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Paul Stephen and Janet-Laine Green star in Kelly Rebar's iconic piece of Canadiana, Bordertown Cafe (DAVID COOPER )

Theatre

It's a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play

A new spin on Frank Capra's classic holiday film, opens today, Manitoba Theatre Centre, to Dec. 19; $32 to $85 at 942-6537.

East of Berlin

MTC Warehouse, to Dec. 5; $13.65 to $40.95 at 942-6537.

Bordertown Cafe

Prairie Theatre Exchange, Portage Place, to Sunday; $38 to $40, students/seniors $28 to $32 at 942-5483.

L'inscription

Le Cercle Molière, Théâtre de la Chapelle, 825 Saint-Joseph St., to Dec. 5; $25.71, students/seniors$23.33 at 233-8053.

Le Mort (The Dead Man)

Based on the erotic story by George Bataille, 8 p.m. today to Saturday, Studio 320-70 Albert; $10 at 474-2090.

Departures & Arrivals

U of M's Black Hole Theatre Company presents Carol Shields' first play, 8 p.m. today to Saturday; $11, students/seniors $9 at 474-6880.

An Illustrated History of the Anishnabe

With Ian Ross, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Canwest Performing Arts Centre; $15.75 at 942-8898.

Good Vibrations

Celebrations, Canad Inn Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina, to Jan. 9; $57.95 Thursday and Sunday and $63.95 Friday and Saturday, Seniors Wednesdays and Student Thursdays only $37.95, children $30.95 at 982-8282.

Opera

Barber of Seville

Comedic opera, 8 p.m. tomorrow, Centennial Concert Hall; $35 to $125 at Ticketmaster.

Literary

Dead Poets Recital

Recite a favourite poem by a dead writer, 7 p.m. today, Millennium Library.

Ishbel Moore

Blood Tapestry, a medieval romance adventure, 7 p.m. today, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

John Melnick

Launches two DVDs, Out of The Shadows and Suicide Denied -- A Survivor's Tale, 7 p.m. today, McNally Robinson Polo Park.

Just Call Me Maggie

By Margorie Page, noon Saturday, McNally Robinson Polo Park.

David Elias & Armin Wiebe on Mennonite Writing

Elias and Wiebe read from works in progress and discuss what makes literature Mennonite, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Millennium Library.

France Adams

Double launch of L'arbre aux coeurs and The Restless Tree -- original French and English translation of Adams' new children's book, 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

Marion Clemens

Launches A Beautiful Life: Two Immigrant Women's Journey of Love and Re-Birth in Canada, 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson Polo Park.

Randy Rostecki

Launches Armstrong's Point, A History, 8 p.m. Monday, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

Comedy

Rumor's

DJ Hazzard, to Saturday; John DiCrosta, a comedic ventriloquist, opens Tuesday and continues until Dec. 19, Tuxedo Shopping Centre, 2025 Corydon; for tickets call 488-4520 or visit rumorscomedyclub.com.

Out and About

Canad Inns Winter Wonderland

Drive-thru light show, opens tomorrow, Red River Exhibition Park, 6 to 10 p.m. nightly, to Jan. 3; $10 per vehicle in advance at Mac's and Red River Co-op or $15 at the gate.

Christkindlmarkt

Traditional German Christmas market with local entertainers, German baking, 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Fort Garry Place Mall, 81 Garry.

Little Bear: Winter Tails

1 p.m. Saturday, Pantages Playhouse; $23.10 at Ticketmaster.

FSX Fire & Ice Tour

Freestyle snowcross riders perform 16 different events plus Edmonton rockers Social Code, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, MTS Centre; $32 & $42.25 at Ticketmaster.

Pet Pics with Santa Paws

Bring your furry family members down for a photo with Santa Paws or a special Hanukkah photo, Winnipeg Humane Society Shelter, 45 Hurst Way, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; $12 for a 5x7 or $25 for three 5x7's.

2009 Cannes Lions

World's best TV commercials, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Winnipeg Art Gallery, through Dec. 12; $9 students/seniors $8 and 7 for WAG members.

