Tips: - This theatre is on the third floor of Portage…read morePlace. You can use the elevator or escalators to get up there. - It offers classes, including improv. It also has performances at affordable prices. I was reminiscing about Portage Place. This mall in downtown Winnipeg isn't doing well for a number of reasons, including losing Eaton's and The Bay, which were fixtures. However, I was thrilled to hear that Prairie Theatre Exchange (PTE) is still alive and kicking on the third floor of this mall. When I first moved to Winnipeg, I took in a couple of performance at this theatre. Performer were talented, local folks. Tickets were affordable. It was a nice introduction to the arts in the city. I remember my friend being in an improvisation class at PTE. A woman, who graduated Glendon College, York University when I did, had also moved to Winnipeg and was in his class. What were the odds?! This class had a performance night. I worked at Air Canada Building across the street. I was working either the afternoon or evening shift. I asked if I could take my lunch roughly when his performance was about to start. My team in network operations were super accommodating. I didn't think that it would last long, but could be contacted by cell phone in case there were network issues. Staff were friendly. I sat in the audience and saw my friend do improv with his class. He was great and I had a fun time. I was here for maybe an hour. I was proud of my friend and his class. It took guts to do improv in front of an audience. The theatre doesn't do performances in the summer, which is why I never got to take in a show when I was on vacation in Winnipeg last July. My brief visit to the city in late December wasn't enough to do much, either. I hope that I can take in a show again soon when I revisit the city for a longer period. This theatre has student pricing, which is great. Regular admission doesn't break the bank. You can get a decent seat within the first five rows in front of the stage for under $50 these days. Portage Place has underground parking. It's heated in the wintertime because, well, it's Winnipeg. I don't think that I have ever parked at this mall. I either took the bus downtown or parked in an outdoor parking lot for work behind the Air Canada Building. I'm happy that PTE is still there. I look forward to returning to take in a show one of these days. (129)

No matter what city I live in...I never find an indoor concert space I love as much as I do the…read moreWECC. It opened in 1987 when volunteers renovated the building to make a community arts facility. The first concert - Spirit of the West - was a total success and since then the calendar has been full with dance performances, concerts and literary readings. Nothing can equal the intimacy of the WECC or the diverse performers that come to grace it's stage. I was there when the Skydigger's played and the joint rocked so hard that the floor collapsed and the show was discontinued. I was also there on a quiet, rainy night -the first time I was brave enough to go to a concert alone - when Bob Snider sang and joked with us. The room was only 1/2 full, and it felt like we were all old friends laughing and having a conversation around his guitar. I also loved seeing local bands like Transistor Sound & Lighting Co. and Weakerthans play when they were starting out. Tickets are so reasonable too! This place is a gift to the city...

I went over last night to see the Sonata Arctica show and I had the best of time. The rooms were…read moreclean an spacius (until it filled up) and the drinks were easily accesses. Security was good and the stage was quickly set up between bands. The only real problem was there was a high pitch sound coming from the speakers but that may have been the band and not the fault of the crew.

3.5/5, +.5 for service…read more My family visited me recently and we watched Buddy Holly's Happy Days. The show itself was great, and the performers were all very talented. They will invite the audience to be part of the performance if you like, and honestly it's fun if you're into dinner theatre. As for the food...it was meh. The vegetable soup and salad were quite good, but the boss beef was overcooked (despite it saying it'd be cooked medium). The tater tots were replaced with roasted potatoes, which honestly I would've preferred anyway. I had the apple pie for dessert, which randomly came with a slice of cheddar. The slice definitely felt out of place, but the pie was average at best. Service was great, and the servers will entertain you with a pseudonym name initially before unveiling their real name. If you're into theatre performances I'd definitely recommend, but don't expect top tier food here.

I attended Celebrations for the first time on Jan. 14, 2015…read more It was "Oh Boy, BUDDY HOLLY" Enjoyed it immensely!! Our choice from the menu was the strip loin roast beef -- that says it is served medium -- both myself and my date requested it to be "well done" -- and it was -- perfect too!! The performance was top notch! -- Service most excellent!! At the end of the show the server stopped by and chatted for a bit -- Very kind!! For sure I will be back -- already checking and planning my next venture to there!! Thank you for a wonderful evening!!

Cannibis vaping and smoking!! Everywhere!! We were at the MainStage beside the sound booth. my…read morechest is like someone is standing on it, my eyes sting and I have a headache like I've never had before. And there children breathing in this stuff! I definitely cannot attend again unless there are some enforced rules about smoking.

Geez. What a special experience. I just got back from my first Winnipeg Folk Festival and I guess…read moreI'll be a lifer from from now on, if I'm lucky. It's hard to describe and it is a bit like being absorbed into a secret cult, except it's only secret because it's in the woods in Manitoba, and it's not a cult it's just a magic weekend at a campground full of friendly, diverse families loving music. There are no corporate sponsors or brands, all the food is local, and all the presenters and organizers seem wildly earnest. There are workshops all day where the musicians in the fest are brought together to jam and tell stories around different themes (my favourite.) And then big shows at the main stage each night with thousands of people sitting and listening carefully, and thousands more dancing politely on the side to not block the view. The other thing you should know is that there is the festival proper, which consists of a main stage and about 6 other smaller stages set throughout the woods around the Birds Hill Provincial park, easy walking distances between them, to which you can purchase a day or full weekend pass and see everyone from Feist and the Shins to Bruce Cockburn and Daniel Lanois (and that was all just this past weekend, plus hundreds more.) There are taverns with local beer on tap and all kinds of food vendors from local Winnipeg restaurants. And then outside of the festival grounds there are the festival camping grounds, and this is almost like another festival entirely. Tent cities tucked between trees and stretching across fields, every imaginable kind of hippy van and RV, homemade teepees and Buckminster Fuller geodesic domes and yurts, a whole popup music venue and bar in a tent slinging whiskey and the tent walls shaking till the early morning hours with insane bands and crowds pushed up against them signing along. There is an endless mushroom-fueled drum circle on Pope's Hill watching for Aurora Borealis, and every fifteen steps there is another campfire, with a group of new friends of all ages, curled around a couple guitars, ukes, banjos, mandos, a standup bass, even a full drum kit at one campsite, drawing you in to singalong as you pass by. There is a dress up tent, and a trading post, and the most delicious pizza oven on wheels... and so much more. I'm super thankful to have been indoctrinated into this weird special extended loving love-in. Much love and gratitude to the organizers and the endless streams of smiling volunteers. Can't wait to go back.

The RWB is a treasure!…read more I have since lived in other cities where the Ballet companies are proficient, yet clearly lacking the amazing quality and prestige of the RWB (at triple the cost of what a ticket costs in Winnipeg). Truly, I recommend anyone with an interest in dance to take advantage of the RWB if you are in Winnipeg. (Hint: It is a great date to take a lady on, fella's. A lot of little girl's dream of being dancer's at one time or another ;) When I was young my Mom bought us yearly season tickets and it benefitted me in so many ways! Choreographer Mark Godden and Conductor Bramwell Tovey came to be highly regarded Canadian artists and it was a pleasure to see their career's progress. This is a great avenue for parent's to expose children to wonderful costume's, music, stories and artists.

best dance studio in all of Manitoba! such a variety of classes! for kids and adults of all ages!…read moreamazing performances by the whole company! love to dance love to move love to have fun sign up for the 2020/2021 season and have the time of your life

My favorite venue for a festival. I have been 10 times and I always come home amazed. Dragonflies…read moreall over the place, big blue sky, nature and music at it's best. The concert site has been newly re-done to facilitate water drainage and make the overall festival more green. Great stage space and newly planted trees everywhere.

Disappointed in the New Years party. Too much Disco music . Where are the rumbas,the waltzes,the…read morecha chas etc. you did not even play In the Mood which I think is your signature song. Bring back singers like Sarah Dell who was by far the best vocalist you have ever had. Your music is wasted on all the disco ......some disco is nice ,but it has totally taken over the show. Look at the age of the clientele you are playing for...we come there to hear some quality music and are disappointed in your performance.The Uncoolas saved the evening . There Rock and Roll was great!

Odysseo, Cavalia's latest show, under the White Big Top on Kenaston Boulevard until end of October.read more