THREE TO SEE

Longtime Edmonton art furball Tim Rechner is back with a new show at Scott Gallery, the crisp control of his colourful shapes having evolved here into something more jittery, with reason.

Explains the master mark-maker, “We are living in some kind of science fiction nightmare. Anxiety is high. Trump's idiocy, mass protests and millions of deaths globally make the apocalypse seem near. This period of quarantine was one of the most productive in my life. I created all of the artwork in this exhibit as a direct esthetic response to the world crumbling around us.”

The artist will be there to chat! Details: reception 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at Scott Gallery (10411 124 St.), no charge

A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

This year marks the 80th birthday of Ernestine Tahedl, a fantastic artist who has deep ties to Edmonton, where she began her career in 1963.

One example, her public art mosaic tile work stands outside the Royal Alberta Museum, where it also brightened up downtown from the same spot for years outside the post office across form City Hall. Since then, she has had a tremendously successful career

with a global reach and continues to work with vigour and passion.

Influenced by her love of the art and music of the Romantic Era, this collection of 12 new paintings has the light, emotion and movement that are a hallmark of her art.

Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Bugera Matheson Gallery (10345 124 St.), no charge

VIRTUAL LITFEST/ EDMONTON POETRY FESTIVAL

Explains Tim Hanson of Edmonton Poetry Festival Society, “This year's festival will be a series of virtual events co-hosted with our friends at Litfest Alberta. After months of work behind the scenes, we're glad to be able to deliver 10 days of events with a lineup of poets and authors from here in Edmonton and across Canada.”

Saturday's online speakers include authors James Raffan, an accomplished outdoor adventure writer; on a memoir panel David A. Robertson, Christa Couture, Helen Knott and Emily Riddle; and a Q&A with Michelle Parise hosted by Adrienne Pan.

Details: Please check edmontonpoetryfestival.com and litfestalberta.org for the full schedule running through Oct. 25