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This exhibition features new animations and drawings by Jessica MacCormack and Elisabeth Belliveau, bringing together the artists’ individual interdisciplinary practices, converging on the use of stop-motion, to explore fragmented narratives, psychic spaces and surreal animal imagery. Themes of home, language, the body and landscape are explored through animated drawing, cut-outs and collage.

MacCormack completed her MFA through the Public Art and New Artistic Strategies program at the Bauhaus University (Weimar, Germany) and is currently an Assistant Professor at Concordia University. jessicamaccormackrmack.tumblr.com/

Belliveau completed her BFA at the Alberta College of Art and Design and her MFA at Concordia University. More info, work and animations can be viewed at http://www.elisabethbelliveau.com. Her new book, don’t get lonely don’t get lost, will be for sale throughout the exhibition.

Launch
8pm, Friday 20th August 2010 

Artists’ Talk
8.30pm, Friday 20th August 2010 

Exhibition
Daily 12-5pm 

For more information please contact:
aceartinc. 2-290 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg
http://www.aceart.org
204 944 9763

The Winnipeg Folk Festival presents a full year of concerts and events. For a complete listing please visit: http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/wp/

War Brides Exhibition- paintings & installations by Calgary based artist Bev Tosh The exhibition features portraits of war brides on large wooden panels as well as several large works on canvas. These paintings capture the spirit of these young women as they began their journey into a less than certain future. The exhibition also includes a parachute and shoe installation symbolizing the leap of faith that War Brides under took, stepping into the unknown as well as personal memorabilia from the 40’s.

The Portage and District Arts Centre is pleased to have the opportunity to show this exhibition in the gallery from August 24 to October 30. The Arts Centre is also hosting a War Bride Tea to celebrate all War Brides and their families at 2:00pm on Sunday September 12, 2010 in the gallery. Everyone welcome!

11 2nd Street Portage la Prairie, MB. R1N 3R8  

(204) 239-6029
www.portageartscentre.ca
pdac@mts.net

opening reception:
Monday, August 30, 7pm to 10pm
PrairieView Gallery, 2nd floor 464 Hargrave
Wine, refreshments and cheese will be served. Please see the attached invitation for more information.

Additional gallery hours:
Aug. 31 to Sept.2: 10am-3pm; 7pm-9:30pm
Sept. 7 to 10: 10am-3pm
Sept. 11: 10am-3pm
Sept. 12: 12:30-4pm
Sarah Hodges-Kolisnyk
HodgePodge Creative
(204) 250-8368
www.hodgepodgecreative.com

About the Show and Artist:
Sarah Hodges-Kolisnyk capture’s life’s hidden moments using her lens and her pen. “Secrets in Light” is an art exhibition and sale that shares a few of those moments from her recent travels in Italy and France.

Through her art and her business, HodgePodge Creative, Sarah creates decorative fine art photographs, portraits, and stories; she also delivers photography classes and workshops. Brimming with optimism and energy that spills into her work, Sarah is a storyteller whose career in communications lends a strong narrative voice to all her projects. With technical skill and unique vision, she balances her creative passions with a desire to support healthy communities and a family-centred lifestyle. Life’s a hodgepodge of experience...find the beauty in it!

Listen to music. Take a lesson. Touch an instrument.

These are some of the activities offered at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts (211 Bannatyne Ave.) during its Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 8, and Thursday, Sept. 9, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The objective is to give music lovers and prospective students a taste of the programs available through the "new and improved" MCMA.

In addition to live performances by student and faculty members, the event offers:
❚ an instrument "petting zoo" for the kids (instruments provided by Long & McQuade).
❚ a free 10-minute music lesson (for all ages; instruments are provided).
❚ cupcakes provided by Cake-ology.
❚ a chance to win door prizes including tickets to a Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Sundays with the Family concert.

