Jenny Heijun Wills relaunches her memoir ‘Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related.’
Winnipeg based author and University of Winnipeg professor Jenny Heijun Wills relaunched her first memoir to a packed McNally Robinson atrium on Oct. 8. First…
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Local artist’s latest exhibit at Pulse Gallery takes on climate change
Climate change is on everyone’s minds and we all have our own way of confronting it. Anja Studer is taking climate action through her art….
House Handshake’s road to Winnipeg
A long and winding road led to the formation of local indie outfit House Handshake. The band is currently comprised of Quinton Poitras (vocals, frets),…
Kent Monkman’s latest exhibit opens at the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Canadian history is being retold in Kent Monkman’s latest solo exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Canadian Cree artist Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A…
The Bros. Landreth ⎯ ‘’87,’ 4/5
The Bros. Landreth are back with their highly anticipated sophomore album, ’87.
Ally Gonzalo captures Winnipeg’s Filipino queer community in latest portrait series
Ally Gonzalo brings boldness and beauty in Bakla!, his latest portrait series. Gonzalo is now a Winnipeg-based professional photographer, but he got his start back…
Local YA fantasy author S. M. Beiko launches ‘The Brilliant Dark’ at McNally Robinson
A locally-made epic trilogy will come to an end this month. The Brilliant Dark, S. M. Beiko’s final instalment of The Realms of Ancient trilogy,…
U of M’s school of art showcases Indigenous South African pottery and alumna PJ Anderson’s work
The latest exhibit at the U of M’s School of Art Gallery’s collections gallery is hundreds of years in the making. Contemporary Traditions and Allusions:…
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.
Begonia — Fear, 4.5/5
Alexa Dirks, who performs under the name Begonia, unsurprisingly delivers stellar vocals and raw lyrics on her highly anticipated debut full-length album, Fear.