February 24, 2024

Art Exhibitions l Craft Workshops l Indigenous Events l Sales l Writing Events, Book Launches & Club l Fundraisers l Live Music l Children’s Events l Central Canada Comics and Collectibles Show

 Art Exhibitions

Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd., Winnipeg, MB  R3C 1V1
204.786.6641 wag.ca

Ningiukulu Teevee: Stories from Kinngait - works from the collection of Dr. Ernest Cholakis.
ᓯᑯ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ | Dark Ice until May 26, Tarralik Duffy's Gasoline Rainbows until March 17, Tim Gardner: The Full Story until April 28, and Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time, on now. Invented Landscapes and Landscapes to Seed the West at WAG@the Park at Assiniboine Park Pavilion.  https://www.wag.ca/art/exhibitions/
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Spring Camp at WAG-Qaumajuq for children ages 6-8 and 9-12. Campers will learn about the exhibitions and get a behind-the-scenes look at how the Gallery operates. Week of March 25  $220 regular, $200 members  https://www.wag.ca/event/spring-break-art-camp/

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March 1 - April 13, M-F 8:30-4:30 / Saturday 12-5
Canadian Mennonite University, MHC Gallery, 610 Shaftesbury Blvd., Wpg R3P 2N2

Brushstrokes & Bluewords is a dialogue between Pauline Aitken, a British visual artist, and Christine Stewart-Nuñez, an American literary artist in Winnipeg.

Between WaterLight is an embodiment of artist Cheryl Zubrack's experiences with water, using photography, paint, and weaving.

March 21, 12-1:30pm: World Poetry Day. Celebrate with activities and poetry readings, including a reading by Christine Stewart-Nuñez.
March 22, 12-1pm: "Watersource/Lifesource": a conversation presented by MHC Gallery and CMU. Celebrate World Water Day! Join us at the intersection of art, faith and science at this lunch-hour roundtable.
April 6, 2-4pm: Writing from Art and Creating from Poems FREE workshop led by Christine Stewart-Nuñez. Ekphrasis is an ancient practice based in the act of writing from art, and illustration (or translation) composing from written texts. No experience necessary.

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Craft Workshops

March 2, 11 am
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre
184 Alexander Avenue East, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0L6
Tickets  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/a6atn8q?fbclid=IwAR2P1ai-epmn9v14muk89awAvohuucwVOxouV8O7DAmxHQrZoCpT2AXyL3Y

Etched Pysanka Workshop designed for those who have mastered the traditional method! We explore a cutting-edge technique using acid (or vinegar), which produces a stunning three-dimensional effect reminiscent of classic etching.

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March 9, 9:30 am - 4 pm
Keystone Modern Creative, 7-851 Lagimodiere Blvd, Winnipeg, MB, R2J 3K4
Tickets  https://keystonemoderncreative.com/collections/classes-and-events?fbclid=IwAR1a1Qmg-MkWtcUz9-PMqHHeZQvpEUzrxF1HtRWbFUSWdHouBi6xUigkr2A

Make your own hand dyed cotton rope that you can use for rope bowls, placemats, table runners, rugs and more! You will learn 4 different dye styles and go home with 4 beautiful skeins of cotton rope. You must have the ability to rinse your skeins at home and to place them in the washer and dryer (HE or top loading will both work).
Cotton rope, dyes, latex gloves and face masks are included in the fee. Bring additional supplies like old towels and large Zip Loc bags to transport skeins. No experience required!

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March 9, 1 pm - 4 pm
MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, 329 Cumberland Ave. 2nd Floor
Free! No need to register, just show up. All welcome!

