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Home from the Range "The idea was to have a party, and have a record come out of it as a byproduct."

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"At a greater personal cost than they ever imagined, they have raised political consciousness in Russia and made the regime look both cruel and foolish." "Somewhere in there he buys heroin. Maybe he'll use it. Who knows? I don't think even he knows." "Everybody thinks Woody Guthrie is the Dust Bowl Balladeer and the union organizer, but there are still only a few who know that he also was an artist."

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Number games Depending on how you calculate them, the numbers can always work in your favour. The key to knowing the truth is in knowing how to deconstruct the context. This week the federal government released a report titled "Canada's Emissions Trends 2012" which states that Canada is making progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting climate targets. And while it may look like the country is making progress, the Canadian government has just been playing a numbers game and removing key players to win. The progress Minister Peter Kent is referring to is in Canada's steps toward meeting its commitments for the Copenhagen Accord, which calls for a reduction of emissions to 17 percent of 2005 levels by 2020. This is the result of international haggling over emissions targets after withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol commitments in 2011. The Kyoto Protocol originally called for Canada to reduce emissions to six percent below 1990 levels, but by 2009 the country had expanded emissions to 17 percent higher than 1990. According to the report this week Canada is 50 percent toward meeting its 2020 goal. The Pembina Institute has stated this is the result of updating baseline counts and considerable individual action by provinces. In fact according to a federal report just

this past spring, the Canadian government was nowhere near making this amount of progress toward its goals. As stated in the conclusions of the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy, "Canada will not achieve its 2020 GHG emissions reduction target unless significant new, additional measures are taken. More will have to be done. No other conclusion is possible." It had similar criticisms that Pembina does over this week's announcement: a lack of coordination between provincial reductions and a (lacking) national strategy as well as the insufficient sector-by-sector approach the government is taking toward emissions reductions. The report goes on to suggest mechanisms the government could employ to meet its targets. The federal government, however, may not have found this report too interesting as in the federal omni-budget passed in June it decided to remove the NRTEE, an independent body constructed to deconstruct federal action and progress on climate policy. In the same budget the federal government canned the requirement of the Commissioner of the Environment to report regularly on Canada's implementation progress. So with this recent release from the federal government on its stated climate progress, I guess we'll just have to take Peter Kent's word for it, because there's no one left to help us out with the numbers. V

NEWSROUNDUP TEACHERS JOIN IN Montreal Media Co-op reports the coalition of teachers and professors against the Quebec tuition hikes has begun visibly particpating in protests again as the new school year approaches. A manifesto put together by the group asserts that decisions made by legal student groups will be respected, "We respect the strike vote

TWO BECOME ONE Two of the largest private sector unions may soon become one. The Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union of Canada have launched a final report from a joint committee on the creation of a new union. The joint committee, formed in January of this year, is looking at a merger proposal that would "challenge the traditional definition of membership." "This report is the first step towards reaching out beyond traditional work-

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of students. We recognize their right to protest at their educational institutions and to interrupt the activities which are carried out there as the only means by which they have bargaining power." The manifesto, which has been signed by 1162 teachers in Quebec, also opposes the anti-democratic measures of Bill 78, which banned protests within 50 metres of campuses.

places and increasing the political influence of working people in Canada," says Dave Coles, National President of CEP. The report highlights the founding principles upon which this new union would be based, but the primary goal appears to be organizing a larger union membership and giving new strength to the labour movement. The new union would prioritize new membership by allocating $50 million over five years to recruiting new members. CAW National President Ken Lewenza. "This blueprint has the

Chevi Rabbitt leads the NOH8 march and rally. The march against hate and homophobia was held August 2 and started at the location where Rabbitt was assaulted two weeks ago.

potential of giving working Canadians the strength they deserve to fight for their basic rights."

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The proposal is to be presented to each union at their respective conventions, the CAW on August 20 – 24 and

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the CEP from October 14 – 17. If approved there would be special constitutional conventions in 2013.

NEWS // LABOUR

More than one way to count

Alberta's labour groups disagree with government's predicted labour shortage

ast week, while accusing the provincial government of using "creative" math to distort projections of a looming labour shortage, Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan joined his counterparts from nine other provinces and territories to co-author an op-ed which ran in a number of publications across the country. In it, the labour leaders alleged a fourpronged scheme orchestrated by the federal Conservatives to drive down Canadian workers' wages while eroding the ability of unions to bargain on their behalf for better working conditions and pay. "Working closely with the Harper government, low-wage lobbyists like the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and non-union construction groups like the Merit Contractors Association have been pressuring the government to use creative math to manufacture a crisis," McGowan said in a press release. The crisis is then being used to justify policies that shortchange hardworking Canadians on wages and benefits, McGowan asserted. The AFL takes issue with the way the province calculates and communicates predictions about labour force supply and demand. Since 2009, Alberta has used a "growth in demand/growth in supply" labour force projection model with which the provincial government

predicts a potential labour shortage as high as 114 000 workers over the next 10 years. A key problem with this approach, says the AFL, is its cumulative approach to counting unfilled jobs. In this model, a job that remains unfilled over 10 years becomes 10 unfilled jobs. Organized labour thinks government and industry are both counting on the public not bothering to do the arithmetic. Using a more straightforward supply minus demand formula—like that used in British Columbia and Saskatchewan—the AFL recalculated the government's projections and found that labour supply in Alberta will actually outpace demand for the next decade. This year's projected shortage of 6397 workers, for example, could be easily met through inter-provincial migration. "Why did Alberta change the way it calculates a labour shortage?" asks McGowan. "It's likely the result of pressure from employers who have discovered that the notion of a massive labour shortage can be used as an effective political tool to win policies that drive down wages, such as expanding the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program." Indeed, the Alberta Coalition for Action on Labour (ACAL)—an

organization formed last spring to speak on behalf of 19 members including the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the Merit Contractors' Association and Canadian Federation of Independent Business— was quick to sieze upon the higher figure. An ACAL press release issued in March stated, "the Alberta government is forecasting there will be 114 000 more jobs than people to fill them in coming years, a trend which is increasingly evident across Western Canada."

the public about the actual state of the labour market," says McGowan, who acknowledges there might be a skills shortage in some particular trades but contends a general labour shortage prediction is overblown. Misleading or not, the federal government leapt at the bait. Last month, when the Conservatives announced the expansion of a TFW program which enabled Alberta employers to ignore previous steps they had to take before bringing in offshore labour, Employment and Immigration Minister

Why did Alberta change the way it calculates a labour shortage? ... It's likely the result of pressure from employers who have discovered that the notion of a massive labour shortage can be used as an effective political tool to win policies that drive down wages, such as expanding the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program." The group went on to state, "what's needed now is the recognition that we must aggressively recruit in international labour markets. We will be more successful in this effort if the federal and provincial governments make the necessary changes to help employers gain access to the human resources we need." The 114 000 figure was "economics gobbledeegook intended to mislead

Jason Kenney cited Alberta's "acute labour shortage." While the original pilot program allowed employers to hire offshore steamfitter/pipefitters with no effort to recruit or train Canadians first, the list has been expanded to include welders, heavy duty equipment mechanics, ironworkers, millwrights and industrial mechanics, carpenters and estimators. Rather than expanding the TFW

program, McGowan wants the provincial government to work with the federal government to better connect unemployed Canadians in other regions to jobs in Alberta. "We should be talking about things like making relocation allowance part of the EI program," he says. With 1.3 million Canadians unemployed, he wonders why is offshore labour is the first solution our governments turn to when faced with a labour shortage, real or imagined. Along with the relaxation on TFW admittance, the labour leaders say changes to Employment Insurance and efforts to increase the country's retirement age are evidence the Conservative government pose a real threat to Canadian workers. Following the Prime Minister's Office announcement that Harper won't be accepting an invitation to attend a national meeting on the economy this fall, the labour leaders called upon the provincial premiers to reject the Harper government's strategy. They wrote, "Canadians need our country's premiers to denounce this low-wage agenda and stand up for the best interests of working people." Provincial leaders will be meeting this November in Halifax to discuss the world economy but an exact agenda has yet to be crafted. Mimi Williams // mimi@vueweekly.com

COMMENT >> RUSSIA

The power of mockery

Three girls successfully unmask the authoritarianism of Putin How much do tyrants fear mockery? people believing he is too strong to Consider the case of Belarus, often resist, and the teddy bears said the called "the last dictatorship in the opposite, very loudly. heart of Europe," where President Meanwhile, some hundreds of kiloAlexander Lukashenko has just fired metres to the east, a trial opened last his air force and border security week in Moscow. Three young chiefs because they did not women, Maria Alyokhina, stop a Swedish light plane Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, from dropping teddy bears and Yekaterina Samutsem o .c weekly e@vue into the country. vich—Masha, Nadia and gwynn e Gwynn The plane, chartered by a Katya to their friends—face Dyer a charge of hooliganism that Swedish public relations firm called Studio Total, crossed into could send them to jail for seven Belarusian air space from Lithuania on years for singing a song in church. July 4, and dropped hundreds of teddy Their real offence is that it was an bears on little parachutes on the outanti-Putin song. skirts of the capital, Minsk. The tedMasha, Nadia and Katya belong to dies bore labels calling for freedom of a punk rock band called Pussy Riot. speech and respect for human rights, It's a loose collective of around 10 which is only what Lukashenko's opyoung Moscow women, feminists ponents within the country demand in a very macho country, who dress (before they are carted off to jail). up in brightly coloured clothes and Lukashenko, who has won every balaclavas (ski masks) and use music "election" in Belarus since 1994, was and performance art to criticize the furious. "Why didn't the commandrepression and conformity they see ers intercept that flight?", he raged around them. They are funny, brave, last week. "Who did they sympathize and sometimes offensive. They are with?" In reality, his commanders not criminals. weren't paying much attention to air In an action that one band member defences because nobody is going to later called an "ethical mistake," five bomb Belarus, but he couldn't accept of them entered the Cathedral of that explanation. His power rests on Christ the Redeemer in Moscow last

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March, stepped onto the altar, and delivered a cheeky, shrieky song begging the Virgin Mary to free Russia from Putin. A companion videotaped them, and the performance lasted exactly 51 seconds before the security guards intervened and the police were called. The cops came and took down three of the band members' names (the other two escaped), but they made no arrests, did not confiscate the videotape, and did not open a case against anybody. Only nine people had seen the performance, and most of them were guards. It just wasn't worth pursuing—until the video appeared on YouTube two weeks later and went viral. This all happened during the election campaign that saw Vladimir Putin return as Russia's president after eight previous years in that job and four more as prime minister (to get around the constitutional limit of two terms as president). Pussy Riot chose to make their protest in Moscow's cathedral in response to Patriarch Kirill's public statements that it was "unChristian" to demonstrate and that the Putin era is "a miracle of God." It is alleged that Kirill called Putin demanding legal action against the

blasphemers. He was certainly very cross: his spokesman, Vsevolod Chaplin, declared that "God condemns what (Pussy Riot) have done. I'm convinced that this sin will be punished in this life and the next. God revealed this to me like he revealed the gospels to the Church." But the decision to make a horrible example of the young women was Putin's, not Kirill's. People accused of non-violent crimes are hardly ever held in custody in Russia before their trials, but Masha, Nadia and Katya were refused bail and have already been in prison for five months. Nobody has been allowed to visit them, though two of the three have small children. The state-controlled TV channels (ie almost all of them) have waged an endless propaganda war against them, portraying them as foreign agents. The trial verges on the ridiculous. On Thursday a lawyer for one of the cathedral guards (who has "suffered deeply" and lost sleep over the incident), described the punk band as "the tip of an iceberg of extremists, trying to break down the thousandyear edifice of the Russian Orthodox Church by ... guiding the flock through

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trickery and cunning not to God, but to Satan." And behind it all, of course, was the "world government": the Satanic West. The girls of Pussy Riot—they deliberately call themselves girls (“devushki” in Russian) to emphasize their innocence and powerlessness—have done more by mockery to unmask the authoritarian nature of the Putin regime than all their more earnest colleagues together. At a greater personal cost than they ever imagined, they have raised political consciousness in Russia and made the regime look both cruel and foolish. Vladimir Putin is no fool. He realizes that things have gone too far, and on a visit to London last week he tried to throw the machine into reverse. "There is nothing good in what (Pussy Riot) did," he told reporters, but "I don't think they should be judged too severely." The court, no doubt, will take this an order. But the damage to the Putin regime is already done. V Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. His column appears each week in Vue Weekly.

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Powers of citizen's arrest have become clearer under new law On June 28, 2012 the federal government gave royal assent to a new law that expands the power for ordinary Canadians to make a citizen's arrest, and that streamlines the provisions regarding defending oneself and one's property. The new law, Bill C-26, the Citizen's Arrest and Self-defense Act (also known as the "Lucky Moose Bill"—for reasons which will become clear) amends section 494 of the Criminal Code of Canada and gives citizens more latitude in their ability to arrest citizens they believe have committed a crime. Under the old law, ordinary citizens could only arrest someone if they found a person actually committing a criminal offence. This requirement that the offender be caught red-handed is

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what had been the stumbling block in a widely-publicized 2009 case out of Toronto. In that case, David Chen, the owner of the Lucky Moose Food Mart (there's the link!) spotted a man coming towards his store and recognized him as having previously stolen some plants. Chen and two employees chased the accused, caught up to him a short distance away, grabbed him, tied him up and threw him into their delivery van so that they could hold him until the police came. Instead of being hailed as heroes, however, Mr Chen and his employees found themselves arrested and charged with assault and forcible confinement (they were ultimately acquitted, although only after first refusing a plea bargain that sought to have them

admit to lesser charges). Under the new law, Mr Chen would likely fare better. The new law allows citizen's arrests not only while the offence is being committed, but within a "reasonable time" after the offence if the citizen making the arrest believes "on reasonable grounds" that it is "not feasible" for police to make the arrest. In short: there will now be more latitude in the manner and timing of making citizen's arrests, as long as the actions in question are seen by the courts as being "reasonable" under the circumstances. However, law enforcement must still be contacted as soon as possible afterwards. The new legislation also pulls together a number of Criminal Code provisions that dealt with the defence of personal

property. More specifically, the new law allows those who are in "peaceful possession" of property to take reasonable steps to protect that property from persons entering the property when they are not allowed to do so, or from stealing or damaging that property. Again, the actions taken must have been reasonable in the circumstances. The next question that arises is, naturally, what does "reasonable" in the circumstance mean? Although there is no definite answer to that question, the new law does set out a list of factors which the court may take into account in determining what is reasonable. These factors include: the nature of the force or threat; whether weapons were involved, whether the threat was immi-

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monton.ca • Co-ed Bellydancing: bellydancing@teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau Elementary, 10925-87 Ave. at 7pm; bootcamp@ teamedmonton.ca • Bowling: Ed's Rec Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Tue 6:45pm; bowling@ teamedmonton.ca • Curling: Granite Curling Club; 780.463.5942 • Running: Kinsmen; running@teamedmonton.ca • Spinning: MacEwan Centre, 109 Street and 104 Ave; spin@teamedmonton.ca • Swimming: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; swimming@teamedmonton.ca • Volleyball: every Tue, 7-9pm; St. Catherine School, 10915110 St; every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm at Amiskiwiciy Academy, 101 Airport Rd

2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm each month; andrea@ pridecentreofedmonton.org • Men Talking with Pride: Support and social group for gay and bisexual men to discuss current issues; every Sun 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail.com • TTIQ: a support and information group for all those who fall under the transgender umbrella and their family/ supporters; 3rd Mon, 7-9pm, each month • HIV Support Group: Support and discussion group for gay men; 2nd Mon, 7-9pm, each month; huges@ shaw.ca

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

St Paul's United Church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

Edmonton Bike Art Nights • BikeWorks, 10047-80 Ave, back alley entrance • Art Nights • Every Wed, 6-9pm Edmonton Needlecraft Guild • Avonmore United Church Basement, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue each month, 7:30pm FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019/780.634.5526 • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm Home–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living • Garneau/Ashbourne Assisted Living Place, 11148-84 Ave • Home: Blends music, drama, creativity and reflection on sacred texts to energize you for passionate living • Every Sun 3-5pm Living Foods Sunday Summer Series • Earth's General Store, 9605-82 Ave • Veggie pulp crackers, not tuna pate, pecan/leek pate • Aug 12 Lotus Qigong • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • Practice group meets every Thu Meditation • Strathcona Library • meditationedmonton.org • Weekly meditation drop-in; every Tue, 7-8:30pm MEDITATION RETREAT IN THE ROCKIES • Palisades Centre, Jasper • Retreat with Tibetan monk Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe for meditation and teachings • Aug 16-19 • Pre-register/info E: retreat@gasamling.ca; T: Denise 403.341.6591 Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Duggan Community Hall, 3728106 St • 780.458.6352, 780.467.6093 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu 7-9pm • Free Sherwood Park Walking Group + 50 • Meet inside Millennium Place, Sherwood Place • Weekly outdoor walking group; starts with a 10 min discussion, followed by a 30-40 minute walk through Centennial Park, a cool down and stretch • Every Tue, 8:30am • $2/session (goes to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta) Sugarswing Dance Club • Orange Hall, 10335-84 Ave or Pleasantview Hall, 10860-57 Ave • 780.604.7572 • Swing Dance at Sugar Foot Stomp: beginner lesson followed by dance every Sat, 8pm (door) at Orange Hall or Pleasantview Hall TIbetan Buddhist MEditation Society • Palisades Centre, Jasper • gasamling.ca • Patience: Finding Peace in Everyday Life: Retreat in the Mountains featuring teachings by Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe • Aug 16-19 Waskahegan Trail HIKE • Meet: NW corner of Superstore parking lot, 51 Ave, Calgary Tr; carpool to trail from meeting point • waskahegantrail.ca • Weekly guided hike of a portion of the 309km Waskahegan Trail • 10km of the Coal

WOMEN IN BLACK • In Front of the Old Strathcona Farmers' Market • Silent vigil the 1st and 3rd Sat, 10-11am, each month, stand in silence for a world without violence Y Toastmasters Club • Strathcona Legion, 9020-51 Ave • Meet every Tue, 7-9pm; helps members develop confidence in public speaking and leadership • Info: T: Antonio Balce at 780.463.5331

