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Following a hugely successful inaugural event, organizers of the International Metisfest are expecting it to be bigger and better this year. About 7,000 people, from both Canada and the United States, took part in the 2009 Metisfest. "We're going to double that and there's a possibility of tripling it," says Dan Goodon, one of the organizers for the 2010 Métisfest, which will be staged Aug. 26-29. As was the case for the inaugural event, this year's Métisfest will be held at the International Peace Garden, which is situated on the Canada/United States border between Manitoba and North Dakota. The purpose of Métisfest is rather simple - to bring Métis people together to revel in their cultural and historical ties while enjoying plenty of entertainment such as fiddling, jigging and dancin...
...Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park. Near Milk River in Southern Alberta. For years the historic ...
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On Saturday and Sunday, we're working with the children's festival to present a short kids' animation program located at The Forks in the Travel Manitoba theatre," he says. "Kids with Children's Festival wristbands will be able to go see the animation for free.
"Have you seen this movie? This movie is missing. It's a funny movie... a strange movie," he said of The Big White. "But it's literally one of those productions where you go... phht, gone."
"When I was on a studio movie, I went: 'There's food! I'm in a studio movie!"' he said. "All of a sudden you realize: Wow, look, there's a full crew! You don't have to worry about where the film (stock) will come from tomorrow."
... there being "a picture of my movie on a milk carton.". "Have you seen this movie? This movie is...
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Another Man devotee, Bernice Witwicki, has taken 38 programs. "She is so organized and so thorough," Witwicki raves. "She doesn't leave anything to guesswork. There are some recipes I make over and over - the hot and sour soup, the Malaysian shrimp...
She also admits to being a perfectionist who finds it hard to relax and is extremely hard on herself. After all her years of teaching, "I'm still nervous. Sometimes I'm worried that maybe the participants don't like the recipes."
I was teaching a Vietnamese crepe, and the crepes stuck to the pan," she says with horror. "I was so shocked! I have done that crepe many times. The pan didn't co-operate with me. I just felt so ashamed of myself... I will never forget about that day."
... to locate a certain chili paste or coconut milk at local Asian markets -- such as Sun Wah, Dong Th...
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A short story is presented.
... "What?" Meg's stomach felt heavy like a milkshake. The heavy queasy feeling in her stomach and the l... couldn't hold back: "But you always say 'Mothers know best.'". "What?". "Nothing.". "Look kid I don...