Celebrating a Jazz Legend: Oscar Peterson at 100

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The National Music Centre is presenting a new exhibition honouring what would have been the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Perterson's 100th birthday. The exhibition also coincides with the 325th anniversary of the piano and celebrates Peterson as the first inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1978.

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Heat forces Ballet in the Park cancellation Friday

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Heat forces Ballet in the Park cancellation Friday

Extreme heat is forcing Ballet in the Park to conclude early. (CTV News Winnipeg) Extreme heat is forcing a popular summer series to close its curtain early. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) told CTV News Friday's performance is not happening due to the heat. Temperatures Friday evening were in the high 20s, with the humidity making it feel like 37 C. Friday would have been the final night of a free three-day performance series put on at Assiniboine Park's lyric theatre. The series served as the RWB's new artistic director Christopher Stowell's debut.