Meditation for World Peace l THIN AIR's 2014 Book Sale l Big Naked Party l Kittenpalooza 2014 l ARSONFEST 2014 l ONYX l Monument Dedication l BLOND:ISH l MEME 2014

August 3, 11:00 am in EDT

This is a world wide group meditation for world peace.
With the current states of war going on what better weapon than peace and healing vibration. This is open to everyone to come together at the same time and join me in sending healing energy.

I will provide a free download of our sound healing meditation "divine sun" for use in this meditation. The divine sun meditation incorporates the ancient gayatri mantra along with specific vibrations to promote health, wellness and peace.
Like our page on Facebook for access to the free download.

The more people that can participate the bigger the vibration we may send!
namaste and thank you - Prana Sound Studio

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Thin Air’s next Used Book Sale Fundraiser is September 5 to 7, 2014. 

If you have books you would like to donate, 

please give us a call at 204-927-7323, or email us.

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August 7, 9:00pm
The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre, 611 Main Street

Big Naked Party - Shiny Brights and The Absent Sound live!
Come party with Megumi, coming from Japan!

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August 8 - August 17
St. Vital Centre, 1225 St. Mary's Road

Kittenpalooza 2014! Ten days of kitten adoption fun!
Craig Street Cats will be at the Community Booth with dozens of adoptables every day.
We'll also have lots of goodies available for sale, and maybe a surprise or two!

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August 8 and 9
Frame Arts Warehouse, 318 Ross

ARSONFEST 2014 - Canada’s longest running annual celebration of noise violence returns for another skull thumping with all the best friends!
Achagathus
Ceremonial Shrouds
Cetascean
Dark Breakfast
Enabler
Nak’ay
Narcissistic
Neon Hole
Parfumerie
Pizzahifive
Plague
Putrescence
Sete Star Sept
Scaphe
Throatslitter
Violent Gorge

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August 12, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Oodena Circle, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Monument Dedication
in Honour of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls
Feast to follow unveiling

Families identified the establishment of a monument as a priority at our annual
Wiping Away the Tears Gathering.  Contact Nahanni Fontaine at 204.945.7812

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August 11, 9:30 pm
The Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort Street

Tickets at: Soul Survivors - Ticketmaster - Into The Music

Time to get rhymey and grimey with ONYX! 

Gonna hit ya in tha face with some hard hip hop.

NEW ALBUM - wakedafucup (prod by SNOWGOONS)

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August 15, 11:00 pm - 3:00 am

BLOND:ISH - MEME 2014

$20 advance tickets available

MEME 2014 - Friday Night After Cube Party! 

Will be open and serving alcohol until 3 am!

Featuring: BLOND:ISH

Plus locals.

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August 14 - August 17

MEME 2014 - 5 Year Anniversary!

This urban showcase is free to the public.  Tickets available online

 “The Cube”, Pantages Playhouse, Pyramid Cabaret, Union Sound Hall, Manitoba Music

MEME is the annual festival that is organized by MEMETIC featuring 4 days of cutting edge electronic music, visual performances and exhibitors, and the three day outdoor concert series held at “The Cube” in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. 

MEME is the most successful urban electronic music festival west of Toronto with over 10,000 people attending the 2013 edition.

Headlining Artists for 2014:

KEVIN SAUNDERSON – Detroit

Download (cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy & Phil Western) – Los Angeles 

Spy From Cairo – New York

Phil Western & Longwalkshortdock aka Sick Bay – Vancouver

Blond:ish – Montreal / London UK

Griz – Detroit

Also featuring:

QUANTA (Cornwall, UK)

LWSD (Vancouver)

Wolfen Technologies (Wales, UK)

Addison Groove (Bristol, UK)

John Norman (Winnipeg)

Brace (Montreal)

Fishead (Montreal)

McNally’s August Music l Morro and Jasp l Hawaii Cruise l Paul Almond l Dine “Al Frescolio” l DANNY BROWN and WHAT SO NOT l Nic Dyson l Chantel Marostica

McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park,  1120 Grant Ave.

Phone 204-475-0483    (Toll-Free 1-800561-1833)

Rachel Kane

Friday August 1, 8:00 pm

Roots

Nadia Douglas

Saturday August 2, 8:00 pm

Jazz/American Standards

Paul Cameron Miller

Friday August 8, 8:00 pm

Singer/Songwriter

Lindsey White

Saturday August 9, 8:00 pm

Groovy Folk Rock

Blazz Trio

Friday August 15, 8:00 pm

Jazz

The Burton Trio

Saturday August 16, 8:00 pm

Jazz

June “Pepper” Harris

Saturday August 23, 8:00 pm

Jazz

Brian Chipney/Tim Cummings Trio

Friday August 29, 8:00 pm

Mainstream Jazz

Leo Gosselin

Saturday August 30, 8:00 pm

An eclectic mix of “Chapman Stick” solos

August 6, 7:00 pm

Launch of Eat Your Heart Out with Morro and Jasp!
Featuring a conversation with Joff Schmidt of CBC Manitoba.

Inspired by the award-winning show Morro and Jasp: Go Bake Yourself, this comedic, multifaceted, and interactive book involves comics, stories, poetry, illustrations, photographs, pie charts and over 130 recipes.

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August 7, 7:00 pm in the Community Classroom
Embassy Tours & Cruises: Hawaii Cruise & Stay Travel Presentation

Escorted group departure taking place from January 23-February 4, 2015; visit all four of Hawaii’s main islands and five ports with overnights in Maui and Kauai.  Please R.S.V.P. to Embassy Tours at 204-757-9383 or e-mail embassytours@mts.net

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August 7, 7:30 pm
Reading & Signing The Gunner 

Eric Alford's safe and romantic life on the peaceful Gaspe Coast is shattered by his decision to follow his elder brother John (The Pilgrim and The Chaplain) into the 1914-18 cataclysm of death and destruction known as the "Great War for Civilisation".

