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All out brawl needed Every government needs an opposition. Whether the elected opposition, the media, or citizens themselves take up the burden of holding government to account, the functioning of a government depends on it being held to its own promises and the demands of a changing world. An opposition, a critical perspective, is an important way to judge whether a government has accomplished these goals, or is simply putting on a good show. The federal NDP are Canada's opposition right now, and the party is in a tough spot. Days before MPs head back to work for the fall parliamentary session, the NDP will be fielding announcements from its members stating their intent to run for the leadership. While interim leader Nycole Turmel has stated this contest should remain external to the party's Parliamentary goals and responsibilities, once the declarations are made and intentions stated, it will be difficult to seperate leadership contenders' beliefs and goals apart from their role in Parliament.

Candidates, such as the already-declared Brian Topp, have stated their dedication to Jack's vision of the party.

But Topp's declaration to run brings

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up the problem the NDP faces: the party cannot simply rally behind the leader with the greatest perceived commitment to Layton. Though Topp has proven his dedication to politics, he has never stood for election, and many party stalwarts may not be too impressed with his track record.

Though he has publicly stated a Liberal/NDP merger is not in his cards, he orchestrated a merger during his time in Romanow's Saskatchewan government, and his involvement with the missing, now controversial preamble to the NDP constitution remains an open question. Where is that preamble? The one stating the NDP's firm commitment to ideas of social democracy, that was quickly scuttled back to committee for further consultation, yet in its place remains a large open white space.

As the NDP moves forward to select a leader, the party cannot look for the most popular or sentimental candidate—serious criticism of candidates and their policies must proceed in order for the NDP to fulfill its potential on the national stage. This leadership race needs to be an all out brawl to ensure the best candidate is chosen. The most popular players can't be allowed to waltz into the top job. V

Your Vue is the weekly roundup of all your comments and views of our coverage.

Every week we'll be running your comments from the website, feedback on our weekly web polls and any letters you send our editors.

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Vue Weekly would like to sincerely apologize to last week's cover model, Dee Dee Devereaux of Capital City Burlesque, for any suggestion that she is associated with the pornography industry. Devereaux posed for a photo shoot in relation to Vue Weekly's Blue Revue. Due to an unfortunate series of lastminute changes, Blue Revue was left off of the cover while Devereaux's image remained, tilting the focus toward the editorial content inside rather then the event. This was not our intent, and Vue Weekly deeply regrets the error.

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MLA Raj Sherman was voted in as the new leader of the Alberta Liberals this past weekend.

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Is this good news for the Liberal party?

1. Yes, Sherman is a prominent critic of the Conservatives, just what the Liberals need.

2. No, Sherman is a one-topic candidate and too new to the party.

3. Who cares, no one will ever pay attention to the Liberals.

Check out vueweekly.com/yourvue to vote and comment.

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n September 19, three women will face charges of intimidation for blocking several semitrucks from reaching their destination on the Murphy Oil site. Lois Frank, Jill Crop Eared Wolf and Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, along with a dozen others, stood up to protest further construction of the Murphy Oil site, where hydraulic fracturing and oil exploration is slated to occur on Blood Reserve land. The Southern Alberta women have been involved in protesting Murphy Oil's construction of a site on their land over the past year, but have had no impact with their previous efforts.

"We needed to do something at that particular point in time because they were about to begin the fracking process," says Tailfeathers about their decision to block traffic to the site and risk arrest. "I can't bear the thought of those wells being built near my family's homes and of not being able to go back there and settle on the reserve and raise my children there due to the irreversible damage fracturing will do to our land."

Tailfeathers is involved with a group of concerned Blood Tribe members who have launched various initiatives including the protectbloodland.ca website, the Kain-

ai Earth Watch group and a petition which over 200 Blood Tribe members have signed opposing the deal with Murphy Oil to expand oil site operations to hydraulic fracturing.

The group attempted to engage the Blood tribal council through petitions, meetings and requests for answers, but were ignored throughout the process and questions about environmental impact on the land remained unanswered.

In 2010, Kainaiwa Resources Inc, a group owned by the Blood Tribe, signed an agreement with Murphy Oil allowing the company to start up oil and gas exploration on over 129 000 acres of Blood land. Hydraulic fracturing is allowed to occur on 16 oil sites. Many tribe members believe this agreement proceeded without proper consultation and left many questions unanswered.

Lois Frank, a member of the Kainai Earth Watch, drove house to house on the reserve to talk with people who would be affected by the development. "In the permits from the oil companies it stated that these people had been consulted," says Tailfeathers, "but they often didn't know what was happening or the extent of the danger of fracturing."

Tailfeathers' mother, a doctor on

the reserve, met with company representatives and asked that the proprietary chemicals involved in the fracking process be released.

"Because they are proprietary, they don't have to release them to the public," says Tailfeathers. "But she demanded they be released so she could know the impacts on the community, her patients. That was six months ago and they haven't responded."

Tailfeathers believes the tribe is under economic pressure to accept the presence of the oil site. With a

The group also attempted to engage the Energy Resources Conservation Board, the body responsible for approving energy projects in the province, but was told that the ERCB would only deal with the Tribal Council and Chief. "It's really tricky in terms of the legality and where we stand as Blood Tribe members, who are being represented by chief and council, but the chief and council signed without consulting us."

Fracturing has remained an unanswered controversy in the province.

I can't bear the thought of those wells being built near my family's homes and of not being able to go back there and settle on the reserve and raise my children there due to the irreversible damage fracturing will do to our land.

70 percent unemployment rate the tribe accepted a $50 million deal from Murphy Oil, along with the promise of employment.

"I hope with my heart that they were approving this for the jobs, but they didn't do their research and didn't have the best interest of tribal members in mind because our health will be compromised," says Tailfeathers.

Last month the Alberta New Democrats called for an investigation into fracturing and its impacts. Leaked cabinet documents released in August showed a joint effort by government and lobby groups to stifle public opposition to fracturing. The New West Partnership, a cross-province economic agreement, outlined a plan to demonstrate that fracturing is "viable, safe and sustainable"

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CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING JOBS Ritz planned to remove the wheat board's power by August 1, 2012 and has stated that legislation to that effect will be presented in the upcoming session of Parliament. "For months, Minister Ritz has been claiming that the recent federal election was a mandate for the government to dismantle the CWB. Now we know otherwise. There is no mandate from farmers to strip away their marketing power," says Allen Oberg, chair of the CWB's farmer-controlled board of directors.

The wheat board is currently the world's largest marketer of wheat and the majority of wheat in Western Canada sold for use in human consumption goes through the wheat board. The number of farmers who voted in the plebiscite—38 261—represents a participation rate of about 56 percent.

The Keystone XL pipeline continues to come under criticism, this time from economists at Cornell University. The Global Labour Institute at Cornell has released a report stating that job creation numbers associated with the piepline have been overstated. The report reveals the pipeline is a risky project in an unstable economic environment. TransCanada, the lead corporation on the pipeline, and Republican senators have proposed

it will generate over 20 000 jobs. The State Department has stated it will bring no more than 6000 direct jobs, and many of those are already existing jobs within the Keystone project and contracted employees. The Cornell report includes evaluating the loss of up to 22 000 upgrader jobs in Alberta that Keystone will put an end to, as well as the impact of increased fuel prices across 15 midwest states the pipeline will cause.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK "I would prefer...we process the bitumen from the oilsands in Alberta and that would create a lot of jobs and job activity. That would be a better thing to do

WHY WE DON'T VOTE Nine academic researchers have launched a national study on political participation using the provincial elections currently underway in five provinces. Researchers at the universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Wilfrid Laurier, and Memorial are collaborating to study the reasons behind the current democratic deficit. Attitudes of 5000 citizens will be surveyed along with interviews with political strategists and analysis of media

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POSITIVE PLEBISCITE Prairie farmers have voted in favour of keeping the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on wheat and barley sales. Exports and domestic sales of wheat and barley have been under the power of the board since 1935; 62 percent of wheat growers and 51 percent of barley growers voted this past week to keep it that way.

While the federal government has stated its intention to do away with the wheat board's control over sale of wheat and barley, it can't do so without going to a plebiscite of wheat board members. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has stated he will proceed to remove the wheat board's powers over marketing and sales despite the plebicite's results.

He currently has support of the BC, Saskatchewan and Alberta governments.

in upcoming fracturing projects.

Fracturing uses a large volume of water, tens of thousands of cubic metres per well. There's evidence of methane and benzene contamination in drinking water near fracking sites in Wyoming and Pennsylvania and New York State.

Currently in Alberta there is no provision for public input on whether fracturing should proceed, and the province lacks regulations relating to fracking waste water disposal, reclamation and containment.

The three women have a court date of September 19 to face charges of intimidation under the Criminal Code. The women were arrested without being told what they were being charged with.

"I guess it was the only criminal charge or breach of the criminal code they could come up with at that time," she says.

Tailfeathers hopes the demands of the petition are recognized and to create a moratorium on oil and gas exploration until a referendum is held on the issue.

"I hope the oil companies and the chief and council recognize our concerns, and that there are human lives at stake."

coverage. The researchers believe this is an unprecedented opportunity to study political attitudes of Canadians with five different campaigns happening in two months.

The Comparative Provincial Election Project website is being hosted by the Unviersity of Alberta and will include a comparative analysis of provincial elections, analysis of party campaign communications and the media's influence in political discourse.

than merely send the raw bitumen down the pipeline and they refine it in Texas that means thousands of new jobs in Texas."

—Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed speaking against the Keystone pipeline CBC.com September 13, 2011

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COMMENT >> SEA BATTLE

A sense of déjà vu

Lines in the water

Since Dr Raj Sherman was elected In the lead-up to the 1997 provincial his profile and credibility, was soon leader of the Official Opposition election, Kevin Taft and the Parkland elevated to the position of leader.

Alberta Liberals last Saturday, a fair Institute published a provocative In his first provincial election as amount has been written about how and telling book entitled Shredding leader, the Liberals actually more the Liberals will fare under his leadthe Public Interest: Ralph Klein and than doubled the size of their caucus ership.

25 years of one-party government. from seven to 16 seats, but they acSome have suggested that The book highlighted that the tually had about 15 000 fewer votes his profile on health care, Klein cuts were premised on across the province than they had in and his "firebrand" ways a myth; that spending in Althe previous election. Four years latE C will spell trouble for the berta was not indeed "out er, in the 2008 Alberta election, the N E RFER governing Conservatives. INTE vueweekly.com of control." It also brought Liberals dropped another 10 000 @ ricardo Others believe that his o into focus the degree to votes and saw their caucus reduced d r Rica a ñ impulsiveness and focus which the Klein government to nine seats. Shortly after that elecu c A on one issue will spell the was willing to control information, Mr Taft resigned as leader, demise of the Liberals as a political tion flow, to the point of shredding leaving behind a Liberal party that party in Alberta.

Of course, no one can predict the Ralph Klein reacted to the publication of the book future—especially given some of by calling Kevin Taft a communist, telling Albertans the unpredictability that we've seen not to read his propaganda. in Alberta politics over the last year or so. But in times like this, it can often be helpful to look back in time to see if we can find patterns and documents that provided informawas really no stronger than it was examples that might provide some tion contrary to their central meswhen he became leader. hints as to what's coming. sages.

Raj Sherman is not the first AlberRalph Klein reacted to the publiIn 2002, as Ralph Klein and the oiltan to ride a public battle with the cation of the book by calling Kevin industry-fuelled Conservatives were Conservative government all the Taft a communist, telling Albertans doing everything in their power to way to the leadership of the Offinot to read his propaganda, and by stop the Kyoto Protocol from hapcial Opposition. In fact, both of the challenging Kevin Taft to try to get pening, the medical officer of health party's most recent leaders have elected if he felt that there were for the Palliser Health Authority in made their way into politics after other Albertans that thought like southeastern Alberta spoke up and high-profile tiff with the premier of him. Taft took up the challenge, got said that adopting Kyoto and fighting the time. elected convincingly and, because of climate change would have positive health impacts on Albertans. That officer was Dr David Swann, and his comments got him fired. His willingness to publicly take on the government, however, saw him elevated to hero status by activists and environmentalists across the province.

His instant profile was accompanied by the usual encouragements to seek public office and really take on the government, which Dr Swann did successfully in the 2004 election, being elected as a Liberal MLA in Calgary. Like Kevin Taft before him, that profile and history helped propel him to the leadership of the party four years later in 2008. Dr Swann's vision for the party, however, failed to gain traction and he resigned earlier this year never having led the party in a provincial election and leaving behind a party wrought with internal division and lagging relevance on the provincial political front.

Can we deduce from these two examples that having risen to prominence because of high-profile battles with the government does not translate into strong, effective leadership of a party? Will this also be the case with Raj Sherman who was largely propelled into the leadership of the Liberal Party as a result of his very public battles with the government over the problems with emergency room medicine in Alberta?

There is, of course, one more historical example that may shed some light on what awaits the

The Indian navy revealed recently that military clashes between the two. one of its vessels, the amphibious asErdogan cannot stand by and let any sault ship INS Airavat, was hailed by more Turkish citizens be killed, nor can a Chinese naval officer demanding to he stop future convoys from seeking know why it was in Chinese territory— to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. while it was actually off the VietnamIsrael's refusal to apologize for killese coast heading for the Vietnaming Turkish citizens makes it poese port of Haiphong. And last litically impossible for him to week it was reported that a defy Turkish public opinion Chinese spy ship was dison this. And yet if Turkish ly.com k covered in India's Andaman warships escort the next e e w e@vue gwynn Islands earlier this year. convoy, it's easy to imagine e n Gwyn A quarter of a world away, an outbreak of shooting. r Dye in the eastern Mediterranean, All Israel's wars hitherto have the consequences of Israel's seizure of been with poorly armed and badly a Turkish aid vessel heading for Gaza led Arab armies in non-industrialized in May of last year continue to unfold. countries; a war with Turkey would be Israel steadfastly refuses to apologize a very different matter, even if it refor the deaths of nine Turks who were mained a purely maritime conflict. But killed by Israeli commandos in the Israeli politics will not let Netanyahu attack, and on September 8 Turkish back down either—and because it's at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sea, nobody really knows where the announced that future aid vessels to red lines are.

Gaza would be escorted by the TurkIsrael attacked last year's aid flotilla ish navy. well beyond the limits of the blockade If this sort of thing goes on, it is plauzone it had declared around Gaza, and sible to imagine a point at which counmight do so again. Israel would have lotries with real military power—Israel cal air superiority, but the Turkish warand Turkey, or India and China—start ships would be on hair-trigger alert for shooting at each other. Moreover, all an attack. This could end very badly. these countries except Turkey have Even that is small potatoes compared nuclear weapons, though it is hard to to the potential for a naval conflict in imagine them being used in a conflict the South China Sea. China insists that at sea. On the other hand, it is the sea virtually the whole sea is its territory, and its slippery boundaries that makes with claimed boundaries that skim the such confrontations possible. coasts of all the other countries that The thing about maritime frontiers border the sea: Vietnam, Malaysia, that makes them so much more danBrunei and the Philippines. gerous than land borders is that they China bases its claim on its historic are often ill-defined, and almost always sovereignty over the clusters of lowinvisible. There are lots of disputed lying islands in the middle of the sea, land frontiers in the world, but everythe Paracels and the Spratlys. But body knows where the actual line of Hanoi says that Beijing never claimed control is, and there are usually troops sovereignty until 1940, and that the or border police around to make sure islands had actually been controlled that everybody observes it.

by Vietnam since the 17th century.

You can attack a land border if you They were certainly under Vietnamese really want to, but it is a very big decicontrol until 1974, when China seized sion with incalculable consequences: a them by force, killing several Vietnamdeclaration of war, in effect. Even the ese soldiers in the process. most arrogant or paranoid governThe Philippines also claims some of ments will think long and hard before the islands, and all four Southeast embarking on such an action, and genAsian countries reject China's claim to erally they end up by deciding not to own the seabed rights practically up to do it. Whereas at sea you can easily their beaches. To make matters worse, drift into a serious military confrontathere are now believed to be enortion that neither side intended. mous reserves of oil and gas under the sea's shallow waters.

Turkey recognized Israel in 1950, and Worst of all, the South China Sea is a in recent decades the two countries maritime highway connecting Europe, have been major trading partners and the Middle East and South Asia with closely linked militarily. Only two or East Asia, and none of the other mathree years ago Israeli warplanes were jor powers is willing to let it fall under still conducting military exercises in exclusive Chinese control. That's why Turkey, and the latter was a major an Indian warship was visiting Vietnam customer for Israeli weapons. But relast July, and why the United States is lations have cooled rapidly since Binselling more warships and helicopters yamin Netanyahu became prime ministo the Philippines. ter of Israel, and the attack on the aid It's a slow-burning fuse, but this is the flotilla last year was the last straw. most worrisome strategic confrontaEarly this month Turkey expelled the tion in the world today. V Israeli ambassador, and Prime MinisGwynne Dyer is a London-based jourter Erdogan's announcement that the nalist. His columns appear every week Turkish navy will escort future aid in Vue Weekly. convoys raises the prospect of actual

A high-profile opponent of the Conservatives becomes Liberal leader Will the sea be the next field of battle?

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APIRG tours campus spaces exhibiting modern colonialism

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balanced view of history is difficult to achieve. When students enter an academic institution, many are looking for new ways of challenging common perceptions and gaining tools to look critically at the world around them. The Alberta Public Interest Research Group on the University of Alberta campus is hoping to help students develop those tools by taking a second look at the world that surrounds them on campus. As part of DisOrganize, an alternative week of welcome for U of A students, APIRG is holding a tour of campus to take a critical look at the art and structures supporting an unequal view of history and the presence of colonialism in the world surrounding the academy.

"We wanted to bring to light that sometimes the history or the knowledge we're taught is not necessarily objective," says Louise Veillard, APIRG's Outreach Coordinator and the organizer of the tour. "Students are exposed to knowledge that holds a lot of power in our society.

We want people to question that type of knowledge and the way that

history is being portrayed."

This year, APIRG's alternative week of welcome is based around the concept of examining current forms of colonization. The guiding mandate of the tour is to begin to "question and understand [students'] role in the continual and current colonization of Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island."

A motivating inspiration for the tour came when Veillard was discussing the Glyde mural in a Native Studies class. The mural occupies a wall in the Rutherford South building on campus. Painted in 1952, it portrays Alberta during colonial times and shows Aboriginal people progressing toward a European culture. A critique written of the mural explains that the mural depicts a process of "civilizing the savages" and is an artifact of "modern colonial racism." "There were many problems with history depicted in the painting, and students were being exposed to it everyday when they were studying," says Veillard.

The mural has been a subject of controversy for several years and a plaque describing some of its problems now

hangs beside it.

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win her seat in Edmonton.

All three of these examples make it clear that Raj Sherman and the Liberal Party have their work cut out for them if they hope to get their stuff together and have a significant impact on the next provincial election, which could be upon us as soon as November. Raj Sherman and the party would do well at this point to take a close look at the examples of Taft, Swann and Macbeth and see what they can learn from them. Of

course, given the degree to which history is an accurate determinant of what's ahead, it may already be too late for both Sherman and the party. Either way, it promises to be another interesting year in Alberta politics. V

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party under a Sherman leadership.

That is Nancy Macbeth, who, like Sherman, ran for and won the Liberal leadership after a career as a Conservative MLA. Macbeth had high hopes of being able to rally red Tories behind the Liberal flag in the 2001 provincial election, but this never materialized. The party lost over half its seats in the legislature and Macbeth even failed to

"The Glyde mural can be used to start talking about the creation of knowledge, and the portrayal of history we're taught," says Veillard.

"We're also having someone speak about the creation of native studies and some of the pros and cons and some of the contradictions that have come out of that."

Veillard is also hoping the tour will examine the land the university is built on, and the Papaschase people who were here before the university was built.

"Our theme is colonization and the tour looks at different forms of colonization happening," says Veillard.

"We also want to look at growing corporatization of universities and their changing role in our society. Universities aren't politically neutral bodies."

The tour is only one part of a series of events throughout the week, and Veillard is planning to have events throughout the year on the theme of examining colonization's presence in society today. samantha power // samantha@vueweekly.com

Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

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METRO OPENING WEEKEND

PREVUE // GRAND ADVENTURE

Bogart's Oscar sail

The African Queen gave the legend his last great role

Though there have been films screening for a solid month now, the new occupation of Garneau Theatre by Metro Cinema officially celebrates its opening this weekend. There are a myriad of screenings and one-off shows happening to celebrate:

Friday, 11 pm: The lone cinematic endeavour of the caped crusader's campiest incarnation, Batman: The Movie (1966) finds Adam West's Batman and Burt Ward's Robin battling a tagteam of villains: the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman (Sadly missing is Vincent Price's Eggman). They kidnap the UN by using a machine that turns people into dust.

That's the level of wacky camp we're operating at here.

Romance in a World War

Sat, Sep 17 – Tue, Sep 20 The African Queen Directed by John Huston Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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hough his Oscar was still to come, The African Queen (1951) gave Humphrey Bogart what was arguably his last truly great role. Charlie Allnut is the captain of the film's eponymous vessel, a Canadian, supposedly, a bachelor and a heavy drinker, and, usual for Bogart, a real clown—he likes to make like a monkey, and an early scene has him breaking the silence of a very stiff and proper afternoon tea with a series of decidedly indiscrete stomach rumbles. Charlie brought out a different sort of vulnerability in Bogey, and made him pretty adorable, not only to Rose Sayer, Katherine Hepburn's Methodist missionary, but to just about anyone watching this film with their eyes open.

The African Queen is a relentlessly entertaining adventure story which

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lots of incidents—including capsizing, leeches and a tremendous waste of alcohol—but not too much to grip your arm rests over; we always know that our heroes are going to pull through. The film is also a romance between two unlikely and not at all young lovers; even when the nooses are dropped round their necks we understand that in the scheme of things an execution ceremony is merely a precursor to marriage, and the World War that begins to consume the background is just one of those things that brings people closer together.

The setting is Kungdu, German East Africa, 1914. Rose and her brother, the Reverend Samuel (Robert Morely) create an unholy racket deep in the jungle, where they gather the natives to sing hymns in a language most of them probably can't speak. The Germans come and torch the village, and Samuel perishes. Charlie may be little more than a mailman to the Sayers, and a coarse one at that, but he helps Rose bury her brother, takes her

aboard the Queen, and proves to be quite tender. It's Rose who determines that the Queen be converted into a torpedo boat, and that they go after the Germans.

John Huston had already directed Bogart in at least two of the actor's major breakthroughs—The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The Treasure of the

gorgeous, landmark films for Michael Powell. The African Queen is yet more proof of Cardiff's genius with Technicolor, though it's still weird for me to see Bogart in colour at all. I think I always imaged him as being born in black and white, with shades of gray, made only grayer by a lifetime of smoke and drink, predilections shared

by Huston. Bogart actually attributed

Bogart actually attributed his avoidance of dysentery during the film's location shooting to his bad diet and boozing Sierra Madre (1947)—and their friendship and collaborative energy buoys The African Queen at every turn, as does Hepburn's beautifully contrasting brand of charisma and refinement—a quality she maintains even while snorting at Bogart's gags. The film was shot by Jack Cardiff, who made his name the decade previous with A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Red Shoes (1948) and several other

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

Saturday, 10 am: The Saturday Morning All You Can Eat Cereal Cartoon Party is exactly as the title makes it out to be: with old cartoons spread across the Garneau screen, indulging in some sugary breakfast bowls and reliving the glorious childhood weekends of your youth is the idea. Wearing your pajamas to the theatre is being encouraged.

Tuesday, 9 pm: Of all the Fab Four's increasingly ridiculous cinematic forays, A Hard Days' Night probably best summarizes the mood of Beatlemania and also provides the legendary imagery of hordes of screaming fans chasing the boys around town.

his avoidance of dysentery during the film's location shooting to his bad diet and boozing: "All I ate was baked beans, canned asparagus and Scotch whiskey. Whenever a fly bit Huston or me, it dropped dead." If only the two could have worked together one last time. Bogart died just a few years later of esophageal cancer.

Wednesday, 9 pm: The student paper at the U of A, The Gateway, is sponsoring this screening of the time-travelling, George Carlin-featuring comedy classic, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Keanu Reeves, in his most believable role.

Josef Braun

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PREVUE // SKY CINEMA

Take to the skies

The Edmonton Film Society's Fall series looks at aviation in cinema

Look, up in the sky ... it's Rock Hudson!

Mondays at 8 pm Edmonton Film Society Fall Series, "Flying High!"

Royal Alberta Museum, $5

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inema was yearning to soar, to reach the speed of sound, even before using sound. As the public fascination with aviation took off and Charles Lindbergh sailed the Atlantic by sky, there silently arrived Wings (1927), putting us into the cockpits of First World War pilots and landing the first Best Picture Oscar. Eight years later, we descended through dreamlike clouds with a demigod, Hitler, surveying his kingdom in Leni Riefenstahl's propagandistic Triumph of the Will.

The power of flight and film—thrilling through motion and emotion, projecting power, propelling patriotism, or reminding us of Icarus's fickle, falling fate—is on show in Edmonton Film Society's Fall 2011 Film Series, "Flying High!" There's flight-as-fight, from The Battle of Britain (Sep 19), starring Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier, to Captains of the Clouds (Oct 24), star-

ring James Cagney as a Northern Ontario bush pilot signing up for the Royal Canadian Air Force (who backed it to promote Second World War enlistment). The 1942 Technicolor picture was mostly shot around Ottawa, with the director, Michael Curtiz, piloting a certain war-film called Casablanca months later.

Then there are the films adopting aviation as a metaphor for our spiritual striving for angelic natures and loftier pursuits. Melodrama-master Douglas Sirk's The Tarnished Angels (Sep 26) adapts William Faulkner's novel Pylon. Robert Stack's a barnstorming pilot at rural airshows who neglects his wife (Dorothy Malone);

The aviation-disaster movie—engine problems, fuel leaks, a crash and its investigation—became enough of a long-running subgenre that Airplane! mocked it a few decades later.

1954's The High and the Mighty (Oct 17), starring John Wayne, and 1964's The Fate of the Hunter (Nov 7) shift the emotional baggage during flight.

Gone is the power of planes and pilots to turn a war effort; instead, they're imperfect machines testing humans' mettle. The aviation-disaster movie— engine problems, fuel leaks, a crash and its investigation—became enough of a long-running subgenre that Airplane! mocked it a few decades later.

she catches the eye of a reporter (Rock Hudson). Stairway to Heaven, aka A Matter of Life and Death (Oct 3), from directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, wing-walks between earthbound passion and celestial fantasy as a fated pilot pleads the case for his life to the highest possible court. The high-flier's ranked among the best British films ever.

Brian Gibson // brian@vueweekly.com

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

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REVUE // INFLUENTIAL PASSION

THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC

Smokey on scoring The Passion of Joan of Arc

Sat, Sep 17 (7 pm) Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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s difficult as it now is to imagine the cinema without sound— without voices and conversation and laughter and birdsong and matches sparking and engines revving and rifles firing and the roar of the ocean— it's equally difficult to imagine it without the close-up, which ripped the actor's performance away from the stage and reinvented the human face as art, as something to be beheld and construed on a grand scale, something of subtlety in motion and infinite variation, at once immense and intimate, opaque and emotionally piercing. In short, it's difficult to imagine movies without The Passion

Maria Falconetti's Joan of Arc

of Joan of Arc (1928), and to imagine that movie without Maria Falconetti.

Her Joan suffered the tortures of the English, while Falconetti suffered only Carl Theodor Dreyer. Together they

established the close-up as an arena in which the most transcendent dramas can unfold, looking back to centuries of art depicting religious martyrdom and looking forward to everything from Ingmar Bergman to the modern confessional documentary.

The story is driven by Joan's captors insistence that she deny her claims to be on a mission from God to drive the English out of France. There are torture devices that loom before her, their whirling cut so that the images build into a sort of perverse ecstatic state. Many of Joan's tormentors are grotesque, some outright sadistic, exhibiting a misogynistic glee, but there are one or two, Antonin Artaud's strangely handsome Jean Massieu

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most notably, who convey profound pity, and some fascination. The exchange of glances represents the zenith of what silent film could achieve: this is mythical cinema, and there's nothing even the most ingenious linereading could do to improve on it. Last year a poll conducted by the Toronto International Film Festival, which aggregated votes from critics, industry folk, and the public too, placed The Passion of Joan of Arc at the top of a list of the most influential movies of all time. Every minute will give you another reason for this. Take advantage of Metro Cinema's Saturday night screening. It cries out for the big screen, and for a big audience.

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Before beginning to score The Passion of Joan of Arc for Saturday's Metro screening, Field and Stream member Nickelas Johnson—whose nickname, Smokey, now informs the sideproject tasked with soundtracking the film—hadn't seen the legendary 1928 version of the movie.

"I was familiar with the Joan of Arc story, and being born when I was, was familiar with the Milla Jovovich [film]," he muses, chuckling. "I knew that this was not going to be that kind of movie, but that's basically all that I knew.

"Now, I've seen it so many times, and it's still ... there's not many movies I can watch as many times as we've watched this, and it maintains its emotional intensity. It's a brutal movie."

So developing a score for the cinematic flagellation that Passion provides has certainly taken him to task. Johnson didn't seek out any prior versions of the score to base his own on, just watching the movie silently, and developing from there, making use of electric guitar, accordion, banjo, double bass, a deconstructed drumkit— "to ensure we never get into a rock beat," he explains, "It's more like a timpani setup"—some tape loops and, with any luck, some violin too. But that's not looking promising right now.

"We've been having some problems with nailing down the violin. The first guy that came in watched the movie and jammed with us, and then wrote us the next day, and said, 'It's way too intense. I can't do it.'

It is, Johnson notes, an exhausting creative process. "Because there's never any happiness in the entire movie. There's no pleasantness at all. There's a few glimmering moments where we try to grab on to those and create some kind of hope or levity for a second so the human mind isn't completely bent by the end of it. 'Cause the movie silent is almost impossible to get through." V

REVUE // BRAIN SPARKLES!

BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR

Born for stardom

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n Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star, a naïve Iowa virgin, inspired by his parents' '70s skinflick fame, heads to the San Fernando Valley to become a porn star. The newcomer's member

proves so unglorious that he becomes an online hit, making viewers feel better about their sexuality. This comedy, too, stays so small-scale and unassuming—never trying too hard—that it's perversely likable. Its worst scenes are merely unfunny, not stupid or cruel; at best, it offers some colourful cringe comedy that's rarely cheap or crude.

Beaver-toothed Bucky (Nick Swardson) remains a "gee-whizzikers" Midwesterner throughout. The story's tension comes mostly from the sense of sweet, childlike innocence amid a seamy, bottom-line world of adult entertainment—even Bucky's "brain sparkles" (as he calls orgasms) on set are primal, scattershot explosions— but the movie also offers a lineup of failed middle-aged men with deepseated issues. Bucky's girlfriend, though, waitress Kathy (Christina Ricci), has to carry a tedious little anxiety of her own. Some scenes just drift and there's no sharp satire. Still, the movie waxes a little philosophical with its suggestion about Bucky's success—in our sex-image-saturated world, intimidation and idealization can only shrink our love lives, not enlarge them.

Brian Gibson

STILL SHOWING Cave of Forgotten Dreams

 Werner Herzog's spellbinding film exploration of Chauvet Cave—sealed by a landslide some 20 000 years ago, with cave paintings dating back 32 000 years—is difficult to explain but deeply moving. Do see this movie.

The Whistleblower

 Canadian co-writer/director Larysa Kondracki's debut, of a peacekeeper in Bosnia discovering exploitation from those who should be helping the ravaged nation—is a supremely upsetting docudrama. However, the film's message is more powerful than the film itself, which is simultaneously overburdened by clunky expository dialogue and unneeded subplots. Still, the world could stand to despair a little more over such incidents—if only that despair could lead to action.

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REVUE // HEIST GONE SO VERY, VERY WRONG

DRIVE

Opens Friday Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

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s it moves from a slower-paced study of a silent cool guy whose past we never learn, to a jarringly violent, aftermath-of-a-heist-gonewrong flick, Drive navigates its two drastically different halves with a precise intensity that heightens both aspects as it speeds along. A blend of an '80s pop flick with flecks of arthouse magic and grindhouse splatter, Drive's pretty ambitious in offering up two very sides to itself and successfully delivering twice. It doesn't try to explain too much of what's going on below the surface, nor does it feel unjustified in its bait-and-switch.

You're getting two different movies meshed together very well.

We never learn Driver's name, but Gosling does well to imbue him with wide-eyed stare that can go from sheepy boyishness to vengeful focus as his situation tilts. There's something childlike about him, the way he rarely talks—the gap between his first line and his next is an easy 10 minutes—and seems to more or less be satisfied working as a mechanic, part-time stuntman and occasional getaway driver. When one heist, helping out the neighbour's freshfrom-prison hubby—the neighbour

Gosling is the wheelman

seems more interested in Driver— goes terribly awry (also where the film flips the switch to jarringly violent), we learn he's a man who seems pretty familiar with violence.

Gosling apparently had his pick of directors for the film, and selecting the Danish Nicolas Winding Refn to helm the movie lends a calm, grounding direction to a wild, violent scenario—he slows down his action

sequences, shoots them without a jittery handicam, and gives us flashes of gore to maximize their impact.

A bubbling synth score and '80sreminscent soundtrack gives transitional sequences of wordless driving around nighttime LA some Eno-like introspection that helps balance out its flashier, gorier moments.

Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat, Mon, Thu 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05; Sun 1:15, 10:05; Tue-Wed 1:15, 4:05 SMURFS (G) Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:30; Sun, Tue 12:45, 3:30; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:15, 3:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15; Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:55 STRAW DOGS (18A sexual violence, brutal violence) No passes Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Sun, Tue 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:25; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (18A crude sexual content) Fri-Sat 8:20, 10:45; Sun-Thu 7:20, 9:45 WARRIOR (14A violence) Digital Cinema Fri-Sun, Tue 12:55, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:10 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D 3D (PG) Digital 3d Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:30, 5:45; Sun, Tue 1:25, 3:40, 5:50; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:30, 4:00 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat 12:25, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40; Sun, Tue 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:25, 4:30, 7:40, 10:15 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Fri 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:35; Sat 5:15, 7:50, 10:35; Sun, Tue 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:40, 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 CONTAGION (14A) Ultraavx Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:45, 5:30, 8:05, 10:45; Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) FriWed 1:05, 4:00, 6:45, 9:45; Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:45; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00 THE HELP (PG mature subject matter, language may offend) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:10, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 THE DEBT (14A violence) Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30; Sun, Tue 12:20, 3:20, 6:35, 9:15; Mon, WedThu 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10:00 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A gory scenes) Digital 3d FriSat 8:00, 10:40; Sun, Tue 8:00, 10:20; Mon, Thu 7:35, 9:45; Wed 9:45 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Digital Cinema Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:15, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10; Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:30, 7:45, 10:10; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:20, 4:25, 7:45, 10:10 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:20, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15; Mon, Wed 1:20, 4:20, 6:40, 9:40; Thu 4:20, 6:40, 9:40; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00 Drive (18A brutal violence) Fri-Sat 12:00, 2:25, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; Sun, Tue 12:00, 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 10:15; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 The Lion King (G) Digital Cinema, No passes FriSun, Tue 12:00; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00 The Lion King 3d (G) Digital 3d, No passes FriSun, Tue 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50; Mon, Wed-Thu 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Placido Domingo In Concert (Classification not available) Sat 1:00; Wed 7:00 Wwe Night Of Champions 2011 (Classification not available) Sun 6:00 Pearl Jam Twenty (14A) Tue 7:00

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RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri 6:45, 9:10; Sat-Sun 1:25, 4:15, 6:45, 9:10; Mon-Thu 5:30, 8:15 30 MINUTES OR LESS (18A crude sexual content) Fri-Sun 7:30, 9:55; Mon-Thu 8:30 COLOMBIANA (14A violence) Fri-Sun 9:35; MonThu 8:20 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Fri 7:20; Sat-Sun

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2:00, 4:40, 7:20; Mon-Thu 5:45 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (14A violence, frightening scenes) Fri 7:10, 9:40; Sat-Sun 1:40, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40; Mon-Thu 5:15, 8:05 WARRIOR (14A violence) Fri 8:00; Sat-Sun 1:35, 4:50, 8:00; Mon-Thu 4:50, 7:50 CONTAGION (14A) No passes Fri 6:40, 9:25; No passes Sat-Sun 1:15, 3:50, 6:40, 9:25; Mon-Thu 5:00, 7:40 BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (18A crude sexual content) Fri 7:25, 9:50; Sat-Sun 1:50, 4:30, 7:25, 9:50; Mon-Thu 5:20, 8:00 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Fri 6:50, 9:20; Sat-Sun 1:00, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20; Mon-Thu 5:40, 8:25 The Lion King 3d (G) Digital 3d Fri 7:00, 9:15; Sat-Sun 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15; Mon-Thu 5:10, 7:45 Drive (18A brutal violence) Fri 7:15, 9:45; Sat-Sun 1:20, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45; Mon-Thu 5:25, 8:10 SMURFS (G) Sat-Sun 1:10, 4:05; Mon-Thu 5:50

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (PG) Mon 8:00

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK 2020 Sherwood Dr, Sherwood Park 780-416-0150

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat, Mon, Thu 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05; Sun 1:15, 10:05; Tue-Wed 1:15, 4:05 SMURFS (G) Fri-Sat 12:30, 3:00, 5:30; Sun, Tue 12:45, 3:30; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:15, 3:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat 12:45, 3:45, 7:00, 10:15; Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00, 3:55, 6:50, 9:55 STRAW DOGS (18A sexual violence, brutal violence) No passes Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; Sun, Tue 1:10, 4:00, 6:50, 9:25; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25 BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (18A crude sexual content) Fri-Sat 8:20, 10:45; Sun-Thu 7:20, 9:45 WARRIOR (14A violence) Digital Cinema Fri-Sun, Tue 12:55, 4:00, 7:10, 10:20; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:10 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D 3D (PG) Digital 3d Fri-Sat 1:00, 3:30, 5:45; Sun, Tue 1:25, 3:40, 5:50; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:30, 4:00 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri-Sat 12:25, 3:00, 5:35, 8:10, 10:40; Sun, Tue 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:40, 10:15; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:25, 4:30, 7:40, 10:15 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) Fri 12:30, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50, 10:35; Sat 5:15, 7:50, 10:35; Sun, Tue 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:35, 10:00; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:40, 4:10, 7:15, 9:50 CONTAGION (14A) Ultraavx Fri-Sat 12:05, 2:45, 5:30, 8:05, 10:45; Sun-Thu 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10:00 CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) FriWed 1:05, 4:00, 6:45, 9:45; Thu 4:00, 6:45, 9:45; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00 THE HELP (PG mature subject matter, language may offend) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:10, 3:25, 6:40, 9:55; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00, 4:05, 7:10, 10:15 THE DEBT (14A violence) Fri-Sat 1:45, 4:50, 7:45, 10:30; Sun, Tue 12:20, 3:20, 6:35, 9:15; Mon, WedThu 1:55, 4:35, 7:25, 10:00 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A gory scenes) Digital 3d FriSat 8:00, 10:40; Sun, Tue 8:00, 10:20; Mon, Thu 7:35, 9:45; Wed 9:45 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Digital Cinema FriSat 1:00, 3:15, 5:40, 7:55, 10:10; Sun, Tue 1:20, 4:30, 7:45, 10:10; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:20, 4:25, 7:45, 10:10 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Fri-Sun, Tue 12:20, 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15; Mon, Wed 1:20, 4:20, 6:40, 9:40; Thu 4:20, 6:40, 9:40; Star & Strollers Screening: Thu 1:00 Drive (18A brutal violence) Fri-Sat 12:00, 2:25, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; Sun, Tue 12:00, 2:25, 5:00, 7:30, 10:15; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:45, 4:30, 7:30, 9:55 The Lion King (G) Digital Cinema, No passes FriSun, Tue 12:00; Mon, Wed-Thu 1:00; Digital 3d: nno passes Fri-Sun, Tue 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50; Mon, Wed-Thu 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 Placido Domingo In Concert (Classification not available) Sat 1:00; Wed 7:00 Wwe Night Of Champions 2011 (Classification not available) Sun 6:00 Pearl Jam Twenty (14A) Tue 7:00

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

Date of Issue only: Thu, Sep 15 SMURFS (G) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (PG violence, not recommended for young children) 9:05

Cars 2 (G) 12:40, 2:45, 4:50, 6:55 Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (14A violence, frightening scenes) 9:10 Our Idiot Brother (14A) 1:25, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20 HORRIBLE BOSSES (14A coarse language, crude sexual content) 1:15 3:15 5:15 7:15 9:15

spy kids: all the time in the world (PG) 12:55 2:50 4:45 CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG coarse language) 6:50, 9:00

LEDUC CINEMAS Leduc, 780.352.3922

30 MINUTES OR LESS (18A crude sexual content) Daily 7:10 , 9:30; Sat-Sun 1:10, 3:30 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A gory scenes) Daily 6:50, 9:15 OUR IDIOT BROTHER (14A) Daily 7:05, 9:25; SatSun 1:05, 3:25 Contagion (14A) Daily 6:55, 9:20; Sat-Sun 12:55, 3:20 Smurfs 3D (G) Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:30

METRO CINEMA at the Garneau Metro at the Garneau: 8712-109 St, 780.425.9212

Batman: The Movie (STC) Fri 11:00; Sun 4:00 Saturday Morning All-You-Can Eat Cereal Cartoon Party! (STC) Sat 10:00 am The African Queen (STC) Sat 2:00; Sun 2:00, 7:00, 9:00; Mon 7:00, 9:00, Tue 2:00, 7:00 The Passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d'Arc) (STC) Sat 7:00 Cult Cinema: A Hard Day's Night (STC) Tue 9:00 FAVA Video Kitchen Screening (STC) Wed 7:00 Gateway to Cinema: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (STC) Wed 9:00 Turkey Shoot: Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (STC) Thu 9:30

PARKLAND CINEMA 7 130 Century Crossing, Spruce Grove, 780.972.2332 (Spruce Grove, Stony Plain; Parkland County)

I Don’t Know How She Does It (PG) Daily 6:55, 9:10; Sat, Sun, Tue 12:55pm 3:10 THE HELP (PG mature subject matter, language may offend) Daily 6:30, 9:15; Sat, Sun, Tue 12:30, 3:15 Contagion (14A) Daily 7:00pm 9:05; Sat, Sun, Tue 1:00, 3:05; Movies for Mommies: Tue 1:00 Conan The Barbarian (18A gory violence) Daily 7:30; Sat, Sun, Tue 1:30 APOLLO 18 (14A) Daily 8:50pm Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (14A violence, frightening scenes) Daily 9:15 Our Idiot Brother (14A) Daily 8:55 spy kids: all the time in the world (PG) Daily 7:05 Smurfs (G) Daily 6:60; Sat, Sun, Tue 12:50, 2:50 Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Daily 7:00; Sat-Sun, Tue 1:15, 3:20

PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave, 780.433.0728

The Trip (14A) Daily 6:50, 9:00; Sat, Sun 2:00 The Whistleblower (14A disturbing content) Daily 7:00, 9:10; Sat-Sun 2:30

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.444.2400

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG violence, not recommended for young children) FriTue 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45; Wed 12:45, 6:45, 9:45; Thu 12:45, 3:45, 9:45 SMURFS 3D (G) Daily 1:45 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital 3d Daily 12:40, 3:40, 6:50 STRAW DOGS (18A sexual violence, brutal violence) Ultraavx, No passes Daily 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (14A violence, frightening scenes) Daily 4:45, 7:45, 10:20 WARRIOR (14A violence) Digital Cinema Daily 12:30, 3:50, 7:10, 10:15 SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD IN 4D 3D (PG) Digital 3d Daily 12:50, 3:20 RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Fri-Tue, Thu 1:40, 4:40, 7:40, 10:20; Wed 4:40, 7:40, 10:20; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00 30 MINUTES OR LESS (18A crude sexual content) Fri-Sat, Mon, Wed-Thu 2:00, 5:00, 8:00, 10:15; Sun, Tue 12:30, 2:45, 10:15 THE HELP (PG mature subject matter, language may offend) Daily 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:40 CONAN THE BARBARIAN 3D (18A gory violence) Digital 3d Daily 7:20, 10:10 SHARK NIGHT 3D (14A gory scenes) Digital 3d Daily 10:00 I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG) Fri-Tue, Thu 1:20, 4:20, 6:40, 9:30; Wed 4:20, 6:40, 9:30; Star & Strollers Screening: Wed 1:00 Drive (18A brutal violence) Daily 1:50, 4:50, 7:50, 10:30 The Lion King (G) Digital Cinema, No passes Daily 1:10; Digital 3d: No passes Daily 4:10, 7:00, 9:20 CONTAGION: The Imax Experience (14A) Daily 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:50 Wwe Night Of Champions 2011 (Classification not available) Sun 6:00 Pearl Jam Twenty (14A) Tue 7:00

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin, 780.352.3922

CONTAGION (14A) Daily 6:55, 9:20; Sat-Sun 12:55, 3:20 FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (14A sexual content, coarse language) Daily 6:50, 9:30; Sat-Sun 12:50, 3:30 APOLLO 18 (14A) Daily 7:05, 9:15; Sat-Sun 1:05, 3:15 Straw dogs (18A sexual violence, brutal violence) Daily 7:00, 9:25; Sat-Sun 1:00, 3:25

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PREVUE // LINE DANCING

Leaping off the page

// Michael Reinhart

Performing Book blurs the lines between dance, visual art and music

Drawings in motion

Fri, Sep 16 and Sat, Sep 17 (8 pm) Performing Book Art Gallery of Alberta, $35

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he Brian Webb Dance Company's 33rd season breaks ground in a new space: the Art Gallery of Alberta's Ledcor Hall has been the site of an eight-day residency since last week, where visual artist Shelagh Keeley began displaying some of her previously unseen drawings.

The work of Performing Book lies in the collaboration between Keeley and other internationally acclaimed artists that "perform" her artwork— the shows this weekend are the culmination of dance and music that has been formed over the residency time.

Dancer Lin Snelling and musician Michael Reinhart are at the centre of the project, which has been developed previously through residency periods at venues in Cyprus, Vancouver and Montréal.

This time working with bassist Jérémi Rois and lighting designer Nick Blais, the troupe will take over the Hall to bring life to Keeley's visual art in a unique way—one that is inherently influenced by the AGA itself.

"The book, the chapter, the performance is created according to the room that we're in," explains Snelling, who has spent over a decade of her dance career touring the world with

Carbone 14. She now teaches movement in the fine arts program at the University of Alberta.

"I can't tell you how it will unfold, but I can tell you that the players involved are fantastic to work with. There's a lot of good sentiment about it."

Not to give too much away, but the performance essentially begins as an art exhibit. Audiences will enter and see the visual art—however displayed is still up for the artist's interpreta-

that's how the music is created. The actual drawing that you see is different each time, therefore how the book is read by me as a performer is different each time."

For Snelling, one of the most intriguing aspects of this piece is that dance and music are viewed typically as collaborative mediums, while visual art and its production is often an isolated act.

"I like to use the language of one discipline and apply it to my own," Snelling says. "I can actually imagine myself

I can actually imagine myself drawing shapes in space that disappear. I can use the language of drawing: how to saturate a space, what kind of thin or thick line I'm making in the space with my body.

tion of the room itself—and will be followed by Snelling, Reinhart and company performing according to the work in the room. Each performance finishes in a talk-back session with all of the artists involved.

"It changes entirely each time because different work is exhibited.

Shelagh creates site-specific tableaus inside the room, and it's according to the room that her placement of the drawings occurs," explains Snelling.

"The same with [Reinhart], it's according to the room's acoustics and sound and the sense the room has,

drawing shapes in space that disappear. I can use the language of drawing: how to saturate a space, what kind of thin or thick line I'm making in the space with my body, and how I compose in a room as an artist would on a page. Shelagh perhaps would say how she loves that there's an actual body in front of her drawings. We're each excited by each other's disciplines. I'm very attracted to solitary form and the paradox of how you bring that solitary activity to the stage."

FAWNDA MITHRUSH

// FAWNDA@VUEWEEKLY.COM

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

by karen bassett

September 16 - 24, 2011 at the varScona theatre tix on the Square 780-420-1757 & northern Light theatre 780-471-1586

www.northernLighttheatre.com

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PREVUE // DUCK AND COVER

// Ian Jackson, EPIC

HEROINE

Pirate vs pirate

Thu, Sep 15 – Sat, Sep 24 (7:30 pm) Directed by Trevor Schmidt Varscona Theatre, $20 – $27

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wordfighting is scary," Trevor Schmidt states, near the end of our conversation, almost in passing as a closing reflection. "We're in a small rehearsal room, and there's one point in the script where I have a little note to myself to drop down while we're watching, because they're going to come at me in a page or so, and there'll be swords near my head."

The Northern Light Theatre artistic director isn't exactly the skittish type—if you can recall Mo & Jess Kill Susie from a few seasons back, you'll know he's certainly unafraid of putting brash woman-woman violence on stage—but also, by his own admittance he hasn't worked with swordplay on the level he's programmed in Heroine.

The tale of a pair of true-life female pirates, Ann Bonny and Mary Read, who find themselves locked in a Jamaican prison while charged with piracy, murder and, for one of them, male impersonation, may actually be about, as Schmidt explains, "One woman who denies her sexuality and another one that exploits her sexuality." A footnote in actual history, Karen Basset's play fleshes them out with buccaneer blades and flashing steel of the sort and magnitude you rarely see in theatre. The sheer volume of combat routines have had Schmidt not only ducking down, but slogging through a particularly difficult rehearsal period.

Their mornings are devoted to swordplay under the guidance of fight choreographer Calvin Malaka; Lora Brovold and Natascha Girgis, the cast pair, inevitably want to spend their time perfecting that. Scenework,

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on the other hand ...

"They're like, 'We'll get that, we can get that, that's our thing," Schmidt recalls. "This is the thing we're not familiar with doing all the time.'

"Girls love the opportunity to do physical combat," he continues. "They love that shit, 'cause they don't get to do it very often. And if they do, usually they have to get beaten around, instead of them doing the beating. " Heroine opens a Northern Light Theatre season devoted to Canadian women: a trio of two-woman shows, two of them written by women (the third is by Schmidt) and all of them

Girls love the opportunity to do physical combat.

They love that shit, 'cause they don't get to do it very often ... if they do, usually they have to get beaten around, instead of them doing the beating. penned in Canada. Also offering a welcome reprieve from female-led tales that inevitably end up being about a man, too.

"I thought it was a very well written play with two really great strong female roles," he says. "Something I liked about it, as opposed to other two-woman plays, is they're not fighting over a man, which I think is a trap that a lot of writers fall into: to have two women, they both have to be subjugated to the male character, even if he doesn't appear on stage.

And they're not fully human beings without his approval or his love or whatever it is they want from him."

Paul Blinov

// paul@vueweekly.com

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

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CITADEL THEATRE

RICE ALTERNATIVE SERIES

ROB B I N S

ACADEM Y

PREVUE // SELF-HELP COMEDY

BLINK BLINK BLINK

W OR L D P R EM IERE THE CITADEL THEATRE PRESENTS

R O N N I E B U R K E T T T H E AT R E O F M A R I O N E T T E S I N

penny plain An apocalyptic gothic comedy CREATED & PERFORMED BY

RONNIE BURKETT COMMISSIONED BY THE CITADEL THEATRE

CO-COMMISSIONED BY THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE MUSIC BY JOHN ALCORN LIGHTING DESIGN BY KEVIN HUMPHREY

You just need some inspirational words, is all!

Wed, Sep, 21 – Fri, Sep 23 (8 pm) Sat, Sep 24 (2 pm & 8 pm) Written and directed by Kirsten Rasmussen Living Room Playhouse, $12 – $15

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elf-help isn't as simple as the term implies it might be: that getting through whatever emotional baggage needs dealing with just needs a good firm look in the mirror and some published words of wisdom to set you on your upwards spiral. But, despite what the veritable avalanche of books purporting to be readable fixes for whatever ails you emotionally would have you believe, it's far from that simple, and realizing the hollowness of the industry is partly how Kirsten Rasmussen arrived at the basis for Blink Blink Blink.

"The idea came from having read a bunch of self-help books," she says, with a laugh, "then realizing that they were just these sort of autobiographical stories about how this person came out of their depression. So it was like, 'Hmm, books are full of shit.'

"I was just kind of angry about it, and wanted to write something about attacking the selfhelp industry."

Blink, her strike, is a a one-woman show that lands its blows through punchy dark comedy.

In it, Rasmussen plays out the collision of two characters: Sara Tonin, a motivational speaker chasing down fortune and happiness, and Benjamin Bunny, a "scared little bunny" looking for courage of his own. There's elements of clown, and, "There's songs too," she notes.

"I sing them."

Rasmussen's no stranger to Edmonton stages. A BFA grad from the University of Alberta and Rapid Fire Theatre alumnus, she's currently the Venue Director of an upstart

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anglophone company, Montreal Improv. Fittingly, her first run of the show in the city, open just to friends and paired with another one-woman-show-in-progress, was a mostly improvised affair.

"At that point, I had the whole script beaded out, and I knew, every moment, what was supposed to happen," she says. "I kind of beaded it out like a clown show, which means everything's in threes. But I didn't have any dialogue written down. I just had, like, 'I'll talk about this here, I'll talk about this here.' And I impro-

The idea came from having read a bunch of self-help books,then realizing that they were just these sort of autobiographical stories about how this person came out of their depression. So it was like, 'Hmm, books are full of shit.' vised all the dialogue for the first time I did the show. And then in that way I was able to try things out and move things around. " A more finalized, fully-penned version of Blink Blink Blink took Best English Production accolades from the Centaur Theatre at the Montréal Fringe and saw a run at the Globe Theatre in Regina, though the show still retains those anything-goes roots.

"There's big moments of improv where I talk to the audience, and there's definitely moments of improv in the sense of if something happens, I can always deal with it."

Paul BLinov

// paul@vueweekly.com

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Canad's National Ballet Company

The National Ballet cross-country tour / Mon, Sep 19 – Tue, Sep 20 (7:30 pm) Alberta Ballet is opening its season by welcoming into town Canada's National Ballet Company, which is launching its 60th anniversary tour here in Alberta. It's a mix of the country's best movement work: pieces span from Crystal Pite's Emergence—which won a Dora in Toronto—to the Johnny Cash scored and themed The Man in Black from James Kudelka, Jerome Robbins’ Other Dances and WIlliam Forscythe's the second detail.

The shows will feature pre-show chats—on opening night, with national Ballet artistic director Karen

Kain, and other nights with Senior Ballet Master Peter Ottoman—as well as a lobby full of company history and principal dancer Sonia Rodriguez's foray into children's books, T is for Tutu. Adorable and artistic!

(Jubilee Auditorium, $18 – $89)

Leonard Cohen Night / Sat, Sep 17 (8 pm) Leonard Cohen turns 77 a few days after this Edmonton night spent honouring his contributions to poetry and song. The 9th annual event features Crystal Plamondon, Ido van der Laan, and Souljah Fyah's Janaya Ellis putting their spin on some of the poet's most beloved works, in

addition to an appearance by our newest Poet Laureate, Anna Marie Sewell. (La Cite Francophone, $30)

High Tea / Sun, Sep 18 (2 pm) The indelible aerial acrobats in Firefly Theatre present an afternoon of Duchess Bake Shop treats and quality teas in the way only they can: by hanging from the rafters and serving them from there. They promise a champagne-serving "chandelier acrobat," floating butlers and a very peculiar tea-leaf reading, so if you fancy your afternoon sips with a bit of gravity-defying whimsy, look nowhere but up.

(TransAlta Arts Barns, $50)

The new Capitol Theatre at Fort Edmonton Park presents its PREMIERE Performance!

The Importance of Being

Earnest

by Oscar Wilde

A fast paced and hilarious comedy of manners, manipulations and mistaken identity, guaranteed to entertain theatre new comers and seasoned audiences alike.

Come and be the first to see live theatre in the new and intimate Capitol Theatre at Fort Edmonton Park Tickets only $25 for adults and $15 for students Buy your tickets online at www.fortedmontonpark.ca

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

September 17 & 18 and September 23-25 Curtain is at 8pm

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REVUE // MORE THAN JUST KREIGHOFF

Magnetic north

Up North breathes new life into our frozen landscape

A scene from Kevin Schmidt's "Wild Signals"

Until Sun, Jan 8 Up North Curated by Catherine Crowston Art Gallery of Alberta

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he northern landscape has been thoroughly explored in the all-too-familiar paintings of desolate, wild spaces, the majesty and national pride of these quintessentially Canadian scenes spilling into our national lore and beer commercials. This reality may suggest that the pride, ideals and romanticism connected to the north are played out in visual and material culture.

Curator Catherine Crowston refutes this notion in the AGA's latest fourth floor exhibition, Up North. The northern artists from Canada, Iceland and Denmark breathe new life and new sound into the isolated land and the familiar storytelling about it in surprising ways.

Ragnar Kjartansson's video work, "The End," brings bravado into the snowy Rocky Mountains. During a residency at the Banff Centre, the Icelandic artist, enrobed in the coonskin cap and heavy-hide coat of a trading postera trapper, recorded a series of musical jam sessions against a mountain backdrop. Each projection in the room-filling work features the artist and a collaborator playing guitar, drums or piano, a different combination of instruments in a different mountain locale on each of the four screens. Inspiration from 19th century painter Caspar David Friedrich is more than apparent in this romantic tribute to the Rockies, notable on the screen where the artist plays a grand piano on a frozen lake, standing as he pounds the keys and thrashes his head, all the while dwarfed by the sublime, snow-covered, mountainous surroundings. The musicians perform as true rock stars to their desolate snowy mountain audience, which is as hilarious as is it captivating.

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This theme of performance for and in the isolated wilds continues throughout the exhibition.

Canadian artist Kevin Schmidt's contribution to the exhibition—centered on the Yukon and the Northwest Passage—includes the video, "Wild Signals." In it, Schmidt also engages the snowy vastness of the Canadian North, the projection featuring a giant stage set up in an empty frozen expanse complete with comically superfluous dry ice and a light show that flashes to the beat of the Close Encounters of the Third Kind tune intended to communicate with aliens, which blares from the speakers. Unlike Kjartansson's video, Schmidt adopts the extreme environment to create a rather brash performance in an extreme landscape, raising the question of whether the theme song for aliens is directed at the gallery audience or is a reflection of the alien spectacle he has created.

The central point of the exhibition is "Flotsam and Jetsam" by Denmark's Jacob Dahl Jürgensen and Simon Dybroe Møller, detailing the artists' exploration of a deserted island through the remains of human-made objects that washed ashore. The artists form a romantic and nostalgic relationship with these objects, turning the pipes and eroded building materials into musical instruments, the sounds of which permeate the exhibition space from a record player. Once again, the landscape forms the backdrop to human exploration and performance, and the artist heroize the human interventions, resurrecting the flotsam from the deserted beach to be musical instruments that travel the world and are shown as precious objects in gallery spaces.

This exhibition is a successful combination of accessible and insightful, refreshing familiar ideas attached to isolated land, and proves that art need not be entertaining to the detriment of thoughtfulness and nuance.

Carolyn Jervis

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Dance Alberta Ballet–Beyond Words • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • 780.428.6839 • 60 Glorious Years!–The National Ballet of Canada: The Second Detail: Featuring street punk choreography by William Forsythe; music

by Tomas Willems. Other Dances: Recreated by Nicole Pearce, choreography by Jerome Robbins, music by Frédéric Chopin. Emergence: Choreography by Crystal Pite, original score by Owen Belton • Sep 19-20, 7:30pm Brian Webb Dance Company • Art Gallery of Alberta, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Lynn Snelling, co-presented by the Art Gallery of Alberta • Sep 16-17 • $30/$25 at TIX on the Square

FILM Downtown Docs • Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre (basement level) • 780.944.5383 • Inside Hana's Suitcase (2009; PG; English, Japanese, Czech and German with subtitles) • Sep 15, 6:30pm • Free

Edmonton Film Society • Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave • The Battle Of Britain (1969, PG); Sep 19, 8pm; $6 (adult)/$5 (senior 65+/student)/$3 (child); free parking

Edmonton International Film Festival • Empire Theatres, Edmonton City Centre, 3rd Fl, 10200-102 Ave; Metro Cinema, Garneau Theatre; Zeidler Hall, Citadel Theatre; Haven Social Club; Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton • 780.423.0844 • edmontonfilmfest. com • A 9-day celebration showcasing more than 100 unique, independent films. Opening night film Cloudburst at Metro • Sep 23-Oct 1 • All-access Festival Passes available at Empire Theatres box office in Edmonton City Centre.

Tickets available at Empire Theatres box office in Edmonton City Centre

FAVA • 9722-102 St • 780.429.1671 • Doc Shop: Develop your idea into a documentary project; Sep 20-Nov 22; every Tue 6-9pm Metro Cinema • Garneau Theatre, 8712109 St • Metro celebrates its new home with a Grand Opening Week of screenings; Sep 16-22 • Senior Matinees: The African Queen: Sep 20, 2pm, also screening: Sep 17-18, 2pm; Sep 18, 7pm, 9pm; Sep 19, 9pm; Sep 20, 2pm, 7pm; Batman The Movie: Sep 18, 4pm; also screening: Sep 16, 11pm; $6 (senior matinees)/$8 (senior evening) on sale 45 mins prior to screening

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS Agnes Bugera Gallery • 12310 Jasper Ave • 780.482.2854 • Memoryscapes: Landscapes, oil on canvas by Greg Edmonson; until Sep 16 • Refraction: Abstract paintings, acrylic on canvas by Ernestine Tahedl; Sep 24-Oct 7; opening reception: Sep 24, 2-4pm, artist in attendance

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • Making a Spectacle of Myself: Metal works, retrospective of eyewear by Calgary artist Jackie Anderson; until Oct 15 • Victorian Inclinations: Metal works by Calgary artist Jennea Frischke; until Oct 15 • generation whY: Exploring the voices of craft makers 35 and younger; until Sep 24

Art Beat Gallery • 26 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.3679 • The Heaths: Artworks

by Fran, Karen, and Mel • Until Sep 30

Artery • 9535 Jasper Ave • Heaven: artworks by Craig Talbot, Patrick Arès-Pilon, and Angela Talbot • Surreal Series: Artworks by Dawn Saunders Dahl • Until Sep 25 Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir

Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • Sculpture Terraces: Works by Peter Hide and Ken Macklin • BMO World of Creativity: Drawn Outside: especially for kids; Until Jan 29, 2012 • 19th Century French Photographs: Sep 24-Jan 29 • Prairie Life: Settlement and the Last Best West, 1930-1955: Sep 24-Jan 29 • TRAFFIC: Conceptual Art in Canada 1965-1980: Tracking the influence and diversity of Conceptual Art as it was produced in Canada during the 1960s and 1970s; until Sep 25 • Hoots, Cackles and Wails and Hunting Blind; Robin Arseneault and Paul Jackson; until Sep 25 • RBC Painting Competition: Manning Hall: Sep 24-Oct 10; free • UP NORTH: Artworks by four contemporary artists from three circumpolar countries: Jacob Dahl Jürgensen, Simon Dybbroe Møller (Denmark), Ragnar Kjartansson (Iceland), and Kevin Schmidt (Canada); until Jan 8 • Art for Lunch: Theatre Foyer: Message in a Bottle: Sep 15, 12:10-12:50pm; free • Studio Y Youth Drop-in Workshop: Post: Mixed-media Mail Art: Sep 15, 3:30-5:30pm, $10; Directions: Conceptual Sculpture: Sep 22, 3:30-5:30pm, $10 • Adult Drop-in Workshop: Vantage: Experimental Drawing: Sep 15, 7-9pm, $15/$12 (AGA member); Light/Dark: Lino-Block Printing: Sep 22, 7-9pm; $15/$12 (AGA member)

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA) • Profiles, 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • ARTificial: Artworks by Paul Bernhardt, Brenda Kim Christiansen, Eveline Kolijn, and Jordan Rule • Until Oct 29 • Artventures: Drop-­in art session for children 6-­12; Absolutely Abstract; Sep 17, 1-4pm BiblioThéque Saint-Jean • 8406 rue Marie-Anne Gaboury, 91 St • J'ai changé! / I've Changed!: Artworks by Doris Charest • Until Sep 25

Café Pichilingue–Red Deer • 4928-50 St, Red Deer • 403.346.0812 • Artworks by Steve Johnson • Through Sep CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • Autumn Harvest: Artworks by Danièle Petit, Doris Charest, Urmila Zdenka Das, Katherine Restoueix, and Juanita Noble; until Sep 20 • Imagine: Artworks by Lucie Tettamente, Curtis Johnson, Ute Rieder, and Françoise Fiset; Sep 23-Oct 11

Crooked Pot Gallery– Stony Plain • 4912-51 Ave, Stony Plain, Alberta • 780.963.9573 • All Fired Up After 35 Years: Parkland Potters Guild and Crooked Pot Gallery 35th anniversary pottery show • Until Sep 30

Harcourt House • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St

Royal Alberta Museum • 12845-102

torium • Sep 25, 1pm, 4pm • $28.50, $25.50

• 780.426.4180 • Main Space: Fire Successional: Installation by Tiki Mulvihill • Front Room Gallery: Narrative paintings by Kevin Friedrich • Both shows until Oct 7

Ave • 780.453.9100 • Composed Exposures: Photographs by museum staff members; until Nov 25 • Wild Alberta Gallery: Wild by Nature: Every Sat and Sun, 11am and 2pm

Chimprov • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83

Hub on Ross–Red Deer • 4936 Ross St, Red Deer • 403.340.4869 • Wellness Through Art: Group show • Through Sep

SCOTIA PLACE • 10060 Jasper Ave, main flr • Paintings by Elaine Anderson, Bette Lisizta, Wanda Resek, Lorraine Schuld, Pearl Westfall, and Vicky Wirth • Until Sep 30

Jeff Allen Art Gallery • Strathcona Seniors Centre, 10831 University Ave • 780.433.5807 • Instructors and Students Showtime: Artworks by Strathcona Place’s instructors and students • Until Sep 21 Jurassic Forest/Learning Centre • 15 mins N of Edmonton off Hwy 28A, Township Rd 564 • Education-rich entertainment facility for all ages

Kiwanis Gallery–Red Deer • Red Deer Library • Out of the Hole: Artworks by Robin Byrnes • Through Sep

Latitude 53 • 10248-106 St • 780.423.5353 • Visualeyez–Worship: Canada's Annual festival of performance art in the downtown core.

Artists works will involve discourses about worshipping, devotion, contemplation, and adoration; until Sep 18

Loft Gallery • A. J. Ottewell Art Centre, 590 Broadmoor Blvd, Sherwood Park • 780.922.6324 • Artworks by members of the Edmonton Art Club • Until Oct 2; Sat: 10-4pm; Sun: 12-4pm

McMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-112 St • 780.407.7152 • In the Moment: Featuring Alberta landscapes by Kristen Federchuk, Judith Hall, Judy Martin, Donna Miller • Until Oct 2 Michif Cultural and Métis Resource Institute • 9 Mission Ave, St

Gallery at Milner • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • You Looking At Me: Self portraits, created by artists from the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts • Until Sep 30

Gallery IS–Red Deer • 5123 48 St, Alexander Way, Red Deer • 403.341.4641 • Shift: Artworks by Jeri-Lynn Ing • Until Sep 30

Gallerie Pava • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • Xoxo From Paris: Artworks by Elaine Berglund • Sep 17-Oct 19

Haggerty Centre–Stollery Gallery • Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • Printworks by Cheryl Anhel and Lisa Rezansoff; Sep 15-30 • Opening reception: Sep 22, 5-7pm

Ave, Spruce Grove • 780.962.0664 • Open Art Competition • Until Oct 1 • Opening reception and Awards: Sep 16, 7pm

Strathcona County Art Gallery • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • Wild Thing • Until Sep 30

VAAA Gallery • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.421.1731 • Galleries A and B: Alberta Spirit: Featuring award winning art works by the membership of the ACACA • Until Oct 1 Velvet Olive Lounge–Red Deer • 4924-50 St, Red Deer • 403.340.8288 • Artworks

by Dawn Candy • Through Sep Visual Arts Alberta Association • 780.421.1731 • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • Open Photo 2011: Offsite exhibition • Until Oct 2

West End Gallery • 12308 Jasper Ave • 780.488.4892 • VOYAGES: Artworks by Irene Klar; until Sep 22 • Artworks by Jean-Gabriel Lambert; Sep 24-Oct 6

Canadian Authors Association •

Mel Heath, Joan Healey, Fran Heath, Larraine Oberg, Terry Kehoe, Darlene Adams, Sandy Cross and Victoria, Pottery by Naboro Kubo and Victor Harrison • Ongoing

Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony Plain • 780.963.9935 • Installation work by Sheri Chaba; until Sep 21 • Paintings by Loraine Ure; Sep 23-Oct 26; opening reception: Sep 25

Musée Héritage Museum–St Albert

Naess Gallery–Paint Spot • 10032-81

Design, U of A, Rm 3-98 Fine Arts Bldg • 780.492.2081 • VOID: Ryan Wolters: MFA Drawing and Intermedia • Things that Rise in the Morning: Matthew Arrigo: MFA Printmaking • Until Sep 24 • Opening reception: Sep 22, 7-10pm

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Mildwood Gallery • 426, 6655-178 St •

Enterprise Square • 10230 Jasper Ave,

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SNAP Gallery • 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • Artworks by Sonia Higuera • Until Oct 8

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Paintings on metal by Chris DeRubeis • Opening: Sep 17, 2-6pm U of A • A New Ball of Wax ˆ Wimmin in Wax; until Sep 21, 7am-11pm • ECAS, The Edmonton Contemporary Artists' Society's Nineteenth Annual Exhibition: featuring painting, sculpture and photography by member artists; daily: Sep 23-Oct 16, 11am5pm; opening reception: Sep 23, 7pm; music by the Jerrold Dubyk Trio

780.488.3619 • Small Sculptures: five small sculptures by Peter Hide • Sep 17-Oct 4 • Opening reception: Sep 17, 2-4pm

Albert • 780.651.8176 • Aboriginal Veterans Display • Gift Shop • Finger weaving and sash display by Celina Loyer • Ongoing

• 5 St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • St Albert History Gallery: Featuring artifacts dating back 5,000 years • The Mission Makers: Celebrating the ambitions, accomplishments and friendships of Archbishop Taché, OMI, and Father Lacombe, OMI; until Nov

Editions Gallery • WEM • 780.444.2278 •

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Ave • Duality Series: Figurative acrylic paintings and sculpture by Samantha WilliamsChapelsky • Until Sep 29

Perron Bookstore–St Albert • 7 Perron St, St Albert • 780.459.2525 • a pound of puppies: Pastels by Father Douglas • Until Sep 29 Peter Robertson Gallery • 12304 Jasper Ave • 780.455.7479 • tf: 1.877.826.3375 • Abstract paintings by Mitchel Smith; until Sep 17 • Temporary City: Paintings by Gordon Harper; Sep 22-Oct 11; opening reception: Sep 22, 7-9pm; artist in attendance

Provincial Archives of Alberta • 8555 Roper Rd • 780.427.1750 • Sharing the Word: Display on the development and use of syllabics by missionaries in Western Canada • Until Sep 17 • Free admission

Queen Alexandra Hall • 10425 University Ave • Diamond in the Rough: Artworks presented by the Women's Art Museum of Canada • Sep 24, 10am-4pm

Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery • 4525-47A Ave • Farm Show: A series of exhibitions newly created to explore contemporary farming issues; until Nov 13 • Farming Out Our Future: Changes that have had an impact on rural life in Alberta, 1950 to present; until Nov 13 • From Our Collection: Objects and artifacts from Central Alberta’s history; through Sep

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Campus Saint-Jean, Pavillon Lacerte, Rm 3-04, 8406 Marie-Ann-Gaboury St (91 St) • Zsuzsi Gartner presents Short Fiction and Point of View • Sep 23-24 • Fri Evening Presentations: 8pm; free for members and first-time guests/$10 (returning guests) • Sat workshops: 9:30am-4pm; $40 (member)/$70 (non-member) lunch included

From Books to Film series • Stanley A. Milner Library, Main Fl, Audio Visual Rm • Screenings of films adapted from books, presented by the Centre for Reading and the Arts From Books to Film series • Stanley A. Milner Library, Main Fl, Audio Visual Rm • 780.944.5383 • Screenings of films adapted from books, presented by the Centre for Reading and the Arts • Crazy Heart (2009, 14A coarse language, substance abuse); Sep 16, 2pm • Amadeus (1984, PG); Sep 23, 2pm

Greenwoods Bookshoppe • 7925-104 St • 780.439.2005 • Book launch of Judy Schultz' novel, Freddy’s War; Sep 21, 7pm • Book launch of Wrush: Tabetha’s Last Task, by Tyler Enfield. A Stollery benefit drive; Sep 25, 1-3pm

Haven Social Club • 15120 Stony Plain Rd • 780.915.8869 • Edmonton Story Slam followed by a music jam; no minors • Sign up after 7pm. Show starts at 7:30pm, 3rd Wed of every month; $5 (registration from writers to support the Society) • Sep 21 Riverdale • 9917-87 St • Creative Word Jam • Every 3rd Sun of the month, 6-10pm

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Poetry every Tue with Edmonton's local poets

St John’s Institute • 11024 Whyte Ave, 7pm (reception) • Book launch of Re-imagining Ukrainian Canadians: History, Politics and Identity • Sep 16, 7pm • Free WunderBar on Whyte • 8120-101 St • 780.436.2286 • Bi-weekly poetry reading presented by Nothing, For Now; all poets are welcome • Every 2nd Tue, 7pm (sign-up), 8pm (readings)

THEATRE Backyardigans–Quest for the Extra Ordinary Aliens • Jubilee Audi-

Ave • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • First three Sat every month, 11pm, Sep 2011-Jul 2012 • $10/$5 (high school student)/$8 (RFT member at the door only)

Death of a Salesman • Citadel Shoctor Theatre, 9828-101 A Ave • 780.428.2117 • Mainstage Series: By Arthur Miller, directed

by Bob Baker, starring Tom Wood, Brenda Bazinet, John Ullyatt. The story of Willy Loman’s pursuit of the American Dream – the everyman struggling to keep his family, hopes, and dreams alive • Sep 24-Oct 16

DOUBT, A PARABLE • Timms Centre for the Arts, U of A, 112 St, 87 Ave • U of A Studio Theatre • By John Patrick Shanley, director (MFA Thesis) Leigh Rivenbark.

Events lead Sister Aloysius, the principal of a Catholic school, to accuse Father Flynn of sexual misconduct with a student; everyone involved must ask themselves questions about the nature of truth and certainty • Sep 22-Oct 1, 7:30pm; matinée on Sep 29, 12:30pm

FOUR LADS WHO SHOOK THE WORLD: THE BEATLES STORY PART 1 • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • The story of the Beatles early beginnings in 1957 thru to their last performance in America in 1966 • Until Nov 6

GOING TO ST IVES • Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 84 Ave, 101 St • Presented by Atlas Theatre. By Lee Blessing; featuring Belinda Cornish and Patricia Darbasie • Sep 23-Oct 2, 7:30pm • $15 (adult)/$12 (senior/student) at door, 780.437.2891, TIX on the Square

Heroine • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • 780.471.1586 • Northern Light Theatre • A story by Karen Bassett about the two most famous women pirates. Ann Bonny and Mary Read have been captured and thrown into a Jamaican prison cell. Heroine invades the final moments of captivity and connection between the two passionate women • Until Sep 25 HIGH TEA • Transalta Arts Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Firefly Theatre and Circus Fundraiser: Join Firefly’s artists as they dangle overhead serving steeps, champagne and sweets • Sep 18, 2-5pm • $50 at TIX on the Square, Firefly at 780.758.9999 The Importance of Being Earnest • 780.442.5311 • Live Theatre Series • By Oscar Wilde • Sep 17-18, 23-25

The Last Concert–Buddy Holly and Friends • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 2690, 8882-170 St, Phase II WEM Upper Level • 780.484.2424 • Tribute to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, story about an impromptu show they put on for the locals at a truck stop • Until Oct 23

Ordo Virtutum (The Way of the Virtues) • All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral 10035-103 St • Hildegard von Bingen's 12th century musical drama • Sep 17, 7:30pm; $20 (adv)/$25 (door) at TIX on the Square, The Gramophone

Penny Plain • Citadel Maclab Theatre, 9828-101 A Ave • 780.428.2117 • Rice Alternative Series: Created and performed

by Ronnie Burkett, commissioned by the Citadel Theatre, co-commissioned by the National Arts Centre World Premiere. Penny Plain is blind, but hears plenty about the state of mankind. When her companion dog Geoffrey leaves to live as a man, Penny sits waiting for the world to end • Sep 17-Oct 9

[sic] • Catalyst Theatre, 8529-103 St • By Canadian playwright Melissa James Gibson.

Three neighbors come together to discuss, flirt, argue, share their dreams, and plan their futures while pushing the limits of their friendship to the max • Sep 21-30, Tue-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm • $20 (student/senior)/$22 (adult) at door, TIX on the Square

TheatreSports • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Improv runs every Fri, Sep 2011-Jul 2012, 11pm (subject to occasional change) • $10/$8 (member)

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Keep on truckin'

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Food fest showcases Edmonton's emerging food truck scene

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he man behind the jet-black Nomad food truck—which bills itself as the "finer mobile diner"—Mike Scorgie is one of the proud few on the forefront of a seismic shift in Edmonton's food culture. Along with the likes of Drift, Eva Sweet and Filistix, the idea of food-truck dining, once limited to population centres like New York City and hipster meccas like Portland, has hit Edmonton with such enthusiasm that this summer's second What the Truck?! event has been planned for this Friday, after the first one was such a success.

For Scorgie, What the Truck?! is more than simply another venue to hawk his barbecue and charcuterie, it's a vindication of the risks he took and the circuitous path he walked to get to where he is now. After university, Scorgie opened a boutique record label, releasing discs by the likes of

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Whitey Houston, Twin Fangs, Jane Vain and Woodpigeon. When the music industry crumbled, he needed to find something else to do.

"The dream of making a living from, what in hindsight was a total labour of love, was fading as quickly as the traditional music industry. It was time to make a change," he says of his decision to attend NAIT's culinary school.

"When I was 18, before attending university, I wanted to go to cooking school. So when the writing was on the wall for the label I followed that passion."

After graduating from NAIT, Scorgie gained a position at Jack's Grill. Working under Ben Chalmers—who is now sous chef at Corso 32—he honed his craft, eventually being promoted to second position under the chef. Eventually, however, the traditional restaurant setting became too much.

"It may have been a combination of full-time school as well as working 40 hours a week—I was burned out. So, I decided to leave and move into catering," he says. Catering was a success and gave him the confidence to move forward on the food truck concept he'd

been sitting on for a long time. "Nomad had been in development since cooking school—it was all I wanted to do.

I figured out how to make it happen, put in a ton of time and about eight weeks ago, Nomad hit the streets."

Almost immediately, Nomad was a success. It's charcuterie-heavy dishes set it apart from other offerings and the lunchtime lineups have been steady and enthusiastic. What excites Scorgie most about the upcoming What the Truck?! is the ability to bring foodtruck culture to people who wouldn't normally be able to enjoy it.

"Truck service is usually limited to lunch time and things like farmer's markets, so the majority of Edmontonians don't get a chance to try an awesome alternative to take-out or restaurants," he says. "Some of the proprietors of the truck scene right now are talented cooks, who are truly passionate about what they do ... they just don't have the financial backing to open a restaurant proper. This is an immediate, face-to-face outlet for diners to eat well and at an affordable price."

