Fringe Arts

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  Fringe Arts

  Friendly Factory

  R. Brian Hastie – Published October 12, 2010

  rom the ashes of an old industry rises a new one.
  The remains of the old Crane factory building in the south west borough of St. Henri have been reconfigured to house lofts and Crane Records.
  “[Crane Records] is an artist collective recording space,” said Jenna Harkness, one of the label’s members.

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  Modern Mythmaking

  Christopher Olson – Published October 12, 2010

  Montreal author Claude Lalumière knew he was an atheist by age 10, as did graphic artist Rupert Bottenberg.
  But neither of them quite knew how to reconcile their beliefs—or lack thereof—with their obsession with cryptomythology and ancient superstitions.

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  Une Carte Postale

  Colin Harris – Published October 12, 2010

  Great things come in twos: shoes, socks, eyes, mittens, ears, lungs, kidneys, chopsticks and now, local band Postcards.

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  Possible Worlds

  Michael Bramadat- Willcock – Published October 12, 2010

  Anything is possible in a sci-fi world. Possible Worlds attempts to portray that onstage.
  A scientist simultaneously lives on several dimensions of existence. In love with the same woman in each of his alternate realities, he yearns for her contact but contact is seldom.

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  Blue Hawaii

  Alex Mcgill – Published October 12, 2010

  Blue Hawaii has reasons to be melancholic about Art Matters events.
  “It was actually on the Art Matters Opening Party night we decided to make music together,” explained Alex Cowan, who, along with Raphaelle Standell-Preston, comprise the two-piece electro-pop group.

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  Water: A Right or a Commodity?

  Stephanie La Leggia – Published October 12, 2010

  Whether it’s mineral, flavoured, sparkling or simply flat, buying bottled water has become a habit for the young.
  Liz Marshall’s documentary Water on the Table, featuring Maude Barlow, demands an answer to the question of whether water is a commodity or a right.

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  Having a Gas

  Isadora Arredondo – Published October 12, 2010

  “We are, all of us, after a myth, I think,” Peter Dubé says in his new book Subtle Bodies: A Fantasia on Voice, History and René Crevel.

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  Yarn Wars

  Julia Jones – Published October 5, 2010

  If you have recently wandered around the Mile End or Plateau, you may already be familiar with Heather Utah’s yarn bombs.

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  Monster Mash

  Alex Mcgill – Published October 5, 2010

  Halloween is approaching, and what better way to pay homage to this wonderful holiday than by celebrating the art of monsters?

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  No End In Sight

  Jordan Ruimy – Published October 5, 2010

  So much for the notion that the “Alberta dream” is a safe and reassuring one.