Paul Almond has directed and produced over 130 television dramas for the CBC, BBC, ABC and Granada Television. He has now turned his talents to writing a series of novels based on his own family’s pioneering adventures in Canada.

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August 8 and 22
Dine “Al Frescolio”, 6:00 pm in Prairie Ink Restaurant

Prairie Ink chefs team up with Corydon’s own exclusive fine olive oil and balsamic tasting bar Frescolio to create sumptuous and unique dining experiences, complete with wine pairings by the expert sommeliers from the Banville & Jones Wine Company.

Prairie Ink will be serving seven-course tasting dinners, live music and talks from Chef Karen Nielsen and our friends from Frescolio on the origins, uses and health benefits of these highly celebrated flavours. These unique dining experiences take place under the stars, amid the flowers and herbs on the Prairie Ink Patio (weather permitting).

Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased in person or by telephone
at Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery (204-975-2659) or
Frescolio Fine Oils and Vinegars Tasting Bar at #2-929 Corydon Avenue (204-505-1455)

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August 7, 10:00 PM doors l 18+ (ID required)   Tickets
Union Sound Hall, 110 Market Avenue
Advance tickets $35 & Music Trader (97 Osborne St.), The Urban Bakery (403 Graham Ave.)

Detroit rapper DANNY BROWN’s third album, 2013’s Old, had everyone paying attention to his varied styles, and hybrid approach to hip hop.

Hailing from Sydney, WHAT SO NOT (one half skyrocketing electronic act FLUME, one half flaming dj rockett EMOH INSTEAD) is the fresh face Australia's beloved 'Sweat it Out' and voice of the ADD generation.

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The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street

August 8, 8 pm
$10 advance, $12 at the door

PURPLEHAZE ENTERTAINMENT PROUDLY PRESENTS:
Nic Dyson 'This One's For You' CD Release
Cole Vincent (Solo set) (of Latka)
Shelby Hoggard Music
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August 13 / 2 Shows
Advance tickets $15 and at at The Park Theatre, Music Trader
Show 1: Doors 6:30 Show 7:00
Show 2: Doors 9:30 Show 11:00

The Park Theatre presents
Chantel Marostica with her new show Queer and Present Danger.

Chantel Marostica, known for her high energy, physical comedy, brings her jokes to life through storytelling, impressions, and spot on timing.
Chantel has performed in Just For Laughs Festival 2006,Thunder Bay Comedy Festival 2007 and The Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2009-14.

Folklorama is 45!! l Keys N Krates l Triple Threat Beach Volleyball Tournament l Connect Festival 19 l River City Rumble

August 3 to 16

Explore one of the most vibrant arts and culture scenes found in the heart of the continent as Folklorama celebrates its 45th festival in 2014.

Experience the world’s cultures at Folklorama's
43 pavilions!!

Celebrate life and culture with world-class entertainment, delicious authentic food and beautiful cultural displays at Folklorama, the largest and longest-running multicultural festival of its kind in the world (the International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts). 

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July 31, 10:00 pm - 2:00 am
Union Sound Hall, 110 Market Avenue
Tickets $20, $25, also at the door, The Urban Bakery (403 Graham Ave), Music Trader (97 Osborne St), Green Apple Skateshop (836 Corydon Ave)

18+ w/ ID || DOORS @ 10 pm

Serotonin Entertainment & Union Sound Hall present Keys N Krates

Formed as the brainchild of drummer Adam Tune, synth/keyboard aficionado David Matisse and award-winning turntablist Jr. Flo in 2008. They've been referred to as the world's only "trap band".  The EP features KNK's banger "Treat Me Right," which launched with the support of figureheads like Diplo, Major Lazer, Flosstradamus, and TNGHT. 

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August 1 to 3
Hill Top Resort, hwy 59 & Provincial Road 102 N., Grand Beach, Manitoba R0E 0T0

Triple Threat Beach Volleyball Tournament  is designed for participants to have recreational "Fun in the Sun". Get your Co-Ed team and play on one of Manitoba's best sand courts.

Friday Night kicks off with Glow Volleyball and registration. Competitive games kick into full swing on Saturday with semi finals and finals being played on Sunday. 

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August 1 to 3

Besant Campground - 60 minutes West of Regina, Saskatchewan on Hwy. #1

Connect Festival 19, started 19 years ago with international talent and urban culture in a beautiful Southern Saskatchewan setting. Since then, it has grown into Western Canada’s most illustrious grassroots electronica and alternative culture festivals. People from all walks of life come out and let their hair down.

On a secluded Saskatchewan hillside from the evening of Friday until Monday morning, the tribes of the North and the West will gather for a flow of positive minds and hypnotic music.

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August 2 - 3

The Metropolitan Entertainment Centre, 281 Donald Street

Advance tickets $65  l  Regular $75

Cash, Debit and Credit Card sales at Rockabetty, or online.

River City Rumble: Your Rockabilly Festival!

Workshops

Sunday Car Show

Roof Top Tiki Patio

Pinup Competition

THE MATADORS - London, Ontario

BLOODSHOT BILL - Montreal

COUSIN HARLEY - Vancouver

HELLBOUND HEPCATS - Montreal

EVE HELL and THE RAZORS - Calgary

ALISTAIR CHRISTL - Toronto

BUTCH HALLER and HIS CHESTERFIELD RAMBLERS

REVEREND RAMBLER - Winnipeg

THE FL!P CATS! - Winnipeg 

GREG ARCADE and HIS ROCKIN BAND - Winnipeg 

THE CLASSY CHASSYS - Saskatoon

THE GREASEMARKS - Toronto

BRIAN TEMPLETON TRIO - Regina 

HANDSOME D and THE LOUSY LOVERS - Winnipeg 

THE PUSH RODZ - Winnipeg 

August 3, 8:30 pm to 9 pm

Miss River City Rumble 2014 Pinup Contest!!

