Here we go again…

Standing in an interminably long supermarket checkout line on Sunday afternoon, I realized that today was the day most families returned to their regular routines and many people returned to work after a restful couple of weeks enjoying the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

I didn’t take much time off — just the statutory days and a couple others — but the way the holidays fell in midweek meant I spent more time away from the office than in it over the past fortnight, so I was rested and happy when I settled at my desk this morning, only to realize it will be six long weeks before we can enjoy our next stat holiday — which is Louis Riel Day on Feb. 17.

It was enough to darken my mood until I looked at the calendar of upcoming local events and was reminded that Winnipeggers go out of their way to animate and celebrate these cold months. This is a winter city, after all.

At The Forks, for example, the Nestaweya River Trail is already open to skaters, from the port all the way to the Donald Street bridge on the Assiniboine River, and trail crews are now working on expanding it onto the Red River, too. The Nordic Centre at Windsor Park Golf Course is also now open for cross-country skiing enthusiasts and, if the posts in my Instagram feed are any indication, people have eagerly taken the opportunity, despite the current cold, to get out and get active.

Supplied photo – Winnipeg singer Sheena Rattai presents a show called Getting to Know Paul Simon on Jan. 7 to launch this year's Music ’N’ Mavens concert and lecture series at the Rady Jewish Community Centre.

Supplied photo – Winnipeg singer Sheena Rattai presents a show called Getting to Know Paul Simon on Jan. 7 to launch this year’s Music ’N’ Mavens concert and lecture series at the Rady Jewish Community Centre.

In the world of arts and culture, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre opens Waitress, its latest mainstage musical, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and the Rady Jewish Community Centre kicks off its annual Music ’N’ Mavens series of concerts and lectures with a show by Sheena Rattai on the same day.

On the horizon, Winterruption, a winter music festival presented by the folks at the West End Cultural Centre and Real Love Winnipeg is set to run from Jan. 22 to 26, and the 34th annual Winnipeg New Music Festival will begin on Jan. 21. Once we get through those celebrations, it will be time for Festival du Voyageur, which runs Feb. 14 to 23, and spring is sure to be just around the corner. Honest.

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John Kendle, Managing editor, Free Press Community Review

EVENTS

Out & About

Assiniboine Park Zoo • Closed until Jan. 18 for annual maintenance. More info at assiniboinepark.ca

Downtown Winnipeg Farmers’ Market • Jan. 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cityplace. More info and details at downtownwinnipegbiz.com

The Forks • Learn to Winter activities, including skate and snowshoe lessons, DJs by the Canopy, storytelling and drumming in the teepee, winter wellness. Nestaweya River Trail is open. More info at theforks.com

FortWhyte Alive • Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. More info at fortwhyte.org

Le Marché St. Norbert Farmers’ Market (3514 Pembina Hwy.) • Jan. 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., More info and details at stnorbertfarmersmarket.ca

Winnipeg Renovation Show • Jan. 10-12, RBC Convention Centre. Hours and tickets at winnipegrenovationshow.com

Comedy clubs

The Basement Speakeasy & Comedy Lounge (3740 Portage Ave.) • Jan. 10-11 – Andrew Packer. Tickets and showtimes at basementwpg.com

4^th Line Pub & Grill (3025 Ness Ave.) • Jan. 6 – Comedy Invasion One-Year anniversary show, 7:30 p.m., hosted by Scott Porteous

The Handsome Daughter (61 Sherbrook St.) • Jan. 9 – Killing Jokes: A Legitimately Good Stand Up Comedy Show, feat. host J.D. Renaud, w/ Jimmy Skinner, Jeff Gobiel, Karlee Liljegren, Garrett LeBlanc, Chris Stanton, 8 p.m.

Kilter Brewing Co. (450 Rue Deschambault) • Jan. 7 – Kilter Comedii, hosted by Jaydin Pommer

Marion Hotel (Marion St.) • Jan. 7 – Open mic night, 8 p.m.

Rumor’s Restaurant & Comedy Club (190-2025 Corydon Ave.) • Jan. 7-8 – Tyler Kotowski; Jan. 9-11 – Chris Redd. Tickets and showtimes at rumorscomedyclub.com

Yuk Yuk’s Winnipeg (Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway) • Jan. 10-11 – Brittany Lyseng. Tickets and showtimes at yukyuks.com/winnipeg

Concerts

Music ’N’ Mavens • Sheena Rattai: Getting to Know Paul Simon – Jan. 7, 2 p.m., Berney Theatre, Rady JCC. Tickets at radyjcc.com

Classic Albums Live • Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon – Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., Centennial Concert Hall. Tickets at centennialconcerthall.com

