Arts & Culture

While March might have come in like a lion, the weather in the next little while is promising to be a lot more lamb-like. If your spring reading list isn’t quite where you’d like it to be, our friends at McNally Robinson Booksellers have you covered with the latest edition of 'What to Read'! 

As we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8, 2025, with the theme "Accelerate Action," we are reminded of the ongoing fight for gender equality in all fields—including music composition. This day serves as a global call to recognize women's achievements and push for further progress.

It all began in 2000 as a choir for recent high school graduates looking for a place to sing. 

Fast forward 25 years, and that choir has blossomed into three choirs, and a beloved part of Winnipeg’s choral landscape that shares everything from music of the great masters to new and innovative arrangements.  

Renowned French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras has pledged to donate all proceeds from his upcoming U.S. performances to President Volodymyr Zelensky's United24 Foundation, reaffirming his commitment to Ukraine amid ongoing conflicts. 

Although his new book is an autobiography, Devon Clunis is quick to point out that the story in his new book isn’t merely his own. 

“It really is our story,” he says. 

The former chief of the Winnipeg Police Service recently shared ONE: A Story of Hope in Our Time, his first autobiography amongst his literary output over the course of his career. 

What starts out as a shared love for one of the greatest basketball players to ever live transforms into an enduring friendship on the stage at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre's Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre this week.

King James tells the story of two men, Matt and Shawn, who bond over the sale of tickets to see their beloved Cleveland Cavaliers and their then-emerging superstar LeBron James. The play traces the relationship of the two men through the lens of the basketball icon’s career.

In a tragic turn of events, the world of music has lost two influential French saxophonists, Jean-Marie Londeix and Éric Barret, within hours of each other. Both musicians were icons in their respective fields, contributing to the legacy of saxophone music in their own unique ways. 

Jean-Marie Londeix (1932–2025) 

Winnipeg's powerhouse performer, Mal Magorel, will take the stage tomorrow, Thursday, March 6, at 2:00 PM at the Rady JCC as part of the Music and Mavens Concert and Lecture Series.

Over the course of five days, the Gargoyle Theatre in Winnipeg’s West End will be the place to see some of the most exciting premieres of new creative works in the city. 

The Village Conservatory’s Inhibition Exhibition officially launches on March 5 with a slate of concerts and showcases for a wide range of emerging artists, sharing works that range from cabaret to musicals to pop songs to straight theatre. 

The world recently observed the third anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Classic 107’s Album of the Month for March celebrates the resilience and strength of the Ukrainian people and culture. 

Unbroken: Music from Ukraine is the latest album from Edmonton violinist Viktoria Grynenko. An active performer and teacher working in a variety of genres, Grynenko has always strived to perform music from her homeland of Ukraine, which she left in 2011.