The pinup contest is open to festival wristband holders. 

Registration is $10 and can be done online or at Rockabetty, 121-B Osborne Street.

After registering send an email with a photo, your stage name, and write up (a self-description, influences, hobbies, future aspirations and career goals, in 200-250 words)

The Park Theatre July Events - including Iskwé's return to Winnipeg l FREE Summer Carnival l Shimmering Stars, Figure, Hours The Band

The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street events:

-- July 26, 8:00 pm

Advanced Tickets: $10

Latka, The Ripperz, Art Vandelay & Skymaster 

Let's party for ERIC ROSS' BIRTHDAY! 

This is going to be a great night with some brand new Latka coming your way!

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-- July 27  Doors 7:30 | Show 8:00 

Advanced Tickets: $10 / $15 at the door 

The JD Edwards Band & Union Duke with special guest Greg Arcade

Union Duke is a Toronto folk act - big-city rock with bluegrass and country.

The JD Edwards Band is driven by the uniquely infectious songwriting of band leader JD Edwards.

Greg Arcade is a high-energy entertainer and band-leader. 

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-- July 29, 8:00 pm

Advanced Tickets: $10

Tiny Ruins (NZ) The Brightly Painted One Tour

With Twin & Cassidy Mann 

Tiny Ruins hot off their second album releas, Brightly Painted One in early May.

Twin is the ongoing music project of Absent Sound's David Fort. 

Cassidy Mann’s lyrics are heartfelt and honest, often telling tales of young love and lessons learnt. Cassidy is looking forward to releasing her next album Blue Skies and Bright Eyes.

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-- July 30  Doors 8:00 pm / Showtime 9:00 pm

Advanced Tickets: $10

Iskwé, with special guests The Vikings

Iskwé was called ‘one of the Top 10 Canadian musicians you need to know’ by CBC Music.

Her single Slack Jaw recently reached #1 on the National Aboriginal Music Countdown.
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--July 31, 8:00 pm - 2:00 am

Using our favourite block we are creating a back to back block party of sorts.
PART I: CONCERT   $12 Advance or $15 Door    8 PM - 10 PM
PIP SKID & THE SKIDS, FT. ROB CROOKS, MARIACHI GHOST

PART II: ART PARTY  free with your PART I ticket or $5 Without.  10 PM - LATE
SEAN MCLACHLAN & FRANCESCA CARELLA, ARFINENGO, DESEO BISTRO 

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July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
St.Vital Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Manitoba Mutts Dog Rescue Summer Carnival
FREE admission!!    Interac available

Inflatable bouncer and slide, carnival games, face painting, BBQ, popcorn, cotton candy!

Bring your family, but leave the furry ones at home!

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July 28, 10:00 pm
The Windsor Hotel - Blues Bar, 187 Garry Street

$5 at the door!

Vancouver’s Shimmering Stars with their new album Bedrooms of the Nation.

Also Figure and Hours The Band will play.

This is the official Modest Mouse afterparty.

Day Out With Thomas l LA LUNA, OLD SEED, Madeira, Head Speaks Truth and Kezdet l memory awareness expectation l FREE No Stone Unturned Concert l The Unbelievable Bargains, M&M Meats and The Zags

Aug 16
Prairie Dog Central Railway, Winnipeg, MB

Be on site at the event at least one hour before your scheduled train departure.

Ticket Price is $22.00 + 5% GST = $23.10

Activity areas are wheelchair accessible; train ride is NOT wheelchair accessible. 

Walkers are allowed.   For more information on Day Out with Thomas 

Day Out With Thomas (TM) is an opportunity to take a 25 minute ride with 

Thomas the Tank Engine and meet Sir Topham Hatt, the Controller of the Railway. 

Activities include: Mini Train Rides, Story Telling, DVD Viewing, Imagination Station, Temporary Tattoo's, Hay Bale Maze, Live Music, Magic Show, Balloon Characters, 

Inflatable Bouncers, Arts and Crafts and Thomas Gift Shop.
The activities are for you to enjoy for several hours.

Concessions include: Lemonade Stand, Frech Fries, Hot Dogs, Mini Donuts, 

Cold Drinks, Cotton Candy, Burgers.

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July 23 - August 11

LA LUNA EASTERN SUMMER TOUR

We will be heading off to the East! 

If we don't ~MAKE IT~ in NYC, we will come home. I guess.

Tour kick off July 19th in Calgary, Alberta at Tubby Dog!

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July 24, 8:00 pm - 12:30 am
The Purple Room at FRAME, 318 Ross Ave.

Pregame Fringe presents: 

La Luna and OLD SEED with Madeira, Head Speaks Truth & Kezdet

$12     This show is All-Ages. 

La Luna (Calgary)- their first time back since changing their name from Brain Fever.

OLD SEED - Kassel, Germany favorite ex-Winnipegger Craig Bjerring (Boldface Industry/ VaGiants/Tangleshack).

Jean Louis Wittinger was a co-conspirator behind an earlier OLD SEED collaboration.

So it makes sense that two of his current projects are represented here:

Madeira - a post-punk goth take on rock'n'roll

Kezdet - 80's inspired electronic pop dance party

Head Speaks Truth - the drummer has got some sorta chops on him.

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July 25, 7:00 pm
Platform Gallery, 121-100 Arthur St.

Featuring works by:
Shawn Jordan
Jaimie Isaac
Ryan Amadore
Kevin Tabachnik
Marianne Jonasson
Elvira Finnigan

Join us for the opening of our annual exhibition, memory awareness expectation, by Video Pool's fundholders. This year's show includes the 2013 - 2014 recipients of the Media Production Fund and the New Artist in New Media Fund.  The show will run until August 23.

