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The Fugitives

Nov. 26, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Vancouver slam poets touring in support of Find Me EP. With Kinnie Starr, Flying Fox & the Hunter Gatherers. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster, WECC.

Celtic Tenors

Nov. 26, McPhillips Street Station, 8 p.m. Celtic standards trio. Tickets $36.75 at Ticketmaster.

WSO: City Lights

Nov. 26, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. 1931 romantic comedy written by Charlie Chaplin. Tickets $13.50 to $45 at Ticketmaster.

Winter Wassail

Nov. 26, Winnipeg Convention Centre, 7:30 p.m. Medieval winter feast featuring Billy Bragg; $125 at 231-0096, proceeds going to support Winnipeg Folk Festival Education and Outreach Programs.

Singing for Supper

Nov. 27, St. Ignatius Church, 7 p.m. Tom Jackson holds his annual concert for Winnipeg Harvest. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.

Back to Back Jack

Nov. 27, Pyramid Cabaret, 9 p.m. Jack Semple and Jack Dekeyzer team up for blues rock showcase. Admission $25.

Jason McCoy

Nov. 28, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Canadian country singer on Perfect Gift Christmas tour. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Billy Bragg

Nov. 28, Burton Cummings Theatre, 8 p.m. One of the world's greatest living folksingers. With Ron Hawkins. Tickets $35 at Ticketmaster and the Folk Festival Music Store.

King Kahn & BBQ Show

Nov. 28, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Garage/doo-wop duo. With Those Darlins. Tickets $16 at ticketworkshop.com, Into the Music, Music Trader.

Aviv String Quartet

Nov. 28, Berney Theatre, 8 p.m. Chamber music. Tickets $36, students $20 at 477-7510.

Ariel Posen & Carly Dow

Nov. 28, Grant & Wilton Coffee House, 1077 Grant, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 at 488-0207.

Winter Harp

Nov. 29, Pantages Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. Medieval Christmas concert with Janelle Nadeau. Tickets $40 by calling 1-866-656-6838.

Marco Castillo

Nov. 29, Park Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets $13 in advance by calling 989-4656 or online at jazzwinnipeg.com or $15 at the door.

Musica Speciale: Holidays with Bach, Brahms & Bossa Nova

Nov. 28, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 8 p.m. Tickets $17 at McNally Robinson, $20 at the door, students $10.

Camerata Nova

Nov. 28 (8 p.m.) and Nov. 29 (3 p.m.), Manitoba Hydro Place, 360 Portage. Bright Day Star, a concert of Christmas music from medieval to modern. With Cantata Singers from the U of M. Free.

Municipal Waste

Nov. 30, Pyramid Cabaret, 10 p.m. Thrash freakin' metal. With Cauldron, Off With Their Heads, Phobia. Tickets $18 at Ticketmaster.

Hidden Cameras

Nov. 30, Royal Albert, 10 p.m. Orchestral Toronto pop band. With Gentleman Reg. Tickets $13 at ticketworkshop.com, Into the Music, Music Trader.

Moneen

Nov. 30, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Ontario emo band. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster.

Die Mannequin

Nov. 30, Park Theatre, 7 p.m. Toronto sleaze rock band. Tickets $14.50 at Ticketmaster.

Jann Arden

Nov. 30 & Dec. 1, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Heart-breaking ballads and standup comedy rolled into one. Tickets $50 and $70 at Ticketmaster.

Stereos

Dec. 1, Garrick Centre, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton hip-hop/pop band. With the Midway State, Artist Life and the Envy. Tickets $22.50 at Ticketmaster.

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra: Roy Goodman & Tracy Dahl

Dec. 1, Westminster United Church, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $26.50, seniors $24.50 and $7.50 for students at 783-7377.

Serena Postel

Dec. 3, Park Theatre, 8 p.m. With Evan Reeve. Tickets $10 in advance and $15 at the door.

The Latency

Dec. 3, Silverado's, 7 p.m. With State of Shock. Tickets $15.75.

The Trews

Dec. 4, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. East Coast rockers play second acoustic show. Sold out.

The Dingleberries

Dec. 4, Pyramid Cabaret. With Link & the Moustaches. Admission $10.

Renaissance Voices

Dec. 4 & 5, Young United Church, 8 p.m. Christmas concert. Admission $20, students $10.

