Skulastic was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and currently resides in Nanaimo. This hip hop artist has performed with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Warren G, GZA of Wu Tang Clan, Kool Keith, Krizz Kaliko, MIMS, and Joey Stylez.  

WINNIPEG − On Thursday, September 29, over 30 Winnipeg CEOs will spend the day and night downtown in an effort to raise $100,000 and awareness for homelessness and poverty issues in the capital of Manitoba.

This year, 62,000 students will attend We Day in Toronto, Vancouver, Waterloo Region, Winnipeg and Montréal.

We Day, the largest annual youth empowerment gathering of its kind, is a few days away. From September 27 to March 1, 2012, thousands of students from schools across Canada will have the opportunity to see and hear Nobel Peace Laureates, world-renowned social activists, and Grammy and JUNO Award winners in several major cities across Canada. The event is free for all youth and educators.

We Day: Line-ups

To read part 1, click here. To read part 2, click here. To read part 3, click here. 

Cendrine Marrouat: Is there one piece among your father's body of work that you prefer? And why?

Culture Days 2011 is a couple of weeks away, and more artists, groups and organizations have registered their activities since May 2011. Here is a short list of events you might be interested in checking out. They are all free.

Lu Robitaille has been a professional landscape artist for 15 years. She lives in Victoria Harbour, Ontario.

Cendrine Marrouat: Hello Lu, thank you for answering my questions. Is there a particular event that triggered your desire to become a painter?

Two authors from Winnipeg, Manitoba are trying to raise funds to start a charitable program which will have the goal of helping those in need through educational and prevention programs.

KIP (Knowledge Is Power) Education & Prevention Programs wants to help “at-risk youth, newcomers and low-income Canadians through all-inclusive programs in Winnipeg — and ultimately Canada,” an idea that spawned from co founder Kay Alexander.

A man and a woman are stuck in a hotel room. The two lovers, who also happen to be playwrights, are discussing their latest works in progress when they realize that they have been writing about the same story. What ensues is an impassioned search for true love and the meaning of life...

Would you like to know what really happens in the infancy of a play? If so, you will not want to miss Jem Rolls’ “The Same Joke Twice.”

WINNIPEG − Are you ready for the most exciting theatre event of the summer? Join acrobats, jugglers and lion tamers in the Exchange District tomorrow at noon, for the launch of the 2011 Winnipeg Fringe Festival.

OTTAWA ― On June 29, 2010, when Bill C-268 received Royal Assent and became law, many felt that the fight against human trafficking was finally starting in Canada. Today, MP Joy Smith, the politician who worked relentlessly to make it happen, reflected on one year of child trafficking law.

“Getting this legislation through Parliament was a difficult journey,” she said. “I am so grateful to the many Canadians who joined me in this battle. Today, young victims of trafficking in Canada have a much greater certainty that their pimps and human traffickers will receive serious jail time.”

Cendrine Marrouat: You are also an accomplished artist. Your prints and paintings have been exhibited in Canada and beyond. What is the underlying theme of your work?  

Kate Kelton: If there were one, I wish I could articulate it better. A predominant love of portraiture (creature or human) and architecture, forms most of my content.

OTTAWA – Naomi Campbell, Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo, Yvonne Chartrand, Diane Morin, Nadine Sures, Paul Steenhuisen, and Duncan Thornton. Those are the names of the winners of the 2011 Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards.

Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the awards recognize outstanding mid-career artists in seven disciplines: theatre, visual arts, dance, media arts, integrated arts, music, and writing and publishing. Each winner receives $15,000.

Twenty-fourth annual festival invites theatregoers to run away with the circus.

WINNIPEG – The theme of this year's Winnipeg Fringe Festival says it all. Starting July 13, Big Top Fringe: The Greatest Shows on Earth promises 12 days of theatre without a net, astonishing outdoor attractions and thrills for the whole family.

The summer solstice is the perfect time of the year to experience Aboriginal culture.

Celebrated for the first time in 1996, National Aboriginal Day recognizes and honors the rich contribution Aboriginal people have made to Canada. Every June 21 — and during the entire month of June — various venues across the country welcome events and activities, including traditional drumming and dancing ceremonies, fiddle performances, and arts and crafts shows.