For current weekend: Things to Do in Winnipeg this Weekend
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I. Family & Kids Activities this weekend
1. Arctic Glacier Winter Park
Indigenous Programming sponsored by Investors Group:
Join elders inside two teepees for a traditional experience of making bannock and sharing stories. Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides: Hop on and enjoy a ride around The Forks site. Snowboard Instruction: Visit the snowboard run on Sunday afternoons for tips and instructions from a certified snowboard instructor.
2. Folk For Families with Seanster and the Monsters
Children love folk music too! There’s no time like the present to get our wee folk in the festival spirit! Local family performers will have little ones singing, dancing, and learning, all while having fun. Details
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II. Live Music
1. Papa Hadyn
Haydn – master of masters and the man Mozart referred to as ‘Papa.’ He practically invented the symphony! Four WSO prinicpals shine as soloists in his Sinfonia concertante. Maestro Mickelthwate closes the program with Dvorˇák’s bright and joyful 5th Symphony. Details
Starting from $23.81 – $119-05
2. Dvorak’s 5th
$20
3. Presto, Mambo
A concert about the music of the Americas takes an unexpected turn when Max – an energetic but impulsive young boy – makes his way onto the stage to “help” the orchestra. Soon Max is on a whirlwind adventure that takes him to Latin America where – with the help of his new friend, Mambo the dog, the orchestra and the audience – Max learns the magic of Latin rhythms and how to “dance” with the music. Details
$29
4. Blue Rodeo
With Ron Hawkins And The Do Good Assassins. Details
5. Tim Hicks & Chad Brownless
The “Hearts On Fire Tour” Collides With The “Shake These Walls Tour”. Details
6. NU SOUNDS: Marco Castillo
Marco Castillo considers the groundbreaking father of post-bossa music, Hermeto Pascoal to be his biggest influence. Nu Sounds is about bold ideas and daring creative pursuits. The results have always been incredible and have delighted, engaged, and challenged the audiences. Details
III. Theatre & Performing Arts
1. Million Dollar Quartet
On December 4, 1956, Sun Records Founder Sam Phillips caught lightning in a bottle when he gathered rock ‘n’ roll royalty for an impromptu jam session. That night, four music legends – Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins – made recording history as the Million Dollar Quartet. Details
IV. Sports & Related Events
1. Manitoba Moose
MTS Centre, Winnipeg
2. Winnipeg Jets
MTS Centre, Winnipeg
III. Exhibitions, Festivals/Other events
1. Full Moon Backwoods Snowshoe & Bonfire
Strap on the snowshoes for this hike-by-headlamp and the light of the moon as we search for animal tracks, owls having the entire site to ourselves. We’ll end the night with a bonfire and hot chocolate in the north forest. Snowshoes will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Details
2. The Lake Shaker
This year’s cabin fever reliever is happening on Saturday, March 12. An unforgettable evening in the wild, the Lake Shaker comes complete with all of your favourite winter experiences. There’ll be the warm bonfires, cold beverages, live music, outdoor adventure — and a few surprises. Details
3. Winnipeg Renovation Show
4. Plast Malanka 2017
Zabava band “Hrim” from New York City. Details
Dance tickets $40