Let’s Do Something — Sept. 21, 2023

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TODAY

• 10:15 to 11 a.m. — Story and Song Circle with Michelle at the Brandon Public Library. Preschoolers can join Michelle for stories, songs and crafts. The presence of a caregiver or parent is required. No registration necessary.

• 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. — Mini-U celebrates Science Literacy with two free events. Learn more about energy by creating your own wind turbine! Ages 5 to 8 years can join us at the Downtown Library from 4 to 6 p.m. and ages 9 to 13 years at Brandon University Healthy Living Centre from 6 to 8 p.m. Pre-register by calling 204-727-7311 or emailing miniu@brandonu.ca

FRIDAY

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Brandon Farmers’ Market takes place inside The Town Centre (800 Rosser Ave., Brandon). Local fresh produce, baking, jams and jellies, pickling, yarn, bison, beef, beeswax candles, crafts and more. This event runs year-round.

• 11 a.m. — It’s Scarecrow Days this weekend in Souris. Come out and see the scarecrows and check out the town-wide garage sales and other events. For more information visit sourismanitoba.com

• 6:30 p.m. — The Green Spot will be hosting a fashion show with their new fall and winter fashion lines. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show at 7 p.m. Also in attendance will be Muse Bridal Studio with a variety of graduation gowns. Complimentary refreshments and desserts from Chez Angela Bakery and Café. Tickets are $25 in advance. For tickets, call 204-727-5884 or 204-727-5248. Proceeds go to the Westman Women’s Shelter.

• 7 p.m. — Brandon Wheat Kings host the Regina Pats in the home opener for the 2023-24 season at Westoba Place in the Keystone Centre. Come out and cheer on new and returning members of your Brandon Wheat Kings. Tickets available at the Keystone Centre box office.

• 7:30 p.m. — The Evans Theatre at Brandon University (270 18th St.) presents the first of its movies for the season. Showing is “The Miracle Club,” starring Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney. All seats are $6, cash only.

SATURDAY

• 8 a.m. — It’s Scarecrow Days this weekend in Souris. Come out and see the scarecrows and check out the town-wide garage sales and other events. For more information, visit sourismanitoba.com

• 9 a.m. to noon — Brandon Farmers’ Market takes place in the parkade at The Town Centre (800 Rosser Ave., Brandon) until October. Local fresh produce, baking, jams and jellies, pickling, yarn, bison, beef, beeswax candles, crafts and more.

• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Come out and visit the farmers’ market at the Riverbank Discovery Centre every Saturday until Sept. 23.

• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Come and join us at the Global Market. Shop an amazing selection of homegrown produce, fresh baked goods and handmade crafts. Located in the Re-Fit Store building at 23 12th St.

• 10 a.m. — Come join us for a celebration of fall at the International Peace Garden. Take part in an Alcohol Ink Tile Workshop with Betty Sawatzky at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. Registration is required. Kites for Peace decorating at 11 a.m. with kite flying from 1-4 p.m. A buffet by Country Catering in the Conservatory from 4:30-6:30 p.m. followed by an epic Elton John tribute concert with Jeff Scott at 7 p.m. For more information and tickets, visit peacegarden.com.

• 2 to 3:30 p.m. — Project Linus Westman is hosting an appreciation even in the Recreation Centre at Monterey Estates from 2 to 3:30 p.m. All who are interested in Project Linus are welcome to attend.

• 7:30 p.m. — Prairie 21 is hosting a fall dance at Seniors for Seniors (311 Park Ave. East) with music by Prairie Fire. Evening lunch and a dry bar. Cost is $20.

• 7:30 p.m. — The Evans Theatre at Brandon University (270 18th St.) presents the first of its movies for the season. Showing is “The Miracle Club,” starring Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney. All seats are $6, cash only.

SUNDAY

• 8 a.m. — It’s Scarecrow Days this weekend in Souris. Come out and see the scarecrows and check out the town-wide garage sales and other events. For more information visit sourismanitoba.com

• 7:30 p.m. — The Evans Theatre at Brandon University (270 18th St.) presents the first of its movies for the season. Showing is “The Miracle Club,” starring Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates and Laura Linney. All seats are $6, cash only.

