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"The relevant question is not whether a party is Islamic; it's whether it is democratic." "It's low, very low, on plot, and even lower on exposition, but overflows with precision atmosphere of high retro-techno-gloom." "Imagine if you could milk your beard right now. It'd be like, 'mmmmmm.'"

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The right investment It came as no surprise this week when the new budget for the downtown arena came in over the $450 million that was originally approved by council. For anyone who follows large-scale projects, or even renovates their own home, staying within a budget can be tricky. For this particular construction project, though, there are a few overriding concerns. First, the approved $450 million wasn't fully funded to begin with. There remains an undiscovered source to fund the $100 million left over after a community revitalization levy on surrounding businesses, $100 million from Daryl Katz and $125 million from a ticket tax. With the projected design coming in at $485 million, it just adds to the unfunded portion of the project. Where the money is coming from should be of concern to Edmontonians, and Albertans, since the city is placing its hope with the province, but the attitude toward the arena by some members of city council and the resulting design should also be concerning. In a speech delivered to council in favour of the proposed design, Mayor Stephen Mandel stated, "Maybe we can once in a while put the concern behind us about pennies and nickels, and build this great city." But as the budget for the project grows, the investment in the surrounding development seems to disappear. The idea

that the arena would help to develop the downtown core, drawing businesses and people, seems to be a key attraction for many supporters of the project. Yet, at the $485 million price tag there is very little in the design for street-level stores and restaurants and no ground-level retail space facing outside. At this point it seems the hope and prayer is simply the fact that having the arena downtown will increase business development and draw in visitors despite a lack of pedestrian-friendly space incorporated into the design to get people active on downtown streets. Without ground-level, pedestrian-friendly real estate available it sounds a lot like the current Rexall space, with all of its attractive business development in the surrounding community. While the older arena has failed to deliver community vibrance in Edmonton's north side, the redevelopment and investment in Alberta Avenue has, making it an attractive destination for pedestrians. Downtown's 104 St is pointed to repeatedly for creating a street-level environment with local businesses and pedestrians who are attracted to not only as visitors, but also as residents. No one's arguing about wanting to build a great city; the debate is over what's going to result in that great city, and evidence right here in Edmonton demonstrates that big buildings don't deliver, but investment in people and communities does. V

NEWSROUNDUP DANGER IN THE PIPES Over 50 groups have joined in a call for an independent review of Alberta's pipeline infrastructure. Groups from the Alberta Wilderness Association, the Confederacy of Treaty 6 to the Seniors Action and Liaison Team have called on Premier Redford to create an independent provide-wide review of pipeline safety, similar to one conducted for the Auditor General of Saskatchewan. Pipeline safety has increasingly become a concern in the wake of a quick succession of spills, including one of 475 000 litres of oil leaked from a pipeline into the Red Deer River in June, a 3.5 million litre spill near Rainbow Lake and the 230 000 litres released from a pumping station near Elk Lake. The call for the review also comes after a recent review by Enbridge into the spill into the Michigan Kalamazoo river which found the company to have mishandled the pipeline break, ignoring incoming information alerting them to the disaster.

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"We hope that the premier will move quickly to address the growing public concern over pipeline safety with an independent, province-wide review," said Scott Harris, Prairies Regional Organizer with the Council of Canadians. The Alberta NDP is asking Alberta's Auditor General to investigate the inspection and cleanup timelines as well as penalties to companies who fail to make repairs. NDP MLA David Eggen said, "We've had three spills in Alberta already this year. Clearly Alberta needs the same investigation." The federal and Saskatchewan audits into pipeline infrastructure found that there was no follow up on repairs that needed to be made. According to the ministry of energy's annual report the total number of ERCB inspections of oil and gas dropped in 2011, but the number of noncompliances by pipeline companies increased from 239 to 439. ERCB Directive 71 requires pipeline operators to have emergency response plans, but it's not known how often the ERCB reviews those plans.

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Edmontonians protesting Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's cuts to refugee health care gathered in front of the Aviation Museum where Kenney was speaking on July 14. Protesters sold lemonade for 59 cents, the cost to each Canadian to provide medically necessary care to refugees. // Paula Kirman

BRING HIM HOME A petition calling for Omar Khadr to be brought home has drawn thousands of signatures as of July 17. Started by Romeo Dallaire the petition calls on the Canadian government to deliver on its 2010 agreement to bring controversial citizen Khadr home. Khadr

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has served 10 years in Bagram and Guantanamo Bay. In 2009 he pleaded guilty to charges of war crimes and was sentenced to eight years for a firefight in 2002 where he threw a grenade which killed a US combat medic. Citing Khadr's rights under the convention on the rights of the child and

the protocol on children in armed conflict, Dallaire calls the years Canada has allowed Khadr to serve while the transfer request awaits the minister's signature, "Unacceptable." The petition has gathered over 17 000 signatures calling on Public Safety Minister Vic Toews to authorize Khadr's return to Canada.

COMMENT >> FRANCE

Good news from the Arab Spring

The West confuses religion for democracy while Arab countries make progress The good news about last weekworse than they expected, getting end's election in Libya, as relayed by barely 20 percent of the vote in Bengthe Western media, was that the "Ishazi, the big city in the east. But they lamists" were defeated and the Good should not have been surprised. Guys won. The real good news was In Tunisia to Libya's west and Egypt that democracy in the Arab to the east, the Muslim Brothworld is still making progerhood was the mainstay of ress, regardless of whether resistance to the dictatorthe voters choose to supships for decades, and it m .co weekly e@vue port secular parties or Ispaid a terrible price for its gwynn e Gwynn lamic ones. bravery. It was natural for Dyer voters in those countries to The Libyan election was remarkably peaceful, given the numreward Islamic parties when the ber of heavily armed militias left over tyrants were finally overthrown. Gadfrom the war to overthrow the Gaddafi was more ruthless and efficient in dafi dictatorship that still infest the crushing all opposition in Libya, and country. Turnout was about 60 perthe Muslim Brotherhoood had scarcecent, and Mahmoud Jibril, who headly any local presence. ed the National Transitional Council So Libya gets a "secular" government, during last year's struggle against while Tunisia and Egypt get "Islamic" Gaddafi, won a landslide victory. governments—but the point is that Jibril, whose National Forces Alliance they all get democratically elected was a broad coalition of diverse pogovernments, and stand a reasonable litical, tribal and ethnic groups, denied chance of becoming countries that that it was a "secular" party—a necesrespect human rights and the rule of sary posture in a deeply religious and law. Tunisia, indeed, has already made conservative society like Libya's—but that transition, and Egypt, with oneit certainly was not an Islamic party. third of the entire population of the Yet it won 78 percent of the vote in Arab world, is still heading in that diTripoli, the capital and 58 percent rection too. even in the oil-rich east. The relevant question is not whethThe explicitly Islamic parties, the Juser a party is Islamic; it's whether it is tice and Development Party (Muslim democratic. The distinguishing feaBrotherhood) and Al-Watan, did far ture of the Islamic parties that have

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emerged in post-revolutionary Arab about to lose to a "Christian" party. In countries is that they have almost all fact, the Christian Democratic Party chosen barely modified versions of currently leads the coalition governthe name of Turkey's ruling Islamic ment in Germany, and civil rights are party, the Justice and Development still safe. (AK) Party. The Western prejudice against Islamic The AK party has governed Turkey parties (and local prejudice as well) with remarkable success for the past comes from a confusion between Is10 years. The lamic and economy has "Islamist" The army has finally been flourished, groups, the forced to stop intervening the army has latter being in politics, and you can still finally been buy a beer almost anywhere the English forced to word for in Istanbul. stop interfanatical vening in politics, and you can still buy groups that reject democracy and ada beer almost anywhere in Istanbul. vocate violent jihad against infidels and AK is a socially conservative party, of "heretical" Muslims. This confusion, sad course, like Germany's Christian Demto say, is often deliberately encouraged ocratic Party or the Republican Party by Western and local interests that re(aka the White Christian Party) in the ally know better, but want to discredit United States. But like those parties, those who oppose them. it respects the constitution, civil rights It didn't work in Egypt, where the and the voters' choice. It's hardly surMuslim Brotherhood's party won prising that its leader and Turkey's both the parliamentary and the presiprime minister, Recep Tayyib Erdogan, dential elections. This did not please was greeted as a hero when he visited the Supreme Council of the Armed Cairo shortly after the revolution. Forces and its allies from the old regime, and they arranged for the EgypThere is no good reason to believe tian Supreme Court (whose members that Islamic parties in Arab countries were all appointed by the old regime) will behave worse than "secular" parto dismiss the new parliament on a ties, any more than we would worry flimsy constitutional pretext just two if a "secular" party in Germany were days before the presidential election

last month. Then, as the voters were actually casting their ballots, the army also stripped the office of the president of its right to control the armed forces, gave itself the right to impose new laws, and declared that it would choose the group who write the new constitution. It was a coup implicitly justified by the rise of the "Islamic menace"—and some secular Egyptian politicians, disgracefully, have gone along with it. Egypt's newly elected president, Mohammad Morsi, has refused to accept the army's decrees, and a delicate game is underway in Cairo in which he is trying to discredit the soldiers and gradually drive them back into their barracks without risking an open confrontation that could trigger an actual military coup. He will probably win in the end, because the army knows that the masses would promptly be back in Tahrir Square if it did try a coup. And if Egyptians don't like what their Islamic government does, they can always vote it out again at the next election. V Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. His column appears each week in Vue Weekly.

COMMENT >> ENERGY

Power to the people?

Alberta's deregulated electricity market may have proved itself a failure Back in 2002, the front page of the in affected neighbourhoods, they did Alberta Energy website boasted "Alraise a significant number of questions berta has deregulated its electric inabout Alberta's electricity market. dustry to develop a competitive market for power generation and Wildrose MLA Joe Anglin arelectricity services that will ticulated the thoughts of benefit consumers across many Albertans when he E RENC the province." Ten years INTERFE kly.com suggested that six plants ee @vuew later, Alberta's electricity going offline just as dericardo o r a Ric d customers are still waiting mand was peaking seemed a Acuñ for those benefits to material"suspicious." He equated it with ize. This is especially the case after driving down the highway and geta perfect storm of spiking demand ting four flat tires at the same time and failed generators resulted in rollfor completely unrelated reasons. Aning blackouts through Edmonton and glin's suggestion, of course, was that Calgary last week, and will also rethis was no accident and that there sult in some hefty power bills for the may have been price manipulation gosame period. ing on by some of Alberta's electricity Alberta's Electricity System Opcompanies. Despite assurances from Energy erator (AESO) ordered the blackouts Minster Ken Hughes and the AESO after four coal-fired plants and two that there is nothing to suggest margas-fired plants went down at apket manipulation, Albertans cannot proximately the same time on the be blamed for being wary. Just last fall afternoon of July 9, the hottest day TransAlta Corp admitted to manipuof the year thus far in most parts of lating the market by blocking cheaper Alberta. The plant failures resulted hydroelectric power from BC for 31 in there being significantly more dehours, creating an artificial shortage mand in Alberta than there was supand a spike in prices. That event alone ply, so the blackouts were necessary cost Albertans an extra $5.5 million to avoid complete disaster. in inflated electricity costs. Many will Although the blackouts were shortalso recall the degree to which Enron lived, and were more of an inconvemanipulated prices in California for nience than a crisis for most people

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years by purposefully creating shortages. It's hard to imagine that there could have been that degree of collusion among power companies in Alberta, but it is definitely worth an investigation. The bigger issue is that, even without outright manipulation, deregulation of Alberta's electricity market has resulted in an incredibly flawed system which actually encourages reduced supply for the sake of increasing profits to power companies.

tem will only serve to reduce prices and, consequently, profits. Because we currently only have about seven percent excess capacity in Alberta today, compared to 18 percent in the early 90s, we are always on the brink of having demand outstrip supply— a situation which is great for the producers, but not so great for consumers. This is why prices have only moved in one direction since regulation. On July 9, the pool price of electrici-

The bigger issue is that, even without outright manipulation, deregulation of Alberta's electricity market has resulted in an incredibly flawed system.

Since Ralph Klein deregulated the market in 2001, electricity prices in the province have been set on a spot supply and demand basis. What this means is that the power companies make the most profit when tight supply and high demand result in increased prices. The result of this dynamic is that there is absolutely no incentive for power companies to increase their generating capacity, as adding more electricity to the sys-

ty spiked from $11 per megawatt hour (MWh) in the morning to $1000 between 3 pm and 6 pm (it would have likely climbed higher, but the government caps prices at the $1000/ MWh rate). Because there was no difference in what it cost to produce the electricity in the morning as compared to the afternoon, it becomes clearly evident how supply shortages benefit the power companies and how the system hurts Albertans.

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With deregulation, Alberta has gone from having some of the lowest electricity prices in the country to some of the highest, which not only hurts Alberta families, but also damages the competitiveness of Alberta businesses. At the same time, our supply is less secure than ever and there is no interest from the power industry in making it more secure. The only ones who have seen any benefits at all from deregulation are the power companies who have been making record profits for the last 10 years. Before the election this spring, Premier Redford promised to set up an independent panel, which would see if there is a way to "reduce volatility and costs" of electricity in the province. The reality is that we don't need more studies, review panels, reports or investigations to confirm what everyone in Alberta already knows: electricity deregulation in Alberta has been a complete failure and it's time to reverse it. Hopefully the events of last week will finally convince Ms Redford of this reality. V Ricardo Acuña is the executive director of the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan, public policy research institute housed at the University of Alberta.

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NEWS // EDMONTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Duty to consult

EPL creates new programs with Aboriginal groups, but future consultation is unclear

his past April the Edmonton Public Library received a minister's award in innovation for its provision of services to Aboriginal peoples. "The Alberta Municipal Affairs award for Excellence in Innovation in Public Library Services" recognized the long road Edmonton Public Library has taken to create an inclusive environment for Edmonton's growing Aboriginal communities. But this new approach has not been without its missteps. As the library begins to expand its role as a community gathering space, EPL has taken the innovative step to also expand its outreach to groups who would not ordinarily approach EPL for services and has begun to remove barriers to diverse communities. But six weeks before EPL received this award for innovation, the Aboriginal Advisory Group, with a mandate that has included outreach and consultation since 2008, was notified it would be holding its last meeting on March 19 this year. The notice came as a surprise to members, many of whom had time left on their terms and who had helped to guide the process of consultation to Aboriginal communities in and around Edmonton. The ending of this group has left a confused fallout after years of progress toward not only providing services for Aboriginal Edmontonians, but also creating a welcoming environment to communities that may not be the first to turn toward libraries as a gathering and learning place. The role of the AAG, according to its terms of reference, was to provide a conduit for information exchange between the Aboriginal community and EPL and to provide guidance and contacts for EPL to begin to remove barriers Aboriginal communities might view in accessing the library. It's a mandate

that has been recognized internationally in efforts on the part of library advocacy groups who recognize communities' changing needs from libraries. As the digital age expands, libraries are quickly focusing on the role as a gathering space and community centre. A 2007 study by the Urban Institute and the Urban Libraries Council found that libraries are moving from being a passive place of research and reading to "An active economic development agent, addressing pressing urban issues [of] literacy, workforce training, small business vitality and community quality of life." As well, the Canadian Urban Libraries Council has stated that libraries are key spaces to create social inclusion. "Libraries, through the provision of resources, public space, and information communications and technology access and training, have a key role to play in the promotion of social inclusion." And, as the council states, those barriers to social inclusion must be assessed in partnership with the communities that libraries serve. That service and partnership began to be recognized by EPL in 2007 with the hiring of the first Aboriginal Services Librarian in 2007 and the creation of the Aboriginal Advisory Group in 2008. Elder Gisele Wood, a member since the group's creation, quickly saw the potential in such a group. "My hopes were huge," says Wood. "Aboriginal people have seen places like libraries and museums as not a place for them. They didn't feel comfortable or inviting for them and it was kind of cold, a cold place, so I was hoping to make EPL more friendly and inviting for not only our youth but people of all ages to involve people coming into the library." As a member of the AAG, Wood served as the Elder, of which the terms

of reference required the group to have at least one. Her insight fed directly into the mandate outlined in the terms of reference for the group, "to act as a conduit of information, insight and guidance regarding the Aboriginal community." It's a mandate that EPL CEO Linda Cook feels the AAG has met. "The mandate at that time was to strengthen the relationship with the library and the aboriginal community," says Cook. "When we started they were great. They're a fabulous group. They provided connections for us into the aboriginal community because they were aboriginal themselves and had close ties to the community. And as long as they trusted us, then aboriginal groups would trust us. They opened a lot of doors for us." Since 2008, EPL has expanded its connections with 15 different Aboriginal groups in Edmonton. In 2009 EPL unveiled its Aboriginal collection and space on the second floor of the Stanley Milner branch and since 2011 all EPL branches feature Aboriginal collections. EPL has also hired 18 community service librarians who work across the city in the 17 branches of EPL. Cook believes this outreach allows for greater connections on the part of the librarians. "Once we hired 18, they now work with and have relationships with all kinds of aboriginal organizations that specifically service aboriginal people," says Cook. "Now it's permeated throughout the city, it's not just one central place where aboriginal programming occurs. It actually takes place throughout the city." But it's this geographic distance and the disconnection to an Aboriginal advisory body that is concerning to members of the now-defunct group. "I'm concerned because I feel that when people work with Aboriginal people

then they should have, and need to have someone Aboriginal, someone knowledgeable in the culture, the spiritual aspect, and be able to advise them and someone who is available to help them answer questions," says Wood. "As far as I know, I don't know if there is someone they can turn to, if they're looking for someone to turn to, to ask for advice so everyone is working in their own silos on their own." Jacqueline Fayant, another former member of the AAG shares similar concerns about the continuing role of advising, outreach and relationship building at the centre of EPL's decision-making processes. "We [the AAG] all come to the table with diverse relationships. And even in that, for eight or nine Aboriginal members strong, we're still not representative of the aboriginal population but it's a good start," says Fayant. But in February this year the EPL executive team accepted the advice of the City of Edmonton's Community Services staff, who EPL had brought in consult on AAG relations, that the AAG should be brought to a close, according to Cook because of disagreements over the direction of the group. "Towards the end they wanted to be involved in policy making and the only way they can do that is if you're on the board," says Cook. Although the AAG was never intended to be responsible for policy creation, the mandate to "advise and make recommendations regarding services, marketing and publicity for the library," was written into the terms of reference for the group. It's these goals that some members of the now defunct group are concerned for in the future. "If there's nothing to bridge or to connect those Aboriginal groups in their silos they remain small and neutral,

they won't be asking the things we're asking, because no one will know about it at a higher level," say Fayant. While EPL is working with its community-led service model, the 18 community service librarians and the improved Aboriginal resources in each facility, concern remains around future governance and policy consultation models. According to the Canadian Urban Libraries Council's a toolkit for social inclusion, inclusion must be consistently integrated into the operational framework of an organization: "It is also necessary to keep this work constantly on the minds of the board of trustees, staff members, and volunteers. Both will strengthen the library's ability to effectively remove barriers to inclusion." Members of the AAG were invited to apply for vacancies on the EPL board, as well as the Wicihitowin Circle of Shared Responsibility and Stewardship or through seeking appointments to the Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee (EAUAC) in order to have an impact on policy. "It was felt that communicating to the AAG that our now deep community librarian relationships and collaborative program development with Aboriginal agencies was a much better approach to our community engagement interests than having our own group," writes Cook in a follow-up email to Vue. According to Cook there is no plan currently to integrate an additional aboriginal advisory body outside of an aboriginal representative that might apply to the library board of directors. And neither Cook nor the former members of the AAG spoken to could name a person who expressed interest in applying for those positions. SAMANTHA POWER

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NEWS // SENIORS

Private conversation Alberta Health looks to overhaul seniors care Public Interest Alberta's Seniors Task Force has revealed the documents from what it's calling a "closed door" consultation on seniors care in the province. The Alberta government consulted with facility owners and operators, and invited stakeholders, to discuss a draft concept paper titled "Moving Continuing Care Centres Forward," but with language in the paper discussing "patient-centred funding models" seniors advocacy groups are worried the consultations will result in more of the same privately funded facilities. "This concept paper paints a fantasyland picture: a continuing care strategy where public dollars fund private companies to provide continuing care" said Bill Moore-Kilgannon, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta. The concept paper was not made

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public by the ministry during the period of consultations, but instead was given to organizations asked to take part in the discussion process. As of last year there were 471 seniors waiting in acute care for a continuing care space and over 1000 waiting in the community for a space. Alberta Health is acting under a directive to design a plan to develop new continuing care centres.

