Orgasm Inc. (safe for work)
I know you like a good freebie, Edmonton, and a free movie is pretty sweet.
Over at at the University of Alberta tonight you can watch Orgasm Inc., a documentary about the pharmaceutical industry’s push to cure female sexual dysfunction, medical marketing campaigns, and, of course, sexual pleasure. Following the screening there will be a discussion and presentations from smart folks from places like CJSR’s Adamant Eve, and our friends at The Traveling Tickle Trunk.
Documentary and discussion? Smartest Tuesday night ever.
While the movie is free, donations will be accepted for local feminist group the Edmonton Rebelles.
Little Miss Curious’ last minute Valentines
Well Edmontonians, if you haven’t gotten a gift for today, because you don’t need to I applaud you. Valentine’s Day is pretty commercial and can be a time and money waster. If you need a gift, however, and you forgot to get something, that may be another story. Skip the flowers, the Hallmark and the cheap chocolates. Here are a few quick last minute suggestions.
- Traveling Tickle Trunk is CLOSED on Mondays! So picking up a toy may be a little bit tricky. Take a peek at their online store to see what’s available and just say “It’s coming!!!”
- Kerstins IS open today. Go forth and pick up some top-quality chocolate!
- I was in Chapters the other day and they have a lot of great books on the Kama Sutra. Sadly not the pop-up ones, but most had pretty good pictures.
- Buy a bong and get a thong…classy!
Good luck. May the force be with you. And for all you single people out there, it’s just another day of the year with an even better day following it; February 15 is truly awesome because all the chocolate goes on sale.
Love LMC.
Cold, and cool, events
It's a big movie weekend. I think I spot a wand in that lineup.
It may be a chilly weekend in Edmonton, but put your long johns on and get out there!
It looks like a good live music weekend. (I feel like I say that most weeks…)
You can check out Krystle Dos Santos at Jeffrey’s Cafe & Wine Bar (not my wine bar, by the way). She’s an amazing, local jazz singer. You should catch her live if for no other reason than to be able to say to people “Oh, you simply have to see her live.”
Oh, you simply have to see Krystle Dos Santos live.
Saturday is full of great music.
Gobble Fest welcomes back Gobble Gobble from their latest tour and has many guests alongside them. A band that might still be off your radar, The Bridle Party, is releasing their first album tomorrow at Naked, on Jasper. Cygnets is also releasing an album tomorrow night (at the Pawn Shop). Jason Collett is all up in Haven Social Club’s business Saturday night.
On the Festival beat…Exposure is in its final weekend, so get out and enjoy the final throes of Edmonton’s queer arts and culture festival. The U of A’s Festival of Ideas continues to fill your brain until Sunday, with a big finish from David Sedaris.
Interested in the way a city is put together? Like LEGO? One or both of those work for you? Then check out The Way We Move Challenge at The Telus World of Science this weekend. Using the toy blocks, the City of Edmonton is going to get you interested in transportation planning and design.
If you’re still looking around for a Friday night idea, why not check Cheap Date Night at The Traveling Tickle Trunk.
Gift sopping will soon be (or already is) the order of the day for most people. This weekend there are three spots you might want to check out if you’re into that kind of thing. My Filosophy is donating some of the proceeds of their Saturday sales to the Stollery, so you’d be helping while shopping. The Handmade Mafia is out with a very special holiday show this weekend, at the Strathcona Community Hall. And St. Albert’s got a giant craft sale.
Don’t forget, November is Movember. There’s a moustache party at Original Joe’s Varsity tonight.
I also forgot to mention The Gateway is celebrating it’s 100th birthday this weekend. Follow the Twitter hashtag #gw100 to keep up with returning alumni, events, and general shenanigans. (The Gateway is the University of Alberta’s student newspaper. We can only hope that means 80-year-old dudes coming back to re-live their glory days by downing Jagr Bombs at Hudson’s on Campus.)
Auctions and ads
I was going to tell you about an auction of wedding photos you might be interested in. Then the auctioneer started advertising with us. So I felt weird about it.
Then I figured you’d still want to hear about a potential way to snag some wedding photos for cheap (depending how the auction goes, of course). So, I sucked it up, and thought that, as long as we’re totally transparent about the fact that Paper Tiger Media is one of our advertisers, but didn’t pay for a mention in a post, we’d all be cool.