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July 26, 1:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oodena Circle, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Send donations by email

Claudette Osborne-Tyo's family and friends are hosting the 6th annual NO STONE UNTURNED Free concert and feast, in honour of Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and their Families.  Live performances, followed by a candle lit vigil.

Please come out to show your support to the families, and help raise awareness. 

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July 26, 10:00 pm - 2:00 am
The Windsor Hotel - Blues Bar, 187 Garry Street

$12 with a copy of 'Boiled Egg'

$15 'Boiled Egg' AND a limited edition EP 'Bargain Basement Bootlegs'.

The Unbelievable Bargains are excited to drop 'Boiled Egg' with M&M Meats and The Zags!

Earthdog’s Anniversary Party l Honouring Shakti l BTPRSM’s Dog Walk l KEN mode, Electro Quarterstaff, Dead Ranch l Malevolent Hand, Grand Master, Noir, When Planets Align l FUN MOUNTAIN BEACH BASH l Mud Hero

July 20, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Little Mountain Dog Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba R0H

Meet Earthdog Terrier Rescue of Manitoba alumni dogs as well as current adoptables! 

BBQ, silent auction! Alumni group photo courtesy of Heather Mcrae Photography at 2 pm!

If you have adopted, fostered, or rescued a dog and sent him/her to us, please join us!

Bring your dogs, bring a lawnchair and relax with us!

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July 24, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Oodena Celebration Circle, at The Forks

Honouring Shakti ~ The Way Of Peace

Honouring Women Peace-builders with Maya Tiwari

Guest Speakers joining Maya Tiwari

-Elder Ron Bell, ‘Standing Buffalo Man’ 

-Jaki Skye, Ahsayma Ikwe ‘Tobacco Woman’

-Niki Trosky, Lynda Dobbin-Turner, Susan Berthiaume, Chad Cornell 

If we are to gain the Mother Consciousness, the love for the One must include love for all; prosperity for all must precede prosperity for one’s self… Peace for the self must be peace for all. Above all else, peace must start within. It starts with me! — Maya Tiwari

Join an intimate evening of inspirational sharing, ritual, song and meditation, on the work of spirit offered in reverence, celebration and unity of the way of peace.  

This event includes the creation of the Living Ahimsa Peace Mandala with organic grains, legumes, pulses and seeds and joined by Guest Musicians – Buffalo Gal’s Drum Group.

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July 24,t 7:00 pm
Maple Grove Dog Park, St. Mary's Rd & the Perimeter Hwy.

Boston Terrier & Pug Rescue of Southern Manitoba Dog Walk #3

We'll meet by the billboard and walk around this huge park for an hour.

The off leash dog area features fields, forest, and riverside areas with a number of trails.

Please license your dog and have their tag visible.

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July 25, 9:00 pm
The Windsor Hotel - Blues Bar, 187 Garry Street

Tickets on sale, and at Into the Music + Music Trader

The Windsor Hotel, UMFM 101.5 and Half Pints present KEN mode.

Lubricating the early evening: Electro Quarterstaff and Dead Ranch

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July 26, 8:00 pm
The Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort Street

Come check out Malevolent Hand, Grand Master, Noire, and When Planets Align for some bone crushing heavy metal.

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July 26, 6:00 pm - Midnight
Fun Mountain, 804 Murdock Road

General Admission - $25   Tickets Available

Diamond Events, Exposure Events, Serotonin Entertainment and Energy 106 Presents

FUN MOUNTAIN BEACH BASH AND BIKINI CONTEST!

with live performances by

EDM: Regoton, Wally P, Dj Electron, Dj Drux, D-Train, Dj Anavar

Hip Hop: Terell Safadi, Gary Gach and The Banned, White RIno

              Sonny Daze, Swing Adam, Dip

POOLS & HOT TUBS OPEN UNTIL CLOSE

WATERSLIDES OPEN UNTIL SUNDOWN

LOCAL ART DISPLAYS AND AUCTION

Bikini Contest starts at 8:00 pm

The winner gets a $500 Cash Prize & Prizes 

AFTER PARTY AT STEREO NIGHTCLUB WITH REGOTON!

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July 26, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Hill Top Resort, hwy 59 & Provincial Road 102 N., Grand Beach

Mud Hero Winnipeg 2014 is returning to Winnipeg!

6 km, 16+ obstacles, 10,000 Watt Afterparty, and the Muddiest. Weekend. Ever.

2014 Winnipeg Fringe: There Are Two Errors l Lies of a Promiscuous Woman l Trouble Walked In l ImproVision l Shadow Spaces l The (Improvised) Bachelorette l Hell is Other People l MMPA Golf Tournament to Feed Kids

July 16 - July 26
Venue #4 - Alloway Hall at the Manitoba Museum

Tickets $10   1 Hour

There Are Two Errors In The The Title Of This Show

An improvised comedy starting at a funeral and exploring the petty, petty squabbles of two know-it-all siblings.  Each performance you will help us create our pair of Brothers. 

It's a dark comedic improvised family epic!

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July 16 - July 26
Venue 9 – Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at the University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Ave

Lies of a Promiscuous Woman

Written and directed by Audra Lesosky.

Featuring Theresa Thomson, Laura Kolisnyk, Kerri Potter, Augusta Redekop, Erica Hastings and Veronica Ternopolski.

Music direction and live accompaniment by Süss

The Virgin is making an appearance to tell her side. Backed up by her Madonna-singing Hail Mary Chorus, the mother of all stage moms is waging holy war on everything holy.

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July 17 - July 26
Winnipeg Cinematheque, Main Floor - 100 Arthur Street

COST:  $10 Regular / $8 Student

Parking Lots Improv - Trouble Walked In: An Improvised Noir Mystery 

The show has your grizzled detective, your enigmatic femme fatale, your shadowy figure pulling all the strings. It has suspense, intrigue, danger and it pulls all of this together with a quick wit and impeccable sense of timing.