This concept paper is to define the continuing care concept by establishing the high-level goals. The current model allows for private operators to manage continuing care centres while receiving public funding for the services provided. But there are currently three labour disputes at continuing care centres run by private care provider Park Place Seniors Living where the primary dispute is

over lower wages paid to health care workers while Park Place receives adequate funding to pay those workers at the provincial standard rate. "This is the strategy that has been in place for the last 25 years. We have no faith that more of the same will fix problems initially created a quarter of a century ago by a similar concept paper," said Carol Wodak, with Continuing Care Watch and the Seniors Action and Liaison Team (SALT). The current consultation is also looking to review the continuing care health service standards, as well as simplify or consolidate the inspection process of continuing care facilities. Submissions to the consultations were to be submitted by Friday, July 13. SAMANTHA POWER

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EVENTS WEEKLY

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

COMEDY BRIXX BAR • 10030-102 St • 780.428.1099

• Troubadour Tuesdays monthly with comedy and music

CAPITAL X • Northlands TELUS Stage • Wayne Lee • Jul 23-26, 2pm and 5pm

CENTURY CASINO • 13103 Fort Rd • 780.481.9857 • Open amateur night every Thu, 7:30pm COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertainment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Leif Skyving; Jul 20-21 • That's Improv; Jul 27-28 COMIC STRIP • Bourbon St, WEM •

780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Tracey Macdonald; until Jul 22 • Jul 25-29 Tim Young

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

FILTHY MCNASTY'S • 10511-82 •

780.996.1778 • Stand Up Sundays: Stand-up comedy night every Sun with a different headliner every week; 9pm; no cover

LAUGH SHOP–Sherwood Park • 4 Blackfoot Road, Sherwood Park • 780.417.9777 • laughinthepark.ca • Open Wed-Sat • Fri: 7:30pm, 10pm; Sat: 7:30pm and 10pm; $20 • Wednesday Amateur night: 8pm (call to be added to the line-up); free • Scott Belford; Jul 20-21 • Cordell Pace; Jul 27-28

OVERTIME PUB • 4211-106 St • Open

mic comedy anchored by a professional MC, new headliner each week • Every Tue • Free

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • Sterling Scott every Wed, 9pm

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

WINSPEAR CENTRE An Evening of

stand-up Comedy with Brent Butt; all ages; 8pm (show); $42.50, $36.50, $28.50 at UnionEvents.com, WinspearCentre.com • Kevin Hart; Jul 26, early show: 7pm (door) sold out; late show: 10pm (door), 10:30pm (show); $57

WUNDERBAR • 8120-101 St,

780.436.2286 • Comedy every 2nd Tue

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

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

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL EDMONTON • 8307-109 St •

edmontonamnesty.org • Meet the 4th Tue each month, 7:30pm (no meetings in Jul, Aug, and Dec) E: amnesty@ edmontonamnesty.org for more info • Free

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

Cha Island Tea Co • 10332-81 Ave •

Games Night: Board games and card games • Every Mon, 7pm

DRUPAL 'N' DRINKS • Hybrid Forge rooftop patio, 305, 10509-81 Ave • Meet up, come talk nerdy–a 30 minute mingle, followed by five, 10 min presentations/demo • Wed, Jul 25, 5:30-8pm DATE NIGHTS AT THE GARDEN • Devonian Botonical Gardens • devonian.

ualberta.ca/Events.aspx#July • Every Thu 'til dusk; until Aug 30 • Date Night admission rates: $10 (adult)/$5 (student)/$6.50 (senior) admission gates open until 8:30pm; garden open until dusk • July 19: Jerk chicken, rice and beans, fresh fruit under the umbrellas at the Patio Café for $11.25/person. Add a Red Stripe and spicy acoustic latin fusion with trio Tangele (6:30-8:30) • July 26: Jazz. Summer. Dinner outside. This is how to make the best of an Edmonton summer. “200-200Cut” is a local gang of five jazz musicians that includes members of River City Big Band and Trocaderro Orchestra. (6:30-8:30)

Legion, 9020-51 Ave • Meet every Tue, 7-9pm; helps members develop confidence in public speaking and leadership • Info: T: Antonio Balce at 780.463.5331

LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS GREAT EXPEDITIONS • St Luke’s An-

glican Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.454.6216 • 3rd Mon every month, 7:30pm

QUEER AFFIRM SUNNYBROOK–Red Deer

BikeWorks, 10047-80 Ave, back alley entrance • Art Nights • Every Wed, 6-9pm

• Sunnybrook United Church, Red Deer • 403.347.6073 • Affirm welcome LGBTQ people and their friends, family, and allies meet the 2nd Tue, 7pm, each month

EDMONTON MUSIC AWARDS OPEN FORUM • Royal Alberta Museum

BISEXUAL WOMEN'S COFFEE GROUP • A social group for bi-curious

EDMONTON BIKE ART NIGHTS •

Theatre Lobby • Thu, Jul 26, 7pm

EDMONTON NEEDLECRAFT GUILD • Avonmore United Church Basement, 82 Ave, 79 St • edmNeedlecraftGuild.org • Classes/workshops, exhibitions, guest speakers, stitching groups for those interested in textile arts • Meet the 2nd Tue each month, 7:30pm

FOOD ADDICTS • St Luke's Anglican Church, 8424-95 Ave • 780.465.2019/780.634.5526 • Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA), free 12-Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating, and bulimia • Meetings every Thu, 7pm HOME–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living

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

LIVING FOODS SUNDAY SUMMER SERIES • Earth's General Store, 9605-82 Ave • Mushroom burgers, real mustard, living ketchup, jicama "fries" • Jul 29

LOTUS QIGONG • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • Practice group meets every Thu MEDITATION • Strathcona Library •

meditationedmonton.org • Weekly meditation drop-in; every Tue, 7-8:30pm

NORTHERN ALBERTA WOOD CARVERS ASSOCIATION • Duggan

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

ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER (OBAD) •

Grey Nuns Hospital, Rm 0651, 780.451.1755; Group meets every Thu 7-9pm • Free

RIVER VALLEY VIXEN • Glenora stairs • All girls outdoor bootcamp every Mon, and Wed: 6:30pm • Until end Jul • Info: E: rivervalleyvixen@gmail.com

SHERWOOD PARK WALKING GROUP + 50 • Meet inside Millennium

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

Ave. at 7pm; bootcamp@teamedmonton.ca • Bowling: Ed's Rec Centre, West Edmonton Mall, Tue 6:45pm; bowling@ teamedmonton.ca • Curling: Granite Curling Club; 780.463.5942 • Running: Kinsmen; running@teamedmonton.ca • Spinning: MacEwan Centre, 109 Street and 104 Ave; spin@teamedmonton.ca • Swimming: NAIT pool, 11762-106 St; swimming@teamedmonton.ca • Volleyball: every Tue, 7-9pm; St. Catherine School, 10915-110 St; every Thu, 7:30-9:30pm at Amiskiwiciy Academy, 101 Airport Rd

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

and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups.yahoo.com/group/ bwedmonton

Junction, 10242-106 St • groups.yahoo.com/ group/edmonton_illusions • 780.387.3343 • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri every month, 8:30pm

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

INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campusbased 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 JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY

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

EDMONTON PRIME TIMERS (EPT) • Unitarian Church of Edmonton, 10804119 St • A group of older gay men who have common interests meet the 2nd Sun, 2:30pm, for a social period, short meeting and guest speaker, discussion panel or potluck supper. Special interest groups meet for other social activities throughout the month. E: edmontonpt@yahoo.ca

LIVING POSITIVE • 404, 10408124 St • edmlivingpositive.ca • 1.877.975.9448/780.488.5768 • Confidential peer support to people living with HIV • Tue, 7-9pm: Support group • Daily drop-in, peer counselling

EPLC FELLOWSHIP PAGAN STUDY GROUP • Pride Centre of Edmonton,

10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • eplc.webs. com • Free year long course; Family circle 3rd Sat each month • Everyone welcome

FLASH NIGHT CLUB • 10018-105 St •

MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities.com/makingwaves_edm

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

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

PRIDE CENTRE OF EDMONTON • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Daily: YouthSpace (Youth Drop-in): Tue-Fri: 3-7pm; Sat: 2-6:30pm; jess@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Men Talking with Pride: Support group for gay and bisexual men to discuss current issues; Sun: 7-9pm; robwells780@hotmail.com • HIV Support Group: for people living with HIV/AIDS; 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm; huges@shaw.ca • TTIQ: Education and support group for transgender, transsexual, intersexed and questioning people, their friends, families and allies; 2nd Tue each month, 7:30-9:30pm; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Community Potluck: For members of the LGBTQ community; last Tue each month, 6-9pm; tuff@shaw.ca •

G.L.B.T.Q. (GAY) AFRICAN GROUP DROP-IN) • Pride Centre of Edmonton,

10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • Group for gay refugees from all around the World, friends, and families • 1st and Last Sun every month • Info: E: fred@pridecentreofedmonton.org, jeff@pridecentreofedmonton.org

G.L.B.T.Q SAGE BOWLING CLUB • 780.474.8240, E: Tuff@shaw.ca • Every Wed, 1:30-3:30pm GLBT SPORTS AND RECREATION

• teamedmonton.ca • Co-ed Bellydancing: bellydancing@teamedmonton.ca • Bootcamp: Garneau Elementary, 10925-87

Counselling: Free, short-term, solution-focused counselling, provided by professionally trained counsellors; every Wed, 6-9pm; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org • STD Testing: Last Thu every month, 3-6pm; free; admin@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Youth Movie: Every Thu, 6:30-8:30pm; jess@pridecentreofedmonton.org

PRIMETIMERS/SAGE GAMES • Unitarian Church, 10804-119 St • 780.474.8240 • Every 2nd and last Fri each Month, 7-10:30pm

ST PAUL'S UNITED CHURCH • 1152676 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship) WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.ca, womonspace@gmail.com • A Non-profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area. Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership. Confidentiality assured WOODYS VIDEO BAR • 11723 Jasper Ave • 780.488.6557 • Mon: Amateur Strip Contest; prizes with Shawana • Tue: Kitchen 3-11pm • Wed: Karaoke with Tizzy 7pm-1am; Kitchen 3-11pm • Thu: Free pool all night; kitchen 3-11pm • Fri: Mocho Nacho Fri: 3pm (door), kitchen open 3-11pm

SPECIAL EVENTS ALL UP IN YOUR HAUSSE: A FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT THE QUEBEC STUDENT STRIKE •

Bikeworks North, 9305-111 Ave • facebook. com/events/419231341461769 • Dancing, good times and raising money at Bikeworks North for the legal defence of CLASSE (the main student coalition behind the Quebec student strike) • Jul 22, 8pm • Pay as you can

FORK FEST • 780.756.3663 • Accent

Restaurant, Blue Plate Diner, Sabor Divino Restaurant & Lounge, Royal Coach Dining Room (in the Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Centre) and Wild Tangerine • live-local.ca • Five restaurants offering gourmet-style fare at discount prices as part of Fork Fest • Until Jul 19, 22-26

KINNIKINNICK GLUTEN FREE BREAKFAST • Churchill Square: Thu, Jul

19, 7-10am • Kinnikinnick Foods, 10940-120 St: Sat, Jul 21, 9-11am • Premier Breakfast: Legislative Grounds: Tue, Jul 24, 7-9am • Family Breakfast at Heritage: 2304-109 St; Thu, Jul 26, 7:30-10am

EDMONTON INDY • City Centre Airport • Jul 20-22

RACE WEEK EDMONTON • various

locations • edmontonindy.com • Until Jul 22 • 4th Annual CanTorque Kart Night with Alex Tagliani: Thu, Jul 19 • 2012 Ford Fun Zone: Jul 19-22 • Multiple Miles for Myeloma: Sat, Jul 21 • Moriarty's Exotic Car Show: Fri, Jul 20 • 2nd Annual Sherlock Holmes Pub Charity Car Show: Sat, Jul 21 • Rock the Race Party Paddock: Jul 19-22

TASTE OF EDMONTON • Churchill

Square • Jul 19-28

If the basement looks this funky imagine what the house looks like.

SOCIETY OF EDMONTON ATHEISTS • Centennial Rm, (basement) Stanley

A. Milner Library • Monthly roundtable 1st Tue each month • edmontonatheists.ca; E: info@edmontonatheists.ca

SUGARSWING DANCE CLUB •

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

TIBETAN BUDDHIST MEDITATION SOCIETY • Palisades Centre, Jasper •

gasamling.ca • Patience: Finding Peace in Everyday Life: Retreat in the Mountains featuring teachings by Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe • Aug 16-19 • Registration deadline: Jul 25: E: retreat@gasamling.ca, 403.341.6591

BUILDING THIS SUMMER

11950 91 St.

Secret Room

VEGETARIANS OF ALBERTA • Bon-

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

Check Out Progress @ neocitybuilders.com twitter: @urbanbuilder

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

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REVUE // HYPNAGOGIC!

Somewhere, over the rainbow ...

Beyond the Black Rainbow goes easy on plot, heavy on retro-techno-gloom atmosphere

There's nary a pot of gold to be seen Beyond the Black Rainbow

Fri, Jul 20 (11:30 pm) Beyond the Black Rainbow Directed by Panos Cosmatos Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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teenage girl is confined to an antiseptic room. A thin man with

vampire lips and hair helmet observes her, interviews her, seems impatient with everyone but her. They meet in some vast, windowless clinic-laboratory with a staff of maybe three, conducting experiments that will ostensibly improve the human race, though this "practical application of

an abstract ideal" is itself pretty abstract. No matter. Surrender to the undertow. The mood is doom. The year is emphatically 1983 (the year of Videodrome), a time, we're told, of "great uncertainty and terrible danger," though by the time the hermetically sealed, eerie-hypnagogic womb-

world of Beyond the Black Rainbow opens itself up to the familiar world, the one the rest of us inhabit(ed), that danger appears to stem largely from shirtless camping bangers with too much alcohol. Perhaps the real danger comes from within, within the wombworld, within the damaged mind of old vampire lips, or within the fabric of the film itself. Beyond the Black Rainbow is the impressive first feature from writerdirector Panos Cosmatos and his fellow Vancouver-based collaborators. It's low, very low, on plot, and even lower on exposition, but overflows with precision atmosphere of high retro-techno-gloom. It's probably a good movie to take drugs to, though you'd best choose a drug that will last a while and keep you awake. The pace is deliberately somnambulistic, with a synth-drone score from Sinoia Caves, aka Black Mountain keyboardist Jeremy Schmidt, that feels like an homage to John Carpenter. It's furnished with items from the Stanley Kubrick clearinghouse, and is wall-to-wall cryptic portent: weird lights, unnerving room tones, scary stuff on TV: cartoons, documentaries about Hawaii, Ronald Reagan. There's glass everywhere, doubling figures that otherwise never share a frame with anyone else. Life seems painful for everybody in this lonely, oppressive landscape. There are many luminous objects to touch yet no one touches anyone else. Cosmatos renders things mostly through close-ups, the faces uniformly pushed to one side of the anamorphic frame,

wide dollies of long corridors (one of several ways in which the film echoes The Shining as much as it does 2001), and some truly impressive psychedelic eyeball imagery bursting with saturated colour and handsome grain that bleeds from one scene to the next in woozily long dissolves. Elena (Eva Allen) is the girl; Barry (Michael Rogers) the man who controls everything she learns. "It's easy to become disillusioned when you don't know who you are," he explains. "Or what you are." Though Barry's greater level of awareness doesn't seem to console him one bit. He gets his drugs from a place called Benway's Pharmacy, which if you'd ever read William S Burroughs you'd probably avoid. In a weirdly monochromatic flashback we see how 17 years ago Barry went to hell so as to pass through the eye of god, which he describes as "beautiful, like a black rainbow." He got eaten by great clouds of goo and gas and came back covered in crude. Elena was born then, and her mother disposed of. The appointed harbinger of a New Age, Elena clearly possesses some special power that needs to be contained. Beyond the Black Rainbow lurches toward Elena's emergence from her container. What will happen when she's let loose upon the world? I have no idea. But if you see her on the street when you leave the theatre you'd best walk in the opposite direction. JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // FILM ON FILM

The Story of Film (Episodes 5 & 6) Sun, Jul 22 – Wed, Jul 25 Directed by Mark Cousins Metro Cinema at the Garneau

his week's installments of Irish film scholar Mark Cousins' absorbing and addictive 15-part history of innovation in movies sweep us through the key achievements of the '40s and '50s, an incredibly fertile period for both Hollywood and the rest of the world. After whirlwind introductions to Italian neorealism and wunderkind Orson Welles, Cousins' deftness with concision, with selecting individual works that serve as emblems for entire movements, is fully on display in episode five's detour into film noir. Cousins digs deep into the tangled roots of the noir style before wisely

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singling out Joseph Lewis' Gun Crazy (1950) and its hugely influential bank robbery sequence filmed entirely from the back seat of a car as a perfect example of noir's particular economy, sustained tension and sudden brutality. Cousins follows this quick case study with some typically smart comments on noir from Paul Schrader and some fairly cliché comments from Robert Towne. Episode five wraps up with a visit to Cousins' own part of the world: a jaunt through the postwar masterpieces of Powell and Pressburger, some admiring words from Terence Davies on Emil Jennings, and an ode to The Third Man (1949), lassoing elements of noir, British cinema and even Orson Welles into an appreciation of this one iconic film.

Cousins declares the '50s as the decade of melodrama. We also might think of it as the decade of the two Rays, Satyajit and Nicholas. The former was the director of Panter Panchali (1955) and The Music Room (1958), a master of that other Indian cinema, the one that started engaging in troubling social realities even before Italian neorealism. Cousins describes how Ray discovered one of his stars living in a brothel, an emaciated, stooped, deeply lined elderly woman who needed a shot of morphine a day in order to do her unforgettable work in Panter, which made such an impression globally that it screened in New York for six months. The latter was the great American director of Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Johnny Guitar (1954), a

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western riddled with gender reversals and a thinly veiled critique of the HUAC hearings. The two Rays made some of the most revered and widely seen movies of the decade, but Cousins also directs our attention to lesser-known, but equally important and strikingly like-minded work being done in Egypt by Youssef Chahine or in Mexico by Emilio Fernandez and Luis Buñuel, who rebooted his dormant film career with Los Olvidados (1950), a mesmerizing weave of street gangs, the disabled and the homeless, of quasi-documentary and dream. But the '50s were saturated with great work. Cousins also manages to cram in the emergence of Akira Kurosawa and celebrates his glorious atmospheric effects, such as the

mobilized forest in Throne of Blood (1957) or that same film's memorable death scene, in which Toshiro Mifune is turned into a human pin-cushion— a sequence Cousins sees as lovingly echoed in Sonny's death in The Godfather (1972). But that still leaves the hidden subversion of Douglas Sirk, the influence of psychoalanysis, the popularization of method acting by Marlon Brando, James Dean and Montgomery Clift, and the films of Kenneth Anger. The '50s seem uncontainable, but Cousins does an excellent job of drawing together many of its key developments, the ones that would build in pressure and start to explode in the following decade. JOSEF BRAUN

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REVUE // SPIKE LEE

Do The Right Thing Tue, Jul 24 (9 pm) Directed by Spike Lee Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally released: 1989

Do The Right Thing slips out of control

pike Lee's Do The Right Thing still marks a crucial moment for American cinema, but it set up the director for a steady, shining glory that never came. In 1989, just as hip-hop/rap stormed the airwaves, Lee stormed the screens, offering a cinema that, at last, reflected racial divisions and black frustration. Two years later came John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood. But Lee's "joints" would fizzle—25th Hour (2002) was his other great film, but certain low-points, especially She Hate Me (2004), should be struck from the record—while Singleton never lived up to his promise. From the start—stately jazz scratchedout by funky dance-beats—Lee seems

aware of firing down old traditions with his hot-summer-day-race-riot of a film. What could be a stagebound, oneblock, Our Town story is re-energized by a melancholic score, sultry colour palette, frazzled emotions and poetically heated banter of an American melting-pot bubbling over. Low-angle and Dutch-angle shots build a sense of perspectives becoming more distorted, sun-shimmering out of control in the Bedford-Stuyvesant corner of Brooklyn. Lee captures a sense of black pride in the late '80s that's caught between essentialism (blacks started "civilization" in Africa) and pop-culture commercialism (a new pair of Air Jordans). Trash-talking racism (spat out in an Our Town-like breaking of the fourth wall), distrust, and males' insistence on respect (in one chilling scene, two cops look long and hard at three black men just sitting out

on the curb) blaze the story along a path that LA would burn with the 1992 riots after the police beating of Rodney King. Mookie (Lee) himself tries to keep the peace but has become a negligent father, while John Turturro packs Pino, the son of pizza joint owner Sal (Danny Aiello), with so much suspicion and resentment that you brace for his next explosion. Conflict—the boxing dance of Rosie Perez at the start; Radio Raheem's punching explanation of love and hate; Martin Luther King versus Malcolm X—animates this classic's very American, aggressive sense of injustice. And when it's unclear who, or what, exactly is the "power" to fight, angers turned inwards, burning down the neighbourhood. BRIAN GIBSON

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REVUE // PERSONAL PROTEST

REVUE // CLOUZOT

The Wages of Fear 5 Broken Cameras Fri, Jul 20 – Mon, Jul 23 Directed by Henri-George Clouzot Metro Cinema at the Garneau Originally released: 1953

he town is called Las Piedras— The Rocks—which about sums things up in terms of local colour. We're in Venezuela, very exotic for 1953, but there's not a tinge of romance in the rendering of this godforsaken place where people either end up or are born into—no one comes here because it seems like a nice spot to settle down. We find a crater-riddled road, overburdened burros, diseased puddles, the underfed and the crippled, kids with no pants casually torturing cockroaches. This is where The Wages of Fear, Henri-George Clouzot's pessimistic masterpiece, begins. Did Las Piedras even exist before it became a base for companies like Southern Oil, the baldly exploitative American-owned multinational that hires a quartet of Europeans to haul nitroglycerin across a hazardous landscape of shitty roads with potentially fatal bumps and a rotting bridge that will ultimately need to be blown up? Whatever the wage, it's a fool's errand, unless you're suicidal or already doomed, like Luigi (Folco Lulli), whose lungs are full of cement thanks to his working for Southern.

Bleak and captivating, dire and propulsive, The Wages of Fear is a brilliantly calibrated, nerve-wracking suspense-essay on the things we do for money, a sort of one-upping on 1947's The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. It's not a film in which we're meant to identify with the characters per se. The protagonist, Mario (Yves Montand), like most everyone here, is bullying and disloyal. He's a pig to his lover, Linda (Véra Clouzot, the director's wife), who we first meet crawling on her hands and knees, seductive and appalling. Yet the characters' lack of likable traits has nothing to do with what makes them interesting to us or to Clouzot. Life's already pushed them around and the story pushes them further still, to the point where their identities become nearly erased, as in the unforgettable scene in which two of the truckers nearly drown in a pit of crude, their bodies emerging transfigured, eyes and teeth beaming out from this shiny new blacker than black skin. (An image appropriated by another film Metro Cinema is screening this week, Beyond the Black Rainbow.) Do see The Wages of Fear on the big screen. It's riveting, fascinating, and immaculately crafted. But you just might need to shower after. JOSEF BRAUN

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A long, complicated struggle reveals itself in 5 Broken Cameras

Fri, Jul 20 – Wed, Jul 25 Directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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mad Burnat was a Palestinian farmer when, in 2005, he got his first video camera to film his newborn son, Gibreel. By then Burnat's village, Bil'in, and much of its surroundings had become confiscated by the Israeli government, who began constructing a massive security wall there. People from Bil'in, joined by supporters from around the world, began to stage nonviolent protests, protests attended by military police who seemed eager to greet the protestors with tear gas and bullets. Burnat started filming these events, as did Israeli activist Guy Davidi. Burnat's camera captured some startling images, and eventu-

ally caught a bullet itself. Burnat got himself another camera, filmed some more protests, and that camera too got shot. Burnat got another camera, which also got shot, and later still got another. The farmer and proud father was becoming a filmmaker and political activist. Using only footage gathered by Burnat's camera(s), Burnat and Davidi became creative partners and made 5 Broken Cameras, a monocular perspective on a political movement, a memoir of resistance, and a pretty remarkable work. Metro Cinema is screening it at the Garneau for a full week. This film probably won't change any firmly set opinions about the IsraeliPalestine conflict, but to be perfectly clear, 5 Broken Cameras is more determinedly personal than partisan. There's no broad view, no attempt

at journalistic objectivity, but there's something just as valuable: a portrait of individual lives, of a family and a community, ensnared in a great and long and complicated struggle. There are a lot of scenes of soldiers and officials ordering Burnat to turn off his camera, a lot of scenes of Burnat's wife becoming increasingly distraught by her husband's participation, which eventually finds him getting arrested and being hospitalized, and a lot of scenes of Gibreel trying to make some sense of all that transpires around him. Gradually it becomes clear: we, or most of us, are little different from Gibreel; we're little more equipped to understand the machinations of this conflict. But the difference is that Gibreel is stuck in the middle of it all. At least he knows his father is watching. JOSEF BRAUN

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VUEWEEKLY JULY 19 – JULY 25, 2012

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FILM WEEKLY FRI, JUL 20 - THU, JUL 26, 2012

CHABA THEATRE–JASPER 6094 Connaught Dr Jasper 780.852.4749

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) DAILY 1:30 6:00, 9:00 THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) In Real D: DAILY 1:30, 6:30, 9:00

DUGGAN CINEMA–CAMROSE 6601-48 Ave Camrose 780.608.2144

THE DICTATOR (14A crude content, language may offend, not recommended for children) DAILY 9:00 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (14A gory violence, not recommended for children) DAILY 1:50; 3D: DAILY 4:20, 7:20, 9:50 THE HUNGER GAMES (14A violence) DAILY 12:50, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 THAT'S MY BOY (18A crude sexual content) DAILY 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 9:55 ROCK OF AGES (PG coarse language, not recommended for young children) DAILY 1:15, 3:55, 6:55, 9:40 CHIMPANZEE (G) DAILY 1:10, 3:40

ALL NEW STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL

DARK SHADOWS (14A) DAILY 6:40, 9:15

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) DAILY DAILY 7:30; SAT-SUN, TUE, THU 1:30

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING (PG language may offend) DAILY 1:25, 3:45, 6:35, 9:10

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) DAILY 7:00, 9:00; SAT-SUN; TUE, THU 1:00, 3:00

TAKE THIS WALTZ (18A nudity, sexual content) DAILY 1:40, 4:25, 6:50, 9:20

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) DAILY 6:40, 9:20; SAT-SUN, TUE-THU 2:00

JATT AND JULIET (PG mature subject matter) Punjabi W/E.S.T. DAILY 1:05, 4:10, 7:30

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) DAILY 6:50, 9:05; SAT-SUN, TUE, THU 1:45 BRAVE (G) DAILY 7:10, 9:10; SAT-SUN, TUE, THU 2:15

CINEMA CITY MOVIES 12 5074-130 Ave 780.472.9779

DR. SEUSS' THE LORAX (G) DAILY 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:05 BATTLESHIP (14A violence, not recommended for young children) DAILY 9:30 THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS (G) DAILY 2:00; 3D: DAILY 4:35, 6:45

BOL BACHCHAN (PG) Hindi W/E.S.T. DAILY 1:20, 4:30, 7:40 COCKTAIL (PG substance abuse) Hindi W/E.S.T. DAILY 12:55, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00

CINEPLEX ODEON NORTH 14231-137 Ave 780.732.2236

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI-TUE, THU 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:45; WED 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:45 THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 11:00; SUN-THU 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:40

THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI-TUE, THU 9:10; WED 9:15 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED (G) Closed Captioned FRI-TUE, THU 12:10, 2:15, 4:30, 6:50; WED 12:10, 2:15, 4:30 BRAVE (G) Closed Captioned DAILY 11:50, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed Captioned, No passes FRI-SUN 12:00, 1:20, 3:45, 6:10, 8:30; MON-THU 12:00, 1:20, 3:45, 6:05, 8:20; 3D: DAILY 11:45, 2:00, 4:20, 6:40, 9:00 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Captioned FRI-SAT 1:50, 5:00, 8:00, 10:40; SUNTUE, THU 1:50, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; Wed 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) Closed Captioned DAILY 12:50, 3:50, 7:00, 10:00 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) No passes FRI-SAT 11:30, 3:10, 6:45, 10:20; SUN 1:00, 4:45, 8:30; MONTHU 1:30, 5:15, 9:00; Closed Captioned: FRI-SAT 12:00, 1:00, 2:20, 3:40, 4:45, 6:00, 7:15, 8:30, 9:30, 10:50; SUN 11:30, 12:30, 2:20, 3:10, 4:15, 6:00, 6:45, 8:00, 9:30, 10:20; MON-THU 12:30, 1:00, 2:30, 4:15, 4:45, 6:15, 8:00, 8:30, 10:00, 10:30; Ultraavx: FRI-SAT 12:30, 4:10, 7:45, 11:20; SUN-THU 12:00, 3:40, 7:15, 10:50 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) Closed Captioned DAILY 1:40, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (STC) SAT 11:00 ANDRÉ RIEU'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY HOMETOWN CONCERT (Classification not available) WED 7:00

CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH 1525-99 St 780.436.8585

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) FRI-SUN 12:20, 3:55, 7:05, 10:35; MON-THU 12:45, 3:55, 7:00, 10:10 THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) FRI-SUN 12:55, 4:25, 7:35, 11:10; MON-THU 1:15, 4:25, 7:35, 10:40 THE AVENGERS (PG violence, not recommended for young children) FRI-SUN 10:15; MON-THU 10:00 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED (G) FRI-SUN 11:55, 2:35, 5:10; MON-THU 11:55, 2:30, 5:00 BRAVE (G) DAILY 12:25 BRAVE 3D (G) FRI-SUN 3:05, 5:40, 8:15, 10:55; MONTHU 3:00, 5:30, 8:15, 10:45 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) No passes FRI-SUN 11:40, 2:20, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50; MONWED 11:40, 2:15, 4:45, 7:10, 9:45; THU 4:45, 7:10, 9:45; Star & Strollers Screening: THU 1:00 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (G) No passes FRI-SUN 12:10, 2:50, 5:25, 7:55, 10:20; MON-THU 12:10, 2:50, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) FRI-SUN 12:35, 3:35, 6:45, 9:55; MON, WED 11:35, 2:25, 10:45; TUE, THU 12:50, 4:05, 7:25, 10:25 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) FRI-SUN 11:35, 2:15, 5:05, 8:00, 11:20; MON-THU 12:05, 2:35, 5:20, 8:00, 10:50 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) FRI-SUN 12:45, 3:50, 7:00, 10:10; MON-THU 1:10, 4:20, 7:15, 10:35 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) No passes FRI-SUN 11:30, 12:00, 1:30, 2:10, 3:10, 3:40, 5:15, 5:50, 6:50, 7:20, 9:00, 9:45, 10:30, 11:00; MON-THU 11:30, 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 3:10, 4:15, 4:40, 5:10, 6:50, 8:00, 8:20, 8:50, 10:30; ULTRAAVX: FRI-SUN 12:30, 4:10, 7:50, 11:30; MONTHU 12:00, 3:40, 7:20, 11:00 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) FRI-SUN 11:45, 2:30, 5:20, 8:10, 10:50; MON-THU 11:50, 2:40, 5:25, 8:10, 10:55 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (STC) SAT 11:00 KATY PERRY: PART OF ME 3D (PG) FRI-SUN 7:40; MON-THU 7:30 TO ROME WITH LOVE (PG language may offend, not recommended for young children) FRI-SAT 11:50, 2:40, 5:15, 8:20, 11:05; SUN 1:00, 3:35, 6:40, 9:25; MONTHU 1:20, 4:15, 7:05, 10:05 ANDR RIEU'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY HOMETOWN CONCERT (Classification not available) WED 7:00 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT (G) MON 7:15

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

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) DAILY 7:30, 10:40; 3D: DAILY 12:20, 4:00, 7:10, 10:15 BRAVE (G) DAILY 12:30; 3D: DAILY 3:05, 6:50, 9:20 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) No passes DAILY 12:10, 2:30, 4:50; 3D: No passes DAILY 1:00, 3:30, 6:40, 9:00 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) DAILY 12:40, 3:20, 7:00, 9:50; VIP 18+: DAILY 1:30, 5:30, 9:30 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) No passes DAILY 1:30, 5:20, 9:30; VIP 18+: DAILY 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30, 10:30; ULTRAAVX: DAILY 12:00, 3:40, 7:20, 11:00 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) DAILY 12:50, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10

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VUEWEEKLY JULY 19 – JULY 25, 2012

CITY CENTRE 9 10200-102 Ave 780.421.7020

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned, Digital 3d, Dolby Stereo Digital DAILY 12:45, 4:00, 7:15, 10:25 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital DAILY 1:15, 4:30, 7:30, 10:35 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) Closed Captioned, Digital, Dolby Stereo Digital FRI-SAT 1:00, 3:50, 6:45; SUNWED 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45; THU 1:00, 3:50, 10:10 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) Digital Presentation, DTS Digital, No passes FRI-WED 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20; Digital Presentation, DTS Digital THU 1:25, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20 TO ROME WITH LOVE (PG language may offend, not recommended for young children) Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital DAILY 12:15, 3:15, 7:40, 10:30 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital Reald 3d DAILY 4:15, 11:45, 6:15, 10:45 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Closed Captioned, Digital Presentation, Dolby Stereo Digital, No passes FRI-SAT 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 8:00, 9:30, 9:45, 10:15; SUN-THU 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15

CLAREVIEW 10 4211-139 Ave 780.472.7600

BRAVE (G) Digital DAILY 1:10, 3:40, 6:45, 9:10 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) Digital Presentation DAILY 9:45 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Digital Presentation DAILY 1:30, 4:15, 7:10, 9:40 THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital 3d DAILY 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) Digital Presentation DAILY 12:40, 3:45, 6:40, 9:35 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Digital Presentation, No passes FRI-SUN 1:50, 4:20, 7:05; Digital Presentation MON-THU 1:50, 4:20, 7:05; 3D: Digital 3d FRI-SUN 1:20, 4:15, 6:40, 9:55; MON-THU 1:20, 4:15, 6:40, 9:55 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Digital Presentation, No passes, On 4 Screens DAILY 12:30, 1:00, 1:30, 2:15, 3:50, 4:30, 5:00, 6:30, 7:15, 8:00, 8:45, 9:20

EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave

MAD ABOUT MUSIC (PG) 1938; MON 8:00

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK 2020 Sherwood Dr Sherwood Park 780.416.0150

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned DAILY 6:50, 10:00; 3D: FRI-SUN 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30; MON-THU 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 BRAVE (G) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; Sat 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10; MONTUE, THU 2:30, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10; WED 2:00, 4:30, 7:35, 9:40 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed Captioned, No passes FRI, SUN-THU 1:50, 4:20; SAT 11:20, 1:50, 4:20; 3D: Closed Captioned, No passes FRI-SUN 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:30; MON-THU 2:10, 4:35, 7:00, 9:30 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20; SAT 11:40, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20; MON-THU 2:25, 5:05, 7:40, 10:20 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN 12:35, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50; MON-TUE, THU 1:30, 4:25, 7:20, 10:15; WED 1:30, 4:25, 10:15 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) No passes FRI, SUN 11:45, 2:05, 2:45, 3:25, 5:45, 6:25, 7:05, 9:25, 10:05, 10:45; SAT 11:05, 11:45, 2:05, 2:45, 3:25, 5:45, 6:25, 7:05, 9:25, 10:05, 10:45; MON-THU 2:00, 2:40, 3:20, 5:35, 6:15, 6:55, 9:10, 9:50, 10:30 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) Closed Captioned FRI, SUN-THU 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25; SAT 11:30, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:25 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (STC) SAT 11:00 ANDRE RIEU'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY HOMETOWN CONCERT (Classification not available) WED 7:00

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

LEDUC CINEMAS 4702-50 St Leduc 780.986-2728

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) DAILY 7:05, 9:40 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) DAILY 2D: 1:10; TUE 7:10; 3D: DAILY 3:30, 7:10, 9:30 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) DAILY 12:00, 12:45, 3:35, 4:30, 7:15, 8:45, 10:30

METRO CINEMA AT THE GARNEAU Metro at the Garneau: 8712-109 St 780.425.9212

5 BROKEN CAMERAS (14A violence) Sub-titled FRI, TUE 7:00; SAT 5:00, 9:30; SUN 12:30, 7:00; MON 9:30; WED 9:15 WAGES OF FEAR (STC) (1953, sub-titled) FRI 8:45; SAT 2:15, 6:45; MON 6:45 BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW (14A disturbing content) FRI 11:30; SUN 2:15, 9:00 E.T. : THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (PG) Reel Family Cinema: kids free SAT 12:00 THE STORY OF FILM; AN ODYSSEY–PARTS 5-6 (STC) SUN 4:30; WED 7:00 DO THE RIGHT THING (14 coarse language) Cult Cinema: TUE 9:00 FAVA VIDEO KITCHEN (STC) THU 7:00 CATWOMAN (PG violence) Turkey Shoot Comedy: THU 9:30

EMPIRE THEATRES–SPRUCE GROVE 130 Century Crossing Spruce Grove 780.962.2332

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Digital DAILY 12:40, 3:30, 7:00, 9:45 BRAVE (G) Digital DAILY 12:50, 3:10, 6:50 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) Digital DAILY 9:20 THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Digital DAILY 12:2; 3D: Reald 3d DAILY 3:20, 6:30, 9:40 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) Digital DAILY 12:00, 12:30, 1:30, 3:00, 4:00, 6:30, 7:10, 8:00, 9:30, 10:15 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Digital DAILY 12:10; 3D: Reald 3d DAILY 12:10, 4:30, 6:40, 10:40

PRINCESS 10337-82 Ave 780.433.0728

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (PG coarse language) FRI 6:50, 9:10; SAT-SUN 2:00, 6:50, 9:10; MON-THU 6:50, 9:10 WHERE DO WE GO NOW (PG coarse language, substance abuse) FRI 7:00, 9:00; SAT-SUN 2:30, 7:00, 9:00; MON-THU 7:00, 9:00

SCOTIABANK THEATRE WEM WEM 8882-170 St 780.444.2400

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) Closed Captioned FRI-TUE, THU 12:20, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50; WED 4:00, 7:00, 10:00; Star & Strollers Screening: WED 1:00; 3D: DAILY 1:20, 4:30, 7:40, 10:50 MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE'S MOST WANTED (G) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:00; MON 2:10, 4:40; TUE-THU 2:10, 4:40, 7:00 BRAVE (G) Closed Captioned FRI-TUE, THU 12:15; WED 1:00; 3D: FRI-TUE, THU 2:45, 5:30, 8:00, 10:40; WED 4:00, 9:45 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) Closed Captioned, No passes DAILY 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40; 3D: DAILY 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:10 PROMETHEUS (14A gory scenes, disturbing content) Closed Captioned FRI-SUN, TUE-THU 9:20; MON 10:15 TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) Closed Captioned DAILY 12:45, 3:20, 6:00, 8:40, 11:15 SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) Closed Captioned DAILY 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:45 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) No passes DAILY 2:00, 5:40, 9:30; Closed Captioned: FRI-SUN 11:30, 3:10, 6:50, 10:30; MON-THU 3:10, 6:50, 10:30; Ultraavx: DAILY 12:30, 4:10, 7:50, 11:30 MAGIC MIKE (14A coarse language, sexual content, nudity, substance abuse) Closed Captioned DAILY 1:00, 3:50, 7:10, 10:00 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (14A) No passes DAILY 12:00, 3:40, 7:20, 11:00 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT (G) MON 7:15

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin 780.352.3922

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) No passes DAILY 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) DAILY 2D: 1:10; TUE 7:10; 3D: DAILY 3:30, 7:10, 9:30

TED (18A crude content, substance abuse) No passes DAILY 12:50, 2:50, 5:05, 7:15, 9:25

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (14A) DAILY 12:00, 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 10:10; THU midnight show

BRAVE (G) DAILY 1:05, 3:05, 5:00, 7:05, 9:00

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) 2D: DAILY 12:55, 3:45, 6:55, 9:45

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G) No passes DAILY 1:00, 3:00, 4:55, 6:55, 8:50 THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not recommended for young children) No passes DAILY 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 9:35

SAVAGES (18A sexual content, brutal violence, substance abuse) DAILY 7:00, 9:35 KATY PERRY: PART OF ME 3D (PG) DAILY 1:00, 3:35

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PREVUE // VINTAGE CHARM

Titillation with a wink

Burlesque-A-Pades pairs NYC burlesque queen with local showcase Sat, Jul 21 (8 pm) Roxy Theatre, $25

y way of New York City, the reigning queen of burlesque, Angie Pontani, will join budding Alberta burlesque talent for a one-night only spectacular hosted by renowned entertainer Murray Hill. Over the past decade, Pontani has cultivated a successful career in burlesque, being named 2008's Miss Exotic World, Best International Touring Artist of 2009 and glowing reviews from crowds and critics alike. Pontani, who will be making her second appearance in Edmonton, says she has always been enamoured with vintage-style entertainment. "I wanted to be Ginger Rogers. I wanted to be the glamorous '50sstyle diva, so to speak," Pontani says. Burlesque is by no means a new style of theatrical entertainment, but Pontani says most modern audiences are unfamiliar with it. She loves seeing people experience the over-the-top spectacle for the first time and says it's all about letting go of your beliefs and simply enjoying the show. The genre faded into the shadows for some time, and Pontani says it is a different breed than modern adult entertainment. Tease and titillation is presented in a classy, tongue-andcheek way complete with a wink and a smile unique to burlesque. Accompanying Pontani and Hill onstage will be Capital City Burlesque, Holly Von Sinn of Hook'um Revue, LeTabby Lexington of Send in the Girls Burlesque and Calgary's Raven Virginia of Garter Girls Burly-Q Revue and Buxom Revue. Delia Barnett, also known as LeTabby Lexington, was a bartender at Pontani's Edmonton show last year, and suggested to the producer that local girls should be included to give the Edmonton scene more exposure. The producer responded almost immediately, and Barnett and Pontani have been working closely via email to put this year's show together. "What always impresses me about Angie is her energy and spirit. She has so much fun onstage and she takes these classic, gorgeous numbers and just plays around," Barnett says. "I'm definitely a giant fan of hers, so I have to get over a little bit of a my star struck nervousness before next weekend when I meet her." Barnett, who says she'd always been curious about the genre, began her foray into burlesque four years ago, when Raven Virginia showed her the

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ropes in her living room. Since then, Barnett has gone on to form Send in the Girls Burlesque with Ellen Chorley, which uses burlesque as a form of storytelling and can be seen again at this year's Fringe with A Brontë Burlesque. "I just think it's this really cool, amazing art form and this great way to tell

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PREVUE // A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

Mary Poppins Tue, Jul 24 – Sun, Jul 29 (8 pm; 2 pm Sat matinee; 1 pm Sun matinee; 6:30 pm Sun evening) Directed by Richard Eyre Jubilee Auditorium, $45 – $115

he world's most beloved nanny is coming to Edmonton as part of Broadway Across Canada's national tour, combining award-winning song, dance, costumes and acting for an experience that will resonate with all ages. The production, a joint production between Disney and noted British theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh, has a permanent performance spot in New York where it has become a Broadway favourite, while another cast tours. Many are familiar with the classic movie starring Julie Andrews, but the stage production has become a hit in its own right, with four productions currently running on three continents and grossing more than $644 million to date. Touring with the production is award-winning dancer and choreographer Stephen Roberts, currently a faculty member at George Brown College, resident choreographer for Cawthra Park Repertoire and resident adjudicator for the Canadian National Exhibition. Roberts, who calls Toronto home, but has family ties in Edmon-

ton, fills multiple roles for Mary Poppins as assistant dance captain, swing and understudy for Bert. Essentially, a swing is the ultimate understudy, which Roberts—who has been dancing since he was two-and-ahalf—says means having to know all of the male ensemble roles, as well as the non-gender specific ensemble roles, such as chimney sweeps. On top of this, as assistant dance captain, Roberts must also be familiar with every aspect of movement in the show to maintain the vision set by the choreographer and director in rehearsal, which began two months before opening. "It's a challenge, but while on tour it's awesome because it's constantly new and fresh, so nothing is ever stale," he says. "The word bored doesn't even enter my vocabulary." Roberts and dance captain Elizabeth Farley have worked tirelessly to maintain the level of energy and technical proficiency set during opening night and take into consideration any notes from the choreographer or director. "The primary goal is to keep it at that standard, but also the other side is to keep the show at that level when dealing with injuries from the ensemble or issues that have come up," he

The nanny and the chimney sweep

notes. "Sometimes you set a piece of choreography or a lift or something that works in rehearsal, it works when you're previewing it, but after a month of eight shows a week, it's not necessarily the best choice for your body, so that's the other goal is to be able to make adjustments and help management with the longevity of the show."

Showbiz may mean long hours, injuries and intense rehearsing, but Roberts says he enjoys the diversity of dance styles within Mary Poppins, which include tap, elements of ballet and classic musical theatre. From an audience standpoint, he believes there's something for everyone. "When you're an adult and you watch

it, you feel like it's a musical for adults, and when the kids watch it, they feel like it's a musical for them," Roberts adds. "Everyone feels like it's just for them, which is so hard to do with musical theatre today, but I think that's why it's becoming so universal." MEAGHAN BAXTER

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A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious song-and-dance number

Daily: Parks Canada Xplorers Program. Fun activities, programs and events for kids aged 6-11. Pick-up the free Xplorers booklet to receive a free certificate and a souvenir token when they complete 6 out of 20 booklet activities! Various locations.

July 21: Canada's Parks Day. Join us for fun, educational, family-oriented events in parks and Historic Sites across Banff & Lake Louise. Activities highlight important roles that parks play in maintaining healthy ecosystems and protecting critical habitats. August 11 & 12: Banff National Park Dragon Boat Festival.

Mix the excitement of a dragon boat race with the stunning scenery of Banff National Park, and you’ve got a festival as unique as each boat gliding through the pristine waters of Lake Minnewanka. The adrenaline is as palpable as the drumbeats surging each boat ahead!

September 8: Subaru Banff International Triathlon – Registration

Open. Be a part of one of the most picturesque races in the world. Swim at Two Jack Lake, bike around the Minnewanka Loop Road and into the town of Banff finishing the race with the run on Banff Avenue.

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PREVUE // THEATRE SHORTS

An Evening of One Act Comedies Love in a single act

DATE NIGHT AT THE GARDEN

Thu, Jul 19 – Sun, Jul 29 (8 pm) (dinner available on Jul 19, 20, 24 – 26) Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park, $20 – $28

ne-act plays are the short stories of theatre. Yet while they may be a highly underrated and often overlooked form, there's a succinct eloquence to a well-executed one-act that just can't be captured by longer forms. "I'd just stumbled upon Sure Thing by David Ives, which was this tiny little 10-minute play and I just really loved it," states Amanda Bergen, artistic director of Capitol Theatre. "There's some terrible versions of it on YouTube, you know, high school students giving it a try," she admits with a laugh. "But it is a funny place unto itself, though, so it's never a total failure. I knew we could make it into something really great." Bergen decided to make an evening of it by rounding out the Ives piece with two other short comedies: George Bernard Shaw's How He Lied to Her Husband and Percival Wilde's The Sequel. Each explores a different aspect of romantic relationships. "[Sure Thing] is this kind of trial-and-error play about these two people meeting for the first time and as they sort of mess up the initial

conversation, they have to kind of start again," explains Bergen. She notes that The Sequel provides a glimpse of an engaged couple, while the Shaw piece goes on to explore married life. To create a clear division between the stories, Bergen set each one in a different era. "We start out in modern day with Sure Thing and then move into mid-century '50s, '60s with The Sequel, and then go a little bit earlier; so we're kind of going back in time back into the '20s for our last production." Due to its location in Fort Edmonton Park, one of Capitol Theatre's biggest challenges is geographical. This was a big impetus for incorporating a dinner deal: the Hotel Selkirk, adjacent to the theatre, offers a dinner buffet on certain evenings so theatre patrons will have an extra reason to travel a bit further while not needing to worry about arriving late. Despite your opinion of one-act plays, Bergen assures that this show will appeal to all fans of comedy. "I think with comedy it's about trying as many things as you can and finding the funniest option. It's been a fun challenge."

Thursdays, June through August devonian.ualberta.ca 780-987-3054

MEL PRIESTLEY

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PREVUE // STAND-UP COMEDY ALBUM

Jon Mick Wed, Jul 25 (8:30 pm) With guests Wunderbar, $5

fter departing Edmonton a few months ago for the stand-up stages of Toronto, Jon Mick has made a summerlong return to the city. The offer of opening for Maria Bamford at the Garneau Theatre drew him back, and now he's found a few other reasons to stick around for the time being—though the worry of being seen as one of those guys, who departs the city only to return a short time later, isn't lost on him. "It's the nightmare I envisioned," he kids of his return's stigma, before clarifying. "Nobody really cares. I blow it up in my own mind, as I do everything. It's good." Still, future plans up in the air, Mick's making the most his time here: co-writing a show for the Edmonton Fringe, performing where he can, and soon recording his second live comedy album: Beardmilk.

Knew?, was released last year—as a way of giving his current crop of jokes their final harvest, and forcing himself to write more material. Audiences may know him well here, but Mick's still striving to avoid complacency. "Performing a lot to the same people is a great thing, 'cause your audience gets to know you, you know your audience, you know what you can do, you know what you can't do," he says." [But] I always want to not be repeating myself. It's not like music, where it's like, 'All right everybody, if you know the words sing along!' I wish I could be like, 'Join in on the punchline if you know this one!' "The title, Beardmilk, has nothing to do with any joke on the album," he continues. "I haven't written anything pertaining to beardmilk. I just really like the imagery: people are like, 'It's kind of disgusting but also kind of sexy, I'm not sure if I like it, but I can't stop thinking about it ... ' It's just a gross combination of words. And it's just a funny concept. Imagine if you could milk your beard right now. It'd be like, 'mmm-mmm.'" PAUL BLINOV

Mick sees another album—his first, Who

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DANCE TANGO PLUS ARGENTINE TANGO • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • 780.437.3667 • Milonga Dance the last Saturday of each month Cristina and Vicente Munoz • Sat, Jul 28, 9-midnight • $12; free dance lesson: 8-9pm

FILM BAILEY THEATRE–Camrose • The Bailey Theatre Classic Movie Series: Fight Club (R): Jul 23, 7pm; $5 (door) EDMONTON FILM SOCIETY • Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave • royalalbertamuseum.ca • $6 (adult)/$5 (senior 65 and over/student)/$3 (child) • Mad About Music (1938, 98 min, PG); Mon, Jul 23, 8pm • The Barkleys Of Broadway (1949, 110 min, colour, PG); Mon, Jul 30, 8pm

FILM FORUM • Stanley A. Milner Library • Series of ﬁlm screenings followed by facilitated discussions. Join us this summer for another round of intriguing ﬁlms and guest speakers • Room 7, 6th Floor: Sunset Boulevard, PG; Sat, Jul 28, 1:30pm

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 • The Golden Compass (2007, PG); Fri, Jul 20, 2pm • The Adventures of Tintin (2011, PG); Fri, Jul 27, 2pm

GALLERIES + MUSEUMS ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL GALLERY • 10186-106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft. ab.ca • Discovery Gallery: COMING UP NEXT: ACC exhibition of contemporary ﬁne craft by emerging artists; until Jul 28 • Feature Gallery: SHIFT: a transformative state of mind: Artwork by the ACAD fourth year metal program students • NEGOTIATING TRADITIONS: Different approaches to tapestry by former students of Jane Kidd • TRANSLATIONS: Jane Kidd'S recent tapestries; until Sep 29 • TRANSLATIONS: Jane Kidd's recent tapestry work; untl Sep 29 • NEGOTIATING TRADITION: Five approaches in contemporary tapestry; until Sep 29 • SHIFT: A TRANSFORMATIVE STATE OF MIND: Works by senior students and graduates from the 2012 ACAD Jewellery and Metals Program; until Sep 29

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • ALEX JANVIER: LIFE'S WORK: until Aug 19 • BMO Work of Creativity: METHOD AND MADNESS: Family-focused interactive exhibition created by Gabe Wong; until Dec 31 • LOUISE BOURGEOIS 1911-2010; until Sep 23 •

7 YEARS IN THE CITY: Artworks from the AGA Collection; until Sep 30 • THE AUTOMATISTE REVOLUTION: MONTREAL 1941-1960: Until Oct 14 • ABSENCE/PRESENCE: Catherine Burgess; until Oct 14 • BEHIND THIS LIES MY TRUE DESIRE FOR YOU: Mark Clintberg; Until Dec 30 • Tuesdays on the Terrace: Every Tue, 4-8pm, Jul and Aug; AGA admission includes an art-inspired signature cocktail from ZINC Restaurant, served up with live musical stylings on the AGA 3rd ﬂoor Terrace • One Evening/ Two Artists: More art, more insight; Conversation with the Artists: Mark Clintberg: Behind this lies my true desire for you, 6pm; Catherine Burgess: Absence/Presence, 7pm • On the Terrace, 7:30pm; free with gallery admission

ART GALLERY OF ST ALBERT (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • WHAT KIND OF AN ANIMAL AM I?: Bekk Wells' textile based installations wittily examine the relationship between human culture and the rest of the world; until Jul 28 • WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL AM I?: Artworks by Bekk Wells; until Jul 28 • SQUARE ONE: Fundraiser and exhibition; until Aug 9 • ARTernative: For teens; Get Drawn In: Thu, Jul 19, 6-8pm;: $5 • Artventures: Drop-in art for children aged 6-12: Animal Finger Puppets: Sat, Jul 21, 1-4pm; $5

ARTWALK–St Albert • Perron District, downtown St Albert • artwalkstalbert.com • The 1st Thu each month, exhibits run all month • Venues: WARES (Hosting SAPVAC), Musée Héritage Museum, St Albert Library, Gemport, Art Beat Gallery, Art Gallery of St Albert (AGSA) and Rental & Sales Gallery (AGSA), Satellite Studio (AGSA), Bookstore on Perron, Crimson Quill, St Albert Constituency, Concept Jewellery, VASA • Thu, Aug 2

BLOCK 1912 CAFÉ • 10361-82 Ave • PLACES I’VE BEEN AND FACES I’VE SEEN: Paintings by Emmanuel Osahor • Until Sep 8 • Reception/ meet the artist: Sun, Jul 22, 7-11pm

BLUE CURVE GALLERY • Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, 10230-111 Ave • REFLECTIVITY: Artworks by William G. Prettie • Until Aug 30

CENTRE D’ARTS VISUELS DE L’ALBERTA (CAVA) • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • ART BY YVETTE MORIN: To honor the 10th anniversary of her passing • Jul 20-Aug 14 • Reception: Jul 20, 7-8:30pm

CROOKED POT GALLERY–Stony Plain • 4912-51 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.9573 • BOWLS: An Artful Study of a Simple Form • Until Jul 31

DAFFODIL GALLERY • 10412-124 St • 780.760.1278 • daffodilgallery.ca • Off-Whyte: ArtWalk Holdover showing a variety of artworks from the Whyte Avenue Art Walk. Includes a peoples choice selection • Jul 21-31

DEVONIAN BOTANIC GARDEN • 780.987.3054 • devonian.ualberta.ca • ROOTED: outdoor art exhibit, fourteen artists show their perspectives on the natural world • Sun, Jul 22, 10am-4pm

ENTERPRISE SQUARE GALLERY • 10230 Jasper Ave • SAM STEELE: THE JOURNEY OF A CANADIAN HERO: Experience the untold story of Sam Steele, Canadian leader and hero.

Records of his life unseen until repatriation in 2008. An exhibition over three years in the making • Until Sep 30 • $7 (adult)/$5 (child/student/ senior)/$20 (family) • Catch The Klondike Crooks: Scavenger hunt for the young and the young at heart; Jul 20

EXTENSION GALLERY–ATRIUM • Enterprise Sq, 10230 Jasper Ave • WHERE WE STAND: Artworks by Boyle Street Commnity Services' artist and artist in residence Anna Gaby-Trotz • Until Sep 5

FAB GALLERY • Department of Art and Design, U of A, Rm 3-98 Fine Arts Bldg • 780.492.2081 • YUSKE SHIBATA: Artworks by this international ( Japan) self-funded visiting researcher, produced during his residency at the U of A; JILL HO YOU: The ﬁnal visual presentation for the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking.; Jul 24-Aug 4

FRONT GALLERY • 12312 Jasper Ave • 780.488.2952 • SUMMER SALON: Group show • Through Jul-Aug GALLERIE PAVA • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • ALTÉRITÉ: Featuring the ART 5 Group (Diane Plasse, Doris Charest, Stephen Fouquet, Shoko César and Yves Caron) • Until Jul 25

GALLERY 7 • Bookstore on Perron, 7 Perron St, St Albert • 780.459.2525 • SONGS OF INNOCENCE: Paintings based on the writings of William Blake by Father Douglas • Jul 27-Aug 29 • Reception: Thu, Aug 2, 6:30-8pm; part of the St Albert Art Walk

GALLERY AT MILNER • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl.ca/art-gallery • WHERE I LIVE: Pinhole photos by Wenda Salomons • Until Jul 31 HAPPY HARBOR COMICS V1 • 10729-104 Ave • COMIC JAM: Improv comic art making every 1st and 3rd Thu each month, 7pm • Open Door: Collective of independent comic creators meet the 2nd & 4th Thu each month, 7 am • Comics Artist-in-Residence program is proud to extend Paul Lavellee’s term. Visit him every Friday (12-6) and Sat (12-5); until Aug 18

HARCOURT HOUSE GALLERY • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • SYMBIOSIS: 24th Annual Members’ Exhibition; until Jul 21 • Illuminate: at Harcourt House, SNAP, FAVA, Nina Haggerty • Free day-long event with different workshops and events at each of the locations ending with the after party at Harcourt (6-10pm); Sat, Jul 21 HARRIS-WARKE GALLERY–Red Deer • Sunworks Home and Garden Store, Ross St, Red Deer • 403.346.8937 • harriswarkegallery.com • LITTLE TO WISH FOR: Installation by Alysse Bowd; Until Jul 28 HUB ON ROSS–Red Deer • 4936 Ross St, Red Deer • 403.340.4869 • hubpdd.com • ART FROM THE INSIDE: Works by Wanda Cassidy • Until Jul 31

ILLUMINATE • Harcourt House, SNAP, FAVA, Nina Haggerty • Free day-long event with different workshops and events at each of the locations ending with the after party at Harcourt (6-10pm) • Sat, Jul 21

JEFF ALLEN ART GALLERY • Strathcona Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave • 780.433.5807 • FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE: Paintings by Teresa Stieben • Until Jul 25

JURASSIC FOREST/LEARNING CENTRE

ILLUMINATE CREATIVE WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES: 12 - 5 P M RECEPTION @ HH, DRINKS & LIVE MUSIC: 6 - 10 P M participating art centres HARCOURT HOUSE - SNAP - FAVA - NINA HAGGERTY

• 15 mins N of Edmonton off Hwy 28A, Township Rd 564 • Education-rich entertainment facility for all ages

KEHRIG FINE ART • Great West Saddlery Building, 10137-104 St • 780.619.0818 • SILENT BEAUTY: Artworks by Blake Ward, William Prettie, Gregory Swain, Andra Ghecevic, Barb Fedun, Raphael Gyllenbjorn, Llewellyn Petley-Jones, Michel Anthony and more • Until Jul 28 KIWANIS GALLERY–Red Deer • Red Deer Public Library • FLOWER SCAPES: Works by Elaine Tweedy • Until Aug 19

