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Vuepoint Not quite equal samantha power

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ith election fever slowly beginning to spread around the city, or at least to its local politicos, talk of arenas and airports overshadowed a very short newspiece this week. Edmonton city council has commissioned staff to report on how national mentoring programs get women involved in politics. A report with this mission and specific mandate should be commended. It's noteworthy that this report does not double numerous efforts that study why the numbers of women in politics is stagnating (in some cases declining) or asking why women aren't involved in politics. Those are issues we know. A study by Brown University summarizes the reasons that so many other reports and studies have found: women don't think they're qualified and women are less likely to be asked or encouraged not only to run for election, but to take on the leadership positions that then lead to running for office. For doubters that this issue is still a problem, a quick look at the numbers: the Federation of Canadian Municipalities records the number of women en-

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gaged at a city council level to be at 23 percent and nationally, Canada ranks 50th in the world for women's participation in the political sphere. Edmonton's City Council operates closer to parity, at least before this election gets underway, and so was also clear that the purpose of the report was to look at why numbers of women lagged in areas of leadership such as city council boards and committees which are open to citizens of Edmonton. Councillor Leibovici stated to the CBC that less than a quarter of the members on over a dozen boards are women. With the knowledge of previous mentorship efforts and a specific mandate, this report could prove quite fruitful. And the councillors who supported this initiative should be commended at a time when the issue of women in politics is often a forgotten problem, or one that is entirely ignored by those who thought we solved it when women got the vote. The report is due back to council in January, and here's hoping it will lead to Edmonton beating the numbers and achieving women's parity in all leadership positions. V

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Lots of talk, not a lot of listening

Stelmach's conversation with US Speaker Nancy Pelosi reveals a different approach Ricardo Acuña // Ualberta.ca/parkland

"A good neighbour lends you a cup of sugar. A great neighbour provides you with 1.4 million barrels of oil per day. And does it responsibly. Alberta, Canada. Tell it like it is." This message, along with another one about carbon capture and storage, will run for 10 seconds three times an hour between September 1 and October 15 on the big screen in Times Square, New York. That adds up to a combined total of 2450 times that the perpetual crowds in Times Square, most of them tourists, will be told what a great neighbour Alberta is to the US. The ads cost the Alberta government a total of $17 000, and represent their latest effort to market the province's bituminous sands south of the border on behalf of the province's largest and wealthiest industry. Despite the fact that spending money to convince Americans to buy oil seems about as

necessary as trying to convince a crackhead to use crack, the provincial government insists that the ad campaign is a good investment. The reason that the ads are necessary, according to Premier Stelmach, is to combat the very effective job environmental organizations have done of informing Americans of the impacts of tar sands operations on the environment, wildlife and public health. In typical Alberta government fashion, however, the ads are not designed to encourage people to make an informed decision about the tar sands and their impacts. They are pure unadulterated spin designed to tell people what's "true" and make sure they don't question what industry and the government say. Given that approach, perhaps the government should add a tag-line declaring that "a great neighbour will assume you're stupid enough to believe us unquestioningly." There is at least one American, howev-

er, that proved last week that she is not that stupid. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was in Ottawa last week for meetings and asked the US Ambassador to arrange a meeting with Premier Stelmach. Her goal, she said, was to get a better understanding of what the actual issues are with the tar sands, and what is being done about them. It turns out, however, that Ms. Pelosi also knows that regardless of how great your neighbour might claim to be, you shouldn't buy their tall-tales and half-truths hook, line and sinker. She also asked the Ambassador to arrange a meeting for her with some of Canada's high-profile environmental and indigenous leaders. Same goal— learn what the real deal is with the tar sands. When the meetings were done, she did something truly rare for a politician: she did not say anything. She didn't hold a press conference. She didn't issue a media release commenting on

what she heard. And she didn't take out a full page ad claiming that one side or the other was full of crap. She just took all the information she had gathered, and will presumably make up her own mind about what is true and what is not, using that conclusion to inform future policy and actions. Because I am aware that this approach to gathering information may seem strange and foreign to many in Alberta, I want to explain it in a bit more detail. Ms Pelosi is an elected representative who holds a very powerful position in the US government. As such, she believes she has a responsibility to base her policy-making and decisions on as much information from as many sources as possible. This way, she can ensure that the actions and policies she is endorsing and supporting are based on fact, are as thorough as can be and will be in the public interest. Perhaps instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars to try to convince

tourists in Times Square that industry is right and the environmentalists are wrong, Mr Stelmach and his government would do better by following Ms Pelosi's example and setting out to genuinely and objectively gather information from both industry and the environmental community, and then developing a comprehensive energy policy based on an objective analysis of that information. It's time Albertans start demanding that our government stops spending our tax dollars to spread industry's message and start behaving like thoughtful and genuine stewards of our interest— the public interest. Only then will we be able to move beyond the current climate of public relations and spin and truly have something to flash from the billboards in Times Square. V Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan, public-policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

News Roundup last three decades. The loss is 3.5 cubic meters per year which is nearly equivalent to the amount of water supplied to Canada's residential population in 2005. In that 30-year period the Prairies are shown to be the area with greatest variability and lowest water yield. The report reveals that in 2005, 90 percent of the water withdrawn from the environment went to the industrial sector with nine percent going to residential usage. NATIONAL PHARMACARE new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives illustrates the economic case for a national pharmacare program. The study, by Carleton University professor and Harvard research fellow, Marc-André Gagnon finds that Canadians could save over $10.7 billion or up to 42 percent of total drug expenditures. The report states that Canada has the third highest cost of brand name drugs in the world, largely due to the public money being spent to draw in pharmaceutical investment. "The cost of such policies far exceed the benefits to Canadians from having a domestic pharmaceutical industry," says Gagnon. The report compares provincial plans and demonstrates the inefficiency of private plans. Gagnon concludes that the only way to achieve equal access is through a national program. "The only hindrance to establishing a fair, effective drug insurance program is political apathy, not economic cost constraints," he says.

GLOBAL ENERGY he 21st World Energy Congress opened this past weekend in Montreal. The gathering brings together industry leaders and government to discuss this year's theme of how to respond to global challenges. The Congress has drawn hundreds of protesters to the streets of Montreal. A dozen protesters from Greenpeace gathered

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in opposition to the tar sands, while many others protested a recent plan by the Quebec government to explore shale mines. DISAPPEARING WATER study by Statistics Canada reveals that freshwater supplies have declined in Southern Canada over the

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PETITION PROBLEMS fter a summer of contentious debate, questionable tactics and great campaigning by Envision Edmonton, the petition to keep the city centre airport open failed the requirements to be put on the ballot for the upcoming election. The requirements for a petition include having signatures from 10 percent of the population of Edmonton according to the most recent census numbers and for the question to be filed within 60 days of council's original decision. The Envision Edmonton petition failed on both accounts bringing in 73 657 of the required 78 244 signatures needed. Signatures were disqualified

based on lacking requirements such as failing to provide an address, a printed name or failing to sign with the 60-day alotment to collect signatures. The greatest number of signatures excluded, 13 820, was due to signatures missing addresses. In addition, the City Clerk's office ruled the petition was brought forward more than 60 days after council's original decision. According to the City Clerk's office the decision should have been brought forward on September 7, 2009. Based on the City Clerk's office findings, the ruling was the petition was insufficient to warrant a quesiton on the ballot. samantha power

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK "The process is broken. It does not, except on rare occasions, produce people who are of aboriginal descent or people from disadvantaged socio-economic groups coming to jury selection. There is no rational basis for excluding people with that background from jury duty." — Lawyer Tom Engel on the exclusion of the Enoch reserve from jury selection. Edmonton Journal Sept. 14

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Arctic oil

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Imperial's Kearl project continues to raise questions MIMI WILLIAMS // MIMI@vueweekly.com

ublic opposition continues to impede Imperial Oil's Kearl Lake project. The proposal to ship upgrader components through Idaho and Montana has had previous approvals rescinded and the Idaho Governor is publicly musing about demanding multimillion dollar bonds from companies wanting to move big rigs through the state. Here in Alberta, criticism about jobs being shipped offshore continues and the provincial government is being accused of again putting the needs of the oil industry ahead of Alberta's environment and the province's economic needs. Imperial announced last December that it had contracted with a South Korean company to manufacture about 20 percent of the prefabricated components for the massive $8 billion upgrader. With local companies still suffering the effects of the recession and unemployment levels high, critics wonder why Imperial overlooked the 16 companies in the Edmonton area that specialize in that kind of manufacturing. Edmonton Goldbar MLA Hugh MacDonald, Liberal critic for employment and immigration, raised the matter in the legislature last session. He continues to question why the government is giving royalty breaks and tax concessions to oil companies which are sending jobs overseas and not even allowing local companies a chance to bid on the

work, asking, "Why isn't this work being done in this province where our manufacturers have such an excellent record of creating quality product on time and on budget?" Imperial hopes to ship 207 modules from South Korea to Portland, Oregon. From there, barges will carry the units up the Columbia and Snake Rivers to the Port of Lewiston in Idaho. The massive loads of machinery, specialized pressure vessels and heat exchangers will then be loaded onto oversized semi-tractor trailers and trucked through Idaho, over the Lolo Pass, through Montana and across the border at Coutts. Once in Canada, the units will travel 1000 km north to the Kearl Lake construction site northeast of Fort McMurray. The scheme has been opposed by environmentalists, tourism operators and wildlife advocates south of the border. They fear the plan will permanently industrialize scenic Rocky Mountain corridors, harming tourism, posing a risk to public safety and, in the event of an accident, causing significant damage to the pristine river corridor. Karen "Borg" Hendrickson of Kooskia, Idaho, is part of an informal group, called "The Rural People of Highway 12," who have opposed the plan from the outset. She told The Missoulian newspaper in May that residents like her who live along the Lochsa and Clearwater rivers, both of which are federally protected, fear their region will be severely and permanently com-

promised. While Imperial denies this will establish a permanent corridor Hendrickson and others remain skeptical. She refers to an October 2009 article in a South Korean newspaper that quotes Shin On-soo, the CEO of Sungjin Geotec, the company manufacturing the modules, saying he expects to land more orders worth $1.5 billion from Imperial. Imperial has denied this and points out that 80 percent of the off-site preassembly for the Kearl site is being performed in Alberta, and more than 90 percent of the total construction overall. In recent media reports, however, Imperial has not responded to requests for comment. Calls from Vue this week were not returned. Last month, Hendrickson and two other Lochsa River residents filed suit in the Idaho Supreme Court against the Idaho Department of Transportation. The department had given permission to ConocoPhillips, another big oil company, to transport huge cokers, currently sitting in the Lewiston Port to their refinery in Billings, Montana, along the same route Imperial intends to use. Montana's Department of Transportation closed public comment on the plan back on May 14, but advised in August that it had not reached a decision. Department director Jim Lynch has said a review could result in a call for an in-depth environmental impact assessment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 >>

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Mayfair Village is one piece in a large housing puzzle samantha power // samantha@vueweekly.com

ne year ago Mayor Mandel committed to the goal of a home for every Edmontonian by 2019. With the city coming out of the crushing weight of an overheated housing market just a few years ago, there are many Edmontonians still trying to recover and get into the housing market for the first time. The goal of providing these opportunities requires the city, developers and non-profit providers to get creative. The Mayfair Village project is just one example of how the city is taking on the challenge of providing housing for everyone. With partners in the federal, provincial and municipal government, the private developer Procura will be providing 237 spaces to families and individuals. With federal and provincial government contributions totalling $6.3 million and municipal contributions at $7.8 million the May-

fair Village project will deliver rental spaces at 10 percent below market average rents. John Kolkman of the Edmonton Social Planning Council acknowledges that some may be leery of this project being led by a private developer: "The issue we have to be cognizant of is that people might question whether $14 million dollars of public money should go towards a $40-million-dollar project." But Kolkman also points out that this is not the first private sector project to receive public money to provide affordable housing. Edmonton's Cornerstone's project, initiated in 2001, has brought forward over 2500 affordable rental units, 17 percent of which are through partnerships with the private sector. Almost 40 percent of the projects under Cornerstone's purview was new construction in the private sector. This is housing mostly targeted at lowincome earners: students, seniors, and the underemployed. The city estimates

that there is a gap of almost 20 000 units throughout the city needed to accommodate low-income earners and those spending over 30 percent of their income on housing. And for these people a unit that is just 10 percent below market value can be helpful says John Kolkman of the Edmonton Social Planning Council. "The Mayfair Village is really building what is called near market housing units," Kolkman explains. "The only real issue facing the folks is affordability and so for them, paying below full market rents can be potentially helpful." A June 2010 report by MP Peter Goldring, who helped bring the project to the federal government's attention, made claims to his constituents that the private sector can provide affordable housing at a lower cost than nonprofit organizations. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 >>

Russia and Norway resolution means drilling can begin First, the good news. On September 15, sonal phenomenon. The polar ice-cap is Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov retreating as global warming proceeds, and Norwegian foreign minister Jonas but there will still be ice in the area in Gahr Støre will sign an agreement in winter for several decades to come. Murmansk that resolves the long dispute between the two countries over The risk of a major oil spill is hard their Arctic seabed. So there will be to calculate, but it certainly exists. no military confrontation in the Norway has a good reputation Barents Sea between Russia for minimizing environmental and Norway, a NATO memdamage when drilling in Arcber, over who owns which tic waters: Russia's reputapart of the seabed, even if om tion in this area is much less .c ly k e we e@vue oil is discovered there. impressive. But the drilling gwynn e y Now for the bad news. On will probably go ahead anyGw nn September 15 Russian forway, because the oil price reDyer eign minister Sergei Lavrov and mains high and both countries Norway foreign minister Jonas Gahr need the cash flow. Støre will sign an agreement that reThis is the first part of the Arctic solves the long dispute between the Ocean where large-scale exploitation two countries over their Arctic seabed of hydrocarbons is likely to happen, berights. That means that drilling for oil cause the other two promising areas, in can get underway in the Barents Sea, the Bering Strait between Russia and in waters that are deeper than the BP the United States and on the seabed well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexnorth of Alaska and Canada's Yukon ico—colder waters in which an oil spill territory, are still in dispute. Sporadic would linger for many years negotiations take place between the Two years ago, the military and the US and Canada, but the US-Russian think tanks in Moscow were obsessed seabed boundary is not even being diswith the prospect of a military confroncussed by the two powers. tation with NATO over Arctic seabed This is because back in 1990, when rights. Mention climate change to them, the old Soviet Union was stumbling toand you would immediately get a lecwards collapse, Soviet foreign minister ture about Russia's right to seabed oil Eduard Shevardnadze made a deal with and gas in the Barents Sea and AmeriUS secretary of state James Baker that can plots to steal those resources. accepted almost all of the American About 175 000 square kilometres claims in the seabed area in dispute bewere at stake. Geologists believe that tween Alaska and Siberia. Russia's own there may be large oil and gas reserves claims were simply abandoned. in the area, but there has been no It was an agreement made at Russia's drilling because for 40 years the two moment of maximum weakness, and neighbours were unable to reach a deal the Russian Duma (parliament) has nevon their seabed frontier. er ratified it. It never will, just as the US During the Cold War the area was Senate would never ratify a deal that tense, with NATO maritime patrol surrendered all of America's claims. planes regularly overflying the area A compromise like the one just claimed by Russia. Even after the colworked out between Norway and Ruslapse of the Soviet Union the tension sia is the only way to settle the issue, continued, leading Norway to carry out but which American politician would a recently completed modernization of take the responsibility for giving up its navy that effectively doubled its caseabed territories that belong to the pacity to operate in Arctic waters. United States under the 1990 accord, Russia and Norway have now rehowever unjust it was? At the mosolved the disagreement by dividing ment, the two countries are not even the disputed seabed evenly between talking about it. them. The deal was announced in prinSo we may get the worst of both ciple when Russia's president, Dmitri worlds: deepwater drilling in the enviMedvedev, visited Oslo in April, and ronmentally vulnerable region of the now it is ready for signature. It will still Barents Sea (which is also home to have to be ratified by the Norwegian major fish stocks), and a new cold war and Russian parliaments, but that is a over rival American and Russian claims foregone conclusion. to the seabed in the Bering Strait. Now that the confrontation is over, There is also the possibility, of course, the two countries will probably work that the global response to the threat together to develop the region's reof runaway warming will be so rapid sources, since Russia needs Norway's and effective that the demand for oil more advanced technology for deepwaand gas will fall faster than existing ter drilling in Arctic waters. The returns reserves are depleted. In that case, it may be huge, as the Arctic basin is might never be economically sensible thought to hold up to 20 percent of all to start drilling for oil and gas on the the world's remaining undiscovered oil. Arctic seabed at all. But I wouldn't bet But the downside of this development the farm on it. V is that drilling, long stalled by the geopolitical uncertainties of the region, can Gwynne Dyer is a London-based journow begin. It will take place in an ennalist whose articles are published in vironment where storms are fierce and 45 countries. 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That is exactly what Missoula County commissioners demanded in their written submission and they say they're prepared to sue if their request is ignored. "We have exactly the same issues as Idaho has, and we are seriously considering filing for an injunction when the appropriate time arises," commission chairwoman Michele Landquist told The Missoulian at the end of August. The Lolo National Forest supervisor Debbie Austin announced that more environmental analysis is needed before approval can be granted for the burial of power lines along Lolo Creek in Montana. The approval was rescinded in July, when Idaho's Nez Perce Tribe appealed the decision based on the proximity of the route to the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. She has called for public submissions to be received by September 24.

