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Theatre

Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen’s romantic comedy follows a family with five daughters who struggle with societal expectations in 19th-century England, opens today, Manitoba Theatre Centre, to Nov. 8; $18.50 to $62 at 942-6537.

Prairie Theatre Exchange: How It Works

Daniel MacIvor’s drama about a divorced dad who struggles to right his daughter, who has drifted to drugs and crime, opens Wednesday, 8 p.m., continues to Nov. 2; $35.87, students/seniors $26.52 at 942-5483.

Forever Plaid

Off-Broadway comedy presented by Rainbow Stage, features pop hits of ’50s, Pantages Playhouse, to Sunday, 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday; $48.25 at 989-0888 or www.rainbowstage.net.

Cercle Moliere: La Preuve (Proof!)

A woman mourns her father, a math genius, as she struggles for her own recognition, Theatre de la Chapelle, 825 Saint-Joseph, to Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday and 7 p.m. Thursday; dark Sunday and Monday; $26, students/seniors $23.50 at 233-8053.

Frog in the Clouds

Manitoba Theatre for Young People welcomes Amsterdam’s puppet masters, Canwest Performing Arts Centre, 7 p.m. tomorrow and 1 & 4 p.m. Saturday; $13.25 at 942-8898, or online at www.mtyp.ca.

Fantasy Theatre for Children: Puss In Boots

Adapted into play form by local playwright Ron Blicq, opens Monday at 1 p.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 & 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, to Oct. 19; $9 at 944-0581.

Pirates of the North Saskatchewan

It’s customary for a man set to hang to tell one last tale — of the search for the Ocean Pearl. Set to classic rock tunes, Celebrations Dinner Theatre, Canad Inn Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina, to Saturday; $49.95, today and $59.95 Friday and Saturday, children $23.95 at 982-8282.

Comedy

Rumor’s

Daniel Kinno, opens Tuesday; $12 and $15, reservations available at 488-4520.

Dance

NAfro Dance presents Sauti (Voices), work by Casimiro Nhussi and Michèle Moss, 8 p.m. Oct. 23-25; 2 p.m. Oct. 26, Gas Station Theatre; tickets $22, $18 students/seniors, $12 children at Ticketmaster or 946-0829.

Literary

Waiting For Elvis

A tragic story by David Elias of lives that intersect at a roadside diner, 8 p.m. today, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

Stone Soup Storytellers

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aqua Books, 274 Garry St.

Anita Daher

Launches Poachers in the Pingos, an adventure story for young readers, 8 p.m. Tuesday, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

Rawi Hage

MPAC Dublin Literary Award winner reads from De Niro’s Game and his new novel Cockroach, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Millennium Library; registration required by calling 986-4294.

Eric Margolis

Signing American Raj: The West and the Muslim World: Domination or Liberation, 7 p.m. Wednesday, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

John Ralston Saul

Presents a talk on his new book A Fair Country: Telling Truths about Canada, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, Winnipeg Art Gallery; $10, students $6, available at McNally Robinson Booksellers.

Maurice Mierau

Launches Fear Not, a poetry collection, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, McNally Robinson Polo Park.

Peter Robinson

Signing All the Colours of Darkness, his 18th mystery novel, 7 p.m. Thursday October 16, McNally Robinson Grant Park.

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Fall Suppers

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 246

4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, 1335 Main; $10, children $5 at 582-9163.

Notre Dame de Lorette Parish

Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, 1282 Dawson; $10, children $3, preschoolers free.

Woodlands Community Hall

3 to 6 p.m. Monday; $10, children $5, no reservations required.

Out and About

David Copperfield

5:30 & 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, MTS Centre; $54.50 to $94 at Ticketmaster.

Paddlewheel Queen Final Cruise of the Season

1 to 3 p.m. Saturday with DJ Karaoke Kurt, Alexander Dock; $8, children $5 at 942-4500.

2008 Manitoba Comic Con & Sci Fi Expo

Featuring Lou (The Hulk) Ferrigno, Erica (Lois Lane) Durance, Helen (Super Girl) Slater, John (Q) De Lancie plus comic books, sci-fi, artists, gaming and anime, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Winnipeg Convention Centre; $10.

A Weekend of Trains

11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 3001 Roblin; $2 per ride or $20 for a 12-ride pass.

Elegance For Singles Dinner & Dance

6 p.m. Sunday, Assiniboine Gordon Inn on the Park, 1975 Portage; $25 by calling 338-9986 or e-mail sandys.lambiance@shaw.ca.

Reel Pride LGBT Film Festival

Various local venues, Oct 15-19; see www.reelpride.org.

Museums

Manitoba Children’s Museum

Crystals to Gems offers children a hands-on opportunity to explore the world of crystals, to Oct. 19; admission $6.25, children $6.75, seniors $5.75.

Manitoba Museum

Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, closed Mondays; admission $8 adults, $6.50 youths/seniors, $26.50 family; visit www.manitobamuseum.ca. Annual Halloween Funkadelic adult costume party Oct. 24 with DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op; tickets $20 at the website.

Planetarium

Is Anybody Out There?; The People vs. Pluto; Solar System Safari; The Sky Tonight and To Worlds Beyond; visit www.manitobamuseum.ca for times.

