Just a heads up, though, LRT service will be disrupted north of Churchill on Saturday and Sunday.

The Citadel Theatre’s got Hunchback on now. It’s a new imagining of the Victor Hugo novel, not the Disney movie, from the minds of Catalyst Theatre. Speaking of Catalyst…over at the actual theatre, until March 19, is “Shatter,” about the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion.

Also until March 19, MacEwan’s Theatre Arts and Theatre Production programs present “Company,” their final performance of the school year.

The Brian Webb Dance Company presents Toronto Dance Theatre’s Pteros Tactics this weekend.

The E-Ville Roller Derby and Northern Lights Theatre are teaming up for an exhibition match/fundraiser.

There are a few shows around town…Kieran’s Art Trading Post is at Bohemia tonight…tomorrow is the Edmonton’s coin show and sale…and It’s Mom, Pop & Tots Fair weekend.

It’s another great live music weekend in Edmonton…

The Edmonton Show IV goes at Avenue Theatre tonight. It’s got music, dance, arts, and more.

Also tonight…Mark Berbue is at the Pawn Shop, with Ayla Brook and Old Ugly’s Doug Hoyer. (Speaking of Old Ugly…Jessica Jalbert is at Wunderbar Saturday night)… The Accident Will releases a CD at DV8, with DeSousa Drive and Bad Acid…The ARTery’s got Prairie Nights…Haven Social Club’s got a CD release from Christine Fellows, who will play with Shotgun Jimmie…and the Jimmy Swift Band is at the Starlite Room…

Saturday afternoon, Hair of the Dog has Samara Von Rad, which is a rad name. Saturday night Weird Canada (Canada’s best music website) presents a show at The ARTery that will likely blow your mind.

Gregg’s got the lowdown on movies actually worth seeing.

The City Market begins its run of Saturdays at City Hall, as preparation for it usual summer selling on 104 Street.

Oh, and Sunday night, Lucky 13 is hosting Carlton himself, Alfonso Ribeiro.

Have a lovely weekend, Edmonton.

I’m going to kick things off with something I’m planning on attending; Gargamel at the Varscona. It’s a new play from Mostly Water Theatre’s Trent Wilkie (a friend of the website since at least October) about a man who’s lost his girlfriend in a horrific car crash, sustained a head injury, and is being pushed around by a ghostly Louis Riel. Then he fights God.

There’s just something about the ghost of Louis Riel that sealed this for me.

Sticking with theatre, Concrete Theatre presents Jeremy Fisher, a play for younger audiences, at the Stanley A. Milner Library, Friday and Saturday. Fringe Theatre Adventures and Edmonton Opera are wrapping up The Barber of Barrhead this weekend. Legally Blonde: The Musical also wraps up over at the Jubilee.

Sunday, you can help out the Brian Webb Dance Company at their art auction at the Sutton Place Hotel. Or party a little Saturday night, and help out Latitude 53, at 53 Ways to Leave Your Lover: Factory Party Edition.

You might have recently watched Adaptation and be into orchids. Good thing The Orchid Society of Alberta presents Orchid Fair this weekend.

In music…

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony, the great composer’s Third Symphony. Also, ESO Music Director Bill Eddins will play piano for Bernstein’s Second Symphony “The Age of Anxiety.”

Tonight…The Bridle Party are at The Carrot…Mass Choir, We Were Lovers, and The Consonance are at The Haven Social Club…There’s a phenomenal show at the Pawn Shop, with Sonic Band of the Month Sister Gray, Raptors, Stone Iris, and our new friend(s) Tim Gilbertson. Ask Tim and co. about their new sunglasses.

The Goo Goo Dolls play at River Cree Saturday night. The Goo. Goo. Dolls! Saturday also sees a Winter Roots and Blues Roundup (part 2) at The Blue Chair Cafe.

Seven Strings Sunday looks to be a gooder with Rocky Mountain Rebel Music, and also The Party Martyrs, The Mitts, and Jay Myatt.

To embrace winter…you can Skate, Rattle & Roll again this Saturday at City Hall. Winter Light continues this weekend with a Mill Creek Adventure Walk. I’m also going to plug my community league’s Winterfest.

Oh, and the Oilers have a couple of home games, while the Oil Kings play at Rexall once this weekend.

Winter Light keeps the good (winter) times going with MELTDOWN! It’s a winter arts party at the Jubilee Auditorium.

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The World’s Longest Hockey Game goes this weekend, and it just so happens to be a fundraiser for the Cross Cancer Institute.

Tailz is having a Valentine’s pet wash for HART (Humane Animal Rescue Team). I bet Sally is already there, waiting for cute puppies to arrive.

You might be able to Skate, Rattle & Roll Saturday at City Hall. But if this warm weather continues, it doesn’t look promising.

You might want to bring your great, tech, ideas to Startup Weekend.

In sports news…the Edmonton Rush are home to the Washington Stealth tonight. Then the Edmonton Oilers are home Saturday to the Ottawa Senators and Sunday to the Anaheim Ducks.

In music news…a couple of bands that helped us out with music for our election show are going to blow up Wunderbar tonight. It’s Van Gohst’s album release and they’ve got help from N.N. (who safely made it back from Japan Music Week at the end of 2010) and The Blame Its.

There’s a crazy good show at the Myer Horowitz Theatre: The Provincial Archive, Wool on Wolves, and The Deep Dark Woods. Wow. Wow, wow, wow.

Over at The ARTery, tonight is Rockin’ Robin’s Rockin’ Sockhop, with Kaley Bird, Sidney York, and Beekeeper.

On The Rocks has something called Seven String Sunday, with Shane Philip and Jeff Morris this Sunday.

Our friends over at S.I.R.E.N.S. have a Bouquet of Blues for your Valentine’s weekend. It’s a great bluesy show with Bruce Conte, Amos Garrett, and Jimmy Guiboche and the Fender Benders.

Speaking of Valentine’s, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra’s got Love Will Keep Us Together.

You could always go to the movies. Though, Gregg says you’re better off renting this month.

Tomorrow, being November 11, there are a lot of ways you can pay your respects to Canada’s war dead.

You can make sure to buy a poppy. You can stop for a few minutes (maybe around, say, 11am) and think about people who went to war so many years ago and secured our lovely, free way of living. You can also, if you aren’t working, attend one of the city’s many Remembrance Day ceremonies.

They are:

• Edmonton Remembrance Day Service – the biggest one is always at the U of A’s Butterdome, 10:30am
• Service of Remembrance at the Legislature, 10:30am
• Beverly Cenotaph Remembrance Service – the most well-known outdoor service, 9:30am
• Alberta Aviation Museum Remembrance Day Ceremony, 10am
• WEM Remembrance Day Ceremony – yes, at the mall, with the Jasper Place Legion branch, 10am
• Flags of Remembrance to Honour Edmonton veterans – something that, to me, appears new, allowing you to place a Canadian flag on a veteran’s grave, at 3 city cemetaries, 11am

Veterans get to ride ETS for free tomorrow. As do currently serving military personnel. (Note: ETS is also on a reduced schedule Thursday.)

Also, my thanks to Share Edmonton for having the many Remembrance Day events listed. I couldn’t find it on the City of Edmonton’s site.

There’s some good music happening in Edmonton this weekend.

CJSR’s FunDrive benefit show is tonight at The ARTery.

Todd Snider is at the Myer Horowitz. (Thanks to hi54lofi for the heads-up on this one.) Kat Danser is playing the Arden…you know you like swamp blues. Michelle Wright is bouncing around the capital region. Homefest is also this Sunday.

Lyve on Whyte gets Old Ugly Saturday night with Doug Hoyer and Mitchmatic. Oh, and Emily is going to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

Also happening this weekend…Farmfair International (kind of a precursor to the Canadians Finals Rodeo, or CFR), the Oilers host the Red Wings, politicos are trying to Reboot Alberta (3.0) at the Delta South, there’s an open house at MacEwan University, it’s a Handmade Mafia weekend, and the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) is holding a kick-ass book sale.

Thanks to Leanne for reminding us about the Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival.

Don’t forget there are always new movies and November is Shop Local month.

Peace!