Local Arts

There will something old and something new about the Manitoba Rural Northern Juried Art Show this year. Just as it has in previous years, the show will feature the works of artists from all over Manitoba outside of Winnipeg.

University College of the North (UCN) assistant professor Dr. Gilbert McInnis has published a book examining author Kurt Vonnegut’s treatment of the theory of evolution as a widely accepted myth used to explain the world we live in.

The sounds of live outdoor music graced Thompson for the first time this summer on Aug.

With the traditional R.D. Parker Collegiate music program cabaret not possible under current public health rules, graduating music students were recognized at the first Cabbie Awards in the Letkemann Theatre June 16.

The 54th-annual Thompson Festival of the Arts is kicking off March 13-14, with two days of dance competition at the Letkemann Theatre. “This is a community festival dedicated to promoting the arts,” festival organizer Jolene Brow said.

Australian turned Churchill resident Roy Mexted has taken the inspiration provided by the Northern Manitoba town he and his girlfriend have made their home by recording a CD made up almost entirely of songs written in and about the Hudson Bay port.

Back off Taylor Swift … and get lost Mozart. Avenue 46, an “energetic, pop-punk-alt-rock band with a twist” will be blasting their musical fusion in the Thompson Regional Community Centre Feb. 29.

Louis Riel once said, “My people will sleep for 100 years, but when they awake, it will be the artists who give them their spirit back.

Music night at the Heritage North Museum, a monthly event, was a great success on Feb. 13.

As part of Manitoba 150 celebrations, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) Aspirants will bring their On the Edge Tour to Thompson March 22, “where the next generation of dancers will showcase a sublime and powerful repertoire for audiences of all ag