Exhibit Opening: Wednesday September 8 at 7 PM, runs until October 4
The Hall Gallery - Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre
304 Second Street
For more information please call: 1-204-346-1077
or visit: www.steinbachartscouncil.ca
The public is invited to attend the opening ceremony - refreshments will be served, no admission, 2 dollar donation is requested.

Colombian by birth, Marco was adopted by Canada and into the Steinbach Community. An attorney by trade, painting is his true passion. Marco was persecuted because of war and political interests and during that time God placed in his hands the gift of art. For him, art put colour in the times of sadness, allowed him to find calm in the midst of trouble and to reflect.

Although he was surrounded by a family of artists and musicians, he had never before attempted to create art himself. His first strokes were spontaneous, free and some abstract geometric shapes. He then started on the human silhouettes, and currently tends to create fine art with fine lines and impressionistic colours.

Marco has never taken any formal art lessons and he credits all his abilities to God. He hopes to bring joy to your senses through the exhibit.

Enjoy a little wine and cheese while you chat with the Musicnet members.

WHY: To discover the fabulously exciting 2010/11 season offered by the Musicnet groups.

MUSICNET: The who’s-who of the Winnipeg music scene: Camerata Nova, Canzona, GroundSwell, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, The Musical Offering, Musik Barock, Prairie Voices, Virtuosi Concerts, The Winnipeg Chamber Music Society, Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, The Winnipeg Singers, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra & The Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg.

WHAT: 2010/11 season and Musicnet calendar launch

WHEN: 9 September 2010 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall Lobby 3rd Floor Centennial Hall, University of Winnipeg

MENU: Tea / Coffee / Wine, Fresh Fruit/Cheese/Crackers

RSVP No later than August 31st to: The Musical Offering 774-3601 or phfyne@mts.net.

PARKING Metered parking is available on the street and at nearby lots and parkade. For more information on parking, visit http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/parking-index

Get ready for the Big Show.

Manitoba Music’s second annual free local music showcase, the Big Show, will feature seven artists from a wide cross-section of genres sharing the Scotiabank Stage at The Forks on Sept. 12, including pop duo Ash Koley, singer-songwriter J.P. Hoe, hip-hop group Magnum K.I., punk band the All Night, indie rockers Enjoy Your Pumas and country singer Desiree Dorion. Mama Cutsworth will serve as the event DJ, spinning sets between acts and the jokes of host Ace Burpee.

As students head back to school this September, Canada’s National Screen Institute is programming a special selection of films to celebrate some of the best work from student filmmakers that have been chosen for the NSI Online Short Film Festival. See some of the best Canada’s next generation of filmmakers have to offer.

September 13
Red Birds of Happiness directed by Rob Huynh (Animation, 3:32 minutes, English, MB, 2008, Red River College) Trang-Mai loves her red birds. The fortune teller said they will bring her happiness. But the children in her village are always up to mischief.
Judder directed by Emily Baxter (Animation, 3:51 minutes, No dialogue, MB, 2008, University of Manitoba) A stop motion animation detailing the lives of characters in a fractured reality, functioning at different frame rates.

September 20
A Great Day For Death directed by Nicholas Humphries (Comedy, 5:28 minutes, English, BC, 2008, Vancouver Film School) A Great Day for Death tells the story of what might happen if we irritating mortals would just let the Grim Reaper take a vacation.
Life Lines directed by Catherine Cooper; Julia Szucs; Sandy Brown; Marsha Mildon (Documentary, 10:14 minutes, English, BC, 2007, Gulf Islands Film School) Three women explore their own lives and emotions to discover answers to the difficult choice of whether to have children.

September 27
Breathless directed by Kyle Sandilands (Drama, 1:45 minute, English, BC, 2007, Capilano University) Spanning the rise and fall of a young couple’s three-year relationship in 90 seconds, Breathless follows one man’s reflections on how his own destructive personality shattered something beautiful.
Naked directed by Juan Riedinger (Comedy, 6:00 minutes, English, BC, 2008, Vancouver Film School) When a young couple decides to pose nude for a life drawing class they discover that their physical flaws are nothing compared to the cracks in their relationship.

October 4
And You Keep Going directed by Lisa Pham and Tyler Hagan (Comedy, 17:00 minutes, English, BC, 2009, Simon Fraser University) Smoke, fight and eat your way through another long day with two bros who refuse to give up on each other.
A Thaumatrope directed by Cristal Buemi (Animation, 3:49 minutes, English, ON, 2009, Ryerson University) This sumptuous stop motion animation uses photography, watercolors, acrylic painting, hand-drawn cell animation and a mannequin to explore the border between reality and delirium.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The NSI Online Short Film Festival is a quality, year-round, 100% Canadian online film festival. New films are posted to the NSI website each week. All NSI website content can be accessed for free. New films are solicited four times a year and must be no longer than 30 minutes. Drama, comedy, experimental, animation and short documentaries are all eligible and must be Canadian. The next call opens Monday September 13 and will close Monday November 15. Watch for submission forms, or subscribe to NSI’s weekly newsletter and get the call sent right to your inbox.

http://www.nsi-canada.ca/

September 15-18, 2010 @ 8pm, with matinée on Saturday the 18th @ 3pm $20 regular / $15 matinée

TICKETS & INFO: www.gsac.ca | 284-9477

Destruction. Sacrifice. Rebirth.

The Rite takes for its inspiration the infamously riotous 1913 premiere of The Ballet Russeʼs The Rite of Spring.

Composed by Igor Stravinsky and choreographed by Valslav Nijinski, the performance stunned audiences with its primitive movement, driving rhythms, dissonant crescendos, and swelling sensuality.
The Rite of Spring foreshadowed the shock waves that would rock the Western World for the first half of the 20th century, and has come to symbolize the human capacity for horror and revolution.

If change demands sacrifice, what are we prepared to lose for the sake of renewal? When should we hang on? When should we let go?

The Rite funnels these forces to create a fluid and arresting world populated by 5 people caught between primal violence and peace ... illusion and reality ... freedom and imprisonment ...

A movement-based theatrical performance.

Created by TOM STROUD, CHRIS GERRARD-PINKER, NATASHA TORRES-GARNER and IAN MOZDZEN

Performances by NATASHA TORRES-GARNER, IAN MOZDZEN, JOHANNA RILEY, ANDREW CECON and ALI ROBSON

Original Sound Score by BORISA SABLJIC

Lighting by DEAN COWIESON

Assistant Direction & Stage Management by MIA VAN LEEUWEN

Generously funded by The Manitoba Arts Council and The Winnipeg Art Councilʼs New Creation Fund in partnership with The Gas Station Arts Centre.

to join Bob for a saucy evening of food, fun and friends in support of Prairie Theatre Exchange!

Bob and his friend, Chef Anna Paganelli, want to cook you a four course Italian meal -- right in front of your eyes.  He’ll chop, brown, boil, broil, and toss, all for you and 79 others of his close friends, while Chef Anna gives you tips, tricks and recipes for creating amazing dishes at home.  There’ll be great wine, incredible food, and time to chat with Bob, with proceeds going to support the work of PTE.

Tickets are only $100 (includes a $45 tax receipt), and seating is limited.
Call for your tickets now:  925-5257 or email campaignmgr@pte.mb.ca.
(Deadline for ordering:  Monday, September 13)

COOKING WITH BOB
Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 6:30 pm   (cash bar opens at 6 pm)
De Luca Event Centre, 950 Portage Avenue

Click Here for the delicious menu!

You are invited to this free public lecture presented by the University of Winnipeg Global College and the Umunna (Igbo) Cultural Association of Manitoba Inc.

