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We’re investing in Alberta’s families and communities Alberta’s children should be inspired to learn.

And prepared for the future. That’s why the Government of Alberta is building 50 new schools and modernizing 70 existing schools across the province.

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"It was kind of the way we'd always wanted our band to sound, but we didn't have the technological capacity to do it."

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NEWS // ASIAN HERITAGE

Long road to respect

Classroom coercion Japanese-Canadian experiences of the last century deplorable The contract between Alberta's teachers and the provincial government, Bill 26, the Assurance for Student's Act—although what students will be assured of hasn't really been stated—required that all 62 school jurisdictions across the province agree to the provincial framework agreement offered by the government on March 15. School boards and teachers' unions had two months to decide. A couple said no—notably the Calgary Board of Education, the largest school board in the province— but that didn't seem to matter to Minister of Education Jeff Johnson as he decided to introduce the deal as legislation anyway when the deadline hit on May 13. It seems that those who disagree with the provincial government have no place in Alberta's supposedly democratic voting system.

The Alberta School Boards Association's president Jacquie Hansen has called the vote choosing the lesser of two evils, and it seems that many of the school boards only chose to support the deal as there was no other option.

Teachers have been without a collective agreement since their former contract ended in August 2012. This contract is not great. It includes three years of no salary increases (including this past school year) with a two-percent increase in the 2015 – 16 school year and a onepercent bonus that year as well. Considering that the top-paid teachers in the province don't hit $100 000 a year in salary, that's not even $1000 in bonus cash. It's just another all-toocommon example of the provincial government bullying Albertans to get what it wants.

The CBE would not vote for the deal. They said there would be too much trouble down the road from teachers complaining about being overworked and underpaid as well as the costs associated with hearing all of those complaints. Teachers already complain about overcrowded classrooms and not receiving enough educational support through classroom assistants and educational grants. Even Alberta Teacher's Association president Carol Henderson has said the class sizes in Alberta are too large and when September hits there will be 11 000 new students in the school system competing for limited resources. Alberta has the second-highest student-to-educator ratio in Canada. On top of that, $14.5 million in education funding was cut from school-board operations in next year's budget and the promised two-percent grant increase for education was also denied.

Overworked teachers trying to educate too many children at once, without much help, is a recipe for educational disaster. By the time most of these kids are college-aged, there might not be much left in the way of postsecondary programs for them to choose from anyway considering the massive funding cuts universities and colleges are currently dealing with—their education will suffer while they are children and their education will continue to suffer after high school. Alberta certainly is making a statement about what it values by our lack of investment in education. V

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the First World War —along with the 17-acre poultry farm he tended.

As well as making a post-war life for himself, Mitsui also played a part in winning enfranchisement for Japanese-Canadian veterans— a promise made at the time of the war but not fulfilled until 1931.

the epitaph," he recalls.

He was the last remaining Japanese-Canadian First World War veteran.

Two years ago while visiting family in BC, David Mitsui happened to find his grandfather's old property up for sale—the house that he built and had been taken

Canadians pride themselves upon an identity of multiculturalism and acceptance, but there are uncomfortable histories of the opposite that abound.

Masumi Mitsui 100 years ago

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decorated First World War veteran, having earned medals for service including Vimy Ridge, Masumi Mitsui was one of the many Japanese Canadians told to report to Hastings Park for internment after the Pearl Harbour attack. When he arrived, he threw those medals on the ground.

"What good are these?" he yelled at the officer in charge.

According to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website, Asian Heritage Month "provides an opportunity for Canadians across the country to reflect on and celebrate the contributions of Canadians of Asian heritage to the growth and prosperity of Canada." But too often the uneasy history of Asian-Canadians is shuffled away and distanced like an embarrassing relative who, though we might pretend not to know, is still part of the family.

History is history, whether we acknowledge it or not, and the players in the story spoke out.

Following the First World War, the Japanese-Canadian community erected a war memorial in Vancouver's Stanley Park. When the internment policy came into effect, the eternal flame was extinguished in protest—and it stayed that way for 40 years. But the internment was only the start.

"They could leave all their property in the basement, and when they returned after the war everything would be there," Mitsui was led to be believe, according to his grandson David Mitsui.

"Well everything was confiscated, the property was sold, and the money that was raised from the sale of the property—they had to pay for their own lodgings in the internment camps."

These lodgings would be single or double huts with no insulation and a shared kitchen. And the Japanese Canadians had to build them themselves. A far cry from the actual home in BC Mitsui had built for himself in the years since

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In 2011, David Mitsui received a letter from Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment accepting his proposal that this be declared a national historic event.

Despite the reluctance from the Canadian government to recognize and reward Japanese-Canadian veterans with even a vote, and despite the outright hostility that came with internment, Masumi Mitsui did not forget those he fought with on Canada's behalf.

"My grandfather had permanent injuries from his battle scars," David Mitsui continues. "But every Remembrance Day he would dress up in his uniform and put on his medals, put on his legion's beret and honour the soldiers that he fought with.

"But he would never go to a public Remembrance Day service.

Because he was so, I would say, pissed off at the government for confiscating his property and interning him, even though he had fought for Canada in World War I. But he had respect for the military."

Bolstered by a shared resilience necessitated by the experiences of internment, which David Mitsui describes as an important result of the practice, following the Second World War there was a movement in the Japanese-Canadian community for financial compensation for their treatment. His grandfather was again involved in this effort, but it took until 1985 for the government to issue an apology for the wrongful internment, under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

"My grandfather, at the time, would have been 97-years-old, and he was flown with my two aunts from Hamilton to Vancouver, and he relit the flame atop

away from him. Unfortunately, the property was no longer 17 acres and was now surrounded by million-dollar properties, the almost $900 000 price tag did not make it an accessible buy. And it was certainly more than the $20 000 the Canadian government finally agreed to pay each surviving interned Japanese Canadian in 1987. Mitsui's grandfather passed away months before that deal was struck.

"There's a lot of politics involved, certainly there are a lot of things that were beyond their control," he says. "But the one thing that my grandfather always did, is he always respected the military. He was a soldier to the very end."

The story of Canada's Japanese community's struggles is only one of many such stories, but like the others, such as the Chinese headtax issue, it's often not talked about. Canadians pride themselves upon an identity of multiculturalism and acceptance, but there are uncomfortable histories of the opposite that abound.

"I think what the public apology has done is restored faith in government, but also shown that heritage is valuable," Mitsui says. "Whether you're Japanese or Chinese or South-East Asian or whether you're Taiwanese or Filipino or whatever, there are many, many different Asian people who now live in Canada.

"The strength of Canada rests in its people, and its people are from all over the world. Unlike the United States, which is a huge melting pot, Canadians respect our differences, our heritage, our cultures, and embrace it. And I think that's a real strength of Canada and the Canadian culture."

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Making Edmonton stand out

Community Connections Awards honour those who have gone above and beyond

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ften those who work for social justice—in their own communities or further away—feel like they are in a constant battle fighting for the rights of those they're helping, fighting to advocate their cause, securing funding, and sometimes even fighting against policy-makers and intellectuals to prove that their cause is legitimate. It can be exhausting to feel like you belong to a low percentile of people who work to challenge the status quo and often aren't acknowledged for that work. But this year three of those individuals will have their work awarded as part of the inaugural Community Connections Awards granted by the University of Alberta. It's about honouring people who have taken their expertise into the community and likewise from the community into the university to make them both better places.

"What are those golden nuggets that are within the university and within the community that this is just a part of their lives?" says Anastasia Lim, executive director of University Relations. "These individuals give up their time and volunteer their services and expertise because they believe in this. We actually had a discussion within our selection committee to say, 'What if we contact the recipient

and they say, 'You know what? This is just part of who I am. Thanks for the nomination, but I don't want to be awarded.'?'"

That didn't happen and the 50 nominations were finally whittled down to three winners.

"It's not just the university, it's not just Edmonton and it's not just Alberta. We are one unified community," Lim adds.

Sharon Morsink, winner of the Community Leader Award, has been sharing her love of astronomy with the community in a greater capacity since the new Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science at the U of A opened in 2011 with its three domeencased telescopes. The astrophysics professor decided to study astronomy about 15 years ago after becoming fascinated with the stars.

"I remember the first time looking at Saturn through a telescope and being able to see the rings and just being excited that I could do that," Morsink recalls. "I just found that fascinating and I started thinking a little bit more that that's an excitement I'd like to share with other people."

She now leads a program that makes the university's observatory accessible to school groups and the public.

"The whole thing about outreach with school-age kids is sometimes they might find the science courses a little bit dry and boring, but if we can find a way to bring that excitement of, say, looking through a telescope for the first time and trying to understand what's out there, they'll start thinking that science—and math as well— that those kind of things are very interesting and might encourage them to go on and continue studying those kind of topics," Morsink says. "It's not so much that I'm trying to turn kids into professional astronomers—the world doesn't really need that many

1000 kids at the observatory and another 2800 in classrooms.

Dr Lola Baydala's work involves schools as well. As a pediatrician, Baydala, the Community Scholar winner, has spent time developing programs with First Nations communities in what is called Community Based Participatory Research, most notably working with community members over the past 10 years to develop a program to teach school-age children about substance abuse and violence prevention in a culturally acceptable way.

It's not so much that I'm trying to turn kids into professional astronomers—the world doesn't really need that many professional astronomers— however, if we can get kids interested in science in general, that's a good thing. professional astronomers—however, if we can get kids interested in science in general, that's a good thing."

Part of the Sky Scan program— which the U of A works on alongside the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada—is heading to schools that might not be able to make it to the observatory. Between September and April, Sky Scan astronomers spoke to

"I think this award is really important because it acknowledges the importance of community connections and the importance of the university connecting with community because community often thinks of the university as this ivory tower and something that's not reachable or something that they don't have the opportunity to engage with," Baydala says. "Re-

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search in communities is often seen as a process whereby the researcher comes into the community with an idea, they tell the community what their idea is, they do their research and then they disappear never to be seen again. That's often called the helicopter approach to research."

In contrast, the CBPR approach partners with the community to identify the problems they want to work on and comes up with a tangible solution.

"And they always have a solution, it's just a matter of taking the time to listen to what that might be," Baydala says.

The CBPR approach has been successful enough for Baydala and community members to share it at national and international conferences.

Renne Vaugeois, the UAlberta Advocacy winner, has worked internationally as well, leading groups of students in community development work in Uganda. As the executive director of the John Humphrey Centre—an organization that educates about peace and human rights—Vaugeois' first project eight years ago was to help Edmonton engage in the Human Rights City Project, a UN initiative.

"I remember starting with the Human Rights City Project and the mayor at the time was like, 'What are you doing? We don't have human rights issues here.' And I thought, 'Are you kidding me?' It really spoke to this idea that human rights and social justice is a thing for over there—developing countries. And there wasn't a connect to understanding how human rights connects to the issues here, from poverty to you name it," Vaugeois recalls. But she says things have definitely changed for the better as the JHC continues to educate the public—including high schools— about human rights issues that are happening around the world, and in their own city.

"Human rights is all about creating space for public debate. It's really about creating space where we can talk about issues that concern us," Vaugeois says. "I think that's where the connect with the university is so valuable because at the university you're having these critical discussions about what we should value.

And it's so important to bring that out into the community."

"Having grown up in rural Alberta, you never feel that there's anything we can connect with that's global," she adds. "And that's a part of creating human rights cities. We need to be creating this hub of energy that people feel that we can engage here and we don't have to go somewhere else."

The awards ceremony takes place at City Hall on May 23 at noon. RSVP at 780.492.6892.

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COMMENT >> USA

3D guns

Printing off your own plastic pistol has the US up in arms Cody Wilson, who describes himself the "Liberator." He presumably hasn't as a "crypto-anarchist" and almost noticed that the United States govcertainly wears a Second Amendment ernment carries on collecting heavy belt-buckle, had a bright idea early taxes and crushing the spirit of free last year. No government could ever enterprise even though most Amerioppress its people again, reasoned cans already have guns. the 25-year-old law student at the Predictably, last Friday the US govUniversity of Texas, if everybody in ernment mobilized to shut his little the world was able to manufacture enterprise down. The Office of Detheir own guns at home. fense Trade Controls Compliance Well, not everybody in the at the State Department world, exactly, but at least wrote Wilson's company, everybody with $8000 to Defense Distributed, dely.com manding that his designs k buy a 3D printer from eBay, e e w e@vue gwynn or access to one of the for a 3D gun be "removed e Gwynn 3D printing shops that are from public access" until he r e Dy springing up in major cities. So proves that he has not broken Wilson set out to design a gun made the laws that govern the shipment of entirely of high-density ABS plastic weapons overseas. that could be printed on a standard The government took that route be3D machine. He printed and tested it, cause there has been an instant puband last week he made the blueprints lic outcry about the "Liberator"—but available online.

Wilson already has a licence to manuFor those who are not clear on the facture and sell the weapon from the concept, a 3D printer is basically a US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firephotocopying machine that sprays arms and Explosives. As for exportmolten plastic instead of ink. But ining the blueprints, he also registered stead of doing only one layer on a his operation under the International sheet of paper, it does thousands of Traffic in Arms Regulations, adminislayers, one on top of the other, until it tered by the State Department, and has formed a fully three-dimensional has legal advice that it complies with object. Like a gun. the rules.

There are not all that many 3D printBut the genie is well and truly out of ers in circulation yet, but they are the the bottle. There have not only been next big thing, and in five or 10 years 100 000 downloads from Wilson's they may be as common as mobile own site. It has also been uploaded phones. It would appear that a great onto Pirate Bay (with no protest from many people are looking forward to him), and downloads from that site that happy day, because in the first are going through the roof. So what week after Wilson uploaded the bluedoes all this mean? prints for his gun, 100 000 people It doesn't mean that terrorists are downloaded them. more dangerous; they have never had any trouble in getting their hands Wilson is one of those political inon weapons a lot more lethal than a nocents on the libertarian right who single-shot pistol. It does mean that truly believes that governments people can now make weapons that would behave better if everybody had will not be detected by this generaa gun. He even calls his plastic pistol tion of airport metal detectors, so it

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may soon take even longer to get on the plane. But that was going to happen pretty soon anyway.

Forget about banning assault weapons; people will be able to make them at home.

What Wilson has actually done is provide us with a useful wake-up call about the huge economic and security implications of this powerful new technology. The 3D printers will get better, faster and cheaper, and they will be able to produce much more impressive weapons. Forget about banning assault weapons; people will be able to make them at home.

More importantly, they will also be able to 3D-print almost any other massproduced item whose components are less than a m e t r e (three

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feet) long. This not only has serious implications for retailers of such items— the Wal-Marts of the world—but also

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for entire countries whose economy depends heavily on manufacturing and exporting items of this sort. Even the cheapest labour is probably more expensive than 3D printing.

So "outsourcing" will go out of fashion, but the impact of 3D printing on

traditional employment patterns in the developed countries will be just as severe. Cars will continue to be built on (highly-automated) assembly lines, but most of the companies in the supply chain will collapse as the car manufacturers start printing the parts themselves as and when they need them.

Here comes the future again. V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

MYTH: LAYING THE FOUNDATION; ARCHETYPES AND HEALING WITH LAURA SHAMAS, PH.D.

What can ancient myths teach us about the human condition and healing? This two-hour lecture examines the meaning of myth and samples classic depictions of divine deities through image and story in a multimedia presentation.

Thursday, May 30th $20 • 7PM to 9PM Quality Inn West Harvest 17803 Stony Plain Road Call for tickets: 780.423.3138 www.anfca.com Tickets also avail. at door Presented by Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association

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COMEDY The Bear’s Den/Connie’s Comedy–Fort Saskatchewan • 9923-102 St

• 780.589.2025 • Tim Koslo, Teralyn Bucyk, and Liam Creswick; May 26

Lisa Baroldi, Stacey Brotzel, Joyce Byrne, Gillian Foote, Sandra Gajic, Shenaz Jeraj, Tamara Konrad, Lisanne Lewis, Joyce Mallman Law • May 16, 11:30am-noon (registration); 12-12:45pm (luncheon)

Development Drinks • Jeffrey’s Café,

9640-142 St • get-together is open to everyone interested in international development issues presented by ACGC and Development & Peace for the next Development Drinks • May 16, 5:30-8:30pm

Drop-in Meditation Classes •

Sherwood Park Community Centre (Mon); Amitabha Centre, 9550-87 St (Tue, Fri) • info@ meditationedmonton.org • Every Mon, Tue 7-8:30pm and Fri 10-11:30am

Eco-Solar Building Tour • Multiple

780.481.9857 • Open Mic Night: Every Thu; 7:30-9pm

locations: Map with addresses, dates, and times: http://goo.gl/maps/wuVKO • Tour energy efficient buildings. Each day a different building is open from 12-4pm; experts will explain how the technologies work • May 28-Jun 6 • Free • facebook.com/#!/pages/Eco-Solar-HomeTour/201478036546870?fref=ts

COMEDY FACTORY • Gateway Entertain-

Edmonton Needlecraft Guild

sBRIXX Comedy and Music once a month as a

part of Ruby Tuesdays

Century Casino • 13103 Fort Rd •

ment Centre, 34 Ave, Calgary Tr • Craig Sherburne; May 17-18 • Brian Work; May 24-25

Comic Strip • Bourbon St, WEM •

780.483.5999 • Wed-Fri, Sun 8pm; Fri-Sat 10:30pm • Hit or Miss Mondays: Amateurs and Professionals every Mon, 7:30pm • Edmonton's Funniest Person with a day job finals hosted by Terry Evans: May 21 • Ms Pat; until May 19 • Special presentation: Bob Marley; May 23-26 • Special Presentation: Mick Foley; May 29; $30

DRUID • 11606 Jasper Ave • 780.710.2119 •

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

Filthy McNasty's • 10511-82 Ave •

780.996.1778 • Stand Up Sundays: Stand-up comedy night every Sun with a different headliner every week; 9-11pm; no cover

Overtime Pub • 4211-106 St • Open mic comedy anchored by a professional MC, new headliner each week • Every Tue • Free Richard's Pub/Connie’s Comedy •

12150-161 Ave • 780.457.3118 • Sean Lecomber, Craig Sherburne, and Teralyn Bucyk • May 21, 8pm

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St • Sterling

Scott every Wed, 9pm

Rumors Ultra Lounge • 8230 Gate-

way Blvd • Every Thu Neon Lights and Laughter with host Sterling Scott and five comedians and live DJ TNT; 8:30pm

Vault Pub • 8214-175 St • Comedy with

Liam Creswick and Steve Schulte • Every Thu, at 9:30pm

Wunderbar • 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 •

Comedy every 2nd Mon

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) E: amnesty@edmontonamnesty.org for more info • Free

Argentine Tango Dance at Foot Notes Studio • Foot Notes Dance Studio

(South side), 9708-45 Ave • 780.438.3207 • virenzi@shaw.ca • Join Vincenzo and Ida Renzi every Friday at Foot Notes Dance Studio for an evening of authentic Argentine tango • Every Fri, 8pm-midnight • $15 (per person)

ArtY Party • Expressionz Café, 9938-70

Ave • Art with Charity Brown 7-10pm, bring own supplies • $15; pre-register at Register @ YEGlive, info@expressionzcafe.com; 780.437.3667

BLOCK the PARTY–Rally • Radisson Hotel, 4440 Gateway Blvd • Rally Against Cuts to Public Services in Alberta; Rally: 45 Ave betw Gateway Blvd, Calgary Tr S, N of the Radisson Hotel • Sat, May 25, 12-2pm • facebook.com/ events/464134810329188/ Brain Tumour Peer Support Group • Mount Zion Lutheran Church,

11533-135 St NW • 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 Mon every month; 7-8:45pm • Free

Canadian Injured Workers Association of Alberta (CIWAA) •

Augustana Lutheran Church, 107 St, 99 Ave • canadianinjuredworkers.com • Meeting every 3rd Sat, 1-4pm • Injured Workers in Pursuit of Justice denied by WCB

Canadian Women in Communications • Sutton Place Hotel, 10235-101 St •

Communicators Luncheon • Panellists include:

• 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

Edmonton Ukulele Circle • Bogani

Café, 2023-111 St • 780.440.3528 • 3rd Sun each month; 2:30-4pm • $5

Edmonton Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous •

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

River Valley Vixen Boot Camp •

Summer long drop-in, all girls boot camp • Various days and times throughout the week; info E: rivervalleyvixen@gmail.com • $20 • facebook. com/#!/rvvbootcamp

St Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club–Walking Alberta • Kinsmen

Sport Centre, 9100 Walterdale Hill • River and Ravine Series: St Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club walking mostly paved trails through the river valley. 5-10km • May 28 6:30-9pm

sAWA 12-STEP SUPPORT GROUP •

Braeside Presbyterian Church bsmt, N. door, 6 Bernard Dr, St Albert • For adult children of alcoholic and dysfunctional families • Every Mon, 7:30pm

Seventies Forever Club • Call 587.520.3833 for location • deepsoul.ca • Combining music, garage sales, nature, common sense, and kindred karma to revitalize the inward persona • Every Wed, 7-8:30pm 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 to 40-min walk through Centennial Park, a cool down and stretch • Every Tue, 8:30am • $2/session (goes to the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta)

Society of Edmonton Atheists •

Stanley A. Milner Library, Centennial Rm (bsmt); edmontonatheists.ca; E: info@edmontonatheists.ca; Monthly roundtable 1st Tue each month

Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave • Every Fri, 7:308:30pm; doors at 7pm for coffee

sol café • Expressionz Café, 9938-70 Ave •

Fabulous Facilitators Toastmasters Club • 2nd Fl, Canada Place,

Sugarswing Dance Club • Orange

9700 Jasper Ave • 780.467.6013, l.witzke@shaw. ca • fabulousfacilitators.toastmastersclubs.org • Can you think of a career that does not require communication • Every Tue, 12:05-1pm

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

HaBitat for Humanity Tool Training and Orientation Seminar • Prefab Shop, 13044 Yellowhead Tr

• 780.451.3416 • Tool training and information session for new volunteers–or not-new volunteers–who would like to gain some basic knowledge of tools and learn more about how our organization works • May 17, May 24-25, 8:30am-4pm

Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Build Month • Neufeld Land-

ing, Rutherford district South Edmonton • 780.451.3416 • Working in partnership with the Capital Region Interfaith Housing Initiative • Until May 31 • Free

Healing Circle • Call 780.570.0475 for

thesolcafe.com • Meet Sundays 4:30-6:30pm

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

VEgetarians/Vegans of alberta–Vaisakhi Mela • 4504 Mill Woods Rd •

All-vegetarian festival • Sun, May 19, 10am-1pm • Free • vofa.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u= 747619fae8801e5dd2781efd7&id=51b1575c57& e=ac7f25d70a

Walking Alberta • Devon Discovery

Walkers: Dale Fisher Arena, 32 Haven Ave, Devo: River and Ravine series. 5k and 10k available; May 14, 6:30pm; Robert Duncan, 780.963.4145 • St Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club: Kinsmen Sport Centre, 9100 Walterdale Hill; walking mostly paved trails through the river valley; guided 5, 10km available; May 28, 6:30pm; Joe Sombach, 780.458.4667; joe@sombach.com • St. Albert Trekkers Volkssport Club: Sobey's Claireview Shopping Centre, 137 Ave and Victoria Tr: through Hermitage Park and the river valley; guided 5, 10km available; May 25, 12:30-3pm; Lou Arsenault, 780.249.5860, aludger@shaw.ca

Water Not For Sale–March •

location • spiritualawakeningcentre.com • Begins with a guided meditation moving into an affirmative state where healing on all levels occurs • Every Wed, 7-8pm

Start: Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Ave; to: Alberta Legislature • March down Jasper Ave • May 24, 10:30am-2pm • idlenomore.ca/articles/latestnews/alberta-news/item/221-water-not-for-sale • facebook.com/events/586723621358198/

Home–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living

Wild Rose Antique Collectors Society • Delwood Community Hall, 7515

• 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

Lotus Qigong • 780.477.0683 • Downtown • Practice group meets every Thu

MADELEINE SANAM FOUNDATION

• Faculté St Jean, Rm 3-18 • 780.490.7332 • madeleine-sanam.org/en • Program for HIVAID’S prevention, treatment and harm reduction in French, English and other African languages • 3rd and 4th Sat, 9am-5pm each month • Free (member)/$10 (membership); pre-register

March Against Monsanto • End

of Steel Park, 103 St, Saskatchewan Dr • March on the International Day of Action against Monsanto • May 25, 11:30am-3pm facebook.com/events/565153116858661/

Meditation • Strathcona Library • medita-

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

Delwood Rd • wildroseantiquecollectors.ca • Collecting and researching items from various periods in the history of Edmonton. Presentations after club business. Visitors welcome • Meets the 4th Mon of every month (except Jul & Dec), 7:30pm

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 • Queen Alex-

andra Community League, 10425 University Ave (north door, stairs to the left) • Meet every Tue, 7-9pm except last Tue each month. Help develop confidence in public speaking and leadership • Contact: Antonio Balce, 780.463.5331

LECTURES/Presentations Do the Math–Documentary Screening • Stanley A Milner Library,

Mill Creek Morning Al-Anon Family Group • Expressionz Café, 9938-70

Edmonton Rm (Bsmt) 99 St, 102 Ave • 42-minute film about the rising movement in the United States to change the terrifying maths of the climate crisis and challenge the fossil fuel industry • Thu, May 16, 7-8:3pm • Free • facebook.com/ events/196364593845357/?ref=2

NSAI Songwriters Group • The

Great Expeditions • St Luke’s AnglicanChurch, 8424-95 Ave • 780.469.3270 • 1st Mon every month, 7:30pm • Suggested donation of $3

Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Duggan Community

Hands-on Bike Maintenance • BikeWorks South, 10047-80 Ave • Brakes, shifting and tire changing/flat repairs • May 17, 6:309:30pm • $20 (EBC member)/$25 (non-member); Pre-register E: courses@edmontonbikes.ca • Jun 7, 6-9pm at BikeWorks North (9305 111 Ave, entrance through west parking lot) • $20 (EBC member)/$25 (non-member); Pre-register E: courses@edmontonbikes.ca

Ave • Open to anyone who has been affected by somebody else's drinking • Meet every Wed 10-11am, admission by donation

Carrot, 9351-118 Ave • 780.973.5311 • nashvillesongwriters.com • NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) meet the 2nd Mon each month, 7-9pm

Hall, 3728-106 St • 780.435.0845 • nawca.ca • Meet every Wed, 6:30pm

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Grey

Healthy Living Therapies Alberta Association • Expressionz Café,

9938-70 Ave • hltaa.org • Meeting with speaker; open to the public • 4th Wed every month, 7-9pm • $10 (member)/$15 (non-member)

Infertility Awareness Pancake Breakfast • Aldergrove Community Cen-

tre, 8535-182 St • Pancake Breakfast Conference featuring guests speaking on issues related to infertility including acupuncture, naturopathy, and financial aspects • May 19, 9-11am; 9am (breakfast) • Free; RSVP to iaacrsvp@gmail.com

Oil & Social Economy • NRE-1 001,

U of A • Immigration and Employment: with Jason Foster, Bob Barnetson, Doug Piquette: Thu, May 16, 7pm• Oil and Business Development: Leo Wong, Kori Chillebeck and Matt Moreau: Thu, May 23, 7-9pm • Oil and Land Development: Janelle Herbert, Leonard Leskiw, and Gord Visser; Thu, May 30, 7-9pm • Oil and Housing: Susan McGee, Dr Sara Dorow, Shanthu Mano; Thu, Jun 6, 7-9pm

Reaching for Right Relationships: CPJ at 50 • King’s University

College, 9125-50 St • cpj.ca • Citizens for Public Justice's 50th anniversary featuring speakers will be John Olthuis and Lorraine Land (advocacy for Aboriginal and ecological justice), and music by Justine Vandergrift • Thu, May 30, 8pm • Free

Shooting the Messenger • 134

TELUS Bldg, U of A • parklandinstitute.ca • The Need for Effective Whistleblower Protection in Alberta with speaker David Hutton • May 22, 7pm • Free

Vintage Bridal Tea • Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Dr • Experience the world of vintage bridal fashion with vintage guru and clothing designer Kelsey McIntyre presenting a program on the evolution of the wedding gown.

See gowns from 1890 to the sixties • May 23, 7-10pm • $25 at 7804274033

QUEER AFFIRM SUNNYBROOK–Red Deer

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

Beers for Queers • Empress Ale House, 9912 Whyte Ave • Meet the last Thu each month Bisexual Women's Coffee Group • A social group for bi-curious and bisexual women every 2nd Tue each month, 8pm • groups.yahoo.com/group/bwedmonton

BUDDYS NITE CLUB • 11725B Jasper Ave

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

EDMONTON PRIME TIMERS (EPT) •

Unitarian Church of Edmonton, 10804-119 St • A group of older gay men who have common interests meet the 2nd Sun, 2:30pm, for a social period, short meeting and guest speaker, discussion panel or potluck supper. Special interest groups meet for other social activities throughout the month. E: edmontonpt@yahoo.ca

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

• teamedmonton.ca • Hockey: Queer Hockey League (QHL): edmontonqhl.com • Blazin' Bootcamp: Every Mon and Thu, 7pm; $30/$15 (low income/student); E: bootcamp@teamedmonton.ca • Badminton (Co-Ed): Every Wed, 6-7:30pm; St Vincent School, 10530-138 St; $5 (drop-in); E: badminton@teamedmonton.ca • Yoga: Gay/Lesbian yoga every Wed, 7:30-9pm, at Lion's Breath Yoga, 206, 10350-124 St; Instructor: Jason Morris; $10 (drop-in) • Indoor Cycling: Terwillegar Recreation Centre; drop-in; E: 311@edmonton.ca • Running: Every Sun, 10am, at Kinsmen • Swimming–Making Waves: Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) pool, 11762-106 St; E: swimming@teamedmonton.c; makingwavesswimclub.ca • Volleyball: until May 2013; E: recvolleyball@teamedmonton. ca • The Edmonton Storm–Women's Tackle Football: edmontonstormfootball.com; info: Edmontonstorm@teamedmonton.ca • Martial Arts–Kung Fu and Kick Boxing: Every Tue and Thu, 6-7pm; GLBTQ inclusive adult classes at Sil-Lum Kung Fu; kungfu@teamedmonton. ca, kickboxing@teamedmonton.ca, sillum.ca • Come Out and Play: Oliver Community Hall, 10326-118 St; Jun 15 (during Edmonton Pride)

G.L.B.T.Q Seniors Group • S.A.G.E

Bldg, Craftroom, 15 Sir Winston Churchill Sq •

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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 • Pride Centre, 10608-105 Ave • 780.387.3343 • edmontonillusions.ca • Crossdressers meet 2nd Fri each month, 7:30-9pm

INSIDE/OUT • U of A Campus • Campus-

based organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified and queer (LGBTQ) faculty, graduate student, academic, straight allies and support staff • 3rd Thu each month (fall/winter terms): Speakers Series. E: kwells@ualberta.ca

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 MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities.com/makingwaves_edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu Pride Centre of Edmonton • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • A safe, welcoming, and nonjudgemental drop-in space, support programs and resources offered for members of the GLBTQ community, their families and friends • Daily: Community drop-in; support and resources. Queer library: borrowing privileges: Tue-Fri 12-9pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, closed Sun-Mon; Queer HangOUT (a.k.a. QH) youth drop-in: Tue-Fri 3-8pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, youth@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Counselling: Free, shortterm by registered counsellors every Wed, 5:308:30pm, info/bookings: 780.488.3234 • Knotty Knitters: Knit and socialize in safe, accepting environment, all skill levels welcome; every Wed 6-8pm • QH Game Night: Meet people through board game fun; every Thu 6-8pm • QH Craft Night: every Wed, 6-8pm • QH Anime Night: Watch anime; every Fri, 6-8pm • Movie Night: Open to everyone; 2nd and 4th Fri each month, 6-9pm • Women’s Social Circle: Social support group for female-identified persons +18 years in the GLBT community; new members welcome; 2nd and 4th Thu, 7-9pm each month; andrea@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Men Talking with Pride: Support and social group for gay and bisexual men to discuss current issues; every Sun 7-9pm; robwells780@ hotmail.com • TTIQ: a support and information group for all those who fall under the transgender umbrella and their family/supporters; 3rd Mon, 7-9pm, each month • HIV Support Group: Support and discussion group for gay men; 2nd Mon, 7-9pm, each month; huges@shaw.ca PrimeTimers/sage Games • Unitar-

ian 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 • Pride Dance at Hellenic Hall: Jun 15; Theme: "Colour Yourself Proud" 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 Canadian Injured Workers Association Of Alberta Awareness Event • Metro Cinema at the

Garneau, 8712-109 St • Injured Workers Event Screening of Their Only Power Was Moral with speakers • May 16, 6-9pm • $10 (min donation); licensed and full concession; facebook.com/ canadianinjuredworkers/events

Charity Lamb cook-off • Manor

Casual Bistro, 10109-125 St • In support of Kids Kottage 3 lambs cooked 3 ways Silent Auction Cocktails, Kitchen, Community • May 19 6pm • $75 ($20 goes to Kids Kottage)

Commemorating Nakba • Palace

Banquets and Conference Facility, 3223 Parsons Rd • Cultural event and dinner featuring live Palestinian folk music by Al Salam Band • Sat, May 18, 6pm • $35 (adult)/$25 (child 14 and under) tickets at Alaa: 780.721.7875

International Children's Festival • St Albert Place and various venues

through St Albert • childfest.com • May 28-Jun 1 • Festival Brochures at Tim Horton's • Tickets at TicketMaster

A Taste of Argentina • Sutton Place Hotel, 10235-101 St • edmontonjazz.com • Wine Tasting event; a fundraiser in support of the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society • May 16, 7-9.30pm • $75/$280 (for four)/$650 (for 10) at tixonthesquare.ca`

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Land of the rising hope

From Up On Poppy Hill takes a wistful look at a time of historical transition

Riding into a new era

Mon, May 20 – Tue, May 28 From Up on Poppy Hill Directed by Gorō Miyazaki Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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rom Up on Poppy Hill, Studio Ghibli's latest, is its most local and historical—like a gorgeous-looking manuscript plucked from a town's archives.

It's a school-film about personal space and preserving place in a Japan on the cusp of a new era. It'll lack spark for

any non-Ghibli fan, though.

Like the studio's offerings Whisper of the Heart or Only Yesterday, Gorō Miyazaki's second feature animates a slice of real life. This is the 1963 story, adapted from the 1980 serialized manga, of Umi Matsuzaki, a young girl

who attends Konan Academy and lives with her grandmother in the family home, now a partial boarding house.

The house, overlooking Yokohama's harbour, is 60 years old and a former hospital. Umi does much of the cooking there and, in loving memory of her father, a sailor who died in the Korean War, she raises signal flags on the pole in the front yard.

None of this may seem like much conflict for a drama, but like all of Ghibli's films about young women, the small struggle here in which our heroine finds herself caught up, a little breathless, stands for something much bigger. She's drawn to Shun Kazama, a schoolmate and member (he works on the newspaper) of the schoolboys' clubs-house, the "Latin Quarter," helping him in the fight to save it from planned demolition. This fight echoes a larger concern for a country almost 20 years on from the Second World War and about to host the 1964 Olympics. In a raging debate, one proponent of razing the old building declares, "We must build a new society on the ruins of the old."

A defender denounces this simplistic view—"Destroy the old and you destroy our memory of the past."

The tone's both quaint and sweet, reflecting an optimistic Japan. It's an era of women's education, with one boarder a

new doctor and Umi's mother a professor returning from further schooling in the United States. Women's work is crucial, as when Umi comes up with the bright idea of cleaning up the Latin Quarter to restore its pride of place and fully reveal its importance to anyone willing to see it.

about the brackish waters of experience that separate childhood and adulthood, and the unclear, shifting shapes that love can take. By following Ellis, we're ostensibly given a boy's eye view of everything—his parents' disintegrating marriage, the inherent mystery and excitement of Mud's presence, the increasing violence it leads to—but calling Mud a coming-of-age film seems too fine a point: more than anything, Ellis is just made aware of the tangle of contradictions that adults try to live their way through. And along the way, he picks up a little dirt of his own.

of screen time. Whereas Michael Shannon is curiously underused as Neckbone's uncle/guardian, a slacker-type who dives for clams and sells the valuable trash he finds in the river. There isn't really much for him to do, so he doesn't do much.

Playwright Sam Shepard shows up as a neighbour with an assassin's past and a connection to Mud, which seems a particularly apt bit of casting—from what we glean, Mud and Juniper's love story is basically a Shepard script anyways.

The curious omission at the heart of this film is that, for being the reason for most of this, we only get a glimpse of Juniper and Mud's spark. Whatever magnetic pull they have towards each other remains elusive. Yet, even when it lacks clarity, Mud remains engrossing to watch: these people are stuck in something deep, and as it goes, you start to doubt they'd know what to do if they got out.

The play of painterly light is scintillating. Satoshi Takebe's rolling score is breezy and cheerful. There are beautiful views of the neighbourhood around Coquelicot House, where Umi lives— especially when, falling behind in her preparation of a meal, she happens upon Shun out on the street. He bicycles her down the hill to Yokohama's market stalls, and the scene hums with the strange beauty of this brief moment of serendipity.

Japan, and Umi, remain haunted by loss—her ebbing grief for her father overlaps with Shun's own search for his dad. But the smart twist in this story is its investigation of romance as friendship. Are Umi and Shun meant to be sibling-like friends or high-school sweethearts bound for adult love? It's a question that From Up on Poppy Hill turns into a wistful, lingering search for a country's values at a time of rising hopes.

Brian gibson

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Mud

Opens Friday Directed by Jeff Nichols

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llis and Neckbone just wanted to claim a boat stuck in a tree. This is in lake country Arkansas, where people live and work on the river's edge, proudly decrying city living while shooting water snakes from their decks. The watercraft in question got stuck up on an out-of-theway island during a flood, but when they get there, they find it's already taken up a resident: a grubby, sunbaked Matthew McConaughey, with nail-crosses in the bottom of his boots for luck. He's waiting on this island for someone to show up; he's also trying not to be found. He's killed a man, and now some men are looking to kill him.

And though its title comes from that grubby character at its core, Mud's an apt title for everything that swirls across writer/director Jeff Nichols' vision. This is a movie

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McConaughey's Mud is a fine fulcrum, blindly holding on to the one person he seems to care about.

Tye Sheridan's innocent Ellis turns a perfectly capable guide for us, too. But there are powerhouses in even the bit parts, used to varying degrees of skill: as love-of-Mud'slife Juniper, Reece Witherspoon does well with her small allotment

Paul Blinov

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Hell on Earth

Grave of the Fireflies digs into human toll of war

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 Fri, May 17 – Tue, May 21 Spirited Away Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

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ell, dear reader, for this reviewer, other than its Chaplin retrospective, the Studio Ghibli retrospective is the most comprehensive (leaving out only three features: Grave of the Fireflies, Tales from Earthsea, and The Secret World of Arrietty) and deeply satisfying round-up that Metro's projected in recent years. It closes with a whimsical take on modern Japanese life, the studio's most recent release (see my review of From Up on Poppy Hill) and one of Miyazaki's two must-sees.

Takahata's My Neighbors The Yamadas (1999) is a comic-strip-style look at the cantankerous, squabbling, lovable Yamadas: father (grumpily voiced by James Belushi), mother (an often-forlorn Molly Shannon), grandmother (happy to remind her son, "You built this house on my land!"), son Noboru,

and daughter Nonoko. There's a crabby, gleeful spirit to the whole thing, carried along by animated bursts of imagination (giving the characters slashes of brows, small eyes and blowhard cheeks), snippets of haiku and spirited song.

Clichés of wise patriarch or "domestic goddess" mother are happily burst.

Grandmother (greatly grumbled by Tress MacNeille) is no sweet old lady.

The lost-child story here is even funnier than your family's favourite one.

Little household schemes go awry but, amid all the disgruntlement and dismay, there's a sweet we're-all-inthis-life-togetherness.

Spirited Away (2001) is Miyazaki's very best (OK, co-number-one— it's the complex, more fantastical, cusp-of-adolescence counterpart to the smaller, more urgent, middleof-childhood My Neighbor Totoro).

It's crystallized by one of the most sublime sequences in cinema—I still remember being shaken by it as I trudged out of the multiplex sidedoor and into a snow-crunchy Edmonton afternoon.

A melancholy magic laps over the screen when Sen travels with NoFace on a ghost-train over the water (echoing the spirit-ride of Seita and Setsuko in Grave of the Fireflies).

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identity and save her parents—sits quietly among the wraiths of commuters. The scene's eerie, existential beauty—with its shades of the Greek underworld and spirits' veryJapanese working life, and its sense of crossing over from one place or state to another (sea reflecting sky, rail tenuously connecting faraway lands)—shouldn't work in a "kids' film," but it does, magnificently.

It's this scene that most obviously leaves even Pixar's own usually marvelous films trailing behind. American animation remains, too often, too hyper-kinetic and/or too happy-happy, joy-joy—a little too intent on pleasing kids and adults alike, rather than telling deeply, slowly involving stories of fancy, wonder ... and sadness (which kids often sense, and internalize, better than anyone). Perhaps only, given the horrible twists of 20th-century history, a country consumed by technology and pop-culture, long bound by the patriarchy, but also haunted by an atomic-bombed past, could offer such lush, feminist, questioning and elegiac films. But in its giving of them, Ghibli's reminded us that animation, the basic motion and emotion of filmmaking itself, can still be the best at drawing out, on screen, all the colours of nature's and life's puzzling, wondrous, heartbreaking designs.

Brian Gibson

// brian@vueweekly.com

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According to the screener dvd's liner notes (from "porn archaeologist" Dimitrios Otis, who will be on hand for a post-Metro screening Q&A) Sexcula was shown but once in its prime, to a gala-affair audience that hadn't been informed this film they were about to see was in fact, a skin flick. It didn't go over so well, was never screened again, never found distribution, and was ultimately thought lost to the clammy, overeager palms of time until just a few years ago when a copy was unearthed.

Metro's screening it as part of its bizarro series, but even in that context, this seems geared toward a most particular crowd: the fans of pulpy sexploitation flicks ready to gather in a public theatre to watch a straightup porno, at least partly for the sake of historical value. Or maybe it'll just bring the pervs out of the woodwork with its frequent, lengthy bursts of unsimulated sex. If you're going to go with a group, you should probably make a drinking game out of it.

The loose framing device finds a pair of young folks reading from one of their grandmother's diaries, found in said grandma's old abandoned family castle, which recounts how in the year 1869 (drink!), the titular succubus—played by Marilyn Chambers,

More like Bram Stroker

a pornographic actress who ran for US politics in 2004 and 2008, and passed away in 2009—almost carried out some nefarious deed, or something, while helping a Doctor Frankenstein-ish figure teach the creature she built for pure pleasure how to get it up. You could read some parallels to Rocky Horror Picture Show there, I suppose—which came out on film the year after this did—and ponder why the "build a man" spin on Frankenstein was such a popular thought at the time. Then again, this is a porno, and you might be reading too much into it.

There are bad lines, worse acting, stilted deliveries, awkward camera angles, funky guitar and sultry sax and flute scores, and thrusting butts

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and bits. Pretty much everybody gets some at some point. Someone answers the phone during sex for no apparent reason. Sexcula, who more than anything seems like a younger, hands-on Sue Johanson figure with a dracula cowl, attempts to hypnotize a guy into getting a boner (drink!).

There's a striptease on a man in a gorilla suit, after which both woman and gorilla take a bow (drink?). And in a porno-within-this-porno, a husband and wife start boning during their wedding ceremony while the priest drones on. It eventually turns into a foursome. I really don't know what else to tell you.

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Unclaimed

Fri, May 17 – Thu, May 23 Directed by Michael Jorgensen Metro Cinema at the Garneau

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om Faunce has not had an easy life. After struggling through a difficult childhood, Faunce spent two years serving in the Vietnam War, and upon returning home, was faced with integrating himself back into a life he did not feel like he belonged in. A battle with drugs landed him in

jail, and following his release, Faunce made a vow to turn his life around and dedicate the remainder of his days to helping those in need.

This eventually led Faunce to a search for an American special-forces solider by the name of John Hartley Robertson, who was presumed dead after his plane was shot down over Laos in 1968. However, Faunce met a man in Southeast Asia who claims to be Robertson. The man, who now

goes by Dang Tan Ngoc and speaks Vietnamese, has essentially started a new life overseas. In Unclaimed, the documentary from Emmy Awardwinning filmmaker Michael Jorgensen, Faunce struggles to prove the man's identity and reunite him with his family half a world away, despite forces within the US government putting obstacles in his path every step of the way.

"He's spent the last nearly four deIs he who he says he is?

cades travelling around the world to these war-torn nations doing humanitarian work, largely on his own dime, just to help people ... here's a guy who always asks, 'What can I do for you?'

He never asks, 'What's in it for me?"

Jorgensen says of Faunce, whose story was pitched to him via an acquaintance.

Joining forces with Ed Mahoney, a soldier who served with and was friends with Robertson, Faunce set out to uncover the man's identity.

Ngoc had been interrogated once in 2006, and on May 1, the day after Unclaimed's world premiere, the US government sent out a press release stating it had conducted DNA tests with Robertson's siblings in 2009, but his only surviving sister, Jean RoberstonHolley, does not recall any such tests ever being performed. The family is currently conducting their own DNA tests and the results will be released in the near future.

The press release from the US government has led to an eruption of controversy around the film, as the release claims the DNA tests proved Ngoc was not the real Robertson.

However, Jorgensen points out the film does not make any concrete

claims that the man is who he says he is, and rather, focuses on the story of Faunce and hopes people will approach the film with an open mind, as well as begin to ask more questions regarding the government's handling of the case and lack of information available to Robertson's family.

"It's a lovely story of humanity and, like Tom says in the movie, whether this guy is a real MIA or not, it doesn't matter. He's not a piece of meat. ... I'm going to help him, so I don't care what people say," Jorgensen says, later adding that if Ngoc is the scammer he's been made out to be, he's certainly not a very good one, as most have an endgame and are seeking monetary gain. Ngoc has stated all he wants is see his American family one last time.

"If it turns out that the DNA comes back and it's not him, I truly believe that he believes he is who he says he is and he's an American and this could open the door to find out who his real family is, but the circumstantial evidence is pretty strong ... but either way I think now when people walk away from that movie, it's now a family matter, and that people really need to respect that."

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The Great Gatsby Now playing Directed by Baz Luhrmann

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hat great implosion of the American Dream, F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (1926) pushes the Roaring '20s façade of white wealth to its glittering, bewitching extreme even as it slowly reveals the ugliness and immorality that's at its broken heart. The prose itself even dazzles, often with airy and hollow phrases, as if mimicking the mysterious tycoon himself.

Baz Luhrmann's take, pimped out in 3D spectacle and one woozy romance, renders the '20s as a backdrop and swerves around the book's periodpolitics (white power, anti-Semitism, eugenics talk) as much as it can. A surreal slice-of-a-1922-summer gets overbaked into a maximalist fantasia—the

slim novel could almost be read in the time it takes (143 min) to watch this adaptation.

Strangest of all is the pacing—jumping out breakneck, zooming in on and over settings and people, rushing pellmell ... until it dwells on the rekindled romance between Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Daisy Buchanan (Carey Mulligan), dragging that out into a torpor and not sliding us through eerie moment after eerie moment. A few are done well, though, like Gatsby's anxious reunion with Daisy. Mulligan's excellent at revealing the pain beneath Daisy's airiness, while DiCaprio's outstanding—his Gatsby is a Kane-ish shell, hope always cracked by desperation even as he struggles to keep believing in his bought self-image.

But the narrative frame—Nick (Tobey Maguire) recalling events to a psychiatrist—is silly. Nick comes off

Well he's an OK Gatsby, anyway ...

as a passive voyeur, not a complicit observer. Race is ignored—New York's just some riotous melting-pot, everyone happy to party together.

The camera sweeps over places—a desolate North Dakota, a vast Valley of Ashes between Long Island and Manhattan—that seem struck

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from a CGI epic. The text appears in cursive or ash or type on-screen, as if the Gatsby-ish Luhrmann's trying to motion-capture and 3D-ify the book's past on his present-day canvas, embossing Fitzgerald's words, gilt-edged, onto celluloid. And he's so insistent on returning to the image of the green

light on the Buchanans' dock that the movie should've been titled The Great Green Gatsby. This sputtering adaptation, intermittently interesting, proves overlong on style and short on the book's subtext and substance.

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Studio Theatre puts God on trial

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f God is all loving and all forgiving, why is Judas Iscariot, the person who's most in need of his love, in hell?"

It's a valid question, and one that forms the central conflict of The Last Days of Judas Iscariot, a play written

by Stephen Adly Guirgis and originally staged off-Broadway in 2005.

The show takes place in a purgatorial courtroom with God on trial for the fate of Judas Iscariot.

"It sounds heavy, but what's great

about Guirgis is he couches these deep theological questions and deep existential questions in this really vibrant, urban New York comedy," says Simon Bloom, who is directing the Studio Theatre's production as part of his MFA thesis.

While it seems like the outcome of this trial could prove rather incendiary—after all, the verdict might very well be guilty—Bloom assures that while the play's language is coarse and the subject matter provocative, it will inspire rather than offend. "I think that we as human beings are at a kind of existential-spiritual crossroads right now," he says. "When I think about all the stuff that's been

happening recently with Syria, with the Boston bombing, just all kinds of violence, first of all, and then secondly, religiously motivated violence—and then a new Pope, and a sort of reevaluation of what the church means—I feel like we're at this place of potential, the potential growth to a new kind of hope. That's the message that ultimately we're left with in this play, the challenge to take up the task to understand and actively be a good person, and to perform good deeds."

Bloom, who describes himself as "Jewish culturally and spiritual existentially," has very obviously put

much thought into the background issues of this show. It comes as no surprise to learn that he did his undergraduate degree in ethics at the King's University College in Halifax, studying Plato and Aristotle alongside Dante's Divine Comedy and modern philosophy.

"One of the big things that I'm interested in is the idea that both religious and secular people are so cloistered in their world paradigms and their worldviews that they actually can't find the bridge that does exist between the secular world of knowledge and the religious world of faith," he explains. "I think that what this play is proposing, is that

there is actually a way in which the language of faith can be incorporated into a secular mindset, and actually can be part of understanding the way in which the world works, regardless of its connection to Jesus Christ, or to the Church or any of those things.

"The ending is really going to incite conversation; I don't think the play really ties itself up neatly," he continues. "The real conclusion of the play will be what happens in people's hearts and in people's minds afterwards when they talk to each other about it."

Thu, May 16 – Sat, May 25 (7:30 pm; 7:30 & 11:30 pm on Fri, May 24) Directed by Trevor Schmidt PCL Studio, Arts Barns, $16 – $28

certainly; playwright Lydia Stryk wrote it after being hit by a car on her bike in Berlin, though this is far from an autobiographical take— for starters, the driver of the car that hit Stryk fled the scene, never to reappear. But regardless: An Accident looks to destabilize the idea of victim-perpetrator, and to examine the strangely clinical world of recovery that makes most people uncomfortable.

"We talked in rehearsal about this whole culture of sickness we have," Michael Peng, who plays the man, explains. "You don't talk about it,

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orthern Light Theatre's season closer, An Accident, takes place in the aftermath of one. It's set in a hospital room, between a pair who find themselves, for differing reasons, unable to leave: a bedridden woman, hit by a car in a parking lot and now a critically injured patient, and her perpetual guest—the man responsible for her current situation.

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you don't deal with it, and when you do, it's in the context of 'you're getting better, right?' Because people are uncomfortable with the unknown and the uncertainty. So everyone has to believe, and there's a card and there's flowers and everything's better."

"And that's their support," Melissa Thinglestad adds, beside him in the rehearsal room.

As they talk, the hospital bed sits behind them, folded up into a sitting position, adding a somewhat clinical air to the room. As the one who has to spend the bulk of the play entombed in it, Thinglestad's had the unusual acting challenge of, at the start of the play, being unable to move anything neck down. A difficult trick to impose on an actor who, by virtue of her job, is trained to tether physical impulses to the emotional ones, though she notes

that with that restriction in place, they've been exploring the idea of presence, and how these two characters communicate when one of them is invalid.

"It's like you're doing a close-up shot for the whole play, in a way," Thingelstad says. "You start reading the small things, as opposed to the big things: Suddenly a turn of the head starts to mean that much more. I can't even move my head for a significant portion of it, so then it becomes about how can I use my eyes to connect with him, or to punish him. And the tone of my voice— those are the tools I have. We're trying to figure out what is the vocabulary between us, which I think is generally one of the struggles in the play itself, and, as actors, we're having to find that as well. " And while that subject matter threatens to be heavy while exploring a strange intimacy, Thingelstad notes there's some levity to it as well.

"The humour is also layered into the script, which is nice," she says.

"I think [Stryk] was also aware that there's a danger with the script to go into an indulgent place. With the pain, and that kind of stuff, and I don't think that's quite the purpose.

She's attempted to layer humour throughout, to make sure we are our little contradictory beings that we are as human beings."

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The Genius Code

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or many creative types, ideas are perpetually swirling around in their minds, just itching to be unleashed—but sometimes knowing where to start can be half the battle.

From Cradle to Stage is back for another year as an answer to this, offering budding playwrights a platform in which to submit their work, and potentially have it developed to its full potential with the help of seasoned dramaturgs Tracy Carroll and Brian Dooley. From just over 20 submissions sent in by playwrights around the Edmonton area, the field was narrowed down to five before the final two productions were chosen—The Ugly Spot by Lisa Lorentz-Gilroy and

Exposure by Stephen Allred, Bethany Hughes and Jessie McPhee.

"We obviously look at the quality of the script, but does it fit our festival both in casting and set and prop requirements?" explains Kristen Finlay of the selection process. "Also, because this is a development festival, part of it is we want to take a play where we can say, well, this has potential, but it would really benefit from working with a dramaturg to bring it to the potential that's living in it."

The one-act productions, which contain an unintentional thematic link of forgiveness and coincidence, were cast in February, with Carroll and Dooley working with playwrights to tighten up their scripts, clearing out the extra verbage, and streamlining ideas to tell the story in the most ef-

fective manner. Along with the productions will be The Nuts & Bolts of Playwriting, a workshop presented on Sunday, May 26, allowing playwrights of all levels to hone—including those who have never written one before— their skills.

"It allows us to meet our members and that's where they want to develop their skills," Finlay adds of the workshop, free for Walterdale members, or with the purchase of a membership. "Or even people who have acted before and go, 'I think I have a play in me,' because I think a lot of people do ... so this gets them kickstarted and who knows, maybe someone who does the workshop this year will submit in the fall and be up on our stage next year."

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Theatre through the headphones Sun, May 19 – Mon, May 20 (8 pm) Directed by Jon Lachlan Stewart C103, pay what you can

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ans of Surreal SoReal Theatre have come to expect innovative storylines that play with technology and physical theatre, and the company's upcoming workshop of The Genius Code seems to be perfectly on point. The show will debut in the late spring of 2014, but for now they're running a workshop to give Edmonton audiences an early look.

The play regards a talented DJ whose anti-social tendencies make it extremely difficult for him to have meaningful personal relationships. After setting two friends up on a date at one of his shows, he becomes obsessed with their relationship and ultimately turns the recordings he's taken of their personal conversations into a successful album. But here's the twist: the show you'll see depends entirely on where you choose to sit.

"The whole concept of the play is that each audience member listens to the show on individual headphones," explains director and playwright Jon Lachlan Stewart. "Depending on where you sit, you're going to hear a different character's story."

The concept for the show began last year at Nextfest's NiteClubs, the

popular late-night performance parties from Catch the Keys Productions.

Stewart wanted a place to experiment and quite unsurprisingly found the perfect playground at Nextfest.

"My company has done a few of the NiteClubs because we feel it's an extraordinary opportunity to workshop something crazy," says Stewart. "The first time we did this show we just wanted to play with the headphone idea, and at the time there was this giant party going on downstairs so we actually had to have the headphones for the audience to be able to hear.

That created an incredibly intimate experience. The most amazing part was that we could only fit about 12 people in at a time, and they would come out arguing about which character was in the right since each had heard the story a little differently."

The 40-minute workshops run for two nights with two shows per evening, and Stewart is looking forward to getting some input from Edmonton audiences.

"I really think this is a unique theatre experience and we want our audiences to be involved. We're doing the workshop because the missing character in every play really is the audience. You simply don't know how they're going to affect the story until they're there."

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Annex 10211-112 St • Plan 9 From Outer Space, 1959 low-budget sci-fi film; with original and improvisational scores by five local experimental acts • May

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir

780.432.0240 • Meandrous Lines: Mixed media abstract work by Pierre Bataillard; May 21-Jun 30 • Artisan Nook: Small Packages: Tiny acrylic paintings by Jan Fraser; May 16-Jul 15

Print­-Artists, 10123-121 St, 780.423.1492 • Encoding Identities: Graduate Student Art Exhibit; May 16-31; opening: May 17, 7-10pm

Plan 9 From Outer Space • Harcourt House

ative Hearts: Works by Aynsley Nisbet, Kryssa Kennedy, Sebastian Barrera, Adrianne Olszewski, Kyle Schneider, and Nataliya Bukhanova • Until May 25

Plain, 780.963.9935 • Sight Unseen: Installation

by Allen Ball combining still and moving images, mapping a personal journey through time and space • Until Jun 5

Royal Alberta Museum • 12845-102 Ave,

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Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St • Featuring films that revolve around the subject of the piano, this series coincides with the AGA's exhibition The Piano • Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser; May 25, 4pm • $10/$8 (AGA, Metro member/student/senior) at Metro Cinema box office

780.472.6229 • Open weekends during the summer • The return of steam locomotive 1392, the Queen of the Prairies • May 18-21, 10am-5pm • $5 (adult)/$3.50 (student/senior)/$2 (child)/free (child 2 and under); $4 (train rides); free (visitors 100+ years)

Multicultural Centre Public Art Gallery (MCPAG)–Stony Plain • 5411-51 St, Stony

780.492.8832 • Documenting Francophone Alberta • Until May 30

The Piano Film Series • Metro Cinema at the

Alberta Railway Museum • 24215-34 St,

112 St, 780.407.7152 • Botanicals – South Africa by members of the Keiskamma Trust: The Keiskamma Trust will bring 30 textile-based artworks from those living in the Eastern Cape of South Africa who suffer a life of extremes; endemic poverty, disease, unemployment, and poor education; until Jun 2

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Musée Héritage Museum–St Albert • 5 St Anne St, St Albert, 780.459.1528 • Arctic Life: Lomen Brothers photography • Until Jun 16

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tion by Mark Templeton and Nicola Ratti, with images by Leanne Olson; an exploration of urban spaces in Edmonton and Milan through sound and photography • Until Jun 8 • Reception: May 24, 7pm • Main Space: Flips Folly: Larger-than-life interactive sculptures and video by Megan Dickie; May 24-Jul 13; Artist talk: May 24, 7pm • Opening: May 24, 8pm • Performance by Marilyn Arsem: May 19, 2-8pm

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Expressionz Café • 9938-70 Ave • Olive Tree Project, Peg Barcelo-Jackson, Ginette D'Silva, Alice Dolphin, Dara Loewen • Ongoing FAb Gallery • 1-1 Fine Arts Bldg, 89 Ave, 112

St, 780.492.2081 • InSights: Visualizing Health Humanities II: continues the examination of Medical Humanities, an emerging interdisciplinary field that intersects the arts, medicine, humanities and the social sciences; until Jun 8; Reception: May 23, 7-10pm • Rm 2–20: Encoding/Decoding– Thinking Through Art and Design Practices: Graduate Student Symposium: May 17-18; Chronotopography, a Curatorial Method: keynote address by Dr Lucian Gomoll: May 17, 3:30pm; free

FRONT GALLERY • 12312 Jasper Ave, 780.488.2952 • Early Prairie Spring: Artworks by Steve Coffey; until May 16 • Community: Artworks by Jeff Sylvester; May 25-Jun 13; opening: May 25, 2-4pm;

