ENTERTAINMENT
THE SNOW QUEEN: THE MUSICAL Feb 20 The classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, amped up with hit music. Shows at 11 am and 2 pm. Tickets: $ 28.25. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Pantages Playhouse Theatre, 180 Market Ave E, Map 1: N-4
FESTIVALS
BIG FUN Jan 25-29 This indie music festival challenges Winnipeggers to brave the elements in the dead of winter, with multiple venues hosting live music performances from the city’ s hottest bands. For more information, ticket and venue information visit bigfunfestival. com
WINNIPEG NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL Jan 28-Feb 3 Created by veteran WSO conductor Bramwell Tovey, the Winnipeg New Music Festival performs unpublished works by composers and explorations of new sounds and experimental pieces. Various Venues. Call 204‐949‐3999 for tickets, wnmf. ca.
MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL Feb 8-26 The 17th annual Master Playwright Festival celebrates the work of Agatha Christie. Events include stage productions of Christie’ s works, as well as readings, movie screenings, and more. Pass: $ 90, individual tickets also available. 174 Market Ave, 204‐942‐6537, mtc. mb. ca, Map 1: N-4
FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR Feb 15-24 Experience the voyageur lifestyle at this jolly winter festival, now in its 47th year. Heated trading posts hold live entertainment, activities and French-Canadian culinary specialties. Check out special features like snow sculptures, children’ s playground, artisan markets and much more! Call for event information, hours and ticket prices. Whittier Park, 204‐237‐7692, festivalvoyageur. mb. ca, Map 1: N-6
MUSIC CONCERTS
MELISSA ETHERIDGE Jan 4 Singer-songwriter brings her confessional lyrics and signature sound to the stage. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets: $ 39.50- $ 99.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Map 1: O-3
BLUE RODEO Jan 14 Legends of Canadian music perform with new songs from their 14th studio album, 1000 Arms on Friday. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets: $ 33.50- $ 83.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. MTS Centre, 300 Portage Ave, Map 1: P-3
TIM HICKS & CHAD BROWNLEE Jan 16 Canadian country music stars team up for a co-headlining tour. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets: $ 36.75- $ 63. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Club Regent Casino & Events Centre, 1425 Regent Ave W, Map 2: D-6
T. I. Jan 22 Grammy Award winning rapper performs his latest EP, US or ELSE. Show starts at 9 pm. Tickets: $ 40- $ 75. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Map 1: O-3
SAM ROBERTS BAND Jan 31 Canadian indie band performs the inspiring, story driven songs off their latest album, TerraForm. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets: $ 29- $ 63.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Map 1: O-3
DIERKS BENTLY Feb 1 Platinum-selling Nashville star performs modern country music. Show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $ 30.50- $ 80.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. MTS Centre, 300 Portage Ave, Map 1: P-3
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER THE MUSICAL Feb 1 The iconic disco show leaps to stage in a musical packed with Bee Gees hits. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets: $ 35.50- $ 65.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Map 1: O-3
ARKELLS Feb 7 Award winning Canadian alternative rock band performs. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets: $ 30.50- $ 50.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St, Map 1: N-4
BILLY TALENT Feb 23 Canadian rock stars perform their first studio album in five years, Afraid of Heights. Show starts at 7 pm. Tickets: $ 40.50- $ 60.50. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. MTS Centre, 300 Portage Ave, Map 1: P-3
