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ARTS & CULTURE
Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain (CCFM) Every Tuesday night, Le Mârdi Jazz features the best jazz musicians of Manitoba and around the world. At La Galerie, a wide variety of exhibitions are on display throughout the year. 1-204-233-8972, 340 Provencher Boulevard, Saint Boniface Cinematheque - Winnipeg Film Group Canadian, independent, foreign and alternative film. 1-204-925-3456 Winnipeg Cool Jazz Winnipeg Festival Jazz, blues, funk and urban artists 1-204-989-4656 Winnipeg Gas Station Theatre Best of theatre, music, dance, comedy and poetry 1-204-284-9477, 45 River Ave., Winnipeg IMAX Theatre 1-800-356-4629, 393 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Le Cercle Molière 1-204-233-8053, 340, boul. Provencher, Saint-Boniface Leo Mol Sculpture Garden Artistic beauty and a natural setting. Winnipeg Manitoba Opera A balanced repertoire of both traditional and innovative productions 1-204-942-7479 Winnipeg Manitoba Theatre Centre Live onstage entertainment 1-877-446-4500, 174 Market Avenue, Winnipeg Pantages Playhouse Theatre Vaudeville, professional and amateur theatre, classical, jazz, folk, rock, popular and country music, lectures, political rallies, high school productions and world calibre ballet. 1-204-989-2889, 180 Market Avenue East Winnipeg	Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) Enjoy a season filled with comedy, music and drama – performances that challenge, entertain, and enlighten. 1-204-942-5483, Unit Y300 - 393 Portage Avenue 3rd Floor, Portage Place, Winnipeg Rainbow Stage High-energy, outdoor musical theatre 1-204-989-5261, 200-180 Market Ave., Winnipeg Royal Winnipeg Ballet 1-800-667-4792, 380 Graham Avenue, Winnipeg St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre 1-204-269-0564, 100 rue des Ruines du Monastère St. Norbert Winnipeg Art Gallery The Winnipeg Art Gallery collects and exhibits works of art by Manitoba, Canadian, and international artists. 1-204-786-6641, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra Big band concerts at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. 1-204-632-5299 Winnipeg Winnipeg Jewish Theatre The only professional theatre in Canada producing a full season of plays on Jewish themes. C148-123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra WSO's concert performances feature world renown guest conductors and artists, celebrates music from the great composers to the crowd-pleasing Pops. Winnipeg
ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION
Assiniboia Downs - Horseracing The Downs offers plenty of fun for everyone including simulcast (televised) racing from major tracks worldwide and the Club West Gaming Lounge featuring 140 Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) in a casino-like atmosphere. 1-204-885-3330, 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Bruce D Campbell Farm & Food Discovery Centre Hands-on facility which explores the ways in which food is made in Canada 1-204-883-2524/2532 Glenlea, Manitoba Casinos of Winnipeg - Club Regent Casino & McPhillips Station Casino Manitoba Planetarium at the Manitoba Museum A multi-purpose audio/visual theatre dedicated to providing the best astronomical and entertainment programming 1-204-956-2830, 190 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg	Red River Exhibition Ride the midway, take in a show, visit the displays and spend the day at Manitoba's largest Fair in June 204-888-6990 3977 Portage Ave., Winnipeg Royal Canadian Mint 1-204-983-6429 520 Lagimodiere Blvd. Winnipeg Winnipeg Restaurants 1-403-667-4932 Winnipeg
MUSEUMS & HISTORICAL SITES
Barber House 99 Euclid Avenue, Winnipeg Bishop Velychkovsky Martyr's Shrine This is Canada's second martyr's shrine. A beautiful chapel contains the relics (mortal remains) of the Ukrainian Catholic martyr, Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky. Beatified by Pope John Paul II, Blessed Vasyl suffered severe tortures during the soviet regime and died in Winnipeg in 1973. 1-204-338-7321, 250 Jefferson Avenue, Winnipeg Central Normal School 442 William Avenue, Winnipeg Circle of Life Thunderbird House Experience traditional teachings around an open fire, and spend the night sleeping in an authentic teepee. Wake up to a Sunrise Ceremony followed by the Circle of Life Medicine Walk. Includes breakfast, lunch, bedding and fire materials. 1-204-940-4240, 715 Main Street, Winnipeg Costume Museum of Canada home to a 35,000 piece collection of clothing, accessories and textile artifacts that span 400 years. 