Arts & Culture
Local play Emergency Ops is a trainwreck, literally
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Local artist Hayden Maines recently performed Emergency Ops, a solo comedy about a group of civil servants managing a disaster in a small town. Taking place last weekend at the Irish Association of Manitoba,...
WAG presents Abraham Anghik Ruben exhibition
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WAG-Qaumajuq’s exhibition of works by Inuvialuit (Inuit) artist Abraham Anghik Ruben has recently been extended to run through May 31.
One of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists, Ruben was born in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories. Until...
“Can I live inside your pocket?”
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“Pocket” is the second and newest single from Strawberry Punch, a local indie all-woman band featuring multiple U of M students. Singer Danielle McDonald wrote the personal yet relatable song about her own intense...
PTE welcomes playwrights into mentorship program
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Winnipeg theatre company Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) and the Manitoba Association of Playwrights (MAP) are welcoming a new cohort of eight playwrights to the PTE/MAP New Playwrights Unit from 2026 to 2028.
Led by Brian...
Samantha Martin stays true to herself
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Samantha Martin and her band Delta Sugar return to Winnipeg’s West End Cultural Centre on Feb. 25, in advance of multiple new releases blending blues, soul and contemporary pop styles. Martin previously played in...
Wilding out with The Weekly Y-lers
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Kyler Zaenali and Tyler Ward are the two U of M students behind The Weekly Y-lers, a UMFM radio show that explores different musical themes and the history of musical genres.
It all began when...
The Art of Getting Lost and Found releases March 26
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Kelowna-based writer Glenna Turnbull, known for over two-decades as a freelance arts writer and columnist, is set to release her debut novel, The Art of Getting Lost and Found, this March.
Published by Breakwater Books,...







