Showing posts with label Manitoba Theatre Centre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manitoba Theatre Centre. Show all posts

June 28, 2015

Canada Day and more at Oak Hammock l Sylvia Matas l Chess, The Musical l Peacock Place l Revenge of the Meek l CLINK l SHARDS l Tape l From Broadway to Obscurity l The Rascal’s Countdown l Coriolanus l Lynn Miles & Scott Nolan

Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre Events
Call (204) 467-3300 or email  Jacques Bourgeois

July 1
Enjoy a FREE Canada Day Cupcake at 2 p.m.
Face painting! Watch Canadian content films in the comfort of our theatre.
Horse-drawn wagon ride from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($5 non-members / $3 members)
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July 4 - 10 a.m.
Wild Edibles Workshop
The fee for this workshop is only $10 per person plus admission.
Pre-registration is required.
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July 11 - 10 a.m. start at the Interpretive Centre
Hike the Dyke
This hike will be through rough terrain. Tall plants, insects and other obstacles. Proper walking footwear, clothing and water a must.  There are no benches, washrooms, shade.
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July 18 and 19
Water Festival
Fun games and other activities will help you understand why water is important.
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July 25 - 1 p.m.
How to Identify Birds Workshop
With our Resident Naturalist, Paula Grieef you can learn to identify birds.
Pre-registration is required. Fee is $5 plus admission.
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Camp for Kids July and August
Cattail Camp: ages 5 to 7 - Animal detective, puzzle hunt, crafts, games, and more!
Blackbird Camp: ages 8 to 10 - Games, scavenger hunts and a cool craft.
Wetland Adventure: ages 11 to 13 - survival skills, canoeing, and geocaching!

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July 11 - August 22, 2015
Lisa Kehler Art + Projects, 171 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0S1
Sylvia Matas: A Certain Distance
Opening reception Saturday, July 11, 2-5 pm

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WINNIPEG FRINGE - tickets and info 
plays begin July 15

Manitoba Theatre Centre, 174 Market Ave, Winnipeg, R3B 0P8

Ethereal Fantazy Prod. presents Chess, The Musical!! 
A world chess championship match between an American and a Russian grandmaster during the Cold War, where romantic rivalries and US-Soviet political tensions are put into play to the pulse of a monumental rock score by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Mamma Mia), and lyrics by Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar). 
This Winnipeg premiere will take you from Italy to Thailand and will show you that there’s nothing black and white about this game except the game board.

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Manitoba Theatre For Young People, 2 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4X1
Peacock Place, written by Sue Proctor, is a wacky collision of the world of social work and legal drama with clown. A burned out social worker, weary of her job seeks out advice from a clown in Peacock Place. She creates an alter ego - a clown character, and begins her double life. The realism of the ‘real world’ creates a logical foundation for the magic of the clown experience. Suitable for all ages.
Directed by TeriLynn Friesen

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The Tom Hendry Theatre, Warehouse, 140 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0P8

Revenge of the Meek, written & directed by Andrew Lizotte
Jesus has just left the building. The church is in some dire straights and in need a major overhaul. Will Christianity survive in this story of a would be profit named Randy, rogue poets, and astrological uncertainty! See the show that dares to blur the line between spirituality and fiscal responsibility, with JOKES!

Ryan Ash
Dan Augusta
Colin Connor 
Ava Darrach-Gagnon
Produced by Steven Sim
Assistant Director & Stage Manager Natalie Dacquisto

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Red River College (Princess Street Campus), Princess Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B1K9

CLINK, a new comedy written by Hannah Foulger, by HER Productions 
A wedding, hosted by the groom's conservative Mennonite family, takes a turn when his best (wo)man arrives the day before and the whole wedding party starts hitting the bottle.

Kaeleigh Ayre as Rachel Case, the Bride
Brian Earle as Paul Reimer, the Groom
Reba Terlson as Abbey Randall, the Maid of Honour
Hannah Foulger as Samantha Thiessen, Best Man
Directed by Kendra Jones
Costume Design by Micaela Crighton

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The Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne, Unit 204, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3P2
SHARDS - Writer/Director: Wren Hookey
Jennifer Hooper & Hailley Rhoda
Stage Manager: Jennifer Bahniuk
No matter how much we pretend we’re safe, there is increasing violence all around us. Through a series of thought-provoking disconnected scenes and monologues, this play explores the many ways violence manifests itself in our everyday lives.
Ranging from the metaphoric to the realistic, this intense, provocative, and at times darkly funny play raises complex questions that have no easy answers.

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Asper Centre for Theatre & Film, 400 Colony Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
From the company that brought you Rope (5 STARS – CBC, Best Theatrical Production of 2013 – The Uniter) and Orphans (5 STARS, Best Local Production – CBC) comes Tape by Stephen Belber.

Questions of motive, memory, truth and perception writhe underneath the surface as Vince forces long-time friend Jon to confess that he raped Vince’s old girlfriend, Amy. Tensions rise as Amy enters the fray and the three must determine what the past has meant and what the future holds.

Kevin Ramberran
Justin Fry
Natashia Durand
Directed by Ivan Henwood
Stage Managed by Winson Ta

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Winnipeg Studio Theatre, 140 Rupert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

From Broadway to Obscurity is a high energy, funny musical about making hard choices for the right reasons. Dreams collide in this revealing confessional. At the peak of his career in the 4-time Tony Nominated smash hit Jersey Boys on Broadway, Eric Gutman made the decision to return to Detroit so that he could raise his two young daughters.

From the company that brought you Altar Boyz, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Spring Awakening. Don't miss this new exciting Canadian Premiere Musical.

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One88, 188 Princess Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1L2

Break out you leg warmers, mousse the hair, and get ready to jam to the clean, improv comedy style that is as rad as an after school episode of Degrassi Jr. High. IT’S THE RASCALS COUNTDOWN – a tribute to the 80’s in an improv countdown (they perform scenes, and you vote for your favourites).
The late shows are more like Twisted Sister (no one under 16 permitted).

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The Purple Room, 72 Princess St. 3rd Floor

Mad Cows Production presents Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
Discount Tickets: $9 for Matinees
Friends, family, country or lovers: for whom would you fight and die? And what if protecting these things meant sacrificing all your principles? Reared to be a fighting machine, Coriolanus’ beliefs will not allow him to flatter the politicians and pander to the Roman populace. And a man who refuses to kiss political arse is a man who faces certain doom.
Warnings: Sexual Content, Violent Content

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Park Theatre Presents Lynn Miles in Concert with Scott Nolan
July 15, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9
Tickets

Juno award winning singer songwriter Lynn Miles accompanied by Scott Nolan. 
With twelve albums to her credit, the winner of multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards, and a 2003 Juno Award for Roots and Traditional Solo Album of the Year, she has certainly found her strength over time.
She has always written music with unbridled feeling and vulnerability. Now with her latest studio offering "Downpour" the voice of her experience has truly elevated her songwriting to its richest depth of emotion.

June 26, 2015

Slam: Ian Keteku l Spartan Race l Feminist Open Mic & Plus Size Clothing Swap l Full Flex Express l Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival l Lynn Miles l MTS Super-Spike 2015 l Wildwoodrose Vintage Market

July 11, Sign-up 3:30 pm - Slam 4:00 pm
The Good Will - Social Club, 625 Portage, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2G4
EMAIL FOR YOUR TICKETS. (SUBJECT LINE : IAN)

Come slam with us!
$10.00 - All Ages
Ian Keteku is a two time national slam champion and the 2010 World Poetry Slam champion. Keteku is also a multi-media artist, producing thought-provoking poetic films. He conducts poetry, writing and performance workshops for students of all ages.

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July 11, 8:00 am
Grunthal Motocross Recreation Centre
Tickets Contact us for a discount prior to registering. 

Join Spartan Race's first ever Sprint race in Manitoba!
The elite heat kicks off at 8:00 am with open heats beginning at 8:30 am. Join as a team of 4 or more and receive a discount on registration! 
Kids Race (ages 5-10) - 11:30 am 
Youth Race (ages 11-13) - 10:00 am
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July 12, 1:00 pm - 4:00p m
Frame Arts Warehouse, 318 Ross, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A0L4

Feminist Open Mic & Plus Size Clothing Swap
Come share a song, a poem, a thought, some clothes.
No pressure to perform, but if you do, remember you will have limited space and one mic.
Drop-off your plus-sized clothing and shop around for something new.
The event is by donation. If you can’t afford to pay, we won’t stop you from walking in.

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July 14, 2:00 pm
Adrenaline Adventures, 600 Caron Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R4H 1B4
Tickets / VIP tickets       All Ages / Licensed Area 

UnionElectronic & Prairie Promotions Present Full Flex Express
Skrillex's critically-acclaimed Full Flex Express is making a comeback, with a star-studded lineup including headliners Skrillex and Diplo as Jack Ü, plus performances from ZEDS DEAD, A$AP Ferg, Tycho, Kiesza, Hundred Waters, and a very special back-to-back set with Anna Lunoe and Mija
Skrillex is partnering with Red Bull to provide a state-of-the-art mini studio in one of the train cars to inspire artists to create and collaborate.

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Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
July 15 – 26, 2015

North America's second-largest Fringe.
This year more than 170 companies from across Canada and around the world will bring their amazing plays and acts to enthusiastic and adventurous audiences.

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July 15, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9
Tickets

Lynn Miles, Juno award winning Canadian singer songwriter, accompanied by the wonderful Scott Nolan. With twelve albums to her credit, the winner of multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards, and a 2003 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Solo Album of the Year, Lynn has certainly found her strength over time. Now with her latest studio offering "Downpour" the voice of her experience has truly elevated her songwriting to its richest depth of emotion.

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July 17
Maple Grove Rugby Park, 90 Frobisher Rd, Winnipeg, Manitoba 
MTS Super-Spike combines Western Canada's biggest beach/outdoor volleyball tournament, mixed in with a two day concert series, all set in a festival atmosphere.
It is summer’s hottest party, with all funds raised going to support a charity cause.

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July 18, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
167 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
WildWoodRose Vintage and The West Broadway Biz present The Wildwoodrose Vintage Street Market II.
Vintage, Vintage Inspired, Up-Cycled & Re-Purposed Vendors create a Vintage Destination Shopping Experience, with the shops, boutiques and restaurants that make up one of Winnipeg's most eclectic and vibrant neighbourhoods.

April 25, 2014

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

Ace Art, 2-290 McDermot Avenue
April 29 - Please arrive between 6:45 and 7:00
Ken Gregory and Diana Thorneycroft unveil two new pieces of art, each inspired by the other in an experimental approach to their creative process.  This experiment is part of a new documentary, and we welcome an audience that doesn't object to being filmed.
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April 30, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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

also submissions requested - Deadline: noon on May 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Music Monday 2013 from Ontario Science Centre - with Chris Hadfield 

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

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

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

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

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

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Tom Hendry Warehouse, 140 Rupert Ave. at Lily St.
$20 MTC Box Office,174 Market Avenue - 204-942-6537
May 9, 8 pm Buy tickets 
May 10, 3 pm Buy tickets 
May 10, 8 pm Buy tickets 

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

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

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May 10
Laff Night at Rumours
Tickets are only $17.00 
50% of Ticket Sales go to the Manitoba Pug Rescue.

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

November 15, 2013

Social Studies l A Christmas Story l Folk Festival Fundraiser l ART from the HEART SHOW and SALE l Hull's Haven Santa Photos & Holiday Party l St. Francois Xavier Craft Sale

Prairie Theatre Exchange: Social Studies by Trish Cooper
Preview - November 20   l   November 21 - December 08
World Premiere   TICKETS 

When Jackie moves back, she thought her biggest problem would be readjusting to a smaller bed. She didn’t realize her mother had given that bed to a Sudanese refugee.  But the former “Lost Boy” is not all that he seems, and the family learns about making assumptions. 
Cultural differences, language barriers, and the self-conscious earnestness of the "well-meaning" combine to deliver a scathingly comic look at Canadian values.

Trish has a fabulous sense of character and a keen ear.  She’s very funny, and she’s written a play that is a very funny, yet insightful, look at the new Canada. – Robert Metcalfe

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Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre: A Christmas Story by Philip Grecian
Based on the film by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown & Bob Clark
Preview: November 19 and 20  l   November 21 - December 14

All nine-year-old Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder B.B. gun “with a compass and this thing which tells time built right into the stock.” 
In his quest to convince the adults in his life, he encounters an eccentric leg lamp, deals with a crotchety department store Santa, does battle with the schoolyard bully and stars in his own elaborate fantasies.  
A Christmas Story is a nostalgic look at childhood that will delight kids of all ages.

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Fundraiser for the Winnipeg Folk Festival’s education and outreach programs
November 22
The Fairmont Winnipeg

Dinner, silent auction and performances by Ani DiFranco and The Brothers Landreth

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ART from the HEART 14th Annual SHOW and SALE
Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre (M.E.R.C.), 430 Langside St

November 22  - 7 pm to 9 pm: featuring DJs Monkey Sparrow and Stag Panther
November 23 - 10:30 am to 3 pm

No entry fee, though donations are welcomed
Artists keep 100% of sales l Cash sales preferred
Come to see and buy the latest works of art by inner city and lower income artists.

