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Last night, I was dick-deep in the doldrums. Y’know what I did? I went outside. I attended a Big Fun show at the Exchange Community Church. It was technically an after-party, so it had that sort of vibe. Raps were rapped, and people brought their own alcohol (shhhh…don’t tell anyone). People enjoyed themselves until 4 a.m. In the dead of winter – imagine that!
So yeah, there’s things to do in this city. Allthefuckingtime. You don’t have to look very hard. […]
Preach!
Friday, February 3, 2012 from 10 PM - 1 AM @ Wheelies
Tickets: $8 (advanced) / $10 (door) / $15 (couple)
Ragpickers Presents - Another Fantastic Roller Skate Retro Roll Out!
Good Times, Great Costumes, Absolutely Awesome people and prizes, prizes, prizes!
DJ Namowan returns with his flashback tracks…
and so close to St.Valentines’ Day - there’ll be couples prizes - get your skate dance on!
Advance Tickets at Ragpickers … 8$ = $10 @ the door, buy a couples ♥ set for 15$
Discounts on Costume Rentals too!
Call the Krisko Kid for more details…
942-7992
You are invited to attend a public meeting to discuss the development of the Millennium Centre at 389 Main Street in Winnipeg as an Arts Centre.We are interested in your ideas for the potential arts related uses for this historic structure.
Please join one of two public meetings:Dates
February 9thh 2012. Tour from 10:00 am to 10:45 am followed by a discussion.
February 16th 2012. Tour from 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm followed by a discussion.
Please note the tour requires climbing stairs.RSVP
Please indicate your intention to attend either meeting by email at gm@art-space.ca
Artspace, on behalf of the 389 Main Street Heritage Corporation will facilitate the meetings.
www.millenniumcentre.mb.cawww.art-space.ca
(Source: onemancommittee.com)
Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 11 AM - 5 PM @ Rudolph Rocker Cultural Centre
If you identify as female and are between the ages fo 14-18 as of January 1, 2012.
Free Event - Registration required
If you are between the ages of 14 & 18 as of January 1st, 2012 and identify as female, then we want you to join us for an afternoon at The Rudolph Rocker Cultural Centre!
This will be a day that focuses on building relationships between girls and smashing female competition, a workshop on self-esteem and what that has to to with being an activist, a Hollaback! Workshop that will teach you how to hollaback at harassers and map for change in your school or community, a discussion about women and girls in the media, a screening of ‘The Purity Myth’ documentary, some time to express how this all affects them with art, a poem, a story, spoken word, etc, and postering the exchange with anti harassment messages. Oh yeah, and hanging out with lots of rad girls and eating a bunch of junk food.
When: Feb 18th from 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Rudolph Rocker Cultural Centre – 91 Albert Street (Above Mondragon)
Cost: FREE (bus tickets will be provided if needed)
The river rinks are almost ready at the Forks.
The River Trail is officially open!
The Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail presents free programming and fun activities on the weekends for the whole family!
Skate, walk, run or sled along the Guinness World Record-holding longest naturally frozen skating trail in the world and enjoy the picturesque sights of Winnipeg as you’ve never seen them before, from the frozen Assiniboine River.
Beginning at the heart of the city, The Forks, the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail is a winter family tradition.
Take the opportunity to also participate in a variety of different outdoor activities: walking, curling, hockey, historic interpretation, cycling, broomball and much more. Weekend programming is free of charge!
Visit www.rivertrail.ca for more information.
Plus all the beautiful new warming huts!
Winter Adventure Programming
FREE programming on Sundays | January 22 – March 4
(weather permitting)
Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides sponsored by Scotiabank - 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Hop on and enjoy a ride around The Forks site.Investors Group Teepee Story Telling and Art Program - 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Join Aboriginal elders inside two traditional teepees and learn the history of teepees while creating your own art project.
PS - Fun tumblr meet-up?
Last Saturday of the month @ 1:30 PM - Millennium Library
Free Admission
The festival’s famous daytime workshop format, indoors and year-round! Not your typical concert – a great way to see musicians up close and personal. 90-minute sessions.
January 28 - In Someone Else’s Shoes with Scott Nolan, TJ Blair, and Amber Nielsen
February 25 - Folk Songs and Voices with Demetra Penner, vanessa Kuzina, and Andrina Turenne
March 31 - Grit and Wisdom with Grant Davidson, Sol James, and Righteous Ike
April 28 - Lyric in Song with Leonard Podolak, JD Edwards, and Nathan Rogers
Saturday, January 28, 2012 - Noon to 4 PM @ Broadway Neighbourhood Centre
Free Event!
Featuring ice skating, outdoor fun and games, horse-drawn wagon rides, art and entertainment, fireside storytelling, hot food and beverages, and much more!
Every Thursday until March 22, 2012 (various locations)
Door: $15 ($10 with non-perishable food item)
A new weekly concert series is putting the focus on good music that goes good. Dubbed the Choose Your Charity, it features eight local artists raise money for their chosen causes. Organized by singer/songwriter James Struthers, the series kicks off its eight-show run at the Winnipeg Free Press New Cafe on January 26. Struthers, who closes the series on March 22, will also host and open each week’s performance.
Performers for the Thursday night series run the gamut from folk to pop to R&B, featuring JD Edwards, Katie Murphy, Keri Latimer, Don Amero, Flo, Thrift Store Love, Hayley Gene, and Struthers. The list of performer-selected charities includes Agape Table, Winnipeg Harvest, and West Centre Women’s Resource Centre, and more. All monies raised during the evening go directly to the artist’s chosen charity.
“The purpose of the Choose Your Charity series is to try and encourage people to choose something they are passionate about and make a difference,” says Struthers, who was inspired to pioneer the concert series after attending Free the Children’s WE Day initiative at MTS Centre in November.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 11 AM - 2 PM @ Rainbow Resource Centre
Free Event
Rainbow Resource Centre, 170 Scott Street
January 25, 11:00 am to 2:00 pmHave you ever been yelled at, whistled at, or groped in the the street, at the mall, in the hallways at school? How do you respond? Do you respond at all? Do you wish you knew what to do?
This workshop’s for you!!
This is PART TWO of this workshop series on street harassment. It will be led by Jodie, who started up the Winnipeg chapter of Hollaback!
FEEL FREE TO COME TO PART TWO even if you didn’t attend part one. Come participate in this discussion! The more voices, the better!!!
“…Hollaback! is a movement dedicated to ending street harassment. Comments to groping, flashing and assault are a daily, global reality for women and LGBTTQ individuals. But it is rarely reported and culturally accepted as ‘the price you pay’ for being a woman or for being gay.
We believe that everyone has a right to feel safe and confident without being objectified. Sexual harassment is a gateway crime that creates a cultural environment that makes gender-based violence OK.
Hollaback! breaks the silence that has perpetuated sexual violence internationally…”
Jodie, founder and director of Winnipeg Hollaback!
Saturday, January 21, 2012 @ 8 PM - Mondragon Café
Admission: Pay what you can
Words Allowed brings together a mix of emerging and established authors for an intimate night of literary readings and performance poetry.
The night features a line-up of five artists, including Drek Daa, the award winning poet, songwriter, and CBC columnist; Chandra Mayor, author of August Witch, Cherry, and All the Pretty Girls; Deborah Schnitzer, author of An Unexpected Break in the Weather; Courtney Slobogian, emerging writer and CKUW radio co-host; and Liz Worth, author of Amphetamine Heart and Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond.
When: Saturday, January 21, 8pm
Where: Mondragon Café, 91 Albert Street
Price: PWYC