MONDAY

• 1:15 to 4 p.m. — The East End Sunshine Card Club meets Mondays at the East End Community Centre at the corner of Victoria Avenue East and Park Street. Coffee and snacks. Members and guests welcome. For more information, call 204-727-3539.

• 3 p.m. — Harvest Sun Music Fest Reimagined: Art Across The Prairies in partnership with the community of Waywayseecappo and in honour of truth and reconciliation and residential school survivors presents “Slow Spirit” at 3 p.m. at the Waywayseecappo powwow arbour. Free admission. For more information, visit harvestsunmusicfest.com

• 6:45 p.m. — Regular evening lawn bowling at Rideau Park (345 Park St.) Monday to Thursday. Please come out to enjoy Rideau Park, socialize and learn a new sport. Equipment is provided and your first game is free, and $5 thereafter.

TUESDAY

• 7:30 a.m. — The Brandon Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Provincial Breakfast Debate at the UCT Pavilion at the Keystone Centre. Joining the debate will be Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson; Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont; and NDP Leader Wab Kinew. Cost for members is $45 plus GST; non-members $65 plus GST. For more information, visit events@brandonchamber.ca

WEDNESDAY

• 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. — The Brandon Embroiderers meet weekly to share their love of needlework, learn new skills and stitch together. All levels and abilities are welcome to attend. Call Dianne at 204-725-1445 or Darlene at 204-727-1624 for more information.

• 6 p.m. — Come dance the night away with some good old music at a Dinner and Dance with music by The Fugitives in the Dome Building on the Keystone Centre grounds. Supper at 6 p.m.; dance at 7 p.m. Price for supper and dance is $40; dance only $15. For more information, call Cyn Lodge at 204-537-2708 or 204-523-6656.

• 6 to 8 p.m. — Wednesday Knights at Chez Angela Bakery and Café (Unit C, 29 10th St., Brandon). The Brandon Knights Chess Club meets at Chez Angela on Wednesday evenings. All skill levels are welcome.

• 6:30 p.m. — The Royal Canadian Legion, Brandon Branch No. 3 is restarting their crib night on Wednesday nights. Sign up tonight at 6:30 p.m. with a start at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Prizes to be given.

• 7 p.m. — Brandon Wheat Kings host the Prince Albert Raiders at Westoba Place. Tickets available at the Keystone Centre box office.

AT THE CLUBS

• Lady of the Lake (135-B 17th St. North, Brandon) — Canadian singer/songwriter Brian Paul D.G. brings his talent to the stage on Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed at 9 p.m. by Winnipeg’s dynamic quartet, Lighter Thief. Tickets are $10.

• The 40 (210 18th St. North, Brandon) — The 40 welcomes Stonewalled back to the stage this weekend. These guys are here to rock on Friday and Saturday nights. These are 18-plus events and photo ID is required; $10 cover charge. Music starts at 10 p.m.

• Houstons Country Roadhouse (3130 Victoria Ave.) — Houstons Roadhouse presents the Just Kill Me Already Tour with Geordie Kieffer on Friday at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. This is an 18+ event. Tickets available at tixr.com/groups/shows-tonight/events.

• Great Western Roadhouse (1125 18th St. at Canad Inns) — Friday will feature a UV Silly String party with Dirty Bird and The Light Guy!

• Sand Hills Casino (777 Sand Hill Dr., Carberry) — Mark Kogan and Rocket 88 bring some country, rock and Top 40 to the stage on Friday and Saturday in the Oasis Bar and Grill. Live and always free.

• Chez Angela Bakery and Café (Unit C, 29 10th St., Brandon) — Free music Fridays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come check us out! This Friday features Paul Refvik.

• Section 6 Brew Company (1126 Princess Ave.) — this Friday at Section 6 features live music by Chris Ghidoni at 7 p.m. Trivia nights on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Church of Karaoke on Thursdays at 8 p.m.

MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

• Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (Brandon Municipal Airport, Highway 10, 1.6 kilometres north of Brandon) — Canada’s only air museum solely dedicated to the preservation of those who trained and fought for the British Commonwealth during the Second World War. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. Visitors will be invited to travel back to the 1940s while touring a Second World War-vintage hangar serving as a display area for aircraft, vehicles and hundreds of artifacts from that era. The 18,039 RCAF members who lost their lives during the war are honoured on the museum’s RCAF Second World War Memorial Wall. The museum is proud to be one of the seven Manitoba Signature Museums, a Manitoba Star Attraction and a National Historic Site. On display until Sept. 30: “Ace Flight Academy,” a virtual reality exhibit. Come fly a Second World War biplane included in your admission.

• Daly House Museum (122 18th St., Brandon) — Built in 1882, the Daly House was the original home of Brandon’s first mayor, Thomas Mayne Daly. Artifacts include a collection of late 19th-century and early 20th-century furnishings, First World War memorabilia, toys, dolls and women’s wear. Current exhibit: “School Days: History of Schools and School-life in Brandon.” Also a mini-exhibit on the Prince Edward Hotel. Both exhibits run until Sept. 29. Museum hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. (September to June). Admission: $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and youth (six to 18 years old), family (up to two adults and three children) $12, and children under five are admitted free. For more information, visit dalymuseum@wcgwave.ca or call 204-727-1722.

• Royal Canadian Artillery Museum (Building N-118 Patricia Rd., CFB Shilo) — In September 2023, we opened our Second World War vehicle display. Military vehicles provided firepower, logistical support, mobility and protection for the Canadian Army, enhancing their effectiveness during the Second World War. The exhibit includes eight military vehicles used by Canadians during the Second World War. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. Admission: $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and students (six to 18 years old), free for children under six. Phone 204-765-3000 (ext. 3570) or email RCAMuseum@forces.gc.ca.

• Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Unit 2, 710 Rosser Ave., Brandon) — “A contemporary art gallery, school and shop that celebrates artistic excellence and diversity within our region and beyond.” The AGSM is Manitoba’s oldest centre for visual art and one of Canada’s first. “Let Them Fly” is in the Community Gallery until Oct. 14 with opening ceremony tonight at 7 p.m. and “Oneirophyte,” featuring five digital artists from Manitoba, is in the Main Gallery today through Nov. 11 with opening ceremony tonight at 7 p.m. Hours: 4 to 9 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit agsm.ca.

• Killarney’s Heritage Home for the Arts (44 Water Ave., Killarney) — The Killarney Turtle Mountain Arts Council’s gallery is in the Heritage Home for the Arts. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. The gallery is closed all statutory holidays. Special tours can be arranged by calling the arts administrator at 204-554-0023.

• Brandon General Museum and Archives (19 Ninth St., Unit 101) — Attractions include the Brandon History Hall, Manitoba Telephone History, the BJ Hales Natural History Collection and rotating exhibits celebrating Brandon’s roots. Monthly speaker series returns on Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. featuring Beverley Hicks and Della Mansoff with a presentation on the Brandon Mental Health Centre and the history of psychiatric nursing in Manitoba. This talk coincides with a new exhibit on nursing in Manitoba that is on display now at the BGMA until the end of September. Guided tours and visits are Tuesday to Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Admission by donation. Booking in advance is strongly recommended. Phone 204-717-1514 or email bgmainfo@wcgwave.ca.

• 26th Field Regiment RCA/XII Manitoba Dragoons Museum (within the Brandon Armoury, 1116 Victoria Ave.) — The museum is open Tuesdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed for lunch. Also open by appointment.

• ArtsForward (293 Mountain Ave., Neepawa) — ArtsForward is the central arts venue in Neepawa, in visual, literary, performing and material arts. Hours are: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Thursdays; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays; closed on weekends.

• Virden Pioneer Home Museum (390 King St. West, Virden) — The museum house was built in 1888 by James F. Frame, a hardware merchant and prominent citizen in the community. Entering the museum is like stepping back in time to the 1880s, as you’ll notice the Victorian stylings throughout the home, which is complete with a spacious coach house. As of Sept. 1, we are closed for the season on a daily basis. Tours may be arranged by appointment by calling 204-748-1659 for more information. Admission prices: $5 adults; $2 school-aged children.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Sept. 28 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s volleyball team takes on the University of Manitoba at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 12:30 p.m.

• Sept. 29 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s volleyball team takes on the University of Windsor at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 6:30 p.m.

