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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…

Farhan Devji The Inspiring Story of a Refugee Turned Soccer Star “From Refugee Camps to Champions League: The Inspiring Journey of Alphonso Davies” Canadian sports writer Farhan Devji is passionate about two things – sports and writing. And when he…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…