Arts & Culture

Fifty years after what has been described as the biggest art heist in Canadian history, the thieves’ identity remains a mystery, and nobody is keen to talk about it. 

From the Montreal police to the art museum that was burgled, from Canadian Heritage to the Quebec Culture Department, mum’s the word on the Skylight Caper.

After a wet and warm summer, the month of September has arrived – hopefully bringing with it a continuation of pleasant weather as many return to routine. 

Chris Hall of McNally Robinson Booksellers joined Simeon on the first Friday of the month with his picks for what to read. Find the list below! 

The Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association — also known by the acronym MRMTA — promotes high standards of music education across the province and provides leadership and support to its members. 

Winnipeg artists are bringing life and colour to the city with large murals for the West End Biz's Renewal Art Project.

The Government of Manitoba says it is excited to further develop and enrich the arts, culture and sports areas in our province by opening the first intake of $34 million this year.

On August 16, Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage, Andrew Smith announced that applications are open for the new Arts, Culture and Sport in Community (ACSC) fund.

Tune in to Intermezzo at 1:00pm this week to hear host Chris Wolf features the music of the wonderful American composer Peter Boyer.

On July 8th, Naxos released on their American Classics Series of CDs a recording called “Balance of Power: Orchestral music of Peter Boyer”.

It’s not clear how they did it: was it a clandestine operation, carried out under the cloak of darkness? An elaborate ruse, designed to fool onlookers? Or something else?

However it happened, it’s clear those who stole a world-famous portrait of Sir Winston Churchill from the Château Laurier planned the heist meticulously.

It took more than eight months for anyone to realize the photo hanging from the wood-panelled walls of the Reading Lounge was a fake.

September is almost here, and if this summer has been anything to go by live events are back! People are eager to get out and take in some great live entertainment.

Elizabeth Emanuel cradles the massive scrapbook across her chest before laying it gently on the table and opening its Prussian blue covers to reveal a personal time capsule of her relationship with Princess Diana.

The three-day Kultivation Festival will be bringing the whole community of Filipinos together this weekend. 

"In 2020 we were going to do the festival in one central location," says Allan Pineda, the Executive Director of Kultivation Festival. "We had a couple of years to think about it and now we're doing it with a whole bunch of satellite events at different places so Filipino businesses and people can get more exposure with more spaces, events, and venues."