Who: Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada
What: "The Role of the Artist as Intellectual" in the Igbo Educational Lecture Series
When: Friday, September 17, 2010  7:00-9:00 pm
Where: Eckhardt-Grammatté Hall (3rd floor, Centennial Hall, UofW)

Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, will discuss the role of the artist, as an intellectual and creator of cultural products that determine the progress of society. The lecture will focus on the role of the artist in advancing human rights, justice, and peace-building in a multi-cultural and diverse world. Drawing from his rich experience as Professor of Theatre for Development, Professor Hagher will explore the dynamics between artistic creation and human progress.

Find the Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139266219448706
Twitter: http://twitter.com/UWGlobalCollege/status/22194034362

THIN AIR proudly announces that the ABORIGINAL WRITERS COLLECTIVE, ISMAILA ALFA, GILES BLUNT, BATHELEMY BOLIVAR, MARTHA BROOKS, GREG MACARTHUR, SHARON MCCARTNEY, JENNY MUNDAY, and GEORGE MURRAY will be attending the 2010 THIN AIR Winnipeg International Writers Festival which runs from September 19-26.
 
These authors come from all across the country and represent some of the best and brightest in Canada’s vibrant literary world.
 
This year some of the featured books include Crime Machine (Random House Canada), Mots de terre/Voices of the Earth (Create Space), Queen of Hearts (Groundwood Books), Isolated (Coach House Books), For and Against (GooseLane Editions), Relatively Harmless (PCP), and Glimpse (ECW).
 
About the Festival
 
In September each year, Winnipeg welcomes writers from Canada and around the world for a week of readings, lectures, interviews, conversations, book launches, and other events. That week of literary feasting—which reaches out into the rural areas of the province as well—is THIN AIR, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival. With programming for adults and children, in English and French, THIN AIR is an infusion of energy into the thriving literary culture of this city.
 
For more information please contact: Michael Van Rooy, Publicist, publicist@thinairwinnipeg.ca or contact the THIN AIR office at info@thinairwinnipeg.ca or (204) 927-7323

2010 THIN AIR Writers’ Festival

THIN AIR is a literary celebration, an annual week-long festival of readings, panel discussions, school shows, book signings, and professional development opportunities. It engages new and established writers, and is enjoyed by thousands of Manitobans of all ages and backgrounds in both English and French. Throughout each day, exciting events are scheduled at various venues across the city, including some in rural areas. The festival offers a taste of literature sure to satisfy any reader’s palate!

Contact Information: info@thinairwinnipeg.ca
Phone: 204- 927-7323
Web Address: http://www.thinairwinnipeg.ca/

Monika Loewen Wall will be performing at The Current
( Inn at the Forks )
Sept. 23, 7 p.m.- 10 p.m.
Sept.24 and 25 at 9 p.m. - 12 p.m.
Included in the evening will be originals of genre defying songs, influenced by jazz, folk and cabaret, as well as jazz standards.

Juice, The University of Winnipeg’s Creative Writing Journal is celebrating 10 years of amazing student writers, going beyond its carton expiry date.

Join us for the book launch of Juice 10 featuring new and familiar student musings on Friday, September 24 at 4:00 pm in Convocation Hall (in the Wesley Building of The University of Winnipeg).  There will be readings from featured Juicers, free snacks, and issues of Juice 10 on sale for $5. Come down, and get Juiced with us to fresh student writing!

For more information contact Juice at juice.journal@gmail.com or (204) 479-6231, or visit http://juice.uwinnipeg.ca/

Knitting the Bridge is looking for your participation leading up to and including the final installation of a 250 metre long collaborative knitting project on the Esplanade Louis Riel Bridge. Knitting the Bridge is a colossal cooperative effort orchestrated by artists Kristin Nelson and Jennifer Smith in conjunction with Culture Days and Nuit Blanche Winnipeg 2010. 

The goal of the project is to knit across the 250-meter long Provencher Bridge that separates St-Boniface from downtown Winnipeg.