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Sprockett's Doggy Day Camp, Unit 7- 975 Thomas Ave
November 23, 11:00 am until 3:30 pm  To contribute or any questions 
Hull's Haven Border Collie Rescue's Wine Raffle, Santa Photos, Bake Sale, 
Adoptathon, Silent Auction & Holiday Party      
Visit our vendor booths to get your Christmas shopping done early!

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St. Francois Xavier Community Craft Sale 
Boston Terrier & Pug Rescue of Southern Manitoba (BTPRSM)
November 23, 10:00 am until 4:00 pm 
Entrance fee $1 - all funds going to our 'Raise the Rink' project.  
Come shop for all your Christmas needs under one roof.  
Local artists, crafters and vendors will be bringing their best to this event. 

January 10, 2013

SondheimFest


SondheimFest, January 16 - February 3
"Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos." -­‐ Stephen Sondheim
No one has successfully bent or broken more of Broadway’s rules than Stephen Sondheim. The lyricist/composer challenged the “safe” American musical of his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein, and brought musical theatre into the modern world: gang fights in the streets (West Side Story, 1957), a bittersweet look at marriage (Company, 1970) and a chorus line of killers (Assassins, 1990).

“Sondheim has changed the course of theatre history, tearing the musical away from its roots in romantic comedy,” says MTC Artistic Director Steven Schipper. “This year’s festival will celebrate his artistic impact on our city and the world."

For just $80, festival-goers can experience 11 SONDHEIMFEST productions
Two additional events – from zone41 theatre and Tara Players/Murder on the Menu,
along with screenings at the Winnipeg Public Library and a free lecture series.

To purchase a SONDHEIMPASS, call the MTC Box Office at 204-­942­‐6537. 


Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Film Screening)
West Side Story (Film Screening)
Winnipeg Public Library

What's Love Got To Do With It? (Original work, staged reading)
By Muriel Hogue
Manitoba Association of Playwrights

Panelists: Connie Manfredi, Into the Woods by District Theatre Collective
Reid Harrison, Follies by Dry Cold Productions
Kami Desilets, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Kiss the Giraffe Productions

May 4, 2012

My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding

Tom Hedley Warehouse Theatre, 140 Rupert Street 
May 10 – May 20, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm 
Tickets available at Winnipeg Studio Theatre, or call 942-6537  

A hilarious, heartfelt true story of a divorced woman’s journey  
of self-discovery and the son who turns her life into a hit musical.   

Don’t miss the sellout musical sensation that took Toronto by storm!!  

Featuring: 
David Hein 
Annabel Kershaw 
Rosemary Doyle 
Irene Sankoff 
John Bluethner 
Scott Peterson 
Stephanie Sy 
Jackie Kurceba 
Adam Hurtig 
Kami Desilets  

Book and Music by David Hein & Irene Sankoff  
Directed by Kayla Gordon 
Musical Director - Paul DeGurse 
Music Supervisor and Arrangements - Bob Foster 
Choreographer - Brenda Gorlick 

June 4, 2011

Jazz for Humanity: Rwanda

JAZZ FOR HUMANITY | THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD ART AUCTION  

An evening of jazz, art, dance and food raising funds for a community of survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

Friday, June 10
Manitoba Theatre Centre
7:00 pm | art auction
8:00 pm | concert
catered reception to follow


Featuring:
Curtis Nowosad [drums] Graham Isaak [bass] Rayannah Kroeker [voice] 
Shannon Kristjanson [sax/flute] Simon Christie [trumpet] Will Bonness [piano] 

Art created by: Antoine Fréchette | Caroline Mousseau | Carolyne Kroeker | Gillian King | Justin Currie | Karl Kohut | Liliane Lavack | Linda St-Jacques | Lisa Spiers | 
Megan Driedger | Miguel Yetman | Monique Chartier-Kroeker | Nathalie Van der Zaag | Paulette Fournier-Jones | Quintin Bart | Renée Quiring | Shoshana Coodin | 
and VISUAL ARTIST FROM KIMIRONKO Patrick Ruganintwali

All funds are donated to Ubuntu Edmonton, our partner organization based in Kimironko, a suburb of Rwanda's capital. 
Ubuntu works with members of the Kimironko community, primarily comprised of widows of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and their families, to establish and run programs which will help alleviate the major challenges they face. 

This year, thanks to our sponsors and support from our community,
EVERY PENNY FROM YOUR TICKET WILL GO DIRECTLY TO RWANDA!