Arts & Culture

This week, Winnipeg audiences can look forward to the new season, ushered in by the Regimental Band of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in their annual spring concert.  

“Everyone always wants to celebrate spring – especially after the winter we’ve had,” says Master Corporal Erin Dunsmore.  

The concert also salutes musically the new commander-in-chief, His Majesty King Charles III, recognizing the special relationship that the Canadian military has had with the monarchy, explains Dunsmore.  

Typically, we welcome Chris Hall of McNally Robinson Booksellers into the studio the first Friday of the month. 

However, with Good Friday, a statutory holiday, falling on April 7, Chris joined Simeon in the studio a day early with his latest collection of literary page turners.

Find the latest five titles below -- and don't forget to mark April 29 on the calendar as that's Canadian Independent Bookstore Day! 

Where better to celebrate than McNally Robinson Booksellers and their two Winnipeg locations: Grant Park and the Forks.

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet celebrates the legacy of outgoing artistic director André Lewis throughout their upcoming season. 

Accepted into the professional division in 1975, Lewis joined the company four years later and danced for a decade before moving to a management role. He became RWB's artistic director in 1996, and in 2018 was also appointed chief executive officer of the company.

The "carefully curated" 2023/24 season is a testament to Lewis' bold vision and the culmination of his experience.

Many in the Canadian musical community are reeling with shock and sadness over the death of Winnipeg-born, Manitoba-educated composer Jocelyn Morlock at the age of just 53 years old. 

Born in St. Boniface, Jocelyn received her Undergraduate Degree at Brandon University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance. From there, she would go on to earn Masters and Doctoral degrees in Composition from the University of British Columbia. 

Spring has just arrived, and although there is still snow on the ground, it is never too early to plan ahead for summer. Indeed many summer programs are already taking registrations for summer courses.

Spring is officially here, and as we are all shaking off the cabin fever, it is time to get outside and enjoy the simple pleasures in life such as sunshine, the sound of birds returning from the south, and the first buds of spring.

One of the many simple pleasures that several of us enjoy, is a great piece of art around the home, especially as spring cleaning and nesting for summer are things that many of us do around this time of year.

Learn more about Manitoba's strong art community and history with one of its oldest art societies dedicated to keeping the spirit of creativity alive.

The Manitoba Society of Artists (MSA), created in 1902, began with prominent members of the art community to promote the appreciation of art and artists in the province and provide opportunities for them to exhibit their art to the community.

This weekend in Winnipeg, audiences will have the exceedingly rare opportunity to hear the Turkish kanun played by Didem Başar. 

Virtuosi Concerts’ Continuum explores the convergence of music from the Near East with the Western Classical tradition in a multifaceted program which begins by welcoming back Virtuosi Young Artist Alice MacGregor.  

“I’m super excited to return again,” says MacGregor ahead of the performance Sunday.  

Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA) is hosting its 19th annual Over the Top Art Auction and Cupcake Party fundraiser to continue supporting people in the community.

Founded in 1984, MAWA is a visual arts education centre that provides services to women and gender minority artists in working towards gender inequality in society and the visual arts community. They provide a wide range of programs such as mentorships, workshops and discussion groups.

This Sunday, March 26th at 7:30pm at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Chamber Music Society (WCMS) will be presenting their fourth concert of the 2022-2023 Season.

This concert will feature Miklós Rózsa’s Sonata for two violins, Dvorak’s Op.87 Piano Quartet and Brahms’s passionate and lyrical 2nd Cello Sonata in F.