely unnatural CGI-moving jowls: 'Cue flashback!' And then—a flashback! Remarkable! And the clips from Old Yeller. Bravissimo! That moment inspired such nostalgia in me for the merely mildly insipid, heartstringfretting family dog-dramas of yore." "Rrrff?" "Ah, it was contrapuntal to the tearjerking shot of that delightful tot Sarah WinCONTINUED ON PAGE 18 >>

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CLASH OF THE TITANS 3D (PG nudity, not recommended for young children) Digital 3d FRI 1:10, 4:10, 12:00; SAT 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:35, 12:00; SUN�THU 1:10, 4:10, 7:00, 9:35

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HARRY BROWN (18A, brutal violence, substance abuse, coarse language) DTS Digital, Stadium Seating DAILY 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8:00, 10:35

THE BOUNTY HUNTER (PG violence, sexual content) DAILY 1:45, 4:50, 7:10, 9:45

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Royal Alberta Museum, 102 Ave, 128 St, 780.439.5284

JEZEBEL (PG) MON 8:00

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KICK�ASS (18A brutal violence) DAILY 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 10:00

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (PG violence, frightening scenes) FRI�SAT 1:20, 3:55, 6:45, 9:20, 11:45; SUN�THU 1:20, 3:55, 6:45, 9:20

EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY

DAILY 12:20, 1:10, 3:40, 4:45, 6:45, 7:40, 9:45, 10:40

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IRON MAN 2 (PG violence, not recommended for young children) FRI�SUN 12:30, 3:45, 6:55, 9:45; MON�THU 5:25, 8:25 ROBIN HOOD (14A) FRI�SUN 9:10; MON�THU 7:50

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SPLICE (18A disturbing content, sexual content) DAILY 1:50, 4:50, 8:00, 10:40 KILLERS (PG violence, coarse language) FRI�TUE, THU 12:30, 4:00, 7:10, 9:45; WED 4:00, 7:10, 9:45; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00 MARMADUKE (G) FRI, SUN�THU 1:10, 4:15, 6:40, 9:20; SAT 1:10, 4:15, 6:30, 8:50 GET HIM TO THE GREEK (18A substance abuse, crude sexual content) DAILY 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:30 PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (PG violence, not recommended for young children) DAILY 1:20, 4:20, 7:15, 10:10 SEX AND THE CITY 2 (14A sexual content, not recommended for young children) DAILY 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40

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SHREK FOREVER AFTER 3D (PG) Digital 3d FRI�TUE, THU 12:00, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00; WED 12:00, 1:30, 2:30, 4:30, 10:00

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KILLERS (PG violence, coarse language) DAILY 7:40, 9:30

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KILLERS (PG violence, coarse language) FRI�TUE, THU 1:00, 3:50, 7:05, 9:45; WED 3:50, 7:05, 9:45; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00

SEX AND THE CITY 2 (14A sexual content, not recommended for young children) FRI�SUN 1:15, 4:30, 8:00; MON�THU 4:30, 8:00

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) DAILY 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00

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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (PG violence, not recommended for young children) FRI�SUN 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50; MON�THU 5:30, 8:35

SEX IN THE CITY 2 (14A sexual content, not recommended for children) No passes DAILY 8:45

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THU 4:45

GET HIM TO THE GREEK (18A substance abuse, crude sexual content) No passes FRI�SUN 1:10, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35; MON�THU 5:40, 8:30

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THE A�TEAM (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes FRI� SUN 1:00, 3:50, 6:40, 9:30; MON�THU 5:10, 8:20

IRON MAN 2 (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Digital Cinema DAILY 1:10, 4:10, 7:15, 10:10

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THE KARATE KID (PG violence, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:40, 9:25; Sat, Sun , Tue 1:40; Movies For Mommies: FRI 1:00

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THE A�TEAM (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:50, 9:15; FRI, SAT, SUN, TUE 1:50

I KILLED MY MOTHER/B. 1983 (J'AI TUE MA MERE) (STC) MON 8:00

SPLICE (18A disturbing content, sexual content) DAILY 1:00, 4:10, 7:25, 10:25

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) In Techniolour 3D DAILY 7:00, 9:00; Fri, Sat, Sun, Tue 2:00

KILLERS (PG violence, coarse language) DAILY 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:50

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SEX AND THE CITY 2 (14A sexual content, not recommended for children) DAILY 9:05

GET HIM TO THE GREEK (18A substance abuse, crude sexual content) DAILY 12:40, 3:45, 6:50, 10:10

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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (PG

MARMADUKE (G) DAILY 7:05; FRI, SAT, SUN,

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THE A�TEAM (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) No passes, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:35, 9:50; SAT�SUN 12:45, 3:35, 6:35, 9:50; MON�THU 5:30, 8:30 THE KARATE KID (PG violence, not recommended for young children) No passes, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI 6:50, 10:00; SAT�SUN 12:30, 3:45, 6:50, 10:00; MON�THU 5:00, 8:00 SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) DTS Digital FRI 7:15, 9:35; SAT�SUN 1:15, 4:00, 7:15, 9:35; MON� THU 5:20, 8:20 MARMADUKE (G) DTS Digital FRI 7:05; SAT�SUN 1:00, 3:20, 7:05; MON�THU 5:10 SEX IN THE CITY 2 (14A sexual content, not recommended for children) DTS Digital FRI�SUN 9:25; MON�THU 8:10

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THE KARATE KID (PG violence, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:50, 9:30; SAT, SUN, TUE 12:50, 3:30

GET HIM TO THE GREEK (18A substance abuse, crude sexual content) DAILY 6:55, 9:35; SAT�SUN 12:55, 3:35

THE A�TEAM (PG violence, coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:45, 9:25;

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (PG) DAILY 7:00; FRI, SAT, SUN 1:00, 3:25

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VUEWEEKLY // JUN 10 – JUN 16, 2010

FILM // 17

FILM REVIEWS

Film Capsules

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

<< CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17

slow walking you past the white picket fence, and the mutt bitch you did not, initially, realize you loved? Of course! As for the Winslows' older daughter, I found her adolescent-angst ironically redundant when your paw nails were clutching the teenage-plot: rejecting true friends to act cool and win the high-pedigree girl; throwing a house-trashing party; realizing you must not be fake. Yet another self-deconstructively clichéd way that this Citizen Kanine showed doggyness as more profound than humanness. Magical! "The up-to-date intertextual references to The OC when you all move to Southern 'Cali' for Phil's new job! The hyper-unreal Disney Channel whiteness you find there! The not one but two utterances of 'Who Let The Dogs Out?' Mr William H Macy in his superbly strange turn as a pet-company boss transplanted from a David Mamet play! The dog-surfing competition—an idea so ingenious, it renders the daily conceits of the comic-strip from which your character was plucked, well, newspaper-thin! And my dear boy, that drainage-rescue scene—the aqueducts of Los Angeles have not been employed so dramatically in cinema since Roman Polanski's Chinatown. Splendiferous!" "Rf!?!" "Oh, dear. It seems Rex has relieved himself on our divan. But that is nothing as to the mark on cinema he has left! Please, ladies and gentleman, offer your warmest mass manual tribute to our biggest, baddest guest of the summer!" (Silence.) Brian Gibson

// brian@vueweekly.com

Opening Friday Micmacs

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Written by Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant Starring Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Julie Ferrier  Though Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie is more or less the zenith of a certain kind of self-satisfied whimsy, it's his best work largely because it undercuts itself with a sharp reminder that you can't just be escaping into flights of fancy all the time. It was a welcome correction to stuff like his breakthrough 1991 film Delicatessen—which, for all its inventiveness and playfulness, does kind of choke on its relentless quirk at times—and a lesson he internalized, judging by his follow-up, A Very Long Engagement, which managed to meter out its little flourishes in a sparse enough way that it gave them maximum romantic effect. Alas, with Micmacs, Jeunet seems to have gone back towards square one: any sense of distance from his whimsy has disappeared, replaced with a kind of boisterous naïveté, charming on a kind of gut level but at times outright annoying under close scrutinization. It seems at its most basic like an uncle with a blue sense of humour—there's a lot of winking nods to sex and violence without ac-

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VUEWEEKLY // JUN 10 – JUN 16, 2010

Fri, Jun 11, Sat, Jun 12 (midnight) Directed by Sam Dunn, Scott McFadyen Featuring Rush, Jack Black, Billy Corgan, Gene Simmons, more Garneau Theatre (8712 - 109 St) 

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tual sex and violence—telling his young nephews a fable, big on simple but lively gestures and kind of short on coherence or moral. Micmacs follows Bazil (Dany Boon, kind of France's answer to Rowan Atkinson), a former video clerk whose life has been indirectly ruined by two weapons manufacturers: one who made the land mine that killed his father, the other who made the stray bullet that found its way into his forehead during a criminal shootout. Homeless and jobless after his hospital stint, he is inexplicably adopted by a fairly inexplicable group of misfits who spend their time salvaging pieces from the junkyard. Soon enough, he stumbles upon the across-the-street headquarters of both particular arms dealers, and is enacting a convoluted plan to get revenge with the help of his oddball friends. A lot of Micmacs feels contrived to let these weirdos—a contortionist, a daredevil, an overzealous, cliché-spewing writer, a strongman/inventor and more— just kind of run amok all over the screen, from the remarkably tenuous connection that has brought them altogether to the flat, cartoonish villainy of the arms manufacturers. If you take it as a kind of modern fairytale, I guess that's not so bad, but Micmacs also has a kind of mawkish streak, and the combo can be hard to take. If it wins out in the end, it's because Jeunet's playfulness is still potently infectious, and it's just nothing but a pleasure to see how his improbable little team is going to pull off their caper—basically, it's well-made children's entertainment. David Berry

