Arts and Culture Pitches ❄

Arts and Culture Pitches ❄

January 14, 2020

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

Hey Everyone!

It's Ashlynn, the Arts and Culture Editor! Hope you are all staying bundled up and warm in this frightful weather! I also hope these pitches will fire you up! 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: [email protected]Also, if I don't reply to your email in two days, please send it again, sometimes gmail is weird !

And now, as always, the recurring columns (these are always open to anyone, just send me your idea for whichever column you want to write and I'll get back to you):

  • Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Pair up with a photo volunteer and share it on this recurring segment.

  • Exploring Edmonton: Do you know any cool places around Edmonton that people should visit? Write about them in this new series!

  • Lunch Break: An Arts & Culture series where we share fun recipes with humorous commentary. It's wholesome and lowkey, and personally, I love anything about food, so check it out and send an installment over if you feel so inclined!

  • 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.

  • Lunch Break: Share your favourite student-friendly recipe with some down-to-earth commentary.

  • 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.

University of Alberta's Round Dance

The UofA is hosting a round dance on January 25. I think this is an interesting event that many students don't know about, so it'd great if someone can interview someone before the event. However, if you're not a fan of interviews, then you can also just cover the event.

Syrian Heritage Association of Canada is staging a comedy show

Syrian Heritage Association of Canada will be staging

Rehearsal

, a Syrian comedy show from

January 29-31st @ Westbury Theatre, ATB Financial Arts Barn (10330-84 Avenue NW).

Two shows will be in Arabic (Jan. 29 & 31) and one show will be in English (Jan. 30).

It'd be great if an interview could be done before the show is premiered, but if that's not your cup of tea, then you can always review the show. Let me know if you're interested in covering this event and doing these interviews!

New McMullen Gallery Exhibit

"Comprising of a collection of recent paintings of real and imagined landscapes within Edmonton, a living wall of tropical plants, and a soundscape of the Edmonton River Valley, this exhibition by Emmanuel Osahor attempts to hold the tension of failure and impossibility within utopic desire, while also conveying the persistence of hope that is at the core of the human experience." This sounds like a great exhibit by a UofA alumnus. You can either conduct an interview or review the exhibit (it's free)!

Dear Evan Hansen at the Jubilee

Dear Evan Hansen is coming to Edmonton starting February 11, which I know is not for a long time, but we have the opportunity to interview one of the cast members. It's not often that these shows feature a Canadian actor. Let me know if you're interested.

Oscars Predictions

The Oscars recently released their list of

for this year. Write down your predictions and explain them! You don't have to be a fan of the Oscars to write this article, just gotta have some thoughts!