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Kolkman believes these claims have to be treated carefully. Private sector projects have for the most part been directed at simply providing nearmarket housing, and not the housing that many homeless and mentally-ill individuals require to get them into the housing market. "The chronically homeless, many with severe mental illness and disabilities or addictions and for those folks sticking them in a rental home is not going to be successful and you need support services to keep them," Kolkman says. "24/7 support housing is going to cost more to government than simply Mayfair Village providing lower-level rents." Homeward Trust executive director Susan McGee points out that any additional housing helps to relieve a strained market. "The entire rental universe in Edmonton has shrunk, par-

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Although the proposal requires extensive building and modification to highways and turnouts, moving utility lines, railway crossings and signals, Transportation Department spokesperson Martin Dupuis advised that no environmental impact assessments were needed because the modifications weren't substantial, although Imperial Oil is paying the Alberta government more than $6.5 million for road upgrades and fees. The proposed route runs through many communities including Milk River, Taber, Wasketenau and Brooks. In a June letter to Macdonald, Minister of Transportation Luke Ouellettea advised that the government has been working with Imperial Oil on the project since October, 2008, over a year before the project was announced. While residents in Idaho and Montana continue to engage with their governments about this plan, the MLA notes no such opportunity has ever been presented to Albertans. V

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ticularly the affordable ones," she says. "So those not able to own single-family housing have been more limited in what their options are, so we're happy to see any addition to that." And while the housing may not directly assist the 2500 homeless people populating Edmonton's streets, McGee believes the additional affordable housing provided by the private sector helps to take pressure off the non-profit sector which can then focus on service provision: "It also provides more opportunity in terms of choice of location, which contributes to their success." But the opening of the Mayfair Village project next September signals the end of the city's Cornerstone's housing strategy which has directed the city's approach on low-income housing for the last 10 years. Although the project will continue to oversee housing being developed over the next couple of years, it means the city needs to implement a new low income housing strategy for the next 10 years. V

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Stepping outside of your comfort zone is a good thing LS Vors // vors@vueweekly.com

amiliarity with a genre of cuisine carries with it both benefits and drawbacks. Familiarity with specific methods of food preparation and names of dishes within that genre make it approachable. It allows the diner to imagine preparing it at home, visualizing the process and understanding how raw ingredients are transformed through the alchemy of cooking. This familiarity, however, carries the burden of a priori expectation. We expect certain things when we order spaghetti, for example. No

Familiar ingredients have exotic names, multifaceted spices bewitch with novel scents, and one gains new appreciation for far-off lands.

matter how well this hypothetical spaghetti is prepared, our inner food critic whispers—or shouts—from within and we draw instant comparisons to our own version. Of course, it may be better or worse than our own interpretation of this dish, but this still illustrates the weight of expectation. Unfamiliarity carries risk as well, but it allows the diner to approach a dish with an open mind. Few outside the Somali community are intimately versed in the cuisine of that country, but Kulmiye Family Restaurant is an ideal launching point for those ready to diverge from the familiar. Kulmiye resides on a multinational stretch of 111 Avenue, reflecting the growing African presence north of Little Italy and Chinatown. The square dining room is bisected by several large pillars, and is attractively dressed with maroon and gold draperies. An unusual, hand-written sign hangs at the back: "please stay out of the kitchen." It's a good omen, for it implies a regular clientele that cannot wait to offer cooking suggestions and chat with the considerate and personable staff. The brief menu covers approximately one dozen Somali standards. Notably, noodles are offered as a side dish,

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RENEWING THE FAMILIAR >> Somali cuisine gives a new taste to familiar flavours a vestige of Italian colonialism. Exotic and unfamiliar names like "suqaar" and "sabayat" stand out, and are available with chicken or beef. We order both. Each dish includes a tall glass of pineapple or mango juice. Both beverages are sweet and vibrant, and their sunny hue cleverly matches the room's golden curtains. Suqaar ($10) presents morsels of chicken, carrot, green pepper and onion flecked with coriander, rosemary and liberal lashings of black and red pepper. The meat is juicy, the vegetables are fresh, and the rosemary is an unexpected and welcome counterpoint to the pepper's fire. Its com-

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panion, a gargantuan platter of nutty basmati rice, sports plump sultanas and gentle wafts of cinnamon. A small salad of greens, carrot and white onion is an additional cooling presence. Chicken, vegetables and rice are staples in many regions, but here they have been recombined and reinterpreted. The familiar becomes the unfamiliar through different spices, methods of preparation and description in a different language. Sabayat ($10) with beef includes a similar array of carrots, onions and green peppers, but here strips of tender steak are bathed in a tomato-

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based sauce rich with complex chilies. Sabayat itself is flatbread. Its sprawling diameter evokes injera, but sabayat is flaky instead of porous. Its many delicate layers are reminiscent of mille-feuilles pastry and yet, unlike pastry, it is flexible and easily folded into a receptacle for morsels and sauce. Sabayat thus combines aspects of several familiar breads into a unique and delicious unit. Unfamiliarity with any genre of cuisine may include varying degrees of trepidation, intrigue and anticipation. Familiar ingredients have exotic names, multifaceted spices bewitch with novel scents, and one gains new

appreciation for far-off lands. Though we carry with us preconceived ideas of how certain dishes or ingredients are supposed to taste, sampling the unfamiliar essentially allows us to experience a dish unburdened by these notions and expectations. For many, the unfamiliar includes sabayat and suqaar, and so it behooves those who have not yet experienced Somali cuisine to visit Kulmiye. V Mon – Sun (12 pm – 10 pm) Kulmiye Family Restaurant 9570 - 111 Ave 780.642.6014

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So, sometimes when you order a beer, a citrus wedge with your summery beer. it comes with a wedge of lemon, lime First, the crass reason might be to mask or orange stuck onto the side of off-flavours. This is the case with the glass or resting in the botbeer served in clear glass bottle opening. No one would tles. Sunlight quickly turns a dare do this if you ordered beer "skunky" due to a photoa stout or an India Pale Ale. chemical reaction with hops m o .c ly eweek They do it when you order a creating the same compound int@vu tothep wheat beer, such as a Hefeproduced by skunks. The citrus Jason weizen like Paulaner Weiss, offers some sharp acid to mask Foster or a Witbier like Hoegaarden or the skunk a little longer, until you Rickard's White. They might also do have finished quaffing it. it with a so-called "hot weather" beer, The second reason is more sincere. like Corona, Bud Light Lime or other Wheat beers, especially traditional such thing. German and Belgian ones, have citrus Why do they do it? And is it like the flavours of lemon, orange and grapeparsley on your plate a restaurant, fruit in them as part of their design. more for looks than for consumption, Usually there is no fruit in the beer, the or should you drop it into your beer? flavours come from the combination of Let's begin with the first question. yeast strain used and the wheat, which There are two basic reasons for offering offers a sharper taste than barley. The

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result is a beer that is light and refreshing. Offering a wedge of the accompanying fruit is not traditional, but quite common today, even in good pubs. The fruit is intended to draw out that subtle citrus note more. Now should you use it, or put it aside? In large part that is up to personal taste. I personally discard the fruit, but there is no correct answer here. Try the following. Take a sip of the beer without the fruit and taste the beer as designed and get a baseline of what to expect. Part way through the drinking, drop the fruit wedge into the glass, and taste the difference. Whichever version you prefer, do it that way. And if the beer is not a wheat beer yet comes with fruit, start to get very suspicious about whether you want to drink it. V

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PROVENANCE

The history of vinegar

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It'll turn your cucumbers into pickles, and it'll also leave your floors nice and clean. Vinegar—the name comes from the Old French words vin aigre meaning sour wine—has many different uses. Fermented from a variety of different sources such as apples, wine and even beer, it is one of the oldest condiments in the world. This multipurpose acid has been discovered in 5000-year-old urns from Egypt, and the Bible mentions it in a couple of its books, too—so vinegar is obviously

not a young-un. From Hippocrates' lifetime and even into the First World War, people used vinegar to fight infections— cleaning wounds, for example. Black Death coming to your medieval European town? Clean yourself with vinegar, and maybe it'll kill that darn plague. Feeling a bit stressed? Make like Helen of Troy and soak in the stuff. Many Ukrainians who like to colour Easter eggs (pysanky) will soak the eggs overnight in a solution of water and vinegar to help the dye take to the egg better. Oh, and you can eat vinegar, too. Today, there are many different types of vinegar wordwide, including coconut vinegar, balsamic vinegar, raisin vinegar and honey vinegar. People can mix vinegar with oil to make a dressing for a salad, or they can use it as a condiment. Though it comes in so many different varieties, most Canadians know it best in the metal-topped bottles found in countless delis for sprinkling white vinegar onto fries. V MARIA KOTOVYCH

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Arts Reviews Find reviews of past theatre, dance and visual arts shows on our website. •David Suzuki Extended interview online

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Bodies in motion

World-renowned Pilobolus dance comes to Edmonton

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orty years into his dance career, Pilobolus co-founder and artistic director Robby Barnett still marvels at how much of his life he's spent in spandex. "It certainly wasn't my costume of choice when I was imagining what we were going to be wearing," chuckles Barnett over the phone from the Pilobolus head office, located in an old Grange hall in the small town of Washington Depot, Connecticut. "But we do wear as few clothes as we can get away with." Now 60 years old, Barnett remembers studying art at Dartmouth College in 1971, where he met Jonathan Wolken, Lee Harris and Moses Pendleton—as a motley foursome, they went on to form one of the most internationally recognized and acclaimed contemporary dance companies in history. He now playfully admits that he's "no dancer," but does ski better than he used to. For those who don't recognize the term 'Pilobolus' (and that's not referring to the sprout-like fungus from which the troupe took its name), you may have heard them described as "that shadow-dance group from the Hyundai commercial." Or you might have seen the group at the 2007 Academy Awards, where the dancers morphed into large silhouettes that played on various film titles, including a squirmy posturing for Snakes on a Plane and a big ol' stiletto shoe complete with demonic tail for The Devil Wears Prada. Pilobolus's technique could be described as gymnastic partner-work; though the group hasn't always worked in shadow, the strange and narrative characteristics of the body structures it creates are often as visually impressive in still form as they are in motion—the troupe is also often lauded for the clever twists of humour infused in its choreographies. Alberta Ballet's Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître is presenting Pilobolus in Edmonton and Calgary for the first time in nearly 20 years (it's been over a decade since it's made any Canadian appearance). He points out that Pilobolus was borne out of the dance hotbed in early-'70s America—this was the heyday of companies founded by Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham and José Limon. "To survive those years of competition at that level, you had to really come out with a repertoire that was just mindblowing," Grand-Maître says. "When you look at Pilobolus's work it's as emotional

and poignant as any dance piece, even with the acrobatics. They somehow retain the essential soul of dance in what they do. I felt that they were a precursor to Cirque du Soleil, even." "I think the movement developed as it did because none of us was really prepared to stand up in front of other people by ourselves and move around, so we kind of clung to each other for moral and physical support. Then in that way, we twisted together like proteins and began to make dances," explains Barnett. "We were curious. We were college athletes of various stripes, and we were not particularly interested in going to graduate school. It was like starting our own circus and then running away and joining it." Emphasizing the collaborative process from the get-go, Pilobolus's founding four used mostly raw strength, picking each other up off the ground to build multi-person tableaus. Enter that spandex: the simple beauty of human forms piling on and stretching over and curling around one another became Pilobolus's signature. "The material that you generate reflects the way it's made," says Barnett. "There's a recursive influence between holding something in your arms and talking to each other about what you should do with it." Especially when that thing in your arms is one of your closest friends. Now with a flagship group of dancers who tour the globe year-round performing Pilobolus's 100-plus works in repertoire, Barnett sticks to homebase while inviting others in the creative community to come over and play. Continuing the tandem-creation tradition Pilobolus grew out of, in 2007 Barnett began to take artists of other mediums into the fold with the International Collaborators' Project. Since then, Pilobolus's list of contributing pals has grown to include Pulitzerprize winner Art Spiegelman, Where the Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak and comedian Steven Banks (head writer of SpongeBob SquarePants)—the latter helping to supply the narrative for 2009's full-length silhouette production, Shadowland. Plans are in the works to join with robotics labs at MIT and Stanford University in seasons to come, too. Next week's show, which Alberta Ballet is presenting with support from Calgary's Fluid Movement Arts Festival and the Brian Webb Dance Company, offers a few "classic" pieces from Pilobolus's library—among those are the Gnomen

quartet, which was developed as a reflection on the masculine dynamics between the four founders, and a tumbling solo called Pseudopodia, created in 1973 and performed consistently ever since. More current pieces in the line-up are Dog•ID (an excerpt from Shadowland) and Rushes, which Barnett created in partnership with Israeli choreographer Inbal Pinto and designer Avshalom Pollak in 2007. Not too many small, "outsider" movement groups see as much mainstream exposure, nor have enjoyed the same longevity as Pilobolus has. Brian Webb notes that Pilobolus's work is of high calibre, and it's also "very audience friendly"—a designation that satisfies Barnett. "There's sort of a Darwinian principle here," says Barnett. "The sands are littered with the bleached bones of failed modern-dance companies. We've been minding our eccentricities in public now for 40 years, and we've been lucky enough to find that, on average, people like what we like. Because we work in collaboration we're running our ideas through a number of people—it's sort of like a mini populist sieve. If four or 10 of us think something is interesting, the chances are probably increased that 100 people will find it interesting." It helps too, he notes, that because the company is not working from any particular tradition, Pilobolus's style doesn't require the audience to have prior knowledge or awareness about dance to appreciate its shows. "We think of ourselves as fairly straightforward people, living normal lives, who are going to like normal things. I think there's simply a non-exotic quality, or a non-esoteric prospect to what we do and the way we do it that makes us audience friendly," he says. "Plus, we do like jokes." V Tue, Sep 21, Wed, Sep 22 (7:30 pm) Pilobolus Dance Theatre Jubilee Auditorium (11455 - 87 Ave), $24 – $89

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PREVUE // DAVID SUZUKI

Force of nature Mari Sasano // Mari@vueweekly.com

avid Suzuki has been part of Canada's landscape for over 40 years, first hosting Suzuki on Science then Quirks and Quarks on CBC radio, then, for nearly three decades, CBC television's The Nature of Things. For a generation of kids, he has been the introduction to science and the omnipresent conscience of the environment who taught us to love and defend the natural world. His latest book, The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for our Sustainable Future, and the accompanying film, Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie, cements his role as Papa Nature. Though at 74 he is still very much active, he is, in his own words, in "the Death Zone." As an elder, Suzuki is

now ready to pass on his knowledge to the next generation. VUE WEEKLY: It's nice to hear someone acknowledge that they are growing old and taking on this role of elder. Who were your elders? DAVID SUZUKI: The elders for me, who were influential in my life, are both dead. The first of course is my father. My father was my hero: he really inculcated my love of nature. The first memories I have of Vancouver are of going camping with my dad. My whole childhood was spent fishing and camping and canoeing, and that's just continued throughout my life. The other person was a woman named Rachel Carson, and she was a very important force in my life, just looking at the world in a different way.

VW: How so? DS: I was a hotshot scientist in 1962, and I thought we would do experiments in the lab to learn how the world outside works. What Rachel Carson said was, "Look, what you study in the lab is not the real world because in the real world, all kinds of things interact with your organism. It rains, there are winds that blow and interactions that you can't predict." So when you spray pesticides to kill insects, in nature you end up affecting fish and birds and human beings. So that to me, that was an important lesson. VW: Do you think your message is reaching people on the political level? DS: If you think at the political level, it's pretty discouraging. In 1988, scientists said in no uncertain terms that climate

A RICH MAN >> David Suzuki is doing the best he can change is happening and that humans are causing it, and if we don't act we're in deep trouble. 1988! It's been over 20 years, and if you look at what's been going on, we've done nothing. We say things, but we've done nothing. And that's the discouraging part. But what is happening is at more local levels, all kinds of things are happening. In Vancouver, we have a mayor who wants to make that city the greenest city in the world by 2020, you see bike paths and lots going on the municipal level. You see some stuff on the provincial level—Mr McGuinty is in trouble for his windmills that he's supporting, but if you look at what's happening in Alberta, Stelmach and most businesspeople are still looking at the oilsands as if that's the economic future of the province. It's a mixed bag of things. VW: What do you think is the relationship between environmentalism and social justice? DS: Now that is a great question. I think that too often environmentalists get stuck in their own little world and act that it's the most important thing, so they do things like push for parks to protect nature and no people are allowed to use it in any way. But we forget the heart of the problem is human beings. We're at the centre of the crisis now and we ought to be at the centre of the solution. For me, human rights and social justice, these have got to be the centre of our movement. If we don't have that, forget about the environment. People living with genocide, war or terror are trying to save their own lives, they're not going to care about the environment. So that's why one of my issues is peace. If someone is starving and finds a plant or animal to eat, they're not going to consult a list of endangered species, they're going to kill it and eat it. If we don't deal with hunger and poverty, forget it. When you start looking at it that way, you start thinking justice, hunger, poverty, these are all areas that environmentalists embrace. This is a big movement. VW: How radical will we have to get in order to get to the point where we can

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live sustainably? DS: People are fooling themselves if they think all they have to do is not use plastic shopping bags and replace all their lightbulbs and drive a hybrid vehicle. We're going to have to radically reduce our impact, and that means stop thinking that the next iPhone 5 or the computer is going to make you happy. We need to get off that kick. We need to focus on what really gives us satisfaction, and that is human interactions. That's our real wealth. It's not more and fancier clothes and cars and more stuff. VW: There's a great part at the end of the book where you go through the elements again: earth, water, air, fire, biodiversity. But then you add emotion: love and spirit. DS: It's always been there. My father, he was never a wealthy man. But as he was dying, he kept saying, "I die a rich man." And all the time I was with him, he never once talked about money or cars or fancy clothes or a big house. It was about family and friends and neighbours and what we did together. And that's what he considered made him a rich man. And he was. He was very rich. Stuff and what we buy, those are not the things that bring us happiness. That's just bullshit. VW: Do you think you'll die a wealthy man? DS: I hope so. I certainly have family of whom I am very proud. People that I work with are all working towards the same goals. I hope I will die a happy man. My hope is, that as I am dying, I will be able to look at my grandchildren and say, "Grandpa did the best he can." That is all I can ask, as something I have tried to do with my life. I have no illusions that I'm so important that I've made such a difference, but it's great to be a part of a movement where we're all doing the best we can, and hope that it will all add up to a mighty force. V Mon, Sep 20 (8 pm) David Suzuki: The Legacy Lecture Myer Horowitz Theatre, $10 – $15

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PREVUE // JAILBAIT

Acting its age

Northern Light's 35th season opens with a case of mistaken ID

Going out on a high note Notebook Magazine goes online only

Running a magazine isn't easy business. STEVEN TEEUWSEN: I haven't put out As the print industry is undergoing an issue since January and I stopped changes in the online age, major paying myself. I was waiting on adjustments are being made funding, but that's not sustainacross the board as informaable, unless I sell a lot of adtion overload does not necvertising. I've fallen behind .com essarily translate into funds on that, partially because I'm weekly e u v @ amy in the bank. Edmonton's own burnt out. A lot of people Amy Notebook Magazine, which warned me about burning out Fung when I started, but I didn't give has featured hundreds of Edmonton artists across the country, it much thought. I thought it was will be releasing its last print issue this fall. an excuse for being lazy! Now, I think it's Catching up with Steven Teeuwsen, who very real. has been mostly operating the publication as a solo basement venture, he confirms VW: What was the total lifespan of Notethat the publication will be moving online. book? ST: The first issue was out by January VUE WEEKLY: How's Notebook been go2007. This will be the 12th issue, and fiing for the past while? nal one. I'm really proud of them on the

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IMPERFECT MATCH >> Jailbait isn't what you think it is Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com

rom a marketing standpoint, Trevor Schmidt admits that the themes he can see in Northern Light Theatre's 35th anniversary season might be a little hard to sell. "I guess it's a little bit about growing up," he starts off, innocently enough. "There's lots to do with sex. Lots to do with sex and death. Maybe that's it: 'Sex and blood'?" he laughs. "That might actually turn people off. Bloody sex, how's that?" In Schmidt's hands, it's just fine. Dark, edgy and modern works, theatre that speaks to situations usually left untouched by the stage, have always been a NLT forte under his leadership, and this season has all of that in spades. It's perhaps a few shades darker than last year: Pervert, the season ender, concerns a strange tension building up between customer and worker in a late-night porn store; Meat Puppet, a NLT co-production with Shadow Theatre, follows a telejournalist going to desperate, life-altering lengths to keep ratings high for his To Catch a Predator-type show. In one of the more intriguing shows announced for any company this season, The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide unites a large cast of fine Edmonton actors recreating the titular class putting on a production of their deceased classmate's play/ suicide note. And leading the season off, opening Friday, is Jailbait, Deirdre O'Connor's darkly natural tale of mistaken ID. It involves a chance meeting at a club between two pairs of people not acting their age: 15-year-old girls who snuck in, and some 30-some guys just looking for a night on the town.

book shelf. I definitely have mixed emotions. It's bittersweet. I'm really excited to be able to work on something else, but the print magazine was something special too. When I started, I wanted to work on it for three to four years, and I've done that, and I was able to work full time at it for the better part of that time. VW: What were some of your personal highlights? ST: Getting distribution through Magazines Canada and getting it on the shelves from coast to coast was really satisfying. Especially for the younger artists, like Jesse Tempest, who moved out to Halifax to attend NSCAD and her work CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 >>

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If the charged-up premise and name implies something predatory, Schmidt notes the script, and his own interests in the story, lie in far more interesting, less-played out territory. "I didn't want to put on a play about two predators preying on young women. I'm like, 'Oh, this is so exploitative, and everyone's seen that story,'" he says. "And I also didn't want it to be about two little lolitas out to screw over some older guys, 'cause that's just an icky, unpleasant story as well." This script offered Schmidt something else. "I found that it's very humane." Randy Brososky, who plays one of the men, has a similar take on the situation. "There's no villains here. No one is making choices that, at the observation, are reprehensible," he says, noting that both groups are projecting an age and an image that do find a sincere overlap. "You understand where everybody's coming from they're making logical choices that you [go], 'Well, if I was in that situation, yeah, I'd probably do that too.' "You realize how easily it can happen, and had you been in those exact same circumstances, would it have happened to you? I think what's really neat in this play is it's a lot harder to say, 'No, no, I'd never be there.'" V Thu, Sep 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sun, Sep 26 (7:30 pm; Sat, Sun Matinees at 2 pm) Jailbait written by Deirdre O'Connor directed by Trevor Schmidt Starring Randy Brososky, Melanie Piatocha, Carmela Sison, Mike Zimmerman Varscona Theatre (10329 - 83 ave), $18 - $24

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PREVUE // VISUALEYEZ

Food for thought

great, but it's also about allowing people to have discussions."