1-204-989-0072, 109 Pacific Avenue, Downtown Exchange District, Winnipeg Dalnavert Museum 1895 Queen Anne Revival style home 61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg Empire Hotel Facade Remnants Centre Du Patrimoine, 340 Provencher Blvd, St Boniface Exchange District National Historic Site Fire Fighters Museum of Winnipeg This beautifully maintained firehall features stained glass windows and ornate tin ceilings. As a tribute to the heroism of fire fighters, the museum features hand and horse drawn, steam and early motorized fire apparatus, artifacts, photographs and records dating back to the 1880's. 1-204-942-4817, 56 Maple Street, Winnipeg First Presbyterian Church 6l Picardy Place, Winnipeg First Scandinavian Mission Church 268 Ellen Street, Winnipeg Fort Garry Horse Museum and Archives McGregor Armoury, 551 Machray Ave., Winnipeg Gabrielle Roy House Discover the ancestral house that inspired Gabrielle-Roy, one of Canada's most influential authors of the 20th century. This magnificent home and its white columns, the perfect setting for some of her most loved stories, was Gabrielle-Roy's birthplace. 1-204-231-3853, 375, rue Deschambault, Saint-Boniface Garry Telephone Exchange Building 474 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg Hotel Fort Garry 222 Broadway, Winnipeg Kildonan School Knox United Church La Chapelle de Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours Living Prairie Museum This preserve is home to over 160 species of prairie plants and a great array of prairie wildlife. Wander through the wildflowers and grasses of the endangered tall grass prairie. 1-204-986-7233, 105 - 1155 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg Baking Bread, Fort Garry Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site of Canada Costumed staff recreate the 1850's fur trade era at this authentic and intact stone fort. Enjoy plays, music, or special events such as Children's Days or Senior's Day, and be sure to visit the refurbished historic buildings, restaurant and gift shop. 1-888-773-8888, 5925 Highway 9, St. Andrews Manitoba Children's Museum Home to several hands-on galleries, offering plenty of family fun. Be a Tv anchor, visit the land of fairy tales or climb aboard a fully refurbished locomotive and passenger train car. 1-204-924-4000, Kinsmen Building, 45 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg Manitoba Electrical Museum and Education Centre This interactive museum takes you on a journey from a time of oil lamps and electrical streetcars, to household appliances and a gaint robot. Experience the history of electrical development in Manitoba and discover crazy contraptions that evolved into modern appliances. 1-204-477-7905, 680 Harrow Street, Winnipeg Manitoba Legislative Building 450 Broadway, Winnipeg The Manitob a Museum 1-204-956-2830, 190 Rupert Avenue, Winnipeg Walk-through settings including the 17th century full-size replica ship "The Nonsuch" whose voyage in 1668 led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the Urban Gallery, which recreates boomtown Winnipeg, in the 1920's (the 'gateway to the west')	Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery And Archives 1-204-888-6781, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd.,Winnipeg Naval Museum Of Manitoba 1 Navy Way, Winnipeg Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway Repair Shop 45 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg Old Kildonan Presbyterian Church 201 John Black Avenue, Winnipeg Old St. James Anglican Church 540 Tylehurst Street, Winnipeg Riel House National Historic Site Riel House is the family home of the famous Métis leader and Founder of Manitoba, Louis Riel. Outdoor exhibits, tours of the house and gardens by bilingual costumed guides, historic activities and special events are offered throughout summer 1-888-773-8888, 401 - 25 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg Ross House Museum 140 Meade Street North, Winnipeg Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regimental Museum 1-204-786-4300 ext. 3492, 208 - 969 St. Matthews Avenue, Winnipeg Sir Hugh John Macdonald House (Dalnavert Museum) 61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg St. Boniface Museum / Le Musée de Saint Boniface Stand within the oldest building in Winnipeg, and the largest oak log structure in North America. The museum depicts the lives of the French and Métis people. 1-204-237-4500, 494 Taché Avenue, Saint-Boniface St. John's Telephone Exchange Building 405 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg St. Luke's Anglican Church 130 Nassau Street North, Winnipeg The Forks National Historic Site of Canada A strategic location at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers that were part of a vast continental network of water routes. This nine acre park encompasses open green spaces and a tree-lined river walkway. 1-888-773-8888, 401-25 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg Transcona Historical Museum Exhibits explore the origins of Transcona and the accomplishments of its citizens. Visitors can learn about the railway heritage, veterans, community builders and The Greatest Transconians. There are also extensive archaeology and lepidoptera collections. 1-204-222-0423, 141 Regent Avenue W., Winnipeg Trappist Monastery Ruins rue du Monastère, St. Norbert Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre 1-204-942-0218, 184 Alexander Ave. E., Winnipeg Ukrainian Labor Temple 591 Pritchard Avenue, Winnipeg Waddell Fountain Central Park, Winnipeg Walker Theatre 364 Smith Street, Winnipeg Western Canada Aviation Museum A unique adventure for families! The museum also houses an interactive play area for kids from 2 to 12. Fly a plane, cycle a propeller, build a rocket, spot a flying saucer. 1-204-786-5503, Hangar T-2, 958 Ferry Road, Winnipeg Westminster United Church 745 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg Winnipeg Canadian Pacific Railway Station 181 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg Winnipeg Police Museum Displays of early equipment such as handcuffs and weapons as well as old books with handwritten entries. The early police identification camera is there along with "mug shots" of criminals and the glass negatives that the pictures were made from. 1-204-986-3976, 130 Allard Ave., Winnipeg Winnipeg Railway Museum Visit the Countess of Dufferin, the first steam locomotive to arrive in Winnipeg in 1877. From railway construction, to the beginning of the diesel era, visitors will get a chance to see Winnipeg's rich and diverse railway heritage. 1-204-942-4632, 123 Main Street, Winnipeg
TOURISM, REGIONAL & COMMUNITY LINKS
Destination Winnipeg 1-800-665-0204, 300 - 259 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg	City of Winnipeg
NATURE, SPORTS AND OUTDOORS
Assiniboine Forest Corner of Chalfont Street and Grant Avenue, Winnipeg Assiniboine Park - Conservatory 1-204-986-5537, 15 Conservatory Drive, Winnipeg Assiniboine Park Zoo The zoo specializes in animals found in cooler climates from around the world, as well as native North American species. Siberian tigers, snow leopards, bears, lynx, elk, bison and many other hardy species can be seen out-of-doors through the year. 1-204-986-2327, 2355 Corydon Ave., Winnipeg Birds Hill Provincial Park 24 kms northeast of Winnipeg on Highway #59, Winnipeg	FortWhyte Alive 1-204-989-8355 1961 McCreary Road, Winnipeg Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Celebrate the rich tradition of Manitoba's sport heritage in the museum's facility on the fifth floor of The Bay Downtown. Exhibits, videos and displays and the Curling Hall of Fame are located here too! 45 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg Oak Hammock Marsh Interpretive Centre 1-204-467-3300, 20 minutes north of Winnipeg at Highways #67 and #220, Stonewall Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Football Winnipeg Goldeyes - Baseball
TOURS
Exchange District Walking Tours Steeped in history, the Exchange District tells the story of our city's transition from a boomtown to Canada's current cultural oasis. Knowledgeable and dynamic tour guides tell tales of power, corruption and past heroism while you enjoy an exceptional collection of architecture from both inside and out. "Prairie Dog Central" Steam Train" The Prairie Dog Central Railway operates a fully restored 1900-era vintage train with five wooden coaches pulled by either an 1882 steam locomotive or a 1950's vintage GP9 diesel. Riding on the Prairie Dog Central Railroad is more than a train ride! A 3-hour round trip includes station stops at Grosse Isle and Warren, where there are local country vendors with home baking, produce and handicrafts Royal Canadian Mint The Royal Canadian Mint's facility in Winnipeg, designed by local architect Etienne Gaboury, produces billions of coins each year. This is where ALL our Canadian circulation coins are made, as well as those for 60+ governments all around the world.	Forks Tours In the guided interpretive tour, "Beaver Tales and River Trails", you can explore the site with one of the costumed Parks Canada guides who will bring the Forks' colorful past to life. Manitoba Legislative Building 450 Broadway, Winnipeg Paddlewheel River Rouge Tours Take a scenic River Cruise aboard the Paddlewheel or River Rouge river boats. Dine, dance or just enjoy Winnipeg's beautiful rivers. Alexander Docks, Alexander Ave., Winnipeg

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