AMERICAN IDIOT: THE GREEN DAY MUSICAL Starts Feb 23 Winnipeg Studio Theatre mounts the Tony Award-winning show based on Green Day’ s 2004 pop punk album. Shows at 8 pm, 2 pm on Sundays. Tickets: adults $ 30, students $ 25. Visit winnipegstudiotheatre. com to purchase. Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre, 140 Rupert St, 204‐895‐3353, Map 1: N-4
MATTHEW GOOD Feb 28 Canadian rocker performs his most iconic album, Beautiful Midnight, in its entirety. Show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets: $ 30- $ 55. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. Burton Cummings Theatre, 364 Smith St, Map 1: O-3
MUSIC SERIES
MARDI JAZZ Jan-Feb Catch live jazz performances on Tuesday evenings of each month by accomplished local and international musicians. Performances at 8 pm. $ 5 at the door. Salle Antoine‐Gaborieau, 2nd floor, the Centre culturel franco‐manitobain, 340 Provencher Blvd, 204-233‐8972, ccfm. mb. ca, Map 1: P-6
MUSIC‘ N MAVENS Jan-Feb In its 19th year, this music and lecture series presents events on afternoons during the winter months. Tues & Thu 2 pm-3 pm. Concert tickets: $ 7 Rady JCC members, $ 11 non‐members. Concert passes available. Rady Jewish Community Centre, Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster Street, 204-477‐7510, radyjcc. com, Map 2: D-3
WINNIPEG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Jan 13-14, 20-22, Feb 10-11, 14, 17-19, 24-25 The WSO and music director / conductor Alexander Mickelthwate offer concerts of classical and contemporary music. Jan 13-14: Papa Haydn celebrates the man Mozart called‘ Papa’, Joseph Haydn. Jan 14: Dvorak’ s 5th is performed in an open rehearsal matinee complete with a question and answer session. Jan 20-22: Hear the soundtracks to recent blockbusters performed live by the WSO, including John Williams’ score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Feb 10-11: Classics of the Romantic period by Sibelius and Bruch are performed in Romantic Melody. Feb 14: A program of love songs for Valentine’ s Day, including Ravel’ s sultry Boléro, music from Bizet’ s Carmen, and songs from West Side Story. In support of Sistema Winnipeg. Feb 17-19: Five of the province’ s leading dance companies show of Manitoba’ s history through movement in Once Upon a Dance! Feb 24-25: A unique pairing of Gershwin’ s music-changing Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’ s populist Symphony No 12 in D Minor( The Year 1917). For information about the Great West Life Kids Concert Series, see the Family listing on page 11. Call for ticket prices and performance times. Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St, 204-949-3999, wso. ca, Map 1: N-4
JAZZ WINNIPEG NU SOUNDS SERIES Jan 15, Feb 19 Jazz Winnipeg presents the popular Nu Sounds series, which features bold, daring work from local musicians. Jan 15: Guitarist Marco Castillo pays homage to the innovative sound of Hermeto Pascoal, the father of postbossa music. Feb 19: Local jazz musicians, including guitarist and composer Keith Price, join forces with powerhouse vocalists to put their own spin on contemporary indie songs. Show starts at 8 pm. Tickets $ 15. Call 204-989-4656 for tickets or visit jazzwinnipeg. com. Park Theatre, 698 Osborne St, Map 2: 4-E
THE WINNIPEG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Jan 22, Feb 26 The WCMS continues its 2016 / 17 season with music from Beethoven, Ysaÿe and Tchaikovsky on Jan 22, and an all-Viennese line up of Schubert and Beethoven on Feb 26. Performances at 7:30 pm. Tickets: adults $ 25, students $ 10. Tickets available through WSO Box Office, 204-949-3999. All performances at the Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd, wcms. mb. ca, Map 1: P-3
WINNIPEG JAZZ ORCHESTRA Feb 12 The WJO is the only community-based professional jazz orchestra in Canada. Feb 12: Celebrate the season of love with La Vie en Rose, featuring the bilingual vocal stylings of local talents Andrina Turenne and Ariane Jean, of the Juno Award winning group Chic Gamine. Tickets: adults $ 39, under 30 $ 19. Performances at 2 pm and 7:30 pm. Call 204‐632‐5299 for tickets. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd, winnipegjazzorchestra. com Map 1: P-3
