The Canadian winter gets its own viral parody song and more arts stories you might have missed

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These are the week's can't-miss stories:

'I froze my brain up in Canada': Manitoban's parody song about the cold sees thousands of views (CBC Manitoba)

"What started off as a way to get through a cold day in Oak Lake, Man., Friday has turned into a viral online video for a Manitoba man and his family. The video, posted by Robert Thiessen to his Facebook page early Saturday, features Thiessen and his brother-in-law Joe Kaonga doing their version of Toto's 1982 classic 'Africa.' But instead of singing about the rains down in Africa, the pair sing about, well, the cold up in Canada. 'I was looking out across my front yard feeling miserable and cold, and I've had that Africa song stuck in my head this week...I'm always making up random words to songs and I thought, "I froze my brain up in Canada,"' said Thiessen of the -40 weather that inspired the tune. 'It just kind of hit me, just kind of being goofy and I thought I'd go with it.'"

'I was being groomed to think this was normal': Actors sue director Albert Schultz alleging sexual harassment (The Current)

"He's been a leading figure in this country's arts scene, but Wednesday, four women filed four statements of claim against Albert Schultz, casting the actor and director in a very different light. The suits allege that these four women were subjected to unwanted sexual touching and harassment by Schultz while working at Soulpepper, the Toronto theatre for which he was the founding artistic director. In 2000, Kristin Booth and Trish Fagan were recent theatre school graduates — excited after landing coveted spots in Soulpepper's Young Company, and eager to start their careers under the tutelage of Albert Schultz. Both women are now suing Schultz and Soulpepper."

14 book-to-movie adaptations to watch in the first half of 2018 (CBC Books)

"2018 is already shaping up to be an exciting year for great book-to-screen adaptations. The 14 books below are headed to the big screen in the first half of the year, so get your popcorn ready!"

'This is a great story:' Justin Bieber's hometown to open exhibit about pop star (CBC News)

"Mementos from Justin Bieber's formative years as an aspiring Canadian singer will go on display at a museum in his hometown of Stratford, Ont. next month. Steps to Stardom — a reference to the young singer's busking shows on the steps outside the local Avon Theatre — opens at the Stratford Perth Museum on Feb. 18. John Kastner, general manager of the museum, acknowledges some visitors will probably scoff at a pop star's history being on display alongside more traditional artifacts, which include a history of the local fire department and a tribute to Stratford as a railway hub. Even if not everyone is ready to catch Bieber fever, he hopes they'll understand why the museum thinks this exhibit makes sense. 'You [must] tell this story if we're going to be relevant and we're going to be modern,' Kastner said. 'I think it's a job for museums to tell stories and this is a great story.'"

Theatre roles need to change following Soulpepper harassment allegations, Winnipeg directors say (CBC Manitoba)

"Behind the scenes in Canada's theatre community, a discussion about abusive behaviour has sprung up in the wake of allegations against one of the country's most prominent theatre directors. Accusations of sexual harassment and assault against Albert Schultz, the co-founder and now former artistic director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company, highlight the unique power imbalance that exists within the world of theatre, Winnipeg-based director Ann Hodges said. 'I think what's unique about theatre is that we ask actors to be emotionally available, we ask them to take risks, we ask them to respond to the director. We give the director the mandate to create a situation, to create a role,' she said in an interview Thursday on CBC's Information Radio. 'There are so many other things that are involved in theatre that place people in a more vulnerable situation.'"

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