What's up in Edmonton this weekend: Cadence Weapon at Strathearn Art Walk, Kaleido's 20th and Purple City
Your top picks if you're getting out and about this weekend
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Strathearn Art Walk: Pulling it out rather large this year, this annual hilltop art market with a lovely view of the city is headlined by loyal expat Cadence Weapon Saturday, the passionate and well-dressed pop-folk of The Hearts Sunday, with a whole banana bunch of local notables including Shred Kelly, Billie Zizi, Joe Nolan, Mallory Chipman, Aaron Parker, The Denim Daddies and Sizwe Marimba Band — just to pluck a few.
DJs Suzanne Summers, Effy in the Sky and Amy van Keeken will also be filling in the quiet parts through the three-day event, which doesn’t even get to all the locally-crafted art, food truck fare and beverages, all of which are detailed at strathearnartwalk.com.
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Details: 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Friday, noon–10 p.m. Saturday, noon–7:30 p.m. Sunday along Strathearn Drive between 89 Street and 91 Street, no charge
Kaleido Family Arts Festival: This mighty packed festival-pileup weekend is also churning down on 118 Avenue as community-minded Kaleido celebrates its 20th anniversary — yay!
With a theme of hearts a-glowin’, a wide array of music, theatre, dance, street performance, visual art, a lantern parade and of course lots to consume are all on the menu, all weekend.
As far as music goes, Friday night up top it’s Funk the Matriarchty, Saturday night Guinea-Quebec’s Cirque Kalabanté Productions, then the 20th anniversary headliner at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon — Captain Tractor, who played the very first festival when the band was a mere decade old.
Hong De Lion Dancers will be roaring about, Takwakin Village will be sharing culture, and improvised musical 11 o’clock Number is doing a 10:15 p.m. Friday show in the Alberta Avenue Community Centre.
Don’t miss the 10 a.m.–noon Saturday Bluegrass Pancake Breakfast — free! — all the delicious details at kaleidofest.ca.
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Details: 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Saturday, noon–6 p.m. Sunday on and around 118 Avenue between 90 Street and 95 Street, no charge with some ticketed events
Purple City Music Festival: Nestled between these neighbourhood churners in the core, Purple City flies in artists from all over the world, expanding our parameters with a three-day whirlwind of beautiful mayhem across nine venues — including its outdoor stage right beside the active wresting ring Saturday and Sunday!
Entirely all ages but also licensed, 101 darkwave, rap, rock, country and metal acts like L.A. Witch, DOA, The Mystery Lights and Wand will blow you away. And don’t miss this year’s Talk City panels and brand-new Masonic Market in Freemasons Hall Saturday and Sunday.
Full lineup and sked at purplecityfest.ca, eyes open for a roving review Saturday!
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Details: $208.70 weekend pass, $22.35 and up for individual shows at purplecityfest.com
Edmonton Mural Tour Downtown: In the midst of all this, Edmonton Mural Fest is presenting a guided tour where you get fed, led by the fun and knowledgeable Linda Hoang.
Telling you all about recent years of local golden-age street art at multiple mural and food stops, Hoang will also take you to new work being made as the months-long creative festival winds down — its Wet Paint wrap party next Saturday, Sept. 13 at Freemasons Hall.
Details: 5 p.m.–7:30 p.m. starting at 10020 100 St., $49.26 at edmontmuralfest.com
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984): One of several competing origin stories, this sequel to The Muppet Movie finds our fuzzy and google-eyed friends trying to get their musical on Broadway, certain they’ll be instant stars.
Full of Piggy chops and rat jokes, amnesiac Kermit joining an all-frog ad agency is pure gold.
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Details: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Metro Cinema (81712 109 St.), $14 adults, kids 12 and under free
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