STARRING:

Jesse Bergen

Colin Ward 

Karl Plummer 

Caitlin Curtis 

Lukas Conway 

DIRECTED BY: Luke Cecelon and Michael Ostry

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July 17 - July 27
Duke of Kent Legion, 227 McDermot Avenue

ImproVision: Mondo Mascot Meat Draw

Alan MacKenzie, Ed Cuddy, George McRobb

It's short-form improv. Because it's ImproVision, it's improv with mondo twists. 

There will be meat draws. Really. 

The bar will be open during the show. Really.

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July 17 - July 26
Venue 11 - Red River College - Exchange District Campus 

Tickets $10 ($7 for seniors/student)

Union Station Theatre Company presents Shadow Spaces 

Written by Jeff Kowerchuk

Directed by Nancy Drake

A harrowing new drama, starring Grant Burr as Jonas and Lyle Morris as Luke.

Luke has been released from prison, but the atonement has only just begun. This is the story of two men in a true light.  There are dark spaces in me. I didn't know how dark.

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July 17 - July 27
Rachel Browne Theatre

Based on the hit reality TV show and true love stories, Zoe Parker and her handsome bachelors are having the most dramatic summer ever.
One lucky bachelor from our live studio audience will be invited on our journey to find true love. Witness the romance, the drama, the heartbreak and the suspense.
She's ready…are you the one?

STARRING
Caitlin Curtis
Lukas Conway
DK Reinemer
Steve Currie

DIRECTED BY Caitlin Curtis
PHOTOGRAPHY April Dawn Plett

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July 18 - July 26
Venue 11 - Red River College - Exchange District Campus 

Tickets are $10

Hell is Other People

Spoken word meets theatre in a tale of calamity and redemption, featuring Winnipeg Poetry Slam champions Aaron Simm and Steve Locke.

Emerging hungover from a broken relationship, our hero keeps disappointing his angels while his demons keep buying him drinks. If he wants real change in his life, he will need to cash in his empties.

Tickets Available

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August 7
Bel Acres Golf & Country Club

The Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association is hosting a charity golf tournament.

Registration 11:30 am, includes a continental breakfast
Tee off 1 pm sharp
Cocktails 6 - 6:30, BBQ dinner 7 pm
Tim Hague Sr., winner of the Amazing Race Canada, will inspire you.

It is in support of The Winnipeg Foundation's Nourishing Potential program which helps kids access the healthy food, cooking skills and nutrition education they need to thrive, by making grants to youth-serving organizations across the city.  Mayor Katz, Joyce Bateman, The Free Press, Manitoba Lotteries, Legacy Bowes etc. have committed already.

For more information, email Brenda Jane Johnstone,
President, Manitoba Magazine Publishers Association, or call 204-489-4215.
We are also asking for donations for prizes and for inclusion in our golf sample bags.

2014 Winnipeg Fringe: BLOODSUCKERS! The Musical l Bizarro Obscure l Outside Joke Breaks All The Rules l Vampire Lesbians of Sodom l CRUMBS l Rumble Pak l ARTISAN MARKET

July 17 - July 27
The Tom Hendry Theatre, Warehouse, 140 Rupert Avenue

Kiss the Giraffe Productions: BLOODSUCKERS! The Musical

Vampires! Dancing nuns! Economic growth! 

Celebrate 10 years of musical madness with the hit show that started it all!

Three American theme park developers visit Transylvania to negotiate plans for “Dracula Land” with a mysterious landowner named Vlad. Amid the protests and warnings, they uncover a diabolical plot that threatens every soul on earth. Will the world succumb to an undead uprising? Or will love and capitalism conquer all?  ★★★★ – Winnipeg Free Press

David Fox

Kenneth Jackson

Mallory James

Kelly Rae Jenken

Heather Madill

Gian Navarro

Gino Navarro

Giovanni Navarro

Raymond Padua

Lisa Tjaden

Teela Tomassetti

Directed by Leith Clark

Choreographed and Stage Managed by Jeffrey Kohut

Book, music and lyrics by Joseph Aragon

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July 16 - July 26
VENUE 2, MTC Up the Alley, Enter from back alley (John Hirsch Pl.)

Parental Guidance is recommended. 

Length: 60 mins.

Tickets: $10 l Door Discount: $7 for Students, Weekday Matinee, Fringe Performers

Writers/Performers: Sydney Hayduk & Christy Taronno (Holla)

Peachy Keen Productions presents Bizarro Obscure 

When two plucky travelling performers from another dimension receive a mysterious letter, they embark on a unique quest with their Travelling Exhibition of the Bizarro Obscure. 

Join Janis and Jujube as they travel the universe searching for a boy who is in trouble on Earth. They'll sing, dance and make friends with the weird.  An ode to the oddest of us.

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July 16 - July 26
Venue #20 - Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre , (91 Albert St. 3rd Floor)
Tickets $10/$8

Outside Joke is back at the Winnipeg Fringe and this year, they're breaking ALL the rules! With that irresistible, devil-may-care-attitude, Outside Joke blends improvised songs with a spicy narrative for an improv experience that will have you swooning.

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July 17 - July 27
Venue 9 - Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall (University of Winnipeg), 515 Portage Avenue

For more information contact DRAMATIC THEATRE at (204) 691-4182.

FEATURING Lorraine James, Reba Terlson, Jonah Simmonds, David King, Kelley Hirst, 

Bethany Cooke, Tony Porteous, Jazmyn Shell, Tanner Manson and Jordan Butterill

Directed by: Justin Joseph

STAGE MANAGED by Kai Jolley and ASSISTANT Jeremy Nucom

One of the longest running plays in Off-Broadway history, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom tells the story of two fatally seductive vampiresses whose paths first collide in ancient Sodom. Their bitter rivalry as bloodsuckers - but more importantly as actresses - endures for two thousand years.