24 • Art Market: An art and design show and sale; May 25, 1-7pm; • Daytime activities: front lawn: interactive rock balancing, Lisa Supruniuk; May 25, 1-4pm • in the gallery: art-on-paper card workshop, Stephanie McComb; May 25, 1-4pm • in the gallery: Linocut print-at-home workshop, Megan Stein; May 25, 4-7pm

Johnson Gallery–South • 7711-85 St,

780.465.6171 • Paintings by Joe Haire, Andrew Besse, moose hair tufting by Vivian McDermott, Bartlett prints, pottery by Noburu Kubo • Through May

Jurassic Forest/Learning Centre • 15

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

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St, 780.990.1161 • Paintings and Stories: Paintings by Brian Scott • Until May 28 Latitude 53 • 10242-106 St, 780.423.5353 • ProjEx

780.421.1731 • Gallery A: COUNTING CROWS: Works by Penny Corradine, Natalie Kurzuk, Kathryn Manry and Pam Weber • Until May 25

Koffee Café • 6120-28 Ave, 780.863.4522 •

Glass Door Coffee House Reading Series: Monthly readings with new headliner • Last Thu each month, 7-9pm • May 30, 7-9pm; with Deborah Lawson, Wayne Arthurson, Nicholas Mather, Barbara GallerSmith, hosted by Lorraine Youn; open mic; free

Rouge Lounge • 10111-117 St, 780.902.5900 • Spoken Word Tuesdays: Weekly spoken word night presented by the Breath In Poetry Collective (BIP); info: E: breathinpoetry@gmail.com STRATHCONA LIBRARY • Story Slam with Omar

Mouallem: Workshopping stories (teens only): May 18, 1:30-3:30pm; Competition: (open to public): May 19, 1:30-3:30pm • Free; drop-in without registration, commitment of participants required

T.A.L.E.S.–STRATHCONA • New Strathcona Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, 780.400.3547 • Monthly Tellaround: 4th Wed each month 7pm • Free WunderBar on Whyte • 8120-101 St,

780.436.2286 • The poets of Nothing, For Now: poetry workshop and jam every Sun • No minors

THEATRE 9 to 5 the musical • Mayfield Dinner Theatre • Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, book by Patricia Resnick • Until Jun 9

The 11 O’Clock Number! • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Grindstone Theatre presents a two act improvised musical • May 17, 11pm • Tickets at TIX on the Square • Tickets at TIX on the Square The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee • La Cite Francophone, 8627-91

St, 780.420-1757 • ELOPE presents this tale of overachievers' angst–the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime • May 16-Jun 1 • $25 (adult)/$20 (student/ senior) at TIX on the Square

AN ACCIDENT • PCL Studio Theatre, TransAlta Arts

Barns, 10330-84 Ave • Northern Light Theatre; by Lydia Stryk; starring Michael Peng and Melissa Thingelstad; directed by Trevor Schmidt. When a woman is critically injured in an accident, can the same man who almost took her life save her • May 16 (preview), May 17-25; no Monday evening shows

Chimprov • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • Rapid Fire Theatre’s longform comedy show: improv formats, intricate narratives, and one-act plays • First three Sat every month, 10pm, until Jul • $12 (door or buy in adv at TIX on the Square) DIE-NASTY • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave,

780.433.3399 • The live improvised soap opera • Every Mon, until May 27, 7:30pm (subject to change) • Tickets at the box office

Flight of the Viscount • Varscona Theatre,

10329-83 Ave • Shadow Theatre, by David Belke • Noble born James Westerley’s carefree European tour is derailed when Maggie, a servant from back home, delivers news of his father’s death along with a demand that James immediately return home and claim his new title • Until May 19; Fri-Sat, 7:30pm: $27 (adult)/$24 (student/senior); Tue-Thu, 7:30 pm; Sun 2pm: $23 (adult)/$21 (student/senior); Tue: 2 for 1; Sat mat: May 28: $16; $11 (under 18, any performance)

From Cradle to Stage: An Evening of One Acts • Walterdale Playhouse, 10322-83 Ave •

Works by new playwrights taken to full production • May 20-25

THE GENIUS CODE • Catalyst Theatre, 8529-103

St • Public Workshop Of A Project In Development: Sneak peek of the new work by Catalyst's Artist in Residence • Workshop performance dates: May 19, 8pm; Mon, May 20, 8pm • $10-$15 Pay-What-YouCan

VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St.

GET REAL • Roxy Theatre, 10708-124 St • Presented

West End Gallery • 12308 Jasper Ave • Artworks by Pierre Giroux and Danièle Lemieux • Until May 23

Guys and Dolls • Festival Place, Sherwood Park,

Albert, 780.460.5990 • Wet Paint: Works by VASA members • Until Jun 1

LITERARY Alberta Book Awards Gala • Delta Ed-

monton Centre Suite Hotel, 10222-102 St • Alberta Book Publishing Awards and the Edmonton Public Library's 2013 Alberta Readers' Choice Award along with the 2013 Words in 3 Dimensions Conference • May 25 • Pre-register at 1.800.665.535; writersguild. ab.ca

Art Gallery of Alberta • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • A conversation with Ken Low and author Carol Tavris, Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me); presented by Leadership Edmonton • May 28, 7-9pm • Tickets: leadershipedmontoncaroltavrisefbevent.eventbrite.ca Audreys Books • 107 St, Jasper Ave • Launch of Astrid Blodgett's collection of stories, You Haven't Changed a Bit; May 16, 7pm; free • Rick Lauber signs books and shares tips from Caregiver’s Guide for Canadians; May 16, 12-1:30pm • Writers Guild: Five New Alberta Voices: Apprentice readings and reception: May 23, 7-9pm Carrot Coffeehouse • 9351-118 Ave • Prose Creative Writing Group • Every Tue, 7-9pm Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel •

10222-102 St • Alberta Book Awards Gala • May 25 • $65 at wordsin3d.eventbrite.ca "Alberta Book Awards Gala" under "Other Information"

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cona County Community Centre, Sherwood Park, 780.474.7697 • TALES Strathcona: Coming Home: Be re-located, moved, misplaced and found by stories of “coming home” with the members of The Alberta League Encouraging Storytelling (T.A.L.E.S.) Strathcona • May 22, 7-9pm • Admission by donation; proceeds to Strathcona County Library

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by Theatre Network and Big Tree Productions; a new improv show by Toby Berner, Chris Craddock and Bradley Moss • May 18, 8pm • $21/$16 (student/ senior) at 780.453.2440, theatrenetwork.ca, door

780.449.3378 • Presented by Bev Facey • May 22-24, 7:30pm

Hey Ladies! • Roxy, 10708-124 St, other venues, 780.453.2440 • Theatre Network • The Roxy Performance Series: starring Davina Stewart, Cathleen Rootsaert, Leona Brausen • May 24 The Last Days of Judas Iscariot • Timms

Centre, U pf A • A funny and colourful play that imagines a trial of God and the Kingdom of Heaven and Earth vs. Judas Iscariot for the betrayal of his homey, Lord Jesus Christ • May 16-25, 7:30pm, May 23, 12:30pm (No show May 19)

Late Night Cabaret • The Club, Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • Variety show presented by Citadel Rapid Fire Theatre present with sweet interviews, hot comedy, action-packed games and special guest appearances from the who’s who of Edmonton’s entertainment scene • May 16, 8-11pm • $15

Monty Python’s Spamalot • Citadel's

Shoctor Theatre, 9828-101A Ave, 780.425.1820 • Book and lyrics by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, directed by Bob Baker, featuring John Ulyatt • Until May 19

My Big Fat Edmonton Wedding • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 8882-180 St, WEM, 780..484.2424 • A huge family wedding with crazy relatives, a rookie wedding planner and a surprise mystery guest • Until Jun 16 OH SUSANNA! • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave,

780.433.3399 • The Euro-style variety spectacle with Susanna Patchouli and her divine co-host Eros, God of Love! Laughs! Music! Cocktails! • Last Sat each month, until Jul, 11pm (subject to occasional change)

TheatreSports • Citadel Theatre, 9828-101A Ave • Improv • Every Fri, 7:30pm and 10pm

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FEATURE // FOOD TRUCK

Fillin' the vegan void

Sailin' On brings more diversity to late-night dining Tues – Sun (7 pm – 2 am) Wunderbar sailinon.ca

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ast summer, Edmonton joined the growing food-truck revolution in a big way, with a multitude of the city's innovative culinary gurus hitting the streets to shake up the dining norm.

With the weather finally warming up, the trucks are beginning to open their windows once more, and there's no doubt that among familiar favourites will be a growing number of newcomers, including the all-vegan truck Sailin' On. About six years ago, proprietors Garrett Kruger and Mike Brennan began making vegan corn dogs on sunny days on their front stoop. The corn dogs grew in popularity among their friends and passersby, which sparked the light-bulb moment for the guys to start their first business venture via Facebook to see if they could sell a few at casual get-togethers.

"After a few years we just sort of began to realize there was a niche market for something new in the vegan community in Edmonton and we started to think what it could be, and from there, Sailin' On started to slowly conceptualize," Brennan recalls.

"A key point of the thing with the corn dogs is that we used any of the money that we made to go to Portland to see a music festival, but it was being in Portland and seeing how integrated all of the food trucks there were," Kruger adds. "They were all very unique; they were all very dif-

ferent kinds of things. Some of them were super elaborate trucks, some of them were crappy ..."

"They had some attitude to them," Brennan interjects.

A little attitude suits Sailin' On just fine. Brennan and Kruger grew up in the punk-rock scene, and were looking for a name reflective of that ethos. A shared love of the '80s punk band Bad Brains inspired the guys to borrow the moniker from one of the band's songs for their new endeavour.

"I think our biggest struggle was coming up with a name and a logo that still really defined the beliefs of the community and the background that we had and what we really wanted to show through the truck, but at the same time not make it too intense for someone just based on the name," Kruger explains. "If the logo's a little too gnarly or whatever, but it came to a point where I said it to my mom and she said, 'Oh, what a cute name,' but you say it to anyone who knows music and they know what the reference is, so it has a bit of a duality to it."

The crew behind Sailin' On, which officially launched on Tuesday and will have its grand opening this weekend at the Hot Plains Music Fest, is admittedly new to the food-truck industry: Kruger has a background in psychology and has spent the last two years working at Blackbyrd Myoozik while Brennan was a high-school science teacher before working as a lettercarrier for Canada Post. It was just over a year ago that they decided

to take their vegan fare from frontyard socials to a full-time enterprise, and with a lot of research and careful planning, the pieces began to fall into place. Now, Sailin' On is not only poised to fill a void in vegan cuisine offered by Edmonton's food trucks, but one in late-night dining, which has led to a partnership with Wunderbar.

The truck will be situated there as its regular post, with special appearances at festivals also in the works.

"The point of no return was definitely when we had our pop-up event at

Wunderbar in September of last year, which was kind of our official, 'We're serving food to the public and our logo is being officially revealed and Facebook and Twitter are up,' " Brennan says. "We were kind of joking to each other at that point, well, we can't back out now; we're a food truck now.

This has to happen."

Brennan and Kruger have both been vegan for nearly a decade, both agreeing the vegan community in the city has grown exponentially during that

time. They recognized it was food they themselves couldn't get after a night out and knew there were others in the same boat. Their remedy has become a menu that reflects the time Brennan—whose culinary experience also includes Cafe Mosaic—spent in the American south, focusing on burrito and taco culture. Sailin' On will be serving up a menu that's been tried and tested by the crew's friends and given feedback via comment cards.

The lineup includes a vegan Reuben, a coconut bacon BLT wrap, a chili-lime tofu burritos and curry chips.

Besides the obvious appeal to the vegan community, Brennan and Kruger feel Sailin' On has the potential for cross-over with the late-night Whyte Ave crowd that is looking for a more health-conscious option, as well as those who may have certain dietary concerns.

"That is a huge thing we took into consideration, which is relevant yet separate from the vegan side of things, but at the same time, too, you have a lot of health-forward people, especially through yoga—that's sort of one of the biggest mainstream crossovers with that cultural kind of acceptance of veganism," Kruger notes. "I think it's blossomed and it's not so much like you're either an omnivore and you eat meat or you're a vegetarian and you eat what's vegetarian. I've never really understood that division for people where it's like, well, that's vegan food.

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ROAD TRIPS // DARK SKY PRESERVE

The heavens above // Rogier Gruys/Bluepeak Photography.

W

hen was the last time you saw the Milky Way? Google doesn't count; I mean with the naked eye. When was the last time you went out and took in the splendours of the night sky?

It's been a while, right? If not, good on you: the light pollution in a city as big as ours makes it difficult to see much, even on a clear evening. But, that said, there has been a general decline in the connection between us and the cosmic bodies above.

"I not only feel there's a disconnect, I know that there is," says Sherrilyn Jahrig, dark-sky preserve coordinator with the Royal Astro-

nomical Society of Canada. "I work in the summer months at the observatory at Telus World of Science, so I have a pretty good idea of what the general public has observed in the sky, and what they know about the sky. So there's a definite disconnection there: the average person cannot point out constellations."

Which makes something like a dark sky preserve all the more special.

Simply, it's an area of land where artificial light pollution is minimized for the benefit of astronomy, both telescope-based and lie-on-yourback-and-look-up star gazing. A place unencumbered by the dis-

tracting, distilling effects of city light, focused on reestablishing and maintaining our connection with the darkness of an evening sky.

The preserves are a relatively recent concept, having only started cropping up in the '90s.

"In 1999, there was an area called Torrance Barrens in Ontario, that became a dark-skies reserve, they called it then," Jahrig explains. "And they were looking at that for purely astronomical reasons: to secure some sort of dark site for astronomers to view from, that wasn't suffering from so much light pollution. That was really the first one in the world."

Now there are 30-some preserves scattered across the world, but Canada's are the only ones with specific standards that must be met to earn the title: most others are simply self-declared. Those standards include an acute awarness of the area's current lighting situation, working with communities to switch over to dark-sky friendly lighting (which shines down, not up our sideways).

Glow from past the preserve's borders must be on par with (or less than) what the natural sky's glow would be.

At that time of Torrance Barrens, Jahrig, an amateur astronomer, was

noticing fewer and fewer stars visible from Edmonton; the light dome around the city was increasing, making it difficult to see beyond it. The importance of preserving the sky, she notes, is rooted as much in culture as nature itself.

"Historically, the sky has been a cultural ... it's a cultural heritage.

Poets, musicians, artists, scientists of course, have always been observing the dark sky for inspiration," she says. "And it's not so much the darkness we're talking about here: we're talking about the starlight and the Milky Way Galaxy, and the visibility CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 >>

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of the Northern Lights against a dark background. So really, visually speaking, it's this background that needs to be dark for all of the objects we love to observe.

"That's the visual side of it, for astronomy and inspiration," she continues. "But, on the other hand, there's a very practical side to it with the nighttime environment for wildlife, and also for many growing things. Trees actually measure the seasons not so much by temperature as they do light, hours of light.

And the hunting habits of critters and their mating habits, everything is affected. Even things like when fish will come up to the surface, it's all according to how much light is present. That's part of their circadian rhythms."

At 11 000-square kilometres, the Jasper preserve, officially declared on March 26, 2011, is the largest in the world, though it's one Jahrig refers to as "inside out": it's primary source of light pollution—the city of Jasper—is in its very centre.

Which isn't nearly as much of an issue as you might expect, explains Rogier Gruys, product development specialist for Jasper National Park. (His title, he notes, "really means [finding] new things to do for visitors.")

Gruys is the one who wrote the application, and worked with the RASC to earn Jasper its preserve status. As part of that agreement, Jasper National Park not only has to protect its dark skies, but engage the public with them too, which is one of the area's strengths: the Park already does plenty of outreach.

"That's the reason that the Astronomical Society was so keen for us to become a dark sky preserve," he says. "We get two million visitors a year, which is two million opportinities to talk about the issues."

In terms of working with the community, he found Jasper particularly receptive to the idea of celebrating and protecting the sky's visibility.

"When we're talking companies in Jasper, we're of course talking tourism companies," Gruys says. "The bungalow camps, which are outside

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of town, and because they rely on tourism, and because the dark skies are attracting tourism, they're starting to become interested. Of course, some are faster than others. But as they learn about the fact that people are interested in dark skies, they are interested in making changes."

Even ATCO's been helping out, installing only dark-sky friendly lighting in street and highway lights as the current regular bulbs burn out.

Dark-sky lighting tends to rely on lower wattages, meaning saving energy and cost, too.

In terms of guided dark sky experiences, October will bring about the third annual Dark Sky Festival in Jasper, designed specially to showcase the sky.

Astronomers bring telescopes; Telus World of Science rolls out a mobile planetarium; there are lectures, family friendly activities, even dark-sky menus at the local eateries.

"You don't need any fancy telescopes or binoculars or something," Gruys says of how to enjoy the preserve.

"You can just lie in the grass on your back, and look up, and see millions of stars. And falling stars. Simple things like that really bring back a sense of awe to people."

"A lot of people think of stargazing as very specialized," he continues. "What we try to promote is not only about the advanced astronomy. It's really about going outside and learning about the night. And also learning about nocturnal wildlife. ... It's really about being out at night. It doesn't have to be completely dark, or completely clear.

That's fine. It's really about appreciating natural darkness."

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ROAD TRIPS // TRAIL

Make the long road and walk it

The in-progress Trans Canada Trail looks to connect Canadians with history More info at tctrail.ca

W

e've already got the TransCanada highway, railway and pipeline—and if everything goes as planned, our country will soon add the Trans Canada Trail to the list.

The Trans Canada Trail is a grand vision: a system of interconnected trails stretching across Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic and Arctic coasts.

The project is slated for completion in 2017­ —Canada's 150th anniversary— with a total length of over 23 000 kilometres linking over 1000 communities across the country.

To facilitate this project, the Trans Canada Trail organization was created in 1992 by two individuals, Bill Pratt and Dr Pierre Camu. The organization is non-profit and a registered charity and does not own or operate any trails itself; rather it provides funding to the individual communities who handle the actual creation, connection and maintenance of their constituent trails. Funding has come from over 125 000 individual donors as well as from major corporations, foundations and all levels of government. To date, over 73 percent (some 16 800 kilometres) of the trail has been completed.

"We are working fast and furiously to make this happen," Gay Decker, director of communications for Trans Canada Trail, says. Calling from the organization's head office in Montréal, Decker is wholeheartedly enthusiastic about the project, noting its multiple benefits: the trail promotes health and fitness as well as environmental conservation, economic growth and preservation of Canada's heritage.

"As 2017 approaches we hope that more people will pay attention to us and realize that the Trans Canada Trail would be emblematic of our coun-

try. It's a perfect fit for how we view ourselves as a country: it's all about our past, it's all about trailblazing; it's about bravery and collaboration."

The Trans Canada Trail isn't just a typical hiking trail. Fundamentally multi-use, it encompasses wilderness trails as well as rural roads and paved urban trails. Edmontonians are familiar with our extensive river valley trail system, and indeed the 30-kilometre Edmonton River Valley Trail forms part of the Trans Canada Trail.

Walking isn't the only activity through which you can enjoy the Trans Canada Trail; many parts cater to cyclists and horseback riders, while a few other segments are water routes accessible only by canoe or kayak—most notably the Mackenzie River Trail, a 1659-kilometre wilderness water route running along the Mackenzie River from Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories up to the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk.

Decker, a self-described "ardent Canadian and outdoor enthusiast," notes that while four out of five Canadians live within 30 minutes of the Trail, many aren't even aware of this. "Before I moved up here I lived right next to the Trans Canada Trail and I hiked that trail every single day for 10 years, in Newfoundland at mile zero," she says. "It's actually something people are using in their own backyards. A lot of people don't realize they are actually using the trail when they're on it every day."

To help the public find the part of the trail in their neighbourhood, the Trans Canada Trail has a website with an interactive map showing all routes, both existing and proposed. Printable maps and GPS coordinates can be downloaded, and soon users will be able to build custom maps based on

their specific location.