So, we’re cool?
Anyway…Paper Tiger Media, an Edmonton-based photography and video studio is offering you (or someone you know) the chance at a full wedding photo package for an unknown price. The price is unknown because they’re auctioning off the deal. Right now the wedding package bid is at $155. I don’t know what wedding photos usually go for, but I’d hazard a guess to say it’s more than $155. You have until November 21 to bid.
Do you know of any other Edmonton businesses auctioning off services?
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After kicking around the idea of talking about Paper Tiger Media’s idea, we found that all of our advertisers have something going on right now. So, unsolicited by them, I’m going to tell you about it.
Our Traveling Tickle Trunk friend Brenda just got back from Calgary, where she was at the Taboo show. It’s like the Taboo show we had in Edmonton, but it was in Calgary. That’s some solid, sexy Edmonton representation.
Tailz is about to start some “puppy socialization” classes. There is so much out there for pets it continually blows my mind. (I mean, we had something called Dogapalooza!)
And, of course, the Exposure Festival is on right now (also running until the 21st.). Festivals don’t stop just because summer does.
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If you’re looking to promote your Edmonton business or event you can always talk to us about advertising options. We happen to know of a local website which might just be a good place to get the word out.
Election events
Alright, so the election itself isn’t until Monday, and you’ve got no excuse not to vote so I’m hammering on the election.
Advance polls are open at City Hall today and tomorrow. You can also vote at polling stations in your actual ward Saturday. Find out where.
To celebrate all of this democracy you can Rock the Vote, Sunday, at the Pawn Shop. Sunday night’s lineup of local talent should show that Edmonton’s younger voters can get energized.
The Taboo Sex Show…naughty but nice…is back at Northlands. If you’re going, stop by The Traveling Tickle Trunk booth and say “Hi” to that great crew.
LitFest is here! That’s Edmonton’s non-fiction festival.
Saturday is the second annual Timeraiser. That’s where you bid on auction items with your volunteer hours.
If you like beer, and your kidneys, you should check out Sha-Bam, which is an event of beer, arts, and The Kidney Foundation of Canada – Northern Alberta chapter.
Wunderbar’s got a couple of good shows this weekend. Tonight it’s Warning to Avoid and The Mystery Ponies. Tomorrow night it’s The Party Martyrs. All good times.
If you’re in the mood for something bluesier, try Bombchan at The Common. That’s not to be confused with The Edmonton Commons. The Journal really hates it when you try to play shows in their lobby.
October is the scariest of months…as detailed in Gregg’s latest movie previews…But it also means Scarecrow Festivals, Howl-O-Wiener Roasts and the Boo at the Zoo. And it’s not even Hallowe’en weekend yet.
There’s also an Olde Time Fair at Churchill Square and Handmade Mafia at the Orange Hall.
And, since I really want to annoy you with talk of the election (Monday, October 18, vote, vote, vote) we’ll be doing a live show once the polls close.
So, at 8pm, curl up with your laptop, throw the Macbook on the bar for all to see, and let us entertain you for an hour or so, with one of Edmonton’s few live election night shows. More details to come…I’m just lazy…
Nothing’s Taboo
We know you like sex, Edmonton.
Whether it’s in chatting with Little Miss Curious, filming your own porn for Vue Weekly’s Blue Revue, or just general sexiness.
So, we shall reward you with a pair of tickets to this weekend’s Taboo Sex Show, thanks to a friend of the website, Brenda, and the crew at The Traveling Tickle Trunk.
Let’s get topical with this giveaway…drop your best Brett Favre zinger/innuendo into the comments, tweet at us, or Facebook us. We’ll draw for the free tickets.
Taboo runs October 14-17 at Northlands. The Traveling Tickle Trunk has all of your needs covered 365 from their location on Whyte Avenue.
20-something Diaries
(Editor’s note: We’re always up for something new here at the edmontonian. So we’ll take a peek at Edmonton’s sexy side in our new feature. It’s not always going to be safe for work.)
