The Exchange District BIZ

201 Summer Concert: Mitchell Makoons
2025-08-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Winnipeg) | 201 Portage Plaza, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 3K6, Canada
Join us at the 201 Portage Plaza on Thursdays in June, July, and August for our summer concert series from noon-1pm. (Rain location: 201 Concourse).
Mitchell Makoons (he/him) is a Roots/Rock musician from Brandon, Manitoba, who currently resides in Winnipeg. At the age of seven, Mitchell began playing the guitar to accompany his grandfather and brother as they played Metis fiddle tunes. Makoons continues to be an active member of the Manitoba Metis community and writes songs that combine traditional Ojibway music and culture with modern influences. In 2024 he was named the Manitoba Country Music Awards “Emerging Artist of The Year.”

Send + Receive presents: Bill Orcutt w/ Deep Grey and Hazel Fog
2025-08-08 20:00 - 23:00 | Royal Albert Arms, 48 Albert St, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1E7, Canada
On August 8th, 2025, send + receive and Disaster Sources present the scalding lyricism of guitarist Bill Orcutt, alongside peals of noise from Deep Grey and the magnetic abstraction of Hazel Fog.
The show takes place at the hallowed Royal Albert Arms (48 Albert Street) and music starts at 8:00pm. Tickets are $30 and on sale now at the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1462460451579?aff=oddtdtcreator

Savour the Exchange Food Tour
2025-08-13 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-20 18:00 - 20:30, 2025-08-27 18:00 - 20:30 | The Exchange District, The Exchange
Home to over 50 unique local restaurants, the Exchange District is an inspired community of culinary creativity. Savour a few of these one-of-a-kind dining experiences on a food tour hosted by the Exchange District BIZ.
On this year’s food tour you will sample drinks and delicacies at Blu Fish, Amsterdam Tea Room, and Deer + Almond.
Tours run on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer, from 6pm to 8.30pm. Advance booking is required.

201 Summer Concert: The Steve Kiz Band
2025-08-14 12:00 - 13:00 | 201 Portage Plaza, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 3K6, Canada
Join us at the 201 Portage Plaza on Thursdays in June, July, and August for our summer concert series from noon-1pm. (Rain location: 201 Concourse).
In partnership with Folklorama, The Steve Kiz Band will be performing a lively mix of traditional German and Ukrainian music, featuring upbeat accordion-driven tunes, polkas, waltzes, and festive folk melodies. Drawing on decades of experience with Folklorama and multicultural music ensembles, his performance promises an energetic and culturally rich celebration of these two vibrant musical traditions.

Bodies Politic: An Art Party
2025-08-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Saddlery on Market, 114 Market Ave, Winnipeg, R3B 0P4
Theatre Projects Manitoba invites you to join us for our first Art Party of the season!
When: August 19, 2025. 8:00pm – 10:00pm, doors at 7:30.
Where: Saddlery on Market, 114 Market Ave.
On August 19th, Theatre Projects Manitoba is partnering with We Quit Theatre and Cluster Festival to host a night of fun experimental performance and music to celebrate TPM’s upcoming production of The Only Good Indian by Pandemic Theatre, and WQT’s production GLORY!
Inspired by the intersection of personal and political themes that power both shows, Bodies Politic is an interdisciplinary Art Party featuring an interactive digital performance “The Offices Yet to Come” by WQT and an original musical performance curated by Cluster Festival director Ashley Au.
Also featuring: free refreshments, and cash bar open throughout the evening!
Tickets are $5 (or FREE for Season Pass Holders) and can be purchased at the door.
Advance tickets are on sale below and will close at 7:00pm day-of.