Repairathon - We are celebrating International Women’s Day by learning skills to renew and rejuvenate damaged clothing, and helping Mother Earth. Techniques available to learn include patching, darning, embroidery and more. There will be a sewing machine and someone to show you how to use it. This year’s repairing experts:
Beatriz Barahona has exhibited her Arpilleras, a textile collage form of visual storytelling, as part of the Mujer Artista collective.
Mandy Malazdrewich is inspired by her family traditions of garment making and mending.
Melanie Wesley’s work is in private collections. Her focus is on domestic life and handcrafts, using natural and antique materials in textile work, dolls and miniatures. melaniewesley.com

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March 16, 2 pm - 4 pm
L.O.V.E. Locally Operated Vendor Emporium, 1733 Main St. Wpg MB R2V 1Z4
E-transfer your payment to: sue.mazur@hotmail.com

Spell Jar Workshop (all supplies included, jar, herbs, crystals and candle)
*Tidbits of history on Jar Spells
*How to meditate and discover your why for creating your Jar Spell
*How to decide on your ingredients, cleanse your space & ground yourself
*Create your own Jar Spell for Self Love
*How to close, seal your Jar Spell with wax & charge your Jar Spell
You will receive a Jar Spell Guide and a Magic Herb Guide to take home!

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March 23, 1 pm
1733 Main St, Winnipeg, MB R2V 1Z4,
Tickets   https://love-vendor-market.com/products/learn-the-art-of-alcohol-ink-march-23rd?fbclid=IwAR0CdzyS7kjrfT1sUail_gpwczKfyFjwSz9nT97WnSDB1IZo4sQQs24_WjM

Event by LOVE - Locally Operated Vendor Emporium
Learn the art of alcohol ink with the amazing Petra. Design your tile using colours of your choice. Choose from 3 different sayings: Breathe / Beautiful / Be You

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Indigenous Events

Thursdays, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Migizii Agamik Aboriginal Student House, 43 Curry Pl, Winnipeg, MB R3T

Elder Carl Stone is hosting Fireside Chats and will be presented in a hybrid format with the in-person portion in the Circle Room in Migizii Agamik – Bald Eagle Lodge or streamed via Zoom. Please email isc@umanitoba.ca for the Zoom link.
February 29 – Carla Loewen: The Identity Journey
March 7 – Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita: Dakota Teachings
March 14 - Taylor Galvin: Traditional Teachings related to Environmental Land
March 21 - Dr. Cary Miller: Part 2 Comparing Canada & US Indigenous Relations
March 28 - Charlotte Nolin: 2Spirit Sundance/Ceremony
April 4 - Ed Azure: Cree Teachings

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March 6 - April 24, 3 pm - 5 pm every Wednesday
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre, 119 Sutherland Avenue

Beads & Reads - Bring your projects and questions to the Centre. Danielle, Dené, and Kale will be here to answer your beading questions, provide some tea, and offer support to meet your project goals; and Sharissa will be here to help with the library and offer recommendations!

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March 19, 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Circle Room at Migizii Agamik - Bald Eagle Lodge, 114 Sidney Smith St., Winnipeg

UM students, staff and faculty are welcome to Pipe ceremonies with Grandfather Wanbdi Wakita. Connect with culture, ceremony, language and traditional teachings in an inclusive and safe space. Attendees have the option to wear a skirt. Email accessafp@umanitoba.ca

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Sales

March 9, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
266 Graham Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0J8

Downtown Seedy Saturday - Join us for a great day of community building, meeting friends, learning, seed swapping and sharing your gardening experiences! We are partnering with the Millennium Library and Spence Neighbourhood Association.

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March 15 and 16,10 am to 4 pm.
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, 184 Alexander Ave. E, Wpg R3B 0L6

Easter Bazaar - Immerse yourself in the festive spirit as we bring you Easter essentials and cultural delights. Discover everything you need to make your Easter celebration special - Pysanka Supplies, Paskas, Candles, Easter Basket Covers, Easter Cards, and much more! Products also available at our Online Boutique.

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March 16 - 17 at 6 pm
Once Upon A Child - Winnipeg West, 1330 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0E9

Spring Dress wear Event - You’ll find the dresses, suits, sweaters, shoes and accessories your kids need to look their best for every spring occasion.

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March 22, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm & March 23, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Via Rail Union Station, 123 Main St

Our 2nd annual 2024 Spring market: Pitâw Mīno Muskîkî  “brings good medicine”
There will be shopping, food + baking, music, crafts for kids, and more.