// david@vueweekly.com

Given that Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen's Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage is mostly just a survey of the career of Canada's favourite prog band, the underlying question is the same one that has followed the group for most of its tenure: namely, how they became, as Geddy Lee puts it, "the biggest cult band in the world." Relentlessly referenced by nerds of both the musical and more standard variety, they've managed to skirt around the edges of mainstream success—they do still play arenas, after all—without actually ever getting fully embraced. Though they've enjoyed some recent time in the limelight with their Colbert appearances and ultimate expressions of dude bonding (I Love You, Man)—touched on here—the mainstream music press still mostly tends to pass them off as an odd sort of curio with their expansive musical style and lyrical concepts. The most obvious answer, and the one proffered most often here, is that rock is somehow "for the people," and that the people don't need no fancy critics telling them what to like. That sort of seems like an odd argument to apply to Rush, what with their relentless focus on virtuoso power-trio playing, but I guess it does fit in with their—or, maybe more accurately, Neil Peart's—libertarian intellectual roots (as the film points out, their epic statement 2112 was inspired by Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead). But, then, the film also offers a portrait of the average Rush fan as a high school nerd outcast who responded to their weird blend, and that's where it gets kind of trickier. Though it might not be true of the absolute mainstream media, at least when it comes to rock journalism, the writers are largely cut from the same cloth as Rush's fans: nerds whose music obsession marked them apart. There's that famous David Lee Roth quote about music critics liking Elvis Costello because they look like him, kind of a perfect example of a kiss-off from the musical equivalent of a jock, but there's a point here where Peart also uses Costello as the same kind of bugaboo, though he's obviously coming from a different angle. I guess really what it boils down to is just different kinds of nerddom, but it would still be interesting to see if Rush could fall back on that kind of reasoning if they'd grown up more fully in the independent label age. Whatever you call the actual scene or style—alternative, indie, etc—a lot of the appeal is in that separation from the mainstream, even if the execution varies wildly. What it might mean, I think, is that we'll never actually see another band like Rush, because now the weirdos get their own little niche, one that tends to lack the wide reach of the majors that Rush got early support from (even if, as the film shows, they didn't quite get along with the system). David Berry

// david@vueweekly.com

INSIDE // MUSIC

MUSIC

Enter Sandor

The City Streets

Born Ruffians

Online at vueweekly.com >>MUSIC • Slideshow Caribou, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, the Get Down • The Classical Score A prevue of Béatrice et Bénédict, an opera by Berlioz that doesn't often see the light of stage.

PREVUE // TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

Makin' some noise

After 35 Years, Petty & The Heartbreakers' Mojo is Still Workin'

SNAP >> Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, breaking hearts around the world Mike Angus // mikeangus@vueweekly.com

hese days you can never put too much hope in an album title revealing its inner framework. Rarer still do you see artists bringing a cohesive blueprint to the notion of a traditional 'album' at all. But upon first listen to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' first studio effort in eight years, Mojo aims straight for the heart of the word and all it implies: a tightly focused foray into the blues while exhibiting all its strut and swagger, explains Heart-

// Sam Jones

breakers' guitarist (and Petty's right-hand man) Mike Campbell over the phone. "The album is definitely in that vein—that word conjured up those images." Recorded live off the floor with minimal overdubs, the inspiration for Mojo follows the band's momentum as of late: in 2008 Petty and Campbell gathered members of their original band Mudcrutch to do a record just that way. "We set up live in our warehouse, no headphones," Campbell explains, "and it was such a joy to play that way that we figured for the next record we need to approach it that way because it

was much more inspiring and fun." At the same time, he and Petty were busy pouring over 35 years' of live recordings, compiling material for 2009's Live Anthology. But the centrepiece for Mojo would be Campbell's 1959 Gibson Les Paul—a guitar, he notes, "that we loved, and Tom was always raving about it, and he said, 'Let's set up live in the warehouse like we did with Mudcrutch and make the album around the sound of that guitar.'" If this sounds like a guitarist's wet dream, you're right. The result is a blues

tour de force; slow and heavy-handed, Mojo exhibits moments recalling Led Zeppelin, the Allman Brothers, Dylan and Neil Young's Crazy Horse, while Campbell's signature two-string leads give extraordinary shape and feel to Petty's cool-headed songwriting. "Tom came to me around the time we were working on Live Anthology, where we went back through all the live recordings we've ever done, and there were [songs] where we'd stretch out a little bit, and he said we should explore that a little more on this record," Campbell

reveals. "He said, 'We'll use that guitar, we'll make it the main sound of the record, and we'll lighten up the reins on the three-minute form.'" Ultimately, it was important to allow the guitar to stretch out across the album without "a bunch of mindless noodling" distracting from the spirit of the songs, he adds. After 35 years of playing together, the band's chemistry is instinctual, and as one fan suggested on the band's message board, Mojo finds the band "filling the gaps in [its] discography with the hits [it] never wrote." "Maybe in a sense we're looking back and looking forward at the same time," Campbell responds. "I mean, we grew up in the South. The music culture we grew up hearing was a lot of blues—not just 'Stormy Monday Blues,' but Howlin' Wolf and rhythmic blues, Jimmy Reed, that kinda stuff, and it's always been a source of our inspiration. "A lot of our records over the years have also been greatly influenced by the British bands back in the '60s, with the 12-string guitar, the Byrds sound, we've tapped that source of inspiration quite a bit. So on this record, it just felt comfortable for us to go back further, a little closer to the purest source of where we were inspired—the deep country blues, and see if we could pull that into the band today and see what happens. And that's what Mojo is." V

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PREVUE // HANK III

Like the old men

Hank's sure the Hanks done it this way Mike Angus // mike@vueweekly.com

f you're a third-generation anything, be it a shipbuilder or musician, you've got to acknowledge destiny as part of life's script. You can embrace it, working off a bloodline's momentum, or use fate as a framework to rail against. In the case of Hank Williams III, he's quite honoured to acknowledge his pedigree one moment, rebelling the next. So it is fitting that the metal-western crooner has released the countrified Rebel Within,

and has a few choice words when asked about his prolificacy upon the release of his sixth studio record. "That's the way it's supposed to be normally. I've been with a record company for years that didn't want to put out my music, period. If you look at how many records I have out at my age right now, and you look at how many records [Hank III's father] Hank Jr had out at his age, he probably had out 40, and I've got out five or six. I've been having my creative freedom held back for years, and soon I'll finally be able to put out records and not have to worry

about going through four lawyers in this pissing match, making it complicated when it's not." Recorded and self-produced over two weeks at his home in Nashville, Rebel Within follows on the heel of 2009's Assjack with the metal/punk outfit of the same name. Asked about the seeming about-face between metal and country, Williams is able to discern between two with the ease and merit of someone steeped in both traditions. "Assjack was written around a guitar riff, just a guitar in your hand and playing

along with it, whereas the country stuff is more written around the vocal," he offers. "Country music is always more about putting a story out there, for the working man. ... The lyrical content is a little bit of good, a little bit of bad: you got your standard country songs like 'Drinkin' Ain't Hard to Do' or you got your rebel songs like 'Let's Party.'" That's not to say Hank III has been warmly welcomed by the country music scene his family helped found. "I wont be shaping country music too much, 'cause I don't get accepted by the country scene," he throws back. "But I can't tell you how many people out there come out to a show saying they hate country music, and then they see us and tell me I helped them cross

VUEWEEKLY // JUN 10 – JUN 16, 2010

that bridge. "I see kids in Pantera and Slayer T-shirts that love country music. And then there's average looking guys who can't stand all the cookie-cutter pop-country-rock songs that ain't really cuttin' it. So the way we make a difference is in our live show: people see that we give the longest show for the cheapest ticket, that we stick around after every show and say hello to the fans—that's the country way: you do your show, you say hello and it makes them feel part of what you do." V Wed, Jun 16 (8 pm) Hank III With Assjack Starlite Room, sold out

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

THU JUN 10 Avenue Theatre These Kids Wear Crowns, Brighter Brightest, The Red Threat, Foreverandnever, Falling Through Streams; all ages; 7pm (door); $15 (door) Artery Peculiar Peckers: drag kings and other phallic things, 7:30pm Blue Chair Café Thu Nite Jazz: Audrey Ochoa; 7:30 pm; $8 at door, yeglive.ca Blues on Whyte Brian Lee CHRISTOPHER'S PARTY PUB Open stage hosted by Alberta Crude; 6-10pm Colahan's Back-porch jam with Rock-Steady Freddy and the Bearcat; every Thu 8pmmidnight Crown Pub Crown Pub Latin/world fusion jam hosted by Marko Cerda; musicians from other musical backgrounds are invited to jam; 7pm-closing DUSTER'S PUB Thu open jam hosted by the Assassins of Youth (blues/rock); 9pm; no cover DV8 Open mic Thu hosted by Cameron Penner/ and/or Rebecca Jane Electric Rodeo–Spruce Grove Open Stage Thu: Bring an instrument, jam/ sing with the band, bring your own band, jokes, juggle, magic; 8-12 Encore Club With A Latin Twist: free Salsa Dance Lessons at 9pm Good Earth Café Lisa B every Thu; 11:30am-12:30pm Haven Social Club Don Amero, Raleigh, Grabill; 7:30pm; $10 (door)

Display of Decay, Martial Law; all ages J and R Classic rock! Woo! Open stage, play with the house band every Thu; 9pm

( jazz, blues) every Thu; 9pm; through June and July Wild West Saloon Jordan Doell s

DJs BILLY BOB's LOUNGE Escapack Entertainment BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Big Rock Thu: DJs on 3 levels–Topwise Soundsystem spin Dub & Reggae in The Underdog Brixx Bar Radio Brixx with Tommy Grimes spinning rock and roll

JAMMERS PUB Thu open jam; 7-11pm

BUDDY'S DJ Bobby Beatz; 9pm; no cover before 10pm; Shiwana Millionaire Wet Underwear Contest

Jeffrey's Café Alfie Zappacosta; $35 Don't wait to get your seats!

Century Room Underground House every Thu with DJ Nic-E

Jubilee Auditorium ZZ Top, Wide Mouth Mason; 8pm; tickets at TicketMaster

The Druid Dublin Thu DJ at 9pm

Julian's–Chateau Louis Graham Lawrence ( jazz piano); 8pm L.B.'s Pub Open jam with Ken Skoreyko, Gordie Mathews, Fred Larose; 9pm

180 Degrees Sexy Fri night ARtery NextFest Nite Club: Tachnation: Mass Choir, 9pm (door) Blue Chair Café Re-Gifted (acoustic folk/roots trio); 8pm; $10 at door or yeglive.ca Blues on Whyte Brian Lee Brixx bar Early show: An Horse, 7pm (door), no minors, $13 at TicketMaster, Blackbyrd; Late show: Options with Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail, no minors, 11pm, $5 (door)

Julian's–Chateau Louis Graham Lawrence ( jazz piano); 8pm LB's Red House; 9:30pm2am Leva Cappuccino Bar Live music every Fri New City LOUNGE Mod Club presents: No Control (Manchester tribute party) with Blue Jay, Miss Nikki-AGogo, Nazz Nomad New City SUBURBS Rezurex, The Brains, Flatfoot 56, Grave Mistakes, Vrolox

PAWN SHOP Class Action, Utopian Skank; 9pm (door)

FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Requests with DJ Damian

CASINO YELLOWHEAD Toshi Jackson and the Silhouettes (Supremes tribute)

Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players; 9pm-2am

Marybeth's Coffee House–Beaumont Open Mic Thu; 7pm

Lucky 13 Sin Thu with DJ Mike Tomas

KAS BAR Urban House: with DJ Mark Stevens; 9pm LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Absolut Thu: with DJ NV and Joey Nokturnal; 9:30pm (door); no cover

Naked Cybercafé Open stage every Thu; bring your own instruments, fully equipped stage; 8pm

NEW CITY Suburbs Bingo at 9:30pm followed by Electroshock Therapy with Dervish Nazz Nomad and Plan B (electro, retro)

New City Likwid Lounge Axiomatic, Vox Humana, One Way State

On The Rocks Salsaholic Thu: Dance lessons at 8pm; Salsa DJ to follow

NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers

PLANET INDIGO–St Albert Hit It Thu: breaks, electro house spun with PI residents

Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players; 8pm-1am

Prohibition Throwback Thu: old school r&b, hip hop, dance, pop, funk, soul, house and everything retro with DJ Service, Awesome

Sportman's Lounge Hipcheck Trio and guests

FRI JUN 11

Jubilee Auditorium ZZ Top, Wide Mouth Mason featuring Sean Viloria (bass); 8pm; tickets at TicketMaster

CASINO EDMONTON Catalyst (Caribbean)

HALO Thu Fo Sho: with Allout DJs DJ Degree, Junior Brown

Hydeaway–Jekyll and Hyde Decaying Cadaver, Black Axis,

Jekyll and Hyde Pub Every Fri: Headwind (classic pop/rock); 9pm; no cover

FLUID LOUNGE Girls Night out

Living Room Playhouse Part two: The Eradication of the Unnecessary Chance: Steve Badach (bass), Twila Bakker (flute), Alison Balcetis (sax), Reg Kachanoski (percussion), Michelle Sabourin (violin); interludes Dan Brophy; 7:30pm

Second Cup–Varscona Live music every Thu night; 7-9pm

Wunderbar DJ Thermos Rump Shakin' Thu: From indie to hip hop, that's cool and has a beat; no cover

Jeffrey's Café Alfie Zappacosta; $35

CARROT Live music Fri: all ages; Will Cramer; 7pm; $5 (door)

GAS PUMP Ladies Nite: Top 40/dance with DJ Christian

HOOLIGANZ Open stage Thu hosted by Phil (Nobody Likes Dwight); 9pm-1:30am

and Erik and guests

FILTHY McNASTY'S Punk Rock Bingo with DJ S.W.A.G.

Live Wire Bar Open Stage Thu with Gary Thomas

Ric's Grill Peter Belec ( jazz); every Thu; 7-10pm

Stolli's Dancehall, hip hop with DJ Footnotes hosted by Elle Dirty and ConScience every Thu; no cover

rendezvous Metal Thurzday with org666 Sportsworld Roller Skating Disco: Thu Retro Nights; 7-10:30pm; sportsworld.ca

Coast to Coast Open Stage every Fri; 9:30pm The Druid Irish Pub DJ every Fri at 9pm DV8 Starve The Artist, The Sneers, Mad Cowboys; 9pm eddie shorts The Living Daylights EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Much Music SodaPOP 2010: Emily Osment, Jesse Labelle, Danny Fernandes, The New Cities, Alyssa Reid; all ages; 6:30pm (show); $29.50 at TicketMaster, Unionevents. com Encore Club 4 Play Fri Glenora Bistro Fridays with Friends: Lionel Rault; 8:30-10:30pm; $10 Haven Social Club Captain Tractor, Chris Wynters; 7:30pm (door); $15 (adv) at YEG Live Hydeaway–Jekyll and Hyde Phonemes, Metal Kites, Tyler Butler, Jessica Jalbert; 7:3011:45pm Irish Club Jam session; 8pm; no cover IVORY CLUB Duelling piano show with Jesse, Shane, Tiffany

On the Rocks Ratt Poison with DJs

Rusty Reed's House of Blues Grand opening: The Rusty Reed Band; 9pm Starlite Room Early show: An Horse, Hot Panda, 7pm, $13 at TicketMaster, Blackbyrd; Late Show: Born Ruffians, Young Rival, 8pm, $16 at TicketMaster, Blackbyrd, Unionevents.com Steeps–Old Glenora Live Music Fri Sunnybrook Hotel Mr. Lucky (blues/roots); 9pm-1am; Touch of Class–Chateau Louis Dwayne Cannan (pop/ rock); 8:30pm Wild West Saloon Jordan Doell Yardbird Suite Gordon Grdina's Box Cutter; (door) 8pm, 9pm (show); $16 (member)/$20 (guest) at TicketMaster

Classical Convocation Hall Berlioz's Beatrice et Benedict: Opera Nuova; 7:30pm; sung in French with English subtitles/English dialogue $25 (adult)/$20 (student/ senior) at TIX on the Square; part of the Vocal Arts

VENUE GUIDE 180 Degrees 10730-107 St, 780.414.0233 All Saints Anglican Cathedral 10035-103 St ARTery 9535 Jasper Ave Avenue Theatre 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149 Axis Café 10349 Jasper Ave, 780.990.0031 BANK ULTRA LOUNGE 10765 Jasper Ave, 780.420.9098 BILLY BOB'S Continental Inn, 16625 Stony Plain Rd, 780.484.7751 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 bohemia 10575-114 St BOOTS 10242-106 St, 780.423.5014 Brixx Bar 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY'S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 Casino Edmonton 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 Casino Yellowhead 12464153 St, 780 424 9467 Chapters WEM 8882-170 St, WEM Chateau Louis 11727 Kingsway, 780 452 7770 CHRISTOPHER'S 2021 Millbourne Rd, 780.462.6565 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Trail Coast to Coast 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675 Convocation Hall Arts Bldg, U of A, 780.492.3611

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Copperpot Capital Place, 101, 9707-110 St, 780.452.7800 Crown and Anchor 15277 Castledowns Rd, 780.472.7696 Crown Pub 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 Diesel Ultra Lounge 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive, 780.704. CLUB Devaney's Irish Pub 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER'S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St, DV8TAVERN. com Early Stage Saloon 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 Encore Club 957 Fir St, Sherwood Park, 780.417.0111 FIDDLER'S ROOST 8906-99 St FILTHY MCNASTY'S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 Fine Arts Building Rm 1-29, U of A FLOW Lounge 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604.CLUB Fluid Lounge 10105-109 St, 780.429.0700 fresh start café Riverbend Sq, 780.433.9623 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 GAS PUMP 10166-114 St, 780.488.4841

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HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423. HALO haven social club 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 Hill Top Pub 8220-106 Ave, 780.490.7359 HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.452.1168 Hydeaway 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 Iron Boar Pub 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin IVORY CLUB 2940 Calgary Trail South JAMMERS PUB 11948-127 Ave, 780.451.8779 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 Jubilee Auditorium 1145587 Ave 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 Live Wire 1107 Knotwood Rd. East Living Room Playhouse 11315-106 Ave Marybeth's Coffee House–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont Morango's Tek Café 10118-79 St Naked Cybercafé 10354 Jasper Ave

Newcastle PuB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 new city 10081 Jasper Ave, 780.989.5066 NIKKI DIAMONDS 8130 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.8006 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O'BYRNE'S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 Orlando's 1 15163-121 St Overtime Whitemud Crossing, 4211-106 St, 780.485.1717 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLANET INDIGO–Jasper Ave 11607 Jasper Ave; St Albert 812 Liberton Dr, St Albert Play Nightclub 10220-103 St Pleasantview Community Hall 10860-57 Ave Prohibition 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 REDNEX BAR–Morinville 10413100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955, rednex.ca 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 Ric's Grill 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 Rose and Crown 10235-101 St Roxy 10708-81St Rusty Reed's House of Blues 12402-118 Ave Sacred Heart Church