The site also contains information about various featured trails and recent developments, such as the reopening of the Kinsol Trestle bridge on Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley trail. The bridge runs high above the Koksilah River and connects the village of Shawnigan Lake with the District of North Cowichan. Originally completed in 1920, the Kinsol Trestle fell into disrepair after the last train crossed it in 1979, until local groups began advocating for its preservation in the late '90s. This ultimately led to its restoration and inclusion in the Trans Canada Trail system.

Closer to home, the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park provides 7.7 kilometres of the Trans Canada Trail along the north shoreline of the Bow River between Calgary and Cochrane. The Park's land was contributed in 2006 by a long-time ranching family, providing an important connection of the Trans Canada Trail between two communities with deep roots in Alberta's ranching history and culture.

"A lot of our trails run through historic places," Decker says. "If you look at reusing the rail beds, well, that's really the story of connecting Canadians through the train and transportation.

We're really revitalizing not just the trail but the story, the Canadian story.

Yes, we're connecting Canadians, but we're connecting Canadians to our past as well.

"It's about who we are as a country, who we are as a people and where we've come from and really where we're going," she continues. "It leaves a legacy for future generations that we believe in collaboration, that we believe in our country and that we believe in having a healthy nation."

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eople who participate in motorized off-road sports just go ripping around wherever they see fit without a second thought of what they're doing to the environment, right? Not quite.

There might be those who have a tendency to give a group of individuals a bad name, but the Alberta Off Highway Vehicle Association has dedicated itself to promoting the sport in a safe and environmentally-responsible manner. The AOHVA, which was established nearly 30 years ago, views the ability to ride on public lands as a privilege and places high value on preserving trails and the environment for future use.

David Coutts, a spokesperson for the AOHVA, notes that many of the volunteers who help continue the work of the organization are working to build more designated trails to national standards, as well as repair areas that have been damaged due to overuse. The organization still faces pressure from anti-motorized groups, but Coutts believes all it takes is effective communication to maintain a beneficial outcome for both parties. The AOHVA has also extended its safety courses and educational component to schools, with more than 44 000 students completing the course in the last year alone.

"There's enough area for us all to go and therefore the AOHVA and its other stakeholders, they do sit down and they do talk about a ride with respect program," Coutts adds. "In other words, we encourage our riders to stay on designated trails and also to make sure that we don't go off the trails and create trails of our own.

That's really ones of those things that are non-compliant."

Coutts notes there are approximately 160 000 users within the organization, and the sport continues to grow, which can make it increasingly difficult to conduct enforcement, but that riding within designated clubs perpetuates the importance to riders of enjoying the sport in the most responsible way they can.

"The AOHVA will always continue to educate at the local level and at the provincial level the respect of other people on the trails and respecting the landscape and particularly making sure the environment is preserved for future generations," he says. "Yes, there are people that will show disregard for that, but it is the old story of don't paint everybody with the same brush."

However, Coutts notes that weather can be the worst enemy to off-road riders, particularly in the back country. During the summer months, rain can wash out part of a trail, prompting some riders to go around the obstacle on land that is not designated for trail use. Although it may be more fun to go through something like lowlying water than to find an alternate route, it is hard on the soil beneath, and can leave lasting effects. Coutts explains that local clubs across the province, which can be located via the AOHVA website, have invested thousands upon thousands of dollars and volunteer hours to construct bridges across waterways, and therefore, take care of the surrounding environment and vegetation.

"Each bridge costs about $80 000

to get built and designed properly so that it meets national standards and each waterway needs to have a permit so the bridge is placed in the proper place, and then you need certain expertise, certain equipment, which most clubs get donated from businesses that are in their communities," Coutts explains. "The bridge is there to do two things: firstly, it provides a safer way to get across the waterway for the rider. Secondly, what it does is, by all the riders going over the bridge, then it preserves the fish habitat ... of course, if there is a bridge there and if people decide not to use the bridge there should be the appropriate fines for that."

For the last decade, the AOHVA has been working cooperatively with the Alberta government to set up a delegated administrative authority, which would implement a trail enhancement fee allocated to local clubs to improve trail management in its respective areas. The fee would be put in place to build new trails and maintain present trails to uphold the current volume of motorized vehicles using each of them.

"They are looking to the future with this delegated authority and they continue to volunteer their time to make good riding experiences, and they have a safety and training program," Coutts says. "They continue to respect the land and to have responsible riding seminars, and they're doing that so that individuals and families can have a great outdoor experience, I would think, not just for today, but definitely for the future." meaghan baxter

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Learning the ropes Off-roading requires skill and education

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riving an off-road vehicle may seem easier than driving something like a car, but while there are wide open spaces to explore and little to no traffic to worry about, these vehicles still come with their own hazards, and a certain level of skill is needed to operate them safely and effectively.

"There is much more technique to riding a motorized off-road piece of equipment than there is to, say, riding a bicycle or driving a car," says Harry Hoyer, managing partner of Pioneer Off Road Rentals, which offers both corporate and recreational off-road courses. "If there's technique involved, you need someone to show you the right technique to handle the machine, especially things like snowmobiles or quads that allow you to go into what I would consider very extreme situations that require technique to avoid getting hurt."

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A lot of this technique has to do with body-balancing or body-management of the machine, which Hoyer explains essentially means counteracting going up and down hills or slopes—a component of riding that varies greatly depending on the type of machine and its horsepower. Along with this, learning how to accelerate properly is a skill that needs to be acquired early on.

"Too many people have poor throttle management and just given the nature of most off-road equipment, technically it will put them into vulnerable positions. If you kind of jerk your throttle around, the clutches tend to engage or disengage, so it makes the machine really jerky."

Before getting on any type of offroad machine, Hoyer notes it is important to make sure a rider is wearing proper gear. First and foremost, a

helmet is needed to prevent serious injury, followed by long pants, a longsleeved shirt or jacket and gloves to prevent scratches or scrapes from brush.

When it comes to machinery, bigger is not better. Hoyer notes that often, the smallest machines in terms of horsepower have more than enough to get the job done required by riders, whether it be for work or recreation purposes.

"If you get stuck, a big machine becomes more unmanageable," he says, noting passengers are something else that should be avoided, as most offroad vehicles are meant for single riders. "Most machines have more capacity than the skill of the people who are riding them. I would say less than 10 percent of the people we see coming through here are even close to the CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 >>

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veryone around these parts knows Jasper marks Highway 93's Mile Zero.

There's a huge white rock to prove it.

But do you know where the highway ultimately comes to an end?

The answer is Wickenburg, Ariz—an old mining town on the northern edge of the Sonoran Desert.

Jasper claimed the beginning of the highway, where the Discovery Trail crosses Connaught Drive, in a ceremony last year, while Wickenburg did something similar to claim the end.

The two communities officially became sister cities last fall, the reason being that they are physically connected by the highway—each marking the end of the road—creating a unique opportunity to market Highway 93 as the next great roadtrip destination.

Wickenburg, like Jasper, is a community dependent on tourism as its primary economic driver, so the opportunity to market the highway is equally attractive for both towns.

Maggie Davison, CEO of Tourism Jasper, said this relationship will be a great way to market Jasper as the perfect beginning or end to an epic journey.

"Road trips and personal journeys have become important ways for people to travel," Davison says. "The creation of a tourism corridor between two such sister cities would bring more visitors into Jasper, as the perfect way to start or end their journey."

According to Google Maps, the 2635 km trip would take 30 hours by car or 145 hours by bicycle.

If you're pondering doing the trip on foot, that breaks down to 559 hours, or a 23.3-day trek without breaks to eat or sleep.

"It's a trip that appeals to anybody

that's riding the roads—whether it's cyclists, motorcyclists, people in RVs," Davison says. "It has a pretty broad catch of interest. Anything from family holidays to the guy that just wants to throw a sleeping bag on his motorcycle and go on his own."

Beginning in Jasper, the trip would take travellers down the Icefields Parkway through Lake Louise and Banff, into British Columbia where they'll pass by Kootenay National Park and Radium Hot Springs, then across the border into Montana.

Once in the United States, the highway becomes Route 93, taking drivers through Montana, Idaho, Nevada and ultimately Arizona.

"The towns complement each other and make the perfect bookends for the spectacular stretch of road that is Highway 93," Wickenburg Mayor Richard Ireland said in a press release.

"It's quite the trip," says Davison, noting that there is plenty to see and do along the way.

Tourism Jasper presented council with a letter requesting that Jasper become sister cities with Wickenburg at the August 7 meeting.

"By twinning the towns," the letter states, "we can create a lasting partnership and build a unique tourism corridor stretching from Mile Zero of the Icefields Parkway to the very end of Highway 93 in Arizona.

"Wickenburg today is known to its visitors for its clean air and wide open spaces, providing the perfect sibling compliment for Jasper's towering mountain peaks."

This is Jasper's second sister city relationship. The first was established with Hakone, Japan in 1972 as a way of promoting education and cultural linkages. To celebrate the

40th anniversary of that sibling relationship, a delegation of Jasperites are travelling to Hakone on October 24.

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about how to safely observe wild animals they see on the side of the road.

"It's based on the same program they have in Banff called the Bear Guardians," explains Domaine, who has been with the Jasper program since it began in 2010.

"But since we don't have only bears —people are going to see goats, sheep, elk and all kinds of

other animals—we decided to call it Wildlife Guardians."

Previously, Domaine says park wardens and resource conservation officers would respond to traffic snarl-ups caused by wildlife near highways and would haze the animals away. This approach, however, was difficult for the animals—as they find some of their best food sources along the sides

of roadways—and frustrating for visitors looking to take home some souvenir snapshots.

"So we wanted to find a solution to that and allow for a good visitor experience and safe wildlife viewing opportunities," Domaine says.

The program begins each May but Domaine, Eslake and the two other Wildlife Guardians in Jasper don't begin full-time highway patrols until July 1, when tourists start arriving in force. They spend their days driving busy highways, looking for wildlife and keeping a close ear on the dispatch radio.

When they come across a traffic jam, they kick into gear—directing traffic, asking people who are approaching wildlife on foot to return to their vehicles, and answering any questions that visitors might have about the animals they are seeing.

The primary concern is safety— that of the humans and the wildlife—but a big part of their mission

is also education. The two goals often go hand-in-hand.

While it might seem like common sense to keep your distance from a grizzly, Domaine said that's not always obvious to a visitor who is seeing a wild bear for the first time. She has seen some people "approaching the bear to the point that they could touch it.

"A lot of them don't even know that a bear can be dangerous," she says. "And when we tell them, they're all surprised and they run back into their cars, all scared all of a sudden."

Others with more wildlife knowledge still throw caution to the wind sometimes, as they get lost in the moment.

"People are so excited they just rush out of their car to approach the animals and they don't even look for traffic. They forget to do it," Domaine says. "Or people stop in the middle of the road to take photos without realizing it."

In those situations, the Wildlife Guardians direct traffic to the highway shoulder and have people queue up their vehicles and move along after taking a few photos.

People who want to take more pictures are asked to drive ahead to a point where it's safe to make a U-turn, and then return to the back of the line.

"If we don't do that, it's always going to be the same person parked next to the bear," Domaine says.

Drivers approaching the bear jam, meanwhile, are informed that there is an animal nearby and if they want to take photos, to join the line. Otherwise, they can drive right past.

Eslake, a geography student at the University of British Columbia who is working as a Wildlife Guardian for the summer, says most people are more than happy to comply with the directions she gives them.

"They're just pretty excited that you've just told them there's a bear

right around the corner, so they know exactly where to look for it," she says.

"There's a couple people that don't want to listen, but the majority I'd say for sure are pretty happy that you're there, especially because it just makes everything more controlled. So even though you're somewhat limiting how close they can get and things like that, everyone can tell it's just a safe situation and people who want to go by can pass by it easier."

The Wildlife Guardians also carry a GPS device and record all their animal sightings, adding to Jasper National Park's information database.

On slower days when there are few traffic jams, Domaine and Eslake park their van and set up displays featuring elk antlers and bear pelts and answer tourists' questions about the local environment. A common message they

convey to visitors is to refrain from feeding the animals—again, something that might seem like common sense but isn't always.

"Unfortunately a lot of people do it. I don't think they know the harm they do to the animals—with the sheep, especially," Domaine says.

"And also, the sheep carry disease.

People don't know that."

That apparently wasn't well known to one person in particular, whom Domaine cites as the most bizarre case of human-wildlife interactions she's heard of. This particular individual decided it would be a good idea to grab a ram by the horns and wrestle with it.

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SPRUCE ASPEN HAZELWOOD These are the names of our nine hole runs, which will be grouped together differently every day. You can golf here three days in a row and never face the same series of shots.

A few road games for the drive

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o you're tearing up asphalt, logging kilometres like a logging truck set to explode if it goes under 100km/hr (that's double the Speed speed!) en route to the sweet summer destination ahead of you. But a few hours still separate you from that destination's bliss, and as gorgeous the azure prairie sky can be, you're likely to get a little bored as the travel hours tick away.

But fear not the clock: even if you're bored of the regular ol' road game fare (I Spy, 20 Questions) we've assembled a small but sturdy list of games to help pass the drive time. You might know them under other names—these things tend to have several names each—but these are our favourite three time-passers, listed here under the names we know them by. All of them work for two to five players (and more, probably, but just how big is that car of yours?).

Established in 1924, a Bill Robinson design featuring tight fairways winding through rolling hills and heavily wooded areas of poplar and spruce. We have a fully stocked CPGA Pro Shop that features a wide range of golf clothing, accessories or equipment. After the game, relax in our licensed Club House or outdoor Patio area.

Tournament facilities include a separate banquet house with seating for 160 inside, patio and barbeque area outside. Located one and a half hours south of Edmonton and 2 km west of town makes the Innisfail Golf Club handy to access and a truly pleasant treat to experience.

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Duffy's Challenge is located 33 kilometers west of Edmonton city limits on highway 16 (Yellowhead) to highway 779 (Stony Plain overpass) then north on 779 and 7 Kilometers to our entrance.

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De niro It's like Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, but a more competitive, non-Bacon-centric version. I suppose you could play this by yourself, too, but that's also a bit weird. Maybe just crank up your music to pass the time. Anyway ...

The basics: Someone starts by saying either an actor's name or a movie title.

Go in clockwise order to the next person: if that someone started by saying an actor's name, the next person in sequence has to say a film that actor was in; if they started with a film, the next person has to name an actor in that film. Alternate film-actor-film-actor until a person can't think of either an actor in that film or another film that actor's done. That person gets a letter D, and lose when they spell out 'DeNiro' (like Horse in basketball.)

To prevent the cinematic know-alls from dominating completely (which I'm sure includes those who regularly read Vue's extensive, well written, thought provoking and oh-so-charming film coverage), there are a few safetys built in: one, nobody can lose on the first move (so those who can recall the cast of Un Chien Andalou by name don't ruin the fun for everyone.); and, two, if you can't think of an actor/movie to the movie/actor you've been given, but doubt the person who offered it could name one either, you can challenge them. If they can't name an answer to their own movie/actor, they get the letter, not you.

dig the linguistic, 'sounds-like' theory of Cockney rhyming slang. That's most of you, right? Right. Good.

The basics: One person starts by thinking up (in their head) a rhyming pair of words. For example, let's say it was 'dummy mummy.' The objective is for the others to guess your rhyming pair. To give them clues, you'll declare two things: first, the number of syllables in each word of your rhyming pair, which you do by declaring it either a) a Fat Cat (each word is one syllable), b) a Fatty Catty (each word is two syllables) or c) a Fatterly Catterly (three syllables per word). Second, you offer up a somewhat cryptic, non-rhyming description of your pair. So for 'dummy mummy', you might say 'a pharoh entombed in stupidity' or 'a ventriloquist's mama', or basically anything else that alludes to both words. First player to guess gets a point. Play to a set score, or just keep going as long as the rhymes are a-flowin' and the mirth remains unyielding.

Is it a Toaster?

A better, weirder, longer version of 20 questions that can potentially eat up entire hours.

The basics: Someone thinks of a noun (that's a person, place or thing, for those of you who've forgotten).

Everyone else asks them questions to try and figure out what that noun is, but your questions are limited to other nouns, starting with the titular question: is it a toaster? The thinker can only reply yes or no—yes, if whatever is proposed seems more like the ultimately correct answer than the last thing that was said yes to; no, if the last thing said yes to is closer to the ultimately correct answer than this current guess. Like with 20 questions, the guessers build their base of knowledge and slowly circle their way in on that noun. It can take a while to get there.

Note: sometimes it's bit of a grey area, deciding if, say, a parakeet is more like a bluejay or a sparrow. Maybe agree that it's OK tip the guessers off if the guessers start circling a moot point (Or, be merciless and offer no clues. Whatever you enjoy more). Also, it's a fairly passive game: you can play it while doing other things, letting the guessers slowly work it over in their minds. You'll hit your destination before you know it, yet this is the sort of game that can follow you out of the car.

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Tweedsmuir is a land of contrasts, and of great beauty. The Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail runs through Tweedsmuir Park, but it's not the only trail of length in this park. The Tweedsmuir Trail leads north about 35 km to the Rainbow Cabin on the Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail. The Rainbow Range Trail (easy; 16 km return) heads north from Hwy 20 near the park's eastern boundary, leading to an alpine environment offering an excellent viewpoint of the multihued Rainbow Range. These volcanic mountains are aptly named with streaks of red, yellow and magenta.

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Know before you go

5a) Tire pressure should be checked optimally every couple of weeks, at the minimum once a month. It has a big bearing on the way a tire wears— it has a big bearing on things like fuel mileage as well.

Basic car maintenance is key to a successful road trip

efore hitting the road for destinations unknown, it's best for your safety—and B your car's health—to check to make sure everything is topped up, and perhaps most importantly, that you know how to change a tire. Ted Wright from Central Tire on 109 St—and frontman in the Get Down—lays out the basics that even a van full of musicians could handle.

1a) It's always good to loosen the wheel nuts first. Loosen them off slightly because once the vehicle's in the air the tires will spin, so it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to remove them.

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1b) Everybody should know how to safely work on their vehicle, at least a little bit. Changing a flat tire is about the simplest thing you can do. Just imagine if you were out in the middle of fucking nowhere, AMA isn't going to come to your rescue there.

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5b) If you've ever ridden a bicycle with low tires or flat tires you know how hard it is to pedal. It's the same thing for a vehicle. The vehicle's going to have to work harder and use more fuel and therefore it becomes less efficient if the tires are under-inflated.

Somebody made fun of Barack Obama for saying that America could save five billion gallons of gas a week if people checked their tire pressures, but it's absolutely true.

2a-b) I've had it happen where a car came crashing down. You could easily hurt yourself. In the worst-case scenario, you could die if you had your head underneath the car and the jack slipped, so keep your body away from the vehicle when changing a tire.

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3a) So now that you have this off, get your spare out of trunk. When you're putting your wheel back on, handtighten the wheel nuts, and if you're not confident about how tight they should be, tighten them down as hard as you can by hand and then take it to a shop afterwards and have somebody check it.

7) Check the washer fluid.

It's not a good idea [to put anything else in there]. If you put in water and forget about it and it's winter, you'll have a block of ice inside your washerfluid compartment.

3b) I've seen completely bald tires and flat tires and spares.

I've seen people put wheel nuts on backwards; I've seen people put wheels on backwards.

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4) Even though a tire can, say, inflate up to let's say 44 psi, it's not what it should be blown up to. It's too much. Tire pressure information for the vehicle is found on the body.

"I have a lot of musicians that bring their vans in and those guys are completely clueless." // photos by Meaghan Baxter

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6a-b) Checking oil. Take it out after the vehicle's been sitting for a couple of minutes, wipe it off, stick it back in.

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8) Lights are another good thing to check. Turn on all your lights and have somebody watch from the back of the vehicle when you step on the brakes to see if your brake lights are working. Make sure your daytime lights are working.

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WINE

Bustin' out the bubbly

Prosecco offers an affordable option to Champagne Few things are as deliciously refreshing on a hot bottled flat and it's not until after it ferments summer day than a cold glass of bubbly—and again in the bottle that the bubbles appear. The Prosecco is one of the best-value bubblies out Charmat method is much less expensive than the there.