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March 23, 11 am - 3 pm
Archwood Community Club, 565 Guibault St, Winnipeg
FREE entry & door prizes

Spring Into Easter Arts, Craft & Bake Sale by Charlie's Creations
A fabulous lineup of artists, crafters, bakers, and home-based businesses. We have new and returning local business looking forward to seeing you again.

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Writing Events, Book Launches & Club

March 9, 1 pm - 3 pm
Millennium Library in the New & Noted room on the first floor
email to host Angeline Schellenberg: speakingcrow at thinairwinnipeg.ca

These pop-up events will not be livestreamed. We will not meet online on March 5.
Polish up your new poems for your 3 minutes of fame at the open mic!
There will be an open mic sign-up sheet when you arrive. Featured reader:
Christine Stewart-Nuñez, the winner of the 2018 Whirling Prize (literature of disability theme). Her debut prose collection, Chrysopoeia: Essays of Language, Love, and Place, was published in 2022. Christine served as South Dakota’s poet laureate from 2019-2021 and currently teaches for the University of Manitoba. christinestewartnunez.com.

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March 13 7 pm - 8 pm
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers / YouTube stream https://youtube.com/live/Cur5wq1BXyE

Join us for an evening with acclaimed poet Kazim Ali as he reads from and discusses his latest publication Sukun: New and Selected Poems. Co-presented by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival.   https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/978177310.../kazim-ali/sukun

Born in the UK and raised in Canada, Kazim Ali is a Queer, Muslim writer who is currently professor and chair of the Department of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of 25 books of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and translations, as well as the editor of five collected volumes.

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March 22, 7 pm - 8 pm
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers / YouTube stream https://youtube.com/live/XoHpLAr51xg

Join Sue Sorensen for the launch of her poetry collection Acutely Life, featuring a reading and conversation hosted by Ariel Gordon, followed by a book signing.
https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/.../sue.../acutely-life

Sue Sorensen makes visits to the Village Vanguard jazz club in June 1961, to Freud’s study in London, to the novelist Henry James. Sue is the author of a novel, A Large Harmonium (2011), winner of Best First book at the Manitoba Book Awards, and the editor of West of Eden: Essays on Canadian Prairie Literature (2008). In 2014 Sue published the non-fiction study The Collar: Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film.

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March 21, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Raven’s End Books, 1859 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3J 0G8

Join us on the third Thursday of each month for silent book club. Dress cozy, bring blankets, pillows, whatever you like! We'll start with 20 minutes of socializing and then we'll read for an hour. We'll have tea and hot chocolate available. Please bring your own mug to reduce waste. There'll be a bit more socializing at the end or you can just leave. We will NOT have music playing so please bring headphones if you need background noise.

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Fundraisers

March 14, 6:30 pm
KitchenSync, 370 Donald Street #unit a Winnipeg, MB R3B 2J3
$15 – $27.96 Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hot-wing-challenge-tickets-744512947267?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwAR0TjgsfoOjv60EhRHxOKAFoHWQjQ8R2lbJiPvMuc96rn8v08B3VXx-_ghY

Participating attendees will be challenged to eat progressively spicier wings seasoned with local Winnipeg hot sauces! Attendees who make it through ALL wings will be entered to win a GRAND local prize package.
All proceeds will be donated to Regenesis Centre for Recovery to help support women and non-binary individuals heal from their struggle with addiction.  https://regenesisrecovery.com/

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March 19, Doors - 6:00pm / Show - 6:30pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave Winnipeg, MB R3B1Z8
Tickets - $15.00 + Service Fees
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/diaspora-tickets-810373768757?fbclid=IwAR0Oh3MPEMiHB8vywzecVwHat1m94rFadCujpdvzaKRlvxcjWi4GXfgFg38

DIASPORA - Written and Directed by Deco Dawson
Starring - Yula Guzhav     Produced by Eagle Vision Inc.    Runtime - 2hr 20min
Part of the Architecture and Design Film Festival: screening, panel and fundraiser for Ukraine.

