Election Debate l Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Events l ACI: Management Masterclass l Forum Art Centre Workshops & Papers Show l Art Documentation l Gem & Mineral Show l Naomi Klein l Craft Social l Pop Culture Expo

March 23 at 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Gordon Bell High School, 3 Borrowman Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Manitoba Election Debate on Poverty and Social Policy

We have invited all party leaders to our KNOW Poverty Debate. 

If your organization would like to help, please contact 

This election, let's put poverty on the agenda!   

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Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

1650 - One Lombard Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0X3 Canada    email

March 26, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery 

$10 at the door (no admission during an audition)

The semi-final auditions 

April 22, 2016, 7:30 pm at Jubilee Place Auditorium

Final Competition Concert with the WSO and the Award Ceremony 

$30 - McNally Robinson, WSO box office, at the door. Students with ID $5, at door only

The three finalists will appear in performance with the WSO  womensmusicalclubofwpg.ca

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April 1 & 2 at Centennial Concert Hall / April 3 at Westman Auditorium in Brandon.

BEETHOVEN, MENDELSSOHN AND A NEW VIRTUOSO

Louis Schwizgebel play Beethoven's Piano concerto No 1 I Allegro Cadence wso.ca/beethoven

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April 7

With a Little Help From our Friends 

gala in benefit of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. 

A tribute to the 1960s in honour of the Air Canada Pops concert Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. 

Dinner, dancing, fabulous live and silent auction prizes, and, of course, incredible live music by the full WSO. 

For info and to purchase your ticket, visit  

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April 8-10

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Andy Maize, Craig Northey, Steven Page, and Glen Phillips with the Art of Time Ensemble lead the WSO in a reimagining of The Beatles' ground-breaking album.  wso.ca/sgtpepper

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Terri Clark brings her distinctive voice to the WSO - Girls Lie Too  wso.ca/terri

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April 13 at the Berney Theatre

The Rady JCC celebrates Barbra Streisand’s achievements through a rarely seen documentary I Remember Barbra, plus her first film Funny Girl. Also, a look back at her first and only Winnipeg appearance. For tickets call (204) 477-7510 or visit 

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Don't miss the opening night with Joshua Bell performing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. wso.ca/1617season

Book before April 16 to be entered to win a pair of Air Canada tickets to anywhere in North America. 

Book your subscription before the Early Bird Deadline on May 21 to save up to 45%! 

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April 17, 10:30 am at the Delta Hotel, 350 St. Mary Avenue

The Women's Committee of the WSO’s fundraising brunch  wso.ca/womens-committee

Tickets $65 (partial tax receipt) at the Music Stand at WSO concerts 

or email Shirley Loewen or call 204-269-1912.

Celebrate the spirit of feminist, politician, author, and social activist Nellie McClung.  

Entertainment, silent auction and door prize. 

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April 19 at Westminster United Church

Les Violons du Roy is one of the world's top ensembles specializing in Baroque and Classical repertoire. Les Violons visit with an exciting Mozart-themed program featuring pianist Alexandre Tharaud. wso.ca/lesviolons

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May 7-15 

Alex More is shopkeeper in Barbra Streisand's underground mall on her private Malibu estate. Alex spends most of his days alone, surrounded by the megastar's antique collection. But when "Babs" drops in for a visit one day, Alex's life is changed forever. Buyer & Cellar is a sophisticated comedy that offers an unconventional glimpse into her life.    wjt.ca/buyer-and-cellar

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April 7-8, 10 am-4:30 pm

ACI Manitoba, 4th Floor classroom – 245 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S6
Tickets   Early Bird Deadline is March 22 – $375 ACI member/ $500 non-member

Registration Deadline is April 5 – $400 ACI member/ $533.33 non-member

$225 to attend for 1 day only

For more info and registration phone 204-927-2787, email, or visit / Leaflet

Festival and Event Management Masterclass - designed to inform and inspire anyone involved in the business of creating, managing and developing festivals and events. It includes sessions on key tasks and challenges for festival organizers such as Marketing, Press, Programming, Evaluation, Sponsorship and Fundraising.

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Forum Art Centre, 120 Eugenie Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

(204) 235-1069

All are welcome

Spring into Art Workshops

March 31 Teen Art Day Spring Camp, Game Design for Teens, Kid’s Art Day Spring Camp, Doll Making, Silk Painting and Silk Dyeing. 

April 28 10:00-2:00 pm / April 30 4:00-7:00 pm 

Reserve your spot on April 28th or 30th by emailing Danielle

Artist Drop In  - WORKS SOLD BY FORUM

a collaborative art event to create paper works! 

It is free to create work during the drop in.

Please bring any material donations you could contribute.

May 5 4:00 pm Last day to drop off artwork

May 7 4:00-9:00 pm / May 8 12:00-4:00 pm 

Small Papers Show 

Drop in and create paper works. 

