Three to See Saturday: Jeff Daniels, Maria Dunn and seven guns for hire

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Jeff Daniels: When a lot of folks think of Jeff Daniels, they understandably mentally head to Dumb & Dumber — but The Squid & the Whale and Looper are really worth a look, too, especially the latter by The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson … such a great film. Oh, and that speech in The Newsroom! But why Daniels is coming up here today is actually an Online and Unplugged show presented by The Arden Theatre, full of original songs, stories from his film career and a 15-30 minute Q&A afterwards, questions submitted beforehand with ticket purchase, and one ticket obviously gets your whole household “in.”

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Details: 7:30 p.m., $20 through stalbert.ca/exp/arden

Maria Dunn: With a beautiful voice and a spirit brave enough to take on the various Goliaths using our very lives as footballs, Scotland-born Maria Dunn is one of Edmonton’s steadiest, most reliable singer-songwriters, making folk, Celtic, bluegrass and country traditions her own. Her last album Gathering was nominated for a Traditional Roots Album Juno. In these stifling times, give yourself a break and embrace some of the hope that’s out there.

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Details: 2-3 p.m. at 215 Lynnwood Way, pass the hat

The Magnificent Seven (1960): If you caught Seven Samurai at Metro Friday, Akira Kurosawa’s acclaimed Seven Samurai served as the blueprint for this classic Western saga. Plot: A Mexican village is at the mercy of Calvera, the leader of a band of outlaws. The townspeople, too afraid to fight for themselves, hire seven American gunslingers to free them from the bandits’ raids. The professional gunmen train the villagers to defend themselves, then plan a trap for the evil Calvera. And then everyone lived happily ever after. Yeah, um, about that …

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Details: Appropriately enough 7 p.m. at Metro Cinema (9712 109 St.), $13 at the door

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