Arts & Culture

Although Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away, her legacy in Winnipeg will always be remembered at the Manitoba Museum.

The Manitoba Museum opened on July 15, 1970, and was originally named the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature. It was not until December of 1996 when revisions to a previous provincial legislative act created an independent foundation, The Manitoba Museum Foundation, Inc., and The Manitoba Museum, an expanded organization, which included a science gallery.

This Friday, September 16th at 7:30pm at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Winnipeg Chamber Music Society (WCMS) will be launching their 2022-23 season with a gala opening concert that features the music of Brahms, Dohnnayi, and Dvorak.

This weekend, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra opens their 75th anniversary season with a gala concert welcoming back one of Manitoba’s own: classical superstar James Ehnes.  

The Brandon-born violinist has become one of the world’s most sought-after players, performing in over 35 countries on five continents, appearing regularly in the world’s great concert halls and with many of the most celebrated orchestras and conductors. 

“I’ve been looking forward to this for a longtime,” says Ehnes from his home in Florida.  

Toronto can now boast to being home to more than a dozen Michelin-star eateries, including a two-star sushi restaurant run by a celebrated chef previously recognized by the prestigious food guide.

Sushi Masaki Saito earned two stars in Michelin’s first Canadian food guide announced Tuesday, when the Parisian ode to gastronomy endorsed a range of Hogtown outlets specializing in everything from Chef Masaki Saito's tradition-steeped Edomae-style sushi to fried chicken takeaway.

On September 21st and September 22nd, Manitoba will have a taste of the French city of Marseille. Winnipeg’s foremost new music organization GroundSwell, will welcome to the Province Ensemble Télémaque the acclaimed ensemble from Marseille, France. They will be performing at 7:30pm on Wednesday, September 21st at Theatre Circle Moliere here in Winnipeg and at 7:30pm Thursday, September 22nd at Brandon University’s Lorne Watson Recital Hall.

As a girl growing up in the Mi'kmaw community of Membertou, Sister Dorothy Moore came to know what it meant to lose one's path and then find the way back through human kindness.

The 89-year-old's life has been documented in a film produced by Mary Jane Harkins, a professor of education at Mount Saint Vincent University, and is scheduled to be shown this Saturday in Halifax at the Atlantic Film Festival.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk and the book-length edition of the 1619 Project are among the nominees for Kirkus Prizes, $50,000 honors given in three competitive categories. 

The nominees were announced Thursday by the trade publication Kirkus Reviews. 

Ready to raise your voice but fearing it may be a bit rusty? 

Brendan Fraser is having a moment at the Venice International Film Festival.