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Hey Everyone!

It's Ashlynn, the Arts and Culture Editor! Hope reading week is treating you well and that you are having a fabulous start of the week! 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.

Interview JUNO award nominee, Nuela Charles

Edmonton-based artist, JUNO Award nominee

Nuela Charles

was nominated in the

Adult Contemporary Album of the Year

category for the

2020 JUNO Awards

for her album

Melt.

This is Nuela's third consecutive nomination for the category!

The Gateway has an incredible opportunity to interview Nuela,let me know if you're interested!

As You Like it at The Citadel Theatre (Feb 20)

As You Like It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, but set in Vancouver during the 1960s — there's professional wrestling and songs by The Beatles!

Media Night for the Citadel is the first Thursday of the show's run, so for As You Like It, it would be this Thursday on the February 20th! You can get free tickets and all you have to do is write a review!

Davido on Feb 28

Davido

will be playing in

Edmonton

on

February 28

at

Union Hall

as part of his extensive North American tour. David Adedeji Adeleke, who is better known as Davido, is an American-born Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer.

You can interview Davido or you could cover the show on the February 28 — if you're interested, message me ASAP!

Edmonton Youth Orchestra Concert (February 23 at 2pm)

The Edmonton Youth Orchestra Association, founded in 1952, supports both the nationally renowned Edmonton Senior Orchestra, and the Edmonton Intermediate Orchestra.

The conductor is Micheal Massey and the conducting intern is Mitchel Rees, with soloists Joanna Hao (She's 13 years old!) and Jason Liang.

I don't really know how to "market" classical music shows to you folks, but classical music is rad af! Hit me up if you would be interested in covering this show!

Skirtsafire Festival (Feb 27 - Mar 8)

SkirtsAfire Festival is Edmonton’s only theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women. The festival itself has music, dance, spoken word, theatre and much more.

This sounds like a great festival that more people should know about, so a preview interview would be great. Alternatively, if you would like to cover certain events that Skirtafire puts on, let me know as well!