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Arts & Culture

What’s your Fringe Fest fancy?

By
Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
From July 15-26, Winnipeg’s Exchange District and the venues that surround it will play host to the 17th annual Winnipeg Fringe Festival. The Fringe Festival provides an outlet for both local and touring theatre companies...
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José González re-sharpens his claws

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Ian T. D. Thomson
One of the highlight performers at the 2015 Winnipeg Folk Festival was singer-songwriter José González. Having released his third album Vestiges & Claws in February of 2015, González took the main stage on Saturday around...
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Chihuly Gardens and Glass

By
Lauren Siddall
"I want people to be overwhelmed with light and colour in a way they have never experienced" – Dale Chihuly  
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Envoi Poetry Festival makes its debut

By
Raylene Paci
From May 29 to Jun. 5, Winnipeg welcomed the best of Western Canada’s poets and spoken-word artists to take centre stage in the first ever Envoi Poetry Festival, produced by the Envoi Literary Foundation...
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Cover to cover with Carlyn

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Carlyn Schellenberg
Winnipeg writer David Alexander Robertson’s work has been published in Prairie Fire and CV2. He is the creator of several graphic novels, including the bestselling 7 Generations series; and he contributed to the 2012...
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KEN mode anticipate ‘Success’

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
A band self-described as “northern bellicosity done politely,” Winnipeg’s KEN mode combines elements of noise rock, hardcore punk, and heavy metal into a controlled yet chaotic assault on the ears. Though currently touring Europe...
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Zola Jesus to jazz up Winnipeg

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Seamus Hamilton-Pattison
Ethereal. Diverse. Independent. These are but a few words one might ascribe to Russian-American singer Zola Jesus (born Nika Rosa Danilova), whose musical catalogue— consisting of five full-length albums and a couple of EPs—explores...

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