Visualeyez breaks bread between artist and audience

tival's six days. Much of that has to do with Janes' particular vision, which has always sought to engage audiences on as many levels as possible: he has a knack for picking themes— years past have included Water and The City—that are particular enough to be directly applicable to our lives, while broad enough to allow some room for artists imaginations. "For Visualeyez we're just looking for work that has relevance for people's lives now. We want to make people pause and think a bit about who they are and what they do and how they live their lives," he explains. "If you can do that while someone is chomping down on a pretty awesome empanada, that's

ART ON RICE >> Chun Hua Catherine Dong performing "Hourglass" David Berry // david@vueweekly.com

rom the best-selling books urging us to look deeper at our food system to the slow-food aesthetes who want to teach us to savour, from exuberant celebrity chefs swearing their way through food prep to the growing awareness of allergy and intolerance, food is taking up more of our collective conscious than ever—not a bad renaissance for something that we already had to deal with three times a day anyway. That swirling mass of diverse directions to head off in makes food an ideal choice for the theme of Latitude 53's 11th incarnation of Visualeyez, the performance art festival. "I think food is a really kind of intimate but also politicized world," says Todd Janes, executive director of both the gallery and the festival, ruminat-

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was out there before she even arrived. It's also been great how people have contacted me from across Canada about the magazine. It's progressed a lot visually from my first issue which looked like a high school project. It's come a long way. VW: What were some surprising challenges? ST: Copyediting was never something I gave much thought to until you see it in print, and you can't go back and it's staring at you every time you open the magazine. So much of it was new to me, that it all had the feel of throwing myself in, from booking venues, approaching people about advertising. It was intimidating at times, but people were so positive. Part of me wishes I was more selfmotivated all the time. When I started it I could work all day and all night and I had a lot of energy. As it progressed I ended up knowing how to do things better, but procrastinated on other things, like selling advertising. I have no major

There should be plenty to chew on this year. Ever eclectic, the line-up ranges from Robin Lambert and Brette Gabel's "Show Us Your Edmonton," a series of breakfast dates where the Vancouver pair will get insider information about the city from their audience/ dining companions before heading off to explore it, to Chun Hua Catherine Dong's "Hourglass," in which the audience is invited to talk with her as she engages in the art of painting on rice grains. Manolo Lugo and Naufus Ramriz-Figueroa will compete in a battle royale for cuisine supremacy in "Food Wars," pitting their native Mexican and Guatemalan dishes against one another, while Beau Coleman, Melissa Thingelstad and Matthew Skopyk have created a relationship drama set in a grocery store that you can download

onto your IPod. "I often think of performance art as kind of new form of storytelling, or maybe even a very old form of storytelling," explains Janes. "So I often program relational pieces in the festival, things that are one-on-one with the artist or a few artists with a very limited number of people. What's interesting to me about that is that once people engage with that, they leave and put their own spin on it, and tell that story to others. What that immediately becomes, then, is the audience member being transformed, in a way, to being a collaborator, an artist telling the story of their experience with the piece." V Wed, Sep 15 – Tue, Sep 21 Visualeyez 2010 Presented by Latitude 53 latitude 53.org for full schedule and details

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ing, appropriately enough, over a bit of lunch. "People are becoming very aware of what they're putting into their bodies, and they're watching out for allergies or avoiding things for ethical reasons, and it becomes a real kind of dance or negotiation between oneself and what they eat. Plus, food is a great space where people get to know each other. It's that cliché of breaking bread with others and getting to know one another, and I think that's in many ways emblematic of what Visualeyez is about." Since its inception, Visualeyez has certainly encouraged a growing appreciation for performance art in our community, helping take us from a place where performance art was as often as not theatre folk stepping out of the stage to one where it thrives alongside our other burgeoning communities, particularly during the fes-

regrets—there's ways it could have been managed better, but I'm so happy with how far it's come. When I started I had this idea that it would be this interactive collective, and if I could have shown myself the 12 issues then ... it's definitely better than I thought it would have been. VW: Well it's not the end. ST: No, it's not the end. After wrapping up this issue and the distribution and finishing up subscriptions, I'm organizing for new online content to appear each week. It is the evolution of the project and it is environmentally more friendly. It was always disheartening when the covers are ripped off and sent back to you if they didn't sell. It's meant a lot to me that people have expressed how much they appreciate being able to show their work around Edmonton and across Canada. It's definitely been a really fulfilling project to do as your work-a-day hours. V Sat, Sep 18 (8 pm) Final Notebook Release Party The ARTery (9535 Jasper Ave), $10

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of egg puns and a debt to Wes Anderson drollness get a fairly positive message across without seeming preachy or overly precious. Among the more traditional narrative pieces, James Cadden's "Escape from Death Planet" is a fairly straightforward left-behind sci-fi death fest, but is livened up by some pretty impressive design for a shoe-string budget, clever in the way of its B-movie predecessors. TJ Lynch's "Water Under the Bridge" is a plaintive and well-acted short about a very formative experience in a young man's life, but would have benefitted from being a bit less on-the-nose emotionally. Calgary comedy troupe Sciencebear has a sharply funny turn as the "Greenwash Gang," which captures the ramshackle charm of improv during a heist gone wrong, told entirely from the getaway car, both before and after. Lyle Pisio's "The Empress," meanwhile, is a strivingly poetic stop-motion bit about longing for love that still captures a beautiful note of melancholy throughout.

Prairie Tales an eclectic mix of Albertan shorts David Berry // david@vueweekly.com

collection as eclectic as this year's edition of Prairie Tales basically defies an effort to find a common thread: usually some sort of underlying theme will present itself, some sort of collective unconscious moment on the part of Alberta filmmakers, but in this case the collection of shorts is just all over the map. That, naturally, lends itself to an uneven viewing experience, but looked at from another angle, there's probably something here for everyone (except maybe Lindsay Blackett). Politics does of course make an appearance, though the approach is different in every case. Xstine Cook's "Tar Sand Pudding" is a faux-cooking-show featuring three kids mixing up the titular dish, perfect for covering duck; both the idea and the execution are a little too cute for my liking, obvious to the level that the pint-sized cooks probably didn't miss the point. Sheryle Carlson examines the Israel-Palestine conflict through the perspective of some Palestinian farmers who have been denied

MARKET FRESH >> A scene from "A Dozen Ways" access to their traditional olive groves in "Glimpses of Injustice: The Annual Olive Harvest in Palestine," and though simple, it's an effective documentary short, plainly pointing out a ridiculous and petty Israeli policy that seems de-

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signed only to antagonize. The best on the theme is probably the one that comes at its subject most obliquely: Andrea Mann's "A Dozen Ways" examines the financial crisis through a woman that works at an egg factory, and its use

On the less-traditional end of the spectrum, I am always a sucker for Trevor Anderson's essay films, and "Punchlines" is no exception: using spliced-together bits of '70s and '80s Hollywood hits, he tells the story of his artistic awakening in his usually

dry and wry way, and gives hope to all the junior high nerds out there. Greg Doble's "Coffee Stop" is simple enough to be a coffee commercial, but still captures something essential about the experience, while Jason Mosher says a fair bit in an under a minute with the spry stop-motion "Would You Believe It's the End of the World, Kenneth?," and Kevin DA Kurytnik and Carol Beecher continue their always amusing and allegorical "Intergalactic Who's Who" series with the story of El Huge-O Maximus, a little tyke that starts small and smart and ends up the dumb titular beast. In the purely experimental realm, Kyle Whitehead's "Maverick" gets a bit heavy-handed, but has some beautifully emulsified images, and DROOLART's twisty "Tales From the Heart" zips by with a wonderful animated verve. The best is probably Caitlind rc Brown's "s p a c e," which uses some great cosmic imagery to suggest a fractured tale of astronaut love. V Fri, Sep 17, Sat, Sep 18 (7 pm) Prairie Tales 12 Featuring Trevor Anderson, Andrea D. Mann, TJ Lynch, Lyle Pisio, Sheryle Carlson, more Metro Cinema (9828 - 101A Ave), $10

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New skin for the old ceremony Leonard Cohen's legendary 1972 tour footage found Leonard Cohen's recent return to the poet obsessed with communion and not world's stages after a decade and a half "cheating" his audience, his band or himof relative reclusion has, among other self with anything less than emotional things, served to remind us just how honesty is very much a part of what magnetic a presence the soon-tomakes his concerts as riveting and be 76-year-old troubadour can even transcendental. This tenbe. Few performers combine sion is eloquently captured in Cohen's particular blend of Tony Palmer's documentary m Bird on a Wire. humility and authority, gravity ekly.co e w e u @v and humour—he's a consum- dvddetective The 1972 European tour, mate showman who seems which ended in Israel and was Josef metabolically incapable of takplagued by technical problems, Braun ing his audience's adoration for which featured Cohen's famed progranted. Yet Cohen, who only began his ducer Bob Johnston on organ and the career as a recording artist in his mid-30s, angelic Jennifer Warnes sharing back-up who insisted on singing his own material vocals with Donna Washburn, possesses despite the limitations of his voice, whose a certain mythical status in Cohen's biogmusical styles have only intermittently raphy. I'd read many years ago about the dovetailed in any way with the transitory final concert in Jerusalem where Cohen fashions that have marked his 40 years in dropped acid and wept on stage during a music, has also at times revealed a deep performance of "So Long, Marianne." The personal ambivalence to touring—which story always had this apocryphal tinge might help explain the hiatus. The tento it. I never believed I'd actually see the sion between Cohen the showman and event on film, but here it is. It almost Cohen the tender, at times mercurial wasn't. After getting a limited release in

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a reportedly messily assembled version unauthorized by Palmer in 1974, Bird on a Wire vanished. It was only in 2009 that 294 rolls of original film were discovered, re-assembled and restored by Palmer for its new, first-ever DVD release from Conveyer. Cohen was 37 then, at one of many career peaks, and clearly magnetic on a number of levels—we actually see him decline invitations from not one but two Euro-babes who approach him after a performance. He initially seems rather serious but soon enough regains his trademark deadpan humour and sense of mischief and camaraderie. He improvises an ode to a speaker that refuses to stop emitting some galactic-sounding feedback. He invites audience members to come up on stage to hear the music better when the PA shuts down completely. He improvises a self-satirizing introduction for himself: "Leonard Cohen is going to sing songs of anguish and despair ... The skulls appear ... They're lowered by

wires by a man above the stage ... " Once the songs are properly begun they're all magic. A rendition of "Suzanne" with spectral organ and bubbling bass is especially buoyant. He and the band imbue "Story of Isaac" with an extra layer of portent. "Please Don't Pass Me By" is used as a sort of call to arms. And of course there's "Marianne." Cohen had already left the stage once that night, apologizing profusely but insisting that things just weren't working. Yet the audience, many of them teenagers, won't have it. At one point they offer to sing to him if he'd just come back out. There's a hilarious bit where, while backstage and still uncertain he can continue, Cohen convinces himself that what he really needs is to shave, and shave he does—if he can only stop laughing. It's unclear whether or not he ever actually confessed to the audience that he was already deep in the throes of his LSD trip. Palmer's career as a filmmaker—he's also worked in theatre and opera and as a critic—has been grounded in an interest not only in music but also portraiture. His eclectic range of subjects have included Cream, Maria Callas, the Beatles, Ginger

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Baker and Benjamin Britten. His most famous film is probably the 1971 batty satirical rock flick 200 Motels, co-written and co-directed by its featured performer, Frank Zappa. Bird on a Wire benefits as much from Palmer's obvious facility with gaining superb coverage of musical performances with apparently skeletal resources as it does from its wide-ranging access to off-stage business and Cohen's personal transparency. All of the original coverage, photographed by Les Young, looks terrific, particularly for its distinctive framing of strikingly lit faces during the performances. All of what appears to be new post-production work however— the titles, the cutaways to home movies, the recycling of scenes from Don Owen's 1965 film Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr Leonard Cohen, or most especially the images of violence in Vietnam—look comparatively hokey, at times in poor taste, and, above all, unnecessary. The image and sound captured during the actual tour easily stand on their own without this additional contextualizing. Thankfully, the original material is about 95 percent of what we get here, which makes Bird on a Wire essential viewing for fans of Cohen and of tour documentaries in general. V

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The front-line report from the Toronto International Film Fest Josef Braun // josef@vueweekly.com

he Toronto International Film Festival turns 35 this year but it doesn't seem like a day over, well, a day or two. Let's say three. As I write this, midway through, the festival has moved its operations downtown and, just this past Sunday held a grand opening block party for the long-anticipated Bell Lightbox at King and John. The building houses five rather luxurious-looking, velvety-enveloped theatres, a nice gift shop with a great selection of film books and amusingly over-priced souvenirs, two cafés, men's rooms

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with immaculate egg-shaped urinals and God knows what else. The design is very modern and elegant, a tall, sleek tower devoted to the art of film, and I sort of can't believe that it really exists. Suddenly Toronto really feels like a world-class cinema hub, which of course it sort of already was, thanks not only to the mammoth, celebrity-strewn TIFF but also the TIFF group's year-round cinematheque, whose programming is some of the finest around. It's enough to make a Canadian almost feel a little less inferior to the rest of the planet. I'm hoping it makes us want to watch more movies. Especially good ones. The movies themselves have thus

far been pretty good to me, partly because my kind editors don't force me to see crap. Some of what I've seen so far will be coming our way over the next few months: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, starring Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin and Anthony Hopkins, set in London, and one of the best, funniest, and most subtly creepy Woody Allen films in years; Tamara Drewe, a perfectly likable if not especially inspired ensemble comedy and ode to rural England directed by Stephen Frears and starring Gemma Arterton; Biutiful, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's first feature since breaking ties with his former screenwriting partner Guillermo Arriaga, which finds Javier Bardem talking to dead people, discovering he's also dying, and struggling frantically to leave his two kids in good hands in a world gone to hell; Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's ballet world psycho-drama that revisits some of the same themes and bodyconscious wince-moments as The Wrestler while plunging deep into subjective hysteria; and Never Let Me Go, Mark Romanek's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's relentlessly melancholy memory tale about a young woman looking back on a most peculiar childhood in a rural alternative school for kids with no apparent family ties—there's stuff going on here I don't want to spoil for those who don't know the full premise. I loved the novel and think I need to see the movie a second time to know whether it really works. Though it is beautifully designed and shot and well acted, with Keira Knightly surrendering the ingénue role to An Education's Carey Mulligan, and though it offers tremendous food for thought about what new disasters current advances in technology might unleash, it felt a little inert to me, trying to create suspense where there's none to be had. Of course suspense can bubble up in the least expected places. Belgian writer/director/producer Marion Hänsel's Black Ocean, based on two autobiographical stories about a young man working for the French navy during nuclear testing in the 1970s, is one part coming-of-age tale, one part meditation on apocalyptic anxieties never verbally expressed, one part study of water. I was quite taken with it, and while it hardly offers much in the way of plotting, it engaged me such that I kept wondering about its characters' lives long after the movie finished. 101-year-old Portuguese master Manoel de Oliveira's The Strange Case of Angélica meanwhile held me captive not so much with what's actually a relatively conventionally structured narrative, but with its creeping unease and capacity for playful flights of fantasy. It concerns a young photographer hired to take pictures of a

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SNEAK PEAK >> Woody Allen's You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is sublty creepy, and hilarious // Supplied beautiful, wealthy woman who's just died. Like Dana Andrews in Laura, he falls for the dead girl by obsessing over her portrait. She comes to him sometimes at night and to whisk him off into the night sky like Superman, leaving him beguiled and baffled the next morning. Even weirder—actually a lot weirder—and a lot of fun, too, is Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari's Attenberg, about a widower architect slowly dying from cancer who encourages his 23-year-old daughter to belatedly grow up and find love. Her approach to this task is sort of anthropological, beginning with a hilariously awkward kissing practice session enacted with her best friend, who we see a lot of, especially in these intermediary bits where the two of them march down pathways and city streets wearing matching dresses and aligning their herky-jerky, childlike dance moves. Many scenes resemble cinematic snapshots, whole days pass in just a few strange and beautiful images with little or no dialogue, but something of emotional substance is quietly building here as we watch father and daughter play silly games in their home and as we see the daughter trying to figure out whether or not she likes sex. One thing's for sure, she'll never have the gift for erotic intrigue we find in Joyce McKinney, the subject of Errol

Morris's new documentary Tabloid, a wildly entertaining attempt to make sense of—or perhaps luxuriate in the endless unknowability of—a three decade-old bit of sensationalism involving religious repression, kidnapping, prostitution, disguises, bondage, sexual slavery, mercenary media and clones. Yes: clones. Joyce claims she was just a normal southern girl who fell in love with a Mormon and did what she had to try and keep him being brainwashed by his Mormon brothers and sisters—which included flying to England and sequestering him in a cottage. I can't even tell you how crazy this story is. You might say it sort of writes itself, but the truth is that I can't imagine any other filmmaker who could figure out how to massage Joyce's tale for so much insight and mystery and lay it all out like a tautly plotted piece of fiction. That's it for now, though I'll be back next week with more reportage from the frontlines of movie mania in the Big Smoke. I'll try to include some of my goofier interactions with famous people, since I sense people like to read about such things. Did I mention that Javier Bardem compared himself to a melon? Or that I conversed with Guillermo Del Toro about tacos in a high-end beauty salon? Or that Josh Brolin made a public statement concerning his contentment with Diane Lane's breasts? V

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Winnebago Evil

Film Capsules Opening Friday Alpha and Omega

Directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck Written by Chris Denk and Steve Moore Starring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere  In what may have been a tolerable straight-to-video release, India's Crest Animation leaps forth with an awkwardly told 3-D adventure featuring two wolves finding their way back home to Jasper National Park. Yes, folks, that Jasper. It's a strange jumble made only stranger by its wide release with well-to-do American distributors Lionsgate, and has less flair for environmentalism and education

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than it does for anthropomorphous forest creatures with relationship issues. It's The Incredible Journey meets Love, Actually. Its title refers to the two opposing roles of wolves in a pack—the alpha, and in this case the romantic heroine, is a skewed version of a leader, whereas the omega falls on the bottom end, an underdog, if you will. Carefully raised wolf Kate (voiced by dream puff Hayden Panettiere) is forbidden by her parents to waste time with a lowly omega such as Humphrey (Justin Long), but also questions the substance of her affections for her arranged alpha partner Garth (Chris Carmack). A secretyet-antagonistic friendship between the star-crossed hounds develops, leaving them stranded with no one but each other when an American wildlife snatcher kidnaps them and hauls them over the border. They embark on an odyssey back towards Canada, which, in rare moments, is shown in all of its warped CGI splendour—kind of fun for us cold folk up north, but also few and far between other, less-original tricks of animation. Meanwhile, a search for the missing daughter begins, led by Kate's conservatively-minded parents, a duo quite possibly based on Sun Media market research who just might struggle for our sympathy if either were shot dead by a hunter. Alpha and Omega may be intended for younger viewers, like the bored little girl in the seat ahead of me who kindly introduced herself several times over. Childless targets like myself might compare it to being stuck on a friend or relative's sofa waiting for the designated youngster to grow bored with the movie and dump a pail of limbless Barbies on their lap. For anybody, however, the film loses its flavour rather quickly once we realize it will never compare to last year's critical hits Up or Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and there is nothing wrong about marketing this film to the DVD section of

the public library instead of the cutthroat multiplex. In that case, it needn't be that good to redeem itself—a flashy cover on the case and a Baby Wipes coupon inside would suffice. Jonathan Busch

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Now Playing Resident Evil: Afterlife