Knitting the Bridge has scheduled public meets dedicated to knitting together. Anyone can participate. These knitting the bridge meets will take place at the Salisbury House on the Louis Riel Esplanade every Wednesday starting August 4th from 6-8pm. On Saturday September 25th at 7pm, Jennifer and Kristin will begin installing the work from opposite ends of the bridge making this the longest and most collaborative knitting project in Winnipeg.

How do YOU get involved?

1/ Start up your own Knitting the Bridge group and meet us at the bridge on September 25th for the installation of your work.
2/ Join our group at the Salisbury House every Wednesday evening from 6-8pm starting August 4th, 2010 learn to knit, share your skills, meet new people.
3/ Check out our post at http://culturedays.ca/en/celebration-schedule or join our Facebook event.
4/ Email us at knittingthebridge@mts.net to find out more.

Happy Knitting!

Sarasvàti Productions announces the exciting line-up for their annual festival of plays by women for everyone. FemFest 2010: On the Edge will push the boundaries of conventional theatre, by showcasing performances that are innovative, inspirational, fresh and fun. Now in its eighth season, the festival boasts four touring shows, local productions, two evening cabarets, readings of new works by local playwrights and skill–development workshops for both aspiring artists and the community at large.
 
This year’s FemFest 2010: On the Edge performance line-up has been chosen specifically to highlight timely societal issues that could induce “buzz” and discussion in the community. The issues being brought to the forefront range from racism to labioplasty, breast implants to breast-feeding, environmental activism to the Church of Oprah and her Vajayjay followers.

The highlight of this year is internationally acclaimed artist d’bi.young. d’bi has toured all over the world with her unique blend of dub poetry and theatrical performance. Her new piece she will be performed at FemFest and will include a special performance for the Peace and Justice Society Conference. On the local front sixteen women playwrights, ranging from seasoned writers Maureen Hunter and Margaret Sweatman to exciting emerging writers, will be launching a new anthology at FemFest. The collection of scenes is targeted at young female performers. FemFest will also continue its tradition of supporting female artists in other disciplines through its cabaret evenings. We are excited to welcome back drumming group Insisto and alternative band Mad Young Darlings for these evenings. There is truly something for everyone!
 
FemFest runs at the Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film (at the University of Winnipeg, 400 Colony Street) from September 25th-October 2nd, 2010. Tickets are $10 for single shows with the full festival being available for a $50 festival pass. FemFest welcomes all audience members to join in a celebration of female artists and experience a taste of the local and national art scene.

Check out the FemFest 2010 Brochure!
 
 
About Sarasvàti Productions: Sarasvàti Dramatic Theatre Productions and Repertory Inc. (founded in Winnipeg in 2000) seeks to inspire artists and audiences through the use of theatre and to provide a place where artists can develop, showcase their skills and celebrate their creativity.
 
About FemFest: Founded in 2003 by Sarasvàti Productions, FemFest presents the work of both established and emerging artists from across Canada. The festival’s mandate is to produce one-act plays by women and showcase women theatre artists.

www.sarasvati.ca | www.femfest.ca

Join Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet on Culture Days weekend as we kick up our heels for a celebration of the joint anniversaries of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company and School. We’re inviting the Winnipeg community to join us as we open our doors for an open-house, block party extravaganza! This is a great event for all ages and admission is FREE!

Date: Sunday September 26, 2010
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: 380 Graham Avenue (RWB building and surrounding area)

Activities & Performances Page:

Outdoor Activities
Performances
This is your chance to watch live performances outside! Edmonton Street (from Graham Avenue to Portage Avenue) will be closed with performances taking place on an outdoor stage. Performances will occur at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and will feature students of the RWB School Recreational Division as well as other local dance groups. Stay tuned for updates coming soon!

Speakers Corner
Lights, camera, action! Share your favorite memory of the RWB on video. Our RWB cameraman will be circulating throughout the event to capture all of your most memorable moments.

Face Painting
Get your face painted by one of the talented RWB students!

Indoor Activities
Costume & Shoe Try-On
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to stand up in a pair of real pointe shoes? Or try on a tutu from Sleeping Beauty? The RWB wardrobe department contains a plethora of costumes that have been used for RWB performances over the past 70 years. This is your chance to try some of them on!

Creative Movement Classes
Move and groove in a creative movement class led by an RWB instructor. If you’ve always want to try dancing or you know you already love to dance, this is the perfect class to experience. Classes will be divided into two age groups: 3-5 year olds and 6-8 year olds.

Arts & Crafts Central
Create fun crafts that are themed around the RWB’s 2010/11 performance season including Dracula, Nutcracker and Wonderland.

Meet a Dancer
Sit down with one of the RWB Company dancers and hear what it’s like to dance for a living, tour around the world and perform on stage. Question and answer period and autograph signing to follow.

Lecture Demonstrations
Venture inside a ballet class for the Professional Division students at the RWB School. You’ll get to see the inner workings of their daily class as a RWB faculty member describes the variety of movements and steps they do every day!

Contests Page:
Dance Downtown! Scavenger Hunt
How much do you know about the RWB? This will be your ultimate test! Participants can pick up a questionnaire at the event information table. Answers to the questions can be found throughout the various activities at Dance Downtown! Hand in your completed form for a chance to win four (4) tickets to the RWB’s 2010 performance of Nutcracker.

Contact info:
Email: anniversary@rwb.org
Phone (204) 957-3491
www.rwb.org

The Manitoba Writers’ Guild presents a third season of readings at the Yellow Dog Tavern featuring writers from Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland in 2010-2011.
 
Subscription to the series is $75.00, with an additional donation of up to $50.00 encouraged, for a minimum of 8 readings from September to May. All proceeds go to the Manitoba Writers’ Guild. Individual admission is $10.00 at the door; reservations are recommended. Subscription reservations can now be made at info@mbwriter.mb.ca.
 
The series will feature 20 minute readings by two authors, followed by a conversation illuminating the lives and work of the featured writers. All readings take place at the Yellow Dog Tavern, 386 Donald next to the Carnegie Deli, at 7:30p.m.

Featured writers are:
September 27:                        Simone Chaput, Ted Dyck
November 1:                        Gary Geddes, Michael Crummey
November 22:                        Catherine Hunter, George Amabile
January 24:                        Melissa Steel, Lisa Moore
February 21:                        Beatrice Mosionier, Louise B. Halfe
March 14:                         Meira Cook, Barry Demptster
April18:                        Carolyn Gray, Bruce McManus
May 2:                                    John Weier, Myrna Kostash
 
Please make your cheques payable to The Manitoba Writers’ Guild and mail to:
Readings, Manitoba Writers’ Guild
218-100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, MB  R3B 1H3

Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba will be hosting our 2010 Annual General Meeting at 12 PM in the ACI Manitoba boardroom. 

Join us in celebrating Winnipeg artist Wanda Koop and her exhibition On the Edge of Experience.

The evening includes:

    * a champagne reception
    * a four-course gourmet dinner
    * a live dance performance of Hybrid Human
    * live and silent auctions

Individual tickets $225 • sponsored table (8) $2250 • contact events@wag.ca or 786-6641, ext 216.

Online purchase of your Gallery Ball tickets will be available soon.
http://wag.ca/visit/events/list/category/galleryball

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada – The Winnipeg Folk Festival is pleased to welcome five-time Grammy Award winner Robert Cray back to Winnipeg hot off the heels of his latest record, This Time, released on Cray’s own imprint, Nozzle Records. This Time arrives at a vital juncture in the musician’s career, marked by creative renewal and a key reunion with an old performing partner. Cray summarized 35 years of mastery on the debut Nozzle release Live From Across the Pond (2006), an electrifying two-CD concert set drawn from a series of shows (opening for Eric Clapton) at London’s Royal Albert Hall. When the time came to follow up that widely praised collection with a studio recording, Cray viewed it as an opportunity to move his sound in other directions.

