The many wonders of a fleeting trip to Winnipeg
As a well-travelled New Zealander, Winnipeg has become one of my favourite places to visit. When I first arrived in Winnipeg, around this time last…
Arts & Culture
Burlesque, nerdlesque, boylesque and more
The fourth annual Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival will be on at the Gas Station Arts Centre from Aug. 15 to 18. This year’s festival deviates…
Food for thought
The South Osborne Farmers’ Market (SOFM) brings its community-minded, ecologically sustainable vendors to Kylemore Ave. for its fourth year. The SOFM is run by Farm…
Traipsing through the heat and the storms
“This year, I felt like I knew people almost everywhere I went.”
Festival toasts volunteers for decades of hard work
Winnipeg Folk Festival (WFF) attendees took a break from the music on the afternoon of July 13 to honour “milestone” WFF volunteers.
Folkies take refuge in Red Tent
While the Winnipeg Folk Festival (WFF) recruits multiple volunteers for a variety of services, the Red Tent provides one of the most important resources — a safe space amongst the music and fun.
Manitobans gear up for 46th annual Folk Fest
Manitoba’s largest gathering of tree-huggers and music-lovers returns to Birds Hill Provincial Park July 11-14.
Wildin’ out in Winnipeg
Warm Winnipeg weather welcomes winos, weirdos and whippersnappers to the great outdoors once again. It’s patio season in the Prairies and it’s also time to…
Free concert brings workers’ rights to the forefront
Old Market Square was crowded June 8 with people standing in the rain for a free concert commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike.
Local musical retells 1919 Winnipeg General Strike
Strike! The Musical is at Rainbow Stage through July 5 for the centenary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. The musical is set during the…