Happy Sixteenth Anniversary l Farmers’ Market l Indigenous & Crafting Events l Book Fair & Launches l Dalnavert Museum Events l Fill a Bag Event l Icelandic Winnipeg Bus Tour l Halloween Events l Winnipeg Comiccon

Happy Sixteenth Anniversary to Winnipeg is Better Than Chocolate and to you, its readers!

Thank you for visiting, whether you’re a regular or a ‘new to you’ visitor.

Since 2009 there have been over 1,067,000 visitors.

For the first few years Canada was the number one country for visitors. 

Well, a few years ago, people from the United States became the top visitors.

These are the places where our top twenty visitors come from:

United States………….. 422 K
Singapore……….………..114 K

Canada…………….…….. 107 K
Hong Kong………………… 73.6 K

Germany………....…….. 69.6 K

Russia………..…….…….. 49.8 K
Brazil…………..………..…39.3 K

Ukraine………..…..……. 20.4 K

France………..…...……. 18.1 K
Vietnam………..……..….11.9 K

Unknown Region…..... 7.67 K

United Kingdom…..….. 7.66 K

Philippines…..…....….. 5.67 K

Netherlands………...….. 5.41 K

China………………..….….. 5.07 K

Japan…………..…..….….. 4.5 K

Sweden……..…...……….. 3 K
Indonesia………...……….. 2.93 K

Poland…………...….……… 2.62 K

Other………….…...……… 96.5 K 

Vietnam is new to the top ten countries.
During the years there have also been visitors from Moldova, Turkey, Ireland, Australia, Taiwan, Argentina, Denmark, Eritrea, Italy, Finland, Spain, Macedonia (FYROM), Mexico, Afghanistan, Thailand, Slovakia, India, Bangladesh, Israel, Malaysia, Kuwait, Greece, Kenya, Vietnam, Czech Republic, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Armenia, Belarus, Namibia, Honduras, Lithuania, Turkmenistan, Cambodia, Switzerland, Czechia, Bermuda, Portugal, Qatar, Egypt, Chile, Nigeria, South Africa, Iraq, Côte d’Ivoire, Serbia, Libya, Dominican Republic, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Albania, Malta, Seychelles, Morocco, Peru, Belarus, Cyprus, Slovenia and Austria.

Please take a moment and comment when you have enjoyed an event.
Local musicians and writers check when they’re in the media and they love the feedback.
Once again, thank you so much for visiting!

As I said when Sophie and I signed off our weekly show...
Have a great weekend. How can you miss - you're in Winnipeg!

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Wednesdays, 4 pm to 8 pm, until Oct 15
Lord Roberts Community Centre, 725 Kylemore Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1B8

Fireweed Food Co-op's 10th Annual South Osborne Farmers’ Market
Farm fresh veggies, local food items and handmade goods from many local vendors you know and love alongside fantastic new faces, prepared food, live entertainment, and beer gardens featuring local beer and cider.   https://www.fireweedfoodcoop.ca/aboutmarket

This event is outdoors. The entrances are gravel pathways, and the rink is concrete. Washroom has a ramp at the buildings front entrance on Kylemore Avenue and automatic door openers. Walking distance of bus stops on Osborne Street (F6), Morley Avenue & Daly Street (557), and Fort Rouge and Jubilee Station (557, BLUE). Bike racks in front of the community centre, or walk your bike through the market. Limited parking lot spaces in the LRCC's lot. Do not use the back lane for parking.

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Indigenous & Crafting Events

9/25, 11 am - 2 pm
Enter through the St. Boniface Hospital's main doors, turn right to find the gallery.
Free, drop-in event. All are welcome! No registration needed.

paskwâwi-mostos: caretakers of the prairie, a collaborative community sculpture
Join Two-Spirit artist and educator, Britt Ross, at Galerie Buhler Gallery for this drop-in workshop. Britt will share bison teachings, while you create beads from clay and prairie seeds to adorn paskwâwi-mostos; a bison sculpture on display outside the gallery. Over the seasons, the beads you create will drop to the ground and plant the beginnings of a prairie!  paskwâwi-mostos is part of the exhibit 'Tending to Wild' to November 15.

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MAWA, 203 - 329 Cumberland Ave, Winnipeg, MB  R3B 1T2
Mobility issues - call us at 204-949-9490 for entry. Washrooms 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.   https://mawa.ca/about/accessibility

Oct 1, 7 pm - 9 pm
Free! everyone welcome!
To mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Elder Albert McLeod will explain traditional Indigenous concepts of gender, the sacredness of gender diversity, the impact of colonization on gender diversity, and the re-emergence of 2Spirit/Indigenous LGBTQI+ people in the 21st century.

Albert McLeod is a Status Indian with ancestry from Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and the Metis communities of Cross Lake and Norway House in northern Manitoba. He is one of the directors of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba. McLeod began his Two-Spirit advocacy in Winnipeg in 1986 and became an HIV/AIDS activist in 1987. He was the director of the Manitoba Aboriginal AIDS Task Force from 1991 to 2001. In 2018 McLeod received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the U of W and in 2019, a Champions of Mental Health Award from the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health. He is experienced in beadwork, Indigenous regalia-making and leather crafts. McLeod is part of the team designing Thunderhead, the 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa. He is a board member of Winnipeg’s Urban Shaman Gallery: Contemporary Indigenous Art.
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Oct 11, 1 pm - 4 pm
Tickets $25  https://mawa.ca/events/thread-painting-workshop-with-shula-mulenga-brown
All welcome! Spaces limited (24)

Thread Painting Workshop with Shula Mulenga Brown
In this embroidery workshop, you’ll learn to thread-paint a Hoopoe bird on a 6-inch hoop, with all materials and instructions provided. This piece is a tribute to everyday sights and sounds like those of the African Hoopoe or Canadian Blue Jay that offer a sense of belonging, comfort and home.
Shula Mulenga Brown is an African textile artist based in Winnipeg. She creates decorative and functional art through embroidery, sewing and rughooking. Her textile art is rooted in sustainability, supporting small African and North American businesses in order to craft pieces that inspire belonging and beauty in everyday life.       https://www.mulenga.ca/

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Oct 11, 2 pm - 5 pm
#3 759 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, MB   R3M 2l9
Cost $75. Spaces limited (12) Fabrics, notions and use of machines and tools included.

Join Cynthia Boehm (Lilax Studio) for a three hour beading lesson where you will learn the two-needle beading technique. Kits will include all materials required to complete a small beaded pin cushion.
Cynthia Boehm, born and raised in Norway House, MB, enjoys carrying on the tradition of her ancestors. The appreciation for the art form was strengthened when Cynthia discovered her great grandmother’s art at the Manitoba Museum. It prompted her to research the historical beadwork and embroidery patterns of her Cree-Métis ancestors.

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Oct 16, 6 pm - 7 pm
20 West Gate, Winnipeg, MB R3C 2E1

Invoking the Classical Past in the Gilded Age: The Greek Myth of Penelope and Women’s Craft
In the 1800s, neoclassical themes were popular in art and design. Penelope, the idealized faithful wife of Greek myth, appeared across a variety of media, from painting to upholstery fabric. Building from a discussion of an 1886 tapestry depicting Penelope by Dora Wheeler Keith, this talk examines the use of women’s craft and the invocation of the classical past in supporting colonial enterprise in late 1800s America.
Speaker: Melissa Funke, Dept. of Classics (2025-2026 UW Community Lecture Series)

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Oct 25, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library, 1-329 Cumberland Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1S6
Tickets  https://c2centreforcraft.ca/2025/08/29/caribou-moss-embroidery-workshop/

Caribou Moss Embroidery Workshop, associated with the Galerie Buhler Gallery exhibit “Tending the Wild”
Caribou moss is the inspiration for a free form work that uses colour, layering and only a few stitches to build a fanciful recreation of Cladonia rangiferin. Found in areas of alpine tundra, and in reality a lichen, it grows on the forest floor. You will finish a small piece in the workshop. A frame is included. Skill Level: Beginner and above

Leona Herzog’s art focuses primarily on botanical watercolours and fibres. She has spent hours in the forest with her pencils and watercolours recording plants in situ, pressing samples, and later taking advantage of dried specimens at the WIN Herbarium, U of M, for further study.
Her embroidery was in WIN Herbarium’s exhibition Dry Medium VII: Germinate, at the community gallery in Assiniboine Park Pavilion, and will be in Tending the Wild, curated by hannah_g, at the Buhler Gallery, until November 15. Leona has served on many arts boards and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for MAWA. Recent curatorial work includes Crafting Wellness – mind + body …at a cost, at C2 Gallery for Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library; and Divergence & Connection at MHC Gallery, a juried exhibition for FLASH photographic festival.

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Book Fair & Launches

9/27, 11 am - 4 pm
Millennium Library, 251 Donald St

Join us for the second annual Queer Book Fair, featuring local authors, booksellers, and makers. All are welcome and entry is free!

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McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, 1120 Grant Ave, Wpg, MB
These events will be hosted live in the Atrium and are also available as a YouTube stream.

Oct 1, 7 pm
Join George Amabile for the launch of Seeing Things. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Kristian Enright.

George Amabile's thirteenth book and newest collection of poetry is a poetic journey through clarity and distortion, presence and memory, grief and wonder.
George Amabile is a Winnipeg poet and writer. He has published 13 books and has had his work published in over a hundred national and international venues. He has won awards in the CAA National Prize, the CBC Literary Competition, the Petra Kenney International Competition, the MAC national poetry contest, and the National Magazine Awards. His most recent publications are Small Change, Dancing, with Mirrors, Martial Music all of which won Bressani awards, and Operation Stealth Seed which won the Michael Von Rooy award for genre fiction.
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Oct 3, 7 pm

Thomas Wharton will launch Wolf, Moon, Dog, a heartfelt novel about the many fabled lives of a dog named Wolf. Featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Winnipeg Free Press literary editor Ben Sigurdson. This event is dog-friendly.

Follow Wolf as he reincarnates through the ages, from Ancient Egypt to Alexandrian Greece to the Space Race and all the way to a dark future beset by climate change. It is as insightful about human nature as it is about canine behaviour.

Thomas Wharton’s first novel, Icefields, won the 1996 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book Canada and the Caribbean and was also a 2008 CBC Canada Reads pick. His next book, Salamander, was shortlisted for the 2001 Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction and was also a finalist for the Roger’s Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize the same year. His latest novel, The Book of Rain, was a finalist for the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writer’s Trust Fiction Prize and the 2024 Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction.
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Oct 11, 7 pm

Join Melanie Dennis Unrau for the launch of her poetry collection Goose, featuring a reading and a conversation hosted by Ariel Gordon.

