Folk Fest, July 12 2013
Winnipeg Folk Fest Correspondent (electronic storyteller) Leif Norman is back with more tales to tell! The Handmade Village used to be called Rosie’s Village, and...
Get Caught Fishing, Travel Manitoba, June 11 2013
"Come fishing! I’d like to formally invite you to be part of the second annual Fish Tales Media Day, June 11 in Selkirk, Manitoba. Travel Manitoba’s...
Winnipeg Hail Storm, June 10 2013
About 4:30pm on June 10, 2013, an intense Hailstorm made it's way through downtown Winnipeg, [caption id="attachment_27660" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Grand Clouds in the Manitoba Summer[/caption]...
Winnipeg Kids Fest, June 7 2013
[caption id="attachment_27433" align="aligncenter" width="700"] How magic tricks are done![/caption] [caption id="attachment_27440" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Tracy Koga...
Jane’s Walk, WPGxHBC – A Company’s Influence on the City, May 4 2013
[caption id="attachment_26898" align="aligncenter" width="239"] Jane's Walk[/caption] "Legendary urban thinker, writer and activist Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a...
City of Winnipeg James Ave River Gauge, April 30 2013
People sometimes get the "Pumping Station" on James Ave mixed up with the River Level Measurement Station. They are very close together, but not the...
Winnipeg’s Sandbag Making Machine, April 8 2013
The City of Winnipeg was kind enough to arrange a visit to the Sandbag machine out in Transcona. Brent J. Kowalewich, C.E.T. Supervisor of Street Maintenance...
Family Fun Day at the Forks, Feb 23 2013
[caption id="attachment_24330" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Cold Temperatures, with ice possibly falling on your head! It's Canada![/caption] [caption id="attachment_24331" align="aligncenter" width="467"] Teepees at the Forks, Winnipeg[/caption]...
“Ice it to Work Day” Feb 15 2013
From the Metro News website; http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/ "Winnipeggers are encouraged to leave their cars at home this Friday and instead take the river trail to work...
Bolludagur in Gimli, Feb 10 2013
A trip to the Interlake on a cold Manitoba Day. Mom and I went to the Gimli Hotel Cafe and then found some vintage Bombardier...
Winter Fun on the Rivers, Jan 29 2013
[caption id="attachment_23569" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Heading down to the frozen Assiniboine River[/caption] [caption id="attachment_23570" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Winnipeg Winter Fun on Ice[/caption] http://www.warminghuts.com...
The Paddlewheel Restaurant in the Downtown Winnipeg Bay, Jan 11 2013
"The Paddlewheel restaurant, a mainstay of The Bay's downtown store in Winnipeg, will close later this month. Officials with the Hudson's Bay Company and the...
Platform 8 x 10 fundraiser, Dec 15 2012
[caption id="attachment_22561" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Platform Art Gallery 8 x 10, Dec 2012[/caption] "This blog will be used to reflect / announce the happenings and interests...
Winnipeg Street Photography at Night, Dec 15 2012
Walking around a Wintery Winnipeg at night I encountered the Santas of SantaCon 2012, and an art show at Zsa Zsa West Gallery involving unique...
Aluminum Grating at the new ARTlab building, University of Manitoba, Sept 13 2012
The new ARTlab Fine Arts building at the University of Manitoba Aluminum Press-Locked Grating supplied by AMICO http://www.amicoarch.com [caption id="attachment_19361" align="aligncenter" width="574"] http://www.amicoarch.com[/caption] [caption...
Manitoba Hydro Building Tour viewing Art Collection, July 26 2012
[caption id="attachment_19986" align="aligncenter" width="574"] Manitoba Hydro Place, 360 Portage Ave, Winnipeg[/caption] Many thanks to Victoria Nikkel, Curatorial Assistant, Manitoba Hydro for showing me around this...
Fringe Fest, July 21 2012
[caption id="attachment_17714" align="aligncenter" width="700"] The Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre[/caption] ...
Millennium Library Park grand opening, July 20 2012
Millennium Library Park officially reopens By: Bartley Kives Winnipeg Free Press July 21 2012 "The work has been done for weeks, but politicians have finally had...
Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, July 18 2012
The first day of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. A scorching hot day in Winnipeg! [caption id="attachment_17591" align="aligncenter" width="1319"] http://www.winnipegfringe.com/[/caption] [caption id="attachment_17567" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Let...
Cuthbert Grant Day, July 14 2012
Cuthbert Grant Day at Grant's Old Mill St James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada featuring a visit to Manitoba and Saskatchewan by Sir James Grant of Grant...
Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 5 2012
The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a year-round arts organization that presents one of North America’s premier outdoor music festivals each July. The inaugural Winnipeg Folk...
Canada Day in Osborne Village, Winnipeg, July 1 2012
The weather was great this Canada day in Winnipeg. Almost so great that it was too hot to even walk around! I walked around trying...
Sam’s Spiel, A New Interactive General Strike Play by Danny Schur, June 23 2012
Sam's Spiel Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012 Location: Winnipeg Free Press News Cafe 237 McDermot at Arthur Phone: 226-TOUR Website: http://www.winnipegtrolleycompany.ca Strike Play Premieres on...
Leif Norman Photo display at Portage and Main, May 29 2012
Pop Up Art in the Exchange is inspired by the Chicago Pop-Up Art Loop, which “transforms empty storefronts into a moveable feast of public art...
Doors Open, May 27 2012
http://doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/index.php Doors Open Winnipeg Heritage Winnipeg will be presenting our 9th annual Doors Open Winnipeg event. A free annual event that celebrates Winnipeg’s unique spaces...