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July 16 - July 26
King's Head Pub & Eatery120 King Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B1H9

CRUMBS "Made up Truths"
Winnipeg's International improv superstars CRUMBS and DJ Hunnicutt

CRUMBS will be making up one-hour plays from your true stories. A completely improvised play, made up on the spot and completely different every night!

CRUMBS (Stephen Sim and Lee White) has performed at every Winnipeg Fringe Festival since their 1998 debut, making audiences laugh, love and cry. They also have the record for the most Winnipeg Fringe Festival shows produced and performed by one company.  CRUMBS is known for their cinematic storytelling, their absurd characters and their laid-back performance style.

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July 16 - July 26
Venue #7 - Cinematheque 100 Arthur St.
Tickets: $10 ($8 for Students, Seniors, Children, and Fringe performers)

Rumble Pak is spontaneous theatre at its most unpredictable, seamlessly weaving together stories and characters that range from the absurd to the frighteningly real. Join us as we take you everywhere with laughter, tears and everything in between.

"Adam Drory, Tristen Foy and Lukas Conway are strong, confident performers who work amazingly well together, and who don't shy away from dark humour." - Bloody Underrated

Tickets Available

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The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre, 611 Main Street

The Edge's 1st Annual Fringemania Arts Festival presents
2014 SUMMER ARTISAN MARKET
Sat, July 19, 11 am - 7 pm
Sun, July 20, 12 pm - 5 pm

Featuring the delectable wares of some of Winnipeg’s finest urban artisans, as well as art workshop fun, tasty refreshments & homespun entertainment!
Fine art, ceramics, clothing, accessories, natural health & beauty products, housewares, edibles, toys, novelties & more!  Vendor applications - please call 204-260-0756 or email 

2014 Winnipeg Fringe: The Horrible Friends l Wang Dang l Die Roten Punkte l Extollo l Zine launch, Collage Party and Zine-making Workshop l WINGFEST l UofM Bud Spud 'N Steak

July 17 - July 27
Duke of Kent Legion, 227 McDermot Avenue
Licensed Venue - Under 18 NOT ADMITTED

The Horrible Friends: Free Beer!

We've been doing improv for a few years now, and we've learned a couple things. 

Audience volunteers who join us on stage can have one on us. Free beer! Free shots!

Warnings: Graphic Content, Nudity, Coarse Language, Violent Content, Sexual Content

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July 17 - July 26

Venue 15: 320-70 Albert Street 

Tom Noonan's Wang Dang, directed by George Toles, from the company that brought you last year’s hit The Wife (4.5 STARS Winnipeg Free Press). 

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July 16 - July 27
The Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort Street

Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots) are Berlin's Prince and Princess of indie rock and Europop.

Following sell-out shows, the utterly dysfunctional siblings Otto and Astrid Rot return to unveil their fourth album, EUROSMASH! Their live show is one of the most irreverent and hilarious gigs you are ever likely to see.

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July 16 - July 26
The Tom Hendry Theatre, Warehouse140 Rupert Avenue

Director Vanguard Braun unveils his riveting new play Extollo. As this gripping futuristic drama unfolds, a terrifying deadly curse is unleashed. You’re dying to see it… but will you survive it?

Deadly zombie curse in effect. Symptoms include ravenous craving for brains, rapid bodily decay, zombification, and death. Attend at own risk.

Tickets Available

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Martha Street Studio, 11 Martha Street

is hosting:

July 17, 7 pm - July 18, 10 pm

ZINE LAUNCH AND DRAWING PARTY w/ Places for Peanuts

All are welcome! Drinks and refreshments will be served.

A Places for Peanuts infamous drawing party! Celebrate the launch of their zine and join in some fun, and interactive drawing games. 

July 19, 1:00 pm - July 20, 4:00 pm

COLLAGE PARTY w/ Sappho Zine Collective

Join Sappho Zine Collective to get your collage on! Sappho will provide basic collage material but feel free to bring any extra materials for your collage. 

Above events are free and open to the public.

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July 20, 12:00 pm - July 21 at 4:00 pm

ZINE-MAKING WORKSHOP w/ Sappho Zine Collective

Pre-registration required, $25

Build on work created at Saturday’s Collage Party, bring your own material, or start from scratch! Zine-making basics like formatting, photocopying and collating will be covered.

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July 20, 5:00pm
The Royal George Hotel, 123 Regent Ave W

FOR TICKETS call: 204777BONE(2663) or 204899BONE(2663)

Buy your ticket while eating our wings at the restaurant OR at the Mobile, get 10% off your meal!

Also Spectator tickets $5

Little Bones Wings and Final Destination Present: 

The Second Annual WINGFEST + Eating Competition!

Live entertainment, provided by: 

White Rhino & Wild Kids

WPG Celebrity Host: Holly Bausman from POWER 97!

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July 23, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cowboys Roadhouse, 1034 Elizabeth Road

To purchase a ticket email or call 204-509-4745 or 204-803-0341

University of Manitoba Shinerama Presents: Bud Spud 'N Steak

For $20 you get a meal, one adult beverage, and one hell of a good time!

Silent auction prizes, as well as 50/50 tickets 

2014 Winnipeg Fringe: Quo Vadis - The Musical l Suddenly, Last Summer l Now That Communism is Dead l A SMALL AFFAIR l Mennonite's Guide l Can You Hear Me Now? l Super-Spike l Color Me Rad

July 16 - July 27 - 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm NIGHTLY!
St Boniface Cathedral, 190 ave de la Cathédrale

Quo Vadis - The Musical

Based on the Nobel-Prize winning novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Music and Lyrics by Olaf Pyttlik | Book by Angus Kohm

A story of love that defies all odds, a faith that defies the most powerful man on earth, and a moral code that survives the most brutal of tortures, the most horrible of deaths.

