Arts & Culture

Curtain call for the Cyrk

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Anastasia Chipelski
After Mar. 14, Winnipeg will see one more live music venue shutting its doors. The Cyrk, also known as “Winnipeg’s most notorious art house,” is a small, intimate venue in West Broadway. Unlike other recent...
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From women’s day to every day

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Anastasia Chipelski
Many events held in the name of International Women’s Day (IWD) spilled beyond the bounds of Mar. 8 and into a weeklong series, or at least weekend-long string of gatherings. Beyond the common thread...
Arts & Culture

Stop and smell the pickles

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Anastasia Chipelski
While February isn’t typically the canning season, you wouldn’t know it from the full house gathered at Café Ce Soir on a chilly Monday night. We were all there for a sold-out workshop on...
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Women’s Day – why?

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Anastasia Chipelski
International Women’s Day (IWD) has strong roots in the socialist and labour movements, but in 2014, the symbolic meaning of this day is not so clear cut. While some may lament the lack of a...
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The show is about to begin

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Anastasia Chipelski
The days of the iconic Big Top may have faded into history, but that doesn’t mean the days of the circus are over. According to a contortionist, a sideshow performer, and a juggler who...
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Taking up space with rock ’n’ roll fury

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Anastasia Chipelski
If you haven’t witnessed the rock  ’n’ roll fury that is the Pack A.D., prepare to give your eardrums a smashing treat. The energetic guitar-and-drums duo is landing at the Park Theatre on Mar....
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Calling all trans* writers

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Anastasia Chipelski
This May, Winnipeg will have the honour of hosting “Writing Trans Genres: Emergent Literatures and Criticism” – a conference which will be “the largest gathering of its kind in Canada,” according to organizer Trish...
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