This Time at www.robertcray.com
8:00 PM, Sunday, October 3 at The Garrick Centre
Presented by the Winnipeg Folk Festival and The Union

Tickets $37.50 on sale Saturday, September 4 at 10:00 AM at the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Avenue at Albert Street, (204) 231-1377, or ticketmaster.ca

For more information please contact:
Margaret Koshinsky
Manager, Marketing & Communications
204-231-0096 ex. 227
margaret@winnipegfolkfestival.ca
www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca

The Crash Test Dummies will be showcasing their Oooh LaLa! when they kick off their first Canadian tour since 2004 in Victoria, BC on October 1st. The Winnipeg Folk Festival is pleased to present the Crash Test Dummies, Saturday, October 9, 2010 at
the Burton Cummings Theatre, Winnipeg.

The band has a special treat for Winnipeg, performing with members of the original line up (Brad Roberts, Dan Roberts, Ellen Reid and Mitch Dorge) as well as long-time collaborators Murray Pulver and Stuart Cameron. Oooh LaLa! , released on May 11, 2010, is their first record in six years. The album features 11 tracks using ‘70s-era analog musical toys and was co-written and produced Stewart Lerman
(Antony & the Johnsons, The Roches).

The Crash Test Dummies first rose to prominence while based in their hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1991 with their Juno Award-winning debut album, The Ghosts that Haunt Me, featuring their first hit single “Superman’s Song.” Their 1993 breakout record God Shuffled His Feet has sold over five and a half million copies worldwide and the single “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” peaked at #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart. Oooh La La is the band’s ninth record, following 2004’s Songs of the Unforgiven.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 11, 2010. $32.50, available the Winnipeg Folk Festival Music Store, 211 Bannatyne Avenue at Albert Street, (204) 231-1377, or at ticketmaster.ca.

The event will be launched with a ‘Connecting the Regions’ Assembly at the Watson Art Centre Auditorium, Dauphin, Manitoba. Each Region will be given a time slot of 15 minutes to present an introduction of their own region, its arts & cultural successes, plans, and challenges. The emphasis will be Regions hearing other Regions stories, sharing both the common and local passion and humour, being uplifted by each other’s successes but also empowered by the commonalities and the differences in the challenges faced. This Assembly will be a ‘gathering of the clans’ and will set the tone for the weekend and carry through the coming year.

For more information please visit: www.communityarts.mb.ca

Gimme Some Truth is a unique, four day documentary forum that includes panel discussions, master lectures, workshops and special screenings - all intended to provide filmmakers and audiences alike the opportunity to discuss creative, ethical and technical issues related to the documentary form.

Gimme Some Truth is a programming partnership of DOC Winnipeg, the National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition and the Winnipeg Film Group. Gimme Some Truth is produced by the Winnipeg Film Group.

Early bird pass rate is extended to Friday, September 10 @ 4pm, save $40 of the regular pass price. The full program line-up is available at http://www.gimmesometruth.ca/

Admission: $5

What does Dave want for his 57th Birthday? He wants you to support Cinematheque!

You know him and you love him. Come and celebrate Dave’s birthday by bringing a pocket full of change to enjoy some fun Dave inspired activities (all activities will cost a toonie). Come dressed in your Halloween costume, bring a friend and support the man behind Winnipeg’s most intimate theatre!

The night will include...
• Dave’s favourite foods: cheese, bread, pickles, mystery meat
• Contest for best Dave inspired Halloween costume
• Donation menu featuring WFG/Cinematheque memberships and merch
• Add your favourite Dave quote to the "S*it that Dave says" wall
• "Inside the Actors Studio" with David Barber
• Film loop of Dave in local films
• Dave inspired Art Auction
• Dave birthday cake and pinata
• Prizes and so much more!

