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News briefs
Grant Writing Hangout // Classics students undergrad colloquium // Women’s March Winnipeg // Grow Winter Greens Workshop // UWSA Soup + Soap drive // In honour of Indigenous languages
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Halfway to somewhere
The perception people often have of someone being successful usually goes hand in hand with seeing that person as happy.
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Dance as philosophy
At Winnipeg artist-run centre Young Lungs Dance Exchange, dance exists as much in the mind as in the body.
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“Drag is for everyone”
RuPaul’s Drag Race may have become the cultural touchstone for what drag looks like and how drag performances are organized. But in many cities, including Winnipeg, local drag shows are taking a different approach.
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If & When - Lana Winterhalt
Lana Winterhalt’s debut LP If & When is an indie-pop triumph, pushing the singer-songwriter’s vocal power and intelligent, thoughtful musicality to the forefront of the genre.
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Arts briefs
“Nice Women Don’t Want the Vote” // Peer Gynt at Black Hole Theatre Company // Big Fun Festival // Dial Code Santa Claus at Cinematheque // Remembering Rachel Browne // New Magic Valley Fun Town
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CRITIPEG: locating the little heartbeats
As the 13-month run of her work our future is in the land: if we listen to it at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York comes to a close, Dr. Julie Nagam mounts another immersive, multifaceted work at the University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03.
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Whose House? Jeremy’s House!
“I’ve been in Winnipeg my whole life. I only started liking it a year ago."
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Your new favourite band(s)
Over the next week, voting is open for this year’s Uniter Fiver contest. The top five finalists this year – Baseball Hero, Dinner Club, House Handshake, Jamboree and Mister K – were chosen from among this year’s open call to bands.
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We can build it
“We recognize the impacts of patriarchy on preventing women, trans and gender-nonconforming folks from accessing masculine-coded skills. We think it is important to have spaces that are safe, free of judgment and encourage community building.”
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Spoiler alert: Horror is smart
Some weeks ago, in a moment of spontaneity sponsored by happenstance and financial permission, I treated myself to the recently-released Suspiria remake.
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On walk friendliness in Manitoba
Walkability is a broad concept, with an ambiguous working definition along the lines of “how friendly a place is to walking."
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Chamber music at the University of Winnipeg
The Virtuosi Concert Series brings diverse classical music to the University of Winnipeg (U of W) every month. Established in 1991, and originally co-produced by the U of W and CBC, Virtuosi has been presenting renowned music for 27 years.
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Job searching itself is a full-time job
The annual University of Winnipeg (U of W) Career Fair will connect students with recruiters, companies and industry professionals.
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Night at the (Manitoba) museum
The Manitoba Museum is hosting a public family sleepover this weekend.
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Convenient contractual care
From 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Legal Help Centre (LHC) runs a drop-in clinic for those who need legal assistance but can’t afford a lawyer.
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News briefs
Guided snowshoe club // Wesmen basketball home games // First Nations land management lecture // Fitness programs for UW students and staff // Naloxone training and karaoke
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The best medicine
Winnipeg’s comedy scene was marked by profound change in 2018. Long-standing open mic nights ended, and festivals were shelved. Simultaneously, existing rooms have taken off, new venues have arrived, and many old staples are still going strong.
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Stand High Patrol - Summer on Mars
If you follow European music, you may already be familiar with Stand High Patrol.
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CRITIPEG: Anthropocene: The Human Epoch
“Humans now change the Earth’s systems more than all natural forces combined."
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper