July 2010
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Music at the Millennium
Tuesdays from Noon - 1 PM until August 27, 2010
Millennium Centre (389 Main Street)
Free Event
Music at the Millennium, organized by Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra principal harpist Richard Turner, has run for five years and offers a unique venue with carefully selected repertoire. Performances happen every Tuesday from noon to 1 pm featuring talented WSO musicians.
August 3 - Patricia...
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Compost Garden Party
Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 6-9 PM @ University of Winnipeg (Portage Commons and Spence Street Promenade)
Free Event
Enjoy a FREE concert featuring Jane’s Party, Canada’s newest folk-pop sensation! The Compost Garden Party is a celebration of composting, edible gardening, and Plant a Row – Grow a Row, an initiative that encourages Canadian gardeners to grow and share their extra harvest with...
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EAT! bistro August Long BBQ / Garage Sale
Saturday, July 31, 2010 from 11 AM - 5 PM in the Parking Lot of EAT! bistro
Burgers, fries, and 1000s of cheap books
On Saturday, July 31, at 11am, our back lot turns into a classic Winnipeg garage sale, with thousands of books at 3/$1. (Including several hundred fresh rejects.) And once again, EAT! throws away the menu for the day and serves BBQ food, including pulled pork sandwiches, burgers,...
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Folklorama Festival →
Saturday, July 31, 2010 - Kick-off @ The Forks
Free Event
Weekdays from 11:30-1:30 until Friday, August 6, 2010 - Folklorama Culture @ The CUBE
Free Event
The Lineup
Today—Ireland-Irish Pavilion Performers
Wednesday— Brazilian ensemble Viva Capoeira
Thursday— Clyde Heerah & the Paradize Band
Friday—Latin American band Tropical 99 with limbo dancer Prince Jo-Jo
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Art City →
616 Broadway Avenue - (204) 775-9856
A fantastic resource, Art City is a beauty and energy-filled hub in West Broadway. Offering everything from Digital Photography and Digital Art classes to Adult Pottery, Watercolour Painting, and Mixed Media Collage, Art City gives the everyday person, adult or child, a chance to be an artist.
Art City is a non-profit community art centre located in...
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Fringe Review: The Bike Trip
by Martin Dockery
Venue #12 (University of Winnipeg)
Tickets: $10
Running time: 60 min.
July 25 @ 8:30 PM
From the creator of Wanderlust (2009 Best of Fest) comes one man’s comic, breathtaking quest to understand the psychedelic experience by recreating history’s very first acid trip.
A good story and a good actor (and maybe a chair) - It’s amazing how little you need in terms of...
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Fringe Review: Cactus: The Seduction
by Jonno Katz
Venue #6 (MTC Warehouse)
Tickets: $10
Babes in arms permitted. Warnings: Subject matter, language. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 60 min.
July 25 @ 12:15 PM & 6:45 PM - Best of Fest
Multi-award-winning, side-splitting comedy that is both an irresistible love story and a carnival of boundless imaginings.
Cactus is a one-man, no-set show about the love life...
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Islendingadagurinn: The Icelandic Festival of... →
July 30 - August 2, 2010 @ Gimli, Manitoba
Music, midway, craft sales, sand castle contest, Alternative Folk Festival, parade, and more!
Our Vision Statement
To promote a global awareness of the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba as the premier North American destination to celebrate Icelandic culture and heritage.
Our Mission Statement
The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba is a volunteer...
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Winnipeg Flash Mob: Pillow Fight Edition →
Saturday, July 24, 2010
2-2:30 PM
Assiniboine Park (Lyric Theatre)
PILLOW FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s right folks! Winnipeg is going to have its first ‘Pillow Fight’ flash mob!!! The rules are going to pretty basic: Come down to the Forks’ central skating rink at 2pm with a pillow.
If you see ANYONE (I mean ANYONE) else carrying a pillow in the area, YOU...
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Ballet in the Park →
July 28-30, 2010 @ 7:30 PM
Lyric Theatre, Assiniboine Park
Free Admission
A Winnipeg summer tradition since the 1970’s, Ballet in the Park continuously attracts thousands of Manitobans along with summer tourists. Held at the Lyric Theatre in Assiniboine Park, the show features a mixed repertoire of works showcasing dancers from the RWB Company and students from the RWB’s Professional Division....
