Arts & Culture editor

One could say that Vancouver-born Stephen Fearing has music in his blood. “My family’s been in music and the arts for generations,” Fearing said. “My grandfather was an award-winning baritone, my great-great-great-grand-aunt was a...

This summer, the Winnipeg Folk Festival marks its 50th anniversary. The festival, which traditionally takes place in Birds Hill Provincial Park, promises performances by more than 60 musicians from July 10 to 13.  Despite...

This Friday, local performers in Winnipeg will take the stage in Moonlight Express, a vaudeville-style show inspired by the now-defunct railway lines that once connected the city to the beaches of Lake Winnipeg. Filled...

It’s the biggest night in Hollywood — the night when new stars are born and established greats cement their legacies. The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are considered the highest honour in the...

On March 9, author and journalist Omar El Akkad hosted his Winnipeg book launch at McNally Robinson Booksellers. His latest book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, is both a reflection...

Shawn Desman has been a fixture in Canada’s music scene for more than two decades, becoming a staple of Canadian R&B throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Some of his earliest childhood memories are of...

On March 7, local artist Sarah Crawley unveiled her latest exhibition, as the wind blew: the ground beneath me / at the water’s edge / in its path, in downtown Winnipeg. The opening ceremony...