LECTURES/Presentations Cooking Demonstrations with Chef John Berry • Callingwood Farmers' Market, Marketplace at Callingwood Centre, 69 Ave, 178 St • Creating recipes using fresh ingredients from the Market's vendors • Sun, Aug 12, 11am and 1pm Summer Wood Design Seminar • Robbins Health Learning Centre, 2nd Fl, 10910 104 Ave, Classroom 9-201 • Presentations by 2012 Prairie Wood Design Awards jury members Duff Balmer, and Darryl Condon • Tue, Aug 21, 6:30pm (door), 7pm (presentations) • Free, hors d'oeuvres and cash bar • Pre-register atwood-works.org/alberta/

QUEER AFFIRM SUNNYBROOK–Red Deer • Sunnybrook United Church, Red Deer • 403.347.6073 • Affirm welcome LGBTQ people and their friends, family, and allies meet the 2nd Tue, 7pm, each month Bisexual Women's Coffee Group • A social group for bi-curious and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups.yahoo.com/ group/bwedmonton BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B Jasper Ave • 780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm EDMONTON PRIME TIMERS (EPT) • Unitarian Church of Edmonton, 10804-119 St • A group of older gay men who have common interests meet the 2nd Sun, 2:30pm, for a social period, short meeting and guest speaker, discussion panel or potluck supper. Special interest groups meet for other social activities throughout the month. E: edmontonpt@yahoo.ca FLASH Night Club • 10018-105 St • 780.969.9965 • Thu Goth + Industrial Night: Indust:real Assembly with DJ Nanuck; 10pm (door); no cover • Triple Threat Fridays: DJ Thunder, Femcee DJ Eden Lixx • DJ Suco beats every Sat • E: vip@flashnightclub.com G.L.B.T.Q Sage bowling club • 780.474.8240, E: Tuff@shaw.ca • Every Wed, 1:30-3:30pm GLBT sports and recreation • teamed-

Illusions Social Club • The Junction, 10242106 St • 780.387.3343 • groups.yahoo.com/group/ edmonton_illusions • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 8:30pm INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transidentified and queer (LGBTQ) faculty, graduate student, academic, straight allies and support staff • 3rd Thu each month (fall/winter terms): Speakers Series. E: kwells@ualberta.ca Junction Bar and Eatery • 10242-106 St • 780.756.5667 • junctionedmonton.com • Open Tues-Sat: Community bar with seasonal patio • Beat the clock Tue • WINGSANITY Wed, 5-10pm • Free pool Tue and Wed • Karaoke Wed, 9-12pm • Fri Steak Night, 5-9pm • Frequent special events: drag shows, leather nights, bear bashes, girls nights • DJs every Fri and Sat, 10pm LIVING POSITIVE • 404, 10408-124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca • 1.877.975.9448/780.488.5768 • Confidential peer support to people living with HIV • Tue, 7-9pm: Support group • Daily drop-in, peer counselling MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities. com/makingwaves_edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu Pride Centre of Edmonton • 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • A safe, welcoming, and nonjudgemental drop-in space, support programs and resources offered for members of the GLBTQ community, their families and friends • Daily: Community drop-in; support and resources. Queer library: borrowing privileges: Tue-Fri 12-9pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, closed Sun-Mon; Queer HangOUT (a.k.a. QH) youth drop-in: Tue-Fri 3-8pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, youth@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Counselling: Free, short-term by registered counsellors every Wed, 5:30-8:30pm, info/bookings: 780.488.3234 • Knotty Knitters: Knit and socialize in safe, accepting environment, all skill levels welcome; every Wed 6-8pm • QH Game Night: Meet people through board game fun; every Thu 6-8pm • QH Craft Night: every Wed, 6-8pm • QH Anime Night: Watch anime; every Fri, 6-8pm • Movie Night: Open to everyone; 2nd and 4th Fri each month, 6-9pm • Women’s Social Circle: Social support group for female-identified persons +18 years in the GLBT community; new members welcome;

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Carole Aippersbach // cplea.ca

Carole Aippersbach is the staff lawyer for the Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta This article originally appeared on the blog for the CPLEA, Blogosaurus Lex, on July 31, 2012.

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

WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace. ca, womonspace@gmail.com • A Non-profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership. Confidentiality assured Woodys Video Bar • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Karaoke with Tizzy 7pm-1am; Kitchen 3-11pm • Thu: Free pool all night; kitchen 3-11pm • Fri: Mocho Nacho Fri: 3pm (door), kitchen open 3-11pm

SPECIAL EVENTS A Wake • Yellowhead Brewery • A traditional Irish-style celebration of life with live music by Dead Red Pine (indie-folk), and an "estate" auction • Pay-what-you-can; proceeds to Mindhive Collective and Dead Red Pine's Edmonton Fringe Festival production, A Wake and various local artists • Aug 9, 9pm DOG’S DAY OUT • Buena Vista (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) Park • Dog Walk Fundraiser in support of the Edmonton Humane Society • Sat, Aug 25, 10am • $20 at TIX on the Square The Extreme tour–Camrose • Skateboard competition • Aug 15, 5pm (comptetition, Skate Park, 4516-65 St); Aug 15, 5-9pm (downtown concert); Aug 16 (downtown concert); Aug 16 (Main Street Camrose) GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT IN EDMONTON • Churchill Square • 780.993.9799 • edmontonlatinfestival.com • The Edmonton Latin Festival, Edmontonians come together to break the Guinness World Record ™ for the Largest Zumba Class, followed by live Latin bands, Spanish dancers, singers • Aug 18, noon, 10am (pre-registration at edmontonlatinfestival.com) Memorial of the bombing of HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI • Government House Park, near the Peace Pole • ploughsharesedmonton.org • Aug 9, 12-1pm Mission Hill Day • Father Lacombe Chapel Provincial Historic Site, 2 St-Vital Ave, Mission Hill, St Albert • 780.459.7663 • Historic photo display, historic demonstrations, costumed interpreters will guide you throught the chapel, crypt, grotto, and cemetery. A glass of lemonade while you enjoy the view from atop Mission Hill. Crafts and games for children • Aug 12, 12-4pm

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REVUE // STEP BY STEP

The road to recovery

Oslo, August 31st traces the moment to moment of its struggling protagonist A sober look at staying sober

Fri, Aug 10 – Thu, Aug 16 Oslo, August 31st Directed by Joachim Trier Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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e see Anders (Anders Danielsen Lie) very much awake, seated at the edge of a bed in the gloom, the barely glimpsed woman he shared that bed with groggily in denial of the breaking dawn. We see him return to the center where he resides, and we

see him walk with a certain determination toward a lake, and we see him, with a large rock cradled in his arm, walk into that lake to die. He doesn't die; he reemerges, gasping, humiliated, looking like a pale salamander. The day's just begun, and it's only August 30th. Danish-born Norwegian director Joachim Trier's follow-up to his acclaimed debut feature Reprise, could just as easily have been titled Relapse. But the title Trier settled

upon, Oslo, August 31st, is far more appropriate to its co-writer/director's MO: in keeping with the recovery maxim "one day at a time," Anders is working moment-to-moment to be in the world and to stay sober. If staying sober is even a worthwhile goal. It's a testament to the film's integrity that such things are never entirely taken for granted. Based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's Le Feu follet, the same novel that inspired Louis Malle's The Fire Within,

Oslo follows 34-year-old Anders as he returns to the Norwegian capital after nearly a year in rehabilitation. He has a job interview, but there's plenty of time to kill before that happens. He visits friends, some of whom are really not very sensitive about his condition—a Proust-quoting literary teacher offers him a beer as soon as he walks in the door. He leaves earnest messages on an ex-girlfriend's voice-mailbox, goes to a party, steals money from random purses and tries

to make-out, very inappropriately, with a friend. He sweet-talks a sweet young woman who doesn't know his past, informs a guy in a bar that he forgives him for some transgression—the guy doesn't give a shit— piggybacks on someone's bike and watches quietly while others take a dip in a gated pool at dawn—the dawn of August 31st. Somewhere in there he buys heroin. Maybe he'll use it. Who knows? I don't think even he knows. Near the end of the film he enters an empty house and plays a little Bach. He can play Bach? Trier's style is decidedly cool and clean (no pun intended). For much of the film the camera is hand-held, which imbues its tracking of Anders' actions with a contained nervousness. Eventually Trier shifts to using some very slow, controlled dollying, for moments when calm resolve takes over. The approach to the material is too objective to feel bleak per se. But Anders is in a constant quiet crisis and the very fact that Trier's camera stays with him so devotedly is a kind of tacit compassion. When the end-credits roll we don't feel that we've abandoned Anders or that we've given up on him. We've stepped into his shoes for a bit—or rather walked beside him, since he's far too unpredictable to identify with completely. Trier has above all made a space for our empathy. It's worth your while to enter that space for 90 minutes. JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // RECALLING THE RECALL

Total Recall Now playing Directed by Len Wiseman

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he 13th film adaptation of a sci-fi work by Phillip K Dick (1928 – '82) and the second shot at his story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale," Total Recall remains a zippy ride through a scuzzy down-underworld (The Colony, once Australia) and a cold motherland (United Federation of Britain). The script mostly coasts through issues of identity and political power, preferring to keep things personal: Douglas Quaid's (Colin Farrell) hunted down by one vengeful woman (Kate Beckinsale) and saved by a past love (Jessica Biel). After a half-hour set-up starts to engross us in The Colony, the movie goes physical, staying on the run—Quaid

A chase down memory lane

bursts in or out through so many doors and other portals that it's reminiscent of last year's more existential Dick adaptation, The Adjustment Bureau. Quaid does have something of an identity crisis, but it's not emotional—scars and muscle memory sear and jerk him back to the truth. Lens flares and the go-go-go pace end up giving too much of a video-game feel to the action and there isn't enough quirky personality to the characters or the world Quaid's defending. By the time the ride's over, it's hard to recall why Quaid, or us, should care about prying the terrorizing overlord's iron grip from the throats of the colonized when the movie can't pause long enough to get us into anyone's heads. BRIAN GIBSON

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REVUE // FILM ON FILM

The Story of Cinema (Episodes 11 & 12) Sun, Aug 12 – Wed, Aug 15 Directed by Mark Cousins Metro Cinema at the Garneau

f you've been following Mark Cousins' superb 15-part cinema history lesson—Metro Cinema has been screening the hour-long episodes two at a time—then you may be surprised by the films covered in episode 11, "Innovation in popular culture around the world." Bruce Lee, Bollywood, Star Wars and Jaws, the birth of the multiplex: Cousins' general emphasis on innovation, global diversity and marginalized filmmakers here cedes to admire the strides made by men with lots of money making insanely expensive populist movies designed to make even more money for them and the big studios backing them. I find it tough to consider all of the films Cousins highlights in episode 11 as being profoundly innovative—even after Cousins rightly chronicles Steven Spielberg's signature moments of "awe and revelation," Jurassic Park still looks well-crafted corn to me. But it is fascinating to consider the dazzling esthetic leaps in martial arts films like the transcendentalist A Touch of Zen (1971) or Dragon Inn (1992), to hear Mercedes McCambrige discuss swallowing raw

eggs or getting tied up in order to channel the voice of the demon in The Exorcist (1973), a film that "slapped horror cinema in the face with realism." And it's fascinating to learn of the strange, sad fate of director Moustapha Akkad, who made the international blockbuster Mohammad: Messenger of God (1976) and was later killed along with his daughter by a suicide bomber in Jordan. Episode 12, which concerns the 1980s' "cinema of protest," feels more in keeping with The Story of Film's overall purpose. It covers an incredible amount of ground. In China, Cousins explains how The Horse Thief (1986)—Martin Scorsese's favourite movie of the decade— and Yellow Earth (1984), whose mixture of mysticism and rural realism aligned with neither Maoist not Confucian philosophy, spoke truth to power in the tumultuous decade of Tiananmen Square. In Russia, Cousins calls Elem Klimov's Come and See (1985) "the greatest war film ever made," says Repentance (1984) was a key development in glasnost, and declares Kira Muratova "one of the most underrated directors in the story of film. " In Spain, "protest had a sex change" in the films of Almodóvar. In Poland, Krzysztof Kieślowski changed the death

penalty with his Short Film About Killing (1988), in which Cousins detects an extremely interesting relationship to Psycho (1960). In the US, Cousins spies the influence of The Third Man (1949) on Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), speaks with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi, "America's state-of-thenation filmmakers," and gets wrapped up in Blue Velvet (1986), which leads Cousins to make one of his most pithy and insightful statements about cinema in a sociopolitical context: "Like Ronald Regan, David Lynch had an almost abstract fear of the outside world, but he didn't try to push that fear away—he stared at it through a brilliant frame." But, get this, it all ends with Canada! "Canadian directors have been particularly good at blasting hypocrisy," says Cousins. I can't argue. He praises Norman McLaren and Jesus of Montreal (1989), and notes how David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983) foresees "the sexualization of our solitary relationships with screens." So do check out this week's Story of Film. It's enormously informative, full of invigorating spite, and will help you feel like you've done your patriotic duty. JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // DVD

The 39 Steps

Now available Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

elentless, witty and ribald, with a locomotive plot so busy that I never remember all its stops no matter how many times I see it, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps (1935) opens, aptly enough, at a London music hall, where the audience is so rowdy that a fight breaks out during a performance by Mr Memory (Wylie Watson), a precursor to the doomed protagonist in

Borges' story "Funes, the Memorious," who strikes a triumphant bowling pose every time he answers a question from the crowd and follows it with "Am I right, sir?" In the audience sits one Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian, supposedly, and our hero, one of Hitchcock's "wrong men." In the hubbub following the brawl he befriends a mysterious woman, a spy, it turns out, who asks if she can come back to his place. "It's your funeral," he says, and he ain't kidding. All she wanted was some food and a map of Scotland, but she winds up dead with a knife in the back. What's going on? Who knows? Not Hannay, but he'd better find out since the guys who killed his guest want him dead and all of Great Britain figures him for a murderer. So he gets on a train bound for the hauntingly photographed Highlands, a train he'll have to jump off of, but not before having his first runin with an elegant and opinionated blonde named Pamela (Madeline Carroll). She rats him out, but in Hitchcock's universe ratting can be the first rung on the ladder to romance. The Spanish word for handcuffs is esposas, which is also the word for spouses. Which provides another layer of foreshadowing to the key moment in 39 Steps when a not very smart cop decides to handcuff Hannay to Pamela (one of many opportunities for Hitch to focus on hands). Marriage is generally maligned in The 39 Steps, but through the unintended courtship of Hannay and Pamela, which involves deception and trust, resourcefulness and cunning—not to mention a delicious scene in which Pamela tries to remove her stockings and eat a sandwich at the same time—it becomes something to celebrate. Criterion has released The 39 Steps in a new, beautifully transferred bluray edition, stuffed with supplements. It's one of the great entertainments of its era, and, especially when it looks this good, rewards repeat viewings. JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // GRUELLING

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The Lady in question

Fri, Aug 10 – Tue, Aug 14 Directed by Luc Besson Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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fter years of living in England, Aung San Suu Kyi returned to Burma in 1988. She found her native country in chaos; General Ne Win resigned from office and Naypyidaw was filled with demonstrations. But the demonstrators were swiftly repressed and brutally beaten, and soon Suu Kyi, daughter of a beloved martyr for Burmese independence, was called upon to lead Burma toward democratic reform. Her National League for Democracy party won the 1990 election, but Suu Kyi was then held under house arrest by the military junta, and remained that way for the next 15 years. The Lady, written by Rebecca Flynn and directed by Luc Besson, is a flab-

by docudrama chronicling Michelle Yeoh's Suu Kyi's unusual plight as an inspiring figure of and great influence, if little political power per se. It treads a lot of water, delivering corny set-pieces meant to exhibit Suu Kyi's self-evident bravery while doing precious little to give the viewer any real sense of what her struggle must have actually been like. In fact, the film doesn't much favour its ostensible heroine; the real protagonist turns out to be the white guy. Michael Aris, Suu Kyi's British husband and relentless advocate, emerges as the story's real source of identification. Played by David Thewlis, a wonderful actor who hardly ever appears in wonderful films, Aris' enduring love for the wife he almost never gets to see, his rigorous campaigning for her candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize, as well his willingness to raise two boys on his own despite the gradual

weakening of his body due to prostate cancer, is indeed all very moving, though mostly in an abstract kind of way. Besson clutters The Lady with redundant expository scenes, mindless establishing shots and images of the stone-faced dictator villain wiping his brow or smoking menacingly. Actors are saddled with unspeakable lines (always in English) like, "The city is seething with all kinds of wild rumours and speculations." A film about suffering for one's ideals, The Lady is grueling in all the wrong ways. It encapsulates all the weakest aspects of Besson's normally "high octane" cinema, leaving one to wonder what made him want to wander into political biopics, and where did they put Jason Statham? JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // MAGIC AMULETS!

The Monster Squad Fri, Aug 10 (11:30 pm) Directed by Fred Dekker Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally released: 1987

“THE FUNNIEST COMEDY OF THE YEAR!” Tony Toscano, Talking Pictures

“FINALLY! A FILM THAT

DELIVERS BIG LAUGHS!” Jerrod Kingery, NBC-TV

“WILL FERRELL AND ZACH GALIFIANAKIS ARE THE NEW DYNAMIC DUO OF COMEDY!” Mark S. Allen, CBS-TV

“AN INSTANT COMEDY CLASSIC!” JohnnIE Uzarek Jr., FOX-TV

wenty-five years ago, in a time of movies of groups-of-boys finding treasure (The Goonies) or looking for a body (Stand By Me), along came The Monster Squad. Yep—a club of preteen, monster-obsessed boys must capture a magic amulet to vanquish their nightmare-come-true: Count Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolfman, The Mummy, and Gill-man (?!?), long before almost every one of them got their own CGI blockbuster, have joined creature-feature forces to nefariously seize the world. If the script went on a witty rampage (as when we see a German man knows his monsters because he was a Holocaust camp survivor) and the visuals were sharper (there are a few clever form cuts), this flick might be a fun, knowing '80s spin on '30s monster-movies. The kids, having seen way too many movies already, do offer some joking about seemingly endless horror sequels. But the monsters look like they've stepped out of a wax museum on Hollywood Boulevard. Why show Sean (Andre Gower) laboriously figuring out with pen and pencil that a last name, rearranged, spells D-R-A-C-

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Uh oh! Must we see "Frankenstein" stamped on the side of a crate before the big lunk reveals himself? And bats do not bob—they slash through the air in seemingly erratic paths (that's precisely why they're eerie!). The groaning comic tone hits its lowpoint when, as if re-enacting a Bazooka Joe comic, the overweight squad member climbs into a garbage can to hide. Planes, cop shops, gas stations, and restaurants seem cobbled together from sets left over from different movie eras. The plentiful product placement and kids' casual homophobic insults are tiresome reminders of just how commercial and intolerant the '80s could be. The Monster Squad's a 75-minute haunted-house ride where the thrills of what could have been only come around the corner every 10 minutes: the batshit-crazy opening that throws us among a rodent-sucking vampiress, villagers escorting a virgin who must read a dusty tome, and a vortex-producing crystal; Frankenstein looking at a mask of himself and wondering aloud, "Scary?"; the Mummy's bandages unspooling from around its bones. Too bad the movie, too, is mostly worn-out packaging. BRIAN GIBSON

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FILM WEEKLY Fri, AUG 10- THU, AUG 16, 2012

CHABA THEATRE–JASPER 6094 Connaught Dr Jasper 780.852.4749

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Daily 1:30, 7:00, 9:10

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) Daily 1:30, 6:45, 9:10

DUGGAN CINEMA–CAMROSE 6601-48 Ave Camrose 780.608.2144

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual

content) No passes Daily 7:15, 9:25; SAT-TUE, THU 2:20

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) Daily 6:40, 9:20;

SAT-TUE, THU 1:50

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC) WED-

THU 7:00 9:05; THU 1:40

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) FRI-TUE 7:30; SAT-TUE 1:40

BRAVE (G) Fri-Sun 11:40, 2:15, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55;

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Digital Fri,

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Digital

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Fri-Sun 11:05;

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Digital Fri, MoN-

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) Digital

THE BOURNE LEGACY (14A violence) No passes

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (G) Digital 3d

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) Digital Fri,

MON-THU 4:00, 6:45, 9:20; Sat-SUn 1:30, 4:00, 6:45, 9:20

Mon-Thu 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9:05

Mon-Thu 12:35; 3D: Fri-Sat 1:35, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25; Sun 1:35, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; Mon-Thu 3:10, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35

Fri-Sat 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10:00; Sun 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:50; Mon-Tue, Thu 12:40, 3:45, 7:00, 10:25; Wed 12:40, 3:45, 6:55, 10:25; Ultraavx: Fri-Sat 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:45; Sun 1:00, 4:15, 7:30, 10:35; Mon-Thu 1:10, 4:25, 7:40, 10:45

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) Fri-Sat 11:00, 12:45,

Tue 3:45, 4:25, 7:15, 8:00; Sat-SUn 1:00, 3:45, 4:25, 7:15, 8:00; Wed-THU 4:25, 8:00

Daily 4:10, 6:30, 8:50

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Digital Daily 9:30

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Digital Fri, MON-THU 4:10, 6:35, 9:00; Sat-SUn 1:45, 4:10, 6:35, 9:00

1:50, 4:00, 4:45, 7:15, 8:00, 10:30, 11:00; Sun 11:00, 12:45, 1:50, 4:00, 4:45, 7:15, 7:55, 10:05, 10:45; Mon-Tue 12:50, 1:30, 4:05, 4:25, 7:20, 7:35, 10:10, 10:25; Wed 12:50, 1:30, 4:05, 4:45, 7:20, 8:00, 10:10, 10:45; Thu 12:45, 1:30, 4:05, 4:45, 7:20, 8:00, 10:10, 10:45

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) Digital, No passes Fri

4:00, 6:40, 9:25; Sat-SUn 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:25; MonThu 4:00, 6:40, 9:25

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Fri 12:05, 2:40,

5:15, 8:10, 10:40; Sat 2:40, 5:15, 8:10, 10:40; Sun 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 8:05, 10:40; Mon-Tue, Thu 1:50, 5:05, 7:45, 10:30; Wed 12:50, 3:50, 10:30

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual

Hope Springs (14A) Digital Fri, Mon-THU 3:50, 6:50, 9:10; Sat-Sun 1:20, 3:50, 6:50, 9:10

The Campaign (14A coarse language, crude sexual

content) Digital, No passes Fri, Mon-Thu 4:15, 7:00, 9:35; Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:15, 7:00, 9:35

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) No passes

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Dog Days (G) Daily 7:10, 9:10; Sat-Tue, Thu 2:00

content) No passes Fri-Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 10:10; Sun 11:30, 2:10, 4:40, 7:20, 9:45; Mon-Tue 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 9:25; Wed-Thu 1:15, 4:20, 7:05, 9:25

Digital, No passes Fri, Mon-Thu 3:30, 6:40, 9:10; SatSun 1:15, 3:30, 6:40, 9:10

Total Recall (14A violence) Daily 6:50 9:15; Sat-

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Fri-Sat 11:10,

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Digital Sat-

Tue, Thu 2:10

CINEMA CITY MOVIES 12 5074-130 Ave 780.472.9779

1:45, 4:10, 6:55, 9:40; Sun 11:10, 1:45, 4:10, 6:55, 9:25; MonTue 1:25, 4:40, 7:25, 9:55; Wed 1:25, 4:40, 10:35; Thu 1:25, 4:40, 7:25, 10:35

Snow White And The Huntsman (PG violence,

Singin' In The Rain (STC) Wed 7:00

frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Daily 1:30, 4:10, 7:15, 10:05

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Fri-Sat

Prometheus (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Daily 1:00; 3D: Daily 4:05, 7:10, 10:05

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (14A

gory violence, not recommended for children) Daily 1:15; 3d: Daily 4:20, 7:30, 10:00

THE HUNGER GAMES (14A violence) Daily 12:50, 3:45, 7:00, 9:55

THAT'S MY BOY (18A crude sexual content) Fri-Tue 1:45, 4:45, 7:25, 9:50; Wed-Thu 4:30, 9:40

ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recom-

mended for young children) Fri-Tue 6:55, 9:40; Wed-Thu 1:35, 6:55

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) Fri-Tue 1:35, 4:30

MEN IN BLACK 3 (PG violence) Daily 1:20; 3d: Daily 3:55, 7:05, 9:25

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World (14A coarse language, substance abuse) Daily 1:25, 4:35, 6:50, 9:20

People Like Us (PG coarse language, substance abuse) Daily 1:10, 3:40, 6:30, 9:15

Carry On Jatta (PG) Punjabi W/E.S.T. Daily 12:55,

12:10, 2:35, 5:20, 7:55, 10:25; Sun 12:10, 2:35, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20; Mon-Thu 12:55, 3:30, 6:05, 8:30

Sirphire (STC) Punjabi W/E.S.T. Daily 1:00, 3:50, 6:50,

CINEPLEX ODEON NORTH 14231-137 Ave 780.732.2236

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned Daily 1:00; 3D: Daily 4:00, 7:10, 10:20

BRAVE (G) Closed Captioned Fri, Sun-Tue 1:45, 4:15, 7:15; Sat 11:15, 1:45, 4:15, 7:15

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed Captioned Fri, Sun-Thu 1:15; Sat 11:40, 1:15; 3d: DaiLy 3:40, 6:30, 8:50

THE BOURNE LEGACY (14A violence) Closed

Captioned, No Passes Fri, Sun-Thu 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50; Sat 11:20, 12:50, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50; Ultraavx: Daily 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) Mon 1:10, 3:50; Closed

Captioned Fri-Sun, Tue-Thu 1:10, 2:10, 3:50, 5:00, 6:55, 7:50, 9:40, 10:45; Mon 2:10, 5:00, 7:50, 10:45

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Cap-

tioned Fri-Sat 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:50; Sun-Tue, Thu 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 10:15; Wed 2:00, 4:30, 10:15

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual

content) No passes Fri-Tue, Thu 1:20, 3:30, 6:00, 8:20, 10:40; Wed 3:30, 6:00, 8:20, 10:40; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Closed Cap-

tioned Daily 2:20, 5:20, 8:00, 10:35

Singin' In The Rain (STC) Wed 7:00 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Closed

Captioned Fri, Sun-Thu 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00; Sat 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:45, 9:00

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC) Closed

Captioned, No passes Wed-Thu 1:45, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45

HOPE SPRINGS (14A) Closed Captioned, No passes

Fri, Sun-Thu 1:40, 4:10, 7:00, 9:30; Sat 11:10, 1:40, 4:10, 7:00, 9:30

STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG) Closed Captioned Fri-Tue 9:45

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Fri-Sun, Tue-Thu

1:30, 5:10, 8:45; Closed Captioned Mon 1:30, 2:45, 5:10, 6:40, 8:45, 10:10; Fri, Sun, Tue-Thu 2:45, 6:40, 10:10; Sat 11:00, 2:45, 6:40, 10:10

Over The Hedge (G) Sat 11:00

CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH 1525-99 St 780.436.8585

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat 1:15, 4:25, 7:35, 10:55; Sun 1:15, 4:25, 7:40, 10:45; Mon-Tue, Thu 12:45, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20; Wed 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:20

ening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned Fri-Tue 4:45, 10:10

HOPE SPRINGS (14A) No passes Fri-Sat 11:25, 2:05,

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) Closed Cap-

tioned Daily 12:40; 3d: Daily 3:00, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05

4:35, 7:00, 9:35; Sun 11:25, 2:05, 4:35, 7:00, 9:30; Mon-Tue 2:05, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00; Wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:10, 10:00; Thu 4:30, 7:10, 10:00; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00

STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG) Fri-Sat 5:10, 10:35;

Sun 5:10, 10:25; Mon-Thu 4:10, 10:40

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Fri-Sat 12:35, 1:30,

2:20, 4:30, 5:30, 6:35, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15; Sun 12:35, 1:30, 2:20, 4:30, 5:30, 6:35, 8:15, 9:05, 10:10; Mon-Tue 12:30, 1:35, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 6:25, 8:15, 9:00, 10:15; Wed 1:55, 2:45, 6:30, 6:50, 9:50, 10:05; Thu 1:40, 2:45, 5:45, 6:25, 9:30, 10:05

tioned, No passes Daily 1:00, 4:00, 7:05, 10:15

Mon, Wed-Thu 3:10, 6:20, 9:30; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:10, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC)

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude

Digital Wed-Thu 3:50, 6:45, 9:10

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Digital Fri,

Mon, Wed-Thu 4:00, 8:00; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:00, 4:00, 8:00

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Digital Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 3:40, 7:00, 9:20; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:50, 3:40, 7:00, 9:20

Captioned Daily 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:15, 10:40

sexual content) Closed Captioned, No passes Daily 1:00, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:30

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun, Tue-Thu 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50, 10:25; Mon 12:15, 2:45, 10:25 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Daily 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:30, 10:15

HOPE SPRINGS (14A) Closed Captioned, No

PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave 780.433.0728

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG

coarse language) Fri 6:50, 9:10; Sat-SUn 2:00, 6:50, 9:10; MON-Thu 6:50, 9:10

Beasts Of The Southern Wild (PG mature subject matter, disturbing content) Fri 7:00, 9:00; Sat-SUn 2:30, 7:00, 9:00; MON-Thu 7:00, 9:00

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM WEM 8882-170 St 780.444.2400

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Daily 12:45; 3D: Daily 4:00, 7:10, 10:20

BRAVE (G) Closed Captioned Daily 1:10 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed

Captioned Daily 12:20; 3d: Daily 2:50, 5:15, 7:40, 10:10

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) Closed

Captioned, No passes Fri-Tue, Thu 12:30, 3:40,

passes Daily 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 9:50

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Daily 1:45, 5:30, 9:15

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: The Imax Experience (14A) Daily 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:30

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin 780.352.3922

Date of Issue only: Thu, Aug 9

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Thu, Aug 9: 1:10, 3:40, 7:10, 9:40

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Thu,

Aug 9: 2D: 1:10; Thu, Aug 9: 3D: 3:30, 7:10, 9:30;

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Thu, Aug 9: 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:10

Total Recall (14A violence) Thu, Aug 9: 1:00, 3:35, 7:00, 9:35

tioned Fri, Sun-Thu 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40; Sat 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC) Closed Captioned, No passes Wed-Thu 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Closed Captioned Fri, Sun-Tue 2:20, 7:45; Sat 11:50, 2:20, 7:45

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

tioned Daily 2:00, 3:50, 5:00, 6:45, 8:00, 9:40, 10:45

7:20, 10:15

Over The Hedge (G) Sat 11:00

CINEPLEX ODEON Windermere Cinemas

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) Closed Cap-

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Cap-

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual

nudity, substance abuse) Fri-Sun 11:45, 2:30, 7:45; MonThu 1:00, 7:50

Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 3:20, 6:40, 9:40; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:20, 6:40, 9:40

6:50, 10:00; Wed 3:50, 6:50, 10:00; Ultraavx : No passes Daily 1:30, 4:40, 7:45, 10:45; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) Daily 1:30, 4:25,

MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content,

content) Closed Captioned, No passes Fri, Sun-Thu 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20; Sat 11:30, 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Closed Captioned Daily 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 1:10, 6:30; Mon-Tue 1:30, 7:20

9:45

2020 Sherwood Dr Sherwood Park 780.416.0150

Ice Age: Continental Drift (G) Closed Cap-

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) Vip 18+: No

Daily 1:05, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK

passes Wed 1:50, 4:50, 7:45, 10:20; Thu 1:55, 4:50, 7:35, 10:20

3:45, 6:40, 9:35

Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum (14A) Hindi W/E.S.T.

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC)

Digital Wed-Thu 4:15, 6:45, 9:15

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, fright-

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC) No

Ek Tha Tiger (STC) Hindi W/E.S.T. Wed-Thu 12:45, 3:35, 6:35, 9:50

Mon 1:40

Fri-Tue 9:10

HOPE SPRINGS (14A) Closed Captioned, No passes

Fri, Sun-Thu 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:30; Sat 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:30

passes Fri-Sun 2:00, 6:00, 10:40; Mon-Thu 3:00, 6:30, 10:30; Ultraavx: Fri-Tue 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:10; Closed Captioned; Wed-Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:10

Total Recall (14A violence) Closed Captioned

Fri-Sun 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:40; Mon-Thu 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 10:00

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Closed Captioned Fri, Sun-Thu 1:00, 2:50, 4:30, 6:20, 8:00, 10:00; Sat 11:20, 1:00, 2:50, 4:30, 6:20, 8:00, 10:00

Over The Hedge (G) Sat 11:00 Edmonton Film Society Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave

THE BENNY GOODMAN STORY (1955, 116 min.,

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Captioned Fri-Sun 3:40, 9:00; Mon-Tue 4:20, 9:40

colour, PG) Mon 8:00

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC) Closed Captioned, No passes Wed-Thu 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:40

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

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Daily 8:45

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) No passes Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:40, 4:55, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Daily 1:00, 3:00, 4:55, 6:55

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS (G) No

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Closed

Captioned, No passes Fri-Sun 12:30, 2:40, 4:55, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Thu 1:50, 4:40, 7:30, 9:50

passes Daily 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25, 9:20

HOPE SPRINGS (14A) No passes Closed Captioned

4:05, 6:35, 9:05

Total Recall (14A violence) No passes Daily 1:35,

Fri-Sun 12:40, 3:10, 5:35, 8:05, 10:30; Mon-Thu 1:20, 3:50, 6:30, 9:00; Vip 18+: Fri-Sun 12:30, 3:10, 6:55, 9:40; Mon-Thu 2:00, 5:30, 9:30

The Bourne Legacy (14A violence) No passes

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Fri-Sun 2:10, 3:00,

content) No passes Daily 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:25

5:45, 6:40, 9:20, 10:20; Mon-Thu 2:00, 3:00, 5:45, 6:40, 9:20, 10:20; Vip 18+: Fri-Sun 1:00, 4:45, 8:45; Mon-Thu 1:00, 4:45, 8:40

CITY CENTRE 9

Daily 1:10 4:00, 6:40, 9:15

THE CAMPAIGN (14A coarse language, crude sexual

LEDUC CINEMAS

4702-50 St Leduc 780.986-2728

Date of Issue only: Thu, Aug 9

THE WATCH (18A crude sexual content) Thu, Aug 9:

10200-102 Ave 780.421.7020

1:10, 3:40, 7:10, 9:40

TOTAL RECALL (14A violence) No passes Fri-Wed

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Daily 2D:

1:20, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10; Thu 1:20, 4:00, 7:20, 10:10

1:10; Thu, Aug 9: 3D: 3:30, 7:10, 9:30; Thu, Aug 9: 3:30, 7:10, 9:30

THE BOURNE LEGACY (14A violence) No passes Fri-Tue, Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20; Wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:20

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Thu, Aug 9: 12:00,

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Fri-Tue 1:30, 6:15, 8:00, 10:00; Wed-Thu 1:30, 6:15, 10:00

3:20, 6:40, 10:10

Total Recall (14A violence) Thu, Aug 9: 1:00, 3:35, 7:00, 9:35

The Campaign (14A coarse language, crude sexual

METRO CINEMA at the Garneau

content) No passes daily 2:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40

STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG) Digital 3d Fri-TUE 1:45, 4:40

Metro at the Garneau: 8712-109 St 780.425.9212

THE LADY (14A) Daily 6:45; Sat 4:00, 9:00; Sun 1:45, 6:45; MON-Tue 9:00

TO ROME WITH LOVE (PG language may offend, not

OSLO, AUGUST 31ST (STC) Sub-titled Fri, Sun

THE INTOUCHABLES (14A) Daily 10:00

MONSTER SQUAD (1987) (STC) Dedfest Fri 11:30

recommended for young children) Daily 1:35, 4:20, 7:10

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Cap-

tioned, Digital Fri-Tue 2:05, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15; Wed-THU 2:05, 4:45, 10:15

Hope Springs (14A) Daily 1:55, 4:25, 6:55, 9:50

& Wed 9:30; Sat @ 2:00; 7:00; Mon 7:00; Thu 9:00

THE STORY OF FILM; AN ODYSSEY–Parts 11 & 12 (STC) Sun 4:30, 7:00 KOOP/ GHOST NOISE (STC) AGA: Tue 7:00

Empire Theatres–Spruce Grove

Ruby Sparks (STC) Daily 1:50, 4:35, 7:45, 10:25 The Odd Life Of Timothy Green (STC) Wed-

Thu 1:15, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30

130 Century Crossing Spruce Grove 780.962.2332

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID DOG DAYS (G) Digital

VIOLENCE

Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu 3:00, 6:30, 8:40; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:20, 3:00, 6:30, 8:40

