{"data":{"id":"3bedabf6-cfb1-4fde-8b0f-6dc9a6ff6ef9","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Fun stuff to do: Dreamspeakers, Aysanabee and AHI, Orchid Fair","summary":"Dreamspeakers: Looking ahead to Wednesday so we don’t miss it, the 2026 Dreamspeakers International Film Festival is running under the banner “Itêh kâpêh isi kîwêmakahkihk acimôwinah The place where stories come home.”\n\nThis year’s fest has 30 shorts, features, docs and animations, with most in-person screenings at Landmark in City Centre with a free screening of Eva Thomas’ crime thriller Nika & Madison 6:45 p.m. on opening night at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.).\n\nPlenty of stuff online in the virtual fest, plus activities at Co*Lab (9641 102A Ave.) and an artisan market at City Centre, too!\n\nWhip over to dreamspeakers.org for the full schedule to see what entices, like Blackfoot buffalo preservation film Bring Them Home narrated by Lily Gladstone 1:30 p.m. Thursday, or Ainu film Songs of Kamui rolling 4:30 p.m. April 17.\n\nDetails: Wednesday – April 19 at Landmark City Centre (10200 102 Ave.), $11.53/screening, $50 general pass, $75 VIP at dreamspeakers.org\n\nAysanabee and AHI: Smart idea, this cool collab features two awesome Canadian singer-songwriters sharing the stage like an intimate folk fest session.\n\nAysanabee just plucked two fresh Juno in Hamilton in the alt and Indigenous categories, while AHI just got back from sxsw. In other words, expect some stories between the beautiful songs.\n\nPronounced “ace in abbey” and “eye,” p.s. – for when you tell all your friends about the show.\n\nDetails: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Festival Place (100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park), $42 – $46 plus fees at festivalplace.ca\n\nGarret T. Willie: Road-dog powerhouse bluesman Willie is back in town with a very sweet new song called Going to Toronto which literally summons Bryan Adams and BTO at one point.\n\nThe upbeat Canadian love letter, says Alert Bay, B.C.’s Willie, “picks up right where I’m Late left off, me chasing the next gig, somewhere between where I’ve been and where I’m headed. Just me, the highway, and a single cab truck that’s seen a few miles of its own.”\n\nSinger-songwriter Kat Logan opens what looks to be a super-fun gig, get ready to carve your best dance moves into the party pit!\n\nDetails: 9:30 p.m. Friday at Blues on Whyte (10329 82 Ave.), $25.11 at bluesonwhyte.com\n\nOrchid Fair: I’m guessing that even if you’re not an idiotic all-year cyclist like me, you’re pretty happy winter’s back appears to be busted, yeah?\n\nSo what better way to preview the impending scents of spring and summer than 15,000 square feet of tropical fertility full of orchids from around the planet at the 46th annual Orchid Fair?\n\nFlowers, photography, judged display entries and of course the opportunity to adopt an orchid of your own are all waiting. This is secretly one of my favourite festivals, so make sure and bring your camera and get close to these amazing mutants!\n\nDetails: noon-8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. at The Enjoy Centre’s Moonflower Room (101 Riel Dr., St. Albert), $10, kids under 12 free\n\nMiracle Baby: Is there anything face of Edmonton Linda Hoang can’t do?\n\nThe Cat Festy, mural-loving culture amplifier has written a children’s book called Miracle Baby, You’re Finally Here!, illustrated by Magdalena Duran Castillo.\n\n“The book is inspired by my personal near decade-long journey with infertility before my miracle baby finally arrived,” Hoang explains, after her journey to conceive Benjimin Brown.\n\n“For every parent who waited, hoped and dreamed, this book is a celebration and read-aloud love letter to the little miracle who was worth the wait.”\n\nYou can find the book online — it’s more expensive on amazon, so avoid that — or come down to the launch Sunday (see below) and meet Hoang in person!\n\nDetails: 3 p.m. Sunday at Audrey’s Books (10702 Jasper Ave.), no charge but please rsvp at linda-hoang.com\n\nfgriwkowsky@postmedia.com\n\n@fisheyefoto.bsky.social\n\nBookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.\n\nYou can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Support us by subscribing today: The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun.\n\nLove concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.","url":"https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/edmonton-events-aysanabee-dreamspeakers","imageUrl":"https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/edmontonjournal/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/0410-take5-bring.jpg","publishedAt":"2026-04-10T15:52:14.000Z","sourceLabel":"Edmonton Journal Music","tags":["Entertainment","Festivals","Movies","Music"],"authorName":"Fish Griwkowsky","contentHtml":"\"Lily

