Concerts

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This article was published 11/03/2004 (8135 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

ROCK

BARCA (423 McMillan, 453-2277): Cabaret/pool hall at Confusion Corner.

Thursdays: Flavour.

Fridays: Blues jam.

COLLECTIVE (108 Osborne, 475-2239): No-frills Osborne Village indie rock and hardcore venue, attached to dance club Chaos Chameleon.

COWBOYS (Canad Inn Windsor Park): Formerly the Colosseum.

Thursday to Saturday: Marc LaBossiere.

Tuesday: Busta Rhymes, Bishop and Kyprios.

COYOTE’S (1931 Pembina, 275-2300): Pembina Highway cabaret/roadhouse, mostly cover bands.

Thursday to Saturday: Mother Groove.

Tuesday: Headpins, Harlequin.

EDDY’S GARAGE (61 Sherbrook, 783-1552): Wolseley-area lounge sporting unique garage-door patio.

Wednesdays: Pope’s Hill.

Fridays: DJ Dubbz.

JOE’S GARAGE (Pandora Inn, 222-0571): Rock and blues club in Transcona.

Friday: Harlequin.

Saturday: Debris.

Sunday afternoon: Jam w/Stan the Man.

LINCOLN (1030 McPhillips, 589-7314): North-end hotel pub.

MARION (393 Marion, 233-1477): St. Boniface rock club, mostly cover bands.

Friday and Saturday: Altered State.

NORWOOD (112 Marion, 233-4475): St. Boniface karaoke bar.

Thursday to Saturday: Atomic Candy.

PYRAMID (176 Fort, 957-7777): Big-name touring acts and DJs and local bands in a downtown room with great sightlines.

Saturday: DJs Hunnicutt, Co-op, Fin-S and DarkO.

Tuesday: Threat From Outer Space.

ROOKIES (201 Melrose E., 222-4777): Neighbourhood hangout at Transcona’s Central Hotel. Beverage-room ambiance.

ROYAL ALBERT ARMS (48 Albert, 943-8433): Legendary punk club in historic Exchange District hotel.

Thursday: The Barrymores, The One Drop and The Afterbeat.

Friday: He Broke, Knife in My Back, Malicious Terror, Martian Grave Robbers and Teenage Knockups.

Saturday: Mahogany Frog and The Drake Equation.

Sunday: Punk Rock Sunday.

SILVERADO’S (2100 McPhillips, 474-2582): Garden City rock and country bar attached to dance club Mardi Gras. One cover for both.

Thursday: Blush.

Friday: Default, Holly Days.

Saturday: Kartune Kriminals.

SIMON’S (10-1111 Logan, 786-7676): North-end cabaret sporting cover bands.

Thursday: Chocolate Pie.

Friday and Saturday: Big Orange.

WISE GUYS ON CAMPUS (University of Manitoba, 261-0902): Campus bar at U of M.

THE ZOO (160 Osborne, 452-9824): Osborne Village beverage room dedicated to heavy rock and metal bands.

Friday: Pretty Train Crash, Inward Eye, True Till Tomorrow and The Ultimate Power Duo.

Saturday: The Trews, One Night Stand and Dreadnaught.

Tuesday: Ten Ways From Sunday.

FOLK, ROOTS & BLUES

BELLA VISTA (53 Maryland, 775-4485): Cosy, musician-friendly restaurant/bar on the edge of Wolseley.

Wednesday: Singer-songwriter Scott Nolan.

ESPRESSO JOE’S (232 Main, 957-1481).

Saturdays: Soul Rebels.

OSBORNE FREE HOUSE (437 Stradbrook, 284-5222): Long, sleek Osborne Village restaurant and lounge.

Thursdays: Mark Reeves.

ROYAL GEORGE (123 Regent West, 224-1882): Transcona blues club.

Thursday to Saturday: Chris Bigford.

Tuesdays: Ragdoll.

Wednesdays: Sassy Jack.

SANTA CRUZ (500 Portage, 774-8440): Latino restaurant/bar.

TIMES CHANGE (Main & St. Mary Ave., 957-0982): Main Street blues cafe.

WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE (586 Ellice, 783-6918): Non-profit, inner-city music hall renowned as live performance venue.

Thursday: Courtney Granger, Christian Dugas, Nadia Gaudet and BenWah.

Friday: Mad Caddies, Choke, Pulley, Irish Car Bomb and Closet Monster.

Tuesday: Paul Kelly.

WINDSOR (187 Garry, 942-7528): No-nonsense blues bar with no-nonsense clientele and no cover charge for local acts.

