May 25, 2014

One Trunk Theatre l Winnipeg Rowing Club l Andy Crouch l Art Catalogue l Lindsey White & Jamie Rumley l Chech / Waterman Opposites Attack l Zine Factory submissions l MEC Winnipeg Paddlefest

May 30, 8:00 pm
The Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba              Tickets Available
Celebrate the End of a Great Year with One Trunk Theatre!

Bring your paint clothes and get your art groove on as you create collaborative group masterpieces with the help of Winnipeg Visual Artists. 
Cash Bar, Bumpin' Tunes & Free Snacks!

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May 31, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
20 Lyndale Drive

Winnipeg Rowing Club Open House - tour the facilities, check out the boats and boathouse, watch rowing demonstrations, and try dockside rowing.  The WRC offers programs for all ages and skill levels, including three designed to get beginners involved in the sport:

Adult Learn-to-Row Sessions – weekends, or over a two-week period.
Youth Summer Camps – July and August, week-long youth rowing camps introduce 11 to 14 year olds to the basics. 
Community Rowing Challenge – This eight-week program gets teams training together weekly. Concludes with a Championship Regatta on September 6.

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June 3, 7:30 pm
St. Margaret's Anglican Church, 160 Ethelbert Street
Public Lecture: Culture Making - Transforming Culture in a Post-Christian World 
Andy Crouch is the author of Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power and Culture Making: Recovering our Creative Calling. He is Executive Editor of Christianity Today and is a senior fellow of the International Justice Mission's IJM Institute.
Come hear what he has to say about recovering our creative calling. 

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June 6, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Flatlanders Studio, 782 Main St. 3rd Floor
Free Admission

Art Catalogue is an exhibition by nine artist who graduated from U of M School of Fine Arts. Some emerging, some established, all friends!
Rocky Bergen
Lisa Stinner-Kun
Shosana Funk
Cam Hutchison
Terry Corrigan
Launi Davis Hutchison
anonymous b.
Farrah Okolita
Garrett Van Winkle

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June 6, 8:00 pm
Exquisite Taste, 1-2089 Plessis Road (Corner of Grassie & Plessis)
Pay what you want. Rushed, limited seating.

Lindsey White, with full band, new music and special guest, Jamie Rumley!

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The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre, 611 Main Street
June 6,  7:00 pm  First Friday reception

Chech/Waterman Opposites Attack Art Show
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June 7 to 8
The Edge Village Gallery and rip/torn magazine invite you to The Third Annual Zine Factory Festival!  There will be a wide variety of locally made zines for browsing and for sale, and mixed-media workshops and events, and opportunities to interact with other festival participants and get creative.  Contact Elise Nadeau

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June 8, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
FortWhyte Alive @ 1961 McCreary Road
Free public admission – all are welcome!

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) Winnipeg Paddlefest is a celebration of paddling.
Participate in skills clinics, demos, gear swaps, and workshops.  FREE ACTIVITIES include:

Free Canoe, Kayak and SUP on site rentals all day long at Fort Whyte Alive.
Paddleswap (gear swap) held adjacent to the Alloway Reception building.
New product and boat demonstrations from Wilderness Supply and MEC Winnipeg.
Representatives from Paddle Manitoba, Manitoba Whitewater Club, Parkland Paddling Club, and Paddle Canada.
The Lake Winnipeg Foundation, and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society will educate on water issues.
Best Paddling films from the Waterwalker Film Festival shown for free all day.
Demonstrations by WAVPaddling and Hardcore Paddleboards.
FortWhyte Alive will offer numerous drop-in sessions.
Art City will run art sessions – bring in old paddles and have them decorated.
A fun and friendly SUP, Kayak and Canoe race in the afternoon for all levels!
Slacklining demos by MEC Winnipeg.
Watch members of the Manitoba Whitewater Club shooting down the slide!

PAID CLINICS & WORKSHOPS
$5 charge for each clinic and workshop. 
Participants must be 14 to enroll in adult courses, parents must sign waivers for children. 
Paddling instruction for kids, teens and adults in SUP, Kayaking and Canoeing.
‘Learn to Slackline’ session by MEC Winnipeg.

Clinic and workshop participants will be given a ‘Club Day’ card - 10% off in-store purchases at MEC Winnipeg on June 20, 2014.

Canoes and kayaks and stand up paddleboards (SUPs) will be available for use at Paddlefest. Participants are welcome to bring their own boats to FortWhyte Alive.

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