Music
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Arts briefs
A St. Patty’s Day Pogues tribute // Tarot tales // United through song // The Lehman Trilogy @ Royal MTC // Discussing diversity // Cold reading and colder brews
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Arts briefs
WFG unveils film scanning services // Presenting the next generation of filmmakers // U of M Jazz takes the Fort Garry // Staging a midlife crisis // United through song // Release your inhibitions
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Gritty City documents early Winnipeg hip-hop scene
In December 2019, former Stylus Magazine hip-hop writer Nigel Webber dug into researching his passion project, Gritty City: An Oral History of Winnipeg Hip-Hop Music 1980 to 2005, not knowing that the world was about to shut down.
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Arts briefs
An exhibition on women, art and war // A chorus of queer love // A play honouring essential workers // An antidote to writer’s – and dancer’s – block // A studio for the community // Fusing tech and tunes for a good cause
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Critipeg: Mystic Humanism
by Jared Adams Releasing on March 15
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Singing strong in the face of antisemitism
For those who may initially scoff at the premise of Pain to Power: A Kanye West Musical Protest, director and co-creator Dan Petrenko wants to set the record straight.
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Arts briefs
A dark day for the arts // A flurry of laughs // A dance double-feature // A concert in the sky(walk) // An intuitive art exhibition // A call for Prairie art books
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Behind the bar
The bands, Roman Clarke and Courtney Fox begin loading in at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the West End Cultural Centre (WECC). They are greeted by the people working the lights and sound, who started an hour earlier.
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Ushering a Yiddish renaissance
Throughout its thousand-year history, Yiddish formed the linguistic foundation of a rich world of literature, music, folklore and fine arts.
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Arts briefs
Romeo, save me // Black and Proud/Noir et Fier // Art with teeth // Celebrate Palentine’s Day // Talking climate // Embracing winter through song
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Arts Briefs
Drag 101 // Diasporic tales @ PTE // Putting their art and soul into it // Digging up vinyl treasures // Winnipeg 150 Community Celebration Grant // A musical Happy Medium
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A marketing ‘mastermind’
With 2023 finally in the rearview, it appears that it was a year brimming with reimaginings. Pop-culturally, the year felt bombastic, an undeniable response to years shrouded in uncertainty and despondence.
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Arts Briefs
Lights on the Exchange returns // Gabs Sings Babs // Agrarian After Dark // RMTC and TPM present among men // Celebrating the work of Alvin // Royal Winnipeg Ballet hosting auditions Pauls
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Winnipeg needs a Winterruption
Despite being an accredited “winter city” in the World Winter Cities Association for Mayors roster, Winnipeg has taken its time getting cold this year. However, with the recent arrival of the familiar bitter chill and thick blankets of snow, cabin fever will inevitably follow suit.
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Arts Briefs
To Create Context @ aceartinc. // Film training for newcomers to Canada // Making art spaces accessible // Music ‘N’ Mavens returns // gastropoetics @ PLATFORM // Royal MTC honours Carole King
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Eulogy for a ‘Shy Guy’
In music, there are many people who leave an indelible mark on the culture but, due to various circumstances, do not become household names. The Canadian music industry lost one such person when Chad Allan died on Nov. 21, 2023 at the age of 80.
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Ma-Buhay! places Filipino excellence centre stage
A “gut feeling” kicked off one of Rainbow Stage’s most ambitious projects to date. “It is exhilarating to witness the creation of something this big and wonder how our city will respond to it,” Carson Nattrass, artistic director at Rainbow Stage, says about Ma-Buhay!.
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A farewell to the Good Will
Nearly a decade after nine guys decided to open the Good Will Social Club, the beloved venue will take a final bow on Feb. 1.
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Favourite local music venue/Favourite local restaurant
Favourite local music venue
1. The Good Will Social Club
2. The Handsome Daughter
3. The Park Theatre
Favourite local restaurant
1. The Handsome Daughter
2. Bonnie Day
3. Shorty’s Pizza
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Favourite local album/Favourite local performance
Favourite local album
1. Virgo Rising - Vampyre Year
2. Amos the Kid - Enough as it Was
3. Neighbour Andy - Wild Ones
Favourite local performance
1. Virgo Rising EP release show, Oct. 13 @ Good Will
2. i am your spaniel by We Quit Theatre
3. Neighbour Andy, Aug. 24 @ The Beer Can