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Towne troubles In the past few weeks, the word community has been used with pride in Alberta as people have banded together after the massive flooding in southern Alberta. We have witnessed neighbours who show up at each other's doors to pull waterlogged furniture out of soaked basements and help sort through any belongings that might be salvagable. In many cases, it was the first time these neighbours had even met. The phrase "We lost some stuff, but gained a community" was used in several places to describe the friendships that were made out of devastation. It was a reminder to all of us that sometimes it's the challenges of life that create a community.

In Edmonton, we have a different challenge for creating community. The city has a 10-year goal to end homelessness and as of May, it's reported that the plan is on track. In its fourth year of the strategy, 1664 homes have been secured for 2325 people. That is a lot of people housed in this ever-expanding city who might otherwise have been couch surfing with friends or living on the streets.

The recent debate over the Terwillegar Towne supportive housing complex has revealed that some people in the city expect that they will never encounter the poor, the mentally ill or those recovering from addictions and trauma.

There is an unfortunate undercurrent of fear in the responses given to the new housing complex. And sadly, some of those comments are coming from community leaders.

"Sixty middle-aged men with mental illness and addiction problems in the boonies?" Those were the words Councillor Bryan Anderson used to describe potential new residents. It's a statement that almost makes me sympathetic to the fears of Terwillegar Towne resident Emily Salsbury, who said, "As a single woman, I chose this neighbourhood to feel safe."

I recently lived in a different city, and as a woman alone who knew few people in my new neighbourhood, I had some encounters that made me fear for my safety. But what I came to realize was that I was never actually alone.

I had friends who walked with me, who took my calls when I felt alone, and police who, unfortunately, sometimes had to respond, but they did so with efficiency and care. An entire community of support existed around me that I had not had cause to seek out previously, but it has stayed with me.

I can't imagine what it is like to be homeless, or to experience a mental illness, but I do know what it is like to imagine that you are alone in the face of a difficult situation. And what I find most offensive about the Terwillegar Towne debate is the idea that people who have a shot at a new life, divorced from the community where their problems might plague them, would not even be given that chance because of others' fear of them. I can't say that I wouldn't be afraid to once again live in the area where I was harassed, but I would be afraid to live in a place where we were too afraid to come together as a community and give people a chance at a new life.

Supportive housing has been proven to assist people in addressing the long-term issues associated with chronic homelessness. And if in six years we want to be the city that says it ended homelessness, we need to define ourselves as a community who works together towards that goal. V

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NEWS // CITY ELECTION

Cozy with the candidates The four hopefuls running for mayor chitchat about their goals

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former Edmonton Sun columnist, the darling of Edmonton's Twitter crowd, a 12-year veteran of City Council—and a man who wants to fight back against the selling of parks. These are Edmonton's four candidates for mayor.

Kerry Diotte, a journalist elected to City Council three years ago, is running because he believes that people aren't satisfied with the city's current direction, citing spending and a bad arena deal as two things in particular he's heard many people complain about.

"We've spent a lot of money over the years, especially over the last decade," Diotte says.

"The debt's gone from $400 million to $2.9 billion by the end of this year. And that doesn't even include the bulk of the arena money that we just passed a bylaw for.

"When you look at the condition of our basic infrastructure, it's rather embarrassing."

But not all candidates believe the current direction is a bad one. Don Iveson, a two-term councillor, describes the last six years as among the most dynamic in Edmonton's history.

He wants to continue to play a part in shaping our trajectory.

"We've got work to do to build a city that's more functional," Iveson says. "There's work to do to build a city that's more fair, that includes more people in the success and prosperity of the city.

There's a lot of work to do with building a city with more housing and transportation choices, and lots of work to do to build a city that's even more

profitable and prosperous."

Karen Leibovici, first elected to City Council in 2001, says that the city is at a tipping point and Edmontonians will have to make a choice about whether to continue to build on momentum, change direction or stop.

"I believe that we need to keep moving forward," she says. "We need to ensure that those transformational projects that council's approved finish on time and on budget.

community leagues, the campaign finance situation, feels that the mass transit could be better served by a bus-driven variant of LRT, at least temporarily, and because he wants fluoride out of the water.

"Communities aren't being represented in council," Penner says. "The spot that most glaringly stuck out for me was with respect to the use of communities' parklands for multi-family housing, I feel that representation is what

While voter turnout rates are perennially lamented as low in Canada, the candidates are seeking to energize. For them, every vote counts when it comes to accomplishing their vision for Edmonton.

And I also believe that we need to ensure that we're able to provide services that people need on a daily basis as well.

It's all about a balance, it's not an either-or proposition."

With a new mayor and at least five new councillors, Leibovici identifies experience and leadership as two key assets, pointing to her track record as evidence of both.

In addition to her 12 years of work on city council, she has been an MLA for EdmontonMeadowlark, the Chair of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund and President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Then there's Curtis Penner.

He's running because, among other things, he's unsatisfied with the city ignoring

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council is there to do, and they're not doing it right now."

The only candidate without council experience, Penner sees his biggest disadvantage as a lack of name recognition. And his competition is indeed high profile.

The three councillor candidates have played direct roles in one of the biggest debates the city has seen—the downtown arena deal with the Katz Group. And if one of them should win, the project will be their responsibility to keep on track. Iveson and Leibovici, who both voted yes, promised to do that. Diotte, who voted against, vowed to uphold every clause of the contract.

The arena debate illustrates the question of the right balance between holding

back, cutting spending, focusing on infrastructure, or moving forward to pursue a more ambitious vision of Edmonton: themes that will dominate this election. Edmontonians will need to decide who embodies the best balance. At least, those who will vote.

"I was at a door the other day," Diotte recalls, on the subject of voter apathy, "and this guy said, 'I've heard it all before. You come here, you say this and that, and I never hear from you again. Politicians are all liars.' I said, 'Well, actually, I barely even consider myself a politician. I've been a journalist my whole life. I've been a politician three years. I swear to you that I'm here to listen to what you think.'"

While voter turnout rates are perennially lamented as low in Canada, the candidates are seeking to energize. For them, every vote counts when it comes to accomplishing their vision for Edmonton.

"The city I will lead will be the kind of city that attracts and retains more of those people with important skills from all backgrounds, who will come to see this as a great place to live, a great place to learn, a great place to do business," Iveson says.

The vote may yet be months away, but websites are online, lawn signs are going up, and the candidates are door-knocking in force. And rest assured, the candidates are all agreed: potholes are a serious issue. ryan bromsgrove

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NEWS // NATIVE AMERICAN ISSUES

On the offensive

Is it right for sports teams to use Native American imagery?

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owboys and Indians have been handed down to us as symbols of the great pioneer West. The image of white men adventurously taking off into the wilds to discover new land; the Natives whooping and hollering and scalping anyone who dared to cross into their territory. That’s historic, right? At least that’s how it’s been portrayed in books and movies for the past 100 years or so, not to mention summer camps, Boy Scouts and sports teams that recycle Native American names for their own use.

Since the civil rights movement, the practice of using depictions of Native Americans as mascots, logos and names for sports teams has been questioned. In fact, Stanford University was one of the first to remove their "Indian" mascot as it was offensive to Native American students. A few teams have followed suit over the years— particularly at the college level—but there remain teams in pro-sports today that just won’t let go of their beloved "Indians," including Stanley Cup champs the Chicago Blackhawks, baseball’s Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves, the NFL’s thirdhighest grossing franchise the Washington Redskins and our own Edmonton Eskimos.

Dr James Dempsey of the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta looked into the history of these five teams and found that both the Braves and the Redskins started in Boston. "They both are references to the Tea Party—that’s where they got their name from, is [people] dressed up as Indians when they threw the tea into the harbour in 1773."

The Boston Redskins moved to Washington in 1937. The Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee before ending up in Atlanta in 1966. Dempsey says it’s interesting to note how many franchises decide to keep their names after a move.

"So here you have these two [teams] who, arguably, their name has nothing to do with the city that they’re in and yet they get criticized for it."

Dempsey adds that often teams with this type of history argue that they didn’t come up with the name, so why should

they take the blame?

"And you can respond with, well, why didn’t you change it?" Demspey asks. "Washington Redskins has nothing to do with Washington, so why didn’t you change it?"

In fact, the Redskins have been taking a lot of heat lately as Vincent C Gray, the mayor of Washington, has said that unless they change the team name—which many consider a racial slur as derogatory as the n-word—he will fight any attempt to build a new stadium within DC boundaries.

With the Braves, it is the well-known "Tomahawk Chop" gesture that offends many p e o p l e.

Ironic a l l y, it is

the Seminole people who make the prop tomahawks used at Braves games.

In regards to the Eskimos, that’s a term that isn’t even used anymore in Canada as it’s generally seen as demeaning. Inuit is preferred. Regardless of the phrasing, using a group of peo-

ple to represent a team that has nothing to do with their culture can be seen as disrespectful and reinforcing of racial stereotypes.

Allan Watt, vice president of marketing and communications

According to files in the City of Edmonton archives, the name originated with an insult. The Edmonton Rugby Football Club had been around since 1892 and by the early 1900s there was a

It is offensive, but I think they didn’t mean it to be offensive at all. for the Eskimos, doesn’t recall any instances when the political correctness of the term Es-

kimo was ever questioned by the public, players or staff. He says he wasn’t around when they named the team, so he doesn’t know if it has anything to do with Edmonton’s northern location.

strong rivalry between Calgary and Edmonton. After Calgary travelled here and clobbered the Edmonton team, a local sportswriter referred to them as wild, u n i n h i b i te d c o w boys.

When E d m o n to n did the same on Calgary turf, one of their sportswriters shot back, calling them a bunch of Esquimaux from the north. By 1908 the team was officially known as the Esquimaux, changing the spelling to Eskimos in 1910.

Edmonton’s baseball, hockey and football teams were

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all coached by Deacon White at the time and were all called the Eskimos. In 1921 they played in their first Grey Cup championship game and in 1949 the team was revived after years of inactivity and carried on with the Eskimos name.

Christopher Alfred, the curator of the CFL Hall of Fame, thinks names that use Native Americans are inappropriate, but he doesn’t think they were originally meant to be that way.

"It is offensive, but I think they didn’t mean it to be offensive at all," he says. "It was just, we’re just honouring the tribes or I guess Native Americans or Native Canadians, in that essence.

It wasn’t to make fun of a race."

Whether or not teams really wanted to honour Native Americans—each team had the blessing of Native elders, right?—or if "Indians" were chosen as mascots for their supposedly ferocious demeanour, we still need to ask if a name that has become a part of sports tradition should be changed if it is now considered politically incorrect or offensive.

The Washington Bullets basketball team inherited their name, but in the mid’90s the team’s owner changed it to the Wizards because of the obvious connection of bullets to gun violence.

The Bullets started in Baltimore in 1963—well before homicides by handguns would peak in the US 30 years later—but when it no longer became an appropriate term, the name was changed. Should it be any different when it comes to stereotyping groups of people who are used as mascots and logos in the world of sports?

"It comes down to the will.

And sometimes pressure will change that will," Demspey says.

"And we’ll see, for example, with Washington. If they really are serious about a new stadium and want it in the cheapest way— which is to put it in Washington proper—and this mayor holds to that, it’ll be very interesting about what will happen." rebecca medel

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End of the Arab Spring?

President Morsi gone doesn't mean the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood streets of Egypt's cities make it hard to imagine that any compromise is possible. Indeed, Russia's President Vladimir Putin warned last weekend that Egypt risks stumbling into a civil war like the one that has devastated Syria.

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, on the other hand, justified the military coup by claiming that it had been the only alternative to civil war—which could, he said, have been as bad as Somalia. Really? One suspects that he doesn't know much about Somalia. Indeed, one suspects that he doesn't really know much about his own country either (he has spent most of his career abroad).

There was no risk of civil war in Egypt before last week's military intervention and there is no risk of civil war now, either. What we are seeing is a no-holds-barred struggle for power between rival political movements, in a system where the political rules are newly written, hotly disputed and poorly understood. And all the players

long resistance to six decades of military dictatorship. Others voted for him in gratitude for the Brotherhood's unfailing support for the poor, or in disgust at the fact that Morsi's only opponent in the second round of the election was a left-over from the Mubarak regime.

Perhaps as few as half of them actually voted for the Brotherhood's core project of Islamizing Egyptian law and forcing its own version of Islamic values on Egyptian society—but the Brothers seemed to think they all had. Even if that had been true, trying to impose fundamental changes on a country with the support of only half the population was not wise.

Some of the constitutional changes that Morsi imposed, and some of his tactics for pushing them through, may actually have been the result of political compromises within the Brotherhood, where he constantly had to fend off the fanatics who wanted even more extreme measures. Nevertheless, the secular opposition

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If the people in charge of the various opposition parties in Egypt had any strategic vision, they would not have launched the mass protests that caused the army to oust President Mohamed Morsi on July 4. They would have bided their time and waited for the next election. Because there is probably still going to be a next election in Egypt, despite the coup, and now the Muslim Brotherhood might actually win it.

There is a good deal of chatter in the media at the moment

about the "end of the Arab Spring," some of it by commentators who can barely conceal their delight.

Egypt, with almost one-third of the world's total Arab population, was the great symbol of the democratic movement's success, and now Egyptian democracy is in a mess. But the drama still has a long way to run.

Morsi is now under arrest, as are many other leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the passionate demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in the

There was no risk of civil war in Egypt before last week’s military intervention and there is no risk of civil war now either. have made some serious mistakes.

The Muslim Brotherhood, on the basis of last year's 51.7 percent majority for Morsi in the presidential election, assumed that it had the unquestioning support of half the population. This was probably not true.

Many voted for Morsi in recognition of the Muslim Brotherhood's

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So the secular parties responded with extra-constitutional tactics of their own: mass demonstrations that were explicitly intended to trigger a military takeover that would sideline Morsi and the Brotherhood.

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In only four days of demos, they succeeded, in large part because the army, a resolutely secular organization, had its own grave misgivings about where Morsi's government was taking Egypt.

But the army hasn't actually seized power. It has appointed Adly Mansour, the head of the Constitutional Supreme Court, as interim president, with the task of organizing new parliamentary and presidential elections. It will not be possible to exclude the Muslim Brotherhood from those elections without turning the whole process into a farce—especially since the Brotherhood will probably be going through some changes of its own.

The Muslim Brotherhood took little part in the 2011 revolution, and the men at the top, including Morsi, were utterly unprepared for power. They are now likely to be replaced by a younger generation of leaders who are more flexible and more attuned to the realities of power. They might even win the next election, despite all Morsi's mistakes this time round.

That's the real irony here. If the opposition parties had only left Morsi in power, his unilateral actions and his inability to halt Egypt's drastic economic decline would have guaranteed an opposition victory at the next election.

Now it's all up in the air again.

But democratic politics is far from over in Egypt. Foolish things have been done, but the Arab Spring is not dead. V Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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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

Historic walking tours–St Albert

• Little White School, 2 Madonna Dr • A walking tour of St Albert’s past • Jul 11, • Jul 25 • Aug 15 • Aug 29 • Sep 12, 6:30pm • Info: Roy Toomey at 780.459.4404 or royt@artsheritage.ca Home–Energizing Spiritual Community for Passionate Living • Garneau/

Ashbourne Assisted Living Place, 1114884 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 HIV-AID’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

NSAI Songwriters Group • The Car-

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

Northern Alberta Wood Carvers Association • Duggan Community

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

Organization for Bipolar Affective Disorder (OBAD) • Grey

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

Sugarswing Dance Club • Orange

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

A Campus • 780.492.9289 • sustainability. ualberta.ca/Projects/CampusSustainabilityTours.aspx • Every other Wed until Aug 28 • University of Alberta’s Office of Sustainability for our free summer walking tours on beautiful North Campus. Discover the green buildings and environmentally-friendly features that make the University of Alberta a recognized leader in campus sustainability • Free, online registration; E: sustainability@ualberta.ca • Jul 17, 31

A Thistle Dismissal • Clifford E.

Lee Nature Sanctuary, Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin, Closest • Devon, Details provided on registration • Edible invasive species appetizers: Be a part of the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s ongoing efforts to evict creeping thistle from the Clifford E. Lee Nature Sanctuary • Sat, Jul 13, 9am-3pm • Free; info at: W: conservationvolunteers. ca University of Alberta/Garneau History and Haunted Walk •

Rutherford Historic Mansion, 11153 Saskatchewan Dr • Exploring the history of the U of A, how it began and the many important historical figures; and about U of A’s many ghosts including; the little boy at Rutherford House, the scientist who is seen walking the halls of the Power Plant and more • Summer: Tues, 9pm; no tours: Aug 5-8 • $10/$30 (2 adults and 2 Kids) Valley of the 5 Lakes • lionsbreath.

ca; click on adventure • Depart from studio 301,10534-124 St • 780.990.6247 • Jasper Bike Adventure • Aug 23-25 • $199 +GST 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 YEG Slut Walk • Alberta Legislature Grounds (by the stairs), 107 St, 97 Ave • Protest march against sexual violence • Jul 27, 12-2pm 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 All under Heaven: The Chinese World in Maps, Pictures, and Texts from the Collection of Floyd Sully • Bruce Peel Special Col-

lections Library, and FAB Gallery, U of

A • Works from the collection of Floyd Sully, a Canadian who has long been fascinated by representations of China.

The collection focus’ on maps and illustrated texts; they offer a diverse set of perspectives on the Chinese world as it underwent transformation • Opening at the FAB Gallery: Thu, Jul 18, 4:30-6:30pm Breton Plots Field Day • Breton Community Centre • events.ualberta. ca/agriculturallifeandenvironmentalsciences/g0i8a53tk7ip2a01ltvu11to78#s thash.5F57D0Iw.dpuf • Tour celebrating the plots for donors, researchers and surrounding community • Jul 31, 11am-12 • $25 (online registration deadline: Wed, Jul 24, 5pm); $27 (cash only at door)

ton.ca, kickboxing@teamedmonton.ca, sillum.ca G.L.B.T.Q Seniors Group • S.A.G.E

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

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-

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

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

Hands-on Bike Maintenance • BikeWorks North, 9305-111 Ave • Brakes, shifting and tire changing/flat repairs • Aug 2, 6-9pm • $20 (EBC member)/$25 (non-member); Pre-register E: courses@ edmontonbikes.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

The role of status and office in the law of obligations and in fiduciary duties • U of A Faculty of Law

MAKING WAVES SWIMMING CLUB • geocities.com/makingwaves_edm • Recreational/competitive swimming. Socializing after practices • Every Tue/Thu

• events.ualberta.ca/law/8hkjuk9s2pvv4n e0j3eh5ek894#sthash.cQnoCm3S.dpuf • Brown bag lunchtime seminar presented by the U of A Faculty of Law; a summer talk by Dr Jamie Edelman • Jul 16, noon • RSVP: Katherine Thompson, lawcomm@ ualberta.ca

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

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 • 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@teamedmon-

Pride Centre of Edmonton • Pride Centre of Edmonton, 10608-105 Ave • 780.488.3234 • A safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental 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: TueFri 12-9pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, closed SunMon; Queer HangOUT (a.k.a. QH) youth drop-in: Tue-Fri 3-8pm, Sat 2-6:30pm, youth@pridecentreofedmonton.org • Counselling: Free, short-term by registered counsellors every Wed, 5:308:30pm, 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 • Unitarian

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

St Paul’s United Church • 11526-76 Ave • 780.436.1555 • People of all sexual orientations are welcome • Every Sun (10am worship) WOMONSPACE • 780.482.1794 • womonspace.ca, womonspace@gmail.com • A Non-profit lesbian social organization for Edmonton and surrounding area.