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Fringe Review: The Wild Things
by Jesse Krause and Darren Grunau
Venue #6 (MTC Warehouse)
Tickets: $10
Recommended: Family friendly
Running time: 45 min.
July 23 @ 10 PM
July 25 @ 2:45 PM - Best of Fest
An original rock opera written/presented by Winnipeg’s indie-jazz-rock favourites Flying Fox and the Hunter Gatherers. Inspired by Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, this musical follows Max across the...
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Fringe Review: The Particulars
by Matthew MacKenzie
Venue #9 (MTYP)
Tickets: $10
Under 12 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter, nudity. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 60 min.
July 24 @ 8:15 PM
The Particulars is the frighteningly funny story of one insomniac’s struggle to maintain a daily routine in the face of a home invasion.
A powerful and forceful performance, The Particulars is about the many days...
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Fringe Review: Smartarse
by Rob Gee
Venue #11 (Red River College)
Tickets: $10 ($8 for students, seniors, and unemployed)
Under 16 not admitted. Warnings: Language. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 60 min.
July 21 @ 9 PM
July 23 @ 7 PM
July 24 @ 1:45 PM
July 25 @ 2:45 PM - Best of Fest
An exhilarating story of several childhoods from the creator of last year’s sellout Fringe hit Fruitcake.
...
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Fringe Review: Taking Out the White Trash
by Sherri D. Sutton
Venue #4 (Main Street at Market Avenue)
Tickets: $10
Under 16 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter, language. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 60 min.
July 21 @ 9:15 PM
July 22 @ 9:15 PM
July 24 @ 4 PM
July 25 @ 2:15 PM - Best of Fest
Sherri d. Sutton of Don’t Make Fun of Jesus (Best of Fest 2009) is back, and she is spilling the Dirty...
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Fringe Review: Padre X
by Marc Moir
Venue #4 (Onstage at the Playhouse)
Tickets: $8
Warnings: Gunshots, strobe lights
Running time: 75 min.
July 21 @ 4:45 PM
July 23 @ 9:45 PM
July 24 @ 1:45 PM
July 25 @ 12 PM - Best of Fest
Padre X is the amazing true story of WWII chaplain John Weir Foote, the only Canadian chaplain to win the Victoria Cross. After displaying tremendous heroism on the fire-soaked beaches...
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Fringe Review: Pitch Blonde →
by Laura Anne Harris
Venue #5 (Rupert Avenue at Amy Street)
Tickets: $10
Warnings: Subject matter
Running time: 60 min.
July 21 @ 2:15 PM
July 23 @ 9:15 PM
July 24 @ 2:15 PM
July 25 @ 3 PM - Best of Fest
Judy Holliday, Academy Award-winning actress from Born Yesterday, was notorious for playing dumb blonds, despite her genius level IQ. This act held her in good stead when she...
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Neepawa Lily Festival →
July 23-25, 2010 @ Neepawa, MB
Admission: $15
The Neepawa & Area Lily Festival will be celebrating their 14th year anniversary on July 23, 24 and 25th, 2010. We will again be celebrating the newcomers to our beautiful little town and will remain with the theme “Welcomes the Nations”.
The Lily Festival is and always has been one of the most beautiful festivals in Manitoba…a...
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Fringe Review: Breast Friends
Alison Field, Miss La Muse, Celeste Sansregret, Heather Witherden, Kim Zeglinski
Venue #6 (MTC Warehouse)
Tickets: $10
Under 14 not admitted. Subject matter: Language, nudity. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 75 min.
July 21 @ 10:30 PM
July 24 @ 9:30 PM
Sensible Footwear (5 STARS) veteran Alison Field is back with a bevy of buxom beauties who’ve got it and flaunt it! Burlesque...
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Fringe Review: Above the Empress of China
Ross McMillan and Sharon Bajer
Venue #3 (The Playhouse Studio)
Tickets: $8 ($5 for matinées)
Under 13 not admitted. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 45 min.
July 22 @ 3:45 PM
July 23 @ 2:15 PM
July 24 @ 9:15 PM
This classic Manitoba script graced the 1994 Fringe, and as that year’s program said, this play is “a searing tale of love, forgetfulness, and ancestor-worship. More...
