Arts & Culture

The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is finishing up another year of shows and is sharing its success with the public.

Outdoor music festival meets backyard summer hangout —  or, in this case front yard at 944 Dorchester Avenue.

British conductor and composer Bramwell Tovey, OC OM has died at the age of 69. 

Named "one of the most versatile and charismatic musicians in the world" by MusicalAmerica.com, Tovey most recently served as the Principal Conductor of the B.B.C. Concert Orchestra, based in London, U.K. While also working as the Artistic Advisor of the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

With Canada Day falling on the first Friday of the month, Chris Hall of McNally Robinson Booksellers joined Simeon a week later with his picks for What to Read in the month of July! 

From gripping thrillers to classically-inspired whodunits to the Metaverse (we don't really know what it is either), there's plenty of variety in this month's selections!

Opera is back on tap at Little Brown Jug Brewing Company. 

Flipside Opera and Art Song Collective’s Opera by the Pint returns for its fourth season on Wednesday, July 6. 

“It’s always such a popular event,” says Flipside’s Lisa Rumpel, crediting the outstanding — and always changing — singers who perform, the vast amount of repertoire to choose from,  and the casual atmosphere of the brew hall and outdoor patio. 

The Colorado Avalanche may have just won the Stanley Cup but Winnipeggers aren’t going to have to wait until the fall for the return of Canada’s favourite winter pastime. 

Rainbow Stage presents “The Hockey Sweater” — a musical adaptation of the timeless Roch Carrier story — under the iconic dome nestled in the heart of Kildonan Park. 

Since 1989 the Manitoba Band Association (MBA) has been offering a truly unique learning experience for band students throughout Winnipeg. The MBA’s summer band camps offer students an opportunity to hone their musicianship and skills on their selected instrument, while at the same time making music with others, and creating new friendships with other band students from across the city.

An aural exploration of the latest sounds in choral music, Winnipeg’s intrepid choral ensemble, Polycoro, presents Microcosm. 

On Friday, May 27th Naxos records released the latest in their American Classics Series of recordings. Their latest CD “Summerland” features the music of a composer who is very often described as the Dean of African American composers; William Grant Still.

Head north to the Klondike with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra as they accompany the Little Tramp trying to strike it rich.