See what amazing small art you can buy from a Manitoba artist.  

Celebrate all things paper with us!

Art Cards, Watercolours, Bookmarks, Prints, Postcards, and more.

All Handmade / All Local Works by Manitoba Artists / All Paper

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April 7 - April 9
Cre8ery gallery & studio, 125 Adelaide Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 0W4

Visual Artists-Art Documentation Special!

Artists please drop off your art between 12-5pm to be documented, $17 a piece (paid upfront), please bring a USB stick. High-Res. images for website/prints/facebook. 

Pick up will be April 12, 12-8 pm

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April 7 - April 10
Winnipeg Gem & Mineral Show, 1415 Regent Avenue West, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2C3B2

Silver Cove is proud to provide Winnipeg with an amazing Gem and Mineral Show!

We are Canada's largest Gem & Mineral Company, and offer an incredible selection of shows. We can't wait to bring you our incredible selection of stones from around the world!

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April 8, Doors: 6:30 pm Start: 7:00 pm

Knox United Church, 400 Edmonton Street Wheelchair accessibility available 

Tickets General $30 / Student $20 (at U of W InfoBooth, U of M Answers) 

CCPA MB Supporter post-event reception with Ms. Klein $100, includes admission to talk

A portion of the proceeds will be given to the Treaty 3 Women's Group.

Naomi Klein will speak about her bestselling book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate (2014). Klein argues that corporate power needs to be reined in, local economies rebuilt, and democracy reclaimed.

Author of No Logo (1999) and The Shock Doctrine (2007), Ms. Klein is also an award-winning journalist and accomplished filmmaker. Ms. Klein has launched the Leap Manifesto during the Toronto International Film Festival debut of This Changes Everything and is a member of the board of directors of 350.org.

Clayton Thomas-Muller will introduce Naomi Klein. He is an activist for Indigenous self-determination and environmental justice from Mathais Colomb Cree Nation (Pukatawagan) in Northern Manitoba. He works with 350.org, a global grassroots movement to address the climate crisis. 

The event is hosted by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Manitoba office. 

Q & A and book signing to follow talk

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April 9, 5:30 Meet and Greet and (optional) dinner 

           6:30 HAAM meeting / 7:00 Guest Speaker
Canad Inns - Polo Park, 1405 St. Matthews St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G 3P7

Vicki Burns, director at the Save Lake Winnipeg Project, will talk to us about environmental concerns regarding the lake, particularly in relation to blue-green algae.

This meeting is a must for everyone concerned about our lakes. 

Everyone Welcome!

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April 9 at 7 PM
Bord Aire Community Centre, 471 Hampton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets

Manitoba Craft Social

The Manitoba Craft Council and the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library are announcing their partnership on developing a new hub for Craft in Manitoba. 

Get your Craft on for an evening of fun activity booths, a craft auction, music, food, and dancing – the perfect way to celebrate and support Craft in our province. Funds raised will help with the renovation of space for the new Craft hub. 

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April 9 – April 10
Apr 9 at 10 AM to Apr 10 at 5 PM
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3J3
One-day passes $10 / whole weekend $18! Ticketmaster

Ages 5 and under are completely FREE!

C4's Winnipeg Pop Culture Expo

Comics and collectibles and anime, OH MY!

Had a C4 Annual Pass at Central Canada Comic Con? Get in for FREE! 
Show your Annual Pass card at the door! 

Kitten Shower l Hospital Hallway l Home & Garden l Healthy Eating l Underground Films l Open House l Art Exhibition l Wpg. Model Railroad Club's Show l Stepping Stone l Hockey l ACI Events l The Zolas l Intronaut

Virtual Kitten Baby Shower

to Mar 28 at 9 PM
Craig Street Cats, 16-1421 St. James St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Y9

Kitten Season is upon us. It's time to stock the shelves so we can feed all the bottle babies and orphans that will be counting on us. Please help by sending items from our bottle baby wish list. 

The babies will also need canned cat food. Friskies chicken or turkey and giblets pate flavours are best.

If you prefer to donate money, please visit 

Thank you for your generosity -- you are saving lives.

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March 30, March 31 and April 1, 8 pm
Plug In, Unit 1 - 460 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0E8

Spaces must be reserved by calling during gallery hours: 1 (204) 942-1043 or email 

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased to present Hospital Hallway, a performance by award-winning, Winnipeg-based artist Sarah Anne Johnson. 

Hospital Hallway is a continuation of themes explored in Johnson’s immersive installation House on Fire and performance Dancing with The Doctor, drawing on her grandmother’s experience as an unwitting participant in the infamous MK-ULTRA mind-controlling drug experiments of the 1950s ultimately linked to the CIA.

