‘The Third Colour’ wraps up first run at Prairie Theatre Exchange
The Third Colour from Manitoban playwright Ian Ross just finished its first run at the Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE). In an “absurdist dramedy” using clown-style…
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Jenny Heijun Wills relaunches her memoir ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.’
Winnipeg based author and University of Winnipeg professor Jenny Heijun Wills relaunched her first memoir to a packed McNally Robinson atrium on Oct. 8. First…
Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour was life-changing
Sir Elton John rode into Winnipeg on a stormy fall day and let the sun go down on a full house at Bell MTS Place….
Margaret Atwood wraps up Winnipeg’s 2019 Thin Air festival
Canadian literary legend Margaret Atwood brought weighty topics with wit to the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Sept. 30. An Evening with Margaret Atwood wrapped up…
Winnipegger Katrina Rosen gives frank look at marital struggles and cross-continental cycling
“Mike, do you want to bike around the world?” That is one of the first lines in Winnipeg-born author Katrina Rosen’s new book, and was…
Local artist’s latest exhibit at Pulse Gallery takes on climate change
Climate change is on everyone’s minds and we all have our own way of confronting it. Anja Studer is taking climate action through her art….
House Handshake’s road to Winnipeg
A long and winding road led to the formation of local indie outfit House Handshake. The band is currently comprised of Quinton Poitras (vocals, frets),…
Nuit Blanche hosts pop-up powwow in conjunction with Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery
An Indigenous block party welcomed Nuit Blanche Winnipeg’s attendees in front of 211 Pacific Avenue Saturday night. The Pop-Up Powwow 2.0 (Friendship Dance Event) took…
Wheelchair basketball court installation draws in Nuit Blanche Winnipeg attendees
Allez Hop!, a pop-up ’90s themed accessible glow-in-the-dark basketball court was stationed on Market Avenue during Nuit Blanche Winnipeg. The installation had a mix of…
Queer all-female band Strange Breed tours new album, Permanence
Rock ’n’ roll never died — it only transformed and carried on. Strange Breed, an all-queer, all-female garage-rock group from Vancouver, is touring across Canada…