August 29, 2016

BTPRSM Fundraiser l MAWA Showcase l Janet Dwyer l Maryann Pau l Daniel Barrow l Salsa l BeachScape l PechaKucha l The Infinite Happiness l WinNtrak l Bud, Spud & Steak l Fairytale Market l Children’s Sale l ART EVENTS l K9-Cross-Country l Freya Olafson l The Jedi Doth Return

until September 18
P.O. Box 51063, RPO Tyndall Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 3C6

The Show and Save Card and Coupon book is $20.00. Please email Boston Terrier & Pug Rescue of Southern Manitoba (BTPRSM) so you don't miss out! It features over 100 money saving discounts and offers including restaurants, entertainment, clothing, merchandise, services, and much more. It can be used over and over until September 30, 2017.

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MAWA Mentoring Artists for Women's Art, 611 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1E1

Opening: September 2, 2016, 6 - 9 pm
Closing party: October 1, 8 - 11 pm (La Nuit Blanche)
Works on Paper: MAWA Members' Showcase Opening
We will fill the north wall of our programming space with a range of works on paper being produced our members. The MAWA Members’ Showcase will provide an opportunity for members to show their work, including works-in-progress and sketches.
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September 17 – September 18
Tickets  $60 for MAWA and ACI members, $75 for non-members

Photographing Works of Art with Janet Dwyer
This workshop will help you take better digital photographs of your art. Topics include: light-source options, backgrounds, contrast (levels), histograms, image sizing and fine-tuning digital images. Dwyer will also discuss how to control natural and artificial light, exposure and colour balance. You are welcome to bring your camera, your camera manual and one small artwork to photograph, or you can simply observe. Please bring your lunch!

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Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, 460 Portage Ave # 1, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0E8

September 6 at 6 PM - 9 PM
Artist Talk and Star Weaving Workshop with Brisbane-based artist Maryann Talia Pau
Pau and Plug In ICA welcome the public to a star-weaving workshop. 
No previous weaving skills are required, all materials will be provided.

The initiative began in 2012 in response to the violent death of a young woman near her studio. Pau is inviting people to help her create one million woven stars for a major installation at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Pau is known largely for her beautiful, elaborate breastplates, which have been acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) and exhibited in the Art of the Pacific Gallery, NGV international (2010).
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September 8 at 8 PM - 10 PM
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in collaboration with Martha Street Studio is pleased to host an artist talk with storyteller Daniel Barrow, known for his complex projected performances and animated installations. Barrow will present a survey of his work over the last two decades, showing slides, videos and excerpts from various projection performances.

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September 9th - October 22nd
Martha Street Studio, 11 Martha Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1A2

Opening: September 9 at 5 PM - 8 PM - artist will be in attendance
In Dark Watercolours, Sobey Art award winning artist Daniel Barrow premieres a new body of screen-printed and sculptural pieces, multifunctional objects that act as easels for drawings, as well as figurative sculptures that mine the theatricality of display.

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September 9 - 11

RHR Latin Dance Company presents

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September 10 & 11
Downtown Winnipeg Beach
Free admission to all events - Family Fun for everyone!
Phone: 204-894-4499

A celebration of traditional music, arts and culture in our community! Art and Craft workshops, theatre, storytelling, kids’ Scarecrow building contest, two Craft & Vendor Markets! 

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The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2B9

September 14 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Admission by donation (suggested $10) accepted at the door.
PechaKucha Night Vol. 27
It also happens to be the first day of the Winnipeg Design Festival. We have some amazing speakers lined up! The first speaker will hit the stage at 8:20 p.m.
The presenters include:
Neil Bailey - Living Well Coordinator at Green Action Centre
Steven Dreger - Manager of Communications and Media Relations at Special Olympics
Neil Middleton - VP Marketing & Development at Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Sierra Noble - Musician
Marilyn Lysack Simon - English Professor, University of Manitoba
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September 21 at 8 PM
Tickets online and Music Trader and Into the Music
All ages welcome

The Windsor Hotel, Sidelined Productions and The Park Theatre Proudly Present:
Epitaph Recording artists from Sweden:
Millencolin, with very special guests from Rochester, NY, Such Gold

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September 16 at 7 PM - 9 PM
Winnipeg Cinematheque, Main Floor - 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1H3
Tickets 

Architecture+Film Series: The Infinite Happiness
Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine, Denmark/France, 1985, 85 minutes
A personal video diary, The Infinite Happiness takes us to the heart of a contemporary housing development considered to be a new model of success. Inhabiting the giant “8 House” built by Danish Architect Bjarke Ingels, Bêka and Lemoine recount their experience of living inside this experiment of a “vertical village” - named “Best residential building of the year” by the World Architecture Festival in 2011.

