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Crazy, Winnipeg, love
Best known for his award-winning films Inertia and My Awkward Sexual Adventure, director Sean Garrity brings a fresh look at romantic-comedy films with his new feature I Propose We Never See Each Other Again After Tonight, highlighting Winnipeg in a very special way.
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Lights, dance, action
Plays like the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s As You Like It demonstrate the success of combining literature with music and choreography to create crowd-pleasing pieces, and they set the stage for others to follow suit.
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Making arts funding accessible
Last year, the Canada Council for the Arts (Canada Council) and Manitoba Arts Council implemented huge changes in their funding programs. Both launched new initiatives for Indigenous arts funding, online application systems and supports for grant applications.
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Arts briefs
Record Sundaze at Barn Hammer // Collage with Takashi Iwasaki // Nothin Butt ‘90s: Freeway // Crywank at Forth // Wheels & Feels // Treaty Talks with Elder Harry Bone
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The home of a local drag queen
Jude Hayes is an AFAB (assigned female at birth) performer who’s been doing drag for a little over a year now.
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Update
The Uniter is adding the following disclaimer to the March 5, 2020 article “Callouts are the symptom, not the problem:”
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A room of one’s own
Winnipeg is known across Canada as being an ideal place for artists to hone their practice.
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Education overpowers racist and ignorant ideology
From the historical wrongs committed against Indigenous peoples – including the enforcement of residential schools – to current forms of prejudice, discrimination and racial microaggression, both Canada’s history and present beliefs are plagued by systemic racism.
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City Roots
When I was 12, my best friend’s dad died suddenly. One minute, he was this gentle, funny and active man, and the next, he was gone.
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PROFile: Dr. Patricia Fitzpatrick
Dr. Patricia Fitzpatrick, an associate professor for the geography department at the University of Winnipeg (U of W), is doing remarkable work while on study leave.
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U of W hosts ‘interactive’ energy workshop
On March 10, the University of Winnipeg (U of W) will host a workshop entitled “Re-envisioning an Energy Strategy for Manitoba: Planning for 2030 and beyond.”
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City briefs
Make Poverty History fundraiser // Virtuosi Concert // Creative writing presentation // Annual Spring Pow Wow // Women in the Criminal Justice System // U of W President to end position
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U of W student chosen for top internship
While many university students view their summers as time to relax, travel or earn some money, one University of Winnipeg (U of W) student will take part in a prestigious internship.
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Winnipeg pride and its many creative sides
Winnipeg’s art and design community produces a lot of work about Winnipeg and Manitoba, and in the last few months, the pervasiveness of city pride has led to some thorny situations regarding intellectual property ownership.
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Camp Morningstar shines bright
On Feb. 16, Camp MorningStar celebrated its one-year anniversary.
Camp MorningStar was established in response to the proposal of the Wanipigow Silica Sand Extraction Project by Canadian Premium Sand (CPS).
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M(étis)anitoba 150
The first two months of the new decade have seen a slew of initiatives branded with the Manitoba 150 logo.
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Creating art in churches
Churches form a significant part of the arts venues available in Winnipeg, which may come as a surprise to some.
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The true craic of St. Patrick’s Day
Decorations, parades and even beer will soon be green, as Winnipeggers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.
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One last look at Alootook
For its second art exhibit of the year, Gallery 1C03 hosts Carleton University’s (CU) Walking Both Sides of an Invisible Border.
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Singles mingling with singles
In the age of dating apps like Tinder and Bumble, an offline dating service may seem like an antiquated concept, but singles like Karen O’Reilly say internet dating lacks the facetime many folks feel they need to make a connection.
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper