Begonia’s in bloom
Local music icon Alexa Dirks, known onstage as Begonia, is between filming music videos and a busy tour schedule. She is also releasing her first full-length album, Fear, Sept. 13.
Zachary Sigurdson
Festival blankets the city with creativity
Winnipeg’s sixth annual Wall-to-Wall Mural & Culture Festival — run by Synonym Art Consultation in collaboration with Graffiti Art Programming Inc. — runs throughout September.
A journey into the taboo
Is this what the 1960s felt like? That was my first thought when entering The Park Theatre on Aug. 25 for the Sacred Sexual Music…
A new cinematic world in small town Manitoba
Although I grew up and live in Winnipeg, Gimli is my second home. Summertime, to me, means regular trips to Gimli for evenings on the…
A decade of fantasy and superheroes
Every decade is defined by certain cultural elements.
Playwright expresses internal ‘gender odyssey’
Lara Rae’s “gender odyssey” play “Dragonfly” premiered March 14 at the Rachel Browne Theatre. Rae is a comedian, producer, writer and playwright. Originally from Glasgow,…
U of M prof creates for popular “Warhammer 40,000” series
Many of you know David Annandale as a film studies professor with a passion for genre fiction and video games, but did you also know…
Laughter is Medicine returns for third showcase
On March 15, the West End Cultural Centre will host Red Rising Magazine’s third Laughter is Medicine comedy night. Laughter is Medicine showcases Canadian Indigenous…
McNally Robinson launches local lesbian space opera
In the latest in local literature, a “lesbian space opera” was launched Feb. 22 at McNally Robinson Booksellers. Author Laurel Johanson’s All Things Mortal, a…
Cluster Festival returns for 10th edition
Winnipeg will hold the 10th annual Cluster: New Music and Integrated Arts Festival entitled “Cluster X” from Feb. 28 to March 3. Cluster is an…