Manitoba Museum
SEPTEMBER 30, 10 AM – 4 PM
Orange Shirt Days with special all-day programming and free admission.
Focused on the history of Indian Residential Schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.
https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/orange-shirt-days-2022/2022-10-02
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OCTOBER 7, 5 PM – 9 PM
First Friday of every month with FREE general admission to our three core attractions – the Museum Galleries, the Planetarium, and the Science Gallery. No ticket is required unless otherwise specified. Ultimate Dinosaurs will be open, but regular admission applies.
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Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1
204.786.6641 wag.ca
September 30
WAG-Qaumajuq - Watch the one-hour national broadcast from NCTR, followed by a book launch of Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia with Dr. Sean Carleton, and a discussion about the history and legacy of the residential school system.
General admission fees will be donated to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Self-identifying Indigenous peoples are always welcome, free of charge.
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October 7, 6pm Doors Open / 7pm
Biindigin Biwaasaeyaah
FREE l Cash Bar | Masks Recommended | Wheelchairs Available
Robert Houle's Red is Beautiful will feature over 90 large installations, paintings and drawings created between 1970 and 2020 with messages from Robert Houle, WAG-Qaumajuq Director & CEO Dr. Stephen Borys, and more.
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October 8, 2pm in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium
Dr. Stephen Borys will sit down with Robert Houle to discuss his work.
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October 15 - Our signature fundraising event, Gallery Ball! This black-tie evening is the one night of the year where guests dine in the galleries surrounded by art. Funds raised support learning for 30,000 youth each year.
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Fundraisers
OCTOBER 1, 5 PM – 9 PM
Ukrainian Labour Temple, 591 Pritchard Avenue
Tickets www.eventbrite.ca/e/403699023647
$25 from each ticket donated to Harvest Manitoba with a tax receipt
The Free Press Fall Supper features a menu inspired by the recipes in the paper’s community cookbook, Homemade: Recipes and Stories from Winnipeg and Beyond. This year’s menu is the creation of chef Paul Ormond of Lola D’s Garden Co-op, a boutique catering company that supports local causes through pop-up food events. Nonsuch Brewing and Capital K distillery will offer samples. The Free Press's custom-brewed beer made by Nonsuch will be available to purchase. Silent auction throughout the night; all money raised goes to Harvest Manitoba.
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OCTOBER 15, 4:30 PM – 9 PM
Club 200, 190 Garry St, Winnipeg, MB
Tickets www.dykesonbikes.ca/events
Bikers, Babes & Bingo -A Dykes on Bikes Wpg Fundraising Event for Reaching Out Winnipeg
4:30pm - Cocktails
5pm to 6pm - Live Music and Food
6:30pm to 8:30pm - Drag Queen Bingo hosted by Anita Stallion (with guests)
Enjoy a meal while you are entertained by music from singer/songwriter Anastasia Jane.
50/50 raffle, silent auction, bottle draw, and more!
Reaching Out Winnipeg (ROW)’s objective is to create permanent resettlement opportunities for sexual orientation or gender identity asylum seekers here in Winnipeg. Newly sponsored people are provided financial and social supports for a full year.
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OCTOBER 16 Doors 6:00pm / Show 6:30pm
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage Ave.
Queer Bingo Games and drag performances to benefit Sunshine House!
$20 to play bingo all night!
Proof of vaccination required. Capacity will be limited.
Minors can attend if accompanied by their legal guardian
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OCTOBER 20, Doors open at 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway,Winnipeg, MB R3C 0R3
Tickets · $75 via Eventbrite or by calling 204-947-0559.
The Manitoba Historical Society's Inaugural Smarty Party, A Night of Pub Quizzes & Fun!
All proceeds support the work and programs the Manitoba Historical Society provides.
A young jazz trio will provide background music through the evening. A “Pub style Quiz” with trivia questions with a Manitoba focus. There will be a cash bar and plenty of hors d’oeuvres.
For more information: Tracey Turner - tracey@mhs.mb.ca
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Friends of The Winnipeg Public Library
Did you know that 2022 marks our 30th Anniversary? We have held many fundraising events, opened the Best of Friends Gift Shop in the Millennium Library and raised over $345,000 for special programs and projects for the Winnipeg Public Library, including the Writer-in-Residence mentorship program. To pledge a donation for our 30th year:
https://friendswpl.ca/support/donate/?fbclid=IwAR3XjuQXFT20LUHJ-XkUVt_0770f4G6YxfMlahMR2wdsrUIAYgDY73ORB_c
Join us for our monthly used book sale. All funds raised go towards supporting Winnipeg Public Library projects and programs.