LATITUDE 53 • 10248-106 St • 780.423.5353 • latitude53.org • Main Space: I HAVE THIS DREAM: An exploration of contemporary surrealism works by Turner Prize ( Jason Cawood, Blair Fornwald, and John G. Hampton), Craig Francis Power, curated by Todd Janes; until Aug 4 • Rooftop Patio Series: Coup Boutique and Barber Ha, Thu, Jul 19, 5-9pm • Incubator Artists: Perry Medina; until Jul 21 • M.A.D.E. in Edmonton; Jul 26 • Anya Tonkonogy; Jul 23-28 MARJORIE WOOD GALLERY–Red Deer • Kerry Wood Nature Centre • INSECT For more information, please visit: WWW.HARCOURTHOUSE.AB.CA or call: 780.426.4180

PORTRAITS: Artworks by Charity Briere • Until Jul 27

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

MICHIF CULTURAL AND MÉTIS

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RESOURCE INSTITUTE • 9 Mission Ave,

Aug 11; reception: Sat, Jul 21, 1-3pm

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

Artworks by Elyse Szabo • Until Jul 31

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

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

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

NAESS GALLERY • Paint Spot, 10032-81

VELVET OLIVE LOUNGE–Red Deer • WEST END GALLERY • 12308 Jasper Ave • 780.488.4892 • westendgalleryltd.com • Group show • Through the summer

LITERARY BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ • 9624-76 Ave • 780.469.8755 • Story Slam: 2nd Wed each month

FROM BOOKS TO FILM SERIES • Stanley A. Milner Library, Main Fl, Audio Visual Rm •

HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB • 15120 Stony Plain Rd • 780.915.8869 • Edmonton Story Slam: writers share their original, 5-minute stories; followed by a music jam • 3rd Wed every month, 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm (show) • $5 (registration from writers to support the Society) RIVERDALE • 9917-87 St • Creative Word Jam • Every 3rd Sun of the month, 6-10pm • facebook.com/group.php?gid=264777964410 E: creative.word.jam@gmail.com

Ave • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • EXPLORING LANDSCAPES: Oil landscape paintings by Greg Doherty • Until Jul 31 • Reception: Jul 21, 2-4pm

ROUGE LOUNGE • 10111-117 St • 780.902.5900 • Poetry every Tue with Edmonton's local poets

NINA HAGGERTY–Stollery Gallery • 9225-118 Ave • 780.474.7611 • ninahaggertyart. ca • A TALE OF TWO CITIES: Collaboration between Edmonton's Nina Haggerty artists and Calgary's Arts and Studio C • Until Aug 3 • Illuminate: at Harcourt House, SNAP, FAVA, Nina Haggerty • Free day-long event with different workshops and events at each of the locations ending with the after party at Harcourt (6-10pm); Sat, Jul 21

T.A.L.E.S.–STRATHCONA • New Strath-

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

PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA • 8555 Roper Rd • 780.427.1750 • culture. alberta.ca/archives • WE SIMPLY TURNED TO THE WOMEN: 100 YEARS OF THE CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE, Edmonton Archdiocese 1912-2012; until Aug 31

THE QUARTERS–Downtown • Jasper Ave (SW corner), 95 St, green space • dirtcitydreamcity.ca/about/ • DIRT CITY¦DREAM CITY: Site-speciﬁc public artworks throughout the Quarters district; a collaboration of ﬁfteen artists and artist/curator Kendal Henry • Jul 2030 • Outdoor launch: Jul 20, 4-7 ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM • 12845-102 Ave • 780.453.9100 • Maskwacîs (Bear Hills); until Sep 3 • WINGED TAPESTRIES: MOTHS AT LARGE: until Sep 3 • FASHIONING FEATHERS: Dead Birds, Millinery Craft and the Plumage Trade; curated by Merle Patchett and Liz Gomez, show examines the effect of fashion's demand for beautiful feathers on bird populations at the beginning of the twentieth century; until Jan 6 • WOLF TO WOOF: until Sep 16 • THE ART OF SEATING: Two Hundred Years of American Design: until Oct 6 • THE TSARS' CABINET: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts under the Romanovs: Oct 6-Jan 2

SCOTT GALLERY • 10411-124 St • 780.488.3619 • JULY GROUP SHOW: Artworks by: Arlene Wasylynchuk (recent winner of the Foote Prize for Visual Arts), Douglas Haynes, Gerald Faulder and Peter Hide (all featured in the AGA's new exhibition "7 Years In The City"). Featuring other Scott Gallery artists • Until Jul 24

SNAP GALLERY • Society Of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • LOCATING SPIRITUALITY/ FROM OBJECTS TO ICONS: SNAP opens ups its archives for a show curated by Tess Hawkins; until Aug 8 • Gallery: Artists Book Competition; until Aug 11 • Illuminate: at Harcourt House, SNAP, FAVA, Nina Haggerty • Free day-long event with different workshops and events at each of the locations ending with the after party at Harcourt (6-10pm); Sat, Jul 21 STRATHCONA COUNTY GALLERY@501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • 780.410.8585 • strathcona.ca/artgallery • WITNESS: Recent works by Sherri Chaba and Lyndal Osborne • Until Aug 19

TELUS WORLD OF SCIENCE • 11211142 St • 780.452.9100 • edmontonscience. com • IMAX: Hubble: Through the summer • ROBOTS–THE INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION: Until Sep 9 VAAA GALLERY • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.421.1731 • COMING OF AGE: THE GRADUATES: Artworks by 10 graduating artists from ﬁve different communities in Alberta. 2D, 3D and video/installation works; until Jul 21 • COLOUR CONSPIRACY: Exhibition by the Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta; Jul 19-

cona Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park • 780.400.3547 • Monthly Tellaround: 4th Wed each month 7pm • Free

T.A.L.E.S. TELLAROUND • Bogani Café, 2023-111 St • Come to share a story, or to listen; hosted by Dawn Blue; 7-9pm; free; 2nd Wed each month WEE BOOK INN–WHYTE • 10310-82 Ave • 780.432.7230 • Author Halli Lilburn promoting her new YA ﬁction novel, Shifters • Jul 27, 6-9pm

WUNDERBAR ON WHYTE • 8120-101 St • 780.436.2286 • The poets of Nothing, For Now: poetry workshop and jam every Sun • No minors

THEATRE CHIMPROV • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • rapidﬁretheatre.com • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • First three Sat every month, 11pm, until Jul • $10/$5 (high school student)/$8 (RFT member at the door only) AN EVENING OF ONE ACT COMEDIES • Capitol Theatre, Fort Edmonton Park • Comedy at the Capitol Theatre, characters navigate the gauntlet of ﬁrst dates, jealous husbands, and manipulative in-laws • Jul 19-29 (no show Jul 23); Dinner theatre: Jul 19, 20, 24-26; 8pm • $28 (adult)/$20 (student/senior)

FREEWILL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL-2012 • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • 780.425.8086 • freewillshakespeare. com • Julius Caesar: guest director John Kirkpatrick • The Tempest: artistic director Marianne Copithorne • Until Jul 22; Tue-Sun at 8pm; SatSun at 2pm; Julius Caesar: even dates (evenings only); The Tempest: odd dates and all matinées • $25 (adult)/$40 (festival passes)/$17 (student/ senior); at TIX on the Square. Tue nights and Sat matinées are Pay-What-You-Will

A GRAND TIME IN THE RAPIDS • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Set in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1959. Thalia Cumberland, a sleek and comely widow from across the pond enlists the aid of etiquette expert Ted Todd in ﬁnessing a potentially indecorous encounter with her new paramour Boyd Mayhew • Until Jul 21, Tue-Sat: 8pm; Sat: 2pm • Wed-Sat: $27 (adult)/$22 (student/senior); Sat afternoon: $15; Tue evening: Pay-What-You-Can

MARY POPPINS • Jubilee Auditorium • National Tour, the irresistible story and unforgettable songs from one of Disney's popular ﬁlms • Jul 24-29, Tue-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm, 8pm; Sun 1pm, 6:30pm • Tickets at edmonton.broadway. com/shows/tickets, TicketMaster

OH SUSANNA! • Varscona Theatre • 1032983 Ave • 780.433.3399 • varsconatheatre.com/ ohsusanna • The Euro-style variety spectacle with Susanna Patchouli and her divine co-host Eros, God of Love! Laughs! Music! Cocktails! • Runs the last Sat each month, until Jul, 11pm (subject to occasional change)

SYLVIA • Mayﬁeld Dinner Theatre, 16615109 Ave • Tickets: 780.483.4051 • mayﬁeldtheatre.ca • Starring Cindy Williams and Eddie Mekka (from TV’s Laverne & Shirley) • The classic love triangle-husband, wife, and...dog? A witty, intelligently comedic and tender tale about life and love in the middle years. Mature content, not suitable for children • Until Aug 19

THEATRESPORTS • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • rapidﬁretheatre.com • Improv runs every Fri, until Jul, 11pm (subject to occasional change) • $10/$8 (member)

DISH

REVUE // LITTLE INDIA

A taste of India in Mill Woods Rasoi on 50th worth the drive

Rasoi on 50th—The Indian Kitchen 4341 – 50 St 780.765.5600

ndian restaurants in Edmonton are now just as easy to come by as Chinese cuisine, but it's a bit odd that Indian fare in Little India (the area between Gateway Boulevard and 91 St along 34 Ave) and, to an even lesser extent, Mill Woods (where there is a large South Asian community) is not getting very much notice. Being a former Mill Woods resident myself, I wonder how in the world I had not yet managed to step inside Rasoi on 50th—The Indian Kitchen until recently. For one thing, Rasoi can barely be seen as you drive by the strip mall it is located in, which includes a Mac's convenience store, a tanning salon and a Chinese restaurant. Looks can be deceiving, however, because once you step into Rasoi, it's impressive how much bigger its interior seems compared to its exterior. It's similar to the feeling I get when I step into Origin India on Whyte. Rasoi has a modern look with the unfinished ceilings being the most obvious characteristic. However, they manage to pull off the unfinished look by having painted the ceiling and fixtures with the same earth colour as the walls, giving the restaurant a nice spacious feel. Next to our table was

a lounge area that could have easily passed as a living room with its black leather sofa and seats. Quiet Indian music also added to the ambiance of the restaurant. My table of four was immediately served with a complimentary tray of papadum (a large thin crisp made out of chickpea flour) with spicy mint sauce. I ordered a sweet and creamy mango lassi ($4), which was a great way to offset the medium spiciness of

the main dishes to follow. To start, my friends and I ordered mixed vegetable pakoras ($5.95), which came with a slightly sweet tamarind dipping sauce. These were some of the best pakoras I've ever come across with the distinct flavours of the spices. Our server was very attentive as well as slightly amused by a friend of mine's inexperience with Indian cuisine that he checked back to see if my

friend had enjoyed the dishes (he did). We ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala–diced chicken pan-fried with herbs and vegetables ($12.95); Royal Chicken cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy, flavoured with cumin, cardomons and saffron ($13.95); and yellow Dal lentils embellished with "tadka" (a fresh sautéed mixture of spices) ($8.95), which all came in small square dishes along with clay oven-baked plain and garlic naan ($2 each). The naan was wonderfully soft and buttery, like biting into pillows, and it soaked up the sauces in the dishes very well. Everyone agreed that all the dishes were delicious, but the royal chicken received the most praise. We also ordered a dish from the Valentine's Special–paneer e' bahar: cubes of cottage cheese with cashew gravy and a winning combination of yellow pepper and pineapple served with jeera rice pilaf and peshwari naan ($17.95). The peshwari naan contained a mixture of nuts and was extremely flavourful. Meanwhile, the salad that accompanied the dish contained spinach, red onions and carrots, making it a nice contrast to the

sauce-heavy dishes. The dishes were perfect for sharing, so we had enough room for dessert. My dinnermates and I had been eyeing the kulfi falooda, a creamy ice cream served with falooda (rice noodles) ($4.95), so we ordered one of each flavour (mango and saffron) to share. It was an interesting dessert item to see as the falooda looked a bit like bean sprouts under the restaurant's dark lighting, but the stringy noodles blended well with the ice cream. We had also decided not to leave the restaurant without trying the Indian chai ($2). Our server brought out the piping hot cups of freshly brewed chai; the smell of spices seeping out was heavenly. Everyone at my table agreed that Rasoi easily rivaled other Indian eateries they had been to, and its ambiance made for a very relaxing dining experience. Now there are a few more people who have been convinced that Mill Woods is where it's at when it comes to great, authentic Indian cuisine in the city. KRISTINA DE GUZMAN

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It is home to a 120-year-old dialect called Boontling. Based on English, it mixes Gaelic, Irish and a local flavour to create a dialect unknown outside the gentle fields of this valley. It Every once in a while a brewis, of course, dying out, but ery comes along where the Anderson Valley the brewstory is more interesting ing company is doing its bit m o .c than the beer. Even rarer is to keep it aliveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including ly eweek int@vu when the story is equally as tothep the names of its beer (Hop Jason interesting as the beer. AnOttin' translates to "hardFoster derson Valley might be one of working hops"). Pretty cool, if the very rare latter category. you ask me. I have been aware of Anderson Valley's reputation for a number of years. I tried their Hop Ottin' IPA, which It clearly offers high-quality craft beer, is obviously their interpretation of which, until recently, was only availa west coast India Pale Ale. It pours able in its small region in northern a deep orange with a moderate offCalifornia, but has recently entered white head that leaves just a touch the Alberta market. of lacing. The aroma combines a soft What I didn't know was it conbiscuit sweetness with a rounded, nection to a very old and very odd woody hop. I take a sip and find a light regional culture. The main centre breadiness and honey upfront, fol(if you can call it that) of Anderson lowed shortly by a fruity hop flavour Valley is Boonville, population 700. that reminds me of passion fruit and

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pine needle. The linger is sharper and more citrusy, providing an overall dry quality to the beer. It is not as hoppy as many west coast IPAs I have tried (eg: Surrey's Central City Red Racer IPA), but the overall flavour profile is strong enough to hold up. The malt is unabashedly present, yet the hops don't shy away at the insult. Which, in short, means this is a hop-accented ale that is wonderfully balanced. They leave enough residual malt behind to make sure the beer isn't boring. The hop character is complex, yet they find a way to keep it from being overpowering. If I was in Boonville right now, I would wish you a "bahl hornin'," which directly translates to "good drinking," which is what you can have much of with Anderson Valley Brewing. V Jason Foster is the creator of onbeer.org, a website devoted to news and views on beer from the prairies and beyond.

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Fruit versus vegetable Despite popular belief, pickles, which begin as cucmbers, are technically a fruit, not a vegetable. The vine the cucmbers ripen on is the part that's considered a vegetable. Something strange in the Kool-Aid In addition to the usual varieties, Kool-Aid pickles are also popular among the southern United States. They're made by soaking dill pickles in strong Kool-Aid and pickle brine. In quite the pickle There's a dispute as to when people began eating pickles. Some archeologists and anthropologists believe the pickle was created in Mesopotamia in 2400 BCE, while others claim it was as far back as 2030 BCE. Historical references include Cleopatra crediting consuming pickles as one of her beauty secrets.

Just a little obsessed Berrien Springs, Michigan has been dubbed Christmas Pickle Capital of the World. Each year in early December the town hosts a parade led by the Grand Dillmeister, who tosses out pickles to parade watchers. Useful and delicious Christopher Columbus rationed pickles to his sailors to keep them from getting scurvy during his famous 1492 voyage. Hold the salt Old-time picklers had difficulty accurately measuring the salt needed to make pickle brine, as the density of commercially bought salt varied year to year. To avoid the problem of too much or too little salt, which can cause pickles to spoil, recipes suggested using enough salt to float an egg in the brine. This method of measurement resulted in pickles, but they were often so salty that people had to soak them in water for days before they were edible. V

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ONGWRITERS ON SONGWRITIN 4

Songwriting is an integral part of any musician's career, whether they're still in the garage or playing sold-out arenas, and it's not always easy. From finding the right melody to inventive lyrics and everything in between, there's a lot to consider, so Vue pulled together a panel of some of the city's best to lend a hand with deciphering the magical, grueling, thrilling and often painful world of songwriting.

What makes a great song? "One person's opinion makes a song great, but another person's opinion makes it terrible—it's all subjective. The interesting thing about experiencing music is that you often don't even know why you find a song so great. Your body just sort of tells you it likes it." —Everett LaRoi, Manraygun "A great song transcends a description that uses words. It leaves you with a sense of magic." —Becky Anderson, F&M "After 46 years I'm still trying to figure that out. It's a moving target. I think Stephen King did the best job of putting his finger on it when he said it has to be fresh (different) while at the same time accessible (familiar)." —Rob Heath "Skill, luck, practice, collaboration." — James Stewart, Slates "I think that when one writes something that is authentic and true to whatever spirit they are in at the time of writing, then that song will likely be a great song. I don't believe in formulas or rules; I'm more about writing from an experience that inspires or moves me." —Carrie Day "A good hook or a killer riff, accompanied by lyrics that are truthful and heartfelt. A strong chorus that you can sing to. Don't let anyone tell you people don't listen to lyrics, because I sure as hell do. They're at least one of the most important contents of any good song." —Ted Wright, the Get Down "Just pick up the past six F&M records and put them on repeat, take notes. But seriously a great song should make you fall in love, want to dance, bob your head, think, cry, laugh or in-

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spire ... It should affect you in someway." —Ryan Anderson, F&M "Truth and conviction. Doesn't matter what genre." —Paul Coutts, Free Judges "For me personally the great songs that I return to time and time again are the ones that took me a while to warm up to; the ones that took a minimum of three listens before they reveal their secrets and layers before they start to unfold." —Robyn Bright, Cockatoo

"I think it involves a healthy measure of craft and a heaping helping of good fortune. The harder you work at it the luckier you get, and that goes for writer's block too. We all have input stages in our lives and output stages. I believe writer's block is just a way of life telling you that you need more input." —Rob Heath "You sit down and see what falls out of your brain. If nothing comes, do something else. Work on a bandmate's song. Do the dishes. Hang out with the cat." —James Stewart, Slates

"A clever lyrical hook is always great, as is a catchy melody, but when you've got both in one tune it's the best. This is totally subjective, of course, but I tend to prefer the oddball poetry approach over heartfelt anthems." —Lyle Bell, Shout Out Out Out Out, Whitey Houston, the Wet Secrets

"With regard to writing on my own, I don't really feel that I have much control of that process. I can sort of feel a song coming on, and then I try to make the space for that to come through. I feel more like the conduit. It's a really awesome feeling when a new song takes shape!" —Carrie Day

How do you write one? How do you overcome writer's block? "Thinking about writing a song doesn't really help me much, I have to dive in and start writing down words or start singing and playing. For me this is usually preceded by hearing some melody in my head that I don't recognize, but I can't shake, or hearing some combination of words in my day to day life that sounds like a good line for a song." — Everett LaRoi, Manraygun

"Writer's block is something I'm very familiar with, and all I can say about it is that if you keep practising and doing, it becomes less of an issue over time. Listen to some stuff that you love— what do you love about it? Why does it make you feel sad, or pissed off, or joyful? Take those feelings and take the best parts of them and start something, anything, because that song won't write itself." —Ted Wright, the Get Down

"Some days it is as easy as sitting down and a song works itself out. Other times I need to challenge myself. That's one reason why I play a few instruments: each inspires and challenges in different ways. It's one cure for writer's block. I have also found reading, watching films, going out to live theatre, drawing or walking all fantastic ways to feel creative." —Becky Anderson, F&M

"I like to choose themes and motifs for writing, I approach records like novels, they tend to connect. I find these themes or periods I go through give me direction." —Ryan Anderson, F&M "Schubert said that we don't make up music, we remember it; the best stuff you've heard will always return to you in fragments and start the thread for new song ideas." —Paul Coutts, Free Judges

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"If I am blocked, I listen to music I don't usually listen to and then return to the music that made me want to play music. This contrast usually does the trick for me. I also try to read a lot, to see films and get out dancing. These things seem to keep stagnation at bay for me. I see it in this way: if you are blocked it means you have to fill the creative well before you can drink of it." —Robyn Bright, Cockatoo

audience. Avoid cliches. Write what you know (which is a total cliche)." — James Stewart, Slates

"If I'm blocked, I switch instruments for a while. I'm naturally more creative/ proficient on the bass guitar so switching to piano punches my creative brain in the balls. Even switching up the kind of synth I'm using will often do the trick, which is why I hoard synthesizers." —Lyle Bell, Shout Out Out Out Out, Whitey Houston, the Wet Secrets

"Writing too close to your influences, and believe me, I've done it. Too many parts, parts that sound like someone else's riff, too few parts, not utilizing strong parts multiple times within a song." —Ted Wright, the Get Down

What should musicians avoid when writing songs? "If you get an idea for a song at an inopportune moment, don't presume you'll be able to get to it later when it's more convenient. Write it down, sing it into your answering machine or record it on your iPhone—even if it's just you singing, 'Na na na na' ... " —Everett LaRoi, Manraygun "What are some things for musicians to avoid when writing songs? A song should be authentic—meaning never force something you don't feel. This does not mean that you should limit yourself to personal experience, rather just be sure that the story you are telling, the emotion you are making, the scene you are setting, authentically strikes something within you." —Becky Anderson, F&M

"It's hard to have objectivity and distance from our own work, but we have to try to be objective listeners anyway. I think it helps to not feel ownership to our creative output; to not feel too personally invested in the songs." — Carrie Day

"Don't reinvent the wheel when writing. Do that in the recording, performance, instrumentation. And for goodness sake don't be a genre chaser: what's popular right now won't be popular when it's ready to be released." — Ryan Anderson, F&M "Crafting a song purely for monetary reasons." —Paul Coutts, Free Judges "Trying to write for an audience rather than from a self-directed space. Also I find that learning the "rules" can make for pretty standard, therefore, to me, uninteresting music." —Robyn Bright, Cockatoo "Don't over-emote and don't over-sing. Also, avoid blues progressions unless you can make them better, which you can't." —Lyle Bell, Shout Out Out Out Out, Whitey Houston, the Wet Secrets

"The most frequent mistake I see in new songwriters is not understanding the most common forms of song structure and rhyme schemes, all of which can be easily learned from any number of well-written books about the subject. My favourite is Tunesmith by Jimmy Webb." —Rob Heath

Cover songs: are they a good idea or a bad idea? "Learning cover songs is a great way to learn about songwriting. It's also liberating for a songwriter to play something that they didn't have a hand in writing." —Everett LaRoi, Manraygun "F&M has done very few cover songs live but what we have done has gone over well. I think it's because we do

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interpretations rather than a direct copy of the original." —Becky Anderson, F&M "If you do a shitty job, it's a bad idea." —James Stewart, Slates "I love learning cover songs and I think it's good to have a few worked into one's repertoire. In my experience, audiences like to have something familiar sung to them." —Carrie Day "You'd better make goddamn sure that your songs are at least as good as the one you're covering, because if everyone's going apeshit for your Minor Threat cover and staring at their shoes the rest of the time, it's time to hang up your piece-of-shit guitar." —Ted Wright, the Get Down "Use it to build your audience. It's common. However, if you release it, it should be a rendition in your own style, a new slant on a classic song you love, not a photocopy." —Ryan Anderson, F&M "They're good if you can realize the song in a different way and, if it has words, believe every word your singing; bad if you're simply imitating the band that wrote the song." —Paul Coutts, Free Judges "A well-placed, well-heeled version of a rad song, at the right time, to the right crowd, can be a transcendental experi-

ence for the band and audience. But a lot of the time you are just showing a crowd how forgettable your songs are compared to that one exquisite Buzzcocks B-side your bass player demanded you play. From a band guy tip, though, playing other people's music is fun shit and will make you a better human." —Lyle Bell, Shout Out Out Out Out, Whitey Houston, the Wet Secrets What should musicians keep in mind when choosing a cover song to record or perform? "Don't try to be cute or ironic." —James Stewart, Slates "When I choose a cover to perform, it is a song that fits well in my vocal range and has a lyric that I connect with and can sing with conviction. I love the song 'Pumped Up Kicks.' It has such a catchy melody and progression, and such a great 'feel-good' feel to it. However, the lyrical content is pretty disturbing, and because of this, I know that I wouldn't be able to sing it convincingly." —Carrie Day "Is it good? Can you live with crowds yelling 'Play (insert cover song here)!' for the next 30 years? Did you make it sound like your sound? If you want it to be OK then make it your own." —Ryan Anderson, F&M

ered the same song? If so you will look like dipshits for five months." —Lyle Bell, Shout Out Out Out Out, Whitey Houston, the Wet Secrets How should musicians approach collaborative songwriting and working with different opinions and ideas? "If a songwriter usually writes both words and music, it can be freeing to just focus on one or the other. Also, if you find yourself getting too precious about all that you write or start to get bored of your own songwriting clichés, working with someone else can help break your habits and potentiate your creativity." —Everett LaRoi, Manraygun "You have to work with people you honestly enjoy being around and can communicate honestly with. If it's a real struggle than you may be working with the wrong people. Music is a social thing, relax and don't take yourself too seriously." —Becky Anderson, F&M "With an open mind." —James Stewart, Slates

"Just love it and commit fully to it." — Robyn Bright, Cockatoo

"Sometimes it takes a long time for us to settle into a writing rhythm, and we are all pretty analytical and heavy thinkers at times, but when we get something good happening, we are unstoppable! I think that some of the best songs I've written to date have been the co-written ones." —Carrie Day, on writing with Rob Heath and Marty Henry

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efore I got involved with Beirut, I had the worst view of world music imaginable," says Paul Collins, bass player for a band that's about as worldly as it gets in successful popular music. It's not just that it takes its name from Lebanon's capital, but one of the most often-discussed elements of Beirut is the American band's faraway influences: there's Balkan brass and mariachi strings at play, as well as myriad other instruments and sounds; pretty much everyone in the band plays at least a few instruments from different musical families. And from that border-crossing of influences, all moulded and corralled by Zach Condon's indelible voice from another time, the band's been always treated with a certain sense of import, praised as much for its exotic stripe as for its own songwriting merit. About six years ago, all of that pass-

port-stamping sound was unknown to Collins, living in Santa Fe, his vision of worldly sounds skewed by a constant bombardment of what he dubs "ponytail music." "Like silly, Spanish-fusion with, y'know crappy synthesizers and whatever you can think of," he says, on the phone from the band's Montréal tour stop. Collins' views shifted when he joined the band when Condon first formed it to tour his debut, Gulag Orkestar, an album crafted and recorded mostly in Condon's bedroom. The guy played almost everything himself on that album, but Collins notes that after six years as a band, Beirut's latest album The Rip Tide took more of a full band approach—right down to recording it with the band playing together in the room, instead of piecing an album together track by track. It's a first for the band and one that Collins found a welcome shift in process. "This one, I enjoyed more because I was way more involved," he says. "And we all were. It was much more of a team effort in that sense, where you

really felt your presence being appreciated and heard." The Rip Tide is also the album where discussion of influences has ebbed, somewhat replaced by talk of a band finally capturing a defining sound for itself free of its influence's pull. Condon's still chief songwriter, of course, and the abundant brass isn't going anywhere. But there are other instruments slowly factoring into Beirut's as the process opens up, like the instruments Condon can't play—most curiously, guitar. "He famously has avoided the guitar throughout his life," Collins says. "One, his dad was really insistent that he played it, so of course he's going to rebel, and another, he had a skateboarding accident at a young age that screwed up his wrist, so it was particularly hard for him to play the big frets. That's why he did the ukulele, initially. That and a love of the Magnetic Fields, of course." Still, in a band that's managed to latch together a traveller's passport's worth of influences into a cohesive sound, Collins points out that he still doesn't see what Beirut does, what Condon writes, as world music. "I still, to this day, don't really think of it that way," he says. "I just thought about it as great pop music." PAUL BLINOV

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he eclectic rhythm riders of Dub Vulture reversed the usual pattern of releasing music then remixing it last year, when they let legendary dub progenitor The Scientist craft the Snarl! EP out of songs that hadn't previously been recorded. Now, the "original" mixes are turning up on Brother, Can You Spare a Gun?, the band's second fulllength, pairing Snarl!'s five songs with a half-dozen new ones to carve an engaging trip through the hazy landscape of reggae, rock and dub. On the eve of the album's release, head Vulture Tim Balash took some time to answer questions about Brother, Can You Spare a Gun?'s creation process, which spans more than two

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though it's a song about capital punishment it still makes me want to dance. I try not to focus on music I dislike. I would rather stay inspired. That said, I really dislike 'Jingle Bells.'" —Ryan Anderson, F&M "I love lyrics that can change the world. 'Imagine' and 'Cat's in the Cradle' are songs that I think have done that. My least favourite songs are songs I listen to once, and never listen to again. There are too many to mention." —Rob Heath "'Move On Up' by Curtis Mayfield is pretty much perfect. Least favourite? I don't know, 'Riverboat Fantasy' by David Wilcox. Fuck that guy." —James Stewart, Slates "I'll pick from the era in my life when I very first thought I might like to try my hand at songwriting (and that is a good many years before I had the courage to actually try!). At that time, in my mid-teens, almost any song off of Joni Mitchell's Blue album could have been my favourite, with 'Case of You' and 'Carey' at a close tie for first." —Carrie Day "It's hard to say, but 'Born to Run' is probably one of the most devastating pieces of music ever committed to tape, as far as I'm concerned. Yeah, Springsteen's been mainstream forever, but he's always had the goods and it still kills me every time they get to that insane descending parts with the

decades. Sort of. How long did it take to make Brother, Can You Spare a Gun?, from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording? TIM BALASH: "Blow On The Flame" is an old song fitted out with some new parts. I had to hunt through my Drawer of Forgotten Lyrics for the original set of words which had the date December 1989 scribbled at the bottom. Therefore I can accurately state that this record took 23 years to make. The title song is probably almost that old, too. Christ, I've been working on this record half my life! I think some people in the band were not yet born when it all began. VUE WEEKLY:

VW: When you were writing the songs, did you come at them in a particular way? Lyrics first? Music first?

horns. Least favourite? There's so many, but the recent crop of new alternative radio rock is my least favourite." —Ted Wright, the Get Down.

TB: The words and the music are concocted in entirely separate laboratories, and usually exist for a long time as separate entities before they're poured into the same beaker. I usually have a riff or a bass line for a while before I start thinking lyrics, and I'm always writing words which rarely have a specific piece of music in mind. At most, I might think, for example, "This will work over something loud and ugly," but until I'm finishing a song off, the words are usually biding their time in a music-free notebook limbo. VW: Did you take the songs to the recording sessions fully formed, or were they sketches that were then filled out by the band? TB: About half the songs were complete and unto themselves before recording, and the other half we cobbled together as we went along. Brian [Golightly] and I had recorded a lot of instrumentals, some of which were turned into proper songs by Brahm [Olivierre] and Amy [Van Keeken]. That collaborative part of the band is a lot of fun. Amy had never even heard "Skull and Wishbone" until the day I asked her if she had time to add vocals to it. She asked if I had any lyrics, I duly dug some up out of one of those aforementioned notebooks, then she made up all those vocal parts in a few takes. VW: 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? TB: The sessions were all done on the instalment plan primarily due to busy schedules. I recorded the basic tracks on my own—this was before we had Duncan [Turner] playing bass for us— then everyone added their parts when they could. Production credit is given to Dub Vulture, rather than just one person. What did producing the album as a band bring to the recording? TB: I'm a rank amateur when it comes to all this baffling digital wizardry—I miss my old Fostex cassette fourtrack—so my ears would get pretty exhausted mixing for hours on end, hours longer than it would've taken anyone with more experience. I found that running off mixes for everyone and getting their input would save me a lot of grief. They pointed out things that I couldn't hear and offered valuable suggestions I hadn't considered. One example of input was Brahm sending me a link to Lone Ranger's "Skank Steady" to show me what kind of delay setting he wanted on his voice for one track. VW:

"'Amen Yves' by For Against is my top fave. Least faves would be anything by Queen which makes me a minority for sure." —Robyn Bright, Cockatoo "'Day in The Life' by the Beatles. I could name one million obscure awesome jams as well, but the Beatles wrote so many archetypal songs I'm going to pick them anyway. Even if you HAAATE the Beatles, you love bands that loved the Beatles. Also, how dare you hate the Beatles, you asshole! Least favourite song, 'Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time' by PMac. From the highest highs to the lowest lows." —Lyle Bell, Shout Out Out Out Out, Whitey Houston, the Wet Secrets COMPILED BY MEAGHAN BAXTER // MEAGHAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

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? TB: A while ago we got a phone call from The Scientist saying he wanted to mix a record for us, so to meet his deadline at the time, these were the songs we scrambled to finish up. We released his dub treatment of some tracks last year, and it's taken us this long to get together the full performance mixes. There are no intricate themes tying the tracks together, despite all the reoccurring gunfire. Gratuitous and utterly irresponsible discharge of loud ordnance included, the CD is just a collection of the typical sounds you hear whenever we get together. VW:

If you were to trace the musical map that led you to Brother, Can You Spare a Gun?, what would it look like? TB: A tangle of red arrows signifying many swims with the "Here Be Monsters" icons. VW:

Were there any other songs written that were left off the album? TB: A few full songs were left because we thought we could do them better another time, a few we didn't have time to record, and we also have a few hours of instrumentals tracked awaitVW:

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PREVUE // POSITIVE CHANGE

Hot Panda

"I'm an absolute sucker for a great sad song that inspires. Not to be overly obscure to impress, but my favourite song is 'The Adversary' by Crime and The City Solution. My least favourite is 'Margaritaville' by Jimmy Buffett. Many people love it; many people are stupid." —Ryan Anderson, F&M "Every moment has a different favourite song, I like to think my favourite song is still to come, that's why I keep listening. My least favourite songs are any manufactured by or for the entertainment industry." —Paul Coutts, Free Judges

ing Brahm and Amy's touch or some B-movies in need of a soundtrack. Also we had to pull a dub of the title song at the last minute because we'd exceeded the running time of the CD. You can get it as a bonus track on our bandcamp site.

Hot? Sure, but they don't really look like pandas

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ot Panda is ready to tackle what lies ahead after a month of touring and adventures in Europe, including falling in a river, guitars snapping in half, van robbery and a run-in with fellow Canucks Cadence Weapon and Japandroids at 2 am in Cardiff, UK. There's little rest for the pop-rock foursome, which recently released its third full-length album, Go Outside, and hit the road once more for a North American tour. Go Outside sees the band delve into some serious sociopolitical subject matter, but it's by no means a transition from its free-spirited, light-hearted roots. Principal songwriter Chris Connelly

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describes the release as artful pop music, but played with a punk-rock spirit. He believes the world is on the verge of massive change, and while he wasn't around to see it, imagines this resembles how the '60s felt. "As citizens of the world it's important to talk about it and speak up as to what you think about things because it is this time of change," he notes, adding that the subject matter formed quite naturally due to the recurrence of the topic within his day-to-day life. Connelly, a self-described political lefty, believes the best way to approach the wrongs of the world is through a positive, open-minded, creative outlook rather than resorting to cynicism, jealousy or anger. "When you put yourself out in the

world, that's a better way to do it and I think by doing that it'll fix a lot of problems in the world," he adds. The songs not only deal with broad scale social topics, like with-us-oragainst-us extremism on the album's opener "One in the Head, One in the Chest," but also issues that hit a little closer to home such as possessiveness and jealousy in a relationship, as heard on the track "Boats." The first single from the record, "Future Markets," written about the sad state of the market-based economy, now has a video to accompany it. The project was shot at the CBC catacombs by Vancouver-based cameraman William Minsky. Aside from the music itself, the album is also grabbing attention for its cover depicting a naked man swan diving into a backyard pool. The photo caught Hot Panda's attention while the group was visiting the home of Vancouver-based photographer Robert Fougere. After checking with the subject, who enthusiastically agreed despite his lack of clothing, the photo became the cover. "It was taken at a house party in Tsawwassen," Connelly says of the photo. "It was at that point in the night I guess where people wanted to take off their clothes and jump in the pool." MEAGHAN BAXTER

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COMMENT >> TOPIC

Firsts, lasts and favourites Ozgu, Minor Empire

Wed, Jul 25 (7:30 pm) Minor Empire With La Luna de Santiago Festival Place, Sherwood Park, $8 Minor Empire, the seven-piece ensemble from Toronto fuses psychadelic rock, electronica, jazz and traditional Turkish music for a sound that's captured the attention of world music radio charts and earned it the title of World Group of the Year at the 2011 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Prior to the band's stop at Festival Place in Sherwood Park, vocalist Ozgu shared her firsts, lasts and favourites with Vue.

First album Queen, A Night at the Opera First concert Sezen Aksu Last album Dhafer Youssef, Divine Shadows Last concert Tower of Power Favourite album Erkan Ogur, Bir Omurluk Misafir Favourite musical guility pleasure I watched the whole last season of American Idol on YouTube. V

PREVUE // SPEAKING OUT

Leeroy Stagger Fri, Jul 20 (9 pm) Wunderbar

he human condition is fuel for observation, investigation and inspiration, and singer-songwriter troubadour Leeroy Stagger takes it all even further on his seventh studio album. Radiant Land, the first of two albums Stagger will be producing under Danny Goldberg's Gold Lake Records, was an opportunity he had daydreamed about two years prior to being offered the deal. Until now, Stagger has maintained complete control of his albums, releasing them under his own label, Rebeltone Records. Stagger admits he was hesitant about giving that up, but saw it as an opportunity to work with a producer who had collaborated with some of his heroes, including Steve Earle and Nirvana. In the end, Goldberg left the creative reins in Stagger's hands, while he predominantly took care of the marketing aspect of the album. Stagger says he wanted to return to the urgent recording style of his first record, which meant cutting everything live off the floor. Over the course of three days, he and his band slogged away until they had the finished product. "The band was really, really firing on all cylinders. We weren't really rehearsed on the new songs, but we'd been on the road for about a month and a half pretty much up until the day we got into the studio, so we were cooking with grease," Stagger says, adding a small case of tour angst from a series of slow shows in the US contributed to the band wanting to get tangible results as soon as possible.

slightly further into the rock side of Stagger's folk roots, but maintains a reflective tone of love and life observations collected during his extensive travels in North America and abroad. Recently, Stagger says he has witnessed a stronger fight between the good and the supposed evil and through his music, he strives to provide people with a way to help them through tough times and try to understand the world we live in while finding comfort in one another. Stagger also makes some direct political statements in the album's title track, which centers on Alberta's oil obsession and the self-explanatory "Capitalism Must Die!" Inspiration for the latter struck as Stagger made his way through the southern US and parts of Canada where he witnessed the effects of corporations taking advantage of the middle and lower class, often making the cost of living unattainable. "At first I thought it was a bit of a tongue and cheek thing and then I realized, no, I'm fucking pissed off," he notes of the songs. "I'm not going to sit and beat the drum of the problems of the world, but I want people to think about it, to realize that there's some problems going on and as much as people want to deny that and sit in their own little bubble, when you travel, you see it. You go from town to town and you see the devastation it's causing, especially on the working class, and it's got to be said." Stagger's second album on Gold Lake Records, a heavier Queens of the Stone Age-meets-Ryan Adams offering produced with the help of Steve Berlin from Los Lobos, is already finished and slated for release next year. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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Fist City It's 1983 Grow Up! (Black Tent Press) 

A bunch of uppity punks from Lethbridge go by Fist City and deliver a barrage of hooks with velocity and heart in the 12 songs of It's 1983 Grow Up!. Scrappy electric guitars clash like surging, opposing tides above an undertow of yelped-out vocals and rolling drums. Only one song here breaks the three-minute mark, but at that short, punchpace the whole album works as a rising, kinetic blast: "Caveman's Lunch" puts a darker slant on a surf-

Witchsorrow God Curse Us (Metal Blade)  British metal band Witchsorrow delivers straight-up doom on the new album God Curse Us. Starting with the resounding bass and slow, thudding drums of first track, "Aurora Atra," the band creates an oppressive atmosphere that does not let up throughout the album. With most tracks clocking in over eight minutes long, the band fully indulges in the plodding funeral tempos doom is known for. As well, God Curse Us shows a vast improvement in the band’s production and technique from the its 2010 self-titled effort, which often sounded like poor pro-

