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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page c5 Winnipeg repress. Com entertainment Winnipeg free press saturday August 30, 2008 c 5 now playing Check theatre directory or . Ca for locations & Showtime now playing Check theatre directory or . Ca for locations & Showtime violence coarse language substance abuse fabulous fun and fresh Anna Farisy Charm is infectious. Shawn Edwards Fox to not recommended for Young children language May offend mature theme Ralph Wendy Janice & Richard Fyfe & co. Tradition of Trust. 453 7653 wow. Ralp Fyfe. Com walk of Hope winners sunday september7th 08 ovarian cancer Canada cancer de a Novaire Canada National title sponsor online registration wow. . Ca pre registration saturday sept 6th at winners 1320 Ellice Avenue 10 00 am to 4 00 pm event location Assiniboine Park at the Lyric theatre 8 30 am registration entertainment & refreshments 10 am 11 am 5 Komand 1.5 a walks 11 am 12 pm join us for Post walk refreshments prizes entertainment and Short speeches m maybe they should enjoy it while it lasts. Canadian culture vultures find themselves in a rare position this labour Day Long weekend. They have heard their politicians use two words that almost never appear in the same sentence arts and election. Lets not make too much of this. First because the Federal writ has not been dropped and second no matter How refreshing it might seem to those sick of weighing the merits of policing against healthcare expenditures the chances remain Remote of Vic Toews and Anita Neville going head to head Over say their views of live versus taped music in Ballet productions. Still stranger things have happened. In Montreal on thursday Liberal Leader Stephane Dion was quoted As saying head make an increase in arts funding a Plank in his platform. True he was preaching to the converted a coalition of arts leaders up in arms Over the tories recent announcement of $ 45 million in cuts to cultural programs. But the cameras were rolling and the tape recorders switched on when he said for All of Canada to hear we Are prepared we Are organized and we Are determined to win this election especially with what they the governing conservatives have done regarding arts and culture. In fact with the liberals in Winnipeg next week for their National caucus Clambake culture critic Denis Coderre has slated a reception at 7 45 a. M. Thursday to roast the tory troglodytes. Is tory prime minister Stephen Harper quaking in his boots or was he thinking Good now Ive got the four eyed Book Reading loser exactly where i want him what we know is this. A few months ago the conservatives raised a stink when they tried to pass legislation that would deny tax credits to supposedly anti social movies and to shows. Then they quietly took the axe to More than a dozen Federal arts programs that they said do not deliver value for their Money. For this they were denounced from coast to coast by everyone from Roc music managers to Small town quilters. Then Harper started talking election. You could argue that this is All coincidence. In government As in every other major institution including newspapers by the Wayne hand Seldom knows what the other is doing. Or you could take the cynical View that Harper believes that being perceived As an enemy of the culture crowd simply solidifies his Neo con credentials. Its depressing to contemplate but this might even work in Quebec where single welfare mothers and Stock Market tycoons can now unite in their disdain for the effete Artistes. Harpers poll numbers Are indeed Well up in Quebec and thatus where he needs to make gains to have any Chance at a majority. Ironically an arts administrator in Montreal was quoted on wednesday in the Gazette saying that it was Quebec artists who would take the Lions share of the hit. Harper has countered that cultural funding has actually risen under his leadership from a global figure of $ 3.2 billion to $ 3.4 billion a year does this global figure include sports As culture and that its silly to suggest that once a program is established its funding is inviolable for All time. This stance is not without Merit. But harpers motives would be More convincing had he made some attempt to consult before cutting the funding or had he announced More efficient replacement programs at the same time. Can Harper chop with impunity knowing full Well that most voters Are on his Side it appears he thinks so but this could be a miscalculation As it was for the Bill Harris tories in Ontario. In the Early 90s in the Mulroney Federal government then finance minister Don Mazankowski undertook wholesale cuts to the arts. Then in the 1993 election the conservatives were reduced to two seats. Mind you there May have been other factors such As the new tory Leader Kim Campbell whose life partner alas was a composer and musician. The culture vultures should definitely enjoy the attention while it lasts. The betting is that if Harper gets his majority to quote Randy Bachman they aint seen nothing yet. Morley. Walker free press. My. Ca Morley Walker dont bet election talk about arts will pay off Winnipeg radio listeners woke up Friday morning to a format change on commercial station q 94. The signal operated by Toronto based chum radio was re branded curve 94.3 As North americans first pop alternative station. The newly developed format combines pop and alternative genres program director Andrew Long said. Theress Zero like it in North America Long said. Weave been working on it and doing research for 4 � years but we Hadnot found the right time to launch it. Among the music acts on the playlist Long says Are Daft Punk nirvana Pink col play Kanye West red hot Chili peppers Katy Perry Pearl Jam Jay a Foo fighters Amy Winehouse notorious b. I. G., Geezer no doubt and Hedley. A replacement for q 94 s adult contemporary playlist the format is designed to differentiate itself from such teen oriented pop stations As hot 103 pm and male oriented Rock stations such As Citi pm and Power 97. Long says that curves new do staff will take the air sept. 15. In recent months the station has gone without live announcers. Once a Market Leader q 94 had lost considerable audience share in recent years. In jul yes bpm ratings Book it ranked no. 9 of 14 stations with an Overall share of 3.5 per cent of Winnipeg listeners. Meanwhile Csc radio 2 is slated to unveil its latest wave of program changes on tuesday morning. Controversy has swirled around the National Public broadcaster for its decision to move away from playing purely classical music on its main music station. The new programs Are said to feature the music of numerous contemporary acts that do not get played on Canadian commercial radio. Chum radio which also runs crw am and Bob pm in Winnipeg is owned by the Empire. Job 680 am is still Winnipeg Gas most popular radio station. Q94 re branded As curve 94.3 with pop alternative format a 05_ aug 30 08. Ind c5 8/ 29/ 08 7 34 43 pm ;