Manitoba

Today: a festival of clowns that isn't for kids, some off-the-map music for anyone who didn't get a ticket to Talib Kweli, and so, so much comedy. Read More

Gov. Gen. David Johnston presided over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday. 22 members, 21 officers and one companion received their new honours. Read More

Dan Snaith, aka Caribou , has long melded melded embryonic, frazzled electronics with grizzled garage melodic instincts. Read More

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/23/12 -- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on 22 Members, 21 Officers and one Companion. Read More

The Australian winery and Great Big Sea's front man band together in a Wine Orchestra for music charity TORONTO , May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - [yellow tail] is calling on Canadians to make music with their wine alongside Great Big Sea's front man Alan Doyle in the [yellow tail] Wine Orchestra at www.yellowtailwine.com/wineorchestra . Read More

The sounds of old-time fiddling will be heard through the Turtle Mountains from June 7-9 as the International Old-Time Fiddle Weekend gets underway. Read More

Missed by family, friends and fans in Hartford during his three-year stint as a college professor in Canada, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene, a soft-spoken, 6-foot-6, jazz giant, comes home to perform Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra 's (HSO) popular "Jazz and Strings" series. Read More

The Prescott Park Arts Festival unveiled this summer's River House Concert Series lineup today, posting the schedule on its website. Read More

Once upon a time, a Jewish kid from New York City on the fast track to nowhere decided to reinvent himself. Read More

The new owners of the club's assets — some with ties to the original Bowery establishment — say they hope that the festival will revive the wide-open artistic aesthetic associated with CBGB, which in its heyday served as an incubator for influential acts like Television, the Talking Heads, the Ramones, Blondie, Sonic Youth and Patti Smith. Read More