Culture
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A place you can’t wait to visit when the pandemic ends
1. The Good Will Social Club
2. Anywhere other than Winnipeg
3. A buffet -
Favourite local place that no longer exists
1. Forth Bar
2. The Zoo/Ozzys
3. The Garrick Centre -
Favourite new local independent business
1. Gâto
2. Willow Press
3. La Taqueria Mexican Tacos -
Favourite film by a local filmmaker
1. Strong Son by Ian Bawa
2. Ste. Anne by Rhayne Vermette
3. PG: Psycho Goreman by Steven Kostanski -
Favourite local dancer
1. Dancing Gabe
2. Ella Steele
3. Sophia Lee -
Favourite local comedian
1. Paul Rabliauskas
2. Angie St. Mars
3. Abbie Falvo / Spencer Adamus (tie) -
Favourite local barber or hairstylist
1. Ashley (Burdie) L'Heureux (Sapphire)
2. "I cut my own hair"
3. Walter Spooner (Waltz on In) -
Favourite local activist
1. Mahlet Cuff (Justice 4 Black Lives)
2. Omar Kinnarath (FF1)
3. Kayla Fernandes (Vagina Witchcraft) -
Favourite local achiever under 30
1. Adam Fuhr
2. Mahlet Cuff / Kayla Fernandes (tie) -
Favourite local achiever over 60
1. Fred Penner
2. Gramma Shingoose
3. Dave Barber -
Expanding the language of performance
For the first time ever, the annual Winnipeg-based performance series Art Holm is hosting acts in both spoken English and American Sign Language (ASL). The show ran in person from Nov. 19 to 21 and streams online from Nov. 21 to 28. Art Holm No. 5 features stage artists from a variety of backgrounds and practices.
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Croc-spotting
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Police training for private security?
On Oct. 26, the provincial government made amendments to the Police Services Act. These changes allow approved healthcare facilities and post-secondary institutions to train security guards as Institutional Safety Officers (ISOs).
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Cheveldayoff remains general manager
Hockey is central to many Canadians’ notion of national identity. Recent sexual-assault allegations have been the latest indicator of a dangerous side to hockey culture and have rocked the Winnipeg hockey community.
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City Briefs
Closing Sanctuaries// Mondor to succeed Trimbee and Currie// Green space to be evergreen// Emerging independent news in Canada// Weweni webinar featuring Carey Newman// City considering shifting gears on seasonal bike paths
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Arts Briefs
The Science Gallery is back!// Crime Cellar releasing debut// Théâtre Cercle Molière presents Inédit// Scenes from Love and Information// Laurie Fischer publishing a new poetry collection// Art, music and more at Graffiti Gallery opening
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Critipeg: The Harder They Fall
Jeymes Samuel’s American Revisionist Western The Harder They Fall follows outlaw Nat Love and his entourage as he seeks revenge on the man who killed his family.
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Decolonizing, from Lens to Screen
The Decolonizing Lens is a Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) initiative to make Indigenous films accessible to the community and foster dialogue between viewers and filmmakers. The latest free screening held by the series on Nov. 24 was Cree-Métis director Danis Goulet’s Night Raiders.
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Happy Latin ‘Fiestas’
One of the charms of Latin culture is enjoying the festivities with a lot of chimmys, samba and salsa to the beat of strings. Local jazz group Trio Bembe is familiar with the vibrant music styles from Latin America and are excited to play some pumped-up tunes alongside the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (WJO) on Dec. 5.
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Tracing intersections
The latest exhibition at the PLATFORM Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts is a curation of parallels and unforeseen connections between the practices of five local artists.