It’s Friday. The sun is back. The weekend waits. Here are five directions you'll want to head if you’re looking for art, faith, hope and love this weekend.
Of course, this is all in addition to visiting me at the Bleeding Heart Art Space between 11 AM and 3 PM on Saturday. Am I right?
INDEX: The Leader
Visualeyez 2015 Festival
From Latitude 53, Visualeyez is "the sixteenth edition of Canada's annual festival of performance art, from
September 15–22. Featuring performances from eight artists exploring the concept of Expanding and Collapsing."
Performance artists are using Edmonton as a canvas this week, with frequent events at HQ (Latitude 53 gallery).
Get a full schedule and details at http://www.visualeyez.org
MIDDLE: The Attitude
The Irrelevant Show
Edmonton’s own national comedy radio sensation, The Irrelevant Show, films in front of a live studio audience Saturday night, at 7:30, at MacEwan’s Muttart Hall. Tickets are just $33, laughs included.
RING: The Faithful
Inside Out, outside
'Tis the season for outdoor movies! Tonight you can head over to Ellerslie Road Baptist Church for an outdoor screening of Inside Out, complete with food trucks! Activities and eats at 6 PM. Movie starts at 8. If you haven’t seen Inside Out, you need to. Just trust me on that. And who can beat outdoors and free?
10603 Ellerslie Road SW. Get details online here.
PINKY: The Little Outlier
MidAutumn Festival
Don’t fear the fall. Celebrate the changing seasons with a beautiful festival from Edmonton’s Chinese community.
I suppose this event is neither little, nor an outlier, as it takes place in the heart of Edmonton at Churchill Square. But it’s the first year I’ve heard of it. You probably knew all about this already, so just call me late to the party.
And it does sound like a beautiful party.
"Imagine the waters in front of City Hall full of Wishing Boats holding the wishes and blessings of Edmontonians! And this is after you’ve had a memorable afternoon of mooncake, martial arts, riddles, lantern making and much more!”
(from the official facebook event page)
THUMB: The Unsung Hero
Saturday Morning Cereal Celebration
Saturday morning cartoons from the 70’s and 80’s. Great big screen. All you can eat cereal. Pyjama party. 75th anniversary of the Garneau Theatre. Need I say more?
10 AM, presented by Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre - tickets and details here.
What do you plan to hit up? What did I miss?