holidaycalendar
A guide to the season’s hottest events
Dec 18
SPAGHETTI BREAKFAST
wITH SANTA
The annual breakfast at the
Manitoba Children’s Museum is
a highly anticipated family event full
of good eats from Denny's, music,
fun crafts and photos with Saint
Nick. Seating times: 9am and 11am.
Tickets: $15. 45 Forks Market Rd,
204-924-4000, childrensmuseum.com
8
Dec 8-30
CElEBRATE wITH THE
PEANUTS GANG
Everyone’s favourite outcast shows
that anything is possible with a little
love. The Manitoba Theatre for
Young People brings the 1960’s
animated television show to life in
A Charlie Brown Double Bill.
Shaw Performing Arts Centre, The
Forks, 204-942-8898, mtyp.ca
Dec 9-10
To Dec 16 Dec 2
The Royal Manitoba Theatre
Centre’s rendition of Charles
Dickens’ classic tale A Christmas
Carol, is a beautiful portrayal of the
miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Delight
in Scrooge’s transformative journey
exploring Christmas traditions from
the past. Tickets start at $27. John
Hirsch Mainstage, 174 Market
Ave, 204-942-6537, royalmtc.ca Illuminated by hundreds of
thousands of lights, the Canadian
Pacific Holiday Train steams
through town to raise food and
money for local food banks. Check
out the lights and enjoy free
entertainment by Colin James
and Emma-Lee. Food and money
donations accepted. Molson St,
between Panet Rd and Munroe Ave.
Train arrives at 9 pm, show begins
at 9:15 pm, cpr.ca
HAVE A DICKENS OF A TIME
To Jan 6
CANAD INNS wINTER
wONDERlAND
Manitoba’s largest winter drive-
through light show is found at
Red River Exhibition Park. Canad
Inns winter wonderland has
more than one million lights and
a sparkling 75 foot Christmas tree
made of almost 3,000 LED light
bulbs. Snacks, like mini-doughnuts
and hot chocolate, are sold on-site.
Daily except, Dec 25, 6 pm-10 pm.
Tickets: $15/car. Red River
Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Ave,
204-888-6990, redriverex.com
To Jan 7
THROwBACK TO FAIRYTAlES
Home of Eaton’s last original
Christmas downtown window
displays at the Manitoba
Children’s Museum. Fifteen
fairytale vignettes make up
classics including Cinderella,
Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs and
more childhood favourites.
Admission: $11. 45 Forks Market
Rd, childrensmuseum.com
ciao! / dec/jan / two thousand seventeen
CP HOlIDAY TRAIN
Dec 3
PHOTOS wITH SANTA
IN THE FOREST
Head outdoors to Fortwhyte
Alive’s winter forest. Catch an
early glimpse of "Father Christmas"
as he stops by to pose for pictures.
Pre-sale appointments available.
Admission $20/family, $15 for
members. 11 am-3 pm, 1961
McCreary Rd, 204-989-8355,
fortwhyte.org
Dec 5
GOING FOR GOlD
Canada’s National women’s
Hockey Team take on their US
rivals at Bell MTS Place as part of
the national pre-Olympic game
series. Team Canada has won
four-consecutive gold medals
at the Olympic Winter Games.
Witness another chance for victory
when the puck drops on February
11, 2018 in PyeongChang, South
Korea. Bell MTS Place, 300 Portage
Ave. Call 1-855-985-5000 or visit
ticketmaster.ca for tickets.
VIRTUOSI CONCERTS
Soprano Lara Ciekiewicz and
pianists Madeline Hildebrand
join winnipeg Symphony
Orchestra’s String Ensemble
in Artist of Manitoba. Call
for performance times and
prices. University of Winnipeg,
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall,
204-786-9000, virtuosi.mb.ca
Dec 10
JOY TO THE wORlD
Western Canada’s oldest choir
celebrates the holiday season
at Christmas with the Phil
featuring special guests Wes Elias,
Winnipeg Girl’s Choir and Winnipeg
Boy’s Choir. Show times at 3 pm
and 7 pm. Tickets: adults $30,
seniors $25, students $15, age six
and under free. Westminster United
Church, 745 Westminster Ave,
204-233-7304, thephil.ca
Dec 12, 14, 19, 21
wINNIPEG CHRISTMAS TOUR
This unique Winnipeg experience
begins at the historical VIA Rail
train station. The three hour guided
bus tour explores the history of
Winnipeg’s
holiday