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Prairie Comics Festival returns for 10th anniversary

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
The annual Prairie Comics Festival is set to take place from Sept. 5 to 6 at the Manitoba Museum, marking its 10th anniversary this year. According to artistic director Sam Beiko, visitors can expect to...
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Never far from home

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Maryam Bagheri, who resides in Winnipeg with her husband and two children, has not been able to visit her family in Iran for the past nine years. She keeps in contact with her mother with...
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Dafoe Library exhibits 2000-year-old papyri

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Dafoe Library unveiled The Ancient Inbox on Aug. 17, an exhibit showcasing 19 papyri from Roman Egypt. This is the first public display of papyri in Winnipeg, according to U of M classics professor...
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Rethinking landscapes at the WAG

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) unveiled its latest exhibition, Terra Cognita/Incognita, on Aug. 19, featuring over 125 landscape-themed artworks from the gallery’s permanent collection and pieces by four local artists. Riva Symko, the WAG curator...
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Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2026 draws to a close

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
The 39th edition of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival concluded its twelve-day run on July 26.  The festival, founded by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Company in 1988, hosted shows by 160 performing companies in 31...
Zulkifl Rafah
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Reviews of three Winnipeg Fringe plays

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
The Golden Boys — 3/5 This gender bent riff on the classic sitcom The Golden Girls by Anthony Ferens portrays the tomfoolery and unlikely kinship between four senior men cohabiting in Winnipeg. Marketed as a...
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Chris Simonite paints satirical wildlife in Hinterland WTF?

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Boris Tsun Hang Leung
Local artist Chris Simonite has added his own twist to an iconic Canadian wildlife film series in his latest exhibition, Hinterland WTF? at 226 Main Street Gallery.  The works in the exhibition are inspired by...

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