Theatre & arts

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THE URBAN SAINT: THE HARRY LEHOTSKY STORY: Paul Boge’s true story of the late Harry Lehotsky’s (pictured) journey from drugs in New York City to “sainthood” in Win­nipeg’s inner city, 7 p.m. today, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

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DAVID ROBERTSON & BEATRICE MOSIONIER: Book launches for The Life of Helen Betty Osborne and Come Walk With Me, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Aqua Books.

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KEN SEGAL GALLERY: New paintings by William Pura, to Nov. 25, 531 Osborne.

Theatre

Strong Poison

MTC Mainstage, 8 p.m. today and tomorrow and 4 & 8:30 p.m. Saturday; $29.40 to $66.15 at 942-6537.

Bordertown Cafe

A teenager living with his mom on the Alberta-Montana border must decide if he should uproot his life, opens today, Prairie Theatre Exchange, Portage Place, to Nov. 29; $38 to $40, students/seniors $28 to $32 at 942-5483.

The Mousetrap

Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre presents Agatha Christie's popular mystery, 8 p.m. today to Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, St. Boniface College's Martial Caron Theatre; $15.

L'inscription

The meeting of new neighbours can be a thing of joy... or not, presented by Le Cercle Molière, opens tomorrow, Théâtre de la Chapelle, 825 Saint-Joseph St., to Dec. 5; $25.71, students/seniors $23.33 at 233-8053.

Stripped-Down Hamlet

Presented by Shakespeare in the Ruins, 3:30 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, St. Luke's Anglican Church, 130 Nassau; $15, students/seniors $12 at 942-5483.

Departures & Arrivals

U of M's Black Hole Theatre Company presents Carol Shields' first play, opens Tuesday, continues to Nov. 28; $11, students/seniors $9 at 474-6880.

The Last Dog of War

Written and performed by Linda Griffiths, presented by Theatre Projects, 8 p.m. today to Saturday, Costume Museum of Canada, where a special exhibit of wartime attire has been curated; $20, seniors $17 and students $15 at 989-2400.

The Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling's coming-of-age tale, 7 p.m. tomorrow and 1 & 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Canwest Performing Arts Centre, to Nov. 15; $15.75 at 942-8898.

Hansel and Gretel

Opens Monday, Fantasy Theatre for Children, Deaf Centre Manitoba, 285 Pembina to Nov. 22; $9 at 944-0581.

Olive and Hilary

A comedy with a dark twist, Tara Players. Dinner Theatre at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday ($45), show only Nov. 19 and 20 ($15) at 8 p.m., Irish Association, 654 Erin; reservations at 7748272.

Good Vibrations

Canad Inn Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina, to Jan. 9; $51.95 Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and $61.95 Friday and Saturday, children $25.95 at 982-8282.

Dance

On The Road

A prelude to a tour featuring six works by three choreographers, presented by Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers, 8 p.m. today to Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne; $25, students/seniors $20. Pay What You Can performance for the Sunday matinée only.

Literary

Anthology Reading Series

Featuring Allan Levine, Doug Whiteway and Karen Dudley, 7 p.m. today, Aqua Books.

Impact: A History of Disasters in Manitoba

By Brock Holowachuk, 7:30 p.m. today, McNally Robinson Polo Park.

Roland Penner & Norm Larsen

Launch of Tales from the Underworld and Other Stories, 8 p.m. today, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

Anne Murray

An unflinching self-portrait, 2 p.m. Saturday, Indigo Books, 1590 Kenaston.

Estelle Reder

Launches That's My Story: Taking a Courageous Path, 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

John Toone & GMB Chomichuk

Launch their two new books Catch that Catfish and Hope and the Walleye, 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson Polo Park.

Lectures

Policy Advocacy and Multilevel Governance in Canada: Insights from Scottish Devolution

By Prof. Joan Grace, U of W's political science department, SkyWalk Lecture Series, 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Millennium Library; free.

Films

Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival

Over 50 screenings of feature films, documentaries, shorts, and experimental films, plus workshops and panels, opens Wednesday, Garrick Centre, to Nov. 22; single screening $4 or $40 for a Festival Pass. For more info visit www.aboriginalfimfest.org or call 774- 1375.

Comedy

Kevin McDonald

Kids in the Hall alumnus presents comic memoir Hammy and the Kids, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Gas Station Theatre; $37 at winnipegcomedyfestival.com.

