Arts & Culture

Get Together at Union

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Alana Trachenko
Themed events are a big deal in Winnipeg. Devotion, Big Dancing, Grippin’ Grain, New Music Wednesdays, and, more recently, Locals Only have all become semi-regular theme nights around the city – each with their...
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Talking about tapas

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Alana Trachenko
Dinner has limitless possibilities. It might be a home-cooked meal that takes hours and is prepared while family and friends hang around drinking wine, or it may be half of a leftover Subway sandwich...
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The Lucid Dream

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Alana Trachenko
Picture the night: it’s a frigid January evening, but as soon as you walk in the door, you leave wintery Winnipeg behind and enter a new world – one of art; music; and, thankfully,...
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When I told you to shoot the sky, I had something...

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Alana Trachenko
It’s no simple feat to take something like the mountainous horizons of Banff and make them seem untouched – yet curator Natasha Peterson has managed to do so in her exhibit When I told...
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Ingrain by Anthony Nelson

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Alana Trachenko
Winnipeg artist Anthony Nelson, member of Synonym Art Consultation, continues to expand his repertoire with his latest exhibit showing at the Cornerstone on Osborne. The current showcase breaks away from his previous work, such...
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Five Hundred and One Paintings + Buildings: recent works by Cliff...

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Alana Trachenko
Walking through Cliff Eyland’s exhibit at Actual Gallery feels like flipping through the chapters of a book, which comes as no surprise, as the Canadian artist and designer is also a writer. In keeping with...
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Adventures of FINN

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Alana Trachenko
It is a chilly Tuesday night when I arrive at Cousins Deli & Lounge to meet with Winnipeg band, FINN. The guys seem to decide unanimously on dark beer, and we hole up in...
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