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Arts and Culture pitches! (Jun 16 2021)
Arts and Culture Pitches! 🌥
Another helping of pitches, please!
Jin here! Hopefully the mixup of weather in Edmonton has been treating everyone well! I've been melting like butter in Calgary, so I hope the weather is ideal for everyone else!
It was lovely seeing some of you at the pitch meeting today! I've noticed there's only a couple participants at every meeting, so feel free to let us know if you'd prefer meetings be every two weeks instead of every week! Pitch emails would go out every week as usual.
Without further ado, here are the pitches and recurring columns:
Recurring Columns:
The Hobby Hole: Tell us about any unique hobbies you have or give a fresh take on an old favourite. It could be a passion project or an activity you do when you want to lay back, unplug your brain, and watch the hours fly by.
Paddling up the Livestream: Wax lyrical about your favourite livestreams, put us onto some hidden-away gems, or give your hot-takes on livestream culture!
The First Time: Try something totally new and write about your experience. It could be a cuisine you’ve heard great things about, an unfamiliar type of music, or an activity you've never tried before. Tell us about it all from the POV of a complete novice.
Dream Team: Write about your ultimate dream collab! It might be a Stephen King children’s books series or a Billie Eilish x Tyler, the Creator supergroup. Tell us what makes your dream team such a gamechanger.
Off-Campus Gems: Tell us about a local gem in and around the University area. It could be a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, your favourite bar, or even your go-to convenience store. Celebrate all things U of A and Old Strathcona!
Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Share it in 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, so check it out and send an installment over!
Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.
Noodle Nation: Who loves noodles? You (might) love noodles! Write a column on your favourite noodles or noodle haunts.
Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our column on the world of legal weed.
Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column. A great way to spotlight local restaurants in a time when they really need it!
DatApp: Have an app that’s been a gamechanger? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in this column.
Top 5: Top 5 streaming shows, places to cry in public, work-from-home tips...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it!
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.
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.
...AND MORE! We are always open to any pitches you might have for us!
Pitches for the Week:
Attend Andrew Testa's artist talk this Saturday! Andrew Testa's over and over, again and again is being hosted at SNAP galleries from now until July 17. Haylee Fortin's Thirst Trap is also being hosted at the same time. Let us know if you'd be interested in attending Testa's artist talk on Zoom!
Edmonton's iconic summer festival, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, is taking concerts to the streets this summer! There will be free concerts every weekend from July 16 to August 8.
Interview someone involved with the event!
Review one of the books that won an Alberta Literary Award! The list of winners for the Alberta Literary Awards and the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize have been announced!Let us know if you'd be interested in doing a review of one of the winners' pieces!
Do a book review on Earle H. Waugh's book, or a Q&A with Waugh!Earle H. Waugh is a Professor Emeritus at the U of A. Waugh's book covers Al Rashid Mosque in Edmonton, which was the first mosque in Canada, and one of the first in North America. Let us know if you're interested in covering the book or doing a Q&A with Waugh!
Running from now to June 25, Fruit Loop brings a unique augmented reality experience showcasing drag, burlesque, storytelling, and more — all accessible on your phone in Edmonton's downtown! With over 50 performers and speakers, this event is sure to wow.
Let us know if you'd like to write on your experience!
Do a Q&A with instructor Dorothy Thunder! Thunder is an instructor with the Faculty of Native Studies at the U of A, and she teaches Cree. Originally from Little Pine First Nation, Saskatchewan, Thunder has taught Cree teachings through cahkipewasinahikewin (Cree syllabics) and nehiyawin (Cree language).Let us know if you'd be interested in doing a Q&A with her!
Shawnee Kish is a two-spirit artist with a six-track EP coming out June 25. Kish hopes her story will inspire others to reclaim their cultures. She was also selected to curate an Indigenous Voices playlist by Amazon Music. Kish will be performing live in Edmonton this summer. Let us know if you'd be interested in listening to her EP or doing an interview with Kish!