You won’t want to miss the grand finale. If our fundraising goal is reached by the end of the night, a local celebrity will shave off Dave’s beard. For sponsorship inquiries, please contact kristy@winnipegfilmgroup.com

CALL TO VISUAL ARTISTS
You know you love him! Here’s your chance to give him the best birthday present ever! Winnipeg’s Cinematheque Theatre is accepting donations of Dave Barber inspired art for the DAVE BIRTHDAY BASH! Along with many other Dave inspired activities, party attendees will have the opportunity to purchase auction tickets to win the "Dave" art, with revenue going to support the Cinematheque. Dave Art must be dropped off to the Winnipeg Film Group office (304-100 Arthur St) by Friday, October 22 at 5 PM. Art submissions can be of any sort!

Thanks, start sending your Dave Barber Art in now!

Why are Canadians only talking about infrastructure, industry and numeric pipes when they hear the words ‘creative economy’? The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is giving you the opportunity to change this dialogue.

The CCA is pleased to announce open registration for its National Policy Conference: Artists: Powering the Creative Economy?

Location: National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Date: November 1-3, 2010

Join us for our 65th Anniversary Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on November 1, 2010.

The conference will feature panels, debates and whiteboard sessions, all focused on the role of Canadian artists and cultural creators within a global creative economy. Confirmed panelists and speakers for the conference include Jian Ghomeshi, host of Q on CBC Radio One and Bold TV; Tim Jones, President and CEO, Artscape; Gaétan Morency, Vice President Global Citizenship, Cirque du Soleil; Kevin Stolarick, Research Director, Martin Prosperity Institute, Rotman School of Management; Dan Taylor, Cultural Development Officer, Prince Edward County; Annalee Adair, Executive Director, ArtsSmarts; and René Cormier, Regional Cultural Development Strategy Officer, Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick. More participants will be announced shortly!

In partnership with the Cultural Services Division at the City of Ottawa, the CCA is proud to present the Emerging Thinkers Speed Speaker Series as part of the conference. Young leaders in the arts and culture sector will speed talk their way to innovative visions for arts policy in the creative economy.

Ticket prices for the conference are as follows:

CCA Member:
                                             Early Bird Rate    Regular Rate
Conference only                       $329                   $409
Conference and Gala                 $439                   $509
Gala only                                   n/a                    $150
Gala Table (seats 8)                    n/a                  $1,000


Non-Member:
                                              Early Bird Rate    Regular Rate
Conference only                        $459                    $539
Conference and Gala                  $559                    $629
Gala only                                    n/a                     $200
Gala Table (seats 8)                     n/a                   $1,400

Student (limited spaces available):
$125 – Conference only and 1 year CCA membership

Early bird tickets are available until September 17. All ticket prices are tax inclusive. Tickets are non-refundable.

Conference attendees will be able to book accommodations at the Fairmont Château Laurier at the special rate of $119. This rate will be available until October 3. To make a reservation, call 1-866-840-8399 quoting CANARTSNOV.

Register today! Spaces are limited.

For more information, please visit www.ccarts.ca.

My City’s Still Breathing: A symposium exploring the arts, artists and the city Winnipeg, Manitoba - Cultural Capital of Canada 2010.

This exciting symposium will gather international experts to deliberate and debate the current and future relationships of art and design to city-making. The documentation of this symposium will be published as a Cultural Capitals legacy event - an important contribution to urban development in Canada.

The dynamic lineup of speakers, artists and presenters for this conference is currently in development. All updates will be available through this site as they come available. Also, keep up to date on symposium news by subscribing to our symposium blog at http://www.mycitysstillbreathing.wordpress.com.

Title credit: John K. Samson, Left and Leaving

Book your spot now!

We are now taking reservations for the "My City’s Still Breathing Symposium". To register, please visit:
http://www.artsforall.ca/index.php/AFA/article/my_citys_still_breathing_a_symposium_exploring_the_arts_artists_and_the_cit/

Group rates are available!

Call (204) 943-7668 or email info@winniepgarts.ca for more information on Registration.