Concert hall to reopen with masking, vax restrictions

Advertisement

Advertise with us

The Centennial Concert Hall announced Friday it will be reopening to the public this fall with a suite of pandemic protocols.

Read this article for free:


or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Subscribe and receive a limited-edition Free Press branded hat or tote.

Digital Subscription

One year of digital access for only $205*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/08/2021 (1866 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

The Centennial Concert Hall announced Friday it will be reopening to the public this fall with a suite of pandemic protocols.

Beginning Sept. 7, masked and fully vaccinated visitors will be able to attend events at the performing arts centre at 555 Main St.

Patrons will be required to show proof of full vaccination as well as photo identification upon entry. Children who are too young to be vaccinated may attend performances with a fully vaccinated caregiver. Event staff must also be fully vaccinated.

Beginning Sept. 7, the Centennial Concert Hall will be open to the public. Pandemic protocols will be in places for visitors, artists, and staff. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Beginning Sept. 7, the Centennial Concert Hall will be open to the public. Pandemic protocols will be in places for visitors, artists, and staff. (Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press files)

Patrons, staff and artists must wear a mask while inside the hall unless they are performing onstage, have a health condition that prevents the use of a mask, are under the age of two years old or are consuming food or drinks. If social distancing can be acheived through seating arrangements within the auditorium, masks may be removed while seated.

Debit and credit cards must be used for all purchases.

The Bluegrass Symphony with the neWSOunds kick off the new season at the concert hall on Sept. 18 and 19, followed by Christian pop duo For King & Country on Sept. 21 (the act rescheduled its 2020 tour owing to the pandemic). Visit centennialconcerthall.com for more information.

Report Error Submit a Tip

More Stories

What does the PC stand for in party’s name? Seems to be Pretty Confused

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Preview

What does the PC stand for in party’s name? Seems to be Pretty Confused

Tom Brodbeck 5 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026

It should have been obvious from the beginning that the Manitoba Progressive Conservative party was going to have trouble holding itself together under Obby Khan.

Read
Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026

Dynacare workers provide essential services that must be maintained during strike, labour board rules

Nicole Buffie 5 minute read Preview

Dynacare workers provide essential services that must be maintained during strike, labour board rules

Nicole Buffie 5 minute read Updated: 6:30 PM CDT

The Manitoba Labour Board has ruled Dynacare workers are essential employees and their services must be maintained during a labour dispute.

Read
Updated: 6:30 PM CDT

What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30, 2026

Free Press staff 4 minute read Preview

What’s open, what’s closed, what’s up in Winnipeg on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30, 2026

Free Press staff 4 minute read Sunday, Sep. 27, 2026

The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, or Orange Shirt Day, as it's known in Manitoba, happens Sept. 30 with many commemorative community events scheduled.

Read
Sunday, Sep. 27, 2026

Obsessed stalker who shot, killed young woman at bus stop in 1993 dies behind bars at age 74

Erik Pindera 3 minute read Preview

Obsessed stalker who shot, killed young woman at bus stop in 1993 dies behind bars at age 74

Erik Pindera 3 minute read Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026

A Winnipeg man who stalked a woman for several years before shooting her dead in the street in 1993 has died in Stony Mountain prison.

On Monday, 74-year-old Ronald Edd Bell died of apparent natural causes at the federal prison just north of Winnipeg, the Correctional Service of Canada said.

Bell had been in prison since May 30, 1994, when he was given a life sentence with no chance of parole for 18 years for killing Terry-Lyn Babb, 25, on Jan. 21, 1993.

Bell walked up behind an unsuspecting Babb, who was waiting at a bus stop at Sherbrook Street and Wolseley Avenue, and shot her in the head with a pistol in front of horrified witnesses, says the Free Press report of his sentencing hearing.

Read
Tuesday, Sep. 29, 2026

Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March

Scott Billeck 4 minute read Preview

Health minister warns $1.2 billion in annual federal funding set to expire in March

Scott Billeck 4 minute read 6:58 PM CDT

Manitoba’s health minister is warning of possible cuts to health care with $1.2 billion in annual funding from Ottawa set to expire next year.

“We’re very concerned that what would be the largest cut to health care in a generation is right in front of us,” Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said Thursday at the Manitoba legislature. “It means that services that Manitobans depend on will be in jeopardy and be at risk.

“Any reductions, any cuts from Canada, will have direct impacts on the health outcomes of Manitobans.”

Asagwara, who serves as the provincial and territorial health minister lead, chaired a virtual meeting Monday with provincial and territorial health ministers to discuss federal funding for health care, mental health care and substance use services, which is scheduled to expire March 31, 2027.

Read
6:58 PM CDT

Face up to fact you blew it with ex-wife

Maureen Scurfield 4 minute read 2:01 AM CDT

DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: My ex-wife just moved back to town and looks like a changed woman. She spent years married to me, and our kids just graduated in a city where we once lived together. That was without help from me, other than minor financial stuff.

She has found a great new job back in Winnipeg and she’ll do very well. I admire her more than any other woman I ever met, but she’s not interested in me at all.

I once had a solid, responsible job and then got into drinking, and I cheated on her. That’s why she left town. Now I’ve been sober and sorry for many years.

I asked her last weekend if I could take her out to dinner and she said no and changed the subject.