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Arts and Culture pitches! (Oct 6)
Arts and Culture Pitches! đź”
Make a wish on these star-studded pitches!
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Here are your pitches for this week!
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:
Review The Nature of Nicholas!The Nature of Nicholas is an LGBT+ themed horror film that was released in 2002, perfect for the spooky season. Its director is actually from Grand Prairie, Alberta!The film is showing at the Metro Cinema on October 17, but a preview screening is available if you'd like to review this film!
Go to Nicolas Namoradze's piano performance!
Nicolas Namoradze is a Honens Prize Laureate and this will be the Edmonton Chamber Music Society's first live show in two years!The concert will be in-person at Sir Winston Churchill Square and streamed online on October 23 at 8 p.m.Let me know if you'd be interested attending and I can request media passes!
The exhibit titled, "Let's Do the Time Warp Again" is opening this Saturday (October 9). The exhibit uses lenticular lenses to consider time and repetition.
Let me know if you'd be interested in attending and I can try my best to grab some media passes and interview with either Morman, the artist, or Sharman, the curator.
Bif Naked is a Canadian rock artist, and she will be performing at the Century Casino on October 9. She has a new release titled "Broke Into Your Car," which is a rock love song.
Let me know if you'd be interested in interviewing her before her performance, or reviewing her music!
Review metal band Ravenous!Ravenous is a heavy metal band from Calgary, and they will be performing at the Starlite room on October 9.Let me know if you'd be interested in reviewing their music or interviewing them before their performance! This pitch is fairly time sensitive.
Interview someone from Waniska Athletics!Waniska Athletics is an Indigenous-owned business working to create opportunities for young goalies in their community. Creator Devin Buffalo is a Cree student in the U of A's faculty of law.Let me know if you'd be interested in interviewing him!