Thursday to Saturday: Tracy K.

Wednesday: Big Dave McLean.

WOODBINE (466 Main, 943-4672): Main Street character bar.

DANCE, ELECTRONIC & HIP-HOP

AU BAR (65 Rorie, 989-8080): Cabaret in former Wise Guys Bar & Grill location.

BAR ITALIA (737 Corydon, 452-1929): Corydon Avenue coffee shop and urban music lounge.

THE BEACH (1792 Pembina, 474-2582): Pembina Highway dance club.

Wednesday through Saturday: Top 40.

CHAOS CHAMELEON (108 Osborne, 475-2239): Dance club attached to Collective Cabaret.

Thursdays: ’80s & ’90s tunes.

Wednesdays: Goth/industrial w/DJ Evil Bastard.

CLUB GENESYS (1740 Ellice, 775-7131): Dance club at the airport HoJo.

Thursday to Saturday: Top 40

THE DAK (1105 St. Mary’s Rd., 256-4315): St. Vital dance club.

Friday and Saturday: Kings Crush.

EMPIRE (436 Main, 943-3979): Restored heritage building right off Portage & Main with tall ceilings and club DJs.

Fridays: House music with DJs Oxide and Audio Angel downstairs.

HENDERSON DRAFT HOUSE (1011 Henderson, 334-4355): East Kildonan beverage room and dance bar.

Monday to Saturday: Top 40.

MARDI GRAS (2100 McPhillips, 474-2582): Garden City dance bar attached to country bar Silverado’s. One cover for both.

Wednesdays to Saturdays: Top 40.

MASH (114 Market): Three-storey cabaret/restaurant complex.

MIRRORS (1975 Portage, 338-8777): St. James hangout offering Top 40 dance tunes.

Wednesdays to Saturdays: Top 40.

MONTY’S (2280 Pembina, 261-4808): Similar to Mirrors, near University of Manitoba.

Wednesdays to Saturdays: Top 40.

PHARAOH’S (1034 Elizabeth, 474-2582): Windsor Park dance club.

Wednesdays to Saturdays: Top 40.

PHAT DADDY’S (165 McDermot, 284-7428): Urban music club in the Exchange.

Thursday to Saturdays: Hip-hop & R&B.

SAFARI CLUB (826 Regent, 474-2582): Transcona dance club.

Wednesdays to Saturdays: Top 40.

SECTION 8 (1480B Pembina, 474-1444): Funky lounge atop Fort Garry restaurant.

Fridays: DJ Gus.

TIJUANA YACHT CLUB (St. Matthews & Empress, 474-2582): Polo Park-area club very close to Canad Inns Stadium.

Wednesdays to Saturdays: Top 40.

VERTIGO (291 Bannatyne, 943-3979): Upscale Top 40 room in Exchange heritage-building setting.

WASABI NEXT DOOR (105-121 Osborne): Funky Village lounge attached to sushi joint Wasabi.

Friday: DJ L’il Phil.

Saturday: DJ Hipnotic.

COUNTRY

BROOKLANDS (8 Keewatin, 633-9707): No-nonsense country hangout.

Thursdays: Country blues jam.

BUFFALO BILL’S (826 Regent, 474-2582): Transcona rock and country club, occasional country acts.

Friday and Saturday: Tangle Box.

CLUB 541 (541 Selkirk, 586-4607): Bar at Merchants Hotel.

COUNTRY CORRAL (3740 Portage, 837-5831): St. James country hangout.

Thursday to Saturday: Hatfield & McCoy.

LA SALLE (346 Nairn, 668-5367): Elmwood character bar.

Thursday to Saturday: Whiskey Bent.

MCLAREN (554 Main at Rupert, 943-0745): North-end country hangout.

Friday and Saturday: Prairie Wildfire.

MERCHANT’S HOTEL (541 Selkirk, 586-4607): North-end country hangout.

NICOLETT (632 Lafleche, 237-3144): St. Boniface character venue.

Friday and Saturday: Deputy.

PALOMINO (1133 Portage, 772-0454): Portage Avenue mainstay booking as many rock bands as country acts.

Thursday to Saturday: Star 69.

Monday: Atomic Candy.

Tuesday: Daisy Dukes.

PONY CORRAL NAIRN (1050 Nairn, 668-4414): Elmwood eatery and lounge.

SILVER SPIKE (202 Bond, 224-4885): Transcona rock and country bar.

Thursday to Saturday: Pelvic Thrill.

ST. NORBERT (3540 Pembina, 269-1290): Country bar just south of the Perimeter.

