Your source for the latest on art news, reviews and more. http://whatsonwinnipeg.com Copyright 2007 Winnipeg Free Press. All Rights Reserved. http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45257 LOS ANGELES - Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur won't be adding a mirrorball trophy to her collection of prizes - the actress was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars." She and her professional partner, Tony Dovolani, came into the semifinal results show in last place, with 52 points out of 60. The couple divided the judges Monday with their quickstep and rumba, earning 2... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45257 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45256 CALGARY - Another cownosed stingray has died at the Calgary Zoo. Zoo spokeswoman Laurie Herron says the latest stingray died around noon today, but tests must still be done to determine what killed the animal. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45256 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45255 TURNER VALLEY, Alta. - An Alberta town is pondering the best way to bring in a ban on products made out plastic foam. Turner Valley town council unanimously passed a motion last month to implement the ban on the foam - which is used to make drinking cups or takeout food containers - but they're still working out the details of how exactly it would be applied. Coun. Garry Pollock sa... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45255 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45254 DETROIT - The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white and 4 feet, 3 inches tall. ASIMO, a robot designed by Honda Motor Co., met its latest challenge Tuesday evening: Conducting the Detroit Symphony in a performance of "The Impossible Dream" from "Man of La Mancha." "Hello, everyone," ASIMO said to the audience in a childlike voice, ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45254 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45253 NEW YORK - A Christie's auction house spokeswoman says a painting by British artist Lucian Freud has broken a global record for living artists by fetching more than $33 million at a New York sale. Spokeswoman Sara Fox says an anonymous buyer won Tuesday's bidding for Freud's "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping." The life-size 1995 portrait depicts a nude woman sleeping on a worn-out sofa. ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45253 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45252 LOS ANGELES - Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur won't be adding a mirrorball trophy to her collection of prizes. The actress was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars." She and her professional partner, Tony Dovolani, came into the semifinal results show in last place, with 52 points out of 60. Jason Taylor, Kristi Yamaguchi and Cristian de la Fuente will compete in... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45252 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45251 DETROIT - When does the conductor answer to the semiconductor? When a robot is leading the symphony. A four-foot tall ASIMO is scheduled to conduct the Detroit Symphony Tuesday evening in a concert featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma. ASIMO will conduct Mitch Leigh's "Impossible Dream," a song from the musical "Man of La Mancha." Honda Motor Co. designed ASIMO, which stands for Advanced Ste... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45251 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45250 NEW YORK - CBS has given a new lease on life to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, perhaps thanks to Britney Spears, the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother." They were among four series considered on the bubble for renewal that CBS informed producers will be back next season, according to a Hollywood executive who is familiar with CBS' planning and spoke on ... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45250 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45249 LOS ANGELES - Ron Goldman's sister says she's inclined to believe a memorabilia dealer who says O.J. Simpson confessed to him that he killed his ex-wife and Goldman. But Kim Goldman says she's not ready to accept Mike Gilbert's apology for helping shield the former football star's assets when her family tried to collect on a US$33.5 million wrongful death judgment Simpson was ordered to p... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45249 http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45248 VICTORIA - Two western Canada-based environmental groups say the regional effort to develop a system to slap a price on harmful industrial greenhouse gas emissions could ultimately form the basis for North America's best response to climate change. Vancouver's David Suzuki Foundation and the Calgary-based Pembina Institute said Tuesday the potential to reduce emissions is "huge" using the... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:33:28 CST http://whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45248