Joff Schmidt

Here’s my #WpgFringe discovery for the weekend - King Cob on Ellice is an awesome pub. Conveniently located across from the Gargoyle and next to the WECC. Cozy space, friendly staff, lovely local beer selection and the Mexi-Menno dog rules.

Fringe Fest play shines spotlight on If Day, when 'Nazis' invaded Winnipeg | CBC News On a cold February day more than 80 years ago, Winnipeggers got a chilling glimpse of what the city would look and feel like if the Nazis won the Second World War.

A lot of weird things have happened in #Manitoba, but I’d think If Day could probably make a Top 10 list. #WpgFringe www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Very tough season to be an outdoor theatre in Manitoba - Rainbow Stage says July 12 matinee is cancelled due to poor air quality from wildfire smoke. #wpgtheatre

Happy birthday, old friend! (By which I of course mean long-standing, not elderly, friend.) And the attached is, needless to say, a joke. You’ll never stop caring about pop culture. (Please explain to me what a Chappell Roan is when you have time.)

As Winnipeg theatre marks 100 years, Franco-Manitobans remember Pauline Boutal, Cercle Molière's 'grande dame' | CBC News As it celebrates its 100th anniversary, the legacy of one woman looms large over Théâtre Cercle Molière, Canada's oldest active theatre company. Pauline Boutal, who was its artistic director for more ...

A great read by @cazmoreau.bsky.social about Pauline Boutal, the “grande dame” of Cercle Moliere, which has now been operating for 100 years(making it Canada’s oldest active theatre company). www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A useful reminder that the answer to the question “does this need a copy edit?” is always “yes.” (Although I would like one of them electrimified cars.)

I hope it will be followed next season by a live production of Waiting for Guffman. It’s time.

That is a good-lookin’ season, SiR. Always happy to see Mackers, but I have shamefully never actually seen a live production of Godot. Looking forward to the chance to fix that.

A Winnipeg trifecta - political activism, politeness, winter activity. (Bad photo owing to cold photographer, but reads “Never a state, enjoy your skate” - along the Assiniboine River trail at Spence Street.)

*Googles “is Shakespeare Cancon if we do it in tuques”*

Absolutely. Kilter’s Vintage is another great local “gateway” craft beer.

Meta to end fact-checking program on Facebook, Instagram in U.S. | CBC News Meta is ending its fact-checking program in the U.S. and replacing it with a system similar to the "Community Notes" on Elon Musk-owned X, the Facebook parent said on Tuesday.

I’m sure this will be fine. What have “facts” done for us lately? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...