Local art from local hearts
On Feb. 10, a project called Lovecrafted raised over $500 for ArtsJunktion, a community arts organization. Lovecrafted hosted a pop-up shop at Forth that featured…
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nirvanna the band the show, the interview
nirvanna the band the show began as an independent Canadian web series, and has since been picked up by Vice Canada. Its first episode aired…
Faith Healer returns to Winnipeg
Faith Healer, an indie pop duo hailing from Edmonton, will be playing Dec. 20 at The Handsome Daughter. The band has been touring across North…
Mélanie Joly talks to Winnipegers about Creative Canada
Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian heritage, visited Winnipeg to promote the Creative Canada Policy Framework at a luncheon hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce…
Troy Rayner – Demo*lition Day, 4/5
Acoustic singer-songwriter Troy Rayner, also known as Gentleman Ghost, released his second EP, Demo*lition Day, on Nov. 7, three years after the release of his…
Animal Teeth – A List of Things to Say, 4/5
Winnipeg-based indie sweethearts Animal Teeth released their newest album, A List of Things to Say on Nov. 4. Their second full-length LP occasionally departs…
Home is where the art is
Montreal-based graphic designer and artist Sébastien Aubin is the University of Manitoba’s first Indigenous designer in residence. Aubin will be producing a new body of…
Department of Canadian Heritage gives NCTR 1.1 million dollars for a nation(s) wide tour of music and arts
The department of Canadian Heritage has contributed $1.1 million to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) to acknowledge Canada 150 through a nationwide…
Province honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
More than 200 people gathered in the rotunda of the Manitoba Legislative Building on Oct. 4 as Manitoba observed its first legislated day remembering missing…
Syrian families targeted by hateful graffiti
Syrian families living in a housing complex on Dufferin Avenue woke up the morning of Sept. 19 to discover hateful graffiti scribbled on their fence….