Fifth year of fun
Big Fun Festival is back for its fifth year. Between Jan. 27 and Jan. 31, downtown Winnipeg’s annual winter music festival will once again fill…
Arts & Culture
Revenant embraces realism
Months before The Revenant was released, stories were flooding in from set reporting the difficulty of the shoot, with one crewmember even referring to the…
The Piano Maker: a post-war pilgrimage
In his new book The Piano Maker, Kurt Palka draws inspiration from a time of economic and social crisis in post-First World War Canada to…
Dickinson of Dragon’s Den to talk achievement
On Thursday, Jan. 28, the UMSU 2015-16 Speaker Series will bring renowned Canadian entrepreneur Arlene Dickinson to speak in the “fishbowl” area just off of…
Writer-in-residence: Jeanne Randolph
Over the next three months, students with a flair for writing will have the opportunity to be advised by the seasoned Canadian writer, Jeanne Randolph….
A quarter-century of creativity
Winnipeg’s New Music Festival (NMF) is turning 25. To celebrate their anniversary, the local festival will be hosting many exciting events popping up at various…
Fresh album, fresh attitude
When your voice draws comparisons to Canadian music legends Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot, you know you have something special, and for J.P. Hoe, that’s…
Red riding hood reimagined
From Jan. 22 to 23, actress Rachel Smith is set to present a one-woman alternate perspective of the classic Little Red Riding Hood story. The…
Light up the night
When it’s in the right hands, a camera can produce a masterpiece so exquisite that its beauty can only be matched by that of nature….
Aidan Knight – “Each Other” 4.5/5
Vancouver-based folk musician Aidan Knight has never failed to evolve his sound with each record he releases, expanding upon the rootsy beginnings of his 2010…