Arts & Culture

Handcrafted haven

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Jen Doerksen
From farmers’ markets in the summer and fall, to holiday markets in the winter, buying local is easier than ever with these pop-up malls offering quality handmade and independently-produced wares. On Aug. 23, Travel Manitoba...
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Vulfpeck – Mr. Finish Line, 3.5/5

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Jen Doerksen
California-based funk musicians Vulfpeck released Mr. Finish Line in early November. The group has steadily released a full LP each year since 2011, and, in that time, their sound has developed from bass-driven minimal...
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Fine arts firsts

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Jen Doerksen
Newly found art collective Actually Milk, comprised of six second-year fine arts students, hosted their first group gallery at Forth on Dec. 22. The show featured works executed in a range of mediums, including photography,...
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Comedic bluff callers

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Jen Doerksen
Winnipeg comedians are finding more ways to make audiences laugh with a live game show called Pants on Fire, where teams try to call each other’s bluffs. The goal for performers is to guess whether...
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Illustrating hateful history

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Jen Doerksen
Before Dec. 15, local graphic novel author Jamie Michaels hope to raise $2,500 to publish a graphic novel called Christie Pits that tells the story of a race riot in Toronto in 1933. The...
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Final farewell

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Jen Doerksen
Local punk band 1971 are saying farewell to fans at their EP release and final concert on Dec. 23. The group decided to disband after the sudden death of their bassist Cameron Cranston in...
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Cultural appropriation in the arts

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Jen Doerksen
Manitoba Opera is currently showing Madama Butterfly, a piece previously questioned as being racist or being an example of cultural appropriation. The opera debuted in 1904 and depicts the ill-fated love of a Japanese...
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