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WSO New Music Fest scores big

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Downtown, ReviewsBy Doug KretchmerMarch 4, 2014

It may have been one of the coldest winters on record, but music lovers were fired up and kept warm by this year’s WSO New Music Festival.

Bearded men (and women) compete in beard growing contest

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Downtown, Reviews, SportsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 23, 2014

The annual beard growing contest has been a favourite of Festival du Voyageur goers for 32 years. More than 70 people entered this year’s contest that included beards of all sizes and shapes.

Videopool hosts screening of members videos

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Culture, Downtown, ReviewsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 21, 2014

Non-profit, artist-run Videopool, a collective of video and sound artists, hosted a members screening February 19 in the Videopool Studio on the third floor of the Artspace Building in the Exchange district.

Music of Zappa and more featured at 23rd annual New Music Festival

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Downtown, ReviewsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 20, 2014

This year’s Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Festival featured a sensational lineup of critically acclaimed talent performing some of the best compositions the world has ever known.

Bookstore cafe transformed into folk coffeehouse

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown, Our Neighbourhoods, ReviewsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 13, 2014

It was folk night at the Neighbourhood Bookstore and Cafe as local musicians Raine Hamilton, Dan Frechette and TWIN shared their acoustic music with an appreciative audience.

Mise – restaurant with a side of romance

Food, ReviewsBy Sarah ZahariaFebruary 10, 2014

If you’re planning to take your sweetheart out for that special dinner on Valentine’s Day, long time restaurateurs Terry and Sue Gereta might just have the romantic fare you’re looking for.

Block of ice serves as ‘snowscreen’ for films

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown, Reviews, SportsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 9, 2014

The 6th annual Canadian Sports Film Festival hit Winnipeg again this weekend where it kicked off at the Park Theatre on Friday night and included film screenings on a snowscreen at The Forks.

A sonic night with a Sonic Youth

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown, ReviewsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 6, 2014

It was an incredible performance at Winnipeg’s Union Sound Hall recently as former Sonic Youth guitarist, Lee Ranaldo, joined other avant garde musicians for a concoction of atonal sounds and experimental music.

Big screens and wearable phones

Reviews, Science & TechnologyBy Sarah ZahariaFebruary 2, 2014

Smartphones and smartwatches are no longer just the fantasy gear of fictitious spies like Dick Tracy. They’re the latest in communication tech and test driving a few of these cutting edge devices reveals some interesting findings.

Women’s photography collective presents magnificent work

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Downtown, ReviewsBy Marie LeBlancJanuary 31, 2014

The talent this collective group of women share is phenomenal. They are true pioneers exploring beyond the borders of what anyone imagines about women and art.

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