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I cannot overstate this: the finish on this beer is out of this world. It is flavourful but refreshing. There is a noticeable lemon accent to it that is not created by lemons. Harviestoun does it through the mashing regime and hops additions.

The beer is clearly a blonde ale, as it hits all the definition points. But it goes beyond the style. It offers a light, summery ale that cleanses the palate and satiates the urge for real beer flavour. I don't think I have ever tasted a beer that has so successfully navigated drinkability and flavour. And I say that carefully, with full awareness of its significance.

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into wedges and eaten with tea. Often there is a character for longevity or harmony, along with the name of the bakery that made it, imprinted on the top.

Dangerous puzzle According to legend, mooncakes were used to help Ming revolutionaries overthrow China's Mongol rulers in the 14th century. Secret messages were hidden into the imprints on the tops of the mooncakes. Four mooncakes packaged together were cut into four parts each and then the 16 parts were reconstituted to form the secret message that coordinated the revolt, which was

Really, really full moon Mooncakes are very high in calories— around 800 for a typical six-ounce cake. This, coupled with a new law that instituted a tax on employees who receive mooncakes as a gift from their employers, has caused the popularity of the traditional pastries to dip a bit.

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he crux of pop music is finding longevity in a three-minute song. Timeless melodies and earworm hooks are, in fact, tethered to the clock: they have an arc upon release, of buzz and blogs and charts (maybe) and eventually, a drop, as newer sounds rush in to do the same. And while songs certainly don't go anywhere after their heyday, really, the people who still crank out "Bootylicious" do it because it brings them back to a specific time and place. Songs move from vanguard to nostalgia with a speedy half-life.

But the polished gems of pop music can summarize and recall a particular moment quite nicely, which seems to be exactly what Library Voices is out to capture. The band hails from Regina: it writes songs about living in the here and now, and it leaves a sonic impression of modern living by tracing pop culture and acute observation into warm melody and a joyous flurry of keyboards, guitars, bass, drums and occasional sax.

That is, after all, how the music that inspired them did it.

"I guess I'm writing it from a perspective of how much respect I have for the pop music of my youth," explains Michael Dawson, the seven-strong band's lyricist/keyboardist. "The formative years, and the sense of nostalgia that exists in them. And It came about just by sheer coincidence: I ended up just randomly picking three books off my bookshelf that I had been waiting to read forever, and they were all biographies about musicians. And they all did that. I don't think it was intentional.

Brian Wilson was the prime example: how he was just borrowing from friends and his cousins, slang and diction that they were using in the surfing community even though he was terrified of the water and had never really been on a surfboard in his life. It had kids in Middle America who've never seen an ocean talking a certain way and feeling a certain way when they listen to those records.

"I guess that's my objective," he continues, "whether or not I'll ever succeed at it, is to capture the late '20s youth exis-

tence and the evolution of that counter culture. It's hard to give it a full summation, but it's that idea, of not trying to write this timeless classic pop song, which I think a lot of people do, and it comes off cheesy down the road. I'd rather not be ashamed of where we're at, and where we're writing from, and lay it on the line, and—I may regret what I said a couple years down the road—10 years down the road I can look back and say, 'Yeah, that's where I was at. And it's a little time capsule.'"

The here and now comes together in Library Voices' Summer of Lust in a mix of reality and romanticism, equal parts literary reference and drunk text recollection. The title, Dawson notes, is a riff on 1967's Summer of Love, the highwater mark of hippie culture.

"It speaks to where we're at as a culture compared to where we were at in the late '60s," he says, and that idea gets underscored in songs like "Generation Handclap" that take a somewhat academic swipe at current youth culture— "They say you are what you read," goes one moment. "You can be Coupland / I'll be Murakami"— or "The Prime Minister's Daughter" which dreams up a scenario where Harper's daughter grows up to fall for an artist, set to to a chorus of, "Parliament's making cuts!" All of it comes out in a wash of sunshine chord patterns and big harmonies, something Dawson notes is an intentional framing.

"There's this process where you write music, where you can develop this internal language within the band, because essentially you're using words and sounds to describe what an instrument does," Dawson explains. "We kept going back to this word, 'summer,' and trying to cheer up the songs a little bit and this dark undertone on our last album that wasn't intentional—we wanted to consciously shed it a little bit."

After Library Voices' inaugural Hunting Ghosts (& Other Collected Shorts) EP garnered a mention in The New Yorker (the band was a 10-piece then, dropping down to eight thereafter, and now a relatively taut seven), the band's first full-length Denim on Denim carried a similar punch of literary, observational pop. It's a wryly, sharp-eyed take on pop music; Dawson notes his lyrics are writ-

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ten mostly through watching what sees while out on tour.

"Inevitably, we end up spending so much time in bars, being in a band playing music," he says. "That's when I usually have the most downtime for writing, and that usually draws from observation, people's interactions."

Summer of Lust was crafted in a polarized situation: mid-winter, mid-prairie, in isolation. The band holed away in a rented town-hall 40 minutes outside of Regina in an effort to solidify the songs before going into the studio and recording them live off the floor (Denim on Denim had "dragged out forever," Dawson notes, as it was being created while the band was in the

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studio recording it piecemeal).

"Just in being there, and spending eight or 10 hours at a time locked together, there was no distraction. Even our cellphones don't have reception out there," Dawson recalls. "So, to write songs that take a knock at technology, even though we're as dependent on it as anyone, it was nice to exist in a world, with these 10-hour writing sessions where none of that stuff was there. There was us, and there was a little homemade mini-golf hole."

Still, one of the standout observations of today is that there's something particularly disposable about modern-day culture, like a skin you can shed. Not just in the pop songs we listen to—though

maybe that makes them the ideal medium to capture it—but the way we frame our day-to-day existence.

"The way we experience art is also the way we're shaping the culture," he says. "I always have a hard time getting away from social networks when I write love songs, too, and it's not like I have some strange addiction to check my Facebook. It's just the whole concept of how youth can essentially construct their own identity: you see someone on the Internet and meet them in person, and they're barely recognizable as the person they've portrayed themselves to be in their online living. It's such a strange phenomenon."

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We jam and improvise a lot around the ideas we have and in the end Angela [Gossow, singer] brings in her lyrical ideas and we start piecing everything together.

MA:

Did you take the songs to the recording sessions fully formed, or were they sketches that were then filled out by the band?

MA: Even though I contribute the lion's share of riffs and initial song ideas, it's very much a team effort.

Everyone in the band is working hard on different aspects of Arch Enemy. We rehearsed as a full band while preparing for the album recordings and we all have a say in the arrangements.

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fter releasing a live CD/DVD and a collection of re-recorded songs from the group's back catalogue, Swedish metal band Arch Enemy has returned with its first album of original music since 2007. Prior to the group's upcoming show in Edmonton guitarist Michael Amott took the time to talk about the group's new album, Khaos Legions.

Vue Weekly: How long did it take to make Khaos Legions, from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording?

Michael Amott: Well, in theory we had four years to write Khaos Legions ... We released the previous album of new material, Rise Of The Tyrant, back in September 2007. So the music for Khaos Legions has been written over a longer period of time compared to what we usually do as I started writing riffs and musical ideas at the end of '07. We started working more focused on a new album in June 2010 and we went into the studio in December, so roughly six months of really honing the songs to what you hear on the album now.

VW: When you were writing the songs,

did you come at them in a particular way? Lyrics first? Music first?

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What were the recording sessions like for this album? Did you record as a band live off the floor or did you piece it together one track at a time? Why? MA: We tracked seperately this time.

All the demos we do in pre-production are live off the floor and there's something to be said for the energy on those versions, but we are somewhat of perfectionists I guess and we do it the way that works for us.

Actually, Angela recorded her vocals in a smaller studio just down the road from where she lives ...

We did it that way so Angela could record vocals any day or night that she felt like doing so.

VW:

VW: The band co-produced the album with Rickard Bengtsson. What did Rickard bring to the recording?

MA: We had worked with Rickard before and that had resulted in a good production (Doomsday Machine, 2005). Now he has built a new studio in an old barn just outside our hometown. The big room sounds great on drums. Rickard has a good under-

standing of acoustics and he really helped us get a great drum sound on the album, which is an important foundation on any rock/metal album in my opinion.

As you said, the album is co-produced by Arch Enemy and Rickard Bengtsson. At this stage we didn't want the influence of an outside producer. We know what we want as a band now and we just need a good engineer and a great studio. We did most of the engineering ourselves.

For example Sharlee D'Angelo [bass] recorded all my guitar tracks. All in all, it was a pretty smooth process in Sweden and then we took the recordings to the UK and had Andy Sneap mix the album which was awesome— he really took it to the next level sonically. Andy is responsible for the crystal-clear-yet-super-heavy mix!

VW: Were there any other songs written that were left off the album?

MA: Yes, we had a few things left over that are not mixed yet. One song is a new original and is called "Conquer And Destroy"—I really dig the song, it has an almost punk-ish vibe and the lead-guitar section is very classical and pretty: [it's a] dynamic song. We'll get around to finishing the leftovers from the Khaos Legions sessions soon I hope, and it's quite possible that we'll put an EP out in the near future.

How did you decide which songs to include on the album? Did you have an idea of what you wanted the record to be when you started, or did the finished shape emerge as the writing and recording went along?

MA: We had a rough idea of what we wanted to do this time around, but things change all the time and we give ourselves that freedom, too ... A lot of new and cool ideas emerged as the writing was happening. V VW:

MUSICNOTES

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Kim Wempe / Fri, Sep 16 (7:30 pm) East Coast singersongwriter Kim Wempe's latest album Painting With Tides features collaborations with some of Canada's best-known musicians including Joel Plaskett, Old Man Luedecke and Thom Swift. Taking her show on the road, Wempe will bring her chill-inducing folk across the country, including plenty of the nooks and crannies oftoverlooked by other artists. (The Carrot, $5)

The Lazy MKs / Thu, Sep 22 (8 pm) Regina's Lazy MKs is a band that bills itself as "post country." If that made you think of a couple of rhinestone cowboys playing guitar and drums, fronted by Jacques Derrida, you're not alone. To find out whether this is true or not, you'll have to go. (Haven Social Club)

Boris Krajny / Thu, Sep 22 (7:30 pm) One of the greatest Czech pianists alive today, Boris Krajny will make a stop in Edmonton to tickle the ivories for your pleasure.

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Baskery / Sat, Sep 17 (9 pm) Swedish country-bluesrockers Baskery will be coming all the way from their land of ice and snow to our land of ice and snow for four concerts in the Edmonton area. So if you like the one at Brixx, you can follow them around like a deadhead might, from show to show, for at least four days. That's the kind of Canadian welcome we ought to provide to more people. (Brixx, $20)

We Came as Romans / Thu, Sep 22 (5 pm) Hot off the release of its second album, Understanding What We've Grown To Be, We Came as Romans arrives in Edmonton to show what the band has been up to in the studio. The Detroit-based band has said that while the new album has a distinctly darker tone than its earlier work, it hasn't lost the positive message the band is known for.

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SARA LOWES Wed, Sep 21 (6 pm) With Rah Rah, Said the Whale Starlite Room, $18

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ven over the phone you can detect a humble air around Sara Lowes. The Manchester-based musician seems content to be the perpetual sidewoman: a session recorder/ live performer with transcontinental act the Earlies (the band's core members come from both Lancaster and Texas) as well as a number of other well-received across-the-pond acts: King Creosote, Micah P Hinson.

One of the first things she mentions about the appeal of collaboration is how lucky she feels to be asked to be involved with so many other acts.

But her solo debut, Back to Creation, feels like the clever, crafted work of someone who's been masterfully composing and spearheading the creative process for years.

Sixties psychedelia tints her piano rolls and wandering song structures, and nuanced, dreamy lyrics float in her marigold voice to mesh with the brassy retro orchestration that backs it.

The way Lowes tells it, her long road to a solo release was less her shying away from the spotlight and more about her simply following a long and winding road there, without cutting ahead of the paths she'd

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Sara Lowes steps out on her own with her debut solo record

been on prior.

"I enjoyed all my Earlies work, really," she says, speaking from the Hamilton stop of her first Canadian trek.

"While we were doing those two albums, I was quite happy and content with that. And [Back to Creation] was a product of the Earlies not having an album to promote, and some of the musicians I'd worked with not having albums to promote, [so] that I ended up concentrating writing a bit more.

It's just as life takes you. It's just whatever you're doing at the time.

"Well, probably I should've gotten around to it maybe a little sooner,"

she admits, and a few years ago she did release an EP of solo work.

But this is her first big solo trek— stepping out on her own, accompanied only by piano—and that's been somewhat of an adjustment for her.

"I personally find it pretty hard," she says. "[I] write with the expectation of quite big arrangements and harmonies and stuff. So to sit and just do it, just me and the piano, it's almost like I'm writing it again, if you know what I mean. Back in the front room with the piano. It's a bit strange."

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FIRSTS, LASTS AND FAVOURITES

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GRIEVES AND BUDO

Sun, Sep 18 (8 pm) With Prof and Transit Brixx, $13 Fresh off a summer on the Van's Warped tour, Seattle's Grieves and Budo are touring in support of the hiphop duo's new album Together/Apart.

Grieves took the time to outline some of his musical milestones prior to his group's arrival in Edmonton

FIRST ALBUM The first album I ever bought with my own money was Green Day's Dookie that same day I got Offspring's Smash and Aerosmith's Get a Grip. It was a big day for the li'l guy!

Seattle's Grieves and Budo stop in Edmonton this Sunday

FIRST CONCERT

Last Album

Last Concert

FAVOURITE ALBUM

First concert I remember ever attending was in a park in Evanston, Il. Some ass clown named Ronnie Rice was performing really bad covers of other people's songs. It was kind of like seein' a car crash. You never forget that shit.

The last purchase I made on iTunes was the whole entire Wu Tang discography. I needed more Wu in my life. The last CD I bought in a store was a Classified CD, actually (what up Canada!). I love that dude.

I went and saw my friend Big Chocolate play at the Showbox in Seattle ... and in case you were gonna ask, that was my first rave.

And yeah ... it will be my last! Glow sticks, run away kids, womp womp womp's, and pants big enough to park a car in are not really my thing. I did get called "cougar catnip" though. I thought that was pretty cool.

D'Angelo's Voodoo.

You can do pretty much anything in this world ... but if you take away my Voodoo record, I will peel your face from your skull with a grapefruit spoon.

SOUNDTRACK

Guilty Pleasure I don't have guilty pleasures. I let my freak flag fly, baby!

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ROXANNE POTVIN At home

Sat, Sep 17 (8:30 pm) Blue Chair CafĂŠ, $20

On Juno-nominated bilingual singer-songwriter Roxanne Potvin's recently released album Play, she trades in her blues foundations for a poppier vibe that she will be bringing with her when she hits Edmonton later this week. Prior to her appearance, Potvin took the time to answer a few questions about the music that gets her through the day both at home and on the road.

Staple singers, Uncloudy day Classic gospel, Mavis Staple's intensity, Pops Staple's dark Deltastyle tremolo guitar, beautiful harmonizing and simple arrangements with emphasis on voices and tunes. This is my favourite gospel album.

Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks Old-school punk rock to start the day after a quiet morning at home, catchy tunes and bashing drums!

Yes!

James Blake, James Blake I just discovered James Blake and fell in love with his debut album.

The vibe is perfect for a quiet evening, a bit sombre and eerie, slow tempos, multi-layered soft falsetto vocals, it plays best when the sky is dark.

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Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring for My Halo On the road is a good time to get familiar with new albums 'cause you have a lot of time in the van to listen intently! This is one I just downloaded and the acoustic mid-tempo suits a morning on the road well, smooth enough to wake up to, but groovy enough to get you going. Looking forward to putting this one on in the van!

Michael Jackson, Thriller Classic! I always like to have music I can goof and sing along to while driving long hours to keep me from getting bored ... This one gets me excited every time.

Flying Lotus, Cosmogramma Groovy electro with lots of interesting textures and layers. I feel like I hear something new every time. I'd put this on while getting dressed before a show to get focused.

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NEWSOUNDS

Anthrax Worship Music (Megaforce)  Reunions are always a tricky prospect as old bandmates do their best to reconnect and reinvent themselves under a unified banner once again. The process ends in disaster, or at least some form of mediocrity, as often as it results in a worthy successor to the old days. So the news of singer Joey Belladonna's 2010 return to Anthrax—two decades, two vocalists, four full-length records and a failed 2005 reunion later— was met with some sense of excitement and considerable trepidation about the potential outcome.

The question at hand—at least for outside observers—was whether or not Belladonna would fit in with the band he had been out of for some 20 years, or if both had veered off into different, incompatible directions. Certainly the records that Anthrax recorded with Armored Saint vocalist John Bush had a different feel than Persistence of Time, the 1990 album that preceded Belladonna's departure, but hearing the returned frontman on Worship Music, it's easy to wonder what those interim albums might have sounded like had the group continued as it was: to get straight to the point, Belladonna kills it here, owning every word throughout.

The band has evolved from the

chaotic riffing of two decades ago and thankfully there's no obvious effort to recapture the old days; rather, Anthrax builds on everything the band has done musically in the ensuing years, and Belladonna steps in ably, sounding very much like the only man for the job, his voice heavier here than ever before, roaring with force.

Of course, Belladonna's return would mean nothing without the songs to stand upon, and the years (and years and years) of writing have resulted in exceptional material: "Earth on Hell" kicks the album off with an old-school vibe of thrashy guitars and shouted vocals, "I'm Alive" and "In the End" see the band delving deep into storming mid-tempo epics, "The Giant" features a chorus that's among the catchiest and most melodic the band's ever sailed through and "The Constant" carries on with the layered riffing found on 2003's We've Come For You All. There's a range of sonic territories on Worship Music, the band firing as a single intense unit: it's not just Belladonna bringing his A-game here, with guitarist Scott Ian, drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello holding the line while guitarist Rob Caggiano continually lays down contenders for some of the best lead work to ever grace an Anthrax record (seriously, the guy is on fire and he fits perfectly into the songs, arguably topping even the work of original guitarist Dan Spitz). The music rises gradually as the album carries on until it culminates with the apocalyptic metal of "Revolution Screams." To be certain, Anthrax finishes it off right with one of the strongest tracks on an album full of them. It'll be exciting to hear where the band goes next but, in the meantime, Anthrax has left a fierce document of the eight years between albums.

Eden Munro // eden@vueweekly.com

Dog Day Deformer (Fundog)  With lo-fi guitars that fizz out of buzzing amps, lurking under disaffected/dissatisfied vocals carrying lyrics of longing which—despite all that— get set to sweet melodies, Dog Day's Deformer is a throwback to an alt-rock era of cassette tapes and fuzzy sixstring ubiquity. "Daydream," a love song with the come-hither hook of "You're not so bad," definitely sets the tone here, but "Eurozone" and "I Wanna Mix" recall the '90s lo-fi heyday with some hooky woo-woo's to spare. It's nostalgic without being cheap about it, channelling DIY bedroom pop with occasional brilliance—at its best, like the fuzz-turned-down simplicity of "Somebody," Deformer recalls classic Guided

By Voices. It's not always at that level, but it happens enough to make Deformer a satisfying listen.

Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com

Scythia ... Of Exile (Independent)  Scythia's ... Of Exile doesn't start well and it never really recovers. The opening track feels as though you've stumbled into the middle of a renaissance fair and instead of attempting to draw on some of the more genuine aspects folk metal can relate to, the album stays firmly planted in the more ridiculous nature of folk/fantasy metal. It's not until track six, "Voice of the Sword," that the band delves into a heavier sound that gives it much more weight and which should have been carried throughout the album.

Folk metal thrives when it either uses metal to reinvigorate a connection to traditional myths and instruments or when it revels and exploits the ridiculousness of orcs and battles in a new age, but Scythia waivers between the two and never quite connects with either.

Samantha Power // samantha@vueweekly.com

Edwin McCain Mercy Bound (429)  Edwin McCain's Mercy Bound fills the unfortunate niche of generic singer-songwriter pop—the title of Mercy Bound's single, "The Boy Who Cried Love," says it all, really. His acoustic pop-rock arrangements and vocal skill seems passable, if on the blander side, but the songwriting itself lacks anything particularly or even slightly engaging.