Festival of Trees & Lights

Assiniboine Park Conservatory. to Dec. 6; free admission.

Museums

Costume Museum of Canada

Collection Highlights: 50 years of collecting and preserving, plus Foundations: The History of the Bra and Foundation Wear, 109 Pacific; admission $5, students/seniors $4.

Manitoba Electrical Museum

All That Glows --- Then and Now, discover Christmas holiday lighting trends, to Jan. 7, open Monday to Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m., 680 Harrow.

Manitoba Museum

Robots + Us, exhibit that shows how biology and technology are intertwined, to Jan. 17; Cretaceous Life exhibit in includes dinosaur fossils and insects trapped in amber; 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, highlights the exploration of our nearest celestial neighhbour, 1 & 3 p.m. weekends; Manitoba Skies, current sky events, 4 p.m. weekends.

Galleries

Aceartinc.

Works by Cuban artist Dalvis Tuya, to Dec. 12, 290 McDermot.

Artbeat Studio

Strokes of Brilliance, to Dec. 5, 62 Albert.

Assiniboine Park Pavilion Gallery

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

Buhler Galler

Perspectives: Robert Houle & Tim Schouten Exhibition, focusing on key moments of Western Canadian and Manitoba history, to Jan. 17, St. Boniface Hospital.

Centre culturel franco-manitobain

Horizon, recent works by Michel Saint Hilaire, to Jan. 24, 340 Provencher.

cre8ery

Facing the Flames by Jan Kushnier, until Tuesday, 125 Adelaide.

Fleet Galleries

Lights Out, acrylics and monoprint abstracts by Sandi Caputo, to Saturday, 65 Albert.

Gallery One One One

Border Crossings Study Centre, portable archive of the mag's 27-year history, to Dec. 4, U of M Fort Garry Campus.

Gallery 1C03

The Pinky Show: Class Treason Stories (excerpts) to Dec. 12, U of W.

Golden City Fine Art

Write Handed by Cyrus Smith, recent works, opening reception tomorrow at 8 p.m., 211 Pacific.

Keepsakes Gallery

Pottery by Anna Olson and monoprint abstracts by Sandi Caputo, until Dec. 10, 264 McDermot.

Ken Segal Gallery

Small Works, contemporary art show featuring a showcase of Manitoba artists, opening reception Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m., 531 Osborne.

Maison des Artistes

sous un ciel bleu by Jacquelyn Hébert and Niki Trosky, to Jan. 20, 219 Provencher.

Medea Gallery

A is for Artist, original artworks for Children's ABC Book created by gallery artists, to Dec. 31, 132 Osborne.

Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery

Congregational Fantasies, installation art and photography by Ruth Maendel, to Jan. 16, 600 Shaftesbury.

Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Centre

Legacy of the Cossack Elite, to Feb. 13, 184 Alexander E.

Outworks Gallery

Pressure Points, to Dec. 13, 290 McDermot.

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 Stephanie Aitken, Stephen Andrews, Chris Dorosz and Janet Werner, to Dec. 19, Artspace, 100 Arthur.

Punch Gallery

Christmas Open House, 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Johnston Terminal at The Forks.

Stoneware Gallery

Deck the Halls 2009 group show, opens today, 778 Corydon.

Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art

6th Annual Members Show, opening reception Friday from 8 to 11 p.m.,290 McDermot.

Wah-sa Gallery

Maxine Noel's new acrylics on canvas, opens Saturday, to Dec. 12, The Forks.

Wayne Arthur Gallery

50 Manitoba Stories, annual group show, opening reception Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., 186 Provencher.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Richard Harrington: Arctic Photographer, opens Saturday; Cuba Avant-Garde: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Farber Collection, to Jan. 10; Yousuf Karsh: Regarding Heroes, to Jan. 3; EUROfix, five centuries of European art, to Feb. 7; $25; WAG admission $8, students/seniors $6, children $4 or $18 for a family.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 26, 2009 E20