https://www.assiniboinepark.ca/support/donate/polar-bear-rescue-and-care-team
Join us in helping orphaned and at-risk polar bears, providing healthy habitats and exceptional care to the nine rescued polar bears who call Assiniboine Park Zoo home.
THANK YOU for supporting our amazing Polar Bear Rescue & Care Team.
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CancerCare Manitoba Events
Donate to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation or create an angel page in memory of your loved one. Learn more https://support.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/TR?fr_id=1734&pg=entry
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Stop by our booth at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon from March 28 to April 1. Play a game of Plinko to win great prizes. The Johnston Family’s steer PROFYLE is raising funds for CCMB. https://provincialexhibition.com/royal-manitoba-winter-fair/
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15 years of cancer prevention: #TaketheChallenge
Reduce your cancer risk while supporting local research and patient and family support services. Join us in moving 20km or 200 workout minutes this August 4-14. Register now https://support.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/TR/Events/Challenge4Life2022?pg=informational&fr_id=1743&type=fr_informational&sid=1034
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Design Month Winnipeg
The Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, Storefront Manitoba (https://www.storefrontmb.ca) and the Flash Photographic Festival (https://www.flashfest.net) have joined together. As well as the annual Architecture+Design Film Festival (6-10 April) and the month-long Flash Photographic Festival, there will be tours, talks and exhibits showcasing architecture and design. A general calendar at designmonthwpg.com
APRIL 1, 7 - 9 pm Opening
Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, 266 McDermot Avenue
From Our Windows (Photographer: David Firman) is a personal story, told through Polaroid pictures, of life within four walls. Set during the early days of COVID-19, the story explores the relationship of sanctuary to the now-viral world outside. The companion book, From Our Windows, is available through the David Firman Gallery website, and the WAF.
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APRIL 3, 10:30 am -12:30 pm
Postcard Time Travel Tour - Downtown
A free photo walk through downtown. With the help of historic postcards, you will view the present day buildings and learn their history. Fully accessible. All ages welcome. Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/postcard-time-machine-tour-tickets-291564696857?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
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APRIL 6-10
Architecture+Design Film Festival adff.ca
Cinematheque,100 Arthur Street and also online screenings Tickets: https://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/architecture-design-film-festival-april-6-10-2022/
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APRIL 6, 7:00 pm
Building Bastille is a feature length documentary that tells the comic and tangled story of modern history’s greatest case of mistaken identity and seized opportunity.
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APRIL 6, 9 PM – 10 PM
Tickets www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/architecture-design-film-festival-april-6-10-2022
Grethe Meyer - The Queen of Danish Design
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APRIL 7, 12 PM – 1 PM
Magical Imperfection - Imprisoned in his own country during the 1940s because of his race, Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama devoted his career to social justice and equality. FREE
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APRIL 7, 7:00 pm
Mau - feature-length documentary about the design visionary Bruce Mau.
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APRIL 7, 9:00 pm
Venice Elsewhere - Venice is a beauty parlour in Zagreb, a giant mall in Istanbul, a Romanian village with more sheep than people, a waterway in the periphery of Berlin.
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APRIL 8, Noon
Paradise Lost-History in the Unmaking - A film about Birmingham Central Library and the death of Modernism. FREE
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APRIL 8, 7 PM & APRIL 9, 1:00 pm
Tickets www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/architecture-design-film-festival-april-6-10-2022
The Automat (aka Horn & Hardart) revolutionized American dining a century ago, long before there was fast food or hipster coffee shops.
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APRIL 8, 9:00 pm
High Maintenance - Dani Karavan has created nearly 100 environmental installations and has won some of the most prestigious international art awards.
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APRIL 9, 11:30 am
ArchiShorts, hosted by Ted Landrum, is a film contest celebrating the narrative potential of places. The contest is free and open to anyone interested in architecture. Winners of the annual 2-minute film contest will have films screened.
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APRIL 9, 1:30-3:30 pm
$5 Registration https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/multiple-storeys-a-history-tour-of-winnipegs-parkades-tickets-280302481267?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Multiple storeys: A History of Winnipeg’s Parkades
Join Winnipeg history researcher and writer Christian Cassidy (www.westenddumplings.com) for a free tour of several multi-level, above ground downtown parking garages. Learn about the buildings' histories and unique features. Maximum 20 people.
