Arts & Culture
Buttons and bellows
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When we think of the accordion, polka music follows closely behind. “But I don’t know any polkas, much to some crowds’ dismay and to the pleasure of others,” says local musician Ingrid Gatin in...
WSO preview
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This weekend the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) presents the inaugural concert of the 2013-14 season. With a host of curiosities and surprises, plus a few old warhorses mixed in, this is the most interesting...
Accessible local fashion comes full circle at Tara Davis Studio Boutique
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Have you ever had that confusing, existential conversation with your new t-shirt, dress, or leggings, where you ask, “Who are you? Where did you come from? What paths have you travelled to end up...
What you should expect to learn from art school
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The importance of having a professional experience while learning the critical and technical skills at university cannot be understated.
During my seven years at the University at Manitoba I took part in three art exhibitions,...
Souvenir involontaire
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The concept of “memory” teeters between the concrete realities of our external world and the abstractions of our internal selves: “Did that really happen, or did I just make that up?”
There are some moments...
Drunken uncle singing
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B.A. Johnston returns with yet another album to add to his ever-growing banquet-sized merch table. True to form, this album sounds like a recording of your drunken uncle singing during thanksgiving dinner. Backed by...
Locals to look out for
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Hey Winnipeg, you want to know a secret? Don’t tell anybody, but I’ve got a new favorite band – the Psychics are wacky, weird, and they’ve got the kind of chops that don’t come...