Ogniwo Polish Museum

Polish embroidery technique workshops. 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday as well as Oct. 21, 28 and Nov. 4; $40 for the series per participant, must provide own embroidery hoop and scissors; all other supplies provided; call 586-5070 or e-mail info@polishmuseum.com.

Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Centre

Olexander Wlasenko: As We Slept, large-scale drawings, to Nov. 29, 184 Alexander Ave. East.

Galleries

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Everything is Everything by Amy Wong, to Nov. 14, 290 McDermot.

Artbeat Studio

Dream Machine, works by Ryan Smoluk, Artbeat Studio Alumnus, to Oct. 25, 62 Albert St.

Assiniboine Park Conservatory

Manitoba Society of Artists show, to Oct. 16.

Birchwood Art Gallery

Work by Shirley Elias, Pippi Johnson, Larry Rich and Vivienne and Ron Sosinkalo, to Oct. 29, 1170 Taylor.

Blankstein Gallery

Manitoba Society of Artists, to Oct. 31, Millennium Library.

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Vibrance, opening reception today at 7 p.m., continues to Sunday, 125 Adelaide.

Fleet Galleries

Acrylic paintings by Kandice Keith and encaustic work by Jason Cyr, to Oct. 17, 65 Albert.

Gallery One One One

Revolver Uptown One, works by Sarah Crawley, Sarah Anne Johnson and Lisa Stinner, to Oct. 16, U of M School of Art.

Gallery 1C03

Regeneration, solo exhibition by Regina artist John Scaglione, to Oct. 22, U of W.

Gallery 803

Lampin, new works by Ian August, to Nov. 1, 803 Erin.

GoSA (Gallery of Student Art)

Wood, installation by Chantal Dupas, to Oct. 24, 105 University Centre, U of M.

Keepsakes Gallery

Fabric artist Dianne Leatherdale Johnson and potter Suzanne Mouflier, opening reception Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m. with live music, 264 McDermot.

Ken Segal Gallery

Megan Vun Wong’s Summon the Song, new works, opens tomorrow, 433 River.

Landmark Gallery

Masterpieces of Nature, paintings by Lily Lim and Paul Toews, to Oct. 28, 1521 Pembina.

Manitoba Crafts Museum & Library

Manitoba NeedleArts 2008 featuring 69 examples of contemporary stitchery by MB members of the Embroiders’ Association of Canada, to Oct. 30, 183 Kennedy.

Medea Gallery

More Than Black and White, works by mixed media artist Sandy Glass and photographer Judith St. Germain, to Oct. 18; 132 Osborne.

Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery

Connections, fibre art by Judy Morningstar, Pam Dangerfield and Bonny Voice, to Nov. 1, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd.

Platform Centre for Photographic & Digital Arts

When the Mood Strikes Us, J.J. Kegan McFadden’s group exhibition, to Oct. 24, 100 Arthur.

Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art

The Overlooked Space by British artist Walead Beshty, to Sunday, 286 McDermot.

Punch Gallery

Goddess, Raku sculpture and silk paintings by Gloria De Neve, The Forks.

Semai Gallery

Mixed Media and Installation by Kazu, to Saturday, 264 McDermot.

Stoneware Gallery

30th Anniversary Exhibition with 30 per cent of the sale price of items sold from the Window Show for Charity donated to the artist’s chosen charity, to Oct. 31, 778 Corydon.

Wahsa Gallery

New oils on canvas by Terry McCue, to Saturday, The Forks’ Johnston Terminal.

Wayne Arthur Gallery

My Love of Trees, a collection of mixed media and paintings by Peter Dumans,

to Oct. 29, 186 Provencher.

Woodlands Gallery

Prairie In-Sight, abstract prairie landscapes by Hugh G. Rice, to Saturday, 535 Academy.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Art & Soul: Eco Chic, Annual Fundraiser, Saturday, Oct. 18, 8 p.m.; $65 ($25 tax receipt) on sale now at Ticketmaster; Installation Transformation: Objects Into Art, work by women artists who have created environments that transform everyday clothing items into Art (with a capital A) objects, opens Saturday; Music and Dance in Inuit Art, to March 15; Head Space: Five Decades of Bruce Head, to Nov. 23; Aba Bayefsky: Prints, Drawings, and Graphics, to Nov. 12; Into Our Collection, Part 1, to Jan. 4; Caroline Dukes, Concealed Memories, to Oct. 19; $6, students/seniors $4, children $3 or $15 for a family.

Past the Perimeter

Six Pines Ranch Halloween Haunt

Featuring the Barn of Doom, Tour of Terror Hay Ride and Terror Train. This old 1911 farmstead also hosts less spooky activities for kids. Weekends only, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5:30 p.m., to Oct. 30; 4 kilometres north of the Perimeter on Sturgeon; $8.75; for more info call 633-3326 or visit www.sixpines.mb.ca.

Murray’s Maze

Ten-acre corn maze at Boonstra Farms in Stonewall features hay rides, petting zoo and mini golf, 6 to 10 p.m. Fridays, noon to 10 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. Sundays; $7, children $5.

Golden Prairie Arts Council

Testaments of Faith, Manitoba’s Pioneer Churches, photographs by Tyrrell Mendis, to Oct. 30, 38 Centre Ave. W., Carman.