WSO: The Creation

Dec. 4 & 5, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. Haydn's greatest choral work with an all-star line-up of Canadian soloists plus The Mennonite Festival Chorus celebrate the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. Tickets $20 to $75 at Ticketmaster.

GWAR

Dec. 5, Garrick Centre, 8 p.m. Costume-wearing metal band from space. With Job for a Cowboy, Red Chord. Tickets $33.75 at Ticketmaster.

Three Days Grace

Dec. 5, MTS Centre, 7:30 p.m. Toronto post-grunge band. With Default, Dreadnaut. Tickets $39.50 and $44.50 at Ticketmaster.

Fred Penner

Dec. 5, West End Cultural Centre, 1 p.m. Legendary children's entertainer. Tickets $15 at Ticketmaster, WECC.

Sunparlour Players

Dec. 6, Folk Exchange, 211 Bannatyne, 8 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance at 231-1377/$15 at the door.

Winnipeg Pops Orchestra

Dec. 6, Holy Redeemer Parish, 264 Donwood, 7 p.m. Christmas carols plus light classical and 'popular' music. Tickets $10, children $5.

Yule Sing

Dec. 6, Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 2:30 p.m. Winnipeg Male Chorus with the Winnipeg Brass Quintet. Admission $10, students $5.

WSO: The Snowman

Dec. 6, Centennial Concert Hall, 2 p.m. Sundays with the Family featuring Raymond Briggs' film about a snowman who comes to life. Tickets $20 to $75 at 949-3999.

Winnipeg Youth Orchestras

Dec. 6, Pantages Playhouse, 2:30 p.m. Featuring the Youth Symphony, Youth Concert and Youth Strings Orchestras. Admission $5, children free.

Hatebreed

Dec. 8, Garrick Centre, 5:30 p.m. Connecticut hardcore group headlines five-band bill. With Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born of Osiris, Hate Eternal. Tickets $32.25 at Ticketmaster.

Rita MacNeil and the Men of the Deeps

Dec. 8, Club Regent Casino, 3 and 8 p.m. East Coast singer brings annual Christmas show to town. Tickets $63 at Ticketmaster.

Sloan

Dec. 9, Pyramid Cabaret. Canadian pop-rock quartet touring in support of Hit & Run EP. Ticket info TBA.

IllScarlet

Dec. 11, Garrick Centre, 7 p.m. Toronto ska-rock band. With Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.

Quinzmaz

Dec. 11 & 12, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Local pop-rockers hold annual holiday show for charity. Tickets $15 at the WECC.

Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society:Duo Latino Concertante

Dec. 12, Planetarium Auditorium, 8 p.m. Rodrigo Muñoz and Skender Sefa CD Release. Tickets $20,$15 and $10 at 667-5250.

Virtuosi Concerts: WSO Baroque Chamber Players.

Dec. 12 (8 p.m.) & Dec. 13 (2 p.m.), U of W's Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. Virtuosi and the WSO again collaborate to bring a 15-member ensemble led by concert master Gwen Hoebig. Tickets $29, and students $10 at 786-9000.

Winnipeg Singers: St. Nicolas -- From Saint to Santa

Dec. 13, Westminster United Church, 3 p.m. Benjamin Britten and others. Tickets $25, $22 and $10 at McNally Robinson.

Oleg & Friends

Dec. 13, Broadway Disciples United Church, 7:30 p.m. Works by Brahms, Stravinsky, Wieniawski, Bazzini and Grieg. Tickets $20, seniors $15, students $7 at 474-8637.

Wayne Newton

Dec. 14, Club Regent Casino, 8 p.m. Mr. Las Vegas aims to win over yet another casino. Tickets $63 to $115 at Ticketmaster.

Jingle Bell Rock

Dec. 15, Convention Centre, 7 p.m. Deck the halls with goth-rockers AFI, Cage the Elephant and Melissa auf der Maur. Tickets $40 at Ticketmaster.

Danny Michel

Dec. 18 & 19, West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Toronto singer-songwriter records live album at his favourite venue. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster, WECC.

Michelle Wright

Dec. 19, McPhillips Street Station, 8 p.m. Canadian country singer on I'm Dreaming of a Wright Christmas tour. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition November 26, 2009 E16