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Anti-pipeline protests at Standing Rock inspired song by duo with Northern Manitoba connection

Anti-pipeline protests at Standing Rock inspired song by duo with Northern Manitoba connection

Spirit Trail, made up of Destiny Fiddler, who grew up in Northern Manitoba, and Chas Piper from Ontario, released “Water Protectors” in January.
Horrified by the war in Ukraine, Thompson musician finds way to help out

Horrified by the war in Ukraine, Thompson musician finds way to help out

Mike Haggith announced on his website that he is forwarding all money from album sales in March to United Help Ukraine.
Isolation theme of long-delayed album more pertinent than ever in the post-COVID world

Isolation theme of long-delayed album more pertinent than ever in the post-COVID world

Mike Haggith’s album ‘Bridges’ was released Nov. 6, more than two years after he had originally planned for it to come out.
Aurora chasers blinded by the lights

Aurora chasers blinded by the lights

‘Manitoba is  one of the best locations to photograph the aurora in,’ says northern lights photographer. 
Winnipeg-based artist with roots in Garden Hill joins National Film Board of Canada

Winnipeg-based artist with roots in Garden Hill joins National Film Board of Canada

Niki Little, former artistic director of the ImagineNATIVE film and media arts festival, will be a producer with NFB’s North West Studio in Winnipeg.
An evening’s entertainment

An evening’s entertainment

A school year with no concerts, many missed rehearsals and general upheaval – including a weather cancellation the evening before – ended on a high note for R.D.
The Pas hosts successful 44th-annual Northern Juried Art Show

The Pas hosts successful 44th-annual Northern Juried Art Show

Can you hold an art awards show online and have people actually show up to look at the art? That’s the question this year’s Northern Juried Art Show (NJAS) organizing committee asked themselves, fingers crossed, for months as they planned this year’s
Planning for 44th-annual Northern Juried Show is underway

Planning for 44th-annual Northern Juried Show is underway

“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.
Arts workshops a-plenty online for Manitobans starting this weekend

Arts workshops a-plenty online for Manitobans starting this weekend

The show must go on so youth and adults in the north and throughout Manitoba will have plenty of opportunities to hone their performing arts skills thanks to virtual workshops by two theatre companies.
Blind Indigenous recording artist Mattmac releases debut single

Blind Indigenous recording artist Mattmac releases debut single

Matthew Monias, also known as Mattmac, has recently released his debut single called “Paradise,” a melodic rap and trap song about summer love.
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