Arts
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Exploring Indigenous board cultures
Jaime Isaac says she thought a lot about curating an art exhibition about surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. Her vision – Boarder X – is now on display at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG).
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Arts Briefs
God is a Scottish Drag Queen IV // Prairie Fire’s Indigenous issue // World premier of dance // Reading Week plans // MAC’s strategic plan
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Manchester by the Sea
Writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea is a low-key family drama with massive emotional weight.
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Favourite Local Activity for a date
1. Movies
2. Eat food
3. Visit the Forks -
Favourite Local theatrical production
1. Shrek the Musical
2. Heavenly Bodies (Gislina Patterson)
3. zahgidiwin/love (Frances Koncan) -
Favourite Local blog
1. Winnipeg Love Hate
2. SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS
3. Witchpolice -
Favourite Local radio show or podcast
1. Witchpolice Radio
2. Couch Surfin’
3. HUNKS Comedy -
Favourite Local Album
1. Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit (Royal Canoe)
2. Tie: Winter Wheat (John K. Samson) / Forgiver (Yes We Mystic)
3. Rushing River (Tin Can Bandits) -
Favourite Local place to see live music
1. The Good Will Social Club
2. The Handsome Daughter
3. Honourable mentions: The West End Cultural Centre, The Park Theatre -
Favourite Local theme night at a bar
1. Bands as Bands
2. Soul Night at the Cavern
3. Honourable mentions: Pity Party at The Handsome Daughter, Trivia Night at The Handsome Daughter, Karaoke at The Good Will Social Club -
Favourite Local Dancer
1. Brett Owen
2. Brianna Ferguson
3. Tie: Carol-Ann Bohrn / Jill Groening -
Favourite Local Visual Artist
1. Dany Reede
2. Wanda Koop
3. Honourable mentions: Autumn Crossman-Serb, Adam Kelly, Takashi Iwasaki -
Favourite Local Filmmaker
1. Kayla Jeanson
2. Guy Maddin
3. Sonya Ballantyne -
Favourite Local Writer
1. Thomas Pashko
2. Melissa Martin
3. Honourable mentions: Miriam Toews, David Bergen, Jen Zoratti -
From Here & Away launches clothing line
Joseph Visser, the photographer behind Winnipeg-based creative platform From Here & Away, wants to make it easier for people to wear their values on their sleeves.
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Floor Cry
Strawberry Milkshake is this year’s second release by Floor Cry, the moniker of Winnipeg singer-songwriter Felicia Sekundiak. Following her first full-length LP, Caterpillar Daydream, this three-song EP is short but sweet.
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Critipeg: Colonization Road
Comedian and Fort Frances local Ryan McMahon uses his hometown’s disturbingly named street as a jumping-off point to examine Canadian colonization, specifically in Manitoba and western Ontario.
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Critipeg: Jane and the Wolf
The short documentary Jane and the Wolf uses homespun storytelling and formal ambition to explore these ancient overlaps between family history, folklore and personal mythology.
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Rosie & the Riveters show women a good time
Feminist band Rosie & the Riveters is coming to Winnipeg for a fun and cheerful show.
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Arts Briefs
Encouraging women in film // The Bickersons // Tim Gray // Eyes of My Community // heaven between // I’m With the Band