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Taking a holiday break

Hey, folks! I hope you’re all safe and well and looking forward to spending time with family and friends in the coming days.

We will be publishing the Free Press Community Review’s East and West editions on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, although you won’t receive them on those dates (we don’t make our carriers work those days).

However, the holiday schedule means early deadlines for our papers and I didn’t have the time to put together a full newsletter today. I will also be unable to do one on Dec. 23 or 30 – but I have compiled as many event, concert and arts and entertainment listings as I could find to cover the next few weeks. You’ll find them below and a full edition of Community Calendar will be back in your inboxes on Monday, Jan. 6.

Until then, all the best of the holiday season to you and yours!

 

John Kendle, Managing editor, Free Press Community Review

 

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EVENTS

Out & About

Downtown Winnipeg Farmers’ Market • Dec. 19, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cityplace. More info and details at downtownwinnipegbiz.com

Canad Inns Winter Wonderland • Until Jan. 4. Red River Exhibition Park. Tickets and more into at tobatickets.ca

Zoo Lights • Until Jan. 5, 5 – 10 p.m., Assiniboine Park Zoo. (Closed Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 24, 25) Tickets and more into at assiniboinepark.ca

Le Marché St. Norbert Farmers’ Market (3514 Pembina Hwy.) • Dec. 21 and 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., More info and details at stnorbertfarmersmarket.ca

New Year’s Day at The Forks • Jan. 1 – The Forks site, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., feat. drag performances in the Forks Markets, games and crafts on the second floor, health and wellness classes. Outdoor musical performances, storytelling in the teepee.

Comedy clubs

The Basement Speakeasy & Comedy Lounge (3740 Portage Ave.) • Dec. 20 – Topical Storm: The Year in Review; Dec. 21 – The Basement Comedy Best of 2024; Dec. 27 – Mundane Problems: Holiday Edition; Dec. 28 – Prairie Diva: Burlesque in the Basement; Dec. 31 – NYE Gatsby Comedy party feat. Benji Rothman, Mike Green, Tim Gray and more.

Club Happenings (114B Osborne St.) • Dec. 22 and 29 – Open mic, 7:30 p.m.

4th Line Pub & Grill (3025 Ness Ave.) • Dec. 16 and 23 – Comedy Invasion open mic, 7:30 p.m., hosted by Scott Porteous

Marion Hotel (Marion St.) • Dec. 17, Jan. 7 – Open mic night, 8 p.m.

Rumor’s Restaurant & Comedy Club (190-2025 Corydon Ave.) • Dec. 17 – 21 – Graham Kay; Dec. 27-31 – Damonde Tschritter

Yuk Yuk’s Winnipeg (Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway) • Dec. 20-21 – Pete Johansson; Dec. 27-28 – Andrew Barr; Dec. 31 – Jeff McEnery, 7:30 and 10 p.m.

Concerts

Whitehorse • Dec. 17 and 18, 8 p.m., Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. Tickets at eventbrite.ca Dec. 18 show SOLD OUT

BrewHaHa Comedy Show • Dec. 18, 7 p.m., Barnhammer Brewing. Feat. Sara London (host), Ava Julien, Scott K, Jon Wilson, Danielle Kayahara, Nate Entz Tickets at barnhammerbrewing.ca

Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra The Nutcracker, Ellington and Elf!, Oh My! – Dec. 19, 1 and 7:30 p.m., West End Cultural Centre. Tickets at winnipegjazzorchestra.com

Sleigh: A Holiday Show • Dec. 19, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Feat. Emmanuel Lomuro (host), Benji Rothman, Mike Green, Jordan Welwood (comedians), Taryn Scott (aerial acrobatics), Venus Von Tramp (burlesque dancer). Tickets at ticketweb.ca

Ariel Posen • Dec. 19, 8 p.m., Sidestage. With Dom Adams. Tickets at ticketweb.ca

Christmas Concerts at Polo Park Shopping Centre (2nd floor lounge, The Forks Market) • Dec. 20 – Duo Cochi, 3-5 p.m.; Dec. 21 – Two Out of Three Acoustic Duo, 1-3 p.m.