Monthly activities, newsletter, reduced rates included with membership. Confidentiality assured Woodys Video Bar • 11723 Jasper Ave

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

SPECIAL EVENTS ADT 6-on-6 Memorial Soccer Tournament • Millhurst Community

Hall, 5811-19A Ave • Fundraising event in support of Cross Cancer Institute in memory of Anthony David Troncoso • Jul 26-27 • Free • facebook.com/#!/ pages/ADT-Memorial-Soccer-Tourna-

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ment/323867297736569 • facebook. com/#%21/pages/ADT-Memorial-SoccerTournament/323867297736569 Date Night • Devonian Botanic Garden • Stroll the Garden till dusk, enjoy a dinner special at The Birch Patio, and take in a different amusement every week, like dancing lessons with the U of A Dance Club, outdoor movie night, long table dinners, taiko drumming workshops, live music, and more • Every Thu Night • Jun-Aug • $11 (adult)/$6 (student)/$8 (senior)/$8 (friends of the Garden)/$8 (Garden season pass holder); incl admission to the Garden and entertainment • An Italian feast at the Birch Patio, and a hands-on pasta-making seminar. Ciao bella!: Jul 11; reserve dinner at 780.987.3054 • A Japanese menu at the Birch Patio, and a mini-drumming workshop for you and your date on some very big Taiko drums; July 18; reserve dinner at the Birch Patio 780.987.3054, ext 2243 • Learn some steps from the U of A Dance Club. Fuel up first with a dinner special at the Birch Patio; Jul 25; reserve dinner at the Birch Patio 780.987.3054, ext 2243 DeepSoul.ca • 587.520.3833; text: 780.530.1283 for location • Classic Covers Shindig Fundraiser • Every Sun pm–Sunday Jams with no Stan (CCR to Metallica), GarageGigs Tour; all ages • Fundraising for local Canadian Disaster Relief, the hungry (world-wide through the Canadian Food Grains Bank) Fete Nationale–Bastille Day • St Thomas d’Aquin, 8410-89 St • Jul 13 • $25 at france-edmonton.org Held–Fundraiser • South Side

Memorial Chapel, 8310-104 St • A Fundraiser in a Funeral Home presented

by Mindhive Collective. Dinner (BBQ’d pulled pork/vegan option), alcoholic beverages. Pop-up shop with robes and relics and baked goods for sale and a viewing of Nasferatu (the classic 1922 film), in the main chapel • Jul 13, 7pm-12 • Admission by donation E: lporter1@ualberta.ca • facebook.com/ events/391009997675370/

JLS Night Market • 102 Ave, 106 St • nightmarketedmonton@gmail.com • 780.901.8480 • Every Sat, 7-11pm; until Sep 28 • E: nightmarketedmonton@ gmail.com • facebook.com/#!/events/398 830093565798/?context=create K-Days • Northlands Expo Centre and Grounds, 7515-118 Ave • k-days.com • 780.471.8174 • Jul 19-28 • Tickets at 1.855.985.5000, ticketmaster.ca K-Days Parade • Kick-off the K-Days

Exhibition and fair • Jul 19

National Zoo Keeper Week • Ed-

monton Valley Zoo, 13315 Buena Vista Rd • 780.442.5311 • Talk with Valley Zoo keepers about the care they provide for the animals each day • Jul 14-20

Taste of Edmonton • Churchill Sq •

Jul 18-27 • Full sheets of tickets: 10% off ($27 for sheet of 30); until 6pm on Jul 17

Taste of the Past–St Albert • Father Lacombe Chapel, Saint Vital Ave, St Albert • Discover history by tasting it; guided tour lead by costumed interpreters, sample fried bannock and blueberries, borscht, lemonade, and olde fashioned ice cream, traditional fiddle music, and make a craft • Jul 21 12-5pm • Admission by donation to the Food Bank Whyte Avenue Art Walk • Whyte Ave betw 100 St, 108 Sts • artwalk.ca • Artists working at their easels and displaying their works • Jul 12-14, 10am-5pm

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REVUE // COMEDY

without having much of an idea as to how.

Frances Ha finds comedy in a transformative age

Opens Friday Frances Ha Directed by Noah Baumbach Princess Theatre

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Dancing through life

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remember 27, more meaningful than 21 or 30. I remember somehow knowing it would be transformative, even if I did little to actively transform myself. "27 is old," as someone asserts in Frances Ha, but it's young too. Certain peers stop excusing you for certain shortcomings, but few will write you off completely if you don't get your shit together. 27 is suspension, wariness, looming threats of something called maturity, and persistent opportunities for parties to be prolonged. Everything I just wrote is wildly subjective, but it's a subjectivity shared with the fleet, utterly unimposing yet

cumulatively insightful new comedy directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and the film's star, Greta Gerwig. The titular heroine of Frances Ha is 27, mostly adrift, clinging to sketchy, outdated dreams, and to an idea of friendship that seems set to expire any second.

Frances and Sophie (Mickey Sumner) are best friends and roommates living in Brooklyn. They share nearly everything, including, most nights, a bed. They are "like a lesbian couple that doesn't have sex anymore." When in need of comfort, Frances asks Sophie to "tell me the story of us," a ritual to maintain

an adolescent fantasy image of the friends-as-power couple, conquering some corner of the world, Sophie's being the publishing industry, Frances's being the world of dance.

About that: one of the elements I love about Frances Ha is how perfectly believable and preposterous it is that Frances wants to be a dancer. She can't quite coordinate her body to do things like walk fluidly. She doesn't look entirely comfortable, or grounded, while sitting in a chair or shadowing a guest at a party where she's working as a server. In one scene she fumbles with a sandwich like she's still learning to eat. Most of her movements seem

involuntary: the way conversation with Sophie automatically prompts illustrative physical gestures even when they're only speaking on the phone. Frances Ha is above all a character study, and Gerwig brings just the right balance of self-effacing self-analysis and actor's craft.

Her character is adorable yet maddeningly passive. She's makes you laugh, makes you crazy, breaks your heart if you're in the unfortunate position of trying to be her boyfriend, or something. The film's story, as such, is about Sophie moving in with her boyfriend and trying to grow up, and Frances missing Sophie, wanting to follow her lead

Baumbach has sculpted Frances Ha with a pretty irresistible sort of comic charisma. Much of the film is comprised of short, abrupt scenes, with hard cuts to sound and image, whose connections are not always obvious, just a line here, a gesture there, creating an inherently buoyant, clipped rhythm, as engagingly disjointed as Frances's daily life. The photography is black and white, with a level of fuzziness that invokes present-tense nostalgia.

Along with early Truffaut, Woody Allen is an obvious influence, not only in the silvery views of New York but in the patter, the urbane vernacular, the particular use of music over montage, and the title cards that state each address Frances inhabits, however briefly. Frances claims to have trouble leaving places, yet once her living situation with Sophie falls apart all she does is leave. She moves in with two dudes and their liquor trolley.

She embarks on a Christmas visit to the folks in Sacramento, and takes an impulsive, poorly planned trip to Paris. For all her apparent inertia, Frances does indeed move, perhaps most memorably in a sequence that finds her doing nothing more than skipping, dancing, scurrying down several Manhattan blocks to David Bowie's "Modern Love." It's a lovely scene of a young woman still capable of fleeing her own ample self-consciousness and giving in to the sheer propulsion of a given moment. Frances Ha is all about moments, this one and this one and this. And it has just enough of them to make us feel like we've really come to know some substantial, larger moment within a single life, a moment—27—that will surely transform the bearer of that life in a permanent, lasting way.

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PREVUE // PUPPETS ON FILM

Edmonton Gets Felt Up

Puppets reading (and doing) what puppets shouldn’t read (and do)

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imon Glassman is surprisingly comfortable talking about puppet sex. In the middle of Churchill Square, surrounded by kids and their families at the

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Street Performers Festival, this feat is all the more impressive.

"It's awkward in the sense that it's usually two or three guys inside a bed, with like all of them

spooning. Being the middle guy late-saturated water and a man's is really uncomfortable," he says. cringeworthy run-in with a cat in a bathtub.

And don't get The series is him started on Tue, July 16 (7 pm) getting a sore Garneau Theatre, $10 soon getting arm after sitting its big screen debut at the in weird positions for 15 or 16 hours a day. A Garneau, where two episodes will be screened, along with boy holding a pinwheel stares our way. Glassman lowers his Edmonton comedians narrating voice. their own stories which will be performed live by an interpretive For Glassman, creator of TV dancer. The event will be hosted series Felt Up, intimate puppet

by Simon Puppet (Glassman) scenes are part of a day's work.

The show, which now airs on and Joe Puppet (Tim Mikula), and includes the puppets of loBiteTV, depicts people narrating cals Amy Shostak, Craig Martell, their own real-life embarrassing stories—most of them takDoug Hoyer and Jon Mick. ing place between the sheets— which are re-enacted by puppets.

Glassman started Felt Up as a last-minute project in 2009 at Past tales include a girl unknowGrant MacEwan, not wanting to ingly drinking a glass of ejacu-

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make a typical documentary on something "like a sick person or a band." The project evolved into a web series which ran for a couple of years, and was picked up to go on the small screen in 2012.

Finding people to reveal their own embarrassing stories hasn't been a tough job for Glassman, who says he has a large pool of funny people to draw from.

Sharing these stories, he adds, creates another layer of community.

"For me, just knowing that other people experience those things gives me a weird sense of community. At the same time, it's just stories. As a person, you're naturally drawn to good stories."

KATE BLACK

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ASPECTRATIO

A final flowering

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REVUE // FRITZ LANG

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The Life of Oharu marks Mizoguchi's final, finest period

A marked man

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Hard times ahead, Oharu

Though he was by this point considered washed up by many of his fellow Japanese, the 1950s saw the flowering of director Kenji Mizoguchi's finest—and final—period.

The last four years of Mizoguchi's life—he would die in 1956, at age 58—seemed to yield one masterpiece after another, earning him belated international acclaim and epitomizing a certain idea of late style. These last films—most notably The Life of Oharu (1952), Ugetsu (1953) and Sansho the Bailiff (1954)—were less formally severe than some of his earlier work.

This shift reflected not a lack of rigour but rather the exact opposite: an artistic maturity, a master's confidence that every moment in a film has its own special requirements that trump the author's urge to impart a signature. Criterion has just released a deluxe edition of The Life of Oharu on DVD and Blu-ray, and this heartbreaking, unspeakably beautiful, cool yet compassionate picaresque about the life of a "fallen woman" in 17th-century Japan gives us an opportunity to observe Mizoguchi at his very best.

With the very first image, already there is movement: the camera follows Oharu (Kinuyo Tanaka) as she walks through the crepuscular outskirts of Kyoto, one of

several middle-aged prostitutes attempting to procure clients. The film is based on Ihara Saikaku's 17th-century novel The Life of an Amorous Woman, which is narrated by an unnamed protagonist.

In Mizoguchi's radically personal re-envisioning—even the title is revisionist: the protagonist has a name—there is no narrator's voiceover, yet, even though the camera is so often at some distance from the protagonist, every moment of the film feels aligned to her perspective. In the opening scenes Oharu enters a temple—spiritual wisdom being a crucial theme in Mizoguchi's revisionism—in which countless statues gaze down upon Oharu like spectators in bleachers.

Oharu imagines that the face of one of these statues is a face from her past, and the past then comes flooding back: in her youth she was a lady at court, but a humble retainer (Toshiro Mifune) declares his love for her with disarming sincerity. Oharu can't help but respond to this love, and this response marks the beginning of a string of tragic misfortunes that will come to define Oharu's life, which is maimed ceaselessly by cruelty and patriarchal oppression, leading to loss, humiliation and separation from loved ones. (Lars Von Trier must surely be a fan—but Mizoguchi is

so much more sympathetic to his heroines.)

With its gorgeous, often gloomy imagery and immaculate gliding camera, The Life of Oharu exudes a complex but utterly perfect fusion of form and content. Eschewing close-ups altogether, Mizoguchi's camera observes devastating emotions from an unusual distance, but this approach doesn't muffle emotion—it heightens it, give it space to breathe, gives us space to enter into the feeling of the scene, and allows the emotion to spill out from the characters and spread out into the landscape.

I worry that readers unfamiliar with Mizoguchi may be turned off by what might sound like the film's almost perversely insistent sadness, but that sadness is balanced by an equally insistent beauty, and because Oharu's story is so long, because Mizoguchi follows her with such solemn devotion, there is in the film's unforgettable final spectral scene a sense of genuine transcendence.

Oharu's life is brims with grief, but she abides, as does Mizoguchi. Someone is watching, telling her story, and the telling itself, so lyrical and embracing, brings consolation. V

t's a serial-killer film 60 years before among telephone wires ... a child's the genre, at a time when notorious play and life are over. There's aheadkillers gripped the nation's attention of-its-time sound, bridging scenes (one sold his victims' flesh on the and shifting between objective and black market; hundreds wrote in to subjective POVs. Match-in-action claim they were shots shuttle us the murderer). So Fri, Jul 12 – Wed, Jul 17 between Inspecit's also a pseudo- Directed by Fritz Lang tor Lohmann documentary of Metro Cinema at the Garneau (Otto Wernicke) the underworld Originally released: 1931 and gangleaders networks of Weias the pursuit of mar Germany— Hans Beckert (the prostitutes and maimed First World astounding Peter Lorre, who couldn't War veterans, in an economically whistle; it was dubbed in) picks up crippled country, bedding and begsteam from opposite sides of the ging and limping their way through tracks. And that M, in blood on a city streets—as cops and criminals palm on the movie poster and, in the marshal forces to hunt a bulging-eyed film, chalked on Beckert's shoulder child-killer, childlike himself, hiding by a spying street urchin—does it behind slats and doorways, in dark mean "murderer" or "monster" or corners. And so it's also the film that "madness" ... or all three criss-crossslants and slides German Expressioning in a tangle of darkness? ism into film noir, which would shadCivility and democracy falter among ow and shoot its way through Hollyjeering citizen-jurors, the city's mass wood. It's Fritz Lang's M, a must-see hysteria culminating in their collecmonument of cinema that still startive urge to kill this marked man. He tles in its immediacy and modernity. should be "exterminated," "wiped out," and "extinguished," as if contagion or There's the brilliant cross-cutting a rat or untermenschen, like entire opening: joyful children sing a scary groups of people soon to be branded rhyme, a mother sets a table for her by the Brownshirts on the rise then, daughter, a man whistles that omiin 1931—Hitler's Nazis turning the nous "The Hall of the Mountain King" nation into a mass of monsters and leitmotif as he follows a girl ... then murderers by decade's end. absent spaces: a ball rolling down BRIAN GIBSON // BRIAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM a hill to a stop, a drifting balloon

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FILM REVUE // DOCUMENTARY

Venus and Serena

Queens of the court

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ore than a few sets deep into their careers, Venus and Serena Williams, easily the best in a weak, erratic era for women's tennis, are no longer the phenoms and celebs of 10 years ago. Venus and Serena en-

ters the match late and mostly (eg, is it fair that women play best-of-three-sets in singles, aljust catches the monomania of two athletes doing all they've lowing them to play doubles, too, and make potentially much more ever known.

Monomania, unfortunately, than male players?). does not an interesting documentary make.

The documenSeeing sisters Wed, Jul 17 (7:30 PM) tary shows the wear and tear of hit balls over Directed by Maiken Baird, and over, or do- Michelle Major pro tennis—the ing karaoke, or Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton sisters spend calling a doctor  much of 2011, via cellphone, when the movie or a 31-year-old multi-millionaire was shot, with health problems being asked, "you want your or coming back from injuries— blankie?" is not scintillating stuff. and has its moments of conflict, There's no discussion of playing from cantankerous, driven dad styles, no mention of their phiRichard to Serena's lover-quarrellosophies or politics about the like spat with her hitting partner. sport, and no probing questions Mom Oracene Price seems an in-

triguingly calm, counselling force (especially in contrast to Richard, shown interrupting and trying to direct an ABC interviewer back in the '90s).

Mostly, though, this doc doublefaults, from its grandiose, glorifying start (plus sappy theme song) and interviews with uninteresting talking heads (Anna Wintour, Bill Clinton, Chris Rock) to the deluge of clichés ("just go for it"; "she's like in Rocky") and a cringingly bad stretch where a weak rally of lines about dating and fashion is finished off with a slo-mo shot of Serena dancing on a court in the rain. (And there's no discussion of Serena's ethics in verbally threatening a lineswoman at the

2009 US Open for calling a footfault; Serena bizarrely blames the incident on one of her alter egos. Serena's apparent victim complex—"I just have people picking on me"—flares up here and there.)

It's unsurprising that two girls who started playing at four and are still top-rated, millions-earning, championship-winning pros would live in a vacuum-sealed, self-absorbed world. But this doc finds no sharp insights or bittersweetness or tragicomedy in that place; Venus and Serena just adrift on the past, planets unto themselves.

BRIAN GIBSON

// BRIAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

REVUE // WESTERN

The Lone Ranger

Quit horsin’ around!

T

he Lone Ranger became an American hero of the West— along with sidekick Tonto and horse Silver—in a long-running radio series (1933 – '56) and TV series ('49 – '57). Half-a-century later, three screenwriters and director Gore Verbinski turn The Lone Ranger into

silly schtick, winking at the audience when not having the leads trading weak repartee; every so often, they smack us between the eyes with amateur-hour history lessons where Bad White Man, greedy for silver and railway expansion, slaughters Natives. At 150 minutes, this flick's

an epic failure of tone and imaginabetween Butch Cavendish (William tion. The Western's flattened down Fichtner) and Latham Cole (Tom to a cross-culture buddy caper, full Wilkinson). Cavendish is so vile of jokey buffoonery, with a few he eats a heart; one henchman's a massacres for bad cross-dressing, Now Playing measure. leering psycho.

Directed by Gore Verbinski The movie starts The only promi nent woman's a with, and occasweet-faced belle sionally returns to, a stupid, near-racist framing de(Ruth Wilson) with nothing to do but be a distressed damsel. There vice—a boy in 1933 San Francisco sees an aged Tonto (Johnny Depp) are lots of talk-offs, wisecrackcome alive in a carnival exhibit. So downs and banter-outs. There's the solitary, sad Comanche, nearly more than one shovel-to-the-head extinct as a travelling specimen, moment. Guns are frequently cocked and pointed at the two narrates the meandering, ponderous story of John Reid (Armie Hamleads, but the trigger's never pulled mer) meeting Tonto in 1869 Texas in time. And Tonto's a mystic, wise and becoming the Lone Ranger, fool, usually professing his superifoiling the obvious-from-the-first ority to the white man with nods, railroad-and-silver-lode conspiracy head-shakes or eyebrow-cocks.

It all melts into a slapschticky mess of Rube Goldberg-esque action sequences and grindingly implausible plot-turns, interspersed with bizarre touches, anachronisms and pathetic tonal lapses: vicious rabbits pop up to eat fried rabbit or live scorpions; a brothel madam's ivory leg has a gun in its heel; a lipstick tube appears 45 years before its invention; a massacre of Comanches, bodies floating down river, is capped by the punchline (?!?) of Silver, hat on head, standing in a tree (and, earlier, the horse had drunk a beer). Hi-ho-hilarious that's not. Just a lone-starred stranger of a movie.

BRIAN GIBSON

// BRIAN@VUEWEEKLY.COM

REVUE // MALICK

To the Wonder

Bardem in Wonderland

A

poetic chronicle of love lost and found and spinning off into some beguiling crepuscular spiritual limbo, To the Wonder is the first film from Terrence Malick set entirely in the contemporary world. Ben Affleck mopes an awful lot as the Oklahoman environmental inspector who falls in love with a mercurial, exotically beautiful

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Frenchwoman (Olga Kurylenko), twirling skirts, honey-dipped sunand, later, with an American (Rasets, bodies clinging, struggling chel McAdams), who rides horses or wandering, whispered confesand seems as comfortable in his sions and visions of splendour, I dare say that, if expansive, arc h i t e c t u r a l l y Fri, July 12 - Wed, July 17 you've ever been Directed by Terrance Malick dull Midwestern plunged into Metro Cinema at the Garneau vertigo by love, milieu as the  Frenchwoman if you've ever taken a chance is oppressed by it—the evocative landscapes on a life with someone who defies should be regarded as essential to your set notions of how to live, if you've ever wondered how love the movie as the narrative.

While both its protagonist and a can be so capricious, how you can feel such overwhelming desire for subplot involving a priest (Javier Bardem) are woefully underdemore than one person, then To the veloped, To the Wonder is noneWonder may captivate you despite its flaws. theless crafted with an attention to texture and rhythm that surJOSEF BRAUN // JOSEF@VUEWEEKLY.COM passes nearly everything else out there. Even if you're not easily seduced by Malick's succession of

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FILM WEEKLY Fri, Jul 12 - THU, JUL 18, 2013

CHABA THEATRE–JASPER 6094 Connaught Dr Jasper, 780.852.4749

Despicable Me 2 (G) Daily 1:30, 6:30, 9:15 Lone Ranger (PG violence) Daily 1:30, 6:30, 9:15

DUGGAN CINEMA–CAMROSE 6601-48 Ave Camrose, 780.608.2144

Pacific Rim (PG not rec. for young children, frightening scenes, violence) Daily 6:30, 9:10; SAT-SUN, TUE, THU 1:30 Grown Ups 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) Daily 7:15, 9:35; SAT-SUN, TUE, THU 2:15 Despicable Me 2 (G) Daily 7:00, 9:20; SAT-SUN, TUE, THU 2:00

3:40, 7:05, 10:25

DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) fri, sun-Thu 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55; sat 11:30, 11:45, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55 R.I.P.D. 3D (PG frightening scenes, coarse language, not rec for young children) Thu 10:00 DESPICABLE ME 2 3D (G) fri, sun 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 8:00, 10:30; sat 12:25, 2:40, 5:10, 8:00, 10:30; mon-Thu 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:20 PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Daily 12:45; ultraavx: Daily 4:35; 3d : Daily 4:05, 7:10, 10:15; 3d : Daily 1:30, 7:40, 10:45 MAN OF STEEL (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec. for young children) Daily 11:50, 6:25; 3d : fri-wed 3:10, 9:50; Thu 3:10 TURBO (G) wed 12:25; Thu 12:30; 3d : wed-Thu 3:05, 5:40, 8:15, 10:40

MAN OF STEEL (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec. for young children) fri, mon-tue 3:25, 6:35, 9:45; sat-sun 12:05, 3:25, 6:35, 9:45 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) fri, mon-wed 6:30; satsun 12:10, 6:30; Thu 3:35; 3d: fri-wed 3:30, 9:05 WORLD WAR Z 3D (14A violence, frightening scenes) fri-tue 3:00, 6:20, 9:25 THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) fri, mon-Thu 3:10, 6:15, 9:05; sat-sun 12:20, 3:10, 6:15, 9:05 DESPICABLE ME 2 3D (G) Fri, Mon-Thu 3:40, 6:45, 9:20; Sat-Sun 12:45, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) Fri, Mon-Thu 2:45, 4:00, 6:30, 8:40, 9:45; sat-sun 12:00, 2:45, 4:00, 6:30, 8:40, 9:45 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) fri, mon-wed 3:05, 6:10, 8:50; satsun 12:25, 3:05, 6:10, 8:50; Thu 3:05, 6:10 PACIFIC RIM (PG not rec. for young children, frightening scenes, violence) Daily 3:20, 6:25, 9:35; sat-Thu 12:15

TUE THU 1:20

WORLD WAR Z (14A frightening scenes, violence) fri, sun-Thu 11:30; sat 2:15; 3d : fri, tue 2:15, 5:05, 8:05, 10:50; sat 5:05, 8:05, 10:50; sun 2:15, 5:15, 8:00, 10:50; mon 2:15, 5:25, 8:05, 9:45; wed-Thu 2:15, 5:05, 8:00, 10:50

The Heat (14A crude coarse language) Daily 6:40, 9:05; SAT-SUN, TUE 1:40

NOW YOU SEE ME (PG coarse language) fri, mon-tue 1:25, 4:10, 7:35, 10:35; sat-sun 4:10, 7:35, 10:35

Turbo (G) WED-THU 6:50, 9:00; THU 1:50

GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) fri, tue 11:45, 12:30, 2:15, 3:00, 4:45, 5:30, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30; sat 11:45, 1:25, 2:15, 3:00, 4:45, 5:30, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30; sun-mon 11:45, 12:30, 2:15, 3:00, 4:45, 5:30, 7:30, 8:15, 10:00, 10:45; wed 11:45, 1:00, 2:15, 3:25, 4:45, 5:50, 7:30, 8:15, 10:00, 10:45; Thu 12:00, 12:30, 2:30, 3:00, 5:20, 7:50, 8:00, 10:00, 10:30

R.i.p.d. (PG frightening scenes, coarse language, not rec for young children) Thu 10:10

RED 2 (PG violence, not rec for young children) Thu 7:00, 9:45

The conjuring (14A frightening scenes, disturbing content) Thu 10:00

The Lone Ranger (PG violence) Daily 7:30; SAT-SUN,

CINEMA CITY MOVIES 12 5074-130 Ave 780.472.9779

The croods (G) Daily 1:30; 3d : Daily 4:05, 7:10, 9:35 Oblivion (PG coarse language, violence, not rec for young children) Daily 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50 Epic (G) Daily 1:05; 3d : Daily 4:15, 7:05, 9:25 After earth (PG violence, not rec for young children) Daily 1:20, 3:45, 6:55, 9:30 The great gatsby (PG violence, not rec for young children) Daily 12:55; 3d : Daily 4:00, 7:00, 10:00

THIS IS THE END (18A gory violence, crude coarse language, substance abuse) fri-wed 12:10, 2:45, 5:35, 8:10, 10:50; Thu 12:10, 2:45, 10:50

The hangover part iii (14A coarse language, crude content, not rec for children) Daily 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50

WHITE HOUSE DOWN (14A violence) fri-sat, mon-wed 12:25, 3:45, 6:55, 10:15; sun 12:40, 3:45, 6:55, 10:15; Thu 3:55, 10:35; star & strollers: Thu 1:00

The internship (PG crude coarse language, not rec for young children) Daily 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 9:55

THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Daily 1:15, 4:00, 7:00, 10:05

Pain & gain (18A sexual content, brutal violence) Daily 1:10, 3:55, 6:40, 9:40

Wwe money in the bank–2013 (STC) sun 6:00

Jatt & juliet 2 (PG mature subject matter) Punjabi w/e.s.t. Daily 1:00, 3:50, 6:45, 9:45

Grease (PG) Sat 12:45

Four sisters and a wedding (PG) Daily 1:40, 4:20, 7:25, 10:05 Lootera (PG violence) Hindi w/e.s.t. Daily 1:15, 4:40, 7:45 Bhaag milkha bhaag (STC) Hindi w/e.s.t. Daily 12:50, 4:50, 8:45

CINEPLEX ODEON NORTH 14231-137 Ave 780.732.2236

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG not rec. for young children, violence) Daily 10:15 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) fri-mon 11:45, 1:20; tue 11:45, 1:15; wed 1:15; Thu 1:20; 3d : Daily 4:00, 6:45, 9:20 THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) fri-sun, tue-wed 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 7:45, 10:00; mon 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 10:00; Thu 12:10, 1:00, 3:20, 4:20, 7:45 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) fri, sun-Thu 12:15, 1:10, 2:45, 3:40, 5:15, 6:10, 7:50, 8:40; sat 11:10, 12:15, 1:10, 2:45, 3:40, 5:15, 6:10, 7:50, 8:40; 3d : fri-sun 10:20; mon 7:30, 10:20; tue 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 10:20; wed 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:45; Thu 9:45; 3d : fri-sun, Thu 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10; mon 11:40, 2:10, 4:40 R.I.P.D. (PG frightening scenes, coarse language, not rec for young children) Thu 10:00 PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Ultraavx, Daily 4:40; 3d : Ultraavx: fri,sun-Thu 1:40, 7:40, 10:45; sat 10:50, 1:40, 7:40, 10:45 MAN OF STEEL (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec. for young children) fri-tue, Thu 3:20, 6:30; wed 3:20; 3d : fri-wed 12:00, 9:40; Thu 12:00 TURBO (G) wed 11:00, 11:50, 1:20; Thu 11:50, 1:20; 3d : wed-Thu 3:50, 6:50, 9:15 WORLD WAR Z (14A frightening scenes, violence) Daily 2:10; 3d : Daily 4:50, 7:30, 10:50 NOW YOU SEE ME (PG coarse language) fri-sat, tue 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; sun 4:10, 6:50, 9:30; mon 1:30, 4:10, 9:30 GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) fri-sun 9:35; ; wed 1:00, 5:40, 8:05, 10:30; fri, sun-tue, Thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30; sat 11:05, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 Red 2 (PG violence, not rec. for young children) Thu 7:00, 9:50 This is the end (18A violence, not rec. for young children) fri-wed 12:20, 5:30, 8:05, 10:40; Thu 12:20, 5:30 WHITE HOUSE DOWN (14A violence) fri-sun, Thu 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:25; mon-tue 12:50, 4:00, 7:20, 10:20; wed 12:50, 4:00, 10:25 THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) fri-sat, mon-tue 1:40, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05; sun, wed-Thu 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 10:05 Chimpanzee (G) wed 11:00 To catch a thief (STC) Mon 7:00 Kung fu panda (PG) Sat 11:00 Venus and serena (PG language may offend) Wed 7:30 African cats (G) Sun 12:45 The conjuring (14A frightening scenes, disturbing content) Thu 8:00, 10:45

CINEPLEX ODEON SOUTH 1525-99 St 780.436.8585

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG not rec. for young children, violence) fri-sat, tue 12:35; sun 11:20; mon 11:30; wed 12:35, 3:30, 10:00; Thu 12:35, 3:30; 3D: fri-sat, tue 3:30, 6:35, 9:35; sun 2:20, 10:50; mon 2:30, 10:50 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) Daily 1:10; 3d: Daily 3:55, 6:45, 9:25 THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) fri-wed 11:35, 12:20, 2:55, 3:40, 6:10, 7:05, 9:40, 10:25; Thu 11:35, 12:20, 2:55,

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Chimpanzee (G) wed 11:00 To catch a thief (STC) mon 7:00 Kung fu panda (PG) sat 11:00 African cats (G) sun 12:45 The conjuring (14A frightening scenes, disturbing content) Thu 8:10, 10:50 Annie (G) Thu 7:00

CINEPLEX ODEON Windermere Cinemas Cineplex Odeon Windermere, Vip Cinemas, 6151 Currents Dr, 780.822.4250

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) fri-sun, Thu 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:00; mon-wed 2:10, 4:50, 7:40, 10:20 THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) vip 18+: fri-sat, Thu 1:50, 5:30, 9:20; sun 2:00, 5:40, 9:20; mon-wed 1:30, 5:00, 8:45; ultraavx: fri-sun, Thu 12:20, 3:40, 7:00, 10:20; monwed 1:00, 5:00, 9:10 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) fri-sun, Thu 12:10; mon-wed 1:30; 3d : fri-sun, thu 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10; mon-wed 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) fri-sat, Thu 4:35; sun 3:10; mon-wed 4:15; 3d : fri-sat, Thu 1:30, 7:30, 10:40; sun 12:00, 6:40, 9:40; mon-wed 12:20, 7:10, 10:20; 3d : vip 18+: fri-sat, Thu 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 10:10; sun 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 10:00; monwed 2:30, 6:00, 9:30 MAN OF STEEL 3D (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec. for young children) fri-sun 12:40, 4:00, 7:10, 10:30; mon-wed 1:10, 5:20, 9:20; Thu 5:30, 9:15 WORLD WAR Z (14A frightening scenes, violence) frisun, Thu 12:50, 3:50, 6:50, 9:50; mon-wed 1:50, 5:10, 8:10 GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) fri-sat, Thu 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50; sun 1:10, 3:30, 6:50, 9:30; mon-wed 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:00 THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) fri-sat, Thu 12:00, 2:50, 5:40, 8:20, 11:00; sun 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20; mon-wed 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:10; vip 18+ : fri-sat, Thu 12:50, 4:10, 7:30, 11:00; sun 1:00, 4:10, 7:30, 10:30; mon-wed 1:00, 4:00, 7:15, 10:15

CITY CENTRE 9 10200-102 Ave, 780.421.7018

GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) Daily 11:45, 2:50, 6:50, 9:50 PACIFIC RIM (PG not rec. for young children, frightening scenes, violence) Daily 12:10 THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Daily 12:05, 3:20, 7:25, 10:25 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Daily 11:40, 9:30

GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) fri, mon-Thu 3:15, 6:40, 9:15; sat-sun 12:40, 3:15, 6:40, 9:15 TURBO (G) wed 6:20; Thu 6:00; 3D: wed 3:35, 9:25; Thu 3:00, 8:50 WORLD WAR Z (14A violence, frightening scenes) sat-

tue 12:35; wed 3:00, 6:20, 9:25; Thu 3:30, 6:35

Red 2 (PG violence, not rec for young children) Thu 6:20, 9:25

GALAXY–SHERWOOD PARK 2020 Sherwood Dr Sherwood Park 780.416.0150

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) fri-tue 1:15; wed 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20; Thu 1:20, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20; 3d: fri-tue 3:55, 6:40, 9:20

DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Daily 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30; 3d : Daily 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Daily 4:05; 3d : Daily 1:00, 7:10, 10:15 Turbo (G) wed-Thu 11:45; 3d : Wed-Thu 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 WORLD WAR Z (14A frightening scenes, violence) Daily 1:10; 3d : Daily 4:00, 6:50, 9:40 NOW YOU SEE ME (PG coarse language) fri-sat 11:30, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30; sun 4:20, 7:25, 10:20; mon-Thu 1:50, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15 GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) Daily 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00 THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Daily 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10:05

PACIFIC RIM 3D (PG not rec. for young children, frightening scenes, violence) Daily 3:15, 10:15 WORLD WAR Z 3D (14A violence, frightening scenes) fri-wed 3:35, 7:15, 10:05; Thu 3:35, 10:05 TURBO (G) wed-Thu 12:20, 6:45; 3d: wed-Thu 3:40, 9:40 Red 2 (PG violence, not rec for young children) Thu 7:15, 10:10

EMPIRE CLAREVIEW 10 4211-139 Ave, 780.472.7600

DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) fri-tue, Thu 1:20, 4:20, 6:55, 9:30; wed 4:20, 6:55, 9:30; star & strollers: wed 1:00; 3d : Daily 11:50, 2:25, 5:00, 7:35, 10:10

Grease (PG) Sat 12:45 The conjuring (14A frightening scenes, disturbing content) Thu 8:00, 10:45 Annie (G) Thu 7:00

LEDUC CINEMAS 4702-50 St Leduc, 780.986-2728

R.I.P.D. 3D (PG frightening scenes, coarse language, not rec for young children) Thu 10:15

GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) Daily 12:55, 3:35, 6:55, 9:35

PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Ultraavx, Daily 12:45, 7:00; 3d : ultraavx: Daily 3:50, 10:15

TURBO (G) Wed-Thu 7:00, 9:30; 2D: 1:00, 6:50; 3D: 3:30, 9:30

MAN OF STEEL (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec. for young children) Closed caption and descriptive video fri-wed 12:20, 7:10; Thu 12:20; 3d : fri-wed 3:45, 10:25; Thu 3:45

THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:45, 7:00, 9:45

WORLD WAR Z (14A frightening scenes, violence) fri-wed 2:00; Thu 1:50; 3d : fri-wed 4:50, 7:45, 10:40; Thu 4:30, 7:20

THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) Daily 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40

DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Daily 2D: 12:50; Tue 6:50; 3D: 6:50, 9:35; Tue: 9:35

WETASKIWIN CINEMAS Wetaskiwin 780.352.3922

TURBO (G) wed-Thu 11:55; 3d : wed-Thu 2:35, 5:15, 7:55, 10:15

THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Fri-Tue 1:00, 3:45, 7:00, 9:45

GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) Daily 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30

PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Daily 2D: 12:55, 3:45, 6:55, 9:45; 3D: 6:55, 9:45

THIS IS THE END (18A gory violence, crude coarse language, substance abuse) fri, sun-wed 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 8:10, 10:45; sat 2:40, 5:20, 8:10, 10:45; Thu 1:15, 4:15

DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Daily 2D: 12:50; Tue 6:50; 3D: 6:50, 9:35; Tue: 9:35

WHITE HOUSE DOWN (14A violence) fri-sat, mon-wed 1:10, 4:10, 7:20, 10:20; sun 1:10, 10:20; Thu 1:10, 4:10, 10:20

THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) Daily 12:40, 3:40m 6:40, 9:40

Red 2 (PG violence, not rec for young children) Thu 7:10, 10:00

TURBO (G) Wed-Thu 7:00, 9:30; 2D: 1:00, 6:50; 3D: 3:30, 7:00, 9:30

THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) fri,sun-Thu 1:40,

‘‘GRAND, ROMANTIC, AND GENEROUS.’’ Joy Dietrich

‘‘GRETA GERWIG IS AT HER INCANDESCENT BEST.’’ Ann Hornaday

Chimpanzee (G) wed 11:00

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

GROWN UPS 2 (PG crude content, not rec for young children) Daily 1:00 3:00 5:00 7:05 9:10 THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) Daily 12:45 3:35 6:25 9:15 THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Fri-Tue 1:30 4:05 7:00 9:35 PACIFIC RIM (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec for young children) Daily 1:15 4:15 6:50 9:25 DESPICABLE ME 2 (G) Daily 1:20 3:25 5:35 7:35 9:30 TURBO (G) Wed-Thu 1:10 3:15 5:10 7:15 9:20

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

FRITZ LANG'S "M" (1931) (STC) Subtitled Fri, Wed 7:00; Sat, Mon 9:15; Sun 2:00, 7:00 TO THE WONDER (PG nudity) Fri, Wed 9:00; Sat, Mon 7:00; Sun 4:00, 9:00; Tue 9:30 MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE–DedFest (STC) Fri 11:30 LABYRINTH–Reel Family Cinema (STC) Sat 2:00; kids free SECRET DISCO REVOLUTION (14A) Sat 4:00 EDMONTON GETS FELT UP (STC) Tue 7:00 THE CULTURE COLLECTIVE (STC) Thu 7:00

Empire Theatres–Spruce Grove 130 Century Crossing, Spruce Grove 780.962.2332

THE HEAT (14A crude coarse language) Daily 12:00, 3:20, 6:40, 9:45

DESPICABLE ME 2 3D (G) Daily 3:00, 9:30

THE LONE RANGER (PG violence) fri-tue 12:00, 1:00, 3:20, 4:30, 6:45, 8:15, 10:00; wed-Thu 12:00, 3:20, 6:45, 10:00

Wwe money in the bank–2013 (STC) sun 6:00

African cats (G) sun 12:45

MAN OF STEEL (PG violence, frightening scenes, not rec. for young children) fri-wed 11:35, 3:55, 6:55, 10:10; Thu 11:35, 3:55

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) fri-tue 12:20, 6:45; 3d: fri-tue 3:40, 9:40

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FEATURE // BURGERS

The Burg elevates a summer staple but now people are looking for that better quality product and better quality food."