201 Summer Concert: Clyde Heerah and the Paradize Band
2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00 | 201 Portage Plaza, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 3K6, Canada
Join us at the 201 Portage Plaza on Thursdays in June, July, and August for our summer concert series from noon-1pm. (Rain location: 201 Concourse).
Nothing wraps up a summer of Folklorama celebrations like the vibrant rhythms of Caribbean music—and Clyde Heerah and the Paradize Band bring that energy wherever they perform.
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Clyde Heerah began his musical journey in Winnipeg with weekend jam sessions that grew into the formation of the Paradize Band. Since 1996, the group has been a Folklorama favourite, known for their infectious blend of Calypso, Reggae, Latin, Top 40 hits, and original songs.
Whether performing at Canada Day events, private receptions, or schools and daycares across the city, the Paradize Band delivers sunshine and island vibes through every beat of their steel pans.

Explore the theme of NOMAD with Daniel Hidalgo - CreativeMornings Winnipeg
2025-08-22 08:00 - 10:00 | The Cube Stage, 124 King St, Winnipeg, R3B 1H9
Join us at 8 am on August 22nd at the Exchange District CUBE stage (corner of King and William) for an exploration of our monthly CreativeMornings theme of NOMAD. Please bring your own chair if possible, as seating is limited.
We are pleased to announce our August speaker: Daniel Hidalgo!
Daniel is a single father and foster parent. He is the lifetime product of the child welfare system. Currently, Daniel is employed as an action therapist, where his focus is on the advocacy and support of Indigenous kids in care. He has always been employed in the human/social services field. He was also briefly a fire paramedic for the city of Winnipeg and has been actively involved in many of our city’s altruistic groups in a leadership capacity as a volunteer captain/medic. These groups include Mama Bear Clan, OPK, and Drag the Red. He is the Vice President of the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network.
Very recently, Daniel created his own grassroots non-profit volunteer group called “CommUNITY204”. The group is composed almost entirely of youth and adults who have been, or currently are, in CFS. Their goal is helping the marginalized community with access to basic human needs (water, appropriate clothing, hygiene products and food), harm reduction/minimization, assurance of safety (through crisis intervention, peacekeeping, safe walks, and search parties), Collaboration with other groups with the same mission (Thunderbirdz, OPK, Anishiative, MBC, BLM) relocation of residency, and furniture donations/pick-ups. Most recently, Daniel was fortunate enough to be awarded as a finalist for the 2020 CBC Manitoba Future 40, amongst the top selection for the Social Activism Volunteerism Category.
8:00 am Arrival and check in – grab a coffee, a breakfast treat and make a new friend (or just smile at someone while making a cool nametag)
8:25 am Refill coffee and settle in for a great event!
8:30 am Welcome, info about CreativeMornings and listen to our featured local performer
8:45 am Community creative engagement activity – introvert approved (and introvert friendly!)
9:00 am Intro of Speaker(s)
9:30 am Wrap up and exchange contact info with your new friend!
We aim to have the event wrapped up by no later than 9:45 am.

VP Smasher's Bash: Demolition In the Drayway
2025-08-23 20:00 - 23:30 | Artspace Inc., 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, R3B1H3
It’s a Rage Room Fundraiser!
After the cathartic mayhem of last year’s inaugural Smasher’s Bash, it was clear: the arts community has some stuff to work through (grant rejections, etc.), and breaking things in public seems to help. So we’re doing it again.
Join us Friday, August 23, 8 pm to midnight in the Drayway (the alley between King and Arthur, next to Artspace) for Smasher’s Bash Vol. 2: a one-night-only release of tension, frustration, and pure destructive joy.
Join as a VOYEUR, to watch the mayhem from a safe distance, or join the RAGE CAGE and guarantee your SMASHER’S CHOICE from the coveted Wall of Destruction.
All tickets also include ways to enter the draw to participate in one of the BIG BASH items… special Rage Release Items (TM) you’re definitely going to want to destroy.
Space is VERY limited, so get your tickets NOW and watch for further updates!
TICKETS: https://checkout.square.site/buy/DB74ZAOA53HFVCWBYVHEXZ6Z

