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West End Cultural Centre SUPPLIED This weekend’s annual Bonsai Winnipeg exhibit will feature a collection of viewing stones, highlighting the Japanese art of Suiseki. Tickets $23 at wecc.ca Toronto’s Just Prince has an East-meets-West sound all his own.
Raised on a musical diet of Indian classical music growing up in Punjab, India, the singer-songwriter began studying European composers as part of his vocal lessons — which is also about the time when he discovered Western rock-radio staples such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana and Soundgarden. Writing in English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi, Just Prince draws inspiration from all of those formative influences to create a sound that blends folk, rock, blues and Hindustani classical music. And people are taking notice.
a song from his 2022 debut , was awarded the Ontario Arts Council’s Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award in 2023. Punjabi Dance Boys will open the show. — Saturday, 10 a.
m. to 8 p.m.
The Forks Market patio Free The Forks Trading Company celebrates Winnipeg’s sesquicentennial by taking a whole heap of local vendors — 150, to be precise — outdoors. The second-floor shop at The Forks Market has long featured a range of local makers as part of its Maker Faire initiative, which offers booths to a rotating selection of vendo.