10821-96 St Second Cup–Mountain Equipment 12336-102 Ave, 780.451.7574; Stanley Milner Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq; Varscona, Varscona Hotel, 106 St, Whyte Ave Sideliners Pub 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 Sportsworld 13710-104 St Sportsman's Lounge 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 Steeps–College Plaza 11116-82 Ave, 780.988.8105; Old Glenora 12411 Stony Plain Rd, 780.488.1505 stolli's 2nd Fl, 10368-82 Ave, 780.437.2293 Sunnybrook Hotel Sunnybrook, 7870.789.3614 Taphouse 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 Timms Centre 87 Ave, 112 St, U of A Westwood Unitarian Church 11135-65 Ave, 780.428.6187 Whistlestop Lounge 12416132 Ave, 780. 451.5506 WILD WEST SALOON 12912-50 St, 780.476.3388 Winspear Centre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com Yesterdays Pub 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

COMMENT >> COPYRIGHT WATCH LIST

On the Hunt

Canada locks its target on IsoHunt Once again, the ruling Conservative Party Yup. We are in the top-five. With a bullet. has begun the process of altering the "Organized crime has become heavily inCopyright Act, bringing our country in line volved in foreign DVD and CD piracy. Crimwith international anti-piracy treaties. inals are using the same formidable This column isn't about the new distribution network and resources get-tough legislation. Here's my that were developed for drug one-paragraph take: you can trafficking and arms smuggling. make the fines for breaking The result, in these and other ly.com DRM as high as $1 million per countries, is a virtual evisceraeweek u v @ n steve song, but the laws are only as tion of the legitimate market n Steveor for American entertainment." effective as your regime's willSand ingness to enforce them. Canada Wow. Talk about hyperbole. can change the rules as much as it Comparing piracy and illegal downwants, but unless it dedicates resources loading to arms smuggling ... whew. to track piracy the law is simply rhetoric "These countries make the Watch List with a signature. because of the scope and depth of their Instead, the column is about the pressure piracy problems, which cost US copyright that Ottawa is under to get this amendindustries and millions of Americans who ment signed. work in these companies billions of dolLess than two weeks before the Tories lars, and because piracy in these countries reintroduced amendments to the Copyis largely the result of a lack of political right Act, Canada was the subject of a rewill to confront the problem. These same port from the Congressional International countries were included on the 2009 Anti-Piracy Caucus, a committee of four Watch List. However, in the last year, no American senators who have been asked meaningful progress has been made to ento identify the greatest threats to their force intellectual property rights." country's copyright laws. Make no mistake about it: Canada's rulRight from paragraph one of the report: ing party wants to be off the Watch List "In an effort to combat international copy(I will capitalize it because the Americans right piracy by calling attention to councapitalized it. Makes it read like Evil Empire tries where piracy has reached alarming or Regime Change.) levels, the Caucus announced they will And the report specifically targets one closely monitor the serious problems Canadian site, IsoHunt (isohunt.com). of copyright piracy in the following five According to IsoHunt's own front page, countries: China, Russia, Canada, Spain it is "the most advanced BitTorrent search and Mexico." engine. With cross-referenced trackers sta-

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Frestival Timms Centre Anne Burrows Music Foundation Gala Concert: Tommy Banks, Angela Cheng, Sarah Ho (piano), Andrew Wan (violin), Dongkyun An (cello), Jens Lindemann (trumpet); 7:30pm; $100 at TIX on the Square; part of the Vocal Arts Festival Winspear Centre Marc-André Hamelin plays Shostakovich: William Eddins (conductor), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Robin Doyon (trumpet); 7:30pm; $20-$69

DJs AZUCAR PICANTE Every Fri: DJ Papi and DJ Latin Sensation BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Connected Fri: 91.7 The Bounce, Nestor Delano, Luke Morrison BAR-B-BAR DJ James; no cover Bar Wild Bar Wild Fri BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Fri DJs spin Wooftop and Main Floor: Eclectic jams with Nevine–indie, soul, motown, new wave, electro; Underdog: Perverted Fri: Punk and Ska from the ‘60s ‘70s and ‘80s with Fathead BOOTS Retro Disco: retro dance BUDDY'S DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm; no cover before 10pm Century Room Underground House every Fri with DJ Nic-E CHROME LOUNGE Platinum VIP Fri Empire Ballroom Rock,

hip hop, house, mash up; no minors Esmerelda's Ezzies Freakin Frenzy Fri: Playing the best in country Funky Buddha–Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian GAS PUMP Top 40/dance with DJ Christian LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Formula Fri: with rotating residents DJ's Groovy Cuvy, Touretto, David Stone, DJ Neebz and Tianna J; 9:30pm (door); 780.447.4495 for guestlist Newcastle Pub Fri House, dance mix with DJ Donovan New City Likwid Lounge DJ Anarchy Adam (Punk) Play Nightclub The first bar for the queer community to open in a decade with DJ's Alexx Brown and Eddie Toonflash; 9pm (door); $5 www.playnightclub.ca Rednex–Morinville DJ Gravy from the Source 98.5 RED STAR Movin' on Up Fri: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson ROUGE LOUNGE Solice Fri SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Fri Nights; 7-10:30pm; sports-world.ca Stolli's Top 40, R&B, house with People's DJ STONEHOUSE PUB Top 40 with DJ Tysin Temple Options Dark Alt Night; Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); $5 (door) WUNDERBAR Fri with the Pony Girls, DJ Avinder and DJ Toma;

no cover Y Afterhours Foundation Fri

SAT JUN 12 180 Degrees Dancehall and Reggae night every Sat ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12 Artery Move the Mountains Tour: The Joe, Dragon Fli Empire, Fallan Soldier, Mitchmatic, Mikey Maybe (hip hop/rap); 8pm; no minors Avenue Theatre Fall in Archaea, Aquila, Cleanse Kill, Boo Radley, Battleship, Here Lies Elizabeth, Exits and Trails; all age; 6pm (door); $10 Axis Café–Metro Room Carrie Hryni1 (adult contemporary), Kyler Schogen; 8pm; $10 (door) Black Dog Freehouse Hair of the Dog: Dan Vacon (Dudes and Dojo Workhorse); live acoustic music every Sat; 4-6pm; no cover Blue Chair Café Molasses Slim and the Kitchenaides (country blues); 8pm; donations Blues on Whyte Brian Lee bohemia Rippin' it doggystyle fundraiser: Motorhezbollah, Awkward Silence, Kriticos, Matt Poelzer, Lethal Majesticz), crafts; 7pm (door), 9pm (music); $5 (door) goes to K9 Cabins CARROT Open mic Sat; 7:3010pm; free CASINO EDMONTON Catalyst (Caribbean) CASINO YELLOWHEAD Toshi

tistics for all torrents indexed updated to the hour, this is the best P2P files search engine and community." As of the first week of June, IsoHunt had 1 282 337 members and an average evening (in Canada, that is) will see at least 20 000 of those members online at the same time. I surfed over to IsoHunt on an evening in the first week of June, at about 11 pm. There were just over 5.1 million active torrents and over 121 million files. While IsoHunt hasn't yet become popular enough to have its name used as a synonym for "piracy" like Napster, LimeWire and Pirate Bay were able to achieve in their heydays, it is massive. IsoHunt's own copyright section is so confusing that it suggests the reader contact a law firm for advice if he or she can't get through the legalese. But this much is clear: "Note that as of Jan 22, 2007, we have moved servers to Canada and are no longer subject to US DMCA laws. We are keeping this copyright policy and procedure modeled after the DMCA, as it worked for us and for copyright owners in the past, and we find this procedure and takedown process to be mostly fair." Well, IsoHunt may have moved, but it's still on a hit list. And Canada, obviously, is worried. Steven Sandor is a former editor-in-chief of Vue Weekly, now an editor and author living in Toronto.

Jackson and the Silhouettes (Supremes tribute) Coast to Coast Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm Crown Pub 12 Hour Open Stage and BBQ: Afternoon (starts 2pm) Acoustic Open Stage: 1:3pm (sign-up); Evening/Night (starts 6pm): Acoustic/electric open stage DV8 The Colloquials; 9pm Early Stage Saloon– Stony Plain Andrea Ramolo, Jason eddie shorts The Saucy Wenches Gas Pump Blues Off Jasper every Sat 3-6pm; all musicians welcome HillTop Pub Open stage/mic Sat: hosted by Sally's Krackers Sean Brewer; 3-5:30pm Iron Boar Pub Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10 IVORY CLUB Duelling piano show with Jesse, Shane, Tiffany and Erik and guests JAMMERS PUB Sat open jam, 3-7:30pm; country/rock band 9pm-2am Jeffrey's Café Alfie Zappacosta; $35 Julian's–Chateau Louis Graham Lawrence ( jazz piano); 8pm L.B.'s Pub Gator, Neil van Dijk and Wayne Allchin Morango's Tek Café Sat open stage: hosted by Dr. Oxide; 7-10pm New City Lounge Meadowlark Five, Noisy Colours, Cockatoo, This Girl That Boy

New City Suburbs Black Polished Chrome Sat: electro/ alt/industrial with DJs Blue Jay, Dervish and Anonymouse Northlands Expo Centre Ballroom Africa Centre: evening Gala with the African Guitar Summit; 7pm; $40 at TIX on the Square O'byrne's Live band Sat 3-7pm; DJ 9:30pm On the Rocks Ratt Poison with DJs OVERTIME Jamaoke: karaoke with a live band featuring Maple Tea Palace Casino Huge Fakers PAWN SHOP City Streets (CD release); Slates, Falklands; $10 (adv)/$12 (door) Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players; 9pm-2am Roxy The Smut Cabaret: The Be Arthurs; 10pm (door); part of NextFest Rusty Reed's House of Blues Grand opening: The Rusty Reed Band; 9pm Sacred Heart Church Colours of Spring Encore: Kokopelli Choir; 7:30pm; $16 (adult)/$13 (student/ senior)/$10 (child under 10) at TIX on the Square Starlite Room The Misfits, The Old Wives, Preying Saints; no minors; 8pm; $29.50 at TicketMaster, Blackbyrd, Unionevents.com Sunnybrook Hotel– Sunnybrook Mr. Lucky (blues/roots); 9pm-1am; Touch of Class–Chateau Louis Dwayne Cannan (pop/ rock); 8:30pm

