\nFriday, 7-10 p.m. and Saturday, 1-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
\nTickets from $88 here<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n The Winnipeg Wine Festival is back Friday and Saturday at the RBC Convention Centre.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Big, hearty red wines take centre stage at the RBC Convention Centre this weekend, as the Winnipeg Wine Festival returns with the theme \u201cLife is a Cabernet.\u201d<\/p>\n Three sessions over two days will see hundreds of wines being popped and poured for thousands of thirsty Winnipeggers at the public tastings, with around 60 Cabernet Sauvignons available to be sampled alongside other reds as well as bubblies, ros\u00e9s, white wines and more.<\/p>\n As well as tried-and-true favourites, there will be plenty of products (Cabernet Sauvignon and otherwise) that are new to the province and\/or exclusive to the festival from Italy, Chile, Australia, Germany, France and beyond, with a handful of export managers and winemakers on hand to talk about the wines and answer questions about featured products.<\/p>\n Beyond wine, the fest will feature a Drink Sense non-alcoholic booth, a bistro, a silent disco, a Malibu Pink booth and other fun surprises. And for those who discover a new favourite or two, the festival again features an on-site Liquor Mart. (Of note: unlike last year\u2019s Winnipeg Wine Festival, the city\u2019s eight private wine stores are not participating.)<\/p>\n Tickets for the Winnipeg Wine Festival are $88 including fees and are available here<\/a>, or save on those pesky fees and pop into your local Winnipeg Liquor Mart to grab one in person for $74.95.<\/p>\n A VIP option is available for $150 including fees for the Friday and Saturday evening events, and includes admission one hour early (6 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.) as well as access to the VIP Cabernet lounge, where some exclusive products will be sampled.<\/p>\n And as always, the Winnipeg Wine Festival is an event in support of Special Olympics Manitoba.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ben Sigurdson<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Pulp<\/p>\n Lifes Short Gallery, 411 Pembina Hwy. A new exhibition featuring the work of artists Jason Hare and Shaun de Rooy opens Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cPulp reveals vulnerability and resilience as interconnected states,\u201d the artists\u2019 statement reads. \u201cIt gathers what has been broken down, torn apart, soaked and separated \u2014matter that has lost the stability of its original form yet carries within it the possibility of another.\u201d<\/p>\n Small sculptures made of pulped wood, including bricks and more, are displayed throughout the gallery, among other works.<\/p>\n Opening night, de Rooy will run a miniature paper press, with the public invited to make a mini paper pulp brick, similar to the bricks featured in the show, which will remain in the gallery through Oct. 31.<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheldon Birnie<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Prohibition Party<\/p>\n River City Sports Bar & Events Centre, 300-1395 Ellice Ave. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Cheryl Penner photo<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Amber Epp will lead a six-piece jazz band for Prohibition Party this Friday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Winnipeg vocalist and pianist Amber Epp will lead a six-piece jazz band \u2014 rounded out by Jon Challoner (trumpet), Jon Gordon (saxophone), Daniel Roy (drums), Liam Allan (bass) and Emmanuel Bach (guitar) \u2014 in a fun evening of live music recalling the Roaring \u201920s.<\/p>\n The evening will include a free swing dance lesson with Hepcat Studio at 6:30 p.m., Happy Hour from 4 to 6 p.m., Prohibition-inspired food and drink specials, and live music from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to dress in vintage glamour, or come as they are.<\/p>\n \u2014 Jen Zoratti<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Teddy Bears\u2019 Picnic<\/p>\n Assiniboine Park, 55 Pavilion Cres. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t JOHN WOODS \/ FREE PRESS FILES<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The bears are back for the free Teddy Bears\u2019 Picnic in Assiniboine Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you go down to the park today, be prepared for a big surprise \u2014 the teddy bears together with their families and friends will be in attendance at this annual event, now in its 37th year.<\/p>\n Arrive in time to tuck into the ever-popular pancake breakfast ($5 from here<\/a> or by cash, debit or credit at the event), which starts right at 9 a.m. and should sustain you as you make your way round the park to check out all the entertainment, events and more than 20 activity tents.<\/p>\n Ailing stuffies \u2014 bears and non-bears \u2014 can book an appointment online to visit the Dr. Goodbear Clinic (open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) where HSC Children\u2019s Hospital frontline staff will lead them through a number of medical tests and treatments including MRIs, X-rays and casting.<\/p>\n Families can also get ahead of queues by reserving a timeslot to visit the I Want to Be a Scientist tent, organised by Children\u2019s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM). Pre-book for both tents here<\/a> \u2013 and walk-ups are also welcome.<\/p>\n To avoid inevitable parking woes, get on the park-and-ride shuttles running every 30 minutes (7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) from St. Paul\u2019s High School at 2200 Grant Ave. and Shaftesbury High School at 2240 Grant Ave. Visit goodbear.ca for more information.<\/p>\n \u2014 AV Kitching<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Savant Fl\u00e2neur gets noisy<\/p>\n Saturday, 7-11 p.m. Fans of experimental music and awe-inspiring visuals should meet at the Forks on Saturday night for the Nuit Blanche launch of Hocketus, the newest record by Winnipeg\u2019s Savant Fl\u00e2neur.<\/p>\n Released on New York\u2019s 577 Records, Hocketus consists of five cello\/violin works built around five MaxMSP electronic patches, which \u201cdo not accompany the instruments so much as define the space in which they meet.\u201d<\/p>\n The patches control which sounds are expressed and which are silenced. \u201cThe electronic systems become less a set of effects than a changing architecture through which the performers move together,\u201d says cellist Nathan Krahn.<\/p>\n Co-presented by local sound festival Send + Receive, Saturday\u2019s free performance features live improvisation within the set framework by sound artists Thomas Toews, Zo\u00eb LeBrun, Tristan Zaba, McKenzie Warriner and Luana Moth, with visuals by digital artist George Dyck (@void.raster).<\/p>\n Each duo is \u201cplaying the album, but without playing any of the same notes, rhythms or melodies as (we do on the album),\u201d says Krahn.<\/p>\n \u2014 Ben Waldman<\/p>\n Hellraiser EP release<\/p>\n Tonight, 8 p.m.
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\nFriday, 6 p.m. to midnight
\nFree<\/p>\n
\nFriday, 4-10:30 p.m.
\nAdmission is free, 18+<\/p>\n
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\nSunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
\nFree<\/p>\n
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\nThe Forks National Historic Amphitheatre<\/p>\n
\nPublic Domain, 633 Portage Ave.<\/p>\n
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