CLAREVIEW 10

Hope Springs (14A) Digital Fri, Mon, Wed-Thu

4211-139 Ave 780.472.7600

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital Daily 3:30, 6:30

3:30, 6:50, 9:45; Sat-Sun, Tue 12:40, 3:30, 6:50, 9:45

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Digital Sat-

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ARTS

PREVUE // ART AND LIFE

Musician and artist

Exhibit shows Woody Guthrie's artistic side The late, great Woody Guthrie

Are you a budding photographer looking for the right exposure? enter

Thu, Aug 8 – Sun, Aug 26 Woody at 100: The Guthrie Legacy Presented by folkwaysAlive! Art Gallery of Alberta

is music is familiar, but what about his artwork? Woody Guthrie paved the way for modern folk music, but in addition to being a prolific songwriter, Guthrie was also a talented visual artist. To accompany the Woody at 100: The Guthrie Legacy conference on Thursday, August 9 and Friday, August 10 will be 17 panels displayed for the public to get a further glimpse into the life of a music icon. Fifteen of the panels will feature photographs, lyrics, press clips and writing depicting Guthrie's life from birth to death to his continuing presence today, while the other two will display replicas of his artwork. Michael Kleff, a radio producer for German public radio, a board member of the Woody Guthrie Foundation and husband to Guthrie's daughter Nora, first unveiled the exhibit at a music festival in Germany this February. Since then, it's been shown at the Clearwater Revival Festival in Hudson, New York and is making its way to Canada. The exhibit was curated with

the help of Tiffany Colannino, an archivist with the Woody Guthrie Archives and Jorge Arévalo Mateus, a curator with the Woody Guthrie Archives. "Everybody thinks Woody Guthrie is the Dust Bowl Balladeer and the union organizer, but there are still only a few who know that he also was an artist," Kleff says, adding there is no evidence that Guthrie ever studied fine art, but has left behind a collection of sketches, illustrations, water colour paintings, political cartoons and sketchbooks. "I think it shows the full character of Woody Guthrie," says folkwaysAlive! director Jonathan Kertzer. "Beyond being a well-known songwriter and writer, he also was an artist. It also helps tell the story of his life, which is fascinating." Aside from using art as a facet for creativity, Guthrie often used his artwork to make extra money on the road. "He sometimes did a painting and then he traded it in, in one case for a previous Martin guitar, so he had very loose connections to his artwork," Kleff adds. "It's also interesting, when he first went on the road in his early years, he always had brushes on him because while on the road, he made

bits of money painting signs, or store advertisements or drawing portraits of townspeople." Guthrie also illustrated his own records, and replicas of these will be on display during the exhibit. In addition to album covers, he would also illustrate song lyrics, which Kleff says are fascinating documents of colour and creativity, and give a good indication of his drawing and painting talents. "This exhibit gives those fans of Woody Guthrie's life and legacy some new information they didn't know about, and those who basically don't know anything about Woody Guthrie," Kleff says. "It will tell them an amazing life story." The ease of accessibility of the exhibit is also in line with Woody Guthrie's story, adds Kleff: it travels light and can be rolled up at the end of the day to be transported to the next venue. "It really can go to the people and Woody Guthrie always thought that his songs were people's songs," Kleff explains. "I think it's a good way to present him and also show how timely Woody Guthrie is today, that what he writes about and what he does has meaning today."

ubmit your best original photos taken inside the

Muttart Conservatory, or showcasing the iconic pyramids within Edmonton’s landscape. The winning photos, as selected by a panel of industry experts, will appear in the 2013 Muttart Conservatory calendar.

All valid submissions will be entered to WIN one of these fabulous prizes: • A $1000 in-Store Credit for Photo Services and Wall Décor Products from Pixportal Edmonton and a Muttart Conservatory Annual Pass • A $500 in-Store Credit for Photo Services and Wall Décor Products from Pixportal Edmonton, a Muttart Conservatory Annual Pass, and a Photography Level 1 Class at the City Arts Centre • A Muttart Conservatory Annual Pass and a DSLR Camera

Basics Class at the City Arts Centre

For details on how to enter and full contest rules & regulations, visit: edmonton.ca/muttartshutterbug

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REVUE // BOOKS

The Devil's Cinema The Lives of Things & Manual of Painting and Calligraphy Now available

By Steve Lillebuen McClelland & Stewart 350 pp, $29.99

n the face of it, The Devil's Cinema is a lurid title. But it seems to promise serious depth, too. The cover does grasp for sensationalism: the subtitle is "The Untold Story Behind Mark Twitchell's Kill Room"; a graphic boasts that what's inside "contains exclusive material about the 'Dexter killer'." And Steve Lillebuen's first few pages talk of "the darkest of minds" and "Deadmonton" as a city, in 2005, where "People were killed in homes, outside bars and at parties." The Edmonton I knew in 2005 was a city not gripped by fear but in sprawling denial of the drugs and violence dotting its suburbs or its downtown. But then, no Albertan would recognize Ralph Klein as merely the "colourful and well-known politician" noted here. Thankfully, the true-crime clichés and lack of nuance quickly disappear. The first part becomes a smoothly organized, momentum-building policeprocedural as detectives recognize the seriousness of a missing-person case— Johnny Altinger—and find themselves trying to prove that aspiring filmmaker Twitchell murdered Altinger. Lillebuen—a journalist who followed the case for the Edmonton Journal—briskly covers just how plodding and papertrailed a murder-investigation has to be. Day after day, spur-of-the-moment decisions (taking possession of Twitchell's car, seizing Twitchell's house for a search) and macabre but methodical grunt-work (evidence found and collected in the car and the rented garage— scene of the murder) accumulate and are filed away, slowly building a case. That case-file becomes so crammed with evidence, which Twitchell carelessly left about, that the judge ends up

skipping the usual preliminary hearing. The second part rewinds, alternating episodes in Twitchell's life with episodes in Altinger's life. Coinciding details and overlapping interests (online dating, video games) emerge. Twitchell's sociopathy seems web engine-fuelled: chatting himself up online, self-erasing as he obsessively adopts personas (especially the TV series' killer Dexter), masking his joblessness from his wife with blustering movie proposals. Perhaps influenced by Twitchell's banal writings and unoriginal notions, the prose stiffens here and there, some sections' portentous final sentences bludgeoning home what we already know—Twitchell's spiralling fantasy-life and Altinger's gruesome death will converge. As the third part moves towards the trial, Lillebuen's account becomes bogged down in Twitchell's rather uninteresting viewpoint—dwelling, for instance, on Twitchell's pre-trial insistence that the cops have got him wrong. Twitchell emerges not as a dark figure of evil but a narcissistic delusionist. What's largely missing, meanwhile, is the other promise of the title—a deeper consideration of the postmodern props for this horrible crime. Twitchell's fan-fiction addiction and egotistical selfdelusions became further entangled by the worldwide web. Especially since the recent videotape (released online and widely viewed) of the killing of Lin Jun in Montréal, it's a shame that both the freedoms and lures of anonymous chatsites and cheap digital-video production aren't further investigated here. Still, The Devil's Cinema is a workmanlike play-by-play of one man-child's pathetic, scripted fantasy made stupidly but horribly real ... in an out-of-the-way city that suddenly became, with the case's media coverage, far too bloody connected with the mainstream. BRIAN GIBSON

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Now available The Lives of Things By José Saramago Translated from the Spanish by Giovanni Pontiero Verso 128 pp, $28.50 Manual of Painting and Calligraphy By José Saramago Translated from the Spanish by Giovanni Pontiero Mariner 256 pp, $14.20

osé Saramago was a notorious late bloomer. When the future Nobel laureate starting publishing in earnest, after a couple of one-offs, he was already in his mid-50s. And by the time he really hit his stride, starting in the late 1980s—a run that produced novels like The History of the Siege of Lisbon, Blindness, and All the Names—Saramago was literally a senior citizen. But age never slowed him down. He kept writing excellent fiction until the very end and, in a way, beyond, since nearly a halfdozen of Saramago's books have been translated into English since his death in 2010. By fluke, two of Saramago's oldest titles made their way to North America this spring for the first time: his little-read sophomore novel, 1976's Manual of Painting and Calligraphy, and his only collection of short fiction (so far as I know), 1978's The Lives of Things. Each book reveals a

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moral remains consistent: When we grant objects undue power and influence—when we allow them to develop lives of their own—it's always humanity that pays the price. (Salazar's death being the lucky exception that proves the rule.) If Saramago's stories are worried about the influence objects and people exert on one another, Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is more interested in the ways each of those things get depicted. Our narrator, H., paints flattering, innocuous portraits for the wealthy, the vain, and the CEOs of Portugal in the '70s—"of people who have enough self-esteem to commission them and hang them in the foyer, office, lounge or boardroom." But this is ultimately commerce, not art. Indeed, H. adds, "what am I doing cannot be called painting." The novel takes the form of H.'s diary as he struggles with the portrait of a nondescript industrialist dubbed S. (in a vintage Saramagean move, all characters essential to the story are reduced to the first letter of their name). He can't recreate some elusive part of S.'s likeness on canvas, and so turns to writing as a means of getting at the man from a different angle. He also starts covertly painting a second portrait—a piece that could well be called painting—but one that's far too honest to ever show the client. It's remarkable how similar Manual is to many of Saramago's later works. There's the long, winding, fearless sentences, but also the deep appreciation for geography and handcrafted art, as well as a fierce feminist streak. Then you remember: oh, right. Saramago was in middle age when he wrote this. Of course there's no stumbling self-discovery on the page—he'd already had decades of life experience to draw from. The novel starts off incredibly strong, but loses some momentum as Saramago tries to cover too much ground. Twenty years later, I'm sure he would have had no problem filling a novel with just the quest to finish two simultaneous portraits—and what a wonderful book that could've been. Instead, we get another painting commission, a third-act love interest, and an unnecessary political detour. The mysterious second portrait disappears far too early on. Yet I'll admit I read the final stretch of the novel with a slight sense of relief: for an author to hit a nerve as strongly as he would so frequently later on, in what was essentially his first time out of the gate, would have been a very scary prospect indeed. With these minor stumbles, as in the some of the stories, Saramago reminds us that he was human after all. MICHAEL HINGSTON

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FILM BAILEY THEATRE–Camrose • 5041-50 St, Camrose • 780.672.5510 • baileytheatre.com • Cabaret, recommended for mature audiences; Aug 13, 7pm; $5 (door) • The Bailey Theatre Classic Movie Series presents: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Aug 20, 7pm • $5 (door)

EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave • royalalbertamuseum.ca • $6 (adult)/$5 (senior 65 and over/ student)/$3 (child) • The Benny Goodman Story (1955, 116 min, colour, PG); Mon, Aug 13, 8pm • Mary Poppins (1964, 140 min, colour, PG); Mon, Aug 20, 8pm

FAVA • The Art of Projection: Site-speciﬁc presentation with Christina Battle • Wed, Aug 15, 7-10pm; Fri, Aug 17, afternoon setup and FAVA's summer party • Free for members; pre-register at 780.429.1671 • FAVA's annual summer party BBQ/potluck: Screening results from our Super8 challenge; a live installation from the Art of Projection workshop with Dirt City’s Smokey for a sitespeciﬁc, multi-projection work for FAVA's summer party; Fri, Aug 17, 7pm

FILM FORUM • Stanley A. Milner Library • Series of ﬁlm screenings followed by facilitated discussions. Join us this summer for another round of intriguing ﬁlms and guest speakers: August is a month of World War II • Edmonton Room: Paris is Burning, 14A; Sat, Aug 11, 1:30pm

FROM BOOKS TO FILM SERIES • Stanley A. Milner Library, Main Fl, Audio Visual Rm • 780.944.5383 • The Dirty Dozen, (1967) PG; Fri, Aug 10, 2pm • Tora, Tora, Tora, 1970 PG; Fri, Aug 17, 2pm

MOVIES ON THE SQUARE • Churchill Square • edmonton.ca • Movies on a 3-story high inﬂatable screen • 780.944.7740, 7:30pm • Free

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS AGNES BUGERA GALLERY • 12310 Jasper Ave • 780.482.2854 • agnesbugeragallery.com • Abstract acrylic and encaustic paintings by Barrie Szekely and Tanya Kirouac • Aug 13-31 • Reception: Sat, Aug 18, 2-4pm, artists in attendance ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Discovery Gallery: PURE FORM: The Coalescence of Glass and Concrete by James Lavoie; until Sep 8 • Discovery Gallery: FIGMENTS & FRAGMENTS: Glass works by Leah Nowak; until Sep 8 • BENTS CUP PROJECT: Cathy Terepocki’s ceramic “souvenirs”; Sep 15-Oct 20 • Feature Gallery: SHIFT: a transformative state of mind: Artwork by the ACAD fourth year metal program students; until Sep 29 • NEGOTIATING TRADITIONS: Different approaches to tapestry by former students of Jane Kidd • TRANSLATIONS: Jane Kidd's recent tapestries; until Sep 29 • TRANSLATIONS: Jane Kidd's recent tapestry work; untl Sep 29 • NEGOTIATING TRADITION: Five approaches in contemporary tapestry; until Sep 29 • SHIFT: A TRANSFORMATIVE STATE OF MIND: Works by senior students and graduates from the 2012 ACAD Jewellery and Metals Program; until Sep 29 • James Lavoie: Edmonton glass artist experimenting with cement • CONNECT: emerging Calgary glass artist Leah Nowak; until Sep 8 • August Artist Spotlight: Sam Uhlick (potter): until Aug 31 ALBERTA RAILWAY MUSEUM • 24215-34 St • 780.472.6229 • AlbertaRailwayMuseum.com • Open weekends during the summer ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • ALEX JANVIER: LIFE'S WORK: until Aug 19 • BMO Work of Creativity: METHOD AND MADNESS: Family-focused interactive exhibition created by Gabe Wong; until Dec 31 • LOUISE BOURGEOIS 1911-2010; until Sep 23 • 7 YEARS IN THE CITY: Artworks from the AGA Collection; until Sep 30 • THE AUTOMATISTE REVOLUTION: MONTREAL 1941-1960: Until Oct 14 • ABSENCE/PRESENCE: Catherine Burgess; until Oct 14 • BEHIND THIS LIES MY TRUE DESIRE FOR YOU: Mark Clintberg; Until Dec 30 • Tuesdays on the Terrace: Every Tue, 4-8pm, through Aug; AGA admission includes an art-inspired signature cocktail from ZINC Restaurant, served up with live musical stylings on the AGA 3rd ﬂoor Terrace • One Evening/Two Artists: More art, more insight; Conversation with the Artists: Mark Clintberg: Behind this lies my true desire for you, 6pm; Catherine Burgess: Absence/Presence, 7pm • Women in Art Film Series: at the Garneau Theatre: Wanda Koop; Aug 14, 7pm; occurring the

2nd Tue each month; $10 (adult)/$8 (AGA/Metro member/student/senior) • On the Terrace, 7:30pm; free with gallery admission • Lower level: WOODY AT 100: Curated by the Guthrie Archives; Aug 8-26; free • Conference: Ledcor Theatre: Woody at 100: The Guthrie Legacy: On the life and legacy of Woody Guthrie; Aug 9-10, 8am-4:30pm; 2 Day Pass: $40/$35 (member/student/senior); 1 Day Pass (Aug 9 or Aug 10): $25/$20 (member/student/senior)

HARRIS-WARKE GALLERY–Red Deer • Sunworks Home and Garden Store, Ross St, Red Deer • 403.346.8937 • harriswarkegallery.com • 3 FROM 4: Works by Erin Boake, Andrea Dillingham, Justina Smith, Paula Sommers • Until Sep 8

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• 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • GET THERE FROM HERE: Artworks by Nicole Bauberger; until Sep 1 • Artventures: Drop-in art 6-12 yr-olds; Painting Places: Aug 18, 1-4pm; $5 • ARTernative: Art for teens; pre-register; Facescapes; Thu, Aug 16, 6-8pm; $12 • Ageless Art: Lovely Landscapes: Thu, Aug 16, 1-3pm; $12; pre-register • Preschool Picasso: Art for 3-5 yr olds; $8; Aug 11, 10:30-11:30am (Marvelous Mono-prints)

ART IN THE PLAZA • 2001 Sherwood Dr, Sherwood Park • 780-410-8505 • strathcona.ca/ artintheplaza • A leisurely outdoor Sunday stroll through the West Plaza where artists will have original works available • Sundays, until Sep 30, 11am-4pm

HEMINGWAY CENTRE GALLERY • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • RE-EMERGENCE: Paintings by Carol Johnson • Until Sep 1 Red Deer • 403.340.4869 • hubpdd.com • FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Works by Sarah E. Smith • Until Aug 31

JAKE LEWIS GALLERY • Jake's Framing, 10441-123 St • 780.426.4649 • jakesframing.com • Artworks by Gerry Dotto, Karen Bishop (of Daffodil Gallery), Glenys Switzer • Until Aug 25

KIWANIS GALLERY–Red Deer • Red Deer Public Library • FLOWER SCAPES: Works by Elaine Tweedy; until Aug 19 • PULSE OF ISTANBUL: Works by Asta Dale; Aug 21-Oct 14

LATITUDE 53 • 10248-106 St • 780.423.5353

BLOCK 1912 CAFÉ • 10361-82 Ave • PLACES I’VE BEEN AND FACES I’VE SEEN: Paintings by Emmanuel Osahor • Until Sep 8

BLUE CURVE GALLERY • Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, 10230-111 Ave • REFLECTIVITY: Artworks by William G. Prettie • Until Aug 30 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE • 10225-97 St • 780.497.0011 • Artworks by Elsa Robinson • Through Aug • Reception: Aug 11, 7-12pm, music by Rob Taylor

CAFÉ PICHILINGUE–Red Deer • Artworks by Russell Smethurst • Until Aug 31

• latitude53.org • Main Space: AND ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN: Mixture of media, from painting to bedazzled found objects to electronic motiontriggered sculpture by Jorden Blue and David Doody; Aug 9-Sep 8 • ProjEx Room: SURREALIST GESTURES: Works by Blake Betteridge; Aug 9-Sep 8 • At the Rooftop Patio Series: Guest patio host: Edmonton International Film Festival; Aug 16 • Incubator Artists: Daniel Chielewski, until Aug 11; Leslie Sharp; Aug 13-18 • Incubator Artists: Dallas Whitley; Aug 20-25

MARJORIE WOOD GALLERY–Red Deer • Kerry Wood Nature Centre • LITTLE FORTS IN PECULIAR LOCATIONS: Works by Robin Lambert • Until Sep 12

MCMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital,

CROOKED POT GALLERY–Stony Plain • 4912-51 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.9573 • BLOOMS GALORE AND MORE: Functional and hand built pottery by Tracy Mandreck and Helmut Jantz; until Aug 31

DAFFODIL GALLERY • 10412-124 St • 780.760.1278 • daffodilgallery.ca • BLOOMING 2012: Floral artworks by Bernadette McCormack, Karen Bishop, Cindy Revell, Heidi Smith, Teresa B Graham, Alain Bédard, Joel Koop and others • Opening reception: Aug 11, 2-4pm, live music from Memorable Music • Closed Aug 28-Sep 4, regular hours: Wed, Sep 5

ENTERPRISE SQUARE GALLERY • 10230 Jasper Ave • SAM STEELE: THE JOURNEY OF A CANADIAN HERO: Experience the untold story of Sam Steele, Canadian leader and hero. Records of his life unseen until repatriation in 2008. An exhibition over three years in the making • Until Sep 30 • $7 (adult)/$5 (child/student/senior)/$20 (family)

EXTENSION GALLERY–ATRIUM • Enterprise Sq, 10230 Jasper Ave • WHERE WE STAND: Artworks by Boyle Street Commnity Services' artist and artist in residence Anna Gaby-Trotz • Until Sep 5 FAB GALLERY • Department of Art and Design, U of A, Rm 3-98 Fine Arts Bldg • 780.492.2081 • VISIBLE PLANET: Artworks by Yuske Shibata, international ( Japan) visiting researcher, produced during his residency at the U of A • ADHESION: Jill Ho You's ﬁnal visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking; until Aug 25 • WABI SABI EAST MEETS WEST: Gerard J. Kelly's ﬁnal visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture • Aug 8-25; Reception: Thu, Aug 23, 7–10pm FRONT GALLERY • 12312 Jasper Ave • 780.488.2952 • SUMMER SALON: Group show • Through Aug

GALLERIE PAVA • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • Alberta, her landscapes and her animals: Paintings by Robert McLean • Until Sep 19

GALLERY 7 • Bookstore on Perron, 7 Perron St, St Albert • 780.459.2525 • SONGS OF INNOCENCE: Paintings based on the writings of William Blake by Father Douglas • Until Aug 29 GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/art-gallery • EXTRAORDINARY VIEWS OF COMMON PLACES: Photographs by David Baine; until Aug 31 • Gallery Display Cases: Display of pinhole photography cameras and accessories by Wenda Salomons; until Aug 31

HAPPY HARBOR COMICS V1 • 10729-104 Ave • COMIC JAM: Improv comic art making every 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7pm • Open Door: Collective of independent comic creators meet the 2nd & 4th Thu each month, 7 am • Comics Artistin-Residence program is proud to extend Paul Lavellee’s term. Visit him every Friday (12-6) and Sat (12-5); until Aug 18

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215112 St • Main Gallery: SPACE AGENCY: Video, sculptural installation by McLean Fahnestock; until Sep 8 • Front Room Gallery: WISH YOU WERE HERE: Photos by Kristen Wilkins; until Sep 8

8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • NEW TERRAIN: LANDSCAPES IN PASTEL: Works by David Shkolny, Judy Martin, and Catharine Compston; until Aug 26

MICHIF CULTURAL AND MÉTIS RESOURCE INSTITUTE • 9 Mission Ave, St Albert • 780.651.8176 • Aboriginal Veterans Display • Gift Shop • Finger weaving and sash display by Celina Loyer • Ongoing

MILDWOOD GALLERY • 426, 6655-178 St • Mel Heath, Joan Healey, Fran Heath, Larraine Oberg, Terry Kehoe, Darlene Adams, Sandy Cross and Victoria, Pottery by Naboro Kubo and Victor Harrison • Ongoing

SNAP GALLERY • Society Of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Gallery: Artists Book Competition; until Aug 11 • 30 LOVE: The Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP) 30th Anniversary exhibit featuring many local artists; Aug 18-Sep 15; opening reception: Aug 18, 5-7pm STRATHCONA COUNTY GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • WITNESS: Recent works by Sherri Chaba and Lyndal Osborne • Until Aug 19

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211-142 St • 780.452.9100 • edmontonscience.com • IMAX: Hubble: Through the summer • ROBOTS–THE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION: Until Sep 9

U OF A MUSEUMS–TELUS Centre • Gallery A, Main Fl, 87 Ave, 111 St, U of A • 780.492.5834 • museums.ualberta.ca VAAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.421.1731 • COLOUR CONSPIRACY: Exhibition by the Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta; until Aug 11 • ACACA: ALBERTA WIDE: Alberta Spirit 2012 Alberta Community Art Clubs Association: Award winning artwork from showcases the vision and artistic viewpoints of contemporary Alberta artists; Aug 16-Sep 8; reception: Sat, Aug 18, 1-3pm

VELVET OLIVE LOUNGE–Red Deer • Works by Paula Sommers • Until Aug 31

WEST END GALLERY • 12308 Jasper Ave • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Group show • Through the summer

LITERARY HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB • 15120 Stony Plain Rd • 780.915.8869 • Edmonton Story Slam: writers share their original, 5-minute stories; followed by a music jam • 3rd Wed every month • Aug 15, 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm (show) • $5

RIVERDALE • 9917-87 St • Creative Word Jam • Every 3rd Sun of the month, 6-10pm • facebook. com/group.php?gid=264777964410 E: creative. word.jam@gmail.com ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Poetry every Tue with Edmonton's local poets

gently-used books, CDs and DVDs • Aug 17-18, Fri, 9:30am-8:30pm; Sat, 9:30am-4:30pm • Proceeds go to new materials for the library’s collections

T.A.L.E.S.–STRATHCONA • New Strathcona Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.400.3547 • Monthly Tellaround: 4th Wed each month 7pm • Free

T.A.L.E.S. TELLAROUND • Bogani Café, 2023111 St • Come to share a story, or to listen; hosted by Dawn Blue; 7-9pm; free; 2nd Wed each month WUNDERBAR ON WHYTE • 8120-101 St • 780.436.2286 • The poets of Nothing, For Now: poetry workshop and jam every Sun • No minors

THEATRE FRINGE FEST–VILLAGE OF THE FRINGED • Venues throughout Old Strathcona and beyond • fringetheatre.ca, • Aug 16-26 • Frequent Fringer Festival Passes, single tickets, at the Fringe box ofﬁce at fringetheatre.ca

HELLO DOLLIES • Bailey Theatre–Camrose, 5041-50 St, Camrose • 780.672.5510 • baileytheatre. com • Aug 11 JERSEY BOYS TOUR • Jublilee Auditorium • Broadway musical. A rags-to-rock-to-riches tale of four blue-collar kids working their way from the streets of Newark to the heights of stardom– the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Directed by Des McAnuff, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, choreography by Sergio Trujillo • Aug 15-Sep 2, no shows Mon • $60-$160

QUIDAM • Rexall Place, Northlands Park • 1.866.212.4183 • cirquedusoleil.com • Cirque du Solei: A young girl's escape into a world of imagination • Until Aug 12

SYLVIA • Mayﬁeld Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • Tickets: 780.483.4051 • mayﬁeldtheatre.ca • Starring Cindy Williams and Eddie Mekka (from TV’s Laverne & Shirley) • The classic love trianglehusband, wife, and...dog? A witty, intelligently comedic and tender tale about life and love in the middle years. Mature content, not suitable for children • Until Aug 19

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Café, 9938-70 Ave • 780.437.3667 • expressionzcafe. com • Fringe Festival Theatre Fatale with Note To Self Productions plays, and Friday night cabarets featuring musicians, physical theatre, stand-up Community Centre, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Rev_Reeves_VueWeekly_art_runs Jan.pdf 1 6/22/2012 comedians3:32:49 • Aug PM 17-26 Park • 780.410.8600 • Pick up some great deals on

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MULTICULTURAL CENTRE PUBLIC ART GALLERY (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony Plain • 780.963.9935 • Fabric hangings by Rachelle Le Blanc; until Aug 15 • Paintings by Detra Powney; Aug 17-Sep 19; opening reception: Sun, Sep 9

MUSÉE HÉRITAGE MUSEUM–St Albert • 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • St Albert History Gallery: Artifacts dating back 5,000 years • IN FOCUS: Photographing the Alberta and Montana Frontier, 1870-1930; Blood, Blackfoot, Northwest Mounted Police and ranching artifacts from the Royal Alberta Museum and Musée Héritage Museum will be featured with the photographs • Until Aug 19

NAESS GALLERY • Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • VERGE OF RECOGNITION: Abstracts by Erik Cheung • Until Aug 31 • Reception: Thu, Aug 9, 5-7pm NINA HAGGERTY–Stollery Gallery •

9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • ninahaggertyart.ca • M Student Work from the 2012 Summer Youth Workshops • Aug 16-31 • Opening: Aug 16, 6-8pm Y

PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY • 12304 CM Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • probertsongallery.com • SUMMER GROUP SHOWS: New artworks by MY gallery artists; through to Aug

PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA CY• 8555 Roper Rd • 780.427.1750 • culture.alberta.ca/ CMY archives • WE SIMPLY TURNED TO THE WOMEN: 100 YEARS OF THE CATHOLIC WOMEN'S K LEAGUE, Edmonton Archdiocese 1912-2012 • Until Aug 31 • Free QUIRKY ART CAFÉ • 6535-111 St • AN INTRO TO OUTRO: Paintings by Outro... • Until Sep 30 ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM • 12845-102 Ave • 780.453.9100 • Maskwacîs (Bear Hills); until Sep 3 • WINGED TAPESTRIES: MOTHS AT LARGE: until Sep 3 • FASHIONING FEATHERS: Dead Birds, Millinery Craft and the Plumage Trade; curated by Merle Patchett and Liz Gomez, show examines the effect of fashion's demand for beautiful feathers on bird populations at the beginning of the twentieth century; until Jan 6 • WOLF TO WOOF: until Sep 16 • THE ART OF SEATING: Two Hundred Years of American Design: until Oct 6

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A world of taste in suburbia Everything cheese offers, well, everything cheese, and more

Pick a cheese, any cheese // Meaghan Baxter

14912 - 45 Ave 780.757.8532

he suburbs can be a notoriously inhospitable environment for small businesses and, indeed, the more specialized a small business is, the steeper its climb to success. Everything Cheese co-owner Tania Hrebicek echoes this observation. "Edmonton's south west has grown dramatically and the focus down here for shopping tends to be big box stores. It's a huge challenge for small businesses to succeed," she says, adding, "there is a vacuum of independent food stores in this part of the city and all the interesting stores tend to be downtown." The city's suburban population continues to expand, and friends Hrebicek and Lydia Charalambakis made the decision to open a dramatically specialized shop in the suburban neighbourhood of Ramsay Heights. Their chosen specialty? Cheese. "We both come from corporate backgrounds down east and when we left those jobs we wanted to do something aligned with food," recalls Hrebicek. "We wondered why it was so difficult to find specialty cheeses in a city of a million people. That's why we focused on cheese; we both love it." "We're not trying to take away from existing cheese shops," she adds, "but there is such a gap on the south side of town." Approximately 13 months elapsed between the first idea of opening Everything Cheese and its official unveil-

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ing in October of 2010. The two business partners made a concerted effort to purvey cheeses with impressive pedigrees. Hrebicek elaborates, "We didn't want to sell more recognizable cheeses like havarti or provolone but wanted cheeses with great lineages. For example, with Stilton, only six dairies in the UK make it the traditional way." She notes that, prior to opening their shop, Hrebicek and Charalambakis spoke at length to owners of other cheese shops, who advised them to limit their selection to between 80 and 100 different varieties of cheese. Hrebicek laughs that, at first, it was difficult to pare down their initial list. "We both made lists of cheeses that we liked and had to drastically trim them down!" The diversity of cheeses at Everything Cheese changes seasonally. "The quality of some cheeses really depends on what time of year you bring it in," Hrebicek reveals. This unique aspect of cheese is tied to factors such as seasonal forage quality for livestock and the animals' timing of peak milk production. Hrebicek adds that, to address this issue, they import cheeses only in small quantities. She remarks, "We don't want it to languish for months." The clientele at Everything Cheese is extraordinarily diverse. "We have many repeat customers who are from Europe and work at the university. On that same note, we also have tons of novice cheese lovers," Hrebicek ob-

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serves. She advises novice caseophiles to sample many different varieties. "What people do and do not like is very personal," she states, "so we like people to try before they buy. We don't want you to go home with something you don't like." She adds, "Don't decide you don't like something before you've tried it. Many people say they don't like blue cheese, but a Danish blue is not the same as Stilton. You can't really draw conclusions from one kind of cheese to another." Hrebicek finds it difficult to buy grocery store cheeses now that her palate is so diverse. "There is a huge difference in taste, plus there are so many fascinating stories behind specialty cheeses. Some of these artisanal cheeses have been made since Roman times and the recipes and techniques have not changed. Cheese is an ancient food," she explains. Education about fromage is a significant component of Everything Cheese's raison d'etre. "We want to be a resource for learning about cheese," says Hrebicek, adding, "We hope our clientele continues to grow, that we can have wine and cheese tastings, and do more educational events." Ultimately, Hrebicek and Charalambakis dream of Everything Cheese persisting as a strong and viable destination for cheese lovers who reside not just in the south west but throughout Edmonton, for indeed, the cheese stands alone. LS VORS // VORS@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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PROFILE // COFFEE'S ON

A new spin on coffee culture Roast Coffeehouse + Wine Bar hits 104th

Beans in the morning, grapes in the evening // Meaghan Baxter

Roast Coffeehouse + Wine Bar 10359 - 104 St 780.669.0221

ith the revitalization of the century-old Mercer Warehouse on the Fourth Street Promenade comes a stable of new businesses, including Roast Coffeehouse + Wine Bar, which is ready to shake up the coffee status quo. Owner Matt Hall, who has spent the past decade in the coffee industry, would like Roast to be a conducive environment for all times of day, whether that means catering to someone who wants to come in and read a book or a business couple looking for post-work wine and appetizers. "I think the big thing is, we look at

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our business as a full-service," Hall says, adding he would like Roast to be part of the community, not just another business operating within it. "We're looking at how we can take, OK what's average, what's the basic level of customer service, what's out there and how do we put our own spin on it and take it to the next level." The result is a combination of Hall's passion for coffee, wine, high-quality food and craft beer. Hall adds he wanted to take the local aspect one step further by carrying exclusively Canadian wines and beer. "That's coming from my personal preference and just my belief in supporting local," he notes, adding alcohol will be served daily starting at 2 pm. "It's supporting the Canadian

economy and Canadian farmers." Of course, there's got to be some top-notch coffee in order to compete with the lengthy list of already-established coffee shops in the city. Roast has joined forces with Verve Coffee Roasters, a premium Canadian coffee company dedicated to fostering direct relationships with farmers, a commitment to quality and a focus on small batch artisan roasting. "They don't have a warehouse full of coffee that's already roasted and waiting to get shipped out. It's all done by order and I get it within 24 hours of our order being placed," Hall says, adding there will never be a bag of coffee within the shop that's more than a week-and-a-half old. Along with classics like cappuccinos,

Americanos and lattés, Roast will be crafting a menu of speciality coffee beverages ranging from white chocolate mochas to more outside-the-box creations like a maple bacon latté. The concoction consists of Canadian maple syrup, espresso, steamed milk, whipped cream and a candied bacon spear, which Hall says resembles a cinnanon stick. "You can expect to see different things that maybe people wouldn't normally order. We call it the creative barista menu," Hall says, adding he likes to let his staff experiment. The commitment to quality at Roast extends to the syrups used to flavour speciality coffees as well. Hall says Roast has decided to use exclusively vegan-certified syrup from Sweet Bird, a company that uses all natural ingredients, rather than artificial sweeteners. Coffee may be a strong focus, but Roast hasn't forgotten about the tea drinkers. Green, white, black, rooibos, you name it. Each is brewed to perfection and different varieties are made using healthy ingredients such as whole fruit pieces, nuts, spices and flower petals. There's been some confusion as to whether or not Roast has a kitchen, but Hall assures there is one, complete with an in-house chef. Starting at 4 pm, customers will be able to

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indulge in tapas-style small plates, including flatbreads and a variety of house-made dips. Breakfast and lunch will also be served, with lunch courtesy of Chopped Leaf. "It's a great relationship because it's another local business," Hall says. "We really wanted to offer our guests in the building that option to have a nice, quick, easy, fresh, healthy lunch, and they do a great job." Lunch items include a variety of salads, wraps and sandwiches, with several gluten-free or vegan options. Hall and the Roast team realize the importance of their customers, and plan to give back to them through a reward points system. Once customers join the program via Facebook, they'll start racking up points through social media actions and purchases made through Roast's online store. Points can be cashed in for simple prizes such as a free drink or something a little more extravagant, such as a party for you and 50 of your friends. "Social media is a large portion of who we are and connecting with our customers," Hall explains. "We also wanted to reward them because we know our customers are out there talking about us." MEAGHAN BAXTER

// MEAGHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

COMMENT >> WINE

Beat the heat

Sauvignon Blanc is just right for these hot days It's still so bloody warm outside that having distinct grassy or green bell red wine just isn't appealing. There's pepper aromas. The acidity can somenothing like an icy glass of dry white times be a little less prominent under wine to take the edge off a hot day, all the fruit, though they are still far and Sauvignon Blanc is always a defrom sweet. pendable choice—never oaky Other notable New World I D or sweet, just crisp and reI versions of the grape come V VENI, freshing. from Chile, especially the The Sauvignon Blanc Casablanca Valley, and kly.com uewee grape variety hails from California, where it is often mel@v Mel France but has been planted called Fumé Blanc. These ey Priestl wines typically resemble New around the world. The classic French version, especially ones Zealand Sauvignon Blanc in that from the grape's original home in the they tend to have a lot of bright fruit, Loire Valley, are very high in acidity though plenty also have the usual with lemon citrus flavours and often lemony and green flavours. a decidedly "green" quality—think Sauvignon Blanc is great on its own, freshly cut grass, herbs or gooseespecially fruity New World versions. berries. It can also have a mineral or The Old World ones can be a little "flinty" quality, reminiscent of damp lean by themselves, but the high acidrocks or supposedly even gun smoke. (It's been a while since I was at the gun range so I can't back that up.) The most famous appellations in the Loire are Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. If the label sports those names, you can rest assured that you're getting a typical French Sauvignon Blanc. This grape also makes up the majority of the mix used in white Bordeaux (with Semillon making up the balance), and is another great choice for Old World Sauv Blanc.

