Flash Photographic Festival l Markets l FREE First Friday l Workshop: Birdie Plant Pokes l Winnipeg Architecture Events l A Streetcar Named Desire l Oak Hammock Marsh Events l Our Whole Society 2025 l Bead-a-Thon l Paranormal Investigation

 Monday to Friday, 10 am - 5 pm, until the end of June
Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0C3

Flash Photographic Festival         flashfest.net
Photo exhibits are up in many locations. Works by Louella Lester, Angeline Janel Schellenberg and Anthony Mark Schellenberg are in the 12 by 12 exhibit at the Gas Station Theatre.
FlashPhotoFest@gmail.com

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Markets

June 5 and 6, 4 pm - 7 9:30 pm
June 7, 5 pm to 9:30 pm
The Forks, Red Ember, Winnipeg, MB R3C

Pop-up Market - After Hours by Ansanm Foundation
Fundraising for a drop in centre for autistic teens and adults.
Free Admission - Games and prizes for children - face painting - 50/50 25+ vendors

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June 8, July 20, and August 24 from 3 PM to 11 PM
Assiniboia Downs, 3975 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
$10 admission (kids 5 & under FREE) tickets on Showpass or at the gate.
 Parking is just $5.

MB Night Market Festival     asdowns.com/events/manitoba-night-market-festival

Live music, vendors and artisans, beer gardens, kids activities and so much more!
With 100+ local artisans and vendors, 20+ food trucks, live music, a tattoo pop-up, and tons of family-friendly entertainment, it’s the ultimate way to soak up the best of Manitoba summer.
It’s got that perfect day-to-night vibe: start with sunshine and shopping, stay for the lights, food, and music. Pure summer magic.
Come for the eats, stay for the vibes and make it a night to remember. Sorry, no pets.

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June 14, 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Notre Dame Recreation Centre, 271 De la Cathedrale Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2H 0J1

Beautifully Disturbed Summer Market
Over 30 vendors with a curated blend of unique items, baked goods, and handmade creations eager to kick-off those long summer nights!
A family friendly environment that is fun, entertaining, and appropriate for all ages.
50/50 Draw. No Admission Fees. Door Prize - entries are given to those who bring an item for the Winnipeg Kitten Adoption Agency: cat food, treats and toys.

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June 14, 11 am - 5 pm
1407 Main St., Winnipeg, MB   R2W 3V2

Pollock’s (almost) Summer Market
Join us for our plant swap, kids activities, local food and vendors and an amazing line up of musicians all day long!
We will be welcoming 20+ local vendors along with a great line-up of musicians.

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June 6, 4 pm - 9 pm
Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
No ticket is required for First Friday programming.

Join us on the First Friday of every month for FREE general admission to our three core attractions – the Museum Galleries, the Planetarium, and the Science Gallery.
To find the current month's special programming: https://manitobamuseum.ca/
First Fridays @ the Manitoba Museum is proudly supported by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

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June 7, 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Prairie Studio Glass, 587 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1W6
Tickets  https://prairiestudioglass.com/classes/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKoS_JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDWHJFT1lSSzY5ZTQ3WDBjAR6FsPy13hudL9LMSqBQMwjvl7Ec0MB3JVZiB-rQlSrcBVYjNQ2vKNPzWDvjTA_aem_3w1YEO2mkOwHobaHda38Gw

Workshop: Birdie Plant Pokes
Spend an afternoon with us and you will be going home with a couple of cute bird plant pokes made from stained glass.
All tools and materials are included and no previous glass experience required.
Registration can be done on our website, in person and over the phone.

When you cancel 14 days before the class start date, we will provide a full refund. Under 14 days we try and fill your spot and if we are successful a full refund will be provided. Unfortunately, if we cannot fill your spot we cannot provide a refund.

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Winnipeg Architecture Events

June 10
Old Market Square, Exchange District
Part of Bike Week in Winnipeg. info@bikeweekwinnipeg.com     (204) 296-8587
Please register on Eventbrite.

Join architect Brent Bellamy for a bike tour of his favourite building and places in downtown Winnipeg - old and new, big and small, prominent and little known. Bellamy will tell some of the lost stories and highlight some of the unique places that we often pass by without giving a second thought.
The 90-minute tour will begin at Old Market Square. Participants will bike through the downtown to Assiniboine and loop back to end at Old Market Square.

Participants are required to bring their own bikes. We recommend that everyone wear helmets and bring a water bottle and bike lock.
Brent Bellamy (BES, M.Arch, MAA, MRAIC) is an Associate and Creative Director at Number Ten Architectural Group.

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June 18
Meet at the Main Entrance, Dafoe Library, 25 Chancellor's Circle, Wpg, MB R3T 2N2

Join us for a free architectural tour of the University of Manitoba campus, led by architectural historian Jeffrey Thorsteinson. The tour will focus on buildings from the post 1945 period, including St. Paul's College, St. John's College, University Centre and the John A Russell Building.
The tour route is accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. The University of Manitoba is easily reached by public transit and there is bicycle parking at several locations on campus.

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Aug 21, 12 pm
101-177 Lombard Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0W5

The Life and work of David Wynyard Bellhouse
Trained as an architect in Bruges, Belgium and London, England, David Wynyard Bellhouse (1861 – 1952) immigrated to Manitoba in 1883 where he initially farmed near Cypress River. He moved to Winnipeg in 1896 where he worked in a few jobs until he was able to set up his practice as an architect.
I will describe his building background in England and his own work in the building industry in Manitoba, illustrated with several examples that are mostly standing today. In Winnipeg, Bellhouse designed factories and warehouses in and near the Exchange District, apartment buildings, churches, and houses, mainly for Winnipeg’s wealthy living in Armstrong’s Point and Crescentwood.
Speaker: David R. Bellhouse is the author of three academic books on the history of probability and statistics and of five self-published books on the history of his family.

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June 11 - 15
Gas Station Arts Centre, 445 River Avenue #unit 1, Winnipeg, MB R3L 0C3

Tickets  From CA$33.28   
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-streetcar-named-desire-tickets-1256241996629?fbclid=IwY2xjawKoSChleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDWHJFT1lSSzY5ZTQ3WDBjAR4e7xfAsv4qZ4BPRX_37cuiiI1Ss-ecYiL3Gj3LRrggLYOmpZe2-nFh8NsHOQ_aem_Z5YQGh7aPGDhoswGBiZPdQ

Tennessee Williams' seminal piece of American theatre, A Streetcar Named Desire, bursts onto the Winnipeg theatre scene. From the embers of desire and through the wisps of sultry smoke, Blanche Dubois appears on the New Orleans doorstep of her sister, Stella, and her lover, Stanley.
By The 28th Minute, Directed by George Toles

Put together by some of the brightest talents Winnipeg has to offer and helmed by the incomparable George Toles, featuring:
Heather Roberts as Blanche DuBois
Justin Fry as Stanley Kowalski
Sophie George as Stella Kowalski
Kevin Ramberran as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
Tasha Roth as Eunice Hubbell
Jesse Bergen as Steve Hubbell
Rodrigo Cordova as Pablo Gonzales
Stanlee Arches as The Collector
Ishita Ishita as The Woman on the Steps/The Flower Seller/The Nurse
Stephen Sim as The Doctor

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Oak Hammock Marsh Events

More Information and to register:
https://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/events/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Oak+Hammock+Marsh+News+and+Events&utm_campaign=OHM+-+FY26+-+June+2025+Newsletter

June 11, 7:00 a.m.
Morning Birding Walk - Binoculars and field guides available.
Online pre-registration required.
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June 15
Join us for our annual Father's Day Waterbug Derby
Equipped with a net and a pail, capture some of the critters living in the water of the Marsh. Collect points depending on the bugs you catch and win prizes!
This activity is included with general admission!
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June 20, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Evening Canoe Excursion
Bring your own canoe or use one of ours (limited number of canoes available).
Online pre-registration required.
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June 22, 9 a.m.
Duck and Run
Run, walk or waddle at the Marsh while raising funds for wetland conservation!
Online pre-registration required.
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June 28, 10:30 a.m.
Birding by Ear
Join us on this special walk that will help you recognize birds by their calls and their songs.
Online pre-registration required.
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July and August
Camps for Kids
Camp is a great way for kids to make memories that will last a lifetime.
Summer day camps for kids ages 6 to 9. Online pre-registration required.

Visit our Gift Shop Online!

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June 15, 7:00 PM - June 17, 5:00 PM
Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, Wpg, MB R3C 0L5
Tickets $20 - $150
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/our-whole-society-2025-tickets-1228234455319?fbclid=IwY2xjawKoRfhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDWHJFT1lSSzY5ZTQ3WDBjAR41Fa2sT9JEEk8Vr5Zm2IVv24EFq09WabU6HgAw7EcawbwAJlfQxF5yhPLHcA_aem_tFv554H9OErn1wbS9EWhJw
Refunds up to 7 days before event.

Join Canadian Interfaith Conversation, MB Multifaith Council and other partners and prominent leaders at "Our Whole Society 2025" to explore the sources of hope that inspire action in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Guest Speakers include:
Hon. Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Payam Akhavan, International Human Rights Lawyer
Mayor Scott Gillingham
Lloyd Axworthy, Fmr Minister, Foreign Affairs of Canada
Elin Kelsey, Environmental Thought Leader
Premier Wab Kinew

The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra will perform a special musical arrangement on the theme of hope to open the conference. The concert is sponsored by Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice, St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba.
Our Whole Society conferences are organized by the Canadian Interfaith Conversation whose Charter Vision is to advocate for religion in a pluralistic society and in Canadian public life. We want to promote harmony and religious insight among religions and religious communities in Canada, strengthen our society’s moral foundations, and work for greater realization of the fundamental freedom of conscience and religion for the sale of the common good and an engaged citizenship.

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June 22, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Manitoba Museum, Alloway Hall, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2

Tickets  https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/bead-a-thon-2025/
A ‘pay what you can afford’ scale is available, and a 50/50 draw will close out the day!
Supplies are not included. You can purchase a beading kit with your registration.

Join us for a fundraising Bead-a-Thon, hosted by Cree-Métis beadwork artist Cynthia Boehm, and Manitoba Museum’s Head of Indigenous Programming & Engagement, Tashina Houle-Gaywish.
Celebrate the beauty of Indigenous culture with beading, sharing knowledge, laughter and community connection.
The day will include mini ‘learn to stitch’ tutorials, pop-up visits from our stunning historical beadwork collection, and time with community to share, learn and bead.
Whether you’re an expert beader, a keen learner, or have never held a needle, this event welcomes all to share in the joy of beadwork!

Everyone is invited to showcase their work at our “Artist Open Mic” or display it at a designated sell and trade table. Attendees can purchase food from vendors throughout the day, and/or are welcome to bring their own lunches and snacks. Sharecuterie, Anishinaa-Bakes, and Más Coffee will be vendors.

This Bead-a-thon will support the Manitoba Museum’s Access for All program supporting our wide array of community initiatives including free admission on First Fridays, subsidized supplies and workshop fees for our Indigenous art workshop series, and complimentary field trips for children from every corner of Manitoba.

For more information please contact Tashina Houle-Gaywish at THouleSchlup@ManitobaMuseum.ca

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July 4 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1N9
Tickets $48.15
https://3common.com/event/paranormal-investigation-dalnavert-museum/6834a4b655e5e3ae6e2da1fe?fbclid=IwY2xjawKoSotleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDWHJFT1lSSzY5ZTQ3WDBjAR7qX8j9N_gN7h7p9r2eqsqGIFTKQdFTJnagCC4CI78tm1Ip7FPB6KCbP8tqJA_aem_Mskrs04zj9vAexdRTHvH2Q

Join Winnipeg Paranormal Group at the Dalnavert Museum for a public investigation. Together, try to find answers and see if the paranormal exists. Will we meet Jack or any of the other residents of this beautiful home?
Winnipeg Paranormal will bring their equipment, teach you how to use it and help you investigate this century old home with many secrets. You are welcome to bring your own equipment if you have any.
Minimum age requirement is 16. Email wpgparanormal@gmail.com with any questions.

Craft Classes & Sales l Books & Talks l CancerCare Manitoba Gala l Winnipeg Comedy Festival l Family Events l Dining Experiences l Doors Open Winnipeg

 Craft Classes & Sales

continuing on Thursdays to April 24, 1 - 4 pm
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre, 119 Sutherland Ave, Wpg, MB R2W 3C9

Thimble Thursdays at MICEC - Weekly Sewing Drop-in with Dené & Danielle
Our staff will be continuing this drop-in style series for community members to bring in their projects, questions, and ideas! We have sewing machines available and materials! Just contact Danielle to reserve a machine!
Dené and Danielle are gearing up for the powwow season and working on their strap dresses!
Is there something specific you want to learn how to make? Let us know!

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April 12, 1 - 4 pm
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, 184 Alexander Ave, Wpg, MB R3B 0L6
$25 (Members) | $30 (Non-Members) Registration: www.oseredok.ca

Create your own Pysanka (Ukrainian Easter Egg)
Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, we have the perfect workshop for you!

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April 13, 1 - 5 pm

MAWA, 203 - 329 Cumberland Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1T2
Tickets $10 in advance, $12 at the door.  https://mawa.ca/events/over-the-top-art-auction-cupcake-party-2025?fbclid=IwY2xjawJMEkVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHa4-PhFyRmmpDZOhYz6zHPoQGWr6mwJu4W9BZhaJcNtUcFV_X-HCvCrQuA_aem_Bw9pcxE9JAPdyIDAcfyOsw
Street parking free on Sundays. Two lots on either side of Cumberland Ave: to the west pay using the Gryd park app; to the east is an Impark lot with a machine for paying.

This fundraiser features artworks by over 150 artists, some of Winnipeg's biggest artists alongside up-and-comers! There is art for all tastes and budgets. Add cupcakes and stellar raffle baskets, and you have one of the most anticipated cultural events of the spring.

Over the Top Art Auction and Cupcake Party enables MAWA to provide professional, engaging visual art programming, such as our Mentorship Programs, Critical Discussion Groups, Skills-Based Workshops, Artist Lectures and Cross-Cultural Craft Program. Many of these programs are filled, and bring together people from many different backgrounds.
Questions? Check out our FAQ, email info@mawa.ca or call 204-949-9490.
1:00 PM Doors Open
3:00 PM Green Auction Lot Closes
3:20 PM Pink Auction Lot Closes
3:40 PM Yellow Auction Lot Closes
4:00 PM Purple Auction Lot Closes
4:20 PM Orange Auction Lot Closes
4:30 PM Raffle Draw
4:50 PM Blue Auction Lot Closes

There are 6 steps in the building when you enter from Cumberland (buzz 77 for entry) and an accessible entrance with a ramp when you enter from the east parking lot. MAWA can be accessed by 20 steps. A freight elevator is located at the back of the building (30 paces from the ramp entrance and 65 paces from the front entrance). Call us at 204-949-9490 for assistance. MAWA's space is 15 paces from the elevator.
MAWA washrooms are not accessible. We will open an accessible washroom on the ground floor. All are single occupancy and gender neutral.
MAWA opens 30 minutes before each program is due to begin. ASL interpretation is available for programs with 2 weeks notice.

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May 3, 12 pm - 5 pm
Masonic Memorial Temple, 420 Corydon Ave, Winnipeg, MB
This venue is accessible.

Join us for our spring market, the Fantastical Emporium of Mythical Finds. Support local small business while helping us to raise much needed funds for Our Own Health Centre.
The Fantastical Emporium is a sex positive market with some more adult themed vendors.

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May 10, 1 pm
Prairie Studio Glass, 587 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Manitoba R3B 1W6
Registration can be done in person, over the phone or on our website:
https://prairiestudioglass.com/classes/rainbow-connection/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJMLv5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVbezwoI7agqZwEMZVi70XI_dOcBpFXq3uQN3YzGIMEGcJTUT_bFmdqYkQ_aem_COKDrQVD-PSgu2ypBreK8g

Workshop: Rainbow Connection
Spend a fun filled Saturday afternoon with us making this cheerful 7″ by 2″ suncatcher. Mom is sure to love this symbol of renewal, for her special day!
All tools and materials are included. No previous glass experience required.

If you cancel 14 days before the class start date, we will provide a full refund. Under 14 days we try and fill your spot. If we are successful a full refund will be provided. If we cannot fill your spot we cannot provide a refund.

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Books & Talks

April 5 and 6, 10 am - 3:30 pm
St. James Civic Centre, 2055 Ness Ave

The annual Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library BIG BOOK SALE!

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April 10, 7 pm
University of Winnipeg Convocation Hall, 515 Portage Ave, Wpg, MB R3B 2E9

Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies invites you to join us for the ninth annual CTMS Lecture, by Dr. Karl Koop, “When the Dutch Got Worldly: The Origins of an Anabaptist Global Imagination.” A livestream is also available. To receive a link, register at
https://ctms.uwinnipeg.ca/events/when-the-dutch-got-worldly/

Dr. Koop is professor of history and theology at Canadian Mennonite University. He received his PhD from St. Michael’s College in the Toronto School of Theology. He has also taught at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, served in Brandenberg and Berlin with Mennonite Central Committee, and was a pastor in St. Catharines, Ontario. His publications include Anabaptist-Mennonite Confessions of Faith: The Development of a Tradition, and he is co-editor of Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology.

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May 6, 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Saint Boniface Library, 131 Provencher Blvd, Winnipeg MB
Free parking is available.

Event by Speaking Crow and Plume Winnipeg, formerly Winnipeg International Writers Festival
Christine McNair is the author of Charm (winner of the 2018 Archibald Lampman Award) and Conflict (finalist for the City of Ottawa Book Award, the Archibald Lampman Award, and the ReLit Award for Poetry). Toxemia is her first hybrid book of non-fiction.

We are returning to our First Tuesday in-person events at the public library!
Polish up your new poems for your 3 minutes of fame at the open mic!
Speaking Crow values diversity, creativity, and encouragement. Whether you do spoken word or page poetry, whether you have published widely or just started writing, we can't wait to hear your poems. Speaking Crow is funded and facilitated by Plume Winnipeg.
Any questions, please email host Angeline Schellenberg: speakingcrow@thinairwinnipeg.ca

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Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Wpg, MB R3C 1V1
204.786.6641       wag.ca

May 20
Tickets $33.28  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/an-evening-with-carley-fortune-tickets-1261608387649?fbclid=IwY2xjawJMDo1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfIZFeTDrMUw7Okm-a0aFhP8Q_oplnwTgTBslV19geoU_T5AYrlS1u0rfw_aem_qVT3Y0_jgMfUl25NpqsvBg
Each ticket package includes admission for ONE person and a single copy of the book.

McNally Robinson Booksellers and Penguin Random House Canada invite you to escape to the lake with Carley Fortune as she visits Winnipeg for the first time to discuss her new book, One Golden Summer with her best friend, Meredith Marino.

Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer there at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life.
Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. When Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place. But as soon as they settle in, their peace is disrupted by the roar of a familiar yellow boat, and the man driving it.

Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, and This Summer Will Be Different. She is an award-winning Canadian journalist who’s worked as an editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life. Meredith Marino is the inspiration behind Lucy and Bridget in This Summer Will Be Different.

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April 14, 6 pm

RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue
Tickets     cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/Calendar

Join CancerCare Manitoba Foundation for A Gold-Plated Evening, an inspiring night dedicated to raising essential funds for men's cancer research and care in Manitoba. Indulge in an elegant dinner, enjoy live entertainment and take part in an incredible auction. All in support of advancing cancer care in Manitoba.

Dr. David Szwajcer and Dr. Yale Michaels will share insights on how innovative CAR-T cell research is leading to improved treatment opportunities and the critical role donors play.

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April 29 - May 4
Tickets $40 https://www.ticketmaster.ca/winnipeg-comedy-festival-sick-jokes-winnipeg-manitoba-05-02-2025/event/1100616681DA1371

Winnipeg Comedy Festival https://www.winnipegcomedyfestival.com/
Grievances aired, nobody spared. Comics get complaints off their chests and into your ears.
Hosted by Arthur Simeon. Featuring performances by Wassim El-Mounzer, Matt Falk, Tracy Hamilton, Renée Percy, Tamara Shevon, and Mark Thomson.

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Family Events

May 2, 4 pm - 9 pm
Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
No ticket is required for First Friday programming.

