Arts
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Real Love Summer Fest
The name Real Love Winnipeg is a familiar one to virtually any virtual music fan. The independent concert promotion company, started by Gil Carroll and Adam Soloway in 2012, didn’t plan on starting their own festival. But following an invite in 2014 to organize something on the grounds of the Matlock Festival of Music, Art and Nature, the duo developed what would eventually become Real Love Summer Fest.
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Festival Listings
It’s a gargantuan task to keep track of all of the various festivals taking place in a single province, especially one as committed to merrymaking as Manitoba.
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Gimli International Film Festival
Heading into their 24th year, the Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF) shows no signs of slowing down.
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Blue Hills Fibre Festival
Located a two-hour, scenic drive west from Winnipeg is the town of Carberry which hosts the annual Blue Hills Fibre Festival (BHFF). Founded in 2013, BHFF gives artists an opportunity to share in the making of all types of fibre crafts.
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The Winnipeg Underground Film Festival
Winnipeg is a city with a rich cinematic culture and history. As such, there’s no shortage of local film festivals during the summer season. However, for films that truly can’t be seen anywhere else, local cineastes should set their sights on the Winnipeg Underground Film Festival (WUFF).
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Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival
What exactly is burlesque? It’s a word that conjures up a particular mental image of risqué turn-of-the-century stage acts with sharp wit and sexually charged energy. When asked to define “burlesque,” DD Brassiere, director of the Winnipeg International Burlesque Festival (WIBF), has a more direct response.
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Confessions of a festival apprehensionist
I have a confession to make. It’s something that I’d find embarrassing to admit in any context. I’m particularly bashful sharing it in the pages of the first Uniter festival guide since 2019. But if I’m going to be writing about festivals, I have to fess up.
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The return of the Summer Festival Guide
Manitoba might have a reputation, among both Manitobans and outsiders, as a sleepy corner of the Canadian Prairies. But it’s getting harder for detractors to keep the truth under wraps: Manitoba is party country.
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Arts briefs
The symphony scores // Oh, the Humanity // A banned tale brought to life // The secret resilience of geese // Opening night: Friends of a Sick Girl // Carmen @ the Manitoba Opera
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‘A protracted struggle’
Coming off the success of debut LP Paradigm Shift, hip-hop frontman Brendan Grey reflects on his role at the intersection of music and politics.
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Critipeg: Riddle of Fire
Plays at Dave Barber Cinematheque from April 3 to 13
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Critipeg: The Three Musketeers: Milady
Plays at Dave Barber Cinematheque on March 30 in the Alliance Française French Film Festival
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The drawing is on the wall
Convertibles and comb-overs can never truly sate the desire to live twice as hard for what half you have left. Art, conversely, is always worth more than the time it takes to enjoy it.
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Between and beyond YA
Fentanyl. Abandonment. Sexuality. Bears?
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Arts briefs
Just what the doctor ordered // Flora Luna launch @ CCFM // Guilt: A Love Story @ Royal MTC // The art of the monoprint // The Year of Magical Thinking @ PTE // Learn to print!
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Origin Stories: Bîstyek
For Kurdish visual artist Bîstyek, colour has always been a symbol of resistance. A prolific painter, his practice grew to incor- porate sculpture, design and public art, recognized on a national scale.
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‘Diamonds’ are a human’s best friend
From humble beginnings to CBC Gem, Diamond, a one-eyed husky-Labrador, has become Winnipeg’s cutest celebrity.
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The conversation of art
Ekphrasis! Hold the gesundheits and re-call classics class, where the term may have been embedded in the mind alongside a John Keats ode to an urn. For aesthetes looking for a more contemporary and interactive experience with the medium, MHC Gallery’s Brush Strokes & Bluewords has just what you need.
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Arts briefs
A hilarious debut // Putting the ‘fun’ in fundraising // Caring for the land // Call for submissions: Writes of Spring // Divine by design // A fiery night at the symphony
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Airing out climate anxiety
How do you prepare for a future that’s already unfolding?