The shift is one Onuferko credits to people becoming more educated when it comes to food and f o o d preparation, a s well a s travel, which has exposed them to new tastes and styles.

"Processed food isn't going to do it anymore," he adds.

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over the space previously occupied n its most basic form, a burger is a blank canvas. A juicy patty by the 104 St Grill. After an esthetic flanked by a fresh bun just asks overhaul that replaced the secludto be dressed ed booths and 10190 - 104 St. 780.760.1780 up, and the right dim lighting of its theburg4st.ca predecessor with ingredients can quickly elevate a a bright, open burger from simple fast-food fare dining room accented by rich wood and sleek, modern decor, The Burg to gourmet territory.

The Burg, 104 St's newest addiwas ready to get down to business.

Owner Basil Onuferko returned to tion, aims to do just that. The restaurant opened at the end of June in his home city after a two-and-a-half the historic Metals Building, taking year venture to Calgary to open a

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Famoso, wanting to offer Edmontonians a restaurant that evoked a casual, social atmosphere while serving fresh, high-quality products.

"I moved back here and saw how much things have changed in Edmonton. It's become quite a little hotbed and we love the neighbourhood here on 104 St and we really wanted to be a part of it," he says. "This kind of concept I wouldn't have been comfortable doing two-and-a-half years ago,

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You'll certainly find nothing processed or frozen hitting the table at The Burg. Chef Jonathan Spanton and his team make everything from scratch, including the unique range of sauces and condiments found on the BuildYourOwnBurger menu such as Baconaise, curried mayo, and jalapeno chutneyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which can be further accented by add-ons such as a variety of cheeses, blackberry gastrique, bruschetta and deepfried pickles (all pickles are made in-house). To top it all off, diners can choose from four types of buns to bookend their creation: onion, roasted red pepper, brioche, prairie seed or gluten-free. All are baked fresh daily by the Vienna Bakery (with the exception of the glutenfree buns, which come from Kinnikinnick Foods) using a recipe supplied by The Burg.

Then, of course, there's the meat.

The Burg gives diners the option to choose their protein: chicken, turkey, bison, halibut or beef. Any bacon used on the burgers has been cured inhouse, too. However, for those who would prefer an alternative option, there's a grainbased vegan patty available. Of course, there's a set menu with already-dressed burgers, salads and appetizers if you'd rather leave the choice up to the kitchen.

"We use certified Angus chuck, so it's the full muscle meat that they grind down. It's pretty much like eating ground steak," Onuferko explains, adding that all the meat is delivered fresh.

T h e Burg's burgers are a l s o on the large side.

They're so thick the beef often ends up being a little bit more rare in the middle than many diners may be accustomed to. Think of it as you would steak, though.

"We do a thicker grind on our beef, so sometimes there'll be a little bit of pink in the middle, but as long as it's up to 74 C, that's the important thing," Onuferko says, referencing the safe cooking temperature each burger is done to. "This is part of what we have to do is educate the public and letting them know it's still OK." MEAGHAN BAXTER

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Getting technical Watermelon, also known by its scientific name Citrullus lanatus, is a flowering vine-like plant, and the actual fruit part of the plant—also referred to as watermelon—is known to botanists as pepo, which is a term used to describe berries that have a fleshy middle surrounded by a thick rind. The plant is originally from southern Africa, where it grows in bitter, bland and sweet varieties.

Lotsa water The average watermelon is approximately 91 percent water by weight.

Busy bees One beehive per acre is the minimum recommendation for commercial watermelon planting, as it allows for the proper pollination of traditional seeded varieties. Seedless watermelon have sterile pollen, which means that pollinizer rows must also be planted.

Branch out There are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon and they range from one to 200 lbs.

While we're used to seeing a pinkish inside, the flesh can also be orange, yellow or white.

Novelty melons In the Zentsuji region of Japan, farmers use glass boxes to grow cubic watermelons in. The shape was introduced to aid in storing and stacking the fruit. However, cubic watermelons are often sold for more than double the price of round varieties.

Eat your rinds Before you toss it out, remember that watermelon rinds are edible. They are often avoided due to their flavour, but have been known to be used as a vegetable.

Particularly in China, they are often stir-fried, stewed or pickled— something that has also gained popularity in North America. V

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Unlike its next-door neighbour Germany, which is most famous for its sweet white wines (mostly made from the Riesling varietal), Austria tends to make dry whites. Austria's most famous variety is a local one: Grüner Veltliner. Often shortened to just Grüner, this white variety is Austria's most planted grapevine, taking up over a third of Austria's total vineyard space. Aside from a few experimental plots scattered throughout the rest of the world, you won't really find it growing anywhere else.

Grüner is a great wine for the summer as it is bracingly dry, with high acidity and refreshing lemon-lime citrus flavours along with fresh green herbs and vegetables like dill, peas, watercress

and even asparagus and Brussels sprouts. Pair it with all types of salads as well as seafood and light poultry dishes.

Austria also makes Riesling, usually in a dry style but sometimes a bit sweeter. Because of Austria's cooler climate, all of its grapes end up having very high acidity, making its Rieslings one of the best examples of this varietal. Austrian Riesling presents crisp citrus flavours along with a firm streak of mineral acidity.

Other varietals grown in Austria include the red grape Zweigelt and an assortment of white grapes including Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and MüllerThurgau. Almost all Austrian vineyards are located in the far eastern part of the country. There are several different regions, the most notable being Wachau, Kremstal, Kamptal and Traisental.

In a strange twist of fate, Austria's current wine industry owes itself to the so-called "antifreeze

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scandal" that all but destroyed the country's wine industry in the mid '80s. Austria has been making wine for centuries; though it went through the ups and downs found in nearly all contemporary wine countries, by the mid-1900s Austria was the third-biggest wine producer in the world. However, most of this wine was low-quality and sold in bulk to be blended. In an attempt to artificially bolster the taste, in 1985 several unscrupulous producers added diethylene glycol to their wines in order to make them seem fullerbodied and sweeter. Now, at low concentrations this chemical is virtually harmless—the alcohol content in the adulterated wines was more dangerous. However, diethylene glycol also happens to be an ingredient of antifreeze.

Immediately after the news broke, Austrian wines experienced a global boycott: exports diminished almost to nothing and the industry collapsed.

This proved to be a blessing

in disguise, however, because Austria now has some of the most stringent wine laws in the world. The quality control is phenomenal and nowadays pretty much all Austrian wines are solidly well made. As a result, the prices aren't always the cheapest out there, though you can usually find a decent Grüner for around $20, and many delectable Grüners as well as Rieslings around the $30 mark—a perfectly fair price for wines of this quality. V Recommended: Rudolf Rabl Spiegel Grüner Veltliner Domaene Gobelsburg Alte Reben Riesling Pichler Urgestein Terrassen Smaragd Grüner Veltliner Grooner Grüner Veltliner

ADVENTURE ADVENTURE // MANHUNT

Hunting for men (and women) Manhunt gets you hiding behind trees and running like the dickens

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very Wednesday night in Edmonton, groups of people are being hunted down for sport. The name of the game is Manhunt. It's an exhilarating test of physical and mental endurance where alliances are formed and broken and no one is sure who they can trust—it's also a lot of fun and great exercise.

Taking place outside in a different part of the city each week, Manhunt is a hybrid game of tag and hide-and-seek. The rules are simple: the Manhunter is chosen from the group of participants through an intense round of rhyming elimination. After the

initial Manhunter is chosen, the rest—referred to as fugitives— must run and hide to avoid being tagged by the Manhunter.

Once tagged, fugitives become Manhunters and hunt down the remaining fugitives until none

wear a bright visible arm band in order to be distinct from the general population. As more and more fugitives are tagged, it becomes harder to tell who is a hunter and who is the hunted.

The most sinister aspect of the

A tagged person could be walking beside you for a while before he decides to swoop in and make you his prey—a fugitive must always watch his back and trust no one. are left. Perimeters are set and if a fugitives steps out of bounds they then become a Manhunter.

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Avenue Goes to the Dogs / Sat, Jul 13 & Sun, Jul 14, (11 am – 4 pm) Every dog will have his/her day eventually, but Edmonton pups don't need to wait—they're getting two of 'em this weekend.

Thanks to an Edmonton Arts Council grant, Avenue Goes to the Dogs has expanded to a weekend-long celebration of our fine furry friends. Saturday will be an off-leash mini-fest with agility courses to try, and a number of expert presentations on various aspects of dog care.

Sunday's worth a wag too, with a massive "K-9 market," performances from the Edmonton Police's dogs, a hot dog barbecue, and even the music of SherryLee Heschel. There's even a wiener dog race. (Eastwood Community League and Off-leash Park [11803 - 86 St]) Zumba in the Square (Mondays and Fridays, [12 pm – 1 pm]) So it's lunch time, downtown, and you're thinking, 'Food is fine, I guess, but what I really wish is that I could be having a dance party during this workfree hour.' If that's familiar (or, upon reading it, you immediately and wholeheartedly feel that way), Edmonton Fitness Party has you covered: twice weekly, they host a drop in Zumba class in the downtown core. Usually it's in Churchill square, but due to the allotment of festivals making use of the space right now, you can find it Centennial Plaza, just tucked around the south side of the Stanley Milner Library. Twerk at your own discretion, but go and shake what your lunch hour gave ya.

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July 20: Parks Day. Experience Parks Day at the Cave and Basin National Historic Site with live interpretive events, the awe inspiring interactive story hall and the tranquility of the bubbling thermal waters.

July 27: Romeo and Juliet. Support the next generation of Alberta artists, as Theatre Calgary and Mount Royal University perform William Shakespeare's timeless tale.

Enjoy an afternoon of poetry and passion, 1:00pm at The Banff Centre's Shaw Amphitheatre. Tickets are $15.

July 27: Mikhail Baryshnikov. Considered to be one of the greatest dancers in history, Mikhail Baryshnikov visits The Banff Centre for an interview with Banff Globe Canada correspondent, Ian Brown. Tickets are $35.

August 7: Feist with Snowblink. Indie-pop star Feist is bringing her electric performance to The Banff Centre's Shaw Amphitheatre. She will be accompanied by the up-and-coming Canadian band Snowblink. Tickets are $50.

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or not. A tagged person could be walking beside you for a while before he decides to swoop in and make you his prey—a fugitive must always watch his back and trust no one.

My experience playing this game was about as extreme as it gets.

I had arrived a few minutes late and just narrowly avoided being chosen as the original Manhunter.

After the hunter was chosen, I was given a 120 second head start. I decided to join a small group consisting of event organizer Adam Waldron-Blain and regular participant Daniel Walker. There is safety in numbers, after all.

"This has been going on since about 2005," Adam says. "And we have a good number of people here tonight," he adds, referring to the 15 or so people in attendance. Waldron-Blain has been with the event since 2005—until other duties required him to stop for a few years. However, he's been back at the helm of Manhunt for a while now. Although the game is physically demanding, Adam has admitted that thankfully no one has gotten seriously injured on his watch.

As our group cautiously stepped through a dimly lit alley, Manhunter Daniel Pazder jumps out from behind

an air vent and begins his aggressive pursuit, causing our tight-knit group to be split up. It's just me and Manhunt regular Daniel Walker at this point. As we pass by a seemingly nice lady carrying her groceries on the sidewalk, she slyly tells us "You're going down."

"She must know what's going on," Walker says with a laugh.

The game of Manhunt lends itself well to civilian involvement. Daniel recalls a time where a police officer stopped him in order to help out a Manhunter. "As I was walking by a police officer on a bicycle, he told me that he needed to stop me," Daniel recalls. "He wouldn't tell me why, but then the Manhunter jumped out and tagged me—so that was why."

Unfortunately not all bystander reaction has been positive. Pazder recalls a time where a person from a balcony yelled at him to "grow up" while he was looking for a place to hide.

As our group dwindled down more and more, I found myself cornered by one of the now many Manhunters and was eventually tagged and brought over to the other side. It was only a matter of time, I guess: Manhunt is a game where no one is safe.

Visit manhunt-edmonton.com for more information.

Darcy Ropchan

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REVUE // VISUAL ARTS

Circles of Confusion pairs theremin with video art Until Sat, Jul 20 Circles of Confusion Works By Kyle Whitehead Latitude 53 Circles of Confusion

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he lights are off in Latitude 53's ProjEx room, but the whirring of a film projector and some kind of electronically created sound lure visitors beyond the main space and into the darkened room where Kyle Whitehead's Circles of Confusion awaits. A cursory glance reveals two Super 8 projectors mounted on a tripod and a large screen across which abstract, high-contrast black and white images move.

This glance seems to be enough for some, as the work is dismissed and they move to the next space.

Others are bolder. They move close to the tripod, noticing the exposed circuit board and the patterns that

dance across its surface. It becomes apparent that these patterns are created by the projected Super 8 film being reflected back onto the circuit board, and that there is a generative relationship between the sounds filling the space and the projection. The work begins to open up and the investment of curiosity begins to pay off.

Whitehead is a new-media artist, and while video and sound have made previous appearances in his work, Circles of Confusion is his first project that explores the relationship between the two.

Creating a set of specific conditions, Whitehead uses light-

sensitive synthesizers known as theremin to generate audio in real-time. Traditionally, theremin can be played by moving one's hands closer or further away from two antennas: one that regulates volume and one that regulates pitch. Whitehead uses the term "optical-theremin" to describe his synthesizer, which uses light-sensitive resistors in place of the antennas, since his audio is largely contingent upon the light and dark patterns of light from the Super 8 projection.

Largely, but not entirely, contingent. Viewers can move their hands above the resistors on the circuit board, altering the amount

of light on the sensors, thereby participating in the piece by effecting the pitch or volume. In addition, there are sensors at the back of the Super 8 projectors.

Walking past, or moving one's hands across these, also play into how the work sounds.

Like the Super 8, theremin is not a new technology. The first public performance of this digitally created sound took place in 1920 by its inventor Leon Theremin, who moved his hands over and near the antennas. For Whitehead, part of the attraction to the Super 8 and theremin is the physical manipulation required for both.

Audience participation at Lati-

tude 53 is not restricted to Whitehead's Circles of Confusion. Currently, Flips Folly by Megan Dickie in the Main Space, invites visitors to touch, push and otherwise handle the three large sculptural works contained within. The experience of both spaces is ephemeral and sensory; between the two, the senses of sight, sound, touch and smell are all activated. Play and possibility are very much at the heart of the new Latitude 53 space.

Like the majority of new-media and video art, Circles of Confusion is durational. Go and take the time to explore. It'll be worth it.

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PREVUE // MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

The Culture Collective I

t is a movement that has been former Fringe Festival program director Thomas Scott to help put steadily gaining momentum over the past few months: the Make the event together.

"The two of us, we had been talkSomething Edmonton initiative, started by local ing about how writer Todd Babiak Thu, Jul 18 (7 pm) much we love arts and culture and spearheaded Garneau Theatre

by Chris LaBos- $10 (advance), $20 (door) and entertainment in Edmonsiere and Amy Shostak. The initiative is essentially ton and we thought that there a gathering point for Edmontonians was a need for another showcase, specifically focusing on Edmonton to present their own start-up projtalent," Scott explains. "It's an innoects, whatever they might be (bike tours, furniture building competivative showcase focusing on film, tions, arts events—anything goes) music and performing arts. Kris is curating the music portion; I'm cuand garner funds and support from the community. rating the performance art pieces."

The inaugural Culture CollecThe Culture Collective is a recent entrant to the Make Sometive event will be held at the thing initiative and the brainchild Garneau Theatre on July 18. Scott and Harvey plan on doing two of arts and music promoter Kris events a year, with the next one Harvey, who enlisted the aid of

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getting together and continuing to used during the Culture Collective, set for late fall at a venue on the north side of Edmonton. create start-ups and initiatives and with dedicated programming inside the theatre as well as other events "This is an initiative that everyprojects around town. occurring throughout the rest one is investing in on the ground of the building. Each act in level," Scott says. "It's definitely a cultural barn raiser. It’s that idea of a community com- the theatre is between five It's got that Edmonton can-do and 15 minutes long, and ing together to raise a stage, and the programming will be spirit behind it." that’s really what it’s about—it’s broken into two halves to allow the audience time to This spirit is precisely the about the community. explore everything in the driving force behind Make Something Edmonton, and rest of the venue.