Join the Manitoba Museum on the First Friday of every month for FREE general admission to our three core attractions: the Museum Galleries, the Planetarium, and the Science Gallery. First Fridays at the Museum is proudly supported by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries. To find the current month's special programming:
https://manitobamuseum.ca/series/first-fridays-the-manitoba-museum/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3Btw8BooK1x1ueM6xJUasWbvVrPqZ6HsiuPE8HN4CnAGhmCYbAS-00zYw_aem_owFYClFZ5vDmm7hXSP0HQg

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Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Wpg, MB R3C 1V1
204.786.6641       wag.ca

summer art camps for kids     https://www.wag.ca/learn/summer-camps/
All camps are for ages 7–11. This year's camp themes:
Storytelling - Set & Costume Design (July 7–July 18)
Miniature Building & Stop Motion (July 21–August 1)
Adventures in Painting (August 5–August 15)
Clay, Sculpture, & Pottery (August 18–August 29)

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Dining Experiences

May 7, 1 pm - 3:30 pm
The Bear Den, 365 McGee St, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3M5

Spence Neighbourhood Association
We ask you to join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an afternoon of Tea & Bannock. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there!

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May 21 evening
774 Corydon Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3M 0Y1
Tickets: Ultra Early-bird $49 per person through April 20
Early-bird $59 per person after May 11
Regular $69 per person through May 18
Eventbrite fee and GST extra. Tickets $54.61 to $76.35
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dumpling-fest-winnipeg-tickets 1296084095419?fbclid=IwY2xjawJMD4NleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWs9J011pMSLTIwvS4Ib3BSADjdfCz1HSqkrXU1MVcqrZA0VbGZ7WvXOqQ_aem_TXhKh1uMequiGTrrWZ_fbg

Dumpling Fest
Experience different restaurants and tastes that may include Filipino lumpia, Italian gnochi, Japanese gyoza, Mexican empanadas, Nepalese momos and more.
Each restaurant will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and you will have a chance to visit a variety of different types of restaurants throughout the dinner event.
Visit each of the participating restaurants at your leisure by car or transit.
Ticket price includes tasting plates of dumplings at each of the participating restaurants on this self-guided tour throughout the evening.

Tickets must be purchased in advance and are final. Restaurants subject to change. Event produced by CMI Chat Media Inc. An all ages event and everyone is welcome. While we can't offer refunds, you can transfer your ticket to another person if you are unable to attend.

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May 24 and 25

Doors Open Winnipeg
Buildings throughout Winnipeg and beyond will open their doors to the public for FREE!
Take part in eye-opening walking tours, tour one-of-a-kind buildings, and explore the city's history through our beautiful built heritage.   doorsopenwinnipeg.ca

Winnipeg Art Gallery l Craft Classes l Poetry of Painting l Moonlight Express Vaudeville Revue l Craft Sales l World of Wheels l Live Entertainment l Spring Break at Museum l Book Events l Cancer Care l Doors Open Winnipeg

 Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1
204.786.6641       wag.ca

Mar 13 & 27, 6:30 pm | free
The Centre for Human Rights Research's annual Critical Conversations speaker series.
Mar 13 the discussion topic is "Indigenous Water, Indigenous Science"
Mar 27 the theme is "Navigating Water Injustice Under Climate Colonialism"
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Mar 20, 7pm | pay-what-you-can
GroundSwell and WAG-Qaumajuq are thrilled to co-present NORTH/SOUTH! This night of music and art features throat songs by Nikki Komaksiutiksak and Caramello Swan, as well as violas and percussion played by Melody McKiver, Jennifer Thiessen, and Ben Reimer. The musicians will collaborate and improvise taking inspiration by Inuit artwork on display in the Main Hall, alongside Wanda Koop's painted series View From Here.
Tickets in advance or at the door.     https://www.wag.ca/event/north-south/
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Mar 22 and April 12
Tickets $15       https://www.wag.ca/event/cannes-lions-2024/
Presented annually since 1954, the Cannes Lions are the most prestigious international creative communications awards in the advertising and communications industry. Screenings take place in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium.
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Mar 31
In celebration of National Indigenous Language Day, take yourself on the Indigenous Language Sovereignty: Article 13 Experience—a FREE, self-guided tour. You will follow plaques throughout the Gallery in the Indigenous languages of Inuktitut, Inuttitut, Inuvialuktun, Anishnaabemowin, Nêhiyawêwin, Anishininimowin, Dakota, Dene, and Michif (Métis) displayed with the Language Keeper or Learner who named the space, name pronunciation, and a QR code directing you to a video to learn more about the meaning. We also have a virtual version of this tour available online, led by project manager Casey Koyczan.
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summer art camps for kids     https://www.wag.ca/learn/summer-camps/
All camps are for ages 7–11. This year's camp themes:
Storytelling - Set & Costume Design (July 7–July 18)
Miniature Building & Stop Motion (July 21–August 1)
Adventures in Painting (August 5–August 15)
Clay, Sculpture, & Pottery (August 18–August 29)

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Craft Classes

continuing on Thursdays to April 24, 1 - 4 pm
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre, 119 Sutherland Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R2W 3C9

Thimble Thursdays at MICEC - Weekly Sewing Drop-in with Dené & Danielle
Our staff will be continuing this drop-in style series for community members to bring in their projects, questions, and ideas! We have sewing machines available and materials! Just contact Danielle to reserve a machine!
Dené and Danielle are gearing up for the powwow season and working on their strap dresses!
Is there something specific you want to learn how to make? Let us know!

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Apr 12, 1 pm - 4:30 pm

Prairie Studio Glass, 587 Sargent Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1W6
Tickets     prairiestudioglass.com/classes/spring-suncatcher
Registration can be done on our website, in person and over the phone.
Gift Certificates are available.

Make a sun catcher in our workshop with Heather. No experience required.

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Apr 13, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Apr 27, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
May 4, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Three-day Workshop. Participants must attend all three days.

Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
Tickets https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/workshop-moccasins-winter2025/
Participants are encouraged to bring their own lunch; light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Make your own beaded, fur-trimmed moccasins with artist Gloria Beckman. The workshop will also include a behind the scenes experience that will allow you to view some of the Manitoba Museum’s collection of moccasins and other footwear, with an artifact showcase and talk by Tashina Houle-Schlup, Head of Indigenous Programming and Engagement.

Includes all the supplies you need, and each participant will receive their own supply kit. For more information and for future moccasin workshops, please contact Corinne at CAntoniuk@ManitobaMuseum.ca

Gloria has been teaching moccasin and mukluk workshops for schools, in communities, and for the Manitobah Story Boot School. Spending many years working within Aboriginal language education within the province of Manitoba, she believes in the importance of incorporating various components of cultures and traditions in language learning.

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continuing to March 22
Mennonite Heritage Centre, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd, Winnipeg

The Poetry of Painting project, an ekphrastic show combining art and poetic responses, is an art show with a special event on March 22. The artists are Mavi Brake, Genevie Henderson and Angela Lillico. Luann Hiebert is the poetry juror. There is a variety of poets, including Angeline Janel Schellenberg and Kelly Nickie. Louella Lester has two poems in the show, each prompted by a different Angela Lillico painting.

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Mar 21, 7 pm - 8:15 pm

Crescent Arts Centre Winnipeg - CAC Winnipeg, 525 Wardlaw Avenue. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Admission by donation at the door. No advance tickets.

Moonlight Express Vaudeville Revue by Tim Osmond, banjo picker
The Crescent Arts Centre Vaudeville Camp has created another original vaudeville production called "The Moonlight Express" and centres around the history of the train that used to take Winnipeggers to Winnipeg Beach where they could ride the world's biggest wooden roller coaster, the carousel and other rides along the boardwalk.
The parents would inevitably end up in the huge Dance Hall that featured all the finest dance music from the jazz age with the finest Winnipeg musicians.
The ride to and from the beach was an adventure in itself and it is rumoured that all sorts of shenanigans happened on the train - especially on the return trip - which is at night - in the dark - after a night of wild dancing.

I've done comedy, singing & dancing so it was only a matter of time before I tried vaudeville! I love performing. This show gives me a chance to do a bit of each. Well, I've got to go... I hear the Moonlight Express blowing its horn & I don't want to miss my train, after a long work week! I hope that there will be some romance in the air this weekend.
I paid my fare, I don't care if I'm ever comin' back! Toodle-oo & see you soon! ~ Renee Billauer

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Craft Sales

Mar 21, 10 am - 5 pm
VIA Rail Station, 123 Main St, Wpg, MB

Pitaw Mino Muskiki Indigenous Handmade Spring Equinox Market
Celebrate the Spring Equinox with us at the next Indigenous Handmade Market!

Join us for a day of beautiful handmade crafts, delicious food, and live music as we celebrate the arrival of spring. This is a great opportunity to support local Indigenous artists and artisans while enjoying a fun and festive atmosphere. MIIGWETCH to VIA Rail for hosting us.

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March 22, 10 AM - 3 PM

Windsor Park United Church, 1062 Autumnwood Drive
Free admission — @herbivorehavenmarket

Herbivore Haven - Vegan Market
40+ local vegan vendors. Makers, bakers, vintage, activities for kids and more.
Come for the snacks, stay for the vibes, and leave with a tote full of local treasures.   

Plant Kitchen and Bakery is a vegan ghost kitchen that runs out of Windsor Park United Church.
Pick up/delivery is available Tues to Fri 1 - 5 pm and Sat 12 - 2 pm. Closed Sun and Mon.
Phone (204) 998-8692 or email plantkitchenorders@hotmail.com to order.

real swanky brings you top-notch subversive embroidery to help horrify your guests. vegan friendly • all plant based materials • thrifted / traded / deadstock textiles.   caitlin@realswanky.ca
Catch me at these upcoming markets:
April 12, 10am - 3pm
Fox and Fern Market (Breezy Bend CC), 7620 Roblin Boulevard
$2 (proceeds to @bruceoakerecovery) @fox.and.fern.market
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May 3, 10am-4pm
Spring Handmade Market (Robert A Steen CC), 980 Palmerston Ave
Free admission        @robertasteencc

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March 28, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
March 29, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Artists Emporium, 580 Roseberry St, Winnipeg, MB R3H 1G4
FREE ENTRY / Complimentary Refreshments: Sip and snack while you shop!

Spring Artisan Market by ARTISTS EMPORIUM
Join us for a vibrant shopping experience featuring unique, handcrafted creations by talented local artists and artisans.
One-of-a-Kind Creations: Original paintings, handcrafted jewelry, stylish accessories, unique clothing, cozy textiles, ceramics, woodwork, and more. Find the perfect gift or treat yourself to something special!
Shop Local, Support Local: Discover local artisans, support small businesses, and take home unique creations that reflect creativity and passion.

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Mar 21 to 23
RBC Convention Centre, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 3J3

48th Annual Piston Ring's World of Wheels and Adventure Power Product's Cyclerama
Our Special Displays are the "Shooting Star" featuring all Silver/ Gray vehicles (including Motorcycles!), a "More Door " display featuring 4 door cars (excluding Station Wagons).
The Muscle Car Café display featuring original non modified Muscle Cars and Car Clubs in the Club Challenge displays. Don't forget the Adventure Power Products Cyclerama!
Our guests so far include Mike Hall and Avery Shoaf from Netflix's Rust Valley Restorers, as well as AZN & Farmtruck from Discovery Channel's Street Outlaws.

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Live Entertainment

Mar 25, 7 pm
X-Cues, 551 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1W4
Pay what you can or want
Come early for a drink and/or a meal. Fine Italian cuisine.

The Circus of Objects’ Theatre of Everyday, by Grant Guy
A cabaret evening of video, shadow and object theatre and performance with Marian Butler, Robert Fordyce, Tadeusz Wierzbicki and Dok Trinaire.

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Apr 5, 2 pm
Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street Carol Shields Auditorium
Drop in, free and all are welcome.

Out Loud at the Library: Braiding Sounds, Sights and Stories
Live music is playing out loud at the library! This enjoyable one-hour concert by Winnipeg Public Library and Virtuosi Concerts will have you smiling, singing, and tapping along.
Jennifer, Joanne, and Nathaniel perform as a trio, braiding together animated video projections of fabric and stitching, prairie-themed poetry, and original cello music to create an immersive experience that will comfort and inspire you!

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March 29 to April 6, 10 am - 4 pm

Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0N2
Buy your Spring Break Pass today  manitobamuseum.ca/SpringBreak

Hands-on activities, a brand-new Planetarium show, and fun and interactive science!
Journey through time and across Manitoba in the Museum Galleries. Explore a trail of fascinating finds in the Galleries you might not otherwise see and investigate a variety of hands-on, pop-up activities happening all week. Examine fossils millions of years old, touch furs and learn about the animals they came from, experience old fashioned technologies, and more.
Test the universal laws of science and explore the wonders of technology and illusion in the Science Gallery. Learn about the world around you through entertaining hands-on activities where you become the scientist.

Our brand-new Planetarium show, Voyage of the Stars, premiers Saturday, March 29! This family-friendly adventure follows two “stars” – a starfish and a shooting star – as they explore the world above and below the waves and uncover the similarities between space and the sea! Audience favourite Edge of Darkness also returns, with a deeper look at some of the most mysterious places in our solar system: dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, and even Pluto, which orbits the Sun at the “edge of darkness”.

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Book Events

Apr 2, 7 pm
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0E8

Plug In ICA is delighted to announce an upcoming performance and book launch. Please join us in our bookstore for a performance by Chipo Chipaziwa. Following the performance we will be celebrating the prairie launch of Chipaziwa’s first artist book.
In 'My Mother My Home', Chipaziwa explores utilizing written language and alternative representational forms of art to document her previous performances.
Chipaziwa sets out to use the book format as a means of archiving her performances with/in the absence of her physical body. An experiment in memory, which weaves her past and present relations — that is, as an example of Black ancestrally and Black futurity — in the form of collaboration, in which she is the connecting element.
In 'Slipping Into Slipping Away', Chipaziwa continues her investigation by delving into the intersections of memory, legibility, archives, liminal encounters, and psychoanalysis.

