Arts
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Setting the stage
The Asper Centre for Theatre and Film at the University of Winnipeg will be thriving again with the energy of FemFest 2015. The festival showcases diverse voices through varying art forms for a week in September and emphasizes the work of women, both locally and nationally.
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New music made easy
Finding your next favourite jam can sometimes be a bit of a pain. After you’ve hit up all your friends for their recommendations and sifted through countless YouTube videos, you might still be at a loss. Luckily, Manitoba Music is teaming up with The Good Will Social Club to do the work for you. The monthly New Music Night will bring in three local acts each month for just a $3 cover.
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Free art on campus
University isn’t just about education. It’s a meeting place, a chance for both new students and old hands to make connections and engage with communities they haven’t experienced before.
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Arts and Culture briefs
Access Pointe // Windows Collective // Edgar Heap of Birds // Living with the arts // Quiet Concerts
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Bolos, Blundstones and the Blues
This ain’t your average music festival. Held downtown at The Forks National Historic site, Winnipeg’s first annual Interstellar Rodeo was a success of divine proportions.
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The Salt of The Earth
Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado has borne witness to some of recent history’s most colossal catastrophes. Active since the 1970s, Salgado has documented the Sahel drought, genocides in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and numerous other human cataclysms.
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Aloft
It’s the kind of movie that mistakes misery for pathos, incoherence for ambiguity and long silences for depth. It indulges in all the worst instincts of 21st century indie film cliché.
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MATLOCK FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, ART AND NATURE
August 28-30 St Andrews, MB $15-50
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MORDEN CORN AND APPLE FESTIVAL
August 21-23 Morden, MB Free
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MANITOBA FILIPINO STREET FESTIVAL 2015
Aug 22 Garden City Shopping Centre Free
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WINNIPEG BBQ & BLUES FESTIVAL
Aug 21-22 Shaw Park Prices TBA
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FROM STEPPING STONE TO LAUNCHING PAD
Aug 18-22 Various neighborhoods, Air Canada building, St John’s Park, the Good Will. Free, except closing party at the Good Will ($10)
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SHINE ON FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND ART
August 20 to 23 Beavercreek Park, Kerry, Manitoba Weekend passes $50 (only sold in the city). Day passes $20 (only sold at the festival gate).
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THE HARVEST SUN MUSIC FESTIVAL
August 14 - 16 Kelwood, MB Ticket prices range from $31 for a Friday Day Pass to $186 for a Family Weekend Pass, which includes 2 adults and 2 children. Camping passes range from $12 - 42.
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WINNIPEG’S NEWEST FESTIVAL PROMISES PERFECT PAIRINGS
Aug. 14 - 16 The Forks Day Pass $65-99, Weekend $215 (adult) or $125 (youth/senior)
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MUSIC OVER THE RAINBOW
Aug. 14 - 16 south of St. Malo, Manitoba on the Rosseau River
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ELECTRIFYING THE CUBE
August 13th-16 2015 Various venues downtown Advanced full festival passes are $75, outdoor concerts at the Cube are free
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QUARRY DAYS
August 14 to 16 Stonewall, Manitoba Free
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GREAT WOODS MUSIC FESTIVAL
August 6-8 Great Woods Park, Highway 12N & 44, Beausejour $40-125
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VIKINGS AND FRISNOK AND BANDS, OH MY!
July 31-August 3 Gimli, Manitoba Almost entirely free, with some capacity-based events at a cost