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Dana Solomon debuts original film at TIFF

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Recently, Selkirk artist Dana Solomon appeared in two films premiering at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In addition to starring in Blood Lines, a Métis romance, Solomon is presenting her short film...
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Scott Nolan to tour southern Manitoba

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
                    On Sept. 16, local musician and poet Scott Nolan and pianist Cory Wolchuk will perform in Winnipeg, kicking off a series of concerts across southern Manitoba. Nolan, who was born in Toronto but grew up...
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Challenging boundaries through a home art show

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Mikaela Warkentin
Madison Beale and Lauren McNaughton have brought the art gallery experience to their apartment. Last weekend, the pair hosted their first home art show, Maison Milieu, the name stemming from their muddling of the...
Mikaela Warkentin
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Getting to know U of M’s Grandmother-in-Residence

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Starting in September, Karen Courchene, also known as Kookum Karen, will lead a series of drumming circles at Migizii Agamik. As U of M’s Grandmother-in-Residence, Courchene also provides students with support to help them...
Mikaela Warkentin
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Reclaiming heritage with traditional art

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
This Friday, Toronto-based artist Victoria Day will unveil her latest exhibition, Two Ways, in Winnipeg’s Martha Street Studio. The show exhibits Day’s mirrored renditions of traditional Korean art, made to reclaim her heritage and...
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Stanley County Cut-Ups releases “All Aboard”

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Last month, the Manitoban bluegrass band Stanley County Cut-Ups released its latest single “All Aboard,” a cover of a classic bluegrass song. With powerful vocals backed by high-energy musicians on guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle...
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Lessons from Dead Poets Society

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Thirty-six years after its release, I recently had the opportunity to watch one of the cult classic back-to-school films, Dead Poets Society. Although filmed more than three decades ago, this story of a gang...

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