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New Year’s at The Forks

Dec. 31, The Forks. A cappella group Madrigaïa, bluegrass bands Aaron Burnett and D. Rangers, kids activities, skating, carriage rides and more. Fireworks at 8 p.m. and midnight. Free admission.

Chilliwack

Dec. 31, Club Regent. B.C. rock band. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.

Moses Mayes

Dec. 31, Pyramid Cabaret. Winnipeg funk band, with DJs Hunnicutt and Co-op. Tickets $25 at the Pyramid.

Ultimate Tribute to Rod Stewart

Dec. 31, Victoria Inn. Dinner-dance with impressionist Dameon Styles. Tickets $60 at 786-4801.

One Night Stand: Mingle

Dec. 31, Au Bar. Seventeen DJs playing house, breaks, techno and jungle. Tickets $20 at Frenzee, Urban Bakery and Kustom Kulture. No admission under 18.

Back to the Future 2

Dec. 31, venue TBA. Montreal techno DJ Axel Klein, Calgary trance DJ D.a.v.e:// and Vancouver’s Lithium headline a three-room, 25-DJ electronic music event. Tickets $30 at Nyce, Urban Bakery and Frenzee. No admission under 16.

COOL FM New Year’s

Dec. 31, Club Regent Casino Hotel. Dinner-dance with Big Jay & The Jive Flyers. Tickets $99 at 694-7469.

Splash of Elegance

Dec. 31, Sheraton Hotel. Hip-hop and R&B party. Tickets $30 at 227-5597.

Fifties & ’60s Rock ‘n’ Roll New Year’s

Dec. 31, Pantages Playhouse Atrium. Elvis impersonator and other nostalgia acts. Net proceeds to Winnipeg Harvest. Tickets $30 at 633-0959.

Timebenders

Dec. 31, McPhillips Street Station. Comedy troupe. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.

Non-Alcoholic New Year’s

Dec. 31, The Meeting Place. Dinner-dance with DJ Brad Jacobson. Tickets $15 in advance at Meeting Place or $20 at the door.

Singles Club 78 New Year’s

Dec. 31, Viscount Gort Hotel. Dinner-dance. Tickets $40 at 237-9424.

Parents Without Partners New Year’s

Dec. 31, Fort Rouge Legion. Dinner-dance. Tickets $30 at 957-7172.

Singles International New Year’s

Dec. 31, Kismat Banquet Centre. Dinner-dance. Tickets $40 at 772-1637.

Adventures for Successful Singles New Year’s

Dec. 31, Skyview Ballroom, Ramada Marlborough Hotel. Dinner-dance with DJ Bill Kozak. Tickets $60 at 775-3484.

Kenny Shields

Dec. 31, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Classic rock singer, with The Pumps. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

Ron Paley

Dec. 31, Winnipeg Convention Centre. Big-band jazzman. Tickets $86.95 (dinner and dance) and $39.95 (dance only) at Ticketmaster.

Access 2005

Dec. 31, Fort Garry Place. Multi-room New Year’s Eve theme party. Tickets $45 at Ticketmaster.

Lakeview New Year’s

Dec. 31, Lakeview Resort, Gimli. Dinner-dance. Tickets $60 at 204-642-8565.

Salute to Vienna

Jan. 1, Centennial Concert Hall, 2:30 p.m. The Strauss Symphony of Canada, with soprano Judith Kopecky, tenor Alexander Kaimbacher and Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers. Tickets $65 to $35 at Ticketmaster.

Who Stole the Soul

Jan. 1, Pyramid. Brent P., Fishead and other DJs play fundraiser for Winnipeg’s DJ UFO. Admission $10.

Starfield

Jan. 1, Burton Cummings Theatre, 8 p.m. Christian rock band. Free admission.

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: Phantom of the Opera

Jan. 7, Burton Cummings Theatre, 8 p.m. WSO performs score alongside screening of Lon Chaney silent film. Tickets $30 to $15 at 949-3999.

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Jan. 8, Burton Cummings Theatre, 8 p.m. WSO performs score alongside screening of Lon Chaney silent film. Tickets $30 to $15 at 949-3999.

St. Davids Singers

Jan. 8, St. Michael & All Angels Church, 8 p.m. 100th Anniversary Celebration, directed by Bill Owen. Admission by donation.

Hilary Duff

Jan. 10, MTS Centre. U.S. teen sensation. Sold out.

Killswitch Engage

Jan. 11, Pyramid. Boston heavy rock band, with Unearth. Tickets $28 at Soul Survivors and Savin’ Dave’s.

WSO Masterworks: The Inextinguishable

Jan. 11 and 13, Centennial Concert Hall. Pianist David Jalbert. Tickets $46 to $14 at 949-3999.

GroundSwell: Telling Tales

Jan. 15, WCD studio. Flutist Alejandro Escuer, harpist Olivia Ritchey, storyteller Mary Louise Chown, soprano Therese Costes and RWB dancers Tara Birtwhistle and Vanessa Lawson. Tickets $19 adults, $17 seniors and $9 students at 943-5770.

St. Andrews Society of Winnipeg Pipe Band

Jan. 15-16, Berney Theatre, 7 p.m. With Prodigy and Irene Baird School of Highland Dance. Tickets $15 at 293-2337.