VP’s Smasher’s Bash returns: Rage Room Fundraiser
2025-08-23 20:00 - 2025-08-24 00:00 | 100 Arthur St., 100 Arthur St., Winnipeg, R3B1H3
Rage Room Fundraiser
After the cathartic mayhem of last year’s inaugural Smasher’s Bash, it was clear: the arts community has some stuff to work through (grant rejections, etc.), and breaking things in public seems to help. So we’re doing it again.
Join us Saturday, August 23, 8 pm to midnight in the Drayway (the alley between King and Arthur, next to Artspace) for Smasher’s Bash Vol. 2: a one-night-only release of tension, frustration, and pure destructive joy.
Join as a VOYEUR to watch the mayhem from a safe distance, or join the RAGE CAGE and guarantee your SMASHER’S CHOICE from the coveted Wall of Destruction.
All tickets also include ways to enter the draw to participate in one of the BIG BASH items… special Rage Release Items (TM) you’re definitely going to want to destroy.
Space is VERY limited, so get your tickets NOW and watch for further updates!
Sat Aug 23rd, 2025
Time: 8 pm -12 am
Location: Artspace Drayway (100 Arthur St)

201 Portage Presents: Paws and Relax
2025-08-26 12:00 - 13:00 | 201 Portage Lobby, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, R3B 3K6
Take a break from your busy day and paws and relax with some furry friends.
In celebration of National Dog Day, therapy dogs from the Winnipeg Humane Society will be visiting the 201 Portage lobby to spread comfort, joy, and a whole lot of tail wags.
These specially trained therapy dogs are here to brighten your day, offering emotional support and promoting well-being through the incredible bond between humans and animals. Whether you’re looking for a moment of calm or just want to share some love with a four-legged friend, this event promises to uplift and inspire.
Stop by, say hi, and enjoy a little lunchtime love from our canine companions!

201 Summer Concert: The NeWSOunds
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:00 | 201 Portage Plaza, 201 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 3K6, Canada
Join us at the 201 Portage Plaza for the final performance of our summer concert series from noon to 1 p.m. (Rain location: 201 Concourse).
Hailing from the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the neWSOunds fuse classical training with the spirit of bluegrass.
Featuring Greg Hay (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Sam Nadurak (cello, percussion, vocals), Chris Anstey (fiddle, vocals), and Meredith Johnson (bass, vocals), they bring a fresh, string-driven sound full of rhythm, harmony, and heart.

Commonwealth Block Party Fundraiser
2025-08-29 20:00 - 2025-08-31 02:00 | Commonwealth, 211 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg, R3B 0S3
On July 10th, our restaurant was vandalized and someone tried to light it on fire. Luckily, the sprinklers stopped the fire fairly quickly. Unfortunately, the water damage was severe. As a result, we will be closed for an estimated 6 months. 😔
In order to raise funds to cover expenses while we are closed, we decided against a GoFundMe, and will be doing a block party fundraiser instead! 🎉
If you cannot make it, there are also support tickets available! Each support ticket purchased will enter you into a giveaway to win a $500 gift card to Commonwealth + a pair of Jets tickets! 🏒
Friday, August 29
Therapy Block Party
18+ event | 8pm – 2am
Free entry with RSVP
$15 advance tickets available – include guaranteed priority entry!
Saturday, August 30
Happy Dad Block Party
18+ event | 8pm – 2am
Free entry with RSVP
$15 advance tickets available – include guaranteed priority entry!
Sunday, August 31
Juicy Block Party
18+ event | 6pm – 11:30pm
Free entry with RSVP
$15 advance tickets available – include guaranteed priority entry!
DJs
Food trucks
Games
Live performers
Merch giveaways
Vendors
Please note all “free” tickets are subject to capacity and do not guarantee entry. Early arrival is strongly encouraged.

FIRST FRIDAYS in the EXCHANGE
2025-09-05 17:00 - 21:00 | The Exchange District, The Exchange
On the 1st Friday of each month, Galleries Artist-Run Centres, Studios, Shops + Museums stay open late at this free event in Winnipeg’s Exchange District.
First Fridays is a time to delight the senses as you get in touch with your own creativity, observe the power of an Artist’s imagination, listen to live musical performances, taste a delectable meal, and feel the connection of people browsing their way through a magical Friday evening in the heart of their city!
The link takes you to What’s ON💥 with all the details, images, and printable Tour Map!

