EVENTS
Out & About
Winnipeg Whisky Festival • Feb. 28 – March 1, RBC Convention Centre. More information and tickets at winnipegwhiskyfestival.com
The Village Conservatory for Musical Theatre • Inhibition Exhibition Festival of New Works – March 5-9, Gargoyle Theatre, 585 Ellice Ave. Tickets and more info at villageconservatory.com
First Fridays in the Exchange• March 7, Exchange District. Complete event details at firstfridayswinnipeg.org
2nd Annual Winnipeg Women’s Show • March 8-9, RBC Convention Centre. More information and tickets at winnipegwomensshow.com
Winnipeg Rock N’ Gem Show • March 6-9, Red River Exhibition Place. More information and tickets at redriverex.com
Comedy clubs
Barn Hammer Brewing ( 595 Wall St.) • Feb. 27, 7 p.m. – Barn Hammer BrewHaHa, feat. Evan Lowes, Troy Toderian, Dan Goldberg, Danielle Kayahara, Julian Rowan. Hosted by Kristen Einarson.
The Basement Speakeasy & Comedy Lounge (3740 Portage Ave.) • Feb. 28 – March 1 – The Kickback Comedy Hour; March 7-8 – Dan Duvall. Tickets and showtimes at basementwpg.com
Club Happenings (114B Osborne St.) • March 2 and 9 – Open mic, 7:30 p.m.
4th Line Pub & Grill (3025 Ness Ave.) • Feb. 24 and March 3 – Comedy Invasion, 7:30 p.m., hosted by Scott Porteous
The Handsome Daughter (61 Sherbrook St.) • Feb. 27 and March 6 – Open mic night
Marion Hotel (Marion St.) • Feb. 25 and March 5 – Open mic night, 8 p.m.
Rumor’s Restaurant & Comedy Club (190-2025 Corydon Ave.) • Feb. 25 – March 1 – Dave Hemstad; March 6-8 – Kevin Farley. Tickets and showtimes at rumorscomedyclub.com
Yuk Yuk’s Winnipeg (Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway) • Feb. 28 – March 1 – Shannon Laverty; March 7-8 – Chris Quigley. Tickets and showtimes at yukyuks.com/winnipeg
Concerts
The Myths That Shape Us: An Evening of Live Art and Music • Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Room 201, The Forks. Feat. music by cellist/sound designer/composer Natanielle Felicitas, live art creation by Indigenous artist Jackie Traverse. Tickets at theatreprojectsmanitoba.ca
Music ’N’ Mavens • Tickets and more info at radyjcc.com
- Feb. 27, 2 p.m. – Andrina Turenne: Joie de Vivre
- March 4, 2 p.m. – Elation Pauls: Sustenance II
- March 5, 2 p.m. – Philippe Meunier: Flamenco on the Spanish Guitar (at Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre, 1588 Main St.)
- March 6 – Mel Magorel: The Super Ladies of the ’60s and ’70s
Mother Mother • Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Canada Life Centre. With Cavetown, Winnetka Bowling League. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra • Havrylets & Dvorák Untuxed – Feb. 27, 11:45 a.m., Centennial Concert Hall. Feat. the WSO, Daniel Raiskin (conductor). Tickets at wso.ca
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra • Dvorák & Stafylakis – Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Centennial Concert Hall. Feat. the WSO, Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Daniel Raiskin (conductor). Tickets at wso.ca
Del Barber • Feb. 27-28, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. SOLD OUT
Our Lady Peace • Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Canada Life Centre. With Collective Soul, Hotel Mira. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert • Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Centennial Concert Hall. Feat. Orchestre FILMharmonique, performing the show’s score, arranged and conducted by Jeremy Zuckerman. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Virtuosi Concerts • American Traditions: Rachel Barton Pine solo violin – Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., Garden of Contemplation, Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Tickets at virtuosiconcerts.ca
Don Amero • Feb. 28 and March 1, 8 p.m., Cornerstone Arthouse (300 Hugo St. N.). Album lunch of Broken Record. Tickets at eventbrite.ca
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra • 55 Years of Hoosli – March 1, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Desautels Concert Hall, U of M. Feat. the WSO, Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Daniel Raiskin (conductor). Tickets at wso.ca