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Fringe Review: Cabaret Terrarium
Richard Harrington and Chris Kauffman
Venue #10 (Planetarium)
Tickets: $10
Running time: 75 min.
July 21 @ 10:30 PM
July 22 @ 2 PM
July 23 @ 7 PM
July 24 @ 12 PM
July 25 @ 3:15 PM - Best of Fest
Harrington & Kauffman are back in this epic comedy of amnesia and redemption featuring Belgian cabaret singer Gustave and his associate Nhar, from the Fringe hits Hotel California (2000)...
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Fringe Review: The Only Friends We Have: An...
by Under the Table
Venue #9 (MTYP @ The Forks)
Tickets: $10
Running time: 60 min.
July 19 @ 2:30 PM
July 21 @ 8:15 PM
July 22 @ 1:45 PM
July 24 @ 10 PM
Brooklyn’s physical theatre favourites bring you a dark comedy about three friends determined to be happy in spite of each other. Presenting anger, fear, and some real stupidity… friendship at its finest.
Really awkward....
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Gimli Film Festival →
July 21-25, 2010
Outdoor Beach Screenings
Free Event
The Gimli Film Festival showcases entertaining documentaries, dramas and shorts from Manitoba, Canada, and the world. Our unique 11 metre outdoor screen on the shores of Lake Winnipeg is a main attraction, screening a feature film each night.
All shows begin after sunset (10:00 pm) come early and get your seat in the sand.
A...
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Fringe Review: Bungalow
by Vern Thiessen
Venue #22 (Artspace)
Tickets: $10
Under 12 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter, language. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 45 min.
July 18-25 @ 9 PM
Baby teeth. A hockey card. A faded photo from Grade 9 grad. A man searches for the secret buried in the backyard of his family bungalow. A moving and mysterious tale from the award-winning author of Einstein’s...
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Rapid Fire Theatre Presents: DotDotDot →
Jessie McPhee and Joleen Ballendine
Venue #11 (Red River College)
Tickets: $10
Warnings: Subject matter, language. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 60 min.
July 18 @ 12:30 PM
July 21 @ 10:45 PM
July 22 @ 5:30 PM
July 23 @ 2:15 PM
July 24 @ 12 PM
July 25 @ 6:30 PM
A mix of awkward comedy and dysfunctional, yet lovable, characters, DotDotDot is a fan favourite at Edmonton’s...
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Fringe Review: Fake Life
by Michael Davidson and performed by No Snowcones
Venue #7 (Crocus Building; Bannatyne Avenue at Main Street)
Tickets: $10
Warnings: Subject matter, language
Running time: 60 min.
July 17 @ 7:15 PM
July 18 @ 4:45 PM
July 19 @ 8:45 PM
July 20 @ 1:45 PM
July 23 @ 10:45 PM
July 24 @ 5:30 PM
Two lovers seem perfect for each other but it might take them their entire lives to figure it...
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Fringe Review: Four on the Floor
by Dale Watts and performed by Run Ragged Company
Venue #5 (on Rupert Avenue at the back of Warehouse Theatre)
Tickets $9 ($8 for matinées, students, and seniors)
Under 13 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter.
Running time: 60 min.
July 17 @ 7:30 PM
July 20 @ 7 PM
July 21 @ 12:30 PM
July 23 @ 2 PM
July 24 @ 10:45 PM
Four short comedies: Herschel helps Moses lighten the Ten...
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Fringe Review: One Good Marriage
by Sean Reycraft and performed by Theatre by the River
Venue #10 (Planetarium)
Tickets $10 ($8 for students, seniors, unemployed, and newlyweds)
Running time: 60 min.
July 17 @ 7:15 PM
July 19 @ 5:15 PM
July 21 @ 8:45 PM
July 23 @ 12:15 PM
July 24 @ 2 PM
July 25 @ 1:30 PM - Best of Fest
Steph and Stewart met. They dated. They got married. It was a beautiful wedding. Then everyone died....
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Fringe Review: Caught in the Act
by Bruce Kane and performed by The Company
Venue #5 (entrance on Rupert Avenue at the back of Warehouse Theatre)
Tickets: $9
Under 14 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter, language. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 45 min.
July 17 @ 6 PM
July 18 @ 10 PM
July 21 @ 5:30 PM
July 22 @ 12:30 PM
July 24 @ 7:30 PM
Waking up with a beautiful girl/handsome guy in bed with you is...
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Parks Day →
Saturday, July 17, 2010
In 2010, Canada’s Parks Day will recognize the International Year of Biodiversity.
Check the events page […] for programs in nearby parks and join Canadians from sea to sea to sea to celebrate the importance of our parks and the contribution that they make to healthy and diverse ecosystems.
Highlights
Assessippi Amazing Race @ 11 AM
Free barbecues at...
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Fringe Review: Eccentrically We Love →
The Fugitives (Vancouver, BC)
Venue #1 (MTC Mainstage; entrance on Rorie Street at John Hirsch Place)
Tickets: $10
Under 5 not admitted.
July 17 @ 5:45 PM
July 18 @ 12:15 PM
July 20 @ 7 PM
July 21 @ 10:30 PM
July 22 @ 2 PM
July 23 @ 7:45 PM
I was blown away. Seriously amazing. Go.
And that’s after watching dozens of new-to-me acts at Folk Fest last week.
The Fugitives are the...
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Fringe Review: The Chip
Jeffrey Kohut, Cory Wojcik, Shawn Kowalke, Chelsea Rankin (White Rabbit Productions)
Venue #9 (MTYP at The Forks)
Tickets: $8
Under 16 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter, language, gunshots. Recommended: Mature audience.
Running time: 60 min.
July 16 @ 8:15 PM
July 18 @ 12:45 PM
July 21 @ 2:45 PM
July 23 @ 6 PM
July 24 @ 2:15 PM
July 25 @ 7 PM
In 2004, despite FDA warnings of...
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Fringe Review: Morro and Jasp GONE WILD →
Heather Marie Annis, Byron Laviolette, and Amy Lee
Venue #23 (Stephen Juba Park; Waterfront Drive at Bannatyne Avenue)
Tickets: $10
Warnings: Subject matter, language, bring your beach towel (may get wet, seating largely on carpet samples on grass)
Running time: 60 min.
July 16-25 @ 8:30 PM
Spring break is here and Morro and Jasp are taking off on their biggest and boldest adventure yet....
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Into the Music: Local Artist Showcase
Free!
Friday July 16, 2010 from 12-4 PM @ Into the Music (King and McDermot)
12-12:30 - Sonia Eidse
1 - 1:30 - JD Edwards
2 - 2:30 - Katie Murphy
3 - 3:30 - Last Ditch On The Left
4 - 4:30 - Dan Frechette & The Dylanaires
Friday, July 23, 2010
Line-up TBA
Artists include JD Edwards Band, Dan Frechette & the Dylanaires, Katie Murphy, Jenny Berkel, Dawson Blaine, Last Ditch on the...
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Fringe Review: The Plank
by Femmes du Feu (Sabrina Pringle and Holly Treddenick)
Venue #12 (Canwest Centre for Theatre & Film at the University of Winnipeg; Balmoral Street South at Ellice Avenue)
Tickets: $10
Warnings: Fog machine
Running time: 60 min.
July 16 @ 6:45 PM
July 17 @ 10:30 PM
July 18 @ 4 PM
July 20 @ 8:30 PM
July 21 @ 6:30 PM
July 22 @ 8 PM
July 23 @ 8:45 PM
July 24 @ 10 PM
July 25 @ 6:45...
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Fringe Review: Little Dickie Milburn →
written by Robert Tracy and performed by Da By’s Players
Venue #3 (Playhouse Studio; entrance on Main Street near Market Avenue)
Tickets: $8 ($6 students, seniors, 12 & under)
Warnings: Subject matter
Running time: 30 min.
July 16 @ 4 PM
July 18 @ 3 PM
July 19 @ 12:15 PM
July 21 @ 9:15 PM
July 23 @ 7:30 PM
July 24 @ 11 PM
July 25 @ 7:45 PM
A tall Newfie tale about a short...
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MEC Bikefest →
Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ The Forks from 11 AM - 4 PM
MEC Bikefest is a daylong community celebration of bicycles and all things bicycle related.
There will be something for everyone at MEC Bikefest. Bring the whole family out from 11:00am to 4:00pm for our summer cycling celebration.
Events to look for include:
Cycling workshops on bicycle maintenance and fit
Children’s cycling...
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Fringe Review: The History of Lost and Found
by Scot Augustson with Keira McDonald (Seattle, WA)
Venue #4 (Onstage at the Playhouse Theatre; entrance on Main Street at Market Avenue)
Tickets: $10
Under 13 not admitted. Warnings: Subject matter, language.
Running time: 60 min.
July 15 @ 5 PM
July 16 @ 6 PM
July 18 @ 7 PM
July 19 @ 1:30 PM
July 20 @ 6:45 PM
July 22 @ 12 PM
July 23 @ 11:59 PM (midnight)
Meet Erik and Emily. They...
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On the Road / En Route →
On the Road/En route is a much anticipated project that brings art to the public through the erection of an innovative, temporary architecture.
This project is dedicated to the dissemination of contemporary art by cultural producers to diverse communities in Winnipeg and Manitoba. We wish to promote equal access to art and the organizations from which it is disseminated. Thus we are committed...
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Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival →
My favourite festival is upon us! I’ve volunteered with the Fringe off and on since I was 16 years old, and this year, for the first time, I’ll be a team leader - Son of Warehouse! Say hello if you’re around! For those who are unaware, volunteering is a great way to get out to Winnipeg events, meet people, and trade your hard work for some free passes!
July 14-25, 2010 @ Old...
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Girl Geek Dinner →
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 6-10 PM
Finn’s Pub @ The Forks
By popular request, this month’s Girl Geek Dinner will be a socializing night. Join us on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Finn’s Pub starting at 6:00 PM for some great food, networking, and a few rounds of pool.
Everyone is invited; if you plan on attending, please RSVP via Eventbrite or Facebook.
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Strike! the Musical →
July 29 - August 4, 2010 @ Manitoba Theatre for Young People
I had the great opportunity to sneak onto Danny Schur’s full walking tour, Mike’s Bloody Saturday, during Doors Open Winnipeg. Danny’s passion and stories changed my perspective about the Winnipeg General Strike and I hope that you’ll go see Strike! the Musical to find out about Winnipeg’s human rights...
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Manitoba Parks: From A(sessippi) to Z(ed Lake) →
Lately, I’ve been on a quest to explore Manitoba. While living in Thailand a couple of years ago, I was constantly traveling. Every weekend was a new adventure and I came back with a passport full of stamps and memories from six new countries. It’s easy to say there’s nothing to do, nothing to see in Winnipeg/Manitoba, but if you open your eyes and look around, you’ll see...
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Winnipeg Folk Festival →
July 7-11, 2010
Bird’s Hill Park
Day Pass: $6-75
Five-Day Pass: $220 (+ $40 for quiet camping)
It’s time for Folk Fest! I made the trip out on bike this morning and I’ll be offline for the next five days!
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Branch, Issue 2.1 is now live! →
Gillian Sze and Roberutsu are the founders and editors of Branch Magazine, one of my favourite new online reads. Go, go!
Branch Magazine is a national quarterly online magazine devoted to exploring the rifts and overlaps of visual and literary arts while showcasing emerging and professional Canadian artists and creators. Branch features contemporary literature, art and design and aims to produce...
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Easy Streets Blue Loonie →
It looks like Downtown BIZ is reviving their Blue Loonie Program! Additionally, they’ve instituted Blue Loonie Mondays, when “The BIZ Promo crew is out in the streets handing out free Blue Loonies and other fun stuff!”
Spend $20 or more (before tax and tip) at participating downtown businesses
Ask for your Blue Loonie
Use your Blue Loonie for:
Full fare on Winnipeg Transit
...
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights Construction Site...
Discover one of the most innovative construction projects ever undertaken in North America as it comes to life.
Canada’s newest national museum, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, is still under construction but is already welcoming visitors. join one of our tour guides for a trip around the perimeter of the Museum construction site to learn more about this global institution that is...
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Bike Rides with Winnipeg Lady Friends →
Weekly leisure bike rides with rad ladies in Winnipeg!
A new facebook group for the XX chromosones. Events have been sporadic, but it might be a nice way to make some new friends!
Upcoming ride on Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 7 PM