Saturday: Crosstown.

TEDDY BOB’S (1105 Arlington, 786-6601): Inner-city character bar.

Thursday to Saturday: Wildfire.

WESTBROOK (Keewatin & Pacific, 633-6204): Brooklands country bar.

Thursday to Saturday: Dick Brothers.

PUBS

BULL & BEAR (177 Lombard, 943-2483): British pub across from the Richardson Building.

DYLAN O’CONNOR’S (2609 Portage, 831-6730): St. James pub.

Friday and Saturday: Dust Rhinos.

FINN McCUE’S (210-25 Forks Market, 944-8118): Pool hall and Celtic music venue.

Thursday to Saturday:

KING’S HEAD (120 King, 957-7710): Two-storey British pub adjacent to Old Market Square. Membership or guest sign-in required for admission.

Thursdays: Band battle w/Airfoil.

Friday and Saturday: The Perpetrators.

Sundays: All the Kings Men.

Wednesday: Tarry Trousers and Tarbenders.

PICADILLY PUB (280 Fort, 943-7300).

POCKETS (171 McDermot, 957-7665): Three-storey Exchange restaurant/pool clubs.

Friday and Saturday: Christel Radomsky.

Sunday: Curtis Newton.

Wednesday: Dust Rhinos.

REGAL BEAGLE (331 Smith, 942-6411): Ramada Marlborough pub. Mostly local indie bands.

Friday: Blueprint Gallery.

Saturday: No Reason.

SHANNON’S (175 Carlton, 943-2302): Irish pub across from the Convention Centre. Membership or guest sign-in required for admission.

Thursday to Saturday: Freeman.

Tuesday and Wednesday: Men In Kilts.

TOAD IN THE HOLE (108 Osborne, 284-7201): Two-storey Irish pub in Osborne Village.

Wednesday: Tarry Trousers at 5 p.m.

TOAD ON MAIN (172 Main, 942-8623): Restaurant/pub across from Via Rail Station.

Saturday: Nicholas Matthew.

Sundays: Greg Lowe Jazz Quintet.

Mondays: Improv.

JAZZ

BLAZE (Delta Winnipeg, 942-0051): Downtown hotel lounge.

Thursdays: Ken Gold and Rick Boughton.

LE FOYER (340 Provencher, 233-8972): Dedicated jazz and francophone pop venue at Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre.

Friday: Marie-Josée Clément.

ORBIT ROOM (2077 Pembina, 269-5004): Cosy south Pembina lounge adjacent to Nicolino’s Sorrento.

Thursdays: Frohlich Hildebrand McMahon Trio.

PALM ROOM (222 Broadway, 942-8251): Classy Fort Garry Hotel lounge with piano tunes and some of the best service in town.

Wednesday and Thursday: Don Shannon.

Friday and Saturday: Jose Poneira Trio.

Sunday: Poneira and Moose Jackson at brunch.

Monday and Tuesday: Don Kissick.

PEMBY (1011 Pembina, 453-3724): Pembina Highway lounge and sports bar.

Saturday afternoons: Jazz w/George Reznik Trio.

WINDOWS (160 Smith, 975-6013): Sheraton Hotel jazz and blues lounge.

Friday and Saturday: Brian Paul.

OTHER LOUNGES

BELGIAN CLUB (407 Provencher, 237-4263): St. Boniface social hall.

Thursdays: Jam w/Mojo Mechanix and Brian Harrisko.

BUCCACINO’S (155 Osborne, 452-8251): Italian eatery and lounge.

Friday: Jason & Shandra.

FLAT TOP (1825 Portage, 885-7377): St. James bar & grill.

GILROY’S (179 Bannatyne, 943-1700): Exchange District restaurant and lounge.

Friday and Saturday: Marvellous Marcel.

JONESY’S (3133 Birds Hill Road, 669-0557): Restaurant and lounge northeast of Perimeter.

JUST OFF BROADWAY (160 Smith, 975-6060): Dinner and Dance in the Sheraton Hotel dining room.

Saturdays: Al Andrusco Trio.

LIVE WIRE (Regent & Lagimodiere, 669-0255): New Cavalier karaoke lounge.

MOVADO (690-A St. James, 783-7800): Polo Park-area restaurant/lounge.

Thursdays: Kyle Kiernan.

PONY CORRAL GRANT PARK (400 Wilton, 475-4464): Grant Park eatery and lounge.

Friday and Saturday: Mike & The Eastwood Gang.

PONY CORRAL DOWNTOWN (444 St. Mary Ave., 942-4414): Downtown eatery and lounge.

Friday and Saturday: Danny Kramer.

ST. REGIS (185 Smith, 942-0171): Downtown hotel lounge.

TOM’S ROYAL (B-628 St. Anne’s, 257-0250): St. Vital pizza joint and lounge.

Sunday: Rock jam w/Barry G. Player.

Wednesday: Blues jam w/Tim Butler.

WEST KILDONAN LEGION (1748 Main, 338-3266).

Friday and Saturday: The Kopy Kats.

Wednesdays: Rock jam w/Loaded and Brian Harrisko.

COFFEE HOUSES

ACADEMY COFFEE (414 Academy, 489-6630): Neighbourhood lounge/coffee shop featuring local and occasional touring acts.

Friday: Manitoba singer-songwriters’ circle.

Monday: Stefan Bauer.

Tuesday: Ainsley Friesen.

Wednesday: Blueprint Gallery.

BREAD & CIRCUSES (238 Lilac, 477-4555): Corydon-area restaurant-bakery.

FUEL (River & Osborne, 467-8084): Osborne Village lounge/coffee shop featuring local acts.

Saturday: Brenda Rogers & Renée Claire.

PRAIRIE INK GRANT PARK (Grant Park Shopping Centre, 475-0483): Bookstore café offering jazz and readings.

Friday: Vince Anderson Bluegrass Duo.

Saturday: Tom Dowden.

Wednesday: Marty’s Party.

PRAIRIE INK PORTAGE PLACE (Portage Place, 943-8376): Same as above, only downtown.

Friday: Cafe Charanga.

ROCA JACK’S (775 Corydon): Coffee shop on the Corydon strip.

Fridays: Live in the Round w/Mike Webster.

SAXTON THEATRE COFFEE HOUSE (521 McMillan, 339-4876).

GAY & LESBIAN

CLUB 200 (190 Garry, 943-6045): Downtown cabaret, mostly men.

Thursdays: Bar games w/Anita Stallion.

Fridays: Drag shows.

Saturdays: DJ Willie.

Tuesdays: Go-Go Boys.

Wednesdays: Ray Moss.

DESIRE (Main & Bannatyne, 956-5544): Straight-friendly lesbian and gay club.

GIO’S (155 Smith, 786-1236): Downtown bar and nightclub.

Thursdays: DJ Perry.

Fridays: DJ Chris.

HAPPENINGS (274 Sherbrook, 774-3576): Gay dance club.

Thursdays: Raunch Night.

Fridays: Purdy’s Night for women.

Saturdays: Underground House with DJ Ryan and dancing until dawn.

Sunday: Drag show.

CASINOS

CLUB REGENT (1425 Regent, 957-2700): Transcona casino with tropical theme and walk-through aquarium.

ROYAL PALMS (Club Regent, 957-2700):

Thursday to Sunday: David Hasselfield.

McPHILLIPS STREET STATION (484 McPhillips, 957-3900): North-end casino complex, Roaring ’20s theme.

Saturday: Beverley Mahood & Gil Grand.

JOKER’S LOUNGE (McPhillips Street Station, 957-3900):

Friday and Saturday: Steel Wheels.

Courtney Granger & Christian Dugas

March 11, West End Cultural Centre. Cajun music. Tickets $10 in advance at Ticketmaster or $13 at the door.

WSO: A Touch of the Divine

March 11, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. With Symphony Chorale and guest conductor William Baerg. Works by Mozart and Saint-Saëns. Tickets $44 to $16 at 949-3999.

Frostbite Tour

March 12, West End Cultural Centre. Punk show with Mad Caddies, Choke, Pulley, Irish Car Bomb and Closet Monster. Sold out.

Default

March 12, Silverado’s. Vancouver rock band. Tickets $15 at 694-7469.

WSO: Spirit of Cape Breton

March 12-14, Centennial Concert Hall. With J.P Cormier, The McConnell Irish Dancers and L’Ensemble Folklorique de la Rivière Rouge. Tickets $44 to $16 at 949-3999.

The Trews

March 13, The Zoo. Ontario rock band. Sold out.

Beverley Mahood & Gil Grand

March 13, McPhillips Street Station. Country music double bill. Tickets $12 at Ticketmaster.

Regina Carter

March 13, Pantages Playhouse, 8 p.m. Violinist. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

March 14, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2 & 8 p.m. With trombonist Ansgar Striepens. Works by Billy Strayhorn. Tickets $18, or $12 for students at Ticketmaster.

