Books For Middle School Kids: McNally Robinson features three Winnipeg authors
Tonight at 7pm, McNally Robinson Booksellers is holding a fantastic event that features 3 Winnipeg authors, reading and talking about their new books written for middle School aged children.
Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers open 60th season by honouring their founder
When you step inside the Rachel Browne Theatre at the corner of Main Street and Bannantyne Avenue in downtown Winnipeg, you can feel the reverence that the space holds for the woman who brought contemporary dance to western Canada.
That innovating spirit and vision will be celebrated this weekend by the ensemble that Browne founded, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, who will open their 60th season with a tribute to Rachel Browne.
Raise the Roof with Handel’s Messiah: Westminster United Church hosts first ever Sing-Along Messiah
Coming up this Saturday, November 30th at 7pm, Westminster United Church will be holding their first ever Sing-Along Messiah. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who loves to sing, to take part in a completely free event while at the same time reveling in Handel’s masterful music that has become such a staple of the holidays.
Sublime Solice: Esprit Singers give Manitoba Premiere of Kim André Arnesen’s Magnificat
This Sunday afternoon, December 1st at 3pm at Westworth United Church, Manitoba’s premiere women’s choir, the Esprit Singers will be putting on a concert called Magnificat.
'Under the Linden Trees' brings tragedy and curiousity to the stage
At face value, Under the Linden Trees is a gripping enough story to take in at Théâtre Cercle Molière: a daughter on a mission to recover the body of her brother who died while carrying out a terrorist attack. Some fifteen years earlier, her parents also were the perpetrators of a failed coup d’etat, and even though she abhors her family’s violent causes, she still sets out to retrieve her brother’s remains.
Groovy music, AI innovations, and premieres: this week’s arts & culture roundup
Winnipeg’s arts and culture scene showcased a dynamic range this week, from drag star Thorgy Thor blending classical music and fashion with the WSO to a local church choir addressing the climate crisis through music.
Highlights also included a Canadian concerto premiere by the MCO, an AI-focused art exhibit, and the announcement of Ruby Award honourees.
Keepin’ the needle in the groove: The Very Groovy Things perform this Sunday at the Fort Garry Hotel.
Coming up this Sunday night, November 24th at 7pm at the Fort Garry Hotel, Jazz Winnipeg is inviting audiences to get their Groove on with the Very Groovy Things.
Drag star Thorgy Thor blends music and fashion with the WSO
The audience at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra will be a mixture of classical music and drag fans.
It’s a contrast that drag star Thorgy Thor knows all too well from her collaborations with orchestras – or, as she refers to them, Thorchestras. Speaking from her home in Brooklyn with Morning Light host Nolan Kehler, she says it’s something she loves to address.
UKAI Projects addressing the future with AI in art
A series of workshops, conversations and presentations will culminate at the Video Pool Media Arts Centre in the Exchange District later today. The presentation, called Telling the Story of the End of the World, explores how artificial intelligence and art intersect and how artists can ethically use it as they speak to different large-scale issues in the world today, from climate change to rising authoritarianism.
Holidays and Holy Days: Winnipeg Wind Ensemble presents their first concert of the 2024-25 season
This Sunday, November 24th at 3pm at the Lutheran Church of the Cross, The Winnipeg Wind Ensemble will be holding a concert called Holidays and Holy Days.