Goose is a collection of hand-traced visual poems made using found text and images from the 1938 and 1956 editions of Northland Trails, a book of self-illustrated short stories, poems, and essays about the Athabasca region authored by “father of the tar sands” S. C. Ells (1878–1971). Goose takes Ells’s early work as the starting point for an inventive and biting critique of the oil-sands industry and our petromodern energy system.

Melanie Dennis Unrau is a poet, editor, scholar, and climate organizer. She is the author of the literary study The Rough Poets: Reading Oil-Worker Poetry and the poetry collection Happiness Threads: The Unborn Poems. A former editor of The Goose journal and Geez magazine, Melanie also co-edited I’ll Get Right on It: Poems on Working Life in the Climate Crisis.
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Oct 23, 7 pm

Join us for for the launch of two new books: Into the D/ark by David Elias and Honeydew by Ben Zalkind. Featuring readings and a conversation hosted by Ron Robinson.

In Into the D/ark, Rose Martens struggles with the aftermath of a fire that has left her sons disfigured. When the first major snowstorm of the year roars into the valley, it unleashes a chain of bizarre events that the valley may never recover from.
Winnipegger David Elias is the author of seven books. His historical novel, Elizabeth of Bohemia, is a finalist for The Margaret Lawrence Award for Fiction at The Manitoba Book Awards. His previous works have been up for numerous awards. His writing has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies across the country. He is also a mentor, creative writing instructor, and editor.

In Calgarian Ben Zalkind's debut novel Honeydew, Rose Gold can’t catch a break. Her latest “golden opportunity” has given way to a madcap adventure through the soft underbelly of Bonneville City.

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Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton St, Wpg, MB  R3C 1N7

9/27, 6 pm - 10 pm
Admission to the museum is free. No registration is required.
During Nuit Blanche listen closely as Dalnavert comes to life with sound. As you wander the halls and rooms, let sounds from the past greet you, evoking the everyday presence of those who once moved through these spaces. A phonograph, a clock, a tub filling with invisible water - immerse yourself and experience what life looked and sounded like in the Victorian Period.
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Oct 19, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Tickets https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/friendsofdalnavert/items/436747/availability/1828617213/book/

Mourning fashion was at its peak during the reign of Queen Victoria. How you grieved was framed by rigid social expectations extending to the clothes you wore. Learn about the history of mourning dress with Dressed to Grieve: The Style of Sorrow in the Victorian Era, our special spooky season edition of The Language of Dalnavert: An Insider’s Perspective of the House and the Victorians, a monthly lecture series with Dalnavert’s Collections Registrar, Inés Bonacossa.

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Sept 27, 12 pm - 4 pm / Sept 28, 12 pm - 2pm
St. Thomas Anglican Church, 1567 William Ave W, Winnipeg, MB R3E 1A7

Bring a donation of a non-perishable food item or a monetary donation and you get one bag to fill with clothes, books and small household items. Limit one bag per donation per family, while items last. We ask that only one member of each household participate in this event. www.stthomasweston.ca

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Oct 11, 10 am
764 Erin St , Winnipeg, MB     R3G 2W4
Tickets  $65  https://icfron.ca/2025/09/03/tour-of-icelandic-winnipeg/
Covers transportation, lunch, the photo exhibit, and Kaffi Tími.

The Icelandic Canadian Frón and Lögberg Heimskringla’s Icelandic Winnipeg Bus Tour!
Led by Logberg Heimskringla Editor, Stefan Jonasson, the bus will take you through Winnipeg’s West End, highlighting landmarks and heritage sites tied to the city’s Icelandic roots. A delicious lunch will be served by the Scandinavian Centre’s own Bonne Cuisine, and a photo exhibit by Signy Thorsteinson will be on display. The tour also includes a visit to the University of Manitoba’s Icelandic Library archives, followed by a relaxing Kaffi Tími to close the day.

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Halloween Events

Oct 23 and Oct 24, 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Oct 25, 2:00 pm - 4:40 pm and 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Oct 26, 2:00 pm - 4:40 pm
Université de Saint-Boniface, 200 De La Cathedral Ave.   Martial-Caron Theatre
Tickets $25 at www.HoodandDagger.ca  (special rates if you have a group of 9 or more)

The Haunting of Hill House, by Hood and Dagger Production

Join us for this chilling mystery that follows a small group of researchers who have arrived at Hill House, a brooding mansion known as a place of evil. Led by a professor, they have come to probe the secrets of the old house, but they soon find that Hill House has terrible plans of its own.
This play was adapted by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by Shirley Jackson. Featuring a local cast and crew of volunteers and local businesses. This is a community event with a 50/50 raffle for Darcy's Animal Rescue Centre! A portion of ticket sales will be given to Darcy's.
High Tea Bakery and Whodunit? Mystery Bookstore will have booths in the lobby.
Free Parking. Wheelchair accessible. Doors open 45 minutes before showtime. Rush seating. Performances in English.

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Oct 24 8 pm - 2 am
The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne St

The Dark Eighties Halloween Costume Party in Winnipeg  18+
We'll be playing your favourite DARK 80s anthems: GOTH / POST PUNK / NEW ROMANTICS / EBM / INDUSTRIAL / DARK + COLD WAVE / DEATHROCK / MINIMAL WAVE / CULT 80S HITS / SYNTH POP / DARK ELECTRONIC / LATE 70s PUNK / DEEP CUTS / OBSCURITIES / FOREIGN / CULT HITS! We strongly encourage COSTUMES!

The Dark Eighties originated in Vancouver 11 years ago and have sold out nights in Montreal, Vancouver, NYC and London. We have a livestream running on Twitch.

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Oct 24 2 pm to Oct 26 - 4 pm

RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 3J3
Tickets  https://comicconwinnipeg.com/tickets/

Winnipeg Comiccon is a pop-culture fan convention that showcases artists and products from Sci-fi, Horror, Anime, video games, table top games, cosplay and comic books. It features a large array of exhibits with several companies demonstrating their wares, and a few vehicles or set pieces from film or television are on display.
Fans have the opportunity to meet creators from the world of comics, get their autographs, buy a sketch or thank them for their work. Fans get to meet the personalities behind their favourite TV shows and movies. Celebrities participate in photo opportunities and appear on stage. Fans are treated to a variety of panel discussions and workshops (included with any general admission).
Come dressed as your favourite pop culture characters and enter the costume contest!

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

Art Exhibitions l Craft Workshops l Indigenous Events l Sales l Writing Events, Book Launches & Club l Fundraisers l Live Music l Children’s Events l Central Canada Comics and Collectibles Show

 Art Exhibitions

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

Ningiukulu Teevee: Stories from Kinngait - works from the collection of Dr. Ernest Cholakis.
ᓯᑯ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ | Dark Ice until May 26, Tarralik Duffy's Gasoline Rainbows until March 17, Tim Gardner: The Full Story until April 28, and Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time, on now. Invented Landscapes and Landscapes to Seed the West at WAG@the Park at Assiniboine Park Pavilion.  https://www.wag.ca/art/exhibitions/
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Spring Camp at WAG-Qaumajuq for children ages 6-8 and 9-12. Campers will learn about the exhibitions and get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Gallery operates. Week of March 25  $220 regular, $200 members  https://www.wag.ca/event/spring-break-art-camp/

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March 1 - April 13, M-F 8:30-4:30 / Saturday 12-5
Canadian Mennonite University, MHC Gallery, 610 Shaftesbury Blvd., Wpg R3P 2N2

Brushstrokes & Bluewords is a dialogue between Pauline Aitken, a British visual artist, and Christine Stewart-Nuñez, an American literary artist in Winnipeg.

Between WaterLight is an embodiment of artist Cheryl Zubrack's experiences with water, using photography, paint, and weaving.

March 21, 12-1:30pm: World Poetry Day. Celebrate with activities and poetry readings, including a reading by Christine Stewart-Nuñez.
March 22, 12-1pm: "Watersource/Lifesource": a conversation presented by MHC Gallery and CMU. Celebrate World Water Day! Join us at the intersection of art, faith and science at this lunch-hour roundtable.
April 6, 2-4pm: Writing from Art and Creating from Poems FREE workshop led by Christine Stewart-Nuñez. Ekphrasis is an ancient practice based in the act of writing from art, and illustration (or translation) composing from written texts. No experience necessary.

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Craft Workshops

March 2, 11 am
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
184 Alexander Avenue East, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0L6
Tickets  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/a6atn8q?fbclid=IwAR2P1ai-epmn9v14muk89awAvohuucwVOxouV8O7DAmxHQrZoCpT2AXyL3Y

Etched Pysanka Workshop designed for those who have mastered the traditional method! We explore a cutting-edge technique using acid (or vinegar), which produces a stunning three-dimensional effect reminiscent of classic etching.

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March 9, 9:30 am - 4 pm
Keystone Modern Creative, 7-851 Lagimodiere Blvd, Winnipeg, MB, R2J 3K4
Tickets  https://keystonemoderncreative.com/collections/classes-and-events?fbclid=IwAR1a1Qmg-MkWtcUz9-PMqHHeZQvpEUzrxF1HtRWbFUSWdHouBi6xUigkr2A

Make your own hand dyed cotton rope that you can use for rope bowls, placemats, table runners, rugs and more! You will learn 4 different dye styles and go home with 4 beautiful skeins of cotton rope. You must have the ability to rinse your skeins at home and to place them in the washer and dryer (HE or top loading will both work).
Cotton rope, dyes, latex gloves and face masks are included in the fee. Bring additional supplies like old towels and large Zip Loc bags to transport skeins. No experience required!

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March 9, 1 pm - 4 pm
MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, 329 Cumberland Ave. 2nd Floor
Free! No need to register, just show up. All welcome!

Repairathon - We are celebrating International Women’s Day by learning skills to renew and rejuvenate damaged clothing, and helping Mother Earth. Techniques available to learn include patching, darning, embroidery and more. There will be a sewing machine and someone to show you how to use it. This year’s repairing experts:
Beatriz Barahona has exhibited her Arpilleras, a textile collage form of visual storytelling, as part of the Mujer Artista collective.
Mandy Malazdrewich is inspired by her family traditions of garment making and mending.
Melanie Wesley’s work is in private collections. Her focus is on domestic life and handcrafts, using natural and antique materials in textile work, dolls and miniatures. melaniewesley.com

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March 16, 2 pm - 4 pm
L.O.V.E. Locally Operated Vendor Emporium, 1733 Main St. Wpg MB R2V 1Z4
E-transfer your payment to: sue.mazur@hotmail.com

Spell Jar Workshop (all supplies included, jar, herbs, crystals and candle)
*Tidbits of history on Jar Spells
*How to meditate and discover your why for creating your Jar Spell
*How to decide on your ingredients, cleanse your space & ground yourself
*Create your own Jar Spell for Self Love
*How to close, seal your Jar Spell with wax & charge your Jar Spell
You will receive a Jar Spell Guide and a Magic Herb Guide to take home!