Winnipeg Singers

March 14, Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 7 p.m. With MusikBarock Ensemble and soloists Tracy Dahl, Mary Jane Chaussé, Kirsten Schellenberg, Mel Braun and Floyd Gadd. Admission $22, or $18 for seniors.

CMU Piano Recital

March 14, Canadian Mennonite University., 7:30 p.m. Irmgard Baerg and Cheryl Pauls. Tickets $10 or $8 for seniors, $5 for students

Agassiz Chamber Players

March 16, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Violin, clarinet, cello and piano. Tickets $18 or $16 seniors and $5 students at 786-9000.

Busta Rhymes

March 16, Cowboys. American rapper, with Bishop and Kyprios. Tickets $25 at 694-7469.

Paul Kelly

March 16, West End Cultural Centre. Australian folksinger. With Joel Kroeker. Tickets $17 in advance or $20 at the door.

Cassandra Wilson

March 17, Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Jazz singer. Tickets $50 and $40 at Ticketmaster.

Manitoba Metalfest

March 19-20, The Zoo. Metal festival. Friday: Diademegon, Hollow Ground, Cast, Liqurd and Head Hits Concrete. Saturday: Putrescence, Bitchsplitter, Electro Quarterstaff, Descend Into Nothingness and Neuraxis. Nightly admission $6.

Jimmy Rankin

March 19, Club Regent. Singer-songwriter, formerly of Rankin Family. Tickets $12 at Ticketmaster.

Ray Bonneville

March 19, West End Cultural Centre. Blues. Tickets $15 in advance at Ticketmaster or $18 at the door.

Trooper

March 19, Cowboys. Classic rock. Tickets $12.50 at 694-7469.

Virtuosi Concerts: Les Voix Baroques

March 20, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg. With soprano Shannon Mercer. Tickets $26 adults, $24 seniors or $14 students at 786-9000.

GroundSwell: Quasar

March 20, Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba. Montreal saxophone quartet. Admission $10.

James Keelaghan

March 20, West End Cultural Centre. Winnipeg folk singer. Tickets $17 in advance at Ticketmaster or $20 at the door.

Andrea Bell and Jacqueline Ryz

March 21, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 7:30 p.m. Cello and piano. Music by Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. Admission $15, or $7 for students.

GroundSwell: Quasar

March 22, C.A.S.T. Building, University of Manitoba, 8 p.m. Montreal saxophone quartet. Admission $10. Free for U of M students.

Tom Jones

March 23, Centennial Concert Hall. Welsh sex symbol and pop crooner. Sold out.

Matt Mays

March 24, Pyramid Cabaret. Halifax rock singer, with Toronto’s Matthew Barber. Advance tickets $10 at Into the Music.

Henry Rollins

March 26, Burton Cummings Theatre. Spoken-word performance by former Black Flag singer. Tickets $24.50 at Ticketmaster.

WSO: Hamburg

March 26-27, Centennial Concert Hall, 8 p.m. With former WSO music director Victor Feldbrill. Music by Bruch and Brahms. Tickets $14 to $36 at 949-3999.

Loco

March 27, The Zoo. Final show by Winnipeg heavy rock band. Tickets TBA.

Peter Leitch Jazz Trio

March 28, Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus, 1 and 8 p.m. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.

Roger Whittaker

March 31, Centennial Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Farewell tour. Tickets $49 and $44 at Ticketmaster.

Shaye

April 1, West End Cultural Centre. Singer-songwriters Kim Stockwood, Tara MacLean and Damnhait Doyle. Tickets $12 in advance at Ticketmaster or $15 at the door.

André-Philippe Gagnon

April 2-3, Club Regent. Impressionist. Tickets $49.50 at Ticketmaster.

Janina Fialkowska

April 3, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, University of Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Classical pianist. Works by Grieg, Schubert and Chopin. Tickets $26, or $24 for seniors, $14 for students at 786-9000.

Agassiz Chamber Players

April 6, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, 8 p.m. Works by Rachmaninoff. Tickets $18 or $16 seniors and $5 students at 786-9000.

David Bowie

April 7, Winnipeg Arena. Rock legend. With Polyphonic Spree. Tickets $70.50 and $50.50 at Select-A-Seat.

Leahy

April 8, Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Celtic family act. Individual tickets $37.50 and $31.50, four-ticket family packs $98 at Ticketmaster.

Rufus Wainwright

April 12, Burton Cummings Theatre. Montreal singer-songwriter. Tickets $22.50 at Ticketmaster.

UK Subs

April 13, Royal Albert Arms. British punk legends. Tickets $13 in advance or $15 at the door.

