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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