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Westwood Unitarian Church Celtara (Celtic); 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $18 (adv at Blackbyrd)/$20 (door)

10pm

Wild West Saloon Jordan Doell

Empire Ballroom Rock, hip hop, house, mash up

Yardbird Suite Box Cutter

Encore Club So Sweeeeet Sat

Classical

Esmeralda's Super Parties: Every Sat a different theme

Timms Centre Anne Burrows Music Foundation Gala Concert: Tommy Banks, Angela Cheng, Sarah Ho (piano), Andrew Wan (violin), Dongkyun An (cello), Jens Lindemann (trumpet); 7:30pm; $100 at TIX on the Square; part of the Vocal Arts Festival Winspear Marc-André Hamelin plays Shostakovich: William Eddins (conductor), Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Robin Doyon (trumpet); 8pm;s $20-$69

DJs AZUCAR PICANTE Every Sat: DJ Touch It, hosted by DJ Papi BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sat DJs on three levels. Main Floor: Menace Sessions: alt rock/electro/trash with Miss Mannered BUDDY'S DJ Earth Shiver 'n' Quake; 8pm; no cover before

Century Room Underground House every Sat with DJ Nic-E

FLUID LOUNGE Sat Gone Gold Mash-Up: with Harmen B and DJ Kwake FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Signature Sound Sat: with DJ's Travis Mateeson, Big Daddy, Tweek and Mr Wedge; 9:30pm (door); $3; 780.447.4495 for guestlist Newcastle Pub Top 40 Sat: requests with DJ Sheri NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE Punk Rawk Sat with Todd and Alex NEW CITY Suburbs Black Polished Chrome Sat: industrial, Electro and alt with Dervish, Anonymouse, Blue Jay Pawn Shop SONiC Presents

Live On Site! Anti-Club Sat: rock, indie, punk, rock, dance, retro rock; 8pm (door) PLANET INDIGO–Jasper Ave Suggestive Sat: breaks electro house with PI residents RED STAR Sat indie rock, hip hop, and electro with DJ Hot Philly and guests RENDEZVOUS Survival metal night SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Sat; 1pm-4:30pm and 7-10:30pm STOLLI'S ON WHYTE Top 40, R&B, house with People's DJ TEMPLE Oh Snap!: Every Sat, Cobra Commander and guests with Degree, Cobra Commander and Battery; 9pm (door); $5 (door) WUNDERBAR Featured DJ and local bands Y AFTERHOURS Release Sat

SUN JUN 13 Beer Hunter–St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm Black Dog Freehouse Who Made Who–The Rock and Roll Resurrection: The Maykings (revive The Who), The Dirty

Dudes (revive AC/DC); 10pm; no cover Blue Chair Café Sun Brunch: Will Cramer; 10am - 2:30pm; donations Blue Pear Restaurant Jazz on the Side Sun: Don Berner (sax); 6-9pm; $25 if not dining Blues on Whyte Conner's Road bohemia Turntable midi tutorial night: Jam with the Bohemians; 7pm; donation for the Edmonton food bank B-Street Bar Acoustic-based open stage hosted by Mike "Shufflehound" Chenoweth; every Sun evening Crown Pub Latin/world fusion jam hosted by Marko Cerda; musicians from other musical backgrounds are invited to jam; 7pm-closing DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Celtic Music Session, hosted by KeriLynne Zwicker, 4-7pm Early Stage Saloon Tim Hus (afternoon concert/CD release party) Eddie Shorts Sun open stage hosted by Rob Taylor Hydeaway Sun Night Songwriter's Stage: hosted by Rhea March

J and R Bar Open jam/stage every Sun hosted by Me Next and the Have-Nots; 3-7pm Mead Hall Weekly Folk Night: Megan Young and the Horny Boy Cowards, guests; 6:30pm; $5 Newcastle Pub Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm NEW CITY Open Mic Sun hosted by Ben Disaster; 9pm (sign-up); no cover O'BYRNE'S Open mic Sun with Robb Angus (Wheat Pool); 9:30pm-1am On the Rocks Jeff Morris, Leslie Pelletier, Chloe Albert, Kristin MacIntyre ORLANDO'S 2 PUB Sun Open Stage Jam hosted by The Vindicators (blues/rock); 3-8pm Royal Coach–Chateau Louis Petro Polujin (classical guitar); 5pm Second Cup–Mountain Equipment Co-op Live music every Sun; 2-4pm

Classical All Saints Anglican Cathedral Marcia Funebre performed by Mikolaj Warszynski (piano);

dedicated to the Polish people who died in the plane crash in Smolensk on Apr 10 and to the victims of the Katyn massacre of 1940; 7:30pm; free, donations welcome; reception to follow Convocation Hall Master Classes for the Public: Opera Nuova: Christiane Riel and John Avey; 7pm; $12 (adult)/$10 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square Fine Arts Building Master Class: with Christiane Riel and John Avey; 7pm; Opera Nuova's Vocal Arts Festival Timms Centre Shakespeare in Song: Opera Nuoava; dinner cabaret; Part of the Vocal Arts Festival

Brixx Bar Troubadour Tue: Wyclarify and C Squared, hosted by Mark Feduk; no minors; 9pm; $8 (door) Chapters WEM Dan Hill (live musical performance); 7pm; free Crown Pub Underground At The Crown: underground, hip hop with DJ Xaolin and Jae Maze; open mic; every Tue; 10pm; $3 Druid Irish Pub Open stage with Chris Wynters, this week with Carrie Hryniw; 9pm

HAVEN SOCIAL Open stage with Jonny Mac; 8:30pm; free Jeffreys café Lora Jol (pop/ rock singer-songwriter); $10 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Open mic New City Suburbs Punk Rock Pub Wed; Silent bingo at 9pm New City Circ-O-RamaLicious: Gypsy and circus fusion spectaculars; last Wed every month OVERTIME Dueling pianos featuring The Ivory Club

Good Earth Café Lisa B every Tue; 11:30am-12:30pm L.B.'s Pub Ammar's Moosehead Tue open stage; 9pm

Prohibition Wed with Roland Pemberton III

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sun Afternoons: Phil, 2-7pm; Main Floor: Got To Give It Up: Funk, Soul, Motown, Disco with DJ Red Dawn

NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE Open Mic; Hosted by Ben Disaster; 9pm

Red Piano Bar Jazz and Shiraz Wed featuring Dave Babcock and his Jump Trio

O'BYRNE'S Celtic Jam with Shannon Johnson and friends

BUDDY'S DJ Bobby Beatz; 9pm; Drag Queen Performance; no cover before 10pm

OVERTIME Tue acoustic jam hosted by Robb Angus

Rexall Place Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Joe Cocker; 6:30pm; all ages; $56, $84, $110.50, $139 at TicketMaster

DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim

FLOW Lounge Stylus Sun New City Suburbs Get Down Sun: with Neighbourhood Rats

Sportsworld Roller Skating Disco Sun; 1-4:30pm; sportsworld.ca WUNDERBAR Sun: DJ Gallatea and XS, guests; no cover

MON JUN 14 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover Blues on Whyte Ross Neilson Devaney's Irish Pub Open stage Mon with Ido Vander Laan and Scott Cook; 8-12

Second Cup–124 Street Open mic every Tue; 8-10pm

River Cree Wed Live Rock Band hosted by Yukon Jack; 7:30-9pm

SEcond Cup–Stanley Milner Library Open mic every Tue; 7-9pm

Second Cup–Mountain Equipment Open Mic every Wed; 8-10pm

SIDELINERS PUB Tue All Star Jam with Alicia Tait and Rickey Sidecar; 8pm Sportsman's Lounge Open Stage hosted by Paul McGowan and Gina Cormier; every Tue; 8pm-midnight; no cover Steeps–Old Glenora Every Tue Open Mic; 7:30-9:30pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: CJSR's Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: with DJ Gundam Brixx Bar Troubadour Tue: The Balconies and Sean Brewer, hosted by Mark Feduk; 9pm; $8 BUDDY'S DJ Arrow Chaser; 9pm

DV8 The Ronnie Hayward Trio (all nighter); 9pm

ESMERALDA'S Retro Tue; no cover with student ID

New City This Will Hurt you Mon: Johnny Neck and his Job present mystery musical guests

FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music, dance lessons 8-10pm

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm

NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE ‘abilly, Ghoul-rock, spooky with DJ Vylan Cadaver

Prohibition Chicka-Dee-Jay Mon Night: with Michael Rault Rose Bowl/Rouge Lounge The Legendary Rose Bowl Mon Jam: hosted by Sean Brewer; 9pm Winspear Centre Global Country All Star Concert: Gil Grand, Kenny Hess, Rylee Madison, Jake Mathews, Tim Hus, Chad Klinger, Myrol, Lisa Hewitt, Katie Mission, Chris LeBlanc; Leah Durelle, Plain Janes, Kayla Patrick, Sean Sonego, Danielle Lowe, Olivia Leaf, Daylin Jorgenson, Livy Jeanne, Festival City Fiddlers, Country Star Search; 7:30pm; $20-$30

DJs BAR WILD Bar Gone Wild Mon: Service Industry Night; no minors; 9pm-2am BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Eclectic Nonsense, Confederacy of Dunces, Dad Rock, TJ Hookah and Rear Admiral Saunders BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time; 9pm FILTHY McNASTY'S Metal Mon: with DJ S.W.A.G. FLUID LOUNGE Mon Mixer Lucky 13 Industry Night with DJ Chad Cook every Mon NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE Daniel and Fowler (eclectic tunes)