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July 16 - July 26
The Shaw Performing Arts Center (MTYP), 2 Forks Market Road

Suddenly, Last Summer by Tennessee Williams 

Mrs. Venable will stop at no lengths to maintain the reputation of her deceased son. As she tries to claw her way into the mind of young Catharine and scrape out her shameful memories, the savagery of the past fills the air.

Presented by the 28th Minute, the company that mounted the Fringe hits Rope (5 STARS – CBC, Best Theatrical Production of 2013 – The Uniter, Patron’s Pick) 

and Orphans (5 STARS "Outstanding Local Production" - CBC).

Mrs. Venable: Jane Burpee

Catharine Holly: Erin Thorleifson

Dr. Cukrowicz: Justin Otto

Mrs. Holly: Kaitlynn Porath

George Holly: Lyndon Radchenka

Miss Foxhill: Laurie MacDonell

Sister Felicity: Sarah Putnam

Directed by Kevin Ramberran with the assistance of Thomas Toles

Stage Managed by Winson Jackie Lee

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July 17 - July 26

Winnipeg Fringe Festival Venue 3

Now That Communism is Dead, My Life Feels Empty

Starring Alison Vargo and Chris Sabel

Directed by Ashley Majzels (Paradise Hotel, Bliss, Evildoers)

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July 17 - July 27
Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Avenue
Audience Classification: General l Length: 60 mins. l Tickets: $10

A SMALL AFFAIR by Bob Larbey

Director Guy's television drama about "the ultimate triumph of the human spirit" has been shunted into a small rehearsal space where he is beset with problems… Author Bob Larbey (The Good Life, As Time Goes By) has written a very funny exposé of the broadcasting business he knows so well. Quilters 2013 - Winnipeg Free Press

Shoestring Players, Featuring: Trinity Sigurdson, Karl Eckstrand, Pete Hudson, 

Cathy Hall, Monica Reis, Andrea Marantz, Don Carruthers, Rhonda Kennedy Rogers, 

Tiffany Humble, Allyson Brown, Brenda Born, Linda Meckling, Joan Wilton, 

Paul Warkentin, Marilynn Slobogian, Kristin Black, Richard Howell

Directed by: Katherine McLennan

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July 16 - July 26
VENUE 24 - One88, 188 Princess Street

Mennonite's Guide to Savage Street Fighting 2: This Time It's Cultural

Vooderful goot fun dat all can enjoy! Clean improvised comedy, 

hosted by The Crosseyed Rascals, fit for the kiddies and your Oma and Opa!

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July 16 - July 26

100 Decibels: A Deaf Mime Troupe performs Can You Hear Me Now?
VENUE 24 - One88, 188 Princess Street
Ticket: $10.00

Can You Hear Me Now? performed by 100 Decibels: A Deaf Mime Troupe.

Originally from The Philippines, Northern Manitoba and Poland, they have been professionally trained in mime, physical comedy and storytelling. They entertain with crisp and clean physical illusions, and reach out with the beauty of Deaf Culture to build bridges between the hearing and the deaf. 

Tickets Available

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July 18, 5:00 pm - 1:00 am
Maple Grove Rugby Park, 90 Frobisher Rd.
Tickets Available

MTS Super-Spike combines Western Canada's biggest beach/outdoor volleyball tournament, mixed in with a two day concert series, all set in a festival atmosphere. All funds raised going to support a charity.
This year will feature July Talk and the Arkells headlining the main stage.

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July 19, 9:00 am
Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Ave
Tickets Available

Color Me Rad 5K Winnipeg is coming back with more RAD and bigger COLOUR BOMBS. 

2014 Winnipeg Fringe: PUSS IN BOOTS l Little Red l Godspell l GOD l SPEECHLESS l only just.. l Substitute Teacher from Hell

July 17 - July 27

VENUE 4 - ALLOWAY HALL (Manitoba Museum)
Tickets Available $10.00 l DOOR DISCOUNT: $5.00 for Kids 12 & under, Fringe Volunteers

"2 FOR 10" SPECIAL: All tickets just $5 on JULY 22!

GROUP RATES are available for 10 or more! To arrange call 204-415-2714

Geared for ages 3 and up

From the producer that brought you Cinderella, Snow White, Brothers Grimm, and Ming Lee.  Merlyn Productions presents PUSS IN BOOTS!

Featuring JORDAN HRYNKIW, KEN STONE, JOSEPHINE COX, DANIEL GILMOUR, 

NICHOLAS CURRY, CORA FAST, SHEYCEE EDEL, HELMUT FRIEDRICH, JACKSON KLEIN, 

ARIEL LEO, FAITH MARCIAL and BRANDY SCHNERCH

Stage Managed by ERICA WILSON

Costume design by JENN HARDER

Adapted by Noah Smith

Directed by John Chase

This comical adaptation of the Charles Perrault story stays true to the ideas of the classic TAIL, with plenty of new laughs for the whole family!

Every young play-goer helps defeat the town ogre before a poor miller's son can marry his princess - all masterminded by a talking cat, of course!

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July 17 - July 27
The Playhouse Studio

Bananafish Theatre presents Little Red 

Old story, new play. 

Join us for tea & maybe scones.

kristen einarson + victoria hill + justin otto + eric rae + liz whitbread

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July 16 - July 27

Prairie Theatre Exchange in Portage Place

Winnipeg Studio Theatre's young company presents the revival of Godspell.

Jesus:Robert Piche

John/Judas: Sam Plett

Ensemble: Jennifer Garcia, Jacqueline Harding, Adrian Pecold, Wes Rambo, 

Emma Stefanchuk and Haley Vincent

Director: Tatiana Carnevale

Musical director - Paul De Gurse

Associate Musical Director - Elliot Lazar

Choreographer - Reanna Joseph

Designer - Ksenia Broda-Milian

Godspell has been hailed as one of the biggest Broadway successes of all time. A timeless tale of friendship, loyalty, and love that has touched the hearts of countless theatregoers.