The artist has designed an elaborate enclosed set that positions audiences above her, circling the stage like theatre-in-the-round. Johnson takes the role of her grandmother as a patient pushed into a nightmarish ‘treatment’. 

Hospital Hallway encompasses a larger video and installation project.

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April 1 - April 3

Friday 12 pm - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am - 9 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3J3
Tickets Available

Winnipeg Home and Garden Show

Innovative products and hundreds of experts all under one roof!

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NorWest Co-op Community Health, 785 Keewatin Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Our April Healthy Eating Class schedule is ready!

Healthy Eating Class, April 5 - 2 - 4 pm, Room 118

Heart Health / Cholesterol Class, April 20 - 10 am-noon Room 104

Nutrition and Diabetes Class, April 21, 6 - 8 pm, Room 103

Please call 204-938-5900 to register

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April 1 at 8 PM
Winnipeg Film Group, 304 - 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1H3

Suggested donation of $10

In support of the annual Winnipeg Underground Film Festival, OCC is proud to announce upcoming screenings every Friday in April!

The series kicks off on April 1st for First Fridays in the Exchange District with the Manitoba premiere of Aaron Zeghers' 5-projector expanded cinema doc Holland, Man. Also performing will be Scott Fitzpatrick with his film-turned-music performance Second Star. 

This program rounds out with an compilation of 'The Best of WUFF' 2013-2015, including some local favourites still to be announced !

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April 1, 6:30 to 9:30 PM
Half Pints Brewing Company, 550 Roseberry St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0T1

Free Admission!

Spring Open House 2016

Time to be refreshed for spring! Join Arbonne, Stella & Dot, SweetLegs, 

and Thistle & Bee Botanicals for all of your new season needs! 

There will be prizes, refreshments, and more! 

Gather your girlfriends for a great night out!

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April 1 - April 12
Cre8ery gallery & studio, 125 Adelaide Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 0W4

Opening Reception & First Friday, April 1: 7-10 pm

Hours: Tues to Fri, 12-6 pm; Sat 12-5 pm

Exhibition closes: April 12, 6 pm

Plan D: Art Exhibition & Sale, Members of cre8ery

Featuring: Jordan Miller, Sari Habiliuk, Dave Swiecicki, Sarah Neville, Steve Jorgenson, Bernard Ferguson, Yvette Hawkes, Darlene Drewniak, Noella Hanan, Kristi-Marie Chech, Sonya Joyal, Robert Coulter, Michael Joyal, Dan Hawksworth, Cindy Garrioch, Lynda Gilchuk, Jo Holmes and Marilyn Folson

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April 2 and 3 - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm 

Charleswood Legion Hall, 6003 Roblin Boulevard 

Admission by donation / wheelchair accessible

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's  

Annual Open House / Model & Photo Contest Display 

Proceeds to support St. Amant Centre

Snacks and drinks available

There will be operating layouts, including 

The NMRA's #1 Northern Division's Free - mo HO modular group

and…

The Man with the Giraffe Cars will be there for the kids!!!!

Kids, have your parent take your picture with the Man with the Giraffe Cars!

He'll also let you unload the operating cars!

The library will be selling magazines at a quarter each!!

They will also be selling train books!!!

Learn more about The WMRC through its blog, published by Paul Ullrich. 

St. Amant is a comprehensive resource for Manitobans with developmental disabilities, and autism.  We are a not-for-profit organization that offers a wide range of programs and services to support individuals and their families.

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April 2, DOORS 9 PM / BANDS 9:30
The Knndy, 330 Kennedy st, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3A4

O.F.Y.B. PRESENTS WINNIPEG HARDCORE SPRING FLING

STEPPING STONE - The show they played here in January was nuts!

FAILED STATES - One of the longest running and best hardcore bands in Western Canada. 

WITHDRAWAL - Everyone's favourite local Holy Terrorists. 

ILL FATED - Straight Edge jocks. You know the drill. 

USURPER - The SURP. Enough said. 

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Apr 2 at 12 PM to Apr 3 at 9 PM
The Forks, 1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4L9

Rogers Hometown Hockey - WINNIPEG, MB

Our weekend outdoor hockey festival will be packed with activities for all ages! Join us for a full weekend of free activities, live music, a chance to meet NHL Alumni, and much more. 

The entire festival will culminate with Ron MacLean hosting the broadcast of the Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets game from our Sportsnet Mobile Studio on Sunday night.

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ACI Manitoba Inc., 300 - 245 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S6

April Fools First Fridays

April 1 at 5 PM - 9 PM
Tickets   

First Fridays: Foolish Story Lab: NOTHING BUT FOOLISH

Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Sharing Circle, 400-245 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg

Free

Celebrate the art of storytelling with the Manitoba Storytelling Guild. A circle of storytellers will share foolish stories. The audience is welcome to come and go throughout the evening. If you would like to tell a story contact Sandra.

