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Buffy and band deliver stellar performance

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Downtown, ReviewsBy Doug KretchmerMarch 5, 2014

Buffy Sainte-Marie was in Winnipeg Tuesday night and along with her band, played a heartfelt, high energy concert that delighted the sold out crowd at the West End Cultural Centre.

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.

AssentWorks — a life changing work / business experience

Downtown, Economy & Business, Education, Science & TechnologyBy Julien CooperMarch 1, 2014

It’s Canada’s largest makerspace, providing the tools, expertise and workspace for numerous individuals and businesses needing to design, prototype and manufacture just about anything.

Buffy Sainte-Marie in concert

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, DowntownBy Noah ErenbergFebruary 27, 2014

One of the most spellbinding artists of our time, Buffy Sainte-Marie performs in Winnipeg on Tuesday, gracefully combining a high energy stage presence with cerebral songs that tell powerful stories.

Fiddling contest a big hit at Festival du Voyageur

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown, History, Our CityBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 25, 2014

Along with the jigging event and going on its 43rd year, the fiddling competition is the longest running contest at the Festival du Voyageur, providing exciting entertainment for throngs of fiddle fans.

Festival’s educational, interactive programs attract students

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown, Education, HistoryBy Marie LeBlancFebruary 25, 2014

For many students, this out of classroom setting was a much better way to learn about the voyageurs than sitting at a desk reading about them.

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.

Voyageur Games held at Club St.B

Charitable Organizations, Downtown, SportsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 22, 2014

The leg wrestling, voyageur wrestling, pillow fight, tug of war and log sawing are some of the competitions featured in the Games which have been a part of Festival du Voyageur for 38 years.

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.

Limitations yield creativity in Sargent & Victor & Me

Arts & Entertainment, Downtown, Economy & Business, Education, Health & SafetyBy Stacy Cardigan SmithFebruary 20, 2014

Debbie Patterson’s one-woman show, playing Feb. 27 to Mar. 9 at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film, examines a community on the brink.

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