Greg MacPherson • Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m., Public Domain. SOLD OUT

J.P Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Show • Dec. 20, 8 p.m., Burton Cummings Theatre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Red Moon Road • A Simple Kind of Christmas – Dec. 20, 8 p.m., West End Cultural Centre. SOLD OUT

Winnipeg Comedy Showcase #38 • Dec. 22, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Feat. Jared Story (host), Tyler Kotowski, Matt Kay, Garrett LeBlanc, Karlee Liljegren, Pat Gagne, The Lady Lumps. Tickets at ticketweb.ca

Swiftmas Holiday Dance Party • Dec. 27, 7 p.m., Canada Life Centre. Feat. DJ Swiftie. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Novillero • Dec. 27, 9:30 p.m., Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. With Bloc Parents, Leaf Rapids. Tickets at eventbrite.ca

Toque • Dec. 28, 8 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

File photo – The New Meanies play a rare reunion show on Dec. 28 at the Pyramid Cabaret.

File photo – The New Meanies play a rare reunion show on Dec. 28 at the Pyramid Cabaret.

The New Meanies • Dec. 28, 8 p.m., Pyramid Cabaret. Tickets at showpass.com

D. Rangers 25th Anniversary Show • Dec. 28, 9:30 p.m., Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club. Tickets at eventbrite.ca

Dallas Smith • Dec. 29, 8 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Burton Cummings • Dec. 30, 7 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre. With Martin Kerr. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Burton Cummings • Dec. 31, 7 p.m., Club Regent Event Centre. With Martin Kerr. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

File photo — Edgy Australian comedian Jim Jefferies (pictured) has teamed up with English shockmaster Jimmy Carr for a tour they've aptly named Charm Offensive. It stops at Canada Life Centre on Jan. 3.

File photo — Edgy Australian comedian Jim Jefferies (pictured) has teamed up with English shockmaster Jimmy Carr for a tour they’ve aptly named Charm Offensive. It stops at Canada Life Centre on Jan. 3.

Jim Jefferies / Jimmy Carr • Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m., Canada Life Centre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Paul Rabliauskas • Jan. 3, 8 p.m., Park Theatre. Tickets at ticketweb.ca

Harlem Globetrotters • Jan. 5, 3 p.m., Canada Life Centre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Dance

RWB photo by David Cooper – The Royal Winnipeg Ballet opens its annual holiday run of Nutcracker on Dec. 20 at Centennial Concert Hall.

RWB photo by David Cooper – The Royal Winnipeg Ballet opens its annual holiday run of Nutcracker on Dec. 20 at Centennial Concert Hall.

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Nutcracker – Dec. 20-28, Centennial Concert Hall. Showtimes and tickets at rwb.org

Film

Cannes Lions: International Festival of Creativity (Muriel Richardson Auditorium, WAG-qaumajuq) • Dec. 20-Feb. 21 . Tickets at wag.ca

Dave Barber Cinematheque (100 Arthur St.) • Dec. 17 Trash Cult Tuesdays: Silent Night, Deadly Night, 7 p.m.; Trash Cult Tuesdays: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, 9 p.m. Dec. 18 La Cocina, 7 p.m. Dec. 19 Astral Projection: Possessor, 7 p.m. Dec. 20 The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: My Neighbour Totoro, 7 p.m.; La Cocina, 9 p.m. Dec. 21 The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: My Neighbour Totoro, 3 p.m.; Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, 5 p.m.; The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: Spirited Away, 7:15 p.m. Dec. 22The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: Spirited Away, 2:30 p.m.; The Girl with the Needle, 5 p.m.; La Cocina, 7 p.m. Dec. 24 – Trash Cult Tuesdays: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2, 7 p.m.; Trash Cult Tuesdays: Silent Night, Deadly Night, 9 p.m. Dec. 27 – The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 7 p.m.; The End, 9:15 p.m. Dec. 28 – The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 2:30 p.m.; The End, 5 p.m.; The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: Castle in the Sky, 8 p.m. Dec. 29 – The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli: Castle in the Sky, 2:30 p.m; The End, 5 p.m. Jan. 2 – The End, 7 p.m. Jan. 3 – The End, 7 p.m. Jan. 4 – The End, 2 p.m.; La Cocina, 5 and 8 p.m. Jan. 5 – Cabin Fever: Beetlejuice, 1 p.m . La Cocina, 3:15 p.m.; The End, 6 p.m. More info and tickets at davebarbercinematheque.com