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rock riff (same goes for "Endless Bummer") that leads smoothly into the bleaker urgency of "Fuck." And so on. At times, like in the coy middlefinger delivery of "The Creeps," the band treads the same ground as the Exploding Hearts, a band on the rise cut short by a van accident that killed most of its members in 2000. But that said, this isn't the sound of emulation: Fist City delivers its own shout of defiance here, one that's angry, fast and well deserving of its chosen band name. PAUL BLINOV

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duction values prevented fully indulging in the low noise necessary to create this atmosphere of doom. Witchsorrow has fully extended its doom on God Curse Us, indulging in and defining its sound. SAMANTHA POWER

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The people who genuinely follow Everclear—a band on its fourth lineup and whose last two albums were, one, a collection of re-recordings of early songs and two, a greatest-hits package—must be a pretty die-hard bunch, devoted with zeal to the downand-out-and-still-there stories that band anchor Art Alexis peddles. So if Invisible Stars simply trots out the band's classic sound and trademark lyrical slant once more, it doesn't feel like pandering so much as acceptance: a band committing to the locked groove it finds itself in. Alexis lets the '90s alt-rock guitar crunch and pained lyrics flow, just like the songs that bolstered Everclear into its heyday— the apology-filled verse of single "Be Careful What You Ask For" even recalls previous faded hit "I Will Buy You a New Life." A couple tracks here could rival singles from the band's '90s heyday, but at this point, you either have a history with the band and care, or don't, and won't. Everclear isn't even trying to persuade you either way: Invisible Stars just seeks to reward the faithful with another bounty of the same. // PAUL@VUEWEEKLY.COM

The sixth release from Canadian singer songwriter Christina Martin seamlessly weaves stories of heartbreak, love, the search for happiness and the ups and downs of life with engaging pop, folk and alt-country melodies. Martin's soothing, yet powerful voice expresses heartfelt, relatable storytelling that has garnered Kathleen Edwards comparisons. She sings with honesty and compassion, and her songwriting conjures interesting imagery for the listener that takes

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the album one step further. Martin takes listeners on a journey through the guilt and regret of the album's title track to keeping love alive on "Water It" to the melancholy story of a mother starting over with her children after her husband is unfaithful on "Sally." This is an album that cannot be played as background music, as it demands the listener's full attention to appreciate the tales within. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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PREVUE // IN WITH THE NEW

Secretmen

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eerfoot, the eclectic instrumental band that stemmed from '90s jam sessions, has entered a new chapter as a band, complete with a new name. Secretmen, as Deerfoot is now known, officially formed in 2011 as it welcomed new drummer Bill George into the fold. Founding member and keyboardist Ryan Timoffee is also joined by Corb Lund's bassist Kurt Ciesla and guitar player Dean Faulkner for a musical endeavour that stretches the boundaries into what can be

described as instrumental funk with some rock and jazz added to the mix. Rather than stick with the name Deerfoot, which caused some confusion with an already established band called Deer Hoof, Timoffee says the group decided to leave that project and start fresh with Secretmen. The new name suits the quartet, who as Timoffee says, are sidemen in other bands and have no desire to step up and take the spotlight. "Maybe it's just our personalities, but none of us are really wanting to be superstars," he laughs, adding the goal of the band is not to get famous, but to provide a creative outlet each member isn't able to experience in their respective bands. "We just want to play, and so no one wants to take the lead, so it was kind of a joke. We're like these secret guys. We're not willing to jump in there and create the persona or anything, so we'll remain a secret."

While Deerfoot is essentially a thing of the past, its style will continue, including the entertaining live improvisation the band became known for. Timoffee says there's never a set idea of what's going to happen onstage. "We're really listening to each other and focusing on each other and what we're doing, so you tend to tune out and focus on the creation in the moment, and it usually turns out OK, or at least I hope it does," he adds. The unique instrumental style is a culmination of different experiences each member has had in the industry, and Timoffee says it can add something new and fresh to the local music scene. Secretmen is currently putting the finishing touches on its debut, self-titled album, which will be available this August, with a CD release show to follow. In the meantime, the band wants to continue playing predominantly local and small venue shows, without taking themselves too seriously. "The type of music we're going to be playing that night, it's not something you hear a lot around Edmonton these days," Timoffee notes. "It's not mainstream ... it's not going to be anything typical and I think that's what's fun about it."

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PREVUE // LIFT OFF

Ground Level Falcons Sat, Jul 21 (8 pm) With Crestwood Haven Social Club, $8 in advance, $10 at the door

new member, new name and new focus has brought Ground Level Falcons to the debut of its self-titled album, a definitive step forward for the local four-piece. The band received a 10K20 grant from Rawlco Radio in October 2011 when they were still operating as a trio under the name Vox Humana. At the time, the choice was between rerecording Vox Humana tracks or starting fresh. Around the same time, the band welcomed new bass player Greg Kolodychuk, formerly of Axiomatik, and decided it was time for a change. "Vox Humana we had put on the back burner," says guitar player, vocalist and chief songwriter Matt Gardiner. "We had been doing it for about six years, so we were kind of looking to start a new project anyway." The switch has meant a shift to a much more well-rounded, mature sound, which Gardiner says focuses on storytelling. When writing for Vox Humana, Gardiner had always found inspiration in what was going on in the world, but didn't find it to be very introspective songwriting. With Ground

Level Falcons, Gardiner has made things personal and drew his writing influences from his own life. "It's always kind of risky to do. When you write it down, it's good to get it out of your system, but then you kind of find that you start putting filters on it so people don't take it as literally," he says of the personal storytelling, which has been used as a time capsule of sorts to the character flaws he believes he experienced at this point in his life. While Gardiner was dealing with his own personal situations, so were the other members of the band. The process of making the album, from writing to producing, took approximately nine months, which is much longer than the band was used to, but allowed for events to take place which shaped the final result. "I guess we're at the ages where we're becoming adults a little more," Gardiner jokes, adding this included two of the band members buying their first properties, career changes and breakups. "It was just a whole other sort of stress and everything you bring into the studio or to rehearsals, that comes across in the music as well. It's a release when you get to that point." Another change for Ground Level

Falcons within the recording process was entering the studio with brand new songs that hadn't been roadtested through demos or live shows. Gardiner views the going-in-blind method as having both positives and negatives. While the group really had no idea how things would turn out, the approach also leant itself to the freshness experienced through the inception of a new song, which kept things exciting. The album was recorded with the help of Stew at Sound Extractor Studios, who Gardiner says helped take some of the pressure of his shoulders. In the past, Gardiner had taken on the producing role as well, since all of the Vox Humana's recordings had been done independently. "He was such a great ear, so he basically became the fifth member of the band, like a good producer should," Gardiner adds. With its first release completed, Gardiner has his sights set on taking Ground Level Falcons further than Vox Humana was able to go in its six year run. "We have a product now and a very strong starting point ... just continue the evolution," he concludes. MEAGHAN BAXTER

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SHAW CONFERENCE CENTRE Full Flex Express Festival: Skrillex; 3pm SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Derina Harvey SHERLOCK HOLMES– WEM Tony Dizon STARLITE ROOM Joe Solo, Looking East and the Black Hole Illusion; 9pm WILD BILL’S–Red Deer TJ the DJ every Thu and Fri; 10pm-close WILD MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST–WMMF Big Sugar, the Sheepdogs, Wide Mouth Mason, Ridley Bent, Matt Andersen, others WUNDERBAR Leeroy Stagger

DJs BAR-B-BAR DJ James; every Fri; no cover BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Every Friday DJs on all three levels

O2'S ON WHYTE DJ Jay every Fri and Sat 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 SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE Fuzzion Friday: with Crewshtopher, Tyler M, guests; no cover SUEDE LOUNGE House, electro, Top40, R'n'B with DJ Melo-D every Fri SUITE 69 Release Your Inner Beast: Retro and Top 40 beats with DJ Suco; every Fri TEMPLE Silence be Damned: with DJs Gotthavok, Siborg, Nightroad; 9pm

BLACKSHEEP PUB Bash: DJ spinning retro to rock classics to current

TREASURY In Style Fri: DJ Tyco and Ernest Ledi; no line no cover for ladies all night long

BONEYARD ALE HOUSE The Rock Mash-up: DJ

UNION HALL Ladies Night every Fri

VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Connected Las Vegas Fridays Y AFTERHOURS Foundation Fridays

SAT JUL 21 ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage with Trace Jordan 1st and 3rd Sat; 7pm-12 ARTERY Secretmen; $10 AVENUE THEATRE California Lane Change (CD release, Perfect Company), Run Romeo Run, Lords Kitchner, Take to the Skies, SmileForTheBullet; all ages; 6pm; $10 (adv)/$12 (door)

Easter Seals New Artist Showcase Winner, 1:302pm; The Long Shadows, 2:30-5pm; Michael Rault, 5:30-8:30pm; Wide Mouth Mason, 9:30-11pm COAST TO COAST Live bands every Sat; 9:30pm CROWN PUB Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, every Sat, 2-6pm; every Sat, 12-2am

HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB Ground Level Falcons (CD release show; alt rock), Crestwood; $8 (adv)/$10 (door) HILLTOP PUB Sat afternoon roots jam with Pascal, Simon and Dan, 3:30-6:30pm; evening HOOLIGANZ Live music every Sat HYDEAWAY Marleigh and Mueller (classic pop/jazz/

LOUISIANA PURCHASE Suchy Sister Saturdays: Amber, Renee or Stephanie with accompaniment; 9:3011:30pm; no cover

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Hair of the Dog: Linda McRae (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover

NEW CITY Dusty Tucker, Valley, guests; 8pm (door), 9pm (show) NEW WEST HOTEL Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm; Evening: Boots and Boogie

BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ The Mondrian Shift; 8:30pm; $10 BLUES ON WHYTE Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Grady Champion BOHEMIA Rockin' Splaturday: Haarrakan, Narrators, Zebra Pulse; 8pm (show); $5 BONEYARD ALE HOUSE Mr Lucky (blues, boogie, R&B); 9pm; no cover BRIXX BAR Surviving Suzanne, Whiskey Chief, the Ecstatics; 9pm CAFÉ CORAL DE CUBA Cafe Coral De Cuba Marco Claveria's open mic (music, poetry, jokes); every Sat, 6pm; $5 CAPILAL X–Telus Stage, Northlands The Sam Roberts Band, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald CARROT CAFÉ Sat Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON Colleen Rae and Cornerstone (country rock) CASINO YELLOWHEAD The Whiskey Boyz (pop rock) CHURCHILL SQUARE –Race Week Tsunami Brothers, 11am-1:30pm;

Brothers, Kenny Marsh and The Mellows, Nadine Kellman, Al Dunbar, Big Sky Gliders. D. Watson, Rebecca Lappa, Patsy Pie and the Peach Pickers; Sat afternoon Rock Garden Bluegrass Jam open for all; Evening: Debbie Spence, Dawn Bissett, Dr John, Jay Gilday, Sheard Hollow, Bob Cook and Mucho Nada Party, Big Dreamer, Scott and Colin, the Living Daylights, Great North Blues BandAcoustic Fire Jams

O’BYRNE’S Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm

Thu, Jul 20 – Sun, Jul 29 / Capital Ex / Telus Stage A literal swarm* of acts is set for the stage at this year's former K Days and soonto-be-former Capital Ex. Up this week: Awolnation, Small Town Pistols, Lights and more. Schedule at capitalex.ca. *not actually literal DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Duane Allen THE DISH NEK Trio (jazz); every Sat, 6pm DV8 Whiskey Rose, the Sleaze Dolls; 9pm EARLY STAGE SALOON– Stony Plain Linda McRae FESTIVAL PLACE My Two Cents (Heart and Stroke fundraiser) FILTHY MCNASTY'S The Apresnos (video release party), the Red Cannons; 4pm; no cover GAS PUMP Saturday Homemade Jam: Mike Chenoweth

musical theatre); 8pm; 3rd Sat each month; $10 IRON BOAR PUB Jazz in Wetaskiwin featuring jazz trios the 1st Sat each month; $10 JEFFREY'S CAFÉ Original Caste ('70s hit producers); $25 L.B.'S PUB Sat afternoon Jam with Gator and Friends, 5-9pm; Danita Lynn (singer/songwriter), 9:30-2am LITTLE FLOWER FLOWER FEST Hike to the End of the World with David Haas (bagpipe); End of the World Stage Concert: Jay Gilday, the Young

ON THE ROCKS Huge Fakers OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Dueling Piano's, all request live; 9pm-2am every Fri and Sat; no cover PAWN SHOP JAR, Hollywood Assassyn; 7pm (door); $12 (adv) RED PIANO BAR Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm2am ROSE AND CROWN Mark McGarrible ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM THEATRE Colin Priestner (folk rock), guests; all ages; 7pm (door); $14 (adv) at Blackbyrd SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Derina Harvey SHERLOCK HOLMES– WEM Tony Dizon SIDELINERS PUB Sat open stage; 3-7pm STARLITE ROOM Strung

Out; 8pm STUDIO MUSIC FOUNDATION Cheap Date, Practical Slackers WILD MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST–WMMF Big Sugar, the Sheepdogs, Wide Mouth Mason, Ridley Bent, Matt Andersen, others WUNDERBAR Mark Berube (Montreal), guests

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

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W/ HOLLYWOOD ASSASYN

THU JULY 26

INTO ETERNITY

W/ GATEKEEPER, ENEMY SURPLUS & DISPLAY OF DECAY FRI JULY 27

IRON MAIDEN AFTERPARTY WITH STRIKER SAT JULY 28

SKELETONWITCH WITH BARNBURNER & TERRORFIST THU AUG 2

ANVIL WITH BAD ACID & TITANS EVE FRI AUG 3

FORESTER WITH ON YOUR MARK, RUMBLE CATS &

TANNER GORDON & THE UNFORTUNATES

VENUE GUIDE ACCENT EUROPEAN LOUNGE 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALE YARD TAP 13310-137 Ave ARTERY 9535 Jasper Ave AVENUE THEATRE 9030-118 Ave, 780.477.2149 BISTRO LA PERSAUD 861791 St, 780.758.6686 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 BLACKJACK'S ROADHOUSE– Nisku 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522 BLACKSHEEP PUB 11026 Jasper Ave, 780.420.0448 BLUE 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 10217-97 St BONEYARD ALE HOUSE 9216-34 Ave, 780.437.2663 BRITTANY'S LOUNGE 1022597 St, 780.497.0011 BRIXX BAR 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 CAFÉ CORAL DE CUBA 10816 Whyte Ave CAFÉ HAVEN 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca CARROT CAFÉ 9351-118 Ave, 780.471.1580 CASINO EDMONTON 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467 CASINO YELLOWHEAD 12464-153 St, 780 424 9467 CENTURY CASINO 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 CHA ISLAND TEA CO 1033281 Ave, 780.757.2482 CHROME LOUNGE 132 Ave, Victoria Trail COAST TO COAST 5552 Calgary Tr, 780.439.8675

SAT JULY 21 EARLY SHOW THE RETURN OF

COMMON 9910-109 St CROWN PUB 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 DIESEL ULTRA LOUNGE 11845 Wayne Gretzky Drive, 780.704.CLUB DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 THE DISH 12417 Stony Plain Rd, 780.488.6641 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St EARLY STAGE SALOON– Stony Plain 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain EDDIE SHORTS 10713-124 St, 780.453.3663 EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE WEM Phase III, 780.489.SHOW ELECTRIC RODEO–Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 ELEPHANT AND CASTLE– Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave EXPRESSIONZ CAFÉ 993870 Ave, 780.437.3667 FESTIVAL PLACE 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER’S ROOST 890699 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 1051182 Ave, 780.916.1557 FLASH NIGHT CLUB 10018105 St, 780.996.1778 FLOW LOUNGE 11815 Wayne Gretzky Dr, 780.604. CLUB FLUID LOUNGE 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700 FUNKY BUDDHA 10341-82 Ave, 780.433.9676 GOOD EARTH COFFEE HOUSE AND BAKERY 9942-108 St GOOD NEIGHBOR PUB 11824-103 St HALO 10538 Jasper Ave,

780.423.HALO HAVEN SOCIAL CLUB 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 HILLTOP PUB 8220-106 Ave, 780.490.7359 HOGS DEN PUB 9, 14220 Yellowhead Tr HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110 HYDEAWAY 10209-100 Ave, 780.426.5381 IRON BOAR PUB 4911-51st St, Wetaskiwin J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 JEFFREY’S CAFÉ 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 JEKYLL AND HYDE 10209100 Ave, 780.426.5381 JUNCTION BAR AND EATERY 10242-106 St, 780.756.5667 KAS BAR 10444-82 Ave, 780.433.6768 L.B.’S PUB 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEGENDS PUB 6104-172 St, 780.481.2786 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 LIT ITALIAN WINE BAR 10132-104 St LITTLE FLOWER FLOWER FEST 53210 RR 55A, 1 hr W of Edmonton, nr Seba Beach LIZARD LOUNGE 13160118 Ave MARYBETH'S COFFEE HOUSE–Beaumont 5001-30 Ave, Beaumont, 780.929.2203 NAKED CYBERCAFE & ESPRESSO BAR 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 NEWCASTLE PUB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 NEW CITY 8130 Gateway Boulevard NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535-109A Ave

O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 O2'S ON WHYTE 780.454.0203 O2'S TAPHOUSE AND GRILL 13509-127 St, 780.454.0203 OVERTIME–Downtown 10304-111 St, 780.465.6800 OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 PLAYBACK PUB 594 Hermitage Rd, 130 Ave, 40 St PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL 1086057 Ave RAINMAKER RODEO–St Albert Kinsmen Fair Grounds REDNEX BAR–Morinville 10413-100 Ave, Morinville, 780.939.6955 RED PIANO BAR 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 RENDEZVOUS 10108-149 St RICHARD'S PUB 12150-161 Ave, 780-457-3117 RIC’S GRILL 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253 ROSE AND CROWN 10235101 St ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM THEATRE 12845-102 Ave R PUB 16753-100 St, 780.457.1266 SECOND CUP–89 AVE 8906-149 St SECOND CUP–Sherwood Park 4005 Cloverbar Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 • Summerwood

Summerwood Centre, Sherwood Park, 780.988.1929 SIDELINERS PUB 11018-127 St, 780.453.6006 SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 SPORTSMAN'S LOUNGE 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 STEEPS TEA LOUNGE– Whyte Ave 11116-82 Ave SUEDE LOUNGE 11806 Jasper Ave, 780.482.0707 SUITE 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 TAPHOUSE 9020 McKenney Ave, St Albert, 780.458.0860 TREASURY 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca TWO ROOMS 10324 Whyte Ave, 780.439.8386 VEE LOUNGE, APEX CASINO–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 VINYL DANCE LOUNGE 10740 Jasper Ave, 780.428.8655, vinylretrolounge.com WILD BILL’S–Red Deer Quality Inn North Hill, 7150-50 Ave, Red Deer, 403.343.8800 WILD MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST–WMMF 8km N of Hinton, hwy 40 WINSPEAR CENTRE 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028-102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours. com YELLOWHEAD BREWERY 10229-105 St, 780.423.3333 YESTERDAYS PUB 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295 ZEN LOUNGE 12923-97 St

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O2'S TAPHOUSE AND GRILL DJs every Fri and Sat O2'S ON WHYTE DJ Jay every Fri and Sat OVERTIME–Downtown Saturdays at Eleven: R'n'B, hip hop, reggae, Old School PALACE CASINO Show Lounge DJ every Sat PAWN SHOP Transmission Saturdays: Indie rock, new wave, classic punk with DJ Blue Jay and Eddie Lunchpail; 9pm (door); free (before 10pm)/$5 (after 10pm) RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests ROUGE LOUNGE Rouge Saturdays: global sound and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Rezzo, DJ Mkhai SOU KAWAII ZEN LOUNGE Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M SUEDE LOUNGE House, electro, Top40, R'n'B with DJ Melo-D every Fri SUITE 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests TEMPLE Oh Snap! Oh Snap with Degree, Cool Beans, Specialist, Spenny B and Mr. Nice Guy and Ten 0; every Sat 9pm UNION HALL Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous VINYL DANCE LOUNGE Signature Saturdays Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN JUL 22 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 Sunday Brunch: Vif String Quartet; 10am-2pm BLUE PEAR RESTAURANT Jazz on the Side Sun: Ryan Timoffee; 5:308:30pm; $25 if not dining CAFFREY'S–Sherwood Park The Sunday Blues Jam: hosted by Kevin and Rita McDade and the Grey Cats Blues Band, guests every week; 5-9pm; no cover CAPILAL X–Telus Stage, Northlands Deric Ruttan, Small Town Pistols

JUBILEE AUDITORIUM Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers; 8pm; $70-$105 at TicketMaster LITTLE FLOWER FLOWER FEST Open Stage Gospel Hour 11am; Open Stage 1-3pm; Peter Challoner, Laurel-Lee Maclure, David Haas; more TBA NEWCASTLE PUB Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm

PAWN SHOP Bring Us Your Dead (metal), Last Horizon, Promethean Labyrinth, Distant Calm; 8pm (door); $15 (adv) RICHARD'S PUB Sun Live Jam hosted by Carson Cole; 4pm TWO ROOMS Live Jam every Sun with Jeremiah; 5-9pm; no cover; $10 (dinner) WILD MOUNTAIN MUSIC FEST–WMMF Big Sugar, the Sheepdogs, Wide Mouth Mason, Ridley Bent, Matt Andersen, others WUNDERBAR The Sturgeons (Winnipeg) YELLOWHEAD BREWERY Open Stage: Every Sun, 8pm

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

ROSE BOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE Acoustic open

SHERLOCK HOLMES– WEM Jimmy Whiffen STARLITE ROOM Neon Trees, Penguin Prison, JJAMZ; 5:30pm; all ages; $20 (adv) at

CHURCHILL SQUARE –Race Week ATCO Gas Cook-Off, 11am-2pm; The Original Caste, 2:305:00pm; The Top Tones, 5:30-8:30pm; Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughn, 9:3011pm Arcana

BOHEMIA Ramshackle Day Parade: Open Input Edition (bring your gear and make some noise); 8pm; no cover

BLUES ON WHYTE JK and the Statics

CAPILAL X–Telus Stage, Northlands Canadian rock band, Theory of a Deadman CASINO EDMONTON Shannon Smith (country rock) CASINO YELLOWHEAD The Emeralds DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Jesse D; singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm NEW CITY Argyles Martin Bradstreet (Alexei Martov), Broken Vinyl; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $5 (door) NEW WEST HOTEL Sonny

“Tally Ho!”--where have I heard that before?

