Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

CD Review : Todd Snider “The Excitement Plan”

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Sheldon Birnie
Todd Snider delivers another dish of country fried good times on his eighth full-length studio album, The Excitement Plan. Fans of Snider’s will find the “barefoot troubadour” in fine form, producing 12 top-notch tunes...
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Breau-mance

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John Herbert Cunningham
5 O’clock Bells Directed by Brian Quirt Starring Pierre Brault * out of ** The 2009-10 season opened Oct. 8 with 5 O’clock Bells, a play about the person who made the Guess Who possible. You may...
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Essentially a Playlist

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Michael Elves
Despite the ever-present threat of terrible weather, I firmly believe October is one of the best months of the year. The hubbub of back-to-school insanity has died down and people have settled into a...
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All the city’s a stage

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Megan Herkert
At first glance, theatre is an archaic art form, utterly outdone by its more glamorous and accessible counterpart, film. Why, then, is it important that theatre persevere in this-fast paced culture fixated on consumption...
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Hailing Hoffman

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Ryan Simmons
Philip Hoffman, one of Canada’s most critically respected filmmakers, is coming to Winnipeg to attend a retrospective of his short works and a screening of his first feature. Known for his distinctly personal approach,...
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‘Regarding heroes’ through a master’s lens

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Leah Werier
His iconic portraits, full of emotion, thought and care, leave the viewer with no question of his status as a master of light and tone. His sitters include the most important figures of the...
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WSO creates Romantic sonic boom

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Amber Teres
On Friday, September 26, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alexander Mickelthwate returned for a brand new season with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. The evening started off in measured fashion with introductions...

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