Supplied photo – Fierbois is the duo of Caitlin Broms-Jacobs (oboe) and Madeline Hildebrand (piano), and they will perform on Friday, Jan. 10 at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Fierbois • Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m., Garden of Contemplation, Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Tickets at eventbrite.ca

Retro Rhythm Review • Jan. 10, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Tickets at showpass.com

Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg • Love Languages: Songs & Pictures on Hugo Wolf’s Italienische Liederbuch – Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m., Desautels Concert Hall, U of M. Feat. Tracy Dahl (soprano), Clarence Frazer (baritone), Lisa Rumpel (piano). Tickets at wmcwpg.ca

PB Jam 7: A fundraiser for the Main Street Project • Jan. 11, 8:30 p.m., The Park Alleys (730 Osborne St.) Feat. The Prairie Joggers, The Gerry Hatricks, The Great Steelhead. Tickets at 3common.com

Kevin McDonald: Superstar • Jan. 11 and 12, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. SOLD OUT

Virtuosi Concerts • Roots & Branches Mentorship Concert Project – Jan. 12, 2:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church. Feat. Miona Milovanović (violin), Christine Thanisch-Smith (soprano), Déverson Correia (cello), Jennifer Thiessen (viola), Laura Loewen (piano). Tickets at virtuosiconcerts.ca

Film

Cannes Lions: International Festival of Creativity (Muriel Richardson Auditorium, WAG-qaumajuq) • Jan. 17, 7 p.m.; Feb. 7, 7 p.m.; Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Tickets and showtimes at wag.ca

Dave Barber Cinematheque (100 Arthur St.) • Jan. 7 – Trash Cult Tuesdays: The Little Shop of Horrors, 7 p.m.; A Bucket of Blood, 9 p.m. Jan. 8 – Bona, 7 p.m.; Meanwhile on Earth, 9 p.m. Jan. 9 – Bikini Drive-In: The Thing, 7 p.m.; Meanwhile on Earth, 9:30 p.m. Jan. 10 – MFM Hothouse Award for Creative Development: Curtis Wiebe Retrospective, 7 p.m.; Bona, 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11 – Bona, 3 and 9:30 p.m.; Meanwhile on Earth, 5 p.m.; Monkey on a Stick, 7 p.m. Jan. 12 – Cabin Fever: The Spongebob SquarePants Movie, 1 p.m.; Meanwhile on Earth, 3 and 7 p.m.; Bona, 5 p.m. More info and tickets at davebarbercinematheque.com

Millennium Library (Carol Shields Auditorium) • Silver Screen Matinee: Roman Holiday – Jan. 11, 2 p.m.

Galleries

Aceartinc. (206 Princess St.) • Jan. 10 – Feb. 28 – My City is a Graveyard, by Morgan Traa. More info at aceart.org

Blankstein Gallery (Millennium Library, 2nd floor) • A Celebration of Arts and Crafts, by Ashleigh Drewett-Laird. More info at www.wpl.winnipeg.ca

Buhler Gallery (St. Boniface Hospital) • Until Jan. 12 – Off the Clock, biennial show by staff, physicians and volunteers. 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 Jan. 9 – Aux Alentours / Our Surroundings, works by Françoise La Roche, Michel Gignac, Virginie Hamel. More info at ccfm.mb.ca

Cre8ery (2-125 Adelaide St.) • Jan. 9-21– Looking Back, Moving Forward, by Earl Rina. Hours: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday. More info at www.cre8ery.com

C2 Centre for Craft (1-329 Cumberland St.) • Jan. 9 – 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) • Until Feb. 14 – Seven Generations, by KC Adams. Hours: Mon. – Fri., Noon – 4 p.m. More info at uwinnipeg.ca/art-gallery/

Graffiti Art (109 Higgins Ave.) • Until January – 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

Piano Nobile Gallery (Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St.) • Until Feb. 28 – Endangered Species in Manitoba, by Olga Krahn

Plug In ICA (1-460 Portage Ave.) • Until March 8 – Ghosts of Canoe Lake, by Marcel Dzama. More info at plugin.org

School of Art Gallery (University of Manitoba)

Collections Gallery: Until Jan. 17 – Kidult Club: The Collaborative Kinetics of the Royal Art Lodge ca. Y2K
Lobby Gallery: Until Feb. 1 – The Bottom of the Fountain is Painted Turquoise, video by Elizabeth Milton
Main Gallery: Until Feb. 1 – Next Door, Around the Corner, Inside the Bathhouse, By the Sea and Back, by Jade Yumang. More info at ca

WAG @ the Park (Assiniboine Park Pavilion)

Community Gallery (2nd floor) – Until Feb. 3 – Dark and Deep, by Karen Adamson; and Landscapes and Faces, by Alan Adamson
Pooh Gallery (2nd floor) – “The Best Bear in All the World”: The Many Sides of Winnie the Pooh
John P. Crabb Gallery (2nd floor) – Until spring – Living Pictures from the Land, works by Walter J. Phillips, Edward Burtynsky, Simon Hughes, Sarah Anne Johnson, Holly King, Shelley Niro
Ivan Eyre Gallery (3rd floor) – Shifting Horizons, works by Ivan Eyre and others, curated by Nawang Tsomo Kinkar

Visit assiniboinepark.ca for more info.

WAG–qaumajuq (300 Memorial Blvd.)

Exhibitions:

The Water Initiative: pimâtisiwin nipi/ bimaadiziwin nibi/tu besudi, works by Daimhín Ó Rinn, Desiree Moise, Jasmin Fontaine, Zac Ironstand. Muriel Richardson Auditorium
Winyan. Works by Lita Fontaine. Until Jan. 12
Colour Therapy. Curated by Dr. Riva Symko. Until Jan. 12
Motherground, by Dominique Rey, with Madeleine and Auguste Coar. Until March 31
Omalluq: Pictures from My Life. Works by Omalluq Oshutsiaq. Until March 31
Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time. A survey of artistic expression from 200 BCE to the present day. Until March
Backyard Florigelium, curated by Nicole Fletcher and Riva Symko. Until Oct. 28

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

Music ’N’ Mavens • Dr. Mark Torchia: Life Changing Light, a Winnipeg Invention – Jan. 9, 2 p.m., Berney Theatre, Rady JCC. Tickets at radyjcc.com

Live Music

The Big “A” (1975 Portage Ave.) • Jan. 9 – Jam w/ The “A” Team; Jan. 10-11 – Blue Stem

Belgian Club (407 Provencher Blvd.) • Jan. 9 – Jam night w/ Beg, Borrow and Steel

Belle’s Kitchen and Music Hall (1212 Nairn Ave.) • Jan. 7 – Jeff Adams, noon; Jan. 8 – Two Out of Three, noon; Paul Lucyk, 2:15 p.m.; Justin Séguin, 5 p.m.; Suzanne Mariani, 8:15 p.m., Jan. 9 – The Cat’s Advice, noon; Prairie Soul, 2:15 p.m.; Big Joe, 5 p.m.; The Coveralls, 8:15 p.m.; Jan. 10 – Curtis Newton, noon; Mitchell Stewart Klyne, 2:15 p.m.; The Stowaways Project, 5 p.m.; Robert Andreas, 8:15 p.m.; Jan. 11 – Joseph Lezak, noon; Matt Zelich, 2:15 p.m.; Stephanie Westdal Band, 5 p.m., Sean Burns, 8:15 p.m.; Jan. 12 – Jessie Christian, noon; The Honest Faces, 2:15 p.m.; Sol James, 5 p.m.; Permission to Land, 8:15 p.m.

Blue Dolphin (South Beach Casino, Hwy. 59) • Jan. 10-11 – Damn Straight

Bulldog Event Centre (1374 Main St.) • Jan. 10 – Dumb Ass, Pulling Pud, The Whatever Men, Jus D’Orange; Jan. 11 – Dumb Ass, Suburban Hypocrites, Shit Happens, Pink Snot

Curtis Gordon Hotel (1011 Henderson Hwy.) • Jan. 10-11 – The Villains

Jazz at the Fort Garry Hotel (222 Broadway) • Jan. 12, 7 p.m. – Kelly Bado

The Getaway Cafe (7-1500 Dakota St.) • Jan. 7 – Open mic night; Jan. 9 – Hillbilly Night w/ Darryl Day

Hermanos (179 Bannatyne Ave.) • Jan. 10 – Marco Castillo Duo

Into the Music (B-245 McDermot Ave.) • Jan. 10 – Leon’s Getting Larger, 7:30 p.m.

Jeffrey’s (1420 Henderson Hwy.) • Jan. 11 – Almost Famous Duo

Kildonan Motor Hotel (2100 Main St.) • Jan. 10-11 – Blood & Ash

King’s Head Pub (120 King St.) • Jan. 10 – The Nooners; Jan. 11 – 10 Years On

Marion Hotel (393 Marion St.) • Jan. 10-11 – Jesse Bandura; Jan. 17-18 – Crackin’ Foxy

McPhillips Station Casino (484 McPhillips St.) • Jan. 7 – Rena Semenko Duo (mainstage); Jan. 10-11 – Crow Dogs (Loft 180); Jan. 10-11 – Holly Davidson Band (mainstage)

Must Be The Place (484 Stradbrook Ave.) • Jan. 9 – Paige Drobot Alien Girl listening party, 9:30 p.m.