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APRIL 9, 3 PM – 4:15 PM
Tickets www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/architecture-design-film-festival-april-6-10-2022
Richard Leplastrier-Framing the view begins with filming of the construction of a house in the Blue Mountains, and expanded to houses in Leura, Watsons Bay and Balmain, and visits to Kyoto and the Sydney Opera House.
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APRIL 9, 5:00 pm
Archipelago - A true animated film about invented islands.
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APRIL 9, 7:00 pm
Another Kind of Knowledge - Mandrup unfolds the cornerstones of her practice resulting in a consistent articulation of the contemporary.
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APRIL 9, 9:00 pm
Prospettiva Olivetti - Olivetti understood the importance of good accommodation for his employees.
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APRIL 10, 2:00 pm
Maija Isola-Master of Colour and Form - Marimekko’s philosophy emerged from the fabric designs of Maija Isola, reaching architectural heights together with Maija’s large scale prints.
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APRIL 10, 4:15 pm
White Building - 20-year-old Samnang and two friends live in the White Building, a landmark tenement in Phnom Penh.
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APRIL 10, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon
FREE Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/postcard-time-machine-tour-tickets-291558277657?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Postcard Time Machine Tour - Exchange District photo walk. With the help of historic postcards view the present day buildings and learn about their history. Fully accessible. All ages.
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APRIL 10, 6:30 pm
Klostes/Folds - Klostės, translating as Folds/Pleats, is a stop-motion animated feature film based on a number of short stories, myths, and hidden histories of the Inter-War Modernist city of Kaunas, Lithuania.
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APRIL 23, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join local researcher and writer Christian Cassidy (http://www.westenddumplings.com) for a free tour of Jacob Penner Park, the original neighbourhood of Manitoba's Icelandic community.
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APRIL 24, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
$25 www.eventbrite.ca/e/ghost-signs-walking-tour-tickets-269155379987
Ghost Signs Walking Tour with Matt Cohen, Urban Archaeologist
Receive a copy of Cohen's book, Ghost Signs, an Exchange District Walking Tour (retail $25)
Ghost signs are hand-painted, outdoor ads that have been preserved on sides of buildings. They were prevalent from the 1880s through to the 1960s.
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April 30, 1:00 pm
Registration at Eventbrite - $6 per person. Under 5 is free.
Hidden Winnipeg - an architectural scavenger hunt begins and ends in Old Market Square
Solve clues to discover the stories behind Winnipeg buildings and landmarks. All ages.
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Forum Art Centre, 120 Eugenie Street, St. Boniface
register@forumartcentre.com
or email our Programming Director, Alexis alexis@forumartcentre.com
Art Classes start April 4; 10-week format for most, morning or evening.
We also offer art instruction online and workshops. https://www.forumartcentre.com/classes/
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Writers’ Events
APRIL 5, 7 PM – 8:30 PM
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/speaking-crow-april-2022-virtual-edition-with-david-yerex-williamson-tickets-288570781977?fbclid=IwAR0OiTEA58HS0RFVIDfbCSbViRS1BlpafZ-7v5vERN4u694yM3lW-E4Qa5Y
1) be part of an enthusiastic Speaking Crow audience, and receive the ZOOM link
2) be one of the open mic readers, and receive the ZOOM link. Limit 25
Speaking Crow with David Yerex Williamson, a former dean and instructor with University College of the North. His first full length work, Through Disassembled Houses of Perfect Stones, will be released in 2022. Any questions? Email to: speakingcrow@thinairwinnipeg.ca
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APRIL 7, 7 PM – 8:30 PM
Event by Winnipeg International Writers Festival and Ariel Gordon
Please join us for a National Poetry Month event
The Electronic Garret is a group of Canadian women and non-binary poets who have created an online community to support each other in writing thirty poems in thirty days for NaPoWriMo. This reading will feature 4 Electronic Garret poets reading, discussing the process and how the group has fostered intimacy.
Lauren Carter, Skylar Kay, Tanis MacDonald, and Kerry Ryan will also read.
