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city A FULL COURT OF COMEDY FOR MARCH MADNESS

Mar 2nd, 00:41 - 0 Comments
It's March Madness at the Green Brier Inn on Wednesday, March 10th. Double your laughter with features Ryan Ash and Marnie Couchman at the next N.E.W. Comedy Projekt show along with a full court of comedy MVPs.

city Beer, Chicken & Comedy

Feb 9th, 18:17 - 0 Comments
Where else can you find beer, chicken, and comedy but at the Green Brier Inn on Wednesday, February 10th. Get your laugh on with Judy Dougall as she headlines the next N.E.W. Comedy Projekt show along with a busload of up-and-coming Winnipeg comics.

video Symphony rebirth in C major

Nov 4th 2009, 07:00 - 0 Comments
Don't tell Jean-Francois Phaneuf the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is only for old people. Phaneuf leads the WSO's charge to connect with younger audiences.

city Got Art?

Feb 13th 2008, 11:24 - 1 Comments
Manitoba Arts and Culture week will be from March 8th to 15th, 2008. The week of organized activity and promotion of the arts and culture in Manitoba is lead by a steering committee of the Arts Manitoba Arts Network representing a host of other arts and culture organizations from all over the province.

gallery Keeping Up Appearances, four works by Ewa Tarsia RCA

Feb 1st 2008, 14:30 - 0 Comments
Martha Street Studio is pleased to announce the launch of a varied edition folio, Keeping Up Appearances, four works by Ewa Tarsia RCA.

community Musica Speciale Concert - Collective Groove

Jan 16th 2008, 16:45 - 0 Comments
You are invited to be part of the next Musica Speciale concert entitled Collective Groove on January 26, 2008, 8pm at the Winnipeg Art Gallery

city Martha Street Studio Welcomes Local Manitoba Artists

Jan 11th 2008, 14:34 - 0 Comments
Martha Street Studio is excited to welcome home the works of Manitoba artists Frank Mikuska and Calvin Yarush.

community January Events at FortWhyte Alive!

Jan 2nd 2008, 11:27 - 0 Comments
Fun for the Family at FortWhyte Centre this January.

city Winter Activities at the Manitoba Museum

Dec 13th 2007, 08:47 - 0 Comments
Ice Age Mammals, Holiday Traditions, A Winter Break Day Camp, Holiday Shows, Rockin' Rockets.

community Magnetique: Musica Speciale concert series event

Nov 16th 2007, 11:54 - 0 Comments
"Musica Speciale" concert series presents "Magnetique" on Wednesday, December 5 at 8:00pm at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in support of "Variety, the Children's Charity".

community Fashion of Sound: Musica Speciale concert series event

Nov 16th 2007, 11:37 - 0 Comments
"Musica Speciale" concert series presents "Fashion of Sound" concert on Sunday, November 25 at 8:00 pm at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Guest artist, the world renowned pianist Alexander Tselyakov will be in concert with local violinist John Racaru.

city Darth Vader, Lois Lane and Captain Apollo Land In Winnipeg

Oct 27th 2007, 15:42 - 0 Comments
The Manitoba Comic Con and Sci Fi Expo opened today featuring special guests David Prowse, Margot Kidder and Richard Hatch.

gallery Kanye rewards long wait

Oct 19th 2007, 13:38 - 3 Comments
October 18th's Kanye West concert was revived by headliner's stage presence.

blog Recommended: CBC's Search Engine

Oct 17th 2007, 06:05 - 0 Comments
CBC Radio's Search Engine podcast talks tech, without being techy.

community Ptarmageddon: the end of the bird as we know it

Sep 16th 2007, 10:54 - 0 Comments
Book review of "Ptarmageddon" the fourth book in the Robyn Devara mystery series by Winnipeg writer Karen Dudley.

city Fall TV Season Predictions

Sep 16th 2007, 09:38 - 3 Comments
The Fall 2007 television launch season is upon us. Here is what is hitting the air waves over the next few weeks.

