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Arts & Culture

Margaret Atwood wraps up Winnipeg’s 2019 Thin Air festival

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Emelia Fournier
Canadian literary legend Margaret Atwood brought weighty topics with wit to the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Sept. 30. An Evening with Margaret Atwood wrapped up the Winnipeg International Writers Festival’s Thin Air 2019 event. Atwood is...
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Winnipegger Katrina Rosen gives frank look at marital struggles and cross-continental...

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Zachary Sigurdson
"Mike, do you want to bike around the world?” That is one of the first lines in Winnipeg-born author Katrina Rosen’s new book, and was the catalyst for the adventure it was based upon. With You...
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Local artist’s latest exhibit at Pulse Gallery takes on climate change

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Zachary Sigurdson
Climate change is on everyone’s minds and we all have our own way of confronting it. Anja Studer is taking climate action through her art. On the evening of Sept. 27, in conjunction with the international...
Anja Studer
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House Handshake’s road to Winnipeg

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Emelia Fournier
A long and winding road led to the formation of local indie outfit House Handshake. The band is currently comprised of Quinton Poitras (vocals, frets), Darrell Anderson (frets, vocals), Sarah Greco (vocals, ukulele), Tanner Link...
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Nuit Blanche hosts pop-up powwow in conjunction with Urban Shaman Contemporary...

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Emelia Fournier
An Indigenous block party welcomed Nuit Blanche Winnipeg’s attendees in front of 211 Pacific Avenue Saturday night. The Pop-Up Powwow 2.0 (Friendship Dance Event) took place during Nuit Blanche in front of Synonym Art Consultation. This...
Quincy Houdayer
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Wheelchair basketball court installation draws in Nuit Blanche Winnipeg attendees

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Emelia Fournier
Allez Hop!, a pop-up ’90s themed accessible glow-in-the-dark basketball court was stationed on Market Avenue during Nuit Blanche Winnipeg. The installation had a mix of three-on-three games and open court wheelchair basketball, featuring Manitoba Wheelchair...
Quincy Houdayer
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Queer all-female band Strange Breed tours new album, Permanence

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Zachary Sigurdson
Rock ’n’ roll never died — it only transformed and carried on. Strange Breed, an all-queer, all-female garage-rock group from Vancouver, is touring across Canada to promote their debut album Permanence, which dropped Sept. 13....

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