MayWorks 2009: A Festival of Labour and the Arts in Winnipeg, MB

MayWorks on CJOB Friday afternoon

Glenn — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:07:51 +0000

Friday, May 15: Tune in CJOB’s Laurie Langcastor host of The Drive to hear Danny Schur talk about MayWorks and this the 90th Anniversary of the General Strike. The Drive airs from 4 to 7 p.m. and Danny is expected to be on around 6:30.

MayWorks on the radio.

Glenn — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:03:24 +0000

Tune in CJOB this Monday, May 11th between 9 p.m. and midnight. Danny Schur will be a guest on The Nighthawk with Geoff Currier.

On Tuesday, May 12 on CKUW 95.9 FM between 8 and 8:30 a.m. tune in People of Interest as host Michael Welch interviews MayWorks Board Member (and founder of the Winnipeg Folk Festival) Mitch Podolak

Paula Kelly interviewed Friday on UMFM

Glenn — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:10:02 +0000

Tune in UMFM 101.5 Friday, May 8 between 6:30 and 8 p.m. to hear Paula Kelly interviewed by Michael Elves of Free Range Radio.

Paula Kelly is the director of The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong . The movie follows the political career of Helen Armstrong a lesser known leader of the Winnipeg General Strike yet extremely important figure in Canadian history.

The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong will be shown at Cinematheque on Thrusday, May 14 at 7 p.m. Paul Kelly will introduce the movie.

GWG: Piece by Piece

Glenn — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:28:13 +0000

Maria Dunn

On Saturday May 2 “GWG:Piece by Piece” was performed at the Park Theatre. Featuring Maria Dunn, accompanied by Shannon Johnson on violin and Sharmila Mathur on sitar, the songs (accompanied by video) document the lives and struggles of the mostly immigrant women who worked at GWG’s Edmonton plant.

Shannon Johnson

Sharmila Mathur

“Bringing Home the Bacon” opens

Glenn — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:33:22 +0000

Bringing Home the Bacon had a very successful opening on May 1 at aceartinc.

The show curated University of Winnipeg’s Art History Student Association includes artwork by Steve Gouthro, Petra Reynolds, Crys Cole, Robert Kell, Paul Butler, Patrick Dunford, Barb Hunt, Cherie Moses, Colleen Finlayson, Noam Gonick, Rick Fisher, and Don Rice. Featuring painting, mixed-media collage, video, and sound installation, the works in this exhibition provide unique insights into the development of labour practices within Manitoba. It runs through the month of May

Pictured above are members of Art History Student Association

MayWorks Interviews

Glenn — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:50:39 +0000

Tune CBC Radio One’s Information Radio with Terry Macleod to hear an interview with Julie Guard (Department of Labour Studies at the U of M) about Friday’s May Day March and the current labour situation.

Date: May 1st between 6 and 9 a.m.

In-studio on BT on Citytv with host Jon Ljungberg and guests Danny Schur and Marianne Cerilli

Date: May 1st
Time: Segments will air at 9:30 a.m.

Weekend Morning Show on CJOB with host Luke Eisbrenner
Interview with Annis Kozub of The Winnipeg Mandolin Orchestra
Date: Sunday, May 3rd
Time: TBA

In-studio on BT on Citytv with host Jon Ljungberg and guest Annis Kozub conductor of Winnipeg’s Mandolin Orchestra.
Date: May 6

CBC Weekend Morning Show with Katie Nicholson will also feature the Mandolin Orchestra
Date: Saturday, May 9th in the morning.

Shaw TV with host Tracy Koga
Interview with Paula Kelly, local filmmaker of The Notorious Mrs. ArmstrongDate: May 14-16 (tentative)
Time: TBA

Shaw TV with host Tracy Koga
Interview with Danny Schur, Juno winner, composer of the musical Strike! Winnipeg Shocks the Nation
Date: May 14-16 (tentative)
Time: TBA

Danny Schur on CBC Radio 1

Glenn — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:45:29 +0000

Danny Schur will be on CBC Radio 1 Wednesday morning at 6:45 to talk about his MayWorks event. On May 23 in commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike Danny will present this condensed version of his award-winning musical Strike! in the very location of “Bloody Saturday”.

Maria Dunn on CBC Radio One this Sunday

Glenn — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:07:23 +0000

Tune in CBC Radio One on Sunday April 26 at approximately 11 a.m. to hear Maria Dunn in conversation with Michael Enright on “The Sunday Edition”.

Kerry Pither reading added to MayWorks Calendar

Glenn — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:00:45 +0000

MayWorks is pleased to be one of the sponsors of Kerry Pither’s Winnipeg appearance in support of her book Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror

The reading and book signing will take place on May 13. Please go to the complete listing for this event by selecting the date on the calendar.

Maria Dunn Interview this Saturday on CJOB

Glenn — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:33:06 +0000

Tune in to hear an interview with host Luke Eisbrenner of CJOB’S WEEKEND MORNING SHOW and artist Maria Dunn. Two tickets to the May 2 performance of Maria’s show GWG: Piece by Piece will be given out during the interview.