Animal Events
August 28, 12:30 pm
TICKETS and INFO https://valourfc.canpl.ca/pups-at-the-pitch/
The Winnipeg Humane Society is happy to announce our partnership with Valour FC for their upcoming Pups at the Pitch game. We will receive $5 from every Pup + Person ticket sold!
Get your 50/50 tickets on game day, as we will be the lucky recipient of half the pot!
Attendees with a dog must print a "Pups at the Pitch" Waiver
https://cdn.canpl.ca/app/uploads/winnipeg/2022/08/16120752/VFC_PupsAtThePitchDog-Waiver2022.pdf
and present it at the on-site dog registration table on event day.
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September 18, 12 PM – 5 PM
Norwood Community Centre http://www.norwoodcc.ca/
Fall into Autumn Vendor Event - Over 25 local women owned businesses!
In support of K9 Advocates we will be accepting donations at the door and will holding a 50/50 draw. K-9 Advocates is always looking for supplies.
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Mental Health
August 31, 12 PM
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Join us and Moms Stop the Harm for International Drug Related Harm Awareness Day.
Manitoba Harm Reduction Network will be running a harm reduction fair.
Sunshine House will bring their Mobile Overdose Prevention Site (MOPS).
There will be drummers, speakers, and more.
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September 21, 2 PM – 6 PM
100 - 4 Fort St, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1C4
Learn about Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba’s programs and services and meet the staff and amazing volunteers!
The first 50 guests to arrive will receive a weighted blanket valued at over $200!
For any queries, please call us at 204-786-0987
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Biking
September 2 and October 7, 7 PM
Glenwood Community Centre
Free Tickets www.exchangedistrict.org/first-fridays-bike-in
Please sign up so we know how many participants to expect.
First Fridays Bike-Ins are back! In partnership with Winnipeg Trails, we’re leading three group rides into the Exchange District. These guided rides will show you the safest routes from different neighbourhoods throughout Winnipeg, and give you the confidence to feel comfortable biking downtown!
The second bike-in kicks off in St. Vital at Glenwood Community Centre, with a pickup spot along the way. In the Exchange we'll end at Little Brown Jug for $1 off beers and a display by The WRENCH, hosted by Tatiana Carnevale before you're free to explore all of the First Fridays programming at participating galleries and local businesses.
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September 20, 8 PM – 9:30 PM
Bike Winnipeg http://bikewinnipeg.ca/
(204) 894-6540
Northwest Local Bike Group Committee Meeting
Wish biking in Northwest Winnipeg was easier? We’re looking for feedback, and want to share Bike Winnipeg’s knowledge! Join our monthly meeting to be part of our discussion about current infrastructure issues, upcoming opportunities, and future solutions.
To join the mailing list for this or another Local Bike Group:
https://forms.gle/FYd5y34VbwNqumWf6
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Music & Family Fun
September 2, 9 PM to September 3 AT 11:59 PM
Event by Pop Vegas at Pony Corral Grant
It's time to saddle up for the hottest Pony ride in town!
We've got the dance music, you bring your energy!
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Rudy's Eat & Drink rudyseatanddrink.com
MB Hydro Place - 375 Graham Ave, Winnipeg, MB
(204) 421-9094 manager@rudyseatanddrink.com
Bars and Restaurants prohibit outside food and drinks. While Tipsy Trivia doesn’t exclude minors, most venues licenses do. Please contact the venue about allowing minors. Standard entry rules and requirements of valid ID apply.
Bring your own dabber. We will have some and other ways to mark your cards also.
Tickets are FREE, and get you a booklet of bingo cards. Extra cards will be available!
Players are given a bingo card(s) where traditional bingo numbers have been replaced with song names, music titles or both! Your host DJ plays 45-60-second clips of music and you mark off spots on your bingo card. We'll be handing out hundreds of dollars in prizes, and door prizes throughout the night!
September 3, 7 PM
Tipsy Trivia's Old School Rock Music Bingo
Flair your hair, apply some lipstick and get ready for a rockin' night!
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September 10, 7 PM
Tipsy Trivia's Disney Music Bingo
Love Disney?? Sing all the songs in the shower?? Know all the songs?? PROVE IT!!
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September 17, 7 PM
Tipsy Trivia's 90's Dance Music Bingo
Dance music that will have you jumping out of your seat and also give you a chance to win a grand prize!
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September 24, 7 PM
Tipsy Trivia's 80's, 90's, & 00's Music Bingo
Grab your dabber and win at Rudy's Eat & Drink's 80's, 90's & 00's Music Bingo event!
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West End Cultural Centre
The West End requires proof of vaccination and masks to attend all events.
September 3, 8 PM
West End Patio: Doors - 7:00pm / Show - 8:00pm
FREE
West End Neighbourhood Karaoke with Alex Maher, a Filipino-Canadian multi-instrumentalist and loop artist. Alex has had a varied career both as a solo performer and a band member (DNA6, Flannel Jimmy). He has toured Canada and the U.S. and his music has been featured in shows like Roadtrip Nation and The Collector. February 2020 saw the arrival of Alex’s second EP, Dream Final.
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September 14, 8 PM
Tickets · $25.16 www.eventbrite.ca/e/concert-for-eviction-prevention-tickets-396820168807
Resource Assistance for Youth (RaY) is hosting a fundraising concert in support of eviction prevention. An evening of music, featuring Cozymannos, Dominique Hodder, Greg MacPherson, Cassidy Mann, and more. Purchase an exclusive RaY art print from Zephyra Vun.
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September 5, Sign 6:30 PM / Show 7 PM – 10 PM
The Cube! Old Market Square
CaRaVaN at the Cube runs every Monday through September 19.
CaRaVaN is an entirely volunteer-run open mic. CaRaVaN regularly features artists with a wide range of skill levels and we welcome them all! Musicians will get 2 songs, while all others will have approximately 5 minutes.
Maintain a reasonable distance from folks you don't know. Mask use make some feel more comfortable, so please wear them if you'd like!
During extreme weather, we may move to X-Cues Cafe & Lounge or do a virtual-only event.
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September 10 AT 12 PM – September 11 AT 2 AM
Sherbrook Street Festival 2022!
FREE family activities, afternoon programming for all ages and an evening party featuring great local bands!
Live Music! Pop ups and giveaways! Art City! Bouncy castle! Beer gardens!
Venues: Shorty’s Pizza – Outdoor Beverage Garden, 53 Maryland St.
Broadway Neighbourhood Centre Green Space, 185 Young St.
Food Fare – Outdoor Beverage Garden, 115 Maryland St.
The Handsome Daughter, 61 Sherbrook St.
More info: www.westbroadwaybiz.com/ssf
Vendor and volunteer contact: jillhisco@gmail.com
General Contact: festival@westbroadwaybiz.com
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September 4, 9 PM – 2 AM
Fame Nightclub, 110 Market Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets · $25 www.showpass.com/fantasy-2
and at both Love Nest locations and Adam & Eve on a CASH only basis
Our September Fantasy is back in a big way!
We are using the upstairs area which means a big space and lots of room to play and dance.
The event will feature: 2 DJs / A dance performance by M Funk Dance / GoGo Dancers
Shibari Demos / A larger fetish play space / And a new free STBBI testing station
A chance to win $250 in cash for getting tested at the event!
As always Fetish Wear is strongly encouraged and mandatory in the fetish play area!
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Writers & Writing
McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, in the Atrium
Details of how to attend: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-attendance
September 8, 7 PM – 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/bcSI4rw0M4Q
Chris Rutkowski talks about his new book Canada's UFOs: Declassified, and what he found about Canadian government UFO investigations with event host and radio personality Hal Anderson of CJOB and Global News and special guest Larry Maguire, MP for Brandon-Souris.
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September 15, 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/xNMX14gPgZg
Eva Wasney launches her first book, Homemade: Recipes and Stories from Winnipeg and Beyond, a community cookbook celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Winnipeg Free Press and the newspaper’s long tradition of recipe-sharing and home-cooking journalism.
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September 16, 7 PM – 8 PM
Simultaneous YouTube stream with live chat: https://youtu.be/MCxrCrG6NEM
The hybrid launch of The Vanishing Signs: Essays by Cam Scott featuring a conversation hosted by Irene Bindi. Poet and critic Cam Scott contemplates the novel in various guises.
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September 24, 1 PM – 3:30 PM
Weston Family Tall Grass Prairie Interpretative Centre, 32087 Road 10N, Stuartburn, MB R0A 2B0
Free Event / To Register
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/writing-the-tall-grass-prairie-with-sarah-ens-tickets-397353183067?fbclid=IwAR3PUpxmkzOTGnny0QYnXJiDeEd8hc2Zy7FMLFk_aCEvmRY2SbHPlMAZp1w
Poet Sarah Ens shares from her latest book, Flyway (available for purchase), and explores this natural landscape with a guided walk. Attendees will participate in a free writing mini-workshop.
Please stay home if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. When indoors, mask-wearing is recommended. Parking is available onsite. Please come prepared for the weather.
Her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in numerous publications. Her collection of poetry, The World Is Mostly Sky was shortlisted for the 2021 McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award and the 2022 Lansdowne Prize for Poetry.
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September 17, 12:30 PM – 6 PM
Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA)
To register: info@mawa.ca and put “Brokenhead Bus” in the subject header.
Free Field Trip: Brokenhead River Trail Plant Knowledge with Taylor Galvin
A free wheelchair-accessible bus will depart from MAWA at 12:30 pm and return at 6:00 pm. (Masks must be worn on the bus.) You are also welcome to meet us there at 1:45 pm. Take highway #59 to Brokenhead and turn right on Bison Drive. Go 5 km to the roundhouse, which is wheelchair accessible.
We will meet at the roundhouse and continue along the river for a 90-minute guided walk of traditional medicine plants and their uses led by Taylor Galvin of Brokenhead, a U of W guest lecturer in Indigenous plant knowledge. There will be time for independent drawing, painting or writing, further exploration, questions or visiting.
Bring your own lunch/snacks, drinks and art supplies. Bug spray, sunscreen, hats and good walking shoes are recommended. No dogs.
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September 17, 7 PM
Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort Street,Winnipeg,R3C 1C9,CA
Tickets · $10 via Eventbrite, and $15 at the door
The Comedy and Magic Showcase, featuring 4 of Winnipeg's finest professional comedians, and Toronto magician Khang Pham, a viral Tiktok magician. He mixes flashy stage magic with comedy, and a dash of mentalism.
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September 20, 7 PM
The Hangar, 121 Scurfield http://www.hangarwinnipeg.com/
$85 per person
(204) 560-2929 This event is for ages 18+
Chunky Blanket Workshop with Monique
Create a gorgeous, cozy, chunky blanket! All supplies and instruction are provided. Select from 6 different colours of chunky chenille yarn. Add great music, sips of your favourite beverage, and you have a perfect night out!
I'll send an email upon ticket purchase so you can select your yarn color.
Come early to enjoy drinks or a full meal (not included in the ticket price).
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Oct 19, 20 and 21 - 7:30 PM
Oct 22 - 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Oct 23 - 2:00 PM
Prairie Theatre Exchange, Colin Jackson Theatre, 393 Portage Ave, Wpg, MB R3B 3H6
Tickets $20 https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/65180
You are invited to Caryl Churchill's extraordinary play, Escaped Alone, to see Jane Burpee, Patricia Hunter, Megan McArton and Maggie Nagle.
Direction: Krista Jackson totallykrista@gmail.com
We dedicate this show to our late friend and colleague Nancy Drake.
“A short and wondrous play that plumbs the depths of 21st-century terrors, large and small. These range from the eccentrically personal to the sweepingly historic - as in, well, the end of the world as we know it." - New York Times
https://sites.google.com/view/escapedalonewpg/home