Millennium Library (Carol Shields Auditorium) • Dec. 21 – Silver Screen Matinee: Christmas in Connecticut, 2 p.m.; Dec. 28 – Top Docs: Building the Eiffel Tower, 2 p.m.

The Met Dinner & A Movie (Metropolitan Entertainment Centre, 281 Donald St.) • Dec. 19 – It’s a Wonderful Life, 5:30 p.m. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca

Park Theatre (698 Osborne St.) • Dec. 16 – Movie Night: Die Hard; Nightmare Before Christmas, 7 p.m. Tickets at ticketweb.ca; Dec. 18 – One Direction: This is Us, 8:30 p.m. Tickets at ticketweb.ca

Galleries

210 Gallery (210 Princess St.) • Until Dec. 18 – Wild Gardens, by Rhian Brynjolson. More info at manitobaartsnetwork.ca

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.) • Dec. 18 – Jan. 9 – Closed for holiday break. 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 Dec. 19 – Through Words and Deeds: Oral history clips from 30 artists. Closed Dec. 20 – Jan. 7. 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 Dec. 20 – Inside Out, by Bîstyek. More info at katieandgunner.com

La Maison des Artistes (101-219 Provencher Blvd.)

  • La Galerie contemporaine: Until Dec. 21 – Boucler la boucle: Annual Members’ Exhibition

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.) • Until Dec. 21 – 2024 INKubator Showcase. Hours: Tues. – Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat., noon to 5 p.m. More info at printmakers.mb.ca

MHC Gallery (610 Shaftesbury Blvd.) • Until Dec. 21 – No Place Like Home: Beyond the Walls, feat. 16 artists from Harte Trail Studio Tour 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

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

Soul Gallery (65 Albert St.) • Until Dec. 21 – Holiday show and sale. More info at soulgallery.ca

Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Gallery (203-290 McDermot Ave.) • Closed Dec. 21 – Jan. 2. Hours: Tues.-Sat., noon to 5 p.m. More info at urbanshaman.org

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
  • Backyard Florigelium, curated by Nicole Fletcher and Riva Symko. Until March 31
  • Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time. A survey of artistic expression from 200 BCE to the present day. Until March

Events:

  • More info and tickets at wag.ca

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

Live Music

The Big “A” (1975 Portage Ave.) • Dec. 17 – Rockalypso Duo; Dec. 20-21 – You & What Army; Dec. 22 – Karaoke Contest Final; Dec. 27-28 – Jukebox Heroes; Dec. 31 – Damn Straight

ANAF Club 60 (3-433 River Ave.) • Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve karaoke

ANAVETS Unit No. 283 (3584 Portage Ave.) • Dec. 20 – Rockets; Dec. 27 – Just Us

Belgian Club (407 Provencher Blvd.) • Dec. 19, Jan. 2 – Jam night w/ Beg, Borrow and Steel

Belle’s Kitchen and Music Hall (1212 Nairn Ave.) • Dec. 17 – Quinton Blair, noon; Dec. 18 – Shandra Levreault Duo, noon; Blair Hordeski, 2:15 p.m.; Quinton Poitras, 5 p.m.; Shake + Bake, 8:15 p.m. Dec. 19 – Geneva Duo, noon; Derek Robertson, 2:15 p.m.; Sean Taylor Duo, 5 p.m.; Matt Zelich Duo, 8:15 p.m. Dec. 20 – Mitchell Stewart Klyne, noon; Mitchell Makoons, 2:15 p.m.; Saulo + Alex, 5 p.m.; J Dole Trio, 8:15 p.m. Dec. 21 – Alyssa Crockett Duo, noon; Curtis Newton, 2:15 p.m.; Sean Burns, 5 p.m.; Bobby Dove Duo, 8:15 p.m.; Dec. 22 – Mandy Ducharme Duo, noon; Jessie Christian, 2:15 p.m.; Strum + Strummer, 5 p.m.; Permission to Land, 8:15 p.m.