Parallel Playground - Marc Kuegle x Pink Panda Pop Up Exhibition
2025-09-05 17:00 - 23:00 | Little Brown Jug Brewing Co, 336 William Avenue, Winnipeg
Parallel Playground is a collaborative pop-up exhibition by artists Marc Kuegle and Pink Panda, blending vibrant, character-driven pop art with surreal, travel-inspired landscapes. Happening as part of First Fridays, the one-night show takes place on Friday, September 5, from 5–11 PM at Little Brown Jug in the Exchange District. The evening will feature live art, a music performance by Good Sky Woman, and DJ sets by Adhawk and Shael. Admission is free.

Soul Analog - Anthony Valade
2025-09-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Video Pool Media Arts Centre, Arthur Street 100, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3B 1H7, Canada
Part of the 2025 Scott Leroux Fund for Media Arts Exploration – Video Pool Media Arts Centre is pleased to announce the one-night-only public presentation soul analog by Anthony Valade, recipient of the 2025 Scott Leroux Fund for Media Arts Exploration. The presentation will open with an artist talk, presented in partnership with First Fridays.
Date: September 5, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 9 PM
Artist Talk: 6:00 – 7 PM
Location: The Output (2nd Floor, 100 Arthur St.)
During his residency, he began by hunting down and watching the original tutorial and introductory videos for the legacy video mixers. He then spent the majority of his time exploring the feedback loop effects of each mixer and how those loops were affected by sending the signals back into the mix using different styles and eras of video cameras and television monitors. Toward the end of each day, he would experiment with creating motion-activated effects by using parts of his body to further manipulate the feedback loop, often resulting in fantastic, unexpected visuals. He considers these explorations to have been very successful and plans to integrate his new findings into future projects.
Soul-Analog is an interactive art installation experiment/artist talk that integrates vintage/retro video technologies and cameras in tandem with human interaction to create active motion murals of the “Soul” in the image presented.
In between viewings, there will be live Analog VJ/video art demonstrations.
Please join us in VP’s Output Venue for an intimate opportunity to explore Anthony Valade’s research on the analogue video system.

ART TALK/ART WALK
2025-09-05 18:00 - 21:00 | 100 Arthur St., 100 Arthur St., Winnipeg, R3B1H3
On First Friday, September 5, 2025, we will be partnering with Video Pool Media Arts Centre, which will be presenting:
‘Soul Analog’ A one-night-only public presentation by Anthony Valade, recipient of the 2025 Scott Leroux Fund for Media Arts Exploration.
The evening will open with an ART TALK (6-7 pm) presented in partnership with First Fridays:
‘Analogue Video Feedback: Live, Endless Transformation’
Experience images that spiral, shimmer, and reinvent themselves before your eyes with artist Anthony Valade
Discover the hypnotic art of analogue video feedback, where a camera films its own playback to create dazzling, ever-changing patterns of light and colour. This art talk, moderated by Susan Freig, brings the history and magic of analogue feedback to life and includes an interactive demonstration where guests help shape the visuals in real time.
A guided ART WALK to a selection of galleries, artist-run centres, and artist studios will be offered after the ART TALK.