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July 16 - July 26
Alloway Hall

GOD - a world where the actors, writers and audience collide in a cocktail that is equal parts ridiculous, profound, farcical and dramatic. Served with a twist only Woody Allen could concoct.  “This is a serious play with a message,” his character cries. Woody answers back with a bolt of lightning, a Greek Chorus and the joke of jokes: “Is there a God?” 

Featuring: Quinn Greene, Andrew Lizotte, Ava Darrach-Gagnon, Logan Stefanson, 

Jesse Boulet, Tim Gray, Dan Grant, Jessina Cheffins, Jennifer Hooper, David Fox 

and Mark Finnbogason

Directed by Natalie and Emma Dacquisto

Stage Manager Laurie McDonell

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July 16 - July 26
Venue #21, Shaw Performing Arts Centre (MTYP), 2 Forks Market Road

Mama Cutsworth (Winnipeg, Canada) with Felipe Ortiz and Daniel Orrantia (Bogotá, Colombia) bring you SPEECHLESS: beautiful, surreal, long-form improv with NO WORDS.

Watch the SPEECHLESS video trailer

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July 17 - July 27

Venue #4 Alloway Hall (Manitoba Museum)

Tickets: $10 / Discount Tickets: $9 (Students, Seniors, Fringe Performers)

Parental Guidance: Language, Sexual Content

Length: 75 minutes

only just… By Megan Andres

Once upon a time…they lived happily ever after...  Isaac always thought he knew how his story should go. Now it seems he has all the pieces in place to make life and love turn out as they should. But sometimes "ideal" and "real" are two very different worlds. 

Jeremy Rampton 

Tim Gray

Megan Andres

Natashia Durand

Directed by: Chris Johnson

Stage Manager: Daniel J. Tompkins

Assistant Stage Manager: Kara Pankiw

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July 16 - July 26

Red River College - Exchange District Campus, 160 Princess Street

$10 l $8 for Matinees l 45 minutes

Coarse Language, Not recommended for anyone under 14

Ghost Monkey Productions invites you to Substitute Teacher from Hell. 

You know those people who continually knock you down, and question your way of life? Have you ever wanted to punch them? 

Meet Jude Beecher, Substitute Teacher, who knows exactly what that's like. Jude wants to save the world, but can she save herself from the terror and insanity that is high school?

Vicki Rutkowski - Jude Beecher

Erin Essery - Director 

Crystal Staryk - Stage Manager

Tickets Available

house of fashion l The Wellness Centre: Farmers’ Market, Free Demos and Hip Hop Yoga l Yung Lean & Sadboys l Submissions for Ace Art and rip/torn magazine

July 12, 8:00 pm
Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Avenue

Tickets are $10 in advance at the closet on River and $15 at the doors. 

We are very excited to have our first runway competition for local designers. 

Show your love and support for Winnipeg's local artists by attending the show! 

One designer will win $1,000 and will be featured at the closet on River for fall of 2014.

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The Wellness Farmers’ Market, 1075 Leila Avenue
July 15 – September 23 - Tuesdays, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Our market is open to all and focuses on wholesome food items.

To know when local fruits and veggies are in season, check out the helpful calendar by Buy Manitoba.

If you want to learn more about Epicure products, check out the Epicure catalogue.

To sneak more fresh veggies into meals try:

Substituting finely chopped mushrooms for some of the ground beef 

Shredding mild squash (like zucchini or summer squash) into a casserole.

Mashing cooked cauliflower in with your potatoes. They can even boil together. 

(mashed cauliflower is a bit wetter than potato so add less liquid)

Hiding pureed sweet potato for extra nutrition in your burger recipe. 

(pierce and microwave the veggie in under ten minutes)

Sneaking some pureed avocado into chocolate pudding.

Adding shredded carrots or zucchini to bran muffins.

Mixing some pureed butternut squash into the cheese sauce for your macaroni.

Serving ketchup up as a dip with some pureed sweet potato mixed in.

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Thursday, August 14 – 12:00 noon - 12:30 pm

Monday, August 18 – 8:15 - 8:45 pm

Free Class Demos - Try a Free Class!

Hip Hop Yoga combines hip hop music with a yoga practice.  

For adults and teens of all fitness levels. 

Class will be held in the Yoga Studio (by the locker desk). 

Guests (non-members), let Front Desk know you are here for the free demo! 

This fall, Hip Hop Yoga will come in two 4-week sessions:

September 6 to 27 and October 4 to 25
$90 for non-members/$45 for members

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July 16, 10:00 pm

Union Sound Hall, 110 Market Avenue

Tickets at The Urban Bakery, Music Trader and Ticketfly.com $15 advance. 18+

Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, 17-year-old Yung Lean (real name Jonatan Leandoer Håstad) has worked with producers Yung Sherman and Yung Gud as 'The Sad Boys'. 

Opening the show we have local rapper, SMRT. 

Plus DJ Lonnie Ce, and the Magik Trix DJs (Burglar, Angelfire, Schelly Handsome)

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Annual Call for Submissions to the Regular Program

Ace Art, 2-290 McDermot Avenue

DEADLINE August 1, 5:00 pm

We welcome digital submissions from all emerging contemporary artists and curators. 

Do not send registered mail requiring a signature. 

Submissions will not be returned. 

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DEADLINE August 1, 2014

Submissions/Enquiries

In celebration of the first anniversary of rip/torn magazine, we request your creative contributions.  The fourth issue will be laid out and bound by hand. We hope to launch this issue alongside the unveiling of our installation at Nuit Blanche 2014. 

We want the dark stuff you keep in the deep and don’t tell anyone about.  Send us the weirdest and the most wonderful of your writing, visual art, photography, and mixed media.

1,000 word maximum for written material.

all visuals must be submitted at 300 DIP.

No previously published material will be printed.