Blue Dolphin (South Beach Casino, Hwy. 59) • Dec. 20-21 – Pop Vegas; Dec. 27 – Banned & Outlawed; Dec. 28 – Laurie Sutherland, Patsy Cline Tribute; Dec. 31 – Grant Leutschaft, 4 p.m.; Flatland Famous, 8 p.m.

Boujee Restaurant & Bar (191 Main St.) • Dec. 31 – DJ Swift, DJ Chubby D, DJ Matt Henry

Bulldog Event Centre (1374 Main St.) • Dec. 19 – Bulldog Christmas Fundraiser, feat. Empaths in Retrograde, Shades of Dawn, Graffiti Parks; Dec. 20 – Righteous Fist, The Remedy; Dec. 21 – Street Killaz Entertainment All Stars Showcase; Dec. 31 – Villain, Spectre, After Work Ritual, The Castagnes

Club 200 (190 Garry St.) • Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve Avalanche

La Crêperie Ker Breizh (110-267 Sherbrook St.) • Dec. 21 – Justin Lacroix; Dec. 28 – Anne-Marie Williot & Ian

Curtis Gordon Hotel (1011 Henderson Hwy.) • Dec. 20-21 – Damn Straight; Dec. 27-28 – Hatfield McCoy; Dec. 31 – Cross Roads; Jan. 3-4 – Pop Vegas

C-Weed’s Cabaret (171 Dumoulin St.) • Dec. 17 – Open mic w/ Les Jerome; Dec. 18 – Talent Show; Dec. 20-21 – C-Weed; Dec. 22 – Country jam, 7 p.m., hosted by Keith Dutiaume Jr.

Darling Bar (171 McDermot Ave.) • Dec. 31 – NYE Warehouse Rave: Bass Unity

Exchange Event Centre (292 Bannatyne Ave.) • Dec. 19 – Will Sparks; Dec. 21 – Danny Avila; Dec. 26 – Holiday Hangover!; Dec. 31 – Deseo: A Latin New Year’s Eve

Fionn MacCool’s (1180 Grant Ave.) • Dec. 20 – James Buckboro

Fort Garry Legion No. 90 (762 Pembina Hwy.) • Dec. 21 – Night Train; Dec. 28 – Night Train

4th Line Pub & Grill (3025 Ness Ave.) • Dec. 21 – Christmas party feat. Blue FX

Gaffer’s (287 Garry St.) • Dec. 31 – Crush

The Getaway Cafe (7-1500 Dakota St.) • Dec. 17 – Open mic night; Dec. 19 – Living Music Winnipeg; Dec. 21 – Getaway Café Band

Gordie’s Coffee House (Gordon-King Memorial United Church, 127 Cobourg Ave.) • Dec. 19 – Grant, Garnet & Kenton

The Handsome Daughter (61 Sherbrook St.) • Dec. 17 – Manitoba Music Open Mic, hosted by Santaklara; Dec. 19 – West Broadway Christmas Concert & Holiday Variety Show, feat. Jaydin Pommer, Ralph Bryant, Jimmy Skinner and more; Dec. 20 – Disco Noël; Dec. 21 – Through Being Cool: Vol. 1 Merry Goosemas; Dec. 27 – Knife, Kratom, J. Williamez, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 28 – Harm, Courriers, Exile in Time, 7 p.m.; 74 HourZ, feat. DJ Pileon, b2b Gloom, Pinto B, Kelly Zahn, Marco Roberto, 10 p.m.

Henderson Legion No. 215 (214 Maxwell Dr., East St. Paul) • Dec. 19 – Mosaics

Hermanos (179 Bannatyne Ave.) • Dec. 20, 27 and Jan. 3 – Marco Castillo Duo

IdeaMill (3rd floor, Millennium Library) • Dec. 18 – Make Music Night, 6:30 p.m.

