Arts & Culture editor

On March 15, the West End Cultural Centre will host Red Rising Magazine’s third Laughter is Medicine comedy night. Laughter is Medicine showcases Canadian Indigenous comics, both new to and veterans of the industry. “If the...

St. John’s College hosted the 35th annual Marjorie Ward Lecture featuring award-winning Winnipeg Métis writer Katherena Vermette March 6. This year’s lecture was entitled gene rations: Métis experiences in Winnipeg history. The talk centred around recent...

In celebration of Arabic culture, the U of M’s Arab Students’ Association (ASA) will be having their fourth Annual Arab Exhibition March 13 in UMSU University Centre. ASA president Zara Kadhim said the association hopes...

Callen Froese is a freelance multi-media artist based in Winnipeg whose work focuses on equality, sustainability and human rights. Froese, who grew up in Wolseley, attributes her artistic drive to her upbringing. “I think that area,...

The Manitoban chatted up various performers during the 50th Festival du Voyageur.

Free music workshop series #AIRSessions provides resources to inner-city youth aged 13-25. Local singer, songwriter and music curator Ila Barker is the primary mentor for #AIRSessions. The workshop series began in early February and will...

In the latest in local literature, a “lesbian space opera” was launched Feb. 22 at McNally Robinson Booksellers. Author Laurel Johanson’s All Things Mortal, a 100-page sci-fi saga, guides the reader through a cosmic adventure...