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APRIL 8, 7 PM – 8 PM
Free event, registration required to participate in the Zoom webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_96B-3goMRIiGGoJieZbOcA?fbclid=IwAR2RJILqVkoOjaBkO-0VyC5KfXTxLm6Wf8wQF4hVaBPpf1qTEL900vUDQHQ
Streamed on YouTube & available for viewing: https://youtu.be/HSLxpxneKUo
Join award-winning poet Alison Calder for a reading and discussion of her new poetry collection Synaptic, with host Vanessa Warne. “Alison Calder displays a wonderful ear for the sounds of language, from the diction of science to the phrasing of fairy tales.” - Alice Major
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APRIL 24, 2 PM – 3 PM
Free event, registration required to participate in the Zoom webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_0lEF7gsmQ4-eECdo9pC3qg
Alexander McCall Smith discusses his poetry collection, In a Time of Distance and Other Poems, his career, and other recent work with host Ben Sigurdson of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Streamed on YouTube & available for viewing: https://youtu.be/rsC_KXzba4Q
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McNally Robinson Booksellers Events
To attend: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-attendance?fbclid=IwAR20urTd5NO37KxJVgJoBmlpm6yNSfXSAkJyfKHvUybH36C87CYuKs0EFLc
APRIL 12, 7 PM – 8 PM
Celebrate the launch of Philipp Schott's debut mystery novel Fifty-Four Pigs: A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery. This event features a reading and a conversation hosted by Joanne Kelly.
Streamed on YouTube and available for viewing: https://youtu.be/H37DZSOPIfY
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APRIL 22, 7 PM – 8 PM
Celebrate the launch of Nancy Chislett's debut novel Bombing the Moon, hosted by Lara Rae. Nancy will give two readings and field questions from Lara, as well as McNally’s audiences.
Available as a simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat.
The video will be available for viewing thereafter: https://youtu.be/QLsmntYX2Yo
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Online Events
APRIL 5, 8 PM – 9:15 PM
Free Online acrylic painting class - Paint Night at Home
Join the Zealous Art Community group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/zzealousart
Live on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/ZealousArtwithFreda
No signup or link required. Available on Youtube for 24 hours; then the video moves to my Paint Night at Home membership! Keep it simple! Use what you have! Improvise.
$19 a month / cancel anytime! Access to more than 100 online classes: https://zealousart.thinkific.com/bundles/paintnightathomemembership?fbclid=IwAR0kIA5VZVQoVvD8J1gZi9aIJiFXvIw6KJPBd1Q4DHJE2fSgxD5GW9329i8
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APRIL 19, 6 PM – 7:30 PM
Free Virtual Tour - Attendance is free but tips are appreciated.
Register on zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_NED_adipRPeQyWW8710PUg
San Diego’s Historic Gaslamp Quarter by Girl Travel Tours
The “Gaslamp District” boasts a vibrant nightlife scene and is the location for the Convention Center which hosts Comic Con International. Jamie relays stories of the downtown, then known as “New Town”, and the characters who once roamed these streets.
We will also explore the Davis-Horton House. It was used as a Pre-Civil war era military barracks, a county hospital, a boarding house, and private residence of San Diego Founding Father Alonzo Horton.
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APRIL 9, 9 AM – 12 PM
Tickets · $20 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-grown-road-show-tickets-272352221827?fbclid=IwAR3e8ojqwJ0AQZ8xTMuHyLm7UH0Itd3LffUVKfZEOybFHvlblcGrkB_hqQo
Home Grown Road Show - we'll be offering topics to help make you a better gardener.
Gardening 101 - Shannon Dietz, Harris County Extension Agent-Ag & Natural Resources
Successful Herb Combination Containers
What to Grow? Results from Harris County Plant Trials
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April 14, 15 & 16 10:00 am-8:00 pm
April 17, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Red River Exhibition Park, Exhibition Place building, 3977 Portage Ave
$2/person or $5/family (5 and under free) Tickets
www.eventbrite.ca/e/winnipeg-rock-n-gem-show-tickets-295868700247
Silver Cove is excited to present our Spring 2022 Winnipeg Rock N’ Gem Show!
Specimens, jewellery, beads, home decor, fossils and so much more!
For more information visit www.canadagemshows.com
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APRIL 16, 3 PM – 5 PM
Easter Fun Fair by Park City West Community Centre
Tickets on sale in advance and at the door: Adult $3, Children $4 (2 and under free)
Crafts, Games, Bouncer, Prizes, Tots play area, Special treats and more!
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APRIL 30, 10 AM – 4 PM
Transcona Golf Club, 2120 Dugald Road, Wpg, R2C 3G7
Winnipeg Local Shop Spring Market Edition II by Trinity Events Winnipeg
trinityevents.bookings@gmail.com