Written and directed by Paul WS Anderson Starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller  I'm not an anarcho-syndicalist or anything, but I recognize that corporations can do some pretty nasty—if not outright evil— things from time to time. At least, though, you can explain their motivations with greed. The Umbrella Corporation, the T-virus producing super-company that's the main baddie in the Resident Evil series, though, is make-the-Nazis-look-likethe-Salvation-Army evil: in the middle of a zombie apocalypse that has evidently reduced the entire West Coast of North America down to six people holed up in a Los Angeles prison, they are so evil they are tricking the few remaining survivors into becoming guinea pigs for their latest experiments. What could possibly be the motivation for that? Who are you going to make money off of? And speaking of money, why are its faceless corporate soldiers still so loyal? Do none of them have families affected by a zombie plague big enough to have wiped out Tokyo? I guess these flimsy premises makes sense when all you need are more targets to kill, but c'mon: how evil do you have to be to start literally wiping the last vestiges of humanity off the map for an entry-level salary? Anyway, anachronistic corporate ethics is hardly the only of Resident Evil: Afterlife's problems. Though you have to give credit to the set designers for creating a world that is alternately shelled-out and disgusting and clinically sterile, just about everything else here is a ridiculous mess, from the slo-mo-happy action sequences to the slasher-flick plotting to main perfor-

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mances that rival the zombies for brainlessness and lack of virility. Afterlife picks up where Extinction leaves off, with Alice (Milla Jovovich) and her clones wiping out Umbrella's Tokyo headquarters before CEO Albert Wesker pulls off a Dr Claw-style escape, and Alice is left to try and find her friends, who sought refuge in Arcadia, an Alaskan safe-haven. Soon after discovering it maybe never was and picking up an old, amnesiac friend, Alice is flying her apparently pouty-lipspowered single-engine plane to LA, where she hooks up with a group of survivors and attempts to get on the Arcadia, which is actually a tanker ship heading down the coast picking up survivors. Then the zombies break in and people start dying in order of screen time and there's a big super-zombie with an inexplicable axe/hammer thing and so many sub-Matrix bullet-time fights and a tunnel escape and we learn the sinister, utterly nonsensical true purpose of the Arcadia and Alice fights Wesker again and holy fuck how have these been popular enough to demand four separate episodes? David Berry

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Playing at the Metro Winnebago Man

Thu, Sep 16, Sun, Sep 19, Mon, Sep 20 (7 pm) Fri, Sep 17 – Mon, Sep 20 (9 pm) Directed by Ben Steinbauer Metro Cinema (9828 - 101A Ave)  Winnebago Man isn't a movie. It could have been a movie, maybe, and it's definitely an intriguing idea—tracking down Jack Rebney, infamous star of one of the first viral videos, a pre-YouTube outtake reel taken from a promotional Winnebago tape in the late 1980s. In the footage Rebney screams and curses from the slightest of provocations, including smudges on the camper's windshield and his own inability to pronounce accoutrements. One of the tape's working titles is "The Angriest Man in the World." Most ideas, though, as you dig in deeper, don't pan out. It takes a mature artist to be able to recognize a failing idea and have the confidence to let it go. By this criterion, director Ben Steinbauer is not a mature artist. Instead, he barrels ahead with his non-idea for years, even as it becomes apparent that Rebney, now a crotchety hermit who lives alone in Northern California, is not documentary-subject material. He has minimal interest in the Winnebago footage, and absolutely zero in his own quasi-celebrity and the profundity, or lack thereof, in Internet culture—the only reason he encourages Steinbauer to hang around is so he can give vent to his many complaints about the state of the American economy. What's worse is that Steinbauer enables him, and, as narrator, puts himself through excruciatingly trite intellectual gymnastics to try and explain what the appeal of the Winnebago Man footage is, when we know full well it's because we CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 >>

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Film Capsules get to laugh at some poor sucker. The way he goads and leads Rebney on simply to keep his movie afloat, especially as Rebney's health continues to fail (he's functionally blind by the end), is downright cruel. Steinbauer repeatedly tells Rebney that he ought to make use of what Steinbauer calls his "fans," his "audience." These are, to put it lightly, not the right words for it. (Think about it: do you want to have a sit-down chat with the "Boom Goes the Dynamite" guy? Better yet, do you want to hear his thoughts about Dick Cheney? I don't think so.) Rebney is the butt of a joke, pure and simple. The vast majority of his audience, such as it is, is a constantly replenishing wave of 13-year-old boys. At least things end on a promising note, when Steinbauer hauls Rebney down to the Found Footage Festival in San Fran-

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cisco. Here he is received with vigorous applause by a roomful of hip 20-somethings (a tiny, far-from-representative fraction of Rebney's "audience," but still). It's a triumphant moment, seeing Rebney subtly turning his cantankerousness into a lovable angry-grandpa routine for the crowd. He seems touched, too, by all the autographs and handshakes he's asked for afterwards. But the lengths to which Steinbauer pokes and prods him to get to this point sour the whole thing. He should've done what Rebney tells him to do time and time again, which is to put his camera down and walk away. Michael Hingston

// michael@vueweekly.com

Playing at the Garneau Lebanon

Opening Friday Written and directed by Samuel Maoz Starring Oshri Cohen, Yoav Donat,

Michael Moshonov, Zohar Shtrauss Garneau Theate (8712 - 109 st)

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Its cynical view of the Israel-Lebanon war calls to mind Waltz With Bashir, and its cramped, grimy, military-industrial setting is reminiscent of Das Boot, but the war film Samueal Maoz's Lebanon most closely resembles is Redacted, insomuch as that too was a formally ambitious film held back by its own self-imposed constraints and a heavy hand for symbolism. Taking place entirely inside an Israeli tank making its first push into Lebanese territory, Lebanon hits us with hard-to-miss commentary from almost its first frame: "Man is made of steel. Tanks are just junk," a message scrawled on the metal wall declares, and the rest of the film will be devoted to testing that declaration. From the get-go, our inexperienced crew seems barely functional. The commander is a petty tyrant and sheepish

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company man, depending on who in the chain of command he's talking to; the driver is a naif more concerned with getting word to his parents than what might lie ahead; the gunner has only done target practice, and hesitates on pulling the trigger, which gets one of his non-armoured soldiers quickly killed; the loader snidely questions orders and wonders how the war will effect his coming discharge. The tank isn't in much better condition, but at least its grumblings mean it's actually working. The claustrophobic drama of the crew inside is sharply realized—especially when their exasperated unit commander drops in to bark orders and reproaches—but what's going on outside is explored with all the subtlety of a lumbering mechanical beast. We get frequent views outside through the sights, and nearly every one is a big statement about the horrors of war: crying, wounded donkeys, endless close-ups of dead bodies, even a

clever but excessively lingered-over shot of NYC's Twin Towers outside a tourist office. Here Maoz sells short his central conceit, not trusting his fragile and bickering tankers to make the point about the toil of war, shelling us with his message until we feel as bombarded as the soldiers. If he didn't also make us feel their cramped pain, Lebanon would be in trouble, but despite a few missteps— the tank briefly holds both a dead comrade and a scared prisoner of war, both of which feel bluntly contrived— the interior is a dank, punishing place, barely more hospitable than the war zone it's pushing through. A scene where the nearly-dead tank is ambushed is a perfect denouement to the drama that's been building inside, but still isn't enough to correct for all the heavy-handed messaging that's held it back before. David Berry

// david@vueweekly.com

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MUSIC

Helmet

Enter Sandor

Chali 2na

Online at vueweekly.com >>MUSIC • Slideshow Daniel, Fred and Julie, Aerosmith, the Gaslight Anthem, Joan Jett • VueTube Rodney DeCroo

PREVUE // RODNEY DECROO

PREVUE // RAE SPOON

Taking out the Trash

On the hunt

Rodney DeCroo mines the darkest depths with a crooked smile

Rae Spoon continues an electro evolution

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RODNEY DECROO >> Performing live at the Black Dog last spring David Berry // david@vueweekly.com

'm the Larry David of alt-country," admits Rodney DeCroo, breaking out into his creaky chuckle. "Things come out of my mouth all the time, and I just kind of stand in awe and go, 'Wow, I just said that.'" Larry David might not be strictly accurate, but DeCroo definitely has a penchant for going places where most mortals dare not tread. Far from grossly inappropriate, though, DeCroo's utterances tend more towards the darkly self-deprecating, exposing those little nooks and crannies of self-doubt or worry that most people try to swallow and forget with the morning coffee (or a late-night beer). His latest album, the double-disc Queen Mary Trash, is infused with a certain kind of downon-yourself charm, a spirit of crookedsmiled acceptance of all-too-present faults, captured perfectly in a song like "You Ain't No One," where he repeats the lines "You ain't Bob Dylan / You ain't Neal Young / You ain't Steve Earle" against toss-offs like "No one is goin' to write a book about you." "I'm kind of simultaneously—I have abysmally low self-esteem coupled with flights of egomania to compensate. The

TO GERMANY, WITH LOVE >> Now back at home in Calgary, Rae Spoon is writing about living in Germany // Supplied

// Eden Munro

self-deprecation and self-referential irony are kind of to make sure I stay on the same page as everyone else," DeCroo explains, his voice somewhere between a wink and a sincere confession. "In all seriousness, every song I write— well, at least in my case, the belief that I have anything important enough to say, or that I'm any good at this, to be able to believe that long enough to sustain the process of writing a song requires a state of temporary insanity." In truth, DeCroo is continuing in a long tradition of alt-country sad-bastardry that suits his worn-out-floorboards shuffle to a crooked T, although he is no mere mimic: he's had a long history of tough living, from a Vietnam Vet father to a period as an alcoholic—experiences documented on previous albums War Torn Man and Mockingbird Bible. DeCroo now likes to distance himself a bit from his past, as much because he doesn't want it overwhelming his obvious talent as anything, but it's still an obvious influence on his gray-toned worldview "I didn't look at the career sheet and go 'songwriter.' I'm a fuck-up; I'm not very good at anything else, and I'm often a guy who makes a bit of a mess wherever I go," DeCroo says, again somewhere

between a joke and an admission. "So songs allow me to sort of vindicate myself—like, I'm a fuck-up, but I can write songs, so that kind of gives me a ticket to ride. I get to fuck up my life, make a mess of things, destroy relationships, say things I regret, and as a songwriter that's treated as a virtue." As should be obvious from his free and easy sense of humour, though, DeCroo has the pessimist's sense of confidence, a deep-rooted honesty that is strong enough to allow him to look in the mirror and admit to his faults. Ultimately, his self-deprecation is less about wallowing pity than it is about clear-eyed acceptance. "If we walk around in our lives thinking that we should be something other than what we are, are we going to be happy?" DeCroo asks, this time in a tone that's resolutely earnest. "I want to pay attention to the people around me and the life I'm living one day at a time, right here. Because it's the only one I got, so I might as well stop fighting it. There's a lot to enjoy." V Wed, Sep 22 (9 pm) Rodney DeCroo With Carolyn Mark ARTery

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algary's Rae Spoon has an exceptional gift for waxing nostalgic and mining it for pure gold. The queer folk troubadour's new album Love is a Hunter is a dance-club memoir of his last two years spent in Germany, picking up where 2008's Polarisnominated Superioryouareinferior left off: country-infused acoustic torch songs brimming with electro influences. Love Is a Hunter is a full-on exploration into electro and club music for the onetime bluegrass purist, however, and despite the shock to fans familiar with his country croonings on his earliest albums, this seeming U-turn pays off with each listen. "I wrote a lot of it on tour and when I was living in Europe—I had lived there for two years before," Spoon explains of the writing process for Hunter. "I actually wrote Superior ... from Germany, so there was a lot of that influence in there, the electronic music and imagery from there." Somewhat of a nomad, Spoon has made a habit of writing longingly for his previous homes, having lived in Calgary, Vancouver, Germany and now back in Calgary. "I always end up writing about places I'd been before, after I leave," he laughs.

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"When I [moved from Calgary] to Vancouver I started playing country music, then when I moved to Germany I starting writing about Canada and now that I'm back in Canada, I'm writing about Germany. It's a lot easier to see the differences when you're outside of it—especially being Canadian in Europe, it gives you a different perspective on it." Influenced heavily by the sonic palette of electronic and dance music, Spoon recruited a friend in Germany to help him distill the elements of electronic music without completely losing sight of his first duty as a folk singer. "I made friends in Germany and did a songwriting project with my friend Alex [Berlin electro artist Alexandre Decoupigny, who co-produced a project with Spoon called Worauf Wartest Du?], who's programmed one song on my last two albums," Spoon explains. "He does a lot of electronic programming, field recording and textures, so he taught me how to run [software]. "Just hanging out with him gave me an opportunity to try something new because I'd never used a computer to make music until three years ago," he admits with a laugh. "I was a bluegrass purist CONTINUED ON PAGE 26 >>

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PREVUE // HELMET

Eyes wide open

Page Hamilton fuels Helmet's music with minute observations

THAT'S THE KEY >> Helmet's Page Hamilton looks at arranging music and lyrics as problem solving David Berry // david@vueweekly.com

or the title of his latest blast of posthardcore metal crunchiness, Helmet frontman Page Hamilton turned towards a source that might be unexpected for most headbangers: Ezra Pound. Hamilton, though, is a hefty degree more thoughtful than most musicians of any stripe, and the relevant poem, "The Seeing Eye"—tweaked in Helmet's case to be Seeing Eye Dog—gives some indication why in its final lines: "It is only in small dogs and the young / That we find minute observation." As a veteran of more than 20 years of the band, which first shot to fame with majorlabel debut Meantime in 1992, Hamilton is no longer a young man nor a small dog, but the taste for minute observation has never left him. From the original hits to sharply observed and craftily written tunes like "Welcome to Algiers" and "So

RAE SPOON

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until then, like, 'no reverb!' but he knew a lot about it and gave me a place to start. I really like the sounds of electro music, so I basically wanted to take it and make it sound like a sampled folk singer." Which is exactly what he's accomplished on Hunter. While "You Can Dance" is a gorgeous nightclub pop masterpiece, "Love Is a Hunter" and "We Can't Be Lovers" are brooding indie-pop rockers. For die-hard

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Long" on Seeing Eye Dog, Hamilton has remained a lyrical bricklayer, able to pile the small, hard-earned stones of wisdom one on top of the other until they've constructed something grand. "I look at writing lyrics as just kind of arranging words, in the same way that writing music is solving musical problems," explains Hamilton. "I think sometimes trying to have a message can be a little dangerous. I was just reading the Bob Dylan biography, and he said he didn't feel at all like a political spokesman or anything like that—he was just writing songs. You just kind of pay attention to the world around you and things come out of that." That might be a bit easier for a guy like Hamilton, who has a pretty restless curiosity, especially when it comes to making music. In between Helmet albums, you can find him playing around with jazz tunes and scoring film—his most famous work to date is probably on fans of his older material, "Death by Elektro" and "Be the light be the light be the light" will assure them that his penchant for quiet, heart-wrenching solo work remains intact. Thanks to co-producer Lorrie Matheson, the slow transition from hardcore troubadour to electro-pop folkster has evolved relatively smoothly over the last three albums they've worked together, a relationship that Spoons says helps smooth over the rougher edges of his experimental ambitions. "I think [working with Matheson on the

// Tom Hoppa

Michael Mann's gangster epic Heat— which don't really jibe 100 percent with the image of a hoarse trooper letting loose in front of crunching guitars. Hamilton admits that some people can get caught up in a certain image of him, but he doesn't let that get in the way of exploring all aspects of his creativity. "People wonder what I'm so pissed off about, but there's a difference between anger and just a sense of urgency about trying to express something," he explains. "They said the same thing about Coltrane, that he sounded angry, but that's just his musical voice coming through: music takes you to an intense place when you're playing it, and that's why we're doing it." V Sat, Sep 18 (9 pm) Helmet With Bison BC Starlite Room, $20

new album] worked well. I'm always trying to push myself, so I never know what's going to happen. I was worried about my last album because I was moving away from what I was experienced at. At the same time, there's still a lot of folk elements, so it doesn't completely leave where I'm from. It's more like a bridge." V Fri, Sep 17 (7 pm) Rae Spoon ARTery

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JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Amy Thiessen (folk singer/ songwriter); $10

THE DRUID IRISH PUB DJ every Thu at 9pm

CAFÉ HAVEN Braydon Wollmann; 7pm CARROT CAFÉ Zoomers Thu afternoon Open Mic; 1-4pm CHRISTOPHER'S PARTY PUB Open stage hosted by Alberta Crude; 6-10pm COLAHAN'S Back-porch jam with Rock-Steady Freddy and the Bearcat; every Thu 8pmmidnight CROWN PUB Crown Pub Latin/world fusion jam hosted by Marko Cerda; musicians from other musical backgrounds are invited to jam; 7pm-closing DUSTER'S PUB Thu open jam hosted by the Assassins of Youth (blues/rock); 9pm; no cover DV8 Open mic Thu hosted by Cameron Penner/ and/or Rebecca Jane ELECTRIC RODEO�Spruce Grove Open Stage Thu: Bring an instrument, jam/sing with the band, bring your own band, jokes, juggle, magic; 8-12 ENCORE CLUB With A Latin Twist: free Salsa Dance Lessons at 9pm EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ Open stage with Randall Walsh every Thu; 7-11pm GAS PUMP Sophie and the Shufflehounds (blues/roots) HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Kirsten Jones, Alyssa McQuaid, Amanda Rheaume and the Legendary; 7:30pm (door); $10 (adv at YEG Live)/$12 (door) HOOLIGANZ Open stage Thu hosted by Phil (Nobody Likes

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM Johnny Reid; 6:30pm (door), 7:30pm (show); sold out L.B.'S PUB Thu open jam with Kenny Skoreyko, Fred Larose and Gordy Mathews; 9pm-1am LEVA CAPPUCCINO BAR Cris Derksen (CD release); 8pm LIVE WIRE BAR Open Stage Thu with Gary Thomas LYVE ON WHYTE Early Show: Maurice, The Consonance, 7pm (door); Late Show: Radioflyer, Noisy Colours, DeSousa Drive; 8pm MANDOLIN BOOKS Rebecca Lappa MARYBETH'S COFFEE HOUSE�Beaumont Open Mic Thu; 7pm NAKED CYBERCAFÉ Open stage every Thu; bring your own instruments, fully equipped stage; 8pm

BUDDY'S DJ Bobby Beatz; 9pm; no cover before 10pm

FILTHY MCNASTY’S Punk Rock Bingo with DJ S.W.A.G. FLUID LOUNGE Girls Night out FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Requests with DJ Damian GAS PUMP Ladies Nite: Top 40/dance with DJ Christian HALO Thu Fo Sho: with Allout DJs DJ Degree, Junior Brown KAS BAR Urban House: with DJ Mark Stevens; 9pm LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Absolut Thu: with DJ NV and Joey Nokturnal; 9:30pm (door); no cover

180 DEGREES Sexy Fri night ARDEN THEATRE Mayor's Celebration of the Arts Gala: Sandro Dominelli, Lindsey Nagy (vocals), Mission Hill Brass, WindRose Trio, Tenor Power; 6:30pm; $40 at TicketMster, Arden box office ARTERY Rae Spoon, Concealer; 8:30pm AVENUE THEATRE Who’s the Man 3; no minors; 10pm; admission at the door AXIS CAFÉ Jodi King (pop), Lisa Nicole Grace; 8pm; $10 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Peña de ¡Bomba!; 8pm; $15 (adv)/$18 (door) BLUES ON WHYTE Carson Downey BRIXX BAR Early Show: Light Travels, guest, 7pm (door), $10 (door); Late Show: Options, Greg Gory, Eddie Lunchpail, 10:30pm (door), $5 (door) CARROT Live music Fri: Etoroma Trio; all ages; 7pm; $5 (door)

RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Graham Guest and Harp Dog Brown; 8:30pm

SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco: Thu Retro Nights; 7-10:30pm; sportsworld.ca

JEKYLL AND HYDE PUB Every Fri: Headwind (classic pop/ rock); 9pm; no cover LB'S Coaster 44; 9:30pm LYVE ON WHYTE Mourning Wood NEW CITY LOUNGE Mods vs. Rockers Party: DJs Blue Jay, Nikkie A-Go-Go, Nazz Nomad NEW CITY SUBURBS D.O.A., The Dirtbags, Skully and the Hypocrites, Suicidal Cop ON THE ROCKS Huge Fakers, DJs

RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Hot Cottage; 9pm-1am; cover charge applies

EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Full Moon Beach Party; 9pm (door); no minors; $20 (1st 500)/$25 (after) at Foosh, Sam Centre (GMAC), TicketMaster

RENDEZVOUS PUB Mental Thurzday with org666

JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Don Berner and his All Star Jazz Quartet; $10

COAST TO COAST Open Stage every Fri; 9:30pm

ON THE ROCKS Salsaholic Thu: Dance lessons at 8pm; Salsa DJ to follow

RIC’S GRILL Peter Belec (jazz); every Thu; 7-10pm

IVORY CLUB Duelling piano show with Jesse, Shane, Tiffany and Erik and guests

RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players; 9pm2am

EDEN DUNGEON Raised Fist Productions: D.F.Y., Awaken the Abstract, Grounded Star, Drypht, Unity Through Tragedy

PLAY NIGHTCLUB Gameshow every Thu with Patrick and Nathan; 9pm

IRISH CLUB Jam session; 8pm; no cover

CENTURY CASINO April Wine; 7pm; $39.95/$49.95. Ticketmaster and Century Casino

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

O'BYRNE'S Chris-Alex Irakoze, Erin Faught, Jason Kodie; 8pm; $10

HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Black Hat Villain, Malibu Knights, Fenix Foundation; 7:30pm (door); $10 (adv) at YEG Live

CASINO YELLOWHEAD LA Express (pop/rock)

DV8 Shredding Onions with Monoceros; 9pm

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

GERMAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE A. Kawa Band

PAWN SHOP Chali 2NA (Jurassic 5), Live Band, The Lytics, Mitchmatic, DJ Twist; $15 adv tix at Foosh, Soular, Blackbyrd, foundationconcerts. com

CASINO EDMONTON Capital Newz (pop/rock)

LUCKY 13 Sin Thu with DJ Mike Tomas

NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers

SECOND CUP�Varscona Live music every Thu night; 7-9pm

FRI SEP 17

EMPIRE BALLROOM Lange With Live Vocals from Emma Hewitt; 9pm-2am; $20 ENCORE CLUB 4 Play Fri EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ The U22 Revue: Kayla Patrick, Jordan Kaminski, Painting with Ella; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (music); $10 (adv at YEGLive.ca)/$15 (door)

STARLITE ROOM Justin Nozuka, Sweet Thing; all ages; 6pm (door); $20 at

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

FESTIVAL PLACE Wishbone Ash; 7:30pm; $40 (table seat)/$36 (box seat)/$34 (theatre seat) at Festival Place box office

COPPERPOT Capital Place, 101, 9707-110 St, 780.452.7800 CROWN AND ANCHOR 15277 Castledowns Rd, 780.472.7696 CROWN PUB 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive, 780.704. CLUB DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St, DV8TAVERN.com EDDIE SHORTS 10713-124 St, 780.453.3663 EDEN DUNGEON 13120-97 St EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE WEM Phase III, 780.489.SHOW ELECTRIC RODEO�Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 EMPIRE BALLROOM Phase 2, Upper WEM ENCORE CLUB 957 Fir St, Sherwood Park, 780.417.0111 EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ 9938-70 Ave, 780.437.3667 FIDDLER’S ROOST 8906-99 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 FLOW LOUNGE 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604.CLUB FLUID LOUNGE 10105-109 St, 780.429.0700 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 GAS PUMP 10166-114 St, 780.488.4841 GERMAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE 8310

Roper Rd HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423. HALO HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 HILL TOP PUB 8220-106 Ave, 780.490.7359 HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.452.1168 HORIZON STAGE 1001 Calahoo Rd, Spruce Grove, 780.962.8995 HYDEAWAY 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 IRON BOAR PUB 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin IVORY CLUB 2940 Calgary Trail South JAMMERS PUB 11948-127 Ave, 780.451.8779 J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 JEKYLL AND HYDE 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 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 LEVA CAPPUCCINO BAR 11053-86 Ave LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 LION’S DEN PUB�Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer LIVE WIRE 1107 Knotwood Rd. East MANDOLIN BOOKS 6419-112 Ave, 780.479.4050 MARYBETH'S COFFEE

HOUSE–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont MORANGO’S TEK CAFÉ 10118-79 St NAKED CYBERCAFÉ 10354 Jasper Ave NEWCASTLE PUB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 NEW CITY 10081 Jasper Ave, 780.989.5066 NIKKI DIAMONDS 8130 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.8006 NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 ORLANDO'S 1 15163-121 St PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLANET INDIGO�Jasper Ave 11607 Jasper Ave; St Albert 812 Liberton Dr, St Albert PLAY NIGHTCLUB 10220-103 St PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 10860-57 Ave PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA 0--- Jgh]j J\ 780.427.1750 REDNEX BAR�Morinville 10413100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955, rednex.ca RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RIC’S GRILL 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253

ST BASIL’S CULTURAL CENTRE Full Moon Folk Club: Crystal Plamondon Band, Brett Kissel; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $17 (adv) at TIX on the Square/$20 (door)/child under 12 half-price (door) STARLITE ROOM Virgon: NAPT, The Protege, Beat Burgler, Smokey Bandits, Princess Mangladesh, others; 9pm (door); $20 (adv) at Foosh STEEPS�Old Glenora Live Music Fri TAPHOUSE�St Albert All Else Fails (CD release party), Endast, Randy Graves, Vivisect, In the Midst of a Murder; 8pm (door), 9pm (bands); $15 (adv, incl copy of All Else Fails' new album) WILD BILL’S�Red Deer TJ the DJ every Thu and Fri; 10pm-close WILD WEST SALOON Colleen Rae

VENUE GUIDE 180 DEGREES 10730-107 St, 780.414.0233 ARTERY 9535 Jasper Ave AVENUE THEATRE 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149 AXIS CAFÉ 10349 Jasper Ave, 780.990.0031 BANK ULTRA LOUNGE 10765 Jasper Ave, 780.420.9098 BILLY BOB’S Continental Inn, 16625 Stony Plain Rd, 780.484.7751 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 1042582 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLACK SHEEP PUB 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 10329-82 Ave, 780.439.3981 BOOTS 10242-106 St, 780.423.5014 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.467.9541 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464153 St, 780 424 9467 CENTRE FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING 7621-101 Ave CHRISTOPHER’S 2021 Millbourne Rd, 780.462.6565 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Trail COAST TO COAST 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675 COLAHAN'S 8214-175 St, 780.487.8887 CONVOCATION HALL Arts Bldg, U of A, 780.492.3611

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VUEWEEKLY // SEP 16 – SEP 22, 2010

ROSE AND CROWN 10235-101 St RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES 12402-118 Ave, 780.451.1390 ST BASIL’S CULTURAL CENTRE 10819-71 Ave SECOND CUP�Mountain Equipment 12336-102 Ave, 780.451.7574; Stanley Milner Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq; Varscona, Varscona Hotel, 106 St, Whyte Ave SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 SPORTSWORLD 13710-104 St SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE 8170-50 St STANLEY A. MILNER LIBRARY Centre for Reading and the Arts, Main Fl STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS�College Plaza 11116-82 Ave, 780.988.8105; Old Glenora 12411 Stony Plain Rd, 780.488.1505 STOLLI’S 2nd Fl, 10368-82 Ave, 780.437.2293 TAPHOUSE 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 WHISTLESTOP LOUNGE 12416132 Ave, 780. 451.5506 WILD BILL’S�Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer WILD WEST SALOON 12912-50 St, 780.476.3388 WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.428.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 YESTERDAYS PUB 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

YARDBIRD SUITE Edmonton Jazz Society: Craig Magill Memorial All-Star Weekend; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20 (member)/$24 (guest) at TicketMaster

Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE Robbins Pops: ESO: Jens Lindemann at the Pops; 8pm

DJs AZUCAR PICANTE Every Fri: DJ Papi and DJ Latin Sensation BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Connected Fri: 91.7 The Bounce, Nestor Delano, Luke Morrison BAR�B�BAR DJ James; no cover BAR WILD Bar Wild Fri BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Fri DJs spin Wooftop and Main Floor: Eclectic jams with Nevine–indie, soul, motown, new wave, electro; Underdog: Perverted Fri: Punk and Ska from the ‘60s ‘70s and ‘80s with Fathead BLACK SHEEP PUB Yukon Jack (The Bear) BOHEMIA No Ego DJs presents Paint My Decks; 8pm; $5 BOOTS Retro Disco: retro dance BUDDY’S DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm; no cover before 10pm CENTURY ROOM Underground House every Fri with DJ Nic-E CHROME LOUNGE Platinum VIP Fri THE DRUID IRISH PUB DJ at 9pm EMPIRE BALLROOM Rock, hip hop, house, mash up; no minors ESMERELDA'S Ezzies Freakin Frenzy Fri: Playing the best in country FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian GAS PUMP Top 40/dance with DJ Christian LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Formula Fri: with rotating residents DJ's Groovy Cuvy, Touretto, David Stone, DJ Neebz and Tianna J; 9:30pm (door); 780.447.4495 for guestlist NEWCASTLE PUB Fri House, dance mix with DJ Donovan NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE DJ Anarchy Adam (Punk) PLAY NIGHTCLUB Pretty People Get Nasty with Peep n Tom, Showboy and rotating guest; DJS; every Fri; 9pm (door) REDNEX�Morinville DJ Gravy from the Source 98.5 RED STAR Movin’ on Up Fri: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson ROUGE LOUNGE Solice Fri SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Fri Nights; 7-10:30pm; sports-world.ca STOLLI’S Top 40, R&B, house with People’s DJ TEMPLE Options Dark Alt Night; Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); $5 (door)

Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fri

LYVE ON WHYTE Mourning Wood; 8pm

SAT SEP 18

MORANGO'S TEK CAFÉ Sat open stage: hosted by Dr. Oxide; 7-10pm

180 DEGREES Dancehall and Reggae night every Sat ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12 AVENUE THEATRE Raised Fist Productions: Throatkick, GFAP Canadian Tour, Submerge the Sky, Stallord, Exits and Trails, Tessitura, Display of Decay; 5:30pm (door); $12 (door) AXIS CAFÉ�Metro Room Keith and Renee (folk/pop/rock), 8pm, $10; Emerging Artists Edmonton workshop with Keith and Renee at 9pm, $45 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Audio/ Rocketry (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Garnet Rogers; 8pm; $20 BLUES ON WHYTE Carson Downey BRIXX BAR Who's the Hero? Mass Undergoe, Versus Night; 9pm (door); $12 (door) CARROT Open mic Sat; 7:3010pm; free CASINO EDMONTON Capital Newz (pop/rock) CASINO YELLOWHEAD LA Express (pop/rock) CENTRE FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING Anna Beaumont with Browne Anderson (piano), Martin Kloppers (cello), Gord Oaks (percussion); 7:30-9:30pm; $20 (adv)/$25 (door) COAST TO COAST Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm CROWN PUB All The King's Men; 9pm (door) DV8 Motorhezbollah, Drypht, The Rhubarbs; 9pm EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ CBC Television Presents: U22; concert special featuring ten of U22's songwriters; 7:30pm FESTIVAL PLACE Marc Cohn (singer songwriter); 7:30pm; $50 (table seat)/$46 (box seat)/$40 (theatre seat) at Festival Place box office GAS PUMP Blues Jam/open stage every Sat 3-6pm, backline provided HILLTOP PUB Open stage/mic Sat: hosted by Sally's Krackers Sean Brewer; 3-5:30pm HORIZON STAGE U22 Revue–Alberta Arts Days: Alanna Clarke, Calum Graham, Lucas Chaisson, Lyra Brown; 7pm (door), 7:30pm (music); $20 (adult)/$15 (student/senior)/$5 Eyego at Horizon Stage box office IRON BOAR PUB Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10 IVORY CLUB Duelling piano show with Jesse, Shane, Tiffany and Erik and guests JAMMERS PUB Sat open jam, 3-7:30pm; country/rock band 9pm-2am JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Dr. Blu (rockin' blues); $15 L.B.’S PUB Sat afternoon open jam with Gator and friends; 5-9pm

NEW CASTLE PUB A Night of music for Lynn Wells: Willy James, Crawdad Cantera, Big Hank and Fist Full of Blues, Bobby Cameron, Darrell Barr, Carson Cole, Ron Rault, Dale Ledouceur, Mark Ammar, more; 9pm; $10 NEW CITY LOUNGE The Mange, Zero Cool, Slippy Fist NEW CITY SUBURBS Apoptygma Berzerk, Cygnets, DJs Anonymouse, Blue Jay, Dervish O’BYRNE’S Live band Sat 3-7pm; DJ 9:30pm ON THE ROCKS Huge Fakers, DJs PAWN SHOP Easy Club: International Dance Acts + Edmonton's Top DJs; 9pm (door); free (before 10pm)/$5 (after 10pm) PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA Arts Day Celebration: The Original Order Café: The Wheat Pool; tickets required for entry call 780.427.0356 RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players; 9pm2am RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Russell Jackson; 9pm1am; cover charge applies STARLITE ROOM Helmet, Bison B.C.; 9pm; $20 (adv) at Blackbyrd, Listen, Freecloud, foundationconcerts.com STRATHCONA COMMUNITY CENTRE Annual Arts BBQ: Kessler Douglas WILD WEST SALOON Colleen Rae YARDBIRD SUITE Edmonton Jazz Society: Craig Magill Memorial All-Star Weekend; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $20 (member)/$24 (guest)

Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE Robbins Pops: ESO: Jens Lindemann at the Pops; 8pm

DJs AZUCAR PICANTE Every Sat: DJ Touch It, hosted by DJ Papi BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sat DJs on three levels. Main Floor: Menace Sessions: alt rock/electro/trash with Miss Mannered BUDDY'S DJ Earth Shiver 'n' Quake; 8pm; no cover before 10pm CENTURY ROOM Underground House every Sat with DJ Nic-E THE DRUID IRISH PUB Sat DJ at 9pm EMPIRE BALLROOM Rock, hip hop, house, mash up ENCORE CLUB So Sweeeeet Sat ESMERALDA’S Super Parties: Every Sat a different theme FLUID LOUNGE Sat Gone Gold Mash-Up: with Harmen B and DJ Kwake FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian

HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Signature Sound Sat: with DJ's Travis Mateeson, Big Daddy, Tweek and Mr Wedge; 9:30pm (door); $3; 780.447.4495 for guestlist NEWCASTLE PUB Top 40 Sat: requests with DJ Sheri NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE Punk Rawk Sat with Todd and Alex NEW CITY SUBURBS Black Polished Chrome Sat: industrial, Electro and alt with Dervish, Anonymouse, Blue Jay PALACE CASINO Show Lounge Sat night DJ PAWN SHOP SONiC Presents Live On Site! Anti-Club Sat: rock, indie, punk, rock, dance, retro rock; 8pm (door) PLANET INDIGO�Jasper Ave Suggestive Sat: breaks electro house with PI residents PLAY NIGHTCLUB Every Sat with DJ Showboy; 8pm (door) RED STAR Sat indie rock, hip hop, and electro with DJ Hot Philly and guests RENDEZVOUS Survival metal night SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Sat; 1pm-4:30pm and 7-10:30pm STOLLI’S ON WHYTE Top 40, R&B, house with People’s DJ TEMPLE Oh Snap!: Every Sat, Cobra Commander and guests with Degree, Cobra Commander and Battery; 9pm (door); $5 (door) Y AFTERHOURS Release Sat

SUN SEP 19 SBEER HUNTER�St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Who Made Who–The Rock and Roll Resurrection: The Maykings (revive The Who), The Dirty Dudes (revive AC/DC); 10pm; no cover BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ Sun brunch: Will Cramer; 10am-2:30pm; donations BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT Jazz on the Side Sun: Audrey Ochoa (trombone); $25 if not dining BLUES ON WHYTE Zoo Lion B�STREET BAR Acoustic-based open stage hosted by Mike "Shufflehound" Chenoweth; every Sun evening CROWN PUB Latin/world fusion jam hosted by Marko Cerda; musicians from other musical backgrounds are invited to jam; 7pm-closing DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic Music Session, hosted by KeriLynne Zwicker, 4-7pm EDDIE SHORTS Songwriters Showcase Sun with Michael Dunn EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Against Me!, Flatliners, Young Livers; 7pm; all ages event; $26.50 at UnionEvents.com, TicketMaster, Blackbyrd HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Chris Trapper, guests; 7:30pm (door); $10 (door)

HORIZON STAGE Splash’N Boots; 2pm HOUSE CONCERT Hosted by Reg and Crispin): Kessler Douglas, Lucas Chaisson; 6:30pm; $20 at marmich@ planet.eon.net HYDEAWAY All-ages Jam; 4pm; free J AND R BAR Open jam/stage every Sun hosted by Me Next and the Have-Nots; 3-7pm NEWCASTLE PUB Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm NEW CITY Open Mic Sun hosted by Ben Disaster; 9pm (sign-up); no cover O’BYRNE’S Open mic Sun with Robb Angus (Wheat Pool); 9:30pm-1am ON THE ROCKS Seven Strings Sun: Feast or Famine, Throttle ORLANDO'S 2 PUB Sun Open Stage Jam hosted by The Vindicators (blues/rock); 3-8pm REXALL PLACE Justin Bieber My World Tour; 7pm RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Rusty Reed Band; 4-8pm SECOND CUP�Mountain Equipment Co-op Live music every Sun; 2-4pm STANLEY A. MILNER LIBRARY Celebrate Alberta Arts Days: The Global Voices Choir; 1:30pm; drop-in STEEPS TEA�College Plaza Daisy Blue Groff; 1:30pm YARDBIRD SUITE Edmonton Jazz Society: Craig Magill Memorial All-Star Weekend; 1pm (door), 2pm (show); $20 (member)/$24 (guest)

Classical WINSPEAR CENTRE Alberta Arts Days: Symphony 101, free concert featuring choral music, ESO musicians, and the Davis Concert Organ; 1-4pm

DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sun Afternoons: Phil, 2-7pm; Main Floor: Got To Give It Up: Funk, Soul, Motown, Disco with DJ Red Dawn BUDDY'S DJ Bobby Beatz; 9pm; Drag Queen Performance; no cover before 10pm FLOW LOUNGE Stylus Sun NEW CITY SUBURBS Get Down Sun: with Neighbourhood Rats PLAY NIGHTCLUB Rotating Drag shows; every Sun; 9pm (door) SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Sun; 1-4:30pm; sportsworld.ca

MON SEP 20 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover

VUEWEEKLY // SEP 16 – SEP 22, 2010

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COMMENT >> PACKAGED REBELLION

Rebel, rebel

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BLUES ON WHYTE Sonny Rhodes DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Open stage Mon with Ido Vander Laan and Scott Cook; 8-12 EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Thirty Seconds To Mars; Violent Soho; 7pm; all ages event; $27.50 at unionevents.com, TicketMaster, Blackbyrd NEW CITY This Will Hurt you Mon: Johnny Neck and his Job present mystery musical guests PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm ROSE BOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE The Legendary Rose Bowl Mon Jam: hosted by Sean Brewer; 9pm RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Blue Mon: Jammin' with Jim Guiboche; 8pm-12

TUE SEP 21 BLUES ON WHYTE Sonny Rhodes BRIXX BAR Troubadour Tue: with Justin and Devin (Short of Able), Brandon and Fraser (With Hands Like These), hosted by Mark Feduk; 8pm (door); $5 (door) CROWN PUB Underground At The Crown: underground, hip hop with DJ Xaolin and Jae Maze; open mic; every Tue; 10pm; $3 DEWEY'S�NORTH POWER PLANT U of A Musicians' Club open stage: have a guitar, bass, keyboard, microphones, drums; 6-8pm DRUID IRISH PUB Open stage with Chris Wynters, 9pm

