Winnipeg to host Canada’s largest spoken word festival
From Oct. 23-30, Winnipeg will be hosting the largest national slam poetry competition put on by Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. The festival features 22…
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Reviving culture
Winnipeg’s potential was once again realized during one of the city’s largest events of the year, with events that stretched through downtown, the Forks, the…
Spare Some Change
Siloam Mission is organizing a creative initiative to tackle poverty and homelessness in the city. The organization has teamed up with the Winnipeg Film Group…
FemFest celebrates 13 years of giving voice to women
There’s an ongoing outcry and it isn’t loud enough yet, one that calls our attention to disparity between women and men in our society. To…
Summer Lights music festival to stimulate Brandon’s musical economy
“If every small town has a thriving music scene, it’s only going to make the cities even more so. That’s what feeds a city.”
Winnipeg’s Imitations hits TIFF
Winnipeg filmmaking collective MarkusMilosIanFabian is set to debut their short film Imitations at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Short Cuts…
Ten festival performances you should go see this July
Even though Winnipeg is fresh from June’s Aboriginal Day and Jazz Winnipeg Festival, there are two more festivals this month to keep our spirits high,…
The Strumbellas – “Hope” 4/5
If you’ve tuned into mainstream indie/alternative radio in Canada at all lately, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve been bombarded by The Strumbellas’ latest single…
Raising money for Manitoba Metalfest
On Friday, March 4, local heavy metal booking company Ninjacat Productions is hosting a benefit show for the 13th annual Manitoba Metalfest at the Park…
Matt Andersen brings blues to the Burt
Canadian bluesman Matt Andersen is only days away from the release of his eighth album Honest Man, the release date of which coincides with Andersen’s…