C-Weed’s Cabaret Talent Search Winners • March 1, 8 p.m., Burton Cummings Theatre. Feat. C-Weed Band, Nigel Settee, Tayller McKinney, Trevor Bird and Tiarra Wilson. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
The Country Legends Tribute Experience • March 1, 8:30 p.m., Park Theatre. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
Winnipeg Singers • St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – March 2, 7:30 p.m., Trans Canada Brewing. Feat. The Flatland Ceilidh Band. SOLD OUT
Jazz Winnipeg Orchestra • Women’s Day Concert 4.0 – Feat. Jocelyn Gould. March 6, 7:30 p.m., West End Cultural Centre. Tickets at wecc.ca
Jully Black • March 7, 7:30 p.m., Park Theatre. With Melafrique. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
Jeremie Albino • March 7, 7:30 p.m., Park Theatre. With Benjamin Dakota Rogers. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Prairie Voices • In the Family – March 8, 7:30 p.m., Crescent Arts Centre. Feat. Bluestem, Prairie Voices, Horizon, PVI Alumni Choir with Benjamin Dakota Rogers. Tickets at prairievoices.ca
Her (204) Album Release Party – Stories of One Great City Revisited • March 9, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Feat. Jade Turner, Jess Reimer, Mille ii Visser, Keri Latimer, Desiree Dorion, Andrina Turenne, Kelly Bado, Rayannah, Rhonda Head, Keisha Booker, performing with Gaby Ocejo, Ashley Au and Joanna Miller. Tickets at ticketweb.ca
GloveBoxGold presents Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fever • March 8, 8 p.m., Burton Cummings Theatre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca
Dance
Supplied photo by Photo by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios – The Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents the Canadian premiere of Jekyll & Hyde from March 6 to 9 at Centennial Concert Hall. Pictured are Kansas City Ballet Company dancers Cameron Thomas and Gavin Abercrombie.
Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Centennial Concert Hall) • Jekyll & Hyde – March 6-9, Centennial Concert Hall. Showtimes and tickets at rwb.org
Destinations
Assiniboine Park • More info at assiniboinepark.ca
- The Leaf – Blooms in Winter: An Orchid Celebration. Until March 23
- The Leaf Unplugged – Sound Bath Experience: Feb. 26, 7:15 and 8 p.m.
- Feb. 25, March 4, March 11, March 18, March 25 – $12 Tuesdays at the Zoo.
- Duck pond open for skating
Downtown Winnipeg Farmers’ Market • Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cityplace. More info and details at downtownwinnipegbiz.com
The Forks • More info at theforks.com
- Enjoy Learn to Winter activities every weekend, including skate and snowshoe lessons, DJs by the Canopy Rink, storytelling and drumming in the teepee, winter wellness classes and workshops. More info at com
- Oyster Nights Under Patio Lights – Feb. 27, 5-8 p.m.
- Nestaweya River Trail closed owing to warm temperatures. Check website for updates information.
FortWhyte Alive • Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. More info at fortwhyte.org
- March 1, 7 p.m. – The Lake Shaker. Tickets at org
Le Marché St. Norbert Farmers’ Market (3514 Pembina Hwy.) • March 1 and 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., More info and details at stnorbertfarmersmarket.ca
RBC Convention Centre (375 York Ave.) • See Out & About listings.
- March 8 – PegSpo 2025 sports collectibles expo. More info at com
- March 8-17 – Pop-Up Giant Shoe & Clothing Warehouse Sale. More info at com
Film
Cannes Lions: International Festival of Creativity (Muriel Richardson Auditorium, WAG-qaumajuq) • March 28. Tickets and showtimes at wag.ca
Paying for It is a live-action adaptation of acclaimed alternative-cartoonist Chester Brown’s best-selling graphic novel. It’s playing now at the Dave Barber Cinematheque.
Dave Barber Cinematheque (Artspace Bldg., 100 Arthur St.) • Feb. 25 – Trash Cult Tuesdays: Emma Mae, 7 p.m.; Top of the Heap, 9 p.m. Feb. 26 – Vermiglio, 7 p.m.; Paying for It, 9:30 p.m. Feb. 27 – Staff Picks: Spring Breakers, 7 p.m.; Vermiglio, 9:15 p.m. Feb. 28 – Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, 7 p.m.; Paying for It, 10 p.m. March 1 – Vermiglio, 1 and 8:30 p.m.; Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, 5:30 p.m. March 2 – Vermiglio, 3 and 5:30 p.m; Soundtrack to a Coup d’État, 8 p.m.
More info and tickets at davebarbercinematheque.com
Fungi Film Festival (Park Theatre) • March 2, 5:30 p.m. Tickets and showtimes at ticketweb.ca
Galleries
210 Gallery (210 Princess St.) • Until March 17 – A Moment in Time, by Lee Beaton. More info at manitobaartsnetwork.ca
Aceartinc. (206 Princess St.) • Until Feb. 28 – My City is a Graveyard, by Morgan Traa. More info at aceart.org
Blankstein Gallery (Millennium Library, 2nd floor) • Trying, by Isaac Asera. More info at www.wpl.winnipeg.ca
Buhler Gallery (St. Boniface Hospital) • Until March 30 – Cardially Yours, work by Charles Romero Venzon.
- Feb. 28, 7 p.m. – Figure of Eight: A Choral Composition, by Ashley Au. Sung by SonoLux Choir and staff and volunteers from St. Boniface Hospital
Hours: 1–5 p.m., Monday to Friday; Noon–4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. More info at galeriebuhlergallery.ca
CCFM Art Gallery (340 Provencher Blvd.) • Until March 6 – Nouveaux Horizons, works Xavier Mutshipayi More info at ccfm.mb.ca
Cre8ery (2-125 Adelaide St.) • Until March 4 – Primavera, by Ana MRC. Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. More info at www.cre8ery.com
C2 Centre for Craft (1-329 Cumberland St.) • Until Feb. 27 – Craft in Miniature: A MCC Members’ Exhibition. Hours: Noon – 4 p.m., Wed. to Sat. More info at www.c2centreforcraft.ca
Gallery1C03 (University of Winnipeg) • Feb. 27–April 25 – Reclaimed: Indo-Caribbean HerStories, by Heidi McKenzie. Hours: Mon. – Fri., Noon – 4 p.m. More info at uwinnipeg.ca/art-gallery/
Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Ave.) • Until March 30 – Adelle Rawluk: A Featured Showcase of Paintings from 2024-2025. More info at gsac.ca
Graffiti Art (109 Higgins Ave.) • Until February – A Warrior’s Red Road: A Photovoice Display of Indigenous Men Connecting to Culture through Drum-making, by Akicita Cane Waste Men’s Group (Brandon, Man.). More info at graffitigallery.ca
Katie + Gunner Gallery (103-141 Bannatyne Ave.) • Until Feb. 28 – The Power of Contrast: Inuit Art in Black + White. More info at katieandgunner.com
La Maison des Artistes (101-219 Provencher Blvd.)
- La Galerie contemporaine: Until March 15 – Forme, contreforme, by Caroline Ariane Bergeron and Anie Toole
Hours: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tues., Weds., Fri.; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thurs.; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat. More info at maisondesartistes.mb.ca
Martha Street Studio (11 Martha St.) • March 7–Aril 17 – as the wind blew: the ground beneath me / at the water’s edge / in its path, by Sarah Crawley. Hours: Tues. – Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat., noon to 5 p.m. More info at printmakers.mb.ca
MAWA (203- 329 Cumberland Ave.) • Until Feb. 28 – Seamless Transitions, works by Daisy Wu, Heather Murray, Ingrid McMillan, Karen Fletcher, Kelsey Smith, Madelyn Gowler, Tree Tree Tes, Tess Ray Houston. Hours: Weds.-Fri. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. More into at mawa.ca
MHC Gallery (610 Shaftesbury Blvd.) • Until March 22 – The Poetry of Painting, by Mavi Brake, Genevie Henderson, Angela Lillico. Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Sat., noon – 5 p.m. More info at www.cmu.ca/gallery/
Piano Nobile Gallery (Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St.) • Until Feb. 28 – Endangered Species in Manitoba, by Olga Krahn
Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts (121-100 Arthur St.) • Hours: Weds. – Sat., 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More info at platformcentre.org
Plug In ICA (1-460 Portage Ave.) • Until March 8 – Ghosts of Canoe Lake, by Marcel Dzama. More info at plugin.org
St. Norbert Arts Centre (100 rue des Ruines de Monastere) • Until Feb. 28 – New Beginnings, work by Ada Zhang, Shelley Enemark
School of Art Gallery (University of Manitoba)
- Feb. 27–April 26 – I Contain Multitudes, by Jon Sasaki
More info at umanitoba.ca
Soul Gallery (65 Albert St.) • Feb. 27–March 13 – Grounded, a solo exhibition by Holly Ann Friesen. More info at soulgallery.ca
Théâtre Cercle Molière (CCFM, 340 Provencher Blvd.) • Until Feb. 28 – Noir et Fier (Black and Proud): Words on Pain, by Wilgis Agossa. More info at noiretfier.ca
WAG @ the Park (Assiniboine Park Pavilion)
- Community Gallery (2nd floor) – Memories: Artwork by the Urban Art Group, works by Kristina Ryan, Danny Roscoe, Elizabeth Sellors. March 2 – May 25.