Chubby Checker

Jan. 18, Club Regent. Early rock legend. Tickets $30 at Ticketmaster.

Sum 41

Jan. 19, Burton Cummings Theatre. Ajax, Ont., rock band. With No Warning. Tickets $29.50 at Ticketmaster.

A Midwinter’s Night Dream

Jan. 19, West End Cultural Centre. Singer-songwriters Kate Maki, Ruth Minnikin, Nathan Lawr and Ryan Bishops. Tickets $10 at Music Trader and Ticketmaster.

Glass Tiger

Jan. 20, Silverado’s. Canadian rock band from the ’80s. Tickets $15 at 694-7469.

WSO Musically Speaking: Jewish Traditions

Jan. 20, Centennial Concert Hall. With klezmer band Finjan. Tickets $36 to $14 at 949-3999.

WSO Pops: A Romantic Journey

Jan. 21-22, Centennial Concert Hall. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Tickets $58 to $16 at 949-3999.

Bluebird North

Jan. 29, West End Cultural Centre. Songwriters’ tour with Andy Stochansky, Emm Gryner, Billy Klippert, Alan Frew, Andy Kim and Shari Ulrich. Tickets $12 in advance at Ticketmaster or $15 at the door.

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival

Jan. 29-Feb. 4. Music by living and 20th-century composers. Festival passes $66 adults and $56 students/seniors at 949-3999.

Oleg & Friends

Jan. 30, Broadway Disciples United Church, 8 p.m. Violinist Oleg Pokhanovski and pianist Ronald Turini perform Chopin, Brahms and Franck. Tickets $18 adults, $15 seniors and $7 students at 474-8637.

Tommy Hunter

Feb. 1, Pantages Playhouse, 7 p.m. Canada’s country gentleman. Tickets $37.50 at Ticketmaster.

Tegan and Sara

Feb. 11, Burton Cummings Theatre. Calgary sister act, with Lindy. Tickets $20 at Ticketmaster.

Festival du Voyageur

Feb. 11-20, various St. Boniface. Annual francophone music and cultural festival. Lineup TBA.

Chantal Kreviazuk

Feb. 12, Centennial Concert Hall. Winnipeg pop singer, with Canadian Idol‘s Theresa Sokyrka. Fundraiser for Dreams Take Flight. Tickets $60, $50 and $40 at Ticketmaster.

Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Feb. 14-15, McPhillips Street Station. Alberta country singer. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

The Duhks

Feb. 17, West End Cultural Centre. Winnipeg folk group. Tickets $15 in advance at WECC and Ticketmaster or $18 at the door.

Thee Shams

Feb. 19, West End Cultural Centre. Cincinnati garage-rock band. Tickets $12 in advance at WECC and Ticketmaster or $15 at the door.

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Feb. 20, West End Cultural Centre. Chicago blues guitarist. Tickets $17 in advance at WECC and Ticketmaster or $20 at the door.

Michael Kaeshammer

Feb. 25, West End Cultural Centre. Canadian jazz pianist. Tickets $20 in advance at Ticketmaster, or $23 at the door.

Martyn Joseph

Feb. 26, West End Cultural Centre. Welsh folksinger. Tickets $17 in advance at WECC and Ticketmaster or $20 at the door.

Kalan Porter

March 9, Burton Cummings Theatre. Canadian Idol winner, with Brandon country singer Amanda Stott. Tickets $25 at Ticketmaster.

GroundSwell: The Hilliard Ensemble

March 9, Bethel Mennonite Church. A cappella quartet. Tickets $19 adults, $17 seniors and $9 students at 943-5770.

Rod Stewart

March 18, MTS Centre. British rock singer. Tickets $125, $85 and $55 at Ticketmaster.

Juno Awards

April 3, MTS Centre. CTV-televised Canadian music awards. Host and performers TBA. Tickets on sale Feb. 12 at Ticketmaster.

GroundSwell: Duo Concertante

April 8, Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. Violin and piano duo. Tickets $19 adults, $17 seniors and $9 students at 943-5770.

Arrogant Worms

April 16, Burton Cummings Theatre. Musical comedy group. Tickets TBA.

GroundSwell: Prince Kaspar

May 6-7, Gas Station Theatre. World premiere of chamber opera by Winnipeg’s Michael Matthews. Tickets $19 adults, $17 seniors and $9 students at 943-5770.

Jason Molina & Magnolia Electric Co.

May 11, West End Cultural Centre. Songwriter from Songs: Ohia. Tickets $12 in advance at WECC and Ticketmaster or $15 at the door.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

May 20, MTS Centre. Blues-rock guitarist. Tickets TBA.

Daniel O’Donnell

June 14, MTS Centre. Easy-listening singer. Tickets $75 to $37.50 at Ticketmaster.

Jazz Winnipeg Festival

June 16-25, various downtown venues. Jazz festival. Lineup TBA.

Winnipeg Folk Festival

July 7-10, Birds Hill Park. Folk and roots festival with Camper Van Beethoven, The Gourds, The Handsome Family and more than 60 other acts to be announced. Four-day passes $98 adults, $63 youths and seniors or $12 children until Dec. 31, afterward $110 adults, $63 youths and seniors and $12 children.