SPORTING EVENTS
WINNIPEG JETS Jan-Feb In a city with NHL fever, Winnipeggers eagerly await every game. Jan 9 vs Calgary Flames; Jan 11 vs Montreal Canadiens; Jan 18 vs Arizona Coyotes; Jan 21 vs St Louis Blues; Jan 23 vs Anaheim Ducks; Jan 24 vs San Jose Sharks; Feb 7 vs Minnesota Wild; Feb 10 vs Chicago Blackhawks; Feb 11 vs Tampa Bay Lightening; Feb 14 vs Dallas Stars; Feb 28 vs Minnesota Wild. Call for ticket prices and game times. MTS Centre, 300 Portage Ave, 1-855-985-5000, jets. nhl. com, Map 1: P‐3
MONSTER JAM Jan 28-29 Thrilling displays for automotive fans as monster trucks taking on gravitydefying feats. Shows at 1 pm and 7 pm on Sat, 1 pm on Sun. Pit parties before 1 pm shows. Tickets: $ 15- $ 80. Call 1‐855‐985‐5000 or visit ticketmaster. ca. MTS Centre, 300 Portage Ave, Map 1: P-3
IRON MAN OUTDOOR CURLING BONSPIEL Feb 3-5 This three day curling championship has intrepid curlers hurling rocks and sweeping in the dead of winter in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. See ironmancurling. com for more information. The Forks, 204‐831‐8816, Map 1: Q-5
WILD WINTER CANOE RACE Feb 20 This Festival du Voyageur event in support of Inclusion Winnipeg sees competing teams race canoes over the snowy frozen rivers at The Forks. Visit wildwintercanoerace. com for more information. The Forks, Map 1: Q-5
THEATRE
MANITOBA THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Jan 26- Feb 5, Feb 15-26 Young audiences are treated to an array of theatrical styles. Jan 26-Feb 5: Help two friends lost in the wilderness to find their way home in the gag-filled show Dib and Dob and the Journey Home. Ages 6-11. Feb 15-26: Mess addresses anorexia, obsession, and addiction frankly and tenderly. Ages 13 and up. Call for ticket prices and performance times. Shaw Performing Arts Centre, The Forks, 204‐942‐8898, mtyp. ca, Map 1: Q-5
PRAIRIE THEATRE EXCHANGE Jan 26-Feb 12, Starts Feb 23 See new productions often focusing on Manitoban or Canadian playwrights. Jan 26-Feb 12: A mystery set in Manitoba’ s frozen North, The Flats begins when the Churchill town doctor goes missing. Starts Feb 23: Adapted from an award-winning novel, Elle tells the true story of a woman marooned off the coast of Newfoundland in 1542. Call for ticket prices and performance times. Portage Place, 393 Portage Ave, 3rd floor, 204-942-5483, Map 1: P-3
THEATRE PROJECTS MANITOBA Feb 16-26 This homegrown theatre showcases the best of Manitoba talent. Feb 16-26: The moving and darkly humourous Huff was written by Indigenous playwright Cliff Cardinal, who also performs every part. For performance times and tickets call 204‐989‐2400 or visit theatreprojectsmanitoba. ca. The Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Ave, Map 1: O-4
THE TOM HENDRY THEATRE AT RMTC WAREHOUSE Jan 26-Feb 11 Offers an edgier theatre experience than RMTC’ s mainstage. Jan 26-Feb 11: The fun and irreverent Hand To God follows Jason and his foul-mouthed puppet Tyrone as they navigate his mother’ s Christian puppet ministry. Call for ticket prices and performance times. 140 Rupert Ave, 204-942-6537, royalmtc. ca, Map 1: N-4
LE CERCLE MOLIÈRE Jan 12-28 One of the longest running French language theatre companies in Canada. Jan 12-28: One-woman show Moi, Monsieur, Moi! narrates the story of a young woman born in Senegal. Presented in French, select shows with English subtitles. Tickets: adults $ 30, seniors / students $ 27, youth $ 16 at the door Tue / Wed only. Théâtre Cercle Molière, 340 Provencher Boulevard, 204-233-8053, cerclemoliere. com, Map 1: O-6
THE JOHN HIRSCH THEATRE AT ROYAL MANITOBA THEATRE CENTRE MAINSTAGE Jan 5-28, starts Feb 9 Canada’ s first English-speaking regional theatre, presenting more than 250 performances annually. Jan 5-28: Million Dollar Quartet tells the story of a night when rock n’ roll royalty made recording history. Starts Feb 9: Agatha Christie’ s first play, Black Coffee, thrills with a web of mystery. Call for ticket prices and performance times. 174 Market Ave, 204-942-6537, royalmtc. ca, Map 1: N-4
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