The Manitoba Storytelling Guild supports and promotes the art of oral storytelling throughout Manitoba. For more info visit.

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First Fridays THROB OFF!  Game & Photo Exhibit + Character performances

Time: 5-9pm

Large classroom, 400-245 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg

Free

Throb Off!, created by Sarah London and Solmund MacPherson, is a satirical take on the hit 80s board game Heartthrob. It was created for Rowan Sparling’s 18th birthday, and was a smash hit. It was revitalized when the character portraits featured in the game caught Thomas Sparling’s eye, prompting the proposal of a photo show. 

That idea grew until it became what it is today, with select portraits taken by Solmund MacPherson being put on display alongside performances by some of the beautiful people featured in the game, copies of which will also be available to play or purchase. 

Dress up in your finest 80s attire and be prepared to have a good time. 

See the photos, meet the characters, and play the game.

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April 2, 1 PM - 4 PM
Aceartinc., 290 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets - Free to ACI and ace members, $20 to non members

Contact aceartinc. at 204-944-9763 to register.

ACI Manitoba and aceartinc. present: Basic Tech Workshop / Instructor: Alison Davis

Interested in learning more about a/v tech for your own events? Learn how to:

• Connect a projector to a MAC laptop, PC laptop, and DVD player using RCA, HDMI, and VGA with the necessary adapters and cables (and learn what those cables are).

• Set up an audio system (2 speakers, a mixer, an amp, a microphone, an MP3 player)

• Connect the projector to the audio system.

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April 2, Doors 7 / Show 8 PM - 11:30 PM
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9

Tickets $20 in advance at The Park Theatre, Music Trader and online 

We’ve had the pleasure of having The Zolas in the room a couple times before, and it’s always a great time. Joining them will be Toronto's Fast Romantics. 

Anyone who caught on to the slow-burn success of 2012’s desolately hook-laden Ancient Mars could sense that something in The Zolas was threatening to bubble over.

Original members Tom Dobrzanski and Zach Gray have been joined by another longtime duo Cody Hiles and DJ Abell and this is the first album they’ve completely self-produced. The band dove headlong into vibrant, experimental pop, stirring modern production into the influences that surrounded them as kids growing up in the ‘90s.

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April 5 at 7 PM
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2G4

Tickets available at Music Trader and online 

Ninjacat Productions and The Good Will Social Club present

INTRONAUT / SCALE THE SUMMIT / NORTH / ELECTRO QUARTERSTAFF

UMNATV Winter Colloquium 2016 l Rising Up l Cafeteria Art Project l Wine Tasting l Shandi Strong l BTPRSM Reunion Party l Mass Deadening l Governor General's Literary Awards Gala l ACI Workshops l Belle Plaine l Gary Foidart

University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2 

February 24, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Tier Building - Tier 307

"Indigenous Elders Land-Based Health Education"

UMNATV Winter Colloquium 2016 - Dr. Alannah Young Leon

Leon teaches Indigenous Inquiry and Methodology. She is also a post doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and is Anishnabe Midekway and Nehiy/naw Cree from Treaty one and Treaty five territories.

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March 2, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Tier Building - Tier 307

"Prairie Indigenous Leaders Touring Central Canada, 1886"

UMNATV Winter 2016 Colloquium - Dr. Donald Smith

In 1886 Rev. John McDougall accompanied Cree chiefs Pakan and Samson, and the Stoney Jonas Goodstoney to Ontario and to Montreal. The trip came as a reward for their loyalty. The newspaper coverage of these 1886 visits provides surprising insights about the interests of these First Nations people the year after the Riel Resistance of 1885. 

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March 4 - March 5, Administration Building

This is a free event, open to all. Please register 

Rising Up: A Graduate Student Conference on International Compact, Knowledge, and Research in Indigenous Studies. Graduate students across all disciplines will gather to present their research on international compact. It is a new era of Indigenous scholarship.

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University of Winnipeg, Gallery 1C03, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9

Please email Lisa by February 24 to confirm your participation

Cafeteria Art Project - March 2, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Artists Elvira Finnigan and Lisa Wood want you to be part of their next art work. 

Come and enjoy a free lunch in a temporary dining room at The Gallery 1C03. 

The event will be photographed with multiple time-lapse cameras for an ongoing exhibition. 

No acting or special skills required! 

We will provide you with a $20 gift card for Diversity Foods for your "free lunch".

You will then bring your lunch to the gallery to eat. 

Lisa and Elvira will create artworks based on the time-lapse photos and the remains. This exhibition will be constantly evolving and on display from March 3 - April 9.

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Feb. 24, 7 - 10 pm

Sip and Savour Wine Tasting

in support of 

NorWest Co-op Community Health

785 Keewatin Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba   

ph: (204) 938-5900 Fax: (204) 938-5994

An amazing fundraiser for The Community Food Centre and HANS KAI! 

Chef Grant from the CFC has shared his menu for the night paired with the wines courtesy of Fine Wines Manitoba and dessert courtesy of Frescolio! 

Entertainment as well.

It is a wine tasting and food pairing evening with amazing silent auction Prizes (including Chef's table prize worth $800) and a prize basket. 

The event is in a private home in Tuxedo. You get the address when you purchase tickets!

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February 25, 8 PM - 11 PM

Rumor's Comedy Club

190-2025 Corydon, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3P 0N5

Tickets are $20, available from any of the hosts

A Funny Fundraiser in support of Shandi Strong, MB Liberal Candidate for Wolseley!

Come out and enjoy a fun filled night of laughs, featuring two of Winnipeg's best comedians: Ben Walker and Lara Rae!

All proceeds support the Manitoba Liberal Party! 

Silent auction - prizes such as passes for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival!

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February 28, 2 PM - 4:30 PM
Sprockett's Doggy Day Camp, Unit 7-975 Thomas Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2L 1P7

$5/family and all socialized dogs are welcome to attend.

BTPRSM 7th Annual Reunion Party & Playgroup

Meet some of the dogs who have found their forever homes in the past seven years.

Refreshments for the humans, 50/50 draws and more doggy fun than you can wag a tail at!

All monies raised support the Boston Terrier & Pug Rescue of Southern Manitoba.

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February 28, 9 PM
The Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2B2

Bring $8 for the touring band

MASS DEADENING presents:

WAKE presenting their third full length "Sowing The Seeds Of A Worthless Tomorrow”.

SKUNK will be blasting Scandi-crust. Upcoming split with GEIGER COUNTER. 

CRATERFACE will be wearing masks of raw hatred. 

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February 29, 7:30 PM
Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1V1

Tickets are $12 ($10 for seniors and students).

2016 Annual Governor General's Literary Awards Gala

We are excited to welcome Dr. Mark Winston, recent winner of a nonfiction Governor General's Literary Award for Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive, and artist Aganetha Dyck. 

McNally Robinson will be on hand to sell books. 

A reception with a cash bar and refreshments. 

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ACI Manitoba Inc., 300 - 245 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S6

Tickets 

February 27, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Please contact Lindsey at 204-927-2787 or email 

Creative Entrepreneurship: Putting Your Arts Degree to Work
ACI’s symposium will give you tips and inspiration to move confidently from student life into the real world, with a day of engaging presentations and panel discussions by movers and shakers in the arts community.

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March 7 - March 8

Please email Kate 

Art of Managing Your Career for Indigenous Artists: Train the Trainer Workshop

Self-employed indigenous artists will learn business skills.

Free for members and open to Indigenous artists and professionals with at least 5 years artistic, business or community experience. Requirements include:

• experience facilitating groups and/or coordinating programs

• oral and written communication skills

• connection to Indigenous community organizations, groups and/or communities

• connections to rural and/or Northern communities in Manitoba 

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March 3, Doors 7 / Show 8  PM - 11 PM
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9
$20 Door / Advance $15 at The Park Theatre, Music Trader and online

Belle Plaine on tour supporting her new live album, The Unrequited Love. Plaine’s distinctive sound draws from her musical background: twelve years of classical vocal training, jazz and contemporary music study at Grant MacEwan College, and a history of live performance.

Joining her will be local alt-country troubadour Kevin Roy.

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March 4 - 7
The Edge Gallery and Urban Art Centre, 611 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1E1

The Roseisle Collection Art Exhibit

A collection of wood burl sculptures by local Métis artist, Gary Foidart.

March 4, 7-10 pm Opening Gala / artist piece will be drawn as door prize

Judith Marcuse: Community Arts l Grant Writing Workshop l 101 Donations l Music at The Windsor l Challenge Austerity l Yes We Mystic l Surprise Party l Cockroach's Sparkling Party l Top Ten Film Festival l Rough Cut Tuesdays

ACI Manitoba Inc., 300 - 245 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S6

January 29, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
tickets 

A Hands-On Exchange about Community Arts

ACI Manitoba and Judith Marcuse (Director the International Centre of Art for Social Change) invite you to explore community-engaged work in the arts.

Topics ranging from teaching and learning, arts-infused facilitation, evaluation and impact assessment, to the development of partnerships.

Everyone is invited.  Please wear comfortable clothing.

Judith Marcuse’s career spans over 40 years. She has created over 100 original works for live performance by dance, theatre and opera companies as well as for film and television and has produced seven international arts festivals. Her repertory contemporary dance company toured extensively in Canada and abroad for 15 years.  

