Arts & Culture

Are you aware?

By
Lukas Thiessen
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 1981. The observance was first recognized by Canada’s House...
Arts & Culture

A Warrior approaches

By
Lukas Thiessen
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...
Arts & Culture

Point Douglas is the Place for Love

By
Lukas Thiessen
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...
Arts & Culture

Not your mommy’s garage

By
Lukas Thiessen
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 open. Business owner Wana Etuk is set to turn...
Arts & Culture

Like riding a short, wide bicycle

By
Lukas Thiessen
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 the sport of worldwide hooliganism. Formally playing in the bands...
Arts & Culture

Big Fun in review

By
Lukas Thiessen
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 crashing success. Where else could you hear classic pop, folk...
Arts & Culture

To Bee, or not to Bee

By
Lukas Thiessen
The rousing notes of Andrew Neville and the Poor Choices, Cheering for the Bad Guy, the drifting voices of countless karaoke superstars, and the laughter generated by comedians hang in the air like a...
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