Student group swing dancing into the new year
The University of Manitoba Swing Dance Club (UMSwing) is currently offering eight-week swing dance lessons starting Feb. 6. The student group programs lessons for four…
Jen Doerksen
Triple launch of local journal
On Jan. 26, Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing (CV2) launched its three most recent issues at the Platform Centre…
Much-needed changes made for winter festival
Western Canada’s largest winter festival, Festival du Voyageur, will run in Winnipeg from Feb. 16-25. Festival has introduced multiple much-needed changes to its operations this…
Social art performance piece uses music to set the mood for therapeutic car rides
A social art performance by University of Manitoba graduate, and current member of AceArtInc.’s Cartae Open School, Elise Dawson blurs the line between audience and…
Handcrafted haven
From farmers’ markets in the summer and fall, to holiday markets in the winter, buying local is easier than ever with these pop-up malls offering…
Comedic bluff callers
Winnipeg comedians are finding more ways to make audiences laugh with a live game show called Pants on Fire, where teams try to call each…
Provincial climate change plan broken down at town hall meeting
Manitoba Eco-Network, alongside organizations such as Climate Change Connection, Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition, and Wilderness Committee, gathered for a town hall to discuss the province’s…
Cultural appropriation in the arts
Manitoba Opera is currently showing Madama Butterfly, a piece previously questioned as being racist or being an example of cultural appropriation. The opera debuted in…
IsKwé – The Fight Within, 3/5
The new album from IsKwé, called The Fight Within, is a grand experience of heavy electronic music. Dedicated vocal lines take flight in a landscape…
Math students challenge “unfair” midterm
Actuarial science students enrolled in the MATH 2720 multivariable calculus course are challenging what they are charging was an unfair midterm exam. “A few of…