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CancerCare MB
October 30, 12:30 p.m
RBC Convention Centre, York Ballroom
Buy tickets or donate at guardianangelmb.ca
Guardian Angel Benefit for Women's Cancer - Manitoba's Largest Tea Party with teas from around the world. Celebrate strong, incredible women, share a cup of tea, and enjoy entertainment and a fashion show with cancer survivors modelling. Rainbow & Silent Auctions / Mystery Totes / Guardian Angel Jewellery
Contact Annah at 204-927-5430 or email acoleman6@cancercare.mb.ca
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November 17 - 25
Wheel with the Wheeler Family for an exciting time full of friends, fun and fundraising.
All funds raised in the Ride Inside stay in Manitoba for kids with cancer.
Register https://support.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/TR?fr_id=1763&pg=entry
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November 29 - Giving Tuesday
Plan a donation to help Manitobans with cancer. donate@cancercare.mb.ca
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Music & Trivia Nights
The King's Head Pub, 120 King Street, Winnipeg, MB
OCTOBER 1, 10 PM – 1 AM
Girl's Night Out with Winnipeg's Premiere Event Dance Band, Dance In UR Pantz!
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OCTOBER 4, 7 PM – 9 PM
Endless Trivia League Presents Trivia Night!
No fees to join. All you need is a device with an internet browser.
Come enjoy a classic English Pub experience, in one of the oldest operating bars in Winnipeg. Located in Winnipeg's historic Exchange District, it is the perfect pit stop to round out any day.
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The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1Y5
OCTOBER 1, Doors 9 / Show 10 – 1 AM
$10
YER MUM's ep release show with Sansregret and The Castagne’s.
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OCTOBER 11, 2022 AT 8 PM – 12 AM (Every Tuesday)
Open Mic: Hosted By Jace Bodner, Plus Special Feature by Tuva!
All skill levels welcome. Sign up list starting at 8PM. The night begins with a set by Jace Bodner, followed by Open Mic’ers. Bring your own instrument. Don’t play music or sing? Tell us a joke, juggle, recite a poem.
No cover, $4 PBR, $5 16oz Double Standards, 3 for $15 Jag Bombs, “9 for $9.99” appetizers.
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Tipsy Trivia - Any questions look at our FAQ on Eventbrite or shoot us a message.
OCTOBER 1, 7 PM
Rudy's Eat & Drink rudyseatanddrink.com
MB Hydro Place - 375 Graham Ave, Winnipeg, MB
(204) 421-9094 manager@rudyseatanddrink.com
Early bird pricing: $5 + fees UNTIL September 29
Tickets will increase to $10 + fees roughly 48 hours before the event
$15 at the door if the event does not sell out online.
Tipsy Trivia's 90s Action Movie Trivia
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OCTOBER 5, 7 PM
Fionn's Winnipeg, 1582 Regent Ave W, Winnipeg MB R2C 3B4
Early bird pricing: $9.99 + fees UNTIL October 3
Tickets will increase to $15 + fees roughly 48 hours before the event
$20 at the door if the event does not sell out online.
Tipsy Trivia's Disney Villains Trivia
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OCTOBER 13 Doors - 7:00pm / Show - 8:00pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
Tickets · $25 - $35.26
www.eventbrite.ca/e/still-crazy-the-music-of-paul-simon-tickets-397280646107
Patrons must wear face masks and show proof of vaccination for events in the venue.
Still Crazy: The Music of Paul Simon, featuring nine world class musicians paying homage to one of the most celebrated American songwriters. The show draws heavily from his self-titled album, Paul Simon in 1972 through to 1990 with The Rhythm of the Saints, with fan favourites.
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OCTOBER 22, 6 PM
Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway, Concert Hall, 7th floor, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets $125 https://www.winnipegsingers.com/products/50th-anniversary-gala?fbclid=IwAR0b95r7DnTU7nxOr5ZKFGgqLJz3fwIE05tBuHC079JQHjX2zqgV0rmxdEs
Winnipeg Singers 2022/23 Season begins with our 50th Anniversary Gala
3 Course sit-down Dinner / Ron Paley Quintet / The Winnipeg Singers
Special Guests & Treasured Memories
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For Writers & Book Lovers
Winnipeg International Writers Festival and McNally Robinson Booksellers
To attend at the store: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-attendance
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
OCTOBER 1, 7 PM – 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/KYEwZADM-JY
Acclaimed poet Marie Annharte Baker as she reads and discusses her latest collection Miskwagoode. Speaking on behalf of Our Line in the Sand, a group to protect the Watershed in Eastern Manitoba, will be one of its founders, Janine Gibson.
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OCTOBER 5, 7 PM – 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/uQbCFShA5IU
Sally Ito's new poetry collection Heart's Hydrography, hosted by Joanne Epp. Ito is the author of a memoir, a short fiction collection, and four books of poetry. She is a translator of Japanese poetry and teaches creative writing.
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OCTOBER 6, 2022 AT 7 PM – 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/4rUsbrsIAkg
The launch of Overcome: Stories of Women Who Grew up in the Child Welfare System, the third book from Anne Mahon, an oral history writer. All author proceeds are donated back to the community.