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Blues on Whyte Ross Neilson

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society every Wed evening

SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover

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Flower Open Stage Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12

Prohibition Tue Punk Night RED STAR Tue Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly

WED JUN 16 ARTery The Boyfriends (CD release); 8pm; no minors Avenue Theatre White Lightning, Red October, Farewell Apollo; 7pm (door); all ages; $10 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch Wed Blue Chair Café Jim Hepler; 8pm; donataions Blues on Whyte Ross Neilson bohemia Blue Skys BBQ. Bicycle Show and Shine: Babe Lloyd and Personal Beef; donations for the Edmonton foodbank Brixx Bar Really Good… Eats and Beats: DJ Degree every Wed, Edmonton's Bassline Community; $5 (door) Copperpot Restaurant Live jazz every Wed night: Tim Mulligan Trio; 6-9pm Crown Pub Creative original Jam Wed (no covers): hosted by Dan and Miguel; 9:30pm12:30am eddie shorts Goodtime jamboree Wed open stage hosted by Charlie Scream Fiddler's Roost Little

Starlite Room Hank III, Assjack; 8pm; no minors; Sold out STEEPS TEA LOUNGE–College Plaza Open mic every Wed; hosted by Ernie Tersigni; 8pm STEEPS TEA LOUNGE–Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed; 8pm TEMPLE Wyld Style Wed: Live hip hop; $5

Classical Convocation Hall Song Soirees: Opera Nuova: English Artsongs; 7pm; $12 (adult)/$10 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square

DJs BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Wed Nights: with DJ Harley BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay's Messy Nest Wed Night: Brit pop, new wave, punk, rock ‘n' roll with LL Cool Joe Brixx Bar Really Good... Eats and Beats with DJ Degree and Friends BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time; 9pm; no cover before 10pm Diesel Ultra Lounge Windup Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs FLUID LOUNGE Wed Rock This Ivory Club DJ ongoing every Wed; open DJ night; 9pmclose; all DJs welcome to spin a short set LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/R&B with DJ Spincycle New CiTy Likwid Lounge DJ Roxxi Slade (indie, punk and metal) New City Suburbs Shake It: with Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail; no minors; 9pm (door) NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed Starlite Room Wild Style Wed: Hip-Hop; 9pm STOLLI'S Beatparty Wed: House, progressive and electronica with Rudy Electro, DJ Rystar, Space Age and weekly guests; 9pm-2am; beatparty.net WUNDERBAR Wed with new DJ; no cover Y AFTERHOURS Y Not Wed

PREVUE // FALLAN SOLDIER

Falling from Folk Fallan Soldier acts and raps Angela Johnston // angela@vueweekly.com

ehind Harris Allan's "tough rapper" exterior lays the man many people will recognize from his part as the precocious James "Hunter" Montgomery in the television series Queer as Folk. These days, five years after the series finale, Allan's main focus is promoting his solo music project, Fallan Soldier. Allan started playing music at 16, but may have been rapping much earlier than that. "Apparently I've been rapping since I was seven years old," Allan chuckles, with a hint of pride. "According to my grandpa that's the case." Grandpa knows best: Allan has renewed his focus on music, and now the 25-year-old musician is about to embark on a joint venture with Dragon Fli Empire—the Move the Mountains Tour 2010—to promote his 2009 debut album, Above the Call of Duty. While life on the road might seem far removed from the daily grind at home, according to Allan, his home routine is largely centred around his career aspirations. He says that after his morning coffee his first priority is doing online promotion, checking emails and hiphop blogs. When he's done that, he

dives into his music: "At like 10 am I'll be writing songs or making beats." Allan's creativity isn't focused solely on music, though: acting remains his second love. He speaks fondly of his time on Queer as Folk, claiming it to be a sort of "university" for his 17-yearold self. Despite their experiences being very different, he felt he could relate to the personality of Hunter, his character on the show. "He's kind of a smart-ass," he says, "but he also has this really compassionate side too, when it mattered most." Allan sees no problem juggling music and acting; in fact, he says that the two complement each other well, since it's not only possible to do both in tandem, but acting can be sporadic and music fulfils his creative needs between roles. Being busy isn't an issue for Allan; his passion for the crafts makes them a priority. "You can always find the time if you actually love it." V Sat, Jun 12 Fallan Soldier With Dragon Fli Empire The ARTery

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PREVUE >> THE CITY STREETS

All that jazz

The City Streets come into The Jazz Age The City Streets is one band that's never been known to sit still for long periods: over the course of half a decade the group covered more kilometres around North America than some bands manage in a lifetime. But home was always back here in Edmonton, at least until singer/guitarist .com Rick Reid and bassist Matt weekly e u v @ eden Leddy picked up and headn e d E ed east to Montréal several Munro months back. Now the band's drummer, Mark Chmilar, is joining them out there just as the City Streets VUEWEEKLY.COM/VUETUBE release a new album, The Jazz Age. The record continues the group's evoluCOMING HOME >> The City Streets return from Montréal for an album release tour // Eden Munro tion, sounding very much like the work

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of the same band that recreated the last album, Concentrated Living, but with a few more years of living to draw from for songwriting. Reid spoke with Vue Weekly recently about the process of creating The Jazz Age. VUE WEEKLY: How long did it take to make The Jazz Age, from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording? RICK REID: Most of the songs were written in the the latter half of 2008 with the exception of "All Is Grace" and a few others. The closer "Slothrop's Ghost" was written right up until recording, as I was trying to tie up the album thematically and musically with that song being the final piece. The arranging and rehearsals went surprisingly fast, about three months before the studio, with a few songs being road tested before that on previous tours. We intentionally didn't want to road test most of the songs on The Jazz Age, since that's what we did for Concentrated Living, and we wanted to do something different this time—we knew what we wanted with arrangements and we wanted the songs to be fresh in the studio. VW: When you were writing the songs, did you come at them in a particular way? Lyrics first? Music first? RR: The songs all came fast and were written mostly on acoustic guitar, with the exception of "White Noise," which was written on an organ. The City Streets method usually is, I write a song on acoustic, basically complete with lyrics/melody and song structure, and then I bring it to the band and we take it apart and try it different ways until it gets to a place we generally like, and then we pick it apart even more through recording and listening back, adding and subtracting until hopefully we have the best possible version of the song. There is plenty of self doubt and disagreeing along the way, although sometimes it's magic and everything works almost instantly. VW: Did you take the songs into the studio fully formed, or were they sketches that were then filled out while recording? RR: The songs were fully formed, except "Slothrop's Ghost," which we basically constructed in the studio. We wanted to have the basic tracks down efficiently on this record so we would have more time to experiment. VW: Did you record as a band live off the floor or did you piece it together one track at a time? RR: We always record live off the floor with scratch vocals and then overdub extra guitars, vocals and everything else after. But the bass, drums and bed guitar tracks are us playing together in a room. VW: Were there any other songs writ-

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ten that were left off the album? RR: We probably demoed around 25 songs and we recorded 14 in the studio. One song was left off the record which will be released on a comp, as well as an SNFU cover that should be coming out on a seven-inch at some point. VW: How did you decide which songs to include on the album? Did you have an idea of what you wanted The Jazz Age to be when you started, or did the finished shape emerge as the writing and recording went along? RR: The songs came together naturally and there was a uniformity in the lyrics and mood within the songs that comprise the record that made it pretty obvious to all of us which songs to choose. This was an album that was our easiest to rehearse and record, but the hardest to write in terms of the darkness and emotional aspects ... VW: You recorded the album with Jesse Gander producing again. What does he bring to your sessions as a producer? RR: Jesse Gander is brilliant in many ways, but he has the knack of making you feel comfortable in the studio so you can give the best performance possible, whether that means building a makeshift wine dispenser or accomodating our "unique" sleeping patterns. He is also a good friend and fellow musician with similar musical taste and ideology, and a great engineer and mixer. I could go on but he gets enough praise. VW: If you were to trace the musical map that led you to The Jazz Age, what would it look like? RR: Four years of playing music together, almost 400 shows two albums and and EP—we were confident in our musicianship and our songs, and we knew what we wanted and how to get it. That's not to say we didn't suffer and fuck up profoundly along the way, but it all worked out somehow. VW: Is there anything else you'd like to say about the album or the making of it? RR: I can speak for all of us that it is our proudest hour, and the first time we really got the record we were hearing in our heads and hoping for in the studio. It's our big rock record about failure (among other things) and it's meant to be played loud, but, God, I hope I never have to write another one like this again. V The Jazz Age is available now for purchase or free download through the City Streets' website, citystreetsband.com. Sat, Jun 12 (8 pm) The City Streets With Slates, the Falklands Pawn Shop, $10 (advance), $12 (door)

Fri, Jun 11 (6:30 pm) / Jesse Labelle Since releasing his debut album, Perfect Accident, Jesse Labelle has been on tour with Faber Drive and the New Cities. He says that while hours at a time staring out the window might not seem like the most inspiring way to his spend time, the experience has brought him away from his everyday life and allowed him to have a clean slate. "I'm always writing so being out on the road you get to clear your head a little bit and start that creative process again," he says. "I've defiantly come up with a couple of ideas here and there." Much of that time on the road has been spent thinking of his life back home, a topic often in reflected in Labelle's intimate lyrics. "Just being out here on the road and spending a lot of time in the back of a van, watching the road go by and sort of thinking about back home," he recounts, "it's always good to have time to clear your head and thinking about writing.” (Edmonton Event Centre, $36.75) —Heather Skinner

Wed, Jun 16 (8 pm) / The Boyfriends The jubilant performance of gleaming pop covers is a hallmark of the Boyfriends shows but the band's debut, Lead & Follow, proves it doesn't need to borrow to play a star cut. The record launches with the insidiously catchy "Futurehomo"—a synthy, clappy, goofy delight. "'Futurehomo' is an inside joke that got outside, about what I used to call a hobby of mine, seducing straight boys," songwriter Marshall Watson explains. "It's supposed to be funny; it's not nearly as serious as people think it is." Like all good fist-pumping themes. though, 'Futurehomo' has taken on a life of its own, absorbing meanings and dreams loftier than its origins promised. "Lots of people understand it as an anthem for coming out of the closet," Watson acknowledges. "And I think that's great! It's better for people to make their own associations than to ask what I meant." Maybe it's also a case of crowd intelligence. Watson offers another analysis capturing a more poignant premise: "I guess it's really about the idea that everyone's a little gay inside." (The Artery, $5) —Mary Christa O'Keefe

Fri, Jun 11 (7:30 pm) / An Horse With horse shoes enjoying the reputation that they do, it should perhaps come as no surprise what luck Australian band An Horse have had so far in its musical career. Invited to open the 2008 US tour of Tegan and Sara after playing only a handful of shows, the band went into the studio immediately afterwards to record its debut album, Rearrange Beds. Now, An Horse is on a headlining tour of Canada— all less than three years after starting in the dank basement of a Brisbane record store. (Brixx, $13) —Bryan Birtles

Fri, Jun 11 (8:30 pm) / Lionel Rault An opportunity to catch a very intimate show from one of Alberta's best-loved roots troubadours, Lionel Rault's performance at the Glenora Bistro will see him performing at one of this city's best restaurants. (Glenora Bistro, $10) —Bryan Birtles

BEARDS ROCK

In honour of ZZ Top's upcoming performance in Edmonton, Vue Weekly proudly presents its list of the greatest beards by genre:

Fri, Jun 11 (8 pm) / ZZ Top / Jubilee Auditorium, $70 – $120

Indie Rock: Tim Harrington (Les Savy Fav)

Metal: Johan Hegg (Amon Amarth)

Classical: Pavarotti

Hip Hop: Joaquin Phoenix

VUETUBE >> THE OLD WIVES

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Sat, Jun 12 (8 pm) / The Old Wives With the Misfits, Preying Saints / Starlite Room, $29.50

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ALBUM REVIEWS

New Sounds

Wild Nothing Gemini (Captured Tracks) 

David Berry // david@vueweekly.com

n album opener "Live in Dreams," Wild Nothing's creative force Jack Tatum almost coos the chorus, "Our lips won't last forever / And that's exactly why / I'd rather live in dreams / And I'd rather die." As encapsulations of an album's mood goes, that's pretty much perfect: a little bit of downtrodden romance, a little bit of introspective solipsism, a little bit of mopey '80s melodrama sung in plain and plaintive, but poppily sweet, melodies. Speaking of the '80s—Wild Nothing had its breakthrough with an incredibly on-the-mark cover of Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting"—Tatum wears his influences very firmly on his sleeve, and this is obviously a man who has combed the back catalogues of just about any Britpop label that was giving studio time to sad-eyed loners who escaped into long walks with headphones on during the Thatcher era. Tatum's fully ingested everything from the jangly guitar hooks and washed-out synths to the spacious arrangements and the airy melancholia

of his heroes and pours it out into glistening modern sweat and tears. There's always a bit of danger with revivalism, but any doubts about this being a Crocodiles-ish, nostalgia-only act of recreation are dashed by the second song, the stunning "Summer Holiday." It has that magical mix of feeling like it might be some dusted-off gem found at the back of a record store without actually getting mired in its roots; reverby guitar lines mix up with vaporous sighs and eventually a from-the-hills, ethereal "ooooo" while Tatum sings about some perfect summer fling in a voice whose appreciation is tinged with just enough distance to suggest that summer always ends (and lines like "You've got some charm I must admit / Don't let me wreck myself again" suggest this is no normal summer). For an album of delicately pretty pop, there is an awful lot of downer sentiment—"Boys don't cry / They just want to die," Tatum sighs out at the beginning of "Pessimist," and then there's the heartbroken confliction of the title track, kind of an ode to a love that's slipped away—but it's balanced as much by the music as Tatum's couched sentiments, which do have a distinct scent of well-this-is-life-but-it's-whatwe-got resolution. "Bored Games" is downright sweet, old-fashioned drum machines and lazy guitars filling out the sound behind lines like "Where are you going? / Can I come with you? / I just don't feel right, when you're not here" and even the mournful wails of "Confirmation" hides lines like "Fuck being perfect," sung in an airy but affirmed falsetto. The end is a downright dreamy, bittersweet little album, perfect for, say, wandering through the drizzle on a June evening, or maybe just thinking about that girl with a shelf full of brit-pop records with whom you spent a summer— whether it's happened or not. V

Sleigh Bells Treats (MOM+POP/N.E.E.T. )  All right, I know this has been getting big buzz forever and it's supposed to have some Song of the Summer potential and stuff, but c'mon: the crunchy, bombastic guitars and the sick-sweet lady vocals? This sounds like Evanescence found a dance producer. A few tracks, taken in isolation, are catchy and all, and I could see how it would be impossible to ignore if you heard it in a club, but just because it's blasting from some stereo headphones from a kid on a fixie instead of a drop-top Mustang doesn't make it any less big and dumb. David Berry

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Canteen Knockout Broken Down Town (Weewerk) 

Canteen Knockout makes some strange choices on Broken Down Town. When your vocalist sings in a muted, gravelly baritone, why bury him beneath swathes of bass and guitar? Why feature so many extended, nondescript electric guitar solos over piercing and lyrical pedal steel breaks? The few times the band avoids tripping over itself ("Bent Out of Shape" or "My Head's On Fire") make the album as a whole all the more disappointing. Lewis Kelly

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The Mohawk Lodge Crimes (White Whale) 

Ryder Havdale's lover slept with his friend, and Havdale wrote this gloomy monster in the aftermath. But Havdale's passionate expressions are often mitigated by how awkwardly polished the recordings are. The result is a The Mohawk Lodge that comes off like some modrock radio-play tail-chasers. The remorse and assault of the heavier songs can really irritate a listener who isn't as angry as Havdale is. There are certainly some stand-out jams however: "Let Go" invokes Fleetwood Mac, "Wrong Side of the Bars" channels the Constantines, "Days When You Die" is simply excellent. Nonetheless, a lot of these jawns just sound like the drunken ramblings of a heart-broken man. Joe Gurba

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Factor Lawson Graham (Side Road)  Lawson Graham is Factor's tribute album to his grandpa who graces the cover. Anyone familiar with Factor's last decade of releases can't argue with his growth as a producer, and Lawson Graham represents his strongest release thus far. The merit of the album is not his alone, however, but largely earned by the contributions of the pantheon of marvelous artists Factor has rounded up from Canada and America. Remarkably, the strongest of these contributions come from the Canadians, Nomad and Kirby Dominant. This is a highly tuned album meant for anyone looking for an indie-pop hiphop hybrid. Joe Gurba

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The City Streets The Jazz Age (Clamour Records) 

Edmontoniansturned-Montréalact the City Streets certainly don't fuck around on record. The Jazz Age is an urgent, lively and, most importantly, tightly-written rock 'n' roll album, pairing both youthful energy and the band's growing musical maturity in a way that finds them at the height of both. "Midnight Sun" has shreds of postrock wordlessly open the album before tightening up and hanging back to let in vocals, coming back in to add weight to lyrics like "We are the saviours of our shining lives / We might have to suffer but we won't ever die." The guitar work is ramshackle, electrifying tracks like "If I Go Back To Paris," and varies itself across 13 songs—there's a dancey rhythm to balance out the the weathered-leather shouts in "Irish Rose" and a slow-picked, string-raised sing-along chorus to the title track—none of it sounding like a step out of the band's comfort zone or done extraneously. "All is Grace" finds a perfect balance of loud/quiet moments to carry the downbeat emotion of the song further, while nine-minute closer "Slothrop's Ghost" crowns The Jazz Age with a glorious slow-burner, the album's last repeating lyric—"Fuck the war / We're in love"—coming minutes before the album ends, letting the instrumentation leave a blistering mark. Something might have change in the future—if there's a drawback to The Jazz Age, it's that it feels similar to 2008's Concentrated Living, albeit at its peaks—but for the present, this feels like the pinnacle of what the City Streets have been doing more than well enough for some time now. Paul Blinov