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January 30, 10 am - 4 pm

To register email or phone 204-927-2787
Tickets: $30 for ACI & MAWA members, $55 for non-members

Free for artists involved in ACI Manitoba’s Youth Mentorship Program and MAWA’s Foundation Mentorship Program

Grant Writing Workshop with Cecilia Araneda

Learn how to write a grant for your individual art practice, including budgets, CVs, artist statements and project proposals. There will be discussion about how to select support materials and how to best introduce and present your idea and yourself.

Come prepared to discuss a sample project idea. Many of the elements needed for grant writing are the same as those needed to respond to calls for submission. 

Presented in partnership with MAWA.

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January 29, 8 PM - 2 AM
Fox and Fiddle, 456 Main St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B

$5 door fee, which will be donated to HHBCR

101 Donations - sponsored by Bacardi and featuring DJ Headrush

Check out the Martini Ice Bar - pick a flavour of vodka and pour through the ice sculpture for a delicious Martini, or try one of their party themed cocktails. 

Portion of each drink sale to Hull's Haven Border Collie Rescue. 

Enter to win great prizes in their rainbow auction or maybe the 50/50! 

A great night, great music, great drinks all supporting Hull's Haven!

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Windsor Hotel, 187 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1Z5

January 23, Doors 9 PM

$10.00 at the door

THE MURDER BIRDS, GET OFF MY LAWN, and introducing: SAWCHUK

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January 29, Doors @ 9:45 Music @ 10:30

$10 at the door or free with a Big Fun Festival pass / 18 + with valid ID

Big Fun 2016 and Northern Palm are proud to present:

Distances / Mobina Galore / Triggers 

City Jerks is made up of comedian Leif, his ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal Jenna, his neurotic hard-luck best friend Steve and rounded out by Dan, the eccentric neighbour.

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January 30, Doors open 9:00 PM / Bands start 10:15

BADANGLOS / THE DON WAYNES / DOBRANSKI

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February 5, 9 PM - 2 AM

$10     18+

Snow Fort Reggae Episode III - Not Your Valentine
A bunch of people playing strange music. We're also celebrating a bunch of birthdays, so if your birthday is sometime between now and then, come and celebrate with us! 

Special Guests: PHASINGTØMSOLO, OPIVTES, and DJ KHALSLED (back from the CDC)

+ your resident weirdos

DJ RED HOODIE ELIOTT

DJ Jal Hohnson and Moanne Jcleod

DJ VvvvvvvvvvwwwwwWWWW

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January 30, 1 pm - 3 pm
Bulman Centre U Of W, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Challenge Austerity, Build Solidarity!

Are you worried about what a win for Brian Pallister's PCs will mean for people in Manitoba? Critical of the NDP government's record in office too?

This community forum will be an opportunity to get involved in a campaign to prevent a PC (or Liberal) win that's independent of the NDP.  

After hearing from speakers we'll form action teams on issues like poverty, resources and the environment, workers' rights and unions, and prisons and policing. 

Come and get involved!

Free! Snacks provided. 

Child-minding will be provided with advance notice. 

Please email us by Jan. 23 to register for child-minding 

Organized by Solidarity Winnipeg, a new group that aims to unite people to fight for social and ecological justice in the spirit of the Leap Manifesto.

We believe that no matter which party wins the election, we need to mobilize against austerity and for the kind of change people need. Join us!

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January 30, Doors @ 7:15 / Music @ 8:00
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Z8
All Ages - Tickets are $15 and available at Music Trader, The WECC and TicketFly

BIG FUN 2016 is proud to present: 

Yes We Mystic / Close Talker (Saskatoon, SK) / Micah Visser  

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January 30, Doors @ 9:45 Music @ 10:30
The Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 2B2

$10 at the door / 18 + with valid id

Big Fun 2016 and Half Pints are proud to present:

Surprise Party / Blonde Goth / Mulligrub / Sam Singer 

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January 31, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Wheelies Roller Rink

1010 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 1P4

$10 at the door

This year’s Cockroach Genderfest event 

is a sparkling party at Wheelies!

Join us for an evening of rollerskating, snacking and making valentines for people who have left abusive relationships.

We’ll also have a few vendors selling their awesome products:

-Kitschy Cakes & Cookies

-All the Tights

-JM.Paterson

-Artemisia Herbal

-Melanie with vegan bath products

Vegan and gluten-free pizza will be available for purchase.

The space is accessible. There will be gender neutral washrooms.

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Winnipeg Cinematheque, Main Floor - 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1H3

January 30, 3 PM
Tickets Available

NINTH FLOOR for Canada's Top Ten

Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival was established by TIFF to honour excellence in short and feature-length contemporary Canadian cinema and to raise awareness of Canadian achievements. The film must be directed by a Canadian citizen or resident, Canada must be an official country of production, and the film must have been released commercially or played at a major film festival in Canada. The selections are each chosen by a panel of filmmakers and industry professionals from across Canada.