WINSPEAR CENTRE Carlton Showband's Reunion Tour

EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Caspa and Dub Police; 8pm; $34 at TicketMaster

Classical

HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB San Sebastian, guests; 7:30pm (door); $10 (door)

CONVOCATION HALL Mon Noon Music; 12pm; free

DJs

L.B.’S PUB Ammar’s Moosehead Tue open stage; 9pm-1am

BAR WILD Bar Gone Wild Mon: Service Industry Night; no minors; 9pm-2am

NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE Open Mic; Hosted by Ben Disaster; 9pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Eclectic Nonsense, Confederacy of Dunces, Dad Rock, TJ Hookah and Rear Admiral Saunders

O’BYRNE’S Celtic Jam with Shannon Johnson and friends

BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time; 9pm FILTHY MCNASTY'S Metal Mon: with DJ S.W.A.G. FLUID LOUNGE Mon Mixer LUCKY 13 Industry Night with DJ Chad Cook every Mon NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE Daniel and Fowler (eclectic tunes)

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and Gina Cormier; every Tue; 8pm-midnight; no cover STEEPS�Old Glenora Every Tue Open Mic; 7:30-9:30pm YARDBIRD SUITE Tue Night Session: Audrey Ochoa; $5 (member)/$5 (guest); 7:30pm (door) /8pm (show)

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: CJSR’s Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: with DJ Gundam BRIXX BAR Troubadour Tue: The Balconies and Sean Brewer, hosted by Mark Feduk; 9pm; $8

CROWN PUB Creative original Jam Wed (no covers): hosted by Dan and Miguel; 9:30pm12:30am EDDIE SHORTS Wed Open Stage with Kelsey Slidemaster FIDDLER'S ROOST Little Flower Open Stage Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 HAVEN SOCIAL Early Show: Ryan Davidson (CD release show) guest, 6pm, $10 (door); Late show: Open stage with Jonny Mac, free LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Open mic

ESMERALDA’S Retro Tue; no cover with student ID

NEW CITY Circ-O-RamaLicious: Gypsy and circus fusion spectaculars; last Wed every month

FUNKY BUDDHA�Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music, dance lessons 8-10pm NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE ‘abilly, Ghoul-rock, spooky with DJ Vylan Cadaver RED STAR Tue Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly

WED SEP 22 ARTERY Rodney Decroo and his Convictions (CD release for Queen Mary Trash), Carolyn Mark; 9pm; $5 (door); no cover before 10pm

SECOND CUP�124 Street Open mic every Tue; 8-10pm

BLUES ON WHYTE Sonny Rhodes

SECOND CUP�Stanley Milner Library Open mic every Tue; 7-9pm

BOHEMIA Ramshackle Day Parade; 7pm; $5 (door)

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Marco Claveria; 6-9pm

LYVE ON WHYTE Face First, Peribothra, guests; 8pm

RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Kevin Cook; 8:30pm

SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE Open Stage hosted by Paul McGowan

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BUDDY'S DJ Arrow Chaser; 9pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch Wed: The Modelos, Devilsplender

SIDELINERS PUB Tue All Star Jam with Alicia Tait and Rickey Sidecar; 8pm

boo he wouldn't break. It's what made him interesting. Will anyone forget when he imitated, of all people, Osama Bin Laden, in the "Without Me" video? Ozzy Osbourne bit the heads off of bats and doves. The Rolling Stones of the '60s would have found the Gaga PR stunts boring. But that's the thing. Back when rock stars were rock stars, they took shocking people as part of what they had to do. It came with the territory. It didn't only take place when the cameras were rolling or the paparazzi were around. They didn't do it because their managers thought it would be good for their images. It wasn't scripted. And that's the problem. Somewhere, rock 'n' roll (and pop music, too) went from being inherently rebellious to a musical form that was overrun by the MOR. So, to break the ennui, we get meat bikinis. Yawn. Heck, L7, that wonderful all-girl band that had its heyday in the riot grrrl '90s, chucked its used tampons in the audience. That was spontaneous. Sharing something of themselves with their audience. It was sick, too, but it was real. That's more than I can say for most rock-pop and even hip-hop stars nowadays. V

BRIXX BAR Really Good… Eats and Beats: DJ Degree every Wed, Edmonton’s Bassline Community; 6pm (music); no cover COPPERPOT Live jazz Wed:

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; Slow pitch for beginners on the 1st and 3rd Wed prior to regular jam every Wed, 6.30pm; $2 (member)/$4 (non-member) RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 RIVER CREE Wed Live Rock Band hosted by Yukon Jack; 7:30-9pm RUSTY REED'S HOUSE OF BLUES Gord Matthews Band; 8:30pm SECOND CUP�Mountain Equipment Open Mic every Wed; 8-10pm STEEPS TEA LOUNGE� College Plaza Open mic every Wed; hosted by Ernie Tersigni; 8pm STEEPS TEA LOUNGE�Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed; 8pm TEMPLE Wyld Style Wed: Live hip hop; $5

DJs BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Wed Nights: with DJ Harley BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest Wed Night: Brit pop, new wave, punk, rock ‘n’ roll with LL Cool Joe BRIXX BAR Really Good... Eats and Beats with DJ Degree and Friends BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time; 9pm; no cover before 10pm DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE Wind-up Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs FLUID LOUNGE Wed Rock This IVORY CLUB DJ every Wed; open DJ night; 9pm-close; all DJs welcome to spin a short set LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/R&B with DJ Spincycle NEW CITY LIKWID LOUNGE DJ Roxxi Slade (indie, punk and metal) NEW CITY SUBURBS Shake It: with Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail; no minors; 9pm (door) NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed PLAY NIGHTCLUB Movie Night every Wed; 9pm (door) RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed STARLITE ROOM Wild Style Wed: Hip-Hop; 9pm STOLLI'S Beatparty Wed: House, progressive and electronica with Rudy Electro, DJ Rystar, Space Age and weekly guests; 9pm-2am; beatparty.net Y AFTERHOURS Y Not Wed

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PREVUE // CHALI 2NA

The good life

Chali 2na paints a world beyond Jurassic 5 Omar Mouallem // omar@vueweekly.com

hough it's been three years since LA group Jurassic 5 broke up, rapper Chali 2na is still very much a band member. 2na, whose signature voice acted as J5's tenor, continues to employ other musicians on most of his solo tracks to enhance the feel-good, positive hip hop he honed at LA's famous Good Life Cafe. "I see myself as an artist, and whatever it takes to pull off the piece is what I try to use," says 2na. "I don't limit myself to be being labelled just a solo dude. That's kind of selfish." 2na says he adds the extra flavours of reggae, hip-hop and funk vocalists to the mix to keep his music from being monotonous. His proclivity to combining forces has turned his independent career into a group effort, like the Chali 2na Choir which (if it existed) would include everyone from Damian and Stephen Marley to Planet Asia to Beenie Man. "My most memorable collaboration has been with George Clinton. I did a song with him and NASA (North

America/South America). It might not be the best song, but it was definitely one to chalk up for the books, like I did some big shit!" says 2na. "George Clinton is a genius. Just watching him work was amazing." Though he can't bring George Clinton (or Roots Manuva or Tanya Stephens or ... ) to the Pawn Shop this Friday, he is bringing a live band, the House of Vibe All-stars, which is like a return to his days as a performer with 10-piece fusion band Ozomatli. "I felt like if I'm gonna do some solo stuff, it would have to be with [DJs] Cut Chemist or Numark—and if it wasn't, there's something more I'd have to do," says 2na. He adds, "All those years with Ozomatli showed me what I need to do." So with the literal backing of a band in concert and the voices of way more than five on his solo records, it leaves one wondering: what is he getting out his career now that he wasn't before? "The freedom to finish an idea," he explains. "Sometimes I would contribute ideas to [J5], but for one reason or another those ideas didn't work for the group. A lot of times,

if it didn't work for the group, you'd move on. But in this particular way, I get to flesh it out." Despite the common rejection of individual ideas by the group, 2na doesn't look back at those days with anything but fondness: "It was an amazing ride, and I kind of wish that it didn't stop. But all great things come to an end." Aside from his albums, 2009's Fish Outta Water and June's Fish Market 2, the time away from the band has also allowed 2na to paint more. It's no secret that he is a talented visual artist (he created several album covers and logos, including J5's), but he says that for the last three or four years he's been doing that as a profession. "I can say more in a painting that I can in a song. ... You can layer songs, but I think you can layer more with a painting," he says. "Painting is really what I do. I'm a painter who can rap." V Fri, Sep 17 (9 pm) Chali 2na With Mitchmatic, the Lytics, DJ Twist Pawn Shop, $15

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PREVUE // ALLEZ OUEST

The sum of all the parts

Allez Ouest started as a one-off, but turned into a real band Bryan Birtles // bryan@vueweekly.com

fter coming together for what was supposed to be just a few gigs representing Alberta's francophone community at the 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC, the members of Allez Ouest found they had an enviable problem on their hands—they liked being in a band together and they sounded really good. Since that time, the band has grown together from a collection of four solo artists into a unified front, landing a coveted gig at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and recording an album, 2008's Hybride. All the travelling that the band members did together helped the band gel, but the thing that really brought them together explains accordionist and pianist Jason Kodie was the recording process. "From the beginning to where we are now it's been four individuals coming together," he says. "It was like the singer-songwriter in the round, but then we wrote new tunes for the album and that further cemented the bond of the relationship and churn out stuff that has influences from all of us. We realized that we could all work together."

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LOOK INTO THE FUTURE >> Allez Ouest hopes to have a new album ready for 2011 The upcoming Chante festival will give Edmonton audiences a chance to really see that transformation in action as all four of the band's members— which also includes Mireille Moquin, Joël Lavoie and Robert Walsh—will play solo gigs in addition to a number of shows that they will come together as Allez Ouest for. After these gigs, the band will get down to business writing and recording a new album, with an eye towards having it out by 2011. "We know that we want to do it and

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we know that we will do it and it needs to happen. The last discussion we had is that we'll have a new album by 2011. We have new tunes and new ideas so we can do it," says Kodie. "That sophomore record will be a little bit more indicative of where this is going: it'll have a little more of a refined sound." V Thu, Sep 23 (5 pm) Allez Ouest Red Square Vodka House, Free

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Having collaborated with countless songwriters across Canada, Nashville and Los Angeles, she's learnt that writing pop music doesn't mean losing her craft to costume changes. "I've completely changed my tune on that. Writing pop songs can be very meaningful. That's what I was going for: singable melodies but there's depth and character to the songs. As much as it would be fun to say I'm down on Lady Gaga and Kesha, they're both actually creative women and both really involved in the songwriting process. But that's definitely not the path I'm going down." (Axis Café, $10) —Mike Angus

Fri, Sep 17 (8 pm) / DOA Say what you will about DOA—I think jokes about Joey Shithead's age would be the easiest; he did apparently forget he'd already put out an album entitled Talk – Action = 0 before the band released this year's version—but the band practically invented hardcore and has never compromised on its principles. I can count on one finger the number of bands you can say that about. (New City) —Bryan Birtles Fri, Sep 17 (8 pm) / Jodi King Winnipeg singer-songwriter Jodi King will be passing through Edmonton in support of her new record Little Smile, an album that she says came at the end of a long process of writing, collaboration, touring and self-realization. "The first EPs I made were very acoustic because I was still finding myself, my voice. I didn't want to leave any barriers between my heart coming through and my voice," King explains, adding that she committed herself to touring Western Canada relentlessly, developing a grass-roots following playing churches, pubs, coffee houses. "Anywhere that would take me." The result is Little Smile, a confident collection of crystaline pop songs that reflect her openness, honesty and transparency as a songwriter. "I wear my heart on my sleeve and hope that what I give the audience, they give a little back," she notes. "A lot of females making pop music these days seem to be doing it more for the art and less for honest expression, so I think I shied away from that in the beginning, thinking just making pop music was a sell-out with nothing to say."

Mon, Sep 20 (7 pm) / 30 Seconds to Mars Fresh off a glitter-related mishap at the MTV VMAs—drummer Shannon Leto had to be attended to by EMTs after some of the sparkly stuff got into his eye—30 Seconds to Mars has brushed itself off and is ready to hit the stage in Edmonton. (Edmonton Event Centre, $34.75) Wed, Sep 22 (10 pm) / devilsplender An artist with a prodigious output, Rob Malowany—who records and performs as devilsplender—has put out six albums in nine years, all of them DIY. No doubt he'll have plenty of material to choose from when he returns to Edmonton. (Black Dog, free)

Thu, Sep 23 (7:30 pm) / Hayes Carll There's a similarity between Texas and Alberta that goes further than just oil money. The streets in both places are gritty, the characters more lively, there's a certain hard work attitude that permeates both places and there's plenty of ways you can be a hard drinkin', hard livin' singer. Texas troubadour Hayes Carll will be coming up from his home in Austin to sing all about it. (Haven Social Club, $15)

COMMENT >> THE LOCAL SCENE

The ups and downs

One venue lists while another exhibits potential The Provincial Archive finally had its offiI've never understood the injunction cial release for the excellent new record, against this at some of the other places Maybe We Could Be Holy, last Sat(well, OK, I guess the church)—and urday, and while the show was there was some space near the beautiful—particularly a finale front for dancing, if you were so that saw the foursome gather inclined. around a single microphone At just over 200 people, m o .c ekly vuewe with acoustic instruments, the capacity is perfect for an david@ nodding to the group's old-folk up-and-coming band looking Davidy roots—but the biggest revelafor a slightly more respectful Berr tion might have been the venue. atmosphere, and from what ArI've only ever been in the Roxy for thechive singer Craig Schram tells me, the atre, but it turned out be an ideal hybrid rental price is reasonable, too. The only between the more formal sit-down setting stick to more shows happening there is, and the casualness of a club. The acousof course, the theatre season: it's a busy tics were on par with anything you might place. I can't help but feel that that's a hear at the Myer Horowitz or McDougall pretty solvable problem, though, with Church, but there was a welcomely relaxed just a little bit of extra logistics to acatmosphere, helped along by the fact you commodate shows when the regular were allowed to bring your beer inside— season is only in rehearsal.

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Empress ails There's a messy situation going on at the Empress Ale House, punctuated by most of the staff, including servers and DJs, walking out of the end-of-Whyte bar last Thursday. There is still some legal wrangling that needs to get done, so I'll withhold too much comment for now, but suffice to say that I support those who have decided to boycott the venerable bar—including Vancouver musician Rodney DeCroo, who moved his September 22 show to the ARTery—in support of part-owner/ former manager Sue Kiernan. Kiernan, who used to run the Black Dog, has long been one of the music scene's most steadfast supporters, an incredibly valuable commodity for an area of town that is usually just content to pour highballs to generic Top 40. Check back in the coming weeks for a full report, however the situation plays out. V

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ALBUM REVIEWS

New Sounds

How to Dress Well Love Remains (Lefse) 

Roland Pemberton // roland@vueweekly.com

ow to Dress Well, the project by Brooklynite Tom Krell, is aptly named. When you consider the idiom "clothes make the man," it's easy to realize that music is similarly dressed up and narrowly separated by the arrows of production and image. There's a thin line between what's stylish and what's garish or out of touch. What you wear tells people how you want to represent yourself; how your music is produced tells people how you want to be heard. Take away the reverb and distortion and Krell is, vocally, a '90s R&B singer, but with the veil still on, there is something impossibly intimate and sensual about his approach. Sexy is different for everyone. The problem I've always had with today's pop R&B is the overtly direct sexual objectification. It's a reflection on how most people view sex in 2010. There is not much of a dance to it anymore: getting laid has become a formality. On the other hand, straight '90s R&B has never had the intended effect on me either. A baritone lothario talking

about how he's going to love down the listener has merely unsettled me, never quite staying in the background of my experience. Good R&B knows how to use silence and make negative space represent the ambiguity, anxiety and anticipation involved in physical romance. Krell is well aware of this and he achieves it with a refreshing lack of irony. Too many artists repurposing soul feel uncomfortable with the form, unable to openly accept what they are doing without self-deprecation. "Endless Rain" is a fuzzy, disintegrating take on new jack swing, but it's a sincere homage. Love Remains is a bedroom record in every sense of that definition, but the intimacy it creates is more related to baroque chamber music or early soul than that of the more rockist lo-fi community. There's nothing amateurish about it. Krell's voice is trained. You can still tell a hymn is beautiful by walking outside of the church. How to Dress Well also marks a return to a forgotten tenet of soul music: fatalism. There are songs titled "Suicide Dream 1" and "Suicide Dream 2." You never get the feeling that Krell ever wins the prize. "You Won't Need Me Where I'm Going" is particularly pained, crackling with hurt, so when he croons, "Girl, you don't ever have to worry 'bout me no more," it drives the the listener to be concerned. "Ready for the World" is a telling song title. Referencing the '80s R&B group of the same name, it also features everything that might turn Krell into a star. Sampling all manner of cooing voices, wispy bass tones and broken beat drum clatter, the showstopping moment is the filtered take on the inimitable high octave shriek of Mariah Carey that is used for its real emotional power and not as a punchline. V

Barb Barb (New Adventure)  Led by musician Liam Finn, the son of Neil Finn from Crowded House, alongside from Lawrence Arabia and Connan & the Mockasins, the debut album from Barb is one of pure and reckless beauty: songs like "Counting Sheep" chime you into a sleepy haze and carry you delicately into funkier, drum and bass tracks like "Beatman." The sound is cross-pollinated with the psychedelic-folk notes on piano combined with mellow pop drones and the soft and slow vocal rhythms of Finn and Eliza-Jane Barnes, turning in a cohesive sound while preserving the characteristics that define the members' individual expertise. Kirsta Franke

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Winter Gloves All Red (Paper Bag) 

Not straight-up pop, but certainly not straight-up electrorock either, Winter Gloves has its balancing act in check for its sophomore release. The standouts are the indierockers, namely the helplessly catchy lead single "Plastic Slides"; the dancers are the synth- and bass-induced numbers (some borrowing a page from contemporaries Woodhands); and whatever may fall between is a polished hybrid. A growing, undeniable force on the Paper Bag label, the Montréal four-piece packs its lyrically and sonically intricate songs into a tight package, letting the tracks span no longer than three minutes. Docked a mark for an ultimately inconsistent song list, All Red, whether played at the club or a rock show, all but guarantees a packed dance floor. Mike Garth

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Dylan LeBlanc Paupers Field (Rough Trade)  Dylan LeBlanc's debut album is full of the heartbreak and boozing you'd expect from a much older man, and after an early start he's developed the gravitas to pull it off. There are a few solid tracks on the album, including "If the Creek Don't Rise," which features some haunting background vocals by Emmylou Harris, and the melancholy orchestral "5th Avenue Bar," but overall the album lacks a distinctive sound to keep the listener engaged. Jim Dean

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Klaxons Surfing the Void (Polydor) 

The Mercury Prizewinning Klaxons mix punk-rock energy and science fiction weirdness on Surfing the Void, crafting pulsing, dramatic songs in the process. It's not quite fair to call Void "dance-y," but certainly equal emphasis is placed on rhythm and rock: guitars crash above airy synths, pulled along by ripples of bass and tight drumming. Void finds some racing, adrenaline-boosting successes in the fast-burning rhythm of "Valley of the Calm Trees," and the chanted refrain of closer "Cypherspeed," and honestly, it's when Klaxons tries to act normal—the groove-by-numbers chorus of "Twin Flames"—that the band sounds like it's trying too hard. Paul Blinov

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Crystal Mess Worms of the Earth (Independent) 

Melding punk and thrash is not a task to be taken lightly, but the obvious love Calgary's Crystal Mess has for the genres makes for an album both metalheads and punks would be happy to thrash to in a pit. With their second full-length release the band is fully aware they're drawing from their origins. The album moves thrashily through each track pulling on the classic themes. "Fuck work / Working nine to five / Fuck work / Working just to survive" may not be the most original lyric, but it definitely strikes the rebellious chord, and combined with the band's dedicated rapid drums and great vocal work it's the perfect track to make you want to jump out of the office chair and into the pit. Samantha Power

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ALBUM REVIEWS Todd Rundgren A Wizard, A True Star (Bearsville)

Onionhead/Dada Dali") with the line that defines the entire album ("You want the obvious, you'll get the obviOriginally released: 1973 ous"). That's how Rundgren operates here: by hiding the The short gestation time of meaning beneath the most obm older music often surprises tuse moments, forcing you to ekly.co e w e u @v roland me. Though they lacked topay attention throughout. d n la o R day's advanced computer techAt his most normative, n o t r Pembe nology and DIY home recording Rundgren still manages to add a prowess, they still managed to shocking touch somewhere down the produce higher line. "Sometimes I quality albums at Don't Know How a faster clip. How to Feel" is blueis it possible that eyed soul with Bob Dylan relyrics referencing leased five classic felled stray dogs albums during the and dystopian period between fear that wouldn't January 1964 and have passed May 1966? Or in Holland-Dozierthis instance, how Holland with posidid Todd Rundgren tive marks. "I Don't blast his way from Want to Tie You 1972's Something/ Down" is spacey Anything? to and atmospheric, the 1973 breakbut still has a through Todd? It touching ballad couldn't have hapat its core. "Does pened without the crème in the middle Anybody Love You?" is meta in its criticism of his discography Oreo, the inimitable A of over-intellectualizing love. Tellingly, he Wizard, a True Star. takes his own advice; at one minute and 31 It is unsurprising to hear that Rundgren seconds, Rundgren clearly knows how to hit has designed a tour around this album in it and quit it. There's even a medley of clasrecent years. With modern bands such as sic Philadelphia soul songs subtly mutated Hot Chip, Simian Mobile Disco and Neon into the Wizard format: jarring transitions, Indian referencing his sound (and each octechnical perfection and perversion of genre casionally literally sampling him), this jolt expectations. in popularity can be partly attributed to A A Wizard, a True Star manages to be Wizard, an album so far ahead of its time experimental and progressive, but unprethat it certainly deserved a 21st-century tentiously so. It's the sound of someone renaissance. A continuous, warped tape effortlessly talented in traditional form splice of quirky pocket pop songs, the alclearly needing to get something off of his bum spans numerous genres, with a conchest. Later in 1973, he toned it down and ceptual breadth recalling the Beatles. popped it up with Todd, an album that feaThis album hits on all cylinders, speeding tured homage to Vaudeville and several through a Peter Pan song that informs the direct singles. But in the court of public rest of our journey ("Never Never Land"), opinion, Rundgren's most exciting moment an anthem about a mythical warrior ("Zen will be when he allowed himself to be as Archer") with real-life arrow shooting samfreaky as possible while still respecting ples, some synthetic dogs fighting/screamthe artists who paved the way. And that ing ("Dogfight Giggle") and a bugged-out moment is A Wizard, A True Star. V surrealist word exercise ("Just Another

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TIMELINE >> AGAINST ME!

