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Wares, Wears and Ephemera Emporium

The Costume Museum of Canada is getting into the swing of First Fridays in the Exchange with an event that’s sure to appeal to fashion lovers, vintage buffs and seamstresses of all stripes. 

The Wares, Wears and Ephemera Emporium takes place at the museum’s location at 250 McDermot Ave., and features an array of goods including new and vintage sewing patterns, handkerchiefs, bits of lace and other frilly fabrics, clothing, accessories and vintage paper ephemera from days gone by.

Wares runs from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3.

The event is part of the larger celebration of First Friday, which takes over the galleries and shops of the Exchange District each month. Wander the streets and check out exhibits, openings and performances, including Nikki Biffin’s All of Me at Cr8ery Gallery, 125 Adelaide St., ATU KA Mime Theatre Co.’s work in progress, A Fool’s Heart, at 704-70 Arthur St. (free, 8:30 p.m., with refreshments), and the public opening of K9 Storm at 168 Bannatyne Ave., which makes gear for working dogs.

At 200 Princess St. HutK is hosting a pop-up with Shelmerdine Garden Centre, where an expert will answer your houseplant queries; at Little Brown Jug’s Infusion event at 336 William Ave., you can find out what flavours are infused into the brewery’s 1919 Belgian pale ale.

For information on all the First Friday events, see www.firstfridayswinnipeg.org.

— Jill Wilson

Concert Movies at the Cube: Stop Making Sense

Throughout the summer, a wide range of events bring all manner of performers to the Exchange District’s Cube stage — from musicians at the TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival to a bit of everything during the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and more.

That festival vibe continues Friday, Aug. 3 with live music, DJs and a concert film dubbed by movie critic Leonard Maltin as “one of the greatest rock movies ever made” — Stop Making Sense, a concert film featuring the Talking Heads.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dMpX7WUIlU

DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op will get things nice and festive beginning at 7 p.m., followed by local indie/art-rock faves Yes We Mystic taking the stage at 8:30 p.m. and Stop Making Sense screening at 10 p.m.

And if you’re worried you might get a little peckish or thirsty during the event, fret not — the adjacent Bijou Park will be licensed, with Little Brown Jug pouring some of their beer and Chosabi serving up all manner of delicious treats starting at 6 p.m.

The main feature of the evening, Jonathan Demme’s 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, documents 16 songs by the Talking Heads captured in late 1983 over three nights of performances at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater.

Talking Heads were formed in New York in the late 1970s by former art students Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and frontman David Byrne. The band received widespread critical acclaim and a great deal of commercial success until they disbanded in 1991, and are responsible for hits such as Burning Down the House, Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime.

Demme’s film captures the band’s frenetic energy and stunning stage presence at their commercial peak — the album Speaking in Tongues was released in 1983, and features Burning Down the House, their only top-10 hit in the U.S.

The free, all-ages Concert Movies at the Cube is presented in part by the Exchange District Business Improvement Zone, and is sure to have people shaking what their proverbial parents gave them into the wee hours.

— Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson

 

Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa

This weekend, if the fields of Minnedosa are a-rockin’, do come a-knockin’.

The Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa music festival kicks off Friday, Aug. 3 and runs until Sunday, Aug. 5. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the annual August long weekend event and features performances from an eclectic mix of artists including Trooper, Three Days Grace, Burton Cummings, Buckcherry and a host of other bands that fall into the classic-rock category. 

In addition to the music, there will be several other activities taking place throughout the weekend, including a volleyball tournament, a poker tournament, a battle of the bands, an air-band competition, a 50/50 draw and other prize draws.

Reserved camping is already sold out, but there are still spaces available for single-night camping for those planning on coming out for just one day. Admission ranges in price from $84.50 for a day pass, $182.25 for a weekend pass and $269.80 for a deck pass. A camping pass is an additional $68.95. Tickets can be purchased online until noon on Thursday, Aug. 2, and after that deadline, they can be purchased by phone at 1-888-330-8333, in person at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium in Brandon (as well as two other locations in Brandon), or at the festival gate.

Two festival reminders: Saturday and Sunday are forecasted to be very hot and sunny, so if you’re planning on heading to Minnedosa, make sure you take all the proper precautions and have lots of water on hand (attendees are permitted to bring unopened water bottles on site). Also, Rockin’ the Fields of Minnedosa requires all of its festival-goers to have ID on them at all times, so be mindful of that.

For more information about the festival, visitng rockinthefields.ca.

— Erin Lebar

Íslendingadagurinn

Iceland has got to be one of the hottest countries around these days. 

The sparsely populated volcanic island in the northern Atlantic Ocean has emerged recently as a hot spot for tourists. The country’s sudden appearance on the world soccer scene — the nation narrowly missed advancing past the group stage at June’s FIFA World Cup — made the team colourful fan favourites around the world.

In Manitoba’s Interlake, especially in and around the resort town of Gimli, formerly New Iceland, folks have been waving the suddenly popular flag of Iceland long before it was cool. 

This weekend, if you make the 90-kilometre trip north from Winnipeg along Highway 8, you’ll see the blue flag with the red and white crosses waving alongside Canada’s Maple Leaf as Gimli hosts Íslendingadagurinn, the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, which kicks off Friday, Aug. 3 and winds up Monday, Aug. 6.

There’s plenty of opportunity to channel your inner Viking during the four days, including at the Viking Village at Harbour Park Hill, where a Viking battle will be re-created starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. 

And why not some soccer? Iceland’s men’s Paralympics soccer team, which is preparing for the 2019 Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, will take on a team from Gimli in a mini match at the Gimli soccer field on Sunday at 1 p.m. 

Other typical summer fair activities, including a midway, pancake breakfasts (Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 8 a.m., New Horizons Centre), beer gardens and a fireworks display (Saturday, 10:30 p.m., Gimli Harbour) also take place throughout the weekend. Visit icelandicfestival.com for the full schedule.

This year’s guest of honour will be Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttír, whose itinerary in Manitoba includes attending the festival parade on Monday, Aug. 6, which starts at 10 a.m.

— Alan Small