Edmonton weekend fun
When the big hand gets to 5 we all get 2 days off.
That clock is slowly ticking toward the weekend. We are so close now.
But wait, do you even know what you’re going to do this weekend?
We’ve mentioned talking about doing things differently at ChangeCamp, enjoying some non-pretentious and award-winning jazz, heading North of Nowhere, and spooking and grossing yourself out at DEDfest.
But there’s more.
First, there’s more on the dead side, with a zombie walk and then a zombie prom at New City.
And on the Hallowe’en side there’s the Scarecrow Festival at Northlands.
There’s a really interesting event happening Saturday night, called a Timeraiser. Basically, you bid on auction items but you’re also bidding with your own volunteer hours. Neat.
Over on Stony Plain Road they’re doing Store Front Cinema.
Also Saturday, Delhi 2 Dublin bring their electronica world beats to the Starlite Room.
You could also look for “A New Perspective” at this photography show.
The Edmonton Model Railroad Association is throwing its doors open to the public this weekend.
The Pilgrims Hospice is holding their annual “Voices for Hospice” benefit concert too.
Hey, Chad VanGaalen is playing the Myer Horowitz Sunday. You needed to know this.
Sunday also sees the Pop Culture Fair over at the Mayfield Inn Trade Centre.
And on Monday, author Hal Niedzviecki is over at the University of Alberta talking about our peep culture.
SO MUCH TO DO!
North of Nowhere Expo
Good lord, Edmonton, there is so much great stuff going on this weekend.
This one’s near and dear to our hearts, though, because we <3 independent media like nobody’s business.
So do the folks at Edmonton Small Press Association, whose North of Nowhere Expo starts today and will be running through until October 31 (BTW, there’s also a writeup on the event over at Vue Weekly).
What is the NoN Expo? From their website: The North of Nowhere (NoN) Expo is a non-profit and volunteer-operated activist-arts festival that is committed to fostering the awareness of the arts as tools for positive social change.
The event kicks off tonight with events marking World Food Day. There’s an opening reception tonight at the Stanley Milner Library Theatre Lobby, featuring a Silent Art Auction and a Food Security & Organic/Fair Trade Fair.
Jeff exchanged a few e-mails with one of North of Nowhere organizers, Ian Weetman, earlier this week to get more details on the festival. (more…)
