A&C Pitches - Feb. 27

Arts & Culture Pitches - ELECTIONS: ONE WEEK REMAINING 💫💫💫

February 27, 2019

What time is it? IT'S ARTS 'N CULTURE PITCHES TIME!

February: where'd it go???

Hey Arts & Culture Extraordinaires!

Welcome back from reading week; I hope it was restful and fruitful for all of you. Of course, with the end of reading week comes the Students' Union election season—and with that comes our usual frenzy of coverage.

While we're off to the races already, News and Opinion are still looking for volunteers to contribute. And on top of their Serious Journalism, I'm looking for some cultural commentary/send-ups as well. Let me know or the other line editors know if you're interested.

Elections aside, The Gateway's hiring is cycle is upon us. So, if you're interested my job (or any other job on staff), I'd love to sit down with you to chat about it.

Now for pitches! As usual, we have our ongoing columns and some interview and review opportunities. And if you have a pitch of your own, send it my way at

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- Jonah "Banana Should Have Won" Dunch

Now here are our columns:

  • Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, 150- to 350-word review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverage of choice.

  • Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles. Write 450-500 words on your favourite noodle (ramen, pho, other long stringy flour-y food) haunts for this column.

  • Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our all-new column on the world of legal weed.

  • Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column.

  • DatApp: Have an app that’s been a game- or life-changer? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in a short 150- to 350-word installment for this column.

  • Top 5: Top 5 study spots, places to cry in public, late-night post-exam diners...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it! 50-200 words per Thing In The Top 5.

  • Diss Track: Are there 3-4 songs that grind your gears in the worst way possible? Diss the crap out of them in this column.

  • Emoji of the Week: This one’s self-explanatory. Trawl your recently used emojis and sing praise about it and why other people should worship it as The Best Emoji too.

  • Fashion Streeters: If you love walking up to people and asking them about their cool outfits, this one’s for you. Q & A format. Consider pairing up with a photo volunteer or taking your own pics!

  • Doin’ You: Everyone has something they do exceptionally well. Wanna teach others your wizardry? Walk us step-by-step through the process of a master for this column.

  • Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.

  • Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!

  • Double Take: Love spitting fire-hot takes on pop culture? You and a friend (or foe) can team up to write opposing takes on some piece of art/entertainment/media.

  • Social Intercourse: A weekly round-up of cool, local cultural events compiled by Arts & Culture writers.

  • ...AND MORE! You can also pitch me your own column ideas if you want to write your own or if you've seen any awesome movies or performances/heard any music/read any books/played any games/eaten any food etc., let me know.

Check out Off-the-Cuff Cabaret!

This week, drama students are putting together an annual tradition: Off-the-Cuff Cabaret, a variety show featuring weird, wacky, and whimsical original performances by students. A grab-bag mix of clown, movement, comedy, solo performance, and more, this show is.... well, it's something.The show runs on Feb. 28 and March 1 in the Second Playing Space at the Timms Centre. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. I'd love for us to pump out an interview with some of the artists and/or a review of the show.

Preview or review songwriter Danielle Knibbe's album release concert!

Edmonton-native songwriter Danielle Knibbe is releasing her new album, The Ribcage & the Heart, on March 1. The release concert is at 7:00 p.m. on March 1 at CKUA Radio Network.We have three options for articles here: (1) a review of the album, (2) a review of the concert, (3) an interview with Knibbe. I'd love for us to do all three, or at least (1) and (3). 

Preview the SkirtsAfire Festival.

The

, an annual celebration of women artists in Edmonton, is running March 7-17 at various venues downtown and around Alberta Avenue. There are loads of event we could review or artists we could interview. To kick things off, I'd suggest interviewing the festival organizers and writing up a preview.

Write up a Top 5: Things on Facebook Marketplace.

No one's jumped on this yet, but it's still a good idea.

Check out The Down Low Project.

The Down Low Project, an Edmonton-based jazz quartet, is playing original music in a concert on Feb. 28 at the Yardbird Suite. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show is at 8:00 p.m. This is a group of young up-and-coming musicians, so it's worth checking out for a review and/or interview.