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The town with no Towne

Ben Waldman 8 minute read Monday, Jan. 30, 2023

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Yellow triangles, lime green rhombuses, red rectangles and sharp black lines criss-cross the dark blue carpet on the floor of Towne Cinema 8, the first standalone multiplex to open in Winnipeg and the latest to close its doors forever.

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‘The hills are alive!’ at Royal MTC

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‘The hills are alive!’ at Royal MTC

Ben Waldman 7 minute read Friday, Jan. 27, 2023

Riding the momentum of its current production of Into the Woods, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre announced Friday the lineup of programming for its 2023-24 season.

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Friday, Jan. 27, 2023

David Hou

‘The Sound of Music is in our bones,’ says RMTC artistic director Kelly Thornton. ‘But it’s also a story of resisting the rise of nationalism.’

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Eva Wasney and Alan Small and Jen Zoratti and Ben Sigurdson and Jill Wilson 5 minute read Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

Sounds of Manitoba kickoff with Anthony OKS and The Søbr Market

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Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

Rapper Anthony OKS will perform Friday at the Sounds of Music. (Mikaela Mackenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Manitoba icon becomes an international rock star

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Manitoba icon becomes an international rock star

Alan Small 4 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023

The stone that built Winnipeg is entering a rock hall of fame.

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Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023

Tyndall Stone features prominently in the courtyard of the Winnipeg Humane Society. (Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Holocaust Education Centre reopens with more stories, better access after $213,000 upgrade

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Holocaust Education Centre reopens with more stories, better access after $213,000 upgrade

John Longhurst 4 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

Pictures of people on vacation, at home and work, on the beach, at the zoo, skiing — that’s what greets visitors who come to the newly renovated and updated Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre at the Asper Jewish Community Campus.

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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

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This is the first upgrade since 2009, says Belle Jarniewski, director of the Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, which operates the Freeman Family Foundation Holocaust Education Centre.

Add this Winterruption to your social calendar

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Add this Winterruption to your social calendar

Ben Waldman 4 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

Some people view the coldest months of the year as a hibernation period for music festivals and concerts in Manitoba. Winterruption (Jan. 20-29) is out to wake those people up.

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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

Matt Mac will perform at the West End Cultural Centre on Jan. 28. (Supplied)

This metaphor is a window into the art of science

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This metaphor is a window into the art of science

Ben Waldman 5 minute read Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

When she lowers herself to the ground, Jessica B. Hill takes the form of a human pretzel, tying her legs one over the other and wrapping her loping fingers through the looped arm of her coffee mug.

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Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023

Jessica B. Hill stars in Pandora, a one-woman play that examines how our brains respond to tragedy. (Leif Norman photo)

Hopefuls audition to make the grand jeté into the RWB school’s professional division

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Hopefuls audition to make the grand jeté into the RWB school’s professional division

Jen Zoratti 6 minute read Monday, Jan. 23, 2023

In the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s studios on Graham Avenue, in the very space where company dancers hone their craft and rehearse for the season’s performances at the Centennial Concert Hall, 18 students are hoping to make their dance dreams a reality.

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2023

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ENT - RWB tryouts

Photo of student Scarlett Perry is No. 9 in black.

Ballett story on the Winnipeg auditions for the RWB School. Included in the story are 3 students trying out, Vice Principal - Kelly Bale and school director - StŽphane LŽonard.

Students: Kaya Jackson is No. 1 in red, Hailey Latigar is No. 3 in navy and Scarlett Perry is No. 9 in black.

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Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel a harrowing, humane look at systems that perpetuate violence

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Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Toews’ novel a harrowing, humane look at systems that perpetuate violence

Alison Gillmor 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 23, 2023

When women in an isolated traditional Mennonite colony find themselves waking up groggy and in pain, sometimes covered in bruises and blood, they are told by the community’s male elders that this could be the work of Satan or a punishment from God. Or perhaps these are just figments of “female imagination.”

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2023

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From left, Michelle McLeod as Mejal, Sheila McCarthy as Greta, Liv McNeil as Neitje, Jessie Buckley as Mariche, Claire Foy as Salome, Kate Hallett as Autje, Rooney Mara as Ona and Judith Ivey as Agata in Women Talking.

Vinyl re-issue of The Lake Winnipeg Fisherman brings back songs chronicling the Interlake

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Vinyl re-issue of The Lake Winnipeg Fisherman brings back songs chronicling the Interlake

David Sanderson 6 minute read Monday, Jan. 23, 2023

Ray Giguere, owner of Argy’s Records, once referred to The Lake Winnipeg Fisherman, a traditional, folk-music album recorded in 1970 by Riverton singer/songwriter Sol Sigurdson, as a “unicorn record.”

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Monday, Jan. 23, 2023

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The Lake Winnipeg Fisherman, a traditional, folk-music album was originally recorded and released in 1970 by Riverton singer/songwriter Sol Sigurdson.

Prince Harry’s memoir an uneven but revealing look at life under the Royal fishbowl

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Prince Harry’s memoir an uneven but revealing look at life under the Royal fishbowl

Reviewed by Ben Sigurdson 6 minute read Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare opens with a poignant epigraph by William Faulkner — “The past is not even dead. It’s not even past.”

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Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023

This image provided by the Random House Group shows the cover of "Spare," Prince Harry's memoir. The book is an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10. (Random House Group via AP)
This image provided by the Random House Group shows the cover of

Bowl of Korean tteokguk, a new year tradition, marks passage of time

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Bowl of Korean tteokguk, a new year tradition, marks passage of time

Eva Wasney 5 minute read Friday, Jan. 20, 2023

The sound of an egg cracking brings Yena running into the living room. The three-year-old is eager to help and beating eggs is her specialty.

