Hidden in plain view: the Blankstein Gallery
It’s a quaint setting on the second floor of Millennium Library that can seen through the locked Skywalk doors but can only be accessed through the Library. It’s worth the walk around.
All the news that’s fit for supermarket rags
What on earth should we believe when it comes to so-called mass media these days? The answer is ‘not very much’, if you’re reading the pages of most supermarket tabloids.
Bachman returns to take care of business
Randy Bachman was back in town over the weekend and he kept himself very busy. In fact, he seemed to be in overdrive — Bachman-Turner Overdrive that is.
Festival of Fools brightens up spring break
Kids have been checking off the days on their calendars with anticipation of the 14th Annual Festival of Fools, an initiative of the Winnipeg International Children’s Festival Inc.
Veteran prog rockers YES deliver triple blast from the past
The grand-daddys of Progressive Rock, YES, were at the historic Pantages Playhouse this week where they performed three albums in their entirety.
They ate, drank and were very charitable
Eat, drink and be charitable is the official theme for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, and there was a bounty of all three at the sold-out event.
Musical treasures await discovery at giant sale
Whether you’re looking for a hard-to-find LP, some vintage memorabilia, or just enamoured by the history of the ever changing music industry, Rockin’ Richard’s Record and CD sale is the place to be.
Lamenting the imminent demise of Windows XP
April 8th is the day Microsoft will stop supporting XP. It will still work, but there will no longer be patches or security updates, which means the software will be vulnerable to attack by hackers.
Unique gift store and artist resource celebrates opening
Children’s entertainer Fred Penner did the honours of cutting the ribbon in front of a crowd of fifty people who jammed into the unique gift shop and artist workspace, The Scrap Came Back.
The Scrap Came Back — Fred Penner to cut ribbon at gift shop
Repurposed, reimagined, recycled and fair trade is what The Scrap Came Back store is all about. The gift shop, open since November 2013, will have a ribbon cutting ceremony this week.