Chipo Chipaziwa is a performance artist whose practice investigates the power dynamic between performer and audience. Chipaziwa currently resides on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.

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Apr 5 and 6, 10 am - 3:30 pm
St. James Civic Centre, 2055 Ness Ave

The annual Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library BIG BOOK SALE!

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Apr 14, 6 pm

RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue
Tickets     cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/Calendar

Join CancerCare Manitoba Foundation for A Gold-Plated Evening, an inspiring night dedicated to raising essential funds for men's cancer research and care in Manitoba. Indulge in an elegant dinner, enjoy live entertainment and take part in an incredible auction. All in support of advancing cancer care in Manitoba.

Dr. David Szwajcer and Dr. Yale Michaels will share insights on how innovative CAR-T cell research is leading to improved treatment opportunities and the critical role donors play.

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May 24 and 25

Doors Open Winnipeg
Buildings throughout Winnipeg and beyond will open their doors to the public for FREE!
Take part in eye-opening walking tours, tour one-of-a-kind buildings, and explore the city's history through our beautiful built heritage.   doorsopenwinnipeg.ca

Buy Canadian / Avoid American (Lists of Companies Included Here)

 

Trump has imposed tariffs on Canadian products.
His tariffs on Canadian products will be passed on to American customers.

Sorry, neighbours, this wasn’t our idea.

We sympathize with your being presented with higher costs.


Here in Canada it is now time to avoid buying American.


And that’s not hard to do at all.

We’re also free to buy products from other countries.



Ammy Wasson-Crewe posted a list of Canadian products on the FaceBook page ‘Made in Canada - Canadian Products’.

Other members have been contributing names of other products and the lists are being updated daily.

Please check this FB page for more ideas on how to shop Canadian.



Also, check the packaging to be sure that you're getting the right ones.


Look for the following labels:
Local - Produced and sold in the same province or within 50 kilometres of the originating province or territory.
Product of Canada - Canadian ingredients and processed in Canada.
Made in Canada - Last processed in Canada but could include imported ingredients.

To Avoid Buying American - What You Need to Know about Food Labels in Canada
https://imturning60help.blogspot.com/2025/03/understanding-food-labels-in-canada.html

Dairy:
Cheese: Saputo, Black Diamond, Armstrong, St-Albert, Balderson, Bothwell, Cracker Barrel, Empire (Ont.), ADL Dairy Isle Cheese (PEI), The Laughing Cow, Maison Riviera, Village Cheese Company (B.C.)
Cream Cheese: Lactantia, Tre Selle, Agropur
Cottage Cheese: Gay Lea (Ont)
Yogurt: Astro, Olympic, Liberte, IOGO, Oikos
Butter: Lactantia, Natrel, Gay Lea
Milk: Northumberland (NB), Beatrice, Millers, Baxter, Neilson's
Organic Milk: Natrel, Dairyland, Organic Meadow
Lactose-Free Milk: Natrel. Neilson's
Many Items: Armdale Dairy, Kawartha Dairy, ADL Dairy (PEI)
Anything with the Blue Cow symbol
Eggs: Quebec Eggs, Maritime Pride Eggs (from N.S.)
Margarine: Becel
Butter: Lactose-Free Butter: Natrel

Fresh Produce:
Salad Greens: Atta
Potatoes: Cavendish Farms, McCain's (N.B.)
Bread Products: Silver Hills (B.C.)

Frozen Foods:
Veggies: Arctic Garden, Compliments, No Name
Frozen Meals: President's Choice, M&M Food Market
Waffles: Nature's Path, President's Choice
Pizza: Dr. Oetker*, President's Choice
French Fries: McCain's, Cavendish Farms
Ice Cream: Chapman's, Coaticook, Kawartha Dairy. ADL (PEI)
Ice Cream Syrup: Dora

Tea and Coffee:
Second Cup, Van Houtte
Nabob, KIcking Horse Coffee, Down East Coffee (N.B.)
Red Rose, Tetley*
Coffee Creamer: International Delight, Beatrice, Kawartha Dairy

Dry Goods:
Pasta: Italpasta, Primo
Rice: Dainty Foods
Pasta Sauce: Primo

Processed Meats:
Deli Meat: Maple Leaf, Schneiders, Pillers, Degenhardt's, Lafleur
Bacon/Ham: Olymel, Grimm's
Chicken: Lilydale, Maple Lodge Farms
Weiners: Harvest Meats (Sask)

Baking Products:
Flour and Baking Mixes: Five Roses, Compliments
Cake Mixes: President's Choice, No Name
Chocolate Chips: Camino, Laura Secord, President's Choice Chocolate Chips
Sugar: RedPath, Rogers (aka "Lantic")
Oils: Saskatchewan Canola
Chocolates: Ganong Chocolates, Laura Secord, Rocky Mountain Chocolate (NB)

Condiments and Sauces:
Mayonnaise: President's Choice, Compliments, Hellmann's
Mustard: Kozlik's President's Choice
Ketchup: French's*, President's Choice, Brickman's, Primo
Salad Dressing: Renee's, Kraft
Hot Sauce: Dawson's, Piri Piri (by President's Choice), No Name, Maritime Madness (PEI)
Garlic Sauce: Grape Leaves Food

Canned Goods:
Mushrooms: Ravine Mushrooms
Beans: Sprague Cannery, Giant Tiger
Chili: Sprague Cannery
Canned Vegetables: Sprague Cannery
Soup: President's Choice, Campbell's*, Sprague Cannery, Primo, Mitchell's Soup
Tomato Products: Unico, Aylmer, Primo, Stefano (Que), Classico
Legumes: Sprague Cannery (Ont)
Canned Meats: Oceans, Cloverleaf

Honey, Jam, Pickles and other preserves:
Honey: River Bend Bees
Jam: E.D. Smith, Dora
Pickles: Putter's (Que)
Several Preserves: PEI Preserve Company
Cereal: Nature's Path, Barbara's, Quaker*, President's Choice, Red River Cereal, Only Oats (Gluten-Free), One Degree Organic Oats
Cookies: Dare, LeClerc, Voortman, Christie Oreo*

Packaged Snack Foods:
Chips: Old Dutch, Covered Bridge, Hardbite, FritoLays Canada, YumYum
Tortilla Chips: Neal Brothers, Hardbite, La Cucina (Manitoba))
Cheezies: Hawkins Cheezies

Soft Drinks and Beverages:
Pop: Canada Dry, President's Choice Cola, Great Value
Juice: Oasis, SunRype, Arthur's, Allen's
Sports Drink: BioSteel
Bottled Drinks: Second Cup

Baby & Pet Products:
Diapers: President's Choice Diapers, Rascal and Friends
Baby Food: Love Child Organics
Pet Food: Orijen, Acana, Inukshuk (N.B.), Pro Series, Bison, TLC Pet Food (Ont.)
Pet Services and products may also be found at PetValu