Unabashedly, unrelentingly generic.

Paul Blinov // paul@vueweekly.com

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CSS La Liberación (Cooperative)  Let's say you're having a party and it's going pretty good. Maybe it's the end of summer and things cooled down for a bit, but then it started to warm up and you were all, "Maybe I should have one last blowout before it gets too cold for people to come out?" So you did, and everyone came and they're having a good time. But then you realize that it's a good time, but not a great time. People are standing around and talking and laughing, sure, but no one's taken their pants off and hopped in the jacuzzi. I mean, what did you even rent it for, right? If it doesn't get used—and I mean really used—then it was a waste of $75 right? And that's $75 that came outta your food budget. So what are you going to do? Put this record on. Filled with sexy, greasy beats, growling, cooing and love, and even a touch of reggae—which normally you might shy away from but here it sounds all right—this is the record that will put your party into overdrive. It's nothing new, but it'll do the trick.

Whitehorse Whitehorse (Six Shooter)  Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland stand together in Whitehorse, forsaking solo careers for a new band. There are old-timey sounds here, but the record sounds more haunted than old fashioned: it's a perfect melding of the two songwriters styles, their voices blending into something special as they weave in and out and around the music.

Whitehorse is a record out of time and

Bryan Birtles // bryan@vueweekly.com

Pieta Brown Mercury (Red House)  This is a road tip that's been taken before. It's not a bad one, just not very new—expertly played folk, reaching for the edge without ever actually peering over into the darkness beyond. It's Sunday afternoon background music.

Eden Munro // eden@vueweekly.com

We Are The City Mourning Song/Morning Song (Adventure Boys Club)  Though more of a teaser than even an EP, Mourning Song/ Morning Song continues the stream of affecting pop songs that We Are the City seems increasingly capable of churning out with ease. Dovetailing on last year's excellent-and-out-of-nowhere High School

wrought with urgency (tortured howls from McClelland and rumbling, bent strings from Doucet mark "Passenger 24," while a refrain of "All is said and all is done / Time will waste everyone" drives "Killing Time Is Murder." It's not all darkness—musically, at least, there's a little more gentle rolling to "Emerald Isle," "Broken" and a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "I'm On Fire"—but Whitehorse is raw throughout, leaving the edges sharp and letting the notes cut deep.

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mini-album, these two songs carry the same strange undercurrent of nostalgia, walk the same first-person trip down a haunting memory lane, with the same payoff; basically, it runs a solid, if single, beat of what We Are the City seem to be discovering as what the band does best. Quiet, introspective "Mourning Song," starts with a repetitive keyboard build and little bursts of other instrumentation and distorted sound on the periphery. It uses a rhythm of increasing cacophony to build a gentle swell of emotion, which then spills out into the structured, more rawkous keyboard and guitar and cymbal assault of "Morning." It's the sounds of a band proving its last release wasn't lightning in a bottle, and in doing so, promising great things just a little further down the road.

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Lounge Fuzzion Friday: with Crewshtopher, Tyler M, guests; no cover SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco Fri Nights; 7-10:30pm; sports-world.ca Starlite Room Border Patrol Tour: Kool Keith aka Ultraman 7000, Timeless Aftermath, K-Blitz with DJ Twist, DJ Weezl; 9pm Suede Lounge Juicy DJ spins every Fri Suite 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A Temple Options with Greg Gory and Eddie Lunchpail; every Fri Treasury In Style Fri: DJ Tyco and Ernest Ledi; no line no cover for ladies all night long Union Hall Ladies Night every Fri

DJs 180 Degrees DJ every Fri AZUCAR PICANTE DJ Papi and DJ Latin Sensation every Fri BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Connected Fri: 91.7 The Bounce, Nestor Delano, Luke Morrison every Fri BAR-B-BAR DJ James; every Fri; no cover BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Every Friday DJs spin on the main floor, Underdog and the Wooftop Blacksheep Pub Bash: DJ spinning retro to rock classics to current BUDDY’S DJ Arrow Chaser every Fri; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm Buffalo Underground R U Aware Friday: Featuring Neon Nights CHROME LOUNGE Platinum VIP every Fri THE Common Boom The Box: every Fri; nu disco, hip hop, indie, electro, dance with weekly local and visiting DJs on rotation plus residents Echo and Shortround The Druid Irish Pub DJ every Fri; 9pm electric rodeo– Spruce Grove DJ every Fri FLUID LOUNGE Hip hop and dancehall; every Fri Funky Buddha– Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro with DJ Damian; every Fri GAS PUMP DJ Christian; every Fri; 9:30pm-2am junction bar and eatery LGBT Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm Newcastle Pub House, dance mix every Fri with DJ Donovan Overtime–Downtown Fridays at Eleven: Rock hip hop, country, top forty, techno Rednex–Morinville DJ Gravy from the Source 98.5 every Fri RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri ROUGE LOUNGE Solice Fri Sou Kawaii Zen

Vinyl Dance Lounge Connected Las Vegas Fridays Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fridays

SAT SEP 17 ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12 Artery Freedom or Death (FOD), Samantha Savage Smith, Sister Gray; $10 (adv)/$12 (door) Black Dog Freehouse Hair of the Dog (live acoustic music every Sat): Sabre Jets; 4-6pm; no cover BLue Chair Café Roxanne Potvin (singersongwriter); 8:30pm; $20 Blues on Whyte Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Carson Cole bohemia Sneak Peek Dance Partay; 9pm Brixx Bar Baskery (from Sweden), Alex Vissia, guests; 9pm CASINO EDMONTON Suite 33 CASINO YELLOWHEAD Shannon Smith Coast to Coast Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm The Common Goodlife Saturdays: Kenzie Clarke, Maurice Ryan and Dane; 9pm Crown Pub Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, every Sat, 2-6pm; Laid Back Saturday African Dance Party with Dj Collio, every Sat, 122am The Dish NEK Trio ( jazz) every Sat, 6pm Eddie Shorts Saucy Wenches every Sat Edmonton Event Centre Edmonton Electronic Music Festival: Switch, Craze, Freq Nasty, AC Slater, Kill the Noise, Starakey, Opiuo, Marty Party, Mat the Alien, Titsworth, MC Flipside, Stickybuds, Knight Riderz, Ed Solo, J Roc, Russ Liquid, J Fresh; tickets at Foosh, Shadified, Restricted Elite, Occulist Empress Early Show: Afternoon of all originals: Bernard

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(harmonica), Duane Elias (bass), Barry Campbell (guitar) ; 4-6pm; Expressionz Café The Time Flies; 1pm (door) FESTIVAL PLACE All Neil All Night: Kit Johnson (pop/rock); 7:30pm; $36 (table)/$34 (box)/$32 (theatre) Empress Ale House Nadine Kellman and the Black Wonders (EP release party); 4-6pm; no cover Expressionz Café Open stage for original songs, hosted by Karyn Sterling and Randall Walsh; 2-5pm; admission by donation Filthy McNasty's No Witness, Carl For Breakfast; no cover ; 4pm Gas Pump Blues jam/ open stage every Sat 3:30-7pm Haven Social Club Early show: An Evening with Garnet Rogers (folk), 6pm (door); $20 (adv at Blackbyrd) HillTop Pub Sat afternoon roots jam with Pascal, Simon and Dan, 3:30-6:30pm; evening Hooliganz Emo LeBlanc (country), Darla Daniels (folk/fiddle); Haley Bryan (folk); 9pm Iron Boar Pub Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10 Jeffrey's Café Steelwood (rock acoustic duo); $10 La Cité Francophone Leonard Cohen Night: Crystal Plamondon, Ido van der Laan, and Janaya Ellis of Souljah Fyah; 8pm; $30

Roxanne Potvin

new city Owls By Nature (tour kick-off party), Scenic Route To Alaska, Greg Rekus, guests; no minors ; 8pm (door), 9pm (band); $8 New West Hotel Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm; Evening: Double Highway NOLA Creole Kitchen Music House Early show: Chris Andrews, 6-9pm; Late show: The Normals Band ('80s tribute band), 10pm1am O’byrne’s Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm On the Rocks Love Junk PAWN SHOP Early Show: Library Voices, The Provincial Archive, guestsl, 6pm (door); followed by: Transmission Saturdays: Indie rock, new wave, classic punk with DJ Blue Jay, Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); free before 10pm, $5 after 10pm Queen Alexandra Hall Edmonton Blues Society: Big Daddy and the Blues Hounds; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (music); $5 (member)/$10 (guest) at door Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am River Cree–The Venue Hank Williams– Live 1952: with Joe Matheson; 6pm Starlite Room Se7en Sided (CD release), One Day Late, One Way State; 9pm West Side Pub West

Side Pub Sat Afternoon: Dirty Jam: Tye Jones (host), all styles, 3-7pm

Underground Head Mashed In Saturday: Mashup Night

Wild West Saloon Sarah Beth Keely

Druid Irish Pub DJ every Sat; 9pm

Yardbird Suite May Cheung; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $16 (member), $20 (guest)

electric rodeo– Spruce Grove DJ every Sat

Classical

Fluid Lounge Scene Saturday's Relaunch: Party; hip-hop, R&B and Dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali

All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral Ordo Virtutum (The Way of the Virtues), Hildegard von Bingen's 12th century musical drama; 7:30pm; $20 (adv)/$25 (door) at TIX on the Square, The Gramophone

FUNKY BUDDHA– Whyte Ave Top tracks, rock, retro every Sat with DJ Damian

Winspear Centre Wicked Divas: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; 8pm; $24$85

HALO For Those Who Know: house every Sat with DJ Junior Brown, Luke Morrison, Nestor Delano, Ari Rhodes

DJs

junction bar and eatery LGBT Community: Rotating DJs Fri and Sat; 10pm

180 Degrees Street VIBS: Reggae night every Sat AZUCAR PICANTE DJ Touch It, hosted by DJ Papi; every Sat Bank Ultra Lounge Sold Out Sat: with DJ Russell James, Mike Tomas; 8pm (door); no line, no cover for ladies before 11pm BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Saturday evenings feature DJs on three levels; Main Floor: The Menace Sessions: Alt rock/Electro/Trash with Miss Mannered; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic hip-hop and reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz Blacksheep Pub DJ every Sat BUDDY'S Feel the rhythm every Sat with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm Buffalo

GAS PUMP DJ Christian every Sat

Newcastle Pub Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri New City Legion Polished Chrome: every Sat with DJs Blue Jay, The Gothfather, Dervish, Anonymouse; no minors; free (5-8pm)/$5 (ladies)/$8 (gents after 8pm) Overtime–Downtown Saturdays at Eleven: R'n'B, hip hop, reggae, Old School Palace Casino Show Lounge DJ every Sat PAWN SHOP Transmission Saturdays: Alt, DJ, punk-rock RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M

SPORTSWORLD Roller Skating Disco every Sat; 1pm-4:30pm and 7-10:30pm Suede Lounge DJ Nic-E spins every Sat Suite 69 Every Fri Sat with DJ Randall-A TEMPLE Oh Snap!

Oh Snap with Degree, Cobra Commander, Battery, Jake Roberts, Ten-O, Cool Beans, Hotspur Pop and P-Rex; every Sat Union Hall Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by Ryan Maier Vinyl Dance Lounge Signature Saturdays Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN SEP 18 Beer Hunter–St Albert Open stage/jam every Sun; 2-6pm Blackjack's Roadhouse–Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett BLue Chair Café Hawaiian Dreamers; 10:30am-2:30pm; donations Blue Pear Restaurant Jazz on the Side Sun: Dave Babcock (sax); 6pm; $25 if not dining Brixx Bar Grieves and Budo, Prof, Transit; 8pm Crown Pub Band War 2011/Battle of the bands, 6-10pm; Open Stage with host Better Us Than Strangers, 10pm-1am DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic open stage every Sun with Keri-Lynne Zwicker; 5:30pm; no cover Double D's Open jam

VENUE GUIDE

Saturday Sept. 17

Edmonton - The Blue Chair Cafe

Sunday Sept. 18

Calgary - The Ironwood

Play “...sheathing her bluesy six-string for

assured crossover pop.”

– Globe and Mail

For more info and other zesty Black Hen recordings

www.blackhenmusic.com

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at lcnight2011@gmail. com

180 Degrees 10730-107 St, 780.414.0233 Accent European Lounge 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 All Saints’ Anglican Cathedral 10035-103 St ARTery 9535 Jasper Ave Avenue Theatre 9030118 Ave, 780.477.2149 BANK ULTRA LOUNGE 10765 Jasper Ave, 780.420.9098 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 Blackjack's Roadhouse–Nisku 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522 Blacksheep Pub 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 Blue Pear Restaurant 10643-123 St, 780.482.7178 BLUES ON WHYTE 1032982 Ave, 780.439.3981 bohemia 10575-114 St Brixx Bar 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 Casino Edmonton 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 Casino Yellowhead 12464-153 St, 780 424 9467 Century grill 3975 Calgary Tr NW, 780.431.0303 Chateau Louis 11727 Kingsway, 780 452 7770 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Trail Coast to Coast 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675 Common Lounge 10124124 St 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 The Dish 12417 Stony Plain Rd, 780.488.6641 Dow's Shell Theatre– Fort Saskatchewan 8700-84 St, Fort Saskatchewan, 780.992.6400 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St Early Stage Saloon 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain Eddie Shorts 10713-124 St, 780.453.3663 EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE WEM Phase III, 780.489.SHOW ‎ Electric Rodeo–Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 Elephant and Castle– Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave Empress Ale House 9912-82 Ave Expressionz Café 993870 Ave, 780.437.3667 FIDDLER’S ROOST 890699 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 1051182 Ave, 780.916.1557 FLASH Night Club 10018105 St, 780.969.9965 FLOW Lounge 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604.

CLUB Fluid Lounge 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 GAS PUMP 10166-114 St, 780.488.4841 HALO 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.HALO haven social club 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 HillTop Pub 8220-106 Ave,

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

780.490.7359 HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110 Hydeaway 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 Iron Boar Pub 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin 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 10209100 Ave, 780.426.5381 junction bar and eatery 10242-106 St, 780.756.5667 KAS BAR 10444-82 Ave, 780.433.6768 kelly's pub 11540 Jasper Ave La Cité Francophone 8627 rue Marie-AnneGaboury, 91 St • leonardcohennights.org L.B.’s Pub 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEGENDS PUB 6104-172 St, 780.481.2786 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 Lit Italian Wine Bar 10132-104 St Lizard Lounge 13160118 Ave Marybeth's Coffee House–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont, 780.929.2203 Naked Cyber café 10354 Jasper Ave, 780.425.9730 Newcastle PuB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 New City Legion 8130 Gateway Boulevard (Red Door) Nisku Inn 1101-4 St NOLA Creole Kitchen Music House 11802-124 St NORTH GLENORA HALL

13535-109A Ave O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 Orlando's 1 15163-121 St Overtime–Downtown 10304-111 St, 780.465.6800 Overtime Whitemud Crossing, 4211-106 St, 780.485.1717 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 Playback Pub 594 Hermitage Rd, 130 Ave, 40 St Pleasantview Community Hall 1086057 Ave Queen Alexandra Hall 10425 University Ave REDNEX BAR–Morinville 10413-100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955 Red Piano Bar 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 Rendezvous 10108-149 St Ric’s Grill 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 Rose and Crown 10235101 St R Pub 16753-100 St ,

780.457.1266

Second Cup–Mountain Equipment 12336-102 Ave, 780.451.7574; Stanley Milner Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq; Varscona, Varscona Hotel, 106 St, Whyte Ave Second Cup–89 Ave 8906-149 St Second Cup–Sherwood Park 4005 Cloverbar Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 • Summerwood

Summerwood Centre, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 Sideliners Pub 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 Sportsworld 13710104 St Sportsman's Lounge 8170-50 St Stanley A. Milner Library 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS TEA LOUNGE– Whyte Ave 11116-82 Ave Suede Lounge 11806 Jasper Ave, 780.482.0707 Suite 69 2 Fl, 8232

Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969

Taphouse 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 Treasury 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey. ca Vinyl Dance Lounge 10740 Jasper Ave, 780.428.8655, vinylretrolounge.com Westside Pub 15135 Stony Plain Rd 780 758 2058 Wild Bill’s–Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer, 403.343.8800 WILD WEST SALOON 12912-50 St, 780.476.3388 Winspear Centre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WOK BOX 10119 Jasper Ave WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours. com Yesterdays Pub 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295

every Sun; 3-8pm Eddie Shorts Acoustic jam every Sun; 9pm Expressionz café YEG live Sun Night Songwriters Stage; 7-10pm FLOW LOUNGE Star Status Red Carpet Affair; 9pm Haven Social Club Industry Night Newcastle Pub Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm NEW CITY LEGION DIY Sunday Afternoons: 4pm (door), 5pm , 6pm, 7pm, 8pm (bands) O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am On the Rocks Matt Blais, guests ORLANDO'S 2 PUB Open stage jam every Sun; 4pm PAWNSHOP Wake (CD Release), KEN Mode, The Dead Cold; 8pm; $10 at Blackbyrd Second Cup– Mountain Equipment Co-op Live music every Sun; 2-4pm Westside Pub Sun Blues Jam: hosted by Blues Curry and Javed; every Sunday, 3-7pm Yardbird Suite John Stetch Trio; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $16 (member)/$20 (guest)

Classical City Hall Edmonton Choral Fair: featuring choirs, A Joyful Noise, Chanteuses, Edmonton Christian Male Choir, Edmonton Metropolitan Chorus, Edmonton Youth Choir, EKOSingers, Gateway Chorus, Lynne Singers, Richard Eaton Singers, Vocal Alchemy with guests Anna Beaumont and Wajjo Drummers.; 2-4:30pm; free Stanley A. Milner Library Symphony 101: D.T. Baker, Music Resource for the ESO, an informative and interactive introduction to the symphony with musical excerpts from the ESO's upcoming season; 2pm; free; registration required at epl.ca/programsand-events/programsdetail?eveid=10687 Winspear Centre Semino Rossi; 5pm

DJs BACKSTAGE TAP AND GRILL Industry Night: every Sun with Atomic Improv, Jameoki and DJ Tim BLACK DOG

FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through '60s and '70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy. Dance parties have been known to erupt FLOW Lounge Stylus Sun SAVOY MARTINI LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover Sportsworld Roller Skating Disco Sun; 1-4:30pm; sports-world. ca

MON SEP 19 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover Blues on Whyte Jimmy D Lane Churchill Square Every weekday (weather permitting): Breezy Brian Gregg (SW corner); 12-1:15pm Devaney's Irish Pub Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm Electric Rodeo– Spruce Grove Baskery; 8pm kelly's pub Open stage every Mon; hosted

by Clemcat Hughes; 9pm New West Hotel Silverado NOLA Creole Kitchen Music House Brian Mcleod Duo; 6-9pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm Rednex–Morinville Open Monday Jamz Rose Bowl/Rouge Lounge Acoustic open stage every Mon; 9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay Crown Pub Minefield Mondays/House/Breaks/ Trance and more with host DJ Phoenix, 9pm FILTHY McNASTY'S Metal Mon: with DJ S.W.A.G. Lucky 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook NEW CITY LEGION Madhouse Mon: Punk/ metal/etc with DJ Smart Alex

TUE SEP 20

and guests; no cover

Blues on Whyte Jimmy D Lane Churchill Square Every weekday (weather permitting): Breezy Brian Gregg (SW corner); 12-1:15pm Druid Irish Pub Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; 9pm Edmonton Event Centre Arch Enemy, AWOL Nation, Devildriver (rock/ metal); all ages; $40 at Blackbyrd, TicketMaster, UnionEvents.com L.B.’s Tue Blues Jam with Ammar; 9pm-1am

DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue FUNKY BUDDHA– Whyte Ave Latin and Salsa music every Tue; dance lessons 8-10pm NEW CITY LEGION High Anxiety Variety Society Bingo vs. karaoke with Ben Disaster, Anonymouse every Tue; no minors; 4pm-3am; no cover RED STAR Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

New West Hotel Silverado

WED SEP 21

NOLA Creole Kitchen Music House Brian Mcleod Duo; 6-9pm

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month

O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm

Blues on Whyte Jimmy D Lane Churchill Square Every weekday (weather permitting): Breezy Brian Gregg (SW corner); 12-1:15pm

