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THEATRE

Shirley Valentine

Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, ends Saturday. Tickets start at $28.35 at MTC box office 942-6537.

Festival du Voyageur: The Disappeared

In partnership with Theatre Vice-Versa Theatre and Centre culturel franco-manitobain, tonight to Saturday at CCFM. Tickets $20 at 233-ALLO.

Two & 2/3 Men

Celebrations Dinner Theatre, continues to March 17. Showtimes: 6:15 Wednesday to Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $28.95 to $64.95 at 982-8282.

Lost -- A Memoir

Prairie Theatre Exchange, continues to Feb. 5, third floor Portage Place. Tickets $27 to $45 at 925-5483

Arms and the Man

The Black Hole Theatre Company, ends Sunday, Gas Station Arts Centre, 445B River Ave., 7 p.m. nightly with 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and Sunday. Tickets $12 and $15 at 474-6880.

Candida

Tara Players, MTC's ShawFest 2012, 8 p.m. tonight to Sunday, with 2 p.m. matinee Sunday, Irish Association of Manitoba, 654 Erin St. Tickets $15 at 774-8272.

On achève bien les chevaux

Cercle Molière, 8 p.m. nightly to Feb. 4, 340 Provencher. Tickets $25.25 and $28.

Shoestring Players

Featuring Great Catherine, and AnnaJanska, The Bolshevik Empress, part of MTC Shawfest, ends Sunday, Colin Jackson Studio Theatre, PTE, Portage Place. Showtimes: 8:30 p.m. tomorrow; 1:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 6 p.m. Sunday.

The Possibilities

UWinnipeg Theatre Dept., opens Tuesday to Feb 11, Asper Centre for Theatre and Film; 8 p.m. Tuesday to Feb 10; 7 p.m. Feb 11. Free, reserve at 786-9152

Augustus Does His Bit

Merlyn Productions, The Ellice Theatre, 585 Ellice Ave., 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Feb. 4 with a 2 p.m. matinee Feb. 4. Admission $10 at 415-2714.

Major Barba

Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre, as part of ShawFest, to Feb. 4, Universite de Saint Boniface. Tickets $15

OUT AND ABOUT

Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic

Today to Sunday, MTS Centre. Showtimes: 7 p.m. tonight and tomorrow; noon, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday; noon and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets $15 to $60 at Ticketmaster.

Big Fun Music Festival

Today to Sunday, featuring 27 local artists, in seven venues throughout the Exchange District and Chinatown. Festival passes available at Into the Music, Music Trader, the Lo Pub and the Black Sheep Diner get you into nine out of 10 shows for $30, or pay at the door. For more info see http://bigfunfestival.blogspot.com and http://twitter.com/bigfunfestival

ShawFest

Continues to Feb. 5. Celebrates British drama's best-known revolutionary, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Tickets at 942-6537.

Music 'N' Mavens Lecture

Bruce Owen: Is the Crime Rate in Winnipeg as Bad as it Looks?, 2 p.m. today, Rady Jewish Community Centre. Silver collection.

Elegance For Singles

Singles dance, 8 p.m. Saturday, New Cavalier Motor Inn. Ticket $15 at 338-9986.

Cabin Fever: Duck Soup

Free film for kids, 2 p.m. Sunday, Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.

Music 'N' Mavens Lecture

Robert Warren - Entrepreneurship: Local Presence Global Reach, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rady Jewish Community Centre. Silver collection.

COMEDY

Rumor's

Concert series with Dave Coulier tonight to Saturday. Tickets $17 tonight; $20 Friday and Saturday. Opening Tuesday, Sean Lecomber to Feb. 11. Regular admission: (two-for-one admission) Tuesdays; Wednesday and Thursday 8 p.m., $12; Friday and Saturday 7:45 & 10:30 p.m., $15 at 488-4520 or rumorscomedyclub.com.

Soap Scum

Improvised comedy soap opera, 8 p.m. every Monday until June, Park Theatre, 698 Osborne St. Admission $8.

LITERARY

David Alexander Robertson & Scott B. Henderson

Launch of Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story, 7:30 p.m. tonight, McNally Robinson.

Jeremy Bradley

Book signing of A Double Dose of Sociopath, 10 a.m. Saturday Chapters, Polo Park; 2 p.m. Saturday, Chapters St. Vital; 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson.

John K. Samson

Signing Lyrics & Poems, 1997-2012, 2 p.m. Saturday, McNally Robinson.

Carol Brisebois

Launch of Trip: A Novel, 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson.

MUSEUMS

Manitoba Museum

Circus! Science Under The Big Top, 19 interactive exhibits, to April 6. Admission: $8 adults, $6.50 youths/seniors, $26.50 family; manitobamuseum.ca.

Western Canada Aviation Museum

Secret Agents, Spies and Moon Planes, exhibit about William Stephenson, Lysander Aircraft, Camp-X, local S.O.E. agents and spy gadgets; Raymond Collishaw: Canada's Forgotten Ace; Welcome Aboard!, the golden age of passenger flight; Valour and Service: insignia and medal display in the hangar, 9:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 958 Ferry, Hanger T-2.