video Watch highlights from KeyCon

May 19th 2007, 22:26 - 0 Comments
Sci-fi and Fantasy fans gather to meet, celebrate and dress up

video Watch Burton Cummings perform at Luxton School

May 18th 2007, 23:13 - 4 Comments
Cummings rocks the school house for Luxton's 100th anniversary

gallery REVIEW: My Chemical Romance woos fans

May 15th 2007, 23:43 - 0 Comments
Band delivers loud, entertaining show

video New art venue opens in the Exchange

May 12th 2007, 17:26 - 0 Comments
The Rocker opens with an exhibit that highlights protests surrounding the 2001 Summit of the Americas

gallery Weakerthans rock Nuna

Apr 28th 2007, 23:46 - 0 Comments
Local indie rockers bring down house

city Weakerthans hit the stage

Apr 28th 2007, 21:45 - 0 Comments
Mojo Julie Horbal reviews show as it unfolds

city Stage set for Weakerthans

Apr 28th 2007, 20:21 - 0 Comments
Fabula is fabulous

city Musicians promise blockbuster finale

Apr 28th 2007, 15:21 - 0 Comments
Surprise! It's Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

gallery Social Distortion rocks the Burt

Apr 28th 2007, 00:13 - 0 Comments
Orange County band plays again tonight

city White Stripes to paint Winnipeg red

Apr 27th 2007, 17:27 - 0 Comments
Hard rockers touch down in all 10 provinces, plus Yukon, Nunavut and Northwest Territories

gallery Why, Johnny, why?

Apr 27th 2007, 01:41 - 4 Comments
John Mayer wows Winnipeg crowd with set that comes up too short

gallery Mayer makes Winnipeg his 'Wonderland'

Apr 26th 2007, 22:50 - 0 Comments
Singer and guitar sensation John Mayer brought his soothing melodies to MTS Centre tonight

audio Weakerthans on tap

Apr 26th 2007, 16:22 - 0 Comments
Weakerthans guitarist Stephen Carroll chats with winnipegFIRST.ca

city Weird Al to stop in 'Peg

Apr 25th 2007, 18:57 - 2 Comments
Straight outta Lynwood tour names MTS Centre as one of three Canadian venues

city Amazing Race host coming to town

Apr 24th 2007, 14:09 - 0 Comments
Phil 'Browsie' Keoghan will be in Winnipeg next month on a cross-Canada casting tour for his newest reality series

audio Falcon Beach beached

Apr 23rd 2007, 17:06 - 0 Comments
Manitoba sand loses its prime-time drama

city Hancock, Brubeck headline Jazz fest

Apr 22nd 2007, 17:38 - 1 Comments
Roster announced for Winnipeg Jazz Festival

city Wine fest coming up

Apr 21st 2007, 22:18 - 0 Comments
And we don't mean a political debate

city Dragons' Den is back

Apr 21st 2007, 16:30 - 0 Comments
Season 2 of entrepreneur search

city Former Citytv anchor rocks it out

Apr 19th 2007, 22:00 - 2 Comments
Mojo Julie Horbal reviews Arbra Hill performance

blog Will Ferrell joins tot for saucy satire

Apr 18th 2007, 16:45 - 0 Comments
New video site draws millions of views thanks to hilarious clip of two-year-old girl's mock drunken rant as Ferrell's landlord

city Free Hugs video band touring Canada

Apr 18th 2007, 16:17 - 0 Comments
No Winnipeg date yet, but stay tuned

city Show will go on despite wet rehearsal

Apr 18th 2007, 09:43 - 0 Comments
Leaky pipes at MTC not delaying production

city John Fogerty coming to 'Peg

Apr 17th 2007, 23:11 - 0 Comments
Former CCR frontman to play with Jim Cuddy Band

city Shaw adds HD channels, shuffles lineup

Apr 16th 2007, 15:34 - 5 Comments
Starting Wednesday, Shaw will have several new channels, and some old ones will be moving around the dial

city Timberlake sets MTS Centre record

Apr 14th 2007, 18:05 - 0 Comments
It took only six minutes for every seat in the house to get snapped up for Justin Timberlake's August concert

city Justin Timberlake adds second Winnipeg show

Apr 14th 2007, 11:42 - 0 Comments
Winnipeggers can't get enough J.T.

city Early rush is on for J.T. tickets

Apr 13th 2007, 10:16 - 0 Comments
Presale underway, most tickets go on sale Saturday

gallery Top figure skaters say bye bye Brian

Apr 13th 2007, 08:20 - 0 Comments
Stars on Ice honours retiring Orser in animated Winnipeg performance

community Want to review a concert, CD or restaurant?

Apr 11th 2007, 20:31 - 0 Comments
WinnipegFIRST.ca is actively seeking comjos interested in reviewing cultural offerings in Winnipeg

community Fundraiser to show off wedding fashions

Apr 10th 2007, 11:24 - 0 Comments
Wedding gowns symbolize fresh starts

community Chocolate in the city

Apr 9th 2007, 22:13 - 2 Comments
Ciao! magazine presents second ChocolateFest

community Face Recognition?

Apr 9th 2007, 12:06 - 3 Comments

gallery Tour bus break-in at Burt

Apr 8th 2007, 15:57 - 2 Comments
Ireland's Snow Patrol won't forget Winnipeg

gallery Say Anything? Definite possibility

Apr 6th 2007, 18:46 - 2 Comments
How was the 'Marianas Trench'/'Faber Drive' concert on Monday?

community Exchange District happenings

Apr 6th 2007, 15:52 - 0 Comments
Events in the historic Exchange from April 5-11

city More Mayer tix released

Apr 4th 2007, 15:13 - 1 Comments
Funky guitar phenom at MTS Centre April 26

city YouTube Clip of the Day

Apr 3rd 2007, 22:03 - 7 Comments
Another one for Jets fans

community April events at the WAG

Apr 1st 2007, 17:05 - 0 Comments
Busy times at Winnipeg Art Gallery

video Motocross video added to site

Apr 1st 2007, 15:44 - 0 Comments
Here's motocross footage shot at the MTS Centre Saturday night

blog Rad boarders in our midst

Apr 1st 2007, 12:01 - 6 Comments
It turns out I didn't have to look very far to find a celebrity among our design team...

gallery Motocross mayhem

Mar 31st 2007, 21:37 - 2 Comments
Freestyle Motocross tour tears up MTS Centre

video Hot 103 helps launch winnipegFIRST.ca

Mar 30th 2007, 16:00 - 4 Comments
Ace Burpee and the Hot 103 Crew on site for launch at Polo Park

gallery Show ends on classic note

Mar 28th 2007, 22:49 - 4 Comments
Clapton conquers, though barely chips tip off iceberg

gallery God, live!

Mar 28th 2007, 20:48 - 2 Comments
Clapton is soloing on Why Does Love?

gallery Robert Cray is four songs in

Mar 28th 2007, 19:57 - 0 Comments
Cray sets the mood

city Meet Ricky, Julian and Bubbles in the flesh

Mar 28th 2007, 19:54 - 0 Comments
Trailer Park Boys set sights on Winnipeg

city Microsoft to release Xbox 360 Elite in April

Mar 28th 2007, 09:27 - 0 Comments
Souped up console features bigger hard drive, HDMI output.

city Artistic smorgasboard on tap for April

Mar 27th 2007, 17:55 - 0 Comments
A series of music, film, dance, visual art, theatre and book events scheduled for April 22 to 30

city J.T. bringing sexy back to the 'Peg!

Mar 27th 2007, 16:48 - 2 Comments
Big news for fans of Justin Timberlake

city So far no 'Peg show on Rush tour

Mar 27th 2007, 11:02 - 0 Comments
Rush announces world tour, but Winnipeg isn't on list

city Hockey night in Canada to stay on CBC

Mar 26th 2007, 16:01 - 3 Comments
CBC and the NHL strike a new deal

city Behind the scenes at Tony Hawk's Winnipeg tour

Mar 25th 2007, 19:19 - 1 Comments
This cool YouTube video goes behind the scenes of skateboard legend Tony Hawk's Secret Skate Tour stop in Winnipeg in the summer.

city Best commercials featured at WAG

Mar 25th 2007, 16:01 - 0 Comments
2006 Cannes Lions commercial festival going strong

city Winnipeg jazz night tops for Maclean's

Mar 23rd 2007, 14:04 - 0 Comments
Steve Kirby night earns "Canada's Coolest Jazz Club": _Maclean's_

gallery Somewhere between Heaven and Hell

Mar 18th 2007, 22:35 - 0 Comments
Geriatric headliners not quite on mark at Winnipeg show

city Aguilera belts out best

Mar 18th 2007, 00:45 - 1 Comments
Nostalgic pin-up popster gives four-star Winnipeg performance

city Childrens Museum cashes in

Mar 15th 2007, 16:30 - 0 Comments
Possibilities near-endless after Foundation donation

gallery Meatloaf brings drama

Mar 11th 2007, 22:17 - 0 Comments
The Loaf delivered an energetic set to MTS Centre fans

gallery Workman knows how to work a crowd

Mar 9th 2007, 10:37 - 0 Comments
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city Gritty issues hit the stage

Mar 7th 2007, 23:31 - 0 Comments
High school musical tackles life in mining town

blog The art of magic

Mar 5th 2007, 21:49 - 0 Comments
A close encounter with Colin Linden

gallery Comics donate laughter to help homeless

Mar 1st 2007, 15:21 - 0 Comments
Standup comedy show on tap in support of Winnipeg's homeless.