"It's that idea of a community comScott notes that the Culture Col"One of the things that Edmonton has going for it is that it has an ing together to raise a stage," Scott lective will also be tied into a says. "And that's really what it's "Makers" event prior to the actual educated audience," Scott continues. "Kris and I wanted to be able about—it's about the community. evening of the Collective.

"The focus is on volunteerism," he to create a showcase not only for These are people on the verge of making names for themselves not says. "We have a dedicated audithe artists themselves, but pulling just within the city and the region, ence, people that are doing things together Edmonton audiences and showing them some of the best but nationally and internationally." in Edmonton that will be at this event as well, so hopefully this will that Edmonton has to offer."

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Eros and the Itchy Ant 'A

Perhaps that hidden-but-resonytime I've ever worked on nant depth is why Eros and the a Lemoine, the first time I read it is a layer—I mean that Itchy Ant is now seeing its second revival, as part of Teatro in a good way." Ryan Parker says.

"And at this La Quinpoint, [about dicina's Until Sat, Jul 27 (7:30 pm; 31st seaa week away from open- Sunday Matinees 2 pm) son. At its ing], or a little Written & Directed by rom-com bit earlier in Stewart Lemoine h e a r t , the process, set in the Varscona Theatre, $16 – $28 is where you here and start to undernow unstand some of the underlying der the watchful gaze of the God things Stewart's talking about as of Love, a tender romance buds between a baker, Franklin, obwell. It's exactly the same as any other process I've had with Lemsessing over a beginner's piano song, and Maxine, a piano teachone's stuff: You read it, it's laughing, and it seems like it's going er who tries to help him figure to be a blast, and then you start out his attraction to it. In doing so, she gets pulled in herself. really getting to the heart of it."

"She meets Franklin and he sort of throws her into a whole ... he screws her up!" Rachel Bowron says, adjacent to Parker in a Whyte Ave coffee shop. "He throws her off. And so she becomes obsessed with the same piece of music that Franklin is obsessed with, because she wants to figure it out, and in that she wants to figure him out, because she's in that same first twitter-pated, 'How do I talk to him—what should I?—will this?' ... and in doing that, figures herself out, I suppose."

Itchy Ant premièred back in 2002, and saw a return run in 2006. This third incarnation is the first go-around for both Bowron

and Parker. Neither have seen the previous versions.

"Which is kind of awesome, actually," Parker says. "Because there's no preconceived notions of what it should be. It's more of a blank slate."

That said, their fellow castmates Jeff Haslam and Cathy Derkach have been involved in all three versions, Haslam consistently as Eros, and Derkach taking on a new role for this run. Originially playing Maxine, she's now graduating to that of her blunt best friend Wanda.

"When I was reading the script, I could hear Cathy in the way it was written," Bowron says, of taking on the role. "I could absolutely hear her. But now I can't,

You're Just Jealous of My Jet Pack including Mary's Undersea Adventure and Space Jesus! (the exclamation mark seems essential).

As in his wonderful 2012 graphic novel Goliath, Gauld grants that the Bible provides some great myths, anyway.

The literati just don’t get it

f cartooning is a minimalist art, Tom Gauld has perhaps pushed it to the maximal in the name of dry understatement.

In You're Just Jealous of My Jetpack, a collection of essentially gag cartoons (and sometimes strips) from The Guardian's Saturday Review section over the last near-decade, Gauld's style approaches the crude, yet only deceptively so: the cartoonist, whose work here has but occasionally seen North American print, quietly packs a wealth of ideas and nimble wit into his line.

Differences in style notwithstanding, Gauld—who's also cartooned for the The New York Times and The New Yorker— shares the same spectrum as Canadian sensation Kate Beaton: as in the latter's Hark! A Vagrant webcomic and same-titled

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so I didn't feel any pressure with it at all. Now I can only see her in the role she's doing right now, which is cool. I think it all worked well—I hope so." She tugs at an invisible collar. "Eee ... " Both Bowron and Parker, capable musicians in their own rights, can certainly relate to their characters' musical obsession. But Parker notes the script has more transcendent tones than just that.

"Really, it's like artistic obsession," he says. "You could relate it to not-musical pieces. It's about that sense of digging deeper ... sometimes there's nothing more there to dig deeper into. And sometimes there is."

2011 book, every page boasts to the sniffy literarti. Indeed, the fanciful is where fun is had amusement for the bookish and in Gauldland, which features a certainly the nerdy. variety of whimFor example, there's Gauld's Now available sical robots, recurring fun By Tom Gauld creatures and concepts.

The with literary Drawn and Quarterly, Institute of Neconventions, ologisms looks as when not- 160 pages, $20 ing the conlike it would be a lark in which to work, as comvenience for children's literary pared to the stultifying sturdiheroes to be orphans, if they're ness of the Department of Evto have adventures. He also reeryday Language. peatedly, acerbically deflates all manner of pretension. The perpetRegarding religion, Gauld's unsparing bluntness practically ual nature of generational divide emits a thud. Take a chart whose seems a favourite subject, with mutual inclusion of Nature, the elders forever bemoaning the loss of the golden age that was, natuSpaghetti Monster, God Almighty and Cthulhu underlines the esrally, their own primes. sential interchangeability, sugElitism also receives Gauld's gesting you "simply close your subtle knife, the book's very eyes and stick a pin." Then there title coming from the science fiction genre's admonishment are the Apocryphal Bible Stories,

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All this is conveyed with a style that often reduces figures to black stick-men, and simple shapes augmented at most by basic lines. Canadian cartooning titan Seth (Palookaville) told Carousel magazine in 2007 that comics art is really about graphic design, with drawings becoming arranged symbols; using that logic, Gauld distils comics art to its essence.

Indeed, some examples seem to offer meta-commentary on his technique, including one of his few truly barbed cartoons: a demonstration of how variously arranging the symbols of dog, sausage and chair can express different perspectives on Thatcherism (the most apt being: "The dog is dead. The chair is broken. The sausage is cold").

Perhaps most striking, however, are Gauld's more innovative, interactive examples of his medium, functioning more like humour diagrams with helpful accompanying keys to break down the concepts pictured—as with the snooty dynamics of beach reading, which involve the observation and judgment of others' beach reading.

Gauld clearly recognizes cartooning is finally just lines on a two-dimensional surface. His knack for recognizing the communicative power and potential in that simple notion, however, reflects his mastery.

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DANCE FEATS–Festival of Dance • Various Venues • abdancealliance.ab.ca Performances of various types of dance from traditional folk and contemporary works to the most unusual and brilliant movement performances • Until Jul 14 • Tickets at TIX on the Square

WALDON-BLAIN: does his best: The amateur musician is presented through performance, video and text, with all of their flaws and imperfections; until Aug 18; Performances: Jul 13, Jul 20, Jul 27 • 9th Century British Photographs: From the collection of the National Gallery of Canada;

Joe Becker, Jude Griebel, and more; artists who use childhood games and toys as elements within their work • Until Aug 17

Daffodil Gallery • 10412-124 St • 780.760.1278 • Works by Judy Leila Schafers • Until Jul 21

until Oct 6 • BMO World of Creativity: Cabinets of Curiosity: Lyndal Osborne’s curious collection; until Jun 30, 2014

Expressionz Café • 9938-70 Ave Olive Tree Project: Brian Zahorodniuk, Ginette D’Silva, Jane Chesebrough, Selena Phillips-Boyle, Lauri Ansell, Jose I. Marquez Lugo, Lesley Schatz Miciak

Art Gallery Of St Albert (AGSA) • 19 Perron St, St Albert • 780.460.4310 • artgalleryofstalbert.ca • Transcience: Annelise Vobisexhibition of

Gallerie Pava • 9524-87 St, 780.461.3427 • Carscapes: Photos by Evelyn Berg; until Jul 17 • Le Réveil de la Muse: Works by Claudine AudetteRozon; Jul 20-Sep 11

installation works • Until Jul 27 • Preschool Picasso: Cuddly Creatures: Art for ages 3-5; Sat, Jul 13, 10:3011:30am; $8/$7.20 (member) • Ageless Art: 3d Needle Felting for mature adults; Thu, Jul 18, 1-3pm; $12/$10

Gallery 7 • Bookstore on Perron, 7 Perron st, St Albert • Artworks by Bill Carstairs, Louise Piquitte, Peg McPherson • Through Jul • Opening: Thu, Jul 4, 6pm;

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Bump ‘n’ Grindhouse • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • Movies and shorts by local cult heroes.

Enjoy an evening like the good ol’ days of the drive-in, offering you a chance to sneak in and relish in pickles and beer • Jul 14, 7:30pm

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Bailey Theatre–Camrose • Summer Movie Series presents: Anna Karenina, 14A; Jul 15, 7pm • Summer Movie Series presents: Hansel & Gretel: Witch, 14A; Jul 22, 7pm • $7 (adult)/$5 (youth/senior)/$20 (family)

Crime Watch Series • Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre • New monthly series featuring contemporary to classic films that offer a diverse and provocative glimpse into the cinematic criminal world.

Curated by Laura O’Connor • A Fish Called Wanda; Aug 12

Edmonton Film Society • Royal Alberta Museum Auditorium, 12845-102 Ave • Summer 2013 Series: Musicals for a Summer Night: until Aug 26 • Welcome Stranger: (1947, 107 min., PG); Jul 15, 8pm • $6/$5 (senior/student)/$30 (membership for the series, 8 films)

Film Forum • Stanley A. Milner Library • A series of film screenings followed by facilitated discussions; running through the summer for 18+ • Drop-in; no registration • The Ring 2; Sat, Jul 13, 1:30pm From Books to Film • Stanley A. Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.496.7000 • epl.ca • Films adapted from books • The Hunger Games, 2012 (14A); Fri, Jul 12, 2pm • Silver Linings Playbook, 2012 (14A); Fri, Jul 19, 2pm • X-Men-First Class; 2011 (PG); Fri, Jul 26, 2pm

GARNEAU THEATRE • 8712-109 St • Puppets hit

Annual Celtic Gathering Experience two full days of Celtic culture!

Piping and drumming bands

Theatre, 8712-109 St • suzuki.heliotropia.net • Series of Four films by the renegade Japanese master will be shown over the months of June and July • Youth of the Beast; Thu, Jul 25, 7pm; Jul 28, 4pm • Branded to Kill; Sat, Jul 27, 9pm; Jul 31, 7pm

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Kiwanis Gallery–Red Deer Public Library • Alberta Skies: Works by Judith Hall • Jun 24-Aug 25

Lando Gallery • 103, 10310-124 St • 780.990.1161 • landogallery.com • Summer on 124th Street: New works by gallery artists and secondary market works • Until Jul 23 Room: Circles of Confusion: Installation by Kyle Whitehead; until Jul 20 • Main Space: Flips Folly: Larger-than-life interactive sculptures and video by Megan Dickie; until Jul 13 • Patio: First patio of the season, hosted by Citytv Edmonton; Incubator features local artist Sara McKarney; music from DJ Rousseau; the official afterparty, to follow at The Common • ProjEx Room: YORK: by Sydney Lancaster and Marian Switzer; Jul 25-Aug 31; opening at the Latitude 53 Patio: Jul 25, 5-9pm

McMULLEN GALLERY • U of A Hospital, 8440-

780.453.9100 • royalalbertamuseum.ca • Chop Suey on the Prairies: Until Apr 27, 2014 • The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design: until Oct 6

Royal Alexandra Hospital–Gallery Wall • 10240 Kingsway Ave • Through My Eye:

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Photos by photographers from Images Alberta Camera Club • Until Aug 19 • imagery@yahoo.ca

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

Royal Alberta Museum • 12845-102 Ave •

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Alberta Railway Museum • 24215-34 St •

Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca • This Alberta Biennial showcases the ƒwork of several Alberta filmmakers and performance artists. Filmmakers with guest curator Nancy Tousley for an interactive Q&A session • The Piano: Video projections, performances and sculptural installations by contemporary artists; until Aug 18 • New Works Gallery: ADAM

ings by Mali Vargas, Sarah Bing, curated by Arlene Westen-Evans • Until Aug 28

• 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • Recollections: Installation work by Amanda McKenzie; until Aug 15 • Artisan Nook: Small Packages: Tiny acrylic paintings by Jan Fraser; until Jul 15 • Artisan Nook: Basalt Dalik: Mosaic paintings by Cathy Jackson; Jul 16-Sep 15

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artists; until Jul 27 • Feature Gallery: Hanging by a Thread: Group exhibit using textiles to explore the relationship among multiple generations of women; Until Sep 28

Haggerty, VASA, Art Gallery of St Albert • Runs parallel to Illuminate, a free community event and exhibition that highlights some of the artist run and community based art spaces in Edmonton and ends at the reception for Illuminate at Harcourt House Gallery • Jul 20, 12:30-6:15pm • $10 (member of participating galleries)/$15 (non member); info E: harcourtcomed@shaw. ca, T: 780.426.4180

Jubilee Auditorium • The Road To......: Paint-

Naess Gallery • Paint Spot, 10032-81 Ave

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106 St • 780.488.6611 • albertacraft.ab.ca • Discovery Gallery: Coming Up Next: Craft by emerging

Art Bus Tour • Harcourt House, SNAP, Nina

780.465.6171 • Works by Illingworth Kerr , Thelma Manarey, Robert Genn, Alex Janier, and Marion Nicoll; pottery bby Noboru Kubo • Through July

St Anne St, St Albert • 780.459.1528 • Transforming Tradition: Contemporary Aboriginal Artists Re-envision Traditional Crafts: Traditional works by 1st Nation artists who bring their own interpretations to their work; until Aug 25

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Johnson Gallery–South • 7711-85 St •

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Place Senior Centre, 10831 University Ave, 109 St, 78 Ave • 780.433.5807 • Instructors and Students: Come and view the works of the instructors and students of Strathcona Place Senior Centre • Until Aug 28 • Summer Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm

Plain • 780.963.9935 • multicentre.org • Field Notes: Works by David Shkolny • Until Jul 24

An evening full of

Shots to Kill: The Sixties Cinema of Seijun Suzuki • Metro Cinema at the Garneau

Jeff Allen Art Gallery (JAAG) • Strathcona

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

Highland dancers

Graphic Content • Metro Cinema at the Gar-

film series featuring animated and documentary films from the National Film Board of Canada • Wiebo’s War (93 mins); Jul 15, 6pm • Free • Grace, Milly, Lucy–Child Soldiers (73 mins); Jul 22, 6pm

Sunworks Home and Garden Store, Ross St, Red Deer • 403.346.8937 • harriswarkegallery.com • Little Fears: Works by Laura O’Connor • Until Aug 3

112 St • 780.407.7152 • Illuminating Peace: Installation by Amy Loewan, with the aim to dissolve cultural boundaries and promote human understanding • Until Aug 12

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Harris-Warke Gallery–Red Deer •

Latitude 53 • 10242-106 St • 780.423.5353 • ProjEx

the big screen; two episodes of Bite TV’s webseries Felt Up with live puppeteering by comics and artists • Jul 16, 7pm neau Theatre • Monthly film series that promotes and explores the relationship between film and sequential art • $10 (adult)/$8 (student/seniors)

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sNAP Gallery • Society of Northern Alberta Print­ -Artists, 10123-121 St • 780.423.1492 • snapartists.com • Community Gallery: Patterns of Rememory: By SNAP’s 2012 Emerging Artist in Residence, Amanda McKenzie • Main Gallery: Music for Teacups: By Haviland and Colagiovanni; until Aug 3 Strathcona County Art Gallery @ 501 • 501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park • Surface Tension: Curated by Brenda Barry Byrne, works by Sean Caulfield and Royden Mills; until Aug 11

The Studio • 11739-94 St • Works by Glen Ronald, Bliss Robinson, Debra Milne and guest artists • Until Dec 31, 12-5pm Telus World of Science • 11211-142 St •

WWW.FORTEDMONTONPARK.CA Soft Sculpture Monsters: Drop-in art program for children aged 6-12; Sat, Jul 20, 1-4pm; $5/child

Centre d’arts visuels de l’Albertas (CAVA) • 9103-95 Ave • 780.461.3427 • Venez Voir les Oeuvres: Father Douglas, Elaine Berglund, Jerry Berthelette, Andrée Audette and guest Joyce Bjerke • Jul 12-23

Corridor Gallery–Red Deer • Downtown Recreation Centre • Nature in the City: Works by Carol Lynn Gilchrist • Until Jul 30

Crooked Pot Gallery–Stony Plain • 491251 Ave, Stony Plain • 780.963.9573 • Wood Fired Pottery: featuring wood fired pottery by Tammy Parks Legge • Until Jul 31

dc3 Art Projects • 10567-111 St • dc3artprojects.com • PLAY:Toys+Age=Art: Cindy Baker,

artists in attendance

Gallery at Milner • Stanley A. Milner Library Main Fl, Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.944.5383 • epl. ca/art-gallery • Articulate: Sketchbooks by 31 art educators from Edmonton and St Albert schools; Jul 15-Aug 31

HAPPY HARBOR COMICS v1 • 10729-104 Ave • OPEN DOOR: Collective of independent comic creators meet the 2nd & 4th Thu each month; 7pm

Harcourt House Gallery • 3 Fl, 10215-112 St • Illuminating: Harcourt House, Nina Haggerty, FAVA, and Guru Digital Arts College: FAVA: run a scratch animation; Guru Digital: full gallery illumination; Harcourt House: light workshops; Nina Haggerty: light painting and the construction of a collaborative lantern. All culminate at Harcourt House Gallery at 5pm for an enlightening celebration; Jul

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telusworldofscienceedmonton.com • BODY WORLDS and The Cycle of Life: Revealing the Symphony Within; until Oct 14; $26.50 (adult)/$16.50 (child (3-12)/$23.50 (senior/youth/student) at door; prices incl general admission and admission for exhibit

University of Alberta Museums • museums.ualberta.ca • Human Ecology Gallery: Main Fl, 116 St, 89 Ave: The Re-Birth of Venus: Fashion & The Venus Kallipygos: Explores the influence of art on fashion through the study of Venus Kallipygos, and its pervasive influence on dress • Until Mar 2, 2014 VAAA Gallery • 3rd Fl, 10215-112 St • 780.421.1731 • ACAD in Edmonton: 10 Alberta College of Art & Design up and coming artists present exciting new work created in a diverse range of 2D & 3D media • Until Jul 20

VASA Gallery • 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave, St Albert • 780.460.5990 • vasa.ca • Dream Series • Works by Vanessa Kary • Until Jul 26 Whyte Ave Art Walk • Paint Spot, 82 Ave and Area • 780.432.0240 • paintspot.ca • 18th Annual Whyte Avenue Art Walk. Outdoor studio and gallery on 82nd

Ave and surrounding parks for a weekend of art display, art making and art sales • Jul 12-14, 10am-5pm

LITERARY Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) • 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq • 780.422.6223 • youraga.ca AGA Book Club: Books inspired by the exhibitions A Story of Canadian Art: As told by the Hart House Art Collection and The Piano Audreys Books • 107 St, Jasper Ave • audreys. ca • Janice MacDonald signs copies of Condemned to Repeat; Fri, Jul 12, 12-1pm Book Traders • 345 Woodvale Rd W • Meet the Author: Book signing with local author, JY Lilly; signing copies of her new book A Shard of History • Jul 27 1-4pm

Haven Social Club • 15120 Stony Plain Rd • 780.915.8869 • Edmonton Story Slam: writers share their original, 5-minute stories; followed by a music jam • 3rd Wed every month, 7pm (sign-up); 7:30pm (show) • Wed, Jul 17, 7pm • $5 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 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 The 11 O’Clock Number! • Varscona Theatre, 10329-83 Ave • grindstonetheatre.ca • Grindstone Theatre presents a two act improvised musical every other Fri, Jul 12, 11pm • Tickets at TIX on the Square • Tickets at TIX on the Square

Anything Goes • Walterdale Playhouse, 1032283 Ave • Directed by Barbara Mah, music direction

by Michael Clark • Until Jul 13, 8pm • $14-$20 at TIX on the Square 780.420.1757, at door an hour before show (cash) Driving Miss Daisy • Mayfield Dinner Theatre, 16615-109 Ave • 780.483.4051 • mayfieldtheatre.ca • By Alfred Uhry. Starring Michael Learned (the Waltons).

