holidaycalendar
Dec 15, 18, 21
holiday classics
Dinner and a Movie at The Met
presents these holiday editions. On
Dec 15, laugh at Clark Griswold’s
tactics in National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation, on Dec
19 watch holiday classic It’s a
Wonderful Life and on Dec 21 see
St. Nick himself in Miracle on 34th
Street. Doors open at 12 pm Sun
and 5 pm Wed & Sat. Tickets: adult
$38, seniors $28, children $16. The
Met, 281 Donald St. For tickets visit
ticketmaster.ca or call 204-594-9494.
The Tenors
Dec 12
christmas trio
The Tenors bring the Wonder
of Christmas Tour to Winnipeg.
Tickets: $73-241. Show starts at
8 pm. Call 1-855-985-5000 or visit
ticketmaster.com. Club Regent
Event Centre, 1425 Regent Ave W.
Dec 13-15
a new york christmas
The Winnipeg Symphony
Orchestra welcomes the New
York Voices to join them for a
special holiday concert. This 50s’
style vocal group is known for
their artful arrangements. Tickets:
$25-125. Shows start at 8 pm
Friday and Saturday, and 2 pm
on Sunday. Centennial Concert
Hall, 555 Main St, 204-949-3999,
centennialconcerthall.com.
Dec 14
winter fowl
Outdoor enthusiasts take part
in Oak Hammock Marsh’s
annual Christmas Bird
Count by helping spot the
feathered residents making
the marsh their winter 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.
Dec 17-20
BriGht liGhts
See Winnipeg’s gorgeous
light displays on Heartland
International Travel & Tours’
Christmas Lights Tour. Tours
run from 6:30 pm-9:30 pm. Tickets:
adults $26, children 12 and under
$15. Tour begins outside the
Travel Manitoba Information
Centre at The Forks, 204-989-9630,
heartlandtravel.ca.
Dec 19-23, 26-28
sweet dreams
The world-renowned Royal
Winnipeg Ballet performs
its uniquely prairie production
Nutcracker. All performances
are accompanied by the Winnipeg
Symphony Orchestra. Tickets:
$33.57-132.57. Centennial Concert
Hall, 555 Main Street, 204-956-
2792, rwb.org.ra
Dec 19-Jan 5
storyBook princess
Prairie Theatre Exchange
continues its holiday tradition of
bringing Rober Munsch’s beloved
stories to life on stage with The
Paper Bag Princess. Call for
showtimes and ticket prices.
Portage Place, 393 Portage Ave,
3rd floor, 204-942-5483
Go moose Go
Bell MTS Place is home to
Manitoba Moose action all through
December. Get an early start on
celebrating the New Year as this
American Hockey League team
takes on the Rockford IceHogs.
Puck drops at 4 pm. Tickets $29-
39. Bell MTS Place, 300 Portage
Ave. Call 1-855-985-5000 or visit
ticketmaster.ca for tickets.
ha-ha happy new year
Ring in the New Year on a funny
note at Rumor’s Restaurant &
Comedy Club. Comedian Rob
Pue performs two shows: The 6 pm
show, which costs $12, gives people
enough time to get to another party
before the ball drops. The 10:15 pm
gala show, which costs $30, includes
party favours and champagne
at midnight. Tuxedo Park
Shopping Centre, 2025 Corydon
Ave. Call 204-488-4520 or visit
rumorscomedyclub.com for tickets.
fUnk and soUl
Celebrate the start of the new ‘20s
by throwing it back to the ‘70s at
The Park Theatre’s New Years
Eve Bash. The Dirty Catfish Brass
Band and Dr. Hotbottom take the
stage together, performing era
hits by Stevie Wonder and more.
Must be 18 or older. Doors open at
9 pm. Tickets start at $39.99. Park
Theatre, 698 Osborne St, 204-
478-7275, myparktheatre.com.
new years' 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 2020 with a spectacular
fireworks show at midnight. 1 Forks
Market Rd. Call 204-947-9236 or
visit theforks.com for more info.
New Years' at The Forks
new year's eve celebrations
dance party
The RBC Convention Centre
presents A Tradition of
Excellence New Year’s Eve
celebration. A five course dinner
is followed by Danny Kramer
Dance Band playing hits to get
people moving on the dance floor.
Reception begins at 6 pm, dinner at
7:15 pm. Tickets: dinner and dance
$140, dessert and dance $75. RBC
Convention Centre, 375 York Ave.
Visit wcc.mb.ca for more details.
ciao! / dec/jan / two thousand nineteen
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