The Pixies

April 14, Burton Cummings Theatre. First concert in 12 years by ultra-influential Boston rock band. So very sold out.

Hawksley Workman

April 17, Burton Cummings Theatre. Toronto singer-songwriter. With Joel Kroeker. Tickets $23.50 at Ticketmaster.

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra

Apr. 21, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 8 p.m. With vocalist Martha Brooks and trumpeter Dean McNeill. Tickets $20 or $12 for students at Ticketmaster.

Colin Linden

April 22, West End Cultural Centre. Blues guitarist. Tickets $17 in advance at Ticketmaster or $20 at the door.

Winnipeg Chamber Music Society

April 25, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 8 p.m. Tickets $15 or $10 for students at 949-3999.

Westminster Concert Organ Series

April 25, Westminster United Church, 8 p.m. Toronto organist Patricia Wright. Tickets $17 in advance at 786-4882 or $22 at the door.

April Wine

May 5, Silverado’s. Classic rock band. Tickets $12.50 at 694-7469 or Garden City Canad Inn front desk.

Stuart McLean

May 8-9, Burton Cummings Theatre. CBC radio personality. Tickets $39.50, $35.50 and $30 at Ticketmaster.

Metallica

May 9, Winnipeg Arena. Metal deities. With Godsmack. Sold out.

Bill Gaither

May 12, Winnipeg Arena. Christian singer. Tickets $50 to $30 at Select-A-Seat.

Aerosmith

May 14, Winnipeg Arena. Arena-rock heroes, with Cheap Trick. Tickets $89.50, $79.50 and $49.50 at Select-A-Seat.

Diana Krall

May 17, Winnipeg Arena. Canadian jazz singer-pianist. Tickets $79.75 and $59.75 at Select-A-Seat.

Merle Haggard

May 23, Centennial Concert Hall. American country legend. Tickets $55 and $49.50 plus fees at Ticketmaster.

Theatre/Arts

Going Home/Double Cheese Planet

Two unique stories of deep friendships and crazy adventures between Israeli and Canadian children, presented by the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre in collaboration with theatre artists from Tel Aviv, for children ages four to 12, opens today, to March 21, Berney Theatre, Asper Jewish Community Campus; $10 by calling 474-0698.

Séraphin Poudrier

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April 3, Théâtre de la Chapelle, 825 St. Joseph, performances at 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday; $21.50, students and seniors $19.75 at 233-8053.

Caffe

A young Saskatchewan woman comes to Winnipeg in search of a more exciting lifestyle, and finds more than she could ever imagine when she opens a coffee shop in a questionable part of the city, presented by the Black Hole Theatre, opens Tuesday, to March 27, University of Manitoba’s University College; $11, students and seniors $9 at 474-6880.

International Women’s Week Cabaret of Monolgues

Reflecting a diversity of women’s experiences, presented by Sarasvati Productions, 8 p.m. Saturday, Colin Jackson Studio Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd floor, Portage Place; $5.

Macbeth

Presented by Shakespeare in the Ruins at Manitoba Theatre for Young People stage, CanWest Global Performing Arts Centre, for teens, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow; $11 at 942-8898.

Rehearsal for Murder

Murder At The Marlborough Dinner Theatre, 7 p.m. Saturday and March 27, 331 Smith; $43.95 to $46.95; reservations can be made by calling 957-7913

Surf’s Up

It’s time to return to the endless days of summer at Bongo Beach, where the waves are always 30 feet high, Celebrations Dinner Theatre, to March 20, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday; $46.95 Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, $56.95 Friday and Saturday; children $20.95; for reservations call 982-8282.

Dance

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet Presents Carmina Burana

Featuring Mauricio Wainrot’s choreography and Carl Orff’s classic score, with the WSO accompanied by the University of Manitoba Singers, Winnipeg Boys’ Choir and Renaissance Voices, opens Wednesday, to March 21, Centennial Concert Hall; $12 to $58 at 956-2792.

Literary

Michael Rachlis

Autographing Prescription for Excellence: How Innovation is Saving Canada’s Health Care System, 8 p.m. today, McNally Robinson, Grant Park.

Chandra Mayor

Launch of Cherry as well as Hello Serotonin by Jon Paul Fiorentino, 8 p.m. today, Happenings,

272 Sherbrook Street.

Manitoba Magazine Publishers’ Magazine Weekend

Tomorrow and Saturday, Sheraton Hotel; for more information call 942-0189.

Special Storytime With the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

Featuring characters from their upcoming ballet, The Toy Castle, based on the Treehouse TV series, 11 a.m. Saturday, McNally Robinson, Grant Park.

