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.
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Festival favourite ends summer with a Royal Rumpus
Cult DJ and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Courtnage — known onstage as Smoky Tiger — released his third album, The Premium Quality Royal Rumpus, Aug. 30. In…
Local author brings Christie Pits riots to life
Dirty Water Comics’s latest graphic novel, Christie Pits, tells the story of Canada’s largest race riot you probably haven’t heard of. Written by Jamie Michaels…
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…
Marjorie Ward lecture features local author
St. John’s College hosted the 35th annual Marjorie Ward Lecture featuring award-winning Winnipeg Métis writer Katherena Vermette March 6. This year’s lecture was entitled gene rations:…
Local artist profile: Callen Froese
Callen Froese is a freelance multi-media artist based in Winnipeg whose work focuses on equality, sustainability and human rights. Froese, who grew up in Wolseley,…
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…
A local fanatic for the retro and macabre
Winnipeg’s GMB Chomichuk is an award-winning writer, illustrator and graphic novelist with a unique and imaginative art style. Some of his works include Infinitum, a…