It’s hard to believe that I’ve lived in Winnipeg for most of my life, yet there are so many traditions I’ve never participated in. I’ve never skated along the river path by the Forks. I’ve never won a prize at a wedding social. And I’ve never been to CanadInns Winter Wonderland. Until last night, that is. My [...]

Dressing properly for cold weather requires only common sense. Right? Yet look at the folks around you: no gloves, no hat, a bomber jacket, runners, I’m thinking maybe a review wouldn’t hurt. If your outdoor experience is going to be memorable we want it to be so because of the fun, not because of the [...]

The cre8ery is a small art gallery, tucked away in a tiny building on Adelaide St, up in a third floor walk-up. It’s got peeling paint and mis-matched furniture, and it seems intimidatingly cool. It’s the perfect place to showcase up and coming young artists. The photography class of Kelvin High School put together an exhibit [...]

As a kid, I took violin lessons. My mother made me, and sometimes I loved them. More often than not, I hated them. Now, as an adult, I wish I had kept up the lessons more frequently. I can still play, but not like I used to. Maybe if I kept it up, I would [...]

Over the course of this blog, I get to do a lot of cool things. Some of the events I attend I’m familiar with, like comedy nights at the King’s Head Pub. Others, I’m jumping in blindfolded. Attending the 3D Ladies Cinematic Society night at the Park Theatre was one of the latter events. Now, before [...]

There are some Winnipeg traditions that are near and dear to my heart. Tuesday night comedy at the King’s Head Pub is one of them. For one, I love that there is a revolving cast of characters who perform, so the night is always entertaining and fresh. The night is hosted by ‘peg improv legends CRUMBS, [...]

I’ll be upfront with you, and tell you that I’m not usually a theatre junkie. I like a few shows here and there, I see some Fringe plays every year, and the few musicals I’ve seen, like The Lion King have been spectacular. But this blog is all about challenging myself to go out and [...]

Today I met up with 70 like-minded friends from the Prairie Pathfinders to walk the frozen Seine River. It is a significant day for two reasons: one, it is Save our Seine’s 20th anniversary, and two, it’s the Prairie Pathfinders 7th annual Seine River hike. Save our Seine (SOS) is a community based, nonprofit stewardship group [...]

Some people warn you against meeting your idols. I’m not one of them. I say, go, seek out the important people in your life and shake their hand. Just rehearse what you’re going to say before hand. I made that fateful mistake on Thursday, a few hours before the first Tegan and Sara concert at the Burton [...]

Some nights, everything goes according to plan. Other nights, Winnipeg serendipity has a way of creating absolute havoc. On Monday night, J.D. Edwards and band were playing a show at the West End Cultural Centre. I was pretty excited about this show, because I like live music, and I hadn’t seen the remodeled WECC yet. Also, [...]