- Pooh Gallery (2nd floor) – “The Best Bear in All the World”: The Many Sides of Winnie the Pooh
- John P. Crabb Gallery (2nd floor) – Closed for maintenance
- Ivan Eyre Gallery (3rd floor) – Shifting Horizons, works by Ivan Eyre and others, curated by Nawang Tsomo Kinkar. Until Spring.
Visit assiniboinepark.ca for more info.
WAG–Qaumajuq (300 Memorial Blvd.)
Exhibitions:
- Threads of Kin and Belonging: A Trinnipeg Live Mixtape Project, feat. works by Kimani Beckford, Caneu, Rosalie Favell, Bria Fernandes, Alex Janvier, M. patchwork monoceros, Ebony G. Patterson, Betty Piryuaq, Jane Ash Poitras, Lorna Simpson, Jeffrey Thomas, Chukwudubem Ukaigwe, Walter Williams. Curated by Nestor Wynrush and Julia Lafreniere.
- The Water Initiative: pimâtisiwin nipi/ bimaadiziwin nibi/tu besudi, works by Daimhín Ó Rinn, Desiree Moise, Jasmin Fontaine, Zac Ironstand. Muriel Richardson Auditorium
- View from Here, works by Wanda Koop
- Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time. A survey of artistic expression from 200 BCE to the present day. Until March 1
- Winyan, works by Lita Fontaine. Until May 17
- Disorientations, works by Eken Emeka-Maduka, Evergon, Kara Walker, KC Adams, Rosalie Favell, Yasumasa Morimura. Until June 15
- Motherground, by Dominique Rey, with Madeleine and Auguste Coar. Until June 28
- Omalluq: Pictures from My Life. Works by Omalluq Oshutsiaq. Until Aug. 2
- Backyard Florigelium, curated by Nicole Fletcher and Riva Symko. Until Oct. 18
Events:
- Feb. 28, 7 p.m. – BPM X WAG-Qaumajuq Concert & Mixer, feat. Len Bowen, Laurel Chanté, DJ Altay. Free admission.
Hours: Weds–Sun, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission: $18 adult, $15 65+, free youth, members, Indigenous members. Visit wag.ca for more info
Lectures/readings/speakers
McNally Robinson Booksellers (1120 Grant Ave.) • More info at mcnallyrobinson.com
- March 6, 7 p.m. – Melody Dumas, Diane Powderhorn, launch of Our Residential School Story, They Have Papers, Walk in Our maskisina. Hosted by Doris Der-WicakpeMuza
- March 9, 2 p.m. – Omar El Akkad, launch of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Hosted by David Bergen.
Music ’N’ Mavens • Tickets and more info at radyjcc.com
- Feb. 25, 2 p.m. – Greg Bieber: Are You Living Your Best Life?
Live Music
ANAVETS Unit No. 283 (3584 Portage Ave.) • Feb. 28 – Tanis T & the Diamondbacks; March 7 – Deputy; March 8 – Just Us
Belgian Club (407 Provencher Blvd.) • Feb. 27 and March 6 – Jam night w/ Beg, Borrow and Steel
Belle’s Kitchen and Music Hall (1212 Nairn Ave.) • Feb. 25 – Jeff Sahulka, noon; Feb. 26 – Rob Klym, noon; The KW Band, 2:15 p.m.; Mitchell Stewart Klyne, 5 p.m.; The Honest Faces, 8:15 p.m. Feb. 27 – Sean Taylor, noon; Mark Conroy, 2:15 p.m.; Saoulo & Alex, 5 p.m.; The Barnyards, 8:15 p.m. Feb. 28 – Chris Harris, noon; Blair Hordeski, 2:15 p.m.; Réal Jolicoeur, 5 p.m.; James Cullen, 8:15 p.m. March 1 – Andrina Turenne, noon; Daniel Robolledo, 2:15 p.m.; Blood + Ash, 5 p.m.; Double Bourbon, 8:15 p.m. March 2 – Shake ’n’ Bake , noon; Tannis Tyler, 2:15 p.m.; Paul Lucyk, 5 p.m.; The Coveralls, 8:15 p.m. March 3 – Sean Burns , 11:45 a.m. March 4 – Prairie Soul, 11:45 a.m.