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September 16: 10 am-10 pm, September 17: 10 am-9 pm, September 18: 10 am-5:30 pm 
The Forks Market 

A Winnipeg based non-profit group, the WinNtrak Model Railway Group aims to display and promote the hobby of model railroading in “N” scale. 
They will be on display with an N-Scale operating model train display. 

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September 17 at 5 PM - 8 PM
Cowboys Roadhouse (Canad Inns, 1034 Elizabeth Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2J 1B3
Tickets are $20.00 each (dinner included) Any questions, donations, or to purchase tickets please email Darrah or call 204-979-9546.


The Winnipeg chapter of Crohn's and Colitis will be holding 
our 2nd Annual Bud, Spud and Steak!
Last year's event was very successful thanks to all your support and enthusiasm! With your help we were able to raise over $4000!
-A juicy 6 oz. AAA steak with hot Baked Potato or crispy French fries
-Garlic Toast, Caesar salad and fried mushrooms and Chef's vegetables
-A refreshing beverage... cold beer, 1 oz. shot, or a pop/juice
We will be holding a Silent auction and 50/50 draw at the event. 
Minors, accompanied by a parent or guardian, are welcome. Their ticket will still cost $20.00, however they will not be eligible for an alcoholic beverage. 

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September 17 at 12 PM - 5 PM
Harrow United Church, 955 Mulvey Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3M 1G8, Canada

The Fairy Girls are proud to present The Fairytale Market: Summer Ending Edition.
Come and celebrate the last days of summer with the Fairy Girls. Walk away with some beautiful handcrafted treasures. From clothing, to jewelry, to artwork and more.

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September 17 at 9 AM
Gateway Recreation Centre,1717 Gateway Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2G 4H1

Childcycle Children's Consignment Sale
Drop Off – September 15th and September 16th
Shopping schedule 
September 16th – Volunteer Presale: 5-9pm / New Parent Presale: 6-9pm
                           Public Sale: 9am-12:30pm
September 17th – Closed from 12:30pm to 1:00pm 
                           Discount Dash: 1pm-3pm (Many items half price!) 
Pick Up – Saturday September 17th 2016 7pm – 9pm
All items left after September 17th at 9:01 pm become property of Childcycle

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ART EVENTS
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Open to all ages!
All supplies & instruction provided. Many color options available!
Each event is open to the public. 18+
Please join us for an evening of laughing & creativity!
Everyone leaves with their very own 16″×20″ painting or Fairy House (4.5″ in height; for indoor use only)!

September 17 at 7 PM
Anavet #283, 3584 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets USE COUPON CODE Summer35 for 35% off your tickets!
Ray of Light in Winnipeg 
Artist: Toni Dent
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September 20 at 7:30 PM
The North Warren Inn - The Woody, Hwy 6 N, Woodlands, Manitoba R0C 3H0
Tickets   
Urban Rise in Warren
Artist: Chelsey Bjornsson
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September 21 at 7 PM
Shannon's Irish Pub and Eatery, 175 Carlton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3H9
Tickets USE COUPON CODE Fairy40 for 40% off of your ticket cost!
Fairy Party
Artist: Toni Dent

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September 18 at 11 AM - 4 PM
Crazy Jumpers Dog School & Boarding, HWY 231, Tomchuk Rd, Gimli, MB R0C 1A0
Registration $10.00 (closing date Sept. 14) / $15.00 (after September 14)

Don’t miss our yearly K9-Cross-Country Fundraiser event. Take your dog for a walk on our property and meet 20 different stations where either you or your dog has to perform a task (fun stuff). Huge silent auction in our training hall. 
All the funds raised will go to Hulls Haven Border Collie Rescue and Gimli Humane Society.
Ribbons for all participants, Prizes for 1st - 3rd place, Hot Dogs, Beverages

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September 19 at 7 PM - 8 PM
PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts, 121-100 Arthur St, Wpg, MB R3B 1H3
Free and open to the public / Reception to follow in the gallery.

A lecture by Freya Björg Olafson. She will present past work to address her use of lens-based practices for her video and performance work, and a presentation on her upcoming area of inquiry into VR and 360-video.

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September 20 at 7 PM - 10 PM
West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1Z8
Tickets $40, by calling the office 204-957-1753 or email

The Jedi Doth Return 
Enjoy a spectacular mash-up of the Bard and the Force, performed by a star-studded cast of Winnipeg’s finest celebrities, comedians and actors. Janet Stewart (CBC Manitoba) will be playing the role of Yoda, Ace Burpee will be Senator Palpatine.
Costume Contest / Complimentary Eats / Cash Bar / Raffle / Lightsabre Battles

Auction prizes including artwork by Kal Barteski, RWB Dracula tickets, Star Wars themed Constance Popp Chocolates ($250 value), The Lifestyle Pass (Healthy & Active living pass), WAG schwag, 3 dresses from Head, and more!

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