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Arts and Culture pitches! (Sept 15)
Arts and Culture Pitches! 🦕
Unfortunately all these dinosaur jokes dino-suck :( but these pitches don't :)
Hey everyone, Jin here!
Thank you to everyone who showed up to the pitch meeting today, and if you couldn't make it — no worries! There are still great pitches left, so don't sweat it.
Also, if anyone was trying to join the virtual pitch meeting I am so, so sorry about that! For some reason the link to the Google Meet goes to a different Google Meet which I
don't
have admin access on, so I'll get that fixed for next week. Again, I'm so sorry to anyone who was trying to get to the pitch meeting. I'll go over the same slides in virtual that I did this week for in-person so no one misses anything!
Additionally, I didn't present it as a formal pitch, but I will be putting together a Group Commentary on the Met Gala looks this year. If you've got a spicy take or a passion for one of the looks, feel free to reach out to me and I'll get everyone set up on that!
Feel free to come hang out in the office to do your interviews/write your articles/anything in general! We would love to have you, so you're very much welcome.
Without further ado, 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 one of three National Film Board films on display at the Edmonton International Film Festival!The National Film Board is hosting three short films at the EIFF! This includes Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again, Into Light, and Affairs of the Art.
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again is a film about challenging sex discrimination against First Nations women embedded in Canada’s Indian Act.
Into Light is a documentary that captures a season of change as a mother and child navigate the complexities of gender identity together.
Affairs of the Art is a hand-drawn animation with attitude, in an endearing romp through one family’s eccentric addictions
Let me know if you're interested in reviewing any of these three short films! As a heads up, you'll have to pay for your own ticket to watch these films (about $13).
Go check out the Street Performers Festival this Saturday!The Street Performers Festival is happening this Saturday at Balwin Community Hall (12904 74 St) and the parade begins at 1 pm. Get some cool photos of street performers!Interviews are available, so let me know if you're interested in going to the event an interviewing someone involved!
The mural is located at Revolution Square along Stony Plain Road. The mural is Pac Man-inspired mural and one of several other large scale murals that will be painted in the Jasper Place area.
We can try to get an interview with Vignettes YEG, or just go and review the area and take some photos!
Go check out a live show at Downtown Live!Downtown Live is happening until September 30th! There will be many live events to choose from, but as a warning — you will have to pay for some of them. We will not be able to reimburse you. We can also try to get in touch with an organizer/artist involved, if you'd rather do that instead of going to a show.Let me know if you'd be interested in doing anything regarding Downtown Live!
