One artist, many hands
When the site at the Forks was excavated for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), 400,000 mostly Aboriginal artifacts were unearthed. Now, when visitors…
Lukas Thiessen
Dancing for the darkness
Grave Clothes,” one of the three songs on the freshman release from local trio the Party Dress, is suited for use in a film by…
When our humanity meets mental illness
If you want to be confronted with the challenges of being human sans heavy-handed preaching, then check out the upcoming production of The Valley at…
6,000 years of trade
For at least 6,000 years, international trade occurred at the confluence of what we now call the Red and Assiniboine rivers. Cree, Anishinaabe, Sioux, and…
Are you aware?
February is Black History Month (BHM) in Canada and the U.S. Begun as a week-long event in 1926, the initial recognition in Winnipeg occurred in…
A Warrior approaches
It was two weeks before Halloween last year when a blockade organized by the Mi’kmaq Warriors Society was confronted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The blockade in New Brunswick was in response to shale gas exploration by SWN Resources Canada, a Houston-based firm.
Point Douglas is the Place for Love
What comes to mind when you think of Point Douglas? Perhaps you know the area is named for the 5th Earl of Selkirk, who established the Red River Colony in 1812, or that it has the lowest family income and highest unemployment of any riding in Manitoba. Some people also insist the area’s crime rate is its most notable feature.
Not your mommy’s garage
In a building constructed to hold more cars than were owned in the entire city of 1906 Winnipeg, a new 18+ venue is about to…
Like riding a short, wide bicycle
He is the namesake of an American brigadier general and an English footballer, but local musician and visual artist Steve Basham represents neither war nor…
Big Fun in review
As one night of the event Big Fun, itself paired with the New Music Festival, Jan. 24 at the barely ventilated Windsor Hotel was a…