Dreamspeakers : Looking ahead to Wednesday so we don’t miss it, the 2026 Dreamspeakers International Film Festival is running under the banner “Itêh kâpêh isi kîwêmakahkihk acimôwinah The place where stories come home.”

This year’s fest has 30 shorts, features, docs and animations, with most in-person screenings at Landmark in City Centre with a free screening of Eva Thomas’ crime thriller Nika & Madison 6:45 p.m. on opening night at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.).

Plenty of stuff online in the virtual fest, plus activities at Co*Lab (9641 102A Ave.) and an artisan market at City Centre, too!

Whip over to dreamspeakers.org for the full schedule to see what entices, like Blackfoot buffalo preservation film Bring Them Home narrated by Lily Gladstone 1:30 p.m. Thursday, or Ainu film Songs of Kamui rolling 4:30 p.m. April 17.

Details : Wednesday – April 19 at Landmark City Centre (10200 102 Ave.), $11.53/screening, $50 general pass, $75 VIP at dreamspeakers.org

Aysanabee and AHI : Smart idea, this cool collab features two awesome Canadian singer-songwriters sharing the stage like an intimate folk fest session.

Aysanabee just plucked two fresh Juno in Hamilton in the alt and Indigenous categories, while AHI just got back from sxsw. In other words, expect some stories between the beautiful songs.

Pronounced “ace in abbey” and “eye,” p.s. – for when you tell all your friends about the show.

Details : 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Festival Place (100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park), $42 – $46 plus fees at festivalplace.ca

Garret T. Willie : Road-dog powerhouse bluesman Willie is back in town with a very sweet new song called Going to Toronto which literally summons Bryan Adams and BTO at one point.

The upbeat Canadian love letter, says Alert Bay, B.C.’s Willie, “picks up right where I’m Late left off, me chasing the next gig, somewhere between where I’ve been and where I’m headed. Just me, the highway, and a single cab truck that’s seen a few miles of its own.”

Singer-songwriter Kat Logan opens what looks to be a super-fun gig, get ready to carve your best dance moves into the party pit!

Details : 9:30 p.m. Friday at Blues on Whyte (10329 82 Ave.), $25.11 at bluesonwhyte.com

Orchid Fair : I’m guessing that even if you’re not an idiotic all-year cyclist like me, you’re pretty happy winter’s back appears to be busted, yeah?

So what better way to preview the impending scents of spring and summer than 15,000 square feet of tropical fertility full of orchids from around the planet at the 46th annual Orchid Fair?

Flowers, photography, judged display entries and of course the opportunity to adopt an orchid of your own are all waiting. This is secretly one of my favourite festivals, so make sure and bring your camera and get close to these amazing mutants!

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Details : noon-8 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. at The Enjoy Centre’s Moonflower Room (101 Riel Dr., St. Albert), $10, kids under 12 free

Miracle Baby : Is there anything face of Edmonton Linda Hoang can’t do?

The Cat Festy, mural-loving culture amplifier has written a children’s book called Miracle Baby, You’re Finally Here!, illustrated by Magdalena Duran Castillo.

“The book is inspired by my personal near decade-long journey with infertility before my miracle baby finally arrived,” Hoang explains, after her journey to conceive Benjimin Brown.

“For every parent who waited, hoped and dreamed, this book is a celebration and read-aloud love letter to the little miracle who was worth the wait.”

You can find the book online — it’s more expensive on amazon, so avoid that — or come down to the launch Sunday (see below) and meet Hoang in person!

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Details : 3 p.m. Sunday at Audrey’s Books (10702 Jasper Ave.), no charge but please rsvp at linda-hoang.com

fgriwkowsky@postmedia.com

@fisheyefoto.bsky.social

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