• Sept 29 to Oct. 1 — The Evans Theatre at Brandon University (270 18th St.) will be showing “Aitamaako’ Tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun.” All seats are $6, cash only. For more information visit evanstheatre.ca

• Sept. 30 — Join Leanne Zacharias, cello, as she hosts the Brandon University School of Music’s second pro series event “Sung Stories” featuring songwriter Christine Fellows and “Love Songs to End Colonization,” a karaoke reconciliation project with performance artist Peter Morin and Jimmie Kilpatrick. These events take place at Kinsmen Hall, Room 1-20 at the School of Music at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 at the door.

• Sept. 30 — Sardar Patel Cultural Group Brandon presents Garba Nights 2023: Dazzling Dandiya by Sunil Patel at the Keystone Centre at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and kids under 10 are free. Combo tickets for further events also available. For more information and tickets, visit spcgbrandon.com

• Sept. 30 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s volleyball team takes on the University of Saskatchewan at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 4:30 p.m.

• Sept. 30 — The Brandon Wheat Kings host the Swift Current Broncos at Westoba Place at 7 p.m. Tickets available at the Keystone Centre box office.

• Sept. 30 — Prairie Mountain Philatelic Society will be hosting its Fall Stamp and Coin Show and Sale at Seniors for Seniors (311 Park Ave. E.) Doors open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Stamp and coin dealers will be in attendance. Free admission. All are welcome!

• Oct. 1 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s volleyball team takes on the University of Windsor at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 11 a.m.

• Oct. 1 — The CIBC Run for the Cure will kick off at Assiniboine Community College (1430 Victoria Ave.) with registration at 9 a.m.; opening ceremonies 10 a.m.; one-kilometre and five-kilometre events start at 10:30 a.m.

• Oct. 5 — Westman Gardeners will hold a meeting in the Central Community Centre (529 Fourth St.) at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Larry de Vries talking about cooking with herbs. He has been the chef instructor at Crocus Plains High School, competed in three Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany and has prepared meals for the late Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

• Oct. 7 — “Miracle in Memphis — Presley, Perkins, Lewis and Cash” takes place at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The show pays tribute to legendary Sun Records recording artists Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. Tickets are available at wmca.ca or by calling the box office 204-728-9510.

• Oct. 8-9 — Sardar Patel Cultural Group Brandon presents Raas Garba by Yash Shah at the Keystone Centre at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and kids under 10 are free. Combo tickets for further events also available. For more information and tickets, visit spcgbrandon.com

• Oct. 10 — The Brandon Chamber Players presents Concert 2 of the 2023-24 concert series at the Lorne Watson Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. This concert, “Glow and Abandon,” features Radia AKA Ryan Davis. Tickets information available at brandonchamberplayers.ca.

• Oct. 11 — Music of the Night: The Concert Tour takes place at the Virden Auditorium Theatre, celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 75th birthday! The evening will include selections from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Evita,” “Cats,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Sunset Boulevard” and more. For tickets and more details, visit Eventbrite.ca

• Oct. 11 — The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba in collaboration with Assiniboine Community Centre will be hosting the return of WestmAnimation, a mini-festival of animations that have been created within the last five years. Screening of submission will be held at ACC and then again on Oct. 12 at AGSM from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Both days will feature different submissions as well as curated National Film Board animations. From Oct. 14-20, the animations will be available on AGSM’s digital platforms and in the gallery for people to watch and vote for with winners announced Oct. 26 at the closing event at the gallery.

• Oct. 12 — Music of the Night: The Concert Tour takes place at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, celebrating Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 75th birthday! The evening will include selections from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Evita,” “Cats,” “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Sunset Boulevard” and more. For tickets and more details visit wmca.ca or call the box office at 204-728-9510.

• Oct. 13 — Far out! “Rocky Mountain High: Celebrating the Music of John Denver” will take place at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit wmca.ca or call the box office at 204-728-9510.

• Oct. 14 — The Shilo and Region Service Club’s Oktoberfest takes place in the Community Centre Annex (Bldg L-25). Come enjoy and evening of German food, beer and live German band and DJ! Doors open at 5 p.m.; meal at 7 p.m.; band at 9 p.m. Tickets are $35 each and available at the Shilo Messes and Shilo RCA Museum. For table reservations for more than 10 people, please email shiloserviceclub@gmail.com. Ticket includes door prize entry. Free transportation from the CFB Shilo bus stops next to McDonald’s on Richmond Avenue. At 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and downtown (Eighth and Rosser) at 5:45 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. Return trips to same stops departing CFB Shilo at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

• Oct. 14 — “Young Artist’s Initiation — Rachmaninoff Celebration,” in the Erickson Lutheran Church at 4 p.m. This event is part of the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival. For further information and ticket reservations, visit clearlakefestival.ca or call 204-727-9631.

• Oct. 14 —VaughnCo Entertainment presents “ABBA Revisited,” North America’s No. 1 tribute to ABBA, at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit wmca.ca or call the box office at 204-728-9510.

• Oct. 14 — Sardar Patel Cultural Group Brandon presents Dandiya by Dhoom Sandeep Patel at the Keystone Centre at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and kids under 10 are free. Combo tickets for further events also available. For more information and tickets, visit spcgbrandon.com

• Oct. 14-15 and Oct 21-22 — Brandon’s “Big One” Arts and Crafts Sale returns to the UCT Room and the Manitoba Room at the Keystone Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Features 175 booths of local, handmade arts and crafts and food with new vendors in attendance each weekend. Daily admission is $5 (12 and under free) with part of the proceeds going to BRHC Foundation and will go toward helping with Cancer Care in Brandon and Westman area.

• Oct. 15 — A vintage toys and collectibles sale will be held at the Clarion Hotel and Suites (3130 Victoria Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with items including comics, records, coins, toys, action figures and antiques. $2 admission with some proceeds going to the Humane Society.

• Oct. 19 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s basketball team takes on the University of Northern British Columbia at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 7 p.m.

• Oct. 22 — “Outlaw Country,” a Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Tribute featuring David James and Big River, takes to the stage at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit wmca.ca or call the box office at 204-728-9510.

• Oct. 22 — The Brandon Legion Branch No. 3 is hosting a fall beef supper in the Legion hall at 6 p.m. Red Seal Chef Erich Stumme will be preparing the meal. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased by Oct. 14 by calling 204-728-5026 or pick up at the Legion lounge Tuesday to Saturday after 1 p.m.

• Oct. 24 — Brandon University Symphonic Band, under the direction of Wendy Zander McCallum, will perform with guest ensembles and outstanding high school students from across the Westman region, at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7 p.m. If you have any accessibility considerations, contact communications@brandonu.ca.

• Oct. 25 — Canadian country music artist Dean Brody and his “Right Round Here” tour takes place at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit wmca.ca or call the box office at 204-728-9510.

• Oct. 26 — The Western Manitoba Regional Library presents Late Night at the Library! Come and join us at the Brandon Downtown Public Library branch (Unit 1, 710 Rosser Ave.) for an evening of live music, trivia, local food and drinks. This is a fundraising event to help us grow our spaces and offerings. Cocktail reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Cost is $40 per person. Tickets available through Eventbrite.ca, or give our downtown branch a call at 204-727-6648.

• Oct. 27 — Brandon University women’s and men’s volleyball teams take on the University of Alberta at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) Women at 6 p.m., men at 7:45 p.m. and again on Oct. 28, with women at 5 p.m., men at 6:45 p.m. For accessibility considerations, contact communications@brandonu.ca.

• Oct. 27 — Neepawa’s Kaleidoscope Concert Series kicks off with comedian Matt Falk at ArtsForward (293 Mountain Ave., Neepawa) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults; any concert for K-12 students $5 (at the door only). For advance adult tickets or more information, visit kaleidoscopeconcertseries.weebly.com

• Oct. 28 — GloveBoxGold presents a “Hotel California” album performance featuring a complete album with a set of greatest hits as well as an opening set featuring songs of Linda Ronstadt at the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit wmca.ca or call the box office at 204-728-9510.

• Nov. 10 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s basketball team takes on Thompson Rivers University at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 8 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.

• Nov. 17 — The Brandon University Bobcats men’s basketball team takes on the University of Calgary at the Healthy Living Centre (2010 Louise Ave.) at 8 p.m. and Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.

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