Rumor's: Daniel Kinno

Continues until Saturday; DJ Hazzard opens Tuesday until Nov. 28, Tuxedo Shopping Centre, 2025 Corydon; for tickets call 488-4520 or visit rumorscomedyclub.com.

CRUMBS: The Dirty Dozen

With DJ Hunnicutt, 8 p.m. Saturday, Gas Station Theatre; $12, students $10.

Out and About

Santa Claus Parade

100th Anniversary, 5 p.m. Saturday, beginning at Portage Avenue and Young Street and travelling east on Portage ending with fireworks at The Forks.

D'Arcy's A.R.C. (Animal Rescue Centre) 8th Anniversary

Celebrating 8 years of rescuing animals, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 730 Century.

Singles International Dance

8 p.m. tomorrow, Masonic Centre, 420 Corydon; $15 by calling 772-1637.

Local Colour Art Group

7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, 180 Poplar. Free admission.

Museums

Manitoba Museum

Robots + Us, to Jan. 17; Cretaceous Life exhibit; Gathered Treasures, some of the museum's most intriguing artifacts, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and closed Monday; admission $8 adults, $6.50 youths/seniors, $26.50 family; visit www.manitobamuseum.ca.

Planetarium

To the Moon, 1 & 3 p.m. weekends; Manitoba Skies, 4 p.m. weekends.

Galleries

Artbeat Studio

Strokes of Brilliance, works by Meagan Brown, opening reception today from 6 to 8:30 p.m., 62 Albert.

Assiniboine Park Pavilion Gallery

Belgrade Light, photographs by Sarah Crawley, to Jan. 3.

Bay Paddlewheel Gallery

Winnipeg Sketch Club Annual Juried Show, opens Saturday.

Birchwood Art Gallery

Duetto by Shirley & Alexus Elias and introducing sculptor Ruth Campbell, to Nov. 21, 1170 Taylor.

Buhler Gallery

Perspectives: Robert Houle & Tim Schouten Exhibition, to Jan. 17, St. Boniface Hospital.

Centre culturel franco-manitobain

Horizon, recent works by Michel Saint Hilaire, opening reception tomorrow at 7 p.m., 340 Provencher.

cre8ery

Constantly Moving by Bennie Peters, until Tuesday, 125 Adelaide.

Fleet Galleries

Lights Outby Sandi Caputo, opens Sunda, opening reception Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 65 Albert.

Gallery One One One

Border Crossings Study Centre, a portable archive of the magazine's 27-year publishing history, opening reception Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m., U of M, Fort Garry Campus.

Gallery 803

Paul Robles' Rabble Rousers, to Nov. 21, 803 Erin.

Keepsakes Gallery

Pottery by Anna Olson and Monoprint abstracts by Sandi Caputo, opens Saturday and continues until Dec. 10, 264 McDermot.

Ken Segal Gallery

New paintings by William Pura, to Nov. 25, 531 Osborne.

Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library

Focus on Fibres 60th anniversary celebration of the Manitoba Weavers and Fibre Artists, 183 Kennedy.

Medea Gallery

Gantzel's Glimpses, photography by Jack Gantzel, until Tuesday, 132 Osborne.

Oseredo Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Centre

Legacy of the Cossack Elite, opens Sunday, 184 Alexander E.

Paul Thorlakson Gallery

Linearis, paintings by art librarian, Liv Valmestad, to Nov. 26, U of M's Elizabeth Dafoe Library.

Piano Nobile

Symphony in Glass by Kathleen Black & Lesley Dawyduk, to Dec. 12, Centennial Concert Hall.

Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts

Added Value, paintings in a variety of media by Vancouver artist Stephanie Aitken, Toronto artist Stephen Andrews, Chris Dorosz from San Francisco and Montreal artist Janet Werner, guest-curated by former Platform director Lisa Wood, Artspace, 100 Arthur.

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art

Disruption from Within by Michel de Broin, to Nov. 21, 286 McDermot.

Silpit Building

Open Studio - visit the 6th floor to view creations by 12 local artists and discuss their work over seasonal refreshments, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, 70 Arthur.

Stoneware Gallery

Shifting Palettes by Kevin Stafford, to Nov. 25, 778 Corydon.

Wayne Arthur Gallery

Spirit of a Province, paintings and quilts by Judith Panson, to Nov. 25, 186 Provencher.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, to Jan. 10; Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes, to Jan. 3; EUROfix, celebrating five centuries of European art with over 150 works, to Feb. 7; Inuit Sculpture: Selections from the Collection, to Sunday; admission $8, students/seniors $6, children $4 or $18 for a family.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 12, 2009 F18