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ity makes them perfect with fish and shellfish—seafood of any kind, really—especially when prepared with citrus. Salads, light chicken dishes, and most types of appetizer / finger foods also pair nicely. On a final note, you may have heard that Sauvignon Blanc smells like cat pee, or seen the label of a New Zealand wine called Cat's Pee on a Gooseberry Bush. I've never smelled this in any Sauvignon Blanc (and I've been scooping litter boxes my whole life), but apparently there is a chemical compound in this variety that could cause such an aroma that certain people might notice. Still, don't be afraid to try Sauvignon Blanc for fear of ending up with a glass of something that smells like animal urine—even if you

happen to be one of the few people sensitive to this compound, it would only be a passing sensation; you've definitely smelled worse. V

The other standard-bearer for this variety is New Zealand. In the 1990s New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc surged in popularity around the world, and is consequently the most planted grape variety in that country. These wines tend to be much more overtly fruity than their French counterpart—expect aromas and flavours of passion fruit, pink grapefruit, peaches and sometimes tropical fruits like pineapple and melon; it is also known for

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MUSIC THE MODERN COWBOY IDEAL COVER // HURTIN' ALBERTAN

Corb Lund lets his rural roots mesh with his punk-rock soul on Cabin Fever Corb Lund: a man to lean on// Alexandra Valenti

Thu, Aug 9 – Sun, Aug 12 Edmonton Folk Music Festival Featuring Corb Lund, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris and more edmontonfolkfest.org

very decade that goes by, western culture gets more and more away from its origins. People were saying in 1910 that the West was finished, that the West was closed up and fenced off and done. So I mean, it's been a steady state of, in terms of it being full-on, wide-open range, cowboy lifestyle that's been done for 100 years. Right?" Corb Lund would know far better than I: once a punk-rocker with local misfits the Smalls but long turned to country songs, the guy has a family tree stretching deep into rancher history—back to turn-of-the-century Alberta, then for generations before that down in Utah area, too. Lund's own take on the western esthetic draws on that familiarity, the touchstones he's come by honestly. But then, the lessons of punk rock still factor in: the man blazes his own trail, one that's far from dusty, a modern cowboy songwriter just as aware of the city life as of that on the range. Lund embraces his heritage, but without ignoring the modern world he sees around him, unlike some purveyors of the genre.

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"To me, a lot of it's pretty hokey, 'cause a lot of those guys, they try to freeze-dry it, kind of like bluegrass does: there's a lot of rehashed, chasing-the-cattle-down-the-dusty-trail kind of songs," Lund says. "And that doesn't really interest me anymore. I mean, my grandpa was singing those songs when I was a kid, and they were old then. I don't think that needs to be done much more. What I like to do is write songs about what it's like to be from a cowboy heritage, and having grown up in a very western cattle culture setting, and write about what it feels to be that guy in 2012, right? When faced with modernity." Lund is calling while en route to the airport; he's on his way to the London Olympics to perform across the pond, and after that, he's back to headline the Edmonton Folk Music Festival— "Pretty fucking stoked" about that one, he notes. It's all keeping with the busy pace he's set himself this summer: Lund recently sold out a string of Calgary Stampede shows with Ian Tyson, entitled 100 Years of Calgary Cowboys. "I wanted to call it Broncs, Ballads and Bullshit," he laughs. "I thought that'd be a better title, but I got outvoted." His pace marks something of a reemergence for Lund: he's coming off

of a three-year gap between albums with the upcoming release of Cabin Fever. It's Lund's seventh album, and finds him letting those questions of modern rural living rise up in its songs: the lead single, "Gettin' Down on the Mountain"—the video of which features a beardy Lund living off the land, lumberjack style—puts forth questions of modern survivalism in the lyrics. "When the oil stops, everything stops," Corb taunts, an audible grin perched under his ten-gallon. "Can you track a deer? Can you dig a well? I couldn't quite hear your answer." The rest of Fever runs a lively gamut, from the suicide ballad "The One Left in the Chamber" to the sharp, funny "Bible on the Dash." From antique guns to Goth girls, from the merits of having cows around to the virtues of the gravedigger profession: backed by the usual Hurtin' Albertans (bassist Kurt Ciesla, Grant Siemens on guitar and drummer Brady Valgardson) Lund's crafed a clever, modern ode to the current cowboy climate. "We decided early on, or I decided, that I wanted just a really casual record, and so instead of doing it in the States, we did it at Scott [Franchuk]'s place. We were at Riverdale Recorders, and that was kind of significant: we've all crashed there at various

times. I lived there for a few weeks. We've spent tons of time there, and Scott's our soundman live. So it's like the most comfortable possible studio we could be in. And we didn't use any clicktracks, and there's hardly any overdubbing. All the vocals are live. I dunno, when you've got a band like the four of us, who've played thousands of shows together ... it's like you lose something if you track stuff." "We got pretty drunk too," he adds. "Not completely hammered, but I tried to make it loose and causal. The idea was to have a party, and have a record come out of it as a byproduct." The cabin fever of the title set in at Lund's own loghouse, an hour out of town on the Pembina River. Lund build the cabin with his uncle and his then-girlfriend, so it's a special place, though one that's shifted in tone: since its construction, Lund's relationship crumbled and his uncle passed away. "It's been a pretty rough few years: I ended up spending a lot of time out there, ruminating on things," Lund says. When he wasn't there, he drifted: living in Vegas for a few months "playing cards," a couple more spent down in Austin, a stint to New York. "So I've been sort of drifting around,

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and then in between I've been holed up in the cabin," He says. "My life's been kind of fucked up, so it's been a weird journey. But the record turned out pretty well," he says, the latter sentence adding a certain nonchalance. "I'm happy about that." It's been seven albums since the Smalls, but his early days as a punk rocker glint out from Cabin Fever's edges, its influence giving the album some subtle but true grit. It's the balance of both of those worlds that give Lund's songwriting, on Fever and the other six albums, its particular potential. "I feel very in tune and very in touch literally with the stories of the old west and all that stuff. That's half my life; the other half is punk rock and metal," he laughs, "and I feel a kinship with that kinda stuff. "I think that's what makes my music what it is," Lund adds. "If there's a uniqueness to my writing I think that's where it comes from. It comes from spending the first half of my life chasing cows and riding horses and all that, and the second half of my life in the Smalls, right? I think those two things combined give me a bit of a freaky outlook on country writing." PAUL BLINOV

// PAUL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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PREVUE // METAL LEGEND

Kill Devil Hill

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inny Appice's drumming history reads like a chartered path down metal's dynastic family tree: after early recordings with Derringer, Appice found himself behind the kit of a little band called Black Sabbath, where he pounded drumskins for a few years before leaving with then-vocalist Ronnie James Dio to form the band Dio. His propulsive rhythms would eventually help guide the likes of a Sabbath reconstituted as Heaven and Hell, World War III and a handful of other bands. Also: look back far enough, and you'll find that Appice even drummed on some solo John Lennon recordings. Go figure. It's all an impressive legacy, but one in which the achievements are built into those of others: in most of those instances, Appice joined the pre-existing band. Fewer are the times he

has been a formative band member, so with Kill Devil Hill finally having shaped itself around him as its basis— its genesis began with some drum tracks Appice recorded before going in for shoulder surgery—he seems set on keeping it separated from his other, earlier works. "I didn't want it to sound '80s. I wanted it to sound modern, and just had a lot of ideas in my head," Appice explains of Kill Devil HIll's sound. "It wasn't really preconceived, but I just figured I knew what I didn't want, and let the thing evolve naturally, and just not let it go in directions that you don't want it to go in. But luckily it went in the right way. We kept it that way." The "we" he's referring to aren't greenthumbs in the metal scene: Kill Devil HIll also features ex-Pantera bassist Rex Brown, as well as guitarist Mark Zevon and vocalist Dewey Bragg. But aside from the connections to his previous work, his avoidance of the '80s has a much simpler answer.

"Because the '80s are over," Appice laughs. "I don't want to be known as someone from the '80s who can't get out of the '80s. ... I still love that music too, but right now my mind's in a little bit more modern, little bit different [of a] mode than '80s. And while Kill Devil Hill's still in its early stages—the band's debut selftitled album has only been out for a couple of months, the shows are in clubs, not yet stadiums—Appice notes he's found a deeper satisfaction in getting to build that band up show by show. "It's quite different: there's a lot more problems, especially starting from a lower level," he says, of being in a new band. "And there are a lot more decisions [to be made], but it's fun to see this thing building, which it is now. That's even more exciting than being in a big band that's already got a builtin audience." PAUL BLINOV

// PAUL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

FIRSTS, LASTS AND FAVOURITES

Forever I Sun, Aug 12 (8 pm) With Something You Whisper, Last Chance Hollywood Artery, $8 Forever I formed out of jam sessions in early 2009, but it wasn't until early 2011 that the lineup was solidified and the band could really take off. The group released its debut EP Take Your Shot last fall and since then has hit the ground running. Before stopping for a show in Edmonton, the band took a collaborative approach to sharing its firsts, lasts and favourites with Vue.

First album The first album I ever bought was Sum 41's Does This Look Infected? back in 2005. —Jeff (guitars) First concert My first concert was Means, Horizons, Fame, Method, Give Nothing in Winnipeg. —Jeff (guitars) Last album The last album I purchased was Where I'll Be by a local band from Winnipeg called Danger Cat. —Brysen (vocalist)

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Last concert The last concert I attended was such gold, Handguns and Strung Out. —Brysen (vocalist) Favourite album My current favourite album is Structures' new album Divided By. —Eric (drums) Favourite musical guilty pleasure My guilty pleasure is that I practise working on stage presence and stick tricks more than I actually practise playing my drums. —Eric (drums) V

PREVUE // FUN ROCK

KickupaFuss "Everyone's so comfortable in their own skin." "When you watch another band play, you feel the difference when they're comfortable playing together and that makes it a more memorable show, so I think we emulate that," Jensen notes. Despite the mounting success of "Dance Floor," Fraser admits he didn't think The Bear would go for it due to the synth and dance elements, and even Thorson's vocals, which are a unique sound that's been influenced by Feist, Patsy Cline and Van Morrison. "It's an odd choice and an awesome choice because we feel we're expanding their minds and everyone else's as well," Fraser says of the single.

Playing their cards right // Ashley Champagne

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he energetic, charismatic rock quartet has garnered rave reviews for its over-the-top live shows, unique sound and a spot in regular rotation from 100.3 The Bear after winning the station's battle of the bands contest

earlier this year. The group formed in late 2011 and features two former members of Apache Rose, Elliot Fraser and Daryl Pane, along with guitarist Brandon Jensen and vocalist Jesse Thorson. The band has explored elements outside the realm of traditional rock in the past, as heard on its single "Dance Floor," but Fraser says the group has

returned to its roots, which is rock. They plan on keeping the fun-loving spirit of the group intact, though, which comes across through its music and live shows, which often involves the some interesting dance moves and all-around mayhem. The ability to completely let loose onstage has always come easily for Fraser, and Thorson says he used to

watch Apache Rose shows wishing he could have such a stage presence. The chance to perform alongside Fraser has pushed him out of his comfort zone. "Now, I'm so comfortable in doing anything I want that I wouldn't need him to be there, but it's still wonderful to be playing beside him, and same with Brandon and Daryl," he adds.

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Hearing a single for the first time on the radio is a surreal experience, particularly when it's played alongside the bands who have been an inspiration. "They'll play Led Zeppelin and then they'll play AC/DC right after us and I'm like what the fuck is going on? How did we get lumped into that sandwich," Thorson says with a laugh. KickupaFuss plans to start recording in August, with plans for a new EP release in the fall. MEAGHAN BAXTER

// MEAGHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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PREVUE // LIFE AND LEGEND

Woody at 100: The Guthrie Legacy I know exactly what he meant," she says.

Thu, Aug 9 and Fri, Aug 10 (8:30 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4:30 pm) Woody at 100: The Guthrie Legacy Presented by folkwaysAlive! Art Gallery of Alberta, Ledcor Theatre

hether you know it or not, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, or Woody, as he's better known, changed the face of modern folk music. He laid the foundation for generations to come with his simple, heartfelt poetry that struck both a political chord and could speak to the everyday person just trying to get by. From humble beginnings on a small farm in Okemah, Oklahoma, where he was born on July 14, 1912, to a life that led the Dust Bowl Troubadour across the United States and back, Guthrie left an ongoing legacy that has inspired the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and countless others. His lyrics are as poignant and timely today as they were decades ago, as they speak out against social and political injustice and trying to make your way through the struggles of life. One of his most well-known songs, "This Land Is Your Land," has become an anthem for the United States and Canada, and has unknowingly introduced millions

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to his music. In 1967, Guthrie died from Huntington's Disease, a hereditary condition that cut his songwriting career short in the mid-1950s. However, it is his lasting legacy as a musician that will be remembered on his centennial with Woody at 100: The Guthrie Legacy, a conference that brings together more than 20 Guthrie experts. These academics, writers, musicians, curators and filmmakers will discuss his impact on Canada and the world, along with a presentation by Guthrie's daughter Nora, director of the Guthrie Foundation and Archives. Nora brings a perspective to the conference that only family can. In her presentation, My Father, My Partner, she will address facets of her childhood and upbringing that connect to the more mature, professional relationship she has with her father now that she is managing his archives, which she has been working with for more than 25 years. "I think it's a side of his story that only the kids, in a way, can talk about because it's this subtle undercurrent of ideas and teaching that are underneath everything I do, and I'm not guessing. I'm not reading something and saying, 'I think he meant this.'

Nora had a close relationship with her father that developed under difficult circumstances. Woody was hospitalized when she was five years old and died of Huntington's Disease when she was 17. During the time he was alive, she says her family acted as caregivers of sorts and were able to have a deeper relationship with him through his friends and musicians such as Pete Seeger or Jack Elliot. "In the second half of my life when I started to work with his material, it was kind of the reverse relationship. Usually people have the verbal and other kinds of relationships with their parents when they're young and healthy, and then in the last days they take care of them," Nora explains, adding that Woody had trouble speaking during that time. "Mine was in the reverse. I took care of him first and now I have these dialogues with him. I read his notebooks and his diaries; I laugh, I cry, I understand what he would have said to me on a certain topic. He was very vocal in his writing." Nora hopes that through speaking publicly about her father, she can fill a void she believes has been left open by scholars. Through the 3000 lyrics Woody left behind, along with countless other pieces of writing, she realized the voice was one only a family member could fill, because there's no interpreting or speculating, just a side of Woody that couldn't be accessed by research.

of that. Nora notes the lyrics are his real biography, and she's tried to fill in some of the blanks through her own published writing and projects with contemporary musicians such as Tom Morello. She says, above all, his music still holds true today and tackles issues that affect society, such as political corruption, immigration and the environment, and he does so in a way that few have been able to replicate. "There are not too many people who dedicate their entire career to writing songs that deal with making the world a better place," she says, adding she's waiting for the day someone can recreate a song like "I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore," which is something even Springsteen has admitted he isn't able to do. Another of Woody's songs that has stood the test of time is "This Land Is Your Land," and Rob Bowman, professor of music at York University will present The Travellers: This Land Is Your Land. The Travellers were folk pioneers of the Canadian music industry, and by simply changing a few place names, transformed the song from an American anthem to a Canadian one. The Travellers were inspired heavily by the Weavers, who came out of the Alamanac Singers, which Guthrie was a part of. "Woody's influence if you will, well directly or indirectly, on anybody coming from a leftist viewpoint singing songs of social consciousness from the '50s to the present is huge," says Bowman, who has been writing about music professionally for 25 years. The Travellers formed in 1953, right around the time Woody became quite ill, and while they never met him, they learned "This Land Is Your Land" and made it a song celebrating Canada, and it was used in a big way when the country got its flag in 1965 and again at the centennial celebrations in 1967. "It's really become a part of Canadian national identity and heritage," Bow-

Usually people have the verbal and other kinds of relationships with their parents when they're young and healthy, and then in the last days they take care of them ... Mine was in the reverse. I took care of him first and now I have these dialogues with him. "I kept expecting people to talk about certain things that have to do with these underlying foundations of his art and his life and his work and they're not always evident," she notes, adding that she has always stayed out of scholarly research in the past. As for maintaining his legacy, Nora says his legacy has yet to be written. There is so much more for people to discover about Woody, as there are 3000 lyrics in the archives, and many have only scratched the surface

man says, adding that on the surface, the song celebrates America, but actually digs a little deeper. "The last few verses, which aren't sung in that many versions, actually make the song into a protest song and are a strong critique on what happened in the States where the land really didn't belong to the people." Whether sung as a protest or a celebration of national pride, Bowman says "This Land Is Your Land" and many of Woody's other songs have

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Folkfest Guthrie The tribute to Woody Guthrie continues with panel concerts at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. These concerts are co-sponsored by folkwaysAlive! and the University of Alberta, in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Each show brings together a diverse range of musicians who were inspired by and had a connection with Woody Guthrie. A separate Folk Festival pass is required for admission.

This Land is Your Land: Woody at 100

Fri, Aug 10 (6 pm) Featuring Woody's son Arlo Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Gray of The Travellers and hosted by Jimmy LaFave. (Stage Six)

Bound for Glory: The Guthrie Legacy

Sat, Aug 11 (3 pm) Featuring David Bromberg, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Steve Forbert and hosted by Martyn Joseph. (Stage Three)

had a lasting effect because of their simplicity. "'This Land Is Your Land' is a song untrained voices can easily sing along to and speaks of a sense of national pride people of all ages can connect with. Bowman was singing that exact song when he was five years old with his siblings, not realizing who Woody was or where the song came from. He later became more familiar with Woody's music through Bob Dylan, who he says revolutionized popular music and was directly inspired by Woody. "If one listens to any artist in popular music who speaks out about social issues, we're listening to somebody who has been directly or indirectly influenced by Woody Guthrie, and that's no exaggeration because even if they hadn't heard of Guthrie directly, they've heard of Bob Dylan," Bowman notes, adding there's a chain effect, where people who have been directly influenced by the fact that song can carry ideas with depth and the potential for change have been influenced by Woody. "There's a lot of artists in the present day who address those sorts of issues. They're Woody's children, so to speak." MEAGHAN BAXTER

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GUTHRIE TIMELINE July 14, 1912 - Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, soon to be known as Woody, is born to Charley and Nora Guthrie. His parents named him after Woodrow Wilson, who was nominated by the Democratic Party for president that year and went on to become president in 1913. 1930 - Guthrie forms his first band, The Corncob Trio with friends Matt Jennings and Cluster Baker after moving to Pampa, Texas the year prior.