Lollipop love, braining, cock-sucking, wetting-the whistle, blow-jobs…I’m on my way to the Penis Pleasing workshop held at the Travelling Tickle Trunk and I’m racking my brains for other synonyms for the act of fellatio.
Ever since the Clinton administration, the whole debate of oral sex being “sex” has been on the table, but I’m not here to discuss my views on this matter. I am here to take a workshop. Being a 20-something female, I like to think I’m pretty experienced at this, but one can never be too educated when it comes to the topic of sex and I’m hoping to learn a few new things. (more…)
Searching for sunshine
365 Days of Sunshine, by Angela Ostafichuk
Hello Edmontonians, and welcome to summer.
In between teaching, hosting, hula-hooping and watching football it seems like the summer is melting quicker then the popsicle I forgot in the sun. As we all know, summer is truly the best time to be in Edmonton. The weather is good, the days are long and we have a million things to do in July and August.
Here is what’s cheap (or free) in this city this week.
Until July 18, the Edmonton International Street Performers Festival is running in Churchill square. Come on down and see some wonderful entertainment from around the world. Although the cost is free, donations are more then accepted as nobody *really* wants to be a starving artist.
Tuesday night check out “Much Ado About Nothing” in Hawrelak park, part of the Freewill Shakespeare Festival. As it is pay-what-you-will night, it makes for an entertaining, low cost evening. The festival runs until the end of the month and tickets usually are priced from $15 to $22.50.
For those women who are interested in spicing it up a bit (and I always say, an educated woman is not only smart, she’s happy) there is the “Orgasams 101″ workshop running out of the Traveling Tickle Trunk. Although people may complain that $25 is a bit much for a few hours, I say it is not. This workshop is priceless. It’s for women only, and you can check out their website for more education opportunities. (July 25 offers a Penis Pleasing workshop….These classes fill up fast though so make sure you register ahead of time.)
Thursday, July 15 gives a few opportunities to work on your inner artist. The AGA is back with their summer adult art classes. This week focuses on the Group of Seven and how to do acrylic landscape painting. At $12 a class these aren’t free, however, they are a wonderful way to try something new. A few blocks away, at Latitude 53, the rooftop patio series is still running, with the 15th featuring JCI.
Friday, the Fava summer party is at the Ortona armory and, being a potluck, means plenty of food and fun. Kick it back here, or enjoy one of Edmonton’s many patios with a walk, after, through the valley, while the sun sets.
And as for Saturday and Sunday… I’ll leave that up to you. For me it means farmers market, hooping at the Leg grounds and coffee at Credo! But who am I to tell you what to do?
Any ideas for what other Edmontonians do? Please leave a comment, or Twitter me at artstylelove.
Free sex*
Hello again, Edmonton.
Have you heard about the Taboo show this weekend? It’s “the naughty but nice” event happening at Northlands Agricom starting Friday.
Anyway, we’ve got a pair of tickets (retail value $30) thanks to a friend of the website, Brenda at The Traveling Tickle Trunk.
All you have to do is tell us you want to get your sexy-on and I’ll throw your name into our sexy draw. Then you’ll swing (get it?) over to Brenda’s store to pick up your tickets.
Hey, if you win, could you bring a warm winter item or two for HIV Edmonton? Brenda’s been collecting such items in exchange for tickets and it would be a swell thing for you to do.
*free sex meaning entrance to a sexually-themed trade show
Featured Edmontonian: Brenda Kerber (NSFW)
Ladies and gents, meet the lovely Brenda Kerber. She is a cool, dynamic, very informed lady who has loads of interesting things to say on topics that would make the majority of us blush.
As owner and operator of the Traveling Tickle Trunk, an adult toy shop located on Whyte Ave (9923 82 Ave.), Brenda has somehow managed to give us a better option than either the faux-romantic-cheesiness of a “Love Stop” or the gross-now-I-need-to-shower-ness of a “Centerfolds” (sorry, Centerfolds, but we both know it’s true).
The Tickle Trunk is cute, friendly and lady-run; they also have a bang-up internet business, and their storefront also does double time as a both a retailer and a community hub, where the Tickle Trunk teaches all kinds of interesting workshops about sexual health. Go Brenda!
(Editor’s Note: we’re all grownups here, but save this item for home viewing, as it isn’t safe for work.)
