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eel's guide to good times 3Yz Things to Do This Summer ground, 1 0030 1 02nd 428-1 099 Pilate People in Planes and WirrtersJeep, Starlite Room, 1 0030 102nd 451 -8000 Death Toll Rising Disgust and Acantha, 149th 444-2833 Jay Crocker his Electric Apes The Shiftless Rounders, Sidetrack Cafe, 1 0238 1 04th St, 421 -1 326 Jacirrta Cormier, Julian's Piano Bar, Chateau Louis Hotel, 1 1 727 Kingsway 732-4583 Moonbox Portal, Velvet Under Jazz quartet featuring Brett Miles, Hulbert's, 7601 11 5th St, 436-1161 Jim Head Trio, Four Rooms, 137 Edmonton City Centre, 426-4767 Gordie Matthews, Blue Chair Cafe, 9624 76th 989-2861 10 hot GIGS TONIGHT Beeps, Bops and Doo Wops Edmonton Kiwants Singers, John Haar Theatre, MacEwan west campus, 10045 156th Street The Listening Pod: Low Tide, Roxy Theatre, 10708 124th St ww.iijuM'tiji;jjiuiiuaiuiji.uiiiiUj low itoflarci the game AND my dad's birthday (Happy Birthday, Celebrate for me, Sasano-style, by feasting on an immoderately large meal tonight with friends and family. I'm out of town for a long-awaited holiday, but don't worry! I've made sure that there will be no interruptions in your enjoyment of my column for the weeks to come. It's magic! burning a hole in your pocket, you can rub shoulders with Aboriginal Walk of Honour honourees like Tantoo Cardinal, Gil Cardinal and Alanis Obomsawin, with a performance by Charlie Major. 5 The Alberta Ballet season wrapped up some time ago, but did you know that there is another ballet company in the city? Citie Ballet is composed of pre-professional students who often go on to a career in ballet, like Crystal Hartford of the Colorado Ballet who will be returning for tonight's presentation of Aurora's Wedding at the Eva O. Howard Theatre at the Victoria School at 8 p.m.

Joining Crystal and the company are guests from the Alberta and Winnipeg Ballet, for a special farewell to the company's artistic director, William Thompson. Or for something new, the Mod 1 Club is BUCK 65 KINNIE STARR, JEREMY NISCHUK AND THE BIG EMPTY When: Wednesday, June 21, 7 p.m. Where: Horowitz Theatre, of A Tickets: $1 5, ticketmaster.ca Info: myspace.compowerplantbar SPRING FEVER New works by Bobbie Burgers When: Ends Wednesday, June 21 Where: Vanderleelie Gallery, 10183 112th St. Info: vanderleelie.ab.ca WINEMAKER'S DINNER: THE VIOGNIER MONOLOGUES Combining the grape varietel Viognier by Yalumba Wine Estates, Australia with the award-winning cuisine of the Sutton Place Hotel. Presented by the Junior League of Edmonton When: June 21, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Sutton Place, 10235 101st SL Tickets: $135, www.tixonthesquare.ca Info: www.jledmonton.org CELTIC FIRE An evening of Irish music and dance featuring The Boys of St. James Gate and champion dancer Philip Brady. When: Wednesday, June 21, 7 p.m. Where: Festival Place, Sherwood Park Tickets: ticketmaster.ca Info: festivalplace.ab.ca CRACKER-CATS VS. FLYERS When: Wednesday, June 21, 7:05 p.m.

Where: Telus Field Info: crackercats.ca BIKEY MOVIES SHALL WE DANCE? Viewing of Barb's Bike Shorts and the Japanese version of Shall We Dance as part of Bike month. When- Wednesday, June 21, Where: Edmonton Art Gallery Info: Free! bikeology.ca GODSMACK When: Wednesday, June 21, 8 p.m. Where: Northlands Agricom Tickets: $35, ticketmaster.ca THORNLEY When: Wednesday, June 21, 8 p.m. Where: Urban Lounge, 81st Avenue and 105th Street Tickets: $10, ticketmaster.ca PERFECT BLUE When: Wednesday, June 21, 9 p.m. Where: Sidetrack, 10238 104th St.

Tickets: $6 at the door Info: sidetrackcafe.com PANCAKE BREAKFAST When: Thursday, June 22, 8 -10 a.m. Where: Canadian Native Friendship Centre, 11205 101st St. Info: festivalcity.ca HARCOURT HOUSE Opening reception for the 18th Annual Member's Show (until July 22), the 14th Annual Naked Show (until July 5), and the Fifth Annual Peep Show (one night only) When: Thursday, June 22 Where: Harcourt House Arts Centre, 10215 112th St. Info: harcourthouse.ab.ca FOOTLIGHT RHYTHMS 2006 When: Thursday, June 22, 7:30 p.m. Where: Horowitz Theatre, of A Tickets: $1 5, ticketmaster.ca THE DMC DJ CHAMPIONSHIP EDMONTON ELIMINATION When: Thursday, June 22, 8 p.m.

Where: Starlite Room, 10030 102nd St. Tickets: $12, Foosh, Treehouse Records, Method, FS (WEM) and Soular Info: starliteroom.ca SHAMELESS RECORDS SHOWCASE With Easy Life Club, The Paper Cranes, and Clementine When: Thursday, June 22, 9 p.m. Where: Sidetrack, 10238 104th St. Tickets: $8 at the door Info: sidetrackcafe.com FRIDAY, JUNE 23 BIKE TO WORK BREAKFAST When: 7 9 a.m. Where: 88th Avenue and 109th Street, corner of High Level Bridge Info: bikeology.ca THE WORKS ART AND DESIGN FESTIVAL When: Today through Wednesday, July 5 Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square and various locations through the city Info: www.theworks.ab.ca EDMONTON CHANTE 2006 Celebrating the talents and contributions of the Francophone artistic community.

Events include performances, workshops, jam sessions, late-night dancing, street performers, food kiosks and a beer garden. When: Today to Sunday, June 25. Where: Maurice Lavallee School, 95th Street and 88th Avenue Info: edmontonchante.ab.ca UNEARTH With All That Remains, Red Chors A Life Once Lost, Walls of Jericho, and If Hope Dies. When: 6 p.m. Where: Red's, WEM Tickets: $25, ticketmaster.ca A RING OF THEIR OWN: WOMEN OF MASS DESTRUCTION Headlining the main event will be Edmonton's Jelena Mrdjenovich battling Mia "The Knockout" St.

John in a 10-round bout. When: Doors at 7:15 p.m. Where: Shaw Conference Centre, Tickets: ticketmaster.ca Info: wwwihawconferencecentre.com CRACKER-CATS VS. CALGARY VIPERS When: 7:05 p.m. Where: Telus Field Info: crackercats.ca STORY SLAM COME ON IN MY KITCHEN Where: Blue Chair, 9624 76 Ave.

Info: bluechair.ca FOOTLIGHT RHYTHMS 2006 When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Horowitz Theatre, of A Tickets: $15, ticketmaster.ca ACTS OF PRIDE CABARET SILENT AUCTION When: 8 p.m. Where: La Cite Francophone Theatre, 8627 91st St. Info: prideedmonton.org THE MINIATURES With Brian Byrne (of I Mother Earth), Keating When: 8 p.m. Where: Powerplant, of A Tickets: $7 at the door Info: myspace.compowerplantbar ALL STAR ASSASSINS With The Real Deal and Pind When: Doors at 8 p.m.

Where: Starlite Room Tickets: $8 at the door. Info: www.starliteroom.ca Continued on Page 16 for its Saturday night dance parties GRAINNE O'MALLEY "THE PIRATE QUEEN" Dance-drama presented by the Knock School of Irish Dance When: 7 p.m. Where: Winspear Centre Tickets: $18.25, at the box office Info: www.winspearcentre.com BIKEY MOVIES QUICKSILVER Viewing of Barb's Bike Shorts and Quicksilver, featuring Kevin Bacon. When: 7:30 p.m. Where: tocation to be announced Info: Free! bikeology.ca COLOURS OF SPRING When: 7 p.m.

Where: Sacred Heart of the First People's. 10821 96th St. Tickets: $1 5 in advance Info: kokopellichoir.com VEENA SAHASRABUDDHE Presented by the Edmonton Raga-Mala Music Society When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 1 02nd Ave. Info: edmontonragamala.ab.ca DRAW A THON Sharpen your pencils and get ready for tatitude 53's second annual draw-a-thon, an all-evening, all-night marathon of drawing, collaboration and socializing.

Bring extra supplies (pens, markers, paper, When: 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. Where: Latitude 53, 10248 106th St. Info: Contact Laura Kozak or Norman Omar, 423-5252, laura.kozaklatitude53.org POETA Presented by Alhambra Ensemble Espanol When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Timms Centre for the Arts, 87th Avenue and 1 12th Street Tickets: $25, www.tixonthesquare.ca EVM CONCERT AND WOMONSPACE DANCE When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Hellenic Hall, 10450 116th St Info: prideedmonton.org BOMB TOUR KICKOFF When: 8 p.m. Where: Sidetrack, 10238 104th St. Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door Info: sidetrackcafe.com ALL PURPOSE VOLTAGE HEROES WITH DDMMYYYY When: 8 p.m. Where: Velvet Underground, 10030 102nd St. Tickets: $8 advance Info: starliteroom.ca SCHEMATICS With ColdSpot, Euphonies, The Wheat Monkeys When: 8 p.m.

Where: Starlite Room, 10030 102nd St. Tickets: $8 advance Info: starliteroom.ca SUNDAY, JUNE 18 CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY Hats off to dad at Fort Edmonton Park. Dads wearing a hat get in for free, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bake father's day cookies at the John Walter Museum.

Free, donations accepted. Crafts and fun including a petting zoo (weather permitting) at the Muttart, 1-4 p.m Info for all: www.edmonton.ca Build a birdhouse: Devonian Botanic Garden, 2 to 3:30 p.m. $10 registration fee, regular admission applies. 987-0362 to register. www.devonian.ualberta.ca Change for Children Brunch: Enjoy a delicious brunch and great silent auction items from our project partners.

Upper Crust Cafe, 10909 86th Ave. Tickets: $40, children 6 and under free; available at Change for Children Office, 448-1505, or Earth's General Store, 439-8725 Info: www.changeforchildren.org JIM FINDLAY TRIO When: noon Where: Blue Chair, 9624 76 Ave. Info: bluechair.ca ECHOES OF THE SOUL Presented by The Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble and Lastiwka Ukrainian Choir When: 2 p.m. Where: Horowitz Theatre, of A Tickets: $25 adults, www.tixonthesquare.ca Info: www.pfedance.com BOYS NIGHT OUT GUESTS When: Doors at 8 p.m. Where: Red's, WEM Tickets: $17.50, ticketmaster.ca Dj DUDEMAN MISS UNDERSTOOD When: 9 p.m.

Where: Sidetrack, 10238 104th St. Tickets: $6 at the door. Info: sidetrackcafe.com PRIDE TIGER With Bend Sinister, James T. Kirks and The Get Down When: 8 p.m. Where: Starlite Room, 10030 102nd St.

Tickets: $8 advance, $10 door Info: starliteroom.ca MONDAY, JUNE 19 TO THURSDAY, JUNE 22 EPS PRIDE WEEK RECEPTION Open reception for the GLBTQ community hosted by Police Chief Mike Boyd. When: Monday, June 19, 5:30 7 p.m. Where: City Room, City Hall Info: prideedmonton.org 2006 GLOBAL COUNTRY ALL STAR CONCERT Preliminary concert line-up includes Samantha King, Kenny Hess, Lisa Hewitt, Pete Hicks, Poverty Plainsmen and Krysta Scoggins When: Monday, June 19, 7:30 pm Where: Winspear Centre Tickets: $20 $25, box office Info: www.www.winspearcentre.com CRACKER-CATS VS. SCHAUMBURG FLYERS When: Monday, June 19, 7:05 p.m. Where: Telus Field Information: crackercats.ca MATT DUSK SARA GAZAREK When: Monday, June 19, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Horowitz Theatre, of A Tickets: $27.50, ticketmaster.ca MAVERICK MONDAYS Open Stage with host Ben Spencer When: Monday, June 19, 9 p.m. Where: Sidetrack, 10238 104th St. Info: sidetrackcafe.com 2ND ANNUAL CANADA CLEANSING CEREMONY Part of National Aboriginal Da The coolest way to cool off? Beer, naturally. upstairs at 10324 Whyte Ave, which is the Backroom Vodka Bar, if I'm not mistaken. So dress to the nines I suspect that the style will be 1 0 best MOVIES in theatres Cache (Hidden) Hard Candy Eve the Fire Horse Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noel) Over the Hedge A Prairie Home Companion District 13- X-Men: The Last Stand Poseidon Mission: Impossible III (as judged by Journal movie critics) top 10 ALBUMS at Southside Sound, 1 0342 Whyte Ave.

Gnarts Barkley, St Elsewhere Various artists, Rare Funk Soul from Miami, 1967-1974 EI Ry CooderDavid Lindley, Live at the Vienna Opera House Ali Farka ToureToumani Diabate, In the Heart of the Moon Buju Banton, The Early Years James Hand, Truth Will Set You Free Kris Kristofferson, This Old Road Bruce Cockbum, Speechless EI Bob Brozman, Blues Reflex IE Scott Walker, The Drift Lars Callieou's top 10 SIGNS YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S PARENTS DONT LIKE YOU EE You are introduced as the gardener. They keep offering you sandwiches despite your peanut allergy. You've said, "Is that a shotgun or are you just happy to see me?" Their nickname for you is "the toser." You remember having dinner with her parents and saying, "Does this taste funny to you?" Then you wake up in a Guatemalan jungle. El Her dad offers to buy you a round for his Colt .45. They speak about you in the third person when you're in the room.

El Her dad is a sniper and his targets look a lot like you. "No Trespassing" sign on the front lawn with your name on it. They constantly encourage her to give same-sex marriage a try. Lars co-hosts a weekly radio show on CSR 88.5 FM Wednesdays at midnight and will be at The Comic Strip in WEM )une 22-25. 2 Here's something I learned during the OilersDucks series: when it gets unbearably hot outside, go to the liquor store.

Not just to get beer, mind. But for the walk-in cooler. Oh yes. It might be 30 degrees outside, but if always refreshingly cool in the beer fridge! Don't just go for the usual 24-pack of Pil, take your time Let the other beers turn your head, and when it's time to choose, pick something expensive. I mean, what do you think the store is running, a beer library or something? Make it worth their while! II love the 124th Street area, where I live.

It's a perfect neighbourhood for, among other reasons, its many Greek restaurants and excellent Greek food store there's no running out of pre-made Mediterranean dips at my house! It's no coincidence: The Greek church on 108th Avenue is smack-dab in the middle of the action. And if you show up there from noon till 6 p.m., you'll be treated to Greek Fest, a celebration of Greek culture: music, dance, a marketplace, and food, of course! 2 Likewise, the German community will be holding its German Days Volksfest in Churchill Square from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in celebration of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. That's soccer, right? And it's in Germany, I gather.

Games on the big screen, a German market, entertainment, food and a beer garden will make this "the largest expression of German-Canadian activity in Western Canada." Be sure to save cab money! But evenings are when we can really appreciate summer in Edmonton, especially when there are so many options to enjoy! 3 Nextfest is winding down, but not without another full day of theatre (readings, performances and shorts at Conrad's Sugarbowl and the Roxy), dance (at the Azimuth) and music, with Jay Crocker and the Electric Apes and the Shirtless Rounders at the Sidetrack. And parties this festival is all about the parties! 7 Elsewhere, Pilate has a show at the Starlite, with People in Planes and Wintersleep. 8 But really, aren't you all just killing time until the Oilers game at 6 p.m.? You can even go down to the having its opening night you I'm missing both Strathcona Farmers Market until 4 p.m. to check out the official Oilers Fanboni and meet the Get Electric Crew for tattoos and good HELLO OPERATOR ROLODEX, NEW COMPLAINTS When: Tuesday, June 20, 9 p.m. Where: Sidetrack, 10238 104th St.

Tickets: $7 at the door Info: sidetrackcafe.com CRACKER-CATS VS. FLYERS When: Tuesday, June 20, 7:05 p.m. Where: Telus Field, Info: crackercats.ca NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY CELEBRATIONS Celebrate the cultures and contributions to Canada of the First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples. Festivities held from June 21 to July 1. When: Wednesday, June 21, 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m. Where: Canada Place, 9700 Jasper Ave ROYAL EAGLES ANNUAL BBQ Pop, chips and burger for $5 When: Wednesday, June 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: 102nd Streetand Jasper Avenue When: Tuesday, June 20, 9:30 a.m. Where: Ramada Hotel, 1 1834 Kingsway Ave.

Info: festivalcity.ca FAVOURABLE WINDS, WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE Firefly's newest play, at its first stage in development. Annie Dugan and John Hyatt are joined by Jeff Page, Jonathan Christenson and Bretta Gerecke of Catalyst Theatre, and playwright James Hamilton. When: June 20 22, 8 p.m. Where: Catalyst Theatre, 8529 Gateway Blvd Tickets: $15 adults, www.tixonthesquare.ca Info: fireflytheatre.com MARBLE ENGINE LINE ATLANTIC DOWN When: Tuesday, June 20, 8 p.m. Where: Velvet Underground, 10030 102nd St.

Tickets: $8 advance cheer. Then 9 can head to wherever you're intending to enjoy the game. In any case, You should also try and see some of offerings at the Dreamspeakers festi I behave yourselves! Georges Laraque says so! val. Films and workshops are running all day at the Metro Cinema and the Milner Library Theatre you should check the schedule at dreamspeakers.org. And if you have $125 As for me, "1 Tell Marl abOUt your events at ed8halfthejournal.canwest.com Gd ed EDMONTON JOURNAL 1 5 10 SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2006 EDMONTON JOURNAb- SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2006.