Arriving in Winnipeg’s North End, young Ukrainian immigrant Eva finds a city filled with rundown, outdated establishments and a disproportional number of culturally diverse immigrants in search for a new life; each holding onto their own language and culture, creating a neighbourhood of comedic miscommunication, growing apathy and painful alienation. DIASPORA has screened across Canada and internationally, including in war torn Ukraine.
Deco Dawson has won the Best Short Film Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival twice, The Mayor’s Arts Award, and the Winnipeg Film Group Hothouse Award.

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March 28, 4 pm - 8 pm
The King's Head Pub
Tickets  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mcma-happy-hour-fundraising-social-tickets-807381589067?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl&fbclid=IwAR3yGLJecrunvYG-lWKjMAvr17ZSE28qsQmPglwJ0SUtKfC6_MXkQkUxabw

Join Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts for our Happy Hour Fundraising Social!
Check out our silent auction, try your luck with our 50/50 draw, and invite your friends to join you for a couple of rounds of music trivia with music historian John Einarson! Food and drinks available to purchase. Your participation enables us to provide accessibility and excellence in music education to our community.

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Live Music

March 15, Doors at 8:30, show at 9:30 pm
A.N.A.F. Club 60, 3-433 River Ave., Winnipeg, MB, R3L 2V1
$5 at the door.

Sins of IV, with special guests Norman & The Smoke, blow the doors off Club 60.

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March 17, 3 pm
St Boniface Cathedral / Cathédrale de Saint-Boniface
Tickets  https://www.thephil.ca/subscriptions?fbclid=IwAR032r4JZtYrxDcfkQX1H8mTy5pKe7c8x-BzPLarpc5a4FamfdMV4q1ltZo

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra celebrates the work of Sir Paul McCartney with his oratorio, Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart). Premiered in 2001, it contains a moving elegy to his wife, Linda, who died as he was writing it. The Phil is proud to present the first Winnipeg performance, with guest artists Andrea Lett (soprano) and Pembina Trails Voices’ Cantemus, conducted by Valdine Anderson. We will probably include a few Beatles numbers!

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March 17, Doors - 7:00 pm / Show - 8:00 pm
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Ave Winnipeg, MB R3B1Z8
$20.00 + Service Fees  Tickets https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/st-patricks-day-dust-rhinos-play-the-pogues-tickets-817056456857?fbclid=IwAR2LrgFRt7JyTiFuKyLO98N5HAWoimp38KoVBBcsJ2-pkRFqmFR5ljcI0Q0

The Dust Rhinos stand as a spirited testament to the infectious allure of Celtic folk rock. This quintet has been carving its sonic path for an impressive three decades and is proudly unveiling their tenth studio album, “Ring the Bell.”
Blair McEvoy, the driving force behind the band, weaves a musical spell with his powerful vocals and percussive guitar playing and masterful story telling. Dan Cannon, the rhythmic anchor on bass, provides the heartbeat. The steady Darren Wittmann on drums, brings a dynamic flair. Ryan Spraklin, a master of mandolin, injects a rich tapestry of strings into the ensemble, and Ivanka Watkin, a spellbinding fiddler, contribute a melodic enchantment.

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Children’s Events

March 17, 4 pm
Gas Station Arts Centre, Theatre Dance Centre, 288 McDermot Ave., R3G 1Z5
Tickets advance tickets at the studio, on eventbrite or at the door.

We are bringing this heartwarming story to life with dance and story telling. For all ages.

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March 17, 1 pm - 3:30 pm  (every other Sunday, October to May)
Winnipeg Circus Club, Broadway Neighbourhood Centre, 185 Young Street
FREE for first timers / Casual drop-ins are $5
Membership: $20 for kids / $30 for 16+

Join us for our regularly scheduled WEEKLY programming!
Try a Variety of Circus Props, Including Unicycle & Tight Rope
We have equipment for you to borrow, and friendly people to help you get started.

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March 23, 10 am
Centro Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Avenue

C4 - Central Canada Comics and Collectibles Show
A locally organized and run event bringing together Comic, Toy and Collectibles Collectors and enthusiasts for a day of fun, family and fair deals!
Table rentals still available by contacting Stringbeancomics204@gmail