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CKUAmy: Raising funds and shaking buns, B.C. DJ Amy van Keeken returns to her former haunt in support of one of Edmonton’s great community radio stations as it aims to raise a cool million.
Get down, get down!
Set in ’90-’00s Edmonton, its awkward, F-bomber protagonist navigates masculinity, militarism and entrenched racism in a tragicomic story of the inner city.
“I once taught a writing workshop where a fellow veteran said that no one thinks about the war in Afghanistan any more,” explains Hertwig, who served overseas. “Juiceboxers is one of the ways I tried to keep those memories alive. It’s a love letter to Edmonton, yes — but mostly a reminder of a long war that solved nothing and caused all manner of harm.”
Copies for signing available — and there will be snacks, a reading and a Q&A in this warm and friendly nest!
Details: 7 p.m. Monday at Paper Birch Books (10825 95 St.), no charge
You may remember Priyanka from HBO’s We’re Here, and the album’s title track video where she plays a sparkly kaiju is worth a look.
Do I even need to tell you to dress up for this one?