Never going home 1997

Singer and guitarist Tom Gabel founds Against Me! as a solo act featuring just him and an acoustic guitar, releasing a selftitled cassette tape the same year.

tracks—that was untitled, but came to be known as The Acoustic EP. Shortly after releasing The Acoustic EP, Kevin Mahon was replaced by Warren Oakes on drums while James Bowman joined as a second guitarist.

1998

2002

Drummer Kevin Mahon joins what is now a group and Against Me! records another cassette entitled Vivida Vis! The band sets out on its first tour. For the purposes of the tour, Mahon's parents made Gabel their son's legal guardian. "They wanted me to be able to bail him out of jail in the event he should be arrested," Gabel would later say of the arrangement.

2000

Against Me! releases a self-titled 12-inch record but, due to a mastering error, only 145 copies are ever released. The 12-inch features Gabel on guitar and vocals, Mahon on drums and Dustin Fridkin on bass.

2001

The band releases a four-song seven-inch entitled Crime as Forgiven By and quickly releases a CD of the same name that features two bonus tracks. Later that year, a four-song acoustic seven-inch—again followed quickly by a CD containing bonus

The band releases Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose which would become the group's breakout record. It's made up of new songs and six rerecording's from the two previous EPs. Soon after Axl Rose, Fridkin is replaced on bass by Andrew Seward. This iteration of the band would remain constant until 2009.

2003

Against Me! signs to Fat Wreck Chords, a move that upset some of the band's fans who viewed signing to a larger label as akin to selling out. Following the signing the band had the tires slashed on its van and graffiti sprayed all over it. Against Me! would go on to release two studio albums with Fat Wreck Chords as well as one live effort.

2004

The tour documentary We're Never Going Home is released which documents the band's struggles navigating the music business and the pressures being put on it

from major labels and the DIY community.

2005

Three months after the release of the final album Against Me! is contractually obligated to release with Fat Wreck Chords, it announces that the band has signed to Sire Records, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers, a move that further alienates the band from some fans.

2007

Spin Magazine names Against Me!'s New Wave the album of the year.

2009

Warren Oakes leaves the band to open a Mexican restaurant in his hometown of Gainesville, FL called Boca Fiesta. He is replaced by former Hot Water Music drummer George Rebelo.

2010

Against Me! Releases its latest studio album, White Crosses. V Sun, Sep 19 (7 pm) Against Me! With the Flatliners, Young Livers Edmonton Event Centre $26.50

HOROSCOPE ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19)

home in your body? Would you revel in When teen pop star Miley Cyrus ap- the freedom of knowing that the body peared on David Letterman, band lead- you have is exactly right for your soul's er Paul Schaeffer asked her if she lip- needs? If you have any doubts about syncs. Miley replied that no and said how to proceed, ask your body to proanyone could go watch a YouTube clip vide you with clues. from one of her concerts where sometimes she sounds terrible proving CANCER ( Jun 21 – Jul 22) she's risking the imperfection The Lincoln Boyhood National of singing live. I urge you to Memorial commemorates follow Miley's lead in your Abraham Lincoln's boyhood in GY own sphere, Aries. In the ROLO .com Indiana. My friend Janet, visT S A coming week, you really do ited the place when she was weekly l@vue freewil need to be as raw as the seven years old. While there b Ro y she found a Band-Aid on the law allows. Be your authenn s Brez tic self, with no Auto-Tuneground and excitedly assumed like enhancements. it had once graced a booboo on Old Abe himself. She took it home and TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20) used it as a talisman. When she rubbed Here's your mantra: big green luck ev- it on her own wounds, it seemed to have erywhere. I urge you to say it frequent- magical healing properties. Only later ly in the coming days. Whisper it as a did she realize that Band-Aids weren't prayer before each meal. Big green luck invented until 55 years after Lincoln's everywhere. Chant it in rhythm to your death. No matter. The artifact had done steps as you walk. Murmur it to the a superb job. I predict you will soon find tiny angel looking down at you from a comparable placebo, Cancerian. the ceiling just before you drop off to sleep. Big green luck everywhere. It'll LEO ( Jul 23 – Aug 22) work its magic even if you don't know Afghan farmers grow a lot of poppies— exactly why you're saying it or what it more than anywhere else in the world. means. While most of the crop is converted into opium and heroin, it could just GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) as well be used to create poppy-seed This is an excellent time for you to re- bagels. The way I see it, Leo, you have vamp your relationship with your body. a comparable choice ahead of you. A All the cosmic rhythms are aligned to resource that's neutral in its raw or help you. The first thing to do is for- natural state could be harnessed in a mulate your intentions. For example, relatively good cause or a not-so-good would you like to feel more perfectly at cause. You will be instrumental in de-

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termining which way it goes.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22)

"Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all." German aphorist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg said that, and now I'm offering it for you to use. Are you game? Try this experiment: For seven days, divest yourself of your opinions. And I mean all of them: opinions about politicians, celebrities, immigration reform, rockabilly music, everything. Allow everything to be exactly what it is without any need to wish it were otherwise. By experiment's end, you'll probably feel more relaxed than you have in a long time.

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22)

The Latin motto "Dulcius ex aspiris" means "Sweetness out of difficulty." It has a different meaning from "relief after difficulty." It suggests a scenario in which a challenging experience leads not just to a successful outcome, but also to a delicious, soothing harmony that would not have been possible without the difficulty. This is what I foresee coming for you, Libra.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21)

Give the best gifts you can possibly give, Scorpio. Don't hoard any of the intense blessings you have at your disposal. It's time to unveil the fullness of your idiosyncratic generosity. Some people will be better able than others to receive and use your zesty offerings. Don't

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spend too long worrying about the fine points of how to disseminate your wealth. The important thing is to let it flow like a river fresh from eternity.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

"Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment," said Zen Buddhist teacher Dogen. Which leads me to say: "Do not think you will necessarily be aware of becoming a role model and potent influence." The way I see it, either of those developments may happen in the coming weeks. Without suffering any pangs of self-consciousness, you could suddenly find yourself thrust into a higher, more powerful state of being. It will naturally occur while you're being your strongminded, expansive self, trying simply to rearrange the world to conform to your vision of paradise.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19)

Soon it will probably be time for you to wrap up the Season of Exploration. You've surveyed the outlands and fringe areas enough for now, right? I'm guessing that you've reconnoitered the forbidden zones so thoroughly that you may not need to do any more probing. Or am I underestimating your longing to push out to the frontiers and beyond? Maybe your brushes with exotic creatures and tempting adventures have whetted your appetite for even more escapades. I'm going to trust your intuition on this one—are you ready to rein in your risk-taking, or

are you hungry for more?

AQUARIUS ( Jan 20 – Feb 18)

When I was living in Los Angeles in the summer of 1986, I had a memorable dream. In the dream, I was dancing with God. Now and then I caught a glimpse of something that resembled a face and body, but mostly she was a sparkling fluidic vortex. The contact was so vivid and visceral that from that day forward I never again said, "I believe in God." My experience was as real as making love with a human being; "belief" was irrelevant. I predict that you will soon have a comparable encounter with a primal force, Aquarius— whatever passes for "God" in your world.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

The eighth-century theologian known as the Venerable Bede compared our existence to a sparrow that flies in the window of a royal castle while the king is enjoying a winter feast with his entourage. Outside, a snowstorm is raging. Inside, there's a big fire in the hearth. But the sparrow doesn't stay in this welcoming place; it quickly flies out another window, refraining from plucking any of the delicious scraps of discarded food. Bede says the sparrow's actions are like ours in our own approach to living our lives. Pisces: I don't think that will be true for you in the coming months. Judging from the astrological omens, I suspect that once you fly into the feast room, you won't depart like a restless, confused wanderer. You will linger. V

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COMEDY Brooklyn's Lounge • 9216-34 Ave • 780.221.5662 • Tue Night

Live: Open Mic Comedy night; amateurs and pros welcome • Every Tue; 8:30pm • No cover

acgc.ca • Changing Your World: Conference, Stephen Lewis keynote speaker • Sep 24-25 • $25 (for Stephen Lewis lecture)/$65 (conference)

David Suzuki: The Legacy Lecture • Myer Horowitz Theatre, Student

Union Bldg, U of A • LitFest features David Suzuko on his farewell tour • Mon, Sep 20, 8pm • $15/$10 (student) at TicketMaster

Ecologically sustainable industrial parks: An oxymoron? • Rm 150, Telus Centre, U of A • Raymond Côté, presents an ecological ap-

proach to the planning and design of eco-industrial parks • Thu, Sep 16, 7-8:30pm • Free, pre-register at crsc.ualberta.ca

Health Care You Can Count on . . . Until You Get Really Old and Frail • Riverbend Library Meeting Rm, 460 Riverbend Sq •

Edmonton-Whitemud Speaker Series: A talk by Noel Somerville • Sat, Sep 18, 2pm

Managing Interpersonal Conflict • Stanley Milner Library, 7 Sir

Winston Churchill Sq • Communicating Through Conflict: Sat, Sep 18, 9:30am12:30pm • Style Matters: Sat, Sep 18, 1:30-4:30pm • Conflict Communication Skills Practice: Sat, Sep 25, 9:30am-12:30pm • $10 (each presentation); $25 (series); pre-register at mrjc.ca, 780.423.0896

• Subah, a Love Story presented by Rabia Sheikh; a film about a Muslim woman in Toronto who falls in love with a non-Muslim man and her struggle with her family’s response • Thu, Sep 16, 4:30pm

Planning Academy • City Hall, Heritage Rm, Churchill Sq • 780.496.6057 •

edmonton.ca/city_government/planning_development/planning-academy.aspx • Getting a Grip on Land Use Planning • Sat, Sep 25, 9:30am-4:30pm • $35

Saturday Scholars Series • U of A, various locations on campus •

Reinvigorating Democracy in Canada–Three Perspectives with Ricardo Acuña, Satya Das, Kim Krushell; 12:30-2pm • Way Ahead not Closed–Perspectives of an Optimist with Elizabeth Dowdeswell; 2-3:30pm • Inuit in Canada with Mary Simon; 2:30-4pm; $10 • Sat, Sep 25, 12:30-4pm • Register atualberta.ca/alumni/weekend

The Transition to Renewable Energy in Alberta • Grant Mac-

Ewan University Rm 5-142, 105 St Bldg City Centre Campus • solaralberta.ca • How To Do It • Wed, Sep 22, 6:30-9pm • Free

badminton@teamedmonton.ca • Co-ed Bellydancing: bellydancing@ teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Lynnwood Elementary School at 1545184 Ave; Mon, 7-8pm; bootcamp@teamedmonton.ca • Bowling: Ed's Rec Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Tue 6:45pm • Curling: Granite Curling Club; 780.463.5942 • Running: Every Sun morning; running@teamedmonton.ca • Spinning: MacEwan Centre, 109 Street and 104 Ave; spin@ teamedmonton.ca • Swimming: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; swimming@ teamedmonton.ca • Volleyball: Mother Teresa Elementary School at 9008-105A; Amiskiwaciy Academy, 101 Airport Rd; recvolleyball@ teamedmonton.ca; volleyball@teamedmonton.ca • YOGA (Hatha): Free Yoga every Sun, 2-3:30pm; Korezone Fitness, 203, 10575-115 St, yoga@ teamedmonton.ca

Illusions Social Club: Crossdressers • 780.387.3343 • meet monthly • Info: groups.yahoo.com/group/edmonton_illusions

INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-based organization for

QUEER

lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified 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

Boots Bar and Lounge • 10242-106 St • 780.423.5014 • Every Fri: Phi-

LIVING POSITIVE • 404, 10408-124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca •

Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Shows start at

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/making-

8pm Thu-Sat and late show at 10:30pm on Fri-Sat

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

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Cal-

gary Tr • Thu, 8:30pm; Sat, 8pm and 10pm • Darryl Rhoades; Sep 16-18 • 10th Birthday Party: Laff the Next 10 years with us; Sep 23-25

Play Nightclub • 10220-103 St • Open Thu, Fri, Sat with DJs Alexx Brown and Eddie Toonflash

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM • 780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm;

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • 9540-111 Ave • 780.488.3234

Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Craig Shoemaker; Sep 16-19 • Hit or Miss Monday; Sep 20 • Brown on Bourbon: Local Talent Night; Tue, Sep 21 • Steve Byrne, Andrew Iwanyk, Kelly Soloduka; Sep 22-26

• pridecentreofedmonton.org • Open Tue-Fri 1-10pm, Sat 2-6:30pm • LGBT Seniors Drop-in: Every Tue/Thu, 2-4pm • CA: Thu 7pm • Suit Up and Show Up: AA big book study group every Sat, noon • Trans Education/Support Group meet: 1st/3rd Sun, 2-4pm, each month; albertatrans.org • Men Talking with Pride: Sun 7pm; facilitator: Rob Wells robwells780@hotmail.com • Transgender, Transsexual, Intersex and Questioning: Education, advocacy and support for men, women and youth • Free professional counselling every Wed except the 1st Wed each month; 7-10pm; appt preferred, drop-ins welcome • YouthSpace: drop-in for LGBTQ for youth up to 25; Tue-Sat, 3-7pm

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

Hydeaway–Jekyll and Hyde • 10209-100 Ave • 780.426.5381 •

Super Awesome Comedy presents: Wife Beater comedy night • $5 (door) • Live comedy every Tue

Groups/CLUBS/meetings

Prism Bar • 10524-101 St • 780.990.0038 • Wed: Free Pool;

Karaoke, 9pm-midnight • Thu: Prism Pool League; 7-11:30pm • Fri: Steak Nites; 5-9pm; DJ at 9:30pm

AWA 12-STEP SUPPORT GROUP • Braeside Presbyterian Church

bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, Bishop St, Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon 7:30pm

Robertson-Wesley United Church • 10209-123 St •

780.482.1587 • Soul OUTing: an LGBT-focused alternative worship • 2nd Sun every month, 7pm; worship Sun, 10:30am; people of all sexual orientations welcome. LGBT monthly book club and film night. E: jravenscroft@rwuc.org

Big Bin Event • Various venues • edmonton.ca/for_residents/

garbage_recycling/bigbin-events.aspx • Dispose of household items too large for regular garbage collection at no cost • Sep 18-19 at Commonwealth Stadium (112 Ave, 90 St)

St Paul's United Church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555

• People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

Buddhust Centre • 10232-103 St • Everyone's on the Boardwalk:

Drop-in yoga/meditation classes, all levels welcome, 16 yrs+ • Every Thu . 7:30-9pm and Sun 10:30am-12 • $10; pre-register at 780.909.9355, bewellsolutions2004gmail.com

WOODYS • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Karaoke with Nathan;

Mon 8pm • Martini Mondays; 3pm • You Don't Know Game Show with Patrick and Nathan; Thu 9pm • Long Island Iced Tea; Thu 3pm • Karaoke with Morgan; Wed 7pm • Karaoke with Kevin; Sun 8pm

Canadian Mental Health Association • Suite 800, 10045111 St • 780.414.6311 • Family support drop-in group for those who are supporting an adult family member living with a mental illness • Every Wed, 6:30-8:30pm

Youth Intervention and Outreach Worker •

iSMSS, U of A • 780.248.1971 • Provides support and advocacy to queer youth 12-25; you don't need to be alone

Edmonton Bicycle Commuters' Society • Back Alley,

10047-80 Ave • Hands-On Bike Maintenance Seminar • Every Thu 6pm • $5 non-members • edmontonbikes.ca

Youth Understanding Youth • yuyedm.ca • Meets every Sat, 7-9pm • E: info@yuyedm.ca, T: 780.248.1971

Edmonton Corn Maze • Garden Valley Rd/23 Ave • 780.288.0208

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• edmontoncornmaze.ca • Until Oct 16 • $9/$7 (child 5-12)/free (child under 5) • Fundraiser for the Edmonton Food Bank

ALBERTA ARTS DAYS • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101 A Ave, cita-

2010 Edmonton Fall Guitar Show • Mayfield Inn, Pallisades

deltheatre.com; see costumes, set models, props; Bob Baker will answer any theatre related questions; free • Activities also at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Winspear Centre, and Stanley A. Milner Library; Sun, Sep 19, 1-3pm • Jubilee Auditorium, 780.638.3502: Look at what goes into creating a mainstage production, meet members of Edmonton Opera, Alberta Ballet, the Shumka Dancers, and artists from the Visual Arts Alberta Association; Fri, Sep 17, 10am-12pm; Sat, Sep 18, 7-11pm

Ballroom, 16615-109 Ave • edmontonfallguitarshow.com • Local vendors and collectors will be offering a wide variety of new and vintage guitars, amps and gear • Sun, Sep 26, 10am-5pm • $10/kids under 12 free with paying adult

Edmonton Waste Management • Edmonton Waste

Management Centre, 13111 Meridian St • Open House • Sat, Sep 25, 9am-5pm • Free; free ETS Shuttle Bus from Commonwealth Stadium LRT station parking lot every half hour from 8:30am-4pm

Alberta Corrections Week • Edmonton Remand Centre, 9660-104 Ave • Open House • Thu, Sep 18, 12-4pm

FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 8424-95 Ave •

Community League Day • efcl.org• A city-wide,

780.465.2019/780.450.6179 • 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

neighbourhood-based festival• Sep 18

An Evening with UNICEF • Fairmont Hotel Mcdonald, 10065100 St • Gala, featuring a champagne reception, banquet dinner, live auction and entertainment• Thu, Sep 16, 6pm • $275