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February 2, 7 PM - 9 PM

Rough Cut Tuesdays at Cinematheque 

Have a film that's almost complete and seeking feedback? 

Want to view your rough cut at Cinematheque in front of a test audience? 

Join us for a rough cut viewing of:

1). BJ Verot's 5 min. Short (Action/Sci Fi)

2). A Black Helicopter's 5 min. Short (Horror/Thriller)

3). Ben Williams' 3 min. Short (Action/Sci Fi)

Each film will receive a 10 to 15 minute discussion and critique session. There will be a chance to mingle with peers and people with a passion for movies/film, with homemade beer and treats served. Everyone Welcome!

Get Noticed: Pitching Your Story to the Winnipeg Free Press l Big Fun Festival l Sign Virginia's Equal Rights Petition

January 28 - January 29
ACI Manitoba Inc., 300 - 245 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S6
Find Tickets        Free for ACI Members!
If you're not a member, become one today!
Email Lindsey or phone 204.927.2787 if you have any questions.

Getting press coverage can be a tricky process. Julie Carl, Deputy Editor at the Winnipeg Free Press, will demystify the process and talk about how the Free Press makes its editorial decisions. Julie will give you practical information to make your next press release get noticed, including when and how to send a press release and what a good press release looks like.  A question and answer period will follow Julie’s presentation.

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Big Fun Festival  Program Information

January 28, Doors at 7:15  Music at 8:00
The Ballroom 218 Roslyn Rd.
Tickets $10 or with a Big Fun Festival Pass
Tickets available at Into the Music and Music Trader
All Ages
Andy Shauf, known for honest, self-reflective songs. 
Well Sister, formerly the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of From Giants, Jaymie Friesen continues to use her music and poetic storytelling to tell of beauty.

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January 29, Doors at 7:15  Music at 8:00
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Z8
$15 Advance tickets or with a Big Fun Festival Pass All Ages
Tickets available Into The Music, Music Trader , WECC

Operators, one of the most heavily buzzed bands this year featuring ex-Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs front man Dan Boeckner. 
Hana Lu lu - gliding synth arrangements with up tempo rhythm and pulsing bass lines. 
The Will to Power blends a mix of ethereal electronic soundscapes and new wave.

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January 30, Doors @ 10:00 pm  Show @ 10:30 pm
Sherbrook Inn, 685 Westminster Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0Z4
$12 or with a Big Fun Festival Pass    18+ 
Music Trader, Into the Music and Ticketworkshop.com 
Season of Mist/New Damage recording artists. 
KEN mode is a JUNO award winning independent metal/hardcore band. 
Animal Lover, three piece noise rock band similar to The Jesus Lizard, Rapeman, Wire. 
Tunic, local noise rock outfit. 

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January 30  Doors @ 9:00 / Music @ 9:30
The Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St.
Tickets are $10 or with a Big Fun Festival Pass

The Absent Sound puppet masters create huge dramatic worlds of sound. 
Powder Blue, guitar rock for northern lights and dark side mantras, minimal chords played to maximum effect.
Tropic Harbour, a utopian space constructed by Mark Berg; earworms and mint-infused hooks blend with swooning guitar knits. 
The Hours, a dream pop chandelier, chords hanging in a warm shoegaze veil.
Duo Basic Nature featuring Lizzy Burt and Claire Bones, lush with washed-out guitars and groove-inducing beats.

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January 30, Doors @ 9:30 / Music @ 10:15
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B2G4
Tickets $10 at the door or with a Big Fun Festival Pass   18+

B.A. Johnston - ‘80s pop culture and barbarian warlords are fair game when this Juno-winner throws his weight around.
Surprise Party is robotic psychedelia for the head banger you never were. 
SMRT is an alt-pop-punk/indie-black metal/art rap vocalist. 
The Unbelievable Bargains write songs about what they know, mostly animals and food. 

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January 31, Doors 9:30 / Show 10:15
The Windsor Hotel, 187 Garry Street 
Tickets $10 at the door or with a Big Fun Festival Pass  18+

The Ripperz - folk-tinged ballads to upbeat rockers with an occasional hard-rock scream.
Triggers have shared bills with the likes of A Wilhelm Scream and Direct Hit.
Gold Mountain make music to make you dance, think and love. Folk, pop and rock.

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February 1, 10:30 am / Music @ 12:00 pm
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B2G4
Breakfast will be provided at a minimal fee, crafted by the one and only Carly Stefanowich.
Tickets are $10 or with a Big Fun Festival Pass

The Fourth Annual Big Fun Festival Hangover Breakfast 
Human Music brings you all the kick-back anthems your sweet tooth can handle.
The Catamounts (Graham Epp, Grant Trippel, Andy Rudolph and Michael Henderson Castle) is a surf-rock revival band, hinting at western pop, jazz, prog, baroque and even Greek Rebetiko.
Odanah’s guitar-driven melodies and lush harmonies show the listener these folks can laugh, cry and sing. 