Into the Music (B-245 McDermot Ave.) • Dec. 20 – Christmas Jazz, hosted by Happy Hour, 7:30 p.m.

The Junxion (Cineplex Kildonan Place) • Dec. 20 – Sleigh Bells, 5:45-8:30 p.m.; Dec. 21 – Sleigh Bells, 5:45-8:30 p.m.; Dec. 22 – Geoff Erickson, 5-7:45 p.m.; Dec. 26 – Sol James, 5-7:45 p.m.; Dec. 25 – Sleigh Bells, 5:45-8:30 p.m.; Dec. 28 – 5:45-8:30 p.m.; Dec. 29 – Sol James, 5-7:45 p.m.; Dec. 30 – Geoff Erickson, 5-7:45 p.m.; Dec. 31 – Sol James, 5-7:45 p.m.

Kilter Brewing Co. (450 Rue Deschambault) • Jan. 2 – Nashville MB: The Writers Round, feat. Sierra Noble, Jocelyne Baribeau, Jaryn Friesen, Paige Drobot

King’s Head Pub (120 King St.) • Dec. 20 – Specialists ; Dec. 21– The Solutions; Dec. 27 – Primetime; Dec. 28 – Leddwyn; Dec. 31 – Dr. Rocktopus

Marion Hotel (393 Marion St.) • Dec. 20-21 – Jukebox Heroes; Dec. 27-28 – Damn Straight

McPhillips Station Casino (484 McPhillips St.) • Dec. 20 – The Ticket (Mainstage); Dec. 20-21 – Two Out of Three (Loft 180); Dec. 21 – Sonny Bandura Band (Mainstage); Dec. 27-28 – Almost Famous Duo (Mainstage).; Dec. 27-28 – Piano Catz (Loft 180); Dec. 31 – Disco Inferno Duo (Loft 180)

The Nob (3540 Pembina Hwy.) • Dec. 20 and 27 – Travis and Nazeem, 6:15 p.m.

Nor-Villa Motor Hotel (1763 Henderson Hwy.) • Dec. 20-21 – The Pugs; Dec. 27-28 – Tone Riders; Dec. 31 – Marjorie Jam; Jan. 3-4 – Pop Vegas

Norwood Legion (134 Marion St.) • Dec. 21 – Gemstar; Dec. 31 – Starlites; Jan. 4 – Gemstar

Osborne Taphouse (112 Osborne St.) • Dec. 17 – Open mic night, feat. Jace Bodner; Dec. 19 – Back Alley Beers, Phantom Killing, Death Tax, Sub Hyps; Dec. 21 – Dr. Rocktopus; Dec. 26 – Boxing Day Bash; Dec. 27 – Son D’Arranke; Dec. 28 – The Castagnes, Northern Royals, Hippo; Dec. 31 – The Love Letters, Kingsway, Witch Hazel

Park Alleys (130 Osborne St.) • Dec. 17 – Jazz jam session; Dec. 18– Open mic w/ Cary Bilcowski; Dec. 19 – No Fuss; Dec. 20 – A Very Sassy Xmas; Dec. 21 – A Very Sassy Xmas; Dec. 26 – The Sturgeons; Dec. 27 – The Honeysliders; Dec. 28 – Little Mountains, Purpleton; Dec. 31 – Surf N Turf; Jan. 2 – Sean Burns & Lost Country, Jan. 3 – Blue Monkey Overdrive; Jan. 4 – Empaths in Retrograde, The Benefits

Park Theatre (698 Osborne St.) • Dec. 21 – Bands as Bands, feat. Cookie Delicious, Warming, Big Loser as LCD Soundsystem, The Strokes and Barenaked Ladies; Dec. 27 – Dancing Queen Winnipeg: Abba x Queen Dance Party; Dec. 28 – Holiday Heaters, feat. Zuki, Co-op, Mav-One, Lonnie Ce; Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve with Neighbour Andy; Jan. 1 – Wackydoodle Dance Party for Kids, 1:30 p.m. Feat. DJ Co-op, DJ K-Chedda, DJ JPQ; Jan. 3 – Fistagons tribute to RATM, The Sums tribute to The Offspring; The Red Flags tribute to Billy Talent