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March 23, 1 pm
1733 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R2V 1Z4,
Tickets   https://love-vendor-market.com/products/learn-the-art-of-alcohol-ink-march-23rd?fbclid=IwAR0CdzyS7kjrfT1sUail_gpwczKfyFjwSz9nT97WnSDB1IZo4sQQs24_WjM

Event by LOVE - Locally Operated Vendor Emporium
Learn the art of alcohol ink with the amazing Petra. Design your tile using colours of your choice. Choose from 3 different sayings: Breathe / Beautiful / Be You

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Indigenous Events

Thursdays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Migizii Agamik Aboriginal Student House, 43 Curry Pl, Winnipeg, MB R3T

Elder Carl Stone is hosting Fireside Chats and will be presented in a hybrid format with the in-person portion in the Circle Room in Migizii Agamik – Bald Eagle Lodge or streamed via Zoom. Please email isc@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.
February 29 – Carla Loewen: The Identity Journey
March 7 – Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita: Dakota Teachings
March 14 - Taylor Galvin: Traditional Teachings related to Environmental Land
March 21 - Dr. Cary Miller: Part 2 Comparing Canada & US Indigenous Relations
March 28 - Charlotte Nolin: 2Spirit Sundance/Ceremony
April 4 - Ed Azure: Cree Teachings

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March 6 - April 24, 3 pm - 5 pm every Wednesday
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre, 119 Sutherland Avenue

Beads & Reads - Bring your projects and questions to the Centre. Danielle, Dené, and Kale will be here to answer your beading questions, provide some tea, and offer support to meet your project goals; and Sharissa will be here to help with the library and offer recommendations!

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March 19, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Circle Room at Migizii Agamik - Bald Eagle Lodge, 114 Sidney Smith St., Winnipeg

UM students, staff and faculty are welcome to Pipe ceremonies with Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita. Connect with culture, ceremony, language and traditional teachings in an inclusive and safe space. Attendees have the option to wear a skirt. Email accessafp@umanitoba.ca

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Sales

March 9, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
266 Graham Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0J8

Downtown Seedy Saturday - Join us for a great day of community building, meeting friends, learning, seed swapping and sharing your gardening experiences! We are partnering with the Millennium Library and Spence Neighbourhood Association.

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March 15 and 16,10 am to 4 pm.
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, 184 Alexander Ave. E, Wpg R3B 0L6

Easter Bazaar - Immerse yourself in the festive spirit as we bring you Easter essentials and cultural delights. Discover everything you need to make your Easter celebration special - Pysanka Supplies, Paskas, Candles, Easter Basket Covers, Easter Cards, and much more! Products also available at our Online Boutique.

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March 16 - 17 at 6 pm
Once Upon A Child - Winnipeg West, 1330 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0E9

Spring Dress wear Event - You’ll find the dresses, suits, sweaters, shoes and accessories your kids need to look their best for every spring occasion.

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March 22, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm & March 23, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Via Rail Union Station, 123 Main St

Our 2nd annual 2024 Spring market: Pitâw Mīno Muskîkî  “brings good medicine”
There will be shopping, food + baking, music, crafts for kids, and more.

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March 23, 11 am - 3 pm
Archwood Community Club, 565 Guibault St, Winnipeg
FREE entry & door prizes

Spring Into Easter Arts, Craft & Bake Sale by Charlie's Creations
A fabulous lineup of artists, crafters, bakers, and home-based businesses. We have new and returning local business looking forward to seeing you again.

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Writing Events, Book Launches & Club

March 9, 1 pm - 3 pm
Millennium Library in the New & Noted room on the first floor
email to host Angeline Schellenberg: speakingcrow at thinairwinnipeg.ca

These pop-up events will not be livestreamed. We will not meet online on March 5.
Polish up your new poems for your 3 minutes of fame at the open mic!
There will be an open mic sign-up sheet when you arrive. Featured reader:
Christine Stewart-Nuñez, the winner of the 2018 Whirling Prize (literature of disability theme). Her debut prose collection, Chrysopoeia: Essays of Language, Love, and Place, was published in 2022. Christine served as South Dakota’s poet laureate from 2019-2021 and currently teaches for the University of Manitoba. christinestewartnunez.com.

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March 13 7 pm - 8 pm
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers / YouTube stream https://youtube.com/live/Cur5wq1BXyE

Join us for an evening with acclaimed poet Kazim Ali as he reads from and discusses his latest publication Sukun: New and Selected Poems. Co-presented by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival.   https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/978177310.../kazim-ali/sukun

Born in the UK and raised in Canada, Kazim Ali is a Queer, Muslim writer who is currently professor and chair of the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of 25 books of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and translations, as well as the editor of five collected volumes.

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March 22, 7 pm - 8 pm
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers / YouTube stream https://youtube.com/live/XoHpLAr51xg

Join Sue Sorensen for the launch of her poetry collection Acutely Life, featuring a reading and conversation hosted by Ariel Gordon, followed by a book signing.
https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../sue.../acutely-life

Sue Sorensen makes visits to the Village Vanguard jazz club in June 1961, to Freud’s study in London, to the novelist Henry James. Sue is the author of a novel, A Large Harmonium (2011), winner of Best First book at the Manitoba Book Awards, and the editor of West of Eden: Essays on Canadian Prairie Literature (2008). In 2014 Sue published the non-fiction study The Collar: Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film.

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March 21, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Raven’s End Books, 1859 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0G8

Join us on the third Thursday of each month for silent book club. Dress cozy, bring blankets, pillows, whatever you like! We'll start with 20 minutes of socializing and then we'll read for an hour. We'll have tea and hot chocolate available. Please bring your own mug to reduce waste. There'll be a bit more socializing at the end or you can just leave. We will NOT have music playing so please bring headphones if you need background noise.

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Fundraisers

March 14, 6:30 pm
KitchenSync, 370 Donald Street #unit a Winnipeg, MB R3B 2J3
$15 – $27.96 Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-wing-challenge-tickets-744512947267?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0TjgsfoOjv60EhRHxOKAFoHWQjQ8R2lbJiPvMuc96rn8v08B3VXx-_ghY

Participating attendees will be challenged to eat progressively spicier wings seasoned with local Winnipeg hot sauces! Attendees who make it through ALL wings will be entered to win a GRAND local prize package.
All proceeds will be donated to Regenesis Centre for Recovery to help support women and non-binary individuals heal from their struggle with addiction.  https://regenesisrecovery.com/

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March 19, Doors - 6:00pm / Show - 6:30pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave Winnipeg, MB R3B1Z8
Tickets - $15.00 + Service Fees
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diaspora-tickets-810373768757?fbclid=IwAR0Oh3MPEMiHB8vywzecVwHat1m94rFadCujpdvzaKRlvxcjWi4GXfgFg38

DIASPORA - Written and Directed by Deco Dawson
Starring - Yula Guzhav     Produced by Eagle Vision Inc.    Runtime - 2hr 20min
Part of the Architecture and Design Film Festival: screening, panel and fundraiser for Ukraine.

Arriving in Winnipeg’s North End, young Ukrainian immigrant Eva finds a city filled with rundown, outdated establishments and a disproportional number of culturally diverse immigrants in search for a new life; each holding onto their own language and culture, creating a neighbourhood of comedic miscommunication, growing apathy and painful alienation. DIASPORA has screened across Canada and internationally, including in war torn Ukraine.
Deco Dawson has won the Best Short Film Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival twice, The Mayor’s Arts Award, and the Winnipeg Film Group Hothouse Award.

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March 28, 4 pm - 8 pm
The King's Head Pub
Tickets  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mcma-happy-hour-fundraising-social-tickets-807381589067?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&fbclid=IwAR3yGLJecrunvYG-lWKjMAvr17ZSE28qsQmPglwJ0SUtKfC6_MXkQkUxabw

Join Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts for our Happy Hour Fundraising Social!
Check out our silent auction, try your luck with our 50/50 draw, and invite your friends to join you for a couple of rounds of music trivia with music historian John Einarson! Food and drinks available to purchase. Your participation enables us to provide accessibility and excellence in music education to our community.

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Live Music

March 15, Doors at 8:30, show at 9:30 pm
A.N.A.F. Club 60, 3-433 River Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3L 2V1
$5 at the door.

Sins of IV, with special guests Norman & The Smoke, blow the doors off Club 60.

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March 17, 3 pm
St Boniface Cathedral / Cathédrale de Saint-Boniface
Tickets  https://www.thephil.ca/subscriptions?fbclid=IwAR032r4JZtYrxDcfkQX1H8mTy5pKe7c8x-BzPLarpc5a4FamfdMV4q1ltZo

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra celebrates the work of Sir Paul McCartney with his oratorio, Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart). Premiered in 2001, it contains a moving elegy to his wife, Linda, who died as he was writing it. The Phil is proud to present the first Winnipeg performance, with guest artists Andrea Lett (soprano) and Pembina Trails Voices’ Cantemus, conducted by Valdine Anderson. We will probably include a few Beatles numbers!

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March 17, Doors - 7:00 pm / Show - 8:00 pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave Winnipeg, MB R3B1Z8
$20.00 + Service Fees  Tickets https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/st-patricks-day-dust-rhinos-play-the-pogues-tickets-817056456857?fbclid=IwAR2LrgFRt7JyTiFuKyLO98N5HAWoimp38KoVBBcsJ2-pkRFqmFR5ljcI0Q0

The Dust Rhinos stand as a spirited testament to the infectious allure of Celtic folk rock. This quintet has been carving its sonic path for an impressive three decades and is proudly unveiling their tenth studio album, “Ring the Bell.”
Blair McEvoy, the driving force behind the band, weaves a musical spell with his powerful vocals and percussive guitar playing and masterful story telling. Dan Cannon, the rhythmic anchor on bass, provides the heartbeat. The steady Darren Wittmann on drums, brings a dynamic flair. Ryan Spraklin, a master of mandolin, injects a rich tapestry of strings into the ensemble, and Ivanka Watkin, a spellbinding fiddler, contribute a melodic enchantment.

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Children’s Events

March 17, 4 pm
Gas Station Arts Centre, Theatre Dance Centre, 288 McDermot Ave., R3G 1Z5
Tickets advance tickets at the studio, on eventbrite or at the door.

We are bringing this heartwarming story to life with dance and story telling. For all ages.

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March 17, 1 pm - 3:30 pm  (every other Sunday, October to May)
Winnipeg Circus Club, Broadway Neighbourhood Centre, 185 Young Street
FREE for first timers / Casual drop-ins are $5
Membership: $20 for kids / $30 for 16+

Join us for our regularly scheduled WEEKLY programming!
Try a Variety of Circus Props, Including Unicycle & Tight Rope
We have equipment for you to borrow, and friendly people to help you get started.