Alcohol:
Beer: Moosehead, Labatt, Steam Whistle Beer, Great Western Brewery (Sask)
Wine: Okanagan Valley, Niagara Region Wines

Personal Care Products:
Toothpaste: The Green Beaver Company
Shampoo and Soap: Live Clean, The Green Beaver Company, Attitude, The Unscented Company, Great Canadian Soap Company (PEI), Socosoaps (B.C.), Kettlegrove SoapWorks.
Razors and Shaving Cream: Schick*, Personna
Luc Vincent (Que) skincare products

Medication, Supplements, Vitamins, etc:
Throat Lozenges: Halls
Vitamins: Webber Naturals

Cleaning Supplies:
Laundry Detergent: True Earth, Attitude, Purex
Dish Soap: Nature Clean, Attitude,
Window Cleaner: Biovert, GreenWorks*
Paper Towel: Cascades, Royale
Multi-purpose Cleaner: Hertel
Many Products: AspenClean, Nellie's

Household Items:
Light Bulbs: Everyday Value, Equate
Kleenex: Scotties, Royale
Toilet Paper: Cashmere, Purex, Royale, Cascades

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Brands to Avoid  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clothing Brands to Avoid 

 

Events at Artspace l Music l Book Launches l Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq Events l Winnipeg New Music Festival l Family Fun l Manitoba Animal Save’s Veganuary l Grant Guy’s ‘The Circus of Objects Theatre of Everyday’ l Building Toys

Artspace, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3

Jan 9, 7 pm
Dave Barber Cinematheque, Main Floor

‘Bikini Drive-In: The Thing’   Dir. John Carpenter    1982, USA 109 min    Rated R
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror… and becomes one of them.

Bikini Drive-In is a semi-monthly screening series examining horror films through a feminist lens curated by our Programming Coordinator Olivia Norquay and Distribution Director Jillian Groening.

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Manitoba Association of Playwrights and Daniel Thau-Eleff

Draw Date: January 17, 2025 at noon made at MAP’s Rory Runnells Studio, 504 -100 Arthur St, where prizes are to be picked up
Tickets  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/manitoba-association-of-playwrights/events/map-membership-and-donations/

We're doing a fundraising raffle, and we have amazing prizes donated by local businesses:
$540 in gift cards to local restaurants and businesses, including: Amsterdam Tea Room, Cordova Tapas & Wine, Ellement Wine & Spirits, King & Bannatyne Sandwich Shop, Rosé Coffee & Wine, Wow Hospitality (incl Peasant Cookery, Prairie’s Edge, 529 Wellington and others)
Draw is open to all ticket holders who must be 18 years of age or older and resident of Manitoba
Ticket Price: $10.00 / Total # of tickets printed: 500
Current MAP staff and board members (2024-25) may not participate.

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January 18, 2 pm
Prairie Comics Festival, Suite 611-70 Arthur St
FREE TO ATTEND!

Women in Action: A Seminar on Tropes with Hely Schumann

Want to learn what it takes to create a strong female main character without the tropes that should be best left in the past? COMRAD and Punchie Comics' Hely Schumann kicks off our year of comics programming with her seminar WOMEN IN ACTION! Head over to PCF HQ where she'll be unpacking dusty character tropes of women in action movies to discover what goes into making one that's truly empowering. Because we all deserve to see reflections of real women in our action heroes!
Learn more about Prairie Comics Festival and our programming at prairiecomics.com/
Have a program, workshop, or seminar you'd like to see? Drop us a line at info@prairiecomics.com and we'll see what we can do!
All our of programming is paid for by kind donors, arts grants, and community, like you.

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Music

Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club, 234 Main St.,Winnipeg,R3C 1A8

Jan 10, Sets at 9:30 and 11:00pm
Tickets $17.45   https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nola-night-the-dirty-catfish-brass-band-tickets-1112006905589?aff=efbevent&fbclid=IwY2xjawHjxIRleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRgjjVnziLUHhVKvjAm5vFu5qIDZDSLw9Ukb6Y7YzGl3WbucJv_t6jNyiQ_aem_VrbDnWqnzPQeMN9JpDWCNQ

It’s NOLA NIGHT featuring the Dirty Catfish Brass Band, 2021 WINNIPEG NIGHTLIFE AWARDS - ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR

Dirty Catfish Brass Band deals in powerful phrasing and performances drenched with rhythm. Invoking the sounds of brass bands and funk ensembles, the collective dares to reimagine the streets of a prairie city as one that is hot, alive, and brimming with soul. Based in Winnipeg, the crew strives to surprise, challenge, tickle and pay homage to the New Orleans tradition by giving it a new audience in an unsuspecting locale. From street corners to festival stages, and community celebrations to sporting events, DCBB use the power of music to bring joy to their audience.
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Jan 11, 9:30 pm - 1 am
UNDER 18 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
Tickets  https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/outlaw-country-cabin-fever-reliever-tickets-1104177036239?aff=efbevent&fbclid=IwY2xjawHjw3lleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUKbdhBUKTGrgA-8SeH_7_wV-2GSaRY86aFFtCzUq0dXCcgHQngvmPQKcw_aem_lGVgDtF5J9hXWFvDVJyXiw

Outlaw Country Cabin Fever Reliever - Get out of your rut and get on down here for the outlaw country sounds of The Jakebrakes and Andrew Neville and The Poor Choices.

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The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1Y5
$10.99 Triples, $4.49 Domestic Cans, $5.49 pints of Double Standards, 3 for $15 Jag Bombs, great people and live music.
There is a $10 cover charge at the door
Join us every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, in the heart of The Osborne Strip, for Winnipeg’s best live bands.

Jan 16, 8:30 pm - 12:30 am
We’re excited to feature Low Budget Rockstar, BS Raps and Graffiti Parks!
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Jan 18, 9:30 pm - 1:30 am
Classic Rock Night with Crush for a night of Classic Rock covers!
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Jan 25, 9:30 pm - 1 :30 am
We’re stoked to feature Leddwyn, Matt Cory and Valley Narrow for a night of Rock N Roll!

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Book Launches

McNally Robinson Booksellers Atrium, 1120 Grant Avenue, Wpg, MB R3M 2A6

Jan 16, 7 - 8 pm   https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../scott.../man-on-a-wheel
Join Scott Nolan for an evening of music and fun to celebrate the launch of ‘Man on a Wheel’. Scott will be accompanied by Cory Wolchuk on the piano.  
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/6x-AS6YbRk8

Scott Nolan pays homage to the poet Patrick O'Connell, who influenced him early in his musical career. By splicing O'Connell's lines together in new ways, Nolan takes the words to new places. Nolan is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and poet from Winnipeg. His debut poetry collection, ‘Moon Was a Feather’, was a finalist for the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book.

The CD includes eight original songs and a bonus track of Patrick O'Connell reading "Boz and Molly (A Romance)." The accompanying book of lyrics is illustrated with Nolan's visual art.

