Winnipeg’s got talent

Move over Canadian Idol and Want to be a Rockstar , CBC AM radio came out with its own brand of reality radio with it’s Winnipeg got talent. Anyone who believes he or she has talent were invited to audition and it started this morning. One of the contestants was a Canadian Idol finalist Jeremy. Each week one contestant will be eliminated. The grand prize is not too shabby - $1000 in gift certificates to concerts and stuff like that. I’m sure most contestants would have preferred cold hard cash. Makes for aaight morning show..

Atacking Crime
Winnipeg Police Chief Jack Ewatxski gets tougher on crime. Before the end of this month he promises to introduce and online program that will allow ordinary citizens to track crime across the city and to also keep a watch on how police are responding to these crimes. This is awesome power for the consumer to get involved in something that affects all of us so much.
The system is modeled after CompuStat adopted by several US Cities. It will highlight neighbourhood hotspots and deliver weekly crimestats/updates..

Dream Girls a Smash Hit
SilverCity Cinema is the only cinema in Winnipeg that is showing Dreamgirls. I went to see it last weekend and I was blown away, by Jennifer Hudson’s performance. The girl was awesome, terrific, goosebump thrilling good. Eddie Murphy was great too but Jennifer Hudson took the cake. I don’t know if it is because she had the better part or that she has improved so darn much. I hope good things come to her after this. She has proved that she could sing. Some say she is this generation’s Aretha Franklin and I would agree. Overall the storyline of the movie is not completely new. There has been other movies before that examined the cut throat nature of the music industry and the way African Americans were treated. For me, it was the singing that made this stand out and the glam stuff. This is a 4 out of 5 star movie. Go check it out.

Global Eyes Magazine
The December Edition of the Global Eyes Magazine is out. Winnipeg’s only magazine that covers African Canadian issues. Pick up this free publication at Winnipeg Centennial Library. Lots of good stuff in it.
Improvisational Writing
This happens at the Centennial Library first Thursdays every month. I just learned about this free event and checked it out last Thursday. I had a good time. It's writing on the spot using props as a focal point. It is amazing to see what one can come up with in a short time. The exercise was fun, time went by quickly and I got to hear some exciting reading. This is a great way to overcome writer's block. Just pick an item and start writing about it and see what happens.
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