Category: Entertainment

Manitoba’s First Senior Women’s Cycling Club

Sarah Gravelle-MacKenzie Cycling with Sarah: Creating a Community for Senior Women Cyclists “Cycling can be a meditative experience that helps riders find mental clarity and handle stress.” Sarah Gravel MacKenzie, the founder of Manitoba’s first Seniors Women’s Cycling Club, is on a mission to empower senior women and promote the benefits of cycling. MacKenzie shared […]

Slow and Subtle Comedy with Lachlan Patterson

Lachlan Patterson Slow and Subtle Comedy I loved watching comedy. People told me I should be a comedian…I loved it. I loved the idea of it, and I’ve been addicted to it ever since. Lachlan Patterson a Canadian comedian, recently sat down to discuss his career path and comedy style. Patterson revealed that his father […]

Jully Black: The Singer, Songwriter, and Cultural Connector

Jully Black The Singer, SongWRITER, and Cultural Connector So people from my lived experience in this country has been people fall in love with Jully Black, not Jully Black, who happens to be black. Jully Black is a woman who wears many hats – she’s a singer, songwriter, actor, television personality, and most importantly, a […]

From School Teacher to Comedian: How One Teacher Found the Funny

Jenn Labelle Comedian Winnipeg Comedy Festival From School Teacher to Comedian: How One Teacher Found the Funny.  Being a schoolteacher is no easy feat, so how did one teacher take the leap from the classroom to the stage? In this episode, we hear from a high school teacher who has ventured out to pursue standup […]

Dean Jenkinson – Artistic Director – Winnipeg Comedy Festival

Dean Jenkinson Artistic Director Winnipeg Comedy Festival The 22nd annual Winnipeg Comedy Festival is returning for six days of comedy shows at the Gas Station Art Center, Burton Cummings Theater, and Jubilee Place. Dean Jenkinson, the artistic director of the festival, explains that the festival will feature five shows at the Burt and an outdoor […]

Exploring the Black Film Space in Manitoba

Chris Sharpe and Lino Martinez Exploring the Black Film Space in Manitoba Chris Sharpe and Lino Martinez of Motto Workspace join Kevin Burgin on Winnipeg Weekends to discuss their project Cool Sweepings, a curling comedy movie and the first of its kind featuring four Jamaicans from Manitoba. The movie is in development and they have […]

Explore Infinite Horizons with Winnipeg Artist Jim Thompson

Winnipeg Weekends Explore Infinite Horizons with Winnipeg Artist Jim Thompson Cre8ery is an 8,800-square-foot gallery and studio space in Winnipeg’s Exchange District that supports local artists. It offers art documentation, commissioning, art consulting, and video services. Winnipeg artist Jim Thompson is currently exhibiting Infinite Horizons, a collection of paintings exploring the landscape through a game […]

Filmmaker Chris Forde – An Adventure of Discovery: Paddle to the Amazon Documentary

Filmmaker Chris Forde – An Adventure of Discovery: Paddle to the Amazon Documentary Don Starkell, a divorced dad, took his two sons on the longest canoe trip in history. Despite being warned of the dangers, they embarked on a two-year, 20,000-kilometer voyage of adventure and discovery. Along the way, they encountered pirates, were arrested, shot […]

From Winnipeg to Hollywood: A Filmmaker’s Journey

From Winnipeg to Hollywood: A Filmmaker’s Journey Bosede Williams shares her personal journey of growing up in Winnipeg, traveling to Europe, and becoming a successful filmmaker. She talks about her first big break and how she balanced the creative and practical aspects of filmmaking. She shares her experiences in the film industry, including how her […]