Matthew Teklemariam
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Critipeg: Maestro
Streaming now on Netflix
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Aloha means goodbye, among other things
Over the past year, downtown denizens encountered a microcosm of tropic island life – the more luxurious parts, anyway – while walking past the Royal Albert Arms Hotel.
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Favourite local barber or hairstylist
1. Shawna Friederici (261 Hair Company)
2. Jas Moran (The Barber Bae)
3. Walter Spooner (Waltz on In)
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Favourite local podcast
1. Witchpolice Radio
2. The Reel Debaters
3. Barking Dog
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Favourite local achiever under 30/Favourite local comedian/Favourite local social-media presence
Favourite local achiever under 30
1. Jimmy Skinner
2. Lauren Wittmann
3. Jelynn Dela Cruz
Favourite local comedian
1. Jimmy Skinner
2. Jesse Bercier
3. Sarah Jane Martin / Spencer Adamus (tie)
Favourite local social-media presence
1. Jimmy Skinner
2. Carter Chen (Ritzcracka)
3. Winnipeg Wildin
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Critipeg: My Animal
Plays at Cinematheque from Dec. 1 to 10
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Yo-ho-ho (and a bottle of paint)
The seasick and thalassophobic should steer clear of the Exchange District’s always vibrant cre8ery Gallery and Studio for the next few weeks. For everyone else, batten down the hatches and explore artist Maureen Babb’s newest collection, A Star to Steer by, from Nov. 23 to Dec. 5.
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Critipeg: Funny Pages
Plays at Cinematheque on Nov. 29
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With liberty and kickflips for all
Winnipeg skaters have recently found themselves at a sort of moral crossroads. Over the past few years, local skateboarders have accused The Edge Skatepark, located in the Youth for Christ (YFC) Activity Centre on King Street, of discriminatory hiring practices and other non-inclusive measures.
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Diasporic discussion at Cinematheque
Of all the movies screening at downtown Winnipeg’s only movie theatre, keep an eye out for a few non-English films from across the pond making their Canadian debuts – even if they’re decades old.
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Cranking decorum up to 11
Cufflinks? Check. Pre-rehearsed acceptance speech? Check. Ear plugs? Perhaps the most essential of all.
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Critipeg: Vampyre Year
Released Oct. 13 on House of Wonders Records
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Pulling (and slamming) the strings
All work and no play can turn the best a bit dull. A local puppet collective hopes to give grownups the gift of fun with the help of marionette controllers and a little imagination.
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Celebrating Jewish Brill-iance
If Neil Diamond, Carole King, Paul Simon and Phil Spector were all in one building for an evening, the event would almost certainly be standing-room only. That is, if the building were a concert venue. But the illustrious artists listed above did coexist in the same space for years with each other.
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The Bookman cometh
He’s everywhere: on a local university campus in the middle of the day, street festivals at night and online at all hours. Most don’t know his name, but, if described, his image is ineffaceable from the mind. His birth name is John Thompson, but he was always destined to be the Bookman.
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Catch a (sound) wave
A list of Winnipeggers’ preferred sports would likely rank surfing highly only among those privileged and spry enough to get out to their oceanside homes a few times a year. But the tradition of surf music has never been limited to those who practice the sport, as evidenced by the local live act Surf ‘n Turf.
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Beware the harvest moon
Paranoid pizza guys, alien-abducted golfers and cryptids galore ... is there anything more quintessentially Manitoban?
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Critipeg: Tetsuo: the Iron Man
Plays at Dave Barber Cinematheque on Oct. 24 and 31
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Of kittens and coffee
The Cleocatra Café (Quán Cọp Phê), opened at 859 Portage Ave. in May, is perhaps one of the most fascinating, fuzzy experiences one can have while sipping a cup of joe.
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Hunger is the mother of invention
It may be a long time until a Manitoba-style restaurant opens abroad. But rather than an indictment of our cuisine, it’s a testament to the sheer diversity of delicacies that originate from Winnipeg. From the indulgent chili-slathered Fat Boy to the iconic Pizza Pops, Winnipeg offers a motley assortment of original things to eat.