holidaycalendar
A guide to the season’s hottest events
Dec 7
OLD-TIME INsTRUMENTs
Canzona, Winnipeg’s baroque
vocal ensemble, presents
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in
collaboration with the Pacific
Baroque Orchestra. Tickets: adult
$35, senior $30, student $20.
Westminster United Church, 745
Westminster Ave, canzona.ca
Dec 8
Hear the Winnipeg symphony
Orchestra perform a holiday
tradition: the soaring arias and
rousing Hallelujah Chorus of
Handel’s Messiah. Tickets
$20-105. Concert starts at 8 pm.
Centennial Concert Hall, 555
Main St, 204-949-3999, wso.ca
Dec 8-9
Canad Inns Winter Wonderland
To Jan 6 Dec 3
Eaton’s Fairytale Vignettes were
once housed in the ninth-floor annex
of the former downtown Eaton’s
store. These 15 small-scale vignettes
have been restored and are on display
at the Children’s Museum. Free
with general museum admission.
Guided exhibition tours take place
Fri-Sun until Jan 6. Cost to tour is
$5 per person. 45 Forks Market Rd,
204-924-4000, childrensmuseum.com Watch the Canadian Pacific
Holiday Train roll through
Winnipeg as it makes its cross-
Canada journey to raise food and
money for local food banks. The train
features hundreds of thousand LED
lights and stops for a concert by
Terri Clark, Sierra Noble and Kelly
Prescott. Arrives at 9 pm, show
begins at 9:15. Railway crossing at
Panet Rd and Molson St (stage will
be open on both sides). Visit cpr.
ca/holiday-train for more details.
FAIRYTALE FUN
Dec 1, 2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23,
26-30
POOH BEAR
Winnipeg’s famous bear stars in the
heartwarming classic The House
at Pooh Corner performed by the
Manitoba Theatre for Young
People. The play transports the
audience to the world of Winnie-
the-Pooh as the theatre transforms
into The Hundred Acre Wood.
To create an intimate experience
each show is only open to 176
people. Ages 3+. Call for ticket
prices and performance times.
Shaw Performing Arts Centre, The
Forks, 204-942-8898, mtyp.ca
Dec 2, 9, 16
VICTORIAN sTORIEs
Sit next to the Christmas tree in
Dalnavert Museum’s parlour for
A Child’s Victorian Christmas
story hosted by storyteller Leigh-
Anne Kehler. Tickets: kids $5, adults
$10. Shows start at 12:30 pm and
1:30 pm. Dalnavert Museum and
Visitors’ Centre, 61 Carlton St. 204-
943-2835, friendsofdalnavert.ca
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Dec 4
CAPE BRETON CHRIsTMAs
Family group The Barra MacNeils
bring their annual holiday show An
East Coast Christmas to town.
Canada’s Celtic ambassadors share
a mix of stories, singing, comedy,
music and dancing. Tickets: $37-99.
Show starts at 7:30 pm. Centennial
Concert Hall, 555 Main St.
Call 204-949-3999 or visit
centennialconcerthall.com
The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra
performs Vince Guaraldi’s beloved
soundtrack from A Charlie Brown
Christmas. Call for ticket prices and
show times. Winnipeg Art Gallery,
300 Memorial Blvd, 204-632-5299,
winnipegjazzorchestra.com
Dec 9
sYMPHONY AND sCROOGE
Manny Tuba’s Kooky Christmas
Carol!, featuring Mr. Mark, is
a wacky retelling of the Charles
Dickens classic and is part of
the Winnipeg symphony
Orchestra’s Kids Concert Series.
Show starts at 2 pm. Tickets: $15-
23. Centennial Concert Hall, 555
Main St, 204-949-3999, wso.ca
Dec 9
CHORAL sOUNDs
Join The Winnipeg singers for
In Winnipeg it’s Christmas! as
they celebrate the cultural diversity
of the city. Concert starts at 3 pm.
Tickets: adult $30, senior $25,
under 30 $15. Westworth United
Church, 1750 Grosvenor Ave, 204-
944-9100, winnipegsingers.com
Dec 6
CELTIC HOLIDAY
Husband and wife fiddlers
Natalie MacMaster and
Donnell Leahy present A Celtic
Family Christmas. The concert
features holiday tunes as well as
classic Celtic songs to transport
the audience to Cape Breton
for Christmas. Tickets: $38-75.
Starts at 8 pm. Call 204-949-3999
or visit centennialconcerthall.
com. Centennial Concert
Hall, 555 Main St.
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HALLELUJAH!