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Islendingadagurinn brings local flavour
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With over 120 years of tradition in Manitoba, the Gimli-based Icelandic Festival known to some as Islendingadagurinn is primed for quite a celebration this year.
The events run from Friday, July 29 to August...
My Folk Fest kicked ass
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Winnipeg’s annual Folk Festival is an excellent way to spend five days doing one or any combination of the following: soaking in wonderful music, relaxing and partying. My experience this year was absolutely delightful....
Point / Counterpoint
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Point / Counterpoint is a platform in which two parties discuss pertinent cultural issues from opposing sides. It’s a real debate, and like any honest fight, there are winners and losers. This is the...
The forest never sleeps
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It was like any other Saturday night: the plans were to go to the bar, have drinks, dance, chat with friends and go home. But somewhere through the night things got screwed up. While...
Things I’ve loved
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Things I’ve Loved is a celebration of things from the near or distant past, either overlooked or forgotten by the unforgiving eye of popular culture. It is a venue to both reminisce and profess...
Miguel’s Folk Fest updates
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Day 4: Getting funky
Today was my best day at the festival. I enjoyed more Dan Mangan as well as a poet, Shane Koyczab, backed by an upright base and vocalists who spoke to the...
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
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In 2010 talk show host Conan O’Brien and NBC had their much publicized falling out, which saw the former Late Night host leave the network to be replaced by the idle Jay Leno. The...