Nicolett Inn (632 Lafleche St.) • Jan. 11 – Blue Noise

The Nob (3540 Pembina Hwy.) • Jan. 11 – Dr. Rocktopus

Nor-Villa Motor Hotel (1763 Henderson Hwy.) • Jan. 10-11 – The West End Legends

Norwood Legion (134 Marion St.) • Jan. 11 – Mark Morrisseau

Osborne Taphouse (112 Osborne St.) • Jan. 7 – Open mic w/ host Hailey Hunter; Jan. 9 – The Bean City Band; Jan. 10 – Ash & the Arsonists, The Gerry Hatricks; Jan. 11 – Death Cassette, Goblin Pit Fighter, Heavy Visions

Park Alleys (130 Osborne St.) • Jan. 7 – Jazz jam; Jan. 8 – Open mic w/ Cary Bilcowski; Manitoba Music New Music Night, feat. Viento South, Also-Ran, Witch Hazel; Jan. 10 – Mari Padeanu; Jan. 11 – PB Jam 7, feat. Prairie Joggers, The Gerry Hatricks, The Great Steelhead

Le Patio 340 (Salle Antoine-Gaborieau, CCFM, 340 Provencher Blvd.) • Jan. 10 – LiM: Red vs. Green

Pony Corral Grant (400 Wilton St.) • Jan. 10-11 – Blue Water

Prince Edward Legion No. 81 (300 Trent Ave.) • Jan. 11 – Still Friends

The Rec Room (696 Sterling Lyon Pkwy) • Jan. 11 – The Honest Faces

The Riverside (531 St. Mary’s Rd.) • Jan. 10 – The Barnyards; Jan. 11 – Blue Monkey Overdrive

Royal Albert Arms (48 Albert St.) • Jan. 9 – Take It or Leave It, The Fantastic Philia

Royal George (123 Regent Ave. W.) • Jan. 7 – Songwriter Night, feat. Diana and Colette Desjardins, w/ Randy Hiebert; Jan. 8 – Jam night w/ Gary Gach; Jan. 9 – Shandra Levrault & the Happy Endings

St. James Legion No. 4 (1755 Portage Ave.) • Jan. 10 – Retro Radio

Shannon’s Irish Pub (175 Carlton St.) • Jan. 8 – Open mic w/ God and the Bear, Stephanie Westdal, River City Blonde; Jan. 10 – The Todd Hunter Band

Sidestage (700 Osborne St.) • Jan. 10 – Avenue 46, The Full Benefits; Jan. 11 – Also-Ran, Riverdogs, Second Floor Patients

Silver Heights Restaurant and Lounge (2169 Portage Ave.) • Jan. 11 – Saturday Afternoon Jazz, 1-4 p.m.

Silver Spike Saloon (202 Bond St.) • Jan. 10-11 – You and What Army?; Jan. 11 – Country Round Up Band, feat. Lionel Desjarlais, 4-7:30 p.m.

South Osborne Legion No. 252 (426 Osborne St.) • Jan. 10 – Bobcatz

Tehran Café & Bar (8-1875 Pembina Hwy.) • Jan. 11 – Amir & Behin, 7 p.m.

Thirsty Lion Tavern Charleswood (525 Dale Blvd.) • Jan. 11 – Jeff Has Beer

Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club (234 Main St.) • Jan. 10 – NOLA Night feat. Dirty Catfish Brass Band; Jan. 11 – Andrew Neville & the Poor Choices; Jan. 12 – Sunday night jam, w/ Big Dave McLean

The Toad in the Hole Pub (155 Osborne St.) • Jan. 6 – Open mic w/ James Buckboro; Jan. 9 – Jam night w/ Jivetown; Jan. 10 – Kevin Martin; Jan. 11 – The G Strings

Trans Canada Brewing Co. (1-1290 Kenaston Blvd.) • Jan. 10 – Sam Gardner; Jan. 11 – Evan Rogalsky

Transcona Legion No. 7 (117 Regent Ave.) • Jan. 10 – Bowman Brothers

Westbrook Inn (64 Keewatin St.) • Jan. 11 – Country rock jam w/ Derryl Sanderson and Chances R

X-Cues Café & Lounge (551 Sargent Ave.) • Jan. 6 – CaRaVan open mic night

Museums

Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way)

Exhibitions:

Until March 2025 – Ododo Wa: Stories of Girls in War
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

Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. More info at humanrights.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.) • Until Jan. 11 – Watt a Season! Hours: 1 to 4 p.m., Tues. to Sat. More info at electricalmuseum.ca

Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Ave.)

Closed for renovations through Jan. 20. 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. Hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. More info at www.oseredok.ca