The Poetry Train Readings

By Canadian poets Bill Bissett, Chandra Mayor, Jon Paul Fiorentino, Kate Braid, Deborah Stiles and Jay Millar, 2 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson, Portage Place.

Ballet Café

Discussion and Q & A on the upcoming production of Carmina Burana, 4 p.m. Sunday, McNally Robinson, Grant Park.

Dan Cooley

Launch of Bizarre Bible Stories: Flying Pigs, Walking Bones and 24 Other Things That Really Happened, 7:30 p.m. Monday, McNally Robinson, Grant Park.

Carol Matas

Play Ball!, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 18, McNally Robinson, Grant Park.

Out and About

Free Trade — Is It Good for Canada?

Lecture by Michael Benarroch, chair of the economics department at the University of Winnipeg, Music & Mavens Lecture Series, 2 p.m. today, Rady Centre, Asper Jewish Community Campus; free.

Home Expressions Home & Garden Show

1 to 10 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Winnipeg Convention Centre; $9, seniors and students $7.50, children 12 & under free.

Manitoba Schizophrenia Society 8th Annual Iris Gala Dinner

This evening of fine dining includes dancing to the music of the Ron Paley Band, plus a live and silent charity auction, 7 p.m. Saturday, The Fairmont Winnipeg: $135 each or corporate tables of eight for $975 at 786-1616.

Manitoba Theatre For Young People Gala Dinner

7 p.m. Saturday, Manitoba Theatre For Young People, The Forks; $150 each or corporate tables of eight for $1,600 at 942-8898.

Hostelling International Spring Travel Seminar

This seminar covers all the essentials that can seem daunting to first-time travellers, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sport Manitoba Building, 200 Main; $15 at 784-1131.

Antiques & Collectibles Spring Exhibit & Sale

Presented by the Manitoba Antique Association, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave.; $3, seniors and children $2.

Australia: A Travel Survival Guide

Slides and stories by a recently transplanted Aussie who has backpacked extensively through her country of birth, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sport Manitoba Building, 200 Main; free.

Manitoba’s Position in the World

Lecture by Jim Carr, founding president and CEO of the Business Council of Manitoba, Music & Mavens Lecture Series, 2 p.m. Thursday, March 18, Rady Centre, Asper Jewish Community Campus; free.

Comedy

Rumor’s

Dean Haglund, an Oakbank native who starred as Ringo Langly on The X-Files, to Saturday; Derek Edwards, a Timmins native considered the most popular comedian to have appeared at Rumor’s over the past decade; 8 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, $8.50; 8 & 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, $12; reservations at 488-4520.

The Steve Breadstone Experience

Presents Make Way Losers with special guest B.B Eakin, 8 p.m. tomorrow, Colin Jackson Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange; $8.00 available at the door.

Improv Supper Club

7:30 & 9:30 p.m. Monday, Toad on Main, 172 Main; $5 cover.

Movies

Freeze Frame 2004

See 34 films from 12 countries, opens today, continues to March 21, IMAX, Globe Cinema, Prairie Theatre Exchange and Portage Place; tickets start at just $4; for a complete festival guide call 949-9355.

IMAX

The Old Man & The Sea, Western Canadian premiere, opens tomorrow, in conjunction with Freeze Frame 2004, Great North, Mysteries of Egypt, Space Station & Dolphins; call 956-IMAX for times and prices.

Cinematheque

Greendale, the story of the evolution of a young girl in a tale of collective awakening told through interlocking songs performed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, 7 & 9 p.m. today; Barbarian Invasions, reunites the cast from The Decline of the American Empire, 7 p.m. tomorrow to March 18; Ken Park, cinematographer Ed Lachman (in Winnipeg to shoot Noam Gonick’s film Stryker) interprets the work of some of the world’s best directors, 9 p.m. tomorrow to March 18, Lachman introduces the film on the Tuesday; 100 Arthur, $7.

Museums

Manitoba Children’s Museum

March is Nutrition Month so kids are invited to come down for some yummy children’s cooking and nutritional activities. Every Saturday in March at 1 & 3 p.m., Manitoba Members of Dietitians of Canada will host nutrition-awareness sessions, which include kids-designed recipe-making and a nutrition-based activity, space is limited so sign up early at 924-4000.

Manitoba Museum

Visit the Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery and be captivated by storytellers celebrating the cultures of the region every Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. This Sunday, Stories from Saint Andrews; open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends; $6.50, children and seniors $5, family $20.

Science Gallery

More than 100 hands-on exhibits, same times as Manitoba Museum; Amazing Science Show, 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. weekends.

