Arts & Culture

Opening on October 12th and going until March 31, 2025, there is an exhibit that is happening at the Wag-Qaumajuq that explores the idea of Motherhood. 

Called MOTHERGROUND, this exhibit features the work of Winnipeg, photographer, sculpture, videographer, and multi-disciplinary artist Dominique Rey. 

Classic 107 listeners will soon hear a fresh voice to start their weekday mornings.

It was officially announced last week that Simeon Rusnak, the longtime host of Morning Light, will be leaving the station to take on the role of Director of Classical Programming with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. 

Fall is in the air. 

An autumnal crispness has arrived in Winnipeg, accompanied by changing (and falling) leaves. 

Chris Hall from McNally Robinson Booksellers returned to the Classic 107 studio with the latest picks in the "What to Read" feature -- ones that include titles for this season, and the winter one to come! 

This Sunday, October 6 at 3 p.m. at the Wag-Qaumajug's Muriel Richardson Auditorium, The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg in Collaboration with Jazz Winnipeg with partial sponsorship provided by Asdel Structural Engineers will be presenting a concert that features one of Canada's bright lights of composition and cross-cultural musical melding. 

Polymath, educator, philosopher, composer, conductor, and pianist Dinuk Wijeratne has been entertaining and enlightening audiences from Coast to Coast to Coast.  

On Friday, September 20th the Halifax based Leaf Music Label released a fabulous recording that features two grand works for cello and piano. Called Dialogues the recording features Rachmaninov’s lyrical and monumental cello sonata, and Rebecca Clarke’s impressionistic and gorgeous viola sonata which she herself arranged for cello. 

On September 24 Prairie Theatre Exchange kicked off its 2024-25 season with a situation comedy called Bed and Breakfast. This is a true farce that is sure to leave audiences rolling in the aisles.  

Here's a look at this week's top arts and culture stories on Classic 107.

Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89

Legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter series, has passed away at the age of 89. Her career spanned seven decades, earning her multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards. Fans around the world mourn the loss of a true icon in theatre and film.
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Benoit Pinette, known by his stage name Tire le coyote, was set to perform his upcoming album at Montreal's La Tulipe concert hall next year. But after the Quebec Court of Appeal recently ordered the venue to stop making noise that is audible inside an adjacent building, the historic venue temporarily closed its doors.