A&E briefs
Five finalists announced for the Lawrence Genser Competition
Jeanne Fronda Staff
The University of Manitoba’s faculty of music held the preliminary round
for its annual Lawrence Genser Competition, now in its 24th year. Five finalists
were chosen from a three-hour preliminary round that took place on Jan. 27:
violinist Albert Bergern, viola player Sara Cole, vocalist Sarah Halmarson,
pianist Christopher Kayler and flutist Cassandra Lapsley. The musicians will
fight it out during the finals, which will be held at Eva Clare Hall on Friday,
Feb. 24. First and second prizes are $1500 and $900, respectively. Admission
is free, and the public is welcome to attend.
School of Art works featured at the Woodlands Gallery
Darryn Nymchuk
Work by emerging artists from the University of Manitoba’s School of Art
will be featured at a new show at the Woodlands Gallery. The special student
show features work by 12 students and features portraits by Dominika Dratwa,
atmospheric abstractions by Takashi Iwasaki and sheet plywood work by Stephan
Wiebe. The Student Works Show runs from Feb. 2 to 18.
Black Hole Theatre Company performs Blind Date
Jeanne Fronda Staff
A lot of blind dates last for one day, but the Black Hole Theatre Company
will make sure you have at least two fun afternoons. Blind Date is the latest
production for the theatre troupe’s non-mainstage show, which is known
as the Lunch B.H.A.G.G. (Black Hole Anarchist Group — someone typed
in an extra “g” by mistake and it remained in the name). Blind
Date runs Feb. 1 and 2 at the Black Hole Theatre, located in the basement
of University College. Admission is free and the public is invited to bring
their own lunch.
