Local group to perform Moonlight Express
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This Friday, local performers in Winnipeg will take the stage in Moonlight Express, a vaudeville-style show inspired by the now-defunct railway lines that once connected the city to the beaches of Lake Winnipeg. Filled...
A breakup letter with the West
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On March 9, author and journalist Omar El Akkad hosted his Winnipeg book launch at McNally Robinson Booksellers. His latest book, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, is both a reflection...
Sarah Crawley unveils latest art show as the wind blew
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On March 7, local artist Sarah Crawley unveiled her latest exhibition, as the wind blew: the ground beneath me / at the water’s edge / in its path, in downtown Winnipeg. The opening ceremony...
Jon Sasaki presents microbial art at U of M
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On Feb. 27, the School of Art Gallery unveiled its latest exhibitions by Jon Sasaki, a Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist. Homage features a microbial photo series created from artifacts of influential Canadian artists, while I...
Indigenous land-based learning through exercise
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On Feb. 28, Brian Rice, a professor in the faculty of kinesiology and recreation management, led an Indigenous history walk from Upper Fort Garry to St. Boniface, connecting students to the history of the...
Amir Bissen performs Mendelssohn’s violin concerto
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A while ago, the U of M symphony orchestra performed its latest concert, Poèmes sans paroles, on campus. It featured 20th century compositions by Violet Archer and Ruth Gipps while also highlighting the many talents...
Captain America: Bland old world or is there more to it?
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Like most people, I consumed my fair share of Marvel entertainment as a child. Although I was never a comic book reader, I have fond memories of spending evenings watching Avengers movies and TV shows....
