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How to save a planet
Though early February saw frostbite warnings and freezing temperatures in Winnipeg, the planet overall continues to rapidly heat up. Feb. 9 also saw the Peg City Climate Jam, the first event of many produced by Climate Action Team Manitoba (CATM) to bring people together to collaborate, communicate and work toward a zero-carbon society.
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Marching on
This issue straddles the end of February and beginning of March, a transition from deep winter to end-winter.
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Whose House? David’s House!
“Every time I see a Whose House and it’s somebody I know, I’m like, ‘Damn! Why don’t they do one on me?!’” Cinematheque’s operations manager David Knipe is finally getting his turn.
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Arts briefs
Decolonizing Sound // Lens-based book sale // Strut for Shoal // Meet your music maker // So long, Strong Badger // Free animated shorts program
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CRITIPEG: Small Predators
Jennifer Ilse Black offers a caustic ode to the Captain Planet generation in her debut novella Small Predators, published by ARP Books.
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Patient Hands - Stoic
There are few things more existentially terrifying than cancer. I imagine it’s near impossible to properly describe the sensation of carrying your death with you always.
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Exploring early evening music
Winnipeg’s music scene loves a midnight multi-band lineup.
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Mining the craft
Major Canadian software developer Ubisoft, the company behind hits like the Assassin’s Creed franchise, recently opened an office in Winnipeg.
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Folk music coming in loud and clear
There’s no doubt that folk tunes and culture exist as fundamental pillars of music today. However, it seems that public interest in twanging banjos and campfire jam sessions has declined in recent years.
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City briefs
Celebrating the land at 373 Langside St. // Retirement Lecture Series // Trans, Non-Binary, Two-Spirit Swim Night // Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids // Justice for Machuar Madut // Disability Day of Mourning Vigil
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Repatriation through crafting
Cynthia Boehm is leading the second session in her three-part moccasin-making teaching series at the Manitoba Museum on March 3.
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Food festival features new delights and old favourites
The sixth-annual LoveLocalMB event, which showcases local Manitoban food and beverages, will take place on March 2.
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Automation gets checked out
Some retail stores are fulfilling requests from patrons that demand an easier shopping experience.
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Get well soon
Wellness seems to pour from every crevasse of the marketing world currently, from chain health food stores, crystal companies, gyms and weight-loss programs to yoga studios, greeting cards and mental health campaigns.
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper