Lindork’s Lists #167 – Asian Cabaret, Reggae Party, Mother’s Day activities, and more!

Head to a Reggae Party in Old Strathcona (10310 83 Ave.)

• Reggae Up North is taking over the Old Strathcona streets on Saturday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.! There’s live music and food and drink at Edmonton’s biggest street party and concert in Old Strathcona featuring roots reggae bands from Jamaica. “Yu don’t want to miss these VYBES!”

See a Top Gun Drive-In Movie Double Feature (St. Albert Dodge Parking Lot)

• The 4th annual Drive-In Movie Night (Double Feature) is back at St. Albert Dodge this Saturday, May 13 starting at 6 p.m. This year the event is FREE + NOT TICKETED so you’re encouraged to arrive early to secure your spot (gates open at 5 p.m.) There will also be food trucks on site for snacks.

Check out the 13th Annual CANstruction competition (West Edmonton Mall)

• You’re invited to check out CANstruction which is on display until May 16 at West Edmonton Mall in support of the Edmonton Food Bank. This is a competition between architects, engineers, designers, contractors and the community in general, to design sculptures out of cans of food—while raising money for local food banks! Sculptures are at the northwest side of the West Edmonton Mall in Phase 3, with six builds on Level 1 Entrance 58, three structures on Level 2, at Europa Boulevard (entrance 1), Fantasyland Hotel (entrance 51) and outside TNT.

Get tickets to an Asian Cabaret for Asian Heritage Month (9910 109 St.)

• There’s a ‘Slaysian Sensazians’ Cabaret and Queer Dance Party happening at 99ten in downtown Edmonton this Saturday, May 13 for Asian Heritage Month. “Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with a HISTORIC cabaret show and queer dance party: ft Alberta’s most iconic asian underground legends.”

Attend the 2023 Edmonton Jewish Film Festival (virtual / various locations)

• The 27th annual Edmonton Jewish Film Festival runs until May 18 with virtual and in-person screenings of films that “explore and reflect on stories, traditions and history, from a wide and varied Jewish world.”

Here’s a few Indigenous community events open to everyone:

• The 39th Ben Calf Robe Traditional Pow Wow (Clarke Stadium) – The 39th Annual Ben Calf Robe Traditional Pow Wow takes place this Sat, May 13 at Clarke Stadium (11000 Stadium Rd.) and everyone is welcome! It’s FREE admission and parking, there are performances all day, crafts, and concession.

• Shop the Metis Market! (Kingsway Mall) – On Sat, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., join the Metis Nation of Alberta for a showcase of Metis artistic excellence at the Metis Market at Kingsway Mall.

• Everyone is also invited to this Imagining the Indian screening (Bent Arrow) – Imagining The Indian is being screened on Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Bent Arrow Gym (11648 85 St.). It’s a “comprehensive examination of the movement to eradicate the words, images, and gestures that many Native Americans and their allies find demeaning and offensive.”

And here are a few Mother’s Day activities:

• Experience a Mother’s Day Crafternoon (7727 98 St.) – Not Lady Like and the Ritchie Community League presents a Mother’s Day Crafternoon this Sunday, May 14 from 12-4 p.m. “Bring your Mom and your favourite craft supplies. We’ll set you up at a table, and you can craft the afternoon away! There will be snacks, and friends new and old. Admission is ‘pay what you can’” but you’re asked to pre-register to snag a seat.

• Spend Mother’s Day at the U of A Botanic Garden (51227 AB-60, Parkland County) – The University of Alberta Botanic Garden is open for the season and the first 300 people through the gate on Mother’s Day will get a potted pansy seedling to take home.

• Book Mother’s Day Brunch aboard the Edmonton Riverboat – “Bring the family and join us for a cruise down the North Saskatchewan River in the Edmonton Riverboat!” It will be the first cruise of the 2023 season and one of the time slots is already sold out!