The Starlite Drive-In Theatre in Jasper Place
The concept of a drive-in theatre was first experimented in 1933 in New Jersey, though it soon spread to Canada…
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Judi Singh: A Black & South Asian musician from 1950s-70s Edmonton
Last year, while exploring South Asian music history in Edmonton, I randomly searched “Singh + artist + 70s Edmonton” and…
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, Part 2: The Next Twenty Years
Read Part 1: The First Twenty-Five Years Following their Jubilee anniversary, the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose (ISCWR)…
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose, Part 1: The First Twenty-Five Years
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the Wild Rose is a unique organization in Edmonton. The core of its existence is based on…
Fringe-tastic!
If you can choose when you relocate, make your move in the warm glow of summer. And if you’re moving…
The Haven Social Club: Buy Lots, Tip Well
The walk up to 15120 Stony Plain Road was a gritty one. Dimly-lit advertisements for adult parlours, pawn shops and…
Beatrice Carmichael – The Grand Dame of Edmonton Opera
Known to her students and close friends as Auntie Van, Beatrice Carmichael was a classically trained musician from Chicago, who…
Canada’s Mr. Polka – Gaby Haas
Gaby Haas oom-pah-pahed his way through nearly a half-century of Edmonton’s musical soundtrack. He was a musician, radio and television…
Dead Venues – Fall Update
Six two-minute talking-head style interviews viewable on the internet, along with links to associated content such as posters, images and…
Dead Venues – The Indie, Rock, Alt Music Scene (1980s-2000s)
What makes up a music community? How does one venue turn into a place where a community can grow while…
Friday Nights: Love & Music at the Rainbow Ballroom
Every Friday a thousand teenagers would line up under the red neon sign to hear local bands like The Lords…
Laser Light Shows at the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (Telus World of Science)
On July 1, 1984, with the doors open to the newly built Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (ESSC), the facility ushered in…