Blue Dolphin (South Beach Casino, Hwy. 59) • Feb. 28 – March 1 – Soul Seed; March 7-8 – The Bloodshots
Bulldog Event Centre (1374 Main St.) • Feb. 28 – What’s Up? Let’s Vibe! Feat. Rick Mane, Young Balboa, R-Duck, Hindsight, Ginge Easy, Neph, Jayedon xp, Thatcher Robinson, Ryot, Nat Saturn, TooDam Sick, Trouble Child, Loverboy Nel, DJ Watermelt; March 7 – Pineripper, Exile in Time, Spectre
Crescent Arts Centre (Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 525 Wardlaw Ave.) • March 1 – Swing Dance and Live Jazz Band, 1-3 p.m.
Curtis Gordon Hotel (1011 Henderson Hwy.) • Feb. 28 – March 1 –
C-Weed’s Cabaret (171 Dumoulin St.) • Feb. 26 – Weekly talent show; March 2 – Sunday jam, hosted by Keith Dutiaume Jr.
Event Space @ The Forks (2nd floor, The Forks Market) • March 2 and 9 – Latin Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Exchange Event Centre (292 Bannatyne Ave.) • Feb. 28 – Elephante; March 7 – CUP
Jazz at the Fort Garry Hotel (222 Broadway) • March 2 – New Orleans, Manitoba: A Mardi Gras Party. Feat. Jonathon Challoner, Jon Gordon.
The Getaway Cafe (7-1500 Dakota St.) • Feb. 25 – Open mic night; Feb. 27 – Living Music Winnipeg open mic
Gordie’s Coffee House (Gordon-King Memorial United Church, 127 Cobourg Ave.) • Feb. 27 – Agassiz Railroad; March 6 – The Spectacles
The Handsome Daughter (61 Sherbrook St.) • Feb. 25 – Black History Month Poetry Slam, 7 p.m.; Feb. 28 – Luana Moth, meanspath, Crabskull; March 1 – Heated: A winter dance party, feat. Kilusan, DJ Konjo; March 8 – Imploders, Closetalkers, Pore Impact, Trial Time
Henderson Legion No. 215 (214 Maxwell Dr., East St. Paul) • Feb. 27 – Fraser River; March 6 – Hwy 6
IdeaMill (3rd floor, Millennium Library) • Feb. 26 – Make Music Night, 6:30 p.m.
Into the Music (B-245 McDermot Ave.) • Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. – No Fuss; March 7, 7:30 p.m. – Bush Lotus
Kilter Brewing Co. (450 Rue Deschambault) • March 6, 7 p.m. – Nashville MB The Writers Round, feat. Sierra Noble, Jana Jacobs, Doug McArthur, Dominique Adams
King Cob Market Pub (580 Ellice Ave.) • Feb. 26 – Andrina Turenne
King’s Head Pub (120 King St.) • Feb. 28 – Dr. Rocktopus; March 1 – Cross Roads; March 7 – Wicked Awesome; March 8 – The Coveralls
Little Brown Jug (336 William Ave.) • Feb. 28 – Punk Prom 2024, feat. Screaming at Traffic, Tie Guan Yin
McPhillips Station Casino (484 McPhillips St.) • Feb. 28 and March 1 – Piano Catz (Loft 180); Feb. 28 and March 1 – The Goods (mainstage); March 7 and 8 – Vinyl Revival (mainstage); March 7 – Water & Wood Duo (Loft 180)
Must Be the Place (484 Stradbrook Ave.) • Feb. 27 – Amateur Comedy Night, hosted by Honey Dillilah
The Nob (3540 Pembina Hwy.) • March 1 – Crush; March 8 – DJ Jr.
