Arts and Culture Pitches! (Nov 14)

Arts and Culture Pitches!

November 14, 2022

Have a blast with these A&C pitches!

Hello peeps!

Hope everyone had a restful Reading Week! I know this last month of the semester is extra-stressful for everyone, so I hope you all got time to relax and recharge last week 😎

Just to briefly introduce myself, I am Katie, the deputy Arts & Culture editor! I will be helping Arthur out this year and am super excited to work on some great Arts & Culture articles.

Here's some announcements for the upcoming weeks:

  • Nov 23, 6:30 pm, Gateway to Cinema: Elvis at the Garneau Theatre

    • free with student ID

  • Nov 28, 4:00 pm, Gateway SGM Meeting at the office

    • volunteers with 3 or more published articles can vote and run for our vacant Volunteer Representative position

    • everyone is welcome to come, regardless of amount of articles published

    • regular weekly pitch meeting will follow, as well as a social at Dewey's

    • RSVP link for Gateway SGM Meeting (cause we got pizza!)

I hope you enjoy these pitches and find some time to write about the cool events happening in Edmonton this week!

- Katie :)

Contact Info (for taking pitches or overall questions)

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Office Hours (visit Arthur in the office, 3rd floor SUB)

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Tue 2 - 4pm

Fri 12 - 3pm

A&C Pitches for the Week:

Check out the UofA Symphonic Wind Ensemble's The State of the WorldNovember 18, 7:30 pmConvocation Hall (116 St. & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB)This performance features works by Karel Husa, Leonard Bernstein, John Mackey, Paul Hindemith, and Jonathan Dagenais. The featured piece of the evening's concert is Music for Prague 1968, written by Karel Husa in response to the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968, as a statement on the current invasion of Ukraine.

Check out the UofA Madrigal Singers' performance of Heinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien and contemporary works for choir!November 19, 7:30 pmConvocation Hall (116 St. & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB)Marking the 350th anniversary of Heinrich Schütz's death, the UofA Madrigal Singers perform his monumental, Musickalische Exequien. Schütz's work will showcase over a dozen solo voices and antiphonal choir. The program opens with a double-choir work by Gabrieli whose music had a great influence on Schütz. The second half of the concert features contemporary choral works celebrating the power and influence of music on our lives. Guest Josephine Van Lier will join the choir on violone.

Check Out Scents of Movement Scents of Place at the AGA!Open until December 31stArt Gallery of Alberta (2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB)Review this unique exhibition at the AGA which features scents as artwork to explore how smells relate to life experiences and personal stories. The exhibition features the artwork of Sans façon, Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Millie Chen, Evelyn von Michalofski, Abbas Akhavan, Rolande Souliere, and Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik.

Check Out Misfortune Tellers w/ Bad Communicators, Mitch For Mayor, & Vanity Hour!Nov 17, 8:00 pmStarlite Room Temple (10030 – 102 Street, Edmonton, AB)Rock out with some local Edmonton bands at The Starlite Room Temple! Misfortune Tellers, a four piece Post-Punk band is headlining this rock show alongside Bad Communicators, Mitch For Mayor, and Vanity Hour.

Check Out Dream (2021), the new public art sculpture at Stadium LRT Station!Artists: Michelle Campos Castillo, Becca Taylor, Christina Battle, Tiffany Shaw, and Shawn TseTake a seat on one of these funky colorful metal wire structures and ponder your opinions on them. Are they more than just their appearances? Write about one of Edmonton’s newest public art installations.

Check out The Unfortunates' Farewell Show!Nov 18, 8:00pmStarlite Room

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10030 – 102 Street, Edmonton, AB)

This Edmonton-based rock band is performing for the last time after 13 years of playing over 200 shows and creating 4 albums.

Nov 20, 7:30 pmConvocation Hall (116 St. &, 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB)

Join Joachim Segger (piano), Robert Uchida (violin) and Julie Hereish (cello) for an evening of French chamber music masterpieces.

Check out these new restaurants for the Eating Edmonton column!

Yunshang Rice Noodles Downtown Now that the cold weather has settled in, talk about what makes their Yunnan “crossing-the-bridge” rice noodles unique.

Check out what makes this northside Japanese restaurant has to offer.

Check out these great pitches!

  • Comic Stans: Love comics or graphic novels? This column is for you! Highlight your favourite comics and how they might include representation for women and LGBTQIA2S+ people!

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.

  • 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.

  • 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!

Hope you have a great week!