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March 28, 2013

Nafro Band: Gweka Concert with Rod Hussey l Open Mic & Gary Procyshyn l Davies-Jones Locker l Kindest Cuts, John Jerome & The Congregation, Ghost Twin l ADOPTION FAIR

Nafro Band Gweka Concert with Rod Hussey
April 6
Doors 7:15 pm | Show 8:00 pm
Tickets: $15 advance | $20 door

African hand drums, percussion, xylophone, mbira, xitende, gangwe and cajon with nylon guitars, saxophone, trumpet and drum kit.  This CD is truly world music: listeners travel through the music of our planet. Thirteen tracks, thirteen journeys.

The Nafro Band’s Casimiro Nhussi’s energy is infectious and audience participation is expected: be ready to chant, make rhythms with hands and feet, and move.

Opening Act: Rod Hussey on bass guitar, Kevin McKay on guitar, John Hoeschen on drum kit with Roger Cloutier and Dave Brown on saxophone

Intermediate Act: T’ai Pu (spoken word artist)

Main Act: Casimiro Nhussi (vocals, percussions, drums, mbira, xylophone etc), Cam McLean (guitar), Jay Stoller (drum & xylophone), Binasio Wani (drum, bass guitar & back-up vocals), Ewing B Kiki (guitar, bass guitar & back-up vocals), Kelley Leveille (drum kit), Tim Church (drum & percussion), Roger Cloutier (saxophone), Dave Brown (saxophone), Noma Sibanda (back-up vocals), Nick Kolisnyk (trumpet), Brian Klowak (saxophone)

Dancers: Alexandra Garrido, Alexandra Scarola, Kelsey Todd, Kaja Irwin, Zorya Arrow.

Tickets at the West End Cultural Centre, Ticketmaster, Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store and Music Trader

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Happy Mike's Coffee House, 195 Collegiate Street 
Open Mic night with Gary Procyshyn
April 6, 7:30 pm
Open mic, family entertainment with guest performer Gary Procyshyn. 
Free admission.

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The Davies-Jones Locker Lock Up
April 6, 8:00 pm until 1:30 am l Doors at 8 pm
Crescentwood Community Centre, 1170 Corydon Ave.
Tickets are only 15 doubloons

Y'ARRRRR INVITED to the Davies-Jones Locker Lock-Up Pirate Parrrrty!
Celebrating your favourite first mates KENT and KRISTEN
Dress up me' harties! Thar be prizes for best costume.
Join the crew for a jig with those scurvy scallywags
THE VIBRATING BEDS and THE UNBELIEVABLE BARGAINS.
Along with the rogue ruffians of READYMIX spinning all night long.
Hosted by Mad Captain Reilly

There'll be plenty of grog, grub and lot's of treasure in our silent auction.
It's also Kent's 30th B-day party and we have Jet's tickets to the final game of
the regular season in our silent auction. For all those reason and more, come down!

For tickets get a hold of Captain Kent or 799-9313.
Dustin at 421-1252
Darryl at 998-0636

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April 6, 9:30 pm
The Windsor Hotel - Blues Bar, 187 Garry Street
Cost $5.00

Come to a spooky, synthy evening at the Windsor! 

KINDEST CUTS is a project of Patrick Short (This Hisses, Under Pressure). 
Destroying dance beats, layers of slaying synths and cool baritone vocals.

Pals from Moncton!

A collaborative music and expanded cinema project between musician Karen Asmundson (Querkus) & filmmaker Jaimz Asmundson.
Don't miss what will be a memorable debut of this new Winnipeg band!!

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ADOPTION FAIR: Canadian Tire 223 Fort Garry
By Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue
1711 Kenaston Boulevard

April 7, 11:00 am until 4:00 pm

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