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United States - Equal Rights Petition

Virginia’s proposed anti-gay law could mean that denying service to lesbian, gay, and bi people is perfectly legal. Doctors, teachers, and so many others could refuse to treat and teach people just because of who they love. Please vote ‘no’ on this bill. Throw it out to send a strong message that your state stands up for equality.

Please sign this petition.

Ken Gregory and Diana Thorneycroft / Shakespeare & Me / submissions l Beltaine in the Park 2014 l Music Monday l ACI: Telling Our Stories l 6 Guitars l Laff Night: Moshe Kasher

Ace Art, 2-290 McDermot Avenue
April 29 - Please arrive between 6:45 and 7:00

Ken Gregory and Diana Thorneycroft unveil two new pieces of art, each inspired by the other in an experimental approach to their creative process.  This experiment is part of a new documentary, and we welcome an audience that doesn't object to being filmed.
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April 30, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

"Shakespeare & Me" is an informal ONE-OFF workshop/reading of a one-man show Rod has been working on, which covers a bit of biographical history and fun Shakespearean anecdotes, as well as performances of key monologues and scenes from the plays.

also submissions requested - Deadline: noon on May 13

If you are a student in Manitoba taking an art class, you are eligible to apply.
To install and exhibit from 16th - 29th July 2014

Please submit up to 3 pieces on any theme in any medium to Hanna.  Include:
- a one-page artist statement
- an image list
- Each image should not exceed 1024x768 pixels, 72dpi and/or 50kb.
No more than 9 images total

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May 4, 12:00 pm
Kildonan Park, 2015 Main Street

Welcome all to Beltaine in the Park 2014!
This is an open circle, public is welcome!
Children and pets welcome (as long as they are well behaved - pets that is).

Join us for an open public ritual to welcome Beltaine.
There will be a clothes swap, children's corner, and jewelry and crafty things to buy!
There will be bagpipes, ritual and the Maypole!
Bring your drums, bells, flutes and other instruments - music is magic!
If you can't stand in Circle you are welcome to sit on a chair during ritual.

Feast after ritual. Please label your food in case of allergies.
Lots of veggies, fruits, breads and meat! Bring your plates, cups, utensils!
Let's have another great feast!

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May 5, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Music Monday has touched the lives of millions across Canada who perform the same song on the same day, at the same time, uniting the entire country in song.

Music Monday celebrates its tenth anniversary with a live webcast linking events across the country; ending at 12:50 pm with synchronized nationwide performances of I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing) with former Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, led by Maestro Bramwell Tovey of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the TELUS World of Science in Vancouver.

I.S.S. was written by Col. Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson and is available on the web site in several arrangements and languages.

Music Monday 2013 from Ontario Science Centre - with Chris Hadfield 

11:30 am - 12:30 pm on the Grand Staircase in the Manitoba Legislature
A special concert will feature performances by students from Walter Whyte School, St. Maurice School, Emerson Elementary School, Ashern Central School, and Maples Collegiate Institute. 

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May 9 and May 10
North Centennial Recreation and Leisure Facility, 90 Sinclair St.

Registration: $35 early bird and ACI members; $55 for non-members after May 2
register by email or call Lindsey at 204.927.2787

May 9, 7 pm, doors open at 6 pm, FREE
Keynote speech and reception
Keynote speaker: Judith Marcuse

ACI Manitoba Inc. presents Artists + Community: Telling Our Stories
A professional development event for artists and community members featuring
keynote presentation by Judith Marcuse, MC Asa Nodelman, workshops by Sue Hemphill,
Judith Marcuse, Leah Fontaine, Ursula Neufeld, Talia Pura, and Donna Besel, and
a chance for networking among community arts movers and shakers.

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Tom Hendry Warehouse, 140 Rupert Ave. at Lily St.

$20 MTC Box Office,174 Market Avenue - 204-942-6537

May 9, 8 pm Buy tickets 

May 10, 3 pm Buy tickets 

May 10, 8 pm Buy tickets 

6 Guitars by Chase Padgett and Jay Hopkins

A pitch perfect blend of music, comedy and characters. Chase Padgett delivers a virtuosic performance as he becomes six different guitar players – each with their own distinct voice, views and musical style, from a 19 year old rock prodigy to an 87 year old blues man.

As each character dives deeper into their hilarious takes on music and life, we see that the barriers of music aren't as concrete as we think.

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May 10

Laff Night at Rumours

Tickets are only $17.00 

50% of Ticket Sales go to the Manitoba Pug Rescue.

Come out for a belly-tickling good time as Comedian Moshe Kasher makes you laugh until you cry!  It's a Good Cause and a Fun Time!