Royal Winnipeg Ballet featured in popular Heated Rivalry fan-fiction series A Heated Rivalry-Royal Winnipeg Ballet crossover was not on Christopher Stowell’s 2026 bingo card. The ballet company’s new artistic director was surprised and delighted to learn about a piece of popu...

I know it's only April, but I am pretty sure this @evawasney.bsky.social piece will top my Favourite Freep Stories of the Year list. #heatedrivalry @hrnews.bsky.social @winnipegfreepress.com www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Chilling thriller fuel for nightmares David Gregory’s fascinating documentary Theatre of Horrors is not to be confused with the grand old 1973 genre chestnut Theatre of Blood, which saw Vincent Price as a deranged Shakespearean actor out....

Local animator Leslie Supnet contributed to this doc, reviewed in the Free Press @thewolseleyelm.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

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Just checked our back-end stats and we published more than 1,000 local arts stories this year. Our landing page is full of current local arts stories.

This is inaccurate and, frankly, hurtful.

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Journeyman actor chronicles long rise to stardom in charming memoir Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success

I adored Jeff Hiller's new memoir, Actress of a Certain Age. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Please tune in on May 27 when I get to talk to my friend and co-worker, the talented and hilarious @ariel-gordon.bsky.social

Fact checker Austin Kelley’s foray into fiction an insightful, enjoyable debut They say to write what you know, so it’s not surprising that Austin Kelley, the author of The Fact Checker, used to work at the New Yorker as, yes, a fact checker. What is surprising, perhaps, is how....

It's been a while since I reviewed a book; I very much enjoyed Austin Kelley's The Fact Checker. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Score in the kitchen with recipes from Winnipeg Jets 1981 cookbook In the NHL’s 1981-82 Norris Division semi-finals, 19-year-old Dale Hawerchuk scored eight points as his Winnipeg Jets were defeated in a best-of-five by (checks Hockey-Reference.com) … the St. Louis B...

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Winnipeg-born OB/GYN Jen Gunter moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights In 1995, Dr. Jen Gunter arrived in Kansas. The Winnipeg-born-and-raised gynecologist was fresh out of her OB/GYN training at the University of Western Ontario, having completed medical school at the U...

Land of the flee: Winnipeg physician moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights
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Made in Manitoba: A guide to locally produced goods Maple leaf stickers, new “Product of Canada” signage and shoppers squinting at food labels to suss out the country of origin: In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, grocer...

Made in Manitoba: your guide to buying local by @evawasney.bsky.social
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Winnipeg composer’s Carnegie dreams crumble after border snafu

Winnipeg composer’s Carnegie dreams crumble after border snafu
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I was lucky enough to accompany Marion Warhaft to restaurants on several occasions when I was her editor. She was a consummate professional, a lovely dinner companion and, obviously, a great eater. We won't see another like her. @jenzoratti.bsky.social sums her up beautifully.

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

Winnipeg Folk Fest marks 50 years with lineup including Mavis Staples, Begonia, Gillian Welch, Leonard Sumner, Ani DiFranco, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings The Winnipeg Folk Festival has released the highly anticipated musical lineup for its 50th anniversary event, which takes place July 10 to 13 at Birds Hill Provincial Park. This year’s program aims to...

This year @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social celebrates 50 years; @evawasney.bsky.social has the story and the lineup, which includes Ani DiFranco, Lake Street Diner, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Mavis Staples and Gillian Welch. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Champion of Manitoba film, mentor to many, mother above all For nearly 30 years, Carole Vivier was the CEO and film commissioner at Manitoba Film and Music, where she built a long and lasting legacy.

Carole Vivier, who died yesterday at 73, was a staunch champion of Manitoba movies and music who changed the local landscape. She was also a beloved wife, mom, grandma and great-grandmother. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Academy Award-nominated film A Real Pain's connection to Winnipeg Early in the film A Real Pain, the spiritually detached David and emotionally unpredictable Benji settle into their hotel lobby to meet their fellow rememberers. There’s a retired couple, a lone divor...

University of Manitoba grad Eloge Butera can lay claim to inspiring one of the characters in the Oscar-winning #ARealPain. @benwaldman.bsky.social talks to the survivor of the Rwandan genocide about his conversion to Judaism and meeting Jesse Eisenberg. www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

Books that changed our lives To mark I Love to Read Month in Manitoba, members of the Free Press arts team are sharing the books they loved as kids as well as their current recommendations.

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The latest in the Free Press's ongoing heath series Silenced Symptoms looks at Raynaud's, one of the many conditions that affects predominantly women.

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BookTok sparks long-form resurgence for teens, young adults Don’t be surprised if your favourite young person’s Christmas list includes a few more books this holiday season. In recent years, teens and young adults have been digging into books with greater vora...

Bang for the book
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Winnipeg punk-rock legend Mitch Funk dies Mitch Funk, the towering, deep-voiced frontman and lyricist of iconic Winnipeg punk bands Personality Crisis and Honest John, died on Monday after a lengthy battle with the blood cancer multiple myelo...

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In this week's Applause, I pay homage to the late Jim Abrahams, the creator of, joke for joke, the funniest movie ever made. (Not Airplane!) www.winnipegfreepress.com/briefings/my...

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Internet famous: Social media helping launch real-life comedy careers When COVID shut the world down in 2020, Laura Ramoso did what a lot of creative people did: she downloaded TikTok and started making short-form video content. “That opened up a whole other world for m...

I'm fascinated by the way social media has replaced traditional media (talk shows, HBO specials) as a means to find comedy success: Internet famous www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

This show is tonight at the Burt

Haunting landscapes: Marcel Dzama returns to Winnipeg with new show at Plug In www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...

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