holidaycalendar
Dec 11 Dec 16, 19
JUNO Award-winning vocal
group The Tenors bring Home
for the Holidays: Christmas
Classics and the Hits tour to
Winnipeg. Tickets: $52-288. Show
starts at 8 pm. Call 204-949-3999
or visit centennialconcerthall.
com. Centennial Concert
Hall, 555 Main St. Enjoy Dinner and Movie at
The Met. On Dec 16, laugh
out loud at National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation, and on Dec
19 watch Christmas classic It’s
a Wonderful Life. Doors open at
5 pm, movie at 7 pm. Tickets:
adult $38, seniors $29, kids 4-10
$15. The Met, 281 Donald St.
For tickets visit ticketmaster.
ca or call 204-594-9494.
SINGING TRIO
Dec 12, 17, 19, 21
DAZZLING LIGHTS
Board a heated coach and view
gorgeous light displays throughout
Winnipeg on Heartland
International Travel and
Tours’ three-hour Christmas
Lights Tour. It includes a
visit to the Canad Inns Winter
Wonderland. Runs 6:30 pm-9:30
pm. Tickets: adults $25, children
12 and under $14. Tour begins
outside the Travel Manitoba
Explore Centre at The Forks,
204-989-9630, heartlandtravel.ca
Dec 14
KING OF CHRISTMAS
Elvis Presley tribute artist Rory
Allen shares the spirit of the
holidays with his Rockin’ Elvis
Christmas concert. Tickets: $35-45.
Starts at 8 pm. Call 1-855-985-5000
or visit ticketmaster.ca. Club Regent
Event Centre, 1425 Regent Ave W.
Dec 14-16
IRISH ENTERTAINERS
The Celtic Tenors charm with
classic carols and traditional
songs alike in a special Christmas
concert. Tickets $20-105.
Centennial Concert Hall, 555
Main St, 204-949-3999, wso.ca
Dec 15
BIG BIRDING
Outdoor enthusiasts can explore
Oak Hammock Marsh and take
part in its annual Christmas
Bird Count by helping spot the
winter residents making the marsh
home. Tickets $5 plus admission
fee to the centre. Register online
at oakhammockmarsh.ca or call
204-467-3300. 1 Snow Goose
Bay on Hwy. 220.
DINNER AND MOVIE
Dec 19-23, 26, 28-29
MEET THE PRINCE
Enjoy a Winnipeg holiday tradition,
see the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
perform the classic Christmas
tale The Nutcracker. Be
moved by Tchaikovsky’s magical
score played by the Winnipeg
Symphony Orchestra. Tickets
$33.57-$129.57. Centennial Concert
Hall, 555 Main Street, rwb.org
From Dec 20-Jan 5
MUNSCH MORE
The stories of beloved Canadian
children’s author Robert Munsch
come to life in Munschtopia. This
annual theatre event is mounted
by Prairie Theatre Exchange.
Call for showtimes and ticket
prices. Portage Place, 393 Portage
Ave, 3rd floor, 204-942-5483
NEW YEAR'S EVE
CELEBRATIONS
NEW YEAR’S AT THE FORKS
There will be plenty of festive
indoor and outdoor activities for
the whole family at The Forks
– including horse-drawn wagon
rides, Indigenous programming,
art activities, and snow sculpting.
Ring in 2019 with a spectacular
fireworks show at midnight. 1
Forks Market Rd. Call 204-947-9236
or visit theforks.com for more info.
GO MOOSE GO
Get an early start to celebrating the
New Year at the Manitoba Moose
game. Cheer on the American
Hockey League team as they take
on the Colorado Eagles in regular
season play. The puck drops at 4 pm.
Tickets $29-39. Bell MTS Place, 300
Portage Ave. Call 1-855-985-5000 or
visit moosehockey.com for tickets.
ROCK THE NIGHT
Celebrate New Year’s Eve with
Hamilton, Ontario-based rock
band The Trews. Show begins
at 9 pm. Tickets start at $49. Club
Regent Event Centre, 1425 Regent
Ave W. Call 1-855-985-5000 or
visit ticketmaster.ca for tickets.
HA-HA-HAPPY NEW YEAR
Award-winning comedian D.J.
Demers takes the stage for two
New Year’s Eve shows. The 6 pm
show, which costs $12, will give
people enough time to get to another
party before the clock strikes 12
o’clock. The 10:15 pm gala show,
which costs $30, includes party
favours and champagne at midnight.
Rumor’s Restaurant & Comedy Club,
Tuxedo Park Shopping Centre, 2025
Corydon Ave. Call 204-488-4520 or
visit rumorscomedyclub.com for
tickets.
DANCE PARTY
The RBC Convention Centre
presents A Tradition of
Excellence New Year’s Eve
celebration. A five course dinner
is followed by Ron Paley and his
band playing everything from
classic tunes and top 40 hits to
get people moving on the dance
floor. Reception begins at 6 pm,
dinner at 7:15 pm, dancing at 9
p.m. Tickets: dinner and dance
$140, dessert and dance $75. RBC
Convention Centre, 375 York Ave.
Visit wcc.mb.ca for more details.
Dec 16
CAROLING SEASON
The Winnipeg Philharmonic
Choir celebrates the holidays
with Christmas with the Phil:
Here We Come A-Caroling!
Show times: 3 pm and 7 pm.
Tickets: adults $30; seniors $25;
under 30 $15; six and under free.
Crescent Fort Rouge United Church,
525 Wardlaw Ave, 204-896-7445,
winnipegphilharmonicchoir.ca
New Year's Celebration at The Forks
ciao! / dec/jan / two thousand eighteen
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