WINNIPEG, MB. – Country Superstar, Keith Urban, is coming to Winnipeg for one show on September 19th at the BellMTS Centre. Urban, who enlisted his fans to officially announce his “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018 in a video on facebook made the announcement during a pop-up show in Nashville. Urban also took the opportunity to…
Kurt Browning on Stage with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
WINNIPEG, MB. – Kurt Browning, the four-time World Champion, is pairing up with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra from January 19 to 21 at the Centennial Concert Hall. Browning will be hosting a behind-the-scenes look at the music of figure skating. It will be a night of laughs, skating and live music with the full WSO.…
Great Crate Challenge at the Winnipeg Renovation Show
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Great Crate Challenge is taking place for the first time ever at the Winnipeg Renovation Show this January at the Convention Centre. This DIY project challenges five local influencers and tastemakers to use all the creativity they’ve got to transform two basic crates into a masterpiece, using only a $50 budget,…
The Arctic Chill is Sunday
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Winnipeg Art Gallery is holding an event this Sunday that the entire family can enjoy the Arctic Chill Out. The Arctic Chill Out is on January 28 from 1:30 to 4pm. Enjoy an afternoon of bilingual activities inspired by the Canadian Arctic and the WAG’s world-renowned collection of Inuit art. Watch…
Traditional African Folktale Told in Song Opens New Year of WSO
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is offering a performance for kids of all ages called The Twins and the Monster on Sunday, January 14 at 2:00 p.m. This story journeys through dark forests, vast plains, and spooky swamps. The story is told with a collection of beautifully carved masks, and singing songs in…
Winner of our Winnipeg Renovation Show Prize Package
WINNIPEG, MB. – Thank you to all who are following us on Twitter and who participated in our first Manitoba Post contest. The winner of the Winnipeg Home Renovations Show Prize Package, outlined in the story below, is @janicour of Lorette. We have sent @janicour a direct message on Twitter to claim her prize. We…
International Opera Maestra Comes Home to Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, MB. – It has been 17 years since Keri-Lyn Wilson last appeared with her hometown orchestra. The international Opera Maestra is returning to Winnipeg for a special performance January 12 and 13. Keri-Lynn will take the reins in a performance of Mozart’s Fifth and final Violin Concerto, Nielsen’s Third Symphony, and a new work…
Free Snowshoeing Starts Sunday
WINNIPEG, MB. – The Living Prairie Museum will open for Snowshoe Sundays January 7th. Starting this Sunday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., you can snowshoe at the Living Prairie Museum. Snowshoeing will be offered on the first and last Sunday of each month through February, weather permitting. There is absolutely no experience necessary and…
Who Made the Most Money on Tour in 2017?
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS – Who made the most money on tour in 2017? A Canadian is on the list, but not in the top Ten. Acts including U2 and Guns n’ Roses came top of a poll which ranks bands who made most money from touring in 2017. Saskia O’Donoghue has more details in this Reuters…
Winnipeg’s Billy Joe Green – 50 Years on the Music Scene
WINNIPEG, MB. – Anyone who knows the blues will know the name Billy Joe Green. An icon in the Canadian music scene, Winnipeg-based musician Billy Joe started playing guitar and touring as a professional musician years before his son Jesse Green was born in 1973. But it wasn’t until Jesse grew into a man and…