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ALBUM REVIEWS Rush Moving Pictures (Mercury)

fascism assaulting them from every corner of their democratic state (note, too, their reliance on casting themselves as reOriginally released: 1981 lentlessly put-upon and hindered, despite the fact they're a bunch Rush is one of those criticof rich white folk—old mentaliproof bands not only in the ties die hard). .com ly k e e vuew david@ sense that the mass of critical That spirit is alive and potent d apathy and hostility towards on Moving Pictures, despite the Davi y the group not only doesn't hurt fact it too was a massive success, Berr album sales, but a multi-platinum actually seems chart-topper that to aid in the fans' still gets played reenjoyment of the lentlessly on rock band, insomuch stations both clasas not only does it sic and otherwise. rock, but it rocks in "Tom Sawyer" is an the face of those obvious example elitist pricks who ("His mind is not just don't get it. In for rent / To any the new Rush docgod or governumentary Beyond ment"), but the the Lighted Stage individualist streak (you can check is perfectly patent out my review in even in stuff like this issue), a lot of "Red Barchetta" (a hay is made of the story about enjoyfact that rock is ing the freedom RUSH >> Love 'em or hate 'em "for the people," not of driving a gasivory tower eggheads, or whatever your powered hot rod in a world where governparticular favourite epithet happens to be. ment regulation has made all vehicles safe That's a mildly common defence for and air-powered) or even "Limelight": "Living any maligned form of music—especially on a lighted stage / Approaches the unreal '70s/'80s heavy metal—but it's particularly / For those who think and feel," like apparsignificant given Rush's sort-of libertarian ently only Neil Peart is sensitive enough to bent. Libertarianism is a philosophy that feel constrained by celebrity, and the rest of seems especially well suited for people who those rock stars are just vapid jerks. are outcasts—hell, Ayn Rand was a RussAStill, even if you don't have misgivings ian Jew in a very bad period of time to be about self-superior individualism, this is a one—because it turns your outsider status lot of noodly, overblown pomposity, even not just into a badge of pride, but to a mark for what's supposed to be the group's of superiority: the other people who don't most accessible album. Of course, I say get it don't just have different values or this knowing full well it will mean not one taste or something, they have inferior values iota to a fan, and will instead just be furand taste, they are mindless sheeple whose ther proof at how out-of-touch the critical view of the world is fundamentally wrong establishment is. And, fine, whatever: the and deficient. That's basically the reasonworld keeps turning, and please do keep ing of everyone from the high school nerd sating yourself with the knowledge that who sates himself with the millions he'll one anyone who disagrees with you is just a day be making while the jocks wash his wincomplete, degenerate moron/asshole. If dows to the muddled masses of Glen Beck only everyone was as smart and in-touch acolytes and Tea Partiers who see socialist as you, we'd all be better off. V

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HAIKU Coco Rosie Grey Oceans (Subpop)

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Ratatat LP4 (XL)

Totally nailed it! You've only got 10 bucks left? Buy this not burgers

Tim Gilbertson Palisades (Pop Echo)

Brotherhood Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update (JAATJU)

Hot glue on promo Disc won't play much past song one Song one does rule though

Jazz boggles my mind Like calculus or G-spots Can't figure it out

Peter Wolf Crier Inter-be (Jagjagwuar)

Rusted Dawn The Black Tides of War (Diminished Fifth)

Reverb tank work out Perfect summer album though Sunny and breezy

Crushingly heavy Like bad news from the doctor This will fuck you up

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PREVUE // BORN RUFFIANS

Full speed ahead Born Ruffians are faster than a bus doing 50 mph

BORN TO BE RUFFIANS >> Uh, yeah, that's Born Ruffians right there Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com

orn Ruffians' bassist Mitch Derosier sounds a little breathless on the phone—while walking home from another interview, his breathlessness is compounded, he apologetically notes, by a cold that he's trying to fend off. But there's an eagerness and energy in his speech that matches Ruffians' music in youthful vibrancy, and hearing him talk seems to suggest the band comes by its spastic tendencies honestly. "With every show we play live, no matter how hard we try, it's always faster. All

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of the songs speed up," Derosier says. "We feel totally normal, but if someone's recorded it we'll watch it back and go, 'Holy crap, we just played that about twice as fast as we should've.'" That reputation, for bombastic power on stages and records, helped the Born Ruffians garner momentum-inducing acclaim and cross the continents in promoting its first album, Red Yellow & Blue. But, as it often does, all the time spent on the road proved taxing on inter-band relationships: original drummer Steven Hamelin bowed out of touring after the rigorous agenda for the RY&B tour led to a serious disinte-

gration of communication. Derosier and vocalist Luke Lalonde replaced Hamelin, temporarily, but eventually managed to coax Hamelin back, further beefing up their roster with guitarist Andy Lloyd. And now that that turbulent spike's leveling out into the past, it's perhaps fitting that the Born Ruffians' second album, Say It, marks a slowdown, more of a thoughtful inhalation than breathless scream, placing its songwriting emphasis more on rhythm and soul-driven groove than pure adrenaline. Say It, Derosier notes, was written and recorded without ever being played live, which might account for the band easing off the accelerator, at least on the record: he's already seeing some tracks alter themselves as they get performed for their first crowds. "There's definitely changes in songs," Derosier says. "Even for 'What to Say,' we recorded it having only played it live maybe once, and we were really happy with the recording. But now, playing a full tour with it, we've discovered that we've added a couple drum parts or a couple different ways we play certain parts, and stuff like that, and we really like it. I think that just enhances the live show for when people come to see it." V Fri, Jun 11 (8 pm) Born Ruffians With Young Rival Starlite Room, $16

HOROSCOPE ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19)

rations into the mysteries of your core The "secret" is in plain sight. The "lost identity. You have cosmic permission to key" is very close to where you left it think about yourself with an intensity when you last used it. The "missing link" you might normally devote to a charisis missing only in the sense that no one matic idol you're infatuated with. recognizes it for what it is. The "unasked question" is beaming CANCER ( Jun 21 – Jul 22) toward you from three direcThe website "Nietzsche Famtions. The "wounded talent" GY ily Circus" features collaboraO L O will be healed the moment A S T R .com tions between the sappy famweekly l@vue il you stop thinking of it as ily-oriented comic strip Family w e e fr wounded and start regarding Circus and the austerely porRob y it as merely unripe. tentous wisdom of German Brezsn philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20) Judging from your current astrologiIt's time for some image medicine, Taurus. cal omens, I'd say this is a perfect time Wherever you are right now, I invite you for you to expose yourself to this stuff. to look down at your left palm and imag- (It's at losanjealous.com/nfc/.) You need ine that you see the following scene: an to toughen up some of your weepy, seninfinity sign whose shape is made not by timental urges and brighten up some of a thin black line but by a series of small your sombre, melancholic tendencies. yellow rubber duckies. They are all wearing gold crowns, each of which is stud- LEO ( Jul 23 – Aug 22) ded with three tiny rubies. With resonant Gather your rewards, Leo. Soak up the tones that belie their diminutive and blessings. It's harvest time for you: your comic appearance, the duckies are sing- big chance to reap the fruits you've ing you your favorite song. It makes you been sowing and cultivating these past feel safe, brave and at home in the world. 11 months. And no, don't try to stretch What else can see you see there? What out the process. This really is the climax. happens next? The time for your peak experience has arrived. If you postpone the harvest for GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) another two weeks, your beauties may If you have long conversations with the start to go to seed. image in the mirror this week, I won't call you a megalomaniacal narcissist. Nor will VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22) I make fun of you if you paint 15 self-por- What are you waiting for, my dear Virtraits, or google yourself obsessively. In go? Your future power spot has been my astrological opinion, this is an excel- exerting a strong pull on you. But you lent time for you to pursue nosy explo- have not yet fully taken up the offer. As

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your designated nag and cheerleader, it is my sacred duty to wave a red flag in front of your gorgeous face and command you to pay attention. In my opinion, you need to drop what you're doing, race over to the zone of engagement and pounce. You're more than ready to stake a claim to the increased authority you'll have a mandate to wield in the coming months.

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22)

If you've read my horoscopes for a while, you know I champion the cause of reason and logic, praise the beauty of science and discourage you from constantly scanning the horizon for fearful omens. And yet I'm also a zealous advocate of the power of the liberated imagination. I believe that the playful and disciplined use of fantasy can be a potent agent for benevolent change in your life. That's why, in accordance with the current astrological configurations, I suggest that you spend some quality time in the coming week having imaginary conversations with the person, living or dead, who inspires you the most.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21)

"I want to be everywhere at once and do everything at the same time," writes one of my Scorpio readers, JT. He's in luck, because according to my analysis, your tribe is about to enjoy a phase much like what he describes. "No more of this linear, oneday-at-a-time stuff," he continues. "I want a whole week packed into each 24-hour turn of the earth, with heavy doses of lei-

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sure time interwoven with thrilling bouts of hard, creative labour."

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

If you live on the Danish island of Mando, your only hope for driving your vehicle to the mainland and back is when the tide is low. During those periods, the water often recedes far enough to expose a rough gravel road that's laid down over a vast mudflat. According to my reading of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, there's a comparable situation in your life. You can only get from where you are to where you want to go at certain selected times and under certain selected conditions. Make sure you're thoroughly familiar with those times and conditions.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19)

One of the leading intellectuals of the 20th century, British author Aldous Huxley, wrote more than 20 books, including Brave New World. In his later years he made a surprising confession: "It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than, 'Try to be a little kinder.'" In accordance with your current astrological omens, Capricorn, I'd like you to take a cue from Huxley in the coming week. Proceed on the assumption that the smartest thing you can do, both in terms of bringing you practical benefits and increasing your intelligence, would be to deepen, expand and intensify your compassion.

AQUARIUS ( Jan 20 – Feb 18)

Early in Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time, the narrator stumbles upon a dizzying epiphany while having a snack. He dips a small cake into his cup of tea, and when he sips a spoonful, the taste of the sweet crumbs blended with the warm drink transport him into an altered state. Inexplicably, he's filled with an "allpowerful joy" and "exquisite pleasure" that dissolve his feelings of being "mediocre, contingent and mortal." The associations and thoughts triggered by this influx of paradise take him many pages to explore. I mention this, Aquarius, because I expect that you're about to have your own version of this activation. A seemingly ordinary event will lead to a breakthrough that feeds you for a long time. Be alert for it!

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

Environmentalist Bill McKibben says that humans are transforming the planet so drastically that we shouldn't refer to it as "Earth" any more. To acknowledge the fact that we're on our way to living on a very different world, he suggests we rename our home the "Eaarth." By this logic, maybe we should rename your sign Piisces. The changes you're in the process of making this year are potentially so dramatic that you will, in a sense, be inhabiting a new astrological sign by January 2011. In your case, the majority of your alterations are likely to be invigorating and vitalizing. And you're now entering a phase when you'll have maximum opportunity to ensure that successful outcome. V

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