Arts & Culture

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada is in the midst of a cross-country tour, introducing some of the best up and coming musicians to audiences across the nation.  

Starting on Wednesday, July 24 and going until Friday, July 26 members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company and the RWB School will take to the stage at the Lyric Theatre at Assiniboine Park to present Ballet in the Park. 

This is a fabulous opportunity to enjoy the universal language of dance with family and friends under prairie skies. It is completely free and a wonderful way to take in a slice of Winnipeg. 

Yesterday the 37th annual Winnipeg Fringe Festival kicked off. Artists from all over the world have come to Winnipeg to display their talents and present a mixture of shows to the vastly diverse tastes of Winnipeg audiences. 

 One of the highlights of the festival will be a show presented by Vancouver-based actor and writer Joanna Rannelli.  

Tomorow the 2024 Fringe Festival begins. 25 venues across the city will host 150 shows produced by theatre groups from around the world. 

2024 will mark the 36th annual Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Theatre troupes from all over the word will descend on Winnipeg, to present non- juried, artistically innovative, and free theatre, with 100% of the proceeds from the productions going directly to the artists. 

In honor of this iconic Winnipeg Summer event, we here at Classic 107 will be featuring music for the theatre written by Scandanavian composers.  

This Past Friday, July 5 Mayor Scott Gillingham invited Winnipeggers to join him on Saturday, October 5 to celebrate the Arts in an event called The Winnipeg 150 Mayors Ball. This Gala will be held at the RBC Convention Centre. 

It's a performance 28-years in the making, as legendary hip-hop group Cypress Hill prepares to take the stage with the London Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday night.

The collaboration originally joked about in a 1996 episode of The Simpsons, has now become a reality due to fan demand and social media outreach.

Tune in at 1:00 p.m. this week to hear five great orchestral works by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.  

On Tuesday, July 9th it will be Respighi's 145th birthday. Aside from his compositions, Respighi was a musicologist, violinist, and teacher, whose multi-faceted career would play a key role in early twentieth century music not only in Italy but around the world. 

With all this wet weather we have had, it is looking very green out there. The grass is nice and soft, and the trees are in full bloom. And with summers beginning so short here in Winnipeg there is nothing better than laying out on the grass and reading a terrific book. 

On Thursday, July 4th and on Friday, July 5th, the Winnipeg Public Library in collaboration with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra is inviting children ages 6 to 12 to move to the beat, discover new rhythms and have fun with silly noises.