Winnipeg Tonight

Top event:

New Music Festival Opening Night: Arctic Postcards: International Polar Year Gala Concert, Vincent Ho, composer, Yuri Hooker, cello, Nunavut Sivuniksavut Performers, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,  - 7:30 pm – Centennial Concert Hall. Festival continues through Feb 12. Festival pass $99/single ticket $18 (students $49/$10)

Classical

• The Schumann Letters Susan Gilmour-Bailey, soprano, Michael Kim, piano, Colin Fox, narrator – 8 pm – Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall $29 ($10 students)

Rock/Pop

• Yum Yum Night, Res One, Ric Hard, Quadratik, Bad News Brown – Pyramid Cabaret
• Laika, Eyam, Scarlet Halo, Silence for the Fallen – The Zoo – Osborne Village
• The Perpetrators, Link and the Moustaches – Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club
• Not Animals w/ W.E., Trunfo do Gato – 10 pm – Lo Pub – $7 (CKUW FunDrive)
• Bloodshot Bill CD Release w/ The Farrell Bros, The Lonely Vulcans, The High Thunderers – 7 pm – Royal Albert – $10
• CORE – Dylan O’Connor’s
• Permission to Land – Brooklands
• The Afterparty, Gramma Hash – Cavern
• The Rusty Far-I Dub Experience – J. Fox’s
• Whole Lotta Angus (AC/DC Tribute) – King’s Head Pub
• Chris Carmichael – Le Garage Cafe
• Day After Nashville – Marion Hotel
• Gin Palace – Mirrors
• Eye-2-Eye – Neon Lights
• Momentary Madness – Norwood Hotel
• Mother Groove – Palomino Club
• Mike & the Eastwood Gang – Pony Corral Grant Park
• Pepe Cortes – Pony Corral Pier 7
• J.R. Hill and the Oktars, Mt. Nolan, Jesse Hill – Ragpickers
• Chris Bigford – Royal George
• Ingrid Gatin, Karen Asmundson, Ainsley Friesen – Sam’s Place
• M60 – Shannon’s Irish Pub
• The Service – Silver Spike Saloon
• Pop Vegas – Silverado’s
• Cheering for the Bad Guy – The Standard
• Doubt Brothers – Westbrook
• Kevin Mills – William Glesby Centre
• Scarlett Halo – The Zoo
• Barry G. Player – Jeffrey’s
• Jumpin’ at the Wood – 3-6 pm – Norwood Hotel (w)
• Omegamen – 9 pm – Le Garage Café (w)

Jazz/Blues/Soul/Roots

• Big Band Dance: East Side Jazz Band, Wholly Jazz, and Patricia’s Dance Studio – 7 pm – CCFM – $30 (fundraiser for ECCO Chamber Choir)
• Crooked Brothers Trio – 8 pm – Prairie Ink Restaurant
• Papa Mambo – Current Lounge
• Robert Naumko – Gates on Roblin
• Kyle Chamberlain, Blue Steele – Lincoln Hotel
• Marianne D’Elia – Palm Room
• Afternoon Jam, George Reznik Trio – Pembina Hotel
• Blues Jam W/ The Dusty Roads Band – 3-7pm – Windsor (w)
• Oscar & Grupo Sabor – New Cavalier (w)

Folk/Country

• Paragon O’Folk Night – Paragon
• Joy Stadnichuk, Terry Yeomans, Pat Elazer – Forbidden Flavours
• 4 Mile Road – Cowboys
• Ukrainian Old Timers – Prosvita Hall
• Marc LaBossiere – Whiskey Dix

Words

• Visual artist Luc Leestemaker discusses his paintings and new book, The Intentional Artist, plus  WSO’s composer-in-residence Vincent Ho joins him to discuss their collaboration on his piece Four Paintings by Leestemaker – 2 pm – Travel Alcove McNally Robinson Grant Park
• Removing the Hutterite Kerchief Launch w/ Authors Rebecca Hofer and Helen Kubisewsky – 2 pm – Aqua Books
• Idea Exchange: Creating Income Opportunities for African Farmers, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Capitalism – IDE Canada Director Stuart Taylor – 7:30 pm – Aqua Books

Comedy

• Darryl Lenox- 7:45 & 10:30 pm – Rumors – $15

Theatre

• Traps (Churchill Fest) – 1 pm – Colin Jackson Theatre – $6.50 sugg. – proceeds to Actors’ Fund of Canada
• Top Girls (Churchill Fest) – 3:30 & 8:30 pm – Tom Hendry Theatre – $10.50 – $38.00
• Rearview – 8 pm – Cercle Molière
• Fen (Churchill Fest) – 7 pm – Rachel Browne Studio – $12 – $15
• Light Shining in Buckinghamshire (Churchill Fest) – 8 pm – Rory Runnells Studio – $7
• Drunk Enough To Say I Love You? & Seagulls (Churchill Fest) – 8 pm – Cyrk – $10
• A Mouthful of Birds (Churchill Fest) – 7:30 pm – $12 – Studio 320
• Vinegar Tom (Churchill Fest) – 8 pm – Canwest Centre for Theatre and Film (UofW) – $6 (stdnt) – $10
• Law and Order Canadian Edition – Celebrations – 6:15 pm – $62

Sport

• Manitoba Moose vs San Antonio Rampage – 7:30 pm – MTS Centre

Misc

• I Love to Read Month – Kick Off Party with Ace Burpee and Chrissy Troy- 11 am – Children’s Museum
• WTF? – Illusionist Darcy Oake – 4 & 7:30 pm – Gas Station Theatre
• Taboo Naughty But Nice Sex Show – Convention Centre

DJs/Dancing

• The Ball (Fetish) – Ozzy’s – $20
• The Boom – Jaguars Dance Club
• DJ Tin, DJ Kayo, Owen – Academy Food Drinks Music
• Covergirl – Alive
• DJ Kee$h – HiFi Club
• DJ Barca – Rookies
• DJ Combo – Room 720
• Lloyd the Intern, DJ Hollywood Hype – Stereo
• Jordan Knight, DLO – The O.C.
• DJ Hypnos – Tijuana Yacht Club
• Da Party – West Kildonan Legion
• Cheers Saturday w/ DJ Special K, Xstatic – Mybar
• Her Place w/ DJ Ritz – Cowboys (w)
• Happy Hour Bingo w/ Anita Stallion feat. DJ Perry – Club 200 (w)
• Caribbean Heat w/ Stamina Sound – Energy Lounge (w)
• University Student Night – HiFi Club (w)
• Cryptic Chaos (Goth/Industrial) – Monty’s Bar One (w)
• DJs Lindo P., Rahdil, Massive, hosted by Chino & Bubba B – Vibe (w)