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OCTOBER 21, 2022 AT 7 PM – 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/KpHnhLcezEI
Di Brandt's new poetry collection The Sweetest Dance on Earth: New and Selected Poems with a reading and a discussion of the book with Sarah Ens. Brandt has published more than a dozen books and has received numerous prestigious awards. She served as Winnipeg’s inaugural poet laureate for 2018-2019.
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OCTOBER 16, 3 PM
Whodunit Bookshop, 163 Lilac St., Winnipeg, MB R3M 2S1
Launch of Kevin Marc Fournier's new novel Brief Life, hosted by Michael Bumsted.
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Art
OCTOBER 3, 12 PM – 4 PM Exhibit runs to November 10
Gallery 1C03, U of W, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
www.uwinnipeg.ca/art-gallery
Monday - Friday, 12:00 and 4:00 pm (closed September 30 and October 10)
Worried Earth: Eco-Anxiety and Entangled Grief is an art exhibition and affiliated program exploring how worry about climate change and ecological collapse is seeping into our lives. Features the work of Connie Chappel, Laura Findlay, Natalie Goulet, Maureen Gruben, Jenine Marsh, Kuh Del Rosario, and Xiaojing Yan. CURATOR: ERICA MENDRITZKI
October 20, 2:30 pm: Panel discussion at The U of W Convocation Hall
October 20, 4:00 - 6:00 pm: Reception at Gallery 1C03
October 21, 6:30 pm: Free film screening at Cinematheque (100 Arthur Street) The Magnitude of All Things (2020, directed by Jennifer Abbott), and a selection of short experimental films.
October 22 & 23: Walking events (details TBA)
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OCTOBER 7 In person or online.
MAWA, 611 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Friday, Oct 7 - 28, 10 am - 4 pm
Free / Please wear a mask / Zoom link posted October 5 on mawa.ca
Opening noon with a talk by Queer scholar and writer Chantal Nadeau. Nadeau will discuss Like Queer Animals, her collaboration with visual artist Jessie Mott. This talk marks the opening of the exhibition We Hold Your Gaze_Remix at MAWA. First Friday Lectures will be posted with captioning and ASL at mawa.ca/videos/lectures
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OCTOBER 7, 7 PM
Exchange District
FREE Tickets www.exchangedistrict.org/first-fridays-bike-in
First Fridays Bike-Ins - In partnership with Winnipeg Trails, we lead group rides to show you the safest and most convenient routes from different neighbourhoods. The final bike-in kicks off Valley Gardens Community Centre, with a pickup spot. In the Exchange we'll end at Little Brown Jug for $1 off beers.
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Oct 19, 20 and 21 - 7:30 PM
Oct 22 - 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Oct 23 - 2:00 PM
Prairie Theatre Exchange, Colin Jackson Theatre, 393 Portage Ave R3B 3H6
Tickets $20 https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/65180
You are invited to Caryl Churchill's extraordinary play, Escaped Alone, to see Jane Burpee, Patricia Hunter, Megan McArton and Maggie Nagle.
Direction: Krista Jackson totallykrista@gmail.com
We dedicate this show to our late friend and colleague Nancy Drake.
https://sites.google.com/view/escapedalonewpg/home
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Halloween Parties
OCTOBER 22, 2022 AT 9 PM – 2 AM
Club Happenings, 114b Osborne St, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets https://www.showpass.com/2r/?fbclid=IwAR1gQmnlT_OybJRzbErm1cxBl11E1vkleDjipu-Wo71oKesa9ER55BazdRg
2R Presents: Techno Halloween: Robots vs Undead
Xeon / Kilma / Blazonique / The Degenerates
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OCTOBER 28, 5 PM
Garrick Hotel Bar
This is the Halloween Party our regulars are waiting for, a fun night of dressing up, dancing, drinking, joking and laughing. Fireball Friday specials are as always $3 Fireball shots. Costume contest is a must and there is a PRIZE.
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OCTOBER 29, Doors 7pm / 8 PM – 1 AM
The Osborne Taphouse
Tickets · $27.54 www.eventbrite.ca/e/80s-heavy-halloween-bash-tickets-422573307137
or at the bar or from the bands or at the door the evening of the event.
Join us for an 80s Heavy Halloween Bash With:
Tribute to Mötley Crüe
Metal Gods 9pm-10pm
Löoks Thät Kill 11pm-12am
DJ/videos to close the night
Tribute to Judas Priest ‘83 Live Vengeance Experience
Prizes for best costumes. Drink/shot specials all night!
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OCT 28 AT 2 PM – OCT 30 AT 6 PM
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
More info at www.comicconwinnipeg.com
Winnipeg Comiccon
Meet your favourite creators, get their autographs, buy a sketch, attend a variety of different panel discussions and workshops. Come dressed as your favourite pop culture characters. It culminates at the costume contest.
OCT 29, 10 AM – OCT 30, 5 PM - John Barrowman MBE's unique panel
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