Award-winning Winnipeg poet Catherine Hunter's introduction explores the connections forged between these two artists and provides insight into their work.

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Jan 18, 7 - 8 pm

Join co-editors Bill Richardson and Neil Besner, host Catherine Hunter, and Winnipeg actor Mariam Bernstein for the Winnipeg launch of ‘Montreal Standard Time: The Early Journalism of Mavis Gallant’.  https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../montreal-standard-time

Selected as one of the Globe and Mail’s top 100 books of 2024, the book features 38 of the roughly 150 pieces of journalism Gallant wrote as a young reporter for The Montreal Standard between 1944 and 1950, before leaving for Europe and establishing herself as one of the twentieth century’s finest writers of short fiction. Gallant’s early journalism with the Standard has never been in print since 1950; it’s now becoming increasingly clear how her early apprenticeship at the Standard anticipated her long and celebrated career as a writer of short stories.

With an Afterword by Marta Dvor᷇ák, this new collection opens a new window onto Gallant’s fictional practice and perspective. Mariam Bernstein will read one of the selections; Neil Besner and Bill Richardson will follow the reading with a conversation moderated by Catherine Hunter about Gallant, her journalism, and her wide influence on English-language writing.
Available as a YouTube stream: https://youtube.com/live/YmXQzyXYGjs

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Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1
204.786.6641 wag.ca

January 16, 8pm
Join us for a rejuvenating yoga session with Rogue Vinyasa's Jessica Ryan and Matt Coppens in our Main Hall. Whether you're an experienced yogi or a first-timer, this hour-long flow will leave you feeling refreshed, grounded, and centreed. Before class, enjoy a calming cup of tea as you relax and prepare to embrace the peaceful energy of the space. Remember to bring your mat and layers.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT  https://www.wag.ca/event/yoga-main-hall/
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Jan 17, Feb 7 and 21 at 7 PM
Muriel Richardson Auditorium
TICKETS $15   https://www.wag.ca/event/cannes-lions-2024/

The Globe and Mail presents the most creative commercials from around the world! Presented annually since 1954, the Cannes Lions are the most prestigious international creative communications awards in the advertising and communications industry. Don’t miss some of the world’s most entertaining, inspirational and humorous commercials from around the world, including a selection of bronze, silver, gold and grand prix winners from the past year.
Get your tickets at wag.ca/cannes
 

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January 21 to January 25, 7:00
PMWNMF 2025 passes: $89/adults, $49/children. Single tickets start at $25
boxoffice@wso.mb.ca | 204-949-3999 Wednesday - Saturday | 11 am - 4 pm

The 34th annual Winnipeg New Music Festival (WNMF), showcasing world premieres and exciting up-and-coming composers, takes center stage across two exciting venues.

Anchored at the Centennial Concert Hall, and supported by another exciting venue, the Desautels Concert Hall, the WNMF will delight audiences. The WNMF is grateful for the continued generous support of premier patron Michael Nesbitt.

The complete lineup of the WNMF is available at  wnmf.ca.
The Box Office is also open one hour prior to concerts to assist you.
You can also go to mywso.simplybook.me and book an appointment for us to call you.

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Family Fun

Roblin Park Community Centre, 640 Pepperloaf Crescent, Winnipeg, MB  R3R 1E8

January 22, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Free Admission

Join us for a Family Magic Show featuring Alex Jay Hamm

To volunteer   https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/100259691601/false?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0yhuuZYECm-lgBewRlkQ8xJAdlU7i5WBAaMdVbTZYLSQKTN4lLPWxJXyQ_aem_-iPhU_JWOp3EEBZg6BrA2A#/invitation
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January 23, 6:30 pm - 9 pm

Join us for a Family Fun Bingo Night
Bingo Cards are $1

To volunteer   https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1002596916018/false?fbclid=IwY2xjawHjwXBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUKbdhBUKTGrgA-8SeH_7_wV-2GSaRY86aFFtCzUq0dXCcgHQngvmPQKcw_aem_lGVgDtF5J9hXWFvDVJyXiw#/invitation
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January 24, 9 pm

Bonfire & Fireworks Night
Join us for a bonfire as the 60th Winnipeg Scouts serve up free hot chocolate and marshmallows to roast 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Archangel fireworks display 9 p.m.

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January 24, 6pm - 12.30am
January 25, 9am - 12.30am
January 26, 9am - 4.30pm
Bronx Park Community Centre, 720 Henderson Hwy, Winnipeg, MB R2K 0Z5
Online Registration:    https://game.aduck.ca/
All weekend $40 (online or cash at the door)
Friday $20, Saturday $35, Sunday $20 (cash at the door)

Game-itoba Tabletop Games Convention         https://game-itoba.ca/

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January 26, 11 am - 4 pm
Living Prairie Museum, 2795 Ness Avenue, Winnipeg  R3J 3S4
Admission is free.

Join us at Fireside Fun for a cozy winter gathering, indoors and out! This event is great for the all ages.
Free ski and snowshoe rentals
Drumming and singing
Outdoor bonfire and bannock making
Sharing of RENEWAL art installation all about prairie fire by Ebba Bohlin and Tracy Peters, AND MORE

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January 25, 11 am - 1 pm
Charisma Of India Restaurant, 83 Sherbrook St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2B2
Tickets by etransfer to Manitobaanimalsave@gmail.com
$30 adults/$15 child include full name in the comments for the name list at the door.

Manitoba Animal Save’s Veganuary
Come celebrate with us at an all you can eat vegan buffet.
Speakers, raffle, 50/50 and more!
Co-sponsored by The Green Party of Manitoba Vegan Caucus and Manitoba Animal Save, this event is a fundraiser for The Little Red Barn Sanctuary, Free From Farm Sanctuary, and Manitoba Animal Save. Support animal rights and rescue in Manitoba!

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January 28, 7 pm
X-Cues Cafe & Lounge, 551 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1W4
Pay what you can or want

Grant Guy’s ‘The Circus of Objects Theatre of Everyday’ is presenting an evening of a cabaret of poetry, theatre and music and something absolutely dumb.
Guest artists are Marjorie Poor and company, Ivan Henwood and Curtis Wiebe. And Grant Guy will provide the dumb stuff.

Come early for a drink and/or a meal. Fine Italian cuisine.

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to February 28
Millennium Library, 251 Donald Street, Winnipeg

Explore the magic of architecture through play! Visit ‘Building Toys’, the new Winnipeg Architecture exhibit at the Millennium Library.
Discover how toys shape design and imagination – there is something to spark joy for all ages! www.winnipegarchitecture.ca/events

Curated by James Wagner and Daniel Guenther
Building toys are not just for fun, although they undoubtedly are. Building toys are also formative for those who play with them. Architecture is the most encompassing of all the visual arts. We live, work, and play in buildings, most of which are designed by architects. Many of our notable architects and designers have been influenced by educational building toys they played with as children, whether they were Lincoln Logs, LEGO, skyscraper kits, Meccano, or wooden blocks. How have these toys influenced your view of architecture and cities?