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CTV News
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Killer whale exhibit to spend summer at Royal Alberta Museum
Bill Reid's sculpture of an orca skeleton, made out of driftwood, is on display in the "Orcas: Our Shared Future" exhibit at the Royal Alberta Museum on May 16, 2025. (Bruce Wiggins / CTV News Edmonton)
Vancouver Sun
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Scenic Route to Alaska, Orcas at RAM, Hairspray and more to do this weekend
Scenic Route to Alaska : Hopefully you lassoed tickets to the sold-out Corb Lund mini-fest at Starlite Friday night and on the street Saturday afternoon — but that's the just beginning of a brilliant weekend at the 35-year-old, birthday-celebrating venue. Saturday night, the grunge-country vibe continues with Skinny Dyck and Bobby Tenderloin at 9:30 p.m., so no wardrobe change if you're knee-deep in Lund, y'all. Then, the marvellous and dreamy pop of 'Prairie Beatles' Scenic Route to Alaska has a 3:30 p.m. show Sunday, with the irresistible combo of Lucette and Billie Zizi opening the afternoon up — seriously, what a huge weekend! Details : 9:30 p.m. Sat./3:30 p.m. Sun. at Starlite Room (10030 102 St.), $20.80 Sat./ $31.08 Sun. at Orcas : Our Shared Future : Speaking of big things, Royal Alberta Museum's latest exhibition opening Friday swims through the world of 4000 kg., ocean-apex-predator orcas. Swirling together scientific research, pop-culture riffs and Indigenous art and beliefs, this killer whale of a show dives deep into the animals' complex social behaviour, intelligence and consequences of captivity. Free pins and posters for pass-holders are all yours opening day, with an appropriately free screening of Free Willy 3 p.m. Saturday at Churchill Square's Splash Day, then a lecture by marine mammal researcher Joshua McInnes 6 p.m. May 29. Details : 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. May 16 – Oct. 19 at Royal Alberta Museum (9810 103A Ave.), including museum admission $21 adults, $14 65+, $10 youth 7-17 at Friends and the Love of Art : While legendary sculptor Joe Fafard and meditative suburban landscape painter Wilf Perreault never shared a show together in the former's lifetime, Peter Robertson Gallery brings together the work of these two Saskatchewan abstract-representational artists to celebrate their long friendship. You probably recognize Fafard's work in his various horse, bull and bison sculptures around town, including on jasper Avenue, and Perrault's paintings feel utterly familiar to anyone who's ever walked a winter alley on the Prairies. Both artists capture a strong sense of western identity, nostalgia and home — most fitting as PRG celebrates its new-yet-familiar digs in the former Udell Gallery space. Details : reception 2 p.m. Sat., running through June 7 at Peter Robertson Gallery (10332 124 St.), no charge Vending Machines / Wake Up Sleepy Anna : Jumping back to Edmonton music, two of our city's most notable talents have released new videos. First up, it's sweet-voiced self-harmonizing Mariel Buckley's latest heart-scraper Vending Machines, shot on Super8 by Laura LaFrance. 'Ultimately this song is about choices,' says Buckley, 'accepting the snack that falls when we push the button. I'm partial to Hawkins Cheezies — a fine Canadian product — and exploiting collective/personal pain for sad songs. Enjoy!' Next, Joe Nolan's dreamy Wake Up Sleepy Anna was inspired by a fictional Russian princess, 'who symbolizes hope in a time of darkness and despair,' explains the singer. 'This song serves as a universal cry for the betterment of humankind. 'We all pray for love in the new world.' Details : Now streaming on the YouTube channels of Mariel Buckley and Joe Nolan , free Hairspray (2007) : This now-classic musical about a 1962 Baltimore TV dance show is so star-studded it practically bursts, featuring a heavily made up John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken and many more. Based on the Broadway musical, itself based on John Waters' 1988 cult classic, this has almost as many onion layers as Wicked with music as infectious. Part of Rainbow Visions Film festival running through Sunday, full program at . Details : noon Sat. at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.), $10 fgriwkowsky@ @ Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don't miss the news you need to know — add and to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here. You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Alberta Parks issues warning about garter snakes on roads east of Edmonton
Alberta motorists are being warned to watch for snakes on the road when heading towards two areas east of Edmonton. Alberta Parks issued an advisory to motorists on Wednesday to watch for garter snakes on the road when heading towards Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area and Miquelon Lake Provincial Park. The advisory states that 'snakes will be crossing and stopping on roads more often during the spring season' because they are migrating from 'their local hibernacula.' 'Please watch for and avoid the garter snakes on our roadways due to migrating from their local hibernacula,' Alberta Parks stated in the advisory. The Royal Alberta Museum says the migration is part of the snakes' spring mating season. Garter snakes are the most common snake in Alberta and are not poisonous. A single hibernaculum can house hundreds of the same species of snakes, and 'the scarcity of suitable sites means that several species will all hibernate together.' Spring is the primary mating season for garter snakes, Snake hibernacula are protected under the Alberta Wildlife Act. Roadkill numbers in Alberta are trending upwards 'Rat on Rats!': Alberta, federal governments launch new program to keep the rodents out of province