Padmanadi Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:30-10:30pm

eddie shorts Acoustic jam every Wed, 9pm; no cover

R Pub Open stage jam every Tue; hosted

by Gary and the Facemakers; 8pm

Street Open mic every Tue; 8-10pm SEcond Cup–Stanley Milner Library Open mic every Tue; 7-9pm Second Cup– Summerwood Open stage/open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover SIDELINERS PUB All Star Jam every Tue; with Alicia Tait and Rickey Sidecar; 8pm Sportsman's Lounge Open stage every Tue; hosted by Paul McGowan; 9pm

Buddys DJ Arrow Chaser every CRown Pub Live hip hop and open mic with DJs Xaolin, Dirty Needlz, Frank Brown,

Starlite Room Said The Whale, Rah Rah, and Sara Lowes; all ages; 6pm (door); $18 at Unionevents.com, PrimeBoxOffice.com, Brixx, Blackbyrd

Classical Winspear Centre Mozart and Beethoven Treasures: Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Bill Eddins (conductor, piano); 7:30pm; $20-$65

DJs BANK ULTRA LOUNGE Rev'd Up Wed: with DJ Mike Tomas upstairs; 8pm

HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm

BUDDY'S DJ Dust 'n' Time every Wed; 9pm (door); no cover

New West Hotel Silverado

The Common We Like Music: Another evening for your local Record Stores; 7pm

Playback Pub Open Stage every Wed hosted

by JTB; 9pm-1am

Brixx Bar Troubadour Tue: JohnO (fr Heaviside), Nick Watt, acoustic set from Bad Acid; 9pm; $8

Second Cup– Mountain Equipment Open mic every Wed; 8-10pm

Brixx Bar Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends

PAWN SHOP PS I Love You, Violent Kin, guests; no minors; 8pm; $10 (adv at Blackbyrd)/$13 (door)

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: One Too Many Tuesdays with Rootbeard

Second Cup–89 Ave Rick Mogg (country)

HAVEN SOCIAL Club Open stage every Wed with Jonny Mac, 8:30pm, free

NOLA Creole Kitchen Music House Brian Mcleod Duo; 6-9pm

DJs

Rexall Place Keith Urban, The Band Perry; 7:30pm; $20, $69.50, $84.50

Fiddler's Roost Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12

Nisku Inn Troubadours and Tales: 1st Wed every month; with Tim Harwill, guests; 8-10pm

Yardbird Suite Tue Night Sessions: Kent Sangster Quartet; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $5 (member, guest)

Red Piano Bar Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative '80s and '90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe; Wooftop: Soul/Breaks with Dr. Erick

Elephant and Castle–Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover

Second Cup–124

(Sweden, southern blues country rock), Mindweiser; $20

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 (nonmember) REDNEX BAR– Morinville Baskery

Diesel Ultra Lounge Wind-up Wed: R&B, hiphop, reggae, old skool, reggaeton with InVinceable, Touch It, weekly guest DJs LEGENDS PUB Hip hop/R&B with DJ Spincycle NEW CITY LEGION Wed Pints 4 Punks: with DJ Nick; no minors; 4pm3am; no cover NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed Starlite Room Wild Style Wed: Hip-Hop; 9pm TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

PsychicJason Readings D. Kilsch with

turning non-believers into believers

Daily appointments at Mandolin Books (6419 - 112 Ave.) $30/half-hour - $60/hour Call (780) 479-4050 Or call Jason (780) 292-4489

VUEWEEKLY SEP 15 – SEP 21, 2011

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JONESIN'CROSSWORD

MATT JONES // JONESINCROSSWORDS@vueweekly.com

"I Get Around"—as you'll soon discover

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19) "An awakened Aries would rather err on the side of making a daring, improvisational mistake than cuddle up with passionless peace," writes astrologer Hunter Reynolds. "He or she knows that creative conflict can be a greater unifying force than superficial harmony." This is an excellent keynote for you, but make sure your motivations are pure and humble.

If the daring improvisation you launch is fueled by arrogance, your efforts will fail. Fight against what Reynolds calls "terrified niceness"—but do it with fierce compassion, not sneering rage.

TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20) Back in 2009, John Allwood, an Australian melon-picker, used his head to smash 47 watermelons in 60 seconds. It broke the previous world record he set of 40 in a minute. I've chosen him to be your role model for the coming week, for two reasons. First, you're primed to outstrip a personal best you achieved some time back. Second, it's a perfect time to use your head in fun and creative ways.

Across 1 Brain scan, for short 4 Makes a quick getaway 9 Style 13 Go for blood?

15 System that came with black joysticks 16 Machu Picchu culture 17 Memorable line?

20 Not so hot 21 Charles I and Mary II, eg 22 Chaplin actress ___ Kelly 26 Masseuse's stuff 27 By means of 30 John of Gandhi and Arthur 32 Spam, most often 35 What a paranoid person may feel they have on their back 38 The King and I setting 39 In a bygone time 40 Letter after theta 41 Cartoon detective with a trench coat 46 Box office purchase, for short 47 Continued in one direction, like the stock market 48 Smelted stuff 49 Day planner abbr 50 Letters on the farm 52 Greeted, in a way 56 Cream of the crop 60 Spending proposal, often 64 Drummer Ulrich 65 Penguin or Star 66 Soccer player Hope on Dancing With the Stars 67 "What ___ is there?"

68 She portrayed Frida 69 Chihuahua with the last name Hoek Down 1 Fix text 2 Art deco artist 3 "Unbelievable!" noise 4 Way out of reach 5 Inc., overseas 6 Be a gourmand 7 Cupid's Greek counterpart 8 Separate, like gold and dirt 9 How some YouTube videos go 10 MIT grad, often 11 Rapper who "Loves Coco" in an E! reality series 12 Team from DC 14 Fancy 18 ___ Life (Peter Mayle book)

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19 One-named author of 1867's Under Two Flags 23 Number on the right side of a clock 24 Mail-in offer 25 Little kid's words after finishing a meal 27 Stop by 28 How legal documents are usually signed 29 "Stop," to a pirate 31 LeVar, on Star Trek: The Next Generation 32 Whiskey ___ (L.A. club) 33 Prevent 34 It's abbreviated with two letters 36 Rascal 37 Free (of) 42 Chopin exercise 43 Some Greek islanders 44 Exclamation from the Beaver 45 Word that may be bid 49 Not very wordy 51 Automobile brand that lasted 107 years, for short 52 ACME patron ___ E. Coyote 53 ___ retentive 54 Appliances that used to blink 12:00 when broken 55 Workplace watchdog: abbr 57 Young Frankenstein role 58 Conference opener 59 James Bond's alma mater 61 Right angle-shaped pipe 62 Rep.'s counterpart 63 Victoria's Secret item ©2011 Jonesin' Crosswords

LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) According to April Winchell's book Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF, here are some of the treasures you can find for sale at Etsy.com: a toy pig made from a root beer can; a "juicy enchanted pouch" for holding runes; fake tapeworms that are actually spraypainted fettucine; and a "haunted Ouija board Las Vegas casino-style blackjack roulette poker chip."

I would absolutely love it if you designed something like this and hawked it on Etsy. Your skill as an idiosyncratic creator will soon be peaking, as will your capacity for marketing the most unique aspects of your shtick and style.

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22) "Specialization is for insects," said science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, pitch manure, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently." I bring this thought to your attention, because it's an excellent time for you to broaden your understanding and expand your repertoire. How many of the things that Heinlein names can you do? Make a list of your talents, and try to add some new ones to that list in the coming weeks.

LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22) A veterinarian in Nashville was asked to do something he had never done: diagnose and treat a wounded whooping crane. Experts devoted to safeguarding the endangered species advised him to wear a billowy white suit. That way the wild bird would be more likely to accept his attention. "You learn very quickly how to communicate dressed as a marshmallow," the vet said after completing his work. Be prepared for a metaphorically similar encounter. You may face a prospect that resembles interspecies conversation. I hope you'll be as adaptable as the vet.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22) "Everything is unique," said the 19th-century authors known as the Goncourt brothers, who wrote all their books together. "Nothing happens more than once in a lifetime. The physical pleasure that a certain woman gave you at a certain moment, the exquisite dish that you ate on a certain day—you will never meet either again. Nothing is repeated, and everything is unparalleled." I suspect you will be more intensely aware of this in the coming days. In part it's because the sensations and experiences headed your way will be so piquantly unique, so exquisitely fresh. And it's because

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you'll be wide-awake to the novel pleasures that are possible when you appreciate the fact that everything changes all the time.

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22) "Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul," said environmentalist Edward Abbey. The "ruin" doesn't happen because of a single small failure to translate sincere intentions into good works. Rather, it's the result of long-running laziness or passivity—a consistent inability to do what one's passions demand.

If there is even a shred of this tendency in your make-up, Libra, now is an urgent time to shed it.

According to my astrological analysis, you simply must carry out your soul's mandates.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) I would never advocate burning all copies of the book Faking It: How to Seem Like a Better Person Without Actually Improving Yourself. I'm a staunch defender of freedom of speech, even if the speech offends my moral sense. But, my freedom of speech allows me to advise you to strenuously avoid that book and any influence that resembles it. You need to actually become a better person in the coming weeks, not just pretend you are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) Every one of us is born with up to 150 new mutations that make us different from both of our parents. Most of those genetic alterations are neutral in their effects. Some are negative and a few may be beneficial. I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because you're entering a phase when it's possible to take more advantage of your positive mutations than you ever have before. Can you guess what they are? Try to, because you're primed to tap in to their fuller potential.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) Dictionary.com says there are 19 words in the English language with no perfect rhymes. Six words are useful in constructing this week's horoscope for you: cusp, glimpsed, depth, rhythm, gulf and opus. The fact that none of them rhyme is symbolic of the task you have ahead of you. You're on the cusp of a shift in your rhythm that will take you out of your depth, compelling you to close the gulf between you and a resource that will be crucial for you to have access to in the future. You've glimpsed what needs to be done—the creation of a new opus—but in order to accomplish it, you will need to be motivated by a frustration that feels like having to rhyme unrhymeable words.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) The Jerusalem Syndrome is a temporary psychological phenomenon that on rare occasions overtakes travellers who visit Jerusalem. These people may become obsessed with religious themes or experience delusions that they are characters from stories in the Bible or Koran. I don't expect you to fall under the sway of such an outbreak, but I do suspect that you will soon have some intense spiritual stirrings. To ensure that they will enlighten you, not dishevel you, stay well-grounded. Have regular meals, please. Sleep well and exercise now and then.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20) My Pisces friend Rana Satori Stewart coined some new words that happen to be perfect for you to begin using and embodying. "Blissipline," she says, is "the commitment to experiencing a little or a lot of bliss every day.” A "blissciple" is a person who aspires to master the art of blissipline. I encourage you to be a blissciple, because it will put you in sync with the effervescent invitations the cosmos has scheduled for you. V

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COMEDY BRIXX BAR • 10030-102 St • 780.428.1099 •

Troubadour Tuesday's with comedy and music

CEILI'S • 10338-109 St • 780.426.5555 • Com-

edy Night: every Tue, 9:30pm • No cover

CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd •

780.481.9857 • Open amateur night every Thu, 7:30pm • Yuk Yuks presents Toby Hargrave; Sep 16-17, 8pm and 10:30pm • Yuk Yuks presents Sean Tweedley; Sep 23-24, 8pm and 10:30pm

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertain-

ment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Thu, 8:30pm; Sat, 8pm and 10pm • Ryan Wingfield; Sep 15-17 • Tom Liske; Sep 22-24

COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM •

780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Ben Gleib; until Sep 18 • Harland Williams Special Presenatation; Sep 22-24

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 •

Comedy night open stage hosted by Lars Callieou • Every Sun, 9pm

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM • 11455-87 Ave • Red Green Wit and Wisdom Tour • Sep 17, 7pm • Tickets at TicketMaster.ca LAUGH SHOP–Sherwood Park • 4

Blackfoot Road, Sherwood Park • 780.417.9777 • laughinthepark.ca • Open Wed-Sat • James Uloth; Sep 15-17

GROUPS/CLUBS/MEETINGS CINEMA AT THE CENTRE • Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre (basement)

EDMONTON BICYCLE COMMUTERS' SOCIETY • Parkallen Community Hall • An-

nual General Meeting • Sep 25, 1pm

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PEACE •

City Hall, 102A Ave, 100 St, Flagpole South Plaza west of the Cenotaph • 780.991.0550 • Speakers defining peace in today's world; and a moment of silence to honour the world-wide "Million Minutes for Peace Pledge" • Sep 21, 12-1pm

MOVING PLANET RALLY • 105 St and Whyte Ave, Old Esso service station and gas bar (now a brownfield) • Meet at 11am at the brownfield and walk or bike to the Alberta Legislature where there will be music, speeches, and presentation of the three-fivezero message • Sat, Sep 24, 11am-2pm • Free; E: edmonton350@gmail.com for more info WOMEN'S CYCLE CHARTING

780.668.2200 • The Traveling Tickle Trunk: An informative hour on women's hormonal balance, reproductive empowerment, and natural contraception • Sep 17, 12:30pm • Free with donation to Little Warriors

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

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

ALL YOU CAN EAT YOGA • Expressionez Café, 9938-70 Ave; Solis Wellness, 5016-106 Ave • 780.909.9355 • Free yoga, cardio and meditation workshops for teens, adults, and seniors • Sep 15-18 at Expressionez Cafe and Sep 15, 3-4:30pm at Solis Wellness; more info

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Help remove harmful debris from our local waterways, join 1000's of like minded Canadians on September 17th, 2011 from noon to 4 at Hermitage Park Ponds.

For more info please contact: shoreline.cleanup.hpp@gmail.com Lite 95.7 Community Scoop Get your heart pumping for a great cause on Sunday, September 25th.

It's the 3rd annual "Heartbeat Run" in Edmonton to raise money for the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, taking place at Louise McKinney Park.

For more details please visit: www.heartbeatrun.ca

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Lite 95.7 Community Scoop It's time again to come together and raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in the "Light The Night" walk.

Gather at Victoria Park on Saturday, September 24th at 6pm and the walk happens until 9pm.

For more information, head to: www.lightthenight.ca

Medical Marijuana Educational Seminar September 24th & 25th at Edmonton's Concordia University info at greenlineacademy.com

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

BRAIN TUMOUR PEER SUPPORT GROUP • Woodcroft Branch Library, 13420-

114 Ave • braintumour.ca • 1.800.265.5106 ext 234 • Support group for brain tumour survivors and their families and caregivers. Must be 18 or over • 3rd Tue every month; 7-8:45pm • Free

EXPRESSIONZ OPEN MARKET • 9938-

Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019 • 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

WOVEN WIRE ROLL-UP • Penhold, near

Y TOASTMASTERS CLUB • Edmonton

Downtown • Practice group meets every Thu

Federation of Community Leagues, 7103-105 St • ytoastmasterclub.ca • 1st and 3rd Tue, 7-9pm; every month

MINIATURE ENTHUSIASTS OF EDMONTON • Executive Royal Inn West Ed,

Volunteers Wanted

Do you like to meet new people, help others and want to be a part of a dynamic team working toward changing Alberta for the better?

Rick Newcombe, the NEW Edmonton Meadowlark Wildrose MLA Candidate is looking for Volunteers to be a part of his campaign team.

Sign up at http://ricknewcombe.ca Special Olympics Edmonton Athletes & Volunteer Registration Day on Saturday, September 18th at Clarke Park (11000 Stadium Road) from 2:00pm 6:00pm.

Special appearances by Edmonton Eskimo players, cheer team and mascots.

For more info contact Lenny Andrichuk at 780-278-5563

claudia@sustainablefoodedmonton.org

before September 16th for an application form.

Terra Centre is seeking special event volunteers to assist with Bossy Mama Flaunt.

A variety of 2 to 4 hour shifts are available from 7am - 5pm on September 25th.

For more info please visit www.terraassociation.com or call 780-428-3772 The Learning Centre Literacy Association is seeking volunteers tutors to help adults develop reading,writing and/or math skills.

Skills required: High School level reading/writing/math.

Boyle Street Community Services Contact: Denis at 780-429-0675 dl.learningcentre@shaw.ca

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Volunteers Wanted

The Learning Centre Literacy Association is seeking volunteers tutors to help adults develop reading,writing and/or math skills.

Skills required: High School level reading/writing/math.

Abbottsfield Mall Centre Contact: Susan at 780-471-2598 sskaret@telus.net

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Contact Chelsea at 780-410-4331

Volunteers Needed Driver and Kitchen Helper Positions available Various morning and day shifts available during Monday - Friday Learn more at www.mealsonwheels.org Contact us at 780-429-2020 or emow@mealsonwheelsedmonton.org

Centre, junction of Hwy 63 and MacKenzie Blvd, Fort McMurray • See the inner workings of the oil sands industry • Fri, Sat, Sun

INTRODUCTION TO TIBETAN MEDICINE • Alberta Avenue Hall, 9210-118 Ave •

Presented by Amchi Kunga Chodak; hosted by Gaden Samten Ling Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Society • Sep 16, 7-9pm • Donation

LOVE YOUR SHORELINE... LOVE YOUR COMMUNITY! • Hermitage Park

Ponds • 780.863.4818 • shorelinecleanup.ca • Remove litter and make a positive difference in their community • Sep 17, 12-4pm • Sign-up to help out E: shoreline.cleanup.hpp@gmail.com

OUR FABULOUS FORESTS • Royal Al-

berta Museum, 12845-102 Ave • 780.453.9100 • Learn about Canada's forests with experts from the Canadian Forest Servic; learn more about forest fires, climate change impacts, growing a forest, super soils, beetles and other bugs • Sep 24, anytime between 10am-3pm • Free

PUBLIC FORUM–The Alberta Demo

Acting Classes

Los Angeles Director, Tom Logan Edmonton, October 28, 29 & 30 Acting for Film and TV Workshops Don't miss out on learning from the BEST!!

Book your spot in class today!!

Call 780-975-7022

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VICTIM SERVICES VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE Work in conjunction with the RCMP providing support to victims of crime & trauma in Strathcona County

EXPERIENCE THE ENERGY TOURS– Fort Mcmurray • Oil Sands Discovery

Rd, Terwillegar Dr • 780.421.4821 • Round-table discussion; all viewpoints welcome • Sep 20, 7-9pm

Red Deer • 403.444.3547 • Help to tear-down and roll-up a woven fence inhibiting wildlife movement in this beautiful knob and kettle country • Sep 15, 10am-3:30pm • Free; E: julia. frohlich@natureconservancy.ca for more info

LOTUS QIGONG • 780.477.0683 •

EDMONTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT CARNEGIE HALL

LABOUR RIGHTS AND PRIVATIZATION IN CANADA • Riverbend Library, Rabbit Hill

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

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

Sustainable Food Edmonton's Little Green Thumbs program is looking for volunteers! The Growing Assistant Volunteer should have a passion for children and youth, a green thumb is not a pre-requisite.

For more info contact:

Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu 7-9pm • FREE outdoor movement!

WOMEN IN BLACK • In Front of the Old

HOME–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living •

Volunteers Wanted

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) • Grey

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

• 780.721.2960 • For men and women who have been impacted by child sexual abuse, find insights that foster healing, peace and wellness • Sep 17-18 • Free weekend; pre-register with Anne at 780.721.2960

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS • Winspear • Complimentary pre-concert info sessions in the Studio (unless otherwise noted), open to the public, light refreshments provided. Enter through Winspear Stage Door (back of bldg) • Sep 16-17, 6:30-7:30pm (before Wicked Divas) • Sep 21, 6-7pm (before Mozart and Beethoven Treasures)

Community Hall, 3728-106 St • 780.458.6352, 780.467.6093 • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

SUGARSWING DANCE CLUB • Orange

HEALING CIRCLE • Downtown Edmonton

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NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan

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

FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican

Health Services

10010-178 St • Dollhouse Miniature Show and Sale • Sep 18, 10am-4pm • $4 (adult)/$2 (7-15 yrs)/under 6 free, no strollers

SHERWOOD PARK WALKING GROUP + 50 • Meet inside Millennium Place, Sher-

70 Ave • 780.437.3667 • Open market (arts and crafts, health products), speakers, open stage, poetry, theatre and other events • Every Sat, 10am-3pm

Medical Marijuana Educational Seminar September 24th & 25th at Edmonton's Concordia University info at greenlineacademy.com

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Artist to Artist

Youth aged 8-18 years are encouraged to submit a photo of their favorite place in St. Albert homes, parks, streets, arenas, stores,heritage buildings, schools ....anything goes!

