The older a person gets, the harder it is to break out of established patterns and follow their dreams. Young people, though, often have the opportunity to pursue those dreams before the pressures of life bear down on them. So many young people in our communities are doing exactly that—following their passions by working hard to develop themselves as artists—and this month we’ll be highlighting some of these extraordinary youth.

The older a person gets, the harder it is to break out of established patterns and follow their dreams. Young people, though, often have the opportunity to pursue those dreams before the pressures of life bear down on them. So many young people in our communities are doing exactly that—following their passions by working hard to develop themselves as artists—and this month we’ll be highlighting some of these extraordinary youth.

Prairie Soul Dance Studio recently participated in the Southeastern Manitoba Festival (SEMF), a month-long arts festival held in Steinbach.

Clint and Angie Masse of A Maze in Corn say it’s official, they’ve got the Guinness World Record certificate to prove it. Upon completion, the maze near St. Adolphe measured 2,789.11 square meters, beating the previous recordholders in Thunder Bay by more than 1,000 square meters.

Joey Villanueva, a singer from Niverville, has taken one of the top prizes in this year’s Pinoy Pop Star, a singing competition that features the best of the best in Manitoba’s Filipino community. The grand finals took place in front of a sold-out crowd at the McPhillips Street Casino in Winnipeg.

Almost three years after releasing his debut album, local country musician Brady Kenneth is back in the spotlight, dropping his new single at the beginning of February, and getting ready to release an EP in the spring.