809: Great Outdoors Apr. 20, 2011
Cover credit: Eden MunroPete Nguyen
Film Reviews
Cover
Literary
Picturesque page-turners
A graphic novel round-up for your summer reading lists
Brian Gibson
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Theatre
Prevue
Boygroove’s back
Mockumentary updated for a new era
Mel Priestley
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Prevue
Waterloo
Chris Craddock spins Public Speaking into a modern fairy tale
Paul Blinov
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Front
Lust For Life
Diverse tastes
Can feminists be pornographers?
Brenda Kerber
Closed door policy
Conservative policies close Canada's borders as candidates turn to multicultural votes
Samantha Power
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Dyer Straight
Dress rehearsal
Europe hasn't learned its lesson on climate change
Gwynne Dyer
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Vuepoint
Regulate Netflix
Bryan Birtles
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Visual Art
Back Words
Backwords: Stencil Roundup
Chelsea Boos
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Arts
Back Words
Backwords: Stencil Roundup
Chelsea Boos
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Prevue
Boygroove’s back
Mockumentary updated for a new era
Mel Priestley
/ mel@vueweekly.com
Picturesque page-turners
A graphic novel round-up for your summer reading lists
Brian Gibson
/ brian@vueweekly.com
Edmonton Poetry Festival
Mon, Apr 25 – Sun, May 1, Various locations
Paul Blinov
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Prevue
Waterloo
Chris Craddock spins Public Speaking into a modern fairy tale
Paul Blinov
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ArtiFacts
Artifacts
Paul Blinov
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Dish
Short and sweet
A four-item menu packs them in
L.S. Vors
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Veni, Vidi, Vino
Something new
Has Malbec become the new Shiraz?
Mike Angus
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Film
DVD Detective
Internal insurgence
White Material unfurls in peculiar flashbacks
Josef Braun
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Music
Old Sounds
Neil Young’s worst
Well I heard old Neil put 'er down
Soundtrack
Soundtrack: Kate Reid & Evalyn Parry
Fri, Apr 22 (8 pm), Junction Bar, $15
Bryan Birtles
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Smashy be thy name
Fat Dave rechristens his rock trio in time for a record release
Paul Blinov
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On the Record
Dig it, man
Crooner Matt Dusk brings his live energy to Festival Place
Bryan Birtles
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Soundtrack
Soundtrack: Holy Grail
Fri, Apr 22 (8 pm), Brixx, $20
Bryan Birtles
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The Manvils
Wed, Apr 27 (8 pm) With the Frolics, Noisy Colours, Wunderbar, $10
Paul Blinov
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Music Notes
Music Notes
Johnnie Ninety-Nine and Shiloh Lindsey
Thu, Apr 28 (8 pm), Blue Chair Café, $10
Eden Munro
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Music Notes
Lil’ Wayne
Thu, Apr 28 (7 pm), Rexall Place, $71.01 – $163.26
Eden Munro
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Music Notes
Troubadour Tuesdays
Tue, Apr 26 (8 pm), Brixx Bar & Grill, $5
Eden Munro
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Music Notes
Tsehay Debebe
Sun, Apr 24 (8 pm), Haven Social Club, $20
Eden Munro
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Music Notes
Johnny Clegg
Sat, Apr 23 (8 pm), Winspear Centre, $42
Eden Munro
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Music Notes
Johnny Quazar & the Swingbots
Fri, Apr 22 & Sat, Apr 23 (10 pm), Sportsman's Lounge [8170 - 50 St], free
Eden Munro
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New Sounds
B R E A T H
Joe Gurba
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Flux Outside
Joe Gurba
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W H O K I L L
Joe Gurba
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Castlemusic
Paul Blinov
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The Taking
Eden Munro
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Great Outdoors
From foot to plate
Foraging while trekking adds a taste of the wild
Bobbi Barbarich
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Busy beavers
Hintonites build bike legacy
Kirk Zembal
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Spring reads
Using the season for reflection
Jeremy Derksen
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Kept Grizzly
Resort refuges pose hard questions
Kirk Zembal
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Ducking the boom
Skills get drilled into the head at sailing school
Sonya Solomonovich
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Outdoor insider
Jeremy Derksen
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