What’s Hot at a Glance
- Brandon home to weekend Winter Festival
- Icelandic Finale: Johannsson and Sveinsson
- First Fridays – It’s On!
- The Fighting Days on February 9 to March 3
- He Ho! Make it a package deal for Festival
- Shaw Fest 2012 continues
- Warming Huts near completion
- The River Trail is open!
- Indie Game: The Movie
- Zoo’s polar bear centre open
- A Moon or a Button at Plug In ICA
- Manitoba Artists Join Forces for “Choose Your Charity” Concert Series
- Mrs. Warren’s Profession January 19-February 4 at MTC
- Dine at FortWhyte
- Skate at Assiniboine Park
- Trio Pass a great way to see WSO
- WSO Continues 2011-2012 Brandon Season
- New family center opens in Assiniboine Park
- Feast at the WAG
- Run away to the circus
- Mini Mondays at the Children’s Museum
- WAG exhibition redefines craft
- New Exhibit on Exciting Fossil Discovery at the CFDC
- A Fiery Saga at the New Iceland Heritage Museum
- Experience Manitoba’s Wild Places
- Assiniboine Park’s magical new Nature Playground
Shaw Fest 2012 continues
Monday, January 30th, 2012 
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It’s the beginning of a new week for Shaw Fest 2012, continuing until February 5.
Irish playwright and Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw’s contribution to the cultural canon includes essays, 63 plays, five novels, 250,000 letters and three film adaptations. ShawFest features an intriguing mix of plays, readings, radio broadcasts and a film.
Single tickets start at $7. For more information and schedules, visit masterplaywrightfest.com.
Warming Huts near completion
Thursday, January 26th, 2012 out of 5
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Under construction: Five-Hole by Frank Gehry
This year five new huts will grace the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail: three coming from an international competition, one from a separate student competition at the University of Manitoba and the third from world renowned invited architect, Frank Gehry. Get to The Forks to see Warming Huts v.2012: An Art + Architecture Competition on Ice, and don’t forget to bring your skates!
The River Trail is open!
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 out of 5
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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.
Beginning at the heart of the city, The Forks, the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail is a winter family tradition.
Programming this year includes some old favourites and some exciting new additions.
“There is really something for everyone this year; from ice painting and inukshuk building to Voyageur games and photo booth,” says Ginette Lavack-Walters, Executive Director, Festival du Voyageur. “We are extremely pleased that we can also offer free programming every weekend from noon until four.”
While the rivers may still need a few more cold days, the trails in Arctic Glacier Winter Park , on the Forks site are seeing a fair share of skaters.
“The 1.2 kilometres of trails within Arctic Glacier Winter Park and the two skating rinks are groomed daily,” said Paul Jordan, Chief Operating Officer, The Forks. “The rest of the amenities, including the snowboard park, toboggan run and snowman lane, are still under construction, but with the help of some snow will be completed soon.”
Visit www.rivertrail.ca for more information.
Photo: Dan McKay
Indie Game: The Movie
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 out of 5
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Join the hometown screening of Indie Game: The Movie, presented in association with New Media Manitoba. The movie, by Winnipeggers and first-time filmmakers Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky, has been optioned by HBO for development into a TV series.
WHERE: Winnipeg Art Gallery
DATE: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
TIME: 7pm & 9:30pm
Tickets are limited. Available ONLY online: www.indiegamethemoviewinnipeg.eventbrite.com.
The screening will feature the 96 min film and a special Q&A with the directors.
The movie debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last week.
Zoo’s polar bear centre open
Monday, January 23rd, 2012 out of 5
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The International Polar Bear Conservation Centre (IPBCC) located within the Assiniboine Park Zoo opens today! As a key component of the new 10-acre Journey to Churchill exhibit currently under construction, the IPBCC will be a centre of global influence in the field of polar bear research and conservation.
Visitors to the Zoo can experience the IPBCC first-hand in the multimedia rich interpretive gallery – learning from interviews, interactive games, touchable objects, and interpretive signage about polar bears, researchers, and climate change.