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Friday, Jan. 20, 2023

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Rice cake soup, also known as Tteokguk.

Winnipeg Public Library’s first makers-in-residence share unique skills

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Winnipeg Public Library’s first makers-in-residence share unique skills

AV Kitching 6 minute read Friday, Jan. 20, 2023

An abstract rapper and a letterpress artist are the Winnipeg Library’s first ever makers-in-residence.

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Friday, Jan. 20, 2023

Sean McLachlan will be leading workshops to make postcards using his custom portable letterpress studio. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press)

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Eva Wasney and Alan Small and Jen Zoratti and Ben Sigurdson and Jill Wilson 4 minute read Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023

Veg Out with vegan comfort food 

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Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023

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Shoestring Players put new spin on play

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Shoestring Players put new spin on play

Ben Waldman 4 minute read Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

Like the actors in London Suite, Trinity Sigurdson will play multiple roles when directing the third, and most forgotten, segment of playwright Neil Simon’s hotel trilogy for Winnipeg’s Shoestring Players.

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Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023

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Trinity Sigurdson, front, director of the upcoming staging of Neil Simon’s London Suite, with members of the Shoestring Players, from left, Ruth Osemeke, Marlon Goolcharan, Merri-lou Paterson, Joan Wilton, Bernard Boland, Rick Scherger and Brent Bruchanski, after rehearsal at St. Peter’s Church.

We can have ‘Little America’ and still support local

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We can have ‘Little America’ and still support local

Jen Zoratti 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 16, 2023

According to a Seasons of Winnipeg retail leasing brochure making the rounds on social media, Winnipeg is getting a Krispy Kreme and an Arby’s along the Sterling Lyon strip — an area of the city I’ve long called ‘Little America.’

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Monday, Jan. 16, 2023

WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The media tour of the Outlet Collection Winnipeg, the new factory outlet mall under construction at Sterling Lyon Parkway and Kenaston Blvd. Thursday. The $200-million, 400,000square-foot outlet location is scheduled to open on May 3.¤ Murray McNeill story April 20 2017

Words and music to soothe the savage winter

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Words and music to soothe the savage winter

Alan Small 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 16, 2023

Parents will tell you time sure flies while your kids grow up.

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Monday, Jan. 16, 2023

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Andrina Turenne

Winnipeg couple launches the Søbr Market

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Winnipeg couple launches the Søbr Market

Ben Sigurdson 10 minute read Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

Whether it be Dry January, Dry February, Sober October or just a desire for better health and a break from booze, there are plenty of reasons to consider reducing one’s alcohol intake.

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Friday, Jan. 13, 2023

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Jessie and Shane Halliburton are looking forward to taking their Winnipeg-based online non-alcohol shop, The Søbr Market, into their own bricks-and-mortar storefront.

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Eva Wasney and Alan Small and Jen Zoratti and Ben Sigurdson and Jill Wilson 5 minute read Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023

Valley of the Birdtail book launch

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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023

Phantom fan Gloria Dignazio is a subject in the 'Phantom of Winnipeg' documentary premiering in Montreal this week. (Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press)

CancerCare therapy program encourages participants to use art to explore feelings

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CancerCare therapy program encourages participants to use art to explore feelings

Eva Wasney 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Art has given Maggie Hodson a lot in the last five years.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

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Miriam Duff, in Psychosocial Oncology, (left) and patient Maggie Hodson, hold up Hodson’s art on December 16, 2022 at CancerCare Manitoba.

Reporter: Eva Wasney

Dive into some promising debuts while awaiting return small-screen faves

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Dive into some promising debuts while awaiting return small-screen faves

Jen Zoratti 4 minute read Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Already, 2023 is shaping up to be a banner year for the small screen.

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023

Nico Parker, left, and Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us, HBO's upcoming video-game adaptation. (HBO)

Take a journey to France for standout red wines

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Take a journey to France for standout red wines

Ben Sigurdson 5 minute read Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023

If there were ever a wine-producing region to be relied on for pumping out high-quality reds at a reasonable price, it’s France’s Rhône Valley — particularly wines from the southern Rhône.

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Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023

The Free Press literary editor picks 15 books to watch for in first half of 2023

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The Free Press literary editor picks 15 books to watch for in first half of 2023

Ben Sigurdson 5 minute read Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

A new year offers a chance to look ahead at the fascinating fiction and non-fiction publishers have planned for the coming months. Whether you’re looking for celebrity memoirs, thoughtful essays, scintillating story collections or immersive novels, here are 15 titles from local, national and international authors to watch out for in the first half of 2023.

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Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

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Despite war and politics, refugees and Ukrainian-Canadians hold fast to tradition, marking Orthodox Christmas

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Despite war and politics, refugees and Ukrainian-Canadians hold fast to tradition, marking Orthodox Christmas

AV Kitching 8 minute read Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

At the first star over the Prairie skies Friday night, Ukrainian families across Canada prepared themselves to mark Sviat Vechir, the Orthodox Christmas Eve celebrations, which begin with a Holy Supper.

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Friday, Jan. 6, 2023

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‘It’s not really a celebration because of the war,’ says Svitlana Poliezhaieva, with daughters Polina, 10, and Maria, 6. ‘But I will mark Christmas because I want my kids to have this tradition.’

Winnipegger’s costumes speak volumes in Women Talking

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Winnipegger’s costumes speak volumes in Women Talking

Ben Waldman 9 minute read Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

When the film Women Talking opens here, two Manitoba-raised artists will be vaulted into the bright lights of Hollywood, their names attached to a film destined to draw both Oscar consideration and provincial intrigue.

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Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023

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Quita Alfred, the wardrobe co-ordinator for Women Talking, was the ‘weirdo wearing vintage dresses’ as a teenager in St. Vital.

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