Champagne method, which is why Prosecco Prosecco is an Italian sparkling wine, is so well-priced for everyday drinking— VIDI mostly made in the Friuli-Venezia Gimost bottles retail for around $20, as VENI, ulia and Veneto regions, especially opposed to Champagne which starts .com around the mountainous northern around $50. ly k e e uew mel@v district of Valdobbiadene near the Prosecco has crisp flavours of green Mel y town of Conegliano. If you see either of apple, lemon and pear along with a e l t Pries these names on the label, or the letters dry palate, a combination that makes it DOC (which stands for Denominazione di Origeminently refreshing and broadly appealing. ine Controllata—Italy's quality assurance desThe majority of Prosecco undergoes secondary ignation), it's a guarantee that the wine comes fermentation completely, making it fully-carbonfrom a more specific area than those labelled ated—this is referred to as spumante in Italian simply "Prosecco" and is therefore usually an in(you'll often see this term on the label). However, dication of better quality. some producers go a little easier on the bubbles The grape variety used in Prosecco production and only let their wines partially undergo secis officially called Glera, though it's most often ondary fermentation, meaning that the bubbles referred to simply as Prosecco. Some producers are smaller and lighter. Look for the term frizmay also include small amounts of other grape zante on the label to identify this variation. varieties like Pinot Blanc (Bianco) or Pinot Gris All sparkling wines are very food-friendly. The (Grigio), and a few have experimented with makcarbonation cleanses your palate between bites, ing pink (also called rosé) Proseccos with red making them especially great with any kind of grape varieties like Pinot Noir. oily or greasy food—Prosecco is a surprisingly Sparkling wine can be made in a few different great pairing with pub favourites like French methods; Prosecco is made using the Charmat fries and chicken fingers; I particularly love it method in which the wine undergoes secondwith plain potato chips or stove-top popcorn. ary fermentation in large stainless steel tanks Prosecco is also great when paired with dishes before being bottled. (Secondary fermentation featuring a strong citrus or vinegar component, is what creates the bubbles, whereas the first like lemon-dill chicken breasts or green salad fermentation is what converts grape juice to dressed in tangy vinaigrette. alcoholic wine—only bubbly wines undergo Prosecco is also wonderful to sip all by itself, a second fermentation.) This differs from the especially during the summer in your backyard traditional method (also called the Champagne or on a patio. And with any luck the weather will method), in which the secondary fermentation hold and you'll have plenty of opportunity to do occurs in the bottle—meaning that the wine is just this over the next few months. V

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Preparation is key Escargot are cooked out of their shells, often with garlic butter or wine, and placed back in their shells prior to serving.

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he xx has a sound that dwells in the spaces between: between lovers, between longings, even between

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Wed, May 22 (8 pm) With Hellfire Special, Aku Aku Pawn Shop, $12 Rockabilly-psychobilly-rock-youname-it trio The Brains is on the road across the country to melt some faces with its latest album The Monster Within. The "most insanest, undeadest and bestest psychobilly horror-punks" are making a stop in Edmonton and bassist Colin the Undead (he won't eat your brains, promise) shared his Soundtrack picks with Vue.

found: there are hooks, certainly, but the music it makes is as careful as a whispered secret, intimate and minimalist. Not exactly stadium fare, but that's exactly the scope of venue the band now finds itself playing in, which, co-vocalist Romy Madley Croft notes,

has taken some careful consideration and adjustment.

"As a band, if we're in the wrong setting, it doesn't really work," she says from a brief stint at home in London.

"We've played so many gigs, and we've played to five people in daylight, and we kind of know where we're best suited. I think at most festivals and things like that, you have very little control. And now, as we've been playing for big audiences, it's that feeling of ... it can feel a little bit cold when you're playing in a basketball court or something."

Which is partly why the band started organizing a series of festival-like Night + Day concerts: the trio—Madley Croft, plus Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith—has curated three full-day lineups in three European cities.

"We were excited at the opportunity of creating something like a bigger show, an outdoor show that had a personal touch," she notes, a few days after the first concert in Lisbon." And try to keep a little bit of that intimate

feeling by making people feel like we were putting a lot of thought and effort into it, I guess. And also, just to do something different."

Night + Day aside, for the touring shows where there's somewhat less control available, Madley Croft notes the band has found ways to bring out a broader, bigger take on that sound, amplifying some of the music's more subtle complexities for the live setting. Plus, Madley Croft notes, while writing sophomore album Coexist the band was keeping its increasing scope in mind. So while it may not seem the ideal pairing, stadium shows are a reality that the xx is adapting for itself.

"I think definitely the lower end of things come across more in our live shows," she says. "We've developed the songs ... and some of them are a little more upbeat, which means we can take people on a bit of a journey, and have a dance section, and stuff like that, which has been fun."

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As DJ and producer Eddie C, Currelly's truly global "Record Stores" Facebook photo album reflects his ongoing commitment to vinyl and hard-to-find grooves. So too does his latest album, Country City Country, a deep collection of funk and disco edits, which is out now on Endless Flight.

Since moving from Banff to Berlin about two years ago, Currelly's career has happily taken off with prolific production output on labels like 7 Inches of Love, Whiskey Disco, his own Red Motorbike imprint and Edmonton's own Common Edit series.

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You've been writing music for roughly 20 years, but it's only within the last five that you've started releasing it. What took you so long?

EC: Never letting anyone hear it was probably the largest roadblock. It's good not to rush into things, I suppose. It seems like I wait until the last possible second to do almost everything. When sampling, I pull from many different places and it usually ends up being a mishmash of samples, live recordings and electronics. The music I wrote in the '90s has very little to do with what I do now.

not much now really. Big Daddy Kane is actually playing in Berlin tomorrow ...

VW:

Your sampling and production ethos is rooted to hip hop. Who were your biggest inspirations?

EC: Without giving obvious productionbased answers like Bomb Squad, Steinski, Pete Rock, Dilla and Coldcut, I find hip-hop culture itself to be the greatest inspiration. I wonder how we'll look back on it 50 years from now. I followed hip hop for most of the last decade, but VW:

Tell us about your seven-inch label, Red Motorbike.

EC: The name is inspired by Leroy Horsemouth Wallace's character in the Jamaican film, Rockers. Leroy's do-it-yourself, hardest-salesman-around-town attitude is crazy dope. Hustling records is what I've always wanted to do. Initially, I wanted a label where I controlled everything, including personal distribution by motorbike! I settle for bicycle here in Berlin.

VW:

What prompted the move from Banff to Berlin?

EC: I loved living in the mountains, but it was time for a complete change of scenery, which really helped inspire the new album's title. In Berlin, the beer is better, people eat pig in lieu of cow and there are just so many record stores! There is very little routine in my life, which is something I crave. It definitely keeps things interesting.

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It sounds like a daunting task for any band, but it's long process that's led Gold & Youth to its debut fulllength album, Beyond Wilderness.

The band was originally signed to the venerable Arts & Crafts label as an indie-rock outfit known as the Raccoons. The group had an EP called Islomania and national tour credits to its name, but the guys decided it was time to scrap it all and start fresh, ditching the raucous party-pleasing rock songs in favour of an ambitious new sound that is night and day from its previous persona.

"Everything just sort of fell apart.

There were other people in the Raccoons too who had left, and we were still called that, but we were pretty inactive," explains Murray Mckenzie, who provides guitar, keyboards and vocals for the group, which is rounded out by Matthew Lyall, Jeff Mitchelmore and Louise Burns, who became a permanent member in early 2012. "We renamed the band because we were really starting a new one and it was more about something we believed in and wanted to be doing all the time rather than just playing at parties."

The new sound, which is reflective of nostalgic electronic influences like Depeche Mode, brings out something Mckenzie describes as darker, moodier, more intelligent and more thoughtful, with Lyall crafting evocative lyrics filled with imagery of travel and life experiences, including memories of a childhood spent mostly in Saudi Arabia. Of course, there was the matter of breaking the news to Arts & Crafts, which Mckenzie says allowed the band to have its space, trusting the end result would be worthwhile.

With its record label's blessing, Gold & Youth was faced with the

creative possibilities that lay before it—it just had to learn how to tackle the electronic realm first.

"It was kind of the way we'd always wanted our band to sound, but we didn't have the technological capacity to do it," Mckenzie says, adding playing live was a whole other endeavour with the addition of programmed tracks coupled with live instruments.

"It happens one step at a time for

sure," Mckenzie laughs. "We wound up with no songs, nobody knew who we were and we were just sitting at my kitchen table with a laptop passing it back and forth making things up, so we kind of went back to the beginning and every step of the way adding little bits of things and building it up from nothing."

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ip Hop in the Park is back for its sixth installment, with a diverse lineup of aspiring and established local and national talent. Despite a lastminute change to the festival's roster, festival coordinator and emcee Don Welsh—also known as iD—has filled the gap with what he views as a silver lining to the whole situation.

This is Hip Hop in the Park's first intercontinental year to date thanks to the addition of Native Born Mafia from Australia. Why did you want to expand the festival in that way and how were you able to get Native Born Mafia on board?

DON WELSH: Just yesterday, Native Born Mafia contacted me to cancel, which is very disappointing, but, we did manage to confirm Moka Only, so we lost our international act, but managed to gain a big name in Canadian rap. It is disappointing, but there is a silver lining to that.

Although they could not make it up this year, we are still in touch and may be able to bring them up in the next few years. It is tough to plan a large tour with a large group (they were planning to bring five or six performers), so I understand perfectly well why it fell through, but I am sad that it could not happen.

We have been contacted by groups from Australia, Africa, Europe and the USA for this festival and are certainly open to turn this festival into an international festival.

The word is certainly out about our festival beyond our city or country, and that in itself is very exciting.

We did not plan to have this festival grow the way it has and we did not plan to VUE WEEKLY:

attract international attention. We only planned to throw a good festival that honors the culture of Hip Hop and it has grown and attracted attention.

This is a festival by the Edmonton Hip Hop community for the city of Edmonton. We always showcase local talent, but it is always great to have artists from outside the city. This year we have Unsatisfied Poets from Saskatoon, Moka Only from the West Coast, and a lot of artists from Red Deer and Calgary. It is good to have a variety or artists from a lot of places so we can show off our city and our talent, and also see what other places are doing. Hip hop is an international culture, so no matter where the artists come from we are coming from the same place in hip hop, but it's always great to see hip hop from outside your own city, and it is always good to see it in your own city, too.

VW: Aside from that, what stands out about Hip Hop in the Park this year?

DW: We are doing a full week. We are doing an art and fashion show, a music industry seminar, a town-hall meeting, a poetry night, a freestyle rap free for all, a rap battle, a DJ showcase and production battle, a late-night rap show and a family friendly all-day hiphop culture showcase in the park. The stand-out is always the Day in the Park for me. Bringing all the artistic elements into the same space is always such a great

thing: seeing the graffiti, the dancing, the rapping, DJ-ing, beat-boxing and welcoming a city to come down and be a part of this is always pretty special. I see two-year-olds and 70-yearolds (that does not mean one-yearolds or 90-years-olds won't enjoy it also) and all ages in between having a blast and really getting a grasp of what hip hop is, away from all the media stereotypes.

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Hip Hop in the Park is now in its sixth year. How have you seen the local hip hop scene grow during that time and how would you like to see this evolution continue?

DW: At the end of the day, Hip Hop in the Park is about hip hop and our community. Our goal as a non-profit organization is to promote and grow a positive hip-hop community locally and abroad. Bringing a bunch of people together to celebrate hip-hop culture is the logical way to build a community.

The scene has grown, and Hip Hop in the Park has had something to do with that, but that is really just a testament to how relevant hip hop is in the world today. It is a growing scene everywhere.

We are just happy to be a part of it and to play a part in building something in Edmonton that can hopefully carry on for a long time.

I want to see Edmonton more on the map. I want our scene to be recognized for how talented it is, and how diverse that talent is. Putting on big shows like this that are beginning to attract international attention are a good way to get this ball rolling. We are also throwing a music industry information session to help give artists a leg up in the business. This should also certainly help get us noticed. If we continue to put out good music and videos, and if the scene is encouraged to keep working and to go bigger and better, we will show up more on the national map—even international. This is hip hop, and it is growing whether we are putting on this show or not. I think that the energy that we are putting in on it will help our scene grow. The town hall meeting we are throwing is just another thing that facilitates that growth. There are always growing pains and always issues to deal with. Getting together to discuss these things definitely helps the ball move forward.

We are happy to be going into our sixth year and to still be going strong and we hope to be around for a long time yet. I am sure that as our scene grows, so will this festival and hopefully the two can facilitate the growth together.

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solely comprised of Edmonton bands, though when Vancouver's Slam Dunk were looking for a show the same weekend, they got added into the greater party at hand.

Wunderbar is where most of the fest is grounded, though Friday night will see bands taking to the floor just down the street at Barber Ha. The barbershop-turned-venue came into the picture when Wunderbar realized it'd double-booked the Friday night.

"It's actually quite larger than Wunderbar," Getz says. "They can fit 150 for bands, and Wunderbar is 100."

And while this first iteration of the festival was relatively spur of the moment, Getz is already thinking ahead for next year. Should Hot Plains' debut warrant a return, there are plans for expansion. But even in its debuting form, Hot Plains looks to be a relevant timestamp: a pretty on-the-pulse look at the Edmonton scene at this moment of 2013.

"It's a very diverse lineup, but it draws from a lot of the same crowd," Getz continues. "And we've got a really good scene at the moment, and it's a really good snapshot of that scene.

It doesn't draw from a lot of different audiences, but it's just all those bands that are making a splash now."

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Boonstock Bandwarz / Thu, May 16 (7 pm) Love it or hate it, Boonstock is creeping up, and eight of Edmonton's local bands are battling it out for a spot on that stage.

(Pawn Shop, $10) Bob Bernhardt / Thu, May 16 (8 pm) Guest conductor Bob Berhardt leads the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra through an evening of familiar melodies and reminiscing with A Night of Encores. (Winspear Centre, $20 – $79)

Shotgun Jimmie / Fri, May 17 (9 pm) Shotgun Jimmie has emerged from the seclusion of a snow-bound cabin in the middle-of-nowhere Manitoba with a fresh batch of songs that have formed his latest album, Everything, Everything. (Wunderbar) Bay City Rollers / Fri, May 17 (7 pm) Speaking of nostalgia, relive the glory days of the Bay City Rollers—complete with original lead singer Les McKeown—or your own, whichever. (Century Casino, $34.95)

Greg Godovitz and Carla Olive / Fri, May 17 (8:30 pm) Up close and personal? Try Up Close and Uncomfortable—an acoustic show by seasoned performer Greg Godovitz. He's out on the road with his latest album aMuseMe, and the "uncomfortable" part of the show likely isn't that bad anyway. (Blue Chair Cafe, $10)

Rory Block / Sat, May 18 (8 pm) Shake up a little country and a little blues and you've got Aurora— ahem—Rory Block, making a stop in Edmonton as part of Expressionz concert series. (Expressionz Cafe, $30)

Kidum / Sat, May 18 (8 pm) Along with Gord Matthews & Sons, and Peace Ambassador artist Kidum are bringing together the sounds of Canadian, West and East African communities in an effort to raise funds for education projects as well as welcome new immigrant families to Edmonton. (Portuguese Hall, $25 in advance, $40 at the door) The Fortunate Ones / Wed, May 22 Thankfully Catherine Allen got over her stage fright, otherwise Newfoundland might have never had its next risingstar duo, the Fortunate Ones.

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Mumford & Sons / Wed, May 22 Oh, wait, this sold out in two seconds flat.

If you didn't get tickets—and there are worse things in life, trust me—consider this a chance to teach yourself the mandolin, or just YouTube all the bands that sound exactly like them. Your choice. (Rexall Place, sold out) V

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Her hauntingly beautiful voice is the driving force behind poetic lyrics, and her delivery is often understated yet undeniably powerful.

Her effervescent voice grabs attention from the get-go, as the album opens with the country tinged "Wild West Rain," with numerous standouts to follow, including the fiery "I'll Be" and quiet elegance of "Violet." There are moments where Clover falters, such as "You Had Me," which feels as though it drags in comparison to its stronger companions, but, overall, Kelly has composed an album that is a testament to both her vocal and lyrical ability.

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I've never listened to !!!, (pronounced Chk Chk Chk) but literally three seconds into this record I was sold. Gasping with my own willingness to dive in head first I prayed I wouldn't be disappointed.

But as Thr!!!er plunged into hand claps and a steady bass groove, I looked at the album's cover: three divers hitting the water; mirroring the band's name. I knew this was going to be pretty cool. '70s disco funk guitars sail effortlessly into extended waves, showcased on tracks like "Except Death," with its serpentine, two-minute solo.

The guitars are anchored in steady house beats flanked with additional percussion and foggy horns. Several vocal styles land breathy whispers and harmonized falsettos, laying out casual choruses like, "I don't really like you, but I like you on the inside." "Californiyeah" personifies insomniac wit when we're asked, "Why would I live somewhere where the bars close at two? / That ain't right." There's not much variety, on Thr!!!er but the components blend well to keep nine tracks bouncing in an even 40 minutes. Whether you're alone on your bike, or on a dark dance floor where skinny girls with high waist bands wear sun glasses for no real reason, Thr!!!er would be totally bitchin'.

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SAT MAY 18

AN EVENING OF SLAYER WORSHIP

SHRED IN PEACE JEFF HANNEMAN

FEATURING LIVE SLAYER TRIBUTE ACTS

SUN MAY 19

CIRCA REVISITING THE GOLDEN AGE OF

ALTERNATIVE CLUB DANCE MUSIC FROM 1983-1993

WED MAY 22

THE BRAINS W/ HELLFIRE SPECIAL & AKUAKU

CANADIAN TOUR KICKOFF PARTY

Blues on Whyte Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys Brittany's Improv Burlesque A La Carté; 9pm; $10 Brixx Bar Between Brothers, Daywalker, VanGhost (ep release party); 9pm; $12 (adv)/$15 (door) Carrot Coffeehouse Sat Open mic; 7pm; $2

Crown Pub Acoustic blues open stage with Marshall Lawrence, 2-6pm; Evening: Down to the Crown: Marshall Lawrence presents great blues with Trevor Duplessis, Mad Dog Blues Band, every Sat 10pm-2am, $5 (door)

FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Fri

W/ DJ PHATCHAT & DAPHÜTUR

Blue Chair Café Jody Shenkarek's Heaven on Earth; 8:30pm; $10

THE Common Good Fridays: nu disco, hip hop, indie, electro, dance with weekly local and visiting DJs on rotation plus residents Echo and Justin Foosh

Filthy's Joe Nolan, Dan Bourbonnais; 4pm; no cover

MT. EDEN

SAT MAY 25

CASINO EDMONTON Rojos (country rock)

electric rodeo– Spruce Grove DJ every Fri

FUTURE ROOTS, ULTRA RECORDS & THE PAWN SHOP PRESENTS

Freehouse Hair of the Dog: Mat Halton (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover

THE BOWER Zukunft: Indie and alternative with Dusty Grooves, Fraser Olsen, Taz, and Josh Johnson

The Druid Irish Pub DJ every Fri; 9pm

FRI MAY 17

CASINO YELLOWHEAD Suite 33; 9pm

Devaney's Doug Stroud DV8 Villainizer, Black Pestilence, Demise; 9pm Early Stage Saloon–Stony Plain Slowburn (blues rock and roll); 9pm-1am; $5 Expressionz Café Open stage jam with host Tommaso Zillio (Edmonton Guitar); last Sat each month, 2-5pm; admission by donation; Late show: Rory Block (acoustic country blues); all ages; 6pm; $31.50 (adv at TIX on the Square)

STRIKER THU MAY 30

SUPERSUCKERS

W/ LYDIA LOVELESS

& THE PREYING SAINTS

SAT JUN 15

THE SLACKERS

W/ GUEST AGGROLITES’ FRONTMAN JESSE WAGNER & JK & THE RELAYS

JUST ANNOUNCED WED JUL 3

SNFU

PIG HEADED TOUR 2013

FOR TICKETS- PLEASE VISIT WWW.YEGLIVE.CA

WEDNESDAY PINT NIGHT’S

$2.75 DOMESTIC PINTS

SAT MAY 18

FREE SHOW 4PM

JOE NOLAN

W/ DAN BOURBONNAIS

FILTHY McNASTY'S Free Afternoon Concerts; 4pm

VUEWEEKLY MAY 16 – MAY 22, 2013

MUSIC 31

Gas Pump Saturday Homemade Jam: Mike Chenoweth

Classical

Haven Social Club Element Orange (alt rock), Magic in the Kill, the Fortunate Isles, guests; 8pm; $7 (adv)