1933 - Guthrie marries his first wife, Mary Jennings 1935 - Black Easter Dust Storms plague the Dust Bowl region and Guthrie's first child, Gwendolyn Gail Guthrie, is born.

1937 - Guthrie joins other men without work to head west to California, also known as the "Garden of Eden" in those days. That July, he and Mary welcome their second child, Carolyn Sue. In September, Guthrie makes his radio debut with singing partner Maxine "Lefty Lou" Crissman on KFVD Radio. That December, the Guthries relocated again to Glendale, California. 1940 - After moving to New York City, Guthrie writes the iconic "This Land is Your Land" while living at the Hanover House. In March, he goes on to record for Alan Lomax and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. In May, Guthrie records Dust Bowl Ballads for RCA Victor and goes on to be hired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in November.

1942 - Guthrie and the Almanac Singers record discs in New York City. During this time, Guthrie meets Marjorie Mazia, who became his second wife.

1939 - On May 12, Guthrie's first "Woody Sez" column appears in People's World. In July, Ed Robbins introduces Guthrie to Will Geer. That September, the pair travel with others in support of migrant workers. On October 7, Guthrie's third child, William Rogers, is born.

1941 - In January, Guthrie and his wife pack up their three children and move back across the country to Los Angeles, California, where Guthrie takes a short-term job with KFVD once more. That July, he records "Deep Sea Shanties" and "Sod Buster Ballads" with the Almanac Singers and makes the decision to move back to New York City. He joins with the Almanac Singers for a trip west to perform together in Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Denver and San Francisco.

1943 - In February, Guthrie and Marjorie have their first child, Cathy Ann. On June 5, Guthrie ships out with the Merchant Marines.

1944 - From April 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25, Guthrie records for Moe Asch. On April 19, he does a recording session with Cisco Houston, where they record 57 songs. In October, Guthrie records his album Struggle for Asch Records. 1948 - On December 25, Woody and Marjorie welcome their third child, Joady. 1950 - On January 2, Nora, Woody and Marjorie's fourth child, is born. In February, Woody enrolls in classes at Brooklyn College in philosophy, English, Spanish and classical civilization. The same year, the Weavers record Woody's song "So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh." 1955 - Woody and Anneke end their marriage.

1961 - Nineteen-year-old folk singer Bob Dylan visits Woody at Greystone. Woody is later transferred to Brooklyn State Hospital where he remains until 1966.

1945 - On May 8, Guthrie is inducted into the army and later discharged on December 21. 1946 - Guthrie releases Songs to Grow On. 1947 - In February, Guthrie's daughter Cathy is killed in an electrical fire. On July 10, Guthrie and Marjorie's second child, Arlo, is born. 1952 - Woody packs up and moves to Topanga Canyon, California and meets Anneke Van Kirk, who he marries the following year.

1953 - Woody and Anneke's daughter Lorina Lynn, is born. 1954 - Woody checks himself into Brooklyn State Hospital. 1956 - Woody is officially diagnosed with Huntington's Disease. That May, Woody voluntarily checks out of Brooklyn State Hospital and is later hospitalized at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey. 1966 - Woody receives the Conservation Service Award from the Department of the Interior.

1967 - On October 3, Woody dies at Creedmore State Hospital in Queens, New York.

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Old Crow Medicine Show Carry Me Back (ATO) 

Everything to do in Edmonton Ever!*

*Ever = This Summer

Every Old Crow Medicine Show album is a time warp back to the heyday of Americana. Every song could be some long-underearthed field recording of some lost and forgotten yet brilliant '30s band (somehow recorded with a very modern crispness). So the band play fiddles and strings and sings harmonies, and on Carry me Back, the band's hiatus-breaking release, drop lines like "gonna hunt you

Gordie Tentrees North Country Heart (Independent)  Gordie Tentrees is back with a collection of songs that are nostalgic of life in the Yukon, humorous, endearing and, above all, genuine. His ability to weave imagery and stories into each melody appears to come effortlessly and throughout North Country Heart, Tentrees welcomes listeners with open arms into his world and those in it.

like a rabbit on a Mississippi Saturday night." Plenty of other bands ride a similar rail. But the most important element of revivalist music like this always seems present with Old Crow: it feels honest, and lively. You'd be hard pressed to find a more genuine take on the style of songwriting being made in the modern era that comes off as an enlivened record rather than a dusty relic. So if Carry Me Back simply harvests a new crop of what OCMD always do, with a lively furl, well, few will complain about gorgeously simple ballads like "Ain't It Enough" or fiddle and banjo-led tracks like "We Don't Grow Tobacco." Even the album's weaknesses—the ultimately limited sonic palette, a couple of thinner numbers like "Country Gal"—seem to simply prove the band's adherence to honesty. Commendable, sure, but listenable too. PAUL BLINOV

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Tentrees tells each tale in a straightforward way, but helps listeners even further by offering a brief explanation of each in the written lyrics. Each song has been crafted with care and a genuine sensibility that is complimented by blues melodies flavoured with country and roots touches. Throughout, listeners will be entertained by a diverse cast of characters from Tentrees' sons, his family, life in the north and a woman dubbed his biggest mistake. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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Royal Wood We Were Born to Glory (Maple Music)  Ro y a l Wood is the sort of guy who always seems in control. Always impeccably dressed with a voice to match, and with songs loaded with melody and thought, Wood makes music that sounds as though it's been crafted rather than simply poured out onto the page. The talent is there, and has been well-represented on past records, but on We Were Born to Glory it feels as though Wood has pulled back and retreated to a safe musical pasture. With every instrument noteperfect in its performance, the whole album comes off as too restrained when Wood might have been better served by a little edge. There's so much control in the man's own performances that a slightly tougher recording might have provided some balance. As it is, there are few surprises to be found: every sound and phrase falls into place so perfectly that the ear is anticipating them before they float gently out of the speakers, and it all gets a little heavy. Still, there is a little bounce to the album in the strummed folk-pop of opening track "The Thick Of It" and in the detour through '80s-like pop on "I Want Your Love" and "When the Sun Comes Up," and Wood is always dependable when it comes to building a melody. EDEN MUNRO

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Ozzy Osbourne Speak of the Devil (Eagle Vision) 

SLIDESHOW IDYL TEA

SUN, AUG 5 / NEW CITY

File this one in the category of "Historically interesting but musically unnecessary." After guitarist Randy Rhoads died in a plane crash, Ozzy Osbourne continued on tour with Brad Gillis taking over. So, if you want to hear someone else playing the songs that Osbourne and Rhoads wrote together, this live DVD is the place to do it. Gillis is able, but the job was a tough one and he didn't bring anything new to it. If you'd prefer the real thing, then check out last year's re-release of Diary of a Madman which came with a live recording of Rhoads performing with Osbourne. VUEWEEKLY.COM >> for more of JProcktor's photos

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FIVE IN 140 @CURTISTWRIGHT

Joshua Radin Underwater (Mom & Pop Music) @VueWeekly: Another set of simple times. Acoustic pop-folk hum-alongs indicate a Zach Braff coming-of-age Rom-Com for fall release.

Russ Rankin Farewell Catalonia (Paper or Plastick) @VueWeekly: Big & pretentious political words + futile love songs from a punk rocker from Good Riddance miss the mark. Sound like demos. #NoWoodyGuthrie

Flying Lotus Lovers Melt 3 (brainfeedersite.com) @VueWeekly: Soul & funk mix from @FlyingLotus that lovers will find fruitful & will likely make new friends new lovers. #PracticeSafeSex

The Orwells Remember When (Autumn Tone) @VueWeekly Sounds nothing like dystopia—more like a band the cool Stooges' fans @ Ridgemont High made to impress Jeff Spicoli's big brother. #LetsParty

Jimmy Cliff Rebirth (Universal)  When a name like Jimmy Cliff pops up with a new album—two years after he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame—it usually smacks of some jaded cash-grab at a former glory. And, admittedly, as long as the Snoop Lions of the world embarrass a rich genre, it's difficult not to view reggae music with ridicule. Sometimes there comes along a reminder. And although Cliff likely won't record a political mover like "Vietnam" or a soulful "Harder They Come" again, Rebirth holds the

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genuineness, heart and flavour of a young man on a mission. It's partially due to masterful guitar and production of idolizer Tim Armstrong, but the lion's share of the success is owed to a sweet and distinctive voice, the 64-year old young man who takes us back to the beginning. Without a weak spot, bright reggae bangers like "World Upside Down," "Cry No More" cut from the "Many Rivers to Cross" cloth, and Cliff's freshened mento take on a Clash classic, "Guns of Brixton," stand out on an album full of sun-drenched nostalgia from a legend who never missed a beat. CURTIS WRIGHT

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Lianne La Havas, "Forget" Download A muted, scrappy strum and a gorgeous voice initially mark Lianne La Havas's "Forget," undercut by a digital-blip n' bass rhythm that throws the into a shifting, unpredictable territory. It's curious mélange of styles and sounds, if a little forgettable. La Havas has a lot of potential to her, and although "Forget" doesn't deliver a sum better than its parts, here, at least it maintains a sense of intrigue throughout its runtime. The XX, "Chained" Download The XX's 2009's debut played out as a haunting, atmospheric ode to the damage of modern love, the chasms of space, both emotional and physical that can fall between lovers. "Chained" is the second advance song from the band's upcoming Coexist, and it finds them exploring that same esthetic. The payoff is still quietly thrilling—under an offbeat drum and minimalist instrumentation, the traded-off boy-girl vocals seduce and softly destroy one another.

PREVUE // VINTAGE ROCK

The Atom Age Tue, Aug 14 (8 pm) With Down By Law, the Old Wives Pawn Shop, $20

arage rock of the '50s and '60s gets a revival from the Atom Age, a horn-tinged five-piece from Oakland, California that's taking listeners back to the good old days of rock 'n' roll. The group formed thanks to connections with other bands and Craigslist in late 2008 and began to pick up steam in early 2009. Along with other punk-rock heavy-hitters of the era, the Atom Age has always been very vocal about one inspiration in particular: a band called Rocket From the Crypt. "They're kind of overlooked so we kind of try to wear it on our sleeves and get it out there as much as we can," says guitarist and vocalist Ryan Perras. "They just have all that stuff we love: great songs, high-energy, a unique sound and they just really brought it. They're still the best live band I've ever seen."

Perras was first introduced to Rocket From the Crypt in high school, and says he missed the boat in a sense since they were from a different generation, as the oldest person in the Atom Age is 25. "I was able to see them luckily right before they broke up at their secondto-last show in New York City," he adds. "I snuck in, but I've always been kind of obsessed with them and loved them." Now, the Atom Age is taking that inspiration and making its way in the garage scene with its own unique, high-energy sound. Its sophomore album, The Hottest Thing That's Cool, is a more streamlined approach to the genre, as opposed to its debut album, Kill Surf City, which Perras says was more pop-tinged than the band had envisioned. "There's a couple of songs that hit the nail on the head for our sound, but we wanted to shape up our sound

a lot and have the album all sound like it's the same album versus having more variety," he explains. "That isn't always a bad thing, but I think for us we wanted to keep it streamlined and keep it more focused, so we were definitely very strict about picking songs." However, vintage-inspired garage rock can be a tough sell in today's music industry, which Perras has turned into lyrical inspiration for some of the band's songs, along with daily life, love, and trying to make it all sound just a little bit cool. "Everyone seems to be very artsy and wants to explore, and a lot of bands that are called garage rock are not garage rock. They sound nothing like bands in the '60s," Perras says. "They have no energy and just because you distort your vocals and put an echo on it doesn't mean you're garage rock." MEAGHAN BAXTER

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DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions: Alt Rock/ Electro/Trash with Miss Mannered; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic hip-hop and reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz; Underdog: Dr. Erick BLACKSHEEP PUB DJ every Sat BONEYARD ALE HOUSE DJ Sinistra Saturdays: 9pm BUDDY'S Feel the rhythm every Sat with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm BUFFALO UNDERGROUND Head Mashed In Saturday: Mashup Night DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Sat; 9pm ELECTRIC RODEO– Spruce Grove DJ every Sat FILTHY MCNASTY'S Fire up your night every Saturday with DJ SAWG FLUID LOUNGE Scene Saturday's Relaunch: Party; hip-hop, R&B and Dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro every Sat with DJ Damian HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY LGBT Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm NEWCASTLE PUB Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri O2'S TAPHOUSE AND GRILL DJs every Fri and Sat O2'S ON WHYTE DJ Jay every Fri and Sat OVERTIME–Downtown Saturdays at Eleven: R'n'B, hip hop, reggae, Old School

Indie rock, new wave, classic punk with DJ Blue Jay and Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); free (before 10pm)/$5 (after 10pm)

Berner; 5:30-8:30pm; $25 if not dining

RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests

CAFFREY'S–Sherwood Park The Sunday Blues Jam: hosted by Kevin and Rita McDade and the Grey Cats Blues Band, guests every week; 5-9pm; no cover

ROUGE LOUNGE Rouge Saturdays: global sound and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Rezzo, DJ Mkhai

CHA ISLAND TEA CO Live on the Island: Rhea March hosts open mic and Songwriter's stage; starts with a jam session; 7pm

SOU KAWAII ZEN

DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic open stage every Sun with Keri-Lynne Zwicker; 5:30pm; no cover

LOUNGE Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M SUEDE LOUNGE House, electro, Top40, R'n'B with DJ Melo-D every Fri SUITE 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests TEMPLE Oh Snap! Oh Snap with Degree, Cool Beans, Specialist, Spenny B and Mr. Nice Guy and Ten 0; every Sat 9pm UNION HALL Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Signature Saturdays Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN AUG 12 THE ARTERY Forever I, Something You Whisper, Last Chance Hollywood, guests; all ages; 8pm (door), 8:30pm (show); $8 AVENUE THEATRE The Edmonton Show VI: Common Ground: Opening night with Ann Vriend, Liam Trimble, Common Ground Collective; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $12 (door), adv tickets at Fringe box offices, Fringetheatreadventures. ca BEER HUNTER–St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm

PALACE CASINO Show Lounge DJ every Sat

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

PAWN SHOP Transmission Saturdays:

BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT Jazz on the Side Sun: Don

DOUBLE D'S Open jam every Sun; 3-8pm EDDIE SHORTS Open stage with Dan Daniels every Sun EDMONTON FOLK FESTIVAL SUN: MAIN STAGE: 2-3pm: Jim Cuddy Band; 7-11pm: Emmanuel Jal, Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt; Finale; SUNDAY SESSIONS: 7 smaller stages; 11am1pm, 3-7pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S Rock and Soul Sundays with DJ Sadeeq HOGS DEN PUB Open Jam: hosted; open jam every Sun, all styles welcome; 3-7pm NEWCASTLE PUB Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am ON THE ROCKS Mourning Wood; 9pm O2'S TAP HOUSE AND GRILL Open stage hosted by the Vindicators; 4-8pm every Sun PAWN SHOP Kill Devil Hill: featuring Rex Brown (Pantera), Vinny Appice (Dio, Black Sabbath), Randy Graves, Tramp Stamper, Titans Eve; 8pm; $25 (adv at Blackbyrd) RICHARD'S PUB Sun Live Jam hosted by Carson Cole; 4pm SHAKE THE LAKE– Sylvan Lake SUN: Rococode, Transit, Oldbury, Zerbin,

Bryan Finlay Shred Kelly, the Heartwicks, Derek Gust TWO ROOMS Live Jam every Sun with Jeremiah; 5-9pm; no cover; $10 (dinner) YELLOWHEAD BREWERY Open Stage: Every Sun, 8pm

Classical ALL SAINT'S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL Oboe and Piano Concert: Katrina Kwantes (oboe), Leanne Regehr (piano), Hiromi Takahashi (oboe); 7-8:30 pm; free

DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: every Sun with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through '60s and '70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy FLOW LOUNGE Stylus Sun LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Stylus Industry Sundays: Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover

MON AUG 13 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John Vaughn DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm; Sean Hilaby NEW WEST HOTEL Jimmy Aurther Ordge (country) OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Monday Open Stage PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild

Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm ROSE BOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE Acoustic open stage every Mon; 9pm WUNDERBAR The Penske File

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay CROWN PUB Mixmashitup Mon Industry Night: with DJ Fuzze, J Plunder (DJs to bring their music and mix mash it up) FILTHY MCNASTY'S Metal Mondays with DJ Tyson LUCKY 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook

TUE AUG 14 BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John Vaughn BRIXX BAR Ruby Tuesdays with host Mark Feduk; $5 after 8pm; $5 after 8pm this week guests DRUID IRISH PUB Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; 9pm L.B.’S Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm-1am NEW WEST HOTEL Jimmy Aurther Ordge (country) O2'S Singer/Songwriter Night hosted by Darrell Barr every Tue; 7-10pm O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK The Campfire Hero's (acoustic rock, country, top 40); 9pm-2am every Tue; no cover PADMANADI Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:3010:30pm PAWN SHOP Down by Law, the Atom Age, the Old Wives, Nervous Wreck R PUB Open stage jam every Tue; hosted by Gary and the Facemakers; 8pm

VENUE GUIDE ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALE YARD TAP 13310-137 Ave ALL SAINT'S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL 10035-103 St ARTERY 9535 Jasper Ave AVENUE THEATRE 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149 BISTRO LA PERSAUD 861791 St, 780.758.6686 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE– Nisku 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522 BLACKSHEEP PUB 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT 10643-123 St, 780.482.7178 BLUES ON WHYTE 1032982 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOHEMIA 10217-97 St BONEYARD ALE HOUSE 9216-34 Ave, 780.437.2663 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 1022597 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 CAFÉ CORAL DE CUBA 10816 Whyte Ave CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CARROT CAFÉ 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464-153 St, 780 424 9467 CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Trail COAST TO COAST 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675 COMMON 9910-109 St