Set in 1948 Georgia; a humorous story of the unexpected relationship between a Southern matriarch and her soft spoken chauffeur • Until Aug 4 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Sq • edmontonstreetfest.com • From jugglers to acrobats, dancers to unicyclists, featuring over 1500 outdoor performances by street artists from around the world • Until Jul 14 • pass the hat for all workshops and non-ticketed performances • Late Night Madness: Stanley A. Milner Library Theatre, downstairs: Featuring different members of the StreetFest cast each night; Jul 12-13, 11:11pm • $15 (adv at YEG Live)/$17 (door, 780.425.5162, onsite during the fest)

Eros and the Itchy Ant • Varscona Theatre • 780.433.3399 • teatroq.com • By Stewart Lemoine.

Original music by Ryan Sigurdson. Starring Stewart Lemoine, Rachel Bowron and Ryan Parker, with Cathy Derkach, Jeff Haslam. Romantic comedy set in present-day Canada. A piano teacher and a baker explore the possibilities of mutual attraction with a little intervention from a tart-tongued mezzo-soprano and a contemporary incarnation of the Greek god of love • Jul 11-27 • Tickets at TIX on the Square

FREEWILL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL • Heritage Amphitheatre, Hawrelak Park • freewillshakespeare.com • King Lear and A Midsummer Night’s Dream • Until Jul 21; King Lear (plays on even dates)/A Midsummer Night’s Dream (plays on odd dates and matinees); no shows on Mons • $25 (adult)/$40 (festival pass)/$17 (student/senior) at TIX on the Square

International Street Performers Festival • Sir Winston Churchill Sq • edmontonstreetfest.com • Performances by musicians, jugglers, acrobats and unicyclists ten days of international street artists. Colourful & Comical face-painters and rovers, Be Your Own Busker Workshops, Kids’ World activities, Indoor Late Night Madness performances and daily Troupe du Jour group shows • Until Jul 14

Johnny B Goode: A Rock and Roll Reunion • Jubilations Dinner Theatre, 8882-180 St, WEM • 780..484.2424 • jubilations.ca • Back in high school, Johnny spent more time with his guitar then he did studying or socializing with other students. He was considered to be a “music nerd” and was teased by most of the other kids. In 1956, Johnny went on a school band trip to Ottawa, where he met another music student by the name of...

Paul Anka. The two boys became friends and when Anka’s career took off, he took Johnny with him • Until Aug 25

Les Misérable • Jubilee Auditorium, 11455-87 Ave • Broadwayacrosscanada.com • Boublil & Schönberg’s musical, presented by Broadway Across Canada, Cameron Mackintosh, with reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo • Until Jul 14 • Tickets at 866.540.7469

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he night she recorded her live late bloomer who spent a decade album, Mary Gauthier didn't working in a Cajun restaurant— write a set list. and who had to find sobriety beNot that she ever does, at this fore she could devote herself to point. But the Nashville singercrafting winsome, gut-punch Amersongwriter's commitment to playicana—her Blue Rock set reaches ing whatever feels right on the from 2010's acclaimed The Foundnight-of certainly didn't waver ling all the way back to 1999's Drag with the knowledge that she'd be Queens in Limousines. Nothing recording the set for posterity. from her '97 debut, Dixie Kitchen, "Once you reach a certain point, but samplings of pretty much evyou go up there erything else. and you know Fri, Jul 12 – Sat, Jul 13 (8:30 pm) There's even a that there's a Mary Gauthier trio of Fred Eaflow, and you're Blue Chair Cafe, Garneau glesmith songs, trying to plug a songwriter whose music, she into the flow," she says from a tour notes, often finds stop in Saskatchewan. "So I don't its ways into her sets. write setlists. I try to find what's "He writes song after song that I right for the night, for the room, wish I'd written," Gauthier explains. for the audience, for my hands, for "And then I fall in love with a song me, emotionally. I try to find my the way I fall in love with so many way through what's already there; of his songs, It moves me to a place there's a river of something bigger where I know I just have to play than me that I try to float down, 'em. And no artist has done that to every night. And once I get there, it me emotionally more than Fred." can be really transcendent."

And so the songs captured on To be able to ignore the selfLive at Blue Rock—an artist ranch consciousness of knowing you're and studio on the outskirts of Ausbeing recorded is something that tin, Texas, where Gauther played took Gauthier time. There'd been to a sold-out house—wander the requests for her to record a live 51-year old's 12-year old career. A album many times earlier in her

career, all of which she turned down. She just didn't feel ready until now.

"I think it took me a good 10 years on the road to feel confident enough to go for a live record," She says. "I think it takes a long time to become a journeyman at whatever craft or skill you're learning. So I gave it a decade, and, y'know, I think I waited until I was confident enough to do it. ... There comes a time when you're onstage long enough, where you can perform for the people in front of you without thinking about cameras or recording equipment. And that's why I waited. I waited until I had that ability.

"I would've been freaked out about being recorded," she continues, ruminating on the whatif of making an earlier attempt.

"Which would've made me selfconscious and it wouldn't have been a very good show. The best shows are when you're not self conscious, so I had to burn through a couple years of learning how to not watch myself be up there."

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can't complain. If people give a gravelly, aggressive rock vocals shit about what I have to say, that drive the album's hard and fast why not talk to them," says Transtracks, which feel as though they're plants frontman Rob "Skinhead" on high octane from the very moAston casually from Epitaph Rement the "play" button is pressed. cords headquarters in Los Ange"I just want to write songs that les, picking up the phone for his we can play live without the help ninth interview of of anyone or anyTue, Jul 16 the day. thing else," Aston T r a n s p l a n t s — With Rancid, says. "I think that's filled out by Blink the Interrupters the type of music 182 drummer Tra- Shaw Conference Centre, we're best at makvis Barker and Tim $29.50 – $32.50 ing—punk rock.

Armstrong of RanWe listen to, and cid—recently released In A Warmake, different types of music, but zone, its first album since Haunted I think when we're together we just Cities in 2005. With a considerable make fucking punk-rock records gap in between releases, does that ... there's a time and place for evequate to any apprehension about erything. If a certain song calls for getting back at it? Absolutely not. scratching on it or a sample of this "Since our first album we haven't or that then so be it, but not so really given a shit about whether much on this album." it's going to be 'successful' or it's going to sell x amount of copIn a Warzone also marks a shift in ies," Aston says, adding that the Aston's writing, which he chuckreality was that, in the beginning, les might mean he's growing up a Transplants was just a recreationlittle. After some heavy contemplaal project between the trio, with tion about what truly mattered to no expectations of it being heard him and what he could do without, beyond them.

Aston decided to shelve the party "It was just having fun and writanthem lyrics in favour of someing and recording stuff and now thing a little more poignant. that's still important to us, that "When I'm dead and gone the type of mentality when it comes music I made is still going to be to this band, because what's the around. I don't want to be gone point of doing it if your heart's and have a bunch of shit that I'm not in it 100 percent?" fucking turning over in my grave Plus, Aston points out, fans aren't because it's like 'Ugh, that song? I stupid and can quickly tell if the wrote that?'" he says with a raspy music an artist produces is genuchuckle. "I'd rather have shit that ine or not. However, Transplants people can maybe take something did make a departure from some from that's positive and run with it of its previous stylistic tendencies instead of, 'Let's throw this one on like DJs or heavy sampling in favour while we drink a thousand beers in of an album that was straight-up 10 minutes.' Who cares?"

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Holy Grail talks about Ride the Void vocals. We do this because it sounds tighter and we track to a click so everything locks into place easier.

Were there any other songs written that were left off the album? Why? songs is written first with a loose, JPL: Going into this record we rough vocal melody which then had about 30 songs and picked gets shaped into a lyric and then the best 16 to record. Thirteen taken from there. made the album and the other three were bonus tracks. OverVW: Did the songs come from all, I think we still have 15 to 20 one person fully demos that formed, or were Thu, Jul 18 (9 pm) didn’t make they sketches that With Anti-Mortem it fully into were then filled Wunderbar songs yet beout as a group? cause we just $10 (advance), $12 (door) JPL: The songs had too much came as riffs and stuff already. “sketches” as you call them, but Eli compiled most of them VW: How did you decide which into a rough structure and I laid songs to include on the album? down some scat melodies on Did you have an idea of what you top of that. wanted Ride the Void to be when you started, or did the finished VW: What were the recording sesshape emerge as the writing and sions like for this album? Is this recording went along? the kind of thing you recorded JPL: We didn’t write with any live or did you piece it together sound or style in mind; we just wrote what we liked and what one track at a time? Why? JPL: We usually don’t track live. we thought sounded cool. We We start with a rough track and shared riffs and demos back and then replace it with real instru- forth before deciding on the final ments. So drums, then bass, then tracks. We all seemed to agree rhythm guitars, then leads and on the same songs, so it was an VW:

It seems as though Holy Grail can do no wrong. The heavy metal group managed to snag a Metal Hammer Golden Gods “Best New Band” award before it had even released an album, and its debut (Crisis in Utopia, 2010) was named one of Revolver Magazine’s Top 20 albums of the year.

Now the group is back with Ride the Void, and guitarist James Paul Luna shared a little about the recording process with Vue. How long did it take to make Ride the Void from the initial songwriting through to the end of the recording?

JAMES PAUL LUNA: The initial real songwriting started in the fall of 2011 and start to finish was about four to five months with breaks in between.

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Music first?

JPL: Most often our music for

easy choice.

The album was produced by Matt Hyde. What drew you to him and what did he bring to the process?

JPL: Actually we met Matt Hyde through our good friend and engineer Chris Rakestraw who has worked for Hyde on almost all of his projects for the past 10 years.

And through meeting Matt I’ve had the chance to go in and lay down backing vocals on some cool records (Children of Bodom, 69 Eyes, Parkway Drive). Before we ever worked on Holy Grail stuff we already had a good relationship. This record was our first, and much anticipated, collaboration, and it probably wouldn’t be as good without Matt’s involvement.

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If you were to trace the musical map that led you to Ride the Void what would it look like?

JPL: Well our map starts in Death Valley with a bucket of hot deathmetal riffs then ramp up over the Rockies for a taste of rock a la cock, then dive into the Mississippi for a lick of old swampy blues, circle back through Canadian winter for some iced power metal and down the west coast again for some good old-fashioned Bay-area thrash and yacht rock class. V VW:

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Caplan and his band, the Casual Smokers, have a packed schedule

every day. Any time it's particuin front of them for the coming larly grueling, I just remember I months, including a trip over to like it more than, say, working in Scotland for the famous Glastonbury Festival. It's Caplan's first a call centre." time at the event, and getting to Caplan notes that he plans to experience it from the stage cerkeep a more sane touring schedtainly isn't a bad way start. ule for the next "It seemed like an outland- Sat, Jul 13 record, which doesn't have ish dream two Black Dog (4 pm), free a release date years ago and Bohemia, (11 pm) yet, though he's to have it be one of the last managed to write about 14 songs in the midst stops on this tour before I head of touring. into the studio is just a lovely lit"Let's say 80 to 90 percent of tle bookend," Caplan says during the stuff that's going to be on a stop in Chilliwack, BC en route the record is already finished. to Vancouver.

It's just a matter of getting it Glastonbury comes near the recorded," he says. "Human reend of what's been nearly nonlationships is still an important stop touring since Caplan's alpart of where I go for inspiration, bum In the Time of Great Remembut also political themes are gobering was released in 2011. ing to pop up and there's some "I like what I do and I like doing philosophical themes that are it a lot," he states simply, joking going to pop up. It's not dissimithat madness might be part of lar in a lot of ways to In the Time it, too. "Any time I'm having a of Great Remembering ... I think hard day on the road or it just I go a little bit further into the feels like a slog or is getting difsound that excites me." ficult, I remember most people have to go to work every day.

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As Petra Glynt, Alexandra Mackenzie makes experimental and meditative music influenced by traditional North American aboriginal tribal rhythms which can be clearly heard on tracks like "War Cry" and "Fantasy Field Trip." "Sour Paradise" is Of This Land's stand-out track and is the quintessential Petra Glynt, a song about resisting the environmental devastation that turned Canada into a "Sour Paradise" for its indigenous peoples. It's a contemplative four minutes with wheezy brass samples and gorgeous crescendos that turn whisper-quiet when Glynt's distinctive singing comes centre stage. Petra Glynt has been compared to Grimes in her native Toronto, but Of This Land shows that she's more of the anti-Grimes. Mackenzie's concern isn't melodies, hooks or vocal acrobatics but instead building droning soundscapes layer-by-layer, which she then howls over with her otherworldly singing voice.

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The guitar is obviously the focus, but it never really overshadows the other players, instead, taking the lead when necessary but easily relinquishing it at other times to tight keys or breathless mouth harps. None of it is overdone, and all the songs come in at about three and a half minutes, saving the long jam-outs for the stage. Gogo's own compositions are rounded out by a few covers, most notably Robert Palmer's "Looking for Clues" and Fleetwood Mac's "World Turning." They're all nice additions, but still pale in comparison to Gogo's originals, enforcing the idea that he certainly knows the blues of the past, but is still willing to make his own future.

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THU JUL 11 Accent European Lounge Live Music every Thu; this week: Vicky Berg (singersongwriter) Artery Andy White (folk rock); 7:30pm; $10 (adv) Atlantic Trap and Grill Open mic with Ehren Flais Blues on Whyte Cassie Taylor THE BOWER Thu: Back to Mine: Hip hop, funk, soul, rare groove, disco and more with Junior Brown and DJ Mumps Brittany’s lounge Velvet Hour: Live music in the afternoons hosted

by Rob Taylor and Bill Bourne; Mon-Fri; 4:30-8pm; no cover; Late show: Joal Kamps (Western Canadian and Independent Awards Winner), 9pm Brixx Hosted by Christian and Justin of the Canyon Rose Outfit: The Ultimate open stage, open jam, open turntables E: kevin@ starliteroom.ca for info

Lit Wine Bar Logan Mills Trio ; 8pm; no cover

Salsaholic: every Thu; dance lessons at 8pm; salsa DJ to follow

Naked Cybercafé and Boardgame Emporium Thu open stage: fully equipped stage, bring your instruments and your voices; gaming everyday

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New West Hotel Canadian Country Hall of Fame Guest host Bev Munro NORTH GLENORA HALL Jam by Wild Rose Old Time Fiddlers every Thu; contact John Malka 780.447.5111 Overtime Sherwood Park Jesse Peters (R&B, blues, jazz, Top 40); 9pm-2am every Thu; no cover Pawn Shop Bob Log III, Sermon on the Mountain, Santosh Lalonde; 8pm (door); $12 (adv) at Blackbyrd Red Piano Every Thu: Dueling pianos at 8pm richard’s pub The K-Tels Ric’s Grill Peter Belec (jazz); most Thursdays; 7-10pm The Rig Every Thu Jam hosted by Loren Burnstick; 8:30pm-1am

Roadhouse Wild Life Thursdays rendezvous Metal night every Thu Union Hall 3 Four All Thursdays: rock, dance, retro, top 40 with DJ Johnny Infamous

FRI JUL 12 Artery Social Fabric’s Fabulous Fundraiser: Mayday and the Beat Creeps (alt folk/rap), guests Avenue Theatre Lethal Injection Production present: Canary Diamonds, DJ Trip Gypsy; 9pm; $25 at 587.985.3696, door bailey theatre– Camrose Five Dollar Fridays: Sideways; 8pm (door); $5 (door) Blue Chair Café Mary Gauthier, Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller; sold out Blues on Whyte Cassie Taylor Bohemia Acta Non Verba, Half Dalmatian, Jordan Fritz

Sherlock Holmes– WEM Joanne Janzen

Brittany’s lounge Velvet Hour: Live music in the afternoons hosted

by Rob Taylor and Bill Bourne; Mon-Fri; 4:308pm; no cover

Smokehouse BBQ Live Blues every Thur: rotating guests; 7-11pm

Brixx Bar The Mighty Steeds, Honey Badger and JoeyD; 9pm Café Tiramisu Carrie Day; 7-9pm; no cover

Coffeehouse Zoomers Thu afternoon open mic; 1-4pm

Starlite Room Band Together–a two night flood relief bash; 7pm Wunderbar The Fight, the Wicks

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Black dog Freehouse Main Floor: wtft w djwtf - rock ‘n’ roll, blues, indie; Wooftop Lounge: Musical flavas incl funk, indie, dance/nu disco, breaks, drum and bass, house with DJ Gundam Century Room Lucky 7: Retro ‘80s with house DJ every Thu; 7pm-close The Common The Common Uncommon Thursday: Rotating Guests each week!