Manitoba Electrical Museum & Education Centre

Explore Manitoba's electrical history from the 1880s to present day. Gain an understanding of how electricity is produced and delivered. Interactive exhibits include a towering robot made of over 50 household appliances. The lower level features electrical and natural gas safety exhibits. Hours: Monday to Thursday 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. Call 360-7905 to arrange a group tour.

GALLERIES

Artbeat Studio

14th Biannual Exhibition, The Planet of the Arts, with Corey Benoit, Regina Chyzy, Grant Czerepak, Corinne Danard, Ryan Dyck, Graham Hnatiuk, Taylor Sundmark, Sue Wonnek, ends Saturday, 4th flr-62 Albert St.

Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba

Hovercraft, continues to Mar. 31, 710 Rosser Ave., Brandon.

Centre culturel franco-manitobain

Exhibition by Jacques Hudon continues to Feb. 5, 340 Provencher Blvd.

Cre8ery Gallery

For the Love of Craft, over 30 craft-based artists working in ceramics, glass, fibre, metal and mixed media opens tomorrow to Feb. 7, 125 Adelade.

Fleet Galleries

Graphite drawings by Roger La Freniere, ends Monday, 65 Albert.

Frame Arts Warehouse

My Renaissance, prints, painting and sculptures by M.L. Kenneth, ends Tuesday, 318 Ross Ave.

MHC Gallery

Indescribable: It is About murder, featuring Cliff Derksen, Odia Reimer and Kelsie Trudeau, opens tomorrow to March. 10, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd.

Manitoba Arts Network & Mentoring Artists for Women's Art

Authentic Transformation by Patricia Penner, Sol Desharnais, Lori Zébière, Margaret Korlak, opening Saturday to Feb. 24, 611 Main St.

Media Gallery

Collection of Works paintings by Susan Mitchell, opens Sunday, 132 Osborne St.

Osborne Digital

The Past Meets Future a photographic film-vs.-digital exhibit, ends Tuesday, 121B Osborne.

Platform Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts

Exhibition by Andrew Harwood, to Feb. 25, 121-100 Arthur.

The Wahp-sa Gallery

Solo exhibit by Jasyn Lucas, opens Saturday to Feb. 10, Johnston Terminal, The Forks.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

The Collection on View, six exhibitions of works from the WAG collection, ongoing; New Art from Cape Dorset, continues to April 8. Feast, a new exhibition all about food continues until March 25; Sculptural installations from the permanent collection, opens Saturday to Feb. 26.

PAST THE PERIMETER

The Prairie Rock In

Lounge for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in the PCU Centre, Portage la Prairie. Tonight features: Portage Cloggers, Asham Stompers and Bare Yogis. Friday: PCI Jazz Band and Choir, Métis Prairie Steppers and Biivver Band. Saturday: Helen White Jazz Quartet, Kevin Johnson and Christy Kim Band.

UP AND COMING

Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Feb. 4 & 5, Centennial Concert Hall. Showtimes: Feb. 4 at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Feb. 5 at 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets start at $45 Ticketmaster locations, www.ticketmaster.ca or at 1-855-985-5000.

Jeffrey Ross Roasts Canada

Feb. 10 at the Burton Cummings Theatre. Tickets $35.50 at 1-855-985-5000.

So You Think You Can Act

Feb. 16, Presented by Sarasvati Productions, Gas Station Arts Centre. Features local celebrities testing their acting chops in front of a panel of judges and an audience, 8 p.m. Tickets $25 at www.sarasvati.ca or 586-2236

Mardi Gras

Feb. 17-18, Winnipeg Convention Centre, featuring Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets $16 at Ticketmaster and www.winnipegmardigras.com

Lord of the Dance

Feb. 26, Centennial Concert Hall, 7 p.m. Tickets $48, $58 or $68 at Ticketmaster.

RWB: Giselle

Mar. 7-11, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. March 7- 10; matinee at 2 p.m. on March 11. Tickets $33 to $97.50 at RWB 956-2792 or 1-800-667-4792 toll free.

Maple Leaf Monster Jam Tour

March 10-11, MTS Centre. Tickets TBA

Tales From The Street: Much Ado About Coronation Street

March 21 Brandon, March 22, Pantages Playhouse Theatre, featuring Steven Arnold, Julian Haworth, Ken Morley, Nicholas Cochraine. Tickets $39 to $85 at 1-855-985-5000 or Ticketmaster.com

Cats

March 30 & 31, Centennial Concert Hall. Tickets start at $35 at the Centennial Concert Hall box office, Ticketmaster, or call toll free 1-855-985-5000.

Harlem Globetrotters

April 15, MTS Centre. Tickets start at $15 and are available at www.harlemglobetrotters.com, www.ticketmaster.ca, the MTS Centre box office, or by phone at 1-855-985-5000.

Stars On Ice

May 9, MTS Centre, 7 p.m. Tickets at 1-855-985-5000.

Cirque du soleil: Quidam

July 19-22, MTS Centre. Tickets $32 to $80 at cirquedusoleil.com/quidam.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 26, 2012 E14