Reincarnating the religion department
The University of Manitoba is renovating its lounge and planning coffee and donut get-togethers for students as part of a larger plan of rejuvenating the…
arts
Nature and art combine at Plant and Paint Night
UMSU and the School of Fine Arts Student Association (SOFASA) hosted their Plant and Paint Night event on Nov. 22. The event marked the first…
Second annual Indigenous Winter Market held at U of M
The annual Indigenous Winter Market had its second run last week, Nov. 23 and 24. The event was created last year by Vanessa Lillie, director…
The mundane and sublime at WAG-Quamajuq
This fall, two major exhibits opened at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq. Though disparate on their surfaces, certain thematic resonances connect them. The first, titled…
Indigenous art for all
Indigenous art education co-ordinator for the school of art gallery Justin Bear L’Arrivée hopes to expand Indigenous art across campus. Bear L’Arrivée is the co-ordinator…
Food as the ‘great equalizer’
Aficionados of Cookbooks and all things homemade gathered at Fort Garry library on Nov. 14 to listen to author and award-winning Free Press arts reporter…
Growing up undead
Vampires have captured the imagination of western audiences for many decades, all the way from Bram Stoker’s Dracula and the numerous Hollywood adaptations thereof, through…
’Toban Turntable
4/5 Stars Led by Montreal-based singer-songwriter Elizabeth Powell, Land of Talk has strayed rather drastically from its standard formula with its new record, Performances. Land…
Detangling human rights dilemmas in Messy Ethics
Human rights work can be messy. Without having dilemmas neatly organized and presented, few human rights workers speak about the mistakes, missteps and problems that…
’Toban Turntable
4/5 Stars Goodnight Summerland, the second album from Montreal artist Helena Deland is about loss, but it is not a goodbye — only a goodnight….