Crown Pub Break Down Thu at the Crown: D&B with DJ Kaplmplx, DJ Atomik with guests Druid Irish Pub DJ every Thu; 9pm electric rodeo– Spruce Grove DJ every Thu FILTHY McNASTY’S Taking Back Thursdays Krush Ultra Lounge Open stage; 7pm; no cover Level 2 lounge Funk Bunker Thursdays Lucky 13 Industry Night every Fri On The Rocks

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CASINO EDMONTON LA Express (pop); 9pm CASINO YELLOWHEAD Dawn in the City (pop); 9pm Century Casino Nazareth; 8pm; $59.95 d Devaney’s The Rural Routes DV8 Burialkult,Ominosity and Runeblade Devaney’s The Rural Routes expressionz café–Redwood Room Uptown Folk Club open stage: Carol Teal and David Joyce with others at 7pm followed by open stage (6:30pm sign-up) Haven Social Club Cadence and Nathan, Sweet Alibi, guests; 8pm; $7 (adv)/$10 (door) HOGS DEN PUB Sinder Sparks Show; 8-12pm J+H Pub Early show: Acoustic Open mic every Fri, 10-15 mins to perform; 5:30-8:30pm, no cover; Late show: Every Friday: Headwind (vintage rock ‘n’ roll), friends, 9:30pm, no

minors, no cover Jeffrey’s Café Lora Jol (rock); 9pm; $15 l.b.’s pub Ross Neilsen Lizard Lounge Rock ‘n’ roll open mic every Fri; 8:30pm; no cover Newcastle Pub Sophie and the Shufflehounds (blues and roots); 9pm; no cover Overtime Sherwood Park Dueling Piano’s, all request live; 9pm2am every Fri and Sat; no cover Parkview Community Centre Red Skull Ritual (hard rock, metal), Death Assembly, Oceans on Fire; 8pm (door); $10 (adv)/$12 (door) PAWN SHOP BC/ DC, Binge and Purge, Thrillhouse, Snakebite; 8pm; $12 (adv) at Blackbyrd Pub 1824 Live music every Fri & Sat; 9pm Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Fri; 9pm-2am Rexall Place Kiss, Shinedown; all ages; 6:30pm (door), 7:30pm (show); $21-$126 at livenation.com Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Derina Harvey Sherlock Holmes– WEM Joanne Janzen Sideliners Pub Uptown (pop, dance hits, ‘70s to today); 9pm; no cover Starlite Room Jezibelle, Fear of City, 8pm; Sled Island fundraiser: Captain Tractor, guests, 9pm Studio Music Foundation Snow White’s Poison Bite (metal, rock), , Kissing Candice, Any Last Regrets; 7pm; $10 (adv)/$15 (door)

Classical Muttart Recital Hall–Alberta College Alberta Pianofest: Robert Shannon (piano); 8pm; $12 (adult)/$5 (child/student) at TIX on the Square; info: it albertapianofest.com

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Every Friday DJs on all three levels THE BOWER Zukunft: Indie and alternative with Dusty Grooves, Fraser Olsen, Taz, and Josh Johnson 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 The Druid Irish Pub DJ every Fri; 9pm

electric rodeo– Spruce Grove DJ every Fri Fandango’s DJs night every Fri and Sat with DJ Stouffer FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Fri Legends Sports Bar DJ Dayna Spinning the tunes and featuring special events like Salsa night; every Fri: Lucky 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook RED STAR Movin’ on Up: indie, rock, funk, soul, hip hop with DJ Gatto, DJ Mega Wattson; every Fri

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SAT JUL 13 Avenue Theatre Lethal Injection Production present: Canary Diamonds, DJ Trip Gypsy; 9pm; $25 at 587.985.3696, door bailey theatre– Camrose Valdy; 7pm (door); $35 at Bailey box office Black Dog Freehouse Hair of the Dog: Ben Caplan (live acoustic music every Sat); 4-6pm; no cover Blue Chair Café Mary Gauthier, Scott Nolan and Joanna Miller; sold out Blues on Whyte Every Sat afternoon: Jam with Back Door Dan; Evening: Cassie Taylor Bohemia DARQ Saturday Brixx Bar Craig Gass; 7pm Carrot Coffeehouse Sat Open mic; 7pm; $2 CASINO EDMONTON LA Express (pop); 9pm CASINO YELLOWHEAD Jaydee Bixby (country); 9pm Crown Pub Acoustic

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New West Hotel Country jam every Sat; 3-6pm O’byrne’s Live band every Sat, 3-7pm; DJ every Sat, 9:30pm

Electro/Trash with Miss Mannered; Wooftop: Sound It Up!: classic hip-hop and reggae with DJ Sonny Grimezz; Underdog: Dr Erick

Devaney’s The Rural Routes

Overtime Sherwood Park Dueling Piano’s, all request live; 9pm2am every Fri and Sat; no cover

THE BOWER For Those Who Know...: House and disco with Junior Brown, David Stone, Austin, and guests

Downtown Farmer’s Market Kyler Schogen; 9:30am

PAWN SHOP I Love 80’s Dance Party: Nazz Nomad with Blue Jay

DV8 Rebuild Repair, Down the Hatch, Rhubarbs and the Cleaners

Pub 1824 Afternoon: Open stage every Sat: South of Sanity, 2-6pm; Evening: Live music every Fri & Sat, 9pm

THE Common Get Down It’s Saturday Night: House and disco and everything in between with resident Dane

Early Stage Saloon–Stony Plain Smoked Folk (original jazz, rock ‘n’ roll0 FILTHY McNASTY’S All the King’s Men, the Cleaners (UK); 4pm; no cover Gas Pump Saturday Homemade Jam: Mike Chenoweth Haven Social Club The Front End, Small Town Knife Fight; 8pm; $7 (adv)/$10 (door) Hilltop Pub Open Stage, Jam every Sat; 3:30-7pm Jeffrey’s Café Terry McDade’s Harpe Jazz, with Doug Gerry (jazz); 9pm; $15 l.b.’s pub Sat afternoon Jam with Gator and Friends; 5-9pm Leaf bar and grill Sat jam with Terry Evans, and featured guests; host Mark Ammar Louisiana Purchase Suchy Sister Saturdays: Amber, Renee or Stephanie with accompaniment; 9:3011:30pm; no cover

Red Piano Bar Hottest dueling piano show featuring the Red Piano Players every Sat; 9pm-2am River Cree–The Venue Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo; 8pm (show); $49.50 sold out Sherlock Holmes– WEM Joanne Janzen Starlite Room Stallord, guests; 8pm Studio Music Foundation Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne (blues jazz), Donald Ray Johnson; 6pm (door), 8pm (show); $25 (adv)

Druid Irish Pub DJ every Sat; 9pm Encore–WEM Every Sat: Sound and Light show; We are Saturdays: Kindergarten Fandango’s DJs night every Fri and Sat with DJ Stouffer FLUID LOUNGE R&B, hip hop and dancehall with DJ Aiden Jamali; every Sat Level 2 Lounge Elevation Saturdays: Spectrum: Johnny Fiasco; 9:30pm Lucky 13 Every Fri and Sat with resident DJ Chad Cook

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St James United Church–Mulhurst, Pigeon Lake Alberta Pianofest: Stephane Lemelin (piano); 8pm; $12 (adult)/$5 (child/ student) at TIX on the Square; info: it albertapianofest.com

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

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: The Menace Sessions: Alt Rock/

RED STAR Indie rock, hip hop, and electro every Sat with DJ Hot Philly and guests ROUGE LOUNGE Rouge Saturdays: global sound

and Cosmopolitan Style Lounging with DJ Mkhai

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PUB Celtic Music with Devaney’s house band; 5-8pm

Lounge Your Famous Saturday with Crewshtopher, Tyler M

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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 Suite 69 Stella Saturday: retro, old school, top 40 beats with DJ Lazy, guests TEMPLE Step’d Up Saturdays: Lolcatz, Yaznil, Badman Crooks, Ootz; 9pm Union Hall Celebrity Saturdays: every Sat hosted by DJ Johnny Infamous Y AFTERHOURS Release Saturdays

SUN JUL 14 Atlantic Trap and Grill The Derina Harvey Band Blackjack’s Roadhouse–Nisku Open mic every Sun hosted by Tim Lovett Blue Chair Café brunch: Hawaiian Dreamers; 10am; donations Blues on Whyte Ross Neilsen Band CASINO EDMONTON Jaydee Bixby (country); 9pm 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

Newcastle Pub Sun Soul Service (acoustic jam): Willy James and Crawdad Cantera; 3-6:30pm noorish café Kirtan Songha with Kirtan Klan; 7-9:30pm; $15 (adv)/$20 (door) O’BYRNE’S Open mic every Sun; 9:30pm-1am On The Rocks Rawlco Radio Concert Series: Tupelo Honey with Jay Gilday; 8pm Richard’s PUB Sun Jam hosted by Andrew White and the Joint Chiefs; 4-8pm The Rig Every Sun Jam hosted by Better Us than Strangers; 5-9pm Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Rob Taylor Smokehouse BBQ Hair of the Dog acoustic Sun Jam with Bonedog and Bearcat; every Sun; 2-6pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Soul Sundays: A fantastic voyage through ‘60s and ‘70s funk, soul and R&B with DJ Zyppy LeveL 2 lounge Stylus Industry Sundays:

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VENUE GUIDE Accent European Lounge 8223-104 St, 780.431.0179 ALE YARD TAP 13310137 Ave ARTery 9535 Jasper Ave Avenue Theatre 9030-118 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 10329-82 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 10030102 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 9351118 Ave, 780.471.1580 Casino Edmonton 7055 Argylll Rd, 780.463.9467

Casino Yellowhead 12464-153 St, 780.424 9467 Century Casino 13103 Fort Rd, 780.643.4000 Cha Island Tea Co 10332-81 Ave, 780.757.2482 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 6402118 Ave, 780.474.5554 DV8 8130 Gateway Blvd 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, 8882-170 St Fandango's 12912-50 St, fandangoslive.com Festival Place 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, 780.449.3378 FIDDLER’S ROOST 8906-99 St FILTHY MCNASTY’S 10511-82 Ave, 780.916.1557 Fluid Lounge 10888 Jasper Ave, 780.429.0700

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haven social club 15120A (basement), Stony Plain Rd, 780.756.6010 Hilltop Pub 8220 106 Ave HOGS DEN PUB Yellow Head Tr, 142 St HOOLIGANZ 10704124 St, 780.995.7110, 780.452.1168 J+H 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 Leaf bar and grill 9016-132 Ave Legends Sports Bar and Tap House 922134 Ave, 780.988.2599 Leaf bar and grill 9016-132 Ave LEVEL 2 LOUNGE 11607 Jasper Ave, 2nd Fl, 780.447.4495 Lit Italian Wine Bar 10132-104 St Lizard Lounge 13160118 Ave Naked Cybercafé and Boardgame Emporium 10303-108 St, 780.425.9730 Newcastle PuB 610890 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 ON THE ROCKS 11730 Jasper Ave, 780.482.4767 O2 Joes–North 13509127 St, 780.451.7799 O2's–West 11066-156 St, 780.448.2255 Overtime Sherwood Park 100 Granada Blvd, Sherwood Park, 790.570.5588 Parkview Community Centre 9135-146 St PAWN SHOP 1055182 Ave, Upstairs, 780.432.0814 Pleasantview Community Hall 10860-57 Ave Pub 1824 12402-118 Ave, 587.521.1824 Red Piano Bar 1638 Bourbon St, WEM, 8882170 St, 780.486.7722 RED STAR 10538 Jasper Ave, 780.428.0825 Rendezvous 10108149 St Richard's Pub 12150161 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 Rose and Crown 10235-101 St

Set Nightclub Next to Bourban St, 8882170 St, WEM, Ph III, setnightclub.ca Sideliners Pub 11018 127 St Smokehouse BBQ 10810-124 St, 587.521.6328 Sou Kawaii Zen Lounge 12923-97 St, 780.758.5924 Sportsman's Lounge 8170-50 St STARLITE ROOM 10030-102 St, 780.428.1099 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 1292397 St

Invinceable, Tnt, Rocky, Rocko, Akademic, weekly guest DJs; 9pm-3am

MON JUL 15 Atlantic Trap and Grill The Derina Harvey Band BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Sleeman Mon: live music monthly; no cover Blues on Whyte Ross Neilsen Band Brittany’s lounge Velvet Hour: Live music in the afternoons hosted

by Rob Taylor and Bill Bourne; Mon-Fri; 4:308pm; no cover Café Haven Drowning Ophelia, Ashley Weir Devaney’s Irish Pub Singer/songwriter open stage every Mon; 8pm; host changes weekly: Sean Hiliby Overtime Sherwood Park Monday Open Stage PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic instrumental old time fiddle jam every Mon; hosted by the Wild Rose Old Tyme Fiddlers Society; 7pm; contact Vi Kallio 780.456.8510 Rouge Resto-Lounge Open Mic Night with Darrek Anderson from the Guaranteed; every Mon; 9pm

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: Blue Jay’s Messy Nest: mod, brit pop, new wave, British rock with DJ Blue Jay Crown Pub A Sexy Night with DJ Pheonix and MJ with Sleepless DJ, DJ Breeze and more every Mon; 9pm-2am

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Bohemia Acoustic Tuesday: featuring Tyler Butler, the Son of the Sea, Marlaena Moore, Oliver Buck Brittany’s lounge Velvet Hour: Live music in the afternoons hosted

by Rob Taylor and Bill Bourne; Mon-Fri; 4:308pm; no cover Brixx Bar Ruby Tuesdays with host Mark Feduk; $5 after 8pm; this week guests: Oleg Federov and Lando Kalbreez 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

FREEHOUSE Main Floor: alternative retro and not-so-retro, electronic and Euro with Eddie Lunchpail; Wooftop: The Night with No Name featuring DJs Rootbeard, Raebot, Wijit and guests playing tasteful, eclectic selections CRown Pub Underground at the Crown Tuesday: Trueskool and live hip-hop with residents Jae Maze, Xaolin, Frank Brown; monthly appearances by guests Shawn Langley, Locution Revolution, and Northside Clan DV8 Creepy Tombsday: Psychobilly, Hallowe’en horrorpunk, deathrock with Abigail Asphixia and Mr Cadaver; every Tue

L.B.’s Tue Blues Jam with Darrell Barr; 7:30pm-11:30pm

RED STAR Experimental Indie rock, hip hop, electro with DJ Hot Philly; every Tue

Leaf bar and grill Tuesday Moosehead/ Barsnbands open stage: Every Tue; 7:3011:30pm

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

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); 9pm2am every Tue; no cover Shaw Conference Centre Rancid, Transplants and the Interrupters; 6pm (door); $29.50 at Unionevents. com, ticketfly.com, Blackbyrd Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Derina Harvey Sherlock Holmes– WEM Andrew Scott Wunderbar Weak Link, the Chain, Demise, Strangled

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WED JUL 17 ALBERTA BEACH HOTEL Open stage Wed with Trace Jordan; 8pm-12 Artery Adrian Glynn and Steel Audrey 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 Ross Neilsen Band Bohemia Mommajacks Recording Showcase Brittany’s lounge Velvet Hour: Live music in the afternoons hosted

by Rob Taylor and Bill Bourne; Mon-Fri; 4:308pm; 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 Festival Place Habadekuk, guest; 7:30pm Fiddler’s Roost Little Flower Open Stage every Wed with Brian Gregg; 8pm-12 HAVEN SOCIAL Club Open stage every Wed; hosted alt weeks by the Turtlenecks/Rain ‘n Men; 8:30pm, free HOOLIGANZ Open stage every Wed with host Michael Gress; 9pm J+H Pub Acoustic open mic night hosted by Lorin Lynne Leaf bar and grill Wed variety night: with guitarist, Gord Matthews; every Wed; 8pm 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

Suburban Legends, the Resignators, Utopian Skank; I Love 80’s Dance Party Featuring Nazz NomadDJ with Blue Jay; 8pm; $12 (adv) at Blackbyrd

PLEASANTVIEW COMMUNITY HALL Acoustic Bluegrass jam presented by the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society; every Wed, 6:30-11pm; $2 (member)/$4 (nonmember) Pub 1824 Open stage every Wed hosted by South of Sanity; 8-12pm Red Piano Bar Wed Night Live: hosted by dueling piano players; 8pm-1am; $5 THE RIG Open jam every Wed hosted by Will Cole; 8pm -12am Sherlock Holmes– Downtown Derina Harvey Sherlock Holmes– WEM Andrew Scott Wunderbar Despistato Reunion Show, Desiderata, the Spoils Zen Lounge Jazz Wednesdays: Kori Wray and Jeff Hendrick; every Wed; 7:30-10pm; no cover

DJs BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE Main Floor: RetroActive Radio: Alternative ‘80s and ‘90s, post punk, new wave, garage, Brit, mod, rock and roll with LL Cool Joe Brixx Bar Really Good... Eats and Beats: every Wed with DJ Degree and Friends THE Common The Wed Experience: Classics on Vinyl with Dane NIKKI DIAMONDS Punk and ‘80s metal every Wed RED STAR Guest DJs every Wed TEMPLE Wild Style Wed: Hip hop open mic hosted by Kaz and Orv; $5

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STONE IRIS TOUR KICKOFF PARTY W/ OUR SOUND MACHINE & OPEN AIR

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AFTER DARK MOTORCYCLES ‘TEN YEARS OF HELL ON WHEELS’` ANNIVERSARY FEAT. WEEDEATER W/ NAAM & GUESTS

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 19): The Space Needle is a tourist attraction in Seattle. It's taller than the Washington Monument but shorter than the Eiffel Tower.

Near the top of the structure is a circular restaurant that rotates slowly, making one complete turn every 47 minutes. The motor that moves this 125-ton mass is small: only 1.5 horsepower. In the coming days, Aries, I foresee you having a metaphorically similar ability. You will be able to wield a great deal of force with a seemingly small and compact "engine."

TAURUS (Apr 20 – May 20): "How many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free?" asked Bob Dylan in one of his most famous songs, written in 1962. "The answer is blowin' in the wind," he concluded. Many people hailed the tune as a civil rights anthem.

Thirteen years later, a hippie cowboy named Jerry Jeff Walker released "Pissing in the Wind," a rowdy song that included the line, "The answer is pissing in the wind." It was decidedly less serious than the tune it paid homage to, with Walker suggesting that certain events in his life resembled the act described in the title.

"Makin' the same mistakes, we swore we'd never make again," he crooned. All of this is my way of letting you know, Taurus, that you're at a fork. In one direction is a profound, even noble, "blowin' in the wind" experience. In the other, it would be like "pissing in the wind." Which do you prefer?

It's up to you.

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20): The Italian artist Duccio di Buoninsegna painted his Madonna and Child sometime around the year 1300.

It's a compact piece of art—just 11 inches high and eight inches wide. Nevertheless, New York's Metropolitan Museum paid $45 million for the pleasure of owning it. I propose that we choose this diminutive treasure as your lucky symbol for the next eight to 10 months, Gemini. May it inspire you as you work hard to create a small thing of great value.

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 22): When the comic book hero Superman first appeared on the scene in 1938, he had the power to jump over tall buildings, but he couldn't fly. By 1941, he was hovering in mid-air, and sometimes moving around while floating.

Eventually, he attained the ability to soar long distances, even between stars. Your own destiny may have parallels to Superman's in the coming months, Cancerian. It's possible you will graduate, metaphorically speaking, from taking big leaps to hovering in mid-air. And if you work your butt off to increase your skill, you might progress to the next level—the equivalent of full-out flight—by March 2014.

