EAT AROUND TOWN
FEB 3-12 The season’ s hottest restaurant event Ciao! Dine About Winnipeg attracts locals and visitors alike. This annual culinary celebration features the city’ s best restaurants, offering diners the chance to sample extravagant and creative three course fixed-price meals for $ 18, $ 28, or $ 38. For more information, including a full list of participating restaurants and menus, visit ciaowinnipeg. com.
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ARKELLS
Canadian rock band plays earworm hits, joined by guest Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls, at the Centennial Concert Hall.( p 12)
TRICKSTER TALE
FEB 16-26 Written and acted by Cree performer Cliff Cardinal, Huff is a moving tribute to Indigenous identity. Incorporating tradition in the form of a mythical Trickster figure, the play confronts the harsh realities of suicide, abuse, and addiction while maintaining a quick and biting sense of humour. In a captivating solo performance, Cardinal portrays more than 12 different characters through the course of the darkly comic play. Visit theatreprojectsmanitoba. ca for tickets. Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Ave, 204‐989‐2400
THE QUEEN OF MYSTERY
FEB 8-26 The annual Master Playwright Festival celebrates the life and work of the best-selling novelist Agatha Christie. Christie’ s plays are mounted by the city’ s theatre companies, including the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’ s production of Black Coffee, the mystery writer’ s first piece written for the stage. Other events include screenings of Christie’ s most thrilling films and a mystery game night at Dalnavert Museum. For information and tickets visit royalmtc. ca / mpf. Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, 174 Market Ave, 204‐956‐1340
FRANCOPHONE FUN
FEB 17-21 For almost 50 years, the renowned Festival du Voyageur has celebrated Manitoba’ s French-Canadian heritage. Costumed voyageurs teach about the fur trade, while artists and performers show off their fiddling, jigging, ice sculpting, wood carving and beard growing skills. Warm up with a bowl of pea soup or an ice glass of Caribou, a blend of red wine and whisky, and rock out to live music from local bands. Voyageur( Whittier) Park, 866 St Joseph St, 204‐237‐7692, festivalvoyageur. mb. ca
For complete events, prices and times see pages 11-12 for The Guide: Entertainment.
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THIS IS THAT COMEDY SHOW
CBC satire show goes on the road in honour of the country’ s 150th birthday. Burton Cummings Theatre( p 11)
DISNEY ON ICE
Loveable characters skate and spin on a tour through favourite Disney adventures. MTS Centre( p 11)
VALENTINE’ S SPECIAL
Celebrate love with music from Puccini to Ravel. Centennial Concert Hall( p 12)
BILLY TALENT
Canadian band delivers a high energy show of addictive rock melodies and shredding guitar. MTS Centre( p 12)
AMERICAN IDIOT: THE GREEN DAY MUSICAL
Punk-pop hits reimagined on stage. Tom Hendry Warehouse Theatre( p 12)
JIM JEFFRIES
Quippy, controversial comedian takes the stage at Pantages Playhouse Theatre.( p 11)
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