FESTIVAL PLACE Qualico Patio Series : Minor Empire, La Luna de Santiago; 7:30pm; $8 FIDDLER'S ROOST Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12

HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Cody Nouta; 9pm NEW WEST HOTEL Free classic country dance lessons every Wed, 7-9pm; Sonny and the Hurricanes

Thu, Jul 26 (8 pm) / Wax Mannequin / Haven Social Club, $8 – $10 I like to imagine Wax Mannequin starring in a remake of Starship's video for "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now," the theme from the 1987 film Mannequin. That'd be awesome. Until then, you can see him live, though. stage every Mon; 9pm WUNDERBAR Dr Jokes

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay CROWN PUB Mixmashitup Mon Industry Night: with DJ Fuzze, J Plunder (DJs to bring their music and mix mash it up)

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

FLOW LOUNGE Stylus Sun LEVEL 2 LOUNGE Stylus Industry Sundays: Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am

JONESIN'CROSSWORD

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

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Metal Mondays with DJ Tyson

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

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

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through '60s and '70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy

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

HOGS DEN PUB Open Jam: hosted; open jam every Sun, all styles welcome; 3-7pm

SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Lyle Hobbs

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm

O2'S TAP HOUSE AND GRILL Open stage hosted by the band the Vindicators; 4-8pm every Sun

MON JUL 23

FILTHY MCNASTY'S Rock and Soul Sundays with DJ Sadeeq

EDMONTON EVENT CENTRE Beirut (alt rock); 8pm; $35 at PrimeBoxOffice.com

ON THE ROCKS The Fab Tiff Hall Band

CASINO YELLOWHEAD The Emeralds

EDDIE SHORTS Open stage with Dan Daniels every Sun

Wed

SECOND CUP– Summerwood Open stage/open mic every Tue; 7:30pm; no cover

O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am

LOUNGE Reggae on Whyte: RnR Sun with DJ IceMan; no minors; 9pm; no cover

DOUBLE D'S Open jam every Sun; 3-8pm

R&B) every Tue

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Monday Open Stage

NEW CITY Free Metal Show: Enemy Surplus, Leave The Living, Netherward, Sledgehammer Deathface; Doors 8pm / Show 9pm 18+

CASINO EDMONTON Shannon Smith (country rock)

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

and the Hurricanes

LUCKY 13 Industry Night every Mon with DJ Chad Cook

BLUES ON WHYTE JK and the Statics BRIXX BAR The Cave Singers; 8pm (door); $14 (adv) at unionevents. com, primeboxoffice.com Blackbyrd CAPILAL X–Telus Stage, Northlands Lights (electro-rock), Andrew Allen DRUID IRISH PUB Open stage every Tue; with Chris Wynters; 9pm L.B.’S Tue Blues Jam with Ammar, Jim Dyck and Randy Forsberg; featured guest Geraldine Harris; 9pm-1am NEW WEST HOTEL Sonny and the Hurricanes O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm

primeboxoffice.com, unionevents.com, Blackbyrd

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: It’s One Too Many Tuesdays: Reggae, funk, soul, boogie and disco with Rootbeard BUDDYS DJ Arrow Chaser every CROWN PUB Live Hip Hop Tue: freestyle hip hop with DJ Xaolin and Mc Touch DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe'en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue RED STAR Experimental Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue RED PIANO All Request Band Tuesdays: Classic rock, soul and R&B with Joint Chiefs; 8pm; $5 SUITE 69 Rockstar Tuesdays: Mash up and Electro with DJ Tyco, DJ Omes with weekly guest DJs

WED JUL 25 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month BLUES ON WHYTE JK and the Statics CAPITAL X–Telus Stage, Northlands Mother Mother, Rikers

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK The Campfire Hero's (acoustic rock, country, top 40); 9pm2am every Tue; no cover

CHA ISLAND TEA CO Whyte Noise Drum Circle: Join local drummers for a few hours of beats and fun; 6pm

PADMANADI Open stage every Tue; with Mark Davis; all ages; 7:3010:30pm

CROWN PUB The D.A.M.M Jam: Open stage/original plugged in jam with Dan, Miguel and friends every Wed

R PUB Open stage jam every Tue; hosted by Gary and the Facemakers; 8pm RED PIANO All request band Tuesdays: Joint Chiefs (classic rock, soul,

DEVANEY'S IRISH PUB Duff Robinson EDDIE SHORTS Electric open jam with Steven Johnson Experience every

OVERTIME SHERWOOD PARK Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm-2am every Wed; no cover PLAYBACK PUB Open Stage every Wed hosted by JTB; 9pm-1am PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:30-11pm; $2 (member)/$4 (nonmember) RED PIANO BAR Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 RICHARD'S PUB Live Latin Band Salsabor every Wed; 9pm SECOND CUP–149 St Open stage with Alex Boudreau; 7:30pm SHERLOCK HOLMES– Downtown Lyle Hobbs SHERLOCK HOLMES– WEM Jimmy Whiffen WUNDERBAR Jon Mick ZEN LOUNGE Jazz Wednesdays: Kori Wray and Jeff Hendrick; every Wed; 7:30-10pm; no cover

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

VUEWEEKLY JULY 19 – JULY 25, 2012

Across 1 Worker from another company? 5 1/100th division: abbr. 8 Start of a refrain 13 Quarterback Tony who once dated Jessica Simpson 14 Bad thing to hear when remodeling 15 Deadly snake 16 He had the 1994 #1 hit "Here Comes the Hotstepper" 18 Key same as B 19 ___ vital 20 Vendors 22 Capital of Kofi Annan's home country 25 Literary character who had a title "Prayer for" him 27 Totally sad 29 Away from the wind 30 Prefix meaning "times one trillion" 31 Poisonous fish 33 Sought out quickly 38 Emma Watson role in eight movies 41 City on the Ruhr 42 Filled with wonder 43 "Bad Romance" Lady 44 World Baseball Classic team 46 Kind of number 48 He played the bossy Stooge 53 Second largest city in France 54 Triangular houses 55 Checklist component 57 Hiccup, for instance 58 It may be involved in tallying the four theme answers 63 Yaphet of "Alien" and "The Running Man" 64 Messes up 65 Alison of "Community" 66 Dave Matthews song with Alanis Morissette singing backup 67 86,400 seconds 68 Do some door drama

Down 1 Tetra- minus one 2 One billion years 3 11 years ago, in the credits 4 Where kings don't rule 5 Opening for graph 6 Due to, in slang 7 It comes "after me," in a Louis XV

quote 8 What anchors face 9 Winchester product 10 Cop ___ 11 Hear (about) 12 More suitable for a film festival than the local multiplex, say 14 Thurman of "Bel Ami" 17 Jai ___ 21 Dir. opposite WSW 22 Foaming ___ mouth 23 Native Canadians 24 Caleb and John Dickson, for two 26 Be belligerent 28 Accounts head, for short 32 Without apologizing 34 They run with torches 35 New Zealand mystery writer Marsh 36 Indie band ___ and Sara 37 Heard tests 39 Shared, like a characteristic 40 Map lines: abbr. 45 Much-maligned director Boll 47 Basic util. 48 Operating room covers 49 King ___ (Michael Jackson title) 50 Muse of love poetry 51 Lacks options 52 "Dear ___..." 56 End zone scores, for short 59 Major time period 60 Website address 61 "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" star Vardalos 62 President pro ___ ©2011 Jonesin' Crosswords

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COMMENT >> LGBTQ

More than marriage

There is more to equality than the right to marry This week we're turning our gaze to I'll admit that when I first thought that the international scene, where some this campaign was focussed on gay recent developments have left the marriage, I was deeply disappointed. queer world abuzz. You may have I am not a fan of the gay marriage missed the very quiet announcement agenda. Don't get me wrong—I am from our Internet overlords pleased that I have the same Google last week, who andomestic rights as anyone nounced that they were else. However, I have never embarking on a campaign thought that the push for m o eekly.c @vuew to support gay rights across gay marriage is the pinnacle ashley Ashley h of queer activism. the globe. Called "Legalize rg Drybu Love," the initiative began in Let's talk about yet another Singapore and Poland and "will focus report last week that came out, on places with homophobic cultures, stating LGBTQ youth are massively where anti-gay laws exist," with the overrepresented in the street-ingoal of having nationally specific camvolved population. Gender is still not paigns in every city in which Google listed as a protected category in the has an office. When the campaign Charter. Trans people still face huge was originally announced, reports inhurdles in the health system. Yet dicated that the campaign would adwhen I talk to my American friends, vocate for the worldwide legalization they seem to think that the battle of gay marriage. A spokesperson has is over in Canada, that we live in a since clarified that the campaign will queer nirvana where every day is gay instead focus on human rights and day. A campaign that only focuses on employment discrimination. gay marriage allows more privileged We're happy, right? One of the queers to claim that the battle is world’s largest corporations has done; they can tap out and enjoy their come out swinging for the gay team domestic benefits while everyone else and can use its clout to support grassstill suffers. Now that Google has roots activism in ways previously unclarified their position, I am cautiously imaginable. And certainly I am over optimistic—we can talk about queer the moon at the thought of how this rights without talking about marriage! news must have made homophobic This feels huge! bigots squirm in their own hate-juices. My deeply cynical side is not en-

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AQUARIUS

tirely satisfied, however. Google is an American company; why is the campaign starting in Poland and Singapore? There is no real justification provided, other than to say these countries struggle with gay rights. Given how heated the conversation about gay rights is in the United States right now, and the fact that Google is still ostensibly an American company, I can't help but be surprised that the campaign isn't starting there. And while there are better and worse places for queers to live in this world, I am not going to buy the argument that the US is on the top of the list of best places. Is this a case where they are trying to ignore the problems at home by focusing elsewhere? Western countries are notorious for doing this: by focusing on AIDS in Africa, for example, we can cast ourselves as benevolent saviours and ignore the thousands of people who struggle daily with the disease in our own backyard. I'm assuming, of course, that this campaign was initiated by head office. Perhaps it is the case that the campaign was developed in Singapore and consequently picked up by the entire organization. I guess we'll wait and see. I hope my cynical side is wrong on this one. V

(Jan 20 – Feb 18): I bra-

zenly predict, my dear Aquarius, that in the next 10 months you will fall in

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21): "Inter-

love with love more deeply than you

ruption" will be a word of power for

have in over a decade. You will figure

you in the coming days. No, really: I'm

out a way to exorcise the demons

not being ironic or satirical. It is possi-

that have haunted your relationship

ble that the interruptions will initially

with romance, and you will enjoy

seem inconvenient or undesirable, but

some highly entertaining amorous

I bet you will eventually feel grate-

interludes. The mysteries of intimacy

ful for their intervention. They will

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knock you out of grooves you need to

you will have good reasons to rede-

be knocked out of. They will compel

fine the meaning of "fun." Is there any

you to pay attention to clues you've

way these prophecies of mine could

been neglecting. Don't think of them

possibly fail to materialize? Yes, but

as random acts of cosmic whimsy, but

only if you take yourself too seriously

rather as divine strokes of luck that

and insist on remaining attached to

are meant to redirect your energy to

the old days and old ways.

where it should be. PISCES

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(Dec 22 – Jan 19): You

for fake magic, and make yourself

don't have to stand in a provocative

immune to its seductive appeal. Do

pose to be sexy. You don't have to lick

not, under any circumstances, allow

your lips or wear clothes that dramati-

yourself to get snookered by sexy

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delusions or enticing hoaxes. There

ing qualities. You already know all

will in fact be some real magic ma-

that stuff, of course. I just wanted to

terializing in your vicinity, and if you

remind you in light of this week’s as-

hope to recognize it you must not be

signment: to be profoundly attractive

distracted by the counterfeit stuff.

and alluring without being obvious

This is a demanding assignment. You

about it. With that as your strategy,

will have to be both skeptical and

you'll draw to you the exact blessings

curious, both tough-minded and in-

and benefits you need. So do you have

nocently receptive. Fortunately, the

any brilliant notions about how to

astrological omens suggest you now

proceed? Here's one idea: Be utterly

have an enhanced capacity to live on

at peace with who you really are.

that edge.

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COMMENT >> SEX

'Be creative'

Dan on destructive criticism, a little bit of praise and a fake letter I am desperately in need of your help. before popping his dick in your mouth." You seem like a nice person, TIWDIW: After eight years of marriage, it turns a good sex partner, GGG, open to conout that the blowjobs I give are "good structive criticism. But "I grow weary of but not great" and are now getting your blowjobs, they bore me—do some"boring." My husband is unable to thing about it!" isn't constructive tell me anything specific that E G criticism. It's destructive critihe wants me to do, just that A SAV cism, the kind of feedback I should do something difthat can leave a sex partner ferent and "be creative." m o ekly.c vuewe feeling inadequate and selfI've done pretty much ev- savagelove@ Dan conscious. To be construcerything I can think of over Savage tively critical, your husband the years, fingers and hands needs to come through with some included, so I have no idea where to suggestions and direction—something go from here! My husband is my first more helpful than "surprise me." (I bet partner, so I have no past experience he'd find that mouthful of Tabasco sauce to draw from, and porn hardly seems surprising.) the proper inspiration: visually excitNow, maybe your husband has no clue ing (for a guy) but no visible technique what he wants you to do. But that's other than some rather extreme deepstill no excuse for "Your blowjobs bore throating, which I am incapable of, me. Fix it! Creatively!" Your husband as I have an annoyingly sensitive gag should've tossed out some suggestions, reflex. Is there anything nonstandard invited you to do the same, and you two but fun that you (or your fans) could should've given 'em all a whirl until you suggest? I'm not exactly vanilla, so I'm found a few new tricks that worked. willing to try pretty much anything at Minor unfairnesses slosh around rethis point.

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Seeing as I think saying, "You're doing it wrong, do it better, but don't ask me how I want it done," is an asshole move, TIWDIW, I'm tempted to give asshole advice. Something along the lines of "take a swig of Tabasco sauce immediately

lationships like water in the bottom of a canoe, of course, but "Be creative!" in this context isn't just unfair, it's paralyzing. Putting all the responsibility for busting out new tricks on the shoulders of the person whose blowjob/assfucking/bondage skills have been criticized rarely results in the criticized person

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busting out new and mind-blowing blowjob/assfucking/bondage moves. A destructively criticized sex partner is apt to shut down. So your husband isn't just guilty of unfair behavior here, TIWDIW, he's guilty of self-defeating behavior. Meaning, you may be able to give better head—we all have room for improvement—but this is not the way to go about getting better head from you. Finally, TIWDIW, you mention that your husband was your first partner. Can I ask how many women he's been with? If the answer is "not many," then I would respectfully suggest to your husband that his frame of reference may not be large enough to craft a truly informed critique of your blowjob technique. For all he knows, you give amazing head. (Cue the straight men who'll tell your husband that he should be happy he's getting blowjobs at all, that you wouldn't catch them complaining if they were getting regular and enthusiastic blowjobs eight years into their marriages, etc) But routine can make even the best blowjobs seem boring. So it may not be the how of your blowjobs that bore him, TIWDIW, but the when and the where. Give him the same old head in a new and exciting place (outside?) or in a new and exciting circumstance (his hands tied behind him?) and see if that doesn't make your blowjobs exciting again. And while we're on the subject of oral sex: how are your husband's cunnilingus skills these days? If they're not all they could be, now's the time to tell him.

derstood. It turns out that she's been reading your column since she was 15. She's not worried that I'm gay; she didn't ask me to stop. Just writing to say thanks.

I'm a straight guy into intense bondage—extended scenes, sensory deprivation, whole-body casting—and the only people who have the gear and are willing to do it for free are gay guys. I "laid my kink cards on the table" at three months, per your instructions, and told my girlfriend that I sometimes get tied up by guys. She un-

A programming note: people typically write to me when someone has done them wrong or when they've done someone wrong. When the bad actor in a particular situation is someone like a devotee—the kind of person who is unlikely to be out to friends and family members about their deeply stigmatized sexual identity and/or interest—my

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You're welcome, OGFB. Give my regards to the girlfriend.

I was upset by the letter in last week's column about the devotee who posted pictures of her disabled girlfriend's body and wheelchair online without permission. I cannot speak for all devotees, but I was disgusted by the behavior of GIMP's girlfriend. I do not date people solely for their bodies and would never see my partner as "just a body" or post pictures of them online. As a devotee, I do find particular disabled bodies more attractive and sexually appealing than most "able" bodies. But physical attraction is only a starting point. In order for a relationship to move forward, there must be attraction on other levels and compatibility on an interpersonal level, and there must always be mutual respect. I wanted to put this perspective out there for people who, like GIMP, are wary of devotees. I'm sorry this happened to her. In any "group," there will be people who are perverted and disrespectful. But when a devotee acts up, it contributes negatively to an already largely misunderstood attraction. GOOD DEV IN CANADA

readers can't weigh what they're learning about this one particular devotee against what they know about the other devotees they know and love ... because the other devotees they know and love aren't out to them about being devotees. It's something to bear in mind, gentle readers, when someone with a rare or deeply stigmatized sexual interest makes an appearance in the column. Remember: GIMP's girlfriend doesn't represent all devotees any more than TIWDIW's husband represents all straight men. With that said ... GIMP's letter appears to have been a fake. There's a disturbed person lurking on the web who pretends to be a woman in a wheelchair, as a number of readers wrote to inform me, and this person has peddled the exact same story before. A fake letter is going to make its way into the column from time to time—there's no way to verify every letter—and as every question that does make the column is a good hypothetical to every Savage Love reader save one, I try not to get too worked up about the odd fake question. But it is a problem when a fake question contributes to the negative public perception of a group of people whose sexual desires are already so stigmatized. While the news that GIMP's letter is fake will come as a comfort to everyone who thought my advice for GIMP sucked, it's cold comfort for all the good and decent devotees out there who had to see yet another story about a shitty—and, in this case, completely fictitious—devotee make it into print. My apologies. V

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