Arts & Culture

The famous cries of “Stella!” will be ringing down Osborne Street and River Avenue this week as The 28th Minute theatre company presents A Streetcar Named Desire. The production represents a rare opportunity for Winnipeggers to engage with the drama of playwright Tennessee Williams, whose works are not presented often in the community. 

One of the oldest theatres in Winnipeg aims to welcome concertgoers back inside its historic walls in the next few years at it becomes the artistic home of one of the city’s largest performing arts ensembles. 

If your garden greens are looking a little sad, you might want to swap the watering can for a speaker and hit play on some Bach.

Last week, the Sobey Art Award announced its shortlist of six artists from across the country. The contemporary art prize awards shortlisted artists $25,000 and a chance to exhibit at the National Gallery, with the winner receiving a $100,000 grand prize. 

While the acknowledgement is nice for Winnipeg’s Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, he’s viewing everything in a very grounded perspective.  

For Debbie Patterson, the connections between blind and trans experiences and those of an ancient Greek prophet were made apparent through her own creative team at Sick & Twisted Theatre. 

This week at 1PM on Classic 107, we're shining a well-deserved spotlight on an underrated gem of the Romantic era: Austrian composer Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900). We're celebrating the occasion of his birthday—Tuesday, June 10—with a full week of his masterful chamber music, performed by world-class ensembles. It’s your chance to get to know a composer whose works, while often overshadowed by Brahms, are brimming with originality, craftsmanship, and emotional depth. 

Aristo Sham wins Gold at the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
Hong Kong pianist takes top prize with Brahms concerto; Starikov and Ozel round out the winners

The C2 Centre for Craft in Winnipeg’s Exchange District is inviting viewers on a journey through space, time, and alternate realities in June.  

Prairie Star Deck II is the creation of Edmonton artist AJA Louden, and its unique combinations of fabric and yarn not only harken back to a different time but also conjure ideas of an Afrofuturist world. 

Julian Pellicano, conductor and music director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, has been named the new music director and conductor of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra (OSO).

Pellicano was selected following "a rigorous, year-long audition process" that saw four finalists conduct during the 2024-2025 season, the OSO says in a release. He emerged from a pool of 30 applicants to become only the sixth music director in the OSO’s 65-year history.

Blog Post: A Windy Morning on Classic 107 Celebrates Manitoba's Community Band Festival

If you tuned in to Classic 107 this morning during the 9 a.m. hour, you may have noticed a gust of brassy brilliance sweeping through your speakers. That’s because we devoted the playlist to music for wind ensemble, in honour of the Manitoba Band Association’s Community Band Festival, happening this weekend in Coronation Park.