CIRCLE WITH A DOT

New #YEGmusic venue opened up this month, Club 97 in the Quarters area of Edmonton (1 block east of Churchill Square, a spot most recently occupied by Brittany's Lounge).I heard about it Sunday from a young woman who is organizing multi-disciplinary art nights there (performance + visual arts). And then today @apaulagetics shared the monthly community newsletter with an article & profile:https://bmcnews.org/story/club-97-enters-the-quartersI haven't yet found a website or even a IG/FB account for them yet, so the article is all the info I know. Monday night jazz jam will be a nice addition to a mostly empty night on my weekly music listings.

Plays at SkirtsAfire festival (Mar 5-15) include:Ms Pat's Kitchen, a family-relationship drama in the context of a restaurant owned by Jamaican immigrants, at AtsHub Ortona Mar 5-8.I Am Eagle, a puppetry work using the metaphor of a eagle chick to discuss the "60s Scoop" experience, at Walterdale Theatre, Mar 6-7.Put Your Lips Together a "surreal neon-noir" piece about workplace harrassment in the context of conversations at a candlelight vigil for a murdered woman. Mar 10 & 12 at Gateway.Sparklers a collection of short pieces for young audiences, Mar 11 at Gateway Theatre.Things I Shouldn't Tell You, a stand-up show about middle aged womanhood, at Walterdale, Mar 12-15.EmBODYment, a collection of dance/motion pieces, at La Cité's Servus Theatre, Mar 13-14.All shows $30 or less.