Winning photographs will be exhibited at the Musee Heritage Museum from Nov 22 - Jan 29th For more info please contact Joanne White at 780-459-1528 or joannew@artsheritage.ca

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Experienced bass player looking to play with established band.

Between the ages of 35 and 55.

Call Tony 780-484-6806.

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Experienced music teacher, piano or guitar. Beginner Books included, 40 min lessons.

Flexible Schedule or Reg Time each week.

Free consultation Call 780-487-5949 MODAL MUSIC INC. 780.221.3116 Quality music instruction since 1981.

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IF YOU'RE TIRED OF INEFFICIENT THERAPY. Therapeutic Massage. Open Saturdays. Heidi By appointment only 1-780-868-6139 (Edmonton) RELAX AND LET GO Therapeutic massage.

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cratic Renewal Project • Riverdale Hall,

Thunder, Femcee DJ Eden Lixx • DJ Suco beats every Sat • E: vip@flashnightclub.com

9231-100 Ave • drproject.ca • What's Wrong With the Privatization Agenda for Medicare? • Sep 18, 1-4:30pm

GLBT SPORTS AND RECREATION •

SPECIAL OLYMPICS EDMONTON •

Clarke Park, 11000 Stadium Rd • Athletes and Volunteer Registration Day: Edmonton Eskimos to attend public Registration Day celebration • Sep 18, 2-6pm; registration of volunteers and athletes 2-4pm

SYMPHONY 101 • Stanley A. Milner Library Centennial Rm, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • D.T. Baker presents an informative and interactive introduction to the symphony, complete with musical excerpts from the Symphony's upcoming season • Sep 18, 2-3pm • Free; pre-register

THINKING AND ACTING LIKE A REGION • Telus Centre, Rm 150, U of A, 112 St, 87

Ave • uofaweb.ualberta.ca/crsc/LikeaRegion.cfm • Panel discussion, an attempt to make sense of 'the regional' and suggest ways of cultivating regional culture • Sep 15, 7pm • Free

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE PRIVATIZATION AGENDA FOR MEDICARE?

G.L.B.T.Q SENIORS GROUP • S.A.G.E

Bldg, Craftroom, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • Meeting for gay seniors, and for any seniors that have gay family members and would like some guidance • Every Thu, 1-4:30pm • Info: T: Jeff Bovee 780.488.3234, E: tuff @shaw.ca

• Riverdale Community Hall, 9231-100 Ave • ChangeAlberta.ca • drproject.ca • With speaker Diana Gibson and an invited panel of political party representatives; an opportunity for progressively-minded individuals to discuss what would be different with a progressive government in Alberta • Sep 18, 1-4:30pm • Free

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teamedmonton.ca • Badminton, Co-ed: St. Thomas Moore School, 9610-165 St • Badminton, Women's Drop-In Recreational: St Vincent School, 10530-138 St; T: 780.914.9678; every Wed 6-7:30pm; $7 (drop-in fee) • Co-ed Bellydancing • Bootcamp: Lynnwood Elementary School at 15451-84 Ave; Mon, 7-8pm • Bowling: Ed's Rec Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Tue 6:45pm • Curling: Granite Curling Club; 780.463.5942 • Running: Every Sun morning • Spinning: MacEwan Centre, 109 Street and 104 Ave • Swimming: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St • Volleyball: Mother Teresa Elementary School at 9008-105A; Amiskiwaciy Academy, 101 Airport Rd • YOGA (Hatha): Free Yoga every Sun, 2-3:30pm; Korezone Fitness, 203, 10575-115 St

INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-

based organization for 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

THE JUNCTION BAR • 10242-106 St •

780.756.5667 • Free pool daily 4-8pm; Taco Tue: 5-9pm; Wing Wed: 5-9pm; Wed karaoke: 9pm12; Thu 2-4-1 burgers: 5-9pm; Fri steak night: 5-9pm; DJs Fri and Sat at 10pm

BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B Jasper Ave • 780.488.6636 • Tue with DJ Arrow Chaser, free pool all night; 9pm (door); no cover • Wed with DJ Dust’n Time; 9pm (door); no cover • Thu: Men’s Wet Underwear Contest, win prizes, hosted by Drag Queen DJ Phon3 Hom3; 9pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Fri Dance Party with DJ Arrow Chaser; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm • Sat: Feel the rhythm with DJ Phon3 Hom3; 8pm (door); no cover before 10pm

LIVING POSITIVE • 404, 10408-124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca • 1.877.975.9448/780.488.5768 • Confidential peer support to people living with HIV • Tue, 7-9pm: Support group • Daily dropin, peer counselling

EPLC FELLOWSHIP PAGAN STUDY GROUP • Pride Centre of Edmonton • Free

111 Ave, Norwood Blvd • 780.488.3234 • Daily: YouthSpace (Youth Drop-in): Tue-Fri: 3-7pm; Sat: 2-6:30pm • Men Talking with Pride: Support group for gay, bisexual and transgendered men to discuss current issues; Sun: 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail.com • Counselling: Free, short-term, solution-focused counselling, provided by professionally trained counsellorsevery Wed, 6-9pm • Youth Movie: Every Thu,

year long course; Family circle 3rd Sat each month • Everyone welcome

FLASH NIGHT CLUB • 10018-105 St •

780.969.9965 • Thu Goth + Industrial Night: Indust:real Assembly with DJ Nanuck; 10pm (door); no cover • Triple Threat Fridays: DJ

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

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • 9540-

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ST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH • 11526-76

Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship)

WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • A Non-

profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership.

Confidentiality assured

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

SPECIAL EVENTS ACCORDION EXTRAVAGANZA! • Various venues • 780-929-8836 • edmontonaccordion. com • Sep 23-25 • Fri: Concert at 7pm (door) at Central Lions Seniors Recreational Centre, 11113-113 St • All other events (incl Sat night dance) at Southeast Seniors Centre (SEESA), 9350-82 St; day events 9am-4pm; dance 8-11:30pm

AIDS WALK FOR LIFE • Churchill Sq,

through downtown to the Legislature Bdg, back to the Square • my.e2rm.com/TeamPage.aspx?teamID=256365&langPref=enCA&Referrer=direct%2fnone • Celebration– commemorate 20 years of community spirit and AIDS Walks for Life in Edmonton • Sep 18, 11am-3pm • Pre-register to walk, pledge, donate

AUTUMN TEA PARTY • Ellerslie Gift and

Garden • Fundraiser for the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton, local plant society exhibits, scarecrow contest displays, complimentary tea, coffee, scones and squares. Music

by Cabin Fever. • Sep 17-18, 10am-6pm

CITY SLICKERS HARVEST • Stony Plain

Heritage Park, 5100-41 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.2777 • Agriculture For Life: Connecting to working farm life, learning about food prodution • Sep 16, 9:30am-2pm

COMPLETING THE CIRCLE • Jubilee Auditorium • Community benefit featuring Sawyer Brown, Anna Beaumont, Krystle Dos Santos, Reddnation • Sep 16 • Tickets available at ticketmaster • Proceeds to be divided between The Christmas Bureau, Food Bank, iHuman Youth Society, Butterfly Transitions, and Healing Society (BTAHS)

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CORNFEST 2011 • Beaverhills House Park • Free corn-on-the-cob and popcorn, 'Downtown in Bloom Awards' presentation, 2011-2012; salsa music and dancing, and meet fellow downtown residents; presented by The Downtown Edmonton Community League • Sep 17, 11:00am • $5 (membership renewal opportunity) CORN MAZE • Garden Valley Rd, west of Edmonton • 780.288.0208 • Open through to mid Oct • $10 (adult)/$8 (youth, 5-12)/free (under 5) A DAY OF SAILING ON LAKE WABAMUN • Wabamun Sailing Club • For people

with all levels and types of disabilities Canadian hosted by: Paraplegic Association (Alberta), the Disabled Sailing Association of Alberta, the Wabamun Sailing Club • Sep 17, 10am • Pre-register E: art.erickson@cpa-ab.org T: 780.892.3431

DOING OUR PEACE • Providence Renewal

Centre, 3005-119 St • CDPI Edmonton presents: Showcasing Edmonton, Peacemakers and Peace in Canada. On display The International Peace Pals Art Tour, featuring artworks by students from 63 countries, and St. James Edmonton Peace Art (6:30-7pm) • Sep 17, 7pm

EDMONTON WEAVERS' GUILD •

Strathcona Community League, 10139-87 Ave • 780.425.9280 • Fall open house and fibre mart sale • Sep 17, 11am-4pm; Sep 18, 3-5pm

EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS • 9938-70 Ave • 780.437.3667 •

Sep 15-17 • Seniors Day: Sep 15 • School and Theatre Day: Sep 16 • Fringe After play theatre/ comedy; host Kevin McGrath, Family Day; School of Life Open House; The Time Flies performing and cabaret; Sep 17

FESTIVAL OF FINE CHEFS • Shaw Confer-

ence Centre • 403.201.3657 ext 25 • Multi-course dinner prepared by the finest and most creative Edmonton chefs • Sep 21 • $11; fundraiser for the Stan Ballard Endowment Fund through a silent auction held throughout the evening

THE GRAPE ESCAPE • BMW Showroom, 7450 Roper Rd • 780.429.2020 • Ignite Your Senses at this year’s annual wine tasting and auction with special guest artists, The Consonance • Sep 29, 7pm • $60; fundraiser for the Edmonton Meals on Wheels

HARVEST FESTIVAL–St Albert • St Albert Grain Elevator Park • 780.459.1528 • Wagon rides, musicians, games and children’s activities • Sep 18, 11am-4pm

HIV EDMONTON SCOTIA BANK–AIDS

WALK FOR LIFE • Sir Winston Churchill Sq, 102 Ave, 100 St • hivedmonton.com • Sep 18, 11am (registration), 1pm (walk)

INAUGURAL INSIDE RIDE • Southgate Centre Court, 5015-111 St • Indoor cycling celebration and fundraising event presented by the Kids with Cancer Society and Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation • Sep 24, 9am (door), 1am (cycling begins) LEONARD COHEN NIGHT • La Cité

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COMMENT >> LGBTQ

State consent

Acceptable sexuality changes over time This July I travelled across Southyou on the suspicion that you had ern Africa with my sister. While in or were planning on having sexual Cape Town we met a guide relations with someone of who is a former resident a different race. He joked of District 6, a central that apparently the govneighbourhood that had ernment knew you were m ekly.co vuewe @ been home to Africans, going to "get laid" before a x ale Alexa e immigrants, Jewish, Musyou did. n DeGag lim and other "non-white" residents before and during Various states have worked the apartheid years of 1948 to to define boundaries of acceptable 1994. Under the Apartheid Group sexuality in order to regulate their Areas Act of 1968, residents of the populations. States have tried to neighbourhood were forced from regulate citizens' sexual behaviour their homes and relocated to variin order to assure the reproduction ous townships far from the city's of a particular desired race. Ladelle centre. Their homes and businessMcWhorter argues that in 20th cen-

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The result is that we are led to believe that something "fundamental" to our being can and must fit the parameters of normal.

Those who have abnormal sexual desires and/or practise abnormal sexuality are shamed, punished and even ostracized. es were bulldozed over the next 30 years with the intention of rebuilding the neighbourhood for the use of whites only. Presently most of the site is a vacant field as former residents protested and demanded that any development on the land must accommodate former residents of the neighbourhood: a testament to the power of political protest.

While taking us through the neighbourhood, our guide said that, during apartheid, not only was interracial marriage forbidden but so was any romantic and/or sexual relations between races. He said that the government would arrest

tury Anglo-America there was increasing concern and obsession with sexuality because sexuality became embedded in an impulse to maintain the size, strength and prevalence of the desired race.

These state actions exhibit the power of sexuality. Sexuality itself is a site of power, both precious and dangerous, that can be harnessed in a particular way and to particular ends. Sexuality is (rightly or wrongly) understood to be innate and fundamental to our being. At the same time, scholars argue that society attaches meanings or truths to sexuality in part by defining the categories of nor-

mal and abnormal sexualities. The result is that we are led to believe that something "fundamental" to our being can and must fit the parameters of normal. Those who have abnormal sexual desires and/ or practise abnormal sexuality are shamed, punished and even ostracized.

In the case of South Africa during apartheid, sexual relations between races were not only outlawed but were also defined as wrong and immoral in order to deter citizens from engaging in such acts. Forty-one of the 50 American states had laws banning interracial sex and/or marriage until the 1967 civil rights case of Loving v Virginia. The Canadian government never officially banned interracial sex or marriage but social stigma was certainly a deterrent.

These three states no longer ban interracial sex or marriage; exhibiting that the definition of what is normal and abnormal, acceptable and unacceptable, legal and illegal, changes with time and context. And accordingly, struggles will perpetually emerge over who can create the truth about sexuality and harness its power. V

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COMMENT >> SEX

Of probing, footrubs and pornos Dan levels with the young and uncertain

I am a 16-year-old female. I have been 1. A disappointing blowjob is always less disappointing than no blowjob at in a monogamous relationship with all, NCWTD, particularly for teenage a boy for seven months. My first, his boys. So it's always better to err on the too. A couple of months in, we began side of blowjobs. to explore masturbating each other Yes, you'll probably be pretty inept at and oral sex. He has gone down on first. Take things slowly and only me three times, but I have never him as far into your mouth given him a blowjob. I'm E take as you feel comfortable with. scared to because I'm scared SAVAG (Feel free to wrap a fist or he will be disappointed. We kly.com two around the base of his e fight sometimes because he e w e @vu gelove cock so you can control how feels it's unfair that he goes sava Dan e fast and far his dick goes into down on me and I don't go g a v Sa your mouth.) Don't let your boydown on him. friend rush or guilt you into blowing him On top of this, he started doing someuntil he comes by pointing to all the thing when we are in the midst of betimes—all the three times!—that he ing sexual that I don't understand. He went down on you. Sucking cock is physwill stick the tip of his hard penis just ically trickier and more taxing than eatinside the opening to my vagina, again ing pussy. That may seem crazy unfair— and again. I guess you could call it hasa diga eebowai—but on the bright "probing." I know enough to know that side, it frees you from having to get him there's a slight risk of pregnancy, as off with your mouth the first few dozen pre-come can get a woman pregnant times you attempt to blow him. and he doesn't wear a condom when 2. Probing is low-risk for pregnancy, he does this. We are planning on havNCWTD, but there's still some risk. What ing complete vaginal intercourse in worries me is that this activity makes you the next few months, with condoms uncomfortable and either you haven't and birth control, but this is happensaid anything to your boyfriend or you ing now and it worries me. have said something and he's doing it This is what I need advice about: I anyway. Tell him no more probing, if you know that there is a very small risk haven't already, and if he initiates probof pregnancy even if we use condoms ing after you've made it clear that you're and birth control. I couldn't handle a not comfortable with it, break the fuck child at my age or the humiliation of up with him. Which brings us to ... being pregnant at 16 and having to 3. You're going to have to go Bitch walk around town with the evidence Puddin' on his ass, NCWTD. Memorize out for all to see. I would have an this, say it to him, and mean it: "If I let abortion. He disagrees strongly with you stick your dick in my vagina and I abortion, but he's not the one who get pregnant, I am getting an abortion. would have to go through it all! So If you can't live with that—if you aren't I would probably end up having an willing to shoulder the psychic risk of abortion without telling him, which knowing that your girlfriend would get seems completely unfair.

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I'm going to take your problems one at a time, NCWTD, in ascending order of importance/assholery.

or actually got an abortion, while she shoulders the actual physical risk of an unplanned pregnancy—then I am never going to let you stick your dick in my vagina. You're free to disagree with my

choice, of course, but you can't prevent me from making that choice. So what's it going to be?"

I'm a 25-year-old gay male with a foot fetish. I have a wonderful boyfriend who lets me indulge by rubbing his feet.

When I brought him home to meet the folks, at one point he took his shoes off and casually rested his feet in my lap while sitting in the living room with my parents. I felt really weird about rubbing his feet with my parents looking on. My boyfriend thinks I shouldn't worry because my parents don't know about my kink and a foot rub looks innocent enough. Am I right to feel weird about this?

BEAR FOOT FETISHIST

Let's say your parents ran across shitloads of gay foot fetish porn on your computer when you were still a teen-

This boy, like all the other hipster boys, can do what he likes with his own earlobes. But earlabia don't look good on anybody. Please make a note of it, hipster boys.

ager. Are your mom and dad the kind of open-minded, sexually progressive parents who would ruin your sex life forever by initiating a mortifying conversation about what they found? Or are they kind of closed-minded, sexually inhibited parents who would do the right thing and never, ever mention what they found?

Hopefully the latter.

So it's entirely possible that your parents do know about your kink, BFF, and that they were deeply weirded out when your new boyfriend went out of his way to give you a boner while they were sitting there. For all you know, your parents are at home right now questioning your judgment and wondering how they

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can get out of inviting your boyfriend for Thanksgiving without seeming like homophobes.

And speaking of questionable judgment: I've watched a lot of hot boys from small towns wash up in my urban hellhole over the years. These boys typically leverage their good looks to get jobs making coffee/burritos/drinks/ whatever, and then, over the course of a year or two, throw their good looks away with the assistance of booze, cigarettes, tattoo artists and professional piercers. I get it: nothing stays the same, all things die and these guys aren't trying to earn social or sexual currency with the old fags in the hood.

But there's this one waiter/barista/bartender/whatever who works in a place near my office—I'm not going to say exactly what he does—who, having already gone in for full tattoo sleeves on both arms, recently stuck a pair of plugs

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in his earlobes. His plugs are moderately sized, but I worry that they're going to get bigger and bigger until this boy— who's just so damn lovely—turns his earlobes into earlabia. (That's what they look like when people walk around without the plugs in.)

They're not my ears, I realize, and this boy, like all the other hipster boys, can do what he likes with his own earlobes.

But earlabia don't look good on anybody.

Please make a note of it, hipster boys.

I'm a 20-year-old female girl. I'm sure you've addressed this qualm many times: I'm wondering if it's bad that I use porn to masturbate. I can plea-

sure myself without porn, but I enjoy it more when I do. I feel bad after I do it.

Is it bad? Should I stop?

WORRIED PORN GIRL

Not bad, WPG, don't stop.

You should, however, be a conscientious female girl porn consumer. Superstar sex writer Violet Blue does an amazing job covering and uncovering porn that's nonexploitative and femalegirl-positive/female-girl-created, WPG, and reading Violet will help cure you of that niggling case of postorgasmic porn shame you've got. (For the record: straight porn created by and for men can be female-girl-positive, too.) Read Violet at tinynibbles.com.

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Vox Populi If only these old walls could speak. The Edmonton Heritage council wants to make it happen. By collecting memories and plotting them on a map, The Commonplace Project will become an interactive storytelling machine. It will allow ordinary people to share their memories of spots in the city, revealing the roots of our collective history and our common sense of place.

Former poet laureate Alice Major wrote, "Putting together a city's heritage goes further than the creation of individual memory ... A city's heritage is created not just through a memory-like tagging-withsignificance but also through empathy. Heritage is a web of shared stories/memories. By making those stories conscious, by noticing them we can enter into

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the lives and minds of others who have shared this place, then and now."

According to the Edmonton Heritage Council, "Collective memory reveals what makes this place and its people unique. Sharing these memories brings us together and builds a future for all Edmontonians."

Collected memories will be published on the council's website and the five best printed on postcards. Visit edmontonheritage.ca to submit your 150 word story, a photo if you have one and the exact location of the event. V Chelsea Boos is a multidisciplinary visual artist and avid flâneur. Back words is a discussion of her explorations in Edmonton and a photographic diary of the local visual culture.

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