Arts briefs

Heartbeat City EP release party

Heartbeat City is releasing their new EP Tanglespruce at the Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club (234 Main St.) on Thursday, Jan. 30. Doors are 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

Speaking Crow: February Edition

On Tuesday, Feb. 4, Chimwemwe Undi will read as part of Speaking Crow’s ongoing open-mic series in the Carol Shields Auditorium at Millennium Library (251 Donald St.). Undi will read at 7:15 p.m., followed up by the open mic. Signup for the open mic is at 7 p.m.

Sustainable Winnipeg Panel

In conjunction with the launch of Canadian Modern Architecture, 1967 to present, this panel will address issues of urban density, green design and Indigenous place-making. The talk is on Feb. 3, starts at 7 p.m and is at McNally Robinson Booksellers (4000-1120 Grant Ave.).

Lecture by Diane Driedger

Diane Driedger is a visual artist, poet and assistant professor in the Interdisciplinary Masters program in Disability Studies at the University of Manitoba. Her lecture will address the career of canonical artists who lived with disabilities and will take place in room 2C15 at the University of Winnipeg (515 Portage Ave.) on Jan. 31 at 1 p.m.

Restoration Tuesdays at Cinematheque

Cinematheque (100 Arthur St.) is screening the late filmmaker Agnès Varda’s Vagabond and The Gleaners and I back to back on Feb. 4. Vagabond plays at 7 p.m. and is followed by The Gleaners and I at 9. Admission for Restoration Tuesdays screenings is $5.

Manitoba Music x Real Love Thursday

Manitoba Music and Real Love Thursday are teaming up to bring a night of local talent featuring Roman Clarke, Erika Fowler and housepanther on Jan. 30 at the Good Will Social Club (625 Portage Ave.). Doors open at 8 p.m., music starts at 8:30 p.m., and cover is $10 at the door or $7 in advance.

Published in Volume 74, Number 16 of The Uniter (January 30, 2020)

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