Muttart Hall The Shean Strings Competition: six string players from across Canada; 2-4pm; 6:30-8:45pm

Jeffrey's Café The Original Caste ('70s hit makers pop/folk tunes); 9pm; $25

DJs

l.b.'s pub Sat afternoon Jam with Gator and Friends; 5-9pm; Evening: the Rusty Reed show; 7pm (door); $10 Louisiana Purchase Suchy Sister Saturdays: Amber, Renee or Stephanie with accompaniment; 9:30-11:30pm; no cover New West Hotel Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm O’byrne’s Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm On the Rocks The Disastronauts Overtime Sherwood Park Dueling Piano's, all request live; 9pm-2am every Fri and Sat; no cover Pawn Shop Gold and Youth (electronic rock), guests; 8pm (door); $12 (adv) at Blackbyrd Portuguese Hall African Acoustic Guitar featuring KIDUM, the Matthews (Gord, Chet, Travis); 8pm; $40 (adv)/$45 (door) Pub 1824 Open stage every Sat afternoon: South of Sanity, 2-6pm; Evening: Live music every Fri & Sat, 9pm Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am Rendezvous pub Moosifix, Eternal Prophecy, Soul Defekt, Death by Metal; 8pm (door); $10

every Sun; 2-6pm

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 THE BOWER For Those Who Know...: House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests THE Common Get Down It's Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with resident Dane Druid Irish Pub DJ every Sat; 9pm Encore–WEM Every Sat: Sound and Light show; We are Saturdays: Kindergarten FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Sat Level 2 Lounge Collective Saturdays underground: House and Techno Lucky 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook Newcastle Pub Top 40 requests every Sat with DJ Sheri 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); 1st Sat each month RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests

Blackjack's Roadhouse–Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett Blue Chair Café Sunday Brunch: Jazz Passages Trio; 10am-2:30pm

LeveL 2 lounge Stylus Industry Sundays: Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am

MON MAY 20 BLACK DOG

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

FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover

Cha Island Tea Co Live on the Island: Rhea March hosts open mic and Songwriter's stage; starts with a jam session; every Sun, 7pm

Brittany's lounge Velvet Hour: every weekday with Bill Bourne, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie and guests; 4-7pm; no cover

DEVANEY’S IRISH PUB Celtic Music with Devaney's House Band; 5-8pm

Devaney's Irish Pub Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm; host changes weekly; This week: Brian Gregg

E BAR Graffiti Glow 1.0: All White Edition May long weekend Fandango's Slowburn (blues); 9:30pm1:30am Newcastle Pub Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm O2 Joes–North Sunday Jam hosted by Andrew White; 4pm O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm1am On the Rocks Mourning Wood Outlaws Roadhouse Disco! Retro Glow Party; 8pm-2am pawn shop Blue Jay with Eddie Lunchpail Red Piano Live Dueling Piano Show (kickoff summer in style); 2 for 1 entertainment charge w/dinner reservation Red Line Diner–Spruce Grove Open Mic; 4-8pm; every 2nd Sunday

Blues on Whyte Maurice John Vaughn

Fandango's Mon Blues Jam hosted by Marshall Lawrence; 8pm-midnight Overtime Sherwood Park Monday Open Stage Pawn Shop Gold and Youth; 8pm PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm; contact Vi Kallio 780.456.8510 Rouge Resto-Lounge Open Mic Night with Darrek Anderson from the Guaranteed; every Mon; 9pm Wunderbar Edmonton Wowie with host Jon Mick; 9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay

Richard's PUB Sun Jam hosted by Andrew white and the Joint Chiefs; 4-8pm

Crown Pub A Sexy Night with DJ Phoenix and MJ with Sleepless DJ, DJ Breeze and more every Mon; 9pm-2am

Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M

The Rig Every Sun Jam hosted by Better Us than Strangers; 5-9pm

TUE MAY 21

Wunderbar–Barber Ha–Back alley Hot Plains Music Festival: Renny Wilson, Bombchan, The Fortrelles, Field and Stream; 9pm; $40 (weekend); $15 (door)/$10 (day concerts); passes at Barber Ha, 10011-82 Ave

Atlantic trap and gill Open Mic with Ehren Flais

Sherlock Holmes–DT Rob Taylor

Sugar Foot Ballroom Swing Dance Party: Sugar Swing Dance Club every Sat, 8-12; no experience or partner needed, beginner lesson followed by social dance; sugarswing.com

Starlite Room Looking East, REND, guests; 9pm; $10

Suite 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests

Blues on Whyte Maurice John Vaughn

Studio Music Foundation Dryland Band (folk rock), Spoonriver, Brother Octopus, New Folk; 8m; $10 (adv)

TEMPLE Oh Snap! Oh Snap with Degree, Cool Beans, Specialist, Spenny B and Mr. Nice Guy and Ten 0; every Sat 9pm

Yardbird Suite The Thing; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (show); $20 (member)/$24 (guest) adv tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

Wunderbar–Back alley Hot Plains Music Fest: Barber Ha: Sailin', 4pm (door), 5pm (music), Slam Dunk, Brazilian Money, the Srugglefucks; the Lad Mags, the Allovers; Cowls, The Wild Rose Orchestra

Union Hall Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous

REXALL PLACE Carrie Underwood (the Blown Away Tour), Hunter Hayes; 7:30pm River Cree–The Venue Oak Ridge Boys; 7pm (door), 8pm (show); $34.50 Sherlock Holmes–WEM Party Hog

Yardbird Suite Efa Etoroma Quartet; 8pm (door), 9pm (show); $14 (member)/$18 (guest) adv tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

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

Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN MAY 19 Artery Temps Massif de Partie, Bokononists (ywg), Spun Suns (yvr), others; 6:30pm Beer Hunter–St Albert Open stage/jam

Classical Muttart Hall–MacEwan Alberta College Conservatory Edmonton Recital Society, Martin Riseley, Janet Scott Hoyt (piano); 7:30pm; $35 (adult)/$25 (senior)/$10 (student) at TIX on the Square

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

VENUE GUIDE Accent European Lounge 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALE YARD TAP 13310-137 Ave ARTery 9535 Jasper Ave Avenue Theatre 9030118 Ave, 780.477.2149 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE 10425-82 Ave, 780.439.1082 Blackjack's Roadhouse–Nisku 2110 Sparrow Drive, Nisku, 780.986.8522 BLUE CHAIR CAFÉ 9624-76 Ave, 780.989.2861 BLUES ON WHYTE 1032982 Ave, 780.439.3981 Bohemia 10217-97 St THE BOWER 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.423.425; info@ thebower.ca Brittany's Lounge 10225-97 St, 780.497.0011 Brixx Bar 10030-102 St (downstairs), 780.428.1099 BUDDY’S 11725B Jasper Ave, 780.488.6636 Café Haven 9 Sioux Rd, Sherwood Park, 780.417.5523, cafehaven.ca Café Tiramisu 10750124 St CARROT Coffeehouse 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

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Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 Cha Island Tea Co 1033281 Ave, 780.757.2482 The Club 9828-101A Ave, 780.425.1820 Common 9910-109

St

Crown Pub 10709-109 St, 780.428.5618 Devaney’s Irish Pub 9013-88 Ave, 780.465.4834 DRUID 11606 Jasper Ave, 780.454.9928 DUSTER’S PUB 6402-118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8307-99 St E BAR 10018-105 St Early Stage Saloon– Stony Plain 4911-52 Ave, Stony Plain Electric Rodeo–Spruce Grove 121-1 Ave, Spruce Grove, 780.962.1411 Elephant and Castle– Whyte Ave 10314 Whyte Ave Encore–WEM 2687, 8882170 St Expressionz Café 993870 Ave, 780.437.3667 Fandango's 12912-50 St, fandangoslive.com Festival Place 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER’S ROOST 890699 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 1051182 Ave, 780.916.1557 Fluid Lounge 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700

haven social club 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 HOGS DEN PUB Yellow Head Tr, 142 St HOOLIGANZ 10704-124 St, 780.995.7110, 780.452.1168 J+H Pub (Overdraught Pub), 1919-105 St J AND R 4003-106 St, 780.436.4403 Java xpress 110, 4300 South Park Dr, Stony Plain, 780.968.1860 jeffrey’s café 9640 142 St, 780.451.8890 L.B.’s Pub 23 Akins Dr, St Albert, 780.460.9100 LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 Lit Italian Wine Bar 10132-104 St Lizard Lounge 13160118 Ave Muttart Hall– MacEwan Alberta College Conservatory 10050 MacDonald Dr Naked Cybercafé and Boardgame Emporium 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 Newcastle PuB 6108-90 Ave, 780.490.1999 New City 8130 Gateway Boulevard noorish caFé 8440-109 St NORTH GLENORA HALL 13535-109A Ave

O’BYRNE’S 10616-82 Ave, 780.414.6766

Rose and Crown 10235101 St

ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767

Set Nightclub Next to Bourban St, 8882-170 St, WEM, Ph III, setnightclub. ca

O2 Joes–North 13509-127 St, 780.451.7799 O2's–West 11066-156 St, 780.448.2255 Overtime Sherwood Park 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 PAWN SHOP 10551-82 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 Pleasantview Community Hall 1086057 Ave Portuguese Hall 1296452 St Pub 1824 12402-118 Ave, 587.521.1824 Red Line Diner–Spruce Grove 300 St Matthews Ave, Spruce Grove Red Piano Bar 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882-170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 Rendezvous 10108149 St Richard's Pub 12150-161 Ave, 780.457.3118 Ric’s Grill 24 Perron Street, St Albert, 780.460.6602 The Rig 15203 Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.0869 ROSEBOWL/ROUGE LOUNGE 10111-117 St, 780.482.5253

Sideliners Pub 11018127 St Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 Sportsman's Lounge 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030102 St, 780.428.1099 Studio Music Foundation 10940166A St Sugar Foot Ballroom 10545-81 Ave Suite 69 2 Fl, 8232 Gateway Blvd, 780.439.6969 Treasury 10004 Jasper Ave, 7870.990.1255, thetreasurey.ca Vee Lounge, Apex Casino–St Albert 24 Boudreau Rd, St Albert, 780.460.8092, 780.590.1128 Winspear Centre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square; 780.28.1414 WUNDERBAR 8120-101 St, 780.436.2286 Y AFTERHOURS 10028102 St, 780.994.3256, yafterhours.com Yesterdays Pub 112, 205 Carnegie Dr, St Albert, 780.459.0295 Zen Lounge 12923-97 St

Avenue Theatre Structures (metal), Texas in July, Northlane, others; 6pm; $15 (adv)/$20 (door) at Blackbyrd

Brittany's lounge Velvet Hour: every weekday with Bill Bourne, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie and guests; 4-7pm; no cover Brixx Bar Ruby Tuesdays with host Mark Feduk; $5 after 8pm; this week guests: Leuven and HearSay Druid Irish Pub Jamhouse Tues hosted

by Chris Wynters, guest J+H Pub Acoustic open mic night every Tue hosted by Lorin Lynne; Everyone will have 10-15 minutes to play Jubilee Auditorium CFCW Appreciation Concert: Joe Diffie, Sharon and Danny, Mark Chesnutt; 7pm; $45-$60 at TicketMaster L.B.’s Tue Blues Jam with Mark Ammar; 7:30pm-11:30pm LIT Wine Bar Tiff Hall; 8pm; no cover Sherlock Holmes–WEM Andrew Scott Sherlock Holmes–DT Duane Allen O’BYRNE’S Celtic jam every Tue; with Shannon Johnson and friends; 9:30pm Overtime Sherwood Park The Campfire Hero's (acoustic rock, country, top 40); 9pm-2am every Tue; no cover WUNDERBAR World Cultural Diversity Day: Benefit Concert For Intellectual Freedom, Human Rights, Cultural Diversity: Gautam Karnik, D Errol L'hirondelle, Steven Johnson, Kevin Maimann, Cameron Noyes, Colin Oberst, Wade Rimstad, Alin Rogoz, Ryan Ross, John Spearn, Allan Suarez; 7pm (music); entrance by donation to Sun. Tree. charity

Shawn Langley, Locution Revolution, and Northside Clan 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 Suite 69 Rockstar Tuesdays: Mash up and Electro with DJ Tyco, DJ Omes with weekly guest DJs

WED MAY 22 ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage Wed with Trace Jordan; 8pm-12 BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Glitter Gulch: live music once a month; On the Patio: Funk and Soul with Doktor Erick every Wed; 9pm Blues on Whyte Maurice John Vaughn Brittany's lounge Velvet Hour: every weekday with Bill Bourne, Moses Gregg, Matt Blackie and guests; 4-7pm; no cover Crown Pub The Dan Jam: musical styles from around the globe with Miguel and friends; musicians are invited to bring their personal touch to the mix every Wed Devaney's Irish Pub Wed open mic with host Duff Robison Elephant and Castle–Whyte Ave Open mic every Wed (unless there's an Oilers game); no cover Fandango's Wed open stage hosted by Michael Gress and Cody Noula; Original artist showcase at 9pm; Every Wed: Salsa Wed: Beginner/Intermediate lessons, 7:158pm; 8:15-9pm; $5 Fiddler's Roost Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 HAVEN SOCIAL Club Open stage every Wed hosted by the Turtlenecks, 8:30pm, free HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Michael Gress; 9pm J+H Pub Acoustic open mic night hosted by Lorin Lynne New West Hotel Free classic country dance lessons every Wed, 7-9pm Overtime Sherwood Park Jason Greeley (acoustic rock, country, Top 40); 9pm-2am every Wed; no cover PAWN SHOP The Brains, Hellfire Special, Aku Aku; 8pm; $12 (adv) PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:30-11pm; $2 (member)/$4 (non-member) Pub 1824 Open jam session every Wed, hosted by South of Sanity; 8-12pm Red Piano Bar Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 REXALL PLACE Mumford and Sons, Michael Kiwanuka, Mystery Jets; 7pm; sold out THE RIG Open jam every Wed hosted by Will Cole; 8pm -12am Shaw Confrence Centre The XX (London-based trio), Hundred Waters; all ages; 7pm (door); $43.50 at Blackbyrd, ticketfly.com, uionevents.com Sherlock Holmes–WEM Andrew Scott Sherlock Holmes–DT Duane Allen Zen Lounge Jazz Wednesdays: Kori Wray and Jeff Hendrick; every Wed; 7:30-10pm; no cover

Classical Winspear ESO: Baroque and Classical Fireworks; 7:30pm; $20-$69 at Winspear box office

DJs

Yardbird Suite Tue Night Sessions: Stefan Kijek Trio; 7:30pm (door), 8pm (Show); $5

BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative '80s and '90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe

DJs

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

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

THE Common The Wed Experience: Classics on Vinyl with Dane

CRown Pub Underground at the Crown Tuesday: Trueskool and live hip-hop with residents Jae Maze, Xaolin, Frank Brown; monthly appearances by guests

RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed

VUEWEEKLY MAY 16 – MAY 22, 2013

NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed

TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20): You have arrived at the edge of reality.

Or rather, to be precise, you have arrived at the edge of what you think of as reality. Here's where things could get very interesting. Just on the other side of that edge you're brushing up against, there is much, much more reality—a vast territory you have barely imagined, let alone believed in or explored. Are you feeling brave? If you're willing to find out about stuff you didn't even realize you would love to experience, I suggest you slip across the border and wander around on the other side.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20): A character in Neil Gaiman's graphic novel A Game of You delivers this speech: "Everybody has a secret world inside of them. ... No matter how dull and boring they are on the outside, inside them they've all got unimaginable, magnificent, wonderful, stupid worlds. Not just one world. Hundreds of them." As a Gemini, you are not, of course, dull and boring on the outside. That may have something to do with why your secret inner worlds are often even frothier and sparklier than most people's. But lately, I'm afraid, some of those secret inner worlds of yours have gotten a bit shabby and dank. It's time for a deep cleansing. To be thorough, don't just wash your own brain. Wash your wild heart and funky soul, too.

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22): "You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time," said writer Charles Bukowski. "All else is grandiose romanticism or politics." I invite you to make that thought one of your guiding principles in the coming week, Cancerian. Translate your high ideals into actions that make a practical impact on particular human beings and animals. Instead of merely talking about what good things you want to do, actually do them. As much as possible, be sure that every detail of your daily life reflects your vision of ultimate truth and beauty.

ROB BREZSNY // FREEWILL@vueweekly.com

LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22): If you were a fledgling saviour, now would be a propitious moment to begin your messianic mission. If you were a musician hoping to leap to the next level of career success, this would be prime time to plan an extensive tour. If you were the inventor of the next big thing, I'd suggest that you get your marketing campaign in gear. And if none of those descriptions fits your personal situation, regard them as apt metaphors for your use. How can you spread the word about what's most important to you?

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22): As frontman of the band Queen, Virgo singer Freddie Mercury made use of his four-octave range with flamboyant showmanship and breathtaking technique. Many critics regard him as one of the greatest vocalists in the history of pop music. Freddie joked that he was perfect except for one glaring flaw: his overbite.

Because he had four extra teeth in his upper mouth, his top jaw protruded. But he chose not to alter his appearance with surgery because he suspected it might change his singing voice in unpredictable ways. Is there a comparable situation in your own life, Virgo? A socalled imperfection that seems to be entwined with a beautiful asset?

I urge you to be like Freddie. Accept the paradox—embrace it and celebrate it—and move on.

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22): The 14thcentury poet Dante was a major influence on 20th-century novelist James Joyce. "I love Dante," wrote the author of the epic novel Ulysses. "He is my spiritual food." And yet Joyce felt he had to absorb Dante in small doses. "Dante tires one quickly," he said. "It is as if one were to look at the sun." Is there any influence like that in your own life, Libra? Judging from the astrological omens, I'm guessing it's a fine time for you to get as much sustained exposure to that glorious source as you can bear.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21): Greek poet Sappho was renowned in antiquity. The nine books she wrote were so esteemed that the historian Strabo wrote, "In this whole span of recorded time we know of no woman to challenge her as a poet even in the slightest degree." And yet little of Sappho's work survives. As of 2004 there were just 264 fragments and three complete poems.

But then a fourth complete poem emerged. Its text was written on papyrus that had been wrapped in the casing of an Egyptian mummy. The mummy had been stored for years in a back room at the University of Cologne in Germany before someone discovered its hidden treasure.

Your assignment, Scorpio, is to seek an equivalent recovery. Search for a part of the past that's still beautiful

and useful, even if that quest leads you to unlikely and obscure places.

CLASSIFIEDS 130.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21): When I turn my psychic attention in your direction, I smell smoldering smoke. Here's how I interpret that: your internal fire is burning with less than maximum efficiency.

Do you agree, Sagittarius? If so, do you know why that might be? Did you not provide enough kindling? Is the wood too green? Is the ground wet? I urge you to find out what the problem is. You can't afford to have sputtering flames and sooty light and spotty warmth. You need a steady blaze that radiates brilliant light and strong heat.

YEG Vintage Sale Vintage lovers rejoice! We're having a yard sale! We'll be selling our lovely vintage wares including housewares, furniture, and clothing. We'll have retro tunes spinning all day plus coffee, tea, and vegan baked goodies! And if that wasn't enough to entice you, Janna Stewart will also be selling her gorgeous Cinder+Smoke creations. Come out and celebrate spring with us! Street Parking Only.

For More info contact: Allison Dragsten @ 7809143364 thriftedblog@gmail.com

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19): Very few of us are completely uninhibited about expressing who we really are. Most everyone is shy about revealing at least one facet of his or her identity. Why? Maybe because we're afraid that people will judge us harshly for being different from what they think we should be. Or maybe our secret side is at odds with our self-image, and we hesitate to acknowledge it even to ourselves. What is this part of you, Capricorn? In what sense are you still in the closet about a truth or quality or event that's central to your character? I urge you to have a conversation with yourself about it.

You aren't necessarily ready to tell the whole world about it, but now might be the right time to start considering the possibility that you can give it more room to play.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18): I absolutely forbid you to be a slave of happiness, a victim of pleasure or a prisoner of love. Wait, sorry, I take that back. What gives me the right to forbid you from doing anything?

It's your life. You're the boss. So let me re-frame my previous advice.

Dear Aquarius, I beg you not to be a slave of happiness, a victim of pleasure or a prisoner of love. None of the good things in life will give you what you need if you make yourself crazy or sick while pursuing them.

That's the cautionary news. The encouraging news is that in the next five weeks, I think you will have a knack for cultivating a graceful relationship with happiness, pleasure and love.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20): Don't be like the ducks that are floating on Phoenix Lake a short distance from where I'm sitting. They're feeding entirely on the surface, happy to skim a few insects from the top of the placid waters they're drifting on. No, Pisces, be more like the frogs that are diving to probe for morsels down below. This is a phase of your astrological cycle when the quest for more variety can deepen your perspective and provide better nourishment. V

Coming Events

OIL CITY DERBY GIRLS All tickets are $10.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door, Kids under 10 are free!

Next up: Double Header Gi Janes & Men's Invitational May 25 @ Oil City Grindhouse 14420 112 street Doors at 6pm Visit www.oilcityderbygirls.ca for more information

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Volunteers Wanted

Are you an animal lover?

WHARF Rescue is looking for volunteers We are a nonprofit animal rescue that provides shelter to homeless,neglected animals Please check www.wharfrescue.ca for more information As a non-profit, SATS can serve more elders over 65 years who need help with volunteer led transportation, if we can find more volunteer drivers! Please think of giving Volunteer managed Rides to elders. You are needed 8:00 to 8:00 pm seven days a week for three hours at your convenience. Two to three days of notice, in advance of a volunteer given ride, is given. The elders always will be very appreciative of your time and your gas. For more details on gas re-imbursements call SATS at 780 732-1221

To place an ad Phone: 780.426.1996 / Fax: 780.426.2889 / Email: classifieds@vueweekly.com

FREEWILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19): In the alternate universe created by Marvel comic books, there is a mutant superhero called Squirrel Girl. She has the magic power to summon hordes of cute, furry squirrels. Under her guidance, they swarm all over the bad guy she's battling and disable him with their thousands of tiny chomps and thrashing tails.

She and her rodent allies have defeated such arch-villains as Dr Doom, Deadpool, Baron Mordo and Ego the Living Planet. Let's make her your role model for the coming weeks, Aries. The cumulative force of many small things will be the key to your victories. As in Squirrel Girl's case, your adversaries' overconfidence may also be a factor.

Come have fun, meet some really great people and help the CNIB too. We require volunteers on almost everyday of the week to help at various bingo hall locations around the city (WEM, Castledowns, south side). We pay for lunch or dinner and you give your time (4-6 hour shift).

You do not need any experience as everything will be taught to you and you will be completely supported. So call Christine at 780-953-1510 or email at christine.poirier@cnib.ca for more information Bingo is a smoke-free and friendly environment.

Help someone in crisis take that first step towards a solution. The Support Network`s Crisis Support Centre is looking for volunteers for Edmonton`s 24-Hour Distress Line. Interested or want to learn more? Contact Lindsay at 780-732-6648 or visit our website: www.TheSupportNetwork.com Help someone in crisis take those first steps towards a solution. The Support Network`s Crisis Support Centre is looking for volunteers for Edmonton`s 24-Hour Distress Line. Interested or want to learn more? Contact Lindsay at 780-732-6648 or visit our website: www.TheSupportNetwork.com Help the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation create a future without breast cancer through volunteerism. Contact 1-866-302-2223 or ivolunteer@cbcf.org for current volunteer opportunities Join Us! Volunteer for The Works Art and Design Festival June 20-July 2, 2013. Variety of positions available! Contact Erin at 780-426-2122 ext.230, volunteer@theworks.ab.ca. Or visit www.theworks.ab.ca to download your application today!

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The 2013 Edmonton International Fringe Festival seeks volunteers to fill positions on a variety of teams. A minimum of 16 hours gets you a t-shirt,show opportunities, program guide, invite to the Wrap Party and more!

To apply online visit www.fringetheatre.ca or call the volunteer hotline at 780-409-1923 SACE is recruiting volunteers for our 24 hour crisis line. Please visit our website: www.sace.ab.ca Support local farmers and your community. SouthWest Edmonton Farmers Market is seeking volunteers to help with set up, market activities and take down each Wednesday. This is fun, vibrant and communityoriented place and you get to be outside!

For more information please contact Melissa at 780-868-9210 The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is the world's foremost television and digital media content creation event, bringing together over a thousand television professionals from dozens of countries. In a conference setting at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. As a beneficial catalyst for growth and prosperity in Canada's television industry, BANFF could not happen without our invaluable team of volunteers!

The event will be taking place from June 9 – 12, 2013. Please have a look at our website for more information. www.banffmediafestival.com Volunteers needed for the 1st Annual Edmonton Craft Beer Festival June 14/15.

Help support Edmonton's Food Bank. To volunteer please email:

brobinson@albertabeerfestivals.com

WALK TO FIGHT ARTHRITIS June 9th at Laurier Park Event day volunteers needed, for more info or to register online please visit: www.walktofightarthritis.ca Walking is not easy for elders as their joints do not work well anymore...so we need younger walkers with a vehicle to help drive them to important appointments within Greater Edmonton area. We reimburse gas monies of $10.00 a trip! It is easy to help them! They make the walking and driving entertaining: Look up www.satsofedmonton.org or call 780 732-1221 and/ or drop in at 9907-108 Avenue to register to drive Welcome Home, a befriending program that provides companionship to recently rehoused individuals, is seeking volunteers to engage newly housed individuals in activities that reduce loneliness and isolation. Activities may include going for coffee, a walk, or a movie. Time commitment: 4-8 hours/ month for 6 months.

Contact: Jacqueline.Bass@catholicsocial services.ab.ca

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Call for Featured Artists - 2014 The Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove welcomes all Alberta Artists to submit a proposal as a Feature Artist for a solo or group show to be held at the Spruce Grove Art Gallery located in the Melcor Cultural Centre at 35 – 5th Avenue, Spruce Grove. The portion of our gallery dedicated to our Feature Artists is about 32 feet of wall space. Application dealine is June 30, 2013. For details on application criteria please visit www.alliedartscouncil.com Prairie Wood Design Awards 2013 Call for nominations!

The Annual Prairie Wood Design Awards celebrate excellence in wood construction in the Prairie Region and the Territories.

Nomination forms and details are available online and are due June 15, 2013 wood-works.org/alberta

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: VISUALEYEZ 2013 The fourteenth annual Visualeyez festival of performance art happens from 10–16 September 2013 in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta, exploring on the curatorial theme of Vulnerability.

A conversation that begins by asking artists to explore issues around the curatorial theme of Vulnerability on an individual level and to confront issues of access, the body and social anxiety.

Proposals should include: a CV; artist statement; a detailed description of the work you wish to present, or explore; and support material which can include images, video, print or digital documentation of your work, catalogues, and press.

The deadline for submission is Friday, 31 May 2013, Proposals by email to: todd.janes@latitude53.org Please be courteous of image size and materials that you are sending. Please place Visualeyez 2013 submission in the subject line.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Artist in Residence 2013/2014 | Deadline May 31st @ midnight Harcourt House Artist Run Centre is currently accepting submissions for 2013/2014 Artist in Residence (AIR).

This one-year residency includes a studio space, access to our art education courses and facilities, teaching opportunities and a $150 monthly art supply stipend.

For detailed submission info please visit: http://harcourthouse.ab.ca/ Please mail submissions by May 31, 2013 to: Harcourt House Artist Run Centre 3rd Floor, 10215 – 112 Street Edmonton, Alberta.

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EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (EIFF) : Call for Entries now OPEN! Alberta filmmakers and High School Student filmmakers pay no submission fee.

Accepting shorts, features, documentaries, animation, and a new category that will make you want to find a warm coat – “SNOW, MAN”.

Film submission deadline is June 15. Submit online at edmontonfilmfest.com

Exhibition Opportunity: Edmonton (Bridge Songs) Bridge Songs is an arts experience combining original music and performance, spoken word, an album release and a visual art gallery.

We are currently seeking submissions of visual art for our gallery and short film, spoken word and drama (limited stage space) for performance.

Submissions should tie in to the event theme (see below). To submit a song, find our Call for Submission for songs online at bridgesongs.ca.

The event runs June 14th and 15th. Submissions must be received by May 19, 2013.

The Allied Arts Council of Spruce Grove welcomes all Alberta Artists to submit a proposal as a Feature Artist for 2014 for a solo or group show to be held at the Spruce Grove Art Gallery located in the Melcor Cultural Centre at 35 – 5th Avenue, Spruce Grove.

The deadline for submission is June 30, 2013. Please see their website for full details alliedac@telus.net.

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The Harcourt House Art Market features over 25 Alberta artists whom are awarded a 6’ table to make all their own. We encourage all emerging/ experimental artists to submit and we open to all varieties of mediums including but not limited to the following: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, collage, performance (oh yes), video, photography, etc.

Date: May 25th, 2013 Time: 2 – 6pm Location: Harcourt House Gallery, 10215 – 112 Street Please email all submissions and submission questions to: marketsubmissions@gmail.com (one email per submission) All submissions must be received by the Harcourt House Artist Run Centre by April 20th, 2013 @ midnight.

Only accepted exhibitors will be contacted.

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University City Public Sculpture Competition: University City Condo's in Calgary has launched a Sculpture Competition that is open to students to established artists. The budget is $100,000 CAD, the deadline for submission is June 1, 2013, and it is for Albertan artists only. More information about the competition can be obtained from the website. http://www.universitycity.ca/sculpturecompetition

Wrong Way Press is an independent publisher focused on literary fiction, especially long stories between 5,000 and 20,000 words. We're looking for things that surprise. Humor is important. Magic isn't required, but it isn't frowned on either.

Illustrations are nice if they comment on the text. Think of things like Jonathan Swift, Nikolai Gogol, The Brothers Grimm, Donald Barthelme, Robert Crumb, Kelly Link, George Saunders and Jack Handy.

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Are you a teen in Alberta who loves to write?

Youthwrite - Alberta's premier summer writing camp for teens is excited to announce a local writing competition for a fantastic prize. Simply write a short story and tweet it to @youthwrite or post it on our Facebook page.

120 characters or less! One story per day between May 3 - 17, winners will be posted on May 20th! www.youthwrite.com

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Publisher/Editor Aberdeen Publishing has an opening for the position of Publisher/Editor of the Valley Sentinel.

We are seeking a proven teacher leader with the entrepreneurial skills to continue and further enhance the strong growth this paper has experienced over the past five years.

Ideally you should have a good understanding of the facets of newspaper operations with emphasis on editorial and news. In addition our new publisher should be well suited to working with community groups and clients as well as developing sponsorship opportunities for the newspaper.

As publisher of the Sentinel, you will help develop strategy for the newspaper as it continues to server serve the Robson Valley.

If you have the ability to innovate, are customer driven, success oriented and want to live in one of the most beautiful places in British Columbia, then we want to hear from you. We off a generous compensation and benefits package as well as the opportunity for career advancement.

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AN ALBERTA OILFIELD construction company is hiring dozer, excavator, and labourer/rock truck operators. Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction 780723-5051.

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In 1993, when the [female] condom was approved, many states still had anti-sodomy laws. vertently discovered why as I did some background research for this story.

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Little did I know, the Female Health Company did approach the FDA for approval.

When the condom was first developed, it was called Aegis and it was designed for anal sex and vaginal sex. FHC did its own studies on the use of the barrier pouch among men who have anal sex with men and found favourable safety and efficacy

results. But when the FDA approved the device, they excluded FHC from making any reference to anal sex on the packaging or in the product inserts and instructions.

They were to market the condom for vaginal use only. Why? The FDA said that it did not want to approve a device that would be used for illegal activity. In 1993, when the condom was approved, many states still had anti-sodomy laws. It was not the manufacturer's hesitance, but rather the FDA's refusal to interfere with questionable state laws that kept the public from knowing that this device was, in fact, designed and safe for anal sex.

Flash forward to 2013, 10 years after the Supreme Court ruled anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional; is this why the FDA is entertaining the possibility of approving these new Origami Condoms for anal sex?

With multiple potential problems such as a somewhat unwieldy design and potential price point of $7 per condom, Origami may not be the perfect tool for STI prevention on a global level, but the fact that the FDA is even willing to look at approving a condom for anal sex is a major step forward. V Brenda Kerber is a sexual health educator who has worked with local not-for-profits since 1995. She is the owner of the Edmonton-based, sex-positive adult toy boutique the Traveling Tickle Trunk.

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46 Like some pools 48 Home of the Oregon Ducks 51 Itty-bitty city 52 Maritime abbr. that predated SOS 55 "Weekend Edition Saturday" airer 56 ___ whale 58 Feng ___ 59 "Bloom County" penguin 61 Modern mini-obituary?

64 Fallon's replacing him 65 Alley ___ 66 Most wintry 67 Bohemian 68 Ball or top 69 Humpty-___

Down 1 Futuristic artist H.R. 2 Japanese mushroom 3 Local areas, casually 4 Subsides 5 Stereo knob abbr.

6 Fire truck accessory 7 Taco-like Taco Bell item 8 Sports announcer Albert who says "Yesssss!"

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9 Polynesian idols 10 Be a good journalist 11 Hype around a bad doctor?

12 Set loose 13 Fur tycoon John Jacob ___ 18 Cessations 22 Complex guy?

25 Extra-large pads 26 Singer Gorme 28 Word after cookie or cigar 29 Horse with spots 30 Sydneysider's nat.

32 Tokyo of old 33 Prefix meaning "foreign" 34 Lackey who hauls around seasonal marshmallows?

36 Kneeler on the field 37 Modern, in Munich 38 Urgent care alternatives 40 VII times XIII 43 Tendency toward chaos 47 Acronym in 2013 Supreme Court news 48 ___ Gay 49 Not lower 50 Center in central Florida 52 Chick noise 53 A Tribe Called ___ 54 Simple song 57 Ending for switch 58 Take to the lake 60 Miso makeup 62 Joke (around) 63 Fort Worth sch.

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LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS

COMMENT >> SEX

Shorties (but always sweet)

Butt plugs, straight girls making out with straight girls and public Dom/subs I have a mentally disabled cousin share a butt plug? a Playboy. I need to play this right. who I haven't figured out how to Sex Toys Are Pricey I want him to come to me to talk help. He's lived for more than 40 about sex, but a mom buying her son years in the same nursing home Nope. porn doesn't seem OK. If I don't buy in a small, conservative town. His him a magazine, he will seek porn on mental age is about eight, there are We're a straight couple, and my boythe non-parent-regulated Internet. If other mental-illness issues and he friend and I love playing with his I do purchase porn for him, doesn't has some physical problems. He butt. I love being able to ride him that just encourage him to walk the is now in his late 60s. He has when he has a butt plug in, path of porn?

E G A V always enjoyed dressing up but it always falls out durBaffled By Teenaged Boys A S as a woman, but given that ing sex. Is there something he's in a Christian nursIf your son wants old-fashioned, prely.com we can do? Do we need a eweek ve@vu lo e g a ing home, he must keep sav diff erent toy?

Internet porn—do they still publish Dan it fairly secret. He doesn't Plug Leaves Us Guessing Playboy?—he can acquire it in the e g Sava want to move from his home of old-fashioned, pre-Internet manso many years. He periodically calls What you need, PLUG, is a bigger ner: he can get his ass to a bodega me to tell me about a dress he's purbutt plug. The circumference of the or a convenience store or a truck chased or his monthly therapy seswidest part of the butt plug (the stop and steal some porn mags. My sions where he's permitted to dress part that goes in his ass) needs to be brothers and I learned important life up and I'm uncomfortable with the four or five times greater than the lessons shoplifting porn when we sexual vibe of the conversations. I circumference of the narrow part of were your son's age: to be watchful, would like him to have a sexual outthe butt plug (the part his sphincters to seize opportunities and to run like let, but one that doesn't involve me.

Any ideas?

Spanking someone without consent is assault, She Knows It's Really Tough

LOVE

but spanking someone with consent is sexy.

Nope.

And staging some sort of intervention now—well, the effort seems about four decades late. Even if you could find a new living situation for your cousin, SKIRT, your cousin doesn't want to move. He seems to like where he lives, he gets to buy himself dresses and he gets to dress up once in a while. He'd probably be happier if he didn't have to keep his dresses secret, but things could be much, much worse.

I have a technical butt-plug question. I'm in a monogamous heterosexual relationship. We don't use protection except birth control. Is there any reason other than sexually-transmitted-infection issues—not an issue for us—that we shouldn't

grip). If the widest part of your butt plug isn't much wider than the narrow part, that butt plug will fly out of your boyfriend's ass every time.

Bigger butt plugs look intimidating—especially for straight boys— but the extra physical and emotional effort required to get a bigger butt plug in a straight boy's ass ... well, that shit pays off in the end.

My son is 13. After I caught him with porn on his smartphone, I replaced it with a dumb phone and limited his access to the Internet at home. We have talked about desensitization and the oppression of women that occurs with porn. Yet the hormones rage on. He has asked me to buy him

hell.

I am one of those straight girls who likes to make out with other girls when I am drunk. It's fun to get the attention of men by kissing girls!

What's so wrong with that? Why do so many lesbians and bi women disparage this behaviour? I guess it could be said that my behaviour encourages men to objectify women who kiss other women. But I feel like that shouldn't be on me! Why all the hate? I am just an adult having sexy fun with other consenting adults!

Drunk Straight Girl I can't believe there are still queers out there hatin' on drunk straight girls (DSGs) who make out with oth-

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er DSGs to attract the attention of drunk straight boys (DSBs). Samesex marriage is making significant gains—hurray for Rhode Island, Delaware, Minnesota, Uruguay, France and New Zealand—but it remains illegal in 38 states, Congress has yet to pass the Employment NonDiscrimination Act, the HIV-infection rate among young gay and bi men is up, and trans people who just want to use the toilet are being attacked in schools and state legislatures across the country. (Google "rape" and "public restroom," and tons of stories come up—but they're all about straight men attacking women. Want to make public restrooms safer? Ban straight men from using them.) The queer community has 99 problems—at least—but DSGs making out with DSGs ain't one.

I'm a female in my early 20s and have been seeing a really great guy for a few months. We've been having lots of awesome vanilla sex, but I dig light spanking. I have told him this and he talks some hot dirty talk about what he's GOING to do to me, but there's no follow-through. This discomfort is linked to some abuse he witnessed—his step-dad hurt his mother. I like him and I'm happy to wait for him to ease into it slowly, but how much time do I leave between mentioning it? It's been at least a month since I last brought it up and I'll go crazy if I don't get some kinky sex soon.

Missing My Kinks Here's what you need to tell your boyfriend: "Vaginal intercourse without consent is rape, but vaginal intercourse with consent is sex. You can wrap your head around that, right? So you should be able to wrap

your head around this: spanking someone without consent is assault, but spanking someone with consent is sexy. And you're going to spank me right now, with my consent, and it's going to be hot."

Straight guy here. No sex question.

I just want you to tell me what is up with two guys at my gym. The skinnier dude does all the grunt work—sets up the weights, puts them back, wipes down the equipment—while the bigger dude stands there. The skinnier one can't be the bigger dude's personal trainer. Yesterday when the bigger dude noticed his shoe was untied, he pointed to his shoe and the skinnier dude knelt and tied his fucking shoe for him. What the hell?

Most Everyone At The Gym Is Freaked What you've described sounds like a not-nearly-subtle-enough, semipublic Dom/sub muscle-worship scene. But I could be wrong. So if you have to know for sure what's up, MEATGIF, you'll have ask the bigger dude. If it turns out these dudes are doing some sort of public Dom/sub scene, and the point is to humiliate the scrawnier dude, the bigger dude will be only too delighted to tell you about it.

This week on the Savage Lovecast: tales of open relationships gone horribly wrong. And vibrator addiction syndrome—are you at risk? All at savagelovecast.com. V Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. @fakedansavage on Twitter

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