Siren songs for a frozen city
It’s long been inferred that the rich musical and cultural scenes in Winnipeg are a direct result of our cold, dark winters – as if…
Arts & Culture
Local [Demo]Graphic
Founded in Winnipeg, Synonym Art Consultation aims to make art more accessible to the general public. Their latest attempt is an exhibition entitled [Demo]Graphic, installed…
De-stigmatizing through creation
Detach the stigma associated with mental illness: for organizers and participating artists in an upcoming fundraiser, this is a core imperative. Starting Feb. 6 at…
Ninjas, goddesses, industrial landscapes, and pop art
A powerful, crazed, manga ninja. A self-portrait eyeing handwritten pages of personal thought. A short video shot in the wilderness followed by one filmed in an…
Storytelling in the Park
Winnipeg is about to become the birthplace of a new format for live storytelling that will broadcast over the airwaves. Tales are told together, recorded,…
“Find escape in music / That no one can defeat”
I would expect an EP with the word “Basement” in the title, recorded by the band members themselves, to be a sparse sketch of a few…
Going Deep with Jodie Layne
I generally think resolutions are stupid: we all pledge some variation of the same vague things we think we should be doing to be a more…
Staying cool, Winnipeg style
While we may gripe and grumble about the weather, most Winnipeggers pride themselves for surviving the bite of winter with a sly smirk. How else…
You are cordially invited…
Mid-January is not well-known as a holiday season, unless your friend circle has a robust crop of January birthdays. But there is one very significant…
Under the moon of winter are living stories
January is the time to tell stories. Taking a page from the national traditions of Cree and Anishinaabe culture, the local Indigenous Writers Collective (IWC),…