German Canadian Cultural Centre • 8310 Roper Rd • Live band: A. Kawa Band • Sep 17

Expressionz Café • 9938-70 Ave • expressionzcafe.com •

Home–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living

Grand Opening Celebrations • Until Sep 18

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

Full Moon Meditation • Healing Connections, 10548-

115 St • 780.488.9779 • Himalayan Yoga meditation tradition led by Sima Chowdhury • Sep 23, 7:30-8:30pm

International Observe the Moon Night • TELUS World

of Science Observatory, 11211-142 St • edmontonrasc.com • Observe the Moon and other celestial wonders.Youth can enter a contest to win a free telescope. Presented by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada • Sep 18, 7-11pm • Free

THE GRAPE ESCAPE: UNCORKING CALIFORNIA • Ed-

Lotus Qigong • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • Practice group meets

Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts Gala • arts

monton BMW, 7450 Roper Rd • Winetasting and auction • Thu, Sep 23, 7pm • $60 available by calling 780.429.2020; fundraiser for Edmonton Meals on Wheels

every Wed

awards gala • Fri, Sep 17, 6:30-9:30pm • $40 at Arden box office at 780.459.1542, TicketMaster

Miniature Enthusiasts of Edmonton Club• Executive

Roller Derby Game • Edmonton EXPO Centre Hall D • oilci-

Royal Inn West Edmonton, 10010-178 St • 780.418.5198 • Dollhouse Miniature Show and Sale • Sun, Sep 19, 10am-4pm • $4 (adult)/$2 (7-15yrs)/free (under 6)

tyderbygirls.ca • Sat, Sep 18 • $20 (adv)/$30 (VIP +18 floor seat, adv)/ child under 10 free; tickets available at Redemption Boutique on 124 St, Warp 2 Comics on 97 St, Rowena on Whyte Ave

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Schizophrenia Society of Alberta, 200, 10621-100 Ave,

Sherbrooke Harvest Fair • Sherbrooke Commmunity

League, 13008-122 Ave • 780.452.2363 • Kid's Parade (11:30am), carnival games, garden produce growing contests, sweet and savory baking contests, share or trade at the bounty table • Sep 18, 11am-3pm

780.452.4661; Support group meets 1st and 3rd Tue each month, 7-9pm • Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu; 7-9pm

Stand Against Poverty event • Varsity Field, U of A •

Peace of Mind in a Troubled World • Strathcona Pubic

780.619.7142 • Awareness event designed to create political will to end extreme poverty • Fri, Sep 17, 11am-12pm • Free

library, 8331-104 St • Introduction to meditation for experienced and new meditators. Sponsored by the Foundation for Higher Learning • Mon, Sep 20, 7:15-9pm • Free

Take Back the Night • Alberta Ave Community League, 9210-

Pecha Kucha Night 8 • Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary

118 Ave • 780.423.4102 • Candle-lighting ceremony begins at 8pm; demand an end to violence against women • Fri, Sep 24, 7-10pm

Science, 11455 Saskatchewan Dr • pecha-kucha.org/night/edmonton • Featuring presentations on local ideas, projects and musings • Sep 23, 7pm (door), 7:30pm (presentations) • $7 (student)/$9 (adult) at TIX on the Square

TASTE of Old Strathcona • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330-84

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

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

LECTURES/Presentations Alberta Council for Global Cooperation • U of A •

Mary Magdalene: Archetype of the Divine Feminine • Trinity

Lutheran Church Chapel, 10014-81 Ave • The Jung Forum Association of Edmonton featuring this presentation by Jungian Analyst, Nancy Qualls-Corbett • Mon, Sep 20, 7pm • $25 (member)/$40 (non-member)

The Other Film Series–exploring cultures through film •

Education North Bldg, Rm 2-115, U of A • The Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation and Department of Secondary Education present six films, faculty and graduate students will introduce each film and facilitate the follow-up discussion

losophy Café • Fri/Sat DJ SeXXXy Sean 10-3 • Long Weekend Sundays feature the Stardust Lounge with Miss Bianca and Vanity Fair

BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B Jasper Ave • 780.488.7736 • DJ Dust 'n' Time;

Mon 9pm • DJ Arrow Chaser; Tue 9pm • DJ Dust 'n' Time; Wed 9pm, no cover before 10pm • DJ Arrow Chaser; Fri 8pm, no cover before 10pm • DJ Earth Shiver 'n' Quake; Sat 8pm, no cover before 10pm • DJ Bobby Beatz; Sun 9pm • Drag Queen Performance Show, Sun, no cover before 10pm

GLBT sports and recreation • teamedmonton.ca • Badminton, Co-ed: St. Thomas Moore School, 9610-165 St, coedbadminton@teamedmonton.ca • Badminton, Women's Drop-In Recreational: Oliver School Gym, 10227-118 St;

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Ave • Old Strathcona Foundation is holding its Annual Taste of Old Strathcona with entertainment by U22 • Fri, Sep 24, 7-10:30pm • $25 at TIX on the Square, Old Strathcona Foundation booth at the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market, door

United Nations International Day of Peace •

Edmonton City Hall Plaza (SW corner) • Proclamation: from the City of Edmonton with speakers Andy Knight, Tom Keating; guests Paula Kirman, Rabia Sheikh, Maigan van der Giessen, Renee Vaugeois, and staff and students from St. James School • Sep 21, noon

Western Canada Fashion Week • TransAlta Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Sep 16-23, 7pm (door), 8pm (show) • $20/$85 (week pass) at TIX on the Square

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Value in unexpected places Last week, after HIV Edmonton's AIDS started by a man living with HIV looking Walk for Life the Metro newspaper ran for love and tired of guys using his HIV the unfortunate headline "Walking for status as a cop out for why they can't those who cannot." The poor article have sex or get into a long-term rethat followed equated HIV with lationship with him. In the subdeath and failed to illustrate sequent posts people debated that in the nearly 30 years soviral load, undetectability and ciety has been living with HIV transmission of HIV. Running om much has happened, including through the posts are guys' eekly.c w e u v ted@ the introduction of universal honest admissions that they Ted precautions, activism around are afraid of sleeping with r r Ke global health and equality and dudes living with HIV and the quality-of-life improvements for frustration over the misconceppeople living with HIV while overall tions of HIV. What is never made clear is new infection rates have dropped. While that people living with HIV can have fulthere is still so much still to do, in the filling sex lives with both people living grand scheme of things when it comes with and people living without HIV. to AIDS, we are winning. It is often lamented that the public has A week earlier on gayedmonton.com's grown apathetic around HIV and AIDS. cruiseboard, a lengthy thread was But as the two incidents reveal I think

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In this coming age gay men can be the

leaders in this paradigm shift. As it has been scandalously reported out of proportion, there are gay men who want to have HIV. While one may disagree with their desire it does herald a different way of looking at HIV. Right now almost everything one consumes around HIV is based on the premise that no one wants HIV, and that we should avoid it at all costs. What this very tiny group of men illustrates is that the belief that HIV is bad is not a universal truth. For some HIV provides a way to create bonds, family and identity. While I am not encouraging this line of thinking, I think it is terrible to ignore or dismiss it. Other gay men living with HIV credit the incurable fatal virus with saving their lives, stating that due to the reckless ways they were living before they knew they had HIV—often as a way of dealing with heterosexism and discrimination—getting news that they were

positive was a wake up call for them to value life. HIV is in our shared system so it will continue to circulate, at least into the foreseeable future, be it in poorly written articles or in our blood. This is nothing to be afraid of—it is something to know. It is too late to think we can curb HIV from existence—that moment passed when systemic discrimination was selected over proactive and decisive leadership. What we need now is helpful, frank, compassionate, informative conversations with space for questions so we can move forward to respect and understand we live with HIV. We love, have fun, escape, feed our babies, inject, give birth, cope, fall off wagons, fall in love, trust, thrust, gamble, search, ache, hope, receive close our eyes and sometimes we emerge with nary a scratch, sometimes not. HIV does not make sense, but there is value in HIV. V

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we are all actually overwhelmed. We are stuck in antiquated ways of thinking and we don't know how to move forward. At the heart of the problem is the foolish higher standard of scrutiny HIV is held to over any other aspect of the human experience. Why do we expect HIV to make more sense than any other aspect of being alive? We will be better off when we accept HIV as part of our lives the way we accept airplanes, cancer, Fruit Loops, the Rolling Stones and any number of other things. There will be less stigma and discrimination related to people impacted with HIV, and we will move on to see HIV not as something to be afraid of, but rather as something that is part of us.

Wufniks Magazine is looking for short fiction and poetry submissions. wufniks.com Send us your scribblings. submissions@wufniks.com Request for Proposals for the Clareview Public Library Public Art Project and for Clareview Recreation Centre Public Art Project. Deadline: Thu, Oct 7, 4:30pm. Info the Edmonton Arts Council: T: 780.424.2787 E: publicart@ edmontonarts.ca Free art demos: Mat Cutting Basics: Sep 18, 11am, 2pm; Repairing Brushes: Sep 25, 11am, 2pm; Resists for Fabrics: Oct 2, 11am, 2pm at Naess Gallery–Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave, 780.432.0240 ARTERY theartery.ca – call for Visual Art Exhibitions: Looking for visual and interdisciplinary artists to exhibit their works. Artists/curators are encouraged to submit proposals for both the Front and Back space. Deadline: Oct 1. Send outline of proposed project; CV; CD, DVD Image; contact info to: ARTERY, 9535 Jasper Ave, T5H 3V2 Call for submissions: Gallery at Milner for emerging artists working in two-dimensional mediums. Deadline: Oct 15. Info: T/voice mail: 780.496.7030; E: cragalleries&displays@epl.ca Movements Dance is accepting applications for Dance Instructor for its 2010/2011 season. Applicants should have an extensive background in West African and Caribbean dance with a min of 5 yrs experience. Info: 780.415.5211 Any artist, musician, or performance artist interested in being featured for the Local Art Showcase @The Old Strathcona Antique Mall, please be inspired to contact Jenn@oldstrathconamall.com Expressionz Café–The School of Life 9938-70 Ave is a centre for the arts. Looking for visual artists and artisan/ wellness vendors for the rotating gallery space and monthly market; t: 780.437.3667; e: expressionzcafe@ gmail.com "Be Idle Free"–youth video contest: The City of Edmonton's Carbon Dioxide Reduction Edmonton (CO2RE) program focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Edmonton. For 7-11 year olds, 12-14 year olds and 15-18 year olds. Receiving entries until Sep 30. Info beidlefree.strutta.com

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Call for entries: 2011 Dreamspeakers; Deadline: Mar 31, 2011; Info E: info@dreamspeakers.org. Send entries to: Attn: Executive Director, Dreamspeakers Festival Society, 8726-112 Ave, Edmonton, AB, T5B 0G6 Allied Arts Council/Spruce Grove Art Gallery: call for Alberta artists 55 and over to participate in the 2010 Senior Art Show. Deadline: Sep 17. 780.962.0664, E: alliedac@ shaw.ca

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Lead singer looking for band to jam with. Covers and originals. Paul 780.270.4886 or 780.761.2721 Singer, songwriter, funk, dance, R&B, actor, stunt man, voice actor, commercial acting, screen play writer, ready for work. Katz 487.785.4481, okatz33@telus.blueberry.net Looking for a bass player/co-writer for full original rock trio. Please txt or call 299.7503 The Singing Christmas Tree 2010: invites singers of all ages to audition on Sep 19, 1pm at Edmonton City Centre, 10025-102A Ave Towers. Info: W: edmontonsingingchristmastree.com or T: 780.487.TREE New Rehearsal Studios! Sound Check Rehearsals is having an opening party Sep 24. Tickets available from Axe Music, Long & McQuade, and Mother's Music. Call 780.964.8852; souncheckrehearsals.com for details

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for amateur adult musicians and singers, to learn and perform concert band and choral music under professional music direction. Contact Darlene at 780.432.9333; generalmanager@cosmopolitanmusic.org Looking for a fiddle player to do traditional, old country and original music.... Please phone Larry at 780.466.1975 Decent songwriter/rhythm with good originals wants lead guitarist and bass (prefer acoustic), violin, drums or bongos, horns or other muscians for a funky acoustic band for gigs or jam crew... music infl bob marley, sublime, bob dylan. Call Adam 780.660.3369. Lets jam Seeking male singer between ages 14 - 18 for alternative cover band. Must have vocal range to cover artists such as Nickelback, P.O.D. Band located in Edmonton but have gigs booked outside of the city. Call 403.999.6976 Seeking folk/bluegrass/improv/country type small string band to work with me on some cool innovative performances. Must be willing to try new takes on some traditional work. 780.239.5758 Metal band All Else Fails seeking drummer. Committed, dependable, financially stable and able to tour often. Seedy@allelsefails.ca or Mitch@780.707.3908 Harmonica player, vocalist, percussionist, front man. 30 yrs experience. Available for live sessions or road work. Serious inquiries only, please. J.B. 780.668.8665 We are a party / wedding band that already has over 10 gigs booked. Looking for a lead guitarist to fill out our sound. Call 780.271.0030 today!

VOLUNTEER Looking for individuals to participate in the Wishmaker Walk for Wishes on Oct 16, 8am (registration), walk (9am) at WEM, Centre Stage. Fundraiser to support the wishes of local children suffering with a life threatening illness. Register at childrenswish.ca E: amanda.sigaty@ childrenswish.ca

Alberta board development program recruiting volunteer instructors for not-for-profit organizations. Call 780.427.2001. Deadline: Oct 1 Cityfarm Growing Assistants The Growing Assistant volunteer has an opportunity to work with children and see their fascination with plants, seeds and soil, and to help a teacher/leader feel successful in growing plants indoors. A green thumb is not a prerequisite, however, gardening experience and a passion for children and youth are required. Info: city-farm.org/ jobs_volunteer.htm; E: susan@city-farm.org

SEEKING SENIORS FOR PAID STUDY: Seeking seniors to participate in a paid study on investments. Participants will be paid $20 for 1 hr to complete a survey and will not be “sold” anything. T: Dr. Jennifer Boisvert at 780.436.8987; E: jenniferboisvert@hotmail.com Volunteer Meal Deliverer/Driver: "Life is a Highway" why not volunteer to be in the driver's seat? Come make a difference every day. Volunteer with Meals on Wheels as a driver. Call 780.429.2020 Carrot Café seeks volunteers: baristas to serve coffee, tea and carrot muffins; full training given on making specialty coffees and teas. Also need volunteer to clean daily from 7:30am, Tue-Fri, or once a week on Sun. For info contact Irene Yauck at Irene@ehenri.ca, 780.471.1580 Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, need volunteers to help immigrant children and youth of all ages–volunteer in a homework club. Phillip Deng at 780.423.9516, pdeng@emcn.ab.ca Do you remember someone who believed in you when you were a child? Be that person in a child's life today. All it takes is one hour a week, which may not be much to you but will make all the difference in the life of a child. Be a Big Brother or Big Sister! Be a Mentor! Call Big Brother Big Sister today. 780.424.8181 Volunteer website for youth 14-24 years old. youthvolunteer.ca Mechanics needed: The Edmonton Bicyle Commuters' Society operates a volunteer-run community bike workshop called BikeWorks, 10047-80 Ave (back alley), also accepting bicycle donations; E: volunteer@edmontonbikes. ca; W: edmontonbikes.ca The Candora Society of Edmonton–Board Recruiting; candorasociety.com; promotes positive growth in the lives of women, children/families in Rundle/Abbottsfield communities. Info: Elaine Dunnigan E: edunnigan@ shaw.ca Mediation & Restorative Justice Centre Edmonton: Vol Facilitator Recruitment 2010; mrjc.ca/mediation/ volunteering/complete a volunteer application form; 780.423.0896 ext. 201 Volunteers instructors needed–Tap Dancing, Line Dancing and Calligraphy. Wed: kitchen helper, Fri: dining room servers; Wed evening dinners: dishwashers, kitchen prep and servers. Mary 780.433.5807 S.C.A.R.S.: Second Chance Animal Rescue Society. Our dogs are TV stars! Watch Global TV every Sat at 9:45 AM where new, wonderful dogs will be profiled. scarscare.org

The Azimuth Theatre seeks general volunteers for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. Come be part of the best small-scale, long running theatre in Downtown Edmonton. E: volunteer.azimuth@gmail.com T: 780.233.5778

Volunteer with Strathcona County RCMP Victim Services Unit and assist victims of crime and trauma. Call Katie at 780.449.0183

Edmonton Immigrant Services Association: looking for volunteers to help with Youth Tutoring & Mentorship, New Neighbours, Language Bank, and Host/Mentorship programs. Contact Alexandru Caldararu 780.474.8445; W: eisa-edmonton.org

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you do when you're by yourself. We put a ton of value on having orgasms through "real sex," but the fact of the matter is that the clitoris is the main organ of sexual pleasure for women, not

will lead you to orgasm. I also recommend a vibrator. For most women, it just makes the excitement and build-up quicker and stronger and it will help you to know what it feels like for you.

Talking about sex, especially admitting and showing what you do alone, is tough. the vagina. For most of us, if our clit is not getting any action, we are just not going to get there. Focus first on positions and play that give your clit some direct pressure or rubbing. If you've never had an orgasm during masturbation, or you don't masturbate, I strongly encourage it. Pleasuring yourself will help you to understand what

You mention that you feel like you're hitting a wall. I'm wondering if your brain is fighting you. The sensations that lead up to orgasm are, albeit pleasurable and exciting, also weird and unfamiliar. Often, we hold back from sexual pleasure because we are unsure of what's going to happen. It keeps building and building, and at some point our brain may

just say, "That's enough! I have no idea where this is leading and I just can't take it." Then we mentally remove ourselves from the pleasure and, just like flicking a switch, it's over! This may sound bizarre but it happens to a lot of us—guys too. One way to deal with this is to play by yourself a lot so you get used to the feeling of building excitement and climax, so you know where it's leading and that you're going to be OK. It can also help to make a pact with your partner that you're not going to try to have an orgasm, you are simply going to relax and enjoy everything you experience. That can take the pressure off and allow you to enjoy the ride instead of wondering if you'll get to the right destination. Yours, Brenda

People between 18-55, suffering from depression or who have never suffered from depression are needed as research volunteers, should not be taking medication, smoking, or undergoing psychotherapy and not have a history of cardiovascular disease. Monetary compensation provided for participation. 780.407.3906 Volunteer at ElderCare Edmonton: help out with day programs with things like crafts, card games and socializing. Call Renée for info at 780.434.4747 Ext 4 The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts: looking for artists to provide mentorship to our artists with developmental disabilities. Share your talents and passion while gaining work experience. Info: volunteer@ninahaggertyart.ca Volunteers required for studies at UofA. Call 780.407.3906; E: UofADep@gmail.com. Reimbursement provided U of A is seeking major depression sufferers interested in participating in a research study. Call 780.407.3906; E: UofADep@gmail.com The Support Network: Volunteer today to be a Distress Line Listener. Apply on line thesupportnetwork.com or call 780.732.6648 CNIB's Friendly Visitor Program needs volunteers to help and be a sighted guide with a friendly voice. Help someone with vision loss. W: cnib.ca; T: 780.453.8304 Bicycle Mechanic volunteers for Bissell Centre community homeless or near homeless members on Mon, Wed, Fri, 9am-12pm. Contact Linda 780.423.2285 ext 134

SERVICES NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Help Line 24 Hours a Day–7 Days a Week If you want to stop using, we can help Local: 780.421.4429/Toll free: 1.877.463.3537 Have you been affected by another person's sexual behaviour? S-Anon is a 12-Step fellowship for the family members and friends of sex addicts. Call 780.988.4411 for Edmonton area meeting locations and info, sanon.org

Want to stop smoking? Nicotine Anonymous meetings: 7pm, every Wed, Ebenezer United Church Hall, 106 Ave, 163 St. Contact Gwyn 780.443.3020

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