Arts & Culture

Local art from local hearts

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Jen Doerksen
On Feb. 10, a project called Lovecrafted raised over $500 for ArtsJunktion, a community arts organization. Lovecrafted hosted a pop-up shop at Forth that featured eight local crafters. The pop-up shop was the final...
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Protesters camp at legislature following Cormier verdict

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Jen Doerksen
Darla Contois and a small group of protesters  began  camping on the Manitoba legislature grounds Feb. 22 after Raymond Cormier was acquitted of second degree murder charges relation to the death of Tina Fontaine. Contois...
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Hundreds rally to honour Tina Fontaine

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Qudus Abusaleh
Hundreds of Manitobans took part in a march Friday honouring the life of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. The march and following rally came a day after an 11-member jury acquitted Raymond Cormier of second degree murder...
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Manitoban referendum motion sent to executive committee

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Malak AbasQudus Abusaleh
A motion challenging the Manitoban’s funding was forwarded to UMSU’s executive committee Thursday. The motion, which was moved by Science Students’ Association representative Navkiran Chhina, seeks to trigger a referendum asking UMSU members if they...
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Arts & Culture

Flash dance

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Jen Doerksen
What would normally take five weeks to prepare took only eight days for choreographer Stephanie Ballard and students from the School of Contemporary Dancers. The VERGE Dance Dialogues performance debuted on Feb. 8 at...
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Arts & Culture

Experimental art made accessible

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Jen Robinson
Approachable experimental art was the goal of last weekend’s second annual Forthwith Festival. From Feb. 2 to Feb. 4, local coffee shop Forth will host experimental music performances, visual art installations, and artist workshops...
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Student group swing dancing into the new year

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Jen Robinson
The University of Manitoba Swing Dance Club (UMSwing) is currently offering eight-week swing dance lessons starting Feb. 6. The student group programs lessons for four different types of swing dance, Charleston, jive, blues, and...
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