William Kurelek:
The Messenger
Explore & Discuss

September 2011

HTML5 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

William Kurelek: The Messenger, is an online exhibition designed in conjunction with the first retrospective exhibition of the art of William Kurelek (1927–1977) in over 25 years, and the largest to date. The exhibition is scheduled at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in fall 2011, the Art Gallery of Hamilton in winter 2012, and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria in summer 2012. The exhibition was developed by these three partnering institutions. Continue reading ‘William Kurelek: The Messenger’

Democracy is stronger
when everyone’s
voice is heard

AUGUST 2011

More than anyone else in their lives, parents have the greatest influence on their children. When you talk about the electoral process with your kids and bring them with you when you vote, you’re teaching them that voting is important.
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ANTON CHEKHOV’s
THREE SISTERS
ON THE PLAINS

AUGUST 2011

Theatre Projects Manitoba: has been playing on the plains since 1990. Committed to the cultivation of Manitoba plays and artists, in the past 21 years, TPM have staged more than 50 new Manitoba works. They have developed the voices of our region, choosing stories that have a connection to our community, our history and culture and grow these new creations with passionate support. This year, TPM will kick off the season with a NEW adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters. Continue reading ‘ANTON CHEKHOV’s THREE SISTERS ON THE PLAINS’

ACCESS FOR
ALL AT THE
MANITOBA MUSEUM

APRIL 2011

Every year The Manitoba Museum grants free access to more than 30,000 people that otherwise couldn’t afford to experience their Provincial Museum. As only 55% of the Museum’s budget is funded by government sources, very donation helps to continue specialized programming for at-risk and low-income children. Together we can transform a life forever by inspiring a child to love learning and discovery. Continue reading ‘ACCESS FOR ALL AT THE MANITOBA MUSEUM’

Embrace your
inner Voyageur
this Season

February 2011

Nothing we love more than Festival! More than 200 shows in 10 days – the diverse programming offers numerous activities that will please the whole family; concerts, sleigh rides, snow shoeing, historic Fort Gibraltar, great food and magnificent snow sculptures, there is truly something for everyone.
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GET YOUR
GOOD FORTUNE
HERE

JANUARY 2011

On January 13, 2011, St-Boniface Hospital Foundation launched the much-anticipated 2011 MegaMillion Lotto! And on March 17, one lucky Manitoban will walk away with an incredible fortune – a life changing $1 million!

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DESCENDING
FROM NO
MOUNTAINOUS INSIGHT

JANUARY 2011

The fiction imprint of Great Plains Publications, Enfield & Wizenty, presents the first issue of an online literary magazine: www.thewinnipegreview.com. The Winnipeg Review publishes on-line every quarter, with weekly updates, from its eponymous home. Like the inhabitants of this midcontinental city, TWR is always opinionated, occasionally cranky, and ethnically confused. It exists to review literary books, mostly Canadian fiction, and to showcase interviews, excerpts of fiction and non fiction, poems, articles, and columns by writers with something to say.

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SUPPORT
PLAY WITH
PURPOSE

OCTOBER 2010

The Manitoba Children’s Museum is closed until April 2011 – renewing and refreshing the exhibits and galleries in the historic CN train repair building with a $10M Capital Campaign. Visit the campaign website to see the new project and watch the progress of the new galleries.
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PRAIRIE PLAYS
FOR THE
PEOPLE

OCTOBER 2010

Take one slaughtered cow, a murdered Mountie, toss in a washing machine and a broken piano and what do you get? Well, the 21st season of Theatre Projects Manitoba, of course. Two dynamic plays, Almighty Voice and His Wife, a Native Earth Performing Arts production written by Daniel David Moses, and The Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven Blatz, written by Manitoba author Armin Wiebe, are on deck.
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HISTORY IN THE
MAKING AT
FORT GIBRALTAR

AUGUST 2010

Originally built at the Forks of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers in 1810, Fort Gibraltar was a North West Company fur trade post that also helped control the pemmican trade. The Festival du Voyageur inc rebuilt today’s Fort on the east side of the Red River in 1978.

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