Arts & Culture

The Big Picture

Manitoba has a rich artistic and cultural history. Learn more about what Manitoba has to offer--browse the articles below and piece together your own "big picture" of Manitoba.

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  Performing Arts

  Winnipeg may have a chilly reputation concerning winter weather but it's hot when it comes to its performing arts scene.
  The Manitoba Theatre Centre brings the classics “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Steel Magnolias” to the mainstage, while the Prairie Theatre Exchange offers the world premiere of “Souvenirs” and the London box office smash, “Glorious!” Read More

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  The Hospitality of the French Culture in Manitoba

  The Festival de Voyageur is an event that awakens the spirit within! My Scandanavian husband and I try to attend this event annually. This year we invited some friends of ours from Fargo, North Dakota to travel with us. Read More

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  A Manitoba Message on the Rocks

  Hot stone massages may be a fixture on the spa circuit, but only Riverstone Spa's stone treatment in Winnipeg is inspired by the traditional Aboriginal Sweat Lodge. Read More

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  Perogies Across The Prairies

  Whether you're visiting or live in Manitoba, chances are you'll encounter the ubiquitous dumpling that populates the prairies—the perogy. Traditionally a starch-ridden peasant staple, the perogy's history and presence in Manitoba can be traced back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when large numbers of Russians, Poles, Estonians, and Hungarians immigrated to Canada's Prairies, with the largest group being Ukrainians. Most Eastern European and Slavic cultures have their own twist on this culinary classic, and it remains a steadfast favourite at family gatherings, potlucks and home-style restaurants across the province. Read More

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  Manitoba's Savoury Seven

  Across Manitoba, organic bakeries, fair-trade coffee houses and locally stocked cafés are opening up like sunflowers in August. Now, travellers can exchange highway pit stops for spotless surroundings, wholesome breads and organic coffee. Each of these cafés has become a hub of culture while nourishing their communities with local ingredients and delicious food. At the same time, each remains mindful of the larger, global community. Read More

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  Get closer, with ghosts

  Nothing brings you closer together than a good scare, and some of the strange apparitions and spirits that haunt Winnipeg will ensure plenty of opportunities to cling tightly to each other. Climb on board the Haunted Historic Winnipeg tour bus and get ready to share that tingly sensation when the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and you feel goose bumps all over your arms—get close to the ghosts of Winnipeg and to each other. Read More

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  Cuisine

  We knew it was a hit the first time we savoured the tender prosciutto, creamy Gorgonzola and fresh arugula - all on a pizza called The Miki from a posh bistro called Pizzeria Gusto. Apparently we weren't alone. The editors of Where Magazine crowned it as one of Canada's best new restaurants for 2008. Read More

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  Visual Arts

  It happens in an old sewing factory in Winnipeg's historic Exchange District. Here, with light from grand arched windows streaming in and a thousand broken sewing needles embedded in century-old hardwood floors, the artists of 70 Arthur Street invite visitors into their creative spaces. It's all part of a citywide celebration called In Plain View and the sewing factory is just one location where you'll see original pieces in the spaces where there were created. Watch for In Plain View weekends in June and December. Read More

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  Our Heritage

  MANITOBA, CANADA - From fossils of an ancient sea to a re-vitalized 1920s warehouse district that's the envy of historians around North America, we Manitobans have a lot of history-going as far back as half-a-billion years in some cases-you might never have expected to find here. And we're still discovering surprising new ancient treasures. Come see some of our great old stuff. Read More

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  Our People

  Canada's often called a cultural mosaic, and Manitoba is one of the country's most ethnically diverse provinces. More than 115,000 people of Aboriginal origin live here along with one of the most sizeable populations of Mennonites in the world. The French Quarter city of St. Boniface boasts the largest population of Francophone Canadians outside of Quebec, and Manitoba is an important centre of Ukrainian culture in Canada. As well, the Gimli area is home to the largest community of Icelandic people outside Iceland. Read More

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  Fall Suppers

  These annual grass-roots get-togethers offer garden-fresh produce and main courses often prepared from locally raised poultry, beef, and pork. Home-baked pies and cakes draw crowds year after year. Read More

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