Three to watch on Saturday: Dominique Fils-Aimé, the fiery art of Tom Gale and a spy’s wife

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Dominique Fils-Aimé : When Elle Quebec cover star Dominique Fils-Aimé released her first EP independently in 2015, she had no idea what she was about to kick off, leading her to a chart nomination short of Juno and two of Polaris. The Haitian-born Montreal singer had taken an unexpected route to writing her own music, first becoming a semifinalist at La Voix, a Quebec reality singing competition, in early 2015 before writing and co-producing her first release.

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Details : 7:30 pm at Festival Place (100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park), tickets start at $ 33 at ticketmaster.ca

Out of the ashes Medicine Hat born Tom Gale likes to go back to his inspirational spots to make his art alluring. One such location is Cherryville, BC, where it encountered wildfires this year, which means that some of the works in this program were inspired by that experience. Other works are landscapes set closer to home. The late and great Gilbert Bouchard once called him “probably Alberta’s greatest landscape painter,” and if you want to meet Gale, he will be in attendance at the opening on Saturday between 1:00 pm. M. And 3:00 p.m. M., Then you can stop by. In the other galleries in the area, there are a lot of sweet things right now on 124 Street.

Tom Gale's Forest Burn, oil on canvas, runs through the Bugera Matheson Gallery until November 27.
Tom Gale’s Forest Burn, oil on canvas, runs through the Bugera Matheson Gallery until November 27. Photo provided by

Details : Runs until November 27 at Bugera Matheson Gallery (10345 124 St.), free of charge

Wife of a spy : Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s New Drama is set in 1940, and Japan’s population is divided over its entry into WWII. Satoko, the wife of a cloth merchant, is devoted to her husband, but begins to suspect that he is up to something – look at the film’s title again. Soon he gets carried away by a game in which he enigmatically hides his intentions. Japanese with subtitles, 115 min.

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Reference-edmontonjournal.com

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