Events in Winnipeg: May 5 to 7, 2017

1. Fred Penner

Once upon a time Fred Penner sang a childrens song about a cat coming back. Now the children are coming back, except they are adults and they are bringing their own kids to hear the magic of Fred Penner. Fred has been entertaining audiences of ALL ages for over 40 years. And with the WSO, the experience becomes extra special! Details

2. Bronx Park Nerf Battle

Join Dartpocalypse at Bronx Park Community Centre on May 5th for another round of Nerf battle action. New for this event we have some Nerf ACCUSTRIKE blasters for our fans to try out. These blasters are designed to be more accurate meaning a better chance of blasting your target! Grab your tickets today! Details

3. Buskers Festival

The Forks is a favourite haunt for buskers (street performers). Visitors will often find family entertainment at distinctively marked “Busk Stops” throughout the site and inside The Forks Market where their light-hearted entertainment adds to the special ambience. Details

More To Do

1. Concerts on Weekdays

1. Randy & Mr. Lahey Live on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 | 7:00 PM @ Burton Cummings Theatre
2. Sabaton on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | 8:00 PM @ The Park Theatre
3. Music for the Gut on Thursday, May 4, 2017 | 7:00 PM @ The Park Theatre
4. Monde on Thursday, May 4, 2017 | 8:00 PM @ Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, U of W, 515 Portage Ave

2. Pete Seeger’s The Incompleat Folksinger

A rollicking theatrical tribute to the late, great folksinger and activist, Pete Seeger, adapted from his 1972 autobiography. Spanning 35 years and featuring all or part of 29 songs, this solo show features storytelling, live music and audience participation in the form of a huge singalong, for which Seeger was perhaps most famous. For ages 8-98! Details

3. Manitoba, Mon Amour

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is pleased to partner with Le 100 NONS, on its 50th anniversary, to present Manitoba, mon amour, a special concert celebrating Franco-Manitoban music and culture. Ten rising Franco-Manitoban stars will take the stage with the full WSO! Details

4. An Evening With Ron Sexsmith

Ron Sexsmith’s status as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation has never been in doubt, even from the moment he released his self-titled major-label debut album in 1995. His career arc since then has in some ways been a study in how that pure ability has been handled in the studio. On his 12 albums, Sexsmith has worked with some of music’s most celebrated producers—Daniel Lanois, Mitchell Froom, Tchad Blake, Ray Kennedy, Martin Terefe, Bob Rock and Jim Scott. With all of that experience, it would stand to reason that Sexsmith has learned a thing or two over the years about how to make a record. Details

5. THE Cello Recital

Collin Carr, cello; Thomas Sauer, piano. Details

6. Spring Sing

The Winnipeg Male Chorus hosts Spring Sing with special guests The Divas and the Winnipeg Boys Choir. Details

7. Annual Spring Concert

Concerts and Events — Manitoba Choral Association Bison Men’s Chorus Annual Spring Concert with special guests The Winnipeg Boy’s Choir and Matthew Guidry, trombone (U of M music student and winner of the Steve & Cary Denby Scholarship in Music Education. Details

8. Broadway & Beyond!

Featuring Vocal Ensembles: Vocalease (River East Collegiate) & Garden City Groove (Garden City Collegiate). Details

9. Back in Town!

For our 20th Anniversary Concert, we feature co-founder of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra Sasha Boychouk. Also featuring Vocalease and Garden City Groove vocal ensembles and big bands from Maples Collegiate and Collège Jeanne-Sauvé. Details

10. Said the Whale

Said The Whale, Fast Romantics. Details

11. Girls Just want to Rock

Enjoy an afternoon of fun and music with women’s / queer performers. Support the local LGBT community and the Rainbow Resource Centre in this fundraising event. Featuring Martha My Dear, Face to the Sky, & Süss. Details

12. Simon Johnson

Simon Johnson, Organist & Assistant Director of Music at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, England, has a remarkable and multifaceted international career as a virtuoso organist, conductor and composer. Details

1. Don Quixote

Don Quixote can rightfully be called one of the most popular performances in the Royal Moscow Ballet’s repertoire. Perfectly synchronized, smooth and precise, there is a special charm to the performance that draws the viewer into the story. Here is the temperament, the emotion and the fascination of Old Spain wrapped up in a classic story of adventure, misadventure and love. Details

2. Sarah Ballenden

Against the landscape of the developing Red River Settlement, Sarah Ballenden has developed a thick skin as the Métis wife of a high-ranking Hudson’s Bay Company officer. But when a spark of gossip spreads through the Fort like wildfire, her reputation is tarnished, leaving Sarah with nothing to depend on but her own true grit to clear her name. Details

3. The Whipping Man

Richmond, Virginia, 1865. As Passover begins, the Civil War ends, and Caleb DeLeon – a young, Jewish confederate officer – returns home severely injured to discover his family’s estate in ruins. Simon and John, two of the DeLeon family’s newly freed slaves, have remained behind and are forced to take care of their former master. As the holiday celebrating the exodus from Egypt unfolds, tensions mount and long-kept secrets begin to surface that will change all three men forever. A gripping drama that explores the ties that bind, and questions the meaning of freedom. Details

4. Twelve Angry Jurors

On a hot summer day after a long trial, a jury must decide whether a 19-year-old man is guilty of murdering his father. It looks like an open-and-shut case – until one juror begins to open the eyes of the other 11. Tempers flare as the evidence is re-examined and new uncertainties come to light, forcing everyone to truly question if there is in fact some measure of “reasonable doubt.” Twelve Angry Jurors is a heightened courtroom thriller that puts you on the edge of your seat while powerfully exploring what it means to live in a democracy. Details

5. Stomp

STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty, and utterly unique -an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. Year after year, audiences worldwide keep coming back for more of this pulse-pounding electrifying show Details

6. The Comic Strippers

A fictitious male stripper troupe (played by a cast of some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians) performs a sexylarious improv comedy show. These guys try to be sexy. it just comes out funny. Constantly grooving and gyrating in between scenes they banter with the crowd and perform their hilarious twist on improv sketches. They sing, they “dance”. These guys are oiled up and ready to make you laugh at them. Semi undressed and completely unscripted, The Comic Strippers take off their shirts and take on your suggestions to create a whole new genre of comedy. Details

7. Werther

Manitoba Opera Presents Werther. The young poet, Werther, falls instantly in love with the beautiful and unattainable Charlotte; however, Charlotte has promised to marry another. Werther tries to stay away, but his tormented heart aches to be with her. Seeking peace the only way he knows how, he takes his own life as Charlotte finally returns his love. Details

9. The 4th Biennial All-Dentist Musical

Lucky Stiff – A Musical Murder Mystery Farce! This coming spring, the fabulous and talented Manitoba Dentists will be performing the hit musical comedy, LUCKY STIFF. Based on the novel, The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, this hilarious story revolves around an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing off his uncle as alive, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn…or else his uncles gun-toting ex! Details

Runs & Walks

2017 Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries MS Walk: 2km, 3.5km. Details

WPS Half Marathon: Half Marathon, 2-person relay or the new 5 kilometer run. Details

1. Spur Festival

Spur launches it fifth Winnipeg Festival on the topic of ‘Risk’. As we head into Canada’s sesquicentennial, we tackle the issue of nation building with a particular look at what are we willing to risk to make a more just and equitable country. Subjects we’ll be looking at include Geopolitics, Environment, Energy, Food, Health, Culture, Economics, Security and Education. Details

2. Architecture+Design Film Festival

Now in its sixth year, the Architecture + Design Film Festival (A+DFF) presents critically acclaimed films focusing on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life. The films cover a range of design-oriented topics from architecture and urban design to graphics and product design. Details

3. Outlet Collection Winnipeg

Join us from May 3 to May 7 enjoy live music, exciting entertainment and surprise-and-delight activations throughout the day. With over 400,000 ft² (37,160m2) of retail space, Outlet Collection Winnipeg features 100 outlet retailers. Details

4. Moms and Mimosas

Craft / Trade / Wellness / Holistic. Welcome Bags And Virgin Mimossas to First 50 Moms!
Come celebrate Moms Day with us! Over +80 Unique Small Business’s! -Unique Crafts -Everyday Favorites -Wellnes & Holistic Services -Sports & Collector Cards – Speciality Baking & Treats +MORE! Details

5. Southwinds Barnburner Fundraiser

Southwinds Horse Rescue, a registered charity located in Oakville Manitoba, is having a Bud Spud and Chicken (vegetarian an option) event in Winnipeg. There will be dinner, a door prize, silent auction and 50/50 draw, all in support of raising funds for Southwinds. Want to help? Here’s how: If you’d like to attend, tickets are $20 each If you can’t attend but would like to still support this event, support tickets are $10 each Many thanks to you all for your support! Details

5. 1920’s Flapper Fundraiser

Save a dog network Canada is hosting a fundraising social at the saddlery on market street in the exchange district in Winnipeg. This will support an upcoming spay and neuter clinic for a reserve up north with no access to vet care.
There are also lots of prizes to be won like at work and a beautiful barbeque.
Please come dressed in your best flapper 20’s attire. Details

6. MayWorks Festival of Labour and the Arts

MayWorks Festival of Labour and the Arts is a multi-disciplinary festival that focuses on working class themes. It is held in Winnipeg every year throughout the month of May to honour and promote the many positive contributions of unions and working people in general. Inspired by events surrounding the anniversary of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, MayWorks focuses on the art produced both by artists (with their depiction of the working class life) and by workers with their own interpretation of their lives and struggles. Details

7. Winnipeg Wine Festival

From unique and fun ancillary events to our Gala Dinner, there’s something for every wine lover, culminating with our signature Public Wine Tasting Event which offers hundreds of wines from around the world. The Wines of Canada featuring the Wines of British Columbia (BC VQA) and VQ A Wines of Ontario has been selected as the Theme Region for the 2017 Winnipeg Wine Festival. Details