Pony Corral Grant (400 Wilton St.) • Dec. 20-21 – Dadbod

Pony Corral Pier 7 (1700 Pembina Hwy.) • Dec. 31 – Men in Cheap Suits

Prince Edward Legion No. 81 (300 Trent Ave.) • Dec. 31 – Vintage Groove

Public Domain (663 Portage Ave.) • Dec. 21 – YARD.; Dec. 22 – Nestor Wynrush, Kitz Willman, Rob Crooks, The O.B.; Dec. 26 – Alex A., C. Samms, DJ Shan 69; Dec. 28 – Jamboree, The Castle, Mirella; Dec. 31 – Window Radio for NYE – feat. Arayuh, BBS Steve, DJ Crispy, Hayden Mekai, Kilusan, Milly B, Sara Stcyr, Turbo

Pyramid Cabaret (176 Fort St.) • Dec. 26 – Boxing Day Jam OG rap party; Dec. 27 – Albatross Disco ’90s party; Dec. 31 –Dark Eighties NYE;

The Rec Room (696 Sterling Lyon Pkwy) • Dec. 21 – The Honest Faces; Dec. 27-28 – Saulo and Alex; Dec. 31 – Countdown to 2025

The Riverside (531 St. Mary’s Rd.) • Dec. 20 – Family Planners; Dec. 21 – Coveralls; Dec. 31 – Northern Royals, Sunbreather

Royal Albert Arms (48 Albert St.) • Dec. 19 – The Fantastic, High Road, The Webster Project; Dec. 31 – NYE Warehouse Rave: Bass Unity

Royal George (123 Regent Ave. W.) • Dec. 17 – Songwriter Night, w/ Diana and Colette Desjardins, feat. Jeff Sahulka, Jay Anthony Willis, Ingrid Aubrey; Dec. 18 – Jam Night w/ Gary Gach; Dec. 19 and 26 – Shandra Levreault & The Happy Endings; Dec. 31 – Vinyl Revival

St. James Legion No. 4 (1755 Portage Ave.) • Dec. 20 – Marvells;

Shannon’s Irish Pub (175 Carlton St.) • Dec. 18 – Open mic, w/ God and the Bear, River City Blonde, Stephanie Westdal; Dec. 20 – Teacher Feature; Jan. 3 – Stephanie Westdal

Sidestage (700 Osborne St.) • Dec. 20 – Polyglots, O.D. Beresford, Veneer; Dec. 21 – Nothin’ Butt ’90s; Dec. 30 – OP-ED, Sweet Alibi; Dec. 31 – The Funky Miracles; Jan. 3 – Dust Rhinos; Jan. 5 – Training Wheels

Silver Heights Restaurant and Lounge (2169 Portage Ave.) • Dec. 21 – Saturday afternoon jazz, 1-4 p.m., feat. Nadia Douglas, Rick Boughton, Steve Hamilton, Rob Siwik; Dec. 31 – Oh So Popular, Primetime

Silver Spike Saloon (202 Bond St.) • ; Dec. 21, 28, Jan. 5— Country Round-Up Band, 4-7:30 p.m.; Jan. 3-4 – Jesse Bandura

Smith Restaurant ( Forks Market Rd.) • Dec. 18 – Marco Castillo & Brazilian Beats; Dec. 20-21 – Jeff Adams; Dec. 27-28 – The Sturgeons; Jan. 3-4 – Sean Burns

South Osborne Legion No. 252 (426 Osborne St.) • Dec. 20 – Urban River; Dec. 27 – Geoff Erickson; Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 – Blue FX; Jan. 3 – Radio Riders

Tehran Café & Bar (8-1875 Pembina Hwy.) • Dec. 21, 28 and Jan. 4 – Amir & Behin, 7-9 p.m.

Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club (234 Main St.) • Dec. 19 – Sean Burns & Lost Country; Dec. 20 – TBA; Dec. 21 – Cash Grab; Dec. 26 – Kippsmas; Dec. 27 – Novillero, Bloc Parents, Leaf Rapids; Dec. 28 – D. Rangers; Dec. 22, 29, Jan. 5 – Sunday night blues jam w/ Big Dave McLean; Dec. 31 – JD Edwards Band; Jan. 3 – Ego Spank; Jan. 4 – Squid Squad, Drink 182

The Toad in the Hole Pub (155 Osborne St.) • Dec. 16, 23 and 30 – Open mic night w/ James Buckboro; Dec. 19 – Jam night w/ Squid Squad; Dec. 20 – Radio Rider; Dec. 21 – Bad News Bears, Dec. 26 – Jam night w/ Jivetown; Dec. 28 – Oh So Popular, Dec. 31 – The Coveralls

Trans Canada Brewing Co. (1-1290 Kenaston Blvd.) • Dec. 20 – JV and the Cold City Band; Dec. 21 – Brett Schulz

West Kildonan Legion No. 30 (1740 Main St.) • Dec. 20 – Night Train; Dec. 27 – Black Water Band; Dec. 31 – Dance in Ur Pantz; Jan. 3 – The Biivers

Westbrook Inn (64 Keewatin St.) • Dec. 21 – Classic country jam w/ Darryl Sanderson & Chances R

The Wood Tavern (112 Marion St.) • Dec. 27-28 – Tom Buxton Duo; Jan. 3-4 – Kasey Kurtz

X-Cues Café & Lounge (551 Sargent Ave.) • Dec. 16 and 23 – CaRaVan Open Mic

Museums

Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way)

Exhibitions:

  • Until December – Climate Justice
  • 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

Events:

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.) • Hours: Noon – 4 p.m., Weds. to Sun., More info and tickets at friendsofdalnavert.ca

Manitoba Children’s Museum (45 Forks Market Rd.) • Until Jan. 5 – Eaton’s Fairytale Vignettes. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. More info at childrensmuseum.com

Manitoba Museum (190 Rupert Ave.)

Exhibitions:

  • Until March 2025 – Manidoo Miiniigooizowin: A Gift from the Creator – Southern Chiefs’ Organization 25th anniversary exhibition.

Events:

  • Planetarium shows: Legends of the Northern Sky; Aurorae; Manitoba Skies; The Longest Night (Dec. 21 only). Tickets at manitobamuseum.ca
  • Manitoba Museum Shop Winter Pop-Up — Dec. 21-22, Dec. 28-29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Museum hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Tues. to Sun. Visit manitobamuseum.ca for more info

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

Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada (2088 Wellington Ave.) • Until Jan 4 – Snoopy and the Red Baron. 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.) • Golden Gals Vacation. Until Dec. 31. Tickets and more info at canadinns.com

Manitoba Theatre for Young People (2 Forks Market Rd.) • A Year with Frog and Toad. Until Dec. 29. Tickets and more info at mtyp.ca

Prairie Theatre Exchange (3rd floor, Portage Place) • Outside Joke’s Christmas Miracle: An Improvised Holiday Rom Com. Until Dec. 22. Tickets and more info at pte.mb.ca

Sick + Twisted Theatre (Colin Jackson Studio Theatre, Prairie Theatre Exchange, 3rd floor, Portage Place) • Hansel and Gretel in Portage Place. Until Dec. 22. Tickets and more info at sickandtwisted.ca

 

 
 

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This week in the West edition of the Free Press Community Review

Emma Honeybun STAFF REPORTER:

The ‘magic’ of theatre

Grant Park High School to present Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Dec. 17 to 20 at Gas Station Arts Centre Read More

 

Sheldon Birnie STAFF REPORTER:

Cycle of giving continues for WRENCH

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This week in the East edition of the Free Press Community Review

Sheldon Birnie STAFF REPORTER:

One-stop culture shop

House of Local adds coffee shop, Ukrainian craft co-op Read More

 

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Kodiaks bring home championship banner

First AAAA varsity boys volleyball championship for REC since 1982 Read More

 
 
 

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