THE SWEET LIFE
APR 1-30 Go cocoa-crazy during Ciao! Chocolatefest. This annual event sees restaurants around Winnipeg offering decadent chocolate creations for only $ 7 apiece. Sample indulgent chocolate drinks, exquisite desserts, and even cocoa-spiked savoury dishes all made with everyone’ s favourite flavour. Full list of participating restaurants and items available on ciaowinnipeg. com.
PAST IN PLAY
STARTS APR 20 The stage is set for history at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. New play Sarah Ballenden by Maureen Hunter tells the story of the Métis wife of a high-ranking Hudson’ s Bay Company officer who is forced to clear her own name when gossip begins to spread through the Red River Settlement. Set on the soil that later became Winnipeg, this story of jealousy, racial and class tension, and grit reimagines the roots of our community. Visit mtc. mb. ca for tickets. John Hirsch Mainstage, 174 Market Ave, 204‐942‐6537
LAUGH OUT LOUD
APR 3-9 Annual funny fest Winnipeg Comedy Festival returns with a new line up of sidesplitting acts from local and afar. Don’ t miss gala evenings hosted by Canadian comedy heavy hitters like Will Sasso( pictured) and Nikki Payne. Also in the cards: live tapings of popular CBC hit, The Debaters. Visit winnipegcomedyfestival. com for tickets and full schedule of events. Gala events at Pantages Playhouse Theatre, 180 Market Ave, 204‐284‐9477
FORM AND SUBSTANCE
APR 27-29 Winnipeg’ s Contemporary Dancers perform stunning choreography in Anything But Absolute Zero. See two world premieres: a new duet by acclaimed choreographer Tedd Robinson and a duet by local artist Janelle Hacault and Montreal’ s Jason Martin. The evening is rounded out with a remount of WCD Artistic Director Brent Lott’ s Boxstruck( pictured). Visit winnipegscontemporarydancers. ca for tickets. Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Ave, 204‐452‐0229
For complete events, prices and times see pages 11-13 for The Guide: Entertainment.
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APRIL
WEEZER Iconic alt-rock band take the stage for a long awaited first performance in Winnipeg. MTS Centre
MERLE HAGGARD’ S STRANGERS Here the music of this country legend performed by his sons, Ben and Noel Haggard. Club Regent Casino and Events Centre
I LOVE THE 90s Tour featuring the decade’ s hitmakers, from Salt N’ Pepa to Color Me Badd. MTS Centre
BRIAN WILSON Music giant celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Pet Sounds with a world tour. Burton Cummings Theatre
LEA SALONGA Musical sensation known for roles in Tony-winning musicals and as the singing voice of several Disney princesses performs at the Club Regent Casino and Event Centre.
WERTHER A young poet falls in love with a beautiful and unattainable woman in this tragic French opera. Centennial Concert Hall
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