Unreliable Sightings of... l First Fridays: Sexy Diner After Party l Sandra Jia Min Chen l Improv Storytelling l Winnipeg Comedy Showcase l Fringe Festival Preview Night l Erika DeFreitas

July 3, 7:00 pm
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Unit 1 - 460 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, R3C 0E8

Opening reception of Unreliable Sightings of... 

The event is free and all are welcome. 

Special guest speakers include Eduardo Aquino and Eleanor Bond

Architects Nat Chard and Perry Kulper will be the leading mentors of our Summer Institute.  This July under the theme Archives Shadows, Chard and Kulper will act as mentors, leading a select group of thirteen participants for Plug In ICA’s 2015 Summer Institute. 

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July 3, 10:00pm
Tallest Poppy, 685 Westminister, Winnipeg, Manitoba

We bring you the monthly SEXY DINER AFTER PARTY. 

Very excited about this months vinyl DJ's... THE VINYL SALON, beautiful female artists that spin records together every month. 

Spinning All Styles, All Night.  Cocktail… Food… Free Always.  Chill Vibes Forever. 

The First Friday of every month Winnipeg art galleries all celebrate the openings of their new exhibitions. From the North End/Exchange/St. Boniface & West Broadway artists are showcased. Join us in the middle to celebrate.

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C SPACE, Frame Arts Warehouse, 318 1/2 Ross Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Prone to Weather: Sandra Jia Min Chen Solo Exhibition

July 3 to July 15 

C-Space Gallery, 318 Ross Avenue

Opening Reception July 3, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Sandra Jia Min Chen is an emerging artist who was recently a part of the group show Practice along with five other painters at Library Gallery in Winnipeg. This will be her second solo show; the first having been held at The Edge Gallery.  

An eclectic mix of trendy-hued graffiti styled brushwork in a free association with the chaotic stormy atmosphere of a worry-prone mind.

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July 4, 8:00 pm
Jekyll and Hyde's Freehouse, 437 Stradbrook Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Suggested donation of $10 at the door

Door prizes and a 50/50.

Help us bring you Melanie Dahling's Biggest Little Child Star at the 2015 Winnipeg Fringe.

Fact or Fiction? A Night of Improv Storytelling

If you'd like to play, you'll be asked to write one word down and drop it into a hat. After a little drinking we'll begin drawing names and send you up on stage with a randomly selected word. You have three minutes to tell us all a story based on that word. 

If the audience catches you in a lie we will throw you in jail. If you land in the gallows you must stay until some other liar takes your place. You may be bailed out of jail by a generous friend with a toonie. You may be able to pay off the guard with a fiver.

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July 4, Doors 8:00 / Show 9:00 pm - 11:55 pm
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9
$10 Tickets

Its time again for the Winnipeg Comedy Showcase!  This time around we have Dan Verville, Tim Gray, Matt Falk, Florence Spence, Michael Blomquist, and Matt Nightingale. 

Hosted by Jared Story

New faces, some returning favourites, and a very special motivational speaker. 

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July 7, 8:00pm

King's Head Pub & Eatery, 120 King Street, R3B 1M3

$20 at the door

Blood, Sweat, and Tears: A Fringe Festival Preview Night in Support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada's Light the Night Walk Winnipeg, funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services. 

Master of Ceremonies James Jordan Magician, Comedian, Vaudevillian

Official Timekeepers Beau & Aero ("A Little Bit Off")

Watch 15 performing companies present a scene from their upcoming Fringe Festival show, into which they have poured their own blood, sweat, and tears!

You will receive a program with info on each show, and we encourage you to circle your favourites, and take it home to remember what you saw.

There will be comedy, drama, improv, and music. We'll even have a raffle!

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July 7, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts, 121-100 Arthur St, Winnipeg, R3B 1H3

Salon Night - Erika will do a short presentation.  Members are invited to show their own work. All members are welcome to attend, either to present or simply to take part in the group discussion. If you would like to present, please email us 

(5 to 10 minutes and can include images, sound and video.)

Erika DeFreitas explores the influence of language, loss and culture on the formation of identity. Recent exhibition sites include Project Row Houses in Houston, The Art Gallery of Windsor, Centre [3] for Print and Media Arts, The Art Gallery of Mississauga, A Space Gallery, Gallery 44, and a residency at Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA).