Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

A Walrus of a night

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Alana Trachenko
The Walrus Talks is making its first appearance in Winnipeg since the event began in 2012. Co-ordinated by the Canadian magazine, the Walrus, the presentations take place in 15-20 cities across the country. The...
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Fishing in the dark done right

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Alana Trachenko
Fundraising is an essential tool in any non-profit’s belt, so it is always important to create events that are worth coming to. FortWhyte Alive has had no trouble with that, as their Lake Shaker...
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2015 Winnipeg Folk Festival Lineup Announced

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Ian T. D. Thomson
On March 5, the Winnipeg Folk Festival announced the lineup for its 2015 event. Artists such as Wilco, Jenny Lewis, Arlo Guthrie, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Jose Gonzalez, Kurt Vile, Shakey Graves,...
Arts & Culture

Why craft beer is the shit

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Lauren Siddall
Selecting a beer from the LC can be a daunting task. The shelves are littered with everything from India Pale Ales (IPAs), to lagers, stouts, porters, and flavoured beers of hundreds of different brands...
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Storyteller-in-residence: Dovie Thomason

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Ian T. D. Thomson
The imagination can run wild in the hands of a great story and its storyteller. Dovie Thomason—the current storyteller-in-residence at the University of Manitoba Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC)—focuses on sharing...
Arts & Culture

The decade in prints

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Alana Trachenko
If you want a summary of events that took place in Winnipeg in the last decade, you need only to go as far as Parlour Coffee on Main Street. Besides excellent coffee and quaint...
Arts & Culture

Great swimmers, better songwriters

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Alana Trachenko
Great Lake Swimmers’ new single, “Zero in the City,” evidences that the band is continuing to grow as artists. Lead vocalist Tony Dekker’s voice and the emphasis on wilderness in A Forest of Arms...

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