Avenue Magazine: Chill out at the Parka Patio

We talked with Avenue Edmonton’s Ana Maria de la Fuente about Parka Patio:

Executive director Todd Janes knows people may think having a party outside in minus -20°C weather is a little crazy, but he thinks it’s time to embrace the realities of the city’s climate and have some fun with it.

The party is “taking the idea of loving winter and mixing it with truly Latitude flair,” he says.

Read the preview on their blog, and join the conversation on twitter at #yegparka.

Win tickets to Schmoozy

Did you know that our friendly media sponsors at Avenue Magazine are giving away a pair of tickets to schmoozy this week? Click on over and find out more at their site. Of course, better safe than sorry, you can buy tickets direct from us.

Omar Mouallem in conversation with Mack Male

Edmonton blogstar Mack Male just posted this interview with one of the editorial team at Avenue Magazine. They chatted about why Edmonton’s downtown is important, and what it takes to make young people—artists and professionals both, like Omar Mouallem himself—want to stay.

We know that this is one of the most important questions we should be asking ourselves in Edmonton—and something that we hope Latitude 53 can help to answer, too. We’re glad to have people like Omar and Mack hosting these discussions, and given that Avenue Magazine recently came on board as our local media sponsor we think they feel the same way about us!

mastermaq:

(via Media Monday Edmonton: Omar Mouallem - MasterMaq’s Blog)

“A couple of weeks ago, Omar Mouallem and I sat down at Credo Coffee on 104 Street to chat. As the Associate Editor of Avenue Edmonton magazine, Omar and I have crossed paths many times over the last couple of years. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to ask, but I wanted to learn more about him and I was certain we’d have an interesting conversation. We did.”

The "art version of e-dating"

Avenue Magazine highlights our new show by Margaret Dragu and Freya Björg Olafson, FOMD Laboratory:

The meta-art project is about the process of putting together a collaborative show, which the artists have watched and documented as a process itself, a kind of “slow-moving reality television series,” jokes Dragu.

The artists and their work are in the gallery this week—so come by and have a look, or come to their artist talk Saturday afternoon at 2:00.