Nor-Villa Motor Hotel (1763 Henderson Hwy.) • Feb. 28 – March 1 – Retro Radio; March 7-8 – Pop Vegas
Norwood Legion (134 Marion St.) • March 1 – Steve; March 8 – Hwy 6
Osborne Taphouse (112 Osborne St.) • Feb. 25 – Open mic, hosted by Deidra Borus; Feb. 27 – RXL, Juicy Fusion, The Lovers; Feb. 28 – Empaths in Retrograde, Vvonder, Rough Sundays; March 1 – Future of M’Yousic Hip-Hop Showcase, feat. Chavy, Queen Kelly, Quatro, Ezoman, Jay Jay; March 2 – ; March 7 – Kingsway
Park Alleys (130 Osborne St.) • Feb. 25 & March 5 – Tuesday Night jazz jam; Feb. 27 – Denver Venoit; Feb. 28 – Greg Rekus and the Inside Job, Bo Legged, On Purpose; March 1 – Surf N Turf; March 6 – The Barnyards; March 7 – Jamboree, Camprobber; March 8 – Robert Allan Wrigley Band
Le Patio 340 (Salle Antoine-Gaborieau, CCFM, 340 Provencher Blvd.) • Feb. 25 – Mardi Jazz: U of M Jazz Ensemble; Feb. 28 – LiM – Bleus vs Verts; March 7 – LiM – Rouges vs Verts
Prince Edward Legion No. 81 (300 Trent Ave.) • March 1 – DMG Band; March 8 – Vintage Groove
Public Domain (663 Portage Ave.) • Feb. 27 – Holy Void, Bloc Parents, Destination Moon; Feb. 28 – Fencing, Age of Self, Tarp; March 1 – Amos the Kid; March 8 – Hut Hut, Lev Snow, Dayloft
The Rec Room (696 Sterling Lyon Pkwy.) • Feb. 28 – Blue Monkey Overdrive; March 1 – Copper Moon; March 7 – The Power Hour of Comedy: Jeff Gobeil, Kaitlyn Brightnose, Julian Rowan, Rajat Bhateja, Scott Porteous
Royal George (123 Regent Ave. W.) • Feb. 25 – Songwriter Night, feat. Diana and Colette Desjardins, w/ guest Robert Andreas; Feb. 26 – Jam night w/ Gary Gach; Feb. 27 – Shandra Levrault & the Happy Endings
St. James Legion No. 4 (1755 Portage Ave.) • Feb. 28 – Vintage Groove
Shannon’s Irish Pub (175 Carlton St.) • Feb. 26 – Open mic night, w/ Stephanie Westdal; Feb. 28 – Dance in Ur Pantz; March 7 – Soul Seed
Sherwood’s Lounge & Bistro (900 Regent Ave. W.) • Feb. 27 – Rock on Regent open mic night
Sidestage (700 Osborne St.) • Feb. 26 – Beatkits Beat Battle; Feb. 27 – Orvis, riel., Graffiti Parks; Feb. 28 – YSN Fab; March 2 – GMH, Flora Beach; March 5 – Improv Contest; March 6 – Martin Kerr; March 7 – Rebels vs. Legends Night, feat. Flash Panda, Keep It Zeppelin; March 8 – Colour by Numbers, VVonder
Silver Heights Restaurant and Lounge (2169 Portage Ave.) • March 1 and 8 – Saturday Afternoon Jazz, 1-4 p.m.
Silver Spike Saloon (202 Bond St.) • March 1 and 8 – Country Round Up Band 4-7:30 p.m.
Smith Restaurant ( Forks Market Rd.) • Feb. 28 – March 1 – Jeff Adams
South Osborne Legion No. 252 (426 Osborne St.) • Feb. 28 – Damn Straight
Tehran Café & Bar (8-1875 Pembina Hwy.) • March 1 and 8 – Amir & Behin, 7 p.m.
