Arts
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Whose House? Bret and Adara’s House!
Bret Parenteau and Adara Moreau make noise music under the respective monikers B.P. and Body of Intrigue.
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Reconnecting with land and water
Amongst the hustle and bustle through the first floor of Centennial Hall, Gallery 1C03 will host Katherine Boyer’s installation, Water Meets Body.
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“High fives and good karma”
The internet is rife with places to buy people’s old stuff. Sites like Kijiji, eBay and Etsy facilitate item-for-cash exchanges between frequently anonymous individuals. Bunz sets out to do something different.
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Laughter Is Medicine mixes culture and comedy
Laughter is Medicine is a hit. Back for its third installment on March 15, the night of ingenious Indigenous comedy has sold out both its previous shows.
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Arts briefs
Try to tango // Micah Erenberg signs to Sleepless // Café Scientifique talks addiction // Lara Rae’s Dragonfly // Drag Race with local queens // Fundraise to Make Poverty History
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Whose House? Lauren’s House!
Lauren Swan admits she’s “a sucker for sentimental things.”
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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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Exploring early evening music
Winnipeg’s music scene loves a midnight multi-band lineup.
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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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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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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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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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Did you see that movie?
Major film releases featuring Black characters and stories are few and far between. When these films do make it to theatres – such as 2018 films Sorry to Bother You and BlacKkKlansman – they often are only in select cinemas for short runs.
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Arts briefs
Write Ur Own Rom/Com // How I Learned to Drive // All You Can Eat Perogies! // Winnipeg Tattoo Show // Boss Babe Pyjama Party
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CRITIPEG: Local Sky Tonight
Last week, the latest collaborative effort from local performance art heavy-hitters Lorri Millan and Shawna Dempsey, Local Sky Tonight, was presented at the Gas Station Art Centre.
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Whose House? Barbara’s House!
Barbara Bruce introduces herself in Cree. Her name is Kitchi Pinesiw Piminaw (Flies High Thunderbird), and she is from the Ma’iingan-doodem (Wolf Clan).
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Graduating from high school band
For many high school students, playing an instrument ends once they graduate.
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Jamboree - Island Life
Jamboree starts their five-track EP Island Life off with sparkling synthesizer sounds and crystal-clear rhodes tones.
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CRITIPEG: WNMF 3: Orchestral Voice of the Future
The Winnipeg New Music Festival Composer’s Institute (WNMFCI) invests the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s (WSO) collaborative capital into the careers of a lucky handful of sonic storytellers.
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Arts briefs
Black History Month on campus // Free music workshops for North End youth // La Poutine Week // Canadian International Comedy Film Festival // Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia at UWinnipeg