If you’re planning on waiting until the last minute to buy tickets to Arlo Guthrie’s concerts at the Arden Theatre on April 19 and 20 – don’t.
The Friday night concert is completely sold out and there are limited tickets left for the Thursday night show.
Guthrie, now 64, brings his time-tested tunes plus family and friends along for the ride. His son Abe Guthrie, grandson Krishna Guthrie, instrumentalist Gordon Titcomb and long-time drummer Terry Hall join Guthrie for the two performances.
With a repertoire spanning 40 years, this longhaired road warrior has been associated with the protest songs since the release of his 1967 signature song, Alice’s Restaurant.
Along the line, he’s built a cosmic body of work with favourites such as City of New Orleans, Darkest Hour and Coming into Los Angeles.
This is a guy who goes chin to chin when controversy shows its face and the between-song patter should be entertaining to say the least.
Tickets are $50. Call the Arden box office at 780-459-1542 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
Trevor Crotty, formerly of The Vindicators, is making a first-time appearance at LB’s Pub Barsnbands open jam this coming Tuesday.
Originally from the East Coast where he majored in a Celtic blues style, Crotty shipped out west for adventure and new challenges.
A talented musician, he’s often on call as a fill and always brings a carefree attitude to the stage, says host Mark Ammar.
Ammar, who also enjoys drumming during the evening, welcomes back vacationing co-host Jim Dyck, along with stand-by Randy Forsberg.
The jam starts at 9 p.m. LB’s is at 23 Akins Drive. No cover.
Later this Saturday afternoon, Metro Cinema is screening the Edmonton premiere of Maud Mary & the Titanic, a true story about how Maud Mary missed the inaugural voyage and lived to tell the tale.
A widow with three young children, Maud purchased four tickets for the maiden voyage of the most unsinkable ship. But circumstances interrupted her plans.
Thankfully, Maud and her children were late in boarding the RMS Titanic and avoided dealing with that fateful day on April 15, 1912 when the greatest maritime disaster of the century occurred.
Her tale of survival was passed down three generations and told by Geraldine Carr, Maud’s great-granddaughter. The Edmonton filmmaker was nominated for the 2012 Gold Sheaf Award for Best Short Subject at the Yorkton Film Festival.
After the film screening, a combination animation-live action, there will be a question and answer period moderated by Ava Karvonen, producer of Reel Girls Media.
The screening is at Garneau Theatre, 8712 – 109 St, at 4:30 p.m. Admission is a suggested $5 donation.
The Sundance Film Festival chose seven shorts from their 2011 festival to tour the United States as the Sundance Institute Art House Project.
Because Film and Video Arts (FAVA) programmer Trevor Anderson’s film The High Level Bridge was one of the chosen, FAVA struck a special deal to screen the collection in Edmonton.
In addition to High Level Bridge, the other six works are The Eagle by the United Kingdom director Mikey Please; The Strange Ones by U.S. directors Christopher Radcliff and Laruen Wolkenstein; Incident by a Bank from Sweden’s Ruben Ostlund; Worst Enemy by U.S. director Lake Bell; We’re Leaving from America’s Zachary Treitz, and Deeper Than Yesterday by Australian director Ariel Kleinman.
The screenings are free to all FAVA members at the FAVA Exhibition Suite on Wednesday, April 18 starting at 7 p.m.
Two parts of the Jamie Cooper Quintet, St. Albert bassist John Taylor and guitarist Peter Belec, take to Yardbird Suite stage on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday nights are über relaxed and casual with energetic jamming and the staples are usually fun charts that get right into the groove.
Rounding out the band are Dave Morgan on trumpet, Doug Organ on piano and Cooper on drums.
Cover for members and guests is $5. The Yardbird Suite is at 11 Tommy Banks Way.
The Edmonton International Jazz Festival doesn’t get off the ground until June 22, however tickets for the Mike Stern concert are already on sale.
The premier jazz guitarist has a career that arced three decades and a discography of more than a dozen eclectic and innovative recordings.
A six-time Grammy nominee, Stern has established a presence as a premier jazz-fusion artist and major composer of his generation.
He gigged several years with Blood, Sweat and Tears before shifting into jazz. At the 2007 Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Stern was honoured with the Miles Davis Award.
Stern performs June 25 at the Citadel’s Maclab Theatre. Tickets are $42.10 plus service charges and are available at 780-425-1820 or at www.citadeltheatre.com. The Citadel is also offering festival passes. A weekend day pass is $49 or a 10-day pass is $99.