Sarah Ciurysek: Through, and through
2025-09-12 - 2025-11-15 | PLATFORM Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts, 121-100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, R3B 1H3
PLATFORM is thrilled to present a solo exhibition by Sarah Ciurysek (MB) of new stained glass, sculptural, and photographic works. Dominated by a large glass installation, activated by shifting light, Through, and through offers layered metaphors of passage, boundary, and reprieve.
Please join us at the opening reception on 12 September from 7PM – 9PM.
EXHIBITION | 12 September – 15 November, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION | 12 September, 7PM – 9PM
WORKSHOP | 18 October, 1PM – 4PM at MAWA in partnership with @MAWA
Walking through a forest, at times with a clear path, at times blocked by undergrowth; moving branches aside to try to go further. Light travelling through coloured glass; light stopping at the edge of a dark opacity. A window grille; a chain link fence. A housing, a boundary, a porous shelter.
The stained glass artwork, sculpture, and photography presented in Through, and through highlight notions of passage, blockage, and movement: what passes through, what is not able to pass through.
The main gallery is dominated by a large glass installation that is activated by light, which in turn fills the surrounding space. Indeed, light is at the centre of this exhibition, both physically and conceptually: the dappled light of forests, the pre-digital glowing screens of stained glass, projected and cast light. Light’s restoration of life, magic, and optimism.
Smaller pieces throughout both galleries act as architectural ciphers. At times structural, at times decorative, these objects are ambiguous: a glass lattice could be a garden support, it could be a dividing line. Through, and through offers shifting, overlapping metaphors: idyllic reverie, reprieve, entanglement in the woods, looking for a way out.
BIOGRAPHY
Sarah Ciurysek (MB) (she/her) is a Canadian settler artist exploring the relationships we have with the ground. Most often, soil, roots, and branches figure prominently in large-scale photo installations, though Sarah’s photo practice intersects more broadly with audio, film and video, and most recently, glass.
Sarah’s artworks have been exhibited across Canada, in the US, UK, Austria, and in South Africa, and she has completed residencies nationally and internationally at Radar and the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (both England), Textílsetur Íslands (Iceland), and MASEREEL (Belgium). Sarah grew up in northern Alberta in Treaty 8 territory, where she is researching decolonizing land use options as part of a long-term SSHRC research/creation project. She lives in Treaty 1 Territory in Winnipeg, where she is an Associate Professor at the School of Art, University of Manitoba.

Felix Scheinberger Urban Sketching Canadian Tour Event
2025-09-13 08:00 - 16:00 | Alleyway tunnel beside 100 Arthur St, 100 Arthur St., Winnipeg, R3B1H3, Canada
SOLD OUT EVENT!
Artists Emporium is excited to be the first of 6 Canadian cities to host renowned Berlin based illustrator, author and professor Felix Scheinberger. He became popular bringing the Urban Sketching Movement to Europe and his book Dare to Sketch was the first book in Germany about urban sketching. Felix will demonstrate techniques, share insights and inspire you to take your art to the next level! Each attendee will also get a beautiful FREE custom embossed Signature Edition Hahnemuhle Sketchbook with Felix’s “Rooster and Mill illustration.

Solo Exhibition by Katharine Bruce: Prayers and Secrets at Soul Gallery
2025-09-18 10:00 - 2025-10-03 17:00 | 65 Albert St, Albert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1G3, Canada
Soul Gallery is pleased to present Prayers and Secrets, a solo exhibition by Katharine Bruce, from September 18 – October 3, 2025.
Opening reception to be held September 18, 2025, from 6 – 9 pm, and will feature live music and refreshments.
Artist Statement:
LIFE. Breathing. Sitting quietly. Riding my bicycle. Communing with animals. Listening.
All of these things and so much more are the inspiration that moves me to create.
Daily I go into my studio with an open heart, a willingness to explore my medium, and trust what flows through my body. What comes is a line, a choosing of a colour, a brushstroke. It’s all magic to me. My job is to step out of the way. Slowly, with patience, layer upon layer, something begins to appear. What you see here are the results of this process during the past year. I hope you can feel, resonate and enjoy the work.
My work changes from year to year, as do I because I am always asking: what is life.

Beyond The Mirror: Positive Body Image Workshop
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 | The Harlow Exchange, 200-70 Albert St. (2nd floor), Winnipeg, R3B 0P4
BEYOND THE MIRROR: Positive Body Image Workshop
A safe, supportive space to challenge body image struggles, embrace self-love, and grow in self-acceptance
What you’ll experience:
Yoga – restorative movement to reconnect with your body
Reflections – guided practices to shift from criticism to compassion
Community – group discussions in a welcoming, judgment-free space
Strategies – practical tools to help you navigate body insecurities beyond the workshop
Because you are worthy. You always have been.
Hosted by Jody Unrau
📅 Thursday, September 18, 6-8pm
📍 The Harlow Exchange
70 Albert Street – Suite 200 (2nd Floor)
🔗 Register at: embraceyourreflection.com
Early bird and bring-a-friend discounts available
Full details at registration link.