LEO (Jul 23 – Aug 22): "It's never

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too late to become what you might have been," said novelist George Eliot. I'd like you to keep that thought in mind throughout the rest of 2013 and beyond, Leo. I trust you will allow its sly encouragement to work its way down into your darkest depths, where it will revive your discouraged hopes and wake up your sleeping powers. Here are the potential facts as I see them: in the next 10 months, you will be in prime time to reclaim the momentum you lost once upon a time ... to dive back into a beloved project you gave up on ... and maybe even resuscitate a dream that made your eyes shine when you were younger and more innocent.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sep 22): When I first arrived in Santa Cruz some years back, I helped start a New Wave-punk band called Mystery Spot. Our first drummer was a guy named Lucky Lehrer. After a few months, our manager decided Lucky wasn't good enough and kicked him out of the band.

Lucky took it hard, but didn't give up. He joined the seminal punk band the Circle Jerks, and went on to have a long and successful career. Flipside magazine even named him the best punk drummer of all time. I suspect, Virgo, that in the next 10 to 12 months you will have a chance to achieve the beginning of some Lucky Lehrer-type redemption. In what area of your life would you like to experience it?

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22): According to my reading of the astrological omens, the next 12 months will be a time when you will have more power than usual to turn your dreams into realities. You'll have extra skill at translating your ideals into practical action.

To help make sure you capitalize on this potential, I suggest you adopt this Latin phrase as your motto: a posse ad esse. It means "from being possible to being actual." So why not simply make your motto "from being possible to being actual"? Why bother with the Latin version? Because I think your motto should be exotic and mysterious—a kind of magical incantation.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21): In 2010, two economics professors from Harvard wrote a paper that became a crucial piece of evidence for the global austerity movement. Politicians used it to justify their assertion that the best way to cure our long-running financial ills is for governments to spend less money. Oddly, no one actually studied the paper to see if it was based on accurate data until April 2013. Then Thomas Herndon, a 28-year-old PhD student at the University of Massachusetts, dived in and discovered fundamental mistakes that largely discredited the professors' conclusions. I believe you have a similar mojo going for you, Scorpio. Through clear thinking

and honest inquiry, you have the power to get at truths everyone else has missed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21): Breakthrough will probably not arrive wrapped in sweetness and a warm glow, nor is it likely to be catalyzed by a handsome prince or pretty princess. No, Sagittarius. When the breakthrough barges into your life, it may be a bit dingy and dank and it may be triggered by questionable decisions or weird karma.

So in other words, the breakthrough may have resemblances to a breakdown, at least in the beginning. This would actually be a good omen—a sign that your deliverance is nothing like you imagined it would be, and probably much more interesting.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19): In a wheat field, a rose is a weed—even if that rose is voluptuous and vibrant. I want you to promise me that you will work hard to avoid a fate like that in the coming months, Capricorn.

Everything depends on you being in the right place at the right time. It's your sacred duty to identify the contexts in which you can thrive and then put yourself in those contexts. Please note: the ambiance that's most likely to bring out the best in you is not necessarily located in a high-status situation where everyone's ambition is amped to the max.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18): Is your soul feeling parched?

In your inner world, are you experiencing the equivalent of a drought? If so, maybe you will consider performing a magic ritual that could help get you on track for a cure. Try this: go outside when it's raining or misting. If your area is going through a dry spell, find a waterfall or high-spouting fountain and put yourself in close proximity. Then stand with your legs apart and spread your arms upwards in a gesture of welcome. Turn your face toward the heavens, open up your mouth and drink in the wetness for as long as it takes for your soul to be hydrated again.

(In an emergency, frolicking under a sprinkler might also work.)

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20): Igor Stravinsky was a 20th-century composer who experimented with many styles of music, including the avant-garde work "The Rite of Spring." "My music is best understood by children and animals," he said. In my vision of your ideal life, Pisces, that will also be true about you in the coming week: you will be best understood by children and animals.

Why? Because I think you will achieve your highest potential if you're as wild and free as you dare. You will be fuelled by spontaneity and innocence and care little about what people think of you. Play a lot, Pisces! Be amazingly, blazingly uninhibited. V

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

Next up: All Stars VS Pile O Bones Sept 21 @ Oil City Grindhouse 14420 112 street Doors at 6pm Visit www.oilcityderbygirls.ca for more information

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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

Become a Victim Services Volunteer Advocate!

Work in conjunction with the RCMP to provide immediate assistance, support, information and agency referral to victims of crime and trauma in Strathcona County and provide support to victims through the criminal justice system. Please contact Stacey at 780-410-4331 or by email at Stacey.grilo@strathcona.ca for more information!

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FIRST AID VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Her Majesty’s Volunteer Service seeks First Aiders to attend to patrons, staff, volunteers, artists and secret agents at From Fringe With Love, August 15 - 25.

Minimum Standard First Aid (SFA) and CPR Level C certification or a professional designation that includes emergency medical training is required. A copy of your current SFA/CPR certificate or a copy of current registration from your regulating college (i.e. ACP, CARNA, CLPNA, CPSA) must accompany First Aid volunteer applications, and First Aid volunteers must be 18 years of age or older.

From Fringe with Love is powered by Her Majesty’s Volunteer Service before and throughout the Festival. For a minimum commitment of four shifts during the 11-day Festival, Fringe volunteers receive a T-shirt, a Festival loot bag, a program guide, an exclusive invite to the Festival Wrap Party, and opportunities to attend shows.

To apply online, visit www.fringetheatre.ca , or call the Volunteer Hotline at (780) 409-1923 for more information!

Habitat for Humanity invites all women to build with us during Women Build Week: August 20-24 Are you a woman who has always wanted to volunteer on a Habitat for Humanity build site,but were unsure if you had the necessary skills? You may be surprised how many women -- with no construction experience -- build homes with Habitat for Humanity. If you are a woman who wants to help families in our community, there is an important role for you on our build sites, whether you have no construction experience or a tool belt of skills Contact for more info about the event: Louise Fairley 780-451-3416 lfairley@hfh.org

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Habitat For Humanity is building a pool of volunteers to help us with renovations at our newest ReStore.

Flexible hours, no experience necessary If interested, please contact Evan at ehammer@hfh.org or call (780) 451-3416 Habitat for Humanity requires Landscaping Volunteers!

Flexible hours, no experience necessary If interested, please contact Evan at ehammer@hfh.org or call (780) 451-3416 Habitat for Humanity’s Volunteer Orientation and Basic Tool Training Session Have you often considered volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, but just need information about our program and some training on tools?

We are hosting a 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!

Contact for more info about the event: Louise Fairley 780-451-3416 lfairley@hfh.org 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 Volunteers needed for the Open Minds Walk & Run event September 21.

Contact Natasha at 780-452-4661 ext 2

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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 as a volunteer...

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 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 community-oriented place and you get to be outside!

For more information please contact Melissa at 780-868-9210 Universiade ’83 Foundation Grant Program, Edmonton: Due Sept 6 This is a great chance for Edmontonians running programs for sports, the arts, and culture to help fund themselves for the upcoming year.

The applications for this opportunity are due September 6th, so start getting those submissions ready.

You could get up to a maximum of $10,000 for your program and projects.

Check out the City of Edmonton website for more information: http://edmonton.ca/for_resident s/universiade-83foundation.aspx

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Volunteer at K Days From July 19 – 28, Northlands hosts Edmonton’s biggest summer celebration K-Days!

Join us as a volunteer and get up close and personal with the excitement. This year, K-Days means a rollicking good time for folks of all ages, packed with remarkable rides, funky fireworks, rocking concerts and strikingly-interesting exhibits.

Volunteer positions that are available include arrival ambassadors, to parade helpers, to the children’s farm and beyond. Your enthusiasm will help us make events like the parade a celebration of our community for our live and television spectators.

Volunteer at one of the top 25 ranked fairs in North America!

Visit us at www.northlands.com/volunteer s where you can fill out an online application form or call the volunteer hotline at 780-491-3400. Gear up and apply today!

Volunteering - Habitat for Humanity requires Landscaping Volunteers!

New houses with bare yards need love and our energetic volunteers will be beautifying yards for our families by planting trees, laying sod, building fences and decks and putting the finishing touches on our completed homes. This is an active opportunity open to volunteers of all skill levels.

Previous volunteers really enjoyed strengthening friendships and building new ones and knowing they had put in a good day of work.

Individual and group volunteers welcome.

Contact: Evan Hammer ehammer@hfh.org 780.451.3416 www.hfh.org

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Attention skilled creatives!

A stop-motion animated film is being produced in Edmonton and is looking for artistic interns to work on the project.

Hours are flexible; positions include roles in art department, special FX, animation, and audio. Please send CVs and/or forward any questions to scott@scottportingale.com.

For more information please visit www.scottportingale.com/ethos .

Room to Read is changing the lives of children in Asia and Africa through literacy programs and gender equality.

Join our Edmonton team and help us plan events to support our programs, and spread the word about the fantastic results we are achieving. Skills in event planning, PR, marketing, graphic design are needed, but not essential. We welcome all volunteers. If this sounds interesting, email us at Edmonton@roomtoread.org

Call to Artists - Quarters Armature Mid Block Crossing Public Art Project Open to all Canadian and international visual artists, is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy “Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas” (C458C).

Budget: Two artists will each be selected and receive $75,000 CAD (maximum, all inclusive) Deadline for Submissions: 4:30 pm on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Installation: Summer 2014 For more information, contact the Edmonton Arts Council: phone (780) 424–2787 or email: publicart@edmontonarts.ca

Contact: Kerri Tulloch Edmonton@roomtoread.org Phone: 780.425.4043 roomtoread.org/Edmonton Volunteering - Improve the Lives of Children in the Developing World Room to Read is changing the lives of children in Asia and Africa through literacy programs and gender equality.

Join our Edmonton team and help us plan events to support our programs, and spread the word about the fantastic results we are achieving. Skills in event planning, PR, marketing, graphic design are needed, but not essential. We welcome all volunteers. If this sounds interesting, email us at Edmonton@roomtoread.org

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Call to Edmonton Artists – Boyle Street Projections This is a call for to Edmontonbased Artists for Boyle Street Projections, a Living Local digital art project, sited in the Aspen Gallery at the Boyle Street Plaza.

The project will be ongoing after the opening on November 15, 2013. Boyle Street Community League welcomes proposals for this Living Local Project which could include any form of computergenerated visual media, or images taken from other sources, that aims to stimulate exchange in relation with the local context and socio-cultural issues.

Deadline: 4:00 pm on July 19, 2013. www.heartofboylestreet.ca For more information, contact the Boyle Street Community League: phone (780) 422-5857 or email boyleprojections@heartofboylestreet .ca

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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

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FLEX YOUR CREATIVE INSTALLATION MUSCLE Add to the theme of creative use of space through participation in Kaleido Family Arts Festival’s 24 hr DECK OUT A LAMPPOST contest on September 14.

Gather a group of 1-3 artists, email kaleido.installation@gmail.com for an application form, and then send a small proposal along with your application.

Deadline for entries is July 31st

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Facebook has announced that they will no longer allow ads to be placed next to pages that contain graphic, violent or sexual content. Facebook has never known what to do about sex.

Their community standards policy says that it prohibits the sharing of pornographic content and sexually explicit content where a minor is involved and impose limitations on the display of nudity, but it doesn't make clear exactly what constitutes pornographic content and what limitations are placed of what kinds of displays of nudity. When the group MotherWise posted an anatomical drawing of a vulva, it was removed almost immediately, but a page called Wet Pussy for Sex, which consists of very graphic sexual jokes about women and pictures of women all but naked, remains. Will this new policy clear up the confusion?

Dana DiTomaso, CEO of local digital marketing agency Kick Point, is happy that Facebook is addressing the issue for advertisers because she has seen first hand the problems when carefully constructed ads end up placed next to a page that many would consider offensive. The

policy actually came about after a number of huge companies like Nissan pulled all of their advertising off Facebook when they discovered that their ads were showing up next to pages that seem to encourage sexual violence against women. But DiTomaso doesn't think Facebook is addressing the real problem. "I'm pleased that they're doing something about it," she told me, "and I wish that the something about it was 'We're going to remove hate speech from Facebook.' Instead of removing those pages, they said they just won't allow ads on those pages."

The wording of the press release seems to bear out her concern. In it, Facebook says, 'We will now seek to restrict ads from appearing next to Pages and Groups that contain any violent, graphic or sexual content (content that does not violate our community standards). Prior to this change, a Page selling adult products was eligible to have ads appear on its right-hand side; now there will not be ads displayed next to this type of content." The focus is on adult content, specifically mentioning sellers of adult products, and not on the hate speech and vio-

lence against women that was the concern in the first place. All adult content is lumped in together with pages that describe or make jokes about abuse and violence.

Facebook has said that it will begin this policy by checking and flagging sites manually, but will be moving to an automated system for determining pages that are eligible for ads. It's a difficult task for a person to determine what might be considered inappropriate, but to do it using bots and word recognition will be almost impossible. A wide scope will have to be used and that will rule out a lot of pages. Will advertisers who want to have access to people who visit pages for adult toys, swinging, BDSM or even gay and lesbian groups be out of luck?

I agree with the advertisers and with DiTomaso that something needs to be done, but this seems like an attempt to bury this problem quickly rather than look at the real issue of what Facebook actually wants to do about sex. 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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I'm a 26-year-old straight female. I'm writing because I need to ask someone what to think right now. I just fucked a guy while on holiday in Costa Rica.

I thought I was sex-positive and adventurous, so why do I feel so ashamed? I'm dating a boy back in the US who I absolutely adore, but we're not necessarily exclusive. The guy was a 22-yearold local—I thought he was so sweet. But he did that bullshit "fuck her and then get her out of bed and drive her home" shit.

I told him it wasn't OK, and he made excuses. I feel so fucking pathetic right now. Is this because I did something stupid? Is this a natural feeling? Or is it a result of some deep psychological self-induced slut-shaming?

Why would he kick me out like that? Please help me wrap my head around this.

Truly Underestimated Risk In Sexual Tourist Adventure You had a one-night stand and the dude wouldn't let you spend the night and now you're having a meltdown about it. Why this reaction? Because before you could give yourself permission to fuck this guy, you had to convince yourself that this encounter wasn't, in fact, about two people using each other.

Like a lot of people who want to have one-night stands—men and women, gay and straight, locals and tourists—you psyched yourself up to believe that you two had some sort of meaningful insta-connection. ("I thought he was so sweet.") You convinced yourself that if circumstances were different—if you were single, if you lived in Costa Rica—you could see yourself dating this guy. You rounded

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this dude up to boyfriend material, TURISTA, but the way he treated you after the sex was over—"OK, lady, back to the hotel"—stripped away your illusions: he was a player, and you had been played.

Was your reaction sex-negative? Yes, it was. Are you slutshaming yourself? Yes, you are.

You did something kind of sleazy on vacation, TURISTA, just like millions of other people before you, and you misjudged someone. But who hasn't?

As for why he kicked you out, TURISTA, I couldn't tell you.

Maybe he's in a relationship that's "not necessarily exclusive," and his girlfriend was coming over in the morning and wouldn't appreciate finding a turista—yet another one—in his bed.

Chokehold

Never thought I'd be writing to you for advice, but here goes: I'm a straight guy with a long-term girlfriend who has a choking fetish. She needs to be choked during sex to get off. I'm more of a vanilla kind of dude, but in the spirit of being GGG, I've been doing this for her. The thing is, it kind of scares me. I don't particularly get off on it and it actually brings out parts of me that I don't like. More importantly, I'm really scared of hurting her. Recently while on vacation, hotel security was called because our neighbours thought I was assaulting her, as she's a screamer and likes to struggle during sex.

I'm trying to be GGG, but now it feels like every fuck needs to be a rape scene, complete with choking. She doesn't like it any other way. I don't want to accidentally hurt her or kill her and wind up in jail, but she's dismissive when

I share my concerns. My friends in the BDSM scene scold me and say that breath play is never OK. Your thoughts?

Throat Harm Really Obsesses This Terrific Lady Entirely Here's what BDSM author, educator and activist Jay Wiseman has to say about choking

sister to whom I am very attracted. Let's call her Gladys. Gladys is about 10 years older than me and happily married to a man.

We talk about life on Facebook and text each other frequently.

Recently, things have gotten a bit more flirtatious. I am dying to say to her, "I am super-attracted to you and I don't want

That said, there are a lot of married bi women out there. But if Gladys has an open relationship with her husband—or if they’re actively searching for a unicorn—it would be better if they made the first move. in his book SM 101: A Realistic Introduction: "I know of no way whatsoever that suffocation or strangulation can be done that does not intrinsically put the recipient at risk of cardiac arrest ... I know of no reliable way to determine when such a cardiac arrest becomes imminent. If the recipient does arrest, the probability of resuscitating them, even with optimal CPR, is small."

Even if choking weren't dangerous—posts about people accidentally killing themselves during solo choking scenes appear on fetish blogs with depressing regularity—being this woman's boyfriend/assailant has to be tedious. Even if choking were safe, THROTTLE, you need to ask yourself if you wanna spend the rest of your life with someone who's as inconsiderate, selfish and sexually limited as your girlfriend seems to be.

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to assume anything about your agreements with your hubby. If you ever want to explore your sexuality with a girl, I would love to be that girl." It seems like a delicate situation. I love my best friend's entire family. I love their mom. I have spent holidays at their house and vacationed with them. I don't want to embarrass myself. But I know she couldn't ask me that same thing. It just wouldn't be right from her side, since I am her little sister's best friend. Is there a way to roll this out?

Lesbian Under Straight Tease Let's do a quick risk/reward analysis, LUST. By hitting on this woman, you're risking your relationship with your best friend, your best friend's sister, your best friend's mom and all future family holiday/vacation invites for the potential reward of getting into the pants of your best friend's hot married older sister once or twice. Seems like a lot to risk if you ask me, LUST,

and you did. That said, there are a lot of married bi women out there. But if Gladys has an open relationship with her husband— or if they're actively searching for a unicorn—it would be better if they made the first move.

So keep flirting and live in hope.

Encouraged by Dan

A girl I worked with introduced me to your podcast a couple of months ago. You must get this email (or variations on it) all the time, but I wanted to say thank you for the Savage Lovecast. It has made me feel a lot more comfortable about some of the things I like to do, consensually, with my loving GGG boy. My girlfriends sometimes turn their noses up at some of the sexual stuff I've tried or mentioned being interested in trying. The calls and guest experts on your podcast make me feel so much more normal, and my boyfriend loves that I've recently become a lot more open about the things I want to do. I don't have a question, Dan, I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate what you and the tech-savvy at-risk youth do every week.

Eager Nice Girl Living In Scottish Highlands Thanks for the lovely note, ENGLISH, and tell your boyfriend I said hello. And remember, dear readers, if you're not listening to my weekly podcast—check out our brand-new site at savagelovecast.com—you're not getting your full weekly dose of Savage Love.

Dan's new book, American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics, is available now! V @fakedansavage on Twitter

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