Lindork’s Lists #215 – LEGO Market, Thai & Bubble Tea, Cookie Cook-off & MORE!
Newsletter for April 10-16, 2024.
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Things to Do This Week
Experience the Ukrainian Film Festival (Metro Cinema / Garneau Theatre)
Get tickets to the Ukrainian Film Festival in Edmonton this weekend April 12-14, featuring a selection of contemporary critically-acclaimed and award-winning Ukrainian films.
Attend the 3rd Annual Comic and Zine Fair (Art Gallery of Alberta)
The 3rd Annual Comic and Zine Fair returns to the Art Gallery of Alberta this weekend April 13 & 14! FREE to attend. Check out local artists working in comics, zines and other print media.
Check out the YEGO (LEGO) Market (Mill Woods Town Centre)
Check out YEGO Market this Saturday, April 13—featuring LEGO vendors, vintage sets and figures, activities and celebrity guest Sam Malmberg of LEGO Masters.
- Experience the Women of the AGA Exhibit (YWCA Edmonton 10402 124 St.)
- The YWCA and Art Gallery of Alberta have teamed up to showcase the contributions of women in local art—presenting public viewings of the Women of the AGA: Celebrating 100 Years of Achievement Open House on both Saturday April 13 and Saturday May 25.
Here’s a few musical activities this weekend (various locations)
Get tickets to Latin Fire at the Winspear Centre on April 12 & 13—a passionate showcase of Hispanic orchestral music, featuring virtuosic fireworks by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. “Your heart will dance along as your ESO takes you to South America.”
Check out Concordia Concert Choir’s Songs of Song on Sunday, April 14.
Catch some comedy shows (various locations)
The ‘GAY AF Comedy Tour’ at Grindstone Theatre is Thursday, April 11.
Rapid Fire Theatre’s BONFIRE Festival (showcasing new improv ideas) is on this weekend April 11-13.
The Portuguese Kids presents iMPROVISITAS improv show Sat, April 13.
Laugh ‘Til You Die! at Vegan eatery Die Pie is Sunday, April 14.
And here’s a few family-friendly activities:
Get tickets to a Family Dance Party on Friday, April 12.
Science Sundays returns to Mastermind Toys on Sunday, April 14—where kids age 6+ are invited to Make Their Own Slime for FREE!
The Art Gallery of Alberta’s “All Day Sunday” programming takes place this Sunday, April 14 (every Second Sunday of each month) with family-friendly hands-on projects, storytelling and performances included with admission.
Got an Edmonton area event, virtual event, or something coming up you think my readers would be interested in knowing about? Let me know!
Food to Try This Week
Go on a self-guided Chinatown food crawl! (various locations)
My favourite Chinatown experience is visiting multiple spots in self-guided food crawls. This week I visited three spots for take-out: A Cold Cut Combo Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich from Nhon Hoa, Lunchbox Meat on Rice from Barbecue King City, and Fried Macaroni with Pickled Veg / Minced Pork + Minced Pork Vermicelli Soup from Gui Lin Noodle House. 10/10!
Get delicious Thai cuisine from Siam Thai Kitchen (242 Mistatim Rd.)
I had such an amazing lunch from Siam Thai Kitchen (their St. Albert Trail location—but they also have a spot on 15883 116 Ave.) if you go between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. they offer lunch specials. I loved my Drunken Mama Noodles, their Sweet Roti Dessert and Housemade Chili Oil! The St. Albert Trail location is newer and nicer/brighter but the OG is a lovely experience too.
Support Sheng’s Tea Bubble Tea (10048 82 Ave.)
Sheng’s Tea is a local, family-owned bubble tea shop on Whyte Ave. (but East of the Tracks—which tends to be less busy!) who reached out to ask if I could spread the word about their drinks! It’s a cute space with It’s a cute space with a great selection of milk teas, fruit teas, slush, cheesy milk foams, brown sugar drinks, and more. I haven’t been in awhile but I’m hoping to get back ASAP—hopefully you can go support them too.
Check out Urban Plant Cafe (9261 34 Ave.)
This week Diane recommends you try Urban Plant Cafe a cafe with a lot of plants (as the name suggests lol). From Diane:
“Their pastries are nice I have been getting Too Good to Go bags from them and almost everything is pretty good. They also have this chicken salad sandwich we got once and love and they also do bingsu.”
Celebrate Spring at Bloom Cookie Co. (5010 106 Ave.)
Bloom Cookie Co. is now open seven days a week! Along with their egg, dairy and nut-free cookies, they also do soft serve, have outdoor seating, and you can pick up a loyalty card. Pop in and grab some treats order online.
Don’t forget to attend the Culinary Arts Cookie Cook-off and fundraiser on Saturday April 13 at Highlands Junior High School! I have been invited as a judge! Can’t wait to taste some tasty cookies. It’s always a fun time—there’s lots of cookies to sample and a silent auction with food-related prizes too.
Here’s some food events you might be interested in…
Not an ‘event’ per se but April 9-13 is the final week to experience Baijiu’s winter patio (until next year!)
MKT and Odd Company Brewing are hosting a multi-course meal with beer pairings on Thursday, April 11.
The next Food for Thought: A Culinary Bookclub at the Edmonton Public Library is Friday, April 12 and includes making Funfetti Cupcakes.
The TELUS World of Science’s Dinos & Drinks is Friday, April 12.
Don’t miss the Jasper Place Curling Club’s Wine, Beer, and Spirit Tasting on Friday, April 12. FREE to attend—lots of wine + cheese + sausage to be had.
The Sawmill Prime Rib & Steakhouse’s next Murder Mystery night (including three-course meal) is Sat, April 13.
There is a Spring is in the Hair: Dinner & Drag Show on Saturday, April 13.
Wing Wednesday, a Hot and Spicy fundraiser supporting Edmonton Meals on Wheels, takes place Wednesday, April 17.
The Strathcona Food Bank’s Nourish Gala fundraiser is Saturday, April 27.
Barbacoa is putting on a Frind Estates Wine Dinner on Tuesday, April 30.
Hot Chefs Cool Beats food, beer, spirits and wine fundraiser in support of the High School Culinary Challenge is on Thursday, May 2.
Ate something amazing recently? Want to show some love to a struggling restaurant? Have a take-out suggestion? Let me know to include in this newsletter.
Small Business Spotlight
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From the Blog Vault
During April of last year, Mike and I were so thrilled to introduce our Miracle Baby Benjimin, fittingly the announcement / blog post came out around the same time as Canadian Fertility Awareness Week—which this year occurs April 21-27, 2024.
I remember going through the last decade trying to conceive feeling surprised and upset whenever someone who had kids revealed privately to me that they had also struggled to conceive. Because they had never talked about that before. I mean for most that was simply because they didn’t talk about infertility at all.
But to me, in the throws of infertility, it sort of felt disingenuous. Look at all of these families who struggled to conceive but didn’t share or say it was a struggle. That silence is what makes struggling with infertility extra hard—because you feel like you’ve done something wrong or that something is wrong with you because you don’t think or realize that so many others in your life, in your community, in your network, have also struggled (because they don’t talk about it!)
Anyway I thought it was a fitting reflection ahead of CFAW.
There are a few local events happening this CFAW (hosted by some great local clinics—Whole Family Health and Alberta Reproductive Centre) that perhaps you may consider sharing—even if you aren’t aware of someone dealing with infertility in your life, the chance that there is, is very high (1 in 6 Canadian couples have infertility).
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