WEEK End Happenings for the Middle of August-ENJOY!
FOLKLORAMA – Week 2 continues – considered the world’s largest and longest multicultural festival at various venues across Winnipeg https://www.todocanada.ca/city/winnipeg/event/folklorama/
ON Now at Rainbow Stage in Kildonan Park- Standing Ovations for “ Mamma Mia”. https://www.todocanada.ca/city/winnipeg/event/mamma-mia-3/
Canada Summer Games come to a close this weekend. Closing ceremonies at 2pm Sunday at Investors field for the “ Grand Summer Party”.
Friday (tonight) Club Regent – It’s High Valley!
Saturday and Sunday enjoy a Trip on the Prairie Dog Central Railway.
CORYDON avenue Biz presents, Dancing on the Avenue – This Friday , The Billvers- Rock Band-live and free on Hugo; Saturday night on Cockburn it’s The unWinders – 50’s to now ROCK.
Saturday Night at The Burt-The Blind Boys of Alabama-745pm.
Sunday- Assiniboia Downs at 8pm-Central Canada’s largest electronic music festival.
GOLDEYES host Wichita This weekend at Shaw Park.
Sunday- at Oak Hammock Marsh – Check out Duck and Run…https://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceId=13903
Winnipeg BBQ and Blues Festival on Smith Street- Friday and Saturday.
SUNDAY it’s VIA’s summer Pop Up Farmers’ Market- Over 45 vendors- 11-5pm at Via Station. https://www.facebook.com/popupfarmersmarket/
This weekend at Cinematheque-100 Arthur-The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival.
ON Now at Celebrations Dinner Theatre- Orange is the new Pink.
SEE THE DINOSAURS ! 16 life sized animatronic beasts thruout the ZOO’s forested Paths ; Downtown you can see them at the Manitoba Museum …. called The World’s Giant Dinosaurs.https://manitobamuseum.ca/main/exhibition/worlds-giant-dinosaurs/
FESTIVALS out of town:
KLEEFELD Honey Festival This weekend; WINKLER Harvest Festival this weekend : PORTAGE Potato Festival Friday and Saturday!
SUNDAY- Lyric Theatre- Country music with Leanne Pearson…FREE
NEW MOVIES!
ANNABELLE:Creation- Horror-6 venues show this so expect big crowds. 2 stars worth here.
The TRIP to SPAIN: A third chapter on an ongoing road epic- Grant Park Theatre. Called a fun flick about two men going through mid life crisis.
An INCONVENIENT SEQUEL : Truth to Power by Al Gore. Global Warmings predicted and now we are suffering.- Grant Park. 3 stars.
THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY By Nature-Will Arnett and Bobby Moynihan voice this 4 star animated sequel.
THE GLASS CASTLE- Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts star in this film which is called a tribute to parenting , playing at Grant Park-gets 3 and a half stars..check out the trailer.
