Getting to know U of M’s Grandmother-in-Residence
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Starting in September, Karen Courchene, also known as Kookum Karen, will lead a series of drumming circles at Migizii Agamik. As U of M’s Grandmother-in-Residence, Courchene also provides students with support to help them...
Reclaiming heritage with traditional art
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This Friday, Toronto-based artist Victoria Day will unveil her latest exhibition, Two Ways, in Winnipeg’s Martha Street Studio. The show exhibits Day’s mirrored renditions of traditional Korean art, made to reclaim her heritage and...
Stanley County Cut-Ups releases “All Aboard”
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Last month, the Manitoban bluegrass band Stanley County Cut-Ups released its latest single “All Aboard,” a cover of a classic bluegrass song. With powerful vocals backed by high-energy musicians on guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle...
Lessons from Dead Poets Society
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Thirty-six years after its release, I recently had the opportunity to watch one of the cult classic back-to-school films, Dead Poets Society. Although filmed more than three decades ago, this story of a gang...
Winnipeg producer CEC chosen for National Accelerator
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CEC, a songwriter, producer and artist from Winnipeg, has recently been chosen to participate in the 2025 Women in the Studio National Accelerator. Hosted by Music Publishers Canada, the program provides women and non-binary...
CCFM names Patricia Bitu Tshikudi as new CEO
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On July 8, the Centre culturel franco-manitobain announced the appointment of Patricia Bitu Tshikudi as its new CEO. As CEO, Tshikudi emphasized the importance of protecting francophone identity in Manitoba while celebrating diversity.
In an...
The whimsical world of medieval manuscripts
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I have always been captivated by the opening titles of classic Disney films like The Sword in the Stone and Sleeping Beauty. The story begins in a bedazzled fairy tale book with gothic lettering and...