Planetarium

Red Planet Mars, featuring the latest images and video from the current Mars expeditions, 3 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and weekends at 1 & 4 p.m.; The Sky Tonight, noon weekends; The Super Sky Show, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. weekends; $5, children and seniors $4, family $15.

Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Centre

Pysanka Workshop for all ages, an excellent family activity, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, 184 Alexander Ave. E.; $10, with pre-registration required by calling 942-0218.

Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Centre

Annual Taras Shevchenko Lecture by Orysia Tracz on Folk Motifs in the Works of Taras Shevchenko (1814 to 1861), 2 p.m. Sunday,184 Alexander Ave. East, just north of the Manitoba Museum.

Galleries

Adelaide McDermot Gallery

Works on urban and rural themes by Daniel Hrishkewich, public opening from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, 318 McDermot.

Fleet Gallery

Tale of a Needle, a needlework display, public opening from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, 65 Albert.

Five On Third Gallery

College Pro, an exhibition of recent paintings by emerging artists, 290 McDermot.

Gallery One One One

Ghost Month, Ice Fishing in Gimli, the fourth exhibition in a multi-component project, The Gothic Unconscious, featuring work by William Eakin and Rob Kovitz, curated by curator-in-residence Sigrid Dahle, University of Manitoba School of Art, to April 2.

Gallery 1C03

Explosions of Forms and Textures, art of the 1960s, a travelling exhibition from the Bas-Saint-Laurent Museum’s collection, to March 27, University of Winnipeg.

Gallery Lacosse

New works by mixed-media artist Helma RogueRaiders, 169 Lilac.

Ken Segal Gallery

New works by Mark Webb, Cheney Lansard, Fran Visscher, Keith Wood, Roger LaFreniere, Ewa Tarsia and Lisa Horne, 4-433 River.

Lion & The Rose Gallery

What? Glass Substance, artworks in glass by Jolanta Kieres Sokalska, meet the artist from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, 875 Corydon.

Manitoba Crafts Council

Works by Calgary glass artist Julia Reimer, to April 2, 237 McDermot.

Martha Street Studio

Crosscurrents, recent works by 14 studio artists, to March 26, 11 Martha.

Main/Access

Wandering Through the Inside, a mixed-media installation on the theme of spiritual engagement by Ruth Maendel, to March 27, Artspace.

Maison Des Artistes

Noir et Blanc (Black and White), works by Gaetanne Simonne Sylvester, Roger LaFreniere, Marcien Lemay, Colette Balcaen, Etidal Arbach L’Heureux, Eveline Mangin-Mauws, Helene Lemay, Michel St. Hilaire, Nicole Coulson and Sylvie Beaudry, to April 30, 219 Provencher Blvd.

Medea Gallery

Unravelling Time, by Judy Johnson, opens Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m., 132 Osborne.

Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery

Brazil, Canada, Northern Ireland, USA, international photography exhibition by photographers Aldo Rempel of Brazil, Scott Jost from Virginia, Karl Griffiths-Fulton from Northern Ireland and Bruce Hildebrand, public opening at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 600 Shaftsbury.

Pavilion Gallery

Halcyon, works by Megan Vun Wong, to April 5, Assiniboine Park.

Piano Nobile

Works by raku artist Steve Robinson, to March 27, Centennial Concert Hall; to view during the day, call Arnold Ross at 489-2850.

Site Gallery

Gallery 1: Pentimento, works of 32 gallery artists and introducing works by Winnipeg printmaker Angela Luvera, painter Fay Jelly from Souris and sculptor Barb Flemington from Brandon; Gallery 2: I Know Where I Am, photographs by Richard Holden, opens 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 55 Arthur.

Wah-sa Gallery

Collectors Showcase, tribute to the Woodland artist heritage, 302 Fort.

Wayne Arthur Gallery

Black and White, drawings by Annette Lowe and photographs by Robert Lowe, 186 Provencher.

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Galleries 2/3: 16th-Century Italian Drawings in Canadian Collections, to Sunday; Galleries 4/5: Robert Archambeau: Ceramic Artist, Teacher, Collector, to May 30; Gallery 8; Mezzanine: Angst — German Expressionism, explores common principles of esthetics through a montage of images and commentary, to April 25; 2003 Cannes Lions “The World’s Best” Commercials, starting Monday, to April 4, 7 & 9:15 p.m. nightly, $7, students and seniors $6 and $4 for children 12 & under; admission: $6, students $4, children 6 to 12, $3, under 6 free or $15 for a family.