VP: Temporal Landscapes - Video Commission Residency 2025 Presentation
2025-09-19 19:00 - 22:00 | Video Pool Media Arts Centre, Arthur Street 100, Winnipeg, Winnipeg, R3B 1H7, Canada
Video Pool Media Arts Centre is excited to announce an A/V presentation of three new video artworks created by the recipients of the Video Commission Residency for 2025!
Event Details:
Opening: Friday, September 19 | 7:00 – 10 PM (One Night only)
Location: Poolside Gallery
VCR is a residency for the creation and exploration of experimental screen-based work. Featuring new work by Zoë LeBrun, Ryan Hill & B.G-Osborne, please join us for the premiere of these gorgeous new works. NOTE: The gallery installation/presentation will show the work in a unique way with the artists present.
Gallery Presentation is ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Nocturne – Zoë LeBrun
Utilizing the ‘glitch’ as a portal into hidden worlds, Nocturne explores the metaphors of nothingness embedded in darkness. It suggests that the indeterminate qualities of the unknown can provide revelations of wonder rather than existential dread, and that we can move through the unknown while also carrying it with us.
Computer-Assisted Simulation Technology for Optimizing Rivers – Ryan Hill
“Computer-Assisted Simulation Technology for Optimizing Rivers” is about beavers managing the water and other resources in a location in southern Manitoba where two rivers connect. Through the construction of dams and lodges, the landscape is transformed into one of greater productive value.
Peripheral vision – BG Osborne
Peripheral vision is an experiment with magnetic video recording and manipulation in order to promote media degradation/loss of information as signals are repeatedly translated between analog and digital. Through a transsexual and neurodivergent lens, the artist explores the interplay between optic and social aberrations and expresses their anxieties about the alarming rise of surveillance and fascism in so-called canada.

Writer Studio with Daniel Maluka
2025-09-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Artspace Inc., 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, R3B1H3
The Writer Studio is a place to explore ideas and insights from some of the amazing writers featured at THIN AIR 2025.
Embrace the Cringe: Poetry workshop
This youth-oriented workshop by artist and writer Daniel Maluka will teach participants how to “embrace the cringe” when writing poetry. Participants will be given writing prompts based on images and learn how to be more honest in their poetry.
Recommended for youth ages 13-19.
Co-presented with the Manitoba Writers’ Guild Youth Program.
Saturday, September 20, 1:30-3:00pm
Artspace Boardroom, 424-100 Arthur Street
Admission: PWYC (registration required)

MainStage - Poetry Bash & Haiku Showdown
2025-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, R3B3P2
This year, our MainStage series takes place at the Rachel Browne Theatre in the historic Exchange District. Our first outing celebrates all things poetic! Our Poetry Bash poets—Daniel Maluka, Louise Marois, Charlie Petch, Cam Scott, and Jennifer Still—all bring their worlds into sharp focus with their linguistic gifts.
Then Charlie Petch takes over the hosting role and we kick into party mode with our Haiku Showdown where poets and local literati (and perhaps the THIN AIR team) duke it out in 17-syllable sound bites. It’s all fierce and fun on the path to the Showdown crown!
Saturday, September 20, 7:00pm
Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue
Admission: PWYC ($15 recommended)

Music of the Night: The Concert Tour
2025-09-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Centennial Concert Hall 555 Main St, Winnipeg, MB, 555 Main St,, Winnipeg, R3B 1C3
Music of the Night: The Concert Tour: A Concert Celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber’ Greatest Hits
This concert celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber returns to Winnipeg (last here in Fall ’23) after having toured across Canada to sold out audiences from Victoria to Montreal! With a live band and many new incredible and celebrated singers, we welcome you to experience this concert of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most iconic theatrical music – including selections from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sunset Blvd, and more!
Reviews:
“What an amazing show!!! Wonderful mix of songs represented! Just amazing!!! Get your tickets now!!! Should not miss this amazing show!” Melanie Ngai, Vancouver, BC
“This was very entertaining, the cast had unbelievable voices, and what a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon” Angela Carter, Barrie, ON
“This very professional and capable cast – made up of seasoned singers … never ceased to amaze us with a string of hits that made famous the brilliant Andrew Lloyd Webber. The artists are versatile, play very well and have voices to spare… They all impressed me. It’s a very solid cast.” Review: atuvu.ca (Montreal)
Regarding Sound The Alarm Indigenous Community Pricing:
In response to the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (link: https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1524494530110/1557511412801), we are offering modest discounted rates to the Indigenous Community as a small gesture. To learn more and arrange for tickets, please call the box office directly at 204-949-3999.
Arts Workers! Special pricing is available from our box office – contact them at 204-949-3999.
Presented by Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre
Website: soundthealarm.ca

Writer Studio with Charlie Petch
2025-09-21 13:30 - 15:00 | Artspace Inc., 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, R3B1H3
The Writer Studio is a place to explore ideas and insights from some of the amazing writers featured at THIN AIR 2025.
Love your embarrassment
Bullied for their lateral lisp, Charlie Petch went from silent to feeling happiest onstage. Now an award-winning theatre and spoken word artist, Charlie will show you tips and tricks for public speaking and performance in “Love Your Embarrassment.” Part microphone workshop, part performance coaching, Charlie will break down the elements of handling a microphone and stand, performing with and without notes, and offer tips for engaging an audience. There’s also a writing exercise that will embrace the comedy of embarrassment in a way that will leave you feeling empowered. “Love your embarrassment” will boost your confidence and have you excited for the next time you’re onstage or public speaking. You can interact or just watch, have fun, and learn.
Co-presented with the Manitoba Association of Playwrights.
Sunday, September 21, 1:30-3:00pm
Artspace Boardroom, 424-100 Arthur Street
Admission: PWYC ($30 recommended)

MainStage - Celebrating Voices in the Circle
2025-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, R3B3P2
Voices in the Circle is our celebration of the extraordinary Indigenous writing from across the country, and tonight’s showcase is a case in point! We can’t wait for you to hear the stories of debut writer Griffin Bjerke-Clarke, Indigenous adoptee Brittany Penner, Indigiqueer activist jaye simpson, and North End chronicler katherena vermette. Our host is “everyone’s favourite cousin” Rosanna Deerchild.
Wednesday, September 24, 7:00pm
Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue
Admission: PWYC ($15 recommended)

MainStage – Reliably Unreliable
2025-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, R3B3P2
Fiction invites us into invented worlds, each with their own internal logic. What happens to us as readers, though, when we don’t know if we can trust the storyteller? Settle in for an evening of enticement with Giles Blunt, Kate Cayley, Zilla Jones, and Liann Zhang.
Bonus: host David Bergen will open conversation space for these writers to talk about their relationships with unreliable narrators.
Friday, September 26, 7:00pm
Rachel Browne Theatre, 211 Bannatyne Avenue
Admission: PWYC ($15 recommended)

Alive at the Museum: Music Festival inside the Manitoba Museum
2025-09-26 21:00 - 2025-09-27 02:00 | Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg, R3B 0N2
Friday, Sept 26 | 9PM – 2:00 AM
Manitoba Museum | 18+ | No tickets at the door
An after-hours takeover of Manitoba’s most iconic cultural space, featuring local musicians, performers, and artists.
🎭 What to Expect
Up-to 5 immersive music stages through-out the museum
Multi-genre lineup: Indie, electronic, pop & more to be unlocked
Live performances, interactive art & projections
Recommended to arrive early by 9PM!
Explore historic galleries and exhibits like never before
The deeper the crowd, the deeper the journey.
Stages and spaces are revealed as tickets sell – so help spread the word!