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club (234 Main St.) • Feb. 27 – Bluegrass Night ; Feb. 28 –JD Edwards Band; March 1 – The Inaugural Bi-Monthly(ish) Bisexual (ish) Honky Tonk, feat. The Chosen Family Band, line dancing lessons, Queer Songwriters Round; March 2 and 9 – Sunday night jam, w/ Big Dave McLean; March 6 – Zachary Lucky; March 7 – NOLA Night feat. Dirty Catfish Brass Band; March 8 – Bloodshot Bill, Poison Suckers
The Toad in the Hole Pub (155 Osborne St.) • Feb. 24 and March 3 – Open mic w/ James Buckboro; Feb. 27 – Jam night w/ Squid Squad; Feb. 28 – Bad News Bears; March 1 – Vox Populi; March 6 – Jam night w/ Jivetown; March 8 – The Coveralls
Trans Canada Brewing Co. (1-1290 Kenaston Blvd.) • Feb. 28 – Soul Shakers; March 1 – Brett Schulz; March 7 – Sam Gardner; March 8 – Geoff Erickson
West Kildonan Legion No. 30 (1740 Main St.) • Feb. 28 – Blue FX; March 7 – Damn Straight
Westbrook Inn (64 Keewatin St.) • Feb. 28 –March 1 – The Tribal Road Band, feat. Jesse Bandura
X-Cues Café & Lounge (551 Sargent Ave.) • Feb. 24 and March 1 – CaRaVan open mic night; March 8 – Strange Things, Mouth Feel, No Complacent
Museums
Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way)
Exhibitions:
- Until March 2025 – Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War
- Until June 2025 – Climate Justice
- Until early 2026 – Love in a Dangerous Time: Canada’s LGBT Purge
- Until August 2026 – Strength in Numbers: The Polish Solidarity Movement
- Until Sept. 20, 2027 – The Witness Blanket
- Permanent exhibition – Truth and Reconciliation
- Permanent Galleries – What Are Human Rights?; Indigenous Perspectives; Canadian Journeys; Protecting Rights in Canada; Examining the Holocaust; Turning Points for Humanity; Breaking the Silence; Actions Count; Rights Today; Inspiring Change
Events:
- March 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – Canadians in Conversation: Dialogues on Residential Schools
Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. More info at humanrights.ca
Dalnavert Museum and Visitors’ Centre (61 Carlton St.) • March 2 – Tour: Spinsters and Suffragists: Gender Norms and Gender Rebels in the Victorian Period, 2:30 p.m. Hours: Noon – 4 p.m., Weds. to Sun., More info and tickets at friendsofdalnavert.ca
Manitoba Children’s Museum (45 Forks Market Rd.) • Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. More info at childrensmuseum.com
Manitoba Electrical Museum (680 Harrow St.) • Hours: 1 to 4 p.m., Tues. to Sat. More info at electricalmuseum.ca
Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Ave.)
Exhibitions
- Until March 2025 – Manidoo Miiniigooizowin: A Gift from the Creator – Southern Chiefs’ Organization 25th anniversary exhibition.
- Planetarium shows – Legends of the Northern Sky; Aurorae; The Great Solar System Adventure; Manitoba Skies
Museum hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Tues. to Sun. Visit manitobamuseum.ca for more info
Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (145 Pacific Ave.) • Until March – Starting Line-Up: A Manitoba High School Retrospective. Hours: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Tuesday – Friday. More info at sportmanitoba.ca
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Education Centre (184 Alexander Ave. E.) • Until March 31 – The Holodomor Exhibition, by Yuliya Fedorovych. Until March 31 – Echoes of the Prairies: The Art of Peter Shostak. March 7-8 – Pysanka Festival. Hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. More info at www.oseredok.ca
Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (2088 Wellington Ave.) • Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. More info and tickets at royalaviationmuseum.com
Theatre
Destination Dinner Stage (Canad Inns Fort Garry, 1824 Pembina Hwy.) • Until March 30 — Yellow Stone: A Wild West Musical. Tickets and more info at canadinns.com
Manitoba Theatre for Young People (2 Forks Market Rd.) • Blue Beads and Blueberries – Until March 2. Tickets and more info at mtyp.ca
Prairie Theatre Exchange (3rd floor, Portage Place) • Until March 9 – A Killing at La Cucina (A Lucia Dante Mystery), by Thomas Morgan Jones. More info and tickets at pte.mb.ca
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (John Hirsch Mainstage, 174 Market Ave.) • Indecent, by Paula Vogel, directed by Kelly Thornton – Until March 8.Tickets and more info at royalmtc.ca
Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (Tom Hendry Warehouse, 140 Rupert Ave.) • King James, by Rajiv Joseph. March 5-22. Tickets and more info at royalmtc.ca
Soap Scum Presents (Sidestage, 700 Osborne St.) • The Western: An Improved Soap Opera Finale – Feb. 25. More info at sidestage.com
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