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March 23, 10 am
Centro Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Avenue

C4 - Central Canada Comics and Collectibles Show
A locally organized and run event bringing together Comic, Toy and Collectibles Collectors and enthusiasts for a day of fun, family and fair deals!
Table rentals still available by contacting Stringbeancomics204@gmail

Beading Table l Drive-In Meal l Live Music l Trivia Night l Meet People l Winnipeg Art Gallery l Bearstain Bears l Palentine's Dinner & Auction l Valentine’s Day Market l ELEPHANTE l anti-Valentine Show l Double Feature Night

 Jan 24, 3 PM to 5 PM
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre, 119 Sutherland Avenue, R2W 3C9
Phone: (204) 942-0228

Happy New Year!  MICEC will continue hosting a weekly drop-in beading table!
Bring your projects and questions to the Centre. Danielle, Dené, and Kale will be here to answer your beading questions, provide some tea, and offer support to help you meet your project goals!

MICEC welcomes anyone interested in learning about Indigenous peoples, languages and cultures.

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Jan 25, 5:00 pm
Grant Memorial Church. 877 Wilkes Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3P 1B8
No cost for the meal and registration is not required.

We're excited to invite our Drive-In guests to our first Drive-In Meal in 2024!
Please join us for a delicious ham dinner prepared by Chef Levi and his team.
Please park in one of the front parking lots and come inside.
If you need a bus 641, 677 and 78 stop nearby. We look forward to seeing you!

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Live Music

Jan 26 Doors - 8:30pm / Show - 9:30pm
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club
Tickets - $20 + Fees https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/winterruption-2023-show-pony-bloc-parents-heavy-visions-tickets-782150783047?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR3x1klQLS79Hhd3cM9vWwUvJcGWc9X6iOUtthz6Mfg0yoBplBbgu_Jdyn0

WINTERRUPTION 2024 - Show Pony with Bloc Parents & Heavy Visions
Adorned by cowboy hats, pin-stripe suits and sequins, Show Pony blend pummelling Rock N Roll sounds with gusty cowpunk sensiblities. Show Pony welcome audiences into their gritty glam-punk world through captivating melodies, bludgeoning spaghetti western riffs and sing-along choruses.
Influenced by bands such as KISS, The Gun Club, X and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Show Pony’s playful approach to rock music and dynamic live show is sure to dazzle and enthral.

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The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 2B9
For information please visit https://myparktheatre.com/faq/

Feb 2, Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Your photo ID is your ticket, please have it ready at the door the night of the event.
$25    All Ages    https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/women-in-jazz-the-park-theatre-tickets/13367703?fbclid=IwAR2hY-B__is4zYL1rRzb7habLf48zxHYdCG0eOoIoCvfmGg3_mRLeLfB_qQ

Women In Jazz
Featuring Nadia Douglas, Tracy K, Helen White, Maria Campbell, Lady Lee, Leila Kristjanson, Jess Kraft

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Feb 15, Doors: 9pm
https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/the-only-emo-night-ever-the-park-theatre-tickets/13408213?fbclid=IwAR0SSuzk1Q8B998fHJ9Y3u4il1KAT37glPliWTAATB06LB26FySYlh9ZDXE
Must be 18+ with Valid Physical Photo ID. Tickets are non-refundable.

The Only Emo Night Ever with Wade MacNeil of Alexisonfire guest DJing.
Don't miss his high energy set packed with your favourite classic emo anthems you love + MORE!

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The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 1Y5

Feb 10, Doors 7pm / Show 9pm - 1:00 am
$20  non refundable tickets at the bar or at the door or
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-valentines-kiss-with-last-kiss-at-osborne-taphouse-tickets-799153147577?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR1mb-6ANOO1pvxgGa9pWNwjWqSpGAV7kIeroLHwCq0jz3HVhs6Iwyvrmak

Join us for a special pre-valentines day bash!
A VALENTINES KISS with LAST KISS featuring two sets of classic Kiss
including both Alive and Alive II
Both costume eras in one night!

$10.99 Triples, $4.49 Domestic Cans, $5.49 pints of Double Standards, 3 for $15 Jag Bombs. Great people and live music...what more can you ask for?

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Feb 17, 8:00 PM - 1:30 AM
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thrillage-in-the-village-with-endless-chaos-rams-kull-and-death-tax-tickets-793638412857?aff=erelpanelorg
Contact the organizer to request a refund.  Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

We're getting heavy with Thrillage in The Village featuring Endless Chaos, Rams Kull and Death Tax.  Come rock with us for what's sure to be an epic night!
Join us for a night of metal featuring 3 rippin bands slaying our stage!

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January 29, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Tavern United Downtown, Hargrave St, Winnipeg
Tickets are FREE!  Your ticket does not guarantee a reserved table or spot. We recommend arriving at the venue 60 minutes prior to the event.  
https://www.showpass.com/general-knowledge-trivia-january-29th-730pm-tavern-united-downtown/?eventref=fb_oea&fbclid=IwAR23ivojaPAbGULl4095jLCnufJsQKlqoULdXpbvoncxqJT5RNao4ob3W4s

General Knowledge Trivia
Are you ready to take on the competition and show them who's boss? Join us for a night of intense trivia and compete for TONS OF PRIZES!
Get ready for questions on everything from history to pop culture to science and more. We'll be awarding prizes to the top 3 teams, so bring your A-game and get ready to dominate.

Check out our FAQ on Showpass or send us a message. We're here to help you crush the competition! Tipsy Trivia Event FAQ - www.tipsytrivia.ca/trivia-events-faq

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Jan 30, 7 pm - 10 pm
Wee Johnny's Irish Pub, 177 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S1

Meet new people & make international friends in a cool and international atmosphere.
Order a drink at the bar or something to eat before joining the event and participating!
Drinks and food from outside are not permitted. You are responsible for your belongings.

Whatsapp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/B9p0pucxh9UG2dJfXBbOq3
Telegram channel: https://t.me/+ggNqnLu7U7RhNWRk

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

WAG-Qaumajuq offers beautiful and spacious settings for weddings, music concerts, corporate events, and charming sit-down dinners. Discover these spaces to inspire memorable events!
To book a space, visit wag.ca/venue, or contact Doren Roberts, Rentals Coordinator, at (204) 789-765.     https://www.wag.ca/events/rentals/
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Feb 2, doors open at 6pm / launch begins at 6:30pm
https://www.wag.ca/event/tim-gardner-the-full-story-curator-tour/

The Tim Gardner: The Full Story Curator Tour & Book Launch
Join us as we celebrate the launch of the exhibition catalogue! Enjoy an inspiring tour at 7pm with the exhibition curator, Dr. Stephen Borys, Director & CEO of WAG-Qaumajuq.

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Feb 2, 11 pm
Club 200, 190 Garry St
Cover $10      Event by Luis Chuey Alonzo

CALLING ALL WINNIPEG BEARS!!
Do you wish there was a place where you and your fellow BEARS can be around other BEARS?
Purple Haze Presents
"BEARSTAIN BEARS" A BEAR DRAG & DANCE PARTY
W/ DJ CORVO @cutiecorvO
Featuring
"THE GOGO BEARS" Winnipeg's thickest Gogo Dancers!
With Drag Performances by
@feathertalia   @yesitsbbyj    @lucylubelamour
The first shows theme will be GOLD, So GRAB YOUR FAVOURITE BEAR and throw on some GOLD and come!
Club 200...Where You Get What You Want!!!

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Feb 9  Doors open at 7 pm / Dinner at 8 pm
Little Brown Jug Brewing Company, 336 William Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0H7
$100    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/little-brown-jug-presents-palentines-dinner-tickets-788711285687?fbclid=IwAR1AUvV1xxRnZh4ujXtyTCsmPbkwbTOko_1xCrigrtUs4fvyX7Djb4Gug-0

Palentine's Dinner
Join us for a three course meal prepared by Chef Ben Kramer at Little Brown Jug.
A fundraiser for MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art!
We are celebrating our 40th anniversary and would love to spend it with you!
Dinner comes with two drinks. Vegan and gluten free options available.

Skills auction from a variety of artists and friends. Plus a 50/50 raffle!
Thanks to:
Presenting sponsor Little Brown Jug! We could not do this without you.
Little Brown Jug for donating the beer!
Britewater for donating the sparkling water!
Ellement Wine + Spirits for donating the wine!
Chef Ben Kramer for your generosity and preparing a meal from the heart!

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Feb 10, 10 am - 3 pm
666 Silverstone Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2V9
FREE ENTRY towards door raffle!

Be Mine - A Valentine’s Day Market by Trinity Events Winnipeg
Craft and bake sale! Shop local for Valentine's Day gifts, other special occasions, or for yourself.
To be a vendor, Email trinityevents.bookings@gmail.com

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Feb 10, 9 pm
Exchange Event Centre, 291 Bannatyne Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R6, Canada
18+ with Government ID    Standing Room Only
https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/elephante-exchange-event-centre-tickets/13297933?pl=ExchangeEventCentre&fbclid=IwAR1o93CoyEpFz_dwog6hecibw72G5hrdveYC0g3Rg4EGecXcWaQytiCZUa8

Nightshift Entertainment and Together Again presents
ELEPHANTE
With guests: Life of Kai, Dreamr, Henny

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Feb 10, 9:30 pm - 2 am
The Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1C9
18+ event with a licensed bar. ID required.
Tickets $20 advance / at door    https://www.showpass.com/love-hurts/?fbclid=IwAR1wkVK_4OqTc3aYCD2grGeqsbtNlfPgKUvnYzb2iTfzXYYSvb3A11yeUNA

Winnipeg Psychedelic is back again for our annual anti-Valentine show!
Get decked out in your favourite leather, PVC or anti-valentine outfit and join us for a playful, kinky night of dance, art and celebration in a safe environment.
Musical performances by: A-Ok, Chris Beiko, FreqKing and Nathan Zahn
Visual Art by VJ d_Nyce Pixel Pusher!
Knotyourpeach returns again this year to amaze us all with a rope suspension demonstration.
Jan will have a booth to showcase some of her super sexy art!

We're proud and happy to have Project Safe Audience with us again for this event.
No pictures will be allowed at this event with rules of conducted to be posted that attendees must adhere to at all time.

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Feb 13, 7 pm - 11:30 pm  doors 6 pm
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 2B9
$15 which includes a specialty 16oz Sookram Beer    Ages 18+
https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/sookrams-double-feature-night-the-park-theatre-tickets/13635418?fbclid=IwAR1U-LXhQdnBC8oIqSm6vPUpzfFeidCfOAUPbVpf_kKCOGyFI9JuTbV1itc

Sookrams Brewing Presents
Double Feature Night
7:00 pm - The Big Lebwoski
9:15 pm - Fargo

This event is 18+ Any ticket holder unable to present valid identification indicating that they are at least 18 will not be admitted to this event, and will not be eligible for a refund.

For information on The Park Theatre, please visit https://myparktheatre.com/faq/

Monster l Live Music l First Fridays l Winter Apparel Sale l Lessons in Music, Art and Photography l WAG-Qaumajuq l A Murder Mystery Night l Festival of Carols l Cribbage at Heather Curling Club

 January 3, 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm
January 4, 9:15 pm
January 5, 7:00 pm
January 6, 4:30 pm and 9:15 pm
January 7, 7:15 pm
January 10, 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm

Dave Barber Cinematheque
Tickets $10 General / $8 Students & Seniors / $6 Members
https://davebarbercinematheque.com/event/monster/2024-01-03/?fbclid=IwAR1oxCIbtWg2MTg-B_MVNMxBI3l7stqj7GM3vVt55UaWzVMDQ5EiPvQzZVg

Monster
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda    2023, 125 min    Japanese with English subtitles

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges.
“Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest, scored by the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, is a dense, shape-shifting drama that grows more scattered as it progresses.” – Little White Lies

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Live Music

The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1Y5

Join us every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, in the heart of The Osborne Strip, for Winnipeg’s best live bands. Great people and live music... what more can you ask for?  $10.99 Triples, $4.49 Domestic Cans, $5.49 pints of Double Standards, 3 for $15 Jag Bombs, “9 for $9.99” appetizers.

January 4, 9:30 pm - 1:30 am
$10 cover charge at the door

We’re stoked to feature G-Strings!
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Jan 6, 9 pm - 1:30 am
$10 cover charge at the door

A night of Pop Punk covers by an assortment of Winnipeg’s best rockers!
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Jan 12
$15 cover charge at the door

We’re stoked to feature In 2 Months, The Zapz, The Whatevermen and One of Us!

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January 13  Doors: 10PM
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 2B9
Tickets https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/dancing-queen-winnipeg-abba-x-the-park-theatre-tickets/13687968?fbclid=IwAR3GNt98Pyni4n6ETqs9rKWIfNT9U7S2bPL_wnEaB6tIX-2E5gM2Al_KLBc
Ages 18+ with Valid Physical Photo ID   non-refundable  

UP Dance Party Co. Presents 
Dancing Queen Winnipeg: ABBA x Queen Dance Party
It's time for another feel-good ABBA x Queen, disco + rock dance party! The lovely and talented Groove Belle will be spinning the music of ABBA and Queen + MORE. Get ready to sing and dance and have the time of your life!

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January 26 Doors - 8:30 pm / Show - 9:30 pm - 1 am
Tickets - $20 + Service Fees No refunds 18+
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/winterruption-2023-show-pony-bloc-parents-heavy-visions-tickets-782150783047?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0Kv-iFZiNFuFf_lxE1NwfFPUe02Z4T129qjy_41Rv4G6aoLva2LpmKwEg

Times Change[d] High & Lonesome Club, 234 Main St. Wpg, MB R3C 1A8

WINTERRUPTION 2024 - Show Pony with Bloc Parents & Heavy Visions

Show Pony blend pummelling Rock N Roll sounds with gusty cowpunk sensibilities, welcoming audiences into their gritty glam-punk world through captivating melodies, spaghetti western riffs and sing-along choruses. Influenced by bands such as KISS, The Gun Club, X and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Show Pony’s playful approach to rock music and dynamic live show is sure to dazzle.

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January 26  Doors 7:00 pm / Show - 8:00 pm - 11 pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1Z8
Tickets  No refunds
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/meule-w-rayannah-tickets-754748652537?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0yA92_JFy9UUSj-t0mv4uDtnaw4MTA_FG2AWU6nqMjeJcfdbd4T2wbZQs

Meule is made of modular synths, a guitar, two drums by three musicians crossed at the bend of other Touraine bands (Thé Vanille, C4DILL4C, Lehmanns Brothers). Their music is carried by repetitive and saturated grooves a la CAN, sequencers and electronic atmospheres reminiscent of Tangerine Dream and the German kraut softs bands of the 70s.

Rayannah is a Franco-Manitoban artist, producer, beat-maker and artistic director based in Winnipeg. She unveiled her first full length studio album Nos repaires (Our Haunts) in March of 2019. She went on to be named “Francophone Artist of the Year” and “Producer of the Year” at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2019. She has toured across Canada, Europe and Latin-America and opened for international acts including Esperanza Spalding and Cœur de Pirate.
As a producer, Rayannah has worked on a variety of projects including studio albums and sound design for theatre and film. In 2021 she stepped into the role of artistic director with her immersive multi-disciplinary project Afterglow which saw artists from different disciplines collaborate on an innovative virtual performance. She went on to found and spearhead HYPERART - a Winnipeg-based multidisciplinary festival featuring collaborative performances and installations.

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Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupet Ave, Wpg

Join us on the First Friday of every month from 4 pm to 9 pm for FREE general admission to our three core attractions – the Museum Galleries, the Planetarium, and the Science Gallery. No ticket is required for First Friday programming, supported by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries.

Current month's programming: https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/first-fridays/

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Jan 5 - 7

Winter Apparel Sale
Once Upon A Child - Winnipeg West, 1330 Ellice Ave, Wpg, MB R3G 0E9

Long sleeves, sweaters, sweatshirts, sweater vests, pants, overalls, 1 PC outfits with long sleeves, 2 PC outfits with pants, dresses with long sleeves. 90% off winter apparel items
*Clearance does NOT include PINK tags
* Excludes preemie & newborn, Final sale, While supplies last,
Cannot be combined with other offers/discounts, Not valid on previous purchases.

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Lessons in Music, Art and Photography

January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1:30 pm
Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts
515 Portage Ave, Wpg, MB R3B 2E9

https://mcma.ca/program/intro-to-instruments-130-pm/?fbclid=IwAR3uJAgw34lbF_4HLpJojgEkQge-x9gPUtGbu132qW0RsI_LyhJhOzPVJoM

Intro to Instruments 

Instructors: Phil Natividad, Vijay Chalasani, Todd Martin
Is your child ready to start private lessons? Have they participated in early childhood programs and are curious about what comes next? This group class will introduce children to a different instrumental discipline each week, letting them decide what they like best as they transition into private instruction.
Will it be Violin? Piano? Ukulele? Voice? Try them all!

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MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, 611 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E1

Jan 13, 1 pm - 4 pm
$15. All women and gender diverse artists welcome.

Register: https://mawa.ca/events/digital-drawing-in-procreate-with-cato-cormier?fbclid=IwAR3Vv6Lv8ZGYE6ennWc73Y_BOYNVHlMTHJTYZ-hA1zG4YVUjHHERPhJWDfI

Learn about the essential features of Procreate, the digital drawing app (for iPad only) that has become indispensable for many since its launch in 2011. This workshop will take you through the basics of this versatile and user-friendly drawing tool: how to create a canvas; all about brushes (line weight, opacity, texture, customization); blending; layering; undos and redos; adding text; making adjustments; sharing your work... and much more!
The afternoon will consist of a series of live demonstrations followed by some hands-on activities. Please bring along an iPad and stylus pen, with Procreate installed and ready to use.

Cato Cormier is a self-taught illustrator and cartoonist. They draw strange humanoids, regular folks and the bits and bobs that make up their worlds. Much of their work explores the joy and absurdity of having a body. It is at times surreal, often cheeky and always earnest.
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Jan 14, 10 am - 1 pm

Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, 61 Carlton St, Winnipeg, MB
Tickets https://mawa.ca/events/drawing-at-dalnavert?fbclid=IwAR37RbaHB1fR69CeB2X9kX1kXTLU0GxZd3wd3IC0BrlIwsafshwITlnZUTM
$8 to cover museum entrance fee.
Indigenous people receive free admission. Email info@mawa.ca to let us know to expect you!

Join MAWA at the Dalnavert Museum, an ornate Victorian mansion in downtown Winnipeg, for a tour and unstructured sketching in a cozy setting. This unique museum transports you to the 19th century the second you step inside. Built in 1895, it is one of the finest examples of Queen Anne Revival architecture in Western Canada. It has an extensive collection of period furnishings and bric-à-brac set in domestic tableaux. There are literally thousands of objects to challenge your artist-self, including period glassware.

Please bring your own materials. Note: No wet, dusty or chalky media, out of respect for the artifacts. Markmaking with pencils and tablet only.
Learn more about the Dalnavert Museum: https://www.friendsofdalnavert.ca/

Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre is a national and provincial historic site

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Jan 20, 11:30 - 1:30
https://winnipegphotography.group/?r=e&fbclid=IwAR2TSDwch6lCgkFH_LY_Bxzl2dhqs3xRuqSS49BYEhFGT7DSonW78rZTjXA

Winnipeg Photography Group
Smartphone Photography - Rafid Hasim
Unlock the potential of your pocket-sized creativity at the Smartphone Photography Meetup! Join us for a gathering where the power of your smartphone camera is the star of the show.

Gain insights from an expert photographer who will share their experiences and secrets to achieving outstanding results with smartphone photography. Connect with fellow photography enthusiasts, share tips and tricks, and build friendships with people who share your passion. All skill levels are welcome!

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WAG-Qaumajuq, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1V1
204.786.6641
wag.ca

to January 6, with reruns in March, in the Murial Richardson Auditorium
The Cannes Lions 2023 International Festival of Creativity is here! Presented annually since 1954 by the Globe and Mail, the Cannes Lions are the most prestigious international creative communications awards in the advertising and communication industry. Don’t miss some of the 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.

Tickets   https://www.wag.ca/event/cannes-lions-3/
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ᓯᑯ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ | Dark Ice is now officially open to the public. Our newest exhibition, Dark Ice is a collection of photographic work by Leslie Reid and Robert Kautuk, which will be on view until May 26.
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Until March 17 - the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award (KAMA) winner, Tarralik Duffy's Gasoline Rainbows. Also on view is Anaanatta Unikkaangit (Our Mother's Stories) until early February, and Tim Gardner: The Full Story until April 28. There are only a few months left to see the staggering selection of works in Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time, so don't forget to check it out before it closes in March, 2024!
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Shop Local. Shop Unique. Shop Handmade. ShopWAG! From locally crafted textiles and jewellery to exceptional carvings and works on paper, discover the art of gift giving with us. ShopWAG’s knowledgeable team is here to help make your shopping a little easier.
Shop in person during regular Gallery hours. Shop online at shop.wag.ca for shipping across Canada!

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January 11 Doors 6:00 / Mystery starts at 7:00

Torque Brewing, 330 - 830 King Edward Street, Wpg, MB
Ticket price includes one 10 oz Torque too! @ $30 / person
https://app.3common.com/event/public/murder-mystery-and-beer-night-at-torque-brewing-tap-room-6505da3d05735ba4a4dfe94e

Join us for Murder on Tap – A Murder Mystery Night at Torque Brewing, an award-winning craft brewery located near the Winnipeg airport. Come early, it's rush seating!
Master Brewer, Finnegan Kegwater, thinks he has created the next great beer that will make him rich but something sinister happens...
Do you like true crime podcasts?
Fancy yourself an amateur detective?
Enjoy live, interactive theatre?
You're going to love Murder on the Menu!
Spend some time enjoying a Torque beverage while solving a murder mystery.

We are proud to announce that our new friends at Whodunit Mystery Bookstore will have a pop up book stand at our mystery!
Food will be available for purchase from a pop up stand TBA

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Jan 14, 2 p.m.

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 737 Bannerman Ave
The event is presented at no cost, although donations are graciously accepted.

Join us for our Festival of Carols. Originating in the 1960s, the Festival of Carols has already become a beloved and long-awaited community event.

Oseredok is proud to continue the beautiful Ukrainian Christmas tradition of singing koliadky (carols) and schedrivky (New Year’s songs) this holiday season as well. We unite choirs from across Winnipeg, sharing this cherished custom with the public and bringing the community together for this special performance.

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Jan 17, 6:30 pm - 9 pm

Heather Curling Club, 120 Youville St, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2S1
No Age limit, however, it’s not wheelchair accessible.
No cost to play currently.
All skills welcome. Cards and boards provided. I also provide name tags.

Cribbage returns to the Heather Curling Club!
My name is Lyndon, I've lived in Winnipeg for the past 20 years. I've been playing cribbage off and on probably since I was 10. I joined a cribbage group in early 2019, really enjoyed play with the group. It was on Wilton. However, my work schedule changed since that year and late 2021 and early 2022, my dream was to host my own cribbage nights.
So, I started buying cribbage boards and cards and now have a great stock for large groups. We are still a small group, but I could host up to 80 players.
Winnipeg Free Press had a story on the cribbage nights in the November 10th paper. The online version is updated with photos of myself.

We play in an area of the club’s fully licensed restaurant. They have some good selections on their menu. Feel free to come before and have a bite to eat. You can bring your own water.

We play in partners, where winners move to the next table and switch with one that didn’t win. You don’t need to bring a partner either, come solo and you'll join a table. This is just a fun night to meet people.

Art Showings l Writers’ Launches & Events by Winnipeg International Writers Festival l Halloween Fun l Fundraiser Show for Mental Health Awareness l Live Music

Art Showings

MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art

Exhibition to September 28, Wednesday - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm

MAWA is hosting a members’ showcase and sale entitled Food, a banquet of creativity featuring works from MAWA members in a wide range of styles and mediums. Some of the work will be for sale, with all proceeds going to the artists.
Dining customs carry diverse cultural meanings, including notions of family, culture, hospitality and propriety. They encompass etiquette and taboos, and reflect our identity.
Food conjures the senses of sight, smell and taste. It also implies sustenance on different levels - food for thought! In the visual arts, food has held a wide variety of metaphoric meanings, including prosperity, generosity, fertility, sex, death and decay. Food is so much more than what we simply eat.
Participating artists: Adriana Alarcón, Mishelle Aminov Kosonovsky, Marie Antonette, Avery Ascher, Michelle Blackmon, Beatriz Barahona, Mahfuza Beauty, Jacqueline Bergman, Hollande Bezan, Lisa Bissett, Marie Bodnar, Kelly Campbell, Connie Chappel, Karen Cornelius, Alice Crawford, Alison Davis, Dena Decter, P. Desmet Franklin, Qian Ding, Dove, Joanne Dumas, Rosemary Dzus, Heidi Eigenkind, Cori Jaye Ettienne, Karen Fletcher, Diana Fred, Jane Gateson, Selene Gaytan Correa, Briony Haig, Bonnie Hallman, Jana Hamilton, Jessie Jannuska, Pamela Jeffrey, Glen Johnson, Lia Karras, Allison Kendall, Nora Kobrinsky, Miranda Kudajczyk, Anita Lebeau, Zoë LeBrun, Ingrid Lincoln, Monica Lowe, Annette Lowe, Kim Malenchak, Bonnie Marin, Francine Martin, Suzanne Mouflier, Elise Nadeau, Kristin Nelson, Agnes Neufeld, Ursula Neufeld, Loricia Pacholko, Pat Penner, Tracy Peters, Lainie Rosner, Alba Sawatsky, Karen Schmidt Humiski, Theresa Shaw, Kathleen Shellrude, Nicole Shimonek, Leesa Streifler, Margaret Switala, Melanee Tessler, Diana Thorneycroft, Jacqueline Trudeau, Jackie Turnbull, Sheri Turner, Susan Turner, Dulya Uhanovitage, Marika Veith, Karen Wardle, Tricia Wasney, Heidi Werner and Lisa Wood

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Oct 22, 2 p.m.

A host of hauntings by Erika DeFreitas
Free with reception to follow the lecture. All welcome!
Erika DeFreitas’ multidisciplinary practice includes performance, photography, video, installation, textiles, drawing and writing. Placing emphasis on gesture, process, the body, documentation and paranormal phenomena, DeFreitas mines concepts of loss, post-memory, legacy and objecthood.
The Wendy Wersch Lecture is an annual event that celebrates the memory of Winnipeg artist Wendy Wersch and is dedicated to exploring issues related to autonomy for women artists. The lectures focus on women in the arts as role models for innovative cultural investigation. The series builds awareness of feminist art criticism, activism and practice.

MAWA is a ground level accessible space, with an accessible entrance and washrooms. ASL is provided upon request, with two weeks notice. Service animals are welcome. We request that all guests refrain from wearing scented products. MAWA programming is open to participants of all genders unless otherwise noted. Washrooms are gender neutral. Any questions, please contact the office at 204-949-9490 or email info@mawa.ca

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Oct 6, 6 pm - 9 pm
Arts AccessAbility Network Manitoba, 329 Cumberland
Free event!

Opening reception for Jude Palace's digital drawing show
I Do Not Make Art for Anyone; I Make Art for You
Palace’s work is busy, exuberant, tragic, and appears as a chaotic jumble of bright colours, creating an intriguing narrative. We will be projecting the artwork onto the wall of our building in large format in the East parking lot. There will be music, art, and snacks!

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Writers’ Launches & Events by Winnipeg International Writers Festival

Carol Shields Auditorium located in the Millennium Library, 251 Donald St
Admission is free.
Our Afternoon Book Chats are back! Books available for purchase. You can get it signed!

Sept 28, 2 pm
Raye Anderson and Tamara Cherry: When it comes to violent crimes, "Sing a Song of Summer", a murder mystery, probes the line between truth and fiction, while "The Trauma Beat", an investigative memoir, examines the distress these types of crimes cause to victims, journalists, and emergency personnel.
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Oct 12, 2  p.m.
Lauren Carter and Catherine Leroux: Short stories about our longing for connection but also the need for independence? Or a gorgeously translated novel about a community-focused version of the future? No matter what you’re into, both "Places Like These" and "The Future" bring us closer to an understanding of our humanity.

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Hosted live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
To attend events at the store: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-attendance
The venue is accessible.

Sept 29, 7 pm - 8 pm
also simultaneous YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96eLW7DDTCI

Join Beatrice Mosionier as she launches the 40th anniversary edition of her groundbreaking classic.
Born in St. Boniface, Beatrice Mosionier is a Métis writer. Beatrice was three years old when the Children’s Aid Society of Winnipeg took her from her family. Losing both of her sisters to suicide compelled Beatrice to use her experiences growing up in foster homes to write "In Search of April Raintree". She has written several other books, a play and a short film, and she is the former publisher of Pemmican Publications.
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Oct 21, 7 pm - 8 pm
also simultaneous YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/8yMm_q5_Qsg

Join Marlene Epp for the Winnipeg launch of "Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Community across Borders", an exploration of the meaning of Mennonite foodways, around the table and around the world.
Looking at Mennonites past and present, Epp shows that foodstuffs (cuisine) and foodways (practices) depend on historical and cultural context. Marlene Epp is professor emeritus of history at Conrad Grebel University College at the University of Waterloo.

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Halloween Fun

Sept 29 & 30, Two shows nightly: 6:30 & 8:30 pm

Seven Oaks House Museum
$20 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spirits-of-seven-oaks-ghostly-walking-tours-tickets-715716115167

The Spirits of Seven Oaks scare again!
Our signature event returns with more strange and spooky tales from the historic past. Learn about paranormal events inside the museum and embark on a tour of the Seven Oaks neighbourhood led by the author of "Haunted Winnipeg" and "Haunted Manitoba", who will share eerie stories along the way.
Participants will hear of a historic battle that continues to be fought to this day, visit the oldest haunted house in Winnipeg and hear of the vanishing Red River cart.
Brave souls will explore Seven Oaks House by candlelight, as they learn about the paranormal activity within its walls.

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Oct 7, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Across The Board Game Café, Unit 105, 211 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
(204) 691-3422         info@acrosstheboardcafe.com
A free event!  No ticket necessary, but reservations are recommended!
$10 adult and $6 child (12 and under) gaming fee applies.

Shiver me timbers! Grab yer best mateys and join us for our 2nd Annual Pirate Party!
The cafe will be transformed into a pirate paradise featuring exciting drink specials, decor, costumes, plenty of pirate themed games, and more! Avast, ye must be dressed as a pirate to enter! Pirate gear will be provided for any scallywags. Our game experts will be happy to teach you a new pirate themed game or two, and of course you’ll have access to our full games library of 1600+ games.
Book a table now https://acrosstheboardcafe.com/book-a-table/
Across the Board is a licensed restaurant, so food and drink options are available.

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Oct 20, 9 p.m. – LATE | 18+

Club Happenings, 114B Osborne St, Winnipeg
Tickets: https://hecticevents.com/products/halloween2023

Our annual Hectic Halloween party returns!
Join us in celebrating 5 years of events & music, featuring Edmonton co-headliners SPRITZUR and KVROT! along with local artists AXCID, Krometric, PRZM, Toppleganger, and TORN!
COSTUME CONTEST - Ghosts? Goblins? Witches? Whatever it is, wear it to Hectic Halloween for a chance to win the $100 cash prize! To qualify, just rock your best Halloween costume to the party. Winner will be judged based on epicness, effort, and creativity!

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Oct 21, 5-10 pm & Oct 22, 2-7pm
Robert Steen Community Centre

A Thinning of the Veil Samhain Market
The Wicked Bazaar is super excited to present this really spooky, cool and unique Halloween market with cool witchy wares, readers, psychics and more, just in time for Samhain!

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Oct 27, 4 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Garrick Hotel Bar

This is the Halloween Party our regulars are waiting for!
It's a fun night of dressing up, dancing, drinking, joking and laughing.
Fireball Friday specials are as always $3 Fireball shots... plus more.
Costume contest is a must and there is a PRIZE.

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Oct 28
Manitoba Children's Museum, 45 Forks Market Road,Winnipeg,R3C 4T6
Ticket Sales via Eventbrite  and are subject to Eventbrite processing fees
Online ticket sales will close at 11:59PM on October 27. If these fees are prohibitive, please purchase tickets in-person at the Admissions Desk or call 204.924.4000. All ticket sales are non-refundable.
Halloween Howl Early Bird $15 / (Museum Member) $13.50 to Oct 8, 11:59PM

TRICK-OR-TREAT! Join us for family entertainment at the 25th Annual Halloween Howl!
Collect treats in 12 indoor ghastly galleries, participate in spooktacular activities, make creepy crafts, and have some ghoulish fun. Event Highlights:
-A ghoulish dance party with special guest DJ Mama Cutsworth
-A hoot with feathered friends from Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre
-Magical fun with magician Evan Morgan
-Spooky experiments with Let’s Talk Science
-Make-and-take home your very own creepy craft

Costumes are optional. If a costume includes a toy weapon or a mask, we respectfully ask that you leave those items at home. The Children’s Museum reserves the right to restrict admitting children unaccompanied by adults as well as adults unaccompanied by children.

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Fundraiser Show for Mental Health Awareness

Oct 19, Doors: 7:30 pm / Show time: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street Winnipeg, MB R3L 2B9
An all-ages show, but you must provide ID to purchase alcoholic beverages.
$15 plus Fees  https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/pop-punk-party-4-the-park-theatre-tickets/13313348?REFERRAL_ID=twfb&fbclid=IwAR2n6wabv_Zi0P9v46b46OZnlfWZ2sDLfXM8Y0MyYwGyMM75hBuWvS6rUKg

Pop Punk Party 4 - Fundraiser Show for Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention, in memory of Winnipeg musician Zach Hucall, who we sadly lost to suicide in November of 2016.
BadFriend, The 1221, Single Player Campaign playing YOUR FAVOURITE POP PUNK SONGS!

Pop Punk Party 4 tees and collectible merchandise items will be available to purchase in the lobby at the show, as well as SILENT AUCTION tickets to win some incredibly cool prizes, including a 43" Hisense smart TV.

All funds raised will be going to The Robb Nash project, and KLINIC Community Health
More information - email Lisa at egopicks@gmail.com
Your photo ID is your ticket, please have it ready at the door the night of the event.
For information on The Park Theatre https://myparktheatre.com/faq/

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Live Music

The Osborne Taphouse, 112 Osborne St, Winnipeg, MB R3L 1Y5

Oct 19, 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
$5 cover to support the music
Join us for Funky Thursdays every 2nd Thursday featuring the amazing 6-piece Funk Band Jace and The Hotties! $4.50 PBR’s, 3 for $15 Jager Bombs and Fireball, $5.50 16oz Double Standards and “9 for $9.99” appetizers
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Oct 24, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.
No cover
Join us for Open Mic Tuesday and show us what you’ve got! All skill levels welcome.
Each week will be hosted by Jace Bodner (some weeks where we’ll have special guest hosts). There will be a sign up list starting at 8PM. You’ll be able to play 1-3 songs, depending on how many are on the list and how early you get there. The night will begin with a set by Jace, followed by Open Mic’ers.
Hop on stage to perform or just simply come down, have some food/drinks and enjoy the tunes! Don’t play music or sing? Tell us a joke, juggle, recite a poem… whatever!
Please bring your own instrument if you wanna play.
$4.50 PBR, $5.50 16oz Double Standards, 3 for $15 Jag Bombs, “9 for $9.99” appetizers

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Oct 22, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
The Fort Garry Hotel
https://www.showpass.com/casati-presents-a-night-of-norah-jazz-at-the-fort-garry-hotel/

Casati is best characterized as a folk trio with an open mind. Grace Hrabi, Jesse Popeski, and Quintin Bart are graduates of the University of Manitoba's jazz studies program. Over the past ten years the trio has released two albums, “There Will Be Days” (2017) and “This Is Just To Say” (2019), finding their style in a unique blend of all the music that inspires them: the heartbreak of a country ballad, the vocal harmonies of 1950's and 60's pop, and the instrumental virtuosity of jazz and classical music, creating a sound that is familiar yet original.

Casati will be presenting the music of Norah Jones in concert for Jazz. Jones has been an important inspiration for the trio, with songs that combine personal, vulnerable lyrics with a distinct combination of jazz and folk music. With special guest pianist Alanna Fast, Casati will perform a selection of familiar favourites and deep cuts from Norah Jones’ two decades-long career. http://www.casatiband.com

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Oct 25, 8 p.m.

The Pyramid Cabaret
https://pyramidcabaret.com/events-list/?fbclid=IwAR22wih8GFX5e7inN-caPtFB2z5RQJMBIVB9hhCA2zD_7UyF3R2c0JAQc8U#event=75602550;instance=20231025190000?popup=1

An incredible live reincarnation of one of the greatest comedic icons of all time, Robin Williams, starring Roger Kabler, award winning movie actor, stand-up comic and considered one of America’s greatest impressionists! One of the hottest shows in America, this is the first time for the show in Canada! https://youtu.be/qWclnhvhdLw

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Oct 28, Doors - 7:00pm / Show - 8:00pm

West End Cultural Centre
Tickets - $25   available online at wecc.eventbrite.ca

Matt Foster 'True Needs' Album Release Concert
The album has been described as a masterful sonic paradox, a quiet storm both stunning and profound, managing somehow an under-the-covers intimacy that is also inexplicably vast and without horizon, full of space and hushed subtleties
Matt’s live band is a tour de force, speaking their own language. The hurdy gurdy in the hands of Quintin Bart is compelling beyond words.    

Fundraising Events l Art in Winnipeg l Multiculturalism, Food & Drink l Winnipeg Architecture Foundation l Book Lovers Events l Oak Hammock Marsh l St. James Assiniboia 55+ Centre

Fundraising Events

May 5 and 6, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Young United Church

Prairie Voices Tasting Notes        www.prairievoices.ca/events
You can have your cake, hear great music and support a local arts organization.
Coffee, tea and cake will be served along with choral music presented by Prairie Voices.

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MAY 12, 7 PM
The Good Will - Social Club
$10 in advance https://www.showpass.com/rockforramps/    / $15 at the door

Rock For Ramps - Fundraiser by Manitoba Skateboarding to build an inclusive skatepark.
Join us for a night of music, prizes, and art - all for a great cause.
An incredible lineup of bands performing songs from THPS
A raffle with amazing prizes, including skateboarding gear, merchandise from local skate shops, and unique items from local artists who have generously donated pieces of art!
Challenge yourself in virtual skateboarding on Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video games!
https://manitobaskateboarding.com/home?fbclid=IwAR3ieiWqICt6_zyWI3mD86gHm9jvvBUCYMLMa8MbFGP_SZaZOaDyefeFSDg

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MAY 12 and MAY 13, 10 AM - 6 PM
Unit B - 247 Provencher Blvd.

Book & Yarn Market by Stroke Recovery Association of Manitoba, Inc.
Stock up on your summer reads, yarn and sewing fabric!
We will also have a lemonade and cookie stand in support of United Way Winnipeg.
"SAM" provides programs and support for stroke survivors, caregivers and their families. Every penny donated stays here in Manitoba.

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MAY 19, 7 PM
340 Provencher Boulevard,Winnipeg  R2H 0G7
$20

Breaking News Your Band (BNYB) is back for another epic night of rock classics raising money for Before The Bridge Senior K-9 Rescue.
Rock and Roll Odyssey will transport you through a night of hits from the 70's and 80's. We will cover some of the best songs from that era and play some of our original work.
BTB Senior K-9 Rescue is a volunteer operated, registered charity in Stony Mountain. We rescue senior dogs that have been surrendered, neglected or dumped in a pound and help them to find permanent, loving homes. We place dogs with loving foster families, who care for the dogs until they find their forever homes.

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June 2 and 3, 1 PM
Canada Life Centre
18+ to attend / Designated Driver tickets $25 plus fees.

The Flatlanders Beer Festival, presented by Manitoba Liquor Marts, in support of the True North Youth Foundation. More than 300 beers - local craft beer, craft beers from across Canada and international beers from 15 countries. Ciders, spritzers and ready-to-drink beverages will be available to taste. The VIP tasting event is back this year! Purchasers will get beer-inspired eats with access to the tasting an hour prior to general admission on Friday.

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Art in Winnipeg

May 5, 2pm - 8pm and May 6, 10 am - 4pm
Bethel Mennonite Church, 465 Stafford Street, Winnipeg
Free
Ten Thousand Villages Brandon is hosting a Winnipeg Spring Market! Shop fair trade, handmade craft and food products from over 30 countries and over 70 artisan groups!

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55 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, R3B 1H1
Free   Registration not required

Opening celebration for The Village Salon Studios, a hub of prime rental spaces for beauty professionals. Explore our rental studios where you can customize your space, create the client experience that reflects your vision and enjoy the freedom of setting your own hours. We offer a one-stop hub of 25 private studio salon rentals, and all of the amenities you need to grow as a business owner.
May 5, 4pm-8pm - Brewery Night - Unwind with a local craft beer and a snack
May 6, 12pm-6pm - Open House - Tour our space and meet our team.
May 6, 6pm-8pm - Cocktail Hour
May 7, 12pm-6pm - Industry Day - Calling all hairstylists, lash artists and more! We've got swag from local beauty suppliers at the door. Register to be entered to win one of several door prizes. Virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=pGYc2DsjuYB&fbclid=IwAR1N6K54ke6NXd1hq8cYfRf4ifSgDn97vqvU2GzWsKSTtuVz8IkJI00N1fM
Rent a studio: villagesalonstudios.ca/rent-a-studio/

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MAY 6, 2 PM
A Muse N Games

Learn to paint with local artist "Archer Hobbies" on Revenge of the Sixth
1 x Star Wars Miniature Chewbacca figure, Base Coating brush
8 x quality army painter paint colours

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May 8 - August 4, Monday - Friday, 1:00 and 4:00 pm (closed statutory holidays)

Reception: May 8, 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg
Exhibition tour with Curator Irene Chan: May 8, 4:30 pm
Learn about Chinese Characters with Yongshan He: May 19, 2:00 pm
Artist Talks by Takashi Iwasaki and Akira Yoshikawa: June 23, 2:30 pm

"Within and Beyond Tradition: Works by East Asian Artists in The UofW Collection" is a group exhibition curated by Irene Chan, a UofW East Asian Languages and Cultures student.
The exhibit features an array of works by artists of Chinese and Japanese descent, including historical embroideries and ceramics, as well as contemporary prints, paintings and drawings.
Featured artists include Kam Wing Lee, Noboru Sawai, Takao Tanabe, Zheng Yan and Akira Yoshikawa. Exhibited works exemplify the artists’ unique approaches to exploring their identity as Asian-Canadians.