CROWN PUB 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive, 780.704.CLUB DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DEVON HOTEL 1 Huron St, Devon THE DISH 12417 Stony Plain Rd, 780.488.6641 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St EARLY STAGE SALOON– Stony Plain 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain EDDIE SHORTS 10713-124 St, 780.453.3663 EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE WEM Phase III, 780.489.SHOW EDMONTON FOLK FESTIVAL Gallagher Park, 9411-97 Ave ELECTRIC RODEO–Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ 993870 Ave, 780.437.3667 FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER’S ROOST 890699 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 1051182 Ave, 780.916.1557 FLASH NIGHT CLUB 10018105 St, 780.996.1778 FLOW LOUNGE 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604. CLUB FLUID LOUNGE 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 GOOD EARTH COFFEE HOUSE AND BAKERY

9942-108 St GOOD NEIGHBOR PUB 11824-103 St HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.HALO HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 HILLTOP PUB 8220-106 Ave, 780.490.7359 HOGS DEN PUB 9, 14220 Yellowhead Tr HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110 HYDEAWAY 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 IRON BOAR PUB 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 JEKYLL AND HYDE 10209100 Ave, 780.426.5381 JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY 10242-106 St, 780.756.5667 KAS BAR 10444-82 Ave, 780.433.6768 L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEGENDS PUB 6104-172 St, 780.481.2786 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 LIT ITALIAN WINE BAR 10132-104 St LIZARD LOUNGE 13160118 Ave MARYBETH'S COFFEE HOUSE–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont, 780.929.2203 NAKED CYBERCAFE & ESPRESSO BAR 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 NEWCASTLE PUB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 NEW CITY 8130 Gateway Boulevard NISKU INN 1101-4 St NOLA CREOLE KITCHEN &

MUSIC HOUSE 11802-124 St, 780.451.1390, experiencenola. com NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535-109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 O2'S ON WHYTE 780.454.0203 O2'S TAPHOUSE AND GRILL 13509-127 St, 780.454.0203 O2'S 51 Ave, 103 St OVERTIME–Downtown 10304-111 St, 780.465.6800 OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLAYBACK PUB 594 Hermitage Rd, 130 Ave, 40 St PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 1086057 Ave REDNEX BAR–Morinville 10413-100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955 RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780-457-3117 RIC’S GRILL 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235101 St R PUB 16753-100 St, 780.457.1266 SECOND CUP–89 AVE 8906-149 St SECOND CUP–Sherwood Park 4005 Cloverbar Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929

• Summerwood Summerwood Centre, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 SHAKE THE LAKE–Sylvan Lake 4803-48 St, Sylvan Lake SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS TEA LOUNGE– Whyte Ave 11116-82 Ave SUEDE LOUNGE 11806 Jasper Ave, 780.482.0707 SUITE 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 TAPHOUSE 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 TREASURY 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca TWO ROOMS 10324 Whyte Ave, 780.439.8386 VEE LOUNGE, APEX CASINO–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 VINYL DANCE LOUNGE 10740 Jasper Ave, 780.428.8655, vinylretrolounge.com WILD BILL’S–Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer, 403.343.8800 WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours. com YELLOWHEAD BREWERY 10229-105 St, 780.423.3333 YESTERDAYS PUB 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

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RED PIANO All request band Tuesdays: Joint Chiefs (classic rock, soul, R&B) every Tue SECOND CUP– Summerwood Open stage/open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month; On the Patio: Funk and Soul with Doktor Erick every Wed; 9pm

Whyte Noise Drum Circle: Join local drummers for a few hours of beats and fun; 6pm CROWN PUB The D.A.M.M Jam: Open

SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Rob Taylor

STARLITE ROOM Movie Night Presents: The Ultimate Double Bill of Star Wars, and Raiders of the Lost Ark; 7pm (door), 8pm (movie)

ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover

GOOD EARTH COFFEE HOUSE AND BAKERY Breezy Brian Gregg; every Wed; 12-1pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: It’s One Too Many Tuesdays: Reggae, funk, soul, boogie and disco with Rootbeard

HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm NEW WEST HOTEL Free classic country dance lessons every Wed, 7-9pm; Jimmy Aurther Ordge (country)

BUDDYS DJ Arrow Chaser every

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm-2am every Wed; no cover

CROWN PUB Live Hip Hop Tue: freestyle hip hop with DJ Xaolin and Mc Touch

PAWN SHOP Stu Ross, James Renton, Tyler Cerda, Ian MacIntosh, Jon Lovell, Blair Drover, Ben Sir

DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue

PLAYBACK PUB Open Stage every Wed hosted by JTB; 9pm-1am

RED STAR Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

WED AUG 15

SECOND CUP–149 St Open stage with Alex Boudreau; 7:30pm

FIDDLER'S ROOST Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12

DJs

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

every Wed; 9pm

EDDIE SHORTS Electric open jam with Steven Johnson Experience every Wed

FESTIVAL PLACE Qualico Patio Series every Wed: Krar Collective; James Avery; 7:30pm; $8

SHERLOCK HOLMES– WEM Tony Dizon

RED PIANO All Request Band Tuesdays: Classic rock, soul and R&B with Joint Chiefs; 8pm; $5

Duff Robinson

Wed, Aug 15 / Ben Disaster / Empire Ballroom Punk gone folk, with Disaster-ous results, in the best way possible. BLUES ON WHYTE Maurice John Vaughn CHA ISLAND TEA CO

stage/original plugged in jam with Dan, Miguel and friends every Wed DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:3011pm; $2 (member)/$4 (non-member) RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 RICHARD'S PUB Live Latin Band Salsabor

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“What's That Sound?”--you tell me.

WUNDERBAR Veneers (St. John's), guests ZEN LOUNGE Jazz Wednesdays: Kori Wray and Jeff Hendrick; every Wed; 7:30-10pm; no cover

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative '80s and '90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe BRIXX BAR Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time every Wed; 9pm (door); no cover THE COMMON Treehouse Wednesdays DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE Wind-up Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs FILTHY MCNASTY'S Pint Night Wednesdays with DJ SAWG FUNKY BUDDHA–Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music every Wed; dance lessons 8-10pm LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/ R&B with DJ Spincycle NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

Across 1 Princess's problem 4 "SNL" alum Horatio 8 Exploded 14 Patent holder, often: abbr. 15 Song from Sarah McLachlan's "Surfacing" 16 Holmes's former partner 17 Gun gp. 18 HINT FOR SOUNDALIKE #1 20 TV android with a pet cat 22 Former Heat star, familiarly 23 1966 Michael Caine role 24 Visibly shocked 26 Tony-winning one-man play of 1989 27 CCLI doubled 28 Go back to the book 30 "Can ___ least sit down?" 32 Gps. like CARE and Amnesty International, to the UN 35 HINT FOR SOUNDALIKE #2 38 Where, in Latin 41 End of most university web sites 42 Victory run, maybe 43 Pull a waterskier 44 HINT FOR SOUNDALIKE #3 48 Lemony Snicket villain 49 Reno and Holder, for short 50 Unlike wax fruit 54 Gunky stuff 56 "This ___ test..." 58 ___ Wrap 59 Bronze medalist's place 61 Amt. on a food package 63 Guy with a "Jaywalking" segment 64 HINT FOR SOUNDALIKE #4 67 Soccer's Freddy 68 Spanish chant 69 Sitcom that featured Andy Kaufman 70 Go droopy 71 Steal cattle 72 Doctors who check out head colds, for short 73 With 1-across, phonetic representation of the four soundalikes

Down 1 Odist with a type of ode named for him 2 Make royally angry 3 James Cameron movie that outgrossed his own "Titanic" 4 Gullible guy

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5 Fusses 6 Not, in German 7 CNN host Fareed 8 1/100th div. 9 "Whether good ___..." 10 Doing some knitting, maybe 11 Many a Three Stooges melee 12 Morales of "La Bamba" 13 2000s Bengals running back Dorsey 19 With even distribution 21 On the ocean 25 Group of experts 29 "___ ever wonder..." 31 Swap cards 33 Ear-related prefix 34 U-turn from NNE 36 Urban crime 37 Tablets that don't dissolve in water 38 Common tabloid subject 39 ___ Harbour, Fla. 40 Dreams up 45 "Can't quite recall..." 46 Washington, e.g. 47 Outdated verb used with phones 51 Chicken piece 52 Martin who played Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" 53 "I give!" 55 Former "Access Hollywood" host Nancy 57 Phrase for the slightly miffed and disappointed 59 "The Avengers" character 60 One way to watch old shows 62 Send a quick message 65 Riddle-me-___ (old kids' rhyme) 66 Member of the fam ©2012 Jonesin' Crosswords

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Canadian Blood Services presents STRIDE The Walk for Blood 2012. Volunteer and save lives! Contact Hannah at stridevolunteers2012@gmail.com CHF needs 5-10 Global Educators to do presentations on schools. Check out www.chf-partners.ca under careers Community Garden Volunteer Help maintain a small garden and landscaping outside the Meals on Wheels building. The produce and herbs from the garden will be used as part of Grow a Row for Meals on Wheels. Contact us at 780-429-2020, or sign up on our website at www.mealsonwheelsedmonton.org Environmental News Radio Needs You! Terra Informa is an environmentally themed radio news show that is syndicated across Canada. We are run by volunteers and we need more help! No experience necessary! We will provide you with all necessary training. Curious? Contact us at terra@cjsr.com, terrainforma.ca or call Steve at 780-432-5566 Kaleido Family Arts Festival is looking for volunteers, Sept 7-9! Email kaleidovolunteers@gmail.com or

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Participate in Habitat For Humanity Edmonton's 90 Day Blitz! From June 15 - Sept 15 we are prefabricating walls and putting up 18 homes at our St. Albert site. Beginners to trades people welcome! We provide everything you need to work, including lunch! You provide your time, energy and heart. Group sizes vary from 5-25 people per day. Shifts are Tuesdays - Saturdays 8:30 to 4. No minimum number of shifts. Visit www.hfh.org & contact Louise at 780-451-3416 ext 222 or lfairley@hfh.org SACE is recruiting volunteers for our 24 hour crisis line. Contact us at: CharleneB@sace.ab.ca Startup Edmonton is seeking volunteers for its new Social Media Committee. This volunteer-driven committee will be responsible for all of Startup Edmonton's activities on social media: from platform recommendations to managing live-tweeting and on-line storytelling at events. Volunteers with expertise in social media and a passion for startups are encouraged to apply by August 15 at

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There's an app for that

Helpful sex apps exist despite Apple's no-porn policy The porn industry has always been an app after berating myself once again early adopter of technological advancfor not keeping track of my period. es and some cases even the driver of I thought "there must be an app for them. When smart phones came onto that." Sure enough, there is. iPeriod the scene, porn producers must have lets you record everything there is been wetting themselves with to know about your cycles. It glee. The possibilities for sexkeeps track of your average themed applications are days and lets you know endless and multitudes of when you're likely to get m o eekly.c @vuew them came onto the scene your next period. If you're brenda Brendear using fertility awareness almost as soon as the first Kerb iPhone was rolled out. But method to get pregnant or to notoriously prudish Apple quickly not get pregnant, it lets you chart killed those silicone dreams, barring your temperature and cervical muany application that contained sex or cous and then shows you when you're nudity. You may think then, that there likely to be ovulating. Just make sure are no sex apps for the iPhone. But you turn off the automatic ovulation you would be wrong. No, you can't tracker—this is essentially calendar download actual porn apps, and numethod that guesses when you're dity is banned—if surfing on the web ovulating based on the number of on your phone isn't enough and you days in your cycle—it's a good way to really want a porn app, you'll have get pregnant when you don't want to. to get an Android. But there are lots 101 Positions: I usually despise sex of sex-themed apps for iPhone. Most position books and charts but this of them are either silly or useless or app is fun. It has a two-sided spinning both, but these are the ones I found dial that lets you choose the position that actually do something useful, or you want each partner to be in (ie. at least fun. standing, sitting, face down) and then Sexulator: This little app lets you shows you a sex suggestion. If you keep track of all of your sexual advenwant a random suggestion, you can tures and then keeps stats about your spin each side of the deal. It describes weekly, monthly and yearly averages. the position and lets you mark it as You can even make notes about each something you've done or something encounter so you can keep a record you want to try. This is a great one for of who you've had sex with, when and people looking for inspiration or for what you did—you never know when anyone with injuries or mobility issues that will come in handy. who is more comfortable in particular iPeriod: I discovered this awesome positions and would like some new

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ideas. Unfortunately, 101 positions is designed for straight folks and it features mostly penis/vagina sex positions—although there are some oral ones in there too. OhMiBod: Plug any ohmibod music vibrator into the earphone jack of your iPhone, and this app will let you control the toy by moving your fingers across your touch screen. It's the most fun with the remote version of the ohmibod. Adult Truth or Dare: There are about 200 truth or dare apps but this one by Appsent Minded is pretty good. You can put your own name into the game and add as many players as you want. The app will then pick the player whose turn it is and offer a choice of truth or dare or surprise me. You can access the list of truth and dare questions and delete ones you don't like or add your own. They also have an option to download more questions so you're not likely to get repeats. All of these apps are free or only a dollar for an upgraded or ad-free version. V Brenda Kerber is a sexual health educator who has worked with local not-forprofits since 1995. She is the owner of the Edmonton-based, sex-positive adult toy boutique the Traveling Tickle Trunk.

an exceptional bouncing action. You might consider buying one for yourself. The astrological omens suggest it's time to play with more intensity in the intimate clinches. You could also try these things: Upgrade your licking and sucking skills; cultivate your ability to listen receptively; deepen your sincere appreciation for what's beautiful about anyone you're attracted to; make yourself even more lovable than you already are. PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20): My

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Letters of the day

Dan turns to his iPhone app while he's on vacation DEAR READERS: I'm on vacation for the

more boys to choose from in a few years

So beat off about her, HORNY, to your

next two weeks. This week's column fea-

and be a more interesting, informed and

part's content. Then go do shit, go read

tures three recent Savage Love Letters

attractive guy thanks to all that doing,

shit, and go volunteer and change shit.

of the Day. (The SLLOTD goes out to

reading and volunteering. Beat off in the

You'll meet girls, some closer to your

folks who have the Savage Love app for

interim, of course, but remember to vary

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your masturbatory routine (left

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has to make right now.

porn-watching guy—let alone dating

Before they moved in together, the best friend demanded that every Sunday night be reserved for the two of them to hang out. OK, fine, everyone deserves a night without their SO. But after they moved in together and saw each other every day, the practice continued. The ex complains when I spend the night with my girlfriend at her new digs. After the move, I was taking my girlfriend out on a date when she got a text from the ex asking where she was and why she wasn't home yet. My girlfriend got so upset, we had to call off the date and I took her home to the roommate. I'm trying to be patient with what looks like controlling behavior, but it's incredibly frustrating to think I could lose this amazing girl if/when her ex decides to issue an ultimatum. I'm head over heels for this girl, and I don't want to come between her and her best friend. But it's really hard to bite back observations about her roommate's hypocrisy (her lovers practically move in). I don't want to turn into a resentful jerk who makes my girlfriend stressed and unhappy, but the conflicts with her roommate (that I tend to bring on) are already causing her stress. Am I just being overly sensitive to the roommate's behavior and should I chill the fuck out, or is it a red flag that this otherwise perfectly awesome relationship isn't likely to have legs?

one—are so small that we don't need to

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touch; with toys, without;

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at your age. It's a great fantasy, HORNY,

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one that fuels entire porn genres. But

I have a boyfriend of two years. At the beginning of our relationship, I caught him cheating on me. Not physically cheating, but he was talking to girls and they would send him pics. We worked everything out and now we trust each other. But a few weeks ago, I caught him watching porn. He doesn't know. It doesn't bother me that much, but I was wondering if it could lead to him cheating on me again?

you certainly shouldn't try anything.

the potential benefits—a few orgasms

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Here's what you should do: you should

for you and maybe one for your mom's

IPHONE

masturbate about your friend's mom

friend (if you're any good at this sex

just as much as you like—and you

stuff, and, at 16, you most certainly are

All men watch porn. Some lie and claim

should take the advice I gave another

not any good at this sex stuff ... yet! You

they don't, some are so stealthy they

horny 16-year-old boy a couple of years

will be one day!)—aren't worth the po-

never get caught, but all men watch

back (this one happened to be gay, but

tential costs. A destroyed friendship, a

porn. If watching porn led to cheating,

the advice still applies):

broken family and, depending on age-of-

SFTSLAFiP, then all men would cheat.

"Worry less about getting your 16-year-

consent laws where you live, a long pris-

But not all men cheat. So we can safely

old self laid and more about getting

on term for your friend's mom—those

say that porn viewing doesn't cause men

your 20-year-old self laid. Get out of

are high prices to pay for a few lousy or-

to cheat. Because all men watch porn.

the house and do shit, get books and

gasms. And that's assuming your friend's

But not all men cheat. Thank you for

read shit, volunteer for a political or-

mom is even interested, which she al-

playing Savage Love. (OK, OK: a hand-

ganization and change shit. You'll have

most certainly is not.

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lots of lube, just a drop; etc.), and try to cultivate your own erotic imagination. (Transla-

tion: don't jerk off to Internet porn exclusively; use your imagina-

tion once in a while.)" Lots of straight boys your age have crushes on their friends' mothers, and

numbers are so small that the average girl's chances of ever meeting a non-

Your girlfriend is gonna have to decide

My girlfriend and I are loyal listeners/ readers. Our kinks fit together beautifully, she's accepting of being monogamish, and we have an amazing time in bed and out. The only catch is her best friend and roommate, who she used to date.

who's more important to her: her cur-

you've been dating this girl for only a few weeks or months. It's generally a bad sign—a sign of emotional immaturity—when a person puts a brand-new girlfriend/boyfriend first; it's an even worse sign when a new/newish girlfriend/boyfriend demands to be put first. Dating is about discovery: you spend time with a person to determine if they're the one you want to put first "for the rest of your life." (In theory, anyway.) During this trial period—the time that falls between a first meeting and a joint decision to make a more serious commitment—your girlfriend's close friends, family members and even her manipulative ex may have a stronger and more legitimate claim on her time and attention than you do. So if it's been less than 12 weeks, FL, then I would say your girlfriend's willingness to prioritize her creepily controlling ex could be excused. But if you've been dating for longer than three months, if you two are very serious about each other, and your girlfriend still abandons you whenever her ex snaps her fingers ... well, that's a very bad sign. Your girlfriend may have a serious and seriously dysfunctional emotional entanglement with an ex. If that's the case, FL, I see confrontations, ultimatums, tears, broken leases and oth-

Decide now if your current girlfriend is worth the grief. V

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