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MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art

MAY 10, 6:30 PM - Yen-Yu Tseng (Taiwan) is MAWA's first Artist in Residence for 2023! Come out to her artist talk to meet her and learn about her practice.
Yen-Yu Tseng works with old clothes and her own textile technique: wrapping. She is the recipient of the 16th Li Chun-Shan Visual Art Award in 2020. She says, “I will make figure fabric dolls/portraits from local waste textiles and old clothes as part of my City Doll project.”
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May 16 & 23, June 6 & 13, 6:30 - 9pm
$40 for the entire course. If finances are a barrier, contact MAWA staff.
https://mawa.ca/events/indigenous-feminisms-through-visual-art-with-dr-suzanne-mcleod

Indigenous Feminisms through Visual Art with Dr. Suzanne McLeod
This four part course is open to all. Please attend all four sessions.
It will explore Indigenous feminism through a visual art lens, and will include lectures, examples of artists’ work, and discussion. Topics will encompass the traditional roles of Indigenous women, unsettling Indigenous art history, systemic violences (including MMIWG+), 2SLGBTQ+ genders and sexualities, advocacy politics and Indigeneity beyond North America. Suzanne McLeod is Anishinaabe-ikwe and a member of Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba.

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

May 12 - Award-winning jazz musician Erin Propp is our next musical guest for Sounds of Manitoba! FREE
May 26 - Our next Black Professionals in Music event An intimate evening with acclaimed local artists, plus a short mixer, with a DJ and drinks.
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May 13, 14, 25, 27 - enjoy art, make connections
Second Sunday of the month - our next Canada Life Free Sunday event. All for FREE! Drop in tours on select afternoons at 2pm. We'll be exploring The Art of Faye HeavyShield and Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time. Tours are FREE with admission. We also have a talk and book signing at the end of the month with Senator Patricia Bovey (Western Voices in Canadian Art).
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May 28, June 2, 4 - pride @ wag-qaumajuq
WAG-Qaumajuq is celebrating Pride Month with several events, plus we'll participate in this year's Winnipeg Pride Parade on June 4!
May 28 on the WAG Rooftop for a Two-Spirit Pride Mixer: The Re-Emergence of Fabulousness! The Bannock Babes will be performing. Shop the Two-Spirit craft and jewellery market and sip some speciality cocktails and mocktails.
June 2, we'll be screening Rafiki, a Kenyan queer love story, the first instalment of our series with the Black Film Collective. These screenings are free!
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Spend your summer honing your art skills at WAG Studio! Registration opens May 23 and classes begin July 11. We offer a mix of evening classes and week-long courses.

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MAY 14, 2 PM
Barn Hammer Brewing Company

Mother's Day Paint Night at the tap room - a free 10oz Beer, a cute hamster and a special surprise! Talented local artist "Archer Hobbies" will help with design inspiration for painting your hamster miniature.
1 x D&D Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniature: Boo Space Hamster figure and water pot
12 x quality Vallejo paint colors
2 x brushes

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Multiculturalism, Food & Drink

MAY 5, 5PM - 10PM
The Royal Albert Arms

First Fridays / Peoples Makers Market / Free! No Cover
15 + Local vendors share their goods!
Art, food and drink, vintage clothing, jewelry, tarot readings, and much more!

OPEN MIC: 8PM - 11PM
MC : ATOM @atomthegrandjester - All art forms welcomed on stage
To save a spot message name and time frame between 8pm-11pm to:
https://www.facebook.com/thepeoplesmakersmarket/

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MAY 7, 1 PM – 2 PM
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre

How to Tea is the May lecture in our Language of Dalnavert series. Discover the rituals and history of tea drinking with our collections registrar, Inés Bonacossa.

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MAY 14, 11 AM – 12 PM
Manitoba Museum
$15 for Museum Members, $20 for General Public.
https://tickets.manitobamuseum.ca/DateSelection.aspx?item=745&fbclid=IwAR10g2aoMeUdG3X8XCpKd69_CS8S859f0q7-5KlWAd7NJlTw_ZlSwhFPiI0

Join us for a journey through traditional Indigenous parenting with the “From Talk to Table: Indigenous Motherhood” Tour. This exploration of parenting throughout time on Turtle Island will include an in-depth tour of Indigenous artifacts in the Museum Galleries and will also look at parenting and birthing practises, coming-of age-ceremonies, and how traditional Indigenous parenting is being revitalized.

It will be led by Tashina Houle-Schlup, Head of Indigenous Programming & Engagement at the Manitoba Museum. Tashina is an Anishinaabe quillwork artist and is passionate about sharing Indigenous culture and history. The tour will include a short visit behind-the-scenes to our Museum storage lab. Join us for tea, bannock, and further conversation.

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MAY 27, 12 PM – 9 PM
CN Stage and Field, The Forks, Winnipeg
Open to all and free to attend

Welcome to the first Taste of Asia, a celebration of culture and the food that connects us to our heritage. It is a day of family fun, cultural performances, and some of the best Asian food around. Grab a bite, sip milk tea, take photos with county-specific photo stations, and enjoy cultural performances by the Asian Heritage Society of Manitoba and family games.
• Food trucks and Food stalls
• Crafts and Artisans Market
• Bouncy Castles and Friendly Games
• Free Public Classes (Martial arts, Tai chi, Yoga, Arnis)

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Folklorama gratefully acknowledges that we create, connect, and celebrate on Treaty One territory – original land of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Ojibway, Dene, and Dakota peoples, and homeland of the Métis nation. We are committed to building relationships and sharing knowledge, and cultural understanding of all communities. Understanding our diversity fosters pride and mutual respect. Find a Pavilion
https://folklorama.ca/festival/find-a-pavilion-2023/

WEEK 1: AUGUST 6 – AUGUST 12
Africa Pavilion
Brazilian Pavilion
British Isles Pavilion
Budapest-Hungaria Pavilion
Caribbean Pavilion
Celtic Ireland Pavilion
Croatian Pavilion “Zagreb”
Egyptian Pavilion
El Salvador Pavilion
Ethiopian Pavilion
Greek Pavilion
India Pavilion
Israel Pavilion – Shalom Square
Italian Pavilion
Métis Pavilion
Mexican Pavilion
Pavilion of Portugal
Pearl of the Orient Philippine Pavilion
Slovenija Pavilion
Spirit of Ukraine Pavilion

WEEK 2: AUGUST 13 – AUGUST 19
Africa/Caribbean Pavilion
Belgian Pavilion
Casa do Minho Portuguese Pavilion
Chinese Pavilion
Cuban Pavilion
First Nations Pavilion
German Pavilion
Hungary-Pannonia Pavilion
Irish Pavilion
Japanese Pavilion
Pabellón de España – Spain Pavilion
Pavilion of Scotland
Pavillon canadien-français
Polish Pavilion
Punjab Pavilion
Romanian Pavilion
Scandinavian Pavilion
South Sudanese Pavilion
Tamil Pavilion
Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion

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Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, 266 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S8
waf@shaw.ca

May 6-7  Jane’s Walk     https://winnipegarts.ca/janes-walk
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May 27-28  Doors Open Winnipeg   https://doorsopenwinnipeg.ca
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June 21, 3 - 4:30 pm Manitoba Hydro Place Tour at 360 Portage Avenue. Registration is mandatory and is only for recipients of the WAF newsletter. Please write to waf@shaw.ca
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July 5, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Moving Matter: Tyndall stone in the city tour
Join us for a walking tour exploring several of downtown Winnipeg's Tyndall stone buildings. Tyndall stone is a fossil-rich limestone that formed 450 million years ago in a shallow sea near the equator. Quarries near Garson, Manitoba have been the only source for the stone as building material for the last 120 years. Learn about Tyndall stone's geology, how to spot and identify fossils, and about the stone's use and relationship to people in the region over the last 3000 years. The fully accessible tour will be led by author Abigail Auld. Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/moving-matter-tyndall-stone-in-the-city-tour-tickets-623371058617   
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July 12, 6:30 - 8:00 pm (approximate 2.5 km)
Lions and their Prey: a downtown walking tour
Have you spotted the dozens of lions, other mammals, reptiles, birds and fish atop Winnipeg’s downtown buildings? Binoculars will be available, but bring your own if you have them.
The fully accessible tour will be led by historian Gail Perry. Registration
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lions-and-their-prey-a-downtown-walking-tour-tickets-596294582147

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Book Lovers Events

MAY 10, 7 PM
Artspace
If attending, or to request the Zoom info, email MWGEvents2022@gmail.com
Manitoba Writers Guild’s featured author David Y Williamson is a poet and instructor living in northern Manitoba. "Through Disassembled Houses of Perfect Stones" is his first full length poetry collection. A question and answer session will follow.

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MAY 31, 7 PM – 8 PM
Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
Mask use is recommended. How to attend physical events here at the store:
https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-attendance

Philipp Schott Book Launch (Six Ostriches: A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery), featuring a reading, conversation, and book signing. Hosted by Doug Speirs.
YouTube stream with live chat: https://www.youtube.com/live/U_rcdzxMIMU

It’s springtime in rural Manitoba. The snow has finally left the exotic animal farm where an ostrich finds and swallows a shiny object. Cue veterinarian and amateur sleuth Dr. Peter Bannerman, who surgically removes the object, which looks like an ancient Viking artifact. Soon after, people are horrified by a series of animal mutilations. This sets Peter, and his talented sniffer dog, Pippin, on the hunt for answers.

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Oak Hammock Marsh         j_bourgeois@ducks.ca
https://www.oakhammockmarsh.ca/experience/events/

May 14, 10:00am to 11:30am
Mother's Day Brunch and Wildflower Sale by Prairie Originals
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May 30, 7:00 a.m. - Birding with the Naturalist
Explore the Marsh with Resident Naturalist, Paula Grieef, and look for spring migrants.

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St. James Assiniboia 55+ Centre, 203 Duffield St, Third Floor, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0H6
Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm    info@stjamescentre.com    

May 18, 4:30 pm - 9 pm
$30 per person       Register by calling us at 204-987-8850
Schnitzelfest at our local Anavets-283 located at 3584 Portage avenue.
Lots of prizes! Cash Bar! Live Entertainment! 
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Are you a member? Use the Fitness Centre without booking a time slot.
Check out the Member's Library or look into joining a club or group!

Whether you're a member or not, you can:
Register for a program or event.
Stop in for a guided tour and info about becoming a member.
Ask our Seniors Resource Coordinator about helpful resources.
Purchase a drop in pass and try a program.
Attend one of our free presentations.
Ask us about our Footcare Program.